August 2021 - Daily or Weekly Check-In
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Looking for an NSV with the weight creeping up last week.
Measurements have definitely changed since August 2020. Change over the past year.
Bust -4.5"
Chest -3"
Waist -3"
Hips -5.5"
Thigh -4"
Arm -1"
Calf -1"4 -
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
8/14 - 201.6 / 201.8
8/15 - 202.0 / 201.7
8/16 - 201.8 / 201.6
8/17 - 202.9 / 201.9 - Chose wisely at restaurant and still got a bump up
8/18 - 201.6 / 201.7
8/19 - 202.9 / 202.1 - Pizza & Taco damage?
8/20 - 203.0 / 202.3 - Expected after 4 evenings in a row eating at restaurants with friends. Gearing up for damage control and not let this be an excuse to continue to backslide.
8/21 - 204.6 / 203.0 - It is continuing to rise
8/22 - 203.6 / 203.2
8/23 - 203.5 / 203.4
8/24 - 203.7 / 203.5
8/25 - 201.1 / 203.16 -
8/01 - 219.8 lb
8/02 - 217.8 lb
8/03 - 216.3 lb
8/04 - 215.0 lb
8/05 - 214.3 lb
8/06 - 213.8 lb
8/07 - 214.5 lb
8/08 - 213.4 lb
8/09 - 212.7 lb
8/10 - 213.0 lb
8/11 - 213.4 lb
8/12 - 213.4 lb
8/13 - 213.0 lb
8/14 - 212.4 lb
8/15 - 211.9 lb
8/16 - 211.4 lb
8/17 - 211.6 lb
8/18 - 209.9 lb
8/19 - 209.9 lb
8/20 - 210.3 lb
8/21 - 210.6 lb
8/22 - 209.4 lb
8/23 - 209.0 lb
8/24 - 208.8 lb
8/25 - 208.3 lb
8/26 -
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8/28 -
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8/31 -6 -
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
8/15- 133.4 YES! Now to keep it here or lower
8/16- 134.2 Never fails. No matter how hard I try, I ALWAYS gain on the weekend. I got out and walked Saturday and Sunday and watched my eating closely. I must have miscalculated yesterdays calories. So hard to guess when someone else cooks and you don't know what exactly is going into the process. A little frustrated.
8/17- 135.2 Ate out last night. Got a taco salad and did not eat the shell bowl. I really wanted to eat that shell! Thought I was doing well. Kept calories under, walked and still up a pound this morning. Trying hard not to let frustration get me. Hopefully tomorrow.
8/18- 134.4 bouncing all over the place. Down is good though, especially after two days of not so good eating. Walked last night. Hoping to again this evening.
8/19- 134.0
8/20- 134.0 I would love to see the scale drop into the 133 range tomorrow, but eating out tonight and that always messes things up. Maybe forgetting to bring my breakfast to work this morning will help cover the extra calories tonight
8/21- 133.2 YES! Finally. Even with pizza last night. Glad I went with cauliflower crust
Week 3:-.2 / -1.6 for the month
8/22 - 134.2 Grrrr!
8/23 - 137.0 So angry! I'm hoping it goes quickly. Overdid the working out this weekend after a long break from it. Hoping it's just water weight. So frustrating
8/24 - 136.2 Let's go! Going to get this down by the end of the week! Fingers crossed
8/25 - 136.2 Shocked. I ate so horribly last night I didn't even log food after work. Today will be better
8/26 -
8/27 -
8/28 -
Week 4:
8/29 -
8/30 -
8/31 -
August results:5 -
Hi all
I am Dawn, 60, 5'2"
I gained a bit of weight in both June and July, so my aim is to get that off and beyond.
Before that I averaged a 1 pound weight loss each month throughout this journey.
MFP start weight October 2018: 191
UGW 112-ish
Best of luck to everyone, and big thanks to @nikkit321 for providing this space to us and keeping us going.
Sunday 8/01 - 132.9
8/02 - 133.3
8/03 - 133.3
8/04 - 132.9 - Back to this month's start weight, now to hit last month's start weight of 131.8
8/05 - 132.8
8/06 - 134.2 - Up at 4am drinking water after going to sleep at 1am. Posting my weight anyway, tomorrow I hope will look better.
8/07 - 134.3 - Lots of activity yesterday, maybe it will look favourable on the scale in a few days.
8/08 - 136.0 - Wow, it took me 7 days to put back on what took 7 months to lose. Cruel. Hopeful that going back to day shifts this coming week will help.
8/09 - 135.5 - Got to get this off
8/10 - 132.6 - ?? - I'll take it.
8/11 - 131.7 - I have still been eating late, because of added evening shifts into the mix. Today I finish at 3 and then get days off : - ) My huge activity day is now showing on the scale. Feeling relieved but will try not to get too comfortable lol. Planning some indulgences on my days off.
8/12 - 132.9 - Back to my start weight. I am okay with that.
8/13 - 134.0 - Kind of expected, I had a couple of indulgent days. I did not exceed my calorie goal, but the choices were not the healthiest
8/14 - 134.7 - Up almost 2 pounds from this month's start weight. Up down and all around, that is apparently how I roll.
8/15 - 135.9 - 7 days after my last big spike. Thinking that this is only temporary.
8/16 - 134.4 - A bit better.
8/17 - 133.9
8/18 - 133.1
8/19 - 134.3 - All over the place
8/20 - 134.9 - I don't get it. I won't give up though.
