15 pounds to lose challenge November 1- January 31, 2022

This is our third round of the 15 pounds to lose challenge. Come and join us! All are welcome! We start fresh on November 1st. Post daily or weekly and let us know what's working for you and what's not. We are a friendly bunch who want to be healthier!

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cpanus

I'm in! Thank you, @RubyRed427 !

71 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...

...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.

Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 135.0
UGW: 130.0

11/01 - 145.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
11/02 -
11/03 -
11/04 -
11/05 -
11/06 -

Chris

ashleycarole86

Hey team! Looking forward to this next three month challenge. Had great success on the last one. Thanks for continuing it @RubyRed427

Original start weight - 293 (1/28/21)
November start weight - 197.4
Challenge goal weight - 178

11/01 - 197.4

MaryAbby0502

Hi team! I'd like to join the challenge! I'm 32F and my goal is to lose 15 lbs by the end of January.

Highest weight 150lbs
Current weight 135 lbs
Goal weight 120 lbs

Nov 1 - 135 lbs

Bluetail6

SW (9/1/20): 194
GW/Range: TBD
Challenge Weight Loss Goal: 128

Oct 1: 142.2
Oct 4: 141.8
Oct 11: 141
Oct 18: 140.4
Oct 25: 140.4
Oct 31: 140

Nov 1: 140
Nov 8:
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RunDMC2021

Female, 54years young, 5feet 5inches.
I hit my highest weight in January 2021 at 162lbs.

This journey on MFP - with this group - has helped me to start caring about myself & my health again.
Logging food consistently…. though tedious…has been key, and the other component has been getting out for walks at least every other day 30-60 minutes. This part I try to look at as a gift to myself, not a chore!
Anyway I joined MFP Jan 11/21 at 162lb. So happy I came upon this group……Great people and lots of intelligent exchange and great support😊
Overall I have lost about 8/9lbs and start this new Challenge at 154ish’ lbs😉

MY GOALS this time around:
SW 154lbs Oct 31/21
#1 GW 150lbs Nov 30/21
#2 GW 146lbs Dec 31/21
#3 GW 142lbs Jan 31/
I’d like to incorporate strength training as well and get my muscles back!
Plus** Not let stress & worry about others derail my commitment to my own health**
Weigh Ins will be Mondays.

lizziebtothec

11/1: 203.4 lbs - 20 days out from my half marathon and no motivation to train.

11/2: 202.6 lbs - yesterday was a good day eating wise but not much exercise.

livingagoodlife

Tuesday 11/02/21 weight 197

Toronto6fan

tholden4 wrote: »

I also would like like minded dieters to be friends and SHARE your diary

I think my diary is open. Happy to friend anyone on this thread.

Toronto6fan

lizziebtothec wrote: »

Hello all! I am going to give this a try. I have been actively watching my CICO for almost 2 years. In the spring I started eating gluten free-ish (about 95%) to help alleviate symptoms from hasimoto's. I started Dec 1, 2019 at 231.0 lbs. I am a 38 year old mom of two who "loves" to run half marathons.

11/1: 203.4 lbs - 20 days out from my half marathon and no motivation to train.
11/2: 202.6 lbs - yesterday was a good day eating wise but not much exercise.

I'm mostly gf too as 2 of my kids can't eat gluten so we don't have it in the house.

cpanus

...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.

Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 135.0
UGW: 130.0

11/01 - 145.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
11/02 - 143.2 at 5:30 a.m. ... 6.05 miles in 106 mins
11/03 -
11/04 -
11/05 -
11/06 -

Chris

cgm117

Aug Starting weight: 134.8
Current weight: 130.1
Goal weight: 120

11/2 130.1

Hoping for a slightly more successful go round this time.

MadisonMolly2017

Thank you!
My goal is to weigh between 155-156 on our new scale on Jan 31, 2022

Nov 1: 161.4
Nov 2: 162.6
Nov 3:

pnrbor

I'm losing weight at snails pace but I would love to lose that weight before I go back to work in February.

lizziebtothec

11/1: 203.4 lbs - 20 days out from my half marathon and no motivation to train.

11/2: 202.6 lbs - yesterday was a good day eating wise but not much exercise.
11/3: 202.4 lbs - I was able to get in a run yesterday and my husband made an awesome GF lasagna. good day all around!

deepwoodslady

frankwbrown wrote: »

Someone just reminded me of this:
Logging your food honestly is the best way to keep yourself accountable. It's harder to log when you've overeaten, because it reminds you that you're not doing as you'd planned, but that's precisely why those are the days that are most important to log. We all have off days, just try to keep them to a minimum. This Grook of Piet Hein's (I love his Grooks) seems appropriate here:
The Road To Wisdom
The road to wisdom? - Well, it's plain
and simple to express:
Err and err and err again
but less and less and less.
~ Piet Hein

@frankwbrown OMG I love this. May I use it on other challenges?

deepwoodslady

My name is Donna and I am 61 years old. 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.
Thank you @RubyRed427 for starting another challenge.

Start Weight: 188.2 (Weight on Oct 31, 2021)
Goal Weight: 173.2
End Weight: xxxxx

Short term goal: To lose about 5 pounds per month.
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145-155 (I’ll know it when I get there!)

Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s

Nov 01…..189.4(Trend Weight: 187.7)…..What a horrid way to start the month. Pizza and Halloween candy were present but not to blame. It’s on me.

Nov 03…..189.0(Trend Weight: 187.9)….. Weight down a touch, but trending up. Good news on my surgery results. No sign of breast cancer in the surgical tissue lumpectomy. So it looks like I may be around awhile folks! Today is my daughter’s 27th birthday who lives with me. There will be festivities, food, cake, ice cream etc. So many reasons to double celebrate today for us! Tomorrow, back on track! Snow again here today. Outside too cold but I will try to get my steps in the house around the renovation men. The tile project should be done by tonight. Another week or two of men working and I will get a break until after New Years. I can’t wait!

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Nov Goal: xxxxx
Nov Actual: xxxxx
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: xxxxx

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Dec 31…..xxxxx(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..

Dec Goal: xxxxx
Dec Actual: xxxxx
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far:

Jan 01…..xxxxx(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
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Jan 11…..xxxxx(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
Jan 18…..xxxxx(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
Jan 25…..xxxxx(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..
Jan 31…..xxxxx(Trend Weight: xxxxx)…..

Jan Goal: xxxxx
Jan Actual: xxxxx
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far:

CloverDemeter

Height: 5'5"
Highest Weight: 174.0 lbs (6/7/21)
Challenge Starting Weight: 164.8 lbs
Challenge Goal: 147 lbs (healthy BMI)
Ultimate Goal: 130 lbs

November 1st Weight: 164.8 lbs
November Goal: 159 lbs
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Hi everyone! I lost about 10 lbs. in the last challenge, so while not a crazy amount, it definitely was motivational for me! I like the idea of a 3 month goal as it allows some room for flexibility and adjustments, but not so much that you feel like you can slack. And with it being the holidays, I'll need to stay balanced more than ever and remember that a holiday is a holiday, not a holiweek.

I set my challenge goal for 147 lbs, which would put me at a healthy BMI again. I felt so fantastic in the 140s last year and can't wait to get back. But first, we gotta hit the 150s! So that's my goal for this month! Then I figured I'd give myself the other two months to lose the next 10 lbs, which I figure is more flexible with the holidays in case I have weeks where I only manage to maintain.
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11/1: 164.8 lbs

RunDMC2021

@shannonkelly08
Right there with you regarding the difficulty of losing weight at 53 (for me 54!)
Three months in to the menopause journey and my body is so out of wack!!!!
No sleep for months on end, wicked hot flushes, and migraines weekly.
The logging is helping me to identify what triggers symptoms & headaches etc. Interestingly I'm finding that serving SIZE - especially of simple carbohydrates, affects my symptoms a lot. MFP Food logging 👍
Now if I could just smarten up and stop with the sugar!!

shannonkelly08

@RunDMC2021

Oh my gosh...yes the sugar!!!! That's a problem for me lol And I love how you are using MFP to identify triggers with your menopause symptoms!! That's a great idea! I'm over a year now and my symptoms are relatively mild...touch wood!!! Keep logging...we got this!!!

StepWise123

Hi Everyone! Glad to see everyone back on the challenge and new people, too. I only lost 6 pounds on the last challenge, but if I can keep going down rather than up, I'll be happy! Trending towards plant-based foods, so I'll see if that works for me.

Current weight: 144.5 Goal for Jan 31, 2022: 135

Nov 1 - 144.5

cpanus

MadisonMolly2017

Thank you!
My goal is to weigh between 155-156 on our new scale on Jan 31, 2022

Nov 1: 161.4
Nov 2: 162.6
Nov 3: 162.1

lizziebtothec

Hello all! I am going to give this a try. I have been actively watching my CICO for almost 2 years. In the spring I started eating gluten free-ish (about 95%) to help alleviate symptoms from hasimoto's. I started Dec 1, 2019 at 231.0 lbs. I am a 38 year old mom of two who "loves" to run half marathons.

11/1: 203.4 lbs - 20 days out from my half marathon and no motivation to train.
11/2: 202.6 lbs - yesterday was a good day eating wise but not much exercise.
11/3: 202.4 lbs - I was able to get in a run yesterday and my husband made an awesome GF lasagna. good day all around!
11/4: 202.2 lbs - Not much activity yesterday but I kept my calories in line.

run_sara_run

I'm going to start today!
11/4 157.6

Stayed within my calories yesterday, but ate two donuts. Not going to do that again. I fell into a trap of not having a snack handy for after my run and went for what was convenient (also the donut wasn't going to last another day, so just not going to buy them anymore)

JEB03253

I'm Jean. My usual weigh-in day is Wednesday.

HW: 290 puunds (2001)
Nov 3 Start Weight: 246 pounds
Jan 31 Goal Weight: 231 pounds
Ultimate Goal Weight: not sure

Nov 3: 246
Nov 10:
Nov 17:
Nov 24:
Nov 30:

Total weight loss/gain to date in November: +/- 0 pounds

SunnyDays930

Starting weight 170
11/4 168
GW by 1/31 150 18 lbs is doable in 3 months. Best of luck to all!

ashleycarole86

Original start weight - 293 (1/28/21)
November start weight - 197.4
Challenge goal weight - 178

11/01 - 197.4
11/04 - 197.2

chublet25

start weight (3/23/2021): 225
goal weight (1/31/2022): 120

Dec 1 goal: 131.8, Jan 1 goal: 125.8, Feb 1 goal: 120

Nov 1: 137.8
Nov 2: 137.8 (I weigh in on Tuesdays!)

Dec 1 goal: 131.8 (still 6.0 pounds from goal!)

GW4321

November start weight - 253
Challenge goal weight - 238

11/01 - 253
11/04 - 253
11/07-

cpanus