😀😀😀***JANUARY 2024 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀

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  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 13,247 Member
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    @AllyNorth

    A great way to deal with "anomalies," or just the normal fluctuation up and down, is to weigh daily, ignore that number, and put it in a spreadsheet or website that calculates a moving average. It's a powerful tool.

    As a personal example, my scale weight was actually down almost two pounds today from yesterday. It's not real. I'm actually not sure what's going on because it should be UP because I did some strength training yesterday, and my tissues should be holding water for muscle repair. If I look at the average, it's down less than half a pound. A few days ago, the scale kicked up just a bit, but the average still went down because I'm actually on a downward trend right now.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 10,859 Member
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    BillyAZ wrote: »
    January Start Weight: 217.3
    January Goal Weight: 207
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 180

    January 1: 217.3
    January 7: 205.9
    January 14: 202.1
    January 21: 197.8
    January 28:
    January 31:

    @BillyAZ Firmly into Onederland! Congratulations!
  • abp1025
    abp1025 Posts: 195 Member
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    January Start Weight: 192
    January Goal Weight: 185
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 172

    January 1: 192
    January 8: 191
    January 15: 190
    January 22: 190
    January 29:
    January 31:
  • staceykc123
    staceykc123 Posts: 7 Member
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    I need this accountability. I have a long journey ahead of me!

    1/8 Update - I’m updating my January goal weight! After my progress in week one, I know I can do better than my original goal!
    1/15 Update - Not a great week, but logged everything I ate and can look back to see my mistakes! Moving forward.
    1/22 Update - Not getting much exercise with a sore lower back. Just have to be more strict in my diet.

    January Start Weight: 285
    January Goal Weight: 270 - Updated 1/8
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 175

    January 1: 285
    January 8: 279
    January 15: 278
    January 22: 276
    January 29:
    January 31:
  • tslose
    tslose Posts: 414 Member
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    January Start Weight: 200
    January Goal Weight:182
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 160

    January 1: 200
    January 8: 196.6
    January 15: 197.5
    January 22: 197.6 😞 not looking good to meet my goal.
    January 29:
    January 31:
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,288 Member
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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
    January 01: 147.7 at 9:20 a.m. ...6.79 miles in 146 mins
    January 08: 149.4 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then zero...trainer sick
    January 15: 149.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer then both Grandsons for the afternoon
    January 22: 145.8 at 8:15 a.m. ...caught Covid...down for the count
    January 29:
    January 31:
    Chris
  • Patti241
    Patti241 Posts: 4,019 Member
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    January Start Weight: 136
    January Goal Weight: 134
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 130

    January 3: 136
    January 10: 134
    January 17: 135
    January 24: 135
    January 29:
    January 31:
  • AllyNorth
    AllyNorth Posts: 117 Member
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    Thank you @mtaratoot, this is a very good idea. It's funny how even though I understand the scale number is going to fluctuate based on multiple variables, my emotional reaction gets the better of me. I will try this method in February. And thank you for taking the time to reply, I always appreciate your thoughtful commentary here!

    mtaratoot wrote: »
    @AllyNorth

    A great way to deal with "anomalies," or just the normal fluctuation up and down, is to weigh daily, ignore that number, and put it in a spreadsheet or website that calculates a moving average. It's a powerful tool.

    As a personal example, my scale weight was actually down almost two pounds today from yesterday. It's not real. I'm actually not sure what's going on because it should be UP because I did some strength training yesterday, and my tissues should be holding water for muscle repair. If I look at the average, it's down less than half a pound. A few days ago, the scale kicked up just a bit, but the average still went down because I'm actually on a downward trend right now.

  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 13,247 Member
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    @AllyNorth

    Thank you for the kind words!

    A personal example: My scale weight this morning was up 1.6 pounds from yesterday. Stepping back for context, it was down 1.8 pounds yesterday from the day before. I didn't believe yesterday's number. It was a very weird anomaly because I expected it to be UP from muscle repair from a strength training session. Go figure. Maybe it was glycogen? Because I had a carb craving yesterday and fed it. Even just looking at today, yesterday, and the day before, the number has dropped, but only 0.2 pounds. That's reasonable, and I don't even really believe THAT.

    The weird part is that my trending weight is down 0.7 pounds over the two days, and I don't totally believe that either, but only because it incorporates the anomaly. It will level out in the coming days. I am down two pounds since last Wednesday by my weight trend, and I do actually believe that.

    There's some online tools that will do the math for you. I use TrendWeight. The only thing I don't like about it is you have to enter your data on the Fitbit website if you don't use a Fitbit, and I don't. One thing I do like besides the visual appeal of the graph they present is that you can superimpose your trend from 28 days prior. This gives all users a quick view of how they compare to a month ago, and it gives women who menstruate a measure of how today's trend compares to a previous month during the same portion of the cycle.
  • millej238
    millej238 Posts: 24 Member
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    January Start Weight: 73.1kg / 161lb
    January Goal Weight: 71kg (0.5kg to go!)
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 62kg / 136lb (9.5kg to go!)

    Daily Goals:
    Minimum 30 minutes exercise per day (treadmill / strength training)
    Track and meet calorie / macro goals in MFP

    Monthly loss to date: 1.6kg / 3.5lbs

    December 30: 73.1kg / 161lb
    January 2: 72.8 / 160lb
    January 8: 72.3 / 159lb
    January 15: 72.4 / 159lb
    January 19: 71.9 / 158lb
    January 24: 71.5 / 157lb
    January 29:
    January 31:

    Both daily goals are being achieved, although I am finding I may stray from my 1900 calories by 100-200 occasionally!!
    If I were stricter, I probably could have lost more weight this month, but I'm still hoping I can get to 71kg by month end!
  • ronicaw57
    ronicaw57 Posts: 108 Member
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    Female, 6 ft.
    [MFP Highest Weight: (8/20/18): 264.4]

    January Start Weight: 166
    January Goal Weight: 164
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 160-165 (Maintenance)

    January 1: 166
    January 9: 165 (-1 lb)
    January 16: 164 (-1lb)
    January 25: 164 (-0 lb)
    January 31:
  • Michieb125
    Michieb125 Posts: 509 Member
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    Goal for Week #4 - I have been targeting 1200 calories per day for several weeks (in fact often have been eating over). Increase my activity, stick to calorie target and avoiding snack foods.

    Had my annual physical on Tuesday and my doctor was pleased to see I am down about 10 lbs. from last year. But I’m a super slow loser because I’m short and can’t go below 1200 calories! I am also pleased with ALL normal blood work (I am 63). Got to a Barre class too. Here’s to developing winning habits this week!

    January Start Weight:147.5
    January Goal Weight: 143
    Ultimate Goal Weight:140

    January 1: 147.5
    January 8: 147.3
    January 15: 146.4
    January 22: 146.6
    January 26: 146.9
    January 31:
  • ozdeelite
    ozdeelite Posts: 231 Member
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    Weekly weight
    Monday 1: 111.7kg
    Monday 8: 111.8kg
    Monday 15: 110.8kg
    Monday 22: 110.2kg
    Monday 29:
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 13,247 Member
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    Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
    Original MFP starting weight (January 2018) - 168.2
    December 30 (Starting Weight): - 156.0 (10-day average 155.8)
    January goal - Get back into maintenance weight range.
    Ultimate goal - Range between 143 - 153

    I report scale weight and (ten day average weight), and I post on Saturdays.


    December 30: 156.0 (10-day average 155.8)
    January 6: 152.0 (10-day average 154.4)
    January 13: 148.0 (10-day average 150.1)
    January 20: 147.0 (10-day average 147.6)
    January 27: 146.8 (10-day average 146.5)
    February 3:


    Total loss for January: I am down 0.9 pounds this week and 9.3 for the month/year. My scale weight is actually up 0.4 pounds from yesterday, and average weight is unchanged. I had a strength training workout yesterday, so I am not surprised if I'm retaining water to repair muscles. I also had a nice meal of rice and lentils, and that might have added some temporary mass. It's good to be back in maintenance, and it's good that rapid loss early in the month is moderating to a healthy rate.

    Stick to it!

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