100 Day Challenge #17 September 23, 2023 through December 31, 2023

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  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,005 Member
    edited October 2023

    Dawn responding to Donna ... I'm butting in :)
    I see that you are listing progress from all of these 100s. I didn't discover this thread for quite some time, so I was well into my weight loss journey. I had been doing a monthly challenge which disappeared, and I did the 10 day for awhile, but it took too much time out of my day. I also did the "less alcohol" challenge for years, but gave that one up in August when I was far too busy with work to commit to the time that it took to read and comment on everything. I am keeping track of that on my own. The 100 is the only one that I do now. I joined it 2 rounds behind its inception, so in round 3
    I am going to see if I can look up my progress since starting the 100.....
    @dawnbgethealthy - Your work scheduled exhausts me! I'm always amazed all that you do in a week between work, gardening, exercising, etc. I'm happy for you to take a little more time for yourself.

    I did the 10 day as well for a long time but I too found it exhausting keeping up with so many people!!! I like our 100 day ... fewer people and longer commitment to focus. I skipped out on the less alcohol not tracking well over vacation in June and then July okay in tracking then August and Sept were again a bust. Started back 9/25 on that thread but not daily. I'm back to pushing for Mon-Thurs and did it last week even though DH opened a nice bottle of wine each night. It is funny ... retired the Mon-Thurs doesn't make sense BUT it gives me some structure to get my feet back under me and I know that I'll be around my adult kids and sister on the weekend.

    Love that I still get to follow you here! These young "old" gals need to stick together on this journey.


    My first 100 day challenge was #6 I was really focused and losing weight and lost 14 lbs! This round looks to be about the same timeframe!!! Maybe it will be my successful time as well.
    100 Days of Weighing in #6 (9/17-12/25/2020)
    100 Days of Accountability #17 (9/23 - 12/31)
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,005 Member
    But as Jillian Michaels says, if you have a flat tire, you don’t get out the car and slash the other three tires.

    @DarinGettingHawtin2013 - Thank you for this! I chuckled a little and it totally puts things into perspective after my little bump in the scale today as well. We'll get out an fix that flat tire with good habits and get rolling on our journey. Back to better habits this week!

  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,891 Member
    @Lilylady3k

    As I was looking back through the previous threads to put my start and end weights into a document, I saw soooo many beautiful photos of your travels.

    What is next on your list?

    BTW, I have been putting my AF and A days just into my regular phone calendar. I really do like the folks over there, but having claimed back the time that it takes I may just drop in there once in awhile. You and I both gain with A and lose with AF. Not rocket science, but easier said than done. Mon-Thurs sounds reasonable, as our friend over there Ahoy-m8 does.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,891 Member
    @Lynn__W

    I see that you have a couple of days booked without a scale. You are always up to fun/active stuff. Care to share what your plans are for those days?
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,891 Member
    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

    Day 08-09/30 - 142.2 - I don't have any jobs at all booked for today. It is raining and 6c so I won't even be going hiking. I did laundry this morning and little else so far. Kind of not used to having free time without outdoor activity. I will for sure get a bunch of Fitness Marshall songs in here and there. I usually burn 400+ calories each day on my pedometre from working, but it appears that I won't be working today, feels weird after having worked 7 days a week almost the entire summer starting in May. I think that I don't know how to relax? Today is Truth and Reconcilliation Day in Canada, so many of my normal radio shows that I listen to are pre-empted today. I do have a mini Prosecco and some Camebert lol, but we'll see about that in the afternoon.

    Day 09-10/01 - 144.0 - Ouch! I have been sitting in the 142s for quite some time, not ideal, but better than 144. Oh well, I am not going to let it ruin my day off, it is beautiful and sunny. Definitely going to get outside for the day.
    Day 10-10/02 - 145.6 - Yikes! Well, I had an absolutely wonderful day outside. More calls came in to pick up a shift, but Saturday it rained all day and I truly felt that I needed to spend an entire day outside while it was 20c. I did some Fitness Marshall to warm up my body for some lifting, pulling and pushing. I then swept and washed the kitchen floor and front porch floor. I put laundry in before my workout and put it in the dryer after my workout was done. I got my kitchen window screen and wells cleaned, the inside and outside of the opening window, the storm window cleaned and installed. Lots of puttering in the yard, a nice little hike. 5:15 it was still sunny and blue. I came inside, sat in my sunny kitchen and had Prosecco and Camembert. So lovely...except for on the scale obviously.

    Day 11-10/03-xxxxx-

    Day 12-10/04-xxxxx-

    Day 13-10/05-xxxxx-

    Day 14-10/06-xxxxx-

    Week 2 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
    Week 2 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

    Going to keep this up. 4-5 minutes is easy to fit into a schedule. Positive new habit.


    Day 01 - Sept 18 – 5:42 of 20 reps of the 3: skull crushers, biceps, chest presses
    Day 02 - Sept 19 – 6:48 of the 3
    Day 03 - Sept 20 – 7:38 of the 3
    Day 04 - Sept 21 – 6:48 - My elbows were sore in bed last night, could be any of the 3 exercises. I might try to skip it for tonight. I will copy paste this over to the new 100 as well.
    Day 05 - Sept 22 – Skipped, on purpose
    Day 06 - Sept 23 – 9:51 of the 3
    Day 07 - Sept 24 – 8:13 of the 3 - felt so great to put my legs up straight
    Day 08 - Sept 25 – 8:15 of the 3
    Day 09 - Sept 26 – 7:36 of the 3
    Day 10 - Sept 27 – 9:04 of the 3
    Day 11 - Sept 28 – 8:20 of the 3 - I just start the stopwatch when I begin. Conscious of trying to keep it slower for better results as @Lilylady3k suggested.
    Day 12 - Sept 29 – 7:17 of the 3
    Day 13 - Sept 30 – 5:59 of the 3
    Day 14 - Oct 01 – 7:24 of the 3
    Day 15 - Oct 02 –
    Day 16 - Oct 03–
    Day 17 - Oct 04 –
    Day 18 - Oct 05 –
    Day 19 - Oct 06 –
    Day 20 - Oct 07 –
    Day 21 - Oct 08 –

    Start weight of this 100:
    Previous: 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: 142.8
  • ptitejeanne
    ptitejeanne Posts: 2,055 Member
    Hi everyone! I'm Jeanne. 👋😀
    I'm 47, 5' 4". I live in Canada 🇨🇦

    1st round of 100 - lost 7.8 lbs
    2nd round of 100 now
    No specific goal for me.
    Need to move & lose weight
    any amount is a win for me!!!!
    Before this challenge my weight
    would yo-yo 🪀 real BAD!
    So this challenge is working for me!!
    Putting away my yo-yo 🪀

    Day 01-09/23 : 158.6
    Day 02-09/24: 159.4
    Day 03-09/25: 159.8
    Day 04-09/26: 158.6
    Day 05-09/27: 159.4
    Day 06-09/28: 160.2
    Day 07-09/29: 159.6

    WEEK 1 GAIN:
    Accumulated Gain: 2.8 😕

    Day 08-09/30: 161.4
    Day 09-10/01: 158.6
    Day 10-10/02: 158.6
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,005 Member
    edited October 2023
    @Lilylady3k

    As I was looking back through the previous threads to put my start and end weights into a document, I saw soooo many beautiful photos of your travels.

    What is next on your list?

    BTW, I have been putting my AF and A days just into my regular phone calendar. I really do like the folks over there, but having claimed back the time that it takes I may just drop in there once in awhile. You and I both gain with A and lose with AF. Not rocket science, but easier said than done. Mon-Thurs sounds reasonable, as our friend over there Ahoy-m8 does.

    @dawnbgethealthy - Next travels ...
    1. More baby sitting duty :) at the end of October. My daughter plans to go to a wedding in New Orleans. Instead of babysitting here DH suggested we take our duties on the road LOL So we'll be at one of my favorite New Orleans restaurants on my birthday and then the next night babysit our granddaughter at the hotel.
    2. Trying to come up with our "big" trip for the spring. We had planned to go with our daughter and her husband and baby to France/Italy but she just announced that she is expecting in May so they are going no where.
    3. Our niece is getting married in Cancun in June.
    4. Cruising the New England and Canada (Saint John & Halifax ... no where near you) in the fall. I've been to all the ports on various driving trips with DH but my sister has never traveled that area. Unlike you she doesn't want to travel alone. She's not married and no kids. We are going with her supper club (which includes husbands). DH bowed out since she needed a roommate to split the costs.


    I'm tracking my A and AF days as well in the same Notes file I've used for years. Nice to be back remembering to enter them each night. I too am not posting daily ... thinking I might check in on Fridays to remind myself before the weekend.

  • threewins
    threewins Posts: 1,455 Member
    edited October 2023
    I want to lose at least 4.9 kg in this round. Bolded numbers means a new low.
    Day 1 86.7 kg 2x45 min walks
    Day 2 86.0 45 min walk
    Day 3 85.9 2x45 min walks
    --- Tracking my intake from now on, aiming for 6,000 kJ, posting total overeating above that number
    Day 4 85.9 45 minute walk
    Day 5 86.5 45 minute walk, 946 kJ under eating
    --- Doing a little experiment, how many days in a row can I burn more energy than I eat? Starting day 7
    Day 6 86.0 I had a bit of a sugar fest to celebrate the start of a new, 20 week online course. I don't know with accuracy what the energy value of it is, I'm going to reset the over eating counter to zero and start again
    Day 7 86.2 5925 KJ, 2x45 min walks, losing 82 grams a day according to spreadsheet
    Day 8 86.0 5929 kJ average, 2x45 min walks
    Day 9 85.5 5896KJ average, 2x45 min walks
    Day 10 85.0 2x45 min walk, lowest weight in 47 days. My walking is definitely working because I wasn't walking 47 days ago. So I had 3 "excellent" days and 3 days in a row of eating less than I burned. That's not a particularly big achievement, I scanned back some old records and I saw 17 days in a row where I ate less than I burned. So I'm going to aim to beat that record, starting October 13. Mark your calendars. Threewins will attempt a lifetime record.
    Day 11 85.4
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,005 Member

    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.
    Day 12: 10/04 -
    Day 13: 10/05 -
    Day 14: 10/06 -

    Week 2 goal weight: <227

    Okay first day back with my Strong & Fit class and when we got to the cool down I felt dizzy and nauseous. Terrible feeling! But I made it through the class and even did all the lunges and squats even though my knees are not fully recovered. However, I did baby them and not do deep lunges or squats.

    Got the flu and covid vaccines yesterday. My arm is a little sore and I had a headache that woke me up too early but not sure the later is due to the vaccines.
  • debra111111
    debra111111 Posts: 4 Member
    I didn’t track for a few days but I’m doing it now.
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,882 Member
    Thank you, @dawnbgethealthy !
    I'm in!
    73 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
    ...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
    Heaviest: 192.2
    Round GW: 148.0
    UGW: 145.0
    Day 01 - 09/23 - 148.9 at 7:50 a.m. ...5.87 miles in 111 mins then both Grandsons Duty for a while
    Day 02 - 09/24 - 148.9 at 8:00 a.m. ...zero...zero...zero
    Day 03 - 09/25 - 149.5 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/my trainer
    Day 04 - 09/26 - 148.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.48 miles in 64 mins then Grandson Duty
    Day 05 - 09/27 - 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/my trainer
    Day 06 - 09/28 - 149.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.49 miles in 64 mins then Grandson Duty
    Day 07 - 09/29 - 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/my trainer
    WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: +1.1
    Day 08 - 09/30 - 149.0 at 7:45 a.m. ...Both Grandsons in the morning for a bit then...nothing but my books!!
    Day 09 - 10/01 - 150.0 at 7:50 a.m. ...nothing...bad cold
    Day 10 - 10/02 - 148.9 at 7:30 a.m. ...nothing...bad cold
    Day 11 - 10/03 -
    Day 12 - 10/04 -
    Day 13 - 10/05 -
    Day 14 - 10/06 -
    WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN:
    Accumulated Loss or Gain:
    Chris
  • ptitejeanne
    ptitejeanne Posts: 2,055 Member
    Hi everyone! I'm Jeanne. 👋😀
    I'm 47, 5' 4". I live in Canada 🇨🇦

    1st round of 100 - lost 7.8 lbs
    2nd round of 100 now
    No specific goal for me.
    Need to move & lose weight
    any amount is a win for me!!!!
    Before this challenge my weight
    would yo-yo 🪀 real BAD!
    So this challenge is working for me!!
    Putting away my yo-yo 🪀

    Day 01-09/23 : 158.6
    Day 02-09/24: 159.4
    Day 03-09/25: 159.8
    Day 04-09/26: 158.6
    Day 05-09/27: 159.4
    Day 06-09/28: 160.2
    Day 07-09/29: 159.6

    WEEK 1 GAIN:
    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