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

LittleSurferGirl7 · June 3

@deepwoodslady My husband and I spent thousands of dollars on patches to help us quit smoking. And, I always bought the name brand (they seemed to stick better than the generics). But, if I wanted to smoke, I would just remove the patch. Even then, it can be dangerous. People have OD'd from nicotine poisoning from patches and then smoking on top.

We had no side effects from Chantix whatsoever. The way it worked was that you were supposed to continue smoking for five days after starting the treatment (if I remember correctly). We later both admitted to finding cigarettes that someone had put out and sneakily tried to smoke them after we quit. But, after those five days, it was disgusting for both of us. It did completely rid us of the habit. But, everyone is different.

Sorry to hear about your Dad and brother. I too would probably not drink if I had had to go through that. It's heartbreaking. I also had a neighbor who died of cirrhosis in the last year or so. And, we lived in an apartment many years ago, where one of our neighbors had died (I believe of alcohol poisoning). They too, found a whole bunch of liquor bottles in his apartment. He had been hiding it too.

I will be quitting soon. I really don't need a fake replacement. To me, drinking fake alcohol or drinking sparkling water in a fancy glass would just be setting myself up for failure (but that's just me). It would make me want the real thing. It's like the power of suggestion. Many years ago, I was living at my Mom's house. I was watching an old movie, possibly Jimmy Stewart, and they were drinking Martinis. I had never drank a martini in my life and I wasn't drinking at the time. But they looked good, so I went down to the liquor store just down the street and bought martinis in a can and some olives. They looked elegant on TV. But, they tasted disgusting to me.

Anyways, when I quit drinking, I will be done!

SunnyDays930 · June 4

Highest Weight 170

Feb 1: 162.6
Feb 8: 163.4 ( +.8)
Feb 14: 162.8 (-0.6)
Feb 21: 160.8 (-2)
Mar 1: 162
Mar 8: 160.8 (-1.2)
Mar 15:160.2 (-0.2)
Mar 22: 161.8 (+1.6)
Mar 29: 160.6 (-1.2)
FINAL STATS for March 31: 160 (2.6 for month)
Apr 1: 160
Apr 8: Did not weigh
Apr 19: 161.6
Apr 26 160
April 27 163 Started Semaglutide
Apr 30: 161.4 FINAL STATS for April (+1.4)
May 1 161.4
May 7 159.2
May 7 159.2 (-2.2)
May 14 158.4 (-.8)
May 21 158 (-.4)
May 28 158.2 (+.2)
June 4 155.4 (-2.8)

Eliminating alcohol the last 3 days has been the game changer. I will continue to have very little if any, wine.

LittleSurferGirl7 · June 4

@SunnyDays930 That's what I've always found…that when I quit drinking the weight just falls off. But, unfortunately, when I start drinking again (which usually happens), the weight comes back on almost exactly like it came off. For instance, if I were losing 2-3 lbs a week while I wasn't drinking, when I started drinking again, I would gain 2-3 lbs a week. For those of us that are concerned about our weight, it seems counterproductive to be drinking.

That's why I joined this challenge. I thought it would motivate me to quit drinking. And, see if I lose weight quickly again. I guess the key is not to drink or just occasionally.

RubyRed427 · June 4

Hw 206 lbs Summer of 2023- I've come far but need to go ten pounds farther (less).

5/2 168.9

5/7 169.1

5/16 170

5/20 169.9

5/24 169. 5

6/4 170.1

I am not going to worry about my weight this month; we are heading to Europe soon for a few weeks, and I want to really enjoy it all. I assume I'll be walking a ton and even doing some hiking in the mountains.

I must say that I have done nothing to really lose any weight these last few weeks, no logging of food which I know could really help. I always think "I don't really eat that much in a day." But obviously, I should track to really know how much I am eating!

I remember years ago, I did WW and would count my points dailly. I think the points have changed, but sometime out of habit, I still think about how many points my snacks would be. I remember I would eat 21 points worth of food in a day, and a small bag of doritoes (the one with three servings) would be 9 points. That's nearly half of my day's allowance. Not good.

If you don't hear from me for awhile, you'll know I have limited access to Wifi.

frankwbrown · June 5

CHALLENGE: lose 15.1 pounds by July 31 (13 weeks)
Highest weight (7/10/2020): 330
yearly gain/loss: year 1: ↓ 87 lbs; year 2: ↓ 18 lbs; year 3: ↑ 16 lbs; year 4: ↑ 15 lbs;
year 5 YTD:↓ 0.2 lbs; year 5 goal: ↓ 11 lbs
May 1 starting weight: 260.1 (7-day average)
Jul 31 goal weight: 245.0 (desired loss = 15.1 pounds in 13 weeks)
ultimate goal weight: 220 (maintenance range: under 225)

May 01 : 260.1 (Weigh-in day: Thursday -- 7-day average)
May 08 : 260.6 : ↑ 0.5
May 15 : 259.5 : ↓ 1.1 - total gain/loss: ↓ 0.6
May 22 : 257.9 : ↓ 1.6 - total gain/loss: ↓ 2.2
May 29 : 256.3 : ↓ 1.6 - total gain/loss: ↓ 3.8
Jun 05 : 255.8 : ↓ 0.5 - total gain/loss: ↓ 4.3
Jun 12 :

frankwbrown · June 5

I noticed some of you were talking about weight trends. You can of course use a website to help you determine your weight trend, but there are other ways as well. I'm quite adept at the use of spreadsheets—Google Sheets in particular (I'm a retired programmer). I track a variety of metrics on a Google spreadsheet and created a number of charts that display that data in a number of ways. If you have a Google account, then you have a Google drive where you can save spreadsheets. I'd be happy to provide a spreadsheet template that you could copy and save for your own personal use. You would only need to provide a start date, end date, and desired loss, then enter your weight daily. It could then tell you whether you're on track to meet your goal and what your weight trend is over time.

Here's a couple charts I've created:

This first one shows my weight, two different goal lines and a trendline—since July 10th, 2020:

This one shows my ratio of fat mass to lean mass, again since July 10th, 2020:

The second chart is only possible if you have some way of estimating your body composition of fat mass and lean mass. I have a smart (BIA) scale (Withings Body+) that does this.

lclark04957 · June 6

My word for this week is consistency. I’m starting to get in a healthy routine, and the scale is moving. GW is within reach. 😄 This week I have bday lunch for MIL, bday dinner for BIL, my bday dinner, and early Father’s Day dinner. Phew! It’s going to take a lot of mental work to stick to plan and not sabotage my success (like usually happens). The challenge for me is having fun without falling off the cliff.

5/2: 150.6

5/9: 149.8
5/16: 146.6 (fasting wt)
5/23: 148.2
5/30: 148.0
6/6: 147.4
GW: 140-145 ish

faurotann · June 6

GW 132-135

6/6/25 135

This is week five of maintaining for me. Still a work in progress. I had three days away from home where I ate with abandon. It wasn't unhealthy. It was just three "ample" meals a day. If I gained any weight I was able to drop it by today.

I'm keeping my Friday weigh- in hoping it will help me stay even. Sometimes I find myself eating like I used to, non-stop grazing. The three days of ample meals was crazy. It feels good to be in control now.

Thank you all for being here. It helps me. Every day is a clean slate.

faurotann · June 6

Way to go @lclark04957 Enjoy your birthday celebrations.

deepwoodslady · June 6

lclark04957

walkintofit · June 7

Hi Im Debbie h 5'.25"

Gw 118-120

5-3 =125.8

5-10=125.6
5-15= 125.8
5-24=125.6
5-30=125.8
6-7=125.6

walkintofit · June 7

surfergirl, growing up my parents didn't drink or rarely. Holiday they would get a bottle of wine. As a teen, I drank on weekends. I remember the term weekend alcoholic. I think I was one. When hubby and I got married I had a hard time not drinking . I had major withdraws. My uncles were alcoholics. They were drunk every time they visited us and I didn't understand why they would do that to themselves. Over the years we would have wine at supper or right before supper. I liked it. My husband was diagnosed with cancer(s) in 2018, 2020 .2021, 2022. I started drinking to cope with it. He would go to bed and I would start drinking. 2023 december, he passed away. I continued drinking. The last couple months i didn't reach for it everyday. I have almost quit. I drank only once this month. I don't have the need for it. I have started to exercise more.

deepwoodslady · June 10

My name is Donna. I am 65 years old and I live in the Midwest of the US. I am 5’ 5” tall. My highest weight was 253. I would like to lose a total of about 100 pounds and have been working on it for too many years (since 2018). I weigh weekly but also on the 1st and last day of each month for a full month’s account.

🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM Apr 30th, 2025): 196.0

CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 12 pounds to land at: 184.0

CHALLENGE ENDING WEIGHT: xxxxx

TOTAL LOST IN THIS CHALLENGE: xxxxx

🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜ULTIMATE GOAL: 145-155 (I’ll know when I get there!)

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🌻

PREVIOUS MONTHS:

05/01 – 196.2 ❌ (Trend Weight – 194.9)

05/06-DNW 💠 - (Trend Weight: DNW)

05/13-194.2 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 194.9)

05/20 – 195.4 ❌ (Trend Weight –195.2)

05/27 – 193.2 ✅ (Trend Weight – 194.4) 🌺🌺🌺🌺 05/31 – 191.8 (Trend Weight – 194.0)

05/31 – 191.8 ✅ (Trend Weight – 194.0)

🌷🌷🌷 May Start: 196.0

🌷🌷🌷 May Goal: (4 pound loss) 192.0

🌷🌷🌷 May Actual: 191.8 (yay! Ball in the hoop in the very last second of the game!)

🌷🌷🌷 Cumulative Weight Loss so Far: - 4.0 lbs Lost

CURRENT MONTH:

06/01 – 192.8 ❌ (Trend Weight – 193.9)

06/03 – 191.2 ✅ (Trend Weight – 193.5) Moving right along although I must confess that I didn’t deserve this drop today. My meals were about as perfect and healthy as you can get but my snacks were WAY out of line. I did have some calories and carbs left over to help mitigate but I MUST have gone over with what I ate late last night. And it was all leftover JUNK from my daughters weekly stay. It will probably catch up to me but I plan on staying active and drinking plenty of water today to help. I really want to make the goal I set for June. It puts me in the new decade of the 180’s.

🏊‍♀️🏊‍♀️🏊‍♀️🏊‍♀️🏊‍♀️06/10—190.4 ✅ (Trend Weight – 192.3) I’ve been doing pretty well since the start of this challenge. Since the beginning of May I have dropped several pounds and my trend weight has been consistently going downward daily. I have had a few misseps. My birthday, Mother’s Day and Memorial Day Holiday weekend all in the month of May. Also some recent travel days. However, I have managed to bounce back from each indiscretion. I really appreciate it when I’m in these “strong” stages. What also helps is that my latest renovation project is finally completed and I finally have some private space and time for proper eating, prep cooking. Now, I need to add the planned exercise back in (and not just intentional movement). I hope this will be a great summer of good habits and change!

06/17 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

06/24 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

06/30 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️JuneStart: 191.8

🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️June Goal: (2.4 lb loss): 189.4

🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️JuneActual: xxxxx

🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️CumulativeWeight Loss so Far: xxxxx

Challenge Months to Come:

🎠🎠🎠🎠🎠 07/01 -- xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

07/08 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

07/15 -- xxxxx (Trend Weight -- xxxxx)

07/22–- xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

07/29 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

07/31 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

💥💥💥July Start: xxxxx

💥💥💥 July Goal: (4 lb Loss ) xxxxx

💥💥💥 July Actual: xxxxx

💥💥💥 Cumulative Total Weight Loss:xxxxx

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SunnyDays930 · June 11

Highest Weight 170

Feb 1: 162.6
Feb 8: 163.4 ( +.8)
Feb 14: 162.8 (-0.6)
Feb 21: 160.8 (-2)
Mar 1: 162
Mar 8: 160.8 (-1.2)
Mar 15:160.2 (-0.2)
Mar 22: 161.8 (+1.6)
Mar 29: 160.6 (-1.2)
FINAL STATS for March 31: 160 (2.6 for month)
Apr 1: 160
Apr 8: Did not weigh
Apr 19: 161.6
Apr 26 160
April 27 163 Started Semaglutide
Apr 30: 161.4 FINAL STATS for April (+1.4)
May 1 161.4
May 7 159.2
May 7 159.2 (-2.2)
May 14 158.4 (-.8)
May 21 158 (-.4)
May 28 158.2 (+.2)
June 4 155.4 (-2.8)
June 11 155.4 (no change)

Well I had an up and down last week so I am grateful to be back to where I was at the last weigh in. I am getting ready for a beach vacation with the grandchildren so who knows what that will bring. I will try to eat as healthy as I can though I do love that soft serve ice cream at the beach.

Corina1143 · June 11

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48590906#Comment_48590906

Swim aerobics has started. Farmers markets are going strong. Summer is here! 180.6 today. 😃 Challenge is almost 1/2 done. I'm not on target for 10 pounds, but I'm going the right direction!

LittleSurferGirl7 · June 11

Well, I'm not losing much weight. I've only lost 2 lbs in close to a month. But, I still haven't quit drinking. Although, I am AF so far today and hope to keep it that way!

Highest Weight - 5/14/2025: 208 lbs

SW for this challenge - 5/14/2025: 208 lbs
GW for this challenge: 190 lbs
AF means alcohol-free

5/14: 208.0
5/16: 207.0
5/29: 206.6
6/01: 206.4

Total May Weight Loss: 1.6 lbs (not very good, but I was drinking all month)

6/03: 205.4
6/11: 206.0

walkintofit · June 12

Hi Im Debbie h 5'.25"

Gw 118-120

5-3 =125.8

5-10=125.6
5-15= 125.8
5-24=125.6
5-30=125.8
6-7=125.6
6-13= 125.6

frankwbrown · June 12

CHALLENGE: lose 15.1 pounds by July 31 (13 weeks)
Highest weight (7/10/2020): 330
yearly gain/loss: year 1: ↓ 87 lbs; year 2: ↓ 18 lbs; year 3: ↑ 16 lbs; year 4: ↑ 15 lbs;
year 5 YTD:↑ 1.5 lbs; year 5 goal: ↓ 13 lbs
May 1 starting weight: 260.1 (7-day average)
Jul 31 goal weight: 245.0 (desired loss = 15.1 pounds in 13 weeks)
ultimate goal weight: 220 (maintenance range: under 225)

May 01 : 260.1 (Weigh-in day: Thursday -- 7-day average)
May 08 : 260.6 : ↑ 0.5
May 15 : 259.5 : ↓ 1.1 - total gain/loss: ↓ 0.6
May 22 : 257.9 : ↓ 1.6 - total gain/loss: ↓ 2.2
May 29 : 256.3 : ↓ 1.6 - total gain/loss: ↓ 3.8
Jun 05 : 255.8 : ↓ 0.5 - total gain/loss: ↓ 4.3
Jun 12 : 257.5 : ↑ 1.7 - total gain/loss: ↓ 2.6

lclark04957 · June 13

No plateau yet so I’ll continue doing the same. Activity calories are off, and calories and protein are up. These small adjustments have helped move the scale, slowly, but I’m happy it’s moving.
5/2: 150.6
5/9: 149.8
5/16: 146.6 (fasting wt)
5/23: 148.2
5/30: 148.0
6/6: 147.4
6/13: 146.8
GW: 140-145 ish

faurotann · June 13

S/W 8/1/24 161
GW 5/9/25 132 - 135

C/W 6/13/25 134.9

I've been grazing a lot. Not too bad. Yesterday I tracked my food. But I did it at the end of the day and by memory. So I really wasn't aware of what I was eating all day. I had no plan. See food, eat food. I can't tell you how many times I opened the refrigerator just to see what was in there. Hahahaha. The same as last time I checked.

It helps to check in here to see everybody succeeding a little bit at a time. If you all can lose, surely I can maintain (right?) I don't know. We'll see.

Keep posting everybody. Persevere. Have confidence.

You all help me be confident. I can do this. I know how to do it. Onward. It's summer time. Last summer I didn't want to wear shorts. Now I feel better wearing shorts.