😀😀😀***January 2025 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀

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  • Anliena7
    Anliena7 Posts: 4 Member
    Joining this a little late. Ive been on MFP on and off for years. I’ve lost 30lbs last year without tracking and know I can do better so I’m back to the app.

    Started off the new year with a stomach flu so I don’t recommend that but it makes my starting numbers look good. My goal moving into this next week is to just try and keep that number as close to where it is right now. It’s already bounced up a bit since I’m eating solid food and drinking again.

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    January Start Weight: 245.2
    January Goal Weight: 235.2
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 199 (For now)

    January 3rd: 245.2
    January 10th: 237.1 (-8.1)
    January 17th:
    January 24th:
    January 31st:
  • Stepawayfromthetable
    Stepawayfromthetable Posts: 38 Member
    January Start Weight: 154.3
    January Goal Weight: 147.0
    Overall Goal Weight: 125.0

    December 28: 154.3
    January 4: 152.3 (📝🥃 💪💦)
    January 11:149.2 (👣📝💪💦🥃) Still no hobby
    January 16:
    January 25:
    February 1:

    To be honest I am having a tidbit of help this time around. I started Zepbound Friday night.

    ⚖️ Lose at least 5 pounds
    👣10k Steps Daily
    📝 Log Daily
    🥗 Stay under my calorie range
    💪 Strength Train (at least 3 times per week)
    💦 6+ glasses of water
    🥃 No alcohol
    🎨 Find a hobby
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 20,047 Member
    Thank you, @mtaratoot !
    I'm Chris - 74 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.
    My husband and I are retired.
    I see my trainer for 60 mins three days a week and try to walk the other four days. The walking doesn't always work out since we have our Grandson every morning. He's 2 years old and a pistol!!
    Heaviest: 192.2
    January Start Weight: 155.8 lbs
    January Goal Weight: 152.0
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 145.0
    01/01- 155.8 at 8:45 a.m. ...made soup and then pretty much nothing
    01/06- 153.6 at 5:50 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
    01/13- 152.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
    01/20-
    01/27 -
    01/31-
    Good luck everyone.
    Chris
  • LowTechForever
    LowTechForever Posts: 318 Member
    Hello everyone

    January Start Weight: 148lbs (10-day average: 147.22 lbs0
    January Goal Weight: 146 lbs
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 137lbs

    January 1: 148 (10-day: 147.22)
    January 8: 147.75 (10-day: 147.96)
    January 15: 147.25 (10-day: 147.23)
    January 22:
    January 29:
    January 31:

    I feel like I’m moving in the right direction!
  • ashleyhudson2100
    ashleyhudson2100 Posts: 98 Member
    Start Date September 13, 2023 - 241.2 lbs

    January 2025 Start Weight: 187 lbs
    January 2025 Goal Weight: 182 lbs
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 160 lbs

    January 1: 187 lbs
    January 8: 189 lbs
    January 15: 186.2
    January 22:
    January 29:
    January 31:
  • Patti241
    Patti241 Posts: 5,334 Member
    January Start weight: 139
    January Goal Weight: 135
    Ultimate goal weight: 135

    January 1: 139
    January 8: 141
    January 15: 139
    January 24:
    January 31:
  • AllyNorth
    AllyNorth Posts: 139 Member
    Not the right direction and it's disappointing. But not surprising. I need to get my act together.

    January Start Weight: 149.5
    January Goal Weight: 148

    December 25-31: 150-152
    January 1: 149.5
    January 8: 150.4
    January 15: 151
    January 22:
    January 29:


  • eahrenee
    eahrenee Posts: 160 Member

    January Start Weight: 199.8
    January Goal Weight: 191


    January 1: 199.8
    January 7: 197.6
    January 14: 197.8
    January 21:
    January 28:
  • LisMA0202
    LisMA0202 Posts: 6 Member
    I am completely disappointed in myself. While external influences weren’t helpful, I found myself struggling with unhealthy snacking. I am in my second semester of nursing school and we currently do not have an on campus instructor. The stress of not knowing what’s going to happen one day to the next has been overwhelming!

    January Start weight: 326.2
    January Goal Weight: 318
    December 31 Goal weight: 235

    January 2: 326.2
    January 10: 320.7 ⬇️ 5.7 pounds 😊
    January 17: 320.1 ⬇️ 6 ounces
    January 24:
    January 31:

    Overall lost 6.1 pounds
  • Stepawayfromthetable
    Stepawayfromthetable Posts: 38 Member
    @LisMA0202 don't feel disappointed! you are doing amazing. i fear i am also a stress eater and totally understand. I hope everything works out for school. try eatingwell.com for snack ideas - hopefully it helps. You got this!
  • clomonaco3
    clomonaco3 Posts: 4 Member
    January Start weight: 176.2
    January goal weight: 169-Changed to 165 on 1/17
    Ultimate goal weight: 135

    January 3: 176.2
    January 10: 173
    January 17: 168.8
    January 24:
    January 31:

    Yay! I have been really reigning in my eating this week. I am going to change my January goal to 165.
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,457 Member
    @LisMA0202

    May I suggest you take a tiny step back and look at your progress in total rather than just the last week's data? From what I can see, you dropped over six pounds in just about two weeks. Your average daily loss is 0.4 pounds. That is a lot.

    Keep sticking to it! You will almost without a doubt have weeks that make you happy and weeks that make you frustrated. Take the long view. If you're not familiar with "The Hacker's Diet," check it out. It's a great read that talks about the non-linear nature of weight loss. Especially check out the section on signal and noise.

    None of this will help the stress of your topsy-turvy classes, but it might help you sit more comfortably with moving forward on being a healthier you. Have you set any long term goals? Have you set any short-term goals? If you can squeeze out some time to do that - it might help you see your success over time.

    You also might consider, if you haven't yet, take some "before" pictures. You will NOT like them. It's your last chance to take 'em though. You also can take a number of body measurements - bust, hips, waist, thigh, neck, bicep, etc. These change slowly, but if you measure every two or three months, you might be surprised at the success you're making even when the scale seems to suggest you're not.

    Oh. Yeah. I can have weight swings of several pounds from one day to the next. I weigh daily and try to ignore the number. Instead I take a running average. I actually use a weighted moving average as described in Hacker's Diet. I know that I haven't gained three to four (or more) pounds of fat overnight. If you're only getting on the scale once a week, it will take longer for you to see the trends.
  • rspp24
    rspp24 Posts: 4 Member
    January Start Weight: 16st 7lb
    January Goal Weight: 16st
    2025 Goal Weight: 12st 7lb

    December 28: 16st 7lb
    January 4: 16st 5lb
    January 11: 16st 1.6lb
    January 18: 15st 13.4lb 🥳
    January 25:
    February 1:

    Well done everyone on progress so far! Hope you all have fabulous weekends 😊
  • dlhollin1
    dlhollin1 Posts: 705 Member
    I have lost 47 lbs over the past two years and my goal weight is now within reach. I hope to achieve that goal maybe around July with one pound a week of wt loss. A combination of low carb no sugar eating, fasting, and walking is what works for me. Have a great start to the New Year and let's lose some lbs.


    January Start weight: 226.8
    January goal weight: 224.8
    Ultimate goal weight: 200

    January 1: 226.8
    January 8: 226.0 ave. 8671 steps per day
    January 15: 227.5
    January 22:
    January 31:

    2025 lbs lost 0.0
  • cathyb60
    cathyb60 Posts: 321 Member
    I'm 73 with a couple of health issues. I've been a member of MFP for several years. I have posted some, but mostly lurk in the background. I've missed a couple of months of this challenge and it shows on the scale! Rough total of what I have lost since joining MFP is about 50 lbs. Still 30+ to go.


    January Start weight: 223
    January goal weight: 219
    Ultimate goal weight: 190 (to start)

    January 3: 224
    January 10: 223.25
    January 17: 225
    January 24:
    January 31:
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,457 Member
    Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
    Original MFP starting weight (January 2018): 168.2
    December 31, 2024 Weight: 158.0 (10-day average 157.2)
    December 28 (Starting Weight for this challenge): 158.6 (10-day average 157.3)
    January goal: Get back to lower end of maintenance weight range (153 pounds)
    Ultimate goal: Stay in maintenance range between (absolutely 140 - 153 and ideally 142-148)

    I report scale weight and (ten day average weight), and I post on Saturdays.

    December 28: 158.6 (10-day average 157.3)
    January 4: 157.0 (10-day average 157.3)
    January 11: 154.8 (10-day average 157.0)
    January 18: 155.4 (10-day average 156.0)
    January 25:
    February 1:

    Total loss for January: Looks like I'm down a pound for the week and 1.3 pounds for the month. Two pounds under the top of my ABSOLUTE maintenance range. I'll get back to my IDEAL range at some point. Slow and steady is best, and I'm still STICKING TO IT. I'm down 1.2 pounds for the year because this monthly challenge started near the end of December for me rather than the beginning of January. I have been feeling a bit unwell the last few days, and lack of appetite is one reason I am finally losing, but that's balanced by a big reduction in activity. I'm glad that overall I'm going down but not too fast.

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