100 DAYS OF WEIGHTING IN #9
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Thank you, @Lilylady3k, for your kind words.
I'm in. I'm Chris. I live in northern California.
71 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.
Female, Age 71, 5'5"
Highest Weight: 192.2
Challenge Starting Weight: 145.6 (07/13)
Challenge Goal: 135
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130.0
Day 01 - 07/14 - 145.6 at 6:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 02 - 07/15 - 146.2 at 8:00 a.m. ...3 1/2 hours de-cluttering our house
Day 03 - 07/16 - 145.8 at 6:15 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 04 - 07/17 - 148.6 at 7:00 a.m. ...6.11 miles in 115 mins
1st Week Goal Weight - 143.6
1st Week Actual Weight - nopey, nope!!
Day 05 - 07/18 - 148.2 at 7:00 a.m. ...3.09 miles in 61 mins
Day 06 - 07/19 - 146.4 at 5:15 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 07 - 07/20 - 147.6 at 6:00 a.m. ...3 hours kitchen de-cluttering
Day 08 - 07/21 - 147.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 09 - 07/22 - 147.5 at 5:45 a.m. ...5.75 miles in 102 mins and 3 hours kitchen de-cluttering
Day 10 - 07/23 - 146.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 11 - 07/24 - 146.2 at 7:15 a.m. ...6.38 miles in 116 mins
2nd Week Goal Weight - 145.6
2nd Week Actual Weight - 146.2
Day 12 – 07/25 - 146.8 at 7:00 a.m. ...5.31 miles in 91 mins
Day 13 – 07/26 - 146.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 14 – 07/27 - 145.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.34 miles in 61 mins
Day 15 – 07/28 - 145.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...spent the morning at DMV for the third time.
Day 16 – 07/29 - 148.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 17 - 07/30 - 146.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...4.34 miles in 81 mins...tripped on the sidewalk this morning...knee is a mess.
Day 18 – 07/31 - 147.0 at 8:15 a.m. ...zero...hobbled around all day!!
3rd Week Goal Weight - 145.6
3rd Week Actual Weight - 147.0
Day 19 – 08/01 - 146.8 at 8:15 a.m.
Day 20 – 08/02 - 149.2 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 21 – 08/03 - 148.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...nothing broken but doc said no serious walking for two weeks.
Day 22 – 08/04 - 147.2 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 23 – 08/05 - 147.6 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 24 – 08/06 - 147.4 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 25 – 08/07 - 148.0 at 8:00 a.m.
4th Week Goal Weight - 146.0
4th Week Actual Weight - bwhahahaha!
Day 26 – 08/08 - 147.0 at 8:45 a.m.
Day 27 – 08/09 - 149.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...ugh! ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 28 – 08/10 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m.
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5th Week Goal Weight - 146.0
5th Week Actual Weight -2 -
Highest Weight: ~190 lbs (2019)
Round #9 Start Weight: 178.3
Ultimate Goal Weight: 125 lbs
June Loss: -3.2 lbs
July Loss: -3.6 lbs
Total Lost So Far: -6.8 lbs
Day 1: Wed, 7/14: 178.3
Day 2: Thurs, 7/15: 178.6
Day 3: Fri, 7/16: 179
Day 4: Sat, 7/17: N/A (out all day P1)
1st Week Goal Weight: 180
1st Week Actual Weight: 178.6 (avg.)
Day 5: Sun, 7/18: N/A (out all day P2)
Day 6: Mon, 7/19: 179.5
Day 7: Tues, 7/20: 180.3
Day 8: Wed, 7/21: 179.3
Day 9: Thurs, 7/22: 179.3
Day 10: Fri, 7/23: 179
Day 11: Sat, 7/24: 180.6
2nd Week Goal Weight: 179
2ndWeek Actual Weight: 179.66 (avg.)
Day 12: Sun, 7/25: 180.6
Day 13: Mon, 7/26: 180.2
Day 14: Tues, 7/27: 180.0
Day 15: Wed, 7/28: 180.2
Day 16: Thurs, 7/29: 180.0
Day 17: Fri, 7/30: 180.0
Day 18: Sat, 7/31: 180.1
3rd Week Goal Weight: 178
3rd Week Actual Weight: 180.15 (avg.)
Day 19: Sun, 8/1: 179.2
Day 20: Mon, 8/2: 180.8
Day 21: Tues, 8/3 182.3
Day 22: Wed, 8/4: 181.4
Day 23: Thurs, 8/5: 181.3
Day 24: Fri, 8/6: 182.5
Day 25: Sat, 8/7: 181.5
4th Week Goal Weight: 177
4th Week Actual Weight: 181.2 (avg.)
Day 26: Sun, 8/8: 181.3
Day 27: Mon, 8/9: 182.0
Day 28: Tues, 8/10: 181.6
Day 29: Wed, 8/11:
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5th Week Goal Weight: 176
5th Week Actual Weight:
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My New(er) car. Sorry I couldn't figure out how to make the pictures smaller. Ford Escape 2018 with lots of bells and whistles I will have to learn.
In regards to my house in the background, No, I don't like the yellow on my house but I do love the stone. At some point in time I will have it re-sided in a nicer color. Today I primed and painted the new posts on the front porch in white. The old ones were getting yucky on the bottom and I didn't trust it to hold up the portico over the porch this winter when it will be full of snow and ice. I have lots more projects outside yet this summer. More plants to be planted and more mulch to lay. But it's a start for my first spring and summer in the house.
As far as the car goes, I am not looking forward to the car payment. I'd rather spend it on all the projects the house needs (especially inside) but it was time.....
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100 Days of Weighing In - Round 9
2021 Word: Peace
About Me
Female, Age 34, 5'3", Proud Aussie
Highest weight: 305.1 (August 14th, 2020)
Current round start weight: 273.4
History & Goals
2017: Weighed around 275 lbs, had a cancer scare and started IVF
2018: Successful IVF on our third transfer, gave birth in December to a healthy baby boy
2019: Returned to work, gained progressively, weighed around 300 lbs
2020: Hit my highest ever weight of 305 lbs, decided I could not let this continue and rediscovered MFP. Lost about 15 lbs and finished the year at 293 lbs.
2021: Ups and downs but slow and steady progress, lost another 20 lbs so far this year.
I have a goal ladder that helps me stay focused on teeny tiny little milestones.
Current goal ladder rung: Lost 15kg!
Current Focus:
1. Sleep (target: 7 hours per night)
2. Calorie deficit (target: any)
3. Exercise consistency (target: 20 mins per day)
4. Screen-free before bed (target: 5 nights per week)
5. Limit social media (target: sub-60 minutes per day)Day 1: Wed, 7/14: 273.4 - all focus goals complete for today!1st Week Goal Weight: 273.0
Day 2: Thurs, 7/15: 272.5 - all focus complete for today! Down 0.9 lbs, probably water weight as I was retaining last week and have dropped a lot in the last few days.
Day 3: Fri, 7/16: 272.7 - didn't have a good day yesterday, overate and didn't exercise.
Day 4: Sat, 7/17: 272.3 - another sub-par day with no exercise and overating! I refeed on the weekends, but not usually by this much. Need to refocus today.
1st Week Actual Weight: 272.3
1st Week Weight Lost: 1.1 lbsDay 5: Sun, 7/18: 275.1 - ate pizza last night, the sodium has caused a blip of water weight. It will come back down!2nd Week Goal Weight: 271.0
Day 6: Mon, 7/19: 274.3 - had a much better day, calorie-wise. Went for a nice walk to a nearby park with my son and my sister and played there for a while, and did some yoga in the evening which was a nice stretch. Water weight is coming back down, hope to see that continue.
Day 7: Tues, 7/20: 273.2 - had another good day. Stayed in my calorie range and did a YouTube step class video which worked up a great sweat. Hoping to see the scale continue to move down as I drop that water weight I picked up last week!
Day 8: Wed, 7/21: 272.7 - another good day, almost got the water weight gone. Stayed in my calorie range and played Beat Saber on my VR for 20 minutes before it was time to wind down for bed. I had planned to play for longer but my sister dropped by for a visit and didn't leave until 9:30pm! Took my toddler to his first Kinder Gym class and he loved it, so he will be able to go each week and I'll go to the gym while he's in class. I don't get to the gym much but it's right around the corner from the dance studio so it will work out well.
Day 9: Thurs, 7/22: 272.5 - another good day, but don't think I'll hit my adjusted goal for this week. I was originally aiming for 272 but changed it after I finished Week 1 with such a low number. I hope I can hit that original goal, it's still a good target for me!
Day 10: Fri, 7/23: 272.3 - another good day, everything on target for the day and back to where I finished Week 1.
Day 11: Sat, 7/24: 272.9 - water retention
2nd Week Actual Weight: 272.9
2nd Week Weight Lost: +0.6 lbsDay 12: Sun, 7/25: 273.43rd Week Goal Weight: 271.9
Day 13: Mon, 7/26: 273.6 - retaining a lot of water. I had good deficits all week last week, so I know the scale will catch up eventually!
Day 14: Tues, 7/27: 272.7 - still retaining water, but starting to see it drop off which is good. Had an ok day yesterday, with a good deficit.
Day 15: Wed, 7/28: 272.9 - had a good day yesterday with a good deficit, went to the gym for a bit while my son was in his kinder gym class. Was disappointed to find they don't have kettlebells! Unless they're out in the back room, I didn't go out there.
Day 16: Thurs, 7/29: 272.3 - wasn't the best of days but still finished with a deficit. Had planned to do a good workout in the evening so I'd eaten a bit more in the day, but ended up getting two bad nosebleeds in the evening so could only manage a short walk.
Day 17: Fri, 7/30: 271.4 - didn't have a great day but again had a deficit. Good to see the water weight I was carrying is gone now and my consistent deficits are showing up on the scale!
Day 18: Sat, 7/31: 272.3 - Falling into a funk again. Need to get back on track! Tomorrow is a new day, and a new month. We got this.
3rd Week Actual Weight: 272.3
3rd Week Weight Lost: 0.6 lbsDay 19: Sun, 8/1: 270.5 - no idea what's caused this little whoosh today but I'm grateful for it. Start of a new month, lots to look forward to!4th Week Goal Weight: 270.9
Day 20: Mon, 8/2: 270.7 - glad to see the whoosh wasn't just a one-off!
Day 21: Tues, 8/3 270.5 - making good choices this week and staying as active as I can manage with time constraints!
Day 22: Wed, 8/4: 271.2 - not sure what has caused me to retain some water, maybe lack of sleep contributing. My rings are fitting a little tighter today so I know I'm retaining fluid!
Day 23: Thurs, 8/5: 269.6 - Yessssss! Hard work and consistency pays off!!
Day 24: Fri, 8/6: 270.7 - a little blip from too much sodium and fat. It will come back off.
Day 25: Sat, 8/7: 271.2 - it was my birthday so I allowed myself to indulge! Unfortunate timing for the end of the week but I'm ok with it.
4th Week Actual Weight: 271.2
4th Week Weight Lost: 1.1 lbs
Day 26: Sun, 8/8: 272.5 - birthday shenanigans playing havoc on my scale. I'm still ok with it for now.
Day 27: Mon, 8/9: 272.1 - starting to drop off again which is good!
Day 28: Tues, 8/10: 272.9 - ate takeaway for dinner, and ate too much.
Day 29: Wed, 8/11: 271.8
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5th Week Goal Weight: 270
5th Week Actual Weight: TBADay 33: Sun, 8/15:
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6th Week Goal Weight: 269
6th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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7th Week Goal Weight: 268
7th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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8th Week Goal Weight: 267
8th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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9th Week Goal Weight: 266
9th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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10th Week Goal Weight: 265
10th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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11th Week Goal Weight: 264
11th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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12th Week Goal Weight: 263
12th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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13th Week Goal Weight: 262
13th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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14th Week Goal Weight: 261
14th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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15th Week Goal Weight: 260.3
15th Week Actual Weight: TBA
Challenge Starting Weight: 273.4
Original Challenge Goal: 259.3
Revised Challenge Goal: 260.3
Challenge Ending Weight: TBA
Total Weight Loss for Challenge: TBA3 -
100 Days of Accountability 7/14-10/21I need to quit losing the same pounds over and over. If you are tired of starting over, STOP giving up.
Female, Age 60, 5’3”
Challenge Starting Weight: 205 (7/13)
Challenge Goal: <195
History & Goals
Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in day out.
Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
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)
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
🎯 Mini Goals & Weight:
* 50 lbs lost never to be found: 195
* Obese stage 1 BMI 34.9: 197
* Onederland: 199
* Weigh less than DH: 206 (April 2021) ✔️:)
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150's
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, strength training, 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; ~12-16 AF days per month; limit 1-2 glasses per day)Day 1: Wed, 7/14: 207.0 Walked .9 + 1.75 miles, swimming, 1565 cal, 68 net carbs, AF. Hiking in Brazos State Park & swimming to entertain my daughter-in-law’s 5 yr old niece that is visiting. Came too close to an alligator! Wow that is a strange & disappointing jump up on the scale this morning! Could sweet potato fries do that much damage at lunch?
