10 pounds to lose challenge- August 1, 2024-October 31, 2024

NikMar · October 6

frankwbrown wrote: »

NikMar wrote: »

@frankwbrown Weymouth is further down the coast from me, but we do enjoy visiting the Weymouth area and have had some lovely holidays there. I am further east - quite close to Brighton - if you know that area at all? I've just done a quick Google search - were you involved with the Neptunes?

I never made it to Brighton, but I did make it to Bournemouth once to see Emerson, Lake and Palmer in concert.
Neptunes? Neptune House? Not sure what you mean.
I lived in a typical English house. I was assigned to a three-man microwave communications station out on the Bill of Portland. We were given food and housing allowances since we were living on the local economy. I would get up in the morning, hop in my Morris Mini and drive out to Bill of Portland where our little microwave station was. The only thing that reminded me I was in the USAF were the Air Force fatigues I'd wear to work. It was kinda like a two-year vacation. 😄
(It's long gone now. That little hut was part of the ground-based microwave/tropospheric scatter communications network run by the USAF and has since been replaced by satellites.)

Ahh, I wondered if you were involved with the Neptune aircraft - which came up on a google search. It sounds like you have some great memories. The area has probably changed alot!

RubyRed427 · October 6

8/1 185.6
8/12 184.5
8/17 182.9
8/23 185.1
8/27 184.0
9/1 182.4
9/5 182.9
9/7 182.0
9/10 181.8
9/16 180.6
9/20 181.0
9/24 180.1
9/26 179.1
9/30 178.1
10/4 177.2

I weigh almost every day unless, I eat something salty, then I skip a day.

GetBackSuzy · October 8

August
1: 159
8: 156
15: 155
22: 156
29: 156 August loss 3lbs

September
5: 154
12: 155
19: 154
26: 154

October
1: 153
8: 153

Happy to stay at last week's weight. I have indulged a bit this week, but happy to get back to eating sensibly again. Good luck everyone. We are getting there!

deepwoodslady · October 8

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

CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 12 pounds to land at 176.4
CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM July 31st): 188.4
CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT:
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.

08/01-188.6-(Trend Weight: 190.2)-

08/06-189.2-(Trend Weight: 189.6)-

08/13-190.6-(Trend Weight: 189.8)-

08/20-189.4-(Trend Weight: 190.9)-

08/27-191.0-(Trend Weight: 190.8)-

08/31-

Aug Start: 188.4
Aug Goal: 184.4 (4 pound loss)
Aug Actual: 191.0
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 2.6 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.

09/01-

09/02-192.4-(Trend Weight: 191.5)-

09/03-192.0-(Trend Weight: 191.6)-

09/10-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

09/17-193.8-(Trend Weight: 192.2)-

09/24-193.4-(Trend Weight: 193.8)-

09/30-193.6-(Trend Weight: 193.8)-

Sept Start: 191.0
Sept Goal: 187.0 (4 pound loss)
Sept Actual: 193.6
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 5.2 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.

10/01-193.6-(Trend Weight: 193.8)- No overnight change and it seems I’ve been stuck in this general vicinity for a couple of weeks. It’s time to get down and dirty and make a big dent in it. I’d like to get back into the 180’s in October.

10/08-193.8-(Trend Weight: 194.0)- I made no progress this week and that is disheartening. So, yesterday I called the lady who bought my local businesses when I retired and invited her to go over to the school to walk the hallways and she joined me. We put in 3 miles at a medium pace before leaving because we felt a little in the way due to a girls volleyball game that started (they were blocking off some of the hallways). I think what helped me the most is that I didn’t want to blow my calorie/carb counts later with useless snacks since it was a real effort to drive somewhere to exercise and put the time in. (No gyms to join in my county). We are going again today since Wednesday is out this week for both of us and I can never go on Thur or Fri due to meeting bus and babysitting DGS every week. However, this Thursday I travel out-of-town to complete my son’s dental procedure so I’m going to have to plan Very Carefully for that. I’m a little sore today after walking but that’s a good thing, right?

