100 day Challenge #23 May15.25 – August 22.25

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  • bteri107
    bteri107 Posts: 540 Member
  • bteri107
    bteri107 Posts: 540 Member

    Teri, 61 years old, 5’4”

    Challenge Starting Weight: 144.9 lbs
    Challenge Goal Weight: 140 lbs
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 135 lbs

    More than ever, I need to focus on my health. I know what to do, I just need to work on consistency.

    Week 9

    Day 57—07/10—145.3 Slowly getting back on track eating-wise, after a week long family celebration. Workout: 30-min upper body strength training, 5-min core, 45-min walk the dog.

    Day 58—07/11—144.5

    Day 59—07/12—144.9 Cocktails last night. I feel a bit puffy this morning. Tonight I’m attending the annual Obon festival, where lines are long for the traditional foods & goodies they sell. I’ll try to keep my appetite in check.
    Yesterday's Workout: 30-min kettlebells, 10-min core, 30-min full-body stretch

    Day 60—07/13—145.9 Obviously, I enjoyed the festival last night. And tomorrow I am meeting a friend for Happy Hour. I already know where this is going. 😉

    Day 61—07/14—144.7 Better food choices yesterday but I’m meeting one of my besties this evening for an early dinner and cocktails so I’ll try to be mindful.
    Yesterday’s Workout: 30-min cycling, 10-min toning (light weights), 10-min core

    Day 62—07/15—

    Day 63—07/16—

    Week 9 Start Weight: 145.3
    Week 9 Goal: 
    Week 9 Actual Weight: 

  • the_reflex
    the_reflex Posts: 350 Member

    Day 58, Fri, 87.3 kg, 30 minutes running on treadmill, ~10,000 KJ, sugary food 

    Day 59, Sat, 87.5 kg, I ran a 5 km parkrun, 6882 kilojoules of food, sugary food 

    Day 60, Sun,87.3kg,30minutes running on treadmill, no sugary food

    Day 61, Mon, 87.4 kg, 30 minutes running on treadmill, no sugary food

    Day 62, Tue, 86.6 kg, 30 minutes running on treadmill

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,618 Member

    @bteri107 What a wonderful and meaningful even for you & your mother. It's fantastic that you could attend this together. You look great!

  • ptitejeanne
    ptitejeanne Posts: 2,619 Member

    ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

    Hi Everyone! 👋😊 I’m Jeanne!

    I’ve been doing this challenge steady since June of 2023. It was working GREAT for me until the last challenge. Didn’t loose at all so I need to make some changes to do better on this one 😉 Let’s do this 👍 Any amount going down is a win for me!!!

    Start weight ➡️ 163.5
    Week 1 act. wt : 160.8 👍
    Week 2 act. wt : 162.0 ❌ 
    Week 3 act. wt : 162.0 👍
    Week 4 act. wt : 162.4 ❌
    Week 5 act. wt : 163.2 ❌
    Week 6 act. wt : 163.2 🟰
    Week 7 act. wt : 162.2 👍 
    Week 8 act. et : 161.6 👍

    Week 9
    Day 57—07/10—161.6👍
    Day 58—07/11—161.0👍 
    Day 59—07/12—160.8👍 
    Day 60—07/13—160.8👍 

    Day 61—07/14—162.4 👎

    @Jon4189 showing a bit on the scale that I had fun at a Music Festival this weekend, but still happy; could have been worst 😉. Time to refocus!! Thanks Jon!!

    Pic: DH & I at Lainey Wilson’s Show. It was amazing! 🤩

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  • Jon4189
    Jon4189 Posts: 149 Member
    edited July 15

    Tuesday! My weight has plateau again. I expected this, as I lose weight, my metabolism slows down to try and save fat! Stop saving and start burning I say. I will get losing again just takes more walking and riding and less eating! My body does this about every 3-4 weeks. I will push through this.

    I am 57, 6'2", my goal for the 100 days is 189 or better. I started at 4/11/2025 at ~217.

    Day 57—07/10— 197.5
    Day 58—07/11— 197.5
    Day 59—07/12— 197.0
    Day 60—07/13— 197.5
    Day 61—07/14— 197.5
    Day 62—07/15— 197.0
    Day 63—07/16—

    • Week 1 Start wt: 209.5
    • Week 2 Start wt: 207.5 Total Loss: 2.0 lbs
    • Week 3 Start wt: 205.0 Total Loss: 4.5 lbs
    • Week 4 Start wt: 204.5 Total Loss: 5.0 lbs
    • Week 5 Start wt: 203.5 Total Loss: 6.0 lbs
    • Week 6 Start wt: 201.5 Total Loss: 8.0 lbs
    • Week 7 Start wt: 199.0 Total Loss: 10.5 lbs
    • Week 8 Start wt: 197.5 Total Loss: 12.0 lbs
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 8,308 Member

    Hi everyone.

    I am Dawn. I live in SE British Columbia Canada. I am 5'2" (or 5'3"?) and 64 years of age. I have done a bunch of these 100s now, I have lost count lol. I was sitting at 130 for quite awhile, trying desperately to get into the 120s, but gained little by little over the last couple of years. My "ideal" weight should be between 110-118 for my height, BMI, and stuff. At this point I just really want to get back into the 130s.

    Week 1 Start Weight: 144.4

    Week 1 Goal: 142.4 (seems lofty, but I was at 143.0 for two days in a row at the end of the last 100)

    Week 1 Actual Weight: 144.2- Hit 142.6 this week, the day before the end of our week, which was so close to my goal.

    Week 2 Start Weight: 143.2

    Week 2 Goal: 142.4 - Trying for the same goal as last week

    Week 2 Actual Weight: 143.0 (Once in 100 days Ribs eaten, hit 142.2 this week)

    Week 3 Start Weight: 143.6

    Week 3 Goal: 141.8

    Week 3 Actual Weight: 139.6 - Hit 139.0 this week.

    Week 4 Start Weight: 139.6

    Week 4 Goal: 138.0

    Week 4 Actual Weight: 141.8, saw 139.0 again.

    Week 5 Start Weight: 141.2

    Week 5 Goal: 138.0 - trying for that again

    Week 5 Actual Weight: 141.6. Hit 138.4 this week.

    Week 6 Start Weight: 139.0

    Week 6 Goal: 138.0 - sticking with this goal, I got very close in week 5

    Week 6 Actual Weight: 141.4

    Week 7 Start Weight: 140.2

    Week 7 Goal: 138.0 - I just keep plugging that one in. I have to start somewhere for my September goal of 130.0 right?

    Week 7 Actual Weight: 138.4

    Week 8 Start Weight: 139.8

    Week 8 Goal: 138.0 - I just keep plugging that one in.

    Week 8 Actual Weight: 140.4

    Day 57—07/10— 138.0 - I have been out in the garden picking my dinner for later tonight. Nice to see that number this morning, it blinked on 137.8 until settling. In a rush now lol, I took too much time in the garden.

    Day 58—07/11— 137.0 - Yahoo to that number! I ended up leaving my second job at 5:30 last night (I have already told the owner that I won't be working there past September). His young wife once in awhile decides to stay and make it a 10-12 hour day for herself. Normally she leaves. It is a small restaurant, barely enough for 1 person such as myself. She had a very busy day and made lots of tips, I guess that she wanted more. I wasn't into it, I had already cleaned up everything from her busy day and she took the only table that came in. I said "you are staying?" She said yes, so I said "okay, I am leaving then, bye". I was home in a flash and got to work on those last 3 rows of 9 in the potato garden that were overcome with tall weeds and bindweed wrapped so tightly around the potatoes. It is done!!! Well worth leaving work for. If leaving work caused me stress it was soon eliminated with digging, lunging, squatting, untangling and re-hilling : - )

    Day 59—07/12— 136.4 - Wow. Well, I was going to take something different out of the freezer for tonight's after work dinner, but seeing how that what I have been eating all week is netting this type of result I will have the same thing: 1/4 cup of beans (white kidney which I portioned into the freezer), .75 cup of rice, green onions from my garden, dill from my garden, cucumber, bell pepper, tomatoes, 3tbsp sour cream. I have been having 6 water crackers and 3-4 tbsp of hummus as an appetizer. Overall, this combo has me going to the bathroom before my weigh in, so that is definitely a factor unlike in some previous weeks where I didn't. Still planning on indulgent unhealthy/bad food for my Monday night with a couple of cocktails. It would be great to have a buffer.

    Day 60—07/13— 137.4 - Up a pound, but it was to be expected for several reasons. My plan was to cut the grass during my afternoon break, but it was 32c according to the radio and downtown where I live is often 3-4 degrees hotter than the airport where the temperature comes from. Lots of pavement soaking up the heat so that between 4 and 5 o'clock it is the hottest part of the day here. I did manage to move everything and get the lawnmower out and ready to go, but that was it. When I got home from work it was still hot, but I had to get the grass cut so that I could put the sprinkler on my parched garden. I was outside quite late, and my last bite of dinner was at midnight and by 5 after 12 I was comatose and in bed. I am one of those people who gets comatose after a meal, which is probably why I am more of a grazer than meal eater except for dinner. I had to eat it or I would have been way too low on calories for the day. Working in the heat always does a number on my weight (body terrified and holding on to fat?) except for last Tuesday when I immersed my body in my neighbour's kiddie pool. 136.4 might have just been a fluctuation anyway. Weighed before coffee and bathroom trip this morning. Today, and for the next month I will be into cherries for my all day food at work, strawberries are finished and cherries are in season.

