😀😀😀***FEBRUARY 2024 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀

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)-

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.

02/25-178.2-(Trend Weight: 180.1)- I was hoping for a bigger drop but there was those leftovers yesterday…. While “on plan”, it was the higher end of “on plan” because it contained some pasta in the casserole. That makes two days in a row of “not ideal”, even if my macros said otherwise. Time to move on to some lean and mean today. I went shopping yesterday in my local grocery store. What the heck happened to the price of eggs (again)? My store is selling the regular store brand for $3.39 per dozen! What did I miss?


02/29-xxxxx-(Trend 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

February Start Weight: 135
February Goal Weight:130
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130

February 7: 135
February 14: 136
February 21: 136
February 28: 137
(Leap year!)

February Start Weight: 156.6
February Goal Weight: 156
Ultimate Goal Weight: 121

February 24: 156.6
February 29: 158
(Leap year!)

TOM is in town + I’ve worked out 3x this week. I HOPE that’s what’s going on here. Trying not to get discouraged.

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: 145.6 (10-day average 146.3)
February 29: 147.4 (10-day average 146.5)
March 2:

Total loss for February: Well, if I'm in maintenance, then I did great. I ended the month at exactly where I started. Go figure. I am down 9.2 pounds for the year. Final check-in for this challenge in two days for me. On to March - spring is on the way (after we get through this big winter storm).

Stick to it!

@deepwoodslady

Donna,

You've really been making good progress lately! Keep sticking to it. I know you will. So good to read this.