😀😀😀***February 2025 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***😀😀😀

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
February Start Weight: 152.1 lbs
February Goal Weight: 150.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145.0
02/01 - 151.0 at 8:20 a.m. ...Grandpuppy Duty, ground coffee beans, made soup, ...heavy rain today!!
02/03 - 151.9 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
02/10 -
02/17 -
02/24 -
02/28 -
Good luck everyone.
Chris

February Start Weight: 134 lbs.
February Goal Weight: 129lbs.

January 25: 135 lbs.
February 1: 134 lbs.
February 7 (day before the 8th): 132 lbs.
February 15:
February 22:
March 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 Jan 31st ): 191.2

Goal Weight: 187.2 (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.


02/01-191.8-(Trend Weight: 192.3)-

02/03-192.4-(Trend Weight: 192.3)- Yesterday: IF successful. Disciplined lunch. Disciplined dinner. Too many “approved” snacks. I can’t seem to fill a craving at night. If I can just push through a night or two I would be allright. Humph….. up 0.6 overnight and not happy. It almost feels like self-sabotage everytime I feel like I’m getting close to the 180’s. Time to knock down the walls and push through any barriers. I’m tired of being spineless. I need my Warrior self back!

02/10-195.7-(Trend Weight: 193.5)- Last night my son & I made that Chef-boy-r-dee pizza kit in a box for dinner, adding our own cheese and more pepperoni. I’m just not a big pizza eater anymore in my older age but it was delicious to me. Such a nostalgic taste. I just love that sauce that comes in the included can. It was the kid in me! I’m shocked I didn’t gain this morning! I hope it don’t creep up on me in the coming days. This is turning out to be the worst round I’ve ever had. My weight has climbed almost daily and I seem to have momentarily given up. It’s emotional eating, it’s “I’m busy” eating, it’s even self-sabotage on some of the days. I’ll try again for a better day today and a better week overall. I’ve had a personal specific , shall I say “project?”, hanging over my head for the past week that I finally pulled the trigger on, made decisions on and acted on. Perhaps having that in my rearview mirror will help. While I still feel heavily burdened with so much, I hope that this little bit of relief will be just enough to help move me forward in my journey and backward in my weight.

02/17-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
02/24-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
02/28-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

February 3: 152
February 8 (weighed Feb 10th): 152
February 15:
February 22:
March 1:


Well, I think this is the first time ever that I've not lost a single ounce in week 1 of a weight loss phase. What went wrong?

All was good until Thursday, when I worked extra long hours. I had eaten healthy meals and then at 7pm, faced with another couple of hours at the laptop, I threw it all out the window and binged on chocolate.
That was the beginning of a weekend of fatty foods and alcohol. I don't feel guilty or ashamed, just a bit frustrated. Determined to have a different week this week.

So what will I change?

1. Go back to intermittent fasting. Two hearty meals per day restricts me in a few ways - I have less choices to make and I know whatever I eat needs to keep me satisfied for a few hours.

2. Restrict alcohol to one evening at the weekend. On Friday, my partner and I shared a bottle of wine and then opened another for just one more glass. Then there was an open bottle of wine in the fridge on Saturday. We consumed that, then opened another bottle for just one more glass. Then there was another open bottle of wine on Sunday...

3. No snacking after dinner. Taking alcohol out of the equation on Friday and Sunday means I will not eat past 8pm.

Will stick to those 3 rules. Not gonna promise that I won't eat any junk, but sticking to the above should make it easier to resist. No good food choices are happening at 10pm on Fridays after some wine!

Sending everyone good vibes :-)

Start Date September 13, 2023 - 241.2 lbs

February 2025 Start Weight: 191.4 lbs
February 2025 Goal Weight: 182 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 160 lbs

January 29: 191.4 lbs (took a big hit after vacation)
February 5: 186.2 (back to pre-vacation weight)
February 12: 185.0
February 19:
February 26:
February 28: