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@TamLam99 - Wow, I'm going through the same as you! It's been a struggle! There have been a few days this past week where I've felt hungry and have only a small amount of calories for a low calorie dinner by the end of the day. And this is despite setting goal to -.5lb loss, eating back exercise calories, etc. And then the…

@mtaratoot - Still want to do these monthly challenges. So thanks for starting up the October thread! 2020 Goal Weight: 145 October 7: 149 October 14: 147.5 October 21: October 28 October 31: Notes: What's working: In week 4 of a 10wk strength program by Caroline Girvan on YouTube. First time consistently using dumbbells…

I asked a similar question a couple of months ago. What I've since learned from others (and on my own): MFP's calorie calculation is based on an estimate of your basic metabolic rate (BMR) and your general daily activity (also, known as NEAT, which does NOT include intentional exercise). The way MFP is designed: you…

September Start Weight: 152 September Goal Weight: 150 2020 Goal Weight: 145 Sep 1: 152 Sep 8: 153.5 Sep 15: 150 Sep 23: 153.5 Sep 29: 152.5 Sep 30: 150 Final Thoughts: I never replaced my scale, so can’t be sure this final weigh-in number is correct. Overall, though, I feel like this past month was a mix of staying really…

@dzurinaga - Amazing!! Congratulations! If you don't mind, would you share your story? I love all the big and small details of a person's story that is related to their weight loss and health journey.

September Start Weight: 152 September Goal Weight: 150 2020 Goal Weight: 145 Sep 1: 152 Sep 8: 153.5 Sep 15: 150 Sep 23: 153.5 Sep 29: 152.5 Sep 30: Notes: Sep 29: Yup, losing the same 5-7lbs since August. Would really like to break that trend in October, for goodness sake. Sep 23: I got a last minute invite to a friend's…

September Start Weight: 152 September Goal Weight: 150 2020 Goal Weight: 145 Sep 1: 152 Sep 8: 153.5 Sep 15: 150 Sep 23: 153.5 Sep 29: Sep 30: Notes: Sep 23: I got a last minute invite to a friend's beachhouse rental for a long weekend. So per usual, I enjoyed myself immensely according to the scale. Seems like I've been…

September Start Weight: 152 September Goal Weight: 150 2020 Goal Weight: 145 Sep 1: 152 Sep 8: 153.5 Sep 15: 150 Sep 22: Sep 29: Sep 30: Notes: Sep 15: A few days ago I hit my 100 day food logging streak on MFP! The food logging has definitely been the game changer in my health and weight loss journey. Some days I have a…

September Start Weight: 152 September Goal Weight: 150 2020 Goal Weight: 145 Sep 1: 152 Sep 8: 153.5 Sep 15: Sep 22: Sep 29: Sep 30: Notes: Sep 8: I was very active over the long weekend, but also, ate lots of sodium laden & calorific foods. While I also had some cool NSV's over this past week, I'm noticing a trend that…

@DupreeTheTRex - Have you considered giving the cheese away? I can help you out, just sayin'! (I need a wife like yours.) :)

@desolate_angel - Thank you! I see one that also measures BMI, bone density, etc. Not much of a data collector, but I guess if I'm going to upgrade, I should look into the ones that provide extra metrics... although just getting the weight number alone gives me anxiety. Don't know if the other metrics will add to the…

@creesama - Thanks for starting the challenge again! And good luck to all others here starting the September challenge. September is always a good month for starting fresh and with renewed focus! September Start Weight: 152 September Goal Weight: 150 2020 Goal Weight: 145 Sep 1: 152* Sep 8: Sep 15: Sep 22: Sep 29: Sep 30:…

@mtaratoot -- Wow, your data collection is super impressive. While I am usually adverse to tracking and collecting data (ex. I'm loathe to wear my Fitbit regularly because I don't want it to track just basic steps), I can really see the benefit of backing up what you are doing with actual data. And it comes with fun…

@mtaratoot -- Thanks for sharing! Definitely experienced everything you wrote in August: the rush of seeing 152 on my scale this month, but the UGH of seeing 157 this morning. I guess I can't be all boo-hoo because I did get "crazy" on vacation and a few other days here and there, but really thought if I was disciplined…

