☀️🌤️August Daily Weigh-in and Log-in Challenge🌤️☀️
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My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 63 years old and from the Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
Starting Weight (from July 31st): 193.8
Goal: 189.8 (Four lb Loss)
Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
**************************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME************************************
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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08/02-194.6-(Trend Weight 195.2)-
08/03-196.8-(Trend Weight 195.3)-
08/04-195.4-(Trend Weight 195.3)-
08/05-196.6-(Trend Weight 195.4)-
08/06-197.6-(Trend Weight 195.6)-
08/07-195.8-(Trend Weight 195.6)-
08/08-194.6-(Trend Weight 195.6)-
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08/10-195.2-(Trend Weight 195.6)-
08/11-193.8-(Trend Weight 195.5)-
08/12-192.6-(Trend Weight 195.2)-
08/13-194.2-(Trend Weight 195.1)-
08/14-194.2-(Trend Weight 195.1)-
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08/16-196.6-(Trend Weight 195.6)-
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08/22-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-
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08/24-195.4-(Trend Weight 197.0)-
08/25-195.6-(Trend Weight 196.9)-
08/26-197.6-(Trend Weight 196.9)- WTH? Such a perfect day yesterday that I was actually expecting a whoosh! I am definitely having some TMI issues so I am going to try some Senna tea today to see if it will help. I mean, 2 lbs is a lotta crap (sorry for the pun!). The good news is that my fat content went down quite a bit. No sleep last night either and I mean zero, even on my fitbit. That never helps. I can’t help but feel disappointed. I’ll just try to look forward to sleep tonight and a better scale reading tomorrow. Babysitting again today.
08/27-195.2-(Trend Weight 196.8)- A very nice whoosh even though I’m still having trouble with TMI. My stomach feels like a ton of bricks. Senna tea (2 cups) did not work. Going to stool softeners today and hoping for some relief. I shed a lot of water yesterday which likely explains such a big whoosh. But I needed to get this fluid pushed through since the old ticker has a hard time with it. So I’m happy that my body finally took care of it. I am pre-logging my food and planning a good day today. I got over 7 hours of sleep last night! No REM or Deep sleep to mention of (according to Fitbit) but I still feel much better today. Now, if my lower tummy and TMI would just cooperate!
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I started with this group in July. I am Mary, 69 years old, 5’5”, CW 170 lbs, HW 185, GW 150, or maybe UGW 140. I want to lose weight to bring my blood pressure down and to improve my cardiovascular health. I saw the notes from the orthopedic doctor on my medical record which said my BMI is a contributing factor to my mobility pain. I also feel all the usual feelings about my appearance at a higher weight not being as attractive, wanting to feel more energy, move more gracefully.
August 4: 170.6; August 27: 169.6. I lost a pound this month (so far - haha). I was hoping for more but I did not make a clear goal, so I will do that for September: I want to lose 5 pounds in September (= 164.6) I didn’t sleep well this month mostly. I struggled to stop snacking on cashews (but I’ve stopped that). Mid month I changed my goals – 10k steps now and 4-5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day, 8 glasses of water. Momentum in adapting and changing.
August 4: 170.6 Steps: 1,467
August 5: 170.2 Steps: 10,302
August 6: 170.0 Steps: 10,412
August 7: 170.0 Steps: 11,914
August 8: DNW Steps: 10,398
August 9: DNW Steps: 4,342
August 10: 171.0 Steps: 8,126
August 11: 171.0 Steps: 3,787
August 12: 170.6 Steps: 4.136
August 13: 170.6 Steps: 10,134
August 14: 170.6 Steps: 9,709
August 15: DNW Steps: 9,038
August 16: 168.8 Steps: 10,849 Ah that was a nice weigh-in.
August 17: DNW Steps: 6,245
August 18: 171 Steps: 9,000
August 19: 170.8 Steps: 8,300
August 20: 170.2 Steps: 10,482 Got my 10k! Veggie forward meals. Grapefruit snack.
August 21: 169.8 Steps: 11,213 Oh, look I lost 4 oz. Hope springs.
August 22: 170.2 Steps: 11,151 Whoops that 4 oz! Yay steps. It's a process.
August 23: 170.0 Steps: 14,610 My body seems like a big pet, unruly, has issues, loved.
Needs training. Walked along the surfline this morning.
August 24: 169.2 Steps: 10,870 The yard work is consoling and helpful.
August 25: 169.5 Steps: 11,405 Sobering and discouraging study on postmenopausal/IF.
August 26: 169.6 Steps:12,002 Sad. I know it's a mood and is fleeting. Shadow of wings or a cloud…
August 27: 169.6 Steps: Had a rare (these days) post-midnight snack of almond butter and
crispbread…shocking! I’ll include it in my food diary today.
August 28:
August 29:
August 30:
August 31:
@deepwoodslady Good to pay attention to sleep -- I just read that it is a factor in weight loss.2 -
My name is Kelly. I am 52 and watch my grandkids 5 days a week. I watch 4 of them 5 days a weeks and 6 on Wednesdays so I keep busy with babies all week. They are all 3yrs and under. I weigh weekly. This daily group accountability is awesome! I absolutely love this group.
Goals for August:
Walk for 30 minutes a day 6 days a week
Log all my food daily
Hit at least 10,000 steps 6 days a week
Hit 100lb weight loss this month
SW:262
August SW:166
August GW:155
UGW:150
August
1. Walked, logged, 23k+
2. Walked, logged, 24k+
3. Walked, logged, 21k+
4. Walked, logged, 20k+
5. Logged, rest day, weight 163 😊
6. Walked, logged, 16k+
7. Walked, logged, 22k+
8. Walked, logged, 23k+
9. Walked, logged, 17k+
10. Walked, logged, 26k+ (that's a first!)
11. Walked, logged, 20k+
12. Logged, rest day, weight 160 🥳 (I made my goal to lose over 100 lbs)
13. Walked, logged, 15k+
14. Walked, logged, 23k+
15. Walked, logged, 23k+
16. Walked, logged, 22k+
17. Walked, logged, 23k+
18. Logged
19. Logged
20. Logged, weight 157
21. Walked, logged, 23k+
22. Walked, logged, 23k+
23. Walked, logged, 23k+
24. Walked, logged, 16k+
25. Walked, logged, 16k+....I over ate today
26. Logged, rest day, weight 156
27. Walked, logged, 13k+2 -
@ddainiak yes, I want to be the girl with the poneytail in your gif. Happy dance! I can’t wait to join the 180’s club🎶💃3
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@deepwoodslady I’m so sorry you’re having tummy troubles. I know it can be brutal. Just before I started this journey into weight loss, I was diagnosed with severe diverticulitis. I deal with nausea, etc. off and on.
It is so bad that the doctor really wants to do surgery on me. I don’t want to do it. It can change your life forever. The doctor insisted I take Metamucil twice a day and I do. Even though I eat natural fibre in my food, I need the Metamucil. It has some other benefits to my health. You can see that my health issues are adding up. Sometimes, I’m mad at myself for letting things get this bad. This plus the diabetes has made me look at food differently. One way to give your gut a break is to eat mostly soup. You may lose that heavy, gut feeling. I describe it as, it feels like I swallowed a ball of glue. Hang in there.
BTW, what is TMI? Also, that’s a great swoosh you had.2 -
I'm Darlene. I'm 63. I'm Married, and have one kid (28) and one pup (Monty). I have been working on me since mid January and have lost almost 40 pounds to date.
August Goals
Lose 4 pounds ⚖️
Log 175+ Miles on Fitbit 🏃♂️ Hit the 1,500 fitbit miles mark towards my 2,023 in 2,023.
Drink 6-8 Glasses of Water Daily 💦
Read daily 📖
Do something creative daily - Knit, Crochet, Color, puzzel etc. 🧶 🖍️ 🧩
Highest Weight - 227
Jan Loss - 9 Pounds
Feb Loss - 5 pounds
March Loss - 5 Pounds
April Loss - 8 Pounds
May Loss - 5.2 Pounds
June Loss - 6.4 Pounds
July Loss - 1.0 Pound
July Ending Weight - 187.4
Aug 1 - 186.2
Aug 2 - 186.6
Aug 3 - 185 The bloat is ending! 😁
Aug 4 - 184.2 😁 Woo Hoo! I'm back to my low.
Aug 5 - 183.4 😁
Aug 6 - 183.2 😁 I probably shouldn't say anything to jinx it, but I have been working really hard so it's nice to see that it has paid off!
Aug 7 - 183.4
Aug 8 - 185 My own doing. My sister brought cake to Bingo with Mom night for my birthday (yup turned 63 today) and I ate more than I should. Also rained yesterday and didn't get my steps in. All around not a good day. Today my daughter is taking me out for lunch, but am going to try to stay in check the rest of the day. Hoping for a quick turn around.
Aug 9 - 184 😁 Had a really nice day. Started the day with my usual walk "after" the rain. Half way through it poured, was kind of refreshing and made us laugh. My daughter took us out for a nice lunch, and then just a quiet day at home the rest of the day. Tonight is Trivia night. We haven't been in a long time, so really looking forward to it.
Aug 10 - 184.2 4th Place in Trivia; waitress must have known that I was on a diet - never brought our dinners - just the salad! But - she brought me two beers I didn't order - yes I drank them. HA!
Aug 11 - 184.2
Aug 12 - 183.8
Aug 13 - 184.8 (Corrected)
Aug 14 - 184.2 I have been out of my normal routine too long - never really got back into the full swing since coming home from Nashville. Starting fresh today! The timing was terrible in that the two competition challenges that I was in ended at the same time - nothing to keep me structured and accountable, so I would be on track one day and then off the next. I need someone to tell me what I need to do and then I will do it. Kind of like handing in my homework at school - I need to check the boxes! The competition challenges do that for me. LOL. One starts up again today the other the following week; so excited to get started again - hopefully will get to the 170s soon.
Aug 15 - 182.8 😁See what little accountability does for me.
Aug 16 - 182.6 😁
Aug 17 - 182.8
Aug 18 - 182.6 Packing up today - we rented a house on Lake Bomoseen in Vermont. Taking the boat (and Monty of course), leave tomorrow morning. There a lot of nice trails we are going to try, so should get in a lot of steps. With Monty with us, won't be going out to dinner, don't know if I'll be under my calorie limit - but at least I be able to log everything and control the salt. I'm bringing my laptop, so will be checking in every day, but won't be weighing in.
Aug 19 - 183 The good thing is that they have a scale, the bad thing is they have a scale. This is my view for the next week.
Aug 20 - DNW took @joans1976 advice
Aug 22 - DNW
Aug 23 - DNW
Aug 24 - DNW
Aug 25 - Not going to weigh until Sunday when I have a mandatory weigh in for the Hogwarts Challenge. Vacation was wonderful but am glad to be home sweet home. No more social situations until October 😁.
Aug 26 - 181.6 😁 I said I wasn't going to weigh in until Sunday - but I couldn't do it. I am so happy - we exercised a lot on vacation and I logged everything - but was over on my calories a couple of days so thought it would be a big up on the scale. Sometimes I don't understand the body! But I will take it!
Aug 27 - 181.2 😁
Aug 28 - 179.8 😁Doing a happy dance.4 -
Hello, I’m Jill. 🥰I’m 53, 5’7” and I live in Michigan.
My goals for August:
🏡 Yardwork
🤿 Swim
📝 Log consistently
🐶 Walk and train puppies
🥗 Continue the high-protein, lower carb, lower fat plan
Starting weight January 1st: 224.5
January weight lost: 7.7 pounds
February weight lost: 5 pounds
March weight lost: 6 pounds
April weight lost: 6.5 pounds
May weight lost: 2.6 pounds
June weight lost: 1.6 pounds
July weight lost: 1.3 pounds
🌤️☀️August
1: 199.6 Moved my daughter back to college today. She starts her RA training tomorrow. So proud of her!
2: 199.4 Feeling a bit sad. Missing her today. Guess I’ll cut the grass and work in the yard today for a little sun therapy.
3: 200.4 Boing! Gotta get back to healthier snacking. Taking in carrots to work.
4: 201.0
5: 200.7 Must get back into logging food. 🪵
6: 198.6 Boing, Boing, Boing!
7: 198.6
8: 198.6… love the consistency. 🥰 still need to log more.
9: 199.6
10: 198.8
11: 200.2 Went to my best friend’s daughter’s wedding. 💒 It was so beautiful and the couple is so in love and happy. The crazy thing is that a tornado touched dow in Perry, MI and we were only 4 miles from there.
12: Did not weigh
13: 199.4 Happy Sunday! I walked my dogs this morning. My goal is to walk them at least once a day. Hopefully this will tire them out and they’ll stop digging holes in our yard. At least the potty training stage is over.
14: 199.0
15: 200.3
16: 199.3
17: 198.7
18: 200.5 🪀 🪀 boing boing
19: 200
20: 198.7
21: 198.5
22: 198.1
23: 198.4
24: 198.1
25: 200.1
26: 200.5
27: 200
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Hi! I’m a grandma of 8 from Canada. I live near my kids and help out babysitting a fair bit. I was never overweight when I was young, but have probably been obese off an on for the past 20 years. Something changed in my mental outlook about 6 months ago when my doctor told me I was now diabetic. She had previously warned me, but I just didn’t pay attention. I listened this time and am taking it seriously. I’m determined to get healthy.
My goal is to be able to stop taking several prescribed drugs, and lower blood sugar levels. I believe it will take me over a year to do this, but I’m going to do it. I was always healthy before I got fat. I have over 100 lbs. to lose. I’ve lost about 39 lbs. in the last 6 months, decreased my bp medication, and my blood sugar level has decreased significantly.
I’ve made lifestyle changes, and I’m counting calories most days. I’ve started swimming more, and I’m doing very gentle aerobics.
Recently, I even travelled for the first time in years.
Starting weight: 230
Goal weight: 130 (maybe less)
Height: 5’2”
Monthly Weight Loss:
March-10 lbs.
April- 8 lbs.
May- 5 lbs.
June- 4.4 lbs. (trip to Europe)
July- 5.6
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Aug. 16- 193.8 lbs. starting this challenge 1/2 way through. I’d love to get into the 180’s by the end of this month. Don’t know what to expect. DH has a knee replacement surgery in a week. I’m his caregiver.
Aug. 17-193.8 swam for an hour. Haven’t been swimming as the pool has been closed for 2weeks. We had a horrific incident and a man drowned. I feel a bit strange because of it. It’s terribly sad.
Aug. 18-DW gentle aerobics class
Aug. 19-194.4 ate some junk food last night, lots of salt, swam for 55 min.
Aug. 20-192.4 woo hoo ! I hope it stays. This is a huge loss for me.
Aug. 21-192.6. Still happy, aerobics, DH has surgery tomorrow, his knee replaced.
Aug. 22- DW surgery went well!
Aug. 23- 193 up we go! One of those things😳 DH is 🏡
Aug. 24- 193.4 first class of water aerobics in 5 years
Aug. 25- 192.2 gym aerobics. My weight loss is full of fluctuations . Sometimes , I know the reasons for it. Other times I’m baffled. It’s taken me a long time to accept the fluctuations and just be able to move forward.
Aug. 26-191.6 swam
Aug. 27-191.2 happy with this
Aug. 28-190.4 I’m close to making my goal for this month😊 this challenge is really motivating!
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@ddainiak congratulations on getting into the 170’s!3 -
Hi, I'm a married female in my 50's, 5'6", and tired of looking and feeling like I do. I am committed to weighing myself daily, logging all food, and working out 4-5 days a week. I'm trying to tweak other aspects of my life too, but all things in time.
Heaviest Weight: 221
Starting Weight Aug 2023: 212.7
Ultimate Goal Weight: 165
Aug 25: 212.7
Aug 26: 212.0 - Late to the August party, but don't want to wait until Sep to get started. Hope that's ok to just jump into this thread.
Aug 27: 211.8
Aug 28: 210.7
I usually overeat on the weekends, but this weekend we really tried to limit what we had. I can tell it made a difference. We typically use Saturday as a cheat day (bad food), but cheat day has bled into other days too. We bought a watermelon and some fruit on the expiring produce shelf and had that vs. Oreo's or chocolate. And I don't feel like missed anything.
We do have a trip coming up in mid-September, but I think we can manage this and still stay mostly inline with counting calories. I won't have a scale for a few days, but I'm hoping we'll be active enough that it will counter eating different food. And if it doesn't, I'll be getting back to it when we're back home.
@deepwoodslady - Thank you for the warm welcome!
@ddainiak - Congrats, and enjoy the 170's happy dance!2 -
ManifestingToday wrote: »
I usually overeat on the weekends, but this weekend we really tried to limit what we had. I can tell it made a difference. We typically use Saturday as a cheat day (bad food), but cheat day has bled into other days too. We bought a watermelon and some fruit on the expiring produce shelf and had that vs. Oreo's or chocolate. And I don't feel like missed anything.
Welcome to a great group! That's really great you made a change. It's the small changes we make over time that add up to big improvements in our progress and health!2 -
Melwillbehealthy wrote: »@deepwoodslady I’m so sorry you’re having tummy troubles. I know it can be brutal. Just before I started this journey into weight loss, I was diagnosed with severe diverticulitis. I deal with nausea, etc. off and on.
It is so bad that the doctor really wants to do surgery on me. I don’t want to do it. It can change your life forever. The doctor insisted I take Metamucil twice a day and I do. Even though I eat natural fibre in my food, I need the Metamucil. It has some other benefits to my health. You can see that my health issues are adding up. Sometimes, I’m mad at myself for letting things get this bad. This plus the diabetes has made me look at food differently. One way to give your gut a break is to eat mostly soup. You may lose that heavy, gut feeling. I describe it as, it feels like I swallowed a ball of glue. Hang in there.
BTW, what is TMI? Also, that’s a great swoosh you had.
TMI = Bowel movement LOL which really is too much information I suppose. Thanks for your advice on Metamucil. I was diagnosed with diverticulosis which is not as bad you the "itis" diagnosis. I never felt it affected me in the past but maybe something I'm eating is making it worse. I am eating a lot of nuts for healthy fats. I will try the metamucil. As a T2D, I completely understand looking at food differently.
It really matters to our health much more than the average personal realizes. It's powerful. Thank you for your words of understanding. I love soup and will try that when my gut needs these breaks. I have everything I need to make a nice pot of soup today! Have a wonderful week!0 -
Highest Weight - 227
Jan Loss - 9 Pounds
Feb Loss - 5 pounds
March Loss - 5 Pounds
April Loss - 8 Pounds
May Loss - 5.2 Pounds
June Loss - 6.4 Pounds
July Loss - 1.0 Pound
July Ending Weight - 187.4
Aug 1 - 186.2
Aug 28 - 179.8 😁Doing a happy dance.
@ddainiak Congratulations for hitting the 170's. Phenomenal!0 -
My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 63 years old and from the Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
Starting Weight (from July 31st): 193.8
Goal: 189.8 (Four lb Loss)
Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
**************************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME************************************
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
08/01-193.6-(Trend Weight 195.2)-
08/02-194.6-(Trend Weight 195.2)-
08/03-196.8-(Trend Weight 195.3)-
08/04-195.4-(Trend Weight 195.3)-
08/05-196.6-(Trend Weight 195.4)-
08/06-197.6-(Trend Weight 195.6)-
08/07-195.8-(Trend Weight 195.6)-
08/08-194.6-(Trend Weight 195.6)-
08/09-194.6-(Trend Weight 195.6)-
08/10-195.2-(Trend Weight 195.6)-
08/11-193.8-(Trend Weight 195.5)-
08/12-192.6-(Trend Weight 195.2)-
08/13-194.2-(Trend Weight 195.1)-
08/14-194.2-(Trend Weight 195.1)-
08/15-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-
08/16-196.6-(Trend Weight 195.6)-
08/17-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-
08/18-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-
08/19-198.0-(Trend Weight [b196.3[/b]x)-
08/20-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-
08/21-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-
08/22-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-
08/23-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-
08/24-195.4-(Trend Weight 197.0)-
08/25-195.6-(Trend Weight 196.9)-
08/26-197.6-(Trend Weight 196.9)-
08/27-195.2-(Trend Weight 196.8)- A very nice whoosh even though I’m still having trouble with TMI. My stomach feels like a ton of bricks. Senna tea (2 cups) did not work. Going to stool softeners today and hoping for some relief. I shed a lot of water yesterday which likely explains such a big whoosh. But I needed to get this fluid pushed through since the old ticker has a hard time with it. So I’m happy that my body finally took care of it. I am pre-logging my food and planning a good day today. I got over 7 hours of sleep last night! No REM or Deep sleep to mention of (according to Fitbit) but I still feel much better today. Now, if my lower tummy and TMI would just cooperate!
08/28-193.6-(Trend Weight 196.4)- I laid around all weekend babying myself. No exercise. I didn’t even get dressed. Just not feeling the greatest. Day 4 of no TMI. I just wasn’t as hungry with no tummy relief. Lower tummy still feeling like it’s full of steel Perry marbles. My meals were normal but no desire to snack so my night time snacks were skipped. Maybe I can learn a lesson here? Anyway, Metamucil, here I come. You are my last real hope!
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My name is Kelly. I am 52 and watch my grandkids 5 days a week. I watch 4 of them 5 days a weeks and 6 on Wednesdays so I keep busy with babies all week. They are all 3yrs and under. I weigh weekly. This daily group accountability is awesome! I absolutely love this group.
Goals for August:
Walk for 30 minutes a day 6 days a week
Log all my food daily
Hit at least 10,000 steps 6 days a week
Hit 100lb weight loss this month
SW:262
August SW:166
August GW:155
UGW:150
August
1. Walked, logged, 23k+
2. Walked, logged, 24k+
3. Walked, logged, 21k+
4. Walked, logged, 20k+
5. Logged, rest day, weight 163 😊
6. Walked, logged, 16k+
7. Walked, logged, 22k+
8. Walked, logged, 23k+
9. Walked, logged, 17k+
10. Walked, logged, 26k+ (that's a first!)
11. Walked, logged, 20k+
12. Logged, rest day, weight 160 🥳 (I made my goal to lose over 100 lbs)
13. Walked, logged, 15k+
14. Walked, logged, 23k+
15. Walked, logged, 23k+
16. Walked, logged, 22k+
17. Walked, logged, 23k+
18. Logged
19. Logged
20. Logged, weight 157
21. Walked, logged, 23k+
22. Walked, logged, 23k+
23. Walked, logged, 23k+
24. Walked, logged, 16k+
25. Walked, logged, 16k+....I over ate today
26. Logged, rest day, weight 156
27. Walked, logged, 13k+
28. Walked, logged, 22k+2 -
I'm Janice...54 yrs old, married 26 years with 4 kids, One 4 week old grandbaby and a small zoo
I live in Edmonton.Alberta,Canada and I work for Hallmark. I am an avid cyclist...I love to walk, hike, spin class, BodyCombat and BodyPump. I sometimes teach spin classes at a friends gym. I also like to read(audiobooks) and watch movies!!😁
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9 year breast cancer survivor...Osteoarthritis in most of my joints...limited range of motion in my knees, but all bearable for now..
I went back and forth on joining...time is not my friend but I really love that their isn't 200 people in the group...I always have a hard time connecting In large groups...then I just end up quitting ...so really looking forward to this group😁😁😁
Highest weight:197.6
Goals:
1. Training scheduled - 2 races coming up
2. Yoga
3. Tracking everything
4. Journaling
Weight Tracking for August:
8/01 - 158.7
8/02 - 158.7 Tracked everything - too many nuts!
8/03 - 158.7 I am a turtle
8/04 - 158.2 at least it's down - but I was sick again last night(
8/05 - 158 Honestly kept the food light yesterday...
8/06 - 158 Good day - smoked homemade pizza...😋😋
8/07 - 157.4 awesome day yesterday - except the sangria...but kept it in check!!!
8/08 - 157.2 At least it's going the right way 😁
8/09 - 156.8 Whoop!!
8/10 - 156.8
8/11 - 156.6 - Date night - I was good though
8/12 - 156.6 - no gain - very happy
8/13 - 156.2 - we had a family dinner - full house
Too much food...
8/14 - 156.8 - not bad considering
8/15 - 156 - whoop!!
8/16 - 155.8 - had a few stress eating moments but kicked it before it got out of hand...
8/17 - 155.6 - was my SIL birthday - was happy it was ice cream cake - not my favorite
8/18 - 155.6
8/19 - 155.6 - too many drinks...but no snacks🤣
8/20 - 155.6
8/21 - 155.2
8/22 - 155 - long week already and it's only Tuesday
8/23 - 155 - not feeling great today...
8/24 - 155 - better but no appetite
8/25 - 154.8 - didn't eat too much yesterday - making up for it today
8/26 - 154.8 TODAY is race day!!!!!!
8/27 - 152 - This weight will not stay - Race went better then ever - we finished in 12:58 - shaved off almost 30 minutes from last year - took first by 12 minutes!!! WHOOP!!!!
8/28 - 153.2 -2 -
@ddainiak my weight loss story is a very long story...so short version it is...
I think I've been yo-yo dieting since I was 24... I lost most of my weight when I actually did Keto just before I found out it was pregnant with my fourth kid gained most of the back during my pregnancy...of course.. after that it was mostly CICO seem to help a lot and I lost quite a bit
Then I got diagnosed with breast cancer and that was a 16 month journey ...put on quite a bit of weight during chemo and then I had to lose it AGAIN... not so easy well I'm on tamoxifen... hormones are all whacked out so I am just crossing my fingers and trying to lose slowly and till I get off at next year 1 -
I am catching up after worming several double shifts and I am so excited to yell out CONGRATULATIONS to @ddainiak for moving into a new decade and to @fourathomej for the amazing deop in your race time!2
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I'm Darlene. I'm 63. I'm Married, and have one kid (28) and one pup (Monty). I have been working on me since mid January and have lost almost 40 pounds to date.
August Goals
Lose 4 pounds ⚖️
Log 175+ Miles on Fitbit 🏃♂️ Hit the 1,500 fitbit miles mark towards my 2,023 in 2,023.
Drink 6-8 Glasses of Water Daily 💦
Read daily 📖
Do something creative daily - Knit, Crochet, Color, puzzel etc. 🧶 🖍️ 🧩
Highest Weight - 227
Jan Loss - 9 Pounds
Feb Loss - 5 pounds
March Loss - 5 Pounds
April Loss - 8 Pounds
May Loss - 5.2 Pounds
June Loss - 6.4 Pounds
July Loss - 1.0 Pound
July Ending Weight - 187.4
Aug 1 - 186.2
Aug 2 - 186.6
Aug 3 - 185 The bloat is ending! 😁
Aug 4 - 184.2 😁 Woo Hoo! I'm back to my low.
Aug 5 - 183.4 😁
Aug 6 - 183.2 😁 I probably shouldn't say anything to jinx it, but I have been working really hard so it's nice to see that it has paid off!
Aug 7 - 183.4
Aug 8 - 185 My own doing. My sister brought cake to Bingo with Mom night for my birthday (yup turned 63 today) and I ate more than I should. Also rained yesterday and didn't get my steps in. All around not a good day. Today my daughter is taking me out for lunch, but am going to try to stay in check the rest of the day. Hoping for a quick turn around.
Aug 9 - 184 😁 Had a really nice day. Started the day with my usual walk "after" the rain. Half way through it poured, was kind of refreshing and made us laugh. My daughter took us out for a nice lunch, and then just a quiet day at home the rest of the day. Tonight is Trivia night. We haven't been in a long time, so really looking forward to it.
Aug 10 - 184.2 4th Place in Trivia; waitress must have known that I was on a diet - never brought our dinners - just the salad! But - she brought me two beers I didn't order - yes I drank them. HA!
Aug 11 - 184.2
Aug 12 - 183.8
Aug 13 - 184.8 (Corrected)
Aug 14 - 184.2 I have been out of my normal routine too long - never really got back into the full swing since coming home from Nashville. Starting fresh today! The timing was terrible in that the two competition challenges that I was in ended at the same time - nothing to keep me structured and accountable, so I would be on track one day and then off the next. I need someone to tell me what I need to do and then I will do it. Kind of like handing in my homework at school - I need to check the boxes! The competition challenges do that for me. LOL. One starts up again today the other the following week; so excited to get started again - hopefully will get to the 170s soon.
Aug 15 - 182.8 😁See what little accountability does for me.
Aug 16 - 182.6 😁
Aug 17 - 182.8
Aug 18 - 182.6 Packing up today - we rented a house on Lake Bomoseen in Vermont. Taking the boat (and Monty of course), leave tomorrow morning. There a lot of nice trails we are going to try, so should get in a lot of steps. With Monty with us, won't be going out to dinner, don't know if I'll be under my calorie limit - but at least I be able to log everything and control the salt. I'm bringing my laptop, so will be checking in every day, but won't be weighing in.
Aug 19 - 183 The good thing is that they have a scale, the bad thing is they have a scale. This is my view for the next week.
Aug 20 - DNW took @joans1976 advice
Aug 22 - DNW
Aug 23 - DNW
Aug 24 - DNW
Aug 25 - Not going to weigh until Sunday when I have a mandatory weigh in for the Hogwarts Challenge. Vacation was wonderful but am glad to be home sweet home. No more social situations until October 😁.
Aug 26 - 181.6 😁 I said I wasn't going to weigh in until Sunday - but I couldn't do it. I am so happy - we exercised a lot on vacation and I logged everything - but was over on my calories a couple of days so thought it would be a big up on the scale. Sometimes I don't understand the body! But I will take it!
Aug 27 - 181.2 😁
Aug 28 - 179.8 😁Doing a happy dance.
Aug 29 - 180.2 The 70's were short lived, but I know they are permanently just around the corner!2 -
Hi, I'm a married female in my 50's, 5'6", and tired of looking and feeling like I do. I am committed to weighing myself daily, logging all food, and working out 4-5 days a week. I'm trying to tweak other aspects of my life too, but all things in time.
Heaviest Weight: 221
Starting Weight Aug 2023: 212.7
Ultimate Goal Weight: 165
Aug 25: 212.7
Aug 26: 212.0 - Late to the August party, but don't want to wait until Sep to get started. Hope that's ok to just jump into this thread.
Aug 27: 211.8
Aug 28: 210.7
Aug 29: 208.2
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I started with this group in July. I am Mary, 69 years old, 5’5”, CW 170 lbs, HW 185, GW 150, or maybe UGW 140. I want to lose weight to bring my blood pressure down and to improve my cardiovascular health. I saw the notes from the orthopedic doctor on my medical record which said my BMI is a contributing factor to my mobility pain. I also feel all the usual feelings about my appearance at a higher weight not being as attractive, wanting to feel more energy, move more gracefully.
August 4: 170.6; August 27: 169.6. I lost a pound this month (update 8/29 168.6). I was hoping for more but I did not make a clear goal, so I will do that for September: I want to lose 5 pounds in September (= 164.6) I didn’t sleep well this month mostly. I struggled to stop snacking on cashews (but I’ve stopped that). Mid month I changed my goals – 10k steps now and 4-5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day, 8 glasses of water. Momentum in adapting and changing.
August 4: 170.6 Steps: 1,467
August 5: 170.2 Steps: 10,302
August 6: 170.0 Steps: 10,412
August 7: 170.0 Steps: 11,914
August 8: DNW Steps: 10,398
August 9: DNW Steps: 4,342
August 10: 171.0 Steps: 8,126
August 11: 171.0 Steps: 3,787
August 12: 170.6 Steps: 4.136
August 13: 170.6 Steps: 10,134
August 14: 170.6 Steps: 9,709
August 15: DNW Steps: 9,038
August 16: 168.8 Steps: 10,849 Ah that was a nice weigh-in.
August 17: DNW Steps: 6,245
August 18: 171 Steps: 9,000
August 19: 170.8 Steps: 8,300
August 20: 170.2 Steps: 10,482 Got my 10k! Veggie forward meals. Grapefruit snack.
August 21: 169.8 Steps: 11,213 Oh, look I lost 4 oz. Hope springs.
August 22: 170.2 Steps: 11,151 Whoops that 4 oz! Yay steps. It's a process.
August 23: 170.0 Steps: 14,610 My body seems like a big pet, unruly, has issues, loved.
Needs training. Walked along the surfline this morning.
August 24: 169.2 Steps: 10,870 The yard work is consoling and helpful.
August 25: 169.5 Steps: 11,405 Sobering and discouraging study on postmenopausal/IF.
August 26: 169.6 Steps:12,002 Sad. I know it's a mood and is fleeting. Shadow of wings or a cloud…
August 27: 169.6 Steps: Had a rare (these days) post-midnight snack of almond butter and crispbread…shocking! I’ll include it in my food diary today.
August 28: 169.6 Steps: 11,152 Starting to feel stronger. Walked a mile around the park then gardened for an hour then stationary biked for 1.5 hrs. Ankle discomfort bearable.
August 29: 168.6 Steps: tbd Yes that’s a pound lost but staying calm — it’s a process.
August 30:
August 31:
@ddainiak Inspired by your story.
@fourathej So amazed and inspired by you.
@deepwoodslady I rely on Metamucil to control IBS symptoms — good wishes for you too.2 -
Hi! I’m a grandma of 8 from Canada. I was never overweight when I was young, but have probably been obese off an on for the past 20 years. Something changed in my mental outlook about 6 months ago when my doctor told me I was diabetic.I listened, and am taking it seriously.
My goal is to be able to stop taking several drugs, and lower blood sugar levels. I’ve lost about 40 lbs. in the last 6 months, decreased my bp medication, and my blood sugar level has decreased significantly.
I’ve made lifestyle changes, and I’m counting calories. I’ve started swimming, and I’m doing very gentle aerobics for osteoporosis prevention. My goal for Aug. is to get into the 180’s.
Starting weight: 230
Goal weight: 120
Height: 5’2”
Monthly Weight Loss:
March-10 lbs.
April- 8 lbs.
May- 5 lbs.
June- 4.4 lbs. (trip to Europe)
July- 5.6
August-
September-
October-
November-
December-
Aug. 16- 193.8 lbs. starting this challenge 1/2 way through. Don’t know what to expect. DH has a knee replacement surgery in a week. I’m his caregiver.
Aug. 17-193.8 swam for an hour. Haven’t been swimming as the pool has been closed for 2weeks. We had a horrific incident and a man drowned. I feel a bit strange because of it. It’s terribly sad.
Aug. 18-DW gentle aerobics class
Aug. 19-194.4 ate some junk food last night, lots of salt, swam for 55 min.
Aug. 20-192.4 woo hoo ! I hope it stays. This is a huge loss for me.
Aug. 21-192.6. Still happy, aerobics, DH has surgery tomorrow, his knee replaced.
Aug. 22- DW surgery went well!
Aug. 23- 193 up we go! One of those things😳 DH is 🏡
Aug. 24- 193.4 first class of water aerobics in 5 years
Aug. 25- 192.2 gym aerobics. My weight loss is full of fluctuations . Sometimes , I know the reasons for it. Other times I’m baffled. It’s taken me a long time to accept the fluctuations and just be able to move forward.
Aug. 26-191.6 swam
Aug. 27-191.2 happy with this
Aug. 28-190.4 I’m close to making my goal for this month😊
Aug. 29-190.2 we’ll see, it will be close😉 2 days to meet that goal.
Aug. 30-
Aug. 31-
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Hello, I’m Jill. 🥰I’m 53, 5’7” and I live in Michigan.
My goals for August:
🏡 Yardwork
🤿 Swim
📝 Log consistently
🐶 Walk and train puppies
🥗 Continue the high-protein, lower carb, lower fat plan
Starting weight January 1st: 224.5
January weight lost: 7.7 pounds
February weight lost: 5 pounds
March weight lost: 6 pounds
April weight lost: 6.5 pounds
May weight lost: 2.6 pounds
June weight lost: 1.6 pounds
July weight lost: 1.3 pounds
🌤️☀️August
1: 199.6 Moved my daughter back to college today. She starts her RA training tomorrow. So proud of her!
2: 199.4 Feeling a bit sad. Missing her today. Guess I’ll cut the grass and work in the yard today for a little sun therapy.
3: 200.4 Boing! Gotta get back to healthier snacking. Taking in carrots to work.
4: 201.0
5: 200.7 Must get back into logging food. 🪵
6: 198.6 Boing, Boing, Boing!
7: 198.6
8: 198.6… love the consistency. 🥰 still need to log more.
9: 199.6
10: 198.8
11: 200.2 Went to my best friend’s daughter’s wedding. 💒 It was so beautiful and the couple is so in love and happy. The crazy thing is that a tornado touched dow in Perry, MI and we were only 4 miles from there.
12: Did not weigh
13: 199.4 Happy Sunday! I walked my dogs this morning. My goal is to walk them at least once a day. Hopefully this will tire them out and they’ll stop digging holes in our yard. At least the potty training stage is over.
14: 199.0
15: 200.3
16: 199.3
17: 198.7
18: 200.5 🪀 🪀 boing boing
19: 200
20: 198.7
21: 198.5
22: 198.1
23: 198.4
24: 198.1
25: 200.1
26: 200.5
27: 200
28: did not weigh
29: 200.3
Jill 🥰3 -
My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 63 years old and from the Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
Starting Weight (from July 31st): 193.8
Goal: 189.8 (Four lb Loss)
Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
**************************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME************************************
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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08/06-197.6-(Trend Weight 195.6)-
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08/10-195.2-(Trend Weight 195.6)-
08/11-193.8-(Trend Weight 195.5)-
08/12-192.6-(Trend Weight 195.2)-
08/13-194.2-(Trend Weight 195.1)-
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08/16-196.6-(Trend Weight 195.6)-
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08/19-198.0-(Trend Weight [b196.3[/b]x)-
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08/22-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-
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08/24-195.4-(Trend Weight 197.0)-
08/25-195.6-(Trend Weight 196.9)-
08/26-197.6-(Trend Weight 196.9)-
08/27-195.2-(Trend Weight 196.8)-
08/28-193.6-(Trend Weight 196.4)- I laid around all weekend babying myself. No exercise. I didn’t even get dressed. Just not feeling the greatest. Day 4 of no TMI. I just wasn’t as hungry with no tummy relief. Lower tummy still feeling like it’s full of steel Perry marbles. My meals were normal but no desire to snack so my night time snacks were skipped. Maybe I can learn a lesson here? Anyway, Metamucil, here I come. You are my last real hope!
08/29-191.8-(Trend Weight 196.0)- Finally some potty relief which showed up on the scale. Feeling so much better! I took my older friend out for dinner last night at a new little restaurant that opened recently about 16 miles down the road. It’s a little dive because it opened in a very old place that had been closed for 20 years. You can imagine the critter residue as it pretty much sits in the middle of the woods with nothing around it for miles and miles. It took a long time to get through all the inspections and water testing (new well) but it finally opened. In small towns like mine, we like to support small local business and each other so lots of people were there to enjoy and congratulate. It really is a little Andy Griffith-like in small towns like mine so, of course, we had to go. I chose my dinner carefully which kept the calories and carbs down. It was a nice evening. I finally inched my way back into a tiny bit of exercise yesterday after such tummy pain. I can feel my guts are still slightly inflamed but at least their not full! It's raining and gloomy here today so handymen will be shifting gears and working inside. They were originally scheduled to replace a pipe on the roof. I won’t be able to exercise until this evening but will push myself to get it in. I’m usually so tired in the evenings, especially when it’s raining so heavily. It’s dark (need the lights on) and cold. I’m about ready to turn on the heat. Very strange weather in August, even for Michigan.
08/30-xxxxx-(Trend Weight xxxxx)-
08/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight xxxxx)-
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Hello everyone,
The 🍃🍂September Daily Weigh-in and Logging Challenge🍂🍃 has been posted:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10898289/september-daily-weigh-in-and-logging-challenge#latest
Make sure to bookmark it so you can find it quickly.
Happy almost September!
Jill 5 -
My name is Kelly. I am 52 and watch my grandkids 5 days a week. I watch 4 of them 5 days a weeks and 6 on Wednesdays so I keep busy with babies all week. They are all 3yrs and under. I weigh weekly. This daily group accountability is awesome! I absolutely love this group.
Goals for August:
Walk for 30 minutes a day 6 days a week
Log all my food daily
Hit at least 10,000 steps 6 days a week
Hit 100lb weight loss this month
SW:262
August SW:166
August GW:155
UGW:150
August
1. Walked, logged, 23k+
2. Walked, logged, 24k+
3. Walked, logged, 21k+
4. Walked, logged, 20k+
5. Logged, rest day, weight 163 😊
6. Walked, logged, 16k+
7. Walked, logged, 22k+
8. Walked, logged, 23k+
9. Walked, logged, 17k+
10. Walked, logged, 26k+ (that's a first!)
11. Walked, logged, 20k+
12. Logged, rest day, weight 160 🥳 (I made my goal to lose over 100 lbs)
13. Walked, logged, 15k+
14. Walked, logged, 23k+
15. Walked, logged, 23k+
16. Walked, logged, 22k+
17. Walked, logged, 23k+
18. Logged
19. Logged
20. Logged, weight 157
21. Walked, logged, 23k+
22. Walked, logged, 23k+
23. Walked, logged, 23k+
24. Walked, logged, 16k+
25. Walked, logged, 16k+....I over ate today
26. Logged, rest day, weight 156
27. Walked, logged, 13k+
28. Walked, logged, 22k+
29. Walked, logged, 18k+
I really struggled today with being hungry so I drank soooo much water. I am going to the bathroom every half hour with a full bladder. I did stay on track with my eating but I'm not sure why I felt so hungry today. 🤷♀️2 -
Hey, there, ladies. I dropped off the face of the myfitnesspal earth in early July. I couldn't go for my walks because of my knee and my son was coming home mid month, so I bailed. Both just convenient excuses, I know. I need to stop feeling sorry for myself because of my knee and just adapt. You read through any support thread on MFP, and you are guaranteed to find someone who has a lot more to deal with than yourself! I need to try this again. My motto of "fake it 'til you make it" starts on the first. See you in September!
Lisa2 -
@Buckeyebabe7l7 Can you have some additional protein? I wonder if that's less of a craving, and more a sign that your body/metabolism just needs something extra today.
I hope tomorrow is easier!1 -
ManifestingToday wrote: »@Buckeyebabe7l7 Can you have some additional protein? I wonder if that's less of a craving, and more a sign that your body/metabolism just needs something extra today.
I hope tomorrow is easier!
You know you might be right. I am going to try that today and see if that helps. Thanks for the suggestion. 😊👍🏻2
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