😀😀😀***December 2024 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀
mtaratoot
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@enlightenme3 is still traveling, so I'm posting this month's challenge on their behalf.
😀 Welcome all new first timers to this challenge and "Hello again" to those returning for another month, another year, another round. 😀
I joined MFP in February 2018. I had been trying on and off to lose some extra weight. MFP gave me the tools I needed to lose 30 pounds, and I have tried to keep it off since then. I've mostly been successful, but there for sure have been times when I slid back. Only continued vigilance will work to be successful, and fortunately that's possible! It can be nice to have short- and medium-term goal to break down a larger goal into more manageable chunks. So a monthly challenge with a weekly check-in is GREAT. I've been contributing to this challenge for several years, and with @enlightenme3 temporarily away, I'll try to keep it running.
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😀. I'm setting this month up for Saturday check-in. Do what works best for YOU.
Pick whatever unit suits you -- pounds, kilograms, stones, or even Newtons.
Feel free to copy & paste the chart:
December Start Weight:
December Goal Weight:
December Goal Weight:
November 30:
December 7:
December 14:
December 21:
December 28:
December 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 😀
😀 Welcome all new first timers to this challenge and "Hello again" to those returning for another month, another year, another round. 😀
I joined MFP in February 2018. I had been trying on and off to lose some extra weight. MFP gave me the tools I needed to lose 30 pounds, and I have tried to keep it off since then. I've mostly been successful, but there for sure have been times when I slid back. Only continued vigilance will work to be successful, and fortunately that's possible! It can be nice to have short- and medium-term goal to break down a larger goal into more manageable chunks. So a monthly challenge with a weekly check-in is GREAT. I've been contributing to this challenge for several years, and with @enlightenme3 temporarily away, I'll try to keep it running.
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😀. I'm setting this month up for Saturday check-in. Do what works best for YOU.
Pick whatever unit suits you -- pounds, kilograms, stones, or even Newtons.
Feel free to copy & paste the chart:
December Start Weight:
December Goal Weight:
December Goal Weight:
November 30:
December 7:
December 14:
December 21:
December 28:
December 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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December Start Weight: 198.4
December Goal Weight: 193.4
Goal Weight: 135
November 30: 198.4
December 7:
December 14:
December 21:
December 28:
December 31:2 -
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)
November 30 (Starting Weight for this challenge): 156.4 (10-day average 155.8)
December 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.
November 30: 156.4 (10-day average 155.8)
December 7:
December 14:
December 21:
December 28:
January 4, 2025:
Total loss for December: I start the month a tenth of a pound heavier than I started the year. Now I have a real challenge to end the year on a loss.2 -
Thanks once again @mtaratoot for settling things up this month!
Nov 30 Start Weight: 146.5 (10-day avg: 146.15)
December Goal Weight: 145
Ultimare Goal Weight: 140
November 30: 146.5 (10-day avg: 146.15)
December 7:
December 14:
December 21:
December 28:
December 31:
November was another unintentional maintenance month. Hoping to end the year with a bit of progress. 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 Nov 30th ): 193.0
Goal Weight: 189.0 (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.
12/01-194.2-(Trend Weight: 192.0)- Well, here is the expected gain after our family Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. I really didn’t feel like I ate very much as I got full pretty quickly. However, there are so many starches / carbs that I’m just not used to having all at once. Hopefully some of this will flush out. December will be tough because I have to travel so much, every time I need to shop for Christmas. Living in a very remote rural area is beautiful but very inconvenient at times, especially this time of year! We are expecting 4 more inches of snow today but I won’t complain. A town about 60 miles from me just got a record snowfall of 25” on Friday beating a record that had been held since 1942. Winter is officially here in my neck of the woods!
12/08-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/15-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/22-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/29-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/31-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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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 since we have our Grandson every morning. He's 2 years old and a pistol!!
Heaviest: 192.2
December Start Weight: 151.0 lbs
December Goal Weight: 147.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145.0
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12/31 -
Good luck everyone.
Chris3 -
Thanks @mtaratoot! Good luck everyone.
Sept.start: 154.4/October: 151.6/Nov: 149.4
December Start Weight: 148 lbs
December Goal Weight: 144
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135
December 1: 148
December 8:
December 15:
December 22:
December 29:
December 314 -
My last post was on 8 Oct. I dropped off as my scales broke (okay, maybe I threw it away as I was getting frustrated with my progress or lack thereof!) and did not get a replacement until now.
October Start Weight: 131.2
October Goal Weight: 125
December Goal Weight: 123
Ultimate Goal Weight: 120
October 1: 131.2
October 8: 129.4
December 3: 125.8
December 8:
December 15:
December 22:
December 29:
December 312 -
Hello all. I have participated in this challenge every month this year and here we are at the end of the road. I'm not sure what challenges I will follow in 2025 but hopefully at some point I will be more focused on maintenance than losing. All the best to everyone lets get to it.
