😀😀😀***JULY 2022 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀

July Start Weight: 156
July Goal Weight: 152
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145

July 1: 156
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Slow and steady wins the race.

July Start Weight: 211
July Goal Weight: 200
Ultimate Goal Weight: 120

July 1: 211
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July 28:
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July Start Weight: 253
July Goal Weight: 241
Ultimate Goal Weight: 170

July 1:253
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Thank you!
Ready to conquer my goal in July!! Best wishes to everyone.

Hello, joining in. I lost 35lbs on MFP years ago and kept it off until I had my 2 kids so I'm back to lose all over again. Let's do this 💪 😄

Original SW (June 22): 185lbs
July Start Weight: 176.6lbs
July Goal Weight: 170lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135-140lbs

July 1: 176.6lbs
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[quoteI apparently gave myself permission to wander off the path in June to celebrate a life event. I wasn't pleased with the results, but what other results could there be? I hit a local maximum about June 27, and now I'm back to where I was back in mid-June.[/quote]

Mishaps will happen along our journeys' path. We have to forgive ourselves and give in to the reality of life and that special events will happen. We deserve to enjoy ourselves. So dust yourself off and resume the journey. It was a minor deviation. It's all good. Hope you enjoyed yourself!!

3rdtimelosesit wrote: »

mtaratoot wrote: »

apparently gave myself permission to wander off the path in June to celebrate a life event. I wasn't pleased with the results, but what other results could there be? I hit a local maximum about June 27, and now I'm back to where I was back in mid-June.

Mishaps will happen along our journeys' path. We have to forgive ourselves and give in to the reality of life and that special events will happen. We deserve to enjoy ourselves. So dust yourself off and resume the journey. It was a minor deviation. It's all good. Hope you enjoyed yourself!!

In this particular case, there's nothing to forgive! It was a celebration, not a transgression. Remember - I gave myself permission to wander off the path for a bit. I wouldn't have expected any other outcome. That doesn't mean I'm happy about seeing the number on the scale go up. It does mean that I won't beat myself up about it. I know I can succeed when I want to, and I know that there's no real harm in taking a little break. I was still logging my food even when I just happened to be eating more than enough to maintain my mass. It is a GOOD thing! I often tell people it's OK to do this and to NOT feel bad about it when it comes time to pay the piper. All it means is I get back on track to what I was doing before. I can get back to eating maintenance calories for my goal weight, and I should slowly drift back down to that goal.

It's clear you feel the same way. Your reply is almost exactly what I'd tell someone else who was struggling with a gain from going on a little food bender. Thanks for that! In this particular case, I'm not really struggling, just facing the facts. And you know what else?

I'm happy about it.

This will NOT be the last time I wander off the path. I like to take side hikes from time to time. See the sights. Check out the petroglyphs. See waterfalls. That kind of thing. But then, like you say, get back on the journey. It is a journey. It's not a destination. Enjoy the sights and smells because we only get one spin on the wheel of life. The journey is more enjoyable with a healthy body at a healthy weight.

My wish is that everyone here finds success as they walk their own individual path and they don't beat themselves up for those side hikes. Just get back to it when you're done seeing the side attractions. That's really all there is to it!

3rdtimelosesit wrote: »

MelodiousMermaid wrote: »

I'm hoping this will be a much more active group than others. Really need some accountability... I'm also hoping that breaking this up into months makes the journey much more doable, as I figure I've got about 2.5 years to go.

5'1"F
HW: 260.5
July Start Weight: 260.5
July Goal Weight: 255.5
Ultimate Goal Weight: 132.0

July 2: 260.5
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....please let's hope it doesn't take 2.5 years for you to reach your goal! I would like to drop 155 lbs. and pray it doesn't take that long...lol I would realistically like to reach my goal around Aug/Sept 2023. So a year would mean dropping about 12 lbs/month or 3/week. I think that in the beginning I could lose that if I stick to my calorie deficit diligently and walking. Once we get closer to our goal then the weight drop will slow down. I have lofty goals I know.... Why not reach for the stars right!! Good luck but you don't need it....you've got support and we know you'll do it.

