Lose 5 Pounds A Month February 2012 Challenge

Goal Weight: 125
Only 55.5 lbs. to go!! Seems like a depressing number. That is why this Msg Board is helpful & encouraging for me. Breaking it up into increments of 5 lbs. per month doesn't seem as big a burden. Thank you everybody & good luck to you all!

Lost one pound last week, none this week. :grumble:

Starting weight 174.8
CW --- 172.2 -- (-2.6) yay

Off to a good start!! I need to keep the momentum going. Last month I lost the flow, this month I will stay focused!

Sarting weight 213.6 on 2/1/2012


I will post my progress randomly through the month as I am doing the 30DS and I weigh myself every 10 or so days.


Goal for the end of the month is 208.6

But I am going to aim for 205 by the end of the month.
(I did 8.2 in Jan)

Today I weighed in at 211

So a 2.6 lb loss so far. Im starting to worry but hopefully I can reach the 208.6 goal

1/2 = 187.6
5/2 = 185.6
13/2 = 186.8

Hmmm, bit of a setback this week - but I can still do it.... 4lbs in just over 2 weeks is achievable

132 now I'm in!

[HW: 242.8
SW: 240.8
CW: 210.6

2/6 209.6 -1
2/13 208.6 -1
2/20
2/29

Total loss: 2 pounds

SW = 245 lbs
2/1/2012 = 237 lbs

2/8/2012 = 237 lbs -- NO material CHANGE!
2/13/2012 = 239 lbs (+2 LBS)
2/20/2012 =
2/27/2012 =
3/1/2012 = .

I am going the wrong way this month. A bit discouraged as I push past my 30 day mark here on MyFitnessPal. I was really hoping to get this thing moving in the right direction, but looks like the "bumps" have come earlier than expected.

Hope others are doing better than I am this month!

--Mike

PS: I am also a father looking to build a MyFitnessPal network, so if you are a working Dad or anyone honestly interested in adding someone to your MFP friends, I'd appreciate a few invites. I could obviously use the motivation.

I am really struggling this month. I had an I don't care weekend so I ate and drank way more than I should have and getting on the scale this morning showed it. I am up 3 pounds this month. I hate that the scale is moving the wrong direction. I need to get focused and do this. I need to make working out and eating right my priorities for the rest of the month. I also need to get back into logging everything I eat to keep my calorie intake visible.

I plan to really force water this week. I get in as many workouts as I can find time for.

Keep working this is for the rest of our lives.

Terri

Hi Terri

Wow, I could have written that entire message myself. I too had a bad weekend where I ate and drank what I liked and suffered a 1.2 lb gain (would have been more if I'd not been good in the week).

I am also making working out and eating healthily a serious focus this month - I'm resigned to the fact it will be a lifelong struggle. The sad fact is that I love food, so I need to plan my week carefully so as not to fall off the wagon. I try to make new meals so I don't get bored, and making my soup for lunches at work helps too, not tempted to chips & gravy in the canteen then!

Let's do this :-)

Fran x

I'm in

2/1/2012 SW 122 lbs
2/8/2012 120.2 (-1.8 lbs )
2/15/2012 120.2 (-0 lbs):explode: :sad: Next week will be better!
2/22/2012
2/29/2012

GW 117 lbs!

Congrats to everybody on your weight loss for the week. And to those that stayed the same or gained....please don't give up.
I was on a regimen of up & down on the lbs. for 3 weeks then BAM!! 3 lbs. gone! Stay on tracking your food. Get the workouts in
so you can eat more! I love to eat so it's that much sweeter when I get to have so much food that I can't eat all my calories!

HW 235
SW Feb 1 132.2
Feb 8 129.4
Feb 15 129.0 - down 3.2!!!
Feb 22
Feb 29

Two more pounds to completing this February challenge successfully and also achieving my final weight goal - the stars seem to be aligned! I've been protecting a 100 pound weight loss but losing the last 8 pounds since joining MFP is very very sweet!

We are past the half way mark - hang in everyone and let's get this done!!!

Robin

@breadbar: WOW! Good for you! Gives me hope that I can achieve my goal. 5lbs. at a time.