February 2022 - Accountability Month

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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,877 Member
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    deepwoodslady wrote: »
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    @deepwoodslady

    3047 is a huge calorie burn, how much do you burn in a day from sleeping and breathing etc.? (BMR?)
    What does the MFP tracker say that you burned?

    The extra burn for sure is showing up on your scale nevertheless : - )

    @dawnbgethealthy I'm not sure how (or if I remember how) to find that on the MFP source. My other sources are as follows: Weight scale says 1907. My fitbit tracks my actual burn and does include my BMR in the burn. Of course, On MFP I can imput things like housework and they will assign an amount but they don't actually know how fast, how hard, how demanding that may be. That is why fitness trackers are so popular. It's physiological. I've definitely been working up a sweat. A nice shock to the body since I've been so restricted. Still restricted in the living room area, but cleaning through the drawers and closet storage in the master is really putting me through it. Chasing DGS too!
    deepwoodslady wrote: »
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    @deepwoodslady

    3047 is a huge calorie burn, how much do you burn in a day from sleeping and breathing etc.? (BMR?)
    What does the MFP tracker say that you burned?

    The extra burn for sure is showing up on your scale nevertheless : - )

    @dawnbgethealthy I'm not sure how (or if I remember how) to find that on the MFP source. My other sources are as follows: Weight scale says 1907. My fitbit tracks my actual burn and does include my BMR in the burn. Of course, On MFP I can imput things like housework and they will assign an amount but they don't actually know how fast, how hard, how demanding that may be. That is why fitness trackers are so popular. It's physiological. I've definitely been working up a sweat. A nice shock to the body since I've been so restricted. Still restricted in the living room area, but cleaning through the drawers and closet storage in the master is really putting me through it. Chasing DGS too!

    Glad that you are getting in some more activity. Living through a renovation sounds tough!
    I put the things from like my pedometre into the Exercise area of MFP, and at the end of each day it shows how many calories are burned. They already take out breathing and sleeping, so after tracking food you see excess calories in the Green or in the Red. You have known me a long time, I am always trying to get 500 in the Green at the end of each day. Sometimes I will workout a bit more so that I can eat more.
    I agree that some things seem a bit off, but an hour of gardening or housework or skating includes some heavier sweat here and there throughout the hour.

    My BMR is around 1100 now.
    Let's see if I can find the calculator....

    https://www.calculator.net/bmr-calculator.html?ctype=standard&cage=61&csex=f&cheightfeet=5&cheightinch=2&cpound=138&cheightmeter=180&ckg=60&cmop=0&coutunit=c&cformula=m&cfatpct=20&x=74&y=17

    On the right are also calculators that you can click on for ideal weight, calories etc.

    @dawnbgethealthy Of course I know all this about MFP but I have those memory fogs (when I am away from things too long). Can you tell I have not been logging food or tracking exercise? Yikes..... LOL
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,877 Member
    @dawnbgethealthy Thanks for the BMR calculator. I really like the ease of it and the multiple charts are great since I am less active right now than I usually am. I bookmarked it on my computer for future use!
  • river49
    river49 Posts: 100 Member
    My name is Beth, Height: 5'3" Age: 59
    January end weight = 171.5
    February goal weight = 168
    01/02 - 172.5
    02/02 - 170.0
    03/02 - 172.0
    04/02 - 171.0
    05/02 - 171.0
    06/02 - 171.0
    07/02 - 170.5
    08/02 - 170.5
    09/02 - 169.0
    10/01 - 170.5
    11-16 - DNW (girl's weekend away followed by hubbie's birthday-yikes!)
    17/01 - 173.5
    18/01 - 172.5
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,264 Member
    My name is Ashley, Height: 5'9" Age: 35
    MFP starting weight: 293 (1/28/21)
    Feb start weight - 178
    Feb goal weight - 172.8
    Ultimate goal weight - 168

    2/1 - 178
    2/2 - 178.4
    2/3 - 179.2
    2/4 - 179.6
    2/5 - 179.8
    2/6 - 178.6
    2/7 - 181.6
    2/8 - 181

    Week 1 gain: 3

    2/9 - 180.4
    2/10 - 177.8
    2/11 - 178
    2/12 - 176.2
    2/13 - 179.6
    2/14 - 180.4
    2/15 - 181

    Week 2 loss: -

    2/16 - 180
    2/17 - 179.8
    2/18 - 180.2
  • BittersweetVita
    BittersweetVita Posts: 745 Member
    January Starting Weight: 194.7
    February Starting Weight: 196.1

    Stats: 44 y/o female, 2x cancer survivor with Hypothyroidism dealing with menopause, plantar fasciitis and bone spurs - not to be used as excuses, but to be reminders of being kind to my body and accepting of its slow journey.

