Get to goal weight in 2024

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.

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)- WTH? I did NOT expect this. Could it be the travel & restaurant from two days ago? Could it be the birthday celebration complete with cake/ice cream catching up? Could it be day 2 of no TMI? Could it be the worst sleep last night that I’ve had in years? Maybe it’s all one big ball of wax (or fat) all rolled up into one. In any case, I feel cheated when I probably shouldn’t. Looks like I’ll be spending much of this challenge chasing my own tail.


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02/12-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
02/17-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
02/24-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!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150's

First or original goal weight = 164.4 = bmi 24.9999

December 6, 2023 = 174.6
December 14, 2023 176 oops! Wrong way
December 30, 2023 176.4

1/13 173
1/20 171.6 yea! 3 pounds in 45 days. 2 pounds a month is perfect.
1/27 171.4 a literal snail's pace! I'll take it!
2/3 177 hard week

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.

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)-

02/05-182.6-(Trend Weight: 182.8)- There was something in the house that was haunting me. It’s gone now. I will be making soup for dinner. Homemade chicken noodle so there will be pasta in there. I will try to make the rest of the day accommodate that.

02/10-179.0-(Trend Weight: 181.9)- I think I have my dates all messed up but I am trying to weigh on Saturday’s so here I am. I’m not sure where the one on the 5th came from but it should be fixed now. I am down from the 5th but showed a small gain (under a pound) overnight for an unknown reason as I thought yesterday was on target. I ate a moderate day of about 1300 calories and 64 net carbs on my zig-zag diet. Sodium was about 2550 so it was a touch high. Fat and protein was in line or low. I did about 45 minutes of actual exercising and also tackled a home project which really helped me get extra steps in. TMI was good before weighing and my sleep was pretty good too. I know that weight standing still can be typical but an unexplained gain is always confusing. I will just have to trust my trend weight, which continues to go down, that I’m on the right track. I had two pieces of sugar-free dark chocolate last night that fell within my limits. Could that be it? I am glad to be back in the 170’s but it looks like I may be trying to hold on for dear life.

02/17-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

02/24-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!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150's

Goal Check 2/10

Exercise - 6x a week ✔️
Water - Had 70+ ounces 4 times this week!! ✔️
Better Nutrition * Too many meals out this week
Less Alcohol * Not as "less" as it should have been.

Get back to 10,000 steps a day (minimum) ~ I had 1 day over 10k. I'm going to put this to 9,000 until the weather gets better and I can get outside for extra steps.

My Mantra:

🏋🏾‍♀️ Don't think, just do it!!

Saturday Weigh In

2/3: 215.0 (0.0)
2/10: 217 (+2.0)
2/17
2/24

Total month : +2.00

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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.

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)-

02/05-182.6-(Trend Weight: 182.8)-

02/10-179.0-(Trend Weight: 181.9)- I think I have my dates all messed up but I am trying to weigh on Saturday’s so here I am. I’m not sure where the one on the 5th came from but it should be fixed now. I am down from the 5th but showed a small gain (under a pound) overnight for an unknown reason as I thought yesterday was on target. I ate a moderate day of about 1300 calories and 64 net carbs on my zig-zag diet. Sodium was about 2550 so it was a touch high. Fat and protein was in line or low. I did about 45 minutes of actual exercising and also tackled a home project which really helped me get extra steps in. TMI was good before weighing and my sleep was pretty good too. I know that weight standing still can be typical but an unexplained gain is always confusing. I will just have to trust my trend weight, which continues to go down, that I’m on the right track. I had two pieces of sugar-free dark chocolate last night that fell within my limits. Could that be it? I am glad to be back in the 170’s but it looks like I may be trying to hold on for dear life.

02/17-179.6-(Trend Weight: 180.6)- This week was good, then it was bad, then it was okay. As you can see, I’m trending downward very nicely due to the good days. But the week also included travel, Valentine’s Day and a non-related sugar binge so there’s that. I still have zero control over sugar. I just need to keep it at arm’s length. Actually much further…..

02/24-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!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150's

First or original goal weight = 164.4 = bmi 24.9999

December 6, 2023 = 174.6
December 14, 2023 176 oops! Wrong way
December 30, 2023 176.4

1/13 173
1/20 171.6 yea! 3 pounds in 45 days. 2 pounds a month is perfect.
1/27 171.4 a literal snail's pace! I'll take it!
2/3 177 hard week
2/10 175 feeling better
2/17 175 spinning my wheels? or maintaining nicely?

2/24 176

Hi everyone,

Okay, I'm jumping back IN! (If that's okay). I'm afraid I've not been doing so well, goal-wise over these past several weeks; so effective TODAY, I call a personal "DO OVER"! I will be weighing in on Sundays, beginning today:

02/25: 150.2 - Day 1 - Initial stats below:


Today is actually 25 weeks until my 66th birthday and I'm hoping to reach my goal weight of 140 lbs. or less by then in order to get my BMI below 25.0. That means I would need to lose an average of about 7 ounces per week or 0.42 lb. to 0.44 lb. per week. This is entirely doable!😸


Have a great week everyone (last week in February and only 23 days until SPRING!🌱

My Mantra:

🏋🏾‍♀️ Don't think, just do it!!

I waited until the end of the month to update. Not at all happy with February, but it could have been worse! Ready for March. I had only 4 days in January that I consumed alcohol. I need to aim for a dryer March as well. Alcohol is detrimental to weight loss. I know that ...but I also love wine.

I think I'm going to mix up my work out plan a bit as well and see what happens...

2/1: 215.0
2/10: 217.0
2/17: 215.2
2/24: 216.8
2/29: 215.4

Total month : +0.4

@Corina1143 ~ Spinning wheels or maintaining nicely? I feel you! How did you end up for the month?

@deepwoodslady ~ Looks like you finished the month strong! Way to go. Conquer March!

@threewins ~ Good Luck with your target date of 8/24! Don't beat yourself up when the scale is not cooperating...(or we are not cooperating🙂 ) just take it one day at a time. This journey is forever!

@Walela617 ~ Welcome back.

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