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)!
December 06: 203.4 I am very happy about this. Normally during this time I am beginning my horrible bout of Holiday Weight Gain. I hope I can keep up the momentum.
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)
180 - 9 weeks (up a bit but 17% body fat)
177 - 10 weeks (lost 25 pounds so far)
New Goal: 15% Body Fat, weight no longer matters, it could be 175, 180, or even 185
... 21 days to go!!! Sharing my progress graph so you can see that progress is not a straight line, it's all about peaks and valleys some cheats some just the way your body responds, hope it helps somebody out
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)!
December 06: 203.4 I am very happy about this. Normally during this time I am beginning my horrible bout of Holiday Weight Gain. I hope I can keep up the momentum.
December 14: 203.4 Up & down since the last post. Trying to finish less than the challenge start even throughout the holidays. That would be a first for me!
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)!
December 06: 203.4 I am very happy about this. Normally during this time I am beginning my horrible bout of Holiday Weight Gain. I hope I can keep up the momentum.
December 14: 203.4 Up & down since the last post. Trying to finish less than the challenge start even throughout the holidays. That would be a first for me!
May 6th I weighed 225.3
August 20th I weighed 205.7
Today I am at 196.1
My low last week was 193.2 and I don't think this water weight, it may be a real gain. Let my two week goal be get back there. If I can say hello to 192.9 even better.
2.9 lbs to goal
Days until 1/1/21: 15
Bemybestby60
Starting weight: 193 lbs
Today's weight: 185
7 day moving average: 186.07
Days until 1/1/21: 15
Goal weight: 175 lbs
Had a strange week. I gained 6lbs in one day. And then lost it all in 3 days. I am not going to hit my target. But going to try to lower my weight the next 2 weeks.
Had a strange week. I gained 6lbs in one day. And then lost it all in 3 days. I am not going to hit my target. But going to try to lower my weight the next 2 weeks.
Totally normal, especially for a lady, I'm a boy and I can gain 4 lbs in one day (actually one meal ) and loose 2 the next day type of thing, just keep grinding.
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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)
180 - 9 weeks (up a bit but 17% body fat)
New Goal: 15% Body Fat
... 28 days to go!!!
11/24: 158
11/28: 155.2
11/29: 153.4
12/2: 155.4
12/3: 154.8
❄️12/4: 154.4
Days until 1/1/21: 28
Goal weight: 149
Ultimate goal weight: 135-145
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
11/27/20
11/25. 154.4 159 min
11/26 154.4 94
11/27 154.4 81
11/28 154.5 108
11/29. 154.5 60
11/30 154.4 80
12/1. 154.4 90mins
12/2. 154.4 3K steps (sick)
12/3 154.3 2:07hrs
12/4 154.2
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.
Four Weeks!!! to my 5 year anniversary of beginning this journey! I plan to be between 153.3 & 154.9
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)
11/30 164.9
pounds lost: 5.4
12/01 163.9
12/31 N/A
)1/01/2021
Days until 1/1/21: 27
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)!
December 06: 203.4 I am very happy about this. Normally during this time I am beginning my horrible bout of Holiday Weight Gain. I hope I can keep up the momentum.
11/24: 158
11/28: 155.2
11/29: 153.4
12/2: 155.4
12/3: 154.8
12/4: 154.4
❄️12/8: 154.6
Days until 1/1/21: 24 <-- I can't believe this!
Goal weight: 149
Ultimate goal weight: 135-145
____________________________________________________
I've been working out again for the past 3 days. Feeling better emotionally.
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
154.5. 11/27/20 +0.2 12.7 lbs/14 weeks
Not a great month, but it’s salvageable!
12/4/20
12/11/20
12/18/20
12/25/20
1/1/21
11/29. 154.5 60
11/30 154.4 80
12/1. 154.4 90mins
12/2. 154.4 3K steps (sick)
12/3 154.3 2:07hrs
12/4 154.4
12/5 154.5
12/6 154.8
12/7 154.7
12/8 154.6
Earlier: This is still very exciting to be in 154’s!
Dec 2: Bringing the trend back down...!!!
Scale is improving. Successfully cutting cals back some.
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.
Four Weeks!!! to my 5 year anniversary of beginning this journey! I plan to be between 153.3 to 154 lbs (70kg)
Starting weight: 193 lbs
Today's weight: 184.5
7 day moving average: 185.78
Days until 1/1/21: 22
Goal weight: 175 lbs
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)
180 - 9 weeks (up a bit but 17% body fat)
177 - 10 weeks (lost 25 pounds so far)
New Goal: 15% Body Fat, weight no longer matters, it could be 175, 180, or even 185
... 21 days to go!!! Sharing my progress graph so you can see that progress is not a straight line, it's all about peaks and valleys some cheats some just the way your body responds, hope it helps somebody out
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
154.5. 11/27/20 +0.2 12.7 lbs/14 weeks
Not a great month, but it’s salvageable!
12/4/20
12/11/20
12/18/20
12/25/20
1/1/21
12/2. 154.5 3K steps (sick)
12/3 154.4 2:07hrs
12/4 154.5
12/5 154.5
12/6 154.6
12/7 154.6
12/8 154.5
12/9. 154.5
12/10 154.4
12/11 154.4
Earlier: This is still very exciting to be in 154’s!
Dec 2: Bringing the trend back down...!!!
Scale is improving. Successfully cutting cals back some.
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.
Four Weeks!!! to my 5 year anniversary of beginning this journey! I plan to be between 153.3 to 154 lbs (70kg)
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)!
December 06: 203.4 I am very happy about this. Normally during this time I am beginning my horrible bout of Holiday Weight Gain. I hope I can keep up the momentum.
December 14: 203.4 Up & down since the last post. Trying to finish less than the challenge start even throughout the holidays. That would be a first for me!
@deepwoodslady
Hey Donna!
Terrific progress! I’m glad you were able to take early retirement & will be able to focus on you!
Wishing you all the best,
Maddie
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
154.5. 11/27/20 +0.2 2.7 lbs/14 weeks
Not a great month, but it’s salvageable!
154.3 12/4/20 -0.2 2.9 lbs/15 weeks
12/11/20
12/18/20
12/25/20
1/1/21
12/5 154.4
12/6 154.4
12/7 154.4
12/8 154.2
12/9. 154.3
12/10 154.2
12/11 154
12/12 153.9
12/13 153.5
12/14 153.4
Earlier: This is still very exciting to be in 154’s! And now 153’s
Stomach bug- eating less. Lasting too long- will contact dr soon.
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.
2 Weeks 4 days !! to my 5 year anniversary of beginning this journey! I plan to be between 153.3 to 154 lbs (70kg)
August 20th I weighed 205.7
Today I am at 196.1
My low last week was 193.2 and I don't think this water weight, it may be a real gain. Let my two week goal be get back there. If I can say hello to 192.9 even better.
2.9 lbs to goal
Days until 1/1/21: 15
Starting weight: 193 lbs
Today's weight: 185
7 day moving average: 186.07
Days until 1/1/21: 15
Goal weight: 175 lbs
Had a strange week. I gained 6lbs in one day. And then lost it all in 3 days. I am not going to hit my target. But going to try to lower my weight the next 2 weeks.
11/24: 158
11/28: 155.2
11/29: 153.4
12/2: 155.4
12/3: 154.8
12/4: 154.4
12/8: 154.6
❄️12/16: 153.6
Days until 1/1/21: 16!!!
Goal weight: 149
Ultimate goal weight: 135-145
200 - 1 week
194 - 2 weeks
191 - 3 weeks
189 - 4 weeks
186 - 5 weeks
186 - 6 weeks
182 - 7 weeks (lost 20 pounds so far)
179 - 8 weeks
180 - 9 weeks
177 - 10 weeks (lost 25 pounds so far)
174 - 11 weeks
Goal: 15% Body Fat regardless of the weight
14 days to go!!!
um, so 140? LOL
Totally normal, especially for a lady, I'm a boy and I can gain 4 lbs in one day (actually one meal