    Goals: Stay under calories; Drink 96oz of water; Daily stretching; Begin low impact exercise and weights.

    02/01: 196.1 - over cals and carbs.
    02/02: 194.9
    02/03: 194.2
    02/04: 194.4 - lots of sodium today.
    02/05: 195.2
    02/06: 196.0 - overeating in afternoon/eve.
    02/07: 193.3 - prepped lunches for the week, time to action plan dinners and new habits.
    02/08: 193.6 - stayed in control of urges.
    02/09: 193.6
    02:10: 193.8
    02/11: 193.6
    02/12: 193.1 - proud of my progress this week.
    02/13: 194.3 - carb heavy dinner which pushed me over cals.
    02/14: 196.6 - way over for daughter's bday.
    02/15: 195.7
    02/16: 195.1
    02/17: 192.5 - super excited to see this drop and hoping it's real.
    02/18: 191.4
    02/19: 190.9 - I've stayed low on calories the past few days because I am hoping to travel home for my grandmother's birthday and my body reacts like yours @dawnbgethealthy.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,812 Member
    Hi
    I'm Dawn
    61, 5'2"

    I too have been gaining every month. I will try to turn that around.
    Thank you @nikkit321 for keeping us going. Hope that you are starting to feel better.

    Tuesday Feb 01 - 138.4
    Wednesday Feb 02 - 137.6
    Thursday Feb 03 - 137.8 - Burned a gazillion calories yesterday and had little time for food so calories were low. I did eat late though when I finally got home from work, so perhaps that raised the number a bit.
    Friday Feb 04 - 136.8 - Very late dinner again, so glad to see a drop
    Saturday Feb 05 - 138.8 - Dang. Salty foods and then copious amounts of zero and low cal liquid. Planning to get outside somewhere today even though it is mucky from a thaw. I didn't consume much food yesterday.
    Sunday Feb 06 - 138.8 - Could be worse. I got some Indian food on Friday, ate a bit of it. 2 appetizers and a main. Picked at them yesterday too. Keeping the calories within range, it works out to 4 dinners. Marinating some prawns in the sauce from the main, which was Malai Tikki, paneer (cheese) mixed with potato and coated in chick pea flour with spices. I work in an Indian place also, not this one, which has very cool Indian flavoured cocktails! Yum. Anyway, all restaurant food is loaded with sodium, so I may have that reflected in my weight. We'll see. Staying on track. Calories low, expenditure high is pretty much the formula.
    Monday Feb 07 - 140.8 - Left the 140s almost 2 years ago. Very sad to see this number
    Tuesday Feb 08 - 139.0 - Finished the rest of my Indian food last night. I had kept the calories of it very low by eating it over 4 days, but of course there is the sodium. Definitely I was horrified to see the 140s for the first time since 2020.
    Wednesday Feb 09 - 139.2 - Working a split today, so dinner will be late. Staying up way too late watching the Olympics.
    Thursday Feb 10 - 137.4 - Seems to be no rhyme or reason, but I'll take it.
    Friday Feb 11 - 139.0 - Tracking everything, but things will go out the window this weekend as I help my friend pack her house to move away. Not eating normal food.
    Saturday Feb 12 - 139.6
    Sunday Feb 13 - 139.0
    Monday Feb 14 - 139.8 - I will get back to my normal eating patterns later this week.
    Tuesday Feb 15 - Missed posting in forums, still tracked everything
    Wednesday Feb 16 - 139.2 - This day starts getting back to my normal routine.
    Thursday Feb 17 - 138.4 - Okay, glad to be back to the start of the month weight, that will motivate me to be "good" today.
    Friday Feb 18 - 138.2 - Low calories the last couple of days. This is sort of my trend, .2 of a loss on heavy activity low calorie days. When I have a higher calorie day I gain 3 pounds, which takes 30 days to get off. Kind of cruel, but it is what it is.
    Saturday Feb 19 - 139.4 - I didn't overdo it, but I did have some more fun food last night while watching the Olympics. I still had almost 500 calories in the Green on MFP but expected a gain and there it is. Days off, I will get lots of workouts and activity in here and there.
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,264 Member
    My name is Ashley, Height: 5'9" Age: 35
    MFP starting weight: 293 (1/28/21)
    Feb start weight - 178
    Feb goal weight - 172.8
    Ultimate goal weight - 168

