February 2021 - daily or weekly check-in

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  • BittersweetVita
    BittersweetVita Posts: 745 Member
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    Highest Weight: 240+
    MFP Starting Weight: 193
    Goal Weight: 125

    January starting weight: 185.0
    February starting weight: 182.3
    February goal weight: 177.0

    02/01: 182.3
    02/02: 181.7
    02/03: 181.0
    02/04: 181.4
    02/05: 181.9
    02/06: 181.2 - tempted but stayed true💘
    02/07:181.0
    02/08: 181.0
    02/09: 182.3 - grrrrr. Maybe it's sodium?
    02/10: 181.7
    02/11: 182.6 - miscalculated and went over cals
    02/12: 180.8 - first time seeing 180 this month!🌟
    02/13: 179.7 - Wow! Yeah!
    02/14: 185.0 - sodium and sugar from last night
    02/15: 183.6
    02/16: 182. 7
    02/17: 183.4 - expected from sodium and carbs
    02/18: 183.6
    02/19: 183.4
    02/20: 182.5
    02/21: 182.7
    02/22: 181.9
    02/23: 179.7 - Woo-hoo! Finally back down!
    02/24: 179.9 - Found a new fave with kale chips
    02/25: 180.1
    02/26: 179.9
  • nikkit321
    nikkit321 Posts: 1,485 Member
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    February starting weight: 188.2
    February goal: 185
    Non-scale goals:
    - keep health in balance with work
    - deliberate exercise minimum 4x/week
    - plan meals


    2/1 - 188.2 January was a struggle for me and I ended the month higher than where I started. My work commitments got in the way of exercise and meal planning/logging. Today I've planned & pre-logged my meals and I commit to a long walk. (Walk - check!)
    2/2 - 185.6 yup, yesterday's weight was inflated due to sodium. Adjusted my Feb goal for where I feel my actual start for the month is. Meals planned & logged, will walk later, attitude adjusted.
    2/3 - 185.0 good day yesterday reflected on this morning's scale. Zumba restarts tonight so looking forward to that. Today's meals planned and logged.
    2/4 - 184.6 Zumba was fun last night, happy to post another drop. Food planned and logged; exercise planned.
    2/5 - 184.8 no walk yesterday but food was good. Planning good exercise for the weekend as I think it'll make me more mindful with food choices. TGIF!!
    2/6 - 184.2 good day yesterday but no exercise. Today I am going to exercise, meal plan, and grocery shop

    2/7 - 186.6 gluten spike. I did get everything done yesterday, including exercise.
    2/8 - 187.2 love weekends but need to control weekends
    2/9 - 184.2
    2/10 - 184.4 shared a bottle of wine with my hubby last night, that's the only reason I can think of that I'm up slightly this morning. Will have to pay attention and see if that's a typical reaction with my body.
    2/11 - 184.4

    2/15 - 187.6 yikes. sodium/gluten bloat, will drop back off in a few days.
    2/16 - 186.4
    2/17 - 187.0 sodium
    2/18 - 187.0
    2/19 - 187.2 struggling with work stress this week...
    2/20 - 186.6 restarted running today. I've completed C25K and C210K several times. This time I'm doing my own thing. Ran 1min today. Tomorrow I'll run 2min, and so on. Making a zuppa toscana (Olive Garden) soup knock-off for dinner today, which will also give me lunch for next week. Soupy Saturday!

    2/21 -188.0 ???? 2min run today with my walk, and I'm planning on getting the dogs out for a walk today as well before the snow starts...again.... Oh, I know why the +...had a roll with soup last night.
    2/22 - 188.4 3min run today w/ my walk. No snow, rain instead, so a lot of ice out. Dinner is fish tacos (and I'll have the fish with a salad instead of a soft tortilla).
    2/23 - 187.4 4min run today w/ my walk. Dinner is a hunk of meat (probably chicken) and veg.
    2/24 - 187.8 5min run today w/ walk with the dogs. Nope, not running with them, they yank me off my feet and I plow up asphalt. I've finally learned that particular lesson. Zumba tonight as well.
    2/25 - 187.4 6min run today; walked with the dogs and my son (26) this morning. He's 6'4" so impossible to keep up with lol. Dinner is baked chicken and a salad.
    2/26 - 186.2 7min run today; I plan to not ruin things this weekend!


