🎄❄️December Daily Weigh-in and Logging Challenge🎄❄️

iLive2Walk

Hello I'm Darlene, retired, 64-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty). I skipped this challenge for November and it was an epic fail. The first month since I started this journey that I gained weight. So I am back , probably for the rest of my life LOL! Was trying to cut back on my screen time, but logging in daily really keeps me on track. Besides that, missed you all too! 💗

My Goals for December

🥅 Get back to normal BMI weight 140
👣 14K Steps per day
🚶‍♀️‍➡️ Walk daily
📝 Log Daily
🥗 250 calorie deficit daily
🫀 Aerobics 3 days per week
🏋️‍♀️ Strength Train 3 days per week
🧘‍♀️ Stretch workout 1 day per week
💦 8+ glasses of water

Highest Weight 228

SW Dec: 228 | Jan: 217 | Feb: 212 | Mar: 207.6 | Apr 200.2 | May 194.8 | Jun: 189.6 | Jul: 187.4 | Aug: 179.8 | Sep: 174.2 | Oct: 169.6 | Nov 164.6 | Dec 164 | Jan 159.8 | Feb 156.8 | Mar 152.6 | Apr 151.6 | May 149.6 | Jun 144.8 | Jul: 143.5 | Aug: 142.4 | Sep 140.7 | Oct 139.8 | Nov 142.4

🎄 December 🎄

🥅 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀🏋️‍♀️ 🧘‍♀️ 💦

Goals prior day, weight current day.


Prior Weeks

Dec 1: DNW
Dec 2: 143.7 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️🏋️‍♀️💦
15K 👣 Steps, 🚶‍♀️‍➡️3.5 Mile Walk, 35 Min 🏋️‍♀️ Strength.
Dec 3: 142.7 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀💦
21.2K 👣Steps, 4.5 Mile 🚶‍♀️‍➡️walk, 40 Min 🫀 Cardio, 338 🥗 Calorie deficit.
Dec 4: 141.4 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🏋️‍♀️💦
15.8K 👣Steps, 70 Min 3.5 Mile 🚶‍♀️‍➡️walk, 35 Min 🏋️‍♀️Strength, 473 🥗 Calorie Deficit
Dec 5: 141.2 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀💦
22.2K 👣Steps, 115 Min 5.3 Mile 🚶‍♀️‍➡️walk, 28 Min 🫀 Cardio, 33 🥗 Calorie Deficit.
Dec 6: 141 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀🏋️‍♀️ 🧘‍♀️ 💦
16.9K 👣 Steps, 50 Min 2.6 Mile 🚶‍♀️‍➡️walk, 22 Min 🫀 Elliptical, 15 min 🏋️‍♀️ Strength, 20 Min 🧘‍♀️ Pilates, 35 Min ❄️Shoveling. Just barely made my calorie goal - 32 🥗 Calorie Deficit.
Dec 7: 141.2 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🫀💦
22.7K 👣 Steps, 90 Min 4 Mile 🚶‍♀️‍➡️walk, 26 Min 🫀 Cardio. Over my calorie limit - 186 Calories.
Dec 8: 140.9 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀🏋️‍♀️
14.8K 👣 Steps, 47 Min - 2 Mile 🚶‍♀️‍➡️treadmill, 30 min 🫀 Cardio, 15 Min 🏋️‍♀️Strength. Left a whopping 8 calories on the table!
Dec 9: 140.2 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀 💦
18.6K 👣 Steps 85 min - 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ walk - 2.5 Mile outside, 1.75 mile treadmill, 35 min 🫀 Cardio, 111 🥗 Calorie Deficit.
Dec 10: 139.9 🥅 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀🏋️‍♀️💦
16.9K 👣 Steps 20 min; 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 1 mile walk, 35 min 🫀 Cardio, 15 Min 🏋️‍♀️ Strength, 496 🥗 Calorie Deficit.
Dec 11: 140.8 👣🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🫀🏋️‍♀️
15.5K 👣 Steps, 50 min🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 2.6 mile walk, 35 min 🫀 Cardio, 15 Min 🏋️‍♀️ Strength. Over my calorie limit 78 Calories.
Dec 12: 141 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🫀🏋️‍♀️💦
18.6K 👣 Steps, 60 min🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 3.0 mile walk, 25 min 🫀 Cardio, 15 Min 🏋️‍♀️ Strength. Over my calorie limit 261 Calories.
Dec 13: 141 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀🏋️‍♀️💦
23K Steps, 70 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 3.5 mile walk, 70 Min 🫀 Cardio, 20 Min 🏋️‍♀️ Strength. Calorie Decifit - 87.
Dec 14: 140.8 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀🏋️‍♀️💦
19.7K Steps, 80 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 4 mile walk, 25 Min 🫀 Cardio, 18 Min 🏋️‍♀️ Strength. Calorie Decifit - 182.
Dec 15: 140.5 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀🏋️‍♀️💦
👣 14.7K Steps, 20 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 1 mile walk, 75 Min 🫀 Cardio, 18 Min 🏋️‍♀️ Strength. Calorie Decifit - 239.
Dec 16: 141 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🏋️‍♀️ 🧘‍♀️ 💦
👣 9.2K Steps, 20 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 1 mile walk, 19 Min 🏋️‍♀️ Strength, 40 Min 🧘‍♀️Stretch. Calorie Deficit - 103.
b]Dec 17: 143[/b] 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🫀🏋️‍♀️
👣 14K Steps, 50 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 2.5 mile walk, 14 Min 🏋️‍♀️ Strength, 25 Min 🫀 Cardio. Over my Calorie limit 1,212!
Dec 18: 142.5 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀 🧘‍♀️ 💦
👣 19K Steps, 100 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 5 mile walk, 25 Min 🫀 Cardio, 15 Min 🧘‍♀️Stretch. Calorie Deficit - 92.
Dec 19: 143.5 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝 🫀 🏋️‍♀️💦
👣 17.4K Steps, 90 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 4.5 mile walk, 10 Min 🫀 Cardio, 15 Min 🏋️‍♀️Strength. Over my Calorie limit 592.
Dec 20: 141.6 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀🏋️‍♀️ 💦
👣 15.7K Steps, 80 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 3.5 mile walk, 30 Min 🫀 Cardio, 20 Min 🏋️‍♀️Strength. Calorie Deficit - 333.
Dec 21: 143.5👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️🫀🏋️‍♀️
👣 18.8K Steps, 70 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 3.5 mile walk, 40 Min 🫀 Cardio, 16 Min 🏋️‍♀️Strength. Did not Track!
Dec 22: 143.2
👣 6K Steps - No exercise, did not track1
b]Dec 23: 144.2[/b] 🚶‍♀️‍➡️💦
👣 8.6K Steps, 30 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 1.5 mile walk - no other exercise. Did not Track!
Dec 24: 143.2 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀🏋️‍♀️ 💦
👣 16.7K Steps, 75 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 3.25 mile walk, 20 Min 🫀 Cardio, 10 Min 🏋️‍♀️Strength. Calorie Deficit - a whopping 18 calories - but at least under my goal.

