😀😀😀***October 2024 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀
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October Start Weight: 125.4
October Goal Weight: 123
Ultimate Goal Weight: 120
October 1: 125.4
October 8: 123.6
October 15:
October 22:
October 29:
October 31:
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October Start Weight: 218
October Goal Weight: 214
Ultimate Goal Weight: 190
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Oct. 10:
Oct. 17:
Oct. 24:
Oct. 31:1 -
Second check in. Pleased with progress so far but it has been a hard week. Hope to stay the course for the rest of October.
October Start Weight: 131.2
October Goal Weight: 125
Ultimate Goal Weight: 120
October 1: 131.2
October 8: 129.4
October 15:
October 22:
October 29:
October 31:5 -
October Start Weight: 237
October Goal Weight: 237
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145
October 1: 237
October 8: 232
October 15:
October 22:
October 29:
October 31:
I have not been underrating at all. In fact there were many days I was supposedly only in a 500 calorie deficit from maintenance. My guess is I also lost some water weight/random fluctuation. Next week I’ll have more info with the next weigh in
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I’ll go by the 10-day average since daily weigh-ins have fluctuated widely. Maybe I need a new set of scales or at least to change the battery?[/quote]
Using some kind of rolling average is a GREAT idea. If you think the scale is suspect, try this:- Weigh yourself.
- Pick up something that weighs five or ten pounds.
- Weigh yourself again.
- Put that thing down and weigh yourself again.
- The third reading should match the first.
If it's not consistent, check the feet to make sure there's not pet hair or lint or something on them. Then change the battery if that doesn't fix it. If it still gives wild readings, maybe it's the scale. The reason for the second step is that some scales allegedly have a memory and won't show a different number if the change is small.
It's also likely just daily fluctuations. I've finally started losing again somewhat consistently the last week. Two days ago, I "gained" a pound in one day. Uh... no I didn't, but that's what the scale said. It wasn't fat. It was other "stuff." Today I "lost" 2.4 pounds. Uh... no I didn't. My rolling average says I lost less than a half pound in two days. That number is larger than it would be if I was maintaining, but I've lost 1.8 pounds since the beginning of the month according to the rolling average, not the 3.2 pounds that the scale suggests.
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Hi! I am a 56 yo mom of 6, grandma of 6, wife, and for work I'm a dog trainer! I was last at my goal weight of 135lbs 7 years ago! I probably held it for a year, but that's the last time I remember feeling really good about myself. Slowly it crept back up And now I am 178 😳🙄! I've had some foot issues that have contributed to the weight gain
I've always been an active person and I love walking, hiking and biking. This excess weight needs to go! I have used mfp for All of the last 7 years but off and on. It's the only thing that's really worked for me. I used to have support through another app called calorie count And many of those people migrated here when that website shut down. Since the social aspect of this website change drastically a few months back, they all migrated to another app. I don't like it. Hopefully this will be the added inspiration and motivation I need! Hoping to cheer some of you on too!
October Start Weight:178lb
October Goal Weight: 172 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135lbs
October 1:
October 8: 178lbs
October 15:
October 22:
October 29:
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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
GW: 145.0
October 01: 150.5 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then reading
October 07: 150.0 at 7:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
October 14:
October 21:
October 28:
October 31:
Good luck everyone.
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October Start Weight:234.6
October Goal Weight:229.9
Ultimate Goal Weight:215
October 2:234.6
October 8:235.6
October 15:
October 22:
October 29:
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August Start Weight: 183lbs
October Start Weight: 161.4
October Goal Weight: 154
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140
October 1: 161.4
October 8: 160.2
October 15:
October 22:
October 29:
October 31:
Looking at my scales, I had a wee bit of a gain last week while I was away, I was up to 162. However, cannot say I didn't have a good time XD
Back to work though and managed to shift it. Guessing that weight gain was down largely to water retention after eating a lot of salty foods.
Amazing to see everyone's progress.
