Just give me one month - December

Starting weight 208.5
Start weight this month 208.5
Goal weight this month 199
Target goal weight 180


01 Dec: 208.5
02 Dec: 210
03 Dec: 207.5
04 Dec: 208
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08 Dec: 208.5 No alcohol last night but lots of home-made bread with butter. The only thing that precluded a huge weight balloon was this morning's run.
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MFP Start weight: 174 lbs

December start weight: 155.6 lbs
December goal: 145.6 lbs
Ultimate goal: about 125lbs. Depending on how I feel...know muscle is heavier than fat.

So glad I found this group! So tired of feeling alone and have been struggling to lose the last 30 lbs for 5 years!!!! Let's do this

December 12: 154.1 feeling GREAT
December 13: woot woot! Didn't over eat
December 14: 151.4
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Starting weight 213
Start weight this month 197
Goal weight this month 192
Target goal weight 135

Sept lost 7 lb
Oct lost 2.8 lb
Nov lost 6.2 lb

30 Nov: 197.6
01 Dec: 197.0
02 Dec: 197.0
03 Dec: 202.0, traveling ✔ greasy high carb high sodium food ✔ PMS bloating and water retention ✔ what a hell of a 24 hours
04 Dec: 202.5, unmotivated today, ate at maintenance. Got a new food scale though so tomorrow will be more motivated:D
05 Dec: 203.0
06 Dec: 202.2, coming back down
07 Dec: 200.8, can not wait to hit my beginning of the month weight. Getting closer and closer
08 Dec: 201.8, very late dinner
09 Dec: 200.8
10 Dec: 200.8, likely not eating much today. Slipped and fell last night and hit near my temple on my son's desk. It hurts to open my mouth all the way. Mix with a severe lack of sleep and it is not gonna be a good day.

11 Dec: 200.0, knew this was gonna happen, didn't eat a whole lot as my head and jaw are sore. Went to the dr and found out that I have a concussion. Wont be eating a lot today either and will be spending the next 2 days resting as I get dizzy still.

12 Dec: 200.4, still holding onto water, man its annoying

13 Dec: 202.4
14 Dec: 201.2
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Start weight 320
Start weight this month 273
Goal weight this month 270-265
Target goal weight 135

01 Dec: 273
02 Dec: 273
03 Dec: 273
04 Dec: 272.8
05 Dec: 272.6
06 Dec: 272.6
07 Dec: 273.2
08 Dec: 273.4
09 Dec: 272.8
10 Dec: 273.4
11 Dec: 275.6
12 Dec: 273.6
13 Dec: 273.6
14 Dec: 273.4
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So I went off track and regained all lost weight so I am starting again and this time I mean business!


Starting weight: 63.4 kg
Current weight: 63.4
Goal weight: 55kg by May 2020
December goal: 62kg - modified to 61kg

01 Dec: 63
02 Dec: 63.2
03 Dec: 63.4
04 Dec: 63.4
05 Dec: 63.4
06 Dec: 63.5
07 Dec: 62.7 (cardio)
08 Dec: 62 (cardio) (yay! Reached dec goal! New goal 61 kg for December)
09 Dec: 61.8 (cardio)
10 Dec: 61.8 (cardio)
11 Dec: 61.6 (cardio and a bit of abs)
12 Dec: 61.5 (cardio and some abs)
13 Dec: 61.1 (yay! I am away from home and found a scale so hope this change is not some variance because of the different scale and is still reflected in my own machine once I get home!)
14 Dec: 61.1 (yay! This is back in my own usual home scale! So happy! Tantalisingly close to my December goal!)
15 Dec: 61.3 (oops! I had it coming I guess. Ate heavy meals and snacked on greasy high sodium foods to boot! I spent an hour on the treadmill hoping to burn it but I guess it wasn’t enough! I will be good today!)
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Starting weight: 163.4 lbs
Start weight this month: 149.6
Goal weight this month: 145-149.6 (even just maintaining is a lofty goal in Dec!)
Target goal weight: 135-ish

Aug lost 1.2 lbs
Sept lost 4.2 lbs
Oct lost 3.7 lbs
Nov lost 3.9 lbs

(I use Happy Scale, so monthly loss above is by moving avg, but I’m going to enter my actual daily weight below.)

01 Dec: 149.6 lbs
02 Dec: 149.8
03 Dec: 149.2
04 Dec: 149.8
05 Dec: 148 (after ovulation increase)
06 Dec: 147.6
07 Dec: 147.2
08 Dec: 147.2
09 Dec: 147.4
10 Dec: 146.8
11 Dec: 147.4
12 Dec: 147.6 PMS gain
13 Dec: 146.8
14 Dec: 147.4

Starting weight: 183lb
Start weight this month: 147.2
Goal weight this month:144
Target goal weight:126

November lost: 6.6lbs

Dec 1st: 147.2lbs
Dec 2nd: 147.6lbs
Dec 3rd: 147.8lbs
Dec 4th: 147.2lbs
Dec 5th: 148.0lbs
Dec 6th: 146.2lbs TOM has been so hoping this is accurate and previous reading was due to extra water weight 🤞
Dec 7th: 146.6lbs seems to be sticking 🙂
Dec 8th: 146.6lbs overindulged last night so expecting this to go up
Dec 9th: 145.6lbs 😁😁 was not expecting that!
Dec 10th: 145.2lbs 😁
Dec 11th: 145.8lbs
Dec 12th: 144.6lbs 😁😁
Dec 13th: 145.6lbs
Dec 14th: 145.6lbs
Dec 15th: 144.2lbs 🙂

Starting weight 325lbs 22nd August 2019
Start weight this month 274.6
Goal weight this month 264
Target goal weight 165lbs possibly less undecided yet!

Going a little easier on my goal this month as I didn't make goal last month. Missed by 0.3lbs!

Sept lost 14.9lbs
October loss 12.1lbs
November loss 11.6lbs

1 December 274.6 up from yesterday by 1.3lbs. Too much exercise and not enough water! I'll learn eventually!

2 December 274.1 down a little from yesterday but still 0.8lbs above my November low! Keep drinking the water!

3 December 275.2 Not pleased with this but I have a really nasty water infection which I suspect is causing issues as I've not changed anything diet wise.

4 December 274.2 Better but not great. Water infection still going strong. Have meds now so fingers crossed it goes soon.

5 December 273.9 Better again but still 0.6lbs over my lowest so far. Water infection improving though so hopefully that'll show in tomorrow's weigh in.

6 December 271.1! Finally I get a woohoo moment! Now at my lowest weight since October 2013. Maybe, just maybe goal is possible this month because I REALLY don't want to go back up just for Christmas! My best present is weighing less than I do now.

7 December 270.9 delighted with this again! Had half expected a gain today so to lose again is awesome! 😁

8 December 270.5 Woohoo again! This is 54.5lbs lost since starting. Only 1.5lbs to the 4 stone lost! Super pleased about this! 😊😃😁

9 December 268.6! Super double woohoo! Really wasn't expecting that but am honestly so delighted. Definitely not screwing this up just for Christmas food!

10 December - no weigh in, away with work.

11 December - no weigh in away with work - very scary not having my daily weigh in guidance!

12 December 267.9! Amazed and really delighted at this! 3.9lbs to go to December goal.

13 December 267.2! Didn’t expect to lose again today so doubly delighted with this. MFP just works! 3.2lbs to make December goal. 😀

14 December 267.2 still delighted with this!

15 December 268.1. Not delighted with this but we’ll deserved since I had a Christmas meal out last night with friends and not enough water! Onwards and downwards to December goal.

