Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 305

SModa61 · August 11

@itladyee i love the plan!!

deepwoodslady · August 11

Round 305

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MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 65 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.

ROUND 261 FOR ME.

💪…..We are fierce and so we fight…..💪

MY STATS:

Highest weight ever (05-10-2016): 253

Original starting weight on MFP: (01-11-2018) 235.0

STARTING WEIGHT / R304 EW= 185.6

R305 EW= TBD

Current New Goals:

Weight:

Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.

Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.

🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜Final goal: 145-155. I’ll know when I get there.

👀👀👀 LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME 👀👀👀:

R43 thru R52 (06/07/18 thru 09/23/18) = 19.4 LOST ✅ (Ending weight 179.0)

R53 thru R62 (09/24/18 thru 01/01/19) = 4.1 GAINED ❌ (Ending weight 183.1)

R63 thru R72 (01/02/19 thru 04/11/19) = 8.1 GAINED ❌ (Ending weight 191.2)

R73 thru R82 (04/12/19 thru 07/20/19) = 5.5 GAINED❌ (Ending weight 196.7)

R83 thru R92 (07/21/19 thru 10/28/19) = 8.7 LOST ✅ (Ending weight 188.0)

R93 thru R102 (10/29/19 thru 02/05/20) =2.0 GAINED ❌ (Ending weight 190.0)

R103 thru 112 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = 14.9 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 204.9)

R113 thru 122 (05/07/20 thru 08/23/20) = 4.7 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 209.6)

R 123 thru R132 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = 1.5 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 208.1)

R133 thru R142 (12/03/20 thru 03/01/21) = 0.7 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 207.4)

R143 thru 152 (03/02/21 thru 06/10/21) = 3.6 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 203.8)

R153 thru R162 (06/11/21 thru 09/18/21) = 16.2 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 187.6)

R163 thru R172 (09/19/21 thru 12/27/21) = 5.0 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 192.6)

R173 thru R182 (12/28/21 thru 04/06/22) = 7.0 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 199.6)

R183 thru R192 (04/07/22 thru 07/15/22) = 1.4 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 198.2)

R193 thru R202 (07/16/22 thru 10/23/22) = 3.8 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 202.0)

R203 thru R212 (10/24/22 thru 01/31/23) = 7.2 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 194.8)

R213 thru R222 (02/01/23 thru 05/11/23) = 0.5 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 195.3)

R223 thru R232 (05/12/23 thru 08/19/23) = 3.4 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 198.0)

R233 thru R242 (08/20/23 thru 11/27/23) = 17.6 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 180.4)

R243 thru R252 (11/28/23 thru 03/06/24) =2.6 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 177.8)

R253 thru R262 (03/07/24 thru 06/14/24) = 5.8 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 183.6)

R263 thru R272 (06/15/24 thru 09/22/24) =10.2 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 193.8)

R273 thru R282 (09/23/24 thru 12/31/24) = 1.2 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 192.6)

R283 thru R292 (01/01/25 thru 04/10/25) = 3.8 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 196.4)

R293 thru R302 (04/11/25 thru 07/19/25) = 8.6 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 187.8 )

R303 (07/20/25 thru 07/29/25) = 2.4 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 185.4)

R304 (07/30/25 thru 08/08/25) = 0.2 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 185.6)

R305 (08/09/25 thru 08/18/25) = xxxxx (Ending Weight xxxxx)

Day/Weight/Comment

ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND 185.6 (Trend Weight: 186.7)

08/09-183.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 186.3)

8/10-183.0 ✅ (Trend Weight – 186.0) I did very well at the festival. It wasn’t typical carnival type fare so I was able to resist it all and just stuck to bottled water in the 94” heat. I did buy a loaf of fresh baked bread for home and ate a slab of it last night slathered in butter. But I found it very dry or stale and will have no problem resisting it today. My son & grandson can have it or it can go in the trash. If I’m going to cheat, it has got to be worth it. I gave up part of my pre-planned dinner for that slab of bread and it definitely was not worth it. Scale still down today because I stayed within calorie limits but carbs were over.

⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️08/11-181.6 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 185.6) My calories were a bit too low yesterday because my dinner was so late that I didn’t find I needed snacks in bed. No snacks = whoosh. However, that is not usually what I’m able to do. Giving up the snacks in bed would be as bad as giving up Netflix and THAT is not going to happen anytime soon! I don’t want my metabolism to slow so I’ll be needing some extra calories soon. Wednesday is son’s hair appointment and I usually take him to lunch or dinner afterward. I’ll probably get more calories in on that day. The following day is my two DGS’ hair appointments in preparation for school starting. Another day out at the restaurant. I’ll be careful again on one of those days. I feel I need a bump up to keep the metabolism up.

08/12-xxxxx (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

08/13-xxxxx (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

08/14-xxxxx (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

08/15-xxxxx (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

08/16-xxxxx (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

08/17-xxxxx (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

08/18-xxxxx (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

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🌻

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deepwoodslady · August 11

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My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 65 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.

This Challenge Starting Weight (from July 31): 188.8

Goal: (Four lb Loss) 184.8

Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

Total Lost/Gained this month: xxxxx

🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜Final goal: 145-155. I’ll know when I get there.

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

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🌻

FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH:

08/01-187.6 ✅ (Trend Weight: 188.0)

08/02-186.4 ✅ (Trend Weight: 187.9)

08/03-187.0 ❌ (Trend Weight – 187.8)

08/04-186.6 ✅ (Trend Weight: 187.7)

08/05-185.8 ✅ (Trend Weight: 187.5)

08/06-184.0 ✅ (Trend Weight: 187.1)

08/07-183.8 ✅ (Trend Weight: 186.8)

08/08-185.6 ❌ (Trend Weight: 186.7)

08/09-183.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 186.3)

08/10-183.0 ✅ (Trend Weight – 186.0) I did very well at the festival. It wasn’t typical carnival type fare so I was able to resist it all and just stuck to bottled water in the 94” heat. I did buy a loaf of fresh baked bread for home and ate a slab of it last night slathered in butter. But I found it very dry or stale and will have no problem resisting it today. My son & grandson can have it or it can go in the trash. If I’m going to cheat, it has got to be worth it. I gave up part of my pre-planned dinner for that slab of bread and it definitely was not worth it. Scale still down today because I stayed within calorie limits but carbs were over.

⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️08/11-181.6 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 185.6) My calories were a bit too low yesterday because my dinner was so late that I didn’t find I needed snacks in bed. No snacks = whoosh. However, that is not usually what I’m able to do. Giving up the snacks in bed would be as bad as giving up Netflix and THAT is not going to happen anytime soon! I don’t want my metabolism to slow so I’ll be needing some extra calories soon. Wednesday is son’s hair appointment and I usually take him to lunch or dinner afterward. I’ll probably get more calories in on that day. The following day is my two DGS’ hair appointments in preparation for school starting. Another day out at the restaurant. I’ll be careful again on one of those days. I feel I need a bump up to keep the metabolism up.

08/12 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/13 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/14 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/15 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH:

08/16 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/17 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/18 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/19 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/20 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/21 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/22 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/23 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/24 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/25 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

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08/27 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

08/28 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

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Krysless2 · August 11

Day3||Mon(8.11):158.9|✖️|📈+2.4lb
➖❔Yes Day? NO✖️
📓Notes 😱baaaadddd bad

🏁\\:/🏁\\:/ Mini•Goals \://🏁\://🏁
🔸 Get Under 154lbs (lowered goal)
🔸 Checked off (5 of 10)YES-Days (Days Under Cals➕Met MOVE Goal)
#4.     8/12 Tue ~ 4th Day
#5.     8/13 Wed ~ 5th Day
#6.     8/14 Thu ~ 6th Day
#7.   8/15 Fri ~ 7th Day
#8.     8/16 Sat ~ 8th Day
#9.     8/17 Sun ~ 9th Day
#10.     8/18 Mon ~ Last Day
  Previous Days:

Day2||Sun(8.10):156.5|📉-2.0lb
➖ NO (Yes-Day?)
📓Notes: ehhhh
Day1||Sat(8.09):158.5|📉-2.2lb
➖YES (Yes-Day?)
📓Notes: better
📍||RND305||🏈or✖️||SW160.7||

the_reflex · August 11

Previous round 86.5 kg

Day 1 88.3

Day 2 87.4

Day 3 86.0

pezhed · August 11

I’m Amanda, serial starter in JGMTD 🫣 5’2”, 40F, in Virginia (US)

NSG (tracked for prior day)

🏃🏻‍♀️ movement - 7/10 days

🚫 no alcohol - 7/10 days

SW Rnd 305 - 134.0

RGW: 132.0

8/9 - 133.4 🚫🏃🏻‍♀️Yesterday was good! Ran sprints assigned by my Garmin training plan. Stayed on track through the day so I could indulge in chicken tikka masala that I made for dinner. Today will be more challenging at a local agricultural fair and a night out at a small concert. DH is playing trombone in a band for a couple of songs! Happy Saturday! Glad to be back with you!

