🎉COUNTDOWN to 2026: LOSE 5-10+ LBS. CHALLENGE

Walela617 · November 13

Thank you!, Donna @deepwoodslady! I will do my best to keep my streak going! Have a nice night!, 💗Carole

Walela617 · November 15

Cleaner, more concise posting format to show challenge progress better:

Original Start weight: 217.0 on 02/29/2008 (highest weight ever)

November Start Weight: 155.8
November Goal Weight: 149.0 or less (lose 6.8 lbs.)

December Goal Weight: 144.0 or less (lose 5.0 or more lbs.)

Ultimate Goal Weight: 132-138

November 05 155.8
November 12: 153.8
November 19:
November 26:
November 30:

December 3: (To be continued through December 31)

Total November loss to date: 2.0 lbs.

deepwoodslady · November 15

@Walela617 I like the "concise posting format" to show losses from previous week but I do miss the weigh-in pic because it is so full of information. Perhaps you can post the pic also in the challenges @whether it be in one post or two). ?

Walela617 · November 15

Hi Donna @deepwoodslady,

I definitely plan to keep also posting my scale pic and app stats each Wednesday, as well as at the end of the challenges I'm in, when I will post a side-by-side comparison of Day 1 with the end day to show progress. (My next progress post will be Wednesday, November 19th.)

Have a nice night and a peaceful Sunday!

osborn475 · November 16

Hi everyone! I just logged in to MFP for the first time in YEARS!!! I have about 30 lbs. to lose in the next sixth months. I'll join this challenge today, November 15th, and see how far I get by New Year's Eve. I'm now 146 (52 years old, 5'4") and my goal is about 120ish. I just want my waist back!!

deepwoodslady · November 16

@osborn475 Welcome to Carole's challenge. It's great to have you here!

fit_tmo · November 16

Hi everyone. This is s nice goal! We got this!

Walela617 · November 16

Welcome back, @osborn475! You can do this!

deepwoodslady · November 16

@fit_tmo Welcome to the challenge. Good luck in reaching your goals!

deepwoodslady · November 16

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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 WILL WEIGH ON SUNDAYS BUT ALSO WEIGH ON THE 1ST AND LAST DAY OF EACH MONTH FOR A FULL MONTH’S ACCOUNT. I AM HOPING A SUNDAY WEIGH-IN WILL FORCE ME TO STICK TO PLAN ON THE WEEKENDS. FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ARE MY DOWNFALLS AND MY BIGGEST BARRIERS TO SUCCESS. MAYBE I CAN CHANGE THAT WITH THE HELP OF THIS CHALLENGE.

🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM OCT 11th, 2025): 183.6 (Trend weight 184.5)

CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 8.1 pounds to land at: 175.5

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🌻

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PREVIOUS MONTHS:

10/12 –Actual: : 181.8 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.2)

10/19 -- Actual: 185.2 ❌ (Trend Weight – 183.7)

10/26–-Actual: 184.6 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.2)

🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 10/31 –Actual: 184.0 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.2)

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🍬🍬🍬🍬Oct Start: 183.6

🍬🍬🍬🍬Oct Goal: 181.6 (2.0 lb Loss. )

🍬🍬🍬🍬Oct Actual: 184.0

🍬🍬🍬🍬Cumulative (whole challenge)Weight Loss Expected so far: 2.0 lb Loss ✍️ Cumulative Achieved: 0.4 Gained

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CURRENT MONTH:

11/01 – 183.0 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.1)

11/02 - 183.0 ↔️ (Trend Weight – 184.1)

11/09 – 180.8 ✅ (Trend Weight – 183.5) I definitely did NOT make it through my travel day on the 4th unscathed, nor did I do that great during the mini-travel and restaurant, cake & ice cream for my daughter’s birthday celebration on the 6th. However, I’ve buckled down and am showing a little more loss each day since. When I get this close to a new decade I usually grab my bags and run the opposite way and start gaining. This is self-sabotage, of course. And some emotional feelings of not deserving it. This time I am standing my ground! I hope by next week I will be somewhere in the 170’s although I don’t feel confident in decades until I’ve reached the magical number of 7 just in front of the decimal point (177, 167, 157 etc.). I always need that room to breathe! We had our first snow last night and it’s still snowing like crazy. So beautiful right now in Northern Michigan. Enjoy your week everyone!

🦃🦃🦃🦃 11/16 – 180.2 ✅ (Trend Weight – 182.5) I’ve held on with another bit of loss and a nice drop in my trend weight as well. Fighting tooth and nail and clawing my way to my numbers. It has not been easy but I’m hanging in there so far. Why does it have to be so tough when gaining is so easy? Sometimes all it takes is one meal, not even one day: Just one meal to turn everything upside down. I guess persistence is key. And consistency. I’m doing my best, just like the rest of you. We can do this, it’s just going to take a little time and a lot of sacrifice and stamina. See you next week.

