JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 143
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Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 57
Akron, Ohio
OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)
My 104th Round!
I just need to try to hold steady this round.
Being overweight is hard.
Maintaining a healthy weight is hard.
Choose your hard.
After losing 12 lbs. I was stuck at 174lbs. for a couple weeks until I found this challenge.
End R40: 171 (-3) - May 2018
End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
End R42: 168 (-2.5)
End R43: 165 (-3)
End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
End R45: 163 (-.5)
End R46: 160 (-3)
End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
End R48: 159 (+.5)
End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
End R50: 154.5 (-3)
End R51: 154 (-.5)
End R52: 153 (-1)
End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
End R54: 151 (-1.5)
End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)
End R56: 146.5 (-3)
End R57: 146.5 (0)
End R58: 146.5 (0)
End R59: 144 (-2.5)
End R60: 144 (0)
End R61: 145 (+1)
End R62: 144 (-1)
End R63: 147.5 (+3.5) Christmas and New Year’s - 2018
End R64: 145 (-2.5)
End R65: 145.5 (+.5)
End R66: 144 (-1.5)
End R67: 142.5 (-1.5)
End R68: 143 (+.5)
End R69: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R70: 142 (-2.5)
End R71: 141.5 (-.5)
End R72: 140 (-1.5)
End R73: 141 (+1)
End R74: 143 (+2)
End R75: 142 (-1)
End R76: 144.5 (+2.5)
End R77: 144 (-.5)
End R78: 143.5 (-.5)
End R79: 143.5 (0)
End R80: 140 (-3.5)
End R81: 143.5 (+3.5)
End R82: 142 (-1.5)
End R83: 143.5 (+1.5)
End R84: 142.5 (-1)
End R85: 142 (-.5)
End R86: 142 (0)
End R87: 140.5 (-1.5)
End R88: 141.5 (+1)
End R89: 141.5 (0)
End R90: 145 (+3.5) Quit smoking - 2019
End R91: 145 (0)
End R92: 143.5 (-1.5)
End R93: 146 (+2.5)
End R94: 144.5 (-1.5)
End R95: 143.5 (-1)
End R96: 144.5 (+1)
End R97: 146.5 (+2) Thanksgiving aftermath
End R98: 145.5, BF33.2%, MM 63% (-1)
End R99: 147.5 (+2) Christmas - 2019
End R100: 147 (-.5) New Year
End R101: 147 (0)
End R102: 145.5 (-1.5)
End R103: 144 (-1.5)
End R104: 143(-1)
End R105: 143.5 (+.5)
End R106: 143.5 (0)
End R107: 143.5 (0)
End R108: 142 (-1.5)
End R109: 143 (+1)
End R110: 143 (0)
End R111: 144 (+1)
End R112: 146 (+2)
End R113: 143.5 (-2.5)
End R114: 146.5 (+3)
End R115: 146 (-.5)
End R116: 146 (0)
End R117: 145.5 (-.5)
End R118: 146 (+.5)
End R119: 146.5 (+.5)
End R120: 147 (+.5)
End R121: 147 (0)
End R122: 145 (-2)
End R123: 144.5 (-.5)
End R124: 143 (-1.5)
End R125: 143 (0) - Labor Day
End R126: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R127: 142.5(-2)
End R128: 143 (+.5)
End R129: 142.5 (-.5)
End R130: 144 (+1.5)
End R131: 144(0)
End R132: 143 (-1)
End R133: 144 (+1) Thanksgiving
End R134: 143.5
End R135: 143.5
End R136: 143.5 Christmas and New Year - 2020
End R137: 144 (+.5) Dan's cancer diagnosis
End R138: 145 (+1)
End R139: 146 (+1)
End R140: 145.5 (-.5)
End R141: 145
End R142: 145.5 (+.5)
SW: 145.5
Day/Weight/Comment
03/03 - 145
03/04 - 145.5
03/05 - 145.5
03/06 - 145.5
03/07 - 145.5
03/08
03/09
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03/11
03/12
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I'm in! Thank you, @GrandmaJackie!
70 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
The Shelter in Place has everyone freaked. We need to remain calm and respectful of each other.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 139.0
UGW: 132.2
03/01 - 142.8 at 6:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
03/02 - 141.2 at 6:00 a.m. ...maybe
...4.43 miles in 79 mins
Day/Weight/Comment
03/03 - 141.6 at 6:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer and 4.19 miles in 77 mins
03/04 - 143.0 at 5:45 a.m. ...total rest day
03/05 - 146.4 at 6:00 a.m. ...ouch!!
03/06 - 145.0 at 7:00 a.m. ...3.87 miles in 80 mins
03/07 - 144.8 at 7:15 a.m. ...4.50 miles in 93 mins
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SW: 146.2
GW: 140
Day/Weight/Comment
03/03 - 145.8
03/04 - 144.0
03/05 - 142.8
03/06 - DNW
03/07 - 140.8
03/08 - 140.0
03/09
03/10
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Good morning!
About me54-year-old man, 177 cm (5’10”)
Starting weight: 101.3 kg (223.3 lbs)
Round 138 from 101.3 kg (223.3 lbs) to 98.3 kg (216.7 lbs) losing 3.0 kg (6.6 lbs)
Round 139 from 98.3 kg (216.7 lbs) to 97.2 kg (214.3 lbs) losing 1.1 kg (2.4 lbs)
Round 140 from 97.2 kg (214.3 lbs) to 95.3 kg (210.1 lbs) losing 1.9 kg (4.2 lbs)
Round 141 from 95.3 kg (210.1 lbs) to 93.4 kg (205.9 lbs) losing 1.9 kg (4.2 lbs)
Round 142 from 93.4 kg (205.9 lbs) to 93.0 kg (205.0 lbs) losing 0.4 kg (0.9 lbs)
Goal weight: 78 kg (172 lbs)
Round 143 (round 6 for me)
Round 143 starting weight: 93.0 kg (205.0 lbs)
Round 143 goal weight: 92.0 kg (202.8 lbs)
21/03/03 08:18 - 92.7 kg (204.4 lbs)
21/03/04 08:05 - 91.6 kg (201.9 lbs)
21/03/05 08:03 - 91.7 kg (202.2 lbs)
21/03/06 07:37 - 91.2 kg (201.1 lbs)
21/03/07 06:51 - 91.5 kg (201.7 lbs)
21/03/08 06:54 - 91.5 kg (201.7 lbs)
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@TerriRichardson112 - just noticed your dates & daily weights in colours of the rainbow as tribute to NHS; lovely!6
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JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 143 (round 75 for me ) I need this to help me keep on track! Thank you @GrandmaJackie you so enrich so many of our lives by keeping the challenge going.
Female age 62 5' 4” - Challenge for this round – stay >130 Stick with good habits; be mindful of what I eat & drink, try to keep it in moderation, keep walking, no binges; remember keeping the 10 days binge free makes such a difference!
Keep calm – we're all in this together! Wash hands, be kind, continue to follow all latest Government guidelines for C-19 virus. Be positive for the vaccine – I've had my first, spread positivity and encouragement for it to others.
Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and then gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then & didn't want to gain any more, It's taken me 75 rounds to acheive my under 130 target; now mainanence starts again!! It's a permanent way of life.
End of round 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4
End of round 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
End of round 83 133.4
End of round 84 133
End of round 85 131.6
End of round 86 133.0
End of round 87 134.8
End of round 88 132.8 (2 pounds lost)
End of round 89 138.2 (+5.4 pounds gained)
End of round 90 135 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 91 132.8 (2.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 92 133 (0.2 pound up from end of last round)
End of round 93 135.6 (2.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 94 135.8 (0.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 95 134.4 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 96 134.4 (no loss no gain!!)
End of round 97 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 98 133.4 (1.6 down from end of last round)
End of round 99 134.4 (1 up from end of last; not bad for Christmas period!)
End of round 100 133.4 (1 down from end of last round)
End of round 101 137.2 (3.8 pounds up from last round)
End of round 102 136 (1.2 pounds down from last round – not bad considering Dad unexpectedly passed away 3 days before end of round & I went totally off plan & no walking!)
End of round 103 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down from last round – better!)
End of round 104 – 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 105 – 133.6 (1.4 down from end of last round)
End of round 106 – 133.6 (same as last round)
End of round 107 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 108 – 134.2 (0.6 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 109 – 135.6 (1.4 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 110 – 133.2 ( 2.4 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 111 – 133.2 (same as last round)
End of round 112 – 133.6 (increase of 0.4)
End of round 113 – 132.8 (0.8 down from end of last round)
End of round 114 – 136 (3.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 115 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 116 – 133.4 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 117 – 135.4 (2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 118 – 136 (1.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 119 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down)
End of round 120 – 135.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 121 – 135.2 (0.2 pounds down)
End of round 122 – 133.2 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 123 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 124 – 134.8 (2.4 pounds up )
End of round 125 – 135 (0.2 pounds up) – get a grip!!!
End of round 126 - 135 - same as last round
End of round 127 - 133.8 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 128 –133.4 (0.4 pound down)
End of round 129 – 134.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 130 – 133 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 131 – 133.6 (0.6 up)
End of round 132 – 134 (0.4 up)
End of round 133 – 134 .4 (0.4 up)
End of round 134 – 132.2 (2.2 pounds down) see what not bingeing can do!!
End of round 135 – 131.8 (0.4 down)
End of round 136 – 132.8 (1 pound up – happy at this for the Christmas period & lower than I've been at this time for many a year!!)
End of round 137 – 134 (1.2 pound up uhh!!)
End of round 138 - 131.2 ( 2.8 pounds down)
End of round 139 – 130.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 140 – 132.4 ( 2.2 pounds up)
End of round 141 – 131 ( 1.4 pounds down)
End of round 142 – 129.8 ( 1.2 pounds down)
End of round 142 – 129.8 ( 1.2 pounds down)
SW: 129.8
GW: < 130
Day/Weight/Comment
03/03 129.8 – 13.18 miles yesterday, ate well within calories & macros.
03/04 130.2 – 11.91 miles walked yesterday, ate within all calories & macros. Did first volunteer session at vaccination centre, really enjoyed being able to get out, do something different and interact with people!
03/05 131.4 -
chocolate monster got me, enough said!! 11.94 miles walked yesterday.
03/06 131 – 11.8 miles walked yesterday & back to healthy eating.
03/07 131 – 10.74 miles walked yesterday. Saturday is pizza & wine night, managed to stay just within calories, but fat & carbs over.
03/08 130.2 – 13.25 miles walked yesterday, stayed well within calories & macros dispite Sunday roast lunch with all trimmings. First day of starting to get back to some normality in UK, step 1 is schools go back today & we're allowed to meet 1 person from another household outside for a picnic!
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March challenge – average steps for the last 10 days = 21,566, this has been slewed by a couple of particularly high days ( I normally aim for 19K steps ), during the challenge I aim to do an additional 5% which is a daily total of 23,723 – I'll do my best !!
03/01 21,157
03/02 26,594 - made conservative effort to do more steps after walking reckie to check how long it takes to walk to vaccination centre.
03/03 24,433 – walked to & from vaccination centre, on feet through whole of session & kept walking during “slack” period.
03/04 24,358
03/05 23,539
03/06 23,205
03/07 26,812
Rolling average for March 24,299
KEEP SAFE EVERYONE
. Keep calm – we're all in this together!
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Round 139 SW 210, End Weight 209.8
Round 140 SW 209, End Weight 204.8
Round 141 SW 204.4 End Weight 202.4
Round 142 SW 201.2 End Weight 201.6
Highest Weight: 292 (March 2015)
Current Weight: 200.4 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 165 lbs
Round Goal Weight: 198 lbs
Goals
- Cals in < 1750; Cals out > 2750
- Five Long Walks (75 mins +)
- Five basic low intensity strength training sessions (20 mins +)
Day/Weight/Comment
03/03 - 200.4. Getting below 200 is an important milestone for me. It means I'll have lost all my lockdown weight. Yesterday was a decent day in terms of food (mainly because I forgot to eat rather than making good choices though) but have been really inactive this week.
03/04 - 200.6. I'm a bit all over the place this week for some reason. Managing to keep my calories down, but just can't motivate myself to get out for walks. Might be that the weather has been a bit rubbish after a few days of lovely Spring sunshine.
03/05 - 199.8. Finally below 200 - even if only just about and maybe briefly.
03/06 - 198.8 I was really pleased with this!
03/07 - 201.0 - not what I wanted to see, especially as Friday had been below calories and had been moderately active.
03/08 - 201.2 - definitely the wrong direction. I had a fairly indulgent weekend, but made sure that my calories for the week stayed under a 1750 average per day. So I know that across the whole week, I am still eating in a deficit. But the weekend always brings saltier foods, more processed foods etc. But it's Monday. I'm back on it. I can get this back on track.
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A new week, a new chance.
SW: 55,3
GW: 55,5 (new goal, instead of 54,3)
Day/Weight/Comment
03/03: 55,30 - wow, so this jump is crazy. The past days were full of eating mostly on track and walking more than usual ( I normally don't get over 5k steps, I don't know how you all do so many!), so that definitely played a huge role. I also gave me quite the confidence boost, that maybe getting to my UGW might actually be possible. Lets see what the next 10 days bring.
03/04: 55,15 - seeing the 5 as a second digit is still really mind-blowing for me! There is a drop again, which I am quite proud of! Yesterday I however did something stupid: Apart from a small breakfast porridge I didn't eat anything all day. Partly because I was not hungry, partly because I was so busy. And then in the evening I totally went over board, not tracking, eating way past the point of satisfaction. Due to the lack of calories during the day that apparently didn't change my overall weight. But I think it is such an unhealthy way of depriving myself of nutrients for so long, so I do not want to go down that road further. For today I have pre-logged lots of healthy, filling stuff for my body.
03/05 55,25 - a little rise, but still about the same. Yesterday evening I definitely went overboard calorie wise. But it was still okay, because due to an super active day I just needed more food. I also showed up for my goal from the day before and ate lots of healthy stuff - even my evening 'binge' was quite healthy. Today I am to meet a friend for a walk and get a local popular pastry to-go. That will definitely have some influence on the scale, but I am trying to plan around it. My biggest worry right now: Staying at my current weight for a couple of days, getting demotivated ('You will never reach your end goal, its just not possible), and then binging for two days straight. So therefore my new mantra: Maintaining my current weight is already an amazing step in the right direction!
03/06 55,10 - okay, so this is amazing. And that even though I yesterday definitely went over my calories. But funnily not so much with the pastry, but with my breakfast. I was in such a 'giving up' mood yesterday. But today I feel way clearer again. In an hour I will meet with a friend for a run together. Haven't been running in a couple of weeks so lets see how that goes
03/07 DNW - No scale today, but I suspect quite an increase. Yesterday I definitely went way over my calorie limit with burger, fries and cake. Today my motivation to stick with it is so little, as it seems all for nothing anyways...
03/08 56,20 - Sooo. The weekend basically happened just as I suspected it. I went way over my calories, I got frustrated, it felt impossible, I wanted to give up, I binged to numb my disappointment. Therefore today I had this big jump. Also I am going home tomorrow to my family, which always involves quite a lot of food I can hardly track. Therefore I decided I want to set a new goal, in order to not put to much pressure on myself and stay motivated: At the end of the round I want to be at 55,5. More than I started with, but still a great weight for me. I got this.
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Start weight (31 August 2020): 349.2 lbs
Start weight for 143 challenge: 313.7 lbs
Aim for 12 March 2021 (end of 143 challenge): 311.7 lbs
03/03: 314.5 lbs - dammit, always going up on day one of the challenge!
03/04: 313.7 lbs - back down to where I started from, come on...
03/05: 313.1 lbs - this is good, keep going. Even though it's a Friday night!
03/06: 313.1 lbs - another good weigh in , want to see it come down though...:)
03/07: 311.3 lbs - wow, that's so good for my Sunday weigh in, huge achievement - hang on to it!
03/08: 311.3 lbs - hang in there, that's really good for a Monday morning.
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Challenge 137: lost 1.5 lbs
Challenge 138: lost 2.6 lbs
Challenge 139: lost 2.7 lbs
Challenge 140: lost 1lbs
Challenge 141: lost 2 lbs
Challenge 142: lost 1.5 lbs6 -
61 year old female; 5’5"
Highest Weight: 213
Lowest Weight: 143
SW: 188.4
GW: (for now: 165--will set it lower later)
Round HistoryRd 129 SW: 186; EW: 181.6
Rd 130 SW: 181.6, EW: 182.6
Rd 131 SW: 181.6, EW:181.6
Rd 132 SW: 181.6, EW 178.8
Rd 133 SW: 179.8, EW 179.6 (Thanksgiving)
Rd 134 SW: 179.6, EW 176.2
Rd 135 SW: 176.2, EW 176.8
Rd 136 SW: 177.4, EW 177.8 (Christmas)
Rd 137 SW: 177.8, EW 176.4
Rd 138 SW: 176.4, EW 174.2
Rd 139 SW: 174.2, EW 175.8
Rd 140 SW: 175.8, EW 176.8
Rd 141 SW: 176.8, EW 170.8 !!!
Rd 142 SW: 170.8, EW 171.6
Day/Weight/Comment
03/03 - 172.2 Spent 6 hours in the car yesterday getting to/from/waiting for my second vaccine. Feel just fine today with no side effects except a bit of soreness in my arm. Worth it! I did give in to a bad-for-me treat along the way though. Even though I was riding that long, I still made myself get in my steps for the day by riding my bike before I went and walking afterward so that’s a plus. I wouldn’t have done that extra probably if I weren’t tracking steps right now. Already have my salad with shrimp topper packed for lunch.
03/04 -172 Good food day yesterday, so was expecting more of a drop than this, but I’ll take it. Getting better at getting in steps throughout the day in additions to my outdoor walks. Walked 3.63 miles at work.
03/05 -171.6 Tracked everything and stayed below calorie goal. Walked twice and rode my bike morning and evening. Traveling to Dad’s today so scales will be different tomorrow and Sunday.
03/06 -DNW No scales at Dad’s house anymore. Not sure what happened to them. Didn’t want to ask. Too much time in the car yesterday.
03/07 - DNW Dad always wants a chocolate milkshake from Cookout when I visit, so I always have one with him. It’s tradition, and I will continue to keep it as long as I can.
03/08 -172.8 Back to work on the basics this morning! Can I eek out a small loss still this round? Time will tell.
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Personal exercise goals for March:
Average 10,000 steps a day
Walk or ride 150 milesWhen I count miles walked, it is just those that are purposeful. I don’t use my watch “total miles for the day” number—just, when I go out for a walk, I log that. That’s why I’m working on my overall step count this month. I’m interested to see what effect getting in more steps throughout the day has on my TDEE number I can track in my watch/phone. Think I’ll add that to these numbers just so I have an easy record. I think that might be important long term, and I’ve never paid much attention to it. So, I think I might gain some insight this month by tracking all of this. Fingers crossed!Average Steps: 11,027
(AVERAGE TDEE from February was 2358)
3/1–-11,941 steps; 1.79 miles; 2392 TDEE
3/2–-12,527 steps; 3.15 miles; 2449 TDEE
3/3— 11,024 steps; 1.53 miles walked, 4.76 miles biked; 2527 TDEE
3/4— 13,990 steps; 3.63 miles walked; 2557 TDEE
3/5— 14,365 steps; 2.48 miles walked; 7.45 miles biked; 2624 TDEE
3/6—7,103 steps; 3.3 miles walked; 2388 TDEE
3/7—6691 steps; 3 miles walked; 2122 TDEE
3/8—10,573 steps; 7.06 miles biked; 2449 TDEE
Total Miles: 38.15
Average TDEE in March: 2450
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You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before
29, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2
GW: 135
Previous Rounds:R69 EW: 158.1
R70 EW: 156.5
R71 EW: 156.3
R72 EW: 156.3
R73 EW: 155.2
R74 EW: 155.4
R75 EW: 156.1
R76 EW: 155.6
R80 EW: 153.2
R81 EW: 154.3
R82 EW: 154.1
R84 EW: 156.5
R89 EW: 156.7
R91 EW: 160.1
R93 EW: 159.3
R94 EW: 156.1
R98 EW: 154.5
R99 EW: 155.9
R100 EW: 152.8
R101 EW: 149.7 (1/15)
R102 EW: 149.0
R103 EW: 149.0
R104 EW: 146.2
R105 EW: 146.6
R106 EW: 144.6
R107 EW: 146.8 (spring break, only 2 days weight)
R108 EW: 147.7 (Moving out of state, starting new job)
R109 EW: 148.1
R110 EW: 150.1
R111 EW: 154.3
R112 EW: 152.6
R113 EW: 151.7
R121 EW: 153.0
R122 EW: 154.8
R123 EW: 153.9
R124 EW: 153.4
R125 EW: 155.6
R126 EW: 152.3
R127 EW: 151.5
R128 EW: 151.0
R129 EW: 151.0
R130 EW: 152.6
R131 EW: 153.9
R132 EW: 150.6
R133 EW: 151.2
R134 EW: 149.3
R135 EW: 149.5
R136 EW: 148.4
R137 EW: 147.9
R138 EW: 148.4
R139 EW: 151.9
R140 EW: 150.4
R141 EW: 150.4 (SNOVID)
R142 EW: 144.0 (PRK)
Last weight
03/02 - 144.0
Round Goal: 144.x Fast 16+hrs on weekdays, 14+hrs on weekends. Up the water! Water minimum: 75oz, Goal: 91oz.
Day, Weight, Comment
03/03 - 143.5
03/04 - 144.0
03/05 - 144.2
03/06 - DNW
03/07 - DNW
03/08 - 146.2 - Not bad! Not for 3 days involving a few drinks and only take out food (: I played it very safe and limited myself on both food and alcohol so I didn't have to struggle as much this coming week to find my balance and get back on track. I think it worked out well. Shouldn't be too difficult as I suspect a lot of this is water weight -- once I get back to drinking my 90oz, a lot will wash away
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Previous Day's Comments03/03 - Despite my 2hrs in the car, I managed 90oz of water! Fasted 18hrs, as well. Shocked my 2 glasses of wine last night didn't cause a jump. I suppose there's always tomorrow. Today, because of the wine, my window will open several hours later. Oh well, I think I have enough morning meetings that will keep me busy for a good chunk of it. Also did measurements since I woke up a bit before my alarm and got myself a NSV (: Down half an inch on my hips and belly pooch area since my last measurements! For my eyes - They checked my vision before my contacts came out -- I'm already at 20/25. They don't typically see that result until the 1 month follow up. I'm ahead of schedule! I was previously 20/200 so its a huuuuge jump for 5 days, especially with the 5 day old contacts still in. Speaking of, I'm not just a big baby after all. My contacts were ripped! That explains why the pain seemed so bad compared to what others described in their recovery blogs and videos. From here, my vision will come and go in waves as the top layer continues to heal, settle in, and the "scar tissue" gets smoothed over by my eyelid via blinking. It will gradually get clearer and crisper over the next couple of weeks. They say up to 6 months for eyesight to stabilize at its absolute best. I'm hoping stabilize (no more waves) within the month with just gradual sharpness after. I'm cleared to drive regardless so life can resume as normal again.
03/04 - I found out my scale likes to lie. I stepped on the scale and ended up losing my balance a bit. The scale registered 147.7 while I was stable. Lost balance while it was analysing my BF%/water%/bone density. Number on the scale startled me? Not sure. So I stepped back on to get the full analysis. 144.0. Weird. Nothing changed. Off and on again. 144.0. Welp, now when I get a really high number that doesn't seem right, I know to get off and on again a few times. Up a bit, but I'm not worried about it. Dinner was late and a bit heavier. Went back for seconds on a really delicious salad (broccoli, shredded carrots, apple, cranberry, bacon and dressing). Fasted 14hrs, not sure water, somewhere between 70-90oz. Leaving early (9/10am) tomorrow (day off). Only have pajama bottoms and daily stuff/meds to pack. If I can't post before we leave, I'll try to manage in the vehicle. Note to self: buy dramamine
03/05 - Up a tad from having wings last night but still in my goal range so I'm alright with it. Sauces always get me with sodium. Fasted 16.5hr, drank 95oz water. Today is a travel day and eating out. I imagine the next 3 days will be eating out. Will portion and try to make healthy choices. Remembering I'll be wearing a dress Sat evening that reveals my belly bulge will help me. Don't want any crazy bloat! I'll also have 5 days before end of the round to recover, so that's also helpful. There's still a chance to meet my goal therefore I need to be on my best behavior! If I frame it in my mind correctly, I think I can stick to it.
03/06 - No scale
03/07 - No scale
03/08
03/09
03/10
03/11
03/12
Late Start! Goal: 5000 daily steps min to start with (:
03/02 - 5,739! Didn't expect that at all
03/03 - 4,887.... Wish I had remembered to pay attention before I was settled in bed. Could've walked in place.
03/04 - 6,799!
03/05 - 6,463
03/06 - 9,941
03/07 - 7,344
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You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.Female, 5’3”, 60R140 20200210: 206.6 (-2)
2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021)
GW: <200 in 2020 BMI 35.2
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
My goal for 2021 is to get into ONEderland and make it stick. Changing my life.
Plans:
🔹Find workout routine that works (walk, bike, planks, yoga, swim, take advantage of retirement to be more active); target walking 100 miles each month
🔹Drink more water (target min 64-80 oz daily; start with 1 glass before coffee)
🔹Journal Food Daily (tracking with MFP since 12/28/2018; basically skipped June-Dec 2019; recommit 1/1/2020; skipped out April-July 2020; recommit 8/6/2020)
🔹Daily Vitamins (Dr’s orders; need to not ignore)
🔹Drink less alcohol (3 AF days per week; ~12 AF days per month; limit 1-2 glasses per day)
R63: 245 (1/2/2019)
R64-75: notes in 2019 folder
R76: 229.5 (5/12/2019)
R77-99: notes in 2019 folder
SWR100: 236.4 (12/29/2019)
R100: 235.5 (-.9)
R101: 235 (-.5)
R102: 235 (+/-0)
R103: 238 (+3)
R104-105: skipped
R106: 236 (-2)
R107-111: skipped
R112: 239 (+3)
R113-R121: skipped
SWR122: 241 (8/6/2020)
R122 20200804: 234.8 (-6.2)
R123 20200824: 231.4 (-3.4)
R124 20200903: 229.3 (-2.1)
R125 20200913: 227.7 (-1.6) Daily check-in but DNW 10 days @ fishing camp 🎣
R126 20200923: 224.8 (-2.9)
R127 20201003: 221.1 (-3.7)
R128 20201013: 220.3 (-.8)
R129 20201023: 219.6 (-.7)
R130 20201102: 219.0 (-.6)
R131 20201112: 216.8 (-2.2)
R132 20201122: 214.6 (-2.2)
R133 20201202: 214.4 (-.2)
R134 20201212: 213.3 (-1.1)
R135 20201222: 212.9 (-.4)
R136 20200101: 211.4 (-1.5)
R137 20200111: 210.0 (-1.4)
R138 20200121: 207.7 (-2.3)
R139 20200131: 208.6 (+.9)
R141 20200220: 210.2 (+3.6)
R142 20200302: 208.0 (-2.2)
R143: Lost control and let the weight fly back on. Focus on getting my water and carbs under control this year
Exercise Goal for this round: Get on the darn Bike!
🎯Mini Goal: 206 Saw it earlier in February and let it slip away!
I need to quit losing the same pounds over and over. If you are tired of starting over, STOP giving up.
Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
3/3 207.4 Walk 3.2 + .5 miles, 1882 cal, 88 net carbs, 1 glass of wine. Validating original plans and contracts for DD’s 1 year anniversary party in April as a follow up to the wedding last year that went from 150 people down to 10 during lockdown. Stressful since there is much to do and the photographer just backed out.
3/4 206.7 Walked 3.4 + .6 miles, bike 20 min, 1989 cal, 44 net carbs, 1.5 glasses of wine. Afternoon of Tostitos feeding stress. Need to break that habit.
3/5 206.4 Walk 2.8 + 1.3 miles, garden clean up, 2417 cal, 53 net carbs 2 glasses of wine.
3/6 207.1 Walk 2 miles, 2122 cal, 134 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Rice and tostitos get me again on the carbs. I told myself I would not have wine this evening but then my sister stopped by joining DH and I for dinner shrimp creole with roasted broccoli & The Good Guys movie.
NSV: All my size 18 pants now require a belt to keep them up.
3/7 206.4 Walked 2.3 miles, 1349 cal, 56 net carbs, 1 glass wine. DD & her husband stopped in to help with decisions for their 1 year anniversary party and stayed for dinner of andouille sausage stuffed pork loin, purple hull peas and roasted broccoli.
3/8 206.8 Walked 3.1 miles, gardening, 1900 cal, 127 net carbs, 1.5 glasses wine. Love leftovers day when the last couple evenings have been yummy! Indulging in ice cream 2x = more carbs.
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Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 57
Akron, Ohio
OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)
My 104th Round!
I just need to try to hold steady this round.
Being overweight is hard.
Maintaining a healthy weight is hard.
Choose your hard.
After losing 12 lbs. I was stuck at 174lbs. for a couple weeks until I found this challenge.
End R40: 171 (-3) - May 2018
End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
End R42: 168 (-2.5)
End R43: 165 (-3)
End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
End R45: 163 (-.5)
End R46: 160 (-3)
End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
End R48: 159 (+.5)
End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
End R50: 154.5 (-3)
End R51: 154 (-.5)
End R52: 153 (-1)
End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
End R54: 151 (-1.5)
End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)
End R56: 146.5 (-3)
End R57: 146.5 (0)
End R58: 146.5 (0)
End R59: 144 (-2.5)
End R60: 144 (0)
End R61: 145 (+1)
End R62: 144 (-1)
End R63: 147.5 (+3.5) Christmas and New Year’s - 2018
End R64: 145 (-2.5)
End R65: 145.5 (+.5)
End R66: 144 (-1.5)
End R67: 142.5 (-1.5)
End R68: 143 (+.5)
End R69: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R70: 142 (-2.5)
End R71: 141.5 (-.5)
End R72: 140 (-1.5)
End R73: 141 (+1)
End R74: 143 (+2)
End R75: 142 (-1)
End R76: 144.5 (+2.5)
End R77: 144 (-.5)
End R78: 143.5 (-.5)
End R79: 143.5 (0)
End R80: 140 (-3.5)
End R81: 143.5 (+3.5)
End R82: 142 (-1.5)
End R83: 143.5 (+1.5)
End R84: 142.5 (-1)
End R85: 142 (-.5)
End R86: 142 (0)
End R87: 140.5 (-1.5)
End R88: 141.5 (+1)
End R89: 141.5 (0)
End R90: 145 (+3.5) Quit smoking - 2019
End R91: 145 (0)
End R92: 143.5 (-1.5)
End R93: 146 (+2.5)
End R94: 144.5 (-1.5)
End R95: 143.5 (-1)
End R96: 144.5 (+1)
End R97: 146.5 (+2) Thanksgiving aftermath
End R98: 145.5, BF33.2%, MM 63% (-1)
End R99: 147.5 (+2) Christmas - 2019
End R100: 147 (-.5) New Year
End R101: 147 (0)
End R102: 145.5 (-1.5)
End R103: 144 (-1.5)
End R104: 143(-1)
End R105: 143.5 (+.5)
End R106: 143.5 (0)
End R107: 143.5 (0)
End R108: 142 (-1.5)
End R109: 143 (+1)
End R110: 143 (0)
End R111: 144 (+1)
End R112: 146 (+2)
End R113: 143.5 (-2.5)
End R114: 146.5 (+3)
End R115: 146 (-.5)
End R116: 146 (0)
End R117: 145.5 (-.5)
End R118: 146 (+.5)
End R119: 146.5 (+.5)
End R120: 147 (+.5)
End R121: 147 (0)
End R122: 145 (-2)
End R123: 144.5 (-.5)
End R124: 143 (-1.5)
End R125: 143 (0) - Labor Day
End R126: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R127: 142.5(-2)
End R128: 143 (+.5)
End R129: 142.5 (-.5)
End R130: 144 (+1.5)
End R131: 144(0)
End R132: 143 (-1)
End R133: 144 (+1) Thanksgiving
End R134: 143.5
End R135: 143.5
End R136: 143.5 Christmas and New Year - 2020
End R137: 144 (+.5) Dan's cancer diagnosis
End R138: 145 (+1)
End R139: 146 (+1)
End R140: 145.5 (-.5)
End R141: 145
End R142: 145.5 (+.5)
SW: 145.5
Day/Weight/Comment
03/03 - 145
03/04 - 145.5
03/05 - 145.5
03/06 - 145.5
03/07 - 145.5
03/08 - 145.5 - OK, today my husband starts his chemo/immunotherapy for his cancer. Last week his mother died from covid related brain damage. My weight is not the most important factor in my life right now, but I am trying to stop myself from eating my emotions. Just like when I quit smoking, that piece of chocolate is NOT going to solve any problems. However, if my husband wants comfort food, he is getting comfort food and I just try to abstain.
