10 pounds to lose challenge- February 1, 2025-April 30, 2025
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My name is Donna. I am 64 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall. My highest weight was 253. I would like to lose a total of about 100 pounds and have been working on it for too many years (since 2018).
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CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM Jan 31st): 191.2
CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 12 pounds to land at 179.2
CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT: xxxxx
TOTAL LOST IN THIS CHALLENGE: xxxxx
🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜ULTIMATE GOAL: 145-155 (I’ll know when I get there!)
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🎨--PREVIOUS WEEKS:
02/01 – 191.8 ❌ (Trend Weight – 192.3)
02/04 – 194.2 ❌ (Trend Weight – 192.7)
02/11 – 194.8 ❌ (Trend Weight – 193.7)
02/18 – 194.8 (Trend Weight – 194.8)
02/25 – 195.8 ❌ (Trend Weight – 195.6)
02/28 – 197.8 ❌ (Trend Weight – 196.1)
🌷🌷🌷 Feb Start: 191.2
🌷🌷🌷 Feb Goal: (4 pound loss) 188.2
🌷🌷🌷 Feb Actual: 197.8 ❌
🌷🌷🌷 Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 6.6 lbs Gained
03/01 – 196.4 ✅ (Trend Weight – 196.4)
03/04 – 195.6 ✅ (Trend Weight – 196.3)
03/11 – 194.6✅ (Trend Weight – 196.2)
03/18 – 194.8 ❌ (Trend Weight – 193.4)
03/25 – 196.2 ✅ (Trend Weight – 194.8)
03/31 – 195.8 ✅ (Trend Weight – 195.3)
🌷🌷🌷 Mar Start: 197.8
🌷🌷🌷 Mar Goal: (4 pound loss) 193.8
🌷🌷🌷 Mar Actual: 195.8 ✅
🌷🌷🌷 Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 4.6 lbs Gained
04/01-DNW -(Trend Weight: DNW)-
04/08-194.4 ✅ (Trend Weight: 194.9)-
04/15-198.7 ❌ -(Trend Weight: 195.7)-
04/22-194.2 ✅ -(Trend Weight: 196.3)- I’ve finally had a pretty good week. Even with Easter I have done pretty well. Now, if I could just keep up the momentum!
☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️04/29-192.6 💠 - (Trend Weight: 194.7) It’s been a pretty good couple of weeks for me but things seem to be slowing down. I’ve had the same weight 3 days in a row. Very unusual for me. Trend weight continues to go down so I’m pleased as punch. Today is travel for afternoon medical appointments for both son & I. Restaurant food. I’ll try to stay smart and adult-like. Kid-in-a-Candy-Store be gone!
04/30-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
🐰🐰 🐰Apr Start: 195.8
🐰🐰 🐰Apr Goal: 191.8 (4 pound loss)
🐰🐰 🐰Apr Actual: xxxxx
🐰🐰 🐰Total Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: xxxxx
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eb 1st I was 164.2
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
4/8 Still 151.0 I kind of went off the rails on Sunday. I didn't eat over my calories but I ate late and high carb, so my BS went up and I had gained 1.5 pounds, prob mostly water weight and salt, yesterday. Now it's gone. Hopefully if I stay low carb and low sodium (and low calorie) I will lost a little this week.
4/11 150.0 met mini goal of 150 next mini goal 147.5
4/12 148.8 In the 140s!!!!
4/14 148.6 BIG WIN TODAY!! After 6 months of low carb dieting my blood sugar tested normal this am, at 96. That is 1/3 of what it was testing in October. And what I have been working toward. The weight loss is secondary. I have just three pounds to go before I am no longer "overweight" by the charts. And will be a normal BMI. I hope to get there by the end of this challenge, but we know as we lose weight the weight comes off slower. It will be very sweet to get there. Doubly so if I can keep my blood sugar low (which means low carb, low carb, low carb!)
4/15 147.8
4/25 147.8 got derailed into a salt retention weight gain from the easter ham but finally back to 147.8
And yesterday before dinner my blood sugar tested at 96. So while it has tested that in the morning at times this is the first time between meals that I've noticed it has gone that low. So that was a plus too
4/26 147.2 Finally a drop from before easter weight
4.28 146.4 !!!!
4/29 today after coming home from getting bloodwork (no breakfast) I weighed myself and I was 145..6!!! Now (according to the charts) I'm no longer overweight. I am at the high end of normal. With a normal BMI. I may bounce up a little tomorrow, and when I go into the doctor post bloodwork on thursday that scale may be a little different. But, it has been six months since I started dieting after being diagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure. I have lost Exactly 50 pounds. How weird and amazing that it worked out to be exactly that. I now have an A1C, that, while not perfect, is in the prediabetic range. And I hope to get it down to normal in another three months. I have to thank everyone on MFP who has encouraged me, and MFP itself, whose food diary has helped me be accountable and whose link with Fitbit logged my exercise calories. And Fitbit, whose trackers told me how many calories I was burning and how many steps I walked. It's been a group effort, and I am very thankful!!
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Thank you @RubyRed427 for continuing the challenge. I couldn’t decide if I should do another round or not. I haven’t done great losing, but I also haven’t gained either so I suppose a plateau is my win…for now. Maybe next round is “the one”. I am inspired by so many others in this group that are losing that I have decided to continue on.
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@patriciafoley1 50#!! Congratulations!! You are an inspiration!!
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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 15:126.6
Apr 22:
Apr 30:126.2
not where I wanted to b, still take it.2 -
- Highest Weight 170
- Feb 1: 162.6
- Feb 8: 163.4 ( +.8)
- Feb 14: 162.8 (-0.6)
- Feb 21: 160.8 (-2)
- Mar 1: 162
- Mar 8: 160.8 (-1.2)
- Mar 15:160.2 (-0.2)
- Mar 22: 161.8 (+1.6)
- Mar 29: 160.6 (-1.2)
FINAL STATS for March 31: 160 (2.6 for month) - Apr 1: 160
- Apr 8: Did not weigh
- Apr 19: 161.6
- Apr 26 160
- Apr 30: 161.4 FINAL STATS for April (+1.4)
I started the semalglutide 3 days ago. I expect to see a lot more progress in May! See you on the next thread.
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Feb 1st I was 164.2
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
4/8 Still 151.0 I kind of went off the rails on Sunday. I didn't eat over my calories but I ate late and high carb, so my BS went up and I had gained 1.5 pounds, prob mostly water weight and salt, yesterday. Now it's gone. Hopefully if I stay low carb and low sodium (and low calorie) I will lost a little this week.
4/11 150.0 met mini goal of 150 next mini goal 147.5
4/12 148.8 In the 140s!!!!
4/14 148.6 BIG WIN TODAY!! After 6 months of low carb dieting my blood sugar tested normal this am, at 96. That is 1/3 of what it was testing in October. And what I have been working toward. The weight loss is secondary. I have just three pounds to go before I am no longer "overweight" by the charts. And will be a normal BMI. I hope to get there by the end of this challenge, but we know as we lose weight the weight comes off slower. It will be very sweet to get there. Doubly so if I can keep my blood sugar low (which means low carb, low carb, low carb!)
4/15 147.8
4/25 147.8 got derailed into a salt retention weight gain from the easter ham but finally back to 147.8
And yesterday before dinner my blood sugar tested at 96. So while it has tested that in the morning at times this is the first time between meals that I've noticed it has gone that low. So that was a plus too
4/26 147.2 Finally a drop from before easter weight
4.28 146.4 !!!!
4/29 today after coming home from getting bloodwork (no breakfast) I weighed myself and I was 145..6!!! Now (according to the charts) I'm no longer overweight. I am at the high end of normal. With a normal BMI. I may bounce up a little tomorrow, and when I go into the doctor post bloodwork on thursday that scale may be a little different. But, it has been six months since I started dieting after being diagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure. I have lost Exactly 50 pounds. How weird and amazing that it worked out to be exactly that. I now have an A1C, that, while not perfect, is in the prediabetic range. And I hope to get it down to normal in another three months. I have to thank everyone on MFP who has encouraged me, and MFP itself, whose food diary has helped me be accountable and whose link with Fitbit logged my exercise calories. And Fitbit, whose trackers told me how many calories I was burning and how many steps I walked. It's been a group effort, and I am very thankful!!
4/30 145.6
total lost this round
from Feb 1st 164.2
to April 30 145.6
18.6 pounds in 3 months. Not quite the 2 pounds a week I was aiming for, but I had at least two plateaus where I stayed the same for a couple weeks or more. I'll take it.
I'd like to lose another 20, but as I'm sure others in this thread and elsewhere have indicated, it gets harder. Still, it's mowing season, so I'll get exercise doing that.
Congrats to everyone on completing this round!
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No where near goal. Up and down the entire challenge. I was able to break into 140s but it was brief. In the end I lost 1 pound from start. I do feel like my mind is on board for the next challenge though so my goal is still 145, maintenance, and to maintain maintenance weight when reached.
1/31: 152.8
2/7: 151.4
2/14: 151.8
2/21:150.6
2/28: 150.4
3/7: 149.0
3/14: 149.0
3/21: 150.6
3/28: 149.8
4/4: 150.0
4/11: 151.2
4/18: DNW
4/25: 150.6
4/30: 151.83 -
My name is Donna. I am 64 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall. My highest weight was 253. I would like to lose a total of about 100 pounds and have been working on it for too many years (since 2018).
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CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM Jan 31st): 191.2
CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 12 pounds to land at 179.2
CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT: 196.0
TOTAL LOST IN THIS CHALLENGE: 4.8 lbs Gained
🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜ULTIMATE GOAL: 145-155 (I’ll know when I get there!)
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🎨--PREVIOUS WEEKS:
02/01 – 191.8 ❌ (Trend Weight – 192.3)
02/04 – 194.2 ❌ (Trend Weight – 192.7)
02/11 – 194.8 ❌ (Trend Weight – 193.7)
02/18 – 194.8 💠 (Trend Weight – 194.8)
02/25 – 195.8 ❌ (Trend Weight – 195.6)
02/28 – 197.8 ❌ (Trend Weight – 196.1)
🌷🌷🌷 Feb Start: 191.2
🌷🌷🌷 Feb Goal: (4 pound loss) 188.2
🌷🌷🌷 Feb Actual: 197.8 ❌
🌷🌷🌷 Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 6.6 lbs Gained
03/01 – 196.4 ✅ (Trend Weight – 196.4)
03/04 – 195.6 ✅ (Trend Weight – 196.3)
03/11 – 194.6✅ (Trend Weight – 196.2)
03/18 – 194.8 ❌ (Trend Weight – 193.4)
03/25 – 196.2 ✅ (Trend Weight – 194.8)
03/31 – 195.8 ✅ (Trend Weight – 195.3)
🌷🌷🌷 Mar Start: 197.8
🌷🌷🌷 Mar Goal: (4 pound loss) 193.8
🌷🌷🌷 Mar Actual: 195.8 ✅
🌷🌷🌷 Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 4.6 lbs Gained
04/01-DNW 💠 -(Trend Weight: DNW)-
04/08-194.4 ✅ (Trend Weight: 194.9)-
04/15-198.7 ❌ -(Trend Weight: 195.7)-
04/22-194.2 ✅ -(Trend Weight: 196.3)-
04/29-192.6 💠 - (Trend Weight: 194.7) It’s been a pretty good couple of weeks for me but things seem to be slowing down. I’ve had the same weight 3 days in a row. Very unusual for me. Trend weight continues to go down so I’m pleased as punch. Today is travel for afternoon medical appointments for both son & I. Restaurant food. I’ll try to stay smart and adult-like. Kid-in-a-Candy-Store be gone!
☔️☔️☔️☔️☔️04/30-196.0 ❌ -(Trend Weight: 194.8) A huge overnight jump due to travel. Dinner was at a steakhouse. I only ate half my meal and the only thing out of line was a milkshake I had on the way home. That caused a 3 ½ pound increase overnight? What in the world have I done to my body and my metabolism over the years of dieting? Ridiculous! Back to square one.
🐰🐰 🐰Apr Start: 195.8🐰🐰 🐰Apr Goal: 191.8 (4 pound loss)
🐰🐰 🐰Apr Actual: 196.0 ❌
🐰🐰 🐰Total Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 4.8 lbs Gained
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I am just back from Hawaii but I did well by April 30. My starting weight was 212.0 and now 207.5. I’ve been in a long plateau so this is a win for me. I am off to Vienna at recent if Jujy so looking forward to a new challenge. I really want to get below 200. Slow and steady.
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February 1st: 286.6 lbs
April 31st: 274.6lbs
Total loss: 12 lbs
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