3-Month Weight Loss Challenge: Pick Your Difficulty (Starts: November) [4th ed.]
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I have started building up my strength workouts, so will have to focus on getting my protein in.
Never give up! Never give in!
This will take me to my lowest weight in 40 years. I'm doing it 5 lbs at a time!
It has taken me almost 5 years to get here!
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Discard 5 lbs by February 1. I weigh every day so will post every Friday .
OSW: 227
CSW: 151.7
CL: 🌟
CGW: 146.6
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01/11: 151.7
02/11: 152.2: tsk! tsk! Over-indulgence on 🍫 and complacency! Must stick to my new habits.30/11: 149.8
08/11: 151.0
15/11: 150.3
22/11: 150.5 Had a bounce up because of DED’s birthday last weekend, but almost back down again.
29:11: 149.2
November Weight Loss = - 1.9
Accumulated Weight Loss: - 1.9
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01/12: 150.0
05/12: 149.6:
12/12: 147.8:
19/12: 147.2: It's a bit up and down at the minute because of festive social events, but I'm holding it together much better than I have in a very long time.
26/12: 149.6: Up a bit after 4 days entertaining family staying over Christmas. Still the best Dec in quite a few decades. And I am below my 2019 goal of 155.
31/12: 151.2:
December Weight Loss GAIN = + 1.2
Accumulated Weight Loss = - 0.7
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01/01: 151.4 🥂🍾🥂 Happy New Year 🥂🍾🥂Need to get back on track pronto.
03/01: 151.8
10/01: 150.2 Mostly festive baggage. But happy enough with that.
17/01: 150.2 Have been down under 150, but popped back up again this morning.
24/01: 149.731/01:This Challenge has given me the impetus to actually keep going, when in the past I have slipped back each time I got near to my goal weight. Thank you so much for all your support and encouragement. It has been invaluable to me.
January Weight loss =
Weight on 01/02:
Accumulated Weight Loss = lbs
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3 Month Challenge Checkin
Start: 197.0
Nov 8: 196.2
Nov 13: 192
Nov 20: 191.3
Nov 27: 187.6
Dec 4: 187.6
Dec 11: 185.6
Dec 18: 185.1
Dec 25: 183.8
Jan 2: 184.7
Jan 8: 184.4
Jan 15: 185.4
Jan 22: 185.1
Jan 29: 181.21 -
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
Start date: November 1st, 2019
Challenge Starting Weight: 188.0
Challenge Level: ✴✴✴✴ (16 lbs.) Pretty ambitious during all the major holidays!
Challenge Goal weight: 172.0
November 01: 188.0 Good Luck Everyone!
November 06: 186.0 Happy with the progress for this week. I can see that the right choices combined with some movement really does pay off. Just a little slower at my age than it used to be, but still so rewarding. I am traveling on the 11th, which will likely set me back. So I'm feeling a little trepidation about my next weigh in, but I'll do my best to recover quickly!
November 13: 188.6 Emotional eating related to health issues and worries. I am going to focus on the positive and give it my very best efforts!
November 20: 184.6 I worked hard this week. Especially in the calorie burning category. I am trying not to let things get to me in regards to my test results. Still waiting for more news since the last call 1 week ago today. No news is good news, right?
November 27: 187.8 This is the morning after a travel day where I had lots of sitting in the car & a restaurant meal. I practiced portion control but the mashed potatoes & gravy & dinner rolls apparently had carbs. Seriously though, I did expect an increase this morning but yikes……. Working on it today. My Thanksgiving dinner is not until Saturday so that will affect the December weigh-in. I’ve got a few days to make November a little better!
November 30: 182.4 Happy with weight but tomorrow is my Thanksgiving Day Feast so my weight will not likely be a number I’m proud to post!
Total Loss for November……………… -5.6
Total Accumulation of Weight Loss for Challenge………… - 5.6 lb Loss
December 01: 187.4. Thanksgiving dinner last night with my family was wonderful. I ate child-sized portions but I did sample a few desserts. Even very small samples add up. But 5 pounds overnight when my calories in were less than my calories out? Humph! Okay, carbs hate me and I hate them right back so the real battle begins. My weight will be back down very soon!
December 04: 182.6 Okay, that’s better! Only 0.2 lbs over my lowest weight before the Thanksgiving Dinner Celebration. Travel this upcoming week. Lots of car sitting, but lots of walking & shopping involved too. There will be restaurants but I am going to knock down every pound that pops up as a result of my travels. No worries. I feel pretty strong.
December 11: 188.8 I guess I wasn’t so strong afterall!
