December 2015 Weight Loss Challenge

I am not weighing in officially until this Christmas water weight is back off lol

Dnoble100 wrote: »

Name:Diane
Age: 29
Height: 5'3.5

Initial Start Weight (23rd November): 151
Start Weight (1st December): 148.5lbs
Goal Weight (1st January): 143 lbs

1st December: 148.5 lbs
4th December: 146.6 lbs
14th December: 145.2
21nd December: 144.0
28th December: 143.2
1st January:

Weight lost/gained this week: -.8 lbs
Weight lost/gained this month:-5.3lbs

Successes/struggles this week: I am happy that I was able to loose a little bit this week- when my goal was to just to maintain through the holidays. Also, very proud to have basically made my goal for December- 5.3 pounds down for the month and 8 pounds down since I started. Hope I can keep up this pace in January and get into the 130's. See everyone in the January challenge!

Awesome for any month but especially for December.

im_simply_karen wrote: »

I would love to join! The accountability would be wonderful!! Super excited for this y'all

Name: Karen W.
Age: 19
Height: 5'5"

Start Weight (December 1st): 145
Goal Weight (January 1st): 139

December 1: 145
December 8:
December 15:
December 22:
December 29: 140
January 1:

Weight gained/lost this week: not sure
Weight gained/lost this month: -5

Successes/Struggles this week: I completely forgot to keep up with this until today. Though I went over by like 400 on Christmas, I've maintained my 1200 calorie goal every other day & the weight is coming off! My only struggle is when I wake up. I wake up at like 6, but if I don't wait until about 8 to eat, I won't make it to lunch without eating. So between 6 & 8 is a struggle normally filled with a lot of water.

Name: Lisa
Age: 44
Height: 5'9"
Dec. 29: 264.4

I can't find my previous posts.
Success/struggles: I'm down 3.1 lbs. since Thanksgiving. I'm getting really frustrated and discouraged.
I stopped counting calories for a couple of days over xmas. I ate a lot of bad food, but I don't think I overate, and I only gained back a pound or so.
I think I'm going to have to lower my calorie goals to see results. MFP has me eating 2,200 calories a day, and I rarely hit that, and I'm still not really losing.
I am getting fit. I was able to run in my soccer game on Sunday and even had two shots on goal.

im_simply_karen wrote: »

im_simply_karen wrote: »

I would love to join! The accountability would be wonderful!! Super excited for this y'all

Name: Karen W.
Age: 19
Height: 5'5"

Start Weight (December 1st): 145
Goal Weight (January 1st): 139

December 1: 145
December 8:
December 15:
December 22:
December 29: 140
January 1:

Weight gained/lost this week: not sure
Weight gained/lost this month: -5

Successes/Struggles this week: I completely forgot to keep up with this until today. Though I went over by like 400 on Christmas, I've maintained my 1200 calorie goal every other day & the weight is coming off! My only struggle is when I wake up. I wake up at like 6, but if I don't wait until about 8 to eat, I won't make it to lunch without eating. So between 6 & 8 is a struggle normally filled with a lot of water.

Try a protein shake. Some are only 100 calories and are really filling. I mix my mocha flavored protein pack with coffee. So yummy! And only 100 calories!

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!

Name: Raymozet
Age: 46
Height: 5"10

Start Weight (1st December): 250.9
Goal Weight (1st January): 245

1st December: 250.9
8th December: 250.1
15th December:249.8
22nd December:246.2
29th December:246.6
1st January: 246.9

Weight lost/gained this month: 4

Successes/struggles this week: Lots 'o booze! Happy New Year! Another day of debauchery and we're back at it. I must say I have stuck to my weightlifting plan.

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: 218

Weight lost/gained this week-fragment: 3 lb. lost
Weight lost/gained this month: 18 lb. lost
Weight lost/gained overall: 27 lb. lost

Successes/struggles this week: I've gotten through the third big foodfest of the holiday season without over-indulging, and yet without feeling that I've missed out on anything, because I tried all the best stuff in small quantities. Also, for the first time, I can say that I'm probably less than 100 pounds from my ideal weight, even approaching that question fairly aggressively in terms of my weight in youth. I exceeded my monthly goal loss by 8 lbs., or maybe 4 if you count the confusion over scales.

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! Too much stuff going on!

1st December: 176.4
8th December: 173.8
15th December: 173.2
27th December: 177
29th December:
1st January: 175

Weight lost/gained this week: -1.4
Weight lost/gained this month: -1.4

Successes this month: Down 1.4 pounds. Yes I know my goal was 10 pounds. But - at least there was some loss! Now I'm going to find the January challenge and get serious!

Struggles this month: started out great. Then all the sweets and desserts and the delicious ham......yikes. I'm glad it's over and I'm back on track.

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

Original Start Weight (11/9/15): 235.2
Start Weight (1st December): 225
Goal Weight (1st January): 215

1st December: 225
8th December: 223.2
15th December: 218.2
22nd December: 216.2
29th December: 213.8
1st January: 213.2 - UNDER GOAL!!!

Weight lost/gained this week: -6
Weight lost/gained this month: -11.8
Weight loss since starting 11/9/15: -22

Had to finish out this challenge! Came in under my goal for December - so awesome! Can't wait to crush it in 2016!!