JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - Round 234

justanotherjen13 · September 2023

Yay, back again for another round. Can't wait.

Jen; 46; 5'4"

About Me:

This is my sixth round and really appreciated having someplace to stay accountable.
Thanks to a medication I'm on for my mental health and an overeating habit, I managed to gain a lot of weight in the last year or so. On July 4, I stepped on the scale for the first time since I started the med (that is known to cause weight gain) and decided enough was enough. I buckled down and started actually recording my food for the first time in over five years and started walking every day. Now I need motivation to keep going. This coming round, the kids go back to school and I'll be watching my grandson more so we'll see how that affects what and when I want to eat and when I can go on my walks. Hopefully, I can keep up the daily walking through September before the rains start later in fall.

Previous Rounds:
RND 229 - SW: 287.8; FW: 280.4 (-7.4)
RND 230 - SW: 280.4; FW: 276.0 (-4.4)
RND 231 - SW: 276.0; FW: 267.2 (-8.8)
RND 232 - SW: 267.2; FW: 262.0 (-5.2)
RND 233 - SW: 262.0; FW: 252.8 (-9.2)

Goals:
* track food every day
* walk for at least one hour and/or 3 miles

Round 234
heaviest: 294 (7/4/23)
SW: 252.8
GW (short term): 250
RGW: 248

8/30 - 254.2 - 3.12 miles - Not sure what I did yesterday. Didn't measure something right or just snacked a little too much (I got these Ritz crisp and thin crackers that are so yummy, I want to eat the whole bag). Oh well. Can't believe August is over already. Kids start back to school on Tuesday and back to the grind of having to get up at 7 every morning just to make sure my teens get up (17 and 13) in time to catch their buses to school. Then I have to watch my grandson during the day most of the week. But with the cooling weather, that means I can take my walk any time during the day. I was only doing it super early because it was so hot after 10am. I'm looking forward to losing more weight through the next month and not giving up yet.

8/31 - 254.2 - 1.53 miles - Can't believe August is over already. My walk got cut short because of rain. I don't have a waterproof jacket. The one I have is water resistant but the rain was just too hard and consistent and soaked right through after about 15 minutes of walking. I got home after 35 minutes and was soaked to the bone. I guess I'm either going to have to wait until the forecast says there's a break in the rain, accept shorter walks or head to the HOA clubhouse where they have a gym. I'd still get wet on the 10-minute walk there but I shouldn't be soaked. I haven't decided how I'm going to play it, but it does rain 9 months out of the year so I have to figure something out.

9/1 - 252.4 - 2.87 miles - (Forgot to post this yesterday.) I didn't quite make it three miles today because my shoe was rubbing on the back of my heel and it really hurt. I had to walk weird to try and reduce the rubbing. I still had a bit to go on my normal route, but it was hurting so bad, I just called it quits and took the quickest way back home. I now have a blister on the back of my heel so I won't be wearing those shoes for a bit. Not sure why they started bothering me suddenly. They were fine the last few days.

9/2 - 251.2 - 3.1 miles - Made it out early enough for my walk today and avoided the heat thankfully. I wore my old Sketchers to avoid making the blister on the back of my foot worse. Just 1.2 lbs to my first major goal. I'm so excited. My size 20 pants are already falling off of me when I'm walking which is really annoying. I have a pair of 18s somewhere that I bought when my weight went down to 235-240 for awhile. I'll have to dig them out again.

9/3 - 251.2 - 3.13 miles - (Thought I posted this yesterday but I guess I wrote it and never hit post.) It rained for most of my walk but not very hard. I didn't even need to put my sweater on and the rain kept me cool so I got my full three miles in.

9/4 - 250.0 - 3.0 miles - Today is the last day of summer vacation. Decided to walk to the store again today. Once again, I bought too much heavy stuff, but this time I remembered extra bags so I could distribute it better. Got Subway for lunch and headed home. I got about halfway home when my husband saw me walking and picked me up so instead of the full four miles, I only walked three. But I was happy for the ride because I was right about at the part where I had to go uphill for a half mile (which is still exhausting). Had my Subway when I got home. Making burgers for dinner (Happy Labor Day!). Tomorrow is going to be hectic getting back into the school routine.

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Dianetheinvincible · September 2023

Daily weigh-in. Trying out some colors since I learned from other peoples' posts about it.

About me: Female, just started back on MFP a few days ago after a long hiatus. I was fit and happy with my weight (around 125-126lbs since high school), until at age 33 a series of unfortunate life changes began that I didn't handle well.

While I need to do major work on virtually every aspect of my life, rather than trying to do everything and failing to do anything, I've chosen getting back to writing and getting back in shape as my current priorities. My goal is to get out of avoidance mode and build good HABITS so the improvements are sustainable.

Age: almost 59 (in two weeks)
Height: 5'6"
HW: 213
RSW: 172.2 (this might be artificially lowered because I just had a colonoscopy LOL--previous most recent weigh-in was 175.3)
UGW: 128

Daily Weigh In:
8/31: 172.2
9/1: 172.4
9/2: 172.2
9/3: 172.2
9/4: 171.6
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Xiao_Ya_ · September 2023

Trying to dump off the psych ward weight and the weight put on by the following impulsive decision-making.

SW Round 234: 107 lbs
GW: 85-88 lbs
Round GW: 105 lbs
9/4 107 lbs This is the heaviest I've been all year. I'm hoping some of it is sodium-related water retention.
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steffibabiie · September 2023

@Xiao_Ya_ xhugsx I hope you can understand that what I'm about to say is coming from a place of love.

Please, please, please discuss your goals with your therapist. If you can, seeing a dietitian can also be super beneficial in setting healthy goals.
For someone who is 4'11 (even naturally slim) your goal is clinically underweight.

In your other posts, you mention some diagnoses. I know you didn't mention them here, but I highly recommend DBT for BPD. Even if you have to do online or zoom meetings. You said you'd dispute the ED diagnosis, but even so, disordered eating goes hand in hand with BPD. Even if it's not a clinical ED. So treating the BPD is SO huge for all areas of your life. There's no quick fix and treatment is hard work. You have to really want to get better.

I've sent you a friend request. Feel free to message me if you need a chat with someone who's been through it and has come out stronger on the other side.

makanacapellocullen · September 2023

SW Round 234: 302.7
GW Round 234: 299.9
8/30 302.2
8/31 303
9/1 302.6
9/2 302.4
9/3 302
9/4 301.2
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steffibabiie · September 2023

Weds.30.08:
3 days into using MFP and actually logging and planning everything. I’m hitting my calorie goal, and even though it feels like I’m eating A LOT the scale is moving in the right direction, so something must be going right. Struggling so much with getting the macros in the right place. I tend to go over with fats, but I think I see some places I can make changes in next weeks meal plan to get everything more in line. Hopefully.
Didn’t get a morning workout in today, I’ll do a longer one in the afternoon. I’ve actually made my own 12 week workout plan, and I think I overestimated my abilities. My body is so sore and I’m only on the third day! For the sake of consistency, I might cut down to 1 workout per day for this challenge, and then start back at the beginning of the plan doing the two per day. It’s meant to be circuit training in the morning and cardio in the afternoon most days, but I really didn’t realise how unfit I’ve become. It’s defeating and motivating at the same time.

Thurs.31.08:
The scale’s still moving in the right direction despite no exercise yesterday. We ended up getting crazy afternoon storms so I didn’t get out for a walk. Overslept again this morning, I’ve gotten in the terrible habit of sleeping in since my partner has been working at home. He used to leave at 5am to catch the train which would wake me. Now I’m not waking up until around 7, even if I set an alarm, I half wake up to turn it off and go back to sleep. So frustrating! But sticking to my meal plan and the 8 hour window has been a breeze – so my diet’s on track. It’s important to remember that this isn’t all or nothing, and that progress in one area still counts even if I don’t progress in another area. And to just take everything one day at a time.

Fri.01.09:
Forgot to have my snack between lunch and dinner yesterday, so I ended up having to add a few things to my dinner to get my calories up. Still only finished at just over 1300, rather than above the 1400 that’s my target. Then have been busy this morning, so didn’t even get to breakfast until 1230pm, and my lunch is meant to be at 100pm. So I’ll have a late lunch soon (about 215pm now), and hopefully be on track and somewhat hungry for dinner. At least my “snack” this afternoon is just a smoothie, so I can actually have that with my lunch.
Anyway, down almost 2.5kgs (just over 5lbs) since Monday! Gotta love how quickly it comes off at first. I’m sure it will slow down next week, but we’ll see. I am quite a bit higher than where my body has tended to settle in the past 5 or so years, so I’m assuming weight loss to that point might be a bit quicker than typical.

Sat.02.09:
Posting early today because it’s the weekend and it will be a busy day! Taking the girls shopping this morning and also hopefully getting myself some new jeans. I’ve been trying to avoid it, because I’m hoping they won’t fit me for long. But my favourite jeans were already big on me (I could pull them up over my bum and hips without unbuttoning them) and now they’re literally falling off. But mostly it will just be a lot of walking around the shops and the girls trying stuff on that they’re never going to buy. They both have jobs, and even though we buy them anything that is needed, they use their money on frivolous purchases. Which typically results in a LOT of try-on's and a lot of "do I really want this?" ... and then on to the next shop 😅
It's also father’s day in Australia tomorrow, so we need to get a card! (Gifts have already been bought). Will likely check in late tomorrow, as I'm doing father's day breakfast and then I think we're going out riding. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Sun.03.09:
No change on the scale today, but that’s okay. I knew I couldn’t keep losing at the rate I was going! Made brekkie wraps for father’s day breakfast, so I broke my fast a bit earlier today than usual which means no dinner tonight. That’s okay though. Brekkie wraps are one of my favourite “indulgence” breakfasts, and I had a bottled ice coffee which are rare treats for me as well. I managed to fit it in to my macros and calorie goal though. Not sure if everything I tracked was completely accurate, the bacon is from a local butcher and has no nutrition info on the package. This is one of the reasons I ended up not following through with using MFP last time. But I tried to choose an item in the database that was right down the middle amongst the “streaky bacon” options and went by grams, so hopefully it’s pretty close to accurate.
Not much planned for the rest of today, we were supposed to go riding this morning but my partner woke up not feeling 100%. We have his daughter here for the weekend, and she’s been sick, so he’s likely caught what she has. So I think I’ve just got a quiet day taking care of a giant man baby with man-flu for the rest of the day. I will get meal prepping for myself and lunch/snacks done for everyone else, and clean the house.

Mon.04.09:
I think it’s time for new batteries in my scale. It varied a fair bit before settling this morning, and it usually doesn’t do that. So not 100% sure on my weight today. I’ll get new batteries today so we’ll see what tomorrow says.
Not really much else to update today – it’s Monday. It’s gloomy and overcast, my partner’s still suffering from man-flu, and I didn’t sleep well because our dog wouldn’t settle last night. She’s recently become an inside dog and my partner is opposed to crate training, so if she doesn’t settle on her bed for the night she ends up wandering and waking me. So, it’s very much a Monday.
Tues.05.09:
I definitely had a feeling yesterday’s weight wasn’t correct. New batteries in the scale though, so I know I’m accurate today! I’m doing better with macros though I’m under the minimum target by around 50 calories most days. I have an appointment booked with the dietitian Thursday to review and see if she wants me to stay with the 1400-1600 target and if being under by a few is really a big deal. I keep forgetting to eat my afternoon snack too which is kind of a pain as then I have to try and figure out what to add to dinner or else eat my snack with my dinner which is then a LOT of food for me. I have reminders set for all of my other meals except that, as I kinda thought I’d vary the time depending when I finish work and when I started feeling peckish. But I think I need to set up a reminder for that one as well.
It’s a beautiful spring day here, and it’s supposed to get up to 31c/88f so I really don’t want to be stuck inside working. So I’m off to get some work done so I can finish early and enjoy the day!

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My Info :

Working with a dietitian and my doctor to get healthy, feel great, and set a good example for my girls!
Starting Weight as of 28.08.23: 95.56kg | 210.8lbs
Progress at Start of Round: -1.15kg | -2.53lbs
Daily Calorie Target: 1400-1600
Diet: Mostly Mediterranean; focus on whole foods; no alcohol; limit added sugars
I meal prep and make most things from scratch, avoiding packaged and highly processed foods wherever possible.
Macro Breakdown: 40f/30c/30p
Intermittent Fasting: 16/8 (for now – hopefully back to ADF in the future)
Workouts: Cardio and/or body weight circuits 6x per week
MFP Main Profile: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/profile/steffibabiie
Food Diary: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/steffibabiie

Xiao_Ya_ · September 2023

@steffibabiie
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to reach out! I could try to explain myself, but really, I think nobody needs to hear my silly thoughts

So, also, I mean this as sincerely as text can express, to you and everyone else, Thank You and I'm Sorry.

MOUNTAINMERMAIDCO · September 2023

👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE

🤩🥦🍏🥕🧵🙏🐾🌻🌷🌼😁✌🐞🐞

SW Round 234
8/30
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9/1
9/2 163.4
9/3 ?
9/4 163.2
9/5 162.6
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jaccimc63 · September 2023

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 59
Akron, Ohio

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)
My 195th Round!

After losing 12 lbs. I was stuck at 174lbs. for a couple weeks until I found this challenge.

End R40: 171 (-3) - May 2018
End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
End R42: 168 (-2.5)
End R43: 165 (-3)
End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
End R45: 163 (-.5)
End R46: 160 (-3)
End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
End R48: 159 (+.5)
End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
End R50: 154.5 (-3)
End R51: 154 (-.5)
End R52: 153 (-1)
End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
End R54: 151 (-1.5)
End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)
End R56: 146.5 (-3)
End R57: 146.5 (0)
End R58: 146.5 (0)
End R59: 144 (-2.5)
End R60: 144 (0)
End R61: 145 (+1)
End R62: 144 (-1)
End R63: 147.5 (+3.5) Christmas and New Year’s - 2018
End R64: 145 (-2.5)
End R65: 145.5 (+.5)
End R66: 144 (-1.5)
End R67: 142.5 (-1.5)
End R68: 143 (+.5)
End R69: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R70: 142 (-2.5)
End R71: 141.5 (-.5)
End R72: 140 (-1.5)
End R73: 141 (+1)
End R74: 143 (+2)
End R75: 142 (-1)
End R76: 144.5 (+2.5)
End R77: 144 (-.5)
End R78: 143.5 (-.5)
End R79: 143.5 (0)
End R80: 140 (-3.5)
End R81: 143.5 (+3.5)
End R82: 142 (-1.5)
End R83: 143.5 (+1.5)
End R84: 142.5 (-1)
End R85: 142 (-.5)
End R86: 142 (0)
End R87: 140.5 (-1.5)
End R88: 141.5 (+1)
End R89: 141.5 (0)
End R90: 145 (+3.5) Quit smoking - 2019
End R91: 145 (0)
End R92: 143.5 (-1.5)
End R93: 146 (+2.5)
End R94: 144.5 (-1.5)
End R95: 143.5 (-1)
End R96: 144.5 (+1)
End R97: 146.5 (+2) Thanksgiving aftermath
End R98: 145.5, BF33.2%, MM 63% (-1)
End R99: 147.5 (+2) Christmas - 2019
End R100: 147 (-.5) New Year
End R101: 147 (0)
End R102: 145.5 (-1.5)
End R103: 144 (-1.5)
End R104: 143(-1)
End R105: 143.5 (+.5)
End R106: 143.5 (0)
End R107: 143.5 (0)
End R108: 142 (-1.5)
End R109: 143 (+1)
End R110: 143 (0)
End R111: 144 (+1)
End R112: 146 (+2)
End R113: 143.5 (-2.5)
End R114: 146.5 (+3)
End R115: 146 (-.5)
End R116: 146 (0)
End R117: 145.5 (-.5)
End R118: 146 (+.5)
End R119: 146.5 (+.5)
End R120: 147 (+.5)
End R121: 147 (0)
End R122: 145 (-2)
End R123: 144.5 (-.5)
End R124: 143 (-1.5)
End R125: 143 (0) - Labor Day
End R126: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R127: 142.5(-2)
End R128: 143 (+.5)
End R129: 142.5 (-.5)
End R130: 144 (+1.5)
End R131: 144(0)
End R132: 143 (-1)
End R133: 144 (+1) Thanksgiving
End R134: 143.5
End R135: 143.5
End R136: 143.5 Christmas and New Year - 2020
End R137: 144 (+.5) Dan's cancer diagnosis
End R138: 145 (+1)
End R139: 146 (+1)
End R140: 145.5 (-.5)
End R141: 145
End R142: 145.5 (+.5)
End R143: 143.5 (-2) - Dan hospitalized
End R144: 143(-.5)
End R145: 143.5 (+.5)
End R146: 145 (+1.5) - Problems with Dan's treatment
End R147: 144.5 (-.5)
End R148: 145.5 (+1)
End R149: 145 (-.5)
End R150: 144 (-1)
End R151: 145 (+1)
End R152: 144.5 (-.5)Dan started BCG at CC
End R153: 145.5 (+1)
End R154: 146.5 (+1)
End R155: 146 (-.5)
End R156: 147.5 (+1.5)Dan ill from BCG/flu, G hospitalized, retina flash, RP died
End R157: 147.5(0)
End R158: 147.5(0)
End R159: 147(-.5)
End R160: 147.5(+.5)Dan clear from treatment
End R161: 147.5(0) L had covid
End R162: 146(-1.5)
End R163: 145.5(-.5)
End R164: 145(-.5)
End R165: 146 (+1) Dan's final BCG Maint. Mary's Memorial
End R166: 145.5 (-.5) E Bday/Halloween party
End R167: 145
End R168: 146(+1)
End R169: 145.5 Thanksgiving
End R170: 145.5 Dan cleared at CC again
End R171: 145.5
End R172: 148 (+2.5) Christmas - 2021
End R173: 147(-1) Heart monitor placed
End R174: 147(0)
End R175: 146(-1)
End R176: 146(0)
End R177: 145.5(-.5)
End R178: 145.5(0)
End R179: 146.5(+1)
End R180: 145(-1.5)
End R181: 146(+1)
End R182: 147(+1)
End R183: 145.5(-1.5) Dad passed away 4/10/22
End R184: 146(+.5)
End R185: 146(0)
End R186: 148(+2) Stress eating
End R187: 149(+1) Prep for Dad's service
End R188: 149.5 (+.5) Celebration of Life for Dad
End R189: 149.5(0)
End R190: 149.5(0)
End R191: 151.5(+2) 4th of July
End R192: 151(-.5)
End R193: 149(-2)
End R194: 149(0)
End R195: 149(0) - Mark went missing
End R196: 152(+3) - Niagara Falls trip
End R197: 149
End R198: 150.5
End R199: 149
End R200: 150.5 - Ron deathly ill
End R201: 149.5 - Hospitalized with bigeminy
End R202: 147.5 - Fiona born, Cassie got custody
End R203: 146.5 - Heart issues
End R204: 146 - Failed Ablation
End R205: 146
End R206: 147 - Thanksgiving and Fiona home
End R207: 147
End R208: 148 - Birthday
End R209: 149.5 - Christmas, NYE, Cassie and Fiona get covid
End R210: 148.5
End R211: 149.5
End R212: 151
End R213: 147.5
End R214: 149
End R215: 149.5
End R216: 150.1 - New scale, Fiona sick
End R217: 151.4
End R218: 151.6
End R219: 152.3
End R220: 152.9
End R221: 152.9 - Fiona adoption, hospitalization
End R222: 153.2 - Ablation and home from hospital
End R223: 152.7
End R224: 152.9
End R225: 153.8
End R226: 154.9
End R227: 153.2
End R228: 152.5
End R229: 154.3
End R230: 153.6
End R231: 155.4
End R232: 154.5

SW: 155.6

Date/weight/comment

8/30 - DNW
8/31 - 155.2
9/01 - 154.5
9/02 - DNW
9/03 - DNW
9/04 - DNW
9/05 - 157.4 - Labor Day picnics and family get togethers. I've got a lot of work to do.
9/06
9/07
9/08

Anabirgite · September 2023

Good Luck to all this round- went off the true and proven MFP how to lose weight guidelines - Track track track- weigh weigh weigh! I surprise surprise surprise (only to me) gain my weight back. So I am striving to weigh me and my food and track these 10 days...

SW Round 234: 120.4
GW Round: 119
UGW 118

8/30- 120.4- Started last round great- and seemed to lose weight so decided to become complacent and not track- worked for a day or 2. Went immediately to my head- thought i did not need to measure anymore and no one here needs to guess what happen- only me. So back 2 rounds and trying again. Am proud of myself- Did Les Mills Body Pump last- think this was second time since my accident - but now with PT guidance I am confident- Very sore this morning and hoping the 4 ounces is from the high sodium dinner I had last night and my weight workout.

8/31- 119.8 Still sore from Body Pump workout there are several muscle groups in thighs I was not aware of before, and I used such little weight. I need to start scheduling that workout several times a week. Not much time this morning- I so enjoy reading all your post during breakfast but seeing the sleep doctor today. Nervous about what sleep study will involve. Having to prove I have insomnia and doze off constantly for a day or 2 sounds so miserable. I hope I can do on a weekend.

9/1- 119.0 My legs are still sore from my work out Tuesday, luckily shoulder isn' since I off to PT early. Never know if I will have a good night playing pickleball- but last night was great. I struggled with exhaustion all day, but woke up during the first game, was wired at 9 PM who I left. I had glass of milk but did not eat anything, showered and went to bed early. Good news Sleep doctor says I do not have prove my insomnia with sleep study, testing is really for sleep apnea. Do relief there. Still more challenges ahead.

9/2- 118.6 WOW! honestly not sure what to do- have not been this weight for at least 7-8 years...I guess figuring out how to maintain is my next step. I have been encouraged by my PT to now do Body Pump which is a weight lifting class, so need to now commit to that class 3 times a week. Mmm may have to look into this more this weekend. Hope you all have a wonderful day.

9/3-120.6 Jumped the Gun yesterday- that doesn't sound right... so awful with sayings etc. But I got ahead of my skies is something I have actually done and experienced the crash -So that looks like the case here. I did drink a lot of wine yesterday and made a delicious korean dish ( maybe that was high in sodium). Or on Friday I had a small binge on potato chips, residual sodium overload/bloat? Its just if I am going to go up 2 pounds there should be some chocolate cake or decadent dessert involved!!!

9/4- 120.2 feeling a little jinxed... I di not play pickleball yesterday, rested my should but did do Body pump. I think I am still bloated, did drink a lot of water yesterday but very thirsty. Off to play pickleball this morning then scheduled this evening to play with my girlfriends- that will be more of a party. Going out to lunch so more sodium today... As much as I enjoy weekend it seems my body craves routine.

9/5- 120.6 Do not understand anything...But back to the habits that work. Going to track today, that seems to be what works for me. So hot and humid here the past few days, I reached a level sweat and sunscreen that was beyond disgusting but I had scheduled to play in morning and evening and then huge project all afternoon moving my deck furniture delivered to my deck- a way greater project then can be imagined considering where my deck is and the furniture was a 1/4 inch to wide for most of my doors. So kind of felt I deserve to see a lower weight- Oh well shake it off! Start again! Its a New Day!
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CamandJarvis · September 2023

You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before

31, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2 164.5 164.9 Dec 31, 2022 165.5 Jan 5, 2023
GW: 130-135

Previous Rounds:

R69: 158.1; R70: 156.5; R71: 156.3 R72: 156.3; R73: 155.2; R74: 155.4; R75: 156.1; R76: 155.6; R80: 153.2; R81: 154.3; R82: 154.1; R84: 156.5; R89: 156.7; R91: 160.1; R93: 159.3; R94: 156.1; R98: 154.5; R99: 155.9; R100: 152.8; R101: 149.7; R102: 149.0; R103: 149.0; R104: 146.2; R105: 146.6; R106: 144.6; R107: 146.8; R108: 147.7; R109: 148.1; R110: 150.1; R111: 154.3; R112: 152.6; R113: 151.7; R121: 153.0; R122: 154.8; R123: 153.9; R124: 153.4; R125: 155.6; R126: 152.3; R127: 151.5; R128: 151.0; R129: 151.0; R130: 152.6; R131: 153.9; R132: 150.6; R133: 151.2; R134: 149.3; R135: 149.5; R136: 148.4; R137: 147.9; R138: 148.4; R139: 151.9; R140: 150.4; R141: 150.4; R142: 144.0; R143: 144.2; R144: 147.0; R145: 145.7; R146: 145.9; R147: 145.9; R148: 146.5; R149: 147.3; R150: 146.8; R151: 147.9; R152: 147.7; R153: 147.2; R154: 147.0; R155: 144.7; R157: 146.1; R158: 146.6; R159: 146.3; R160: 150.2; R161: 146.7; R162: 144.6; R163: 146.2; R164: 147.3; R165: 146.3; R166: 148.5; R167: 147; R168: 148.4; R169: 151.4; R170: 148.9; R171: 144.8 R172: DNW; R173: 146.1; R174: 147.9; R175: 145.9; R176: 150.5; R177: 149.3; R179: 150.5; R180: 151.6; R181: DNW; R182: 150.2; R183: 152.9; R184: 153.4; R185: 151.3; R186: 152.3; R187: 151.8; R188: 150.9; R189: 152.6; R190: DNW; R191: 154.8; R192: 155.5; R193: 155.2; R194: 156.5; R195: DNW; R196: 155.7; R197: DNW; R198: 156.1; R199: DNW; R200: DNW; R201: 159.8; R202: 159.7; R203: 160.5; R204: DNW; R205: DNW; R206: 161.7; R207: 163.6; R208: DNW; R209: 164.5; R210: 163.9; R211: DNW; R212: 163.1; R123: 162.1; R214: 162.1; R215: 160.4; R216: 160.4; R217: 159.6; R218: 159.0; R219: 159.6; R220: 157.6; R221: 156.5; R222: 155.8; R223: 156.8; R224: 155.1; R225: 152.2; R226: 154.9; R227: 152.4; R228: 152.5; R229: 152.2; R230: 152.8; R231: 151.8; R232: 153.3; R233: 154.1

Last weight
08/29 - 154.1

Round Goal: 151.x
Workout: Walks daily, weather pending. Kettlebell/bodyweight strength workout 3x/week
Nutrition: Log daily

Day, Weight, Comment
8/30 - 152.3
8/31 - 152.4
9/01 - 151.2
9/02 - 152.4
9/03 - 152.9
9/04 - 152.9
9/05 - 153.5 - The entire weekend of what I wanted to avoid and didn't. Yesterday we had to run to the store to get a couple items to finish out the bathroom. Then BF decided, as we were leaving, to get an early lunch (it was 1130 but I wasn't hungry yet) at this Mexican restaurant we keep saying we want to try. That has been this entire weekend - unplanned eating out. Ugh. I feel so bloated and gross internally right now. Yesterday's painting (AKA not a whole lot of moving anything but my arm) didn't help as I barely hit 6k steps. At least I won't be eating out today as work is going to be so busy, I'm not even sure I'll get a lunch at all. I do plan on fasting as long as I can - I have a work call from 9-12 today which will help keep me busy and distracted. Bad news is with that long of a meeting, it'll be easy to miss my hourly step goal/overall step goal. I have another similar meeting from 1-3 in the afternoon, as well. Enchiladas tonight because I was craving them last week but now I'm dreading them. I'll be sure to take my lactose pills and limit the amount I get.
9/06
9/07
9/08

Previous Day's Comments

8/30 - I behaved well yesterday and the scale shows it. Nearly 2 lbs dropped off overnight. I knew at least 1lb was bloat but it's nice to see it drop in the lower 152 range. Now to keep that up. I'm not sure if I want to adjust my goal to 151.x or not. I think I will and adjust back up to maintenance (152.x) as needed once we get closer to the end and I know more what this round will hold as far as surprises and unexpected changes to diet/exercise. The plumbing for the tub and therefore the tub/shroud will be installed today for the guest bathroom. BF can then work on installing and floating drywall tonight into the weekend. Hopefully we'll (read: I will) be painting this weekend so we can finalize everything before Monday. We got a great deal on tile and flooring for our master bathroom so we spent the last of the loan on that (the majority of the loan went towards those unexpected legal fees so we're now nickel-and-diming our master bath remodel). With prices increasing seemingly daily, we didn't want to wait as those were the two most expensive items on our bathroom remodel list. We kept it under $1,000 for the entire flooring and all the tiling we think we'll need. Plenty of manual labor around the house to keep me active and busy!
8/31 - Normal fluctuation, I'm assuming. Dinner did have a half a cup of heavy cream and a quarter cup of Parmesan cheese which I didn't take my lactose pills for and that may have caused it. I was well under calories, even with my wine. I have one more glass of wine left in the bottle and then I can take a break for a bit which I'm looking forward to after tonight. Dinner is on BF (steak) so I may be up tomorrow due to sodium, depending on which carby side he makes (butter noodles vs rice. Rice will have less sodium). I had a delightful banana bread overnight oats- it was so delicious! I have one more for tomorrow as the recipe calls for 1/2 banana and I had 1 banana left to use up. Took pups for a walk this morning and scheduled for a walk and kettlebell workout tomorrow. Otherwise, just focusing on moving through the day and reaching 10k steps (a goal to keep me moving, really). Unsure lunch but I have lots of spinach and bell peppers to use up as well as some mushrooms. I'm sure I'll figure something out so I'm not wasteful. I work tomorrow so I may push my grocery shopping to Saturday but I still need to make a menu for next week so I know what to get at the store! This has been really great, not only for my health (I can plan ahead), but it really has saved a lot of money on groceries.
9/01 - Well that was unexpected. BF went to Thirsty Thursday (the VFW is open to the public in this town, unlike others, so the entire group can go despite BF and I being the only veterans). I didn't go as I just realized yesterday that Monday is a holiday. I have 2 very big important meetings on Tuesday I need to prep for and without Monday to work on them, I needed to really dig deep (no distractions) and work with multiple monitors - something that can only be done if I stay home. Good thing - a friend really needed a deep heart to heart with BF. Because of that, I ended up cooking and the butter noodles were decidedly less salty because I used garlic powder with only a smidgen of garlic salt whereas BF uses nothing but garlic salt. Steaks could've been better but it's been since BF and I got together 5 years ago that I last made them - that's always been his meal to make. Today I'm skipping grocery shopping, though I have meals planned and a list ready - I'm working and will be doing more deep focusing with multiple monitors. Goal is to drink plenty of water, don't mindlessly eat at my desk, and get up to move at least every hour.
9/02 - Scale bounced everywhere from 150.x to 155.x before I stepped off, let it reset, and tried again. It bounced a bit, but finally settled. This is 100% sodium. I was higher on calories, but still within MFP goals. My jeep was ready for pickup and we ended up going to grab a late lunch (2pm) on the way to pick it up as we both had work happening through lunch. Said lunch was Asian, so I was anticipating the sodium uptick today. Dinner was chicken and dirty rice, with bell peppers added. Not the healthiest, but not terrible. I focused mainly on the chicken and didn't eat as much rice. Overall, I ate much less than normal of that meal. Partially, I'm assuming due to the late lunch keeping me somewhat full and partially due to being better at listening to my body while eating much slower. Breaking the quick eating habits of the Army is taking years but I'm starting to see progress. Mindset shift was the biggest factor.
9/03 - Ended up eating out for lunch, as planned. But, we were still quite full so no dinner. I did grab a small bowl of leftover dirty rice with sausage but it was a perfect size that I didn't feel overly full but I wasn't starving going to bed. Also maybe a little bit of water weight as we were in full firefighting gear for 2 hours at the airport and it was toasty. I drank a lot of water, but it was not enough no matter how hard I tried. I'll bounce back, I have faith in myself for that. Working on the bathroom today so busy with manual labor.
9/04 - Ate too much at lunch (fast food, too, ugh) and ended up going to our friends for dinner to hang out. I did only bring one alcoholic drink and I turned down offers from others once I finished that, sticking to water the rest of the night. I scarfed down my first plate, but then made myself wait before getting seconds or dessert, which I was super proud of my restraint and glad I did wait. I would've been overstuffed! Hopefully today is better. Smoking chicken quarters with beans. Not sure the veg yet, but I have options. Painting the bathroom today so I'll be moving around doing that. Some will be more arm movements while sitting (baseboards) and some will be moving about up and down a ladder to paint the walls and fix the spots on the ceiling from when I painted the bathroom last year and made oopsies. I'm hoping to get my steps in, but not confident. I've already missed several since my Fitbit is currently charging. Oh well.
9/05
9/06
9/07

SModa61 · September 2023

Round 234
August 30 – SEPT 8, 2023

61 year old female, 5’5”. I am married, semi-nomadic (we live in three states, Mass, Maine, Florida).

SW WW Sept 29, 2001 - 168.8 (initially lost 29.8, became staff, then weight up and down 18 years with low of 126.8)
SW MFP Sept 14, 2020 – 153 (lost 40, then stress took off another 2.2 lb with low of 120.8, then stress became gain)
SW MFP Jan 1, 2023 – 146.6
GW Maintaining between 124 - 126

Continuing to figure out maintaining, and to work on best nutrition and exercise.

History:

Harry and Han are our cats, who travel with us. Have two “kids”, who are very much adults, a DGS, and second GS on the way. We have three parents, 88(father), 86(mother), 84(MIL) still with us, and I have logically been needing to help them more as they age. I got my act in gear during COVID, somewhat inspired by NOT becoming my parents. I lost 30 lbs and was exercising daily. Unfortunately, I am an “all in or not” person. Hubby and I seeing our family home and downsizing distractions, plus medical incident with my father and all their new needs, became an excuse. A year and a half later, I gained 25 lbs and lost all my athletic improvements. I need to figure out balance and how to make health be a daily priority for life!

Round 126 153.0 equivalent 9/14/20
Round 127 149.2 9/24/20
Round 128 147.2 10/4/20
Round 129 145.8 10/14/20
Round 130 144.4 10/24/20
Round 131 142.2 11/3/20
Round 132 139.4 11/13/20
Round 133 137.2 11/23/20
Round 134 136.4 12/3/20
Round 135 132.6 12/13/20
Round 136 132.0 12/23/20
Round 137 132.0 1/2/21
Round 138 131.0 1/12/21
Round 139 128.2 1/22/21
Round 176 138.2 1/26/22 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13 oz
Round 177 134.8 2/5/22
Round 178 137.0 2/15/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 181 138.2 3/17/22 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 oz
Round 182 137.8 3/27/22 Harry 10 lb 14.5oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 183 133.4 4/6/22 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13 oz
Round 184 136.0 4/16/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11lb 12.5 oz
Round 185 136.8 4/26/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11lb 13 oz
Round 186 136.0 5/6/22 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 187 137.8 5/16/22 Harry 10 lb 14.0 oz Han Solo 11lb 11.5 oz
Round 188 135.8 5/26/22 Harry 10 lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12 oz
Round 210 146.6 1/01/23 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12 oz
Round 211 144.4 1/11/23
Round 212 146.6 1/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 213 143.4 1/31/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 oz
Round 214 142.4 2/10/23
Round 215 140.0 2/20/23 Harry 10 lb 12 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6 oz
Round 216 138.0 3/2/23 Harry 10 lb 11.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6.5 oz
Round 217 136.0 3/12/23 Harry 10 lb 15 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6 oz
Round 218 134.0 3/22/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 7.5 oz
Round 219 133.8 4/1/23 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 9.5 oz
Round 220 131.4 4/11/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 221 130.0 4/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11.5 oz
Round 222 128.2 5/1/23 Harry 10 lb 15 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 223 128.4 5/11/23 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 224 127.2 5/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11.5 oz
Round 225 125.8 5/31/23 Harry 10 lb 12 oz Han Solo 11 lb 9.5 oz
Round 226 124.2 6/10/23
Round 227 125.8 6/20/23 Harry 10 lb 8.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 228 125.8 6/30/23 Harry 10 lb 13 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13.5 oz
Round 229 125.8 7/10/23
Round 230 122.6 7/20/23
Round 231 125.0 7/30/23 Harry 10lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb .5 oz
Round 232 123.6 8/9/23 Harry 10 lb 10 oz Han Solo 12 lb 2.5 oz
Round 233 125.8 8/19/23 Harry 10 lb 10 oz Han Solo 12 lb 1.5 oz
Round 234 125.8 8/29/23 Harry 10 lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb 1.5 oz

SW: 125.8

Day/Weight/Comment

8/29 – 125.2 (Mass) A little off track, but actually proud of myself after that day I had yesterday. Glad to have made it to another round

8/30 – 124.8 (Maine) Argh. Literally stopped typing mid-word yesterday and never finished my post. Managed to resolve some more issue with my parents. Yay! Headed to Maine last night. Have not come up for three weeks. Getting a last week up here before closing things up.

9/1 – 125.2 (Maine) I am actually grateful. Yesterday, had great possibilities. I had pre-tracked my day and filled in dinner off the restaurant menu that I found online. I also finally discovered a replacement for my discontinued fiber one cereal, and I think I actually like it better!! Great start to the day!! Later, we get to the restaurant and I started with a glass of chardonnay ( a change from my planned G&T), then I look at the menu and what I tracked is not there. I switch to my second choice (pan seared salmon over jasmine rice with curry coconut cream and seasonal vegetables) that while healthy, was more calories and being the end of the day that put me over my planned calories right there. Then hubby orders a mussel appetizer “to share”, but I know a couple mussels will be negligible so that's ok. It comes and there are two grilled ciabattas, and DH puts one on my plate. I state “well I won’t be eating it”. Well by now I have had two whole sips of wine. You know how we are all warned to not drink and drive, well I also should not drink and eat. Next thing you know I am tearing apart that ciabatta and sopping up all that glorious mussel sauce. Cudos to us as we skipped dessert, but when we get home since I had consumed one whole glass of wine, there goes two stella doro biscuits. Today, DH is taking me out to lunch by boat. Tomorrow, I’ll report in how that goes. The rest of the long weekend is easy until Tuesday night when we are going out for fried oysters. A well known Maine restaurant “Ken’s Place” serves fried oysters the first Tuesday of each month and we have never been in Maine on such a Tuesday since we learned about their oysters a few years ago. Fried oysters is one of the only fried food items that I will indulge in when I dine out, and usually the number is limited so it works out. Have a great Friday!!

9/2 – 125.4 (Maine)

9/3 – 127.2 (Maine) Enough is enough. Three days messing around and it is showing. This is the highest number all summer.

9/4 – 127.2 (Maine) Concerning as that indicates the greater odds of a real gain and not a blip. I have three weeks to clean this up before heading to Scotland on Anniversary trip.

9/5 – 125.2 (Maine) Interesting, yesterday was far from perfect, but I am grateful. Yesterday, I made it to the mall. Trying to figure out those last clothing items for our trip to Scotland and mini stopover in Amsterdam.

9/6
9/7
9/8

Chapter_3 · September 2023

R234

F 65, 5’6”

234RG:Continue Focus on PROCESS. Daily Goals: IF, H2O, Calories (1200-1400) Macros (10-60-30), 10k steps, 500+ activity calories, Journal. Weekly: 🏋️‍♀️ 3x, 🪜12–3–30 4x and face the ⚖️ 3x ! My ultimate goal is to not EVER let the scale impact my mood or determination!

⚖️RG- Lose 2.8 lbs to 135. I probably won’t reach based on August results, but I refuse to lower my goal…

RGW 135
UGW 128.0

8/30 137.8 (233 EW)
8/31 DNW
9/1 DNW
9/2 137
9/3 DNW
9/4 DNW
9/5 136.2
9/6 DNW
9/7 DNW
9/8 W

Good 🍀everyone!
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9/5 136.2 well, at least the fictitious pound disappeared. I don’t mind this weight. Maybe weighing every 3 days works best for me. Takes a few minor ⬆️&⬇️ out and keeps my heart rate and attitude in check. ↔️
So this is a win!

All systems go except for 12-3-30. I feel like I haven’t completed that in a week. Going to the gym after 3 hours of walking and tennis is not possible for me unless I went after dinner— but that’s not going to happen this week (US Open). I’ll determine a new action plan for next week. Lifting weights /stretching while watching the U.S. Open is working tho… so that’s good.

Making bad choices:WHY?! Here’s my stab at answering the $10 million question (for me….)
I think it’s opposition defiance. I think it’s an internal pushback. Refusal to push through for something really, really good when I know it’s good. Sometimes out of nowhere, on a whim, defiance gives me a rush…. Defying authority or defying “what is right” …. Definitely a minor form of self-sabotage. Maybe that’s why the scale goes up and down so much— “can’t handle too much of a really good thing.” Hmmmm… Life behavior patterns reflected in spontaneous food choices …. ?!

Will be strange to share this, but what the heck… When I was in college, I would never miss class during the semester, do all assignments, study, study study. I was a fanatic, obedient student. And then during exams, go out and party, and not study! No follow through for the hard work I put in all semester…. Did the Belvita cookies represent the same type of rebellion? Why would I devour a stupid Belvita pack when I’ve been so committed? I mean really… I could’ve at least jumped in my car and picked up a few hot, glazed, donuts and my fav ice cream or something really REALLY worth it!!
May I share this: self analysis is helping me stay more committed whether I’m right or wrong - the process of trying to figure out WHY I make bad choices is truly helping me make better choices. For starters, I’m going to slow down and slowly count to ten …. then walk away from the kitchen … (I mean, there’s really nothing in there anyway except the stupid Belvita cookies) till I figure out the answer to WHY. Wow… All this after a Belvita Party!

Thank you Belvita!

Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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9/4 Another lazy day yesterday. I can report my bad behavior this morning. I ate a Belvita cookie pack last night…. Am I exiled to death row? Literally a perfect day until 7PM… I was reaching for my evening tea, and my eyes spied the Belvita box… (Mind you, this Belvita box is a staple in our pantry… My DH and GS snack). Really don’t know what came over me except I thought I was hungry? (Today, I must make a batch of deviled eggs with greek yogurt so I have a “go-to” snack…Also, a new batch of butter bites.) Anyway, I’m guessing I was still deflated from the ⚖️ and thought what the hell?… My first real push-back in almost 40 days… (So why was I in the “space” of choosing a negative non-beneficial behavior versus a GOOD behavior?!) It was a very strange thought process …. Got a little rush as I reached for the cookies, but with every bite it became less and less enjoyable… At least it was only one pack (200 cal.). But oh, filled with POISON: sugar, preservatives and additional 💩. So I blew my macros and did not 🚫 reach any other goal yesterday. I failed. New fresh beginnings today- That’s what Mondays are for, correct? Tennis, 10k, 🏋️‍♀️, macros, 💦! Will also examine why I chose negative behavior instead of good behavior… Interesting self-discovery! Self-sabotage with Belvita cookies! WHY? 😬🤔

Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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9/3 Last night we cooked wild king salmon & spinach and I treated myself to one glass of wine. ONE! Yesterday, I stayed within my calories, 12K steps with 120 exercise minutes on top of that. I felt so good I decided to step on the scale this morn…. No pressure, no thoughts, just do it… Cause frankly, I often read your comments with a “misbehavior” and then viola, you’ve lost a pound or a SOLID WHOOSH!

Result for me? GAINED a pound… HOW?!?!!! Of course! Why would I experience different? Perfect result! Whatever is going on with my body is truly freaking crazy! And yes… I do drink tons of water… I’m not even gonna record this… I ERASED MY RENPHO⚖️. I’m gonna forget it… I’m ALWAYS well on or beyond goals every day. Quite frankly, I feel like I’m in Boot Camp … Is this a legitimate stall? I read-up that a stall is only a “legitimate stall” IF it’s for 90 days or more… I don’t think I can handle this stagnation for 90 days!!!
AND, NO NSV TO REPORT! ZERO! NONE! NADA! 😂
OK OK OK off my soapbox and I’ll embrace this day with a little bit of positivity if I can muster it!

(I’ve decided to go legit keto- changing my macros to the following: 5-65-30. Keeping my proteins up because of my age and activity. )

Too much focus on myself. Will change that mindset today…

Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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9/2 ⚖️ 137
It’s official. My body is seriously different. WHAT AM I?! No whosh at all since the beginning. NONE! I’m sorry, but I just want a whosh!

Yesterday was a lazy day. Got in 8K steps and barely 45 minutes of exercise. I felt like my body just needed a break and a rest day. Back on it today. Calories: 1171 , macros✅. But I’m still not eating enough. Still want to get below 130 and stay there. Just how long will it take? And of course I realize once I get to maintenance it’s going to be FOREVER… Once I hit my weight goal, I’m going to hire a personal trainer for 4-6 wks (reward) to keep me going.

NSV: Braved the scale. Not fun. BUT: Cannot begin to express how much better I feel… Mentally, I have to keep at it.

9/1 I think I forgot to post yesterday? and I’m too lazy to go back and check for a third time.
Checked off all my daily goals yesterday. Still haven’t done 12-3-30 for several days. I can’t decide if I want to do it today because I’m still sipping coffee! I got my 10k steps in yesterday plus two hours of exercise minutes… Burning 800+ active calories. I consumed about 1200 cal yesterday. I don’t think I’m eating enough, but nothing in my house is tempting me… Maybe that’s the way it should be?!
Oh, I did splurge yesterday and added HALF A SMALL BANANA in my protein shake… Half a banana sent my carbs into oblivion. It was NOT NOT NOT worth it…

Lots of errands today. Get to see my grandson and oh…. (The ⚖️ is tomorrow. Ugh!) And must go to the grocery to prep for the next few days….

NSV. i’m feeling so much better. Not only physically, but mentally. Definitely still having moments of doubt, (now) since it’s taking so DAMN long to lose a freaking ounce… A literal ounce!

I’ll be sure to dedicate my body to science …. Because it is definitely an anomaly. What has changed so much in three years? In 2020, I lost 15 pounds in eight weeks and kept most off till nine months ago… Now I’m struggling to lose 7 IN 40 days… Go figure!

The heat’s over and today WILL be a very good day! (Coffee complete!)

Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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8/30 I checked off all my boxes yesterday except 10k steps (only 8k). No strength training or 12-3-30 yesterday either (travel). And I probably won’t get to it today because I’m still traveling today. Sticking to calories /macros and playing tennis tonight.

1230 cal yesterday/ 95 exercise minutes. Got my protein by adding a protein shake… Back to IF because the weather is cooler. MFP Is now 💯 a daily habit. Recording every morsel.

Thoroughly engaged reading everyone’s posts yesterday. Many kernels of wisdom. Our struggles are the same but different. It’s all a battle of the mind…. Thought patterns. Change /stop unhealthy thought patterns, and actions will change. I have to keep pounding that in my head….

Pretty sure the heat wave is gone. Yesterday was in the 70s as I walked outside… This morning is even cooler - I almost feel like I need a sweater! 😃

Still moving forward.

Good luck 🍀 to everyone!

Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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8/29 MY FOURTH ROUND!
Past 30 days:
Lost 5.8 lbs
NSV:
✅Established healthier routine.
✅ Calories, Macros, Journal & Water
✅ 10k steps -did not hit every day but I am averaging 4700 steps /per day MORE than last month. Avg just under 10k per day in last 30 days.
✅Avg >100 exercise min per day. (Increase of 15 minutes per day avg over July)
✅Learned lots about myself
✅Positive mind-set (mostly)
✅Way more energy/feel better
✅Clothes fitting better
✅Began 12-3-30 & Strength training

RGW 135
UGW 128.0

8/30 137.8 (233 EW)
8/31 DNW
9/1 DNW
9/2 W
9/3 DNW
9/4 DNW
9/5 W
9/6 DNW
9/7 DNW
9/8 W

Good 🍀everyone!

Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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jspecies11 · September 2023

SW: 132.2#
Goals: Strength training 4-5 X/week, follow and track WFPB eating plan, hydrate, weight below 132#.
Day, Weight, Comment
8/30 132.4# ST rest day and I need it as I was out late picking someone from the airport. Will hydrate & get a walk in later.
8/31 131.6# Quads ST done - feeling good that I’m committing to my health.
9/01 131.0# Upper body ST
9/02 132.0# OK then; walk in Lexington and Concord today.
9/03 131.4#
9/04 131.4# ST and walk done
9/05 131.2# ST hamstrings done now going out for an early walk- it’s going to get pretty warm here today, will push water.
9/06
9/07
9/08
Travel 9/8 - 9/10.

potasha · September 2023

SW Round 234 135.4

5'4" 30 year old female.

8/30 134.4 IF 4-8 pm
8/31 132.6 IF 7-8 pm
9/1 131.8 IF 6-8 pm
9/2 vacay IF 7-9 pm
9/3 vacay IF 4-8 pm
9/4 vacay IF 12-8 pm
9/5 134.2 travel and IF 12-8 pm. Ate at a restaurant last night and really indulged. I was hesitant to weigh this morning knowing that it would be well above my fasted weight of before the weekend. NSV: I'm not bothered by the scale weight! I'm enjoying the ease of IF and I'll keep at it this week. Clearly I won't be seeing 129.9 this round but as long as it's ticking in the right direction and I keep making healthier whole foods choices I'll feel accomplished. I got edit my weight after TMI and thought that if every round I lost 1 lb, that would be 36.5 in a year. Thankfully I don't have to do that again but I could totally lose 15 pounds in 15 rounds. I hope it doesn't take that long but one pound per round is great and any loss from the beginning of the round is progress.
9/6
9/7
9/8

tiabirdie56 · September 2023

Round 234~Wed Aug 30 2023 ~ Fri Sep 8 2023

Round 234
Aug 30 2023 ~ Sep 8 2023

My name is Tish.
Age: 66
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 260
2023 Start Wgt:Don't know(Jan1)
CW: 193.5
RG: 80ozs to 96ozs water

●Tue-Aug 29 -∆193.5●
▪︎Day1▪We•Aug 30-¤193.5
(Tu•72g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day2▪Th•Aug 31-¤194.3
(We•74g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day3▪Fr•Sep 1- ¤193
(Th• 47g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day4▪Sa•Sep 2- ¤192.8
(Fr• 53g Prot; 64ozs water)

▪︎Day5▪Su•Sep 3- ¤NWP (no weight post)
(Sa• 76g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day6•Mo•Sep 4- ¤NWP(no weight post)
(Su•39g Prot; 80ozs water)

■Day7•Tu•Sep 5-¤NWP
(Mo•56g Prot; 80ozs water) Leg cramps from the heat last night. Magnesium oil relieved them, but my leg is sore today.

▪︎Day8•We•Sep 6- ¤
(Tu•g Prot; ozs water)

▪︎Day9▪Th•Sep 7- ¤
(We•g Prot; ozs water)

▪︎Day10▪Fr•Sep 8-¤
(Th•g Prot; ozs water)

Intermittent Fasting
●Tue-8/29•12:30pm-18hrs/7pm ●
1/Wed•12:30pm-17.5hrs/7pm
2/Thu•12pm-17hrs/7pm
3/Fri•12pm-17hrs/9pm
4/Sat•12:30pm-15.5hrs/6:30pm
5/Sun•3:30pm-21hrs
6/Mon•11am-19.5hrs/2pm/7:45pm
7/Tue•
8/Wed•
9/Thu•
●Fri-9/8●

*Round End Weights*

▪2018▪
{Mar 19~Round 34- lost 2.8 lbs~215.8}
{Mar 28~Round 35 - lost 2.4 lbs~214}
{Apr 7~Round 36 - lost 1 lb~212}
{Apr 17~Round 37 - lost 5.6 lbs~206.4}
{Apr 27~ Round 38 - lost 1 lb~205.4}
{May 6~ Round 39 - lost 3.4 lbs~202}
•••Transition Round⬇•••
{May 17~Round 40 - lost 3 lbs~199}
{May 27~Round 41 - lost .8 lbs~198.2}
{Jun 6~Round 42 - lost 2.6 lbs~195.6}
{Jun 16~Round 43 - lost 1.4 lbs~194.2}
{Jun 26~Round 44 - lost 1 lb~193.2}
{Jul 6~Round 45 - no loss~193.2}
{Jul 16~Round 46 - lost 3.6 lbs~189.6}
{Jul 26~Round 47 - lost 1.4 lbs~188.2}
{Aug 5~Round 48 - lost 1.8 lbs~ 186.4}
{Aug 15~ Round 49 - lost .8 lb~ 185.6}
{Aug 25~Round 50 - lost 3 lbs~ 182.6}
{Sep 4~Round 51 - .4 lb gain~ 183}
{Sep 14~Round 52 - lost 2 lbs~ 180.8}
{Sep 24~Round 53 - lost 1 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 4~Round 54 - lost .8 lb~ 179}
{Oct 14~ Round 55 - gain .8 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 24~Round 56 -lost 3.2 lbs~176.6}
{Nov 3~Round 57 - gain 1.6 ~178.2}
{Nov 13~Round 58 - gain .2 ~178.4}
{Nov 23~Round 59 -lost1.2 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 3~Round 60 -gain 3.4lb~180.6}
{Dec 13~Round 61 -lost 3.4 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 23~Round 62 - lost 2.8lbs~174.4}▪2019▪

{Jan 2~Round 63 - gain 2.8 lbs~177.2}
{Jan 12~Round 64 -lost 1.2 lbs~ 173.2}
{Jan 22~Round 65 - gain 1 lb ~174.2}
{Feb 1~Round 66 - loss 1.4 lb~ 172.8}
{Feb 11~Round 67 -gain 2.4 lbs~175.2}
{Feb 21~Round 68 - loss .6 lb~174.6}
{Mar 3~Round 69 - gain .4 lb~175}
{Mar 13~Round 70 - lost 3.2 lb~171.8}
(Lowest weight 171.2~March 17, 2019)▪RETROSPECT▪This is the point when I looked too bony to myself. I purposely wanted to gain back 10lbs. I'd lost 89lbs in a little over a year, but I thought it was too fast, even though it didn't seem fast during the process!
{Mar23~Round 71 - gain .4 lb ~172.2}
{Apr 2~Round 72 - gain 2.6 lbs~ 174.6}
{Apr12~Round 73 - gain 3.6 lbs~178.2}
{Apr 22~Round 74 - lost 2.8 lbs~175.4}
{May 2~Round 75 - gain 1.8 lbs 177.2}
{May 12~Round 76 - lost 3.2 lbs~ 174}
{May 22~Round 77 - gain 4 lbs~ 178}
{Jun 1~Round 78 - lost 2 lbs~176}
{Jun 11~Round 79 - lost .2lbs 175.8}
{Jun 21~ Round 80 - gain .2 lbs~ 176}
{Jul 1~Round 81 - gain 1.4 lbs -177.4}
{Jul 11~Round 82 -gain .8 lbs -178.2}
(*Round 82 • LIFE STRESS ROUND* gains begin)
{Jul 21~Round 83 - gain 2.8 lbs-181}
{Jul 31~Round 84 -loss 1 lbs - 182}
{Aug 10~Round 85-gain 1.6 lbs-183.6}
{Aug 20~Round 86 - gain .6 lbs - 183}
{Aug 30~Round 87- gain .6 lbs -183.6}7 1.2 lbs -184}
{Sep 29~Round 90 - lost .8 lbs -183.2}
{Oct 9~Round 91 - gain .4lbs~183.6}
{Oct 19~Round 92-lost 1.8 lbs 181.4}
{Oct 28~Round 93 -gain 1.6 lbs~183}
{Nov 8~Round 94 -lost .4lbs~182.6}
{Nov 18~Round 95 - gain 1 lbs~183.6}
{Nov 27~Round 96 -lost lbs~183.4}
{Dec 8~Round 97 - gain 1.8 lbs -185.6}
{Dec 18~Round 98 - 185.6}
{Dec 25~Round 99 -185.6}
▪︎2020▪︎

{Round 136 - 215 EW}Dec 31 2020(1/01)
????
▪︎2021▪︎
{Round 137-209.8 EW}Jan 11 2021
{Round 138- 209.5 EW}Jan 21 2021
{Round 139- DNW EW}Jan 31 2021
{Round 140- EW}Feb 10 2021
{Round 141- 211 EW}Feb 20 2021
{Round 142- 215 EW}Mar 2 2021
{Round 143- 215 EW}Mar 12 2021
{Round 144- 215 EW}Mar 22 2021
{Round 145- 214.3 EW}April 2 2021
{Round 146- DNW EW}April 11 2021
{Round 147 - 216 EW}April 21 2021
{Round 148 - 216.3 EW}May 01 2021
{Round 149 - DNW EW}May 11 2021
{Round 150 - 216.7 EW}May 21 2021
{Round 151 - DNW EW}May 31 2021
{Round 152 - 216.2 EW}June 10 2021
Round 153 - 215.6 EW}June 20 2021
Round 154 - 216 EW}June 30 2021⬅
Round 155 - 212.6 EW}July 10 2021
Round 156 - 209.4 EW}July 20 2021
Round 157 - 208.8 EW}July 30 2021
(???? is diet break)
Round 158 - 206.6 EW}Aug 9 2021
Round 159 - 204.6 EW}Aug 19 2021
????Round 160 - 202.6 EW}Aug 29 2021
Round 161 - 200 EW}Sep 8 2021
Round 162 -196.8 EW}Sep 18 2021
Round 163 - 198 EW}Sep 28 2021
Round 164 - 197.6 EW}Oct 8 2021
Round 165 - 195.2 EW}Oct 18 2021
Round 166 - 197.6 EW}Oct 28 2021
Round 167 - 197.4 EW}Nov 7 2021
Round 168 - 198 EW}Nov 17 2021
~illness spanning next 4 rounds~
Round 169 - DNW EW}Nov 27 2021
Round 170 - 188.2 EW}Dec 7 2021
Round 171 - 189 EW}Dec 17 2021
Round 172 - 191 EW}Dec 27 2021
▪︎2022▪︎
Round 173 - 193.6 EW}Jan 6 2022
Round 174 - 194 EW}Jan 16 2022
Round 175 - 196 EW}Jan 26 2022
Round 176 - 197.8 EW}Feb 5 2022
Round 177 - 199 EW}Feb 15 2022
Round 178 - 199 EW}Feb 25 2022
Round 179- 205 EW}Mar 7 2022
•March 15, 2002- 202.5lbs
Round 180- 203 EW}Mar 17 2022
▪︎2023▪︎
Round 210- 210.4 EW}Jan 11 2023
Round 211- 211.7 EW} Jan 21 2023
Round 212- 212.5 EW} Jan 31 2023
Round 213- 215 EW} Feb 10 2023
Round 214- 212 EW} Feb 20 2023
Round 215- 211.8 EW} Mar 2 2023
Round 216- 212.6 EW} Mar 12 2023
Round 217- 209.3EW} Mar 22 2023
Round 218- 208 EW} Apr 1 2023
Round 219- 206.8 EW} Apr 11 2023
Round 220- 202.9 EW} Apr 21 2023
Round 221- 203.7 EW} May 1 2023
Round 222- 203 EW} May 11 2023
Round 223- 202 EW} May 21 2023
Round 224- 201.6 EW} May 31 2023
Round 225- 200.3 EW} Jun 10 2023
Round 226- 199.6 EW} Jun 20 2023
Round 227- 199 EW} Jun 30 2023
Round 228- 198.1 EW} Jul 10 2023
Round 229- 196 EW} Jul 20 2023
Round 230- 195 EW} Jul 30 2023
Round 231- 195 EW} Aug 9 2023
Round 232- 196 EW} Aug 19 2023
Round 233- 193.5 EW} Aug 29 2023
Round 234- EW} Sep 8 2023

SheilaBoneham · September 2023

🍂🌻☕️🍁📚🍂

📆 2015–2023

Feb. 2015: highest weight 218.2h
2015: end weight running average 178.2nd
2016: end weight running average 147.7
2017: end weight running average 148
2018: end weight running average 137.2.
Extreme elimination diet (doctor prescribed) for diagnostic reasons, very low calories, then boom! Gained 40 pounds.
2019: end weight running average 176.1
2020: end weight running average 183.8.
2021: end weight running average 179.4.
2022: end weight running average 178.6

2023 Rounds
R209 01/01/23: end weight 178.6. Ave calories — who knows? I didn’t bother with the holidays.
R210 01/11/23: end weight 176.2 (-2.4). Ave calories 1102. No after-dinner snacking!
R211 01/21/23: end weight 176.8 (+.6).
R212 01/31/23: end weight 177.6 (+.8).
R213 02/10/23: end weight 178 (+.4)
R214 02/20/23: end weight 178 (+/-0).
R215 03/02/23: end weight 180 (+2 ☹️)
R216 03/12/23: end weight 178.8 (-1.2)
R217 03/22/23: end weight 178.8 (+/-0).
R218 04/01/23: end weight 182.8 (+4).
R219 04/11/23: end weight 183.4 (+.6).
R220 04/21/23: end weight 182.2 (-1.2)
R221 05/01/23: end weight 183.2 (+1).
R222 05/11/23: end weight 184 (+.8).
R223 05/21/23: end weight 184 (+/-0).
R224 05/31/23: end weight 184 (+/-0).
R225 06/10/23: end weight 183 (-1).
R226 06/20/23: end weight 183.6 (+.6).
R227 06/30/23: end weight 183 (-.6).
R228 07/10/23: end weight 184 (+1)
R229 07/20/23: end weight 183 (-1)
R230 07/30/23: end weight 185 (+2 😡)
R231 08/09/23: end weight 185 (+/- 0)
R232 08/19/23: end weight 185.8 😡

R233 08/29/23: end weight 185.6

Day, Weight, Calories, Comment

08/30 - 184.4, 1642
Surprised I’m down since I was over my calorie goal. All good. It’s a cool, gloomy morning here, no rain in the forecast but we’re completely overcast. Good day for a walk, though, so off I go.

08/31 - 186, no idea
There are the extra calories from Tues, and yesterday I went to a little bash a friend had to celebrate her birthday and the umpty zillion titles she’s earned with her two dogs. It was at a rib joint, with an outdoor buffet (so dogs could be there 😊) of several meats plus sides and dessert. I ate at home, but did sample sides and a mini carrot bundt cake that was fabulous. It was a nice evening, but caloric. Oh, well. Today I’m headed for the river greenway, and this evening I have competition obedience and scent work classes, so hopefully burn calories for me and energy for the pup. Aiming to eat low low low today.

09/01 - 185.8, 1442
Wow—September! Hard to believe. It’s a gorgeous fall-like day here, but the heat is coming back next week. Happy Friday, everyone.

09/02 - 185.6, 1516
Housework, weeds, and a walk on the day’s agenda. I also need to go through my drawers and closets, do some culling, and see what I need to replace. I’m determined not to have to go up a size, and I’m trying to decide whether to get rid of clothes that are too small or keep them. I’m not sure whether seeing them on the shelf — literally — is motivating or depressing. Sometimes I think I should just accept that this is my weight (I’ve been close to where I am now since I ballooned up four years ago), since I’m not taking the weight back off. Then I kick myself because if I lost it once, I can lose it again. Maybe set a very modest goal for now? 10 pounds? 20? Or no weight goal, just food and behavior? Anyway, off to vacuum, then outdoors. Have a lovely Saturday.

09/03 - 185.4
I didn’t sort the clothes yesterday—weather was too nice to be indoors—but we’re heating up today, so I am going to tackle some of the job after I walk the puppy and water the plants. @musicsax Thanks for the reminder about the pleasures of closet shopping! I do enjoy doing that, and getting into some of my “skinny girl” pants should be both motivation and reward.

09/04 - 184.6, 1501
Oh good. I was really low until 8:30 p.m., but got really hungry so I had a bowl of granola with almond milk. So not too awful. I also made excuses for us not to attend a friend’s Labor Day cookout because I know it will be calories galore. Rather stay home and try to keep this ball rolling. I really want to get out of the 84s this round. Going for a walk now before the heat builds up.

09/05 - 184.8, 1450
Another hot one here, but I’m headed to a shady part of the river greenway for a walk. I couldn’t sleep last night—my feet were burning. I finally got up and took an Aleve, and that helped. I feel like I could go back to bed. 😔

09/06 -
09/07 -
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fmfdfa2020 · September 2023

Thank you quiltingjaine for keeping this going!

💪🏋️‍♀️🤸‍♀️🎵💃👗👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💗🌻🏖🙏

Heaviest Weight Ever: 186.0
186 / 185 / 184 / 183 / 182 / 181 / 180
179 / 178 / 177 / 176 / 175 / 174 / 173 / 172 / 171 / 170
169 / 168 / 167 / 166 / 165 / 164 / 163 / 162 / 161 / 160 👉 159

If I quit now, I will soon be back to where I started. And when I started, I so desperately wanted to be where I am now.

Goal: Shoot for a healthy balance of nutritious food each day, and 80oz of water. Only write down what I eat without measuring or counting calories. I'm trying this out for size. It's not like I can't tell by now what is a healthy serving size. And, I'm hoping it makes me feel like I'm just living life while losing weight and not obsessing over every oz of food. We shall see....

9/03 - 170.4 - I'm jumping back in mid-stream. I haven't updated since 8/6. I've had the hardest time getting motivated. I am planning on turning this around today because my weight this morning was back in the 170s, and I feel like total sh&@ from eating the wrong food, not getting enough water, and not being able to exercise (medical issue).

I haven't binged - that's one thing I am doing right!
9/04 - 170.0 - I had a good day yesterday, lot of vegetables. I only had 40oz of water but that's better than the past 3 weeks but hopefully will hit 60oz today, minimum.

9/05 - 170.2 - Another good day except water, which was 48oz.
9/06
9/07
9/08

Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
180s / 170s / 160s / 150s / 140s / 130s

quiltingjaine · September 2023

Xiao_Ya_ wrote: »

You and I'm Sorry.

@Xiao_Ya_ As I see it, you have nothing to apologize for. Hugs and prayers to you!

quiltingjaine · September 2023

Female 5’1” Age 73 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
HWE 197.0 (2/2008)
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126) UGW was 125 (HS weight 1968)

👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE👍👍

Rnd 7 167.0 to Rnd 17 155.5
To Rnd 27 146*
To Rnd 37 139.0
To Rnd 47 133.5*
To Rnd 57 131.5
To Rnd 67 128.0
To Rnd 77 125.0
To Rnd 87 121.0*
To Rnd 97 121.0
To Rnd 107 122.0
To Rnd 117 116.0
To Rnd 127 117.0
To Rnd 137 117.0
To Rnd 147 116.0 🙌
To Rnd 157 115.5
To Rnd 167 119.4
To Rnd 177 118.3
To Rnd 187 120.0 AW 119.6
To Rnd 197 121.5 AW 119.15
To Rnd 207 123.5 AW 125.0
To Rnd 217 126.5 AW 127.15
To Rnd 227 127.5 AW 128.65
SW RND 228 129.0 AW 127.65
SW RND 229 128.5 NO AVG WT**
SW RND 230 133.0 AW 129.55
SW RND 231 129.5 AW 129.4
SW RND 232 128.5 AW 128.9
SW RND 233 130.5 AW 129.6

We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19

What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

People say keto/LCHF isn’t sustainable. I’ve been doing it for over 6 years with amazing results!

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

We are unstoppable not because we do not have failures but because we continue on despite them. - paraphrase of original quote by Beau Taplin

Up and down - just riding the waves of life. 🌊 🏄‍♀️ (My new mantra-3/19/22)

"Do or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

SW RND 234 129.5
8/30 129.5 still 🤷‍♀️
8/31 129.5
9/1 130.5 awake and up WAAAAY to early! 4AM!
9/2 129.5 I need to get my lazy butt to the gym! Flash flood warnings starting at 5:03 AM yesterday continued into the evening. We did seem to get a lot of rain here at our house but no flooding.
9/3 130.5 I should go back to tracking 😵‍💫
9/4 130.0
9/5 128.5 tracking precise amounts of everything and keeping to very low carbs - 17 total carbs. Drank many many big glasses of water. I had foot cramps due the night. Took magnesium, potassium and salt. Another round of cramps got me up at 6. Just stayed

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - Round 234

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