12 weeks till Christmas challenge

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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 10,829 Member
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    Female named Donna from the Midwest USA ….. 5’ 5” tall
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    Highest Weight Ever: 253 (2014/2015)
    Original MFP starting Weight on this current journey: 235.0 (Jan 11, 2018)

    Challenge Starting Weight: 174.0
    Challenge Goal Weight: 154.5
    Challenge Ending Weight: TBD

    My Plan: To lose 1.5 pounds per week for 13 weeks (19.5 lbs total) and end at 154.5 on Christmas Eve Morn. Then I want to enjoy my Christmas Eve night with family, wake up on the 25th and listen for Santa’s sleigh bells. I will CAREFULLY enjoy myself between Christmas and New Years and reassess on January 1st and get busy with the final leg of my plan.

    Final Goal: To weigh 145 by Valentine’s day.


    DON’T FORGET TO SCHEDULE YOUR MAMMOGRAM!

    Oct 01 - 174.0 And Away We Go! Good Luck Everyone. I don’t know what happened to the original person starting this challenge but I’m still in if you all are!

    Oct 08 - 174.8

    Oct 15 - 175.4 Oops I did it again.

    Oct 22 - 177.8 Went to DBs to help him after surgery. Enjoyed big city with big food. Calories I controlled pretty well. Carbs got me badly. Next week I will attempt to post in the color red instead of the color green. I will be food prepping today!

    Oct 29 - 177.0 I can’t believe I managed to pull off a small loss. I was up much higher this week after multiple traveling trips. I have gotten rid of the water retention I think, and now I can get down to the business of fat! My Mammogram and doctors appointments at the University Hospital turned out great. They did not detect any breast cancer so I am still in remission. I will see you all on November 5th!


    Nov 05 - 177.2 Lots of travel this week. It won’t be pretty.
    Nov 12 - 177.6 Okay, I warned everyone that it wouldn’t be pretty. I travelled 5 days this week and hit over 180 pounds! Getting back down to this by weigh-in day was a hard earned miracle. I am back home in my “safety zone” for a few days so it is slowily coming off as I stick to plan and drink debloating water. I hope everyone will have a great week!

    Nov 19 - 178.6 Weight back up from traveling. Restaurant foods and their sodium kill me, but not my spirit! I will be doing lots of travel during all the holidays as I live so far from civilization and being in the cities is like putting a kid in a candy store. I continue to practice restraint.

    Nov 26 - 180.4 Our family feast for Thanksgiving was held yesterday (Sunday). No weigh in today was just not good. Though the meal was carby and the dessert was super sweet (pecan pie), I found that I ate less than I did in the olden holiday dinners. This upcoming week will be very on point. Even restrictive. I’ve got to pull this puppy in before it gets too far behind me and bites me in the butt.


    Dec 03 - 178.4 Not a bad loss considering 2 social engagements this week all built around lots of food. My new mindset for December is to be extra careful with my portions. I know I will partake in many festivities, so portion control will be the name of the game for me. Great in theory – Now I’m putting in to practice! Have a great week everyone!
    Dec 10 -
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  • MsArriabella
    MsArriabella Posts: 469 Member
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    Oct 1- 178.0
    Oct 8- 175.6
    Oct 15- 175.2
    Oct 22 - 172.2
    Oct 29 - 167.0


    Nov 05 - 170.4
    Nov 12 - 166.0
    Nov 19 - Forgot to weigh-in :(
    Nov 26 - 175.4


    Dec 03 - 171.0
    Dec 10 -
    Dec 17 -
    Dec 24 -
  • AndreaBoldPorter
    AndreaBoldPorter Posts: 1 Member
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    Am a little too late to the party? I'd like to join
  • nikkit321
    nikkit321 Posts: 1,485 Member
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    Challenge SW - 162.2
    Christmas Goal - 150
    Ultimate Goal - 140

    Oct 22 - 162.2
    Oct 29 - 163.6 (shark week)
    Nov 5 - 159.8
    Nov 12 - 158.0
    Nov 19 - 161.2 - no idea, I've been gaining since the last posting. I think my anti-hormone (cancer) med messes with my cycle but really have no clue why I'm up. Continuing to drink massive amounts of water and keeping food in check. It's a cunundrum...but I'm pressing on.
    Nov 28 - 158.0 (checking in late this week)
    Dec 3 - 157.2 - haven't ran since Thursday (allergies) but planning on a run later today.
    Dec 10 -
    Dec 17 -
    Dec 24 -
  • nikkit321
    nikkit321 Posts: 1,485 Member
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    AndreaBoldPorter wrote: »
    Am a little too late to the party? I'd like to join

