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100 day Challenge July 19 – October 26.24

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  • iradi8
    iradi8 Posts: 669 Member
    @looneycatblue and @Lilylady3k Nothing more motivating than to see that scale go down consistently. Inspiring!
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,799 Member
    edited August 19
    @iradi8

    Happy Birthday!!!!!

    And btw, me too on being motivated by seeing a drop on the scale : - )
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,799 Member
    Lilylady3k wrote: »
    @looneycatblue & @dawnbgethealthy - Last night was challenging ... I stuck with my 1-2 glass rule but DH opened 2 bottles of wine. I had 1 glass from each (not big pours) and he polished off the rest thinking that I had gone back for seconds on each bottle. I switched to water after the 2nd glass. SIGH It was one of those nights.

    How are you two doing on your AF days per week?

    I am definitely doing better than last month, I had 5AF days this past week, 9 altogether for the month so far. I notice a huge change in my belly size each day that I don't drink the day before, it changes what I wear because I am less bloated. I also have more energy the next day and feel sharper in the brain. Going to aim for 16AF days for the month even though I had only one each of the first 2 weeks.
    Cutting back makes me enjoy it more when I have it, but also makes me feel it more the next day. Easy to not realize how it is affecting me when I have one or two per night and it becomes normalized.
  • DarinGettingFitNow
    DarinGettingFitNow Posts: 419 Member
    Hi, Folks! My name is Darin, and this is my 3rd 100 days challenge (non-consecutive). I do better when I am obligated to post daily – it really makes a difference for me – and I love the community aspect. I’m looking forward to another great 100d!

    Starting Weight: 159.2
    Day 01--07/19 – 159.2 My company was affected by the Crowdstrike problem. I spent all day on hold with IT. My computer is finally working, but it’s after an entire wasted day. Note to self: next time there’s a system-wide failure, just leave the computer and do something fun instead. It wasn’t worth hanging around my work computer, looking at messages come in. I could have had a nice day of paint-by-numbers! Well, that’s my weekend.
    Day 02—07/20 – 158.6 Happy Weekend! I hope y’all are doing well. I’m so glad to have some time to relax and putter around the house. Also in charge of dinner for tonight, so will try to come up with something satisfying but healthy.
    Day 03—07/21 –159.6 mixed results for last night. I made a kung pao chicken noodle dish which turned out very good, but I also baked cookies which were not part of the plan. So four cookies later, I had nulled out any positivity from the dinner.
    Day 04—07/22 –159.9 COOKIES. Too many cookies! Stopped at four yesterday straight out of the oven. But cookie breakfast AND snack isn’t the way I want to go. I also feel kind of bleh afterwards – I think it’s just the empty calories/sugar. Logging it all, though. No matter what!
    Day 05—07/23 –159.2 Hard to focus at work today. Migraine did not help matters at all.
    Day 06—07/24 –158.6 Almost done with week 1! We’re walking early in the day due to the heat. Tonight it’s back to trivia. We won first place last week, so it remains to be seen how well we do tonight 😊
    Day 07—07/25 –158.7 Got 4th place yesterday in trivia. Boo! Next time around…. Looking forward to Friday tomorrow. My husband bought some apple fritters which are now in the house. It’s going to be hard to do that in moderation!
    Week 1 Goal: 158.2
    Week 1 actual weight: 158.7

    Day 08—07/26 –159.2 Moderately stressful Friday today. So glad it’s the weekend.
    Day 09—07/27 –158.7 Got a haircut and did some paint-by-numbers today. Looking forward to a gentle Sunday 😊
    Day 10—07/28 –158.3
    Day 11—07/29 –158.5
    Day 12—07/30 –158.0 terrible night last night – have some kind of stomach bug. On the up side I’m not that hungry. ON the downside, lots of GI problems right now.
    Day 13—07/31 –159.0 Feeling better and think that the weight is due to the salty soup I ate for dinner yesterday. Had a fairly productive day today, though. Lilylady3k I love it! Your calendar is the tops!
    Day 14—08/01 –158.0 Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday. Long, tough workday today. At least got the walk out of the way early in the very humid day.
    Week 2 Goal: 156.2
    Week 2 actual weight: 158.0

