Weigh less than a month ago challenge
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I got up to the heaviest I've been in two years this month. Yep. Not since I was in initial loss mode was I this big.
So, just between you and me, I ~only~ did it so I could come back here and "weigh less than a month ago" for at least a few months going forward. π€£ π€£ π€£
Not really.
But the good news is I've been coming back down since mid-month, and maybe I'm getting a handle on it again.
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@mtaratoot The struggle is real. I have managed to gain back over 30 pounds of the original 80 I lost a couple of years ago. I can give you many valid reasons and a few excuses too, but that is all water under the bridge. Iβve just got to stay focused and make better choices more often and move every chance I get to get some calorie and fat burning going. You and I have traveled this journey together for quite some time in many challenges. I am still here too. We can do this! There is no clock or time limitations on our improvement. I just want to try to keep moving in the right direction no matter how slowly or deliberately that may be.1
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My name is Donna. I am 60. I am about 5β5β tall. I live in the Midwest USA.
Highest Weight: 253
January 1st 2020 - 189.2
February 1st 2020 - 191.6
March 1st 2020 - 199.8
April 1st 2020 - 203.2
May 1st 2020 - 207.7
June 1st 2020 - 206.8
July 1st 2020 - 207.9
August 1st 2020 - 209.4
September 1st 2020 - 211.6
October 1st 2020 - 211.1
November 1st 2020 - 207.4
December 1st 2020 - 207.6
January 1st 2021 - 207.8
February 1st 2021 β 207.6 Does a 0.2 loss count LOL? Okay so January was a rollercoaster ride. I weigh exactly what I did on December first so I am grateful that I did not balloon up any further due to all the Christmas holidays.
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deepwoodslady wrote: Β»My name is Donna. I am 60. I am about 5β5β tall. I live in the Midwest USA.
Highest Weight: 253
January 1st 2020 - 189.2
February 1st 2020 - 191.6
March 1st 2020 - 199.8
April 1st 2020 - 203.2
May 1st 2020 - 207.7
June 1st 2020 - 206.8
July 1st 2020 - 207.9
August 1st 2020 - 209.4
September 1st 2020 - 211.6
October 1st 2020 - 211.1
November 1st 2020 - 207.4
December 1st 2020 - 207.6
January 1st 2021 - 207.8
February 1st 2021 β 207.6 Does a 0.2 loss count LOL? Okay so January was a rollercoaster ride. I weigh exactly what I did on December first so I am grateful that I did not balloon up any further due to all the Christmas holidays.
Hey Donna!
I know that was your goal, so
C o N G R A T U L A T I O NS!!!
β€οΈβ€οΈ
As the Half Size Me lady recommends. First maintain the higher weight. When you know the exercuse & food that makes that happen, then go on planned dieting (with set begin & end dates) and immediately go back to your maintenance plan in the end date. Maintain the new weight for awhile then plan another short 1-2 month dieting time. Repeat.
Iβm still working on the maintaining rather than creeping up slowly.
Will decrease calories further this week.0 -
]Maintenance Range as of Apr 25, 2019:
153-155
Changed Feb 25, 2020 to βIn the 150βsβπ
Sept 30, 2020 7 months later...found myself in @ 154, BMI = 23.1. Iβd given up in Feb. Thrilled.
1/1/21 Changed back to 153-155 then 155.5 β οΈnow 156β οΈ
KEY:
IN THE 150βs = π
π₯°πͺπ»π²π¦π©π»βπ¨ π
160 = βββ οΈ > 159
161 = βββ β οΈ >160
January
1/1 βββ β οΈ
1/2 βββ β οΈ
1/3 βββ β οΈ
1/4 βββ β οΈ
1/5π
1/6π
1/7ββββ β οΈ
1/8 βββββ β οΈ
1/9 βββββ β οΈ
1/10 to 1/22 πππππ πππππ πππ
1/23 π Yay!!!
1/24 π
1/25π. Digestive...
1/26 π vac 1/24-1/27 A HUGE WINβ£οΈ
1/27 π
1/28 π
1/29 π
1/30 π friend lunch out- did not order dessert or cornbread. 1st time success
1/31 π
JANUARY 24/31 days π
FEBRUARY
2/1. π YAY down over 5lbs from my Jan high weight
2/2 π
2/3 πfriend 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 π 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! Iβm doing the slow & steady
π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’
Iβm just happy I was in πfive out of seven days!!!
2/5 π back on track
2/6 πyay, a new low!
2/7 πfriend lunch ok, healthy place
0.2 lb away !!!!!!!! YAY!
