*FRESH START!* Weigh-in Wednesdays through New Year's Day, 2025!

Walela617

Hi everyone,

I was way off with my belly measurement!

Checked again and corrected as follows:

B: 40", W: 37", H: 39", P (Potbelly!): 43.5".

I will post these stats again with a comparison to stats as of 01/01/25, along with before/after scale app stats side-by-side stats to show progress.

I will continue to post weight, week loss and total loss each Wednesday through January 1, 2025.

Have a great week!

💗 Carole

Bemybestby60

Well it is Monday November 11th. Yes I am really late posting my November 5th weigh in. I am still at 193 lbs. I would do a do over like Carole @Walela617 but I haven't even budged on the scale. Thanks Carole for inspiration and insight. I need to do this for my health.

mb210092024

I am new to this chat. Would love to lose some weight but I need alot of motivation from others. None of my friends have this.

Bemybestby60

mb210092024 wrote: »

I am new to this chat. Would love to lose some weight but I need alot of motivation from others. None of my friends have this.

Welcome to the group. It is small group but very supportive. It is a Wednesday weigh-in but you can start today if you would like to!

Bemybestby60

November 13th weight 193 lbs. Today I downloaded a weight app. I hope thus will give me some insight.

Walela617

For all the boards in which I participate: I do hereby call a "Do-Over DO-OVER"! (Yay.)

That's right, beginning this Wednesday, November 20th, which is just SIX WEEKS from the New Year, I will post my new weight (which I'm sure will be UP, because I must confess that I've been overindulging). I will also post updated scale app stats and key measurements (bust, waist, hips and "paunch" - as in "potbelly"). I will refer to these measurements as "B", "W", "H" and "P".

I will post side-by-side before and after data on January 1st, 2025, the final day of this challenge, in order to show progress towards my goal of 140 lbs. or less. I will then start up a new challenge beginning on January 1, 2025 and continuing until the first day of SPRING, Thursday, March 20th. I will aim for a weight loss of one pound per week. That means I will need to reduce calorie consumption and increase calorie expenditure to a combined total of 500 calories per day, since 3,500 calories = 1 lb. I've decided to stick with Wednesdays for my weigh-in day. It's right in the middle between weekends, when we normally tend to go off our routines a bit; so it gives some time to "balance out" the week's calorie and activity levels.

That's all for now. I'll be back on Wednesday, November 20th.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

💖Carole

Walela617

Hi @bemybestby60, would you please share the name of the weight app you downloaded? It's like to check it out.

Welcome, @mb210092024!

I'll be back by Wednesday.

Enjoy the weekend!
💖 Carole

kianacj

Hi everyone. My name is Laura. I just turned 54 and I live in Memphis. I started my weight loss journey in March and it's amazing but this time around I'm losing the weight and I've consistently stuck with it. I also recently challenged myself to walking 10k steps per day. Today is my 57th day in a row of hitting 10k steps. It's exciting to see that I'm losing but at times I get down when I look at myself and see I still look chubby.

My current goal is to be below 200 lbs. I chose 190 as my goal weight because even with fluctuations and different scales I would still be under 200.

HW 242.2
CW 213.6
GW 190

Right now I'm just trying to leave the 210s behind me. I have 4 more lbs to go.

Laura

Walela617

Welcome, @kianacj (Laura)! That's quite a streak you've got going there, WOW! you've made some truly inspiring progress! You are so close to achieving the next ten pounds gone! I'm sure you can get there in time to ring in the New Year! Very best wishes to you on your journey!🌹

Bemybestby60

Walela617 wrote: »

Hi @bemybestby60, would you please share the name of the weight app you downloaded? It's like to check it out.

Welcome, @mb210092024!

I'll be back by Wednesday.

Enjoy the weekend!
💖 Carole

Carole I just started using it. There may be better apps but it is called Monitor Your Weight. Cheers
Mary

Bemybestby60

@kianacj very impressive hitting your steps. Laura welcome to the group.

kianacj

Hi everyone. Happy Wendesday. My weight is up so I'm a little disappointed. Pizza late at night Monday. Taco truck yesterday evening.
But I'm going to keep going. 5k steps this morning. This is day 62 of 10k steps per day.

Nov 13 - 214.8
Nov 20 - 216.5

Laura

Bemybestby60

On the scale 193 lbs. My weight has been steady. On the treadmill 2 out of 3 days. Tracking my food. Weighing myself. Just keep my focus. If I falter... don't sabotage the rest of my journey. Take care everyone. Cheers!

Walela617

Hi @Bemybestby60, I downloaded one called "Weight Diary", but I like the one that goes with my Renpho scale better. I just downloaded the one you have. I like it better than the one I tried; so I'll use that one along with my scale app.

Have a nice night everyone! 💞

Walela617

Hi @kianacj, Not to worry; it's probably only temporary water weight caused by all that sodium. Your step numbers are amazing!

Walela617

Hi everyone, Here I go. It wasn't as bad as I thought (I only regained 0.6 lbs.), but here are my initial stats and key measurements for Day 1 of my 6-week, New Year Countdown:

(I hate how my scale thinks I'm 71, LOL! (I'm 66.)

B: 40"/W: 37"/H: 39"/P: 43"


I will update weight change weekly including week loss/total loss (since today) and will post side-by-side, before/after stats and measurements for January 1, 2025, when I get back to the office after New Year's Day. I'm hoping to average a pound loss per week (or more) so I can be in the 140's by 1/1/25!

Have a great week everyone!
💗Carole