9 weeks til Christmas challenge starting 10/23

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  • marezac6815
    marezac6815 Posts: 69 Member
    Challenge starting weight- 195.4lb

    10/27- 195.4
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    Challenge End Weigh Goal- 187.4lb
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas- 8lb
  • MadisonMolly2017
    MadisonMolly2017 Posts: 11,157 Member

    Challenge starting weight- 157.8

    10/27- 157.8
    11/6-
    11/13- goal 156.8
    11/20-
    11/27- goal 156.0
    12/4-
    12/11- goal 155.6
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    12/25- goal 155.2
    1/1/20 - goal 155

    Challenge End Weigh Goal- 155.2
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas- 2.6lb
  • XxAngry_Pixi
    XxAngry_Pixi Posts: 236 Member
    Hi all I'm in, I've been going since last October, I've been doing pretty good I've lost 18kg 39.6lbs since then. However I've recently gotten off track, I've had some big upheaval in my family life and I've been stress eating and stalled out my weight loss. Keen to get back on track!

    Challenge starting weight- 97.9 215.8lbs


    10/23- 97.9kg 215.8lbs
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    Challenge End Weigh Goal-
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas- 5kg 11lbs
  • sapphire318
    sapphire318 Posts: 169 Member
    Challenge starting weight-301


    10/23-301
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    Challenge End Weigh Goal-275
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas-26
  • I_can_do_this2
    I_can_do_this2 Posts: 294 Member
    Hi Everyone, I realize I'm joining late but better late than never. I've been away from MFP for a while - just trying to get back on track now. I'm so happy to have some support. I'll probably weigh in on Tuesdays.

    Challenge starting weight is 226.4 lbs...

    10/28- 226.4 lbs
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    Challenge End Weight Goal - 216 lbs
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas - 10 lbs
  • sadmfkd
    sadmfkd Posts: 1 Member
    I was 140 most of my life until I started my antidepressant and birth control then my weight rocketed. But ill try, I might not make it because of my meds.
    Challenge starting weight-195 lbs


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    Challenge End Weigh Goal-175lbs
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas -20 lbs
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,895 Member
    So I worked all weekend (thats normal, I have 2 jobs) but had to do an 11 1/2 hour shift yesterday, also its that time of the month, so my diet kinda went down the toilet a bit, lame. Oh well, today is so far so good, and dinner is a baked enchilada chicken breast (mainly a chicken enchilada minus the tortilla) I plan on knocking off about 100-200 calories from my normal limit today to make up for yesterdays extra calories, lol
  • nbbashar
    nbbashar Posts: 34 Member

    10/28- 77kg /169.4 lbs
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    Challenge End Weigh Goal = 70kg/ 154lbs

  • vanityy99
    vanityy99 Posts: 2,583 Member
    Oct/28/19- Today’s number on the scale shows me at 121.2

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    Challenge End Weigh Goal- 112lbs
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas- 10lbs
  • lhughes2019
    lhughes2019 Posts: 27 Member
    Hi all, I hope you are all having a good week so far, I’m super stoked to say I lost 1.5lbs in my first week! Aim for this week is to get more exercise, the weather was pretty terrible today so my lunchtime walk didn’t happen.
    Challenge starting weight-160.9

    10/23- 160.9
    10/30-159.4
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    Challenge End Weigh Goal-150
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas- 11
  • nbbashar
    nbbashar Posts: 34 Member
    sadmfkd wrote: »
    I was 140 most of my life until I started my antidepressant and birth control then my weight rocketed. But ill try, I might not make it because of my meds.
    Challenge starting weight-195 lbs


    10/23-
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    Challenge End Weigh Goal-175lbs
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas -20 lbs



    I also noticed my weight hit sky high when I started taking SSRIs. Whenever I try come off them it's as if I look to food instead.

    Let's keep going. The fact we are here is a step in the right direction 💪
  • nbbashar
    nbbashar Posts: 34 Member
    The last 2 days I've been eating whatever my heart desires. I've got the seasonal cold and when I fall sick I fall off the wagon...bigtime.

    It's as if whenever I deviate from my diet plan for whatever reason, I just keep eating till I feel bloated and horrible and then look back and think why did i eat that?

    Anyone else struggle with this and any tips would be appreciated. TIA
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,895 Member
    I had to take my kids to a doctors appointment this morning, My husband stopped at Hardees, I decided to get an egg, sausage biscuit, BIG mistake, that sucker was 690 calories, WTF glad I dont eat out often, it would be impossible to stick to calories. Ill stick to the 260 calorie breakfast sandwiches i have in my freezer from now on.
  • ellie117
    ellie117 Posts: 293 Member
    edited October 2019
    nbbashar wrote: »
    The last 2 days I've been eating whatever my heart desires. I've got the seasonal cold and when I fall sick I fall off the wagon...bigtime.

    It's as if whenever I deviate from my diet plan for whatever reason, I just keep eating till I feel bloated and horrible and then look back and think why did i eat that?

    Anyone else struggle with this and any tips would be appreciated. TIA

    I get this way too :( it's like when I get in this mood, I will literally not stop until my stomach is so full that I might throw up (and unfortunately have done so during extreme episodes.) It definitely is not a good feeling, I wish I had some solid advice for you. What works for me to help prevent the frequency of these binges is always trying to focus on how I will feel afterwards, rather than the satisfaction I would feel during. I could probably eat an entire plain pizza myself because that taste is my favorite in the world, but I know that after 3-4 slices I end up feeling horrific and my stomach reflexes make me have to throw up from so much food.

    Do you exercise as well? I try to think of how many calories I'm consuming, vs how much it would take to "work off" during exercise. When it takes 10+ minutes just to burn 100 calories, is that 3rd slice of pizza or entire bag of potato chips worth 30-60 minutes of cardio? That sometimes helps me as well.
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,895 Member
    nbbashar wrote: »
    The last 2 days I've been eating whatever my heart desires. I've got the seasonal cold and when I fall sick I fall off the wagon...bigtime.

    It's as if whenever I deviate from my diet plan for whatever reason, I just keep eating till I feel bloated and horrible and then look back and think why did i eat that?

    Anyone else struggle with this and any tips would be appreciated. TIA

    Thats me, I dont know why I eat more when I dont feel well, I guess its a comfort thing, I dont know. I wish I had tips for you, but Im still working on it myself. Sometimes when I get where I just want to eat, but I know Im not actually hungry, I do some sort of exercise to 10 minutes. It seems to help, if I can just fight the cravings, they tend to go away after just a bit
  • olgakosteckyj
    olgakosteckyj Posts: 1 Member
    edited October 2019
    I'm 40 something with a 2.5 year old. I've been ever so slowly gaining since I've been back work. I'd like to start with a 5 lb weight loss and go from there.

    Challenge starting weight- 170lb

    10/23- 170
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    Challenge End Weigh Goal- 165
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas- 5 lbs
  • nbbashar
    nbbashar Posts: 34 Member
    ellie117 wrote: »
    nbbashar wrote: »
    The last 2 days I've been eating whatever my heart desires. I've got the seasonal cold and when I fall sick I fall off the wagon...bigtime.

    It's as if whenever I deviate from my diet plan for whatever reason, I just keep eating till I feel bloated and horrible and then look back and think why did i eat that?

    Anyone else struggle with this and any tips would be appreciated. TIA

    I get this way too :( it's like when I get in this mood, I will literally not stop until my stomach is so full that I might throw up (and unfortunately have done so during extreme episodes.) It definitely is not a good feeling, I wish I had some solid advice for you. What works for me to help prevent the frequency of these binges is always trying to focus on how I will feel afterwards, rather than the satisfaction I would feel during. I could probably eat an entire plain pizza myself because that taste is my favorite in the world, but I know that after 3-4 slices I end up feeling horrific and my stomach reflexes make me have to throw up from so much food.

    Do you exercise as well? I try to think of how many calories I'm consuming, vs how much it would take to "work off" during exercise. When it takes 10+ minutes just to burn 100 calories, is that 3rd slice of pizza or entire bag of potato chips worth 30-60 minutes of cardio? That sometimes helps me as well.

    I used to exercise but I stopped after a knee injury. I think I will focus on how many calories I'm eating and what I will feel like afterwards, perhaps that will help.

    Thank you for your advice.
  • nbbashar
    nbbashar Posts: 34 Member
    angmarie28 wrote: »
    nbbashar wrote: »
    The last 2 days I've been eating whatever my heart desires. I've got the seasonal cold and when I fall sick I fall off the wagon...bigtime.

    It's as if whenever I deviate from my diet plan for whatever reason, I just keep eating till I feel bloated and horrible and then look back and think why did i eat that?

    Anyone else struggle with this and any tips would be appreciated. TIA

    Thats me, I dont know why I eat more when I dont feel well, I guess its a comfort thing, I dont know. I wish I had tips for you, but Im still working on it myself. Sometimes when I get where I just want to eat, but I know Im not actually hungry, I do some sort of exercise to 10 minutes. It seems to help, if I can just fight the cravings, they tend to go away after just a bit

    Yes as soon as I have fought off the cravings I am all good. It's like when I've wanted a burger for 2 weeks and I have in the other day. The craving just wouldn't go!
  • XxAngry_Pixi
    XxAngry_Pixi Posts: 236 Member
    Challenge starting weight- 97.9 215.8lbs


    10/23- 97.9kg 215.8lbs
    10/30- 96.6kg 213.9lbs
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    Challenge End Weigh Goal- 92.9kg 204.8lbs
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas- 5kg 11lbs
    Weight lost so far: 1.3kg 2.8lbs
  • MrsBRAK
    MrsBRAK Posts: 3 Member
    angmarie28 wrote: »
    Its almost Christmas, I personally do better if I have a time line with a start and sorta a finish. I also like challenges, I feel more accountable I guess. So I thought others might be the same. Anyone interested is welcome to join me. Share something about you, and then copy and paste the info below.


