15 pounds to lose challenge November 1 - January 31, 2023

Beeps2011

I’d like to lose 12 pounds in 3 months.
Nov 1 = 188.0
Dec 1 goal = 184.0
Jan 1 goal = 180.0
Jan 31 goal = 176.0

MaggieGirl135

Daily check-in:

11-1: 147.7 lbs
11-2: 147.7 lbs

Daily activities:
Log food: did yesterday
Exercise: did yesterday
Mindset: When hungry, remind myself of the reasons for weight loss - not done yesterday, but I did use another mindset kind of skill - delay. When I wanted both my afternoon snack and dinner about a half an hour early, I reminded myself that I was not starving and could wait—it was just that I didn’t want to wait! This worked.

SunnyDays930

took 2 long hikes with my husband today BUT then had a Rueben for lunch. Gah!! On the plus side I had unsweetend iced tea with it instead of a beer or wine so that was zero calories at least. Will have a VERY light dinner and will be running after 3 grandchildren tonight so that will help. Short term goal (Dec 4 dr appointment with a weigh in) 8 lbs. Goal by Jan 31; 15 lbs.

davert123

I had a great burn on zwift today. Im just getting back into the saddle and it was the first day without saddle soreness :-) happy days

pratorswife

I'm in! Want to lose 15 by January. Have already lost 3. Just making better eating choices.

RubyRed427

Welcome Everyone! It's good to hear from you!

RubyRed427

SunnyDays930

Awesome post about healthier choices, RubyRed!

MaggieGirl135

Daily check-in:
11-1: 147.7 lbs
11-2: 147.7 lbs
11-3: 147.1 lbs

Daily activities:
Log food: did yesterday
Exercise: did yesterday
Mindset: When hungry, remind myself of the reasons for weight loss - not done yesterday, not needed.

GinLee61

I am a 5'3" 61 year old retiree living in upstate NY.
I started tracking again with MFP on January 3rd 2022 and have lost 55.3 lbs to date.
My final goal weight is around 135.

January 3: 230
March 7: 216.6
June 3: 196.4
Sept 2: 182.8
Oct 28: 175.4

11/4: 174.7

It was a pretty good week. I was hoping for a pound but these days I'll take what I can get.

Have a great weekend!

Challenge Goal: 10 lbs (165.4)
Challenge Actual: 0.7 (174.7)

Canadianlass2022

Hi everyone
Jumping in to join late, though I did weigh & log myself Nov 1.
60 yrs old, 5’2”
Current Weight: 202 lbs
Goal Weight by Jan 2023: 187
I am adding in new habits as I go. This week is to log every bite, sip & activity.

Have few pals and looking for more like minded mfp pals if anyone is interested in daily contacts & encouragement 🤗

SunnyDays930

I'm going to weigh in on Fridays. Here we go.

HW: 170
Nov 4 167.6

Dec 4 goal: 160
Jan 31 goal: 153

Strategies: more water, less alcohol. More fruit and vegetables, less meat. 8-10,000 steps per day.

I'm hoping I can at least stick this out a month and I intend to be accountable here. Thank you for continuing this challenge.

RubyRed427

Lowest weight on MFP: Three years ago 154 lb.

This challenge weigh in:
Nov. 4 200 lbs. (highest weight I have ever been)


This week:
I cut out sweets and chocolates despite students giving me a whole bag of them.
I ordered a turkey burger instead of a regular burger.
I cut down on alcohol calories; I still have to do better. I know that the recent 30 pound gain this last year is mostly wine calories. I must find better ways to cope with stress.

MaggieGirl135

Daily check-in:
11-1: 147.7 lbs
11-2: 147.7 lbs
11-3: 147.1 lbs
11-4: 145.4 lbs

Daily activities:
Log food: did yesterday
Exercise: did yesterday
Mindset: When hungry, remind myself of the reasons for weight loss - not done again yesterday, not needed. It will be today, with how my schedule is rolling.

bover145

I’m in!
Current 163
Goal 155

My biggest lifestyle change this time around is to greatly reduce added sugars and alcohol. It’s been working!

Walela617

Hi everyone! My normal weigh-in day is Thursday because I belong to a group wellness program run through Mass General Hospital Diabetes Center called "Path to Lifestyle Change" and our group meets on Thursdays (conference calls). I don't have diabetes (yet) but I have both Type I and Type II in my family so this is more of a prevention program. I would also like to stave off heart disease and other ailments as well for as long as possible by adopting healther habits.

I did put some weight back on following my COVID bout, when I wasn't eating much of anything for about a week; so my starting weight for this group (Thursday, November 3rd) is 154.0. We are required to show our feet on the scale each week for the program, and I also have some stats to share from my Renpho scale app; so here goes:


How about that for honesty, LOL! I'm just doing this for me. To show how far I've come since I started the program on September 1st (9 weeks ago yesterday), below illustrates my progress (though it's showing my post-COVID weight and I've bounced back up a bit since then):

It definitely does help to have a side-by-side comparison to try to help keep me on track.

[I should note here that from my starting weight on 9/1/22 to my weigh-in yesterday (11/3/22) I have averaged a loss of 1.4 lbs. per week.] I hope to lose at least 1 lb. per week (but not more than 2 lbs. per week) in this challenge.

I will post my progress here every Thursday.

Very best wishes to all and have a great weekend! (Carole)

davert123

1st nov.... 235.8 lb
4th nov ... 234.8 lb -1lb

MaggieGirl135

Daily check-in:
11-1: 147.7 lbs
11-2: 147.7 lbs
11-3: 147.1 lbs
11-4: 145.4 lbs
11-5: 145.4 lb

Daily activities:
Log food: did yesterday, ate about 75 calories over my desired budget, still acceptable to me.
Exercise: did yesterday
Mindset: When hungry, remind myself of the reasons for weight loss - did yesterday, along with telling myself it would be ok to delay eating by a half an hour.

200Karen

I’m switching up my food logging. I started logging with last night’s ~~overloaded~~ dinner, then today’s breakfast and lunch were light and healthy. Tonight's dinner starts my new day.

Fingers crossed this method will help stop late night candy raids. And help stop throwing in the towel, because I’ve overate after dinner.

ashleycarole86

Nov 1 Challenge Start: 170
Jan 31 Challenge Goal: 160-165 (Maintenance Range)

Nov 1 - 170
Nov 3 - 169 (-1)