May 2021 - Daily or Weekly Check-In

My goal for May is:
1. Eat smaller portions especially at night.
2. Exercise for 30 minutes daily
3. Lose 2.6kg this month

4/30: 67.6kg

MAY GOAL: 65.0kg

WEEK ONE
5/1: 67.5kg last night suffered for not having cooked. Bread, coated fish, peanuts. Exercise 40min.

WEEK TWO
5/2: 67.3
5/3: 67.1
5/4: 67.2 Due for a workout today
5/5: 67.0 I have not been able to exercise this week, lots of work and school stress. So will just have to make sure I continue eating healthy and try move around more during the day.

5/6: 67.0 not much activity yesterday, also too busy to eat during the day... then very hungry at night. Today is to try stick to eating mostly during the day and less at night. Also drink 3l of water today! Wish me luck

5/7: 66.8 Worked out a bit yesterday, limited my eating at night and think I drank close to 3l... today I repeat.
5/8 :66.7

WEEK THREE
5/9: 66.8 Busy weekend, ate takeout that made me very sick... but glad still under
67! Looking forward to the coming week.
5/10 66.7 still not all that well, hopefully I can start exercising from tomorrow. Colleague brought a milk tart to work.. Couldnt resist...
5/11 66.5 surprised by this result. 40 min exercise, no carb at night
5/12 66.2 40 min exercise, 90% clean eating 10% biscuit at night
5/13 66.2 30 min exercise 100% clean eating
5/14 66.1 slow and steady wins the race
5/15 66.4 white bread and too much sugar

WEEK FOUR
5/16 66.2 Waffles and cinnamon sugar this weekend, lets see what the new week will bring. Meal prepping today.
5/17 66.1 Exercised 40min
5/18 66.6 I have been craving and eating more carbs for the past few days. Not sure why.
5/19 66.0
5/20 65.6
5/21 65.5 almost reaching this months goal weight.
5/22 66.. weekend indulgences

WEEK FIVE
5/23 65.6
5/24 66
5/25 66
5/26 65.3
5/27 64.9 just reached this months goal! Hope I can maintain consistency and remain below 65 going forward.
5/28 65.1 meeting with some people tonight need to be disciplined with how I eat.
5/29 65.0 decided to study yday instead of party

5/30 65.2

5/12 - 248.4 lb
5/13 - 247.4 lb
5/14 - 245.6 lb
5/15 - 244.9 lb
5/16 - 245.8 lb
5/17 - 245.1 lb
5/18 - 244.1 lb
5/19 – 243.4 lb
5/20 - 243.4 lb
5/21 – 242.9 lb
5/22 – 242.7 lb
5/23 - 241.8 lb
5/24 - 240.3 lb
5/25 - 240.7 lb
5/26 – 239.9 lb
5/27 – 239.4 lb
5/28 – 239.0 lb
5/29 – 238.8 lb
5/30 – 238.5 lb
5/31 –

May starting weight: 255.8
May goal: 249.8

5/1 - 255.8
5/2 - 254.2
5/3 - 253.0
5/4 - 252.2
5/5 - 253.2
5/6 - 252.0
5/7 - 251.8
Week 1 loss - 4.0

05/08 - 251.6
05/09 - 250.4
05/10 - 250.0
05/11 - 250.0
05/12 - 249.2
05/13 - 249.6
05/14 - 249.2
Week 2 loss - 2.6

05/15 - 247.2
05/16 - 247.2
05/17 - 248.8
05/18 - 247.6
05/19 - 247.8
05/20 - 245.8
05/21 - 245.2
Week 3 loss - 4.0

05/22 - 246
05/23 - 246.6
05/24 - 248.2
05/25 - 247.4
05/26 - 246.2
05/27 - 245.4
05/28 - 245.2
Week 4 loss - 0.0
(On a controlled diet break this week and next)

05/29 - 245.2
05/30 - 245.4

Total lost in May - 10.4

I did reach my previous UGW of 110 lbs in August 2020 but gained weight every month since and I felt 110 lbs was too low.

I've found my new UGW (maintenance) aim of 115 to 122 lbs. I'm using Fitbod app in hopes of slowly gaining muscle as I reach for my new maintenance goal.

Original starting weight - 147.4 lbs - Nov 2017
January 2021 starting weight: 123.6
February starting weight: 124.4
March starting weight: 128.8 lbs
April starting weight: 128.4 lbs
May starting weight - 125.6
May goal - 122.6
Ultimate goal - 115 to 122
Height - 5 ft
Age Range: 30s

Week 1:
5/1 - 126.6 ... Calories In 1682 Calories Out 1955 ... 12,310 steps
5/2 - 127.4 ... Calories In 2059 Calories Out 2125 ... 14,314 steps ... Workout 1 completed
5/3 - 128.6 ... Calories In 1669 Calories Out 1670 ... 8,596 steps
5/4 - 127.6 ... Calories In 1848 Calories Out 1917 ... 13,354 steps
5/5 - 127.8 ... Calories In 1710 Calories Out 1892 ... 13,231 steps ... Workout 2 completed
5/6 - 127.8 ... Calories In 1505 Calories Out 1848 ... 10,879 steps
5/7 - 127.2 ... Calories In 1433 Calories Out 1834 ... 10,481 steps ... Workout 3 completed

Week 2:
5/8 - 127.8 ... Calories In 1394 Calories Out 1984 ... 12,955 steps
5/9 - 127.2 ... Calories In 1409 Calories Out 1763 ... 8,552 steps
5/10 - 126.8 ... Calories In 1953 Calories Out 1713 ... 7,587 steps
5/11 - 126.2 ... Calories In 1392 Calories Out 1724 ... 7,234 steps ... Workout 4 completed
5/12 - 126.8 ... Calories In 1315 Calories Out 1893... 11,902 steps
5/13 - 126.8 ... Calories In 1808 Calories Out 1944 ... 13,425 steps ... Workout 5 completed
5/14 - 126.6 ... Calories In 1703 Calories Out 1843 ... 11,721 steps

Week 3:
5/15 - 126.6 ... Calories In 1737 Calories Out 1920 ... 12,334 steps ... Workout 6 completed
5/16 - 127.2 ... Calories In 2101 Calories Out 1596 ... 4,385 steps
5/17 - 127.6 ... Calories In 1680 Calories Out 1909 ... 11,983 steps
5/18 - 126.4 ... Calories In 1561 Calories Out 1715 ... 8,641 steps ... Workout 7 completed
5/19 - 125.8 ... Calories In 1505 Calories Out 1784 ... 9,575 steps
5/20 - 126.2 ... Calories In 1505 Calories Out 1638 ... 8,259 steps ... Workout 8 completed
5/21 - 125.8 ... Calories In 1600 Calories Out 2157 ... 15,078 steps

Week 4:
5/22 - 126.2 ... Calories In 2284 Calories Out 1694 ... 6,487 steps ... Workout 9 completed
5/23 - 126.6 ... Calories In 1874 Calories Out 1446 ... 2,333 steps
5/24 - 126.6 ... Calories In 1342 Calories Out 1689 ... 7,140 steps ... Workout 10 completed
5/25 - 126.2 ... Calories In 1207 Calories Out 1789 ... 9,653 steps
5/26 - 125.2 ... Calories In 1397 Calories Out 2003 ... 9,282 steps ... Workout 11 completed
5/27 - 124.8 ... Calories In 1468 Calories Out 1831 ... 9,668 steps
5/28 - 124.4 ... Calories In 1507 Calories Out 1738 ... 9,776 steps ... Workout 12 completed
Random NSV: After my workout, I tried doing a bicep curl with 8lb dumbbell and I did one! I've been using 5lbs for about 3 months now.

Final Week:
5/29 - 124.6 ... Calories In 1319 Calories Out 1759 ... 7,007 steps
5/30 - 123.8 ... I cut my hair yesterday so I wonder if any drop was due to that, lol. 😂

Total loss for May: TBD

Workout Log with Fitbod app: TBD

5/12 - 248.4 lb
5/13 - 247.4 lb
5/14 - 245.6 lb
5/15 - 244.9 lb
5/16 - 245.8 lb
5/17 - 245.1 lb
5/18 - 244.1 lb
5/19 – 243.4 lb
5/20 - 243.4 lb
5/21 – 242.9 lb
5/22 – 242.7 lb
5/23 - 241.8 lb
5/24 - 240.3 lb
5/25 - 240.7 lb
5/26 – 239.9 lb
5/27 – 239.4 lb
5/28 – 239.0 lb
5/29 – 238.8 lb
5/30 – 238.5 lb
5/31 – 237.4 lb

My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 61 years old and from the Midwest USA.

Starting Weight (from April 30, 2021): 206.2
Goal: 201.2 (Five lb Loss)

05/01 – 206.6 Not such a good start. Lots of room for improvement. Good luck this round everyone!
05/02 - 207.4 Severe glucose drop yesterday while on the road which led to a quick feeding frenzy. I hate this roller-coaster but I will not give up. It can be done, no matter how my body fights me. I’m the boss!
05/03 - 207.4 No change after a good day is disappointing me but onward I march in this battle.
05/04 - 206.6 A bit better. Traveling today for a bone scan. I will be gone most of the day. A lot of sitting while driving and a meal out at a restaurant may drive the scale back up. I will try to be mindful.
05/05 - 208.8 Crazy number. Skipped two meals and only ate half my dinner so I could have a piece of cheesecake. It was large but in no way should it have caused a 2.2 pound weight gain overnight! Tomorrow should be better!
05/06 - 208.6 Working it back down I hope.
05/07 - 208.6 Some things were right (meals), some things were wrong (snacks) and some things indifferent (activity due to rain). I did work a bit on all 3 though. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
05/08 - 208.6 Stubborn Fat! Ugg
05/09 – 208.8 Struggling.
05/10 – 208.8 My birthday is today but I am not celebrating until next Sunday. I was really hoping I would have been closer to Onederland by my birthday so this is depressing. However, I’m not done yet!
05/11 - 208.4 Little beads of fat slowly dripping off? I hope so. Happy to see a bit of a loss. I have to remember that 0.4 loss is almost half a pound. Sometimes I want to hop on and see 3 pounds suddenly gone and unless I’m losing water weight, that never happens. Especially with fat. Grateful for each step in the right direction today.
05/12 - 208.4 I seem to be able to fix everyone else in so many ways and on so many levels. But why can’t I fix me? At this point, it is almost all a head game and nothing to do with hunger most of the time. I’m working on it. I am glad to see the scale down today. After my doctors appointment, I’ve realized this is not a want. It’s a need. I just kicked one full pound to the curb! Onward I go deeper into the battle!
05/13 - 207.4 Trying to do a little intermittent fasting. Yesterday was day 2. I was getting very hungry about 2 hours before the end but I used water and black coffee and pushed through. My daughter and DGS aged 3 ½ moved back in yesterday. I am worried about how this will affect my diet.
05/14 - 207.4 Much better. Daughter and DGS were away at dinnertime. That helped.
05/15 - 206.6 Spa day today with my two daughters as late celebration for my birthday. I can’t wait!
05/16 - 206.6 After 3 different days of celebrations this week, I am grateful to remain steady. I just hope none of it “catches up to me” in the coming days.
05/17 - 206.8 Ice Cream last night gifted from my daughter. Not good for me in anyway. I’ll talk to her tonight about her “gifts”. Maybe she can take a walk with me from time to time instead.
05/18 - 206.8 I made Mexican food last night which checked the boxes for everyone so only had to cook dinner once. I ate less than my usual (portion control) and no rice. No TMI today so I am good with this small drop on the scale.
05/19 – 206.6
05/20 - 209.6 Homemade chicken noodle soup yesterday. I suspect sodium and no TMI x 2. I was in shock! Woke me up more than coffee!

05/21 – 209.6 Leftover soup but I had a smaller bowl. Ridiculous!
05/22 – 209.6 Getting nowhere fast.
05/23 - 210.8 2 slices of banana nut bread. One for dessert, another as late night snack. Carbs gotta go!
05/24 - 210.8 No improvement. Yesterday was a very serious lack of activity, movement and steps. Diet was just okay….not too bad but not on target either. Traveling today so dinner will be out.
05/25 - 209.8 I kept the meals light yesterday including lunch out of town. I’m pleased it made a difference.
05/26 – 208.6 Late weigh-in due to trouble sleeping. Didn’t fall asleep until 6:00 a.m. Very very good meals yesterday but then dessert arrived on my doorstep from daughter. I must learn to say no. She is struggling with diet right now too and in tense personal situation. This may affect her, but shouldn’t affect me. Ugg!
05/27 – 207.2 Grateful.
05/28 – 207.0 Mini-binge last night but my daytime meals were excellent with the focus on portion control. That kept the scale down. I have to plan my snacks better and re-evaluate my overall plan when unexpected hunger hits.
05/29 – 205.6 Still going strong on good meal planning. Still a bit weak on snack choices. Overall, my carbs and calories are lower and my meals thoughtful to my goal. The scale is rewarding me for my efforts. I’ll try for more movement today. Pizza tonight with my girls being brought in from out of town. A special treat for an early Memorial Day celebration as they have other plans on the actual holiday. I’m going to fast today and plan my nighttime snacks better to allow for the pizza. I hope it doesn’t do too much damage.
05/30 – 205.4 Low calorie day yesterday as my food was making me sick. Nothing wrong with it. Everyone else ate just fine. Just things get into my own head sometimes about foods. Today will be a hectic day with my worker and his family coming. They will be here all day so meal planning and exercising will be nearly impossible. It is hard to have the schedule so disrupted and impossible to keep normal routines. I’m doing my best and while it may be slow, I hope to see continued progress. This is my lowest weight in May so I am very happy.
05/31 – 206.4 Canned soup last night probably caused the uptick and took away any progress I could have reported at end of month. However, my NSV was that my snacks were perfectly planned and well-executed. Next month I hope to not battle the same pounds over and over but, rather, to see some real and lasting progress. Up 0.2 in May.

Beginning weight was January 2021 @ 206 lbs
Last weight 4/29@ 167.8 lbs
May goal weight 160 lbs
Ultimate goal weight 145 lbs
Weigh days are normally Monday and Thursdays 😊

5/1: rest day
5/2: fasting day, at home worked out after work
5/3: 166 lbs... today going to go for a 2-3 mile hike with my dog after work
5/4: workout at home aiming for 45-60 minutes today
5/5: fasting day, went for 3 mile hike with my dog this morning and planning on at home workout this evening for at least 30 minutes
5/6: 166 lbs....definitely retaining some water so hopefully I will see a drop next week 🤷‍♀️ celebrating a friends birthday today, going to a state park to do a bunch of hiking so hopefully I will be burning more calories than we will be consuming tonight 🤞
5/7: over indulged on pizza a bit last night, lots of sodium so going to focus on drinking extra fluids today....hiked a bit over 6 miles yesterday so going to make today a rest day
5/8: long day at work had to force myself to get motivated to take my dog on a 2 mile walk/hike, in the 80’s today so trying to drink extra water
5/9: Happy Mother’s Day! Fasting day, going to work out from home aiming for 45-60 minutes this evening 😸
5/10: 163.8....expect a busy day at work but the weather is beautiful 😍 going to do a 3 mile hike after work with coworkers 😊
5/11: rest day
5/12: fast day, going to do at least a 3 mile hike with my dog. Since I’m fasting going to try and get 80-100 oz of fluids (water or tea) today 🤞
5/13: 161.2 lbs! Much bigger drop than expected....not sure my scale is right??? I guess we will see what my next weigh day shows?? It’s my day off so going to hike this morning, climb a small mountain so should be a great workout 😊 Depending how I feel this evening may do a short workout at home as well and drink lots of water since it may have been a huge help from yesterday!
5/14: should have been a rest day but did a little workout before bed
5/15: going to try and get a hike in after work...the weather is looking stormy all next week 😬
5/16: fast day, going to do some at home workout after work for 45-60 minutes
5/17: 160.8 lbs....rainy weather but hoping for a break so I can get a hike in after work...if not will do something workout wise at home 😊
5/18: rest day, but a little under my daily steps so might do something easy around the house
5/19: fast day...rainy day so will try to get short walks when it’s not icky outside...45-60 minute at home workout this evening
5/20: 158.6 lbs 🥳🥳🥳 I joined MyFitnessPal back in 2014....I was 158 lbs wanting to lose 10....a lot has happened over the years and instead of losing I kept gradually getting heavier until reaching over 200 lbs in 2020....to see 158 on the scale was amazing since I haven’t been in the 150’s for 6 years....so now that I am back to where I started 7 years ago l am finally going to finish what I started ❤️
5/21:very tired after work so only managed a short walk/hike
5/22: rest day technically, but I did get plenty of steps in at work today 👍
5/23: fast day.... not getting my normal Sunday workout 😞... having to stay at work till 9 tonight...got about 10 minute workout when I stopped home before having to return to work....going to try and get in a few extra steps and drink extra water
5/24: 159.8 lbs....was a bit of a disappointment to see an increase 😳 but I am going to hope it is just water retention and that I had a not so good night of sleep 🤞....going to stay focused and hope to see things back on track on Thursdays weigh in...going to do a hike this evening and continue to focus on drinking extra fluids with the temperatures being in the 80’s
5/25: consumed way too much sugar this evening (small snow cone after work) and my body is not happy 😳 if I feel better going to try and do a short workout before bed 🤞
5/26: fast day, did a 3 mile hike this morning
5/27: 157.8 lbs, went over my calories today but will be better the rest of the week 😳 going to get a good workout in this evening so hopefully that will help 👍
5/28: rest day
5/29: beautiful day hoping to get a hike in this evening 😊
5/30: fast day! Going to do a hike after work again, another day in the 70’s so going to take advantage before it gets really hot! May also do a little strength training before bed if I don’t feel too tired after the hike 😊
5/31: 157.4 lbs, happy with with my loss this month, ready to continue the loss next month 🤞 Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day!!!!