    Jump right in!
  • hcdo
    hcdo Posts: 201 Member
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    nikkit321 wrote: »
    Challenge SW - 162.2
    Christmas Goal - 150
    Ultimate Goal - 140

    Oct 22 - 162.2
    Oct 29 - 163.6 (shark week)
    Nov 5 - 159.8
    Nov 12 - 158.0
    Nov 19 - 161.2 - no idea, I've been gaining since the last posting. I think my anti-hormone (cancer) med messes with my cycle but really have no clue why I'm up. Continuing to drink massive amounts of water and keeping food in check. It's a cunundrum...but I'm pressing on.
    Nov 28 - 158.0 (checking in late this week)
    Dec 3 -
    Dec 10 -
    Dec 17 -
    Dec 24 -

    Just out of curiosity, what med are you on? I'm on Tamoxifen and I've wondered if it's messing with my weight...
  • hcdo
    hcdo Posts: 201 Member
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    Oct 1- 122.6
    Oct 8- 121.8
    Oct 15- 124.6
    Oct 22 - 124.8 I appear to be going backwards. Not surprising, since I went to a food festival yesterday.... Gotta remind myself that just because it's a "special occasion" or whatever excuse I want to use, doesn't mean I have to shove food into my pie hole like the Apocalypse is coming. This time of year has tons of "special occasions" and that mindset is not going to help matters.

    Oct 29 - 120.4 I am not under any delusions that I've actually lost 4 lbs in a week. The previous number was an early-morning weigh-in after an evening of, if not exactly gluttony, certainly eating with abandon. My weight tends to fluctuate a lot, (in fact I'm up a pound and a half today from Monday's weigh in), so I just keep reminding myself to look at the trend rather than individual days' numbers. That's why I like challenges like this, so it keeps me looking at longer-term results rather than being disappointed with day-to-day fluctuations.


    Nov 05 - 123.8 Still fluctuating like mad, but at least I'm down a pound from the previous weeks of mid-October. Hopefully it will be steadier now, but my will power this time of year is nil, and the holiday treats are already out and about! It also doesn't help that today is national donut day and my boss brought some in to celebrate!

    Nov 12 - 124 Ugh. Some bad decisions this past week that I had hoped the weekend of not overdoing it would balance out. Alas, no. As frustrating as it is, it's good for me to see this so I can remind myself that my actions have consequences!

    Nov 19 - 121.6 Another big fluctuation, this time in the right direction, but I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I haven't been feeling well and only warm fluids feel good on a sore throat. I've been trying to be really good with staying on track though, so hopefully it won't bounce back in the other direction once I'm feeling better.

    Nov 26 - 123.6 Well, poop. I know Thanksgiving was this week, but I slipped back into old habits/thinking, like "Well, I've already eaten a ton, so I might as well eat more..." That's always gotten me in trouble. I thought being sick would curb my appetite a bit, but nope. Which is actually fine, since I know we need nutrients to heal, etc. But it still sucks to see that I'm at a heavier weight than when I started. Time to buckle down...

    Dec 03 - 123.4 Tiny bit in the right direction. I still can't seem to resist the treats circulating this time of year. It's like I have major FOMO, even though I know it's okay if I "miss out" on the cookies, candy, and other snacks that are popping up everywhere. It's a moment by moment struggle.
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  • SFJULES66
    SFJULES66 Posts: 168 Member
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    Congratulations to all that have stuck with this. I’ve dropped the ball and too afraid to weigh in.
  • leigh8236
    leigh8236 Posts: 44 Member
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    Hi gang 👋🏻
    Checking in :)
    Original weight 74.5
    Adjusted goal - 66kg (from 69kg)

