Lose 5lbs + in January 2020

My name is Donna & I am 59 years old. I am from the Midwest in the USA. 5’ 5.5” tall
Original starting weight – 253
December ending weight – 192.0
January goal – 187.0
Ultimate goal – 145 to 155 (We’ll see when we get closer)
January results for Challenge: xxxxx

01-189.2 Off to a nice start. Happy new year everyone! Thanks to Tish for helping keep this going and a nice big welcome back to Samantha. I hope a lot of the personal issues have been resolved. {{hugs}} to you!
08 –190.6 Went up higher than this, then back down. Got to keep things going a little more steady/consistent in the New Year. Time for me to kick butt and take names!
15 – 189.7 It’s been a long road getting back down to this. My oh my, what a week it has been for my diabetes and weight gain! My goal this month was 187. I think I can do it!
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Female, 59, 5'3"
MFP start weight Oct 28.18 - 191
January goal: 152.6
May goal: 130.0
Ultimate goal: 112-115

January 02 - 159.5 - I haven't had a scale for a few days. I thought that it would be worse, but I will definitely take it. Using this as my start weight for the month.
January 03 - 160.9 - I have some work to do to get off the holiday gain.
January 04 - 159.6 - I really don't want to see the 160s again.
January 05 - 159.6 - Hoping to see a drop soon.
January 06 - 159.8
January 10 - 161.2 - Going in the wrong direction!
January 11 - 160.2
January 12 - 162.8 - Officially back to my April 2019 weight, ouch
January 13 - 164.0 - Still gaining apparently, I think that this is left over from the 11th when I went out for dinner.
January 14 - 162.5
January 15 - 159.5 - Happy to see this number this morning. Back to my starting weight for the month with half a month left hopefully to start to go in the other direction.
January 16 - 159.6

Running tally for January Gain/Loss: Gain 0.1

I'm in

Original starting weight -298.50
January starting weight - 182.25
January goal - 171
Ultimate goal -160

I weigh in on Friday

01/03 - 182.25
01/10 - 175.25
01/17 - 174.25
01/24 -
01/31 -

Total loss for January - 8bs

Female, 59, 5'3"
MFP start weight Oct 28.18 - 191
January goal: 152.6
May goal: 130.0
Ultimate goal: 112-115

January 02 - 159.5 - I haven't had a scale for a few days. I thought that it would be worse, but I will definitely take it. Using this as my start weight for the month.
January 03 - 160.9 - I have some work to do to get off the holiday gain.
January 04 - 159.6 - I really don't want to see the 160s again.
January 05 - 159.6 - Hoping to see a drop soon.
January 06 - 159.8
January 10 - 161.2 - Going in the wrong direction!
January 11 - 160.2
January 12 - 162.8 - Officially back to my April 2019 weight, ouch
January 13 - 164.0 - Still gaining apparently, I think that this is left over from the 11th when I went out for dinner.
January 14 - 162.5
January 15 - 159.5 - Happy to see this number this morning. Back to my starting weight for the month with half a month left hopefully to start to go in the other direction.
January 16 - 159.6
January 17 - 159.7 - The weekend is coming up and I always have more time for working out and cooking healthy food.

Running tally for January Gain/Loss: Gain 0.2

I have eaten so many bad snacks after this dinner this week. My gain does not surprise me.

Today is the day that I start to cut back down on snacks because I know where this trend goes - up and up.

FYI: I have adjusted my ultimate goal because when I hit 118 last month, I realized that I still wanted to try to lower my body fat to a normal range. I have been back and forth with 33% and 34% for about a month. My goal is 30% and we will see what happens. I tend to carry my weight around my waist and hips.

MFP Starting Weight: 140 lbs - February 2011
Current Starting Weight: 147.4 lbs - November 2017
January Starting Weight: 121.6 lbs
January Goal: 118.6 lbs
Height: 5ft

Ultimate Goal: 110 lbs
Maintenance Goal: 110 to 115 lbs

Weigh-In Days: Monday and Friday

Jan 3: 118.6 at 12pm ... yes, I slept for 8 hours and went to sleep extra late the evening prior
Jan 6: 117.6 at 5:30am ... so happy that we went to the gym this morning and it's my first day back at work
Jan 10: 117 at 7am ... ??? my weigh-ins between the week were 119, 119.2, and 118.8
Jan 13: 119.2 at 7am ... this weight goes along with my weigh-ins
Jan 17: 120.8 at 5:30am ... at least we went to the gym this morning
Jan 20:
Jan 24:
Jan 27:
Jan 31:

Total Loss for January:

Overall Loss from Nov 2017 to Dec 2019: 25.8 lbs

•Lose 5 lbs in January 2020•

Original starting wgt: 253
January starting weight: 191
January goal: 180
❄Updating every day through January

•Monday Updates•📍

1/01- 191
1/02- 187
1/03- 187 - Hopeful that my Monday update will show a lower number.
1/04 - 188.8 - Back to exercise.
1/05 - 188.8 - Not a minute's sleep last night😩
📍1/06 - 188.6 - I slept well, because I was so exhausted from the night before. Tried to power through my exercise , but I already knew that wasn't gonna happen. I will add it to today's workout.
*Currently, I have had 13 days (just counted it) of no peanut butter. I have gotten into a habit of eating it to make up for the protein and fat I was missing in a day, only a lot of carbs come with it too. I will not buy it anymore.
*2020 is my commitment year to breaking 2 habits, crunchy, (no pretzels!) and peanut butter.
Okay, it's in the world now and I will do it.
1/07 - 187
1/08 - 188.8
1/09 - 186
1/10 - 186
1/11 - 186
1/12 - 187.4
📍1/13 - 185
1/14 - 185.4
1/15 - 187 - Not from food or sodium, inflammation from hip bursitis and piriformis irritation.

1/16 - 186.4
1/17 - 186


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Original starting weight - 201lb
January starting weight - 185.6lb
January goal - 178lb
Ultimate goal - 125lb

1st - 185.6lb
6th - 185.0lb
7th- 185.8lb (period began)
8th- 184.4lb
9th- 183.6lb (period ended)
10th- 183.2lb
12th- 182.0lb
14th - 182.2lb
17th- 180.6lb
21st -
28th -

Total loss for January - 5.0lb

Original starting weight - 338.8 lbs (Jan 01,2016)
January starting weight - 194.6 lbs (Dec 31, 2019)
January goal - 187 lbs
Ultimate goal - 160 lbs

Jan 04 - 189.8
Jan 11 - 192
Jan 18 - 190
Jan 25 -

Total loss for January - 4.6 LBS

Still keeping up with my workouts. My muscle soreness has gone down and my TOM is on its last day. Water intake is on point and my food intake could use a lot of work. Especially the snacking. I Need to get this under control. I logged everything, the good the bad and the ugly.

Last weeks goals: Jan week 3

•Drink a min of 2 liters a day - 7/7 ✅
•Log all my food each day - 7/7 ✅
•Workout at least 5 days this week - 5/5 ✅

This weeks goals: Jan week 4

•Drink a min of 2 liters a day - 0/7
•Log all my food each day - 0/7
•Workout at least 5 days this week - 0/5

Original starting weight - May 2018 305
January starting weight - 228
January goal - 223
Ultimate goal - Once at 188, I will determine a more realistic goal.

I weigh in on Saturdays

1st - 228
4th- 227.8
11th - 226.4
18th - 224.8
25th -

So far down 3.2 lbs lbs in January. Hmm did ok this week, think I will have fish more this upcoming week. I find when I have fish 3 or more times that often helps me lose about 2 lbs in a week. We will see. But am losing each week which is good.

Onward and ownward we shall all go!

Original starting weight - 201lb
December starting weight - 191.8lb
January starting weight - 185.6lb
January goal - 178lb
Ultimate goal - 125lb

1st - 185.6lb
6th - 185.0lb
7th- 185.8lb (period began)
8th- 184.4lb
9th- 183.6lb (period ended)
10th- 183.2lb
12th- 182.0lb
14th - 182.2lb
17th- 180.6lb
18th- 180.4lb
21st -
28th -

Total loss for January - 5.2lb