10 pounds to lose challenge- February 1, 2025-April 30, 2025

SunnyDays930

@faurotann I watch TV while on the treadmill. Usually an episode of Bargain Block. It is 2 guys in Detroit that rehab the most dilapidated houses. They are hilarious. There is no way I could read on the treadmill. I would fall off.

200Karen

I’m on a 7-day road trip visiting relatives and friends in Idaho & Montana. Home Tuesday

also found my new favorite protein drink

💕 Karen

faurotann

Thanks, Karen. I'll look for that. 30 grams of protein for only 180 calories is great. Have a great trip. My daughter just got back from Idaho. It was cold.

patriciafoley1

3/23 155.6

3/24 156.4

3/25 155.4

3/26 154.8

3/27 153.2

3/28 154.4

3/29 153.6

8 pounds to go to get at the top end of ideal weight.

3/30 153.6

NikMar

Thank you

@RubyRed427

for continuing this challenge. Thanks to everyone for the useful advice I read on this thread. There's lots of things I need to look at and consider, thanks all. Although I only look at this page once a week, it is reassuring to know that others are in the same situation as me and we are all making progress!

My aims for this month are to: get back to being active, reduce my bread/pasta/rice/potato intake, try to get at least 7 hours sleep a night and to return to tracking my meals - to get into 130-ville!

My name is Nikki, and I'm 5'3" (on a good day!). I'm based on the south coast in the UK. I'm in my 50s and work full time as a teacher. I'm pretty active - but there's always room for some more.

My GW is 133lb
my UGW is 126 - although that is very optimistic!
I weigh in on Thursdays, but get around to posting at the weekends

Progress so far:
08 Aug - 150
15 Aug - 148 (-2lb)
22 Aug - 145.4 (-2.6lb)
29 Aug - 147 (+1.6lb)
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR AUGUST: 3lb

05 Sept -145.6 (-1.4lb)
12 Sept - 144.6 (-1.0lb)
19 Sept - 144.2 (-0.4lb)
26 Sept - 144.0 (-0.2lb)
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR SEPTEMBER: 1.6lb

03 Oct - 145.2lb (+1.2lb)
10 Oct -144.2lb (-1.0lb)
17 Oct -144.5lb (+0.3lb)
24 Oct - 143.6lb (-0.9lb)
31 Oct - 144.8lb (+1.2lb)
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR OCTOBER: 0.4lb
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 5.2lb

07 Nov - 143.2lb (-1.6lb)
14 Nov - 142.8 (-0.4lb)
21 Nov - 143.0 (+0.2lb)
28 Nov - 142.2 (-0.8)
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR NOVEMBER: 1.0lb Not a huge loss, but a better weight than I have been for sometime!

05 Dec - 141.6 (-0.6lb)
12 Dec - 141.6 (0lb)
19 Dec - 142.5 (+0.9lb)
26 Dec - 144.3 ( +1.8lb)
TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN FOR DECEMBER: 2.7lb

02 Jan - 144.0 (-0.3lb)
09 Jan - 144.0lb (0.0lb)
16 Jan - 141.4lb (2.6lb)
23 Jan - 142.8lb (1.4lb)
30 Jan -141.8 (1.0lb)
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR JANUARY: 2.2lb
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 1.4lb It's a loss but not much!

Time to get back into tracking and start being more accountable to myself! Good luck everyone with this round of weight loss!
06 Feb - 143.2lb (1.4lb) Not a great week, but no excuses. I need to get my head back into this! Any tips to get me out of this rut?
13 Feb - 142.6 (0.6) That will have to do. My head is still elsewhere unfortunately. Thanks for

@200Karen

for the idea about water and protein - it is something I will look into. Thanks also to