    Oct 01 -
    Oct 08 - 74.5 kg original weight
    Oct 15 - 73.3
    Oct 22 - 72.1
    Oct 29 - 71.9
    Nov 12 - 70.8
    Nov 19 - 70.2
    Nov 26 - 69.0
    Dec 03 - 68.5
    Dec 10 - 68.7 Too many parties this week :(
  • orangequilt
    orangequilt Posts: 4,185 Member
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    Christmas goal weight 99kg
    Oct 08 - 103.7 kg (start weight)
    Oct 15 -103.9 kg (oops!)
    Oct 22 -102.9 kg (this is more like what I had in mind!!)
    Oct 29 -102.7 kg
    Nov 05 -102.6 kg
    Nov 12 -103.0 kg (a few bad choices this week, but back on track now)
    Nov 19 -101.6 kg (yay!!!)
    Nov 26 -100.8 kg (yay again!!)
    Dec 03 -100.7 kg
    Dec 10 -100.8kg (think I've hit a plateau!)
    Dec 17 -
    Dec 24 -

    I think I can still make it but I'll have to make this a good week. I go away on 20th so won't have access to scales after that. Well done everyone for hanging in there, it's a tricky time of year and a lot of people wouldn't bother trying to lose weight until january so I think we should give ourselves a round of applause!!!
  • Jaydoh120
    Jaydoh120 Posts: 52 Member
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    Weigh-in day

    9 Oct - 264.5lb
    16 Oct - Didn't weigh
    23 Oct - 253.5lbs
    30 Oct - 250.2lbs

    5 Nov - 248.2lbs
    12 Nov - 242.5lbs
    19 Nov - 240.3lbs
    26 Nov - 236.7lbs

    3 Dec - 232.4lbs
    10 Dec - 231.4lbs
    17 Dec -
    24 Dec -


    Just 1 pound this week but it could have been worse.

  • Retrobaker
    Retrobaker Posts: 11 Member
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    Oct 18 - 280.5

    Oct 22 - 278.5
    Oct 29 - 275.5


    Nov 05 - 277.5
    Nov 12 - 277.5
    Nov 19 -
    Nov 26 -


    Dec 03 -
    Dec 10 - 276
    Dec 17 -
    Dec 24 -

    Slower than I would like but going down rather than up is fine by me.
  • MaggieGirl135
    MaggieGirl135 Posts: 978 Member
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    I was again out of town, thus the lack of a data point last week. I haven’t yet achieved the number prior to Thanksgiving, but at least I’m moving in the correct direction. I am only 3.5 pounds away from entering into the “normal” bmi weight range and it is sooo slow.

    Oct 01 - 152.5
    Oct 08 - 149.5...
    Oct 29 - 149.0
    Nov 05 - 148.5
    Nov 12 - 148.5
    Nov 19 - 147.5
    Nov 26 - 150.0...
    Dec 10 - 148.5
    Dec 17 -
    Dec 24 -
  • nikkit321
    nikkit321 Posts: 1,485 Member
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    hcdo wrote: »
    nikkit321 wrote: »
    Challenge SW - 162.2
    Christmas Goal - 150
    Ultimate Goal - 140

    Oct 22 - 162.2
    Oct 29 - 163.6 (shark week)
    Nov 5 - 159.8
    Nov 12 - 158.0
    Nov 19 - 161.2 - no idea, I've been gaining since the last posting. I think my anti-hormone (cancer) med messes with my cycle but really have no clue why I'm up. Continuing to drink massive amounts of water and keeping food in check. It's a cunundrum...but I'm pressing on.
    Nov 28 - 158.0 (checking in late this week)
    Dec 3 -
    Dec 10 -
    Dec 17 -
    Dec 24 -

    Just out of curiosity, what med are you on? I'm on Tamoxifen and I've wondered if it's messing with my weight...

    Sorry to be so late in responding - I'm also on Tamoxifen. I know it is definitely messing with my hormones which in turn messes with my weight. Meds can definitely make loss much harder.
  • nikkit321
    nikkit321 Posts: 1,485 Member
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    Challenge SW - 162.2
    Christmas Goal - 150
    Ultimate Goal - 140

    Oct 22 - 162.2
    Oct 29 - 163.6 (shark week)
    Nov 5 - 159.8
    Nov 12 - 158.0
    Nov 19 - 161.2 - no idea, I've been gaining since the last posting. I think my anti-hormone (cancer) med messes with my cycle but really have no clue why I'm up. Continuing to drink massive amounts of water and keeping food in check. It's a cunundrum...but I'm pressing on.
    Nov 28 - 158.0 (checking in late this week)
    Dec 3 - 157.2 - haven't ran since Thursday (allergies) but planning on a run later today.
    Dec 10 - 159.2 - my own fault, had at least one splurge each day since Friday.
    Dec 17 -
    Dec 24 -

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