😀😀😀***January 2025 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀

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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,638 Member
    edited January 26
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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 Dec 31st ): 192.6

    Goal Weight: 188.6 (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.


    01/01-193.4-(Trend Weight: 192.9)-

    01/05-193.8-(Trend Weight: 192.9)-

    01/12-191.4-(Trend Weight: 192.5)-

    01/19-193.8-(Trend Weight: 192.7)- It’s been a horrid week and I’ve been a very naughty girl. Off the rails is the best way to put it. I’ve got to pull up my bootstraps and re-focus this week. I know what to do and I have all the tools to do it with. Like Nike says…..Just Do It!

    01/26-193.4-(Trend Weight: 192.8)- A small drop on the scale overall, after a week. However, it’s been a bad week for both diet and exercise. Honestly, my meals just keep getting later and later do to the Reno going on and the crew needing my constant imput and attention. When meal one starts late, it pushes all the meals later. Last night’s dinner was at 2:00 am. My contractor left at about 9:00 pm and spaced properly and minding hunger, dinner became that late. It’s ridiculously crazy and I’ve got to work on a better plan. This also hinders exercise. I just want my master bedroom finished so things can improve. There are other important projects but it would be nice to take a breather in-between them!

    01/31-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
  • CaityP27
    CaityP27 Posts: 19 Member
    January Start Weight:116kg/255lb
    January Goal Weight:110kg/242lb
    ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 75kg/165lb

    December 30th: 116kg/255lb
    January 6th: 112.7kg/248lb
    January 13th: 112.2kg/247lb
    January 20th:110.6/243.8lb
    January 27th:111.4/245.5lb
    February 3rd:

    Avg Daily steps since last weigh: 7699
    Avg daily deficit since last weigh: 2865kJ/685cal

    I made my 6000 step goal 6 out of 7 days
    1.5L Water Goal every day
    Deficit every day

    I'm putting the gain down to hormones. Non scale progress is good, my clothes are feeling looser, I'm just super bloated this week
  • brigittethomson
    brigittethomson Posts: 18 Member
    I'm sorry the Bills didn't stop the Chiefs from being in the super bowl again! I guess I'm a Philadelphia fan for the super bowl!

    I'm so close to reaching January's goal! Hope everyone has a great week and I'll try to remember to post my weight on Saturday instead of Monday!

    January Start Weight:178.6
    January Goal Weight:173.6
    Goal weight: 158 by June 1

    January 4:178.6
    January 11:177.4
    January 18: 174.5
    January 25: 173.9
    February 1:
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,533 Member
    I went ahead and put up the FEBRUARY CHALLENGE just a few days early. Happy Lunar New Year!
  • AllyNorth
    AllyNorth Posts: 141 Member
    it's almost the end of the month. I have been terribly unmotivated. On January 22, was up a bit and got frustrated so stopped tracking. I am going to try to restart today and hope I'm more motivated through February.

    January Start Weight: 149.5
    January Goal Weight: 148

    December 25-31: 150-152
    January 1: 149.5
    January 8: 150.4
    January 15: 151
    January 22: 151.8
    January 29:




  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,533 Member
    AllyNorth wrote: »
    it's almost the end of the month. I have been terribly unmotivated. On January 22, was up a bit and got frustrated so stopped tracking. I am going to try to restart today and hope I'm more motivated through February.

    You've got this. I know you already know it's not about motivation, it's about habits. It takes time and effort to develop good habits that stick. Clearly bad habits take back over if you let them. Skip the motivation and do it anyway!

  • AllyNorth
    AllyNorth Posts: 141 Member
    Thank you @mtaratoot for the pep talk. It's much appreciated!
    mtaratoot wrote: »
    AllyNorth wrote: »
    it's almost the end of the month. I have been terribly unmotivated. On January 22, was up a bit and got frustrated so stopped tracking. I am going to try to restart today and hope I'm more motivated through February.

    You've got this. I know you already know it's not about motivation, it's about habits. It takes time and effort to develop good habits that stick. Clearly bad habits take back over if you let them. Skip the motivation and do it anyway!

  • brigittethomson
    brigittethomson Posts: 18 Member
    clomonaco3 wrote: »
    January Start weight: 176.2
    January goal weight: 169-Changed to 165 on 1/17
    Ultimate goal weight: 135

    January 3: 176.2
    January 10: 173
    January 17: 168.8
    January 24: 166.2
    January 31:

    How did you drop 10 pounds!? What are you doing?
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,533 Member
    brigittethomson wrote: »
    clomonaco3 wrote: »
    January Start weight: 176.2
    January goal weight: 169-Changed to 165 on 1/17
    Ultimate goal weight: 135

    January 3: 176.2
    January 10: 173
    January 17: 168.8
    January 24: 166.2
    January 31:

    How did you drop 10 pounds!? What are you doing?

    It's not uncommon for INITIAL losses to happen at a rate that otherwise would raise eyebrows. Some is water weight that goes along with utilizing glucogen stores. Some is from less "food in transit." Your total mass is more than your bones, muscles, and fat. It's a whole bunch of other things. Indeed, three pounds a week is not sustainable. It's possible for an initial loss though.

    Your loss rate is about half of that and is probably a lot more sustainable. Your loss rate is still awfully fast, but as an initial rate it doesn't have to be terrible.

    Keep sticking to it. There will be weeks without loss and maybe even gains. Just keep sticking to it!
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 20,115 Member
    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
    January Start Weight: 155.8 lbs
    January Goal Weight: 152.0
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 145.0
    01/01 - 155.8 at 8:45 a.m. ...made soup and then pretty much nothing
    01/06 - 153.6 at 5:50 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
    01/13 - 152.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
    01/20 - 152.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...7.09 miles in 150 mins to the top of the mountain!
    01/27 -152.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
    01/31 -
    Good luck everyone.
    Chris
  • LowTechForever
    LowTechForever Posts: 324 Member
    January Start Weight: 148lbs (10-day average: 147.22 lbs0
    January Goal Weight: 146 lbs
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 137lbs

    January 1: 148 (10-day: 147.22)
    January 8: 147.75 (10-day: 147.96)
    January 15: 147.25 (10-day: 147.23)
    January 22:
    January 29: 146.75 (10-day: 146.63)
    January 31:
  • brokenspoiled
    brokenspoiled Posts: 30 Member
    January Start Weight: 288
    January Goal Weight: 277
    Dec 31 Goal Weight: 230

    January 1: 288
    January 8:283.3
    January 15: awol
    January 24:280.6
    January 29:279.0

    FYI My goal is so high this month knowing there was holiday bloat even through my illness.. going forward I'll be adjusting.

    Sunday 26th I decided to start a workout program. I have bad insomnia (at least!) half the time so I'm really hoping this helps me all around. Tho last night was only 930 to 230.. I tried for 45m to fall back asleep before I gave up. Frustrating. Severely modified the workout as it's been years since I did more than walking.. I feel it EVERYWHERE. Trying to remind myself that's good keep going! Also bought a new reusable water bottle to hopefully inspire more water intake especially as now I'll be sweating more. First weekend of Feb is my birthday and I heard inlaws are taking us to Mandarin.. hopefully I have an appetite then because sometimes it's just gone.. and sometimes I can just keep on eating. Basically I'm a mess!

    Now my Feb goal.. do I aim for more than lb/week since I'll now be working out? Will that cause so much confusion in my body aim for less? Will hopefully better sleep, water intake and actual workouts drop 10lbs? We bought a newdigital scale last year.. summer? And my first weighin on it was 272.. my old one was giving me 276.. so it's been "recent" being that low.. any advice?
  • Patti241
    Patti241 Posts: 5,524 Member
    January Start weight: 139
    January Goal Weight: 135
    Ultimate goal weight: 135

    January 1: 139
    January 8: 141
    January 15: 139
    January 22: 140
    January 28: 141
  • ashleyh2100
    ashleyh2100 Posts: 108 Member
    Start Date September 13, 2023 - 241.2 lbs

    January 2025 Start Weight: 187 lbs
    January 2025 Goal Weight: 182 lbs
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 160 lbs

    January 1: 187 lbs
    January 8: 189 lbs
    January 15: 186.2 lbs
    January 22: Vacation
    January 29: 191.4 lbs - well, vacation did a number on my number :D
    January 31:
  • mtaratoot
    mtaratoot Posts: 14,533 Member
    brokenspoiled wrote: »
    January Start Weight: 288
    January Goal Weight: 277
    Dec 31 Goal Weight: 230

    January 1: 288
    January 8:283.3
    January 15: awol
    January 24:280.6
    January 29:279.0

    FYI My goal is so high this month knowing there was holiday bloat even through my illness.. going forward I'll be adjusting.

    Sunday 26th I decided to start a workout program. I have bad insomnia (at least!) half the time so I'm really hoping this helps me all around. Tho last night was only 930 to 230.. I tried for 45m to fall back asleep before I gave up. Frustrating. Severely modified the workout as it's been years since I did more than walking.. I feel it EVERYWHERE. Trying to remind myself that's good keep going! Also bought a new reusable water bottle to hopefully inspire more water intake especially as now I'll be sweating more. First weekend of Feb is my birthday and I heard inlaws are taking us to Mandarin.. hopefully I have an appetite then because sometimes it's just gone.. and sometimes I can just keep on eating. Basically I'm a mess!