8/21 - 134.3
8/22 - 134.7
8/23 - 135.6 - Ouch!!
8/24 - 135.1 - Still too high and running out of month!
8/25 - 136.4 - Climbing even more but I don't know why.
8/26 -
8/27 -
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8/29 -
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8/31 -6 -
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
Week 2 loss - 3.8
8/16 - 220.4
8/17 - 218.8
8/18 - 218.2
8/19 - 217.8
8/20 - 216.4
8/21 - 218
8/22 - 217.4
Week 3 loss - 1.8
8/23 - 218.6
8/24 - 218.6
8/25 - 217.67 -
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!
08/16 - 187.2 (trend weight 190.7) Still no water. I am hoping that something will happen today that will fix it once and for all now that the weekend is over. I have been watching my meals carefully and fitting in whatever extra activity that I can. Babysat for DGS #4 last night (age 3). It is always a joy to be near him.
08/17 - 187.8 (trend weight 190.4) Trending down but an uptick on the scale due to some pretty bad choices and eating times yesterday. I’ve earned the badge of shame but I will do better today! Honestly, happy the uptick wasn’t worse!
08/18 - 187.4 (trend weight 190.1) Yesterday was a better day foodwise, but otherwise, a bit of a disaster. Well company I called can’t come-they are too behind in their schedule and are having a hard time finding employees. I called another and they said they could come on Thursday. Yay! Praying to a resolution to this lack of water. I took a really bad fall yesterday in the yard. I could get up for about 10 minutes. Had to crawl on the injured knee to softer grass and do a bit of a crab-like movement to get up. The knee hurt so bad it was hard getting up without using it much! It has a hugh baseball sized knot on the end of it now. It’s black and blue and hurts like hell but nothing seems broken. I will likely have to limit my movement a bit but I will take ibuprofen and do my best to heal it quickly! Still no results for my breast biopsy, but my referrals did come through for the lung and liver CT scans so I will be making those appointments later today.
08/19 – 187.8 (trend weight: 189.9) I’m not sure why the uptick. I was 176 calories in the green and worked at more movement and exercise yesterday in spite of my black & blue knee. I guess I can call this a normal fluctuation? I’m still feeling very good about my progress as my clothing keeps getting looser and looser. Some of my shorts are beginning to look like skorts. While my stomach is still big and diabetic looking (T2 here!), it is noticeably smaller. I continue to feel hopeful.
08/20 - 186.6 (trend weight: 189.6) Finally the drop I felt I deserved yesterday. This is my new lowest (since before a Covid gain). My plan is to stay on track, get in a little walking throughout the yard since my workers are here today. Called well company back who came here yesterday and got my water flowing. No water this morning. I’ll have to shower at the neighbors.
08/21 – 186.8 (trend weight: 189.3) Well was primed again last night and I actually had water this morning for the first time in weeks! Their tweaking is holding! Praying as much for my neighbor as for myself. They’ve been patient but I’m sure they are tired of my constant intrusions. Wonderful people in every way. I just couldn’t be luckier to have them as neighbors! Dinner was late last night. Sodium filled frozen food but not too much damage today so I’m grateful. Thinking ahead today. Crockpot is already going!
08/22 – 185.4 (trend weight: 188.9) My weight seems to have corrected itself from a couple of days ago when I had an unexplained uptick. I am happy to see another drop. Today is my DGD’s 1st birthday so there will be some travel, some food, some cake, and a tremendous lack of movement. I may see an earned uptick tomorrow, but I have confidence it will temporary and will not derail me this week. I plan on enjoying her very special day!
08/23 - 187.4 (trend weight: 188.8) Big jump on the scale after the catered birthday party. This will be back down before the end of the challenge. I drank lots of water and ate very little in my meals. It was just that cake……No worries. I have learned to balance social pleasures with home and life changes. Goodbye 187.4.
08/24 - 187.4 (trend weight: 188.6) No change. I’ll add the word “Yet”. Okay, so no change yet! Staying confident and pushing water today. Not enough of anything yesterday including movement. I’ll do what I can in heat that is expected today!
08/25 - 187.0 (trend weight: 188.5) Down 0.4 is good but it sure goes on faster than it comes back off! I will be traveling today and have lunch or dinner out (not both!) Probably high sodium Chinese/Thai food restaurant because it is such a treat when I go to this particular city to shop. I’ll push water later today and tomorrow and as much as I can during travel. Rain today so it’s a good day to get out of town.
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June starting weight: 121.5
July starting weight: 120.3
August starting weight: 122.8
August goal: < 120.0
I completely failed with my goal last month. Most probably due to my vacation where I drank many G&Ts and ate a lot of charcuterie as well as all the restaurant meals. This months goal is to get back to under 120. I'm going back to daily weighing as well.
01 - 122.8
02 - 122.5
03 - 122.3
04 - 122.0
05 - 121.7
06 - 121.1
07 - 120.4 This is crazy. I'm eating about 1250 calories a day and avoiding dairy, grains and alcohol. Also, I'm drinking a lot more water. Can it really make this much difference?
08 - 120.1
09 - 120.2 and the downward trend ends ... I went off program yesterday and had one ounce of cheese so I have to blame it on that
10 - 120.1
11 - 120.1
12 - DNW
13 - DNW
14 - DNW
15 - DNW
16 - 123.6 This was expected from my out of town excursion because of all the restaurant food. No restrictions at all.
17 - 122.4
18 - 121.6
19 - 120.5
20 - 120.2 Almost back to pre-vacation
21 - 119.9
22 - 120.8 I can't seem to stay under 120 on the rare times I actually get there!
23 - 121.1
24 - DNW
25 - 121.7 Not too sure what's going on ... I'm eating within my calorie range though I have been feeling bloated lately ... probably need to go back to no dairy or grains. I had pasta last night and have had small amounts of dairy lately. Logically CICO should work but the reality is what I eat seems to make a difference even with the same amount of calories.
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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
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
Aug 14 / 219.0 / +0.8
Week 2: -3.0
August loss: -4.6
Aug 15 / 219.2 / +0.2
Aug 16 / 219.0 / -0.2
Aug 17 / 218.2 / -0.8
Aug 18 / 217.8 / -0.4
Aug 19 / 218.0 / +0.2 *
Aug 20 / 218.0 / -0.0
Aug 21 / 217.8 / -0.2
Week 3: -1.2
August loss: -5.8
Aug 22 / 217.6 / -0.2
Aug 23 / 217.6 / -0.0
Aug 24 / 217.4 / -0.2
Aug 25 / 217.2 / -0.2
Aug 26
Aug 27
Aug 28
Week 4:
August loss:
Aug 29
Aug 30
Aug 31
Aug loss:
August loss:7 -
August goal:
• Exercise 3 times a week
• Lose 2kg
April: 67.6
May: 65.0
June: 63.5
July: 64.0
WEEK1
1/8 -
2/8 64.0
3/8 63.8
4/8 63.4
5/8 63.5
6/8 63.2
7/8 - walked
8/8 -
WEEK2
9/8 64.0 weekend over indulgences.
10/8 64.0 weekends really cause me to back track. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. Jogged
11/8 64.0
12/8
13/8
14/8
WEEK3
15/8
16/8
17/8
18/8 63.4 I have been quiet but hoping to see significant weight loss this week.
19/8
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21/8
WEEK4
22/8
23/8
24/8
25/8
26/8 63.1
27/8
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WEEK5
29/8
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31/8
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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
8/14 - 201.6 / 201.8
8/15 - 202.0 / 201.7
8/16 - 201.8 / 201.6
8/17 - 202.9 / 201.9 - Chose wisely at restaurant and still got a bump up
8/18 - 201.6 / 201.7
8/19 - 202.9 / 202.1 - Pizza & Taco damage?
8/20 - 203.0 / 202.3 - Expected after 4 evenings in a row eating at restaurants with friends. Gearing up for damage control and not let this be an excuse to continue to backslide.
8/21 - 204.6 / 203.0 - It is continuing to rise
8/22 - 203.6 / 203.2
8/23 - 203.5 / 203.4
8/24 - 203.7 / 203.5
8/25 - 201.1 / 203.1
8/26 - 203.1 / 203.17 -
8/01 - 219.8 lb
8/02 - 217.8 lb
8/03 - 216.3 lb
8/04 - 215.0 lb
8/05 - 214.3 lb
8/06 - 213.8 lb
8/07 - 214.5 lb
8/08 - 213.4 lb
8/09 - 212.7 lb
8/10 - 213.0 lb
8/11 - 213.4 lb
8/12 - 213.4 lb
8/13 - 213.0 lb
8/14 - 212.4 lb
8/15 - 211.9 lb
8/16 - 211.4 lb
8/17 - 211.6 lb
8/18 - 209.9 lb
8/19 - 209.9 lb
8/20 - 210.3 lb
8/21 - 210.6 lb
8/22 - 209.4 lb
8/23 - 209.0 lb
8/24 - 208.8 lb
8/25 - 208.3 lb
8/26 - 209.2 lb
8/27 -
8/28 -
8/29 -
8/30 -
8/31 -5 -
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
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
Aug 14 / 219.0 / +0.8
Week 2: -3.0
August loss: -4.6
Aug 15 / 219.2 / +0.2
Aug 16 / 219.0 / -0.2
Aug 17 / 218.2 / -0.8
Aug 18 / 217.8 / -0.4
Aug 19 / 218.0 / +0.2 *
Aug 20 / 218.0 / -0.0
Aug 21 / 217.8 / -0.2
Week 3: -1.2
August loss: -5.8
Aug 22 / 217.6 / -0.2
Aug 23 / 217.6 / -0.0
Aug 24 / 217.4 / -0.2
Aug 25 / 217.2 / -0.2
Aug 26 / 216.0 / -1.2
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August loss:
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Aug 30
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LazyBlondeChef wrote: »Logically CICO should work but the reality is what I eat seems to make a difference even with the same amount of calories.
I completely agree with you. So many people on the MFP Community are hardcore CICO but it's really not that simple for many of us. The makeup of those calories affect me greatly too. The trick is figuring out how our bodies respond to things and then using that knowledge for good, not evil. :-)4 -
Nikki - 52, 5'5.5"
UGW 140
August goal - for the high spikes and the low drops to both get lower
8/1 - 189.0
8/2 - 192.0 yikes! ugly sodium weight and a weekend of looser choices. Planning a run today.
8/3 - 189.6 workout tonight (actually 3.5 mile walk w/ the dogs)
8/4 - 186.8 dropping the water finally. Walking with a friend tonight.
8/5 - 185.8 1lb to go to get back to my 7/1 weight. Workout tonight.
8/6 - 186.0 I'm determined to make good choices during the weekend.
8/7 - 186.2
8/8 - 188.0 apparently pizza w/ a veg crust last night wasn't a good choice. I wonder if it was gluten-free like I assumed. Note to self: ask questions at restaurants, don't assume.
8/9 - 186.0
8/10 - 186.6 up-down-all-around
8/11 - 187.6 had a few tortilla chips with dinner last night; hungry day but I did workout so there's that
8/12 - 186.8 I'll take it.
8/13 - 188.8 'tis for me to not know why...but I sigh... LOL
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8/16 - 191.6 yup I glutened myself...how did you know? And it was a crappy hot dog bun. Seriously. If I'm going to deliberately bloat up multiple pounds for days, it should be with something yummy. So today will be a ton of water to start to flush it out. Although I also have water issues. Not as severe as DeepWoodsLady because I do have water, but it's well water (smell, taste). The softener hasn't worked for a week and my hubby has been internet researching and trying to fix it but he gave up this morning and called The Culligan Man. He'll be out late this afternoon, so I'm hopeful I'll have a nice shower and my hair will feel clean again and I'll drink nice tasting water soon.
8/17 - 189.2 still bloated but feeling better. Walked last night on the treadmill so as not to provide a feast for the neighborhood mosquitoes, planning on a visit to the Y tonight.
8/18 - 189.8 no walk/workout yesterday, no excuses. Vehicle repairs today but that won't keep me from my treadmill.
8/19 - 188.2 nice drop, but I do need to confess to zero exercise yesterday. Aiming for better today.
8/20 - 188.6. Planning a lot of activity while on vacation as well as rest.
vacation - no scale
8/26 - 191.4 honestly, I'm happy with that #. I had a lot of gluten while away, but a lot of activity as well. Back at it today!5 -
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
8/15- 133.4 YES! Now to keep it here or lower
8/16- 134.2 Never fails. No matter how hard I try, I ALWAYS gain on the weekend. I got out and walked Saturday and Sunday and watched my eating closely. I must have miscalculated yesterdays calories. So hard to guess when someone else cooks and you don't know what exactly is going into the process. A little frustrated.
8/17- 135.2 Ate out last night. Got a taco salad and did not eat the shell bowl. I really wanted to eat that shell! Thought I was doing well. Kept calories under, walked and still up a pound this morning. Trying hard not to let frustration get me. Hopefully tomorrow.
8/18- 134.4 bouncing all over the place. Down is good though, especially after two days of not so good eating. Walked last night. Hoping to again this evening.
8/19- 134.0
8/20- 134.0 I would love to see the scale drop into the 133 range tomorrow, but eating out tonight and that always messes things up. Maybe forgetting to bring my breakfast to work this morning will help cover the extra calories tonight
8/21- 133.2 YES! Finally. Even with pizza last night. Glad I went with cauliflower crust
Week 3:-.2 / -1.6 for the month
8/22 - 134.2 Grrrr!
8/23 - 137.0 So angry! I'm hoping it goes quickly. Overdid the working out this weekend after a long break from it. Hoping it's just water weight. So frustrating
8/24 - 136.2 Let's go! Going to get this down by the end of the week! Fingers crossed
8/25 - 136.2 Shocked. I ate so horribly last night I didn't even log food after work. Today will be better
8/26 - 133.8 New batteries in scale. Weighed repeatedly. For some reason had a nice whoosh. I'll take it!
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August results:6 -
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
Week 2 loss - 3.8
8/16 - 220.4
8/17 - 218.8
8/18 - 218.2
8/19 - 217.8
8/20 - 216.4
8/21 - 218
8/22 - 217.4
Week 3 loss - 1.8
8/23 - 218.6
8/24 - 218.6
8/25 - 217.6
8/26 - 217.47 -
LazyBlondeChef wrote: »Logically CICO should work but the reality is what I eat seems to make a difference even with the same amount of calories.
I completely agree with you. So many people on the MFP Community are hardcore CICO but it's really not that simple for many of us. The makeup of those calories affect me greatly too. The trick is figuring out how our bodies respond to things and then using that knowledge for good, not evil. :-)
Yes, I think that I will have to re-examine also.
My plan was to make this weight loss sustainable, not a deprivation. A lifestyle/eating habit change.
It certainly worked for me for the first 50 pounds. These last 20 are proving to be a *kitten*.
I am not giving up my 2 cups of cherries a day just yet though, this might be the last week for them at the weekly Farmer's market. (Rainier and Lapins)
I have pretty much been eating only fruit all during the day - portable for work, seasonal. I don't really care for apples and oranges, so once the blueberries, cherries, strawberries, blackberries, plums etc. are finished I will look at a new plan. Perhaps more grains for fibre instead of fruits.2 -
Hi all
I am Dawn, 60, 5'2"
I gained a bit of weight in both June and July, so my aim is to get that off and beyond.
Before that I averaged a 1 pound weight loss each month throughout this journey.
MFP start weight October 2018: 191
UGW 112-ish
Best of luck to everyone, and big thanks to @nikkit321 for providing this space to us and keeping us going.
Sunday 8/01 - 132.9
8/02 - 133.3
8/03 - 133.3
8/04 - 132.9 - Back to this month's start weight, now to hit last month's start weight of 131.8
8/05 - 132.8
8/06 - 134.2 - Up at 4am drinking water after going to sleep at 1am. Posting my weight anyway, tomorrow I hope will look better.
8/07 - 134.3 - Lots of activity yesterday, maybe it will look favourable on the scale in a few days.
8/08 - 136.0 - Wow, it took me 7 days to put back on what took 7 months to lose. Cruel. Hopeful that going back to day shifts this coming week will help.
8/09 - 135.5 - Got to get this off
8/10 - 132.6 - ?? - I'll take it.
8/11 - 131.7 - I have still been eating late, because of added evening shifts into the mix. Today I finish at 3 and then get days off : - ) My huge activity day is now showing on the scale. Feeling relieved but will try not to get too comfortable lol. Planning some indulgences on my days off.
8/12 - 132.9 - Back to my start weight. I am okay with that.
8/13 - 134.0 - Kind of expected, I had a couple of indulgent days. I did not exceed my calorie goal, but the choices were not the healthiest
8/14 - 134.7 - Up almost 2 pounds from this month's start weight. Up down and all around, that is apparently how I roll.
8/15 - 135.9 - 7 days after my last big spike. Thinking that this is only temporary.
8/16 - 134.4 - A bit better.
8/17 - 133.9
8/18 - 133.1
8/19 - 134.3 - All over the place
8/20 - 134.9 - I don't get it. I won't give up though.
8/21 - 134.3
8/22 - 134.7
8/23 - 135.6 - Ouch!!
8/24 - 135.1 - Still too high and running out of month!
8/25 - 136.4 - Climbing even more but I don't know why.
8/26 - 134.4 - I guess that I should be happy to see 2 pounds gone overnight, but I am not. Pants are tight.
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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!
08/16 - 187.2 (trend weight 190.7) Still no water. I am hoping that something will happen today that will fix it once and for all now that the weekend is over. I have been watching my meals carefully and fitting in whatever extra activity that I can. Babysat for DGS #4 last night (age 3). It is always a joy to be near him.
08/17 - 187.8 (trend weight 190.4) Trending down but an uptick on the scale due to some pretty bad choices and eating times yesterday. I’ve earned the badge of shame but I will do better today! Honestly, happy the uptick wasn’t worse!
08/18 - 187.4 (trend weight 190.1) Yesterday was a better day foodwise, but otherwise, a bit of a disaster. Well company I called can’t come-they are too behind in their schedule and are having a hard time finding employees. I called another and they said they could come on Thursday. Yay! Praying to a resolution to this lack of water. I took a really bad fall yesterday in the yard. I could get up for about 10 minutes. Had to crawl on the injured knee to softer grass and do a bit of a crab-like movement to get up. The knee hurt so bad it was hard getting up without using it much! It has a hugh baseball sized knot on the end of it now. It’s black and blue and hurts like hell but nothing seems broken. I will likely have to limit my movement a bit but I will take ibuprofen and do my best to heal it quickly! Still no results for my breast biopsy, but my referrals did come through for the lung and liver CT scans so I will be making those appointments later today.
08/19 – 187.8 (trend weight: 189.9) I’m not sure why the uptick. I was 176 calories in the green and worked at more movement and exercise yesterday in spite of my black & blue knee. I guess I can call this a normal fluctuation? I’m still feeling very good about my progress as my clothing keeps getting looser and looser. Some of my shorts are beginning to look like skorts. While my stomach is still big and diabetic looking (T2 here!), it is noticeably smaller. I continue to feel hopeful.
08/20 - 186.6 (trend weight: 189.6) Finally the drop I felt I deserved yesterday. This is my new lowest (since before a Covid gain). My plan is to stay on track, get in a little walking throughout the yard since my workers are here today. Called well company back who came here yesterday and got my water flowing. No water this morning. I’ll have to shower at the neighbors.
08/21 – 186.8 (trend weight: 189.3) Well was primed again last night and I actually had water this morning for the first time in weeks! Their tweaking is holding! Praying as much for my neighbor as for myself. They’ve been patient but I’m sure they are tired of my constant intrusions. Wonderful people in every way. I just couldn’t be luckier to have them as neighbors! Dinner was late last night. Sodium filled frozen food but not too much damage today so I’m grateful. Thinking ahead today. Crockpot is already going!
08/22 – 185.4 (trend weight: 188.9) My weight seems to have corrected itself from a couple of days ago when I had an unexplained uptick. I am happy to see another drop. Today is my DGD’s 1st birthday so there will be some travel, some food, some cake, and a tremendous lack of movement. I may see an earned uptick tomorrow, but I have confidence it will temporary and will not derail me this week. I plan on enjoying her very special day!
08/23 - 187.4 (trend weight: 188.8) Big jump on the scale after the catered birthday party. This will be back down before the end of the challenge. I drank lots of water and ate very little in my meals. It was just that cake……No worries. I have learned to balance social pleasures with home and life changes. Goodbye 187.4.
08/24 - 187.4 (trend weight: 188.6) No change. I’ll add the word “Yet”. Okay, so no change yet! Staying confident and pushing water today. Not enough of anything yesterday including movement. I’ll do what I can in heat that is expected today!
08/25 - 187.0 (trend weight: 188.5) Down 0.4 is good but it sure goes on faster than it comes back off! I will be traveling today and have lunch or dinner out (not both!) Probably high sodium Chinese/Thai food restaurant because it is such a treat when I go to this particular city to shop. I’ll push water later today and tomorrow and as much as I can during travel. Rain today so it’s a good day to get out of town.
08/26 – 188.4 (trend weight: 188.5) I ate horribly while traveling and out-of-town yesterday. Today I feel like death warmed over. Too much sugar or starches that turn to sugar in this T2D body of mine. Today will be healthy all the way. I can’t stand feeling like this!
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I'm Anna Height: 5'4" Age: 40
Aug 1 weight: 137.5
Aug 1 waist (low waist) = 34.75"
August end goal weight: 134
August end goal waist = 33.5"
Ultimate goal: 130 lbs, 15% body fat
I'm also tracking my fat loss, since scale weight is only part of the story of body composition. I intend for my goal weight to reflect only fat loss. I also measure my waist to track that as well since that is ultimately what I care about. I plan to get there by hacking my bad habits (reading The Power of Habit), and being mindful of what I eat.
Aug 1 - 137.5, 34.75" low waist, strength training, 3 mile run, too much snacking
Aug 2 - 138.5, strength training, 12,033 steps, good eating day
Aug 3 - 136.8, strength training, good eating day
Aug 4 - 137.0, 34.5" low waist, 3 mile run, girls night out
Aug 5 - didn't step on scale this am before eating. 34.5" low waist, 19.5% body fat, eating ok
Aug 6 - 138, strength training - looking towards the weekend and planning on only one alcoholic drink with my parents tomorrow and being prepared with healthy snacks (yogurt/fruit, veggies/hummus) if I need a snack. Would love to make progress on the weekends too instead of having them be a liability.
Aug 7 - 139, strength training
Aug 8 - 139.2, walk
Aug 9 - 139.0 (hoping this is mostly bloating, but time to turn this ship around!), strength training, 3mi run, 16k+ steps, good eating day
Aug 10 - 137.0 (yay! coming down again), 34.75" low waist, strength training, 2.5 mi run, 17,051 steps, good eating day
Aug 11 - 137.0, 3 mi run, 16,133 steps, bad stress eating day
Aug 12 - 138 (thanks stress eating, hoping most of this is bloating from my extra salt/sugar yesterday), 3 mi run. Taking stock today that I'm over 1/3 into the month and have not really made progress. I think if I have really clean eating for the rest of the month and keep my steps at 15k+, I should probably be able to realistically get down to 135. I have a few end of summer trips planned, but as long as I manage the alcohol and snacks, I should be ok. We aren't traveling with food pushers, so at least that's something.
Aug 13 - camping, 26,454 steps
Aug 14 - camping, 19,104 steps
Aug 15 - camping, strength training, 1 mi run, 12,274 steps, decent eating day
Aug 16 - 137.0, 35" low waist, strength training, 1mi run, some stress eating but not the worst
Aug 17 - 135.6, 34.25" low waist (I think this is my thin time of the month? I'll take it!), 3 mi run, strength training, ok eating day
Aug 18 - 135.6, 30 min bike ride, 34.25" low waist. Heading off to a cottage for a week with my extended family. Really glad I have this low dip here that I'll be motivated to maintain and hope it will help me not indulge too much with vacation food. My August goal weight is in sight, just need to stay the course!
Aug 26 - 140.0, 35.25" low waist - vacation did a number on me. Back in the saddle though, and no real reason to fall off track in the near future so I'm optimistic about making and maintaining progress in the coming months.4 -
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
8/15- 133.4 YES! Now to keep it here or lower
8/16- 134.2 Never fails. No matter how hard I try, I ALWAYS gain on the weekend. I got out and walked Saturday and Sunday and watched my eating closely. I must have miscalculated yesterdays calories. So hard to guess when someone else cooks and you don't know what exactly is going into the process. A little frustrated.
8/17- 135.2 Ate out last night. Got a taco salad and did not eat the shell bowl. I really wanted to eat that shell! Thought I was doing well. Kept calories under, walked and still up a pound this morning. Trying hard not to let frustration get me. Hopefully tomorrow.
8/18- 134.4 bouncing all over the place. Down is good though, especially after two days of not so good eating. Walked last night. Hoping to again this evening.
8/19- 134.0
8/20- 134.0 I would love to see the scale drop into the 133 range tomorrow, but eating out tonight and that always messes things up. Maybe forgetting to bring my breakfast to work this morning will help cover the extra calories tonight
8/21- 133.2 YES! Finally. Even with pizza last night. Glad I went with cauliflower crust
Week 3:-.2 / -1.6 for the month
8/22 - 134.2 Grrrr!
8/23 - 137.0 So angry! I'm hoping it goes quickly. Overdid the working out this weekend after a long break from it. Hoping it's just water weight. So frustrating:'(
8/24 - 136.2 Let's go! Going to get this down by the end of the week! Fingers crossed
8/25 - 136.2 Shocked. I ate so horribly last night I didn't even log food after work. Today will be better
8/26 - 133.8 New batteries in scale. Weighed repeatedly. For some reason had a nice whoosh. I'll take it!
8/27 - 135.8 Aaaaand that was short lived. Frustrated today and ready to just give up and be happy with where I'm at. I just want that 130 and it is proving extremely difficult.
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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!
08/16 - 187.2 (trend weight 190.7) Still no water. I am hoping that something will happen today that will fix it once and for all now that the weekend is over. I have been watching my meals carefully and fitting in whatever extra activity that I can. Babysat for DGS #4 last night (age 3). It is always a joy to be near him.
08/17 - 187.8 (trend weight 190.4) Trending down but an uptick on the scale due to some pretty bad choices and eating times yesterday. I’ve earned the badge of shame but I will do better today! Honestly, happy the uptick wasn’t worse!
08/18 - 187.4 (trend weight 190.1) Yesterday was a better day foodwise, but otherwise, a bit of a disaster. Well company I called can’t come-they are too behind in their schedule and are having a hard time finding employees. I called another and they said they could come on Thursday. Yay! Praying to a resolution to this lack of water. I took a really bad fall yesterday in the yard. I could get up for about 10 minutes. Had to crawl on the injured knee to softer grass and do a bit of a crab-like movement to get up. The knee hurt so bad it was hard getting up without using it much! It has a hugh baseball sized knot on the end of it now. It’s black and blue and hurts like hell but nothing seems broken. I will likely have to limit my movement a bit but I will take ibuprofen and do my best to heal it quickly! Still no results for my breast biopsy, but my referrals did come through for the lung and liver CT scans so I will be making those appointments later today.
08/19 – 187.8 (trend weight: 189.9) I’m not sure why the uptick. I was 176 calories in the green and worked at more movement and exercise yesterday in spite of my black & blue knee. I guess I can call this a normal fluctuation? I’m still feeling very good about my progress as my clothing keeps getting looser and looser. Some of my shorts are beginning to look like skorts. While my stomach is still big and diabetic looking (T2 here!), it is noticeably smaller. I continue to feel hopeful.
08/20 - 186.6 (trend weight: 189.6) Finally the drop I felt I deserved yesterday. This is my new lowest (since before a Covid gain). My plan is to stay on track, get in a little walking throughout the yard since my workers are here today. Called well company back who came here yesterday and got my water flowing. No water this morning. I’ll have to shower at the neighbors.
08/21 – 186.8 (trend weight: 189.3) Well was primed again last night and I actually had water this morning for the first time in weeks! Their tweaking is holding! Praying as much for my neighbor as for myself. They’ve been patient but I’m sure they are tired of my constant intrusions. Wonderful people in every way. I just couldn’t be luckier to have them as neighbors! Dinner was late last night. Sodium filled frozen food but not too much damage today so I’m grateful. Thinking ahead today. Crockpot is already going!
08/22 – 185.4 (trend weight: 188.9) My weight seems to have corrected itself from a couple of days ago when I had an unexplained uptick. I am happy to see another drop. Today is my DGD’s 1st birthday so there will be some travel, some food, some cake, and a tremendous lack of movement. I may see an earned uptick tomorrow, but I have confidence it will temporary and will not derail me this week. I plan on enjoying her very special day!
08/23 - 187.4 (trend weight: 188.8) Big jump on the scale after the catered birthday party. This will be back down before the end of the challenge. I drank lots of water and ate very little in my meals. It was just that cake……No worries. I have learned to balance social pleasures with home and life changes. Goodbye 187.4.
08/24 - 187.4 (trend weight: 188.6) No change. I’ll add the word “Yet”. Okay, so no change yet! Staying confident and pushing water today. Not enough of anything yesterday including movement. I’ll do what I can in heat that is expected today!
08/25 - 187.0 (trend weight: 188.5) Down 0.4 is good but it sure goes on faster than it comes back off! I will be traveling today and have lunch or dinner out (not both!) Probably high sodium Chinese/Thai food restaurant because it is such a treat when I go to this particular city to shop. I’ll push water later today and tomorrow and as much as I can during travel. Rain today so it’s a good day to get out of town.
08/26 – I forgot to weigh before drinking several cups of coffee. Early travel today will not help the scale tomorrow.
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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
Week 2 loss - 3.8
8/16 - 220.4
8/17 - 218.8
8/18 - 218.2
8/19 - 217.8
8/20 - 216.4
8/21 - 218
8/22 - 217.4
Week 3 loss - 1.8
8/23 - 218.6
8/24 - 218.6
8/25 - 217.6
8/26 - 217.4
8/27 - 217
Goal weight met! Now to knock a little more off in August for good measure.7 -
I'm Anna Height: 5'4" Age: 40
Aug 1 weight: 137.5
Aug 1 waist (low waist) = 34.75"
August end goal weight: 134
August end goal waist = 33.5"
Ultimate goal: 130 lbs, 15% body fat
I'm also tracking my fat loss, since scale weight is only part of the story of body composition. I intend for my goal weight to reflect only fat loss. I also measure my waist to track that as well since that is ultimately what I care about. I plan to get there by hacking my bad habits (reading The Power of Habit), and being mindful of what I eat.
Aug 1 - 137.5, 34.75" low waist, strength training, 3 mile run, too much snacking
Aug 2 - 138.5, strength training, 12,033 steps, good eating day
Aug 3 - 136.8, strength training, good eating day
Aug 4 - 137.0, 34.5" low waist, 3 mile run, girls night out
Aug 5 - didn't step on scale this am before eating. 34.5" low waist, 19.5% body fat, eating ok
Aug 6 - 138, strength training - looking towards the weekend and planning on only one alcoholic drink with my parents tomorrow and being prepared with healthy snacks (yogurt/fruit, veggies/hummus) if I need a snack. Would love to make progress on the weekends too instead of having them be a liability.
Aug 7 - 139, strength training
Aug 8 - 139.2, walk
Aug 9 - 139.0 (hoping this is mostly bloating, but time to turn this ship around!), strength training, 3mi run, 16k+ steps, good eating day
Aug 10 - 137.0 (yay! coming down again), 34.75" low waist, strength training, 2.5 mi run, 17,051 steps, good eating day
Aug 11 - 137.0, 3 mi run, 16,133 steps, bad stress eating day
Aug 12 - 138 (thanks stress eating, hoping most of this is bloating from my extra salt/sugar yesterday), 3 mi run. Taking stock today that I'm over 1/3 into the month and have not really made progress. I think if I have really clean eating for the rest of the month and keep my steps at 15k+, I should probably be able to realistically get down to 135. I have a few end of summer trips planned, but as long as I manage the alcohol and snacks, I should be ok. We aren't traveling with food pushers, so at least that's something.
