February 2021 - daily or weekly check-in

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  • lizziebtothec
    lizziebtothec Posts: 402 Member
    Original starting weight - 231 lbs (12/2/19)
    Feb starting weight - 196.6 lbs (1/31/21)
    Feb goal - 193 lbs
    Ultimate goal - 160 lbs
    Height: 5'8"

    2/5: 199.6 lbs
    2/12: no scale
    2/19: 198.4 lbs
    Due to a 5 lb weight gain over a bad 3 weeks, I am going to start posting daily for accountability.
    2/20: 197 lbs I have been snowed in for the last week and not wanting to be active. I have been trying to be cognizant of what I eat.
    2/21: 198.4 lbs I had chinese food last night so I am sure this gain is from too much sodium.
    2/22: 198.6 lbs I was well under my calories yesterday and went for a run so I don't know what caused this gain. Maybe still sodium from my Chinese meal?
    2/23: 198.2 lbs stress eating. Today is going to be hard as well. I am traveling for my grandfather's funeral.
    2/24: 198.8 lbs not as bad as I thought it would be with 10 hours of driving, all fast food, and not enough water. Thanks for all the sweet thoughts and comments. It was a beautiful service.
  • BittersweetVita
    BittersweetVita Posts: 745 Member
    02/01: 182.3
    02/02: 181.7
    02/03: 181.0
    02/04: 181.4
    02/05: 181.9
    02/06: 181.2 - tempted but stayed true💘
    02/07:181.0
    02/08: 181.0
    02/09: 182.3 - grrrrr. Maybe it's sodium?
    02/10: 181.7
    02/11: 182.6 - miscalculated and went over cals
    02/12: 180.8 - first time seeing 180 this month!🌟
    02/13: 179.7 - Wow! Yeah!
    02/14: 185.0 - sodium and sugar from last night
    02/15: 183.6
    02/16: 182. 7
    02/17: 183.4 - expected from sodium and carbs
    02/18: 183.6
    02/19: 183.4
    02/20: 182.5
    02/21: 182.7
    02/22: 181.9
    02/23: 179.7 - Woo-hoo! Finally back down!
    02/24: 179.9 - Found a new fave that I can kinda "eat 100 of" and that is homemade kale chips. I don't know why I was so afraid to try it out. Sometimes a new thing just seems like so much work but this turned out to be so darn easy and delicious to me. I hope those who had a tough week are safe and well rested tonight!
  • BittersweetVita
    BittersweetVita Posts: 745 Member
    @psychoborg - Congrats on hitting your February goal! It must feel great!
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,550 Member
    @nikkit321
    Thank you for keeping us going : - )

    MFP start weight: 191 - October 28.18
    UGW 112-118
    5'2", 60

    Week 1
    02/01 - 137.5
    02/02 - 137.1
    02/03 - 135.9 - Closer to what I felt like I should be weighing.
    02/04 - 136.3
    02/05 - 134.8 - I have felt pretty lean all week. I need to not let the weekend get away with me.
    02/06 - 135.8
    02/07 - 136.1 - All over the place this first week.

    Week 2
    02/08 - 137.5 - Superbowl aftermath. I will work hard to get this back down.
    02/09 - 137.2 - Worked out extra yesterday to try to mitigate Superbowl. Hoping to see a good drop this week.
    02/10 - 134.4
    02/11 - 134.2
    02/12 - 134.3 - We are in a cold snap here for a few more days, so workouts have to be indoors. Yay Youtube!
    02/13 - 135.5 - No reason for this gain except maybe that I drank way more water yesterday.
    02/14 - 135.6 - Lots of water/liquid again, plus it has been too cold to get on the trails for a week.

    Week 3
    02/15 - 136.3 - I had Ribs yesterday. I expect this weight to go up further before I can try to get it back down. It was a choice that I made, but these choices have consequences of course. I used to have Ribs once per week, but I have cut it way back to once per month or less. I know that certain foods are detrimental to weight loss and try to limit them.
    02/16 - 135.3 - Worked out like crazy yesterday, pretty happy to see a drop.
    02/17 - 134.8 - Slept in today, so got a better number
    02/18 - 134.4 - Closer. I was 134.1 in January
    02/19 - 133.3 - New low for me to aspire to now that I have touched it once.
    02/20 - 133.5 - Planning Pizza today, so will try to work out lots before that.
    02/21 - 136.0 - Pizza, beer, and then so much water after the salty pizza. Big jump!

    Final Week
    02/22 136.9 - Not very happy with this number. I was diligent and worked out lots yesterday and ate lightly. Hoping to see a big drop in the coming days. Sometimes when we eat something (like pizza) it takes a few days to show up on the scale. Why can't losses be like that?
    02/23: 136.6 - Had hoped to weigh less this morning. Sticking with it.
    02/24: 135.5 - A bit better
    02/25: 135.1 - Wow, 3 weigh in days only left for the month! I am going to try to be "good".
    02/26
    02/27
    02/28
  • stephtra49
    stephtra49 Posts: 168 Member
    edited February 2021
    MFP starting weight: 183
    GOAL WEIGHT: 160

    February starting weight: 174.2
    February goal: 168

    Week 1:

    02/01- 173.8 WOOT WOOT. We are getting closer. I've planned my meals for the week and did some prepping. Really going to work on Keto/Low carbs this month. I even made Keto Wonder Bread Chaffles for the week last night for my lunches. Tonight I"m going to make myself some No Bake Keto cookies. I'll try to remember to take a picture and share.
    02/02-174.4 not sure what happened. Thats ok will still take it & run with it. I'm intermittent fasting today.
    02/03-174.2 I'll take it. A loss is a Loss! Intermittent fasting again today.
    02/04-173.2 Happy Happy.
    02/05-172.7 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻Baby steps, but going in the right directions! 🙌
    02/06-172 💃🏻☺️ Very happy with my progress! Just need to keep it up & keep working towards the goal! Today is laundry day, clean the house day & go to the store day so I’ll be moving a lot!
    02/07-171 😊😊😊🙌🏼 Very proud of my progress! I just want to keep moving in the right direction. We leave for vacation on the 11th & I don’t know if there’s a scale at our rental. I’ll do my best to stay on track. In the next 4 days I’m going to really work hard to get under 170#. Happy Sunday everyone!

    Week 2:

    02/08-171 no change today. Thats ok better than a gain.
    02/09-171.6 Well this is what I get for not drinking my water and eating a snack before bed. Thats alright.
    02/10-171.8 Not sure what up here! I'll still take it and keep working hard.
    02/11
    02/12
    02/13
    02/14

    Week 3:

    02/15
    02/16
    02/17
    02/18
    02/19
    02/20
    02/21 177.2🤔 Considering I was on vacation for 10 days, & only gained 5.4 lbs, I’m pretty ok with this! Ate a lot of good food & definitely drank more alcohol than planned.

    Final Week:

    02/22 177.2 no change, I’ll take it. Back on track I am! Going to be very good the rest of the week!
    02/23 176 Happy Happy! I know that I can do this. I just have to be persistent with my planning and eating.
    02/24 175.6 😊😊😊 Slow & steady!
    02/25 175 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 Don’t think I’ll hit my goal for the month but I’m ok with that since I’m still going in the right direction!
    02/26
    02/27
    02/28

    Total loss for February:
  • syreina
    syreina Posts: 548 Member
    @BittersweetVita Thank you for your kind words!

    @jensam327 Wishing you a great recovery!
  • yasdnilear
    yasdnilear Posts: 78 Member
    February Starting Weight: 229.2 (I think actually 231 on my new scale)
    February Goal: 220

    Week 1
    2/01
    2/02 229.2
    2/03 231 - Didn't really sleep, which prob accounts for the more dramatic fluctuation
    2/04 229.4 - Still on track with everything! Results will show in a week or two.
    2/05 228.6
    2/06 227.8 - Feels great! Working out is getting fun and I think I'm taking it at the right pace and getting flexy to avoid injury.
    2/07 227.8

    Week 2
    2/08 230.2 - got a new scale which looks to be about +1lb compared to my old one and then didn’t eat yesterday at all until super bowl, so I think the late eating and scale result in about a +2 variation so I’m not really worried! NSV: Had my longest hardest workout yet yesterday and feeling stronger! Gonna see if I can go just a tad harder today.
    2/09 230.2
    2/10 230.2 I don't really know what to say. Pretty sure my new scale is +1 lb, but it's still disappointing to not see any clear results yet. Been working hard. That being said, if I didn't have a scale I wouldn't be worried at all. Feeling stronger and feel like my clothes are fitting a bit better even though the scale isn't reflecting that. So we'll see. I'll adjust what I'm doing if there's still no noticeable change by the end of the week.
    2/11 230.2
    2/12 230.2
    2/13 228.8
    2/14 229

    Week 3
    2/15 230.2 Had a vday break, just salt/water weight. Since I only lost maybe a lb in two weeks of being very diligent, I’m switching to intermittent fasting today, one meal a day til the end of the month to give my metabolism a kick start and then try dialing back down to something more sustainable again and hopefully my body cooperates better after that. Fingers crossed. Gonna be a challenge.
    2/16 229 Heading in the right direction. Still feel a little salt retention from vday so won’t be surprised if there’s a bigger drop tomorrow! One meal a day fasting working well so far. We’ll see!
    2/17 231
    2/18 231
    2/19 231
    2/20 231
    2/21 230.2

    Final Week
    2/22 229
    2/23 227.2 Well finally. My body wasn’t a fan of calorie reduction, better choices and exercise. Wasn’t a fan of just intermittent fasting 20:4 and eating pretty healthy. Nope, my body demands Keto and fasting, so here we are! Doing Keto Sun-Thurs with 20:4 IF and non-keto with IF on Fri/Sat. Started Sunday. My body seems to be finally responding and I also am not feeling hungry or cranky. Perseverance ya’ll. Figure out what works for your body and be patient. We will see if this continues.
    2/24 228
    2/25 226.6 Still doing Keto and IF. So relieved it’s working. Won’t hit my goal for the month, but making progress like this is the milestone I feel like I achieved. My body is pickier than it used to be I guess.
  • nikkit321
    nikkit321 Posts: 1,485 Member
    edited February 2021
    February starting weight: 188.2
    February goal: 185
    Non-scale goals:
    - keep health in balance with work
    - deliberate exercise minimum 4x/week
    - plan meals


    2/1 - 188.2 January was a struggle for me and I ended the month higher than where I started. My work commitments got in the way of exercise and meal planning/logging. Today I've planned & pre-logged my meals and I commit to a long walk. (Walk - check!)
    2/2 - 185.6 yup, yesterday's weight was inflated due to sodium. Adjusted my Feb goal for where I feel my actual start for the month is. Meals planned & logged, will walk later, attitude adjusted.
    2/3 - 185.0 good day yesterday reflected on this morning's scale. Zumba restarts tonight so looking forward to that. Today's meals planned and logged.
    2/4 - 184.6 Zumba was fun last night, happy to post another drop. Food planned and logged; exercise planned.
    2/5 - 184.8 no walk yesterday but food was good. Planning good exercise for the weekend as I think it'll make me more mindful with food choices. TGIF!!
    2/6 - 184.2 good day yesterday but no exercise. Today I am going to exercise, meal plan, and grocery shop

    2/7 - 186.6 gluten spike. I did get everything done yesterday, including exercise.
    2/8 - 187.2 love weekends but need to control weekends
    2/9 - 184.2
    2/10 - 184.4 shared a bottle of wine with my hubby last night, that's the only reason I can think of that I'm up slightly this morning. Will have to pay attention and see if that's a typical reaction with my body.
    2/11 - 184.4

    2/15 - 187.6 yikes. sodium/gluten bloat, will drop back off in a few days.
    2/16 - 186.4
    2/17 - 187.0 sodium
    2/18 - 187.0
    2/19 - 187.2 struggling with work stress this week...
    2/20 - 186.6 restarted running today. I've completed C25K and C210K several times. This time I'm doing my own thing. Ran 1min today. Tomorrow I'll run 2min, and so on. Making a zuppa toscana (Olive Garden) soup knock-off for dinner today, which will also give me lunch for next week. Soupy Saturday!

    2/21 -188.0 ???? 2min run today with my walk, and I'm planning on getting the dogs out for a walk today as well before the snow starts...again.... Oh, I know why the +...had a roll with soup last night.
    2/22 - 188.4 3min run today w/ my walk. No snow, rain instead, so a lot of ice out. Dinner is fish tacos (and I'll have the fish with a salad instead of a soft tortilla).
    2/23 - 187.4 4min run today w/ my walk. Dinner is a hunk of meat (probably chicken) and veg.
    2/24 - 187.8 5min run today w/ walk with the dogs. Nope, not running with them, they yank me off my feet and I plow up asphalt. I've finally learned that particular lesson. Zumba tonight as well.
    2/25 - 187.4 6min run today; walked with the dogs and my son (26) this morning. He's 6'4" so impossible to keep up with lol. Dinner is baked chicken and a salad.



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  • psychoborg
    psychoborg Posts: 37 Member
    @BittersweetVita thank you for noticing! You're doing great aswell, keep it up! 🥰

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