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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #200 on: August 24, 2020, 08:58:52 AM »
1/6: 236.4
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8/20: 215.4

I hadn't noticed any major difference in my appearance, and no one else has mentioned any difference, either. However, I found a picture from December 2019, and my weight loss is pretty apparent when looking at that picture.

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #201 on: August 25, 2020, 07:53:03 PM »
August 16 : 176 Lbs
August 25 : 175.2 Lbs

Slow but sure progress.

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #202 on: August 27, 2020, 02:29:30 PM »
Mind if I join retroactively.

I started exercising 4-5 days a week around the beginning of the pandemic. Haven’t lost much weight but have added quite a bit of muscle.

2020 goal - 210 lbs

Mar 20 - 235 lbs
Aug 27 - 224 lbs

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #203 on: August 27, 2020, 04:08:46 PM »


January Start: 156
Feb Start: 154
 

March 8: 152.6

So slow! Averaging about about a third of a pound per week.

March 27: 153

Am frankly thrilled that I am not gaining at this point. I feel myself wanting to stress eat more, and definitely between 10-Midnight when I'm doing catch up work and when I am doing school work with my kiddos!

Hanging in there at 152! I am definitely wearing my "warning" jeans every day. They have zero stretch and I absolutely cannot overeat when I wear them. When they get too tight I know it is time to watch myself. Because they have zero stretch it only takes a few pounds for me to feel it. It is the only thing keeping me from gaining right now.

151 this morning. Given how much less movement and sleep I am getting these days I'm pretty thrilled that I am not gaining. I do feel like I am constantly fighting hunger, but I also know that is because I am not getting enough shut eye. Once the world goes back to normal I hope it will be easier to stay on track.

152 - my world went back to semi-normal this week. Kids went back to school. Husband went back to work. All of the sudden I'm not in the kitchen getting them lunch and snacks three times a day. Between that and cutting out drinking except for Sunday Afternoon Cocktail Date w/ DH I'm hoping to see some downward motion again.

Am wearing my pants with absolutely no give several times a week. I feel like they are the only thing keeping me from gaining at this point.

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #204 on: September 04, 2020, 09:48:01 PM »

After someone linked Diet Doctor in another thread I've been motivated to try keto this summer. [...]

My aim is losing 2-3 kilos per month and 15 kilos until the end of the year.

08.06. - 80.1
12.06. - 79.5
15.06. - 80.2
20.06. - 78.4

Haven't posted here in a while but it's been going well.
Had long phases of plateauing but I seem to be over it.
05.07. - 77.7
31.07. - 77.0
16.08. - 75.4
02.09. - 74.3

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #205 on: September 10, 2020, 04:08:59 PM »
Hey guys. I have a mustachioed friend who has been singing the praises of MyFitnessPal at me for a while now. I’m not someone who needs to lose a lot of weight, but for the past few months I feel like my running speed has been impeded by few excess KGs.

It’s been a little bit inspiring seeing some of the stories here!

Healthy weight range is 60-75 according to standard BMI tables and I started on Sunday with the app at 76. I also ate 2500 calories on Sunday (typical) and that made me cringe.

It’s Friday morning, and sticking to the plan of 1600 calories (+200 allowance for exercise) I’m down to 73.5. A loss of 2.5Kg in six days, and this is the lowest weight I’ve been since I was 18-19. I had been as high as 84kg in my early 20s (now 34)

Key takeouts:
- I’d been unknowingly having three servings of cereal for breakfast. It amazed me what a normal portion size should be. Extra cereal equals extra milk too so cutting it down by measuring one serve has really made an impact. I’ll aslo save a couple of hundred dollars a year from this because I no longer go through so much brekkie each week.
- I can still have a snack, but it’s a piece of fruit (apple, orange or pineapple slices)
- My daily hot chocolate (sobs) needed to be eliminated.
- You don’t get as much credit for exercise as you feel you should. It takes a long time to walk off the smallest “cheat” food... IMO everything simply comes down to CICO.
- Margarine, olive oil and sauces are the real killers. Whatever you use, cut these down as much as you can.
- A slice of bread is 100 calories. My standard lunch of two sandwiches is already 450 just for bread and margarine before I add any toppings (ham, lettuce, tomato etc). If you’re going to have this, then you’re going to have to trade off elsewhere.
- Weight loss happens at night. You basically breathe out your weight as you sleep as your body turns carbon atoms (in carbohydrates, protein and fat) plus oxygen into carbon dioxide. If your weight in the evening is within a couple of hundred grams of what it was in the morning then you’ll be lighter the next day.

