15 pounds to lose challenge- November 1, 2023-January 31, 2024

Thanks, @RubyRed427 for posting this for us!!
Hi! 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.
Highest Weight: 192.2 lbs
Current Weight: 152.5 lbs
Goal Weight: 145.0 lbs
November
11/01 - 151.7 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
11/06 - 151.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
11/13 - 151.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
11/20 - 149.3 at 7:30 a.m. ...5.34 miles in 146 mins...trainer is out of town this week
11/27 - 152.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
11/30 - 149.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing...entire family is down w/nasty cold!
Nov Goal - 145
Nov Actual - 149.6
12/01 - 151.0 at 8:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing...sick
12/04 - 150.5 at 5:30 a.m. ...sick
12/11 - 146.8 at 7:45 a.m. ...30 min workout w/trainer
12/18 - 146.8 at 9:15 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
12/25 - 147.9 at 8:00 a.m. ...5.41 miles in 120 mins to the post office and back
12/31 -
Dec Goal - 145
Dec Actual -
Good luck everyone
Chris

Starting Weight:305lbs
Current Weight:302lbs
Goal Weight:160lbs

Dec 12th:302.4lbs
Dec 20th:305.2lbs
Dec 22nd:306.8lbs
Dec 23rd:Holiday(break)
Dec 24th:Holiday(break)
Dec 25th:Holiday(break)
Dec 26th:Holiday(break)
Dec 27th:Weigh In Check
Dec 28th:Weigh In Check
Dec 29th:307.5lbs
Dec 30th:

We have early morning freezing fog and rain so odd for the mountains of Oregon. The sidewalks are to slick for morning walks.

To everyone HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 🥳

💞 Karen

My name is Donna. I am 63 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.


CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 12 pounds to land at 169.4
CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM Oct 31): 181.4
CHALLENGE ENDING 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


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.


11/01-181.2-(Trend Weight: 184.5)-

11/07-183.6-(Trend Weight: 184.3)-

11/14-182.6-(Trend Weight: 184.1)-

11/21-180.4-(Trend Weight: 182.3)-

11/28-179.8-(Trend Weight: 182.2)-
11/30-181.4-(Trend Weight: 181.9)-


Nov Start: 181.4
Nov Goal: 177.4 (4 pound loss)
Nov Actual: 181.4
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 0 It’s a wash!



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.

12/01-181.4-(Trend Weight: 181.9)-

12/05-180.6-(Trend Weight: 181.7)-

12/12-178.2-(Trend Weight: 180.3)-

12/19-179.2-(Trend Weight: 179.7)-

12/26-179.0-(Trend Weight: 179.2)- Christmas Kringle (a pastry) is unforgiving! Christmas stockings are dangerous!

12/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)- ”Pulling hair out on both sides of head” Yiiikesssss! It looks like I’ve got my work cut out for me!!!!! You are NOT GOING TO BELIEVE what my secret Santa present was. (We buy for children and draw names for adults only). Get ready for this…..Hundreds of dollars worth of Chocolate!!!! It is designed to be 365 days of chocolate with a piece (or a serving as listed) for each day of the coming year. Every expensive and fancy brand you can think of. And my secret person was MY FOODIE DAUGHTER that is here so often. Excuse me….how many talks have I had with her 100 pound frame about how I am trying to improve my diet and LOSE WEIGHT? Has she forgotten that I am a DIABETIC? By the way, NOT ONE PIECE is sugar-free chocolate. It was accompanied by multiple bottles of Asti and some very nice lotion. She had purchased a wrapping paper hanging tote thingy and filled the clear pockets with the poison. It was so heavy that she had to have one of the men carry it in for her. WTH? I must tell you that my daughter is the type of person who could actually just eat one small piece or one little truffle per day and have no problem stopping at one. I am not. I am trying to formulate a plan. Simply freezing it will not work as I have no problem melting chocolate in my mouth. On top of all that, I’m still loaded down with Christmas Cookies and fudge from our gathering as well. My head has been spinning since I opened the gift last night! Help!!! My reflection for the year end of 2023: I have lost 16.0 pounds this year. I have learned to eat some new foods that are good for my health and my waistline. Happy New Years Eve Everyone! Stay safe out there!


Dec Start: 181.4
Dec Goal: 177.4 (4 pound loss)
Dec Actual: 183.8
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 2.4 lbs Gained


Challenge Weeks to Come:

200Karen wrote: »

@deepwoodslady maybe you can call the chocolate company and have the delivery address changed ???
Must be a present your daughter thought she would enjoy not what you would enjoy??


Hi!! My name is Karen. I am 65 years old, 5' 0" tall, and a retiree living in Oregon. My goal weight is 115-120.

WEIGHT RELEASE GOAL 1.5 to 6.5 lbs
AND LEARN MAINTENANCE
✅ November 1st: 121.5
✅ December 1st: +0.3
✅ January 1st: +1.6


✅ January
01. 123.4 Time to recommit to MY PLAN 🤠
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29.
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💞Karen

CHALLENGES:

⏰ IN PROGRESS 🏋🏼‍♂️
November 1 to January 31: Loss lbs
121.5 to

🏆 COMPLETED
August 1 to October 31: Loss 3.5 lbs
125 to 121.5

May 1 to July 31: Loss 9 lbs
134 to 125

@200Karen No chocolate company. She literally brought in 365 servings of chocolate, one for each day of the year! I'm working on a plan though.....

So I've been putting some thought into this chocolate gift from my youngest daughter..... I think I know what may have happened. Sometime in December she & I were out of town together and I ran into an Aldi's to pick up my dark chocolate. They have a brand called Moser Roth which comes in various amount of cocoa and cocao. I will buy it as high as a 90% content although this last time it was 70%. She asked me about it because of my diabetes and I told her that I find having a square at night helps to stave off my chocolate cravings and that the extra benefit is that it is an antioxident.

I have noticed that in all that chocolate she bought, most of it is dark chocolate. Of course, having a Lindt dark chocolate truffle is not the same as having a 70% or higher cocao piece, but I'm sure she does not understand that because I did not fully go into it or explain it to her. I'm sure she thought it would be something I would love and something I could really use.

What she doesn't know is that I don't eat a square EVERY NIGHT for 365 days. I eat it on occasion when it fits into my macros and when I have a particular craving for something sweet. This is why I like that brand. When you open the bar up, it actually consists of about 5 smaller separately wrapped little mini candy bars that contain 2 squares. It is easy to break it apart, keep the other half in the wrap and put the wrap back into the main bar for safekeeping. It keeps it fresher than just buying a big hunk of a bar. (I'll post a pic for clarification). Anyway, I don't think her gift was an attempt at being brutal. I just think she has misunderstood and so my intention first and foremost is to explain this to her (or the candy may never end).

My plan for the candy is to share with everyone in the family. A little to each family will not be too hurtful. I will ask them not to let her know because she is still quite fragile with all she is going through. Also, I know that she made a big financial leap here that she couldn't afford just to try to provide me something she thought would help. The others will understand and keep it under their hats. I am also going to share the candy with her as she love chocolate, although she is a tiny little person who picks at it and has such wonderful control that I just don't have yet. I will talk to her about my diabetes and explain that I don't eat it everyday. I will ask her to choose some to take home (a lot if possible), whatever is left after this, I will follow Tish's advice ( @tiabirdie56 ) and freeze the rest in my deep freeze that is in the garage since I actually can use some of it. However, I need to keep only the darkest of chocolate since that is where I have the most control. I am not CRAZY about dark cacao so the control is built-in. I know that this plan will not be the most popular with many of you, but I think it can protect my daughter's feelings, be a blessing to some of the other kids/grandkids and still help me to, especially since all my cacao has to be bought out-of-town. I absolutely will not pawn off too much to just one person to create problems for someone else. I will be careful and thoughtful.

Well that's my plan and I'll do my best to stick to it. I've worked too hard on my weight AND by glucose numbers so that will be my guiding force and light going forward. I've had many good ideas on a couple of different challenges and I thank you all for your input. By combining some of your ideas, I think it's a good plan. I will be having ANOTHER talk with my daughter, but this time I will explain things better to her and leave no room for questions. She is not a sabotaging kind of person, honestly. She is just a little thing that does not understand the challenges I face as an obese person (food control). Her heart was in the right place this time I do believe. As for the wine, I will have no problem controlling that. The Martini & Rossi Asti (sparkling wine) is one of my favorites. She bought little 4 packs of that which provides about 2 nice pour wineglasses each. That will last me a long time. She also bought one large bottle which I will not pop open until I have a social occasion or family gathering where it can be shared. Control with alcohol is not a problem for me.