🍃🍂September Daily Log & Weigh in Challenge 🍂🍃
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My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 61 years old and from the Midwest 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
Starting Weight (from August 23, 2021): 187.4
Goal: xxxxx (Six lb Loss): 181.4
08/24 – …..187.4…..(Trend Weight: 188.6) Thanks to Jill for offering this challenge! I am hoping to lose about 5 pounds per month but I added an extra pound (total 6) because I am starting in August. I, too, lose more weight when I log my food and exercise so I am hoping that doing so daily will keep me accountable. Good luck to all!
08/25 – …..187.0…..(Trend Weight: 188.5) Down a bit today. I know yesterday could have been filled with better choices and no last minute snacks. I will be traveling today so I will be eating dinner out which usually causes an uptick. I will push water and make up for any overages in the coming days. I am 100% committed to enjoying life, but getting healthy too!
08/26 – …..188.4…..(Trend Weight: 188.5) Thank Goodness for trends because the scale really jumped after the travel yesterday. I feel very sluggish today-no energy. A result of my bad eating and my sugar ingestion yesterday. As a T2D, I knew this was bound to happen and I didn’t listen to my own reasoning. Today I pay the price. Pushing water, walking and all healthy low cal and lower carb choices today. Part of my new lifestyle is to treat my body well after I’ve screwed up. Today is “be good to Donna day”. I will be eating right.
08/27 – DNW. Forgot to step on the scale before I started drinking cups of coffee. Early travel today to take a friend for a medical procedure. I’ll be eating at the hospital cafeteria. Hopefully something on the healthy side…..
08/28 – …..188.4…..(Trend Weight: 188.4) Scale weight the same but trend weight down slightly. I didn’t do to bad considering the huge amount of sitting during the travel and the food away from home. Today I hope to be back on track with my carefully planned meals at home. Thunderstorms are raging and expected rain all day. Renovation workers will be here all day and evening so there is a serious lack of inside privacy. My house has stairs so I will focus on go up and down all day just for steps and exercise.
08/29 – …..188.4…..(Trend Weight: 188.4) Stuck on this weight apparently. 3 hours sleep last night probably didn’t help. Otherwise, yesterday was a very good day. I easily closed all my circles on fitbit and was in the green on MFP. Hopefully I will see a change show up tomorrow. Sometimes it takes a couple of day either way.
08/30 – …..189.2…..(Trend Weight: 189.2) A couple of small snacks last night put me over the calorie limit, otherwise it was a very disciplined day (but a lazy movement day). Staying on track today and keeping some of my calories in the balance today in case it happens again tonight. Preparation is key!
08/31 – …..186.8…..(Trend Weight: 188.3) A better food day yesterday and some consistent movement. However, I visited a friend yesterday and there was some sitting. No food, just black coffee. I declined her offer of Danish. That is my NSV. Aiming for another accountable day today. One day, one step, one decision at a time!
09/01 – …..182.8…..(Trend Weight 187.8) I find this weight hard to believe today. 4 pound loss overnight??? (After a 2.4 loss the day before???) My scale is reliable and I stepped on it 3 times but I don’t trust this and consider it a fluctuation. I did everything right. I had TM. I finally slept over 4 and ½ hours which is good for me> But that is a bit much. Traveling today and tomorrow. Plenty of sitting and restaurant food. I’ll be home each night and will keep up with the posts. Friday morning my scale reading will not be pretty but that is how I roll.
09/02 - …..185.2…..(Trend Weight 187.5) This weight is more realistic (I didn’t trust yesterday’s as stated in yesterday’s post). More travel, sitting in car and doctors offices, and more restaurant food out-of-town today. Tomorrow will be the worst scale reading after 2 days in a row of travel. I will give myself 24-48 hours of shedding water and getting in normal movement over the weekend and I will consider whatever shows up on Sunday morning to be accurate. I won’t post any weight changes to MFP charts until then (although I will post them on the challenges). Lots more travel in the upcoming 2 weeks due to the cancer rechecks and scans. I am happy it is not snowy or icy yet. Many of these trips are quite long ones!
09/03 - …..187.5…..(Trend Weight 187.7) Yikes! The travel bit me in the behind. Back home now and back to my usual careful plans with more control over menu and ingredients. Feeling hopeful and staying positive. A temporary tree downed in my path. Stepping over it and progressing on my journey. No looking back!
09/04 - …..187.5…..(Trend Weight 187.8) Yesterday I found out that my ex-sister-in-law that I’ve known for 46 years died of Covid in South Carolina. She was fully vaccinated and had just turned 64. She was immuno-compromised. Her daughter found her unresponsive in her home (she lived alone). She was alive, but was later determined to be brain dead. She was lucky enough to get a ventilator for a short time since they are scarce, but she was taken off all life support measures when it was determined she would never wake up and never go home. Please, even if vaccinated, mask up in those highly public places. More people love you and don’t want to lose you than you even realize. I spent all evening and night eating my emotions and moving into the 2nd phase of grief = anger. I am surprised the scale didn’t go up. Today I will try hard to be more mindful. The food binges change nothing.
09/05 - …..188.2…..(Trend Weight 187.8) Still eating my emotions. I ate 400 extra calories after closing out my MFP which put me in the red. The death in the family due to a persistent Covid (even when vaccinated), my own breast cancer health scares, my renovation projects that are taking way way too long. I really can’t take much more stress. My hair is literally falling out again. Today is a family BBQ at my DD’s house for Labor Day celebrations. I don’t want to go but I hate to not be there for my family. There will be food…..There will be grief and memories of Pam. Just another day I have to get through, I suppose.