🥅 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀🏋️‍♀️ 🧘‍♀️ 💦


Dec 25 - 143.4 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝 🫀🏋️‍♀️ 💦
👣 15K Steps, 40 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 1.9 mile walk, 30 Min 🫀 Cardio, 20 Min 🏋️‍♀️Strength. Over my calorie limit 252 calories and estimated serving sizes - might even be more.

Cooking for the Christmas party today and of course couldn't resist tasting all the cookie dough and finished cookies and I tasted a brownie too. Called it my lunch! Ugh! No gift exchange today, just getting together with the extended family - Aunt and Uncle, cousins and their grown children, and all of my immediate family too. My last day to indulge and then I need to get back to business!

Dec 26 - 144.8 🚶‍♀️‍➡️💦
👣 10.5K Steps, 50 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 2.25 treadmill walk - did not log

I'm kind of relieved the holiday is over. It is my favorite holiday, but am always happy to put away all the stuff when it's done. Today, going grocery shopping, stocking up on some good fruits and veggies and either tossing out the extra goodies in the house or putting them in the freezer for another time. I woke up with a head cold (or I think that is what it is). Hope it passes quickly! Happy Boxing Day!

Dec 27 - 141.9 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀🏋️‍♀️ 💦
👣 15.3K Steps, 60 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 3.1 mile walk, 25 Min 🫀 Cardio, 18 Min 🏋️‍♀️Strength; calorie deficit 725.

Detox from Christmas Indulgence, nice swish - yes I can flucuate that much in a day . Wasn't feeling well, so didn't eat a lot; made a wonderful chicken vegetable soup in the instant pot which didn't have too many calories in it and really filled me up. Reminded me of the zero point cabbage soup from weight watchers years ago. I was scared to make a short term goal to get under November's weight - but now that I am here hope to hang on!