@Walela617

for the positivity - there's still a way to go until I'm happy with what I see in the mirror!
I'm off to Rome for a residential trip with the school next week - I'm not sure I will be able to curb the carbs and drink lots of water. However, we are going to do a lot of walking. Good luck to everyone next week!
20 Feb - 143.4lb (+0.8) Considering how much and what I ate in Rome - that weight measurement actually isn't that bad! I'm not a fan of coffee, so that wasn't a problem! However, I ate a lot of pasta, a lot of pizza and some fast food - not my first choices for meals that's for sure. However, I did an awful lot of walking - over 18,000 steps on Monday, over 30,000 steps on Tuesday, over 23,000 steps on Wednesday and over 20,000 steps on Thursday - a lot more than I normally do!! I'm looking forward to eating salads and vegetables next week, with the hope I can get to the end of February weighing less than at the start!!
27 Feb - 142.6lb (-0.8) I know it's not much, but I'll have it!
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR FEBRUARY: 0.6 That is really quite rubbish, so I am hoping that I will get my head back into things. Work has been quite stressful and one of my sister's is in hospital after complications with a heart operation, so my head hasn't been in a diet-mode. She is getting better, so hopefully I will be around for proper meals and thinking about my health. Good luck everyone with their weight loss this month!
06 Mar -141.4lb (-1.2)😎 - Yay! I can't say what I did, but I'll take it. Well done to everyone who has lost weight this week! You are an inspiration and remind me that it can be done!!
13 Mar - 141.0lb (-0.4) 😎- A pitiful loss! 😞 Well done to everyone who is on track with their weight loss. I need to get my head back into this, especially now the days are getting longer and it is getting warmer. No excuse not to go out and be active! Good luck to everyone next week!
20 Mar - 142.6lb (+1.6) 😴
27 Mar - 143.6lb (+1.0) 😴
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR MARCH - GAIN 1.0lb! 😓 - Not a great month! Time to get my butt into gear and not use any number of excuses not to focus on making better food choices. I hope everyone else is doing better than me!! Let hope next month is better!
03 Apr -
10 Apr -
17 Apr -
24 Apr -
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR APRIL

SunnyDays930

1. Highest Weight 170
2. Feb 1: 162.6
3. Feb 8: 163.4 ( +.8)
4. Feb 14: 162.8 (-0.6)
5. Feb 21: 160.8 (-2)
6. Mar 1: 162
7. Mar 8: 160.8 (-1.2)
8. Mar 15:160.2 (-0.2)
9. Mar 22: 161.8 (+1.6)
10. Mar 29: 160.6 (-1.2)
    FINAL STATS for March 31: 160 (2.6 for month)
11. Apr 1:
12. Apr 8:
13. Apr 15:
14. Apr 22:
15. Apr 30:

Well, I got very close to my goal of being under 160 for March. It is going slowly but at least it is moving in the right direction.

patriciafoley1

3/23 155.6

3/24 156.4

3/25 155.4

3/26 154.8

3/27 153.2

3/28 154.4

3/29 153.6

8 pounds to go to get at the top end of ideal weight.

3/30 153.6

3/31 153.0 met mini goal, next goal 150

Sistersue3285

Sherri
Age 62
British Columbia
Goal weight 150lb to 160lb
Monthly goal 4 to 5 lbs or 1lb to 1.25 lbs a week.

Jan 17 196.8
Jan 27 191.0
JAN LOSS 5.8
Feb 3 192.8
Feb 10 191.8

Feb 24 191.4
FEB LOSS 1.4
March 3 190.8
March 10 191.8

March 17 191.4
March 24 189.6
March 31 191.4
MARCH GAIN +.6

Total lose 3 months 5.4lbs

Had the Grandkids for the weekend and snacked more than usual

SunnyDays930

Happy April! Here we go!

1. Highest Weight 170
2. Feb 1: 162.6
3. Feb 8: 163.4 ( +.8)
4. Feb 14: 162.8 (-0.6)
5. Feb 21: 160.8 (-2)
6. Mar 1: 162
7. Mar 8: 160.8 (-1.2)
8. Mar 15:160.2 (-0.2)
9. Mar 22: 161.8 (+1.6)
10. Mar 29: 160.6 (-1.2)
    FINAL STATS for March 31: 160 (2.6 for month)
11. Apr 1: 160
12. Apr 8:
13. Apr 15:
14. Apr 22:
15. Apr 30:

GetBackSuzy

Happy April everyone. Congratulations to those who are at or near goal weight. Really well done! I need to get serious now spring is here, instead of bouncing up and down the same few pounds. 🤞🌼

Jan 1: 154

Feb 1: 155

Mar 1: 155

Apr : 154.5

deepwoodslady

We lost our furnace 14 days ago. It is very cold in Northern Michigan, with temperatures reaching as low as 13 degrees. To make matters worse, all of Northern Michigan was hit with a horrible ice storm, knocking power out for over 100,000 homes. We are on day 4 of no electricity. We have had to go far from home to find a hotel. I will catch up on all the posts when all of these matters are resolved. Can’t get furnace replacement without electric service working. Wishing you all good luck for April!

faurotann

Oh Donna. I'm so sorry. Thanks for letting us know. I'll be checking your weather and waiting for a thaw. No electricity. Let us know when you get back home. Miserable. So sorry.

200Karen

Donna prayers your life returns to normal soon. So hard living away from home

💕 Karen

RubyRed427

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48550698#Comment_48550698

That is a nightmare. I'm so sorry you are going through this. That is terrible!!!

SunnyDays930

@deepwoodslady I hope your furnace is now fixed. Being without heat and electricity is so hard. I'm also thinking of all our friends across the country experiencing all those scary storms and winds.

I've been walking nearly every day on my treadmill for 40 minutes.My weight continues to yo yo up and downs few lbs. I know what I should and shouldn't be eating, but I continue to eat the wrong stuff, and too much of it. I will make better choices today.

frankwbrown

CHALLENGE: lose 14.1 pounds by May 2 (13 weeks)
Highest weight (7/10/2020): 330
yearly gain/loss: year 1: ↓ 87 lbs; year 2: ↓ 18 lbs; year 3: ↑ 16 lbs; year 4: ↑ 15 lbs;
year 5 YTD:↑ 3.5 lbs; year 5 goal: ↓ 30 lbs
Jan 31 starting weight: 259.1 (7-day average)
May 2 goal weight: 245.0 (desired loss = 14.1 pounds in 13 weeks)
ultimate goal weight: 220 (maintenance range: under 225)

Jan 31 : 259.1 (Weigh-in day: Friday)
Feb 07 : 257.9 : down 1.2
Feb 14 : 259.7 : up 1.8 - total gain/loss: up 0.6
Feb 21 : 261.7 : up 2.0 - total gain/loss: up 2.6
Feb 28 : 260.0 : down 1.7 - total gain/loss: up 0.9
Mar 07 : 261.9 : up 1.9 - total gain/loss: up 2.8
Mar 14 : 258.5 : down 3.4 - total gain/loss: down 0.6
Mar 21 : 258.4 : down 0.1 - total gain/loss: down 0.7
Mar 28 : 261.0 : up 2.6 - total gain/loss: up 1.9
Apr 04 : 259.5 : down 1.5 - total gain/loss: up 0.4
Apr 11 :
Apr 18 :
Apr 25 :
May 02 :

Goal weight: : 245.0 : desired loss = 14.1 pounds in 13 weeks
Actual weight : 259.5 : gained 0.4 pounds in 9 weeks

patriciafoley1

3/23 155.6

3/24 156.4

3/25 155.4

3/26 154.8

3/27 153.2

3/28 154.4

3/29 153.6

8 pounds to go to get at the top end of ideal weight.

3/30 153.6

3/31 153.0 met mini goal, next goal 150

4/4 151.6

frankwbrown

@200Karen

I've not seen that protein drink, but I have had FairLife Protein drinks and primarily Premier Protein shakes.
Premier Protein shakes have 160 calories, 3 grams of fat, 3 grams of carbs and 30 grams of protein.
That's great, because I shoot for the Zone Diet recommended ratio of 3 grams of fat, 9 grams of carbs and 7 grams of protein. All that extra protein can balance out a meal pretty well.

Bottled protein shakes/drinks are very convenient, but protein powders can be a little cheaper. I have three flavors of Optimum Nutrition protein power (chocolate, vanilla, cafe latte). With the vanilla powder, I often add bananas and frozen strawberries to make a delicious protein smoothie.

lclark04957

Not seeing much movement. I know what I should be doing , but my willpower is lacking.
3/28: 149.8
4/4: 150.0
GW: 145.0

faurotann

Northern Michigan is in the mid forty's today. @deepwoodslady Donna should be home by now.

Walela617

Hi everyone,

My weight is NOW 161.8 as of this morning - Oh, NOoooo! I hit a "bump in the road" and "fell off the wagon"; so today I decided to hit "RESET" by deleting all my previous weight entries and updated my starting weight to TODAY, April 4, 2025.

I need to scale back my social networking a bit because I've been getting a little overwhelmed; so I'm going to jump off some of the boards I had joined in order to regain some time and hopefully improve my focus.

I would love to check in from time to time to see how everyone is doing.

Very best wishes to all on your own, personal "Wellness Journey"!

💖Carole

faurotann

I had a pretty good week food - wise. I was under calories for all seven days. So I know this weight today is OK even though it's no loss. I may have lost a fraction anyway because I don't have a digital scale.

SW 147
GW 142
UGW 134 - 137

1/31/25 147
2/07/25 146
2/14/25 145
2/21/25 144.5
2/28'25 144
3/7/25 142
3/14/25 141.5
3/21/25 140.5
3/28/25 139
4/04/25 139
4/11/25
4/18/25
4/25/25

The weather is improving. Have a good week everybody.

