100 Day Challenge #17 September 23, 2023 through December 31, 2023
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ptitejeanne wrote: »
No prep for meals/work lunch then bad choices in food, grab and go food ends up being processed food. So now I’m gaining.
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With crapy food I don’t tend to feel great so often this is where I end up skipping exercises so gain on the scale for sure!!
@ptitejeanne What great insight! Somehow I never put this together in my head. Eating all the garbage food often stops us from working out too because of how yucky we feel after eating the garbage! Wow! That is so true and so powerful. It really does even more damage than I ever imagined. Thank you for sharing this. It's another bit of knowledge to help along this long and arduous journey.1 -
dawnbgethealthy wrote: »@deepwoodslady
Wow, what a beautiful property you have!
One year I bought those big orange pumpkin bags and put the leaves into those for the season. But yeah, you have so many leaves.
I never thought of mowing them as @Lilylady3k 's hubby does. Those collection bags on the mowers could be dumped into the fire?
Regardless, it is all bonus exercise, fresh air, and fun : - )
@dawnbgethealthy I get way too many leaves in concentrated places to mow them over for mulch. But we do actually do that throughout the year as the pesky oak leaves shed all year long. Those we run over for mulch in-between the fall and spring raking sessions. I don't mow my own lawn. I do have a rider but I've never attempted to use it. I have a local young man I hire to take care of mowing. As far as the spring and fall leave/needle clean-up, it is very expensive to hire that out due to the size and volume of the work. I just do it myself with my son's help and consider it exercise we both really need anyway. He cannot drive the rider either so we rake the leaves onto a tarp and carry or drag it to the bonfire area in the backyard. It's all uphill in both the front and the back so it's a chore. From the front road it looks like I'm sitting on a hill (I am), but from the backdoor it looks like the bonfire is up on the hill at the back of the yard (it is) so I'm essentially sitting in a valley although it really doesn't look like it if you drive by. It is backbreaking getting 100 or more heavy wet tarps to the firepit, especially from the front yard. I'm glad the raking part is done. Whatever falls now I will deal with in the spring.
I have used those pumpkin bags for some of the leaves in years past. Even with 4 or 5 of them full, it doesn't make a dent in the leaves, but it does make for really cute decorations. Maybe I'll hit the dollar store and see if there are any left there. I haven't used them in a few years (since my last house). If not, I may go out of town on Monday and a big box store like Walmart or Meijers may have some. Thanks for the tip!1 -
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
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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)
Day 27-10/19-185.6-(Trend weight 186.2)
Day 28-10/20-185.0-(Trend weight 186.2)My goal for all my challenges is to lose about 4 lbs per month. I have only lost 3 lbs these past 4 weeks so I am behind. The set-backs, the ups & downs, they are hard to recover from for sure. However, I remain happy and grateful for any progress at all. My clothes are getting much looser so I went upstairs to “the wish vault” and tried on one pair of pants and they easily fit. When I hit the 170’s I may make it a project to go through the upstairs closet, dressers and totes and see what’s in there in those smaller sizes. It’s been so long I’ve forgotten much of it.
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.4 LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3.0 lbs LOST
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Day 29-10/21-DNW-(Trend weight DNW) I planned on making low carb keto friendly jalapeno poppers last night for dinner. When I went to get them out of the crisper drawer I saw they were rotting and I went into a Tizzy. Low on some of my go-to foods and very very hungry, I began eating random things instead (not advised). None of it seemed to be filling me up. I then started on non-approved things. I don’t know if I ever got completely full (before dozing off on the couch binge-watching) but I did get satisfied. This morning I can see the bloat, no TMI, a serious lack of quality sleep which has all left me with no desire to get out the scale and step on it. I thought about going out of town to do some shopping and restock, but I am not in the mood to be faced with so much food outside of my plan. Nor do I need a restaurant meal today after last night’s full-on binge. I think I’ll just burn leaves today even though they are wet from all the rain these past few days. I thought about going down to the school for Haunted Halls, but they will have tons of goodies and baked goods there that I won’t be able to resist today. I feel like I’m on a bender and I have to be very careful.
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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.
Day 11 - Oct 19 – 6 min with loop resistance arm bands, 15 min of general floor exercises, 29 min of aerobic dancing, 30 min on exercise bike including HIIT, Iso knee therapy x 2.
Day 12 - Oct 20 –
Day 13 - Oct 21 – 5 min with 5 lb weights, 20 minutes of aerobic dancing, 10 min of general floor exercises, 50 min on the exercise bike. I reported 30 to MFP and closed out but ended up doing 50 afterward instead due to the extra food.
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Future Weeks to Come
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I just read back my comments from yesterday. I noticed I talked about fitting into those smaller pants. Was last night (my typical) self-sabotage? Probably.4
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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 :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
Day 29-10/21-xxxxx- 69.8 kg
Day 30-10/22-xxxxx- 69.5 kg (152.9 lbs). Another 70 days to lose the last 2.5 kg - a little under 1.5 ounces per day (I switch from kilos and grams to pounds and ounces depending on which number seems more manageable - or impressive!) Losing 35.2 lbs sounds way better than losing 16 kg.
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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
Day 28, 85.7, 85.5 10 day average
Day 29, 85.9, 85.6 10 day average
Day 30, 85.4, 85.7 10 day average5 -
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
Week 4 Loss: -3
Total Loss: -5.4
Day 29: Sat, 10/21: 165
Day 30: Sun, 10/22: 165.6
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WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: -1.5/-0.7
Accumulated Loss or Gain: -4.7/-4.3
Day 29-10/21-173.5/176.4 – Okay for one thing, I am failing miserably at the Strength training mini challenge. Yesterday was my 3rd skipped day. So today Day 13 planking, situps, squats, and resistance bands felt like a little bit of an afterthought. I’ll do better the next 21d challenge! I’m so glad the scale showed a loss today, because there’s a HUGE test ahead…. A friend is throwing a “smashburger party”. I’m walking right into a danger zone – so many savory and sweet treats will be offered up, so easy to just pick up and put right on my empty plate. I’m going to bring a veggie platter and try to fill up on those after my upper limit of one (1) hamburger. Second smashburger? No, have some celery. Slice of cheesecake? No, have some broccoli. Double decker brownie? No, have some carrots.
Day 30-10/22-174.3/176.2 – Slight gain but I still count it as a victory because I didn’t gorge myself at the smashburger party. I kept it to one (extraordinarily) delicious hamburger with appropriate amounts of condiments (focus on mustard!) and one serving of potato chips. Did not go back for seconds! It took a lot of willpower but concentrated on socializing instead which was fun and worth it. Going to the gym today so will definitely be doing Day 14 of the MCST and extra cardio.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)
Day 27-10/19-185.6-(Trend weight 186.2)
Day 28-10/20-185.0-(Trend weight 186.2)
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.4 LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3.0 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 29-10/21-DNW-(Trend weight DNW) I planned on making low carb keto friendly jalapeno poppers last night for dinner. When I went to get them out of the crisper drawer I saw they were rotting and I went into a Tizzy. Low on some of my go-to foods and very very hungry, I began eating random things instead (not advised). None of it seemed to be filling me up. I then started on non-approved things. I don’t know if I ever got completely full (before dozing off on the couch binge-watching) but I did get satisfied. This morning I can see the bloat, no TMI, a serious lack of quality sleep which has all left me with no desire to get out the scale and step on it. I thought about going out of town to do some shopping and restock, but I am not in the mood to be faced with so much food outside of my plan. Nor do I need a restaurant meal today after last night’s full-on binge. I think I’ll just burn leaves today even though they are wet from all the rain these past few days. I thought about going down to the school for Haunted Halls, but they will have tons of goodies and baked goods there that I won’t be able to resist today. I feel like I’m on a bender and I have to be very careful.
Day 30-10/22-185.6-(Trend weight 186.2) I’m still struggling with those night-time snacks, no matter how late I make my dinner. I’ve added more protein but could probably do even better with that. Thankfully I got through it last night. The cravings have been horrible. I’m learning that any sugar whatsoever is a big trigger for me. Even a little artificial sugar in my tea. Wow! I’ll be outside most of the day again attempting to burn more leaves. It looks like there’s a little sun out there even though it’s very cold. I hope the sun can help dry up some of the needles and leaves. It was hell yesterday trying to get anything burned.
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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.
Day 11 - Oct 19 – 6 min with loop resistance arm bands, 15 min of general floor exercises, 29 min of aerobic dancing, 30 min on exercise bike including HIIT, Iso knee therapy x 2.
Day 12 - Oct 20 – I got nothing except some raking and burning.
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 –
Future Weeks to Come
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far:
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WEEK 8 LOSS OR GAIN:
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Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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WEEK 9 LOSS OR GAIN:
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Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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WEEK 11 LOSS OR GAIN:
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Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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Accumulated Loss or Gain:3 -
@dawnbgethealthy
I guess we are not alone. And there is an official name for it too! This is from the latest edition of "First" magazine.
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ptitejeanne wrote: »Oupsy
The fall pic didn’t go there haha
I love that picture!! I forget where you are. Beautiful trail!
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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
Week 3 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 3 actual weight - 142.4 - Started the week at 142.6
Day 29-10/21: 142.2 - Nothing prepped for dinner today, but I have a full day off. I have 8 tomatoes left for a sandwich each day, the rest that are ripening in a box will be for cooking with at a later time - Jambalaya, chili, etc.
Day 30-10/22: 143.4 - It rained all night (as promised) so I am really glad that I spent the entire day in the yard yesterday. Just picking away at stuff today, and will be doing some peeling and cooking prep towards the 6 day workweek that I have coming up starting tomorrow.
Day 31-10/23:
Day 32-10/24:
Day 33-10/25:
Day 34-10/26:
Day 35-10/27:
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 – 7:26 of the 3 - might take a day off of it, we'll see.
Day 12 - Oct 20 – 10:09 of the 3 - We'll see how my shoulder feels after a day of raking, digging, pulling etc. today. I do try to skip at least one day in the 21.
Day 13 - Oct 21 – 7:55 of the 3
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: 142.82 -
I always look forward to finding any "fun" carrots each year.
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Thank you, @dawnbgethealthy !
I'm in!
73 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 148.0
UGW: 145.0
Day 01 - 09/23 - 148.9 at 7:50 a.m. ...5.87 miles in 111 mins then both Grandsons Duty for a while
Day 02 - 09/24 - 148.9 at 8:00 a.m. ...zero...zero...zero
Day 03 - 09/25 - 149.5 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/my trainer
Day 04 - 09/26 - 148.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.48 miles in 64 mins then Grandson Duty
Day 05 - 09/27 - 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/my trainer
Day 06 - 09/28 - 149.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.49 miles in 64 mins then Grandson Duty
Day 07 - 09/29 - 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/my trainer
WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: +1.1
Day 08 - 09/30 - 149.0 at 7:45 a.m. ...Both Grandsons in the morning for a bit then...nothing but my books!!
Day 09 - 10/01 - 150.0 at 7:50 a.m. ...nothing...bad cold
Day 10 - 10/02 - 148.9 at 7:30 a.m. ...nothing...bad cold
Day 11 - 10/03 - 149.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...nothing...bad cold
Day 12 - 10/04 - 149.8 at 7:45 a.m. ...60 min workout w/my trainer
Day 13 - 10/05 - 149.8 at 8:00 a.m. ...5.73 miles in 116 mins
Day 14 - 10/06 - 150.4 at 8:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/my trainer
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: +.4
Accumulated Loss or Gain: +1.5...not good...nopey, nope
Day 15 - 10/07 - 150.0 at 8:30 a.m. ...nothing
Day 16 - 10/08 - 151.5 at 7:30 a.m. ...5.68 miles in 120 mins
Day 17 - 10/09 - 151.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 18 - 10/10 - 151.5 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.51 miles in 64 mins then Grandson Duty
Day 19 - 10/11 - 152.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 20 - 10/12 - 151.9 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing
Day 21 - 10/13 - 150.5 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: +.5
Accumulated Loss or Gain: +1.6
Day 22 - 10/14 - 150.3 at 9:00 a.m. ...5.64 miles in 108 mins
Day 23 - 10/15 - 149.4 at 8:20 a.m. ...5.87 miles in 117 mins
Day 24 - 10/16 - 150.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 25 - 10/17 - 151.3 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then cleaned house
Day 26 - 10/18 - 149.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then zero because of car issues
Day 27 - 10/19 - 149.1 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.30 miles in 67 mins then Grandson Duty
Day 28 - 10/20 - 150.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: +.5
Accumulated Loss or Gain: +1.9
Day 29 - 10/21 - 149.9 at 8:20 a.m. ...zero
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »I always look forward to finding any "fun" carrots each year.
@dawnbgethealthy I always enjoy your garden pics. It looks like these carrots are just in time for "spooky" halloween!2 -
dawnbgethealthy wrote: »ptitejeanne wrote: »Oupsy
The fall pic didn’t go there haha
I love that picture!! I forget where you are. Beautiful trail!
I’m in New Brunswick, Canada 🇨🇦
It’s fall here, more on the cold side already.
We had went for a side by side drive. Already a lot of the leaves have fell down. Love the sceneries of fall. I sure Hope we do get to enjoy nicer weather for a few weeks before the winter weather comes. That will be to soon for me. I don’t really enjoy winter.
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deepwoodslady wrote: »ptitejeanne wrote: »
No prep for meals/work lunch then bad choices in food, grab and go food ends up being processed food. So now I’m gaining.
But
With crapy food I don’t tend to feel great so often this is where I end up skipping exercises so gain on the scale for sure!!
@ptitejeanne What great insight! Somehow I never put this together in my head. Eating all the garbage food often stops us from working out too because of how yucky we feel after eating the garbage! Wow! That is so true and so powerful. It really does even more damage than I ever imagined. Thank you for sharing this. It's another bit of knowledge to help along this long and arduous journey.
I know!!!!!
Took me forever to finally realize this!!
Good thing I join MFP Challenges and the questions & chitchat with the members. Maybe I would have never realized that otherwise!!
Yes we learn a lot along the way in the journey!! Keep pushing my friend!! ❤️2 -
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: +2.4 😕
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
Day 28-10/20: 158.0
WEEK 4 LOSS: -1.6 😀
Accumulated GAIN: +0.8 😕
Day 29-10/21: 159.4
Day 30-10/22: 158.6
100 day challenge - Total days: 130
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Hi everyone! I’ve been on MFP for more than a decade now (on & off use). I’ve gone from a SW in 2016 of 269lbs to lowest in 2017 of 143lbs.
The 143lbs was what I’d call skinny fat and suffering from severe anemia. I’m currently at 182lbs and in pursuit of recomposition down towards 150lbs while building on (what Withings scale says) is 130lbs of muscle mass.
I have quietly tracked my meals for the last few months to get into a good rhythm and practice again and now that I feel solid there, wanting to join back into community groups which was super helpful during my weight loss! Looking for community and excited to participate - please add me to your friends if you see this post.
Oct SW: 183 lbs
Month end goal weight: 181
Oct 20: 182.6lbs
Oct 27:
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@dawnbgethealthy Your carrots remind me of my dad's favorite gardening story: He was thinning carrots while my baby sister played in the dirt. He reached the end of the row, only to hear a little voice say, "I'm helping, daddy. I've pulled up the ones you missed."2
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