☘️🌷March Daily Logging and Weigh in Challenge🌷☘️

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  • StirredIntention
    StirredIntention Posts: 227 Member
    Hey friends! My name is B - I live with my husband and two kids and work in community mental health. I've never not struggled with my weight, so I'm focusing on long term habits so I can live a longer and more active life with my family.

    Monthly Habits:
    Log all my food 🥙
    Work out 3x/week 🏃‍♀️
    8 glasses of water💧
    Self Care Activity 🧶

    Sept weightloss: 6.7 lbs
    Oct weightloss: 3.1 lbs
    Nov weightloss: 2.3 lbs
    Dec weightloss: 2 lbs
    Jan weightloss: +1
    Feb weightloss: 1.8 lbs


    💚🍀💚🍀MARCH💚🍀💚🍀
    1: 🥙💧🧶
    2: 🥙💧🧶 Took the plunge and cut off about 8 inches of hair!
    3: 🥙💧🧶🏃‍♀️
    4: 🥙💧
    5: 🥙💧 I meal prep everything for the week and this week I made the mistake of making a little treat that might be nice to have as an afternoon pick me up. I made macaroons. They are delicious. Chewy. Sweet. Perfect. They are 170 calories for a tiny little cookie. After 3 days of "just one more" I'm popping those suckers in the freezer. At least it will slow me down...
    6: 🥙💧
    7: 🥙💧
    8: 🥙💧🧶 Never have I needed a Friday more
    9: 🥙💧🧶🏃‍♀️
    10: 🥙💧🧶🏃‍♀️
    11: 🥙💧🧶🏃‍♀️
    12: 🥙💧🧶
    13: 🥙💧🧶🏃‍♀️
    14: My little guy was in the ER all night for suspected appendicitis. We're home (appendix and all) but recovering from a very long night
    15: 🥙🧶
    16: 🥙🧶💧🏃‍♀️
    17: 🥙🧶💧
    18: 🥙🧶
    19: 🥙🧶💧
    20: 🥙🧶💧
    21: 🥙🧶💧
    22: 🥙🧶💧
    23: 🥙🧶💧
    24: 🥙🧶💧🏃‍♀️
    25: 🥙🧶💧 Can you believe it's almost April? I'm looking forward to Easter celebrations with family this weekend and my yearly failed attempts at gardening. Last year was the wild flower attempts that turned into a weed wall that then collapsed onto the sidewalk. This year we're trying sunflowers 🌻 🤞
    26: 🥙💧
  • judefit1
    judefit1 Posts: 1,053 Member
    Jude, 67 YO, 5' 2". Highest weight 165, lowest 115. Looking to change my relationship to food to one that's healthy and sustainable.
    March goals:
    * broaden my scope of healthy meals to include more substantial plant based recipes
    * continue to weigh/track/log as I did in Jan/Feb- it's working well for me
    * this is a big birthday month- enjoy all the celebrations, keep moderation in mind!
    SW: 134.2
    GW: 131ish

    week 1:
    3/1: 135.0
    3/2: 134.2
    3/3: 134.2
    3/4: 135.0
    3/5: 133.4
    3/6: 133.4
    3/7: 133.4

    week 2:
    3/8: 132.8
    3/9: 133.4
    3/10: 133.4
    3/11: 132.8
    3/12: 133.4
    3/13: 132.8
    3/14: 131.6

    week 3:
    3/15: 131.6
    3/16: 131.6
    3/17: 132.8
    3/18: 131.6
    3/19: 131.0
    3/20: 130.2
    3/21: 130.2

    week 4:
    3/22: 130.2
    3/23: 131.0 Friday night bump
    3/24: 130.2
    3/25: 131.4
    3/26: 131.0
    3/27: 130.0
    3/28:
    3/29:
    3/30:
    3/31:
  • judefit1
    judefit1 Posts: 1,053 Member
    @nwsocal : you look fantastic! And yes, I'll be back for April!
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,410 Member
    edited March 27
    @stirredintention I tried to grow wild flowers too - epic fail. Now we have these weeds that grown in that bed every year! I hope those sunflowers grow - such a beautiful flower. We switched to vegetable gardening when we retired - I'm much better at that - although most is in containers which I think is much easier.

    @deepwoodslady I agree it definitely gets tiring - but your persistence is the key to your success.
    You don't let those cold times win - you keep going until you have that breakthrough. That's what works for you - 75 pounds gone forever!
  • KountryKat
    KountryKat Posts: 130 Member
    I'm so excited to be back for March- hello to everyone! 😊 I'm Kat, 32, 5'1". I have 5 cats and live in the country. I think March will be cold and windy here, but I'm happy to be moving towards warmer days.
    Start Weight: 122.6 | Feb. Loss: 5.4lbs | Goal Weight: 100-110 (I'll know when I get closer and may switch to measurements)
    ☘️
    3/01: 117.0
    3/02: 117.2
    3/03: 116.8
    3/04: 117.2
    3/05: 116.6
    3/06: 117.0
    3/07: 116.8
    3/08: 116.4
    3/09: 115.8
    3/10: 116.6
    3/11: 117.0
    3/12: 117.2
    3/13: 116.6
    3/14: 116.2
    3/15: 116.2
    3/16: 115.8
    3/17: 116.0
    3/18: 116.6
    3/19: 116.4
    3/20: 116.2
    3/21: 115.8
    3/22: 115.0
    3/23: 115.0
    3/24: 115.4
    3/25: 115.8
    3/26: 116.2 I try not to be bitter, but it feels like a punch in the gut when you end the day way well under calories and exercised and *gain* the next morning. I can only keep going, but I might reserve the right to be a little melancholy today. 😔
    3/27: 116.4 The last 2 days have been <1000 calories (breakfast overnight oats, lunch orange, carrots, apple with peanut butter, snack low fat cottage cheese, dinner varies but is measured and tracked, drink lots of water throughout the day). Is it normal to fluctuate this much regardless of a good diet?
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
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    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 63 years old and from 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!
    250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


    This Challenge Starting Weight (from Feb 29th): 177.0
    Goal: 173.0 (Four lb Loss)
    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
    Total Lost/Gained this month: xxxxx


    **********************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME********************



    Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.


    03/01-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

    03/02-178.0-(Trend Weight 179.3)-

    03/03-178.2-(Trend Weight 179.2)-

    03/04-177.8-(Trend Weight 179.0)-

    03/05-177.4-(Trend Weight 178.9)-

    03/06-177.8-(Trend Weight 178.8)-

    03/07-177.4-(Trend Weight 178.7)-

    03/08-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

    03/09-178.8-(Trend Weight 178.8)-

    03/10-178.8-(Trend Weight 178.9)-

    03/11-179.6-(Trend Weight 179.2)-

    03/12-180.6-(Trend Weight 179.5)-

    03/13-180.4-(Trend Weight 179.7)-

    03/14-181.0-(Trend Weight 179.9)-

    03/15-181.2-(Trend Weight 180.3)-

    03/16-181.2-(Trend Weight 180.4)-

    03/17-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

    03/18-180.4-(Trend Weight 180.4)-

    03/19-179.4-(Trend Weight 180.3)-

    03/20-177.0-(Trend Weight 180.0)-

    03/21-180.6-(Trend Weight 180.0)-

    03/22-180.6-(Trend Weight 180.1)-

    03/23-182.2-(Trend Weight 180.3)-

    03/24-182.6-(Trend Weight 180.5)-

    03/25-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)-

    03/26-183.0-(Trend Weight 180.7)- I’m either red hot or ice cold in my journey. It gets tiring because it does mean losing the same pounds over and over before there is finally a breakthrough. Then the cycle starts again with the new numbers. It’s exhausting! I’m aiming for an exceptionally good day today.

    03/27-179.6-(Trend Weight 181.1)- I don’t think this weight will stick. I woke up yesterday feeling good and eating normally, but by late afternoon my tummy was making weird noises and I began to feel “off”. Last night I could not eat my dinner and ended up going to bed with just some “to-plan” snacks. My calorie and carb intake was pretty low overall. No sleep last night as I was up all night in the bathroom doing two of two things. Wow, I shed lots of water all night! I woke up today so tired but my tummy is definitely feeling better. I don’t know if it was a 24 hour stomach bug or food poisoning from the party Saturday. Several other people from the party ended up with the same symptoms. I hope today goes well.

    03/28-xxxxx-(Trend Weight xxxxx)-

    03/29-xxxxx-(Trend Weight xxxxx)-

    03/30-xxxxx-(Trend Weight xxxxx)-

    03/31-xxxxx-(Trend Weight xxxxx)-
  • ozdeelite
    ozdeelite Posts: 448 Member
    Hi all. Been away at my mums for Easter. Unfortunately my mumma feeds me sweets so my weight has gone back up to 107.6kg - not too bad considering and it’s still less than the start of March.

