πππ***April 2025 WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE***πππ
Happy National Garden Month, at least in the Estados Unidos.
@enlightenme3 is still traveling, so I'm posting this month's challenge again.
π Welcome all new first timers to this challenge and "Hello again" to those returning for another month, another year, another round. π
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 betterπ. 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:
April Start Weight:
April Goal Weight:
Ultimate Goal Weight:
March 29:
April 5:
April 12:
April 19:
April 26:
May 3:
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.
Itβs not a race go at your on pace, imagine where you could be in 6 months time!π
Best of luck to everyone - have fun! ππ
Remember to bookmarkβοΈ this group- makes it easier to find π
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Starting weight Dec 31st '24: 115.9kg/255.5lb
April Start weight: 102.1kg/224lb
April Goal Weight: 98kg/216lb
ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 75kg/165lb
March 31st: 102.1kg/224lb
April 7th:
April 14th:
April 21st:
April 28th:
Thank you @mtaratoot for the April thread. I've been here consistently since the 31st of Dec when I decided I needed to put my health first. Ive lost 13.8kg/30.5lb so far this year just through diet and exercise.
Goals for this month: 4kg/8.8lb loss|Walk 80km|Increase Fibre.
Daily Goals: 2L Water|Burn 400kCal|Stay in Calorie Deficit
Could be interesting with Easter this month but I think we've got this!
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Original start weight when I joined MFP: 274
April start weight: 220.75
April goal weight: 214
Ultimate goal weight 190 (to start)
March 31: 220.75
April 2:
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April 30:
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Start Weight:320lbs
Current Weight:318lbs
Goal Weight:315lbsApril 2nd:
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Iβm a new member and joining for this month -
April Start weight: 182 lbs
April Goal Weight: 177 lbs
ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 160 lbs
March 31st: 182 lbs
April 7th:
April 14th:Β
April 21st:Β
April 28th:
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Start Date September 13, 2023 - 241.2 lbs
April 2025 Start Weight: 182.6 lbs
April 2025 Goal Weight: 177 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 160 lbsWeigh-In Day - Wednesday
March 31: 182.6
April 2:
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April 2025 Start Weight: 132 lbs
April 2025 Goal Weight: 126 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 124 lbsWeigh-In Day - Wednesday
March 31: 132.0
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Hello all. Lets lose some lbs and have a great month.
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I am focusing more on how many pounds left to my goal wt and not so much on what I have lost. 18.1 to go and the journey continues. Have a great month everyone.
April 2025 Start Weight: 218.1
April 2025 Goal Weight: 214.1
Ultimate Goal Weight: 200 lbs
April 1:Β 218.1
April 8:Β
April 16:Β
April 23:Β
April 30:Lbs lost since 1-1-23 : -55.2
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Hi there, I am 5'6'' and at my all time heaviest. I am getting really worried about the amount of weight I am putting on and notice that my energy levels have diminished. It is my 59th Birthday on the 5th May so have decided to kick start my return to health and fitness today and at least feel a bit better about myself come my birthday.
I want to return to exercise. I started a couch to 5K 3 years ago and managed to get my fitness levels up to run 10k (slowly). Then moved and haven't run a step in 18months. That changes today too! At the moment I can't run the length of myself. By my birthday I want to be able to run 5K without stopping (I don't care if it is very slow). I also want to start yoga classes again (another thing I have stopped since the move)
My April Goals
- lose 2lb a week
- run (walk/jog) 2-3x weekly
- 1 x yoga class weekly
- 1 x outdoor swim weekly
April Start Weight: 175
April Goal Weight: 165
Ultimate Goal Weight: 133March 29: 175lb
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April 26:
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I'm Chris - 75 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
April 2025 Start Weight:
April 2025 Goal Weight:
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Good luck everyone. Have a great March!
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Thank you @mtaratoot for running the challenge again!
April Start Weight: 149 lbs (10-day moving average: 149.02)
April Goal Weight: 147.5 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 142 lbsApril 1: 149 lbs (10-day: 149.02)
April 8:
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April 29:
April 31Let's see if Spring puts a spring into my step! Good luck everyone!
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Start Date September 13, 2023 - 241.2 lbs
April 2025 Start Weight: 182.6 lbs
April 2025 Goal Weight: 177 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 160 lbsWeigh-In Day - Wednesday
March 31: 182.6
April 2: 180.6 - FINALLY HIT OVER 60 LBS LOST!
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30:3 -
Start Weight:320lbs
Current Weight:318lbsΒ
Goal Weight:315lbsApril 2nd:317.8lbs
April 9th:Β
April 16th:
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April 30th:Total weight lost:
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April Start Weight: 171.8
April Goal Weight: 166.8
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145April 2: 171.8
April 9:
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April 30:
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April 2025 Start Weight: 132 lbs
April 2025 Goal Weight: 126 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 124 lbsWeigh-In Day - Wednesday
March 31: 132.0 lbs
April 2: 131.4 lbs
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
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Original start weight when I joined MFP: 274
April start weight: 220.75
April goal weight: 214
Ultimate goal weight 190 (to start)
March 31: 220.75
April 2: 221
April 9:
April 16:
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April 30:
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Back again!
