100 DAYS OF WEIGHTING IN #9
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Thanks @Miyoka_Tata
I am Dawn. 61, 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
4th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 -
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. 407 in the Green
Day 30: Thurs, 8/12: 132.9 - I basically only had snacks and Mojitos with a friend, no dinner. 541 in the Green
Day 31: Fri, 8/13: 134.0 - A couple of indulgent days. 146 in the Green
Day 32: Sat, 8/14: 134.7 - Self-imposed. 781 in the Green
5th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - Aimed for this all last 100, seems a bit ambitious at this point, but going for it anyway
5th Week Actual Weight: 134.7 - Saw the 131s once this week.
Calorie Deficit totals: (Green on the Tracker) 4388 - enough to lose a pound.
Day 33: Sun, 8/15: 135.9 - Had a good calorie burn yesterday, so expect a good drop over the next couple of days. No reason for the gain today, so last week is still tolling. It always takes a few days in either direction. 581 in the Green
Day 34: Mon, 8/16: 134.4 - Working to get it down this week. 763 in the Green
Day 35: Tues, 8/17: 133.9 - Doing a split today, so dinner will be late. 1193 in the Green
Day 36: Wed, 8/18: 133.1 - Crazy amount of calories burned yesterday - A nice long workout in the morning and then a double shift waitressing where I burned almost 1000 calories running around - it was busy! Had a very late dinner. Normal dinners at normal times for the next 2 at least. 51 in the Green
Day 37: Thurs, 8/19: 134.3 - Not enough of a deficit yesterday. 567 in the Green
Day 38: Fri, 8/20: 134.9 - Disappointed for sure. I have a get together tonight, so am not expecting much of a loss for tomorrow morning. 232 in the Green
Day 39: Sat, 8/21: 134.3 - I know my exercise numbers, but my food numbers will be guestimates at best, lots of snacks with Mojitos - nuts, crackers, cheese etc. Like 1 ounce of cheese or 4? 10 crackers or 50? I am editing now, I went in and overestimated on the snacks. I had burned 1050 (including cutting the grass, work, a work out etc.) so did have a bit of a buffer. 201 in the RED
6th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - I keep plugging that one in. I was 141.1 on my birthday last year, aiming to have lost 10 pounds by September 20th.
6th Week Actual Weight: 134.3
Calorie deficit totals: 3186 - Not enough to lose a pound
Day 40: Sun, 8/22: 134.7 - I was in the red yesterday, which has only ever happened a couple of times. 453 in the Green
Day 41: Mon, 8/23: 135.6 - Had a great workout and a hike yesterday, even slept as late as possible because I have an evening shift today. Not sure where the spike came from, maybe left over from Friday or Saturday or both. 456 in the Green
Day 42: Tues, 8/24: 135.1 - Sticking with the plan. 499 in the Green
Day 43: Wed, 8/25: 136.4 - Last November's weight : - ( 710 in the Green
Day 44: Thurs, 8/26: 134.4 - Teeter tottering. 250 in the Green
Day 45: Fri, 8/27: 134.8 - CICO was - just okay yesterday. I really don't lose weight if I don't have a 500 in the Green. 774 in the Green
Day 46: Sat, 8/28: 136.5 - Ouch 486 in the Green
7th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - I keep plugging that one in. I was 141.1 on my birthday last year, aiming to have lost 10 pounds by September 20th. Kind of unrealistic for this week, but aiming.
7th Week Actual Weight: 136.5
Calorie deficit totals: 3628
Day 47: Sun, 8/29: 136.5 - Day off today, I will likely get in some extra activity. My last measurements were at 130.6, not going to be measuring right now lol. Pants are tight for sure. 580 in the green
Day 48: Mon, 8/30: 137.0 - I have really been climbing these past 2 months. Not feeling good about that.
Day 49: Tues, 8/31: 134.7 - Late dinner last night and will be again tonight because I am working a split. I should be happy to see this drop, but am not. I really started the weight climb in July. I will have to turn it around. 1146 in the Green
Day 50: Wed, 9/1: 134.0 - Huge calorie burn yesterday, more than I actually ate!. Double shift, workouts. August is gone and I did not even have Ribs because I am unwilling to stop fighting the battle of the bugle. Halfway mark today, and I am up almost 2 pounds from the start of the 100. Expecting a good drop tomorrow morning reflecting yesterday's huge calorie burn. 951 in the Green
Day 51: Thurs, 9/2: 133.9 - Kind of expected a bigger drop today after cutting the grass, yardwork, workouts, work, and low calories. I haven't had Ribs since July and was thinking that I might have some tonight if my weight was down more. I get a really good discount on Indian Food at the restaurant, but I have been avoiding that as well. Had a bit of a Eureka moment talking to a friend yesterday, I lose most of my weight for the year during skating season - I burn lots of calories and keep my food pretty good year round, is it the joy that skating gives me that changes the chemistry in my body? Or is it that I love skating so much that I do it for longer than other things. Not sure, but have decided to not beat myself up that the weight isn't coming off right now. 377 in the RED
Day 52: Fri, 9/3: 135.3 - Ribs last night. Memphis Dry Rub. Soooo yummy. I may pay for that on the scale for awhile, but it was kind of worth it. 693 in the Green
Day 53: Sat, 9/4: 135.8 - expected to see a Ribs uptick for a couple of days, I'm okay with it. 724 in the Green
8th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - Plugging it in again, someday I will hit it, I hit 130.6 last 100
8th Week Actual Weight: 135.8
Calorie deficit totals: 4305 - enough to lose a pound and I came close to that, 0.7 off of day 47
Day 54: Sun, 9/5: 136.3 - Still the aftermath of the Ribs? I was "good" yesterday. 352 in the Green
Day 55: Mon, 9/6: 135.5 - Better. Still paying for Thursday's Ribs, but I am okay with that. 790 in the Green
Day 56: Tues, 9/7: 135.2 No woosh, but steadily coming down. 787 in the Green
Day 57: Wed, 9/8: 135.1 - On split shifts yesterday and today, so late dinners. Glad to still see a small drop. 7 days to get the Ribs off? 1226 in the Green
Day 58: Thurs, 9/9: 134.1 - That is a nice drop. Yesterday's numbers are not sustainable (burned more than I ate!), but glad that they made a difference. 1060 in the Green
Day 59: Fri, 9/10: 133.7 - Planned indulgences tonight after work. 390 in the Green
Day 60: Sat, 9/11: 134.1 - I had some food from Spice Hut, the Indian restaurant where I work. Mutter Paneer. It was really good, I ate half. This is only the second time that I have had food from there since April. With all of the activity that I had, I have skimmed 2.2 pounds off of the beginning of this week. 12 in the Green
9th Week Goal Weight: 133.3
9th Week Actual Weight: 134.1
Calorie deficit totals: 4617 enough to lose a pound and I did
Day 61: Sun, 9/12: DNW, woke up at 3am and had water, coffee, etc. I expected to be able to go back to sleep before my 5pm shift, but couldn't. 908 in the Green
Day 62: Mon, 9/13: 137.8 - This weight is unacceptable, I hit it last November. I have got a frantic week and then am gone on 5 days vacation. I will be taking rice cakes and almond butter for sure on my trip. 350 in the Green
Day 63: Tues, 9/14: 134.7 - Okay. Scrambling to get a few things done before I leave at 3pm on Thursday. Tomatoes and Peppers are now covered in case of frost while I am gone. Doing extra shifts at work to allow for my upcoming time off. 927 in the Green
Day 64: Wed, 9/15: 133.9 - 2 more workdays before vacay : - ) 336 in the Green
Day 65: Thurs, 9/16: 134.4 1133 in the Green
Day 66: Fri, 9/17: 132.9 - Started this 100 off at 132.2. Worked and then traveled yesterday. Yes, I brought my scale. I did not eat nearly enough yesterday. Skating today for the first time this season : - ) 949 in the Green
Day 67: Sat, 9/18: 131.8 - Hard pressed to get enough calories in, I supplemented with Pringles, champagne, and brandy last night
1375 in the Green
10th Week Goal Weight: 131.1
10th Week Actual Weight: 131.8 - That scary spike up to 137.8 this week? Well, I just hope to never see that again!
Calorie deficit totals: 5978 definitely enough to lose a pound or more
Day 68: Sun, 9/19: 132.1 - I was awake way too early, I expect that my weight would be less had I not weighed at 4am. Having said that, I plan to indulge over the next few days. Today is a driving day, I will get a workout in before I hit the road. 391 in the Green
Day 69: Mon, 9/20: 132.8 - My 61st birthday, so down 7.3 pounds since my 60th. I'll take it : - ) Still up above my 100 day start weight, and planning on indulging some more today. Perhaps my high output days will save me a little. 27 in the Green
Day 70: Tues, 9/21: 134.0 - Hiked all day yesterday, hopefully that will catch up on the scale in the days to come. Driving home today. I will get a nice walk and workout in before that. I have an appointment in Cranbrook to get my silver roots dyed out - I usually do it, but am treating myself : - ) 340 in the Green
Day 71: Wed, 9/22: 134.8 - Up 2 pounds since my birthday! Home now and will be back to work. 512 in the Green
Day 72: Thurs, 9/23: 134.5 - My calorie burn output is so much less this week in comparison to my input. I am not going to have the 300 calories of hummus with my peppers as my work snack today. 815 in the Green
Day 73: Fri, 9/24: 134.1 - Skipping the hummus helped, and that in turn helped my activity output number. The fresh peppers from my garden were completely delicious even without the hummus. 26 days to get back to my start weight. 518 in the Green
Day 74: Sat, 9/25: 133.7 - Great active days and 1 bad day led to a gain. 405 in the Green
11th Week Goal Weight:
11th Week Actual Weight: 133.7 - Up 1.6 pounds over the week : - (
Calorie deficit totals: 3008 - Not enough to lose a pound
Day 75: Sun, 9/26: 132.9 - Okay, getting closer to my start weight 75 days ago. 1165 in the Green
Day 76: Mon, 9/27: 134.4 - Don't know why. I was getting closer to my start weight. I will try to be patient and stay "good" even though I am working splits most of the week and dinners will be late.
Day 77: Tues, 9/28:
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Day 79: Thurs, 9/30:
Day 80: Fri, 10/1:
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12th Week Goal Weight: 131.2 (That would be a 1 pound loss in 81 days)
12th Week Actual Weight:
Calorie deficit totals:
Challenge Starting Weight: 132.2
Challenge Goal: 122.21 -
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.x
Third Goal: 150's
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 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
Day 21: 8/03: 169.5
Day 22: 8/04: 169.3
Day 23: 8/05: DNW
Day 24: 8/06: 168.7
Day 25: 8/07: 168.7
Day 26: 8/08: 168.6
Day 27: 8/09: 169.2
Day 28: 8/10: 168.4
Day 29: 8/11: 168.5
Day 30: 8/12: 168.2
Day 31: 8/13: 168.3
Day 32: 8/14: DNW
Day 33: 8/15: 168.1
Day 34: 8/16: 168.0
Day 35: 8/17: 168.3
Day 36: 8/18: 167.8
Day 37: 8/19: 167.1
Day 38: 8/20: 167.3
Day 39: 8/21: 167.3
Day 40: 8/22: 167.0
Day 41: 8/23: DNW
Day 42: 8/24: 166.9
Day 43: 8/25: 166.7
Day 44: 8/26: 165.9
Day 45: 8/27: 165.6
Day 46: 8/28: 165.7
Day 47: 8/29: 165.9
Day 48: 8/30: 165.9
Day 49: 8/31: 165.8
Day 50: 9/01: 165.8
Day 51: 9/02: 165.5
Day 52: 9/03: 165.4
Day 53: 9/04: DNW
Day 54: 9/05: DNW
Day 55: 9/06: DNW
Day 56: 9/07: DNW
Day 57: 9/08: 165.9
Day 58: 9/09: 164.8
Day 59: 9/10: 164.5
Day 60: 9/11: 164.2
Day 61: 9/12: 164.0
Day 62: 9/13: 163.9
Day 63: 9/14: 163.9
Day 64: 9/15: 163.9
Day 65: 9/16: 163.4
Day 66: 9/17: 163.3
Day 67: 9/18: 163.3
Day 68: 9/19: DNW
Day 69: 9/20: DNW
Day 70: 9/21: 163.1
Day 71: 9/22: 163.2
Day 72: 9/23: 163.0
Day 73: 9/24: 163.0
Day 74: 9/25: DNW
Day 75: 9/26: 162.9 - Hit my 2nd 100-day goal. It seemed to take forever! I'm making my next goal a little easier to achieve in a shorter amount of time - I want to see the 150's...
Day 76: 9/27: 162.8 - held on to 162.x even after the chili I made but didn't make cornbread even though I was tempted. I better wait until further down the road - I know I won't control myself and don't want a huge jump up right now.
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Challenge Starting Weight: 171.1
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Total Weight Loss for Challenge:3 -
dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
I thought about that ... but we are changing hotels almost every night. Dragging more stuff in and out doesn't sound appealing.
I've decided to take a break from the scale and posting for these few weeks and try to focus on better lifestyle habits during the trip. Then when returning go back into full swing of getting into 180s-190s since I've been in a rut challenging myself to get below 202. I've actually made a decision about our dinner the first evening back and stocked kitchen accordingly so there are no excuses to get back into the groove.2 -
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.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
“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 (From July 13)……………….. 2.8 lbs lost (partial month)
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..3.8 lbs
Day 19 – 08/01 …..191.4….. (Trend Weight: 194.6)
Day 20 – 08/02 …..189.6….. (Trend Weight: 194.1)
Day 21 – 08/03 …..190.4….. (Trend Weight: 193.7)
Day 22 – 08/04 …..191.6….. (Trend Weight: 193.5)
Day 23 – 08/05 …..191.2….. (Trend Weight: 193.3)
Day 24 – 08/06 …..190.0….. (Trend Weight: 193.1)
Day 25 – 08/07 …..190.0….. (Trend Weight: 192.8)
Day 26 – 08/08 …..190.6….. (Trend Weight: 192.6)
Day 27 – 08/09 …..189.6…… (Trend Weight: 192.3)
Day 28 – 08/10 …..189.6….. (Trend Weight: 192.0)
Day 29 – 08/11 …..189.6….. (Trend Weight: 191.8)
Day 30 – 08/12 …..190.0….. (Trend Weight: 191.6)
Day 31 – 08/13 …..193.2….. (Trend Weight: 191.7)
Day 32 – 08/14 …..189.6 ….. (Trend weight: 191.5)
Day 33 – 08/15 …..187.6….. (Trend weight: 191.1)
Day 34 – 08/16 …..187.2…..(Trend weight 190.7)
Day 35 – 08/17 …..187.8…..(trend weight 190.4)
Day 36 – 08/18 …..187.4…..(Trend weight 190.1)
Day 37 – 08/19 …..187.8….. Trend weight 189.9)
Day 38 – 08/20 …..186.6…..(Trend weight 189.6)
Day 39 – 08/21 …..186.8…..(Trend weight 189.3)
Day 40 – 08/22 …..185.4…..(trend weight 188.9)
Day 41 – 08/23 …..187.4…..(trend weight 188.8)
Day 42 – 08/24 …..187.4…..(Trend weight 188.6)
Day 43 – 08/25 …..187.0…..(Trend weight 188.5)
Day 44 – 08/26 …..188.4…..(Trend weight 188.5)
Day 45 – 08/27 …..xxxxx…..(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 46 – 08/28 …..188.4…..(Trend weight 188.4)
Day 47 – 08/29 …..188.4…..(Trend weight 188.4)
Day 48 – 08/30 …..189.2…..(Trend weight 188.5)
Day 49 – 08/31 …..186.8…..(Trend weight 188.3)
Actual Weight Loss in August (from July 31) ……………….. 6.0 lbs. Lost
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..8.8 lbs. total lost so far
Day 50 – 09/01 …..182.8…..(Trend weight 187.8)
Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 10 pounds but I am skeptical. I’ll change this on Sunday to keep it realistic.
Day 51 – 09/02 …..185.2…..(Trend weight 187.5)
Day 52 – 09/03 …..187.5…..(Trend weight 187.7)
Day 53 – 09/04 …..187.5…..(Trend weight 187.8)
Day 54 – 09/05 …..188.2…..(Trend weight 187.8)
Day 55 – 09/06 …..189.4…..(Trend weight 188.0)
Day 56 – 09/07 …..187.2…..(Trend weight 187.9)
Day 57 – 09/08 …..187.6…..(Trend weight 187.9)
Day 58 – 09/09 …..188.8……(Trend weight 187.9)
Day 59 – 09/10 …..DNW……Ttrend weight DNW) They stopped my diabetic medications Wednesday night and I can’t begin taking them again until Sunday morning to protect the kidneys. Hopefully, knowing that, I will be able to do better on my eating. Today the well company comes back. Of course, it breaks down when they are NOT here, instead of when they are. This time, I hope they can figure out from the patterns what is going on. Praying it’s adjustments and not new pump or well. I am starving already (which happens after a day of eating with all caution to the wind). It won’t be easy, but I’ve got to be creative today and make it a good day.
Day 60 – 09/11 .….189.2……(Trend weight 188.3)
Day 61 – 09/12 …..188.4……(Trend weight 188.3)
Day 62 – 09/13 …..189.0……(Trend weight 188.4)
Day 63 – 09/14 …..187.6……(Trend weight 188.3) The hardest half of the main floor windows are done. However, thunderstorms all day will keep me from working on them today (unless the weather changes). Most of the work is done outside at the hose and soapy bucket. Yesterday I ate leftovers for dinner. I have no idea why, but I found I didn’t need my snacks that I prelogged for last night. One day I stuff my face after hours, the next day I need very little. Go figure! Same dinner, same high calorie burn activity. Wow, how the body fluctuates. Today it fluctuated in the right direction. Handyman and his family will be here today. No privacy, no walking outside in the thunderstorms, no window project. I see little movement today. By the time they leave every night I am just too exhausted. Perhaps I’ll try to slip in some light exercise biking and a dance or two before bed.
Day 64 – 09/15 …..185.8……(Trend weight 188.0) TMI finally came and clearly it helped. I did end up doing a few more windows yesterday after the rain stopped. The calorie burn is also helping. Diet was pretty good. Stayed in the green. Tomorrow is the travel to the cancer center. 4 hours each way. Friday weight will not be pretty, but it should level off by Sunday if I play my cards right.
Day 65 – 09/16 …..185.2……(Trend weight 187.8) A good day yesterday. More windows cleaned and I’m almost done with that calorie burning project. Travel today.