    March Start Weight 108.9kg
    Goal weight - 106

    1: 108.9kg
    2: 108.8kg
    3: 109.1kg
    4: 108.2kg
    5: 108.3kg
    6: 106.8kg 🥳
    7: 107.8 kg 👍
    8: 107.2kg 🥳
    9: moved house didn’t weigh myself. Exhausted
    10: 107.3 kg
    11: 107.7kg
    12: 107.5kg
    13: 106.2kg 👍
    14: 106.2 kg ⭐️
    15: 105.7kg 🔥
    16: 106.3kg not bad considering cheesecake consumption!
    17: 106.6kg
    18: 105.6kg ⭐️
    19: 106.6kg ok then.
    20: 107.3kg
    21: 106.2kg 👍
    22: 105.6kg
    23 : 106.6
    24: 106.9kg
    25: 106.7kg
    26: away at mums
    27: : away at mums
    28: 107.6kg
  • judefit1
    judefit1 Posts: 1,053 Member
    Jude, 67 YO, 5' 2". Highest weight 165, lowest 115. Looking to change my relationship to food to one that's healthy and sustainable.
    March goals:
    * broaden my scope of healthy meals to include more substantial plant based recipes
    * continue to weigh/track/log as I did in Jan/Feb- it's working well for me
    * this is a big birthday month- enjoy all the celebrations, keep moderation in mind!
    SW: 134.2
    GW: 131ish

    week 1:
    3/1: 135.0
    3/2: 134.2
    3/3: 134.2
    3/4: 135.0
    3/5: 133.4
    3/6: 133.4
    3/7: 133.4

    week 2:
    3/8: 132.8
    3/9: 133.4
    3/10: 133.4
    3/11: 132.8
    3/12: 133.4
    3/13: 132.8
    3/14: 131.6

    week 3:
    3/15: 131.6
    3/16: 131.6
    3/17: 132.8
    3/18: 131.6
    3/19: 131.0
    3/20: 130.2
    3/21: 130.2

    week 4:
    3/22: 130.2
    3/23: 131.0 Friday night bump
    3/24: 130.2
    3/25: 131.4
    3/26: 131.0
    3/27: 130.0
    3/28: 130.0
    3/29:
    3/30:
    3/31:
  • judefit1
    judefit1 Posts: 1,053 Member
    edited March 28
    @KountryKat
    The last 2 days have been <1000 calories (breakfast overnight oats, lunch orange, carrots, apple with peanut butter, snack low fat cottage cheese, dinner varies but is measured and tracked, drink lots of water throughout the day). Is it normal to fluctuate this much regardless of a good diet?

    Those are all really healthy foods, but if you go too low on your calories, your metabolism slows down to protect your organs. I'm not sure what your goal is, but it may help to read some good sources like Harvard and Stanford, who both have great websites regarding diet planning. Most good sources don't recommend less than 1200 calories/day for weight loss. I know it's hard- I've been there too :-)
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,410 Member
    @deepwoodslady and @lifechanges2day Hope you are both feeling better today.
  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 250 Member
    Hi All,

    This is my 7th month with this group! I'm 5'2" and I've just hit my target weight of around 124 lbs. One of my goals at this point is to lose maybe 2 more pounds or so and figure out what my maintenance weight range should be. Another goal is to start running again.

    Original starting weight: 160 lbs
    Goal for March: 122.0 lbs ?

    March 1: DNW. I'm sick! I feel terrible. I am not going to weigh or log until I feel better.
    March 2: 122.6 ☘️ I logged. I was very sick yesterday and the previous day, and didn't eat very much. Today I am feeling a little bit better.
    March 3: 121.8 ☘️ I logged. Well I think my weight loss is because of my sickness, and I would like to stop losing at this point. I logged yesterday and my calorie intake was a little under goal but not super low. I'm going to increase my calories a bit. I am getting better but still sick. I am looking forward to getting better and getting back to routine, getting to my March goal of exercising, and also eating more than just chicken noodle soup and juice!

    March 4: 123.2 ☘️ I logged. Feeling better and I definitely have my appetite back.
    March 5: 123.4
    March 6: 123.2 ☘️ I logged
    March 7: 123.2
    March 8: 125.0
    March 9: 123.8 ☘️ I logged
    March 10: 124.2
    March 11: 125.2
    March 12: 125.8 ☘️ I logged. This is a very tough week for me to be trying to log and maintain my weight... But I'm going to have to commit to logging & hitting my calorie goal daily for the rest of the week because the number on the scale sure is gong up fast. I haven't yet decided what the lower end of my maintenance range should be, but I have decided the upper end is 124.8.
    March 13: 125.6
    March 14: 126.4
    March 15: 127.8
    March 16: 127.2
    March 17: 127.0
    March 18: 127.8
    March 19: 126.8 ☘️ I logged
    March 20: 126.4
    March 21: 127.0 ☘️ I logged
    March 22: 126.6 ☘️ I logged. I've been MIA, but I have been keeping up with my daily weights. The last couple weeks have been unusual for many reasons; now I'm ready to get back to it and get back to my goal weight. Logging was skimpy and my weight's been all over the place; so my goal for the rest of March is to just log daily. Forget the original goal of 122; I just need to log daily and get back to the goal zone.
    March 23: 125.0 ☘️ I logged
    March 24: 125.6
    March 25: 126.4
    March 26: 125.2
    March 27: 124.8
    March 28: 123.8 I'm glad to be back in my goal zone.
    March 29:
    March 30:
    March 31:
  • KountryKat
    KountryKat Posts: 130 Member
    I'm so excited to be back for March- hello to everyone! 😊 I'm Kat, 32, 5'1". I have 5 cats and live in the country. I think March will be cold and windy here, but I'm happy to be moving towards warmer days.
    Start Weight: 122.6 | Feb. Loss: 5.4lbs | Goal Weight: 100-110 (I'll know when I get closer and may switch to measurements)
    ☘️
    3/01: 117.0
    3/02: 117.2
    3/03: 116.8
    3/04: 117.2
    3/05: 116.6
    3/06: 117.0
    3/07: 116.8
    3/08: 116.4
    3/09: 115.8
    3/10: 116.6
    3/11: 117.0
    3/12: 117.2
    3/13: 116.6
    3/14: 116.2
    3/15: 116.2
    3/16: 115.8
    3/17: 116.0
    3/18: 116.6
    3/19: 116.4
    3/20: 116.2
    3/21: 115.8
    3/22: 115.0
    3/23: 115.0
    3/24: 115.4
    3/25: 115.8
    3/26: 116.2
    3/27: 116.4 The last 2 days have been <1000 calories (breakfast overnight oats, lunch orange, carrots, apple with peanut butter, snack low fat cottage cheese, dinner varies but is measured and tracked, drink lots of water throughout the day). Is it normal to fluctuate this much regardless of a good diet?
    3/28: 116.0 A little better today. I played some Ring Fit for the Switch last night and it kicked my butt so I’ll have to turn down the difficulty, but it was a lot of fun and I think I’ll try to play a few times a week.

    @judefit1 : Thank you for the support! I agree that my body does better when I add calories for a few days, but then the progress stops which makes me cut again. The information out there is owerwhelming-I feel like I need a PhD in weight loss! But I probably should start diving in to some articles and learning more. I’m definitely a perfectionist, which isn’t realistic, but I’d like to drop about 10 more lbs and fit into my wardrobe again and then focus on toning. I appreciate the solidarity, this is an emotional journey for us all! 💚
  • ozdeelite
    ozdeelite Posts: 448 Member
    March Start Weight 108.9kg

    Goal weight - 106

    1: 108.9kg
    2: 108.8kg
    3: 109.1kg
    4: 108.2kg
    5: 108.3kg
    6: 106.8kg 🥳
    7: 107.8 kg 👍
    8: 107.2kg 🥳
    9: moved house didn’t weigh myself. Exhausted
    10: 107.3 kg
    11: 107.7kg
    12: 107.5kg
    13: 106.2kg 👍
    14: 106.2 kg ⭐️
    15: 105.7kg 🔥
    16: 106.3kg not bad considering cheesecake consumption!
    17: 106.6kg
    18: 105.6kg ⭐️
    19: 106.6kg ok then.
    20: 107.3kg
    21: 106.2kg 👍
    22: 105.6kg
    23 : 106.6
    24: 106.9kg
    25: 106.7kg
    26: away at mums
    27: : away at mums
    28: 107.6kg
    29: 107.1kg
  • StirredIntention
    StirredIntention Posts: 227 Member
    Hey friends! My name is B - I live with my husband and two kids and work in community mental health. I've never not struggled with my weight, so I'm focusing on long term habits so I can live a longer and more active life with my family.

    Monthly Habits:
    Log all my food 🥙
    Work out 3x/week 🏃‍♀️
    8 glasses of water💧
    Self Care Activity 🧶

    Sept weightloss: 6.7 lbs
    Oct weightloss: 3.1 lbs
    Nov weightloss: 2.3 lbs
    Dec weightloss: 2 lbs
    Jan weightloss: +1
    Feb weightloss: 1.8 lbs


    💚🍀💚🍀MARCH💚🍀💚🍀
    1: 🥙💧🧶
    2: 🥙💧🧶 Took the plunge and cut off about 8 inches of hair!
    3: 🥙💧🧶🏃‍♀️
    4: 🥙💧
    5: 🥙💧 I meal prep everything for the week and this week I made the mistake of making a little treat that might be nice to have as an afternoon pick me up. I made macaroons. They are delicious. Chewy. Sweet. Perfect. They are 170 calories for a tiny little cookie. After 3 days of "just one more" I'm popping those suckers in the freezer. At least it will slow me down...
    6: 🥙💧
    7: 🥙💧
    8: 🥙💧🧶 Never have I needed a Friday more
    9: 🥙💧🧶🏃‍♀️
    10: 🥙💧🧶🏃‍♀️
    11: 🥙💧🧶🏃‍♀️
    12: 🥙💧🧶
    13: 🥙💧🧶🏃‍♀️
    14: My little guy was in the ER all night for suspected appendicitis. We're home (appendix and all) but recovering from a very long night
    15: 🥙🧶
    16: 🥙🧶💧🏃‍♀️
    17: 🥙🧶💧
    18: 🥙🧶
    19: 🥙🧶💧
    20: 🥙🧶💧
    21: 🥙🧶💧
    22: 🥙🧶💧
    23: 🥙🧶💧
    24: 🥙🧶💧🏃‍♀️
    25: 🥙🧶💧 Can you believe it's almost April? I'm looking forward to Easter celebrations with family this weekend and my yearly failed attempts at gardening. Last year was the wild flower attempts that turned into a weed wall that then collapsed onto the sidewalk. This year we're trying sunflowers 🌻 🤞
    26: 🥙💧
    27: 🥙💧
    28: 🥙🧶💧
  • judefit1
    judefit1 Posts: 1,053 Member
    Jude, 67 YO, 5' 2". Highest weight 165, lowest 115. Looking to change my relationship to food to one that's healthy and sustainable.
    March goals:
    * broaden my scope of healthy meals to include more substantial plant based recipes
    * continue to weigh/track/log as I did in Jan/Feb- it's working well for me
    * this is a big birthday month- enjoy all the celebrations, keep moderation in mind!
    SW: 134.2
    GW: 131ish

    week 1:
    3/1: 135.0
    3/2: 134.2
    3/3: 134.2
    3/4: 135.0
    3/5: 133.4
    3/6: 133.4
    3/7: 133.4

    week 2:
    3/8: 132.8
    3/9: 133.4
    3/10: 133.4
    3/11: 132.8
    3/12: 133.4
    3/13: 132.8
    3/14: 131.6

    week 3:
    3/15: 131.6
    3/16: 131.6
    3/17: 132.8
    3/18: 131.6
    3/19: 131.0
    3/20: 130.2
    3/21: 130.2

    week 4:
    3/22: 130.2
    3/23: 131.0
    3/24: 130.2
    3/25: 131.4
    3/26: 131.0
    3/27: 130.0
    3/28: 130.0
    3/29: 130.0
    3/30:
    3/31:

    C'mon, 129.9- where are you?
  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,410 Member
    Hello I'm Darlene. Retired, 63-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty). I have been on this weight loss journey since January 2023. I found MFP in March and this group in April. Almost a year with some of these amazing people. 💖I wouldn't be where I am today without this group (along with a couple other challenges I am in); I am so thankful for their support and accountability. 💖

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    My Goals for March

    ⚖️ Lose 4 pounds (always my goal), but happy with any loss
    👣 17k Steps Daily with one day of rest
    📝 Log Daily
    🥗 Stay under my calorie range
    💪 Strength Train 3 days per week
    🧘‍♀️ Tai Chi or Yoga 1 day per week
    🫀 Aerobics 3 days per week
    💦 6+ glasses of water

    👣 📝 🥗 💪 🧘‍♀️ 🫀💦


    Highest Weight 228

    SW Dec: 228 | Jan: 217 | Feb: 212 | Mar: 207.6 | Apr 200.2 | May 194.8 | Jun: 189.6 | Jul: 187.4 | Aug: 179.8 | Sept: 174.2 | Oct: 169.6 | Nov 164.6 | Dec 164 | Jan 159.8 | Feb 156.8

    March starting weight: 156.8

    🍃🪁 MARCH 🪁🍃
    March 01: 156.4 😁 👣 📝 💪 💦 Busy day yesterday. For Christmas my husband makes a Daddy-Do list for Allyson. This year she wanted to convert her coat closet into a pantry. We got that done yesterday. I spent the day handing tools (kind of felt like a dental hygenist- LOL). In the down time, I helped her with her taxes. Spent most of the day there, had take-out for lunch. I did get my walk in before we went, and did a strength train session when we got home. I am tracking differently this month, so I went over my calorie limit a little if I don't count my exercise. Was happy with the scale today.
    March 2: 156.8 👣 📝 🫀💦Quiet day yesterday. Made some chili for dinner, the uptick is probably sodium. Figuring out this new tracking, it is really hard to stay under without my exercise. But I'll give it a try for a week to see how things go. I was very hungry, and had a protein bar late in the day which put me over.
    March 3: 156.8 👣 📝 🥗 💪💦 Nice Saturday. Started the day with a 3 mile walk at our favorite trail. Started to sprinkle a little as we finished. It was kind of refreshing. Make a wonderful pot of chicken soup (I just love soup), and homemade bread for dinner. Cut back on the salt - it was delicious. I watched an episode of Skin Tight last night - don't ask me why - but I couldn't change the channel. It was so scary. Loose skin was/is a really big fear for me. I guess I came away feeling pretty good - as mine is NOWHERE near what they are experiencing and my hubby was wonderful - telling me I look fabulous!
    March 4: 156.8 👣 📝 🥗🫀💦 It was a beautiful weekend in Connecticut, warm and sunny. Spent a lot of time outside enjoying the sunshine. It had a very busy week - of doing nothing! Don't know where the time goes - but life is just flying by.
    March 5: 156 😁 👣 📝 🥗 💪 💦Another nice day in Connecticut, got in a 4-mile walk in the morning instead of our usual 3-miles. Bingo night with Mom - and didn't munch on any of the NUMEROUS snacks that they put on the table. Didn't win (I rarely do), but a good night. Mom was in good spirits - although gets quite frustrated when she doesn't win.
    March 6: 155.6 😁 📝 🥗 🧘‍♀️ 🫀💦 I gave myself a smile for the weight loss, but it was a sad day. A colleague from my old work place passed away. Heart attack at 50; he was one of those that you just had to love. Quirky, a wonderful sense of humor, treated everyone with respect, hardworking, and was so appreciative of anything you did for him. He will be missed on this earth by all who knew him.
    March 7: 155.4 😁 👣 📝 🥗 💪 💦 Don't know where the day went yesterday - just flew by. We got our outside walk in before the raindrops, which was nice. Then before I knew it the day was over. Life is just "March"ing by and I'm try to catch up. Today I will focus on what I am doing instead of letting life just plass me buy.
    March 8: 154.8 😁👣 📝 🥗🫀💦 I'm doing the hard 75 challenge, in the challenge you are supposed to take a selfie every day. I just wanted to point out how important it is to take these on throughout your weight loss journey. I NEVER took pictures of myself. It was really hard to find a before picture. In the beginning of my journey I also didn't take any. Those around me (and myself) didn't see much difference because I've been taking it off real slow and they (and I) saw me every day. It wasn't until 50 pounds lost that l did an after picture. Please take pictures of yourself as you go through this process (you only have to share them with yourself) - It was so nice to see the difference and to know that all this hard work was actually working and noticable.
    Mar 9: 154.8 👣 📝 🥗 💪 💦
    Mar 10: 154.2 😁👣 📝 🥗🫀💦Yesterday was our monthly visit to see Greg's 90+ year old cousin. Gone most of the day - but couldn't sleep the night before so got up at 3AM and jumped on the treadmill - at least I go my steps in. We eat out - so expected a up-tick today due to the sodium and lack of water while there - but I drank it all when we got home, so think that worked. I ate a very small dinner and made it under my calorie goal.
    Mar 11: 154.2📝 🥗 💪 💦 Missed my step goal, got up in the middle of the night, couldn't sleep and had a snack. It has been logged - determined to work it off today (or eat light). I don't want to jeopardize my success the past week. I can do it!
    Mar 12: 154.2 👣 📝 🥗🫀💦 I'm ok with hanging out at this number - but three days is enough. Time to make it move today (in the right direction) I didn't make it to Bingo with Mom last night - started out and then about 10 miles in there was a tree that fell across the road - couldn't get past it. I live on the other side of the Connecticut River from my Mom, and there not too many bridges that cross it. The tree fell on my side of the river - so would add another 40 minutes to my already hour drive to get there. I went home!
    Mar 13: 154.4 👣 📝 🥗 💪 💦 Should have kept my mouth quiet. But I kind of figured it would go up a little. Made this delicious beef vegetable soup - and the sodium gets me every time. But I live soup and needed to clean out all the veggies in the fridge. It's temporary!
    Mar 14: 154.2 👣 📝 🥗🫀💦 There is that number again! 😆 Got our seedlings planted yesterday. Beautiful weather - hope it stays for a long time!
    Mar 15: 154.2 👣 📝 🥗 💪💦 Tough day yesterday - hit the chips in the afternoon - but pulled myself together and ended the day strong. Had a light dinner instead of what I had planned to make it under - but nutritionally not the best day.
    Mar 16: 154.2 👣 📝 🥗🫀 💦 And there it is again!
    Mar 17: 🍀😁153.2 👣 📝 🥗 💪💦 Happy Saint Patrick's Day! And there was the woosh I was looking for. I didn't do anything different - so I guess the persistance just finally paid off. Did take a hike in a new place. We have done the lower part of this trail when I first started walking - but it get's real steep and climbs up a small mountain (ok a hill) so we turned around. Yesterday we decided to do it. According to my garmin we ascented 432 feet! Here's Monty and me at the covered bridge at the bottom of the trail - it crosses the Salmon River. I'm beat as this is as we completed the 3 miles.
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    Mar 18: 153😁 👣 📝 🥗 🧘‍♀️ 🫀💦 Just another quiet day at home - took a walk in AM and hung around the house the rest of the day. I have been on a motivation roll lately and it shows on the scale. I have tracked and stayed under my calorie range every day in March. I wondered why - then it hit me. I haven't had any social situations in March. No out to dinner, no parties, no trips, even missed Bingo a couple weeks. Just plain day to day life - kind of boring - but I'll take it this month. I got in a yoga workout yesterday (not my favorite) and a 10 minute cardio.
    This was a fun one that someone on my Biggest Loser Team suggested. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vTTXIqUbJM
    Mar 19: 154.2 👣 🥗 💪 💦 Salty day, over on my calorie goal, brownie at Bingo put me back to that number again. Today will be a hard day - going to a funeral this morning; my best friend's sister passed away so will be away all day. Going to jump on the treadmill before we go, but getting my step goal may be a stretch today.
    Mar 20: 153.4 👣 📝 🥗🫀💦 Got home earlier than we thought, so we took a nice 3 mile walk down the Airline Trail - Monty was happy. Had lunch at the funeral and made some good and some not so good choices. The dinner side was the good - a small piece of chicken, a small piece of roast beef (they were swimming in sauce), about a 1/4 cup of rice and the salad. BUT the dessert - I did take a half slice of carrot cake. Drank a lot of water - and had a light dinner at home. Was happy to see a decrease today.
    Mar 21: 154 👣 📝 💪 💦Tough day yesterday. Even though I met my step goal, it was all inside. Monty went for a grooming so was away all morning - we thought we would go when he got home. But, he was so nervous from the grooming that he had diarrhea so we didn't go. Then we got subway for dinner, not a bad thing - just salty. But then I guess that wasn't as satifying as a good piece of protein and some veggies because when I went to be I was hungry. Couldn't sleep because my tummy was grumbling. Got up and ate, and not good things. I'm still on track for my weekly calorie goal - but need to rail it in to meet it.
    Mar 22: 153👣 📝 🥗 🫀💦 Got back on track today. In my Biggest Loser Challenge someone shared an article on Intermittent Fasting (which I have kind of been doing). It was kind of scary. Then another suggested a protein snack later at night. I am going to start doing that. I often wake up hungry and usually just suffer through it. Giving up that eight hour window and adding a healthy snack before bedtime might help. The key will be to remember to save room in the calories during the day. Didn't get my outside walk in, the wind was just crazy yesterday - combined with the cold make for a yucky day. Spent my exercise on the treadmill - binge watching Call the Midwife. Here is the article if anyone wants to read.
    https://newsroom.heart.org/news/8-hour-time-restricted-eating-linked-to-a-91-higher-risk-of-cardiovascular-death
    Mar 23: 153.4 👣 📝 🥗🫀💦 A little scare yesterday. On Wednesday Monty got his hair-cut. At the very end of the cut he had diarrhea and they couldn't finish his grooming (he goes back tomorrow). We started out on our walk, and Monty went to do his business and there was blood in his stool. Took the sample and stopped at the vet on the way home. Luckily they could get him in right away - nothing appeared abnormal - but they put him on antibotics and probiotics. On a Chicken and Rice diet for the next few days. If things don't improve we'll need to bring him back for more testing - hoping it is just another case of upset tummy.
    Mar 24: 153.8 👣 📝 🥗 🫀💦 A yucky rainy day yesterday. Cleaned the house, spent time on the treadmill, made a salty soup.

    Mar 25: DNW 👣 📝 🥗 💪💦 I didn't weigh this morning. Didn't want to see it. Although I met my calorie limit - very salty day - WAY over my sodium goal. Will give it one more day to get on the scale to adjust back to normal. The only reason I made my calorie goal was that worked my behind off to make up for the extra that I ate. Back to normal today - leaving the extra space for the goodies tonight on the Bingo table.

    Mar 26: 154.2 👣 📝 🥗 🫀💦 Got on the scale - as I suspected; need to pull it together this week if I even have a shot at my 4 pound goal. But I have done it before, so I am going to try! I was very close to that 4 pounds a few days ago so hoping that I'll get a woosh and get there. Yesterday was a nice day - got a great walk in the AM, and then did some grocery shopping, watched a little tv, read some of my book. Greg joined me for a HOUR long cardio session (YestoNext - so low impact and a little slower than some) - which got me step count done. Didn't even need to jump on the treadmill. Bingo night with Mom and sisters - didn't win (I usually don't), but my older sister won $250 and mom won the $10 doorprize. I had a couple jelly beans (tracked them), but overall not a huge junk food night.

    Mar 27: 153.6 👣 📝 🥗 💪 🧘‍♀️ 💦 Went to the eye doctor yesterday, good visit. Still no regular glasses, but instead of my cheaters - I'm getting a pair of perscription reading glasses. Probably just a gimic to get be to buy - but supposedly they will be a lot better. The only problem is that I have my cheaters all over the house - some by the couch to read, some by the computer, some in my purse, some with my bingo stuff - So - with that being said - will I really just wear my prescription? - I highly doubt it; probably a total waste of $. Going out with the sisters tonight - we are planning our Easter Dinner for the weekend after Easter. Allyson has to work on Easter, and my Nephew is on a cruise with his fiance this week - so working around their schedules.

    Mar 28: 153.2 👣 📝 🥗 🫀💦 Nice night out, actually ate before I went to visit - then skipped the junk food. Other than that a quiet day. Today will be rainy, so will have to use the treadmill to get in my steps. I have a lot of shows that I have been recording that I have to catch up on - so won't be too bad.

    Mar 29: 152.8 😁 👣 📝 🥗 💪💦 Woo Hoo - I made it; the first smile since Mar 18, and met my 4 pound goal. I don't give myself a smile unless I get below my lowwest spot. Now the trick will be to keep it here. Luckily not celebrating the holiday this weekend - so hoping I can hang on.

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    @deepwoodslady How much longer do you have for your reno? It will be all worth it when you are done. Greg and I watch all those renovation shows on HGTV. The homes are beautiful when they are done. We have been looking to downsize our home for a long time. But all the smaller homes in our area are older and need a LOT of work. We know we couldn't do all the work ourselves to renovate one and if we hire someone it will cost just as much as what we could get for our house (and of course Greg would say - "I could do better"). So we keep looking - for that house that someone else renovated and is now leaving - but it's been 4 years of looking and everything that fits the marks gets snatched up quick and for a pretty penny. Someday! - And by the way glad to hear that you are feeling better.

    @judefit - Don't you just love the tease?

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