Are you ready to lose weight before the holiday season gets in full swing? October is the perfect month to join us in the monthly 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.

This thread is for weight loss goals. For your exercise goals, check out our sister thread: October Exercise Challenge - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

Hello again, Joy. My overall goal is to lose 1 lb. each week, on average. October is a bit more than 4 weeks. So, I will aim for a total of 5 lbs.

Sep 30: 238.0
Oct Goal: 233.0

thanks gardenerjoy.

I'll join if I may. I've rather taken my eye off the ball lately & could do with making myself a bit more accountable.

start: 16st 1.5lb / 225.5lb
target: 15st 10lb / 220lb

so, a target of 5.5lb loss for the month, starting today.

Nice to meet you MrBadger. My daughter and her family live in London, although I live in Canada. Good luck to you and Joy this month. I'm off to a slow start this month, but it's better than an up!

Sep 30: 238.0
Oct 1: 238.0
Oct Goal: 233.0

Hello Muffs & Joy. Welcome MrBadger.

I didn’t quite meet my September goal and had a bounce up this morning to start the month (probably partially due to my crazy day yesterday of eating out of the house for all 3 meals). Well a new month & a new goal, so I’m going to set my goal for the month a drop below my September goal (183) so I’m going 182. It’s 4.6 from where I am today & 2.8 from where I was yesterday. If I get it I’ll set a bonus goal. My Immediate goal is actually to get below 185 & stay there for a week (that’s when I earn my first “treat” I set for myself).

Here’s to a positive, productive month for us all. We can do it!!!!


9/30: 184.8
10/1: 186.6
Goal: 182.0

Moving in the wrong direction (for no good reason)! Better luck next time.

Sep 30: 238.00
Oct 1: 238.00
Oct 2: 238.75
Oct Goal: 233.00

Muffs: I went in the wrong direction, too. I suspect too much salt and some water retention from muscle-building yoga poses.

October goal: -1.0 kg, Weigh 20x

1: 87.35; 1/20
3: 87.7; 2/20

No change this morning...definitely not due to muscle building yoga poses in my case! Still, doing what I'm doing has got me this far, so I shall continue to wait patiently..

Sep 30: 238.00
Oct 1: 238.00
Oct 2: 238.75
Oct 3: 238.75
Oct Goal: 233.00

I was going in the wrong direction as well. Mine was definitely not due to muscle building anything. In my case it was Chinese food & visiting my mother-in-law for her birthday (she wanted to cook). I’ll be back to cooking this week. Also decided to be determined to get my steps in, even if that has to be at home walking in place. It’s rainy & cold and I had too much to do at work yesterday so didn’t make it to the gym. Here’s hoping I can get there today.


9/30: 184.8
10/1: 186.6
10/2: 185.4
10/3: 186.6
10/4: 184.0
Oct Goal: 182.0

WendyWants2Change: I use YouTube to give me more entertaining indoor walk workouts. Leslie Sansone has a bunch of her old videos up on the Walk At Home channel. I also really enjoy the walking videos at Improved Health, Grow With Jo, and Sharona's Hill.

October goal: -1.0 kg, Weigh 20x

1: 87.35; 1/20
3: 87.7; 2/20
4: 87.4; 3/20

Welcome, everyone! Here's our initial list. If anyone else wants to join, just jump in -- I'll make a new list to include you.

gardenerjoy: -1 kg, weigh 20x
MrBadger: -5.5 lbs
Muffs: -5 lbs
WendyWants2Change: -4.6 lbs

You're doing well, Wendy...keep it up. Joy: thanks for reminding me about Leslie...I will look into those videos.

As for me...my scales are stuck. They like where they are; they are tired; and they have decided not to move any more going forward!

Sep 30: 238.00
Oct 1: 238.00
Oct 2: 238.75
Oct 3: 238.75
Oct 4: 238.75
Oct Goal: 233.00

Muffs: Ha! That is a very stubborn scale reading for you!

October goal: -1.0 kg, Weigh 20x

1: 87.35; 1/20
3: 87.7; 2/20
4: 87.4; 3/20
5: 87.3; 4/20

Scale continues to be stubborn! P.S. I'm not sure if this was just good luck or an anomaly...but the 3FC site today is operating at normal speeds, as opposed to its normal snail's pace. I hope whoever runs the site has managed to fix whatever the problem was that caused it to be so slow!

Sep 30: 238.00
Oct 1: 238.00
Oct 2: 238.75
Oct 3: 238.75
Oct 4: 238.75
Oct 5: 238.75
Oct Goal: 233.00

Muffs: Yes. One of the volunteer coordinators was told that the 3FC site had been fixed. I'm so glad!

October goal: -1.0 kg, Weigh 20x

1: 87.35; 1/20
3: 87.7; 2/20
4: 87.4; 3/20
5: 87.3; 4/20
6: 87.2; 5/20