🌼May Daily Logging and Weigh-in Challenge🌼

259.4! Up a bit from yesterday and the first, but I was expecting that due to uh... tummy troubles. Still under the 260 I'd projected for the first half of this week!

Met all my goals yesterday. Yay! And up to 5 days without mtn dew, and officially 3 weeks (21 days) without fast food today!

270's; 260's; 250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's;
210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's

SW: 273.0
HW: 274.4
Old SWs: 222.3/241.6
Former (dieting) LW: 161.8
May GW: 247?
UGW: 160 (then maintain 1 year, then we'll see)

May 1st: 259.2
Current weight: 259.4

May weight lost so far: 0.4 lbs
Weight lost this year: 15.6 lbs

Daily Focus:

🌼 Weigh in each morning
🌼 Eat at or under my calorie goal
🌼 Log honestly and consistently
🌼 Post each morning under this challenge
🌼 Move more each day than the day before
🌼 Avoid Mtn Dew
🌼 No fast food/Grubhub in May
🌼 Reduce caffeine intake from coke zero and coffee


Stretch Goals:

🌱 Reduce number of snacks to earn bigger meals
🌱 Plan meals and log in advance
🌱 Eat at least 2 full servings of fruits or veg per day
🌱 Cut down on coffee creamer
🌱 Keep a running total of weekly average calories for transparency.

May 01 - (goal 260) 259.2
May 02 - 258.8
May 03 - 259.4
May 04 -
May 05 -
May 06 -
May 07 -
May 08 - (goal 257)
May 09 -
May 10 -
May 11 -
May 12 -
May 13 -
May 14 -
May 15 - (goal 254)
May 16 -
May 17 -
May 18 -
May 19 -
May 20 -
May 21 -
May 22 - (goal 251)
May 23 -
May 24 -
May 25 -
May 26 -
May 27 -
May 28 -
May 29 - (goal 248)
May 30 -
May 31 - (goal 247)

@AshesSquared so I weighed in this morning pre-fluids at 259.4. I had a glass of water and 1 cup of coffee, then started reading comments and saw yours, so I weighed myself again, so that we could see an example of exactly how much these calorie-free fluids weigh. I didn't do anything other than sit down and drink the coffee/water, and it was at max 10 minutes between weigh-ins: 260.6. That's an increase of 1.2 lbs just from a relatively small mug of coffee and even less water. If you have a normal amount of coffee in the morning (anything bigger than my lil styrofoam cup) and a decent amount of water, it will change even more. Last time I was losing weight I remember a girl in my chatroom reporting something like 4 lbs of difference pre/post coffee.

What's in your tummy matters. The time of day matters too, even under half an hour! Daily fluctuations are super normal!

Also thanks for the feedback on my "under goal", both you and @bite_by_bite ! I think I will count it as long as it's in my range!

@12473k I tend to just quote my old post and then delete the parts i don't need rather than copying it... easier that way on mobile, for me!

Thanks Jill for keeping the monthly challenges going! :-)
💐May Challenge💐

I am ready for an Mahvelous May too!
Mary 65 now 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
4/1/22-156.4 lbs
5/1/22-158.8 lbs :-( No way is this actual with all the Elliptical miles Friday, yesterday and stayed way under calories for what I was allotted. Hoping for a whoosh soon. Did Elliptical 300 minutes for 22.3 miles in first session and 54 minutes for 4.2 miles for 26.5 miles total today. Hopefully that gets me heading downward again. (Did long times on Friday 228 minutes and Saturday 240 minutes too.)
Current weight: 151.6 lbs

May weight lost so far: 7.2 lbs

Daily Goals:

🌱Drink @ least 90 ounces of water
🌱Plan meals and log in advance
🌱Log honestly and consistently
🌱Eat at or under my calorie goal
🌱

May 01- 158.8 lbs. :-( Can't believe this with all the Elliptical miles Friday, yesterday and stayed way under calories for what I was allotted. Hoping for a whoosh soon. Did Elliptical 300 minutes for 22.3 miles in first session and 54 minutes for 4.2 miles for 26.5 miles total today. Hopefully that gets me heading downward again. (Did long times on Friday 228 minutes and Saturday 240 minutes too.)

Realized I forgot to post yesterday, so posting a 2fer. Had a woosh. Probably, as I thought, water retention from my trip, plane ride and not eating my normal and only casual walking for exercise, due to being away. My previous low, about a month ago was 147.6 lbs, so hopefully I'll get back to that soon.
May 02- 155.8 lbs
May 03- 151.6 lbs
May 04 “May the 4th be with you” 😄
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