15 pounds to lose challenge May 1-August 1, 2022

KIKITVP · May 2022

I'm in! Good luck everyone!
Highest weight 195 on 1 Nov 2015
Lowest weight 147 on 15 Jul 2016
Current starting weight 173.4
Goal weigt by 31 August - 160

Day Weight
1 May - 174 2 May - 174
3 May - 173.6 4 May - 173.6
5 May - 174 6 May - 173.4
7 May - 173.2 8 May - 173.2
9 May - 173.2 10 May - 173.2
11 May - 173.4 . 12 May - 174.5
13 May -174 14 May - 174.2
15 May - 172.8 16 May - 172.4
17 May - 172 18 May - 171.4
19 May - 171 20 May - 171
20 May - 171 21 May - 170.8
22 May - 171
23 May - 171
24 May - 171.5
25 May - 172
26 May -
27 May -
28 May -
29 May -
30 May -
31 May -

just_a_few_lbs · May 2022

I know I am late to join, will you have me 😟

SunnyDays930 · May 2022

Highest weight: 170
4/30/22 165.8
5/6/22 165.4
5/19/22 164
5/24/22 163.8

total loss: 6.2 lbs
Aug goal weight: 155
Dream weight: 130

cgm117 · May 2022

58 y/o F, 5'6"

Starting weight: 131.6
Current weight: 131.6
Goal weight: 120

2/8 131.6
2/15 131 (-0.6 lbs)
2/22 130.7 (-0.3 lbs)
3/1 128.4 (-2.3 lbs)

FEB: 131.6-128.4 (LOSS 3.2 lbs)

3/8 129.5 (Gain 1.1 lbs)
3/15 birthday week (did not weigh myself)
3/22 128.6 (-0.9 lbs)
3/29 127.5 (-1.1 lbs)
4/4 128 (+0.5)
4/12 127.3 (-0.7 lbs)
4/19 127.5 (+0.2 lbs)
4/26 126.6 (-0.9 lbs)

Total Feb-May Challenge loss: 5 lbs

5/3 126.6 (no change)
5/10 125.9 (-0.7 lbs)
5/17 124.2 (-1.7 lbs)
5/24 126.8 (+2.6 lbs)

So I just returned from a six day trip to Charleston (went for my son's graduation) and I didn't think I ate that badly but the scale is clearly saying otherwise. Hoping it is primarily a transient fluctuation but back to the old grindstone for me. I was back in the gym this morning and counting those calories.

swimmom_1 · May 2022

just_a_few_lbs wrote: »

I know I am late to join, will you have me 😟

Anytime! Welcome.

ashleycarole86 · May 2022

May Start Weight: 165.8
Challenge Goal: Reach and maintain in 160-165 range

May 1 - 165.8
May 5 - 169.4 (+3.6)
May 12 - 164.6 (-4.8)
May 19 - 165.6 (+1)
May 26 - 162.6 (-3)

GinLee61 · May 2022

I am a 5'4" 60 year old retiree living in upstate NY. I started back up using MFP on January 3rd and have lost 30.5 lbs to date.

Thank you RubyRed427 for continuing the challenge!
Participating in the last 15lb challenge really helped to motivate me and keep me on track so here I am again. I will be weighing in no more than once per week and am switching my weigh in day to Friday since that works better for me during the summer.

I am setting my challenge goal for 15 lbs again. Not sure if I'll make it this time since summertime in and of itself is a challenge for me. We spend every weekend at camp where someone is always having a BBQ or party. However, I'm hopeful that with the nicer weather I'll be able to increase my daily exercise minutes. I am SO looking forward to saying goodbye to the 200's!!

January 3: 230
February 7: 222.2
March 7: 216.6
April 4: 209.5
May 1: 204.3

May 6: 203.7
May 13: 202.1
May 19: 199.5
May 27: 198.1

June 3:
June 10:
June 17:
June 24:

July 1:
July 8:
July 15:
July 22:
July 29:

Challenge Goal: 15 lbs (189.3)
Challenge Actual: 6.2 lbs (198.1)

AmyDahlTorres · May 2022

just_a_few_lbs wrote: »

I know I am late to join, will you have me 😟

Of course!! Welcome!

AmyDahlTorres · May 2022

I'm 55 and live in Southern California.

Feb 28 219.4

May 1 202.0
May 8 202.0
May 15 199.4
May 20 198.6
May 27 197.3

Goal for July 31 is 187.
Total loss 4.7 pounds. Not bad; I'll take it.

Hollis300 · May 2022

Highest weight: 174 (a few years ago) or 152 the last two years
Aug goal weight: 135 to 140
Ultimate goal: 135-140, will know when I get there!

May 16: 149
May 17: 148.2
May 18: 149.2
May 19: 148.9
May 20: 148.4
May 21: 148.2
May 22: 147.6
May 23-26 up and down the same pound
May 27: 146.6 (down a pound, woo-hoo!)