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October Start Weight: 139
October Goal Weight: 135
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130
October 2: 139
October 9: 142
October 15:
October 22:
October 29:
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Highest Weight - 241.2 - September 2023
Loss to Date - 50.8 lbs
October Start Weight: 194.4 lbs.
October Goal Weight: 188 lbs.
Ultimate Goal Weight: 160 lbs.
Wednesday Weigh-Ins
October 1: 194.4 lbs.
October 2: 193.4
October 9: 190.4
October 16:
October 23:
October 30:
October 31:3 -
October Start Weight: 240.2
October Goal Weight: 235.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 250.0
October 1: 240.2
October 8: 237.6
October 15:
October 22:
October 29:
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October Start Weight: 151.6
October Goal Weight: 146
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135
October 1: 151.6
October 9: 150 (a day late posting)
October 15:
October 22:
October 29:
October 31:
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Curvestina wrote: »October Start Weight: 248.7
October Goal Weight: 238
Ultimate Goal Weight: 200
October 3: 247.4
October 10: 245.3
October 17:
October 24:
October 31:
Walking goal: 65 miles (31.48 as of 10/10)
Step goal average: 5 miles (5.87 as of 10/10)
Refocus🤎✨Refresh
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October Start Weight: 156.8
October Goal Weight:150.0
Ultimate Goal Weight:135.0
October 1: 156.8
October 8: 155.4
October 15:
October 22:
October 29:
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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)
September 28 (Starting Weight for this challenge): 158.0 (10-day average 157.7)
October 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.
September 28: 158.0 (10-day average 157.7)
October 5: 156.0 (10-day average 156.8)
October 12: 152.8 (10-day average 154.3)
October 19:
October 26:
November 2:
Total loss for October: I am finally seeing some success! I am down 3.3 pounds for the month. Holy cats; that's less than two weeks. Wow.
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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 Sept 30th ): 193.6
Goal Weight: 189.6 (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.
10/01-193.6-(Trend Weight: 193.8)-
10/06-193.8-(Trend Weight: 193.8)- I really expected the weight to have shown more than a 0.2 increase after yesterday’s food and snack filled outing. I can only attribute it to the fact that I was up all night shedding water for no apparent reason. It was totally inconvenient considering our power was out from about 11:30 pm until 4:00 am during which time I couldn’t sleep due to not having my C-pap machine on or my fan. Tired today since the cat had NO PROBLEM sleeping during the outage and woke me up earlier than I would have liked for her morning treat. Since the contractor wakes me up early everyday Mon-Fri, I will look forward to sleep next Friday night and Sat morn IF my DGS lets me. He did NOT this week! Ugh. Isn’t sleep supposed to be good for weight loss? UGH…I feel like I’m fighting a losing battle. I’ll just have to focus on the fact that I deserved more weight gain and caught a rare break on that front.
10/13-192.2-(Trend Weight: 193.2)-I am up almost a full pound overnight for no apparent reason except stress. I’ve had a very difficult weekend with my daughter who stays with me 4 days per week for work reasons. Perhaps a hormonal change within me due to the STRESS has caused the scale to tip? Eating-wise, it was an excellent on-plan day. I am happy that I am down from last week however. Progress is being made. I just need to stick to plan, drink more water and definitely MOVE MORE. I’ve gotten a bit slack with exercise. I am Definitely encouraged and inspired by all the great progress you all have made this week! Congratulations!
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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 wrote: »10/13-192.2-(Trend Weight: 193.2)-I am up almost a full pound overnight for no apparent reason except stress. I’ve had a very difficult weekend with my daughter who stays with me 4 days per week for work reasons. Perhaps a hormonal change within me due to the STRESS has caused the scale to tip? Eating-wise, it was an excellent on-plan day. I am happy that I am down from last week however. Progress is being made. I just need to stick to plan, drink more water and definitely MOVE MORE. I’ve gotten a bit slack with exercise. I am Definitely encouraged and inspired by all the great progress you all have made this week! Congratulations!
