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

200Karen

Update the Plyometrics side-jumps has my left knee hurting
Now I remember one of the reason I quite Pickleball
I'll let it heal then do more modifications to loosen up those tendons 🐌

Today it's back to the gym
Cutting sodium and drinking my water

Happy Monday Mates
Hugs Karen

EternalTruth

@200Karen awww, what a cute snowman!

@Becky_Mastne Great reasoning for pursuing your health. I could never do Keto again because I love cereal too much and strongly dislike vegetables. I did try it many years ago and I did lose weight temporarily but was miserable. Everyone gets there is their own way though. Congratulations on having a plan which is the first step.

@Walela617 Cute kitty! What is your cat’s name?

I am trying to incorporate more water into my daily plan but I am at that age where that translates to many more bathroom trips in the middle of the night no matter when I finish drinking for the evening…lol.

Have a great day everyone!!!

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Sistersue3285

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

First small goal - be at 8 to 10lbs down before our Alaska cruise in May( 12 weeks before we go)
Second small goal - lose another 8 to10lbs by July for Family get together with all my siblings.( 23 weeks before get together)
I think these are reasonable and reachable goals. I like making small goals that I feel I can reach without putting to much pressure on myself.

This is my 1st official weigh-in
Jan 17 196.8
Jan 27 191.0 ( - 5.8)
Feb 3 192.8 (+ 1.8) this was expected as I was sure the big Weight lose was mostly water weight.
Feb 10 191.8 ( -1)
Here is to another good week

Cobyhealth

Start WT= 211lb
February 8th= 208lb

walkintofit

Karen, maybe u can give me some pointers on your diet? I would appreciate it. There is no nutrition classes here. Love your snowman , had a skiff of snow but it melted off.

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)
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200Karen

Debbie, I emailed you 🐌

Update on my knee first ‘Thanks for the loving well wishes, thoughts, and recommendations’ 💞
I’m still healing and managing the twinges of pain. My trampoline doesn’t bother me it’s the side moves when the knee isn’t lined up.

I had a mini meltdown and overate
so today I'm cutting back on calories and watching sodium

Keep moving forward,
Karen

deepwoodslady

My name is Donna. I am 64 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.


CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM Jan 31st, 2025): 191.2
CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 10 pounds to land at 181.2
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TOTAL LOST IN THIS CHALLENGE:



Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
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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.


02/01-191.8-(Trend Weight: 192.3)-

02/04-194.2-(Trend Weight: 192.7)- How DISAPPOINTING! It has been creeping up day by day! Disappointing, yes. But actually the word I should use is INSANITY. Definition: Doing the same thing over & over but expecting different results. Yea, this is INSANITY. I’m going to try reading tonight when the snack monsters come out—a tip from someone on another challenge. Hopefully it can get me over the hump. I’ve been trying many things to beat those monsters. I have a new idea of my own I may also implement tonight. I’ll let you know what it is and if it helped when we speak again! Stay tuned!

02/11-194.8-(Trend Weight: 193.7)- It’s been a horrible February so far. The sugar cravings are winning. Meals have been pretty good, for the most part. It’s those night time snacks and munchies that are getting me! My birthday is May 10th and I decided that my first mini-goal is to lose a full 10 pounds between now and then. That would put me firmly in the 180’s and on much better footing health-wise. I would still be 30 to 40 pounds away from my ultimate goal, but those numbers sound so much more do-able. Am I reaching for the stars? I dunno, but stretching is good for you, right?


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Feb Goal: 188.2 (3 pound loss)
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SunnyDays930

I have been trying to eat some sauerkraut every day. It is very good for you and can help you lose weight. There are lots of recipes online to try. Here is an article on the health benefits.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/benefits-of-sauerkraut#digestion

200Karen

@SunnyDays930 great link and remind

I do love sauerkraut. Wish it was sold in small portions like Costco’s avocado 🥑 cups

Karen

faurotann

@deepwoodslady I feel your pain. I am also insane

INSANITY: doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results

faurotann

@SunnyDays930 I'm going to buy some sauerkraut. I remembered an old Americas Test Kitchen taste test of sauerkraut. I wish I could make a link here.

Interestingly, they said the sauerkraut in bags in the refrigerated section was not as good as Jarred or canned sauerkraut. The bags have preservatives in them. I think I'll do my own taste test. Their #1 and #2 were Eden Organic (jar) and Libby's (can).

EternalTruth

It’s been a good week so far eating wise. I have kept to the no soda and no deep fried foods and haven’t had any sugary snacks even though that wasn’t one of my goals this week. Once I got to the 10 day mark or so I have found I am not really craving them which is a miracle since my favourite food group is usually chocolate. I haven’t been drinking as much water as I should still, but I am getting some in every day which I count as a success.

I will weigh in on Friday and so far feel confident that I will see at least a small loss.

A challenge I am facing is not getting obsessive with the scale and weighing every morning the moment I wake up. Not that weighing yourself everyday necessarily means you are obsessed but in my case it does. I used to feel anxious before and after I would weigh myself even if it was a loss. I was anxious that it wasn’t enough or wondering if it was muscle loss instead of fat loss. It took me awhile to realize the negative effect this was having on me so this time around I am scaling back on my weight ins (see what I did there? scaling back? I love puns). Anyway, mentally I feel better about weighing in only once a week.

What challenges are you facing and what is your plan to face them?

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deepwoodslady

faurotann wrote: »

@deepwoodslady I feel your pain. I am also insane

INSANITY: doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results

@faurotann Misery loves company lol