🌸🌼May Daily Logging and Weigh in Challenge🌼🌸

jm216
jm216 Posts: 4,049 Member

Happy May! Happy Mother’s Day Month to all the moms, grand-moms, fur-baby moms, and to those who have moms.

It's the season of self-care ad being kind to yourself. You are a wonderful person and you deserve to love and take care of yourself.

Whether you're just starting out with the group or if you've been here awhile, we're so glad that you're on the journey together with us. Let's go for a walk together! πŸšΆβ€β™€οΈπŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈπŸšΆ

Jill and the Gang πŸ’•

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  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 349 Member

    Hi All!

    Thank you, Jill, for keeping this thread going! It's soooooo helpful. I've tried other challenges on MFP and honestly this is my favorite oneβ€” and the only one I actually stick with for months! Any others I've tried, I flake out after just a week or two.

    I'm glad it's May! April had a lot of nice things in my personal life, for example celebrations and good food, but my weight loss efforts were pretty much derailed, as they always are that time of year. This month I should be able to focus more on my physical health efforts.

    As always, my intro for myself is that I'm a busy mom of five, 5'2", working slowly towards my goal weight. I just have about four pounds to go, and when I get there, I will be continuing to log and weigh in until my newer good habits are really set.

    May 1: 125.2

  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 349 Member

    @ozdeelite I love this!

    🍁May. May my will be stronger! May I develop better habits. May I exercise regularly.🍁

  • jm216
    jm216 Posts: 4,049 Member

    Welcome back friends!!

    @ozdeelite & @andreajlnhe

    I’m joining your May motto!

    Stronger will… better habits… exercise regularly… and I’m adding one more… grab a water instead of a snack.

    It’s a new fresh month and it’s time to get healthier and feel better. 😘

    May 1st- 244.8 lbs/ 101.96 kg


    Jill

  • Patti241
    Patti241 Posts: 5,903 Member

    May 1 - 140

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,186 Member
    edited May 1

    🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 64 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.

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

    This Challenge Starting Weight (from April 30): 196.0

    Goal: (Four lb Loss) 192.0

    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

    Total Lost/Gained this month: xxxxx

    πŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œFinal goal: 145-155. I’ll know when I get there.

    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!

    250’sπŸ’‹-- 240’s🎡-- 230’s🐸-- 220'sπŸ“˜-- 210's🌸-- 200's🎨--Β 190's🌈-- 180’sπŸ€‘-- 170'sπŸ‹-- 160'sπŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ-- 150’s🌻

    FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH:

    πŸŽͺπŸŽͺπŸŽͺ πŸŽͺ 05/01-196.2- ❌ (Trend Weight: 194.9) 0.2 lb gain today. I had 1000 calories and 58 carbs yesterday. I did not have planned exercise but I had LOTS of extra movement with some overdue house projects I worked on (lots of stairs!). Crazy that I’m still at about a 4 lb gain that’s (IMHO) completely without merit. Okay, enough feeling sorry for myself! Staying the course here and trusting the process. Welcome to all our newly joining friends. Wishing everyone a stellar month of May!

    05/02 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/03 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/04 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

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  • jm216
    jm216 Posts: 4,049 Member

    Welcome back friends!!

    @ozdeeliteΒ &Β @andreajlnhe

    I’m joining your May motto!

    Stronger will… better habits… exercise regularly… and I’m adding one more… grab a water instead of a snack.Β 

    It’s a new fresh month and it’s time to get healthier and feel better. 😘 

    May 1st- 224.8 lbs/ 101.96 kg…, am I dyslexic??? I had the kg correct but was off on lbs by 20. πŸ€” Hmm.


    Jill

  • ozdeelite
    ozdeelite Posts: 602 Member

    glad you guys liked the May mantra!

    my gaining is continuing. Hoping I lose weight when I start working in the nursing home next week - super active.

    πŸ‚May weight πŸ‚Β 

    Current weight: 107.6 kgΒ 

    Goal weight: 106.5kg

    🍁May. May my will be stronger! May I develop better habits. May I exercise regularly.🍁

    1. 107.6 ⬆️ 0.8kgΒ Β πŸ’© 🍴1496 calories in πŸ”₯1896 out βœ…
    2. 107.8kg ⬆️ 0.2kg 🍴

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  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 349 Member

    Hi All!

