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

walkintofit · August 7

thanks for finding the link Iclark04957!

Seesaw, this is the place for you! post any time.

the fair is intown and its been loud. rodeo, carnival rides, the lights , fun times. of course some fair foods!!

Bemybestby60 · August 7

Please count me in..this will be a longer goal for me.

August 1st SW 195 lbs

GW 185 lbs

Wow so many interesting posting with alot of insight. I am glad I took the time to read. August 6th 195lbs

walkintofit · August 8

Hi Im Debbie h 5'.25"

Gw 118-120

August 1=123
8-8= 122.6

frankwbrown · August 8

CHALLENGE: lose 9.6 pounds by October 31 (13 weeks)
HW: 330 (7/10/2020), CW: 257, UGW: 220
yearly gain/loss: year 1: ↓ 87; year 2: ↓ 17; year 3: ↑ 17; year 4: ↑ 15; year 5: ↓ 3
year 6 YTD: ↑ 3; year 6 goal (7/10/26): ↓ 37
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

lclark04957 · August 8

Still chipping away at my vacation gain. The weight is moving, slowly, but it’s moving.
June 2024 SW: 160 
Challenge SW: 149.8
8/8: 148.0

Challenge GW: 140-145 ish. (This will be maintenance weight for me, which I have never met, ever.) My goal this challenge is to finally reach maintenance and work on how to maintain it.

nature_moments · August 8

A interesting week some days did not make good food choices plus to much staying up late and snacking and being an honest person I will post the truth

S/W 154

Today is 155 up a pound

after all my meal prep and buying no junk food or take out and saying I will make better choices which I did and a week of healthy choices my downfall for the week not making excuses is sprained ankle…no walking and way to much coffee { I have 2 but having 4}and cereal even with berries at night .I learn even these 3 is not a good combination so planning it better for next week and saying no to binge watching I am tired off losing and be at the same weight for years…yes years my week …just frustrated need to journal more not sitting with tv 😊

Fit_Prit · August 9

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48712437#Comment_48712437

Aug 08 : 112.65 Kg

I am travelling for next week and won’t have access to weighing scale, hence posting the last weight I checked.

Instead of losing weight I have gain some…

Ate a lot of sweets and yummy food because it’s Festival month “Shravan”. but I will control the intake from today itself!

The positive thing is that I have started to pay attention to what I eat - and I have started walking.

At 112+ kg, simple walking feels like a big task!

But no complaints.. I will get better at it with more practice 😊

August weight loss till now: None - gained 150 grams (0.33 lbs)

tammylou33 · August 9

Hey everyone, I will weigh weekly on Friday mornings.

SW 154.4lbs

GW 132lbs

Challenge goal weight 144lbs

8/1 154.4lbs

8/8 153.4lbs

8/15

8/22

8/29

This week will be a challenge, I attended my cousins wedding yesterday and I am going away tomorrow till Wednesday. I will try to stick to good food choices, get my steps in and lots of swimming.

Maya440 · August 9

Hello everyone !

This week is a challenge, on holidays with friends. I am very active and I have managed to skip breakfast most days. Also skipped dessert yesterday… If I maintain in August I will already be happy and at the same time I don't feel my best in my summer clothes. But sustainable means I won't lose my weight overnight.

How are you all doing for this first week of the challenge ?

RubyRed427 · August 10

Hey friends! Welcome to our new friends!

Made some positive choices this past week:

Worked out twice this week. Finally went to the gym. Once I'm there, I love it. I did some biking, elliptical and weights. I even jogged once around the track. I used to love to jog.

Ate salads for lunch and lower carb for other meals.

Walked the neighbors' dog twice this week (love that pup)

Goals for next week:

Three workouts (Pilates + gym time)

Fruit every morning with yogurt. Does anyone have a better yogurt brand besides Chobani? I was hearing negative things about Chobani having plastic chemicals in their yogurt (class action lawsuit).

wizzybeth · August 10

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48710335#Comment_48710335

To reply to someone's specific message tap "quote." To just reply to the board in general, scroll to the bottom 😊

wizzybeth · August 10

I'm joining and will post my stats every Monday.

Walela617 · August 10

Hi! I would love to join this challenge. I am going to try to lose 20 lbs. by New Year's Eve, but I think it would be a great idea to aim for the first 10 lbs. gone by November, then aim for another 10 gone by the end of the year. I have jumped on and off these boards quite a bit, but now want to stay ON!

I will post my most recent weigh-in and stats here. My weigh-in days are Wednesdays.

I look forward to sharing with all of you!

Have a great weekend,

💗Carole

faurotann · August 10

@RubyRed427 You are inspiring me with your work outs!!!

I came here this morning to get motivated. I've done nothing but eat lately. I feel fat. I don't want to get on the scale. I'm back in the habit of weighing daily and I think that's not good for me. The scale either makes me mad. Or when it doesn't make me mad I feel like I've gotten away with eating poorly and I just keep going.

So this week is a new week. I may have to throw out some of the good food I've been eating. It's 8:30 am so I'm feeling optimistic. I just have to track food today and not get thrown off course later on. I know the pattern.

Patience!!!! Consistency!!! I may check back on here to stay strong. I don't want to gain weight. I know how to lose. I just have to do it! It's not insurmountable. I can do it. I'll power on through the weak moments. It's worth it. I'll feel so much better.

P.S. I have to have my chobani. I'm not giving it up.

deepwoodslady · August 10

@RubyRed427 Oh no about Chobani! That is the brand I typically buy also. I will have to dive into the rabbit hole and start investigating Chobani and options!

Walela617 · August 10

@deepwoodslady, @RubyRed427 and @faurotann,

Try "Fage" (pr. "FIEyeh") plain, nonfat Greek yogurt. I find that to be very close to what "regular" Greek yogurt is supposed to taste like. When I can't find that, I get Siggi's nonfat, plain Skyr, which is also good, although it's more expensive.

Maya440 · August 11

Week 1/3 of vacation

Spent the week in the mountains with friends and smashed every activity in sight: hikes, trail-runs, cycling over Alpine passes, and a whopping 8 km in the pool. 🏔️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏊‍♀️

IF Stats:

Food intake: ~2 900 kcal / day
Intermittent fasting: 15 h fast (≈9 h eating window)

Yesterday’s monster hike nearly had my husband staging an intervention over skipped breakfast and snacks, so 9 hours feels fair given the circumstances. 😉

Now onto Week 2, just the four of us. Plan: skip breakfast except on big-ride days, eat whole foods, stay active, and accept that a little holiday weight is part of the deal.

@RubyRed427 : I am a fan of cottage cheese with pomegranate 😊

@faurotann : This is for life, you can start over every minute of every day. Just one good decision at a time and I am sur you will feel better.

SunnyDays930 · August 11

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
April 27 163 Started Semaglutide
Apr 30: 161.4 FINAL STATS for April (+1.4)
May 1 161.4
May 7 159.2
May 7 159.2 (-2.2)
May 14 158.4 (-.8)
May 21 158 (-.4)
May 28 158.2 (+.2)
June 4 155.4 (-2.8)
June27 155
July 6 153.6 (-1.4)
July 25 152.6 (-1)
Aug 2 150.2 (-2)
Aug 11 150.2 (no change)

I've stayed the same so I think my body is in maintenance now. I have 2 more months of semaglutide left so will continue on it but I don't know how much more I will lose. It's OK if I don't as my face is starting to show more wrinkles so that IS a problem with weight loss over 50.

memeq2 · August 11

Hello. I just found this group.

Weigh in this morning at 135 lbs

Goal 128 lbs

I get a lot of exercise but I have been eating too much. Also not always good choices. I need the accountability.

8/11 135

RubyRed427 · August 11

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48721219#Comment_48721219

Thank you Carole! My mom just told me she eats Fage. So, I will buy some!

RubyRed427 · August 11

@Maya440 That's a great idea! I forgot about Cottage Cheese and how good it is for you with fruit.

RubyRed427 · August 11

@faurotann I hear you! I have high hopes and goals but by evening, I just feed my stress. I like your idea of tracking food. When I tracked my food for a period of time, it becomes a habit. I have to get back to that, too.

faurotann · August 12

@RubyRed427 Stress and fatigue. Two of the worst for weight loss.

You are doing great with all that exercise. I feel healthier just hearing about what you can do each week!!!😀 (that's a joke.)

I just had to have a re-boot when I posted that last one. It helped. I had a really good day yesterday. And I haven't stepped on the scale today (Woo Hoo!!) The scale thing really affects me. I know that sounds strange to many people but it really is an obsession with me. NOT GOOD!

I feel very lucky. My challenges are so minor compared with other people. I can do this.

deepwoodslady · August 12

@memeq2

Welcome to the challenge. It's great to have you here!

deepwoodslady · August 12

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): 188.8

CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 10 pounds to land at 178.8

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🎨-- 190's🌈-- 180’s🤑-- 170's🐋-- 160's🙋‍♀️-- 150’s🌻

CURRENT MONTH:

08/01 – 187.6 ✅ (Trend Weight – 188.0)

08/05 – 185.8 ✅ (Trend Weight – 187.5) I’m happy to see the progress. It’s hard to believe I can gain 3.8 in one day trip of travel and it take so long to come back off. I’m still 0.8 above my low weight of 185.0 . I’m not giving up. I’ll just keep chasing it until it runs out of breath!

⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️08/12 – 182.6 ✅ (Trend Weight – 186.3) I felt very ill last night and it was definitely food/Type 2 Diabetes related. But it seemed more than that. I had lost 6 lbs in 11 days and I think it had something to do with that being too quick. I have gained back one pound overnight due to having to grab carby, sugary food in volume to correct my medical situation. I’m okay with the uptick today. I think I actually needed it to reassure my body that it’s okay. I am still down 6.2 from starting weight so progress is still being made. You can be sure I will closer monitor my blood sugars today with extra blood tests so I can see what is going on. However, I’m very pleased with my progress in both the scale weight and the trend weight.

08/19 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/26 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/31 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

🐎🐎🐎 Aug Start: 188.8

🐎🐎🐎 Aug Goal: (4 lb Loss ) 184.8

🐎🐎🐎 Aug Actual: xxxxx

🐎🐎🐎 Cumulative Total Weight Loss: xxxxx

Challenge Weeks to come:

🐝🐝🐝🐝 09/01 -- xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

09/02 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

09/09 -- xxxxx (Trend Weight -- xxxxx)

09/16 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

09/23 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

09/30 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Sept Start: xxxxx

Sept Goal: (3 lb Loss ) xxxxx

Sept Actual: xxxxx

Cumulative Total Weight Loss: xxxxx

🎃🎃🎃🎃 10/01 -- xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

10/07 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

10/14 -- xxxxx (Trend Weight -- xxxxx)

10/21– xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

10/28 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

10/31 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

⏳️⏳️⏳️Oct Start: xxxxx

Oct Goal: (3 lb Loss ) xxxxx

Oct Actual: xxxxx

Cumulative Total Weight Loss: xxxxx

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faurotann · August 13

How's it going, Donna

It sounds like you know what to do to get things stablized. I hope you're feeling better.

sondheimone · August 14

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48715951#Comment_48715951

7/31 263

8/5 258

8/12 260

Not quite what I was hoping for, but still down overall, so 🎉. I’ve stayed within my calorie intake, which I feel good about. I’ve also added some weightlifting, which I enjoy.

We keep at it! Hope you all have a good week!

memeq2 · August 14

Good morning. Not much progress so far. My normal weigh in day will be Saturday but that won't work out this week as I have other plans and there won't be a scale around. I've been trying to eat less sugar and more whole grains.

Goal 128 lbs

I get a lot of exercise but I have been eating too much. Also not always good choices. I need the accountability.

8/11 135

8/14 134.8

memeq2 · August 14

@sondheimone congrats on the 3 lbs down. The weight lifting is great. I've been doing that and I definitely feel like it is making a difference in my size. It is a Non Scale Victory type of thing.

Bemybestby60 · August 15