100 days of weighing - part 14

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  • bteri107
    bteri107 Posts: 320 Member
    Lilylady3k wrote: »
    Posting pics from the cooking class my daughter and I went to this evening. The food was fantastic.

    @Lilylady3k Quality time with your daughter... priceless! And as we would say in Hawaii, the food looks ono (delicious)!
  • lazycat2018
    lazycat2018 Posts: 1,750 Member
    It’s probably closer to the end of the challenge, but I would like to join. I’m not promising to posting my weight daily, still will try to do it as often as I can.

    My name is Lida [‘lida], my maintenance was between 132-134 lbs, Christmas period added a few. I need to go back to my maintenance zone or lower.

    So, today’s morning weight is 137.5 lbs and I am on holiday (at home) until Monday, so not sure if I can make any positive changes this week but at least I will try not to add to it.

  • threewins
    threewins Posts: 1,455 Member
    I want to see how much I can lose, starting off with something relatively easy, 50 grams a day. Each 20 day block I want to increase the amount I lose each day. Goal day is calculated using 7 day averages most recently and a month ago.

    Day 01 27-Nov 88.2 kg, goal day in 715 days, so I overate, but that's alright because I always overeat the day I restart my weight loss
    Day 02 28-Nov 88.5, goal day in 780 days, I overate again, I guess this is why my weight loss is very slow
    Day 03 29-Nov 88.2, goal day in 650 days, I ate too much unfortunately
    Day 04 30-Nov 88.1, goal day in 630 days, I didn't overeat, but I think I didn't eat below maintenance
    Day 05 1-Dec 87.6, goal day in 660 days
    I was doing well throughout the day then I bought a large bag of chips unexpectedly
    Day 06 2-Dec 88.7 goal day in 850 days, and I bought sausage and chips in the evening, I guess I should have predicted that, rather than overeating. I will see if I can eat below maintenance everyday until I can get back on track
    Day 07 3-Dec 89.0, goal day in 1070 days, I ate under maintenance and didn't have any salt
    Day 08 4-Dec 88.1, goal weight in 1270 days
    Day 09 5-Dec 87.9 I have decided to put my weight loss on hold because I am moving overseas and I'm too busy
    Day 10 6-Dec 87.5
    Day 11 7-Dec DNW no access to scale in the morning
    Day 12 8-Dec DNW
    Day 13 9-Dec DNW
    Day 14 10-Dec 88.5
    Day 15 11-Dec 88.4
    Day 16 12-Dec 88.7 still putting weight loss on hold for the moment
    Day 17 13-Dec 87.7
    Day 18 14-Dec 88.0
    Day 19 15-Dec DNW
    Day 20 16-Dec 88.3
    Day 21 17-Dec 88.1 So I'm in Singapore briefly right now and the obesity rate is 9% compared to New Zealand's 35%. It's quite a noticeable difference. It's a constant reminder that if I am ever to achieve my goals I'm going to have to start today. So I'm going to aim for a 3 grams per day trendline reduction on my weights spreadsheet graph today. Tomorrow will be 6 grams a day etc etc. Currently it's 4.6 grams per day although that number will jiggle up and down a lot which is fine.
    Day 22 18-Dec DNW
    Day 23 19-Dec DNW
    Day 24 20-Dec 87.4
    Day 25 21-Dec 87.1
    Day 26 22-Dec 88.0 So I'm relatively settled here in the Philippines and finally living with my girlfriend. My spreadsheet trendline is dropping by 41 grams a day which I'm happy about. It's my first time I've had a girlfriend who is slimmer than me (together longer than 6 weeks) so I'm going to try and use that to help lose weight
    --update--
    So we shifted hotels and I only ate apples and crackers today, not a good menu plan, hopefully we get into a proper food buying routine soon
    Day 27 23-Dec 88.5 trendline 29 g/day which is good
    Day 28 24-Dec 88.5 I had some sugary food today, which means that I went about 5-6 days without sugar, a huge achievement for me. My weight loss is happening, but it's quite slow, Christmas day is tomorrow and I expect to gain a bit then. So things are happening slowly
    Day 29 25-Dec 87.7 trendline 22 g/day which is okay
    Christmas Day saw me eating a lot of cake (plus some chickpeas surprisingly) and not much else. I guess I gained weight today. That's fine, thankfully Christmas comes only once a year. I want to speed up my weight loss, let's see if I can do that.
    Day 30 26-Dec 86.9 New Low trendline 32 g/day which is good
    I'm having trouble figuring out what to eat here, it's hard to get quality food without walking a while, I guess I'm used to driving to the supermarket, now I don't have a car. I didn't expect to have such simple problems causing me to slow down my weight loss.
    Day 31 27-Dec 87.9 trendline 23 g/day which is slow
    Another day of not so good control of what I'm eating, it's hard to figure out how much to eat/how much hunger to tolerate when you're eating food you're not used to. I guess I just need to keep trying until I'm successful, rather than "taking a break" as I have done in the past.
    Day 32 28-Dec 87.5 trendline 26 g/day which is slow
    I'm guessing that my eating today is lower than previously, it's hard to tell though, unfortunately now that I'm not tracking my intake it's harder to tell what's going on
    Day 33 29-Dec 87.5 trendline 28 g/day which is slow, body measurements 810 cm
    Day 34 30-Dec 87.5
    Day 35 31-Dec 87.1
    Day 36 1-Jan 87.7
    Day 37 2-Jan 87.9
    Day 38 DNW
    Day 39 4-Jan 87.7
    Day 40 5-Jan 87.7
    Day 41 6-Jan 87.6 So I'm paused in my weight loss, we moved into our new home and without a fridge freezer yet, we're doing a daily shop which is of course not good for weight loss. I don't want to jinx it but I had a sugar fest before the turn of the year, a packet of M&Ms 2 minutes before midnight and now I'm doing well, still sugar free. From today onwards I'll ask whether I have lost weight, hopefully the answers are mostly 'yes'.
    --update-
    Today I managed to keep control of my eating, it's hard because I have tracked my intake on an app for so long that I need to learn the skill of eating less (without eating too little).
    Day 42 7-Jan 86.9 lowest weight in 12 days so my controlled eating went well
    I guess I ate more than yesterday, so did I eat under maintenance? Maybe.
    Day 43 8-Jan 87.3 I controlled my eating reasonably well which probably resulted in...
    Day 44 9-Jan 86.7 New Low, lowest weight in 1017 days, Did I eat under maintenance? Maybe
    Day 45 10-Jan 86.6 New Low, lowest weight in 1019 days
    Did I eat under maintenance? Again maybe. I'm really losing weight right now but I get the feeling that my weight is going down simply because there's less food in my system. I haven't been too hungry.
    Day 46 11-Jan 86.1 New Low, lowest weight in 1024 day
    Day 47 12-Jan 86.4
    Day 48 13-Jan 86.3
    Day 49 14-Jan 86.1
    Day 50 15-Jan 86.6
    Day 51 16-Jan 86.5
    Day 52 17-Jan 86.7
    Day 53 18-Jan 86.7
    Day 54 19-Jan 87.0
    Day 55 20-Jan 87.1
    Day 56 21-Jan 87.0
    Day 57 22-Jan 86.9
    Day 58 23-Jan 86.0 New Low
    Day 59 24-Jan 86.0
    Day 60 25-Jan 86.7 Well, I've kind of stopped losing weight recently, as indicated by the lack of comments. Anyway, back on the horse, today I start losing weight again. My current 20 day weight loss rate is 8 grams a day
    Day 61 26-Jan 86.8
    Day 62 27-Jan 86.4
    Day 63 28-Jan 86.0
    Day 64 29-Jan 86.7
    Day 65 30-Jan 87.0
    Day 66 31-Jan 87.1
    Day 67 1-Feb 87.2
    Day 68 2-Feb 86.7
    Day 69 3-Feb 85.7 New Low
    Day 70 4-Feb 85.6 New Low
    Day 70 5-Feb 86.2
    Day 71 6-Feb DNW
    Day 72 7-Feb 86.8
    Day 73 8-Feb 86.2
    Day 74 9-Feb 86.5 Well I had one of those moments in the middle of the night, when I start planning my weight loss. Here's my plan: 50 grams a day for a while. Can I do it? Maybe. Should I try? Definitely. I've been definitely cruising since being in the Philippines, I really need to speed things up. I want to post in the evening saying how my day's been.
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 3,960 Member
    @lazycat2018 - Welcome!!! This is a wonderful group to share your ups and down. Love to have someone losing a few to get back to maintenance as inspiration for us all.
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 3,960 Member

    Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
    Day 72: 02/05 - DNW - I had a cold that basically put me to bed Fri & Sat. Feeling a little better.
    Day 73: 02/06 - DNW - Still breathless from the head cold but better. Continued the Swedish Death Cleaning of my bedroom and master bath.
    Day 74: 02/07 - 229.2 - Walked 2 miles. Continued decluttering by tackling the coat closet and half bathroom. Correcting my notes
    Tues night Cooking class with DD; her Christmas present to me; Central Market Sautéing and French Pan Sauces
    Menu includes 2 glasses of wine with
    * Fish Filets (Halibut) with Lemon Beurre Blanc
    * Pork Tenderloin au Poivre (with Peppercorn Sauce) 
    * Chicken, Apples, Maitake Mushrooms & Cream a la Normande
    * Steak a la Bourguignon (Filet Mignon Steak with Shallots & Red Wine Sauce)
    Day 75: 02/08 - 229.9 - Busy day yesterday! Granddaughter dropped by with her parents to drop off dogs before their road trip. Taught an ever expanding ESL class. I now have 13-14 students for level 2. Then cooked a nice dinner for lunch for DH since I was going out in the evening. Mix Media art class in the afternoon. Then the wonderful cooking class with my daughter in the evening returning home around 10pm. We had a table of 4 and the pictures I posted were my share of our efforts … felt stuffed. Brought home 1/2 the steak and DH enjoyed a 2nd late dinner.
    Day 76: 02/09 - 229.8 - Cleaned out 5 more cabinets in my house. Decided all the old bar glasses in one cabinet that came from here there and yonder could go and kept only a few styles that I like. So this was a large paper sack of breakables that no one ever used is now gone.
    Day 77: 02/10 -
    Day 78: 02/11 -
    11th Week Goal Weight - < 230
    11th Week Actual Weight -
  • threewins
    threewins Posts: 1,455 Member
    I want to see how much I can lose, starting off with something relatively easy, 50 grams a day. Each 20 day block I want to increase the amount I lose each day. Goal day is calculated using 7 day averages most recently and a month ago.

    Day 01 27-Nov 88.2 kg, goal day in 715 days, so I overate, but that's alright because I always overeat the day I restart my weight loss
    Day 02 28-Nov 88.5, goal day in 780 days, I overate again, I guess this is why my weight loss is very slow
    Day 03 29-Nov 88.2, goal day in 650 days, I ate too much unfortunately
    Day 04 30-Nov 88.1, goal day in 630 days, I didn't overeat, but I think I didn't eat below maintenance
    Day 05 1-Dec 87.6, goal day in 660 days
    I was doing well throughout the day then I bought a large bag of chips unexpectedly
    Day 06 2-Dec 88.7 goal day in 850 days, and I bought sausage and chips in the evening, I guess I should have predicted that, rather than overeating. I will see if I can eat below maintenance everyday until I can get back on track
    Day 07 3-Dec 89.0, goal day in 1070 days, I ate under maintenance and didn't have any salt
    Day 08 4-Dec 88.1, goal weight in 1270 days
    Day 09 5-Dec 87.9 I have decided to put my weight loss on hold because I am moving overseas and I'm too busy
    Day 10 6-Dec 87.5
    Day 11 7-Dec DNW no access to scale in the morning
    Day 12 8-Dec DNW
    Day 13 9-Dec DNW
    Day 14 10-Dec 88.5
    Day 15 11-Dec 88.4
    Day 16 12-Dec 88.7 still putting weight loss on hold for the moment
    Day 17 13-Dec 87.7
    Day 18 14-Dec 88.0
    Day 19 15-Dec DNW
    Day 20 16-Dec 88.3
    Day 21 17-Dec 88.1 So I'm in Singapore briefly right now and the obesity rate is 9% compared to New Zealand's 35%. It's quite a noticeable difference. It's a constant reminder that if I am ever to achieve my goals I'm going to have to start today. So I'm going to aim for a 3 grams per day trendline reduction on my weights spreadsheet graph today. Tomorrow will be 6 grams a day etc etc. Currently it's 4.6 grams per day although that number will jiggle up and down a lot which is fine.
    Day 22 18-Dec DNW
    Day 23 19-Dec DNW
    Day 24 20-Dec 87.4
    Day 25 21-Dec 87.1
    Day 26 22-Dec 88.0 So I'm relatively settled here in the Philippines and finally living with my girlfriend. My spreadsheet trendline is dropping by 41 grams a day which I'm happy about. It's my first time I've had a girlfriend who is slimmer than me (together longer than 6 weeks) so I'm going to try and use that to help lose weight
    --update--
    So we shifted hotels and I only ate apples and crackers today, not a good menu plan, hopefully we get into a proper food buying routine soon
    Day 27 23-Dec 88.5 trendline 29 g/day which is good
    Day 28 24-Dec 88.5 I had some sugary food today, which means that I went about 5-6 days without sugar, a huge achievement for me. My weight loss is happening, but it's quite slow, Christmas day is tomorrow and I expect to gain a bit then. So things are happening slowly
    Day 29 25-Dec 87.7 trendline 22 g/day which is okay
    Christmas Day saw me eating a lot of cake (plus some chickpeas surprisingly) and not much else. I guess I gained weight today. That's fine, thankfully Christmas comes only once a year. I want to speed up my weight loss, let's see if I can do that.
    Day 30 26-Dec 86.9 New Low trendline 32 g/day which is good
    I'm having trouble figuring out what to eat here, it's hard to get quality food without walking a while, I guess I'm used to driving to the supermarket, now I don't have a car. I didn't expect to have such simple problems causing me to slow down my weight loss.
    Day 31 27-Dec 87.9 trendline 23 g/day which is slow
    Another day of not so good control of what I'm eating, it's hard to figure out how much to eat/how much hunger to tolerate when you're eating food you're not used to. I guess I just need to keep trying until I'm successful, rather than "taking a break" as I have done in the past.
    Day 32 28-Dec 87.5 trendline 26 g/day which is slow
    I'm guessing that my eating today is lower than previously, it's hard to tell though, unfortunately now that I'm not tracking my intake it's harder to tell what's going on
    Day 33 29-Dec 87.5 trendline 28 g/day which is slow, body measurements 810 cm
    Day 34 30-Dec 87.5
    Day 35 31-Dec 87.1
    Day 36 1-Jan 87.7
    Day 37 2-Jan 87.9
    Day 38 DNW
    Day 39 4-Jan 87.7
    Day 40 5-Jan 87.7
    Day 41 6-Jan 87.6 So I'm paused in my weight loss, we moved into our new home and without a fridge freezer yet, we're doing a daily shop which is of course not good for weight loss. I don't want to jinx it but I had a sugar fest before the turn of the year, a packet of M&Ms 2 minutes before midnight and now I'm doing well, still sugar free. From today onwards I'll ask whether I have lost weight, hopefully the answers are mostly 'yes'.
    --update-
    Today I managed to keep control of my eating, it's hard because I have tracked my intake on an app for so long that I need to learn the skill of eating less (without eating too little).
    Day 42 7-Jan 86.9 lowest weight in 12 days so my controlled eating went well
    I guess I ate more than yesterday, so did I eat under maintenance? Maybe.
    Day 43 8-Jan 87.3 I controlled my eating reasonably well which probably resulted in...
    Day 44 9-Jan 86.7 New Low, lowest weight in 1017 days, Did I eat under maintenance? Maybe
    Day 45 10-Jan 86.6 New Low, lowest weight in 1019 days
    Did I eat under maintenance? Again maybe. I'm really losing weight right now but I get the feeling that my weight is going down simply because there's less food in my system. I haven't been too hungry.
    Day 46 11-Jan 86.1 New Low, lowest weight in 1024 day
    Day 47 12-Jan 86.4
    Day 48 13-Jan 86.3
    Day 49 14-Jan 86.1
    Day 50 15-Jan 86.6
    Day 51 16-Jan 86.5
    Day 52 17-Jan 86.7
    Day 53 18-Jan 86.7
    Day 54 19-Jan 87.0
    Day 55 20-Jan 87.1
    Day 56 21-Jan 87.0
    Day 57 22-Jan 86.9
    Day 58 23-Jan 86.0 New Low
    Day 59 24-Jan 86.0
    Day 60 25-Jan 86.7 Well, I've kind of stopped losing weight recently, as indicated by the lack of comments. Anyway, back on the horse, today I start losing weight again. My current 20 day weight loss rate is 8 grams a day
    Day 61 26-Jan 86.8
    Day 62 27-Jan 86.4
    Day 63 28-Jan 86.0
    Day 64 29-Jan 86.7
    Day 65 30-Jan 87.0
    Day 66 31-Jan 87.1
    Day 67 1-Feb 87.2
    Day 68 2-Feb 86.7
    Day 69 3-Feb 85.7 New Low
    Day 70 4-Feb 85.6 New Low
    Day 70 5-Feb 86.2
    Day 71 6-Feb DNW
    Day 72 7-Feb 86.8
    Day 73 8-Feb 86.2
    Day 74 9-Feb 86.5 Well I had one of those moments in the middle of the night, when I start planning my weight loss. Here's my plan: 50 grams a day for a while. Can I do it? Maybe. Should I try? Definitely. I've been definitely cruising since being in the Philippines, I really need to speed things up. I want to post in the evening saying how my day's been.
    evening update - well I splurged today, because I have (re)started my Cebuano language study and I wanted to celebrate with food
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,812 Member
    Mini challenge by Donna, December 10-April 9th
    December 10th weight: 143.2 (but I was 141.8 the following day so I might use that)

    1st Week Goal Weight - 139.9
    1st Week Actual Weight - 141.2 Started the week at 142.2
    Excess calories burned (in the green): 4738 - average over 7 days 834

    2nd Week Goal Weight - 141.0
    2nd Week Actual Weight - 142.2 - Started the week at 143.0
    Excess calories burned (in the green): Forgot to add this earlier - 4948 = 706.85 average over 7 days.

    3rd Week Goal Weight: 139.4 - (Ambitious)
    3rd Week Actual Weight: 144.2 - Somehow put on 3 pounds while down sick for 1 day! Started the week at 142.4
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 6063 = 866.14 average over 7 days - Really big calorie burn this past week except for the day that I was sick

    4th Week Goal Weight: 139.6 - (Ambitious)
    4th Week Actual Weight: 143.8 - Started the week at 143.6
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 3563 = 509 average over 7 days

    5th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Not likely with holiday eating, but going to plunk in this number until I hit it. Turned out that Turkey dinners carefully portioned actually lost me weight this week.
    5th Week Actual Weight: 142.6 - Started the week at 143.4
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 4496 = 642 average over 7 days.

    6th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
    6th Week Actual Weight: 142.8 Started the week at 145.4
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 986 - Even 1150 eating days didn't give me much excess because of low exercise during my sore ankle and subsequent steroid injection into it.


    7th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
    7th Week Actual Weight: 143.6 Started the week at 144.2. I had Ribs, and may have them one more time during this 100
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 2762, 394.7 average over 7 days, I know that this needs to be higher to lose weight. Ankle is getting there, so hopefully soon I can get back to it.


    8th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
    8th Week Actual Weight: 142.8 Started the week at 143.8
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 2983 = 426.14 - a little closer to my goal of 500 per day averaged out over the week.

    9th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
    9th Week Actual Weight: 142.6 Started the week at 143.6
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 3791, which works out to an average of 541.57 over 7 days. First time that I have hit my goal of 500+ per week in quite a while, and it shows on the scale!

    10th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
    10th Week Actual Weight: 143.2 Started the week at 143.2
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 1921 - 320.16 average over 6 days - not enough

    Day 70 – 2/4 - 144.8 - Got into those breaded cheese stuffed asceola olives last night, lots of salt. I went into the red!
    Day 71 – 2/5 - 146.0 - New high. Got in some very good dance workouts today including some burpees with another one that I follow, and some of course from Fitness Marshall : - ). After reading about the Vitamin D, I should get outside for 20 minutes even though my dream for today was to stay in a tank top, shorts, cushy robe. Googled: 1000 IU vitamin D doses are synthesized in 10-15 min of sun exposure for adults, and...Vitamin D recommended intake is at 400–800 IU/day or 10–20 micrograms
    Day 72 – 2/6 - 145.8 - Obviously eating exactly the same as I did at 130 pounds is no longer working for me. My activity levels are likely much lower because of the weather and my ankle thing. Just going to keep at it. My body might want me chubby, but I don't feel that it is healthy for me, nor do I like this weight.
    Day 73 – 2/7 - 144.8 - Going out for dinner tomorrow night prior to the ballet. It will be Spice Hut (the Indian restaurant where I work) and I know the menu so will choose less calorie laden (even though ALL restaurants use way too much salt). I will eat just a little and pack up the rest. Spice Hut has been the pre theatre place long before I began working there, easy to park and close to the theatre.
    Day 74 – 2/8 - 144.0 - I tried to sleep in so that I won't be too tired at the ballet tonight. Going to keep food light throughout the day since we are going out to dinner.
    Day 75 – 2/9 - 143.6 - The ballet (Cinderella) was good and very funny. Going out at night is difficult for me and some of my friends now, lol we are used to being in our jammies by 6:30 or earlier, so it is a commitment : - )
    Day 76 – 2/10


    11th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
    11th Week Actual Weight: Started the week at 144.8, not good, topped out at 146.0!
    Excess calories burned (In the green):

    Day 77 – 2/11


    Start weight of the 100: 142.2
    Goal 132.2
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,884 Member
    @lazycat2018 Welcome to our group! I hope you will love it here as much as we do! It's very informative and very supportive. It's so nice to see a new face!
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,884 Member
    101 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ Nov 26, 2022 Starting Date

    My Name is Donna, Age 62. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA

    My mini-challenge is to lose 10 pounds by Easter 2023. I started my efforts on Dec. 10th weighing 198.4. My wish is to weigh 188.4 by Easter April 9th, 2023. That gives me about 4 months to lose 10 pounds. Sounds easy but, trust me, it won’t be. Especially when outside exercise is so limited for me this slippery time of year!

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    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


    “We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou

    Goal This Round: 181.2
    Starting Weight (from End of Last Challenge): : 196.2

    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.
    Day 01-11/26-196.6-(Trend weight 198.1) My day one starts immediately on the day following the final day of the last challenge. It will end on March 6th with everyone else but that will make it 101 days for me.

    Day 02-11/27-197.6-(Trend weight 198.0)

    Day 03-11/28-196.6-(Trend weight 197.9)

    Day 04-11/29-198.4-(Trend weight 197.9)

    Day 05-11/30-196.2-(Trend weight 197.8)

    Day 06-12/01-198.4-(Trend weight 197.8)

    Day 07-12/02-197.8-(Trend weight 197.8)


    WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.6 lb. GAIN
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.6 lb GAIN


    Day 08-12/03-197.0-(Trend weight 197.7)

    Day 09-12/04-197.0-(Trend weight 197.7)

    Day 10-12/05-197.8-(Trend weight 197.7)

    Day 11-12/06-199.6-(Trend weight 197.9)

    Day 12-12/07-198.0-(Trend weight 197.9)

    Day 13-12/08-196.6-(Trend weight 197.8)

    Day 14-12/09-198.4-(Trend weight 197.8)

    WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: +0.6 lb GAIN
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: +2.2 lb GAIN


    Day 15-12/10-198.4-(Trend weight 197.9)


    Day 16-12/11-198.2-(Trend weight 197.9)


    Day 17-12/12-198.2-(Trend weight 197.9)

    Day 18-12/13-198.4-(Trend weight 198.0)


    Day 19-12/14-198.8-(Trend weight 198.1)

    Day 20-12/15-198.2-(Trend weight 198.1)

    Day 21-12/16-198.2-(Trend weight 198.1)


    WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.2 LOSS
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.0 lb GAIN



    Day 22-12/17-198.6-(Trend weight 198.1)

    Day 23-12/18-199.0-(Trend weight 198.2)

    Day 24-12/19-197.0-(Trend weight 198.1)

    Day 25-12/20-198.6-(Trend weight 198.2)

    Day 26-12/21-199.8-(Trend weight 198.3)

    Day 27-12/22-197.8-(Trend weight 198.3)

    Day 28-12/23-199.2-(Trend weight 198.4)

    WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 1 lb. GAIN
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3 lb GAIN


    Day 29-12/24-198.6-(Trend weight 198.4)

    Day 30-12/25-199.6-(Trend weight 198.5)

    Day 31-12/26-200.6-(Trend weight 198.7)

    Day 32-12/27-200.8-(Trend weight 198.9)

    Day 33-12/28-200.6-(Trend weight 199.1)


    Day 34-12/29-199.0-(Trend weight 199.1)

    Day 35-12/30-200.0-(Trend weight 199.2)



    WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.8 lb GAIN

    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3.8 lb GAIN



    Day 36-12/31-199.8-(Trend weight 199.2)

    Day 37-01/01-199.2-(Trend weight 199.2)

    Day 38-01/02-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)

    Day 39-01/03-199.8-(Trend weight 199.3)

    Day 40-01/04-198.8-(Trend weight 193.3)

    Day 41-01/05-199.0-(Trend weight 199.2)

    Day 42-01/06-198.4-(Trend weight 199.2)


    WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.6 lb LOSS
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.2 lb GAIN


    Day 43-01/07-200.0-(Trend weight 199.2)

    Day 44-01/08-200.2-(Trend weight 199.3)

    Day 45-01/09-200.0-(Trend weight 199.4)

    Day 46-01/10-200.4-(Trend weight 199.5)

    Day 47-01/11-198.6-(Trend weight 199.4)

    Day 48-01/12-198.2-(Trend weight 199.3)

    Day 49-01/13-195.8-(Trend weight 198.9)

    WEEK 7 LOSS OR GAIN: 2.6 lbs LOST
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.4 lbs. LOST


    Day 50-01/14-197.2-(Trend weight 198.8)

    Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 1.0 lb GAIN

    Day 51-01/15-NO SCALE-(Trend weight DNW)

    Day 52-01/16-198.8-(Trend weight 198.7)

    Day 53-01/17-197.8-(Trend weight 198.6)


    Day 54-01/18-196.0-(Trend weight 198.4)


    Day 55-01/19-196.0-(Trend weight 198.1)


    Day 56-01/20-196.8-(Trend weight 198.0)


    WEEK 8 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.0 lb GAIN
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.6 GAIN



    Day 57-01/21-196.4-(Trend weight 197.8)

    Day 58-01/22-197.4-(Trend weight 197.8)

    Day 59-01/23-198.2-(Trend weight 197.8)


    Day 60-01/24-197.8-(Trend weight 197.8)


    Day 61-01/25-197.6-(Trend weight 197.8)

    Day 62-01/26-196.8-(Trend weight 197.9)


    Day 63-01/27-196.0-(Trend weight 197.7)


    WEEK 9 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.8 lb LOSS
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.2 LOSS



    Day 64-01/28-197.8-(Trend weight 197.7)

    Day 65-01/29-195.6-(Trend weight 197.5)

    Day 66-01/30-194.8-(Trend weight 197.2)

    Day 67-01/31-194.8-(Trend weight 197.0)

    Day 68-02/01-194.6-(Trend weight 196.7)


    Day 69-02/02-196.6-(Trend weight 196.7)


    Day 70-02/03-197.8-(Trend weight 196.8)



    WEEK 10 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.8 lbs. GAIN
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.6 lbs. GAIN



    Day 71-02/04-196.4-(Trend weight 196.8)


    Day 72-02/05-195.6-(Trend weight 196.7)

    Day 73-02/06-195.6-(Trend weight 196.5)

    Day 74-02/07-196.6-(Trend weight 196.6)

    Day 75-02/08-195.8-(Trend weight 196.5) Not nearly enough exercise or movement yesterday due to the long hair appointment. I look like a French poodle now from the perm. Full breed – Ha ha! It was gloomy outside and I felt no energy all day. Stuck to my guns and my pre-logging on the food front and it is nice to see a drop today on the scale. Tonight I am having my DD and SIL over for dinner but I have pre-planned a low calorie, low fat, low carb meal. Chicken shish-kebobs. Yum!

    Day 76-02/09-194.4-(Trend weight 196.3) Yes Yes Yes! Below my starting weight! I did great yesterday until about 3:00 in the morning when I hit the candy dish (leftover Christmas chocolates etc still in there which I have had no problem resisting for 2 months now!) It was emotional eating 100% due to something that happened. When I say I gorged myself with it, I mean that I put a handful of it in all at once until I actually coughed and choked on it. But I still managed to swallow it! Of course, glucose is up this morning but scale was good because my exercise level was good and my overall day was on plan, otherwise. However, we all know it may still show up on the scale. Hopefully not tomorrow when I record how week 10 went and my accumulated weight loss so far during the challenge. I’m just sharing, my friends because you know who you are and you are not alone. Back on track today. DD and grandson will arrive this afternoon and hopefully she will not spend the weekend trying to feed me! Last weekend she brought very very high calorie and high carb soup she made. I promptly put it in the freezer in multiple measured servings. I will be refeeding it to her during times she is hungry and don’t know what she wants! Revenge!


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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,884 Member
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    @deepwoodslady

    You are doing great! Good plan on the dinner finding something delish that keeps the carbs and calories low. What do you marinate the chicken with?

    I usually just buy a marinade in a bottle. The one I used is a store brand (our family) pork & chop. You can use it on anything including chicken and it's delicious. 30 minutes in the fridge in a zip lock bag. If I make my own I usually use Italian dressing which I doctor up with some extra spices including more black pepper.
  • bteri107
    bteri107 Posts: 320 Member
    I’m Teri
    Age 59, Height 5’4”

    Jumping in halfway into this challenge. I fell off the wagon during the last challenge.

    Challenge Starting Weight: 144.6 lbs (01/14)
    Challenge Goal Weight: 137.6 lbs
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 130-133 lbs
    Challenge Ending Weight:
    Total Weight Loss for Challenge:

    Day 50: Sat, 1/14: 144.6
    Day 51: Sun, 1/15: 143.8
    Day 52: Mon, 1/16: 143.9
    Day 53: Tues, 1/17: 145.6 - Up two pounds. Maybe due to a high sodium dinner last night? Also had 1 glass of red wine, although I'm not sure if that was a contributing factor in my weight increase.
    Day 54: Wed, 1/18: 144
    Day 55: Thur, 1/19: 143.3
    Day 56: Fri, 1/20: 143.8
    Day 57: Sat, 1/21: 143.6 - Stayed on track with my meals yesterday and got a workout in. No change in weight for 3 days.
    Day 58: Sun, 1/22: 143.8 - 4th day no change in weight. I did have potato chips and a McDouble from McDonald's yesterday, so I guess I should be happy my weight didn't go up.
    Day 59: Mon, 1/23: 144.2
    Day 60: Tues, 1/24: 143.1
    Day 61: Wed, 1/25: 143.1 - Lost only 1.5 lbs in 11 days. I've always been a slow loser, but it can feel discouraging at times.
    Day 62: Thurs 1/26: 143.1
    Day 63: Fri 1/27: 145.2 - Paying the price in weight for last night's wonderful dinner with friends!
    Day 64: Sat 1/28: DNW - Rice included with dinner. 2nd day with extra carbs.
    Day 65: Sun 1/29: DNW - Rice with lunch and pasta for dinner. Not good.
    Day 66: Mon 1/30: 145.3 - Need to reel back on the carbs!
    Day 67: Tues 1/31: 142.3 - This weigh-in was on a scale at the doctor's office. I should have weighed on the scale at home too, so I could compare. Anyway, just found out my cholesterol levels are high! Not good.
    Day 68: Wed 2/1: 145.4 - Today is a new day. Need to figure out a plan to bring my cholesterol levels down. I don't want to be on medication for it.
    Day 69: Thurs 2/2: 145.3
    Day 70: Fri 2/3: 143.4 - Just added intermittent fasting (16:8) to what I hope will be a consistent routine for me. Day 1 was yesterday. Also got a work-out in!
    Day 71: Sat 2/4: 142.6 - IF yesterday (17:7). Ate whole foods, avoided bad carbs and sugar, and got a work out in. A good day!
    Day 72: Sun 2/5: 144.1 - Not sure why the gain. Oh well, just need to keep pushing thru.
    Day 73: Mon 2/6: 144.1 - No change in weight. 5th day on IF (which I started in order to control my eating) and low carb. Hard not to get discouraged but I won't give up.
    Day 74: Tues 2/7: 142.9 - Finally a change for the better! I probably ate a little too much last night, but tried to stay within the low carb/whole food realm.
    Day 75: Wed 2/8: 142.5 - IF yesterday (17:7). Whole foods and a workout.
    Day 76: Thurs 2/9: 142.0 - Finally, I feel like I see a number worth feeling good about. Took me 9 days (since I started intermittent fasting to control my eating) to lose 3.4 lbs! Always been a slow loser. My motto: Keep Going!
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 3,960 Member
    Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
    Day 72: 02/05 - DNW - I had a cold that basically put me to bed Fri & Sat. Feeling a little better.
    Day 73: 02/06 - DNW - Still breathless from the head cold but better. Continued the Swedish Death Cleaning of my bedroom and master bath.
    Day 74: 02/07 - 229.2 - Walked 2 miles. Continued decluttering by tackling the coat closet and half bathroom. Correcting my notes
    Tues night Cooking class with DD; her Christmas present to me; Central Market Sautéing and French Pan Sauces
    Menu includes 2 glasses of wine with
    * Fish Filets (Halibut) with Lemon Beurre Blanc
    * Pork Tenderloin au Poivre (with Peppercorn Sauce) 
    * Chicken, Apples, Maitake Mushrooms & Cream a la Normande
    * Steak a la Bourguignon (Filet Mignon Steak with Shallots & Red Wine Sauce)
    Day 75: 02/08 - 229.9 - Busy day yesterday! Granddaughter dropped by with her parents to drop off dogs before their road trip. Taught an ever expanding ESL class. I now have 13-14 students for level 2. Then cooked a nice dinner for lunch for DH since I was going out in the evening. Mix Media art class in the afternoon. Then the wonderful cooking class with my daughter in the evening returning home around 10pm. We had a table of 4 and the pictures I posted were my share of our efforts … felt stuffed. Brought home 1/2 the steak and DH enjoyed a 2nd late dinner.
    Day 76: 02/09 - 229.8 - Cleaned out 5 more cabinets in my house. Decided all the old bar glasses in one cabinet that came from here there and yonder could go and kept only a few styles that I like. So this was a large paper sack of breakables that no one ever used is now gone.
    Day 77: 02/10 - 230.2 - Walked 1 mile. Expensive 30K mile car maintenance done so I’m ready for a roadtrip with my sister next weekend. Breakfast out with DH which was fun … it has been a while since we did that. Taught ESL. Yard work. Nice beautiful day here.
    Day 78: 02/11 -
    11th Week Goal Weight - < 230
    11th Week Actual Weight -

  • 39flavours
    39flavours Posts: 1,494 Member
    F41 5'4
    Highest weight: 180.8lbs July 5th '21
    Current weight: 163.4lbs
    Challenge goal weight: 148lbs
    Ultimate goal weight: Under 130lbs
    Target lbs to lose: 15.4

    Day 50: Sat, 1/14: 163.4
    Day 51: Sun, 1/15: 162.2
    Day 52: Mon, 1/16: 161.8
    Day 53: Tues, 1/17: 161.4
    Day 54: Wed, 1/18: 160.4
    Day 55: Thur, 1/19: 160.2
    Day 56: Fri, 1/20: 159.6

    8th week goal weight: 161.0
    8th week actual weight: 159.6

    Challenge weight lost: 3.8
    Challenge weight to go: 11.6


    Day 57: Sat, 1/21: 160.8
    Day 58: Sun, 1/22 : 161.4
    Day 59: Mon, 1/23: 159.8
    Day 60: Tue, 1/24: 159.6
    Day 61: Wed, 1/25: DNW
    Day 62: Thur, 1/26: 159.6
    Day 63: Fri, 1/27: 158.6

    9th week goal weight: 159.0
    9th week actual weight: 158.6

    Challenge weight lost: 4.8
    Challenge weight to go: 10.6

    Didn't think I was going to make my goal as this week's been a bit unsettled with guests over the weekend and air travel mid week but thankfully things worked out. I expect my losses to slow down now as I get into the groove and past the initial water weight whoosh.

    Day 64: Sat, 1/28: 158.2
    Day 65: Sun, 1/29: 158.8
    Day 66: Mon, 1/30: 158.6
    Day 67: Tue, 1/31: 157.6
    Day 68: Wed, 2/1: 158.0
    Day 69: Thur, 2/2: 157.4
    Day 70: Fri, 2/3: 157.4

    10th week goal weight: 157.0
    10th week actual weight: 157.4

    Challenge weight lost: 6
    Challenge weight to go: 9.4


    This week has gone by so fast! I've been feeling so fatigued lately, I don't know what's up but am thinking of making a doc appointment if it continues because I'm fed up with feeling slow and cold and down all the time. As predicted, I'm seeing my losses slow down now. I was trying to decide whether to adjust my weight loss goal for this challenge as I don't think 2lbs a week is realistic and I don't want to be demoralised by it, but I have decided to leave it as it is and see where I end up. If i lose 10lb rather than 15, that's still amazing!
    Have a lovely weekend everyone :)

    Day 71: Sat, 2/4: 157.8
    Day 72: Sun, 2/5: 157.2
    Day 73: Mon, 2/6: 157.8
    Day 74: Tue, 2/7: 158.0
    Day 74: Wed, 2/8: 157.8
    Day 76: Thur, 2/9: 157.0
    Day 77: Fri, 2/10: 156.8

    11th week goal weight: 155.0
    11th week actual weight: 156.8

    Challenge weight lost: 6.6
    Challenge weight to go: 8.8

    It's going slowly, but at least it's going! I think that at this point I really can't chance even one treat meal or slack day per week if I want to have any hope of losing 0.5 lbs a week. Not great for socialising!
    My energy levels are feeling a lot better. Probably a combination of sunny days, getting past my totm, going to the gym, cutting alcohol out entirely, partially switching back to caffeinated coffee, taking multi vitamins (I have got some vit D which I started taking yesterday along with vit B and magnesium plus a multi vit), drinking more water, and generally feeling more positive. Yay!
    I'm miles away from my weekly goals that I originally calculated, based on a 2lb per week loss, hey ho. So it's going to take me 4 times as long to get to a healthy weight? Yikes. I should get there (143lbs) by my 43rd birthday at the end of August, so long as I stick at it...

    Day 78: Sat, 2/11:
    Day 79: Sun, 2/12:
    Day 80: Mon, 2/13:
    Day 81: Tue, 2/14:
    Day 82: Wed, 2/15:
    Day 83: Thur, 2/16:
    Day 84: Fri, 2/17:

    12th week goal weight: 153.0 lol.
    12th week actual weight:
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,812 Member
    deepwoodslady wrote: »
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    @deepwoodslady

    You are doing great! Good plan on the dinner finding something delish that keeps the carbs and calories low. What do you marinate the chicken with?

    I usually just buy a marinade in a bottle. The one I used is a store brand (our family) pork & chop. You can use it on anything including chicken and it's delicious. 30 minutes in the fridge in a zip lock bag. If I make my own I usually use Italian dressing which I doctor up with some extra spices including more black pepper.

    I buy marinated chicken breast when they are on sale 2 for 1 at Safeway. They have some good flavours my favourite is Mumbai.

    I often just put a dry rub on chicken breasts as I am individually wrapping them to put in the freezer, but having heard this I should revisit marinating. I forgot how well Italian dressing does that job.
    So how do you cook them? Bake? BBQ? Lol, I do everything either on the George Foreman grill or the toaster oven due to my aversion to cleaning an oven : - )
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,812 Member
    @Lilylady3k

    How fun that you went out for breakfast with your hubby!
    You almost always have a nice beautiful day down in south Texas don't you? I am peering into garden beds through the snow expecting to see spinach and lettuce peeking up any day now.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,812 Member
    Mini challenge by Donna, December 10-April 9th
    December 10th weight: 143.2 (but I was 141.8 the following day so I might use that)

    1st Week Goal Weight - 139.9
    1st Week Actual Weight - 141.2 Started the week at 142.2
    Excess calories burned (in the green): 4738 - average over 7 days 834

    2nd Week Goal Weight - 141.0
    2nd Week Actual Weight - 142.2 - Started the week at 143.0
    Excess calories burned (in the green): Forgot to add this earlier - 4948 = 706.85 average over 7 days.

    3rd Week Goal Weight: 139.4 - (Ambitious)
    3rd Week Actual Weight: 144.2 - Somehow put on 3 pounds while down sick for 1 day! Started the week at 142.4
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 6063 = 866.14 average over 7 days - Really big calorie burn this past week except for the day that I was sick

    4th Week Goal Weight: 139.6 - (Ambitious)
    4th Week Actual Weight: 143.8 - Started the week at 143.6
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 3563 = 509 average over 7 days

    5th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Not likely with holiday eating, but going to plunk in this number until I hit it. Turned out that Turkey dinners carefully portioned actually lost me weight this week.
    5th Week Actual Weight: 142.6 - Started the week at 143.4
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 4496 = 642 average over 7 days.

    6th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
    6th Week Actual Weight: 142.8 Started the week at 145.4
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 986 - Even 1150 eating days didn't give me much excess because of low exercise during my sore ankle and subsequent steroid injection into it.


    7th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
    7th Week Actual Weight: 143.6 Started the week at 144.2. I had Ribs, and may have them one more time during this 100
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 2762, 394.7 average over 7 days, I know that this needs to be higher to lose weight. Ankle is getting there, so hopefully soon I can get back to it.


    8th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
    8th Week Actual Weight: 142.8 Started the week at 143.8
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 2983 = 426.14 - a little closer to my goal of 500 per day averaged out over the week.

    9th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
    9th Week Actual Weight: 142.6 Started the week at 143.6
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 3791, which works out to an average of 541.57 over 7 days. First time that I have hit my goal of 500+ per week in quite a while, and it shows on the scale!

    10th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
    10th Week Actual Weight: 143.2 Started the week at 143.2
    Excess calories burned (In the green): 1921 - 320.16 average over 6 days - not enough

    Day 70 – 2/4 - 144.8 - Got into those breaded cheese stuffed asceola olives last night, lots of salt. I went into the red!
    Day 71 – 2/5 - 146.0 - New high. Got in some very good dance workouts today including some burpees with another one that I follow, and some of course from Fitness Marshall : - ). After reading about the Vitamin D, I should get outside for 20 minutes even though my dream for today was to stay in a tank top, shorts, cushy robe. Googled: 1000 IU vitamin D doses are synthesized in 10-15 min of sun exposure for adults, and...Vitamin D recommended intake is at 400–800 IU/day or 10–20 micrograms
    Day 72 – 2/6 - 145.8 - Obviously eating exactly the same as I did at 130 pounds is no longer working for me. My activity levels are likely much lower because of the weather and my ankle thing. Just going to keep at it. My body might want me chubby, but I don't feel that it is healthy for me, nor do I like this weight.
    Day 73 – 2/7 - 144.8 - Going out for dinner tomorrow night prior to the ballet. It will be Spice Hut (the Indian restaurant where I work) and I know the menu so will choose less calorie laden (even though ALL restaurants use way too much salt). I will eat just a little and pack up the rest. Spice Hut has been the pre theatre place long before I began working there, easy to park and close to the theatre.
    Day 74 – 2/8 - 144.0 - I tried to sleep in so that I won't be too tired at the ballet tonight. Going to keep food light throughout the day since we are going out to dinner.
    Day 75 – 2/9 - 143.6 - The ballet (Cinderella) was good and very funny. Going out at night is difficult for me and some of my friends now, lol we are used to being in our jammies by 6:30 or earlier, so it is a commitment : - )
    Day 76 – 2/10 - 143.4 - I got 3 meals out of my pre-ballet dinner out, chose a baked variety (tandoori mint chicken tikka) which probably had salt, but nothing really fattening. Reading what @39flavours said: "I think that at this point I really can't chance even one treat meal or slack day per week if I want to have any hope of losing 0.5 lbs a week." has given me pause, I normally have something out of the ordinary plan on Friday nights. Hmmm


    11th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
    11th Week Actual Weight: 143.4 - Started the week at 144.8, not good, topped out at 146.0!
    Excess calories burned (In the green): Better this week for sure, I will calculate this after today's numbers

    Day 77 – 2/11
    Day 78 – 2/12
    Day 79 – 2/13
    Day 80 – 2/14
    Day 81 – 2/15
    Day 82 – 2/16
    Day 83 – 2/17

    12th Week Goal Weight:
    12th Week Actual Weight: Started the week at
    Excess calories burned (In the green):



    Start weight of the 100: 142.2
    Goal 132.2
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,884 Member
    101 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ Nov 26, 2022 Starting Date

    My Name is Donna, Age 62. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA

    My mini-challenge is to lose 10 pounds by Easter 2023. I started my efforts on Dec. 10th weighing 198.4. My wish is to weigh 188.4 by Easter April 9th, 2023. That gives me about 4 months to lose 10 pounds. Sounds easy but, trust me, it won’t be. Especially when outside exercise is so limited for me this slippery time of year!

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    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


    “We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou

    Goal This Round: 181.2
    Starting Weight (from End of Last Challenge): : 196.2

    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.
    Day 01-11/26-196.6-(Trend weight 198.1) My day one starts immediately on the day following the final day of the last challenge. It will end on March 6th with everyone else but that will make it 101 days for me.

    Day 02-11/27-197.6-(Trend weight 198.0)

    Day 03-11/28-196.6-(Trend weight 197.9)

    Day 04-11/29-198.4-(Trend weight 197.9)

    Day 05-11/30-196.2-(Trend weight 197.8)

    Day 06-12/01-198.4-(Trend weight 197.8)

    Day 07-12/02-197.8-(Trend weight 197.8)


    WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.6 lb. GAIN
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.6 lb GAIN


    Day 08-12/03-197.0-(Trend weight 197.7)

    Day 09-12/04-197.0-(Trend weight 197.7)

    Day 10-12/05-197.8-(Trend weight 197.7)

    Day 11-12/06-199.6-(Trend weight 197.9)

    Day 12-12/07-198.0-(Trend weight 197.9)

    Day 13-12/08-196.6-(Trend weight 197.8)

    Day 14-12/09-198.4-(Trend weight 197.8)

    WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: +0.6 lb GAIN
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: +2.2 lb GAIN


    Day 15-12/10-198.4-(Trend weight 197.9)


    Day 16-12/11-198.2-(Trend weight 197.9)


    Day 17-12/12-198.2-(Trend weight 197.9)

    Day 18-12/13-198.4-(Trend weight 198.0)


    Day 19-12/14-198.8-(Trend weight 198.1)

    Day 20-12/15-198.2-(Trend weight 198.1)

    Day 21-12/16-198.2-(Trend weight 198.1)


    WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.2 LOSS
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.0 lb GAIN



    Day 22-12/17-198.6-(Trend weight 198.1)

    Day 23-12/18-199.0-(Trend weight 198.2)

    Day 24-12/19-197.0-(Trend weight 198.1)

    Day 25-12/20-198.6-(Trend weight 198.2)

    Day 26-12/21-199.8-(Trend weight 198.3)

    Day 27-12/22-197.8-(Trend weight 198.3)

    Day 28-12/23-199.2-(Trend weight 198.4)

    WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 1 lb. GAIN
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3 lb GAIN


    Day 29-12/24-198.6-(Trend weight 198.4)

    Day 30-12/25-199.6-(Trend weight 198.5)

    Day 31-12/26-200.6-(Trend weight 198.7)

    Day 32-12/27-200.8-(Trend weight 198.9)

    Day 33-12/28-200.6-(Trend weight 199.1)


    Day 34-12/29-199.0-(Trend weight 199.1)

    Day 35-12/30-200.0-(Trend weight 199.2)



    WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.8 lb GAIN

    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3.8 lb GAIN



    Day 36-12/31-199.8-(Trend weight 199.2)

    Day 37-01/01-199.2-(Trend weight 199.2)

    Day 38-01/02-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)

    Day 39-01/03-199.8-(Trend weight 199.3)

    Day 40-01/04-198.8-(Trend weight 193.3)

    Day 41-01/05-199.0-(Trend weight 199.2)

    Day 42-01/06-198.4-(Trend weight 199.2)


    WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.6 lb LOSS
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.2 lb GAIN


    Day 43-01/07-200.0-(Trend weight 199.2)

    Day 44-01/08-200.2-(Trend weight 199.3)

    Day 45-01/09-200.0-(Trend weight 199.4)

    Day 46-01/10-200.4-(Trend weight 199.5)

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    WEEK 7 LOSS OR GAIN: 2.6 lbs LOST
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    Day 50-01/14-197.2-(Trend weight 198.8)

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    WEEK 10 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.8 lbs. GAIN
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    Day 76-02/09-194.4-(Trend weight 196.3) Yes Yes Yes! Below my starting weight! I did great yesterday until about 3:00 in the morning when I hit the candy dish (leftover Christmas chocolates etc still in there which I have had no problem resisting for 2 months now!) It was emotional eating 100% due to something that happened. When I say I gorged myself with it, I mean that I put a handful of it in all at once until I actually coughed and choked on it. But I still managed to swallow it! Of course, glucose is up this morning but scale was good because my exercise level was good and my overall day was on plan, otherwise. However, we all know it may still show up on the scale. Hopefully not tomorrow when I record how week 10 went and my accumulated weight loss so far during the challenge. I’m just sharing, my friends because you know who you are and you are not alone. Back on track today. DD and grandson will arrive this afternoon and hopefully she will not spend the weekend trying to feed me! Last weekend she brought very very high calorie and high carb soup she made. I promptly put it in the freezer in multiple measured servings. I will be refeeding it to her during times she is hungry and don’t know what she wants! Revenge!

    Day 77-02/10-193.6-(Trend weight 196.0) It has been since approximately the end of 2021 since I touched on 193. I am very happy to see this number. I know that counting my carbs and keeping my calories within limits is making all the difference. It takes both for me. I am still tweaking the menus, figuring out what my triggers are etc., finding my worst temptations and what I simply can’t resist so I can keep it away from me. It’s a learning process, this carb AND calorie counting, but I’m getting a little better at it every day. My first dietician appointment (for diabetes) is next Thursday. They will likely help me navigate the 3 diets I need all at once, weight loss, heart healthy (low fat) and low carb for the diabetes. In the meantime, I’m sticking to mainly healthy fats when I dip into the calories. Let’s get ready for Spring, my friends! It’s hard to imagine it after the snow storm last night and the loss of power this morning for a couple of hours, but the wildlife is telling me it’s on the way!



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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,884 Member
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    deepwoodslady wrote: »
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    @deepwoodslady

    You are doing great! Good plan on the dinner finding something delish that keeps the carbs and calories low. What do you marinate the chicken with?

    I usually just buy a marinade in a bottle. The one I used is a store brand (our family) pork & chop. You can use it on anything including chicken and it's delicious. 30 minutes in the fridge in a zip lock bag. If I make my own I usually use Italian dressing which I doctor up with some extra spices including more black pepper.

    I buy marinated chicken breast when they are on sale 2 for 1 at Safeway. They have some good flavours my favourite is Mumbai.

    I often just put a dry rub on chicken breasts as I am individually wrapping them to put in the freezer, but having heard this I should revisit marinating. I forgot how well Italian dressing does that job.
    So how do you cook them? Bake? BBQ? Lol, I do everything either on the George Foreman grill or the toaster oven due to my aversion to cleaning an oven : - )

    @dawnbgethealthy For my kebobs, they were in the oven. I also hate to clean the oven so I use pans with high sides (like a lasagne pan) and immediately wipe up anything I see to keep my oven looking like brand new lol! I do like the way the oven helps warm the house on these cold blistery winter days. Bang for my buck! However, I do use my George Foreman grill for lots of things too. Especially in hot weather.

    When my little local grocery marks down the dry rubbed chicken breast I always buy it. I throw that in the oven typically for a very easy meal. I have never dry rubbed my own meat, just marinade. What do you use typically for chicken breast?

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