09/06 - …..189.4…..(Trend Weight 188.0) And to top it all off, my well went out again this morning! I had a handyman come by and re-prime but something has got to give! Several medical appointments this week so it will be hard to meet with the well company if they even call back. I’ve been trying to reach them for over 2 weeks now. This is me talking to the scale – “Scale, you are not going to become a problem for me too! Today, I am in charge and I don’t need any more trouble out of you, so, mind your manners!”
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Thank you Jill for offering this challenge! I am hoping to lose the 30+ pounds gained during pregnancy and the first couple hectic years after baby. I, too, lose more weight when I log my intake and do it in a group setting! I’m in!
8/31/2021: 147.7 lb
Can’t wait to officially start tomorrow!
9/1/2021: 147.4 lb. calories around 1400; took a walk; feel good and excited to get this started with all of you!
9/2/2021: 145.7 lb. The difference here mostly because of the different scales I used at another place today. Total calories around 1600 today. Had a busy day & had a couple sweet treats >_<… but overall feel good and didn’t let myself go out of control with sweet treats (I have a sweet tooth). Sleep much needed today.
9/3/2921: 145.4 lb. Total calories around 1600 today. Had a takeout for dinner so kind of heavy dinner (also a bit salty). Looking forward to the Labor Day weekend!
9/4/2021: 147.2 lb. Total calories probably over 2200 today. Took the kid to the zoo, met with friends and dine out… definitely not a self discipline day. But No matter what the scale tells me tomorrow, I’m not gonna let it crush me. Keep trying to be mindful of what I eat and take my life under control is my long term goal and I’ll try my best to focus on it, not the daily number on the scale!
9/5/2021: 147.6 lb. Total calories about 1600 today. Ate fruits instead when craving for sweet treats. Didn’t do much exercise today, just a few minutes Rowling machine. Little one is not feeling well today so mainly focus on her most of the day.
9/6/2021: 147.2 lb. Total calories about 1500 today. Did quite a bit walk today with my family, but ate two blue bunny mini cones ...>_<... LO is feeling much better so that's a relief. Feel I need to really reduce my daily intake to shake up that weight...
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08/27 - 226.0
08/28 - 225.6
08/29 - 224.6
08/30 - 222.8
08/31 - 222.8
09/01 - 222.2
09/02 - 221.6
09/03 - 221.0
09/04 - 220.2
09/05 - 219.8
09/06 - 219.0
09/07 - 219.8 - A little spring back on the scales this morning. I had a couple of beers that were left over from the weekend last night and watched a couple of films. I hardly moved at all, with only
1181 steps recorded. Calories were all within count. Anyway, I'm hoping it stays dry today as I really need to mow the lawns. But first things first, time for work.2 -
F41, 5'4
Heaviest: 180.8 (5th July '21)
October GW: 150
UGW: 130
08/24 - 161.2 Let's do this! 11.2lbs to goal
08/25 - 160.4 Get in! 10.4lbs to goal
08/26 - 160.0 Yaaaas! Hit my first mfp goal today! Whoop! Next mini goal is 154lbs, 11 stone
08/27 - 160.4 It was nice while it lasted! 😂
08/28 - 161.0 Swings and roundabouts again. Off to London for a few days for my bday, there will be food!
08/29 - Didn't weigh today, dread to think!
08/30 - 162.0 Could've been worse! Time to get serious about September
08/31 - 160.4 Hello this weight, again! Come on 150s!
🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂SEPTEMBER🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁
09/01 - 161.0 My body is being so stubborn!
09/02 - 159.4 Lovely jubbly, I hope this sticks 😁
09/03 - 158.8 Waiting for the bounce back 🤪
09/04 - 157.6 Blimey! Reached my '2 Stone until Ultimate Goal Weight' mark today and earned a little medal on my chart 😁
09/05 - 157.8 I like seeing that number 7! 🤩
09/06 - 158.8 Weekends! 🤨
09/07 - 159.0 C'mon man...🤨4 -
🍃🍂Happy September🍂🍃
Heaviest weight: 234 pounds
Starting weight: 216.3
Loss: 2.7 pounds
Goals:
🍃to weigh in and log daily
🍃to encourage and support others
🍃to get back into healthier food choices and stay within my calorie limits
🍃to get 7,000 or more steps per day
🍃to lose 1 pound or more each week
⭐️September 1…..216.3
I’m so happy to be on this journey with you all!
“We’re all in this Together!”
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️10,993 steps—started with walking my dog Roxie
✔️Within my calorie limits… but used my exercise calories
⭐️September 2…216.2…down.1 pound. Making forward steps is progress…gotta walk before you can run. Or in my case dance walk
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️8,690 steps—started with Up to the Beat 1300 steps workout— she’s awesome!
✔️Just over my calorie limits… a constant work in progress
⭐️September 3… 215.3… Love to see the numbers creeping down! Today’s workout will be cutting the grass once the dew dries. It is only 55 degrees this morning… bring it on Fall!
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️9,192 steps today… still need to cut the grass, but that will wait until Sunday night or Monday— I work today and 1/2 day on Sunday.
✔️Just over my calorie limits but didn’t go overboard with pizza.
⭐️September 4… 214.7…👍 feeling fine today!