Dec 28 - 141 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀 💦
👣 15.4K Steps, 70 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 3.3 mile walk, 34 Min 🫀 Cardio 18 Min 🚴‍♀️ cycling; calorie deficit 427.

Another good day. Another swish. Still not feeling the best but trudging through it. Hope to get the rest of the Christmas stuff put away not the tree or mantle - but all the gift boxes, presents etc. that have been laying around my family room. The tree comes down after the new year. Greg got his cousin a digital picture frame and yesterday we went through all the pictures from 2024. I always think we don't do anything and lead a pretty boring life, then when we look back at the year - it's a lot more than I think.

Dec 29 - 139.1 🥅 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀💦
👣 21.3K Steps, 75 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 3.25 mile walk, 35 Min 🫀 Cardio; calorie deficit 802.

Getting back on track these past three days has really paid off. It feels great to be back in the swing of things. Now for my next goal, 137! Super happy today. I finished putting away all the boxes and presents and then got on a role and decided just to put everything away. Christmas is officially over in my house. Can't wait for the new year to start.

Dec 30 - 139.9🥅 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝🥗 🫀🏋️‍♀️ 🧘‍♀️ 💦
👣 17.6K Steps, 114 Min 🚶‍♀️‍➡️ 4.8 mile walk. 15 Min 🫀 Cardio, 18 Min 🏋️‍♀️Strength, 10 min🧘‍♀️ Stretch; calorie deficit 203.

Tough night last night, could not sleep. Finally gave up and came downstairs. It's bingo night with Mom tonight, hoping I can stay awake. I might just be in a nap today. One more day of 2024! So looking forward to theNew Year.

Dec 31 - 139.7 🥅 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️📝 🫀🏋️‍♀️💦
👣 15.2K Steps, 85 Min 4 Mile walk, 25 Min 🫀 Cardio, 25 🏋️‍♀️Min Stregnth, OVER my calorie limit 52 calories.

Happy New Year's Eve everyone. Hope to see you all in the January thread! As @deepwoodslady mentioned, there doesn't seem to be a lot on MFP for those in maintenance. I have been looking, but haven't found any that I think will keep me going, so hope you all don't mind that I stay here, where I am comfortable. Might be little different format than I am doing now, but I need the accountability!

iLive2Walk

@Walela617 @ozdeelite @deepwoodslady Thank you! This journey has been tough, one - but I made it. Slow and steady, never give up. Seems like yesterday that I started, seems like forever!

@ozdeelite - Congrats on your loss this month, even though it is a holiday month - you did it.

@walela617 - Just going to warn you, the last 10 pounds are the toughest. That's what made me call my goal weight at the top of the range. But keep trecking - slow and steady my friend. The good news for you, your last ten pounds starts at the beginning of the year - a clean fresh start always makes us more motivated!

@deepwoodslady - I'm wondering if a new scale isn't in line for you. I can' imagine that it is too uplifting or motivating to here such nonsense from your scale. Artificial Intelligence is just that ARTIFICIAL! Listen to us instead - your persistence is amazing. With a fresh new year coming, get back to the mindset - beating one mini goal at a time! You CAN do it!

andreajlnhe

All, I'd like to join you for December.

My goals:
-Stay in the group for the whole month! Don't give up or drop out.

-Report my weight daily (except Dec 25 & 26.)

-Log daily, or almost daily this month (except Dec 25 &26).

Ultimate starting weight: 160 lbs
Ultimate goal weight: 121 lbs

December 1: 129.0
December 2: 128.2 🎄 I logged
December 3: 127.2 🎄 I logged
December 4: 126.0 Yesterday I came down with a flu like virus; including upset stomach.
December 5: DNW Still sick. Pretty miserable this morning and did not think to weigh. But, thought I'd pop in to check in.
December 6: DNW- Sick
December 7: DNW- Sick
December 8: 126.2 Still sick. Went to the dr a couple days ago and got some medicine that is helping some.

December 9: 128.4 🎄 I logged Very disappointing weight today. After 4-5 days sick with little appetite; what, did I drink two pounds in juice?? 🙄 Well anyway, I'm still not 100% but I'm well enough to start regaining normalcy. Back to logging today.

December 10: 128.0
December 11: 127.8 🎄 I logged It just occurred to me... I've been on prednisone... this could be adding to the weight struggle that I wasn't expecting. Today's my last day, thankfully.

December 12: 127.0
December 13: 128.0
December 14: 125.4 Well that's a nice surprise.
December 15: 125.8
December 16: 126.0
December 17: 126.4
December 18: 127.4
December 19: 126.0
December 20: 127.8
December 21: DNW
December 22: 127.8
December 23: 126.4
December 24: 125.8
December 25: DNW
December 26: DNW
December 27: 127.2
December 28: 127.2
December 29: 128.6 lots of Christmas food & cookies
December 30: 128.4 lots of Christmas food & cookies
December 31: 127.4


🎆🎆---Happy New Year's Eve, everyone!---🎆🎆

Well, I did not reach my goal of checking in here daily. I went MIA on the 15th!!! I also did not reach my goal of logging daily. I did weigh almost daily and kept a record, so I added that above.

Looking back at the month, I did have several interruptions working against me... December is not an easy month for me to be trying to lose weight to begin with, and this was a tough December. So there's that. In addition, I was not pre-logging. For me, that is the #1 key. If I can pre-log my whole day's food when I get up in the morning, that will work for me. I make everything from scratch, so that can throw me off a lot. I do enter my recipes in MFP, and that helps, but sometimes I just don't have the time to enter in a new recipe. It can seem tedious at times. But if I can make the time to enter in any new recipes, it makes a big difference. So, pre-logging will be a goal for January. With the Christmas food & cookies causing some extra bloat right now (wow my clothes are pretty tight in the waist!), I am looking forward to continuing to try to lose about 6 pounds.

Walela617

Hi everyone,

Here we are - the final day of December and the final day of 2024! Keeping it honest, my scale jumped up again overnight, even though I ate only 1,420 calories and did 10,918 steps! (This is why I go NUTZ with daily weigh-ins!) Anyway, I will post my January 1st weight on Jill's January daily board, just to show what can happen, day-to-day. (@jm216 Jill, if you do another weekly challenge, I will jump over to that one.)

February 29, 2008 - 217 (All-time highest weight before I joined)
Goal Range - 132-140
December Starting Weight - 152.2
December Goal - 155 (or less)

12/01 - 152.2
12/02 - 153.2
12/03 - 153.6
12/04 - 154.6
12/05 - 154.6 (No change!)
12/06 - 153.8
12/07 - 153.8 (No change)
12/08 - 153.6
12/09 - Skipped
12/10 - Skipped
12/11 - 153.0
12/12 - 153.0
12/13 - 152.2
12/14 - 152.2
12/15 - 151.6
12/16 - 151.8
12/17 - 151.6
12/18 - 151.8
12/19 - 151.8
12/20 - 155.0
12/21 - 156.8
12/22 - 152.4
12/23 - 153.2
12/24 - 155.6
12/25 - 157.6
12/26 - 156.6
12/27 - 154.8
12/28 - 154.8
12/29 - 153.0
12/30 - 152.4
12/31 - 154.4 (Weight change from 12/01: UP 2.2 - TWO POUND gain overnight without eating more???)

Wishing everyone and all their loved ones a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year! Looking forward to good things in 2025!🎉

💖Carole

deepwoodslady

My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 64 years old and from Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.

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


This Challenge Starting Weight (from Nov 30th): 193.0
Goal: 189.0 (Four lb Loss)
Actual Ending Weight: 192.6
Total Lost/Gained this month: 0.4 lbs Lost

**********************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME********************

FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH:

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.


12/01-194.2-(Trend Weight 192.0)-

12/02-192.8-(Trend Weight 192.0)-

12/03-191.8-(Trend Weight 192.0)-

12/04-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

12/05-197.6-(Trend Weight 192.8)-

12/06-193.8-(Trend Weight 192.9)-

12/07-192.4-(Trend Weight 192.8)-

12/08-192.2-(Trend Weight 192.8)-

12/09-194.0-(Trend Weight 192.9)-

12/10-194.4-(Trend Weight: 193.1)-

12/11-194.2-(Trend Weight: 193.2)-

12/10-194.6-(Trend Weight 193.3)-

12/11-194.4-(Trend Weight 193.4)-

12/12-194.6-(Trend Weight 193.3)-

12/13-194.4-(Trend Weight 193.4)-

12/14-191.8-(Trend Weight 193.3)-

12/15-191.4-(Trend Weight 193.1)-

SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH

12/16-190.8-(Trend Weight 192.8)-

12/17-190.0-(Trend Weight 192.6)-

12/18-190.6-(Trend Weight 192.4)-

12/19-191.0-(Trend Weight 192.2)-

12/20-192.8-(Trend Weight 192.3)-

12/21-190.6-(Trend Weight 192.1)-

12/22-193.0-(Trend Weight 192.2)-

12/23-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-?