Please be careful tackling such an aggressive weight loss goal. Even two pounds a week is pretty aggressive. Pushing too hard can be counter productive on many levels. Aside from potentially leading to bingeing, it can cause your body to cannibalize muscle, including your heart. It can cause your hair to fall out and your nails to get brittle. Slow and steady! That's the way.

This is especially true once you get closer to your goal. When you've got ten to 20 pounds left, a half pound a week is reasonable.

There's no real reason to set a time limit. A good pace is more important than when we get to the "finish line" since there's really no finish line. When you get to goal, you have to keep vigilant or the weight will come back. It's a GREAT idea to begin incorporating ways of eating you can maintain after you get to your goal and for the rest of your life. Losing three pounds a week means a 750 calorie deficit per day. That seems unhealthy and unsustainable at best.

Female, 63 years old
Highest weight: 188

July Start Weight: 141.4
July Goal Weight: 138
Ultimate Goal Weight:130

July 2: 141.4
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Just returned from a week of beach camping. I know there's a pound or two of water retention due to salty snacks. Next weekend is a reunion weekend. Need to get a couple long runs in before Friday.

Hi i am Angela , 42 live in England , my weight is going up each week instead of down, so i am on here to try and keep me on track.



July Start Weight: 11 Stone 8.5 pounds
July Goal Weight: 11 stone 4 pound
Ultimate Goal Weight: 10 stone 10 pounds

July 1: 11 stone 8.5 pound
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July 31:

[quote = Please be careful tackling such an aggressive weight loss goal. Even two pounds a week is pretty aggressive. Pushing too hard can be counter productive on many levels. Aside from potentially leading to bingeing, it can cause your body to cannibalize muscle, including your heart. It can cause your hair to fall out and your nails to get brittle. Slow and steady! That's the way.

This is especially true once you get closer to your goal. When you've got ten to 20 pounds left, a half pound a week is reasonable.

There's no real reason to set a time limit. A good pace is more important than when we get to the "finish line" since there's really no finish line. When you get to goal, you have to keep vigilant or the weight will come back. It's a GREAT idea to begin incorporating ways of eating you can maintain after you get to your goal and for the rest of your life. Losing three pounds a week means a 750 calorie deficit per day. That seems unhealthy and unsustainable at best.[/quote]

Thanks for your concern. I really do hear what you're saying and yes I agree with it all. I realize that what I want and what I will achieve may be 2 different things. I have lost over 100 lbs twice before in one year each time. I lost 2 lbs per week and was happy with that. But I achieved this dieting in ways that I couldn't maintain the weight loss. Once I started adding foods back in that I had cut out it was game over. This time I'm following the calorie counting as set out by MFP when I started. I am finding that because I'm eating good healthy food and foods that I will continue to eat when I start maintaining, I cannot eat enough to get to the calorie count once it's added my exercise calorie allotment in. I've even had wine after dinner because of the deficit...lol For once I'm listening to my body when it's hungry I eat, stop when I feel full. So far it's working extremely well. More so than I thought. And it's way easier as well. I find I'm eating more than I did before but it's the right kind of food. I know that the weight loss will ease up as I go along. I know that realistically won't lose all 155 lbs in the next year.....but a girl can hope. If it takes 2 years so be it. It took 10 years to gain it so won't be easy to lose. My calorie count is 1580 per day, add in for exercise I usually get another 300-500 calories. I'm usually eating the same things for breakfast and lunch. Husband is diabetic so we are careful eaters and not high carb eaters. But we have found things that are enjoyable as replacements that are low carb food....bread & hamburger buns by Carbonaut. This allows me to end up with a higher calorie deficit each day. I enjoy snacks each night as well. But I still cannot eat enough to reach the calorie count. I'm just too full. So therefore I'm in a high calorie deficit. I can't help it. I'm not deliberately doing it. So if the weight drops faster then it is what it is. I'm sure with special events happening such as b'day, Thanksgiving & Christmas, I will not be in a high deficit.

I will be sure to watch out for any of the things you stated. I appreciate your input. Thank you. This is why I joined this group. For support and advice.

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