Happy Saturday!
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️10,085 steps today
✔️Ate over my limits.. still working on that!
⭐️September 5… 213.6… big jump! Probably a rebound coming up… enjoying it while it’s here.
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️7029 steps today
✔️Ate just over calorie limits… slowly seeing progress toward less calories.
⭐️September 6…214.4… There is the rebound. Weekends are tough!
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️7382 steps today
✔️Ate over calorie limits… my nemesis… but I’m working on it daily.
⭐️September 7…215.7… ok… that’s the top of my hill. Time for the slide back down… 🎢
I’ve got my Chicken Caesar salad for lunch and Pulled Pork for dinner. Love that I don’t have to cook after work.
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September 303 -
Forgot to fix my weight loss number to .6 this week.
My goal is a pound a week, so overall I’m happy to be down. Just have to work on smoothing over the bump backs.
Week 1 is done and dusted!
Week 2 has begun… let’s make it fun! Sorry for the pun. 🤣
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I am looking for a challenge to kick start my weight loss (again) - I had a really fun summer but it's time to reel it in. I would say my goal weight is 140ish.
8/31 - 171.8
9/1 - 171.2 (down .6 from yesterday)
9/2 - 171.2
9/3 - 173
9/6 174.2
9/7 174 - eek the long weekend really did me in. This is close to the weight I was when I gave birth to my son 6
years ago. Feeling very defeated.5 -
Here we gooooo!!
MFP SW: 220 lb
September SW - 149.8 lbs
September GW - 145 lbs
09/01- 149.8 lb
09/02- 150.6 lb, Wrong waaaaaaay.
09/07- 152.2. Wow... I really need to get a grip! Restart #376..ish? 😳🤦♀️2 -
Original start weight - 293 (1/28/2021)
Current goal weight - 168
September start weight - 214.6
September goal weight - 208.6
9/1 - 214.6
9/2 - 214.8
9/3 - 214.2
9/4 - 213.8
9/5 - 213.4
9/6 - 213.4
9/7 - 212.4
My husband and I fit in lots of movement this long weekend as the weather was so nice!
Enjoy the week ahead.3 -
9/6/2021: 147.2 lb. Total calories about 1500 today. Did quite a bit walk today with my family, but ate two blue bunny mini cones ...>_<... LO is feeling much better so that's a relief. Feel I need to really reduce my daily intake to shake up that weight...
9/7/2021:
@cpusld I often do a shake up day myself. Yesterday was one of them. It helps me regulate my metabolism (in my opinion) and helps get me back on track physically and mentally. I usually try to do a 1000 calorie day with my eye carefully on carbs for the day. I also try to increase my exercise by a few hundred calorie burn. This morning I am down 2.2 from yesterday and I am feeling good. Back to my plan today which is about 1400 allowed calories per day.
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MIRunnerMom wrote: »I am looking for a challenge to kick start my weight loss (again) - I had a really fun summer but it's time to reel it in. I would say my goal weight is 140ish.
8/31 - 171.8
9/1 - 171.2 (down .6 from yesterday)
9/2 - 171.2
9/3 - 173
9/6 174.2
9/7 174 - eek the long weekend really did me in. This is close to the weight I was when I gave birth to my son 6
years ago. Feeling very defeated.
@MIRunnerMom But it's not near as low as it is GOING TO BE. No looking back! You are on your way to where you want to be and that is what really matters in the here and now, right? If you are from Michigan then you know fall is very near. It's going to get beautiful. Enjoy the outdoors and make the most of it! You will 100% succeed!
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ashleycarole86 wrote: »Original start weight - 293 (1/28/2021)
Current goal weight - 168
September start weight - 214.6
September goal weight - 208.6
9/1 - 214.6
9/2 - 214.8
9/3 - 214.2
9/4 - 213.8
9/5 - 213.4
9/6 - 213.4
9/7 - 212.4
My husband and I fit in lots of movement this long weekend as the weather was so nice!
Enjoy the week ahead.
@ashleycarole86 Over 80 pounds lost now!!!! Congratulations!2 -
My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 61 years old and from the Midwest 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
Starting Weight (from August 23, 2021): 187.4
Goal: xxxxx (Six lb Loss): 181.4
08/24 – …..187.4…..(Trend Weight: 188.6) Thanks to Jill for offering this challenge! I am hoping to lose about 5 pounds per month but I added an extra pound (total 6) because I am starting in August. I, too, lose more weight when I log my food and exercise so I am hoping that doing so daily will keep me accountable. Good luck to all!
08/25 – …..187.0…..(Trend Weight: 188.5) Down a bit today. I know yesterday could have been filled with better choices and no last minute snacks. I will be traveling today so I will be eating dinner out which usually causes an uptick. I will push water and make up for any overages in the coming days. I am 100% committed to enjoying life, but getting healthy too!
08/26 – …..188.4…..(Trend Weight: 188.5) Thank Goodness for trends because the scale really jumped after the travel yesterday. I feel very sluggish today-no energy. A result of my bad eating and my sugar ingestion yesterday. As a T2D, I knew this was bound to happen and I didn’t listen to my own reasoning. Today I pay the price. Pushing water, walking and all healthy low cal and lower carb choices today. Part of my new lifestyle is to treat my body well after I’ve screwed up. Today is “be good to Donna day”. I will be eating right.