May lost 8 lbs
June lost 1.6 lbs
July lost 2 lbs
August lost 4.2 lbs
September lost 6.6 lbs
October lost 2 lbs
November gained .4 lbs

Original weight: 234 lbs
End of month/year goal weight: 206 lbs
Goal weight: 180 lbs, then re-evaluate

01 Dec: 210.0
02 Dec: 209.2
03 Dec: 209
04 Dec: 207.8
05 Dec: 207.8
06 Dec: 210.0 (holiday party. This is gonna be a hard month, discipline-wise.)
07 Dec: (didn't weigh myself...I just didn't want to know. I knew it was higher than 210 based on what I ate, and didn't want to see it)
08 Dec: 210.0
09 Dec: 210.0
10 Dec: 209.0 (I was weirdly full yesterday, and WAY under my calorie limit)
11 Dec: 208.2 (same thing today. Not sure what's going on. I've felt bloated and not particularly hungry)
12 Dec: 208.6
13 Dec: 207.6 (same as 10th/11th. The odd thing here is that, normally, if I adhere to my diet, I'll wake up actually "feeling" thinner, particularly in my torso. This week, I haven't...I've felt extra bloated. The numbers are doing what I want them to, but I haven't been feeling quite right. Hoping this isn't a period of muscle loss).
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Female; Age 52; 5'2"; San Diego, CA

Starting weight:- 173 pounds
Goal weight this month:- 169
Target goal weight:- 140

We can do this! One step at a time, one pound at a time!

01 Dec: Did not weigh.
02 Dec: 173
03 Dec: 173
04 Dec: 172.8
05 Dec: 172.2
06 Dec: 172
07 Dec: Did not weigh
08 Dec: 171.8
7 days since weighing. Down 1.2 pounds. Have committed this time around to lose 1lb per week, possibly less. It's hard to realize that the older I am, the harder it is to lose and dropping 5lbs in a week is just not realistic anymore. I'm trying to re-set that thought process and commit to logging every day and losing 1lb per week.

Looking at all the posters' numbers, and seeing your 'slow but sure' numbers coming down - had I committed to this 2 months ago, I would be down 8lbs by now!

09 Dec: 171.8 Treadmill 30 mins.
10 Dec: 172 Treadmill 30mins. Felt a tweek lower back in the last 2 mins, been uncomfortable all day.Will probably take a break tomorrow.
11 Dec: 171.8 No exercise; food on track
12 Dec: 171.8
13 Dec: 172.2
14 Dec: 172 Ugh. Need to try harder.
15 Dec: 170.4 Wait, whaaaaat? OK, so a full week of yo-yoing and suddenly it drops. I'll take it, but hope it sticks.

Down 1.4 since last week. Staying on track, logging every day. Woke up with a horrible sore throat, several students at school were sick last week, although I have a very strong immune system, it seems its got me this time around.

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Starting weight: 79.9Kg
Current weight: 67.6/149
Goal weight: 55 -60/ 121- 132
December goal: 64kg/141

Oct loss: 4.4kg/9.7
Nov loss: 3kg/6.6

01 Dec: 67.6/149 This month will be interesting
02 Dec: 68/149.9 All from the weekend 😐 hopefully today’s efforts change the direction.
03 Dec: 67.2/148.2 🙂 TOM
04 Dec: 67.5/148.8 calories have been ok.
05 Dec: 66.7/147
06 Dec: 66.7/147 Cal’s ok, food TERRIBLE
07 Dec: 66.5/146.6 Cal’s ok food 😔
08 Dec: 66.3/146.1 Cal’s ok food 😔 went shopping for better food so hopefully I eat it!
09 Dec: 66.1/145.7 Cal’s ok, moved treadmill from HOT garage to air conditioned office. Haven’t been using it for weeks 🥵 no excuse now!
10 Dec: 66 /145.5 Cal’s ok food good
11 Dec: 65.9/145.3 Cal’s a bit over, had a frozen drink guesstimated what I thought was a generous calorie amount got home and looked up real Cal’s 😱😱
12 Dec: 65.9/145.3 Cal’s a bit over yesterday
13 Dec: 66/145.5 Cal’s a bit over yesterday. Last day of school for the kids before 7 weeks off. I love school holidays but I think it will make things harder, have a plan so hoping to prove myself wrong 😃
14 Dec: 65.7/ 144.8
15 Dec: 65.7/144.8
16 Dec: 66.1/145.7 🧐 it’s super hot here and I’ve puffed up again. Had to loosen my watch, belt and bra so I thought the number would actually be higher! Also went over in calories yesterday but not by much.
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So I went off track and regained all lost weight so I am starting again and this time I mean business!


Starting weight: 63.4 kg
Current weight: 63.4
Goal weight: 55kg by May 2020
December goal: 62kg - modified to 61kg

01 Dec: 63
02 Dec: 63.2
03 Dec: 63.4
04 Dec: 63.4
05 Dec: 63.4
06 Dec: 63.5
07 Dec: 62.7 (cardio)
08 Dec: 62 (cardio) (yay! Reached dec goal! New goal 61 kg for December)
09 Dec: 61.8 (cardio)
10 Dec: 61.8 (cardio)
11 Dec: 61.6 (cardio and a bit of abs)
12 Dec: 61.5 (cardio and some abs)
13 Dec: 61.1 (yay! I am away from home and found a scale so hope this change is not some variance because of the different scale and is still reflected in my own machine once I get home!)
14 Dec: 61.1 (yay! This is back in my own usual home scale! So happy! Tantalisingly close to my December goal!)
15 Dec: 61.3 (oops! I had it coming I guess. Ate heavy meals and snacked on greasy high sodium foods to boot! I spent an hour on the treadmill hoping to burn it but I guess it wasn’t enough! I will be good today!)
16 Dec: 61.2 (picking the heaviest of the three different weights my machine chose to show me this morning! But I am sure this is going down, I was really good yesterday with eating and exercise.)
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Starting weight 15st 8.5
Start weight this month 14st 12.1
Goal weight this month 14st 8
Target goal weight 11st 0

Started 9th Nov.  Nov lost: 10.4lb

01 Dec: 14st 12.8 (+0.7lb) - Impact of Chinese takeaway on Friday and cinema popcorn yesterday...
02 Dec: 14st 11.7 (-1.1lb / -0.4lb) -  mainly water loss, but I'm happy
03 Dec: 14st 11.5 (-0.2lb / -0.6lb)
04 Dec: 14st 9.9 (-1.6lb / -2.2lb) - Been on track this week, but surprise at this movement.
05 Dec: 14st 10.1 (+0.2lb / -2.0lb)
06 Dec: 14st 9.5 (-0.6lb / -2.6lb) - Still on track with food, but really need to do some exercise!
07 Dec: 14st 9.2 (-0.3lb / -2.9lb) - Food under goal and had active day yesterday 12.8k steps.
08 Dec: 14st 9.1 (-0.1lb / -3.0lb)
09 Dec: 14st 8.7 (-0.4lb / -3.4lb) still keeping to goal calories.  Also trying in drink more water. 
10 Dec: 14st 7.9 (-0.8lb /  -4.2lb). Really happy.  Have now lost just over a stone since starting my weight loss about a month ago!  Have now also hit my goal for December - I will keep going though as I know there may be a bit of excessive eating later in the month that needs negating!
11 Dec: 14st 7.5 (-0.4lb / -4.6lb)
12 Dec: 14st 6.7 (-0.8lb / -5.4lb) TOTM started yesterday, and am feeling so hungry.  My goal is set to 1.5lb a week in MFP, but think I need to raise my calories allowed to get through TOTM without a huge binge.
13 Dec: 14st 7.7 (+1.0lb / -4.4lb).  Only ate just over 900 cal yesterday - had planned a special pudding to have once kids had gone to bed, but started having horrendous period cramps, so just crawled in bed and  stayed there and never finished what I had planned to eat.  Will have to figure out how to fit it into today's budget!  Assuming the fluctuations are TOTM relates so trying not the get frustrated with an increase in the scales!
14 Dec: 14st 5.9 (-1.8lb / -6.2lb)
15 Dec: 14st 6.2 (+0.3lb / -5.9lb) Went to an all you can eat pan Asian restaurant yesterday.  I was very reserved and didn't stuff myself - only real naughtiness was the bottle of prosecco... needless to say, went over my calorie goal (but I believe less than maintenance).
16 Dec: 14st 4.8 (-1.4lb / -7.3lb)