    Day 15—08/02 –158.6 survived the workday. Looking forward to a peaceful weekend ahead. One of the activities is taking my mom out for birthday dinner, so that’ll be a real test of moderation.
    Day 16—08/03 –156.9 Woot! Maybe I’m out of the 158s now? That would be super. I’ve been hanging out there for some time now. Had a lovely day of painting and playing around, then cooked a nice dinner for Josh and me – it wasn’t calorie-conscious, but I only ate one serving 😊 There’s a berry cheesecake defrosting, though, so I’m going to have to be very wary around that!!!
    Day 17—08/04 –157.0 That cheesecake was delicious. It was hard to keep it to one serving! I was very close to just saying “too delicious for just one slice” lol. It’s still in the fridge, though – so if I can hold it together for the rest of the day, maybe I can have another slice. *maybe*
    Day 18—08/05 –157.8 Eating out yesterday plus the cheesecake equalled a bit of a slide backwards. But today I’ve been doing okay. Going to give that last slice of cheesecake to my husband – he’ll appreciate that!
    Day 19—08/06 –158.4 Well all good intentions, my husband ended up giving me back the cheesecake slice. I swore, then I ate it. So the scale is definitely deserved.
    Day 20—08/07 –157.4 Going out to play trivia tonight! Looking forward to a little relaxation at the local tavern. They have a “design your own salad” option that I’m very much anticipating.
    Day 21—08/08 –158.1 and I opted to have a hot dog and tater tots instead of salad. Whoops. We got second place at trivia, though, so it was a sweet victory! Okay next time I’m getting the salad. Non-scout’s honor.
    Week 3 Goal: 155.2
    Week 3 actual weight: 158.1

    Day 22—08/09 –158.1 Another work week done. Soooo looking forward to some R&R! going to try to fit in some extra walking this weekend if not a trip to the gym. Also donating platelets on Sunday, which I try to do at least monthly.
    Day 23—08/10 –157.3 It was very hot and humid today, so we skipped our walk. Tomorrow will get up early to exercise and hope to beat the heat. looneycatblue I take iron supplements daily to help with my levels. It took a while of taking them to get stabilized – a few weeks might not be enough prep time for you.
    Day 24—08/11 –157.6
    Day 25—08/12 –159.3 CMON. I did donate platelets on Sunday, beforewhich I got breakfast at McDonald’s. That might have been a reason for this jump. It was a lot of salt and fat and calories! Well will try to hold things together this week…
    Day 26—08/13 –159.5
    Day 27—08/14 –159.2 Okay I’ll admit that I’m a bit discouraged and have had a hard time keeping to a eating regimen. I’m going to try to pull it back in though.
    Day 28—08/15 –158.1
    Week 4 Goal: 153.2
    Week 4 actual weight:158.1
    Day 29—08/16 –157.7 I needed to take a break from hawking over MFP, so I had a nice, moderate dinner at Texas Roadhouse yesterday evening, and had some leftovers today. It feels like the scale is tipping back in the right direction, so there’s at least that.
    Day 30—08/17 –156.5
    Day 31—08/18 –155.9
    Day 32—08/19 –157.4 back and forth a bit. My portion sizes are good, even if sometimes my selections aren’t the best (hello shrimp scampi and spaghetti noodles). Had a girls’ night in on Saturday and did well there too (Mediterranean food).
    Day 33—08/20 –
    Day 34—08/21 –
    Day 35—08/22 –
    Week 5 Goal: 152.2
    Week 5 actual weight:
  • ptitejeanne
    ptitejeanne Posts: 1,952 Member
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    👋😃 Hi I’m Jeanne!

    I’m 48. 5’4’’. Live in Canada 🇨🇦. This is my 5th-100 days challenge. This is working for me. Bad Yo-yoing days are finally gone. Finally loosing weight slowly but surely. Any amount going ⬇️ is a WIN for me!!! Let’s do this!!!!

    Day 01—07/19 – 153.0
    Day 02—07/20 – 153.8
    Day 03—07/21 – 155.4
    Day 04—07/22 – 153.2
    Day 05—07/23 – 155.8
    Day 06—07/24 – 156.0
    Day 07—07/25 – 154.6

    Week 1 Goal: 150
    Week 1 actual weight: 153.2
    Wk + 0.2

    Day 08—07/26 – 153.2
    Day 09—07/27 – 152.8
    Day 10—07/28 – 152.4
    Day 11—07/29 – 155.4
    Day 12—07/30 – 155.8
    Day 13—07/31 – 155.2
    Day 14—08/01 – 155.2

    Week 2 Goal: 150
    Week 2 actual weight: 154.8
    Wk +1.6 Total +1.8

    Day 15—08/02 – 154.8
    Day 16—08/03 – 154.9
    Day 17—08/04 – 155.0
    Day 18—08/05 – 156.2
    Day 19—08/06 – 155.8
    Day 20—08/07 – 156.6
    Day 21—08/08 – 157.8

    Week 3 Goal: 150
    Week 3 actual weight: 155.8
    Wk +1.6 Total +2.8

    Day 22—08/09 – 155.8
    Day 23—08/10 – 155.0
    Day 24—08/11 – 154.2
    Day 25—08/12 – 155.4
    Day 26—08/13 – 153.2
    Day 27—08/14 – 153.2
    Day 28—08/15 – 157.8

    Week 4 Goal: 150
    Week 4 actual weight: 154.6
    Wk +1.6 Total +1.6

    Day 29—08/16 – 154.6
    Day 30—08/17 – 154.4
    Day 31—08/18 – 154.8
    Day 32—08/19 – 154.2
    Total day for me 4️⃣3️⃣2️⃣
    Day 33—08/20 –
    Day 34—08/21 –
    Day 35—08/22 –

    Week 5 Goal: 150
    Week 5 actual weight:
    Wk +1.6 Total
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  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 3,942 Member
    @iradi8 - Happy Birthday week!!!
    Yes it is very motivating when the numbers on the scale go down! You're doing great!!!
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 3,942 Member
    100 day Challenge 7/19/24-10/26/2024 **Do it for Mobility**
    Lily, age 63, 5'3"
    Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
    Targeting ~165 being closer to overweight instead of morbidly obese
    226.6 - Ending weight last round on 7/11/2024 before vacation.
    215 - Goal this round

    Day / Weight Daily Weigh In / 14 Day Trend Weight / Comments report day of activity

    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
    240’s 230’s 220's 210's 200's 190's 180’s 170's 160's 150's


    2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
    2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
    2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021) NOTE: Low 201.1 in August 2021
    2022 SW: 209 BMI 37.0 (1/1/2022) Lost focus on myself while helping with 2 new grand babies (Jan & June); also started teaching ESL on Tues & Thurs morning and no longer went to in person Strong & Fit class … EXCUSES EXCUSES
    2023 SW: 232 BMI 41.1 (1/1/2023) Lowest 226
    2024 SW: 230 BMI 40.7 (1/1/2024) Refocus 6/22/2024
    2025 SW: ⁉️ It’s totally up to you and within your control


    Strategy:
    Bike 30 min 3-4x weekly
    Strong & Fit 1 hr class 2x weekly
    Water 72+ oz daily
    Journal every bite focusing on low net carb <100g
    Weekly weigh in on Mondays


    226.6 - Ending weight last round on 7/11/2024 before vacation.
    7/11-7/25: DNW - Vacation Iceland & Norway
    7/26: 229.2 / 229.0 - Gained 2.6 lbs on vacation at first weigh in. I expect some of this to be travel bloat and disappear by tomorrow but not all! I did walk most days 2-6 miles which I'm proud of! Pushed through the knee pain. And one day I actually got on the bike in the gym on the boat. :)
    Not surprised that my weight is up. After a day of travel leaving at 3am Thursday morning from the hotel in Oslo … hour drive to the airport… flights to Paris, Detroit, Houston (airplane food on each leg of the journey and 3 bags of chips on the last flight) … landed in Houston at 6pm … picking up our dog & dinner with our son’s family at 7:30pm, another hour driving home finally home at 10:00pm Thursday night (which was 5am Friday morning Oslo time). So all in all a 26 hour travel day.
    Broke my promise to myself so vacation eating plan was a fail in that I ate the bread basket every night at dinner and dessert at lunch, dinner and 4pm tea time on a 11 night cruise! Oh boy such bad habits on vacation to over come. Otherwise my eating was really healthy with small portions and no snacking. Lots of room to improve on my next cruise in October.
    Now to tackle these pounds and not let them continue to slip back into the 230s.
    7/27: 227.5 / 228.6 - The real weight gain from my trip is .9 lbs! Less than a pound. Shedded the bloat from the long 26 hours of travel and got my body reset to this time zone. I’ll take it and tackle that little gain before it slips away from me. 😊 Now to make progress … meaning I need to focus on WATER, exercise and journaling every bite remembering small portions pay off big dividends helping me toward my goals.
    Biked 30 min, journaled, water 80+ oz
    7/28: 226.0 / 227.8 - Back to clean living and better habits. Grocery shopping was huge since before leaving due to the hurricane electrical outage for 3-4 days we had to throw EVERYTHING out of our 2 fridge/freezers. So lots of fresh food and very few temptations or snacks in the house. DH didn’t even buy cookies so there are no sweets to add calories after dinner. Created menus and bought only what was needed though I did forget salad dressing … guess the selection balsamic my sister gave me for Christmas will due in a pinch. LOL
    Bike 30 min, journaled, water 80+ oz
    7/29: 225.5 / 227.1 - Didn’t make strength training class since DH has Covid and I had to deal with the AC guy for our annual checkup. He was early and showed up when my class was suppose to start. So after he left I got on the bike instead.
    Bike 30 min, journaled, water 80 oz

    Weekly Goal: Lose any vacation pounds and ensure I’m back < 227
    Actual Weight: 225.5 - BMI = 40
    Challenge Weight Loss: 1.1
    🎯 Returning from vacation and getting myself started back on the healthy journey was key this week. I’m happy with my focus and determination. Now to focus on no longer being labeled “morbidly” obese.


    7/30: 224.8 / 226.2 - Bike 30, journaled, water 80 oz. Focusing on getting the 7 hrs recommended sleep.
    7/31: 224.5 / 225.5 - Since I missed strength training Monday I’ll tune into her private YouTube channel and do a make up session. I put it off not feeling my best so probably will test for Covid later today. Skipped all exercise instead this Wednesday. First time in the red since I had not activity to burn off extra calories. 1228 cal and 70 net carbs. Felt so awfully full in the evening that I had to stretch out and go to bed early. Journaled and 80 oz water.
    8/1: 224.4 / 225.0 - Feeling good this morning but still have an uncomfortably full sensation. Otherwise feel normal. Negative Covid test! Biked 30 72+ oz water. Journaled a big bowl of red beans and rice but the surprise was the 31 carbs in my store bought prepackaged salad! Roundtrip 3 hours to north part of Houston to watch my granddaughter for 2 hrs. DH is considering moving to be closer.
    8/2: 224.1 / 224.5 - Today’s focus … after my exercise class … prep for the party. Buying everything for the charcuterie board I’m making for the party, bake dark chocolate brownies, an then picking up wine & special iced cookies for the party tomorrow. The other grandmother is having tea sandwiches made, buying a dip, wine, variety of sparkling waters and she hired someone to act as bartender and to keep the place picked up during the party (la-di-da but that is how she rolls in her world … the party is at her house in a very nice upscale area inside Houston).
    Only did 20 min of my strength training class because I became dizzy and almost fainted. Had to lay down. Journaled. 72+ oz water.
    8/3: 224.8 / 224.4 - Not at all surprised by the up tic on the scale. Lunch out with my daughter yesterday and though we split the meal I let her order … chips with spinach artichoke dip, chicken strips, French fries. Nothing healthy about it! Then I ate brownies because they made a crumbled mess out of the pan and didn’t get a clean square … probably ate 2.
    Today I need to be a little more cautious in my eating! Sip & See for my new granddaughter. Myself and the other grandmother are hosting a large party of our lady friends (45-50) to meet all 3 of my grandchildren. No exercise, no journal but did drink my water. Didn’t eat anything at the party but did have a slice of brisket at my son’s and a cookie when I returned home.
    8/4: 223.5 / 223.9 - Nothing planned today but the bike and painting. May get out and weed some though the heat is stifling. Way too much charcuterie and cookie leftovers in the house. DH & I could have charcuterie for lunch or dinner every day this week LOL
    Bike 30 min, water definitely but not sure of the oz, no journal.
    8/5: 223.7 / 223.7 - I successfully made my goal this week!!!
    20 min strength training, not enough water and no journaling.

    Weekly Goal: Obese stage 2 BMI 39.9 @ <225 No longer 🚫 morbidly obese!
    Actual Weight: 223.7 - BMI 39.7
    Challenge Weight Loss: 2.9
    🎯 I moved out of Morbidly obese stage 3 and into obese stage 2! ✔️
    Now to work my way down to obese stage 1 around 197 but I’ll first have to hit many milestones to get there.
    NSV - I “slid” my cellphone into my front pocket of my pants with lots of room to spare. (Aug 2024) ✔️


    8/6: 224.6 / 223.8 - Bike 30 min, no journal.
    8/7: 223.4 / 223.5 - No planned exercise for Wed! Need to focus on water. Though I’m not journaling my portion control has been spot on and no time for snacking the last few days.
    8/8: 223.5 / 223.4 - Bike 30 min, water, but only half journaling and way over my net carb limit of <100 due to snacking on crackers.
    8/9: 224.4 / 223.5 - Strength training 40 min, water, but still no journaling.
    8/10: 222.9 / 223.2 - No exercise or journaling.
    8/11: 224.2 / 223.4 - No exercise or journaling.
    8/12: 223.0 / 223.2 - Pre-journaled my food plan. Slight change in food plan for lunch. No exercise … forgot how time consuming a 2 month old is!

    Weekly Goal (until I hit it): < 220 - Break through the 220s into the teens … 220's
    Actual Weight: 223.0
    Challenge Weight Loss: xx
    🎯 Many poor food choices, no journaling for the entire week, exercise also thrown off since DD & grandkids stayed with us while her husband had pneumonia. Cannot let grandkids be the reason I regain the weight like 2022!

    8/13: 223.3 / 223.1 - No exercise, no journaling
    8/14: 223.8 / 223.2 - Travel day round trip to granddaughter’s ~3 hrs and caring for her today. Bad food choices, no journaling, no exercise, lacked water.
    8/15: 225.1 / 223.7 - Bike 30, no journal and lacked water. I have today all to myself … so plenty of time to work on my own goals, exercise and make great decisions!
    8/16: 223.5 / 223.6 - Thought that spike might have been temporary. Glad to see the number come back down! Baby duty today for my 2 month old. She starts daycare on Monday. So I’m planning to enjoy all the snuggles I can get though I will miss my strength training class. No exercise or journaling and still need to work on water. But my meals were barely there … like I took some turkey deli meat and that was it for lunch. Not one single snack all day!
    8/17: 222.8 / 223.4 - Good the trend is going back down! Tonight I babysit but today is mine for exercise and painting. Bike 30 min and drank more water.
    8/18: 222.3 / 223.0 - Today roundtrip car trip to my son’s to help unload and move furniture they bought. My goal is to bike this morning since we don’t have to be there until noon. DH & I decided to eat at home for both lunch and dinner and it makes a huge difference. No snacking. 30 min bike! 80+ oz water.
    8/19: 220.5 / 222.1 - WOW! Controlling what I put in my body makes a huge difference … something I need to remember. Opportunity to eat out before and after our roundtrip to my son’s home to help move furniture. Instead of lunch out for burgers & fries at a new place DH & I made open faced sandwich and a few olives for salty. Returning from my son’s we almost went to an Italian restaurant but came home cooked a steak and romaine lettuce on the grill with a homemade lemon parmesan thyme dressing.
    📚 tonight + strength training today 40 min. 80 oz water. ✔️

    Weekly Goal (until I hit it): < 220 - Break through the 220s into the teens … 220's
    Actual Weight: 220.5 - BMI 39.1
    Challenge Weight Loss: 6
    🎯 Getting back on the bike, water and watching what I eat always pays off focusing Thurs-Sun. I need to remember this when my schedule goes crazy like it did in the earlier part of the week! I was able to bounce back. Aug 10 last Saturday I was in the 222 range but then let life happen and it slipped away. The old me would have avoided the scale at all cost after Wed after a really bad eating day and travel. But I did the daily stepping on registered it and moved on. Yeah me! It was mostly temporary due to time in a car and eating out processed food / sodium … so I had hoped I could reel it back in and I did. Ignoring things never got me anywhere. Got back down again not letting my weekend dictate slacking off. Full steam ahead started on Thursday and it paid off for my weekly weigh in. Now to not let up or slip up! I have dinner with book club ladies Monday and Wednesday night at restaurants this next week.

    8/20: 220.9 / 221.6 - Okay into the stretch shooting for the teens! ✔️
    8/21: 📚
    8/22: Prep day for procedure only clear liquids
    8/23: Scheduled Colonoscopy
    8/24:
    8/25:
    8/26:

    Weekly Goal: < 220 - Break through the 220s into the teens … 220's
    Weekly Positive Habit Focus: Glass of water before coffee ✔️

    I always did feel like the full glass of water helped first thing in the morning. So refreshing. Glad I remembered this old habit that helped me in the past!

    Didn't finish my grilled chicken baked potato at book club last night. I had a Vasovagal Syncope episode where I almost blacked out sitting at the table ... heart began racing, blood pressure drops, feel nauseous ... all the sudden I saw nothing but snapped back quickly but it took a while for the dizziness and heart to subside. Tried to not let anyone know except my sister sitting next to me. But I was peeling off my jacket, putting my hair in a pony tail, etc and drinking a lot of water. My sister got me another glass of water. Scary.
    I started trying to figure out what triggered it ... usually dehydration, stress, or standing with blood pooling in my feet. Looking back it was stress.
    My daughter called and I didn't answer. Then she texted "baby name is in the hospital". My mind saw the hospital but not the name and I immediately thought it was one of her 2 little ones. That is when I almost blacked out. When I felt a little better I looked at my phone again. It was her new niece born last Thursday that is not eating, 9% for weight and now also has jaundice.
    Goodness I feel like an idiot and fragile when this happens.
    Hence I didn't finish my dinner.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,781 Member
    100 Days of Weighing In #20 ^^^^^ July 19th through October 26th, 2024


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    “We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou

    My Name is Donna, Age 64. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA
    Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 188.6
    Goal This Round: 176.6
    Challenge Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
    Total Lost/Gained this challenge: xxxxx

    Previous Round Tallys & Thoughts:

    Round #1 --- 199,8
    Round #2 --- 186.8
    Round #3 --- 195.6
    Round #4 --- 211.0
    Round #5 --- 211.3
    Round #6 --- 205.4
    Round #7 --- 207.6
    Round #8 --- 195.2
    Round #9 --- 185.2
    Round #10—195.2
    Round #11---200.8
    Round #12---200.4
    Round #13---196.2
    Round #14---191.2
    Round #15---194.0
    Round #16---188.0
    Round #17---183.8
    Round #18---182.2
    Round #19---188.6
    Round #20---


    Thoughts at the beginning of this challenge:

    Last round I had my normal goal of a 12 pound loss which is approximately 4 lbs per month. That comes to about 90 days leaving the other 10 open for special holidays and social occasions. In theory, it’s a good plan. In practice it is a Mountain to Crawl, uphill, both ways. However, each 100 day round I am extremely grateful for any progress I CAN make, no matter how big or small. Sadly, I gained a little over 6 pounds last round. I hope to turn all that back around this round. After all, here in Northern Michigan I wait a very long time each year to finally get to good weather and more outside activity. I really want to capitalize on the good weather in the summer months and increase activity and drop pounds. I’m failing miserably with this so far in 2024. Time to maximize the rest of summer and early fall with challenge #20 and make the magic happen! I am so very grateful for all the support from all of you that I get on a daily basis. Working on my health has become my #1 priority. My main goals are to maintain my remission by staying cancer free and to keep my diabetes in control. Losing weight is key to both goals.



    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

    PREVIOUS WEEKS THIS CHALLENGE:

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

    Day 01-07/19-188.0-(Trend weight 188.7)

    Day 02-07/20-186.2-(Trend weight 188.4)

    Day 03-07/21-188.0-(Trend weight 188.5)

    Day 04-07/22-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)

    Day 05-07/23-188.2-(Trend weight 188.8)

    Day 06-07/24-188.6-(Trend weight 188.9)

    Day 07-07/25-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)


    WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: ?????
    Week 1 Ending Weight: ?????
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: ?????




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


    Day 08-07/26-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)

    Day 09-07/27-189.4-(Trend weight 189.2)

    Day 10-07/28-189.2-(Trend weight 189.5)

    Day 11-07/29-189.4-(Trend weight 189.7)

    Day 12-07/30-189.8-(Trend weight 190.0)

    Day 13-07/31-188.4-(Trend weight 190.3)

    Day 14-08/01-188.6-(Trend weight 190.2)


    WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: Broke Even
    Week 2 Ending Weight: 188.6
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0 Lost or Gained.



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


    Day 15-08/02- DNW -(Trend weight DNW)

    Day 16-08/03-188.4-(Trend weight 189.9)

    Day 17-08/04-189.2-(Trend weight 189.8)

    Day 18-08/05-188.2-(Trend weight 189.6)

    Day 19-08/06-189.2-(Trend weight 189.6)

    Day 20-08/07-188.2-(Trend weight 189.5)

    Day 21-08/08-188.8-(Trend weight 189.4)

    WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.2 Gain
    Week 3 Ending Weight: 188.8
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.2 Gain



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

    Day 22-08/09-190.2-(Trend weight 189.4)

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    Day 28-08/15-190.8-(Trend weight 190.3)


    WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 2.0 Gained
    Week 4 Ending Weight: 190.8
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.2 Gained



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

    Day 29-08/16-191.4-(Trend weight 190.7)

    Day 30-08/17- DNW -(Trend weight DNW )

    Day 31-08/18- DNW -(Trend weight DNW

    Day 32-08/19-192.2-(Trend weight 191.1) Good meals and too many snacks again yesterday. I’m so very proud of the meal choices I chose yesterday. So healthy and filled with things I would never have eaten a year ago. My diet is getting so much better! However, late night is still my downfall. It’s not hunger since I didn’t eat dinner until 9:00 pm and was satisfied. It’s just a thing. A bad thing. A very bad thing. Trying again today and hoping to reach that better mindset when the skies become dark and night time surrounds me. Luckily the snacks remain “approved snacks”. Just too many and/or too much. On another note, I finished the 2 season series “Firefly Lane” last night on Netflix. Wow. It will stay with me for awhile.

    Day 33-08/20- 189.4 -(Trend weight 190.9 ) I made homemade jalepeno poppers last night for dinner at 9:30 pm. They were so rich with the cream cheese that I couldn’t snack later except for a square of 70% dark chocolate hours later. I ate the number of poppers that I usually do, but it seemed too much this time. Next time I will make less, so I call that a NSV. I stayed within all my macros. I released a lot of water too, but why does it have to happen in the middle of the night? Sleep was still more hours than usual even though constantly disrupted. I’m feeling hopeful today after this scale drop. I also feel like I know where I really am on the scale without the bloat in my ankles. I woke up 30 minutes before my alarm and used the extra time to do a youtube video workout. Yay me when I do the right things!


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    Future Weeks to Come


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


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


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


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


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


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  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,799 Member
    Hi : - )
    I am Dawn.
    5'2"
    63 and will turn 64 during this 100
    Cranbrook, BC

    The most that I have ever lost on one of these 100s is 7lbs.
    I have gained in each of the last 6 of them!
    I am not sure what it is going to take, but I would like to get back to 130 and below.


    Week 1 Goal: 146.2 - Start weight of the previous 100
    Week 1 actual weight: 148.0 - Started the week at 147.2

    Week 2 Goal: 147s
    Week 2 actual weight: 147.8 - Started the week at 148.2

    Week 3 Goal: 146s
    Week 3 actual weight: 147.8 - Started the week at 147.6


    Week 4 Goal: back to 147.2 and lower
    Week 4 actual weight: 146.4 -Started the week at 147.2

    Day 29—08/16 – 145.6 - Wow, I'll take it! I was 141.1 on my 60th birthday, and 130.6 on my 61st birthday. My 64th is coming up in September. I am in the overweight range right now. For my stats I need to be less than 135 to hit the tippy top of the average range. My ideal healthy weight from those online calculators comparing indexes from Broca etc. is 110-118. I doubt that I will get to that, in fact that is so far away at this point. Plodding along.
    Day 30—08/17 – 146.2 - Quick fly by. There was a cancellation, so I am getting my 2-part CT scan work (for my feet and ankle) done today over the course of the morning. Injection, return after 2 hours, CT scan. I work later today and have an 8 hour shift at the long term care place tomorrow, normally my day off.
    Day 31—08/18 – 146.6 - Quite an exhausting day for me yesterday. I went early to get my injection prior to the imaging, she told me to come back at 10:30 which I did. When I arrived her machine was making rapid beeping noises. I saw her and she said that her machine was broken and she was trying to fix it. A half hour later she came out and told everybody waiting that she had put a call in to the tech guy and expected him to come within the hour. She took my phone number and told me that she would call me when it was fixed. I asked how long the dye? stayed in the body and she said 60 hours, so I offered to come back the next day and she said "no". I walked around and stuff, got a couscous salad from the cafe there and a muffin. She phoned me as they were initializing the system so I came back and only had to wait around 15 minutes. So glad that is done. Then I had to get in the shower and go to work. I took half of a sleeping pill last night because I really needed a full night of rest. Doing 8 hours at the long term place today, already missing my day off, I am behind in everything. Hoping to see a nice drop on the scale tomorrow but it is doubtful. I see a correlation between working 7 days per week for a year and gaining so much weight during that time period when I had very little food into me, but also no de-stressing/relaxing/catching up time.
    Day 32—08/19 – 146.4 - That was an adventure doing a shift at the retirement/ltc place. It was a particular shift that I hadn't done in 14 months and I was working alone. 8 hours went by pretty quickly. I mostly was just faking it until all of the rest of the staff came in at 4pm who knew what they were doing lol. I will be happy to receive that pay on the 6th of September. 2 jobs today including my once a week closing shift at the bar. Tomorrow I am scheduled to have my home energy audit, and I totally have not had time to tidy up the house. Oh well, can't do anything about that today, hopefully I have a couple of hours in the morning tomorrow before he arrives. $600, but that gets returned through the Canada Greener Homes initiative. Hoping that he recommends that all of my windows get replaced, way too expensive of an endeavour for me without a grant from the government.
    Day 33—08/20 – 147.0 - I had 2 drinks + dinner last night, and it was late when I got home from work. I usually don't have "dinner" on work nights. Off today, getting my energy audit at 1:30, which gives me time to tidy up a bit and get in some good workouts. The grass badly needs cutting also, totally missed that day off on Sunday. I normally do have dinner on my days off, but I haven't taken anything out of the freezer yet. Maybe it will be hummus and water crackers. I had planned to have prosecco and camembert after my home evaluation today, but I hadn't planned on having drinks last night, so we'll see. Weight has crept up again this week.
    Day 34—08/21 –
    Day 35—08/22 –

    Week 5 Goal: 145.6 - Start weight of the 2 ago 100 days challenge
    Week 5 actual weight: Started the week at 145.6

    Started the 100 at 147.2
  • looneycatblue
    looneycatblue Posts: 1,463 Member
    edited August 20
    I would also like to join this time around... ending date is just after my 66th birthday! More motivation to get stronger, lighter and healthier!
    Heaviest: 182
    Starting Weight: 171.2 (as of 7/17/24)
    Round GW: 169.8
    UGW: 150.0

    Week 1 Goal: 168.4
    Week 1 actual weight: 169.6 (0.6 Gain) :( Okay, picking myself back up!

    Week 2 Goal: 167.0
    Week 2 actual weight: 168.0, Loss 1.6, a little off from goal, but a nice loss for me (I lose very slow) :)

    Week 3 Goal: 167.0
    Week 3 actual weight: 169.8, Gain 1.8 :(

    Week 4 Goal: 167.0
    Week 4 actual weight: 165.8, Loss 4.0 B)

    Day 29—08/16 – 166.6, don't stick to the plan, and this is what happens!
    Day 30—08/17 – 165.6, rough day, some personal family stuff yesterday, but stayed strong and stuck to the plan!
    Day 31—08/18 – 164.6, so happy with this. Tomorrow might be another story, we are BBQing today.
    Day 32—08/19 – 163.8. Today I might be in the danger zone, I didn't sleep much last night and am really tired today... when this happens I tend to snack more. Snacking is okay, just need to make sure it is not cookies and other junk food!
    Day 33—08/20 – 164.0 I did okay foodwise, and all, expected. I think my body needs some time to adjust to the new 160's. 0.2 lbs, is equivalent to about 4 oz of water, and our bodies are 50-70% water, just for perspective. (from my "Google" research :D )
    Just noticed, we are already a third of the way through!
    Day 34—08/21 –
    Day 35—08/22 –
    Week 5 Goal: 164.0
    Week 5 actual weight:
  • looneycatblue
    looneycatblue Posts: 1,463 Member
    @Lilylady3k Yikes! What a scary experience! I had to lookup what a Vasovagal Syncope episode is. Have you experienced these before? I'm glad that it didn't last too long. How is the baby doing? <3
  • iradi8
    iradi8 Posts: 669 Member
    @lynn_w That's so funny about what tall people see. My son is 6'3". The last time he was home for a visit, he got something out of the fridge and told me that there was dust and spiderwebs between the top of the fridge and the bottom of the cabinet. Haha. I had no idea!

    @Lilylady3k Thank you! I like how you said you weren't going to get on the scale, but you did and then moved on. That's one thing I'm loving with this 100 day challenge. It's my first one. I like that I can see the numbers and how the scale goes up and it goes down with eating certain things. It really tells a story. As for your vasovagal episode, how awful:( Give yourself some grace about it. Someone once reminded me to be nice to myself, so I'm reminding you:)

    @dawnbgethealthy Thank you!

    @deepwoodslady I've been snacking a bit too much, too. The evening time makes me want to eat, but I've been able to hold out most of the time at night knowing I would be going to sleep soon. An early morning workout! Woohoo!

    @DarinGettingFitNow We love Texas Roadhouse. Yesterday, I got a free sidekick of ribs for my birthday:) I only ate four fries with it:)



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