100 day Challenge #24 August 23.25 – November 30.25

age_is_just_a_number

@jennysweet58 Exercise has so many benefits. I always say that I exercise more for my mental health than my physical health. Sometimes, I don't feel like exercising, but once I convince myself to start, then I always feel better and energized afterward.

@Lilylady3k You are so creative! I'm sure your granddaughters will love the cards you made for them.
RE "@age _is_just_a_number and @plantpowered - taking a step back is always a good idea!!! I retired in 2019 weighing 245 … obviously retirement has been good for me! Down 40 lbs! Every little bit helps. My ultimate goal is to weigh less each year." —> I retired last year. In fact it has been exactly 13 months ago today! The ability to really focus on myself has definitely been good.

plantpowered

I was more focused yesterday. I did get my workouts done and hit my food goal. I didn't have a moment to eat dinner until just before bed due to an unexpected meeting. I stayed within goal, but I went to bed with food in my belly. It's not my favorite feeling, especially when I still feel a bit full in the morning.

Anyway, I'll hit my goals again today.

plantpowered

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48817515#Comment_48817515

Thank you @Lilylady3k and @age_is_just_a_number It's true. it's easy to get frustrated with the day-to-day when, on the whole, things are going in the right direction . @Lilylady3k Your watercolor ghostie is so cute!

@dawnbgethealthy May your finger heal fast! That is no fun.

dawnbgethealthy

Thanks all for your words on my cut finger. It doesn't hurt, it didn't hurt when it happened, that is a glass cut for you. It is on the knuckle area (the inside of it), so that is why I was not supposed to bend it for 24 hours. It is bandaged such that I can't really bend it anyway. It was amazing to have an extra day off. The nurse said no vinyl/rubber gloves because keeping it dry was important for the steri-strip to do its job.

dawnbgethealthy

Hi : - )

I am Dawn. I turned 65 this round. I have changed my eating habits over time. I basically eat half of the amount that I used to, and have limited eating Ribs to once every 3 months instead of once per week. I eat everything, just less of it and/or less often. I topped out at 207, at 5'2" that is not healthy at all! I joined MFP at 198lbs. Ultimate health goal for my arthritic feet is 110-118.

Week 1 Start Weight: 137.8

Week 1 Goal: 136.8

Week 1 Actual Weight: 140.8 - Exactly a 3 pound gain : - (

Week 2 Start Weight: 140.2

Week 2 Goal: 136.6 - ambitious I know

Week 2 Actual Weight: 137.6

Week 3 Start Weight: 137.6

Week 3 Goal: 135.6

Week 3 Actual Weight: 136.5

Week 4 Start Weight: 135.2

Week 4 Goal: 135.0

Week 4 Actual Weight: 136.0

Week 5 Start Weight: 136.0 - on my 65th birthday

Week 5 Goal: 135.0 136.5

Week 5 Actual Weight: 136.2

Week 6 Start Weight: 136.8

Week 6 Goal: 135.2 (my weight 4 days before my birthday)

Week 6 Actual Weight: 136.6 - Once per 3 month Ribs eaten

Week 7 Start Weight: 135.4

Week 7 Goal: 134.8

Week 7 Actual Weight: 136.0

Week 8 Start Weight: 135.8

Week 8 Goal: 134.8

Week 8 Actual Weight: 136.4 - had pizza 4 times out of the 6 slices from the free Domino's medium.

Week 9 Start Weight: 135.2

Week 9 Goal: Stay in the 135s

Week 9 Actual Weight: 135.8

Day 64—10/25 — 136.2 - I am okay with a .4 gain, I didn't get dinner until 1am! I kind of had to. I left work, came home, my friends were here, we walked over to the theatre and then came back here after. I really needed to eat after they left.

Day 65—10/26 — 136.6 - We have had discussions about not being able to outrun the fork. I subscribe to Scientific American, and this study of ultra marathoners is interesting.

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/home/leaving?allowTrusted=1&target=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scientificamerican.com%2Farticle%2Fstudy-of-ultramarathon-runners-suggests-theres-a-fundamental-limit-to-human%2F%3Futm_source%3DKlaviyo%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DTIS_102425%26utm_term%3D3%2520min%2520read%26_kx%3D0qI4F_BYKjIicILfacljwot44HAbwDdujqARc10og9E.WEer5A

Day 66—10/27 — 137.6 - Ouch! 3 nights of eating late. Expecting to be home from work by 3:30 today and my day off is tomorrow. This usually signals eating something a bit more fun and having a few cocktails, but after seeing this weight I may have to rethink that. Just a little more than 2 months and I plan/hope to cut down to working 5 days a week, ultimately 4.

Day 67—10/28 — 137.0 - A good night's sleep, earlier dinner, small drop in weight. Watched the baseball game and of course I am rooting for the Toronto Blue Jays, but….I think that I have a crush on Ohtani from the LA Dodgers lol.

Day 68—10/29 — 137.8 - I had a nice little walk before the sun hit my yard. I just don't find the time to do that very often, but I do plan on working less in 2026. I spent hours in the yard, I just kept going because it was my day off and I needed to do the 20-25' bean/pea garden - weeding, pulling out the stalks and cutting them up for compost, then covering the whole length. Not sure about the gain in weight, but sometimes that happens when I do a great deal of yard/garden work. After it got dark I put together a chili with stuff from my garden plus Yves Mexican ground round. It breaks up better than beef and is very tasty. I had some of that for dinner while watching the World Series, and am going to have that again tonight. I got 8 portions altogether to eat and to put in the freezer.

Maybe I will begin to harvest beets and carrots next week. I don't pull the beets until I have time to process them because the skins get too soft if they sit after harvest.

Day 69—10/30 — 137.6 - I picked up a shift at my second job while I was at my first job yesterday (bid system via text). It was going well until I cut my middle finger on some glass. Argh. Off to the nurse. Not supposed to bend it. Held together with steri-strip rather than go and sit in Emerg for 8-10 hours for a stitch. Not going to my primary job today, it was to be only a 4 hour shift anyway. No gardening or stuff like that. I will get out for a nice long walk, and likely a bunch of Fitness Marshall.

Day 70—10/31 — 136.6 - 11-7 shift today, so I will be home to watch the World Series. I went for a great walk around a park yesterday that I haven't had the time to go to for quite some time. They paved it around 15 years ago, so when it is raining it is a good choice, no mud. It was a beautiful day and a perfect temperature for walking. I did a bunch of Fitness Marshall while it was still -2c, and then went up to the park. Some of you have seen this park in the past. This was my happy yesterday.

My fave spot is this little bridge

No ice yet

Maple leaf : - )

The end of this dock is where I put my skates on in the winter. There is a hut, but then you have to get down the bank with skates on. From the dock is ideal for me.

The firefighters maintain the ice rinks on this lake.

Week 10 Start Weight: 136.2

Week 10 Goal: 133.8 - goal for November 30th, not for this week

Week 10 Actual Weight: 136.6

Day 71—11/01—

Day 72—11/02—

Day 73—11/03—

Day 74—11/04—

Day 75—11/05—

Day 76—11/06—

Day 77—11/07—

Week 11 Start Weight:

Week 11 Goal:

Week 11 Actual Weight:

age_is_just_a_number

@dawnbgethealthy Great pictures! Thank you for sharing.

Lilylady3k

@dawnbgethealthy - What a lovely walking path! Thank you for sharing your autumn vibes.

deepwoodslady

@Lilylady3k Love the card pic. You are so multi-talented!

@dawnbgethealthy Gosh, I wish we had paved paths in my area. It used to be rough but now most everything in the woods and near the river are impassable since the ice storm in late March. They will never clear it or clean it up. They never have and it has gotten worse each year. Now, well…. it's sad. I do miss it. I enjoyed seeing your pics. Beautiful!

deepwoodslady

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100 Days of Weighing In #24 ^^^^^ Aug 23, 2025 through Nov 30, 2025

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

🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

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

Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 185.6

Goal This Round: 175.6 (10 pounds)

Challenge Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

Total Lost/Gained this challenge: xxxxx

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

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---185.6

Round #24---

Thoughts at the start of this round:

This round will be challenging as it includes the U.S. holidays of Labor Day, Halloween and Thanksgiving. All are big foodie or party and dessert type holidays in the U.S. There are also multiple birthday celebrations in my family. In addition, there will be a lot of travel which is traditional in the fall for me as I try to avoid as many icy driving trips as possible in the winter months. There will be lots of doctor appointments away from home as well as Christmas and gift-giving shopping in this round. I will have to make sure I stay on top of my plan in every moment I can and to make the necessary corrections every time the scale goes up. We can’t control the ingredients in restaurant food so portion control will be key when away from home. I will again aim for a 10 pound loss this round. Thanks for sharing your journey with me and allowing me to share mine. I am grateful for you all.

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

Spoiler Warning

Day 01—08/23==185.6〰️ (Trend Weight: 184.8)

Day 02—08/24==187.6 ❌ (Trend Weight: 185.1)

Day 03—08/25--183.8 ✅ (Trend Weight: 185.0)

Day 04—08/26— 185.0 ❌ (Trend Weight: 185.0)

Day 05—08/27—185.6 ❌ (Trend Weight: 185.1)

Day 06—08/28—185.6 ↔️ (Trend Weight: 185.3)

Day 07— 08/29-- 183.2 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 185.1)

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🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 1 Start Weight: 185.6

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 1 Goal: 0.9 Loss to reach 184.7 or Less

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 1 End Weight: 183.2

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 2.4 lbs Lost

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Day 08—08/30—182.2 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.8)

Day 09—08/31—181.8 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.5)

Day 10—09/01—185.0 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.6)

Day 11—09/02—187.8 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.9)

Day 12—09/03— 185.2 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.9)

Day 13—09/04—188.0 ❌ (Trend Weight: 185.2)

Day 14—09/05—183.8 ✅ (Trend Weight: 185.1)

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🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 2 Start Weight: 183.2

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 2 Goal: 0 lbs Loss to reach 184.0 or Less

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 2 End Weight: 183.8

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 1.8 lbs Lost

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Day 15—183.4 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.9)

Day 16—09/07—182.6 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.7)

Day 17—09/08—183.6 ❌ (Trend Weight – 184.6)

Day 18—09/09— DNW ↔️ (Trend Weight – DNW)

Day 19—09/10— 185.7 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.7

Day 20—09/11—188.0 ❌ (Trend Weight: 185.0

Day 21—09/12—183.4 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.9)

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🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 3 Start Weight: 183.8

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 3 Goal: 0.5 Loss to reach 183.3 or Less

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 3 End Weight: 183.4

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

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Day 22—09/13—184.0 ❌ (Trend Weight:184.8)

Day 23—09/14—186.2 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.9)

Day 24—09/15—183.8 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.8)

Day 25—09/16—184.8 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.8)

Day 26—09/17—184.0 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 184.7)

Day 27—09/18—187.8 ❌ (Trend Weight – 185.0)

Day 28—09/19—185.0 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 185.0)

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🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 4 Start Weight: 183.4

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 4 Goal: 0.8 Loss to reach 182.6 or Less

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 4 End Weight: 185.0

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 0.6 lbs Lost

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Day 29—09/20— 184.4 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.9)

Day 30—09/21—184.4 ↔️ (Trend Weight: 184.9)

Day 31—09/22—183.4 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.7)

Day 32—09/23—184.4 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.7)

Day 33—09/24—183.8 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.6)

Day 34—09/25—184.6 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.6)

Day 35—09/26—183.0 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.4)

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🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 5 Start Weight: 185.0

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 5 Goal: 3.1 lb Loss to reach 181.9 or Less

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Week 5 End Weight: 183.0

🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 2.6 lbs

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Day 36—09/27—183.6 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.3)

Day 37—09/28—183.4 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.2)

Day 38—09/29—182.0 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.0)

Day 39—09/30—DNW ↔️ (Trend Weight: DNW)

Day 40—10/01—183.0 ❌ (Trend Weight – 183.9)

Day 41—10/02—185.2 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.0)

Day 42—10/03—184.2 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.1)

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🍬🍬🍬Week 6 Start Weight: 183.0

🍬🍬🍬Week 6 Goal: 1.8 lb Loss to reach 181.2 or Less

🍬🍬🍬Week 6 End Weight: 184.2

🍬🍬🍬Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 1.4 lbs Lost

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Day 43—10/04— 186.0 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.2)

Day 44—10/05—186.0 ↔️ (Trend Weight: 184.4)

Day 45—10/06—185.0 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.5)

Day 46—10/07— DNW ↔️ (Trend Weight: DNW)

Day 47—10/08—184.8 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.7

Day 48—10/09— 184.2 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.7)

Day 49—10/10— DNW ↔️ (Trend Weight: DNW)

Day 50—10/11—183.6 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.5)

Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 2 lbs Lost

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⏳️⏳️⏳️Week 7 Start Weight: 184.2

⏳️⏳️⏳️Week 7 Goal: 3.7 lb Loss to reach 180.5 or Less

⏳️⏳️⏳️Week 7 End Weight: 183.6

⏳️⏳️⏳️Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 2 lbs Lost

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Day 51—10/12—181.8 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.2)

Day 52—10/13—181.2 ✅ (Trend Weight: 183.9)

Day 53—10/14— 181.4 ❌ (Trend Weight: 183.7)

Day 54—10/15—182.6 ❌ (Trend Weight: 183.6)

Day 55—10/16—187.2 ❌ (Trend Weight: 183.9)

Day 56—10/17—182.0 ✅ (Trend Weight: 183.7)

Day 57—10/18—182.4 ❌ (Trend Weight – 183.6)

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⏳️⏳️⏳️Week 8 Start Weight: 183.6

⏳️⏳️⏳️Week 8 Goal: 3.8 lb Loss to reach 179.8 or Less

⏳️⏳️⏳️Week 8 End Weight: 182.4

⏳️⏳️⏳️Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 3.2 lbs Lost

Day 58—10/19—185.2 ❌ (Trend Weight: 183.7)

Day 59—10/20—183.4 ✅ (Trend Weight: 183.7)

Day 60—10/21—185.2 ❌ (Trend Weight: 183.8)

Day 61—10/22—184.6 ✅ (Trend Weight: 183.9)

Day 62—10/23—186.4 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.2)

Day 63—10/24— DNW (Trend Weight: DNW)

Day 64—10/25—184.6 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.2)

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⏳️⏳️⏳️Week 9 Start Weight: 182.4

⏳️⏳️⏳️Week 9 Goal: 3.3 lb Loss to reach 179.1 or Less

⏳️⏳️⏳️Week 9 End Weight: 184.6

⏳️⏳️⏳️Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: l lb Lost

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CURRENT WEEK:

Day 65—10/26— 184.6 ↔️ (Trend Weight: 184.2)

Day 66—10/27—183.8 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.0)

Day 67—10/28—183.4 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.1)

Day 68—10/29—184.6 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.1)

Day 69—10/30— DNW ↔️ (Trend Weight: DNW) Absolutely ZERO interest in weighing after the dinner out yesterday with DS, DGS and one of my DD’s tagging along. I finally broke open the Halloween candy later to make special bags for all my DGC tomorrow. Enough for everyone including me. I should have bought less but it was buy 2 get 1 Free on the bags. But it really isn’t Free, is it? Foodie DD and DGS arrive today until Monday night this week. From the frying pan into the fire? Ugh…..

🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 Day 70—10/31—184.0 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.2) I managed to stay away from the Halloween candy and from DD’s overly abundant caches of goodies. Now, to get through today and tonight….. Happy Halloween. Have fun and stay safe!

🦃🦃🦃🦃 Day 71—11/01—

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⏳️⏳️⏳️Week 10 Start Weight: 184.6

⏳️⏳️⏳️Week 10 Goal: 6.2 Loss to reach 178.4 or Less. I will try to lose my normal weekly goal of 0.7 and make up as much of this as possible.

⏳️⏳️⏳️Week 10 End Weight:

⏳️⏳️⏳️Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far:

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age_is_just_a_number

https://lnkd.in/eRtnxbyC@Crochetluvr I just saw this on LinkedIn:

It looks like November 1 SNAP benefits may be paid out, after all, based on a judge's ruling today. But if you or someone you know needs help getting food, my colleagues at AARP complied a helpful list of resources for assistance: https://lnkd.in/eRtnxbyC

I don’t know if it applies to you, but thought I’d pass it on.

ptitejeanne

☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

Hi Everyone! 👋😊 I’m Jeanne! 🇨🇦 

49Y. Mom of 20Y son & 16Y daughter. Same partner for 30 years. Working hard on my health journey ; not natural at all for me. I’ve been doing this challenge steady since June of 2023. Some I lost, some I maintained. At least I’m not gaining crazy like before. 😉 Let’s do this 👍 Any amount going down is a win for me!!!!

Start weight this round ➡️ 157.8
Wk1
Day 01—08/23—157.8👍
Day 02—08/24—157.8👍
Day 03—08/25—158.6 ❌
Day 04—08/26—157.8 👍
Day 05—08/27—158.0 ❌
Day 06—08/28—159.4 ❌
Day 07—08/29—158.0 👍
no wt in the 160s this week 🥳🙌

Wk 2
Day 08—08/30—157.2 👍
Day 09—08/31—158.8 ❌
Day 10—09/01—158.2 👍
Day 11—09/02—158.0 👍
Day 12—09/03—159.0 ❌
Day 13—09/04—159.2 ❌
Day 14—09/05—159.4 ❌
No wt in the 160s again this week 🥳🙌

Wk 3
Day 15—09/06—159.2 👍
Day 16—09/07—158.2 👍
Day 17—09/08—160.0 ❌😬🫤
Day 18—09/09—160.2 ❌
Day 19—09/10—159.4 👍
Day 20—09/11—159.0 👍
Day 21—09/12—159.4 ❌
Oh no the 60s came back in force 🙁

Week 3 Start Weight : 159.2
Week 3 Goal Weight : 155.0
Week 3 Act. Weight : 159.0

Wk 4
Day 22—09/13—159.0👍
Day 23—09/14—158.0👍
Day 24—09/15—158.0👍
Day 25—09/16—158.0👍
Day 26—09/17—159.0❌
Day 27—09/18—158.6👍
Day 28—09/19—157.4 👍
No wt in the 160s this week 🥳🙌

Week 4 Start Weight : 159.0
Week 4 Goal Weight : 156.0
Week 4 Act. Weight : 157.4 ❤️👍

Wk 5
Day 29—09/20—157.4👍
Day 30—09/21—158.2❌
Day 31—09/22—157.8 👍
Day 32—09/23—158.8 ❌
Day 33—09/24—158.8 ❌
Day 34—09/25—157.6 👍
Day 35—09/26—158.2❌

Week 5 Start Weight :157.4
Week 5 Goal Weight :155.0
Week 5 Act. Weight :158.4 ❌👎
but No wt in the 160s this week 🥳🙌

Wk 6
Day 36—09/27—158.4 ❌
Day 37—09/28—158.4 ❌
Day 38—09/29—158.0 👍
Day 39—09/30—157.0 👍
Day 40—10/01— 156.4🤩👍
Day 41—10/02— 156.0🤩👍
Day 42—10/03—156.8 

Week 6 Start Weight : 158.4
Week 6 Goal Weight : 156.0
Week 6 Act. Weight : 156.4
One Tiny little goal at a time 😉

Day 43—10/04—156.4 👍
Day 44—10/05—157.8 ❌
Day 45—10/06—157.2 👍 
Day 46—10/07—157.2 👍
Day 47—10/08—156.8 👍
Day 48—10/09—158.0 👍
Day 49—10/10— 158.0 🚗✈️New York

Week 7 Start wt: 156.4
Week 7 Goal wt: 155.0
Week 7 Actu wt:

Day 50—10/11—🛳️🌊🌊🌊
1/2 Progress Report: …..lbs Lost so Far:
Day 51—10/12—🛳️🌊🌊🌊
Day 52—10/13—🛳️🌊🌊🌊🦃 
Day 53—10/14—🛳️🌊🌊🌊
Day 54—10/15—🛳️🏝️Dominican Rep.
Day 55—10/16—🛳️🏝️St-Thomas USVI
Day 56—10/17—🛳️🌊🌊🌊
Week 8 
Day 57—10/18—🛳️🏝️Curacao
Day 58—10/19—🛳️🏝️Aruba
Day 59—10/20—🛳️🏝️Dominicain Rep.
Day 60—10/21—🛳️🏝️Jamaica
Day 61—10/22—🛳️🌊🌊🌊
Day 62—10/23—🛳️🏝️
Day 63—10/24—🛳️🌊
Week 9 
Day 64—10/25—🛳️ 🚶‍♀️ New Orléans
Day 65—10/26—✈️✈️✈️🚗 
Day 66—10/27—163.2
Day 67—10/28—161.8
Day 68—10/29—159.8
Day 69—10/30—160.8
Day 70—10/31— 160.4🎃👻

☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

This week I came back from an Amazing Cruise in Caribbean ✈️🛳️🏝️🌊 We were lucky, great weather amazing places to visit, more than please with our vacation!❤️

Back to work right away, was a crazy week 😉 Trying to get back on track, good routine, eat less and better, exercise etc but didn’t go so well this week. Oh well, hopeful for the weekend! 😉

Happy Halloween 🎃

We had fun at work with our costumes , 🐝 lots of laughs today!! 🎃👻

Lilylady3k

100 day Challenge 8/23/25 - 11/30/25 Do it for Mobility

Lily, age 65, 5'3" (This round I turn 65 oh my!)
Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
Targeting ~165 being closer to overweight instead of morbidly obese
210.4 - Ending weight last round on 8/22/25
199 - Goal this round

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

Spoiler Warning

2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021) NOTE: Low 201.1 in August 2021
2022 SW: 209 BMI 37.0 (1/1/2022) Lost focus on myself while helping with 2 new grand babies (Jan & June); also started teaching ESL on Tues & Thurs morning and no longer went to in person Strong & Fit class … EXCUSES EXCUSES
2023 SW: 232 BMI 41.1 (1/1/2023) Lowest 226
2024 SW: 230 BMI 40.7 (1/1/2024) Refocus 6/22/2024 after hitting 234-236 range
2025 SW: 213 BMI (1/1/2025)
2026 SW: ⁉️ It’s totally up to you and within your control

Strategy:

Bike 30 min 3-4x weekly

Strong & Fit 1 hr class 2x weekly (1 hour session we do usually 3-6 mins depending on the length of the songs ... warmup, squats, arms, back, triceps, biceps, lunges, shoulders, core and cool down)

Create a new hand weight routine at home that can be used in the cruise ship gym on days I bike

Water 72+ oz daily

Journal every bite focusing on low net carb <100g

Weekly weigh in on Mondays

8/23: DNW - bike 30 min, swim with granddaughters ages 3 & 1; AF
8/24: 207.7 - no exercise day; just chasing grandkids; AF

8/25: 207.9 - Strong & Fit class; AF
8/26: 209.0 - Not much sleep last night :( bike 30 min
8/27:208.0 - bike 30 min
8/28: 208.7 - bike 30
8/29: 208.0 - Strong & Fit class
8/30: 208.0 - Swim with granddaughters
8/31: 208.5 - bike 30

Monthly Goal: < 208
Actual Weight: 208.5
Loss this month: 1.9
Challenge Weight Loss: 1.9
🎯 Started strong and then just got back into the maintain mode. Not complaining since it is lower than my last 209-211 holding pattern. But really want to strive to feeling more comfortable in a bathing suit before cruising in the South Pacific in March. Pep Talk Time! 6 months … half a year! Plenty of time to lose 20-30 pounds if I focus on 5 lbs per month … basically a pound a week. Dedicate the next 24 weeks to breaking through those mental barriers and pushing the holding pattern lower and lower. Next month’s goal … <203

9/1: 209.8 / 208.4 - Yikes! Strong & Fit class
9/2:208.8 / 208.3 - bike 30
9/3: 208.6 / 208.3 - bike 30
9/4: 207.9 / 208.1 - bike 30 AF
9/5: 206.8 / 207.7 - Did a sleep study at home last night to rule out secondary causes for the blood lab results. Interesting sleeping with all these things connected to your body. No exercise; grandparents day event
9/6: 206.5 / 207.4
9/7: 207.7 / 207.4 - bike 30 min

9/8: 209.1 / 207.8 - Strong & Fit class. What is it about Monday’s that the scale jumps up??? Oh duh weekend celebrations and breaking routines.
9/9: 208.6 / 207.8 - Crazy busy day coordinating and testing 58 adult ESL students plus my art class. My Marley Spoon box came in. I love the variety that they offer and the meals are healthy though the portions are too big. It made it really easy to serve pork loin with butternut squash and Brussels sprouts.
9/10: 207.8 / 207.9 - bike 30 min Today I’m devoting to watercolor and making sure I get on my bike. I had 2 compliments that I’m trimming up (especially the legs) … due to the almost daily bike ride. My hematologist oncologist visit was cancelled for today after they tried for 3 weeks to get insurance approval for the lab work. No reason to see him if we have no lab results to review. When I switch to Medicare in October the lab work will not need approval and will be covered. I guess there is one good thing about turning 65 soon.
9/11: 207 / 207.6 - bike 30
9/12: 207.4 / 207.5 - S&F , bike 30
9/13: 207.7 / 207.5 - bike 15
9/14: 207.4 / 207.4 - bike 30

9/15: 206.3 / 207.0
9/16: 206.6 / 206.8 - bike 30
9/17: 206.4 / 206.6 - bike 30
9/18: 207.2 / 206.7 - bike 30
9/19: 206.8 / 206.6 - S&F
9/20: 207.4 / 206.8
9/21: 206.9 / 206.8 - bike

9/22: 205.3 / 206.4 - S&F bike 20
9/23: 205.6 / 206.0 - bike 30
9/24: 206.4 / 206.0 - bike 30
9/25: 207.1 / 206.3 - bike 30
9/26: 206.3 / 206.2 - S&F bike 30
STEPS / Miles / Flights Climbed
9/27: 206.3 / 206.2 6548 2.48 0
9/28: 205.7 / 206.0 ✈️ 6396 2.39 2
9/29: DNW ✈️👟Amsterdam 7296 2.63 2
9/30: DNW 👟Amsterdam 14369 5.05 5

Monthly Goal: < 203
Actual Weight: 205.7 BEFORE TRIP on 9/28
Loss this month: 2.8
Challenge Weight Loss: 4.7
🎯 Scale is going in the right direction. Now not to regain on vacation!

STEPS / Miles / Flights Climbed
10/1: DNW 🛳️ 👟Amsterdam 15114 5.23 10
10/2: DNW 🛳️ 👟Amsterdam 4996 1.81 9
10/3: DNW 🛳️ 🥾Dover 14054 4.86 32 (Dover Castle)
10/4: DNW 🛳️ 🚌👟Rouen 8054 2.93 11
10/5: DNW 🛳️ 👟Rouen 12465 4.32 3
10/6: DNW 🛳️ 🚌👟Honfleur 9655 3.48 4
10/7: DNW 🛳️ 🚌👟Cherbourg 9725 3.46 11
10/8: DNW 🛳️ 🚌🥾St. Malo 15651 5.65 20 (Mont-Saint-Michel)
10/9: DNW 🛳️ 🚤Tresco 3227 1.17 6
10/10: DNW 🛳️ 🥾Fishguard 12414 4.42 18 (Hiking the town & coast line)
10/11: DNW 🛳️ 👟Dublin 16161 5.4 6
10/12: DNW 🛳️ 👟Waterford 9277 3.29 3
10/13: DNW 🛳️ ⚓️At Sea 2528 .91 6
10/14: DNW 🛳️ 👟La Rochelle 12155 4.12 2
10/15: DNW 🛳️ 🚌👟Bordeaux 5289 1.8 6
10/16: DNW 🛳️ 🩺 sick :( Bordeaux 4312 1.53 3
10/17: DNW 🛳️ 👟Bilbao 15207 5.29 3
10/18: DNW 🛳️ 🚌🥾Gijon 13770 4.74 12 (Hiking up to Santa Maria del Naranco and gothic Cathedral of San Salvador)
10/19: DNW 🛳️ ⚓️At Sea 3438 1.21 5
10/20: DNW 🛳️ 🚌👟Lisbon 7689 2.74 5
10/21: DNW 🛳️ ✈️ Lisbon 9454 3.47 5
10/22: 206.2 - bike 30 (water weight bloat from long travel flights)
10/23: 205.2 / 205.9 - bike 30
10/24: 204.6 / 205.5 - Strong & Fit weights + bike 20
10/25: 204.1 / 205.0
10/26: 204.9 / 204.9 bike 30
10/27: 🎂203.9 / 204.5 bike 30
10/28: 202.8 / 203.9 bike 30
10/29: 203.1 / 203.5 bike 30 min, walked 1 mile
10/30: 203.3 / 203.310/31: 🎃 204.3 / 203.4 bike 30

Monthly Goal: < 203
Actual Weight: 204.3
Loss this month: 1.4
Challenge Weight Loss: 6.1
🎯 Proud of my efforts during cruising. Every little bit helps and not gaining when away from home is a huge win! Glimpsed 202 this month but then it slipped away. I’ll see it again hopefully next week.

11/1: 204.5 / 203.7
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11/30: Final Weigh-In -

Monthly Goal: < 200

Ready for NOVEMBER and ready to tackle the rest of my 200+ pounds!!

Proud of myself this Halloween. I didn't buy nor did I eat any Halloween candy. We were at my daughter's with all my kids and grandkids for the evening. There was plenty of candy and the grandkids were also willing to share their booty but I passed. I did indulge in a couple of Krispy Treats that I brought to the party LOL

We didn't know quite what to expect since she moved into the neighborhood in April and this was their first Halloween at their home. We were told to be there before 4:30 to get in.

The neighbors blocked off the U shape street and had a huge street party. The organizer wanted to set up in my daughter's very wide long driveway which she agreed not really knowing what that meant. We parked our 6 cars in the driveway and they still had tons of room. So the DJ, costume contest and balloon guy were all in her driveway & yard. Then someone on her street owns a Mexican restaurant which set up their food truck close by as well with nachos, tacos, quesadillas and margaritas. The owner gave all the neighborhood families free tickets for food and drink. I stuck to the chili my daughter made and some wine we brought. Party broke up at 7pm and the kids started trick or treating on the street. It was a fun evening.

I think this was the best costume I saw … a carousel. But there were many many others … babies all the way up to adults dressed for the occasion. My daughter and her husband with another neighbor.

JimnKC

Hi,
My name is Jim recently retired.
This will be my 4th 100 Day Challenge

Kansas City
59 yo 5ft 10in
Highest weight 255 lb (244 lb 04/28/2024)
Overall goal of 170 BMI 24.4 or less hoping to not get over 190 ever again.

100 day Challenge #24 August 23.25 – November 30.25
100 Day Goal from 202 lbs BMI 29 to 186 lbs BMI 26.7
100 Day Actual Weight from 202 lbs to ???

Spoiler Warning

100 day Challenge #23 May15.25 – August 22.25
100 Day Goal from 200 lbs BMI 28.7 to 186 lbs BMI 26.7
100 Day Actual Weight from  200 lbs BMI 28.7 to 201 lbs BMI 28.8

100 day Challenge #22 February 04.25 – May 14.25
100 Day Goal from 205 lbs BMI 29.4 to 186 lbs BMI 26.7
100 Day Actual Weight from 205 BMI 29.4 to 197 BMI 28.3

100 day Challenge #21 October 27.24 – February 03.25
100 Day Goal from 214 lbs BMI 30.7 to 186 lbs BMI 26.7
100 Day Actual Weight from 214 lbs to 202 lbs BMI 29.0 

Day 01—08/23—202 Calories 2,979-203.1 5wks-Steps MFP 3,016
Day 02—08/24—201 Calories 2,901-202.3 5wks-Steps MFP 6,764
Day 03—08/25—201 Calories 2,670-200 5wks-Steps MFP 9,155
Day 04—08/26—201 Calories 2,149-194.8 5wks-Steps MFP 4,596
Day 05—08/27—201 Calories 3,520-208.5 5wks-Steps MFP 4,894
Day 06—08/28—201 Calories 3,049-203.8 5wks-Steps MFP 4,217
Day 07—08/29—201 Calories 3,106-205.3 5wks-Steps MFP 5,125
Week 1 Start Weight:202
Week 1 Goal:201
Week 1 Actual Weight:201

Day 08—08/30—202 Calories 1,932-190.7 5wks-Steps MFP 2,808
Day 09—08/31—199 Calories 3,133-204.6 5wks-Steps MFP 8,928
Day 10—09/01—201 Calories 2,823-201.5 5wks-Steps MFP 9,267
Day 11—09/02—201 Calories 3,613-209.4 5wks-Steps MFP 9,695
Day 12—09/03—201 Calories 2,529-198.6 5wks-Steps MFP 4,942
Day 13—09/04—201 Calories 2,474-197.1 5wks-Steps MFP 4,948
Day 14—09/05—200 Calories 4,177-214.1 5wks-Steps MFP 2,951
Week 2 Start Weight:202
Week 2 Goal:201
Week 2 Actual Weight:200

Day 15—09/06—200 Calories 2,738-200.7 5wks-Steps MFP 5,601
Day 16—09/07—201 Calories 4,327-216.5 5wks-Steps MFP 10,013
Day 17—09/08—201 Calories 2,273-196 5wks-Steps MFP 4,839
Day 18—09/09—201 Calories 3,422-207.5 5wks-Steps MFP 4,100
Day 19—09/10—201 Calories 3,004-205.2 5wks-Steps MFP 5,576
Day 20—09/11—203 Calories 2,402-200.1 5wks-Steps MFP 4,885
Day 21—09/12—203 Calories 4,138-217.4 5wks-Steps MFP 4,850
Week 3 Start Weight:200
Week 3 Goal:199
Week 3 Actual Weight:203

Day 22—09/13—204 Calories 2,721-203.3 5wks-Steps MFP 5,346
Day 23—09/14—204 Calories 2,998-204.2 5wks-Steps MFP 9,598
Day 24—09/15—203 Calories 3,786-212.1 5wks-Steps MFP 5,024
Day 25—09/16—202 Calories 3,495-209.1 5wks-Steps MFP 5,004
Day 26—09/17—202 Calories 2,309-197.3 5wks-Steps MFP 4,316
Day 27—09/18—202 Calories 4,086-216.9 5wks-Steps MFP 2,471
Day 28—09/19—204 Calories 3,192-208.9 5wks- Steps MFP 4,262
Week 4 Start Weight:204
Week 4 Goal:203
Week 4 Actual Weight:204

Day 29—09/20—205 Calories 3,783-214.8 5wks-Steps MFP 3,734
Day 30—09/21—205 Calories 3,508-211.1 5wks-Steps MFP 12,125,Yard Work 57 min
Day 31—09/22—204 Calories 2,925-206.2 5wks-Steps MFP 8,690,Yard Work 57min
Day 32—09/23—205 Calories 3,035-207.3 5wks- Steps MFP 4,417
Day 33—09/24—205 Calories 2,824-205.2 5wks-Steps MFP 6,895
Day 34—09/25—205 Calories 2,864-205.6 5wks-Steps MFP 1,741
Day 35—09/26—205 Calories 2,445-201.4 5wks-Steps MFP 3,792
Week 5 Start Weight:205
Week 5 Goal:204
Week 5 Actual Weight:205

Day 36—09/27—205 Calories 2,105-196.2 5wks- Steps MFP 7,328
Day 37—09/28—204 Calories 2,146-196.6 5wks-Steps MFP 11,001, Yard Work 38 min
Day 38—09/29—203 Calories 1,942-193.6 5wks-Steps MFP 8,000
Day 39—09/30—202 Calories 1,818-192.4 5wks-Steps MFP 4,280
Day 40—10/01—203 Calories 4,278-219.8 5wks-Steps MFP 6,783
Day 41—10/02—205 Calories 4,213-219.1 5wks-Steps MFP 1,858
Day 42—10/03—205 Calories 3,501-212 5wks- Steps MFP 6,525
Week 6 Start Weight:205
Week 6 Goal:204
Week 6 Actual Weight:205

Day 43—10/04—205 Calories 2,196-196.2 5wks-Steps MFP 6,239
Day 44—10/05—203 Calories 2,409-197.4 5wks-Steps MFP 9,180,Yard Work 130min 928cal
Day 45—10/06—204 Calories 2,013-193.4 5wks-Steps MFP 11,267
Day 46—10/07—201 Calories 3,130-205.5 5wks-Steps MFP 5,945
Day 47—10/08—202 Calories 3,680-213.8 5wks-Steps MFP 6,093
Day 48—10/09—205 Calories 3,389-Steps 4,126
Day 49—10/10—206 Calories 3,092-Steps 5,670
Week 7 Start Weight:205
Week 7 Goal:204
Week 7 Actual Weight:206

Day 50—10/11—206
Halfway Progress Report: …..Gained 4 pounds 😑
Day 51—10/12—203 😁 Calories 2,672-Steps 3,845
Day 52—10/13—201 😯 Calories 2,294-Steps 13,353, Yard Work 150 min +++
Day 53—10/14—204 😑Not counting calories for a few days. Steps 6,332
Day 54—10/15—No Scale Steps 7,395
Day 55—10/16—No Scale Steps 5,870
Day 56—10/17—207 😚 Calories 3,250-Steps 5,653
Week 8 Start Weight:206
Week 8 Goal:205
Week 8 Actual Weight:207

Day 57—10/18—208 Calories 3,831-Steps 7,970
Day 58—10/19—208 Calories 2,302 not 9,888 😉 -Steps 9,888
Day 59—10/20—207 Calories 2,185-Steps 10,167, Yard Work 85min 607cal?
Day 60—10/21—206 Calories 2,831-Steps 3,774
Day 61—10/22—206 Calories 3,668-Steps 3,746
Day 62—10/23—207 Calories 3,669-Steps 4,726
Day 63—10/24—207 Calories 3,885-Steps 5,445
Week 9 Start Weight:208
Week 9 Goal:207
Week 9 Actual Weight:207

Day 64—10/25—207 Calories 2,268-Steps 5,959
Day 65—10/26—204 Calories 2,787-Steps 8,794
Day 66—10/27—203 Calories 2,470-Steps 9,981
Day 67—10/28—203 Calories 1,882-Steps 5,761
Day 68—10/29—203 Calories 2,871-Steps 7,977
Day 69—10/30---207 Calories 3,997-Steps 6,737
Day 70—10/31—205 Calories 2,135-Steps 7,856

Week 10 Start Weight:207
Week 10 Goal:206
Week 10 Actual Weight:205

Day 71—11/01—205
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Week 11 Start Weight:205
Week 11 Goal:204
Week 11 Actual Weight: