Happy June!
I'm not putting a goal other than to stay at 120 lbs on my heavier scale. I would be thrilled to maintain at anything under 120, like 118-119

Everyone is making great progress!

6/1 119.9 lbs
6/2 120.4 lbs
6/3 119.6 lbs

May was a difficult month so I'm using June to restart again.

Goals: Make healthier snack choices
Add more weekly work outs
Drink more water daily
Get back to 150

6/1- 157- healthy snack: granny smith apple, mozzarella cheese
6/2- 155 snack: homemade biscotti (but it was so good!)
6/3- 155 snack: granola bars
6/4- 154 snack:

End goal from May- 126 lbs. End goal for June- 118 lbs.

5/31- 126.1
6/1- 126.5

May was a bit of struggle for me as well, lost 2 lbs total which I can't complain about, but plan on being more strict this month.

SW: 143.6
GW:135 <-- this is aggressive but I think I can do it.

6/1 - 143.6

Thanks for starting the thread, Jen!

I've majorly changed my approach, as menopausal/hormonal changes have kicked in. I want to make sure I'm getting all the nutrients I need in a day, rather than counting on getting them in all by the end of the week, which is what I was doing before.

SO...now I'm doing about 1200 calories a day, which means I'm joining up with a lot of you here! So far, so good, but I don't like having to count all day. I don't have a "smart" or "i" phone, and don't plan on getting one, so I'm going to just keep on adding things up throughout the day.

One thing I'm finding so far is that - and this is kind of obvious, but helps when you're only having 1200 calories - liquids fill you up! I'm now having a large glass of lemon water first thing, also some aloe vera juice, and various herbal teas. I feel pretty full right now, for instance, even though I've only had some oatmeal (ONE SERVING, mind you - that's something new, but saves me calories for later, lol) with cherries mixed in, but I feel stuffed, which I like.

Yay, summer! I'm glad it's here, and know we'll all do our best to be as healthy and happy as we can possibly be, and help others to do the same. Best wishes to all the Fine Feathered Friends!

Edit: Forgot to weigh in! Last week, after grandson's birthday/reunion, gained 2.85 pounds, which put me at 110.15. Today was at 108.45. Not giving a goal for this week, as I have no idea how the 1200 cals a day will go! But the next goal is 107, so I'm aiming for a loss of 1.45 pounds, oh, sometime this month would be nice.

Hi Feathers! I did great in May but petered out at the end. I kinda/sorta made my goal of losing 5 pounds. Now I just need to do it again - BEFORE the last weekend of June when I have a week+ of family reunion setting in, which is going to make it harder. Even if I stay on plan, I wouldn't be weighing then...

SW: 146.0
GW: 141.0
Bonus GW - 139.8 (my scale only goes to the 0.2 pound). Out of the 140s baby! That would be 6.2 pounds in less than one month. Never before accomplished by the likes of me (at least since I have been tracking) but maybe...

Now where's my inner drill sergeant???

June 1: 146.0 <<< I didn't weigh first thing in the morning so I have no idea what my "real" weight is ... anyway this is a nice round number to start with.

Hi guys!!! I don't think I'm going to set a goal this month. I lost more than I thought I would last time around (128 -> 123), entirely due to up-ing my activity level by a whole lot. I'm pretty sure that's going to level off after another pound or so, because I have no plans on altering my intake or exercising even more. I'm just going to see what happens, and continue transitioning into full time maintenance.

5/31: 123.75
6/1: 123

Hey ladies! I happily ended May by reaching my goal of 150, woohoo! I'm now 5 lbs away from my goal of 145! I'm starting to think that I will probably need to go to 140, but we'll see once I'm closer.

SW: 150.0
GW: 147.0

1 June: 150.4

Congrats to all! A lot of major losses, staying the course, and, a majorly important element - showing up! Just being cognizant of what you weigh and what you are eating is making progress - you are not avoiding the truth, and the truth shall, as they say, set you free.

My truth, right now, is that I gained on the new 1200 calorie plan, but only point three five (.35) pounds. It's going to be so interesting to see how this new approach will work. I hear some 1200 calorie people talking about how they don't lose, don't lose, don't lose, and then all of a sudden see the loss they were hoping for. So maybe this is how it will work for me.

Lowest weight in May: 107.3, from Wednesday, May 20

Last official weigh-in: 110.15, from Saturday, May 30 (after six up days in a row )

STARTED 1200 CALORIE A DAY DIET

6/1 - 108.45
6/2 - 108.75

End goal from May- 126 lbs. End goal for June- 118 lbs.

5/31- 126.1
6/1- 126.5
6/2- 126.0

6/1/15 - Nwi
6/2/15 - 151.4

6/1: 131 - 5 mile run
6/2: 131

Goal for June: 127.

I ended May with a long, fun weekend of food and many, many beverages, and today was a big breakfast event and then tonight is dinner out. Thursday another dinner out. This weekend I have an overnight celebration for a friend's bday, and then the next weekend I have a girls weekend getaway in Portland. I love having a social life but it doesn't help weight loss at all!

SW: 146.0
GW: 141.0
Bonus GW - 139.8 Out of the 140s baby!

June 1: 146.0
June 2 - 144.2 (-1.8) [Helps to have a higher "start weight." New low for the year.]

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I am back on track with planned menus and some exercise - fairly light but at least it's something. I am trying to wrap my head about being really strict for most of the month since I have a family reunion to attend on the last weekend of June and I know I am going to be unable to be as strict then. Plus it would be nice to shock everyone who hasn't seen me since I was 10+ pounds heavier.

vabs- I can't wait to be in the situation you are in! (if ever). You have so earned maintenance

HungerWerks - I have found that 1200 calories can be a lot if you plan well. It can be like nothing if you don't plan well. The other day I was up to 1350 or so and I was shocked - it seemed like I had eaten almost nothing. Just some really calorically dense choices. Other days I can't even finish my food and I am at like 800 calories.... I track everything so I can see all the nutrients and I am chronically low in some things no matter how much I eat, so I do use some supplements as well.

same7 - I hear you on the social life! I said elsewhere that sometimes I wish I could be a hermit until I get my weight back where I want it to be. It is so hard to remain strict around others who don't care what they eat!

FruitsNVeggies - you might make your first goal of 145 this month

crunchymama - I hope June is a less difficult month for you. Best of luck on seeing 150!

TBCourt & kristip - you both have goals of ~8-pound losses...
I wish I could even aim for that, but experience has taught me that those days are over for me now

I once lost nearly 20 pounds in about a month in my 20s. My doctors were shocked! (I had put on about 10 pounds so I was aggressively trying to lose that, then just kept on going - from 132 to 113/115ish). Not in a healthy way at all though. I know so much more about nutrition now and plus I was just "skinny fat" which doesn't work out so well as you get older. This time I am all about the body composition - though I know from my body fat/lean mass measurements that I need to be at least in the 130s to have a decent body fat % - hence the scale obsession, at least for a while longer.

SW: 150.0
GW: 147.0

1 June: 150.4
2 June: 150.4
3 June: 150.6

Trying to keep my workouts fun and stay motivated. I found some new ab workouts on youtube that inspired me & I've started doing "pyramid" interval workouts on the treadmill, which is supposed to rev up your body to burn fat. I think I need to do a variety of workouts instead of just running, crunches and push ups. Can't wait to see 149 on the scale!

Alexistropic - We are essentially the same height/weight! Do you have a goal weight in mind?

SW: 146.0
GW: 141.0
Bonus GW - 139.8 Out of the 140s baby!

June 1: 146.0
June 2 - 144.2 (-1.8)
June 3 - 143.2 (-1.0; -2.8 for the month)