September Weight Loss Challenge
 

In the US, we start September in a holiday weekend. Let's take the time to make a strong start for the month!

Join the September Weight Loss Challenge to set your goal, track it, and meet it -- with the help of a supportive and encouraging group. All the goals will be compiled into a list. As each goal is met during the month, it gets turned RED in celebration.

For your exercise goals, don't miss the September Exercise Challenge.

Thanks for starting the new thread gardenerjoy. You know I'm always ready for the next month.

August was really rough for me, but I have gotten back on track in the last few days and it looks like I will end the month with at least some loss. But I'm feeling really good about September. Now that my broken wrist and multitude of bruises are pretty much healed up, I really do want to hit the strength training. But even with that, I really feel like I can have a really good month on the scale. I'm feeling really optimistic. So I'm going to set my goal at 172.4, which will be a total of 95 pounds lost and 5 pounds down from where I am today (we'll see where I end the month tomorrow).

SW: 176.6
September GW: 172.4

Upcoming minigoals:
176.2 - under 80 kg *Met 9/9
175.6 - halfway through "overweight" *Met 9/13
173.8 - 35% lost


Week One
01: 176.8
02: 177.4
03: 176.8
04: 177.2
05: 177.8
06: 176.8
07: 177.0
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Total Loss for Week One: +0.4

Week Two
08: 177.0
09: 175.8
10: 177.0
11: 176.6
12: 175.8
13: 175.4
14: 175.6
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Total Loss for Week Two: -1.4

Week Three
15: 176.6
16: 176.8
17: 176.8
18: 175.8
19: 176.4
20: 175.8
21: 177.0
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Total Loss for Week Three: +1.4

Week Four
22: 175.6
23: 176.2
24: 175.8
25: 175.8
26: 175.4
27: 175.4
28: 174.8
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Total Loss for Week Four: -2.2

Bonus Days
29: 175.8
30: 175.8
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Total Loss for Bonus Days: +1.0
Total loss for Entire Month: -0.8

My current measurements (to the nearest .25 inch) are:
Neck: 13.25 -> 13
Bicep: 12.25 -> 12
Forearm: 10.25
Chest: 41 -> 40.5
Waist: 34.5
Belly/Hips: 42 -> 41.5
Thigh: 24 -> 23.75
Calf: 16.25 -> 16

Total inches lost: 2.0
Good luck this month, everyone

Thanks for starting the new thread, gardnerjoy.

I'm hoping to see the 180s this month. It will be a first for me, as I have never been in the 180s in my adult life. This month will be a little eventful with football games, my sister delivering her twins, and my youngest DD having her 5th birthday party. Last month I stayed on plan with my diet for most of the week and would have a cheat meal or cheat day on the weekends. I'm wanting to try harder at not having those cheat meals on the weekend, but I just don't know if I'm ready for that or not, especially since I'm still losing consistently. I almost feel that having that one off-plan day keeps me on track. I don't know...I think I'll worry about it if/when I plateau and quit losing.

SW: 193.8
September GW: 185

Week One
01: 194
02: DNW
03: 198
04: 198.2 :shrug:
05: 198.4
06: 198.4
07: DNW
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Total Loss for Week One:

Week Two
08: 197.8
09: 198.6
10: 197.6
11: 196
12: 193.8
13: 194.4
14: 194
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Total Loss for Week Two: 4.4 lbs

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Week Four
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24: 196.8
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27: 196.4
28: 196
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Total loss for Entire Month:

[Copied from August thread] Welp, that was a weird month! Huge life change getting a second cat made it hard for me to stay focused on weighing, but I did manage to get a good amount of weights logged. A bout of stomach issues gave me a nice drop but that didn't last long. However, I'm ending the month losing 3.2 lbs which I'm happy with! I like to think I can lose 1 lb a week, so just being shy of that goal despite all the stress makes me happy. I'm still a bit all over the place with sticking to eating salads for lunch, having managed to do it for 1 week in August, but I know I can do it moving forward. It's gonna take a while and change won't happen over night, I need to keep reminding myself of that.

Now onto September! This month my goal is to lose 4 lbs. Looks like I'm not going to be reaching my mini-goal of losing 10 lbs for my 10 year anniversary with my boyfriend. Oh welly! Maybe I'll make my next mini goal something Halloween related. I usually do a Halloween challenge on 3FC but this year I'm going to resist. I tend to plan all these challenges for myself and others, subconsciously set super high expectations for myself and then ultimately feel pressure and fall off the wagon. Until I'm back in a regular, healthy routine I'm going to take this one step at a time. I'm hoping to start exercising this month and also keep on going with meal prep/salad making. Good luck everyone!

Starting Weight: 191.4 lbs

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RIE! I have not seen you in forever! Granted, I really haven't been around much either, apart from Summer to Autumn challenge. :) Hope all is well!

This is the first time I'm checking out the monthly weight loss challenges on this sub-forum. I'm trying to determine what's most realistic for me...which is probably a weekly weigh-in. Weigh days will be Wednesdays! I still weigh daily, but for tracking sake, I will post my Wednesday numbers, regardless of what day I actually post. :lol:

August was overall a /decent/ month. Quite a few people in the family, including myself, had birthdays this month, so following keto on weekends was challenging. Needless to say, it was impossible and I'm fairly certain there was one day per weekend (minimum) where I was off-plan. I noticed though, that a 5 day on, 2 day off would at LEAST keep me in maintenance. Depending on the severity of the cheat day(s) or meals, I still managed to lose a little. I found this quite reassuring, as I could picture doing this as a lifetime change. (Apart from trips and VERY special occasions haha!) The working out portion has totally fell through the cracks. That's still a work in progress for me. Until I feel more settled at this new school and new grade level, I am uncertain if this'll change anytime soon.

Cheering on everyone for a wonderful September. WE GOT THIS. :cb:

- note to self that I'll be copying below -

{Current Weight: 152.8}
September goals ~
1. Weight: below 150!
2. Meal prep: weekly batch cooking for the week on Saturday and Sunday!
3. On plan: minimum 5 days a week {no maximum, but I won't beat myself up for not having a perfect week!}

Week 1 {9/4}:
Week 2 {9/11}:
Week 3 {9/18}:
Week 4 {9/25}:

Hi Folks! Newbie here! Saw this challenge and am jumping in if that is ok.

I'm hoping to see 150 this month. I have hit a plateau and have been super frustrated. I just started with a trainer and last month started Muay Thai (awesome workout and lets me pound out frustrations). I have my new Polar Ignite watch to help me keep track of my activity and keep me in the fat burning green zone. I suspect I have been working out too hard which is great for the cardio but not so good for the weight loss. I have just recently recovered from Chikungunya (the joys of living in SE Asia and travelling to weird places) - so hoping I am back to full health again! Onward and upward!

SW: 158.4
September GW: 150

Week One
01: 158.4
02: 158.5
03: 157.7
04: 156.9
05: 157.1
06: 157.6
07: 157.6
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Total Loss for Week One: 0.8

Week Two
08: 157.6
09: 157.6
10: 157.5
11: 157.4
12: 156.7
13: 156.6
14: 155.8
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Total Loss for Week Two:

Week Three
15: 155.8
16: 156.5
17: 156.8
18: 156.7
19: 156
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Total Loss for Week Three:

Week Four
22: 156.9
23: 156.2
24: 156.6
25: 156.6
26: 156.6
27: 155.4
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Week One
01: 176.8
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Total Loss for Week One:

SW: 166.6
September GW: 159

Hey everyone, I'm back 😄
August was a rough and happy month for me. A lot of vacations and junk food. I can only do better with your help and support in September 🙏
Joe

Lacerta!!...looks like you got those 170s under your belt!! Proud of you!

Atarimae, I am also doing keto. I'm looking forward to reading your updates. Taking a couple days off is also maintenance for me. I have learned that eating a cheat meal instead of making it a cheat day is better for me in order to keep consistently losing. Are you a teacher?

Shazzer, welcome to the daily weigh-in post!

I was up a little on the scale this morning compared to yesterday because I had a few homemade margaritas with DH late last night. I went to my best friend's house yesterday for a cookout and surprisingly stayed on plan. The only thing I ate that wasn't on plan was a slice of watermelon and it wasn't too terribly sweet, so I'm proud of myself. We had a great visit. We are off tomorrow due to Labor Day, so I'm looking forward to sitting around my house doing nothing....lol. Hope everyone has a great Sunday!

Happy September everyone!

September SW 186 (think I've peed out all the excess travel water weight; my ankles are back to normal!)
September GW 179

I had initially planned on a goal of -6lbs for the month, but decided this morning to push for the extra pound to get into the 170's! I'm generally a weekly weigh in due to traveling for work. So I'll see you all on Mondays and any time I need a quick motivational push.

Sept 1 186.0
Sept 2
Sept 9
Sept 16 (weekend travel plans, hope I don't puff up too much)
Sept 23
Sept 30

Welcome, everyone!

I have a love/hate relationship with weighing every day. It was absolutely vital when I had my big weight loss. But it's mostly been counterproductive since I've been trying to lose some of the re-gain. I've been doing well for a couple of months, though, and it would really help to have the feedback from the scale to know if I'm losing or maintaining. If I'm maintaining, I'm willing to tweak a few things to see if I can get the weight moving again.

September goal: -1 kg (reach 97.15 kgs)

1: 98.15 kgs

Week One
01: 176.8
02: 177.4
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Well that's the wrong direction, but I weighed in 2 hours early and had popcorn yesterday. Meh. We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Happy labor day everyone. I did well yesterday 😊 Joe

Sept 1 186.0
Sept 2 184.4 (-1.6)
Sept 9
Sept 16 (weekend travel plans, hope I don't puff up too much)
Sept 23
Sept 30

I'm OVERWEIGHT!!!!

Question to all! How do you play the mind game with yourself when you see the scale bounce up and down? It is so frustrating when you "do everything right" and the scale goes up, and then on a day when you have an extra snack or an alcoholic beverage you seem to lose weight? What do you use as your NSV?

Shazzer: I'm a numbers person, so for me, it helps to look at the daily weights as only data points, but only the average is really important. There are lots of free apps to track that for you and show you whether the average is increasing or decreasing. Beyond that, I have had a couple of plateaus where even the average didn't drop. For that, I had to keep reminding myself that I was making progress building good habits and that is what I could control. I can't control the results, only the choices, and I was succeeding on the choices. Ultimately, the results will come if you keep making good choices.

If you are someone who gets frustrated rather than motivated by the numbers, you might do better only weighing in once a week or even once a month. Or you can get a scale that links to your app and automatically logs your weight and then just put tape over the display so you can't see it. You can still weigh in every day for the data point, but choose not to look at the daily numbers.

Hi everyone, I would love to join in. I hit 309 lbs on August 31st and decided to finally fix this situation. My weigh in today was 303.4 (I gain and lose really easily, but apparently have been gaining faster than losing) and my goal for September is 293 lbs., will I make it or succumb to binge eating for the millionth time, tune in to find out! Lol
seriously though here are my stats -
SW:309 (8/31)
CW:303.4
GW:293
using MFP and had a walk today with the hubby and our daughter.

Good morning, friends.

Shazzer, earlier this year I let the scale get to me. I was doing everything right, so I thought, and the scale was just bouncing around 216. I used that to motivate me do start doing some exercise and change a few things up in my diet. It started moving again after a few days of "shock" to my body. It wasn't extreme or anything, but enough to get things moving. I tried not weighing in daily and it actually had a reverse effect.

I cannot believe what a few "off" days will do to your weight loss. I was 192 a few days ago and this morning I am 198! :eek: I know it's mostly water weight and it'll come off after a few days, but I can't be letting that happen. I'm part of a Biggest Loser competition on FB and weigh ins are on Fridays. I'll probably be up this week because of my off days...ugh. Oh well...no reason to beat myself up....life happens, it'll be okay.

I hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday!

Welcome Candidcamster ! Sounds like an attainable goal for September.
Shazzer, I can get addicted to weighing very easily. So because of that and my work/travel schedule, I only plan on weighing in once a week on Mondays. Weighing on Monday keeps me on track for the weekend too. It's hard to say what will make the numbers bounce. One thing to remember though is that often alcohol can be dehydrating, so you might see a lower number there. I find that carb binges take a few days to show on the scale, and even longer to go away. So for me, a weekly weigh in works best. Trial and error will help you find the path that works for you. Good luck!

I lost 3lbs in couple of days. There must be something wrong with my scale 😂 I'm glad I didn't binge last night. Joe

Joe: Way to go. Nothing wrong with your scale. That is success you are seeing. Welcome back to the monthly thread, good to see you again.

sgregg: Like you said, it's water weight and you can drop that pronto. I'm anxious for you to see the 180s.

camster: Good job on the walk and the commitment to getting healthy. Look forward to seeing you more

Week One
01: 176.8
02: 177.4
03: 176.8
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So looks like I'm back in the "stall" portion of my stall and whoosh pattern. I was hoping to get one more pound from it before I settled in, but at least I'm hovering around 176-177 now instead of between 180-181. And now I'm in my busy week at work from now until the 10th, so just maintaining for the next week is great, anyway.

Thanks all for your input.

Lacerta - I did not think I was a numbers person - but suddenly with my new watch and my wonderful nerd husband's help - the numbers are becoming more meaningful and helpful. I am less befuddled by them as I track everything. I love that you have your mini goals listed as well as your achievements. In looking at that - I have set a mini goal to be at my wedding weight by my 24th anniversary in November. Thanks for that info!

sgregg - you have come such a long way! Well done. Thanks for your tips.

etherbunny - I did not realize that after alcohol the weight would go down due to dehydration - hmmmm - something for me to watch (and explains a few things for me as well).

Good morning. :coffee:

Lacerta, what kind of diet plan are you following? I'm not sure if I asked this before...I'm just curious.

Joe, good job on your 3lbs and no binging!

Camster, welcome to the group!

I'm up this morning, and I am not happy about it. However, after reflecting on what I ate yesterday, there is probably a good reason. I had too many almonds at work around lunch time, and for dinner I knick-knacked on different stuff instead of just making a meal and leaving it alone. So, today, I am refocusing and choosing to eat my meals and be done. I also need to get in more water instead of Diet Dr. Pepper and coffee. I'm going to show a gain in my weight loss challenge this week. :(

I didn't sleep well last night due to chest pain and headache. I think it was caused by my high blood pressure. I have been taking pills lately,but the dose might be too low. Joe
sgregg..don't worry too much, today is a brand new day. you'll be fine
Lacerta..you're definetly heading toward the right direction. congrates:) don't worry too much about one or two lbs. my scale flucuated 5 lbs this week, I think it has something to do with water.
Candidcamster welcome to the team, a journey of 1000 miles starts from step 1. We are here to support you, post here everyday, no matter ups and downs.

sgregg: I'm not doing any particular plan. I've just consistently made small changes to my overall diet. I walk 2-5 miles most days and don't eat much sugar, and try to limit my snacking between meals, and if I am going to snack, I keep portion sizes low and choices healthy, like fruit, popcorn or nuts, or I just have some grilled chicken for a snack. I've gradually cut out bread and milk almost entirely (I don't NOT eat them, I just eat a LOT less of them). I haven't had "snacks" like cookies, cake, chips, ice cream, etc hardly ever in the whole process, and don't really miss them much, which is a miracle, considering I used to live on them. I did give in once and buy a bag of Albertson's chocolate chip cookies and ate almost the whole bag in a few days, but that has been my only significant binge I can think of. I do have chocolate every day. I still have pizza about once every 2 months or so. I don't do cheat meals or cheat days. If I really want something that isn't "on plan", I eat it, knowing it is a once in a while thing, and don't consider it a cheat (but I only eat it if I really want it, not just because it is there). I consider it part of a healthy, balanced lifestyle, as long as it stays an occasional treat.

