WINTER 2025 Weight Loss Challenge (JANUARY, FEBRUARY and MARCH) A Continuation
Replies
-
Hello I'm Darlene, retired, 64-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty). I started my journey in January 2023, and over the last two year have lost almost 90 pounds. I got to my goal weight in the last quarter of 2024, and now tackling the maintenance phase. There aren't too many maintenance threads on MFP, so hope you don't mind I hop on this thread for this part of my journey. I have been a member of a daily accountability group that really helped me, but would love to transition into a weekly one. I'm working on a buffer to make it so I never hit overweight again, but will be happy just to stay in the ideal BMI range the rest of my life. I'll weigh in on Wednesday, we'll see how that goes!
My Weekly Goals
🥅 Stay under Ideal Weight (140)
👣 100K Steps Weekly
🥗 Under Weekly TDEE
🚶♀️40 Mileswalking
🫀 3 Cardio (non-walk) weekly
🏋️♀️3 Strength Weekly
🧘♀️1 Stretch type weekly
⌚ 700 Min of Intentional Exercise Weekly
Highest Weight 228
SW Dec: 228 | Jan: 217 | Feb: 212 | Mar: 207.6 | Apr 200.2 | May 194.8 | Jun: 189.6 | Jul: 187.4 | Aug: 179.8 | Sep: 174.2 | Oct: 169.6 | Nov 164.6 | Dec 164 | Jan 159.8 | Feb 156.8 | Mar 152.6 | Apr 151.6 | May 149.6 | Jun 144.8 | Jul: 143.5 | Aug: 142.4 | Sep 140.7 | Oct 139.8 | Nov 142.4 | Dec 139.7
❄️January 1: 139.7
❄️January 8: 139
🥅 👣 📝🥗 🚶♀️🫀🏋️♀️⌚ All goals met!
15K 👣 Steps, 65 🚶♀️Miles, 1005 ⌚ Min, Calorie Deficit 🥗 2,375
I worked really hard since Christmas and it as paid off, lost all my weight from the holidays. My weekly calorie deficit was 2,375 calories - the math says that should be .67 pounds and guess what I lost .7 pounds - I guess the math worked this week! 😁
❄️January 15: 139.9
🥅 👣 📝🥗 🚶♀️🫀🏋️♀️⌚ All goals met!
124K👣 Steps, 67 Miles, 1073 ⌚ Min, 438 Calorie Deficit
Struggled the second half of the week with four days of over my daily calorie deficit - the deficit at the beginning of the week made it so I was under for the week. Thinking that the overages at the end of the are the reason for the gain, but still in the "ideal" category - but just barely. I need to get it together this week.
❄️January 22:
❄️January 29:
❄️January 31
❤️February 5:
❤️February 12:
❤️February 19:
❤️February 26:
❤️February 28:
🍀March 3:
🍀March 11:
🍀March 17:
🍀March 25:
🍀March 31:
6 -
STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL):
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 206.8
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 11.8
January 6: 206.8
January 13: 206
January 20:
January 27:
January Goal: 203
January Actual:
January Loss:
February 3:
February 10:
February 17:
February 24:
February Goal: 199
February Actual:
February Loss:
March 3:
March 10:
March 17:
March 24:
March 31:
March Goal:195
March Actual:
March Loss:
Weight loss for this week: -.8
Current challenge loss: -.8
Challenge Weight loss goal: 11.86 -
I am just having a hard time keeping my night time eating under control. I am doing short weight work out everyday. Most day going for a walk.
STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL): 180
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 168.6
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 15
January 6: 168.6
January 13: 170
January 20:
January 27:
January Goal: lose 5 pounds - 163
January Actual:
January Loss:
February 3:
February 10:
February 17:
February 24:
February Goal: lose 5 pounds - 158
February Actual:
February Loss:
March 3:
March 10:
March 17:
March 24:
March 31:
March Goal: lose 5 pounds - 153
March Actual:
March Loss:
Weight loss for this week:
Current challenge loss:
Challenge Weight loss goal:
Flag
Quote
Insightful
Inspiring
4 -
Irene1292113 wrote: »I am just having a hard time keeping my night time eating under control.
Are you tired? Bored? Thirsty? Actually still hungry? Avoiding going to bed?
... and then see if you can find other ways to satisfy whatever need is at the root of the behavior. Society teaches us to use food as a cure-all -- but if we can learn to sleep when we're tired, find something interesting to do when we're bored, drink water when we're thirsty etc. (instead of eating to fix all our issues) it can make a big difference.
Similarly, if you actually get hungry close to bedtime, you might try spacing out your meals differently; changing your diet, so you don't run out of fuel; drinking water first if you get hungry after a certain time of day; or going to bed earlier... and see if that helps.
If the first thing you try doesn't work, keep experimenting... it can take a while to figure things out. It can be helpful to write down what you are testing, and what you learn in the process.3 -
Hello, All -
There are some truly inspired efforts and results happening here! For me, I understand that changes won’t arrive overnight… but through consistency. While certain weeks may yield more pounds or kilos lost than others, it’s the continual push and focus that will win this challenge, for each of us on an individual level.
Is anyone else keeping an eye on their resting energy or RMR (resting metabolic rate)? In other words, managing our total caloric intake combined with workouts accomplished during the day helps us burn more energy even while we’re sleeping.
I’m keeping an eye on my phone’s health app, slowly increasing my RMR, and thinking this may be a key factor, for keeping the weight off long term.
Open to other thoughts and ideas! Thanks.
7 -
Max weight (7/10/2020): 330
Min weight (1/14/22): 224.5 : ↓ 105.5 (I feel great about this, but...)
Current weight: 260.5 : ↑ 36.0 (... keeping it off is hard!)
Ultimate goal weight: 220 (maintenance range: under 225)
yearly gain/loss: year 1: ↓87 lbs; year 2: ↓18 lbs; year 3: ↑16 lbs; year 4: ↑15 lbs; year 5 YTD:↑4.5 lbs; goal: ↓41 lbs in 24 weeks
Challenge starting weight: 256.7
Challenge goal weight: 245.0
Challenge weight loss goal: 11.7 lbs in 13 weeks
January 06 : 260.8 : ↑ 4.1
January 13 : 261.8 : ↑ 1.0
January 20 : 260.5 : ↓ 1.3
January 27 :
January Goal: 253.18 -
Winter weight loss challenge (January, February & March) 2025
Jan 6th / 12st 12lbs
Jan 13th / 12st 12lbs
Jan 20th / 12st 10lbs
Jan 27th /
Jan loss /
Feb 3rd /
Feb 10th /
Feb 17th /
Feb 24th /
Feb loss /
Mar 3rd /
Mar 10th /
Mar 17th /
Mar 24th /
Mar 31st /
March loss/5 -
* MFP Starting Weight: 180 lbs
* Current Weight: 193
* CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT: 196
* WEIGHT GOAL: 168 by March; 135 in 2025
* January 6: 192
* January 13: 194
* January 20: 193
* January 27:
* January Goal: 184 lbs
* January Actual:
* January Loss:
* February 3:
* February 10:
* February 17:
* February 24:
* February Goal: 176 lbs
* February Actual:
* February Loss:
* March 3:
* March 10:
* March 17:
* March 24:
* March 31:
* March Goal: 168 lbs
* March Actual:
* March Loss:
* Weight loss for this week: -1 lb
* Current challenge loss: -3 lb
* Challenge Weight loss goal: -28 lbs7 -
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 137
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 127
January 6:135
January 13: 135
January 20:1357 -
I lost a bit of weight by changing my habits eating at restaurants. I only eat out if I am with others and typically order one entrée/no sides or soup and salad
*2025 I will not eat anywhere with a drive thru window!
*I quit drinking cream/sugar after 2 cups of coffee..most days and cut down on wine/beer and buying cake, cupcakes
*Also, I have a meal plan with vegetarian meals at least 5 days per week. 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! 🥳 Happy New Year!!!
STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL):about 154
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE:
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL:135
I think I'm going to start the new year with about 7 lbs to lose, a win in my book! 😁
January 7: 141
January 13:140
January 21:139
January 27:5 -
MFP starting weight: 270.9 lbs (June 27, 2023)
Challenge starting weight: 202.8 lbs
Challenge goal weight: 179 lbs
January 1: 202.8 lbs
January 6: 201.9 lbs
January 13: 199.7 lbs
January 20: 201 lbs
January 31:
January Goal: 195 lbs
January Actual:
January Loss:
February 1:
February 10:
February 17:
February 28:
February Goal: 187.5 lbs
February Actual:
February Loss:
March 1:
March 10:
March 17:
March 24:
March 31:
March Goal: 179 lbs
March Actual:
March Loss:
Weight change for this week: +1.3 lbs
Challenge weight change: -1.8 lbs
Challenge Goal: -23.8 lbs
Challenge final weight:
No exceptions. No excuses. 🥑
💝 Discipline is self-love. 💖5 -
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
GW: 145.0
January 01: 155.0 at 8:45 a.m. ...made soup and walked around our park while Grandson and Grandpa played
January 09: 153.6 at 5:50 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
January 13: 152.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
January 20: 152.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...7.09 miles in 150 mins to the top of the mountain
January 27:
January 31:
Good luck everyone
Chris5 -
Hello I'm Darlene, retired, 64-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty). I started my journey in January 2023, and over the last two year have lost almost 90 pounds. I got to my goal weight in the last quarter of 2024, and now tackling the maintenance phase. There aren't too many maintenance threads on MFP, so hope you don't mind I hop on this thread for this part of my journey. I have been a member of a daily accountability group that really helped me, but would love to transition into a weekly one. I'm working on a buffer to make it so I never hit overweight again, but will be happy just to stay in the ideal BMI range the rest of my life. I'll weigh in on Wednesday, we'll see how that goes!
My Weekly Goals
🥅 Stay under Ideal Weight (140)
👣 100K Steps Weekly
🥗 Under Weekly TDEE
🚶♀️40 Miles walking
🫀 3 Cardio (non-walk) weekly
🏋️♀️3 Strength Weekly
🧘♀️1 Stretch type weekly
⌚ 700 Min of Intentional Exercise Weekly
Highest Weight 228
SW Dec: 228 | Jan: 217 | Feb: 212 | Mar: 207.6 | Apr 200.2 | May 194.8 | Jun: 189.6 | Jul: 187.4 | Aug: 179.8 | Sep: 174.2 | Oct: 169.6 | Nov 164.6 | Dec 164 | Jan 159.8 | Feb 156.8 | Mar 152.6 | Apr 151.6 | May 149.6 | Jun 144.8 | Jul: 143.5 | Aug: 142.4 | Sep 140.7 | Oct 139.8 | Nov 142.4 | Dec 139.7
❄️January 1: 139.7
❄️January 8: 139
🥅 👣 📝🥗 🚶♀️🫀🏋️♀️⌚ All goals met!
115K 👣 Steps, 65 🚶♀️Miles, 1005 ⌚ Min, Calorie Deficit 🥗 2,375
I worked really hard since Christmas and it as paid off, lost all my weight from the holidays. My weekly calorie deficit was 2,375 calories - the math says that should be .67 pounds and guess what I lost .7 pounds - I guess the math worked this week! 😁
❄️January 15: 139.9
🥅 👣 📝🥗 🚶♀️🫀🏋️♀️⌚ All goals met!
124K👣 Steps, 67 Miles, 1073 ⌚ Min, 438 Calorie Deficit
Struggled the second half of the week with four days of over my daily calorie deficit - the deficit at the beginning of the week made it so I was under for the week. Thinking that the overages at the end of the are the reason for the gain, but still in the "ideal" category - but just barely. I need to get it together this week.
❄️January 22: 137.7
🥅 👣 📝🥗 🚶♀️🫀🏋️♀️⌚ All goals met!
119K👣 Steps, 53 Miles, 1,042 ⌚ Min, 1,721 Calorie Deficit
Very happy - worked hard all week - no obstacles and got it done. The hard work paid off. Hubby got me a Virtual Reality headset for Christmas, I have been going through some free trial workout apps trying to find the best one. You get lost in there, not realizing how much time has gone by, and it's fun at the same time. It's been bitter cold, so a lot of inside walks this week.
❄️January 29:
❄️January 31:
❤️February 5:
❤️February 12:
❤️February 19:
❤️February 26:
❤️February 28:
🍀March 3:
🍀March 11:
🍀March 17:
🍀March 25:
🍀March 31:6 -
STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL): 140
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 139
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 135
January 1: 139
January 8: 141
January 15: 139
January 22: 140
Jan 29:
January Goal:
January Actual:
January Loss:
February 3:
February 10:
February 17:
February 24:
February Goal:
February Actual:
February Loss:
March 3:
March 10:
March 17:
March 24:
March 31:
March Goal:
March Actual:
March Loss:
Weight loss for this week:
Current challenge loss:
Challenge Weight loss goal:5 -
MFP starting weight: 160.2 lbs 2/20/11
Challenge starting weight: 157.6 lbs
Challenge goal weight: 146.6 lbs.
January 1: 157.6 lbs
January 5: 155.8 lbs
January 14: 157.6 lbs
January 21: 157.2 lbs
January 31:
January Goal: 153.6 lbs
January Actual:
January Loss:
February 1:
February 10:
February 17:
February 28:
February Goal: 150.6 lbs
February Actual:
February Loss:
March 1:
March 10:
March 17:
March 24:
March 31:
March Goal: 146.6 lbs
March Actual:
March Loss:
Weight change for this week: -.4 lbs
Challenge weight change: -.4 lbs
Challenge Weight loss goal: -11 lbs
Challenge final weight:
Quoting @takinitalloff :
“No exceptions. No excuses.
Discipline is self-love.”
Wishing everyone the best!!!6 -
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 193
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 20 lb
January 6: 192
January 13: 191
January 20:189.8
January 27:
January Goal: 189
January Actual:
January Loss:
February 3:
February 10:
February 17:
February 24:
February Goal: 179
February Actual:
February Loss:
March 3:
March 10:
March 17:
March 24:
March 31:
March Goal: 169
March Actual:
March Loss:
Weight loss for this week:
Current challenge loss:
Challenge Weight loss goal: 20 pounds6 -
Hi, my name is Jamie, I have no excuses to not do the right things. The weight has kept up, the activity has become less and less. Thank u for this challenge to help me be accountable. For my own record keeping i have logged activity 3 times a week I'll place a * next to the weight
STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL):
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE:
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL:
January 6:
January 13: Start 191.2
January 20: 194 (not the direction I hoped, but I deserve)
January 27:
January Goal: 189
January Actual:
January Loss:
February 3:
February 10:
February 17:
February 24:
February Goal: 185
February Actual:
February Loss:
March 3:
March 10:
March 17:
March 24:
March 31:
March Goal: 180
March Actual:
March loss
Current challenge loss:
Challenge Weight loss goal
5 -
Hi team! My name is Ann. My starting weight is 280.2. My heaviest weight was about 324 in July 2021. This is my 5th time getting serious about taking care of myself, and that’s ok. I am not giving up!!!
January plan:
-Log every taste (the phone eats first) 🥄
-Eat in calorie deficit 6/7 days (always under the Maintenance level) 🧩
-3k step everyday (up from 700) 👟
-3-20 min exercise 🏃♀️
-New recipe 1 per week (veggies) 👩🍳
-Celebrate progress/goals with items to invest in the journey 🏆
-Weigh once a week ⚖️
MFP SW: 324
Current challenge SW: 280.2
January 6: 275.6 🥄 🧩👟🏃♀️ ⚖️
January 13: 275.6 🥄 🧩👟🏃♀️👩🍳 ⚖️
January 20: 272.0 🥄 🧩👟🏃♀️👩🍳 ⚖️
January 27:
January Goal: 270
January Actual:
January Loss:
February 3:
February 10:
February 17:
February 24:
February Goal: 260
February Actual:
February Loss:
March 3:
March 10:
March 17:
March 24:
March 31:
March Goal: 250
March Actual:
March Loss:
Weight loss for this week: 3.6
Current challenge loss: 8.2
Challenge Weight loss goal: 30
Grand Finale Goal: 1806 -
@AnnLang219 Way to go on your progress so far! I love your January plan, I think you have this handled
I was just going to invite you to the Ultimate Accountability Challenge, but I see that you already asked to join for February, yay! I sent you an invitation to the January edition. I hope you will join, because there's no reason to wait until the new month You can get started right now if you're ready (and it sure sounds like you are!). Hope to see you over there soon.4 -
@takinalloff. Thank you so much of the encouragement. I will definitely join January too!2
-
Winter weight loss challenge (January, February & March) 2025
Jan 6th / 12st 12lbs
Jan 13th / 12st 12lbs
Jan 20th / 12st 10lbs
Jan 27th / 12st 9lbs
Jan loss /
Feb 3rd /
Feb 10th /
Feb 17th /
Feb 24th /
Feb loss /
Mar 3rd /
Mar 10th /
Mar 17th /
Mar 24th /
Mar 31st /
March loss/5 -
Max weight (7/10/2020): 330
Min weight (1/14/22): 224.5 : ↓ 105.5 (I feel great about this, but...)
