10 pounds to lose challenge- August 1, 2025-October 31, 2025

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  • walkintofit
    walkintofit Posts: 5,931 Member

    @200Karen , great to hear of your ongoing recovery! Walking is awesome. I enjoy it alot. U are amazing by doing all you can to improve your health.
    I followed your example of getting medical care. I put it off for years(of going to the dr). After taking hubby to multiple appts I just didn't have it in me for getting something done for me. I have 2 tests left to do this week, mamo and bone density.. only issue so for is cholesterol, its borderline so I need to bring it down in the next 3 months and go in for another test, if it does't change its med time.

    anybody have ideas on getting cholesterol down?

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 14,176 Member

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    My name is Donna. I am 65 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). I weigh weekly but also on the 1st and last day of each month for a full month’s account.

    🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

    CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM July 31st): 189.0

    CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 9.2 lbs to land at 179.8

    CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT: xxxxx

    TOTAL LOST IN THIS CHALLENGE: xxxxx

    πŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œULTIMATE GOAL: 145-155 (I’ll know when I get there!)

    I AM TRYING SOMETHING LATELY. MY GOAL FOR THE CHALLENGE WILL BE 0.1 lbs PER DAY. THAT WILL USUALLY COME TO SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 9 AND 10 LBS TOTAL LOST MOST CHALLENGES. IT WILL BE DIFFICULT BUT I DON’T FEEL IT IS TOO MUCH TO ASK, EVEN GIVEN MY AGE, MY MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT SET ME BACK AND MY MEDICATIONS. IF I GET BEHIND ON ANY GIVEN DAY, WEEK OR MONTH, I’VE ONLY MADE IT HARDER ON MYSELF AS I HAVE TO THEN CATCH UP. THE SPECIFIC GOALS NUMBERS MAY CHANGE AS I GO ALONG ONLY TO KEEP IN LINE WITH MY GRAND TOTAL LOSS GOAL. IN THE END IT SHOULD BE EQUAL TO 0.1 LB PER DAY OR MORE. I KNOW IT’S A MIND GAME I’M PLAYING WITH MYSELF, BUT IT ALSO FEELS LIKE I’M NOT BITING OFF MORE THAN I CAN CHEW. LET’S SEE HOW THIS GOES!

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

    250’sπŸ’‹-- 240’s🎡-- 230’s🐸-- 220'sπŸ“˜-- 210's🌸-- 200's🎨--Β 190's🌈-- 180’sπŸ€‘-- 170'sπŸ‹-- 160'sπŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ-- 150’s🌻

    PREVIOUS MONTHS:

    08/01 – 187.6 βœ… (Trend Weight – 188.0)

    08/05 – 185.8 βœ… (Trend Weight – 187.5)

    08/12 – 182.6 βœ… (Trend Weight – 186.3)

    08/19 – 184.4 ❌ (Trend Weight – 186.4)

    08/26β€” 185.0 ❌ (Trend Weight: 185.0)

    08/31 – 181.8 βœ… (Trend Weight – 184.5)

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    🐎🐎🐎 Aug Start: 189.0

    🐎🐎🐎 Aug Goal: 185.9 (3.1 lb Loss )

    🐎🐎🐎 Aug Actual: 181.8 βœ…

    🐎🐎🐎 Cumulative Total Weight Loss: 7.2 lbs Lost βœ…

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    09/01 – 185.0 ❌ (Trend Weight – 184.6)

    09/02 – 187.8 ❌ (Trend Weight – 184.9)

    09/09 – 183.6 βœ… (Trend Weight – 184.6)

    09/16 –184.8 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.8)

    09/23 – 184.4 ❌ (Trend Weight – 184.7)

    09/30-183.0 βœ… (Trend Weight: 183.9)

    πŸš΄β€β™€οΈπŸš΄β€β™€οΈπŸš΄β€β™€οΈSept Start: 181.8

    πŸš΄β€β™€οΈπŸš΄β€β™€οΈπŸš΄β€β™€οΈSept Goal: 182.2 (Ended Aug at 0.4 lbs better than goal but back up already mid month. Now I need 182.2 to stay on track.) As of Sept 2nd weight of 187.8 I need to lose 5.6 lbs this month.

