2021....52 Pounds in 52 Weeks Challenge

Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
2019 Starting Weight: 245 (1/2/2019) BMI 43.4
2020 Starting Weight: 235 (1/1/2020) BMI 41.6
2021 Starting Weight: 212 (1/1/2021) BMI 37.6
Goal for 2021: <200 (Dr set target to reach & stay under 200)
Stretch Goal for 2021: <170 (Overweight instead of obese)
Note: Lowest in August 201.1
Past week's successes: Clean bill of health at the final doctor's appt for the year. Only issue to address is my weight ... which is totally under my control alone.
This week's challenges: Need to put on the full press court and get back to healthier eating!

Challenge Tracking
START Jan 1: 211.4
WK01 Jan 4: 210.1 (-1.3)
WK02 Jan 11: 210.0 (-.1)
WK03 Jan 18: 208.6 (-1.4)
WK04 Jan 25: 210.3 (+1.7)
Jan Loss: 1.7

WK05 Feb 1: 207.2 (-3.1)
WK06 Feb 8: 206.3 (-.9) Saw 205.7 but let it slip away
WK07 Feb 15: 209.3 (+3)
WK08 Feb 22: 211.7 (+2.4)
Feb Gain: 1.4

WK09 Mar 1: 208.1 (-3.6)
WK10 Mar 8: 206.8 (-1.3)
WK11 Mar 15: 207.7 (+.9)
WK12 Mar 22: 209.2 (+1.5)
WK13 Mar 29: 209.1 (-.1)
Mar Loss: 2.6

WK14 Apr 5: 207.4 (-1.7)
WK15 Apr 12: 206.4 (-1)
WK16 Apr 19: 206.8 (+.4) Saw 205.8 let it slip away
WK17 Apr 26: 207.7 (+.9)
Apr Loss: 1.4

WK18 May 3: 207.1 (-.6)
WK19 May 10: 208.8 (+1.7)
WK20 May 17: 207.7 (-1.1)
WK21 May 24: 205.2 (-2.5) Saw 204.4 let it slip away
WK22 May 31: 206.7 (+1.5)
May Loss: 1

WK23 Jun 7: 208.3 (+1.6)
WK24 Jun 14: 206.0 (-2.3) Lost the 2 weekend vacations weight gain!
WK25 Jun 21: 206.4 (+.4) Saw 205.0 let it slip away!
WK 26 Jun 28: 206.7 (+.3) Up 3.5 lbs this week on vacation and then lost it thank goodness!
Jun Loss: 0

WK 27 Jul 5: 208.7 (+ 2)
WK 28 Jul 12: 204.9 (-3.8)
WK 29 Jul 19: 205.9 (+1)
WK 30 Jul 26: 204.6 (-1.3)
Jul Loss: 2.1

WK 31 Aug 2: 205.6 (+1)
WK 32 Aug 9: 203.2 (-2.4)
WK 33 Aug 16: 201.8 (-1.4) Saw 201.1 let it slip away!!!
WK 34 Aug 23: 203.5 (+1.7)
WK 35 Aug 30: 203.0 (-.5)
Aug Loss: 1.6

WK 36 Sep 6: 203.2 (+.2)
WK 37 Sep 13: 204.7 (+1.5) Need to put a STOP to this slide upward on the scale!
WK 38 Sep 20: 202.5 (-2.2)
WK 39 Sep 27: 202.7 (+.5)
Sep Loss: .3

WK 40 Oct 4: DNW on vacation
WK 41 Oct 11: DNW on vacation
WK 42 Oct 18: 207.5 (+4.9) 16 day 2900 mile road trip did some damage on the scale!
WK 43 Oct 25: 205.9
Oct Gain: 3.2

WK 44 Nov 1: 209.6 Losing the battle! Kind of gave up which is never good
WK 45 Nov 8: 207.9
WK 46 Nov 15: 207.1
WK 47 Nov 22: 207.0
WK 48 Nov 29: 209.3
Nov Gain: 3.4

WK 49 Dec 6: 208.3
WK 50 Dec 13: 207.0
WK 51 Dec 20: 207.7
WK 52 Dec 27: 208.2
END Dec 31:
Dec Loss:


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

Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
2019 Starting Weight: 245 (1/2/2019) BMI 43.4
2020 Starting Weight: 235 (1/1/2020) BMI 41.6
2021 Starting Weight: 212 (1/1/2021) BMI 37.6
Goal for 2021: <200 (Dr set target to reach & stay under 200)
Stretch Goal for 2021: <170 (Overweight instead of obese)
2021 weight loss: 3
Total weight loss: 36
Note: Lowest in August 201.1
Past week's successes: Clean bill of health at the final doctor's appt for the year. Only issue to address is my weight ... which is totally under my control alone.
This week's challenges: Need to put on the full press court and get back to healthier eating!