August Start Weight: 157 August Goal Weight: 154 Final Weigh-In: 155-157 2020 Goal Weight: 148 Aug 1: 157 Aug 8: 153 Aug 15: 152 Aug 22: Did not weigh bc holiday! Aug 29: 155 Aug 31: 155-157 Final Thoughts: For my final weigh-in(s), I got readings of 155-157 within 3hrs. So scale is continuing to be consistently…

August Start Weight: 157 August Goal Weight: 154 2020 Goal Weight: 148 Aug 1: 157 Aug 8: 153 Aug 15: 152 Aug 22: Did not weigh bc holiday! Aug 29: 155 Aug 31: Notes: Aug 29: I went on a 6 day holiday, and it was glorious. As evidenced by the weight gain. I shouldn't be surprised, I guess, but also held onto a fantasy that…

@catmama256 - Thank you for sharing your story! Your hard work is so inspiring!!

Day-amn! Amazing! @faithkelderhouse - I love to hear people's stories about their weight loss journeys, and would love to hear yours! Would you share what was the catalyst that got you started 16mo. ago? Were you overweight as a child? or gained the weight as an adult? What tips would you share that helped you the most?…

@Kaitie9399 - Haha, s'mores are definitely going to be in my food diary. I should just pre-log them now! :p 1.2lbs after a week long vacation sounds super manageable!

@Kaitie9399 - Haha, I've been wondering if I should, at least, bring my food scale (my friends will probably think I've gone overboard)? I, too, am scared about the lbs going up over a vacation week, but even more so, that I'll return and just not get back on track after being on a week long free-for-all.

August Start Weight: 157 August Goal Weight: 154 2020 Goal Weight: 148 Aug 1: 157 Aug 8: 153 Aug 15: 152 Aug 22: Aug 29: Aug 31: Notes: Aug 15: I spent a long weekend taking mini-roadtrips to see friends, which also meant I ate and drank indulgently over 3 days. Still kept active and physical in order to balance it all…

@shanaber - Thanks for responding! I've been looking up tips and have been incorporating fartleks and some pace intervals. But despite those efforts, I haven't seen improvement. Yesterday was rather demoralizing because I was 2min slower than my usual on the run I do the most frequently (3.76mile), and this was me thinking…

@shanaber - I took up running this past April during lockdown. I've run 5Ks, 10Ks races and other fun runs here and there in the past, but then I made a declaration that running was behind me a few years ago because I was heavier/getting older and didn't think my knees could take the impact. However, I decided to just…

8/3 - Estimated distance: 6.96 mi (11.22 km). Time: 93 min. 8/4 - Distance-3.44mi; Pace-11:44. Got to take out the new FitBit Charge 4 on today's run. This is my first fitness tracker and I'm...skeptical? It's nice to get more, and supposedly accurate data, but having to rely on another device is not something I am used to…

August Start Weight: 157 August Goal Weight: 154 2020 Goal Weight: 148 Aug 1: 157 Aug 8: 153 Aug 15: Aug 22: Aug 29: Aug 31: Notes: Aug 8: I think the scale is off by 2lbs, so I believe I'm likely in the 154-155 range. The past week I've been feeling decent energy and less feelings of boredom/anxiety hunger. Still trying…

8/3 - Estimated distance: 6.96 mi (11.22 km). Time: 93 min. 8/4 - Distance-3.44mi; Pace-11:44. Got to take out the new FitBit Charge 4 on today's run. This is my first fitness tracker and I'm...skeptical? It's nice to get more, and supposedly accurate data, but having to rely on another device is not something I am used to…

Big calves are my bane as well! When adding exercise, muscle seems to pack really quick there, too. Since you can't spot reduce as others have mentioned, I did avoid jump roping, jump squats, running up hills, etc., as those types of movement work the calve muscles. The advice that I found was that your problem area will…

8/3 - Estimated distance: 6.96 mi (11.22 km). Time: 93 min. I ordered the Fitbit Charge 4 last week, so that I could accurately measure distance and speed. Also want to figure out the cute Excercise Ticker that people are posting.

I also run 3x a week, being injury prone I need the recovery time. For me when I was a beginner my pace really started to improve when I started doing long runs of at least 10k (6.2 miles.) Then when my long runs reached 8 miles there was a BIG jump in my easy pace - it went from easy being about 11 minutes to easy being…

Hello Runners! I took up running during the lockdown (gratefully, I live right by a running path, so it was easy to go out running safely in the mornings with few other people out. It is probably a major reason why my general mental health has been okay during the pandemic). It's been a few months now since running, and…