WINTER WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE 2018- (JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL)

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP: 190 and 01/2010
CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 161

January 5: 159 -2, whooo! finally after a solid month the scale moved!
January 12: 154 -5 WHOOO!! SNAP! *happy dance* OFF to a GREAT start!
January 19: 155 +1 boo.. oh well I'm looking thinner so.
January 26: 155- turtled at least I made the goal for January.
January Goal: 155
January Loss: 6

February 2: 158 +3: but then I haven't been able to stop snacking and keep binging cause I'm weak so.
February 9: 155.5 -2.5 Okay then lets keep this trend going. Got a handle on the snacking so!
February 16: 155 -0.5 Considering I saw 158.5 on the scale Tuesday due to crap.. small victories
February 23: 154.5 - .05 it's something! BUT still not 154 from 1/2 WTF?
February Goal: 150
February Loss: 3.5

March 2: 148.5 -6 ! HOLLA! there's the whoosh! *happy dance*
March 9: 148.5- (technically I'm 155 but not counting it) I'm on maintenance for the next 3 weeks as this is rest week from IM30 and then next monday I have my tubal (yay! no babies EVER!!) so I'll be down 2 weeks for that. So won't weigh in till 3/30
March 16: 148.5 (157.5 technically but that's surgery and water bloat) I just want to be back to normal
March 23: ??? whoops missed this week 151
March 30: 151-turtled
March Goal: 145
March Loss: +2.5 but seriously surgery P90X starts tomorrow! 4/2

April 6: 155 +4 ... well off girly week and new program and judging by DOMS I'm holding water I'm not worried.
April 13: 148.5 -6.5 ... FINALLY got all the surgery and water bloat out!
April 20:
April 27:
April Goal: 140
April Loss: 5

Weight lost this week: -6.5
Goal weight for challenge: 21 pounds
Actual weight lost for challenge: 12.5

Are the collective 'we' going to be doing this again for May, June, July, August? Summer Challenge?

Original starting weight - 168lbs
End of April goal - 145 (revised from 140)
Ultimate goal - 130

Feb 3 - 168
Feb 11- 163.8
Feb 17- 158
Feb 24- 156

Total loss for Feb 12lbs

Mar 3-156
Mar 10-153
Mar 18- 154.6
March 24-149.6
March 31-152

Total loss for March 4lbs

April 7- 148.6
April 14- 147
April 21-
April 28-


April starting weight -152
April goal - 145

21 lbs Loss to date
17 to go

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP: Jan 3st 18 - 67.6 kg / 149.03 lbs
CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 64.8 kg / 142.86 lbs

Didn't start until Jan 31st: 67.6 kg / 149.03 lbs

I weigh in on Sundays so will adjust the dates

February 25: 64.8 kg / 142.86 lbs **started challenge then**

February Goal: 65 kg / 143.3 lbs
February Loss: 2.8 kg / 6.2 lbs *hit goal!*

March 4: 64.5 kg / 142.20 lbs
March 11: 63.8 kg / 140.65 lbs
March 18: 63.6 kg / 140.21 lbs (been maintaining most of this week, its so annoying. hit the plateau i think)
March 25: 63.3 kg / 139.55 lbs (worked out why i'm not losing as much weight..its my new medication!)

March Goal: 59.8 kg / 131.84 lbs
March Loss: 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs *didn't hit goal this month but its defo down to my new medication*

April 1: 62.6 kg / 138.01 lbs
April 8: 62.2 kg / 137 lbs (im shocked as i had a heavy night out last night!)
April 15: 61.9 kg / 136.47 lbs
April 22:
April 29:
April 30:

April Goal: 57 kg / 125.66 lbs
April Loss: 0.7 kg / 1.5 lbs

Weight lost this week: 0.3 kg / 0.7 lbs

Goal weight for challenge: 57 kg / 125.66 lbs

Actual weight lost for challenge (from Feb 25th): 2.9 kg / 6.4 lbs

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP: 204
CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 170

January 1: 170
January 8: 168.8
January 15: 168.6
January 22: 165.7
January 29: 164.2

January Goal: 165
January Loss: 5.8

February 5: 162.7
February 12:
February 19:
February 26: 159.2

February Goal: 160
February Loss: 5 pounds

March 5: 157.4
March 12:
March 19:
March 26:154.7

March Goal: 155
March Loss: 2.7

April 2:
April 9:
April 16: 152.2
April 23:
April 30:

April Goal: 150
April Loss:2.8



Goal weight for challenge: 150

Actual weight lost for challenge:17.8

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP: 175lb
CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 153.5lb

January 01: 153.5
January 08: 148.5
January 15: 148
January 22: 147
January 29: 146

January Goal: 148lb
January Loss: -7.5lb

Weight lost this week: -1lb

February 5: 145
February 12: 144.5
February 19: 148
February 26: 145.5

February Goal: 143lb
February Loss: +0.5lb

March 5: 144
March 12: 145
March 19: 145.5
March 26: 145
March Goal: 139lb
March Loss: +1lb

April 2: 144
April 9: 148
April 16: 143.5 - Had a fabulous holiday (see last week's +weigh in!) with lots of good Italian food but back to it now and pleased with my results this week. Just got to keep a downward trend!
April 23:
April 30:

April Goal: 136lb
April Loss: -

Will try to change my way of eating a bit for this week, and back on track next week. Hunger is overboard, water weight from sports are going up, so I am taking one week for relaxing to shock my body.

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP: 255 on December 7th, 2017
CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 243
---Let's start with reasonable amounts so I would not have disappointment---

January 1: 243
January 8: 242.5 (less than I wanted, but still, falling down, not up)
January 15: 239 (wow, finally below 240)
January 22: 237.8 (still have chances )
January 29: 234.8 (I made it! did not even expect to, but scales pleasantly surprised today)

January Goal: 235 (-8)
January Loss: 8.2


February 5: 233 (still a loss, and not so small one)
February 12: 232.2 (started some sports, so naturally weight goes down slower - but still a loss)
February 19: 231.2 (I don't think I will reach my goal this month, but any loss is better than no loss, and better than up)
February 26: 232 (this is my lesson not to climb on scales after shower - yesterday I had 229.3 lbs. Oh well, more loss next time)

February Goal: 228.5 (-6.5)
February Loss: 2.8 - counting from last January weight-in

March 5: 229.8 (these two I got from climbing on scales after shower last week)
March 12: 226.5 (not eating all weekend does that for you. Maybe it will kickstart further loss?)
March 19: 227.5 (still minus for this month)
March 26: --- (was away from scales)

March Goal: 222 (-6.5)
March Loss: 5.5

April 2: 223.8 (I am in my lowest weight in last 5 years)
April 9: 223.3 (well, it is still weight lost, not gained)
April 16: 225.1 (bad week, lots of water gained and lost - jumps up to 228. At least I stayed in 225)
April 23:
April 30:

April Goal: 215 (-7)
April Loss: 2.4

Weight lost this week: +1.8 lbs

Goal weight for challenge: 215lbs (97.5kg) - loose 28 lbs (and get into a smallest weight since before 2013)

Actual weight lost for challenge: 17.9 lbs

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE: 192.2 - 08/18/05
GOAL WEIGHT AND DATE: 138.5 - 08/18/06
BUT NOW...
CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 150.8

January 1: 150.8 at 6:30 a.m.
January 8: 147.2 at 5:00 a.m.
January 15: 146.4 at 6:00 a.m.
January 22: 150.8 at 5:00 a.m.
January 29: 146.0 at 5:00 a.m.

January Goal: -2 pounds
January Loss:-4.8

February 05: 147.0 at 5:00 a.m.
February 12: 147.0 at 6:00 a.m.
February 19: 145.8 at 6:00 a.m.
February 26: 145.0 at 4:45 a.m.

