August 2021 - Daily or Weekly Check-In

August Starting Weight - 205.4 (7/31)
August Goal - <202

Date - Daily WI / 14 day TREND (Happy Scale Smoothing based on change over previous 14 days)
8/1 – 205.6 / 205.2
8/2 - 205.6 / 205.3
8/3 - 204.4 / 205.1
8/4 - 202.8 / 204.4 😎 Whoosh! The scale is moving again!
8/5 - 202.5 / 203.7
8/6 - 202.9 / 203.3
8/7 - 203.7 / 203.3 - Lazy day guess it was too inactive & not enough water
8/8 - 203.1 / 203.1
8/9 - 203.2 / 203.0
8/10 - 202.4 / 202.7 - I like watching this trend! It helps with keeping things in perspective with the variability of the daily weigh ins.
8/11 - 202.2 / 202.5
8/12 - 202.1 / 202.2
8/13 - 202.0 / 202.0 - scale & trend match ready to see 200-201.x

OSW weight July 7th: 225 lbs
SW Aug: 223.6 lbs
GW Aug: 215 lbs

Other goals: 60,000 steps/week

Date / Weight / Change
Aug 01 / 223.6 /
Aug 02 / 223.8 / +0.2
Aug 03 / 223.4 / -0.4
Aug 04 / 222.0 / -1.4
Aug 05 / 223.3 / +1.3
Aug 06 / 222.6 / -0.7
Aug 07 / 222.0 / -0.6

Week 1: -1.6 / 33,588 steps
YTD loss: -3.0

Aug 08 / ??? / ???
Aug 09 / ??? / ???
Aug 10 / 220.6 /-1.4
Aug 11 / 220.2 / -0.4
Aug 12 / 219.6 / -0.6
Aug 13 / 218.2 / -1.4
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Week 2:
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Aug loss:
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My name is Wendy, and I'm from Texas, age 39
I'm going to weigh-in and check-in every Sunday.
Highest weight: 184.7, BMI% 38.6 on 7/18
Weight goal for this month: Between 175-177 lbs

Wk 3 - 8/1: 180.7, BMI% 37.8 - Goals for this week are: Drink 72 oz of water. Do a 10 minute workout everyday, Stay below 1500 cals. Every morning read my "why". Stay focused even though I have to go to a jury summons tomorrow.
Wk 4 - 8/8: 179.8, BMI% 37.6, .9 lbs down - Happy with my progress this week. Goals for this week: Stop slacking on my water, get at least 72 oz. Up my exercise to 20 minutes every other day. Stay below 1500. Read my why. Meal prepping today for the week, meals are planned. No challenges that I can foresee for this week.
Wk 5 - 8/15: 177.0, BMI% 37.0, 2.8 lbs down - Got COVID. Started feeling sick on the 8th. Still sick. No appetite. Fever. I can't wait to be back to normal. My goals this week: Stay alive. Try to eat at least 1500 calories and drink plenty of water.

My name is Tina, Height: 5'6" Age: 54
MFP starting weight: 149.2 (3/30/21)
July results: 1 pound loss
August starting weight: 134.8
August goal weight: 130
Ultimate goal: 128

Goals for this month are to get back into regular exercising, better sleep habits and more protein.

8/01 - DNW out of town, no scale
8/02 - 134.8 Up almost 2 pounds from end of July. A weekend of no control. I was hungry constantly and didn't choose wisely. Time to kick it into gear and meet my goals this month.
8/03 - 134.2
8/04 - 134.2 Surprised by this. Was quite a bit over in calories yesterday. Hoping it doesn't show up tomorrow.
8/05 - 134.0
8/06 - 133.4
8/07 - 135.4 Way over in calories. Serves me right

Week 1: +.6

8/08 - DNW
8/09 - 135.4 Glad it didn't go higher. Tried hard to stay focused after Saturdays weigh in.
8/10 - 134.8
8/11 - 136.0 Yesterday was a hungry all day kind of day. I just could not get my belly satisfied. I think I ate half a watermelon last night after eating way too much at dinner:(
8/12 - 135.6 not much but still in the right direction. Shouldn't have had ice cream after dinner
8/13 - 135.4 Did not do well at all this week. Really need to have a good weekend.
8/14 - 135.4

Week 2: 0, +.6 for month so far

8/18 - 133.4 YES! Now to keep it here or lower
8/19 -
8/20 -
8/21 -
8/22 -
8/23 -
8/24 -

Week 3:

My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 60 years old and from the Midwest USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.


Starting Weight (from July 31st): 192.4
Goal: 187.4 (Five lb Loss)
Ending Weight:

Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s



08/01 – 191.4 (trend 194.6) Didn’t have much time to eat yesterday and dinner was very late (within 1 hour of bed). No water here since yesterday morning due to well problems. Seal was fixed (???) but no one can get the pump primed. Perhaps the check gauge went out when it was turned off? IDK but this is horrible!
08/02 - 189.6 (trend 194.1) I am likely dehydrated due to low water consumption while the well is broke and no water is coming into the house. I’m being very conservative for sure! However, I did have a very good day yesterday with over 2600 calories burned overall. All my fitbit circles were green and completed. I was in the green with my calories on MFP. So I am hoping that at least part of this new weight number will stick.
08/03 - 190.4 (trend 193.7) Finally clean beautiful water flowing out of my well again. I expected this uptick when I rehydrated. I was so hungry yesterday! After losing weight 2 days in a row my body decided it wanted the fat back! I caved in and ate some cheese pizza (I threw the crust away). Clearly, guzzling water and eating pizza is not a good combo! I stayed within my calorie and carb goal however. It was a good day overall. I managed to avoid some serious temptations and I am hoping to get back into the 180’s now that I’ve touched them Even if I touched them shriveled up and dry as a bone and I move forward all plump with water, I will do it! !
08/04 - 191.6 (trend 193.5) Traveled yesterday and ate a rich meal. Brought home half and will finish it today, but without the long travel today I should get in more movement and more water. Dr. appointment tomorrow so you can be sure that today will be a carefully planned day that I shall tiptoe through.
08/05 - 191.2 (trend 193.3) Down a bit from yesterday so that is good. My well went out again yesterday morn so I am living in a nightmare right now again. I hope they can fix it right today! I have a doctor’s appointment this afternoon so I am going trick or treating in a little bit to beg for a shower from a neighbor. Better days ahead I hope.
08/06 - 191.0 (trend 193.1) That is an unexpected drop after making some bad choices yesterday. I ate all my calories back from exercise. Although I was in the green, it showed only 79 calories left (I ate about 1690). I must stop eating my emotions! So disgusted with this well situation although he finally came by yesterday evening and got it going even if it is loud and kind of rattling/banging. Now, this afternoon he has cancelled the replacement appointment for this weekend saying his schedule is busier than he thought. He is aiming for next week. I pray this prime on this well pump will keep the water flowing until then. Last time it last about 1 ½ days. My mammogram and oncology appointment down in Ann Arbor Michigan (about 4 hours from home each way) is coming up next Thursday. What I weigh now is very close to what I weighed last time I saw them (pre Covid). Thank goodness I reigned it in. Keeping my weight down is actually key with the type of breast cancer that I have (in remission). All the more reason to just keep going……
08/07 - 190.0 (trend 192.8) A nice little drop that I was hoping for after I overindulged the other day while traveling. Aiming now for the 180’s. I briefly touched the hem of it once recently.
08/08 - 190.6 (trend 192.6) Self-Sabotage kicked in last night at 3:00 AM. I ate today’s lunch (my leftovers) and ended up in the red by 46 calories. Yes, I felt hungry for sure but could it have been psychological? I am famous for making my own journey harder than it needs to be. Kicking self in butt today but today should be easier to stick to plan since I’ve failed and not succeeded. Sad but true!
08/09 – 189.6 (trend 192.3) Thrilled I am dipping my toe into the rushing warmth of the 180’s. However, I won’t be completely confident until I hit 187 point anything as my weight can easily fluctuate a few pounds either way. However, I really feel this is possible! Major travel on Thursday which will probably derail me for a minute. I’ll use that day as a refeed day to keep my metabolism moving right along. Feeling good today!
08/10 – 189.6 (trend 192.0) My clothes are beginning to fall off of me due to my weight loss since May. That makes me very happy that I have to start wearing things from the stored stuff. Win!
08/11 - 189.6 (trend 191.8) Third day in a row. No matter how much my body fights me, I’m still the boss and will win this war!
08/12 - 190.0 A small uptick due to very late dinner and very early weigh-in after 3 hours of sleep. Traveling today for the annual breast cancer check-up and mamm. Meals will be out and there will be plenty of sitting. Tomorrow won’t look good on the scale but I will deal with that over the weekend.
08/13 - 193.2 (trend weight is 191.7) I obviously did not practice any restraint whatsoever at the golden corral during my medical traveling yesterday. I am on top of it today! News a little worse than I expected. I need a liver scan due to multiple lesions that showed up in the corner of my last lung CT scan in 2020. Due to covid there has been delays (some on my part) on everything medical. They have also ordered a CT scan for my lungs again. The last scan showed a nodule had grown from 1.7 to 2.3 cm. That does not mean cancer from breast has metastasized yet. It could be a benign growth because they considered that a small change in a 6 month period. I Missed 2 scans 6 months apart for rechecks so I will have to go have it checked soon. Making the appointments today on the phone. My breast mamm was good but my manual breast check with the oncologist showed a small growth in the skin (not in the breast tissue itself) very near the surgical sight. She said it did not look good. She had a general surgeon look at it who didn’t like it either. They had a plastic surgeon come in and check who didn’t like it either. They found a dermatologist who hadn’t left for home yet who didn’t like it. She asked to do an emergency biopsy which I agreed to. I was moved to a procedure room, numbed and the entire thing was fully removed. If it is cancerous it will not be skin cancer but, rather, breast cancer metastasized. No cure but can be treated (whatever that means). I have 2 stitches which I can have family take out later to avoid another long trip back. I am still waiting to hear the results. I have 2 other smaller bumps that looks just like it that they didn’t touch. If the big one they removed is okay, they should be okay too according to the doctor. Hoping for the best!

08/14 - 189.6 (trend weight 191.5) And back down again the weight goes. Goodbye Golden Corral buffet during my travel Thursday. Well went out again Wed night as I slept. Thur morn no water before appointment. Neighbor wasn’t home but I have a key…..Thanks for the shower neighbor! Well man attempted to fix it on Friday to no avail. He’s back today cursing and slamming doors. This is really starting to wear on me. Please God, we need water. Happy that the scale is back down though!
08/15 - 187.6 (trend weight 191.1) Still no water. They can’t help today either until (at least) Monday. I’m continuing to focus on my meal plans and getting in as much activity as possible. I don’t want to begin eating my emotions!
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Original SW (1/28/21) - 293
August SW - 225
August GW - 217

8/1 - 225
8/2 - 224.6
8/3 - 225.8
8/4 - 223
8/5 - 222.4
8/6 - 221.6
8/7 - 221.6
8/8 - 223

Week 1 loss - 2.0

8/9 - 222.4
8/10 - 222
8/11 - 221.6
8/12 - 221.6
8/13 - 221.2
8/14 - 220.6
8/15 - 219.2
(noticed today that I somehow got my dates screwed up and missed a date - corrected now!)

Week 2 loss - 3.8

August SW : 176
August GW : 172

8/1 : 176 : Lost 5 pounds in July.
8/4 : 176 : Time to make an effort to lose. Changing eating plan.
8/5 : 176 : Well I only started yesterday, can’t expect changes so soon. (yes I can!)
8/6 : 176 : Dang - nothing yet - but I’ll give it one more day.
8/8 : 175 : I’m down a pound. I’ll take it.
8/9 : 174 : Yay ! 2 pounds down so far for August.
8/11: 174 : I’ve decided not to weigh myself until Monday. I’m too obsessed with weighing everyday. I’d like to try to break that psychological need.
8/13 : 174 : I ditched my decision about waiting to weigh yesterday. I realized it’s important for me to monitor things.
8/16 : 173 : Down another August pound !