11/23 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

11/30 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

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🏈🏈🏈Nov Start: 184.0

🏈🏈🏈Nov Goal: 178.6 (3 lb less than last goal plus 2.4 lbs to catch up shortages for a total of 5.4 lb loss in order to get back on track with original goal) Do-able? Probably not but maybe I can get part of the back-log this month and then the rest of it next month. During the holidays? Ugh…. A girl can dream, right?

🏈🏈🏈Nov Actual: xxxxx

🏈🏈🏈 Cumulative (whole challenge) Weight Loss Expected so far: 5 lb Loss ✍️ Cumulative Achieved: xxxx

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Challenge Months to Come:

12/01 -- xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

12/08 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

12/15 -- xxxxx (Trend Weight -- xxxxx)

12/22– xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

12/29 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

12/31 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

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🎄🎄🎄Dec Start: xxxxx

🎄🎄🎄Dec Goal: 175.5 (3.1 lb less than last goal)

🎄🎄🎄Dec Actual: xxxxx

🎄🎄🎄Cumulative (whole challenge) Weight Loss Expected so far: 8.1 lb Loss ✍️ Cumulative Achieved: xxxx.

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AliciaPeters310 · November 17

Hello Everyone,

My weight loss has slowed as I've gotten to the last 10lbs. My hope is that with consistency in good food choices and strength training I can be at 140lbs by Jan 1st.

10/29/25 - 150lbs/36.3% BF

11/5/25 - 149.5lbs/36.4% BF

11/10/25 - 146.3lbs/35.7% BF

11/17/25 - 147.8lbs/35.9% BF

Walela617 · November 18

Hi Donna @deepwoodslady,

S*N*O*W already?! YIKES! I'm not ready for that yet! (Michigan gets it earlier, I guess.)

Have a nice night,

💗Carole

TeresaStrength140 · November 19

Hello Ya'll. My weigh-in today was 148.5. Going in the right direction 💪💪. Let's get this!

Walela617 · November 19

WELCOME, @TeresaStrength140! Very best wishes on your journey! (I look forward to getting down to my 140's like you!)

Seniorliving · November 19

I have been sick the last couple days but starting to feel better. My goal weight is 145. & lost almost 3 lbs. Just starting to worry now since the holidays are approaching fast……

fit_tmo · November 20

TeresaStrenght140, good job! And everyone else as well. Your all very inspiring!

Walela617 · November 21

Hi everyone,

Happy (almost) Weekend! I'm off work today so my weekend starts now! My Fitbit sleep score was 87 for last night! (7h 56m), which is great for me. (I had plenty of deep sleep and REM; so the quality was good.) I haven't had any alcoholic beverages at all since 10/30; so I think that's a huge part of my improved sleep. My blood pressure and heart rate have gone down as well, averaging 1-teens over low 70's with HR averaging low 60's and often just under that at rest.

I am posting a little late this week, but here is my data from Wednesday: Original Start weight: 217.0 on 02/29/2008 (highest weight ever)

November Start Weight: 155.8

November Goal Weight: 149.0 or less (lose 6.8 lbs.)

Ultimate Goal Weight: 132-138

November 05: 155.8

November 12: 153.8

November 19: 152.6

November 26:

November 30:

December 3:(To be continued through January 31)

Loss this week: 1.2 lbs.

Total November loss to date: 3.2 lbs.

Total Challenge Loss: 3.2 lbs.

Key Measurements:

11/05: B: 41.0"/W: 38.5"/H:39.5"/P: 46.0"

11/19:B: 39.0"/W: 38.0"/H: 39.0"/P: 43.0"

Total inches Lost: 6.5"

Enjoy your weekend!

💞Carole

Walela617 · November 21

Hi @Seniorliving, Hope you feel 100% better very soon!💐

KSLatorre · November 23

Update from Wednesday although now it’s Saturday. I did take the measurements on Wednesday, but it’s been a not so great week and a half. Blah.

11/5: weight-185, arm-13.5, thigh-25, waist-39, hips- 43.5

11/12: w-182, a-14, t-25, w-37, h-44

11/19: w-182, a-12.5, t-24, w-38, h-43.5

Walela617 · November 23

Hi everyone,

Did all my Thanksgiving shopping on Friday and Saturday. I will be staying in today, (safe at home base)!

I will be having Thanksgiving at the home of my son, Amer (42nd birthday yesterday!) and his wife, Laura. I will be bringing appetizers, sparkling cider, a candle and pumpkin pie. My son doesn't like turkey so we will be having Middle Eastern food on that day, but I bought a turkey breast for me ($8.00 for 4.47 lbs. at $2.79/lb.) so I can have roast turkey over that weekend. I also bought a bottle of "Fre" brand non-alcoholic Moscato wine and a bottle of diet ginger beer (also non-alcoholic). I'm thinking of trying this pumpkin cheesecake recipe:

I might get some Light Cool Whip for a topping. Maybe put some chopped, roasted walnuts and sugar free Maple-flavored syrup (I like Cary's brand.)

Enjoy your day,

💞Carole

deepwoodslady · November 23

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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 WILL WEIGH ON SUNDAYS BUT ALSO WEIGH ON THE 1ST AND LAST DAY OF EACH MONTH FOR A FULL MONTH’S ACCOUNT. I AM HOPING A SUNDAY WEIGH-IN WILL FORCE ME TO STICK TO PLAN ON THE WEEKENDS. FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ARE MY DOWNFALLS AND MY BIGGEST BARRIERS TO SUCCESS. MAYBE I CAN CHANGE THAT WITH THE HELP OF THIS CHALLENGE.

🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT (FROM OCT 11th, 2025): 183.6 (Trend weight 184.5)

CHALLENGE TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS GOAL: Total Loss of 8.1 pounds to land at: 175.5

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:

10/12 –Actual: : 181.8 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.2)

10/19 -- Actual: 185.2 ❌ (Trend Weight – 183.7)

10/26–-Actual: 184.6 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.2)

🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 10/31 –Actual: 184.0 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.2)

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🍬🍬🍬🍬Oct Start: 183.6

🍬🍬🍬🍬Oct Goal: 181.6 (2.0 lb Loss. )

🍬🍬🍬🍬Oct Actual: 184.0

🍬🍬🍬🍬Cumulative (whole challenge)Weight Loss Expected so far: 2.0 lb Loss ✍️ Cumulative Achieved: 0.4 Gained

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CURRENT MONTH:

11/01 – 183.0 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.1)

11/02 - 183.0 ↔️ (Trend Weight – 184.1)

11/09 – 180.8 ✅ (Trend Weight – 183.5)

11/16 – 180.2 ✅ (Trend Weight – 182.5) I’ve held on with another bit of loss and a nice drop in my trend weight as well. Fighting tooth and nail and clawing my way to my numbers. It has not been easy but I’m hanging in there so far. Why does it have to be so tough when gaining is so easy? Sometimes all it takes is one meal, not even one day: Just one meal to turn everything upside down. I guess persistence is key. And consistency. I’m doing my best, just like the rest of you. We can do this, it’s just going to take a little time and a lot of sacrifice and stamina. See you next week.

🦃🦃🦃🦃11/23 – 178.2 ✅ (Trend Weight – 180.6) 2 lbs down this week and also for the trend weight. It has been a good week after all although it had a bump or two. Our family Thanksgiving Feast will be on Saturday the 29th so I will probably not weigh in the next morning. I will either end my month on the 29th, (although I will also be attending a Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday the 27th) or I will come back on the 1st or 2nd which will give my bloat a chance to rectify itself. I want to start December with an accurate account, not a false high that makes it look like I’ve lost a lot of weight at the end of week 1. So my start weight/date for December will also be slightly different too. I’ll decide how to go about this later when I have more time to figure it out. As of right this minute, I am below my goal for November which was a 5.4 lb loss. It will be hard to hang onto through the Holiday even with a day or two buffer. I must stay strong until the two dinner days. But there is also an out-of-town trip for shopping this week which means restaurant food and lots of sitting/driving. Also, I have a birthday party for my DGS on the 30th. Oh, this week is tough!

11/30 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

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🏈🏈🏈Nov Start: 184.0

🏈🏈🏈Nov Goal: 178.6 (3 lb less than last goal plus 2.4 lbs to catch up shortages for a total of 5.4 lb loss in order to get back on track with original goal) Do-able? Probably not but maybe I can get part of the back-log this month and then the rest of it next month. During the holidays? Ugh…. A girl can dream, right?

🏈🏈🏈Nov Actual: xxxxx

🏈🏈🏈 Cumulative (whole challenge) Weight Loss Expected so far: 5 lb Loss ✍️ Cumulative Achieved: xxxx

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Challenge Months to Come:

12/01 -- xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

12/08 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

12/15 -- xxxxx (Trend Weight -- xxxxx)

12/22– xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

12/29 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

12/31 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

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🎄🎄🎄Dec Start: xxxxx

🎄🎄🎄Dec Goal: 175.5 (3.1 lb less than last goal)

🎄🎄🎄Dec Actual: xxxxx

🎄🎄🎄Cumulative (whole challenge) Weight Loss Expected so far: 8.1 lb Loss ✍️ Cumulative Achieved: xxxx.

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🎉COUNTDOWN to 2026: LOSE 5-10+ LBS. CHALLENGE

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