πππ***JANUARY 2024 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***πππ
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January Start Weight: 151
January Goal Weight: 145
Ultimate Goal Weight:135
Weighing in a day late, as yesterday's weight was 145.2 & that felt like an anomaly. Today I am optimistic about reaching my end of month goal.
January 1: 151
January 8: 148
January 15: 147.6
January 23: 146
January 29:
January 31:
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@AllyNorth
A great way to deal with "anomalies," or just the normal fluctuation up and down, is to weigh daily, ignore that number, and put it in a spreadsheet or website that calculates a moving average. It's a powerful tool.
As a personal example, my scale weight was actually down almost two pounds today from yesterday. It's not real. I'm actually not sure what's going on because it should be UP because I did some strength training yesterday, and my tissues should be holding water for muscle repair. If I look at the average, it's down less than half a pound. A few days ago, the scale kicked up just a bit, but the average still went down because I'm actually on a downward trend right now.4 -
January Start Weight: 228
January Goal Weight: 215
Ultimate Goal Weight: 160
January 1: 228
January 8: 227
January 15: 224.4
January 22: 221.6
January 29:
January 31:6 -
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January Start Weight: 192
January Goal Weight: 185
Ultimate Goal Weight: 172
January 1: 192
January 8: 191
January 15: 190
January 22: 190
January 29:
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I need this accountability. I have a long journey ahead of me!
1/8 Update - Iβm updating my January goal weight! After my progress in week one, I know I can do better than my original goal!
1/15 Update - Not a great week, but logged everything I ate and can look back to see my mistakes! Moving forward.
1/22 Update - Not getting much exercise with a sore lower back. Just have to be more strict in my diet.
January Start Weight: 285
January Goal Weight: 270 - Updated 1/8
Ultimate Goal Weight: 175
January 1: 285
January 8: 279
January 15: 278
January 22: 276
January 29:
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@staceykc123 Speaking as someone who started close to where you are now: be gentle with yourself with the exercise, it'll get easier as the weight starts to come off. Just do what you can, look for joy in movement, and don't hurt yourself in the process Kudos on your excellent progress this month!5
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January Start Weight: 200
January Goal Weight:182
Ultimate Goal Weight: 160
January 1: 200
January 8: 196.6
January 15: 197.5
January 22: 197.6 π not looking good to meet my goal.
January 29:
January 31:2 -
Thank you, @enlightenme3 !
I'm Chris - 73 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.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 148.0
UGW: 145.0
January 01: 147.7 at 9:20 a.m. ...6.79 miles in 146 mins
January 08: 149.4 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then zero...trainer sick
January 15: 149.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer then both Grandsons for the afternoon
January 22: 145.8 at 8:15 a.m. ...caught Covid...down for the count
January 29:
January 31:
Chris4 -
January Start Weight: 136
January Goal Weight: 134
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130
January 3: 136
January 10: 134
January 17: 135
January 24: 135
January 29:
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Thank you @mtaratoot, this is a very good idea. It's funny how even though I understand the scale number is going to fluctuate based on multiple variables, my emotional reaction gets the better of me. I will try this method in February. And thank you for taking the time to reply, I always appreciate your thoughtful commentary here!@AllyNorth
A great way to deal with "anomalies," or just the normal fluctuation up and down, is to weigh daily, ignore that number, and put it in a spreadsheet or website that calculates a moving average. It's a powerful tool.
As a personal example, my scale weight was actually down almost two pounds today from yesterday. It's not real. I'm actually not sure what's going on because it should be UP because I did some strength training yesterday, and my tissues should be holding water for muscle repair. If I look at the average, it's down less than half a pound. A few days ago, the scale kicked up just a bit, but the average still went down because I'm actually on a downward trend right now.
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@AllyNorth
Thank you for the kind words!
A personal example: My scale weight this morning was up 1.6 pounds from yesterday. Stepping back for context, it was down 1.8 pounds yesterday from the day before. I didn't believe yesterday's number. It was a very weird anomaly because I expected it to be UP from muscle repair from a strength training session. Go figure. Maybe it was glycogen? Because I had a carb craving yesterday and fed it. Even just looking at today, yesterday, and the day before, the number has dropped, but only 0.2 pounds. That's reasonable, and I don't even really believe THAT.
The weird part is that my trending weight is down 0.7 pounds over the two days, and I don't totally believe that either, but only because it incorporates the anomaly. It will level out in the coming days. I am down two pounds since last Wednesday by my weight trend, and I do actually believe that.
There's some online tools that will do the math for you. I use TrendWeight. The only thing I don't like about it is you have to enter your data on the Fitbit website if you don't use a Fitbit, and I don't. One thing I do like besides the visual appeal of the graph they present is that you can superimpose your trend from 28 days prior. This gives all users a quick view of how they compare to a month ago, and it gives women who menstruate a measure of how today's trend compares to a previous month during the same portion of the cycle.1 -
January Start Weight: 73.1kg / 161lb
January Goal Weight: 71kg (0.5kg to go!)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 62kg / 136lb (9.5kg to go!)
Daily Goals:
Minimum 30 minutes exercise per day (treadmill / strength training)
Track and meet calorie / macro goals in MFP
Monthly loss to date: 1.6kg / 3.5lbs
December 30: 73.1kg / 161lb
January 2: 72.8 / 160lb
January 8: 72.3 / 159lb
January 15: 72.4 / 159lb
January 19: 71.9 / 158lb
January 24: 71.5 / 157lb
January 29:
January 31:
Both daily goals are being achieved, although I am finding I may stray from my 1900 calories by 100-200 occasionally!!
If I were stricter, I probably could have lost more weight this month, but I'm still hoping I can get to 71kg by month end!4 -
Female, 6 ft.
[MFP Highest Weight: (8/20/18): 264.4]
January Start Weight: 166
January Goal Weight: 164
Ultimate Goal Weight: 160-165 (Maintenance)
January 1: 166
January 9: 165 (-1 lb)
January 16: 164 (-1lb)
January 25: 164 (-0 lb)
January 31:
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January Start Weight: 143
January Goal Weight: 138
Ultimate Goal Weight: 120
January 1: 143.4 (haven't been this high in about five years, sigh)
January 5: 142.0
January 12: 139.8
January 19: 140
January 26: 138.6
January 31:5 -
January start weight: 223
January goal weight: 219
Ultimate goal weight: 190 (to start)
January 6: 223
January 13: 220
January 20: 218.50
January 26: 2185 -
Goal for Week #4 - I have been targeting 1200 calories per day for several weeks (in fact often have been eating over). Increase my activity, stick to calorie target and avoiding snack foods.
Had my annual physical on Tuesday and my doctor was pleased to see I am down about 10 lbs. from last year. But Iβm a super slow loser because Iβm short and canβt go below 1200 calories! I am also pleased with ALL normal blood work (I am 63). Got to a Barre class too. Hereβs to developing winning habits this week!
January Start Weight:147.5
January Goal Weight: 143
Ultimate Goal Weight:140
January 1: 147.5
January 8: 147.3
January 15: 146.4
January 22: 146.6
January 26: 146.9
January 31:2 -
Weekly weight
Monday 1: 111.7kg
Monday 8: 111.8kg
Monday 15: 110.8kg
Monday 22: 110.2kg
Monday 29:3 -
January Start weight: 211.4 lbs
January Goal Weight: 208
Ultimate Goal Weight: 179
January 1: 211.4
January 6: 206.6
January 13: 207
January 20: 205.8
January 27: 204
January 31:
So many inspiring posts! π
Iβm learning much this month. π€5 -
Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
December 30 (Starting Weight): - 156.0 (10-day average 155.8)
January goal - Get back into maintenance weight range.
Ultimate goal - Range between 143 - 153
I report scale weight and (ten day average weight), and I post on Saturdays.
December 30: 156.0 (10-day average 155.8)
January 6: 152.0 (10-day average 154.4)
January 13: 148.0 (10-day average 150.1)
January 20: 147.0 (10-day average 147.6)
January 27: 146.8 (10-day average 146.5)
February 3:
Total loss for January: I am down 0.9 pounds this week and 9.3 for the month/year. My scale weight is actually up 0.4 pounds from yesterday, and average weight is unchanged. I had a strength training workout yesterday, so I am not surprised if I'm retaining water to repair muscles. I also had a nice meal of rice and lentils, and that might have added some temporary mass. It's good to be back in maintenance, and it's good that rapid loss early in the month is moderating to a healthy rate.
Stick to it!2
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