15 pounds to lose challenge- May 1, 2023- July 31, 2023

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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    My name is Donna. I am 63 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.


    CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 15 pounds to land at 177.6
    CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM April 30th): 192.6
    CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT:

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    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    05/01-193.0-(Trend Weight: 192.2)-

    05/02-193.6-(Trend Weight: 192.3)-

    05/09-194.2-(Trend Weight: 193.3)-

    05/16-193.6-(Trend Weight: 194.3)-

    05/23-197.0-(Trend Weight: 195.5)-


    05/30-194.2-(Trend Weight: 194.8)-


    05/31-194.8-(Trend Weight: 194.8)-

    May Start: 192.6
    May Goal: 187.6
    May Actual: 194.8
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 2.2 GAINED


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    06/01-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

    06/06-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

    06/13-195.4-(Trend Weight: 196.0)-

    06/20-196.8-(Trend Weight: 196.0)- I feel like I’ve just been wasting June. I really need to give it my all! The good news is that my trend weight (while moving a little throughout the week here & there) is still the same as last week even though my weight has went up. It is having faith in me that I haven’t had in myself. Time to show it that it was right!

    06/27-198.0-(Trend Weight: 197.1)- Clearly this has been an out-of-control week for me. A week which should have been much better on paper. 3 days left in the month to try to make nice before going into July. Ugh!

    06/30-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    June Start: 194.8
    June Goal: 189.8
    June Actual: xxxxx
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: xxxxx

    Challenge Weeks to Come


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.

    07/01-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/04-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/11-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/18-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/25-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-


    July Start: xxxxx
    July Goal: xxxxx
    July Actual: xxxxx
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far:
  • Sistersue3285
    Sistersue3285 Posts: 113 Member
    Start weight 194.4lbs January 2023
    May 1st weight 192
    3 month goal 180 lbs
    Final goal 150 lbs

    May 3 191.6
    May 9 189.6
    May 16 191
    May 23 191.6
    May 30 190.4
    June 6 189.4
    June 13 190
    June 20 186.8
    June 27 185.8
  • RubyRed427
    RubyRed427 Posts: 4,371 Member
    edited June 2023
    We are still on our two week vacation. I am really relaxed and carefree. We eat fruit every morning for breakfast. And then we eat a lighter lunch. Our dinner is usually a protein and lots of veggies.

    We have been swimming and walking on the beach. My broken leg has healed well enough and I can walk very comfortably.

    June 20 12,535 steps
    June 21 16,804
    June 22. 16,636
    June 23. 10,433
    June 24 16,251
    June 25. 14,784
    June 26. 7,727
    June 27. 15,597

    At least we aren't just lying on the beach eating and drinking all day long.
    I am not near a scale but I'll weigh when I get back.
    Have a great day!


  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,885 Member
    Thanks, @RubyRed427 for posting this for us!!
    Hi! I'm Chris - 72 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
    ...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
    Highest Weight: 192.2 lbs
    Current Weight: 154.9 lbs
    Goal Weight: 145.0 lbs
    05/01 - 153.6 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
    05/08 - 156.8 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
    05/15 - 157.7 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 6.72 miles in 123 mins
    05/22 - 153.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
    05/29 - 153.1 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
    05/31 - 154.1 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
    May Gain or Loss - +.5
    06/01 – 158.6 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing
    06/05 - 157.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
    06/12 - 156.5 at 6.00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
    06/19 - 154.0 at 7:30 a.m. ...DH's b'day...so much good food this weekend!!
    06/26 - 153.2 at 7:50 a.m. ...60 mins workout w/trainer
    06/30 -
    June Gain or Loss -
    Good luck everyone.
    Chris
  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,182 Member
    Today I tried this Low Impact Exercise video

    30 Minute Standing Abs Workout to Flat your Belly –
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEfana2d3sg


    Best Wishes for ALL
    💞 Karen
  • GinLee61
    GinLee61 Posts: 1,224 Member
    I am a 5'3" retiree living in upstate NY.
    I started tracking again with MFP in January 2022.
    My final goal weight is 145.

    Starting weight as of 1/3/22: 230 lbs

    Apr 28: 159.6
    May 5: 158.2
    May 12: 158.4
    May 19: 158.6
    May 26: 158.4
    June 2: 159.3
    June8: 156.7
    June 16: 158.4
    June 25: 158.3
    June 30: 157.4

    Challenge Goal: 5 lbs (154.6)
    Challenge Actual: 2.2 (157.4)

    Nice to have a decent loss this week. I felt better than last week so I was able to get back to my normal workouts but I'm still tiring easily. The smoky air is back so I haven't been able to do too much outdoors. Calorie burns per my fitness tracker were weird for a few days this week and said my heart rate was up. As a result I burned more than twice as many calories as usual for those days. Not sure if that was wacky or not but I resisted eating those calories just in case.

    Have a great week!
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    My name is Donna. I am 63 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.


    CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 15 pounds to land at 177.6
    CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM April 30th): 192.6
    CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT:

    145320379.png



    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    05/01-193.0-(Trend Weight: 192.2)-

    05/02-193.6-(Trend Weight: 192.3)-

    05/09-194.2-(Trend Weight: 193.3)-

    05/16-193.6-(Trend Weight: 194.3)-

    05/23-197.0-(Trend Weight: 195.5)-

    05/30-194.2-(Trend Weight: 194.8)-

    05/31-194.8-(Trend Weight: 194.8)-

    May Start: 192.6
    May Goal: 187.6
    May Actual: 194.8
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 2.2 GAINED


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    06/01-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

    06/06-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

    06/13-195.4-(Trend Weight: 196.0)-

    06/20-196.8-(Trend Weight: 196.0)-

    06/27-198.0-(Trend Weight: 197.1)- Clearly this has been an out-of-control week for me. A week which should have been much better on paper. 3 days left in the month to try to make nice before going into July. Ugh!

    06/30-198.2-(Trend Weight: 197.3)- Ugh. Travel never helps before an end-of-month weigh in. But this has honestly been a bad month overall My total gain in June has been 3.4 pounds in the wrong direction. I’ve got to commit to making July better. I really need it for my health as everything goes further south when I gain weight. Congrats to everyone who rocked it in any way in June.

    June Start: 194.8
    June Goal: 189.8
    June Actual: 198.2
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 3.4 lbs. GAINED

    Challenge Weeks to Come


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.

    07/01-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/04-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/11-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/18-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/25-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-


    July Start: 198.2
    July Actual: xxxxx
    July Goal: xxxxx
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far:





  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    My name is Donna. I am 63 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.


    CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 15 pounds to land at 177.6
    CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM April 30th): 192.6
    CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT:

    145320379.png



    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    05/01-193.0-(Trend Weight: 192.2)-

    05/02-193.6-(Trend Weight: 192.3)-

    05/09-194.2-(Trend Weight: 193.3)-

    05/16-193.6-(Trend Weight: 194.3)-

    05/23-197.0-(Trend Weight: 195.5)-

    05/30-194.2-(Trend Weight: 194.8)-

    05/31-194.8-(Trend Weight: 194.8)-

    May Start: 192.6
    May Goal: 187.6
    May Actual: 194.8
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 2.2 GAINED


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    06/01-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

    06/06-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

    06/13-195.4-(Trend Weight: 196.0)-

    06/20-196.8-(Trend Weight: 196.0)-

    06/27-198.0-(Trend Weight: 197.1)-

    06/30-198.2-(Trend Weight: 197.3)- Ugh. Travel never helps before an end-of-month weigh in. But this has honestly been a bad month overall My total gain in June has been 3.4 pounds in the wrong direction. I’ve got to commit to making July better. I really need it for my health as everything goes further south when I gain weight. Congrats to everyone who rocked it in any way in June.

    June Start: 194.8
    June Goal: 189.8
    June Actual: 198.2
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 3.4 lbs. GAINED




    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.

    07/01-197.8-(Trend Weight: 197.4)- Today I am celebrating my son’s 27th birthday and my oldest grandson’s 17th birthday who were born on the same day. There will be food that is out-of-plan so the key will be portion control. A new month always feels so hopeful. I’m starting with a small drop on the scale which feels even better. Let’s make July a banner month, my friends! Good luck to everyone on your individual goals. Happy Canada day to our Canadian Friends!



    07/04-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/11-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/18-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/25-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-


    July Start: 198.2
    July Actual: xxxxx
    July Goal: 193.2
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far:
  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,182 Member
    edited July 2023
    Hi!! I am 65, 5'0" retiree living in Oregon.
    My goal weight is 115-120.

    Challenge Goal: 8 lbs
    May: 1st 134 lbs, RELEASED 4.8 lbs
    June:1st 129.2 lbs RELEASED 0.8 lbs
    July: 1st 128.4

    Weekly Focus:
    Track Weigh
    Intermittent Fasting “yes it’s working 🥳”
    Log Nutrition
    ST 60” & Cardio 90”


    ✅ Weigh-In
    July
    01: 128.4
    03:
    10:
    17:
    24:
    31:

    💞 Karen
    May 1st: 134 lbs ✅ Weight Released G.T.= 4.8
    June 1st: 129.2 lbs ✅ Weight Released G.T.= 0.8
    July 1st: 128.4 lbs ✅ Weight Released G.T.= ////

    CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS TOTAL lbs
  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,182 Member
    Hi!! I am 65, 5'0" retiree living in Oregon.
    My final goal weight is 115-120.
    Challenge Goal: 8 lbs
    May: 1st 134 lbs, RELEASED 4.8 lbs
    June: 1st 129.2 lbs RELEASED 0.8 lbs

    Weekly Focus:
    Track Weight
    Intermittent Fasting
    Log Nutrition
    ST 60” & Cardio 90”

    ✅ Weigh-In
    July
    01: 128.4
    03: 128.6 NOT BAD with my sodium overload
    of juice ham and potato salad

    10:
    17:
    24:
    31:

    💞 Karen
    May 1st: 134 lbs ✅ Weight Released G.T.= 4.8
    June 1st: 129.2 lbs ✅ Weight Released G.T.= 0.8
    July 1st: 128.4 lbs ✅ Weight Released G.T.= ////

    CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS TOTAL lbs
  • Sistersue3285
    Sistersue3285 Posts: 113 Member
    Sherri from BC.

    Start weight 194.4lbs January 2023
    May 1st weight 192
    3 month goal 180 lbs
    Final goal 150 lbs

    May 3 191.6
    May 9 189.6
    May 16 191
    May 23 191.6
    May 30 190.4

    June 6 189.4
    June 13 190
    June 20 186.8
    June 27 185.8

    July 4 185.2
    I'm happy with this. Hoping to do better this week.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    To All my Fellow Americans:

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    Enjoy your day and stay safe.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    My name is Donna. I am 63 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.


    CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 15 pounds to land at 177.6
    CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM April 30th): 192.6
    CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT:

    145320379.png



    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    05/01-193.0-(Trend Weight: 192.2)-

    05/02-193.6-(Trend Weight: 192.3)-

    05/09-194.2-(Trend Weight: 193.3)-

    05/16-193.6-(Trend Weight: 194.3)-

    05/23-197.0-(Trend Weight: 195.5)-

    05/30-194.2-(Trend Weight: 194.8)-

    05/31-194.8-(Trend Weight: 194.8)-

    May Start: 192.6
    May Goal: 187.6
    May Actual: 194.8
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 2.2 GAINED


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    06/01-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

    06/06-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

    06/13-195.4-(Trend Weight: 196.0)-

    06/20-196.8-(Trend Weight: 196.0)-

    06/27-198.0-(Trend Weight: 197.1)-

    06/30-198.2-(Trend Weight: 197.3)-

    June Start: 194.8
    June Goal: 189.8
    June Actual: 198.2
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 3.4 lbs. GAINED




    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.

    07/01-197.8-(Trend Weight: 197.4)- Today I am celebrating my son’s 27th birthday and my oldest grandson’s 17th birthday who were born on the same day. There will be food that is out-of-plan so the key will be portion control. A new month always feels so hopeful. I’m starting with a small drop on the scale which feels even better. Let’s make July a banner month, my friends! Good luck to everyone on your individual goals. Happy Canada Day to our Canadian Friends.

    07/04-195.4-(Trend Weight: 197.2)- BBQ today so I will likely eat out of plan. I’ll watch quantity. I’ve already made some SF Jello with SF whipped cream so I’ll be okay on the dessert front. However, I WILL be adding some festive red & blue sprinkles on top!


    07/11-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/18-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/25-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-


    July Start: 198.2
    July Actual: xxxxx
    July Goal: 193.2
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far:
  • RubyRed427
    RubyRed427 Posts: 4,371 Member
    love22612 wrote: »
    HW: 270 lbs
    LW: 135 lbs
    CW: 163.2 lbs a.o. 7.7.23
    GW: 140 lbs

    Looking to join and be accountable on reaching my goal ideal weight. Will start my logs on food, water intake again as I am sodium sensitive and part of reason for weight increase. I noticed the weight increase begin to elevate my pain daily due to edema in legs. If I can keep that sodium to less the daily recommended amount, the pain decreases and my legs are not swollen.

    Hope to learn more and have a buddy. Thank you and wish luck for everyone on their journey.

    Great to hear from you! We will start a new challenge on August 1. But until then, please post and participate when you feel like it.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    My name is Donna. I am 63 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.


    CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 15 pounds to land at 177.6
    CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM April 30th): 192.6
    CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT:

    145320379.png



    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    05/01-193.0-(Trend Weight: 192.2)-

    05/02-193.6-(Trend Weight: 192.3)-

    05/09-194.2-(Trend Weight: 193.3)-

    05/16-193.6-(Trend Weight: 194.3)-

    05/23-197.0-(Trend Weight: 195.5)-

    05/30-194.2-(Trend Weight: 194.8)-

    05/31-194.8-(Trend Weight: 194.8)-

    May Start: 192.6
    May Goal: 187.6
    May Actual: 194.8
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 2.2 GAINED


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    06/01-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

    06/06-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

    06/13-195.4-(Trend Weight: 196.0)-

    06/20-196.8-(Trend Weight: 196.0)-

    06/27-198.0-(Trend Weight: 197.1)-

    06/30-198.2-(Trend Weight: 197.3)-


    June Start: 194.8
    June Goal: 189.8
    June Actual: 198.2
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 3.4 lbs. GAINED




    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.

    07/01-197.8-(Trend Weight: 197.4)-

    07/04-195.4-(Trend Weight: 197.2)- BBQ today so I will likely eat out of plan. I’ll watch quantity. I’ve already made some SF Jello with SF whipped cream so I’ll be okay on the dessert front. However, I WILL be adding some festive red & blue sprinkles on top!

    07/11-197.8-(Trend Weight: 196.6)- I traveled yesterday so this is not likely a true weight. It reflects quite an overnight jump. My trendweight shows that I have been doing pretty good this week. Now it’s back to basics and get this number back down. Much of it is likely water retention weight.

    07/18-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/25-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

    07/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-


    July Start: 198.2
    July Actual: xxxxx
    July Goal: 193.2
    Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: