December 2015 Weight Loss Challenge

Name: Lindsay
Age: 24
Height: 5'5.5"

Start Weight (1st December): 184.7
Goal Weight (1st January): 175

1st December: 184.7
8th December: 182.1
15th December: 179.5
22nd December:
29th December:
1st January:

Weight lost/gained this week: Down 3lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: Down 5lbs

Successes/struggles this week: I wish I had gone to the gym!!! But watching what I eat is working too.

jlcox
Age: 32
Height: 5'11

Start Weight (1st December): 245.8
Goal Weight (1st January): 235

1st December: 245.8
8th December: 241.4
15th December: 240.1
22nd December:
29th December:
1st January:

Weight lost/gained this week: -1.3
Weight lost/gained this month: -5.7

Name: Tammy
Age: 44
Height: 5'8"

Start Weight (1st December): 225
Goal Weight (1st January): 215

1st December: 225
8th December: 223.2
15th December: 218.2
22nd December:
29th December:
1st January:

Weight lost/gained this week: -5.0
Weight lost/gained this month: -6.8
Weight loss since starting 11/15/15: -16.2

Successes/struggles this week: Down 5 pounds from Last week's weigh in. Woot! I was holding some water last week so I'm really only down about 2 pounds. Don't matter, I'll take it. Heading in the right direction!

Name: Faith
Age: 38
Height: 5'9"

Start Weight (1st December): 296.2
Goal Weight (1st January): 289

1st December: 296.2
8th December: 294.5
15th December: 293
22nd December:
31st December:

Weight lost/gained this week: -1.5
Weight lost/gained this month: -3.2

Successes/struggles this week:

hawkins410 wrote: »

hawkins410 wrote: »

Hi there!
I'm Clarice and I really need this group to help keep me focused and motivated over the holidays!
Height: 4'10"
Starting weight, December 2: 146.5
Goal weight by January 6: 136.5

I will post:
Dec. 9: 142 (-4.5)
Dec.16: 140 (-2 this week, 6.5 so far!)
Dec. 23 (out of town)
Dec. 30 (out of town)
Jan. 6!!
My biggest help this week has been the encouragement and advice from my new MFP friends. They have helped me get through a couple of work parties without backtracking.
I will be on vacation for the next two weigh-ins, so I will see you next year!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!!

Let's kick butt, guys!

Name: Dan
Age: 68
Height: 6ft

Start Weight: 232 lbs (105.2 kgs)
Final Goal Weight: 160-170 lbs (72.6 -77.1 kgs)
Start Weight (1st December): 177.5 lbs (80.5 kgs)
Goal Weight (1st January): 174 lbs (78.3 kgs)

1st December: 177.5 lbs (80.5 kgs)
8th December: 173.5 lbs (78.7kgs)
15th December: 177 lbs (80.3 kgs)
22nd December:
29th December:
1st January:

Weight lost/gained this week: +3.5 lbs (1.6 kgs)
Weight lost/gained this month: -.5 lbs (.23 kgs)

Successes/struggles this week:

Week 1: I was surprised by the unexpected weight loss but certainly not complaining. I have been doing a lot of walking so that helps no doubt. Christmas festivities ahead so that will likely take a weight toll too upward so it's good to have a few lbs banked I guess. Also, light is at the end of the tunnel for the top end of my goal weight. Nice present for myself if I get there.

Week 2: Bummer week on the weight gain but no surprise. Company all week took its toll. Will have to hit it extra hard this week. This will be tough month for losing weight for sure.

Hello !
You're doing great ! Keep it up (:
Name: Salah
Age: 20
Height: 178cm (5ft 10")

Start Weight (1st December): 82kg (180.7lbs)
Goal Weight (1st January): 79kg (174.1lbs)

1st December: 82kg (180.7lbs)
8th December: 179.5 lbs
15th December: 178 lbs
22nd December:
29th December:
1st January:

Weight lost this week : 1.5lbs
Weight lost this month : 2.7lbs

Successes/struggles week 1: The biggest struggle for me was eatin. I've spent all of last week gradually cutting out junk food from my diet and this week i realized i really didn't have much else to eat. I averaged 850cal a day, which is BAD i know and probably why i didn't lose much this week. The fact that i wasn't hungry didn't help (the cold make me forget the hunger ._. ) I'm trying to eat more this week.

Successes/struggles this week: I'm honestly surprised that i lost anything this week. I ate a lot, tried to stay healthy by i still gave in a lot of cravings. Was a really stressful week (midterms) and snacked a lot (tried to keep it with healthy snacks, mainly fruits and crude vegetables). I did workout so maybe that was it. This week is shaping up to be worse tho; i'm really afraid of a gain

Name: Donna
Age: 55
Height: 5'6"

Start Weight (1st December): 176.4
Goal Weight (1st January): 166.4

Oops! Running late with posting this week! I did weigh myself on 12/15, but just posted today. Busy busy busy!

1st December: 176.4
8th December: 173.8
15th December: 173.2
22nd December:
29th December:
1st January:

Weight lost/gained this week: .6
Weight lost/gained this month: 2.8

Successes: I'm getting there! Slowly, but surely!

Struggles this week: Too much BLT's - bites, licks, and tastes haha

Name: Becky
Age: 31
Height: 5,7"

Start Weight (1st December): 251.8
Goal Weight (1st January): 247

1st December: 251.8 lbs
4th December: 250.6
18th December: 251.4
22nd December:
29th December:
1st January:

Weight lost/gained this week: +0.8 from 4th to 18th

Weight lost/gained this month: -0.4 lbs

Successes/struggles this week: have really fell off track with tracking and even caring about my weight amongst the busyness of the season! Would be wonderful to even maintain over the holidays!

Name: Koren
Age: 49
Height:5 ft 4 in

Start Weight (1st December):312.4
Goal Weight (1st January):299

1st December: 312.4
5th December: 309.4
12th December: 310.2
19th December:
26th December:
1st January:

Weight lost/gained this week: -3
Weight lost/gained this month: -2.8 (+.8)

Successes/struggles this week: Weigh in day tomorrow (my regular day!) Been working on saying no to all those yummy treats! I usually get my dog groomers a box of See's candy for Christmas but I'm afraid to go to the store!!!

Name: Phyllis
Age: 51
Height: 5'9"

Start Weight (5th December): Saturday weigh ins.
Goal Weight (2nd January): 167.2

5th December: 172.2
12th December: 173.0
19th December: 172.8
26th December:
2nd January

Weight lost/gained this week: -.2
Weight lost/gained this month: +.6

Successes/struggles this week: Week 1. I gained .8 pounds. I exercised 6 days out of 7 and I was under my calorie goal + calories burned every day except 2 days and not over by more than 160 calories either day. So I honestly don’t know what happened. It has got to be TOM, but this has never dragged on for 2 weeks. I’m starting to get very discouraged. I’ve passed up tons of holiday party foods with not results. This is just the kind of thing that throws me into gorging. I’m going to try as hard as I did last week, next week, but if I’m not down by at least 3 pounds, I’m throwing in the towel and enjoying the holidays.

Successes/struggles this week: Week 2: Ok I’m not down 3 pounds, but I am down .2. Yippee! NOT! Can’t give up, especially now. If I give up now I’ll gain 10 pounds over the next two weeks alone. Stay focused… that’s my goal.

Yeaterday was crappy but I logged everything and kept myself accountable. Back on the wagon today!!

Name: Koren
Age: 49
Height:5 ft 4 in

Start Weight (1st December):312.4
Goal Weight (1st January):299

1st December: 312.4
5th December: 309.4
12th December: 310.2
19th December: 308.4
26th December:
1st January:

Weight lost/gained this week: -1.8
Weight lost/gained this month: -4

Successes/struggles this week: I've been walking a lot this week, mostly errands & with Remy. We've been going to the dog park & I've been walking around the park.

Name: Joe
Age:36
Height:5'1.5

Start Weight (1st December):160 lbs
Goal Weight (1st January):5 lbs

1st December:160 lbs
6th December:160 lbs
13th December:156 lbs
20th December: 155 lbs
27th December:
1st January:

Weight lost/gained this week: -1 lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: -5 lbs

Successes/struggles this week: The week started good. Wednesday is when things started to go bad. I woke up my right ear felt off. Still went to the gym. Thursday my ear was really plugged but I went to the gym. I should have not gone. Friday symptoms the same. I went to a walk in clinic, they said it was ear wax build up. So I took the ear wax removal. Saturday they used an ear syringe. Found out it was the ear bud cushion that was dislodged deep in the ear canal. It was not ear wax.

Saturday also started to sneeze, and have runny nose. This morning I have a mild cold
I am hoping I can shake this cold off by Wednesday.

I also did not have time to go the gym Friday, Saturday because of balance was off.
Now that i am sick, do to the cold weather, I am not sure when I will make my return to the gym.