Not all of this will apply to everyone, but for all of you here who have found what works for you keep at it and well done on your progress!
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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #206 on: September 13, 2020, 11:27:23 AM »
Goal (by Dec. 31) -- 195

Starting weight (Aug. 1) -- 209.1
Aug. 8 -- 206.1
Aug. 15 -- 206.7
Aug. 24 -- 209.2

Comment:  Been reasonably active so need to make diet more of a priority.  Anyways, I'm committed to keeping myself accountable on this so am going to report bad weeks too!

Come on, find that balance and turn it! Keep the active and layer in better diet. Don’t sacrifice one for the other, build the habit for both.

Good luck!

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #207 on: September 19, 2020, 07:14:08 AM »
Goal (by Dec. 31) -- 195

Starting weight (Aug. 1) -- 209.1
Aug. 8 -- 206.1
Aug. 15 -- 206.7
Aug. 24 -- 209.2

Comment:  Been reasonably active so need to make diet more of a priority.  Anyways, I'm committed to keeping myself accountable on this so am going to report bad weeks too!

Come on, find that balance and turn it! Keep the active and layer in better diet. Don’t sacrifice one for the other, build the habit for both.

Good luck!

Thanks for the kick in the pants,  I need it.  Been on the ropes but not down for the count.  I'm still in the game here!

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #208 on: September 23, 2020, 10:34:48 AM »
Joining late in the year, but I have been working on weight loss consistently since June 15th. Early in the year was a struggle, I had torn my ACL in September and I was not cleared to start running until late January. By then of course it was the middle of winter, so not much running happening. I consistently worked on eating clean until I could get back to running and did indoor workout videos to help strength train more. Was making slow progress and then Corona hit. Super stress with work and my kids at home all the time bouncing off the walls caused this Mama to start drinking more each night. Found myself drinking most evenings about 6 days a week and snacking along with drinking, bad combo. June 15th we moved to another state (we are a military family), I made the decision right then to cut out the daily drinking habit and as soon as our household goods arrived I started back to running. Been clean eating, no drinking and running regularly. It has taken me about 12 weeks to lose 4 lbs. At 44 this is the first time in my life it has been difficult to lose weight. I know this is hormonal, I am in the middle of perimenopause. But I am keeping at it, it may be slow, but it is progress, I mean at least I am not gaining anymore. Hoping to be down 10lbs by the end of the year, but we will see that maybe a tough goal to meet with how long it takes to lose each pound. But I will say my clothes are finally starting to fit better.

January 2020 - 128lbs.
June 2020 - 136lbs
August 2020 - 133.5lbs
September 23, 2020 - 132.2lbs

Ok it's sad to see those number. At this point in the year I weigh more than I started. But I will keep going.

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #209 on: September 23, 2020, 08:37:54 PM »
Well, I dithered for a while because of Covid wallowing, but I met my 15 pound loss goal and am now going for five more. Feel and look much better, plus my clothes fit well again!

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #210 on: September 25, 2020, 11:47:18 AM »
Sitting at -14.4 for the year. Slow and steady is my theme for the rest of 2020.

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #211 on: October 06, 2020, 10:05:26 AM »
Joining this rather late in the year.  Also, I'm loving these Throw Down the Gauntlet threads.  So awesome to have this thread/community to keep me accountable.

My goal is to get below 120 by the end of the year; currently sitting at 128.  I haven't been below 120 in a couple of years (I miss my free personal trainer from a previous workplace).  This averages out to 3 pounds a month.  I think it will be quite a challenge, because I tend to overeat quite often, to the point where people comment on how much I can stuff down my gullet.  I will check back in at the beginning of November.
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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #212 on: October 18, 2020, 12:52:11 PM »
I’d also like to join this thread late in the year.

I have lost about 5 pounds since the beginning of the summer and would like to lose another 5 before the year is out. Given there are only about 2.5 months left in the year and the last few pounds are always the hardest, it’s a bit of a stretch goal!

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #213 on: October 26, 2020, 10:17:35 AM »
I've not posted in a while because I haven't been motived since the beginning of February.  I've gotten remotivated this week, though because I'm on the verge of having to buy bigger clothes.  I'm still kind of surprised that I only gained a few pounds.  Maybe I can still end 2020 down a pound or two overall.  I would be quite happy with that for what has been a pretty bad year on so many fronts. 

1/6/2020:  0 (start)
1/13/2020:  -3.0
1/20/2020:  -3.8
1/27/2020:  -5.8
2/11/2020:  -3.0
2/17/2020:  -5.6
2/17/2020:  -5.6
3/2/2020:  -4.4
4/6/2020:  -9
5/11/2020:  -6.4
5/18/2020:  -7.4
7/6/2020:  -8.2
8/3/2020:  -5.8
10/19/2020:  3
10/26/2020:  0.9
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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #214 on: November 01, 2020, 04:23:05 PM »
My goal is to get below 120 by the end of the year; currently sitting at 128.

10/6 - 128lbs
11/1 - 124lbs

Knowing myself, this will slow way down in the next couple of months.  I've been intermittent fasting.  I've done intermittent fasting before, but not as consistent as I have in the past month or so.  It's a lot easier to do during a pandemic, social events surrounding food has been next to nil.

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #215 on: November 13, 2020, 06:21:31 AM »
Well, I dithered for a while because of Covid wallowing, but I met my 15 pound loss goal and am now going for five more. Feel and look much better, plus my clothes fit well again!

Lost five more pounds since this last post, so twenty pounds off now and feeling great. Not only that, but I have become a daily, no-matter-what walker (have walked at least three miles every single day since July 1). I’m thrilled that my diet and exercise changes have now become habit. This is one bright spot in 2020.

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #216 on: December 06, 2020, 10:48:01 AM »
Lost 22 pounds in the last 4 months. Feel great and was able to get off one of my high blood pressure medications.

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #217 on: December 09, 2020, 03:18:55 PM »
I count calories using MyFitnessPal (I highly recommend it!)

My Fitness Pal is great!  I just downloaded it again at New Year.  I've managed three periods of significant weight loss in my adult life, and it was using MFP every time.  I find that it helps me stay accountable to myself.  Like there was cake in the coffee area at work today, but I stopped myself having some because I knew it would mean that I had get the phone out and log the calories.  The app is linked to my activity tracker too (I walk a lot) so the net daily calories are pretty easy to track.  My only problem is when I reach a happy weight, the MFP use stops and the weight starts to creep up again....

Anyway, I started the year at 93kg - the heaviest I've ever been - and I want to get down to 85kg by summer.  Down 3kg already!

Well, it's been an interesting year!  I got down to 88kg by the end of February then.... well... the world kind of fell apart, I moved from Norway back to Scotland, basically lived out of a suitcase, fell out of the MFP habit and crept back up to 92kg in July.  Since then though I've been walking 10km pretty much every day (sorry for all the metric measurements) and logging calories, and even playing a bit of five-a-side football ("soccer" to most of you) once that opened back up.  Currently 84.3kg - I have digital scales now hence the precision - and quite happy with that.  I'm guessing I'll shove a bit on over Xmas mostly as I'll not be working for 10 days, but I think I can maybe afford a bit of padding compared to January 2020!

Great to see so many people succeeding and sticking to it on this thread.  Keep at it! 

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #218 on: December 22, 2020, 06:39:42 AM »
01/07/20: 180.4 lbs
01/14/20: 181.8 lbs
01/21/20: 183.2 lbs
01/28/20: 183.2 lbs
02/04/20: 181.4 lbs
02/11/20: 181.0 lbs
06/16/20: 187.8 lbs (peak weight)
08/25/20: 185.2 lbs (start of roadtrip)
09/29/20: 175.8 lbs (end of roadtrip)
12/22/20: 172.2 lbs (lowest weight of the year)

Haven't posted weights since February but I keep track of them in a spreadsheet. Beginning of the year went the wrong way but I did a 30 day roadtrip in September that helped me drop weight(alot of hiking).

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Re: Losing Weight in 2020
« Reply #219 on: December 29, 2020, 08:30:41 AM »
I am now down 26 lbs in the last 5 months. 4 years ago I lost 17 and kept it off so a total of 43. I feel so much better!