December 18: 188.2 Not doing well at all. Just standing in the same spot wrapping most of the time, or doing year-end paperwork required for my business. No exercise in sight. This is seriously depressing!
December 24: 192.0
December 31: 191.2 Look out January, Here I come with my boxing gloves on!
Total Loss for December……3.8 GAIN……..
Total Accumulation of Weight Loss for Challenge………… 3.2 GAIN
January 01: 189.2 Happy New Year Everyone!
January 08: 190.6 From bad to worse. Time to get serious!
January 15: 189.7 Finally in the right direction.
January 22: 189.6 Still fighting the severe glucose drops which lead to frenzied eating to bring back in line. Some improvement this week on that. A small episode last night was quickly handled and disaster averted. T2D sucks, especially after the holidays when everything ends up so out of whack! I’ll be lucky to be back at starting weight this challenge, but if glucose can be brought back into submission, next round will be better.
January 29: 191.8 Obviously a complete failure and totally derailed during the holidays. My final weigh-in is always the last day of the month. I will strive to get it a little lower by then. I want to start the next challenge at the possible lowest so I can get even lower from there! That is the only way I can get anywhere so I will be working my little tail off the next couple of days!
January 31:
Total Loss for January……….
Total Accumulation of Weight Loss for Challenge………..
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I have started building up my strength workouts, so will have to focus on getting my protein in.
Never give up! Never give in!
This will take me to my lowest weight in 40 years. I'm doing it 5 lbs at a time!
It has taken me almost 5 years to get here!
==============================
Discard 5 lbs by February 1. I weigh every day so will post every Friday .
OSW: 227
CSW: 151.7
CL: 🌟
CGW: 146.6
==============================
01/11: 151.7
02/11: 152.2: tsk! tsk! Over-indulgence on 🍫 and complacency! Must stick to my new habits.30/11: 149.8
08/11: 151.0
15/11: 150.3
22/11: 150.5 Had a bounce up because of DED’s birthday last weekend, but almost back down again.
29:11: 149.2
November Weight Loss = - 1.9
Accumulated Weight Loss: - 1.9
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01/12: 150.0
05/12: 149.6:
12/12: 147.8:
19/12: 147.2: It's a bit up and down at the minute because of festive social events, but I'm holding it together much better than I have in a very long time.
26/12: 149.6: Up a bit after 4 days entertaining family staying over Christmas. Still the best Dec in quite a few decades. And I am below my 2019 goal of 155.
31/12: 151.2:
December Weight Loss GAIN = + 1.2
Accumulated Weight Loss = - 0.7
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01/01: 151.4 🥂🍾🥂 Happy New Year 🥂🍾🥂Need to get back on track pronto.
03/01: 151.8
10/01: 150.2 Mostly festive baggage. But happy enough with that.
17/01: 150.2 Have been down under 150, but popped back up again this morning.
24/01: 149.7
29/01: 14931/01:This Challenge has given me the impetus to actually keep going, when in the past I have slipped back each time I got near to my goal weight. Thank you so much for all your support and encouragement. It has been invaluable to me.
January Weight loss =
Weight on 01/02:
Accumulated Weight Loss = lbs
============================
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MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
Start date: November 1st, 2019
Challenge Starting Weight: 188.0
Challenge Level: ✴✴✴✴ (16 lbs.) Pretty ambitious during all the major holidays!
Challenge Goal weight: 172.0
November 01: 188.0 Good Luck Everyone!
November 06: 186.0 Happy with the progress for this week. I can see that the right choices combined with some movement really does pay off. Just a little slower at my age than it used to be, but still so rewarding. I am traveling on the 11th, which will likely set me back. So I'm feeling a little trepidation about my next weigh in, but I'll do my best to recover quickly!
November 13: 188.6 Emotional eating related to health issues and worries. I am going to focus on the positive and give it my very best efforts!
November 20: 184.6 I worked hard this week. Especially in the calorie burning category. I am trying not to let things get to me in regards to my test results. Still waiting for more news since the last call 1 week ago today. No news is good news, right?
November 27: 187.8 This is the morning after a travel day where I had lots of sitting in the car & a restaurant meal. I practiced portion control but the mashed potatoes & gravy & dinner rolls apparently had carbs. Seriously though, I did expect an increase this morning but yikes……. Working on it today. My Thanksgiving dinner is not until Saturday so that will affect the December weigh-in. I’ve got a few days to make November a little better!
November 30: 182.4 Happy with weight but tomorrow is my Thanksgiving Day Feast so my weight will not likely be a number I’m proud to post!