Current weight: 260.5 : ↑ 36.0 (... keeping it off is hard!)
Ultimate goal weight: 220 (maintenance range: under 225)
yearly gain/loss: year 1: ↓87 lbs; year 2: ↓18 lbs; year 3: ↑16 lbs; year 4: ↑15 lbs; year 5 YTD:↑4.5 lbs; goal: ↓40 lbs in 23 weeks
Challenge starting weight: 256.7
Challenge goal weight: 245.0
Challenge weight loss goal: 11.7 lbs in 13 weeks
January 06 : 260.8 : ↑ 4.1
January 13 : 261.8 : ↑ 1.0
January 20 : 260.5 : ↓ 1.3
January 27 : 259.9 : ↓ 0.6
January Goal: 253.1
January Actual: 259.9
January Loss: ↑ 3.2
5 -
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 Dec 31st): 192.6
CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 12 pounds to land at 180.6
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.
01/01-193.4-(Trend Weight: 192.9)-
01/06-193.0-(Trend Weight: 192.9)-
01/13-191.2-(Trend Weight: 192.4)-
01/20-193.2-(Trend Weight: 192.9 It’s been a rough week! Meals have been good but night time snacks have been downright outrageous! I can’t blame social engagements or special occasions or travel. I’ve mainly been at home. I can do better! I’m posting late but this is my accurate scale weight and trend weight on the 20th. The emotional eating needs to stop! I'm only trying to lose 4 lbs per month (12 pounds total for the challenge). Here I am just trying to get back to my starting weight. Disgusted with self today but I'll keep on trying because I'm not a quitter.
01/27-191.4-(Trend Weight: 192.7)- A nice drop since last week and less than my January start weight, but in all honesty, most of this drop has happened overnight. We’ll see over the next few days if it sticks. Enjoy your week my friends!
01/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
Jan Start: 192.6
Jan Goal: 188.6 (4 pound loss)
Jan Actual:
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: xxxxx
Challenge Weeks to come
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
02/01-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
02/03-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
02/10-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
02/17-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
02/24-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
02/28-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
Feb Start: xxxxx
Feb Goal: xxxxx (4 pound loss): xxxxx
Feb Actual: xxxxx
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: 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
03/01-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
03/03-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
03/10-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
03/17-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
03/24-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
03/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
Mar Start: xxxxx
Mar Goal: xxxxx (4 pound loss)
Mar Actual: xxxxx
Cumulative Weight Loss so Far:3 -
MFP starting weight: 270.9 lbs (June 27, 2023)
Challenge starting weight: 202.8 lbs
Challenge goal weight: 179 lbs
January 1: 202.8 lbs
January 6: 201.9 lbs
January 13: 199.7 lbs
January 20: 201 lbs
January 27: 198.8 lbs
January 31:
January Goal: 195 lbs
January Actual:
January Loss:
February 1:
February 10:
February 17:
February 28:
February Goal: 187.5 lbs
February Actual:
February Loss:
March 1:
March 10:
March 17:
March 24:
March 31:
March Goal: 179 lbs
March Actual:
March Loss:
Weight change for this week: -2.2 lbs
Challenge weight change: -4 lbs
Challenge Goal: -23.8 lbs
Challenge final weight:
No exceptions. No excuses. 🥑
💝 Discipline is self-love. 💖5 -
Hi everyone! January is nearly fully done. I missed myJanuary goal by 0.1 lbs, BUT I am down ⬇️ 9.9 lbs this month. I feel GREAT about this despite not making the goal because this is my lowest weight in 18 years and I can now walk over a mile at a time which I could not last month. Huge milestones. I look forward to seeing y’all’s updates and to celebrate your milestones!!
February plan:
-Log every taste (the phone eats first) 🥄
-Eat in calorie deficit 6/7 days (always under the Maintenance level) 🧩
-4k step everyday (up from 3k last month) 👟
-3-20 min exercise (strength and stretching)🏃♀️
-New recipe 1 per week (veggies) 👩🍳
-Celebrate progress/goals with items to invest in the journey 🏆
-Weigh once a week ⚖️
MFP SW: 324
Current challenge SW: 280.6* *corrected
January 6: 275.6 🥄 🧩👟🏃♀️ ⚖️
January 13: 275.6 🥄 🧩👟🏃♀️👩🍳 ⚖️
January 20: 272.0 🥄 🧩👟🏃♀️👩🍳 ⚖️
January 27: 270.7 🥄 🧩👟🏃♀️👩🍳 ⚖️
January Goal: 270
January Actual: 270.7
January Loss: ⬇️9.9
Reward: New food scale & measuring cups (hopefully next week)
February 3:
February 10:
February 17:
February 24:
February Goal: 260
February Actual:
February Loss:
March 3:
March 10:
March 17:
March 24:
March 31:
March Goal: 250
March Actual:
March Loss:
Weight loss for this week:⬇️ 1.3
Current challenge loss:⬇️ 9.9
Challenge Weight loss goal: ⬇️30
Grand Finale Goal: 180
5 -
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
GW: 145.0
January 01: 155.0 at 8:45 a.m. ...made soup and walked around our park while Grandson and Grandpa played
January 09: 153.6 at 5:50 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
January 13: 152.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
January 20: 152.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...7.09 miles in 150 mins to the top of the mountain
January 27: 152.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
January 31:
Good luck everyone
Chris3 -
STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP(MY FITNESS PAL): 140
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 139
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 135
January 1: 139
January 8: 141
January 15: 139
January 22: 140
Jan 29: 141
January Goal: 135
January Actual: 141
January Loss:0
February 3:
February 10:
February 17:
February 24:
February Goal:
February Actual:
February Loss:
March 3:
March 10:
March 17:
March 24:
March 31:
March Goal:
March Actual:
March Loss:
Weight loss for this week:
Current challenge loss:
Challenge Weight loss goal:4 -
Hello I'm Darlene, retired, 64-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty). I started my journey in January 2023, and over the last two year have lost almost 90 pounds. I got to my goal weight in the last quarter of 2024, and now tackling the maintenance phase. There aren't too many maintenance threads on MFP, so hope you don't mind I hop on this thread for this part of my journey. I have been a member of a daily accountability group that really helped me, but would love to transition into a weekly one. I'm working on a buffer to make it so I never hit overweight again, but will be happy just to stay in the ideal BMI range the rest of my life. I'll weigh in on Wednesday, we'll see how that goes!
My Weekly Goals
🥅 Stay under Ideal Weight (140)
👣 100K Steps Weekly
🥗 Under Weekly TDEE
🚶♀️40 Miles walking
🫀 3 Cardio (non-walk) weekly
🏋️♀️3 Strength Weekly
🧘♀️1 Stretch type weekly
⌚ 700 Min of Intentional Exercise Weekly
Highest Weight 228
SW Dec: 228 | Jan: 217 | Feb: 212 | Mar: 207.6 | Apr 200.2 | May 194.8 | Jun: 189.6 | Jul: 187.4 | Aug: 179.8 | Sep: 174.2 | Oct: 169.6 | Nov 164.6 | Dec 164 | Jan 159.8 | Feb 156.8 | Mar 152.6 | Apr 151.6 | May 149.6 | Jun 144.8 | Jul: 143.5 | Aug: 142.4 | Sep 140.7 | Oct 139.8 | Nov 142.4 | Dec 139.7
❄️January 1: 139.7
❄️January 8: 139
🥅 👣 📝🥗 🚶♀️🫀🏋️♀️⌚ All goals met!
115K 👣 Steps, 65 🚶♀️Miles, 1005 ⌚ Min, Calorie Deficit 🥗 2,375
I worked really hard since Christmas and it as paid off, lost all my weight from the holidays. My weekly calorie deficit was 2,375 calories - the math says that should be .67 pounds and guess what I lost .7 pounds - I guess the math worked this week! 😁
❄️January 15: 139.9
🥅 👣 📝🥗 🚶♀️🫀🏋️♀️⌚ All goals met!
124K👣 Steps, 67 Miles, 1073 ⌚ Min, 438 Calorie Deficit
Struggled the second half of the week with four days of over my daily calorie deficit - the deficit at the beginning of the week made it so I was under for the week. Thinking that the overages at the end of the are the reason for the gain, but still in the "ideal" category - but just barely. I need to get it together this week.
❄️January 22: 137.7
🥅 👣 📝🥗 🚶♀️🫀🏋️♀️⌚ All goals met!
119K👣 Steps, 53 Miles, 1,042 ⌚ Min, 1,721 Calorie Deficit
Very happy - worked hard all week - no obstacles and got it done. The hard work paid off. Hubby got me a Virtual Reality headset for Christmas, I have been going through some free trial workout apps trying to find the best one. You get lost in there, not realizing how much time has gone by, and it's fun at the same time. It's been bitter cold, so a lot of inside walks this week.
❄️January 29: 139.7
🥅 👣 📝🚶♀️🫀🏋️♀️⌚ Over my weekly calorie limit this week!
127.9K👣 Steps, 56 Miles, 1,125 ⌚ Min, Over my weekly calorie limit 564 (4 days off, 3 days on)
I had a rough week with calories and over my weekly calorie limit, was off plan many days and very salty foods - over my sodium limit 3 days. I'm still in my maintenance range. I know that I should be ok with it since I am still within my maintenance range, but it's really hard to call it a win when you don't lose. That being said I still need to pull it together this week, otherwise it could get out of control. Just goes to show you, you can't exercise your way out of a bad diet. I have one day this week that will be trying, but the rest I should (and will) be on track! Extra Weigh in this week (last day of the month).
❄️January 31:
❤️February 5:
❤️February 12:
❤️February 19:
❤️February 26:
❤️February 28:
🍀March 3:
🍀March 11:
🍀March 17:
🍀March 25:
🍀March 31:
5 -
YOUR CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT FOR THIS CHALLENGE: 193
YOUR CHALLENGE WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: 30 lb
January 6: 192--I am feeling better and I have cleaned and did some canning the last couple of days. We got a lot of snow last night so I had a snow day from work. I got a good workout and then shoveling snow gave a bonus workout. I also took time to just relax.
January 13: 190
January 20: 188
January 27:187
January Goal: 185
January Actual:
January Loss:
February 3:
February 10:
February 17:
February 24:
February Goal: 175
February Actual:
February Loss:
March 3:
March 10:
March 17:
March 24:
March 31:
March Goal: 165
March Actual:
March Loss:
Weight loss for this week:
Current challenge loss:
Challenge Weight loss goal:4 -
Hello I'm Darlene, retired, 64-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty). I started my journey in January 2023, and over the last two year have lost almost 90 pounds. I got to my goal weight in the last quarter of 2024, and now tackling the maintenance phase. There aren't too many maintenance threads on MFP, so hope you don't mind I hop on this thread for this part of my journey. I have been a member of a daily accountability group that really helped me, but would love to transition into a weekly one. I'm working on a buffer to make it so I never hit overweight again, but will be happy just to stay in the ideal BMI range the rest of my life. I'll weigh in on Wednesday, we'll see how that goes!
My Weekly Goals
🥅 Stay under Ideal Weight (140)
👣 100K Steps Weekly
🥗 Under Weekly TDEE
🚶♀️40 Miles walking
🫀 3 Cardio (non-walk) weekly
🏋️♀️3 Strength Weekly
🧘♀️1 Stretch type weekly
⌚ 700 Min of Intentional Exercise Weekly
Highest Weight 228
SW Dec: 228 | Jan: 217 | Feb: 212 | Mar: 207.6 | Apr 200.2 | May 194.8 | Jun: 189.6 | Jul: 187.4 | Aug: 179.8 | Sep: 174.2 | Oct: 169.6 | Nov 164.6 | Dec 164 | Jan 159.8 | Feb 156.8 | Mar 152.6 | Apr 151.6 | May 149.6 | Jun 144.8 | Jul: 143.5 | Aug: 142.4 | Sep 140.7 | Oct 139.8 | Nov 142.4 | Dec 139.7
❄️Starting Weight: 139.7
❄️January 8: 139 🥅 👣 📝🥗 🚶♀️🫀🏋️♀️⌚ All goals met!
❄️January 15: 139.9 🥅 👣 📝🥗 🚶♀️🫀🏋️♀️⌚ All goals met!
❄️January 22: 137.7 🥅 👣 📝🥗 🚶♀️🫀🏋️♀️⌚ All goals met!
❄️January 29: 139.7 🥅 👣 📝🚶♀️🫀🏋️♀️⌚ Over my weekly calorie limit this week!
❄️January 31: 139.2 - Reflection Day!
January 2025 Reflection
I started out the month strong, got distracted at the end of the month, for a weak ending. The good news is a slight decrease, ending the month down a half pound. I’m happy where I am and am still calling it my goal weight but ideally would like to see 135. Thinking it would be nice to have a five pound goal weight buffer that will always keep me below the 140 stage. I saw 137.8 earlier in the week, and then my distraction started.
I don’t count all my exercise in my calorie goal. I adjust my calories monthly based on what the “math” says I should have lost versus what I actually lost. I convert that difference to calories and then don’t count the first “xx” of calories gained by exercise by the adjustment (if that makes sense). I do this monthly. This month the math says that I should decrease my TDEE by 450 calories (it was 325). I fool MFP by setting my calorie goal at my resting calories minus the adjustment. Then, in order to meet my ½ pound goal, I would need to leave 250 calories on the table on MFP every day, or 1,750 calories for the week. I like to see it in numbers. It works for me.
On the Fitness front:- Greg got me a VR headset for Christmas. I have been using some free trials on fitness apps and have dwindled it down to two that I like – SuperNatural and FitXr. I think I am leaning towards FitXR. The graphics are better on SuperNatural, but FitXR has more options. It has been a lot of fun.
- Greg also got me a Hogwarts Conqueror’s challenge which has also been a lot of fun. Tracking my distance through Sorcerer’s Stone.
- Greg’s cousin got me recumbent bike for Christmas, I use it for my warm-up before strength training. Ride 3 miles.
- Continue to try to get at least 4 miles of walking daily – I shoot for an outside walk in the morning with Monty, but it has been bitterly cold so missed quite a few this month. I complete the rest on the treadmill, watching “my TV” (shows Greg wouldn’t like). My rule, the only way I can watch them is on the treadmill. I am currently binge watching Gilmore Girls.
- I have also been working on an interval training program from the Improved Health channel. I just started week five. I don’t run, I use the elliptical for my “fast as you can” section of the training.
- I reached the 250-mile marker on my quest to reach 2,025 miles (in all steps) in 2025. My tracker says “Wow! You are amazing and well ahead of your goal! You are on target to finish approximately on September 6th, 2025.” As I know from experience, you can’t really count on that – life happens, injuries happen. But it is nice to see that I am starting off strong.
I have been reading three books, Atomic Habits, along with my Biggest Loser group, The Prisoner of Azkaban with my Hogwarts group, and the Complete Short Stories of Roald Dahl Volume One.
I added three “habits” that I would like to incorporate this year, a daily 1-minute plank, flossing, and making my bed. I am happy to say completed them every day this month. Research says it takes 21 days to make habit, and if you continue for another 90 days it will become a permanent part of your life. I am on my way.
Before weight loss we ate out a LOT; with it came appetizers, the meal, dessert, and drinks. We gave that up, it was too much of a temptation for me. I had also given up drinking except for an occasional drink while on vacation, or a special occasion. Now that I am at my goal weight, we are trying to incorporate a dinner out each week. Just started last week, and don’t know if it led to my distraction (don’t believe that’s the reason). This week we skipped our Wednesday “date” because we’re going out with Allyson this weekend. We’ll see how this goes in February.
My Plan for February- Maintain my weight, or perhaps lose a pound or two
- Continue to log everything – daily tracking of food, exercise and other SMART goals
- Weigh-In Bi-Weekly with my Challenges
- Average 14K steps per day
- Walk every day
- Strength Train 3 days a week
- Continue Interval Training program
- Full Body Stretch workout – once a week
- Stay under sodium goal
- Incorporate one dinner out each week and still stay under weekly calorie goal
No new before and after pictures but here is one that I am very proud of:
❤️February 5:
❤️February 12:
❤️February 19:
❤️February 26:
❤️February 28:
🍀March 3:
🍀March 11:
🍀March 17:
🍀March 25:
🍀March 31:6
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 394.1K Introduce Yourself
- 43.9K Getting Started
- 260.4K Health and Weight Loss
- 176.1K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.6K Fitness and Exercise
- 435 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153.1K Motivation and Support
- 8.1K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.4K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.9K MyFitnessPal Information
- 15 News and Announcements
- 1.2K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.7K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions