20 pounds to lose challenge April 1-July 31

Annawan24 wrote: »

How is it already the middle of July, crazy. Only a couple more weeks of this challenge, I know that I'll be able to achieve the 20lbs down from April as I only have 1 more pound to go. But I would like to see 140lbs on July 31st, which is a stretch but I can dream right!

@Annawan24 I was just thinking the same! July 15already🙄 Congrats on your achievement👍

Hey Everyone🤗
Wow lots going on in everyone's life!!
I'm all over the place to be honest...think I actually forgot to record my present weight at last check in🤣Think it was 154?
Anyway, haven't gained which is good but wondering if I will make that target of 150 by July 31.? Gonna try, but feel like my committment has wavered quite a bit the last week and a half.
SW 162 Jan/21
GW 150 July/21
UGW 145 Aug/21
Today's Weight 152.2 Jul 14/21

Highest weight 225 (Jan 2020)
Challenge starting weight 176.4
Challenge weight loss goal 10-15 lbs

Apr 2: 176.4
Apr 9: 174.2
Apr 16: DNW (My dad passed this morning. Complications from a heart attack he suffered on Sunday.)
Apr 23: 172.4 (Thank you to everyone who shared words of support. They were greatly appreciated.)
Welcome to all the new joiners. I hope you all find much success.
Apr 30: 171.6
May 7: 170.4( Hopefully this next week I'll break into the 160's)
May 14: 169.2
May 21: 167.6
May 29: 166.8 (-9.6 so far this challenge.)
June 4: 166.0
June 11: 164.8
June 18: 164.8 ( Weight didn't go anywhere this week, but that's alright. We celebrated my daughter's third birthday. These firsts without my Dad are so hard to get through. I remind myself daily that my health is important, and it motivates me to stay on track. Hopefully I'll see a drop for next week.)
July 1: 165.6 ( I really struggled a lot in June. But, we are in a new month, and I'm ready for a hopeful strong finish to this challenge.)
July 10th: 164.0 ( challenge weight loss 12.4 lbs. Total weight loss 61 lbs.)
July 17th: 163.0 (tomorrow would have been my Dad's 70 birthday, so we are going to spend the day remembering and celebrating him.)

My name is Donna and I am 61 in May. I live in the Midwest of the USA. 5' 5" tall. My starting weight was 253. I have relapsed in the past year and need to get back on track. I am type 2 diabetic and in remission for breast cancer. Health is my #1 priority.

My goal in this challenge is to lose pounds and land firmly in Onederland.
I would love to join! Here are my weights so far:


Start Weight: 207.6
Goal Weight: 187.6


Ultimate Goal Weight: 145-155 (I’ll know it when I get there!)


Apr 01: 207.6
Apr 05: 206.6
Apr 12: 207.4
Apr 19: 206.0
Apr 26: 204.0
Apr 30: 206.2

May 01: 206.6
May 03: 207.4
May 10: My Birthday! 208.8 I am celebrating this upcoming Sunday with family. This new higher weight is from travel and bad choices. The buck stops here!
May 17: 206.8 I’m happy with this after multiple day celebrations. I chose better than I thought or it is going to catch up with me. We shall see which.
May 24: 210.8 Wow. 4 pounds in one week! Can you tell that my daughter and DGS moved back in? This is going to be difficult!
May 31: 206.4 Better than last week. I worked hard for it. Praying for continued success.

Jun 01: 205.6 A nice way to start the month.
Jun 07: 204.2 Clearly I’ll never make the 20 pound loss but a girl can dream, right?.....Onward for any progress this old girl can get. Good health is the overall goal and continued weight loss is a huge part of that plan.
Jun 15: 201.8 This has been a good week for me. I am down quite a bit overnight due to a very low calorie day yesterday. Today I will increase them but with all thoughtfulness to my plan.
Jun 21: 199.0 Onderland by a thread. I don’t want to drop this ball. I will focus in the short-term on getting it a little further away from the 200 mark.
Jun 28: 197.6 I had to cancel trip today. I was so sick yesterday evening and all night. A little better today but not 100% Possible gall bladder or diverticulitis attack, probably from too many almonds day before yesterday. Horrid pain. This is a big overnight drop on the scale. Probably from such little eating yesterday (it hurt too bad) and from dehydration. We’ll see what the next few days bring as this is probably a little lower than my weight realistically is.

Jun 30: 196.4 Back in the saddle and doing good. Feeling much better. Wow, the tummy pain was horrendous! I have no idea what was wrong, but I won’t be eating handfuls of nuts again as a snack! Weight has been going great. I probably lost the extra pound due to the 24 hour illness I had so we’ll see how it keeps panning out. In the meantime, I continue with good clean eating habits and try to stay away from sugery snacks! I am down 11.2 pounds since the start of this challenge. Pleased as punch!


Jul 01: 197.6 Scale shows an uptick after the low recorded weight following the tummy illness. I suspected that would happen. This weight is likely where I am really at. Now, time to get moving! I don’t envision myself making original goal but I can see myself making more progress. Time to make my vision a reality!
Jul 05: 198.0 Up a little bit after some travel. To make up for that, I didn’t let the holiday steer me off course. Working it back down and doing well with that. Today I will make another day count. Many very severe stresses this week. I can’t let that pull me down or swallow up my progress. Staying the course!
Jul 12: 195.8 It was a very rough and emotionally stressful past week and I do have a tendency to eat my emotions. I am so glad I reigned it back in and stayed diligent over the weekend too. I am kicking that Covid-19 shut-in weight to the curb. My mini-goal was to reach Onederland and I have firmly done that. My extended goal for this challenge was to reach 187.6 and I know that won’t happen. However, I’m proud of my progress. Today I feel strong. I really really feel that I am on my way to better health. I am thankful for this challenge.
Jul 19: 194.0 Proud of this number but wondering if it is fleeting. An extra low calorie day yesterday and a lot of extra burn washing down the outside of my house (hard work). I’ll hang on for dear life! Clearly I will not make my hefty goal but hopefully progress will continue through the final weigh-in.
Jul 26:
Jul 31: Final Weigh in:

Toronto6fan wrote: »

Thanks for the birthday wishes! I spent the weekend camping and was shocked to see you can camp without stuffing chips and cider in your mouth all the time. Had a great time and kayaked and swam a lot.

@Toronto6fan .....Happy Belated Birthday!
The weekend camping sound wonderful!!

Check In!
Recovery going well. Just got my staples out!
Still must wait for the incisions to heal completely before I resume swimming.
Calories: under or close to my calorie goal.
Activities: no swimming, no walking, no cycling, no weight lifting...
So I'm doing some other things:

1. moved my junk drawer from the kitchen to a side table with drawers in my living room, to make more room in the kitchen for all the kitchen gadgets.
2. sorting through old financial papers, discarding what I no longer need.
3. sorting through clothes that no longer fit, to donate to charity. (I don't plan on ever needing those sizes again!)
4. now that my staples are out, I'll start playing the guitar again.
5. got a list of books I can read!