Weigh in

PW - 223.0

CW - 221.6

Weight has been very up and down this week so not convinced that loss will stay. We'll see. It's been lovely weather here for a change so walked home from work today the 'scenic route' which is mostly along a river and then a canal. Nice to feel a bit of nature in the middle of the city. Helped my steps too as have def not been getting enough in this week!

Zumba_luvah

Pw- 224.2

Cw- 223.6

Previous weight 182.9

Current weight 182.1

I have had a very strange week, we have a trainee cook in our kitchen at work, so everything has to be spotless and perfect at all time… it is a bit stressful . My daughter's ankles are getting worse and the hospital doesn't seem to have much of a plan to help except a surgery that might or might not help. She hasn't been allowed to jump or run for over a year already. Now she has to stop ballet completely but can keep skating for now. I find it really sad that she has to be so careful with what she does at only 13 years old. She has done amazingly well for her 3 skating tests so that's a good news. My son only has a few weeks left in primary school then will go to secondary school in September, it is a strange feeling that they are both growing up too quick. I have 1 more week in work before it's school half term here and I am looking forward to having the time off

Weigh In Day: Monday

PW (Previous Weight): 219

CW (Current Weight): 219.2

I crossed my fingers and hoped I wouldn't be back in the 220's! Thankfully it didn't quite get there! I really hope to get further and further away from it! Here's for a good weigh In next week!

Weigh in day: Monday

CW: 268.7
PW: 267

I had a weird week last week. I struggled with sticking to my calorie goals because I felt extra hungry and sort of stressed. I did my strength training though, drank my water, and kept up with reading. I do need to be more consistent with my diet, but I don't want to overly restrict myself because then I just get into binge territory. There's a balance there, and I know I can get there it just takes time. This week I'm trying to include some lower calorie and high protein snacks to get me through, and limiting my sweets a bit.

Steps also struggled because my foot hurts (plantar fasciitis) and my dog is not keen on walking much in all the rain we've been having. But I'm going to try to walk more during breaks at work to reach my goal. I have an office walking buddy so sometimes we walk outside at lunch.

@melaniedscott

Steps for week of May 11-17
S-9075
M-7428
T-7479
W-8995
T-6492
F-6980
S-8247

Average 7813 steps per day. Almost to my goal of 8000.

cedarfoxy / Emery

Day: Tuesdays

PW: 182.9 (5/13/25)

CW: 182.3 (5/20/25)

I was less than 180 over the weekend, but my gut has not been happy the last few days. I ate a lot more sugar than I usually do, and I'm noticing that it doesn't seem to agree with my body. So I sent the second pie and coffee cake to work with my partner. I'm sure others will enjoy them, and my body will be happier!

Still a bit rough around the edges on the meal planning, but I like what you suggested @minstrelofsarcasm - have 2 proteins and 2 starches for the week and plenty of veg to keep things interesting. That piecemeal approach might work really well for me rather than trying to plan each meal.

Goal 1: Plan food for each day before the day begins and enter the food in MFP (bonus if I enter it a week or more at a time). (Didn't do great, but I did enter my meals about half the time in MFP. 3/7)

Goal 2: Eat based on the plan and note where I deviate from the plan. Update in MFP. —> Goal change for 1 & 2: Make 2 proteins (marinated tofu and lima beans) and 2 starches (roasted sweet potato and cilantro lime rice) available and eat from those along with the veg I have (chard, dandelion greens, arugula, spinach/kale blend, carrots, cabbage, tomato, avocado, mini bell pepper, leek, cauliflower, celery, onion). Geez, no wonder I have menu paralysis - I have too many options! Note to self - Buy fewer items next week!

Goal 3: Get 6000 steps at least 5 times per week and an average of 7000+ steps per week not counting steps over 10k. (This week I had a knee injury and a 10k race, so it was hit or miss. I took good care of myself and my knee didn't get worse because of the race on Saturday.)

Goal 4: Read and post in this thread twice or more weekly. (I think I forgot this week)

Goal 5: Add my weight to my hacker daily - Hacker weight log (goal achieved!)

Steps

Hi folks! May is 2/3 of the way done already, how has it flown so fast?? How are we feeling about this month? Did we try anything new, discover anything that worked/didn't work?

kkay2345

Weigh in Day: Sunday

PW: 185

CW: 183.4

Sorry I am late! It’s been a struggle to track lately. I think I am going to get a new scale this weekend because the daily fluctuations are making me think something is up with my scale.

Can I be excused from weigh in this Sunday? We are heading out to a family reunion this weekend and I am going to try really hard to track and exercise and get my motivation going again!!

~~ Step Challenge Results -May Week 1~~

May 4-10

Team Statistics -

Total Steppers: 7

Total Steps: 426,894

Average Steps Per Stepper: 60,985

Individual Statistics -

@Emilienewme - 117,660 total | 16,809 average Most Steps in One Day!!!

@blessedgrandma5 - 76,321 total | 10,903 average Most Consistent!!!

@golf2bFit- 64,613 total | 9,230 average

@cedarfoxy 58,382 total | 8,340 average

@jennyell85 46,070 total | 7,678 average

@ljdanny - 42,425 total | 6,061 average

@BodyTalking - 21,423 total | 3,060 average

Way to walk Weight No More!

Kudos to top of the leaderboard, @Emilienewme for most steps in one day--exceeding 20K (close to 30!!)! Well done @blessedgrandma5 making Most Consistent! And of course, bolded members have a step goal and reached it.

Apologies for being so late getting this up. I will try to get last week's up Friday.

If you want to join the step challenge for May:

Spoiler Warning

Just post your steps by the end of Wendnesday after the week ends. I'm flexible and might wait a day or two for you. If we're 'friends', I may drop a personal note to you to check in. If we aren't, and you'd like a personal note, send me (melaniedscott) a friend request.

Part of the challenge or new and want to add or update a goal?

Spoiler Warning

If you want to... be bold (heehee), let us know how many steps you want to hit every day on average and we'll keep track of it for you!

For anyone confused about where we are ...

Spoiler Warning

This is post is for April 20-26. For those interested in joining the April step challenge (you can join any time!), the week of April 27 (4/27-5/3) steps should be posted by Wed, April May 7th.

Awesome walking steps team!

I was surprised for the loss but I will take it. I typed something up the other day to post and I must not have pushed the post button, lol. I’m waiting to see the back surgeon. I’m hoping for something good but we will see. I’m dog sitting my son’s dogs this week while they are in Florida. They are big dogs and always in the way. They knocked me out the back door the other day. I’m always worried about getting hurt around these 2.

@kkay2345 - Absolutely, consider yourself excused. Have a great weekend! If you don't drop back in at any point next week, we'll catch you in the June (!) Team Weight No More chat.

@minstrelofsarcasm That's the reason for the experiment, trying to figure that out. It could just be that my body needs a little more, and I'm trying to honor my hunger cues. I've always known that I have a big appetite compared to others. I definitely try to eat a balanced diet overall, enough fruit & veg, protein, fiber, and healthy fats, but I still allow myself to eat dessert or salty snacks in small portions if I'm feeling like it. I would rather lose weight a bit more slowly and not drive myself crazy in the attempt. I'm also strength training and I want to maintain muscle mass so I know I need to eat enough.

My other assumption is that I'm still not sleeping enough, and I read that can throw your hunger and satiety hormones out of whack, so I'm working on that too.

Weekly Weigh-In

Previous Weight: 182.5 lbs

Current Weight: 182.5 lbs

Given how much strenuous weight-lifting I've been doing this week, and my absolute disregard for my diet when working from home… this maintain was surprising. I would have expected a bloat at the very least, but I'll absolutely take this pleasant number to represent my week!