    πŸš΄β€β™€οΈπŸš΄β€β™€οΈπŸš΄β€β™€οΈSept Actual: 183.0 ❌

    πŸš΄β€β™€οΈπŸš΄β€β™€οΈπŸš΄β€β™€οΈCumulative Total Weight Loss: 6.0 lbs Lost ❌

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    CURRENT MONTH:

    10/01 – 183.0 ↔️ (Trend Weight – 183.9)

    10/07 – 184.8 ❌ (Trend Weight – 184.7) I’m in a real slump. Handyman is finally coming back today to hopefully start or plan a new project. Trying to pull it together here. I’ve been so busy between yard work and babysitting that the house is a mess and I have no energy to change that. I’m usually pretty tidy and organized so this is uncharacteristic of me. It’s probably crash & burn sugar responses with those foods I am not even supposed to eat. Standing in my truth today no matter how difficult the reflection is.

    πŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒπŸŽƒ 10/14 -- 181.4 βœ… (Trend Weight: 183.7) I've had a pretty good week that allowed me to string several days together so I could get some progress going. Tomorrow will be disruptive as I have to travel which means lots of sitting and of course, at least one restaurant meal. But I will be back home for the rest of the week and should be able to offset that. It may take several days because, as we all know, it comes on quickly in one day and takes several days to come off. However, it is very do-able. I am staying positive and will try hard to be mindful on my day trip. I'm not going to lie though. I'm looking forward to some flavorful and decadent food.

    10/21– xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    10/28 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    10/31 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    ..

    🍬🍬🍬🍬Oct Start: 183.0

    🍬🍬🍬🍬Oct Goal: 179.8 (3.2 lb Loss) for a total of 9.2 lb loss in the challenge. (Some of the needed loss is due to gains in September. Playing catch-up!)

    🍬🍬🍬🍬Oct Actual: xxxxx

    🍬🍬🍬🍬Cumulative Total Weight Loss: xxxxx

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  • lclark04957
    lclark04957 Posts: 295 Member

    No change. But at least it’s not a gain. Two more weeks. The push is on. πŸ’ͺ

    June 2024 SW: 160
    Challenge SW: 149.8
    8/8: 148.0
    8/15: 147.8
    8/22: 148.0
    8/29: 150.2
    9/5: 148.0
    9/12: 149.2
    9/19: 146.8
    9/26: 147.2
    10/1: 146.8
    10/3: 146.2
    10/10: 147.0
    10/17: 147.0


    Challenge GW: Aiming for 145 now. 140 is out of reach.

  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,783 Member

    CHALLENGE: lose 9.6 pounds by October 31 (13 weeks)
    HW: 330 (7/10/2020), CW: 255, UGW: 220
    yearly gain/loss: year 1: ↓ 87; year 2: ↓ 17; year 3: ↑ 17; year 4: ↑ 15; year 5: ↓ 3
    year 6 YTD: ↑ 1; year 6 goal (7/10/26): ↓ 35
    Aug 1 SW: 254.6 (7-day average)
    Oct 31 GW: 245
    Loss Goal: 9.6 pounds in 13 weeks

    Aug 01: 254.6 (Weigh-in day: Friday -- 7-day average)
    Aug 08: 255.9 : ↑ 1.3 - total gain/loss: ↑ 1.3
    Aug 15: 259.3 : ↑ 3.4 - total gain/loss: ↑ 4.7
    Aug 22: 257.5 : ↓ 1.8 - total gain/loss: ↑ 2.9
    Aug 29: 259.1 : ↑ 1.6 - total gain/loss: ↑ 4.5
    Sep 05: 259.8 : ↑ 0.7 - total gain/loss: ↑ 5.2
    Sep 12: 260.4 : ↑ 0.6 - total gain/loss: ↑ 5.8
    Sep 19: 259.7 : ↓ 0.7 - total gain/loss: ↑ 5.1
    Sep 26: 259.1 : ↓ 0.6 - total gain/loss: ↑ 4.5
    Oct 03: 258.4 : ↓ 0.7 - total gain/loss: ↑ 3.8
    Oct 10: 257.2 : ↓ 1.2 - total gain/loss: ↑ 2.6
    Oct 17: 254.8 : ↓ 2.4 - total gain/loss: ↑ 0.2
    Oct 24: 0
    Oct 31: 0

    Goal weight:: 245 : desired loss = 9.6 pounds in 13 weeks
    Actual weight: 254.8 : gained 0.2 pounds in 11 weeks

  • SunnyDays930
    SunnyDays930 Posts: 1,801 Member

    I have a high school reunion next weekend , followed by a wedding weekend. Obviously I want to look my best for both these events. I will continue my portion control plans. Honestly, when you commit to it, it is not that bad. Just cut everything in half and IF you are still really hungry, have more. I think most of us won't really be. Anyway it seems to be helping me.

