3-Month Weight Loss Challenge: Pick Your Difficulty (Starts: November) [4th ed.]

Hi everyone.

Aim: To lose the belly before my cousin’s wedding in India in February 2020.
Challenge Starting Weight: 10 st 6 on Sunday 24th Nov
Challenge Level: ⭐️
Challenge Goal weight: 10 st 1

1st week / Dec 2: 10 st 4
2nd week / Dec 10: 10 st 4
3rd week / Dec 15: 10 st 3
4th week / Dec 23: 10 st 5

Doing terribly. Going to take a break over the holidays and come back hopefully with a fresh attitude.

Merry Christmas everyone!

3 Month Challenge Checkin

Start: 197.0
Nov 8: 196.2
Nov 13: 192
Nov 20: 191.3
Nov 27: 187.6

Dec 4: 187.6
Dec 11: 185.6
Dec 18: 185.1
Dec 25: 183.8

Only lost 3 pounds in the last challenge. I am averaging a pound a month, so not losing extremely fast anymore. Would love to get into my maintenance range by the end of the year, but we will see how it goes. My weigh-in days will be Saturdays.

Original starting weight: 178
Challenge Starting Weight: 140.7 (10/31 end of last challenge)
Challenge Level: 1 (5 pounds)
Challenge Goal weight: to be in maintenance 135-138

Nov 1- 141.5 up a bit from Chinese food last night
Nov 2 - 139.7 super stoked! This is a real number to, now I just have to try and hold on to through the weekend!
Nov 9 - 140.7 up from husbands birthday celebration.
Nov 16 - 140.6 not much of a loss, just kind of hanging out. Maybe next week I will get some movement in the right direction
Nov 23 - 137.1 we will see if I can hold on to this loss!
Nov 30 - 139.6 was yesterdays weigh-in and that's what I am going with for the month. Thanksgiving and alcohol killed me.

November Loss Totals - 1.1 pounds


Dec 1 - 144.4 dang TOM, shingles, Thanksgiving, and alcohol. I need to get back on track and get ready to prepare for Christmas,lol!
Dec 7 - 137.7 and I am almost all the way back down. Hopefully I can see a new low next week!
Dec 14 - 138.8 better, but lots of holiday parties in the next couple of days. 1st one was last night
Dec 21 - 139.9 holding steady, but will power is all but gone right now

Dec 28
Dec 31

I have started building up my strength workouts, so will have to focus on getting my protein in.

Never give up! Never give in!
This will take me to my lowest weight in 40 years. I'm doing it 5 lbs at a time!
It has taken me almost 5 years to get here!
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Discard 5 lbs by February 1. I weigh every day so will post every Friday .
OSW: 227
CSW: 151.7
CL: 🌟
CGW: 146.6
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01/11: 151.7
30/11: 149.8
November Weight Loss = - 1.9
Accumulated Weight Loss: - 1.9
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01/12: 150.0
05/12: 149.6:
12/12: 147.8:
19/12: 147.2: It's a bit up and down at the minute because of festive social events, but I'm holding it together much better than I have in a very long time.
26/12: 149.6: Up a bit after 4 days entertaining family staying over Christmas. Still the best Dec in quite a few decades. And I am below my 2019 goal of 155. This Challenge has given me the impetus to actually keep going, when in the past I have slipped back each time I got near to my goal weight. Thank you so much for all your support and encouragement. It has been invaluable to me.

challenge starting weight: 53kg
challenge level: level 2 (10Ibs / ~4.5kg)
challenge goal weight: 48kg

start date: 29 Dec '19
end date: 1 Feb '20

Original starting weight: 271.9
Challenge Starting Weight: 243.8
Challenge Level: 5 stars (24 lbs)
Challenge Goal weight: below 220 (218.8)
Ultimate goal: 160

Nov 1: 243.8
Nov 8: 240.2
Nov 15 239.0
Nov 22 237.4.
Nov 30: 241.2
Month 1 stats: down 2.6 this challenge, best this month was down 6.4. Carrying about 4 lbs of excess water right now, so fun.

Dec 5 (traveling this weekend starting early tomorrow morning, so doing this a day early) 237.6. Back to my pre-thanksgiving weight and feeling good. It was a rough week at school, but there seems to be some fixes in motion, so there’s that. Had almost no alcohol this week, so that helps too. Gonna have to keep my head on my shoulders this weekend doing Christmas with my in-laws, which may be tough in the city that invented deep dish pizza...

Dec 13 240.2. Was 239.8 yesterday. Actually did pretty good in Chicago last weekend. 14k steps walking around downtown on Saturday and even went on the viewing ledge on top of the Willis (sears) tower. Did not overdo the tapas friday night or the deep dish on Saturday, but definitely had my share of wine at my in-laws and snacks on the drive back to iowa. Bouncing around these 5lbs is getting a bit old, but at least i am maintaining, not gaining. I have a full week until my next Christmas, but my husband’s birthday is this week and it will be too cold to go running in sunday, i bet. Hoping for a small loss this coming week, then another small loss of maintenance over the holiday.

Dec 20: 238.2 for 2 days in a row. Down 5.6 this challenge, down 2 since last friday. Starting winter break as of 3 hours ago, and planning to gomout running 9-10 or the next 12 days. Like summer all over again, excelt with full length leggings and a long sleeve shirt. Not starting out great though, drinking Hard lemonade instead of hard seltzer tonight. But sometimes you just need a treat. Especially with the week I’ve had.

Dec 30 240.0. So...it was on “off week” with eating whatever I want whenever I want and basically no physical activity. But I’ve basically maintained over the month, so I’m cool with it. Joined Planet Fitness today, it’s across the street from my home, just opened this past weekend, and I’ve been using the weather as an excuse not to workout.

Month 2 stats -1.2 this month, 3.8 this challenge.
Jan 3
Jan 10
Jan 17
Jan 24
Jan 31
Month 3 stats
Overall stats

I’m in!

3 Month Weight Loss Challenge

Original Starting Weight: 171.2
Challenge Starting Weight: 165
Challenge Level: 3 Stars/ 15 lbs (but I’ll settle for 10!)
Challenge Goal Weight: 150

November 1: 165
November 8: 163.4
November 15: 162.4
November 22: 161.4
November 29: 160
November 30: 160
November Weight Loss: -5lbs! (Yay!👌🏽😀😜)

December 6: 159.8
December 13: 159.6
December 20: 159.8
December 29: 155.6
December 31: 156.6
December Weight Loss: -3.2 lbs!😄

January 3:
January 10:
January 17:
January 24:
January 31:
January Weight Loss:
Overall Stats:

Original starting weight: 212.3
Challenge Starting Weight: 193.4
Challenge Level: 5 stars (25 lbs)
Challenge Goal weight: below 168

Nov 1 - 193.4 (might be a little fast off the beginning as I went a little crazy for a couple of weeks!)
Nov 8 - 190.4
Nov 15 - 186.2
Nov 22 - 184.1
Nov 29 - 186.5 (DNW so this is a guess)
Month 1 stats: -6.9lbs

Dec 6 - 185.1 Recovering from a 4 day binge. Oops!
Dec 13 - 182.5
Dec 20 - 180.8
Dec 27 - DNW - Out of town
Month 2 stats - 5.7lbs

Jan 3
Jan 10
Jan 17
Jan 24
Jan 31
Month 3 stats
Overall stats

I have started building up my strength workouts, so will have to focus on getting my protein in.

Never give up! Never give in!
This will take me to my lowest weight in 40 years. I'm doing it 5 lbs at a time!
It has taken me almost 5 years to get here!
==============================
Discard 5 lbs by February 1. I weigh every day so will post every Friday .
OSW: 227
CSW: 151.7
CL: 🌟
CGW: 146.6
==============================
01/11: 151.7
30/11: 149.8
November Weight Loss = - 1.9
Accumulated Weight Loss: - 1.9
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01/12: 150.0
05/12: 149.6:
12/12: 147.8:
19/12: 147.2: It's a bit up and down at the minute because of festive social events, but I'm holding it together much better than I have in a very long time.
26/12: 149.6: Up a bit after 4 days entertaining family staying over Christmas. Still the best Dec in quite a few decades. And I am below my 2019 goal of 155.

31/12: 151.2:
December Weight Loss GAIN = + 1.2
Accumulated Weight Loss = - 0.7
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01/01: 151.4 🥂🍾🥂 Happy New Year 🥂🍾🥂Need to get back on track pronto.
03/01: This Challenge has given me the impetus to actually keep going, when in the past I have slipped back each time I got near to my goal weight. Thank you so much for all your support and encouragement. It has been invaluable to me.

Original starting weight: 271.9
Challenge Starting Weight: 243.8
Challenge Level: 5 stars (24 lbs)
Challenge Goal weight: below 220 (218.8)
Ultimate goal: 160

Nov 1: 243.8
Nov 8: 240.2
Nov 15 239.0
Nov 22 237.4.
Nov 30: 241.2
Month 1 stats: down 2.6 this challenge, best this month was down 6.4. Carrying about 4 lbs of excess water right now, so fun.

Dec 5 237.6
Dec 13 240.2
Dec 20: 238.2
Dec 30 240.0.
Month 2 stats -1.2 this month, 3.8 this challenge.

Jan 3: 239.6 dealing with personal/professional stuff right now. First of all, i hate my job so much. So, so much. Cried every time i thought about it for the past week. So bad. Next, one of our students was shot dead Wednesday morning (not my class, but still). Been counseling students while trying to deal with it myself. Which is hard no matter what, but it is my first time through this. The candlelight vigil was tonight and because of the location and situation i was really worried about retaliation gunfire, but it has been over an hour and no news has come up, so it probably ended without any more of my kids getting hurt...

Jan 10
Jan 17
Jan 24
Jan 31
Month 3 stats
Overall stats

MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.



Start date: November 1st, 2019
Challenge Starting Weight: 188.0
Challenge Level: ✴✴✴✴ (16 lbs.) Pretty ambitious during all the major holidays!
Challenge Goal weight: 172.0

November 01: 188.0 Good Luck Everyone!
November 06: 186.0 Happy with the progress for this week. I can see that the right choices combined with some movement really does pay off. Just a little slower at my age than it used to be, but still so rewarding. I am traveling on the 11th, which will likely set me back. So I'm feeling a little trepidation about my next weigh in, but I'll do my best to recover quickly!
November 13: 188.6 Emotional eating related to health issues and worries. I am going to focus on the positive and give it my very best efforts!
November 20: 184.6 I worked hard this week. Especially in the calorie burning category. I am trying not to let things get to me in regards to my test results. Still waiting for more news since the last call 1 week ago today. No news is good news, right?
November 27: 187.8 This is the morning after a travel day where I had lots of sitting in the car & a restaurant meal. I practiced portion control but the mashed potatoes & gravy & dinner rolls apparently had carbs. Seriously though, I did expect an increase this morning but yikes……. Working on it today. My Thanksgiving dinner is not until Saturday so that will affect the December weigh-in. I’ve got a few days to make November a little better!
November 30: 182.4 Happy with weight but tomorrow is my Thanksgiving Day Feast so my weight will not likely be a number I’m proud to post!

Total Loss for November……………… -5.6
Total Accumulation of Weight Loss for Challenge………… - 5.6 lb Loss




December 01: 187.4. Thanksgiving dinner last night with my family was wonderful. I ate child-sized portions but I did sample a few desserts. Even very small samples add up. But 5 pounds overnight when my calories in were less than my calories out? Humph! Okay, carbs hate me and I hate them right back so the real battle begins. My weight will be back down very soon!
December 04: 182.6 Okay, that’s better! Only 0.2 lbs over my lowest weight before the Thanksgiving Dinner Celebration. Travel this upcoming week. Lots of car sitting, but lots of walking & shopping involved too. There will be restaurants but I am going to knock down every pound that pops up as a result of my travels. No worries. I feel pretty strong.
December 11: 188.8 I guess I wasn’t so strong afterall!
December 18: 188.2 Not doing well at all. Just standing in the same spot wrapping most of the time, or doing year-end paperwork required for my business. No exercise in sight. This is seriously depressing!
December 24: 192.0
December 31: 191.2 Look out January, Here I come with my boxing gloves on!

Total Loss for December……3.8 GAIN……..
Total Accumulation of Weight Loss for Challenge………… 3.2 GAIN



January 01: 189.2 Happy New Year Everyone!
January 08: 190.6 From bad to worse. Time to get serious!
January 15:
January 22:
January 29:
January 31:

Total Loss for January……….
Total Accumulation of Weight Loss for Challenge………..

I have started building up my strength workouts, so will have to focus on getting my protein in.

Never give up! Never give in!
This will take me to my lowest weight in 40 years. I'm doing it 5 lbs at a time!
It has taken me almost 5 years to get here!
==============================
Discard 5 lbs by February 1. I weigh every day so will post every Friday .
OSW: 227
CSW: 151.7
CL: 🌟
CGW: 146.6
==============================
01/11: 151.7
30/11: 149.8
November Weight Loss = - 1.9
Accumulated Weight Loss: - 1.9
============================
01/12: 150.0
05/12: 149.6:
12/12: 147.8:
19/12: 147.2: It's a bit up and down at the minute because of festive social events, but I'm holding it together much better than I have in a very long time.
26/12: 149.6: Up a bit after 4 days entertaining family staying over Christmas. Still the best Dec in quite a few decades. And I am below my 2019 goal of 155.

31/12: 151.2:
December Weight Loss GAIN = + 1.2
Accumulated Weight Loss = - 0.7
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01/01: 151.4 🥂🍾🥂 Happy New Year 🥂🍾🥂Need to get back on track pronto.
03/01: 151.8 This Challenge has given me the impetus to actually keep going, when in the past I have slipped back each time I got near to my goal weight. Thank you so much for all your support and encouragement. It has been invaluable to me.

Challenge Starting Weight: 255
Challenge Level: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Challenge Goal weight: 230

Nov 01 - 255
Nov 08 - 246
Nov 15 - 245
Nov 22 - 242
Nov 29 - 242
Month 1 -/+ (-13 lbs)

Dec 06 - 239
Dec 13 - 240
Dec 20 - 235
Dec 27 - 236
Month 2 -/+ (-6 lbs)

Jan 03 - 233
Jan 10 - 231
Jan 17 -
Jan 24 -
Jan 31 -
Month 3 -/+