100 day Challenge #25 December 01.25 โ€“ March 10.26

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  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 56 Member

    @deepwoodslady - Donna you should officially strike out the 180s!!! Congrats on touching 176!

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,494 Member

    oh boy, 5 out of 7 'red' IN days in my chart. I know what I need to do, I just need to do it. Today's scale is not surprising at all. Trend weight still below my 3 month hover range, so that is good. Today's scale rounds up to within the hover range. Given the current week average IN calories, I'm expecting tomorrow to also be up, the question is, can I 'flatten the up curve'?

    Challenge 25, Week 1 results. I use the 7 day average for my summary weight:
    Start: 139.2
    Goal: 138.0; keep average IN calories to 1770
    Actual: 137.0; average of past 7 days 2183; average of 6 days so far from week 1 2175.
    The results based on the average IN do not make sense, this further validates for me that I need to look at the average IN calories from the prior week as a better predictor of current week results. 7 day average IN calories for the week ending November 30 1836. That IN calories makes more sense against a 2.2lbs loss, but is still too high relative to the loss. Other metrics I track indicate that I'm losing as much muscle as fat, so that also has a factor.

    Week 2 Goals: 136.5lbs; IN calories target 1770

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  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,494 Member

    You have to do what works for you and if that worked 5 years ago, then there is a good chance it will work now. There are so many different ways to achieve a caloric deficit.

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,494 Member

    CONGRATULATIONS!

    I love the way you've already crossed out the 200s on your list. Such a positive attitude.

  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 8,549 Member

    @Lilylady3k

    Onderland!!!!!! Yahoooooo!!

    Great job, and great job on the brunch and on your strategy to taste everything but not eat the entire things.

  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 8,549 Member
    edited December 7

    Hi everyone.

    I am Dawn. 5'2" 65yo, SE BC Canada. I am here to lose weight, like all of us.

    Day 01โ€”12/01 -- 137.8 - I lost 1 total pound in the last 100, and put it back on last night, sigh.

    Day 02โ€”12/02 โ€” 137.8 - 3 days in a row I missed breakfast. Today I will make sure to have something. I have been peeling beets etc. in the mornings and then wham, it is time to get to work. I still have a bucket of carrots to deal with. Day off tomorrow, my one day this week, so I will get to work on processing those. I think that I am going to have my once per 3 months ribs tonight. I will pay the piper early in this 100.

    Day 03โ€”12/03 โ€” 137.2 - Poof to my one day off, I have to go into work argh, no day off until next Tuesday.

    Day 04โ€”12/04 โ€” 137.4 - Not too much fallout from the Ribs. My new strategy is to eat them super early, i.e. 12 hours + before my weigh in the next morning. They were super delicious, Mole, frozen pre-cooked. I have also gotten back to having some sort of breakfast, I was off of that for several days and gained weight even though I felt lean. A little more than halfway through my 11 days straight at work groan. Pacing myself. I WILL get my 2 days off in a row next week : - )

    Day 05โ€”12/05 โ€” 137.4 - 5 more days until I can get into a forest/trail. I am eager for that reset, but I am getting through these 11 days without a day off. I have made an application to join the Eagles Club and had a meeting/interview last night. Thinking forward to my next chapter, and I appreciate all that they do for the community and I feel like I have skills to contribute.

    Day 06โ€”12/06 โ€” 137.4 - I apologize for my work rant yesterday, I know that those that still work always have things come up. The girls that I work with have 5 and 4 others in their households working, and I am on my own so it stings when they mess with my schedule/income for their benefit but at my expense. Day 9 of my 11 straight at my primary job. I worked 2 jobs yesterday and the second one at the rest home had us short staffed so my shift was 1/2 hour longer than usual. They put out food for us each shift, but I rarely have more than one small bite of it, mostly because food makes me tired and I have to keep going. Last night I packed up some mac and cheese with ham in it and brought it home so that the comatose wouldn't happen until later lol. I ate much later than I have been lately. I am on 3 split shifts the next 3, so dinner will be later and I doubt that I will reach my goal target this week.

    Day 07โ€” 12/07 โ€” 137.8 - Dang. My schedule is not going to be changing, my later dinners are always going to be before end of week weigh in. I had a great day shift at Spice Hut, the Indian restaurant that I waitress at, lots of tables, mostly regulars which I enjoyed. I was productive during my 2 hour break, I had peeled the last of the carrots from the bucket in the morning (which I might cook this morning) and then was able to take all of the buckets to the shed, sweep the porch, sweep and wash my kitchen floor and then mop my way off of the porch and back to work. Really only half of the porch is mopped because I moved everything to one side, but I will finish it on my break today which is looking like it will be above zero C so that the water on it won't freeze. Still dark here as I write this, but as usual on Sunday mornings I get up early to listen to the Classical Music hour on CBC radio.

    Week 1 Start Weight: 137.8

    Week 1 Goal: 136.8

    Week 1 Actual Weight: 137.8 - Once every 100 days Ribs eaten.

    Day 08โ€”12/08โ€”

    Day 09โ€”12/09โ€”

    Day 10โ€”12/10โ€”

    Day 11โ€”12/11โ€”

    Day 12โ€”12/12โ€”

    Day 13โ€”12/13โ€”

    Day 14โ€”12/14โ€”

    ..

    Week 2 Start Weight:

    Week 2 Goal:

    Week 2 Actual Weight:

  • plantpowered
    plantpowered Posts: 266 Member

    @age_is_just_a_number @deepwoodslady 100%, this is how I feel about it. Each time I see a new, prettier number, I know I'm going to be bouncing around that number for a while, but it's so encouraging, and so important during the holidays. I think that it's because we are analyzing daily, over time, and we've seen what progress looks like. It's never a straight line.

  • plantpowered
    plantpowered Posts: 266 Member
    edited December 7
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    This is the highest lean mass I've had since I bought the scale, and it's also the lowest body fat percentage ever, by far. I attribute it to staying consistent and intentional on the exercise side. Things started to shift in May when I started the challenge, but the rate of change dramatically sped up when I got back on the spin bike consistently and increased the frequency of my strength workouts. I know I'll bounce around that 100 lb lean mass reading for a while, but this is encouraging, especially since the total weight loss is slooooooooooow.

    I spent the afternoon moving furniture and cleaning, and the most time-consuming thing was moving a bookshelf to another room. I didn't count it as exercise, although my watch did pick it up for the "move ring". I did an hour of dance workouts in the evening and then slept like a log.

    Today I've got to finish the furniture rearrangement by moving all of my weights and spin bike and the sofas. I may do yoga today.

  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,909 Member

    Good Morning! Hope everyone is having a pleasant weekend!

    How did everyone do this week?

    @Lilylady3k , WAHOO!! Congratulations on reaching ONEDERLAND!!๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

    @frankwbrown , hey....whatever works is right! Great job!

    Day 01โ€”12/01โ€”ย 161 - Another salty meal yesterday.....shrimp basket....got me a bit bloated. Today I had a turkey club salad from Saladworks....that was my main meal. Spent the day decorating and still haven't found my tree stand. I have a feeling it's in the bottom of the ornament box...which means I have to take all the ornaments out to get to it. Not very bright of me....I'll know better next time.

    Day 02โ€”12/02โ€”ย 161.4 - UGH! I really wanted to see the end of the 160s. Still, it's my own fault. But started today with an Atkins shake. Lunch looks like a tuna sandwich and dinner, tilapia. Feeling a little down today....hope I can get the ambition to finish decorating.

    Day 03โ€”12/03โ€”ย 159.2- I don't know what happened to me yesterday...felt sick to my stomach. Don't think it was anything I ate (had exactly what I said I was going to yesterday). As a result I didn't get anything accomplished except on the phone. Today I feel better. Had a granola bar for breakfast.โ€ฆthe rest of today's food is undecided, atm.

    Day 04โ€”12/04โ€”ย 158 - Nice to see that number! I am having a small mug of vegetable juice for breakfast. Not sure about the rest of the day... maybe a hard-boiled egg sandwich for lunch. Dinner could be tilapia againโ€ฆ.I have a good dry rub for it. Never found the tree stand, which is maddening! I had to order a new one, which wasn't in the budget. Oh well. If I eventually find it, I'll give it to my daughter.

    Day 05โ€”12/05โ€”ย Forgot to weigh!! - I am going to have to set a reminder in the morning so I STOP forgetting!

    I got out and did a little shopping yesterday...was good to do that. I miss shopping. There is one department store left in the local mall that I don't think will ever go out of business. Its a traditional one with decent prices. Its fun to shop there. And I got in some steps. ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™€๏ธ

    I had another small glass of vegetable juice for breakfast. Lunch will be egg salad with bacon. Leftover cheeseburger for dinner.

    Day 06โ€”12/06โ€”ย 157.8 - I had one of those nights where I fall asleep at 1 and wake up at 5 and cant fall back to sleep. Tossed and turned till 7 and gave up. So I had my cup of vegetable juice, got out my ice maker and started that going. Waiting for delivery of my tree stand so I can get my tree up. I did get a delivery of Siggis peach yogurt for future breakfasts. Lunch will be cheeseburger. Dinner...not sure yet.

