😀😀😀***FEBRUARY 2024 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀
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FEBRUARY 2024 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE
February Start Weight: 186.1 lbs
February Goal Weight: 176 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 150 lbs
February 1: 186.1 lbs
February 8: 184.0 lbs (lost 2.1 lbs)
February 15: 184.0 lbs (lost 0 l bs)
February 22: 182.1 lbs (lost 1.9 lbs)
February 29: 178.7 lbs
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I started my journey in 2018 July 1st weighing 202.2. One year later I reached my goal weight of 142. Very exciting times. Unfortunately I ended up with health concerns and weight gain. now ready to get back to goal.
Female 5’4” 67
CW: 176.2
February Start Weight: 176.2
February Goal Weight: 171
Ultimate Goal Weight: 142
February 1: 176.2
February 8: 174.6
February 15: 174.2
February 22: 172.2
February 29:172.4
(Leap year!)
Total lost 3.8 😁6 -
FEBRUARY 2024
February Start Weight: 153.2
February Goal Weight: 150.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140-145?
February 1: 153.2
February 8: 151.0
February 15: 152.3
February 22: 151.6
February 29: 150.3
Happy LEAP Day!
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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.3 -
HW: 194.7 (88.3 kg) April 25, 2020
SW January 7, 2024: 180.6 (81.9 kg)
February Start Weight: 173.6 (78.7 kg)
February Goal Weight: 169 (76.7 kg)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130-140 (59 kg- 63.5 kg)
February 1: 173.3 (78.6 kg)
February 8: 171.7 (77.9 kg)
February 15: 170.6 (77.4 kg)
February 22: 169.5 (76.9 kg)
February 29: 167.8 (76.1 kg)
(Leap year!)
Total loss this month- 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Looking forward to continuing in March!5 -
February Start Weight: 85.1 kg
February Goal Weight: 81.7 kg
Ultimate Goal Weight: 75 kg
February 1: 85.1 kg
February 8: 85.8 kg
February 15: 85 kg
February 22: 84.9 kg
February 29: 83.6 kg 🥰😂
(Leap year!)5 -
Female, 5’7”
HW: 181 pounds (Dec 30, 2019)
February Start Weight: 135.6 pounds
February Goal Weight: 130-135 pounds
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130-135 pounds
February 1: 135.6
February 8: 137.3
February 15: 139.3
February 22: 137.3
February 29: 138.2
Total weight loss/gain to date this month: + 2.6 pounds
I thought January was going to be my month to shine. Then I thought February would do the trick. Third time's a charm with March???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: 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!
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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: 177.0
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)-
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?
02/29-177.0-(Trend Weight: 179.5)- My lowest weight since the 2020 Pandemic shutdown! For the next couple of months I will be eyeing the 160’s and dreaming, longing and yearning for that new decade which will bring me even better health. Nice round everyone! The final count is a 4.6 loss for me in February. I will continue to make a 4 lb loss my monthly goal as I would love to lose 4 pounds a month even on the months that it just seems my body has a different idea. So any progress is very good and I am very happy to end with a loss this time around.
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
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@deepwoodslady
Donna,
You've really been making good progress lately! Keep sticking to it. I know you will. So good to read this.2 -
Returned from vacation late last night and I was happy with the scale this AM after my trip to Southern Florida. Overall down 1# for Feb. I am super slow loser since I’m on the shorter side (under 5’2”) and my caloric target needs to stay where it is.
Let’s’ keep going in March!
February Start Weight: 146.9
February Goal Weight: 143 (145)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 139
February 1: 146.9
February 8: 147.3
February 15: 147.2
February 22: 145.5
February 29: 145.9
(Leap year!)3 -
February Start Weight: 201 lbs
February Goal Weight: 192.9 lbs (1.95 lbs/week)
Long-Term Goal Weight: 140 lbs by September 30, 2024
February 1: 201 lbs
February 8: 199 lbs
February 15: 201.2 lbs
February 22: 199.7 lbs
February 29: 197.7 lbs
Weight lost this month: 3.3 lbs
February is going to be fun for me. Looking forward to celebrating three different milestones:- 0.1 lb away as of Feb 1: complete my first 70 lbs of weight loss ✅ Feb 5
- 1.1 lb away as of Feb 1: reach Onederland ✅ Feb 8
- 4 lbs away as of Feb 1: drop below BMI of 35 and reach the garden-variety obesity category (currently I'm considered extremely obese). (✅ Feb 28 but went back up a little)
Well I didn’t quite make all my goals for the month, but I’m undeniably below 200 lbs and I’m very happy with that result. See you all in March!
No exceptions. No excuses. 🥑
💝 Discipline is self-love. 💖4 -
February Start Weight:236lb
February Goal Weight:230lb
Ultimate Goal Weight:140lb
February 3: 236lb
February 8: 235
February 15: 232.8
February 22: 231.4
February 29: 234.4
(Leap year!
So didn't end off as I expected. Was down to 230.4lb but then started to get drained and lack of oxygen. So started pumping the food into me to raise my protein and iron. Feeling a bit better but had to take a few days to recoup. Also was still smoking while doing all my workouts and that finally came to a head last Sunday when I couldn't breathe. I haven't had a smoke since and trying to get some fresh sea salt air into my lungs on my walks to get them breathing better. Always needing to kick bad habits to help get new ones! Hoping to see a dietician to help with food intake and exercise because of my graves disease, thyroid issues so I'm doing this right instead of following a regime meant for people without autoimmune disorders. Hopefully I can get it all figured out so I'm doing this fitness journey in the best possible way for my future. Wish me 🤞3 -
@Wean_over_that_now
Adding more food to your diet won't change your lung function. I'm glad you stopped smoking. Starting to do MILD cardiovascular activity can build your lung function and capacity, but if you're feeling "lack of oxygen," talk to your physician!
That panicky feeling of needing to take a breath is actually excess carbon dioxide, no lack of oxygen. It's why free divers do three hyperventilation breaths before each dive. It's not to saturate the tissues with oxygen, it's to dump CO2. If you do too much, though, you can actually pass out from lack of oxygen even without feeling that need to breathe. Not a good thing to do underwater. It's worse with free diving because as you come back to the surface, the water pressure is reduced, and blood flows out from your core back into your extremities. That results in your brain getting less oxygen. That's what they call a "shallow water blackout," and it's very dangerous. It's why people use buddies to free dive. One buddy stays on the surface while the other goes down. Then they switch. As you build lung function, your body will be good at both getting more oxygen to your tissues and at dumping CO2.
Well-trained athletes can exhale breaths as low as 16% oxygen. Most of us exhale about 19% oxygen. The air we breathe is 20.7% oxygen.0 -
@mtarotoot. I appreciate your analogy on the subject but not needed as I'm not diving. I've had a blood clot in my lungs before, I have multiple times had to have iron intake increased both by injections for a year and other times by medication. So when I get exhausted and can't breathe it usually stems from one of these issues. My first thought is iron as it's happened so many times. That's why I really need someone who can coach me on my exercise and eating regimen so this stuff doesn't keep happening. I'm walking between 5 - 12 km most days, I do rowing on my concept2, between 2000-10,000m every second day and I try to do some weight training on my workout gym, every second day. I'm toning up, gaining some muscle and losing fat. I'm not eating crappy food, even when I have poked it into me, thinking I need iron. It's still all healthy, just more of it so I feel like I have energy again instead of zapped. There's no excuses with me here, just facts1
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September 2023 starting @ 207.7
September 2023 total loss 3.4
October 2023 total loss 11.4
November 2023 total loss 4.1
December 2023 loss 0
January 2024 total loss 4.1
February 2024 current loss 5.6
Total loss 28.6 pounds
February Start Weight: 184.7
February Goal Weight: 180
Ultimate Goal Weight: 142
February 1: 184.7
February 8: 181.7
February 15: 179.1
February 22: 182.3
February 29: 179.1
(Leap year!)
See you all next month!3 -
Hello!
Height: 5'3"
February Start Weight: 141.0
February Goal Weight: 136.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 125.0
February 12: 141.0
February 19: 139.4
February 26: 139.0
February 29: 136.5 - Wow. I guess the Peloton bootcamps are working for me
- 4.5lbs! Some of that is definitely bloat. 2/12 was the day I returned from vacation. See you all in March!3 -
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: 147.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
February 29:
(Leap year!)
Good luck everyone!
Chris1 -
⚖️ Weekly - End of Month Weigh-in ⚖️
February SW: 322
February GW: 317
UGW: 170
February 11: 322
February 18: 319
February 25: 318.4
February 29: 318.4
I didn't reach my goal weight for the month. So close... I did lose 3.6 pounds though, so I'm happy.
MFP SW: 9/15/23 (368)
Total Lost To Date: 49.6
April in Indiana5 -
Is there a March challenge?1
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I found the March challenge 😁2
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February didn't unfold quite as I'd hoped. But I am going to move on, and hope for a better March. Congratulations to everyone who continued to show up. Each of you are a source of inspiration and motivation.
February Start Weight: 145.8 pounds
February Goal Weight: 141 pounds
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135 pounds
February 1: 145.8
February 8: 146.6
February 29: 147
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enlightenme3 wrote: »Hi Everyone - I've posted March's edition here: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10910457/march-2024-weight-loss-challenge/p1?new=1
@enlightenme3 Thanks for posting the March Challenge2 -
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: 214
February 29: 211.4
(Leap year!)
Missed my goal this month. It’s alright, was kind of a steep goal for the shortest month of the year lol
Best of luck to everyone in March! We will crush it!4 -
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: 250.3. - good month lets go march
Lbs lost YTD: -6.84 -
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: 262.4
February 29: 259.64 -
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: 147.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
February 29: 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then DMV to renew my license...had to test!!!
(Leap year!)
Good luck everyone!
Chris1 -
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: 150.4 (10-day average 146.9)
Total loss for February: Official challenge end is... Up for the month, but less than a half pound. I can still call that maintenance. The scale was actually up 4.2 pounds in one day, and that affected the average. Yesterday's average was the same as February 29. On February 1 it was down to 146.1, so I'm definitely still bouncing around. I am down 8.8 pounds for the year.
Bring on the Spring!
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