    2/1 - 178
    2/2 - 178.4
    2/3 - 179.2
    2/4 - 179.6
    2/5 - 179.8
    2/6 - 178.6
    2/7 - 181.6
    2/8 - 181

    Week 1 gain: 3

    2/9 - 180.4
    2/10 - 177.8
    2/11 - 178
    2/12 - 176.2
    2/13 - 179.6
    2/14 - 180.4
    2/15 - 181

    Week 2 loss: -

    2/16 - 180
    2/17 - 179.8
    2/18 - 180.2
    2/19 - 180.2
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,812 Member
    @deepwoodslady

    I was going to say "get back to tracking, that is how you got yourself into the low 180s, when you stop tracking you don't really know if your eating was on point or not". Okay, well I guess by typing it I said it. However...

    OMG on your well pump!!! Geez Louise, that is so awful! Smoke all through your house, ridiculous to try to replace.
    Challenge after challenge. And living in a rural area compounds it.

    I have been Googling like crazy, here is what I have come up with:

    I couldn't find anything on Amazon.
    Nothing on Home Depot with that description

    This place has free shipping and has quite a few that match the description:
    https://www.waterpumpsdirect.com/pumps/1-1-2-hp-well-pumps.html

    Here is a Youtube installation video
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIBj4sDx_lM

    Gosh, your karma is due for a big uptick, you sure have been through it over this past year.
    Huge hugs <3
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,877 Member
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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 January 31st): 197.0
    Goal: 192.0 (Five lb Loss)


    **************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME**************************

    02/01…...197.0…..(Trend Weight 195.1)….. Pro: No change. There’s that! Con: Only 28 days to get something done!

    02/02.…..197.4…..(Trend Weight 195.3)….. Meals good. Snacks bad. No TMI and exercise ziltch but the renovation is moving along, although slowly.

    02/03.…..195.8…..(Trend Weight 195.4}….. No better on the exercise due to the restrictions, but meals were much better planned. Quantities much better too. Pushing water today as tonight’s homemade Mexican food will likely be high in sodium.

    02/04.…..196.4…..(Trend Weight 195.5)….. Sodium from the Mexican I presume because otherwise the day was not bad. I did hit a record low on calories burned, miles walked and steps according to my fitbit. Fitness makes a big difference!

    02/05.…..196.4…..(Trend Weight 195.6)….. Full-on BINGE last night. Probably the worst I’ve ever experienced. I don’t even know what triggered it. Nothing showed up on the scale yet this morning, but I know it’s coming…..

    02/06.…..194.6…..(Trend Weight 195.5)….. This is the first time in awhile (I only checked records back to 3 weeks) that my trend weight has went down. Thrilled because that means that something is really happening! A nice drop on the scale this morning too. I’m surprised that the binge hasn’t shown up yet. Maybe I’ll luck out on this one. No matter! I’m running with it. It makes me feel encouraged today.

    02/07.…..195.4…..(Trend Weight 195.5)….. I had a very good day yesterday. Dietary was on point. More steps and activity than I’ve been able to get lately. The uptick is likely from a few days ago but I’m not worried since I’ve been doing well since then.

    02/08.…..193.4…..(Trend Weight 195.3)….. Three squares and some sugar-free candy for a snack. Upped the steps to 8700 but calorie burn was about the same as the days prior. This is a whoosh.

    02/09.…..193.4…..(Trend Weight 195.1)….. Holding steady and happy for that. I don’t expect loss everyday, so no gain is good and the path I’m on is the right one.

    02/10.…..196.0…..(Trend Weight 195.2)….. A good day, but pizza for dinner shocked my scale this morning. It is ridiculous how fast the scale flies up! It was very salty tasting so I will push water today.

