๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›October Daily Weigh-in and Logging Challenge๐ŸŽƒ๐ŸŒป

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  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,397 Member

    Hello I'm Darlene and have been with this group for a few months now; my favorite support group on MFP. Retired, 63-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty).

    My goals for October๐Ÿ‚ :
    Lose 4 pounds (always my goal) - BUT I am only 6 pounds away from getting out of the obese category - so setting a stretch goal to get there by the end of the month. Usually if I announce something I do it so . . . .. fingers crossed. โš–๏ธ
    Hit my orignal 1,960 mile goal. I am on a mission to get 2,023 miles in 2023, when I first started my goal was 1,960 - a good year. When I realized that I would achieve this early changed it to 2,023. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ
    17K Steps daily ๐Ÿ‘ฃ
    Drink 6-8 Glasses of Water Daily ๐Ÿ’ฆ
    Strength Train 3 days a week ๐Ÿ’ช
    Tai Chi or Some Stretching exercise 1 day a week ๐Ÿง˜
    Log daily ๐Ÿ“
    Stay under my calorie range ๐Ÿฅ—
    Read daily ๐Ÿ“–
    Do something creative or fun daily ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    โš–๏ธ ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ

    Weight Loss to Date: 53.8 Pounds
    September Ending Weight: 174.2

    ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚Happy October!๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚

    Oct 1: ๐Ÿ˜ 173.8 A good start ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿฅ— ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 2: ๐Ÿ˜ 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 3: 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ The Hogwarts challenge that I am in has an assignment this week to run/jog for 20 minutes. It doesn't have to be in one session. Years ago, I did the Couch to 5K and jogged a 5k on my 50th birthday (a time when I was almost at my goal weight). I thought about doing that again, but when I tried earlier this year my knees couldn't take it. I thought I would try again when I lost 60 pounds - I'm not quite at 60, but close - I guess this was a sign that I should try again. Yesterday I did day one, and it was fun. Keeping my fingers crossed because I really did love it.
    Oct 4: 173.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 5: 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 6: ๐Ÿ˜173๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 7: ๐Ÿ˜172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 8: 172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐ŸŽฎ Happy with that - went out for a nice lunch, had a couple beers - it might be a day lag for the uptick - but happy that it stayed the same today.
    Oct 9: ๐Ÿ˜ 172 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Not a very good night sleep - couldn't fall asleep so go back up - read, knitted, played games on my phone - finally went to bed at 3:00AM, and back up 6:00AM. It's bingo night with Mom tonight so up later than usual - thinking I'll need to take a nap today - we'll see how that plays out on the scale tomorrow.
    Oct 10: 172 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“– ๐ŸŽฎ First day in forever I missed my calorie goal. Just a couple 100 over, but over just the same. It is my sister's birthday today - so had cake last night at bingo which put me over the top.
    Oct 11: ๐Ÿ˜  173.2 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ I guess Monday's overage, lack of sleep, and the fact that I was over on my sodium goal yesterday got me.
    Oct 12: 172.8 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 13: 172.8 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ–๏ธ
    Oct 14: ๐Ÿ˜171.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ–๏ธWell that was a nice surprise. It will probably be short lived. Going out to dinner tonight with the whole family. My sister was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the spring. She has finished her treatment and after surgery and three rounds of chemo - they think they got it all. Going out to celebrate. Going to Japenese Hibachi - am going to figure out this morning how to count it so that I can determine what I can eat for breakfast and lunch. Hoping to still stay under the calorie goal - but am sure the sodium will be over the top.
    Oct 15: 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“– Won't give myself a sad face - fully expected, but was a great night celebrating. Here is a picture of the family - Unfortunately missing Allyson, we were supposed to go last wekend but my nephew and hubby were still covid positive, so couldn't go. She had a wedding this weekend, so we missed her.
    Oct 16: 173.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Ok, now I need to get motivated - been over my sodium goal three days in a row AND two days in a row not drinking the water - gets me every time.
    Oct 17: 172.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 18: 172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 19: 172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 20: 171.4 ๐Ÿ˜ Finally! ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 21: 170.6 ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 22: 171.2 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ“ Started feeling crappy in the afternoon, got progressively worse - took a covid test - postive. โ˜น๏ธ Might be out of commission for a few days.
    Oct 23: 171
    Oct 24: 173.4 Sat on the couch all day again yesterday. Feeling crummy - ate all the wrong things. It's just temporary.
    Oct 25: 172.2 ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Feeling a little better - got a small walk in yesterday. Thank you all for your kind well wishes.
    Oct 26: 171.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 27: ๐Ÿ˜ 170.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Got in almost 11 miles yesterday on my fitbit; and my highest step date yet (26,830). I've only been over 25K a couple times this year. it felt wonderful this morning seeing the results on the scale. I've also been way under on my sodium goal which of course helps tremendously.
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,397 Member
    @deepwoodslady - Fabulous loss. You are such an inspiration to everyone in this group. . I went back to read all the posts since I was out of commission with covid and one stuck with me - you said "this is hard". Yes, I totally agree - very hard, but you just keep going. You show everyone that persistence pays off, life is filled with bumps in the road and you just have to enjoy the ride.

    @andreajlnhe Hope you had a wonderful time with family last night. I always find those the most challenging. Family shows you how much they love you through food, and it gives them such delight when you enjoy it.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member

    Oct 27: ๐Ÿ˜ 170.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Got in almost 11 miles yesterday on my fitbit; and my highest step date yet (26,830). I've only been over 25K a couple times this year. it felt wonderful this morning seeing the results on the scale. I've also been way under on my sodium goal which of course helps tremendously.

    @ddainiak Almost 27,000 steps in one day. That's truly phenomonal!!!!! I used to get a lot when I still worked, but now that I'm in retirement it is hard to even get in my 10,000. I rarely reach it. What you are able to achieve is mind-blowing.

    I noticed on my diaries about 2 weeks ago that my sodium keeps being too high. The main culprits are salad dressing (even though it's skinny girl) and cottage cheese too. Surprising places it hides in our foods! I must keep pushing the water!

    You are doing so well on both counts! You are a good example of great commitment to us all.
  • ManifestingToday
    ManifestingToday Posts: 610 Member
    edited October 2023
    Hi, I'm a 50 yo married female, 5'6", and tired of looking and feeling like I do. Iโ€™m making changes to get out of the Obese category, to look good in my clothing, and to have confidence in public again.

    Heaviest Weight: 221 | Ultimate Goal Weight: 165
    Starting Weight Aug 2023: 212.7 | Sep 2023: 207.1 |

    October Goals:
    Lose 2 lbs. | Consistently log food | Bike &/or Treadmill 4 days a week | Aim for 7 hours sleep/day

    Oct 1: 205.5
    Oct 2: 206.4 - A bit more sodium yesterday, and a piece of Naan. It was good, I'm just paying for it.
    Oct 3: 205.4 - Going to try a different workout, and focus on me today.
    Oct 4: 204.9
    Oct 5: 204.6
    Oct 6: 205.4 - Sodium up last night, but this will go down again. Feeling good overall.
    Oct 7: 204.9
    Oct 8: 204.0 - I expected 2 lbs up this morning, so that might hit tomorrow. We splurged a bit yesterday.
    Oct 9: 205.4 - Yup.
    Oct 10: 206.1 - Ugh. I have been off my exercise game lately. Definitely time to get moving.
    Oct 11: 205.4
    Oct 12: 205.1 - I am prioritizing the workouts this week. I want this number to go down.
    Oct 13: 205.6
    Oct 14: 207.1 - I even waited a couple more hours before coffee/meds to weigh myself, hoping sleep would trim this down. But no. Salty yummy food, I love you, and I hate you.
    Oct 15: 207.8 - This morning I definitely about threw the scale. Some of this is week-before-cycle bloat (clothes are tight when they were great 2 days ago). Some I assume is still sodium related. The rest is that I dared stray from eating salad and chicken and the 10 foods I eat all the time. Tomorrow I will 100% be back on plan. Today I'm giving myself a damn break. I'm grumpy. I'm tired.
    Oct 16: 208.9 - This has to be water retention. I even worked out yesterday.
    Oct 17: 208.7
    Oct 18: 207.5
    Oct 19: 205.7 - No cycle, but at least the water retention is less. This round really damaged my mindset too. I felt afraid to post my weight, felt fake for posting because it just looks like I'm off plan when I wasn't. Just glad the number is better.
    Oct 20: 205.8 - couldn't shave that .1 no matter how many times I stepped on the scale. :D
    Oct 21: 205.8
    Oct 22: 205.5
    Oct 23: 206.8 Grr.
    Oct 24: 207.5 -- Some monthly/TMI stuff at work here. I b*tched all my adult years about a clockwork monthly cycle, but this menopause shtuff is for the birds. Either give me back my regular cycle or shut this down, please. I'm glad there isn't any chocolate/candy in this house (well, the unopened bag of harvest corn is still there), or this number would be much worse.
    Oct 25: 208.7
    Oct 26:206.5
    Oct 27: 205.3
    Oct 28:
    Oct 29:
    Oct 30:
    Oct 31:

    ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‚ ๐Ÿ

    I hope you all have a great Friday! The weekend is almost here.
  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 250 Member
    edited October 2023
    Starting weight September 1: 141

    Goal weight for October: 132.8

    October 1: 136.2
    October 2: 137.0 I logged ๐Ÿ‘ Wow, my weight can really spike up quickly. On Sept 30 I was 134.8. Now 2.2 lbs higher. But this is not a surprise. On Sept 30 my mom took me out to lunch; and the mac & cheese was sooooo bad. I just had to go home and make mac & cheese to go with dinner, the proper way, with all the butter and flour and cream cheese and buttery bread crumb topping. And I ate too much of that mac & cheese. And then yesterday we had a long party with friends, and there was a ton of great food & wine. So I overdid it there. So, now back to the plan. My goal is to get back at daily logging & daily meeting my calorie goal, AND to drink lots of water. Cycle day 1 should be right about now too, so the weight could stay here or go up again. Just going to get back to the plan and try to stick with it from here!
    October 3: 137.0 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 4: 136.8 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 5: 135.2
    October 6: DNW
    October 7: 135.2 Had crazy crazy days both Thursday and Friday...
    October 8: 134.8
    October 9: 135.0 I've been super slack with logging. But I am signed up for my very first 5K tomorrow, so that's exciting. This will be a run/walk for me. For about a month I've been working on it and now I can run up to about 3-4 minutes intermittently with about 1-2 minutes walking, for about 25 minutes. I never believed I could run for 3 minutes straight, so this is a huge improvement. Hopefully I won't wake up sick or something (there is sickness going through the house.)
    October 10: 134.4 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 11: 134.6 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 12: 135.2 Awwww, I'm kinda disappointed.
    October 13: 136.0 -Sigh.-
    October 14: 135.8 Looks like today or tomorrow will by Cycle day 1... that seems to explain some things with my hunger and eating the last couple days and, uh, some moodiness, LOL! Perimenopause is interesting... I never know what's going on.
    October 15: 137.0
    October 16: 136.4
    October 17: 136.4
    October 18: 135.6 I logged ๐Ÿ‘. Could be worse, considering I haven't been logging and I keep eating too much. I keep getting hungry and eating over my calorie goal, and then I just throw in the towel. My goal for the rest of the month is to stop with that perfectionism and to keep logging even if I'm going to be way over on calories. Also, more protein in the early afternoon might help with my afternoon cravings.
    October 19: 134.6 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 20: 135.0 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 21: 134.8 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 22: 134.0
    October 23: 135.8 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 24: 134.4 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 25: 134.2 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 26: 134.2 Today and Sunday will be my challenges for the end of the month. MIL is serving us one of her big delicious dinners today, and Sunday we have a potluck plus a party. My goal for today is to enjoy MIL's dinner without going over my calorie goal, just logging with educated guesses from the database.
    October 27: 134.2 Yesterday I logged until dinner and saved as many calories as possible for dinner. Then at dinner I just tried not to overdo it.
    October 28:
    October 29:
    October 30:
    October 31:
  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 250 Member

    @andreajlnhe Hope you had a wonderful time with family last night. I always find those the most challenging. Family shows you how much they love you through food, and it gives them such delight when you enjoy it.

    Yes, this is true! And I think enjoying good food with loved ones is a wonderful thing; something I certainly don't want to live without! Unfortunately over the past couple years I have started using it as an excuse to over-indulge. Now I'm trying to re-train myself to both enjoy the food AND not go crazy. I'm calling last night a success... I did enjoy it, but I didn't over do it. (At least I really don't think I did. Hopefully she didn't pack loads of sour cream and butter into every square inch, LOL!!)
  • jm216
    jm216 Posts: 3,964 Member
    ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›Hello, Iโ€™m Jill. ๐ŸฅฐIโ€™m 53, 5โ€™7โ€ and I live in Michigan.

    My goals for October๐Ÿ‚ :
    โš–๏ธWeigh- in daily
    ๐Ÿ“Log daily
    ๐Ÿก Yardworkโ€”Fall clean up
    ๐Ÿ“ Log consistently
    ๐Ÿฆฎ๐ŸฆฎWalk and train puppies
    ๐Ÿฅ— Continue the high-protein, lower-carb, lower-fat plan- stay within calories

    Starting weight January 1st: 224.5
    January weight lost: 7.7 pounds
    February weight lost: 5 pounds
    March weight lost: 6 pounds
    April weight lost: 6.5 pounds
    May weight lost: 2.6 pounds
    June weight lost: 1.6 pounds
    July weight lost: 1.3 pounds
    August weight lost: up 1 pound
    September weight loss: 1.8 pounds
    2023 Weight lost through September is 25.9 pounds

    Weight loss goal for October: 2 pounds
    ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›October๐Ÿ‚๐ŸŒป
    1: 199.7 Happy October 1stโ€ฆ here we go!โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ“
    2: 200.4 โš–๏ธOk...I've devised a plan to fight my inner snack monster >:)! I'm going to drink my snackiness away with water. Brilliant, right? I'm going to take my 32oz water jug and take a short walk when I get my salty cravings. Today is day 1! ;)
    3: 200.5โš–๏ธ
    4: 200.1โš–๏ธ
    5: 199 โš–๏ธ
    6: 197.9 โš–๏ธโ€ฆ snacking was under control!
    7: 199 with clothes
    8: 198.7 ๐ŸŽƒ
    9: 198.8 ๐ŸŽƒ Only one more pound to go to reach my October goal is losing 2 poundsโ€ฆ baby steps.
    10: 198.6 ๐ŸŽƒ
    11: 198.8 ๐ŸŽƒ
    12: 198.3 ๐ŸŽƒ
    13: 198.6 ๐ŸŽƒ
    14: 197.7 ๐Ÿฅณ hit my goal for October! ๐ŸŽƒ
    15: 198.7โ€ฆ๐Ÿ not too worried
    16: 199.2โ€ฆ back to simpler healthier dinners. Football food needs some adaptations as well.
    ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ› Happy Monday friends! ๐Ÿ‘ป
    17: 200โ€ฆ๐Ÿ‘ป
    18: 199.4 ๐ŸŽƒ
    19: 199 ๐ŸŽƒ
    20: 198.3๐ŸŽƒ
    21: 198.4๐ŸŽƒ
    22: 199.6๐ŸŽƒ
    23: 199.6 My daughterโ€™s 19th birthday!
    23: 200.7
    24: 202.4 ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™€๏ธtime to reel things back in!!
    25: 201 ๐ŸŽƒ
    26: 201.4 ๐Ÿ‘ป

    Jill
  • AshesSquared
    AshesSquared Posts: 135 Member
    I'm Ashley, or "Ashes". I'm a Midwestern gal (now Cali gal) that lost the first baby weight through these monthly accountability challenges, I came back during my 2nd pregnancy to keep an eye on weight, but logged out due to extenuating circumstances (including an unexpected cross-country move 4weeks before baby came ๐Ÿ™ƒ).

    Height 5'5"
    1st Starting weight SW May 7, 2021: 169 lbs
    {Maintenance weight since Mid Feb 2022: 140lbs}
    2nd pregnancy final weight: 165 lbs; which was such a shock considering how I was eating and not logging (first pregnancy I ended at 182 lbs)

    New SW October 21, 2023: 154.8 lbs
    GW: 132 lbs

    Oct 26: 153.2 lbs
    Oct 27: 153.2 lbs


    Thank you @ManifestingToday and @deepwoodslady ! I'm looking forward to it!
  • fourathomej
    fourathomej Posts: 4,413 Member
    'm Janice...54 yrs old, married 26 years with 4 kids, One 28 week old grandbaby and a small zoo :D I live in Edmonton.Alberta,Canada and I work for Hallmark. I am an avid cyclist...I love to walk, hike, spin class, BodyCombat and BodyPump. I sometimes teach spin classes at a friends gym. I also like to read+(audiobooks) and watch movies!!๐Ÿ˜
    9 year breast cancer survivor...Osteoarthritis in most of my joints...limited range of motion in my knees, but all bearable for now..
    Highest weight:197.6
    Goals:
    1. Following my Les Mills October calendar
    2. Yoga
    3. Tracking everything
    4. Journaling
    Oct 1 - 152.2 - Weight won't stay here :'( Big race yesterday - managed 2nd place out of 102 riders...was a bit chilly but it didn't rain so that was a bonus :disappointed: 5.
    2 - 153.2 - Always goes up as soon as I eat a normal meal :/
    3 - 153.8 - uuuhhgg - hate the week after races...
    4 - 154.1 - :s
    5 - 154 - :/
    6 - 153.6 - WHAT??? ๐Ÿคซ๐Ÿคซ
    7 - 11 - Started off super busy then ended up super sick...I am a wreck! Have had so many problems with my gallbladder - had it removed about a year ago along with 32 stones from my bile duct...but have had reoccurring stones...Choledocholithiasis off and on since...well I couldn't stop throwing up on Saturday and was rushed in for an ERCP procedure to remove more stones - this is the third time this year - but this time I had no warning signs...so done with my body...was home Sunday but not much help for dinner...my husband and kids did it all...with some direction ;);)
    12 - 153.4 - making new goals today...need to change up something ๐Ÿ˜ก
    13 - 153.6
    14 - 153.6 - Tried a new spin class today - power and flow - it was so fun...and wow๐Ÿ˜
    15 - 153.8 - :( 250 km bike today...brrrrrrr
    16 - 153 - from the bike yesterday...
    17 - 153.2 - uuuhhhggggg
    18 - 153.8 - whatever!! Out tonight - Robin Williams Tribute Comedy show!!!
    19 - 153.4 - This is my life - need to shift my mindset - just not sure how to do it!!!
    20 - 154 - sad face - I too self sabotage :( Today is our last motorcycle trip of the year...it's getting cold and snow is in the forecast for Sunday :s
    21 - 154.2 well....
    22 - 154
    23 - 153.8 - weird
    24 - 153.8 - hmmmmmmm
    25 - 154
    26 - 154.6 - oh yikes...

    @ddainiak Yes...I need it through the holidays...always like this one <3 joined this morning...
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,397 Member
    @fourathomej Fantastic - I'll be cheering you on from the sidelines (even though the Huffles got this -LOL). My first holiday term - looking forward to it - the leaders are SOOO creative.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    Just a friendly reminder to you all because I care about you. Please donโ€™t forget to schedule your mammograms and do your self-checks.

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    My name is Donna. I am 5โ€™ 5โ€ tall, 63 years old and from the Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250โ€™s; 240โ€™s; 230โ€™s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180โ€™s; 170's; 160's; 150โ€™s

    Starting Weight (from Sept 30th): 188.2
    Goal: 184.2 (Four lb Loss)
    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
    ********************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME******************************


    Weight in blue makes me blue because itโ€™s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because itโ€™s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    10/01-187.2-(Trend Weight 189.2)-

    10/02-187.0-(Trend Weight 189.0)-

    10/03-186.2-(Trend Weight 188.5)-

    10/04-186.6-(Trend Weight 188.5)-

    10/05-185.8-(Trend Weight 188.2)-

    10/06-188.0-(Trend Weight 188.2)-

    10/07-186.8-(Trend Weight 188.1)-

    10/08-186.2-(Trend Weight 187.9)-

    10/09-184.8-(Trend Weight 187.6)-

    10/10-183.2-(Trend Weight 187.1)-

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    10/27-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)- Iโ€™m having great difficulty with weigh-ins on Fridays. I get up at 6:15-6:30 to get my DGS ready for school and to the bus stop at 7:30. I chose that day to take my (once per week) new Fosamax medicine which I must take with 8-10 oz of water away from food or other meds. Since I lay back down at 8:00 am itโ€™s the perfect day to take it. If I could get my booty to bed earlier it would solve all the problems. I could just take meds immediately following a weigh in. However, I donโ€™t go to bed until 3 or 4 am every night so I am not tired on Thursday nights (which is why I lay back down.) If I weigh on Friday morn before I take the Fosamax and all the water, it is too close to the time I actually went to bed - Too close to my last liquids and/or snacks. If I take it when I get up from my morning nap, it is too close to the medication and the 8-10 oz of water. Sorry for the long explanation but if you find that I am not weighing on Fridays, youโ€™ll understand why. Never, under these circumstances, will my weigh-in reflect any actual progress so it may be best to just skip it since I feel it will always be inaccurate. With that being said, I will say that yesterday was a good day. Diet was on point, exercise was good. Strength training was accomplished. I feel good going into the weekend.

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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    Lots of activities coming up over from now through Tuesday in regards to Halloween.


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  • Rinoga
    Rinoga Posts: 263 Member
    Hi! Iโ€™m Athena, Iโ€™m 33, divorced, and am 5โ€™. Bring on the spooky season! ๐ŸŽƒ

    Heaviest: 164
    Goal weight: 126
    Starting weight: 150
    Month goal: 148

    ๐Ÿ’€Goals๐Ÿ‘ป

    ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ› Drink 3 jugs of water a day
    ๐Ÿ‘ป Work out 4Xs a week (Priority)
    ๐Ÿ Portion control
    ๐Ÿ’€ Track weight

    ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›October๐Ÿ‚๐ŸŒป

    1: 150
    2: 150 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    3: 149 ๐Ÿ’ช
    4: 150 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    5: 150
    6: 151
    7: 149 ๐Ÿ’ƒ
    8: 149 ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ
    9: 151 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    10: 150 ๐Ÿ’ช
    11: 151 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    12: 151
    13: 150 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    14: 149 ๐Ÿงน
    15: 151 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    16: 151
    17: 152 ๐Ÿ’ช
    18: 151 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    19: 150
    20: 151
    21: 150
    22: 149
    23: 151
    24: 150 ๐Ÿ’ช
    25: 150 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    26: 149 ๐Ÿ’ƒ
    27: 147 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

    Oh! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ I ate light yesterday and danced my butt off, so I know that itโ€™s not here to stay yet, but still awesome to see!

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  • waxingturtle
    waxingturtle Posts: 34 Member
    That's fur the warm welcome!
    @deepwoodslady @ddainiak @ManifestingToday
    Please feel free to add me as a friend. I'm still learning the ins and outs of the community stuff.

    I'm 5'3" 44yrs old, loads of medical drama but need to be healthy so my liver can be healthy too. (NAFLD: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease)

    SW: 255
    CW: 242
    GW: 231 By Christmas

    Oct 24: 245
    Oct 25: 244
    Oct 26: 244
    Oct 27: 242

    That's all I can remember. I will make my profile public so you can see that in on here often, if you'd like to cheer each other on here and by being friends too!
  • StirredIntention
    StirredIntention Posts: 227 Member
    Monthly Habits:
    Log all my food ๐Ÿฅ™
    Work out 3x/week ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    8 glasses of water๐Ÿ’ง
    Self Care Activity ๐Ÿงถ

    Sept weightloss: 6.7 lb.
    Oct. Monthly goal: lose 2 pounds

    1: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงถforgot to check in yesterday but the month is off to a good start ๐Ÿงก
    2: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ง feeling great and taking the time to focus on how good I feel when I take better care of my body.
    3: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง
    4: ๐Ÿฅ™
    5: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง long day at work, but instead of vegging on the couch with a snack I did my skin care routine and called out an early night. Tomorrow is a new day.
    6: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ
    7: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ
    8: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’งI hit all of my goals today โค๏ธ A great weekend with the family
    9: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ hit all my goals today, even if my walk was interrupted by a sudden rainshower. Looking forward to fall activities and don't mind the rain as the trade off ๐ŸŽƒ
    10: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง late night of fall baseball and then target runs to prep my teen for homecoming. Definitely went too long without eating and then ate an oceans worth of fishsticks. Heading to bed and starting over tomorrow
    11:๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง
    12:๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ I will never not be humbled by a zumba class. I went to my second one today and man it was so fun, but I accidently looked in the mirror and I looked like an electrocuted jellyfish every time I waved my arms...
    13:๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ went over my calories and missed some goals, but the day was good despite it and I'm excited for a whole weekend free โค๏ธ
    14:๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    15: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿงถ
    16: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿงถ I'm celebrating 30 days of consistent tracking. I'm trying to focus on what things feel sustainable, and what can make my weightloss a long term change. I love the classes at the gym, and how much easier my mornings are when I meal prep. I like that I don't feel stuffed when I'm done eating and that I can tell the difference when I've drunk enough water. I'm looking forward to what I notice at day 60 ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰
    17: ๐Ÿฅ™
    18: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ
    19: ๐Ÿฅ™
    20: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ hit all my goals today and had a Halloween movie night with the kids ๐Ÿงก
    21: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    22: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ Today was the first big event I've gone to since I started calorie counting. I was worried because these often come with hours of snacking and then a big dinner and lots of desserts. Today had that, but I was able to pick what I wanted without feeling the urge to constantly go back for more. It felt like a personal victory to walk away feeling comfortable and not over stuffed.
    23: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    24: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ Last month I wore a favorite belt that was so snug I had to take it off half way through the day and stash it in my purse. Today I wore it and it was not only comfy but a little loose!
    25: ๐Ÿฅ™
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    27: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง over did it at a girl's night out with my sisters but had a blast. I feel full but not stuffed and I wasn't going back for a bunch, which is progress.
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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    That's fur the warm welcome!
    @deepwoodslady @ddainiak @ManifestingToday
    Please feel free to add me as a friend. I'm still learning the ins and outs of the community stuff.

    I'm 5'3" 44yrs old, loads of medical drama but need to be healthy so my liver can be healthy too. (NAFLD: Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease)

    SW: 255
    CW: 242
    GW: 231 By Christmas

    Oct 24: 245
    Oct 25: 244
    Oct 26: 244
    Oct 27: 242

    That's all I can remember. I will make my profile public so you can see that in on here often, if you'd like to cheer each other on here and by being friends too!

    @waxingturtle I am putting in a friend request.
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,397 Member
    Hello I'm Darlene and have been with this group for a few months now; my favorite support group on MFP. Retired, 63-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty).

    My goals for October๐Ÿ‚ :
    Lose 4 pounds (always my goal) - BUT I am only 6 pounds away from getting out of the obese category - so setting a stretch goal to get there by the end of the month. Usually if I announce something I do it so . . . .. fingers crossed. โš–๏ธ
    Hit my orignal 1,960 mile goal. I am on a mission to get 2,023 miles in 2023, when I first started my goal was 1,960 - a good year. When I realized that I would achieve this early changed it to 2,023. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ
    17K Steps daily ๐Ÿ‘ฃ
    Drink 6-8 Glasses of Water Daily ๐Ÿ’ฆ
    Strength Train 3 days a week ๐Ÿ’ช
    Tai Chi or Some Stretching exercise 1 day a week ๐Ÿง˜
    Log daily ๐Ÿ“
    Stay under my calorie range ๐Ÿฅ—
    Read daily ๐Ÿ“–
    Do something creative or fun daily ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    โš–๏ธ ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ

    Weight Loss to Date: 53.8 Pounds
    September Ending Weight: 174.2

    ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚Happy October!๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚

    Oct 1: ๐Ÿ˜ 173.8 A good start ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿฅ— ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 2: ๐Ÿ˜ 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 3: 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ The Hogwarts challenge that I am in has an assignment this week to run/jog for 20 minutes. It doesn't have to be in one session. Years ago, I did the Couch to 5K and jogged a 5k on my 50th birthday (a time when I was almost at my goal weight). I thought about doing that again, but when I tried earlier this year my knees couldn't take it. I thought I would try again when I lost 60 pounds - I'm not quite at 60, but close - I guess this was a sign that I should try again. Yesterday I did day one, and it was fun. Keeping my fingers crossed because I really did love it.
    Oct 4: 173.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 5: 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 6: ๐Ÿ˜173๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 7: ๐Ÿ˜172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 8: 172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐ŸŽฎ Happy with that - went out for a nice lunch, had a couple beers - it might be a day lag for the uptick - but happy that it stayed the same today.
    Oct 9: ๐Ÿ˜ 172 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Not a very good night sleep - couldn't fall asleep so go back up - read, knitted, played games on my phone - finally went to bed at 3:00AM, and back up 6:00AM. It's bingo night with Mom tonight so up later than usual - thinking I'll need to take a nap today - we'll see how that plays out on the scale tomorrow.
    Oct 10: 172 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“– ๐ŸŽฎ First day in forever I missed my calorie goal. Just a couple 100 over, but over just the same. It is my sister's birthday today - so had cake last night at bingo which put me over the top.
    Oct 11: ๐Ÿ˜  173.2 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ I guess Monday's overage, lack of sleep, and the fact that I was over on my sodium goal yesterday got me.
    Oct 12: 172.8 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 13: 172.8 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ–๏ธ
    Oct 14: ๐Ÿ˜171.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ–๏ธWell that was a nice surprise. It will probably be short lived. Going out to dinner tonight with the whole family. My sister was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the spring. She has finished her treatment and after surgery and three rounds of chemo - they think they got it all. Going out to celebrate. Going to Japenese Hibachi - am going to figure out this morning how to count it so that I can determine what I can eat for breakfast and lunch. Hoping to still stay under the calorie goal - but am sure the sodium will be over the top.
    Oct 15: 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“– Won't give myself a sad face - fully expected, but was a great night celebrating. Here is a picture of the family - Unfortunately missing Allyson, we were supposed to go last wekend but my nephew and hubby were still covid positive, so couldn't go. She had a wedding this weekend, so we missed her.
    Oct 16: 173.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Ok, now I need to get motivated - been over my sodium goal three days in a row AND two days in a row not drinking the water - gets me every time.
    Oct 17: 172.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 18: 172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 19: 172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 20: 171.4 ๐Ÿ˜ Finally! ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 21: 170.6 ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 22: 171.2 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ“ Started feeling crappy in the afternoon, got progressively worse - took a covid test - postive. โ˜น๏ธ Might be out of commission for a few days.
    Oct 23: 171
    Oct 24: 173.4 Sat on the couch all day again yesterday. Feeling crummy - ate all the wrong things. It's just temporary.
    Oct 25: 172.2 ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Feeling a little better - got a small walk in yesterday. Thank you all for your kind well wishes.
    Oct 26: 171.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 27: ๐Ÿ˜ 170.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Got in almost 11 miles yesterday on my fitbit; and my highest step date yet (26,830). I've only been over 25K a couple times this year. it felt wonderful this morning seeing the results on the scale. I've also been way under on my sodium goal which of course helps tremendously.
    Oct 28: 171.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Went over on my calorie goal, hit the cookies last night after I woke up in the middle of the night. Today will be a tough one too, but fun. My daughter and I are going to see Potted Potter - a parady on Harry Potter. As many of you know, I am a huge Harry Potter fan, so this will be a big treat. Going out for dinner afterwards. Expect an uptick tomorrow.
  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 250 Member
    Starting weight September 1: 141

    Goal weight for October: 132.8

    October 1: 136.2
    October 2: 137.0 I logged ๐Ÿ‘ Wow, my weight can really spike up quickly. On Sept 30 I was 134.8. Now 2.2 lbs higher. But this is not a surprise. On Sept 30 my mom took me out to lunch; and the mac & cheese was sooooo bad. I just had to go home and make mac & cheese to go with dinner, the proper way, with all the butter and flour and cream cheese and buttery bread crumb topping. And I ate too much of that mac & cheese. And then yesterday we had a long party with friends, and there was a ton of great food & wine. So I overdid it there. So, now back to the plan. My goal is to get back at daily logging & daily meeting my calorie goal, AND to drink lots of water. Cycle day 1 should be right about now too, so the weight could stay here or go up again. Just going to get back to the plan and try to stick with it from here!
    October 3: 137.0 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 4: 136.8 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 5: 135.2
    October 6: DNW
    October 7: 135.2 Had crazy crazy days both Thursday and Friday...
    October 8: 134.8
    October 9: 135.0 I've been super slack with logging. But I am signed up for my very first 5K tomorrow, so that's exciting. This will be a run/walk for me. For about a month I've been working on it and now I can run up to about 3-4 minutes intermittently with about 1-2 minutes walking, for about 25 minutes. I never believed I could run for 3 minutes straight, so this is a huge improvement. Hopefully I won't wake up sick or something (there is sickness going through the house.)
    October 10: 134.4 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 11: 134.6 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 12: 135.2 Awwww, I'm kinda disappointed.
    October 13: 136.0 -Sigh.-
    October 14: 135.8 Looks like today or tomorrow will by Cycle day 1... that seems to explain some things with my hunger and eating the last couple days and, uh, some moodiness, LOL! Perimenopause is interesting... I never know what's going on.
    October 15: 137.0
    October 16: 136.4
    October 17: 136.4
    October 18: 135.6 I logged ๐Ÿ‘. Could be worse, considering I haven't been logging and I keep eating too much. I keep getting hungry and eating over my calorie goal, and then I just throw in the towel. My goal for the rest of the month is to stop with that perfectionism and to keep logging even if I'm going to be way over on calories. Also, more protein in the early afternoon might help with my afternoon cravings.
    October 19: 134.6 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 20: 135.0 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 21: 134.8 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 22: 134.0
    October 23: 135.8 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 24: 134.4 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 25: 134.2 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 26: 134.2 Today and Sunday will be my challenges for the end of the month. MIL is serving us one of her big delicious dinners today, and Sunday we have a potluck plus a party. My goal for today is to enjoy MIL's dinner without going over my calorie goal, just logging with educated guesses from the database.
    October 27: 134.2 I logged ๐Ÿ‘ Yesterday I logged until dinner and saved as many calories as possible for dinner. Then at dinner I just tried not to overdo it.
    October 28: 133.8 Yes! I did a little dance by the scale this morning.
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  • ManifestingToday
    ManifestingToday Posts: 610 Member
    Hi, I'm a 50 yo married female, 5'6", and tired of looking and feeling like I do. Iโ€™m making changes to get out of the Obese category, to look good in my clothing, and to have confidence in public again.

    Heaviest Weight: 221 | Ultimate Goal Weight: 165
    Starting Weight Aug 2023: 212.7 | Sep 2023: 207.1 |

    October Goals:
    Lose 2 lbs. | Consistently log food | Bike &/or Treadmill 4 days a week | Aim for 7 hours sleep/day

    Oct 1: 205.5
    Oct 2: 206.4 - A bit more sodium yesterday, and a piece of Naan. It was good, I'm just paying for it.
    Oct 3: 205.4 - Going to try a different workout, and focus on me today.
    Oct 4: 204.9
    Oct 5: 204.6
    Oct 6: 205.4 - Sodium up last night, but this will go down again. Feeling good overall.
    Oct 7: 204.9
    Oct 8: 204.0 - I expected 2 lbs up this morning, so that might hit tomorrow. We splurged a bit yesterday.
    Oct 9: 205.4 - Yup.
    Oct 10: 206.1 - Ugh. I have been off my exercise game lately. Definitely time to get moving.
    Oct 11: 205.4
    Oct 12: 205.1 - I am prioritizing the workouts this week. I want this number to go down.
    Oct 13: 205.6
    Oct 14: 207.1 - I even waited a couple more hours before coffee/meds to weigh myself, hoping sleep would trim this down. But no. Salty yummy food, I love you, and I hate you.
    Oct 15: 207.8 - This morning I definitely about threw the scale. Some of this is week-before-cycle bloat (clothes are tight when they were great 2 days ago). Some I assume is still sodium related. The rest is that I dared stray from eating salad and chicken and the 10 foods I eat all the time. Tomorrow I will 100% be back on plan. Today I'm giving myself a damn break. I'm grumpy. I'm tired.
    Oct 16: 208.9 - This has to be water retention. I even worked out yesterday.
    Oct 17: 208.7
    Oct 18: 207.5
    Oct 19: 205.7 - No cycle, but at least the water retention is less. This round really damaged my mindset too. I felt afraid to post my weight, felt fake for posting because it just looks like I'm off plan when I wasn't. Just glad the number is better.
    Oct 20: 205.8 - couldn't shave that .1 no matter how many times I stepped on the scale. :D
    Oct 21: 205.8
    Oct 22: 205.5
    Oct 23: 206.8 Grr.
    Oct 24: 207.5 -- Some monthly/TMI stuff at work here. I b*tched all my adult years about a clockwork monthly cycle, but this menopause shtuff is for the birds. Either give me back my regular cycle or shut this down, please. I'm glad there isn't any chocolate/candy in this house (well, the unopened bag of harvest corn is still there), or this number would be much worse.
    Oct 25: 208.7
    Oct 26:206.5
    Oct 27: 205.3
    Oct 28: 204.1
    Oct 29:
    Oct 30:
    Oct 31:

    ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‚ ๐Ÿ
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    Just a friendly reminder to you all because I care about you. Please donโ€™t forget to schedule your mammograms and do your self-checks.

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    My name is Donna. I am 5โ€™ 5โ€ tall, 63 years old and from the Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250โ€™s; 240โ€™s; 230โ€™s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180โ€™s; 170's; 160's; 150โ€™s

    Starting Weight (from Sept 30th): 188.2
    Goal: 184.2 (Four lb Loss)
    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
    ********************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME******************************


    Weight in blue makes me blue because itโ€™s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because itโ€™s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


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    10/26-183.6-(Trend Weight [b185.9[/b])-

    10/27-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)- Iโ€™m having great difficulty with weigh-ins on Fridays. I get up at 6:15-6:30 to get my DGS ready for school and to the bus stop at 7:30. I chose that day to take my (once per week) new Fosamax medicine which I must take with 8-10 oz of water away from food or other meds. Since I lay back down at 8:00 am itโ€™s the perfect day to take it. If I could get my booty to bed earlier it would solve all the problems. I could just take meds immediately following a weigh in. However, I donโ€™t go to bed until 3 or 4 am every night so I am not tired on Thursday nights (which is why I lay back down.) If I weigh on Friday morn before I take the Fosamax and all the water, it is too close to the time I actually went to bed - Too close to my last liquids and/or snacks. If I take it when I get up from my morning nap, it is too close to the medication and the 8-10 oz of water. Sorry for the long explanation but if you find that I am not weighing on Fridays, youโ€™ll understand why. Never, under these circumstances, will my weigh-in reflect any actual progress so it may be best to just skip it since I feel it will always be inaccurate. With that being said, I will say that yesterday was a good day. Diet was on point, exercise was good. Strength training was accomplished. I feel good going into the weekend.

    10/28-183.4-(Trend Weight 185.5)- Scrolling back up and looking at my weights over the month, I can clearly see itโ€™s been a rocky month of ups and downs. I can see that I should have made much more progress. I am grateful for that which I have made, but there was room for improvement for sure. I did make my 4 lb loss goal (so far) but continue to โ€œdreamโ€ about the 6 or 8 that would be possible if I were more consistent. I know I could have done better. Will this knowledge and careful eye on my color-coded numbers help me in November? I hope so.


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  • StirredIntention
    StirredIntention Posts: 227 Member
    Monthly Habits:
    Log all my food ๐Ÿฅ™
    Work out 3x/week ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    8 glasses of water๐Ÿ’ง
    Self Care Activity ๐Ÿงถ

    Sept weightloss: 6.7 lb.
    Oct. Monthly goal: lose 2 pounds

    1: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงถforgot to check in yesterday but the month is off to a good start ๐Ÿงก
    2: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ง feeling great and taking the time to focus on how good I feel when I take better care of my body.
    3: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง
    4: ๐Ÿฅ™
    5: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง long day at work, but instead of vegging on the couch with a snack I did my skin care routine and called out an early night. Tomorrow is a new day.
    6: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ
    7: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ
    8: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’งI hit all of my goals today โค๏ธ A great weekend with the family
    9: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ hit all my goals today, even if my walk was interrupted by a sudden rainshower. Looking forward to fall activities and don't mind the rain as the trade off ๐ŸŽƒ
    10: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง late night of fall baseball and then target runs to prep my teen for homecoming. Definitely went too long without eating and then ate an oceans worth of fishsticks. Heading to bed and starting over tomorrow
    11:๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง
    12:๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ I will never not be humbled by a zumba class. I went to my second one today and man it was so fun, but I accidently looked in the mirror and I looked like an electrocuted jellyfish every time I waved my arms...
    13:๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ went over my calories and missed some goals, but the day was good despite it and I'm excited for a whole weekend free โค๏ธ
    14:๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    15: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿงถ
    16: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿงถ I'm celebrating 30 days of consistent tracking. I'm trying to focus on what things feel sustainable, and what can make my weightloss a long term change. I love the classes at the gym, and how much easier my mornings are when I meal prep. I like that I don't feel stuffed when I'm done eating and that I can tell the difference when I've drunk enough water. I'm looking forward to what I notice at day 60 ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰
    17: ๐Ÿฅ™
    18: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ
    19: ๐Ÿฅ™
    20: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ hit all my goals today and had a Halloween movie night with the kids ๐Ÿงก
    21: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    22: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ Today was the first big event I've gone to since I started calorie counting. I was worried because these often come with hours of snacking and then a big dinner and lots of desserts. Today had that, but I was able to pick what I wanted without feeling the urge to constantly go back for more. It felt like a personal victory to walk away feeling comfortable and not over stuffed.
    23: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    24: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ Last month I wore a favorite belt that was so snug I had to take it off half way through the day and stash it in my purse. Today I wore it and it was not only comfy but a little loose!
    25: ๐Ÿฅ™
    26: ๐Ÿฅ™
    27: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง over did it at a girl's night out with my sisters but had a blast. I feel full but not stuffed and I wasn't going back for a bunch, which is progress.
    28: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ went to the best spin class this morning ๐Ÿšฒ
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  • waxingturtle
    waxingturtle Posts: 34 Member
    SW: 255
    CW: 242
    GW: 231 By Christmas

    Oct 24: 245
    Oct 25: 244
    Oct 26: 244
    Oct 27: 242
    Oct 28: 243
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,397 Member
    edited October 2023
    Hello I'm Darlene and have been with this group for a few months now; my favorite support group on MFP. Retired, 63-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty).

    My goals for October๐Ÿ‚ :
    Lose 4 pounds (always my goal) - BUT I am only 6 pounds away from getting out of the obese category - so setting a stretch goal to get there by the end of the month. Usually if I announce something I do it so . . . .. fingers crossed. โš–๏ธ
    Hit my orignal 1,960 mile goal. I am on a mission to get 2,023 miles in 2023, when I first started my goal was 1,960 - a good year. When I realized that I would achieve this early changed it to 2,023. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ
    17K Steps daily ๐Ÿ‘ฃ
    Drink 6-8 Glasses of Water Daily ๐Ÿ’ฆ
    Strength Train 3 days a week ๐Ÿ’ช
    Tai Chi or Some Stretching exercise 1 day a week ๐Ÿง˜
    Log daily ๐Ÿ“
    Stay under my calorie range ๐Ÿฅ—
    Read daily ๐Ÿ“–
    Do something creative or fun daily ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    โš–๏ธ ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ

    Weight Loss to Date: 53.8 Pounds
    September Ending Weight: 174.2

    ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚Happy October!๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚

    Oct 1: ๐Ÿ˜ 173.8 A good start ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿฅ— ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 2: ๐Ÿ˜ 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 3: 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ The Hogwarts challenge that I am in has an assignment this week to run/jog for 20 minutes. It doesn't have to be in one session. Years ago, I did the Couch to 5K and jogged a 5k on my 50th birthday (a time when I was almost at my goal weight). I thought about doing that again, but when I tried earlier this year my knees couldn't take it. I thought I would try again when I lost 60 pounds - I'm not quite at 60, but close - I guess this was a sign that I should try again. Yesterday I did day one, and it was fun. Keeping my fingers crossed because I really did love it.
    Oct 4: 173.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 5: 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 6: ๐Ÿ˜173๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 7: ๐Ÿ˜172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 8: 172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐ŸŽฎ Happy with that - went out for a nice lunch, had a couple beers - it might be a day lag for the uptick - but happy that it stayed the same today.
    Oct 9: ๐Ÿ˜ 172 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Not a very good night sleep - couldn't fall asleep so go back up - read, knitted, played games on my phone - finally went to bed at 3:00AM, and back up 6:00AM. It's bingo night with Mom tonight so up later than usual - thinking I'll need to take a nap today - we'll see how that plays out on the scale tomorrow.
    Oct 10: 172 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“– ๐ŸŽฎ First day in forever I missed my calorie goal. Just a couple 100 over, but over just the same. It is my sister's birthday today - so had cake last night at bingo which put me over the top.
    Oct 11: ๐Ÿ˜  173.2 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ I guess Monday's overage, lack of sleep, and the fact that I was over on my sodium goal yesterday got me.
    Oct 12: 172.8 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 13: 172.8 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ–๏ธ
    Oct 14: ๐Ÿ˜171.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ–๏ธWell that was a nice surprise. It will probably be short lived. Going out to dinner tonight with the whole family. My sister was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the spring. She has finished her treatment and after surgery and three rounds of chemo - they think they got it all. Going out to celebrate. Going to Japenese Hibachi - am going to figure out this morning how to count it so that I can determine what I can eat for breakfast and lunch. Hoping to still stay under the calorie goal - but am sure the sodium will be over the top.
    Oct 15: 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“– Won't give myself a sad face - fully expected, but was a great night celebrating. Here is a picture of the family - Unfortunately missing Allyson, we were supposed to go last wekend but my nephew and hubby were still covid positive, so couldn't go. She had a wedding this weekend, so we missed her.
    Oct 16: 173.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Ok, now I need to get motivated - been over my sodium goal three days in a row AND two days in a row not drinking the water - gets me every time.
    Oct 17: 172.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 18: 172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 19: 172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 20: 171.4 ๐Ÿ˜ Finally! ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 21: 170.6 ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 22: 171.2 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ“ Started feeling crappy in the afternoon, got progressively worse - took a covid test - postive. โ˜น๏ธ Might be out of commission for a few days.
    Oct 23: 171
    Oct 24: 173.4 Sat on the couch all day again yesterday. Feeling crummy - ate all the wrong things. It's just temporary.
    Oct 25: 172.2 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Feeling a little better - got a small walk in yesterday. Thank you all for your kind well wishes.
    Oct 26: 171.4 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 27: ๐Ÿ˜ 170.4 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Got in almost 11 miles yesterday on my fitbit; and my highest step date yet (26,830). I've only been over 25K a couple times this year. it felt wonderful this morning seeing the results on the scale. I've also been way under on my sodium goal which of course helps tremendously.
    Oct 28: 171.4 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Went over on my calorie goal, hit the cookies last night after I woke up in the middle of the night. Today will be a tough one too, but fun. My daughter and I are going to see Potted Potter - a parady on Harry Potter. As many of you know, I am a huge Harry Potter fan, so this will be a big treat. Going out for dinner afterwards. Expect an uptick tomorrow.
    Oct 29: 170.4 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“– ๐ŸŽญ That's a pleasant surprise. I had a simple breakfast and lunch, both small calories, but high in protein so I could save room for dinner. Still went over the calories, it might show up tomorrow. I need to resist all temptation between today and Tuesday to try to get those last .2 pounds to reach my monthly 4 pound goal. I can do it! The play was really cute and funny. Very silly; is it something you would see more than once - absolutely not. Should you pay more than $40 a ticket, nope (we got them for free - my sister got them as a casino compensation to lure her into the casino). But, that being said I thoughly enjoyed myself. I realized I didn't take credit for getting to 1,960 miles that was in my monthly goals. Met that challenge on October 25! ๐Ÿ˜‰ I'm currently at 1,994 with a little over 28 miles to go.
  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 250 Member
    Starting weight September 1: 141

    Goal weight for October: 132.8

    October 1: 136.2
    October 2: 137.0 I logged ๐Ÿ‘ Wow, my weight can really spike up quickly. On Sept 30 I was 134.8. Now 2.2 lbs higher. But this is not a surprise. On Sept 30 my mom took me out to lunch; and the mac & cheese was sooooo bad. I just had to go home and make mac & cheese to go with dinner, the proper way, with all the butter and flour and cream cheese and buttery bread crumb topping. And I ate too much of that mac & cheese. And then yesterday we had a long party with friends, and there was a ton of great food & wine. So I overdid it there. So, now back to the plan. My goal is to get back at daily logging & daily meeting my calorie goal, AND to drink lots of water. Cycle day 1 should be right about now too, so the weight could stay here or go up again. Just going to get back to the plan and try to stick with it from here!
    October 3: 137.0 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 4: 136.8 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 5: 135.2
    October 6: DNW
    October 7: 135.2 Had crazy crazy days both Thursday and Friday...
    October 8: 134.8
    October 9: 135.0 I've been super slack with logging. But I am signed up for my very first 5K tomorrow, so that's exciting. This will be a run/walk for me. For about a month I've been working on it and now I can run up to about 3-4 minutes intermittently with about 1-2 minutes walking, for about 25 minutes. I never believed I could run for 3 minutes straight, so this is a huge improvement. Hopefully I won't wake up sick or something (there is sickness going through the house.)
    October 10: 134.4 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 11: 134.6 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 12: 135.2 Awwww, I'm kinda disappointed.
    October 13: 136.0 -Sigh.-
    October 14: 135.8 Looks like today or tomorrow will by Cycle day 1... that seems to explain some things with my hunger and eating the last couple days and, uh, some moodiness, LOL! Perimenopause is interesting... I never know what's going on.
    October 15: 137.0
    October 16: 136.4
    October 17: 136.4
    October 18: 135.6 I logged ๐Ÿ‘. Could be worse, considering I haven't been logging and I keep eating too much. I keep getting hungry and eating over my calorie goal, and then I just throw in the towel. My goal for the rest of the month is to stop with that perfectionism and to keep logging even if I'm going to be way over on calories. Also, more protein in the early afternoon might help with my afternoon cravings.
    October 19: 134.6 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 20: 135.0 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 21: 134.8 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 22: 134.0
    October 23: 135.8 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 24: 134.4 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 25: 134.2 I logged ๐Ÿ‘
    October 26: 134.2 Today and Sunday will be my challenges for the end of the month. MIL is serving us one of her big delicious dinners today, and Sunday we have a potluck plus a party. My goal for today is to enjoy MIL's dinner without going over my calorie goal, just logging with educated guesses from the database.
    October 27: 134.2 I logged ๐Ÿ‘ Yesterday I logged until dinner and saved as many calories as possible for dinner. Then at dinner I just tried not to overdo it.
    October 28: 133.8 Yes! I did a little dance by the scale this morning.
    October 29: 133.0
    October 30:
    October 31:
  • ManifestingToday
    ManifestingToday Posts: 610 Member
    Hi, I'm a 50 yo married female, 5'6", and tired of looking and feeling like I do. Iโ€™m making changes to get out of the Obese category, to look good in my clothing, and to have confidence in public again.

    Heaviest Weight: 221 | Ultimate Goal Weight: 165
    Starting Weight Aug 2023: 212.7 | Sep 2023: 207.1 |

    October Goals:
    Lose 2 lbs. | Consistently log food | Bike &/or Treadmill 4 days a week | Aim for 7 hours sleep/day

    Oct 1: 205.5
    Oct 2: 206.4 - A bit more sodium yesterday, and a piece of Naan. It was good, I'm just paying for it.
    Oct 3: 205.4 - Going to try a different workout, and focus on me today.
    Oct 4: 204.9
    Oct 5: 204.6
    Oct 6: 205.4 - Sodium up last night, but this will go down again. Feeling good overall.
    Oct 7: 204.9
    Oct 8: 204.0 - I expected 2 lbs up this morning, so that might hit tomorrow. We splurged a bit yesterday.
    Oct 9: 205.4 - Yup.
    Oct 10: 206.1 - Ugh. I have been off my exercise game lately. Definitely time to get moving.
    Oct 11: 205.4
    Oct 12: 205.1 - I am prioritizing the workouts this week. I want this number to go down.
    Oct 13: 205.6
    Oct 14: 207.1 - I even waited a couple more hours before coffee/meds to weigh myself, hoping sleep would trim this down. But no. Salty yummy food, I love you, and I hate you.
    Oct 15: 207.8 - This morning I definitely about threw the scale. Some of this is week-before-cycle bloat (clothes are tight when they were great 2 days ago). Some I assume is still sodium related. The rest is that I dared stray from eating salad and chicken and the 10 foods I eat all the time. Tomorrow I will 100% be back on plan. Today I'm giving myself a damn break. I'm grumpy. I'm tired.
    Oct 16: 208.9 - This has to be water retention. I even worked out yesterday.
    Oct 17: 208.7
    Oct 18: 207.5
    Oct 19: 205.7 - No cycle, but at least the water retention is less. This round really damaged my mindset too. I felt afraid to post my weight, felt fake for posting because it just looks like I'm off plan when I wasn't. Just glad the number is better.
    Oct 20: 205.8 - couldn't shave that .1 no matter how many times I stepped on the scale. :D
    Oct 21: 205.8
    Oct 22: 205.5
    Oct 23: 206.8 Grr.
    Oct 24: 207.5 -- Some monthly/TMI stuff at work here. I b*tched all my adult years about a clockwork monthly cycle, but this menopause shtuff is for the birds. Either give me back my regular cycle or shut this down, please. I'm glad there isn't any chocolate/candy in this house (well, the unopened bag of harvest corn is still there), or this number would be much worse.
    Oct 25: 208.7
    Oct 26:206.5
    Oct 27: 205.3
    Oct 28: 204.1
    Oct 29: 204.4 - I'm going to try to keep this or below. I'm happy I'm back to this number, but I really want to see 199 or less by the end of the year.
    Oct 30:
    Oct 31:

    ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‚ ๐Ÿ
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    edited October 2023
    Just a friendly reminder to you all because I care about you. Please donโ€™t forget to schedule your mammograms and do your self-checks.

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    My name is Donna. I am 5โ€™ 5โ€ tall, 63 years old and from the Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    250โ€™s; 240โ€™s; 230โ€™s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180โ€™s; 170's; 160's; 150โ€™s

    Starting Weight (from Sept 30th): 188.2
    Goal: 184.2 (Four lb Loss)
    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
    ********************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME******************************


    Weight in blue makes me blue because itโ€™s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because itโ€™s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    10/01-187.2-(Trend Weight 189.2)-

    10/02-187.0-(Trend Weight 189.0)-

    10/03-186.2-(Trend Weight 188.5)-

    10/04-186.6-(Trend Weight 188.5)-

    10/05-185.8-(Trend Weight 188.2)-

    10/06-188.0-(Trend Weight 188.2)-

    10/07-186.8-(Trend Weight 188.1)-

    10/08-186.2-(Trend Weight 187.9)-

    10/09-184.8-(Trend Weight 187.6)-

    10/10-183.2-(Trend Weight 187.1)-

    10/11-183.0-(Trend Weight 186.7)-

    10/12-185.0-(Trend Weight 186.6)-

    10/13-185.4-(Trend Weight 186.4)-

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    10/15-187.0-(Trend Weight 186.6)-

    10/16-184.6-(Trend Weight 186.4)-

    10/17-185.8-(Trend Weight 186.3)-

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    10/19-185.6-(Trend Weight 186.2)-

    10/20-185.0-(Trend Weight 186.2)-

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    10/22-185.6-(Trend Weight 186.2)-

    10/23-184.4-(Trend Weight 186.1)-

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    10/25-186.8-(Trend Weight 186.2)-

    10/26-183.6-(Trend Weight [b185.9[/b])-

    10/27-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

    10/28-183.4-(Trend Weight 185.5)- Scrolling back up and looking at my weights over the month, I can clearly see itโ€™s been a rocky month of ups and downs. Iโ€™ve made my goal of a 4 lb loss, but I can see that I should have made much more progress. I guess I am still โ€œdreamingโ€ of a 6 or 8 pound loss in a month which many consider โ€œnormalโ€ and โ€œdo-ableโ€ I am grateful for that which I have made, but there was definitely room for improvement for sure. Will this knowledge and careful eye on my color-coded numbers help me in November? I hope so.

    10/29-185.6-(Trend Weight 185.5)- Well, I did get a wrench thrown into yesterdayโ€™s plans. Dear Foodie Daughter ended up taking me out to dinner before I babysat DGS. It was nice of her but I am not a size 2 like her. Of course, she doesnโ€™t tell me what to order or whether to clean my plate so it ultimately falls on me and my habits. Boy oh boy, I still have a lot to change! Even more than Iโ€™d hoped. Itโ€™s a long and winding road, isnโ€™t it?

    10/30-xxxxx-(Trend Weight xxxxx)-
    10/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight xxxxx)-

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  • jm216
    jm216 Posts: 3,964 Member
    ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›Hello, Iโ€™m Jill. ๐ŸฅฐIโ€™m 53, 5โ€™7โ€ and I live in Michigan.

    My goals for October๐Ÿ‚ :
    โš–๏ธWeigh- in daily
    ๐Ÿ“Log daily
    ๐Ÿก Yardworkโ€”Fall clean up
    ๐Ÿ“ Log consistently
    ๐Ÿฆฎ๐ŸฆฎWalk and train puppies
    ๐Ÿฅ— Continue the high-protein, lower-carb, lower-fat plan- stay within calories

    Starting weight January 1st: 224.5
    January weight lost: 7.7 pounds
    February weight lost: 5 pounds
    March weight lost: 6 pounds
    April weight lost: 6.5 pounds
    May weight lost: 2.6 pounds
    June weight lost: 1.6 pounds
    July weight lost: 1.3 pounds
    August weight lost: up 1 pound
    September weight loss: 1.8 pounds
    2023 Weight lost through September is 25.9 pounds

    Weight loss goal for October: 2 pounds
    ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ›October๐Ÿ‚๐ŸŒป
    1: 199.7 Happy October 1stโ€ฆ here we go!โš–๏ธ๐Ÿ“
    2: 200.4 โš–๏ธOk...I've devised a plan to fight my inner snack monster >:)! I'm going to drink my snackiness away with water. Brilliant, right? I'm going to take my 32oz water jug and take a short walk when I get my salty cravings. Today is day 1! ;)
    3: 200.5โš–๏ธ
    4: 200.1โš–๏ธ
    5: 199 โš–๏ธ
    6: 197.9 โš–๏ธโ€ฆ snacking was under control!
    7: 199 with clothes
    8: 198.7 ๐ŸŽƒ
    9: 198.8 ๐ŸŽƒ Only one more pound to go to reach my October goal is losing 2 poundsโ€ฆ baby steps.
    10: 198.6 ๐ŸŽƒ
    11: 198.8 ๐ŸŽƒ
    12: 198.3 ๐ŸŽƒ
    13: 198.6 ๐ŸŽƒ
    14: 197.7 ๐Ÿฅณ hit my goal for October! ๐ŸŽƒ
    15: 198.7โ€ฆ๐Ÿ not too worried
    16: 199.2โ€ฆ back to simpler healthier dinners. Football food needs some adaptations as well.
    ๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ› Happy Monday friends! ๐Ÿ‘ป
    17: 200โ€ฆ๐Ÿ‘ป
    18: 199.4 ๐ŸŽƒ
    19: 199 ๐ŸŽƒ
    20: 198.3๐ŸŽƒ
    21: 198.4๐ŸŽƒ
    22: 199.6๐ŸŽƒ
    23: 199.6 My daughterโ€™s 19th birthday!
    23: 200.7
    24: 202.4 ๐Ÿง™โ€โ™€๏ธtime to reel things back in!!
    25: 201 ๐ŸŽƒ
    26: 201.4 ๐Ÿ‘ป
    27:
    28:
    29: Did not weigh. Attended cousinโ€™s wedding

    Jill
  • fourathomej
    fourathomej Posts: 4,413 Member
    'm Janice...54 yrs old, married 26 years with 4 kids, One 28 week old grandbaby and a small zoo :D I live in Edmonton.Alberta,Canada and I work for Hallmark. I am an avid cyclist...I love to walk, hike, spin class, BodyCombat and BodyPump. I sometimes teach spin classes at a friends gym. I also like to read+(audiobooks) and watch movies!!๐Ÿ˜
    9 year breast cancer survivor...Osteoarthritis in most of my joints...limited range of motion in my knees, but all bearable for now..
    Highest weight:197.6
    Goals:
    1. Following my Les Mills October calendar
    2. Yoga
    3. Tracking everything
    4. Journaling
    Oct 1 - 152.2 - Weight won't stay here :'( Big race yesterday - managed 2nd place out of 102 riders...was a bit chilly but it didn't rain so that was a bonus :disappointed: 5.
    2 - 153.2 - Always goes up as soon as I eat a normal meal :/
    3 - 153.8 - uuuhhgg - hate the week after races...
    4 - 154.1 - :s
    5 - 154 - :/
    6 - 153.6 - WHAT??? ๐Ÿคซ๐Ÿคซ
    7 - 11 - Started off super busy then ended up super sick...I am a wreck! Have had so many problems with my gallbladder - had it removed about a year ago along with 32 stones from my bile duct...but have had reoccurring stones...Choledocholithiasis off and on since...well I couldn't stop throwing up on Saturday and was rushed in for an ERCP procedure to remove more stones - this is the third time this year - but this time I had no warning signs...so done with my body...was home Sunday but not much help for dinner...my husband and kids did it all...with some direction ;);)
    12 - 153.4 - making new goals today...need to change up something ๐Ÿ˜ก
    13 - 153.6
    14 - 153.6 - Tried a new spin class today - power and flow - it was so fun...and wow๐Ÿ˜
    15 - 153.8 - :( 250 km bike today...brrrrrrr
    16 - 153 - from the bike yesterday...
    17 - 153.2 - uuuhhhggggg
    18 - 153.8 - whatever!! Out tonight - Robin Williams Tribute Comedy show!!!
    19 - 153.4 - This is my life - need to shift my mindset - just not sure how to do it!!!
    20 - 154 - sad face - I too self sabotage :( Today is our last motorcycle trip of the year...it's getting cold and snow is in the forecast for Sunday :s
    21 - 154.2 well....
    22 - 154
    23 - 153.8 - weird
    24 - 153.8 - hmmmmmmm
    25 - 154
    26 - 154.6 - oh yikes...
    27 - 154.8 - well...boy am I going to end higher then I started - all good I'm in acceptance land :D
    28 - 154.8 - Daughters birthday today...very glad she wants steaks and baked potato...
    29 - 155 - Ice cream cake
  • StirredIntention
    StirredIntention Posts: 227 Member
    Monthly Habits:
    Log all my food ๐Ÿฅ™
    Work out 3x/week ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    8 glasses of water๐Ÿ’ง
    Self Care Activity ๐Ÿงถ

    Sept weightloss: 6.7 lb.
    Oct. Monthly goal: lose 2 pounds

    1: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿงถforgot to check in yesterday but the month is off to a good start ๐Ÿงก
    2: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ง feeling great and taking the time to focus on how good I feel when I take better care of my body.
    3: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง
    4: ๐Ÿฅ™
    5: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง long day at work, but instead of vegging on the couch with a snack I did my skin care routine and called out an early night. Tomorrow is a new day.
    6: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ
    7: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ
    8: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’งI hit all of my goals today โค๏ธ A great weekend with the family
    9: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ hit all my goals today, even if my walk was interrupted by a sudden rainshower. Looking forward to fall activities and don't mind the rain as the trade off ๐ŸŽƒ
    10: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง late night of fall baseball and then target runs to prep my teen for homecoming. Definitely went too long without eating and then ate an oceans worth of fishsticks. Heading to bed and starting over tomorrow
    11:๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง
    12:๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ I will never not be humbled by a zumba class. I went to my second one today and man it was so fun, but I accidently looked in the mirror and I looked like an electrocuted jellyfish every time I waved my arms...
    13:๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ went over my calories and missed some goals, but the day was good despite it and I'm excited for a whole weekend free โค๏ธ
    14:๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    15: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿงถ
    16: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿงถ I'm celebrating 30 days of consistent tracking. I'm trying to focus on what things feel sustainable, and what can make my weightloss a long term change. I love the classes at the gym, and how much easier my mornings are when I meal prep. I like that I don't feel stuffed when I'm done eating and that I can tell the difference when I've drunk enough water. I'm looking forward to what I notice at day 60 ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰
    17: ๐Ÿฅ™
    18: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ
    19: ๐Ÿฅ™
    20: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ hit all my goals today and had a Halloween movie night with the kids ๐Ÿงก
    21: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    22: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ Today was the first big event I've gone to since I started calorie counting. I was worried because these often come with hours of snacking and then a big dinner and lots of desserts. Today had that, but I was able to pick what I wanted without feeling the urge to constantly go back for more. It felt like a personal victory to walk away feeling comfortable and not over stuffed.
    23: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ
    24: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿงถ Last month I wore a favorite belt that was so snug I had to take it off half way through the day and stash it in my purse. Today I wore it and it was not only comfy but a little loose!
    25: ๐Ÿฅ™
    26: ๐Ÿฅ™
    27: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง over did it at a girl's night out with my sisters but had a blast. I feel full but not stuffed and I wasn't going back for a bunch, which is progress.
    28: ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ went to the best spin class this morning ๐Ÿšฒ
    29: ๐Ÿฅ™ a rainy day with a sick kiddo. Thank goodness I love at the same time as grocery pick ups and Amazon lol
    30:
    31:
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,397 Member
    edited October 2023
    Hello I'm Darlene and have been with this group for a few months now; my favorite support group on MFP. Retired, 63-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty).

    My goals for October๐Ÿ‚ :
    Lose 4 pounds (always my goal) - BUT I am only 6 pounds away from getting out of the obese category - so setting a stretch goal to get there by the end of the month. Usually if I announce something I do it so . . . .. fingers crossed. โš–๏ธ
    Hit my orignal 1,960 mile goal. I am on a mission to get 2,023 miles in 2023, when I first started my goal was 1,960 - a good year. When I realized that I would achieve this early changed it to 2,023. ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ
    17K Steps daily ๐Ÿ‘ฃ
    Drink 6-8 Glasses of Water Daily ๐Ÿ’ฆ
    Strength Train 3 days a week ๐Ÿ’ช
    Tai Chi or Some Stretching exercise 1 day a week ๐Ÿง˜
    Log daily ๐Ÿ“
    Stay under my calorie range ๐Ÿฅ—
    Read daily ๐Ÿ“–
    Do something creative or fun daily ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    โš–๏ธ ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ

    Weight Loss to Date: 53.8 Pounds
    September Ending Weight: 174.2

    ๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚Happy October!๐ŸŽƒ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‚

    Oct 1: ๐Ÿ˜ 173.8 A good start ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿฅ— ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 2: ๐Ÿ˜ 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 3: 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ The Hogwarts challenge that I am in has an assignment this week to run/jog for 20 minutes. It doesn't have to be in one session. Years ago, I did the Couch to 5K and jogged a 5k on my 50th birthday (a time when I was almost at my goal weight). I thought about doing that again, but when I tried earlier this year my knees couldn't take it. I thought I would try again when I lost 60 pounds - I'm not quite at 60, but close - I guess this was a sign that I should try again. Yesterday I did day one, and it was fun. Keeping my fingers crossed because I really did love it.
    Oct 4: 173.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 5: 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 6: ๐Ÿ˜173๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 7: ๐Ÿ˜172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 8: 172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐ŸŽฎ Happy with that - went out for a nice lunch, had a couple beers - it might be a day lag for the uptick - but happy that it stayed the same today.
    Oct 9: ๐Ÿ˜ 172 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Not a very good night sleep - couldn't fall asleep so go back up - read, knitted, played games on my phone - finally went to bed at 3:00AM, and back up 6:00AM. It's bingo night with Mom tonight so up later than usual - thinking I'll need to take a nap today - we'll see how that plays out on the scale tomorrow.
    Oct 10: 172 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“– ๐ŸŽฎ First day in forever I missed my calorie goal. Just a couple 100 over, but over just the same. It is my sister's birthday today - so had cake last night at bingo which put me over the top.
    Oct 11: ๐Ÿ˜  173.2 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ I guess Monday's overage, lack of sleep, and the fact that I was over on my sodium goal yesterday got me.
    Oct 12: 172.8 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 13: 172.8 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ–๏ธ
    Oct 14: ๐Ÿ˜171.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ–๏ธWell that was a nice surprise. It will probably be short lived. Going out to dinner tonight with the whole family. My sister was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in the spring. She has finished her treatment and after surgery and three rounds of chemo - they think they got it all. Going out to celebrate. Going to Japenese Hibachi - am going to figure out this morning how to count it so that I can determine what I can eat for breakfast and lunch. Hoping to still stay under the calorie goal - but am sure the sodium will be over the top.
    Oct 15: 173.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“– Won't give myself a sad face - fully expected, but was a great night celebrating. Here is a picture of the family - Unfortunately missing Allyson, we were supposed to go last wekend but my nephew and hubby were still covid positive, so couldn't go. She had a wedding this weekend, so we missed her.
    Oct 16: 173.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Ok, now I need to get motivated - been over my sodium goal three days in a row AND two days in a row not drinking the water - gets me every time.
    Oct 17: 172.4 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 18: 172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 19: 172.6 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ช ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 20: 171.4 ๐Ÿ˜ Finally! ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 21: 170.6 ๐Ÿ˜ ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 22: 171.2 ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ“ Started feeling crappy in the afternoon, got progressively worse - took a covid test - postive. โ˜น๏ธ Might be out of commission for a few days.
    Oct 23: 171
    Oct 24: 173.4 Sat on the couch all day again yesterday. Feeling crummy - ate all the wrong things. It's just temporary.
    Oct 25: 172.2 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ—๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Feeling a little better - got a small walk in yesterday. Thank you all for your kind well wishes.
    Oct 26: 171.4 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ
    Oct 27: ๐Ÿ˜ 170.4 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Got in almost 11 miles yesterday on my fitbit; and my highest step date yet (26,830). I've only been over 25K a couple times this year. it felt wonderful this morning seeing the results on the scale. I've also been way under on my sodium goal which of course helps tremendously.
    Oct 28: 171.4 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿง˜ ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Went over on my calorie goal, hit the cookies last night after I woke up in the middle of the night. Today will be a tough one too, but fun. My daughter and I are going to see Potted Potter - a parady on Harry Potter. As many of you know, I am a huge Harry Potter fan, so this will be a big treat. Going out for dinner afterwards. Expect an uptick tomorrow.
    Oct 29: 170.4 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ“– ๐ŸŽญ That's a pleasant surprise. I had a simple breakfast and lunch, both small calories, but high in protein so I could save room for dinner. Still went over the calories, it might show up tomorrow. I need to resist all temptation between today and Tuesday to try to get those last .2 pounds to reach my monthly 4 pound goal. I can do it! The play was really cute and funny. Very silly; is it something you would see more than once - absolutely not. Should you pay more than $40 a ticket, nope (we got them for free - my sister got them as a casino compensation to lure her into the casino). But, that being said I thoughly enjoyed myself. I realized I didn't take credit for getting to 1,960 miles that was in my monthly goals. Met that challenge on October 25! ๐Ÿ˜‰ I'm currently at 1,994 with a little over 28 miles to go.
    Oct 30: 170.4 ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฃ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ“๐Ÿฅ— ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽฎ Bingo night with mom tonight, many will dress up for halloween, and they have fun activities tonight. I'm going to be a doctor, mom will wrap her head up in gauze and be my patient!