😀😀😀***SEPTEMBER 2023 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀

Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
August 26 (Starting Weight): - 150.2 (10-day average 151.3)
September 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.


August 26 28 (away from scale on normal day): 150.2 (10-day average 151.3)
September 2: 150.8 (10-day average 151.8)
September 9: 150.8 (10-day average 152.0)
September 16 13 (away from scale on normal day): 154.2 (10-day average 152.7)
September 23 22 (away from scale on normal day): 154.6 (10-day average 152.8)
September 30: 154.8 (10-day average 154.0)

Total loss for September: I am up three pounds for the month. That's the wrong direction, and I'll just call it a failure since I am ending the month just up above my maintenance range.

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 Aug 31, 2023 ): 191.8
Goal Weight: 187.8 (4 pound loss)
End of Challenge Weight: 188.2

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.


09/01-193.2-(Trend Weight: 195.0)-


09/05-192.0-(Trend Weight: 194.3)-

09/12-191.2-(Trend Weight: 193.4)-

09/19-190.0-(Trend Weight: 191.9)-

09/26-187.6-(Trend Weight: 190.1)- I have exercised a little more and a little harder for most of this past week. On the food-front, most days I actually have a hard time eating enough calories. That seems very strange when I am eating a lot of healthy fat foods which tend to have more calories. I guess when they say that fat fills you up, it’s true. It must be helping me to cut my portions. Anyway, I am tweaking my MFP diary to make sure I get as close to my calorie goals as possible. I don’t want to slow up my metabolism by eating too little! I am still experimenting with zig-zagging too. It is going pretty well.

09/30-188.2-(Trend Weight: 189.5)- I am pretty famous for self-sabotage, especially for final weigh-in’s, so here I am . However, I couldn’t undo it all in the last moments so I am proud that I am only 0.4 lbs shy of my four pound goal. It’s been a so-so month. Definitely I could have done better on some days. I’m ready to put the work in for October and to steer clear of the candy dishes as best as I can. I’m proud of everyone for showing up and for those that logged, exercised, made as many good choices as they could given their circumstances. I have enjoyed reading all the NSV’s too. I will see you all next round!


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 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 gain: 1.1 pounds

September goal: 197

🍃🍂September🍂🍃
1: 200.6
6: 202.2
13: 200.3
20: 199.5
27: 198.8
30: 198.6

Jill

QoLmatters wrote: »

Sept Start Weight: 103.5kg

Sept 30: 98.8

Hey that's awesome! Congrats!

Veta2018 wrote: »

September Start Weight:179 lbs.


September 29: 168 lbs. 0k…I lost another pound. I'm logging, drink water, posting my daily check-in, and exercising five days a week. I feel like I'm making great progress. My clothes are feeling looser. I found this wonderful group. The people are so supportive. It's exactly what I needed.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/145480-ultimate-accountability-challenge-october-2023
September 30:

💪"Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it." - Michael Jordan 💪

*Sorry for such a long post.

Great job this month!

hillaryrudy wrote: »

I'm super happy with my consistent tracking this month, and the scale moved in the right direction. Next month I plan to cut alcohol during the week and continue to track food consistently. Need more high protein snack ideas that aren't all dairy. Cottage cheese, string cheese and greek yogurt are my go-to's right now.

September Start Weight: 197
September Goal Weight: 194
Ultimate Goal Weight: 177

September 1:
September 8:197
September 15: 189.8
September 22: 191.6
September 29:191.4

Congrats, hard work paid off well!

MacLowCarbing Posts: 193 Member
1:36PM

Final September Weigh-In: 8 lbs down. I was shooting for 10, but I'll take it and consider this challenge successful.

Congratulations, You did great this month! Let's make October successful too.💪

July Start Weight: 293.6 (7/5/23)/July End Weight: 276.2 (-17.4)
August Start Weight: 276.2/August End Weight: 254.2 (-22)

Total lost: -39.4lbs

September Start Weight: 254.2lbs
September Goal Weight: 244lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 165lbs

September 1: 252.4
September 9: 247.2
September 15: 245.6
September 22: 245.8
September 30: 241.6

Total weight lost in September: 12.6lbs

September Start Weight: 174lbs (Aug 31st)
September Goal Weight: 169lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 150lbs

September 1: 174 - every day is another chance to get it right
September 8: 172.8
September 15: 172
September 22: 171
September 29: 170
September 30: 170 almost made it. On to next month!

September start weight: 223
September goal weight: 217.50
Ultimate goal weight: 190 (to start)

Sept. 1: 223
Sept. 8: 222
Sept. 15: 222
Sept. 22: 221
sept. 29: 222