December Goal Weight: 224
Ultimare Goal Weight: 200
December 1: 227
December 8:
December 15:
December 22:
December 31:
Wt on 1-1-23: 273.4 - 46.43 -
December Start Weight: 138
December Goal Weight: 135
December 4: 138
December 14:
December 21:
December 28:
December 31:2 -
Start Date September 13, 2023 - 241.2 lbs
December 2024 Start Weight: 191.2 lbs
December 2024 Goal Weight: 184 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 160 lbs
December 1: 191.2 lbs
December 4: 186.8 lbs - much better than expected!
December 11:
December 18:
December 25:
December 31:4 -
Nov 30 Start Weight: 146.5 (10-day avg: 146.15)
December Goal Weight: 145
Ultimare Goal Weight: 140
November 30: 146.5 (10-day avg: 146.15)
December 7: 146.75 (10-day: 146.66)
December 14:
December 21:
December 28:
December 31:
Oops 😬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)
November 30 (Starting Weight for this challenge): 156.4 (10-day average 155.8)
December 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.
November 30: 156.4 (10-day average 155.8)
December 7: 157.8 (10-day average 156.0)
December 14:
December 21:
December 28:
January 4, 2025:
Total loss for December: None; I'm marginally heavier this week. I am a third of a pound heavier than the beginning of the year. I'm not quite ready to give up yet, but.... Yeah.3 -
Week 2 check in. This week was a quiet week which is a good thing.
December Goal Weight: 123
Ultimate Goal Weight: 120
December 3: 125.8
December 8: 125.2
December 15:
December 22:
December 29:
December 313 -
December Start Weight: 167
December Goal Weight: 160
December Goal Weight:
November 30:167
December 7: 164.4
December 14:
December 21:
December 28:
December 31:
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Hi all! I’m joining a little late but excited to get started.
December Start Weight: 149 pounds
December Goal Weight: 146 pounds
Overall Goal Weight: 140 pounds
December 7: 149 lbs
December 14:
December 21:
December 28:
December 31:
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Lenamarshae wrote: »Hi all! I’m joining a little late but excited to get started.
December Start Weight: 149 pounds
December Goal Weight: 146 pounds
Overall Goal Weight: 140 pounds
@Lenamarshae December is tough and it's great that you are taking the bull by the horns! Welcome to the group, it's great to have you here!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 Nov 30th ): 193.0
Goal Weight: 189.0 (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.
12/01-194.2-(Trend Weight: 192.0)- Well, here is the expected gain after our family Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. I really didn’t feel like I ate very much as I got full pretty quickly. However, there are so many starches / carbs that I’m just not used to having all at once. Hopefully some of this will flush out. December will be tough because I have to travel so much, every time I need to shop for Christmas. Living in a very remote rural area is beautiful but very inconvenient at times, especially this time of year! We are expecting 4 more inches of snow today but I won’t complain. A town about 60 miles from me just got a record snowfall of 25” on Friday beating a record that had been held since 1942. Winter is officially here in my neck of the woods!
12/08-192.2-(Trend Weight: 192.8)- I shot way up earlier in the week after my delayed Thanksgiving Dinner and some travel on Tuesday. You can tell by my trend weight that it was a crazy week. However, I have been back home and on track for the past few days and it has really helped. Today I go out of town to the movies to see Moana 2 with my DGS. We will have lunch at a restaurant but I will come home later this evening and try to finish out the day wisely. Just because I flatten one tire for lunch doesn’t mean I have to come home and flatten the other 3. That’s my plan. I hope to keep this upcoming week good. Just one day of travel for a cardiology appointment, then maybe some Christmas shopping while in the city. Christmas shopping is always dangerous because I take advantage of being near all the stores and am out so long I often have to have both lunch and dinner out. We shall see, but whatever happens it will only be one day. I’ve got a whole week to get it right again before my next post here. I can do this. I can live a normal life and still get healthy and reach my goals! Bring it on December! Let’s Go!
12/15-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/22-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/29-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/31-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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A big pat on the back for all of us showing up here. December is a tough month! Thank you for continuing to inspire and motivate me.
Sept.start: 154.4/October: 151.6/Nov: 149.4
December Start Weight: 148 lbs
December Goal Weight: 144
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135
December 1: 148
December 8: 147.8
December 15:
December 22:
December 29:
December 31
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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 since we have our Grandson every morning. He's 2 years old and a pistol!!
Heaviest: 192.2
December Start Weight: 151.0 lbs
December Goal Weight: 147.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145.0
12/01 - 154.0 at 8:15 a.m. ...5.21 miles in 104 mins to the post office and back
12/02 - 151.7 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty...he and I walked to the farm and saw goats and ducks for 1.79 miles in 51 mins
12/09 - 153.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty...he and I walked to the farm and saw goats and ducks for 1.77 miles in 51 mins
12/16 -
12/23 -
12/30 -
12/31 -
Good luck everyone.
Chris1 -
Hi everyone! Just getting started.
December Start Weight: 230 pounds
December Goal Weight: 220 pounds
Overall Goal Weight: 140 pounds
December 10: 230 lbs
December 14:
December 21:
December 28:
December 31:2 -
Hello all. I have participated in this challenge every month this year and here we are at the end of the road. I'm not sure what challenges I will follow in 2025 but hopefully at some point I will be more focused on maintenance than losing. All the best to everyone lets get to it.
December Goal Weight: 224
Ultimare Goal Weight: 200
December 1: 227.7
December 8: 228.4 crud
December 15:
December 22:
December 31:
Wt on 1-1-23: 273.4 - 46.41 -
December Start Weight: 138
December Goal Weight: 135
December 4: 138
December 11: 139
December 21:
December 28:
December 31:1 -
Start Date September 13, 2023 - 241.2 lbs
December 2024 Start Weight: 191.2 lbs
December 2024 Goal Weight: 184 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 160 lbs
December 1: 191.2 lbs
December 4: 186.8 lbs - much better than expected!
December 11: 188.8 -
December 18:
December 25:
December 31:3 -
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)
November 30 (Starting Weight for this challenge): 156.4 (10-day average 155.8)
December 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.
November 30: 156.4 (10-day average 155.8)
December 7: 157.8 (10-day average 156.0)
December 14: 158.6 (10-day average 157.7)
December 21:
December 28:
January 4, 2025:
Total loss for December: Halfway through the month and I am up two pounds. Not what I was planning. I am a full two pounds heavier than the beginning of the year. I'm at risk of giving up. Not this week, but.... Yeah.
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Week 3 check in. A surprise whoosh this week. I’ve been doing a lot of walking but have also upped my calories in the past six weeks to 1500-1600 (previously 1200-1300 which wasn’t sustainable for me).
December Goal Weight: 123
Ultimate Goal Weight: 120
December 3: 125.8
December 8: 125.2
December 15: 123.1
December 22:
December 29:
December 31:2 -
December Start Weight: 167
December Goal Weight: 160
December Goal Weight:
November 30:167
December 7: 164.4
December 14: 165
December 21:
December 28:
December 31:1 -
Nov 30 Start Weight: 146.5 (10-day avg: 146.15)
December Goal Weight: 145
Ultimare Goal Weight: 140
November 30: 146.5 (10-day avg: 146.15)
December 7: 146.75 (10-day: 146.66)
December 14: 146.5 (10-day: 146.07)
December 21:
December 28:
December 31:2 -
Heaviest weight:
Total loss for December: Halfway through the month and I am up two pounds. Not what I was planning. I am a full two pounds heavier than the beginning of the year. I'm at risk of giving up. Not this week, but.... Yeah.
@mtaratoot Never say never, my friend. I always say that sometimes I give in but I never give up! We are getting ready to start a new year. Let's do it with renewed hope and resolve. I'm up this year too, but oh my Gosh, how much worse it would have been if I hadn't stuck with it during the times that I could and every moment that I did. Let's Go!1 -
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 Nov 30th ): 193.0
Goal Weight: 189.0 (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.
12/01-194.2-(Trend Weight: 192.0)-
12/08-192.2-(Trend Weight: 192.8)- I shot way up earlier in the week after my delayed Thanksgiving Dinner and some travel on Tuesday. You can tell by my trend weight that it was a crazy week. However, I have been back home and on track for the past few days and it has really helped. Today I go out of town to the movies to see Moana 2 with my DGS. We will have lunch at a restaurant but I will come home later this evening and try to finish out the day wisely. Just because I flatten one tire for lunch doesn’t mean I have to come home and flatten the other 3. That’s my plan. I hope to keep this upcoming week good. Just one day of travel for a cardiology appointment, then maybe some Christmas shopping while in the city. Christmas shopping is always dangerous because I take advantage of being near all the stores and am out so long I often have to have both lunch and dinner out. We shall see, but whatever happens it will only be one day. I’ve got a whole week to get it right again before my next post here. I can do this. I can live a normal life and still get healthy and reach my goals! Bring it on December! Let’s Go!
12/15-191.4-(Trend Weight: 193.1)- I took the long way getting to this nearly 1 lb drop this week. I don’t know why I always make it so hard on myself but here I am, a little bit lighter than last week and even lighter than the week before so I’ll take it and run, figuratively speaking of course.
12/22-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/29-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/31-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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deepwoodslady wrote: »Heaviest weight:
Total loss for December: Halfway through the month and I am up two pounds. Not what I was planning. I am a full two pounds heavier than the beginning of the year. I'm at risk of giving up. Not this week, but.... Yeah.
@mtaratoot Never say never, my friend. I always say that sometimes I give in but I never give up! We are getting ready to start a new year. Let's do it with renewed hope and resolve. I'm up this year too, but oh my Gosh, how much worse it would have been if I hadn't stuck with it during the times that I could and every moment that I did. Let's Go!
It might actually be good for building humility to have more struggle than I'd like. Of course the real deal is that I know what I need to do, but sometimes I just don't. That's kind of like giving up just a little bit, but yeah - I'm not going to throw in the towel. I know how much better I feel when I'm eating right, getting enough activity, and maintaining a slightly lower weight than I'm experiencing right now.1
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