    Day 07โ€” 12/07โ€” 159.2 - Slept better last night. Had a cup of vegetable juice and a yogurt for breakfast. Lunch will be half a hoagie. Dinner might be macaroni.

    Got the tree up and half decorated....will do the rest today. I LOVE the new stand.โ€ฆrevolves and plays music or it will play my playlists. My living room is almost ready for Christmas. I hope the grandkids get to see it.

    Too bad this week's challenge couldn't have ended yesterday....lol! Oh well...maybe next week my body will cooperate. ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Week 1 Start Weight: 161

    Week 1 Goal: 159.0

    Week 1 Actual Weight: 159.2

  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,918 Member

    Frank, age 76, 6 ft 1 in โ€” HW(7/10/2020): 330, CW: 256.4
    yearly gain/loss: y1 โ†“ 87; y2 โ†“ 17; y3 โ†‘ 17; y4 โ†‘ 15; y5 โ†“ 3; y6 โ†‘ 2;
    year 6 YTD: โ†‘ 2; year 6 goal (7/10/26): โ†“ 36 lbs in 30 weeks
    100 day Challenge #25 (my 5th) - 12/1/25 - 3/10/26 -- day 7
    Challenge SW: 257.5, GW: 242, UGW: 220
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    Day 01โ€”12/01 โ€” 257.2 : โ†“ 0.3โœ…
    Day 02โ€”12/02 โ€” 258.0 : โ†‘ 0.8โฌ†๏ธ
    Day 03โ€”12/03 โ€” 257.5 : โ†“ 0.5โœ…
    Day 04โ€”12/04 โ€” 258.1 : โ†‘ 0.6โŒ
    Day 05โ€”12/05 โ€” 258.0 : โ†“ 0.1โœ…
    Day 06โ€”12/06 โ€” 257.2 : โ†“ 0.8โœ…
    Day 07โ€”12/07 โ€” 256.4 : โ†“ 0.8โœ…
    .
    Week 1 start weight: 257.5
    Week 1 Goal: 256.44โœ…
    Week 1 actual weight: 256.4โœ… (total โ†“ 1.1 lbs)

    I was hoping I'd get close, but did not expect to actually reach my goal! So my chart of daily weight differences isn't looking too bad. Now, can I continue this for another 13+ weeks?
    (The 2 highlighted cells are Dec 31st and March 10th.)

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    I've optimistically added a 2nd "accelerated" goal line to my graph for this round. It's a rate of 0.14 lb/day (0.98 lb/week) vs my official 0.10 lb/day (0.7 lb/week).

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    (@age_is_just_a_number, if you notice my week 1 goal differs from my 0.1 lb/day line, it's because I'm transitioning from one spreadsheet to another, and this goal is from my previous one that computed each week's goal conditionally based on prior week's data. Just ignore that.)

  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,918 Member

    @Lilylady3k Congratulations on reaching ONEDERLAND! No going back! ๐Ÿ™‚

    @plantpowered Something people often don't think about in their weight loss efforts is the changes in their lean mass vs fat mass. Of course, this is partly due to how knowing your weight is easy, but accurately knowing your lean mass/fat mass is more difficult. We have to take our BIA scale readings with a grain of salt, but I think we can rely on the scale's trendline.

    One thing we often see is a loss of muscle mass during prolonged periods of weight loss. So, congratulations on working to prevent that. There's nothing better than seeing weight loss accompanied by muscle gain.

    I've managed to gain a little muscle, but hope to gain more over the next year while losing weight. This is at the high end of what's recommended for older men, but I think I'll be satisfied once I get down to 25% body fat. I can do that with a lean mass of 165 and body weight of 220.

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 14,535 Member

    @Lilylady3k Woo Hoo! You are over the biggest hump, the biggest hurdle! And to think that you've accomplished this between Thanksgiving and New Years is an Extra Win!!! What a great year you've had in 2025! Congratulations! Happy Onederland!

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 14,535 Member
    edited December 7
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    100 Days of Weighing In #25 ^^^^^ December 01, 2025 through March 10, 2026

    My Name is Donna, Age 65. I am 5โ€™5โ€ tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA. My goal this round will put me weighing less than I have in exactly 20 years and in my mid 40โ€™s. Seems INSURMOUNTABLE and IMPOSSIBLE but never say never, right? My highest weight was 253 and I started MFP weighing 235. I started the 100 day challenges at 196.2. I will continue with my little experiment of losing weight in nibbles and bite-sized pieces. I started the experiment in round #23 and so far I have never completely reached total goal, but have done quite well nonetheless in both #23 and #24. Better than usual for sure. Oh, but December is tough and could put me in a catch-up game for most of this challenge so I must be very careful. And winter is not usually successful for me in general either. There are so many extra things to contend with. However, if I lay my excuses aside, avoid self-sabotage and expect no more than those bite-sized pieces of weight loss, I know it will add up. Hereโ€™s to being more fit and in better health by the end of this challenge!

    Thanks for sharing your journey with me and allowing me to share mine with you. I am grateful for you all.

    ๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒท

    โ€œWe will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.โ€ - Maya Angelou

    Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 178.0

    Goal This Round: 168.0 (10 pounds loss) I canโ€™t even Imagine!

    Challenge Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

    Total Lost/Gained this challenge: xxxxx

    ๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ”œ๐Ÿ”œUltimate Goal: 145-155 (Iโ€™ll know Exactly when I get there!)

    Previous Round End Weights/Changes:

    Start: 196.2

    Round #1 --- 199.8 + 3.6 lbs

    Round #2 --- 186.8 (-13.0 lbs)

    Round #3 --- 195.6 + 8.8 lbs

    Round #4 --- 211.0 +15.4 lbs

    Round #5 --- 211.3 + 0.3 lbs

    Round #6 --- 205.4 (- 5.9 lbs)

    Round #7 --- 207.6 + 2.2 lbs

    Round #8 --- 195.2 (-12.4 lbs)

    Round #9 --- 185.2 (-10.0 lbs)

    Round #10โ€”195.2 +10.0 lbs

    Round #11---200.8 + 5.6 lbs

    Round #12---200.4 (- 0.4 lbs)

    Round #13---196.2 (- 4.2 lbs)

    Round #14---191.2 (- 5.0 lbs)

    Round #15---194.0 + 2.8 lbs

    Round #16---188.0 (- 6.0 lbs)

    Round #17---183.8 (- 4.2 lbs)

    Round #18---182.2 (- 1.6 lbs)

    Round #19---188.6 + 6.4 lbs

    Round #20---191.6 + 3.0 lbs

    Round #21---194.2 + 2.6 lbs

    Round #22---194.2 No Change

    Round #23---185.6 (- 8.6 lbs)

    Round #24--- 178.0 (- 7.6 lbs)

    Round #25---

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

    250โ€™s๐Ÿ’‹-- 240โ€™s๐ŸŽต-- 230โ€™s๐Ÿธ-- 220's๐Ÿ“˜-- 210's๐ŸŒธ-- 200's๐ŸŽจ--ย 190's๐ŸŒˆ-- 180โ€™s๐Ÿค‘-- 170's๐Ÿ‹-- 160's๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ-- 150โ€™s๐ŸŒป

    ..

    CURRENT WEEK:

    Day 01โ€”12/01-- DNWโ†”๏ธ (Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 02โ€”12/02โ€”179.6 โŒ (Trend Weight: 179.8)

    Day 03โ€”12/03โ€”179.8 โŒ - (Trend Weight: 179.8)

    Day 04โ€”12/04โ€”179.4 โœ… (Trend Weight: 179.8)

    Day 05โ€”12/05โ€” DNW โ†”๏ธ (Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 06โ€”12/06โ€”176.4 โœ… (Trend Weight: 179.2) I was in shock to see the scale this morning even though I managed to string two good days in a row. Itโ€™s been a long time since Iโ€™ve seen that 6 in my scale number. This is my lowest weight in 7 years (Sept 2018)!!! I wonโ€™t hang onto it today as Foodie DD, DGS #3 and #4 (ages 8 and almost 9) are going out of town today for an early birthday gift from me. We are going to the movies to see Zootopia and then to their requested lunch/dinner of pizza. Iโ€™ll try to keep it under control. Iโ€™m not much of a pizza fan anymore UNTIL itโ€™s fresh while sitting in the restaurant which means that today will be a challenge. Back to the numbersโ€”Iโ€™ll lose them today, but once I touch a number it is mine for the taking. Either I grab it while itโ€™s so close, or I donโ€™t. When I get home, I will take it back asap. Upcoming is two birthday parties for these boys and all those beautiful and tempting holidays filled with treats. Hello December!

    ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ… Day 07โ€” 12/07โ€”178.2 โŒ (Trend Weight โ€“ 179.1) Dang, I just realized Iโ€™m ending this week today, after a travel day! That sux! This is the time of the month (and year) when it all starts to hit the fan. The travel yesterday was even more sitting than usual because it wasnโ€™t for shopping or any form of at least a little walking or browsing. It was to see the movie Zootopia 2 and then sit at the pizza parlor while 2 birthday boys played in the kids room. Then the long drive home. But they had a blast and that makes it all worth it. Most of the bloat should be gone in 48 to 72 hours. However, I have yet two more days of travel this week. One for that dreaded root canal and crown (Tuesday), and one to see my cardiologist (Wed). Iโ€™ll be rounding out the week with a birthday party for DGS #4 on Saturday. Every year, this is the beginning of all things December tough. Usually from now until April my graph lines on my charts start going up instead of down. Iโ€™m going to fight that tooth and nail this year. I think what I worry about most in December is the week of baking and candy making since itโ€™s not just one day that I have to compensate for. I think Iโ€™ve said it before, but Iโ€™ll say it again. I havenโ€™t yet learned to just lick the spoon.

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    ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„Week 1 Start Weight: 178.0

    ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„Week 1 Goal: 177.3

    ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„Week 1 End Weight:

    ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far:

    ,,

    Weeks To Come:

    Day 08โ€”12/08โ€”

    Day 09โ€”12/09โ€” Travel Day.

    Day 10โ€”12/10โ€” Travel Day

    Day 11โ€”12/11โ€”

    Day 12โ€”12/12โ€”

    Day 13โ€”12/13โ€” Family birthday party

    Day 14โ€”12/14โ€”

    ..

    ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„Week 2 Start Weight: 178.2

    ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„Week 2 Goal: 176.6 (this is 0.7 less than last goal plus 0.9 lbs of catch-up weight)

    ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„Week 2 End Weight:

    ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ„Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far:

    ..

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 14,535 Member

    @Lilylady3k I'm not quite ready to strike the 180's yet. If it was any other month than Decemberโ€ฆ.

    But I appreciate your vote of confidence and your congratulations! You, my friend, have been absolutely Crushing it!! I'm so proud of both of us!! Let's keep going!

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,494 Member

    CONGRATULATIONS!!

    100lbs of lean mass is impressive. Body composition is definitely the ultimate goal. You are doing great!

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,494 Member

    @frankwbrown Way to hit your week 1 goal!

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  • Lynn__W
    Lynn__W Posts: 1,366 Member

    Iโ€™m Lynn, from the snowy part of BC, Canada. Down 1lb from start of last 100 Day challenge but also have recovered from a hellish weight backslide in August & September. Switched from WW to โ€œThe Livy Methodโ€; itโ€™s been a LOT of information but focuses on behaviour and mindset change; some great non-scale victories.

    Challenge progress: 174.2 ->173

    Wt change: -1.2

    Day 01โ€”12/01: 174.2 worked 4hr shift; snow has arrived! Evening was 50% better.

    Day 02โ€”12/02: 173 Errands then more frustration with new computer (PC tower). No exercise, but water good.

    Day 03โ€”12/03: 173.2

    Day 04โ€”12/04: 173.8 Dinner party for sonโ€™s birthday. Indulged in carbs +++

    Day 05โ€”12/05: 172,8 Still off plan

    Day 06โ€”12/06: 171.2

    Day 07โ€” 12/07: 173, and on to next week. Last day of Livy Method Fall session; 4 week break then doing the 2026 Winter session. :)

    Week 1 Start Weight: 174.2

    Week 1 Actual Weight: 173

  • the_reflex
    the_reflex Posts: 580 Member

    Day 1, Mon, 91.1 kg, 30 minutes running on the treadmill, I didnโ€™t time my eating well so I was hungry in the evening, which resulted in eating too muchย 

    Day 2, Tue, 91.3 kg, 30 minutes running on the treadmill. In the last 6 months I have indulged in buying large bags of potato chips. I sampled all the brands and most of the flavours. I blame some of my weight gain due to those chips. I have decided to ban myself from all potato chips until I reach goal weight. I donโ€™t think that is too onerous a task. Back in the day a 40 gram bag was common, now they are hard to find. 150 gram bags are where itโ€™s at. Due to indulging today I can expect a gain tomorrow.

    Day 3, Wed, 91.7 kg, 30 minutes running on the treadmillย 

    Day 4, Thu, 91.8 kg, 30 minutes running on the treadmill. Eating was a tad high.

    Day 5, Fri, 91.3 kg, 30 minutes running on the treadmill. I failed at keeping food at a certain limit. I need to work on my timing on when I have food. Too early is bad.

    Day 6, Sat, 91.5 kg, 30 minutes running on the treadmill. Iโ€™m eating more than I should be, but I think Iโ€™m leaning about the timing of when to eat.

    Day 7, Sun, 91.5 kg, 30 minutes running on the treadmill. Eating more than I should be.

    Day 8, Mon, 91.3 kg