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15 pounds to lose challenge May 1-August 1, 2022
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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….)
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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.11 -
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
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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 29:8 -
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.
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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.
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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)
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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: 1316 -
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: 144.410 -
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
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May 1 to July 31, 2022
Back for my 4th round of this challenge! Thank you RubyRed.
Goals: meet "best for me" weight: Maybe low 120s - not sure. Add meditation and breathing sessions to manage stress. Keep adding back muscle with weight training. Get my blood glucose and cholesterol to acceptable levels. (recently diagnosed with "pre-diabetes") Age: 72 but feel 45
. Live in Oregon.
Beginning weight at August 1, 2021 “15 pounds to Lose Challenge”: 150.5
April 30 weight: 127.5
May 2 - 127 (-0.5) (reinstated exercise program after 1 week off.)
May 9 - 126.5 (-0.5) 10-Minute meditation sessions: 3
May 16 - 126 (-0.5)
May 23 - 127 (+1)
May 30 - 126.5 (-1) net loss for May (-0.5) I must try to be more consistent in June.
Goal for May: 125
June 1
June 6
June 13
June 20
June 27
July 1
July 4
July 11
July 18
July 25
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I fell off during the last challenge, followed along, but stopped posting. Back and ready to get myself back on track. Regained during the last challenge.
Best of luck to everyone!
Challenge goal weight under 150
5/1 164.4
5/9 165.4 I haven't been doing great managing my snacking, need to do better.
5/16 164.6
5/23 163.4
5/30 166.6 ( I know this is the result of mindless snacking, and eating out of bordeom. Need to take advantage of the good weather, and get out more.) 2 months to still work the scale down.
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Idk about the rest of you but the Memorial Day weekend was an eating disaster for me. I had a bridal shower on Sunday that was full of delicious fattening food, followed by Chinese food for dinner. Monday we went to a restaurant where I tried cheese curds for the first time.....scrumptious, followed by Buffalo wings. I will bravely get on scale on Thursday as that is my weigh in day but I do not have high hopes. Today I am hydrating with lots of decaf iced tea and water because it's about 100 degrees. I did get in a walk through the woods early so that's about all the exerting myself I am up for.5
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@SunnyDays930 If it makes you feel any better I ate well and gardened a lot and I weigh1.4 lbs more than I did going in to the weekend. When summer hits I crave lots of fruit and salads and very little protein. The scale is always kinder to me when I eat more protein and fewer carbs but I never try to aim for that - I just notice it. So perhaps you will be surprised on Thursday that it isn’t as bad as you think.2
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My name is Donna and I am 62 years old. I live in the Midwest of the USA. 5' 5" tall. My starting weight was 253. I have relapsed in the past year and need to get back on track. I am type 2 diabetic and in remission for breast cancer. Health is my #1 priority.
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Start Weight: 203.2 (Weight on April 30, 2022)
Goal Weight: 188.2
End Weight: xxxxx
Short term goal: To lose about 5 pounds per month.
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145-155 (I’ll know it when I get there!)
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
May 01…..204.6…..(Trend Weight: 202.5)….. Let’s make this a great month, Personally I really need this month to count.
May 02…..204.6…..(Trend Weight: 202.7)….. I should have done better but I couldn’t get satiated yesterday. I think my bigger body is fighting for more food so I am going to have to plan more volume with less calories and carbs to get through this. According to Fitbit, I’ve had more sleep last night but I feel hungover. Is there such a thing as a food hangover?
May 09…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)….. Birthday Week! I just couldn’t get full last night! Luckily I had a good day full of mindful choices which ended up offsetting it. Down 0.2 is better than the gain I expected. Especially on Mother’s Day! I’ll be watching the scale, sometimes it creeps up later!
May 16…..203.4…..(Trend Weight: 203.0)….. Somehow I didn’t past last week? Strange…..Anyhow, It’s been an up & down week with my weight showing lower than 2 weeks ago and about exactly the same as last week. The goal is progress, not stagnancy! (Is that EVEN a word?). I’ve got to dig deeper this week!
May 23…..204.8…..(Trend Weight: 203.1)….. An overnight jump of 1.8 lbs. This doesn’t make any sense whatsoever, but I won’t make excuses. Some travel yesterday but I was there and back in about 4 hours so no meal out was necessary.
May 31…..203.4…..(Trend Weight: 203.6)….. Getting back on track a bit.
May Goal: 198.2
May Actual: 203.4
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 0.2 GAIN
Jun 06…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
Jun 13…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
Jun 20…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
Jun 27…..xxxxx…. (Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
Jun 30…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
Jun Goal: 198.4
Jun Actual: xxxxx
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far:
July 01…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
July 04…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
July 11…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
July 18…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
July 25…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
July 31…..xxxxx…..(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
July Goal: xxxxx
July Actual: xxxxx
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far:
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Highest Weight: 66.6Kg (Height 163cm / 5'3)
April 17 : 66.3Kg (Day 1. New on Mfp)
April 30 : 64.2 Kg (2.1🔽)
May 1 : 64.4Kg (🔼0.2)
May 8 : 63.4Kg (🔽1.0)
May 15 : 63.5Kg (🔼0.1)
May 22 : 62.8Kg (🔽0.7)
May 28 : 62.8Kg
May 31 : 62.7Kg (🔽0.1)
May Total Loss : 1.7Kg4 -
Hi I'm back! I am a 38 year old wife and mom trying to work to get healthier! I started this journey in Dec 2019 at 231 lbs. It is always a slow go for me but I am trying to be more consistent.