2/8 π 157.4, a month ago 163
2/9 π
2/10 friend travelπ
2/11 friend travelπ
2/12 friend travelπ
2/13π
2/14 valentines celeb.π
2/15 πgetting back on track!
2/16 π when my life is routine, all is easy. Travel, celebrations still through me off. Reminding myself it has not been 1 year yet. Iβm figuring it out. BMI just hit 24.0. Back to the mid-23βs for me!
2/17 π
2/18 π
YAY! Curbed the runaway train in a couple of days!!
2/19 π
2/20 ββββ οΈ
2/21 ββββ οΈ turning it around
2/22 ββββ οΈ ugh
2/23 ββββ οΈ
2/24 π BETTER
2/25 π
2/26ββββ οΈ
2/27ββββ οΈ
2/28βββββ οΈeeps
2/29ββββ οΈ
February 21/29 days π
βInsight: COVID stopped my eating out & I finally began to lose...
MARCH
3/1 to 3/5 πππππ
3/6 ββββ οΈ 160.2
3/7 π
3/8π
3/9 βββββ οΈ
3/10π
β 3/11 Husband started working from home. The TURNING POINT.
3/11 to 3/31
πππππππ
πππππππ
πππππππ
March 29/31 days!! Yay!!
4/1 - 4/7 πππππππ
4/8 - 4/14 πππππππ
4/15 - 4/21 πππππππ
4/22 π
4/23 π 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.0οΈβ£!!
4/24 π 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.2οΈβ£
4/25 πππONE YEAR MAINTENANCE anniversary!πππ 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.2οΈβ£β£οΈπ¦π»
4/26π1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.4οΈβ£
4/27π1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.8οΈβ£
4/28π1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.4οΈβ£
4/29π
4/30π 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.8οΈβ£
30/30 days! Going for 30/30 in April!
Looks like Iβll make it!! DID IT!!!!!!!!
DID IT!!! πππππ
Note: Not eating out works for me, clearly.
May 1-7 πππππππ
May 8-14 πππππππ
May 15-21 πππππππ
May 22-28 πππππππ
May 29-31. πππ
DID IT!!! πππππ
June 1-7 πππππππ
June 8-14πππππππ
June 15-21πππππππ
June 22-June 28πππππππ
June 29-30 ππ
DID IT!!! πππππ
July 1-7 πππππππ
July 8-14 πππππππ
July 15-21 πππππππ
July 22-28 ππππππ
July 29-31πππ
Aug 1-7 πππππππ
This is working for me! Got close to 160 & didnβt want to lose my streak...now safely back down in 157-158βs. Continuing to try to slowly lose so I will have larger safety zone!
Aug 8-14 πππππππ
Back into mid to low 157βs Success
156.8 for 2 days Success! Finally got serious
156.3
Aug 15-21πππππππ
Low 157βs even more consistently. Unhealthy Air & extreme heat is decreasing calories burned. It took a while, but Iβve dropped my calories in to compensate
Aug 22-28πππππππ
Aug 29-31πππ
Sept 1-7 πππππππ
Sept 8-14 πππππππ
Sept 15-21 πππππππ
Sept 22 250 days in Maintenance Rangeπβ£οΈ
23-25 πππ
Sept 26 200 DAYS π―π―Streakπ
27-30
200 days!!!!!! streak!!!!!!!!!!! π―+π―
I did it!!!
Yay!!
Oct 31/31
Changed Maintenance Range to
βIN the 150βsβ
Thatβs more than good enough.π
THiS Keeps my head in the game. This. Yes.
IN THE 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£0οΈβ£βs
2020
Jan 24/31 days
Feb 21/29
Mar 29/31 21 of the last β£οΈ3 weeks in March!
β€οΈApril 30/30
β€οΈMay 31/31
β€οΈJune 30/30
β€οΈJuly 31/31
β€οΈAug 31/31.
This is great
β€οΈSept 30/30
β€οΈOct 31/31
β€οΈNov 30/30
β€οΈDec 31/31 β£οΈπ 9 full months β£οΈβ£οΈ
2021
Jan 16/31 βοΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβοΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈβ οΈβ οΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈ [Tighter Range as I donβt want to be above 156] ALL were under 160, so a good 4 lbs lower than last year. Hooray!
KEY
β€οΈ=155 & under
βοΈ= under 156
β οΈ= 156+
296 day STREAK ended 12/31/20
2019: 365/365β£οΈDays In the 150βsβ
2020: 345/365β£οΈβDays in the 150βsβ
2021: 29/31 βDays < 156
I remember how difficult it was to Just Get In the 150βs in Jan/Feb/Mar of 2020.
THESE days right NOW (Jan 16-20) are why Iβve posted here all this time. I am working HARD to keep scale under 156, so it doesnβt rise like it did this time in Jan/Feb. I am implementing changes earlier, knowing I donβt want my weight to go up.
Hoping to have this βunder controlβ very soon.
Ugh Cutting more calories. I donβt know what changed but I will do what it takes. The really crazy thing is ALL my labs improved...0 -
]Maintenance Range as of Apr 25, 2019:
153-155
Changed Feb 25, 2020 to βIn the 150βsβπ
Sept 30, 2020 7 months later...found myself in @ 154, BMI = 23.1. Iβd given up in Feb. Thrilled.
1/1/21 Changed back to 153-155 then 155.5 β οΈnow 156β οΈ
KEY:
IN THE 150βs = π
π₯°πͺπ»π²π¦π©π»βπ¨ π
160 = βββ οΈ > 159
161 = βββ β οΈ >160
January
1/1 βββ β οΈ
1/2 βββ β οΈ
1/3 βββ β οΈ
1/4 βββ β οΈ
1/5π
1/6π
1/7ββββ β οΈ
1/8 βββββ β οΈ
1/9 βββββ β οΈ
1/10 to 1/22 πππππ πππππ πππ
1/23 π Yay!!!
1/24 π
1/25π. Digestive...
1/26 π vac 1/24-1/27 A HUGE WINβ£οΈ
1/27 π
1/28 π
1/29 π
1/30 π friend lunch out- did not order dessert or cornbread. 1st time success
1/31 π
JANUARY 24/31 days π
FEBRUARY
2/1. π YAY down over 5lbs from my Jan high weight
2/2 π
2/3 πfriend 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 π 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! Iβm doing the slow & steady
π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’
Iβm just happy I was in πfive out of seven days!!!
2/5 π back on track
2/6 πyay, a new low!
2/7 πfriend lunch ok, healthy place
0.2 lb away !!!!!!!! YAY!
2/8 π 157.4, a month ago 163
2/9 π
2/10 friend travelπ
2/11 friend travelπ
2/12 friend travelπ
2/13π
2/14 valentines celeb.π
2/15 πgetting back on track!
2/16 π when my life is routine, all is easy. Travel, celebrations still through me off. Reminding myself it has not been 1 year yet. Iβm figuring it out. BMI just hit 24.0. Back to the mid-23βs for me!
2/17 π
2/18 π
YAY! Curbed the runaway train in a couple of days!!
2/19 π
2/20 ββββ οΈ
2/21 ββββ οΈ turning it around
2/22 ββββ οΈ ugh
2/23 ββββ οΈ
2/24 π BETTER
2/25 π
2/26ββββ οΈ
2/27ββββ οΈ
2/28βββββ οΈeeps
2/29ββββ οΈ
February 21/29 days π
βInsight: COVID stopped my eating out & I finally began to lose...
MARCH
3/1 to 3/5 πππππ
3/6 ββββ οΈ 160.2
3/7 π
3/8π
3/9 βββββ οΈ
3/10π
β 3/11 Husband started working from home. The TURNING POINT.
3/11 to 3/31
πππππππ
πππππππ
πππππππ
March 29/31 days!! Yay!!
4/1 - 4/7 πππππππ
4/8 - 4/14 πππππππ
4/15 - 4/21 πππππππ
4/22 π
4/23 π 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.0οΈβ£!!
4/24 π 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.2οΈβ£
4/25 πππONE YEAR MAINTENANCE anniversary!πππ 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.2οΈβ£β£οΈπ¦π»
4/26π1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.4οΈβ£
4/27π1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.8οΈβ£
4/28π1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.4οΈβ£
4/29π
4/30π 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.8οΈβ£
30/30 days! Going for 30/30 in April!
Looks like Iβll make it!! DID IT!!!!!!!!
DID IT!!! πππππ
Note: Not eating out works for me, clearly.
May 1-7 πππππππ
May 8-14 πππππππ
May 15-21 πππππππ
May 22-28 πππππππ
May 29-31. πππ
DID IT!!! πππππ
June 1-7 πππππππ
June 8-14πππππππ
June 15-21πππππππ
June 22-June 28πππππππ
June 29-30 ππ
DID IT!!! πππππ
July 1-7 πππππππ
July 8-14 πππππππ
July 15-21 πππππππ
July 22-28 ππππππ
July 29-31πππ
Aug 1-7 πππππππ
This is working for me! Got close to 160 & didnβt want to lose my streak...now safely back down in 157-158βs. Continuing to try to slowly lose so I will have larger safety zone!
Aug 8-14 πππππππ
Back into mid to low 157βs Success
156.8 for 2 days Success! Finally got serious
156.3
Aug 15-21πππππππ
Low 157βs even more consistently. Unhealthy Air & extreme heat is decreasing calories burned. It took a while, but Iβve dropped my calories in to compensate
Aug 22-28πππππππ
Aug 29-31πππ
Sept 1-7 πππππππ
Sept 8-14 πππππππ
Sept 15-21 πππππππ
Sept 22 250 days in Maintenance Rangeπβ£οΈ
23-25 πππ
Sept 26 200 DAYS π―π―Streakπ
27-30
200 days!!!!!! streak!!!!!!!!!!! π―+π―
I did it!!!
Yay!!
Oct 31/31
Changed Maintenance Range to
βIN the 150βsβ
Thatβs more than good enough.π
THiS Keeps my head in the game. This. Yes.
IN THE 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£0οΈβ£βs
2020
Jan 24/31 days
Feb 21/29
Mar 29/31 21 of the last β£οΈ3 weeks in March!
β€οΈApril 30/30
β€οΈMay 31/31
β€οΈJune 30/30
β€οΈJuly 31/31
β€οΈAug 31/31.
This is great
β€οΈSept 30/30
β€οΈOct 31/31
β€οΈNov 30/30
β€οΈDec 31/31 β£οΈπ 9 full months β£οΈβ£οΈ
2021
Jan 16/31 βοΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβοΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈβ οΈβ οΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈ [Tighter Range as I donβt want to be above 156] ALL were under 160, so a good 4 lbs lower than last year. Hooray!
Feb 5/28 β οΈβοΈβ οΈβ οΈβ οΈ
KEY
β€οΈ=155 & under
βοΈ= under 156
β οΈ= 156+
296 day STREAK ended 12/31/20
2019: 365/365β£οΈDays In the 150βsβ
2020: 345/365β£οΈβDays in the 150βsβ
2021: 30/36 βDays < 156
I remember how difficult it was to Just Get In the 150βs in Jan/Feb/Mar of 2020.
THESE days right NOW (Jan 16-20) are why Iβve posted here all this time. I am working HARD to keep scale under 156, so it doesnβt rise like it did this time in Jan/Feb. I am implementing changes earlier, knowing I donβt want my weight to go up.
Hoping to have this βunder controlβ very soon.
Ugh Cutting more calories. I donβt know what changed but I will do what it takes. The really crazy thing is ALL my labs improved...
#NeverGiveUp0 -
Maintenance Range as of Apr 25, 2019:
153-155
Changed Feb 25, 2020 to βIn the 150βsβπ
Sept 30, 2020 7 months later...found myself in @ 154, BMI = 23.1. Iβd given up in Feb. Thrilled.
1/1/21 Changed back to 153-155 This means I diet again when my Trend weight hits 155.1.
KEY:
IN THE 150βs = π
π₯°πͺπ»π²π¦π©π»βπ¨ π
160 = βββ οΈ > 159
161 = βββ β οΈ >160
January
1/1 βββ β οΈ
1/2 βββ β οΈ
1/3 βββ β οΈ
1/4 βββ β οΈ
1/5π
1/6π
1/7ββββ β οΈ
1/8 βββββ β οΈ
1/9 βββββ β οΈ
1/10 to 1/22 πππππ πππππ πππ
1/23 π Yay!!!
1/24 π
1/25π. Digestive...
1/26 π vac 1/24-1/27 A HUGE WINβ£οΈ
1/27 π
1/28 π
1/29 π
1/30 π friend lunch out- did not order dessert or cornbread. 1st time success
1/31 π
JANUARY 24/31 days π
FEBRUARY
2/1. π YAY down over 5lbs from my Jan high weight
2/2 π
2/3 πfriend 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 π 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! Iβm doing the slow & steady
π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’
Iβm just happy I was in πfive out of seven days!!!
2/5 π back on track
2/6 πyay, a new low!
2/7 πfriend lunch ok, healthy place
0.2 lb away !!!!!!!! YAY!
2/8 π 157.4, a month ago 163
2/9 π
2/10 friend travelπ
2/11 friend travelπ
2/12 friend travelπ
2/13π
2/14 valentines celeb.π
2/15 πgetting back on track!
2/16 π when my life is routine, all is easy. Travel, celebrations still through me off. Reminding myself it has not been 1 year yet. Iβm figuring it out. BMI just hit 24.0. Back to the mid-23βs for me!
2/17 π
2/18 π
YAY! Curbed the runaway train in a couple of days!!
2/19 π
2/20 ββββ οΈ
2/21 ββββ οΈ turning it around
2/22 ββββ οΈ ugh
2/23 ββββ οΈ
2/24 π BETTER
2/25 π
2/26ββββ οΈ
2/27ββββ οΈ
2/28βββββ οΈeeps
2/29ββββ οΈ
February 21/29 days π
βInsight: COVID stopped my eating out & I finally began to lose...
MARCH
3/1 to 3/5 πππππ
3/6 ββββ οΈ 160.2
3/7 π
3/8π
3/9 βββββ οΈ
3/10π
β 3/11 Husband started working from home. The TURNING POINT.
3/11 to 3/31
πππππππ
πππππππ
πππππππ
March 29/31 days!! Yay!!
4/1 - 4/7 πππππππ
4/8 - 4/14 πππππππ
4/15 - 4/21 πππππππ
4/22 π
4/23 π 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.0οΈβ£!!
4/24 π 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.2οΈβ£
4/25 πππONE YEAR MAINTENANCE anniversary!πππ 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.2οΈβ£β£οΈπ¦π»
4/26π1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.4οΈβ£
4/27π1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.8οΈβ£
4/28π1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.4οΈβ£
4/29π
4/30π 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.8οΈβ£
30/30 days! Going for 30/30 in April!
Looks like Iβll make it!! DID IT!!!!!!!!
DID IT!!! πππππ
Note: Not eating out works for me, clearly.
May 1-7 πππππππ
May 8-14 πππππππ
May 15-21 πππππππ
May 22-28 πππππππ
May 29-31. πππ
DID IT!!! πππππ
June 1-7 πππππππ
June 8-14πππππππ
June 15-21πππππππ
June 22-June 28πππππππ
June 29-30 ππ
DID IT!!! πππππ
July 1-7 πππππππ
July 8-14 πππππππ
July 15-21 πππππππ
July 22-28 ππππππ
July 29-31πππ
Aug 1-7 πππππππ
This is working for me! Got close to 160 & didnβt want to lose my streak...now safely back down in 157-158βs. Continuing to try to slowly lose so I will have larger safety zone!
Aug 8-14 πππππππ
Back into mid to low 157βs Success
156.8 for 2 days Success! Finally got serious
156.3
Aug 15-21πππππππ
Low 157βs even more consistently. Unhealthy Air & extreme heat is decreasing calories burned. It took a while, but Iβve dropped my calories in to compensate
Aug 22-28πππππππ
Aug 29-31πππ
Sept 1-7 πππππππ
Sept 8-14 πππππππ
Sept 15-21 πππππππ
Sept 22 250 days in Maintenance Rangeπβ£οΈ
23-25 πππ
Sept 26 200 DAYS π―π―Streakπ
27-30
200 days!!!!!! streak!!!!!!!!!!! π―+π―
I did it!!!
Yay!!
Oct 31/31
Changed Maintenance Range to
βIN the 150βsβ
Thatβs more than good enough.π
THiS Keeps my head in the game. This. Yes.
IN THE 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£0οΈβ£βs
2020
Jan 24/31 days
Feb 21/29
Mar 29/31 21 of the last β£οΈ3 weeks in March!
β€οΈApril 30/30
β€οΈMay 31/31
β€οΈJune 30/30
β€οΈJuly 31/31
β€οΈAug 31/31.
This is great
β€οΈSept 30/30
β€οΈOct 31/31
β€οΈNov 30/30
β€οΈDec 31/31 β£οΈπ 9 full months β£οΈβ£οΈ
Maintenance GOAL =< 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£5οΈβ£
2021
Jan 16/31 βοΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβοΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈβ οΈβ οΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈ [Tighter Range as I donβt want to be above 156] ALL were under 160, so a good 4 lbs lower than last year. Hooray!
Feb 2/16
βοΈβ οΈβ οΈβ οΈβοΈβ οΈβ οΈβ οΈ(Feb 9)
βοΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈ(Feb 14!)βοΈβ€οΈ
Feb 7 & 9 hit 156.8 & Feb 9 was finally able to successfully diet.
KEY
β€οΈ=155 & under
βοΈ= under 156
β οΈ= 156+
296 day STREAK ended 12/31/20
2019: 365/365β£οΈDays In the 150βsβ
2020: 345/365β£οΈβDays in the 150βsβ
2021: 18/47 βDays < or = 155β
I remember how difficult it was to Just Get In the 150βs in Jan/Feb/Mar of 2020.
THESE days right NOW (Jan 16-20, 2021) are why Iβve posted here all this time. I am working HARD to keep scale under 156, so it doesnβt rise like it did this time in Jan/Feb. I am implementing changes earlier, knowing I donβt want my weight to go up.
Hoping to have this βunder controlβ very soon.
Ugh Cutting more calories. I donβt know what changed but I will do what it takes. The really crazy thing is ALL my labs improved...
Actually looking back my calories were up, I wasnβt happy, I was chewing faster, eating more salt & sugar & Starbucks.
Relieved to have my obesity in remission again. Will continue through Feb to get well back into my 153-155 range.
#NeverGiveUp1 -
Maintenance Range as of Apr 25, 2019:
153-155
Changed Feb 25, 2020 to βIn the 150βsβπ
Sept 30, 2020 7 months later...found myself in @ 154, BMI = 23.1. Iβd given up in Feb. Thrilled.
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1/1/21 Changed back to 153-155 This means I diet again when my Trend weight hits 155.1.
KEY:
IN THE 150βs = π
π₯°πͺπ»π²π¦π©π»βπ¨ π
160 = βββ οΈ > 159
161 = βββ β οΈ >160
January
1/1 βββ β οΈ
1/2 βββ β οΈ
1/3 βββ β οΈ
1/4 βββ β οΈ
1/5π
1/6π
1/7ββββ β οΈ
1/8 βββββ β οΈ
1/9 βββββ β οΈ
1/10 to 1/22 πππππ πππππ πππ
1/23 π Yay!!!
1/24 π
1/25π. Digestive...
1/26 π vac 1/24-1/27 A HUGE WINβ£οΈ
1/27 π
1/28 π
1/29 π
1/30 π friend lunch out- did not order dessert or cornbread. 1st time success
1/31 π
JANUARY 24/31 days π
FEBRUARY
2/1. π YAY down over 5lbs from my Jan high weight
2/2 π
2/3 πfriend 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 π 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! Iβm doing the slow & steady
π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’ π’
Iβm just happy I was in πfive out of seven days!!!
2/5 π back on track
2/6 πyay, a new low!
2/7 πfriend lunch ok, healthy place
0.2 lb away !!!!!!!! YAY!
2/8 π 157.4, a month ago 163
2/9 π
2/10 friend travelπ
2/11 friend travelπ
2/12 friend travelπ
2/13π
2/14 valentines celeb.π
2/15 πgetting back on track!
2/16 π when my life is routine, all is easy. Travel, celebrations still through me off. Reminding myself it has not been 1 year yet. Iβm figuring it out. BMI just hit 24.0. Back to the mid-23βs for me!
2/17 π
2/18 π
YAY! Curbed the runaway train in a couple of days!!
2/19 π
2/20 ββββ οΈ
2/21 ββββ οΈ turning it around
2/22 ββββ οΈ ugh
2/23 ββββ οΈ
2/24 π BETTER
2/25 π
2/26ββββ οΈ
2/27ββββ οΈ
2/28βββββ οΈeeps
2/29ββββ οΈ
February 21/29 days π
βInsight: COVID stopped my eating out & I finally began to lose...
MARCH
3/1 to 3/5 πππππ
3/6 ββββ οΈ 160.2
3/7 π
3/8π
3/9 βββββ οΈ
3/10π
β 3/11 Husband started working from home. The TURNING POINT.
3/11 to 3/31
πππππππ
πππππππ
πππππππ
March 29/31 days!! Yay!!
4/1 - 4/7 πππππππ
4/8 - 4/14 πππππππ
4/15 - 4/21 πππππππ
4/22 π
4/23 π 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.0οΈβ£!!
4/24 π 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.2οΈβ£
4/25 πππONE YEAR MAINTENANCE anniversary!πππ 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.2οΈβ£β£οΈπ¦π»
4/26π1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.4οΈβ£
4/27π1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.8οΈβ£
4/28π1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.4οΈβ£
4/29π
4/30π 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£7οΈβ£.8οΈβ£
30/30 days! Going for 30/30 in April!
Looks like Iβll make it!! DID IT!!!!!!!!
DID IT!!! πππππ
Note: Not eating out works for me, clearly.
May 1-7 πππππππ
May 8-14 πππππππ
May 15-21 πππππππ
May 22-28 πππππππ
May 29-31. πππ
DID IT!!! πππππ
June 1-7 πππππππ
June 8-14πππππππ
June 15-21πππππππ
June 22-June 28πππππππ
June 29-30 ππ
DID IT!!! πππππ
July 1-7 πππππππ
July 8-14 πππππππ
July 15-21 πππππππ
July 22-28 ππππππ
July 29-31πππ
Aug 1-7 πππππππ
This is working for me! Got close to 160 & didnβt want to lose my streak...now safely back down in 157-158βs. Continuing to try to slowly lose so I will have larger safety zone!
Aug 8-14 πππππππ
Back into mid to low 157βs Success
156.8 for 2 days Success! Finally got serious
156.3
Aug 15-21πππππππ
Low 157βs even more consistently. Unhealthy Air & extreme heat is decreasing calories burned. It took a while, but Iβve dropped my calories in to compensate
Aug 22-28πππππππ
Aug 29-31πππ
Sept 1-7 πππππππ
Sept 8-14 πππππππ
Sept 15-21 πππππππ
Sept 22 250 days in Maintenance Rangeπβ£οΈ
23-25 πππ
Sept 26 200 DAYS π―π―Streakπ
27-30
200 days!!!!!! streak!!!!!!!!!!! π―+π―
I did it!!!
Yay!!
Oct 31/31
Changed Maintenance Range to
βIN the 150βsβ
Thatβs more than good enough.π
THiS Keeps my head in the game. This. Yes.
IN THE 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£0οΈβ£βs
2020
Jan 24/31 days
Feb 21/29
Mar 29/31 21 of the last β£οΈ3 weeks in March!
β€οΈApril 30/30
β€οΈMay 31/31
β€οΈJune 30/30
β€οΈJuly 31/31
β€οΈAug 31/31.
This is great
β€οΈSept 30/30
β€οΈOct 31/31
β€οΈNov 30/30
β€οΈDec 31/31 β£οΈπ 9 full months β£οΈβ£οΈ
Maintenance GOAL =< 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£5οΈβ£
2021
Jan 16/31 βοΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβοΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈβ οΈβ οΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈ [Tighter Range as I donβt want to be above 156] ALL were under 160, so a good 4 lbs lower than last year. Hooray!
Feb 2/16
βοΈβ οΈβ οΈβ οΈβοΈβ οΈβ οΈβ οΈ(Feb 9)
βοΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈ(Feb 14!)βοΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβοΈβοΈβοΈβ€οΈβοΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβοΈβ οΈβ οΈβοΈ
Feb 7 & 9 hit 156.8 & Feb 9 was finally able to successfully diet.
KEY
β€οΈ=155 & under
βοΈ= under 156
β οΈ= 156+
296 day STREAK ended 12/31/20
2019: 365/365β£οΈDays In the 150βsβ
2020: 345/365β£οΈβDays in the 150βsβ
2021: 24/47 βDays < or = 155β
I remember how difficult it was to Just Get In the 150βs in Jan/Feb/Mar of 2020.
THESE days right NOW (Jan 16-20, 2021) & (edit) late Feb are why Iβve posted here all this time. I am working HARD to keep scale under 156, so it doesnβt rise like it did this time in Jan/Feb. I am implementing changes earlier, knowing I donβt want my weight to go up.
Hoping to have this βunder controlβ very soon.
Ugh Cutting more calories. I donβt know what changed but I will do what it takes. The really crazy thing is ALL my labs improved...
Actually looking back my calories were up, I wasnβt happy, I was chewing faster, eating more salt & sugar & Starbucks.
Relieved to have my obesity in remission again. Will continue through Feb to get well back into my 153-155 range.
I did this but then health issue & catβs death derailed me. Getting back on track.
#NeverGiveUp0 -
You certainly may ask! I'll even answer.
I use a website that shows a weighted moving average trend. It's called Trendweight (https://trendweight.com/). You can view various time frames. The idea is that it eliminates some of the noise from daily weigh ins, and it's based on a little more than a simple arithmetic mean. A weighted moving average assigns a higher value to more recent numbers since today's and yesterday's weight are more important than ten days ago, but the trend is still important. To learn more about this, check out The Hackers Diet, especially the section on signal and noise (https://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/e4/signalnoise.html)
The only problem with Trendweight is you can't enter your weight directly. If you have a fitbit that is synced to the Fitbit site, it will populate automatically. I have a Garmin device, so I have to go to the fitbit website and enter my weight there. It also shows a trend, but I don't like the graphics as much.
I also use a site called Weight Grapher (http://www.weightgrapher.com/). One thing I like about THAT site, and that fits really well with this discussion, is that it shows your current trend and your trend from one month ago. This tool is primarily for women as it can help be less concerned with regular monthly fluctuations.
I haven't been posting to this thread lately in part because I've been doing poorly at maintaining my weight since November. It's been slowly going up. Every few weeks, I think I've hit top and started back down. This is one of those weeks. Now we just have to see what happens next week because I'm too far out of my maintenance range than I like. The first time I lost "the last ten pounds" it was tough. It's tough this time, too.0 -
I use a website that shows a weighted moving average trend. It's called Trendweight (https://trendweight.com/)
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I also use a site called Weight Grapher (http://www.weightgrapher.com/). One thing I like about THAT site, and that fits really well with this discussion, is that it shows your current trend and your trend from one month ago. This tool is primarily for women as it can help be less concerned with regular monthly fluctuations.
Thanks for that, but I also use trendweight (connected to my withings scale) but the graph doesn't look like yours. Yours looks like it has curve fitting rather than a trailing average.0 -
What does YOURS look like? Because I can't imagine how it would be different since it's the same web page. It does look slightly different if you zoom in to three months or less; it gives an estimate for the future.
The site uses a weighted moving average. It is described at https://trendweight.com/help, and they also link to Hacker's Diet.0 -
My all time (since Jan 1), looks like this:
It typically lags by 1.5 to 2kg. I looked through the settings and can't see anything that makes it look like yours.
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My all time (since Jan 1), looks like this:
It typically lags by 1.5 to 2kg. I looked through the settings and can't see anything that makes it look like yours.
When you have six months of data, it may look different.
When you get closer to your goal, or when you start to have bigger weight spikes OVER the trend line, it will start to look different.
That "green zone" towards the bottom was when I was close or in my goal range; that website assigns a goal range of +/- 2.5 pounds (about a kilo). I never found any way to alter that; my maintenance ranges are an "ideal" range that is +/- three pounds and an "absolute" range that is +/- five pounds.0 -
March 1st, 2021: 226.8 lbs
See you in a month.1 -
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My name is Donna. I am 60. I am about 5β5β tall. I live in the Midwest USA.
Highest Weight: 253
January 1st 2020 - 189.2
February 1st 2020 - 191.6
March 1st 2020 - 199.8
April 1st 2020 - 203.2
May 1st 2020 - 207.7
June 1st 2020 - 206.8
July 1st 2020 - 207.9
August 1st 2020 - 209.4
September 1st 2020 - 211.6
October 1st 2020 - 211.1
November 1st 2020 - 207.4
December 1st 2020 - 207.6
January 1st 2021 - 207.8
February 1st 2021 β 207.6 Does a 0.2 loss count LOL? Okay so January was a rollercoaster ride. I weight exactly what I did on December first so I am grateful that I did not balloon up any further due to all the Christmas holidays.
March 1st 2021 β 206.6 Yay. A full pound down. This inspires me to do even better.
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Just checking in.
I'm not doing so hot in March. I suppose my main mini-goal, at this point, is to get back to starting weight.
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I hope I don't jinx it by saying this, but I really DO think I've finally FINALLY passed over the hump on what I called my "Big Oops" that started in October and continued until some time in February. Five months of disappointment with a little break in the middle, then more disappointment and now maybe (MAYBE) a reprieve.
The scary part is I had my first gain when the pandemic started a year ago; it lasted for a couple months from March through May before coming back down by September and then.....
Maybe (MAYBE) I've got this back under control again. Maybe.
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My name is Donna. I am 60. I am about 5β5β tall. I live in the Midwest USA.
Highest Weight: 253
January 1st 2020 - 189.2
February 1st 2020 - 191.6
March 1st 2020 - 199.8
April 1st 2020 - 203.2
May 1st 2020 - 207.7
June 1st 2020 - 206.8
July 1st 2020 - 207.9
August 1st 2020 - 209.4
September 1st 2020 - 211.6
October 1st 2020 - 211.1
November 1st 2020 - 207.4
December 1st 2020 - 207.6
January 1st 2021 - 207.8
February 1st 2021 β 207.6 Does a 0.2 loss count LOL? Okay so January was a rollercoaster ride. I weight exactly what I did on December first so I am grateful that I did not balloon up any further due to all the Christmas holidays.
March 1st 2021 β 206.6 Yay. A full pound down. This inspires me to do even better.
April 1st 2021 β 207.6 Back up a pound. Gotta rein this in!
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