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Round 143
Female, 5' 2"
Age 54
Round 138: 151.8 (-1.4 lb)
Round 139: 147.8 (-4.0 lb)
Round 140: 147.8 (-0.0 lb)
Round 141: 147.2 (-0.6 lb)
Round 142: 146.6 (-0.6 lb)
Starting Weight: 146.6
Round Goal Weight: 145.6
03/03 -146.6
03/04 -146.4
03/05 -146.6
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03/07 -146.2
03/08 -145.4
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b]3-12 March 2021 (Round 143)[/b] SW: 201.8 / GW: 198
About me47-year-old woman, 5’6”
Highest Weight (2015): 236.6
01 Jan 2019 Weight: 165
01 Jan 2020 Weight: 186
01 Jan 2021 Weight: 208
01 April 2021 Goal Weight: 190
01 May 2021 Goal Weight: 180
01 June 2021 Goal Weight: 170
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140
Past Rounds
11-21 Jan 2021 (Round 138) SW: 205.2 / GW: 204 / EW: 203.4
22-31 Jan 2021 (Round 139) SW: 204.4 / GW: 202 / EW: 201.8
01-10 Feb 2021 (Round 140) SW: 202.2 / GW: 199 / EW: 199.2
11-20 Feb 2021 (Round 141) SW: 199 / GW: 196 / EW: 200.8
21 Feb.-02 March 2021 (Round 142) SW: 200.8 / GW: 197 / EW: 199.6
Day, Weight, Comment
3/03 – 201.8 – 11,193 steps, 30 min aerobics, 10 min weights yesterday. Uggggggggggg. Whelp, at least I’m down from January, barely. Gonna keep on doing this. Focus today on afternoon/after-work eating and drinking. Sometimes a glass of wine leads to a bowl of chips leads to cheeseburger delivery.
3/04 – 200.4 – 14,203 steps yesterday. Not feeling well. Brain fog, headache, congested, sore throat, exhausted.
3/05 – 199.8 – 10,568 steps yesterday. Still not feeling well. My mind is scattered in a million directions. I had a job interview this week and have two more coming up, but I don’t know what to do! I’m nearing 50 and I don’t have kids. I have many years of experience as a writer and as an adjunct college instructor (temporary, part-time, no security, no benefits). I’m not going to invest 6 years in a PhD at this point. My dream job would be teaching college English full-time, but that’s nearly impossible without a PhD. I have an interview for a job at a community college next week, but I doubt I’ll be selected. I think I’ll get an offer for a writing job next week, but I’m not sure that’s what I want to do. I’ve also just applied to a secondary teaching licensure program. I just need a couple of classes and the student teaching component. I have a fantasy about making a bigger impact on the world as a high school teacher, but I worry it’s only a fantasy and I’d hate it with all the things standing between good teaching and the realities K12 teachers are dealing with. My heart says be a teacher; my brain says be safe and accept a writing job.
3/06 – 201 – 12,417 steps, 30 min aerobics, 10 min weights yesterday. Driving out into the desert today. Hoping to get some focus and clarity. I’ve got to start focusing better on health goals – both mental and physical.
3/07 – 200.4 – 20,800 steps yesterday. Fasting today.
3/08 – 198 – 11,876 steps, 10 min weights yesterday. Little drop after fasting. Hoping to make this one stick and start losing again. Feeling more centered this week. I have papers to grade today and will make a concerted effort not to snack on high-calorie foods during breaks. Fruit. Vegetables. Fruit. Vegetables. Eat them, self. Eat them. Just remembered I have a huge bag of Brussels sprouts I need to use so will roast those in the morning to snack on all day.
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Goals and RewardsExercise goals
- 10,000 steps/day
- aerobics at least 4 days per week
- weights at least 4 days per week
Eating goals
- 24-hour fast one day per week (or two)
- No late-night eating
- More fruit, veg, whole grains
- Less meat, cheese, and processed food
- Sit down for breakfast and lunch
- Less snacking
- Focus on food; avoid mindless eating
General goals
- Hike a significant portion of TRT next season
- Feel less pain and discomfort hiking
- Downhill ski confidently at intermediate level by end of next season
- Feel more confident in social and work situations
- Feel comfortable in my skin
- Live life to its fullest
- Feel more confident dancing in public
- Live longer!
Rewards
- 195 lbs hair color
- 190 lbs foot spa
- 185 lbs new skivvies
- 175 lbs private ski lesson (if there’s still snow!)
- 170 lbs new swimming suit
- 165 lbs new car
- 155 lbs travel to Ore or Ca coast
- 145 lbs new skis or snowshoes
- 140 lbs travel to Europe or South America6 -
Male: 63
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205
This round is the roughly one-year anniversary of when I quit the 10 challenges last year to obsess about the virus. Stuck at home unless I was at work. My main form of exercise was pulling the frig or cupboard handle. It took about 3 months to climb back on the wagon.
I really would like to reach my OGW sometime in 2021.
Goal for this round is to have a lower average than last round. I have a lot of work to do to get back to where I was last August and beyond.
Still need to get some form of exercise kick started.
Historical Averages:R 94: 210.7 (20191108 = date of the last day of the round)
R 95: 210.3
R 96: 210.5
R 97: 211.3 (20191208)
R 98: 212.7
R 99: 212.5* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 100: 215.0* (ghost vaycay entries) (20200107)
R 101: 216.0* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 102: 212.6
R 103: 211.9 (20200206)
R 104: 210.9
R 105: 212.5
R 106: 211.2 (20200307)
R 107: DNF
R 115: 215.6 (20200605)
R 116: 213.7
R 117: 213.1
R 118: 212.1 (20200705)
R 119: 212.4
R 120: 211.5
R 121: 207.9 (20200804)
R 122: 207.4
R 123: 207.3
R 124: 209.4 (20200903)
R 125: 208.9
R 126: 209.6
R 127: 209.1 (20201003)
R 128: 210.0
R 129: 210.6
R 130: 210.7 (20201102)
R 131: 211.5
R 132: 209.2
R 133: 211.7 (20201202)
R 134: 211.0
R 135: 211.5
R 136: DNW (20210101)
R 137: DNW
R 138: DNW
R 139: 215.7
R 140: 215.2 (20210210)
R 141: 213.6
R 142: 212.8 (20210302)
I like to track averages due to my wild fluctuations. For the same reason, I like to weigh daily so I can see the lows from time to time. It gives me hope.
Round 143
Month/Day: Exercise / Comment
03/03: 212.2
Looking forward to the day when this scale reading is shocking. The same way I feel now about 250, my all-time high a few years back.
03/04: 211.4
Happy to touch the 211’s today. Here is a fun fact. Exactly one year ago today I was at 211.4.
My year over year weight graph looks like a camel with humps that occur around the holidays. In 2020 I grew another hump from March to June. (COVID-19 is my scape goat, though I have nothing to blame but myself) This year instead of going up for the next three months, I am heading down.
03/05: 211.6
This is no big jump up, but I was still puzzled by it since my calorie count was right on yesterday. Then I reviewed the day and I now suspect what I logged for the corned beef and cabbage at yesterday’s Rotary Luncheon was overly optimistic.
This is how I can get into trouble. By lying to the MFP app. 😊
03/06: 213.2
In the vein of Crocodile Dundee’s “THIS, is a knife”, I say THIS is a jump-up. Not surprising because my calorie budget was blown by 1000 calories and my sodium budget was blown 100%.
03/07: 211.4
I was a much better boy yesterday. Venison chops on the grill. Grilled some venison burgers at the same time for a future meal.
03/08: 211.2
I have not had a Monday weigh-in this pleasant since “I don’t know when.” By that I mean lower that the previous Friday. Soon, I would love to grind my way into the 210.x’s as a top end.
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Last round ended lower than I started but my average stayed the same which isn't ideal. Going to treat March like its January!
OSW 88kg
RSW 62.4kg {2.6kg loss this year }
Average last round 62.9 kg
03/03 - 62.3 kg. A public holiday here so gym a bit later and a day sewing.
03/04 - 62.9 kg. Hoping just a blip. Gym done.
03/05 - 62.6 kg. Gym done and aerobics later today.
03/06 - 62.0 kg no gym today just a little gentle shopping and see a friend for a socially distanced coffee
03/07 - 62.0kg. Quiet OMAD day
03/08 - 62.4kg. Not bad for a Monday. Gym done.
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UGW - 130
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
2021 Goals — eat mindfully; meditate most days; exercise for the pleasure of moving.
History 2020-21R100 1/7/20 end weight 177.6R142 3/2/21. End weight 183.2. Ave calories 1720. (Goal 1500)
R101 1/17/20 end weight 177.6
R102 1/27/20 end weight 177.2
R103 2/6/20 end weight 178.6
R104 2/16/20 end weight 179
R105 2/26/20 end weight 180.2
R106 3/7/20 end weight 180
R107 3/17/20 end weight 180
R108 3/27/20 end weight 180.8
R109 4/6/20 end weight 180
R110 4/16/20 end weight 180.6
R111 4/26/20 end weight 181.2
R112 5/6/20 end weight 181.4
R113 5/16/20 end weight 181.8
R114 5/26/20 end weight 183 ugh.
R115 6/5/20 end weight 182.6. 10-day calorie ave 1554
R116 6/15/20 end weight 181.8. 10-day calorie ave 1580
R117 6/25/20 end weight 181. 10-day calorie ave 1341
R118 7/5/20 end weight 182. 10-day calorie ave 1674
R119 7/15/20 end weight 181.4. 10-day calorie ave 1651
R120 7/25/20 end weight 181.2 10-day calorie ave 1695
R121 8/4/20 end weight 182. 10-day calorie ave 1706
R122 8/14/20 end weight 182.8. 10-day calorie ave 1747
R123 8/24/20 end weight 182.6. (-.2) 10-day calorie ave 1624
R124 9/3/20 end weight 182.2. (-.4) 10-day calorie ave 1493
R125 9/13/20 end weight 182.2 (0). 10-day calorie ave 1612
R126 9/23/20 end weight 181.6 (-.6). 10-day calorie ave 1580
R127 10/3/20 end weight 182 (+.4). 10-day calorie ave 1821
R128 10/13/20 end weight 182 (+/-0). 10-day calorie ave 1659
R129 10/23/20 end weight 182 (+/-0). 10-day calorie ave 1552
R130 11/2/20 end weight 183 (+1). 10-day calories ave 1856
R131 11/12/20 end weight 183 (+/-0). 10 day ave cals 1776
R132 11/22/20 End weight 183 (+/-0). 10 day ave cals 1358.
R133 12/2/20 End weight 182.6. (-.4). 10 day ave cals 1633.
R134 12/12/20 End weight 182.6. (+/-0). 10-day ave cals 1547.
R135 12/22/20 End weight 181.6. (-1lb). 10-day ave cals 1460.
R136 1/1/2021 End weight 183. (+1.4lb). 10-day ave cals 1885.
R137 1/11/2021 End weight 183. (+/-0). 10-day ave cals 1789.
R138 1/21/2021 End weight 183. (+/-0). 10-day ave cals 1753.
R139 — End weight 183. (+/-0). Didn’t track calories.
R140 — end weight 183.
R141 — end weight 183. Ave calories 1587. (Goal 1600) ⭐️
R143 goals: Calorie average 1500. Daily walk.
Day/Weight/7-day Calorie Average/Comment
3/3 - 183 - 1620
We’re headed for the sunny mid-50s today — yay! I’m headed for one of my favorite parks for a walk this afternoon. I’m feeling energized!
3/4 - 183.2 - 1702
Back down to chilly for the next few days, but next week looks gorgeous, so there’s that. I need someone to drop me at an isolated cabin for a couple of weeks with my hiking boots, my writing implements, and just enough food to get by to break my evening snacking habit. Why is that so hard? I don’t have a step counter, but walked 3 miles. This spring & summer I’m aiming for my old 6-7 miles most days with longer weekly walks.
3/5 - 183 - 1686
I’ve been a lazy bum all morning, but am heading out for a walk in a few minutes. Happy Friday, my friends!
3/6 - 183.2 - 2156 🤯
I had a major relapse on the snack front yesterday — eeek. It will no doubt show on the scale tomorrow or Monday. No point beating myself up. I’m aiming to lower my calories today, and take a walk when it warms up a bit. It’s a bright, sunny Saturday here — I hope you’re all healthy and full of joy. 🌷🌹🌷🌹🌷🌹🌷
3/7 - 182.8 - 1452
Wow — I thought I’d shoot up today from Friday night’s snackathon. I’ll take it! I did have some air-popped popcorn last night, but my calories were low, and I was hungry. Fiber! My eating goals this week are to keep my calories <1500, increase protein to ~20-25% (been eating about 16%) and cut fat back to 30-35% (been eating ~40%). That leaves 40-50% carbs. Also more water — I usually drink a lot of water, but seem to have slacked off. I feel better when we’ll watered.
3/8 - 183 - 1497
Gorgeous day here, heading for the low 60s. Yay! Calories where I want them for two days — it’s a start. I’m itching to start working in the garden, but it’s really too early. I always want to jump the gun on the season!
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🐛🌷🦆🐥🐤 MARCH 🐤🐥🦆🌷🐛
🍀🐛🌷🦆🐥🐤🐸🐥🐤🦆🌷🐛🍀
Increase daily steps to 8000Looking forward: You are not stuck at home.
You are SAFE at home. One word can change your attitude
☠️One cough can change your life☠️
😷Take care! Stay safe!😷
March focus: improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale
Aims:
2021 Focus:JGM10D ~|~ Round 143- Maintain weight < 150
- Strengthen strategies to reframe the tendency to use unhealthy snack food as a reward/treat.
- Make sure I have prepared healthy snacks available
- Cut down on eating between meals by keeping busy
Never give up! Never give in!
Recent Back Story:- 2018 goal: get back down to 160 ✅
- 2019 goal: proceed down to 150 ✅ with 2 months to spare
- 2020 goal: maintain below 150 dropping slowly down to 145 ✅ Strength training has slowed progress, but that’s okay.
- That's a WIN in my book!
- 2021
- Focus: maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.
- (One good thing about Covid is that I don't have to traverse the minefield of family celebration meals.)
🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.🔹Age 74;🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹🔹GW: 2020: < 150✅
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅
🔹31 Dec: 145.8
🔹GW 2021: < 150
🔹1 Jan 2021: 147.2
🔹1 Mar 2021: 145.5
🔹LW: 143.8 (Jan 2021)
🔹Focus: maintain<150
I am MINDFUL of making heathy choices
to MAXIMISE the achievement of my goals!
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Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!
Round 142 EW: 145.5
Round 143 Goal: Maintain < 150
==============================- 03/03: 145.7: Goals 🌟
- 04/03: 145.5: Goals 🌟
- 05/03: 145.0: Goals 🌟💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
- 06/03: 144.8: Goals 🌟
- 07/03: 144.8: Goals 🌟Celebrated DYD’s birthday with morning coffee and birthday cake (she’s our bubble 😂).
- 08/03: 146.1: Birthday cake will do that! 😂 Goals
- 09/03: xxx: Goals
- 10/03: xxx: Goals
- 11/03: xxx: Goals
- 12/03: xxx: Goals
Daily Goals- Round 135 EW 146.8🌻
- Round 120 EW 150.1🌻
- Round 110 EW 148.2🌻
- Round 109 EW 147.2🌻
- June 2017: Round 8 SW 162; EW 169.9 This was my first round!!! I faffed about for 2 1/2 years before I got back on track!!!
Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Exercise:
🔹Steps daily > 8000
🔹30 + minutes intentional exercise
Mind/Body/Soul/Spirit
🔹Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation
🔹Practice Self-care
🔹Positively reframe thoughts
🔹Learn something new
🔹15 mins Daily Declutter session
https://www.random.org/colors/hex
Purple: #ff4968.
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS: One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!- Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
- A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
- Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
- The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
- Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
- The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
- When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
- Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.
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SW: 155.8
GW: 125
Round 139 Weight Loss: -2.2
Round 140 Weight Loss: -2.2
Round 141 Weight Loss: -2.4
Round 142 Weight Loss: -2.4
3/3: 155.8
3/4: 156
3/5: 155.8
3/6: 155.8
3/7: 155.2
3/8: 155
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Round 143
Age: 39
Height: 5’ 3”
SW: 163
CW: 125.8
GW: 125
GW for this round: 125
Round 135 (10): 136.6 to 133.6 (-3.0 lbs)
Round 136 (11): 133.6 to 133.2 (-0.4 lbs)
Round 137 (12): 133.2 to 131.8 (-1.4 lbs)
Round 138 (13): 131.8 to 130.2 (-1.6 lbs)
Round 139 (14): 130.2 to 128.8 (-1.4 lbs)
Round 140 (15): 128.8 to 127.4 (-1.4 lbs)
Round 141 (16): 127.4 to 128.2 (+0.8 lbs)
Round 142 (17): 128.2 to 125.8 (-2.4 lbs)
Goals for this round:
- Reach my goal weight
3/3 - 125.4 - 1769 calories - Rough night with multiple wake ups from the kids, so I was really dragging this morning. Seeing the low weight on the scale was a nice pick-me-up! (Coffee helped too 😂) Got a 45 minute workout in on Ring Fit this morning and will do a 2 mile walk with the dog tonight.
3/4 - 125.8 - 2162 calories - Tough day yesterday. I was tired and not feeling well from lack of sleep; the kids were fussy and since it was cold and grey the only activity we did was making chocolate chip cookies... with predictable results. I didn’t completely binge, but I ate more of them than I should have. Today is a new day, and one maintenance day will not stop me. I just have to make sure it is just ONE this round.
3/5 - 125.6 - 1701 calories - Much better day yesterday! Stuck hard to my calories and even played some Beat Saber so my deficit was a little higher than usual. We ordered takeout for dinner, and while I was careful to be reasonable with calories I’m sure the sodium was still sky-high. It might hit the scale in the next day or two.
3/6 - 125.4 - 1758 calories - Started feeling really bloated and uncomfortable last night right before dinner - not sure what I ate that caused it. Going for a walk and drinking a bunch of water helped, but I was still feeling it this morning. The day kind of got away from me which is why this post is so late. Got the groceries and my plan is all set for meal prep tomorrow.
3/7 - DNW - 1731 calories - Scale died this morning, just showing “Low” instead of a number. I’ve ordered a new battery and will pick it up today. I’m also all set to meal prep today - making chocolate banana overnight oats, asparagus bacon cheddar egg muffins and chicken chimichanga filling for this week as well as some lasagnas, marinated flank steaks and breakfast burritos to freeze.
3/8 - 125.8 - 1718 calories - Hoping this is hormonal variation, because I can’t think of another reason for the scale increase. I’ve been on track the past few days on calories, macros and workouts. I look forward to new Apple Fitness + workouts each Monday, and did a fun HIIT one this morning. I’ve just got to keep pushing forward and hopefully see a drop before the end of the round.
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@jaccimc63 I’m so sorry to hear about your MIL. Prayers for you and your DH as you move forward during these difficult times.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏3
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Challenge SW: 223.6 lbs
Challenge GW: 216.6 lbs
03/03 - 223.6 lbs
03/04 - 220.6 lbs
03/05 - 218.6 lbs
03/06 - 217.4 lbs
03/07 - 215.8 lbs
03/08 - 216.6 lbs
03/09
03/10
03/11
03/12
It finally goes up
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Female 5’0” Age 71 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126)
UGW 125 (HS weight 1968)Rnd 7 167.0 to Rnd 17 155.5
To Rnd 27 146*
To Rnd 37 139.0
To Rnd 47 133.5*
To Rnd 57 131.5
To Rnd 67 128.0
To Rnd 77 125.0
To Rnd 87 121.0*
To Rnd 97 121.0
To Rnd 107 122.0
To Rnd 117 116.0
To Rnd 127 117.0
Rnd 127 SW 117.0 AW 116.2
Rnd 128 SW 115.5 AW 115.65
Rnd 129 SW 115.5 AW 116.85
Rnd 130 SW 116.5 AW 115.9
Rnd 131 SW 116.5 AW 116.4
Rnd 132 SW 118.5 AW 116.95
Rnd 133 SW 117.5 AW 118.7
Rnd 134 SW 118.5 AW 117.6
Rnd 135 SW 117.5 AW 118.45
Rnd 136 SW 118.5. AW 117.94
Rnd 137 SW 117 AW 119.1
Rnd 138 SW 117.5 AW 118.2
Rnd 139 SW 119.5 AW 117.85
Rnd 140 SW 117.5 AW 116.8
Rnd 141 SW 117.5 AW 117.9
Rnd 142 SW 118.5 AW 118.85
We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19
What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.
This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.
**Comments and steps apply to previous day**
Rnd 143 SW 120.0
3/3 120.0 No TMI x 2 or 3 days plus DH is driving me crazy. Golden Corral this afternoon. Right now I could NOT care less about food. UGH Taking neighbor to have first cataract surgery in an hour.
3/4 120.0 I am tired of food!
3/5 119.5 Well that’s a little better.
3/6 118.5
3/7 118.5
3/8 119.0 Yesterday we went to Roberto’s Taco Shop and had a breakfast burrito egg, bacon, cheese on the world’s largest and thinnest tortilla. It really wasn’t that good. Last night was a rough night. Mentally kicking myself until 2AM. Today going to lunch with neighbors. UGH.
I’m going to try to make myself exercise 3 days per week. I have lots of exercise DVDs plus the computer. I also hope to get back to extended fasts from Tuesday PM to Thursday PM. Details one day late.
3/2 4493 steps about double a “normal” day
3/3 3679 steps, not bad considering we spent over 4 hours sitting in the car, waiting due to someone else’s surgery having problems.
3/4 3338 steps, neighbor was feeling draggy and wasn’t sure she could do it. Really sucking in her O2.
3/5 4492 steps, neighbor still a bit draggy but we went around a slightly larger block. We will try to walk twice today.
3/6 Temp was glorious yesterday but neighbor deemed it too windy to walk.
3/7 5228 I don’t mind walking in Walmart. Neighbor walked in the casino and came home +$200.4 -
Round 143
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 60 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 101 FOR ME.
“Today….I am choosing Me”
MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R142 EW= 207.4
R143 EW= TBD
Current New Goals:
Weight:
Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.
********LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME********
COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain.Black is no change.R43 through R53 (06/07/18 thru 09/24/18) = …..19.4 LOST (Ending weight 176.0)
R53 through R63 (09/24/18 thru 01/02/19) = …..9.5 GAINED (Ending weight 185.5)
R63 through R73 (01/02/19 thru 04/12/19) = …..6.3 GAINED (Ending weight 191.8)
R73 through R83 (04/12/19 thru 07/21/19) = …..3.6 GAINED (Ending weight 195.4)
R83 through R93 (07/21/19 thru 10/29/19) = …..7.4 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)
R93 through R103 (10/29/19 thru 02/06/20) = …4.1 GAINED(Ending weight 192.1)
R103 through 113 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = …..12.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)
R113 through 123 (05/07/20 thru 08/24/20) = [color=blue)…..4.4 GAINED [/color=blue] (Ending Weight 209.3)
R124 (08/25/20 thru 09/03/20) = [color-=blue)……1.8 GAINED [/color=blue] (Ending Weight 211.2)
R125 (09/04/20 thru 09/13/20) = ……1.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 212.6)
R126 (09/14/20 thru 09/23/20) = ……0.6 LOST [/color-fuchsia] (Ending Weight 212.0)
R127 (09/24/20 thru 10/03/20) = ……1.6 LOST (Ending Weight 210.4)
R128 (10/04/20 thru 10/13/20) = ……1.8 LOST [/color-fuchsia] (Ending Weight 208.6)
R129 (10/14/20 thru 10/23/20) = ……1.8 LOST (Ending Weight 206.8)
R130 (10/24/20 thru 11/02/20) = ……1.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 208.6)
R131 (11/03/20 thru 11/12/20) = ……1.2 LOST [/color-fuchsia] (Ending Weight 207.4)
R132 (11/13/20 thru 11/22/20) = ……0.7 GAINED (Ending Weight 208.1)
R 123 thru R133 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = ……2.6 LOST (Ending Weight 206.8)
R133 thru R143 (12/03/20 thru 03/02/21) = ……0.6 GAINED (Ending Weight 207.4)
Day/Weight/Comment
03/02 …..207.4….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
03/03 …..207.0 ….. Traveled yesterday afternoon and evening and I still show a drop. Some wise food choices while dining paid off. I am beginning to miss my Intermittent Fasting routine. It is impossible to practice this with the work crews here. I eat quickly in the morning before they get here so my sugar won’t drop while they are here. One man brings his wife and son every day who sit at my kitchen table. I won’t cook or eat in front of them so it makes it difficult. I am keeping some Premier Protein on hand in the fridge if they stay late and it gets bad. The real challenge is not to gorge myself with food when they all leave since I am so hungry. We all have our specific challenges and right now, that is mine. With very little breaks, the remodels of several areas will go on for months and months so planning is key. Temps have been warming up a touch but it is very unusual in March in my area. It has made everything sheets of ice and very dangerous. It is too early for spring so things will get cold and snowy again for a couple more months. It is just nice to see the sunshine.
03/04 …..208.4 ….. A severe glucose drop last night. I kept my cool pretty good. A bowl of cereal with milk very late night did not help my scale this morning, but it did fix the symptoms. Aiming for a well-balanced day today. Tomorrow is travel out-of-town for my appointment with attorney. Time to update my will. I haven’t made changes since my husband died 5 years ago. My children are all grown since I originally made my will which changes things. Also, with the recent sale of my two businesses, it really needs to be done. I will try to keep any luncheon choices reasonable.
03/05 …..208.4 ….. Small quantities but bad choices. Another glucose drop last night. This one was the type that makes you feel drunk. Woozy, unsteady on feet. Strange foot to floor sensations. Clouded thinking and judgement. High fall risk, must hold on to things because of staggering. Not as fast coming on as the feeding frenzy kind but something that has to be dealt with. Very cloudy vision. Strange thinking. Drunk is the only way I can describe it. This shows how out of shape my diet is (when too low calorie or carb puts me in this state). My body doesn’t want the (healthy) change. I will take it slow. Traveling today to work on having my will & trust updated along with some other legal matters. Lunch will be out-of-town. Everything is challenging right now.
03/06 …..208.4 ….. Went to my appointment yesterday to begin the process of updating my Will, my Trust, my Power-of-Attorney and my Advanced Directive. I was given some homework and my next appointment is March 17th. My luncheon out was light, I ate half and finished the other half for dinner. Bad snacks last night but my scale is steady. No glucose drops. I hope the lunch doesn’t creep up later in the week on the scale, as sometimes happens. I will try to keep it light today. I took my truck yesterday so I could get my new bathtub from Home Depot. That means one less out-of-town trip this month. A blessing for my waistline?
03/07 …..207.6 ….. That is more like it! There will be a family meeting today with my children in regards to my Will & Trust. It is part of my homework. We will have pizza takeout. The meeting is this evening. It will be impossible to cook anything major because my work crew is epected today (thus the meeting this evening after they leave.) I’ll be kicking the crew out by 5:00 so my meeting can be held at the kitchen table. This is a difficult meeting and moment for me. I don’t have much time or opportunity to eat during the day because of the remodel and work crew (just breakfast), so I will not be able to stress eat. That will help save the calories for dinner. In saying that, it reminds me that I do miss intermittent fasting. However, since I have to eat breakfast it makes it pretty impossible to fast. Sometimes the workers do not leave until 10 or 11 at night and as a diabetic, I could never fast that long (nearly 24 hours?). Doing my best with what I can, just like everyone else. Yes, we are all in a different boat, but we are in our boats together!
03/08 …..208.2 ….. This is how pizza looks on me. I kept my meal small but high calorie and high carbs combined foods are a ticking time bomb. I will try to be extra careful today though I must tiptoe around glucose drops which have plagued me again lately. I will work on the right balance today so I can stick to plan.
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03/01 – 11,051 Steps yesterday. The most steps in a very long time. Certainly the most since my retirement!
03/02 - 6,181 Steps yesterday. It was a busy day with the remodel. Full house.
03/03 - 4,937 Steps yesterday. Unexpected travel with lots of car rides. I keep my fitbit on my non-dominate wrist, not my ankle, so I know I actually got in over 10,000 with ALL the shopping. However, I had no time for any extra planned exercise yesterday so I am grateful for the steps in the big box stores.
03/04 - 6,589 It was a paperwork day. Not as much movement or as many steps as I would have liked.
03/05 - 4,276. Another paperwork day as I prepped for my attorney appointment today for my will & trust (and other matters). Travel today will bring light steps for tomorrow also.
03/06 - 7,489 Traveled but still got in some steps.
03/07 – 6,827 Steps. I should have tried harder. I probably could have gotten more in. I have been doing some planned stairs in the house though.
03/08 - 7,092 Steps. I had a sit-down meeting last night so getting more steps in was impossible. I am shocked, actually, that I got in this many!5 -
SW- 223.2lb
CW- 219lb
GW- 178lb
03/03 - 219lb No loss but stuck to my calorie goal yesterday despite succumbing to staff table treats. Didn’t eat an obscene amount, but need to stay away in future! Planning a first run post-Covid today which should be ‘interesting’
03/04 -218.2lb. That’s 5 pounds gone in 10 days. Real NSV last night, had a majorly stressful day at work which would usually have me reaching for the wine and rubbish food. Instead as soon as I got in I went for a run and made myself a healthy meal. Feel much better for it this morning.
03/05 -219.6lb. Muscles feel very sore this morning from the sudden increase in exercise, calories have been accurately recorded so I know this is likely to be water retention. Plan for today is to get through Friday without making poor food choices. Just because it’s Friday, doesn’t mean I ‘deserve’ a treat.
03/06 - 219.2lb. Muscles still very sore, but going to do a long walk today; drink plenty of water and choose healthy options all day. I feel really motivated at the moment.
03/07 -219.6lb. Was hoping to see the scale go down rather than up. However, I am not too fussed as I know that I have been sticking to my calories and getting some exercise in. Will only be a matter of time before it falls again.
03/08 - 218.5lb. Great to see the numbers fall, hope it continues for a couple more days. Quite low on my calories yesterday but high in fat (lamb fatoush to blame). Back to work properly today, got to make sure I combat stress with healthy alternatives and not to reach for the wine and unhealthy snacky food.
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@jaccimc63
Sending love, positivity, and healing to you and your husband!4 -
Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 57
Akron, Ohio
SW: 145.5
Day/Weight/Comment
03/03 - 145
03/04 - 145.5
03/05 - 145.5
03/06 - 145.5
03/07 - 145.5
03/08 - 145.5 - OK, today my husband starts his chemo/immunotherapy for his cancer. Last week his mother died from covid related brain damage. My weight is not the most important factor in my life right now, but I am trying to stop myself from eating my emotions. Just like when I quit smoking, that piece of chocolate is NOT going to solve any problems. However, if my husband wants comfort food, he is getting comfort food and I just try to abstain.
03/09
03/10
03/11
03/12
@jaccimc63 That is an excellent plan. It is wonderful that you are putting him first in his time of need. Prayers and great thoughts to you both!3 -
Starting Weight(Jan 1): 150.4 lbs
Round 140: -2lb
Round 141: -0.8lb
Round 142: -1.4lb
SW(Mar2):137
GW(Mar12):135.5
03/03 136
03/04
03/05 137.8
03/06
03/07 136.3
03/08 136
03/09
03/10
03/11
03/126 -
Starting weight 179lbs
Goal weight 126 lbs
Round 123 174.0lbs
Round 124 172.8lbs
Round 125 170.0lbs
Round 126 168.2lbs
Round 127 165.2lbs
Round 128 163.2lbs
Round 129 161.0lbs
Round 130 158.0lbs
Round 131 156.2lbs
Round 132 155.8lbs
Round 133 154.0lbs
Round 134 152.2lbs
Round 135 153.0lbs
Round 136 153.8lbs
Round 137 150.4lbs
Round 138 150.4lbs
Round 139 148.4lbs
Round 140 146.8lbs
Round 141 145.4lbs
Round 142 143.6lbs
Day, Weight, Comment
03/03 144.0lbs
03/04 143.8lbs
03/05 144.0lbs
03/06 143.8lbs
03/07 143.8lbs
03/08 144.2lbs
03/09
03/10
03/11
03/12
Wrong direction today!6
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