08/27 – DNW. Forgot to step on the scale before I started drinking cups of coffee. Early travel today to take a friend for a medical procedure. I’ll be eating at the hospital cafeteria. Hopefully something on the healthy side…..
08/28 – …..188.4…..(Trend Weight: 188.4) Scale weight the same but trend weight down slightly. I didn’t do to bad considering the huge amount of sitting during the travel and the food away from home. Today I hope to be back on track with my carefully planned meals at home. Thunderstorms are raging and expected rain all day. Renovation workers will be here all day and evening so there is a serious lack of inside privacy. My house has stairs so I will focus on go up and down all day just for steps and exercise.
08/29 – …..188.4…..(Trend Weight: 188.4) Stuck on this weight apparently. 3 hours sleep last night probably didn’t help. Otherwise, yesterday was a very good day. I easily closed all my circles on fitbit and was in the green on MFP. Hopefully I will see a change show up tomorrow. Sometimes it takes a couple of day either way.
08/30 – …..189.2…..(Trend Weight: 189.2) A couple of small snacks last night put me over the calorie limit, otherwise it was a very disciplined day (but a lazy movement day). Staying on track today and keeping some of my calories in the balance today in case it happens again tonight. Preparation is key!
08/31 – …..186.8…..(Trend Weight: 188.3) A better food day yesterday and some consistent movement. However, I visited a friend yesterday and there was some sitting. No food, just black coffee. I declined her offer of Danish. That is my NSV. Aiming for another accountable day today. One day, one step, one decision at a time!
09/01 – …..182.8…..(Trend Weight 187.8) I find this weight hard to believe today. 4 pound loss overnight??? (After a 2.4 loss the day before???) My scale is reliable and I stepped on it 3 times but I don’t trust this and consider it a fluctuation. I did everything right. I had TM. I finally slept over 4 and ½ hours which is good for me> But that is a bit much. Traveling today and tomorrow. Plenty of sitting and restaurant food. I’ll be home each night and will keep up with the posts. Friday morning my scale reading will not be pretty but that is how I roll.
09/02 - …..185.2…..(Trend Weight 187.5) This weight is more realistic (I didn’t trust yesterday’s as stated in yesterday’s post). More travel, sitting in car and doctors offices, and more restaurant food out-of-town today. Tomorrow will be the worst scale reading after 2 days in a row of travel. I will give myself 24-48 hours of shedding water and getting in normal movement over the weekend and I will consider whatever shows up on Sunday morning to be accurate. I won’t post any weight changes to MFP charts until then (although I will post them on the challenges). Lots more travel in the upcoming 2 weeks due to the cancer rechecks and scans. I am happy it is not snowy or icy yet. Many of these trips are quite long ones!
09/03 - …..187.5…..(Trend Weight 187.7) Yikes! The travel bit me in the behind. Back home now and back to my usual careful plans with more control over menu and ingredients. Feeling hopeful and staying positive. A temporary tree downed in my path. Stepping over it and progressing on my journey. No looking back!
09/04 - …..187.5…..(Trend Weight 187.8) Yesterday I found out that my ex-sister-in-law that I’ve known for 46 years died of Covid in South Carolina. She was fully vaccinated and had just turned 64. She was immuno-compromised. Her daughter found her unresponsive in her home (she lived alone). She was alive, but was later determined to be brain dead. She was lucky enough to get a ventilator for a short time since they are scarce, but she was taken off all life support measures when it was determined she would never wake up and never go home. Please, even if vaccinated, mask up in those highly public places. More people love you and don’t want to lose you than you even realize. I spent all evening and night eating my emotions and moving into the 2nd phase of grief = anger. I am surprised the scale didn’t go up. Today I will try hard to be more mindful. The food binges change nothing.
09/05 - …..188.2…..(Trend Weight 187.8) Still eating my emotions. I ate 400 extra calories after closing out my MFP which put me in the red. The death in the family due to a persistent Covid (even when vaccinated), my own breast cancer health scares, my renovation projects that are taking way way too long. I really can’t take much more stress. My hair is literally falling out again. Today is a family BBQ at my DD’s house for Labor Day celebrations. I don’t want to go but I hate to not be there for my family. There will be food…..There will be grief and memories of Pam. Just another day I have to get through, I suppose.
09/06 - …..189.4…..(Trend Weight 188.0) And to top it all off, my well went out again this morning! I had a handyman come by and re-prime but something has got to give! Several medical appointments this week so it will be hard to meet with the well company if they even call back. I’ve been trying to reach them for over 2 weeks now. This is me talking to the scale – “Scale, you are not going to become a problem for me too! Today, I am in charge and I don’t need any more trouble out of you, so, mind your manners!”
09/07 - …..187.2…..(Trend Weight 187.9) I had a 1002 calorie day yesterday with some extra exercise and movement to get back on track and shake things up. It helped the scale tremendously. Now, to get back to normal and stay on track!
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MIRunnerMom wrote: »I am looking for a challenge to kick start my weight loss (again) - I had a really fun summer but it's time to reel it in. I would say my goal weight is 140ish.
8/31 - 171.8
9/1 - 171.2 (down .6 from yesterday)
9/2 - 171.2
9/3 - 173
9/6 174.2
9/7 174 - eek the long weekend really did me in. This is close to the weight I was when I gave birth to my son 6
years ago. Feeling very defeated.
Don’t fret! This is the top of your hill… you’ve got your running shoes and you’re ready to go!
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@deepwoodslady Than you Donna for the helpful information! I’m also not a big breakfast person and I feel that sometimes lower my metabolism of the day. I’m definitely gonna try a “shake up” day in between. Thank you! ❤️deepwoodslady wrote: »9/6/2021: 147.2 lb. Total calories about 1500 today. Did quite a bit walk today with my family, but ate two blue bunny mini cones ...>_<... LO is feeling much better so that's a relief. Feel I need to really reduce my daily intake to shake up that weight...
9/7/2021:
@cpusld I often do a shake up day myself. Yesterday was one of them. It helps me regulate my metabolism (in my opinion) and helps get me back on track physically and mentally. I usually try to do a 1000 calorie day with my eye carefully on carbs for the day. I also try to increase my exercise by a few hundred calorie burn. This morning I am down 2.2 from yesterday and I am feeling good. Back to my plan today which is about 1400 allowed calories per day.
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Thank you Jill for offering this challenge! I am hoping to lose the 30+ pounds gained during pregnancy and the first couple hectic years after baby. I, too, lose more weight when I log my intake and do it in a group setting! I’m in!
8/31/2021: 147.7 lb
Can’t wait to officially start tomorrow!
9/1/2021: 147.4 lb. calories around 1400; took a walk; feel good and excited to get this started with all of you!
9/2/2021: 145.7 lb. The difference here mostly because of the different scales I used at another place today. Total calories around 1600 today. Had a busy day & had a couple sweet treats >_<… but overall feel good and didn’t let myself go out of control with sweet treats (I have a sweet tooth). Sleep much needed today.
9/3/2921: 145.4 lb. Total calories around 1600 today. Had a takeout for dinner so kind of heavy dinner (also a bit salty). Looking forward to the Labor Day weekend!
9/4/2021: 147.2 lb. Total calories probably over 2200 today. Took the kid to the zoo, met with friends and dine out… definitely not a self discipline day. But No matter what the scale tells me tomorrow, I’m not gonna let it crush me. Keep trying to be mindful of what I eat and take my life under control is my long term goal and I’ll try my best to focus on it, not the daily number on the scale!
9/5/2021: 147.6 lb. Total calories about 1600 today. Ate fruits instead when craving for sweet treats. Didn’t do much exercise today, just a few minutes Rowling machine. Little one is not feeling well today so mainly focus on her most of the day.
9/6/2021: 147.2 lb. Total calories about 1500 today. Did quite a bit walk today with my family, but ate two blue bunny mini cones ...>_<... LO is feeling much better so that's a relief. Feel I need to really reduce my daily intake to shake up that weight...
9/7/2021: 147.2 lb. Total calories about 1300 today. I took a day off today after the Labor Day weekend. Hit a couple popular spots of the city I usually hesitate to go during the weekends concerning COVID-19. It’s really nice to stroll around those places with much less density of population.3 -
September 3: nothing recorded vacation
September 4: nothing recorded vacation
September 5: nothing recorded vacation
September 6: nothing recorded recover day from vacation 190.0 was my weight, but…. I ate probably much more than I should have today. Donuts, danishes, fried chicken wings, homemade Mac and cheese, fudge. It was my elephant for sure!
September 7: back on track today. Even though I felt like a ate an elephant, the scale says otherwise and o know that in the next couple days that will really become true. But as for today, I weighed in at 190.2! I did do some weekly grocery shopping and did try to be good. I think it was an good day overall.5 -
08/27 - 226.0
08/28 - 225.6
08/29 - 224.6
08/30 - 222.8
08/31 - 222.8
09/01 - 222.2
09/02 - 221.6
09/03 - 221.0
09/04 - 220.2
09/05 - 219.8
09/06 - 219.0
09/07 - 219.8
09/08 - 219.4 Within calories and got my garden tidied yesterday. I'm feeling a little impatient today, hoping it wears off.
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F41, 5'4
Heaviest: 180.8 (5th July '21)
October GW: 150
UGW: 130
08/24 - 161.2 Let's do this! 11.2lbs to goal
08/25 - 160.4 Get in! 10.4lbs to goal
08/26 - 160.0 Yaaaas! Hit my first mfp goal today! Whoop! Next mini goal is 154lbs, 11 stone
08/27 - 160.4 It was nice while it lasted! 😂
08/28 - 161.0 Swings and roundabouts again. Off to London for a few days for my bday, there will be food!
08/29 - Didn't weigh today, dread to think!
08/30 - 162.0 Could've been worse! Time to get serious about September
08/31 - 160.4 Hello this weight, again! Come on 150s!
🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂SEPTEMBER🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁
09/01 - 161.0 My body is being so stubborn!
09/02 - 159.4 Lovely jubbly, I hope this sticks 😁
09/03 - 158.8 Waiting for the bounce back 🤪
09/04 - 157.6 Blimey! Reached my '2 Stone until Ultimate Goal Weight' mark today and earned a little medal on my chart 😁
09/05 - 157.8 I like seeing that number 7! 🤩
09/06 - 158.8 Weekends! 🤨
09/07 - 159.0 C'mon man...🤨
09/08 - 158.2 That's a bit better! 😎5 -
🍃🍂Happy September🍂🍃
Heaviest weight: 234 pounds
Starting weight: 216.3
Loss: 1.1 pounds
Goals:
🍃to weigh in and log daily
🍃to encourage and support others
🍃to get back into healthier food choices and stay within my calorie limits
🍃to get 7,000 or more steps per day
🍃to lose 1 pound or more each week
⭐️September 1…..216.3
I’m so happy to be on this journey with you all!
“We’re all in this Together!”
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️10,993 steps—started with walking my dog Roxie
✔️Within my calorie limits… but used my exercise calories
⭐️September 2…216.2…down.1 pound. Making forward steps is progress…gotta walk before you can run. Or in my case dance walk
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️8,690 steps—started with Up to the Beat 1300 steps workout— she’s awesome!
✔️Just over my calorie limits… a constant work in progress
⭐️September 3… 215.3… Love to see the numbers creeping down! Today’s workout will be cutting the grass once the dew dries. It is only 55 degrees this morning… bring it on Fall!
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️9,192 steps today… still need to cut the grass, but that will wait until Sunday night or Monday— I work today and 1/2 day on Sunday.
✔️Just over my calorie limits but didn’t go overboard with pizza.
⭐️September 4… 214.7…👍 feeling fine today!
Happy Saturday!
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️10,085 steps today
✔️Ate over my limits.. still working on that!
⭐️September 5… 213.6… big jump! Probably a rebound coming up… enjoying it while it’s here.
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️7029 steps today
✔️Ate just over calorie limits… slowly seeing progress toward less calories.
⭐️September 6…214.4… There is the rebound. Weekends are tough!
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️7382 steps today
✔️Ate over calorie limits… my nemesis… but I’m working on it daily.
⭐️September 7…215.7… ok… that’s the top of my hill. Time for the slide back down… 🎢
I’ve got my Chicken Caesar salad for lunch and Pulled Pork for dinner. Love that I don’t have to cook after work.
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️8434 steps today
✔️Ate over calorie limits….a pattern is definitely forming…making healthier choices… but chips are my nemesis…I’m going to limit my chip eating to 1 portion a day.
September 8….215.2…. That’s better… slow and steady. Today I’m dismantling a futon and taking it to my son’s college apartment tomorrow. Also I’m cutting the grass today….which will give me an amazing step count. Happy Wednesday!
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MFP SW: 220 lb
September SW - 149.8 lbs
September GW - 145 lbs
09/01- 149.8 lb
09/02- 150.6 lb, Wrong waaaaaaay.
09/07- 152.2. Wow... I really need to get a grip! Restart #376..ish? 😳🤦♀️
09/08- 149.8, Better! Bye-bye water weight! Less snacking and staying on track yesterday helped alot.3 -
Original start weight - 293 (1/28/2021)
Current goal weight - 168
September start weight - 214.6
September goal weight - 208.6
9/1 - 214.6
9/2 - 214.8
9/3 - 214.2
9/4 - 213.8
9/5 - 213.4
9/6 - 213.4
9/7 - 212.4
9/8 - 213.8
Week 1 loss - 0.8
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My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 61 years old and from the Midwest 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
Starting Weight (from August 23, 2021): 187.4
Goal: xxxxx (Six lb Loss): 181.4
08/24 – …..187.4…..(Trend Weight: 188.6) Thanks to Jill for offering this challenge! I am hoping to lose about 5 pounds per month but I added an extra pound (total 6) because I am starting in August. I, too, lose more weight when I log my food and exercise so I am hoping that doing so daily will keep me accountable. Good luck to all!
08/25 – …..187.0…..(Trend Weight: 188.5) Down a bit today. I know yesterday could have been filled with better choices and no last minute snacks. I will be traveling today so I will be eating dinner out which usually causes an uptick. I will push water and make up for any overages in the coming days. I am 100% committed to enjoying life, but getting healthy too!
08/26 – …..188.4…..(Trend Weight: 188.5) Thank Goodness for trends because the scale really jumped after the travel yesterday. I feel very sluggish today-no energy. A result of my bad eating and my sugar ingestion yesterday. As a T2D, I knew this was bound to happen and I didn’t listen to my own reasoning. Today I pay the price. Pushing water, walking and all healthy low cal and lower carb choices today. Part of my new lifestyle is to treat my body well after I’ve screwed up. Today is “be good to Donna day”. I will be eating right.
08/27 – DNW. Forgot to step on the scale before I started drinking cups of coffee. Early travel today to take a friend for a medical procedure. I’ll be eating at the hospital cafeteria. Hopefully something on the healthy side…..
08/28 – …..188.4…..(Trend Weight: 188.4) Scale weight the same but trend weight down slightly. I didn’t do to bad considering the huge amount of sitting during the travel and the food away from home. Today I hope to be back on track with my carefully planned meals at home. Thunderstorms are raging and expected rain all day. Renovation workers will be here all day and evening so there is a serious lack of inside privacy. My house has stairs so I will focus on go up and down all day just for steps and exercise.
08/29 – …..188.4…..(Trend Weight: 188.4) Stuck on this weight apparently. 3 hours sleep last night probably didn’t help. Otherwise, yesterday was a very good day. I easily closed all my circles on fitbit and was in the green on MFP. Hopefully I will see a change show up tomorrow. Sometimes it takes a couple of day either way.
08/30 – …..189.2…..(Trend Weight: 189.2) A couple of small snacks last night put me over the calorie limit, otherwise it was a very disciplined day (but a lazy movement day). Staying on track today and keeping some of my calories in the balance today in case it happens again tonight. Preparation is key!
08/31 – …..186.8…..(Trend Weight: 188.3) A better food day yesterday and some consistent movement. However, I visited a friend yesterday and there was some sitting. No food, just black coffee. I declined her offer of Danish. That is my NSV. Aiming for another accountable day today. One day, one step, one decision at a time!
09/01 – …..182.8…..(Trend Weight 187.8) I find this weight hard to believe today. 4 pound loss overnight??? (After a 2.4 loss the day before???) My scale is reliable and I stepped on it 3 times but I don’t trust this and consider it a fluctuation. I did everything right. I had TM. I finally slept over 4 and ½ hours which is good for me> But that is a bit much. Traveling today and tomorrow. Plenty of sitting and restaurant food. I’ll be home each night and will keep up with the posts. Friday morning my scale reading will not be pretty but that is how I roll.
09/02 - …..185.2…..(Trend Weight 187.5) This weight is more realistic (I didn’t trust yesterday’s as stated in yesterday’s post). More travel, sitting in car and doctors offices, and more restaurant food out-of-town today. Tomorrow will be the worst scale reading after 2 days in a row of travel. I will give myself 24-48 hours of shedding water and getting in normal movement over the weekend and I will consider whatever shows up on Sunday morning to be accurate. I won’t post any weight changes to MFP charts until then (although I will post them on the challenges). Lots more travel in the upcoming 2 weeks due to the cancer rechecks and scans. I am happy it is not snowy or icy yet. Many of these trips are quite long ones!
09/03 - …..187.5…..(Trend Weight 187.7) Yikes! The travel bit me in the behind. Back home now and back to my usual careful plans with more control over menu and ingredients. Feeling hopeful and staying positive. A temporary tree downed in my path. Stepping over it and progressing on my journey. No looking back!
09/04 - …..187.5…..(Trend Weight 187.8) Yesterday I found out that my ex-sister-in-law that I’ve known for 46 years died of Covid in South Carolina. She was fully vaccinated and had just turned 64. She was immuno-compromised. Her daughter found her unresponsive in her home (she lived alone). She was alive, but was later determined to be brain dead. She was lucky enough to get a ventilator for a short time since they are scarce, but she was taken off all life support measures when it was determined she would never wake up and never go home. Please, even if vaccinated, mask up in those highly public places. More people love you and don’t want to lose you than you even realize. I spent all evening and night eating my emotions and moving into the 2nd phase of grief = anger. I am surprised the scale didn’t go up. Today I will try hard to be more mindful. The food binges change nothing.
09/05 - …..188.2…..(Trend Weight 187.8) Still eating my emotions. I ate 400 extra calories after closing out my MFP which put me in the red. The death in the family due to a persistent Covid (even when vaccinated), my own breast cancer health scares, my renovation projects that are taking way way too long. I really can’t take much more stress. My hair is literally falling out again. Today is a family BBQ at my DD’s house for Labor Day celebrations. I don’t want to go but I hate to not be there for my family. There will be food…..There will be grief and memories of Pam. Just another day I have to get through, I suppose.
09/06 - …..189.4…..(Trend Weight 188.0) And to top it all off, my well went out again this morning! I had a handyman come by and re-prime but something has got to give! Several medical appointments this week so it will be hard to meet with the well company if they even call back. I’ve been trying to reach them for over 2 weeks now. This is me talking to the scale – “Scale, you are not going to become a problem for me too! Today, I am in charge and I don’t need any more trouble out of you, so, mind your manners!”
09/07 - …..187.2…..(Trend Weight 187.9) I had a 1002 calorie day yesterday with some extra exercise and movement to get back on track and shake things up. It helped the scale tremendously. Now, to get back to normal and stay on track!
09/08 - …..187.6…..(Trend Weight 187.9) I did very well on my calorie counts but had no time for exercise. Not even a short walk. I will try to do better today if it doesn’t storm again.
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September 8th login
Weight 189lbs
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Thank you Jill for offering this challenge! I am hoping to lose the 30+ pounds gained during pregnancy and the first couple hectic years after baby. I, too, lose more weight when I log my intake and do it in a group setting! I’m in!
8/31/2021: 147.7 lb
Can’t wait to officially start tomorrow!
9/1/2021: 147.4 lb. calories around 1400; took a walk; feel good and excited to get this started with all of you!
9/2/2021: 145.7 lb. The difference here mostly because of the different scales I used at another place today. Total calories around 1600 today. Had a busy day & had a couple sweet treats >_<… but overall feel good and didn’t let myself go out of control with sweet treats (I have a sweet tooth). Sleep much needed today.
9/3/2921: 145.4 lb. Total calories around 1600 today. Had a takeout for dinner so kind of heavy dinner (also a bit salty). Looking forward to the Labor Day weekend!
9/4/2021: 147.2 lb. Total calories probably over 2200 today. Took the kid to the zoo, met with friends and dine out… definitely not a self discipline day. But No matter what the scale tells me tomorrow, I’m not gonna let it crush me. Keep trying to be mindful of what I eat and take my life under control is my long term goal and I’ll try my best to focus on it, not the daily number on the scale!
9/5/2021: 147.6 lb. Total calories about 1600 today. Ate fruits instead when craving for sweet treats. Didn’t do much exercise today, just a few minutes Rowling machine. Little one is not feeling well today so mainly focus on her most of the day.
9/6/2021: 147.2 lb. Total calories about 1500 today. Did quite a bit walk today with my family, but ate two blue bunny mini cones ...>_<... LO is feeling much better so that's a relief. Feel I need to really reduce my daily intake to shake up that weight...
9/7/2021: 147.2 lb. Total calories about 1300 today. I took a day off today after the Labor Day weekend. Hit a couple popular spots of the city I usually hesitate to go during the weekends concerning COVID-19. It’s really nice to stroll around those places with much less density of population.
9/8/2021: 145.8 lb. Total calories about 1100 today. Today's meals are a bit too salty for me... been drinking water like crazy after dinner >_<
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September 8: 189.6; today was a “wishy washy” kind of day and I would have been under calories if we ended up walking the whole bike path-if we got out of Walmart 30 minutes earlier or if I would have just made wise choices… but no excuses, I over ate and didn’t walk long enough tomorrow is a new day and I already have my entire day planned out food wise. It’s even entered in to mfp dairy already! I hope there are no extra temptations or speed bumps along the way.4
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08/27 - 226.0
08/28 - 225.6
08/29 - 224.6
08/30 - 222.8
08/31 - 222.8
09/01 - 222.2
09/02 - 221.6
09/03 - 221.0
09/04 - 220.2
09/05 - 219.8
09/06 - 219.0
09/07 - 219.8
09/08 - 219.4
09/08 - 219.4 I'll be honest, knowing how well I'm eating and all within range it's frustrating me how little movement I'm seeing on the scales this week. I just have to keep going.3 -
F41, 5'4
Heaviest: 180.8 (5th July '21)
October GW: 150
UGW: 130
08/24 - 161.2 Let's do this! 11.2lbs to goal
08/25 - 160.4 Get in! 10.4lbs to goal
08/26 - 160.0 Yaaaas! Hit my first mfp goal today! Whoop! Next mini goal is 154lbs, 11 stone
08/27 - 160.4 It was nice while it lasted! 😂
08/28 - 161.0 Swings and roundabouts again. Off to London for a few days for my bday, there will be food!
08/29 - Didn't weigh today, dread to think!
08/30 - 162.0 Could've been worse! Time to get serious about September
08/31 - 160.4 Hello this weight, again! Come on 150s!
🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂SEPTEMBER🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁
09/01 - 161.0 My body is being so stubborn!
09/02 - 159.4 Lovely jubbly, I hope this sticks 😁
09/03 - 158.8 Waiting for the bounce back 🤪
09/04 - 157.6 Blimey! Reached my '2 Stone until Ultimate Goal Weight' mark today and earned a little medal on my chart 😁
09/05 - 157.8 I like seeing that number 7! 🤩
09/06 - 158.8 Weekends! 🤨
09/07 - 159.0 C'mon man...🤨
09/08 - 158.2 That's a bit better! 😎
09/09 - 160.2 wtf. 🤨🤨3 -
🍃🍂Happy September🍂🍃
Heaviest weight: 234 pounds
Starting weight: 216.3
Loss: 1.1 pounds
Goals:
🍃to weigh in and log daily
🍃to encourage and support others
🍃to get back into healthier food choices and stay within my calorie limits
🍃to get 7,000 or more steps per day
🍃to lose 1 pound or more each week
⭐️September 1…..216.3
I’m so happy to be on this journey with you all!
“We’re all in this Together!”
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️10,993 steps—started with walking my dog Roxie
✔️Within my calorie limits… but used my exercise calories
⭐️September 2…216.2…down.1 pound. Making forward steps is progress…gotta walk before you can run. Or in my case dance walk
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️8,690 steps—started with Up to the Beat 1300 steps workout— she’s awesome!
✔️Just over my calorie limits… a constant work in progress
⭐️September 3… 215.3… Love to see the numbers creeping down! Today’s workout will be cutting the grass once the dew dries. It is only 55 degrees this morning… bring it on Fall!
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️9,192 steps today… still need to cut the grass, but that will wait until Sunday night or Monday— I work today and 1/2 day on Sunday.
✔️Just over my calorie limits but didn’t go overboard with pizza.
⭐️September 4… 214.7…👍 feeling fine today!
Happy Saturday!
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️10,085 steps today
✔️Ate over my limits.. still working on that!
⭐️September 5… 213.6… big jump! Probably a rebound coming up… enjoying it while it’s here.
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️7029 steps today
✔️Ate just over calorie limits… slowly seeing progress toward less calories.
⭐️September 6…214.4… There is the rebound. Weekends are tough!
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️7382 steps today
✔️Ate over calorie limits… my nemesis… but I’m working on it daily.
⭐️September 7…215.7… ok… that’s the top of my hill. Time for the slide back down… 🎢
I’ve got my Chicken Caesar salad for lunch and Pulled Pork for dinner. Love that I don’t have to cook after work.
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️8434 steps today
✔️Ate over calorie limits….a pattern is definitely forming…making healthier choices… but chips are my nemesis…I’m going to limit my chip eating to 1 portion a day.
⭐️September 8….215.2…. That’s better… slow and steady. Today I’m dismantling a futon and taking it to my son’s college apartment tomorrow. Also I’m cutting the grass today….which will give me an amazing step count. Happy Wednesday!
✔️Logged
✔️Weighed in
✔️13,384… Walked Roxie, mowed 3/4 of the lawn until both electric batteries died, dismantled a futon and stuffed it into my Durango along with my son’s bike, and cleaned up the garage. A very productive day!
✔️Ate just over calorie limits… by 134 calories.
This is my fur baby. ❤️
⭐️September 9….214.6…🥰 Yes!!
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