😀😀😀***September 2022 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀

My name is Donna. I am 62 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.

Start Weight (from Aug 31, 2022 ):200.0
Goal Weight: (5 pound loss) 195.0

End of Challenge Weight: 198.4
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145-155 (I’ll know it when I get there!)



Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


09/01-198.8-(Trend Weight: 199.8)-

09/06-196.8-(Trend Weight: 198.9)- I just noticed that from (basically) the start of last fall 2021 to the end of the Michigan winter in 2022, I gained 12 pounds! I CANNOT let that happen again! In fact, I am STILL NOT BACK DOWN to where I was on Sept 19 which was 187.6 . 10 more pounds to lose just to break even. How sad. On a good note, I am starting to feel my hip bones poking out. They are still in there afterall.

09/13-195.8-(Trend Weight: 198.8)- I managed to pull off an overall loss this week with a big overnight drop. I had plenty of travel this past week and that made the week extremely challenging. I’m really trying and some days are just much easier than others. I can stay away from the restaurants most of the time when I’m at home. But when I’m on the road……….

09/20-199.0-(Trend Weight: 198.6)- Bloated with water around the ankles this morning which brought in a higher weight. Today is water pill day (for the heart) so it should help the scale be more accurate tomorrow. It’s so hard to gauge when there are heart problems involved. Frustrating, but it’s not stopping me!

09/27-198.4-(Trend Weight: 198.8)- It’s been an up and down week, but I ended our challenge week with about ½ pound loss. I’ll take it! But I must say, the progress needs to be much deeper. This teetering back and forth is getting me nowhere. I need to see something under 195.0 to feel like I’m back on the road again and getting somewhere.

09/30-198.4-(Trend Weight: 198.8)- Down 1.6 lbs this month. See you for the October challenge.


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

Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
August 31 (Starting Weight): - 153.8 (10-day average 151.7)
September goal - <148 <147
Ultimate goal - Range between 145 - 150 143 - 148

I report scale weight and (ten day average weight), and I post on Saturdays.

August 31: 153.8 (10-day average 151.7)
September 3: 151.8 (10-day average 151.5)
September 10: 153.8 (10-day average 152.6)
September 17: 152.8 (10-day average 153.4)
September 24: 155.4 (10-day average 152.8)
September 30: 156.0 (10-day average 155.8)


Total loss for September On average, it looks like I packed on a pound every week this month and am up a full FOUR POUNDS from the end of August. I'm only up 3.2 pounds for the quarter, so I must have done OK some time in there. Now time to buckle down for the last quarter of the year.

September Start Weight: 94.1 kg
September Goal Weight: 92 kg
Ultimate Goal Weight: 65 kg

September 1: 94.1
September 8: 93.5
September 15: 93.3
September 22: 91.8
September 30: 91.0

Ready for October.

Not at goal, but considering the month I had, it was a good outcome.

5'1"F
HW: 261.0
September Start Weight: 243.7
September Goal Weight: 234.3
Ultimate Goal Weight: 132.0
Dropped weight so far: 21.7

September 1: 243.7
September 3: 244 6
September 10: 244.5
September 17: 242.9
September 24: 242.6
September 30: 239.3

Hi, I'm Fred

M - 43yo

September Start Weight:166.7kg
September Goal Weight: 160kg
Ultimate Goal Weight:120kg

September 1: 166.7kg
September 3: 164.3kg
September 10:164.7kg (bit of a set-back this week but will work harder next week)
September 17:167.5kg (birthday month is kicking me in the teeth )
September 24:163.0kg (really kept an eye on the calories in and did a lot more exercise this week)
September 30:164.2kg (so back up a bit. Overall down but short of my target)