February Goal: -2 pounds
February Loss: -2

March 01: 144.8 at 5:00 a.m.
March 05: 144.4 at 5:00 a.m.
March 12: 144.8 at 5:00 a.m.
March 19: 145.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...sigh...
March 26: 144.6 at 5:00 a.m.
March 31: 144.8 at 5:30 a.m.

March Goal: -1 pound
March Loss: 000000 = ZERO!!

April 01: - 143.6 at 6:00 a.m.
April 09: - 145.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...ugh!...
April 16: - 144.6 at 5:00 a.m.
April 23:
April 30:

April Goal:
April Loss:

Weight lost this week: 0 lbs

Goal weight for challenge: 135.0

Actual weight lost for challenge

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP: 193 pounds, July 2016
CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 148.9

January 2: 148.9
January 9: 143.2 ( So happy, even though it obviously was water weight gain from holiday eating)
January 16: 143.6 (exercising daily and eating back all calories, new to twice weekly Body Pump class)
January 23: 145.6 ( sick a couple of days/ high sodium/ no tracking)
January 30: 141.2 (daily exercise and eating back all calories)

January Goal: 5 pounds (143.9)/ Revised goal (141) (Yay! Met revised goal!)
January Loss: 7.7 pounds (some water weight for sure)

February 5: 148.1 (up so many pounds due to a couple of days of bad eating, no logging)
February 12: 141.3 (my weight has gone crazy; 3 days did the above, so sensitive to sodium and extra calories)
February 19: 146.8 (couple of days eating at Disney, couple of days family in town, bad food choices, not logging)
February 26: 140.0 (working out daily, staying at calorie goal, lots of water)
February 28: 140.2

February Goal: 2 pounds (139)
February Loss: 1.2 pounds from end of Jan to end of Feb (not goal, but happy with overall loss)

March 5: 144.4 (way over calories, too much sodium, not enough water)
March 12: 141.5 (back on track after 3 days of horrible eating; want to be under 140 in next two weeks)
March 19: 135.9 (finally some real weight loss! Let's see how much I can keep off after we go on vacation)
March 25: 138.8

March Goal: 3.2 pounds (137)
March Loss: 1.4 pounds from end of February to last March weigh-ins

April 2: No scale/ on vacation
April 9: 144.4 (not surprised; ate so much on vacation)
April 17: 140.7
April 23:
April 30:

April Goal: lose whatever vacation weight I gained; return to under 140 pounds
April Loss:

Weight loss this week: 3.7 pounds
Goal weight for challenge: 137 pounds

Actual weight lost for challenge:

January 1:158.2
January 8:157.6
January 15:155.6
January 22:156.6 (that time of the month, plus bloating from the not best food this weekend)
January 29:154.4

January Goal:154lbs
January Loss:3.8

February 5:155.8 (didnt track well and lots of salt, oops, but I was 152.2 on thursday, so all this should go away)
February 12:153.2
February 19:153
February 26:152.4

February Goal:150lbs
February Loss:2

March 5:152.6 my husband just had to have chips yesterday, ugh, its all sodium, i stayed under my calories by alot
March 12:151.8
March 19:151.2
March 29:150.4

March Goal:148lbs
March Loss:2.2

April 2:151.6
April 9:150.6
April 18:148.6
April 23:
April 30:

April Goal:146lbs
April Loss:

Weight lost this week: 2

Goal weight for challenge:146lbs

Actual weight lost for challenge: 9.6

CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 159 lbs

January 1: 159.0
January 8: 159.0
January 15: 159.5
January 22: 158.5
January 29: 160.5

January Loss: +1.5 (gain)

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February 5: visiting dad
February 12: sick
February 19: hubby's bday
February 26: 161.5

February Loss: +1.0 (gain) -Well, this is not going the way I'd like!

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March 5: 162.5
March 12: 162.5 At least I didn't have a gain this week!
March 19: 162.5
March 26: 161.5

March Loss: 1.0 (a loss - finally - YAY! )

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April 2: 162.5
April 9: 161.0
April 16: 161.5
April 23:
April 30:

April Loss:

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Weight lost this week: 0.5 gain

Actual weight lost for challenge: + 2.5 gain