DECEMBER 2022 DAILY WEIGH IN AND LOGGING CHALLENGE!!!!

My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 62 years old and from the Midwest USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
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



Starting Weight (from Nov 30th): 196.2
Goal: 191.2 (Five lb Loss)
Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

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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.


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12/15-198.2-(Trend Weight 198.1)- I’m feeling pretty good about the drop considering the bloat is still there. Tonight my DD, new SIL and DGS will come for a homemade Mexican dinner at my house. DGS will stay overnight so she can work in the morn. That means lots of stair climbing for me. I’ll be out of breath, but the calorie burn will likely be higher today. Hopefully tomorrow’s scale weight should show that.


12/16-198.2-(Trend Weight 198.1)- My social dinner was very controlled but my daughter brought dessert. Gosh, I’ve got to learn control around sweets! I share because I care. If you are not always perfect, you are not alone. But we can still succeed. It doesn’t take perfection but it does take some sort of consistency and a lot of determination mixed in with as much self-control as we can muster up. It takes exercise or fitness plans, water, vitamins, good macros including protein and a never-give-up attitude, even if we give in at times. I’m on this path with you all. I’m not going anywhere. And it will take a lot more than a couple of pieces of Christmas fudge to stop me.


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I am back in for December. My name is Mary and I join for the accountability and the benefit I noticed is I have a better understanding on how my weight fluctuations due to calories and lack of activity.
My goal is to lose the weight I put on since April. I know it won't be done this month but I can go in that direction.
Goal weight is 175lb.
Current weight 187lbs.
December goal 185lbs.
Dec. 1 187lbs
Dec. 7 185.5 lbs Wednesday is my weekly check in.
Dec. 8 185.5 and walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes.
Dec. 9 185
Dec. 10 194 lbs. Here I go again. How can you gain 9lbs in one day. Re weighed. Yep it is correct.
Dec 11. 187 lbs. My body is weird.
Dec. 14th 185 lbs. To day I measured various parts of my body. I quit doing that last April. I am bigger by at least one inch on my waist and abs.
Dec. 15th 185 lbs
Dec. 16th 185.5 lbs

My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 62 years old and from the Midwest USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
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



Starting Weight (from Nov 30th): 196.2
Goal: 191.2 (Five lb Loss)
Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

**************************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME************************************


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.


12/01-198.4-(Trend Weight 197.8)-

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12/16-198.2-(Trend Weight 198.1)- My social dinner was very controlled but my daughter brought dessert. Gosh, I’ve got to learn control around sweets! I share because I care. If you are not always perfect, you are not alone. But we can still succeed. It doesn’t take perfection but it does take some sort of consistency and a lot of determination mixed in with as much self-control as we can muster up. It takes exercise or fitness plans, water, vitamins, good macros including protein and a never-give-up attitude, even if we give in at times. I’m on this path with you all. I’m not going anywhere. And it will take a lot more than a couple of pieces of Christmas fudge to stop me.


12/17-198.6-(Trend Weight 198.1)- Can we tell my daughter and DGS are staying the entire weekend with me? No, it’s not necessarily her fault (even though she comes with so much food & junk). It’s what I decide to put into my pie hole. I got on the exercise bike for 30 minutes to mitigate the damage.


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My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 62 years old and from the Midwest USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
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



Starting Weight (from Nov 30th): 196.2
Goal: 191.2 (Five lb Loss)
Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

**************************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME************************************


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.


12/01-198.4-(Trend Weight 197.8)-

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12/17-198.6-(Trend Weight 198.1)- Can we tell my daughter and DGS are staying the entire weekend with me? No, it’s not necessarily her fault (even though she comes with so much food & junk). It’s what I decide to put into my pie hole. I got on the exercise bike for 30 minutes to mitigate the damage.


12/18-199.0-(Trend Weight 198.2)- Damn! A little travel yesterday to get to a big box store for some baking supplies. I haven’t even started baking yet! I have a birthday party today for my DGS turning 6. I won’t be able to take my medications yet once again. I love the season, but getting things back to normal in January will be a welcomed thing.


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Name: Ashley
Original Starting Weight (Jan/21): 293
December Starting Weight: 170.8
Target Maintenance Range: 160-165

Dec 1: 170.8 (Starting December 0.8 higher than November. I am going on a 3 week vacation in 2 months and I'd like to be back to my maintenance range by then. Very cold and snowy here today. Happy December! We have a Christmas potluck at work today.)
Dec 2: 171
Dec 3: 172
Dec 4: 174.2 (Great weekend full of fun. Clearly I had a lot of indulgence. We had dinners with friends, checked out a Christmas market, did an afternoon tea, got our house set up for Christmas, and welcomed my dad who will be staying with us for weeks. Tis the season!)
Dec 5: 173.4
Dec 6: 171.4
Dec 7: 171 (Busy now with company at the house. Took today off to run some errands with my Dad.)
Dec 8: 170.8 (Had my two holiday work events and feel like I navigated them well. Minimal drinks, waited to start on food before most had had a few plates.)
Dec 9: 171.2
Dec 10: 171.2
Dec 11: 173.8 (My brother and his fiancee arrived yesterday so I now officially have a very full house. My husband is like a short order cook right now so some of the normal weighing and measuring he does for me when it's just us is a lot to ask right now. We went out to a Christmas market yesterday so I got some steps from that but I should have exercised on top of that.)
Dec 12: 171.8
Dec 13: 174.6 (Today my husband leaves for a business trip. He and I will have lunch downtown before he goes. I have a full house of company so there are lots of folks around while he's gone but I always miss him!)
Dec 14: 175
Dec 15: 174.6
Dec 16: 174.6 (Happy to be holding and not swooping back up to 175, which is 10 pounds higher than I want to be at max. Things have quieted down on the company front for the weekend before picking up again on Monday, and I can now say my last full week of work for 2022 is behind me.)
Dec 17: 176.2 (So much for holding. I am sloppily tracking at best, or skipping days, so it's to be expected. It is hard with the company, but that's no excuse. I need to get on the Peloton today for sure!)
Dec 18: 176 (My nose is a bit runny, but I feel fine. It's super cold here right now and snowy, and it's low humidity where I live. Could just be that. We'll see....)

Hope you don’t mind me jumping in. Just started doing this, so I don’t have much info. I would like to try keto, but I just bought a 15lb bag of rice, so…I’ll try it after that’s all gone.

Name: Al
SW (Dec 7): 210lb
First GW: 199
Target GW: 175

Dec 07: 210lb
17: 208.8 (Just got a scale, PM)
18: 205.6 (PM, Waking)
First time using Casein & Ketones. I put the two in a banana and almond milk mixture and…hmm, idk. I think I’ll need to find a different method. I’m thinking maybe in a dressing. The viciousness of the casein would probably be beneficial to it or a sauce or a…hmm, do you think I could make béchamel with it instead of flour?
19: 207.6 (AM, Hours after eating)

joans1976 wrote: »

Hello all, I’m Amanda from Michigan. I have some scary medical procedures this month (Dec 2, 5, 6) but otherwise would like to lose or maintain. I lost 49 pounds since March and gained 4 back last month. I worked hard to lose those 49 and I know it’s easy to gain.
Best of luck to all and welcome to any new members!

SW: 250
GW: 150
12/1: 205.7
12/31 goal: 202

12/1: 205.7
12/2: 205.7
12/3: 205.4
12/4: 205.3
12/5: 205.6
12/6: 205.6
12/7: DNW
12/8: DNW
12/9: 209.6
12/10: 209.4
12/11: 209.4
12/12: 209.2
12/13: 209.2
12/14: 209.3
12/15: 208.3
Finally, a little reprieve! I know this must be swelling going down because clothes where I had my surgery are loose.
I returned to work yesterday. Only 9 hours and I actually took 2 breaks! Man oh man am I sore this morning though.
Halfway through the month and I am 6 pounds away from goal, 2.5 pounds from staying the same. 🤔
12/16: 207.1
🙏 Glad this is happening
12/17: 205.6
Down to pre-surgical weight. I’ll take it!
12/18: 204.9
I made 4 kinds of cookies with my mom yesterday and I chewed gum the whole time to avoid extra bites. I ended up eating 4 cookies total but that’s way less than other years. Getting busier for Christmas.
12/19: 205.9
I’m just so exhausted! I’m getting news from the tumor board today, keep your fingers crossed for no surgery and no chemo for me!

@joans1976 Many prayers.

Hey everyone, I'm Tanya from Wyoming. I am 5'4" and weigh 267.8. Every few months I start MFP and do outstanding for a few weeks, and then I stop because I have self sabotaged myself. I feel like a failure when I give up. My hopes with putting this on here is that I will be more accountable. So here is to my 1st challenge.

December 1:
December 2:
December 3:
December 4:
December 5: 267.8 (Just started Today's victory was not eating any of the birthday cake in the lounge. Did I think about it most of the day, YES!!
December 6: 266.4
December 7: 264.2
December 8: 261.8. Victory over the lounge yet again. 7 Boxes of cookies sit in the lounge. Of course all of my favorites were there. I just went in and got my water and left with no cookies. VICTORY!!!
December 9: 259.8.
December 10: 258.8
December 11: Did not weigh
December 12: 258.2. Will need lots of strength this week. Staff carry in today. Then elastic pants week for the remainder of the week. Honestly I would have already been grazing in the lounge. I forgot to put my shake in the fridge last night so no breakfast. I could have stopped and got something but instead I grabbed a sweet potato for breakfast. Starting the day off strong.
December 13: 257.0
December 14: 257.6 First gain since I started.I know that isn't bad and I will have days that I do gain. However it is how I react to them. My daughter was craving Arby's for dinner. I caved and ordered also, My attitude was, what the hell is the point I am going to gain those pounds back anyways. So I ordered the classic sandwich with 4 mozzarella sticks with bronc berry sauce. I had been doing so good. So disappointed in myself.
December 15: 259.8 Bigger gain than yesterday. What did I expect.We have a snow day so at least the cookies and treats won't tempt me. I notice when I am at home I don't drink as much water as I do at work. Maybe that could be part of it. definitely need some motivation.
December 16: 259.8 Well I will take a stay the same over another gain. Back at work today. Hopefully I can be better on staying on track. Focusing on my water today.
December 17: 260.4
December 18: 260.8
December 19: 260.2. Finally the scale is going to right direction again.

Name: Ashley
Original Starting Weight (Jan/21): 293
December Starting Weight: 170.8
Target Maintenance Range: 160-165

Dec 1: 170.8 (Starting December 0.8 higher than November. I am going on a 3 week vacation in 2 months and I'd like to be back to my maintenance range by then. Very cold and snowy here today. Happy December! We have a Christmas potluck at work today.)
Dec 2: 171
Dec 3: 172
Dec 4: 174.2 (Great weekend full of fun. Clearly I had a lot of indulgence. We had dinners with friends, checked out a Christmas market, did an afternoon tea, got our house set up for Christmas, and welcomed my dad who will be staying with us for weeks. Tis the season!)
Dec 5: 173.4
Dec 6: 171.4
Dec 7: 171 (Busy now with company at the house. Took today off to run some errands with my Dad.)
Dec 8: 170.8 (Had my two holiday work events and feel like I navigated them well. Minimal drinks, waited to start on food before most had had a few plates.)
Dec 9: 171.2
Dec 10: 171.2
Dec 11: 173.8 (My brother and his fiancee arrived yesterday so I now officially have a very full house. My husband is like a short order cook right now so some of the normal weighing and measuring he does for me when it's just us is a lot to ask right now. We went out to a Christmas market yesterday so I got some steps from that but I should have exercised on top of that.)
Dec 12: 171.8
Dec 13: 174.6 (Today my husband leaves for a business trip. He and I will have lunch downtown before he goes. I have a full house of company so there are lots of folks around while he's gone but I always miss him!)
Dec 14: 175
Dec 15: 174.6
Dec 16: 174.6 (Happy to be holding and not swooping back up to 175, which is 10 pounds higher than I want to be at max. Things have quieted down on the company front for the weekend before picking up again on Monday, and I can now say my last full week of work for 2022 is behind me.)
Dec 17: 176.2 (So much for holding. I am sloppily tracking at best, or skipping days, so it's to be expected. It is hard with the company, but that's no excuse. I need to get on the Peloton today for sure!)
Dec 18: 176 (My nose is a bit runny, but I feel fine. It's super cold here right now and snowy, and it's low humidity where I live. Could just be that. We'll see....)
Dec 19: 176.2 (Feeling good today, yesterday was just a blip I guess. Busy work day and we're under an extreme cold warning so I have stayed inside. Husband was off and spent the day baking so there are lots of goodies in the house.)

I am back in for December. My name is Mary and I join for the accountability and the benefit I noticed is I have a better understanding on how my weight fluctuations due to calories and lack of activity.
My goal is to lose the weight I put on since April. I know it won't be done this month but I can go in that direction.
Goal weight is 175lb.
Current weight 187lbs.
December goal 185lbs.
Dec. 1 187lbs
Dec. 7 185.5 lbs Wednesday is my weekly check in.
Dec. 8 185.5 and walked on the treadmill for 30 minutes.
Dec. 9 185
Dec. 10 194 lbs. Here I go again. How can you gain 9lbs in one day. Re weighed. Yep it is correct.
Dec 11. 187 lbs. My body is weird.
Dec. 14th 185 lbs. To day I measured various parts of my body. I quit doing that last April. I am bigger by at least one inch on my waist and abs.
Dec. 15th 185 lbs
Dec. 16th 185.5 lbs
Dec. 17th 185 lbs
Dec. 18th 185 lbs
Dec. 19th 186 lbs Guilty of sampling baked goods.
Dec. 20th 186 lbs

Name: Al
SW (Dec 7): 210lb
First GW: 199
Target GW: 175

Dec 07: 210lb
17: 208.8 (Just got a scale, PM)
18: 205.6 (PM, Waking)
First time using Casein & Ketones. I put the two in a banana and almond milk mixture and…hmm, idk. I think I’ll need to find a different method. I’m thinking maybe in a dressing. The viciousness of the casein would probably be beneficial to it or a sauce or a…hmm, do you think I could make béchamel with it instead of flour?
19: 207.6 (AM, Hours after eating)
—: 207.2 (PM, Not long after eating)
Took the ketones as directed instead of pouring it into a drink, and got a wave of dizziness. Had to lay my head in front of the fan for a minute. Now, this had been right after a hot shower…so the culprit is currently inconclusive. I’ll figure the who to rule out with future doses.
20: 204.8 (AM, Waking) (1)
—: 206.8 (Drank water and got dressed) (2)
In extension to the last update, it doesn’t seem like it was the ketones as the feeling did not happen again after this dose.
21: 205 (1)
—: 207.2 (2)