Nov - Jan: 203.4 - 195.6 - 7.8 lbs lost
Feb - Apl: 195.6 - 194.6 - 1.0 lb lost
Happy new challenge!!
5/1: 195.8 lbs
5/2: 198.0 lbs
5/3: 197.4 lbs
5/4: 195.4 lbs - water weight off from the weekend
5/5: 194.6 lb
5/6: 194.4 lbs
5/7: 197.0
5/8: 197.8
5/9: 197.4
5/10: 197.4
5/11: 196.4 lbs
5/12: 196.4
5/13: 196.0
5/14: 195.4 lbs
5/15: 196.0
5/16: 197.0
5/17: 196.6
5/18: 195.8
5/19: 196.6
5/31: 198.6 I've been off track the last two weeks. Time to buckle back down!3 -
58 y/o F, 5'6"
Starting weight: 131.6
Current weight: 124.4
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)
5/31 124.4 (-2.4 lbs)
May: 126.6-124.4 (LOSS 2.2 lbs)
I was glad to see that the gains from vacation did not hang around too long. I've been doing a lot of gardening lately and hope to get back to the gym tomorrow. I plan to stay the course and hopefully these last few pounds will drop off before the end of the challenge.4 -
I'm in. I'm Chris. I live in northern California.
72 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
Highest Weight: 192.2
Challenge Starting Weight: 148.0
Challenge Goal: 135
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130.0
05/01 - 148.1 at 7:00 a.m. ...Grandson's soccer game!!
05/02 - 150.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/09 - 149.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/16 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/23 - 150.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/30 - 149.4 at 8:30 a.m. ...7.27 miles in 140 mins
05/31 - 149.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...zero
06/01 -
06/06 -
06/13 -
06/20 -
06/27 -
06/30 -
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@SunnyDays930 I feel you! You're not alone.
We had the grands staying over at camp for 2 nights so of course there were too many snacks involved.
I managed to stay within my calories those 2 days but only by walking my butt off. After eating things I normally don't over the long weekend I am having trouble getting myself back on track and I feel bloated. I dread stepping on the scale Friday when it's time to weigh in.4 -
Nov - Jan: 203.4 - 195.6 - 7.8 lbs lost
Feb - Apl: 195.6 - 194.6 - 1.0 lb lost
Happy new challenge!!
May: 194.6 - 198.6 - 4.0 lb gain
6/1: 197.6 lbs2 -
Nov - Jan: 203.4 - 195.6 - 7.8 lbs lost
Feb - Apl: 195.6 - 194.6 - 1.0 lb lost
Happy new challenge!!
May: 194.6 - 198.6 - 4.0 lb gain
6/1: 197.6 lbs
6/2: 198.6 lbs4 -
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)
June 2 - 165 (+2.4)2 -
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 33.6 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.
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: 196.4 (I'm really surprised at this 1.7 lb loss. I was dreading my weigh-in since I ate so many things I normally don't over the holiday weekend. Guess the extra exercise I got in helped. Hopefully it doesn't catch up with me next week!)
June 10:
June 17:
June 24:
July 1:
July 8:
July 15:
July 22:
July 29:
Challenge Goal: 15 lbs (189.3)
Challenge Actual: 7.9 lbs (196.4)7 -
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
June 6 196.6
Goal for July 31 is 187.
Total loss 5.4 pounds. I like this trend.
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Challenge Start Weight: 150.6
Challenge Goal Weight: 140
May 20: 150.6
May 27: 153
June 3: 150.5
June 10:
June 17:
June 24:
July 1:
July 8:
July 15:
July 22:
July 29:7 -
Height 5’8”
Goal weight - not sure anymore- I thought I was going to start more or less maintaining, but now that I learned I am an inch shorter than I used to be, maybe lose 5 -10 more lbs and then maintain?
May 1- 140.2
May 8- 138.8
May 14 - 138.2
May 22- 137.6
May 27- 136.4
June 3 - 135.67 -
Nov - Jan: 203.4 - 195.6 - 7.8 lbs lost
Feb - Apl: 195.6 - 194.6 - 1.0 lb lost
Happy new challenge!!
May: 194.6 - 198.6 - 4.0 lb gain
6/1: 197.6 lbs
6/2: 198.6 lbs
6/3: 198.8 lbs2 -
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
6/4 167.36 -
Nov - Jan: 203.4 - 195.6 - 7.8 lbs lost
Feb - Apl: 195.6 - 194.6 - 1.0 lb lost
Happy new challenge!!
May: 194.6 - 198.6 - 4.0 lb gain
6/1: 197.6 lbs
6/2: 198.6 lbs
6/3: 198.8 lbs
6/4: 200.0
6/5: 199.27
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