Just give me one month - January 2020

MFP Start weight: 160 lbs
Started “just give 1 month” threads in Mid-Oct 2019 @ 157.4 lbs
January start weight: 157.4 lbs
January goal: 153 lbs
Ultimate goal: 98 lbs, but that maybe too low. Main goal is to be healthier & stronger.

October +2.6 lbs. (160)
Nov. -2 lbs. (156.6 lbs)
Dec. Stayed the same (155.6 lbs)

Jan 1 = 157.2
Jan 2 = 156.6
Jan 3 = 156.6 I need to start back to planning my meals, again. Got way off during the holidays... with out of town guests & of course the holiday parties.
Jan 4 = 157.4
Jan 5 = 157.6 I haven't been trying at all the last couple days, but I just planned my meals, today. So, even if I don't show a loss the next couple days... I'm hoping that each day I'll be able to report that I was at or under calories...
Jan 6 =156.8 lbs Yesterday, I stayed under in calories. I only had 24 oz. of water, though. Right now, my aim is for at least 32 oz. of water.
Jan 7 = 155.6 lbs Stayed under in calories, yesterday. Only drank 24 oz of water, tho.
Jan 8 = 156.8 lbs Did not stay under in calories, had a little stress eating or a lot of stress eating. Drank 32 oz of water
Jan 9 = 158.2 lbs
Jan 10 = 159 lbs. yep, I know. It's the stress, binge eating thang. Shtupid, me! I will get with the program!!!!!!!!!! I expect to be weigh up on Saturday, the 11th. But, please make this the last time that I do this!!! When I follow my plans, I usually lose & even feel better! Come on Elbee1 -- You can do this!!!!!!!!!! We all can do it!!!!!! I'm not gonna give up! Never give up! This is my year -- I know it is!!!!
Jan 11 = 159 lbs Well...I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't gain even more. . . just stayed the same from yesterday.
Jan 12 = 158 lbs Stayed under in calories, yesterday.
Jan 13 = 157 Stayed under in calories, yesterday, too. Somehow I controlled my binge urge, tonight. Only over by 83 calories, today.
Jan 14 = 156.2 Only over in calories, yesterday, buy 83. Been drinking 4 glasses of water daily. Almost stopped, today, & gave in to the craving of wonderful foods that were smelling so good as I was driving thru an area that has some wonderful restaurants. Then, later while driving got sleepy & had to eat to stay awake.. could have been much worse.
Jan 15 = 156.2 Stayed under in calories, yesterday.
Jan 16 = 156.8
Jan 17 = 156.8
Jan 18 = 156.8
Jan 19 = 157.2 lbs And, back to where I started this month... Ain't gonna lose it by having birthday cake at someone's party & not staying under in calories. Today will be a great day!!!
Jan 20 = 157.8 lbs Yesterday, was a terrible food day...
Jan 21= 156.8 lbs Yesterday was a good food day!!!
Jan 22 = 156.8 lbs I may not make my goal, but I hope that I end up with a loss of anything & not a gain. 155 would be great ...
Jan 23 = 156.8 lbs
Jan 24 = 156.8 lbs
Jan 25 = 157.8 lbs Yes, I am happy with this because the last couple days have been crazy & stressful. I thought I had gained closer to 5 or 10 lbs...
Jan 26 = 157.8 lbs

Canadian living in Denmark. Did this for a month in August and then lost motivation when I hit a plateau and gained everything back and more since November. I'm struggling beyond belief to lost my last pregnancy weight from 2 years ago. I was 46 so I definitely see the difference in the ability to lose weight between this pregnancy and my earlier one in my 30's. I have about 25 lbs to go to pre-pregnancy weight.

Female; Age 48; 5'3"

Original starting weight Dec 2017:-180 pounds
January 2020 starting weight:- 163
Goal weight this month January 2020:- 160 lbs
Target goal weight:- 120lbs

Jan 10: 163
Jan 11: 161.6 - probably due to TOM yesterday. I can't seem to stop binging at night.
Jan 12: 159.9 - water weight I guess. I ate a lot so I don't think it reflects any weight loss.
Jan 13 - no weigh in
Jan 14. 161.0 - that's more realistic
Jan 15: 161.6 - Here we go again. I hate this
Jan 16: 160.8 - Better
Jan 17: 161.2 - Rollercoaster
Jan 18: 160.8 - Again! - at least the trend is downwards.
Jan 19: 160.2
Jan 20: 159.0 - Yay! I hope it's real weight loss and not just water ...and it sticks!
Jan 21: 159.6 - Hmmm. It's toying with me
Jan 22:
Jan 23:159.6 Getting a bit stuck here
Jan 24:
Jan 25
Jan 26
Jan 27: 160 something. It is so difficult to stay motivated when it won't budge no matter what I try It never used to be this way before. I was able to lose weight easily. I wonder if there is some medical reason.

Starting weight: 121.7kg/268.3lb
Start weight this month: 97.2kg/214.2lb
Goal weight this month 94kg/207.2lb
Target goal weight 65kg/143lb

Aug lost: 4.6kg/10.14lb
Sept lost: 5.4kg/11.9lb
Oct lost: 5.6kg/12.3lb
Nov lost: 5.0kg/11lb
Dec lost: 3.3kg/7.2lb

Loss this month: 2.5kg/5.5lb
Total Loss: 27kg/59.5lb
Height: 168cm (5'6")

2020 is our year! We can do this!!

Jan 01: 97.2kg/214.2lb 😃
Jan 02: 97.4kg/214.7lb 😐
Jan 03: 97.0kg/213.8lb 😃
Jan 04: 96.8kg/213.4lb 😃
Jan 05: 96.8kg/213.4lb 😃
Jan 06: 96.8kg/213.4lb 😬
Jan 07: 96.8kg/213.4lb 😬
Jan 08: 97.1kg/214.0lb 😭
Jan 09: 97.0kg/213.8lb ☹️
Jan 10: 96.2kg/212.0lb 🥳🎂🥂4️⃣0️⃣🤦🏼‍♀️🍰
Jan 11: 97.0kg/213.8lb 😃👍🏻
Jan 12: 96.5kg/212.7lb 😃
Jan 13: 96.8kg/213.4lb 😐
Jan 14: 96.7kg/213.1lb 😃 25kg/55lb lost!
Jan 15: 96.2kg/212.0lb 😃
Jan 16: 95.8kg/211.2lb 😃
Jan 17: 95.7kg/210.9lb 😃
Jan 18: 95.7kg/210.9lb 😃
Jan 19: 95.6kg/210.7lb 😃
Jan 20: 95.3kg/210.1lb 😃
Jan 21: 95.1kg/209.6lb 😃
Jan 22: 94.9kg/209.2lb 😃
Jan 23: 95.1kg/209.6lb 😐
Jan 24: 94.8kg/208.9lb 😃
Jan 25: 94.4kg/208.1lb 😃 60lbs lost! 👍🏻🌟
Jan 26: 94.2kg/207.6lb 😃
Jan 27: 94.7kg/208.7lb ☹️ Definitely water weight.
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January 2020 starting weight: 148.5lbs
Goal weight this month January 2020: 140lbs
Target goal weight: 130lbs

Jan 1: n/a
Jan 2: n/a
Jan 3: n/a
Jan 4: n/a
Jan 5: n/a
Jan 6: n/a
Jan 7: 148lbs (from last week!)
Jan 8: 145lbs
Jan 9: 143.25lbs
Jan 10: 143.5lbs
Jan 11: 143.5lbs
Jan 12: 145lbs
Jan 13: 143.5lbs
Jan 14: 143.25lbs
Jan 15: 143.25lbs.......so, so, so slow!!!!
Jan 16: 143.25
Jan 17: 143.25.............I am so sick of this number! I am eating my recommended amount and walking daily yet nothing is shifting. It's frustrating but I've just got to keep on going because it's going to show .....at some point....hopefully it will be in January.....of this year!! x
Jan 18: 142.75lbs.......yay, finally!!!!
Jan 19: 143lbs
Jan 20: 142.25lbs....happy dance, although going out for dinner after work today so tomorrow may be a different story!!
Jan 21: 143.25lbs....that'll be the dinner out and lack of walk yesterday but straight back on track today and I'll reduce the number in the next day or two
Jan 22: Did not weigh
Jan 23: Did not weigh
Jan 24: 142.50 lbs
Jan 25: 143.25 lbs.....fit to scream!
Jan 26: 143.25 lbs
Jan 27: 143.5lbs....what am I doing wrong. I am sticking to 1300kcals, walking 40mins every day and drinking water. My heart is breaking!!!
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Starting weight: 163.4 lb
Start weight this month: 147.8
Goal weight this month: 140
Target goal weight: 128

August: lost 1.2 lb
September: lost 4.2 lb
October: lost 3.7 lb
November: lost 3.9 lb
December: lost 4.3 lb (but ended high due to New Year’s)

(I use Happy Scale, so the losses above are determined by moving average. I will post my actual daily weight below.)

01 Jan: 147.8 (my lowest in Dec was 144.6) Definitely indulged for a couple of days at the beach for New Year’s with family. I expect this to go down quickly after a few days back to my normal routine....hopefully, anyways!
02 Jan: 148.8 I ate within my deficit calories yesterday, so this increase is either from DOMS (I’m still extremely sore from a hard workout on Tuesday), or it’s PMS a lil early? Oh well, patience!
03 Jan: 148
04 Jan: 146.8
05 Jan: 145.8
06 Jan: 146.8 —had buttered popcorn at the movies yesterday, ie, sodium-induced water weight!
07 Jan: 146.8 —staying at a calorie deficit, but more salt plus PMS still, so I’m not letting go of the water! Patience...
08 Jan: 147.4 Seriously! Admittedly, more salt again.
09 Jan: 147 TOM today, finally!! Hopefully I can lose some of this now. I’ve been within my calorie goal, so something’s gotta give soon! (It usually takes 5 more days after TOM starts-boo)
10 Jan: 146.4
11 Jan: 146.2 Surprised, since I had Domino’s pizza last night—high sodium
12 Jan: 146.8 Tearin’ it up in Jan! Lol
13 Jan: 146.8 Uuuugggghhhhhhh!!!! I mean, patience...!?! Within my goal calories...
14 Jan: 145.2 There’s some of it gone after TOM (Yep, takes 5 days after I start!). I’m still not down to my lowest in Dec, but hopefully soon.
15 Jan: 146.2 Had sushi last night, so yeah, sodium!
16 Jan: 144.6 Okay, finally back to my previous low from Dec. Now to actually lose some!
17 Jan: 145.0
18 Jan: 145.0 pizza last night—sodium!
19 Jan: 145.4 ate at maintenance yesterday
20 Jan: 146.8 unexpectedly had sushi out last night—stayed within calories, but sodium!
21 Jan: 145.8
22 Jan: 144.2 Finally, a new low! I was beginning to wonder if I really was eating at a deficit! I peed a LOT yeasterday, so yeah, water weight! Whoosh!
23 Jan: 143.4 Wow, that’s...nice! It’s really coming off now. I’ve had lower sodium the past two days, so I’m sure there was some water weight masking a some true weight loss. It’ll probably bounce back up soon, but I’ll take it for now!
24 Jan: 142.8 Nice, but weird
25 Jan: 143.4 Homemade pizza last night
26 Jan: 144 Went out to eat last night
27 Jan: 146.8 Yep, ate all the food yesterday, including sushi, so like more than 4000mg sodium for the day. Went way over maintenance calories for the first time since New Year’s. Oh well, nothing a couple days at deficit calories can’t fix! But also... PMS, oh my!!

I’ve eaten out more than usual lately, and we usually have Pizza Night once a week. Normally, when I’m trying to lose weight, I tend to shy away from restaurants so they won’t trip me up, but I need to figure out how to incorporate those times we do go out, since this is for the long haul. I’m not going to eat in for the rest of my life, or avoid pizza forever (gasp!). So, I’m happy enough if I can still enjoy the good food out, and also manage to lose, or at least maintain! One day eating 3000 calories is offset by two days at a 500- calorie deficit—worth it to me!!

January 2020 starting weight: 208.1
Goal weight this month January 2020: 205.0
Target goal weight: 180 (less than 25% bf)

Jan 1: 208.1 (a lot of water weight)
Jan 2: 207.4 (Started 30 day Yoga with Adrienne program--this is my year of flexibility)
Jan 3: 206.3
Jan 4: 205.9
Jan 5: 205.6 Finished w7d3 of c25k. Strength coach today.
Jan 6: 206.1
Jan 7: 206.1 Still doing YWA...finished Day 5 yesterday.
Jan 8: 207.0 Lost 1.1lbs in 1 week!
Jan 9: 207.0
Jan 10: 206.5
Jan 11: 206.3 I hardly drank any water yesterday. I need to work on that today.
Jan 12: 205.6
Jan 13: 206.1 So sore from tough workout yesterday.
Jan 14: 205.6 There goes the water weight from my workout.
Jan 15: 205.6 Lost 1.4lbs this week
Jan 16: 204.3
Jan 17: 204.5
Jan 18: 205.0
Jan 19: 204.8 Strength coach today
Jan 20: 204.5 I have to work on increasing my protein intake.
Jan 21: 204.5 Reached my protein goal yesterday.
Jan 22: 204.3 Got my protein in. Down 1.3lbs last week
Jan 23: 204.5 Protein goal reached.
Jan 24: 205.0
Jan 25: 206.1
Jan 26: 207.0
Jan 27: 208.1 Water retention from my afternoon tea 2 days ago.

@taxgirl1 Are you still doing the Yoga With Adriene 30 days? I started late but am up to day 14. It's wonderful!

Starting weight: 198 lb
Start weight this month: 148.8
Goal weight this month: 145
Target goal weight: 140

August: -5.5 lb ( 167.6 lb)
September: -3.5 lb (162.1 lb)
October: -6.2 lb (158.6 lb)
November: + 3 lb (152.4 lb)
December: - 3 lb ( 149.4 lb)

01 Jan- 148.8 lb 👍 Lets do this!!
02 Jan- 150.4 lb- I had ALOT of pizza for dinner lastnight... whoops! Back on track today though
03 Jan- 150.4 lb
04 Jan- No weigh day
05 Jan- No weigh day
06 Jan- 151.8 lb- Wow, what the heck?! I havent been all that bad... Guess I really need to buckle down! #determined.
07 Jan- 149.2 lb- That's better. Almost back to where I started this month!! LOL!
08 Jan- 147.4 lb- Yay!! Being good and it's working
09 Jan- 146.8 lb
10 Jan- 146.4 lb- Woot woot!! Going to try hard to be good this weekend! Next Saturday we are having my son's 3rd birthday party. I plan on having a peice of cake! I gotta keep it together until then.
11 Jan- No weigh day
12 Jan- No weigh day
13 Jan- 145.8 lb- My self control is really paying off At this rate, I will be in maintaince mode in no time! I'm excited This will be my first time ever in "maintaince mode". I've come close to my ulimate goal a couple times... but then lose motivation... or get pregnant... and gain weight back LOL Not this time! I'm reaching it!! Only 4.8lbs to go
14 Jan- 146 lb- Weighed myself on a different scale today. Also, not at my normal time.
15 Jan- 146.2 lb- Weighed on the same scale as yesterday. Not surprised about the + 0.2 lb. Late dinner.
16 Jan- 144.8 lb- Back on my normal scale & normal time!
17 Jan- 144.6 lb- Surprised there is no increase since my TOM started this morning. I expect to see it soon. Yaaaaaay...
18 Jan- no weigh day
19 Jan- 144.6 lb- Holding steady! Different scale today and tomorrow. So who really knows! Tuesday will be more accurate.... kind of. TOM is will still be a factor *shrugs* Date day tomorrow with the hubby too. So some eating out will happen. I plan on being mindful with my choices though 👍
20 Jan- no weigh day
21Jan- 147.2 lbs- Therrrreeeee it is lol TOM, plus a late dinner lastnight and some not so healthy choices yesterday. Back on track today!
22 Jan- 146.4 lbs- Being good & leveling back out.
23 Jan- 145.4 lb- TOM water weight coming off. Closing in on the end of the month already... WOW!!
24 Jan- 145.2 lb- I was expecting more of a drop since TOM water weight is coming off and I had a small dinner lastnight.... oh well! Maybe it will show up on the scale on Monday. Have a great weekend everyone!
25 Jan- No weigh day
26 Jan- No weigh day
27 Jan- 144.4 lb - Hit a new low weight for the month! Goal was 145 lb. Passed it!! Wahoo!

Checking in- no news but some hope. Have been well within the calorie and nutrition goals. DRANK 2 large glasses of water--tasted good. Made high-fiber muffins and deviled eggs.
1-21 193.7 # official
1-22 about 188 at Y
1-24 still about 188 at Y
1-25 home with sick kid
1-26 home with sick child and I have sneezed, and feel a bit yuck. Son thinks my scale is in his room. Maybe I will get a new one that does the tenths.
1-27 haven't weighed yet. Gong to Y tonight and weighing in WW tomorrow. Feeling discouraged. Son found and brought scale to me. It is still the same.
Overall Goal is 125 #
Feb 15 goal 185
Happy goal--husband's ring falls off and can wear mine. Progress: ring not slipping much today?