100 Day Challenge #17 September 23, 2023 through December 31, 2023
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Week 4:
Day 22-10/14: 172.8 Out of town for shopping. Re-potted plants. Laundry etc done. Food points high for the day but a lot better than Friday.
Day 23-10/15: 173 Worked. A lot of arthritic pain in hands and ankle. Tired ++ after work. Good day with food and water.
Day 24-10/16: 173.2
Day 25-10/17: 173.8 ;-( This morning the battle seems endless but I’m not defeated until I quit trying. Yeah! Finally a bread & cracker free day!
Day 26-10/18: 172
Day 27-10/19:
Day 28-10/20: Away from home
WEEK 4 Goal: ____
Week 4 Actual Wt: 169.?
Accumulated Loss or Gain: ____
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Hi everyone! I'm Jeanne. 👋😀
I'm 47, 5' 4". I live in Canada 🇨🇦
1st round of 100 - lost 7.8 lbs
2nd round of 100 now
No specific goal for me.
Need to move & lose weight
any amount is a win for me!!!!
Before this challenge my weight
would yo-yo 🪀 real BAD!
So this challenge is working for me!!
Putting away (ish) my yo-yo 🪀
Day 01-09/23 : 158.6
Day 02-09/24: 159.4
Day 03-09/25: 159.8
Day 04-09/26: 158.6
Day 05-09/27: 159.4
Day 06-09/28: 160.2
Day 07-09/29: 159.6
WEEK 1 GAIN: +2.8 😕
Accumulated Gain: +2.8 😕
Day 08-09/30: 161.4
Day 09-10/01: 158.6
Day 10-10/02: 158.6
Day 11-10/03: 158.8
Day 12-10/04: 159.2
Day 13-10/05: 159.4
Day 14-10/06: 158.6
WEEK 2 LOSS: -3.4 😀
Accumulated Loss: -0.6 😀
Day 15-10/07: 158.0
Day 16-10/08: 157.6
Day 17-10/09: 157.8
Day 18-10/10: 159.0
Day 19-10/11: 160.0
Day 20-10/12: 160.2
Day 21-10/13: 160.2
WEEK 3 GAIN: +3.0 😕
Accumulated GAIN: +3.0 😕
Day 22-10/14: 161.0
Day 23-10/15: 160.2
Day 24-10/16: 160.2
Day 25-10/17: 160.0
Day 26-10/18: 159.6
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Back again! I went from 79 kg to 71.5 kg in the last Challenge. Planning to get down to 67 kg (147.4lb) in the next 100 days.
Day 01-09/23-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. Received news this morning that a family member in Ireland has had a heart attack. It was partly her fault because she heard of my weight loss success and tried to go on a crazy sort of almost religious diet with nothing but raw fruit and walking 18,000 steps a day. At 62 years old! Luckily she is recovering well, but it makes me more careful about sticking to a slow, sustainable rate. The tortoise always beats the hare.
Day 02-09/24-xxxxx- 72 kg. Unsure of my BMI because I used to be 5' 10" (177.8 cm) but now I've lost, maybe an inch? Or Two? I'll tentatively say 175 cm. So 23.5 BMI. PRetty good, but I'd like to, ideally, 22. But will settle for 22.5.
Day 03-09/25-xxxxx- 72 kg. Found a whole $NZ3.00 (USD1.80) out walking today. Wish it was like that everyday!
Day 04-09/26-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. Went to an Art Exhibition opening and demolished a plate of sandwiches. I am not safe in the presence of bread.
Day 05-09/27-xxxxx- 72.1 kg. Whatever has happened! Could it be something I ate last night?
Day 06-09/28-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. I think the scale has a sense of humor and is playing pranks on me.
Day 07-09/29-xxxxx- 71.9 kg
WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.4 kg gain. Not off to the best of starts. Trying to keep the total calories in at less than 1600 regardless of amount lost through exercise.
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Day 08-09/30-xxxxx- 72 kg. Normally I drink my coffee black, but today I had my annual treat of pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks. (the smallest size)
Day 09-10/01-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. ....number on the bathroom scale, whither will you wander? Upstairs, downstairs, in the refrigerator....
Day 10-10/02-xxxxx- 71.7 kg.
Day 11-10/03-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. Hopefully have recovered from the mindless snacking of the last 10 days and back to better habits ..... but now I am stress shopping online a lot .... telling myself that it is all for Christmas gifts....
Day 12-10/04-xxxxx- 71.2 kg.
Day 13-10/05-xxxxx- 71.2 kg. Second day in a row off eating less than I burned ..... hopefully I can go the next 5 days and see some results. Picking up the exercise to 90 mins walk a day.
Day 14-10/06-xxxxx- 71.1 kg. Ate some cheese I hadn't planned for, walked for an extra 60 mins to burn it off. Tired but in a positive mood.
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.8 kg - more than anticipated - seems like I was eating a lot and not losing much, but I started Week 2 heavier than at the start of Week 1.
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.4 kg. Hopefully I can lose this much every week in order to meet my goal of 67 kg.
Day 15-10/07-xxxxx- 71 kg Ate over my limit. Start again and try for a week.
Day 16-10/08-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. Ate under my limit, but then had a can of gin and soda....(a rare event for me)
Day 17-10/09-xxxxx- 72 kg. Looking in my closet I found a size 4XL top I haven't worn since I was 100 kg (220 lb), back in 2021. I dropped it off at the Salvation Army after making a solemn vow never to get that heavy again.
Day 18-10/10-xxxxx- 71 kg. Started off with avo on toast for breakfast, but later in the morning felt very unwell. Stayed in bed for the rest of the day with no food, just water/
Day 19-10/11-xxxxx- 70.5 kg. Was able to get up and go out today. Still not much of an appetite, and coffee taste horrible, but at least I'm losing weight.
Day 20-10/12-xxxxx- 70 kg Waist 31.5 ins, Hips 40.5 ins.- not the best way to reach the stretch goal I set at the start of the year, but I'll take it. Feeling much better today, still ate some extra protein and went easy on the fiber. At the start of the year I made myself a disincentive promise that if I didn't lose the weight I would send a $240 donation to a Politician I Very Much Hope Is Not Reelected. If I can keep at the current weight until the end of the year Mister Obnoxious will get nothing from me!
Day 21-10/13-xxxxx- 70 kg. Exercising a little less, for maintenance, but also eating a little less - only half a lemon cupcake as a treat today, everything else was healthy. My focus now is less on continuing to lose and more on keeping the weight steady through the Holiday Season to the end of the year - which will be on us sooner than we expect! I do still have my rescued can of beer in the fridge, but will wait a few more days - alcohol once a week is enough.
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 1 kg.
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.5 kg - that's a little over one pound a week, just as MFP predicted.
Day 22-10/14-xxxxx- 70.3 kg. I took some of the money I have found on the ground during my daily walks and bought a bag of colorful cotton yarn at the Sally Army. Intending to knit myself a pretty summer shawl. Then I met up with a friend for lunch and we shared a chicken salad wrap, which I thought would be healthy, but it turned out to have a bucketload of super sweet mayo.
Day 23-10/15-xxxxx- 70.1 kg. Today was very wet so I stayed in and knitted. Changed my mind about the shawl and started to knit a lacy summer top - in size M!!! ..... well, a pretty loose size M, but M nonetheless. I did make pizza for dinner, but it had a sprouted seed base, not too much cheese and loads of veggies.
Day 24-10/16-xxxxx- 70 kg. Started a new health goal - gradually cutting back on coffee. Hoping to have it down to one small cup a day by the end of the month, and cut it out completely in the New Year. In the past, when I was on stricter diets, I found coffee acted as an appetite suppressant. When I tried going cold turkey I started eating like crazy - after I was able to wean myself off for 18 months I was in a much better place both physically and mentally.
Day 25-10/17-xxxxx- 69.8 kg
Day 26-10/18-xxxxx- 69.9 kg. "Only" 4 cups of coffee today, and slightly over my calories allowed (but still in a deficit - just not a 500 cal deficit).
Day 27-10/19-xxxxx- 70 kg. Grapes are fruit. Fruit is good, but the calories still count .... it couldn't have been the toasted cheese.....
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Hi I'm Jenny from the Bronx, NY - 58 years old, 5' 6", and struggled my whole life with food. I was already at my top weight and then gained another 20 pounds during the pandemic that I keep gaining and losing. I'm working hard to get back to a weight that's not super skinny but something I can maintain and feel good at - for me that's about 175. Let's see how far I can get by the New Year!Day 01-09/23: 212.0 - Did a burpeegirl workout and yoga stretch focusing on the low back - does anyone use the Down Dog app? It's amazing & one of the few pay things ($60 US per year) I feel is totally worth it! I actually only use the yoga app - you can input the time you want, they have all sorts of different types & intensities, you can even choose the type of music and the level of voice to music, then a real person leads you through a routine that's different every time. It comes with multiple other apps - HIIT, Barre, and a meditation app as well where you can customize in the same way. I only use the restorative/gentle yoga and even then feel it's totally worth it, I love the woman's calming voice. Not to sound like a commercial but I really love it and thought I'd share.WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 4.0 lost
Day 02-09/24: 211.2 - So yesterday's weight was a bump up from the day before which was 211.6 - good to know that was fake! Did a longer more abs focused BG workout and yoga stretch. Today is Day 7 for me getting my act back together, and feeling so much better inside & out. Digestion (and related activites ) are much better, mood is stable...good to be back on my "meds" (exercise & healthy eating!)
Day 03-09/25: 209.8 - Booyah! I love when I move into a new decade...though it was a big drop, we'll see if it holds up tomorrow! Did BG walking/toning workout today plus yoga stretch. The consistent exercise/stretching over the past week has made my back feel much better, it was so sore at the beginning of last week - I think it finally started letting go of the inflammation which is good news on the scale!
Day 04-09/26: 210.0 - So it seems I am not quite free of this decade just yet! But I'll get there. Just finished BG cardio & yoga stretch, feeling good and onto another day!
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Day 06-09/28: 208.2 - I missed a weigh in yesterday bc I started work at the crack of dawn and simply forgot - but a nice surprise with today's weigh in! Hopefully it sticks! It was even nicer bc DH had the day off, so we went to happy hour & ate dinner at a local restaurant. It's a little under 2 miles away so we walked there (so at least got some exercise for the day) and then I stuck with tequila, seltzer & lime (in a pint glass, so basically the alcohol content of a hard seltzer) and had a garden salad with grilled chicken and plain balsamic vinegar as dressing. I tracked it all and went a bit above my calories for the day, but proud I kept it reasonably healthy in the face of DH's steak sandwich & fries!! And it was fun to get out. Got in a good workout & stretch this morning and ready for another day!
Day 07-09/29: 209.2 - drats! My weight is pingponging a bit - but still a good loss for the week! No workout today except for running to put pumps in the backyard so our basement doesn't flood *__* - luckily they worked and we didn't have damage.
WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 2.8 loss
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.8 loss
Day 08-09/30: 207.4 – OK I the scale is just jumping around! But it’s probably due to me weighing myself at different times the past couple of days. Just probably means yesterday’s was not real, which is good news!
Day 09-10/01: skipped a weigh-in, went for a morning walk on the beach boardwalk near our house, super lovely sunny day…finally!
Day 10-10/02-208.6 – up and down, up and down…maybe the popcorn I had yesterday?
Day 11-10/03-: 208.2 – I stopped messing around, back to weekday strictness! Workouts & stretches are feeling really good
Day 12-10/04: 207.0 – strictness has its rewards! My lower back as been so sore the past couple of weeks, I hope it’s not a kidney issue. I don’t have any other symptoms though so hopefully all the stretching will eventually help.
Day 13-10/05: 207.6 – wouldn’t it be nice if the scale just slowly and consistently moved downward? But I got to the pool this morning with the hubby and that felt really good. My back has been KILLING me the past couple of weeks so the lack of gravity felt amazing.
Day 14-10/06: 206.2 – Yay! The yo-yo hit the down mark just in time for the week 2 tally! Did a combo cardio/strength BG workout and a nice yoga stretch. I’m in a nice groove!
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: 3.0 lost
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 5.8 lost
Day 15-10/07: 205 – the scale is all over the place, another drop of almost a pound today! I’m prepared for a bump up tomorrow, especially since I tend to loosen the reins a bit on the weekend. I’ll try my best to stay on track though because I am enjoying the results! It’s a rainy day here so will transition my downstairs décor to something more autumnal…picked up a bunch of pretty little pumpkins & gourds to add to my flower arrangements, plus something called a “turban squash” that I’ve never seen before but will make a cool centerpiece!
Day 16-10/08: 204.0 – Ok this is getting a little crazy. Either my scale is going cuckoo…or it did occur to me maybe my whole back issue was causing a lot of inflammation & keeping the scale inflated? My husband suggested a lumbar pillow for my desk chair and it has made the WORLD of difference, that pain is essentially gone…but we’ll see if the loss sustains through the week. I did stay within my calories yesterday so that helped as well I’m sure! Today I’m proud bc DH and I were supposed to go for a walk on the beach like we did last Sunday, then chores got away from us and he felt like it was too late to go…and I took a look at the sun shining outside and went for a walk on my own through the park Did 2 miles and feel really proud I didn’t just follow his lead and sink into the couch to watch football. Yay for me!
Day 17-10/09: 204.4
Day 18-10/10: skipped, started work at 6:30am
Day 19-10/11: 202.8 – So exciting!! This is a pound before my pre-vacation weight in August, so I am officially in (recently) new territory – and it’s just a pound above my lowest weight in 2 years. I think I am FINALLY in the right headspace to get out of this CENTURY on the scale that I had no business being in the first place!! Did a great BG workout & yoga stretch, the sun is shining, and I am feeling tremendous today!
Day 20-10/12: 202.8 – Holding steady. I’ll take it! Had a great pool workout with the hubby this morning - it’s a beautiful day here in the Bronx, hopefully I can steal away for a quick walk later today and feel the sun on my face. I love working from home, but sometimes realize it’s been an entire week and I haven’t left the house!!
Day 21-10/13: 202.2 – unbelievable!!! I’m not sure when this train will slow down but I am thrilled!
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 9.8 lost
Day 22-10/14-skipped
Day 23-10/15-skipped
Day 24-10/16: 202.4 – indulged a little this weekend so expected a bigger bump up! I keep waiting for the other shoe to drop with the scale but I am taking every win I can! I went over my calories yesterday but it wasn’t a junk food binge or anything, just over my calorie limit with relatively healthy food. I did a ton of food prep – chicken zucchini noodle soup for lunches (plus a few for the freezer), and seasoned cauliflowerrice/broccoli mix with roasted portabello mushrooms for dinner. I made FF turkey burger sliders & air-fried French fries for football, and also prepped DH’s chopped salads he takes to work for lunch. We’ll be away next weekend so I needed to make sure I was ready to go with food in the freezer for next week. Did a BG workout & stretch this morning and ready to get back to weekday strictness!
Day 25-10/17-202.4 – a NSV this morning, did a yoga stretch where you pull your knees to your chest and then twist to the side – and realized I could get them all the way to the floor! 20 pounds ago that was an utter impossibility, due to my stomach being in my way. Feels good!!
Day 26-10/18: 202.0 – Ok, so now we’re back to last week’s weigh-in. I guess that weekend stuff hung around longer than expected, only two more days to show any kind of loss for this week…or the scale is simply adjusting to the big week I had last week. It never lets you get too far ahead, does it? I've been very consistent with workouts and am starting to feel more fit, which is wonderful on its own. (You gotta let the scale think you don't care, or it will torture you on purpose ha ha) I just measured though and am down 1.5 inches in my waist and .5 inch on my hips since before my vacation in July (the start of the last backslide) so progress goes on with or without the scale!!
Day 27-10/19: 200.8 –A new 3 year low! 5 more pounds till my pre-pandemic weight!! We’re leaving early tomorrow morning for a long weekend away – I’m sure I’ll do some damage eating at multiple restaurants all weekend and there for sure will be cocktails involved – but I’ll try to keep it moderate so I don’t do too much damage. I won’t have time to post a weigh-in though so this will count as my weekly weight, and we’ll see what next week brings! Hopefully I can eliminate any weekend indulgences and get close to onederland by the end of next week…we shall see!
Day 28-10/20-skipping
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.2 lost
Accumulated Loss or Gain:11.0 lost
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Challenge SW: 170.4
Challenge GW: 155
Day 1: Sat, 9/23: N/A
Day 2: Sun, 9/24: N/A
Day 3: Mon, 9/25: N/A
Day 4: Tue, 9/26: N/A
Day 5: Wed, 9/27: 170.4
Day 6: Thu, 9/28: 170.4
Day 7: Fri, 9/29: 169
Week 1 Loss: -2.6
Total Loss: -2.6
Day 8: Sat, 9/30: 167.8
September Loss: -2.6
Day 9: Sun, 10/1: 168.2
Day 10: Mon, 10/2: 167.8
Day 11: Tue, 10/3: 167.4
Day 12: Wed, 10/4: 166.6
Day 13: Thu, 10/5: 166.6
Day 14: Fri, 10/6: 166.8
Week 2 Loss: -1
Total Loss: -3.6
Day 15: Sat, 10/7: 166.8
Day 16: Sun, 10/8: 167.4
Day 17: Mon, 10/9: 166.8
Day 18: Tue, 10/10: 166
Day 19: Wed, 10/11: 168
Day 20: Thu, 10/12: DNW Forgot to weigh
Day 21: Fri, 10/13: 166.2
Week 3 Loss: +1.2
Total Loss: -2.4
Day 22: Sat, 10/14: 168
Day 23: Sun, 10/15: DNW
Day 24: Mon, 10/16: 169.6
Day 25: Tue, 10/17: 167.6
Day 26: Wed, 10/18: 166.4
Day 27: Thu, 10/19: 167.6
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@Lynn__W
I notice that you are going to be having an "away" day.
You are always doing such fun stuff! Where are you going this time?3 -
@deepwoodslady
I hear you on the leaves situation. It has to be dry for a few days.
I am hoping to get the rest of mine done on my days off.
You are getting so much fresh air and activity! The housework is not going anywhere lol. Best to be outside in my mind : - )3 -
Thank you for keeping us going @deepwoodslady !!
Hi everyone.
I am Dawn. 5'2" (used to be 5'3"), 63 years old as of September 20th.
My BMI and stuff like that shows my optimum healthy weight should be between 110 and 118.
I have made a decision to limit restaurant food to 6 times per year since I seem to gain a few pounds each time which could take 3-6 months to get back off from one visit.
Rolling total so far: 4 out of the 6
Week 1 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 1 actual weight - 142.0 - Started the week at 143.2
Week 2 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 2 actual weight - 141.6 - Started the week at 142.2 - First week of eating 1/2 a banana each day
Day 22-10/14 - 142.6 - Got 2/3 of the grass cut. The front yard will require me raking it first since that is where my big maple tree is.
Day 23-10/15 - 143.2 - I ate quite a bit yesterday. Some days I am just hungrier than others, and some days I am simply more indulgent. So far today, not hungry like I was yesterday. I will prep a delicious and nutritious meal for later. I am thinking that I want to continue on with my "Thanksgiving" meals like I had all of last week. I will pull a couple of carrots and beets today out of the garden to add to that meal.
Day 24-10/16 - Missed somehow!! Sat down with my coffee to type into here after a full glass of water and...I hadn't weighed! You would think that it would be part of my daily routine by now! Good day yesterday, the weather was beautiful. I pulled some beets and carrots, dug some more potatoes that were ready. Did my laundry for the week, peeled and cooked beets and carrots to add to my nightly ongoing thanksgiving dinner. I am using clubhouse gravy from a packet, so can have lots of that without too many calories.
Day 25-10/17 - 145.0 - Not sweating this number at all. I feel like it is just a weird fluctuation, I don't feel that heavy. I was low on calories yesterday, but high on vegetables (6). Nice early dinner as will be tonight's.
Day 26-10/18 - 143.2 - Working 2 jobs today, dinner is prepped and will be late. Now that I have decided that it isn't healthy for me to work 7 days per week I am working less since it seems that the second job really wants me on my 2 days off. Holding firm so far. Lots of harvest and yard work to do over the next couple of weeks, so the days off will make that pleasurable.
Day 27-10/19 - 143.6 - Late dinner, as tonight's will be. In addition to dinner I added a big salad (could have just had one or the other I suppose)
The lettuce seeds that I let fly all over the yard are beginning to sprout in places : - ) I will have lettuce for awhile yet I think.
I cut this lettuce in the morning yesterday, not random seeds flying, this one was planted and delicious.
Beets and carrots that I have been slowly harvesting, cooking, and eating:
Quite a few spuds that are not yet ready, I dig them as they become ready:
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Week 4 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 4 actual weight
Mini 21 day Challenge
Legs straight up (draining) with arm weights exercises, 4-6-ish minutes.
Round 1, June 25.23 start: 12.5" start, 11.75" end.
Round 2: 11.75" start, 11.5" Even though my weight is higher, my batwings are getting smaller?
I have a mole, so it is easy to measure in exactly the same place.
Round 3: 11.5" - Wow, a whole inch off of my upper arm since beginning this!!
Round 4: 11.0" start 11.5- So pleased!!
Round 5: September 18 - October 08. 11.25 started with 11.0 but completely okay with that, maybe building some muscle there.
Round 6: October 09 - 29 -
Going to keep this up. 4-5 minutes is easy to fit into a schedule. Positive new habit.
Day 01 - Oct 09 – 4:45 of the 3. Made up this session on the morning of the 10th. Obviously went pretty quickly since I had to get to work.
Day 02 - Oct 10 – 9:46 of the 3.
Day 03 - Oct 11 – 7:10 of the 3
Day 04 - Oct 12 – 7:47 of the 3
Day 05 - Oct 13 – 6:48 of the 3
Day 06 - Oct 14 – 9:14 (made up for the 13th by doing 2 sessions on the 14th of the 3.
Day 07 - Oct 15 – 8:20 of the 3
:Day 08 - Oct 16 – 7:09 of the 3
Day 09 - Oct 17 – 7:37 of the 3
Day 10 - Oct 18 – 7:53 of the 3
Day 11 - Oct 19 –
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Day 21 - Oct 29 –
Start weight of this 100: 143.2
Previous end weights: 144.4, one before that: 143.4, and the one before that 142.2
60th birthday weight: 141.1, 61st birthday weight: 131.1, 62nd birthday weight 138.1, 63rd birthday weight: 142.84 -
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Day 27-10/19: 200.8 –A new 3 year low! 5 more pounds till my pre-pandemic weight!! We’re leaving early tomorrow morning for a long weekend away – I’m sure I’ll do some damage eating at multiple restaurants all weekend and there for sure will be cocktails involved – but I’ll try to keep it moderate so I don’t do too much damage. I won’t have time to post a weigh-in though so this will count as my weekly weight, and we’ll see what next week brings! Hopefully I can eliminate any weekend indulgences and get close to onederland by the end of next week…we shall see!
Day 28-10/20-skipping
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.2 lost
Accumulated Loss or Gain:11.0 lost
@jennysweet58 Congratulations on the new 3 year low!!!!!!! That is phenomenal!!!! Have a wonderful weekend, safe travels to you!4 -
100 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ Sept 23, 2023 thru Dec 31, 2023
My Name is Donna, Age 63. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA
“We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou
Goal This Round: 176.0 (12 lbs)
Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 188.0
Challenge Ending Weight: xxxxx
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
Thoughts at the start of this challenge:
1. I am down 23.3 pounds from my highest ending weight during these challenges (#5)
2. I up 2.8 pounds from my lowest ending weight (#9)
3. I am still down 11.8 pounds from the first challenge (#1)
4. I am still ahead of the game and these challenges are working for me. It is up & down and slower than I would like but it’s generally working. I’ve got to continue to dedicate myself and put in the work. When I do, clearly the results are much better.
Previous Rounds Tally :This shows the ending weights of each round:
Round #1 --- 199,8
Round #2 --- 186.8
Round #3 --- 195.6
Round #4 --- 211.0
Round #5 --- 211.3
Round #6 --- 205.4
Round #7 --- 207.6
Round #8 --- 195.2
Round #9 --- 185.2
Round #10—195.2
Round #11---200.8
Round #12---200.4
Round #13---196.2
Round #14---191.2
Round #15---194.0
Round #16---188.0Just a friendly reminder to you all because I care about you. Please don’t forget to schedule your mammograms and do your self-checks.
Previous WeeksWeight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
Day 01-09/23-187.8-(Trend weight 190.6)
Day 02-09/24-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 03-09/25-188.8-(Trend weight 190.4)
Day 04-09/26-187.6-(Trend weight 190.1)
Day 05-09/27-187.6-(Trend weight 189.8)
Day 06-09/28-188.4-(Trend weight 189.7)
Day 07-09/29-188.6-(Trend weight 189.6)
WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.6 GAIN (Already starting this round playing Catch-Up.
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.6 GAIN
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
Day 08-09/30-188.2-(Trend weight 189.5)
Day 09-10/01-187.2-(Trend weight 189.2)
Day 10-10/02-187.0-(Trend weight 189.0)
Day 11-10/03-186.2-(Trend weight 188.7)
Day 12-10/04-186.6-(Trend weight 188.5)
Day 13-10/05-185.8-(Trend weight 188.2)
Day 14-10/06-188.0-(Trend weight 188.2)
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.6 LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0 LOST and 0 GAINED
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
Day 15-10/07-186.8-(Trend weight 188.1)
Day 16-10/08-186.2-(Trend weight 187.9)
Day 17-10/09-184.8-(Trend weight 187.6)
Day 18-10/10-183.2-(Trend weight 187.1)
Day 19-10/11-183.0-(Trend weight 186.7)
Day 20-10/12-185.0-(Trend weight 186.6)
Day 21-10/13-185.4-(Trend weight 186.4)
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 2.6 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.6 lbs. LOST
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
Day 22-10/14-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 23-10/15-187.0-(Trend weight 186.6)
Day 24-10/16-184.6-(Trend weight 186.4)
Day 25-10/17-185.8-(Trend weight 186.3)
Day 26-10/18-185.8-(Trend weight 186.3) Well I spent all afternoon until dark burning leaves. Lots of small-time raking into the firepit and raking to adjust piles but nothing like when we actually raked the yard. I did very well with my diet but had a forbidden snack last night that I should not have wanted or needed. I will be out burning again today until dark especially since rain is expected overnight and all day tomorrow. I will not nearly finish today. That will take many more dry days, but I will get as much done as possible. In the meantime, the house is piling up and nothing else is getting done. When I figure out how a person can be in two places at one time, I’ll let you all know.
Day 27-10/19-185.6-(Trend weight 186.2) I was hoping to see a little more of a drop but I have just went through some higher calorie and carb days on the zig-zag so luckily it’s not done too much damage. I hope to choose a lower calorie day today but we will see how the nighttime munchies get me. Sometimes I have to switch to a medium or higher day at night, last minute, because of an extra snack. However, inevitably I get to those lower calorie ones somewhere by the end of the week and must face the fiddler, bite the bullet, so to speak, and get through the lower days too. I do like the flexibility of this plan so far. Tonight I am planning some skinny popcorn for a snack so I hope that feeds the night monsters. I have to go to bed early tonight because of an early morning tomorrow to get DGS ready for school and get him to the bus stop so that should help. Just a friendly reminder: Remember, that Halloween candy is for the children! Let’s do well.
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Strength Training Mini Challenge Round 6:
I will continue to work on batwing arms and flabby thighs. I will also try to engage in some floor/standing/chair exercising to tighten stomach area especially. I will try to add in some aerobic exercise like walking or dancing or the exercise bike AT LEAST 5 days a week. This is not my dream, it is my pledge to myself.
Day 01 - Oct 09 – 6 min with 5 lb weights, 70 minutes walking inside the school, 15 min of regular floor exercises, Iso knee x 3.
Day 02 - Oct 10 – 5 min with 2 lb weights, 15 minutes of general floor exercises. Iso knee x 1. I didn’t do much in the form of exercise yesterday. I was so sore and I think it was from the walking on the hard floors of the school the day before. I did do about 15 minutes of floor exercising and stretching after I closed out my MFP last night to try and loosen things up. It feels slightly better today. I lowered my weights down to accommodate sore shoulders.
Day 03 - Oct 11 – 5 min with loop arm bands, 33 min on exercise bike including HIIT, 16 min of aerobic dancing, 15 min of general floor exercises, Iso knee therapy x 3.
Day 04 - Oct 12 – 5 min with 5 lb weights, 43 min on exercise bike, 15 min of general floor exercises. Iso knee therapy x 1.
Day 05 - Oct 13 – 6 min with loop arm bands, 32 min on exercise bike including HIIT, 15 min of general floor exercises, Iso knee therapy x 1.
Day 06 - Oct 14 – 7 min with loop arm bands, 42 min of aerobic dancing, 20 min of general floor exercises. Iso knee therapy x 3.
Day 07 - Oct 15 – 5 min with 5 lb weights, 195 min raking yard, 15 min of general floor exercises, Iso knee therapy x 3.
Day 08 - Oct 16 –5 min with loop arm bands in the morning, 285 minutes of raking, bending and lifting tarps full of damp/wet pine needles and leaves and carrying them uphill to the backyard bonfire area for later burning. Now to burn them all!
Day 09 - Oct 17 – 6 min with 5 lb weights, 60 min of yard work I was outside burning leaves for about 5 hours but am only counting one hour of actual raking and activity. 20 min on exercise bike, 15 min of general floor exercises, Iso knee therapy x 2.
Day 10 - Oct 18 – 7 min with 5 lb weights, 60 min of yard work burning leaves (5 hours) but only counting raking portion, 30 min on exercise bike including HIIT, 15 min of general floor exercises, Iso knee therapy x 3.
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Future Weeks to Come
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I’m Teri
Age 60, 5’4”
Challenge Starting Weight: 142.8 lbs
Challenge Goal Weight: 138lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130-133 lbsDay 01-09/23-xxxxx-
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Day 09-10/01-xxxxx-
A week late to this new challenge, after falling off the wagon for a while. But I’m so glad to be back. Celebrated my 60th on 09/23 and I’m feeling good. Now to get back into the habit of weighing and logging in daily. I believe this is my 4th 100-day challenge. Good luck everyone!
Day 10-10/02-142.8 – New day, new start! Looking forward to being productive with work and to get some exercise in today. Need to work on my eating habits.
Day 11-10/03-142.5 – No workout yesterday but eating was pretty much on point. Probably not going to exercise today as well since I’m meeting friends for Happy Hour. I’ll try my best not to go overboard with alcohol and carbs (“don’t slash the other tires” LOL). One of the friends I’m meeting has returned to Maui for a funeral for family members who perished in the recent wildfire here. Lots of healing still to be done.
Day 12-10/04-141.7 – Wasn’t planning on working out yesterday, but my anxiety was high for most of the day, so I decided to jump on the Peloton to try to relieve it. Good call. Also, great get together with friends in the early evening and the ‘everything in moderation’ attitude performed well: just one glass of wine and an appetizer!
Day 13-10/05-DNW – Had a great start to the day yesterday, even got in a work out in the afternoon, until uncontrollable late night snacking got me. So, I didn’t want to feel even more disgusted by seeing the number on the scale this morning. On another note, it’s a beautiful day outside!
Day 14-10/06-143.4 – Not happy about this gain, but not surprised. This is the result of the copious amounts of sugar 2 & 3 days ago. [sigh]. Did well yesterday and if I keep it up, I should be happy with progress by Sunday.
WEEK 2 GAIN: +0.6
Accumulated Gain: +0.6
Day 15-10/07-143.5 – Nothing exciting to report. Just trudging along.
Day 16-10/08-DNW
Day 17-10/09-144.3 – Have to work harder. I don’t remember it being this hard.
Day 18-10/10-144.4 – Had a productive day yesterday, but no workout. Did not go off the rails with “bad” foods. I’m too close to 145 lbs. Need to reel it in.
Day 19-10/11-144.3 – Yesterday’s workout: 50 min spin class. But snacking gets me everytime.
Day 20-10/12-143.8 – Yesterday’s workout: 20-min full body kettlebells, 5-min core and 20-min spin class. I hope I worked off the calories & carbs from my hamburger & fries from McDonald’s. No chips all day… yay me!
Day 21-10/13-xxxxx-142.7 – Happy with this scale read. Low carb day yesterday and no “bad” snacking. Took a break from working out. My body was hurting from the kettlebell workout the day before. Harder to recover the older I get.
WEEK 3 LOSS: -0.70 [weigh-in: 142.7]
Accumulated Loss: -0.1
Day 22-10/14-142.8
Day 23-10/15-143.8 – Can’t explain this jump.
Day 24-10/16-143.6 – Now back to my weekday routine of eating better, no alcohol and making more of an effort to fit in my workouts.
Day 25-10/17-142.9 – Improvement. Yesterday’s workout: 20-min full body kettlebells, 5-min core and 20-min spin class. Eating was on track. Ready for a productive day!
Day 26-10/18-143.0 - Yesterday’s workout: 50 min spin class, 5-min core.
Day 27-10/19-142.4 – Yesterday’s workout: 45 min ride on the Peloton. Nothing too intense but better than nothing. Slowly getting around to decluttering my home office. Got a new desk so that area is now organized. I don’t know why but I’m suddenly more productive. It’s like my brain has more room to process and follow thru with tasks. Something to be said for getting rid of clutter. Now to declutter the rest of my office.
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I want to lose at least 4.9 kg in this round. Bolded numbers means a new low.
Day 1 86.7 kg 2x45 min walks
Day 2 86.0 45 min walk
Day 3 85.9 2x45 min walks
--- Tracking my intake from now on, aiming for 6,000 kJ, posting total overeating above that number
Day 4 85.9 45 minute walk
Day 5 86.5 45 minute walk, 946 kJ under eating
--- Doing a little experiment, how many days in a row can I burn more energy than I eat? Starting day 7
Day 6 86.0 I had a bit of a sugar fest to celebrate the start of a new, 20 week online course. I don't know with accuracy what the energy value of it is, I'm going to reset the over eating counter to zero and start again
Day 7 86.2 5925 KJ, 2x45 min walks, losing 82 grams a day according to spreadsheet
Day 8 86.0 5929 kJ average, 2x45 min walks
Day 9 85.5 5896KJ average, 2x45 min walks
Day 10 85.0 2x45 min walk, lowest weight in 47 days. My walking is definitely working because I wasn't walking 47 days ago. So I had 3 "excellent" days and 3 days in a row of eating less than I burned. That's not a particularly big achievement, I scanned back some old records and I saw 17 days in a row where I ate less than I burned. So I'm going to aim to beat that record, starting October 13. Mark your calendars. Threewins will attempt a lifetime record.
Day 11 85.4 911 KJ total overeating, 2x45 min walks
Day 12 85.5 320 KJ total under eating, 2x45 min walks
Day 13 84.4, lowest weight in 76 days, 6160 KJ average, 2x45 min walks
Day 14 84.7, 5855 KJ average intake, 2x45 min walks
Day 15 83.9, lowest weight in 102 days, 5909 KJ average, 2x45 min walks. I weighed 87.0 kg on the 22nd September, now with my most recent loss I'm losing since then 157 grams a day which means I've gotten to 1 kg a week, something which has rarely happened in my life, maybe half a dozen times, always briefly. I know that it's not just caused by fat loss but it's nice to see anyway.
Day 16 So. They say ignorance is bliss so I've led a very blissful life in the last 2 years, 10 months, 8 days. I really don't know what I was doing, living in a nice place, no job which I needed to go to and stress me out. I took the risk of looking back at my spreadsheet since my heaviest ever on 1st January 2021 and seeing how my weight loss progress was going. That graph has a lot of bumps. Then I removed all the rebounds and looked at the graph again. 1,010 days to lose 11.5 kg vs 144 days to lose 11.8 kg. So I've wasted 2 years, 4 months, and I'm still not back at the weight I was 5 months ago.
I've been tracking my intake during that period and it makes sense. There are some large spikes on that particular graph, it's not a graph you'd be proud of.
I'm not the sort to dwell on past mistakes so I'll just have a plan. My plan is to not have any rebounds. I want my 10 day average graph to head downwards, just like it did on my second 144 day graph. So I'll be posting my 10 day average and looking out for any gains. Small gains caused by water fluctuations are fine. Let's see how I go.
84.1, 85.1 10 day average, 5951 KJ average, 2x45 min walks
Day 17 83.9, 84.8 10 day average, 350 days until goal weight, 6347 KJ average food, 2x45 min walk, 3.4 km walk
Day 18, 84.5, 84.7 10 day average, 355 days until goal weight, 6419 KJ average food, 2x45 min walks, 3.0 km walk
Day 19 84.4, 84.6 10 day average, 333 days until goal weight, 2x45 min walks
Day 20 84.5, 84.5 10 day average, 275 days until goal weight
--- Attempting my lifetime record of most number of days eating less than burning, I need more than 17 days
Day 21, 85.6, 84.6 10 day average, 265 days until goal weight, 45 min walk, 9167 kJ of food which probably means I've failed in my first day of attempting my lifetime record, especially since I didn't do a second exercise session
Day 22 85.7, 84.6 10 day average, 253 days until goal weight, 40, 45, 45 min walks, 8707 KJ of food, again I didn't eat less than I burn, fingers crossed for Sunday
Day 23 85.8, 84.7 10 day average, 251 days until goal weight
Day 24 86.0, 84.8 10 day average, 265 days until goal weight, 6831 KJ of food, 1st day of eating below maintenance
Day 25, 85.9, 85.0 10 day average, 289 days until goal weight
Day 26, 85.2, 85.2 10 day average, 286 days until goal weight
Day 27, 85.8, 85.3 10 day average, 297 days until goal weight, 8432 KJ of food
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Hi everyone! I'm Jeanne. 👋😀
I'm 47, 5' 4". I live in Canada 🇨🇦
1st round of 100 - lost 7.8 lbs
2nd round of 100 now
No specific goal for me.
Need to move & lose weight
any amount is a win for me!!!!
Before this challenge my weight
would yo-yo 🪀 real BAD!
So this challenge is working for me!!
Putting away (ish) my yo-yo 🪀
Day 01-09/23 : 158.6
Day 02-09/24: 159.4
Day 03-09/25: 159.8
Day 04-09/26: 158.6
Day 05-09/27: 159.4
Day 06-09/28: 160.2
Day 07-09/29: 159.6
WEEK 1 GAIN: +2.8 😕
Accumulated Gain: +2.8 😕
Day 08-09/30: 161.4
Day 09-10/01: 158.6
Day 10-10/02: 158.6
Day 11-10/03: 158.8
Day 12-10/04: 159.2
Day 13-10/05: 159.4
Day 14-10/06: 158.6
WEEK 2 LOSS: -3.4 😀
Accumulated Loss: -0.6 😀
Day 15-10/07: 158.0
Day 16-10/08: 157.6
Day 17-10/09: 157.8
Day 18-10/10: 159.0
Day 19-10/11: 160.0
Day 20-10/12: 160.2
Day 21-10/13: 160.2
WEEK 3 GAIN: +3.0 😕
Accumulated GAIN: +3.0 😕
Day 22-10/14: 161.0
Day 23-10/15: 160.2
Day 24-10/16: 160.2
Day 25-10/17: 160.0
Day 26-10/18: 159.6
Day 27-10/19: 159.6
Total days : 1273 -
Back again! I went from 79 kg to 71.5 kg in the last Challenge. Planning to get down to 67 kg (147.4lb) in the next 100 days.
Day 01-09/23-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. Received news this morning that a family member in Ireland has had a heart attack. It was partly her fault because she heard of my weight loss success and tried to go on a crazy sort of almost religious diet with nothing but raw fruit and walking 18,000 steps a day. At 62 years old! Luckily she is recovering well, but it makes me more careful about sticking to a slow, sustainable rate. The tortoise always beats the hare.
Day 02-09/24-xxxxx- 72 kg. Unsure of my BMI because I used to be 5' 10" (177.8 cm) but now I've lost, maybe an inch? Or Two? I'll tentatively say 175 cm. So 23.5 BMI. PRetty good, but I'd like to, ideally, 22. But will settle for 22.5.
Day 03-09/25-xxxxx- 72 kg. Found a whole $NZ3.00 (USD1.80) out walking today. Wish it was like that everyday!
Day 04-09/26-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. Went to an Art Exhibition opening and demolished a plate of sandwiches. I am not safe in the presence of bread.
Day 05-09/27-xxxxx- 72.1 kg. Whatever has happened! Could it be something I ate last night?
Day 06-09/28-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. I think the scale has a sense of humor and is playing pranks on me.
Day 07-09/29-xxxxx- 71.9 kg
WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.4 kg gain. Not off to the best of starts. Trying to keep the total calories in at less than 1600 regardless of amount lost through exercise.
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Day 08-09/30-xxxxx- 72 kg. Normally I drink my coffee black, but today I had my annual treat of pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks. (the smallest size)
Day 09-10/01-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. ....number on the bathroom scale, whither will you wander? Upstairs, downstairs, in the refrigerator....
Day 10-10/02-xxxxx- 71.7 kg.
Day 11-10/03-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. Hopefully have recovered from the mindless snacking of the last 10 days and back to better habits ..... but now I am stress shopping online a lot .... telling myself that it is all for Christmas gifts....
Day 12-10/04-xxxxx- 71.2 kg.
Day 13-10/05-xxxxx- 71.2 kg. Second day in a row off eating less than I burned ..... hopefully I can go the next 5 days and see some results. Picking up the exercise to 90 mins walk a day.
Day 14-10/06-xxxxx- 71.1 kg. Ate some cheese I hadn't planned for, walked for an extra 60 mins to burn it off. Tired but in a positive mood.
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN :minus 0.8 kg - more than anticipated - seems like I was eating a lot and not losing much, but I started Week 2 heavier than at the start of Week 1.
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.4 kg. Hopefully I can lose this much every week in order to meet my goal of 67 kg.
Day 15-10/07-xxxxx- 71 kg Ate over my limit. Start again and try for a week.
Day 16-10/08-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. Ate under my limit, but then had a can of gin and soda....(a rare event for me)
Day 17-10/09-xxxxx- 72 kg. Looking in my closet I found a size 4XL top I haven't worn since I was 100 kg (220 lb), back in 2021. I dropped it off at the Salvation Army after making a solemn vow never to get that heavy again.
Day 18-10/10-xxxxx- 71 kg. Started off with avo on toast for breakfast, but later in the morning felt very unwell. Stayed in bed for the rest of the day with no food, just water/
Day 19-10/11-xxxxx- 70.5 kg. Was able to get up and go out today. Still not much of an appetite, and coffee taste horrible, but at least I'm losing weight.
Day 20-10/12-xxxxx- 70 kg Waist 31.5 ins, Hips 40.5 ins.- not the best way to reach the stretch goal I set at the start of the year, but I'll take it. Feeling much better today, still ate some extra protein and went easy on the fiber. At the start of the year I made myself a disincentive promise that if I didn't lose the weight I would send a $240 donation to a Politician I Very Much Hope Is Not Reelected. If I can keep at the current weight until the end of the year Mister Obnoxious will get nothing from me!
Day 21-10/13-xxxxx- 70 kg. Exercising a little less, for maintenance, but also eating a little less - only half a lemon cupcake as a treat today, everything else was healthy. My focus now is less on continuing to lose and more on keeping the weight steady through the Holiday Season to the end of the year - which will be on us sooner than we expect! I do still have my rescued can of beer in the fridge, but will wait a few more days - alcohol once a week is enough.
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: minus 1 kg.
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.5 kg - that's a little over one pound a week, just as MFP predicted.
Day 22-10/14-xxxxx- 70.3 kg. I took some of the money I have found on the ground during my daily walks and bought a bag of colorful cotton yarn at the Sally Army. Intending to knit myself a pretty summer shawl. Then I met up with a friend for lunch and we shared a chicken salad wrap, which I thought would be healthy, but it turned out to have a bucketload of super sweet mayo.
Day 23-10/15-xxxxx- 70.1 kg. Today was very wet so I stayed in and knitted. Changed my mind about the shawl and started to knit a lacy summer top - in size M!!! ..... well, a pretty loose size M, but M nonetheless. I did make pizza for dinner, but it had a sprouted seed base, not too much cheese and loads of veggies.
Day 24-10/16-xxxxx- 70 kg. Started a new health goal - gradually cutting back on coffee. Hoping to have it down to one small cup a day by the end of the month, and cut it out completely in the New Year. In the past, when I was on stricter diets, I found coffee acted as an appetite suppressant. When I tried going cold turkey I started eating like crazy - after I was able to wean myself off for 18 months I was in a much better place both physically and mentally.
Day 25-10/17-xxxxx- 69.8 kg
Day 26-10/18-xxxxx- 69.9 kg. "Only" 4 cups of coffee today, and slightly over my calories allowed (but still in a deficit - just not a 500 cal deficit).
Day 27-10/19-xxxxx- 70 kg. Grapes are fruit. Fruit is good, but the calories still count .... it couldn't have been the toasted cheese.....
Day 28-10/20-xxxxx- 69.7 kg.
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: minus 0.3 kg
Accumulated Loss or Gain: minus 1.8 kg
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Day 27-10/19-175.4/176.9
Day 28-10/20-175.3/176.8 – Day 12 MCST. Skipped two days so have to do it today. Actually was at the gym yesterday but there were a lot of people at the weight machine circuit, and I get really embarrassed if there are people around ☹I pledge next time I’m at the gym that I actually use the weight machines no matter what. Or at least take advantage when the area is empty! Yesterday went out to eat for dinner and could have done better with my choices –didn’t need the bread or the mayo on the grilled chicken sandwich, and Caesar dressing isn’t a health flex AT ALL. But it was a great time out with an old friend while keeping calorie count at a decent level.
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: -1.5/-0.7
Accumulated Loss or Gain: -4.7/-4.35 -
Challenge SW: 170.4
Challenge GW: 155
Day 1: Sat, 9/23: N/A
Day 2: Sun, 9/24: N/A
Day 3: Mon, 9/25: N/A
Day 4: Tue, 9/26: N/A
Day 5: Wed, 9/27: 170.4
Day 6: Thu, 9/28: 170.4
Day 7: Fri, 9/29: 169
Week 1 Loss: -2.6
Total Loss: -2.6
Day 8: Sat, 9/30: 167.8
September Loss: -2.6
Day 9: Sun, 10/1: 168.2
Day 10: Mon, 10/2: 167.8
Day 11: Tue, 10/3: 167.4
Day 12: Wed, 10/4: 166.6
Day 13: Thu, 10/5: 166.6
Day 14: Fri, 10/6: 166.8
Week 2 Loss: -1
Total Loss: -3.6
Day 15: Sat, 10/7: 166.8
Day 16: Sun, 10/8: 167.4
Day 17: Mon, 10/9: 166.8
Day 18: Tue, 10/10: 166
Day 19: Wed, 10/11: 168
Day 20: Thu, 10/12: DNW Forgot to weigh
Day 21: Fri, 10/13: 166.2
Week 3 Loss: +1.2
Total Loss: -2.4
Day 22: Sat, 10/14: 168
Day 23: Sun, 10/15: DNW
Day 24: Mon, 10/16: 169.6
Day 25: Tue, 10/17: 167.6
Day 26: Wed, 10/18: 166.4
Day 27: Thu, 10/19: 167.6
Day 28: Fri, 10/20: 167
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Thank you for keeping us going @deepwoodslady !!
Hi everyone.
I am Dawn. 5'2" (used to be 5'3"), 63 years old as of September 20th.
My BMI and stuff like that shows my optimum healthy weight should be between 110 and 118.
I have made a decision to limit restaurant food to 6 times per year since I seem to gain a few pounds each time which could take 3-6 months to get back off from one visit.
Rolling total so far: 4 out of the 6
Week 1 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 1 actual weight - 142.0 - Started the week at 143.2
Week 2 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 2 actual weight - 141.6 - Started the week at 142.2 - First week of eating 1/2 a banana each day
Day 22-10/14 - 142.6 - Got 2/3 of the grass cut. The front yard will require me raking it first since that is where my big maple tree is.
Day 23-10/15 - 143.2 - I ate quite a bit yesterday. Some days I am just hungrier than others, and some days I am simply more indulgent. So far today, not hungry like I was yesterday. I will prep a delicious and nutritious meal for later. I am thinking that I want to continue on with my "Thanksgiving" meals like I had all of last week. I will pull a couple of carrots and beets today out of the garden to add to that meal.
Day 24-10/16 - Missed somehow!! Sat down with my coffee to type into here after a full glass of water and...I hadn't weighed! You would think that it would be part of my daily routine by now! Good day yesterday, the weather was beautiful. I pulled some beets and carrots, dug some more potatoes that were ready. Did my laundry for the week, peeled and cooked beets and carrots to add to my nightly ongoing thanksgiving dinner. I am using clubhouse gravy from a packet, so can have lots of that without too many calories.
Day 25-10/17 - 145.0 - Not sweating this number at all. I feel like it is just a weird fluctuation, I don't feel that heavy. I was low on calories yesterday, but high on vegetables (6). Nice early dinner as will be tonight's.
Day 26-10/18 - 143.2 - Working 2 jobs today, dinner is prepped and will be late. Now that I have decided that it isn't healthy for me to work 7 days per week I am working less since it seems that the second job really wants me on my 2 days off. Holding firm so far. Lots of harvest and yard work to do over the next couple of weeks, so the days off will make that pleasurable.
Day 27-10/19 - 143.6 - Late dinner, as tonight's will be. In addition to dinner I added a big salad (could have just had one or the other I suppose)
The lettuce seeds that I let fly all over the yard are beginning to sprout in places : - ) I will have lettuce for awhile yet I think.
Day 28-10/20 - 142.4 - Fluctuated around all week as usual. Pedicure after the restaurant today. Planning Prosecco and Camembert after that. Ready for a Rib meal as well, maybe tomorrow. Once per 100 days.
Week 4 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 4 actual weight - 142.4 - Started the week at 142.6
Mini 21 day Challenge
Legs straight up (draining) with arm weights exercises, 4-6-ish minutes.
Round 1, June 25.23 start: 12.5" start, 11.75" end.
Round 2: 11.75" start, 11.5" Even though my weight is higher, my batwings are getting smaller?
I have a mole, so it is easy to measure in exactly the same place.
Round 3: 11.5" - Wow, a whole inch off of my upper arm since beginning this!!
Round 4: 11.0" start 11.5- So pleased!!
Round 5: September 18 - October 08. 11.25 started with 11.0 but completely okay with that, maybe building some muscle there.
Round 6: October 09 - 29 -
Going to keep this up. 4-5 minutes is easy to fit into a schedule. Positive new habit.
Day 01 - Oct 09 – 4:45 of the 3. Made up this session on the morning of the 10th. Obviously went pretty quickly since I had to get to work.
Day 02 - Oct 10 – 9:46 of the 3.
Day 03 - Oct 11 – 7:10 of the 3
Day 04 - Oct 12 – 7:47 of the 3
Day 05 - Oct 13 – 6:48 of the 3
Day 06 - Oct 14 – 9:14 (made up for the 13th by doing 2 sessions on the 14th of the 3.
Day 07 - Oct 15 – 8:20 of the 3
:Day 08 - Oct 16 – 7:09 of the 3
Day 09 - Oct 17 – 7:37 of the 3
Day 10 - Oct 18 – 7:53 of the 3
Day 11 - Oct 19 – 7:26 of the 3 - might take a day off of it, we'll see.
Day 12 - Oct 20 –
Day 13 - Oct 21 –
Day 14 - Oct 22 –
Day 15 - Oct 23 –
Day 16 - Oct 24–
Day 17 - Oct 25 –
Day 18 - Oct 26 –
Day 19 - Oct 27 –
Day 20 - Oct 28 –
Day 21 - Oct 29 –
Start weight of this 100: 143.2
Previous end weights: 144.4, one before that: 143.4, and the one before that 142.2
60th birthday weight: 141.1, 61st birthday weight: 131.1, 62nd birthday weight 138.1, 63rd birthday weight: 142.83 -
@deepwoodslady
Thinking of both of us with our remaining leaves.
I just looked at the 14-day forecast.
Nice on Saturday, then rain for 3, then...snow!! Yikes.
I feel like your weather is similar even though we are so far apart geographically.
We are going to -1 and -2 (celsius) for 5 days starting on Wednesday October 25th. Around 30 farenheit.
There is no way that I will be getting everything done that I need to do to winterize my yard this year. This will make for much more work in the spring, but it is what it is. Ran out of time.
I am thinking that my remaining carrots, beets, and potatoes will be fine, it will dry out a bit in early November and even though it will be pretty chilly digging, it can wait.
I try not to pull beets until I have the time to peel them. The skins get soft pretty quickly, and they are much easier to peel before that happens.
Of course I have been eating "Thanksgiving" dinners for weeks now, so carrots, beets, and potatoes. Lots still in the ground though.
I have a neighbour who loves beets and carrots, so I will give her a bunch tomorrow when I get out there.1 -
@dawnbgethealthy Here is a couple of pics from the other day's burning session. There are way way WAY more leaves and pine needles than what the pic can really show as pictures are one dimensional. Of course, the big dilemma is waiting for enough of the leaves and pine needles to fall before raking. But there is that delicate balance there between the wait and the first snow. I burned for two straight days this week but then the rain has set in. Today more rain is expected which makes several days in a row now. Tomorrow will be clear for a couple of days, then all rain again for most of a week.
Last year I couldn't get them all burned before the snow. So much rain in the fall causes them to be so wet and mainly smoulder rather than flame. It's such a slow process then. I ended up finishing mine in the spring too, but the damage to the grass underneath is horrid! I plan a huge smouldering burn session tomorrow unless I decide to attend a school event. I'm still trying to decide. Burn leaves or go to Haunted Halls? We shall see.
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