10 pounds to lose challenge- May 1, 2025-July 31, 2025

LittleSurferGirl7

@deepwoodslady My husband and I spent thousands of dollars on patches to help us quit smoking. And, I always bought the name brand (they seemed to stick better than the generics). But, if I wanted to smoke, I would just remove the patch. Even then, it can be dangerous. People have OD'd from nicotine poisoning from patches and then smoking on top.

We had no side effects from Chantix whatsoever. The way it worked was that you were supposed to continue smoking for five days after starting the treatment (if I remember correctly). We later both admitted to finding cigarettes that someone had put out and sneakily tried to smoke them after we quit. But, after those five days, it was disgusting for both of us. It did completely rid us of the habit. But, everyone is different.

Sorry to hear about your Dad and brother. I too would probably not drink if I had had to go through that. It's heartbreaking. I also had a neighbor who died of cirrhosis in the last year or so. And, we lived in an apartment many years ago, where one of our neighbors had died (I believe of alcohol poisoning). They too, found a whole bunch of liquor bottles in his apartment. He had been hiding it too.

I will be quitting soon. I really don't need a fake replacement. To me, drinking fake alcohol or drinking sparkling water in a fancy glass would just be setting myself up for failure (but that's just me). It would make me want the real thing. It's like the power of suggestion. Many years ago, I was living at my Mom's house. I was watching an old movie, possibly Jimmy Stewart, and they were drinking Martinis. I had never drank a martini in my life and I wasn't drinking at the time. But they looked good, so I went down to the liquor store just down the street and bought martinis in a can and some olives. They looked elegant on TV. But, they tasted disgusting to me.

Anyways, when I quit drinking, I will be done!

SunnyDays930

Highest Weight 170

1. Feb 1: 162.6
2. Feb 8: 163.4 ( +.8)
3. Feb 14: 162.8 (-0.6)
4. Feb 21: 160.8 (-2)
5. Mar 1: 162
6. Mar 8: 160.8 (-1.2)
7. Mar 15:160.2 (-0.2)
8. Mar 22: 161.8 (+1.6)
9. Mar 29: 160.6 (-1.2)
   FINAL STATS for March 31: 160 (2.6 for month)
10. Apr 1: 160
11. Apr 8: Did not weigh
12. Apr 19: 161.6
13. Apr 26 160
14. April 27 163 Started Semaglutide
15. Apr 30: 161.4 FINAL STATS for April (+1.4)
16. May 1 161.4
17. May 7 159.2
18. May 7 159.2 (-2.2)
19. May 14 158.4 (-.8)
20. May 21 158 (-.4)
21. May 28 158.2 (+.2)
22. June 4 155.4 (-2.8)

Eliminating alcohol the last 3 days has been the game changer. I will continue to have very little if any, wine.

LittleSurferGirl7

@SunnyDays930 That's what I've always found…that when I quit drinking the weight just falls off. But, unfortunately, when I start drinking again (which usually happens), the weight comes back on almost exactly like it came off. For instance, if I were losing 2-3 lbs a week while I wasn't drinking, when I started drinking again, I would gain 2-3 lbs a week. For those of us that are concerned about our weight, it seems counterproductive to be drinking.

That's why I joined this challenge. I thought it would motivate me to quit drinking. And, see if I lose weight quickly again. I guess the key is not to drink or just occasionally.

RubyRed427

Hw 206 lbs Summer of 2023- I've come far but need to go ten pounds farther (less).

5/2 168.9 

5/7 169.1

5/16 170

5/20 169.9

5/24 169. 5

6/4 170.1

I am not going to worry about my weight this month; we are heading to Europe soon for a few weeks, and I want to really enjoy it all. I assume I'll be walking a ton and even doing some hiking in the mountains.

I must say that I have done nothing to really lose any weight these last few weeks, no logging of food which I know could really help. I always think "I don't really eat that much in a day." But obviously, I should track to really know how much I am eating!

I remember years ago, I did WW and would count my points dailly. I think the points have changed, but sometime out of habit, I still think about how many points my snacks would be. I remember I would eat 21 points worth of food in a day, and a small bag of doritoes (the one with three servings) would be 9 points. That's nearly half of my day's allowance. Not good.

If you don't hear from me for awhile, you'll know I have limited access to Wifi.

frankwbrown

CHALLENGE: lose 15.1 pounds by July 31 (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:↓ 0.2 lbs; year 5 goal: ↓ 11 lbs
May 1 starting weight: 260.1 (7-day average)
Jul 31 goal weight: 245.0 (desired loss = 15.1 pounds in 13 weeks)
ultimate goal weight: 220 (maintenance range: under 225)

May 01 : 260.1 (Weigh-in day: Thursday -- 7-day average)
May 08 : 260.6 : ↑ 0.5
May 15 : 259.5 : ↓ 1.1 - total gain/loss: ↓ 0.6
May 22 : 257.9 : ↓ 1.6 - total gain/loss: ↓ 2.2
May 29 : 256.3 : ↓ 1.6 - total gain/loss: ↓ 3.8
Jun 05 : 255.8 : ↓ 0.5 - total gain/loss: ↓ 4.3
Jun 12 :

frankwbrown

I noticed some of you were talking about weight trends. You can of course use a website to help you determine your weight trend, but there are other ways as well. I'm quite adept at the use of spreadsheets—Google Sheets in particular (I'm a retired programmer). I track a variety of metrics on a Google spreadsheet and created a number of charts that display that data in a number of ways. If you have a Google account, then you have a Google drive where you can save spreadsheets. I'd be happy to provide a spreadsheet template that you could copy and save for your own personal use. You would only need to provide a start date, end date, and desired loss, then enter your weight daily. It could then tell you whether you're on track to meet your goal and what your weight trend is over time.

Here's a couple charts I've created:

This first one shows my weight, two different goal lines and a trendline—since July 10th, 2020:

This one shows my ratio of fat mass to lean mass, again since July 10th, 2020:

The second chart is only possible if you have some way of estimating your body composition of fat mass and lean mass. I have a smart (BIA) scale (Withings Body+) that does this.