    Day 61—07/14— 138.6 - Up 1.2 pounds from yesterday, up 2 pounds from the day before. Sigh. No change in my eating or activities (calories in/out). I did however weigh much earlier, and before the bathroom. Those 2 things make a big difference right? Indulgent dinner night tonight, with cocktails. My only non "school night" of the week. Many things on my list for this morning before getting ready for work.

    Day 62—07/15— 140.2 - Well, I had hoped to never see the 140s again, but I quite enjoyed my indulgent "dinner" - 2 pizza rolls, 4 jalapeno poppers, 6 spicy breaded chicken wings, 2 black russians. Raining today and last evening. My fluorescent lightbulb went out over the sink and I broke the acrylic cover taking it off. Argh. Up to Home Depot I will go for a bulb replacement at least. Looking forward to getting the running around done and then just puttering at home for my 3rd day off in 56 days. I will put on some music and putter around in pjs once I get home : - )

    Day 63—07/16—

    Week 9 Start Weight: 138.0

    Week 9 Goal: took out my weekly goal for this week.

    Week 9 Actual Weight:

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,618 Member

    @dawnbgethealthy

    RE:

    "Donna, your daughter is there everyweekend. You will figure it out. You once did not that long ago, you didn't eat what she was having and you saw a nice loss after that weekend. I know that you can do this, you have proven it in the past. Once you truly decideto lose, you have it in you to accomplish it."

    Dawn: I appreciate your faith in me. It really does help. Some days I am stronger with what is in her tote bags than others. Also with the things she brings home from the country club she works at. Some things are just so beautiful and irresistible. It really does depend on what she brings. And it shouldn't. It should just continue to be a journey that keeps my glucose numbers in check and that fits in with my overall plan to lose weight. I do hate the way that veering off course will sometimes put me in binges that go on for days after she's left (on Sunday nights)….then it's Thursday again and she's back. She certainly does not push it on me although it's always known that I am welcome to whatever she brings.

    You are so right. When I decide to have a good day, I do. When I decide to lose, I do. I am so very very strong as a person, as a woman. If you knew me in "real life" you would know that about me. How far I've come. What I've overcome. What I've done on my own and without any advantage. So I know that you are right about the fact that I can do it if I really want it bad enough. I feel stronger about today. Tomorrow is never promised. I will say that my patterns are that I go from binge to binge, being very strong and losing weight between them, only to gain it back when I get too close to success. Is it an eating disorder? A problem with my relationship with food? Is it glucose swings as a diabetic or the rebellion in me wanting those foods, tastes, sweetness in foods I am not supposed to have as a diabetic? Is it self-sabotage? Maybe a bit of all of that. I dunno. For sure, I am a work in progress and as I always say, "sometimes I give in but I never give up". Thanks for the boost and continued support and faith in me. It means a lot and is usually the kick in the rump that I need! {{{hugs}}}

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,074 Member

    A new 2025 low scale today. Good quiet day yesterday. Walked the dog and exercised in the morning.

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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,618 Member
    edited July 15

    100 Days of Weighing In #23 ^^^^^ May 15, 2025 thru Aug 22, 2025

    My Name is Donna, Age 65. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA

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

    Maya Angelou

    Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 194.2

    Goal This Round: 184.2 (10 pounds)

    Challenge Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

    Total Lost/Gained this challenge: xxxxx

    🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜Ultimate Goal: 145-155 (I’ll know when I get there!)

    Thoughts at the start of this round:

    My goal from the very beginning has been to lose one pound per week for a total of 12 pounds per challenge. I have never considered that to be too much and I never thought in a million years I would find it this difficult, even at my age and with my health problems. But it’s proved to be nothing but an uphill climb and in most cases, impossible. I am going to lower my goal to 10 pounds per challenge and see if that will feel more right, more do-able. This breaks down to 0.7 lbs per challenge week. I don’t think that is too much to ask of my mind, my body and my spirit! I, again, thank you for sharing my journey with me and allowing me to travel with you on yours. It is reassuring, refreshing, enlightening and inspiring and I am forever grateful.

    Previous Rounds Tallys:

    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---191.6

    Round #21---194.2

    Round #22---194.2

    Round #23---

    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 WEEK’S CHALLENGE:

    Day 01—05/15—194.0 ✅-(Trend Weight: 194.7)

    Day 02—05/16--DNW 💠 -(Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 03—05/17—196.4 ❌ -(Trend Weight: 194.9)

    Day 04—05/18— DNW💠 -(Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 05—05/19—195.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 195.2)

    Day 06—05/20—195.4 💠 -(Trend Weight –195.2)

    Day 07—05/21—195.4 💠 -(Trend Weight: 195.2)

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 1 Start Weight: 194.2

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 1 Goal: 0.7 Loss to land at 193.5

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 1 End Weight: 195.4

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 1.2 lb Gained

    Day 08—05/22—193.8 ✅ -(Trend Weight – 195.2)

    Day 09—05/23—193.6 ✅ -(Trend Weight)-195.0)

    Day 10—05/24—192.2 ✅ -(Trend Weight)-194.7)

    Day 11—05/25—193.4 ❌ -(Trend Weight: 194.6)

    Day 12—05/26—193.8 ❌ -(Trend Weight: 194.5)

    Day 13—05/27—193.2 ✅ -(Trend Weight: 194.4)

    Day 14—05/28—194.2 ❌ -(Trend Weight)-194.3)

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 2 Start Weight: 195.4

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 2 Goal: To lose 2.6 lbs to land at 192.8. This would put me back on track for projected weight. This equals last week's 0.7 goal + this week's 0.7 goal + the 1.2 unwanted gain.

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 2 End Weight: 194.2

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 0 Lost and 0 gained

    Day 15—05/29—194.2 💠 - (Trend Weight: 194.3)

    Day 16—05/30—193.0 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 194.2)

    Day 17—05/31—191.8 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 194.0)

    Day 18—06/01—192.8 ❌ -(Trend Weight –193.9)

    Day 19—06/02—192.2 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 193.7)

    Day 20—06/03—191.2 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 193.5)

    Day 21—06/04—192.0 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 193.3)

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 3 Start Weight: 194.2

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 3 Goal: To lose 2.1 lbs which is 3 weeks of 0.7 each. I have lost what I have gained so far but need to lose each of those 0.7 goal amounts. Need to land at 192.1 to be on target.

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 3 End Weight: 192.0

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 2.2 lbs Lost

    Day 22—06/05—191.6 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 193.2)

    Day 23—06/06—191.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 193.0)

    Day 24—06/07—190.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 192.7)

    Day 25—06/08—192.4 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 192.7)

    Day 26—06/09— 191.0 ✅ -Trend Weight – 192.5)

    Day 27—06/10—190.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 192.3)

    Day 28—06/11—191.2 ❌ -(Trend Weight – 192.2)

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 4 Start Weight: 192.0

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 4 Goal: Need 0.6 lb Loss to land at 191.4 Original Week 4 Goal.

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 4 End Weight: 191.2

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 3.0 lbs Lost

    Day 29—06/12—193.2 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 192.3)

    Day 30—06/13—192.0 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 192.3)

    Day 31—06/14—194.4 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 192.5)

    Day 32—06/15—190.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 192.3)

    Day 33—06/16—191.2 -❌ (Trend Weight: 192.1)

    Day 34---06/17---191.2 💠 - (Trend Weight: 192.1)

    ‍Day 35—06/18—191.6 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 192.2)

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 5 Start Weight: 191.2

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 5 Goal: Need 0.5 lb Loss to land at Original Week 5 goal of 190.7

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 5 End Weight: 191.6

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 2.6 lbs Lost

    Day 36—06/19— DNW 💠 - (Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 37—06/20—191.6 ❌ (Trend Weight – 192.2)

    Day 38—06/21—189.4 ✅ (Trend Weight – 192.1)

    Day 39—06/22—189.8 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 191.8)

    Day 40—06/23—188.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 191.5)

    Day 41—06/24—190.6 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 191.4)

    Day 42—06/25—190.0✅ - (Trend Weight: 191.3)

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 6 Start Weight: 191.6

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 6 Goal: 1.6 lb Loss to land at 190.0 to stay on goal of 0.7 lost per week

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 6 End Weight: 190.0

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 4.2 lbs Lost and EXACTLY on goal so far for challenge.

    06/26-190.2 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 191.1)

    Day 44—06/27—189.8 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 191.0)

    Day 45—06/28—191.2 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 191.0)

    Day 46—06/29—188.8 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 190.8)

    Day 47—06/30—189.0 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 190.5)

    Day 48—07/01—188.8 ✅ (Trend Weight – 190.4)

    Day 49—07/02—190.0 ❌ (Trend Weight – 190.4)

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 7 Start Weight: 190.0

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 7 Goal: 0.7 lb Loss to land at 189.3 which is EXACTLY the 0.7 goal I aspire to wkly.

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 7 End Weight: 190.0

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 4.2 lbs Lost (0.7 under goal)

    Day 50—07/03—188.8 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 190.2)

    Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 5.4 lbs Lost

    Day 51—07/04— DNW 💠 - (Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 52—07/05—190.6 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 190.3)

    Day 53—07/06— DNW 💠 - (Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 54—07/07—189.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 190.5)

    Day 55—07/08—190.0 - ❌ (Trend Weight: 190.5)

    Day 56—07/09—190.4 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 190.6 )

    💥💥💥 Week 8 Start Weight: 190.0

    💥💥💥 Week 8 Goal: 1.4 lb Loss to land at 188.6 (0.7 owed from last week plus 0.7 goal from this coming week = 1.4 lbs.)

    💥💥💥 Week 8 End Weight: 190.4

    💥💥💥 Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 3.8 lbs Lost

    CURRENT WEEK:

    Day 57—07/10—190.8 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 190.5)

    Day 58—07/11—191.2 ❌ (Trend Weight – 190.6)

    Day 59—07/12— DNW 💠 - (Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 60—07/13—192.2 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 191.1)

    Day 61—07/14—192.2 💠 - (Trend Weight: 191.2) Good Day, bad late-night. Not hunger so no reason except psychological. I need to tackle this. Exercise was the best it has been in awhile. Water average but better than lately. Everything lined up until it didn’t at the witching hour. I suppose today is another opportunity to be successful

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️Day 62—07/15—191.0 -✅ (Trend Weight: 191.2) I’ve only dropped on the scale one time in the last 11 days (since 4th of July) and that was only for a hot minute. So this is very welcomed. That holiday (for some strange reason) put me on a drunken binge although no alcohol has been involved. I hope I’ve turned a corner here and will start making some progress again. I’m tired of “staggering around” when I could be making leaps and bounds!

    Day 63—07/16—

    💥💥💥 Week 9 Start Weight: 190.4

    💥💥💥 Week 9 Goal: 2.5 Loss to land at 187.9 if I am to stay on original target. Lots of ground to make up! Perhaps I can make up part this week and part next if I can keep my head out of the proverbial cookie jar!

    💥💥💥 Week 9 End Weight:

    💥💥💥 Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far:

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    WEEKS TO COME:

    Day 64—07/17—

    Day 65—07/18—

    Day 66—07/19—

    Day 67—07/20—

    Day 68—07/21—

    Day 69—07/22—

    Day 70—07/23—

    💥💥💥 Week 10 Start Weight:

    💥💥💥 Week 10 Goal: xxx Loss to land at 187.2

    💥💥💥 Week 10 End Weight:

    💥💥💥 Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far:

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    Day 77—07/30—

    💥💥💥 Week 11 Start Weight:

    💥💥💥 Week 11 Goal: xxx Loss to land at 186.5

    💥💥💥 Week 11 End Weight:

    💥💥💥 Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far:

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  • bteri107
    bteri107 Posts: 540 Member

    deepwoodslady

    I came across this video that briefly explains the different types of magnesium, and thought of you since you asked which type I take (Magnesium Glycinate). I found this video to be somewhat helpful, but of course it's always best to get your own dr.'s advice.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp3i04AYPjI

  • bteri107
    bteri107 Posts: 540 Member
    edited July 15

    ptitejeanne

    Lucky you! A Lainey Wilson concert is definitely on my bucket list! I did get to see Chris Stapleton last year in Nashville which made my year! 😀

  • bteri107
    bteri107 Posts: 540 Member

    Teri, 61 years old, 5’4”

    Challenge Starting Weight: 144.9 lbs
    Challenge Goal Weight: 140 lbs
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 135 lbs

    More than ever, I need to focus on my health. I know what to do, I just need to work on consistency.

    Week 9

    Day 57—07/10—145.3 Slowly getting back on track eating-wise, after a week long family celebration. Workout: 30-min upper body strength training, 5-min core, 45-min walk the dog.

    Day 58—07/11—144.5

    Day 59—07/12—144.9 Cocktails last night. I feel a bit puffy this morning. Tonight I’m attending the annual Obon festival, where lines are long for the traditional foods & goodies they sell. I’ll try to keep my appetite in check.
    Yesterday's Workout: 30-min kettlebells, 10-min core, 30-min full-body stretch

    Day 60—07/13—145.9 Obviously, I enjoyed the festival last night. And tomorrow I am meeting a friend for Happy Hour. I already know where this is going. 😉

    Day 61—07/14—144.7 Better food choices yesterday but I’m meeting one of my besties this evening for an early dinner and cocktails so I’ll try to be mindful.
    Yesterday’s Workout: 30-min cycling, 10-min toning (light weights), 10-min core

    Day 62—07/15—145.2  And there you have it. A slight increase due to 2 vodka mojitos, a shared pasta entrée & steak appetizer. It was worth it.

    Day 63—07/16—

    Week 9 Start Weight: 145.3
    Week 9 Goal: In the 144's
    Week 9 Actual Weight: 

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,618 Member
  • the_reflex
    the_reflex Posts: 350 Member

    Day 58, Fri, 87.3 kg, 30 minutes running on treadmill, ~10,000 KJ, sugary food 

    Day 59, Sat, 87.5 kg, I ran a 5 km parkrun, 6882 kilojoules of food, sugary food 

    Day 60, Sun,87.3kg,30minutes running on treadmill, no sugary food

    Day 61, Mon, 87.4 kg, 30 minutes running on treadmill, no sugary food

    Day 62, Tue, 86.6 kg, 30 minutes running on treadmill, sugary food

    Day 63, Wed, 86.2 kg, 30 minutes running on treadmill, sugary food

  • Jon4189
    Jon4189 Posts: 149 Member
    edited July 16

    What is Today?!? Hmmmmmmmm It's HUMP DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope everyone is having a great week, and had a good week in the challenge!

    I am 57, 6'2", my goal for the 100 days is 189 or better. I started at 4/11/2025 at ~217.

    Day 57—07/10— 197.5
    Day 58—07/11— 197.5
    Day 59—07/12— 197.0
    Day 60—07/13— 197.5
    Day 61—07/14— 197.5
    Day 62—07/15— 197.0
    Day 63—07/16— 197.0

    • Week 1 Start wt: 209.5
    • Week 2 Start wt: 207.5 Total Loss: 2.0 lbs
    • Week 3 Start wt: 205.0 Total Loss: 4.5 lbs
    • Week 4 Start wt: 204.5 Total Loss: 5.0 lbs
    • Week 5 Start wt: 203.5 Total Loss: 6.0 lbs
    • Week 6 Start wt: 201.5 Total Loss: 8.0 lbs
    • Week 7 Start wt: 199.0 Total Loss: 10.5 lbs
    • Week 8 Start wt: 197.5 Total Loss: 12.0 lbs
    • Week 9 Start wt: 197.0 Total Loss: 12.5 lbs

    Not a bad week, I thought I was going to lose more, I have been exercising more, so I think I am retaining more water and it has been HOT. I am being good on calories and exercise so I think it will drop off soon.

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    I am right at my 100 day goal which is 189. I am really happy with my progress! I need to get 7 lbs over 37 days! I need to lose ~1.4 lbs a week for the rest of the challenge to hit it!

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    This is the Horse Head nebula and the flame nebula, this is in the constellation of Orion the Hunter, the bright star (Zeta Orionis aka Alnitak) is one of the three stars in Orion's belt! I hope you enjoy!

    Jon

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,074 Member

    Week 9 comes to a close. I've got a near miss. Went to Costco yesterday, bought a portable Traeger pellet grill. The dangers of Costco. Went over on calories for two reasons: 1) samples at Costco, which I always log as 100 calories and 2) had an afternoon snack. Didn't exercise, Costco put me out of routine and that combined with the heat have wiped me out.

    Week 9
    Start 145
    Goal 143; keep calories IN to 1770 per day.
    Actual 143.3; technically today is still week 9, so I won't know this for certain until tomorrow. But right now, 7 day trend is 1781 and week 9 6 days is 1783. Number of days met calorie IN goal 6/7 and 5/6.
    Week 10 Goal - 142 → a little aggressive, but I'm going for it. I really want to hit 140 (or better) before we leave on our cruise.

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  • Jon4189
    Jon4189 Posts: 149 Member
    edited July 16

    @age_is_just_a_number I am sure you know this, but calories on packages are with in 30% per the FDA. So depending on the item that says it is 100 calories, it could be 70 or 130. This why it is really hard to predict outcomes. The one example I love to give people, is a Celery Stalk is around ~6 calories, but heat in the microwave for 20 seconds and it is ~30 calories because the heat converts some of the starch to sugar and breaks down the cell walls in ways human body won't do. The other example, is corn, the way we measure it's calories is burning it, but we all know what corn looks like after the human body has had it's way with it. We don't get 100% of what the heating does. Cooking food changes it's caloric values. My fudge factor is + or - about 15% of my total calories.

    The amount of fiber you eat can also play into all of this. If you eat more fiber, it means you will have more movements and food will stay in your body a shorter amount of time for energy to be extracted. So many things can change the outcomes!

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,074 Member

    @deepwoodslady re "I’m tired of “staggering around” when I could be making leaps and bounds!". That is exactly I how I was feeling a few weeks ago. I was looking back at my data, my IN calories up and down and, not surprisingly, my weight followed the same roller coaster. It hasn't been long, but keeping my calories IN at 1770 has made a difference for me. I feel less 'puffy', less bloated. I feel more in control. Your MFP profile is private, so I can't see if you are logging your food. If you are, great! If you aren't, do it. I'm certain it will make a difference for you. You've come down from 253 lbs, you know what works for you. Your body is different than it was 60+ pounds ago. Have you revisited your MFP profile goals and updated your target calories?

    @bteri107 Thank you for the video. I watched it, it was easy to understand and great overview. I have a doctor's appointment on Friday and already had magnesium on my list.

    @Jon4189 re 1.4 lbs/week —> You got this! You've done amazingly well and are an inspiration demonstrating that consistency is key! Love to pictures. I look forward to them every Wednesday. Thank you for posting them.
    Re the ZWIFT bike —> Enjoy!

  • plantpowered
    plantpowered Posts: 114 Member
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    I'm spending a few days on yoga and mobility this week. I received some warning signals from a couple of joints. I know what to do. Old story.

  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 8,308 Member

    Haha, well you know that I am not adverse to giving you a swift kick in the behind once in awhile.

    The long and the short of it, in MHO, is that you need to take a page from the book of your teeny tiny daughter. She eats only one bite or a tiny bit of everything…and she is tiny. Tiny amounts = tiny people. Retrain yourself, make a lifestyle change. Do what she does, have just a bite/taste of those things. They say that it takes 3 weeks to create a new habit. You won't die if you have just one bite and don't eat the whole things, you will live to see another day, feel good about yourself, and be healthier. Try it for 3 weeks? Stop after one bite, truly taste it and savour it.

    I know that you are strong Donna, especially for other people. They need you. Look after yourself and make a fundamental change in your eating habits - yes, they are habits, we all have them.

  • Jon4189
    Jon4189 Posts: 149 Member

    @plantpowered If your bike has Bluetooth or ANT+ you can connect and use it on Zwift too. I am falling in love with the Zwift virtual riding world!

  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 8,308 Member
    edited July 16

    Hi everyone.

    I am Dawn. I live in SE British Columbia Canada. I am 5'2" (or 5'3"?) and 64 years of age. I have done a bunch of these 100s now, I have lost count lol. I was sitting at 130 for quite awhile, trying desperately to get into the 120s, but gained little by little over the last couple of years. My "ideal" weight should be between 110-118 for my height, BMI, and stuff. At this point I just really want to get back into the 130s.

    Week 1 Start Weight: 144.4

    Week 1 Goal: 142.4 (seems lofty, but I was at 143.0 for two days in a row at the end of the last 100)

    Week 1 Actual Weight: 144.2- Hit 142.6 this week, the day before the end of our week, which was so close to my goal.

    Week 2 Start Weight: 143.2

    Week 2 Goal: 142.4 - Trying for the same goal as last week

    Week 2 Actual Weight: 143.0 (Once in 100 days Ribs eaten, hit 142.2 this week)

    Week 3 Start Weight: 143.6

    Week 3 Goal: 141.8

    Week 3 Actual Weight: 139.6 - Hit 139.0 this week.

    Week 4 Start Weight: 139.6

    Week 4 Goal: 138.0

    Week 4 Actual Weight: 141.8, saw 139.0 again.

    Week 5 Start Weight: 141.2

    Week 5 Goal: 138.0 - trying for that again

    Week 5 Actual Weight: 141.6. Hit 138.4 this week.

    Week 6 Start Weight: 139.0

    Week 6 Goal: 138.0 - sticking with this goal, I got very close in week 5

    Week 6 Actual Weight: 141.4

    Week 7 Start Weight: 140.2

    Week 7 Goal: 138.0 - I just keep plugging that one in. I have to start somewhere for my September goal of 130.0 right?

    Week 7 Actual Weight: 138.4

    Week 8 Start Weight: 139.8

    Week 8 Goal: 138.0 - I just keep plugging that one in.

    Week 8 Actual Weight: 140.4

    Day 57—07/10— 138.0 - I have been out in the garden picking my dinner for later tonight. Nice to see that number this morning, it blinked on 137.8 until settling. In a rush now lol, I took too much time in the garden.

    Day 58—07/11— 137.0 - Yahoo to that number! I ended up leaving my second job at 5:30 last night (I have already told the owner that I won't be working there past September). His young wife once in awhile decides to stay and make it a 10-12 hour day for herself. Normally she leaves. It is a small restaurant, barely enough for 1 person such as myself. She had a very busy day and made lots of tips, I guess that she wanted more. I wasn't into it, I had already cleaned up everything from her busy day and she took the only table that came in. I said "you are staying?" She said yes, so I said "okay, I am leaving then, bye". I was home in a flash and got to work on those last 3 rows of 9 in the potato garden that were overcome with tall weeds and bindweed wrapped so tightly around the potatoes. It is done!!! Well worth leaving work for. If leaving work caused me stress it was soon eliminated with digging, lunging, squatting, untangling and re-hilling : - )

    Day 59—07/12— 136.4 - Wow. Well, I was going to take something different out of the freezer for tonight's after work dinner, but seeing how that what I have been eating all week is netting this type of result I will have the same thing: 1/4 cup of beans (white kidney which I portioned into the freezer), .75 cup of rice, green onions from my garden, dill from my garden, cucumber, bell pepper, tomatoes, 3tbsp sour cream. I have been having 6 water crackers and 3-4 tbsp of hummus as an appetizer. Overall, this combo has me going to the bathroom before my weigh in, so that is definitely a factor unlike in some previous weeks where I didn't. Still planning on indulgent unhealthy/bad food for my Monday night with a couple of cocktails. It would be great to have a buffer.

    Day 60—07/13— 137.4 - Up a pound, but it was to be expected for several reasons. My plan was to cut the grass during my afternoon break, but it was 32c according to the radio and downtown where I live is often 3-4 degrees hotter than the airport where the temperature comes from. Lots of pavement soaking up the heat so that between 4 and 5 o'clock it is the hottest part of the day here. I did manage to move everything and get the lawnmower out and ready to go, but that was it. When I got home from work it was still hot, but I had to get the grass cut so that I could put the sprinkler on my parched garden. I was outside quite late, and my last bite of dinner was at midnight and by 5 after 12 I was comatose and in bed. I am one of those people who gets comatose after a meal, which is probably why I am more of a grazer than meal eater except for dinner. I had to eat it or I would have been way too low on calories for the day. Working in the heat always does a number on my weight (body terrified and holding on to fat?) except for last Tuesday when I immersed my body in my neighbour's kiddie pool. 136.4 might have just been a fluctuation anyway. Weighed before coffee and bathroom trip this morning. Today, and for the next month I will be into cherries for my all day food at work, strawberries are finished and cherries are in season.

    Day 61—07/14— 138.6 - Up 1.2 pounds from yesterday, up 2 pounds from the day before. Sigh. No change in my eating or activities (calories in/out). I did however weigh much earlier, and before the bathroom. Those 2 things make a big difference right? Indulgent dinner night tonight, with cocktails. My only non "school night" of the week. Many things on my list for this morning before getting ready for work.

    Day 62—07/15— 140.2 - Well, I had hoped to never see the 140s again, but I quite enjoyed my indulgent "dinner" - 2 pizza rolls, 4 jalapeno poppers, 6 spicy breaded chicken wings, 2 black russians. Raining today and last evening. My fluorescent lightbulb went out over the sink and I broke the acrylic cover taking it off. Argh. Up to Home Depot I will go for a bulb replacement at least. Looking forward to getting the running around done and then just puttering at home for my 3rd day off in 56 days. I will put on some music and putter around in pjs once I get home : - )

    Day 63—07/16— 139.6 - After doing my running around town in the rain I got home and the sun came out. I got my gardening clothes on and spent the entire day weeding etc. from 11am until 8pm, stopping for water breaks, bathroom, and cigarettes. Wow, I sure did gain in this week! So many days of weighing before a trip to the bathroom! Looks like that dinner that I was having for so many days was really working, but I will revisit that another time because I had to harvest soooooo much lettuce that was on the verge of bolting to seed that I have enough washed and salad spun that I need to eat that for at least 3 or 4 days. Maybe I will try to have an accompanying small bowl of rice and beans with it. 2 jobs today, I had best get out into the garden and grab a bowlful of stuff to put in my salad for tonight, and then jump into the shower.

    Week 9 Start Weight: 138.0

    Week 9 Goal: took out my weekly goal for this week.

    Week 9 Actual Weight: 139.6 - Hit 136.4 this week.

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