Day 2: Thurs, 7/15: 207.2 Walked 4.5 miles, bike 30 min, squats, hand weights, cal, net carbs, 1 Torchy’s Tini. Chili for lunch and Torchy’s for dinner. Walked the dog to my home owners’ assoc. local lap pool (heated during the winter) to see if my key card still works which was much further than I thought but a nice walk (better than jumping in the car!). It is still active so I guess I need to consider adding swimming laps to my routine. The dog & I were both exhausted walking in the heat but we beat the rain! Need to make a point to get out earlier in the morning.
Day 3: Fri, 7/16: 207.4 WI at 4am. Walk 2 + 1.3 miles, weeding/gardening, 2187 cal, 141 net carbs, AF (Neon Zebra margarita mocktail). Pizza for lunch & quesadillas for dinner. Need to clean up my meal planning.
Day 4: Sat, 7/17: 206.2 Walk 1 + 1.3 miles, 1892 cal, 95 net carbs, 3 glasses wine.
1st Week Goal Weight: 204.x Repeating goal until I hit it
1st Week Actual Weight: 206.2 (7 day avg 206.1)
1st Week Weight Loss: +1.2
Not even close. I was at 205 the day before the challenge started and it should have been easy peasy to make a 204.x goal. But on day 1 my weight skyrocketed. Finally got it going back down. Now to continue breaking through that 205 barrier.
Day 5: Sun, 7/18: 207.0 Walk 1.3 miles , 1511 cal, 83 net carbs, 4 glasses wine. Nice morning breakfast outside then farmers market with DD & her husband & dogs. A pretty lazy day but did throw out more stuff as I anticipate a possible move. Also sorted more of my kids’ medical, scouting and school records along with their birth, baptism, lifeguarding & other certificates to pass along to them. The idea of moving elsewhere away from the kids and all the community I’ve built up over the past 30 years in Houston is starting to stress me out. Drinking more, not paying attention to the meal planning, not sleeping well (dreams of what if) and in general riddled with anxiety.
Day 6: Mon, 7/19: 205.9 Walked 3.2 miles, 1480 cal, 76 net carbs, 4 glasses wine. Good day. Kids came over to cook burgers for lunch and chat.
Day 7: Tues, 7/20: 207.1 Walked 3.25 miles, gardened, 1509 cal, 122 net carbs, AF. Lunch & dinner with friends first Thai and then Mediterranean so I’m assuming that this is sodium or hidden calories since I was in the green 246 calories yesterday. Plan is to stay on track today and drink LOTS of water.
Day 8: Wed, 7/21: 204.9 Walk 4.5 + 1.3 miles, bike 30 min, squats & hand weights, 1252 cal, 110 net carbs, AF. Big swoosh from yesterday which was an obvious sodium uptick. Now to keep this below 205 for the rest of the week!
Day 9: Thurs, 7/22: 204.3 Walk 3 + 1.3 miles, garden, 1161 cal, 49 net carbs, AF. Tried Kombucha for the first time. Kevita sparkling Lemon Cayenne. Nice change of pace!
Day 10: Fri, 7/23: 204.6 Walk 3.3 miles, garden, 1439 cal, 77 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine. Today I’m meeting an old friend to walk the paths on Buffalo Bayou downtown Houston, Cisterns tour, and picnic!
Day 11: Sat, 7/24: 204.5 Walked 2 + 3.4 + .6 miles Buffalo Bayou, 1564 cal, 101 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine. Wonderful active day! Closed all my rings plus overlapped the rings on the Apple Watch. 19550 steps!
2nd Week Goal Weight: 204.x Repeating goal until I hit it
2nd Week Actual Weight: 204.5 (7 day avg 205.5)
2nd Week Weight Loss: 1.7
Nailed it! 4 days in a row
Day 12: Sun, 7/25: 205.0 Walk 3.2 + .6 miles, 1538 cal, 120 net carbs, AF. Grimaldi’s pizza … need I say more? Drinking water!
Day 13: Mon, 7/26: 204.6 Walk 3.6 miles, bike 30 min, squats. plank & hand weights, 1649 cal, 64 net carbs, AF. Woke up too early and I was exhausted all day. Tried on every pant in my closet which was interesting. I’m pear shape size 18. I already threw out the size 20 & 22 pants. Put everything that was too small in another area to pull out when I’m 10 pounds lighter because though size 16 fits it doesn’t look great. I’m really apprehensive about this 1 hr Strong and Fit total body workout I signed up to take once per week. But I think it will be good for my bones & muscles as I age and hopefully it will help shape my legs, tummy and arms!
Day 14: Tues, 7/27: 204.6 Walk 3.2 + .6 miles, 14200 steps, total body workout class 1 hr, 1552 cal, 103 net carbs, AF. Survived my first Strong & Fit class one-hour total body workout increases muscle strength and endurance by using light weights and high repetition. Lots of lunges, squats, planks and such with tons of arm movement. Sore this morning.
Day 15: Wed, 7/28: 205.2 Walk 4.6 + 1.4 miles, bike 30 min, 2044 cal, 120 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Almost 500 cal in snacks during the day then changed dinner plans and went to a favorite Italian restaurant. Undid all my great efforts exercising in the morning.
Day 16: Thurs, 7/29: 205.0 Walk 2.3 miles, swim 400m, 2171 cal, 84 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. I’m really starting to feel all the muscles in my body adding the strength training Monday and then swimming Wednesday on top of my regular walking dog 100miles/month and bike 1x/wk.
Day 17: Fri, 7/30: 205.6 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walk 2 miles, long 5+ hr car ride, 11602 cal, 127 net carbs, AF. Got up and walked at 6am yesterday since I knew I was taking my mom to the doctor before driving to the camp. It all makes for a very long day.
Day 18: Sat, 7/31: 205.4 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3.6 miles, power washed the dock, 1789 cal, 108 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Took mom to the rehab center for her wrist and a lady behind us fell … took 3 people to get her up. Then neighbor at the camp fell hitting her head. She is 101 years old. Helped her until ambulance was able to make it out to our remote location. Then when her husband brought her back home he called again for me to help get her into bed. I did not sleep well. After seeing these 2 fall I REALLY want to lose weight. Being old, obese and not very mobile is not in my vision of my future. Ready to tackle August and lose more weight.
3rd Week Goal Weight: <204
3rd Week Actual Weight: 205.4 (7 day avg 205.1)
3rd Week Weight Loss: +0.9
Let my low 204s slip away
Day 19: Sun, 8/1: 205.6 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 2.2 miles completing my 100 miles in July walking the dog! Gardening, fishing, 1435 cal, 86 net carbs, AF.
Day 20: Mon, 8/2: 205.6 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walk .5 miles, fishing/casting for 3 hours and caught nothing, gardening digging up mom’s sago palm pups which is hard work, 1676 cal, 102 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Not surprised … pizza for lunch & pasta for dinner. Fished in the morning and it was too hot to walk the dog in the afternoon. Headed back home today.
Day 21: Tues, 8/3: 204.4 Walked 2.2 miles, long 5+ hr drive, cut and trashed large limb that fell out of neighbor’s tree into my yard while we were gone … plus cut the damage it made on my redbud tree, 1533cal, 81 net carbs, AF, tons of water. Behind on my walking toward 100 mile goal this week so I need to get walking.
Day 22: Wed, 8/4: 202.8 Whoosh! Walked 3.1 + 2.2 miles, Bike 30min, 1552 cal, 71 net carbs, AF, guzzling water. Lightning when I got to the pool so delayed swimming laps until Thursday. Over 18000 steps today! All my rings closed and overlapped.
Day 23: Thurs, 8/5: 202.5 Walked 3.4 + 1 miles, Strength class 1 hr, 1532 cal, 83 net carbs, AF. Over 15.5k steps. Took my DIL out for birthday lunch at Bistro Menil and went to the Menil Art Museum. It is Houston Restaurant Weeks all of August! LOTS of really nice places that have special menus.
https://houstonrestaurantweeks.com/search/#menu-bistro-menil
Day 24: Fri, 8/6: 202.9 Walked 3 + 1 miles, swam laps 400m, 1682 cal, 83 net carbs, AF.
🩺 Annual Physical & bloodwork today so fasting this morning.
Day 25: Sat, 8/7: 203.7 Walked 1.3 miles then took the day off from other activity. 1404 cal, 56 net carbs, 2 wine. NOT enough water. DH & I were fasting for physical & bloodwork which went well. Then we went to Pappadeaux’s for a really nice lunch! Changed my plan for dinner … moved salmon night out to next Friday since I had not yet purchased the fish. I was able to take last night’s smoked chicken and make chicken salad wraps to go with our wine for a relaxing TGIF at home!
4th Week Goal Weight: <204
4th Week Actual Weight: 203.7 (7 day avg 203.9)
4th Week Weight Loss: 1.7
I’ll take it!
Day 26: Sun, 8/8: 203.1 Walk 4.75 + .6 miles, Bike 30 min, 1569 cal, 68 net carbs, 3 wine. Tackled a long walk early in the day to make up for my lack of progress toward 100 miles in August AND try to get back down to 202.x.
Day 27: Mon, 8/9: 203.2 Walked 1.4 miles, 1180 cal, 55 net carbs, AF. Books books books … reading & listening.
Day 28: Tues, 8/10: 202.4 Walked 3.1 + .6 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1678 cal, 91 net carbs, AF.
Day 29: Wed, 8/11: 202.2 Walked 3 miles, Bike 30 min, 1415 cal, 83 net carbs, AF. Started planning a road trip for October up to TN & NC! Ordered a couple of new pairs of shorts and a swim suit since both are falling off me … which doesn’t work well when going to the strength training class or swimming laps.
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5th Week Goal Weight: <202
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@deepwoodslady - You newer car and house look great! My mom's home is yellow and I've always liked how cheerful it is especially on gray or dreary days. I painted my home at the camp aqua/turquoise. Something that my homeowners association in Houston would never allow! Ours at home is some sort of beige with brown brick. I've always wanted a home with stone ... yours is lovely color and type. But you are right ... color is something that you can look forward to changing in the future.
Love love love your plants and yard especially the little window box!
Is the back yard steep with walkout basement? We have no basements down here since all it would do is flood.
Wondering what that roof will look like with lots of snow.
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@deepwoodslady
Hopefully you will get some walking in during your 2 hour wait between appointments on Thursday.
Definitely log all of the work that you are doing in your yard and on your house, maybe even just under gardening. So much work and exercise involved, but sooo satisfying.
I love love love your house and new wheels!!
Yes, I have a new car payment too, so I understand. Plus I still have the other car and am paying insurance on 2 now.
I love the yellow, like @Lilylady3k
It might grow on you.
Your grounds look fabulous!
Also great that you have a garage for your snowy clime.
Wonderful that your clothes are getting so loose : - )
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Thanks @Miyoka_Tata
I am Dawn. 60, 5'2
Began MFP Oct 28.18 at 191 pounds
UGW 110-115
This is my 7th round on this thread: Round 1 loss 3.7, Round 2 loss 2.7, Round 3 loss 8.9, Round 4 loss 4.0
Round 5 loss 4.6. Round 6 - gain of 0.08
24.8 pound loss over 601 days.
I always reach for a 10 pound loss each 100 even though that hasn't happened.
I keep track of calories left over at the end of each day, in the Green on the MFP tracker. My aim is 500+ average calories in the Green each day (deficit) - this would lead to a 5lb loss over 100 days.Day 1 7/14:132.2 - Wish that I had weighed this yesterday instead of 133.9 to end the previous 100! 312 in the Green
Day 2 7/15: 132.2 - Usually my weight jumps around quite around a bit, nice to see that I didn't somehow gain. 489 in the Green
Day 3 7/16: 133.1 - Had Beef Palak last night 803 in the Green
Day 4 7/17: 132.9 - 390 in the Green
1st Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - Aimed for this all last 100, starting there
1st Week Actual Weight: 132.9
Calorie Deficit (Green on the Tracker): 1994. Divided by the 4 days is 798.5, very close to my goal of having a 500 calories deficit each day (3500 calories in a pound, so shooting to lose 1 pound per week)
Day 5: Sun, 7/18: 133.3 - owch. 616 in the Green
Day 6: Mon, 7/19: 133.9 - I didn't do anything to gain. I will keep plugging along though. I am working out of town today and have scheduled 2 visits with separate groups up there once I finish my work, and then another back here. Would have been nice to have a cushion since there will be drinks and snacks at all 3. 334 in the Green
Day 7: Tues, 7/20: 132.8 - I have an evening shift today and a split shift tomorrow. I don't like eating so late, but I eat so many vegetables with my dinner that I don't eat before work so that I am not gassy lol. 906 in the Green
Day 8: Wed, 7/21: 133.3 - Late dinner, as tonight will be because of my work schedule. I really do know that eating late is a killer to my weight loss, but it is what it is. 391 in the Green
Day 9: Thurs, 7/22: 132.8 - Bouncing around as usual. Of course i would rather be bouncing around in the 120s, hopefully eventually! 917 in the Green
Day 10: Fri, 7/23: 132.7 - Late dinner last night again due to work schedule. 313 in the Green
Day 11: Sat, 7/24: 132.1 - Tonight will be late dinner again. 389 in the Green
2nd Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - Aimed for this all last 100, starting there
2nd Week Actual Weight: 132.1
Calorie Deficit (Green on the Tracker): 3866 - Average 552, so should have lost a pound and did.