I most often only eat 2 meals per day, breakfast and a late lunch/early dinner. I find that when I eat 3 meals a day, I maintain, and when I eat 2 meals a day, I usually lose. When I'm working the long shifts at work, I tend to need lunch, so I think that, combined with the extra stress, is why I don't generally lose from the 1st to the 10th. Then, when things calm down at work, I cut back on hours, go back to 2 meals a day, and usually lose. I did count calories at the beginning to get a better idea of what I was eating, but since then, I haven't tracked or weighed anything, I just eyeball and estimate. I know I won't sustain the detailed weighing and tracking for the rest of my life, so I had to learn to succeed without it. Fortunately, since I tend to eat the same 20 or 30 foods and not much else, it isn't too hard to learn what I can eat to lose and what makes me gain or maintain. If I'm going to eat something new, I do read the labels and choose the healthiest brand/style. It takes longer this way, because my calories vary more from day to day and I sometimes have to experiment a bit, but I'm focusing on long term success, not speed.

For me, I think the biggest part of losing the weight was getting my hormone imbalances fixed. With both PCOS and hypothyroid, my metabolism is lower than most by a couple hundred-ish calories per day, I'm also insulin resistant and my body really craves sweets. The Metformin and Levothyroxine they put me on really help curb the cravings and helped with insulin levels. Eating less sweets helps my body correct the insulin resistance even more. My metabolism is still lower than most, which means I have less deficit and thus lose very slowly, but the meds help with everything else and I can live with losing slowly, as long as I am losing.


Week One
01: 176.8
02: 177.4
03: 176.8
04: 177.2
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Still just hanging out right here, which is ok for now.

sgregg, I hear you on the diet soda. I find if I grab a Diet Pepsi at work (I rarely buy them for home, but they're free at work) I crave carby foods later. I'm not a fan of plain water so I tend to add crystal light or drink a fizzy water. My current favorite is the coconut pineapple flavored one. Just enough flavor without spiking a sugar craving.

yangtzer, health issues can be scary. Take care of yourself and let us know how you're feeling.

Lacerta, I've been concerned about eventually switching to a maintenance mode. Sounds like you've figured that out already. Your loss is even more impressive knowing that you've done it kind of alone, just making better food choices.

I find myself coming here more often to get a bit of support, or a few words of wisdom. Thank you all for being there even if you don't know how much you're helping!

{Current Weight: 152.8} {Loss: 0.0}
September goals ~
1. Weight: below 150!
2. Meal prep: weekly batch cooking for the week on Saturday and Sunday!
3. On plan: minimum 5 days a week {no maximum, but I won't beat myself up for not having a perfect week!}

Week 1 {9/4}: 152.8
Week 2 {9/11}:
Week 3 {9/18}:
Week 4 {9/25}:

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I'll do personals later; I'm running a little late for work :lol: All I can say so far is that I'm glad the 5 days on, 2 days off proved to still keep me in maintenance. Admittedly, I was ALSO confused that I had a couple days off and the weight was well, very stable/dropped...and then after going back on track, it went up again. Ah well! Anyway, mini NSV - I went to visit the old work place and a couple people commented on the weight loss (in a positive manner). I also finally returned back to the gym for the first time since starting the school year. I'm hoping to figure out some sort of routine. Happy Wednesday all! :)

Starting Weight: 191.4 lbs

Week 1
02: 191.1 lbs
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Having my period right now which hasn't been so bad this month. I'm actually pretty happy since my last few periods have effing sucked. I'm thinking maybe the half the multivitamin a day I'm taking is helping? I take half of one pill because they're way too big and also the full ones turn my pee green! I figured taking half of one might not be a huge impact on my system, so far so good. I did have a little stomach flare up the other night when I ate veggie curry on an empty stomach. Starting to think I have some form of mild IBS as suggested, but it flares up during my period. I've been doing a bad job at my nutrition these days, I made (delicious) brownies with my dutch processed cocoa powder i.e. stupid expensive for what it is cocoa powder, but they are sooo good and I can't stop eating them. I just finished my last one so I'm glad that they're all gone at last!

Weight has been pretty consistently 191 lbs which I'm ok with, will be nice to see those 180's again soon fingers crossed. Hoping life kinda calms down a bit, getting a kitten has been a delightful challenge to my routine.

Shazzerinthesun - I use average weights. I use an app called RecStyle, it's a very simple weight app but I love it because it will calculate averages for each week. That's why on my chart above I put "Average weight for week one". I could start the week at 191 lbs but let's say hypothetically I end the week on 198 lbs. If I just weighed in twice then my average weight would be 194.5 lbs, which is must nicer to see than 198 lbs! Your weight is always going to fluctuate throughout the week, so average weight can be a great way to ground yourself.

Candidcamster - Hello and welcome!

sgregg - Water weight is the woooorst. Even though I'm sure you're disappointed in your gain, you're starting to identify what's going on to cause the gain which is great progress.

Lacerta - Even though you're stalled, you're stalled in the mid-170's!! That's so awesome!

yang - Sorry that you've been having some health issues, time to see the doctor?

Atarimae - Heeey nice to see you! Yeah I kinda fell off the face of the weight loss planet for a while. I'm back trying to make better life choices overall and weight loss was put on the back burner for a while. Now I'm almost back to my original weight back when I first joined 3FC all those years ago :lol: Oh well! I, too, am trying to figure out what's realistic for me. I'm trying to weigh daily but I do skip days here and there. I also refrained from making challenges like I used to, I think those ended up being a big problem for me mentally. Like, I'd see all these awesome people losing and beat myself up for not doing the same. These threads have been super helpful for me to just check in with myself and get some casual support :) Congrats on all the progress you've made! I bet those compliments felt good.

YAY, I have returned and kept my promise of 'doing personals later.' Great start to being accountable to my word. Haha! I'm finding this week to be a struggle since I was feeling under the weather and didn't meal prep during my 3-day weekend. It's so tempting to just go out and buy fast food or takeout (granted there are low carb options if I did so), but for the week, I'll have to make do with what little I DO have in the fridge. :( It's a shame that in my first weekend of September, I already managed to not stay on track! Oh well. No sense worrying about what didn't happen; time to just move forward.

Shazz ~ Hope you're recovering well! We have similar goal weights, although I'm much less ambitious! :lol: It's baby steps on my end hehe. I do notice that sometimes your scale bouncing question happens to me! It's just SO weird! Sometimes it just takes me reminding myself that one day's weight doesn't reflect on the entire journey. I also notice things like when I feel bloated or am not 'peeing' as much/retaining water. I don't really have anything that I look to as a NSV (as a constant) though, so like you, I look forward to hearing other tips.
yang ~ I firmly believe it's totally fine to go all in during vacation! Hope you had an enjoyable trip! :)
sgregg ~ Yay for keto buddies! :high: Do you track your macros at all? I noticed that I'm kind of lazily/intuitively doing keto and focusing more on the low carb bit, rather than upping fats...which I suppose leans toward Atkins haha! Great job on staying on plan during the cookout! We had a belated birthday dinner full of marinated, sweet Korean food on Sunday. Oops! And yes, I teach kindergarten this year. I swear they're my workout! :lol: Are there any keto 'influencers' that you're particularly fond of and follow?
etherbunny ~ Good luck with your goals! :cheer: I will be posting weigh-ins weekly too, but I've been trying to be more active around here.
gardenerjoy ~ I totally feel you on the love/hate relationship with daily weigh-ins!
Lacerta ~ Oof, popcorn sounds good. But yes, always another day! :)
Candid ~ Welcome! Congratulations on your loss so far. It seems like a relatively active bunch here, which I am grateful for. Yay for the family time walk! :)

Phew! Large bunch today. So great to see such a huge support system on here after all these years. :hug:

Quick post. Need to see dentist today! Joe

Week One
01: 176.8
02: 177.4
03: 176.8
04: 177.2
05: 177.8
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Total Loss for Week One:

Yesterday was an odd day for me, and definitely falls within the experiment category. I got a new protein drink, which I had for breakfast, and then I had a healthy soup and salad bar for lunch. I estimated my calories and decided I was too low for the day, as I only came up with around 900 total. So I had some chicken and a few grapes. Was not expecting to be up on the scale today. Maybe the soup had more calories than I thought? Jakers doesn't list nutritional info anywhere I can find. Seriously, I had 150 calories for breakfast, a salad with maybe 200 calories of chicken and sunflower seed toppings for lunch (no dressing, I don't like it) and 1 cup of baked potato soup (300 calories ish) and 2 cups of chicken tortilla soup.(300 calories ish) I came up with around 950ish calories for that. I should have been hungry still, but I had a lot of protein and it must have really filled me up, as I wasn't really hungry. But I aim for between 1200 and 1500 calories per day. So I had a snack of around 300ish calories. That's it. Like I said before, I don't track it, but unless those soups are made with something drastically different than average, I should be in the ballpark. All I can think is that I must be bloated from the light strength training I've been doing and/or stress. We'll see what tomorrow brings.

Daily weighing is a habit which I don't have yet -- working on it!

September goal: -1 kg (reach 97.15 kgs)

1: 98.15 kgs
5: 98.2

Hey everyone, thank you for the shoutouts! So I've been on my journey since August 31, 2019 and came in at 309. I'm now 299.2 , my partner and I along with our 10 month old and friend went walking in Hermann Park playing Pokemon Go lol. We did this for like an hour and a half. No backsliding! :cheer:

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Camster, great loss! Keep it up!

Lacerta, thanks for taking the time to explain your eating habits. Here lately, I've been skipping breakfast (well, only drinking coffee), but I think it may be more beneficial for me to not eat a meal at dinner, but something more snack-like.

Atarimae, I tracked my macros earlier in the process, but I don't anymore. I probably should start back paying more attention. I am also a teacher...third grade math. I follow Kristie Sullivan on facebook and youtube. She's a clean keto eater and also a contributor for the Diet Doctor website.

I have lost my motivation with this dang weight gain...ugh. I'm still at 198. I'm going to have to start tracking my foods again so that I can see the scale moving down. I definitely do not plan on seeing 200 again, but if I keep acting like I've been, I'll be seeing it tomorrow. My brother is visiting from OK right now...he's supposed to come out to my house today. Also, there's a football game tonight and my son plays in the band. So, I'll be busy today. Hopefully I can keep my head away from food and just focus on the time spent with my family. Ready to get back down to 192 again. Starts with a meal plan, I suppose.

Breakfast: coffee & eggs
Lunch: protein pack (Meat, cheese, and almonds)
Dinner: no plans yet

camster: Way to go getting back into the 200s so quickly. Onward and downward. Great job getting out for a walk, too. I've found walking to be a big part of my journey. Besides the calories it burns, it puts me in the right frame of mind regarding health in general.

sgregg: You are 100% correct. I find that knowing what I'm going to eat ahead of time is KEY to success. If I get home from work and don't have a plan, I snack on EVERYTHING. But if I get home and know what I'm going to eat, I eat that, and don't snack. Definitely starts with a meal plan.

Week One
01: 176.8
02: 177.4
03: 176.8
04: 177.2
05: 177.8
06: 176.8
07:
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Total Loss for Week One:

Ok, back to this number for the 3rd time this week. Which is good. I'm basically maintaining right at 177, give or take. I've got 5 more busy days and then I'll be past that time and ready to drop again. So I just need to stick here without gaining for 5 more days. I'd really like to see a 175.x by midmonth, but we'll see.

September goal: -1 kg (reach 97.15 kgs)

1: 98.15 kgs
5: 98.2
6: 98.25

Thanks for starting this thread, GardenerJoy! Good Luck, Everyone!


SW: 189.4
CW: 189.4
GW: 185

I reached my goal weight in one week. I must have retained a lot of water on my initial weight in, otherwise it's strange. Wish you all have a great weekend❣️ Joe

Hey everyone, and heya VickieLou! You've come a long way, I hope to be where you are now one day.
I'm officially 10 lbs down in 1 week, having started 8/31 at 309, now 299 flat. Dinner was tacos (ground chuck, 2 soft flour tortillas, and 1 slice of reduced fat cheddar broken in half for each taco. It was delicious, I think MFP has me around 2500 calories for the day. Fingers crossed I don't gain. My partner has been telling me he's proud of me, he has seen firsthand my food addiction, but I am doing this for my daughter. I'm thinking of her future and how I want to be there for her for a long time. Being morbidly obese means I have to change, and fast.

Week One
01: 176.8
02: 177.4
03: 176.8
04: 177.2
05: 177.8
06: 176.8
07: 177.0
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Total Loss for Week One: +0.4

Basically maintained this week, as expected, so that's a win.