100 Day Challenge #17 September 23, 2023 through December 31, 2023
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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 - 143.2 - Started the week at 141.8
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
WEEK 5 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 5 Actual weight: 142.2 - Started the week at 142.2
WEEK 6 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 6 Actual weight: 142.6 - Started the week at 142.2 - Hit the 141(.6) once during the week
Day 43-11/04 - 143.0 - I ate way more calories than usual yesterday, due to wanting to eat between the 2 jobs and again at the end of the night. I did expect a jump in weight. It's okay. Finally a day off, I have lots of my list after working 12 straight. I am going to go out to some thrift stores, then come back home, dig up the rest of the root vegetables (it is raining) and peel, cut, and cook today. Plus I need to dye my white roots. I washed out all of the spray and stuff this morning, it is no longer gray, just patches of white. Not ready to go gray, not sure if I ever will. I saw Mick Jagger at 80, and unlike Keith Richards he is not going the grey route. Thanks @deepwoodslady for noticing my weeks being off. I think that I have fixed it : - )
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WEEK 7 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 7 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 - 11.4 - A bit higher, but I truly feel like my arms are tightening up
Round 7: October 30 - Nov 19 -
Going to keep this up. 4-5 minutes is easy to fit into a schedule. Positive new habit.
Round 7 start measurement: 11.4 upper arm (batwing)
Day 1 - Monday October 30 - 7:47 of the 3 with legs straight up against a wall
Day 02 - Oct 31 – 8:08 of the 3
Day 03 - Nov 01 – 6:24 of the 3
Day 04 - Nov 02 – 7:04 of the 3
Day 05 - Nov 03 – 8:08 of the 3
Day 06 - Nov 04 –
Day 07 - Nov 05 –
Day 08 - Nov 06 –
Day 09 - Nov 07 –
Day 10 - Nov 08 –
Day 11 - Nov 09 –
Day 12 - Nov 10 –
Day 13 - Nov 11 –
Day 14 - Nov 12 –
Day 15 - Nov 13 –
Day 16 - Nov 14–
Day 17 - Nov 15 –
Day 18 - Nov 16 –
Day 19 - Nov 17 –
Day 20 - Nov 18 –
Day 21 - Nov 19 –
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 -
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 am 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---188.0
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)
Day 30-10/22-185.6-(Trend weight 186.2)
Day 31-10/23-184.4-(Trend weight 186.1)
Day 32-10/24-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 33-10/25-186.8-(Trend weight 186.2)
Day 34-10/26-183.6-(Trend weight 185.9)
Day 35-10/27-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.4 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 4.4 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 36-10/28-183.4-(Trend weight 185.5)
Day 37-10/29-185.6-(Trend weight 185.5)
Day 38-10/30-183.0-(Trend weight 185.2)
Day 39-10/31-181.4-(Trend weight 184.9)
Day 40-11/01-181.2-(Trend weight 184.5)
Day 41-11/02-183.2-(Trend weight 184.4)
Day 42-11/03-182.6-(Trend weight 184.2) Thanks to the lawn company who were next door blowing the neighbors leaves, I was up from my morning school bus nap and able to weigh in this morning at a decent time. Nice to see a drop after a good day yesterday but today is day #2 with no TMI and I may have to resort to a magnesium pill to get things moving. Today is my Foodie Daughter’s 29th birthday. Tomorrow we will be going downstate to the city that has the Golden Corral. She requested it for her birthday. I went recently and shopped for her and we have to return nearly everything. All the size 4 pants are too big! We need a size 2 or even a size 0 for the cargos. And she never stops eating although I must admit it is nibbles when she eats, albeit constant nibbles! She definitely physically takes after her dad’s side of the family. Short and Petite. My older daughter, unfortunately, takes after my side, taller and much more stout. She has watched me exercise and stay active my entire life (she is 40). She knows all about diet and all about staying physically active and keeping exercise as a routine part of your life. She stays on top of it as best as she can and does pretty good but it’s definitely a battle.
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.0 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 5.4 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 43-11/04-183.4-(Trend weight 184.2) Yikes! Too much celebrating daughter’s birthday yesterday! She cancelled our trip downstate (and to Golden Corral) that was planned for today until tomorrow. That’s probably good for me to have a day in-between to buffer all the carbs and calories. I will aim for a very good day today. I really hope that someday I can better put my good habits at home (that I’ve learned) into play when I am out socially or traveling. So many new things I’ve had to learn and incorporate and of them all, this is just the toughest for me. Look at all the holidays coming up.! I wish my resolve was stronger and those habits so much more natural. I guess the first step is acknowledging I have that problem in the first place. Knowledge is power so I do have that. Hey, it’s a start!
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WEEK 7 LOSS OR GAIN:
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Strength Training Mini Challenge Round 7:
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 30 – 5 min with 5 lb weights, 47 min on exercise bike, 15 min on general floor exercises, Iso knee therapy x 3.
Day 02 - Oct 31 – 5 min with 5 lb weights, 20 min of aerobic dancing, 15 min on general floor exercises, Iso knee therapy x 1.
Day 03 - Nov 01 – 7 min with 5 lb weights, 49 min of aerobic dance done in 2 sets (21 min and 28 min), 15 min of floor exercises, Iso knee therapy x 3.
Day 04 - Nov 02 – 7 min with 5 lb weights, 37 min on exercise bike including HIIT, 15 min of general floor exercises, Iso knee x 2.
Day 05 - Nov 03 – 5 min with 5 lbs weights, 30 min on exercise bike, 15 min of general floor exercises, Iso knee x 1.
Day 06 - Nov 04 –
Day 07 - Nov 05 –
Day 08 - Nov 06 –
Day 09 - Nov 07 –
Day 10 - Nov 08 –
Day 11 - Nov 09 –
Day 12 - Nov 10 –
Day 13 - Nov 11 –
Day 14 - Nov 12 –
Day 15 - Nov 13 –
Day 16 - Nov 14–
Day 17 - Nov 15 –
Day 18 - Nov 16 –
Day 19 - Nov 17 –
Day 20 - Nov 18 –
Day 21 - Nov 19 –
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.
Day 50-11/11-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far:
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WEEK 8 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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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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WEEK 10 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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WEEK 11 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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WEEK 12 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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WEEK 13 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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WEEK 14 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
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Day 100-12/31…..(Final Weigh- In)-xxxxx-(trend weight xxxxx)
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@dawnbgethealthy - Love all your veggies and what you plan to do with them! I looked up some of the beet recipes. I've never done anything with them before but I hear that roasting them turns out great.
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100 Days of Accountability #17 (9/23 - 12/31)
I need to quit losing the same pounds over and over. If you are tired of starting over, STOP giving up.
Female, Age 62, 5’3”
Challenge Starting Weight: 232 (9/22/2023)
Challenge Goal: <219Day 22: 10/14 - 229.8 / 229.6 - No exercise.
History & Goals
Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in day out.
Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021) NOTE: Low 201.1 in August 2021
2022 SW: 209 BMI 37.0 (1/1/2022)
2023 SW: 232 BMI 41.1 (1/1/2023)
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
🎯 Mini Goals & Weight:
* Get out of the 230s!!!!!!
* Recover lowest during round #15 226.2
* Making below 225 stick
* Into the teens again: <220
* Less than I started year 2022: <209
* Prior to Oct 2021 roadtrip damage: <206
* Onederland: 199
* Obese stage 1 BMI 34.9: 197
* 50 lbs lost never to be found: 195
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150's
My goal for 2023 is to get into ONEderland and make it stick. Changing my life.
Plans:
🔹Find workout routine that works (walk, bike, planks, yoga, swim, strength training, take advantage of retirement to be more active); target walking 100 miles each month
🔹Drink more water (target min 64-80 oz daily; start with 1 glass before coffee)
🔹Journal Food Daily (tracking with MFP since 12/28/2018; basically skipped June-Dec 2019; recommit 1/1/2020; skipped out April-July 2020; recommit 8/6/2020; derailed in 2022; recommit 1/3/2023)
🔹Daily Vitamins (Dr’s orders; need to not ignore)
🔹Drink less alcohol (3 AF days per week; ~12-16 AF days per month; limit 1-2 glasses per day)
Tracking: W=walk miles, SF=strong & fit strength class 1 hr, B=bike minutes, S=swim laps, A=water/agua ounces, J=tracked/journaled all my food cal/net carbs, V=vitamin, AF=alcohol Free
Day / Weight Daily Weigh In / Trend Weight / Comments report day of activity
Tracking: W=walk miles, SF=strong & fit strength class 1 hr, B=bike minutes, S=swim laps, A=water/agua ounces, J=tracked/journaled all my food cal/net carbs, V=vitamin, AF=alcohol Free
Spoiler
Day 01: 09/23 - 231.7 / 231.8
Day 02: 09/24 - 232.4 / 231.8 - V, W .5 mile
Day 03: 09/25 - 231.1 / 231.7 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, S&F form video. A 80oz, J V AF. Getting back into better habits!
Day 04: 09/26 - 230.2 / 231.4 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, A 80 oz, J V AF.
Day 05: 09/27 - 229.3 / 230.7 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, A 80 oz, J V AF. I got real snacky in the afternoon diving into kettle chips DH eats for lunch. Measured and tracked and moved on. But I can’t do that everyday! Still stayed under my personal targets of 1400 calories and less than 100 net carbs which is working until it doesn't. I know I lost 40+ lbs quickly on Keto in 2020-2021 targeting less than 20 and then 20-50 net carbs but I just don't think that is sustainable in the long run for me ... given that I gained almost all of it back!
Day 06: 09/28 - 229.0 / 230.1 - W 1.6 mile (no car so walked to and from ESL class I volunteer teach), A 64 oz, J V AF. Still in the green but selected 2 Oreo Thin cookies for an afternoon snack then grabbed a banana so I wouldn’t eat more! These actions took me over my 100 net carb target.
Day 07: 09/29 - 227.6 / 229.2 - No exercise skipped my S&F class to drive into town to pick up my granddaughter and visit my other one at daycare. A 64 oz, JV. Today I’m chasing my granddaughter as I babysit. Oh and @dawnbgetheathy DH is cooking 2 really large racks of ribs since my son & his family are joining us for dinner. Wishing you could join us! Trying to clean out the freezer and those take up a lot of space!
Week 1 goal weight: < 230
Week 1 actual weight: 227.6
1st Week Weight Loss: 4.4
Accumulated weight loss: 4.4
Challenge weight to go: 8.6
First week back on a real diet and not just playing around / pretending. Journaling kept my calories and net carbs in check for a first time since May earlier this year! Now the challenge will be to keep it up!
Day 08: 09/30 - 228.4 / 228.8 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, A 80 oz, J V. Bump up in weight expected with ribs and wine. Today I’m planning to weed weed weed! And I really want to get out my fall decorations … usually they are out by the first of Sept but with the heat and vacation I missed my normal routines. Also I’m going to get on the bike at some point.
Day 09: 10/01 - 228.1 / 228.3 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, A 80 oz, J V. We are getting together with all my kids to celebrate my oldest son’s birthday. DIL is making jambalaya and carrot cake for lunch. My plan is to exercise later today to keep things in check … I’m not passing on the food but portion control will be key! UPDATE: I exercised BEFORE going to the bday party. BUT had pizza for dinner so very much in the red.
Day 10: 10/02 - 228.6 / 228.3 - Strength Training 1 hr, A 80 oz, J V AF. Bump up on the scale is totally expected given the carb loaded food I had yesterday. I skipped all snacks yesterday but I was fully in the red. Today I stayed in the green!
Day 11: 10/03 - 229.0 / 228.3 - WI at 3am! Yikes I was up too early. No exercise. A 64 oz J V … definitely not AF plus ribs for dinner.
Day 12: 10/04 - 229.2 / 228.5 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, A 80 oz, J V AF. Slipped and grabbed a Snickers at the store today after art class then continued to eat lots of carbs all day. Grocery shopped yesterday for my menu plan for the next week. Lots of fresh fruits and veggies!
Day 13: 10/05 - 228.2 / 228.3 - This was a surprise given yesterday’s eating pattern. No exercise. A 64 oz J V. 1000 calories over planned because I decided to have a shake at lunch! Poor decision. I should never order when I’m tired and hungry and it’s raining.
Day 14: 10/06 - 229.3 / 228.5 - Walked ~3 miles, A 64 oz. We are babysitting our granddaughter this weekend Friday lunch through Sunday. Decided before she arrives that I will get out and exercise.
Week 2 goal weight: <227
Week 2 actual weight: 229.3
2nd Week Weight GAIN: 1.7
Accumulated weight loss: 2.7
Challenge weight to go: 10.3
Good days and bad days. I need to be more careful about the slide giving into instant satisfaction like milk shakes and Snickers. What’s great is that I’m clearly under 230 and didn’t bounce back up over it. Now to drive getting below 227 and make it stick!
Day 15: 0/07 - 229.1 / 228.6 - Walked ~1.5 miles with stroller, A 64 oz. Up early with granddaughter and forgot to weigh until after a glass of water and coffee. Oh well it is what it is. Still stepped on the scale. Lots of food with family to watch afternoon LSU football game.
Day 16: 10/08 - 229.3 / 228.8 - Walked 1+ miles with stroller.
Day 17: 10/09 - 228.7 /228.7 - Strength Training 1 hr. AF
Day 18: 10/10 - 229.5 / 228.9 - Need to start all my better habits AGAIN as I skipped out over the weekend. No exercise. Clogged pipe line causing kitchen & laundry room sink to overflow and flood that area of the house when the washing machine was running. Plumber. Home alone after dinner as DH had a club meeting. Nice evening … worked a Halloween puzzle my daughter gave me. AF.
Day 19: 10/11 - 229.3 / 229.0 - After yesterday’s disaster now is the time for better habits AGAIN since yesterday was a mental wreck. Well I totally forgot my new art class Wed morning after getting waved off on babysitting. Shopped for art supplies and worked the puzzle. DH had the mixer and pumpkin out when I got home because I had promised to make cookies.
Day 20: 0/12 - 299.9 / 229.3 - Headed in the wrong direction! Darn pumpkin cookies. Nothing for the rest of the week during the day so I plan to paint … brush up on my new art skills and finish the puzzle. My knees have been killing me this week and I think I know why. Monday I did the Strong & Fit strength class for an hour. Includes 6 min of squats and 6 min of lunges. I think that did in my knees because this time I really did them instead of slightly like the week before. I’ve avoided walking and biking because they just ache. Today I get back on the bike to loosen up those muscles and joints.
Day 21: 10/13 - 231 / 229.3 - Yesterday I biked and gardened (cut back roses and weeded) yet high calories at my sister’s house for bunco plus red beans & rice for lunch just pushed me over on the scale. Where is my determination?
Week 3 goal weight: <227 until I hit it!
Week 3 actual weight: 231
3rd Week Weight GAIN: 1.7
Accumulated weight loss: 1
Challenge weight to go: 12
Two weeks in a row gaining 1.7 pounds puts me back where I started above 230. YIKES!
Day 23: 0/15 - 228.9 / 229.4 - Walked 1.6 miles. Enjoyed the church bazaar down the street from us with the littlest granddaughter!
What I need to remember is that in 2024 my activities include being active, walking, hiking, swimming! In order to do that I’ll need to be slimmer and not have knee problems. I imagine if I can take some of the weight off my knees then I would be more mobile. Like they say use it or lose it! Mobility is key to the aging.
Day 24: 10/16 - 229.4 /229.4 📚Strong & Fit 1 hr. Managed to really hurt my knee with the 6 min squat portion and now I can barely walk.
Day 25: 10/17 - DNW Stairs are a real issue!
Day 26: 10/18 - 231.6 📚
Day 27: 10/19 - 230.8 Called and made doctor appt to determine what is going on with my knee. But she can’t see me until Monday

Day 28: 10/20 - 231.4 Wonderful charity luncheon with friends. Too much wine at both lunch & then in the evening when my sister dropped by unexpectedly.
Week 4 goal weight: <227 until I hit it!
Week 4 actual weight: 231.4
4th Week Weight GAIN: .4
Accumulated weight loss: .6
Challenge weight to go: 12.4
The situation with my knee is causing not only pain when I walk, but also messes with my sleep. AND I’m having problems doing much else. No meal planning which has to change if I want to lose weight!
Day 29: 10/21 - 230.4 at 7:20am. DNW Up at 2:30am drinking coffee plus water and forgot to weigh.
Day 30: 10/22 - 230.5
Day 31: 10/23 - 230.4
Day 32: 10/24 - 230.4
Day 33: 10/25 - 230.4
Day 34: 10/26 - 230.4
Day 35: 10/27 - 🎂 Heading to New Orleans!!! For a nice weekend with DH and babysit the little one at the hotel on Saturday night while our daughter and husband go to a wedding. Long 6+ hr drive but so worth it! Dinner at Peche! The restaurant gave us champagne to end our evening
Day 36: 0/28 - DNW New Orleans. Can you believe with my knee I walked (granted very slowly) 17,900 steps / 6.4 miles! The anti-inflammatory works wonders. Warehouse art district, Jackson Square, Aquarium, etc. Lunch and dinner at Couchan Butchers.
Day 37: 10/29 - DNW New Orleans. Travel day but first a wonderful breakfast at an old fashion dinner ... Camellia Grill. Then picked up our dog at my son's home and they had homemade crab cakes and key lime pie for our diner.
Day 38: 10/30 - 230.5 This could have been so much more … relief!
Day 39: 10/31 - 230.2 🎃 Happy Halloween!!!!
Day 40: 11/01 - 231.3
Day 41: 1/02- - 231.2
Day 42: 11/03 - DNW Babysat little one over night and when she wakes up … Nana is going … didn’t even get to the potty for the first hour LOL Walked 1.5 miles to vote
Day 43: 11/04 - 230.12 -
deepwoodslady wrote: »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 am 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---188.0
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)
Day 30-10/22-185.6-(Trend weight 186.2)
Day 31-10/23-184.4-(Trend weight 186.1)
Day 32-10/24-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 33-10/25-186.8-(Trend weight 186.2)
Day 34-10/26-183.6-(Trend weight 185.9)
Day 35-10/27-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.4 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 4.4 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 36-10/28-183.4-(Trend weight 185.5)
Day 37-10/29-185.6-(Trend weight 185.5)
Day 38-10/30-183.0-(Trend weight 185.2)
Day 39-10/31-181.4-(Trend weight 184.9)
Day 40-11/01-181.2-(Trend weight 184.5)
Day 41-11/02-183.2-(Trend weight 184.4)
Day 42-11/03-182.6-(Trend weight 184.2) Thanks to the lawn company who were next door blowing the neighbors leaves, I was up from my morning school bus nap and able to weigh in this morning at a decent time. Nice to see a drop after a good day yesterday but today is day #2 with no TMI and I may have to resort to a magnesium pill to get things moving. Today is my Foodie Daughter’s 29th birthday. Tomorrow we will be going downstate to the city that has the Golden Corral. She requested it for her birthday. I went recently and shopped for her and we have to return nearly everything. All the size 4 pants are too big! We need a size 2 or even a size 0 for the cargos. And she never stops eating although I must admit it is nibbles when she eats, albeit constant nibbles! She definitely physically takes after her dad’s side of the family. Short and Petite. My older daughter, unfortunately, takes after my side, taller and much more stout. She has watched me exercise and stay active my entire life (she is 40). She knows all about diet and all about staying physically active and keeping exercise as a routine part of your life. She stays on top of it as best as she can and does pretty good but it’s definitely a battle.
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.0 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 5.4 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 43-11/04-184.0-(Trend weight 184.2) Yikes! Too much celebrating daughter’s birthday yesterday! She cancelled our trip downstate (and to Golden Corral) that was planned for today until tomorrow. That’s probably good for me to have a day in-between to buffer all the carbs and calories. I will aim for a very good day today. I really hope that someday I can better put my good habits at home (that I’ve learned) into play when I am out socially or traveling. So many new things I’ve had to learn and incorporate and of them all, this is just the toughest for me. Look at all the holidays coming up.! I wish my resolve was stronger and those habits so much more natural. I guess the first step is acknowledging I have that problem in the first place. Knowledge is power so I do have that. Hey, it’s a start!
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Strength Training Mini Challenge Round 7:
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 30 – 5 min with 5 lb weights, 47 min on exercise bike, 15 min on general floor exercises, Iso knee therapy x 3.
Day 02 - Oct 31 – 5 min with 5 lb weights, 20 min of aerobic dancing, 15 min on general floor exercises, Iso knee therapy x 1.
Day 03 - Nov 01 – 7 min with 5 lb weights, 49 min of aerobic dance done in 2 sets (21 min and 28 min), 15 min of floor exercises, Iso knee therapy x 3.
Day 04 - Nov 02 – 7 min with 5 lb weights, 37 min on exercise bike including HIIT, 15 min of general floor exercises, Iso knee x 2.
Day 05 - Nov 03 – 5 min with 5 lbs weights, 30 min on exercise bike, 15 min of general floor exercises, Iso knee x 1.
Day 06 - Nov 04 –
Day 07 - Nov 05 –
Day 08 - Nov 06 –
Day 09 - Nov 07 –
Day 10 - Nov 08 –
Day 11 - Nov 09 –
Day 12 - Nov 10 –
Day 13 - Nov 11 –
Day 14 - Nov 12 –
Day 15 - Nov 13 –
Day 16 - Nov 14–
Day 17 - Nov 15 –
Day 18 - Nov 16 –
Day 19 - Nov 17 –
Day 20 - Nov 18 –
Day 21 - Nov 19 –
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.
Day 50-11/11-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far:
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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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Day 100-12/31…..(Final Weigh- In)-xxxxx-(trend weight xxxxx)
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
I corrected the weight. I had posted in wrong.3 -
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.
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
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.
Day 31-10/23-xxxxx- 69 kg. Mainly healthy eating today, but was shopping for canned fish and mushrooms when I got waylaid by a chocolate bar .... need to exercise more self control with the holiday season coming up.
Day 32-10/24-xxxxx- 69.3 kg
Day 33-10/25-xxxxx- 69.5 kg.
Day 34-10/26-xxxxx- 69.3 kg.
Day 35-10/27-xxxxx- 69 kg.
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: minus 0.7 kg
Accumulated Loss or Gain: minus 2.5 kg. Overall progress slow and steady - just over a pound a week. Just what the doctor ordered.
Day 36-10/28-xxxxx- 68.8 kg. Down to a BMI of 22.5 or so, depending on how tall I actually am. It's harder to measure height accurately than weight. So long as I stay in the healthy range I'm not so concerned about BMI - more concerned about waist/height and waist/hip ratios which are also used for risk assessment.
Day 37-10/29-xxxxx- 68.9 kg
Day 38-10/30-xxxxx- 69 kg. So a slight increase, but I cheer myself on by realising I am down 31 kg (68.2 lbs) from my highest weight, about 3 years ago.
Day 39-10/31-xxxxx- 68.8 kg. We don't really celebrate Halloween here (tho the marketers are trying hard to push it) The seasons are the wrong way round for us. Hope all my American online friends have a fun night.
Day 40-11/01-xxxxx- 68.7 kg. Years ago I stayed for 3 months on a dairy farm. The family all drank raw milk and they were fine. The cows were free of disease. But after a few weeks of drinking it myself, I developed severe gastro-intestinal problems. Even after leaving the farm, I had diarrhea for 18 months and lost a ton of weight. It only cleared up after I cut out dairy completely. Nowadays, I can tolerate it in small amounts, but if I have more than half a cup of milk daily, after a while the gut/bowel problems come back. I rarely drink milk, but have been eating quite a bit of cheese lately, and it is definitely beginning to affect me. I need to give it up for a while, or at least cut back.
Day 41-11/02-xxxxx- 68.6 kg. I am rapidly losing the battle to quit coffee .... but drinking it helps suppress my appetite and keeps me from snacking.
Day 42-11/03-xxxxx- 68.5 kg.
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.5 kg
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3 kg. Yes! I can have a slice of pizza now and then and still lose weight. How awesome that at the age of 65 I am finally learning to practice moderation.
Day 43-11/04-xxxxx- 68.6 kg.
Day 44-11/05-xxxxx- 68.7 kg.
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Week 6:
Day 36-10/28: 173.8
Day 37-10/29: 174.2
Day 38-10/30: 173.8
Day 39-10/31: 174.2 I’ve been weighing but not posting. For whatever reason am feeling very “meh” about many things. Other than work, no deliberate exercise is happening. Aware of ‘my fat’. Past week I’ve been dealing with a LOT of foot pain after work or at the end of the day; actually a lot of body aches and pains which eased off by last nite. Have resorted to taking ¼ of a sleeping pill for the past 3 nights { hmmm, wonder if that’s why I’m feeling ‘flat’}.
Thank goodness Tomorrow is a new day and I’ll do better!
Day 40-11/01: 174.4 Busy with errands etc. then called to cover a shift at work. Said “okay, as long as I can work in jeans”. All went well until I tripped on uneven ground out by the dumpster … fell forwards, full length onto a paved roadway. Fortunately nothing broken or even sprained but OMG, road rash on my hands and elbows. Felt like my face hit the ground but so thankful no bruises. Finished my shift. Had a glass of Red with supper.
Day 41-11/02: 173.4 Woke to a skiff of snow. Hands are still super sore but no major body aches or stiffness. Good day to hem pants.
Day 42-11/03: 172.6 Didn’t reach my goal wt for this week but I’m okay with the trend.
WEEK 6 Goal: 171
Week 6 Actual Wt: 172.6
Week 7:
Day 43-11/04: 173.6 A quiet day; went for load of firewood but too muddy. Vegetarian spaghetti dinner with veggie burger and squash.
Day 44-11/05: 175.6 shocked!! Water retention! Last few days weren’t that bad so a bit puzzled.
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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 am 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---188.0
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)
Day 30-10/22-185.6-(Trend weight 186.2)
Day 31-10/23-184.4-(Trend weight 186.1)
Day 32-10/24-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 33-10/25-186.8-(Trend weight 186.2)
Day 34-10/26-183.6-(Trend weight 185.9)
Day 35-10/27-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.4 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 4.4 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 36-10/28-183.4-(Trend weight 185.5)
Day 37-10/29-185.6-(Trend weight 185.5)
Day 38-10/30-183.0-(Trend weight 185.2)
Day 39-10/31-181.4-(Trend weight 184.9)
Day 40-11/01-181.2-(Trend weight 184.5)
Day 41-11/02-183.2-(Trend weight 184.4)
Day 42-11/03-182.6-(Trend weight 184.2)
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.0 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 5.4 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 43-11/04-184.0-(Trend weight 184.2) Yikes! Too much celebrating daughter’s birthday yesterday! She cancelled our trip downstate (and to Golden Corral) that was planned for today until tomorrow. That’s probably good for me to have a day in-between to buffer all the carbs and calories. I will aim for a very good day today. I really hope that someday I can better put my good habits at home (that I’ve learned) into play when I am out socially or traveling. So many new things I’ve had to learn and incorporate and of them all, this is just the toughest for me. Look at all the holidays coming up.! I wish my resolve was stronger and those habits so much more natural. I guess the first step is acknowledging I have that problem in the first place. Knowledge is power so I do have that. Hey, it’s a start!
Day 44-11/05-184.6-(Trend weight 184.2) I’m confused by today’s weight after having only 1010 calories and very low carb yesterday. It was an early weigh in and I’m still struggling with TMI so it’s probably that. Traveling today. We’ll be having Golden Corral for Lunch/Dinner for my daughter’s birthday which is such a treat for a rural girl like me. Tomorrow’s weigh-in won’t be pretty. I hate that it will be so close to the end of the round with only one day to recover. I’m going to try to remember that as I spoon things onto my plate. Yeah, good luck with that Donna!
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Strength Training Mini Challenge Round 7:
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 30 – 5 min with 5 lb weights, 47 min on exercise bike, 15 min on general floor exercises, Iso knee therapy x 3.
Day 02 - Oct 31 – 5 min with 5 lb weights, 20 min of aerobic dancing, 15 min on general floor exercises, Iso knee therapy x 1.
Day 03 - Nov 01 – 7 min with 5 lb weights, 49 min of aerobic dance done in 2 sets (21 min and 28 min), 15 min of floor exercises, Iso knee therapy x 3.
Day 04 - Nov 02 – 7 min with 5 lb weights, 37 min on exercise bike including HIIT, 15 min of general floor exercises, Iso knee x 2.
Day 05 - Nov 03 – 5 min with 5 lb weights, 30 min on exercise bike, 15 min of general floor exercises, Iso knee x 1.
Day 06 - Nov 04 – 8 min with 5 lb weights, 33 min of aerobic dancing, 25 min of raking leaves, 15 min of general floor exercises, Iso knee x 3.
Day 07 - Nov 05 –
Day 08 - Nov 06 –
Day 09 - Nov 07 –
Day 10 - Nov 08 –
Day 11 - Nov 09 –
Day 12 - Nov 10 –
Day 13 - Nov 11 –
Day 14 - Nov 12 –
Day 15 - Nov 13 –
Day 16 - Nov 14–
Day 17 - Nov 15 –
Day 18 - Nov 16 –
Day 19 - Nov 17 –
Day 20 - Nov 18 –
Day 21 - Nov 19 –
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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Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far:
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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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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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Day 100-12/31…..(Final Weigh- In)-xxxxx-(trend weight xxxxx)
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Challenge SW: 170.4
Challenge GW: 155
Week 1 Loss: -2.6
Total Loss: -2.6
September Loss: -2.6
Week 2 Loss: -1
Total Loss: -3.6
Week 3 Loss: +1.2
Total Loss: -2.4
Week 4 Loss: -3
Total Loss: -5.4
Week 5 Loss: +1.6
Total Loss: -3.8
October Loss: -1.2
Week 6 Loss: -3.8
Total Loss: -7.6 This is right where I want to be, average of 1-1.5 pounds lost per week.
Day 43: Sat, 11/4: 162.8
Day 44: Sun, 11/5: 161.2 I fell asleep before dinner last night, so didn’t get all my calories in. I expect this will go up tomorrow.4 -
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.
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!
Day 05-09/27-xxxxx-
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!
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 4.0 lost
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-skipped
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.2 lost
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 11 pounds lost
Day 29-10/21-skipped
Day 30-10/22-skipped
Day 31-10/23: 204.2 – weight jump to be expected after a veerryy indulgent weekend. We’ll see as the week goes on how much of that is water…did a quickie BG workout & yoga stretch just to get my head back into the healthy mindset. It was a great weekend though – we think we found our dream home! Worth the fight back to the new low.
Day 32-10/24-skipped
Day 33-10/25-skipped
Day 34-10/26: 198.6 – ONEDERLAND AT LAST! I’ve had two back to back 14 hour days starting at 6am, so this is the first weigh-in since Monday…and I was so shocked I changed the batteries in the scale and re-calibrated to make sure it was real!!! After an indulgent 3 day weekend I was only hoping to make it close to my low of last week…surpassing it was not even an expectation. I haven’t done any exercise the past 2 days but I did stay on plan in terms of intermittent fasting and calories…frankly the fact I got right back on Monday is the biggest victory of all – that is ALWAYS my downfall, I let 3 days turn into 2 weeks turn into 2 months…until I’m starting all over again. NOT THIS TIME BABY! I mean I know it’s just one time I’ve managed to do this but it’s one time more than I ever have before, so I am celebrating a NSV along with the victory on the scale! Let’s see if it holds up tomorrow….
Day 35-10/27: 198.6 – holding steady! I’ll take it! I took some pix this morning, since this is a new low and it’s been a minute…and the difference between now and almost 30 pounds ago is so encouraging!! Did a nice BG barre fusion workout & a yoga stretch, ready to face the day!
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: 2.2 lost
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 13.2 lost
Day 36-10/28: 196.6 – Another nice drop! This makes it officially 30 pounds down since mid-June, and also officially my pre-pandemic weight...though it might be bc weigh-in was a little later in the day than usual and I haven’t had anything to drink in a few hours. So I won’t hold my breath for tomorrow, but even so it feels good! I had a great workout in the pool with the hubby and about to enjoy this unseasonably beautiful warm day!
Day 37-10/29: 197.8 – had a feeling yesterday was a fluke…but still maintained a drop from Friday, it’s all good. It’s a rainy day here – got in another great pool workout & focused on upper body strength work, and am about to embark on my food prep for the week- chopped rainbow salad for DH’s lunches, Eggroll in a bowl with FF ground turkey, seasoned cauliflower rice/chopped broccoli, roasted portabellos & some cauliflower mash to go with chicken stroganoff I have in the freezer. Later will make oven bbq drumsticks, air-fryer fries and cornbread for football food. Rainy days make food prep a sort of cozy activity!
Day 38-10/30: 198.6 – Hm, scale is being very fickle! It could be a combo of incorporating more strength into my workout yesterday & tending not to drink as much water on the weekend…or also simply getting back to my weekday weigh-in time which tends to be earlier in the morning. Whatever it is, I’m not concerned…I’m feeling really good and just trying to keep my head screwed on straight in terms of prioritizing my health. Got all my food prep done yesterday so am ready for the week!
Day 39-10/31-198.6
Day 40-11/01: 197.4 – ok hopefully this drop sticks! Have a deadline at work today but just stopped to do a 15 min strength/15 min stretch workout….it’s really important for me to fit in even quick workouts especially on more high pressure days, otherwise I find myself fighting that “bad” food craving … I’m really proud of the progress I am FINALLY making and am determined to never leave onderland again!
Day 41-11/02: 197.0
Day 42-11/03: 197.0 – It’s been a pressured last few days at work but I’ve stuck with tearing myself away to do at least quick workouts and stretching…I’m really proud of how far I’ve come and really appreciate this challenge keeping me motivated and honest!!
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.8 loss
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 15 pounds lost
Day 43-11/04 - skipped
Day 44-11/05: 195.4 – Oh, so exciting to see these numbers keep getting lower! DH has a 40th HS reunion coming up the day after Thanksgiving, and I am so pumped to go shopping in my closet for something to wear!! I’m hoping to make it into the next decade by then, but I’ll take progress in any form. I got some food prep done yesterday, the usual Eggroll in a Bowl for my lunches and Chopped Salad for DH’s lunches…today trying a new thing for football food, 2 ingredient air fryer soft pretzels – just self-rising flour & FF greek yogurt. We got some SF honey mustard dip to go with it… We shall see! Also trying a recipe to make my own “turkey sausage” crumble using FF ground turkey – will put on a roll for DH with some FF shredded mozz, peppers & onions (I mean, how bad can that be?) and some air-fryer FF. I’m going to add some to my cauliflower rice/chopped broccoli/roasted Portobello mixture, along with some sautéed kale. If it’s any good that’s a versatile protein to add to zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash, etc.an easy thing to prep on its own and freeze in portions, so fingers crossed!
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WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: -3.0/-1.4
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WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: -1.8/-1.0
Accumulated Loss or Gain: -3.7/-3.5
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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
Day 30-10/22-174.3/176.2
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WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: -0.3/-1.2
Accumulated Loss or Gain: -5.0/-5.5
Day 36-10/28-176.7/175.7
Day 37-10/29-176.0/175.7
Day 38-10/30-176.0/175.7
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Day 41-11/02-171.7/174.9
Day 42-11/03-170.9/174.5
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: -5.8
Accumulated Loss or Gain: -9.1
Day 43-11/04-170.6/174.1 – I’ve decided I like the fasting. The effect on the scale doesn’t hurt (but bracing for the inevitable water weight rebound). Going to try to get to the gym today to do some strength training. I can’t express how much being part of this group helps keep me ‘honest’ and grounded. Plus I like all the pics of veggies. It's heathy eating porn.
I am doing fasting as well, and I think it's a huge reason I'm doing so well. Well that - and no alcohol. That's pretty huge too. I have never lost weight this consistently, even while staying perfectly on whatever "new" diet trend I was trying. This time I'm simply counting calories, staying away from alcohol and eating within a 7-8 hour window. This group is keeping me honest as well! 5 -
Staying off of alcohol is a biggie for sure. Some of us can attest to that.
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Oh yes, roasted beets are great! I don't plan on roasting any this year, I normally roast when everything else is still growing earlier in the season (oregano, thyme, etc.).
I am just peeling, cutting, cooking. I have several batches left to do. I will pull beets out of the freezer when I am ready to make some stuff out of them. I do love just plain boiled beets as well.
When googling to see if it was too late to pull the remainder of my beets (I have been eating them since August) I read about how if they go through a freeze and then it thaws that they are much sweeter.
Dug up the final batch yesterday during the rain, it was very nice out.
They are drying out on my porch at the moment so that the mud can fall off. I will be getting to them over the next couple of days.
In case anyone is interested in these variations on the Beet burger:
Beet Burgers
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Sliders
Burgers based on beets are all the rage in the vegan world. The red color is absolutely gorgeous! Serve as you would any other kind of burger — on buns or in pita bread, with your favorite fixings. They’re so flavorful, though, that I like to serve them on their own. If anything, I’d add a dollop of a quick vegan tartar sauce and serve these on their own with salad.
Makes about 12 small slider-sized burgers, or 6 to 8 larger burgers
• 1 to 1 1/4 pounds beets (3 to 4 medium or several smaller ones)
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats (oatmeal)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium red onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 2 scallions, chopped
• 15- to 16-ounce can kidney or red beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika or mesquite seasoning, or to taste
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
To serve (any, all, or none!)
• Whole grain buns or pita bread
• Mustard, ketchup, relish
• Shredded lettuce or sprouts
• Sliced red onion
Read more at http://www.vegkitchen.com/recipes/vegan-beet-burgers/#rOHuKcSGdMH6WtzM.99
Cook the beets using any preferred method — microwave, cook, or roast them whole (for more details on how to cook beets, see How to Cook Beets) until tender but not overdone. Plunge them into a bowl of cold water if you’d like them to cool off faster. Once they’re cool enough to handle, peel them and cut into chunks.
Preheat the oven to 400º to 425º F., depending on what else you’re making and how hot your oven runs.
Place half of the oats in a small bowl and cover with 1/2 cup boiling water. Let stand for until needed.
Heat the oil in a small skillet. Add the onion and sauté over medium heat until translucent. Add the garlic and scallions and continue to sauté until all are soft and beginning to turn golden.
In a food processor, combine the beets, onion mixture, both the soaked and dry oats, beans, cumin, and both kinds of paprika (or mesquite). Pulse on and off until the mixture is evenly and finely chopped. Stop the machine from time to time to scrape down the sides and give it a little stir.
Transfer the mixture to a mixing bowl. Taste and add more of any or all of the three seasonings if you’d like a bolder flavor, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
Line a baking sheet with parchment.
If you’d like smaller burgers, use a round, 1/4-cup measure. For the larger size, use a 1/2 cup measure. Oil the measuring cup very lightly and pack it fairly tightly with the beet mixture. Transfer to the baking sheet by turning the cup over and dislodging the mixture with a sharp tap. Flatten to a little less than 1/2-inch thickness with the bottom of the measuring cup.
Continue with the rest of the beet mixture, wiping out the cup and oiling it lightly from time to time.
Bake for 15 minutes, or until the bottom is starting to brown, then flip the burgers carefully and bake on the second side until lightly browned, 15 minutes or so longer.
Serve hot or warm on their own on buns with your favorite condiments, or on their own, plain or with tartar sauce.
Note: These can also be sautéed on a skillet using a little oil, instead of baked.
Nutritional Information:
Per serving (making 8 burgers; not counting garnishes): 123 calories; 2.5g fat; 267.6mg sodium; 411.6mg potassium; 21.2mg carbs; 6.9g fiber; 4.4g sugar; 5.3g protein
Read more at http://www.vegkitchen.com/recipes/vegan-beet-burgers/#rOHuKcSGdMH6WtzM.99
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Roasted Beet, Brown Rice & Chickpea Burgers with Crispy Kale & a Thyme Tahini Sauce {gf+v}
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Recipe type: Entree, Sandwich, Gluten Free, Vegan
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
• 3½ - 4 cups peeled and chopped beets, once baked it will be about 1½ cups
• 1 cup cooked brown rice
• 1-15 ounce can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 small bunch of kale, dino or curly
• olive oil
• salt
• pepper
Thyme Tahini Sauce:
• ¼ cup tahini
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1½-2 teaspoons fresh thyme, minced
• juice of ½ a lemon
• 1 pinch salt
• 2-5 tablespoons water, depending on how thick or thin you would like it
Instructions
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1. Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the diced beets onto a large sheetpan and drizzle with a little bit if olive oil and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Roast beets for about 40-45 minutes, until they are cooked through. Let cool for about 10 minutes.
2. In a food processor, add the beets, chickpeas, brown rice, thyme, balsamic vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper. Process ingredients for about 15-30 seconds until everything is mixed together. You don't want to process until ingredients form a paste, just until everything comes together.
3. Form the mixture into patties, you will get about 6-8 depending on how big you make them. Place patties on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place baking sheet in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, this will make it easier for you to handle them when cooking.
4. To cook beet burgers, place a large pan over medium heat and coat the bottom with olive oil. Once the pan is hot, add the beet burgers and cook for about 3-5 minutes on each side.
5. Place the crispy kale on the bottom of the bun, top with the beet burger, and spread the top of the bun with the thyme tahini sauce. Enjoy!
Crispy Kale:
1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Stack kale leaves on top of each other and cut into ¼-1/2 inch ribbons. Place kale ribbons on a large baking sheet and drizzle with a little bit of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place kale in the oven and cook for about 10-12 minutes, until kale is crispy, flipping once.
Thyme Tahini Sauce:
1. Add all ingredients into a blender or a medium sized bowl. Mix until combined.
Notes
Goat cheese would also taste really amazing on these instead of the tahini sauce!
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**Beetroot tikki or beetroot patties recipe
author: dassana
prep time: 20 mins
cook time: 20 mins
total time: 40 mins
serves: 9-10 tikkis
ingredients (measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)
• 1 large beetroot
• 1 large potato or 2 medium sized potatoes
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder/haldi
• ½ tsp red chili powder/cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp fennel powder/saunf powder
• ½ tsp garam masala powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder/dhania powder
• 1 tsp chaat masala
• 1 tsp dry mango powder/amchur or 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 green chili, finely chopped
• 1 tsp black salt or rock salt - add more if required
• 1 tsp ground or minced ginger
• 2 brown or white bread slices, soaked in water and squeezed
• ½ cup semolina or roasted semolina/suji
• some oil for frying
how to make the recipe:
1. in a pan or pressure cooker, boil both the beetroot and potatoes together with some salt.
2. i pressure cooked both for 4-5 whistles and found out that whilst the potatoes were cooked, the beetroot were half cooked.
3. but no issues with the beetroot being half or partially cooked. grate the beetroot in a bowl
4. grate the potato in the same bowl. this is done to get a even smooth mashed potato mix.
5. add all the spice powders, green chili, salt and bread slices.
6. mix everything well with your hands. now shape them into round patties or tikkis.
7. take some roasted semolina in a plate.
8. place each tikki on the semolina and ensure that they are evenly coated on all sides by the semolina.
9. dust of the excess.
10. in a pan add some 2 to 3 teaspoons of oil and fry the tikkis till they are crisp and lightly browned.
11. serve beetroot tikki hot with some chutneys or sauce.
notes
do check the salt in the mixture before coating and frying the tikkis.
if the tikkis do not hold shape then add one more slice of bread to the mashed mixture.
you can also bake the tikkis in the oven instead of pan frying them.
nutrition Information
serving size: 4
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The Ultimate Veggie Burger
Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
1 hour
Total time
1 hour 20 mins
Crispy on the outside, succulent and smoky-flavored on the inside, combined with delicious avocado-tahini sauce and baked sweet potato fries – this recipe has everything you would expect from a burger.
Author: The Awesome Green
Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Serves: 4
Ingredients
• For the Burgers
• 2 cups beet root, peeled and cut into cubes
• 1 cup red quinoa (white is just as fine), cooked
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 egg
• 1 onion, finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 tbsp wholemeal bread crumbs
• 1 tbsp flax seeds
• 1 tsp coconut oil, melted
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• ¼ tsp chilli flakes
• 1 tsp pink Himalayan salt
• For the Dressing
• 1 ripe avocado
• 2 tbsp tahini (sesame paste)
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• 1 garlic clove
• ¼ tsp pink Himalayan salt
• For the Fries
• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in ¼-inch long slices, then ¼-wide inch strips
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp cornmeal
• For assembling
• 4 Wholemeal buns
• 1 bunch of parsley, finely chopped
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven at 175°C/357°F.
2. Place the beet root cubes on a lined baking tin, rub with olive oil and roast for 30 minutes.
3. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
4. Place the roasted beets in a food processor and pulse two or three times - you need some texture for the burgers, so make sure you don't mash them completely.
5. Transfer the beets into a large bowl, add all the other ingredients and stir to combine. If the texture is too mushy add more bread crumbs until you obtain the desired consistency.
6. With slightly wet hands, shape the burgers and place them on a lined baking sheet.
7. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes on one side, then flip over and bake for 15 more minutes.
8. Place the sweet potato strips on a lined baking sheet, rub with olive oil, than sprinkle with cornmeal and toss to combine.
9. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown. They will be ready in the same time with the burgers.
10. While the burgers are baking, prepare the dressing.Place all the ingredients in the food processor and process to obtain a creamy sauce.
11. Assemble the burgers immediately after removing from the oven.
12. Cut the bun in halves, spread bun bases with dressing, add the beet burger and sweet potato fries, top generously with avocado dressing, parsley and put on the bun top.
13. Serve immediately.
Notes
Recipe by The Awesome Green at http://www.theawesomegreen.com/the-ultimate-veggie-burger/
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Beetroot & Feta Burger
Makes 6-8 burgers, depending on the size
3 cups / 750 ml grated raw beetroots (approx. 4-5 beets)
1,5 cups / 375 ml / 150 g rolled oats or flakes of your choice
1 small onion
7 oz / 200 g sheep’s feta cheese or firm tofu
2 cloves garlic
2 tbsp cold-pressed olive oil
2 organic eggs
1 handful fresh basil
Salt/pepper
Toppings:
lettuce or cabbage
mango
avocado
tomatoes
onions
Peel and grate beets, onion and garlic on a box grater or use a food processor with the grating blades attached. Place the grated vegetables in a large mixing bowl. Add olive oil, eggs and rolled oats and mix everything well. Add sheep’s cheese or tofu, basil, salt and pepper and stir to combine. Set aside for about 30 minutes, so the oats can soak up the liquid and the mixture sets (this step is important for the patties to hold together). Try shaping a patty with your hands. If the mixture is to loose, add some more oats. Form 6-8 patties with your hands. Grill the beetroot burgers a couple of minutes on each side – or fry them in a frying pan by heating a knob of coconut oil or ghee and fry until golden on both sides. Serve with grilled sourdough bread and toppings of your choice.
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Beets, Brown Rice, lentils, Thyme
1 1/4 cups cooked, cooled brown rice (see recipe notes above)
1 cup cooked brown or green lentils, cooled, drained well
1 cup shredded beets
1/2 teaspoon salt
Fresh black pepper
1 teaspoon thyme, rubbed between your fingers
1/2 teaspoon ground fennel (or finely crushed fennel seed)
1 teaspoon dry mustard
3 tablespoons very finely chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons smooth almond butter
1/2 cup very fine breadcrumbs
Olive oil for the pan
Peel beets and shred with the shredder attachment of your food processor, then set aside. Change the attachment to a metal blade. Pulse the brown rice, shredded beets and lentils about 15 to 20 times, until the mixture comes together, but still has texture. It should look a lot like ground meat:
Now transfer to a mixing bowl and add all the remaining ingredients. Use your hands to mix very well. Everything should be well incorporated, so get in there and take your time, it could take a minute or two.
Place the mixture in the fridge for a half hour to chill.
Preheat a cast iron pan over medium-high. Now form the patties. Each patty will be a heaping 1/2 cup of mixture. To get perfectly shaped patties, use a 3 1/2 inch cookie cutter or ring mold (I have pics of how to do it here.) Otherwise, just shape them into burgers with your hands.
Pour a very thin layer of oil into the pan and cook patties for about 12 minutes, flipping occasionally. Do two at a time if you’re pan isn’t big enough. Drizzle in a little more oil or use a bottle of organic cooking spray as needed. Burgers should be charred at the edges and heated through.
Serve immediately. But they taste pretty great heated up as well, so if you want to cook them in advance, refrigerate, then gently heat in the pan later on, then that is cool, too.
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BEET PATTIES WITH VEGAN TZATZIKI
YIELD: 8
PREP TIME: 20
COOK TIME: 20
TOTAL TIME: 40
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INGREDIENTS:
• 1/2 cup rolled oats*
• 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1/2 cup fresh dill
• 3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
• 1 small onion, roughly chopped
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 medium raw beets, peeled and roughly chopped (about 2 cups)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon oil + more for cooking patties
• 1/3 cup chickpea flour
VEGAN TZATZIKI
• 3/4 cup plain unsweetened non-dairy yogurt (I like Kite Hill)
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1 cup diced cucumber (about 1 medium cucumber)
• 1/4 cup fresh dill, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
DIRECTIONS:
In the bowl of a food processor, combine the rolled oats, drained and rinsed chickpeas, and fresh dill. Pulse for 5 seconds. Add the white vinegar then continue to blend until the mixture appears finely chopped and sticks together when you press it between your fingers. Scoop the mixture out into a large bowl and set aside.
Next add the onion, garlic cloves, and beets to the food processor then blend until finely chopped. In large skillet, warm the oil over medium heat. Add the beet mixture from the food processor, sprinkle with a teaspoon of salt and cook for about 5-7 minutes, until soft. Transfer the mixture to the bowl with the chickpeas.
Add the chickpea flour to the bowl and stir together until well-combined. If the mixture appears too wet, add more flour (1 tablespoon at a time) until it’s dry enough to hold together. Scooping out about 1/4 cup of the mixture at a time, use your hands to form individual patties. Cook them in the greased skillet over medium heat for about 4 minutes on each side.
Meanwhile make the tzatziki by combining everything in a small bowl. Stir together until well-combined. Serve the patties warm topped with tzatziki and enjoy!
*be sure to use certified gluten-free oats for allergies
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Nutrition Facts are for 2 Beet Patties with Tzatziki
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Vegan Beet Burgers
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Quick and easy recipe for a hearty veggie burger with a perfect bite (not mushy).
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: Burgers
Calories: 193 kcal
Author: Sam Turnbull • It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken
Ingredients
• 2 cups grated raw peeled beets (about 2 medium beets)
• 3/4 cup large flake rolled oats
• 1/2 cup cooked lentils (I used canned)
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 yellow onion , finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic , finely minced
• 1 tablespoons natural peanut butter
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
1. If you have a grater attachment for your food processor you can use it to grate the beets directly into the processor. If not grate beets with the grater you have, then add the beets, along with all of the remaining ingredients to the food processor. Pulse, stopping to scrape the sides, until the mixture comes together.
2. Form into 4 patties. The patty mixture will be very sticky, so wet your hands in between forming each patty, to help stop the sticking.
To fry the patties (my fave):
1. Heat enough oil to cover the bottom of a large skillet over medium heat. When hot, add the patties. Cooking them low and slow is the key for good texture. Cook about 3 to 5 minutes per side, until they are nicely browned on both sides and hold together well. Serve hot on a bun with your favourite burger toppings.
To bake the patties:
1. Preheat your oven to 350F (180C). Lightly grease a baking sheet or line it with parchment paper.
2. Lay the patties out in a single layer with room around them for air to circulate. Bake 30 to 35 minutes, flipping halfway through until firmed up and lightly brown on both sides. Serve hot on a bun with your favourite burger toppings.
Recipe Notes
Leftover burgers get quite firm in the fridge overnight, so I prefer mine freshly made. However, if you like a nice firm bite, you might enjoy them even more!
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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 - 143.2 - Started the week at 141.8
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
WEEK 5 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 5 Actual weight: 142.2 - Started the week at 142.2
WEEK 6 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 6 Actual weight: 142.6 - Started the week at 142.2 - Hit the 141(.6) once during the week
Day 43-11/04 - 143.0 - I ate way more calories than usual yesterday, due to wanting to eat between the 2 jobs and again at the end of the night. I did expect a jump in weight. It's okay. Finally a day off, I have lots of my list after working 12 straight. I am going to go out to some thrift stores, then come back home, dig up the rest of the root vegetables (it is raining) and peel, cut, and cook today. Plus I need to dye my white roots. I washed out all of the spray and stuff this morning, it is no longer gray, just patches of white. Not ready to go gray, not sure if I ever will. I saw Mick Jagger at 80, and unlike Keith Richards he is not going the grey route. Thanks @deepwoodslady for noticing my weeks being off. I think that I have fixed it : - )
Day 44-11/05 - 143.6 - Ate more than usual. Had an awesome day out digging the remainder of my root vegetables, processing the ones that I had dug the day before, just did laundry and stuff. Prosecco and camembert in the afternoon. Really great day off! Heading up to Kimberley today, my friend is going to fix my car.
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WEEK 7 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 7 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 - 11.4 - A bit higher, but I truly feel like my arms are tightening up
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Going to keep this up. 4-5 minutes is easy to fit into a schedule. Positive new habit.
Round 7 start measurement: 11.4 upper arm (batwing)
Day 1 - Monday October 30 - 7:47 of the 3 with legs straight up against a wall
Day 02 - Oct 31 – 8:08 of the 3
Day 03 - Nov 01 – 6:24 of the 3
Day 04 - Nov 02 – 7:04 of the 3
Day 05 - Nov 03 – 8:08 of the 3
Day 06 - Nov 04 – 7:57 of the 3, 20 each of skull crushers, biceps, chest presses
Day 07 - Nov 05 –
Day 08 - Nov 06 –
Day 09 - Nov 07 –
Day 10 - Nov 08 –
Day 11 - Nov 09 –
Day 12 - Nov 10 –
Day 13 - Nov 11 –
Day 14 - Nov 12 –
Day 15 - Nov 13 –
Day 16 - Nov 14–
Day 17 - Nov 15 –
Day 18 - Nov 16 –
Day 19 - Nov 17 –
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Start weight of this 100: 143.2
Previous end weights: 144.4, one before that: 143.4, and the one before that 142.2
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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!!
My yo-yo 🪀 is still out but not as bad.
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
Day 31-10/23: 157.8
Day 32-10/24: 158.2
Day 33-10/25: 159.0
Day 34-10/26: 157.4
Day 35-10/27: 157.2
WEEK 5 LOSS: -1.4 😀
Accumulated LOSS: -0.6 😀
Day 36-10/28: 158.0
Day 37-10/29: 157.6
Day 38-10/30: 157.6
Day 39-10/31: 157.4
Day 40-11/01: 157.0
Day 41-11/02: 157.6
Day 42-11/03: 157.6
WEEK 6 GAIN: +1.4 😕
Accumulated GAIN: +0.8 😕
Day 43-11/04: 159.4
Day 44-11/05: 163.6
100 day challenge
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@dawnbgethealthy - That is a large list of beet recipes ... that I've never heard of. From the south they either boil them, place in salads or roast. Thanks for all the tips! Looks like you have a good crop.4
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Hi. I’m Lynn, 76, 5’2”, from B.C., Canada. Just printed the previous 100 Day challenge and titling it “Diary of a Backslide”. This’ll be my 2nd 100 day challenge ..
Week one goal: 170.?
Week 1 actual wt: 171.8 Not thrilled but it is what it is.
Week 2 Goal:: 171 ( edited from 169)
Weel 2 Actual Wt: 171.8
WEEK 3 Target Wt: 169.?
Week 3 Actual Wt: 172.6
Accumulated Loss or Gain: still caught in this 3# yo-yo
Focusing on being 169.? One week from now
Week 4 Actual Wt: 171.4 (using Sat 4am wt)
Accumulated Loss or Gain: Started this challenge at 171.4, wt crept up to 174.6 by Oct 10th, now so thankful to be back to 171.4 Going with a “loss” of 3.2 pounds.
WEEK 5 Goal: 168.? Revised to 171
Week 5 Actual Wt: 172.4
Accumulated Loss from backslide highest wt of 174.6: - 2.2
WEEK 6 Goal: 171
Week 6 Actual Wt: 172.6
Week 7:
Day 43-11/04: 173.6 A quiet day; went for load of firewood but too muddy. Vegetarian spaghetti dinner with veggie burger and squash.
Day 44-11/05: 175.6 shocked!! Water retention! Last few days weren’t that bad so a bit puzzled. Worked.
Day 45-11/06: Tomorrow's after work "job" is to print Dawn's beet recipes. Thx so much for sharing.
Day 46-11/07:
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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.
Day 31-10/23-xxxxx- 69 kg. Mainly healthy eating today, but was shopping for canned fish and mushrooms when I got waylaid by a chocolate bar .... need to exercise more self control with the holiday season coming up.
Day 32-10/24-xxxxx- 69.3 kg
Day 33-10/25-xxxxx- 69.5 kg.
Day 34-10/26-xxxxx- 69.3 kg.
Day 35-10/27-xxxxx- 69 kg.
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: minus 0.7 kg
Accumulated Loss or Gain: minus 2.5 kg. Overall progress slow and steady - just over a pound a week. Just what the doctor ordered.
Day 36-10/28-xxxxx- 68.8 kg. Down to a BMI of 22.5 or so, depending on how tall I actually am. It's harder to measure height accurately than weight. So long as I stay in the healthy range I'm not so concerned about BMI - more concerned about waist/height and waist/hip ratios which are also used for risk assessment.
Day 37-10/29-xxxxx- 68.9 kg
Day 38-10/30-xxxxx- 69 kg. So a slight increase, but I cheer myself on by realising I am down 31 kg (68.2 lbs) from my highest weight, about 3 years ago.
Day 39-10/31-xxxxx- 68.8 kg. We don't really celebrate Halloween here (tho the marketers are trying hard to push it) The seasons are the wrong way round for us. Hope all my American online friends have a fun night.
Day 40-11/01-xxxxx- 68.7 kg. Years ago I stayed for 3 months on a dairy farm. The family all drank raw milk and they were fine. The cows were free of disease. But after a few weeks of drinking it myself, I developed severe gastro-intestinal problems. Even after leaving the farm, I had diarrhea for 18 months and lost a ton of weight. It only cleared up after I cut out dairy completely. Nowadays, I can tolerate it in small amounts, but if I have more than half a cup of milk daily, after a while the gut/bowel problems come back. I rarely drink milk, but have been eating quite a bit of cheese lately, and it is definitely beginning to affect me. I need to give it up for a while, or at least cut back.
Day 41-11/02-xxxxx- 68.6 kg. I am rapidly losing the battle to quit coffee .... but drinking it helps suppress my appetite and keeps me from snacking.
Day 42-11/03-xxxxx- 68.5 kg.
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.5 kg
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3 kg. Yes! I can have a slice of pizza now and then and still lose weight. How awesome that at the age of 65 I am finally learning to practice moderation.
Day 43-11/04-xxxxx- 68.6 kg.
Day 44-11/05-xxxxx- 68.7 kg.
Day 45-11/06-xxxxx- 68.4 kg. I hadn't thought of this previously, but a few months ago my doctor reduced one of my medications - which has increased appetite and weight gain as side effects! I did, in fact, start to eat more and gain more after I was put on it. Now I am eating less, but I'm not hungry.
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Day 45-11/06: 197.8 – well, here’s where weighing daily is helpful! I did have a higher than usual calorie day yesterday, but not crazily high…so we’ll see how this shakes out as the week goes on. The number on the scale can’t take away a big NSV yesterday - trying on a dress I haven’t worn in at least 4 years and having it look AWESOME! So a nice checkmark on an outfit for the reunion.jennysweet58 wrote: »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.
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!
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 4.0 lost
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-skipped
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.2 lost
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 11 pounds lost
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Day 30-10/22-skipped
Day 31-10/23: 204.2 – weight jump to be expected after a veerryy indulgent weekend. We’ll see as the week goes on how much of that is water…did a quickie BG workout & yoga stretch just to get my head back into the healthy mindset. It was a great weekend though – we think we found our dream home! Worth the fight back to the new low.
Day 32-10/24-skipped
Day 33-10/25-skipped
Day 34-10/26: 198.6 – ONEDERLAND AT LAST! I’ve had two back to back 14 hour days starting at 6am, so this is the first weigh-in since Monday…and I was so shocked I changed the batteries in the scale and re-calibrated to make sure it was real!!! After an indulgent 3 day weekend I was only hoping to make it close to my low of last week…surpassing it was not even an expectation. I haven’t done any exercise the past 2 days but I did stay on plan in terms of intermittent fasting and calories…frankly the fact I got right back on Monday is the biggest victory of all – that is ALWAYS my downfall, I let 3 days turn into 2 weeks turn into 2 months…until I’m starting all over again. NOT THIS TIME BABY! I mean I know it’s just one time I’ve managed to do this but it’s one time more than I ever have before, so I am celebrating a NSV along with the victory on the scale! Let’s see if it holds up tomorrow….
Day 35-10/27: 198.6 – holding steady! I’ll take it! I took some pix this morning, since this is a new low and it’s been a minute…and the difference between now and almost 30 pounds ago is so encouraging!! Did a nice BG barre fusion workout & a yoga stretch, ready to face the day!
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: 2.2 lost
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 13.2 lost
Day 36-10/28: 196.6 – Another nice drop! This makes it officially 30 pounds down since mid-June, and also officially my pre-pandemic weight...though it might be bc weigh-in was a little later in the day than usual and I haven’t had anything to drink in a few hours. So I won’t hold my breath for tomorrow, but even so it feels good! I had a great workout in the pool with the hubby and about to enjoy this unseasonably beautiful warm day!
Day 37-10/29: 197.8 – had a feeling yesterday was a fluke…but still maintained a drop from Friday, it’s all good. It’s a rainy day here – got in another great pool workout & focused on upper body strength work, and am about to embark on my food prep for the week- chopped rainbow salad for DH’s lunches, Eggroll in a bowl with FF ground turkey, seasoned cauliflower rice/chopped broccoli, roasted portabellos & some cauliflower mash to go with chicken stroganoff I have in the freezer. Later will make oven bbq drumsticks, air-fryer fries and cornbread for football food. Rainy days make food prep a sort of cozy activity!
Day 38-10/30: 198.6 – Hm, scale is being very fickle! It could be a combo of incorporating more strength into my workout yesterday & tending not to drink as much water on the weekend…or also simply getting back to my weekday weigh-in time which tends to be earlier in the morning. Whatever it is, I’m not concerned…I’m feeling really good and just trying to keep my head screwed on straight in terms of prioritizing my health. Got all my food prep done yesterday so am ready for the week!
Day 39-10/31-198.6
Day 40-11/01: 197.4 – ok hopefully this drop sticks! Have a deadline at work today but just stopped to do a 15 min strength/15 min stretch workout….it’s really important for me to fit in even quick workouts especially on more high pressure days, otherwise I find myself fighting that “bad” food craving … I’m really proud of the progress I am FINALLY making and am determined to never leave onderland again!
Day 41-11/02: 197.0
Day 42-11/03: 197.0 – It’s been a pressured last few days at work but I’ve stuck with tearing myself away to do at least quick workouts and stretching…I’m really proud of how far I’ve come and really appreciate this challenge keeping me motivated and honest!!
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.8 loss
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 15 pounds lost
Day 43-11/04 - skipped
Day 44-11/05: 195.4 – Oh, so exciting to see these numbers keep getting lower! DH has a 40th HS reunion coming up the day after Thanksgiving, and I am so pumped to go shopping in my closet for something to wear!! I’m hoping to make it into the next decade by then, but I’ll take progress in any form. I got some food prep done yesterday, the usual Eggroll in a Bowl for my lunches and Chopped Salad for DH’s lunches…today trying a new thing for football food, 2 ingredient air fryer soft pretzels – just self-rising flour & FF greek yogurt. We got some SF honey mustard dip to go with it… We shall see! Also trying a recipe to make my own “turkey sausage” crumble using FF ground turkey – will put on a roll for DH with some FF shredded mozz, peppers & onions (I mean, how bad can that be?) and some air-fryer FF. I’m going to add some to my cauliflower rice/chopped broccoli/roasted Portobello mixture, along with some sautéed kale. If it’s any good that’s a versatile protein to add to zucchini noodles, spaghetti squash, etc.an easy thing to prep on its own and freeze in portions, so fingers crossed! Also those two recipes I tried yesterday ROCKED, though I did have to cook the pretzel bites a little longer than they said in order to be fully browned & cooked through, next time I think I’ll try cooking them in the air fryer…and the turkey sausage seasoning recipe really did mimic sausage – with much lower calories, sodium, no processed anything…DH approved both so those will definitely move into the regular football rotation! Here’s the links in case anyone is interested: https://cookingmadehealthy.com/easy-pretzel-bites-2-ingredient-dough/, https://confessionsofafitfoodie.com/how-to-make-homemade-italian-sausage-with-ground-chicken-or-turkey/
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Challenge SW: 170.4
Challenge GW: 155
Week 1 Loss: -2.6
Total Loss: -2.6
September Loss: -2.6
Week 2 Loss: -1
Total Loss: -3.6
Week 3 Loss: +1.2
Total Loss: -2.4
Week 4 Loss: -3
Total Loss: -5.4
Week 5 Loss: +1.6
Total Loss: -3.8
October Loss: -1.2
Week 6 Loss: -3.8
Total Loss: -7.6 This is right where I want to be, average of 1-1.5 pounds lost per week.
Day 43: Sat, 11/4: 162.8
Day 44: Sun, 11/5: 161.2 I fell asleep before dinner last night, so didn’t get all my calories in. I expect this will go up tomorrow.[/quote]
Day 45: Mon, 11/6: 163.23
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