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

Dec 21/21 Weigh In
Thx
I decided to suck it up and do my weigh in despite the fact that I know I have gained.

Staring Weight 162lb Jan/21
Lowest Weight 150lb achieved Nov/21*
Last Weight 153lb Dec 13/21 +3lb
Today's Weight 154.2lb +1.2lb

Not the way I want to see things go! But seeing it "on paper" so to speak is good.
Got back on track today and hoping to stay on point at least most of the week, but will allow Christmas treats on the 24th/25th
Walked for 55min today & came in below calorie goals. Day #1 reset - Check👍

Hi everyone
Nov 17 - 140 lbs
Nov 24th target - 138 lbs
Nov 24th - 139 lbs
Dec 1st - 139 lbs (still no loss!)
Dec 8th - 138 lbs
Dec 15th - 138 lbs
Dec 22nd - 138 lbs
will weigh in every wednesday

Goal for Jan 31 - 125 lbs

I'm Michelle, 50, 5'5. Currently 159, started 2021 at 185, looking to lose 5 pounds in this current challenge.

Nov 1 159
Nov 8 158.5
Nov 15 160.6
Nov 21 161
Nov 25 160
Dec 1 159
Dec 15 158
Dec 23 158

Happy to not be gaining, might be the first time in years I don't add weight over the holidays.

MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

My goal is to weigh get under 160 again, then I’ll figure out next steps! Jan 1, 2022

Nov 1 161.4
Nov 2: 162.6
Nov 3: 162.1
Nov 4: 162.6
Nov 5: 162.2
Nov 6: 162
Nov 7: 162
Nov 8 162
Nov 9: 162.1
Nov 10 161.4
Nov 11 160.9 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉


HW 238 May 2012
SW 228 Jan 2015
GW <160 Sept 2018
Avg yearly wts 2019-2021: 155-157.5
Maintained <160 until Sept 2021 3 years

I’m whittling it back down, NOW, before it takes up residence!

I also found out I’m 5’8” now (1/2” shorter than I was in 2015) so once I get back in my maintenance range, I will set a new, lower maintenance range- to be more in line with shorter height.

Nov 12 160.6
Nov 13. 159.7 ❤️
Nov 14 159.9❤️
15 159.5❤️
16. 159.7❤️
17. 160.4
18. 160.5
19. 160.5
20. 160.2
21. 159.5 ❤️
22. 160.1
23 160.6 salty food last night!

24 161
25 161
26 161.8 post Thanksgiving sodium

Restart: (it takes me 3 days to get back on track) I am “white-knuckling”right now. I’m NOT hungry, but my Mind & mouth are.)
I’m listening to my body’s true hunger & keeping busy.
Day 1 Nov 27 161
Day 2 Nov 28 160.5❤️
Day 3 nov 29 160.2❤️
Nov 30 wt: 159.9🎉❤️

Steps high; calories low!

I find maintenance is usually easy & occasionally (like right now) difficult for a few days. Once my taste buds go back to low sodium/low sugar, it’s much easier.

It’s scary, but I can feel I’ll get back on track after a few days of attention.

Nov 1: weekly avg wt 161.54
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Dec 1: weekly avg wt 160.64. - 0.9
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Dec 14: weekly avg wt 160.26. -1.28

Dec 21: weekly avg wt 160.46. -1.08 so far

Jan 1

Dec 21: weekly avg wt 160.46. -1.08 so far

Dec 22: decided to drastically reduce my saturated fat.
Reason: heart health

Dec 22: decided to get back to 153-155.
Reason: health & the 6-8 pounds seem to have all accumulated around my waist.

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 hashimoto'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.

November: 203.4 - 199.8: 3.6 lb loss

12/1: 200.0 lbs - the past two night i have had a snack of honey nut cheerios. i haven't been hungry but just wanted something. tonight i will NOT eat cereal!!!
12/2: 200.4 lbs - I'm not quite sure what caused the gain because I was well under my calories yesterday (and no cereal). But fluctuations happen!
12/3: 199.0 lbs - happy friday all! after a week off, i will have to start training for my next half marathon this weekend.
12/4: 199.2 lbs - 4 miles and dog walk done this morning. Now to start the Christmas shopping!!
12/5: 198.8 lbs
12/6: 200.2 lbs - I didn't pretrack my meals yesterday and went slightly over calories. I've been doing this so long, that rarely happens. This will come off.
12/7: 199.2 lbs - happy tuesday!
12/8: 199.0 lbs -
12/9: 198.4 lbs - 2 days of an upset stomach. I have no clue why.
12/10: 198.0 lbs - 3 days with super low calories. I am assuming I will rebound a little bit this weekend.
12/11: 199.0 lbs - not surprised I had too much sodium yesterday. 😃
12/13: 198.8 lbs
12/14: 199.0 lbs
12/15: 198.2 lbs - happy wednesday! not much new here. doing the same old same old.
12/16: 198.8 lbs - lots of movement yesterday ~15k steps
12/17: 197.4 lbs - this was after my long run so prob will go up tomorrow.
12/18: 198.0 lbs
12/19: 198.8 lbs
12/20: 198.2 lbs - I hope to maintain this week as I go into a week of parties and celebrations.
12/21: 197.6 lbs
12/22: 198.0 lbs
12/23: 197.4 on - got in a short run yesterday and wrapped all the gifts. Now time to relax and enjoy Christmas!
12/24: 199.0 lbs - unexpected but not permanent!