Day 12 Sun 7/25: 132.4 - My work schedule is posted, I am working the day shifts until Friday, eating dinner earlier will be a benefit to my weight loss I believe. 970 in the Green
Day 13 Mon 7/26: 132.4 - I got a bunch of yard work done yesterday (drop in the bucket) even though it is smoky around here. 1070 in the Green
Day 14 Tues 7/27: 132.2 - Huge calorie burn yesterday, dance workout to warm up, HIIT with weights to follow, gardening/yard time before work and after work, plus the 300-400 that I usually burn at work running around. Back to start weight. 217 in the Green
Day 15 Wed 7/28: 132.1 55 in the Green
Day 16 Thurs 7/29: 134.8 - Ouch 595 in the Green
Day 17 Fri 7/30: 134.8 - Not happy about this of course, but taking it in stride. Hopefully my 500 deficit that I aim for will average out over the week, I haven't had time for workouts because of being wrapped up trying to fix my car issues. Spent the entire day yesterday buying a new one, but still have to deal with the dead one in the retail parking lot. On evening shifts for the next couple of weeks, so eating times are a challenge for me. 325 in the Green
Day 18 Sat 7/31: 133.8 - Down a pound since yesterday, carved out time to work out. My body will just have to get used to eating late after work. 866 in the Green
3rd Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - Aimed for this all last 100, starting there
3rd Week Actual Weight: 133.8 - Gain of 1.4 this week, don't want this to get away from me.
Calorie Deficit (Green on the Tracker): 4098
Day 19: Sun, 8/1: 132.9 - My internal clock is off working evening shifts, glad to see a tiny drop. Last week was kind of disastrous on the scale. I had planned an indulgent day after tonight's shift, we'll see. 243 in the Green
Day 20: Mon, 8/2: 133.3 - We had a bit of drizzle last night, hoping that it will help with the fires 574 in the Green
Day 21: Tues, 8/3: 133.3 - 738 in the Green
Day 22: Wed, 8/4: 132.9 - Maybe my body is getting used to the evening shifts and late dinner. 374 in the Green
Day 23: Thurs, 8/5: 132.8 - was planning some indulgence tonight after work, we'll see. 93 in the Green
Day 24: Fri, 8/6: 134.2 - Had wings last night, but also only 3 hours of sleep and water before weighing at 4am. I'm sure tomorrow's number will be better. Day off today, so will get lots of workouts and yard work done, not another day off until next Thursday. 371 in the Green
Day 25: Sat, 8/7: 134.3 - Wings again 468 in the Green
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4th Week Actual Weight: 134.3
Calorie Deficit (Green on the Tracker): 2861 - not enough to lose a pound
Day 26: Sun, 8/8: 136.0 - Double ouch. So hard to lose it, and so quick and easy to put it back on. 675 in the Green
Day 27: Mon, 8/9: 135.5 - It was so nice to eat dinner at a normal time. 1248 in the4 Green!!
Day 28: Tues, 8/10: 132.6 - Ended up with evening shifts after all, on top of day shifts. Burned a tonne yesterday after an unexpected shift. Didn't finish dinner until 11:30pm. 590
Day 29: Wed, 8/11: 131.7 - Very pleased with this, but will try not to get complacent after the huge jump in weight recently. Glad to see the drop a few days after the big calorie burn. Holding off on ribs for this month so far.
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5th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - Aimed for this all last 100, seems a bit ambitious at this point, but going for it anyway
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Calorie Deficit totals: (Green on the Tracker) Always shooting for an average of 500 per day in the Green - I don't lose weight otherwise, that is just my body.
Challenge Starting Weight: 132.2
Challenge Goal: 122.23 -
Highest Weight 230.8 (2012)
Starting Again 215.2 (1/1/21)
Round 8– (-13.8)
Round 9 start 178.6, goal 159.6 (-19)
Day 1 7/14: 179.0, Trend 180.0
Day 2 7/15: 178.0, Trend 179.7
Day 3 7/16: 178.8, Trend 179.3
Day 4 7/17: 178.2, Trend 179.0
1st Week Goal Weight: 177.8, -0.8
1st Week Actual Weight: 178.2, -0.4
Day 5 7/18: 179.0, Trend 178.7 🤨
Day 6 7/19: 178.6, Trend 178.6
Day 7 7/20: 177.4, Trend 178.4
Day 8 7/21: 177.0, Trend 178.1
Day 9 7/22: 178.0, Trend 178.1
Day 10 7/23: 176.6, Trend 177.8
Day 11 7/24: 177.0, Trend 177.7
2nd Week Goal Weight: 176.6
2ndWeek Actual Weight: 177.0 -1.2 week, -1.6 challenge)
Day 12 7/25: 178.8, Trend 177.6
Day 13 7/26: 178.2, Trend 177.6
Day 14 7/27: 176.4, Trend 177.4
Day 15 7/28: 175.6, Trend 177.2
Day 16 7/29: 177.0, Trend 177.1
Day 17 7/30: 178.8, Trend 177.4
Day 18 7/31: 180.0, Trend 177.8
3rd Week Goal Weight: 175.4
3rd Week Actual Weight: 180.0 😬, +3.0 week, +2.4 challenge
Day 19 8/1: 178.8, Trend 177.8
Day 20 8/2: 178.4, Trend 177.9
Day 21 8/3: 176.2, Trend 177.8 Finally ditching the water Weight!
Day 22 8/4: 175.0, Trend 177.7
Day 23 8/5: 174.8, Trend 177.4
Day 24 8/6: 174.2, Trend 176.8
Day 25 8/7: 175.4, Trend 175.1 underhydrated ar work last night 😔
4th Week Goal Weight: 174.1
4th Week Actual Weight: 175.4, -4.6 week, -3.2 challenge
Day 26 8/8: 175.2, Trend 174.9
Day 27 8/9: 174.6, Trend 174.7
Day 28 8/10: 174.2, Trend 174.4
Day 29 8/11: 174.6, Trend 174.3
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Lilylady3k wrote: »@deepwoodslady - You newer car and house look great! My mom's home is yellow and I've always liked how cheerful it is especially on gray or dreary days. I painted my home at the camp aqua/turquoise. Something that my homeowners association in Houston would never allow! Ours at home is some sort of beige with brown brick. I've always wanted a home with stone ... yours is lovely color and type. But you are right ... color is something that you can look forward to changing in the future.
Love love love your plants and yard especially the little window box!
Is the back yard steep with walkout basement? We have no basements down here since all it would do is flood.
Wondering what that roof will look like with lots of snow.
@Lilylady3k and @dawnbgethealthy Although you can't tell in a one dimensional picture, the yard front and back is very steep. It has a full and very large basement with a nice finished space for my son's apartment. It is not a walk-out. The finished section he uses is somewhere between 600 - 700 sq ft. There are two other areas in the basement unfinished. One will someday become his kitchen, the other will remain for storage. It is already separated with doors etc.
Yesterday one of my handymen began a major project in the front yard. He is adding steps down the very steep slope from top by garage to bottom by mailbox. Last winter the new driveway stone held all the ice and snow so badly that I had to drive down to my mailbox and drive down to put out my trash. You don't realize these things until you've lived in a house all 4 seasons! I will be making it look very pretty and will likely add flower beds next to it by next year. No broken hips for me!
I also have a pick-up truck which is still pretty nice. I use it mainly for hauling my supplies etc. I really needed it when I owned and operated my two small motels. I also pay for car insurance on both. Because they are both still very nice with low mileage, it is full coverage and in Michigan that is really expensive! I hate that but what can we do?
I bought both of my businesses years ago as a single mother (before I met my husband who is now deceased). I am very proud of all that I have accomplished as a single lady. I had no advantage starting out. My family was very poor. I've never had a lawsuit win, a lottery win, or a large life insurance payout. Just pure hard work like so many others. The house is nice but it is very dated on the inside. Ugly really INHO. Over time I will fix all of that. It won't happen overnight, but nothing worthwhile ever does. Thanks for the compliments on what I've accomplished so far. It will be a long time before I have privacy because there is a lot of work to be done, but I will climb my yard and cul-de-sac street as often as the weather allows. I am a work in progress in more ways than one! Again, thanks for all the compliments. I, too, enjoy seeing all of your pics. From gardens to vacation destinations they are all wonderful and they keep our pages alive with color, vibrancy and life. I enjoy learning more about you all!
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100 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ July 14 through Oct 21, 2021
My Name is Donna, Age 61. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 159-154
“We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou
Ending Weight Last Round (start weight this round): 195.2 lbs
Day 01 – 07/14 …..196.0 Trend Weight: 197.0
Day 02 – 07/15 …..196.8 Trend Weight: 197.9
Day 03 – 07/16 …..195.6….. Trend Weight: 197.7
Day 04 – 07/17 …..195.4….. Trend Weight: 197.5
Day 05 - 07/18 …..194.8….. Trend Weight: 197.2
Day 06 – 07/19 …..194.0….. Trend Weight: 196.9
Day 07 – 07/20 …..194.4…… Trend Weight: 196.6
Day 08 – 07/21 …..193.4….. Trend Weight: 196.3
Day 09 – 07/22 …..194.2….. Trend Weight: 196.1
Day 10 – 07/23 …..196.4….. Trend Weight: 196.1
Day 11 – 07/24 …..196.6….. Trend Weight: 196.2
Day 12 – 07/25 …..194.8….. Trend Weight: 196.0
Day 13 – 07/26 …..194.8….. Trend Weight: 195.9
Day 14 – 07/27 …..193.4….. Trend Weight: 195.7
Day 15 – 07/28 …..193.2….. Trend Weight: 195.4
Day 16 – 07/29 …..194.4….. Trend Weight: 195.3
Day 17 - 07/30 …..194.2….. Trend Weight: 195.2
Day 18 – 07/31 …..192.4….. Trend Weight: 194.9
Actual Weight Loss in July……………….. 3.8 lbs lost (partial month)
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..3.8 lbs
Day 19 – 08/01 …..191.4….. Trend Weight: 194.6……Didn’t have much time to eat yesterday and dinner was very late (within 1 hour of bed). No water here since yesterday morning due to well problems. Seal was fixed (???) but no one can get the pump primed. Perhaps the check gauge went out when it was turned off? IDK but this is horrible!
Day 20 – 08/02 …..189.6….. Trend Weight: 194.1…… Thrilled with this number but I must be honest and say that I could be slightly dehydrated. Due to the well problems and no water since Saturday morning, I have had to be a bit stingy with my water usage and intake. This may go back up when the well pump is fixed. Plumber is going to try to get out here this evening. If not, then tomorrow. Ugh!!! In any case, yesterday was a good day overall in the journey. I ate at the top of my calorie allowance due to peanut butter on a plain bagel. After counting carbs for the past few years with no mind to calories, I was S.H.O.C.K.E.D at what the calorie content was when I later logged it. 500 calories for a plain bagel with 3 measured TBSP of Jif creamy peanutbutter! Never will those 2 things go together again and in my mouth at the same time! I was trying to up my protein as my logging shows I have been consistently under in the protein department. I also added yogurt nearly everyday to help boost it. I need to do more. Anyway, I was happy to see a new decade on the scale but I will not trust it until I get to 187 point anything.
Day 21 – 08/03 …..190.4….. Trend Weight: 193.7……So, I was starving yesterday after a couple of days of weight loss. My body wants it’s fat back! I caved in and ate cheese pizza (no crust). 700 calories worth. However, I stayed within all my goals. I guzzled water with it as the well man got the well flowing again. I always gain after pizza and guzzling water with it sunk me for sure. However, I made my other meals small and healthy to make up for it. 1275 calories in / 2528 calories out. 13,091 total steps. 5.5 total miles, 7 floors, 44 minutes of planned and documented extra exercise, I slept 4 hours 33 minutes last night and my trend weight went down 0.4. My fat percentage according to my scale and verified by trendweight went down 0.1. I am going to work toward getting into the 180’s now that I briefly touched them. My doctor’s appointment is on Thursday (blood glucose and overall checkup). My doctor would be thrilled to see that. I am still happy to report that I haven’t had a severe glucose drop in awhile.
Day 22 – 08/04 …..191.6….. Trend Weight: 193.5……Decided on an impromptu trip out of town with my son to get him out of the house and to shop for DGD’s 1st birthday in August. Steps inaccurate on tracker because when pushing the cart without arm movement, it doesn’t actually count the steps and I shopped for many hours in many stores and a strip mall. Quiltingjaine recommends putting tracker on ankle during shopping times but mine doesn’t fit around my ankle. I guess that means my legs are still way too thick lol! In any case, my meal was moderate (brought half home for lunch today) but was still way over plan. Arrived home at 10:15 pm due to travel time also. Staying on point today. Doctor appointment tomorrow.
Day 23 – 08/05 …..191.2….. Trend Weight: 193.3……I was hoping to drop down a little more than this overnight but I can’t get my water intake in as I am conserving what I can. The well went out again yesterday morning. I waited all day for the guy to show up to fix it and he finally texted at 7:30 pm he wasn’t coming afterall. Doctors today and my body is in need of a deep cleaning first! I’m going to hit up the part-time neighbor for shower for me and my son as we are both going to the doctors. I feel like I’m in a nightmare!
Day 24 – 08/06 …..190.0….. Trend Weight: 193.1……That is an unexpected drop after making some bad choices yesterday. I ate all my calories back from exercise. Although I was in the green, it showed only 79 calories left (I ate about 1690). I must stop eating my emotions! So disgusted with this well situation although he finally came by yesterday evening and got it going even if it is loud and kind of rattling/banging. Now, this afternoon he has cancelled the replacement appointment for this weekend saying his schedule is busier than he thought. He is aiming for next week. I pray this prime on this well pump will keep the water flowing until then. Last time it last about 1 ½ days. My mammogram and oncology appointment down in Ann Arbor Michigan (about 4 hours from home each way) is coming up next Thursday. What I weigh now is very close to what I weighed last time I saw them (pre Covid). Thank goodness I reigned it in. Keeping my weight down is actually key with the type of breast cancer that I have (in remission). All the more reason to just keep going……
Day 25 – 08/07 …..190.0….. Trend Weight: 192.8……I am hoping to catch sight of the 180’s again. I touched down at 189 point something the other day. I know I can do it again!
Day 26 – 08/08 …..190.6….. Trend Weight: 192.6……I was raiding the refrigerator at 3:00 AM starving (not a glucose drop). I ended up eating into my exercise calories and was in the red by 46 calories by the time I was finished. I went back into MFP and changed my food log to reflect it for yesterday (even though my original calculations were already posted on the home thread). Is that what I am supposed to do? I am assuming it is so that the record stays accurate. The hunger felt real, but I am famous for self-sabotage too. After a good doctor’s report……. After being so close to the 180’s in my weight yesterday……..Self-Sabotage would be typical for me. Now that I am filled with regret, guilt and shame I will probably have no problem sticking to plan today.
Day 27 – 08/09 …..189.6….. Trend Weight: 192.3……Happy to be back in the 180’s by a hair. Come on 187 point anything! It is then that I will be confident enough to bid the final farewell to the 190’s.
Day 28 – 08/10 …..189.6….. Trend Weight: 192.0……Holding onto the 180’s and not letting go! My annual mammogram and Oncologist appointment is Thursday for the breast cancer re-checks. 4 hour drive each way. 2 hours of sitting between the 2 appointments also at the University Hospital. I know there will be meals out that day during travel but I will be back on my pre-prepped home meals on Friday. Cooking for them already! My clothes are getting very loose and my bones are coming back where I once couldn’t find them anymore. It’s a great feeling and a very healthy thing for me, especially in regards to the cancer. I think my Oncologist will be pleased too.
Day 29 – 08/11 …..189.6….. Trend Weight: 191.8……Third day in a row at the same weight and the same body fat percentage. Way less walking and movement yesterday didn’t help I suppose but I did stay busy on some projects. I’m happy that my overall trend weight and trend fat are still coming down though. I, too, like to track this so I am also going to be adding my trend weights in. Small daily fluctuations do not freak me out if I know I am still maintaining good progress in my trend weights. The trends don’t tend to jump all around and fluctuate like the scale does although mine has been moving down pretty dramatically and steadily due to the over 20 drop since May which has greatly affected it. It will likely level off more when it is closer to matching my actual scale weight.
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Thank you @Miyoka_Tata - I've been waiting for this challenge to begin fresh again so I could join. I love the idea of a 100-day challenge.
Heaviest weight ever: 186.0
Weight when I came back to MFP on May 10: 183.1
First Goal: 160's
Second Goal: 162
Day 01: 7/14: 171.1
Day 02: 7/15: 171.0
Day 03: 7/16: 171.0
Day 04: 7/17: 171.5
Day 05: 7/18: 170.6
Day 06: 7/19: 170.4
Day 07: 7/20: 170.0
Day 08: 7/21: 170.2
Day 09: 7/22: DNW
Day 10: 7/23: 170.1
Day 11: 7/24: 170.0
Day 12: 7/25: 169.8 Hit my first 100-day challenge goal.
Day 13: 7/26: 169.9
Day 14: 7/27: 169.8
Day 15: 7/28: 169.7
Day 16: 7/29: 169.6
Day 17: 7/30: 169.2
Day 18: 7/31: 169.2
Day 19: 8/01: 169.1
Day 20: 8/02: 169.6 Overindulged yesterday - salt, sugar, carbs, drinks - you name it! I'm surprised I'm not up higher but I weighed late today. Just one day will not undo my hard work as long as I catch it today. Today is all about water, water and more water!
Day 21: 8/03: 169.5
Day 22: 8/04: 169.3
Day 23: 8/05: DNW
Day 24: 8/06: 168.7 I'm happy I hit 168.x, and happy my one-day binge was just that - ONE day!!
Day 25: 8/07: 168.7
Day 26: 8/08: 168.6
Day 27: 8/09: 169.2 The good news is this bounce up had nothing to do with me bingeing again, thank goodness. It will go back down in a few days
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Challenge Starting Weight: 171.1
Challenge Ending Weight:
Total Weight Loss for Challenge:4 -
Highest Weight 317
Starting Again 312
Round 9 start 291
Day 1 7/14:293
Day 2 7/15:291.4
Day 3 7/16:291.2
Day 4 7/17:292
1st Week Goal Weight: 287
1st Week Actual Weight: 289.2
Day 5 7/18:289.4
Day 6 7/19:289.4
Day 7 7/20:290.2
Day 8 7/21:290.4
Day 9 7/22:291.7
Day 10 7/23:293
Day 11 7/24:290.8
2nd Week Goal Weight: 285
2ndWeek Actual Weight: 290.8
Day 12 7/25:291.3
Day 13 7/26:288
Day 14 7/27:287.3
Day 15 7/28:288
Day 16 7/29:286.8
Day 17 7/30:286.8
Day 18 7/31:287.6
3rd Week Goal Weight: 288
3rd Week Actual Weight: 287.6
Day 19 8/1:287.4
Day 20 8/2:287
Day 21 8/3 287.7
Day 22 8/4:286.7
Day 23 8/5:286.2
Day 24 8/6:285
Day 25 8/7:284.6
4th Week Goal Weight: 285
4th Week Actual Weight:284.6
Day 26 8/8:283
Day 27 8/9:281.6
Day 28 8/10:281.8
Day 29 8/11:282.2
Day 30 8/12:
Day 31 8/13:
Day 32 8/14:
5th Week Goal Weight: 283
5th Week Actual Weight:4 -
Highest Weight: ~190 lbs (2019)
Round #9 Start Weight: 178.3
Ultimate Goal Weight: 125 lbs
June Loss: -3.2 lbs
July Loss: -3.6 lbs
Total Lost So Far: -6.8 lbs
Day 1: Wed, 7/14: 178.3
Day 2: Thurs, 7/15: 178.6
Day 3: Fri, 7/16: 179
Day 4: Sat, 7/17: N/A (out all day P1)
1st Week Goal Weight: 180
1st Week Actual Weight: 178.6 (avg.)
Day 5: Sun, 7/18: N/A (out all day P2)
Day 6: Mon, 7/19: 179.5
Day 7: Tues, 7/20: 180.3
Day 8: Wed, 7/21: 179.3
Day 9: Thurs, 7/22: 179.3
Day 10: Fri, 7/23: 179
Day 11: Sat, 7/24: 180.6
2nd Week Goal Weight: 179
2ndWeek Actual Weight: 179.66 (avg.)
Day 12: Sun, 7/25: 180.6
Day 13: Mon, 7/26: 180.2
Day 14: Tues, 7/27: 180.0
Day 15: Wed, 7/28: 180.2
Day 16: Thurs, 7/29: 180.0
Day 17: Fri, 7/30: 180.0
Day 18: Sat, 7/31: 180.1
3rd Week Goal Weight: 178
3rd Week Actual Weight: 180.15 (avg.)
Day 19: Sun, 8/1: 179.2
Day 20: Mon, 8/2: 180.8
Day 21: Tues, 8/3 182.3
Day 22: Wed, 8/4: 181.4
Day 23: Thurs, 8/5: 181.3
Day 24: Fri, 8/6: 182.5
Day 25: Sat, 8/7: 181.5
4th Week Goal Weight: 177
4th Week Actual Weight: 181.2 (avg.)
Day 26: Sun, 8/8: 181.3
Day 27: Mon, 8/9: 182.0
Day 28: Tues, 8/10: 181.6
Day 29: Wed, 8/11: 181.3
Day 30: Thurs, 8/12:
Day 31: Fri, 8/13:
Day 32: Sat, 8/14:
5th Week Goal Weight: 176
5th Week Actual Weight:
3 -
Highest Weight 317
Starting Again 312
Round 9 start 291
Day 1 7/14:293
Day 2 7/15:291.4
Day 3 7/16:291.2
Day 4 7/17:292
1st Week Goal Weight: 287
1st Week Actual Weight: 289.2
Day 5 7/18:289.4
Day 6 7/19:289.4
Day 7 7/20:290.2
Day 8 7/21:290.4
Day 9 7/22:291.7
Day 10 7/23:293
Day 11 7/24:290.8
2nd Week Goal Weight: 285
2ndWeek Actual Weight: 290.8
Day 12 7/25:291.3
Day 13 7/26:288
Day 14 7/27:287.3
Day 15 7/28:288
Day 16 7/29:286.8
Day 17 7/30:286.8
Day 18 7/31:287.6
3rd Week Goal Weight: 288
3rd Week Actual Weight: 287.6
Day 19 8/1:287.4
Day 20 8/2:287
Day 21 8/3 287.7
Day 22 8/4:286.7
Day 23 8/5:286.2
Day 24 8/6:285
Day 25 8/7:284.6
4th Week Goal Weight: 285
4th Week Actual Weight:284.6
Day 26 8/8:283
Day 27 8/9:281.6
Day 28 8/10:281.8
Day 29 8/11:282.2
Day 30 8/12:284
Day 31 8/13:
Day 32 8/14:
5th Week Goal Weight: 283
5th Week Actual Weight:
so feel a bit bloated today and it shows in my daily weight....oh well lets just keep plodding!3 -
100 Days of Weighing In - Round 9
2021 Word: Peace
About Me
Female, Age 34, 5'3", Proud Aussie
Highest weight: 305.1 (August 14th, 2020)
Current round start weight: 273.4
History & Goals
2017: Weighed around 275 lbs, had a cancer scare and started IVF
2018: Successful IVF on our third transfer, gave birth in December to a healthy baby boy
2019: Returned to work, gained progressively, weighed around 300 lbs
2020: Hit my highest ever weight of 305 lbs, decided I could not let this continue and rediscovered MFP. Lost about 15 lbs and finished the year at 293 lbs.
2021: Ups and downs but slow and steady progress, lost another 20 lbs so far this year.
I have a goal ladder that helps me stay focused on teeny tiny little milestones.
Current goal ladder rung: Lost 15kg!
Current Focus:
1. Sleep (target: 7 hours per night)
2. Calorie deficit (target: any)
3. Exercise consistency (target: 20 mins per day)
4. Screen-free before bed (target: 5 nights per week)
5. Limit social media (target: sub-60 minutes per day)Day 1: Wed, 7/14: 273.4 - all focus goals complete for today!1st Week Goal Weight: 273.0
Day 2: Thurs, 7/15: 272.5 - all focus complete for today! Down 0.9 lbs, probably water weight as I was retaining last week and have dropped a lot in the last few days.
Day 3: Fri, 7/16: 272.7 - didn't have a good day yesterday, overate and didn't exercise.
Day 4: Sat, 7/17: 272.3 - another sub-par day with no exercise and overating! I refeed on the weekends, but not usually by this much. Need to refocus today.
1st Week Actual Weight: 272.3
1st Week Weight Lost: 1.1 lbsDay 5: Sun, 7/18: 275.1 - ate pizza last night, the sodium has caused a blip of water weight. It will come back down!2nd Week Goal Weight: 271.0
Day 6: Mon, 7/19: 274.3 - had a much better day, calorie-wise. Went for a nice walk to a nearby park with my son and my sister and played there for a while, and did some yoga in the evening which was a nice stretch. Water weight is coming back down, hope to see that continue.
Day 7: Tues, 7/20: 273.2 - had another good day. Stayed in my calorie range and did a YouTube step class video which worked up a great sweat. Hoping to see the scale continue to move down as I drop that water weight I picked up last week!
Day 8: Wed, 7/21: 272.7 - another good day, almost got the water weight gone. Stayed in my calorie range and played Beat Saber on my VR for 20 minutes before it was time to wind down for bed. I had planned to play for longer but my sister dropped by for a visit and didn't leave until 9:30pm! Took my toddler to his first Kinder Gym class and he loved it, so he will be able to go each week and I'll go to the gym while he's in class. I don't get to the gym much but it's right around the corner from the dance studio so it will work out well.
Day 9: Thurs, 7/22: 272.5 - another good day, but don't think I'll hit my adjusted goal for this week. I was originally aiming for 272 but changed it after I finished Week 1 with such a low number. I hope I can hit that original goal, it's still a good target for me!
Day 10: Fri, 7/23: 272.3 - another good day, everything on target for the day and back to where I finished Week 1.
Day 11: Sat, 7/24: 272.9 - water retention
2nd Week Actual Weight: 272.9
2nd Week Weight Lost: +0.6 lbsDay 12: Sun, 7/25: 273.43rd Week Goal Weight: 271.9
Day 13: Mon, 7/26: 273.6 - retaining a lot of water. I had good deficits all week last week, so I know the scale will catch up eventually!
Day 14: Tues, 7/27: 272.7 - still retaining water, but starting to see it drop off which is good. Had an ok day yesterday, with a good deficit.
Day 15: Wed, 7/28: 272.9 - had a good day yesterday with a good deficit, went to the gym for a bit while my son was in his kinder gym class. Was disappointed to find they don't have kettlebells! Unless they're out in the back room, I didn't go out there.
Day 16: Thurs, 7/29: 272.3 - wasn't the best of days but still finished with a deficit. Had planned to do a good workout in the evening so I'd eaten a bit more in the day, but ended up getting two bad nosebleeds in the evening so could only manage a short walk.
Day 17: Fri, 7/30: 271.4 - didn't have a great day but again had a deficit. Good to see the water weight I was carrying is gone now and my consistent deficits are showing up on the scale!
Day 18: Sat, 7/31: 272.3 - Falling into a funk again. Need to get back on track! Tomorrow is a new day, and a new month. We got this.
3rd Week Actual Weight: 272.3
3rd Week Weight Lost: 0.6 lbsDay 19: Sun, 8/1: 270.5 - no idea what's caused this little whoosh today but I'm grateful for it. Start of a new month, lots to look forward to!4th Week Goal Weight: 270.9
Day 20: Mon, 8/2: 270.7 - glad to see the whoosh wasn't just a one-off!
Day 21: Tues, 8/3 270.5 - making good choices this week and staying as active as I can manage with time constraints!
Day 22: Wed, 8/4: 271.2 - not sure what has caused me to retain some water, maybe lack of sleep contributing. My rings are fitting a little tighter today so I know I'm retaining fluid!
Day 23: Thurs, 8/5: 269.6 - Yessssss! Hard work and consistency pays off!!
Day 24: Fri, 8/6: 270.7 - a little blip from too much sodium and fat. It will come back off.
Day 25: Sat, 8/7: 271.2 - it was my birthday so I allowed myself to indulge! Unfortunate timing for the end of the week but I'm ok with it.
4th Week Actual Weight: 271.2
4th Week Weight Lost: 1.1 lbs
Day 26: Sun, 8/8: 272.5 - birthday shenanigans playing havoc on my scale. I'm still ok with it for now.
Day 27: Mon, 8/9: 272.1 - starting to drop off again which is good!
Day 28: Tues, 8/10: 272.9 - ate takeaway for dinner, and ate too much.
Day 29: Wed, 8/11: 271.8
Day 30: Thurs, 8/12: 272.3
Day 31: Fri, 8/13:
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5th Week Goal Weight: 270
5th Week Actual Weight: TBADay 33: Sun, 8/15:
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6th Week Goal Weight: 269
6th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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7th Week Goal Weight: 268
7th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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8th Week Goal Weight: 267
8th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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9th Week Goal Weight: 266
9th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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10th Week Goal Weight: 265
10th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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11th Week Goal Weight: 264
11th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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12th Week Goal Weight: 263
12th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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13th Week Goal Weight: 262
13th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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14th Week Goal Weight: 261
14th Week Actual Weight: TBA
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15th Week Goal Weight: 260.3
15th Week Actual Weight: TBA
Challenge Starting Weight: 273.4
Original Challenge Goal: 259.3
Revised Challenge Goal: 260.3
Challenge Ending Weight: TBA
Total Weight Loss for Challenge: TBA4 -
100 Days of Accountability 7/14-10/21I need to quit losing the same pounds over and over. If you are tired of starting over, STOP giving up.
Female, Age 60, 5’3”
Challenge Starting Weight: 205 (7/13)
Challenge Goal: <195
History & Goals
Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in day out.
Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
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)
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
🎯 Mini Goals & Weight:
* 50 lbs lost never to be found: 195
* Obese stage 1 BMI 34.9: 197
* Onederland: 199
* Weigh less than DH: 206 (April 2021) ✔️:)
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150's
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, strength training, 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; ~12-16 AF days per month; limit 1-2 glasses per day)Day 1: Wed, 7/14: 207.0 Walked .9 + 1.75 miles, swimming, 1565 cal, 68 net carbs, AF. Hiking in Brazos State Park & swimming to entertain my daughter-in-law’s 5 yr old niece that is visiting. Came too close to an alligator! Wow that is a strange & disappointing jump up on the scale this morning! Could sweet potato fries do that much damage at lunch?
Day 2: Thurs, 7/15: 207.2 Walked 4.5 miles, bike 30 min, squats, hand weights, cal, net carbs, 1 Torchy’s Tini. Chili for lunch and Torchy’s for dinner. Walked the dog to my home owners’ assoc. local lap pool (heated during the winter) to see if my key card still works which was much further than I thought but a nice walk (better than jumping in the car!). It is still active so I guess I need to consider adding swimming laps to my routine. The dog & I were both exhausted walking in the heat but we beat the rain! Need to make a point to get out earlier in the morning.
Day 3: Fri, 7/16: 207.4 WI at 4am. Walk 2 + 1.3 miles, weeding/gardening, 2187 cal, 141 net carbs, AF (Neon Zebra margarita mocktail). Pizza for lunch & quesadillas for dinner. Need to clean up my meal planning.
Day 4: Sat, 7/17: 206.2 Walk 1 + 1.3 miles, 1892 cal, 95 net carbs, 3 glasses wine.
1st Week Goal Weight: 204.x Repeating goal until I hit it
1st Week Actual Weight: 206.2 (7 day avg 206.1)
1st Week Weight Loss: +1.2
Not even close. I was at 205 the day before the challenge started and it should have been easy peasy to make a 204.x goal. But on day 1 my weight skyrocketed. Finally got it going back down. Now to continue breaking through that 205 barrier.
Day 5: Sun, 7/18: 207.0 Walk 1.3 miles , 1511 cal, 83 net carbs, 4 glasses wine. Nice morning breakfast outside then farmers market with DD & her husband & dogs. A pretty lazy day but did throw out more stuff as I anticipate a possible move. Also sorted more of my kids’ medical, scouting and school records along with their birth, baptism, lifeguarding & other certificates to pass along to them. The idea of moving elsewhere away from the kids and all the community I’ve built up over the past 30 years in Houston is starting to stress me out. Drinking more, not paying attention to the meal planning, not sleeping well (dreams of what if) and in general riddled with anxiety.
Day 6: Mon, 7/19: 205.9 Walked 3.2 miles, 1480 cal, 76 net carbs, 4 glasses wine. Good day. Kids came over to cook burgers for lunch and chat.
Day 7: Tues, 7/20: 207.1 Walked 3.25 miles, gardened, 1509 cal, 122 net carbs, AF. Lunch & dinner with friends first Thai and then Mediterranean so I’m assuming that this is sodium or hidden calories since I was in the green 246 calories yesterday. Plan is to stay on track today and drink LOTS of water.
Day 8: Wed, 7/21: 204.9 Walk 4.5 + 1.3 miles, bike 30 min, squats & hand weights, 1252 cal, 110 net carbs, AF. Big swoosh from yesterday which was an obvious sodium uptick. Now to keep this below 205 for the rest of the week!
Day 9: Thurs, 7/22: 204.3 Walk 3 + 1.3 miles, garden, 1161 cal, 49 net carbs, AF. Tried Kombucha for the first time. Kevita sparkling Lemon Cayenne. Nice change of pace!
Day 10: Fri, 7/23: 204.6 Walk 3.3 miles, garden, 1439 cal, 77 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine. Today I’m meeting an old friend to walk the paths on Buffalo Bayou downtown Houston, Cisterns tour, and picnic!
Day 11: Sat, 7/24: 204.5 Walked 2 + 3.4 + .6 miles Buffalo Bayou, 1564 cal, 101 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine. Wonderful active day! Closed all my rings plus overlapped the rings on the Apple Watch. 19550 steps!
2nd Week Goal Weight: 204.x Repeating goal until I hit it
2nd Week Actual Weight: 204.5 (7 day avg 205.5)
2nd Week Weight Loss: 1.7
Nailed it! 4 days in a row
Day 12: Sun, 7/25: 205.0 Walk 3.2 + .6 miles, 1538 cal, 120 net carbs, AF. Grimaldi’s pizza … need I say more? Drinking water!
Day 13: Mon, 7/26: 204.6 Walk 3.6 miles, bike 30 min, squats. plank & hand weights, 1649 cal, 64 net carbs, AF. Woke up too early and I was exhausted all day. Tried on every pant in my closet which was interesting. I’m pear shape size 18. I already threw out the size 20 & 22 pants. Put everything that was too small in another area to pull out when I’m 10 pounds lighter because though size 16 fits it doesn’t look great. I’m really apprehensive about this 1 hr Strong and Fit total body workout I signed up to take once per week. But I think it will be good for my bones & muscles as I age and hopefully it will help shape my legs, tummy and arms!
Day 14: Tues, 7/27: 204.6 Walk 3.2 + .6 miles, 14200 steps, total body workout class 1 hr, 1552 cal, 103 net carbs, AF. Survived my first Strong & Fit class one-hour total body workout increases muscle strength and endurance by using light weights and high repetition. Lots of lunges, squats, planks and such with tons of arm movement. Sore this morning.
Day 15: Wed, 7/28: 205.2 Walk 4.6 + 1.4 miles, bike 30 min, 2044 cal, 120 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Almost 500 cal in snacks during the day then changed dinner plans and went to a favorite Italian restaurant. Undid all my great efforts exercising in the morning.
Day 16: Thurs, 7/29: 205.0 Walk 2.3 miles, swim 400m, 2171 cal, 84 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. I’m really starting to feel all the muscles in my body adding the strength training Monday and then swimming Wednesday on top of my regular walking dog 100miles/month and bike 1x/wk.
Day 17: Fri, 7/30: 205.6 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walk 2 miles, long 5+ hr car ride, 11602 cal, 127 net carbs, AF. Got up and walked at 6am yesterday since I knew I was taking my mom to the doctor before driving to the camp. It all makes for a very long day.
Day 18: Sat, 7/31: 205.4 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3.6 miles, power washed the dock, 1789 cal, 108 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Took mom to the rehab center for her wrist and a lady behind us fell … took 3 people to get her up. Then neighbor at the camp fell hitting her head. She is 101 years old. Helped her until ambulance was able to make it out to our remote location. Then when her husband brought her back home he called again for me to help get her into bed. I did not sleep well. After seeing these 2 fall I REALLY want to lose weight. Being old, obese and not very mobile is not in my vision of my future. Ready to tackle August and lose more weight.
3rd Week Goal Weight: <204
3rd Week Actual Weight: 205.4 (7 day avg 205.1)
3rd Week Weight Loss: +0.9
Let my low 204s slip away
Day 19: Sun, 8/1: 205.6 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 2.2 miles completing my 100 miles in July walking the dog! Gardening, fishing, 1435 cal, 86 net carbs, AF.
Day 20: Mon, 8/2: 205.6 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walk .5 miles, fishing/casting for 3 hours and caught nothing, gardening digging up mom’s sago palm pups which is hard work, 1676 cal, 102 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Not surprised … pizza for lunch & pasta for dinner. Fished in the morning and it was too hot to walk the dog in the afternoon. Headed back home today.
Day 21: Tues, 8/3: 204.4 Walked 2.2 miles, long 5+ hr drive, cut and trashed large limb that fell out of neighbor’s tree into my yard while we were gone … plus cut the damage it made on my redbud tree, 1533cal, 81 net carbs, AF, tons of water. Behind on my walking toward 100 mile goal this week so I need to get walking.
Day 22: Wed, 8/4: 202.8 Whoosh! Walked 3.1 + 2.2 miles, Bike 30min, 1552 cal, 71 net carbs, AF, guzzling water. Lightning when I got to the pool so delayed swimming laps until Thursday. Over 18000 steps today! All my rings closed and overlapped.
Day 23: Thurs, 8/5: 202.5 Walked 3.4 + 1 miles, Strength class 1 hr, 1532 cal, 83 net carbs, AF. Over 15.5k steps. Took my DIL out for birthday lunch at Bistro Menil and went to the Menil Art Museum. It is Houston Restaurant Weeks all of August! LOTS of really nice places that have special menus.
https://houstonrestaurantweeks.com/search/#menu-bistro-menil
Day 24: Fri, 8/6: 202.9 Walked 3 + 1 miles, swam laps 400m, 1682 cal, 83 net carbs, AF.
🩺 Annual Physical & bloodwork today so fasting this morning.
Day 25: Sat, 8/7: 203.7 Walked 1.3 miles then took the day off from other activity. 1404 cal, 56 net carbs, 2 wine. NOT enough water. DH & I were fasting for physical & bloodwork which went well. Then we went to Pappadeaux’s for a really nice lunch! Changed my plan for dinner … moved salmon night out to next Friday since I had not yet purchased the fish. I was able to take last night’s smoked chicken and make chicken salad wraps to go with our wine for a relaxing TGIF at home!
4th Week Goal Weight: <204
4th Week Actual Weight: 203.7 (7 day avg 203.9)
4th Week Weight Loss: 1.7
I’ll take it!
Day 26: Sun, 8/8: 203.1 Walk 4.75 + .6 miles, Bike 30 min, 1569 cal, 68 net carbs, 3 wine. Tackled a long walk early in the day to make up for my lack of progress toward 100 miles in August AND try to get back down to 202.x.
Day 27: Mon, 8/9: 203.2 Walked 1.4 miles, 1180 cal, 55 net carbs, AF. Books books books … reading & listening.
Day 28: Tues, 8/10: 202.4 Walked 3.1 + .6 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1678 cal, 91 net carbs, AF.
Day 29: Wed, 8/11: 202.2 Walked 3 miles, Bike 30 min, 1415 cal, 83 net carbs, AF. Started planning a road trip for October up to TN & NC! Ordered a couple of new pairs of shorts and a swim suit since both are falling off me … which doesn’t work well when going to the strength training class or swimming laps.
Day 30: Thurs, 8/12: 202.1 Walked 3.4 + 1.3 miles, 1588 cal, 137 net carbs, AF. More planning for our trip this fall as well as making plans to remodel & repair our home.
Day 31: Fri, 8/13:
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5th Week Goal Weight: <202
5th Week Actual Weight:
5th Week Weight Loss:3 -
Thanks @Miyoka_Tata
I am Dawn. 60, 5'2
Began MFP Oct 28.18 at 191 pounds
UGW 110-115
This is my 7th round on this thread: Round 1 loss 3.7, Round 2 loss 2.7, Round 3 loss 8.9, Round 4 loss 4.0
Round 5 loss 4.6. Round 6 - gain of 0.08
24.8 pound loss over 601 days.
I always reach for a 10 pound loss each 100 even though that hasn't happened.
I keep track of calories left over at the end of each day, in the Green on the MFP tracker. My aim is 500+ average calories in the Green each day (deficit) - this would lead to a 5lb loss over 100 days.Day 1 7/14:132.2 - Wish that I had weighed this yesterday instead of 133.9 to end the previous 100! 312 in the GreenDay 26: Sun, 8/8: 136.0 - Double ouch. So hard to lose it, and so quick and easy to put it back on. 675 in the Green
Day 2 7/15: 132.2 - Usually my weight jumps around quite around a bit, nice to see that I didn't somehow gain. 489 in the Green
Day 3 7/16: 133.1 - Had Beef Palak last night 803 in the Green
Day 4 7/17: 132.9 - 390 in the Green
1st Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - Aimed for this all last 100, starting there
1st Week Actual Weight: 132.9
Calorie Deficit (Green on the Tracker): 1994. Divided by the 4 days is 798.5, very close to my goal of having a 500 calories deficit each day (3500 calories in a pound, so shooting to lose 1 pound per week)
Day 5: Sun, 7/18: 133.3 - owch. 616 in the Green
Day 6: Mon, 7/19: 133.9 - I didn't do anything to gain. I will keep plugging along though. I am working out of town today and have scheduled 2 visits with separate groups up there once I finish my work, and then another back here. Would have been nice to have a cushion since there will be drinks and snacks at all 3. 334 in the Green
Day 7: Tues, 7/20: 132.8 - I have an evening shift today and a split shift tomorrow. I don't like eating so late, but I eat so many vegetables with my dinner that I don't eat before work so that I am not gassy lol. 906 in the Green
Day 8: Wed, 7/21: 133.3 - Late dinner, as tonight will be because of my work schedule. I really do know that eating late is a killer to my weight loss, but it is what it is. 391 in the Green
Day 9: Thurs, 7/22: 132.8 - Bouncing around as usual. Of course i would rather be bouncing around in the 120s, hopefully eventually! 917 in the Green
Day 10: Fri, 7/23: 132.7 - Late dinner last night again due to work schedule. 313 in the Green
Day 11: Sat, 7/24: 132.1 - Tonight will be late dinner again. 389 in the Green
2nd Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - Aimed for this all last 100, starting there
2nd Week Actual Weight: 132.1
Calorie Deficit (Green on the Tracker): 3866 - Average 552, so should have lost a pound and did.
Day 12 Sun 7/25: 132.4 - My work schedule is posted, I am working the day shifts until Friday, eating dinner earlier will be a benefit to my weight loss I believe. 970 in the Green
Day 13 Mon 7/26: 132.4 - I got a bunch of yard work done yesterday (drop in the bucket) even though it is smoky around here. 1070 in the Green
Day 14 Tues 7/27: 132.2 - Huge calorie burn yesterday, dance workout to warm up, HIIT with weights to follow, gardening/yard time before work and after work, plus the 300-400 that I usually burn at work running around. Back to start weight. 217 in the Green
Day 15 Wed 7/28: 132.1 55 in the Green
Day 16 Thurs 7/29: 134.8 - Ouch 595 in the Green
Day 17 Fri 7/30: 134.8 - Not happy about this of course, but taking it in stride. Hopefully my 500 deficit that I aim for will average out over the week, I haven't had time for workouts because of being wrapped up trying to fix my car issues. Spent the entire day yesterday buying a new one, but still have to deal with the dead one in the retail parking lot. On evening shifts for the next couple of weeks, so eating times are a challenge for me. 325 in the Green
Day 18 Sat 7/31: 133.8 - Down a pound since yesterday, carved out time to work out. My body will just have to get used to eating late after work. 866 in the Green
3rd Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - Aimed for this all last 100, starting there
3rd Week Actual Weight: 133.8 - Gain of 1.4 this week, don't want this to get away from me.
Calorie Deficit (Green on the Tracker): 4098
Day 19: Sun, 8/1: 132.9 - My internal clock is off working evening shifts, glad to see a tiny drop. Last week was kind of disastrous on the scale. I had planned an indulgent day after tonight's shift, we'll see. 243 in the Green
Day 20: Mon, 8/2: 133.3 - We had a bit of drizzle last night, hoping that it will help with the fires 574 in the Green
Day 21: Tues, 8/3: 133.3 - 738 in the Green
Day 22: Wed, 8/4: 132.9 - Maybe my body is getting used to the evening shifts and late dinner. 374 in the Green
Day 23: Thurs, 8/5: 132.8 - was planning some indulgence tonight after work, we'll see. 93 in the Green
Day 24: Fri, 8/6: 134.2 - Had wings last night, but also only 3 hours of sleep and water before weighing at 4am. I'm sure tomorrow's number will be better. Day off today, so will get lots of workouts and yard work done, not another day off until next Thursday. 371 in the Green
Day 25: Sat, 8/7: 134.3 - Wings again 468 in the Green
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4th Week Actual Weight: 134.3
Calorie Deficit (Green on the Tracker): 2861 - not enough to lose a pound
Day 27: Mon, 8/9: 135.5 - It was so nice to eat dinner at a normal time. 1248 in the4 Green!!
Day 28: Tues, 8/10: 132.6 - Ended up with evening shifts after all, on top of day shifts. Burned a tonne yesterday after an unexpected shift. Didn't finish dinner until 11:30pm. 590
Day 29: Wed, 8/11: 131.7 - Very pleased with this, but will try not to get complacent after the huge jump in weight recently. Glad to see the drop a few days after the big calorie burn. Holding off on ribs for this month so far. 407 in the Green
Day 30: Thurs, 8/12: 132.9 - I basically only had snacks and Mojitos with a friend, no dinner.
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5th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - Aimed for this all last 100, seems a bit ambitious at this point, but going for it anyway
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100 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ July 14 through Oct 21, 2021
My Name is Donna, Age 61. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 159-154
“We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou
Ending Weight Last Round (start weight this round): 195.2 lbs
Day 01 – 07/14 …..196.0 Trend Weight: 197.0
Day 02 – 07/15 …..196.8 Trend Weight: 197.9
Day 03 – 07/16 …..195.6….. Trend Weight: 197.7
Day 04 – 07/17 …..195.4….. Trend Weight: 197.5
Day 05 - 07/18 …..194.8….. Trend Weight: 197.2
Day 06 – 07/19 …..194.0….. Trend Weight: 196.9
Day 07 – 07/20 …..194.4…… Trend Weight: 196.6
Day 08 – 07/21 …..193.4….. Trend Weight: 196.3
Day 09 – 07/22 …..194.2….. Trend Weight: 196.1
Day 10 – 07/23 …..196.4….. Trend Weight: 196.1
Day 11 – 07/24 …..196.6….. Trend Weight: 196.2
Day 12 – 07/25 …..194.8….. Trend Weight: 196.0
Day 13 – 07/26 …..194.8….. Trend Weight: 195.9
Day 14 – 07/27 …..193.4….. Trend Weight: 195.7
Day 15 – 07/28 …..193.2….. Trend Weight: 195.4
Day 16 – 07/29 …..194.4….. Trend Weight: 195.3
Day 17 - 07/30 …..194.2….. Trend Weight: 195.2
Day 18 – 07/31 …..192.4….. Trend Weight: 194.9
Actual Weight Loss in July……………….. 3.8 lbs lost (partial month)
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..3.8 lbs
Day 19 – 08/01 …..191.4….. Trend Weight: 194.6……Didn’t have much time to eat yesterday and dinner was very late (within 1 hour of bed). No water here since yesterday morning due to well problems. Seal was fixed (???) but no one can get the pump primed. Perhaps the check gauge went out when it was turned off? IDK but this is horrible!
Day 20 – 08/02 …..189.6….. Trend Weight: 194.1…… Thrilled with this number but I must be honest and say that I could be slightly dehydrated. Due to the well problems and no water since Saturday morning, I have had to be a bit stingy with my water usage and intake. This may go back up when the well pump is fixed. Plumber is going to try to get out here this evening. If not, then tomorrow. Ugh!!! In any case, yesterday was a good day overall in the journey. I ate at the top of my calorie allowance due to peanut butter on a plain bagel. After counting carbs for the past few years with no mind to calories, I was S.H.O.C.K.E.D at what the calorie content was when I later logged it. 500 calories for a plain bagel with 3 measured TBSP of Jif creamy peanutbutter! Never will those 2 things go together again and in my mouth at the same time! I was trying to up my protein as my logging shows I have been consistently under in the protein department. I also added yogurt nearly everyday to help boost it. I need to do more. Anyway, I was happy to see a new decade on the scale but I will not trust it until I get to 187 point anything.
Day 21 – 08/03 …..190.4….. Trend Weight: 193.7……So, I was starving yesterday after a couple of days of weight loss. My body wants it’s fat back! I caved in and ate cheese pizza (no crust). 700 calories worth. However, I stayed within all my goals. I guzzled water with it as the well man got the well flowing again. I always gain after pizza and guzzling water with it sunk me for sure. However, I made my other meals small and healthy to make up for it. 1275 calories in / 2528 calories out. 13,091 total steps. 5.5 total miles, 7 floors, 44 minutes of planned and documented extra exercise, I slept 4 hours 33 minutes last night and my trend weight went down 0.4. My fat percentage according to my scale and verified by trendweight went down 0.1. I am going to work toward getting into the 180’s now that I briefly touched them. My doctor’s appointment is on Thursday (blood glucose and overall checkup). My doctor would be thrilled to see that. I am still happy to report that I haven’t had a severe glucose drop in awhile.
Day 22 – 08/04 …..191.6….. Trend Weight: 193.5……Decided on an impromptu trip out of town with my son to get him out of the house and to shop for DGD’s 1st birthday in August. Steps inaccurate on tracker because when pushing the cart without arm movement, it doesn’t actually count the steps and I shopped for many hours in many stores and a strip mall. Quiltingjaine recommends putting tracker on ankle during shopping times but mine doesn’t fit around my ankle. I guess that means my legs are still way too thick lol! In any case, my meal was moderate (brought half home for lunch today) but was still way over plan. Arrived home at 10:15 pm due to travel time also. Staying on point today. Doctor appointment tomorrow.
Day 23 – 08/05 …..191.2….. Trend Weight: 193.3……I was hoping to drop down a little more than this overnight but I can’t get my water intake in as I am conserving what I can. The well went out again yesterday morning. I waited all day for the guy to show up to fix it and he finally texted at 7:30 pm he wasn’t coming afterall. Doctors today and my body is in need of a deep cleaning first! I’m going to hit up the part-time neighbor for shower for me and my son as we are both going to the doctors. I feel like I’m in a nightmare!
Day 24 – 08/06 …..190.0….. Trend Weight: 193.1……That is an unexpected drop after making some bad choices yesterday. I ate all my calories back from exercise. Although I was in the green, it showed only 79 calories left (I ate about 1690). I must stop eating my emotions! So disgusted with this well situation although he finally came by yesterday evening and got it going even if it is loud and kind of rattling/banging. Now, this afternoon he has cancelled the replacement appointment for this weekend saying his schedule is busier than he thought. He is aiming for next week. I pray this prime on this well pump will keep the water flowing until then. Last time it last about 1 ½ days. My mammogram and oncology appointment down in Ann Arbor Michigan (about 4 hours from home each way) is coming up next Thursday. What I weigh now is very close to what I weighed last time I saw them (pre Covid). Thank goodness I reigned it in. Keeping my weight down is actually key with the type of breast cancer that I have (in remission). All the more reason to just keep going……
Day 25 – 08/07 …..190.0….. Trend Weight: 192.8……I am hoping to catch sight of the 180’s again. I touched down at 189 point something the other day. I know I can do it again!
Day 26 – 08/08 …..190.6….. Trend Weight: 192.6……I was raiding the refrigerator at 3:00 AM starving (not a glucose drop). I ended up eating into my exercise calories and was in the red by 46 calories by the time I was finished. I went back into MFP and changed my food log to reflect it for yesterday (even though my original calculations were already posted on the home thread). Is that what I am supposed to do? I am assuming it is so that the record stays accurate. The hunger felt real, but I am famous for self-sabotage too. After a good doctor’s report……. After being so close to the 180’s in my weight yesterday……..Self-Sabotage would be typical for me. Now that I am filled with regret, guilt and shame I will probably have no problem sticking to plan today.
Day 27 – 08/09 …..189.6….. Trend Weight: 192.3……Happy to be back in the 180’s by a hair. Come on 187 point anything! It is then that I will be confident enough to bid the final farewell to the 190’s.
Day 28 – 08/10 …..189.6….. Trend Weight: 192.0……Holding onto the 180’s and not letting go! My annual mammogram and Oncologist appointment is Thursday for the breast cancer re-checks. 4 hour drive each way. 2 hours of sitting between the 2 appointments also at the University Hospital. I know there will be meals out that day during travel but I will be back on my pre-prepped home meals on Friday. Cooking for them already! My clothes are getting very loose and my bones are coming back where I once couldn’t find them anymore. It’s a great feeling and a very healthy thing for me, especially in regards to the cancer. I think my Oncologist will be pleased too.
Day 29 – 08/11 …..189.6….. Trend Weight: 191.8……Third day in a row at the same weight and the same body fat percentage. Way less walking and movement yesterday didn’t help I suppose but I did stay busy on some projects. I’m happy that my overall trend weight and trend fat are still coming down though. I, too, like to track this so I am also going to be adding my trend weights in. Small daily fluctuations do not freak me out if I know I am still maintaining good progress in my trend weights. The trends don’t tend to jump all around and fluctuate like the scale does although mine has been moving down pretty dramatically and steadily due to the over 20 drop since May which has greatly affected it. It will likely level off more when it is closer to matching my actual scale weight.
Day 30 – 08/12 …..190.0….. (Trend Weight 191.6)…… Weight slightly up due to late dinner and early weigh-in. Traveling today to the cancer center for the annual mamm and check-up. Scale will be up tomorrow but it will only be temporary. Keeping positive thoughts here!
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Challenge Starting Weight: 195.2
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My friend brought over these super fun napkins
We had 2 types, Mojito mint and Chocolate Mint.
This is the finished product of the Chocolate mint concoction
The Mojito mint Mojitos we put in the blender instead of the shaker
And here is how my peppers are coming along. I let dill grow wild everwhere, so that is some dill in one of the pepper beds
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Highest Weight 174.5
Starting Weight: 161.8
Goal Weight: 140
Day 1: 7/14:161.4
Day 2: 7/15:161.0
Day 3: 7/16:160.6
Day 4: 7/17:160.6
1st Week Goal Weight: 159
1st Week Actual Weight:160.6
Day 5: 7/18: 161.0
Day 6: 7/19: 161.0
Day 7: 7/20: 161.0
Day 8: 7/21: 159.8
Day 9: 7/22:160.3
Day 10: 7/23:160.5
Day 11: 7/24: 160.2
2nd Week Goal Weight: 159
2ndWeek Actual Weight:160.2
Day 12 7/25:160.3
Day 13 7/26: 160.4
Day 14 7/27:DNW
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Day 16 7/29:DNW
Day 17 7/30:160.6
Day 18 7/31: 161.5
3rd Week Goal Weight: 159
3rd Week Actual Weight:161.5
Day 19 8/01: 160.4
Day 20 8/02: 161.2
Day 21 8/03: 160.4
Day 22 8/04:160.6
Day 23 8/05: 160.0
Day 24 8/06: 161.2
Day 25 8/07: DNW Camping
4th Week Goal Weight: 159
4th Week Actual Weight: 161.2
Day 26 8/08: DNW Camping
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Day 28 8/10: DNW Camping
Day 29 8/11: DNW Camping
Day 30 8/12: 165.0 Went camping/kayaking and had lots of fun. My diet was not the best, but the amount of exercise I got was much more than I usually get so I am confused as to the weight gain. I am sunburned and my feet, legs and hands are a bit swollen so I will see in a day or two if it goes down much. Either way, its time to get back on track..and back to work. I will sure miss that view I had from my tent though.
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Thank you @Miyoka_Tata - I've been waiting for this challenge to begin fresh again so I could join. I love the idea of a 100-day challenge.
Heaviest weight ever: 186.0
Weight when I came back to MFP on May 10: 183.1
First Goal: 160's
Second Goal: 162
Day 01: 7/14: 171.1
Day 02: 7/15: 171.0
Day 03: 7/16: 171.0
Day 04: 7/17: 171.5
Day 05: 7/18: 170.6
Day 06: 7/19: 170.4
Day 07: 7/20: 170.0
Day 08: 7/21: 170.2
Day 09: 7/22: DNW
Day 10: 7/23: 170.1
Day 11: 7/24: 170.0
Day 12: 7/25: 169.8 Hit my first 100-day challenge goal.
Day 13: 7/26: 169.9
Day 14: 7/27: 169.8
Day 15: 7/28: 169.7
Day 16: 7/29: 169.6
Day 17: 7/30: 169.2
Day 18: 7/31: 169.2
Day 19: 8/01: 169.1
Day 20: 8/02: 169.6 Overindulged yesterday - salt, sugar, carbs, drinks - you name it! I'm surprised I'm not up higher but I weighed late today. Just one day will not undo my hard work as long as I catch it today. Today is all about water, water and more water!
Day 21: 8/03: 169.5
Day 22: 8/04: 169.3
Day 23: 8/05: DNW
Day 24: 8/06: 168.7 I'm happy I hit 168.x, and happy my one-day binge was just that - ONE day!!
Day 25: 8/07: 168.7
Day 26: 8/08: 168.6
Day 27: 8/09: 169.2 The good news is this bounce up had nothing to do with me bingeing again, thank goodness. It will go back down in a few days
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deepwoodslady wrote: »
In regards to my house in the background, No, I don't like the yellow on my house but I do love the stone. At some point in time I will have it re-sided in a nicer color. Today I primed and painted the new posts on the front porch in white. The old ones were getting yucky on the bottom and I didn't trust it to hold up the portico over the porch this winter when it will be full of snow and ice. I have lots more projects outside yet this summer. More plants to be planted and more mulch to lay. But it's a start for my first spring and summer in the house.
@deepwoodslady I love your house! The stone is beautiful and I think the yellow looks really good with the stone and the surroundings! Thanks for sharing!2 -
@dawnbgethealthy - I've not seen the mojito mint! That is a cool option ... heading to the nursery to see if I can find it down here. I use to have 5 different types of mint but let them all die off if you can believe that mint could ever completely disappear from your garden! I had chocolate, pineapple, peppermint, regular and something else that I received from a friend but really could not identify.
The Mojito's and the nice snack and glasses make for a wonderful evening. Glad you were able to enjoy it with a friend.1 -
@deepwoodslady - What goes up must come down ... if gravity can do it then our determination can make it reality on the scale as well. Good luck with the doctor's visit. Hope your results are clear and the remission continues.
Oh got the lab results yesterday from all my blood tests at the physical. I was extremely happy ... weight loss and healthier eating is paying off! My Cholesterol and Glucose (which were always edging toward borderline were lower than they've been in 15 years. Actually seeing the words optimal and normal and low on the results this round The only advice was to get more Iron and D3 ... so adding more vitamins to my daily routine. 1 -
I'm playing around with the Daily Nutrition Goals settings again. If I let MFP set them then it wants me to target 1200 calories for 2 lb loss each week but it also targets much higher carbs that I wish to eat. Given my glucose lab number was down so much eating fewer carbs I really don't want to fall back into those bad habits of snacking on crackers, chips, 100 calorie packages, etc and eating English muffins, sweet rolls, biscuits, potatoes, rice, pasta. I do eat all of these now but in much much smaller quantities than before!!! I'm liking the other fruits & veggies I've incorporated into my daily routine in place of the starches and carbs.
Cutting back on my calories now that I'm starting to feel more in control. So instead of targeting 1472 calories per day which I set it earlier this summer I've lowered it to 1300 calories per day and we'll see if I begin edging toward the red zone and have fewer "green" calories left each day.2 -
Thank you, @Lilylady3k, for your kind words.
I'm in. I'm Chris. I live in northern California.
71 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.
Female, Age 71, 5'5"
Highest Weight: 192.2
Challenge Starting Weight: 145.6 (07/13)
Challenge Goal: 135
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130.0
Day 01 - 07/14 - 145.6 at 6:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 02 - 07/15 - 146.2 at 8:00 a.m. ...3 1/2 hours de-cluttering our house
Day 03 - 07/16 - 145.8 at 6:15 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 04 - 07/17 - 148.6 at 7:00 a.m. ...6.11 miles in 115 mins
1st Week Goal Weight - 143.6
1st Week Actual Weight - nopey, nope!!
Day 05 - 07/18 - 148.2 at 7:00 a.m. ...3.09 miles in 61 mins
Day 06 - 07/19 - 146.4 at 5:15 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 07 - 07/20 - 147.6 at 6:00 a.m. ...3 hours kitchen de-cluttering
Day 08 - 07/21 - 147.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 09 - 07/22 - 147.5 at 5:45 a.m. ...5.75 miles in 102 mins and 3 hours kitchen de-cluttering
Day 10 - 07/23 - 146.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 11 - 07/24 - 146.2 at 7:15 a.m. ...6.38 miles in 116 mins
2nd Week Goal Weight - 145.6
2nd Week Actual Weight - 146.2
Day 12 – 07/25 - 146.8 at 7:00 a.m. ...5.31 miles in 91 mins
Day 13 – 07/26 - 146.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 14 – 07/27 - 145.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.34 miles in 61 mins
Day 15 – 07/28 - 145.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...spent the morning at DMV for the third time.
Day 16 – 07/29 - 148.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 17 - 07/30 - 146.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...4.34 miles in 81 mins...tripped on the sidewalk this morning...knee is a mess.
Day 18 – 07/31 - 147.0 at 8:15 a.m. ...zero...hobbled around all day!!
3rd Week Goal Weight - 145.6
3rd Week Actual Weight - 147.0
Day 19 – 08/01 - 146.8 at 8:15 a.m.
Day 20 – 08/02 - 149.2 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 21 – 08/03 - 148.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...nothing broken but doc said no serious walking for two weeks.
Day 22 – 08/04 - 147.2 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 23 – 08/05 - 147.6 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 24 – 08/06 - 147.4 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 25 – 08/07 - 148.0 at 8:00 a.m.
4th Week Goal Weight - 146.0
4th Week Actual Weight - bwhahahaha!
Day 26 – 08/08 - 147.0 at 8:45 a.m.
Day 27 – 08/09 - 149.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...ugh! ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 28 – 08/10 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 29 – 08/11 - 149.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...ugh! ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 30 – 08/12 - 149.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...this is not looking good.
Day 31 – 08/13 -
Day 32 – 08/14 -
5th Week Goal Weight - 146.0
5th Week Actual Weight -1 -
@cpanus - How is your knee? Is it still swollen and uncomfortable?
As soon as you are fully mobile and no longer feeling poorly the weight will begin to slide back down. Positive thoughts headed ... thinking about you.1 -
Highest Weight 230.8 (2012)
Starting Again 215.2 (1/1/21)
Round 8– (-13.8)
Round 9 start 178.6, goal 159.6 (-19)
Day 1 7/14: 179.0, Trend 180.0
Day 2 7/15: 178.0, Trend 179.7
Day 3 7/16: 178.8, Trend 179.3
Day 4 7/17: 178.2, Trend 179.0
1st Week Goal Weight: 177.8, -0.8
1st Week Actual Weight: 178.2, -0.4
Day 5 7/18: 179.0, Trend 178.7 🤨
Day 6 7/19: 178.6, Trend 178.6
Day 7 7/20: 177.4, Trend 178.4
Day 8 7/21: 177.0, Trend 178.1
Day 9 7/22: 178.0, Trend 178.1
Day 10 7/23: 176.6, Trend 177.8
Day 11 7/24: 177.0, Trend 177.7
2nd Week Goal Weight: 176.6
2ndWeek Actual Weight: 177.0 -1.2 week, -1.6 challenge)
Day 12 7/25: 178.8, Trend 177.6
Day 13 7/26: 178.2, Trend 177.6
Day 14 7/27: 176.4, Trend 177.4
Day 15 7/28: 175.6, Trend 177.2
Day 16 7/29: 177.0, Trend 177.1
Day 17 7/30: 178.8, Trend 177.4
Day 18 7/31: 180.0, Trend 177.8
3rd Week Goal Weight: 175.4
3rd Week Actual Weight: 180.0 😬, +3.0 week, +2.4 challenge
Day 19 8/1: 178.8, Trend 177.8
Day 20 8/2: 178.4, Trend 177.9
Day 21 8/3: 176.2, Trend 177.8 Finally ditching the water Weight!
Day 22 8/4: 175.0, Trend 177.7
Day 23 8/5: 174.8, Trend 177.4
Day 24 8/6: 174.2, Trend 176.8
Day 25 8/7: 175.4, Trend 175.1 underhydrated ar work last night 😔
4th Week Goal Weight: 174.1
4th Week Actual Weight: 175.4, -4.6 week, -3.2 challenge
Day 26 8/8: 175.2, Trend 174.9
Day 27 8/9: 174.6, Trend 174.7
Day 28 8/10: 174.2, Trend 174.4
Day 29 8/11: 174.6, Trend 174.3
Day 30 8/12: 175.2, Trend 174.4 WTH?!
Day 31 8/13:
Day 32 8/14:
5th Week Goal Weight: 172.7
5th Week Actual Weight: 175.2, -0.2 week, -3.6 challenge3 -
100 Days of Accountability 7/14-10/21I need to quit losing the same pounds over and over. If you are tired of starting over, STOP giving up.
Female, Age 60, 5’3”
Challenge Starting Weight: 205 (7/13)
Challenge Goal: <195
History & Goals
Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in day out.
Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
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)
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
🎯 Mini Goals & Weight:
* 50 lbs lost never to be found: 195
* Obese stage 1 BMI 34.9: 197
* Onederland: 199
* Weigh less than DH: 206 (April 2021) ✔️:)
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150's
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, strength training, 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; ~12-16 AF days per month; limit 1-2 glasses per day)Day 1: Wed, 7/14: 207.0 Walked .9 + 1.75 miles, swimming, 1565 cal, 68 net carbs, AF. Hiking in Brazos State Park & swimming to entertain my daughter-in-law’s 5 yr old niece that is visiting. Came too close to an alligator! Wow that is a strange & disappointing jump up on the scale this morning! Could sweet potato fries do that much damage at lunch?
Day 2: Thurs, 7/15: 207.2 Walked 4.5 miles, bike 30 min, squats, hand weights, cal, net carbs, 1 Torchy’s Tini. Chili for lunch and Torchy’s for dinner. Walked the dog to my home owners’ assoc. local lap pool (heated during the winter) to see if my key card still works which was much further than I thought but a nice walk (better than jumping in the car!). It is still active so I guess I need to consider adding swimming laps to my routine. The dog & I were both exhausted walking in the heat but we beat the rain! Need to make a point to get out earlier in the morning.
Day 3: Fri, 7/16: 207.4 WI at 4am. Walk 2 + 1.3 miles, weeding/gardening, 2187 cal, 141 net carbs, AF (Neon Zebra margarita mocktail). Pizza for lunch & quesadillas for dinner. Need to clean up my meal planning.
Day 4: Sat, 7/17: 206.2 Walk 1 + 1.3 miles, 1892 cal, 95 net carbs, 3 glasses wine.
1st Week Goal Weight: 204.x Repeating goal until I hit it
1st Week Actual Weight: 206.2 (7 day avg 206.1)
1st Week Weight Loss: +1.2
Not even close. I was at 205 the day before the challenge started and it should have been easy peasy to make a 204.x goal. But on day 1 my weight skyrocketed. Finally got it going back down. Now to continue breaking through that 205 barrier.
Day 5: Sun, 7/18: 207.0 Walk 1.3 miles , 1511 cal, 83 net carbs, 4 glasses wine. Nice morning breakfast outside then farmers market with DD & her husband & dogs. A pretty lazy day but did throw out more stuff as I anticipate a possible move. Also sorted more of my kids’ medical, scouting and school records along with their birth, baptism, lifeguarding & other certificates to pass along to them. The idea of moving elsewhere away from the kids and all the community I’ve built up over the past 30 years in Houston is starting to stress me out. Drinking more, not paying attention to the meal planning, not sleeping well (dreams of what if) and in general riddled with anxiety.
Day 6: Mon, 7/19: 205.9 Walked 3.2 miles, 1480 cal, 76 net carbs, 4 glasses wine. Good day. Kids came over to cook burgers for lunch and chat.
Day 7: Tues, 7/20: 207.1 Walked 3.25 miles, gardened, 1509 cal, 122 net carbs, AF. Lunch & dinner with friends first Thai and then Mediterranean so I’m assuming that this is sodium or hidden calories since I was in the green 246 calories yesterday. Plan is to stay on track today and drink LOTS of water.
Day 8: Wed, 7/21: 204.9 Walk 4.5 + 1.3 miles, bike 30 min, squats & hand weights, 1252 cal, 110 net carbs, AF. Big swoosh from yesterday which was an obvious sodium uptick. Now to keep this below 205 for the rest of the week!
Day 9: Thurs, 7/22: 204.3 Walk 3 + 1.3 miles, garden, 1161 cal, 49 net carbs, AF. Tried Kombucha for the first time. Kevita sparkling Lemon Cayenne. Nice change of pace!
Day 10: Fri, 7/23: 204.6 Walk 3.3 miles, garden, 1439 cal, 77 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine. Today I’m meeting an old friend to walk the paths on Buffalo Bayou downtown Houston, Cisterns tour, and picnic!
Day 11: Sat, 7/24: 204.5 Walked 2 + 3.4 + .6 miles Buffalo Bayou, 1564 cal, 101 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine. Wonderful active day! Closed all my rings plus overlapped the rings on the Apple Watch. 19550 steps!
2nd Week Goal Weight: 204.x Repeating goal until I hit it
2nd Week Actual Weight: 204.5 (7 day avg 205.5)
2nd Week Weight Loss: 1.7
Nailed it! 4 days in a row
Day 12: Sun, 7/25: 205.0 Walk 3.2 + .6 miles, 1538 cal, 120 net carbs, AF. Grimaldi’s pizza … need I say more? Drinking water!
Day 13: Mon, 7/26: 204.6 Walk 3.6 miles, bike 30 min, squats. plank & hand weights, 1649 cal, 64 net carbs, AF. Woke up too early and I was exhausted all day. Tried on every pant in my closet which was interesting. I’m pear shape size 18. I already threw out the size 20 & 22 pants. Put everything that was too small in another area to pull out when I’m 10 pounds lighter because though size 16 fits it doesn’t look great. I’m really apprehensive about this 1 hr Strong and Fit total body workout I signed up to take once per week. But I think it will be good for my bones & muscles as I age and hopefully it will help shape my legs, tummy and arms!
Day 14: Tues, 7/27: 204.6 Walk 3.2 + .6 miles, 14200 steps, total body workout class 1 hr, 1552 cal, 103 net carbs, AF. Survived my first Strong & Fit class one-hour total body workout increases muscle strength and endurance by using light weights and high repetition. Lots of lunges, squats, planks and such with tons of arm movement. Sore this morning.
Day 15: Wed, 7/28: 205.2 Walk 4.6 + 1.4 miles, bike 30 min, 2044 cal, 120 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Almost 500 cal in snacks during the day then changed dinner plans and went to a favorite Italian restaurant. Undid all my great efforts exercising in the morning.
Day 16: Thurs, 7/29: 205.0 Walk 2.3 miles, swim 400m, 2171 cal, 84 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. I’m really starting to feel all the muscles in my body adding the strength training Monday and then swimming Wednesday on top of my regular walking dog 100miles/month and bike 1x/wk.
Day 17: Fri, 7/30: 205.6 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walk 2 miles, long 5+ hr car ride, 11602 cal, 127 net carbs, AF. Got up and walked at 6am yesterday since I knew I was taking my mom to the doctor before driving to the camp. It all makes for a very long day.
Day 18: Sat, 7/31: 205.4 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3.6 miles, power washed the dock, 1789 cal, 108 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Took mom to the rehab center for her wrist and a lady behind us fell … took 3 people to get her up. Then neighbor at the camp fell hitting her head. She is 101 years old. Helped her until ambulance was able to make it out to our remote location. Then when her husband brought her back home he called again for me to help get her into bed. I did not sleep well. After seeing these 2 fall I REALLY want to lose weight. Being old, obese and not very mobile is not in my vision of my future. Ready to tackle August and lose more weight.
3rd Week Goal Weight: <204
3rd Week Actual Weight: 205.4 (7 day avg 205.1)
3rd Week Weight Loss: +0.9
Let my low 204s slip away
Day 19: Sun, 8/1: 205.6 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 2.2 miles completing my 100 miles in July walking the dog! Gardening, fishing, 1435 cal, 86 net carbs, AF.
Day 20: Mon, 8/2: 205.6 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walk .5 miles, fishing/casting for 3 hours and caught nothing, gardening digging up mom’s sago palm pups which is hard work, 1676 cal, 102 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Not surprised … pizza for lunch & pasta for dinner. Fished in the morning and it was too hot to walk the dog in the afternoon. Headed back home today.
Day 21: Tues, 8/3: 204.4 Walked 2.2 miles, long 5+ hr drive, cut and trashed large limb that fell out of neighbor’s tree into my yard while we were gone … plus cut the damage it made on my redbud tree, 1533cal, 81 net carbs, AF, tons of water. Behind on my walking toward 100 mile goal this week so I need to get walking.
Day 22: Wed, 8/4: 202.8 Whoosh! Walked 3.1 + 2.2 miles, Bike 30min, 1552 cal, 71 net carbs, AF, guzzling water. Lightning when I got to the pool so delayed swimming laps until Thursday. Over 18000 steps today! All my rings closed and overlapped.
Day 23: Thurs, 8/5: 202.5 Walked 3.4 + 1 miles, Strength class 1 hr, 1532 cal, 83 net carbs, AF. Over 15.5k steps. Took my DIL out for birthday lunch at Bistro Menil and went to the Menil Art Museum. It is Houston Restaurant Weeks all of August! LOTS of really nice places that have special menus.
https://houstonrestaurantweeks.com/search/#menu-bistro-menil
Day 24: Fri, 8/6: 202.9 Walked 3 + 1 miles, swam laps 400m, 1682 cal, 83 net carbs, AF.
🩺 Annual Physical & bloodwork today so fasting this morning.
Day 25: Sat, 8/7: 203.7 Walked 1.3 miles then took the day off from other activity. 1404 cal, 56 net carbs, 2 wine. NOT enough water. DH & I were fasting for physical & bloodwork which went well. Then we went to Pappadeaux’s for a really nice lunch! Changed my plan for dinner … moved salmon night out to next Friday since I had not yet purchased the fish. I was able to take last night’s smoked chicken and make chicken salad wraps to go with our wine for a relaxing TGIF at home!
4th Week Goal Weight: <204
4th Week Actual Weight: 203.7 (7 day avg 203.9)
4th Week Weight Loss: 1.7
I’ll take it!
Day 26: Sun, 8/8: 203.1 Walk 4.75 + .6 miles, Bike 30 min, 1569 cal, 68 net carbs, 3 wine. Tackled a long walk early in the day to make up for my lack of progress toward 100 miles in August AND try to get back down to 202.x.
Day 27: Mon, 8/9: 203.2 Walked 1.4 miles, 1180 cal, 55 net carbs, AF. Books books books … reading & listening.
Day 28: Tues, 8/10: 202.4 Walked 3.1 + .6 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1678 cal, 91 net carbs, AF.
Day 29: Wed, 8/11: 202.2 Walked 3 miles, Bike 30 min, 1415 cal, 83 net carbs, AF. Started planning a road trip for October up to TN & NC! Ordered a couple of new pairs of shorts and a swim suit since both are falling off me … which doesn’t work well when going to the strength training class or swimming laps.
Day 30: Thurs, 8/12: 202.1 Walked 3.4 + 1.3 miles, 1588 cal, 137 net carbs, AF. More planning for our trip this fall as well as making plans to remodel & repair our home.
Day 31: Fri, 8/13: 202.0 Walked 3 + 1.3 miles, 1537 cal, 107 net carbs, AF. Switched up my daily nutrition goals and target calories. We’ll see how this plays out over the next week.
Day 32: Sat, 8/14:
5th Week Goal Weight: <202
5th Week Actual Weight:
5th Week Weight Loss:
So close to 201.x that I can feel it! This is really really slow inching downward but at least it is a downward trend!
My new bathing suit from Lands End came in yesterday! The size 16 fit! Yeah! I can get rid of my 1x & 2x bathing suits and swim laps today without flashing anyone. 🏊♀️2
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