😀😀😀***FEBRUARY 2024 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀
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Female, 6 ft.
[MFP Highest Weight: (8/20/18): 264.4]
February Start Weight: 163
February Goal Weight: 162
Ultimate Goal Weight: 160-165 (Maintenance)
February 1: 163
February 9: 163 (0)
February 16: 162 (-1 lb)
February 23:
February 29:5 -
Aug 2023: 299.6
September: 291.4
October: 285.4
November: 275.4
December: 268.6
Jan 2024: 265.4
February Start Weight: 263.4
February Goal Weight: 255.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 180
February 1: 263.4
February 8: 261.6
February 15:260.0
February 22:
February 29:3 -
February Start Weight: 218
February Goal Weight: 207
Ultimate Goal Weight: 160
February 1: 218
February 8: 216.2
February 15: 215.6
February 22:
February 29:
(Leap year!)3 -
Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018): 168.2
January 1, 2024 Weight: 155.4 (10-day average 155.8)
January 27 (Starting Weight for this challenge): 146.8 (10-day average 146.5)
February goal: Get back to lower end of maintenance weight range
Ultimate goal: Stay in maintenance range between (absolutely 140 - 153 and ideally 142-148)
I report scale weight and (ten day average weight), and I post on Saturdays.
January 27: 146.8 (10-day average 146.5)
February 3: 148.0 (10-day average 146.2)
February 10: 148.2 (10-day average 146.9)
February 17: 146.8 (10-day average 147.0)
February 24:
March 2:
Total loss for February: I held steady this week. Really steady. On average. On a daily basis, I have been up over two pounds in a day twice and down more two pounds in a day twice. I appear to be up a half pound for the month, but that's OK after being down so much in January. Just a pause as I work back into the bottom of my maintenance range. I am still down 8.8 pounds for the year.
Stick to it!
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February mindset - less sugar, less wine and more water, vegetables and exercise!
Not doing great with sugar and wine with a few birthdays and Super Bowl and now a vacay coming up 🥹
Upped my exercise in the last two weeks and seeing a NSV in toning over a loss on the scale.
Looking at the big picture, I need to keep on keeping on!
February Start Weight: 146.9
February Goal Weight: 143
Ultimate Goal Weight: 139
February 1: 146.9
February 8: 147.3
February 15: 147.9
February 22:
February 29:
(Leap year!)4 -
I was doing well, but was on vacation the past 9 days. As you can see I didn't log anything and didn't make the best choices, but it was fun!
February Start Weight: 182.1
February Goal Weight: 176.1
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130.0
February 1: 182.1
February 8: 179.7
February 15: 184.2
February 22:
February 29:
(Leap year!)
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February start weight: 217
February goal weight: 212
Ultimate goal weight: 190 (to start)
February 1: 217
February 8: 216
February 15: 216
February 22:
February 29:7 -
⚖️ Weekly Weigh-in ⚖️
Still feeling weak and tired, slightly nauseous, and short of breath with any exertion. (Issues I was having before I started my diet from liver problems) So no exercise yet.
But at least I'm not experiencing the aching/sharp pains in my liver area any more, and my belly swelling is going down. So my low carb, no sugar diet is working. 🥳
February SW: 322
February GW: 317
UGW: 170
February 11: 322
February 18: 319 (-3lbs)
February 25:
February 29
April in Indiana
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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. My highest weight was 253 in 2016. My MFP start weight was 235 in 2018. I will be continuing my weigh-in dates on Sundays. It helps keep me accountable on the weekends.
Start Weight (from Jan 31st ): 181.6
Goal Weight: 177.6 (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.
02/01-183.4-(Trend Weight: 183.0)-
02/04-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-
02/11-179.2-(Trend Weight: 181.7)- I’m okay with a 0.2 increase even though I wish it wasn’t the day before an important doctor appointment. The increase is expected due to no TMI and also because of that sandwich I had at 2:00 a.m. I was just so hungry! I wasn’t about to make the same mistake I’ve made so many times and start stuffing “approved” snacks into my pie hole that add up to big trouble and no satisfaction. So I just broke down and made my low calorie/lower carb sandwich and enjoyed it with a cold glass of water. I don’t think it actually put me over my calories or carbs for the day so I’m happy to see the damage wasn’t too bad. Tonight I’ll need to go to bed earlier for my traveling downstate early in the morning so history should not repeat itself, at least not tonight. While traveling I will opt for my highest calorie day on the zig-zag plan, but will very likely still be over. I’ll pay that fiddler when I get home.
02/18-179.2-(Trend Weight: 180.5)- Pile it on, whittle it off. Gosh, I thought the scale would go down a bit more considering how hungry I was yesterday and how well I coped/starved. I came within an inch of another binge, which I had the day before, this time it was hungry and cravings all rolled up into one. Then I looked at my watch and was shocked to see it was already after 2:00 a.m. So I said to myself, “Donna, you won’t even be awake long enough to gloat in it or bask in its sunshine”, so I didn’t do it. I must admit, had it been 9:00 pm I think I would have caved. There is more than one kind of strength training. The one with my handweights is much easier than this! I’m already starting my day off still hungry. In fact, when I went to copy today’s post to add to my saved format, I thought my computer said Pasta. It said Paste.
02/25-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
02/29-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
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@deepwoodslady Are you sure you're getting enough calories? If you're hungry all the time, you may need to eat more. That sounds counter-intuitive when you're trying to lose weight... but if you're not satisfying your body's needs for adequate nutrition, you'll be more likely to start binge-eating, which tends to undo whatever weight loss you may have achieved by depriving yourself. (To be clear, I'm not saying that you are depriving yourself... since I don't have any idea what you eat. But maybe run your numbers through a body weight planner, to make sure you're getting enough food for your weight, age, and activity level.)
I had about six months of nice, steady weight loss last year... and then I started a cycle of hunger/exhaustion and bingeing, and my weight loss was no longer steady. It turns out I wasn't eating enough to fuel my new (and far more active) lifestyle. Only after I ensured that I wasn't starving myself, and once I started to feel better, did the weight loss start up again.
I found the Brain over Binge podcast super helpful in figuring this out. The podcast taught me that food deprivation is one of the causes of binge eating. Basically, the body will do anything to get the food that it needs, and if we don't feed ourselves well, then the brain will resort to urges and cravings to attempt to get what is necessary. Except of course binges don't give us the nutrients we actually need, because nobody binges on healthy food So the cycle of bingeing and guilty calorie restricting continues. I recommend the podcast if you want to know more.4 -
February Start Weight: 158.8
February Goal Weight: 154
Ultimate Goal Weight: 150
February 1: 158.8
February 8: 158.6
February 12: 156.8
February 19: 157.8
February 26:
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@deepwoodslady. I agree with this statement. Had nightshift Saturday past, only 2.5 hrs sleep. Got home Sunday at noon. Rowed 10,000 meters, then worked out on my gym and was totally spent. Only 6 hrs sleep Sunday night, and was just gasping all evening for oxygen. Monday morning I started packing the food into me, all good stuff. But in the evening still hungry and exhausted so ate around a cup of peanuts and a cup of raisins. Felt better afterwards but went over by 1500 calories for the day, but didn't care at that point. Slept well last night and lost a pound. Body needed the protein and iron to recoup. So I will not make that mistake again.! Listen to your body, I say it knows better then we do in our heads, that's for sure!4
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Hello!
I'm joining a bit late, but I started keep track a little earlier this month
Height: 5'3"
February Start Weight: 141.0
February Goal Weight: 136.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 125.0
February 1: DNW
February 8: DNW
February 12: 141.0
February 19: 139.4
February 26:
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Welcome @Lazuliz!3
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February Start Weight: 135
February Goal Weight:130
Ultimate Goal Weight:
February 7: 135
February 14: 136
February 21: 136
February 29:
(Leap year!)1 -
This is my this my second weigh in here. My weigh in days will be Tuesday's to follow the pattern that has been set. If I haven't been completing this correctly please let me know.
February Start Weight: 300
February Goal Weight: 290
Ultimate Goal Weight: 150
February 6: missed this week.
February 13:296
February 20:293.5
February 27:6 -
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
February 01: 149.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...still sick
February 05: 151.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 5.60 miles in 115 mins in cold wind and rain!!
February 12: 149.6 at 7:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/my trainer
February 19: 148.1 at 8:10 a.m. ...60 min workout w/my trainer then worked on taxes
February 26:
February 29:
(Leap year!)
Good luck everyone!
Chris4 -
@brandice65 I'm not the boss here or anything, but you're doing great!2
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February Start Weight: 149.5lbs (10-day avg: 150.13lbs)
February Goal Weight: 147.5lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140lbs
February 1: 149.5 (10-day avg: 150.13)
February 8: 149.5 (10-day avg: 149.97)
February 15: 148.5 (10-day avg: 149.05)
February 22: 148.25 (10-day avg: 149.6)
February 29:
Bathroom scales were all over the place this week but happy enough with how it’s going.7 -
January was a good start to the new year. Looking forward to making some progress in Feb. I enjoy walking outdoors daily, 8000 steps is my daily goal. I'm low carb, not keto but under 50 gm a day for sure. Best of luck to everyone lets do it to it.
1/1/23 wt: 273.4
1/1/24 wt: 260.1
February Start Weight: 257.1
February Goal Weight: 253.1
1/1/25 Goal Weight: 208.1
February 1: 257.1
February 8: 256.5 slow and steady, walking 8000+ steps a day, low carb life, A1C down from 6.0 to 5.8 whoot whoot
February 15: 254.0 pretty excited lowest I have been in quite sometime, I am walking around 9000+ steps a day this month it makes a huge difference, still working on my portion control especially in the evenings
February 22: 253.3 Its coming off slow and steady. Hoping to lose another lb and head in to march with some good momentum. I'm now down 20 going back to 1-1-23 that's exciting. I'm ready to leave the fifties behind forever. Lets finish up strong and head into March ready to make some noise.
February 29:
Lbs lost YTD: -6.87
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