Goal weight Jan 31 = 241
Ultimate Goal Weight = 170

Nov 13 = 256.0
Nov 20 = 251.2
Nov 27 = 249.4
Dec 4 = 249.4
Dec 11 = 248.8
Dec 18 = 246.4
Dec 25 = 244.2

Still trending the right direction. Today will certainly be a test with all the holiday treats in the house but this is where my food diary can really help me out (so I'm not mindlessly eating).

Merry Christmas everyone!

Well I didn't get to the 180 or below. Had an uptick to 181.8 lbs but I was true to my calories, carbs, water and exercise so just a normal weight fluctuation. So I lost 30.2 lbs during the 3 month challenge. Which is excellent!

So starting 11/1 at 181.8 lbs with goal of 15 lbs for the 3 months. This 10 lb average / month that has been going on has got to slow down soon, I'm thinking.

Welcome back to past challengers and to the new ones!
64 yo 5' 4" Heaviest Weight twice-255 lbs, got down to 122 lbs 2010 and kept it off 5 years then got lazy.
11/1/21-181.8 lbs
11/7/21-180 lbs! Down 75 lbs.
11/14/21-176.6 lbs! Down 5.2 lbs of my monthly goal of 5 lbs and my 15 lbs for the 3 months. 78.4 lbs lost. About 60% loss of my goal of 133 lbs to lose. Did 223 minutes on my Elliptical today. I wanted to finish the last 10 minutes of the movie and wanted to hit the 16 mile mark!

11/21/21-177.4 lbs-stayed under my allotted calories/water but did eat 400-600 more calories than my usual 1000-1200. Had 1689 but with exercise was allowed 3804. I don't normally eat any of my exercise calories back. I have been losing about 10 lbs/month but expected it to slow down a month or 2 ago. Guess thats what it is doing now.

11/28/21-175 lbs. Down 80 lbs total, 6.8 lbs for November goal of 5 lbs! I did fairly well on Thanksgiving. I did my Elliptical in the morning (216 minutes-15.25 miles) At the 3 pm lunch I only ate meat (turkey, ham & pork) and broccoli and no gravy. (The sides just weren't calling to me to eat/try them, as usual, in the past). Later that night I did have a small piece of a homemade flan (I never had it before and the girl who made it is in pastry school) and someone else brought a pumpkin cheesecake that looked wondrous, from a Farmer's Market bakery, that I had brought home. I had 1,357 calories of my allotted 3,810, for the day.

12/1/21-176.2 lbs
12/5/21-171.8 lbs- Down 4.4 lbs already!
Crossed out of Obese Category into Overweight yesterday. Also wearing size 10 jeans for a couple weeks but tried on a brand new pair of 8's with the tags on yesterday. Zipped them right up easily but my flabby belly hangs out bad over the waistband so abdominal crunches starting!
12/12/21-170.8 lbs- Down 5.4 lbs for December. So met my December goal of 5 lbs. 11 lbs of the 15 lb 3 month challenge so far! :-) I was at a work Christmas bowling party last night. They were to have some Keto friendly snacks but had pizza, french fries and BREADED chicken nuggets. Glad I took some snacks myself. I had a hard boiled egg, a colby jack string cheese, some pecans and water and stayed on track. I did 242 minutes on my Elliptical this AM for 17 miles.

Couldn't wait for my regular weigh in day!
12/14-169.4 lbs :-) Yessss! Finally into the 160's! Down 6.8 lbs for December, 85.6 lbs Total. Yesterday it was thinking about getting into the 160's. But NOW I'm thinking about getting into the 150's. What a battle going on in my head! CRAZY! I could maybe be in my old clothes by summer!
I got a later start today so I only did 140 minutes on my elliptical for 11 miles today.
12/19/21-169.6 lbs
12/21/21-168.2 lbs

12/25/21-167.2 lbs Did 180 minutes yesterday on my Elliptical for 11.3 miles, and had prime rib, a roasted veggie medley of broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, onion, carrots and zucchini along with a spring mix salad with strawberries, feta and pecans with no dressing on it. I did have a piece of pumpkin cheesecake though but was under my calories.

12/26/21-165.6 lbs I LOST weight over Thanksgiving and Christmas! Today I did 240 minutes on my Elliptical for 16 miles. And I'm having the same thing tonight including the cheesecake.

I'm going to continue on as I have. No break, no slowing down or coasting. I'm feeling so much better. I'm wearing my size 8 jeans today and a medium flannel shirt that I haven't worn since 2014! I've come to learn and accept that I need to live mainly a low carb WOE for the rest of my life. My body doesn't know what to do with carbs but hang onto them as fat.

Down- 10.6 lbs of my December 5 lb goal! Down 16.2 lbs of my November, December & January 15 lb goal! Down 89.4 lbs of my 133 lb goal!

Thank you to EVERYONE for your encouragement! Wishing a Happy New Year to you all and continued successes!!!

Hello! I’m 34F, 5’4 and started using MFP again at the end of May and feel like I am in it for the long haul this time, learning how to cook healthy foods and creating healthy habits.

May 28th 2021 Weight 240lbs (also my highest weight)
Ultimate goal weight 170lbs (I’ll reassess once there but that feels more like a doable goal right now)

Challenge starting weight- 204lbs
Challenge end goal- 195lbs (was 190lb but adjusted my calorie goal a bit higher)
Sunday is my weigh in day

11/01 204.0 up a bit from yesterday but had double my normal sodium intake yesterday. It makes for an even number to start out with
11/07 205.8 +1.8lbs had an imaging appointment the next town over was stressing out for, day of didn’t eat beforehand then went shopping and brought so many treats plus fast food for lunch and dinner. That was the only day I actually went over my bmr but was over my calorie goal more often this week. Plus side, results of imaging were good news.
11/14 204.0, 1.8 lbs lost, 0.0lbs lost this month. Alright, am now at least back where I started this month. Had a pretty good week, two hikes, one walk and two shopping days that got a lot of steps. Finally found a pair of hiking shoes that fit (had to get a mens pair as have not found one women’s pair in wide) Been wearing them around the house and for shopping, hopefully will be good today, first time using them on a hike.
11/21 203.4 -.6lbs the week and month. Okay week. 1 hike and 3 walks but was more hungry this week, and ate out a couple days so I was over my calorie goals a few times. Edited my calorie goal to losing .5lbs a week and may keep it like that for a bit… I won’t make my 190lb challenge goal that way but will still be in onderland by end of the challenge
11/28 202.2 -1.2lbs this week, 1.8lbs this month. 4 walks this week, I eat somewhat unhealthy for a few days this week. On the plus side I also tried a couple healthy new recipes: a Lentil-potato soup and a chicken curry. Both very nummy. Think the loss is more a cumulative couple week whoosh than anything in particular I did this week.

-1.8lbs total this month.



12/05 201.0 -1.2 this week and month. -3lbs challenge. Had a pretty good week, 1 hike, 4 walks and a yardwork day. Under my calories goal every day. Tried a red lentil curry and a tomato garlic chicken curry. Both tasted amazing, I did overcook the lentils, it is a learning process.
12/12 201.6 +.6 this week, -.06 this month, -2.4 this challenge *sigh* Exercised 5 days this week, I was over calories two days and under the rest of the week, overall had a good week. Next week will hopefully show improvement number wise, just gotta keep plugging away
12/19 199.4 -2.2lbs this week, -2.8:this month -4.6 this challenge. !!!Am excited to touch wonderland for the first time in a while. Hopefully won’t bounce back too much next week after such a nice loss this week. Had a great week, had a staycation. Exercised 6 days this week, and got a lot of steps in the 7th. Was under my calories 6/7 days as well. Food experiment this week was a savory oatmeal. Put in tomato paste, garlic and onion powder and topped with some mozzarella cheese. So nummy!


12/26 199.8 +.4lbs -1.4lbs this month and 4.2 this challenge. not as bad of an increase as I was expecting, I was over my calories on 4 days, and would have been on a couple,others as well if not for my exercise calories. thanks to food cart food, a few slices of cake and a milkshake. They were nummy and enjoyable but it’s time to get back to a treat now and then instead of daily.

Challenge Starting Weight: 152.6
Challenge Goal Weight: 137.6

November 1: 152.6
November 8: 151.4
November 15: 150.8
November 22: 148.2
November 30: 147

November Goal: 147.6
November Actual: 147
November Loss: -5.6

December 6: 145
December 13: 143.8
December 20: 142.4
December 27: 144.8

There's some Christmas bloatage in there...will be gone by the end of the month.