[gardenerjoy]

December can be a tricky month for this challenge. Let's tackle it together!

Join the December 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: December Exercise Challenge

[WendyWants2Change]

Good luck to all this month. 😀
I’m keeping my goal small given all the parties, celebrations etc that will happen this month. While I’d like to see more of a loss, for me being under 180 is a great accomplishment, so that is my goal… small goal only 2lbs… but getting it off & keeping it off until the end of the month will be the challenge. 🕎🎄🥳
SW: 181.6
GW: 179.6

[Big Fat Rooster]

Good luck Wendy, a big thumbs up to you You can do it!

Myself, starting weight this month is 233 lbs
Goal this month is 7 lbs. (Ha ha)

Thanks for this thread Joy, and good wishes for all joining this month.

B F R

[gardenerjoy]

Welcome, everyone!

I'm setting my goal to lose 1 kg. I've seen lower numbers than my December 1 weight, recently, so I think I have a good chance.

December goal: -1 kg, Weigh 20x

01: 88.3kg, 1/20x

[flower1]

Congrats to everyone for their losses in November!

I had a nice drop at the beginning of December so I'm going to try for 5 lbs this month. Not sure if I can do it over the holiday season but I'm going to try. I'm off work for about a week over the holidays so I will see if I can get some extra exercise in over the holidays.

December goal: -5 lbs

01: 166
02: 164.8

[MrBadger]

thanks Joy, I'm in please.

start: 14st 4.75lb / 200.75lb
target: 14st 1lb / 197lb
target loss: 3.75lb

[gardenerjoy]

I hope everyone is getting off to a good start!

December goal: -1 kg, Weigh 20x

01: 88.3kg, 1/20x
02: 88.35, 2/20x
03: 87.65, 3/20x
04: 88.15, 4/20x

[gardenerjoy]

I have a nice streak of daily weighing, here. But I'll break it tomorrow. I'm having a tooth extraction done today and one of the rules is no bending forward during the initial recovery period. With my current set up, I can't weigh myself under that condition. Given that I'll be eating smoothies and milkshakes for a few days, the scale reading isn't going to provide useful information, anyway.

December goal: -1 kg, Weigh 20x

01: 88.3kg, 1/20x
02: 88.35, 2/20x
03: 87.65, 3/20x
04: 88.15, 4/20x
05: 88.4, 5/20x
06: 87.6, 6/20x

[gardenerjoy]

Welcome, everyone! We can do this!

Big_Fat_Rooster: -7 lbs
flower1: -5 lbs
gardenerjoy: -1 kg, Weigh 20x
MrBadger: -2.75 lbs
WendyWants2Change: -2lbs

[flower1]

gardenerjoy: I hope all goes well with your tooth extraction

December goal: -5 lbs
SW: 166
CW: 163.8 (-2.2)
GW: 161

01: 166
02: 164.8
06: 164.4
08: 163.8

[MrBadger]

start: 14st 4.75lb / 200.75lb
target: 14st 1lb / 197lb
target loss: 3.75lb

current: 14st 2lb / 198lb
loss: 2.75lb

[gardenerjoy]

WendyWants2Change and MrBadger, you're off to a great start!

My five days of a soft food diet caused a significant loss. I'm not quite sure how to transition back to normal eating but maintain the loss, but I'm going to give it a shot!

December goal: -1 kg, Weigh 20x

01: 88.3kg, 1/20x
02: 88.35, 2/20x
03: 87.65, 3/20x
04: 88.15, 4/20x
05: 88.4, 5/20x
06: 87.6, 6/20x
11: 86.2, 7/20x
12: 86.0, 7/20x

[gardenerjoy]

Since I'm still avoiding crunchy foods, my transition back to normal is slow and, so far, I've maintained the loss and even added a little this morning.

How is everyone else doing in the middle of the month?

December goal: -1 kg, Weigh 20x

01: 88.3kg, 1/20x
02: 88.35, 2/20x
03: 87.65, 3/20x
04: 88.15, 4/20x
05: 88.4, 5/20x
06: 87.6, 6/20x
11: 86.2, 7/20x
12: 86.0, 7/20x
13: 86.7, 8/20x
14: 86.5, 9/20x
15: 86.5, 10/20x
16: 86.45, 11/20x
17: 85.75, 12/20x

[MrBadger]

you're doing amazingly Joy - well done!

I had a colonoscopy last week, so I had a day's fast which seems to have helped me shift a little more weight:

start: 14st 4.75lb / 200.75lb
target: 14st 1lb / 197lb
target loss: 3.75lb

current: 14st 1.25lb / 197.25lb
loss: 3.5lb

four days of work this week & then I'm off until the New Year - plenty of time to hit my target if I'm sensible over Xmas.

keep up the good work everyone

[gardenerjoy]

You're doing great, MrBadger!

I'm happy to be maintaining the loss from earlier in the month. Today, I get to add crunchy foods back to my diet after my tooth extraction. I'm going to attempt to do that with great care and monitor the situation to make sure it doesn't cause me to re-gain.

December goal: -1 kg, Weigh 20x

01: 88.3kg, 1/20x
02: 88.35, 2/20x
03: 87.65, 3/20x
04: 88.15, 4/20x
05: 88.4, 5/20x
06: 87.6, 6/20x
11: 86.2, 7/20x
12: 86.0, 7/20x
13: 86.7, 8/20x
14: 86.5, 9/20x
15: 86.5, 10/20x
16: 86.45, 11/20x
17: 85.75, 12/20x
18: 85.7, 13/20x
19: 85.95, 14/20x
20: 85.7, 15/20x
21: 85.8, 16/20x
22: 85.15, 17/20x
24: 85.7, 18/20x