Sinisterbarbie1 · May 2022

May 1- 140.2
May 8- 138.8
May 14 - 138.2
May 22- 137.6
May 27- 136.4
However … I started out the month thinking I was 5’9” and am concluding it having learned that I have shrunk to 5’8”

(Hmm the most unhappy face MFP will give me is a “neutral” so imagine it with a single tear for my crumbling dusty old bones ha ha….)

RubyRed427 · May 2022

11/28/20 191
12/5 191
12/12 186
12/19 185
12/25 184.2

1/3/21 184
2/6 182
2/14 181
2/19 179
3/6 178.7
3/22 179.1
4/3 178.1
4/9 178.5
4/19 180.9
5/7 179.8
5/16 181.6
6/5 180.7
6/8 179.4
7/28 175.5
8/28 183.0
9/10 178.2

1/2/22 182
2/6/22 192
2/13 189.2
2/25 191
5/28 187.2

Ups and downs.... Emotional eating. Celebrating with my fiance is taking a toll. I can't wait til work is over, so I can focus on my eating. Exercising is no problem; I frequently get over 12,000 steps. I just made an appointment with a therapist to figure out my addictive behaviors. I am a work in progress, I guess.

lorib642 · May 2022

Highest weight 198 lb
Starting weight 170.1lb
3 month goal 158 lb
Ultimate goal 145

4/30 170.1
5/7 166.2
5/14 169.4
5/21 167.5
5/28 168.0

itsapizzaparty · May 2022

Challenge Start Weight: 150.6
Challenge Goal Weight: 140

May 20: 150.6
May 27: 153

June 3:
June 10:
June 17:
June 24:

July 1:
July 8:
July 15:
July 22:
July 29:

frankwbrown · May 2022

CHALLENGE: lose 10 pounds by July 31st (13 weeks)
highest weight: 330 (7/10/2020)
May 1st starting weight: 226.4 (7-day average)
July 31st goal weight: 216.4
ultimate goal weight: 210-220 (I'll know when I get there!)

May 01 : 226.4 (Weigh-in day: Sunday)
May 08 : 227.9 : 🔼 1.5
May 15 : 227.5 : 🔽 0.4
May 22 : 227.5 : 🔽 0.0
May 29 : 230.1 : 🔼 2.6😲
Jun 05 :
Jun 12 :
Jun 19 :
Jun 26 :
Jul 03 :
Jul 10 :
Jul 17 :
Jul 24 :
Jul 31 :

Goal weight : 216.4 : desired loss = 10 pounds in 13 weeks

Headed in the wrong direction; I celebrated too much in May. Time to get back to it in June. The 2-year anniversary of my weight loss journey is coming up July 10th, and I'd like to get down to at least 220 by then. That's exactly 6 weeks away, and I'd need to lose ~1.67 lbs/week to get there. That seems a little unlikely, but I'm gonna give it a try.

swimmom_1 · May 2022

Mary 65 now, from Pennsylvania.
Heaviest weight 255 lbs, twice. :-(
UGW-122 lbs. I was there in 2009/10 and kept it off for 5 years then got lazy.

My goal is to continue with what seems to work for me. 1000-1200 calories, low carb 15 Net +/- 3(My body seems to not do well with carbs. It doesn't know how to burn them and hangs onto them way too much!), minimum 70 + oz of water, 2 meals/day on my days off(3) and 3 meals on my work days(which are long), exercise on my 3 days off. My weigh in day is Sunday.

9/14/20 SW-255 lbs
5/3/21-240.5 lbs Emergency Gallbladder surgery
5/14/21-232.2 lbs started MFP and Low Carb/1000-1200 calorie while recovering
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212.0 lbs
9/1/21-200.0 lbs
10/1/21-191.4 lbs
11/1/21-181.8 lbs
12/1/21-176.2 lbs
12/26/21-165.6 lbs
1/1/22-168 lbs
2/1/22-157.4 lbs
3/1/22- 155 lbs
4/1/22- 156.4 lbs :-(
5/1/22- 158.8 lbs. :-( No way is this actual with all the Elliptical miles Friday, yesterday and stayed way under calories for what I was allotted. Hoping for a whoosh soon. Did Elliptical 300 minutes for 22.3 miles in first session and 54 minutes for 4.2 miles for 26.5 miles total today. Hopefully that gets me heading downward again. (Did long times on Friday 228 minutes and Saturday 240 minutes too.)
5/8/22- 148 lbs :-) So glad for the whoosh of water weight to be gone!!!
5/15/22- 159.6 lbs. Well a short lived whoosh! I know its mainly water weight. Had more carbs than my usual the last 2 dinners. Glad I didn't hit the 160's! Elliptical today 130 minutes for 10 miles.
5/22/22- 156.2 lbs Didn't do my usual AM elliptical as it was to thunderstorm @ 2, so I cut the grass, 2.5 hours but on a rider. Later this afternoon, did 3 hours on the elliptical for 13.2 miles. I start work @ 10 tomorrow, so I may do a hour or 2 before work, depending on how I feel in the AM and het myself to bed @ a decent time tonight.
Hadn't been on it since last Sunday d/t Drs appointment Tuesday and errands and the "Thunder over Dover" Air Show yesterday with the Blue Angels & the Thunderbirds performing together for the first time ever, supposedly. They are so cool to see, if you never have gotten too. I've seen them a few times but well worth a drive. Mine was 3 hours each way. Met a friend and her family there at the base, as they were at their beach house, close by.

5/29/22- 155.6 lbs I was 153.6 lbs last few days, but had a piece of my granddaughter's second birthday cake yesterday, that was homemade by her other grandma. :-(

I didn't start out thinking I would do this. But when I got to about 15 miles on my Elliptical, I realized since I have to babysit @ 5:30-9 tonight, I wouldn't get a second session in today. And decided to try for something. I wish I knew how up upload photos to the site, to show you. I DID 337 MINUTES ON THE ELLIPTICAL FOR 26.25 MILES. AND I FEEL FINE. GREAT ACTUALLY! As far as any plan this is most likely a one time thing. Just wanted to see if I could do it.

KakoHikes · May 2022

Hello! Am 34/F, living in Oregon and restarted my journey to better health last June after some not so good lab results gave me the kick I needed. I’ve lost weight before but gained it back and more by letting stress turn into apathy about my health. I am making this time be the one that sticks, making and maintaining healthy habits along with learning how to cook healthy foods.

I have lost 54lbs since I started, can now wear clothes I haven’t fit into years and have lowered my resting heart rate by 20bpm. My lab results have also improved. I’ve been trying new(to me) food and have found spices and dishes I’ve really enjoyed that are healthy and delish. I love the strength and endurance I’ve gained from exercising regularly, I can now go up stairs without getting out of breath and am able to go up hills and on hikes without feeling like I am dying. I also have more energy and better mental health.
I still have blah days, due to hormones, weather, stress or some other random thing. I really have to remind myself of the above benefits on those blah days to not totally derail my good habits.

My current deficit is set to lose at least .5lbs each week. I feel too hungry with any more of a deficit at the moment. Slow and steady, right?
My main exercise right now is walking, and am trying to do my pt stretches along with a basic strength training routine at least twice a week. On the days where the weather is disappointing(the wonderful Oregon rain) I also play ring fit adventure.

May 28th 2021 Weight 240lbs (also my highest weight)
Ultimate goal weight 170lbs (I’ll reassess once there but that feels more like a doable goal right now)

Challenge starting weight- 185.6
Challenge end goal- 178
Sunday is my weigh in day

With the goal of consistency, this time I am going to keep track of how many days my calorie goal was met and my exercises each week

5/01 185.6lbs Calorie goal met 4/7 days, 1 hike, 4 walks, 1 pt/strength training
5/08 185.6lbs- No Loss. Calorie goal met 5/7 days thanks to eating at maintenance this week and exercise calories, 3 walks, 2 pt/strength training days, also 106 minutes using a walking lawn mower and 3 hours gardening. Tried 2 new recipes as well
5/15 184.4, -1.2lbs this week and month, Calorie Goal met 4/7, 3 walks, 1 pt/strength training, 1 YouTube video. Period week and still craving all the things, but did get my little woosh after it like normal
5/22 183.6, -.8lbs this week, -2lbs this month, Calorie Goal met 5/7, 2 walks, 1 hike, 1 pt/strength training and two yardwork days, 267 minutes combined

5/29 184.4 +.8lbs the week, -1.2 this month Calorie Goal met 5/7, 1 hike, 3 walks, 0 pt/strength training. Friday I made bread(strawberry banana) and Saturday I bought more bread(pizza)

poodiebeer · May 2022

5/2/22     199.4
5/9/22     198.8
5/16/22   197.2
5/23/22   195.8
5/30/22   194.6

May Loss: - 4.8

Aug goal weight:   184.4
Dream weight:        131

Cindy01Louisiana · May 2022

5'9" - 55 years
Goal for Challenge: 6 pound loss between May 5 and July 31.
Beginning weight - October 5, 2021: 180
January 1, 2022: 162.2
February 1, 2022: 159.8
March 1, 2022: 154.0
April 1, 2022: 153.2
May 5, 2022: 148.2
May 31 Goal: 147
UGW: Somewhere around 138 by September 1, 2022

May 05: 148.2
May 11: 149.0
May 13: 148.4
May 22: 147.4
May 28: 145.0 - May goal - woo hoo!
May 29: 144.4

Sistersue3285 · May 2022

What a bad week. Went camping and snacked way too much. I did do a lot of walking. Went walking at least 3 times a day even with my bad knees. Long walks up and down hills for at least 30 minutes each time.
This means I will have to work twice as hard next month to get 10lbs off to get on track.

May 2 192.8
May 9 190.2
May 16 192
May 23 191
May 30 193

15 pounds to lose challenge May 1-August 1, 2022

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