COUNTDOWN to S*P*R*I*N*G, 2025!

Weigh-in Wednesdays are encouraged, as they come right in the middle of the week, allowing for some flexibility on the weekends when we sometimes have different routines. Also, the first day of 2025 falls on a Wednesday, and the final day of this challenge, Wednesday, March 19th is the last day of Winter!

I will begin posting my weight and scale app stats on January 1st. The remaining weeks I will just post weight changes, but will post before/after scale app stats on March 19th.

For me, daily food logging and regular activity are key. (Whatever works for you is fine.)

I look forward to sharing this wellness journey with you!

Welcome @garciakayc!🌹I'm having insomnia right now due to a second bout with COVID, but I wanted to let you know I read and appreciated your post.

I am steadily improving. I will check the board every day until the official start date. You can pick whatever start date works best for you and can choose whatever with in day you prefer.

Best wishes for the rest of the weekend!

Carole

Hi @garciakayc,

Many thanks for your well wishes! The COVID test line took longer to appear and is fainter than before - online information from CDC states that this means the level of virus is decreasing - yay!

I am not running a temperature but I still have some congestion and a partially blocked right ear, but otherwise I'm okay.

I understand that you will be posting your first challenge weight on Wednesday, January 8th. That still gives you 10 weeks until the last day of this challenge. We can do this!

Enjoy your Sunday!

💗 Carole

Welcome to everyone joining! I really look forward to beginning the new year with this challenge and sharing this wellness journey together!

@Lynn__W, Welcome and very best wishes for your upcoming retirement!🎉

@Sulekhatc, Welcome to you too! How often you choose to weigh-in is based on whatever works best for YOU! (Speaking personally, I drive myself crazy when I weigh in daily due to the inevitable day-to-day fluctuations. I'm in a December challenge and it's so maddeningly frustrating sometimes! Whatever you think will help you most is fine!) 10-15 lbs. down by Spring is a very realistic goal. That's what I'm aiming for as well.

Welcome to @rh0322 also. Glad you're here!

@garciakayc, That's GREAT! I'm glad you get to start on January 1st as well. (Can you believe it's less than two weeks from now?) Many thanks for your get-well wishes. I am still recovering from symptoms but finally testing negative! 😄

Welcome also to @1crvygrl and @Rainbow2300! You can pick whatever weigh-in days work best for you.

Very best wishes to all for the upcoming holidays!

Hi Donna! Welcome @deepwoodslady!

Best wishes for your weekend everyone!
💖Carole

Hi everyone, My weight has been steadily creeping up since I recovered from COVID, mainly due to celebrations and co-workers bringing in treats; so I need to get a handle on that starting NOW.

I was hoping to get down to 150 or less by then, but I probably won't. I'll be happy if I can get back into the lower 150's by then. For this challenge, my goal is to weigh 140 or less by the last day of Winter, March 19, 2025.

February 29, 2008 - 217 (All-time highest weight before I joined)
Goal Range - 132-140
December Starting Weight - 152.2
December Goal - 150 (or less)

Here's how this month has turned out so far:
12/01 - 152.2
12/02 - 153.2
12/03 - 153.6
12/04 - 154.6
12/05 - 154.6 (No change!)
12/06 - 153.8
12/07 - 153.8 (No change)
12/08 - 153.6
12/09 - Skipped
12/10 - Skipped
12/11 - 153.0
12/12 - 153.0
12/13 - 152.2
12/14 - 152.2
12/15 - 151.6
12/16 - 151.8
12/17 - 151.6
12/18 - 151.8
12/19 - 151.8
12/20 - 155.0
12/21 - 156.8 (I ate almost all day yesterday! I sure hope this is a temporary water weight gain! I've got to snap out of this "holiday eating" mode and prepare for our January 1st restart date here on this board!

I knew I was going to put some weight back on after COVID once my appetite returned, but I sure didn't expect to regain this much!

I will continue to post daily weight on a different board I joined; however, my next weigh-in here will be on January 1st.


Have a great weekend!
💖Carole

Hi everyone,

Oh no! I didn't save a draft and my entire comment got erased! (I hate when that happens!) Anyway, I got rid of most of the temporary bloat from overindulging over the past several days; so this morning the scale read 152.4, which is 0.2 more than my weight on December 1st.

I'm hoping to get down to 150 or less by the New Year. I think I can do that if I'm very careful to stay within my calorie limit and if I make sure to add regular activity over the next ten days remaining in this year. I plan to stay away from the "goodies" that surround us at this festive season. (If it doesn't add nutritional value, then I don't need it!)

Beginning January 1st, I will post current weight, weight loss for the week, total weight loss and lbs. to goal (140 or less), weekly on Wednesday. I will post my scale app stats on the first day as well as key measurements (bust, waist, hips, "potbelly") and will post the final challenge stats and measurements on March 19th to show my progress. (My goal range is 132-140 ultimately.)

Have a great day,
🩷 Carole

WOW, @rainbow2300! Four pounds gone already? What a fantastic head start!

I've had the premium version before. I thought it was worth it at the time, but when the price went up, I just said, "I'm good", because I didn't want to pay it. There are a few less features with the free version, but I'm not really bothered by ads and I'm here mainly for the food diary and the Community pages anyway.

I absolutely believe you can reach "Onederland" by the end of the year! I'm hoping to lose about three pounds by then as well. We've got 10 days - let's DO this! For me, the only way this can happen is with increased activity. Now that I'm completely over COVID I have no excuses.

I'll be checking in regularly as we wind down the rest of the year.

Have a great week!
💞 Carole