If you know that you're "up" overnight, that suggests you weigh daily. I sure do. Have you considered instead of just looking at the number on the scale that you run an average? It takes some of the stress out!
I'd give you a better example, but I'm actually losing rather quickly right now, so my average loss rate is starting to keep up with my average loss rate. Still, the few times it bumps up keep it a little more realistic. My scale says I lost two pounds over two days. My average says I've lost 0.8 pounds over two days. I trust the average more. Looking even over a longer period, since I'm consistently on a down trend, the scale suggests I've lost 5.2 pounds so far this month. The average says it's 3.7 pounds. The averaging smooths out the up and down spikes and helps my brain. The only time it is a challenge is when you start a downward trend but the average says you're still gaining. You can use logic and know it's wrong. I really find it helps. Give it a try if you don't already.
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October Start Weight: 218
October Goal Weight: 214
Ultimate Goal Weight: 190
Oct. 3:
Oct. 10:218
Oct. 17:
Oct. 24:
Oct. 31:1 -
October Start Weight: 156.8
October Goal Weight:150.0
Ultimate Goal Weight:135.0
October 1: 156.8
October 7: 155.4
October 17:154.0
October 21:
October 29:
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October Start Weight: 146.25lbs (10-day average: 145.8lbs
October Goal Weight: 144.5lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140lbs
October 1: 146.25lbs (10-day: 145.8lbs)
October 8: 144.5 (10-day: 145.12)
October 15: 145.75 (10-day: 145.43)
October 22:
October 29:
October 31:
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I look forward to watching everyones journey this month and hope we all meet our goals for the month. Best of luck everyone, lets get a little bit lighter.
October Start Weight: 228.5
October Goal Weight: 224.5
Ultimate Goal Weight: 200.0
October 1: 228.5
October 8: 228.7 Its hard to be discouraged when I'm the lightest I've been in oh 30 years
October 15:226.4
October 22:
October 29:
October 31:2 -
October Start Weight: 125.4
October Goal Weight: 123
Ultimate Goal Weight: 120
October 1: 125.4
October 8: 123.6
October 15: 124.8
October 22:
October 29:
October 31:
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Thankful to see the honesty here from everyone else who didn't drop this week. It's been a rough week & I'm happy to have maintained. The idea of checking in really helps keep me on track.
October Goal Weight: 154
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135
October 1:158
October 8:156
October 15: 156.5
October 22:
October 29:
October 31:3 -
October Start Weight: 237
October Goal Weight: 237
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145
October 1: 237
October 8: 232
October 15: 227
October 22:
October 29:
October 31:
My bad forgot to actually post yesterday. Lost another five pounds instead of two. This must be what they mean when they say it’s easier to lose in the beginning.2 -
Slow week... Thinking of starting IF to lose the last 10 lbs. (I control my calorie intake better on IF)
October Start Weight: 131.2
October Goal Weight: 125
Ultimate Goal Weight: 120
October 1: 131.2
October 8: 129.4
October 15: 129.0
October 22:
October 29:
October 31:3 -
October Start Weight: 139
October Goal Weight: 135
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130
October 2: 139
October 9: 142
October 16: 140
October 22:
October 29:
October 31:2 -
Highest Weight - 241.2 - September 2023
Loss to Date - 50 lbs
October Start Weight: 194.4 lbs.
October Goal Weight: 188 lbs.
Ultimate Goal Weight: 160 lbs.
Wednesday Weigh-Ins
October 1: 194.4 lbs.
October 2: 193.4
October 9: 190.4
October 16: 191.2
October 23:
October 30:
October 31:2 -
October Start Weight: 240.2
October Goal Weight: 235.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 250.0
October 1: 240.2
October 8: 237.6
October 15: 236.4 😊
October 22:
October 29:
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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
GW: 145.0
October 01: 150.5 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then reading
October 07: 150.0 at 7:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
October 14: 151.0 at 7:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
October 21:
October 28:
October 31:
Good luck everyone.
Chris1
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