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Height: 5'9" SW (this time around): 148.7 GW: 135 May GW: 137 Feb: 148.7 March 1: 147 (24.4 BF) April 1: 142 (21.8 BF) May 1: 140.6 May 8: 138.8 May 15: 136.2 May 22: 138.6 May 29: 139.2 I was loathe to post this one, but that’s also what an accountability thread is for. Again, mostly water retention. We spent the weekend…

I’m currently using and enjoying the Nike Training Club app, which has a lot of 30 minute workouts. It’s also free, which is always a plus. You can create a program where you tell it which equipment you have access to, etc.

Height: 5'9" SW (this time around): 148.7 GW: 135 May GW: 137 Feb: 148.7 March 1: 147 (24.4 BF) April 1: 142 (21.8 BF) May 1: 140.6 May 8: 138.8 May 15: 136.2 May 22: 138.6 I was wondering if this week was going to be the week I hit goal, but nope, wrong direction. Hoping that 2.4 lb gain is mostly water weight. TOM + a…

Hey! Congrats! I’m also getting married in September. I set out three months ago with a goal to lose about 19 lbs by then. I’m currently about 1 pound away (but I know I’m going to have some tough weeks of travel/socializing/eating and drinking ahead, so I don’t quite consider myself nearly finished yet). It get harder as…

Height: 5'9" SW (this time around): 148.7 GW: 135 May GW: 137 Feb: 148.7 March 1: 147 (24.4 BF) April 1: 142 (21.8 BF) May 1: 140.6 May 8: 138.8 May 15: 136.2 So close to goal! I've been slowly finding my rhythm on the food front, and getting better about meeting my targets. Workouts, however, I am really losing motivation…

Hey! Count me in on this support thread. I’m getting married in just over 3.5 months, hoping to hit goal soon so I can start recomp (I’ve got about 4 lbs to go). My mom’s also making my dress @laurenbastug — we’re doing the final fitting in early August.

I do weigh in regularly, but try to keep track of little non-scale victories (finding an excersize that was really hard actually bearable, being able to do something I couldn’t before, upping my weight on something I was stalled on, not feeling winded doing something I usually would). I find that keep track of those things…

I love this thread, because it is super inspiring to see big losses, but also not something I can personally really relate too. About six (six?!) years ago, I hit an all-time high weight (for me) or 175 pounds. I'm 5'9" and this put me *just* int the overweight category. I got on MFP, started moving more and being more…

Height: 5'9" SW (this time around): 148.7 GW: 135 May GW: 137 Feb: 148.7 March 1: 147 (24.4 BF) April 1: 142 (21.8 BF) May 1: 140.6 May 8: 138.8 Into the 130s! I feel like I’m finding my groove a bit more. We had some people in town this weekend, and while I didn’t meet my caloric goals, I also didn’t go nuts, and I think…

Height: 5'9" SW (this time around): 148.7 GW: 135 May GW: 137 Feb: 148.7 March 1: 147 (24.4 BF) April 1: 142 (21.8 BF) May 1: 140.6 Hi all! Last month was a bit of a doozy, so I’m resolving to be a bit better about food, etc this month. I still saw some progress though. I’ve mentioned it before, but I’m trying to reach my…

I think it’s pretty normal to see a big loss when you first start and then it slows right down - especially when you’re close to goal. I have also found that if I go slower and don’t myself up over messing up along the way, the weight loss is a lot more sustainable. Eat well, log calories at a reasonable rate of loss,…

Height: 5'9" SW (this time around): 148.7 (Feb 27) GW: 135 April GW: 139 (don’t think this is going to happen, revising to 141). March 1: 147 (24.4 BF) April 1: 142 (21.8 BF) April 7: 142.4 April 14: 142.4 April 21: 144.6 April 28: 140.6 Back on track. Missed my initial April goal, but hit my revised goal. I got way off…

I lost about 30 pounds a while back, going from the low end of an overweight BMI to the mid-range of normal. I found that people didn’t really notice the loss until I was close to my goal. I’m also tall (5’9”) so I think that makes the loss a bit less dramatic. Towards the end of things, people started to ask if I’d lost…

You look fantastic!