And thank you all for posting. It's really helpful to me.

walkintofit

Hi, I'm Debbie, I live in southern Idaho, I'm 5ft tall, goal weight 115-118

Highest Weight 133

I had a death in the family and promptly left maintenance , I want to get back to it.

Feb 1: 127.4

Feb 8: 127.2 (forgot to log here)

Feb 15:127

Feb 22:early weigh in 125.8

Mar 1:127.8 girl scout cookies

Mar 8: 125.6

Mar 15: 126.2

Mar 22: 126.6

Mar 29: 126.2

Apr 1: 126.4

Apr 8:126.6

Apr 15:

Apr 22:

Apr 30:

lclark04957

@Walela617 Great idea! A reset. I’m in too! Today is my day 1. I can feel myself slowly slipping into bad habits. A reset will help get me back on program and finish this challenge closer to goal. Good luck. Three weeks left. Stay strong. 💪

patriciafoley1

3/23 155.6

3/24 156.4

3/25 155.4

3/26 154.8

3/27 153.2

3/28 154.4

3/29 153.6

8 pounds to go to get at the top end of ideal weight.

3/30 153.6

3/31 153.0 met mini goal, next goal 150

4/4 151.6

4/5 151.0

EternalTruth

Good morning!

It has been another up and down week. I was doing union business out of town where they provided some food so I went up from indulging. This is a new week and no events where there is food provided for the next month so I should be on a path of losing again.

SW for this challenge: 275

GW for this challenge: 265

CW: 263

Difference: - 12 lbs

I am going to do a weekly 36 hour fast and Sundays will be the day I fast. Well it will be more like 40 hours since I will finish eating around 6:00pm on Saturdays and eat again Mondays around 10:00 am. I unintentionally fast frequently enough since I can’t eat when I have headaches or migraines so this time it will be planned fasting but making sure to drink lots of water.

Wishing you all a successful and productive week!

True

deepwoodslady

Finally came home on the 5th after 17 days of no heat and 6 days of no power. They promised furnace would then be completed that day but it wasn't. They needed a part not available locally (in this rural town) and had to finish the next day (yesterday) after going out of town for part. The day we came home (the 5th) the house was 38 degrees and sleeping was so cold! I think after 17 days of no heat it would have been worse if not for somewhat better temps outside. Yesterday, FINALLY, sweet wonderful heat! Tens of thousands still without power all around me. They are saying it will be up to a month for some to get restoration. The power company also has to order many of its parts. Snow and lower temps again today but that is normal for northern Michigan.

Our community looks like ground zero of the Armageddon. The cleanup will be horrendous. My autistic son and I started dragging branches yesterday. Somehow, somewhere I will have to find someone who can cut them up smaller so I can eventually burn them. Everyone is overbooked and busy. We are all on our own right now. I'm a widow so it is up to this old lady and her disabled son to figure it out.

It is hard to focus on diet right now. I've been more focused on finally being able to flush toilets and wash dishes and unthawing pipes. All excuses aside, I can at least watch my diet better. I've just been grabbing the packed hotel snacks as food and have not been mindful AT ALL. We did lose most of our food and freezer stuff (3 freezers and 2 fridges). I've mainly been eating things like canned soup and tuna sandwiches. And Junk like cookies and candy we had at the hotel. Time to stop the madness! It will be a very busy few months for my community. Continued prayers are appreciated for my entire community. The ice storm hit all of northern Michigan from one side to the other. From Lake Michigan all the way across the mitten to Lake Huron and almost half way down the state. Then again, lower Michigan also had widespread power outages in certain areas. The Upper Peninsula was also slaughtered. The storm of the century for sure. Thanks for all the prayers, well-wishes and comments. I appreciate you all so much!

faurotann

Donna, glad you're home. Stay warm.

Here's a fun fact I once heard: the body burns more calories in cold weather just to stay warm. It's not a reliable weight loss strategy. But it might comfort you while you're eating your way to warmth. (LOL) Just don't take it too much to heart.

Sistersue3285

Sherri
Age 62
British Columbia
Goal weight 150lb to 160lb
Monthly goal 4 to 5 lbs or 1lb to 1.25 lbs a week.

Jan 17 196.8
Jan 27 191.0
JAN LOSS 5.8
Feb 3 192.8 2 month loss 5.4
Feb 10 191.8
Feb 17 193.8Feb 24 191.4
FEB LOSS 1.4
March 3 190.8
March 10 191.2March 17 191.4
March 24 189.6
March 31 191.4
MARCH GAIN +.6
April 7 191

deepwoodslady

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48557911#Comment_48557911

@faurotann Actually, I think I did lose about 2 lbs when I was shivering and my teeth were clacking together. LOL