😀😀😀***February 2023 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀

February start weight: 227.50
February goal weight: 223
Ultimate goal weight (to start) 190

Feb. 1: 227.50
Feb. 8: 226
Feb. 15: 226
Feb. 22: 226.50
March 1: 229.50 Not a good month, but I'm staying with it...slow and steady wins the race...

My name is Donna. I am 62 years old and I live in Michigan USA. I am 5’ 5” tall.

Start Weight (from January 31, 2022 ): 194.8
Goal Weight: 189.8 (5 pound loss)

End of Challenge Weight: 191.6
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.


02/01-194.6-(Trend Weight: 196.7)- It’s a short month but I will not lower my expectations for myself. I want the next five pounds gone! That would literally be finding me dipping my smallest pinkie toe into the warm welcoming waters of the 180’s (189.8). What a dream! It’s sink or swim!


02/07-196.6-(Trend Weight: 196.6)- I’ve been so back and forth this week and affected by travel. I’m just not doing any better on my choices in that department (in most cases). The required restaurants are just my weakness that I can’t seem to master most of the time. I’m a work in progress, even after all these years. The pro…..My trend weight is down a touch so I’m hopeful. Trendweight.com is also continuing to show my date to reach my goal weight getting better and better. Now, if I could just have the same faith in myself that it has in me based on my patterns!

02/14-193.8-(Trend Weight: 195.0)- It has been a very good week for me until last night. This weight reflects a good sized bump up after some self-sabotage. Saw a diabetic specialist yesterday and then spent the night doing exactly the opposite of everything they told me. I don’t know why I do this to myself but today and tomorrow will be redemption days. I’m proud of my progress so far and got to keep this engine rolling! It is not just a vanity thing at this point. My health really depends on it at this point.

02/21-192.4-(Trend Weight: 194.8)- After seeing the endo, I saw a dietician this past week who pumped my carbs up from 90 to 190-250. I tried it for 4 days, gained several pounds and my fasting sugar shot up to almost 300 (mine had been running 130-150.) Glucose is not a wait and see. It will IMMEDIATELY tell you if what you are eating is good or bad. I did give it the 4 days, then I promptly put myself back on my own plan that I had carefully crafted after much research and reading. My weight is going back down and so are my glucose numbers. I don’t think I’m going back to the dietician although quite a few sessions are expected. Dieticians are there because there is no one-size-fits-all with people. It is individualized. I tried to talk to her about my aversions with so many foods, my eating disorders, my insulin resistance after being diabetic for over 15 years, what my other doctors have been suggesting and she just didn’t hear me. I knew the increased carbs were suicide for me. I only stuck to it for a few days to prove it. My endocrinologist is giving me 90 days to show better glucose numbers on my meter or he’s putting me on insulin. I couldn’t let this dietician do this when my body’s response was horrid. No time to waste.

02/28-191.6-(Trend Weight: 192.8)- I think the fluctuations for no reason (the past two days) got to me more than I realized. Emotional eating all day yesterday during and after travel. Also, the scale was way down in rehab since last week so my typical pattern is to do self-sabotage when I’ve done well. So I’m not sure which one it was but lets not call yesterday an epic fail. Let’s just call it an unexpected “cheat day” and move on. Unfortunately, this happened right at the end of our challenge. To compromise, I will return tomorrow and add in a final weight which will likely be between what it was yesterday and what it was today. So I will see everyone on both pages tomorrow. So….. 5” of snow yesterday and I was caught in the white out slipperies trying to drive home. It was Devil-awful. 4 more inches last night. Did someone say spring soon?



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

Thank you, @enlightenme3 !
I'm Chris - 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...
...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 142.0
UGW: 132.2
February 01: 152.5 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
February 06: 152.6 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
February 13: 154.1 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
February 20: 156.0 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
February 27: 155.2 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
February 28: 154.9 at 5:20 a.m. ...rest day.
Chris

February Start Weight:196.4lb
February Goal Weight:190lb
Ultimate Goal Weight:150lb

February 1:196.4lb
February 8:197.2lb
February 15:194.4lb
February 22:194.0lb
February 28:193.6lb

Total loss of 2.8lb during February.