☀️🌤️August Daily Weigh-in and Log-in Challenge🌤️☀️

I'm Darlene. I'm 63. I'm Married, and have one kid (28) and one pup (Monty). I have been working on me since mid January and have lost almost 40 pounds to date.

August Goals
Lose 4 pounds ⚖️
Log 175+ Miles on Fitbit 🏃‍♂️ Hit the 1,500 fitbit miles mark towards my 2,023 in 2,023.
Drink 6-8 Glasses of Water Daily 💦
Read daily 📖
Do something creative daily - Knit, Crochet, Color, puzzel etc. 🧶 🖍️ 🧩

Highest Weight - 227
Jan Loss - 9 Pounds
Feb Loss - 5 pounds
March Loss - 5 Pounds
April Loss - 8 Pounds
May Loss - 5.2 Pounds
June Loss - 6.4 Pounds
July Loss - 1.0 Pound
July Ending Weight - 187.4

Aug 1 - 186.2
Aug 2 - 186.6
Aug 3 - 185 The bloat is ending! 😁
Aug 4 - 184.2 😁 Woo Hoo! I'm back to my low.
Aug 5 - 183.4 😁
Aug 6 - 183.2 😁 I probably shouldn't say anything to jinx it, but I have been working really hard so it's nice to see that it has paid off!
Aug 7 - 183.4
Aug 8 - 185 My own doing. My sister brought cake to Bingo with Mom night for my birthday (yup turned 63 today) and I ate more than I should. Also rained yesterday and didn't get my steps in. All around not a good day. Today my daughter is taking me out for lunch, but am going to try to stay in check the rest of the day. Hoping for a quick turn around.
Aug 9 - 184 😁 Had a really nice day. Started the day with my usual walk "after" the rain. Half way through it poured, was kind of refreshing and made us laugh. My daughter took us out for a nice lunch, and then just a quiet day at home the rest of the day. Tonight is Trivia night. We haven't been in a long time, so really looking forward to it.
Aug 10 - 184.2 4th Place in Trivia; waitress must have known that I was on a diet - never brought our dinners - just the salad! But - she brought me two beers I didn't order - yes I drank them. HA!
Aug 11 - 184.2
Aug 12 - 183.8
Aug 13 - 184.8 (Corrected)
Aug 14 - 184.2 I have been out of my normal routine too long - never really got back into the full swing since coming home from Nashville. Starting fresh today! The timing was terrible in that the two competition challenges that I was in ended at the same time - nothing to keep me structured and accountable, so I would be on track one day and then off the next. I need someone to tell me what I need to do and then I will do it. Kind of like handing in my homework at school - I need to check the boxes! The competition challenges do that for me. LOL. One starts up again today the other the following week; so excited to get started again - hopefully will get to the 170s soon.
Aug 15 - 182.8 😁See what little accountability does for me.
Aug 16 - 182.6 😁
Aug 17 - 182.8
Aug 18 - 182.6 Packing up today - we rented a house on Lake Bomoseen in Vermont. Taking the boat (and Monty of course), leave tomorrow morning. There a lot of nice trails we are going to try, so should get in a lot of steps. With Monty with us, won't be going out to dinner, don't know if I'll be under my calorie limit - but at least I be able to log everything and control the salt. I'm bringing my laptop, so will be checking in every day, but won't be weighing in.
Aug 19 - 183 The good thing is that they have a scale, the bad thing is they have a scale. This is my view for the next week.
Aug 20 - DNW took @joans1976 advice
Aug 22 - DNW
Aug 23 - DNW
Aug 24 - DNW
Aug 25 - Not going to weigh until Sunday when I have a mandatory weigh in for the Hogwarts Challenge. Vacation was wonderful but am glad to be home sweet home. No more social situations until October 😁.
Aug 26 - 181.6 😁 I said I wasn't going to weigh in until Sunday - but I couldn't do it. I am so happy - we exercised a lot on vacation and I logged everything - but was over on my calories a couple of days so thought it would be a big up on the scale. Sometimes I don't understand the body! But I will take it!
Aug 27 - 181.2 😁
Aug 28 - 179.8 😁Doing a happy dance.
Aug 29 - 180.2 The 70's were short lived, but I know they are permanently just around the corner!
Aug 30 - 179.2 😁

Hi, I'm a married female in my 50's, 5'6", and tired of looking and feeling like I do. I am committed to weighing myself daily, logging all food, and working out 4-5 days a week. I'm trying to tweak other aspects of my life too, but all things in time.

Heaviest Weight: 221
Starting Weight Aug 2023: 212.7
Ultimate Goal Weight: 165

Aug 25: 212.7
Aug 26: 212.0 - Late to the August party, but don't want to wait until Sep to get started. Hope that's ok to just jump into this thread.
Aug 27: 211.8
Aug 28: 210.7
Aug 29: 208.2
Aug 30: 207.5

ddainiak wrote: »

@manifestingToday Your starting weight was just about mine (227). In January I had the same thought you did and said enough is enough. I had an account with MFP from way back, but never used it. Starting logging my food in January and walking. Then I found the challenges page in March. I tried quite a few; kept the ones I like - this one for sure. I have had my ups and downs, but just kept coming back regardless! The challenges keep me accountable, and this one for sure gives you support.

@ddainiak Thank you! I think this is my 3rd time with MFP trying to lose the same 20 lbs, though I've always intended to get to 160 or below -- I get to the low 190's and then lose motivation. I know it's coming down quickly at the moment, but that will start to level off where it's just .2 or .1 drop each day. I need to stick to it this time. And this type of challenge is the one that works for me -- accountability. Your progress (and everyone's progress in this thread), is inspiring. Thanks so much!

jm216 wrote: »

Hello, I’m Jill. 🥰I’m 53, 5’7” and I live in Michigan.

My goals for August:

🏡 Yardwork
🤿 Swim
📝 Log consistently
🐶 Walk and train puppies
🥗 Continue the high-protein, lower carb, lower fat plan

Starting weight January 1st: 224.5
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: 1.6 pounds
July weight lost: 1.3 pounds

🌤️☀️August
1: 199.6 Moved my daughter back to college today. She starts her RA training tomorrow. So proud of her!
2: 199.4 Feeling a bit sad. Missing her today. Guess I’ll cut the grass and work in the yard today for a little sun therapy.
3: 200.4 Boing! Gotta get back to healthier snacking. Taking in carrots to work.
4: 201.0
5: 200.7 Must get back into logging food. 🪵
6: 198.6 Boing, Boing, Boing!
7: 198.6
8: 198.6… love the consistency. 🥰 still need to log more.
9: 199.6
10: 198.8
11: 200.2 Went to my best friend’s daughter’s wedding. 💒 It was so beautiful and the couple is so in love and happy. The crazy thing is that a tornado touched dow in Perry, MI and we were only 4 miles from there.
12: Did not weigh
13: 199.4 Happy Sunday! I walked my dogs this morning. My goal is to walk them at least once a day. Hopefully this will tire them out and they’ll stop digging holes in our yard. At least the potty training stage is over.
14: 199.0
15: 200.3
16: 199.3
17: 198.7
18: 200.5 🪀 🪀 boing boing
19: 200
20: 198.7
21: 198.5
22: 198.1
23: 198.4
24: 198.1
25: 200.1
26: 200.5
27: 200
28: did not weigh
29: 200.3
30: 199.6

Jill 🥰

My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 63 years old and from the Michigan 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 July 31st): 193.8
Goal: 189.8 (Four 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.


08/01-193.6-(Trend Weight 195.2)-

08/02-194.6-(Trend Weight 195.2)-

08/03-196.8-(Trend Weight 195.3)-

08/04-195.4-(Trend Weight 195.3)-

08/05-196.6-(Trend Weight 195.4)-

08/06-197.6-(Trend Weight 195.6)-

08/07-195.8-(Trend Weight 195.6)-

08/08-194.6-(Trend Weight 195.6)-

08/09-194.6-(Trend Weight 195.6)-

08/10-195.2-(Trend Weight 195.6)-

08/11-193.8-(Trend Weight 195.5)-


08/12-192.6-(Trend Weight 195.2)-

08/13-194.2-(Trend Weight 195.1)-

08/14-194.2-(Trend Weight 195.1)-

08/15-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

08/16-196.6-(Trend Weight 195.6)-

08/17-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

08/18-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

08/19-198.0-(Trend Weight [b196.3[/b]x)-

08/20-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

08/21-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

08/22-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

08/23-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

08/24-195.4-(Trend Weight 197.0)-

08/25-195.6-(Trend Weight 196.9)-

08/26-197.6-(Trend Weight 196.9)-

08/27-195.2-(Trend Weight 196.8)-

08/28-193.6-(Trend Weight 196.4)-


08/29-191.8-(Trend Weight 196.0)- Finally some potty relief which showed up on the scale. Feeling so much better! 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 such tummy pain. I can feel my guts are still slightly inflamed but at least their not full! 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.

08/30-192.2-(Trend Weight 195.6)- I’m not sure why the scale jumped up. A fluctuation I suppose. My diet was very much on point, however, the exercise was non-existent so maybe that’s it. Trend weight has been going down dramatically each day so that is a good sign of my efforts. I travel tomorrow to see the endocrinologist for my diabetes. Lunch will be out and I am craving Chicken Alfredo. Pasta is something I don’t get to eat often on my plan. I realize the scale will not like it the following day (Friday) but I don’t think there will be any lasting damage as I plan to have a clean eating weekend. I will also strive to come home and make good choices for my dinner or snacks. I do not need to blow the whole day and eat stupid *kitten* late into the night just because I had a little pasta! It’s a plan!



08/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight xxxxx)-

Hi, I'm a married female in my 50's, 5'6", and tired of looking and feeling like I do. I am committed to weighing myself daily, logging all food, and working out 4-5 days a week. I'm trying to tweak other aspects of my life too, but all things in time.

Heaviest Weight: 221
Starting Weight Aug 2023: 212.7
Ultimate Goal Weight: 165

Aug 25: 212.7
Aug 26: 212.0 - Late to the August party, but don't want to wait until Sep to get started. Hope that's ok to just jump into this thread.
Aug 27: 211.8
Aug 28: 210.7
Aug 29: 208.2
Aug 30: 207.5
Aug 31: 207.1

I'm expecting slower loss from here on out, but I'm really happy with my progress for August. Thanks for this thread (and the September thread too), to continue this journey. I've been working out, but haven't been noting that since I started so late in the month -- I'll start adding that type of detail with the September challenge.

Have a great Thursday everyone!

joans1976 wrote: »

Well hello August! Summer seems to be flying by!
I am Amanda, I am from Michigan. I lost 50 pounds last year but have been stuck at pretty much the same weight for about 7 months. This month I would like to put a dent in that number! Hooray for willpower!

SW: 250
UGW: 150
7/31: 199.9
8/31 GW: 195

8/1: 199.4
8/2: 199.9
8/3: 199.9
8/4: 199.4
8/5: 199.9
8/6: 199.9
8/7: 199.4
8/8-8/11: DNW
8/12: 203.2
8/13: 201.2
8/14: 201.4 😞
8/15: 201.5
8/16: 199.9 💥
It’s nice to see the 1 again, even if it is by a mere .1. Gives me hope.
8/17: 198.6
8/18: 199.1
8/19: 199.9
8/20: 199.2
8/21: 199.9
8/22: 199.9
8/23: 199.2
8/24: 199.2
8/25: 198.6
8/26: DNW
8/27: 199.7
8/28: DNW
8/29: DNW
8/30: 200.9
😢
8/31: 199.9

Ladies, ladies, ladies. And one gent. I’m so frustrated I could scream into a pillow. I’m not sure I’ll join in September.
However, you all have done so well! What a great month! So many milestones. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Celebrate yourselves!

I am so sorry you are so frustrated...big hugs to you. I really hope you decide to join in September because you will be missed!

@jm216 Great job at maintaining your weight through the summer!!!

I'm Darlene. I'm 63. I'm Married, and have one kid (28) and one pup (Monty). I have been working on me since mid January and have lost almost 40 pounds to date.

August Goals
Lose 4 pounds ⚖️
Log 175+ Miles on Fitbit 🏃‍♂️ Hit the 1,500 fitbit miles mark towards my 2,023 in 2,023.
Drink 6-8 Glasses of Water Daily 💦
Read daily 📖
Do something creative daily - Knit, Crochet, Color, puzzel etc. 🧶 🖍️ 🧩

Highest Weight - 227
Jan Loss - 9 Pounds
Feb Loss - 5 pounds
March Loss - 5 Pounds
April Loss - 8 Pounds
May Loss - 5.2 Pounds
June Loss - 6.4 Pounds
July Loss - 1.0 Pound
July Ending Weight - 187.4

Aug 1 - 186.2
Aug 2 - 186.6
Aug 3 - 185 The bloat is ending! 😁
Aug 4 - 184.2 😁 Woo Hoo! I'm back to my low.
Aug 5 - 183.4 😁
Aug 6 - 183.2 😁 I probably shouldn't say anything to jinx it, but I have been working really hard so it's nice to see that it has paid off!
Aug 7 - 183.4
Aug 8 - 185 My own doing. My sister brought cake to Bingo with Mom night for my birthday (yup turned 63 today) and I ate more than I should. Also rained yesterday and didn't get my steps in. All around not a good day. Today my daughter is taking me out for lunch, but am going to try to stay in check the rest of the day. Hoping for a quick turn around.
Aug 9 - 184 😁 Had a really nice day. Started the day with my usual walk "after" the rain. Half way through it poured, was kind of refreshing and made us laugh. My daughter took us out for a nice lunch, and then just a quiet day at home the rest of the day. Tonight is Trivia night. We haven't been in a long time, so really looking forward to it.
Aug 10 - 184.2 4th Place in Trivia; waitress must have known that I was on a diet - never brought our dinners - just the salad! But - she brought me two beers I didn't order - yes I drank them. HA!
Aug 11 - 184.2
Aug 12 - 183.8
Aug 13 - 184.8 (Corrected)
Aug 14 - 184.2 I have been out of my normal routine too long - never really got back into the full swing since coming home from Nashville. Starting fresh today! The timing was terrible in that the two competition challenges that I was in ended at the same time - nothing to keep me structured and accountable, so I would be on track one day and then off the next. I need someone to tell me what I need to do and then I will do it. Kind of like handing in my homework at school - I need to check the boxes! The competition challenges do that for me. LOL. One starts up again today the other the following week; so excited to get started again - hopefully will get to the 170s soon.
Aug 15 - 182.8 😁See what little accountability does for me.
Aug 16 - 182.6 😁
Aug 17 - 182.8
Aug 18 - 182.6 Packing up today - we rented a house on Lake Bomoseen in Vermont. Taking the boat (and Monty of course), leave tomorrow morning. There a lot of nice trails we are going to try, so should get in a lot of steps. With Monty with us, won't be going out to dinner, don't know if I'll be under my calorie limit - but at least I be able to log everything and control the salt. I'm bringing my laptop, so will be checking in every day, but won't be weighing in.
Aug 19 - 183 The good thing is that they have a scale, the bad thing is they have a scale. This is my view for the next week.
Aug 20 - DNW took @joans1976 advice
Aug 22 - DNW
Aug 23 - DNW
Aug 24 - DNW
Aug 25 - Not going to weigh until Sunday when I have a mandatory weigh in for the Hogwarts Challenge. Vacation was wonderful but am glad to be home sweet home. No more social situations until October 😁.
Aug 26 - 181.6 😁 I said I wasn't going to weigh in until Sunday - but I couldn't do it. I am so happy - we exercised a lot on vacation and I logged everything - but was over on my calories a couple of days so thought it would be a big up on the scale. Sometimes I don't understand the body! But I will take it!
Aug 27 - 181.2 😁
Aug 28 - 179.8 😁Doing a happy dance.
Aug 29 - 180.2 The 70's were short lived, but I know they are permanently just around the corner!
Aug 30 - 179.2 😁
Aug 31 - 179.8 Hello September

Hi! I’m a grandma of 8. I am T2 diabetic. My goal is to be able to stop taking drugs, and lower blood sugar. I’ve lost 40 lbs. in the last 6 months, decreased my bp medication, and my blood sugar level has decreased.I count calories, swim, and do osteoporosis prevention aerobics.

Starting weight: 230
Goal weight: 120
Height: 5’2”

Monthly Weight Loss:
March-10 lbs.
April- 8 lbs.
May- 5 lbs.
June- 4.4 lbs. (trip to Europe)
July- 5.6
August-7 lbs. joined a ‘challenge’
September-
October-
November-
December-

Aug. 16- 193.8 lbs. starting this challenge 1/2 way through. Don’t know what to expect. DH has a knee replacement surgery in a week. I’m his caregiver.
Aug. 17-193.8 swam for an hour. Haven’t been swimming as the pool has been closed for 2weeks. We had a horrific incident and a man drowned. I feel a bit strange because of it. It’s terribly sad.
Aug. 18-DW gentle aerobics class
Aug. 19-194.4 ate some junk food last night, lots of salt, swam for 55 min.
Aug. 20-192.4 woo hoo ! I hope it stays. This is a huge loss for me.
Aug. 21-192.6. Still happy, aerobics, DH has surgery tomorrow, his knee replaced.
Aug. 22- DW surgery went well!
Aug. 23- 193 up we go! One of those things😳 DH is 🏡
Aug. 24- 193.4 first class of water aerobics in 5 years
Aug. 25- 192.2 gym aerobics. My weight loss is full of fluctuations . Sometimes , I know the reasons for it. Other times I’m baffled. It’s taken me a long time to accept the fluctuations and just be able to move forward.
Aug. 26-191.6 swam
Aug. 27-191.2 happy with this
Aug. 28-190.4 I’m close to making my goal for this month😊
Aug. 29-190.2 we’ll see, it will be close😉 2 days to meet that goal.
Aug. 30-191 overate last night. Still, went to aerobics class. Going to try harder today.
Aug. 31-190 didn’t make the goal, but happy with progress, water aerobics

Boy, I’m so impressed with everyone’s attitude during this challenge. You really inspired me to do try a little harder. This was my first experience doing a challenge and I loved it! Thank you to Jill, and everyone who participated. None of us are perfect,but we keep on truckin!👍

joans1976 wrote: »

Well hello August! Summer seems to be flying by!
I am Amanda, I am from Michigan. I lost 50 pounds last year but have been stuck at pretty much the same weight for about 7 months. This month I would like to put a dent in that number! Hooray for willpower!

SW: 250
UGW: 150
7/31: 199.9
8/31 GW: 195

8/1: 199.4
8/2: 199.9
8/3: 199.9
8/4: 199.4
8/5: 199.9
8/6: 199.9
8/7: 199.4
8/8-8/11: DNW
8/12: 203.2
8/13: 201.2
8/14: 201.4 😞
8/15: 201.5
8/16: 199.9 💥
It’s nice to see the 1 again, even if it is by a mere .1. Gives me hope.
8/17: 198.6
8/18: 199.1
8/19: 199.9
8/20: 199.2
8/21: 199.9
8/22: 199.9
8/23: 199.2
8/24: 199.2
8/25: 198.6
8/26: DNW
8/27: 199.7
8/28: DNW
8/29: DNW
8/30: 200.9
😢
8/31: 199.9

Ladies, ladies, ladies. And one gent. I’m so frustrated I could scream into a pillow. I’m not sure I’ll join in September.
However, you all have done so well! What a great month! So many milestones. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Celebrate yourselves!

@joans1976 Amanda! It will get better for you if you don't join? Come on Girlfriend, you would be way WAY way too missed. Hopefully we will see you tomorrow? BTW, I am going to PM you maybe on Saturday. Girlie questions I need to discuss since my recent mamm. I need some guidance and info! I hope you can help.

deepwoodslady wrote: »

08/31-191.8-(Trend Weight 195.2)- 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.

Oh that's great news! You are doing great work and you are able! I do get the needing time in the morning before you get started. I get up at 4:30 am because I have to have at least 1/2 hour to drink coffee and sit before I start my morning walk before the grands come to my house. I would prefer at least an hour but that is just toooooooo early! lol