    I created the March thread - come join, and bookmark it so you can find it easier:
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10825802/march-2021-daily-or-weekly-check-in#latest
  • nikkit321
    nikkit321 Posts: 1,485 Member
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    I created the March thread - come join, and bookmark it so you can find it easier:
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10825802/march-2021-daily-or-weekly-check-in#latest
  • yasdnilear
    yasdnilear Posts: 78 Member
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    February Starting Weight: 229.2 (I think actually 231 on my new scale)
    February Goal: 220

    Week 1
    2/01
    2/02 229.2
    2/03 231 - Didn't really sleep, which prob accounts for the more dramatic fluctuation
    2/04 229.4 - Still on track with everything! Results will show in a week or two.
    2/05 228.6
    2/06 227.8 - Feels great! Working out is getting fun and I think I'm taking it at the right pace and getting flexy to avoid injury.
    2/07 227.8

    Week 2
    2/08 230.2 - got a new scale which looks to be about +1lb compared to my old one and then didn’t eat yesterday at all until super bowl, so I think the late eating and scale result in about a +2 variation so I’m not really worried! NSV: Had my longest hardest workout yet yesterday and feeling stronger! Gonna see if I can go just a tad harder today.
    2/09 230.2
    2/10 230.2 I don't really know what to say. Pretty sure my new scale is +1 lb, but it's still disappointing to not see any clear results yet. Been working hard. That being said, if I didn't have a scale I wouldn't be worried at all. Feeling stronger and feel like my clothes are fitting a bit better even though the scale isn't reflecting that. So we'll see. I'll adjust what I'm doing if there's still no noticeable change by the end of the week.
    2/11 230.2
    2/12 230.2
    2/13 228.8
    2/14 229

    Week 3
    2/15 230.2 Had a vday break, just salt/water weight. Since I only lost maybe a lb in two weeks of being very diligent, I’m switching to intermittent fasting today, one meal a day til the end of the month to give my metabolism a kick start and then try dialing back down to something more sustainable again and hopefully my body cooperates better after that. Fingers crossed. Gonna be a challenge.
    2/16 229 Heading in the right direction. Still feel a little salt retention from vday so won’t be surprised if there’s a bigger drop tomorrow! One meal a day fasting working well so far. We’ll see!
    2/17 231
    2/18 231
    2/19 231
    2/20 231
    2/21 230.2

    Final Week
    2/22 229
    2/23 227.2 Well finally. My body wasn’t a fan of calorie reduction, better choices and exercise. Wasn’t a fan of just intermittent fasting 20:4 and eating pretty healthy. Nope, my body demands Keto and fasting, so here we are! Doing Keto Sun-Thurs with 20:4 IF and non-keto with IF on Fri/Sat. Started Sunday. My body seems to be finally responding and I also am not feeling hungry or cranky. Perseverance ya’ll. Figure out what works for your body and be patient. We will see if this continues.
    2/24 228
    2/25 226.6 Still doing Keto and IF. So relieved it’s working. Won’t hit my goal, but making progress like this is the milestone I feel like I achieved. My body is pickier than it used to be I guess.
    2/26 226.6 😊

    @nikkit321 You got this, here’s to a great weekend!

    @Chalmation Steady and consistent, nice work!
  • stephtra49
    stephtra49 Posts: 168 Member
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    MFP starting weight: 183
    GOAL WEIGHT: 160

    February starting weight: 174.2
    February goal: 168

    Week 1:

    02/01- 173.8 WOOT WOOT. We are getting closer. I've planned my meals for the week and did some prepping. Really going to work on Keto/Low carbs this month. I even made Keto Wonder Bread Chaffles for the week last night for my lunches. Tonight I"m going to make myself some No Bake Keto cookies. I'll try to remember to take a picture and share.
    02/02-174.4 not sure what happened. Thats ok will still take it & run with it. I'm intermittent fasting today.
    02/03-174.2 I'll take it. A loss is a Loss! Intermittent fasting again today.
    02/04-173.2 Happy Happy.
    02/05-172.7 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻Baby steps, but going in the right directions! 🙌
    02/06-172 💃🏻☺️ Very happy with my progress! Just need to keep it up & keep working towards the goal! Today is laundry day, clean the house day & go to the store day so I’ll be moving a lot!
    02/07-171 😊😊😊🙌🏼 Very proud of my progress! I just want to keep moving in the right direction. We leave for vacation on the 11th & I don’t know if there’s a scale at our rental. I’ll do my best to stay on track. In the next 4 days I’m going to really work hard to get under 170#. Happy Sunday everyone!

    Week 2:

    02/08-171 no change today. Thats ok better than a gain.
    02/09-171.6 Well this is what I get for not drinking my water and eating a snack before bed. Thats alright.
    02/10-171.8 Not sure what up here! I'll still take it and keep working hard.
    02/11
    02/12
    02/13
    02/14

    Week 3:

    02/15
    02/16
    02/17
    02/18
    02/19
    02/20
    02/21 177.2🤔 Considering I was on vacation for 10 days, & only gained 5.4 lbs, I’m pretty ok with this! Ate a lot of good food & definitely drank more alcohol than planned.

    Final Week:

    02/22 177.2 no change, I’ll take it. Back on track I am! Going to be very good the rest of the week!
    02/23 176 Happy Happy! I know that I can do this. I just have to be persistent with my planning and eating.
    02/24 175.6 😊😊😊 Slow & steady!
    02/25 175 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 Don’t think I’ll hit my goal for the month but I’m ok with that since I’m still going in the right direction!
    02/26 174.4 🥳 doing the happy dance! I will keep on pushing and hope I get close to the 170 mark. I have to work really hard anyways, the girls bought plane tickets for us last night to go on a long Girls Weekend in June and I want to be to my goal weight of 160 for that. So for the next 15 weeks I will be diligent about my food, water intake and I'm going to start walking again 🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️.
    02/27
    02/28
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 10,803 Member
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    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 60 years old and from the Midwest USA.

    February starting weight: 207.6
    February goal: 202.6

    2/01 – 207.6
    2/02 - 207.6
    2/03 - 208.8 I am a train wreck right now.
    2/04 - I woke up running and forgot to weigh
    2/05 - 208.6
    2/06 - 207.2 Not much time for eating yesterday. It ended with late-night dinner of unhealthy frozen food. However, the calories must have been low for the day overall. Surprised to see this lower number.
    2/07 - 207.7 Pizza yesterday with DD and DGS . A rare treat. Back on plan today.
    2/08 - 207.4 Pleased that its going back down.
    2/09 – 206.6 I am happy to see this. I am expecting a high-sodium social dinner tonight so I will watch my p’s and q’s today and drink plenty of water.
    2/10 – 207.2 There’s that sodium bloat rearing its ugly head. Travel today will probably not help!
    2/11 - 206.8 I am shocked to see it down nearly ½ pound the day after travel. I will be watching the scale closely over the next couple of days. Sometimes I hide after sodium and/or travel, but it usually finds me.
    2/12 - 206.0 Very pleased after a couple of off-days in my schedule.
    2/13 - 206.0 After the horrid BINGE last night on my snacks, I will take this and be grateful for it. Tightening the belt today and getting down to business so the weekend does not derail me.
    2/14 - 206.4 A had a glucose drop last night that was swift and severe so there were extra calories at the end of the night. On another note, I felt like I was losing the same pounds over and over so I did a little experiment. Starting with Jan 1st , 2020 weight, I went back and counted every single drop of weight I had lost from day to day based on my records. I have lost 103.8 pounds in total! Yay!!!! Well, NOT SO FACT FOLKS. I got on the scale to calculate the difference overall from the starting weight on 1/1/2020 to today and I have gained 12.4 lbs.
    I think it’s pretty sad that I worked so hard to lose over 100 pounds with so much sacrifice, hard work, exercise, research and so much more, only to be heavier. I will mark this up to self-sabotage and try to be kinder to myself in 2021. I will try to keep and take care of what I have worked for. So, if you feel like you are losing the same pounds over and over, it could be true. I am going to try to stop this madness!
    2/15 - 208.8 One Meal yesterday. This is about as unfair as it gets! Pushing water today.
    2/16 - 207.2 On my way back down. Thank you to the extra water and its effects. Pushing more water again today.
    2/17 - 204.6 I finally flushed out the sodium. Making good choices is key. Yesterday was a good day.
    2/18 - 204.4 I was extra hungry last night and ate very late. I will try to space out my meals and do better planning today. Only slept 4 hours which is more like my typical but I do believe that it affects the scale. If nothing else, my eating window is 20 hours! Perhaps I will sleep better tonight since I am tired. In any case, I am happy for the small drop on the scale.
    02/19 – 204.8 Lack of movement perhaps. Diet had a bit more sodium than usual but was right on in terms of healthy and the portions were very good.
    02/20 - 205.0 My adult son’s birthday today. I will try to stay focused.
    02/21 – 205.,0 Grateful to have the same numbers glaring at me from the scale. My calories were okay yesterday but OMGosh on the choices I made. Horrid, Horrid little girl I was! Absolutely nothing fueling or replenishing about what I stuck in my pie-hole. That makes me feel gluttonous and (almost) childlike. I was a limited thinker yesterday. Today I will ponder before I put my greedy little fingers upon anything!
    02/22 – 207.2 I skipped a meal for some ice cream and gained anyway. Practically lost all my progress this month over a bowl of ice cream? I hate how this works!
    02/23 - 207.2 No change brings no change. Staying hopeful but a friend is bringing Chinese Food for dinner tonight from out-of-town. Pushing water and limited my breakfast portions. Skipping lunch.
    02/24 - 207.5 Chinese leftovers today. Likely bad scale tomorrow.
    02/25 - 207.5 Pushing more water today. Flush, flush, flush. I notice I updated and posted the wrong challenge on here yesterday which screwed up both my challenge documents. Sorry about that. All fixed now.
    02/26 - 207.2 Purposely made a very low carb dinner last night and I watched those snacks! Walked the stairs in my house off & on all day and felt strong in my resolve. I hope today will be another good day for me.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,553 Member
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    @nikkit321
    Thank you for keeping us going : - )

    MFP start weight: 191 - October 28.18
    UGW 112-118
    5'2", 60

    Week 1
    02/01 - 137.5
    02/02 - 137.1
    02/03 - 135.9 - Closer to what I felt like I should be weighing.
    02/04 - 136.3
    02/05 - 134.8 - I have felt pretty lean all week. I need to not let the weekend get away with me.
    02/06 - 135.8
    02/07 - 136.1 - All over the place this first week.

    Week 2
    02/08 - 137.5 - Superbowl aftermath. I will work hard to get this back down.
    02/09 - 137.2 - Worked out extra yesterday to try to mitigate Superbowl. Hoping to see a good drop this week.
    02/10 - 134.4
    02/11 - 134.2
    02/12 - 134.3 - We are in a cold snap here for a few more days, so workouts have to be indoors. Yay Youtube!
    02/13 - 135.5 - No reason for this gain except maybe that I drank way more water yesterday.
    02/14 - 135.6 - Lots of water/liquid again, plus it has been too cold to get on the trails for a week.

    Week 3
    02/15 - 136.3 - I had Ribs yesterday. I expect this weight to go up further before I can try to get it back down. It was a choice that I made, but these choices have consequences of course. I used to have Ribs once per week, but I have cut it way back to once per month or less. I know that certain foods are detrimental to weight loss and try to limit them.
    02/16 - 135.3 - Worked out like crazy yesterday, pretty happy to see a drop.
    02/17 - 134.8 - Slept in today, so got a better number
    02/18 - 134.4 - Closer. I was 134.1 in January
    02/19 - 133.3 - New low for me to aspire to now that I have touched it once.
    02/20 - 133.5 - Planning Pizza today, so will try to work out lots before that.
    02/21 - 136.0 - Pizza, beer, and then so much water after the salty pizza. Big jump!

    Final Week
    02/22 136.9 - Not very happy with this number. I was diligent and worked out lots yesterday and ate lightly. Hoping to see a big drop in the coming days. Sometimes when we eat something (like pizza) it takes a few days to show up on the scale. Why can't losses be like that?
    02/23: 136.6 - Had hoped to weigh less this morning. Sticking with it.
    02/24: 135.5 - A bit better
    02/25: 135.1 - Wow, 3 weigh in days only left for the month! I am going to try to be "good".
    02/26: 135.0 - Eating was a bit off, but I burned a ton of calories yesterday.
    02/27: 135.2 - Planning an active day today.
    02/28
  • BittersweetVita
    BittersweetVita Posts: 745 Member
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    Highest Weight: 240+
    MFP Starting Weight: 193
    Goal Weight: 125

    January starting weight: 185.0
    February starting weight: 182.3
    February goal weight: 177.0

    02/01: 182.3
    02/02: 181.7
    02/03: 181.0
    02/04: 181.4
    02/05: 181.9
    02/06: 181.2 - tempted but stayed true💘
    02/07:181.0
    02/08: 181.0
    02/09: 182.3 - grrrrr. Maybe it's sodium?
    02/10: 181.7
    02/11: 182.6 - miscalculated and went over cals
    02/12: 180.8 - first time seeing 180 this month!🌟
    02/13: 179.7 - Wow! Yeah!
    02/14: 185.0 - sodium and sugar from last night
    02/15: 183.6
    02/16: 182. 7
    02/17: 183.4 - expected from sodium and carbs
    02/18: 183.6
    02/19: 183.4
    02/20: 182.5
    02/21: 182.7
    02/22: 181.9
    02/23: 179.7 - Woo-hoo! Finally back down!
    02/24: 179.9 - Found a new fave with kale chips
    02/25: 180.1
    02/26: 179.9
    02/27: 179.8
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 10,803 Member
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    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 60 years old and from the Midwest USA.

    February starting weight: 207.6
    February goal: 202.6

    2/01 – 207.6
    2/02 - 207.6
    2/03 - 208.8 I am a train wreck right now.
    2/04 - I woke up running and forgot to weigh
    2/05 - 208.6
    2/06 - 207.2 Not much time for eating yesterday. It ended with late-night dinner of unhealthy frozen food. However, the calories must have been low for the day overall. Surprised to see this lower number.
    2/07 - 207.7 Pizza yesterday with DD and DGS . A rare treat. Back on plan today.
    2/08 - 207.4 Pleased that its going back down.
    2/09 – 206.6 I am happy to see this. I am expecting a high-sodium social dinner tonight so I will watch my p’s and q’s today and drink plenty of water.
    2/10 – 207.2 There’s that sodium bloat rearing its ugly head. Travel today will probably not help!
    2/11 - 206.8 I am shocked to see it down nearly ½ pound the day after travel. I will be watching the scale closely over the next couple of days. Sometimes I hide after sodium and/or travel, but it usually finds me.
    2/12 - 206.0 Very pleased after a couple of off-days in my schedule.
    2/13 - 206.0 After the horrid BINGE last night on my snacks, I will take this and be grateful for it. Tightening the belt today and getting down to business so the weekend does not derail me.
    2/14 - 206.4 A had a glucose drop last night that was swift and severe so there were extra calories at the end of the night. On another note, I felt like I was losing the same pounds over and over so I did a little experiment. Starting with Jan 1st , 2020 weight, I went back and counted every single drop of weight I had lost from day to day based on my records. I have lost 103.8 pounds in total! Yay!!!! Well, NOT SO FACT FOLKS. I got on the scale to calculate the difference overall from the starting weight on 1/1/2020 to today and I have gained 12.4 lbs.
    I think it’s pretty sad that I worked so hard to lose over 100 pounds with so much sacrifice, hard work, exercise, research and so much more, only to be heavier. I will mark this up to self-sabotage and try to be kinder to myself in 2021. I will try to keep and take care of what I have worked for. So, if you feel like you are losing the same pounds over and over, it could be true. I am going to try to stop this madness!
    2/15 - 208.8 One Meal yesterday. This is about as unfair as it gets! Pushing water today.
    2/16 - 207.2 On my way back down. Thank you to the extra water and its effects. Pushing more water again today.
    2/17 - 204.6 I finally flushed out the sodium. Making good choices is key. Yesterday was a good day.
    2/18 - 204.4 I was extra hungry last night and ate very late. I will try to space out my meals and do better planning today. Only slept 4 hours which is more like my typical but I do believe that it affects the scale. If nothing else, my eating window is 20 hours! Perhaps I will sleep better tonight since I am tired. In any case, I am happy for the small drop on the scale.
    02/19 – 204.8 Lack of movement perhaps. Diet had a bit more sodium than usual but was right on in terms of healthy and the portions were very good.
    02/20 - 205.0 My adult son’s birthday today. I will try to stay focused.
    02/21 – 205.,0 Grateful to have the same numbers glaring at me from the scale. My calories were okay yesterday but OMGosh on the choices I made. Horrid, Horrid little girl I was! Absolutely nothing fueling or replenishing about what I stuck in my pie-hole. That makes me feel gluttonous and (almost) childlike. I was a limited thinker yesterday. Today I will ponder before I put my greedy little fingers upon anything!
    02/22 – 207.2 I skipped a meal for some ice cream and gained anyway. Practically lost all my progress this month over a bowl of ice cream? I hate how this works!
    02/23 - 207.2 No change brings no change. Staying hopeful but a friend is bringing Chinese Food for dinner tonight from out-of-town. Pushing water and limited my breakfast portions. Skipping lunch.
    02/24 - 207.5 Chinese leftovers today. Likely bad scale tomorrow.
    02/25 - 207.5 Pushing more water today. Flush, flush, flush. I notice I updated and posted the wrong challenge on here yesterday which screwed up both my challenge documents. Sorry about that. All fixed now.
    02/26 - 207.2 Purposely made a very low carb dinner last night and I watched those snacks! Walked the stairs in my house off & on all day and felt strong in my resolve. I hope today will be another good day for me.
    02/27 - 207.6 Two pieces of homemade Amish bread with butter. Otherwise, a pretty good day. I will tighten my belt today.

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