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  • MrsBRAK
    MrsBRAK Posts: 3 Member
    I am wanting to loose the last of 7 pounds before Christmas. ;) I am excited to do this challenge as I had just lost motivation to keep going! Thanks for the inspiration.
    Starting 136 pounds
    Finish 127

    10/23-136 pound
    10/30-134
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  • GW4321
    GW4321 Posts: 523 Member
    I'm joining late, but hoping to use this challenge to get back on track. To be completely honest, its been a real struggle to get motivated again after losing a lot of weight a few years ago. I exercise/workout daily, but still eat too many calories. Too many snacks! Hope this helps get me on track.

    Best of luck to everyone.

    Challenge starting weight- 239

    10/30-239
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    Goal for end of challenge- 229
  • MrsBRAK
    MrsBRAK Posts: 3 Member
    nbbashar wrote: »
    The last 2 days I've been eating whatever my heart desires. I've got the seasonal cold and when I fall sick I fall off the wagon...bigtime.

    It's as if whenever I deviate from my diet plan for whatever reason, I just keep eating till I feel bloated and horrible and then look back and think why did i eat that?

    Anyone else struggle with this and any tips would be appreciated. TIA


    I get like this too, also I have 2 under 2 so when I am getting no sleep I can not control my eating or get full. I have been over the last 3 weeks trying to work out why my body thinks it needs to do this..... I also wish I had an answer. But after seeing this challenge today it has motivated me. I have tried this week adding L-Glutamine to my protein shake after lunch to try and control my sugar levels. I have noticed this working, as I lost a kilo this week and don’t feel like I have to eat out of control calories. Also have added magnesium in the morning.
    Maybe this might help you too.
    😊
  • monaleerez
    monaleerez Posts: 73 Member
    I want to join too, lost the motivation to work out consistently for the past 2 years. My dream was always to become a body builder, I'm totally a sucker for large muscles😍. Lol. I'm 38 years old have 4 children ages ranging from 20 -8. I work full time as a teacher assistant in the special needs Dept of an elementary school. Nowadays it seems like there's no time to work and I'm always super tired....
    I really could use y'all's motivation... Challenge starting weight-195 pounds


    10/23-195
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    Challenge End Weigh Goal-175
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas- 20
  • HaleCry
    HaleCry Posts: 387 Member
    Challenge starting weight- 151lbs

    10/23- 151lbs
    10/30- 147lbs

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    Challenge End Weight Goal- 139
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas- 12lbs
  • gemiller87
    gemiller87 Posts: 135 Member
    Challenge starting weight- 259

    10/23- 258.7
    10/30- 252.9 - I would assume that has to be some water weight drop because the weekend prior to the 23rd wasn't my greatest showing of self control around margaritas lol, probably realistically closer to 3lbs. My average has been 2-3lbs a week so that would make more sense.
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    Challenge End Weight Goal- 235-240
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas- 19-24 lbs
  • ellie117
    ellie117 Posts: 293 Member
    29 y/o, 5'5"
    Challenge starting weight - 160.0lbs

    10/23- 160.0
    10/30- 157.4
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    Challenge End Weigh Goal - 145
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas- -15lbs.
  • Shortgirlrunning
    Shortgirlrunning Posts: 1,020 Member
    edited October 2019
    Challenge starting weight: 155.4

    10/23- 155.4
    10/30- 153.1
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    Total Lost: 2.3 lbs
    Challenge End Weigh Goal: 140
    Total weight loss goal by Christmas: -15.4 lbs

    2.3 lbs is a big drop for me. Probably a good amount of water weight since prior to this I was totally off my diet and not counting calories at all. But it’s always encouraging to see a big drop at the start. I’m aiming to lose closer to 1.25 lbs a week though.
  • aerochic42
    aerochic42 Posts: 843 Member
    drat it I forgot to weigh myself this morning. Tomorrow it is for logginh
  • laceyquinteros
    laceyquinteros Posts: 4 Member
    edited October 2019
    10/23- 133.2
    10/30- 133.4 hmm...I'll keep at it!
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    Goal weight: 125
    Pounds to lose: 8.4