Wanting to get back on track. I got a new Fitbit for my birthday last week. Now that the holidays are officially over and I am heading back too work and a routine, I hope to make some progress. I was glad to see that this thread is still going strong. Thanks Joy!

Start Weight 186.7
Goal Weight 180.

Public goal: 5lb
Sealed in the envelope goal: 7 lb
Time capsule goal: 10 lb

Daily Weigh-in and Weekly Average:

Thu 31 Dec DW: 223.4 WA: 223.97
Fri 01 Jan DW: 226.4 WA: 224.31 grrr
Sat 02 Jan DW: 225.4 WA: 224.51 hmmm
Sun 03 Jan DW: 222.8 WA: 224.31
Mon 04 Jan DW: 221.2 WA: 223.89 :carrot:

I put the description back up top, pnkr...All this has really done for me is advertise how anal and what a worrier I am!

Yeah SMF!!!

So far my first day back on track is off to a good start! I'm drinking lots of water and tracking my Points.

I wish everyone a successful Monday!

Start: 157.6
Goal: 154

1- 157.6
2- 157.2
3- 157
4- 157.4 (day 10 of 157.x - no land in sight)

I'd like to get to 175 by the end of the month . 182.5 this morning
Hope everyone had a great Christmas and isn't finding it too hard to get back on track

SMF makes sense to me, sometimes when you feel like you have been bouncing around the same numbers over and over again you can still see the rolling average creeping down and it can prevent saying screw it and falling off track :dizzy:;)

penny you got this! Keep it up, sometimes when I stick like that when it finally breaks i see a nice whoosh.

SW: 321.3
GW: 311.3

01/01: 321.3
01/02: 319.3
01/03: 316.8
01/04: 320.4

As predicted, now hopefully it will go back down over the next few days.

Sw: 163
Gw: 158

01/01: 163
01/04: 163

Good luck everyone :carrot:

Hello to all, I'm diving in to the January challenge for some assistance with motivation and perseverance which I have always found this thread in particular helpful for. It has been many months since I joined in, but it is great to see familiar and new names. Good Luck Everyone!!

I'm going to set a lofty goal of 10lbs

SW: 167.4 (Jan 4)
GW: 157.4

1/04: 167.4
1/05:
1/06:
1/07:

Cw: 165.6
Gw: 159.6

01/01: 165.6
01/03: 161.2
01/04: 161.0

Sw: 167.6
Gw 159.6

1/01: 167.6
1/02: Dnw
1/03: Dnw
1/04: 165.6
1/05: 164.2!

SW: 182.5
GW: 175

4th - 182.5
5th - 181.25

Starting weight: 151.0 lbs
Ending weight: 146.0 lbs
Total lost: 5 lbs (secretly 6.8 lbs to make up for last month's shortfall)

1/01: 151.0 lbs - salt fest yesterday
1/02: 150.4 lbs - still puffy though
1/03: 149.4 lbs - Puff has left the building!
1/04: 150.0 lbs - Urgh!
1/05: 148.8 lbs - (-2.2 :) )

1/4 Start Weight 186.7
1/5 - 186.1
Goal Weight 180.

Can't believe I actually got my butt out on a walk after dinner in 32 degree weather. I must be desperate! Felt good when I was done, though. On to day two!!!

pixikat: I hope you're right! I would rather lose a little each day rather than the wait-wait-wait-wait-whoosh formula that happens with me. Oh well, a downward trend is the goal, right?

Woodstock: Hi! :wave: Good luck to you, too!

Start: 157.6
Goal: 154

1- 157.6
2- 157.2
3- 157
4- 157.4
5- 155.2 (I don't trust it; don't trust it at all)

Sw: 163
Gw: 158

01/01: 163
01/04: 163
01/05: 162

Happy New Year!
Goal for January: lose 8 pounds!

1/1: 276.0
1/2: 276.0
1/3: 277.3 "Step AWAY from the salt shaker..."
1/4: 277.2
1/5: 276.0

Public goal: 5lb
Sealed in the envelope goal: 7 lb
Time capsule goal: 10 lb

Daily Weigh-in and Weekly Average:

Thu 31 Dec DW: 223.4 WA: 223.97
Fri 01 Jan DW: 226.4 WA: 224.31 grrr
Sat 02 Jan DW: 225.4 WA: 224.51 hmmm
Sun 03 Jan DW: 222.8 WA: 224.31
Mon 04 Jan DW: 221.2 WA: 223.89
Tue 05 Jan DW: 222.0 WA: 223.57
:carrot: (cause I LIKE 'im)

Today is a good example of that, PNK..KAT. But I've kinda learned, the hard way, that you have to be patient. Not that I am. About weight loss, anyway. And this little accounting trick doesn't really help at all. Maybe I should keep a monthly average:rollpin: :stars:


Wow! Everyone is doing so well!

SW: 321.3
GW: 311.3

01/01: 321.3
01/02: 319.3
01/03: 316.8
01/04: 320.4
01/05: 319.0

Penny- I tend towards hold hold hold whoosh too. The whoosh is exciting but the hold days are awful!

Oops! I haven't made our goal list yet, likely for the weird reason that I haven't made a goal for myself so I'm kind of in denial about this whole thread (although I love reading about all your activities!).

So, I haven't weighed since Christmas Eve. Pretty clear what my goal needs to be:

Weigh every day (starting Jan-6)

Okay. With that done, I'll go make our goal list and post it in a few minutes.

Welcome, everyone! Here's our starting list -- let me know if I got your username or goal wrong.

There's room for me -- join us for a great start to the New Year!

boatingmommy: 6.7 lbs
flower1: 6 lbs
gardenerjoy: weigh daily (start Jan-6)
GettinFit: 100%OP (start Jan-3), daily posts
Izzie: 6 lbs
Jacqui_D: 7.5 lbs
kelijpa: 4 lbs
leopardspots: 8 lbs
LittleBlueCat: 6 lbs
mars735: 3.4 lbs
MumofMany: 7 lbs
noshoes: 1 kg
NurseMom1223: 8 lbs
onebyone: 5 lbs
Penny105: 3.6 lbs
Photosphere: 4 lbs
pnkrckpixikat: 10 lbs
PrairieQueen: 5 lbs
Raining: 5 lbs
SeeMyFeet: 5 lbs
Smilingin2013: 4 kgs
Sundove: 4 lbs
Tabbycat: 6 lbs
Vehuel: 8 lbs
VickieLou: 11.8 lbs
Volatis: 7.5 lbs
Woodstock: 10 lbs

Cw: 165.6
Gw: 159.6

01/01 - 165.6
01/03 - 161.2
01/04 - 161.0
01/05 - 160.9

SW: 182.5
GW: 175

4th - 182.5
5th - 181.25
6th - 182.25

The scales going up this morning is my motivation for working extra hard in the gym tonight.

Thank you for making the list gardnerjoy.

Starting weight: 151.0 lbs
Ending weight: 146.0 lbs
Total lost: 5 lbs (secretly 6.8 lbs to make up for last month's shortfall)

1/01: 151.0 lbs - salt fest yesterday
1/02: 150.4 lbs - still puffy though
1/03: 149.4 lbs - Puff has left the building!
1/04: 150.0 lbs - Urgh!
1/05: 148.8 lbs - (-2.2 :)
1/06: 149.2 lbs - expected after last night's pub grub & AF

Sw: 167.6
Gw 159.6

1/01: 167.6
1/02: Dnw
1/03: Dnw
1/04: 165.6
1/05: 164.2!
1/06: 164.2

Public goal: 5lb
Sealed in the envelope goal: 7 lb
Time capsule goal: 10 lb

Daily Weigh-in and Weekly Average:

Thu 31 Dec DW: 223.4 WA: 223.97
Fri 01 Jan DW: 226.4 WA: 224.31
Sat 02 Jan DW: 225.4 WA: 224.51
Sun 03 Jan DW: 222.8 WA: 224.31
Mon 04 Jan DW: 221.2 WA: 223.89
Tue 05 Jan DW: 222.0 WA: 223.57
Wed 06 Jan DW: 220.2 WA: 223.06

Start: 157.6
Goal: 154

1- 157.6
2- 157.2
3- 157
4- 157.4
5- 155.2
6- 155

January goal: weigh everyday (starting on the 6th)

6: 86.05 kgs (sigh)

SW: 167.4 (Jan 4)
GW: 157.4 (-10)

1/04: 167.4
1/05: 167.1 (-.3)
1/06: 164.2 (-2.9)
1/07:
1/08:
1/09:

Delta to date: -3.2

Thanks Joy for co-ordinating this challenge and for making the list!!

Way to go Penny - you can trust it after day 2!!!

Happy New Year!
Goal for January: lose 8 pounds!

1/1: 276.0
1/2: 276.0
1/3: 277.3 "Step AWAY from the salt shaker..."
1/4: 277.2
1/5: 276.0
1/6: 276.0
Keep up the great work, ladies!

Checking in to say I'm still trying to get back in my groove. Been doing a lot better but not quite there yet. I need to focus on getting my workouts in too.

Have a great day everyone :wave:

Sw: 163
Gw: 158

01/01: 163
01/04: 163
01/05: 162
01/06: 162

My goal is to lose 6 lbs

SW: 183.6
GW 177

1/01: 183.6
1/02: 182
1/03: 182.4
1/04: 182.4
1/05: 182.6
1/06: 182.0
1/07:
1/08:
1/09:

SW: 182.5
GW: 175

4th - 182.5
5th - 181.25
6th - 182.25
7th - 182

Starting weight: 151.0 lbs
Ending weight: 146.0 lbs
Total lost: 5 lbs (secretly 6.8 lbs to make up for last month's shortfall)

1/01: 151.0 lbs - salt fest yesterday
1/02: 150.4 lbs - still puffy though
1/03: 149.4 lbs - Puff has left the building!
1/04: 150.0 lbs - Urgh!
1/05: 148.8 lbs - (-2.2 :)
1/06: 149.2 lbs - expected after last night's pub grub & AF
1/07: 150.0 lbs - expected, AF

Sw: 167.6
Gw 159.6

1/01: 167.6
1/02: Dnw
1/03: Dnw
1/04: 165.6
1/05: 164.2!
1/06: 164.2
1/07: 163.4

Looking good Leopardspots!

Public goal: 5lb
Sealed in the envelope goal: 7 lb
Time capsule goal: 10 lb

Daily Weigh-in and Weekly Average:

Thu 31 Dec DW: 223.4 WA: 223.97
Fri 01 Jan DW: 226.4 WA: 224.31
Sat 02 Jan DW: 225.4 WA: 224.51
Sun 03 Jan DW: 222.8 WA: 224.31
Mon 04 Jan DW: 221.2 WA: 223.89
Tue 05 Jan DW: 222.0 WA: 223.57
Wed 06 Jan DW: 220.2 WA: 223.06
Thu 07 Jan DW: 221.8 WA: 222.83

SW: 167.4 (Jan 4)
GW: 157.4 (-10)

1/04: 167.4
1/05: 167.1 (-.3)
1/06: 164.2 (-2.9)
1/07: 163.1 (-1.1)
1/08:
1/09:

Delta to date: -4.3

January goal: weigh everyday (starting on the 6th)

6: 86.05 kgs (sigh)
7: 85.65