Total Loss for November……………… -5.6
Total Accumulation of Weight Loss for Challenge………… - 5.6 lb Loss
December 01: 187.4. Thanksgiving dinner last night with my family was wonderful. I ate child-sized portions but I did sample a few desserts. Even very small samples add up. But 5 pounds overnight when my calories in were less than my calories out? Humph! Okay, carbs hate me and I hate them right back so the real battle begins. My weight will be back down very soon!
December 04: 182.6 Okay, that’s better! Only 0.2 lbs over my lowest weight before the Thanksgiving Dinner Celebration. Travel this upcoming week. Lots of car sitting, but lots of walking & shopping involved too. There will be restaurants but I am going to knock down every pound that pops up as a result of my travels. No worries. I feel pretty strong.
December 11: 188.8 I guess I wasn’t so strong afterall!
December 18: 188.2 Not doing well at all. Just standing in the same spot wrapping most of the time, or doing year-end paperwork required for my business. No exercise in sight. This is seriously depressing!
December 24: 192.0
December 31: 191.2 Look out January, Here I come with my boxing gloves on!
Total Loss for December……3.8 GAIN……..
Total Accumulation of Weight Loss for Challenge………… 3.2 GAIN
January 01: 189.2 Happy New Year Everyone!
January 08: 190.6 From bad to worse. Time to get serious!
January 15: 189.7 Finally in the right direction.
January 22: 189.6 Still fighting the severe glucose drops which lead to frenzied eating to bring back in line. Some improvement this week on that. A small episode last night was quickly handled and disaster averted. T2D sucks, especially after the holidays when everything ends up so out of whack! I’ll be lucky to be back at starting weight this challenge, but if glucose can be brought back into submission, next round will be better.
January 29: 191.8 Obviously a complete failure and totally derailed during the holidays. My final weigh-in is always the last day of the month. I will strive to get it a little lower by then. I want to start the next challenge at the possible lowest so I can get even lower from there! That is the only way I can get anywhere so I will be working my little tail off the next couple of days!
January 31: 191.6 Backwards! But I didn’t expect the Holiday months to be the best. No looking back. Let’s kill the next one folks! Ready to slay!
Total Loss for January………. +2.4 lb GAIN
Total Accumulation of Weight Loss for Challenge……….. +3.6 lb GAIN
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Challenge Starting Weight: 255
Challenge Level: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Challenge Goal weight: 230
Nov 01 - 255
Nov 08 - 246
Nov 15 - 245
Nov 22 - 242
Nov 29 - 242
Month 1 -/+ (-13 lbs)
Dec 06 - 239
Dec 13 - 240
Dec 20 - 235
Dec 27 - 236
Month 2 -/+ (-6 lbs)
Jan 03 - 233
Jan 10 - 231
Jan 17 - 229
Jan 24 - 229
Jan 31 - 229
Month 3 -/+ (-7 lbs)
Actual Challenge Weight: 229!!!1 -
A really late post but glad to see the numbers!
MFP Starting Weight: 140 lbs - February 2011
Current Starting Weight: 147.4 lbs - November 2017
Challenge Starting Weight: 125.2 lbs
Challenge Level 2 - 10 pounds ★★
Challenge Goal Weight: 115.2 lbs
Ultimate Goal: 115 lbs
Maintenance Goal: 110 to 115 lbs
Weigh-In Day: Friday and Monday
Height: 5ft
November Starting Weight: 125.2
November Goal Weight: 122.2
Nov 1: 125.2
Nov 4: 124.6
Nov 8: 123.2
Nov 11: 122.2
Nov 15: 122.2
Nov 18: 120.8
Nov 22: 121.4
Nov 25: 121.8
Nov 29: 122.2
November Weight Loss: 3 lbs - Goal Met!
November 2017 to November 2019 Weight Loss: 25.2 lbs
December Starting Weight: 122.2
December Goal Weight: 119.2
Dec 2: 123
Dec 6: 121.8
Dec 9: 120.8
Dec 13: 120.4
Dec 16: 119
Dec 20: 118
Dec 23: 118.6
Dec 27: 119.4
Dec 30: 121.6
December Weight Loss: 0.6 lbs
November 2017 to December 2019 Weight Loss: 25.8 lbs
January Starting Weight: 121.6
January Goal Weight: 118.6
Jan 3: 118.6
Jan 6: 117.6
Jan 10: 117
Jan 13: 119.2
Jan 17: 120.8
Jan 20: 120.2
Jan 24: 120.4
Jan 27: 121
Jan 31: 118.2
Total Loss for January: 3.4 lbs
November 2017 to January 2020 Weight Loss: 29.2 lbs
Challenge Weight Loss: 7 lbs1
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