    Ok while I am typing this, my husband literally just opened a box of cookies and starting eating them like potato chips. I took the box away, firmly but kindly like Mary Poppins. He pouted for a minute but he is now over it. Oy vey. If only he read my advice LOL.

  • memeq2
    memeq2 Posts: 98 Member

    Goal 128 lbs

    Good morning. I didn't realize I've been MIA for so long. It has been quite busy but now we are starting to get ready for the cold months and things are settling down. I've found something that is working for me which is more plant based eating. I've switched to carrots, apples and tomatoes for lunch instead of a big salad which I was adding cheese, meat and salad dressing to. I've been pretty successful at lowering the calories from snacks as well. Since I haven't been here in a while this doesn't really say it all because I always gain a little when we go on a camping trip and I had two trips since 9/2. I'm just glad this new way I'm eating is getting the weight off quickly and now that camping is over hopefully the scale will continue to go down.

    8/11 135

    8/14 134.8

    8/23 135

    9/2 136

    10/18 133

    Enjoy your Saturday everyone. We can do this!

  • walkintofit
    walkintofit Posts: 5,931 Member

    Hi Im Debbie h 5'.25" I live in Southern Idaho. Gained due to a death in the family. Its been a rough time but finnally getting a handle on eating. Working on stress reduction and changing my attitude about all of it.

    Gw 118-120 (main goal is 118 with a buffer of 2.5 lbs either way 115.5-120.5)

    August 1=123
    8-8= 122.6
    8-15= 121.4
    8-22=121.2
    8-29=120.4
    9-5=120
    9-12=119.4
    9-19=119.6 (vacation week) holding a 2.76% loss…
    9-27=119 forgot to weigh in yesterday

    October 1=118.4 weighin 2 days early
    10-4=117.8
    10-11=118
    10-18=117.6

  • walkintofit
    walkintofit Posts: 5,931 Member

    all the medical tests are done for now. Dr said I have osteoporosis and high cholesterol. Got a scrip for one and diet changes for the other for now. I wouldn't mind not knowing what was going on in my body. I already do a lot of walking, think I am going to add some weight workouts, or get a weighted vest to wear on my walks. I think i have a backpack to start small. Add more veggies to the diet too. I do get enough calcium, so that is good.
    here is to living better with new diagonosis.

  • RubyRed427
    RubyRed427 Posts: 4,582 Member
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    Dear friends,

    Let's do this! Let's make these next few weeks a success!

    What is one new goal this week that you can do to enhance your goals?

    Mine is have a "meatless Monday". I'll have to plan ahead to do this. Maybe even make a vegetarian dinner.

  • lclark04957
    lclark04957 Posts: 295 Member

    Goal this week…drink minimum of 64 oz water. I never drink enough

  • 200Karen
    200Karen Posts: 2,974 Member

    @lclark04957 great goal πŸ₯‚


    my goal this week is closing the kitchen after dinner βœ…

  • walkintofit
    walkintofit Posts: 5,931 Member

    my goal is to let go of things I can't change. breathe

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 14,176 Member

    My goal is to exercise at least 5 of the 7 days this week. I would also like to incorporate a little fun dancing into my routine again as the weather is getting quite cold and rainy in Northern Michigan and I will have to find more ways to keep in shape inside.

  • Jillygirl0220
    Jillygirl0220 Posts: 88 Member

    2 weeks to go and I’m hanging in. My goal for these next 2 weeks is to keep to my calorie limit and to let go of my cheat day Saturdays, I love a great breakfast on Saturday so will keep that but skip the chips and big dinner that evening. I work out a LOT which is helping me stay on track but my cheat day is really slowing up my weight loss progress. Here’s to initiating this with the coming weekend. I wanna finish strong. Good luck everyone!

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