SUMMER 2024 Weight Loss Challenge (JULY, AUGUST and SEPTEMBER) A Continuation

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL):154
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE:145
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL:140

*I lost a bit of weight by changing my habits eating at restaurants. I only eat out if I am with others and just get one entrée, no sides.
*I quit drinking cream/sugar after 2 cups of coffee..most days
*I've been trying to eat breakfast most days, but haven't noticed any differences.
*Also, I have been eating 2 bean or legume dishes per week and not noticed any difference in my weight. This has recently morphed into eating 1-2 tofu meals per week which I do think took off a pound or 2!

JULY 1: 145
JULY 5: 145
*5 days into my "Dry July". I am pretty careful about sticking to recommended 1-2 per day and no more than 5 per week so it'll be interesting,for me, to see if I notice any differences!

JULY20: 146
"Dry July" is not helping any because I bought a fiesta pack of Jaritos and have been splitting one with my daughter almost every day or having some other cold, sugary drink!🌞😅

Aug. 3rd:148
Cutting out alcohol definitely didn't help any with weight loss! I've been craving more sweets and carbs lately. However, I have been sleeping so much better!!! I am going to try buying a better quality bottle once a month or so instead of every week because of that only.
Also, it's been rainy or too hot and humid here..so walking a lot less.
I've stopped trying to eat breakfast as that is so hard for me to stick to, but I'd like to try one month having a bit of oats, every day, in the morning to see if it makes any difference for me. Maybe for September!

Aug. 10th-146
Going to track my added sugar this week, and aim under 25 g.

Aug. 20th- 144
Didn't count sugar grams over the weekend, but think I stayed under 35 g. Under 25g is so difficult for me! I am going to try to stay under 35g, at least, which is less than 10% of my daily calories.

Trying to figure out what small changes I can make to drop these last 10 pounds without worrying over every calorie. I have my meals logged in advance every week, usually around 1500 calories per day. (I'm short 5'2). I try to stick to the plan, but not counting calories anymore.

Wishing everyone the best with this challenge! 🌻

Thank you @jedaschultz
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
July 01: 150.8 at 7:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
July 08: 149.0 at 6:40 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
July 15: 150.4 at 7:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
July 22: 149.6 at 7:10 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing...trainer sick
July 29: 150.0 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
July 31: 151.1 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
July Goal:149.0
July gain/loss: +2.1
August 01: 150.8 at 7:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing
August 05: 151.8 at 6:10 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing
August 12: 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
August 19: 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
August 26:
August 31
August Goal:
August gain/loss:
Good luck everyone.
Chris

SW:253 (June 5, 2024)

July 1: 240
July 8: 239.2
July 15: missed
July 25: 239.4
July 29: 237.2

July Goal: 235
July Actual: 237.2
July Loss: -2.8

August 1: 236.8
August 8: 237.2 (had a rough weekend which tipped the scale. Going to try harder this week)
August 15: 235
August 22: 233.4 making progress!
August 29:

August Goal: 230
August Actual:
August Loss:

September 2:
September 9:
September 16:
September 23:
September 30:

September Goal:
September Actual:
September Loss:


Weight loss for this week:
Current challenge loss:
Challenge Weight loss goal:

PickYourDestiny_Fitness wrote: »

I think I set my goal too high. Just under 6 weeks left to lose another 18lb to hit my goal. That's about 3lb a week. I doubt I'll make it!

@PickYourDestiny_Fitness Yes you did set your goal too high. It's good that you recognize that! No reason to cry The recommended maximum rate of weigh loss is 1% of body weight per week, so at this point you'll want to be losing no more than about 1.9 lbs a week, on average. And as your weight goes down, so will your safe/healthy rate of weight loss. You definitely don't want to shoot for 3 lbs/week, I know it seems tempting to lose all the weight in a hurry, but you can do real damage to your body and mind by going too fast.

Your goal of 29 lbs over the course of 3 months was unrealistic because your starting weight wasn't high enough to support that kind of weight loss. Which is a good thing! You are doing well, don't let your initial goal distract you from the reality: you are successfully losing weight. Keep at it.

