Weigh less than a month ago challenge

I am in maintenance with a goal weight of 143 pounds and an allowable goal range of 140-150 pounds. I've been gaining slowly from October 1. I update once per week and report my ten-day average weight.

February 8, 2019: Ten-day average 147.0

October 8: Ten-day average 140.1
November 8: Ten-day average 144.4
December 8: Ten-day average 145.0
January 8: Ten-day average 144.9
February 8: Ten-day average 144.5

I had a tough week a couple weeks ago. This week was better, and I'm getting my average weight back to my goal. My scale weight got there today; yay! A week or two of consistency will bring the average back there, too. I am calling this a success because I'm lower than one, two, and three months ago. I left the October in there to remind myself I can do a little better. That October average was pretty much my record low, so it is the most difficult comparison. Doing WAY better than a year ago! I'm calling the 0.1 pounds over November 8 within measurement error, so I'm not counting it against me.

I am in maintenance with a goal weight of 143 pounds and an allowable goal range of 140-150 pounds. I've been gaining slowly from October 1. I update once per week and report my ten-day average weight.

February 15, 2019: Ten-day average 147.0

October 15: Ten-day average 141.6
November 15: Ten-day average 145.0
December 15: Ten-day average 144.6
January 15: Ten-day average 144.0
February 15: Ten-day average 144.0

Ha! I am in maintenance, and my ten day average weight today is EXACTLY what it was one month ago. Woo hoo! I'm down from my previous months after I gained starting in October; I was near my lowest average ever back then, and I'll get there again. Three pounds down from a year ago.

Congratulations @mtaratoot !!

Maintenance Range as of April 25, 2019:
153-155
Key:
155 = 💚 > 154
156 = 💛 >155
157 = 🧡 > 156
158 = 🟥 > 157
159 = 🟥🟥 > 158

2/19 🟥🟥
2/20
2/21
2/22
2/23
2/24
2/25

Why am I doing this?
Because it keeps me aware that my goal is 157-153.
Keeps my head in the game!

MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

Maintenance Range as of April 25, 2019:
153-155
Key:
155 = 💚 > 154
156 = 💛 >155
157 = 🧡 > 156
158 = 🟥 > 157
159 = 🟥🟥 > 158

153 = 💚💚💚 > 152
154 = 💚💚 > 153
160 = ❌❌⚠️ > 159
161 = ❌❌❌ ⚠️ >160
162= ❌❌❌❌ ⚠️ >161
163= ❌❌❌❌❌ ⚠️ >162

1/1 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/2 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/3 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/4 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/5❌❌ ⚠️
1/6❌❌ ⚠️
1/7❌❌❌❌ ⚠️

1/8 ❌❌❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/9 ❌❌❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/10 ❌❌ ⚠️
1/11❌❌ ⚠️
1/12❌❌ ⚠️
1/13❌❌ ⚠️
1:14❌❌ ⚠️

1/15 ❌❌ ⚠️
1/16 🟥🟥
1/17 🟥🟥
1/18 🟥🟥
1/19 🟥🟥
1/20 🟥🟥 goal: never want a ⚠️ again!!
1/21 🟥🟥

1/22 🟥🟥
1/23 🟥. Yay!!!
1/24 🟥🟥
1/25 ❌❌⚠️. Digestive...
1/26 🟥🟥 vac 1/24-1/27 A HUGE WIN❣️
1/27 🟥🟥
1/28 🟥🟥

1/29 🟥🟥
1/30 🟥 friend lunch out- did not order dessert or cornbread. 1st time success
1/31 🟥🟥
2/1. 🟥. YAY down over 5lbs from my Jan high weight
2/2 🟥
2/3 🟥friend lunch -> coffee -> now no food SUCCESS going to help her with a decorating question at her house instead!!
Yay! Did it!!!! Brought an apple & kind bar. Walked there & back. Significantly better than sitting & eating/talking.

2/4 🟥 family lunch (turned into dinner) - might be tough - will formulate a plan...how to ask them NOT to bring bread basket... calories & carbs high ... WAS tough...will try again next time I eat out with this person.

Haha! I’m doing the slow & steady
🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢
I’m just happy I was in 🟥 five out of seven days!!!

2/5 🟥🟥 back on track
2/6 🟥 yay, a new low!
2/7 🟥 friend lunch ok, healthy place
0.2 lb away from 🧡!!!!!!!! YAY!
2/8 🟥 157.4, a month ago 163
2/9 🟥
2/10 friend travel🟥🟥
2/11 friend travel🟥🟥


2/12 friend travel🟥🟥
2/13🟥🟥
2/14 valentines celeb.🟥🟥

2/15 ❌❌⚠️getting back on track!
2/16 ❌❌⚠️ when my life is routine, all is easy. Travel, celebrations still through me off. Reminding myself it has not been 1 year yet. I’m figuring it out. BMI just hit 24.0. Back to the mid-23’s for me!
2/17 ❌❌⚠️
2/18 🟥🟥 YAY! Curbed the runaway train in a couple of days!!

2/19 🟥🟥
2/20 ❌❌❌⚠️
2/21 ❌❌❌⚠️ turning it around
2/22
2/23
2/24
2/25

Why am I doing this?
Because it keeps me aware that my goal is 157-153.
Keeps my head in the game!

MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

Maintenance Range as of April 25, 2019:
153-155
Key:
155 = 💚 > 154
156 = 💛 >155
157 = 🧡 > 156
158 = 🟥 > 157
159 = 🟥🟥 > 158

153 = 💚💚💚 > 152
154 = 💚💚 > 153
160 = ❌❌⚠️ > 159
161 = ❌❌❌ ⚠️ >160
162= ❌❌❌❌ ⚠️ >161
163= ❌❌❌❌❌ ⚠️ >162

1/1 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/2 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/3 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/4 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/5❌❌ ⚠️
1/6❌❌ ⚠️
1/7❌❌❌❌ ⚠️

1/8 ❌❌❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/9 ❌❌❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/10 ❌❌ ⚠️
1/11❌❌ ⚠️
1/12❌❌ ⚠️
1/13❌❌ ⚠️
1:14❌❌ ⚠️

1/15 ❌❌ ⚠️
1/16 🟥🟥
1/17 🟥🟥
1/18 🟥🟥
1/19 🟥🟥
1/20 🟥🟥 goal: never want a ⚠️ again!!
1/21 🟥🟥

1/22 🟥🟥
1/23 🟥. Yay!!!
1/24 🟥🟥
1/25 ❌❌⚠️. Digestive...
1/26 🟥🟥 vac 1/24-1/27 A HUGE WIN❣️
1/27 🟥🟥
1/28 🟥🟥

1/29 🟥🟥
1/30 🟥 friend lunch out- did not order dessert or cornbread. 1st time success
1/31 🟥🟥
2/1. 🟥. YAY down over 5lbs from my Jan high weight
2/2 🟥
2/3 🟥friend lunch -> coffee -> now no food SUCCESS going to help her with a decorating question at her house instead!!
Yay! Did it!!!! Brought an apple & kind bar. Walked there & back. Significantly better than sitting & eating/talking.

2/4 🟥 family lunch (turned into dinner) - might be tough - will formulate a plan...how to ask them NOT to bring bread basket... calories & carbs high ... WAS tough...will try again next time I eat out with this person.

Haha! I’m doing the slow & steady
🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢
I’m just happy I was in 🟥 five out of seven days!!!

2/5 🟥🟥 back on track
2/6 🟥 yay, a new low!
2/7 🟥 friend lunch ok, healthy place
0.2 lb away from 🧡!!!!!!!! YAY!
2/8 🟥 157.4, a month ago 163
2/9 🟥
2/10 friend travel🟥🟥
2/11 friend travel🟥🟥


2/12 friend travel🟥🟥
2/13🟥🟥
2/14 valentines celeb.🟥🟥

2/15 ❌❌⚠️getting back on track!
2/16 ❌❌⚠️ when my life is routine, all is easy. Travel, celebrations still through me off. Reminding myself it has not been 1 year yet. I’m figuring it out. BMI just hit 24.0. Back to the mid-23’s for me!
2/17 ❌❌⚠️
2/18 🟥🟥 YAY! Curbed the runaway train in a couple of days!!

2/19 🟥🟥
2/20 ❌❌❌⚠️
2/21 ❌❌❌⚠️ turning it around
2/22 ❌❌❌⚠️ ugh
2/23 ❌❌⚠️. BETTER
2/24
2/25

Why am I doing this?
Because it keeps me aware that my goal is 157-153.
Keeps my head in the game!

Maintenance Range as of April 25, 2019:
153-155
Changed Feb 25, 2020 to “In the 150’s”
Key:

2/19 💚
2/20 ❌❌❌⚠️
2/21 ❌❌❌⚠️ turning it around
2/22 ❌❌❌⚠️ ugh
2/23 ❌❌❌⚠️
2/24 ❌❌⚠️ BETTER
2/25 ❌❌⚠️

2/26❌❌❌⚠️
2/27❌❌❌⚠️
2/28❌❌❌❌⚠️eeps
2/29
3/1
3/2
3/3

Changed Maintenance Range to
“IN the 150’s”
That’s more than good enough.❤️
THiS Keeps my head in the game

Maintenance Range as of April 25, 2019:
153-155
Changed Feb 25, 2020 to “In the 150’s”💚


2/26❌❌❌⚠️
2/27❌❌❌⚠️
2/28❌❌❌❌⚠️eeps
2/29❌❌❌⚠️
3/1 💚
3/2 💚
3/3

Changed Maintenance Range to
“IN the 150’s”
That’s more than good enough.❤️
THiS Keeps my head in the game.

MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

Maintenance Range as of April 25, 2019:
153-155
Changed Feb 25, 2020 to “In the 150’s”💚

KEY:
IN THE 150’s = 💚
🥰💪🏻🌲🦋👩🏻‍🎨 🖌
160 = ❌❌⚠️ > 159
161 = ❌❌❌ ⚠️ >160


1/1 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/2 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/3 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/4 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/5❌❌ ⚠️
1/6❌❌ ⚠️
1/7❌❌❌❌ ⚠️

1/8 ❌❌❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/9 ❌❌❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/10 ❌❌ ⚠️
1/11❌❌ ⚠️
1/12❌❌ ⚠️
1/13❌❌ ⚠️
1:14❌❌ ⚠️

1/15 ❌❌ ⚠️
1/16 💚
1/17 💚
1/18 💚
1/19 💚
1/20 💚goal: never want a ⚠️ again!!
1/21 💚

1/22 💚
1/23 💚 Yay!!!
1/24 💚
1/25 ❌❌⚠️. Digestive...
1/26 💚 vac 1/24-1/27 A HUGE WIN❣️
1/27 💚
1/28 💚

1/29 💚
1/30 💚 friend lunch out- did not order dessert or cornbread. 1st time success
1/31 💚
2/1. 💚 YAY down over 5lbs from my Jan high weight
2/2 💚
2/3 💚friend lunch -> coffee -> now no food SUCCESS going to help her with a decorating question at her house instead!!
Yay! Did it!!!! Brought an apple & kind bar. Walked there & back. Significantly better than sitting & eating/talking.

2/4 💚 family lunch (turned into dinner) - might be tough - will formulate a plan...how to ask them NOT to bring bread basket... calories & carbs high ... WAS tough...will try again next time I eat out with this person.

Haha! I’m doing the slow & steady
🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢
I’m just happy I was in 💚five out of seven days!!!

2/5 💚 back on track
2/6 💚yay, a new low!
2/7 💚friend lunch ok, healthy place
0.2 lb away !!!!!!!! YAY!
2/8 💚 157.4, a month ago 163
2/9 💚
2/10 friend travel💚
2/11 friend travel💚


2/12 friend travel💚
2/13💚
2/14 valentines celeb.💚

2/15 ❌❌⚠️getting back on track!
2/16 ❌❌⚠️ when my life is routine, all is easy. Travel, celebrations still through me off. Reminding myself it has not been 1 year yet. I’m figuring it out. BMI just hit 24.0. Back to the mid-23’s for me!
2/17 ❌❌⚠️
2/18 💚
YAY! Curbed the runaway train in a couple of days!!


2/19 💚
2/20 ❌❌❌⚠️
2/21 ❌❌❌⚠️ turning it around
2/22 ❌❌❌⚠️ ugh
2/23 ❌❌❌⚠️
2/24 ❌❌⚠️ BETTER
2/25 ❌❌⚠️

2/26❌❌❌⚠️
2/27❌❌❌⚠️
2/28❌❌❌❌⚠️eeps
2/29❌❌❌⚠️
3/1 💚
3/2 💚
3/3 💚

3/4 💚
3/5
3/6
3/7
3/8
3/9
3/10

Changed Maintenance Range to
“IN the 150’s”
That’s more than good enough.❤️
THiS Keeps my head in the game.

I am in maintenance with a goal weight of 143 pounds and an allowable goal range of 140-150 pounds. I've been gaining slowly from October 1. I update once per week and report my ten-day average weight.

March 7, 2019: 145.6 (Ten-day average 145.2)

December 7: 145.4 (Ten-day average 144.7)
January 7: 144.4 (Ten-day average 145.0)
February 7: 143.4 (Ten-day average 144.8)
March 7: 143.8 (Ten-day average 143.7)

I was pleased I hardly gained any weight on vacation because I really ate and ate and ate. My scale tells me I'm up a half pound from last month, but my average says I'm down over a pound. 🤷‍♂️ Both my scale and average weights are down from two & three months ago as well as a year ago. Yay!




.

@MadisonMolly2017 - I love your art. It's a talent I never fostered very much in my life. When I retire, I might get into ceramics. Here's to getting back to your happy place with the scale!

MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

]Maintenance Range as of Apr 25, 2019:
153-155
Changed Feb 25, 2020 to “In the 150’s”💚

KEY:
IN THE 150’s = 💚
🥰💪🏻🌲🦋👩🏻‍🎨 🖌
160 = ❌❌⚠️ > 159
161 = ❌❌❌ ⚠️ >160


1/1 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/2 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/3 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/4 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/5❌❌ ⚠️
1/6❌❌ ⚠️
1/7❌❌❌❌ ⚠️

1/8 ❌❌❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/9 ❌❌❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/10 ❌❌ ⚠️
1/11❌❌ ⚠️
1/12❌❌ ⚠️
1/13❌❌ ⚠️
1:14❌❌ ⚠️

1/15 ❌❌ ⚠️
1/16 💚
1/17 💚
1/18 💚
1/19 💚
1/20 💚goal: never want a ⚠️ again!!
1/21 💚

1/22 💚
1/23 💚 Yay!!!
1/24 💚
1/25 ❌❌⚠️. Digestive...
1/26 💚 vac 1/24-1/27 A HUGE WIN❣️
1/27 💚
1/28 💚

1/29 💚
1/30 💚 friend lunch out- did not order dessert or cornbread. 1st time success
1/31 💚
2/1. 💚 YAY down over 5lbs from my Jan high weight
2/2 💚
2/3 💚friend lunch -> coffee -> now no food SUCCESS going to help her with a decorating question at her house instead!!
Yay! Did it!!!! Brought an apple & kind bar. Walked there & back. Significantly better than sitting & eating/talking.

2/4 💚 family lunch (turned into dinner) - might be tough - will formulate a plan...how to ask them NOT to bring bread basket... calories & carbs high ... WAS tough...will try again next time I eat out with this person.

Haha! I’m doing the slow & steady
🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢
I’m just happy I was in 💚five out of seven days!!!

2/5 💚 back on track
2/6 💚yay, a new low!
2/7 💚friend lunch ok, healthy place
0.2 lb away !!!!!!!! YAY!
2/8 💚 157.4, a month ago 163
2/9 💚
2/10 friend travel💚
2/11 friend travel💚


2/12 friend travel💚
2/13💚
2/14 valentines celeb.💚

2/15 ❌❌⚠️getting back on track!
2/16 ❌❌⚠️ when my life is routine, all is easy. Travel, celebrations still through me off. Reminding myself it has not been 1 year yet. I’m figuring it out. BMI just hit 24.0. Back to the mid-23’s for me!
2/17 ❌❌⚠️
2/18 💚
YAY! Curbed the runaway train in a couple of days!!


2/19 💚
2/20 ❌❌❌⚠️
2/21 ❌❌❌⚠️ turning it around
2/22 ❌❌❌⚠️ ugh
2/23 ❌❌❌⚠️
2/24 ❌❌⚠️ BETTER
2/25 ❌❌⚠️


2/26❌❌❌⚠️
2/27❌❌❌⚠️
2/28❌❌❌❌⚠️eeps
2/29❌❌❌⚠️
3/1 💚
3/2 💚
3/3 💚

3/4 💚
3/5 💚
3/6 ❌❌❌⚠️ 160.2
3/7 💚
3/8💚
3/9 ❌❌❌❌⚠️
3/10💚

3/11
3/12
3/13
3/14
3/15
3/16
3/17


Changed Maintenance Range to
“IN the 150’s”
That’s more than good enough.❤️
THiS Keeps my head in the game.

MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

]Maintenance Range as of Apr 25, 2019:
153-155
Changed Feb 25, 2020 to “In the 150’s”💚

KEY:
IN THE 150’s = 💚
🥰💪🏻🌲🦋👩🏻‍🎨 🖌
160 = ❌❌⚠️ > 159
161 = ❌❌❌ ⚠️ >160


1/1 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/2 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/3 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/4 ❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/5❌❌ ⚠️
1/6❌❌ ⚠️
1/7❌❌❌❌ ⚠️

1/8 ❌❌❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/9 ❌❌❌❌❌ ⚠️
1/10 ❌❌ ⚠️
1/11❌❌ ⚠️
1/12❌❌ ⚠️
1/13❌❌ ⚠️
1:14❌❌ ⚠️

1/15 ❌❌ ⚠️
1/16 💚
1/17 💚
1/18 💚
1/19 💚
1/20 💚goal: never want a ⚠️ again!!
1/21 💚

1/22 💚
1/23 💚 Yay!!!
1/24 💚
1/25 ❌❌⚠️. Digestive...
1/26 💚 vac 1/24-1/27 A HUGE WIN❣️
1/27 💚
1/28 💚

1/29 💚
1/30 💚 friend lunch out- did not order dessert or cornbread. 1st time success
1/31 💚
2/1. 💚 YAY down over 5lbs from my Jan high weight
2/2 💚
2/3 💚friend lunch -> coffee -> now no food SUCCESS going to help her with a decorating question at her house instead!!
Yay! Did it!!!! Brought an apple & kind bar. Walked there & back. Significantly better than sitting & eating/talking.

2/4 💚 family lunch (turned into dinner) - might be tough - will formulate a plan...how to ask them NOT to bring bread basket... calories & carbs high ... WAS tough...will try again next time I eat out with this person.

Haha! I’m doing the slow & steady
🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢
I’m just happy I was in 💚five out of seven days!!!

2/5 💚 back on track
2/6 💚yay, a new low!
2/7 💚friend lunch ok, healthy place
0.2 lb away !!!!!!!! YAY!
2/8 💚 157.4, a month ago 163
2/9 💚
2/10 friend travel💚
2/11 friend travel💚


2/12 friend travel💚
2/13💚
2/14 valentines celeb.💚

2/15 ❌❌⚠️getting back on track!
2/16 ❌❌⚠️ when my life is routine, all is easy. Travel, celebrations still through me off. Reminding myself it has not been 1 year yet. I’m figuring it out. BMI just hit 24.0. Back to the mid-23’s for me!
2/17 ❌❌⚠️
2/18 💚
YAY! Curbed the runaway train in a couple of days!!


2/19 💚
2/20 ❌❌❌⚠️
2/21 ❌❌❌⚠️ turning it around
2/22 ❌❌❌⚠️ ugh
2/23 ❌❌❌⚠️
2/24 ❌❌⚠️ BETTER
2/25 ❌❌⚠️


2/26❌❌❌⚠️
2/27❌❌❌⚠️
2/28❌❌❌❌⚠️eeps
2/29❌❌❌⚠️
3/1 💚
3/2 💚
3/3 💚


3/4 💚
3/5 💚
3/6 ❌❌❌⚠️ 160.2
3/7 💚
3/8💚
3/9 ❌❌❌❌⚠️
3/10💚

3/11 💚
3/12 💚
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3/14
3/15
3/16
3/17


Changed Maintenance Range to
“IN the 150’s”
That’s more than good enough.❤️
THiS Keeps my head in the game.

Maintenance Range as of Apr 25, 2019:
153-155
Changed Feb 25, 2020 to “In the 150’s”💚
3/11 💚
3/12 💚
3/13 💚
3/14 💚
3/15
3/16
3/17


Changed Maintenance Range to
“IN the 150’s”
That’s more than good enough.❤️
THiS Keeps my head in the game.[/quote]

Thanks for the kind words @MadisonMolly2017!

It's definitely not a delay from my trip. It's what I ate. Some of it will fall off pretty quickly; I had a bagel binge yesterday. A couple days ago, someone brought some pretty tasty doughnuts to my office. Normally I wouldn't even have ONE, but I had two. Evening snacking is another culprit. One day this week I made the last of the sushi rice I had left over from our annual booth. It was tasty, but I didn't need it. I put a fried egg on it, too. Just making some less than ideal food choices. I also think my choices of beers are higher calorie - I am pretty sure the beer I was drinking in Roatan was much less. It's an American style light lager style, and was actually pretty tasty. The last couple days I've been drinking Pelican Beak Breaker and Firestone Walker Union Jack. And I'm not as active sitting at my desk as running up and down stairs and diving.

I also think that while I may not admit it as freely as I should, I am probably more stressed about the virus and our response to it than I should be, and I may be eating my stress. I don't think I'm sleeping as well, either.

Yes, my goal is to bounce around near 143. I'm keeping that number. I just expect to bounce below it as well as above it even though my "allowable" range has more room on top than underneath. So far I haven't had to worry too much about that. Shortly after hitting maintenance, I was concerned I might keep losing. Ha. Not an issue.

It's more about how I react. I need to see that, yes I AM keeping it in my goal range. I forgot the range I post here is a little wider than what I generally want to stay at, which is 142-148. LOTS more room over goal than below. Probably a ten-pound range is healthy, and I'm sticking within that. I just need to shift how I react to being in that range but higher in the range than I'd like.... consistently. When I get to around 146, I worry I'll go up to 148. So I let it get in my head. THAT is what I need to stop. It's really all about how I react. And I do plan to continue to weigh every day.

Bummer is going to be that even though I'm about to drop my scale weight again (it will happen), my trend will still go UP for several days because the lower weight I was maintaining is getting farther in the past, and the five out of six days weren't as good as they should have been. I do need to step back more often and look at the long term trend. I actually HAVE done exactly what I wanted, and yes, I am STILL IN MY GOAL RANGE, so it's just how my silly brain is reacting. Silly brain!

The six-pack of day-old bagels was a terrible decision. I knew I'd get into them, and I did. By this morning, there was only one left. It was a nice breakfast though. And ya know what? I enjoyed every damn one of 'em. I ~might~ not get my regular Sunday bagel tomorrow, but I probably will. But I will NOT get a bag of day-olds. I know better. So why I did it? Because I wanted to! Silly brain.