😀😀😀***OCTOBER 2023 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀
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Female, 5’7”
HW: 181 pounds (Dec 30, 2019)
October Start Weight: 134.0 pounds
October Goal Weight: 130-135 pounds
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130-135 pounds
October 1: 134.0
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Total weight loss/gain to date this month: +/- 0.0 pounds
Two years ago when I joined this challenge, I weighed 164.2 pounds, 30 more than where I am today. A year ago I weighed 131.6 pounds, 2.4 pounds less than what I weighed in at this morning. I'm within my goal range of being under my ultimate goal weight of 135, but would like to get back to being at the lower end of my range. I have a full week of social activities with out of town friends and family coming to stay with us for a week mid-October so I'm keeping my eye on my ultimate goal - maintenance!9 -
October Start Weight:132.7lbs
October Goal Weight:130.0lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight:122lbs
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Oct Start Weight: 301.4
Oct Goal Weight: 296.4
Oct 1: 301.4
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Oct. weight drop:
Total weight drop todate: 31.6
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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: 148.0
UGW: 145.0
October Start Weight:
October Goal Weight: 148.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140.0
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Good luck everyone.
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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 Sept 30th, 2023 ): 188.2
Goal Weight: 184.2 (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.
10/01-187.2-(Trend Weight: 189.2)- It was a good day yesterday. Diet, Exercise, Water and Potty all came together as it should so there was a nice drop on the scale and on my trend weight. I wish everyday went as smoothly. Good luck everyone this round. We can do this, even with all the candy dishes in October!
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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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Excited for a challenge to keep me accountable.
October Start Weight: 153 pounds
October Goal Weight: 151 pounds
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145 pounds
October 1: 153
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October Start Weight: 230.8 lbs
October Goal Weight: 222.4 lbs (2lbs/week = 4.5oz/day)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 169 lbs by July 1, 2024
October 1: 230.8 lbs
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Weight lost so far this month: 0 lbs
No exceptions. No excuses. 🥑6 -
Hello and Happy October! I would like to jump back in, if I may! I have high hopes that I can succeed in n sticking with it this time! Best to all!
October Start Weight: 152.4
October Goal Weight: 147
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140 (or below)
October 01: 152.4
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October Start Weight: 156
October Goal Weight: 150
Ultimate Goal Weight: 150
October 1:156
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Female, 6 ft.
[MFP Highest Weight: (8/20/18): 264.4]
October Start Weight: 172
October Goal Weight: 172
Ultimate Goal Weight: 172 / Maintenance
October 1: 172
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A year ago I joined this challenge. It was hard, but I reached my goal weight. This challenge has been a big part of my weight loss and now maintenance.11 -
July Start Weight: 293.6 (7/5/23)/July End Weight: 276.2 (-17.4lbs)
August Start Weight: 276.2/August End Weight: 254.2 (-22lbs)
September Start Weight: 254.2/September End Weight: 241.6 (-10.8lbs)
Total lost: -50.2lbs
October Start Weight: 241.6lbs
October Goal Weight: 235lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 165lbs
October 1: 241.0
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🏈🍁🍂I’m a 5’2”, soon to be eligible for Medicare girl from the Pacific Northwest. Took a “break” from weighing and logging over the last few months… always a mistake! Gained back 6 or 7 pounds. Time to get back on track, one jug of water at a time! One pound a week seems like a good goal for October!🍂🍁🏈
October Start Weight: 148.2
October Goal Weight: 143.2
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135.0
October 1: 147.5
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Start weight 19/06: 226lbs
October Start Weight: 199.2
October Goal Weight:193.2
Ultimate Goal Weight:154
October 1: 199.2
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Let's smash this!8 -
October Start Weight: 290.5 lbs
October Goal Weight: 280 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 175 lbs
October 1: 290.5 lbs this is water weight because I know I didn't gain 1.7 lbs over night
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October Start Weight: 217.2
October Goal Weight: 210.2
Ultimate Goal Weight: 150
October 1: 217.2
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Happy October to all.
October Start Weight: 204.3
October Goal Weight: 194
Ultimate Goal Weight: 142
October 1: 204.3
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Hello. two years ago I lost 100 pounds with a lot of hard work. My husband died of COVID at age 39 in Oct 2021 and I gave up, and gained. Being a widow at 30 was an eye opener. I need to continue this for my children. Going on month 4
41 pounds gone so far.
October Start Weight:189
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Ultimate Goal Weight: 160
October 1: 189
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justanotherjen13 wrote: »takinitalloff Yeah, the weight just came right off at first. All I've been doing is portion control, staying under 1300 calories and walking every day. Started barely being able to go 30 minutes (about a mile for me) and now I regularly do 3 to 4 miles in a day which takes me 1 to 1.5 hours. I know a lot of the weight was water because I was so swelled up, especially in my legs. The weight is getting a lot more difficult now. Took me two weeks to get from like 243 to 241 and I went all the way back to 245.8 in between then bounced around 243 for a full week. It was very frustrating, but I'm back on track and focused again. I'm definitely being more realistic with my weight loss for this month.
I relate to a lot of what you wrote! So much water weight coming off initially... I lost 10 lbs my first week. Gradually that slowed down to where I settled in just over 2 lbs each week at the beginning of September. Interestingly, with increased exercise levels my weight loss now appears to be speeding up again, to a rate of 2.5 lbs a week -- and I'm pretty sure that's not just water anymore
I also eat around 1,300 calories a day (+200 on the three days a week that I do an hour of water aerobics -- otherwise I don't "eat back" exercise calories). I started walking as well: I'm working on being able to walk a mile easily by December. My walks now are around half a mile a day most days and it's definitely getting easier. I walk around 2-3 miles total each day, but of course a lot of that is just walking around the house doing stuff.
I've had two weight stalls of 2 weeks each, one at the beginning of August and one at the beginning of September. Yes it does get annoying/discouraging after a while, but I knew I had increased my exercise at the beginning of each month -- and I'm 99% sure the "weight stall" was fat loss being offset by muscle gain (less volume but heavier) as well as my muscles retaining water for post-exercise repair. I was slimming down but not getting lighter -- still progress! Both times, as soon as I was no longer getting sore from the new extra exercise, the weight loss kicked in again. So yeah, do be realistic and hang in there. But also, you never know, it might get easier again if you stay the course.
If you're interested you can read a comment I wrote yesterday on another thread about weight fluctuations. It includes my goofy bumpy weight graphs
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@daloverlyme Our stories are very similar. I have been overweight most of my life. I lost a large amount of weight then my husband was diagnosed with cancer. He died a year later, that was 2015. I gained all the weight back, and some. It took almost 2 years to get to a place where I could try again. I did and have lost the weight again. Regardless, it's a daily struggle. Stay strong!!10
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October Start Weight:159.6
October Goal Weight:154
Ultimate Goal Weight:130
October 1:159.6
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I lost 20lbs 2 yrs ago and felt amazing, I’ve since gained back basically all of it and feel like a sausage stuffed in all my clothes..they’re so tight😣 Took a pic of me and my colleagues at work and I looked so much heavier than I thought. I’m only 5’1 so 20lbs makes a big difference. I’m back on track and have been tracking food again for the last few days!11 -
October Start Weight: 170
October Goal Weight: 165
Ultimate Goal Weight: 150
October 1: 170lbs
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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: 148.0
UGW: 145.0
October Start Weight:
October Goal Weight: 148.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140.0
10/01 - 150.0 at 7:50 a.m. ...nothing...bad cold!
10/02 - 148.9 at 7:30 a.m. ...nothing...bad cold
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Good luck everyone.
Chris4 -
My first time in a challenge here! Let’s try :-)
October Start Weight: 58.5 kilos
October Goal Weight: 58.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: (54?)
October 1: 58.5
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As a new member to the group, I feel honored to read people's stories, their struggles. I think what sometimes makes this all so overwhelming is that we feel so alone. We are not alone.11
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October Start Weight: 134
October Goal Weight: 133
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130
October 4: 134
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I am up for a challenge, good luck all,
October Start Weight: 207.5lbs
October Goal Weight: 199 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 152 lbs
October 1: 207.5
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October Start Weight:132.7lbs
October Goal Weight:130.7lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight:122lbs
October 3:133.5(+0.8lbs) I ate a bit too much. For the first two days of October. Retaining a bit of extra food & water.
The T.O.M cravings be a whole other level : 0! However they are subsiding and I am ready to get back to deficit action.
October 4: 133.9(+0.4lbs) Understandable this week, with my cycle and over eating quite a bit. Which lead to waste and water retention. That should be down in one week.Once I stick to my small calorie deficit consistently.(Happy Fall season everyone)
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What's up squad?? I'm starting over. I've maintained the same weight give or take all year. Now I'm ready to get back to business and take care of ME!
October Start Weight: 198
October Goal Weight: 193
Ultimate Goal Weight: 120
October 4: 198
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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 weight lost: up 1 pound
September weight loss: 1.8 pounds
2023 Weight lost through September is 25.9 pounds
Weight loss goal for October: 2 pounds
🎃🐈⬛October🍂🌻
October 1: 199.7 Happy October 1st
October 4: 200.1
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Closing out September
Heaviest weight 182
September 30 goal 155.4 (missed, actual was 157.4)
Oct 31 goal 150.4
Nov 31 goal 145.4
October Start Weight: 157.4 lbs
October 1: 157.4
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I missed my Sept goal but didn't revise my Oct goal...I want to.see if i.can double down and make it. Let's go!5
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