😀😀😀***AUGUST 2023 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀
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My name is Donna. I am 63 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.
Start Weight (from July 31, 2023 ): 193.8
Goal Weight: 189.8 (4 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.
08/01-193.6-(Trend Weight: 195.2)-
08/08-194.6-(Trend Weight: 195.6)-
08/15-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-
08/22-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)- Very early travel today for routine mammogram and oncologist appt. 4 hour drive each way. Hopefully I am still in full remission. Diet & Exercise has been horrible. What I am doing is just not sustainable. I’ve got to rethink my MFP goals and tweak.
08/29-191.8-(Trend Weight: 196.0)- I took my older friend out for dinner last night at a new little restaurant that opened recently about 16 miles down the road. It’s a little dive because it opened in a very old place that had been closed for 20 years. You can imagine the critter residue as it pretty much sits in the middle of the woods with nothing around it for miles and miles. It took a long time to get through all the inspections and water testing (new well) but it finally opened. In small towns like mine, we like to support small local business and each other so lots of people were there to enjoy and congratulate. It really is a little Andy Griffith-like in small towns like mine so, of course, we had to go. I chose my dinner carefully which kept the calories and carbs down. It was a nice evening. I finally inched my way back into a tiny bit of exercise yesterday after some potty/tummy troubles the last few days. I can feel my guts are still slightly inflamed but at least their not full! It’s raining and gloomy here today so handymen will be shifting gears and working inside. They were originally scheduled to replace a pipe on the roof. I won’t be able to exercise until this evening but will push myself to get it in. I’m usually so tired in the evenings, especially when it’s raining so heavily. It’s dark (need the lights on) and cold. I’m about ready to turn on the heat. Very strange weather in August, even for Michigan.
08/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
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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July Start Weight: 293.6 (7/5/23)/July End Weight: 276.2 (-17.4)
August Start Weight: 273.8
August Goal Weight: 266lbs
Short-term Goal Weight: 250lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 165lbs
August 1: 273.8
August 8: 267.8
August 15: 265.4
August 25: 255.8
August 29: 252.8
August 31:
@3rdtimelosesit I'm not really doing anything special. I just cut back my portions to the recommended amounts, eat a light lunch (usually a sandwich or salad) and a regular dinner. Not much snacking (and that's on low-cal stuff). And I go for a walk every day for about an hour or so (up to a little over 3 miles a day). That's it. I have been coming in way low on my calories, though. The site says I should eat 1350, but I seem to hit around 1150-1200 by the time I finish dinner and then I can never decide if I want one more snack or dessert before bed. Eventually, I forget about needing to choose something and then it's too late (I don't really like eating after 8pm).
I always lose a lot of weight really fast whenever I start portion controlling/calorie counting. But even I'm a little surprised it just keeps coming off so fast. I'm almost at my main goal of 250 so I keep expecting it to get harder, but... still waiting, lol. I think the lowest I've ever gotten after having kids was 235 and once I hit that, I couldn't seem to lose any more. So we'll see how it goes once I get below 250.
@Antara_Kld Thanks. I was a little surprised by the number as well.4 -
August Start Weight: 174 (July 31st)
August Goal Weight: 171
Ultimate Goal Weight: 150
August 1: 174
August 8: 172.5
August 15: 172
August 22: 173...bad week. Too many social gatherings
August 29: 173 struggling but not gaining
August 31:2 -
August Goal Weight: 133
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130
August 2: 135
August 9: 134
August 16: 133
August 23: 135
August 30: 134
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SW: 235
August GW: 228
GW: 170
August 01: -
August 08: 235
August 15: 232.4
August 22: 230.8
August 30: 231.2
August 31:
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Thank you, @enlightenme3 !
I'm Chris - 73 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: 150.0
UGW: 145.0
August Start Weight: 151.1
August Goal Weight: 148.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140.0
August 01: 151.1 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 mins w/trainer
August 07: 151.5 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 mins w/trainer
August 14: 151.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 mins w/trainer
August 21: 152.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 mins w/trainer
August 28: 150.7 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 mins w/trainer
August 31:
Good luck everyone!
Chris2 -
August start weight: 225.50
August goal weight: 219
Ultimate goal weight: 190 (to start)
August 1:225.50
August 8: 224.50
August 15: 223.50
August 22: 221.50
August 29: 221.503 -
August Start Weight: 134.6
August Goal Weight: 132
Ultimate Goal Weight: 125
August 1: n/a
August 8: 134.6
August 15: 133.9
August 22: 133.6
August 29: 133.6
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Original start weight: 15st 9lbs
June loss: 5.5lbs
July loss: 8.5lbs
Aug loss: 5lbs
Total loss to date: 1 Stone 5lbs
August Start Weight: 14st 9lbs
August Goal Weight: 14st 2lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 10st
Annoying to end the month with a gain because I have stayed in track but never mind. 5lbs loss in Aug - not quite as much as hoped but going in the right direction 👍
August 1: 14st 9lbs
August 8: 14st 8 3/4lbs
August 15: 14st 6lbs
August 23: 14st 5lbs
August 29: 14st 3.5lbs
August 31: 14st 4lbs4 -
August Start Weight: 130
August Goal Weight: 125
Ultimate Goal Weight: 120
August 1: 130
August 8: 132.4 (TOM)
August 15: 131.8
August 22: 131
August 29: 129.8
August 31: 130.6
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August Start Weight: 165.5
August Goal Weight: 163.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145-150 range
August 1: 165.5
August 8: DNW
August 15: "
August 22: "
August 29: "
August 31: 163.8
It's going in the right direction... Let's do this again next month! It helps keep me accountable. Thanks to all who participated this month!3 -
Age: 53
Height: 5’7”
January weight lost: 7.7 pounds
February weight lost: 5 pounds
March weight lost: 6 pounds
April weight lost: 6.5 pounds
May weight lost: 2.6 pounds
June weight lost: 2.1 pounds
July weight lost : 1.3 pounds
August gain: 1.1 pounds
January 1st starting weight: 224.5
August start weight: 199.6
August goal weight: 195
Ultimate goal weight: 185
August 1: 199.6
August 2: 199.4
August 9: 199.6
August 16: 199.3
August 23: 198.4
August 30: 199.6
August 31: 200.73 -
5’9 F
SW (May 1): 223
GW: 170
(July 31: 204.1)
August 3: 204.6
August 10: 206.7 (ugh!)
August 17: 204.6
August 24: 206
August 31: 205.6
August loss: +1.5
Total loss (4 months:) -17.4
It’s alright, i had a very eventful and stressful month. lot’s of social gatherings + less gym. I’ve also been so lazy with tracking…I’m telling myself that this was a “maintenance month” 😂 i was up and down between 203.6 and 207. I have a wedding 10/5, so I hope to buckle down in September and see what I can do to be closer to 199 by then.4 -
Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
July 29 (Starting Weight): - 152.9 (10-day average 152.9)
August goal - Get closer to the middle or lower end of maintenance weight.
Ultimate goal - Range between 143 - 153
I report scale weight and (ten day average weight), and I post on Saturdays.
July 29: 152.8 (10-day average 152.9)
August 5: 152.6 (10-day average 151.4)
August 12: 149.2 (10-day average 150.2)
August 19 18 (away from scale on normal day) : 152.2 (10-day average 150.3)
August 26 28 (away from scale on normal day): 150.2 (10-day average 151.3)
August 31: 150.8 (10-day average 151.7)
September 2:
Total loss for August Unofficial weigh-in last day of the month; one more check-in on Saturday. For now it looks like another week of gain instead of loss or maintenance. Still down about just over a pound for the month. I had a river trip last week. I was surprised that I actually lost a little bit. Then I ate the leftover snacks that I didn't eat on the river.... Still, I should be fine with losing a pound this month. Sure is better than a gain, and I have two days left to improve that!4 -
Highest weight 333.0
August Start Weight: 305.4
August Goal Weight: 299.4
Ultimate Goal Weight: 165
Aug 1: 305.4
Aug 5: 303.0
Aug 12: 306.8
Aug 19: 305.6
Aug 26: 304.0
Aug 31: 304.0
Was so worried mid-month but worked out ok. Hopefully September will be a better month.
Aug weight drop: -1.4 lbs.
Total weight drop todate: 29.0 lbs.5 -
August Start Weight: 174 (July 31st)
August Goal Weight: 171
Ultimate Goal Weight: 150
August 1: 174
August 8: 172.5
August 15: 172
August 22: 173...bad week. Too many social gatherings
August 29: 173 struggling but not gaining
August 31: 173 disappointed but not defeated. It seems like I'm not the only one who had social gatherings and events that tested our willpower. September will bring a better result. Good luck to all for the coming weeks5 -
August Start Weight:
250 lbs
August Goal Weight:
241.6 lbs (2lbs/week = 4.5oz/day)
Ultimate Goal Weight:
169 lbs by July 1, 2024
August 1: 250 lbs
August 8: 249.5 lbs
August 15: 246.9 lbs
August 22: 244.4 lbs
August 29: 241.1 lbs — already below my August goal 🎉
August 31: 240.7 lbs
Weight lost so far this month: 9.3 lbs
No exceptions. No excuses. 🥑6 -
My name is Donna. I am 63 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.
Start Weight (from July 31, 2023 ): 193.8
Goal Weight: 189.8 (4 pound loss)
End of Challenge Weight: 191.8
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.
08/01-193.6-(Trend Weight: 195.2)-
08/08-194.6-(Trend Weight: 195.6)-
08/15-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-
08/22-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-
08/29-191.8-(Trend Weight: 196.0)- I took my older friend out for dinner last night at a new little restaurant that opened recently about 16 miles down the road. It’s a little dive because it opened in a very old place that had been closed for 20 years. You can imagine the critter residue as it pretty much sits in the middle of the woods with nothing around it for miles and miles. It took a long time to get through all the inspections and water testing (new well) but it finally opened. In small towns like mine, we like to support small local business and each other so lots of people were there to enjoy and congratulate. It really is a little Andy Griffith-like in small towns like mine so, of course, we had to go. I chose my dinner carefully which kept the calories and carbs down. It was a nice evening. I finally inched my way back into a tiny bit of exercise yesterday after some potty/tummy troubles the last few days. I can feel my guts are still slightly inflamed but at least their not full! It’s raining and gloomy here today so handymen will be shifting gears and working inside. They were originally scheduled to replace a pipe on the roof. I won’t be able to exercise until this evening but will push myself to get it in. I’m usually so tired in the evenings, especially when it’s raining so heavily. It’s dark (need the lights on) and cold. I’m about ready to turn on the heat. Very strange weather in August, even for Michigan.
08/31-191.8-(Trend Weight: 195.2)- 2 lbs down this month. I’m posting late due to the travel to the endocrinologist today for my diabetes. His scale showed that I was down a couple of pounds from my last visit. He was happy to see my glucose numbers on my monitor were better. He reminded me that excess sugars in the blood are stored as fat and when I keep my numbers better, I maintain much better and even lose weight. I needed that reminder. I left feeling very inspired and able. I ate most of my Chicken Alfredo at the restaurant for lunch today. It was so so good. I will finish the rest tonight for dinner so I will be 100% back on plan tomorrow. I will not be snacking tonight since it is already getting late. Tomorrow I have a huge bow window being put in my living room to replace the old picture window that was flanked on each side. I also have to start getting up early on Fridays to drive my kindergarten grandson to the nearby bus stop by 7:20 am. I have to get him up and get him ready for school since I always babysit on Thursday nights and Fridays. Then I will pick him up from the bus stop at about 4:00 pm. I am not looking forward to getting up that early since sleep is already so elusive. It’s not that I can’t handle the 6:30 part (which is when I’ll need to get up). It’s that no matter what time I get up, I seem to need about 2 hours to chill, drink coffee and get ready to see other human beings and be nice. Ah well. Nice round everyone! See you in the next.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
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July Start Weight: 293.6 (7/5/23)/July End Weight: 276.2 (-17.4)
August Start Weight: 273.8
August Goal Weight: 266lbs
Short-term Goal Weight: 250lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 165lbs
August 1: 273.8
August 8: 267.8
August 15: 265.4
August 25: 255.8
August 29: 252.8
August 31: 254.2
Total lost in August: 19.6lbs2 -
August Start Weight: 297.9 lbs
August Goal Weight: 290 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 175 lbs
August 1: 297.9 lbs
August 5: 295.8 lbs
August 12: 295.8 lbs
August 19: 295.8 lbs
August 26: 295 lbs
August 31: 294.4 lbs
Weightloss for August: 3.5 lbs 🎉 not my goal but I'll take it 😉3
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