    Thank you, Jill, for keeping this thread going! It's soooooo helpful. I've tried other challenges on MFP and honestly this is my favorite oneβ€” and the only one I actually stick with for months! Any others I've tried, I flake out after just a week or two.

    I'm glad it's May! April had a lot of nice things in my personal life, for example celebrations and good food, but my weight loss efforts were pretty much derailed, as they always are that time of year. This month I should be able to focus more on my physical health efforts.

    As always, my intro for myself is that I'm a busy mom of five, 5'2", working slowly towards my goal weight. I just have about four pounds to go, and when I get there, I will be continuing to log and weigh in until my newer good habits are really set.

    May 1: 125.2

    May 2: 126.6 I was soooo crazy hungry yesterday. Logging fell by the wayside. I'm not yet used to the calorie deficit I had a month ago. Increasing my calories by 300 again; I really need to stick with that a little while before notching it down again.

  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 349 Member
    edited May 2

    Doesn't it seem this way sometimes 🀣

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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,186 Member

    shanae727

    Welcome to the group. It's wonderful to have you here!

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,186 Member
    edited May 2

    🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 64 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.

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

    This Challenge Starting Weight (from April 30): 196.0

    Goal: (Four lb Loss) 192.0

    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

    Total Lost/Gained this month: xxxxx

    πŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œFinal goal: 145-155. I’ll know when I get there.

    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!

    250’sπŸ’‹-- 240’s🎡-- 230’s🐸-- 220'sπŸ“˜-- 210's🌸-- 200's🎨--Β 190's🌈-- 180’sπŸ€‘-- 170'sπŸ‹-- 160'sπŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ-- 150’s🌻

    FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH:

    05/01-196.2- (Trend Weight: 194.9) 0.2 lb gain today. I had 1000 calories and 58 carbs yesterday. I did not have planned exercise but I had LOTS of extra movement with some overdue house projects I worked on (lots of stairs!). Crazy that I’m still at about a 4 lb gain that’s (IMHO) completely without merit. Okay, enough feeling sorry for myself! Staying the course here and trusting the process. Welcome to all our newly joining friends. Wishing everyone a stellar month of May!

    πŸŽͺπŸŽͺπŸŽͺ πŸŽͺ 05/02 – 194.6 βœ… (Trend Weight – 194.9) Just further proof that it’s absolutely true about things not always showing up on the scale until days later. After 2 days of high weights that I didn’t understand, today is finally a nice drop. But of all the crazy things, yesterday was actually a bad day! I did not pre-log, I ate grab-n-go foods throwing all caution to the wind. High calorie, high carb GARBAGE. Snacks were approved but I overate them. Today should have been the merited gain but the scale dropped 1.6 from the perfect days prior. Will yesterday’s mistakes show up in a day or two? Maybe, but I’ll fight it tooth & nail, kicking and screaming all the way. Sometimes the scale will give me one day’s grace so I’ll hope for that. I need better planning today for sure!

    05/03 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/04 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/05 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

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  • ozdeelite
    ozdeelite Posts: 602 Member

    I’ve increased my calories - according to MFP I should lose 0.8kg a week eating 1510 calories a day. Honestly does that seem right? I was finding 1350 calories too restrictive and clearly not sticking to it so increasing seemed logical.

    πŸ‚May weight πŸ‚Β 

    Current weight: 107.6 kgΒ 

    Goal weight: 106.5kg

    🍁May. May my will be stronger! May I develop better habits. May I exercise regularly.🍁

    1. 107.6 ⬆️ 0.8kgΒ Β πŸ’© 🍴1496 calories in πŸ”₯1896 calories out βœ….Β  Β 
    2. 107.8kg ⬆️ 0.2kg 🍴1971 calories in πŸ”₯2254 calories out βœ…πŸ’ͺ20 squats
    3. 106.8kg ⬇️ 1kg 🍴πŸ”₯πŸ’ͺ

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  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 349 Member

    Hi All!

    Thank you, Jill, for keeping this thread going! It's soooooo helpful. I've tried other challenges on MFP and honestly this is my favorite oneβ€” and the only one I actually stick with for months! Any others I've tried, I flake out after just a week or two.

    I'm glad it's May! April had a lot of nice things in my personal life, for example celebrations and good food, but my weight loss efforts were pretty much derailed, as they always are that time of year. This month I should be able to focus more on my physical health efforts.

    As always, my intro for myself is that I'm a busy mom of five, 5'2", working slowly towards my goal weight. I just have about four pounds to go, and when I get there, I will be continuing to log and weigh in until my newer good habits are really set.

    May 1: 125.2

    May 2: 126.6 🌺 I logged! 69 calories under goal. I was soooo crazy hungry yesterday. Logging fell by the wayside. I'm not yet used to the calorie deficit I had a month ago. Increasing my calories by 300 again; I really need to stick with that a little while before notching it down again.

    May 3: 126.0

  • andreajlnhe
    andreajlnhe Posts: 349 Member

    @ozdeelite

    I’ve increased my calories - according to MFP I should lose 0.8kg a week eating 1510 calories a day. Honestly does that seem right? I was finding 1350 calories too restrictive and clearly not sticking to it so increasing seemed logical.

    That sounds right to me…. And 0.8 kg per week is a really great weight of loss.

    When my calories are set too low, I kind of lose my mindβ€” maybe I get hangryβ€” and I start eating crazy, to the point of way over-eating. I like to find the number where I'm able to log everything and I feel satisfied enough to stick with it. Sounds to me like you're on the right track.

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,186 Member

    🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 64 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.

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

    This Challenge Starting Weight (from April 30): 196.0

    Goal: (Four lb Loss) 192.0

    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

    Total Lost/Gained this month: xxxxx

    πŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œFinal goal: 145-155. I’ll know when I get there.

    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!

    250’sπŸ’‹-- 240’s🎡-- 230’s🐸-- 220'sπŸ“˜-- 210's🌸-- 200's🎨--Β 190's🌈-- 180’sπŸ€‘-- 170'sπŸ‹-- 160'sπŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ-- 150’s🌻

    FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH:

    05/01-196.2- (Trend Weight: 194.9)

    05/02 – 194.6 βœ… (Trend Weight – 194.9) Just further proof that it’s absolutely true about things not always showing up on the scale until days later. After 2 days of high weights that I didn’t understand, today is finally a nice drop. But of all the crazy things, yesterday was actually a bad day! I did not pre-log, I ate grab-n-go foods throwing all caution to the wind. High calorie, high carb GARBAGE. Snacks were approved but I overate them. Today should have been the merited gain but the scale dropped 1.6 from the perfect days prior. Will yesterday’s mistakes show up in a day or two? Maybe, but I’ll fight it tooth & nail, kicking and screaming all the way. Sometimes the scale will give me one day’s grace so I’ll hope for that. I need better planning today for sure!

    πŸŽͺπŸŽͺπŸŽͺ πŸŽͺ 05/03-195.0 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 194.9) Looks like the scale has caught up. Expected but not appreciated. I’m trying to figure out whether I want to take a rest/relax day at home and maybe get some more storm burning done or go on a short (1 hr each way) trip out-of-town for a little shopping. I need a few things for my project and would like to see what’s available at a brick and mortar store before going online to shop. Some things you just need to touch/feel before you buy. We’ll see how the day pans out.

    05/04 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

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    05/10 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx) My birthday!

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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,186 Member

    🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 64 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.

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

    This Challenge Starting Weight (from April 30): 196.0

    Goal: (Four lb Loss) 192.0

    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

    Total Lost/Gained this month: xxxxx

    πŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œFinal goal: 145-155. I’ll know when I get there.

    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!

    250’sπŸ’‹-- 240’s🎡-- 230’s🐸-- 220'sπŸ“˜-- 210's🌸-- 200's🎨--Β 190's🌈-- 180’sπŸ€‘-- 170'sπŸ‹-- 160'sπŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ-- 150’s🌻

    FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH:

    05/01-196.2- (Trend Weight: 194.9)

    05/02 – 194.6 βœ… (Trend Weight – 194.9)

    05/03-195.0 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 194.9) Looks like the scale has caught up. Expected but not appreciated. I’m trying to figure out whether I want to take a rest/relax day at home and maybe get some more storm burning done or go on a short (1 hr each way) trip out-of-town for a little shopping. I need a few things for my project and would like to see what’s available at a brick and mortar store before going online to shop. Some things you just need to touch/feel before you buy. We’ll see how the day pans out.

    πŸŽͺ πŸŽͺπŸŽͺπŸŽͺ 05/04-194.0 βœ… - (Trend Weight: 194.8) I’m still working down that shocking 3 Β½ lb gain I had overnight on the 30th. 1.4 lbs to go to break even. It’s crazy how fast it can come on and how slow it goes off. It’s certainly a common topic on this challenge and oh, so true! Enjoy your Sunday everyone!

    05/05 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

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  • Tbris4
    Tbris4 Posts: 128 Member
    edited May 5

    Hi all!!

    I’m back for another month! Love the MAY Mantra and hope to adopt it as well. My goal is to work towards overall improved health by eating healthier and increasing activity.

    I’m starting a bit late this month due to traveling for work. Just returned home and found myself up 5 pounds…yikes! Time to get back to better habits!

    May 4: 138.0

  • shanae727
    shanae727 Posts: 549 Member

    5/5 Check In: 208lbs (missed a day due to traveling home). The hotel didn’t have a scale.

  • Tbris4
    Tbris4 Posts: 128 Member

    Hi all!!Β 

    I’m back for another month! Love the MAY Mantra and hope to adopt it as well. My goal is to work towards overall improved health by eating healthier and increasing activity.

    I’m starting a bit late this month due to traveling for work. Just returned home and found myself up 5 pounds…yikes! Time to get back to better habits!

    May 4: 138.0

    May 5: 138.5

    May 4: Not a great day for food/exercise. Attended a book release party for a family member at an Italian eatery and then had to drive my daughter back to college, so diet was not good. Just a little over one week and she will be back home!! I’ve planned a trip to the Florida keys for my daughter, my mom and myself for the end of this month, so I need to get back on track before then or I will really fall off the wagon!!

  • its_cleo
    its_cleo Posts: 661 Member

    Kept to my calorie goals yesterday. And my weight has been coming down a bit too. I really didnt do well the whole month of April- I tracked maybe half the days in the month? But I'm hoping to improve in May!

    Calories yesterday

    Goal- 1600 Actual 1542.

    May Weighins

    May 3 160.2

    May goals:

    ** Weigh in weekly on Wednesdays.
    **Track calories every day.
    **Stick to my calorie goals (1600, plus 100 on days I go in to the office- more movement/longer day).
    **If I go over, try not to go over by more than 300. So that I don't just give up and splurge higher and higher.

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,186 Member

    🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 64 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.

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

    This Challenge Starting Weight (from April 30): 196.0

    Goal: (Four lb Loss) 192.0

    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

    Total Lost/Gained this month: xxxxx

    πŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œFinal goal: 145-155. I’ll know when I get there.

    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!

    250’sπŸ’‹-- 240’s🎡-- 230’s🐸-- 220'sπŸ“˜-- 210's🌸-- 200's🎨--Β 190's🌈-- 180’sπŸ€‘-- 170'sπŸ‹-- 160'sπŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ-- 150’s🌻

    FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH:

    05/01-196.2- (Trend Weight: 194.9)

    05/02 – 194.6 βœ… (Trend Weight – 194.9)

    05/03-195.0 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 194.9)

    05/04-194.0 βœ… - (Trend Weight: 194.8) I’m still working down that shocking 3 Β½ lb gain I had overnight on the 30th. 1.4 lbs to go to break even. It’s crazy how fast it can come on and how slow it goes off. It’s certainly a common topic on this challenge and oh, so true! Enjoy your Sunday everyone!

    πŸŽͺπŸŽͺπŸŽͺ πŸŽͺ 05/05-DNW πŸ’  - (Trend Weight: DNW) Decided to go out of town with my son to go do a little grocery shopping at Meijer and Aldi’s. I was disappointed that Aldi’s did not have the Keto bread I usually buy. They opened up a Chinese Buffet in that town so I ate lunch there. Obviously there is lots of sodium swelling today. This is the only Chinese food within 100 miles of my home so it was quite the treat. I did make sure to bring home lots of groceries that support my plan. I also was able to stop by and see my two youngest grandchildren who were nearby. What a treat!

    05/06 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/07 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/08 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/09 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/10 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx) My birthday!

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    05/13 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

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    SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH:

    05/16 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

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  • Tbris4
    Tbris4 Posts: 128 Member

    Hi all!!Β 

    I’m back for another month! Love the MAY Mantra and hope to adopt it as well. My goal is to work towards overall improved health by eating healthier and increasing activity.

    I’m starting a bit late this month due to traveling for work. Just returned home and found myself up 5 pounds…yikes! Time to get back to better habits!

    • May 4: 138.0
    • May 5: 138.5
    • May 6: 138.2

    May 5: logged and was 121 calories over goal. For some reason I can’t see my protein, carbs, etc? Not sure if it’s a glitch or a MFP change? Completed my hour yoga class.

  • its_cleo
    its_cleo Posts: 661 Member

    Weight was down to 159 today! Woot. Haven't seen that number in a while.

    Calories yesterday- Goal- 1600 Actual 1530.

    May Weighins

    May 3- 160.2
    May 6 - 159

    MAy goals:

    ** Weigh in weekly on Wednesdays.
    **Track calories every day.
    **Stick to my calorie goals (1600, plus 100 on days I go in to the office- more movement/longer day).
    **If I go over, try not to go over by more than 300. So that I don't just give up and splurge higher and higher.

  • jm216
    jm216 Posts: 4,049 Member
    edited May 6

    Welcome back friends!!

    @ozdeeliteΒ &Β @andreajlnhe

    I’m joining your May motto!

    Stronger will… better habits… exercise regularly… and I’m adding one more… grab a water instead of a snack.Β 

    It’s a new fresh month and it’s time to get healthier and feel better. 😘 

    May 1st- 224.8 lbs/ 101.96kg

    May 6th- 223.2lbs/ 101.2 My daughter has moved home from college for the summer, and my son is moving into his first post-college apartment on Saturday. My house is a crazy mess right now. 🫠

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,186 Member

    🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

    My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 64 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.

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

    This Challenge Starting Weight (from April 30): 196.0

    Goal: (Four lb Loss) 192.0

    Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

    Total Lost/Gained this month: xxxxx

    πŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œπŸ”œFinal goal: 145-155. I’ll know when I get there.

    Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!

    250’sπŸ’‹-- 240’s🎡-- 230’s🐸-- 220'sπŸ“˜-- 210's🌸-- 200's🎨--Β 190's🌈-- 180’sπŸ€‘-- 170'sπŸ‹-- 160'sπŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ-- 150’s🌻

    FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH:

    05/01-196.2- (Trend Weight: 194.9)

    05/02 – 194.6 βœ… (Trend Weight – 194.9)

    05/03-195.0 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 194.9)

    05/04-194.0 βœ… - (Trend Weight: 194.8)

    05/05-DNW πŸ’  - (Trend Weight: DNW) Decided to go out of town with my son to go do a little grocery shopping at Meijer and Aldi’s. I was disappointed that Aldi’s did not have the Keto bread I usually buy. They opened up a Chinese Buffet in that town so I ate lunch there. Obviously there is lots of sodium swelling today. This is the only Chinese food within 100 miles of my home so it was quite the treat. I did make sure to bring home lots of groceries that support my plan. I also was able to stop by and see my two youngest grandchildren who were nearby. What a treat!

    πŸŽͺπŸŽͺπŸŽͺ πŸŽͺ 05/06-DNW πŸ’  - (Trend Weight: DNW) Contractor showed up bright and early waking me out of bed. I didn’t know he was coming since he’s missed the past week. I didn’t get to weigh but I still am feeling pretty bloated from the Chinese food the other day. I also brought home 2 quarts of Egg Drop Soup from the restaurant that day which I’ve been using for lunch (4 servings of 1.5 cups each). That is probably still containing too much sodium although the calories and carbs are very low. That’s why I usually bring some home. I may weigh tomorrow. It depends on how tight my rings are.

    05/07 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/08 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/09 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/10 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx) My birthday!

    05/11 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/12 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/13 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/14 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/15 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH:

    05/16 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/17 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/18 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

    05/19 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

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  • Tbris4
    Tbris4 Posts: 128 Member
    edited May 7

    Hi all!!Β 

    I’m back for another month! Love the MAY Mantra and hope to adopt it as well. My goal is to work towards overall improved health by eating healthier and increasing activity.

    I’m starting a bit late this month due to traveling for work. Just returned home and found myself up 5 pounds…yikes! Time to get back to better habits!

    • May 4: 138.0
    • May 5: 138.5
    • May 6: 138.2
    • May 7: 136.2

    May 6: logged foods, just under calories goal by 29 and slightly under protein by 9g. Walked 1.5 miles for total step count of 5,969. I need to make more time for activity! I’ve been doing all the little tricks of parking farther away, taking the stairs, getting up during the day to move… but it’s just not enough. Now that nicer weather is upon us, I’m going to try getting up earlier to walk before work. I just need the strength to talk myself out of bed. I might have to ask the hubby to push me out! πŸ™ƒπŸ˜Š

    @its_cleo congrats on hitting 159! πŸŽ‰πŸ™Œ