12/24-190.6-(Trend Weight 192.0)-

12/25-193.4-(Trend Weight 192.1)-

12/26-193.4-(Trend Weight 192.3)-

12/27-194.0-(Trend Weight 192.4)-

12/28-194.2-(Trend Weight 192.6)-

12/29-193.8-(Trend Weight 192.7)-

12/30-194.4-(Trend Weight 192.9)- ])- I ate at about Midnight last night after getting hungry and realizing I hadn’t had any dinner. My DD and DGS have been here the past few days and my DGS really keeps me busy. Heartburn today and I didn’t sleep well last night. I will have to re-train myself to be hungry at appropriate hours!

12/31-192.6-(Trend Weight 192.9)- After a one day buffer following our weekend Christmas dinner and party, I landed at a 1.8 lb loss over yesterday. So this is where I start 2025, like it or not. I was definitely lower at the start of 2024. On my first mini 5 lbs goal I’m at T-Minus 0.8 lbs with 4.2 lbs left to go. I’m feeling pretty committed right now but it’s always easier to be when you are not hungry. I’m pawning off more of my baked goodies and candies today. My construction workers will take some home! It’s necessary! Happy New Year everyone. Thanks for another great round full of great pics, ideas, advice and kindness. See you all in 2025!

cinw1501

Hi Everyone!
I'm Cindy and 51 and have been married to my very supportive husband for 27 years. We have a daughter who is 19.
I can't believe its December!🎄⛄ 2024 has not been my year for loosing weight. However, I did get a gym membership in July and go consistently. Usually 4 days a week, so I consider that a win. I do feel more fit even if the scale doesn't reflect it.
The November goal of logging my food was met the last half of the month and I started to see a little change in weight.

April 2020 - 165
Goal - 140
December Starting Weight - 159
December Goal - 155

12/1 - 159 ⬇️
12/2 - 158.8 ⬇️ Made it to the gym after work. Logged my food.
12/3 - 158.6 ⬇️
12/4 - 159 ⬆️ Ugh! I worked out hard yesterday. This is so frustrating.
12/5 - 158.4 ⬇️
12/6 - 158 ⬇️
12/7 - 158.2 ⬆️ 😢 Too much bread yesterday and no exercise.
12/8 - 158.2 Well at least I didn't gain. 🫤 Got a lot of Christmas shopping done yesterday. Just have a few more or buy.
12/9 - 158.8 Starting the week the same as last week. So sick and tired of staying in a calorie deficit, working out, and still not loosing. Feeling defeated.
12/10 - 158.6 ⬇️ Did not go to the gym out of frustration and ate what I wanted. Tacos!
12/11 - 159.8 ⬆️ A reflection of being frustrated and eating what I wanted. Skipped the gym again today to go see my horse. I rather pet a horse than go to the gym. She needed her thicker blanket anyways. It has started to get quite chilly at night.
12/12 - 160 ⬆️ Went to the gym today and back on track with eating. I just had a throw a toddler tantrum for a few days. The scale should be better tomorrow.
12/13 - 158.2 ⬇️ Looking better. We shall see what the weekend holds.
12/14 - 158.8 ⬆️ Went to lunch with a friend yesterday ate what I wanted. I needed a juicy burger and fries. Didn't eat dinner because I was full from lunch. Probably over on my calories and no gym. Today I need to finish up Christmas shopping and get out the decorations. The tree is still in the attic. 🫤
12/15 - 159.2 ⬆️ Not surprised that it went up. Christmas shopping didn't get finished, but the decorations are out of the attic. The tree is up, but not decorated yet. We are supposed to do that this evening. My daughter's friend is coming over this evening to help. Pretty lazy day yesterday just baked cookies and hung out at home.
12/16 - 160.4 ⬆️
12/17 - 160 ⬇️
12/18 - 159.6 ⬇️
12/19 - 160 ⬆️
12/20 - 159.8 ⬇️
12/21 - DNW
12/22 - DNW
12/23 - 158.8 ⬇️
12/24 - 158 ⬇️
12/25 - DNW
12/26 - 160 ⬆️
12/27 - DNW
12/28 - DNW
12/29 - DNW
12/30 - 160.4 ⬆️
12/31 - 160.2 ⬆️

Overall 1.2 lb gain. The days I didn't weigh I just couldn't bear to look at the scale.
Here's to another month.
Maybe January will go better.

Happy New Year!