I’m 5’9” and currently hovering around 145 lbs. i currently have my goal in around 135, which I’ve been at healthfully before. I think numbers vary so much person to person, and on so many different factors. Right now I’m at a good weight, but am visibly carrying a bit extra. I’m also trying not to stay too fixated on the…

Height: 5'9" SW (this time around): 148.7 (Feb 27) GW: 135 April GW: 139 (don’t think this is going to happen, revising to 141). March 1: 147 (24.4 BF) April 1: 142 (21.8 BF) April 7: 142.4 April 14: 142.4 April 21: 144.6 Not the direction I wanted to see the scale going. It was a rough week on the motivation front. I was…

Height: 5'9" SW (this time around): 148.7 (Feb 27) GW: 135 April GW: 139 March 1: 147 (24.4 BF) April 1: 142 (21.8 BF) April 7: 142.4 April 14: 142.4 TOM hit this morning, so I’m not putting too much stock in that number. My weight was down in the low 141s earlier this week, so I feel like I’ve made some progress. Staying…

Height: 5'9" SW (this time around): 148.7 (Feb 27) GW: 135 April GW: 139 March 1: 147 (24.4 BF) April 1: 142 (21.8 BF) April 7: 142.4 Waiting for that whoosh.

Height: 5'9" SW (this time around): 148.7 (Feb 27) GW: 135 March 1: 147 (24.4 BF) April 1: 142 (21.8 BF) April GW: 139

Height: 5' 9" SOM BF: 24.4 March goal: 143.8 lbs ( - 3 lbs) (achieved week of March 22) March stretch goal 141 (not yet achieved) UGW: 135 March 1: 146.8 lbs/24.4BF March 8: 144.6 lbs March 15: 143.6 lbs March 22: 142.8 lbs March 29: 142 lbs/21.8BF Another week of slow and steady losses. My weekend wasn't the best - but I…

I definitely agree that you should listen to your body and not put too much stock in your BMI. I’ve found it’s helpful to calculate your body composition as well — losing fat but gaining muscle will get get closer to how you want to look more than a number on the scale. There are some great success stories on here from…

I get this and I think it’s why it took me so long to get back to it and try to lose the last 10 pounds off my original weight loss goal. I have a wedding coming up now which gives me the excuse of “yeah, I know I don’t *need* to lose weight, but I want to look good in that dress” and somehow that’s more socially…

I agree with @bribucks that the best route is to log, and be careful about eating too many of your exercise calories back (I personally find it works best when I up my activity level, but don’t track exercise calories at all). 6 pounds by May 22 (8ish weeks from now) isn’t impossible. I also find that when I’m up a few…

Height: 5' 9" HW: 173 lbs (four years ago, have been maintaining since then) CW: 142.8 SOM BF: 24.4 March goal: 143.8 lbs ( - 3 lbs) March stretch goal 141 UGW: 135 March 1: 146.8 lbs March 8: 144.6 lbs March 15: 143.6 lbs March 22: 142.8 lbs March 29: EOM March Weight: EOM March BF: TL;DR: I struggled to find my…

Welcome! I totally get the emotional eating. I find tracking really helps me because it forces me to weigh how much I actually want to eat that emotional food. It also allows me to eat anything I want - so eating candy for example doesn’t blow the whole diet - but having to budget calories forces me to make better…

Height: 5' 9" HW: 173 lbs (four years ago, have been maintaining since then) CW: 146.8 CBF: 24.4 March goal: 143.8 lbs ( - 3 lbs) UGW: 135 March 1: 146.8 lbs March 8: 144.6 lbs March 15: 143.6 lbs March 22: March 29: EOM March Weight: EOM March BF: The scale moved again! I wasn't expecting much - I started a new exercise…

Yes! I really like the MFP reminds me when it’s time to recalibrate. The overall difference between now and goal is about 60 cals less, but the overall goal of increasing my calories is to sort of work myself back up to maintenance (while still losing, just at a slower rate). :smile:

I'm 5'9", CW 144 GW 135ish. I just started back on this, and am currently shooting for around ~1500 a day, which is what MFP sets for ~1lbs/week. It seems to be working, and isn't too hard to stay within. Once I hit the 130s, I'll probably bump that up to ~1750 or .5lbs/week.

@Starflight00: Thanks for the tip - I'll track both, as well as inches lost. Just generally know that at this point toning up is more important than seeing the scale go down. @2tall4thisworld: I'm the same when it comes to ingrown hairs. The only thing that has worked for me beyond not shaving is laser hair removal. It…

Height: 5' 9" HW: 173 lbs (four years ago, have been maintaining since then) CW: 146.8 CBF: 24.4 March goal: 143.8 lbs ( - 3 lbs) UGW: 135 March 1: 146.8 lbs March 8: 144.6 lbs March 15: March 22: March 29: EOM March Weight: EOM March BF: The number on the scale is progressing more quickly than I thought it would. I’ve…