    02/11.…..194.8…..(Trend Weight 195.1)….. An okay day yesterday reflected better on the scale. Doctor appointments today for son & I for diabetes. Also for heart for me. They are going to send me to a heart and vascular center I guess. It doesn’t pay to flunk two EKG’s. They were supposed to do it late last fall but had trouble with insurance. Then I let it go due to all the holidays and then my brother’s death. Time to get things right with my heart now. I’ve gotten to the point where I am a little afraid to even exercise with all the sinking and fluttering I am feeling. Need answers.

    02/12.…..197.8…..(Trend Weight 195.4)….. Fasted until 3:00 for doctor appointment/bloodwork. Then subway and cake. Cake twice. Did I take advantage of the fact I won’t have glucose checked by doctor for another 3 months? Probably. Regrets today.

    02/13.…..197.4…..(Trend Weight 195.6)….. I was so sick last night from all of this weeks bad choices. Pizza, Subway, Cake etc. All too rich. My body could not get enough water yesterday as it tried to flush everything out to save this diabetic from a hospital trip. My sugar read 438 an hour after my medication. I’m smarter than this. I just need to win this staring competition with my diabetes. I will not blink today!

    02/14.…..197.6…..(Trend Weight 195.8)….. A great day yesterday which I am disappointed did not reflect on the scale. Over 14,000 steps, over 6 miles and 3047 calories burned overall including my normal expenditure. Diet was light and on-point. No cheats. The scale is playing games with me but I know if I stay on point it will eventually have to be honest. I was proud of yesterday. The numbers were all in hard work cleaning out master bdrm to get new bedroom set and that was a back and forth chore. But I worked really hard! Going thru lots of clothes today too. No point in putting back in things I’m not wearing or no longer like. I know I had some dietary cheats this week that are probably reflecting on the scale today. So today I pay the piper and hope for a better tomorrow.

    02/15……196.0…..(Trend Weight 195.8)….. Another good day yesterday and finally the scale is cooperating. Down 1.6 today. My choices and hard work are paying off. I’m still working on the bedroom project. Lots to go thru. Also, I’ve been using that room as storage during the renovations for lots of living room décor so there is a lot to get thru. New wall and archway is still being built and finished. It’s looking good although the mess is horrid! Drywall dust is the worst! It gets everywhere!

    02/16……194.4…..(Trend Weight 195.7)….. This is a couple of good days in a row of diet and movement finally showing up in a bigger better way. Yesterday was another very good day on both fronts until…..that late night bagel (Starving!) with honey butter on it and the handful of jolly ranchers (couple hundred calories?). Glad I didn’t sabotage the scale with it, unless it shows up later……To be continued.

    02/17.…..196.0…..(Trend Weight 195.7)….. Up & Down by about a pound and a half over and over. It’s getting annoying. Diet on point all day. A little less movement than the prior couple of days but still not too bad. I’m thinking it’s those jolly ranchers from the other day. But still…..that is a big jump on the scale!

    02/18.…..194.2…..(Trend Weight 195.6)….. Well, after what appeared to be a very serious house fire filled with smoke I found out that it was my well pump that burned up. Smoke got into the cold air register making the smoke get transferred to all 3 floors. Breathing was difficult but it was obvious it was something I could shut down at it’s electrical box. Now, no water until God Himself know. Rural area here. Limited resources. Need a 1.5 HP jet deep well pump with dual inlet. Can’t seem to find one anywhere in America. I would like new, but I can’t even find one used. House size requires no less than that. And the well man (only one in my town) is not sure he knows how to even install this type. I have no idea what I am going to do at this point. Smdh. No answers.

    02/19.…..194.4…..(Trend Weight 195.4)….. I just need water. To drink, to bathe, to do dishes, to do laundry, to wash my hands! No answers. Where are my husband and brother when you need them? Oh, that’s right. They are in heaven. Maybe God will help then. Prayers requested please.
    02/20.…..196.0…..(Trend Weight 195.5)….. The up & down of the 1.5 pounds is really getting annoying! Great quantities yesterday. Steps & movement back up again. No snacks whatsoever. I think maybe it was the choices even though I am sure they were all within proper calorie levels. Gotta trust & move forward I guess.
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  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,264 Member
    My name is Ashley, Height: 5'9" Age: 35
    MFP starting weight: 293 (1/28/21)
    Feb start weight - 178
    Feb goal weight - 172.8
    Ultimate goal weight - 168

    2/1 - 178
    2/2 - 178.4
    2/3 - 179.2
    2/4 - 179.6
    2/5 - 179.8
    2/6 - 178.6
    2/7 - 181.6
    2/8 - 181

    Week 1 gain: 3

    2/9 - 180.4
    2/10 - 177.8
    2/11 - 178
    2/12 - 176.2
    2/13 - 179.6
    2/14 - 180.4
    2/15 - 181

    Week 2 loss: -

    2/16 - 180
    2/17 - 179.8
    2/18 - 180.2
    2/19 - 180.2
    2/20 - 181.6
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,812 Member
    Hi
    I'm Dawn
    61, 5'2"

    I too have been gaining every month. I will try to turn that around.
    Thank you @nikkit321 for keeping us going. Hope that you are starting to feel better.

    Tuesday Feb 01 - 138.4
    Wednesday Feb 02 - 137.6
    Thursday Feb 03 - 137.8 - Burned a gazillion calories yesterday and had little time for food so calories were low. I did eat late though when I finally got home from work, so perhaps that raised the number a bit.
    Friday Feb 04 - 136.8 - Very late dinner again, so glad to see a drop
    Saturday Feb 05 - 138.8 - Dang. Salty foods and then copious amounts of zero and low cal liquid. Planning to get outside somewhere today even though it is mucky from a thaw. I didn't consume much food yesterday.
    Sunday Feb 06 - 138.8 - Could be worse. I got some Indian food on Friday, ate a bit of it. 2 appetizers and a main. Picked at them yesterday too. Keeping the calories within range, it works out to 4 dinners. Marinating some prawns in the sauce from the main, which was Malai Tikki, paneer (cheese) mixed with potato and coated in chick pea flour with spices. I work in an Indian place also, not this one, which has very cool Indian flavoured cocktails! Yum. Anyway, all restaurant food is loaded with sodium, so I may have that reflected in my weight. We'll see. Staying on track. Calories low, expenditure high is pretty much the formula.
    Monday Feb 07 - 140.8 - Left the 140s almost 2 years ago. Very sad to see this number
    Tuesday Feb 08 - 139.0 - Finished the rest of my Indian food last night. I had kept the calories of it very low by eating it over 4 days, but of course there is the sodium. Definitely I was horrified to see the 140s for the first time since 2020.
    Wednesday Feb 09 - 139.2 - Working a split today, so dinner will be late. Staying up way too late watching the Olympics.
    Thursday Feb 10 - 137.4 - Seems to be no rhyme or reason, but I'll take it.
    Friday Feb 11 - 139.0 - Tracking everything, but things will go out the window this weekend as I help my friend pack her house to move away. Not eating normal food.
    Saturday Feb 12 - 139.6
    Sunday Feb 13 - 139.0
    Monday Feb 14 - 139.8 - I will get back to my normal eating patterns later this week.
    Tuesday Feb 15 - Missed posting in forums, still tracked everything
    Wednesday Feb 16 - 139.2 - This day starts getting back to my normal routine.
    Thursday Feb 17 - 138.4 - Okay, glad to be back to the start of the month weight, that will motivate me to be "good" today.
    Friday Feb 18 - 138.2 - Low calories the last couple of days. This is sort of my trend, .2 of a loss on heavy activity low calorie days. When I have a higher calorie day I gain 3 pounds, which takes 30 days to get off. Kind of cruel, but it is what it is.
    Saturday Feb 19 - 139.4 - I didn't overdo it, but I did have some more fun food last night while watching the Olympics. I still had almost 500 calories in the Green on MFP but expected a gain and there it is. Days off, I will get lots of workouts and activity in here and there.
    Sunday Feb 20 - 138.2 - Okay.
  • TinaLeigh67
    TinaLeigh67 Posts: 669 Member
    edited February 2022
    My name is Tina, Height: 5'6" Age: 54
    MFP starting weight: 149.2 (3/30/21)
    January results: -4.6 pounds
    January end weight: 138.4
    UGW: 130

    2/01 - 138.4 (140.0 trend)
    2/02 - 140.0 (140.0 trend) - nausea has been terrible over the past few days. Yesterday I ate two sleeves of crackers, toast, soup, anything I could think of to calm my stomach. All it did was raise the scales. Woke up this morning churning again. Ready for this to be over!
    2/03 - 138.0 (139.7 trend) - nausea was at it's worst yesterday. Could not keep much down. Today seems much better
    2/04 - DNW
    2/05 - 136.0 (138.8 trend) - barely made it out of bed yesterday. So little food consumed. @deepwoodslady maybe your binge was subconsciously for me. I hope it doesn't show up for you.
    2/06 - 135.4 (138.3) - yesterday was much better. Nausea held off till late afternoon. I was able to eat a little more and move around more. Woke up slightly queasy but think it will stop once food gets in my stomach. Suppose to return to work tomorrow.
    2/07 - DNW - Slept later than planned. Son had a two hour delay. Did not get to work today. Was running a low grade fever all day yesterday and must be fever free for 24 hours. So far so good today. It's been under 100 since 2 this morning. Just need to keep it that way. This started January 26. Twelve days is plenty long. Nausea still creeps up, but a lot more manageable. Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers and kind words
    2/08 - 136.4 (137.9) - back to work. Fever stayed down all day. Appetite was back up some and I made up for it.
    2/09 - 136.6 (137.7)
    2/10 - 137.4 (137.7) - Not what I had hoped would happen. Really need to get this under control and not gain everything back
    2/11 - 137.0 (137.6) - really want to see that 135 again before the end of the month!
    2/12 - DNW
    2/13 - DNW
    2/14 - DNW
    2/15 - DNW
    2/16 - DNW
    2/17 - DNW - really need to get back on the scales. It's been a crazy week with work and home and I've just been afraid to see the damage. Tomorrow there will be a number listed no matter how bad it is.
    2/18 - 138.4 (138.4 trend) - not as bad as I thought it would be.
    2/19 - DNW
    2/20 - DNW
    2/21 - 139.8 (138.9 trend) - not the best weekend. Really need to get my butt in gear and make the right changes. I WILL be below my start weight by the 28th


    Goal: 136
    Running monthly total: +1.4 pounds
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,264 Member
    My name is Ashley, Height: 5'9" Age: 35
    MFP starting weight: 293 (1/28/21)
    Feb start weight - 178
    Feb goal weight - 172.8
    Ultimate goal weight - 168

    2/1 - 178
    2/2 - 178.4
    2/3 - 179.2
    2/4 - 179.6
    2/5 - 179.8
    2/6 - 178.6
    2/7 - 181.6
    2/8 - 181

    Week 1 gain: 3

    2/9 - 180.4
    2/10 - 177.8
    2/11 - 178
    2/12 - 176.2
    2/13 - 179.6
    2/14 - 180.4
    2/15 - 181

    Week 2 loss: -

    2/16 - 180
    2/17 - 179.8
    2/18 - 180.2
    2/19 - 180.2
    2/20 - 181.6
    2/21 - 180.6
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,877 Member
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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 January 31st): 197.0
    Goal: 192.0 (Five lb Loss)


    **************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME**************************

    02/01…...197.0…..(Trend Weight 195.1)….. Pro: No change. There’s that! Con: Only 28 days to get something done!

    02/02.…..197.4…..(Trend Weight 195.3)….. Meals good. Snacks bad. No TMI and exercise ziltch but the renovation is moving along, although slowly.

    02/03.…..195.8…..(Trend Weight 195.4}….. No better on the exercise due to the restrictions, but meals were much better planned. Quantities much better too. Pushing water today as tonight’s homemade Mexican food will likely be high in sodium.

    02/04.…..196.4…..(Trend Weight 195.5)….. Sodium from the Mexican I presume because otherwise the day was not bad. I did hit a record low on calories burned, miles walked and steps according to my fitbit. Fitness makes a big difference!

    02/05.…..196.4…..(Trend Weight 195.6)….. Full-on BINGE last night. Probably the worst I’ve ever experienced. I don’t even know what triggered it. Nothing showed up on the scale yet this morning, but I know it’s coming…..

    02/06.…..194.6…..(Trend Weight 195.5)….. This is the first time in awhile (I only checked records back to 3 weeks) that my trend weight has went down. Thrilled because that means that something is really happening! A nice drop on the scale this morning too. I’m surprised that the binge hasn’t shown up yet. Maybe I’ll luck out on this one. No matter! I’m running with it. It makes me feel encouraged today.

