SEPTEMBER DAILY WEIGH IN AND LOGGING CHALLENGE!!!

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  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,360 Member
    Hi there!
    My name is Ashley, I'm 35 years old, and in early 2021 I weighed 293 pounds.
    I'm now in my maintenance range (160-165). I have learned so much about myself through this process!

    Sep 1 - 163 (I knew I had a long day at work so I got up before 5 to ride the Peloton. Work did go late, but I managed to fit a dog walk and a strength session in tonight as well. Feels good!)
    Sep 2 - 163.8 (Checking in from the back seat of my vehicle as we drive across two provinces of Canada to get to my Aunt's wedding.)
    Sep 3 - 162.8 (Hotel breakfast and then I hit the hotel gym for a treadmill session. Lunch was fairly indulgent and there is a reasonable amount of alcohol around for pre-wedding socializing. Trying to pace myself.)
  • swimmom_1
    swimmom_1 Posts: 1,302 Member
    edited September 2022
    Mary 65 from Pennsylvania. Goal weight 122 lbs. Was there in 2009/10 and kept it off for about 5 years and got lazy. I do low Carb 15+/- 3 Net Carbs/day(My body seems to hang on to Carbs/not burn them),1000-1200 calories daily, 2 meals on my days off(3) and 3 meals on my work days (4, long hours) and I only exercise on my days off due to the long work days.
    Heaviest weight: 255 lbs, twice :-(

    9/14/20-255 lbs. Started a new job without a micromanager.
    5/3/21-240.5 lbs Emergency Gallbladder surgery
    5/14/21-232.2 lbs. Started MFP, low carb and calorie restricted diet while recovering. Actively trying to lose now.
    6/1/21-228.8 lbs
    7/1/21-222.2 lbs
    8/1/21-212 lbs
    9/1/21-200 lbs
    10/1/21-191.4 lbs
    11/1/21-181.8 lbs
    12/1/21-176.2 lbs
    1/1/22-168 lbs
    2/1/22-157.4 lbs
    3/1/22-155 lbs
    4/1/22-156.4 lbs
    5/1/22-158.8 lbs :-(
    6/1/22-152.2 lbs :-)
    7/1/22-157.4 lbs :-(
    8/1/22-167.2 lbs :-(
    9/1/22-175.2 lbs :-( Bad couple of months.
    Current weight: 175.2 lbs (Lowest recent weight was 147.6 lbs on 4/6 & 4/7)
    August wt loss- +8 lbs :-(

    Daily Goals:

    🌱Drink @ least 90 ounces of water
    🌱Plan meals and log in advance
    🌱Log honestly and consistently
    🌱Eat at or under my calorie goal
    🌼 Weigh in each morning
    🌼 Post each day under this challenge
    🌼 Continue weight lifting.
    🌼🌱🌱🌱🌱

    9/1/22- 175.2 lbs Here's to a better Autumn!
    9/2/22- 179.4 lbs :-( How one day can be such a big jump, must be water retention. Only 45 minutes/3.41 miles on my Elliptical. It kept seizing up on me. Hadn't happened before till 2-3 hours in. Guess it's about dead! Checked out another store today with ellipticals. Looked at Octane and Spirit brands today. Previously looked at PreCor and Matrix. Any insight from any of you would be appreciated. The repair guy that had come out 10 days ago said they see many repair needs on Matrix and very early on, that they shouldn't. And long waits for parts on them.

    9/3/22- 176.4 lbs.
  • Bemybestby60
    Bemybestby60 Posts: 1,734 Member
    My start weight today is 189 lbs. My goal is to get back to 180 lbs.
    September 1: 189 lbs
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  • swimmom_1
    swimmom_1 Posts: 1,302 Member
    edited September 2022
    Mary 65 from Pennsylvania. Goal weight 122 lbs. Was there in 2009/10 and kept it off for about 5 years and got lazy. I do low Carb 15+/- 3 Net Carbs/day(My body seems to hang on to Carbs/not burn them),1000-1200 calories daily, 2 meals on my days off(3) and 3 meals on my work days (4, long hours) and I only exercise on my days off due to the long work days.
    Heaviest weight: 255 lbs, twice :-(

    9/14/20-255 lbs. Started a new job without a micromanager.
    5/3/21-240.5 lbs Emergency Gallbladder surgery
    5/14/21-232.2 lbs. Started MFP, low carb and calorie restricted diet while recovering. Actively trying to lose now.
    6/1/21-228.8 lbs
    7/1/21-222.2 lbs
    8/1/21-212 lbs
    9/1/21-200 lbs
    10/1/21-191.4 lbs
    11/1/21-181.8 lbs
    12/1/21-176.2 lbs
    1/1/22-168 lbs
    2/1/22-157.4 lbs
    3/1/22-155 lbs
    4/1/22-156.4 lbs
    5/1/22-158.8 lbs :-(
    6/1/22-152.2 lbs :-)
    7/1/22-157.4 lbs :-(
    8/1/22-167.2 lbs :-(
    9/1/22-175.2 lbs :-( Bad couple of months.
    Current weight: 175.2 lbs (Lowest recent weight was 147.6 lbs on 4/6 & 4/7)
    August wt loss- +8 lbs :-(

    Daily Goals:

    🌱Drink @ least 90 ounces of water
    🌱Plan meals and log in advance
    🌱Log honestly and consistently
    🌱Eat at or under my calorie goal
    🌼 Weigh in each morning
    🌼 Post each day under this challenge
    🌼 Continue weight lifting.
    🌼🌱🌱🌱🌱

    9/1/22- 175.2 lbs Here's to a better Autumn!
    9/2/22- 179.4 lbs :-( How one day can be such a big jump, must be water retention. Only 45 minutes/3.41 miles on my Elliptical. It kept seizing up on me. Hadn't happened before till 2-3 hours in. Guess it's about dead! Checked out another store today with ellipticals. Looked at Octane and Spirit brands today. Previously looked at PreCor and Matrix. Any insight from any of you would be appreciated. The repair guy that had come out 10 days ago said they see many repair needs on Matrix and very early on, that they shouldn't. And long waits for parts on them.
    9/3/22- 176.4 lbs

    9/4/22- 175 lbs 45 minutes on my elliptical while my roasted butternut squash was roasting. At a wedding today. Tried to be pretty careful and only take a taste of some of the items. Was a impromptu wedding, planned a couple weeks ago for a girl from work, who has been with her beau for 10 years. We all brought a side dish to share. It was very nice for going from a original zoom wedding a few weeks ago to this with a 5-10 minute discussion at a summer work party. As others have said, these things are hard to calculate calories. But I think I did fairly good other than the piece of cake. But you have to have some wedding cake!
  • swimmom_1
    swimmom_1 Posts: 1,302 Member
    jm216 wrote: »
    September starting weight: 225.5
    🍃Daily goals: Log and weigh in Daily
    🍃Monthly goals: Exercise/ Dance/ Walk/
    🍃Move at least 15 minutes each day

    🍃Weekly weigh in or Daily weigh in: Daily

    September 1: 225.5
    September 2: 255.5
    September 3: 224.8
    September 4: 224.7

    Jill

    I'm assuming (not a good thing usually as it makes a "_SS out of U and ME.") But 9/2 has got to be a typo!

  • TwistedSassette
    TwistedSassette Posts: 8,825 Member
    I'm Christie, an Aussie, mum to the BEST three year old in the world (I am not even biased). I work as an accountant at a gold mine, which basically means I'm chained to a desk for 9 hours a day! Not great for the waistline, so I try to get up and move my body throughout the day and I'm trying to source a stand-up desk (if my boss will fund it...).
    ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Initial Starting Weight: 138.3kg (304.9lbs)
    September Starting Weight: 131.2kg (289.2lbs)
    September Goal Weight: 129.5kg (285.5lbs)
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 64kg (141lbs)

    SEPTEMBER GOALS (DAILY):
    ⚖️ Weigh in
    👟 Walk 5,500+ steps
    🥕 Eat 5 serves of vegetables
    🍎 Eat 2 serves of fruit
    🍽 Serve a smaller portion than "usual"
    🥞 Eat breakfast
    🍫 No snacking directly from the package

    DAILY LOG:
    September 1: ⚖️ 131.0kg (-0.2kg) 👟 3,812 steps 🥕 1 serve 🍎 1 serve 🍽 Yes 🥞 Yes 🍫 Yes
    Area for improvement tomorrow: Overall not a very active day. When I was leaving work at 4pm I hadn't even managed 1200 steps all day! That's how you know it's month end at work - I'm stuck at my desk and don't get much movement. Will work harder on that tomorrow.
    Today's Little Victory: Served a smaller portion for dinner, felt satisfied so didn't go back for anything else to eat which was a great thing for me.

    September 2: ⚖️ 132.0kg (+1.0kg) 👟 4,563 steps 🥕 4 serves 🍎 1 serve 🍽 Yes 🥞 Yes 🍫 Yes
    Area for improvement tomorrow: Steps again, and freggies. It was a long, tiring week and I was exhausted last night, ended up with a migraine. I'd intended to make tacos for dinner but the mince took forever to defrost and it got too late, so eventually I just made a packet of mac & cheese for my son's dinner, and hubby & I had tomato on toast...not a great healthy meal.
    Today's Little Victory: Usually I pack my food to take to work the night before, but I didn't this time. So, in a rush in the morning, it would have been so easy to pack myself a baked muesli bar for breakfast, but instead I packed a couple of boiled eggs I had in the fridge, a piece of bread to toast at work, and some cherry tomatoes - a much more filling breakfast that easily got me through the morning!

    September 3: ⚖️ 131.8kg (-0.2kg) 👟 3,293 steps 🥕 3 serves 🍎 1 serve 🍽 Yes 🥞 Yes 🍫 No

    September 4: ⚖️ 131.4kg (-0.4kg) 👟 5,054 steps 🥕 5 serves 🍎 1 serve 🍽 Yes 🥞 Yes 🍫 Yes
  • tassieboy
    tassieboy Posts: 65 Member
    My journey began on the 30th of July at 142.7 kg (314.59 pounds)
    My current goal weight is 133kg (293.215)
    During August I lost 7.4 kg (16.3142)

    My goals during September are to:
    * Measure progress regularly (weight and waist circumference)
    * Log food and meet daily food goals each day
    * Be more deliberate about exercise, especially little exercises during the work day (I sit at a desk all day)

    30 / 7: 142.7 kg
    30 / 8: 136.3 kg
    01 / 9: 135.4 kg
    02 / 9: 135.2 kg
    03 / 9: 134.4 kg
    04 / 9: 135.1 kg
    05 / 9: 134.9 kg
  • codsallI
    codsallI Posts: 44 Member
    About Me

    My name is Ian and I am a 62 year old male from the Midlands of the UK. I am 6' 0" tall. I have a number of health conditions which prevent me from doing aerobic exercise and I take medication which as a side effect lowers my metabolic rate and increases my feelings of hunger. I can't walk so use a mobility scooter. As a result my weight loss depends totally on calorie intake reduction.

    My Goals

    My initial target is 100kg by the end of October, to move from obese to simply overweight. I would like to get my waist size below 40" too. My calorie intake target to achieve that is 1,200 - 1,300 calories/day.

    For September my goal is 101.8kg, a loss of 1.8kg (0.45kg or 1 lb/week), and a waist size of 42.5"

    Today's update:

    31/8:103.6kg. Calories 1206. Body Fat 33.7%
    1/9: 103.6kg. Calories 1310. Body Fat 34.2% Waist size 43.5”
    2/9: 103.0kg. Calories 1250. Body Fat 34.2%
    3/9: 103.1kg Calories 2078 Body Fat 34.2%
    4/9: DNR
    5/9: 103.7kg Calories 1810 Body Fat 32.4%

    The weight gain finally caught up with me after a weekend long blow out. Probably ate 1500 calories over my maintenance level of 1500 calories. It takes 7500 calories to gain a kilo so actual gain should be more like 0.2kg. I’m guessing the rest of the gain is water retention. I’m going to fast today to cleanse my system of carbs
  • Bemybestby60
    Bemybestby60 Posts: 1,734 Member
    My start weight today is 189 lbs. My goal is to get back to 180 lbs.
    September 1: 189 lbs
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  • Lynn__W
    Lynn__W Posts: 1,113 Member
    I’m also a daily weigher so really happy to have found this group. I live in B.C., Canada, am 75 yrs old and focusing on staying active, toning and getting back into the 150’s. After retiring a few yrs ago I felt there was still “more” to my life so started working as a server etc at a local seniors’ assisted living home. It’s hard work but I love helping the elderly. My hugest challenge is evening / late night eating; this has been a lifelong struggle. A year ago I was 9 lbs lighter so that’s my 3rd milestone goal. I used WW blue plan as a guideline but had my best success with Noom; now pulling together the best parts of each program but the group wisdom and support I find with MFP is what really keeps me from straying too far off the plan.

    1st goal: 161; 2nd goal – 158 (by end of Sept), 3rd goal - 156

    Sept 1st: 164.4 stacked wood,
    2nd: 164.4
    3rd: 164 Plan is to start treadmilling today (15 minutes) - 30 min on treadmill
    4th: 166..8 worked; stacked wood. tracked food, w/i cal budget
    5th: 165 Another work day.
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  • jm216
    jm216 Posts: 3,986 Member
    swimmom_1 wrote: »
    jm216 wrote: »
    September starting weight: 225.5
    🍃Daily goals: Log and weigh in Daily
    🍃Monthly goals: Exercise/ Dance/ Walk/
    🍃Move at least 15 minutes each day

    🍃Weekly weigh in or Daily weigh in: Daily

    September 1: 225.5
    September 2: 255.5
    September 3: 224.8
    September 4: 224.7

    Jill

    I'm assuming (not a good thing usually as it makes a "_SS out of U and ME.") But 9/2 has got to be a typo!

    Thanks for catching the big typo! 😆
  • jm216
    jm216 Posts: 3,986 Member
    September starting weight: 225.5
    🍃Daily goals: Log and weigh in Daily
    🍃Monthly goals: Exercise/ Dance/ Walk/
    🍃Move at least 15 minutes each day

    🍃Weekly weigh in or Daily weigh in: Daily

    September 1: 225.5
    September 2: 225.5
    September 3: 224.8
    September 4: 224.7
    September 5: 225.3

    Happy Labor Day weekend!


    Each day is a fresh, new beginning☀️

    Jill
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,461 Member
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    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 62 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 Aug 31): 200.0
    Goal: (Five lb Loss) 195.0
    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

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


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    09/01-198.8-(Trend Weight 199.8)-

    09/02-198.8-(Trend Weight 199.7)-

    09/03-199.0-(Trend Weight 199.7)-

    09/04-197.8-(Trend Weight 199.4)- The wedding was beautiful in the little rural church on a warm beautiful day. I was very careful with my calories but I did eat the cake. I didn’t eat all the super-sweet frosting and I didn’t lick my plate so there’s that lol! I’ll post pictures later when they show up in google photos.

    09/05-197.0-(Trend Weight 199.2)- A good day yesterday except movement was very low level. I was just so exhausted after the wedding. I needed a day of nothingness. Most of the time I keep my home a “safe zone” with the right foods. It’s portion control I have to watch out for. I have been known to binge on “diet food”. The wrong foods are the ones at the restaurants. I don’t do much of that in my city, just when I travel and then, Oh boy, the choices!!!!! I am proud to say I kept it under control (for the most part) at the wedding. That is tough for me to do. I love food that I didn’t have to cook and I love new recipes.

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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,461 Member
    To all my American friends:

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  • TwistedSassette
    TwistedSassette Posts: 8,825 Member
    I'm Christie, an Aussie, mum to the BEST three year old in the world (I am not even biased). I work as an accountant at a gold mine, which basically means I'm chained to a desk for 9 hours a day! Not great for the waistline, so I try to get up and move my body throughout the day and I'm trying to source a stand-up desk (if my boss will fund it...).
    ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Initial Starting Weight: 138.3kg (304.9lbs)
    September Starting Weight: 131.2kg (289.2lbs)
    September Goal Weight: 129.5kg (285.5lbs)
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 64kg (141lbs)

    SEPTEMBER GOALS (DAILY):
    ⚖️ Weigh in
    👟 Walk 5,500+ steps
    🥕 Eat 5 serves of vegetables
    🍎 Eat 2 serves of fruit
    🍽 Serve a smaller portion than "usual"
    🥞 Eat breakfast
    🍫 No snacking directly from the package

    DAILY LOG:
    September 1: ⚖️ 131.0kg (-0.2kg) 👟 3,812 steps 🥕 1 serve 🍎 1 serve 🍽 Yes 🥞 Yes 🍫 Yes
    Area for improvement tomorrow: Overall not a very active day. When I was leaving work at 4pm I hadn't even managed 1200 steps all day! That's how you know it's month end at work - I'm stuck at my desk and don't get much movement. Will work harder on that tomorrow.
    Today's Little Victory: Served a smaller portion for dinner, felt satisfied so didn't go back for anything else to eat which was a great thing for me.

    September 2: ⚖️ 132.0kg (+1.0kg) 👟 4,563 steps 🥕 4 serves 🍎 1 serve 🍽 Yes 🥞 Yes 🍫 Yes
    Area for improvement tomorrow: Steps again, and freggies. It was a long, tiring week and I was exhausted last night, ended up with a migraine. I'd intended to make tacos for dinner but the mince took forever to defrost and it got too late, so eventually I just made a packet of mac & cheese for my son's dinner, and hubby & I had tomato on toast...not a great healthy meal.
    Today's Little Victory: Usually I pack my food to take to work the night before, but I didn't this time. So, in a rush in the morning, it would have been so easy to pack myself a baked muesli bar for breakfast, but instead I packed a couple of boiled eggs I had in the fridge, a piece of bread to toast at work, and some cherry tomatoes - a much more filling breakfast that easily got me through the morning!

    September 3: ⚖️ 131.8kg (-0.2kg) 👟 3,293 steps 🥕 3 serves 🍎 1 serve 🍽 Yes 🥞 Yes 🍫 No

    September 4: ⚖️ 131.4kg (-0.4kg) 👟 5,054 steps 🥕 5 serves 🍎 1 serve 🍽 Yes 🥞 Yes 🍫 Yes

    September 5: ⚖️ 132.2kg (+0.8kg) 👟 5,662 steps 🥕 5 serves 🍎 2 serves 🍽 Yes 🥞 Yes 🍫 Yes
    Area for improvement tomorrow: Continue getting more steps. Work should be slower so I can get away from my desk more often. Hopefully.
    Today's Little Victory: Made nachos for dinner, and while I usually eat straight from the dish, this time I spooned out about a third of the dish into a container to take to work tomorrow for lunch. If I hadn't done that, I likely would have just eaten the whole thing and ended up feeling bloated after stuffing myself. This was a good choice, as I still felt full & satisfied after eating the portion I left myself, with the added bonus of something more interesting than a sandwich for lunch tomorrow!
  • swimmom_1
    swimmom_1 Posts: 1,302 Member
    edited September 2022
    Mary 65 from Pennsylvania. Goal weight 122 lbs. Was there in 2009/10 and kept it off for about 5 years and got lazy. I do low Carb 15+/- 3 Net Carbs/day(My body seems to hang on to Carbs/not burn them),1000-1200 calories daily, 2 meals on my days off(3) and 3 meals on my work days (4, long hours) and I only exercise on my days off due to the long work days.
    Heaviest weight: 255 lbs, twice :-(

    9/14/20-255 lbs. Started a new job without a micromanager.
    5/3/21-240.5 lbs Emergency Gallbladder surgery
    5/14/21-232.2 lbs. Started MFP, low carb and calorie restricted diet while recovering. Actively trying to lose now.
    6/1/21-228.8 lbs
    7/1/21-222.2 lbs
    8/1/21-212 lbs
    9/1/21-200 lbs
    10/1/21-191.4 lbs
    11/1/21-181.8 lbs
    12/1/21-176.2 lbs
    1/1/22-168 lbs
    2/1/22-157.4 lbs
    3/1/22-155 lbs
    4/1/22-156.4 lbs
    5/1/22-158.8 lbs :-(
    6/1/22-152.2 lbs :-)
    7/1/22-157.4 lbs :-(
    8/1/22-167.2 lbs :-(
    9/1/22-175.2 lbs :-( Bad couple of months.
    Current weight: 175.2 lbs (Lowest recent weight was 147.6 lbs on 4/6 & 4/7)
    August wt loss- +8 lbs :-(

    Daily Goals:

    🌱Drink @ least 90 ounces of water
    🌱Plan meals and log in advance
    🌱Log honestly and consistently
    🌱Eat at or under my calorie goal
    🌼 Weigh in each morning
    🌼 Post each day under this challenge
    🌼 Continue weight lifting.
    🌼🌱🌱🌱🌱

    9/1/22- 175.2 lbs Here's to a better Autumn!
    9/2/22- 179.4 lbs :-( How one day can be such a big jump, must be water retention. Only 45 minutes/3.41 miles on my Elliptical. It kept seizing up on me. Hadn't happened before till 2-3 hours in. Guess it's about dead! Checked out another store today with ellipticals. Looked at Octane and Spirit brands today. Previously looked at PreCor and Matrix. Any insight from any of you would be appreciated. The repair guy that had come out 10 days ago said they see many repair needs on Matrix and very early on, that they shouldn't. And long waits for parts on them.
    9/3/22- 176.4 lbs
    9/4/22- 175 lbs 45 minutes on my elliptical while my roasted butternut squash was roasting. At a wedding today. Tried to be pretty careful and only take a taste of some of the items. Was a impromptu wedding, planned a couple weeks ago for a girl from work, who has been with her beau for 10 years. We all brought a side dish to share. It was very nice for going from a original zoom wedding a few weeks ago to this with a 5-10 minute discussion at a summer work party. As others have said, these things are hard to calculate calories. But I think I did fairly good other than the piece of cake. But you have to have some wedding cake!

    9/5/22-177.2 lbs :-( Stayed true to my plan today. Wanted something sweet so I grabbed a keto chocolate hazelnut cup to stay on point.


  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
    My September goals are to get more movement in on workdays-this is severely lacking and to be more mindful of self care.

    OSW: 250
    UGW: 150 ish
    9/30 GW: 208
    December 2022 GW: Onederland
    CW: 213.1

    9/1: 213.1
    9/2: 213.8
    9/3: 213.8 In the middle of August I dropped 4 pounds in 10 days. I’ve been this weight since 8/19. It’s frustrating but I know what the culprits are, not enough movement and too much stress. I’m trying to work on these this weekend.
    9/4: 213.1
    9/5: 212.6 Hello!
    9/6: 214.9 Yowch! In some serious pain, helping my parents pack and move all weekend has finally caught up with me. I am not in my 20s anymore!
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,461 Member
    145320379.png

    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 62 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 Aug 31): 200.0
    Goal: (Five lb Loss) 195.0
    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

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


    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    09/01-198.8-(Trend Weight 199.8)-

    09/02-198.8-(Trend Weight 199.7)-

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    09/05-197.0-(Trend Weight 199.2)- A good day yesterday except movement was very low level. I was just so exhausted after the wedding. I needed a day of nothingness. Most of the time I keep my home a “safe zone” with the right foods. It’s portion control I have to watch out for. I have been known to binge on “diet food”. The wrong foods are the ones at the restaurants. I don’t do much of that in my city, just when I travel and then, Oh boy, the choices!!!!! I am proud to say I kept it under control (for the most part) at the wedding. That is tough for me to do. I love food that I didn’t have to cook and I love new recipes.

    09/06-196.8-(Trend Weight 198.9)- I just noticed that from (basically) the start of last fall 2021 to the end of the Michigan winter in 2022, I gained 12 pounds! I CANNOT let that happen again! In fact, I am STILL NOT BACK DOWN to where I was on Sept 19 which was 187.6 . 10 more pounds to lose just to break even. How sad. On a good note, I am starting to feel my hip bones poking out. They are still in there afterall.

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  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,360 Member
    edited September 2022
    Hi there!
    My name is Ashley, I'm 35 years old, and in early 2021 I weighed 293 pounds.
    I'm now in my maintenance range (160-165). I have learned so much about myself through this process!

    Sep 1 - 163 (I knew I had a long day at work so I got up before 5 to ride the Peloton. Work did go late, but I managed to fit a dog walk and a strength session in tonight as well. Feels good!)
    Sep 2 - 163.8 (Checking in from the back seat of my vehicle as we drive across two provinces of Canada to get to my Aunt's wedding.)
    Sep 3 - 162.8 (Hotel breakfast and then I hit the hotel gym for a treadmill session. Lunch was fairly indulgent and there is a reasonable amount of alcohol around for pre-wedding socializing. Trying to pace myself.)
    Sep 4 - 166.2
    Sep 5 - 166
    Sep 6 - 165.6 (We had a fantastic time at the wedding. Definitely ate and drank way too much BUT that's the good thing about daily weighing.. doesn't turn into a 3 month binge. We are back on the road home today so it's another 11 hour day in the car. Tomorrow we start driving west for my husband's bike race but we are breaking that drive up so tomorrow and Thursday's jaunts won't be such long days. Lots of car time means when I'm out of it I need to be moving!)
  • swimmom_1
    swimmom_1 Posts: 1,302 Member
    edited September 2022
    Mary 65 from Pennsylvania. Goal weight 122 lbs. Was there in 2009/10 and kept it off for about 5 years and got lazy. I do low Carb 15+/- 3 Net Carbs/day(My body seems to hang on to Carbs/not burn them),1000-1200 calories daily, 2 meals on my days off(3) and 3 meals on my work days (4, long hours) and I only exercise on my days off due to the long work days.
    Heaviest weight: 255 lbs, twice :-(

    9/14/20-255 lbs. Started a new job without a micromanager.
    5/3/21-240.5 lbs Emergency Gallbladder surgery
    5/14/21-232.2 lbs. Started MFP, low carb and calorie restricted diet while recovering. Actively trying to lose now.
    6/1/21-228.8 lbs
    7/1/21-222.2 lbs
    8/1/21-212 lbs
    9/1/21-200 lbs
    10/1/21-191.4 lbs
    11/1/21-181.8 lbs
    12/1/21-176.2 lbs
    1/1/22-168 lbs
    2/1/22-157.4 lbs
    3/1/22-155 lbs
    4/1/22-156.4 lbs
    5/1/22-158.8 lbs :-(
    6/1/22-152.2 lbs :-)
    7/1/22-157.4 lbs :-(
    8/1/22-167.2 lbs :-(
    9/1/22-175.2 lbs :-( Bad couple of months.
    Current weight: 176.2 lbs (Lowest recent weight was 147.6 lbs on 4/6 & 4/7)
    September wt loss- +1 lb

    Daily Goals:

    🌱Drink @ least 90 ounces of water
    🌱Plan meals and log in advance
    🌱Log honestly and consistently
    🌱Eat at or under my calorie goal
    🌼 Weigh in each morning
    🌼 Post each day under this challenge
    🌼 Continue weight lifting.
    🌼🌱🌱🌱🌱

    9/1/22- 175.2 lbs Here's to a better Autumn!
    9/2/22- 179.4 lbs :-( How one day can be such a big jump, must be water retention. Only 45 minutes/3.41 miles on my Elliptical. It kept seizing up on me. Hadn't happened before till 2-3 hours in. Guess it's about dead! Checked out another store today with ellipticals. Looked at Octane and Spirit brands today. Previously looked at PreCor and Matrix. Any insight from any of you would be appreciated. The repair guy that had come out 10 days ago said they see many repair needs on Matrix and very early on, that they shouldn't. And long waits for parts on them.
    9/3/22- 176.4 lbs
    9/4/22- 175 lbs 45 minutes on my elliptical while my roasted butternut squash was roasting. At a wedding today. Tried to be pretty careful and only take a taste of some of the items. Was a impromptu wedding, planned a couple weeks ago for a girl from work, who has been with her beau for 10 years. We all brought a side dish to share. It was very nice for going from a original zoom wedding a few weeks ago to this with a 5-10 minute discussion at a summer work party. As others have said, these things are hard to calculate calories. But I think I did fairly good other than the piece of cake. But you have to have some wedding cake!
    9/5/22- 177.2 lbs :-( Stayed true to my plan today. Wanted something sweet so I grabbed a keto chocolate hazelnut cup to stay on point.

    9/6/22- 176.2 lbs Still keeping on track. Did my Elliptical for 181 minutes/13.2 miles today. It hasn't bit the dust yet. Some squeaking but only occasionally. After a appointment at 3, I went out comparing different ellipticals. I need to get a new one sooner than later before it totally dies on me.
  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
    My September goals are to get more movement in on workdays-this is severely lacking and to be more mindful of self care.

    OSW: 250
    UGW: 150 ish
    9/30 GW: 208
    December 2022 GW: Onederland
    CW: 213.1

    9/1: 213.1
    9/2: 213.8
    9/3: 213.8 In the middle of August I dropped 4 pounds in 10 days. I’ve been this weight since 8/19. It’s frustrating but I know what the culprits are, not enough movement and too much stress. I’m trying to work on these this weekend.
    9/4: 213.1
    9/5: 212.6 Hello!
    9/6: 214.9 Yowch! In some serious pain, helping my parents pack and move all weekend has finally caught up with me. I am not in my 20s anymore!
    9/7: 213.9 Ups and downs

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