10 pounds to lose challenge- May 1, 2025-July 31, 2025

Today is my first time in re joining this platform. 10 Ibs is doable for me in this challenge. I'm 44 years old. I'm 4 ft 8 inches and weigh 236 Ibs. I can't believe the last time I weighed in here was YEARS AGO at 217 😲😱 😲!

These last two weeks of "maintenance' (hahaha) have been a disaster for me. I immediately slipped into the same bad habits. I didn't weigh this week. Today is my DAY #1 getting back at it. I weigh in on Fridays. Just putting it in black and white helps me.

Good luck everybody. I'm so glad you're all here.

I'm late joining this challenge but I'm in. I just found groups on MFP very.

I'm 62 and focusing on staying healthy. My goal is 145. May 1st 166.2 today 166.8. Yesterday was a celebration day for my youngest turning 40 I indulged.

@trainlady1107 The same goal as me, and almost the same start point. Good luck with the challenge x

I would be thrilled to lose another ten pounds. That would put me at 135. It gets harder and takes longer as we go lower.

Lost 18.6 pounds in the last round. Ended the round at 145.6

Total weight loss since I started on MFP 67.2 lbs

It will be harder to lose in this round because I am gradually introducing a few more carbs in my diet (not going hog wild, I have to see how it affects my blood sugar) so that is going to add carb weight. And I asked my PA to lower my BP medicine because I've lost 50 pounds, so she halved it. That means more water weight, since it is primarily a water pill. But I want to get off it, so I'll take the bounce up in weight when it comes and just shoulder through until I lose past it. (It's sweet while it lasted).

End weight of the last round on April 30 145.6

Starting weight this round 145.2 So 4/10 of a pound lost. That's a good start.

Wishing everyone good luck, and determination to make this round a success (ME TOO!) Hoping I don't go crazy adding a few more carbs to the mix!!

4/30 145.6

5/1 145.2

5.4 144.8 met a mini goal when I passed 145. Next mini goal 142.5

today, when I clicked on BMI in Fitbit's weight section, it said 24.9 with a green dot and the caption of "Ideal". Boy was that NICE to see. I realize I am at the high end of Ideal, but 189 days ago, I was obese. So going from obese (maybe even morbidly obese) to over weight, to ideal BMI — that is a big milestone for me.

5/12 finally a drop 144.4 BMI 24.8

5/13 144.2 nice to see the scale moving downward. Last week it was stuck.

5/15 143.8 BMI 24.7

5/18 143.2 BMI 24.6

Hello- 10 pounds is definitely doable for me. I have been lacking consistency.

I am not sure if posting here will help me with that but I want to try.

I am trying to view this as a day at a time because when I start looking too much ahead I start to ignore the small stuff- a handful or taste that turns into a binge, not tracking alcohol, making excuses.

Tomorrow I will climb on the scale and see where I’m at. For me, the scale dictates my measurements. My body doesn’t change if the scale doesn’t move. I am consistent with movement and workouts- that is the easy part for me. But it has taken me awhile to truly convince myself that working out or walking more will not balance out a bad diet. I have gained weight because I eat poorly. Period.

Daily goal is hitting my macro numbers (alcohol included 😐). If I do that one thing I will lose 10 pounds by July 31.

I look forward to being consistent and learning from you all 🙂

Weight 170 this morning. About where I expected to be.

Did some research on consistency last night. Found some good tips as to how to be consistent in order to achieve my goal. Listened to a really good You Tube video and the biggest takeaway was “Discipline creates a beautiful life”. I then defined what my beautiful life means.
I also learned to stop shaming myself and to move towards my goal in a way that is fun and allows me to learn about what works along the way. I can be really mean to me and this just leads me back to the behaviour that got me here.

Going to listen to that video again today. The presenter’s story so resonated with me. I felt so much better waking up this morning knowing I could change the way I was thinking and hopefully improve my outcome.

Back at 183. 🙁

Hi everyone,

My scale said 165 this morning! I have trouble accepting that (heavy, late meal last night); so I will wait until tomorrow morning to post my new, reset weight (whatever it is), but will switch to Wednesday weigh-ins beginning of May 28th, the first day of my two-year, "Path to Lifestyle Change" program. Your can find it more about the program here:

I will check back in tomorrow.

Have a nice night,

💗 Carole

Weight 170.4 ⬆️ 0.4 pounds

Started off feeling like I usually do when my weight goes up instead of down- defeat @and a touch of anxiety because I think that I will never be successful. Then I wrote down all the positive things I did yesterday and it turned me around. I walked outside even though it was raining, I didn’t eat sugar, processed food, white flour or rice, or have any alcohol. I worked out and pushed myself. I was very close to my macro numbers. Can I do any more without driving myself insane? No. Just keep doing the things I know are right.

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Thanks for sharing the very inspiring video.

WELCOME to all the new friends that have joined. It's so wonderful to have you all here. Thanks for sharing my journey with me and allowing me to share yours.

Down significantly this morning to 168.8 Although I had another good day with lots of activity and pretty good macros this is a drop of almost 2 pounds so thinking mostly water weight.

I'm doing Ok. I haven't figured out this maintenance thing. I go from eating whatever I want…….to just the opposite I don't think this is what you're supposed to do.

5/2/25 135.2
5/9/25 DNW
5/16/25 DNW
5/23/25 135.5

I'm pretty amazed that I haven't gained 3 to 5 lbs. We'll see what happens. I definitely need to keep tracking my foods and checking back here to stay on task.

I'm so glad to see the new members. We need everybody's support. It may feel like you're not participating but you ARE!!!! It makes a difference. I love reading the posts.

Down another 0.6 to 168.2

Had a tough leg workout yesterday following by a sprint interval training session. It called for 6 rounds. I managed 4. I have learned that when I feel completely spent it is time to stop. Being only a few weeks out of a cast for a broken leg I am happy with the progress. Regaining strength has been easier than regaining cardio.

Also got over 11,000 steps in without leaving the house or getting on the treadmill- can get alot in taking breaks through the day as I work from home. Especially pacing while on the phone 🙂