8/10 132.8. This is a fake number. I waaayyy overdid it last night and I’m sure the beers left me dehydrated. It was a fun night but today will be a struggle. And I’ll see the repercussions on the scale tomorrow. I just have a 30 minute easy run to do today and I’m taking the kids to a community production of The Wizard of Oz. Not sure the 4 year old will make it through but we’ll try it.

8/11 - 135.6 🚫 Whoop there it is! The overdoing from Saturday plus a giant bowl of salt (restaurant ramen) for dinner last night. My water retention is so extensive that I hardly had to pee when I woke up this morning. I took the boys rock climbing and bike riding today. I ran while they biked, and I got to do a few climbs! We had Mexican food for lunch and I feel I made pretty good choices (grilled chicken) but I probably had more chips than I needed!

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fermatamb7212 · August 11

63yo | 5’3” | ret choir teach | MW USA | Celiac | MFP 07.31.25 | JGMTD 08.02.25 | HW 191.1 | SW 188.6

Rnd 305 (#2) SW 184.9

8/9: 184.9 😊Had some calories left last night. 🙌Stayed on track. Practiced tap for some exercise. I also planned meals for the week and shopped for them with DH. We’re on track for a good, healthy week.🤩

8/10: 183.9 🤩Today was errand day. I was on a quest to find GF Pepitas (aka pumpkin seeds) and wound up ordering them online. Ugh! Made Jamaican Pork Tenderloin since I already had the Mango Chutney and Jamaican Rice & Peas. Didn’t have broccoli like I thought, so I quartered a zucchini. Sprayed it with olive oil spray, sprinkled a little parmesan as well as GF cracker crumbs. Baked the wedges in the Ninja for 12 minutes. Wow! I think I found a new favorite veggie for dinner. 🙌No exercise today. I’ll probably weigh more tomorrow, but oh well. 🤷‍♀️

8/11: 183.4 👍🏻 Well, I was wrong. 😳 Anyway, I played with my goals on MFP last night. It didn’t show that I lost any weight from when I started this July. I realized that it was reflecting the last time I used it in 2018 and I was around 162. So I changed my starting weight. Well, that dropped me from 1480 calories to 1200!!! OMG! No way. So then I changed my progress from 2 lbs/week to 1.5 lbs/week. That gave me 1700 calories/day. LOL Anyway, I want to have a 500 calorie surplus at the end of the day, so I’m good with that. I thought that 1480 was hard to get in everything for that. We’ll see how it goes. I’m gonna practice tap now. 💃

👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE 👍👍

ashleycarole86 · August 12

SW Rnd 303 297.6 EW 296.5 (-1.1)
SW Rnd 304 296.5 EW 301.1 (+4.6)

SW Rnd 305 301.1 GW for round 296.4
8/9: 300.7
8/10: 298.3 - My goal for this round is to get lower than my SW for round 304 which was a complete disaster. Having said that, it is normal for me to gain 5 during my TOM that isn't real gain, yet I still get shocked by it. Regardless, I'm back in the 200s and today I did something very good for me. I used to ride my Peloton religiously and it was so good for my weight loss. Since we moved cities in May I hadn't been on the bike in our new house, but that's changed now as I rode for 30 minutes this afternoon. Going to spend the week focusing on better habits for me. I travel on Friday for the weekend so I want to make the start of this round count!
8/11: 298.2 - I know it's only .1 down from yesterday, but it feels good. My mind is in a positive space and while no feeling lasts, it'll ride this as long as I can. I am about to get back on the Peloton for a ride, this will be day two in a row! Yay.

slstover35 · August 12

Round 305

9-18 August 2025

SW Rnd 305

8/9 204.4 - Still on vacation but trying to get in some exercise and try to control the calories with tracking. Today had some time to walk at a local park with big hills to climb. Met up with some friends from high school today. I needed some girl time.

8/10 199.4 - Headed home today. Should be a long day in the car. Sigh!

8/11 I didn’t get any data today. It was long day of hoping to get a medical test out the way that didn’t happen. It was long day. 😬

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musicsax · August 12

🎷 67 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 305 (my 235th).

Goals for every round;

First and foremost, no feeding frenzies – I am not a shark or even a piranha!
to weigh less at the end of the round than the start
be happy because I feel that I have made the round count at the end
an additional goal for me (again) this round is to have a totally 10 day binge free round.

Soooo, 4 weeks on Monday we fly out for our annual holiday; in that time I should be able to lose 4 pounds, so that is my personal challenge, I want to lose a pound a week/1.25 per round. I can do it if I use my will power.

I need to remain consistent - it does work! I aim to lose a pound this round. Good luck for success everyone.

Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and then gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then & didn't want to gain any more, it’s taken me 75 rounds to achieve target of 130 = back to maintenance!! But then I crept up again, so need to get back to around 135. A healthy lifestyle must be a permanent way of life.

Updated 20.08.24 – I met up with youngest DB, first time after his DP passed away at the way too early age of 46. DB lives a long way from us, we see him very infrequently & is very introvert, so not a sharer of info 😞. However, he finally opened up to me, it seems that his DPs bad health leading to heart failure followed by kidney, liver failure & then a massive stroke, was originally caused by heavy drinking. By the time he realised he was abusing his body and went teetotal, the damage was too late to reverse. He was on the list for a heart transplant, but his other organs gave up before one became available.This has made me think about how I am abusing my body when I have binges with way too much sugar, fat & salt. I know I am a food addict. I'm going to try to think about this when I am tempted to overindulge, I need to start respecting my body more and think about whether I want to be in the best health I can be. My body has served me so well for 67 years, it deserves to be given the best chance to keep serving me well & I've been really lucky that life has not dealt me a raw health deal, so I must not jeopardize that luck.

I am the driver in my life & not the passenger, I need to drive my life to a healthy life."Health is wealth".

8/8 142.2 – failed to meet my mini goal 140 pounds, a loss of 0.6 pounds, oh dear, just have to roll over (again) to next round. No structured walking as childminding little DGSs.

EW Rnd 304 142.2

SW Rnd 305

8/9 142.2 - 9.42 miles walked. Hoping to really make this round count.

8/10 142.2 – 11.12 miles walked. Feel better in myself that I’m back on track.

8/11 142.6 – disappointed in this number as I have had 3 days well on track, gonna stick with it – it’’s got to move eventually! 7.6 miles walked.

8/12 142.2 – 9.25 miles walked. This week I’ve been selected for Jury service; I’m walking into the city each morning to help get my mileage in & as court finished early, I walked ¾ of the way back until DH picked me up.

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8/16 Goal to be at 141.2

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8/18 Goal to be at 139.95

👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE & I AM WHAT I EAT! 👍👍.

Deviette · August 12

A little bit about me: I'm 33 years old, female, 160cm (5ft 2.5in) tall. I have a 2yo son who is so full of energy and keeps me eternally busy! I generally keep fit doing judo and walking my very mad spaniel. I have Crohn's disease and am currently flaring which mean I'm struggling with fatigue and nausea. I weigh wearing clothes so my actual weight fluctuates a lot, but I'm more concerned about trend.

SW: 81.2kg GW: 70kg UGW: 62kg

My round goals:
Weigh every day
In bed by 10:30pm
Maintaining is good enough
Knee exercises daily
Alcohol free
Track Crohn's symptoms

8/9 - DNW
8/10 - DNW
8/11 - DNW - So it turns out even though I did take my scales with me on holiday, there was no WIFI and signal was so very poor, so couldn't easily check in and so we enjoyed an unplugged holiday. Also finally exchanged on our house last week and completion is this Thursday so we have a lot of packing to do between now and then! Still trying to just keep to maintaining until the house move is sorted.
8/12 - DNW - Scales are packed away now so it'll just be lots of DNW for a bit now. Eating was okay yesterday, considering I was starving all day. I'm trying really hard not to stress eat right now because of the house move and you know that knee injury I got, well got a call from the hospital yesterday (finally) and I've got a torn ACL (and some meniscus damage) and it's going to be surgery or never doing sports again. Super fun. So I need to contact my health insurance to find out if it's covered (pretty sure it will be), or I'm going to have to wait for an NHS slot. Interestingly my husband had the same surgery about 15 years ago, so he's very familiar with the procedure. Not going to lie, I'm not entirely happy with the whole situation right now. Here's yet another thing to add to the list of stuff my body isn't happy about right now.
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Skyleen75 · August 12

I enjoy reading everyone’s posts with my coffee each morning.

Highest weight 242 lbs Lowest weight 142 lbs (2019) Re-start JGMTD Feb 2024 @ 204 lbs

Round 304 End Weight 178.2

08/09 179.6
08/10 DNW
08/11 183.0

08/12 179.6 I worked hard yesterday both physically and mentally. Morning workout with the girls and evening core class sandwiched my day. Pushed water and some electrolytes since working in the heat is taxing.

I have to skip my morning workout this morning to get to work early and try to beat the worst of the heat.
Meet up with boxing friends this evening. We’ll just do some conditioning, heavy bag work and mitts since we’re meeting at a Y and they don’t allow sparring.

Focused on food as fuel today.

_JeffreyD_ · August 12

Male: 68
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016.) I was actually at 250 in 2011 or so…
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205

Daily Goals (4) for this round:
-Log Food. ✏️
-No Ultra Processed Food (UPF). ☣️
-Meet CI/CO target, net 1500. 🎯
-Exercise minimum 20 minutes. More if possible.💓

Round 305 Posts
This is my posting format….
Month/Day: Scale Reading first thing today before getting dressed. / Goals met ✏️☣️🎯💓/ Comment

8/8/25 : 223.6 SW the day before.

8/9: 223.6
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I am already off to a dubious start with my goals. To be fair I picked up the gauntlet thrown down by @chapter _3 just this morning in Round 304. 😊

With the help of the internet, I now begin the tedious parsing and negotiating in my head about what qualifies as “ultrahigh processed.” For example I read that distilled spirits are off limits, but some wine and beer are not. I can easily avoid both for ten days. Anything in a package is suspect. Some food is processed, but the label looks very simple, i.e. no unpronounceable ingredients. I need to squash wishful thinking. I have asked DW to remove the candy dish from the main path through our house, but I want to take personal responsibility for my actions.

8/10: 223.0
✏️☣️🎯💓
A good day… goals altered my behavior for the better. I discovered that the internet has a lot lot lot to say about ultra processed food (UPF). I also discovered that my diet is loaded with it. (For example a simple, but mass produced hamburger bun is UPF. Artisanal bread is not UPF.) I want to train my body not to crave it.

https://educhange.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NOVA-Food-Classification-EduChange.pdf

Rode 20+ miles yesterday. It was hot, but I replenished with LMNT in a liter of water along the way. Wondering if the additional salt helped me retain a bit of water weight.

8/11: 221.8
✏️☣️🎯+💓/2

8/12: 220.8
✏️☣️🎯💓
I got totally distracted and forgot to post 8/11, so there it is. I think it was because I was up to my ankles in trip planning. (up to my ankles may not seem deep but I was “head down.”)

I took a 3 mile walk yesterday in miserable heat and humidity. I had to get some movement done.

Staying true to UPF goal is rough for me. One thing that helped is some pre-planning my DW has done. She has stocked three storage containers in the fridge with watermelon, grapes and baby carrots. They are an easy reach when I find myself standing in front of the open fridge without even knowing how I got there.

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GrandmaJackie · August 12

Goals

Under 150 by end of challenge
Only healthy snacks after dinner
At least 10,000 steps 5 days per week
Night time journal

SW Rnd 304 152.2

SW Rnd 305

8/9 153 Focus especially on healthy snacks after dinner and my carbs and sodium 🥺🥺

8/10 153 Nothing special happened except I was able to connect with my daughter on the phone.

8/11 153 I was able to talk to my daughter and grandchildren in Washington State, ❤️❤️

8/12 151.2 relaxing day, 😀

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ReignFromAshes · August 12

SW: 211.5 Rnd 305

8/9 X

8/10 X

8/11 - Logging in today. Weight at 211. It's slowly going down from where I started at (216) and that was just being mindful of what I was eating, a few more steps each day and a few days of working out. Now I am going to step it up more.

8/12 211.5 - Scale went up slightly but no big deal. I got my workout in and my steps in yesterday so I am happy with that. Need to be slightly stricter about snacking. I plan on no longer eating after 7pm. It's the closest I can get to fasting, lol! I have coffee around 5am in the morning and eat breakfast around 8am. 😊

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Chapter_3 · August 12

JGMTD #305 #75
R305- “Weight-loss” mindset returns. BHAG = 128-130lbs with lowering BF%. What will it take to get there & stay there? Let’s do this!!!!💪🏻 Keep moving with the right macros, Pg & AMOUNT.

#HSF #agingyounger #MindBodySoul #ENGAGED

SW RND 305 136.2 (false)

RND Goal 132.xlbs

Loose 5+lbs in 5wks.

8/8 132.8

8/9 136.2

8/10 133.6

8/11 133.2

8/9 ⚖️ 136.2 🤸🏼🚶‍♀️💓👣🎾🏋️‍♀️⏱️📖 anniversary dinner on full display per scale. I really don’t like counting this ⚖️ as the beginning of this round - a distorted uptick. Let’s go with Monday morning as my true start weight for this round to gauge progress. I can do that, right?🤣 Today: 🚶‍♀️💓👣🏋️‍♀️🤸🏼📖⏱️ setting a plan to do it all today ✅. #ENGAGED

8/10 133.6 🏆🚶‍♀️💓👣🏋️‍♀️🤸🏼📖⏱️ Good-bye👋🏻Friday night! Strong day! Determination plugged in. Beautiful weather helps my mindset. 💦💦💦 under cals✅ & under Pg (100g) but I still gave myself a 🏆because it was such a great day! Tomorrow’s ⚖️ will be my official start - want my efforts to be real. Blips DNC (do not count!)

⚠️Long Post. NSV: for me, this is an NSV… I passed on our annual girls trip to “The Ranch”. Every August, the gals head to a ranch owned by one of my friends family. It is an all out 48 hr food / drink orgy. I decided not to put myself in that situation ever again because it’s no longer who I am or what I want. I love them all dearly, but I’ve transformed. Becoming who I am meant to be, means moving away from old realities … It means taking myself out of situations that are contrary. That was a huge decision for me. I replaced it with health & movement & I didn’t miss it at all. This decision was a clear demarcation / boundary.
Have any of you left something behind that was part of you?! (To embrace your new identity?) #shedding.

8/11 133.2 🏆🚶‍♀️💓👣🏋️‍♀️🤸🏼📖⏱️🎾. THIS is my declared round start weight (after flushing Fri night din-din). Thinking a solid 132.0 is doable in 8 days. My body is hanging onto some kind of bloat. Eat clean & reduce dairy. Low-fat proteins & 💦💦💦. Keep moving. 🏋️‍♀️& ⏱️is non- negotiable today.

8/12 133.2. 🚶‍♀️💓👣🏋️‍♀️🤸🏼📖⏱️ nutrition✅ however we tried a high protein pasta (PF) YIKES last night so it wasn’t “clean / whole food” and ate at 7:15- usually eat /finished no later than 5:30ish pm. I thought the pasta (Kaizen) was good. Let’s see how I digest it (if at all?). 🤭20g of protein per serving with 2net carbs. 🚫🏆even tho Pg & cals ✅. Squeezed in 🏋️‍♀️⏱️ late afternoon. Solid day. I have 🎾 this morning, but starting to drizzle. Let’s see!

SModa61 · August 12

@Deviette Torn meniscus surgery impacts people differently. DH and I both had it about 5 years apart, many years ago. DH was quite perturbed for a while post surgery. For mine, I walked out of the recovery room, and never used the crutches. Hopefully, yours will be more like mine.

@_JeffreyD_ <3 to you wife. So nice you have that support. I try and support DH when he is following MFP. When I do, I pre-track his dinners for him, as he has NO idea what the heck I am cooking.

AR10at50 · August 12

F, 60, SW-187, Sept.’14
UGW- 129
RGW:134

Thank you @musicsax !!!!!🌸💚🌸

8/9-RTW-Went to a birthday party at the local bar last night and had some appetizers that are not included in my normal way of eating. Also had a piece of the cake I brought. Off to a bridal shower today with more of the “out of the ordinary food.”

8/11-137-After the birthday party at the bar Friday, then a bridal shower at a bistro Saturday with great food, I think I can be back to where I started by tomorrow morning.Still getting the park across the road ready for the fundraiser this weekend.

8/12-DNW-Dinner out with MIL so I got a steak salad but did eat just a bit of the garlic bread they placed one foot in front of my nose. Back to the park today.

pezhed · August 12

I’m Amanda, serial starter in JGMTD 🫣 5’2”, 40F, in Virginia (US)

NSG (tracked for prior day):

🏃🏻‍♀️ movement - 7/10 days
🚫 no alcohol - 7/10 days

SW Rnd 305 - 134.0
RGW: 132.0

8/9 - 133.4 🚫🏃🏻‍♀️Yesterday was good! Ran sprints assigned by my Garmin training plan. Stayed on track through the day so I could indulge in chicken tikka masala that I made for dinner. Today will be more challenging at a local agricultural fair and a night out at a small concert. DH is playing trombone in a band for a couple of songs! Happy Saturday! Glad to be back with you!

8/10 132.8. This is a fake number. I waaayyy overdid it last night and I’m sure the beers left me dehydrated. It was a fun night but today will be a struggle. And I’ll see the repercussions on the scale tomorrow. I just have a 30 minute easy run to do today and I’m taking the kids to a community production of The Wizard of Oz. Not sure the 4 year old will make it through but we’ll try it.

8/11 - 135.6 🚫 Whoop there it is! The overdoing from Saturday plus a giant bowl of salt (restaurant ramen) for dinner last night. My water retention is so extensive that I hardly had to pee when I woke up this morning. I took the boys rock climbing and bike riding today. I ran while they biked, and I got to do a few climbs! We had Mexican food for lunch and I feel I made pretty good choices (grilled chicken) but I probably had more chips than I needed.

8/12 - 135.0 🚫🏃🏻‍♀️ I thought maybe some additional water would push through but no such luck. Perhaps I’ve gone more off the rails than I realized. Today I have a run and have to prep for the first day of school tomorrow! Need to meal plan and shop, too. Feels like I’ve been stringing things together too much which leads to not-great choices.

CamandJarvis · August 12

~~8/09~~ - 166.0

~~8/10~~ - 167.5

~~8/11~~ - 168.3 - I

~~8/12~~ - 167.0 - Well, I assumed I was bloated or holding on to excess water but I wasn't expecting it to drop like this. I'll take it! On track to meet goals yet again today and feeling quite good. I am quite sleepy mentally and struggling to focus on work so I'm putting this laptop away in the other room and setting 10 minute timers to work (with 5 minute breaks between) until I made good progress on this second draft report. It's due by the end of the week to the client and there's a lot left to do.

iLive2Walk · August 12

Hello I'm Darlene, retired, 65-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty). I started my journey in January 2023, and over the last two years have lost about 90 pounds, give or take a couple. I got to my goal weight in the last quarter of 2024, and now tackling the maintenance phase.

My Stats

Highest Weight 228
Goal Weight: 140 - The top of the Ideal weight category, doctor says that's good enough, but honestly I like to be a few pounds under for a buffer.

SW Dec: 228 | Jan: 217 | Feb: 212 | Mar: 207.6 | Apr 200.2 | May 194.8 | Jun: 189.6 | Jul: 187.4 | Aug: 179.8 | Sep: 174.2 | Oct: 169.6 | Nov 164.6 | Dec 164 | Jan 159.8 | Feb 156.8 | Mar 152.6 | Apr 151.6 | May 149.6 | Jun 144.8 | Jul: 143.5 | Aug: 142.4 | Sep 140.7 | Oct 139.8 | Nov 142.4 | Dec 139.7 | Jan 139.2 | Feb 138.6 | Mar 138.6 | Apr: 139.4 | May: 139.5 | Jun 137.6 | Jul 139

Ending Round 302: 138.6

My Goals:

⚖️Stay under Normal BMI range (under 140)
🥗 Stay at/under TDEE
👣 14K+ Steps per Day, 120K Weekly
⏱️100+ Min intentional fitness daily 🫀Cardio, 🏋️‍♀️Strength,🧘‍♂️Stretch,🚴‍♀️Bike, 🛶Kayak, 🥊VR Box
🚶‍♀️‍➡️45+Min walk daily
🪰Fly Lady 15+ Minutes of Cleaning Daily
📖 Read Daily
🧂Stay under 2300 mg sodium Daily

👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️🫀🏋️‍♀️🧘‍♀️🚲🛶🥊🥗⏱️🪰📖🧂

Weight Current Day - Goals Prior

Aug 9: 139.6 15.5K👣, 🚶‍♀️‍➡️🫀🧘‍♀️🥊⏱️📖 Away most of the day, returned from overnight birthday trip. I was pleasantly surprised at the weight this morning. I'm up 1.5 pounds since before the overnight trip, but honestly was expecting more. Back to it today.

Aug 10: 139.4 13.9K 👣🚶‍♀️‍➡️🏋️‍♀️🚲🥊🥗⏱️🪰📖 🧂I was hoping for a swish this morning, but didn't see it. A normal day yesterday, a tad high on the sodium, but just under my goal. Nice to be home.

Aug 11: 139.8 18.9K 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️🫀🥊🥗⏱️🪰📖 Getting too close for comfort. Need to rein it in. Although I was under my limit, over the sodium and late night snack attack did me in.

Aug 12: 139.8 15.0K 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️🏋️‍♀️🚲🥊🥗⏱️🪰📖🧂Typo in yesterday's weigh in post (wishful thinking). Corrected today. Although I met my calorie and salt goals, my food choices were poor yesterday. I saved my calories for junk! Every Monday my sisters and I join my Mom and her Friends at Monday Night Bingo at the the Knights of Columbus. They celebrated my birthday, cupcakes and blondie! I need to get into the right mindset before this slow creep on the scale becomes a permanent thing.

fermatamb7212 · August 12

63yo | 5’3” | ret choir teach | MW USA | Celiac | MFP 07.31.25 | JGMTD 08.02.25 | HW 191.1 | SW 188.6

Rnd 305 (#2) SW 184.9

8/9: 184.9 😊Had some calories left last night. 🙌Stayed on track. Practiced tap for some exercise. I also planned meals for the week and shopped for them with DH. We’re on track for a good, healthy week.🤩

8/10: 183.9 🤩Today was errand day. I was on a quest to find GF Pepitas (aka pumpkin seeds) and wound up ordering them online. Ugh! Made Jamaican Pork Tenderloin since I already had the Mango Chutney and Jamaican Rice & Peas. Didn’t have broccoli like I thought, so I quartered a zucchini. Sprayed it with olive oil spray, sprinkled a little parmesan as well as GF cracker crumbs. Baked the wedges in the Ninja for 12 minutes. Wow! I think I found a new favorite veggie for dinner. 🙌No exercise today. I’ll probably weigh more tomorrow, but oh well. 🤷‍♀️

8/11: 183.4 👍🏻Well, I was wrong. 😳 Anyway, I played with my goals on MFP last night. It didn’t show that I lost any weight from when I started this July. I realized that it was reflecting the last time I used it in 2018 and I was around 162. So I changed my starting weight. Well, that dropped me from 1480 calories to 1200!!! OMG! No way. So then I changed my progress from 2 lbs/week to 1.5 lbs/week. That gave me 1700 calories/day. LOL Anyway, I want to have a 500 calorie surplus at the end of the day, so I’m good with that. I thought that 1480 was hard to get in everything for that. We’ll see how it goes. I’m gonna practice tap now. 💃

8/12: 183.7 🤷‍♀️Yesterday was a teaching day. Lots of standing and giving voice/piano lessons. I’m excited for my tap class today. I’ve been practicing more than usual, and I’m curious to see how well I do. When I started the class in March, I couldn’t do a lot of stuff. I couldn’t stay on the balls of my feet. At one point, we had to stand on our heels! That was a joke…for me. Anyway, I knew this was obviously a great exercise routine, because it challenged me, it was still fun, and I was wiped out when I got home. I’m no longer wiped out. 🙌45 min tap dancing = 700 calories!!! My goal today is to have a 700 calorie surplus. Let’s see how that impacts tomorrow. 🔮

👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE 👍👍

@musicsax Do you take your measurements? I bet you’re building lean muscle with all that walking.

fermatamb7212 · August 12

@iLive2Walk How on earth do you get that much walking in everyday?? I’m astounded…and impressed! 😻

@musicsax Are you taking your body measurements? I bet you’re slimming down even though the scale isn’t budging. 🫶

iLive2Walk · August 12

@fermatamb7212 It's what I do, helps that I am retired. First thing every morning a 3+ mile walk - gets me to 7-8K steps before 9 AM. Then working around the house and my afternoon workout usually gets me to the 14K steps. I also have a rule that I don't get to watch "MY TV" (hubby has the news on all the time ), I need to do it on the treadmill. Since I don't want to watch the news, it's a great escape - you can tell it's one of those days when I get to about 17K+. LOL!

deepwoodslady · August 12