December 2015 Weight Loss Challenge

Name: Wendy Laubach
Age: 59
Height: 5'5"

Max. weight (1st November): 245
Start Weight (1st December): 236
Goal Weight (1st January): 226

1st December: 236
8th December: 235
15th December: 230
21st December: 227
29th December: 221
1st January:

Weight lost/gained this week: 6 lb. lost
Weight lost/gained this month: 15 lb. lost
Weight lost/gained overall: 24 lb. lost

Successes/struggles this week: I'm medically cleared to resume most forms of exercise. This week's dramatic loss may be overstated, as I switched to a new digital home scale instead of relying on the one at the gym. But at a minimum I'm at 225 by the old scale and lost 2 lbs. this week. Certainly within my goal, and not bad for the holidays!

Name: Eva
Age:62
Height: 5' 1.5"

SW on 5/1: 168.5 Lbs

Start Weight (1st December): 140.5 lbs
Goal Weight (1st January): 134.5 lbs

1st December: 140.5 lbs
8th December: 139 lbs
15th December: 138.5 lbs
22nd December: 140.5 lbs
29th December: 139.5 lbs
1st January:


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

Successes/struggles: Just got back from a week vacation. I am grateful that I didn't gain any weight. When are the holidays over? Need to get back to normalcy.

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: 174 lbs
29th December: 173.7


Weight lost this week : 0.3lbs
Weight lost this month : 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 week 2: 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

Successes/struggles week 3: I DID IT! I'm at the weight i challenged my self to be by the end of December!!! Finally, after FIVE YEARS (That's the quarter of my age) of being overweight, i'm on the normal range of BMI!! I'm really happy!
It's weird tho that i lost 4lbs this week seeing as it's a week I didn't work much in (if we compare with the other weeks). I didn't workout as hard ... I just hope i won't gain before the month is over, i really want to start the year with a normal BMI (:

Successes/struggles week 4: YESSS! I'm still under goal weight for December o/. Didn't lose much that much, but at least I got my Challenge. This week, like for most of you from what i read lol, has been a disaster. No workouts, lots of bad eating etc. It's a wonder that I lost at all.

Height: 5'3"
Starting weight (Dec 1): 219.4 lbs
Goal weight (Jan 1): 214.4 lbs

12/01: 219.4 lbs
12/07: 218.2
12/16: 217.2
12/23: 217.2
12/30: 215.6
01/01:

Loss/gain for the week: -1.6
Loss/ gain for the month so far: -3.8
Struggles/victories for the week: Last week's loss finally showed up today. Yay! First December ever that I didn't gain weight!

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: 174 lbs (78.3kgs)
1st January:

Weight lost/gained this week: -3 lbs (1.3 kgs))
Weight lost/gained this month: -3.5 (1.6 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.

Week 4: Much better this week. This next week will be a tough one too. Looking forward to the new year and getting back to a normal schedule for awhile.

Name: LuckyAndi
Age: 29
Height: 5'5"

Start Weight (1st December): 185
Goal Weight (1st January): 182

1st December: 185
8th December: 183.2
15th December: 182.8
22nd December: 183.1
29th December: 182.8
1st January:

Weight lost/gained this week: -0.3
Weight lost/gained this month: -2.2

Successes/struggles this week: Well, I'm happy to be close to my goal. The holidays are over, and I can refocus now. I got a couple sets of weights for Christmas, so I can start some strength training in the new year.

Congratulations to everyone who met their goal, who started their weight loss journey, who have maintained their loss, and who didn't give up. See you all in 2016!

Height: 5'3"
Starting weight (Dec 1): 219.4 lbs
Goal weight (Jan 1): 214.4 lbs

12/01: 219.4 lbs
12/07: 218.2
12/16: 217.2
12/23: 217.2
12/30: 215.6
01/01: 216.0

Loss/gain for the week: +.4
Loss/ gain for the month so far: -3.4
Struggles/victories for the week: Too many sweets / Still lost overall Yay!

Name: Megan
Age: 25
Height: 5' 8

Start Weight (1st December): 257lbs
Goal Weight (1st January ) : 247

1st December: 257lbs
7th December: 252.6 lbs
14th December: 250 lbs
21st December: 249lbs
28th December: 248.6lbs
1st January: 249.6

Weight lost/gained this week: +1lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: -7.4lbs

Successes/struggles this week:
Struggles- eating healthier.
Success- 6 weeks of breastfeeding. Down 30lbs since the day before my daughter was born. Not giving up.

Name: Mach
Age: 33
Height: 5' 11''

Start Weight (1st December): 206.2 lbs
Goal Weight (1st January ) : 199

1st December: 206.2 lbs
7th December: 203.1lbs
14th December: 202.4 lbs
21st December: 199.3 lbs
28th December: 199.6lbs
1st January: 200.3 lbs

Weight lost/gained this week: + 0.3 lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: - 5.9 lbs

Successes/struggles this week: weight jumping between 199 - 200

Name: Ebony
Age: 37
Height: 5'6"

Start Weight (1st December): 286.3 lbs
Goal Weight (1st January): 275 lbs

1st December: 286.3
4th December: 281
11th December: 282.4
18th December: 280.6
25th December: 280.3
1st January: 283.7

Weight lost/gained this week: gained 3.7 lbs
Weight lost/gained this month: lost 2.6 lbs

Successes/struggles this week: so glad these holidays are over.