September 2021 - Daily or Weekly Check-In

Hi all
I am Dawn, 60, 5'2"
I gained a bit of weight in June and July, even more in August, which I started at 132.9. My goal 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

Wednesday 9/1 - 134.0 - Looking forward to lots of Autumn walks in nature
9/2 - 133.9
9/3 - 135.3 - Self-induced, indulgence.
9/4 - 135.8
9/5 - 136.3 - Way too high. Possibly still climbing from one indulgent day.
9/6 - 135.5 - Right direction, but it never feels good to be above the start weight.
9/7 - 135.2
9/8 - 135.1
9/9 - 134.1 - Late dinners from long workdays the last couple, but burned a crapload of calories on my feet waitressing
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My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 61 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.
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



Starting Weight (from August 31): 186.8
Goal Weight: 181.8 (Five lb Loss)
Actual End of Challenge Weight on Sept 30, 2021:


09/01 – [/color=orchid…..182.8 (Trend Weight: 187.8)…..I find this weight hard to believe today. 4 pound loss overnight??? (After a 2.4 loss the day before???) My scale is reliable and I stepped on it 3 times but I don’t trust this and consider it a fluctuation. I did everything right. I had TM. I finally slept over 4 and ½ hours which is good for me> But that is a bit much. Traveling today and tomorrow. Plenty of sitting and restaurant food. I’ll be home each night and will keep up with the posts. Friday morning my scale reading will not be pretty but that is how I roll.

09/02 - …..185.2 (Trend Weight: 187.5)…..This weight is probably more accurate, even after travel. I was very suspicious of the scale reading yesterday. It may have been real because my scale is very reliable, but was likely a temporary lower fluctuation or fluke. Traveling again today with a friend for her medical appointment. It is a longer trip and I will likely be home late. Hopefully before dark though (deer at night). I will be counting my Sunday weight as my true weight. That puts all travel behind me and allows for a day or two to shed water retention from travels. Plenty of more travel next week and the week after due to all the cancer checks and scans that became necessary after my yearly mamm exam. I also fit many appointments in the fall to avoid too much winter driving since all the specialists and hospitals I see are so far from my rural home. That leaves both spring and fall full of travel but better than icy roads and snow for those distances!
09/03 - …..187.5 (Trend Weight: 187.7)…..Yikes. This travel really hurt! Back home and on track today. New cement being poured for new steps from the top of my hill at my house down to the road (my mailbox). Exciting day. I’ll stay on track and reverse this temporary damage. Staying positive here!
09/04 - …..187.5 (Trend Weight: 187.8)….. Yesterday I found out that my ex-sister-in-law that I’ve known for 46 years died of Covid in South Carolina. She was fully vaccinated and had just turned 64. She was immuno-compromised. Her daughter found her unresponsive in her home (she lived alone). She was alive, but was later determined to be brain dead. She was lucky enough to get a ventilator for a short time since they are scarce, but she was taken off all life support measures when it was determined she would never wake up and never go home. Please, even if vaccinated, mask up in those highly public places. More people love you and don’t want to lose you than you even realize. I spent all evening and night eating my emotions and moving into the 2nd phase of grief = anger. I am surprised the scale didn’t go up. Today I will try hard to be more mindful. The food binges changes nothing.
09/05 - …..188.2 (Trend Weight: 187.8)….. I was slightly in the green until about 1:00 AM. I then ate 400 calories more which put me over. Part emotional eating and part hunger. My mind is so cluttered with the death of my sister-in-law, my own health problems and my extensive renovations (that are taking way too long) that I just am not planning as well as I should be. I could have walked more yesterday as I had some extra time and freedom to leave the house but I didn’t. My day was filled with phone calls and texts in regards to the death. I could have walked along the yard while I talked but I didn’t. I felt like I had been wrung out like a wet rag. BBQ today for Labor Day with family. I can’t make any promises…..
09/06 - …..187.2 (Trend Weight 187.9)….. I had an extra low calorie day yesterday and managed to fit in some extra movement. It payed off.
09/07 - …..187.6 (Trend Weight 187.9)…..I did well with the diet and stayed in the green with my calories. However, absolutely no exercise whatsoever due to heavy schedule. Exercise/movement would have made the difference!
09/08 - …..188.8 (Trend Weight 187.9)…..I caved in to my emotional eating. And now, today, I travel for my CT scans. Restaurants and lots of inactivity. I am worried what tomorrow’s scale reading may be. I may skip the weighing until day after tomorrow to give myself a chance to recoup. I just don’t need anything else on my plate right now. Well man is coming in the morning so that is good news at least.
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I'm in. I'm Chris. I live in northern California.

71 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion... ...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.

I am a walker 4 or 5 days a week 5 mile journeys. Dun...dun...dun...July 30th I tripped on the sidewalk and face-planted hard. My knee is angry, and I sprained my ankle. Everything is slowly getting better, but I am pretty much chair bound for a while.

Female, Age 71, 5'5"

Highest Weight: 192.2
Challenge Starting Weight: 147.2
Challenge Goal: 140.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130.0

09/01 - 147.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
09/02 - 146.8 at 5:30 a.m.
09/03 - 148.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
09/04 - 146.4 at 6:00 a.m.
09/05 - 145.6 at 8:45 a.m.
09/06 - 145.8 at 7:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
09/07 - 145.2 at 5:30 a.m.
09/08 - 146.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
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Original SW - 293 (01/28/2021)
September SW - 214.6
September GW - 208.6

9/1 - 214.6
9/2 - 214.8
9/3 - 214.2
9/4 - 213.8
9/5 - 213.4
9/6 - 213.4
9/7 - 212.4
9/8 - 213.8

Week 1 loss - 0.8

9/9 - 211.8

UGW: ~120
Sept SW: 226.8
Sept GW: 216

9/1 - Travelling + jetlag
9/2 - 226.8
9/3 - 225.2 (-1.6)
9/4 - 224 (-1.2)
9/5 - 223.4 (-0.6)
9/6 - 222.8 (-0.6)
9/7 - 222.6 (-0.2)
9/8 - 222 (-0.6)
9/9 - 223 (+1) Really unhappy with the scale and I have no idea why I gained...
9/10 - 223.4 (+0.4)
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Total Sept Loss -

Sept SW: 97.3 kg / 214.5 lbs
Sept GW: 90 kg / 198.4 lbs

UGW: 52 kg / 114.5 lbs


9/1 - 97.3 kg / 214.5 lbs
9/2 - 96.3 kg / 212.3 lbs
9/3 - 96.6 kg / 212.8 lbs
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9/6 - 94.8 kg / 209 lbs
9/7 - 94.5 kg / 208.3 lbs
9/8 - 94.4 kg / 208.1 lbs
9/9 - 95.6 kg / 210.7 lbs
9/10 - 94.7 kg / 208.8 lbs - I drank 6 liters of water yesterday, the most I've ever drunk in one day, but also finished the leftover sushi, so I am expecting to be dropping more water weight during the next couple of days. Still great to see the scale going in the right direction hahah
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Starting weight on 8/31: 137.6#
Goal for Sept. is: 134#
9/1: 138.0#
9/2: 138.2#
9/3: 138.2#
9/4: 137.4#
9/5: 137.4#
9/6: 137.2#
9/7: 137.4#
9/8: 136.6#
9/9: 136.6#
9/10: 136.4#