😀😀😀***MAY 2023 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀

freckledginger15 wrote: »

May Start Weight: 259.8 lbs. (04/28/23)
May Goal Weight: 252.8 lbs.
Ultimate Goal Weight: 160 lbs.

May 1: 261.4
May 8: 256.2
May 15: 256.4
May 22:
May 29:
May 31:

My first small goal is to reach 220 lbs. I have a set goal to lose 7-10 lbs. a month!

Update 5/15: I spoke with my doctor and close family friend last night and she offered me some good advice. I asked her why I was so slow to lose weight or if she had any insight on my protein intake and calories. She did her calculations and actually suggested that I was eating too few calories and not enough protein. So, my focus for the next couple of weeks is to keep up my water intake and definitely make sure that I'm eating enough protein! I also was told that it's completely normal to fluctuate 4 pounds on the daily. So keep up the hard work everyone! Half-way through the month! We got this!

Focusing on protein can help you feel full, but I'm not sure how eating more calories will increase weight loss. Losing fat happens when you eat fewer calories than you burn. If you are eating so few calories that you don't have energy to get out and do normal things like take long walks, then underfeeding may be affecting how many calories you burn. You can use the guided setup here on MFP or some site like Sailrabbit to get a good estimate of your daily calorie needs in order to lose weight at a healthy rate. Note that MFP does not include intentional exercise in the calories it gives you, just activity from work. If you do intentional exercise, your calorie allowance increases.

You also might want to reconsider your weight loss rate goal. Losing seven to ten pounds a month puts you pretty close to the very maximum safe rate to lose - about 1% of your mass per week. That would require you to have a daily calorie deficit of 1000 calories, and that's a lot. If you're worried about eating too little, this might be a culprit. Yes it will take longer if you go slower, but you might be more likely to succeed with fewer frustrations.

*67-year old male here, re-starting MFP after a year's absence and gaining back te 30 pounds I lost before.
* May 8: Nice start, even though a lot may be water weight!

Beginning Start Weight: 210.2
May Start Weight: 205.6
May Goal Weight: 199.2
Ultimate Goal Weight: 175-184

May 1 = 205.6
May 8 = 199.8
May 15:= 200.6
May 22:
May 29:
May 31:

January weight lost: 7.7 pounds
February weight lost: 5 pounds
March weight lost: 6 pounds
April weight lost: 6.5 pounds

May Start Weight: 201.4
May Goal Weight: 199.4
Ultimate Goal Weight: 185

May 1: 201.4
May 3: 203.0 gotta stop the yo-yo 🪀
May 10: 202.4 better.
May 17: 201.8 better
May 24:
May 31:

Jill🥰

My name is Paula Jones and I am going with the flow this month instead of stressing so much about this weight loss journey! It has gone so far as to cause a tiny bit of issues with my husband who doesn’t understand why I want to lose weight even though I repeatedly tell him. 😏 I am married with 3 amazing kids! I’ve been with my husband since September of 2000.

I used to be EXTREMELY fit since my time spent serving our country in the US Army. I am now an obese 100% service disabled veteran experiencing a variety of health related issues primarily resulting from my weight and I have finally reached a point where I can’t take it anymore so I am taking a firm stand. I WILL lose and am losing this weight since I started going at my goals hard Feb 9. I have seen favorable results so far with my current strategy which is a combination of Noom, GOLO, and Intermittent Fasting (IF) with revolutionary changes being made to how I eat, what I eat, and why I eat. I weigh myself every day and tape various locations of my body once a week to help hold myself accountable and establish a way to thoroughly measure my progress.

I have already started including physical exercise and that could be some type of cardio and strength training exercises at home or me and my oldest son going to the gym for some cardio or circuit training taking advantage of the equipment. I’m ready to keep this train moving! Let’s do this AGAIN! HUAH!

Goals for May:
Workout cardio at least 3x/week (min 30 min) 🦵🏾🫀🏃🏾‍♀️
Strength training at least 5x/week
(min 60 min) 🦾🏋🏾
Reduce sugar intake to 6 g/day 🦷👩🏾‍🍳
Maintain fiber intake of 30 g/day 💩
Continue to execute morning & evening routines —which includes journaling & >20 min/routine sessions. 💆🏾‍♀️🧘🏾‍♀️

Start weight: 238.8 lbs
Goal weight: 175 lbs
May goal weight: 225.8 lbs

February end weight: 258.2 lbs (6 lbs lost)
March end weight: 245.8 lbs (12.4 lbs lost)
April end weight: 237.8 lbs (8 lbs lost)

May 🪁🧚🏾‍♀️💐🌞🌧️

1 - 238.8 lbs
2 - 239.8 lbs 😿
3 - 241.2 lbs 🙀
4 - DNW
5 - DNW
6 - 243.2 lbs 😵😑😓
7 - 239.0 lbs 🫣🤔🤭🤓 Here goes my weird butt trend again. My body is so silly. I’ll figure it out one day!
8 - 238.0 lbs 😏
9 - 238.4 lbs
10 - 240.0 lbs
11 - 240.4 lbs
12 - 240.0 lbs
13 - 237.2 lbs
14 - 239.0 lbs
15 - 237.4 lbs

16 - 235.0 lbs (LOWEST WEIGHT I HAVE BEEN IN ABOUT 5+ YEARS) 🫡🤭😎🥰. I am working to get myself back on track and not let my emotional and mental state hinder me, but use my efforts to lose weight to support my mental & emotional state. It is the one thing I can control in my life & damnit I’m taking the reigns! I have been working out more though at home doing some grueling circuit training to work through some aggression and use that energy in a positive, body transforming way. I’ve added some new supplements to my repertoire and time will tell if they are effective. I did extensive research on science backed research study results to see which ones showed marked improvements in studies that seemed to be setup in a fairly solid way.

17 - 235.0 lbs Worked out yesterday after doing a fairly grueling workout the day prior because I just can’t help myself. It really didn’t work out as planned and I ended up cutting some of the sets I planned on doing because I quickly realized that, yup, a rest day would have been better advised. I ate late compared to usual due to social cues from my husband accompanying us getting along and experiencing joy from each other’s company versus his initiating arguments as he had been doing for the past week —which was just exhausting. We’ve been having some fairly deep conversations and I feel like we are reconnecting. I am hopeful! 🥰😅

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May Start Weight:189
May Goal Weight: 184
Ultimate Goal Weight:135

May 1: 188.4
May 8: 186.0
May 15: 183 😊
May 22:
May 29:

OMG I posted the wrong update!!! My brain is SO SCRAMBLED obviously! LOL! Ugh!

Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
April 28 (Starting Weight): - 148.0 (10-day average 145.2)
May goal - Get back to middle of maintenance range, then maintain current weight
Ultimate goal - Range between 138 - 148

I report scale weight and (ten day average weight), and I post on Saturdays.

April 28: 148.0 (10-day average 145.2)
May 6: 151.4 (10-day average 149.1)
May 13: 152.2 (10-day average 150.6)
May 20: 154.0 (10-day average 153.3)
May 27:
May 31:

Total loss for May I have gained eight pounds so far this month. That wasn't the plan, although this week it's OK since I am celebrating a few milestones. Success awaits. I just have to decide it's time to go after it. Even if I don't, my BMI is still in the healthy range, my "Smart BMI" is smack in the middle of the healthy range, my waist:height ratio is where it should be, and my waist:hip ratio is also a healthy number. I could stay at my current weight and it should still be healthy, but for some reason I still want to get back to the goal I was able to maintain for several years and recently went back over.

If you haven't seen the Smart BMI yet, it's worth checking out. It is a revision of the standard BMI that takes age and gender into consideration.

Hi all, I'm looking to support and be supported as we reach our goals, so feel free to send me a friend request if you'd like. I'll be back on Monday with my weigh-in.

Highest Weight / January: 206
Goal Weight: 146
May Goal Weight: 174

April 30: 179.2
May 7: 177.8
May 14: 176.6
May 21: 179.4 My (grown up) kid has been visiting for a long weekend of delicious treats, eating out, staying up late etc! It’s been lots of fun and very calorific, but I’m getting back on track today 💪!
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May 31:

My name is Donna. I am 63 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.

Start Weight (from April 30th, 2023 ): 192.6
Goal Weight: 187.6 (5 pound loss)

End of Challenge Weight: xxxxx
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145-155 (I’ll know it when I get there!)



Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


05/01-193.0-(Trend Weight: 192.2)-


05/07-194.0-(Trend Weight: 193.0)-

05/15-193.8-(Trend Weight: 194.1)- So very very sick the past couple of days but Covid negative. Blood pressure is way too low again and my throat is swollen up pretty bad. Knocking me off my feet and into bed. I will catch up on posts later.

05/22-196.4-(Trend Weight: 195.0)- Ugh. I’ve had many challenges lately including an emergency room visit and illness, my birthday week and Mother’s Day celebrations. But my main problem has been depression and just simply not putting the work in. It doesn’t happen all by itself. I’ve got to pull myself together.

05/29-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

05/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-


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

*67-year old male here, re-starting MFP after a year's absence and gaining back te 30 pounds I lost before.
* May 8: Nice start, even though a lot may be water weight!
* May 22: A little discouraged today,hope to lose some more by next week.

Beginning Start Weight: 210.2
May Start Weight: 205.6
May Goal Weight: 199.2
Ultimate Goal Weight: 175-184

May 1 = 205.6
May 8 = 199.8
May 15:= 200.6
May 22: = 201.8
May 29:
May 31: