😀😀😀***August 2024 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀
mtaratoot
Posts: 14,259 Member
@enlightenme3 is traveling, so I'm posting this month's challenge on their behalf.
@enlightenme3 would normally say, "😀 Welcome all new first timers to this challenge and "Hello again" to those returning for another month, another year, another round. 😀"
@enlightenme3 joined back in September of 2021, which was their first month back on MFP. In the first 9 months, @enlightenme3 lost 40 pounds and uses this challenge as motivation to stay on track. It is nice to have a medium-term goal that gets broken down into manageable chunks.
Pick your own goal, check in once per week, and at the very end of the month. Let's keep encouraging each other & staying focused on our individual goals.
You can change the dates to suit you, but try to keep it weekly as it shows off the weekly progress better😀
Pick whatever unit suits you -- lbs, kg’s or stones.
Feel free to copy & paste the chart:
August Start Weight:
August Goal Weight:
Ultimate Goal Weight:
August 1:
August 8:
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:
For those unsure how to do your weekly weight input:
When you want to do your weekly update do a search for your original post, copy and paste as a new post in the add post box then you can edit in your new weekly weight. A lot of people also maintain their post in a notes application on their device and just cut and paste into a new post.
It’s not a race go at your on pace, imagine where you could be in 6 months time!😀
Best of luck to everyone - have fun! 😀😀
Remember to bookmark⭐️ this group- makes it easier to find 😀
@enlightenme3 would normally say, "😀 Welcome all new first timers to this challenge and "Hello again" to those returning for another month, another year, another round. 😀"
@enlightenme3 joined back in September of 2021, which was their first month back on MFP. In the first 9 months, @enlightenme3 lost 40 pounds and uses this challenge as motivation to stay on track. It is nice to have a medium-term goal that gets broken down into manageable chunks.
Pick your own goal, check in once per week, and at the very end of the month. Let's keep encouraging each other & staying focused on our individual goals.
You can change the dates to suit you, but try to keep it weekly as it shows off the weekly progress better😀
Pick whatever unit suits you -- lbs, kg’s or stones.
Feel free to copy & paste the chart:
August Start Weight:
August Goal Weight:
Ultimate Goal Weight:
August 1:
August 8:
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:
For those unsure how to do your weekly weight input:
When you want to do your weekly update do a search for your original post, copy and paste as a new post in the add post box then you can edit in your new weekly weight. A lot of people also maintain their post in a notes application on their device and just cut and paste into a new post.
It’s not a race go at your on pace, imagine where you could be in 6 months time!😀
Best of luck to everyone - have fun! 😀😀
Remember to bookmark⭐️ this group- makes it easier to find 😀
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Thank you @mtaratoot for stepping up to run the challenge!
August Start Weight: 146 lbs (10-day trend: 145.7 lbs)
August Goal Weight: 144.5 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140 lbs
August 1: 146 lbs (10-day trend: 145.7 lbs)
August 8:
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:
Good luck everyone!2 -
My name is Donna. I am 64 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.
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145-155 (I’ll know it when I get there!)
Start Weight (from July 31st, 2024 ): 188.4
Goal Weight: 184.4 (4 pound loss)
End of Challenge Final Weight: xxxxx
Weight lost/gained this month: xxxxx
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.
08/01-188.6-(Trend Weight: 190.2)- A small fluctuation overnight but happy to see the trend weight has finally started turning around. Good Luck in August, my friends. I have a LOT of work to do and it’s great to have you beside me! Thank you @mtaratoot for covering the posting of the challenge this month while enlightenme3 is traveling. Good luck everyone this month!
08/04-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
08/11-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
08/18-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
08/25-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
08/31-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
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First time trying this challenge. Looking forward to trying it out and keeping on track.
Let's see if we can crack the 70s.
August Start Weight: 183lbs
August Goal Weight: 178 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 126 lbs
August 1: 183 lbs
August 8:
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:3 -
Start Weight: 200.6 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 155 lbs
March: -9 lbs
April: +5.4 lbs
May: -1.6 lbs
June: +3.6 lbs
July: -6.8
Aug Start Weight: 188.4 lbs
Aug Goal Weight: 170 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 155 lbs
Aug 1: 188.4
Aug 8:
Aug 15:
Aug 22:
Aug 29:
Aug 31:
“Deferred joys purchased by sacrifice are always sweetest and most enduring.” ~Archbishop Fulton Sheen3 -
The last two months the weight loss has ground to a crawl. I'm ok with losing a lb a week and even that has been tough. Hopefully Aug. will be a good month as summer winds down. Best of luck to everyone.
August Start Weight: 232.4
August Goal Weight: 228.4
Ultimate Goal Weight: 200.0
August 1: 232.4
August 8:
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:
Lbs lost YTD: -27.72 -
Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018): 168.2
January 1, 2024 Weight: 150.0 (10-day average 146.8)
]July 27 (Starting Weight for this challenge): 151.6 (10-day average 151.7)
August 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.
July 27: 151.6 (10-day average 151.7)
August 3: 154.6 (10-day average 153.2)
August 10:
August 17:
August 24:
August 31:
Total loss for August: I am up 1.5 pounds for the week.
Not a great week. I am down 2.5 pounds for the year. I need to triple that. At least I'm moving in the right direction... sort of.
Stick to it!0 -
Hi Everyone,
Thank you @mtaratoot for continuing the challenge. I restarted my weight loss journey (for like the 30th time) just last month. I was at my heaviest 194.5 lbs. I had been trying on my own during the Spring to lose some weight. I would have a few good days, or a week even, and off I went again (usually for Ice cream). Since joining this challenge, I was able to shed 9 lbs. in July. And although I'm a year away from my goal, I am just so happy I am re-focused on making the number on the scale move downward again. The business of weight loss is simple, not easy. If you create a calorie deficit and sustain that deficit over time, the pounds tend to come off. Plateaus will and do happen. They are the most discouraging part of dieting (for me anyways). Dig deep and resolve to weather the storm. The sun shines brightly a short distance away. You deserve this! Good luck to all.
Weight Loss YTD: 9 lbs.
August Start Weight: 185.5 lbs.
August Goal Weight: 179.5 lbs.
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140 lbs.
August 1: 185.5 lbs.
August 8:
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:
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Hi, I’m back for August. Been on MFP for a year and a half and lost 12 lbs. and gained a couple back since spring. Goal is to get to 144 by my 65th birthday in October. I stayed exactly the same weight in July (up/down but ever so slightly).
My short term goal before next WI is staying within caloric range and increasing protein and vegetables.
August Start Weight: 148.2
August Goal Weight: 144
Ultimate Goal Weight: 136
August 1: DNW
August 3: 148.2
August 8:
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:
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My name is Donna. I am 64 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.
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145-155 (I’ll know it when I get there!)
Start Weight (from July 31st, 2024 ): 188.4
Goal Weight: 184.4 (4 pound loss)
End of Challenge Final Weight: xxxxx
Weight lost/gained this month: xxxxx
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.
08/01-188.6-(Trend Weight: 190.2)- A small fluctuation overnight but happy to see the trend weight has finally started turning around. Good Luck in August, my friends. I have a LOT of work to do and it’s great to have you beside me! Thank you mtaratoot for covering the posting of the challenge this month while enlightenme3 is traveling. Good luck everyone this month!
08/04-189.2-(Trend Weight: 189.8)- We went to a Casino yesterday to celebrate my oldest DGS’ 18th birthday. It was one of the few casinos that allow an 18 year old in to gamble. My son and I lost about $250.00 over several hours but we had fun. The birthday boy was very conservative with his money and did much better than the rest of us. I was happy it was a fun experience for him. He had brought along a best friend. Both breakfast and dinner was out with the whole gang so it’s showing up on the scale today. However, my trend weight is still inching down so I am going to try to plan, as best as I can with DD and DGS here, to have a good low calorie, low carb healthy day. I want to hurry and get back on track before my trend weight notices that I strayed.
08/11-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
08/18-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
08/25-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
08/31-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
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I hit my July goal! Now, I'm pushing for August!
August Start Weight: 201.6
August Goal Weight: 196
Ultimate Goal Weight:160
August 1: 201.6
August 7:
August 14:
August 21:
August 28:
August 31:
Good luck everyone!3 -
Thank you, @mtaratoot !
I'm Chris - 74 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.
My husband and I are retired.
I see my trainer for 60 mins three days a week and try to walk the other four days. The walking doesn't always work out.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 147.0
UGW: 145.0
August 01: 150.8 at 7:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then reading
August 05:
August 12:
August 19:
August 26:
August 31:
Good luck everyone.
Chris2 -
Hi. This week's weigh in was disappointing. Although I stayed within my daily calories, I only lost .5 lbs. I should have had better results. I don't care for intermittent fasting, but I do recall getting better results last year. Eating within a 6 hour time frame, while fasting for 18 hours is really difficult for me. Chronic insomnia amplifies this. I feel like I'm starving myself. I prefer to spread my calories out during the day across 12 hours. I may not have a choice though. If after a week of seriously hard work, I only losing .5 pounds, I know I won't stick with it. It's too soon to plateau. I will tweak what I can and work toward doing better next week. Maybe I will try 8/16 hour plan this week. I hope you guys have better results this week. Good luck!
Weight Loss YTD: 9.5 lbs.
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140 lbs.
August Start Weight: 185.5 lbs.
August Goal Weight: 179.5 lbs.
August 1: 185.5 lbs.
August 8: 185 lbs.
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:3 -
August Start Weight: 138
August Goal Weight: 136
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130
August 7: 138
August 8:
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:2 -
August Start Weight: 201.6
August Goal Weight: 196
Ultimate Goal Weight:160
August 1: 201.6
August 7: 199.6
August 14:
August 21:
August 28:
August 31:2 -
August Start Weight: 192.1 lbs
August Goal Weight: 184 lbs
Long-Term Goal Weight: 140 lbs
August 1: 192.1 lbs
August 8:
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:
Weight change this month:
No exceptions. No excuses. 🥑
💝 Discipline is self-love. 💖1 -
August Start Weight: 146 lbs (10-day trend: 145.7 lbs)
August Goal Weight: 144.5 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140 lbs
August 1: 146 lbs (10-day trend: 145.7 lbs)
August 8: 146.5 (10-day: 146.1)
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:
Not sure what happened there. Will get back on it!3 -
August Start Weight: 183lbs
August Goal Weight: 178 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 126 lbs
August 1: 183 lbs
August 8: 180 lbs
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:
I am on the elimination diet. First week down. So I'm expecting the loss to slow down over the next few weeks when my body finds a balance.
But feeling good. A little tired maybe.2 -
Start Weight: 200.6 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 155 lbs
March: -9 lbs
April: +5.4 lbs
May: -1.6 lbs
June: +3.6 lbs
July: -6.8
Aug Start Weight: 188.4 lbs
Aug Goal Weight: 170 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 155 lbs
Aug 1: 188.4
Aug 9: 187.2
Aug 15:
Aug 22:
Aug 29:
Aug 31:
Forgot to weigh yesterday, so I weighed this morning.
Im so happy about the loss because I haven’t been feeling up to walking and my calories have been over the past 4 days (not by much, but still over).
“Deferred joys purchased by sacrifice are always sweetest and most enduring.” ~Archbishop Fulton Sheen1 -
Thank you, @mtaratoot !
I'm Chris - 74 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.
My husband and I are retired.
I see my trainer for 60 mins three days a week and try to walk the other four days. The walking doesn't always work out.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 147.0
UGW: 145.0
August 01: 150.8 at 7:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then reading
August 05: 151.8 at 6:10 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing cuz my trainer is out of town
August 12:
August 19:
August 26:
August 31:
Good luck everyone.
Chris1 -
I’m starting my reverse trend and had a successful week in terms of sticking to my calorie goal most days in MFP (allowance of 50-100 extra on a few days). Working to get back to my February start weight of 146 before next week and then go down from there.
Had sugar yesterday, so none for another week!
August Start Weight: 148.2
August Goal Weight: 144
Ultimate Goal Weight: 136
August 1: DNW
August 3: 148.2
August 8: 147.1
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:1 -
@Juslilly while only a .5 pound seems disappointing to you, it is still a loss!
I would say keep up the positive changes that you implemented because weight loss usually takes time while eating in a caloric deficit, and it’s not really about intermittent fasting. Just a personal opinion if you are looking for lasting change. But we all have to find what works for us.2 -
@Michieb125 You're absolutely right! Thanks for the encouragement. I did some research yesterday on counting macros. I thought maybe that would speed things along. After applying the formula to my own stats, I figured out that I would need to eat 1,630 calories daily just to maintain my weight. Since I am averaging about 1,230 a day, it would take me 9 days to burn 3,600 calories. 3,500 calories is equal to a pound. The fact that 2 out of my 7 days last week were actually at 1,350 calories, it makes perfect sense that I would only lose .5 lbs. Factor in a compromised thyroid, and my goal of sustaining a 2 pound loss per week is unrealistic. I can do a little better if I add a bit of exercise, but I'm right where I should be because the math is the math.2
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The last two months the weight loss has ground to a crawl. I'm ok with losing a lb a week and even that has been tough. Hopefully Aug. will be a good month as summer winds down. Best of luck to everyone.
August Start Weight: 232.4
August Goal Weight: 228.4
Ultimate Goal Weight: 200.0
August 1: 232.4
August 8: 232.7 I feel a good week coming up.
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:
Lbs lost YTD: -27.71 -
My name is Donna. I am 64 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.
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145-155 (I’ll know it when I get there!)
Start Weight (from July 31st, 2024 ): 188.4
Goal Weight: 184.4 (4 pound loss)
End of Challenge Final Weight: xxxxx
Weight lost/gained this month: xxxxx
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.
08/01-188.6-(Trend Weight: 190.2)-
08/04-189.2-(Trend Weight: 189.8)- We went to a Casino yesterday to celebrate my oldest DGS’ 18th birthday. It was one of the few casinos that allow an 18 year old in to gamble. My son and I lost about $250.00 over several hours but we had fun. The birthday boy was very conservative with his money and did much better than the rest of us. I was happy it was a fun experience for him. He had brought along a best friend. Both breakfast and dinner was out with the whole gang so it’s showing up on the scale today. However, my trend weight is still inching down so I am going to try to plan, as best as I can with DD and DGS here, to have a good low calorie, low carb healthy day. I want to hurry and get back on track before my trend weight notices that I strayed.
08/11-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)- I did not get to weigh this morning due to some disruptions to my normal schedule. However, the day before my weight was 190.2 so I have some work to do. Wine last night has probably driven the number even higher. I will plan for a better week and try to get in more exercise and overall movement too. Ah, the best laid plans of mice and men!
08/18-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
08/25-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
08/31-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
1 -
Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018): 168.2
January 1, 2024 Weight: 150.0 (10-day average 146.8)
]July 27 (Starting Weight for this challenge): 151.6 (10-day average 151.7)
August 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.
July 27: 151.6 (10-day average 151.7)
August 3: 154.6 (10-day average 153.2)
August 10: 142.4 (10-day average 154.2)
August 17:
August 24:
August 31:
Total loss for August: I am up 2.5 pounds for the month. That's not a very good way to start. At least I'm down from the middle of the week when I hit a spike in weight and for sure down from a month ago. I'm down almost a pound from a month ago and down 1.5 pounds for the year. I'm still at a healthy weight if I don't get back down to my long term goal, and even so - I will continue to work on that goal!
Stick to it!
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Thank you, @mtaratoot !
I'm Chris - 74 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.
My husband and I are retired.
I see my trainer for 60 mins three days a week and try to walk the other four days. The walking doesn't always work out.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 147.0
UGW: 145.0
August 01: 150.8 at 7:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then reading
August 05: 151.8 at 6:10 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing cuz my trainer is out of town
August 12: 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
August 19:
August 26:
August 31:
Good luck everyone.
Chris1 -
Had holidays. Can’t stay motivated to eat better and exercise. Starting again! That’s the important part
August Start Weight:244.0
August Goal Weight:241
Ultimate Goal Weight: 215
August 13:244.0
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:1 -
August Start Weight: 183lbs
August Goal Weight: 178 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 126 lbs
August 1: 183 lbs
August 8: 180 lbs
August 15: 178 lbs
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:
We are into the 70s! Hit the plateau for weight loss now. So I'm going to be going to the gym a little more.
Exciting times ahead.5 -
August Start Weight: 201.6
August Goal Weight: 196
Ultimate Goal Weight:160
August 1: 201.6
August 7: 199.6
August 14: 200.4
August 21:
August 28:
August 31:3 -
August Start Weight: 138
August Goal Weight: 136
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130
August 7: 138
August 14: 139
August 15:
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:3
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