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What adorable babies. And Mom looks so sweet

I've always had German Shepherds, but my latest turned out to be descended from GSDs bred from Schafferhunde III dogs, with a lot of them bred for Czech border guard work. I didn't realize that, as European working titles aren't always on AKC pedigrees. It was only after I pulled a more detailed research pedigree that I realized why I had a super energy, high drive, Malinois type German Shepherd instead of a more laid back family dog. He's 2 1/2 now and settling down a bit from his velociraptor puppy hood, but it has not been, and still isn't an entirely easy journey.

SW RND 294 #64

F66, 5’6” married, MawMaw Proud. Clean P:E (ProteinG> (Cg+Fg) A clean/whole food WOE- Track macros, fitness, habits and NSVs.

Mission:  Continuously improve daily habits that strengthen a “Healthy, Strong & Fit” identity.   #HSF  #bestshapeofmylife #ENGAGED #agingyounger 

UGW BHAG: 128-130

Daily: 🏆Nutrition (ALL: IF 18:6, cals 1150, macros = Pg 120g)🙆‍♀️15min🚶‍♀️10k, 💗Z2 60min, 💦 80oz. 🏋️‍♀️(5x) ⏱️(5x) Plyo

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activities = actual day

Daily = morning reflections

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4/21 135.6 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓🏆💦

4/22 133.6 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓🏋️‍♀️🏆💦🎾⏱️

4/23 131.2 🙆‍♀️🏆💦

4/24 ⚖️131.0 🙆‍♀️💦

4/25 DNW

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4/21 135.6 Back to basics. For real. Fell off the “habit” train so must not have been TRUE habits after all…

I often have fluctuations, but this huge swing is serious. Behaviors have been erratic since early February -  will focus on “doing” and not “being”. 

#ENGAGED! #HSF

I’m definitely more content when “routining”. No wading … jumping in! I have approximately three months to regain my groove for my two year JGMTD anniversary and a lifetime to experience the reward … My reward? Contentment.

Good luck to all! 

4/22 133.6 #ENGAGED. Solid day back.  good 💦but still puffy. Somewhat lethargic. Better 🥩 (110g). Will 🎾🏋️‍♀️& ⏱️ today. Mindset change leads to optimism. Claiming identity #HSF. Do vs Be. 

4/23 131.2 Well I guess the scale lied to me Monday and/or it’s lying to me this morning! Nothing is real until I get well established into my routine. 

After almost 2+ years of daily tracking (and 11 years pretty consistently) I can state with certainty (for me) that two days of home food prep and knowing EXACTLY what enters my mouth (Whole Food / single ingredient) is THE difference. (Hydration and IF 18/6). I’m sure the scale will bounce around as I continue moving forward. 

Activity: yesterday was the first day I played tennis in 10 days & unfortunately, I injured myself. I am just beside myself… My right tricep was killing me as well as my neck, back and shoulders… (maybe aggravated areas from my fall last week). Must be a combination of all the physical work at the property and using unfamiliar parts of my body… I went to bed in so much pain last night. I could barely move and then miraculously I woke up after a solid night sleep feeling fine “almost” except for my right tricep… Some things are just inexplicable. 

Puffiness and brain fog starting to dissipate. I’ll lay off weights today and will go for a very long, long walk. Maybe two. DGS Chauffeur time this week!

Property update: What a roller coaster! Nothing yet from the “We are going to buy your property” neighbors… Strange. The roof is going on April 30 and we will list ASAP.

4/24 I woke up, feeling no pain yesterday but as the morning progressed the pain returned. I decided to completely take the day off. Very little movement. 🚶‍♀️6k steps getting organized, errands, completing property disclosure statements, Listing agreement, etc. chauffeured DGS and went to the grocery.  I’m better this morning, but I think I need to take another REST day from structured movement. We’ll try and get my steps in, pay attention to my posture, do some breathing work, 🙏, healthy nutrition, and plenty of 💦💦💦. 🙆‍♀️. 

NSV: My body loves one ingredient, whole food, and plenty of hydration. The 4/20 spike is still a mystery… I guess it was a combination of eating unfamiliar restaurant foods over a stretch of time and lack of hydration, TMI, cortisol, sleep, etc. Our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made. 

4/25 DNW this morning because I woke up once again WAY too early… Yesterday I was off track a little because I went to lunch with my tennis team. I was very good but had a handful of tater tots… Why? I don’t know they just looked so good! Very little movement yesterday and my back flared up around 7PM. It was painful sleeping. Ice works better than heat and I’m feeling better this morning. Will take it easy AGAIN today. I think all this came from the jolt of the fall almost 2 weeks ago… I have another landmine tonight with my high school friends and I’m planning on eating protein only.

Male: 67
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016.) I was actually at 250 in 2011 or so…
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205

Simple Goal for this round: Have some dignity for crying out loud! I have some events happening in the next six months and I want my clothes to fit better.

Round 294 Posts
This is my posting format….

Month/Day: Scale Reading - First thing today after bathroom visit before getting dressed. (Calories-In yesterday)/ Comment

4/20/25 : 228.2 SW a day before.

4/25: 227.4 (1979 CI)
Very nice day so I had an 18mi bike ride with a friend. Seemed like we were riding against the wind, both riding out and coming back. HA! (no, it wasn’t uphill both ways.)

I had about 500 unnecessary Calories-In yesterday. My trend weight is really messed up by the indiscretions of Easter weekend.

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🎷 66 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 294 (my 224th). So grateful as always @Quiltingjaine.

Goals for every round;

First and foremost, no feeding frenzies – I am not a shark or even a piranha!

to weigh less at the end of the round than the start

be happy because I feel that I have made the round count at the end

I need to remain consistent - it does work! Good luck for success everyone.

I am the driver in my life & not the passenger, I need to drive my life to a healthy life."Health is wealth",

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EW RND 293 – 140.6

SW RND 294 –

4/21 DNW – yesterday we rode the motorbike to Sheffield on the annual Easter Egg run to raise funds for the children’s hospital; our youngest DGS received treatment in there as a 6 month old before his liver transplant, so the charity is dear to our hearts. We do it together with our DS, but this year was a little different, instead of our DIL riding pillion with him, his oldest DD,(aged 6 ½) rode with him now that her legs are long enough to reach the footrests. She was so excited! Three generations took part this year! A total of 827 bikes turned out! Not heard yet how much money was raised.

4/22 140.8 (trend 140.4) No structured waking; travelled back home.

4/23 141.8 (trend 140.4) 9.33 miles walked.

4/24 141.8 (trend 140.7) 3.6 miles walked, with little DGD (3), after a craft morning at her local library we took a picnic up to the peaks. She loves to step up & across the rocks up there. Update on the Easter egg run; it raised £68,000.

4/25 141.8 (trend 140.9) 8.89 miles walked, must stop indulging in the Easter chocolate today.

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👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE & I AM WHAT I EAT!!!!! 👍👍.

100 Days of Weighing In #22 ^^^^^ February 4th 2025 thru May 14th, 2025

My Name is Donna, Age 64. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA

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“We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”

Maya Angelou

Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: 194.2

Goal This Round: 182.2 (12 pounds)

Challenge Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

Total Lost/Gained this challenge: xxxxx

🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜Ultimate goal: 145-155. I’ll know when I get there.

Thoughts at the start of this round:

Approximately this time last year (Challenge #15) I began to slowly gain weight throughout the rest of my winter and well into my Spring. I am still battling some of those pounds as we start this new challenge. This is a new opportunity to prove to myself and my family that I AM serious about getting healthier. I know I have bad eating disorders that bring about horrible eating habits. I also battle cravings because I haven’t gotten away from sugar or chocolate long enough to stop the cravings. I have such a long way to go and only a sketchy road to get there but I’ll never give up on myself or lose faith in my strength or my resolve. I’ll admit that I’m not super confident that I will ever be in the 140’s again (my ultimate goal), but I AM 100% confident that I will shed these 190’s like a bad dream and NEVER weigh this much again. I don’t know when this will happen exactly. But I do know that it will. Thanks for sharing my journey and letting me travel with you on yours.

Previous Rounds Tallys:

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 WEEKS THIS CHALLENGE:

CURRENT WEEK:

Day 71—04/15—198.7 💠 (Trend weight: 195.7)

Day 72—04/16—DNW 💠 (Trend weight: DNW)

Day 73—04/17—DNW (Trend weight: DNW)

Day 74—04/18—197.0 ✅ (Trend weight: 196.7)

Day 75—04/19—197.0 💠 (Trend weight: 196.8)

Day 76—04/20—195.8 ✅ (Trend weight: 196.7)

Day 77—04/21—195.0 ✅ (Trend weight: 196.5)

🐰 🐰 🐰 🐰 Week 11 Start Weight: 198.7

🐰 🐰 🐰 🐰 Week 11 End Weight: 195.0 ✅

🐰 🐰 🐰 🐰 Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 0.8 lbs Gained

Day 78—04/22—194.2 ✅ (Trend weight: 196.3)

Day 79—04/23—194.2 💠 (Trend weight: 196.1) After lunch out yesterday and a bit too many healthy snacks last night, I’ll take it! I’m quite sure TMI helped as well as the raking and burning I did for several hours yesterday. Possible rain today. I have a lot of projects inside too so I’ll be watching the skies to see if I’ll be working inside or outside. Dr. appointment was disappointing. My blood sugar A1C went back up to 8 point something from 7.0 as tested on Dec. 18th. That is putting me back into some very bad numbers where lots of other health issues start coming along. I can’t afford the GLP-1 meds for diabetes he is recommendingso if I don’t turn this around, I could end up on insulin. I’ve fought hard against it. I’ve got to get my *kitten* together and get this done!

🐰 🐰🐰 🐰🐰 Day 80—04/24—195.2 ❌ (Trend weight: 196.0) It’s finally all coming back to haunt me. I’ve been eating a LOT of restaurant food due to how busy I’ve been. At night, I’ve started to just grab my nut snack (type varies) out of the container without measuring or counting them out so I know the quantities have been too high. I haven’t done that in years, honestly. I don’t want to start developing any bad habits! I got about 6 more hours of burning in yesterday but no more raking. Although not even half done with the raking, my piles are already too high so I’ll continue to focus on the burning for now. However, at some point the raking and branch removals will have to start back up or I’ll never be able to have it mowed! I hope you will all enjoy your day.

Day 81—04/25—xxxxx (Trend weight: xxxxx)

Day 82—04/26—xxxxx (Trend weight: xxxxx)

Day 83—04/27—xxxxx (Trend weight: xxxxx)

Day 84—04/28—xxxxx (Trend weight: xxxxx)

🐰 🐰 🐰 🐰 Week 12 Start Weight: 195.0

🐰 🐰 🐰 🐰 Week 12 End Weight:

🐰 🐰 🐰🐰 Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far:

Future Weeks to Come: