100 day Challenge #16 – Saturday June 15 2023 to Friday September 22 2023

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  • bteri107
    bteri107 Posts: 320 Member
    I’m Teri
    Age 59, 5’4”

    Challenge Starting Weight: 143.3 lbs
    Challenge Goal Weight: 138lbs
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 130-133 lbs
    Challenge Ending Weight:
    Total Weight Loss for Challenge:

    Day 1 Thursday June 15 -- 143.3
    Day 2 Friday June 16 -- 142.1 – This is encouraging. Decrease is probably water retention from last week's heavy carb & sugar diet. Stayed in control with food intake yesterday. No exercise tho.

    1st week goal weight: 142.3
    1st week actual weight: 142.1

    Day 3 Saturday June 17 142.4 -- Out for dinner and cocktails with friends last night. Stayed in control with minimum carbs, and sugar from 2 glasses of pinot grigio.
    Day 4 Sunday June 18 142.5 – 3 days in the 142’s. Hope to be in the 141’s by tomorrow.
    Day 5 Monday June 19 142.5
    Day 6 Tuesday June 20 142.7 – Still hanging in the 142s. Leaving for a short trip on Thursday night. Won’t be weighing in from Fri – Sun. I just hope I can at least maintain my current weight. Next Mon / Tues will tell all.
    Day 7 Wednesday June 21 143.1 – Unnecessary carb intake yesterday. Need to put in a workout this afternoon.
    Day 8 Thursday June 22 141.4 – Almost to my goal for this week. Stayed on course yesterday with what I ate, and had a workout session on my Peloton bike, as well as some upper body toning. I leave tonight for a long weekend trip to Oahu so won't be able to log my weight for the next 3 days. I’ll try my best to keep the carbs and sugar at a minimum. And will try to get some laps in at the hotel’s pool. But mainly I want to spend time with my daughter who goes to school there and to shop for some clothes as Maui is very limited on clothing stores these days.
    Day 9 Friday June 23 –

    2nd week goal weight: 141.1
    2nd week actual weight: DNW [travel]

    3rd/ Current week:
    Day 10 Saturday June 24 DNW – [travel]
    Day 11 Sunday June 25 DNW – [travel]
    Day 12 Monday June 26 142.8 – So I gained a little over a pound since I last weighed (last Thurs). Tomorrow’s weight should show the final weight gained from my weekend travels… usually shows up about 2 days later. Back on the wagon today.
    Day 13 Tuesday June 27 142.4 – Stayed in control with food yesterday and got a workout in (15-min kettlebells, 15-min core, 10-min peloton climb).
    Day 14 Wednesday June 28 142.8 – I deserve this bump up. Gave in to sugar cravings yesterday and did not exercise.
    Day 15 Thursday June 29 142.1 – Moderate consumption of sugar and potato chips yesterday, but I got a 50-min Peloton workout in which maybe kept the insulin spike in balance. I have one more day to lose a pound to put me at my goal weight for this week.
    Day 16 Friday June 30 142.4 – Shucks, didn’t reach my weekly goal. Oh well, just keep going. Got a workout in yesterday: 20-min kettlebell, 10-min abs, and 15 min. Peloton ride. Had some unhealthy snacks (Oreos & potato chips) in the afternoon and a late, heavy dinner last night.

    3rd week goal weight: 141.1
    3rd week actual weight: 142.4
    3rd week result: .4 lb loss
    Overall challenge result: .9 lb loss

    Week 4:
    Day 17 – Saturday July 01 142.4
    Day 18 – Sunday July 02 DNW
    Day 19 – Monday July 03 DNW – Still need to work on my all or nothing tendency. Went to a party yesterday and enjoyed the food and desserts. I should have been satisfied and stopped there. But no, once I got home, I continued with the junk food. Why can’t I just be satisfied with an intermittent splurge? Why do I have to continue until I go to bed? The trigger is real. I have to find a way to balance food.
    Day 20 – Tuesday July 04 144.6 – This gain is the consequence from the weekend. And tonight we celebrate the 4th of July with friends visiting from the East Coast. Oh boy. Here we go again, and mid-week nonetheless. Only portion control will save me. Happy Independence Day everyone!
    Day 21 – Wednesday July 5 143.5
    Day 22 – Thursday July 06 DNW I overdid it this past week and just don’t want to be discouraged by the scale. I hope to have a more positive attitude about it tomorrow.
    Day 23 – Friday July 07

    4th week goal weight: 141.1
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  • ptitejeanne
    ptitejeanne Posts: 2,116 Member
    Hi! I'm Jeanne. 👋😀
    I'm 47, 5' 4", live in Canada 🇨🇦

    1st week goal weight: ⬇️
    1st week actual weight: 167

    Day 1 Thursday June 15: 167
    Day 2 Friday June 16: 167
    Day 3 Saturday June 17: 165.7
    Day 4 Sunday June 18: 168
    Day 5 Monday June 19: 165.2
    Day 6 Tuesday June 20: 164.0
    Day 7 Wednesday June 21: 165.2

    2nd week goal weight: 165
    2nd week actual weight: 163.4

    Day 8 TH June 22: 163.4
    Day 9 FR June 23: 162.6
    Day 10 SA June 24: 162.5
    Day 11 SU June 25: 163.6
    Day 12 MO June 26: 163.4
    Day 13 TU June 27: 163.2
    Day 14 WE June 28: 165.2

    3rd week goal weight: 163.0
    3rd week actual weight: 163.8

    Day 15 TH June 29: 163.8
    Day 16 FR June 30: 162.6
    Day 17 SA July 1: 161.4
    Day 18 SU July 2: 163.0
    Day 19 MO July 3: 161.2
    Day 20 TU July 4: 163.2
    Day 21 WE July 5: 162.0

    4th week goal weight: 161
    4th week actual weight: 162.2

    Day 22 TH July 6: 162.2
  • tinathescreamer
    tinathescreamer Posts: 610 Member
    @dawnbgethealthy I had aloo matar - potatoes and peas. Why yes, I am a carboholic.

    Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone!
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,025 Member
    edited July 2023
    100 Days of Accountability 6/15 - 9/22
    I need to quit losing the same pounds over and over. If you are tired of starting over, STOP giving up.

    Female, Age 62, 5’3”
    Challenge Starting Weight: 230.8 (6/14/2023)
    Challenge Goal: <219
    History & Goals
    Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in day out.
    Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
    2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
    2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
    2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021) NOTE: Low 201.1 in August 2021
    2022 SW: 209 BMI 37.0 (1/1/2022)
    2023 SW: 232 BMI 41.1 (1/1/2023)

    UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
    🎯 Mini Goals & Weight:
    * Get out of the 230s!!!!!!
    * Recover lowest during round #15 226.2
    * Making below 225 stick
    * Into the teens again: <220
    * Less than I started year 2022: <209
    * Prior to Oct 2021 roadtrip damage: <206
    * Onederland: 199
    * Obese stage 1 BMI 34.9: 197
    * 50 lbs lost never to be found: 195

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

    My goal for 2023 is to get into ONEderland and make it stick. Changing my life.
    Plans:
    🔹Find workout routine that works (walk, bike, planks, yoga, swim, strength training, take advantage of retirement to be more active); target walking 100 miles each month
    🔹Drink more water (target min 64-80 oz daily; start with 1 glass before coffee)
    🔹Journal Food Daily (tracking with MFP since 12/28/2018; basically skipped June-Dec 2019; recommit 1/1/2020; skipped out April-July 2020; recommit 8/6/2020; derailed in 2022; recommit 1/3/2023)
    🔹Daily Vitamins (Dr’s orders; need to not ignore)
    🔹Drink less alcohol (3 AF days per week; ~12-16 AF days per month; limit 1-2 glasses per day)

    Day / Weight Daily Weigh In / Trend Weight / Comments report day of steps & activity with notes from the day before

    Info from last day of round #15.
    Day 100: 6/14 - 230.8 / 231.4 - 12452 steps 4.9 miles (3.1 mile walk)

    Day 1: 6/15 - 229.7 / 231.2 - 11781 steps 4.58 miles (3 mile walk) - I use free version of Happy Scale app to track trend weight and next 5 lb goal. Spent time today catching up my weight entries to monitor trends. Cannot believe I’ve not entered the updates since Oct 20, 2022! I probably could have just skipped since my Trend Weight doesn’t really reflect since I was on vacation and not tracking daily weigh ins but I did it anyway. Feels like I’m back and focused.
    I have it set to track trend weights based on the previous 14 days using Happy Scale smoothing method
    Day 2: 6/16 - 229.6 / 230.8 - 6328 steps 2.4 miles Lots of water, 2 days of walking the dog 3 miles and journaling every bite with remaining calories in the green is paying off. No walk Friday to rest my knees.

    1st week goal weight: < 230
    1st week actual weight: 229.6 / 230.8
    1st Week Weight Loss: 1.2
    Challenge weight lost: 1.2
    Challenge weight to go: 10.6
    Working my way back down from the 4.5 lb gain on a 15 day vacation. The initial weigh in for this challenge was a day after 24+ hours of travel on 3 flights with layovers. So lots of bloat which I expected to peal off easily. Now for the hard work. I’m happy to be back under 230!

    Day / Weight Daily Weigh In / Trend Weight / Comments report day of steps & activity with notes from the day before

    Day 3: 6/17 - 229.7 / 230.5 - 4533 steps 1.77 miles Gardened instead of walking to continue resting my knees. Yesterday snacked a little too much while also skipping exercise to baby my knees! Started off well with blueberries but then ended up eating rainbow sherbet, cheese & crackers, and Pepperidge Farm cookies. Journaled everything which is my positive note. -957 remaining calories.
    Day 4: 6/18 - 229.1 / 230 - 5738 steps 2.27 miles Plans to weed more today as the garden got out of hand while we were on vacation. Better snacking day yesterday and pre-journaled my day with the exception of the veggies since I wasn’t sure what DIL had in mind as we celebrated Father’s Day with them last night. -836 remaining calories but my net carbs 84 for the day was great since they do Keto LOL
    Day 5: 6/19 - 230.7 / 230.1 - 7852 steps 3.06 miles (walk 1.34) Let myself slip back into the 230s ARGH! Too much pie this weekend and no formal exercise since I’m resting my knees. Can’t seem to get enough sleep. 10 hrs of sleep during the night and still took an hour nap in the afternoon Sunday. Really good not snacking but did polish off the Father’s Day lemon meringue pie after lunch & dinner. Journaled everything again -151 remaining calories but feels worse than yesterday.
    Day 6: 6/20 - 230.4 / 230.2 - 4209 steps 1.63 miles. No gardening or exercise. Avoided journaling yesterday but finally came to terms with it. Lunch out with a friend at a Mexican restaurant which never helps the scale and of course is hard to journal. I didn’t eat the whole basket of chips! Counted out 12 :) -548 remaining calories. Not excited that my weight is in the 230s and that my trend line is going up! Need to quit resting my aching knees.
    Day 7: 6/21 - 229.9 / 230.2 - 10024 steps 3.77 miles (2.81 mi walk) Today I plan to walk!! I'm also going to help DD prep for my granddaughter's first birthday party on Saturday before heading to book club tonight at a Mexican restaurant. I did my mammogram and went to watercolor class yesterday. Great day on snacking but fast food for lunch and too much wine watching LSU baseball. -457 remaining calories.
    Day 8: 6/22 - 230.2 / 230.2 - 4795 steps 1.91 miles SODIUM?? DH & I talked … I think I’m going to not walk for a while because I barely made it home yesterday and my knees are worse. So instead the plan is to build up strength in my knees with on my indoor bike for the next month. It will be a lot less pounding than walking. Yesterday at book club I planned to eat a salad at the Mexican restaurant but chose half order of chicken quesadillas. -315 remaining calories.
    Day 9: 6/23 - 228.6 / 229.7 - 7272 steps 2.7 miles (1.06 mi walk) biked 10 min and then did my Strength Training class skipping anything that might harm my knees more … so mainly upper body stuff. Sporting clays with Lady Clay Shooters Summer League now on Thursdays in this darn heat for 1.5 hrs! Fun but I’m a terrible shot since I’ve not gone shooting for a year. But I did walk the course to the 10 stations even though I was offered to ride in a friend’s golf cart. AF when I got home in the evening. I like sporting clays because it is an activity with friends where I’m not eating or drinking!!! -76 remaining calories.

    2nd week goal weight: < 230 until I maintain it! Don’t let it slip back up into the 30s
    2nd week actual weight: b] 228.6 [/b] / 229.7
    2nd week weight loss: 1
    Challenge weight lost: 2.2
    Challenge weight to go: 9.6
    Got back under 230 now to keep that over the weekend with my granddaughter’s first birthday party. Next target it 226 which was the lowest I hit last round before vacation.

    Day 10: 6/24 - 230 / 229.8 - 6331 steps 2.44 miles, 10 min on the bike. Too much olive tapas! Trader Joe's Olive Tapenade spread on toasted French bread YUMMY, homemade spaghetti, and wine last night. Enjoyed watching Avatar Way of Water (3 hrs!) Lots of little exercises yesterday … baby steps. Today’s challenge will be my granddaughter’s 1 year old birthday party. -405 remaining calories.
    Day 11: 6/25 - 230.1 / 229.8 - 3829 steps 1.44 miles, 10 min on bike and 5 min strength with feet up using 3 lb weights! Darn scale! Not doing my 3 mile walks is killing me. The weekend indulgences need to come to an end … such a hard habit to break. Stayed away from the birthday cake, popsicles, watermelon margaritas, beer, etc yesterday. Stuck with the fruit on the table. Actually came home hungry! LOL DH and I then had ice cream at home! My activity for yesterday was picking up and running after my little granddaughters which is a lot of fun. -238 remaining calories.
    STARTING 21 day challenge ... feet up and 5 mins of hand weights (or even cans from the pantry) doing flys, tricep extensions, chest presses. Something simple that doesn't require much effort but gets us in to better habits. JOIN US!!!
    Day 12: 6/26 - 230.2 / 230.0 - 4130 steps 1.59 miles, 5 flights, 10 min on bike and 5 min strength with feet up using 3 lb weights! Then my regular strength training class. Well the Marie Calendar Chicken Pot Pie for lunch yesterday is NOT diet friendly! Oh my! Then too much wine with dinner resulted in my trend going back up to the 30s. :( -818 remaining calories.
    Day 13: 6/27 - 230.3 / 230.1 - 5780 steps 2.22 miles Well I’m not eating diet food nor controlling portions so the results are earned. Need to focus. Taking care of my granddaughter today since she can’t go to daycare so away from my normal routine as well as skipping my watercolor class. LSU Baseball won the College World Series! Way to GEAUX Tigers! -245 remaining calories
    Day 14: 6/28 - 230.5 / 230.2 - 3263 steps 1.26 miles Great day babysitting my older granddaughter. Left the house later and was able to get my 5 min of strength and 10 min on bike! -958 remaining calories
    Day 15: 6/29 - DNW - 6384 steps 2.44 miles Crazy day! Totally forgot to weigh in and obviously forgot to post early in the morning as my habit. Also didn’t make it to Lady Clays Sporting Clays Summer League. But I will survive. What went right? I did 15 min on bike, 5 min strength for challenge and also gardened. Then discovered DD & her husband both had fever. So picked up younger granddaughter at daycare and have her over night. -181 remaining calories.
    Day 16: 6/30 - 229.7 / 230.1 - Did not journal yesterday!!! Missed my 1 hr strength training class cause I was watching my 1 year old granddaughter while DH walked the dog. But went swimming with my granddaughter today, biked 15 min and 5 min of strength.
    3rd week goal weight: Recover lowest during round #15 226.2 until I hit it
    3rd week actual weight: 229.7 / 230.1
    3rd week weight GAIN: 1.1
    Challenge weight lost: 1.1
    Challenge weight to go: 10.7
    Let my weight slip back up into the 230s this week and then had to work it back down. So much going on that I’m not planning food which never works because if hungry or busy I usually make poor choices.


    Day 17: 7/01 - 228.9 / 229.7 - 6090 steps 2.31 miles. 2 days and nights chasing a 1 year old! That was what I was missing before in my weight loss plan LOL! Didn’t journal yesterday and also didn’t wear my Apple Watch to track steps. I did get in my daily exercises yesterday! I was busy and the scale shows that I choose well. DH & I were both hungry before bed. He had ice cream and I choose a bowl of cherries :) I slept like a baby 8 hrs.
    Day 18: 7/02 - 230.7 / 230.0 - 6515 steps 2.53 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength. Thoughts of yesterday… Well this is where you get when you don’t exercise! AND my DD & SIL brought us breakfast tacos, lunch Popeyes fried chicken & leftovers for dinner from lunch as a thank you for watching our younger granddaughter for 2 days & nights. They left around 3pm when DH & I had to run to the grocery store and prep for tomorrow’s feast. Seems the adult kids decided they are gathering at our house on Sunday for lunch. They are bringing brisket and dessert … I have the potato salad and baked beans. This weekend the scales are going wild.
    Day 19: 7/03 - 230.2 / 230.0 - 4679 steps 1.72 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength and 17 bags of mulch for a very long back flower bed that I weeded a week ago. Weekends are a mess for my WL journey. I expected many more pounds on the scale and was nicely surprised. Yesterday kids came over and we had a feast! Today I get back on track … journaling and gardening!
    Day 20: 7/04 - 230.2 /230.1 - 4118 steps 1.55 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength in the morning. Last night … DH & I had date night … you can do that on a Monday evening at 5pm to catch happy hour when you are retired LOL
    HAPPY 4th of July! We are enjoying a quiet evening at home.
    Day 21 : 7/05 - 230.2 / 230.1 - 3620 steps 1.39 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength. Today the weekend leftovers are no longer in the house and I plan to get back on track with healthy eating!!
    Day 22: 7/06 - 228.7 / 229.7 - 3147 steps 1.19 miles 5 min of strength skipped the bike. Knees are really painful and it is hard to even sleep.
    Day 23: 7/07 - 228.9 / 229.5 - older granddaughter 18 months is staying overnight so I’ll be active just need to keep eating in check!

    4th week goal weight: < 230 until I maintain it! Don’t let it slip back up into the 30s
    4th week actual weight: 228.9 / 229.5 TREND IS UNDER 230!
    4th week weight loss: .8
    Challenge weight lost: 1.9
    Challenge weight to go: 9.9
    BYE BYE long holiday weekend indulgence... brought myself back under 230. In the green this week. Losses 3 weeks still trying to offset 1 week gaining. But headed in the right direction if I can put more weeks of green than red I’ll get to my goal eventually. But really would like to maintain over the weekend and not have to do recovery next week. Going into the weekend with positive thoughts!
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    Challenge Starting Weight: 230.8
    Challenge Goal: <219
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    Mini 21 day Challenge - Arm weights exercises with legs in the air. 5 minute timer of chest presses, flys, skull crushers. Plus I'm riding my bike daily to get my knees back in shape!
    Day 1 - 6/25 - 10 min on bike, 5 min strength using 3 lb weights!
    Day 2 - 6/26 - 10 min on bike, 5 min strength using 3 lb weights!
    Day 3 - 6/27 - Skipped exercise :( Babysit younger granddaughter who couldn't go to daycare due to eye infection. Out of the house by 6am and home late.
    Day 4 - 6/28 - 10 min on bike, 5 min strength using 3 lb weights
    Day 5 - 6/29 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength w/ 3 lb weights
    Day 6 - 6/30 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength w/ 3 lb weights
    Day 7 - 7/1 - Skipped exercise :( Crazy day and didn't find 20 min to complete my daily routine :(
    Day 8 - 7/2 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength w/ 3 lb weights
    Day 9 - 7/3 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength w/ 3 lb weights
    Day 10 - 7/4 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength w/ 3 lb weights
    Currently I’m doing 2 sets of 20 each flys, skull crushers, presses and if the 5 min timer has not gone off then I continue with other tricep exercises
    Day 11 - 7/5 - biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights 1st set w/ 3 lb 2nd set
    Day 12 - 7/6 - skipped bike to rest knees, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights 1st set w/ 3 lb 2nd set
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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,362 Member
    @dawnbgethealthy I read your post for today after I'd posted mine. I agree that the night time eating is a giant no-no but I don't know what else to try. I'm just not tired any earlier after years of working late shifts (over 45 years). And I do enjoy the quiet "me time" at night for reading, TV or research that I just don't have time for during the day. I don't have any answers to help you or me. I do usually save some of my exercise for after my very late dinner. But that's all I've got.
  • tinacuso
    tinacuso Posts: 4,265 Member
    @tinathescreamer - Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great day!
  • tinacuso
    tinacuso Posts: 4,265 Member
    @Lilylady3k - Thanks for the recipe. I think I will give it a try.
  • tinacuso
    tinacuso Posts: 4,265 Member
    Hi! I'm Tina.
    I'm 67, 5' 6" tall and live in upstate New York.

    Day 1 Thursday June 15: 173.0
    Day 2 Friday June 16: 172.7 - Went for a bike ride & logged all my food. Off to a good start

    1st week goal weight:
    1st week actual weight:172.7

    Day 3 Saturday June 17: 172.6
    Day 4 Sunday June 18: 174.1 - Birthday dinner and today's is Fathers Day UGH
    Day 5 Monday June 19: 174.4 - Hopefully this will now go down.
    Day 6 Tuesday June 20: DNW
    Day 7 Wednesday June 21: 173. 8 - Still struggling. Need to log better. Went for a walk
    Day 8 Thursday June 22: 173.2 - Going in the right direction. Still need to log better.
    Day 9 Friday June 23: 172.9 - Didn't meet my goal.

    2nd week goal weight:172.5
    2nd week actual weight:172.9 Down 0.1

    Day 10 Saturday June 24: 173.6 - UGH Had bookgroup at my house and I ate too much. I was good today so I will see what tomorrow brings.
    Day 11 Sunday June 25: 173.3 - Went for a walk tonight and basically starting over.
    Day 12 Monday June 26: 173.1 - Went for a 5 miles walk. Need more protein in my diet
    Day 13 Tuesday June 27: DNW
    Day 14 Wednesday June 28:DNW
    Day 15 Thursday June 29: DNW
    Day 16 Friday June 30: DNW

    3rd week goal weight: 172.0
    3rd week actual weight:---

    Day 17 – Saturday July 01: DNW
    Day 18 – Sunday July 02 :DNW
    Day 19 – Monday July 03: 174.0
    Day 20 – Tuesday July 04 : 174.0
    Day 21 – Wednesday July 05:173.5 - Hope to get back on track.
    Went to visit my girlfriend for a few days.
    Day 22 – Thursday July 06 - 173.3 - Walked 5 miles
    Day 23 – Friday July 07 - 173.2 - Walked 3 miles

    4th week goal weight: 172.0
    4th week actual weight:173.2 (hopefully next week)
  • bteri107
    bteri107 Posts: 320 Member
    @deepwoodslady Have you ever watched youtube videos by Dr. Jason Fung? He gives a realistic approach to intermittent fasting, including when your schedule has your eating times during the later hours of the night. It can still work.
  • bteri107
    bteri107 Posts: 320 Member
    I’m Teri
    Age 59, 5’4”

    Challenge Starting Weight: 143.3 lbs
    Challenge Goal Weight: 138lbs
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 130-133 lbs
    Challenge Ending Weight:
    Total Weight Loss for Challenge:

    Day 1 Thursday June 15 -- 143.3
    Day 2 Friday June 16 -- 142.1 – This is encouraging. Decrease is probably water retention from last week's heavy carb & sugar diet. Stayed in control with food intake yesterday. No exercise tho.

    1st week goal weight: 142.3
    1st week actual weight: 142.1

    Day 3 Saturday June 17 142.4 -- Out for dinner and cocktails with friends last night. Stayed in control with minimum carbs, and sugar from 2 glasses of pinot grigio.
    Day 4 Sunday June 18 142.5 – 3 days in the 142’s. Hope to be in the 141’s by tomorrow.
    Day 5 Monday June 19 142.5
    Day 6 Tuesday June 20 142.7 – Still hanging in the 142s. Leaving for a short trip on Thursday night. Won’t be weighing in from Fri – Sun. I just hope I can at least maintain my current weight. Next Mon / Tues will tell all.
    Day 7 Wednesday June 21 143.1 – Unnecessary carb intake yesterday. Need to put in a workout this afternoon.
    Day 8 Thursday June 22 141.4 – Almost to my goal for this week. Stayed on course yesterday with what I ate, and had a workout session on my Peloton bike, as well as some upper body toning. I leave tonight for a long weekend trip to Oahu so won't be able to log my weight for the next 3 days. I’ll try my best to keep the carbs and sugar at a minimum. And will try to get some laps in at the hotel’s pool. But mainly I want to spend time with my daughter who goes to school there and to shop for some clothes as Maui is very limited on clothing stores these days.
    Day 9 Friday June 23 –

    2nd week goal weight: 141.1
    2nd week actual weight: DNW [travel]

    3rd/ Current week:
    Day 10 Saturday June 24 DNW – [travel]
    Day 11 Sunday June 25 DNW – [travel]
    Day 12 Monday June 26 142.8 – So I gained a little over a pound since I last weighed (last Thurs). Tomorrow’s weight should show the final weight gained from my weekend travels… usually shows up about 2 days later. Back on the wagon today.
    Day 13 Tuesday June 27 142.4 – Stayed in control with food yesterday and got a workout in (15-min kettlebells, 15-min core, 10-min peloton climb).
    Day 14 Wednesday June 28 142.8 – I deserve this bump up. Gave in to sugar cravings yesterday and did not exercise.
    Day 15 Thursday June 29 142.1 – Moderate consumption of sugar and potato chips yesterday, but I got a 50-min Peloton workout in which maybe kept the insulin spike in balance. I have one more day to lose a pound to put me at my goal weight for this week.
    Day 16 Friday June 30 142.4 – Shucks, didn’t reach my weekly goal. Oh well, just keep going. Got a workout in yesterday: 20-min kettlebell, 10-min abs, and 15 min. Peloton ride. Had some unhealthy snacks (Oreos & potato chips) in the afternoon and a late, heavy dinner last night.

    3rd week goal weight: 141.1
    3rd week actual weight: 142.4
    3rd week result: .4 lb loss
    Overall challenge result: .9 lb loss

    Week 4:
    Day 17 – Saturday July 01 142.4
    Day 18 – Sunday July 02 DNW
    Day 19 – Monday July 03 DNW – Still need to work on my all or nothing tendency. Went to a party yesterday and enjoyed the food and desserts. I should have been satisfied and stopped there. But no, once I got home, I continued with the junk food. Why can’t I just be satisfied with an intermittent splurge? Why do I have to continue until I go to bed? The trigger is real. I have to find a way to balance food.
    Day 20 – Tuesday July 04 144.6 – This gain is the consequence from the weekend. And tonight we celebrate the 4th of July with friends visiting from the East Coast. Oh boy. Here we go again, and mid-week nonetheless. Only portion control will save me. Happy Independence Day everyone!
    Day 21 – Wednesday July 5 143.5
    Day 22 – Thursday July 06 DNW -- I overdid it this past week and just don’t want to be discouraged by the scale. I hope to have a more positive attitude about it tomorrow.
    Day 23 – Friday July 07 144.8 – I deserve this. Ugh!

    4th week goal weight: 141.1
    4th week actual weight: 144.8
    4th week result: 2.4 lbs gained
    Overall challenge result: 1.5 lbs gained
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,970 Member
    Thank you, @dawnbgethealthy !
    I'm in!
    73 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
    ...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
    Heaviest: 192.2
    Round GW: 148.0
    UGW: 145.0
    Day 01 - 06/15 - 154.9 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then...zero...
    Day 02 - 06/16 - 156.5 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
    Day 03 - 06/17 - 154.9 at 7:00 a.m. ...5.69 miles in 114 mins
    Day 04 - 06/18 - 156.0 at 7:00 a.m. ...family dinner ...5.60 miles in 114 mins
    Day 05 - 06/19 - 154.0 at 7:30 a.m. ...DH's b'day...so much good food this weekend!
    Day 06 - 06/20 - 154.0 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 6.12 miles in 121 mins
    Day 07 - 06/21 - 153.8 at 8:00 a.m. ...zero!!
    WEEK 1 any loss - -1.1
    Day 08 - 06/22 - 154.0 at 7:00 a.m. ...5.70 miles in 116 mins
    Day 09 - 06/23 - 153.2 at 7:00 a.m. ...Kaiser for tests
    Day 10 - 06/24 - 153.6 at 8:00 a.m. ...6.31 miles in 128 mins
    Day 11 - 06/25 - 152.4 at 8:30 a.m. ...zero
    Day 12 - 06/26 - 153.2 at 7:50 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
    Day 13 - 06/27 - 153.7 at 7:00 a.m. ...6.17 miles in 118 mins
    Day 14 - 06/28 - 152.7 at 6:45 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer and doctor's appt
    WEEK 2 any loss - -1.3
    Day 15 - 06/29 - 152.2 at 7:00 a.m. ...3.91 miles in 85 mins w/sweet husband!!
    Day 16 - 06/30 - 152.5 at 7:50 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
    Day 17 - 07/01 - 151.3 at 8:00 a.m. ...108 degrees here in Northern California...no walking for me!!
    Day 18 - 07/02 - 150.5 at 8:00 a.m. ...106 degrees here in Northern California...no walking for me!!
    Day 19 - 07/03 - 152.3 at 6:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
    Day 20 - 07/04 - 151.0 at 6:30 a.m. ...5.67 miles in 118 mins...a bit on the slow side!!
    Day 21 - 07/05 - 151.0 at 6:15 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
    WEEK 3 any loss - -1.2
    Day 22 - 07/06 - 150.6 at 6:00 a.m. ...zero!!
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    Chris
  • ptitejeanne
    ptitejeanne Posts: 2,116 Member
    Hi! I'm Jeanne. 👋😀
    I'm 47, 5' 4", live in Canada 🇨🇦

    1st week goal weight: ⬇️
    1st week actual weight: 167

    Day 1 Thursday June 15: 167
    Day 2 Friday June 16: 167
    Day 3 Saturday June 17: 165.7
    Day 4 Sunday June 18: 168
    Day 5 Monday June 19: 165.2
    Day 6 Tuesday June 20: 164.0
    Day 7 Wednesday June 21: 165.2

    2nd week goal weight: 165
    2nd week actual weight: 163.4

    Day 8 TH June 22: 163.4
    Day 9 FR June 23: 162.6
    Day 10 SA June 24: 162.5
    Day 11 SU June 25: 163.6
    Day 12 MO June 26: 163.4
    Day 13 TU June 27: 163.2
    Day 14 WE June 28: 165.2

    3rd week goal weight: 163.0
    3rd week actual weight: 163.8

    Day 15 TH June 29: 163.8
    Day 16 FR June 30: 162.6
    Day 17 SA July 1: 161.4
    Day 18 SU July 2: 163.0
    Day 19 MO July 3: 161.2
    Day 20 TU July 4: 163.2
    Day 21 WE July 5: 162.0

    4th week goal weight: 161
    4th week actual weight: 162.2

    Day 22 TH July 6: 162.2
    Day 23 FR July 7: 163.2
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,025 Member
    100 Days of Accountability 6/15 - 9/22
    I need to quit losing the same pounds over and over. If you are tired of starting over, STOP giving up.

    Female, Age 62, 5’3”
    Challenge Starting Weight: 230.8 (6/14/2023)
    Challenge Goal: <219
    History & Goals
    Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in day out.
    Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
    2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
    2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
    2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021) NOTE: Low 201.1 in August 2021
    2022 SW: 209 BMI 37.0 (1/1/2022)
    2023 SW: 232 BMI 41.1 (1/1/2023)

    UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
    🎯 Mini Goals & Weight:
    * Get out of the 230s!!!!!!
    * Recover lowest during round #15 226.2
    * Making below 225 stick
    * Into the teens again: <220
    * Less than I started year 2022: <209
    * Prior to Oct 2021 roadtrip damage: <206
    * Onederland: 199
    * Obese stage 1 BMI 34.9: 197
    * 50 lbs lost never to be found: 195

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

    My goal for 2023 is to get into ONEderland and make it stick. Changing my life.
    Plans:
    🔹Find workout routine that works (walk, bike, planks, yoga, swim, strength training, take advantage of retirement to be more active); target walking 100 miles each month
    🔹Drink more water (target min 64-80 oz daily; start with 1 glass before coffee)
    🔹Journal Food Daily (tracking with MFP since 12/28/2018; basically skipped June-Dec 2019; recommit 1/1/2020; skipped out April-July 2020; recommit 8/6/2020; derailed in 2022; recommit 1/3/2023)
    🔹Daily Vitamins (Dr’s orders; need to not ignore)
    🔹Drink less alcohol (3 AF days per week; ~12-16 AF days per month; limit 1-2 glasses per day)

    Day / Weight Daily Weigh In / Trend Weight / Comments report day of steps & activity with notes from the day before

    Info from last day of round #15.
    Day 100: 6/14 - 230.8 / 231.4 - 12452 steps 4.9 miles (3.1 mile walk)

    Day 1: 6/15 - 229.7 / 231.2 - 11781 steps 4.58 miles (3 mile walk) - I use free version of Happy Scale app to track trend weight and next 5 lb goal. Spent time today catching up my weight entries to monitor trends. Cannot believe I’ve not entered the updates since Oct 20, 2022! I probably could have just skipped since my Trend Weight doesn’t really reflect since I was on vacation and not tracking daily weigh ins but I did it anyway. Feels like I’m back and focused.
    I have it set to track trend weights based on the previous 14 days using Happy Scale smoothing method
    Day 2: 6/16 - 229.6 / 230.8 - 6328 steps 2.4 miles Lots of water, 2 days of walking the dog 3 miles and journaling every bite with remaining calories in the green is paying off. No walk Friday to rest my knees.

    1st week goal weight: < 230
    1st week actual weight: 229.6 / 230.8
    1st Week Weight Loss: 1.2
    Challenge weight lost: 1.2
    Challenge weight to go: 10.6
    Working my way back down from the 4.5 lb gain on a 15 day vacation. The initial weigh in for this challenge was a day after 24+ hours of travel on 3 flights with layovers. So lots of bloat which I expected to peal off easily. Now for the hard work. I’m happy to be back under 230!

    Day / Weight Daily Weigh In / Trend Weight / Comments report day of steps & activity with notes from the day before

    Day 3: 6/17 - 229.7 / 230.5 - 4533 steps 1.77 miles Gardened instead of walking to continue resting my knees. Yesterday snacked a little too much while also skipping exercise to baby my knees! Started off well with blueberries but then ended up eating rainbow sherbet, cheese & crackers, and Pepperidge Farm cookies. Journaled everything which is my positive note. -957 remaining calories.
    Day 4: 6/18 - 229.1 / 230 - 5738 steps 2.27 miles Plans to weed more today as the garden got out of hand while we were on vacation. Better snacking day yesterday and pre-journaled my day with the exception of the veggies since I wasn’t sure what DIL had in mind as we celebrated Father’s Day with them last night. -836 remaining calories but my net carbs 84 for the day was great since they do Keto LOL
    Day 5: 6/19 - 230.7 / 230.1 - 7852 steps 3.06 miles (walk 1.34) Let myself slip back into the 230s ARGH! Too much pie this weekend and no formal exercise since I’m resting my knees. Can’t seem to get enough sleep. 10 hrs of sleep during the night and still took an hour nap in the afternoon Sunday. Really good not snacking but did polish off the Father’s Day lemon meringue pie after lunch & dinner. Journaled everything again -151 remaining calories but feels worse than yesterday.
    Day 6: 6/20 - 230.4 / 230.2 - 4209 steps 1.63 miles. No gardening or exercise. Avoided journaling yesterday but finally came to terms with it. Lunch out with a friend at a Mexican restaurant which never helps the scale and of course is hard to journal. I didn’t eat the whole basket of chips! Counted out 12 :) -548 remaining calories. Not excited that my weight is in the 230s and that my trend line is going up! Need to quit resting my aching knees.
    Day 7: 6/21 - 229.9 / 230.2 - 10024 steps 3.77 miles (2.81 mi walk) Today I plan to walk!! I'm also going to help DD prep for my granddaughter's first birthday party on Saturday before heading to book club tonight at a Mexican restaurant. I did my mammogram and went to watercolor class yesterday. Great day on snacking but fast food for lunch and too much wine watching LSU baseball. -457 remaining calories.
    Day 8: 6/22 - 230.2 / 230.2 - 4795 steps 1.91 miles SODIUM?? DH & I talked … I think I’m going to not walk for a while because I barely made it home yesterday and my knees are worse. So instead the plan is to build up strength in my knees with on my indoor bike for the next month. It will be a lot less pounding than walking. Yesterday at book club I planned to eat a salad at the Mexican restaurant but chose half order of chicken quesadillas. -315 remaining calories.
    Day 9: 6/23 - 228.6 / 229.7 - 7272 steps 2.7 miles (1.06 mi walk) biked 10 min and then did my Strength Training class skipping anything that might harm my knees more … so mainly upper body stuff. Sporting clays with Lady Clay Shooters Summer League now on Thursdays in this darn heat for 1.5 hrs! Fun but I’m a terrible shot since I’ve not gone shooting for a year. But I did walk the course to the 10 stations even though I was offered to ride in a friend’s golf cart. AF when I got home in the evening. I like sporting clays because it is an activity with friends where I’m not eating or drinking!!! -76 remaining calories.

    2nd week goal weight: < 230 until I maintain it! Don’t let it slip back up into the 30s
    2nd week actual weight: b] 228.6 [/b] / 229.7
    2nd week weight loss: 1
    Challenge weight lost: 2.2
    Challenge weight to go: 9.6
    Got back under 230 now to keep that over the weekend with my granddaughter’s first birthday party. Next target it 226 which was the lowest I hit last round before vacation.

    Day 10: 6/24 - 230 / 229.8 - 6331 steps 2.44 miles, 10 min on the bike. Too much olive tapas! Trader Joe's Olive Tapenade spread on toasted French bread YUMMY, homemade spaghetti, and wine last night. Enjoyed watching Avatar Way of Water (3 hrs!) Lots of little exercises yesterday … baby steps. Today’s challenge will be my granddaughter’s 1 year old birthday party. -405 remaining calories.
    Day 11: 6/25 - 230.1 / 229.8 - 3829 steps 1.44 miles, 10 min on bike and 5 min strength with feet up using 3 lb weights! Darn scale! Not doing my 3 mile walks is killing me. The weekend indulgences need to come to an end … such a hard habit to break. Stayed away from the birthday cake, popsicles, watermelon margaritas, beer, etc yesterday. Stuck with the fruit on the table. Actually came home hungry! LOL DH and I then had ice cream at home! My activity for yesterday was picking up and running after my little granddaughters which is a lot of fun. -238 remaining calories.
    STARTING 21 day challenge ... feet up and 5 mins of hand weights (or even cans from the pantry) doing flys, tricep extensions, chest presses. Something simple that doesn't require much effort but gets us in to better habits. JOIN US!!!
    Day 12: 6/26 - 230.2 / 230.0 - 4130 steps 1.59 miles, 5 flights, 10 min on bike and 5 min strength with feet up using 3 lb weights! Then my regular strength training class. Well the Marie Calendar Chicken Pot Pie for lunch yesterday is NOT diet friendly! Oh my! Then too much wine with dinner resulted in my trend going back up to the 30s. :( -818 remaining calories.
    Day 13: 6/27 - 230.3 / 230.1 - 5780 steps 2.22 miles Well I’m not eating diet food nor controlling portions so the results are earned. Need to focus. Taking care of my granddaughter today since she can’t go to daycare so away from my normal routine as well as skipping my watercolor class. LSU Baseball won the College World Series! Way to GEAUX Tigers! -245 remaining calories
    Day 14: 6/28 - 230.5 / 230.2 - 3263 steps 1.26 miles Great day babysitting my older granddaughter. Left the house later and was able to get my 5 min of strength and 10 min on bike! -958 remaining calories
    Day 15: 6/29 - DNW - 6384 steps 2.44 miles Crazy day! Totally forgot to weigh in and obviously forgot to post early in the morning as my habit. Also didn’t make it to Lady Clays Sporting Clays Summer League. But I will survive. What went right? I did 15 min on bike, 5 min strength for challenge and also gardened. Then discovered DD & her husband both had fever. So picked up younger granddaughter at daycare and have her over night. -181 remaining calories.
    Day 16: 6/30 - 229.7 / 230.1 - Did not journal yesterday!!! Missed my 1 hr strength training class cause I was watching my 1 year old granddaughter while DH walked the dog. But went swimming with my granddaughter today, biked 15 min and 5 min of strength.

    3rd week goal weight: Recover lowest during round #15 226.2 until I hit it
    3rd week actual weight: 229.7 / 230.1
    3rd week weight GAIN: 1.1
    Challenge weight lost: 1.1
    Challenge weight to go: 10.7
    Let my weight slip back up into the 230s this week and then had to work it back down. So much going on that I’m not planning food which never works because if hungry or busy I usually make poor choices.

    Day 17: 7/01 - 228.9 / 229.7 - 6090 steps 2.31 miles. 2 days and nights chasing a 1 year old! That was what I was missing before in my weight loss plan LOL! Didn’t journal yesterday and also didn’t wear my Apple Watch to track steps. I did get in my daily exercises yesterday! I was busy and the scale shows that I choose well. DH & I were both hungry before bed. He had ice cream and I choose a bowl of cherries :) I slept like a baby 8 hrs.
    Day 18: 7/02 - 230.7 / 230.0 - 6515 steps 2.53 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength. Thoughts of yesterday… Well this is where you get when you don’t exercise! AND my DD & SIL brought us breakfast tacos, lunch Popeyes fried chicken & leftovers for dinner from lunch as a thank you for watching our younger granddaughter for 2 days & nights. They left around 3pm when DH & I had to run to the grocery store and prep for tomorrow’s feast. Seems the adult kids decided they are gathering at our house on Sunday for lunch. They are bringing brisket and dessert … I have the potato salad and baked beans. This weekend the scales are going wild.
    Day 19: 7/03 - 230.2 / 230.0 - 4679 steps 1.72 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength and 17 bags of mulch for a very long back flower bed that I weeded a week ago. Weekends are a mess for my WL journey. I expected many more pounds on the scale and was nicely surprised. Yesterday kids came over and we had a feast! Today I get back on track … journaling and gardening!
    Day 20: 7/04 - 230.2 /230.1 - 4118 steps 1.55 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength in the morning. Last night … DH & I had date night … you can do that on a Monday evening at 5pm to catch happy hour when you are retired LOL
    HAPPY 4th of July! We are enjoying a quiet evening at home.
    Day 21 : 7/05 - 230.2 / 230.1 - 3620 steps 1.39 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength. Today the weekend leftovers are no longer in the house and I plan to get back on track with healthy eating!!
    Day 22: 7/06 - 228.7 / 229.7 - 3147 steps 1.19 miles 5 min of strength skipped the bike. Knees are really painful and it is hard to even sleep.
    Day 23: 7/07 - 228.9 / 229.5 - 4507 steps 1.76 miles 5 min of strength skipped the bike. Older granddaughter 18 months is staying overnight so I’ll be active just need to keep eating in check!
    4th week goal weight: < 230 until I maintain it! Don’t let it slip back up into the 30s
    4th week actual weight: 228.9 / 229.5 TREND IS UNDER 230!
    4th week weight loss: .8
    Challenge weight lost: 1.9
    Challenge weight to go: 9.9
    BYE BYE long holiday weekend indulgence... brought myself back under 230. In the green this week. Losses 3 weeks still trying to offset 1 week gaining. But headed in the right direction if I can put more weeks of green than red I’ll get to my goal eventually. But really would like to maintain over the weekend and not have to do recovery next week. Going into the weekend with positive thoughts!

    Day 24: 7/08 - 229.1 / 229.3 - Planning to enjoy the day with our granddaughter :) If the rain holds off we’ll go to the pool. My community has 10 pools and one has a lazy river and water slide which she loves.
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    Challenge Starting Weight: 230.8
    Challenge Goal: <219
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    Mini 21 day Challenge - Arm weights exercises with legs in the air. 5 minute timer of chest presses, flys, skull crushers. Plus I'm riding my bike daily to get my knees back in shape!
    Day 1 - 6/25 - 10 min on bike, 5 min strength using 3 lb weights!
    Day 2 - 6/26 - 10 min on bike, 5 min strength using 3 lb weights!
    Day 3 - 6/27 - Skipped exercise :( Babysit younger granddaughter who couldn't go to daycare due to eye infection. Out of the house by 6am and home late.
    Day 4 - 6/28 - 10 min on bike, 5 min strength using 3 lb weights
    Day 5 - 6/29 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength w/ 3 lb weights
    Day 6 - 6/30 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength w/ 3 lb weights
    Day 7 - 7/1 - Skipped exercise :( Crazy day and didn't find 20 min to complete my daily routine :(
    Day 8 - 7/2 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength w/ 3 lb weights
    Day 9 - 7/3 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength w/ 3 lb weights
    Day 10 - 7/4 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength w/ 3 lb weights
    Currently I’m doing 2 sets of 20 each flys, skull crushers, presses and if the 5 min timer has not gone off then I continue with other tricep exercises
    Day 11 - 7/5 - biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights 1st set w/ 3 lb 2nd set
    Day 12 - 7/6 - skipped bike to rest knees, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights 1st set w/ 3 lb 2nd set
    Day 13 - 7/7 - skipped bike to rest knees, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights 1st set w/ 3 lb 2nd set
    Day 14 - 7/8 -
    Day 15 - 7/9 -
    Day 16 - 7/10 -
    Day 17 - 7/11 -
    Day 18 - 7/12 -
    Day 19 - 7/13 -
    Day 20 - 7/14 -
    Day 21 - 7/15 -
    21 Days to a NEW HABIT!
  • Lynn__W
    Lynn__W Posts: 1,086 Member
    Leaving for work in a few minutes but first just wanted to say ..

    Tina, belated Happy Birthday.

    will try to get back later,
    Lynn
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,930 Member
    Hi everyone.
    I am Dawn. 5'2", 62 years old.
    My BMI and stuff like that shows my optimum healthy weight should be between 110 and 118.

    I have made a decision to limit restaurant food to 6 times per year since I seem to gain a few pounds each time which could take 3-6 months to get back off from one visit.
    Rolling total so far: 2 out of the 6

    1st week goal weight: 143.4 (ambitious?)
    1st week actual weight: 144.4

    2nd week goal weight: Less than the beginning of the week, 142.2
    2nd week actual weight: 142.6, so gained 0.4

    3rd week goal weight: 141.4
    3rd week actual weight: 144.6 - Started the week at 142.4, so 1.8 pound gain this week

    4th week goal weight: 143.6
    4th week actual weight: 145.0 - Started the week at 144.6

    Day 24 – Saturday July 08 - 143.6 - A day late for my 4th week goal, but happy to see it since my eating will be late all but Sunday (tomorrow) for the forseeable future. I had brown rice, beans, and veggies. Hmm, again, I need to eat more rice (and beans?) for fibre and apparently weight loss?
    Day 25 – Sunday July 09
    Day 26 – Monday July 10
    Day 27 – Tuesday July 11
    Day 28 – Wednesday July 12
    Day 29 – Thursday July 13
    Day 30 – Friday July 14

    5th week goal weight:
    5th week actual weight:

    Mini 21 day Challenge     - legs in the air arm weights exercises, 4-5 minutes. Will 21 days turn this into a daily habit? Hope so. Very good for us.
    Day 1 - 4.5 minutes, various including skull crushers (batwings)
    Day 2 - 5 minutes
    Day 3 - 5 minutes - 3 exercises of 20 reps each - chest presses, flys, skull crushers. That went fast! Really nice to have legs up for a change. Tried to slow them as suggested by @Lilylady3k
    Day 4 - Completely missed, I somehow couldn't find 5 minutes out of an extremely busy day.
    Day 5 - 10.5 minutes. I did an extra to make up for not getting a chance the day before. Did one of them with my legs up on the bed, the other with my legs in the air which is maybe better for core. Geez, wouldn't it be great if we all changed our batwings after 21 days? We all should have measured them before this.
    Day 6 - 12.5 inches is my upper arm today. Did my 5, but I think that I will need to increase the time since I am trying to do it more slowly and I want 4 essential arm/chest exercises
    Day 7 - 9 minutes of legs on the bed. My four: Skull crusher, flys (flies?), bicep curls, chest presses
    Day 8 - 6 minutes with legs on the bed. This only afforded me 3 exercises, but I feel that the skull crusher is the very most important - batwings exercise.
    Day 9 - 6 minutes with legs up on the bed. I only got 3 in before the timer went off: skull crushers, chest presses, bicep curls. I do not list my other activities here, but I always do at least some Fitness Marshall, get in many steps waitressing, I garden, and I hike when I can find the time.
    Day 10 - 5 minutes with legs in the air. 3 basics is all I fit in, but they are the ones that I choose to keep doing each day for the 21 or beyond.
    Day 11 - 5 minutes, legs in the air (more core challenging than putting them up onto something), my 3 main ones: skull crushers, chest presses, and bicep curls
    Day 12 - Completely missed my 5 minute legs up weighted arm exercises.
    Day 13 -




    Start weight of this 100: 144.4 - Up one pound from the start of the last 100 of 143.4, and the previous was 142.2
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,930 Member
    @deepwoodslady

    IMHO 4 hours of sleep is not enough for healthy bodily functions.
    Also, cacao is caffeine, so having that late at night will impede sleep. Yoghurt? Banana? Potato?

    I worked evenings and graveyards for years, so I get what you are saying about your rhythms.
    I had to change mine a few years ago, and several times for that matter. At one point I was starting one of my jobs (I had 5 jobs at the time) at 4:30am-8:30am. As of now, I like getting up very early before anyone else is awake to sip my coffee quietly. This is likely going to change as I start another new job this coming week which will be ending at 9pm each night.

    Too many articles, but here are a few:

    https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/sleeping-5-hours-or-fewer-every-night-could-put-you-at-risk-of-multiple-chronic-diseases-study-1.6121756

    https://www.healthline.com/health/sleep-deprivation/effects-on-body

    https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/how-much-sleep-you-need#TOC_TITLE_HDR_2
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,362 Member
    100 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ June 15, 2023 thru September 22, 2023
    My Name is Donna, Age 63. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA


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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


    Previous Rounds Tally & Thoughts:

    This shows the ending weights of each round:
    Round #1 --- 199,8
    Round #2 --- 186.8
    Round #3 --- 195.6
    Round #4 --- 211.0
    Round #5 --- 211.3
    Round #6 --- 205.4
    Round #7 --- 207.6
    Round #8 --- 195.2
    Round #9 --- 185.2
    Round #10---195.2
    Round #11---200.8
    Round #12---200.4
    Round #13---196.2
    Round #14---191.2
    Round #15---194.0

    Thoughts:

    1. I am still down 17.3 pounds from my highest ending weight during these challenges (#5)
    2. I am up 8.8 pounds from my lowest ending weight (#9)
    3. I am still down 5.8 pounds from the first challenge (#1)
    4. I am still ahead of the game and these challenges are working for me. It is up & down and slower than I would like but it’s generally working. I’ve got to try harder and put in the work. When I do, clearly the results are much better.



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

    Goal This Round: 179.0 (Sounds like a Dream but it’s about 5 pounds per month)
    Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 194.0
    Challenge Ending Weight: xxxxx

    Mini challenge: My monthly goal is always about 5 pounds per month. HOWEVER, I never seem to make that. I will continue to keep that goal because it Should Be achievable (even though it is not for me) but never say never, right? So, Between Independence Day Holiday (July 4th) and Labor Day Holiday (Sept 4th) I will weigh somewhere, ANYWHERE in the 180’s. I don’t care if it’s on the brim. I’ve got to start getting further away from the 200’s again! Starting Weight on 7/4 is 195.4.
    Previous Weeks:
    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 01-06/15-196.4-(Trend weight 195.8)


    Day 02-06/16-195.4-(Trend weight 195.8)
    WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.4 lbs. GAINED
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.4 lbs. GAINED


    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 03-06/17-196.0-(Trend weight 195.8)


    Day 04-06/18-196.6-(Trend weight 195.9)

    Day 05-06/19-196.6-(Trend weight 196.0)

    Day 06-06/20-196.8-(Trend weight 196.1)

    Day 07-06/21-196.6-(Trend weight 196.2)


    Day 08-06/22-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)


    Day 09-06/23-197.2-(Trend weight 196.5)


    WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.8 lbs. GAINED
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3.2 lbs. GAINED

    Future Weeks:
    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 10-06/24-197.0-(Trend weight 196.7)

    Day 11-06/25-196.6-(Trend weight 196.9)

    Day 12-06/26-198.0-(Trend weight 197.0)

    Day 13-06/27-198.0-(Trend weight 197.1)

    Day 14-06/28-197.0-(Trend weight 197.1)

    Day 15-06/29-196.8-(Trend weight 197.1)

    Day 16-06/30-198.2-(Trend weight 197.3)

    WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.0 lbs. GAINED
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 4.2 GAINED


    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 17-07/01-197.8-(Trend weight 197.4)

    Day 18-07/02-197.6-(Trend weight 197.5)

    Day 19-07/03-196.6-(Trend weight 197.4)

    Day 20-07/04-195.4-(Trend weight 197.2)

    Day 21-07/05-195.4-(Trend weight 197.0)

    Day 22-07/06-196.6-(Trend weight 197.0)

    Day 23-07/07-195.6-(Trend weight 196.8) Because I stay up so late, if I don’t eat dinner very very late (10 pm – Midnight) I will get too hungry and will end up in a binge. I think the fact that I only sleep about 4 hours per night (leaving a 20 hour eating window) is the biggest culprit but I have never seemed to need more than 4 hours per night. About once per week I make up for it with a 6 hour night usually. So planning my meals and snacks can be difficult. This is how I have been handling it lately: I try to do Intermittent Fasting (if sugar doesn’t drop) making my first meal around 3 – 4:00 pm. Because of IF I usually only eat two meals. Snack about 7-8:00 pm. Dinner 10-Midnight. Snack about 2 hours after dinner (usually 1 oz nuts and 1 square of 90% cacao dark chocolate.) The last snack is pretty close to bedtime but I’m usually getting a bit hungry again by then. The fat content usually shows up on my scale in the morning (like it did today) which is frustrating. I have tweaked and tweaked but my stomach seems to be the boss. I’ve ABSOLUTELY got to avoid hunger at night or it’s not pretty! I’ll literally clean the pantry out! Something I’ve noticed that I found strange: If I haven’t eaten yet (during my IF) I can go without food with no problem. But once I eat my first meal at 3:30 or 4:00 pm, I am hungry more frequently for the rest of the day/night. I also obsess about food more often once I’ve had it. Very weird.


    WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 2.6 lbs LOST
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.6 lbs. GAINED

    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 24-07/08-195.8-(Trend weight 196.7) Fluctuation uptick. Trend weight has been looking good. I am on a new personal challenge for myself. It is listed at the top in red. On paper it is very do-able. In reality, um….well…..hmm….

    Day 25-07/09-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 26-07/10-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 27-07/11-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 28-07/12-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 29-07/13-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 30-07/14-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN:
    Accumulated Loss or Gain:


    Mini 21 day Challenge I’ll be using hand weights, bands, arm loop bands and my exercise bike for legs.

    Day 01 - 6/25 – 10 min on bike. 5 min strength training using the “light” loop band.
    Day 02 - 6/26 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength training using 2 lb hand weights.
    Day 03 - 6/27 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength training using 2 lb hand weights.
    Day 04 - 6/28 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength training using 2 lb hand weights, 3 min using “light” loop band.
    Day 05 - 6/29 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength training using 2 lb hand weights.
    Day 06 - 6/30 - 15 min on bike, 5 min strength training using 2 lb hand weights, 4 min using “light” loop band.
    Day 07 - 7/01 - 10 min on bike, 5 min strength training using 2 lb hand weights, 5 min using “light” loop band.
    Day 08 - 7/02 - 20 min on bike, 6 min strength training using 2 lb hand weights, 4 min using full size band.
    Day 09 - 7/03 - 21 min on bike including HIIT, 6 min strength training using 2 lb hand weights.
    Day 10 - 7/04 - 15 min on bike, 6 min strength training using 2 lb hand weights, 6 min using “light” loop band.
    Day 11 - 7/05 - 15 min bike, 5 min with 2 lb weights, 4 min loop band. Still sore from the loop band.
    Day 12 - 7/06 - 15 min on bike, 5 min with 2 lb weights.
    Day 13 - 7/07 - 20 min on bike including HIIT, 7 minutes strength training using 2 lb hand weights, 4 min on “light band” on legs. I added in 10 minutes of couch aerobics as general exercise.
    Day 14 - 7/08 -
    Day 15 - 7/09 -
    Day 16 - 7/10 -
    Day 17 - 7/11 -
    Day 18 - 7/12 -
    Day 19 - 7/13 -
    Day 20 - 7/14 -
    Day 21 - 7/15 -


    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 31-07/15-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 32-07/16-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 33-07/17-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 34-07/18-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 35-07/19-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 36-07/20-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 37-07/21-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN:
    Accumulated Loss or Gain:


    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 38-07/22-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 39-07/23-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 40-07/24-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 41-07/25-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 42-07/26-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 43-07/27-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 44-07/28-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    WEEK 7 LOSS OR GAIN:
    Accumulated Loss or Gain:


    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 45-07/29-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 46-07/30-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 47-07/31-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 48-08/01-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 49-08/02-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 50-08/03-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far:

    Day 51-08/04-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    WEEK 8 LOSS OR GAIN:
    Accumulated Loss or Gain:


    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 52-08/05-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 53-08/06-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 54-08/07-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 55-08/08-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 56-08/09-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 57-08/10-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 58-08/11-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    WEEK 9 LOSS OR GAIN:
    Accumulated Loss or Gain:


    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 59-08/12-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 60-08/13-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 61-08/14-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 62-08/15-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 63-08/16-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 64-08/17-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 65-08/18-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    WEEK 10 LOSS OR GAIN:
    Accumulated Loss or Gain:


    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 66-08/19-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 67-08/20-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 68-08/21-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 69-08/22-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 70-08/23-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 71-08/24-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 72-08/25-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    WEEK 11 LOSS OR GAIN:
    Accumulated Loss or Gain:



    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 73-08/26-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 74-08/27-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 75-08/28-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 76-08/29-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 77-08/30-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 78-08/31-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 79-09/01-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    WEEK 12 LOSS OR GAIN:
    Accumulated Loss or Gain:


    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 80-09/02-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 81-09/03-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 82-09/04-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 83-09/05-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 84-09/06-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 85-09/07-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 86-09/08-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    WEEK 13 LOSS OR GAIN:
    Accumulated Loss or Gain:


    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 87-09/09-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 88-09/10-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 89-09/11-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 90-09/12-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 91-09/13-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 92-09/14-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 93-09/15-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    WEEK 14 LOSS OR GAIN:
    Accumulated Loss or Gain:



    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 94-09/16-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 95-09/17-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 96-09/18-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 97-09/19-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 98-09/20-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 99-09/21-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)

    Day 100-09/22…..(Final Weigh- In)-xxxxx-(trend weight xxxxx)

    WEEK 15 LOSS OR GAIN:
    Accumulated Loss or Gain:
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,930 Member
    Hi everyone.
    I am Dawn. 5'2", 62 years old.
    My BMI and stuff like that shows my optimum healthy weight should be between 110 and 118.

    I have made a decision to limit restaurant food to 6 times per year since I seem to gain a few pounds each time which could take 3-6 months to get back off from one visit.
    Rolling total so far: 2 out of the 6

    1st week goal weight: 143.4 (ambitious?)
    1st week actual weight: 144.4

    2nd week goal weight: Less than the beginning of the week, 142.2
    2nd week actual weight: 142.6, so gained 0.4

    3rd week goal weight: 141.4
    3rd week actual weight: 144.6 - Started the week at 142.4, so 1.8 pound gain this week

    4th week goal weight: 143.6
    4th week actual weight: 145.0 - Started the week at 144.6

    Day 24 – Saturday July 08 - 143.6 - A day late for my 4th week goal, but happy to see it since my eating will be late all but Sunday (tomorrow) for the forseeable future. I had brown rice, beans, and veggies. Hmm, again, I need to eat more rice (and beans?) for fibre and apparently weight loss?
    Day 25 – Sunday July 09
    Day 26 – Monday July 10
    Day 27 – Tuesday July 11
    Day 28 – Wednesday July 12
    Day 29 – Thursday July 13
    Day 30 – Friday July 14

    5th week goal weight: 142.6
    5th week actual weight:

    Mini 21 day Challenge - legs in the air arm weights exercises, 4-5 minutes. Will 21 days turn this into a daily habit? Hope so. Very good for us.
    Day 1 - 4.5 minutes, various including skull crushers (batwings)
    Day 2 - 5 minutes
    Day 3 - 5 minutes - 3 exercises of 20 reps each - chest presses, flys, skull crushers. That went fast! Really nice to have legs up for a change. Tried to slow them as suggested by @Lilylady3k
    Day 4 - Completely missed, I somehow couldn't find 5 minutes out of an extremely busy day.
    Day 5 - 10.5 minutes. I did an extra to make up for not getting a chance the day before. Did one of them with my legs up on the bed, the other with my legs in the air which is maybe better for core. Geez, wouldn't it be great if we all changed our batwings after 21 days? We all should have measured them before this.
    Day 6 - 12.5 inches is my upper arm today. Did my 5, but I think that I will need to increase the time since I am trying to do it more slowly and I want 4 essential arm/chest exercises
    Day 7 - 9 minutes of legs on the bed. My four: Skull crusher, flys (flies?), bicep curls, chest presses
    Day 8 - 6 minutes with legs on the bed. This only afforded me 3 exercises, but I feel that the skull crusher is the very most important - batwings exercise.
    Day 9 - 6 minutes with legs up on the bed. I only got 3 in before the timer went off: skull crushers, chest presses, bicep curls. I do not list my other activities here, but I always do at least some Fitness Marshall, get in many steps waitressing, I garden, and I hike when I can find the time.
    Day 10 - 5 minutes with legs in the air. 3 basics is all I fit in, but they are the ones that I choose to keep doing each day for the 21 or beyond.
    Day 11 - 5 minutes, legs in the air (more core challenging than putting them up onto something), my 3 main ones: skull crushers, chest presses, and bicep curls
    Day 12 - Completely missed my 5 minute legs up weighted arm exercises.
    Day 13 - Did 2 today to make up for missing yesterday. Feeling the good soreness in my triceps now from the skull crushers. 10.5 minutes, legs up on a wall (for a change) while doing arm weighted exercises.

    I found this interesting, and maybe explanatory as to why it could take awhile in either direction to show up or down effects of "good" eating or "bad" eating. That was also listed as one of the reasons that we wake up in the night briefly, food leaving our small intestine after 6 hours. We burn fat while we sleep because our bodies are still working even though we are asleep.

    "After you eat, it takes about six to eight hours for food to pass through your stomach and small intestine. Food then enters your large intestine (colon) for further digestion, absorption of water and, finally, elimination of undigested food. It takes about 36 hours for food to move through the entire colon."


    Start weight of this 100: 144.4 - Up one pound from the start of the last 100 of 143.4, and the previous was 142.2

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