My heaviest weight in recent years is 161 lbs, although the heaviest weight I have ever been is 184 lbs, which was around 16/17 years ago. So, I'm more or less on maintenance but I could still do with losing some excess fat. My weight fluctuates between 143lbs and 150lbs, and I am still 'sturdy' at the lower end of that scale. I am 5'6".
I started Feb at 152lbs and March at 147.6lbs. I am still 147.6lbs. Trying to be patient and consistent. I have upped my daily steps goal from 10k steps per day to 12k steps per day.
End of April target: 144 lbs
Ultimate target: 140
April 1: 147.6
April 8:
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April 22:
April 29th:
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April Start Weight:320
April Goal Weight:310
Ultimate Goal Weight:225March 29:320
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April 26:
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Just started on Monday ready to get this weight off and start living!
April Start Weight: 209
April Goal Weight:Β Β 195
Ultimate Goal Weight: 150March 29: 209
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March got busy with work, and I would love to break the habit of letting my own health and well being to take second place to the demands of clients. Good luck to all!
April Start Weight: 150.2
April Goal Weight: 145
Ultimate Goal Weight: 135April 2: 150.2
April 9:
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April 23:
April 30β¦3 -
April Start Weight:320
April Goal Weight:310
Ultimate Goal Weight:225March 29:320
April 5: 307 lots of water lost
April 12:
April 19:
April 26:
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April Goal Weight: 120 lbs.
Ultimate Goal Weight: 120 lbs.March 28: 128 lbs.
April 4: 127 lbs.
April 11:
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April 25:
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April Start Weight: 118.9 (Mar 16)
April Goal Weight: 120
Ultimate Goal Weight: 120March 29: -
April 5: 119.3
April 12:
April 19:
April 26:
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I am starting a little late but hoping to hit the ground running.
April Start Weight: 405lb
April Goal Weight: 385lb (a big ask but I am just starting so let's see)
Ultimate Goal Weight: 200lbMarch 29: 405lb (it was really on April 3rd but that's fine)
April 5: 398.3lb
April 12:
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April 26:
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April Start Weight: 147
April Goal Weight: 139
Ultimate Goal Weight:130March 29:
April 5: 147
April 12:
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April 26:
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Heaviest weight: 175.4 in early 2013.
Original MFP starting weight (January 2018): 168.2
December 31, 2024 Weight: 158.0 (10-day average 157.2)
March 29 (Starting Weight for this challenge): 159.2 (10-day average 157.3)
March goal: Get below the top of maintenance weight range (153 pounds)
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.
March 29: 159.2 (10-day average 157.3)
April 5: 158.0 (10-day average 158.7)
April 12:
April 19:
April 26:
May 3:Total loss for April: Up another pound and a half. I'm no longer even down for the year anymore.
I will keep sticking to it.
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Good morning. Iβm not new to myfitnesspal, but need multinational as I am getting older and my health is rapidly decreasing. I have high blood pressure, am pre-diabetic, and need surgery for a torn meniscus in June. I can use all the motivation you guys want to send me! Thanks for letting me join this challenge.
April Start weight: 232 lbs
April Goal Weight: 226.4 lbs
ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 180 lbs
March 31st: 232 lbs
April 7th:
April 14th:Β
April 21st:Β
April 28th:
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@swauters Welcome to the challenge. It's wonderful to have you join us!
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My name is Donna. I am 64 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5β 5β tall. My highest weight was 253 in 2016. My MFP start weight was 235 in 2018.
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πππππUltimate Goal Weight: 145-155 (Iβll know it when I get there!)
Start Weight (from March 31st ): 195.8
Goal Weight: (4 pound loss) 191.8
End of Challenge Final Weight: xxxxx
Weight lost/gained this month: xxxxx
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π° π° π° π° π° 04/07 β 193.2 (Trend Weight β 194.9) We have experienced the storm of the century in Northern Michigan. I was 17 days with no heat and 5 days with no power. I finally had to break down and go to a hotel quite far from my area as it hit our whole multi-county region. Itβs been horrible and expensive. All restaurant food for multiple meals per day. Bad snacks in hotel. I am very surprised that my weight has not gone way up and is actually down from the start. I think itβs just my nerves. The cleanup to our community will be horrendous. Many will be without power for over a month! Power surge blew out several things in my house including double wall ovens worth over 4000.00 Iβm not sure how we will get through this. Itβs just me and my autistic son and Iβm a widow with no help and many health problems. Now that Iβm home I will try to focus on my meals more. Doing what I can in the yard will help burn some calories too. We will see how this all pans out. Prayers please for my family and my community.
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Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
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Starting weight Dec 31st '24: 115.9kg/255.5lb
April Start weight: 102.1kg/224lb
April Goal Weight: 98kg/216lb
ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 75kg/165lb
March 31st: 102.1kg/224lb
April 7th: 102.1kg/224lb
April 14th:
April 21st:
April 28th:
While I'm glad I didn't gain this week, I'm also somewhat surprised I didn't lose. I've been unwell this week so have barely been able to take in 6000kJ/1430kcal out of my 7200kJ/1720kcal allocated per day. In saying that I also haven't been able to exercise at all other than my usual 6000+ steps from daily life.
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