New Year Finish Line - Weight Loss Challenge

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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 10,590 Member
    My Name is Donna. I am 60 years old and I live in the Midwest USA. I am 5’ 5” tall. My relapse in my weight loss journey started last November (2019) so I am here to make sure my situation does not get worse as we enter another season that is laden with many food-filled holidays. Most challenges weigh daily or weekly. I will experiment with weighing intermittently during this challenge.

    My highest weight: 253
    Highest weight on MFP: 235
    Weight on Aug 20, 2020 (Challenge start): 209.5
    Goal: 194.5 by January 1st 2021


    I am starting this challenge late.


    October 18: 208.2 My weight went up overnight. Too much bread.
    October 21: 206.2 Wow! Proud of my changes but it will likely level off soon on my scale.

    October 27: 210.4 Travel Yesterday. I wasn’t going to post today but I just want to face my truth. I also want to share that the struggle is real. We are in this together folks! Today I will try for a great healthy day!

    November 3: 207.6 Better than last time but I am still not making the best choices.

    November 5: 206.6 Happy with the downward trend. Let’s hope I can keep my fat trap shut and only open it for healthy food!

    November 15: 208.6 The path is filled with many ups & downs and unexpected curves. Just sharing one of mine. You are not alone. The journey continues…..

    November 20: 208.4 I am moving out of my home today and handing over the keys to my two businesses that I own. Going into early retirement and am nervous but excited. Watching my diet will be hard in the coming weeks of organizing, unpacking and returning to train the new owners. But I should get in a lot of movement. I hope to have life become normal again before the Christmas holidays.
  • durhammfp
    durhammfp Posts: 493 Member
    durhammfp wrote: »
    Goals:

    08/31 SW: 157
    09/25 GW: 155
    10/30 GW: 153
    11/30 GW: 152
    12/31 GW: 151

    Ten-day trending weights from Libra:

    11/01: 153.5

    Missed my goal by half a pound, so I am readjusting goals going forward to be a little more conservative.

    Ten-day trending weights from Libra:

    11/01: 153.5
    11/20: 153.3

    Welp. Looks like I'm in maintenance mode. Will try to at least stay the course through Turkey Lurkey Day.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 10,590 Member
    My Name is Donna. I am 60 years old and I live in the Midwest USA. I am 5’ 5” tall. My relapse in my weight loss journey started last November (2019) so I am here to make sure my situation does not get worse as we enter another season that is laden with many food-filled holidays. Most challenges weigh daily or weekly. I will experiment with weighing intermittently during this challenge.

    My highest weight: 253
    Highest weight on MFP: 235
    Weight on Aug 20, 2020 (Challenge start): 209.5
    Goal: 194.5 by January 1st 2021


    I am starting this challenge late.


    October 18: 208.2 My weight went up overnight. Too much bread.
    October 21: 206.2 Wow! Proud of my changes but it will likely level off soon on my scale.

    October 27: 210.4 Travel Yesterday. I wasn’t going to post today but I just want to face my truth. I also want to share that the struggle is real. We are in this together folks! Today I will try for a great healthy day!

    November 3: 207.6 Better than last time but I am still not making the best choices.

    November 5: 206.6 Happy with the downward trend. Let’s hope I can keep my fat trap shut and only open it for healthy food!

    November 15: 208.6 The path is filled with many ups & downs and unexpected curves. Just sharing one of mine. You are not alone. The journey continues…..

    November 20: 208.4 I am moving out of my home today and handing over the keys to my two businesses that I own. Going into early retirement and am nervous but excited. Watching my diet will be hard in the coming weeks of organizing, unpacking and returning to train the new owners. But I should get in a lot of movement. I hope to have life become normal again before the Christmas holidays.

    November 23: 207.2 That’s better but travel today will be sure to bring some water retention, some bloat and some gain due to food and inactivity in the car. I’ll will try to make good choices and get in extra movement in the coming days.
  • starrjulia8
    starrjulia8 Posts: 552 Member
    May 6th I weighed 225.3
    August 20th I weighed 205.7
    Today I am at 194.0
    My goal have adjusted due to slower progress 192.5 by December 1st. That is 11 days.
    Aggressive, yes, but as long I continue to make progress.
    1.5lbs to maintenance
    Days until 1/1/21: 38
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,863 Member
    My 10 Day Trending weights:

    157.2 8/20/20 START

    157.0 8/27/20 -0.2
    156.8 9/3/20 -0.2
    156.2 9/10/20 -0.6
    155.6 9/17/20 -0.6
    155.1 9/24/20 -0.5

    154.7 10/1/20 -0.4
    154.5 10/8/20 -0.2
    154.5 10/15/20 -0
    154.3 10/22/20 -0.2
    153.8 10/29/20 -0.5.

    153.9 11/05/20 +0.1
    154.2.11/12/20 +0.3 -3 lbs / 12 weeks
    11/20/20
    Last 10 days Trend weights:
    11/14. 154.3 1:38
    11/15. 154.4. 1:34
    11/16. 154.3 1:08
    11/17. 154.3. 1:37
    11/18. 154.2. 1:52
    11/19. 154.2. 1:47
    11/20. 153.8. 1:29
    11/21 154.7. 2:27
    11/22 154.5. 2:06
    11/23. 154.2. TBD

    Earlier: This is still very exciting to be in 154’s!

    Intrigued to see where this 2nd journey will take me 💐

    SW 228.3 1/1/16
    Lost weight over 3 years
    In maintenance goal range past 25 months Now trying to edge lower as COVID is a great time for me to do so.

    6 weeks to my 5 year anniversary of beginning this journey!
  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    edited November 2020
    I hope it's OK if I jump into the mix. :wink:

    Starting weight: 158
    Today's weight: 158
    Seven-day moving average: N/A
    Days until 1/1/21: 38
    Goal weight: 150
  • Bemybestby60
    Bemybestby60 Posts: 1,671 Member
    Bemybestby60
    Starting weight: 193 lbs
    Today's weight: 185.5
    7 day moving average: 186.64
    Days until 1/1/21: 36
    Goal weight: 175 lbs

    Happy Thanksgiving everyone🦃
  • B_Plus_Effort
    B_Plus_Effort Posts: 311 Member
    202 - Start (October 1st, 2020)

    200 - 1 week
    194 - 2 weeks
    191 - 3 weeks
    189 - 4 weeks
    186 - 5 weeks (20% body fat)
    185 - Goal weight achieved (November 7th, 2020)
    186 - 6 weeks (up in weight but finally down to 19% body fat)
    182 - 7 weeks (lost 20 pounds so far)
    179 - 8 weeks (18% body fat)

    New Goal: 15% Body Fat
  • durhammfp
    durhammfp Posts: 493 Member
    edited November 2020
    durhammfp wrote: »
    durhammfp wrote: »
    Goals:

    08/31 SW: 157
    09/25 GW: 155
    10/30 GW: 153
    11/30 GW: 152
    12/31 GW: 151

    Ten-day trending weights from Libra:

    11/01: 153.5

    Missed my goal by half a pound, so I am readjusting goals going forward to be a little more conservative.

    Ten-day trending weights from Libra:

    11/01: 153.5
    11/20: 153.3

    Welp. Looks like I'm in maintenance mode. Will try to at least stay the course through Turkey Lurkey Day.

    Gained 0.2 lbs this past week. :-( Oh well. If that is the worst thing to happen to me in the past month, I have nothing to complain about.


    Ten-day trending weights from Libra:

    11/01: 153.5
    11/20: 153.3
    11/27: 153.5
  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    edited November 2020
    Starting weight: 158
    Nov 24: 158
    Nov 28: 155.2
    Days until 1/1/21: 34
    Goal weight: 150

    I presumed the 158 was just water retention.
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,863 Member
    edited November 2020
    My 10 Day Trending weights:

    157.2 8/20/20 START

    157.0 8/27/20 -0.2
    156.8 9/3/20 -0.2
    156.2 9/10/20 -0.6
    155.6 9/17/20 -0.6
    155.1 9/24/20 -0.5

    154.7 10/1/20 -0.4
    154.5 10/8/20 -0.2
    154.5 10/15/20 -0
    154.3 10/22/20 -0.2
    153.8 10/29/20 -0.5.

    153.9 11/05/20 +0.1
    154.2.11/12/20 +0.3 -3 lbs / 12 weeks
    11/20/20
    Last 10 days Trend weights:
    11/19. 154.3 1:47
    11/20. 154.3 1:29
    11/21 154.4 2:27
    11/22 154.4 2:06
    11/23. 154.4 119min
    11/24 154.4 94 min
    11/25. 154.5 159 min
    11/26 154.5 94
    11/27 154.6 81
    11/28 154.7 108

    Earlier: This is still very exciting to be in 154’s!

    11/28 A lot of this is salt. I except it to slip back down over the next 7-10 days. If not, I’ll tighten calories more.

    Intrigued to see where this 2nd journey will take me 💐

    SW 228.3 1/1/16
    Lost weight over 3 years
    In maintenance goal range past 25 months Now trying to edge lower as COVID is a great time for me to do so.

    5 weeks to my 5 year anniversary of beginning this journey! I plan to be between 153.3 & 154.9
  • Beautyofdreams
    Beautyofdreams Posts: 1,009 Member
    Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday or the weekend wherever you may be.


    On March 8, I weighed 223.4
    8/25 178.0 (Starting Weight)
    8/31 176.1
    pounds lost: 1.9

    9/1 176.3 (Starting Weight)
    9/30 173.4
    pounds lost: 2.9

    10/01 171.6 (Starting Weight)
    10/31 170.2
    pounds lost: 1.4

    11/01 170.3 (Starting Weight)
    11/30
    pounds lost:N/A

    Days until 1/1/21: 34
  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    Starting weight: 158
    Nov 24: 158
    Nov 28: 155.2
    Nov 29: 153.4
    Days until 1/1/21: 33
    Goal weight: 149
    Ultimate goal weight: 135-145
    _______________________________________

    Definitely water weight... I snacked on celery and nuts after dinner last night, instead of my usual high-carb stuff.

    I adjusted my goal by 1 lb to make it more exciting for me. I saw 149 this year for the first time ever! Want to see it again before the end of the year. :smiley:
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 10,590 Member
    My Name is Donna. I am 60 years old and I live in the Midwest USA. I am 5’ 5” tall. My relapse in my weight loss journey started last November (2019) so I am here to make sure my situation does not get worse as we enter another season that is laden with many food-filled holidays. Most challenges weigh daily or weekly. I will experiment with weighing intermittently during this challenge.

    My highest weight: 253
    Highest weight on MFP: 235
    Weight on Aug 20, 2020 (Challenge start): 209.5
    Goal: 194.5 by January 1st 2021


    I am starting this challenge late.


    October 18: 208.2 My weight went up overnight. Too much bread.
    October 21: 206.2 Wow! Proud of my changes but it will likely level off soon on my scale.

    October 27: 210.4 Travel Yesterday. I wasn’t going to post today but I just want to face my truth. I also want to share that the struggle is real. We are in this together folks! Today I will try for a great healthy day!

    November 3: 207.6 Better than last time but I am still not making the best choices.

    November 5: 206.6 Happy with the downward trend. Let’s hope I can keep my fat trap shut and only open it for healthy food!

    November 15: 208.6 The path is filled with many ups & downs and unexpected curves. Just sharing one of mine. You are not alone. The journey continues…..

    November 20: 208.4 I am moving out of my home today and handing over the keys to my two businesses that I own. Going into early retirement and am nervous but excited. Watching my diet will be hard in the coming weeks of organizing, unpacking and returning to train the new owners. But I should get in a lot of movement. I hope to have life become normal again before the Christmas holidays.

    November 23: 207.2 That’s better but travel today will be sure to bring some water retention, some bloat and some gain due to food and inactivity in the car. I’ll will try to make good choices and get in extra movement in the coming days.
    November 30: 207.2 I managed to maintain over Thanksgiving week with a few ups & downs along the way. Yay! I am happy to start the Season without having too much damage so far! I hope this challenge will keep me more accountable during the most difficult and challenging time of year for me (when I usually begin my downward spiral of gaining)!
  • Beautyofdreams
    Beautyofdreams Posts: 1,009 Member

    On March 8, I weighed 223.4
    8/25 178.0 (Starting Weight)
    8/31 176.1
    pounds lost: 1.9

    9/1 176.3 (Starting Weight)
    9/30 173.4
    pounds lost: 2.9

    10/01 171.6 (Starting Weight)
    10/31 170.2
    pounds lost: 1.4

    11/01 170.3 (Starting Weight)
    11/30 166.0
    pounds lost: 4.3

    Days until 1/1/21: 32
  • starrjulia8
    starrjulia8 Posts: 552 Member
    May 6th I weighed 225.3
    August 20th I weighed 205.7
    Today I am at 196.2 (Bloated so not real weight)
    Adjusting my goal. 192.5 was my goal for Dec 1st. I want to see 189.9. I cannot maintain right now.


    Days until 1/1/21: 30
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 10,863 Member
    ]My 10 Day Trending weights:

    157.2 8/20/20 START

    157.0 8/27/20 -0.2
    156.8 9/3/20 -0.2
    156.2 9/10/20 -0.6
    155.6 9/17/20 -0.6
    155.1 9/24/20 -0.5

    154.7 10/1/20 -0.4
    154.5 10/8/20 -0.2
    154.5 10/15/20 -0
    154.3 10/22/20 -0.2
    153.8 10/29/20 -0.5.

    153.9 11/05/20 +0.1
    154.2.11/12/20 +0.3
    154.3. 11/20/20 +0.1 -2.9lbs/13 weeks
    Last 10 days Trend weights:
    11/23. 154.4 119min
    11/24 154.4 94 min
    11/25. 154.4 159 min
    11/26 154.4 94
    11/27 154.5 81
    11/28 154.6 108
    11/29. 154.6 60
    11/30 154.5 80
    12/1. 154.5. 90 mins
    12/2. 154.5.

    Earlier: This is still very exciting to be in 154’s!

    Dec 2: Bringing the trend back down...

    Intrigued to see where this 2nd journey will take me 💐

    SW 228.3 1/1/16
    Lost weight over 3 years
    In maintenance goal range past 25 months Now trying to edge lower as COVID is a great time for me to do so.

    5 weeks to my 5 year anniversary of beginning this journey! I plan to be between 153.3 & 154.9
  • Bemybestby60
    Bemybestby60 Posts: 1,671 Member
    Bemybestby60
    Starting weight: 193 lbs
    Today's weight: 186
    7 day moving average: 185.92
    Days until 1/1/21: 29
    Goal weight: 175 lbs
  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    Starting weight: 158
    11/24: 158
    11/28: 155.2
    11/29: 153.4
    12/2: 155.4
    Days until 1/1/21: 30
    Goal weight: 149
    Ultimate goal weight: 135-145
  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    edited December 2020
    Starting weight: 158
    11/24: 158
    11/28: 155.2
    11/29: 153.4
    12/2: 155.4
    ❄️12/3: 154.8
    Days until 1/1/21: 29
    Goal weight: 149
    Ultimate goal weight: 135-145