Challenge Tracking
START Jan 1: 211.4
WK01 Jan 4: 210.1 (-1.3)
WK02 Jan 11: 210.0 (-.1)
WK03 Jan 18: 208.6 (-1.4)
WK04 Jan 25: 210.3 (+1.7)
Jan Loss: 1.7

WK05 Feb 1: 207.2 (-3.1)
WK06 Feb 8: 206.3 (-.9) Saw 205.7 but let it slip away
WK07 Feb 15: 209.3 (+3)
WK08 Feb 22: 211.7 (+2.4)
Feb Gain: 1.4

WK09 Mar 1: 208.1 (-3.6)
WK10 Mar 8: 206.8 (-1.3)
WK11 Mar 15: 207.7 (+.9)
WK12 Mar 22: 209.2 (+1.5)
WK13 Mar 29: 209.1 (-.1)
Mar Loss: 2.6

WK14 Apr 5: 207.4 (-1.7)
WK15 Apr 12: 206.4 (-1)
WK16 Apr 19: 206.8 (+.4) Saw 205.8 let it slip away
WK17 Apr 26: 207.7 (+.9)
Apr Loss: 1.4

WK18 May 3: 207.1 (-.6)
WK19 May 10: 208.8 (+1.7)
WK20 May 17: 207.7 (-1.1)
WK21 May 24: 205.2 (-2.5) Saw 204.4 let it slip away
WK22 May 31: 206.7 (+1.5)
May Loss: 1

WK23 Jun 7: 208.3 (+1.6)
WK24 Jun 14: 206.0 (-2.3) Lost the 2 weekend vacations weight gain!
WK25 Jun 21: 206.4 (+.4) Saw 205.0 let it slip away!
WK 26 Jun 28: 206.7 (+.3) Up 3.5 lbs this week on vacation and then lost it thank goodness!
Jun Loss: 0

WK 27 Jul 5: 208.7 (+ 2)
WK 28 Jul 12: 204.9 (-3.8)
WK 29 Jul 19: 205.9 (+1)
WK 30 Jul 26: 204.6 (-1.3)
Jul Loss: 2.1

WK 31 Aug 2: 205.6 (+1)
WK 32 Aug 9: 203.2 (-2.4)
WK 33 Aug 16: 201.8 (-1.4) Saw 201.1 let it slip away!!!
WK 34 Aug 23: 203.5 (+1.7)
WK 35 Aug 30: 203.0 (-.5)
Aug Loss: 1.6

WK 36 Sep 6: 203.2 (+.2)
WK 37 Sep 13: 204.7 (+1.5) Need to put a STOP to this slide upward on the scale!
WK 38 Sep 20: 202.5 (-2.2)
WK 39 Sep 27: 202.7 (+.5)
Sep Loss: .3

WK 40 Oct 4: DNW on vacation
WK 41 Oct 11: DNW on vacation
WK 42 Oct 18: 207.5 (+4.9) 16 day 2900 mile road trip did some damage on the scale!
WK 43 Oct 25: 205.9
Oct Gain: 3.2

WK 44 Nov 1: 209.6 Losing the battle! Kind of gave up which is never good
WK 45 Nov 8: 207.9
WK 46 Nov 15: 207.1
WK 47 Nov 22: 207.0
WK 48 Nov 29: 209.3
Nov Gain: 3.4

WK 49 Dec 6: 208.3
WK 50 Dec 13: 207.0
WK 51 Dec 20: 207.7
WK 52 Dec 27: 208.2
END Dec 31: 209.0
Dec Loss: .3

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉 Well 2021 was a wash in that I lost 11 lbs but gained 8 back for a total loss of 3 lbs. Lost all my progress starting in October on a 16 day roadtrip and then just kept sliding. BUT I did meet Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last . Now to make the goal I’ve set for the past 2 years … <200 (Dr set target to reach & stay under 200).


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

I followed the 2020 challenge, and I'm looking forward to participating in this one.
I'll do my official weigh in on Jan 1st.

Lots of good luck to everyone!

2021 weight loss goal is -40-45 lbs.

Jan 2021
1/1 180.8
1/8 180.8 (I had some ups and downs with the scale this week. Need to keep watching my calories. Hopefully by next week I'll break out of the 180's.)
1/15 179.6
1/22 178.8
1/29 178.0
2/5 177.0
2/12 175.8
2/20 177.8
2/26 176.6
3/5 176.0
3/13 175.4
3/26 175.2
4/2 176.4
4/9 174.2
4/16 DNW
4/23 172.4
4/30 171.6
5/7 170.4
5/14 169.2
5/21 167.6
5/29 166.8
6/4 166.0
6/11 164.8
7/1 165.6 ( Half way weigh in total weight loss 15.2 lbs)
7/10 164.0
7/17: 163.0
7/30 162.8
8/7 161.8
8/20 161.6
10/09 155.6
10/16 155.2
10/23 156.0
10/30 154.2
11/06 154.0
11/13 153.4
11/20 152.6
11/29 155.0 need to get back on track from Thanksgiving
12/06 154.4 ( I know I won't meet my year goal, so going to focus on reaching 149.8 and ending the year out of the 150s.)
12/11 152.4

1/1 153.8 total loss for the year 27 lbs!

Happy New Year!

52 weeks - 52 lbs... wow if I could do that maybe I could sit more comfortably in an airline seat.