    Now my Feb goal.. do I aim for more than lb/week since I'll now be working out? Will that cause so much confusion in my body aim for less? Will hopefully better sleep, water intake and actual workouts drop 10lbs? We bought a newdigital scale last year.. summer? And my first weighin on it was 272.. my old one was giving me 276.. so it's been "recent" being that low.. any advice?

    One pound a week is probably a good goal. The maximum recommended rate is 1% of your current weight per week. That is more than a pound a week, but step back and think about it this way: Your goal for this year is to lose almost 60 pounds (down to about 50 pounds in 11 months as of now - about 47 weeks). That averages out to less than 1.1 pounds per week. If you set your goal for one pound a week, and then you stick to it, you'll hit that year-end goal. If it gets easy, you can maybe try for a slightly faster loss every few weeks. Alternately, aim for a pound and a half a week to allow the weeks when things go sideways. The main thing is keep sticking to it, paying attention to how things are working, and making small adjustments over time.

    Beware; starting new exercise can lead to temporary weight gain. Your body will be repairing itself, and that can include holding on to more water (inflammation) as you heal up. Again - just keep sticking to it!
  • clomonaco3
    clomonaco3 Posts: 10 Member
    How did you drop 10 pounds!? What are you doing?

    So, others are probably right that this is just my initial loss and that it will slow down a lot! I have been making sure to do cardio at least 30 minutes a day (sometimes 1 hr), and really watching what I eat. Hang in there, it will come!

  • brokenspoiled
    brokenspoiled Posts: 30 Member
    edited January 30
    January Start Weight: 288
    January Goal Weight: 277
    Dec 31 Goal Weight: 230

    January 1: 288
    January 8:283.3
    January 15: awol
    January 24:280.6
    January 29:279.0
    January 31:279.1

    8.9lb loss which includes holiday bloat.. I'll take it! Maybe I'll see that 277 by mid February.

    @mtaratoot thanks for the counsel! Such good good advice. Looking at this week's weighins on my daily log thread looks like between my workouts and the hormonal nuisance I've been bouncing around the 279 for a week now. It'd be nice to see a tiny dip into 278s soon. 🤞
  • eahrenee
    eahrenee Posts: 167 Member
    January Start Weight: 199.8
    January Goal Weight: 191


    January 1: 199.8
    January 7: 197.6
    January 14: 197.8
    January 21: 196.4
    January 28: 192.0
    January 31: 192.6

    I will take 7.2 loss.
    I hope for a healthier February!
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,638 Member
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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 Dec 31st ): 192.6

    Goal Weight: 188.6 (4 pound loss)

    End of Challenge Final Weight: 191.2

    Weight lost/gained this month: 1.4 lbs Lost




    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)-

    01/05-193.8-(Trend Weight: 192.9)-

    01/12-191.4-(Trend Weight: 192.5)-

    01/19-193.8-(Trend Weight: 192.7)-

    01/26-193.6-(Trend Weight: 192.8)- A small drop on the scale overall, after a week. However, it’s been a bad week for both diet and exercise. Honestly, my meals just keep getting later and later do to the Reno going on and the crew needing my constant imput and attention. When meal one starts late, it pushes all the meals later. Last night’s dinner was at 2:00 am. My contractor left at about 9:00 pm and spaced properly and minding hunger, dinner became that late. It’s ridiculously crazy and I’ve got to work on a better plan. This also hinders exercise. I just want my master bedroom finished so things can improve. There are other important projects but it would be nice to take a breather in-between them!

    01/31-191.2-(Trend Weight: 192.4)- Much better than last week. I had one day of travel but I think I handled it well with no gain the following day. That really helped the cause. Down 1.4 lbs this month. Dreaming of my summer clothes and hoping they will fit still. It’s only a few short months away! I’ll have to look at my stats and see where I stood last summer. Fingers crossed!



    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
  • jeanona
    jeanona Posts: 162 Member
    Thanks for setting up the February challenge!

    My last post here and will also post in the Feb challenge.

    December Last Weigh-In (Dec 22): 123.1
    January Start Weight: 123.7
    January Goal Weight: 120
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 120

    January 4: 123.7
    January 11: 121.7
    January 16: 121.9
    January 25: 119.9
    February 1: 119.7
  • CaityP27
    CaityP27 Posts: 19 Member
    January Start Weight:116kg/255lb
    January Goal Weight:110kg/242lb
    ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 75kg/165lb

    December 30th: 116kg/255lb
    January 6th: 112.7kg/248lb
    January 13th: 112.2kg/247lb
    January 20th:110.6/243.8lb
    January 27th:111.4/245.5lb
    January 31st: 109.8/242lb

    I did it! I made my Goal Weight, and technically my last weigh in is several days early. It was A LOT of hard work.

    Stat's from January; 217,887 steps| 2409 mins| 13,638kcal/57061.49kJ burned.
    Loss: 6.2kg/ 13.6lb

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