WINTER 2024 Weight Loss Challenge (JANUARY, FEBRUARY and MARCH ) A Continuation

I'm in...thanks for having this!

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP: 10/15/23 247
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 248
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 12 lbs

January 1: 248
January 8:
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Challenge Weight loss goal: -12 lbs

Here goes nothing!

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL): 208.4 1/1/24
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE:
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 50 lbs

January 1: 208.4 LBS
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January 22:
January 29:

January Goal: 199 LBS
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February 26:

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Good luck to you all.

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.

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

CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM Dec 31st): 183.8
CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 12 pounds to land at 171.8
CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT:


Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
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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.


01/01-181.6-(Trend Weight: 180.3)- Good luck everyone in this new quarterly challenge and in the new year. Together, we can accomplish so much! Remember, I am always in your corner and one of your biggest cheerleaders!

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Jan Start: 183.8
Jan Goal: 179.8 (4 pound loss)
Jan Actual: xxxxx
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: xxxxx

Challenge Weeks to come

MFP starting weight: 270.9 lbs (June 27, 2023)
Challenge starting weight: 205.2 lbs (January 1, 2024)
Challenge goal weight: 181.8 lbs
aiming for a weekly weight loss rate of 2 lbs (Jan), 1.95 lbs (Feb), 1.85 lbs (March)

Challenge weight loss goal: 23.4 lbs
Challenge weight loss to date:

January 1: 205.2 lbs
January 8:
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January 22:
January 29:
(January 31:)

January goal: 198.1 lbs
January actual:
January loss: 0 lbs

(February 1:)
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February 19:
February 26:
(February 29:)

February goal: 190 lbs
February actual:
February loss: 0 lbs

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March 25:
(March 31:)

March goal: 181.8 lbs
March actual:
March loss: 0 lbs

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Happy New Year and may we all succeed in our weight loss goals! I love seeing all this fresh enthusiasm, let’s turn it into real and lasting results.

Thank you @jedaschultz for setting up this challenge.

@Illusent Glad to see you’re back.

@aablacknell A gain of .6 lbs is not the end of the world, and if this is your first uptick so far I’m sure you’ll be back on track in no time at all. I hope you feel back to normal soon, take care of yourself so you can get past whatever has you feeling under the weather.

To anyone who would like DAILY structure/support/accountability: check out the Ultimate Accountability Challenge

No exceptions. No excuses. 🥑
💝 Discipline is self-love. 💖

Fall Challenge - January thru March
Max weight (7/10/2020): 330
Anniversary #1 weight (7/10/2021): 243 (lost 87 pounds first year)
Anniversary #2 weight (7/10/2022): 226 (lost 18 pounds second year)
Anniversary #3 weight (7/10/2023): 242 (gained 16 pounds third year)
Anniversary #4 weight (7/10/2024): ??? (trying to lose 23 pounds during year four 🤞)
Ultimate goal weight: < 220
Challenge starting weight (1/1): 244.2
Challenge goal weight: 235.0
Challenge weight loss goal: 9.2 lbs in 13 weeks


January 01 : 243.0 : ↓ 1.2
January 08 :
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January 22 :
January 29 :

January Goal: 240.7
January Actual:
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February 19 :
February 26 :

February Goal: 237.8
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March 18 :
March 25 :

March Goal: 235.0
March Actual:
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This week's weight loss: lost 1.2 lbs
Challenge weight loss goal: 9.2 lbs in 13 weeks

YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 210
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 184

January 1: 210
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January Goal: 200
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Challenge Weight loss goal: 184
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STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL):January 1/136
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 136
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 130

January 3: 136
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December 2023
I'm in!

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL):255lbs
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE:
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STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 170
LOSS GOAL: 145lbs

January 1: 170.0
January 3: 167.5
January 10:
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January 24:
January 31:

January Goal: 160 lbs
January Actual:
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February 7:
February 14:
February 21:
February 28:

February Goal: 150 lbs
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March 27:

March Goal: 145 lbs
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Challenge Weight loss goal: 145 lbs

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL):172 (2010 Maybe)
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE:184.4
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL:19.4 lbs

January 1:184.4
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January Goal:177
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February Goal:170
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March Goal:165
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Thanks! I’m in… at 52 years old, weight is coming off slowly. And as some of you have said— this is a marathon and not a sprint. It’s hard to keep remembering that because when I was younger I could drop 10lbs in a month by just adding a mile to my daily runs. I am thankful we have these challenge groups. Let’s do this!!

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL): 217lbs, August 2023
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 195.6 lbs, January 1, 2024
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 184.5 lbs (roughly 1 pound a week)

January 1: 195.6 lbs
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STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL):
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 174lbs
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 115lbs

January 1: -
January 8: 174
January 15:
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January 29:

January Goal: 170
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STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL):
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 264 lbs
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: -24 lbs

January 1: 264
January 8: 262
January 15:
January 22:
January 29:

January Goal: 256
January Actual:
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February 5:
February 12:
February 19:
February 26:

February Goal: 248
February Actual:
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March 11:
March 18:
March 25:

March Goal: 240
March Actual:
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STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL): 192.5, Dec 2014
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 147
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 138 (9 lbs)

January 1: 147
January 8: 144.2
January 15:
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January 29:

January Goal: 142 (5 lbs)
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February 12:
February 19:
February 26:

February Goal: 140 (2 lbs)
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March Goal: 138 (2 lbs)
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Weight loss for this week: 2.8
Current challenge loss: 2.8
Challenge Weight loss goal: 9 lbs