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😀😀😀***January 2023 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀
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72 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...
Chris
You are funny Chris!
I too am currently 72 and used to be 5'6" but now I'm 5'4". I think my accordion is squished too. I hope to transform into a clarinet or maybe a flute?????? 5 -
January Start Weight: 174.4
January Goal Weight: 164.4
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145
January 1: 174.4
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Hello everyone! I am starting with MFP after a few years away and am grateful for this challenge to ease me back into tracking my progress. Happy New Year to all!
January Start Weight:174.6
January Goal Weight:171.0
Ultimate Goal Weight:160.0
January 2: 174.6
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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 Dec 31, 2022 ): 199.8
Goal Weight: 194.8 (5 pound loss)
End of Challenge Weight: xxxxx
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.
01/01-199.2-(Trend Weight: 199.2)- Good Luck everyone this round! We can do this!
01/03-199.8-(Trend Weight: 199.3)- After travel, I suppose it could have been worse. Gotta keep in Onederland. Travel again today but it won’t be nearly as far. With a good protein breakfast I can probably bypass lunch out. My son will want it and the travel is for him. I’ll probably do a drive-thru for him and just have a lunch at home within plan. Time to get super serious! Travel again tomorrow which is further. Lunch will be out but I will try to choose wisely. I really want to lose 10 pounds by Easter. I can’t let the time slip away.
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01/24-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
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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
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I'm determined to make 2023 the best year ever!
January Start Weight: 268.8
January Goal Weight: 255.8 (this is my stretch goal and I'm expecting to lose some initial water weight)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 139
January 2:268.8
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January Start Weight: 180.6 (trend 181.2)
January Goal Weight: 172.6
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145ish
January 1: 181.6 (T 181.4) Off to a smashing start ☹️
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I'm trying to stop myself becoming diabetic as I
Need to get myself out of the pre diabetic range.
July 22 I was also diagnosed with high blood pressure and Atypical migraines (these 2 I am on medication).
January Start Weight:
163.4
January Goal Weight:
Ultimate Goal Weight:
140lbs
January 1:163.4
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January Start Weight: 256
January Goal Weight: 244
Ultimate Goal Weight: 170
January 1: 256
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January Start Weight: 204
January Goal Weight: 198
Ultimate Goal Weight:160-170
So I am appalled by how much weight I gained just since Thanksgiving… 8 pounds 😢😢. I did it to myself. Hopefully a few pounds will just fall of in the beginning, but it is time to climb back in the wagon.
❤️❤️Good luck everyone!❤️❤️
January 1: 204
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January Start Weight: 300.9 lbs
January Goal Weight: 290 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight:175 lbs
January 1: 300.9 lbs
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January Start Weight: 137
January Goal Weight: 135
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130
January 4: 138
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January: 257 -
January start weight: 229
January goal weight: 225
Ultimate goal weight: 190 (to start)
Jan. 4: 227.75
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January Start Weight: 147
January Goal Weight: 144
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140
January 1:147
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I'm new here and would love to join you.
New year, New me (again.) Last year brought difficulty with graves and hashimotos leading to thyroid removal and a cancer diagnosis after which I gained almost 20 lbs. While I still don't have my energy back, with or without exercise, I need to drop this weight. Previously, I had gotten as low as 170 lbs (6 years ago), which was lower than my prepregnancy weight with my oldest, 18 years ago, but haven't gotten lower than 200 since then. My ultimate goal is to reach 130. I have no idea if it's realistic or not, but that is my goal.
Highest weight: 265
January Start Weight: 228.7
January Goal Weight: 224
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130
January 1: 228.7
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January Start Weight: 238
January Goal Weight: 230
Ultimate Goal Weight: 199 (to start)
January 2: 238
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Female, 6 ft.
[MFP Highest Weight: (8/2018): 268]
[MFP Restart Weight: (8/30/22): 243.4]
January Start Weight: 222.2
January Goal Weight: 218
Ultimate Goal Weight: 199
January 1: 222.2
January 5: 220.6 (-1.6 lbs)
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January 31:10 -
January Start Weight: 208 lbs
January Goal Weight: 198 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 150 lbs
January 1: 208
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January Start Weight: 237.0
January Goal Weight: 230.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 180.00
January 1: 237.0
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Time for my yearly reset. I’m only 5’4 so a few extra pounds is VERY noticeable on my small frame.
January Start Weight: 135
January Goal Weight: 132
Ultimate Goal Weight: 118 (by June 1)
January 6: 134.4
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Week 1 complete. Need to remember to drink my water, it’s really helped in the past! Good luck everyone.
January Start Weight:196
January Goal Weight:189
Ultimate Goal Weight:130
January 6: 191.8
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January 27:9 -
January Start Weight: 188.4
January Goal Weight: 184.0 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 155 lbs
January 6: 186.4
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January 20:
January 27:
2.4 pounds to go this month to meet my goal! Let’s do this! Good luck everyone!8 -
Original Start weight - 1st September 2022: 202.6
January Start Weight: 190
January Goal Weight: 184
Ultimate Goal Weight: 165
Weigh in day is normally Thursday
January 2nd: 190
January 5th: 188.2
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January 19th:
January 26th:
January 31st:
January loss - 1.8
Total loss - 14.46 -
January Start Weight: 333.6
January Goal Weight: 315
Ultimate Goal Weight: 220 or lower
January 1: 333.6
January 6: 331.6 ( 2lbs loss )
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January 1: 163.4
January 8: 163.6
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January Start Weight:199
January Goal Weight: 189
Ultimate Goal Weight:140 and see how I feel
January 1:199
January 7: 196.4
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I've always found this helpful in the past! I'm focusing on movement. Getting out for more walks, incorporating weight training, etc. This time of year last year is where I really started spiralling and had a super tough winter so I want to be proactive this year and stay on top of eating well and being active as I know those will help me. I'm not super focused on quick weight loss right now, more slow and steady.
January Start Weight: 147.6 lbs
January Goal Weight: 146 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 125 lbs
January 1: did not weigh in
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Hi. Still trying to figure out how to use this forum. I posted in the wrong place and couldn’t figure out how to delete. Lol.
I am trying this challenge in order to mix up my accountability options.
January Start Weight: 252.5 lbs
January Goal Weight: 248 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130 lbs
January 1: 252.5 lbs
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@enlightenme3
Thank you for continuing to post this monthly challenge into 2023. It's good to see so many people hop on board for the new year!
This challenge is easy to participate in, and it's really great to see when people make progress and share the sorrow when there's a small backslide. All those backslides can be corrected if we just keep sticking to it. If the scale says something we don't like, we can just shake our head and KEEP MOVING FORWARD towards our goals. There WILL be setbacks. Sometimes they are short, sometimes they last a while. There WILL be plateaus where the scale just doesn't seem to move. Do NOT give up! Dust yourself off and get back at it TODAY.
There will be times you want to take a little break. Go ahead. Go get off the main path and see the side attractions. Hike up to that panel of petroglyphs. But don't linger too long. Get back on the main path soon so you can keep making progress towards your goal. When you get to your goal, find a new goal! It does work.
I have one additional challenge for people who have been on this challenge for a long time and for the new folks: STICK TO IT!!!! Don't give up if there's a day or seven that don't go well. Keep at it! Don't just complete this month, but join the next month's challenge too, because I know that @enlightenme3 will keep posting them. I want to see each and every one of you here at the end of the March Challenge, and as a bonus, I'd love to see you making progress towards your short and long term goals.
WE CAN DO IT!8 -
Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
December 31 (Starting Weight): - 148.0 (10-day average 150.2)
January goal - <148
Ultimate goal - Range between 145 - 150 143 - 148
I report scale weight and (ten day average weight), and I post on Saturdays.
December 31: 148.0 (10-day average 150.2)
January 7: 145.2 (10-day average 146.9)
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January 21:
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February 4:
Total loss for January I am down 3.3 pounds for the week,and I am down six pounds since Solstice (21 December). This is after being up several pounds over a week or two and struggling since October 2020 with a regain from being at goal for a few years. I am pretty much back to my longer term goal, and if I don't fall backwards I've already attained my January goal in the first week. Holy cats!
I am at my lowest weight since that October 2020 time frame. I'll come clean; I am recovering from an injury, so my body is probably using more calories than normal. That said, during my healing, I'm paying really good attention to get enough healthy food and not too much because my activity is fairly limited for the next several weeks.
And don't forget: Stick to it in 2023!
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My goal is to lose at least 8 lbs this month. Week one and so far I would say that I am on track with close to 2 lbs down. This week is a win for me. I'm so excited for a good start.
January SW: 366.8 lbs
January GW: 358.8 lbs
Ultimate GW: 185 lbs
January 7: 364.9
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January 21:
January 28:
December Loss: -1.4
January Loss: -1.910
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