10/15-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

10/22-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

10/29-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

10/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

Oct Start: 193.6
Oct Goal: 189.6 (4 pound loss)
Oct Actual: xxxxx
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far:

walkintofit · October 8

Perrine Bridge Twin Falls Idaho. People BASE jump from this bridge!

walkintofit · October 8

Took a hike last week and this was the view I had going down into the canyon. it is the Snake River.

walkintofit · October 9

Hi, my name is Debbie , I live in southern Idaho. want to get to my happy weight. Highest weight 127 . I want to leave 120ville and live in 110ville (115)

August
8/01: 126
8/08: 125.4
8/15: 126.2

8/22: 126.4 , forgot to weigh in yesterday. walking more, tracking food

September
9/01:
9/05:127
9/12: 127.2 trend weight 126.3
9/19: 127.2 trending 126.8 still not where I need to be
9/26: (25th) 127.8 trending 127.2, had 4 days of eating/drinking/vacation, need off this merry go round

October

10/03: 127.4 weight still climbing.
10/10: 127.2
10/17:
10/24:

lclark04957 · October 10

Finally see a 150 something. Hoping for 149 something next week. Slow and steady. My husband’s bday dinner is Sunday, cheesecake and pie 😵‍💫, so I will need to eat mindful at dinner and try and avoid those apps. Im pushing myself to end this challenge strong.
August
8/1: 155.2
8/8: 153.0
8/15: 153.4
8/21: 153.0
8/29: 153.2
Total for August: -2.0
9/5: 153.6
9/12: 152.6
9/19: 151.8
9/26: 152.2
Total for Sept: -1.0
10/3: 151.0
10/10: 150.6

frankwbrown · October 10

I'm about ⅓ of the way through year 5 of my weight loss/fitness journey. Years 3 and 4, my weight was creeping back up. Right now, I'm down just a little in year 5. Still about 35 pounds to go.

CHALLENGE: lose 15.2 pounds by October 31 (13 weeks)
Highest weight (7/10/2020): 330
yearly gain/loss: year 1: ↓87 lbs; year 2: ↓18 lbs; year 3: ↑16 lbs; year 4: ↑15 lbs; year 5 YTD:↓1.3 lbs
Aug 1 starting weight: 260.2 (7-day average)
Oct 31 goal weight: 245.0 (desired loss = 15.2 pounds in 13 weeks)
ultimate goal weight: 220 (maybe stay in range 215-225)

Aug 01 : 260.2 (Weigh-in day: Thursday)
Aug 08 : 256.2 : ↓ 4.0
Aug 15 : 254.5 : ↓ 1.7 - total gain/loss: ↓ 5.7
Aug 22 : 257.2 : ↑ 2.7 - total gain/loss: ↓ 3.0
Aug 29 : 258.3 : ↑ 1.1 - total gain/loss: ↓ 1.9
Sep 05 : 258.7 : ↑ 0.4 - total gain/loss: ↓ 1.5
Sep 12 : 256.2 : ↓ 2.5 - total gain/loss: ↓ 4.0
Sep 19 : 256.9 : ↑ 0.7 - total gain/loss: ↓ 3.3
Sep 26 : 257.3 : ↑ 0.4 - total gain/loss: ↓ 2.9
Oct 03 : 256.1 : ↓ 1.2 - total gain/loss: ↓ 4.1
Oct 10 : 254.7 : ↓ 1.4 - total gain/loss: ↓ 5.5
Oct 17 :
Oct 24 :
Oct 31 :

Goal weight: : 245.0 : desired loss = 15.2 pounds in 13 weeks
Actual weight : 254.7 : actual loss = 5.5 pounds in 10 weeks

MaggieGirl135 · October 10

Update:

8-1 149.5 lbs
8-8 147.2 lbs
8-15 148.9 lbs
8-22 147.9 lbs
8-29 149.1 lbs
9-5 148.7 lbs
9-12 148.4 lbs
9-19 145.7 lbs
9-26 145.4 lbs
10-3. 145.0 lbs
10-10. 145.5

Understandable gain; I have been lazy in my logging...back at it!

BodyTalking · October 10

Weekly Weigh-In Thursday
01/08 Start: 78.2 kg/172.4 lb
08/08 Week 1: 77.9 kg/171.7 lb
15/08 Week 2: 76.8 kg/169.3 lb
22/08 Week 3: 77.7 kg/171.3 lb
29/08 Week 4: 77.1 kg/169.9 lb
31/08 End of Aug: 76.5 kg/168.7 lb

05/09 Week 5: 76.4 kg/168.4 lb
12/09 Week 6: 75.8 kg/167.1 lb
19/09 Week 7: 75.9 kg/167.3 lb
26/09 Week 8: 6: 75.8 kg/167.1 lb
30/09 (Mon) End of Sep: 75.4 kg/166.2 lb

03/10 Week 9: 75.6 kg/166.7 lb
10/10 Week 10: 76.3 kg/168.2 lb
17/10 Week 11:
24/10 Week 12:
31/10 End of Oct:

Total Loss/Gain:

200Karen · October 10

Hi!! My name is Karen. I am 66 years old, 5' 0" tall, and a retiree living in Oregon. My goal weight is 115.

WEIGHT RELEASE GOAL 9.6 lbs
AND LEARN MAINTENANCE
✅ August 1: 124.6 released 0.2 lbs
✅ September 1: 124.4 gained 0.6 lbs
✅ October 1: 125.0 released lbs

Weigh-In-Wednesday

✅ October
01. 125.0
09. 125.0
After this weeks of dining out, I’m sooo Happy with my Maintaining Weigh-In.
Tomorrow we are back on the road, meeting relatives for a 4-day play date in Ely NV. We will be sightseeing the parks and touring the railroad museum. On Sunday my husband and SIL will be running the steam locomotive.
I do hope to eat sensible and come home healthier then I left. 🙏🏻 We will be back by Tuesday. 👋 TOOT TOOT 🚂

@frankwbrown enjoyed reading about your USAF service. My uncle did a similar assignment in Kodiak, Alaska. In retirement he enjoyed ham radio. Bet that’s where he learned to enjoy long-distance communication.
Frank, yes our new train is electric
Here's my 10-wheeler steam engine that my husband built. We had two engines almost a like and double headed at events. Lot different running steam, so the electric will be easier in our senior years. My SIL and his family took over our steam engines.

@RubyRed427 Nice weight loss ticker ⛵️ and congratulation on passing your halfway mark.

@GetBackSuzy you are ‘getting there’
Here’s to our new week to success 🥂 ⭐️ 🥳

@walkintofit thanks for sharing your gorgeous walking trail and photo of Perrine Bridge. We will be passing over the bridge on our way to Ely. I’ll be watching for the Base jumpers.

💞Karen

faurotann · October 11

SW 165
GW 155
UGW 145

08-01 165
08-08 163.5
08-15 162
08-22 161.5
08-29 160.5
09-05 159.5
09-12 158.5
09-19 157.5
09-26 156.5
10-03 155.5
10-10 154

I had a good week food tracking. But yesterday was stressful. When I woke up this morning I still was stressed.

I think part of my loss this week is water weight. This week I'm going to concentrate on drinking my water and getting my walk in. That will help prevent stress eating. It will also help with the ongoing stress.

This is all a mind game, remember. Keep the negative thoughts away........totally banished......not allowed.

NikMar · October 13

My name is Nikki, and I'm 5'3" (on a good day!). I'm based on the south coast in the UK. I'm in my 50s and work full time as a teacher. I'm pretty active - but there's always room for some more. A friend reminded me of MFP - and seeing that my weight is creeping up, I thought I would give it go...again! My aims are to walk at least 10,000 steps a day and to reduce my carbohydrate intake.

My CW (15 Aug) is 148
My GW is 133
My UGW is 126 - although that is very optimistic!

I weigh in on Thursdays.

08 Aug - 150
15 Aug - 148 (-2lb)
22 Aug - 145.4

- it has been a good week! (-2.6lb)
I have been mindful of how many starchy carbohydrates I eat and trying to eat less - this seems to be working well. I have been tracking my meals and exercising more - using every excuse to walk a few more steps. Does anyone have any recommendations on upping the amount of protein?
29 Aug - 147 - not such a good week!

(+1.6lb)
I have been tracking, but it looks like I need to keep an eye on what I am eating at lunch times - if I eat more at lunch then have a big dinner, it doesn't work well on the scales. Unfortunately, we had some gorgeous bread and cheese for lunch - and I ended up eating lots! I did lots of walking, and body combat classes, but this isn't enough! I'm now back at work, so hopefully being busy will help to keep me focused.
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR AUGUST: 3lb

05 Sept -145.6 (-1.4lb)
I have been tracking which is easier now that I am back at work and I'm so busy that I can't hear the call of chocolate or the chance to rummage in food cupboards! I've been eating fewer starchy carbs at lunch which seems to work well. It would be nice to get into the 130s!!!
12 Sept - 144.6 (-1.0lb)
I've carried on tracking and I have been as honest as I can - which makes a change! I've also not eating starchy carbs at lunch time, which works when looking at the bathroom scales. Still a long way to go though! I did eat out tonight and had some lovely garlic bread - so the scales may not be so kind tomorrow!!

19 Sept - 144.2 (-0.4lb)
Not much of a change, but I won't complain! I'm starting to get tired as term as the days are getting shorter and the children are starting to get fretful at school, and I'm noticing that I am looking for any excuse to have some cheeky starchy carbs at lunchtime. But, noticing this means I can try to do something about it. Why is it sooooo hard to lose weight, whilst it is even easier to put it on?!
26 Sept - 144.0 (-0.2) (although I was 143.2 on Wednesday!!

)
It is very tempting to eat starchy carbs and these seem to be my downfall! I've been to body combat twice this week and I swam 1 mile on Sunday. It seems that checking my food choices are the way forward!
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 1.6lb - Not as good as August, so I need to get my head back into eating within my goals

03 Oct - 145.2lb (+1.2lb) What happened there?!?!?
Thanks @RubyRed427 for the incentive to set some goals....my husband and I filled in a health questionnaire this week and went for an appointment to get some health related measurements done. It was good to get an update. My cholesterol wasn't too bad, but my total cholesterol was slightly over. My waist measurement was also close to the recommended limit. So targets for the rest of the month are: to get to bed earlier (I know that if I haven't had a good nights sleep - I go for higher carbohydrate meals, which isn't great for me; we are also going to drink some beetroot juice which is known to lower cholesterol levels and; to look at incorporating more oily fish in our diet. Small changes, but hopefully they'll work overall.
10 Oct -144.2lb (-1.0lb) A little better, but still a way to go. I have done a little better with getting to bed earlier, but I still need to work on my carbohydrate ratios. I haven't gotten around to drinking beetroot juice - so that is something to work on this week. We have had 3 portions of oily fish which has been good. Beetroot juice and less carbs are my focus for next week.
17 Oct -
24 Oct -
31 Oct -

I hope everyone else has had a good week!

RubyRed427 · October 14

HW 206 lbs.

8/1 185.6
8/12 184.5
8/17 182.9
8/23 185.1
8/27 184.0
9/1 182.4
9/5 182.9
9/7 182.0
9/10 181.8
9/16 180.6
9/20 181.0
9/24 180.1
9/26 179.1
9/30 178.1
10/4 177.2
10/7 176.1
10/14 175.0

So close to my goal of -10 lbs. A few more ounces to go- now to maintain that loss.

Have been walking a lot but I have only worked out once this past week. Need to do better. Fall is such a busy time for me at work. Working some evenings added to the regular day hours. My family has birthdays this month. I'm exhausted for some reason, so I am lacking energy. I have been taking vitamins and have meditated for 30 days in a row which helps. Alcohol free for 22 days as well.

SunnyDays930 · October 14

I've been on vacation without a scale and eating way too much! I get home Friday and will face the music!

deepwoodslady · October 15

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

CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 12 pounds to land at 176.4
CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM July 31st): 188.4
CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT:
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.

08/01-188.6-(Trend Weight: 190.2)-

08/06-189.2-(Trend Weight: 189.6)-

08/13-190.6-(Trend Weight: 189.8)-

08/20-189.4-(Trend Weight: 190.9)-

08/27-191.0-(Trend Weight: 190.8)-

08/31-

Aug Start: 188.4
Aug Goal: 184.4 (4 pound loss)
Aug Actual: 191.0
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 2.6 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.

09/01-

09/02-192.4-(Trend Weight: 191.5)-

09/03-192.0-(Trend Weight: 191.6)-

09/10-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)-

09/17-193.8-(Trend Weight: 192.2)-

09/24-193.4-(Trend Weight: 193.8)-

09/30-193.6-(Trend Weight: 193.8)-

Sept Start: 191.0
Sept Goal: 187.0 (4 pound loss)
Sept Actual: 193.6
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 5.2 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.

10/01-193.6-(Trend Weight: 193.8)-

10/08-193.8-(Trend Weight: 194.0)- I made no progress this week and that is disheartening. So, yesterday I called the lady who bought my local businesses when I retired and invited her to go over to the school to walk the hallways and she joined me. We put in 3 miles at a medium pace before leaving because we felt a little in the way due to a girls volleyball game that started (they were blocking off some of the hallways). I think what helped me the most is that I didn’t want to blow my calorie/carb counts later with useless snacks since it was a real effort to drive somewhere to exercise and put the time in. (No gyms to join in my county). We are going again today since Wednesday is out this week for both of us and I can never go on Thur or Fri due to meeting bus and babysitting DGS every week. However, this Thursday I travel out-of-town to complete my son’s dental procedure so I’m going to have to plan Very Carefully for that. I’m a little sore today after walking but that’s a good thing, right?

10/15-191.2-(Trend Weight: 193.2)- It’s been an emotional week of ups & downs due to some family drama but I think my weight has finally settled where its supposed to be. I’ve been following my plan well but not enough exercise or water. I’ve got to work on that.

10/22-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

10/29-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

10/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

Oct Start: 193.6
Oct Goal: 189.6 (4 pound loss)
Oct Actual: xxxxx
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far:

GetBackSuzy · October 16

August
1: 159
8: 156
15: 155
22: 156
29: 156 August loss 3lbs

September
5: 154
12: 155
19: 154
26: 154

October
1: 153
8: 153
15: 153

Only two more weeks left in October. Time is flying by.
Thank you, Karen for you encouragement! I really appreciate this group.
Have a great week everyone.

200Karen · October 16

Hi!! My name is Karen. I am 66 years old, 5' 0" tall, and a retiree living in Oregon. My goal weight is 115.

WEIGHT RELEASE GOAL 9.6 lbs
AND LEARN MAINTENANCE
✅ August 1: 124.6 released 0.2 lbs
✅ September 1: 124.4 gained 0.6 lbs
✅ October 1: 125.0

Weigh-In-Wednesday
✅ October
01. 125.0
09. 125.0
16. N/A

I just got home so I’ll wait for my weight to go back to normal.
So it's time to watch the sodium, fat, and late night eating. 😇

💞Karen

lclark04957 · October 17

I know how the weight increase happened and now it’s time to get back into the healthy lifestyle. Two weeks left.
August
8/1: 155.2
8/8: 153.0
8/15: 153.4
8/21: 153.0
8/29: 153.2
Total for August: -2.0
9/5: 153.6
9/12: 152.6
9/19: 151.8
9/26: 152.2
Total for Sept: -1.0
10/3: 151.0
10/10: 150.6
10/17: 153.4

walkintofit · October 17

Hi, my name is Debbie , I live in southern Idaho. want to get to my happy weight. Highest weight 127 . I want to leave 120ville and live in 110ville (115)

August
8/01: 126
8/08: 125.4
8/15: 126.2

8/22: 126.4 , forgot to weigh in yesterday. walking more, tracking food

September
9/01:
9/05:127
9/12: 127.2 trend weight 126.3
9/19: 127.2 trending 126.8 still not where I need to be
9/26: (25th) 127.8 trending 127.2, had 4 days of eating/drinking/vacation, need off this merry go round

October

10/03: 127.4 weight still climbing.
10/10: 127.2
10/17: 126.6
10/24:

frankwbrown · October 17

RubyRed427 wrote: »

HW 206 lbs.

8/1 185.6
8/12 184.5
8/17 182.9
8/23 185.1
8/27 184.0
9/1 182.4
9/5 182.9
9/7 182.0
9/10 181.8
9/16 180.6
9/20 181.0
9/24 180.1
9/26 179.1
9/30 178.1
10/4 177.2
10/7 176.1
10/14 175.0

So close to my goal of -10 lbs. A few more ounces to go- now to maintain that loss.

Have been walking a lot but I have only worked out once this past week. Need to do better. Fall is such a busy time for me at work. Working some evenings added to the regular day hours. My family has birthdays this month. I'm exhausted for some reason, so I am lacking energy. I have been taking vitamins and have meditated for 30 days in a row which helps. Alcohol free for 22 days as well.

10 pounds! Congratulations!

frankwbrown · October 17

CHALLENGE: lose 15.2 pounds by October 31 (13 weeks)
Highest weight (7/10/2020): 330
yearly gain/loss: year 1: ↓87 lbs; year 2: ↓18 lbs; year 3: ↑16 lbs; year 4: ↑15 lbs; year 5 YTD:↑1.3 lbs
Aug 1 starting weight: 260.2 (7-day average)
Oct 31 goal weight: 245.0 (desired loss = 15.2 pounds in 13 weeks)
ultimate goal weight: 215? (maybe stay in range 210-220?)

Aug 01 : 260.2 (Weigh-in day: Thursday)
Aug 08 : 256.2 : ↓ 4.0
Aug 15 : 254.5 : ↓ 1.7 - total gain/loss: ↓ 5.7
Aug 22 : 257.2 : ↑ 2.7 - total gain/loss: ↓ 3.0
Aug 29 : 258.3 : ↑ 1.1 - total gain/loss: ↓ 1.9
Sep 05 : 258.7 : ↑ 0.4 - total gain/loss: ↓ 1.5
Sep 12 : 256.2 : ↓ 2.5 - total gain/loss: ↓ 4.0
Sep 19 : 256.9 : ↑ 0.7 - total gain/loss: ↓ 3.3
Sep 26 : 257.3 : ↑ 0.4 - total gain/loss: ↓ 2.9
Oct 03 : 256.1 : ↓ 1.2 - total gain/loss: ↓ 4.1
Oct 10 : 254.7 : ↓ 1.4 - total gain/loss: ↓ 5.5
Oct 17 : 257.3 : ↑ 2.6 - total gain/loss: ↓ 2.9
Oct 24 :
Oct 31 :

Goal weight: : 245.0 : desired loss = 15.2 pounds in 13 weeks
Actual weight : 257.3 : actual loss = 2.9 pounds in 11 weeks

faurotann · October 18

SW 165
GW 155
UGW 145

08-01 165
08-08 163.5
08-15 162
08-22 161,5
08-29 160.5
09-05 159.5
09-12 158.5
09-19 157.5
09-26 156.5
10-02 155.5
10-10 154
10-17 153

I can feel myself slipping into that danger territory.....feeling pretty good about my loss......thinking it wasn't as hard as I imagined.......and then BOOM ....over confidence takes over. I know this feeling. I have to reset my mind to remember why I want this. The truth is I'm afraid of maintenance. I'm not even there but it is lingering. I need a serious reflection of where I am now and where I WANT to be.

It's great to see everyone still at it. Have a great week.

RubyRed427 · October 18

Keep fighting the good fight!!

Have a healthy weekend!

BodyTalking · October 18

Weekly Weigh-In Thursday
01/08 Start: 78.2 kg/172.4 lb
08/08 Week 1: 77.9 kg/171.7 lb
15/08 Week 2: 76.8 kg/169.3 lb
22/08 Week 3: 77.7 kg/171.3 lb
29/08 Week 4: 77.1 kg/169.9 lb
31/08 End of Aug: 76.5 kg/168.7 lb

05/09 Week 5: 76.4 kg/168.4 lb
12/09 Week 6: 75.8 kg/167.1 lb
19/09 Week 7: 75.9 kg/167.3 lb
26/09 Week 8: 6: 75.8 kg/167.1 lb
30/09 (Mon) End of Sep: 75.4 kg/166.2 lb

03/10 Week 9: 75.6 kg/166.7 lb
10/10 Week 10: 76.3 kg/168.2 lb
17/10 Week 11: 76.5 kg/168.7 lb
24/10 Week 12:
31/10 End of Oct:

Total Loss/Gain:

MaggieGirl135 · October 18

Yesterday's weigh-in update:

8-1 149.5 lbs
8-8 147.2 lbs
8-15 148.9 lbs
8-22 147.9 lbs
8-29 149.1 lbs
9-5 148.7 lbs
9-12 148.4 lbs
9-19 145.7 lbs
9-26 145.4 lbs
10-3. 145.0 lbs
10-10. 145.5 lbs
10-17. 143.4 lbs

Needless to say, I'm feeling enthused!

deepwoodslady · October 19

Everyone is really nailing it this month (except for me lol). I'm so inspired! Lets keep going!

faurotann · October 19

deepwoodslady wrote: »

Everyone is really nailing it this month (except for me lol). I'm so inspired! Lets keep going!

Yes! Let's keep going. If we don't keep going it means we're going to give up. NEVER give up. If we give up we'll gain. There's probably some pithy statement about "new beginnings" or "just start again".....we've heard them all. But you're still here with us and that's an NSV. You haven't given up. Let's just KEEP GOING.

NikMar · October 20

My name is Nikki, and I'm 5'3" (on a good day!). I'm based on the south coast in the UK. I'm in my 50s and work full time as a teacher. I'm pretty active - but there's always room for some more. A friend reminded me of MFP - and seeing that my weight is creeping up, I thought I would give it go...again! My aims are to walk at least 10,000 steps a day and to reduce my carbohydrate intake.

My CW (15 Aug) is 148
My GW is 133
My UGW is 126 - although that is very optimistic!
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I weigh in on Thursdays.

08 Aug - 150
15 Aug - 148 (-2lb)
22 Aug - 145.4

- it has been a good week! (-2.6lb)
I have been mindful of how many starchy carbohydrates I eat and trying to eat less - this seems to be working well. I have been tracking my meals and exercising more - using every excuse to walk a few more steps. Does anyone have any recommendations on upping the amount of protein?
29 Aug - 147 - not such a good week!

(+1.6lb)
I have been tracking, but it looks like I need to keep an eye on what I am eating at lunch times - if I eat more at lunch then have a big dinner, it doesn't work well on the scales. Unfortunately, we had some gorgeous bread and cheese for lunch - and I ended up eating lots! I did lots of walking, and body combat classes, but this isn't enough! I'm now back at work, so hopefully being busy will help to keep me focused.
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS FOR AUGUST: 3lb

05 Sept -145.6 (-1.4lb)
I have been tracking which is easier now that I am back at work and I'm so busy that I can't hear the call of chocolate or the chance to rummage in food cupboards! I've been eating fewer starchy carbs at lunch which seems to work well. It would be nice to get into the 130s!!!
12 Sept - 144.6 (-1.0lb)
I've carried on tracking and I have been as honest as I can - which makes a change! I've also not eating starchy carbs at lunch time, which works when looking at the bathroom scales. Still a long way to go though! I did eat out tonight and had some lovely garlic bread - so the scales may not be so kind tomorrow!!

19 Sept - 144.2 (-0.4lb)
Not much of a change, but I won't complain! I'm starting to get tired as term as the days are getting shorter and the children are starting to get fretful at school, and I'm noticing that I am looking for any excuse to have some cheeky starchy carbs at lunchtime. But, noticing this means I can try to do something about it. Why is it sooooo hard to lose weight, whilst it is even easier to put it on?!
26 Sept - 144.0 (-0.2) (although I was 143.2 on Wednesday!!

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It is very tempting to eat starchy carbs and these seem to be my downfall! I've been to body combat twice this week and I swam 1 mile on Sunday. It seems that checking my food choices are the way forward!
TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 1.6lb - Not as good as August, so I need to get my head back into eating within my goals

03 Oct - 145.2lb (+1.2lb) What happened there?!?!?
Thanks @RubyRed427 for the incentive to set some goals....my husband and I filled in a health questionnaire this week and went for an appointment to get some health related measurements done. It was good to get an update. My cholesterol wasn't too bad, but my total cholesterol was slightly over. My waist measurement was also close to the recommended limit. So targets for the rest of the month are: to get to bed earlier (I know that if I haven't had a good nights sleep - I go for higher carbohydrate meals, which isn't great for me; we are also going to drink some beetroot juice which is known to lower cholesterol levels and; to look at incorporating more oily fish in our diet. Small changes, but hopefully they'll work overall.
10 Oct -144.2lb (-1.0lb) A little better, but still a way to go. I have done a little better with getting to bed earlier, but I still need to work on my carbohydrate ratios. I haven't gotten around to drinking beetroot juice - so that is something to work on this week. We have had 3 portions of oily fish which has been good. Beetroot juice and less carbs are my focus for next week.
17 Oct -144.5lb (+0.3lb) An OK week, but I'm losing motivation. Hopefully, the 11 day deadline will give me some incentive to kick my butt into gear. I've had more oily fish and I have gone to bed earlier- which is good. I now need to work on fewer carbs at lunch time and get around to drinking some beetroot juice.
24 Oct -
31 Oct -

I hope everyone else has had a better week than me!!

10 pounds to lose challenge- August 1, 2024-October 31, 2024

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