October Weight Loss Challenge

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  • Let's rock October in our weight loss challenge

    Join the October Weight Loss Challenge to set your goal, track it, and meet it -- with the help of a supportive and encouraging group. All the goals will be compiled into a list. As each goal is met during the month, it gets turned RED in celebration.

    For your exercise goals, don't miss the October Exercise Challenge.
  • I'm in! Tracking weekly will help keep me accountable. Thanks for starting another month Gardenerjoy!

    SW 176.8
    October GW 173.8

    9-29 176.8 weighed in early because of travel plans
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  • Thanks for starting the new thread gardenerjoy. I'm in, of course

    So I was really optimistic for September, and it turned out to be sort of a dud. I was hoping for 5 pounds, instead, it looks like I'm going to end up with only about 1 pound. But my pattern is to stall and whoosh and I'm due for a whoosh. So I'm going to be optimistic again and go for marking off my next 3 minigoals, which would be about 4 pounds from where I'm at today.

    SW: 175.8
    October GW: 171.6 * Met 10/13/19
    New goal: 169.8 *Met 10/20/19

    Upcoming minigoals:
    173.8 - 35% lost *Met 10/5/19*
    172.4 - BMI 27 *Met 10/12/19*
    171.6 - 15 BMI lost *Met 10/13/19*
    160s - High School weight-ish *Met 10/20/19*
    169.4 - 7 stone lost *Met 10/24/19
    168.0 - 12 stone *Met 10/27/19

    Week One
    01: 175.6
    02: 174.6
    03: 175.0
    04: 174.2
    05: 173.4
    06: 173.6
    07: 173.2
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    Total Loss for Week One: -2.6

    Week Two
    08: 173.4
    09: 173.0
    10: 174.2
    11: 173.8
    12: 172.2
    13: 171.6 **new goal 169.8**
    14: 171.6
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    Total Loss for Week Two: -1.6

    Week Three
    15: 172.6
    16: 172.4
    17: 172.0
    18: 172.6
    19: 172.0
    20: 169.8
    21: 170.0
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    Total Loss for Week Three: -1.6

    Week Four
    22: 169.8
    23: 170.0
    24: 169.0
    25: 168.4
    26: 168.4
    27: 168.0
    28: 167.8
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    Total Loss for Week Four: -2.2

    Bonus Days
    29: 168.2
    30: 167.8
    31: 167.6
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    Total Loss for Bonus Days:-0.2
    Total loss for Entire Month: -8.2

    My current measurements (to the nearest .25 inch) are:
    Neck: 13
    Bicep: 12
    Forearm: 10.25
    Chest: 40.5
    Waist: 34.5
    Belly/Hips: 41.5
    Thigh: 23.75
    Calf: 16

    Good luck this month, everyone
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    I'm here, hello, I got this! It's October, Autumn is around the corner (despite this week being still summer temperatures, grrrr) but I don't care anymore because I'm gonna drag my a$$ out on a run three times a week, no more excuses. My goal is to the lost 4 lbs this month, however, I would love to reach 185 lbs and meet my ticker goal of being firmly in the 180's by Halloween.
  • Thanks for starting this thread, Gardenerjoy! Good Luck, Everyone! I forgot to post on the 1st of October and I went down .8 LBS since yesterday.

    SW: 189.8
    CW: 189 (- .8)
    GW: 179.8


  • Starting Weight: 193.1 lbs

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    Since I'll be working from home a few days a week now I'll have more time to post here, huzzah! October's weighing in has begun for me, my starting weight is 193.1 lbs. I've been holding on to a similar number since I restarted a few months ago, hoping that this is finally the month where I get to see the 180's again! Tomorrow I'll be starting the C25K program, for the first time using my phone instead of scribbling the intervals on my hand.
  • Hey all! Thanks to the amazing bunch on these threads, I feel incredibly motivated to up the goals!

    Goals: Daily weigh-ins, minimum of 5 on-plan meals per week, meal prep on weekends so MINIMAL cooking during the week!

    SW: 151.2
    GW: 145.0 {also hits mini goal of no longer overweight!}

    9/30: 151.2
    10/1: 150.4
    10/2: 149.4
    10/3: 150.9
    10/4: 151.1
    10/5: 149.7
    10/6: 151.1

    10/7: 152.3
    10/8: 149.8
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    I'm behind on getting ready for work. Just wanted to continue to say thank you to all of you for being a great support system. Since one side of my family is overweight and doesn't care and the other is in normal range, but makes comments when they gain half a pound, there is nobody in my own personal life that understands the struggle. So while I apologize for being cheesy, thank you.
  • I am in!

    SW: 156.4
    GW: 145

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  • October goal: -1 kg (reach 96.2 kgs)

    1: 97.2 kgs
  • Hi everyone! It's been a bit since I was on the site.

    SW: 313.8
    GW: 302

    Week One
    01: 313.8
    02: 314.2 (Too much salt, maybe?)
    03: 315
    04: 317
    05: Didn't weigh
    06: Didn't weigh
    07: 314.6
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    Total Loss for Week One: +1

    Week Two
    08: 314.2
    09: Did not weigh
    10: 315.4
    11: 314.0
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    14: 311.4
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    Total Loss for Week Two: 2.8

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    That's a new low for me today. Not by much, but every time I see a new low, it means I'm trending the right way, so even the tiny increments add up and I'll take it.
  • SW: 156.4
    October GW: 145

    Week One
    01: 156.4
    02: No weigh in. Traveling
  • Wednesday weigh-in updates...yay! Today I'm at 149.4, which does make me feel 'officially' out of the 150s, although I'm aware an all-in day could change that haha! I am a pound heavier than what my weigh-in was late last week (148.5 last Friday), but it's alright since last Wednesday, I was at 150.0!

    On my meal prep weekend, I didn't prep for myself though! We ended up lacking room in the fridge because my grandma, for whatever reason, has SOOO MUCH FOOD this week. I'm more so eating based on convenience this week, and it really makes me understand the importance of meal prep; this ish is hard! Luckily I did still have some leftovers for yesterday's lunch, so now it's just to scrounge around to finish out the week.
  • Good morning. I found out Monday that I am indeed pregnant, so the weight loss will have to wait until sometime next summer. So, I hope to catch up with you all then.