🌱☘️🍀March Daily Log-in & Weigh in Challenge 🍀☘️🌱

March 01- 267.6
March 02- 266
March 03- 265.2
March 04- 263.4
March 05- 262

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 February 28th): 198.2
Goal: 193.2 (Five lb Loss)

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03/01…...196.6…..(Trend Weight 196.5)….. Good luck to everyone this round.

03/02.…..197.4…..(Trend Weight 196.6)….. Late night snacks were over the top and just too much at once and at all.

03/03.…..196.2…..(Trend Weight 196.6}….. The well company made an adjustment and we’re hoping the bladder is okay. So I didn’t have to put out the extra $900 yesterday. Let’s hope this works! An average day yesterday with food and exercise/movement yet there is a drop. I just keep bouncing back & forth and my inconsistencies are showing up on the scale with inconsistent weights. Perhaps that will speak to me loud enough.

03/04.…..196.0…..(Trend Weight 196.5)….. I stress ate a little last night due to trouble with the 4 year old DGS. I’ve raised 4 children and have never seen anything like this. It’s no wonder my daughter is in the depressed, anxious and fragile state that she is in. Things have got to get easier for us in this house!
03/05.…..198.2…..(Trend Weight 196.7)….. A whole new level of stupid. Yes, I am talking about me! Meals were very good. Snacks were over-the-top and likely related to boredom as I finally had a bit of time to myself.

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🌱MarchChallenge🌱

Heaviest weight: 293 (1/28/21)
Current weight: 174
March weight lost so far: 2.4

Daily Goals:

🌱64 oz water
🌱At least 7.5 hours sleep
🌱Intentional exercise of at least 20 minutes daily
🌱Eat at or under my calorie goal and track every single bite

March 01 - 176.4 (The first day of March is here with the sun shining bright. Looking forward to a lunchtime walk and an after work Peloton ride.)
March 02 - 176.2 (And we're off! The Peloton ride yesterday was fantastic as I redid my FTP test and saw big improvements. I am dragging a bit to get on the bike after work but I'm just going to go down there and get it done!)
March 03 - 176.4 (Snow and cold is back. Instead of my lunchtime walk I did my shoveling. I rode the Peloton before work... my new zones after my FTP test will take some getting used to! Felt like great exercise. Hockey game out tonight will consist of unknown food + drink.)
March 04 - 173.4 (Fun time at the hockey game and only went 68 calories over my plan which was great considering the opportunity that was on the table to go way overboard. My dad gets in today for 10 day visit so my normal routine will be slightly disrupted.)
March 05 - 174 (Woke up early and PR'd on the Peloton for my 60 minute time. Off to see The Batman this afternoon.)
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🌱MarchChallenge🌱

Mary 64 from Pennsylvania. Goal weight 122 lbs. Was there in 2009/10 and kept it off for about 5 years and got lazy. I do low Carb 15+/- 3 Net Carbs/day(My body seems to hang on to Carbs/not burn them),1000-1200 calories daily, 2 meals on my days off(3) and 3 meals on my work days (4, long hours) and I only exercise on my days off due to the long work days.

Heaviest weight: 255 lbs, twice :-(

9/14/20-255 lbs. Started a new job without a micromanager.
5/3/21-240.5 lbs Emergency Gallbladder surgery
5/14/21-232.2 lbs. Started MFP, low carb and calorie restricted diet while recovering. Actively trying to lose now.
6/1/21-228.8 lbs
7/1/21-222.2 lbs
8/1/21-212 lbs
9/1/21-200 lbs
10/1/21-191.4 lbs
11/1/21-181.8 lbs
12/1/21-176.2 lbs
1/1/22-168 lbs
2/1/22-157.4 lbs
3/1/22-155 lbs

Current Wt lost: 100 lbs of 133 lb goal

Current weight: 155 lbs

March goal lose 5 lbs
March weight lost so far-1.2 lbs

Daily Goals:

🌱Water 90+ oz
🌱Plan meals and log in advance
🌱Log honestly and consistently
🌱Eat at or under my calorie goal

🌱Exercise on my off work days
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March 01-155 lbs Did 1 Elliptical session today-230 minutes for 17.14 miles
March 02-155 lbs
March 03-155 lbs. Did 2 Elliptical sessions today for total 220 minutes for 15.91 miles. Also tried on a pair of size 6 non-stretch low rise boot cut jeans from my closet from about 6 years ago and zipped them up! Can't wear them yet though as my flabby belly hangs over the waist. I still looked good though in the mirror!
March 04-153.8 lbs
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I'm Beth, I'm back, I'm fat and I'm tired of myself. So... I've been doing challenges for awhile but for the last 5 months I've totally lost my way, even with that. As of last week, I'm now closer to 64 than 63. I'm mom to adult twingles. I enjoy riding my bike, used to enjoy "running" until I got lonely. I'm not a super-extrovert, but I like to have someone to talk to sometimes and nobody I know is as slow as I am. Same kind of goes with biking. My bike and I are outclassed in every way. And I've turned into a whiny little *kitten* the past few days. So, two of my new goals are to get out of my funk and to stop using food as a crutch for everything that doesn't seem to be going my way (like cars, emotions, rent, etc).

My regular goals include (from most difficult to the easiest)
🚦 Getting started
🥤 Drinking more water than diet soda
🥅 Staying within my calorie limits
📚 Making sure I get some “me time”
😅🚶‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️ Exercising more
📔 Tracking every meal
⚖️ Weighing daily is a given for me, so this will be the easiest one for me. My primary goal right now is just go DOWN again.

Highest Weight: Somewhere between 227-230... I don't know. I avoided the scale.
Return to MFP after ~ 5-6 year absence (June 11, 2020) = 216.9
Lowest weight since I started in June 2020 = 177.4 (9/19/21) - been climbing ever since...
Final weight from last month's challenge (February 28, 2022) = 200.2
Starting weight for this challenge (March 1, 2022) = 199.8

March 01- ⚖️ 199.8 (-0.4 from yesterday) - 🚶‍♀️📚 - didn't track dinner. I know what I ate, and it put me way over. Starting the month off with a bang.
March 02- ⚖️ 200.8 (+1.0) - 🚶‍♀️📚📔
March 03 - ⚖️ 200.8 (+0.0) - 🚶‍♀️📚📔
March 04 - ⚖️ 200.6 (+0.0) - 🚶‍♀️📚 - I met Cary Elwes tonight. *swoon* and *squeeeee* (Yes, I'm old... but I'm still a fangirl of certain movies/shows. The Princess Bride is one of them. Hahaha). He is handsome, charming, funny, kind, and came across as a genuinely nice and likeable man. I also watched The Princess Bride in the 92 year old theater where I saw my first movie ever ("That Darn Cat!") in 1965. It was a wonderful end to a generally s****y day.
March 05 - ⚖️ 200.2 (+0.0) - 📚 - Yeah, today was another generally s****y day... without the wonderful ending.
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I’m Darren, 35, I’m 5’11” tall. Trying to take control of my life and finally not have a protruding belly!

2022 goals:

⚫️Get to maintenance by the end of the year
⚫️Workout at the gym 3-4 times per week

Daily Goals:

🌱Get in my daily pushups, squats, crunches, and lunges
🌱Log honestly and consistently
🌱Drink/log 80+oz water
🌱Not to get frustrated if the scale goes up

Heaviest weight: 226
Current weight: 176

March weight lost so far:

Daily Goals:

🌱Start my day with a 10 minute dog walk or 10 minute dance workout
🌱Plan meals and log in advance
🌱Log honestly and consistently
🌱Eat at or under my calorie goal
🌱Get 30 minutes of exercise or close my Apple Watch activity ring each day
🌱Drink and log more water

March 01-176.0
March 02-174.1
March 03-174.4
March 04-175.9
March 05-176.1 Not really sure why I'm going up. I'm not doing anything different. Just gotta keep at it and I'll balance out.
March 06-175.4
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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 February 28th): 198.2
Goal: 193.2 (Five lb Loss)

**************************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME************************************

03/01…...196.6…..(Trend Weight 196.5)….. Good luck to everyone this round.

03/02.…..197.4…..(Trend Weight 196.6)….. Late night snacks were over the top and just too much at once and at all.

03/03.…..196.2…..(Trend Weight 196.6}….. The well company made an adjustment and we’re hoping the bladder is okay. So I didn’t have to put out the extra $900 yesterday. Let’s hope this works! An average day yesterday with food and exercise/movement yet there is a drop. I just keep bouncing back & forth and my inconsistencies are showing up on the scale with inconsistent weights. Perhaps that will speak to me loud enough.

03/04.…..196.0…..(Trend Weight 196.5)….. I stress ate a little last night due to trouble with the 4 year old DGS. I’ve raised 4 children and have never seen anything like this. It’s no wonder my daughter is in the depressed, anxious and fragile state that she is in. Things have got to get easier for us in this house!
03/05.…..198.2…..(Trend Weight 196.7)….. A whole new level of stupid. Yes, I am talking about me! Meals were very good. Snacks were over-the-top and likely related to boredom as I finally had a bit of time to myself.

03/06.…..197.0…..(Trend Weight 196.7)….. My weight was sorta bouncing up & down on the scale from 197.0 to 197.4 but finally timed out on 197.0. It will be interesting to see what tomorrow brings. Clearly I am still going up & down so regularly that even my scale is confused (and that never happens!) Very low calorie burn yesterday due to online shopping all day. I’ll have to make an extra effort today to somehow get moving! Have a good Sunday everyone.

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🌱MarchChallenge🌱

Feb: ⬇️ 6.4lbs
March goal: 199
UGW: 160

Daily Goals:

🌱 Elliptical 3-4 times a week
🌱Log honestly and consistently
🌱Eat at or under my calorie goal
🌱10k steps each day
🌱Drink and log more water

SW: 210

March weight lost so far: 4

March 01- 210
March 02- 209.4
March 03- 208.6
March 04- 207.6
March 05- 206.6
March 06- 206
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March 06 - 143.6 - 1700 cal, ate at Cracker Barrel! Yikes!

Weight down overall for the week. This week will be harder now I got those first few lbs that come and go often.

March 01- 267.6
March 02- 266
March 03- 265.2
March 04- 263.4
March 05- 262
March 06- 261.6
March 07- 262

Had a big lunch yesterday and then snacks in the evening so knew I'd see a gain but I'm glad it's a small one!