Day 66 – 09/17 …..186.2……(Trend weight 187.6) Doctor’s report: I will need a small outpatient surgery in the coming weeks. They want to do a WE (wide excise) of the breast tissue. The cut will be 5 cm long and the stitches will be internal. This will be sent to pathology to determine if there is sarcoma. What I have meets all 4 criteria for radiation induced cancer but so far, the area they’ve biopsied has been clear. The new surgery will remove it all and go beyond the margins to check for sure. Pathology will tell the story after surgery. I am relieved. I was thinking they were going to talk to me about total mastectomy. My friend picked the restaurant on the way home. Only fair, it was a long and voluntary day for her. She chose Golden Corral (the all-you-can-eat buffet!) I really tried to stay reasonable and only took half of what I really wanted (which was still way over 1400 calories). I’m happy the scale only went up 1 exact pound. That never happens! It’s always 2 or even 3 pounds I usually gain. I am making today a good food day. Not so much on the exercise though! Drywall finisher is here.
Day 67 – 09/18 …..187.6……(Trend weight 187.6) Well now….there’s the rest of the travel weight. It decided to take the scenic route getting here but I’m not surprised it finally showed up. I was truly hoping it would only be that one pound but if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Day 68 – 09/19 …..186.2……(Trend weight 187.5) Better today but the ups & downs of September (since the holiday weekend on the 3rd) has shown my emotional struggles. It’s time to buckle up buttercup and get more done!
Day 69 – 09/20 …..185.2……(Trend weight 187.3) I really worked on Portion control again. I was pretty inspired by @Lilylady3k . The idea of pulling pants with zippers up without unzipping is the ultimate in inspiration! I’m still wearing the elastic waist, especially with shorts and capris for summer, but I have a closet full of pants that will fit nicely 10 pounds from now and they have zippers. I need them for the upcoming winter! Working on it. Thanks for the reminder!
Day 70 – 09/21 …..185.8……(Trend weight 187.1) Still trending down, even with an uptick on the scale. I kept diet perfect yesterday but my activity level was very low with a house full of workers and rain. More rain today but I will try to get a bit creative later tonight if I’m not too tired after everyone leaves.
Day 71 – 09/22 …..187.6…… My trend weight is tied to my fitbit. Because I had to restart/reset my fitbit my trend weight is totally skewed right now. I put in my original starting weight on fitbit so the stats would be correct and that throws the current off. It will be a few weeks before I can start accurately listing my trend weight again. Last night I ended up eating one cup of soup and 6 cookies with 8 oz of milk after I logged out of MFP. The amount of increase in weight is ridiculous but it is what it is I guess. I’m going for more movement today which will have to be outside, but it’s cold here in northern Michigan today. Travel tomorrow.
Day 72 – 09/23 …..187.6……Strange that I forgot to type my weight in yesterday during my post but it was the same as today. Meals were good, snacks were not. Activity level was way too low. Today I travel so the scale will not be good tomorrow (Friday). I will have to spend my 3rd weekend in a row beating it back down. No problem, I can do it when I 100% apply myself. Very cold and rainy today so it’s a perfect day for a long car ride. My son is going with me. It is always nice to get him out & about. With his Autism he would rather just stay in place with no changes most of the time. A nice meal is always a good bribe to get him out socializing. I will try to order carefully for myself but I’m not making any promises. It’s such a treat to be in a city with so many restaurants and choices! Gotta get my head on straight before I leave. Those restaurants aren’t going anywhere. Right now, I need to shed some more weight and get my blood glucose levels in a better place before surgery or they will cancel it. I was warned on my zoom pre-op meeting yesterday. I hope that will help keep me in a reasonable headspace today as I look at the menu in the booth.
Day 73 – 09/24.….188.8…… An expected uptick of 1.2 today after travel. Let’s hope there isn’t more lingering that will show up in the coming days. I hit Walmart while out of town yesterday and brought home NO JUNK. Not even for guests or grandchildren. Score! Today will be a good day.
Day 74 – 09/25 …..188.8……I had a lovely low calorie portioned dinner last night at 8:00 PM after everyone left. Then I had a lovely dinner at 1:00 AM about 2 hours before I went to bed. I started to feel my sugar drop and it wasn’t good. I didn’t go into a frenzy and I stayed away from sugar and “bad food”, but I did not need the other half that I’d prepped for tonight. Ridiculous!
Day 75 – 09/26 …..188.8……I am struggling with portion control though I am choosing my foods wisely. I just can’t seem to get enough food. Too many travel and disrupted days in a row has brought back my old habits of extreme hunger and cravings. I even had the sugar drop the other night. Feels like I’m back to square one, but I’m just gonna push through. Never give in and Never give up!
Day 76 – 09/27 …..187.6……Better.
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Challenge Starting Weight: 195.2
Challenge Goal: 180.2 (15 pounds. A hefty goal but what is wrong with reaching for the stars????)
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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 - 147.8 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 32 – 08/14 - 145.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
5th Week Goal Weight - 146.0
5th Week Actual Weight -145.0 ...maybe...sleepin' in always helps.
Day 33 – 08/15 - 145.0 at 8:15 a.m.
Day 34 – 08/16 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer ...knee and ankle getting better every day.
Day 35 – 08/17 - 146.2 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 36 – 08/18 - 147.0 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 37 – 08/19 - 146.8 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 38 – 08/20 - 147.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer ...DDD's b'day!!
Day 39 – 08/21 - 146.2 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson's 5th birthday!! So much food the past two days! Yum!
6th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
6th Week Actual Weight - 146.2
Day 40 – 08/22 - 147.2 at 9:30 a.m.
Day 41 – 08/23 - 148.2 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 42 – 08/24 - 148.0 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 43 – 08/25 - 149.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 44 – 08/26 - DNW ...walked right past my scale this morning... ...did walk about 1 1/2 miles this morning.
Day 45 – 08/27 - 148.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...walked 1 mile this morning. Might have been too much for my ankle.
Day 46 – 08/28 - 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...ugh!
7th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
7th Week Actual Weight - bwahahahahah!
Day 47 – 08/29 - 147.4 at 9:45 a.m. ...wishful thinking...sleepin' in is so wonderful!
Day 48 – 08/30 - 148.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 49 – 08/31 - 146.8 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 50 – 09/01 - 147.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 51 – 09/02 - 146.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...walked 1 mile this morning. Everything seems okay.
Day 52 – 09/03 - 148.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 53 – 09/04 - 146.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...got to go to the bookstore w/our grandson today!!
8th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
8th Week Actual Weight - HA!
Day 54 – 09/05 - 146.6 at 8:45 a.m.
Day 55 – 09/06 - 145.8 at 7:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 56 – 09/07 - 145.2 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 57 – 09/08 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 58 – 09/09 - 145.8 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 59 – 09/10 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 60 – 09/11 - 146.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...4.83 miles in 95 mins
9th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
9th Week Actual Weight - 146.2
Day 61 – 09/12 - 145.0 at 8:45 a.m. ...4.67 miles in 95 mins
Day 62 – 09/13 - 146.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 63 – 09/14 - 146.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.86 miles in 112 mins
Day 64 – 09/15 - 145.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 65 – 09/16 - 146.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.65 miles in 104 mins
Day 66 – 09/17 - 147.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 67 – 09/18 - 146.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.49 miles in 102 mins
10th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
10th Week Actual Weight - 146.0
Day 68 – 09/19 - 145.2 at 8:30 a.m. ...that's what sleepin' in will do for you!!! ...5.47 miles in 101 mins
Day 69 – 09/20 - 147.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 70 – 09/21 - 145.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.90 miles in 113 mins
Day 71 – 09/22 - 145.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 72 – 09/23 - 145.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.65 miles in 110 mins
Day 73 – 09/24 - 145.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 74 – 09/25 - 144.6 at 5:50 a.m. ...6.28 miles in 115 mins
11th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
11th Week Actual Weight - 144.6...closest I've come!!!
Day 75 – 09/26 - 143.2 at 9:30 a.m. ...5.76 miles in 108 mins
Day 76 – 09/27 - 145.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
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12th Week Goal Weight - 143.0
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
Thanks, Dawn, but it's only when I get to sleep in until 9:30!! Back to the 145's this morning at 5:00.
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Day 61 9/12:267.6
Day 62 9/13:268
Day 63 9/14:266
Day 64 9/15:266.8
Day 65 9/16:265.8
Day 66 9/17:265.8
Day 67 9/18:265.2
10th Week Goal Weight: 270
10th Week Actual Weight:265.2
Day 68 9/19:265.8
Day 69 9/20:265.8
Day 70 9/21:265.4
Day 71 9/22:267
Day 72 9/23:265.4
Day 73 9/24:265.2
Day 74 9/25:262.2
11th Week Goal Weight: 268
11th Week Actual Weight:262.2
Day 75 9/26:261
Day 76 9/27:260.8
Day 77 9/28:260.2
Day 78 9/29:
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12th Week Goal Weight: 264
12th Week Actual Weight:3 -
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. 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. 🏊♀️
Day 32: Sat, 8/14: 201.6 Walked 3.3 + .7 miles, swam laps 400m, treaded water 7 min, 1543 cal, 85 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Still eating more than the new target of 1300 cal but I’m definitely burning extra as well.
Do you eat your exercise calories?
I seem to eat at least half of mine each day usually as a snack. Trying to cut out the treats/something sweet after the meal but not successfully. This was never an issue before since I’m not a chocolate eater and normally ignore everything including ice cream but never ignore pie. Though for the last year … I’ve craved something sweet, choc and even ice cream … hmmm where did that habit come from?
5th Week Goal Weight: <202
5th Week Actual Weight: 201.6 (7 day avg 202.37)
5th Week Weight Loss: 2.1
Inching down a little each day/week toward 200! Next week is going to be really challenging since I have social events M-Th night at restaurants. I need to look up the menus and figure out a game plan.
Day 33: Sun, 8/15: 202.0 Walked 3.2 miles with my DD & her dogs, 1808 cal, 100 net carbs, 1 glass wine. In the red calorie wise so not surprised by the uptick on the scale. Wedding shower which included cake then my kids came over for dinner. Definitely what I would call a food day though I spent most of the time talking to friends and family.
Day 34: Mon, 8/16: 201.8 Walk 3 miles, Bike 30 min, 1325 cal, 113 net carbs (biscotti at breakfast & rye bread on sandwich blew my carb budget
Day 35: Tues, 8/17: 202.9 Walked 3.4 miles, Bike 30 min, 1514 cal, 95 net carbs, AF. Book club. Chose wisely at restaurant (chicken kabob, tomato cucumber salad, 1/2 cup rice, water) and still got a bump up. This was the easiest restaurant for the week to plan & execute. First of 4 nights out. Hmmm
Day 36: Wed, 8/18: 201.6 Walked 2 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1049 cal, 78 net carbs, 1 glass wine. Evening event where my dinner consisted of a few appetizers … mini crab cakes & pot stickers.
Day 37: Thurs, 8/19: 202.9 Walked 3 miles, 1321 cal, 110 net carbs, AF. Uptick from pizza & tacos? Woke up thirsty with a salty taste in my mouth. Fasting this morning with DH since he has a liver scan today.
NSV: Vanity sizing probably but I ordered pants and shorts for walking in a couple of different sizes along with the new swimsuit from Lands End. I’m sending back the XL pants & shorts and the 18 swimsuit! Keeping the L and 16. 😊 That feels good.
Day 38: Fri, 8/20: 203.0 Walked 4 miles, Bike 30 min, 1590 cal, 76 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Cooking class with friends where we made Fruit Empanadas, Paella Mixta, Tortilla Española. Exercised and fasted through breakfast but obviously not enough. Expected bump up after 4 evenings in a row eating at restaurants with friends. Gearing up for damage control and not let this be an excuse to continue to backslide.
Day 39: Sat, 8/21: 204.6 Walked 4 miles, Swam 500m + treaded water 12 min, 2003 cal, 110 net carbs, 3 glasses wine, >100 oz water. Great exercise day but snacked on way to many nuts, fries at lunch & rice at dinner. But wow the continued rise in the scale is worrying me!
6th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! With 4 evenings at restaurants I would be happy just to stay below 202.
6th Week Actual Weight: 204.6 (7 day avg 202.7)
6th Week Weight Loss: +3
Wrong direction. I need to turn this wagon around.
Day 40: Sun, 8/22: 203.6 Walked 4.5 + .5 miles, 1568 cal, 71 net carbs, AF. Planning fall road trip and kitchen remodel. My best friend has Covid running rampant in her family that live in Sulphur Louisiana starting early last week. Her vaccinated uncle passed away Friday & her unvaccinated brother is in the hospital. Both of their families now all have it as well. My unvaccinated DIL’s 2 brothers (age 24) in Lafayette Louisiana got it last weekend. One brother had it last summer but this time it is much worse. They were around my son & his wife over last weekend but they are both vaccinated and tested negative. Scary how fast it hits & spreads.
Day 41: Mon, 8/23: 203.5 Walked 3.2 + 1 miles, 1521 cal, 110 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Lazy day.
Day 42: Tues, 8/24: 203.7 Walked 3 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1656 cal, 156 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Cousin came in from Florida and we went to my sister’s for crawfish étouffée and wine … but I insisted on going to my exercise class before meeting up with them.
No swimming laps for a couple of weeks since they closed the olympic size lap pool for maintenance.
Thinking about signing up for twice per week strength classes in September to prep for hiking plans in Oct. The lunge part of the routine has made me much better at going up and down steps at home.
Day 43: Wed, 8/25: 201.9 Walked 2.4 miles, 1255 cal, 117 net carbs, AF. Walked first thing in the morning, breakfast, donated blood & cleaned out a few kitchen cabinets … all before lunch! Then yard work and more cabinets in the afternoon.
Day 44: Thurs, 8/26: 203.1 Walked 3.6 +1 miles, gardening, 1794 cal, 143 net carbs, AF. Errand day in the afternoon … library, dry cleaners, groceries, gas, and tried on tons of bras until I found my new favorite.
NSV: New sports bras & bras ✔️(Aug 2021)
Day 45: Fri, 8/27: 203.6 Walked 1.3 miles, 2108 cal, 135 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Scan of leg veins to determine swelling in one ankle + 1st shot of Shingrix (shingles) Vaccine. Needless to say eating fried chicken for lunch and then Italian dinner out did not soothe my feelings or help my progress on the scale. Rain and low energy yesterday and today.
Day 46: Sat, 8/28: 203.0 Walked 3.2 + .7 miles, 1496 cal, 127 net carbs, AF. Headache & fatigue kicked my butt after the Thursday shingles vaccine … read & slept a ton. Feeling better this morning.
7th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202.
7th Week Actual Weight: 203.0 (7 day avg 203.2)
7th Week Weight Loss: -1.6
Posting a loss this week but disappointed since I let the 201.x slip away and I’m stuck at a higher weight than I wish. Back to the habits that work!
Day 47: Sun, 8/29: 203.1 No Exercise … worked on design to remodel the entire downstairs of our house instead with DD who is a commercial interior designer. Structural engineer last week said it was possible to remove all the walls and posts that we considering as well open up the rooms to each other more than they are already. 2162 cal, 114 net carbs, 3 glasses wine.
Day 48: Mon, 8/30: 203.0 Walked 3.8 + 1, 1402 cal, 81 net carbs, AF. Cancelled plans with friends to dine out since my friend’s family has many in the hospital with covid and DH was not feeling well. Finished reading The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel.
Day 49: Tues, 8/31: 203.7 Walked 3.25 + 1 miles, 1568 cal, 172 net carbs, AF. Walked to the library to drop off my book Then another short walk in the evening after dinner with DH. FINISHED my 100 miles for August! I’m walking on the 31st anyway. Scale bumped up due to terrible choices for meals … breakfast - waffles & sausage; lunch - spaghetti & salad; dinner - Salisbury steak w/ rice & gravy & green beans. Few veggies and lots of carbs.
Day 50: Wed, 9/1: 204.6 Walked 2.4 miles, 2257 cal, 141 net carbs, 1 glass of wine. Slice of Berry Chantilly Cake on top of a late dinner. DH’s sister unexpectedly drove in to stay with us … celebrated her birthday which is Friday since we rarely see her and it was a treat. Not surprised that the scale jumped right up!
Day 51: Thurs, 9/2: 204.3 No morning exercise, feeling blah, walked 1 mile in the evening, 1730 cal, 130 net carbs, 1 glass wine w/ frozen pizza. DH met with allergist over Zoom and he thinks we might have covid … constant headaches for days w/ fatigue, tightness in DH’s chest … prescribed Prednisone for DH. Went to 8 local pharmacies and they were out of the rapid covid test (BinaxNOW). Scheduled PCR Covid 19 test Thursday morning but won’t have the results for 2-5 days. Our son has a rapid covid test and is dropping it off today. Good news is that we are both vaccinated. Not sure where we would have picked up covid … restaurant? grocery store? My sister that is an elementary teacher? Moved trip to fishing camp out to the next weekend.
Day 52: Fri, 9/3: 204.1 Walked 3 + 3.8 miles, 1588 cal, 116 net carbs, AF. Our son brought us a BinaxNOW covid home test kit … it was negative! So we both must have really bad colds since Sunday. The Prednisone is working for DH. Waiting for the PCR test results. Decided to skip strength training class this week since I didn’t want to expose the others in the class.
Day 53: Sat, 9/4: 203.9 Walked 3.4 + 1.3 miles, 2026 cal, 159 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine.
8th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202.
8th Week Actual Weight: 203.9
8th Week Weight Loss: +.9
Not my best week. I can do much better.
Day 54: Sun, 9/5: 203.9 Hiked 1.3 miles in Austin … time in a car 3 hrs both ways today, 1893 cal, 150 net carbs, <1/2 glass beer with lunch, 2 glasses wine with dinner.
Day 55: Mon, 9/6: 203.2 Walked 3.1 miles, 1976 carbs, 194 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine.
Day 56: Tues, 9/7: 202.6 Walked 3.1 miles, Bike 30 min, 1738 cal, 165 net carbs, AF. I went overboard eating not 1 but 3 cupcakes today that I made for my sister’s birthday. No more for me this week!
Day 57: Wed, 9/8: 203.1 Walked 3.2 + 1.4 miles, Swam 400 meters, Treaded Water 7 min, 1402 cal, 78 net carbs, AF. The neighborhood olympic size lap pool reopened after being closed for 2 weeks for maintenance! Remaining calories in the green! This has been a tough 10 days with 6 in the red and only 4 in the green. No wonder I was gaining weight. Turning that ship around and focusing on staying in the green.
Day 58: Thurs, 9/9: 202.3 Walked 4 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1357 cal, 91 net carbs, AF. Didn’t accomplish much today outside of menu planning, groceries, cooking, and exercising … oh and reading “This Tender Land” by William Kent Krueger and listening to “The House in the Cerulean Sea” by TJ Klune. Headed to the fishing camp today for a long food & drink weekend where exercise is challenging. Before I leave planning to attend strong & fit strength class this morning.
Day 59: Fri, 9/10: 203.7 @ fishing camp 🎣 Strength Class 1 hr, no walking, 5 hrs in the car, 1599 cal, 139 net carbs, not enough water. 1.5 bottles of Michelob Ultra at the Community BBQ event hosted by one of the resort camps and held at Dirty Reds outside bar … get to know your neighbors (free brisket & beer)
Day 60: Sat, 9/11: DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3.4 miles, fishing … caught 21.5” & 23” Redfish, 1405 cal, 68 net carbs, 2 glasses wine.
9th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202. Repeat until I hit either or both!
9th Week Actual Weight: 203.7
9th Week Weight Loss: -.2
Still bouncing around without much progress.
Day 61: Sun, 9/12: 204.2 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles, fished, 1872 cal, 107 net carbs, AF.
Day 62: Mon, 9/13: 204.7 Walked 3 miles, long 5 hr car drive, 1657 cal, 157 net carbs, AF. Expected rain this week with Tropical Storm Nicholas.
Day 63: Tues, 9/14: 203.2 Walked 1.3 miles, rain, Strength Class 1 hr via Zoom since Tropical Storm/ Hurricane Nicholas expected, 1774 cal, 135 net carbs, AF.
Day 64: Wed, 9/15: 203.1 Walked 3.2 miles, 1674 cal, 182 net carbs, 1 glass wine & pizza. Electricity was off all day but we are fine!
Day 65: Thurs, 9/16: 204.1 Walked 4.5 + 1 miles, 1845 cal, 117, 2 margaritas on the rocks. Book club met at a Mexican restaurant. My downfall … I’ve not been out to eat Mexican food and drink margaritas in a very long time. Put that with a group of ladies that enjoy “discussions” and it was a fun evening but filling!
Day 66: Fri, 9/17: 204.5 Walked 2.4 + 1.2 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 2002 cal, 178 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine. Sandwich for lunch and then Italian including 2 pieces of garlic bread for dinner so no wonder # on scale. Got my flu shot today! I’m on a roll this year toward vaccines … first the Pfizer covid19 vaccine, then 1st Shingrix shingles vaccine and now the Fluzone Quad flu vaccine. Prepping DH & I for our vacation in October as well as our 1st grandchild which we are expecting in late December.
Day 67: Sat, 9/18: 203.2 Walked 2.9 miles, 1901 cal, 85 net carbs, AF. Dog sitting for my daughter and it is really hard to walk 3 large dogs together!
10th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202. Repeat until I hit either or both!
10th Week Actual Weight: 203.2
10th Week Weight Loss: -.5
It’s now or never! Push through this and find the 202s again.
Day 68: Sun, 9/19: 203.4 Walked 4 miles, 1792 cal, 115 net carbs, 3 glasses wine.
NSV . My high waisted jeans slipped over my hips without unzipping … so bought 2 new pairs of jeans in a size smaller. WIN!
Day 69: Mon, 9/20: 202.5 Walked 3.4 + 1 miles, 1899 cal, 246 net carbs, AF. Up a few times during the night and finally turned on coffee at 3am this morning. Feeling a lot of stress but also coughing a ton. Hope whatever ails me shakes loose soon.
Day 70: Tues, 9/21: 202.7 Walked 2.4 miles, 1380 cal, 129 net carbs, AF. Definitely not feeling well yesterday. Took two 2 hr naps, hot tea, cough drops, meds, and skipped book club in the evening.
Day 71: Wed, 9/22: 203.0 Walked 2 + 1.1 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1755 cal, 86 net carbs, 2 glasses wine.
Day 72: Thurs, 9/23: 202.7 Walked 3.8 + 1.3 miles, only thought about swimming, 2453 cal, 184 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Spent most of the day looking at things to do on our trip in October and dreaming about places we could go early next year.
Day 73: Fri, 9/24: 202.5 Walked 1.3 + 3.2 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1402 cal, 41 net carbs, 1 beer. Breakfast after exercise class with the gang + Torchy’s Tacos with DH in the evening. Held it together when ordering by preplanning and sticking to the plan.
Day 74: Sat, 9/25: 202.9 Walked 3.2 miles, 1770 cal, 108 net carbs, 2 glasses wine + 1 Kirin beer. DD & I walked all 3 dogs, shopped today for clothes & rugs and enjoyed a pedicure. Then our husbands joined us for sushi dinner. Later in the evening DD & her hubby introduced us to 2 David Chang TV series “Ugly Delicious” and “The Mind of a Chef”. Wonderful Friday.
11th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202. Repeat until I hit either or both!
11th Week Actual Weight: 202.9
11th Week Weight Loss: -.3
Day 75: Sun, 9/26: 203.3 Walked 3.2 miles, 2025 cal, 177 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. DH requested his grandmother’s southern stewed chicken … I created something close. It turned out to be good comfort food for DS1 just returning from a work trip to Dubai and my DIL that is now 6 months pregnant and didn’t cook for herself while he was gone.
Day 76: Mon, 9/27: 202.7 Walked 3.4 miles, ? Cal, ? Net carbs, AF. Dined out at Hearsay and ordered a Mojito mocktail (requested less sugar) since we were attending a Squeeze + Halls & Oates concert at Woodlands Pavilion an hour from home. Loved the food DH & I split! AHI TUNA FLATBREAD - rare tuna, micro greens, carrot, cucumber, gochujang aioli, wasabi caviar. KUNG PAO SHRIMP & CALAMARI - lightly fried calamari, shrimp, jalapeño, bell pepper, bean sprouts (no rice)
Day 77: Tues, 9/28: 203.9 Walked 3 + 1.4 miles, 2093 cal, 154 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Snack monster got to me today … 2 Nestles Lil Drum ice cream, mixed nuts, peanut butter and sugar free dark chocolate most between lunch and dinner! No wonder my meal planning is not working to get the scale moving in the right direction.
Day 78: Wed, 9/29:
Day 79: Thurs, 9/30:
Day 80: Fri, 10/1:
Day 81: Sat, 10/2:
Morning WI before starting our road trip.
12th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202. Repeat until I hit either or both!
12th Week Actual Weight:
12th Week Weight Loss:
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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.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
“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 (From July 13)……………….. 2.8 lbs lost (partial month)
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..3.8 lbs
Day 19 – 08/01 …..191.4….. (Trend Weight: 194.6)
Day 20 – 08/02 …..189.6….. (Trend Weight: 194.1)
Day 21 – 08/03 …..190.4….. (Trend Weight: 193.7)
Day 22 – 08/04 …..191.6….. (Trend Weight: 193.5)
Day 23 – 08/05 …..191.2….. (Trend Weight: 193.3)
Day 24 – 08/06 …..190.0….. (Trend Weight: 193.1)
Day 25 – 08/07 …..190.0….. (Trend Weight: 192.8)
Day 26 – 08/08 …..190.6….. (Trend Weight: 192.6)
Day 27 – 08/09 …..189.6…… (Trend Weight: 192.3)
Day 28 – 08/10 …..189.6….. (Trend Weight: 192.0)
Day 29 – 08/11 …..189.6….. (Trend Weight: 191.8)
Day 30 – 08/12 …..190.0….. (Trend Weight: 191.6)
Day 31 – 08/13 …..193.2….. (Trend Weight: 191.7)
Day 32 – 08/14 …..189.6 ….. (Trend weight: 191.5)
Day 33 – 08/15 …..187.6….. (Trend weight: 191.1)
Day 34 – 08/16 …..187.2…..(Trend weight 190.7)
Day 35 – 08/17 …..187.8…..(trend weight 190.4)
Day 36 – 08/18 …..187.4…..(Trend weight 190.1)
Day 37 – 08/19 …..187.8….. Trend weight 189.9)
Day 38 – 08/20 …..186.6…..(Trend weight 189.6)
Day 39 – 08/21 …..186.8…..(Trend weight 189.3)
Day 40 – 08/22 …..185.4…..(trend weight 188.9)
Day 41 – 08/23 …..187.4…..(trend weight 188.8)
Day 42 – 08/24 …..187.4…..(Trend weight 188.6)
Day 43 – 08/25 …..187.0…..(Trend weight 188.5)
Day 44 – 08/26 …..188.4…..(Trend weight 188.5)
Day 45 – 08/27 …..xxxxx…..(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 46 – 08/28 …..188.4…..(Trend weight 188.4)
Day 47 – 08/29 …..188.4…..(Trend weight 188.4)
Day 48 – 08/30 …..189.2…..(Trend weight 188.5)
Day 49 – 08/31 …..186.8…..(Trend weight 188.3)
Actual Weight Loss in August (from July 31) ……………….. 6.0 lbs. Lost
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..8.8 lbs. total lost so far
Day 50 – 09/01 …..182.8…..(Trend weight 187.8)
Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 10 pounds but I am skeptical. I’ll change this on Sunday to keep it realistic.
Day 51 – 09/02 …..185.2…..(Trend weight 187.5)
Day 52 – 09/03 …..187.5…..(Trend weight 187.7)
Day 53 – 09/04 …..187.5…..(Trend weight 187.8)
Day 54 – 09/05 …..188.2…..(Trend weight 187.8)
Day 55 – 09/06 …..189.4…..(Trend weight 188.0)
Day 56 – 09/07 …..187.2…..(Trend weight 187.9)
Day 57 – 09/08 …..187.6…..(Trend weight 187.9)
Day 58 – 09/09 …..188.8……(Trend weight 187.9)
Day 59 – 09/10 …..DNW……Ttrend weight DNW) They stopped my diabetic medications Wednesday night and I can’t begin taking them again until Sunday morning to protect the kidneys. Hopefully, knowing that, I will be able to do better on my eating. Today the well company comes back. Of course, it breaks down when they are NOT here, instead of when they are. This time, I hope they can figure out from the patterns what is going on. Praying it’s adjustments and not new pump or well. I am starving already (which happens after a day of eating with all caution to the wind). It won’t be easy, but I’ve got to be creative today and make it a good day.
Day 60 – 09/11 .….189.2……(Trend weight 188.3)
Day 61 – 09/12 …..188.4……(Trend weight 188.3)
Day 62 – 09/13 …..189.0……(Trend weight 188.4)
Day 63 – 09/14 …..187.6……(Trend weight 188.3) The hardest half of the main floor windows are done. However, thunderstorms all day will keep me from working on them today (unless the weather changes). Most of the work is done outside at the hose and soapy bucket. Yesterday I ate leftovers for dinner. I have no idea why, but I found I didn’t need my snacks that I prelogged for last night. One day I stuff my face after hours, the next day I need very little. Go figure! Same dinner, same high calorie burn activity. Wow, how the body fluctuates. Today it fluctuated in the right direction. Handyman and his family will be here today. No privacy, no walking outside in the thunderstorms, no window project. I see little movement today. By the time they leave every night I am just too exhausted. Perhaps I’ll try to slip in some light exercise biking and a dance or two before bed.
Day 64 – 09/15 …..185.8……(Trend weight 188.0) TMI finally came and clearly it helped. I did end up doing a few more windows yesterday after the rain stopped. The calorie burn is also helping. Diet was pretty good. Stayed in the green. Tomorrow is the travel to the cancer center. 4 hours each way. Friday weight will not be pretty, but it should level off by Sunday if I play my cards right.
Day 65 – 09/16 …..185.2……(Trend weight 187.8) A good day yesterday. More windows cleaned and I’m almost done with that calorie burning project. Travel today.
Day 66 – 09/17 …..186.2……(Trend weight 187.6) Doctor’s report: I will need a small outpatient surgery in the coming weeks. They want to do a WE (wide excise) of the breast tissue. The cut will be 5 cm long and the stitches will be internal. This will be sent to pathology to determine if there is sarcoma. What I have meets all 4 criteria for radiation induced cancer but so far, the area they’ve biopsied has been clear. The new surgery will remove it all and go beyond the margins to check for sure. Pathology will tell the story after surgery. I am relieved. I was thinking they were going to talk to me about total mastectomy. My friend picked the restaurant on the way home. Only fair, it was a long and voluntary day for her. She chose Golden Corral (the all-you-can-eat buffet!) I really tried to stay reasonable and only took half of what I really wanted (which was still way over 1400 calories). I’m happy the scale only went up 1 exact pound. That never happens! It’s always 2 or even 3 pounds I usually gain. I am making today a good food day. Not so much on the exercise though! Drywall finisher is here.
Day 67 – 09/18 …..187.6……(Trend weight 187.6) Well now….there’s the rest of the travel weight. It decided to take the scenic route getting here but I’m not surprised it finally showed up. I was truly hoping it would only be that one pound but if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Day 68 – 09/19 …..186.2……(Trend weight 187.5) Better today but the ups & downs of September (since the holiday weekend on the 3rd) has shown my emotional struggles. It’s time to buckle up buttercup and get more done!
Day 69 – 09/20 …..185.2……(Trend weight 187.3) I really worked on Portion control again. I was pretty inspired by @Lilylady3k . The idea of pulling pants with zippers up without unzipping is the ultimate in inspiration! I’m still wearing the elastic waist, especially with shorts and capris for summer, but I have a closet full of pants that will fit nicely 10 pounds from now and they have zippers. I need them for the upcoming winter! Working on it. Thanks for the reminder!
Day 70 – 09/21 …..185.8……(Trend weight 187.1) Still trending down, even with an uptick on the scale. I kept diet perfect yesterday but my activity level was very low with a house full of workers and rain. More rain today but I will try to get a bit creative later tonight if I’m not too tired after everyone leaves.
Day 71 – 09/22 …..187.6…… My trend weight is tied to my fitbit. Because I had to restart/reset my fitbit my trend weight is totally skewed right now. I put in my original starting weight on fitbit so the stats would be correct and that throws the current off. It will be a few weeks before I can start accurately listing my trend weight again. Last night I ended up eating one cup of soup and 6 cookies with 8 oz of milk after I logged out of MFP. The amount of increase in weight is ridiculous but it is what it is I guess. I’m going for more movement today which will have to be outside, but it’s cold here in northern Michigan today. Travel tomorrow.
Day 72 – 09/23 …..187.6……Strange that I forgot to type my weight in yesterday during my post but it was the same as today. Meals were good, snacks were not. Activity level was way too low. Today I travel so the scale will not be good tomorrow (Friday). I will have to spend my 3rd weekend in a row beating it back down. No problem, I can do it when I 100% apply myself. Very cold and rainy today so it’s a perfect day for a long car ride. My son is going with me. It is always nice to get him out & about. With his Autism he would rather just stay in place with no changes most of the time. A nice meal is always a good bribe to get him out socializing. I will try to order carefully for myself but I’m not making any promises. It’s such a treat to be in a city with so many restaurants and choices! Gotta get my head on straight before I leave. Those restaurants aren’t going anywhere. Right now, I need to shed some more weight and get my blood glucose levels in a better place before surgery or they will cancel it. I was warned on my zoom pre-op meeting yesterday. I hope that will help keep me in a reasonable headspace today as I look at the menu in the booth.
Day 73 – 09/24.….188.8…… An expected uptick of 1.2 today after travel. Let’s hope there isn’t more lingering that will show up in the coming days. I hit Walmart while out of town yesterday and brought home NO JUNK. Not even for guests or grandchildren. Score! Today will be a good day.
Day 74 – 09/25 …..188.8……I had a lovely low calorie portioned dinner last night at 8:00 PM after everyone left. Then I had a lovely dinner at 1:00 AM about 2 hours before I went to bed. I started to feel my sugar drop and it wasn’t good. I didn’t go into a frenzy and I stayed away from sugar and “bad food”, but I did not need the other half that I’d prepped for tonight. Ridiculous!
Day 75 – 09/26 …..188.8……I am struggling with portion control though I am choosing my foods wisely. I just can’t seem to get enough food. Too many travel and disrupted days in a row has brought back my old habits of extreme hunger and cravings. I even had the sugar drop the other night. Feels like I’m back to square one, but I’m just gonna push through. Never give in and Never give up!
Day 76 – 09/27 …..187.6……Better.
Day 77 – 09/28 …..188.4……Worse…….I went on a mini binge last night after closing out my diary. Not really cravings….Just extreme hunger. The amount was okay, the choices were not. I’ve really got to teach this old dog some new tricks.
Day 78 - 09/29 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 79 – 09/30 …..xxxxx…….(Trend weight xxxxx)
Actual Weight Loss in September……………….. xxxxx
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..xxxxx
Day 80 – 10/01 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 81 – 10/02 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 82 – 10/03 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 83 – 10/04 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 84 – 10/05 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 85 – 10/06 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 86 – 10/07 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 87 – 10/08 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 88 – 10/09 …..xxxxx……Ttrend weight xxxxx)
Day 89 – 10/10 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 90 – 10/11 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 91 – 10/12 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 92 – 10/13 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 93 – 10/14 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 94 – 10/15 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 95 – 10/16 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 96 – 10/17 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 97 – 10/18 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 98 – 10/19 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 99 – 10/20 ……xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day100 – 10/21 (Final Weigh-In)……xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Actual Weight Loss in October (Partial month) ……………….. xxxxx
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..xxxxx
Challenge Starting Weight: 195.2
Challenge Goal: 180.2 (15 pounds. A hefty goal but what is wrong with reaching for the stars????)
Challenge Ending Weight: xxxxx
Total Actual Weight Loss for Challenge: xxxxx
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Lilylady3k wrote: »dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
I thought about that ... but we are changing hotels almost every night. Dragging more stuff in and out doesn't sound appealing.
I've decided to take a break from the scale and posting for these few weeks and try to focus on better lifestyle habits during the trip. Then when returning go back into full swing of getting into 180s-190s since I've been in a rut challenging myself to get below 202. I've actually made a decision about our dinner the first evening back and stocked kitchen accordingly so there are no excuses to get back into the groove.
Well I am excited about your trip, and hope to see some photos : - )1 -
@deepwoodslady
I know what you mean about being very hungry some days. Certain foods are just more filling than others.
On another note, I understand that you don't like most vegetables. Which ones do you like?0 -
I have been getting into Konjac and other types of noodles.
I am not normally a pasta eater, but I really like this stuff.
You have to rinse it a lot before using.
I have been adding fresh garlic and herbs from my garden and a few tablespoons of sour cream. I have made it both with chicken and with meatballs. It has become a new favourite.
10 calories for the entire package. I think that I found it at Walmart or Superstore/Loblaws
Konjac is a root that they made the flour from, it comes in Fettucine, Angel Hair, and Rice shapes. Good amount of fibre and calcium, 2g of protein.
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@dawnbgethealthy - Looks like a great find ... low cal and low carb! I'll see if we have it way down here in the south
@deepwoodslady - Don't let the bumps on the scale get you down! You still left me in the dust back in the 200s and I'm inspired to keep trying seeing you hanging out in the nice 180s! Thinking about you and hope that your surgery goes well.
@jayenguk - You are skimming those pounds off! Are you taking your measurements once per month? Seeing any NSVs (non scale victories)?
@cpanus - How are your knee and ankle? I see you are working with the trainer ... are you back to walking again as well?
@fmfdfa2020 - Congrats on hitting your 2nd goal during this 100 day challenge!
@Miyoka_Tata - Looking for you to check in! I'm really proud of you getting out there and running. One of my future goals.1 -
@Lilylady3k , Doc said my knee would be fine and my ankle is okay. Walking again!! Makes me crazy to sit around.
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 - 147.8 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 32 – 08/14 - 145.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
5th Week Goal Weight - 146.0
5th Week Actual Weight -145.0 ...maybe...sleepin' in always helps.
Day 33 – 08/15 - 145.0 at 8:15 a.m.
Day 34 – 08/16 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer ...knee and ankle getting better every day.
Day 35 – 08/17 - 146.2 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 36 – 08/18 - 147.0 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 37 – 08/19 - 146.8 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 38 – 08/20 - 147.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer ...DDD's b'day!!
Day 39 – 08/21 - 146.2 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson's 5th birthday!! So much food the past two days! Yum!
6th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
6th Week Actual Weight - 146.2
Day 40 – 08/22 - 147.2 at 9:30 a.m.
Day 41 – 08/23 - 148.2 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 42 – 08/24 - 148.0 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 43 – 08/25 - 149.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 44 – 08/26 - DNW ...walked right past my scale this morning... ...did walk about 1 1/2 miles this morning.
Day 45 – 08/27 - 148.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...walked 1 mile this morning. Might have been too much for my ankle.
Day 46 – 08/28 - 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...ugh!
7th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
7th Week Actual Weight - bwahahahahah!
Day 47 – 08/29 - 147.4 at 9:45 a.m. ...wishful thinking...sleepin' in is so wonderful!
Day 48 – 08/30 - 148.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 49 – 08/31 - 146.8 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 50 – 09/01 - 147.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 51 – 09/02 - 146.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...walked 1 mile this morning. Everything seems okay.
Day 52 – 09/03 - 148.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 53 – 09/04 - 146.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...got to go to the bookstore w/our grandson today!!
8th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
8th Week Actual Weight - HA!
Day 54 – 09/05 - 146.6 at 8:45 a.m.
Day 55 – 09/06 - 145.8 at 7:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 56 – 09/07 - 145.2 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 57 – 09/08 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 58 – 09/09 - 145.8 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 59 – 09/10 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 60 – 09/11 - 146.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...4.83 miles in 95 mins
9th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
9th Week Actual Weight - 146.2
Day 61 – 09/12 - 145.0 at 8:45 a.m. ...4.67 miles in 95 mins
Day 62 – 09/13 - 146.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 63 – 09/14 - 146.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.86 miles in 112 mins
Day 64 – 09/15 - 145.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 65 – 09/16 - 146.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.65 miles in 104 mins
Day 66 – 09/17 - 147.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 67 – 09/18 - 146.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.49 miles in 102 mins
10th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
10th Week Actual Weight - 146.0
Day 68 – 09/19 - 145.2 at 8:30 a.m. ...that's what sleepin' in will do for you!!! ...5.47 miles in 101 mins
Day 69 – 09/20 - 147.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 70 – 09/21 - 145.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.90 miles in 113 mins
Day 71 – 09/22 - 145.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 72 – 09/23 - 145.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.65 miles in 110 mins
Day 73 – 09/24 - 145.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 74 – 09/25 - 144.6 at 5:50 a.m. ...6.28 miles in 115 mins
11th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
11th Week Actual Weight - 144.6...closest I've come!!!
Day 75 – 09/26 - 143.2 at 9:30 a.m. ...5.76 miles in 108 mins
Day 76 – 09/27 - 145.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 77 – 09/28 - 145.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.64 miles in 104 mins
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12th Week Goal Weight - 143.0
12th Week Actual Weight -2 -
@Lilylady3k , Doc said my knee would be fine and my ankle is okay. Walking again!! Makes me crazy to sit around.
Glad that you are on the mend and able to move!!!1 -
dawnbgethealthy wrote: »I have been getting into Konjac and other types of noodles.
I am not normally a pasta eater, but I really like this stuff.
You have to rinse it a lot before using.
I have been adding fresh garlic and herbs from my garden and a few tablespoons of sour cream. I have made it both with chicken and with meatballs. It has become a new favourite.
10 calories for the entire package. I think that I found it at Walmart or Superstore/Loblaws
Konjac is a root that they made the flour from, it comes in Fettucine, Angel Hair, and Rice shapes. Good amount of fibre and calcium, 2g of protein.
@dawnbgethealthy I have used these noodles before. I think I used to order them from Amazon. I ate them when on the keto diet instead of regular pasta. I remember that they are stinky but rinsing them helps a lot. I may look for them again, especially if they can be found at a walmart.
I can eat Zucchini certain ways and (although it's been since before I moved) I used to use my spiralizer and make zoodles from the zucchini. If I fill or cover the zucchini I can eat it. I have learned to like spaghetti squash if it is covered in spaghetti sauce I like corn but I don't crave it. I rarely eat it. I also like potatoes almost any way. All starches I guess. I like sweet potatoes. I can eat cooked peppers and onions or make stuffed peppers. BTW, all these veggies are new to me. I've only been eating them for about 3 years (except the corn and potatoes for longer). I do like stuffed jalapeno peppers. I've been learning to eat carrots (somewhat). I have also learned to eat cauliflower riced. However, I would never eat whole cauliflower cooked or raw as I fear worms inside of them (just like broccoli) Most all of the veggies I now eat I learned from the keto diet. Usually the actual veggie is buried in something. Green, leafy or anything that looks like a tree, I just don't eat. I also do not like fruits. I am way better on veggies than fruits. However, I will drink most fruit juices. I prefer the 5 calorie diet one's from ocean spray. Low sugar is always better for the T2D. I think I would stick my head in a guillotine before I could eat an orange but I love orange juice. I would rather drown in a sea of spiders than bite into a tomato slice but tomato sauce and soup and ketchup etc are my favorite. It's about texture for me. It's about visual. It's really a disorder I have had all my life. I also have a very difficult time with meat. It is usually, also, an "unsafe" food. It contains gristle, fat, bone, cartilage, Take your ribs for example. It is not that they are not delicious. They are. But I could never "bite into them". To pick each flake off and inspect before eating is a big job. I've done it many times but usually, it's just not worth it. If I have a frozen dinner, I usually don't eat the meat inside. A pot pie? I remove the chicken, the carrots and the peas. I eat the bread and gravy. Hamburgers are OUT. No ground meat usually. I mean, what's IN THERE? And Hot dogs? Really, what parts of the animal are in there? Even my dog wouldn't eat them and that tells me something! I do eat some ground beef (like in tacos) if it is cooked up very very soft (overcooked). No gristle or fat left.
I like breads and dairy. Breads are loaded with carbs and bad for T2D. Dairy is beginning to bloat me and I am having to watch that or buy in different forms. I could thrive well on processed foods but most are loaded with carbs and sugars and make my glucose go up. It often, then causes a huge glucose drop later.
I know that my diet is an absolute mess. It has been bad my whole life. I drove my mother crazy who cooked well and filled our lives with well balanced foods that I would not eat. I am pretty proud of how many more foods I started eating when I joined MFP and really decided to not weight 253 pounds anymore. But I know I have a long long way to go. I've thought about getting help but help means learning to eat those "scary" "unsafe" and "unclean" foods and that is the last thing I want to do, so I've steered clear of therapy for this, which means I'm not ready. But I know that I eat all the high fat and high carb foods and I also know that dieting would be easier if I could improve my glucose numbers. It would also give me more volume of food if I could eat those low calorie wholesome foods God planted for us. I'm just not there yet, but I'm trying.
I realized looking at my own diary lately that I have been eating a lot of pasta. Like White Cheddar Mac & Cheese, etc. It has not fruit, no veggie and no meat. I've struggled so bad in September with my food phobias that I've even started to gag on some of my food. Almost every night at dinner I have to spit the last bite or two out of my mouth and not finish. This leaves me so hungry later that I end up eating after I close my diary. Even when I choose decent things it puts me over my limit because I didn't anticipate it. My nice 1200 calorie log for the day ends up in the 1700's after some sunflower seeds or walnuts, some dark chocolate and maybe a yogurt I didn't anticipate. Clearly, my pasta is not sticking with me and I need more protein.
I do love chicken and I can eat that but only if I trim it myself then cook it so I know it's safe. That is why I appreciated your tip to freeze one piece at a time for dinners. I can do that and eat it too. And chicken is so versatile.
Anyway, enough of my rant. Just know that I am always looking up new recipes where I can "hide" some healthy stuff inside. I wish I could say I am willing to try anything once, but I'm not. I love restaurants which seems to the contrary since I don't get to see them cook it or see the ingredients prior. But trust me, I still won't eat most things off a menu. I feel cursed sometimes. In a local restaurant I usually chose the chicken quesadilla filled with cheese and sour cream. But then I bit into something in the chicken. Unless I make it myself at home (and I do make them), I will NEVER EAT ANOTHER CHICKEN QUESADILLA from any restaurant EVER. There would be no use in even trying. I would definitely gag in public and I would most likely throw up.
Losing weight is a challenge for me to say the least LOL.
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Day 61 9/12:267.6
Day 62 9/13:268
Day 63 9/14:266
Day 64 9/15:266.8
Day 65 9/16:265.8
Day 66 9/17:265.8
Day 67 9/18:265.2
10th Week Goal Weight: 270
10th Week Actual Weight:265.2
Day 68 9/19:265.8
Day 69 9/20:265.8
Day 70 9/21:265.4
Day 71 9/22:267
Day 72 9/23:265.4
Day 73 9/24:265.2
Day 74 9/25:262.2
11th Week Goal Weight: 268
11th Week Actual Weight:262.2
Day 75 9/26:261
Day 76 9/27:260.8
Day 77 9/28:260.2
Day 78 9/29:259.6
Day 79 9/30:
Day 80 10/1:
Day 81 10/2:
12th Week Goal Weight: 264
12th Week Actual Weight:
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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. 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. 🏊♀️
Day 32: Sat, 8/14: 201.6 Walked 3.3 + .7 miles, swam laps 400m, treaded water 7 min, 1543 cal, 85 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Still eating more than the new target of 1300 cal but I’m definitely burning extra as well.
Do you eat your exercise calories?
I seem to eat at least half of mine each day usually as a snack. Trying to cut out the treats/something sweet after the meal but not successfully. This was never an issue before since I’m not a chocolate eater and normally ignore everything including ice cream but never ignore pie. Though for the last year … I’ve craved something sweet, choc and even ice cream … hmmm where did that habit come from?
5th Week Goal Weight: <202
5th Week Actual Weight: 201.6 (7 day avg 202.37)
5th Week Weight Loss: 2.1
Inching down a little each day/week toward 200! Next week is going to be really challenging since I have social events M-Th night at restaurants. I need to look up the menus and figure out a game plan.
Day 33: Sun, 8/15: 202.0 Walked 3.2 miles with my DD & her dogs, 1808 cal, 100 net carbs, 1 glass wine. In the red calorie wise so not surprised by the uptick on the scale. Wedding shower which included cake then my kids came over for dinner. Definitely what I would call a food day though I spent most of the time talking to friends and family.
Day 34: Mon, 8/16: 201.8 Walk 3 miles, Bike 30 min, 1325 cal, 113 net carbs (biscotti at breakfast & rye bread on sandwich blew my carb budget
Day 35: Tues, 8/17: 202.9 Walked 3.4 miles, Bike 30 min, 1514 cal, 95 net carbs, AF. Book club. Chose wisely at restaurant (chicken kabob, tomato cucumber salad, 1/2 cup rice, water) and still got a bump up. This was the easiest restaurant for the week to plan & execute. First of 4 nights out. Hmmm
Day 36: Wed, 8/18: 201.6 Walked 2 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1049 cal, 78 net carbs, 1 glass wine. Evening event where my dinner consisted of a few appetizers … mini crab cakes & pot stickers.
Day 37: Thurs, 8/19: 202.9 Walked 3 miles, 1321 cal, 110 net carbs, AF. Uptick from pizza & tacos? Woke up thirsty with a salty taste in my mouth. Fasting this morning with DH since he has a liver scan today.
NSV: Vanity sizing probably but I ordered pants and shorts for walking in a couple of different sizes along with the new swimsuit from Lands End. I’m sending back the XL pants & shorts and the 18 swimsuit! Keeping the L and 16. 😊 That feels good.
Day 38: Fri, 8/20: 203.0 Walked 4 miles, Bike 30 min, 1590 cal, 76 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Cooking class with friends where we made Fruit Empanadas, Paella Mixta, Tortilla Española. Exercised and fasted through breakfast but obviously not enough. Expected bump up after 4 evenings in a row eating at restaurants with friends. Gearing up for damage control and not let this be an excuse to continue to backslide.
Day 39: Sat, 8/21: 204.6 Walked 4 miles, Swam 500m + treaded water 12 min, 2003 cal, 110 net carbs, 3 glasses wine, >100 oz water. Great exercise day but snacked on way to many nuts, fries at lunch & rice at dinner. But wow the continued rise in the scale is worrying me!
6th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! With 4 evenings at restaurants I would be happy just to stay below 202.
6th Week Actual Weight: 204.6 (7 day avg 202.7)
6th Week Weight Loss: +3
Wrong direction. I need to turn this wagon around.
Day 40: Sun, 8/22: 203.6 Walked 4.5 + .5 miles, 1568 cal, 71 net carbs, AF. Planning fall road trip and kitchen remodel. My best friend has Covid running rampant in her family that live in Sulphur Louisiana starting early last week. Her vaccinated uncle passed away Friday & her unvaccinated brother is in the hospital. Both of their families now all have it as well. My unvaccinated DIL’s 2 brothers (age 24) in Lafayette Louisiana got it last weekend. One brother had it last summer but this time it is much worse. They were around my son & his wife over last weekend but they are both vaccinated and tested negative. Scary how fast it hits & spreads.
Day 41: Mon, 8/23: 203.5 Walked 3.2 + 1 miles, 1521 cal, 110 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Lazy day.
Day 42: Tues, 8/24: 203.7 Walked 3 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1656 cal, 156 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Cousin came in from Florida and we went to my sister’s for crawfish étouffée and wine … but I insisted on going to my exercise class before meeting up with them.
No swimming laps for a couple of weeks since they closed the olympic size lap pool for maintenance.
Thinking about signing up for twice per week strength classes in September to prep for hiking plans in Oct. The lunge part of the routine has made me much better at going up and down steps at home.
Day 43: Wed, 8/25: 201.9 Walked 2.4 miles, 1255 cal, 117 net carbs, AF. Walked first thing in the morning, breakfast, donated blood & cleaned out a few kitchen cabinets … all before lunch! Then yard work and more cabinets in the afternoon.
Day 44: Thurs, 8/26: 203.1 Walked 3.6 +1 miles, gardening, 1794 cal, 143 net carbs, AF. Errand day in the afternoon … library, dry cleaners, groceries, gas, and tried on tons of bras until I found my new favorite.
NSV: New sports bras & bras ✔️(Aug 2021)
Day 45: Fri, 8/27: 203.6 Walked 1.3 miles, 2108 cal, 135 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Scan of leg veins to determine swelling in one ankle + 1st shot of Shingrix (shingles) Vaccine. Needless to say eating fried chicken for lunch and then Italian dinner out did not soothe my feelings or help my progress on the scale. Rain and low energy yesterday and today.
Day 46: Sat, 8/28: 203.0 Walked 3.2 + .7 miles, 1496 cal, 127 net carbs, AF. Headache & fatigue kicked my butt after the Thursday shingles vaccine … read & slept a ton. Feeling better this morning.
7th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202.
7th Week Actual Weight: 203.0 (7 day avg 203.2)
7th Week Weight Loss: -1.6
Posting a loss this week but disappointed since I let the 201.x slip away and I’m stuck at a higher weight than I wish. Back to the habits that work!
Day 47: Sun, 8/29: 203.1 No Exercise … worked on design to remodel the entire downstairs of our house instead with DD who is a commercial interior designer. Structural engineer last week said it was possible to remove all the walls and posts that we considering as well open up the rooms to each other more than they are already. 2162 cal, 114 net carbs, 3 glasses wine.
Day 48: Mon, 8/30: 203.0 Walked 3.8 + 1, 1402 cal, 81 net carbs, AF. Cancelled plans with friends to dine out since my friend’s family has many in the hospital with covid and DH was not feeling well. Finished reading The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel.
Day 49: Tues, 8/31: 203.7 Walked 3.25 + 1 miles, 1568 cal, 172 net carbs, AF. Walked to the library to drop off my book Then another short walk in the evening after dinner with DH. FINISHED my 100 miles for August! I’m walking on the 31st anyway. Scale bumped up due to terrible choices for meals … breakfast - waffles & sausage; lunch - spaghetti & salad; dinner - Salisbury steak w/ rice & gravy & green beans. Few veggies and lots of carbs.
Day 50: Wed, 9/1: 204.6 Walked 2.4 miles, 2257 cal, 141 net carbs, 1 glass of wine. Slice of Berry Chantilly Cake on top of a late dinner. DH’s sister unexpectedly drove in to stay with us … celebrated her birthday which is Friday since we rarely see her and it was a treat. Not surprised that the scale jumped right up!
Day 51: Thurs, 9/2: 204.3 No morning exercise, feeling blah, walked 1 mile in the evening, 1730 cal, 130 net carbs, 1 glass wine w/ frozen pizza. DH met with allergist over Zoom and he thinks we might have covid … constant headaches for days w/ fatigue, tightness in DH’s chest … prescribed Prednisone for DH. Went to 8 local pharmacies and they were out of the rapid covid test (BinaxNOW). Scheduled PCR Covid 19 test Thursday morning but won’t have the results for 2-5 days. Our son has a rapid covid test and is dropping it off today. Good news is that we are both vaccinated. Not sure where we would have picked up covid … restaurant? grocery store? My sister that is an elementary teacher? Moved trip to fishing camp out to the next weekend.
Day 52: Fri, 9/3: 204.1 Walked 3 + 3.8 miles, 1588 cal, 116 net carbs, AF. Our son brought us a BinaxNOW covid home test kit … it was negative! So we both must have really bad colds since Sunday. The Prednisone is working for DH. Waiting for the PCR test results. Decided to skip strength training class this week since I didn’t want to expose the others in the class.
Day 53: Sat, 9/4: 203.9 Walked 3.4 + 1.3 miles, 2026 cal, 159 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine.
8th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202.
8th Week Actual Weight: 203.9
8th Week Weight Loss: +.9
Not my best week. I can do much better.
Day 54: Sun, 9/5: 203.9 Hiked 1.3 miles in Austin … time in a car 3 hrs both ways today, 1893 cal, 150 net carbs, <1/2 glass beer with lunch, 2 glasses wine with dinner.
Day 55: Mon, 9/6: 203.2 Walked 3.1 miles, 1976 carbs, 194 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine.
Day 56: Tues, 9/7: 202.6 Walked 3.1 miles, Bike 30 min, 1738 cal, 165 net carbs, AF. I went overboard eating not 1 but 3 cupcakes today that I made for my sister’s birthday. No more for me this week!
Day 57: Wed, 9/8: 203.1 Walked 3.2 + 1.4 miles, Swam 400 meters, Treaded Water 7 min, 1402 cal, 78 net carbs, AF. The neighborhood olympic size lap pool reopened after being closed for 2 weeks for maintenance! Remaining calories in the green! This has been a tough 10 days with 6 in the red and only 4 in the green. No wonder I was gaining weight. Turning that ship around and focusing on staying in the green.
Day 58: Thurs, 9/9: 202.3 Walked 4 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1357 cal, 91 net carbs, AF. Didn’t accomplish much today outside of menu planning, groceries, cooking, and exercising … oh and reading “This Tender Land” by William Kent Krueger and listening to “The House in the Cerulean Sea” by TJ Klune. Headed to the fishing camp today for a long food & drink weekend where exercise is challenging. Before I leave planning to attend strong & fit strength class this morning.
Day 59: Fri, 9/10: 203.7 @ fishing camp 🎣 Strength Class 1 hr, no walking, 5 hrs in the car, 1599 cal, 139 net carbs, not enough water. 1.5 bottles of Michelob Ultra at the Community BBQ event hosted by one of the resort camps and held at Dirty Reds outside bar … get to know your neighbors (free brisket & beer)
Day 60: Sat, 9/11: DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3.4 miles, fishing … caught 21.5” & 23” Redfish, 1405 cal, 68 net carbs, 2 glasses wine.
9th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202. Repeat until I hit either or both!
9th Week Actual Weight: 203.7
9th Week Weight Loss: -.2
Still bouncing around without much progress.
Day 61: Sun, 9/12: 204.2 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles, fished, 1872 cal, 107 net carbs, AF.
Day 62: Mon, 9/13: 204.7 Walked 3 miles, long 5 hr car drive, 1657 cal, 157 net carbs, AF. Expected rain this week with Tropical Storm Nicholas.
Day 63: Tues, 9/14: 203.2 Walked 1.3 miles, rain, Strength Class 1 hr via Zoom since Tropical Storm/ Hurricane Nicholas expected, 1774 cal, 135 net carbs, AF.
Day 64: Wed, 9/15: 203.1 Walked 3.2 miles, 1674 cal, 182 net carbs, 1 glass wine & pizza. Electricity was off all day but we are fine!
Day 65: Thurs, 9/16: 204.1 Walked 4.5 + 1 miles, 1845 cal, 117, 2 margaritas on the rocks. Book club met at a Mexican restaurant. My downfall … I’ve not been out to eat Mexican food and drink margaritas in a very long time. Put that with a group of ladies that enjoy “discussions” and it was a fun evening but filling!
Day 66: Fri, 9/17: 204.5 Walked 2.4 + 1.2 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 2002 cal, 178 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine. Sandwich for lunch and then Italian including 2 pieces of garlic bread for dinner so no wonder # on scale. Got my flu shot today! I’m on a roll this year toward vaccines … first the Pfizer covid19 vaccine, then 1st Shingrix shingles vaccine and now the Fluzone Quad flu vaccine. Prepping DH & I for our vacation in October as well as our 1st grandchild which we are expecting in late December.
Day 67: Sat, 9/18: 203.2 Walked 2.9 miles, 1901 cal, 85 net carbs, AF. Dog sitting for my daughter and it is really hard to walk 3 large dogs together!
10th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202. Repeat until I hit either or both!
10th Week Actual Weight: 203.2
10th Week Weight Loss: -.5
It’s now or never! Push through this and find the 202s again.
Day 68: Sun, 9/19: 203.4 Walked 4 miles, 1792 cal, 115 net carbs, 3 glasses wine.
NSV . My high waisted jeans slipped over my hips without unzipping … so bought 2 new pairs of jeans in a size smaller. WIN!
Day 69: Mon, 9/20: 202.5 Walked 3.4 + 1 miles, 1899 cal, 246 net carbs, AF. Up a few times during the night and finally turned on coffee at 3am this morning. Feeling a lot of stress but also coughing a ton. Hope whatever ails me shakes loose soon.
Day 70: Tues, 9/21: 202.7 Walked 2.4 miles, 1380 cal, 129 net carbs, AF. Definitely not feeling well yesterday. Took two 2 hr naps, hot tea, cough drops, meds, and skipped book club in the evening.
Day 71: Wed, 9/22: 203.0 Walked 2 + 1.1 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1755 cal, 86 net carbs, 2 glasses wine.
Day 72: Thurs, 9/23: 202.7 Walked 3.8 + 1.3 miles, only thought about swimming, 2453 cal, 184 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Spent most of the day looking at things to do on our trip in October and dreaming about places we could go early next year.
Day 73: Fri, 9/24: 202.5 Walked 1.3 + 3.2 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1402 cal, 41 net carbs, 1 beer. Breakfast after exercise class with the gang + Torchy’s Tacos with DH in the evening. Held it together when ordering by preplanning and sticking to the plan.
Day 74: Sat, 9/25: 202.9 Walked 3.2 miles, 1770 cal, 108 net carbs, 2 glasses wine + 1 Kirin beer. DD & I walked all 3 dogs, shopped today for clothes & rugs and enjoyed a pedicure. Then our husbands joined us for sushi dinner. Later in the evening DD & her hubby introduced us to 2 David Chang TV series “Ugly Delicious” and “The Mind of a Chef”. Wonderful Friday.
11th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202. Repeat until I hit either or both!
11th Week Actual Weight: 202.9
11th Week Weight Loss: -.3
Day 75: Sun, 9/26: 203.3 Walked 3.2 miles, 2025 cal, 177 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. DH requested his grandmother’s southern stewed chicken … I created something close. It turned out to be good comfort food for DS1 just returning from a work trip to Dubai and my DIL that is now 6 months pregnant and didn’t cook for herself while he was gone.
Day 76: Mon, 9/27: 202.7 Walked 3.4 miles, ? Cal, ? Net carbs, AF. Dined out at Hearsay and ordered a Mojito mocktail (requested less sugar) since we were attending a Squeeze + Halls & Oates concert at Woodlands Pavilion an hour from home. Loved the food DH & I split! AHI TUNA FLATBREAD - rare tuna, micro greens, carrot, cucumber, gochujang aioli, wasabi caviar. KUNG PAO SHRIMP & CALAMARI - lightly fried calamari, shrimp, jalapeño, bell pepper, bean sprouts (no rice)
Day 77: Tues, 9/28: 203.9 Walked 3 + 1.4 miles, 2093 cal, 154 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Snack monster got to me today … 2 Nestles Lil Drum ice cream, mixed nuts, peanut butter and sugar free dark chocolate most between lunch and dinner! No wonder my meal planning is not working to get the scale moving in the right direction.
Day 78: Wed, 9/29: 203.6 Walked 1.3 Miles, Strength Training 1 hr, 2047 cal, 149 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Rain which limited my walk. Teacher introduced a new exercise routine today that we’ll be using for the next 3 months. It was a killer … including 6+ min of slow motion squats with a weight bar. We did these before but not in real real slow 8 count up 8 count down. I’m really sore this morning!
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Morning WI before starting our road trip.
12th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202. Repeat until I hit either or both!
12th Week Actual Weight:
12th Week Weight Loss:3 -
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.x
Third Goal: 150's
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 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
Day 21: 8/03: 169.5
Day 22: 8/04: 169.3
Day 23: 8/05: DNW
Day 24: 8/06: 168.7
Day 25: 8/07: 168.7
Day 26: 8/08: 168.6
Day 27: 8/09: 169.2
Day 28: 8/10: 168.4
Day 29: 8/11: 168.5
Day 30: 8/12: 168.2
Day 31: 8/13: 168.3
Day 32: 8/14: DNW
Day 33: 8/15: 168.1
Day 34: 8/16: 168.0
Day 35: 8/17: 168.3
Day 36: 8/18: 167.8
Day 37: 8/19: 167.1
Day 38: 8/20: 167.3
Day 39: 8/21: 167.3
Day 40: 8/22: 167.0
Day 41: 8/23: DNW
Day 42: 8/24: 166.9
Day 43: 8/25: 166.7
Day 44: 8/26: 165.9
Day 45: 8/27: 165.6
Day 46: 8/28: 165.7
Day 47: 8/29: 165.9
Day 48: 8/30: 165.9
Day 49: 8/31: 165.8
Day 50: 9/01: 165.8
Day 51: 9/02: 165.5
Day 52: 9/03: 165.4
Day 53: 9/04: DNW
Day 54: 9/05: DNW
Day 55: 9/06: DNW
Day 56: 9/07: DNW
Day 57: 9/08: 165.9
Day 58: 9/09: 164.8
Day 59: 9/10: 164.5
Day 60: 9/11: 164.2
Day 61: 9/12: 164.0
Day 62: 9/13: 163.9
Day 63: 9/14: 163.9
Day 64: 9/15: 163.9
Day 65: 9/16: 163.4
Day 66: 9/17: 163.3
Day 67: 9/18: 163.3
Day 68: 9/19: DNW
Day 69: 9/20: DNW
Day 70: 9/21: 163.1
Day 71: 9/22: 163.2
Day 72: 9/23: 163.0
Day 73: 9/24: 163.0
Day 74: 9/25: DNW
Day 75: 9/26: 162.9 - Hit my 2nd 100-day goal. It seemed to take forever! I'm making my next goal a little easier to achieve in a shorter amount of time - I want to see the 150's...
Day 76: 9/27: 162.8 - held on to 162.x even after the chili I made but didn't make cornbread even though I was tempted. I better wait until further down the road - I know I won't control myself and don't want a huge jump up right now.
Day 77: 9/28: 162.7
Day 78: 9/29: 162.0
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Challenge Starting Weight: 171.1
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Total Weight Loss for Challenge:2 -
Thanks @Miyoka_Tata
I am Dawn. 61, 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
4th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 -
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. 407 in the Green
Day 30: Thurs, 8/12: 132.9 - I basically only had snacks and Mojitos with a friend, no dinner. 541 in the Green
Day 31: Fri, 8/13: 134.0 - A couple of indulgent days. 146 in the Green
Day 32: Sat, 8/14: 134.7 - Self-imposed. 781 in the Green
5th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - Aimed for this all last 100, seems a bit ambitious at this point, but going for it anyway
5th Week Actual Weight: 134.7 - Saw the 131s once this week.
Calorie Deficit totals: (Green on the Tracker) 4388 - enough to lose a pound.
Day 33: Sun, 8/15: 135.9 - Had a good calorie burn yesterday, so expect a good drop over the next couple of days. No reason for the gain today, so last week is still tolling. It always takes a few days in either direction. 581 in the Green
Day 34: Mon, 8/16: 134.4 - Working to get it down this week. 763 in the Green
Day 35: Tues, 8/17: 133.9 - Doing a split today, so dinner will be late. 1193 in the Green
Day 36: Wed, 8/18: 133.1 - Crazy amount of calories burned yesterday - A nice long workout in the morning and then a double shift waitressing where I burned almost 1000 calories running around - it was busy! Had a very late dinner. Normal dinners at normal times for the next 2 at least. 51 in the Green
Day 37: Thurs, 8/19: 134.3 - Not enough of a deficit yesterday. 567 in the Green
Day 38: Fri, 8/20: 134.9 - Disappointed for sure. I have a get together tonight, so am not expecting much of a loss for tomorrow morning. 232 in the Green
Day 39: Sat, 8/21: 134.3 - I know my exercise numbers, but my food numbers will be guestimates at best, lots of snacks with Mojitos - nuts, crackers, cheese etc. Like 1 ounce of cheese or 4? 10 crackers or 50? I am editing now, I went in and overestimated on the snacks. I had burned 1050 (including cutting the grass, work, a work out etc.) so did have a bit of a buffer. 201 in the RED
6th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - I keep plugging that one in. I was 141.1 on my birthday last year, aiming to have lost 10 pounds by September 20th.
6th Week Actual Weight: 134.3
Calorie deficit totals: 3186 - Not enough to lose a pound
Day 40: Sun, 8/22: 134.7 - I was in the red yesterday, which has only ever happened a couple of times. 453 in the Green
Day 41: Mon, 8/23: 135.6 - Had a great workout and a hike yesterday, even slept as late as possible because I have an evening shift today. Not sure where the spike came from, maybe left over from Friday or Saturday or both. 456 in the Green
Day 42: Tues, 8/24: 135.1 - Sticking with the plan. 499 in the Green
Day 43: Wed, 8/25: 136.4 - Last November's weight : - ( 710 in the Green
Day 44: Thurs, 8/26: 134.4 - Teeter tottering. 250 in the Green
Day 45: Fri, 8/27: 134.8 - CICO was - just okay yesterday. I really don't lose weight if I don't have a 500 in the Green. 774 in the Green
Day 46: Sat, 8/28: 136.5 - Ouch 486 in the Green
7th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - I keep plugging that one in. I was 141.1 on my birthday last year, aiming to have lost 10 pounds by September 20th. Kind of unrealistic for this week, but aiming.
7th Week Actual Weight: 136.5
Calorie deficit totals: 3628
Day 47: Sun, 8/29: 136.5 - Day off today, I will likely get in some extra activity. My last measurements were at 130.6, not going to be measuring right now lol. Pants are tight for sure. 580 in the green
Day 48: Mon, 8/30: 137.0 - I have really been climbing these past 2 months. Not feeling good about that.
Day 49: Tues, 8/31: 134.7 - Late dinner last night and will be again tonight because I am working a split. I should be happy to see this drop, but am not. I really started the weight climb in July. I will have to turn it around. 1146 in the Green
Day 50: Wed, 9/1: 134.0 - Huge calorie burn yesterday, more than I actually ate!. Double shift, workouts. August is gone and I did not even have Ribs because I am unwilling to stop fighting the battle of the bugle. Halfway mark today, and I am up almost 2 pounds from the start of the 100. Expecting a good drop tomorrow morning reflecting yesterday's huge calorie burn. 951 in the Green
Day 51: Thurs, 9/2: 133.9 - Kind of expected a bigger drop today after cutting the grass, yardwork, workouts, work, and low calories. I haven't had Ribs since July and was thinking that I might have some tonight if my weight was down more. I get a really good discount on Indian Food at the restaurant, but I have been avoiding that as well. Had a bit of a Eureka moment talking to a friend yesterday, I lose most of my weight for the year during skating season - I burn lots of calories and keep my food pretty good year round, is it the joy that skating gives me that changes the chemistry in my body? Or is it that I love skating so much that I do it for longer than other things. Not sure, but have decided to not beat myself up that the weight isn't coming off right now. 377 in the RED
Day 52: Fri, 9/3: 135.3 - Ribs last night. Memphis Dry Rub. Soooo yummy. I may pay for that on the scale for awhile, but it was kind of worth it. 693 in the Green
Day 53: Sat, 9/4: 135.8 - expected to see a Ribs uptick for a couple of days, I'm okay with it. 724 in the Green
8th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - Plugging it in again, someday I will hit it, I hit 130.6 last 100
8th Week Actual Weight: 135.8
Calorie deficit totals: 4305 - enough to lose a pound and I came close to that, 0.7 off of day 47
Day 54: Sun, 9/5: 136.3 - Still the aftermath of the Ribs? I was "good" yesterday. 352 in the Green
Day 55: Mon, 9/6: 135.5 - Better. Still paying for Thursday's Ribs, but I am okay with that. 790 in the Green
Day 56: Tues, 9/7: 135.2 No woosh, but steadily coming down. 787 in the Green
Day 57: Wed, 9/8: 135.1 - On split shifts yesterday and today, so late dinners. Glad to still see a small drop. 7 days to get the Ribs off? 1226 in the Green
Day 58: Thurs, 9/9: 134.1 - That is a nice drop. Yesterday's numbers are not sustainable (burned more than I ate!), but glad that they made a difference. 1060 in the Green
Day 59: Fri, 9/10: 133.7 - Planned indulgences tonight after work. 390 in the Green
Day 60: Sat, 9/11: 134.1 - I had some food from Spice Hut, the Indian restaurant where I work. Mutter Paneer. It was really good, I ate half. This is only the second time that I have had food from there since April. With all of the activity that I had, I have skimmed 2.2 pounds off of the beginning of this week. 12 in the Green
9th Week Goal Weight: 133.3
9th Week Actual Weight: 134.1
Calorie deficit totals: 4617 enough to lose a pound and I did
Day 61: Sun, 9/12: DNW, woke up at 3am and had water, coffee, etc. I expected to be able to go back to sleep before my 5pm shift, but couldn't. 908 in the Green
Day 62: Mon, 9/13: 137.8 - This weight is unacceptable, I hit it last November. I have got a frantic week and then am gone on 5 days vacation. I will be taking rice cakes and almond butter for sure on my trip. 350 in the Green
Day 63: Tues, 9/14: 134.7 - Okay. Scrambling to get a few things done before I leave at 3pm on Thursday. Tomatoes and Peppers are now covered in case of frost while I am gone. Doing extra shifts at work to allow for my upcoming time off. 927 in the Green
Day 64: Wed, 9/15: 133.9 - 2 more workdays before vacay : - ) 336 in the Green
Day 65: Thurs, 9/16: 134.4 1133 in the Green
Day 66: Fri, 9/17: 132.9 - Started this 100 off at 132.2. Worked and then traveled yesterday. Yes, I brought my scale. I did not eat nearly enough yesterday. Skating today for the first time this season : - ) 949 in the Green
Day 67: Sat, 9/18: 131.8 - Hard pressed to get enough calories in, I supplemented with Pringles, champagne, and brandy last night 1375 in the Green
10th Week Goal Weight: 131.1
10th Week Actual Weight: 131.8 - That scary spike up to 137.8 this week? Well, I just hope to never see that again!
Calorie deficit totals: 5978 definitely enough to lose a pound or more
Day 68: Sun, 9/19: 132.1 - I was awake way too early, I expect that my weight would be less had I not weighed at 4am. Having said that, I plan to indulge over the next few days. Today is a driving day, I will get a workout in before I hit the road. 391 in the Green
Day 69: Mon, 9/20: 132.8 - My 61st birthday, so down 7.3 pounds since my 60th. I'll take it : - ) Still up above my 100 day start weight, and planning on indulging some more today. Perhaps my high output days will save me a little. 27 in the Green
Day 70: Tues, 9/21: 134.0 - Hiked all day yesterday, hopefully that will catch up on the scale in the days to come. Driving home today. I will get a nice walk and workout in before that. I have an appointment in Cranbrook to get my silver roots dyed out - I usually do it, but am treating myself : - ) 340 in the Green
Day 71: Wed, 9/22: 134.8 - Up 2 pounds since my birthday! Home now and will be back to work. 512 in the Green
Day 72: Thurs, 9/23: 134.5 - My calorie burn output is so much less this week in comparison to my input. I am not going to have the 300 calories of hummus with my peppers as my work snack today. 815 in the Green
Day 73: Fri, 9/24: 134.1 - Skipping the hummus helped, and that in turn helped my activity output number. The fresh peppers from my garden were completely delicious even without the hummus. 26 days to get back to my start weight. 518 in the Green
Day 74: Sat, 9/25: 133.7 - Great active days and 1 bad day led to a gain. 405 in the Green
11th Week Goal Weight:
11th Week Actual Weight: 133.7 - Up 1.6 pounds over the week : - (
Calorie deficit totals: 3008 - Not enough to lose a pound
Day 75: Sun, 9/26: 132.9 - Okay, getting closer to my start weight 75 days ago. 1165 in the Green
Day 76: Mon, 9/27: 134.4 - Don't know why. I was getting closer to my start weight. I will try to be patient and stay "good" even though I am working splits most of the week and dinners will be late. 751 in the Green
Day 77: Tues, 9/28: ?? 733 in the Green
Day 78: Wed, 9/29: 134.8 - Looks like my yesterday's post didn't "take". These late dinners are taking a toll, but it is my work schedule which doesn't look like it will change. I am working splits until we replace the girl that moved away. Calorie input is on point, calorie output is on point. Looks like time of day of eating does make a difference. Skating starts mid-October here, but I may be working during public skating. The ice on the lakes doesn't freeze until well into December. Kind of resigning myself into the mid 130s for now.
Day 79: Thurs, 9/30:
Day 80: Fri, 10/1:
Day 81: Sat, 10/2:
12th Week Goal Weight: 131.2 (That would be a 1 pound loss in 81 days)
12th Week Actual Weight:
Calorie deficit totals:
Challenge Starting Weight: 132.2
Challenge Goal: 122.22 -
@deepwoodslady
Thank you for your nice long post about veggies and stuff.
I totally get the gag reflex thing. I love the smell of crab for instance, but can not chew it. I love to eat healthy food, but seafood and fish...I just can't. A whole food group that I am missing out on because I can't chew or swallow any of it. I have tried and tried since it is such a great form of protein. I gag.
Great news on the sauteed peppers and onions!! I love that too, and grow my own. That is probably why you like Chinese food so much, it seems to be based around onions and peppers.
2 chicken breasts with onions and peppers would only be around 200 calories, and would be really filling. Just saying.
I made a tonne of potato dishes last year during harvest, put them into containers in the freezer. Onions, peppers, potatoes, and 5 different kinds of chubs - I netted 8 containers each of the 5, so 40 meals. I ate them throughout the winter. The pepperoni cubed ones turned out to be one of my favourite. They are 300 calorie packs that I made.
I need the potassium from the potatoes. I have grown the low-glycemic potatoes in years past, but these were not that.
Finding what we like that is good for us (and our weight loss) is a process for sure.
You have done amazing so far!!3 -
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.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
“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 (From July 13)……………….. 2.8 lbs lost (partial month)
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..3.8 lbs
Day 19 – 08/01 …..191.4….. (Trend Weight: 194.6)
Day 20 – 08/02 …..189.6….. (Trend Weight: 194.1)
Day 21 – 08/03 …..190.4….. (Trend Weight: 193.7)
Day 22 – 08/04 …..191.6….. (Trend Weight: 193.5)
Day 23 – 08/05 …..191.2….. (Trend Weight: 193.3)
Day 24 – 08/06 …..190.0….. (Trend Weight: 193.1)
Day 25 – 08/07 …..190.0….. (Trend Weight: 192.8)
Day 26 – 08/08 …..190.6….. (Trend Weight: 192.6)
Day 27 – 08/09 …..189.6…… (Trend Weight: 192.3)
Day 28 – 08/10 …..189.6….. (Trend Weight: 192.0)
Day 29 – 08/11 …..189.6….. (Trend Weight: 191.8)
Day 30 – 08/12 …..190.0….. (Trend Weight: 191.6)
Day 31 – 08/13 …..193.2….. (Trend Weight: 191.7)
Day 32 – 08/14 …..189.6 ….. (Trend weight: 191.5)
Day 33 – 08/15 …..187.6….. (Trend weight: 191.1)
Day 34 – 08/16 …..187.2…..(Trend weight 190.7)
Day 35 – 08/17 …..187.8…..(trend weight 190.4)
Day 36 – 08/18 …..187.4…..(Trend weight 190.1)
Day 37 – 08/19 …..187.8….. Trend weight 189.9)
Day 38 – 08/20 …..186.6…..(Trend weight 189.6)
Day 39 – 08/21 …..186.8…..(Trend weight 189.3)
Day 40 – 08/22 …..185.4…..(trend weight 188.9)
Day 41 – 08/23 …..187.4…..(trend weight 188.8)
Day 42 – 08/24 …..187.4…..(Trend weight 188.6)
Day 43 – 08/25 …..187.0…..(Trend weight 188.5)
Day 44 – 08/26 …..188.4…..(Trend weight 188.5)
Day 45 – 08/27 …..xxxxx…..(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 46 – 08/28 …..188.4…..(Trend weight 188.4)
Day 47 – 08/29 …..188.4…..(Trend weight 188.4)
Day 48 – 08/30 …..189.2…..(Trend weight 188.5)
Day 49 – 08/31 …..186.8…..(Trend weight 188.3)
Actual Weight Loss in August (from July 31) ……………….. 6.0 lbs. Lost
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..8.8 lbs. total lost so far
Day 50 – 09/01 …..182.8…..(Trend weight 187.8)
Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 10 pounds but I am skeptical. I’ll change this on Sunday to keep it realistic.
Day 51 – 09/02 …..185.2…..(Trend weight 187.5)
Day 52 – 09/03 …..187.5…..(Trend weight 187.7)
Day 53 – 09/04 …..187.5…..(Trend weight 187.8)
Day 54 – 09/05 …..188.2…..(Trend weight 187.8)
Day 55 – 09/06 …..189.4…..(Trend weight 188.0)
Day 56 – 09/07 …..187.2…..(Trend weight 187.9)
Day 57 – 09/08 …..187.6…..(Trend weight 187.9)
Day 58 – 09/09 …..188.8……(Trend weight 187.9)
Day 59 – 09/10 …..DNW……Ttrend weight DNW) They stopped my diabetic medications Wednesday night and I can’t begin taking them again until Sunday morning to protect the kidneys. Hopefully, knowing that, I will be able to do better on my eating. Today the well company comes back. Of course, it breaks down when they are NOT here, instead of when they are. This time, I hope they can figure out from the patterns what is going on. Praying it’s adjustments and not new pump or well. I am starving already (which happens after a day of eating with all caution to the wind). It won’t be easy, but I’ve got to be creative today and make it a good day.
Day 60 – 09/11 .….189.2……(Trend weight 188.3)
Day 61 – 09/12 …..188.4……(Trend weight 188.3)
Day 62 – 09/13 …..189.0……(Trend weight 188.4)
Day 63 – 09/14 …..187.6……(Trend weight 188.3)
Day 64 – 09/15 …..185.8……(Trend weight 188.0)
Day 65 – 09/16 …..185.2……(Trend weight 187.8)
Day 66 – 09/17 …..186.2……(Trend weight 187.6)
Day 67 – 09/18 …..187.6……(Trend weight 187.6)
Day 68 – 09/19 …..186.2……(Trend weight 187.5)
Day 69 – 09/20 …..185.2……(Trend weight 187.3) I really worked on Portion control again. I was pretty inspired by @Lilylady3k . The idea of pulling pants with zippers up without unzipping is the ultimate in inspiration! I’m still wearing the elastic waist, especially with shorts and capris for summer, but I have a closet full of pants that will fit nicely 10 pounds from now and they have zippers. I need them for the upcoming winter! Working on it. Thanks for the reminder!
Day 70 – 09/21 …..185.8……(Trend weight 187.1) Still trending down, even with an uptick on the scale. I kept diet perfect yesterday but my activity level was very low with a house full of workers and rain. More rain today but I will try to get a bit creative later tonight if I’m not too tired after everyone leaves.
Day 71 – 09/22 …..187.6…… My trend weight is tied to my fitbit. Because I had to restart/reset my fitbit my trend weight is totally skewed right now. I put in my original starting weight on fitbit so the stats would be correct and that throws the current off. It will be a few weeks before I can start accurately listing my trend weight again. Last night I ended up eating one cup of soup and 6 cookies with 8 oz of milk after I logged out of MFP. The amount of increase in weight is ridiculous but it is what it is I guess. I’m going for more movement today which will have to be outside, but it’s cold here in northern Michigan today. Travel tomorrow.
Day 72 – 09/23 …..187.6……Strange that I forgot to type my weight in yesterday during my post but it was the same as today. Meals were good, snacks were not. Activity level was way too low. Today I travel so the scale will not be good tomorrow (Friday). I will have to spend my 3rd weekend in a row beating it back down. No problem, I can do it when I 100% apply myself. Very cold and rainy today so it’s a perfect day for a long car ride. My son is going with me. It is always nice to get him out & about. With his Autism he would rather just stay in place with no changes most of the time. A nice meal is always a good bribe to get him out socializing. I will try to order carefully for myself but I’m not making any promises. It’s such a treat to be in a city with so many restaurants and choices! Gotta get my head on straight before I leave. Those restaurants aren’t going anywhere. Right now, I need to shed some more weight and get my blood glucose levels in a better place before surgery or they will cancel it. I was warned on my zoom pre-op meeting yesterday. I hope that will help keep me in a reasonable headspace today as I look at the menu in the booth.
Day 73 – 09/24.….188.8…… An expected uptick of 1.2 today after travel. Let’s hope there isn’t more lingering that will show up in the coming days. I hit Walmart while out of town yesterday and brought home NO JUNK. Not even for guests or grandchildren. Score! Today will be a good day.
Day 74 – 09/25 …..188.8……I had a lovely low calorie portioned dinner last night at 8:00 PM after everyone left. Then I had a lovely dinner at 1:00 AM about 2 hours before I went to bed. I started to feel my sugar drop and it wasn’t good. I didn’t go into a frenzy and I stayed away from sugar and “bad food”, but I did not need the other half that I’d prepped for tonight. Ridiculous!
Day 75 – 09/26 …..188.8……I am struggling with portion control though I am choosing my foods wisely. I just can’t seem to get enough food. Too many travel and disrupted days in a row has brought back my old habits of extreme hunger and cravings. I even had the sugar drop the other night. Feels like I’m back to square one, but I’m just gonna push through. Never give in and Never give up!
Day 76 – 09/27 …..187.6……Better.
Day 77 – 09/28 …..188.4…………Worse…….I went on a mini binge last night after closing out my diary. Not really cravings….Just extreme hunger. The amount was okay, the choices were not. I’ve really got to teach this old dog some new tricks.
Day 78 - 09/29 …..185.6……Finally a TMI to help the scale. Yesterday was crazy. So much frenzied work here by my workers as they try to beat bad weather. Much painting being done outside. I had no lunch (usually can’t anyway) but my dinner was at almost 1:00 AM which is late, even for a late-nighter like me. I kept it small and thoughtful. It payed off on the scale. I do need to carve in some time for my water and more movement somehow. Today I am already STARVING due to the low calorie yesterday. I have to try to keep my nose clean and plan carefully. I am thawing out some homemade chicken noodle soup that has carrots (they are smooth and taste like the broth) and celery (cooked to not crunch and NO STRINGS!). This will be my lunch. Pasta again in the noodles, but I will try to plan a dinner with some protein and a snack with some healthy fats (like walnuts). I’m almost 10 pounds below my starting weight this round. Hang on tight Donna! You can do this!
Day 79 – 09/30 …..xxxxx…….(Trend weight xxxxx)
Actual Weight Loss in September……………….. xxxxx
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..xxxxx
Day 80 – 10/01 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 81 – 10/02 …..xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
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@Lilylady3k , Doc said my knee would be fine and my ankle is okay. Walking again!! Makes me crazy to sit around.
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 - 147.8 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 32 – 08/14 - 145.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
5th Week Goal Weight - 146.0
5th Week Actual Weight -145.0 ...maybe...sleepin' in always helps.
Day 33 – 08/15 - 145.0 at 8:15 a.m.
Day 34 – 08/16 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer ...knee and ankle getting better every day.
Day 35 – 08/17 - 146.2 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 36 – 08/18 - 147.0 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 37 – 08/19 - 146.8 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 38 – 08/20 - 147.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer ...DDD's b'day!!
Day 39 – 08/21 - 146.2 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson's 5th birthday!! So much food the past two days! Yum!
6th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
6th Week Actual Weight - 146.2
Day 40 – 08/22 - 147.2 at 9:30 a.m.
Day 41 – 08/23 - 148.2 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 42 – 08/24 - 148.0 at 5:00 a.m.
Day 43 – 08/25 - 149.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 44 – 08/26 - DNW ...walked right past my scale this morning... ...did walk about 1 1/2 miles this morning.
Day 45 – 08/27 - 148.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...walked 1 mile this morning. Might have been too much for my ankle.
Day 46 – 08/28 - 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...ugh!
7th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
7th Week Actual Weight - bwahahahahah!
Day 47 – 08/29 - 147.4 at 9:45 a.m. ...wishful thinking...sleepin' in is so wonderful!
Day 48 – 08/30 - 148.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 49 – 08/31 - 146.8 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 50 – 09/01 - 147.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 51 – 09/02 - 146.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...walked 1 mile this morning. Everything seems okay.
Day 52 – 09/03 - 148.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 53 – 09/04 - 146.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...got to go to the bookstore w/our grandson today!!
8th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
8th Week Actual Weight - HA!
Day 54 – 09/05 - 146.6 at 8:45 a.m.
Day 55 – 09/06 - 145.8 at 7:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 56 – 09/07 - 145.2 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 57 – 09/08 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 58 – 09/09 - 145.8 at 5:30 a.m.
Day 59 – 09/10 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 60 – 09/11 - 146.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...4.83 miles in 95 mins
9th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
9th Week Actual Weight - 146.2
Day 61 – 09/12 - 145.0 at 8:45 a.m. ...4.67 miles in 95 mins
Day 62 – 09/13 - 146.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 63 – 09/14 - 146.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.86 miles in 112 mins
Day 64 – 09/15 - 145.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 65 – 09/16 - 146.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.65 miles in 104 mins
Day 66 – 09/17 - 147.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 67 – 09/18 - 146.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.49 miles in 102 mins
10th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
10th Week Actual Weight - 146.0
Day 68 – 09/19 - 145.2 at 8:30 a.m. ...that's what sleepin' in will do for you!!! ...5.47 miles in 101 mins
Day 69 – 09/20 - 147.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 70 – 09/21 - 145.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.90 miles in 113 mins
Day 71 – 09/22 - 145.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 72 – 09/23 - 145.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.65 miles in 110 mins
Day 73 – 09/24 - 145.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 74 – 09/25 - 144.6 at 5:50 a.m. ...6.28 miles in 115 mins
11th Week Goal Weight - 144.0
11th Week Actual Weight - 144.6...closest I've come!!!
Day 75 – 09/26 - 143.2 at 9:30 a.m. ...5.76 miles in 108 mins
Day 76 – 09/27 - 145.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 77 – 09/28 - 145.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.64 miles in 104 mins
Day 78 – 09/29 - 143.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...hahaha! I don't think so!! ...60 min workout w/trainer
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12th Week Goal Weight - 143.0
12th Week Actual Weight -2 -
Day 61 9/12:267.6
Day 62 9/13:268
Day 63 9/14:266
Day 64 9/15:266.8
Day 65 9/16:265.8
Day 66 9/17:265.8
Day 67 9/18:265.2
10th Week Goal Weight: 270
10th Week Actual Weight:265.2
Day 68 9/19:265.8
Day 69 9/20:265.8
Day 70 9/21:265.4
Day 71 9/22:267
Day 72 9/23:265.4
Day 73 9/24:265.2
Day 74 9/25:262.2
11th Week Goal Weight: 268
11th Week Actual Weight:262.2
Day 75 9/26:261
Day 76 9/27:260.8
Day 77 9/28:260.2
Day 78 9/29:259.6
Day 79 9/30:258.8
Day 80 10/1:
Day 81 10/2:
12th Week Goal Weight: 264
12th Week Actual Weight:
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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. 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. 🏊♀️
Day 32: Sat, 8/14: 201.6 Walked 3.3 + .7 miles, swam laps 400m, treaded water 7 min, 1543 cal, 85 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Still eating more than the new target of 1300 cal but I’m definitely burning extra as well.
Do you eat your exercise calories?
I seem to eat at least half of mine each day usually as a snack. Trying to cut out the treats/something sweet after the meal but not successfully. This was never an issue before since I’m not a chocolate eater and normally ignore everything including ice cream but never ignore pie. Though for the last year … I’ve craved something sweet, choc and even ice cream … hmmm where did that habit come from?
5th Week Goal Weight: <202
5th Week Actual Weight: 201.6 (7 day avg 202.37)
5th Week Weight Loss: 2.1
Inching down a little each day/week toward 200! Next week is going to be really challenging since I have social events M-Th night at restaurants. I need to look up the menus and figure out a game plan.
Day 33: Sun, 8/15: 202.0 Walked 3.2 miles with my DD & her dogs, 1808 cal, 100 net carbs, 1 glass wine. In the red calorie wise so not surprised by the uptick on the scale. Wedding shower which included cake then my kids came over for dinner. Definitely what I would call a food day though I spent most of the time talking to friends and family.
Day 34: Mon, 8/16: 201.8 Walk 3 miles, Bike 30 min, 1325 cal, 113 net carbs (biscotti at breakfast & rye bread on sandwich blew my carb budget
Day 35: Tues, 8/17: 202.9 Walked 3.4 miles, Bike 30 min, 1514 cal, 95 net carbs, AF. Book club. Chose wisely at restaurant (chicken kabob, tomato cucumber salad, 1/2 cup rice, water) and still got a bump up. This was the easiest restaurant for the week to plan & execute. First of 4 nights out. Hmmm
Day 36: Wed, 8/18: 201.6 Walked 2 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1049 cal, 78 net carbs, 1 glass wine. Evening event where my dinner consisted of a few appetizers … mini crab cakes & pot stickers.
Day 37: Thurs, 8/19: 202.9 Walked 3 miles, 1321 cal, 110 net carbs, AF. Uptick from pizza & tacos? Woke up thirsty with a salty taste in my mouth. Fasting this morning with DH since he has a liver scan today.
NSV: Vanity sizing probably but I ordered pants and shorts for walking in a couple of different sizes along with the new swimsuit from Lands End. I’m sending back the XL pants & shorts and the 18 swimsuit! Keeping the L and 16. 😊 That feels good.
Day 38: Fri, 8/20: 203.0 Walked 4 miles, Bike 30 min, 1590 cal, 76 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Cooking class with friends where we made Fruit Empanadas, Paella Mixta, Tortilla Española. Exercised and fasted through breakfast but obviously not enough. Expected bump up after 4 evenings in a row eating at restaurants with friends. Gearing up for damage control and not let this be an excuse to continue to backslide.
Day 39: Sat, 8/21: 204.6 Walked 4 miles, Swam 500m + treaded water 12 min, 2003 cal, 110 net carbs, 3 glasses wine, >100 oz water. Great exercise day but snacked on way to many nuts, fries at lunch & rice at dinner. But wow the continued rise in the scale is worrying me!
6th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! With 4 evenings at restaurants I would be happy just to stay below 202.
6th Week Actual Weight: 204.6 (7 day avg 202.7)
6th Week Weight Loss: +3
Wrong direction. I need to turn this wagon around.
Day 40: Sun, 8/22: 203.6 Walked 4.5 + .5 miles, 1568 cal, 71 net carbs, AF. Planning fall road trip and kitchen remodel. My best friend has Covid running rampant in her family that live in Sulphur Louisiana starting early last week. Her vaccinated uncle passed away Friday & her unvaccinated brother is in the hospital. Both of their families now all have it as well. My unvaccinated DIL’s 2 brothers (age 24) in Lafayette Louisiana got it last weekend. One brother had it last summer but this time it is much worse. They were around my son & his wife over last weekend but they are both vaccinated and tested negative. Scary how fast it hits & spreads.
Day 41: Mon, 8/23: 203.5 Walked 3.2 + 1 miles, 1521 cal, 110 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Lazy day.
Day 42: Tues, 8/24: 203.7 Walked 3 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1656 cal, 156 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Cousin came in from Florida and we went to my sister’s for crawfish étouffée and wine … but I insisted on going to my exercise class before meeting up with them.
No swimming laps for a couple of weeks since they closed the olympic size lap pool for maintenance.
Thinking about signing up for twice per week strength classes in September to prep for hiking plans in Oct. The lunge part of the routine has made me much better at going up and down steps at home.
Day 43: Wed, 8/25: 201.9 Walked 2.4 miles, 1255 cal, 117 net carbs, AF. Walked first thing in the morning, breakfast, donated blood & cleaned out a few kitchen cabinets … all before lunch! Then yard work and more cabinets in the afternoon.
Day 44: Thurs, 8/26: 203.1 Walked 3.6 +1 miles, gardening, 1794 cal, 143 net carbs, AF. Errand day in the afternoon … library, dry cleaners, groceries, gas, and tried on tons of bras until I found my new favorite.
NSV: New sports bras & bras ✔️(Aug 2021)
Day 45: Fri, 8/27: 203.6 Walked 1.3 miles, 2108 cal, 135 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Scan of leg veins to determine swelling in one ankle + 1st shot of Shingrix (shingles) Vaccine. Needless to say eating fried chicken for lunch and then Italian dinner out did not soothe my feelings or help my progress on the scale. Rain and low energy yesterday and today.
Day 46: Sat, 8/28: 203.0 Walked 3.2 + .7 miles, 1496 cal, 127 net carbs, AF. Headache & fatigue kicked my butt after the Thursday shingles vaccine … read & slept a ton. Feeling better this morning.
7th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202.
7th Week Actual Weight: 203.0 (7 day avg 203.2)
7th Week Weight Loss: -1.6
Posting a loss this week but disappointed since I let the 201.x slip away and I’m stuck at a higher weight than I wish. Back to the habits that work!
Day 47: Sun, 8/29: 203.1 No Exercise … worked on design to remodel the entire downstairs of our house instead with DD who is a commercial interior designer. Structural engineer last week said it was possible to remove all the walls and posts that we considering as well open up the rooms to each other more than they are already. 2162 cal, 114 net carbs, 3 glasses wine.
Day 48: Mon, 8/30: 203.0 Walked 3.8 + 1, 1402 cal, 81 net carbs, AF. Cancelled plans with friends to dine out since my friend’s family has many in the hospital with covid and DH was not feeling well. Finished reading The Forest of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Harmel.
Day 49: Tues, 8/31: 203.7 Walked 3.25 + 1 miles, 1568 cal, 172 net carbs, AF. Walked to the library to drop off my book Then another short walk in the evening after dinner with DH. FINISHED my 100 miles for August! I’m walking on the 31st anyway. Scale bumped up due to terrible choices for meals … breakfast - waffles & sausage; lunch - spaghetti & salad; dinner - Salisbury steak w/ rice & gravy & green beans. Few veggies and lots of carbs.
Day 50: Wed, 9/1: 204.6 Walked 2.4 miles, 2257 cal, 141 net carbs, 1 glass of wine. Slice of Berry Chantilly Cake on top of a late dinner. DH’s sister unexpectedly drove in to stay with us … celebrated her birthday which is Friday since we rarely see her and it was a treat. Not surprised that the scale jumped right up!
Day 51: Thurs, 9/2: 204.3 No morning exercise, feeling blah, walked 1 mile in the evening, 1730 cal, 130 net carbs, 1 glass wine w/ frozen pizza. DH met with allergist over Zoom and he thinks we might have covid … constant headaches for days w/ fatigue, tightness in DH’s chest … prescribed Prednisone for DH. Went to 8 local pharmacies and they were out of the rapid covid test (BinaxNOW). Scheduled PCR Covid 19 test Thursday morning but won’t have the results for 2-5 days. Our son has a rapid covid test and is dropping it off today. Good news is that we are both vaccinated. Not sure where we would have picked up covid … restaurant? grocery store? My sister that is an elementary teacher? Moved trip to fishing camp out to the next weekend.
Day 52: Fri, 9/3: 204.1 Walked 3 + 3.8 miles, 1588 cal, 116 net carbs, AF. Our son brought us a BinaxNOW covid home test kit … it was negative! So we both must have really bad colds since Sunday. The Prednisone is working for DH. Waiting for the PCR test results. Decided to skip strength training class this week since I didn’t want to expose the others in the class.
Day 53: Sat, 9/4: 203.9 Walked 3.4 + 1.3 miles, 2026 cal, 159 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine.
8th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202.
8th Week Actual Weight: 203.9
8th Week Weight Loss: +.9
Not my best week. I can do much better.
Day 54: Sun, 9/5: 203.9 Hiked 1.3 miles in Austin … time in a car 3 hrs both ways today, 1893 cal, 150 net carbs, <1/2 glass beer with lunch, 2 glasses wine with dinner.
Day 55: Mon, 9/6: 203.2 Walked 3.1 miles, 1976 carbs, 194 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine.
Day 56: Tues, 9/7: 202.6 Walked 3.1 miles, Bike 30 min, 1738 cal, 165 net carbs, AF. I went overboard eating not 1 but 3 cupcakes today that I made for my sister’s birthday. No more for me this week!
Day 57: Wed, 9/8: 203.1 Walked 3.2 + 1.4 miles, Swam 400 meters, Treaded Water 7 min, 1402 cal, 78 net carbs, AF. The neighborhood olympic size lap pool reopened after being closed for 2 weeks for maintenance! Remaining calories in the green! This has been a tough 10 days with 6 in the red and only 4 in the green. No wonder I was gaining weight. Turning that ship around and focusing on staying in the green.
Day 58: Thurs, 9/9: 202.3 Walked 4 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1357 cal, 91 net carbs, AF. Didn’t accomplish much today outside of menu planning, groceries, cooking, and exercising … oh and reading “This Tender Land” by William Kent Krueger and listening to “The House in the Cerulean Sea” by TJ Klune. Headed to the fishing camp today for a long food & drink weekend where exercise is challenging. Before I leave planning to attend strong & fit strength class this morning.
Day 59: Fri, 9/10: 203.7 @ fishing camp 🎣 Strength Class 1 hr, no walking, 5 hrs in the car, 1599 cal, 139 net carbs, not enough water. 1.5 bottles of Michelob Ultra at the Community BBQ event hosted by one of the resort camps and held at Dirty Reds outside bar … get to know your neighbors (free brisket & beer)
Day 60: Sat, 9/11: DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3.4 miles, fishing … caught 21.5” & 23” Redfish, 1405 cal, 68 net carbs, 2 glasses wine.
9th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202. Repeat until I hit either or both!
9th Week Actual Weight: 203.7
9th Week Weight Loss: -.2
Still bouncing around without much progress.
Day 61: Sun, 9/12: 204.2 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles, fished, 1872 cal, 107 net carbs, AF.
Day 62: Mon, 9/13: 204.7 Walked 3 miles, long 5 hr car drive, 1657 cal, 157 net carbs, AF. Expected rain this week with Tropical Storm Nicholas.
Day 63: Tues, 9/14: 203.2 Walked 1.3 miles, rain, Strength Class 1 hr via Zoom since Tropical Storm/ Hurricane Nicholas expected, 1774 cal, 135 net carbs, AF.
Day 64: Wed, 9/15: 203.1 Walked 3.2 miles, 1674 cal, 182 net carbs, 1 glass wine & pizza. Electricity was off all day but we are fine!
Day 65: Thurs, 9/16: 204.1 Walked 4.5 + 1 miles, 1845 cal, 117, 2 margaritas on the rocks. Book club met at a Mexican restaurant. My downfall … I’ve not been out to eat Mexican food and drink margaritas in a very long time. Put that with a group of ladies that enjoy “discussions” and it was a fun evening but filling!
Day 66: Fri, 9/17: 204.5 Walked 2.4 + 1.2 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 2002 cal, 178 net carbs, 2 glasses of wine. Sandwich for lunch and then Italian including 2 pieces of garlic bread for dinner so no wonder # on scale. Got my flu shot today! I’m on a roll this year toward vaccines … first the Pfizer covid19 vaccine, then 1st Shingrix shingles vaccine and now the Fluzone Quad flu vaccine. Prepping DH & I for our vacation in October as well as our 1st grandchild which we are expecting in late December.
Day 67: Sat, 9/18: 203.2 Walked 2.9 miles, 1901 cal, 85 net carbs, AF. Dog sitting for my daughter and it is really hard to walk 3 large dogs together!
10th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202. Repeat until I hit either or both!
10th Week Actual Weight: 203.2
10th Week Weight Loss: -.5
It’s now or never! Push through this and find the 202s again.
Day 68: Sun, 9/19: 203.4 Walked 4 miles, 1792 cal, 115 net carbs, 3 glasses wine.
NSV . My high waisted jeans slipped over my hips without unzipping … so bought 2 new pairs of jeans in a size smaller. WIN!
Day 69: Mon, 9/20: 202.5 Walked 3.4 + 1 miles, 1899 cal, 246 net carbs, AF. Up a few times during the night and finally turned on coffee at 3am this morning. Feeling a lot of stress but also coughing a ton. Hope whatever ails me shakes loose soon.
Day 70: Tues, 9/21: 202.7 Walked 2.4 miles, 1380 cal, 129 net carbs, AF. Definitely not feeling well yesterday. Took two 2 hr naps, hot tea, cough drops, meds, and skipped book club in the evening.
Day 71: Wed, 9/22: 203.0 Walked 2 + 1.1 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1755 cal, 86 net carbs, 2 glasses wine.
Day 72: Thurs, 9/23: 202.7 Walked 3.8 + 1.3 miles, only thought about swimming, 2453 cal, 184 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Spent most of the day looking at things to do on our trip in October and dreaming about places we could go early next year.
Day 73: Fri, 9/24: 202.5 Walked 1.3 + 3.2 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1402 cal, 41 net carbs, 1 beer. Breakfast after exercise class with the gang + Torchy’s Tacos with DH in the evening. Held it together when ordering by preplanning and sticking to the plan.
Day 74: Sat, 9/25: 202.9 Walked 3.2 miles, 1770 cal, 108 net carbs, 2 glasses wine + 1 Kirin beer. DD & I walked all 3 dogs, shopped today for clothes & rugs and enjoyed a pedicure. Then our husbands joined us for sushi dinner. Later in the evening DD & her hubby introduced us to 2 David Chang TV series “Ugly Delicious” and “The Mind of a Chef”. Wonderful Friday.
11th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202. Repeat until I hit either or both!
11th Week Actual Weight: 202.9
11th Week Weight Loss: -.3
Day 75: Sun, 9/26: 203.3 Walked 3.2 miles, 2025 cal, 177 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. DH requested his grandmother’s southern stewed chicken … I created something close. It turned out to be good comfort food for DS1 just returning from a work trip to Dubai and my DIL that is now 6 months pregnant and didn’t cook for herself while he was gone.
Day 76: Mon, 9/27: 202.7 Walked 3.4 miles, ? Cal, ? Net carbs, AF. Dined out at Hearsay and ordered a Mojito mocktail (requested less sugar) since we were attending a Squeeze + Halls & Oates concert at Woodlands Pavilion an hour from home. Loved the food DH & I split! AHI TUNA FLATBREAD - rare tuna, micro greens, carrot, cucumber, gochujang aioli, wasabi caviar. KUNG PAO SHRIMP & CALAMARI - lightly fried calamari, shrimp, jalapeño, bell pepper, bean sprouts (no rice)
Day 77: Tues, 9/28: 203.9 Walked 3 + 1.4 miles, 2093 cal, 154 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Snack monster got to me today … 2 Nestles Lil Drum ice cream, mixed nuts, peanut butter and sugar free dark chocolate most between lunch and dinner! No wonder my meal planning is not working to get the scale moving in the right direction.
Day 78: Wed, 9/29: 203.6 Walked 1.3 Miles, Strength Training 1 hr, 2047 cal, 149 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Rain which limited my walk. Teacher introduced a new exercise routine today that we’ll be using for the next 3 months. It was a killer … including 6+ min of slow motion squats with a weight bar. We did these before but not in real real slow 8 count up 8 count down. I’m really sore this morning!
Day 79: Thurs, 9/30: 203.7 Walked 3 Miles, 1574 cal, 126 net carbs, AF. Spent the day shopping & lunch with DD. She signed on with a new firm! And her husband also signed with a new company. So they will both be changing jobs in the next few weeks. DH & I got our Pfizer booster vaccine (3rd shot) before we head out on our road trip (16 days eating at restaurants and different hotel almost every night in 11 towns across 5 states).
Day 80: Fri, 10/1:
Day 81: Sat, 10/2:
Morning WI before starting our road trip.
12th Week Goal Weight: 200.anything! But I would be happy just get back below 202. Repeat until I hit either or both!
12th Week Actual Weight:
12th Week Weight Loss:2 -
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.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
“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 (From July 13)……………….. 2.8 lbs lost (partial month)
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..3.8 lbs
Day 19 – 08/01 …..191.4….. (Trend Weight: 194.6)
Day 20 – 08/02 …..189.6….. (Trend Weight: 194.1)
Day 21 – 08/03 …..190.4….. (Trend Weight: 193.7)
Day 22 – 08/04 …..191.6….. (Trend Weight: 193.5)
Day 23 – 08/05 …..191.2….. (Trend Weight: 193.3)
Day 24 – 08/06 …..190.0….. (Trend Weight: 193.1)
Day 25 – 08/07 …..190.0….. (Trend Weight: 192.8)
Day 26 – 08/08 …..190.6….. (Trend Weight: 192.6)
Day 27 – 08/09 …..189.6…… (Trend Weight: 192.3)
Day 28 – 08/10 …..189.6….. (Trend Weight: 192.0)
Day 29 – 08/11 …..189.6….. (Trend Weight: 191.8)
Day 30 – 08/12 …..190.0….. (Trend Weight: 191.6)
Day 31 – 08/13 …..193.2….. (Trend Weight: 191.7)
Day 32 – 08/14 …..189.6 ….. (Trend weight: 191.5)
Day 33 – 08/15 …..187.6….. (Trend weight: 191.1)
Day 34 – 08/16 …..187.2…..(Trend weight 190.7)
Day 35 – 08/17 …..187.8…..(trend weight 190.4)
Day 36 – 08/18 …..187.4…..(Trend weight 190.1)
Day 37 – 08/19 …..187.8….. Trend weight 189.9)
Day 38 – 08/20 …..186.6…..(Trend weight 189.6)
Day 39 – 08/21 …..186.8…..(Trend weight 189.3)
Day 40 – 08/22 …..185.4…..(trend weight 188.9)
Day 41 – 08/23 …..187.4…..(trend weight 188.8)
Day 42 – 08/24 …..187.4…..(Trend weight 188.6)
Day 43 – 08/25 …..187.0…..(Trend weight 188.5)
Day 44 – 08/26 …..188.4…..(Trend weight 188.5)
Day 45 – 08/27 …..xxxxx…..(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 46 – 08/28 …..188.4…..(Trend weight 188.4)
Day 47 – 08/29 …..188.4…..(Trend weight 188.4)
Day 48 – 08/30 …..189.2…..(Trend weight 188.5)
Day 49 – 08/31 …..186.8…..(Trend weight 188.3)
Actual Weight Loss in August (from July 31) ……………….. 6.0 lbs. Lost
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..8.8 lbs. total lost so far
Day 50 – 09/01 …..182.8…..(Trend weight 187.8)
Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 10 pounds but I am skeptical. I’ll change this on Sunday to keep it realistic.
Day 51 – 09/02 …..185.2…..(Trend weight 187.5)
Day 52 – 09/03 …..187.5…..(Trend weight 187.7)
Day 53 – 09/04 …..187.5…..(Trend weight 187.8)
Day 54 – 09/05 …..188.2…..(Trend weight 187.8)
Day 55 – 09/06 …..189.4…..(Trend weight 188.0)
Day 56 – 09/07 …..187.2…..(Trend weight 187.9)
Day 57 – 09/08 …..187.6…..(Trend weight 187.9)
Day 58 – 09/09 …..188.8……(Trend weight 187.9)
Day 59 – 09/10 …..DNW……Ttrend weight DNW) They stopped my diabetic medications Wednesday night and I can’t begin taking them again until Sunday morning to protect the kidneys. Hopefully, knowing that, I will be able to do better on my eating. Today the well company comes back. Of course, it breaks down when they are NOT here, instead of when they are. This time, I hope they can figure out from the patterns what is going on. Praying it’s adjustments and not new pump or well. I am starving already (which happens after a day of eating with all caution to the wind). It won’t be easy, but I’ve got to be creative today and make it a good day.
Day 60 – 09/11 .….189.2……(Trend weight 188.3)
Day 61 – 09/12 …..188.4……(Trend weight 188.3)
Day 62 – 09/13 …..189.0……(Trend weight 188.4)
Day 63 – 09/14 …..187.6……(Trend weight 188.3)
Day 64 – 09/15 …..185.8……(Trend weight 188.0)
Day 65 – 09/16 …..185.2……(Trend weight 187.8)
Day 66 – 09/17 …..186.2……(Trend weight 187.6)
Day 67 – 09/18 …..187.6……(Trend weight 187.6)
Day 68 – 09/19 …..186.2……(Trend weight 187.5)
Day 69 – 09/20 …..185.2……(Trend weight 187.3) I really worked on Portion control again. I was pretty inspired by @Lilylady3k . The idea of pulling pants with zippers up without unzipping is the ultimate in inspiration! I’m still wearing the elastic waist, especially with shorts and capris for summer, but I have a closet full of pants that will fit nicely 10 pounds from now and they have zippers. I need them for the upcoming winter! Working on it. Thanks for the reminder!
Day 70 – 09/21 …..185.8……(Trend weight 187.1) Still trending down, even with an uptick on the scale. I kept diet perfect yesterday but my activity level was very low with a house full of workers and rain. More rain today but I will try to get a bit creative later tonight if I’m not too tired after everyone leaves.
Day 71 – 09/22 …..187.6…… My trend weight is tied to my fitbit. Because I had to restart/reset my fitbit my trend weight is totally skewed right now. I put in my original starting weight on fitbit so the stats would be correct and that throws the current off. It will be a few weeks before I can start accurately listing my trend weight again. Last night I ended up eating one cup of soup and 6 cookies with 8 oz of milk after I logged out of MFP. The amount of increase in weight is ridiculous but it is what it is I guess. I’m going for more movement today which will have to be outside, but it’s cold here in northern Michigan today. Travel tomorrow.
Day 72 – 09/23 …..187.6……Strange that I forgot to type my weight in yesterday during my post but it was the same as today. Meals were good, snacks were not. Activity level was way too low. Today I travel so the scale will not be good tomorrow (Friday). I will have to spend my 3rd weekend in a row beating it back down. No problem, I can do it when I 100% apply myself. Very cold and rainy today so it’s a perfect day for a long car ride. My son is going with me. It is always nice to get him out & about. With his Autism he would rather just stay in place with no changes most of the time. A nice meal is always a good bribe to get him out socializing. I will try to order carefully for myself but I’m not making any promises. It’s such a treat to be in a city with so many restaurants and choices! Gotta get my head on straight before I leave. Those restaurants aren’t going anywhere. Right now, I need to shed some more weight and get my blood glucose levels in a better place before surgery or they will cancel it. I was warned on my zoom pre-op meeting yesterday. I hope that will help keep me in a reasonable headspace today as I look at the menu in the booth.
Day 73 – 09/24.….188.8…… An expected uptick of 1.2 today after travel. Let’s hope there isn’t more lingering that will show up in the coming days. I hit Walmart while out of town yesterday and brought home NO JUNK. Not even for guests or grandchildren. Score! Today will be a good day.
Day 74 – 09/25 …..188.8……I had a lovely low calorie portioned dinner last night at 8:00 PM after everyone left. Then I had a lovely dinner at 1:00 AM about 2 hours before I went to bed. I started to feel my sugar drop and it wasn’t good. I didn’t go into a frenzy and I stayed away from sugar and “bad food”, but I did not need the other half that I’d prepped for tonight. Ridiculous!
Day 75 – 09/26 …..188.8……I am struggling with portion control though I am choosing my foods wisely. I just can’t seem to get enough food. Too many travel and disrupted days in a row has brought back my old habits of extreme hunger and cravings. I even had the sugar drop the other night. Feels like I’m back to square one, but I’m just gonna push through. Never give in and Never give up!
Day 76 – 09/27 …..187.6……Better.
Day 77 – 09/28 …..188.4…………Worse…….I went on a mini binge last night after closing out my diary. Not really cravings….Just extreme hunger. The amount was okay, the choices were not. I’ve really got to teach this old dog some new tricks.
Day 78 - 09/29 …..185.6……Finally a TMI to help the scale. Yesterday was crazy. So much frenzied work here by my workers as they try to beat bad weather. Much painting being done outside. I had no lunch (usually can’t anyway) but my dinner was at almost 1:00 AM which is late, even for a late-nighter like me. I kept it small and thoughtful. It payed off on the scale. I do need to carve in some time for my water and more movement somehow. Today I am already STARVING due to the low calorie yesterday. I have to try to keep my nose clean and plan carefully. I am thawing out some homemade chicken noodle soup that has carrots (they are smooth and taste like the broth) and celery (cooked to not crunch and NO STRINGS!). This will be my lunch. Pasta again in the noodles, but I will try to plan a dinner with some protein and a snack with some healthy fats (like walnuts). I’m almost 10 pounds below my starting weight this round. Hang on tight Donna! You can do this!
Day 79 – 09/30 …..186.2……I think this is a normal fluctuation after an almost 3 pound drop overnight yesterday. I did go over a bit with 3 pcs. Of sugar-free dark chocolate. Very little movement yesterday as I spent most of my day standing in front of doors staining and having my hand at some painting. I’ll be doing the same today. I’ve just been too tired at night to do much after the handymen leave (one of them at 9:00 pm every night). I’m down 0.6 on this challenge so at least it’s not a gain, but I should be able to do better and will try in October to improve upon that.
Actual Weight Loss in September………0.6 lbs………..
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..9.4 lbs lost
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Day 99 – 10/20 ……xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day100 – 10/21 (Final Weigh-In)……xxxxx……(Trend weight xxxxx)
Actual Weight Loss in October (Partial month) ……………….. xxxxx
Total Accumulated Actual Weight Loss…..xxxxx
Challenge Starting Weight: 195.2
Challenge Goal: 180.2 (15 pounds. A hefty goal but what is wrong with reaching for the stars????)
Challenge Ending Weight: xxxxx
Total Actual Weight Loss for Challenge: xxxxx
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@Lilylady3k
I got Moderna originally so I am still waiting for the booster to be available. However, please share your side effects and how you are feeling after the 3rd shot.
I will be getting mine for sure, but I'd like to know what to expect as I always need to plan my schedule.. I was very sick after shot #2 but all illness completely disappeared 24 hours later! Well worth it.1 -
Thanks @Miyoka_Tata
I am Dawn. 61, 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
4th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 -
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. 407 in the Green
Day 30: Thurs, 8/12: 132.9 - I basically only had snacks and Mojitos with a friend, no dinner. 541 in the Green
Day 31: Fri, 8/13: 134.0 - A couple of indulgent days. 146 in the Green
Day 32: Sat, 8/14: 134.7 - Self-imposed. 781 in the Green
5th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - Aimed for this all last 100, seems a bit ambitious at this point, but going for it anyway
5th Week Actual Weight: 134.7 - Saw the 131s once this week.
Calorie Deficit totals: (Green on the Tracker) 4388 - enough to lose a pound.
Day 33: Sun, 8/15: 135.9 - Had a good calorie burn yesterday, so expect a good drop over the next couple of days. No reason for the gain today, so last week is still tolling. It always takes a few days in either direction. 581 in the Green
Day 34: Mon, 8/16: 134.4 - Working to get it down this week. 763 in the Green
Day 35: Tues, 8/17: 133.9 - Doing a split today, so dinner will be late. 1193 in the Green
Day 36: Wed, 8/18: 133.1 - Crazy amount of calories burned yesterday - A nice long workout in the morning and then a double shift waitressing where I burned almost 1000 calories running around - it was busy! Had a very late dinner. Normal dinners at normal times for the next 2 at least. 51 in the Green
Day 37: Thurs, 8/19: 134.3 - Not enough of a deficit yesterday. 567 in the Green
Day 38: Fri, 8/20: 134.9 - Disappointed for sure. I have a get together tonight, so am not expecting much of a loss for tomorrow morning. 232 in the Green
Day 39: Sat, 8/21: 134.3 - I know my exercise numbers, but my food numbers will be guestimates at best, lots of snacks with Mojitos - nuts, crackers, cheese etc. Like 1 ounce of cheese or 4? 10 crackers or 50? I am editing now, I went in and overestimated on the snacks. I had burned 1050 (including cutting the grass, work, a work out etc.) so did have a bit of a buffer. 201 in the RED
6th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - I keep plugging that one in. I was 141.1 on my birthday last year, aiming to have lost 10 pounds by September 20th.
6th Week Actual Weight: 134.3
Calorie deficit totals: 3186 - Not enough to lose a pound
Day 40: Sun, 8/22: 134.7 - I was in the red yesterday, which has only ever happened a couple of times. 453 in the Green
Day 41: Mon, 8/23: 135.6 - Had a great workout and a hike yesterday, even slept as late as possible because I have an evening shift today. Not sure where the spike came from, maybe left over from Friday or Saturday or both. 456 in the Green
Day 42: Tues, 8/24: 135.1 - Sticking with the plan. 499 in the Green
Day 43: Wed, 8/25: 136.4 - Last November's weight : - ( 710 in the Green
Day 44: Thurs, 8/26: 134.4 - Teeter tottering. 250 in the Green
Day 45: Fri, 8/27: 134.8 - CICO was - just okay yesterday. I really don't lose weight if I don't have a 500 in the Green. 774 in the Green
Day 46: Sat, 8/28: 136.5 - Ouch 486 in the Green
7th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - I keep plugging that one in. I was 141.1 on my birthday last year, aiming to have lost 10 pounds by September 20th. Kind of unrealistic for this week, but aiming.
7th Week Actual Weight: 136.5
Calorie deficit totals: 3628
Day 47: Sun, 8/29: 136.5 - Day off today, I will likely get in some extra activity. My last measurements were at 130.6, not going to be measuring right now lol. Pants are tight for sure. 580 in the green
Day 48: Mon, 8/30: 137.0 - I have really been climbing these past 2 months. Not feeling good about that.
Day 49: Tues, 8/31: 134.7 - Late dinner last night and will be again tonight because I am working a split. I should be happy to see this drop, but am not. I really started the weight climb in July. I will have to turn it around. 1146 in the Green
Day 50: Wed, 9/1: 134.0 - Huge calorie burn yesterday, more than I actually ate!. Double shift, workouts. August is gone and I did not even have Ribs because I am unwilling to stop fighting the battle of the bugle. Halfway mark today, and I am up almost 2 pounds from the start of the 100. Expecting a good drop tomorrow morning reflecting yesterday's huge calorie burn. 951 in the Green
Day 51: Thurs, 9/2: 133.9 - Kind of expected a bigger drop today after cutting the grass, yardwork, workouts, work, and low calories. I haven't had Ribs since July and was thinking that I might have some tonight if my weight was down more. I get a really good discount on Indian Food at the restaurant, but I have been avoiding that as well. Had a bit of a Eureka moment talking to a friend yesterday, I lose most of my weight for the year during skating season - I burn lots of calories and keep my food pretty good year round, is it the joy that skating gives me that changes the chemistry in my body? Or is it that I love skating so much that I do it for longer than other things. Not sure, but have decided to not beat myself up that the weight isn't coming off right now. 377 in the RED
Day 52: Fri, 9/3: 135.3 - Ribs last night. Memphis Dry Rub. Soooo yummy. I may pay for that on the scale for awhile, but it was kind of worth it. 693 in the Green
Day 53: Sat, 9/4: 135.8 - expected to see a Ribs uptick for a couple of days, I'm okay with it. 724 in the Green
8th Week Goal Weight: 131.1 - Plugging it in again, someday I will hit it, I hit 130.6 last 100
8th Week Actual Weight: 135.8
Calorie deficit totals: 4305 - enough to lose a pound and I came close to that, 0.7 off of day 47
Day 54: Sun, 9/5: 136.3 - Still the aftermath of the Ribs? I was "good" yesterday. 352 in the Green
Day 55: Mon, 9/6: 135.5 - Better. Still paying for Thursday's Ribs, but I am okay with that. 790 in the Green
Day 56: Tues, 9/7: 135.2 No woosh, but steadily coming down. 787 in the Green
Day 57: Wed, 9/8: 135.1 - On split shifts yesterday and today, so late dinners. Glad to still see a small drop. 7 days to get the Ribs off? 1226 in the Green
Day 58: Thurs, 9/9: 134.1 - That is a nice drop. Yesterday's numbers are not sustainable (burned more than I ate!), but glad that they made a difference. 1060 in the Green
Day 59: Fri, 9/10: 133.7 - Planned indulgences tonight after work. 390 in the Green
Day 60: Sat, 9/11: 134.1 - I had some food from Spice Hut, the Indian restaurant where I work. Mutter Paneer. It was really good, I ate half. This is only the second time that I have had food from there since April. With all of the activity that I had, I have skimmed 2.2 pounds off of the beginning of this week. 12 in the Green
9th Week Goal Weight: 133.3
9th Week Actual Weight: 134.1
Calorie deficit totals: 4617 enough to lose a pound and I did
Day 61: Sun, 9/12: DNW, woke up at 3am and had water, coffee, etc. I expected to be able to go back to sleep before my 5pm shift, but couldn't. 908 in the Green
Day 62: Mon, 9/13: 137.8 - This weight is unacceptable, I hit it last November. I have got a frantic week and then am gone on 5 days vacation. I will be taking rice cakes and almond butter for sure on my trip. 350 in the Green
Day 63: Tues, 9/14: 134.7 - Okay. Scrambling to get a few things done before I leave at 3pm on Thursday. Tomatoes and Peppers are now covered in case of frost while I am gone. Doing extra shifts at work to allow for my upcoming time off. 927 in the Green
Day 64: Wed, 9/15: 133.9 - 2 more workdays before vacay : - ) 336 in the Green
Day 65: Thurs, 9/16: 134.4 1133 in the Green
Day 66: Fri, 9/17: 132.9 - Started this 100 off at 132.2. Worked and then traveled yesterday. Yes, I brought my scale. I did not eat nearly enough yesterday. Skating today for the first time this season : - ) 949 in the Green
Day 67: Sat, 9/18: 131.8 - Hard pressed to get enough calories in, I supplemented with Pringles, champagne, and brandy last night 1375 in the Green
10th Week Goal Weight: 131.1
10th Week Actual Weight: 131.8 - That scary spike up to 137.8 this week? Well, I just hope to never see that again!
Calorie deficit totals: 5978 definitely enough to lose a pound or more
Day 68: Sun, 9/19: 132.1 - I was awake way too early, I expect that my weight would be less had I not weighed at 4am. Having said that, I plan to indulge over the next few days. Today is a driving day, I will get a workout in before I hit the road. 391 in the Green
Day 69: Mon, 9/20: 132.8 - My 61st birthday, so down 7.3 pounds since my 60th. I'll take it : - ) Still up above my 100 day start weight, and planning on indulging some more today. Perhaps my high output days will save me a little. 27 in the Green
Day 70: Tues, 9/21: 134.0 - Hiked all day yesterday, hopefully that will catch up on the scale in the days to come. Driving home today. I will get a nice walk and workout in before that. I have an appointment in Cranbrook to get my silver roots dyed out - I usually do it, but am treating myself : - ) 340 in the Green
Day 71: Wed, 9/22: 134.8 - Up 2 pounds since my birthday! Home now and will be back to work. 512 in the Green
Day 72: Thurs, 9/23: 134.5 - My calorie burn output is so much less this week in comparison to my input. I am not going to have the 300 calories of hummus with my peppers as my work snack today. 815 in the Green
Day 73: Fri, 9/24: 134.1 - Skipping the hummus helped, and that in turn helped my activity output number. The fresh peppers from my garden were completely delicious even without the hummus. 26 days to get back to my start weight. 518 in the Green
Day 74: Sat, 9/25: 133.7 - Great active days and 1 bad day led to a gain. 405 in the Green
11th Week Goal Weight:
11th Week Actual Weight: 133.7 - Up 1.6 pounds over the week : - (
Calorie deficit totals: 3008 - Not enough to lose a pound
Day 75: Sun, 9/26: 132.9 - Okay, getting closer to my start weight 75 days ago. 1165 in the Green
Day 76: Mon, 9/27: 134.4 - Don't know why. I was getting closer to my start weight. I will try to be patient and stay "good" even though I am working splits most of the week and dinners will be late. 751 in the Green
Day 77: Tues, 9/28: ?? 733 in the Green
Day 78: Wed, 9/29: 134.8 - Looks like my yesterday's post didn't "take". These late dinners are taking a toll, but it is my work schedule which doesn't look like it will change. I am working splits until we replace the girl that moved away. Calorie input is on point, calorie output is on point. Looks like time of day of eating does make a difference. Skating starts mid-October here, but I may be working during public skating. The ice on the lakes doesn't freeze until well into December. Kind of resigning myself into the mid 130s for now. 776 in the Green.
Day 79: Thurs, 9/30: 133.4 - I am doing better with my calorie deficit this week compared to last. I really don't lose weight unless I average at least a 500 deficit each day.
Day 80: Fri, 10/1:
Day 81: Sat, 10/2:
12th Week Goal Weight: 131.2 (That would be a 1 pound loss in 81 days)
12th Week Actual Weight:
Calorie deficit totals:
Challenge Starting Weight: 132.2
Challenge Goal: 122.21 -
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.x
Third Goal: 150's
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 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
Day 21: 8/03: 169.5
Day 22: 8/04: 169.3
Day 23: 8/05: DNW
Day 24: 8/06: 168.7
Day 25: 8/07: 168.7
Day 26: 8/08: 168.6
Day 27: 8/09: 169.2
Day 28: 8/10: 168.4
Day 29: 8/11: 168.5
Day 30: 8/12: 168.2
Day 31: 8/13: 168.3
Day 32: 8/14: DNW
Day 33: 8/15: 168.1
Day 34: 8/16: 168.0
Day 35: 8/17: 168.3
Day 36: 8/18: 167.8
Day 37: 8/19: 167.1
Day 38: 8/20: 167.3
Day 39: 8/21: 167.3
Day 40: 8/22: 167.0
Day 41: 8/23: DNW
Day 42: 8/24: 166.9
Day 43: 8/25: 166.7
Day 44: 8/26: 165.9
Day 45: 8/27: 165.6
Day 46: 8/28: 165.7
Day 47: 8/29: 165.9
Day 48: 8/30: 165.9
Day 49: 8/31: 165.8
Day 50: 9/01: 165.8
Day 51: 9/02: 165.5
Day 52: 9/03: 165.4
Day 53: 9/04: DNW
Day 54: 9/05: DNW
Day 55: 9/06: DNW
Day 56: 9/07: DNW
Day 57: 9/08: 165.9
Day 58: 9/09: 164.8
Day 59: 9/10: 164.5
Day 60: 9/11: 164.2
Day 61: 9/12: 164.0
Day 62: 9/13: 163.9
Day 63: 9/14: 163.9
Day 64: 9/15: 163.9
Day 65: 9/16: 163.4
Day 66: 9/17: 163.3
Day 67: 9/18: 163.3
Day 68: 9/19: DNW
Day 69: 9/20: DNW
Day 70: 9/21: 163.1
Day 71: 9/22: 163.2
Day 72: 9/23: 163.0
Day 73: 9/24: 163.0
Day 74: 9/25: DNW
Day 75: 9/26: 162.9 - Hit my 2nd 100-day goal. It seemed to take forever! I'm making my next goal a little easier to achieve in a shorter amount of time - I want to see the 150's...
Day 76: 9/27: 162.8 - held on to 162.x even after the chili I made but didn't make cornbread even though I was tempted. I better wait until further down the road - I know I won't control myself and don't want a huge jump up right now.
Day 77: 9/28: 162.7
Day 78: 9/29: 162.0
Day 79: 9/30: 161.8
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Challenge Starting Weight: 171.1
Challenge Ending Weight:
Total Weight Loss for Challenge:2
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