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL): 160.2 2/20/2011 — been on & off since then. I’m back to being serious about getting healthier. UGW: 98 lbs (give or take & this goal is subject to change due to age, etc) keep in mind my height is 4’8” (have shrunk 3 inches over the last 15 years). Age: 62
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE beginning July 1: 153.6
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 144.6 (adjusted since I messed up in July)

July 1: 153.6
July 8: 152.6
July 15: 154.8
July 22: 153.8
July 29: 153.6

July Goal: 149
July Actual: 153.6
July Loss: 0, but at least I didn’t gain. At one point during July, I weighed 151.8 but it wasn’t in the date that counted that week. Oh well. Excited to start August, though. I feel weight loss coming on! Lol

(August 1: 152.2)
August 5: 152.2
August 11: 150
August 19: 150.2
August 26:

August Goal: 149.6
August Actual:
August Loss:

September 2:
September 9:
September 16:
September 23:
September 30;

Sept Goal:
Sept Actual:
Sept Loss:

Weight loss for the last week: +.2 lbs

Current challenge loss: 3.4 lbs

STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 243.0
WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 220.0

July 7: 243.0
July 14: 240.4 (-2.6)
July 21: 239.3 (-1.1)
July 28: 237.5 (-1.8)
August 4: 234.9 (-2.6)

July Goal: 235
July Actual: 234.9
July Loss: -8.1 pounds

August 4: 234.9
August 11: 234.4 (-0.5)
August 18: 235.0 (+0.6)
August 25: 232.5 (-2.5)
Sept 1:

August Goal: 228.0
August Actual:
August Loss:

September 1:
September 8:
September 15:
September 22:
September 29:

September Goal: 220.0
September Actual:
September Loss:

My name is Donna. I am 64 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall.


CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM June 30th): 187.0
CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 12 pounds to land at 175.0
CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT: xxxxx
TOTAL LOST IN THIS CHALLENGE:

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

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.


07/01-187.0-(Trend Weight: 186.6)-

07/08-189.2-(Trend Weight: 187.2)-

07/15-189.4-(Trend Weight: 188.6)-

07/22-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

07/29-189.4-(Trend Weight: 189.7)-

07/31-188.4-(Trend Weight: 190.3)-



July Start: 187.0
July Goal: 183.0 (4 pound loss)
July Actual: 188.4
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 1.4 lbs Gained


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)-

08/05-188.2-(Trend Weight: 189.6)-

08/12-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

08/19-192.2-(Trend Weight: 191.1)- Good meals and too many snacks again yesterday. I’m so very proud of the meal choices I chose yesterday. So healthy and filled with things I would never have eaten a year ago. My diet is getting so much better! However, late night is still my downfall. It’s not hunger since I didn’t eat dinner until 9:00 pm and was satisfied. It’s just a thing. A bad thing. A very bad thing. Trying again today and hoping to reach that better mindset when the skies become dark and night time surrounds me. Luckily the snacks remain “approved snacks”. Just too many and/or too much. On another note, I finished the 2 season series “Firefly Lane” last night on Netflix. Wow. It will stay with me for awhile.

08/26-190.0-(Trend Weight: 190.8)- My weight is down from last week but I know how much better I COULD BE doing! Time to get serious. I can’t go into the holiday seasons as the year progresses and be as out-of-control as I have been! I am capable of so much more!

08/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-


Aug Start: 188.4
Aug Goal: 184.4 (4 pound loss): xxxxx
Aug Actual: xxxxx
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: xxxxx


Challenge Weeks to come

Doug in Ohio. Son, brother, husband, father, grandfather.

I need to lose about 80 pounds. Down 15 pounds from my highest weight of 293 (how did I get so big 😒).

Aug Start: 281
Aug Goal: 276
Aug Actual: 278
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 15

STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL):165 4/16/2020
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 164.2
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 150

July 1: 164.2
July 8: 162.6
July 15: 162
July 22: 161.2
July 31: 160

July Goal: 158
July Actual: 160
July Loss: 4.2

August 5: 158.8
August 12: 158
August 19: 157.6
August 26: 156.2

August Goal: 155
August Actual:
August Loss:

September 2:
September 9:
September 16:
September 23:
September 30:

September Goal:
September Actual:
September Loss:


Weight loss for this week: 1.4 lbs
Current challenge loss: 8 lbs
Challenge Weight loss goal: 150

Thank you @jedaschultz
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
July 01: 150.8 at 7:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
July 08: 149.0 at 6:40 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
July 15: 150.4 at 7:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
July 22: 149.6 at 7:10 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing...trainer sick
July 29: 150.0 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
July 31: 151.1 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
July Goal:149.0
July gain/loss: +2.1
August 01: 150.8 at 7:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing
August 05: 151.8 at 6:10 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing
August 12: 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
August 19: 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
August 26: 149.9 at 7:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
August 31
August Goal:
August gain/loss:
Good luck everyone.
Chris