Aug 13 - camping, 26,454 steps
Aug 14 - camping, 19,104 steps
Aug 15 - camping, strength training, 1 mi run, 12,274 steps, decent eating day
Aug 16 - 137.0, 35" low waist, strength training, 1mi run, some stress eating but not the worst
Aug 17 - 135.6, 34.25" low waist (I think this is my thin time of the month? I'll take it!), 3 mi run, strength training, ok eating day
Aug 18 - 135.6, 30 min bike ride, 34.25" low waist. Heading off to a cottage for a week with my extended family. Really glad I have this low dip here that I'll be motivated to maintain and hope it will help me not indulge too much with vacation food. My August goal weight is in sight, just need to stay the course!
Aug 26 - 140.0, 35.25" low waist - vacation did a number on me. Back in the saddle though, and no real reason to fall off track in the near future so I'm optimistic about making and maintaining progress in the coming months.
Aug 27 - 137.0, 35" low waist, strength training4 -
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
8/14 - 201.6 / 201.8
8/15 - 202.0 / 201.7
8/16 - 201.8 / 201.6
8/17 - 202.9 / 201.9 - Chose wisely at restaurant and still got a bump up
8/18 - 201.6 / 201.7
8/19 - 202.9 / 202.1 - Pizza & Taco damage?
8/20 - 203.0 / 202.3 - Expected after 4 evenings in a row eating at restaurants with friends. Gearing up for damage control and not let this be an excuse to continue to backslide.
8/21 - 204.6 / 203.0 - It is continuing to rise
8/22 - 203.6 / 203.2
8/23 - 203.5 / 203.4
8/24 - 203.7 / 203.5
8/25 - 201.1 / 203.1
8/26 - 203.1 / 203.1
8/27 - 203.6 / 203.2
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Nikki - 52, 5'5.5"
UGW 140
August goal - for the high spikes and the low drops to both get lower
8/1 - 189.0
8/2 - 192.0 yikes! ugly sodium weight and a weekend of looser choices. Planning a run today.
8/3 - 189.6 workout tonight (actually 3.5 mile walk w/ the dogs)
8/4 - 186.8 dropping the water finally. Walking with a friend tonight.
8/5 - 185.8 1lb to go to get back to my 7/1 weight. Workout tonight.
8/6 - 186.0 I'm determined to make good choices during the weekend.
8/7 - 186.2
8/8 - 188.0 apparently pizza w/ a veg crust last night wasn't a good choice. I wonder if it was gluten-free like I assumed. Note to self: ask questions at restaurants, don't assume.
8/9 - 186.0
8/10 - 186.6 up-down-all-around
8/11 - 187.6 had a few tortilla chips with dinner last night; hungry day but I did workout so there's that
8/12 - 186.8 I'll take it.
8/13 - 188.8 'tis for me to not know why...but I sigh... LOL
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8/16 - 191.6 yup I glutened myself...how did you know? And it was a crappy hot dog bun. Seriously. If I'm going to deliberately bloat up multiple pounds for days, it should be with something yummy. So today will be a ton of water to start to flush it out. Although I also have water issues. Not as severe as DeepWoodsLady because I do have water, but it's well water (smell, taste). The softener hasn't worked for a week and my hubby has been internet researching and trying to fix it but he gave up this morning and called The Culligan Man. He'll be out late this afternoon, so I'm hopeful I'll have a nice shower and my hair will feel clean again and I'll drink nice tasting water soon.
8/17 - 189.2 still bloated but feeling better. Walked last night on the treadmill so as not to provide a feast for the neighborhood mosquitoes, planning on a visit to the Y tonight.
8/18 - 189.8 no walk/workout yesterday, no excuses. Vehicle repairs today but that won't keep me from my treadmill.
8/19 - 188.2 nice drop, but I do need to confess to zero exercise yesterday. Aiming for better today.
8/20 - 188.6. Planning a lot of activity while on vacation as well as rest.
vacation - no scale
8/26 - 191.4 honestly, I'm happy with that #. I had a lot of gluten while away, but a lot of activity as well. Back at it today! Nice walk today.
8/27 - 188.4 nice # this morning; I flushed it away yesterday (teehee). Will keep pushing fluid again today, I need the bloat to work out. Storms today but am planning a treadmill jaunt later today.
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I created the September thread. I hope you find posting helpful and motivating in your journey. I hope you join again in September!
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Congratulations! So glad you made your goal.3 -
8/01 - 219.8 lb
8/02 - 217.8 lb
8/03 - 216.3 lb
8/04 - 215.0 lb
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8/06 - 213.8 lb
8/07 - 214.5 lb
8/08 - 213.4 lb
8/09 - 212.7 lb
8/10 - 213.0 lb
8/11 - 213.4 lb
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8/14 - 212.4 lb
8/15 - 211.9 lb
8/16 - 211.4 lb
8/17 - 211.6 lb
8/18 - 209.9 lb
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8/20 - 210.3 lb
8/21 - 210.6 lb
8/22 - 209.4 lb
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8/24 - 208.8 lb
8/25 - 208.3 lb
8/26 - 209.2 lb
8/27 - 210.3 lb
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