    02/07.…..195.4…..(Trend Weight 195.5)….. I had a very good day yesterday. Dietary was on point. More steps and activity than I’ve been able to get lately. The uptick is likely from a few days ago but I’m not worried since I’ve been doing well since then.

    02/08.…..193.4…..(Trend Weight 195.3)….. Three squares and some sugar-free candy for a snack. Upped the steps to 8700 but calorie burn was about the same as the days prior. This is a whoosh.

    02/09.…..193.4…..(Trend Weight 195.1)….. Holding steady and happy for that. I don’t expect loss everyday, so no gain is good and the path I’m on is the right one.

    02/10.…..196.0…..(Trend Weight 195.2)….. A good day, but pizza for dinner shocked my scale this morning. It is ridiculous how fast the scale flies up! It was very salty tasting so I will push water today.

    02/11.…..194.8…..(Trend Weight 195.1)….. An okay day yesterday reflected better on the scale. Doctor appointments today for son & I for diabetes. Also for heart for me. They are going to send me to a heart and vascular center I guess. It doesn’t pay to flunk two EKG’s. They were supposed to do it late last fall but had trouble with insurance. Then I let it go due to all the holidays and then my brother’s death. Time to get things right with my heart now. I’ve gotten to the point where I am a little afraid to even exercise with all the sinking and fluttering I am feeling. Need answers.

    02/12.…..197.8…..(Trend Weight 195.4)….. Fasted until 3:00 for doctor appointment/bloodwork. Then subway and cake. Cake twice. Did I take advantage of the fact I won’t have glucose checked by doctor for another 3 months? Probably. Regrets today.

    02/13.…..197.4…..(Trend Weight 195.6)….. I was so sick last night from all of this weeks bad choices. Pizza, Subway, Cake etc. All too rich. My body could not get enough water yesterday as it tried to flush everything out to save this diabetic from a hospital trip. My sugar read 438 an hour after my medication. I’m smarter than this. I just need to win this staring competition with my diabetes. I will not blink today!

    02/14.…..197.6…..(Trend Weight 195.8)….. A great day yesterday which I am disappointed did not reflect on the scale. Over 14,000 steps, over 6 miles and 3047 calories burned overall including my normal expenditure. Diet was light and on-point. No cheats. The scale is playing games with me but I know if I stay on point it will eventually have to be honest. I was proud of yesterday. The numbers were all in hard work cleaning out master bdrm to get new bedroom set and that was a back and forth chore. But I worked really hard! Going thru lots of clothes today too. No point in putting back in things I’m not wearing or no longer like. I know I had some dietary cheats this week that are probably reflecting on the scale today. So today I pay the piper and hope for a better tomorrow.

    02/15……196.0…..(Trend Weight 195.8)….. Another good day yesterday and finally the scale is cooperating. Down 1.6 today. My choices and hard work are paying off. I’m still working on the bedroom project. Lots to go thru. Also, I’ve been using that room as storage during the renovations for lots of living room décor so there is a lot to get thru. New wall and archway is still being built and finished. It’s looking good although the mess is horrid! Drywall dust is the worst! It gets everywhere!

    02/16……194.4…..(Trend Weight 195.7)….. This is a couple of good days in a row of diet and movement finally showing up in a bigger better way. Yesterday was another very good day on both fronts until…..that late night bagel (Starving!) with honey butter on it and the handful of jolly ranchers (couple hundred calories?). Glad I didn’t sabotage the scale with it, unless it shows up later……To be continued.

    02/17.…..196.0…..(Trend Weight 195.7)….. Up & Down by about a pound and a half over and over. It’s getting annoying. Diet on point all day. A little less movement than the prior couple of days but still not too bad. I’m thinking it’s those jolly ranchers from the other day. But still…..that is a big jump on the scale!

    02/18.…..194.2…..(Trend Weight 195.6)….. Well, after what appeared to be a very serious house fire filled with smoke I found out that it was my well pump that burned up. Smoke got into the cold air register making the smoke get transferred to all 3 floors. Breathing was difficult but it was obvious it was something I could shut down at it’s electrical box. Now, no water until God Himself know. Rural area here. Limited resources. Need a 1.5 HP jet deep well pump with dual inlet. Can’t seem to find one anywhere in America. I would like new, but I can’t even find one used. House size requires no less than that. And the well man (only one in my town) is not sure he knows how to even install this type. I have no idea what I am going to do at this point. Smdh. No answers.

    02/19.…..194.4…..(Trend Weight 195.4)….. I just need water. To drink, to bathe, to do dishes, to do laundry, to wash my hands! No answers. Where are my husband and brother when you need them? Oh, that’s right. They are in heaven. Maybe God will help then. Prayers requested please.

    02/20.…..196.0…..(Trend Weight 195.5)….. The up & down of the 1.5 pounds is really getting annoying! Great quantities yesterday. Steps & movement back up again. No snacks whatsoever. I think maybe it was the choices even though I am sure they were all within proper calorie levels. Gotta trust & move forward I guess.

    02/21.…..196.0…..(Trend Weight 195.6)….. A better week for sure but the renovations are still limiting my ability to exercise or get in enough movement, as well as my privacy. My short term goal is to hit the 180’s again and then hang on for dear life. I am picturing the man from “Up” holding on to those balloons. I need to get moving, hang on for dear life but enjoy the ride! Oh, and I need to keep promises….even to myself.


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  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,812 Member
    Hi
    I'm Dawn
    61, 5'2"

    I too have been gaining every month. I will try to turn that around.
    Thank you @nikkit321 for keeping us going. Hope that you are starting to feel better.

    Tuesday Feb 01 - 138.4
    Wednesday Feb 02 - 137.6
    Thursday Feb 03 - 137.8 - Burned a gazillion calories yesterday and had little time for food so calories were low. I did eat late though when I finally got home from work, so perhaps that raised the number a bit.
    Friday Feb 04 - 136.8 - Very late dinner again, so glad to see a drop
    Saturday Feb 05 - 138.8 - Dang. Salty foods and then copious amounts of zero and low cal liquid. Planning to get outside somewhere today even though it is mucky from a thaw. I didn't consume much food yesterday.
    Sunday Feb 06 - 138.8 - Could be worse. I got some Indian food on Friday, ate a bit of it. 2 appetizers and a main. Picked at them yesterday too. Keeping the calories within range, it works out to 4 dinners. Marinating some prawns in the sauce from the main, which was Malai Tikki, paneer (cheese) mixed with potato and coated in chick pea flour with spices. I work in an Indian place also, not this one, which has very cool Indian flavoured cocktails! Yum. Anyway, all restaurant food is loaded with sodium, so I may have that reflected in my weight. We'll see. Staying on track. Calories low, expenditure high is pretty much the formula.
    Monday Feb 07 - 140.8 - Left the 140s almost 2 years ago. Very sad to see this number
    Tuesday Feb 08 - 139.0 - Finished the rest of my Indian food last night. I had kept the calories of it very low by eating it over 4 days, but of course there is the sodium. Definitely I was horrified to see the 140s for the first time since 2020.
    Wednesday Feb 09 - 139.2 - Working a split today, so dinner will be late. Staying up way too late watching the Olympics.
    Thursday Feb 10 - 137.4 - Seems to be no rhyme or reason, but I'll take it.
    Friday Feb 11 - 139.0 - Tracking everything, but things will go out the window this weekend as I help my friend pack her house to move away. Not eating normal food.
    Saturday Feb 12 - 139.6
    Sunday Feb 13 - 139.0
    Monday Feb 14 - 139.8 - I will get back to my normal eating patterns later this week.
    Tuesday Feb 15 - Missed posting in forums, still tracked everything
    Wednesday Feb 16 - 139.2 - This day starts getting back to my normal routine.
    Thursday Feb 17 - 138.4 - Okay, glad to be back to the start of the month weight, that will motivate me to be "good" today.
    Friday Feb 18 - 138.2 - Low calories the last couple of days. This is sort of my trend, .2 of a loss on heavy activity low calorie days. When I have a higher calorie day I gain 3 pounds, which takes 30 days to get off. Kind of cruel, but it is what it is.
    Saturday Feb 19 - 139.4 - I didn't overdo it, but I did have some more fun food last night while watching the Olympics. I still had almost 500 calories in the Green on MFP but expected a gain and there it is. Days off, I will get lots of workouts and activity in here and there.
    Sunday Feb 20 - 138.2 - Okay.
    Monday Feb 21 - 138.8 - On point with the MFP tracker, expecting to see some drops this week. I do eat a little bit differently on the weekends.

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