100 DAYS OF WEIGHTING IN #12

Hello, I'm looking forward to this challenge. Interested to see how the scale goes for 100 days.
I'm at 177.8 and in 100 days would like to be in the 160's. I broke my days into groups of 10 just for the appearance of more time!! Hope you all reach your goals!!


Day 1: Tues, 5/10: ~ 177.8
Day 2: Wed, 5/11: ~ 176.6
Day 3: Thurs, 5/12: ~ 176.3
Day 4: Fri, 5/13: ~ 176.7
Day 5: Sat, 5/14: - 175.9
Day 6: Sun, 5/15: - 176.4
Day 7: Mon, 5/16: - 176.3
Day 8: Tues, 5/17: - 176.7
Day 9: Wed, 5/18: - 177.1 ** Special dinner out
Day 10: Thurs, 5/19: - 177.7

Day 11: Fri, 5/20: - 175.9 (yay)
Day 12: Sat, 5/21: - 176.3
Day 13: Sun, 5/22: - 176.6
Day 14: Mon, 5/23:
Day 15: Tues, 5/24:
Day 16: Wed, 5/25:
Day 17: Thurs, 5/26:
Day 18: Fri, 5/27:
Day 19: Sat, 5/28:
Day 20: Sun, 5/29:

Day 21: Mon, 5/30:
Day 22: Tues, 5/31:
Day 23: Wed, 6/1:
Day 24: Thurs, 6/2:
Day 25: Fri, 6/3:
Day 26: Sat, 6/4:
Day 27: Sun, 6/5:
Day 28: Mon, 6/6:
Day 29: Tues, 6/7:
Day 30: Wed, 6/8:

Day 31: Thurs, 6/9:
Day 32: Fri, 6/10:
Day 33: Sat, 6/11:
Day 34: Sun, 6/12:
Day 35: Mon, 6/13:
Day 36: Tues, 6/14:
Day 37: Wed, 6/15:
Day 38: Thurs, 6/16:
Day 39: Fri, 6/17:
Day 40: Sat, 6/18:

Day 41: Sun, 6/19:
Day 42: Mon, 6/20:
Day 43: Tues, 6/21:
Day 44: Wed, 6/22:
Day 45: Thurs, 6/23:
Day 46: Fri, 6/24:
Day 47: Sat, 6/25:
Day 48: Sun, 6/26:
Day 49: Mon, 6/27:
Day 50: Tues, 6/28:

Day 51: Wed, 6/29:
Day 52: Thurs, 6/30:
Day 53: Fri, 7/1:
Day 54: Sat, 7/2:
Day 55: Sun, 7/3:
Day 56: Mon, 7/4:
Day 57: Tues, 7/5:
Day 58: Wed, 7/6:
Day 59: Thurs, 7/7:
Day 60: Fri, 7/8:

Day 61: Sat, 7/9:
Day 62: Sun, 7/10:
Day 63: Mon, 7/11:
Day 64: Tues, 7/12:
Day 65: Wed, 7/13:
Day 66: Thurs, 7/14:
Day 67: Fri, 7/15:
Day 68: Sat, 7/16:
Day 69: Sun, 7:17:
Day 70: Mon, 7/18:

Day 71: Tues, 7/19:
Day 72: Wed, 7/20:
Day 73: Thurs, 7/21:
Day 74: Fri, 7/22:
Day 75: Sat, 7/23:
Day 76: Sun, 7/24:
Day 77: Mon, 7/25:
Day 78: Tues, 7/26:
Day 79: Wed, 7/27:
Day 80: Thurs, 7/28:

Day 81: Fri, 7/29:
Day 82: Sat, 7/30:
Day 83: Sun, 7/31:
Day 84: Mon, 8/1:
Day 85: Tues, 8/2:
Day 86: Wed, 8/3:
Day 87: Thurs, 8/4:
Day 88: Fri, 8/5:
Day 89: Sat, 8/6:
Day 90: Sun, 8/7:

Day 91: Mon, 8/8:
Day 92: Tues, 8/9:
Day 93: Wed, 8/10:
Day 94: Thurs, 8/11:
Day 95: Fri, 8/12:
Day 96: Sat, 8/13:
Day 97: Sun, 8/14:
Day 98: Mon, 8/15:
Day 99: Tues, 8/16:
Day 100: Wed, 8/17:


Challenge Starting Weight: 177.8
Challenge Goal: Hit the 160's
Challenge Ending Weight:
Total Weight Loss for Challenge

Day 1: Thurs, 5/12: 256
Day 2: Fri, 5/13: 256
Day 3: Sat, 5/14: 256
Day 4: Sun, 5/15: 255.5
Day 5: Mon, 5/16: 255.5
Day 6: Tues, 5/17: 255. I have significantly increased my exercise and have done much better with calorie intake the past few days.
Day 7: Wed, 5/18: 255
Day 8: Thurs, 5/19: 254. I'm actually enthusiastic about the trend for the first time in a few years. Just have to stay consistent.
Day 9: Fri, 5/20: 254
Day 10: Sat, 5/21: 254
2nd Week Goal Weight: 254
2ndWeek Actual Weight: 254

Day 11: Sun, 5/22: 253.5
Day 12: Mon, 5/23:
Day 13: Tues, 5/24:
Day 14: Wed, 5/25:
Day 15: Thurs, 5/26:
Day 16: Fri, 5/27:
Day 17: Sat, 5/28:
3rd Week Goal Weight: 251.5
3rd Week Actual Weight: N/A

100 Days of Accountability 5/10-8/17
I need to quit losing the same pounds over and over. If you are tired of starting over, STOP giving up.

Female, Age 61, 5’3”
Challenge Starting Weight: 216.4 (5/9)
Challenge Goal: <200 2nd Week Goal Weight: <215
2ndWeek Actual Weight: 218.4
1st Week Weight GAIN: 1.1
Success with picking back up on my Strong & Fit classes again but my walking is still a struggle in the heat. My knee feels a little better and I think the lunges and squats are helping. However, I blew off journaling every bite because I was eating everything. That has to stop! Starting to journal again this morning.

Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
Day 13: Sun, 5/22: 218.4 Walked 2.6 to drop off library book instead of taking the car. 2041 cal (-397 red), 146 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Spent most of the day practicing both sketching and spanish.
Day 14: Mon, 5/23: 219.5 Walk 1.25 miles. 1701 cal (-227 red), 132 net carbs, AF. Pancakes for breakfast and hamburger w/ tater tots for dinner blew up my carb count for the day.
Day 15: Tues, 5/24:
Day 16: Wed, 5/25:
Day 17: Thurs, 5/26:
Day 18: Fri, 5/27:
Day 19: Sat, 5/28:
3rd Week Goal Weight: <215 until I hit it
3rd Week Actual Weight: N/A

Day 1: Tues, 5/10: 208
Day 2: Wed, 5/11: 209
Day 3: Thurs, 5/12: 207.6
Day 4: Fri, 5/13: 208.2
Day 5: Sat, 5/14: 207
Day 6: Sun, 5/15: 207
Day 7: Mon, 5/16: 206.4
Day 8: Tues, 5/17: 205.8
Day 9: Wed, 5/18: 205
Day 10: Thurs, 5/19: 204.6
Day 11: Fri, 5/20: 203.2
Day 12: Sat, 5/21: 201.8
Day 13: Sun, 5/22: 200.6
Day 14: Mon, 5/23: 201
Day 15: Tues, 5/24:
Day 16: Wed, 5/25:
Day 17: Thurs, 5/26:
Day 18: Fri, 5/27:
Day 19: Sat, 5/28:
Day 20: Sun, 5/29:
Day 21: Mon, 5/30:
Day 22: Tues, 5/31:
Day 23: Wed, 6/1:
Day 24: Thurs, 6/2:
Day 25: Fri, 6/3:
Day 26: Sat, 6/4:
Day 27: Sun, 6/5:
Day 28: Mon, 6/6:
Day 29: Tues, 6/7:
Day 30: Wed, 6/8:
Day 31: Thurs, 6/9:
Day 32: Fri, 6/10:
Day 33: Sat, 6/11:
Day 34: Sun, 6/12:
Day 35: Mon, 6/13:
Day 36: Tues, 6/14:
Day 37: Wed, 6/15:
Day 38: Thurs, 6/16:
Day 39: Fri, 6/17:
Day 40: Sat, 6/18:
Day 41: Sun, 6/19:
Day 42: Mon, 6/20:
Day 43: Tues, 6/21:
Day 44: Wed, 6/22:
Day 45: Thurs, 6/23:
Day 46: Fri, 6/24:
Day 47: Sat, 6/25:
Day 48: Sun, 6/26:
Day 49: Mon, 6/27:
Day 50: Tues, 6/28:
Day 51: Wed, 6/29:
Day 52: Thurs, 6/30:
Day 53: Fri, 7/1:
Day 54: Sat, 7/2:
Day 55: Sun, 7/3:
Day 56: Mon, 7/4:
Day 57: Tues, 7/5:
Day 58: Wed, 7/6:
Day 59: Thurs, 7/7:
Day 60: Fri, 7/8:
Day 61: Sat, 7/9:
Day 62: Sun, 7/10:
Day 63: Mon, 7/11:
Day 64: Tues, 7/12:
Day 65: Wed, 7/13:
Day 66: Thurs, 7/14:
Day 67: Fri, 7/15:
Day 68: Sat, 7/16:
Day 69: Sun, 7:17:
Day 70: Mon, 7/18:
Day 71: Tues, 7/19:
Day 72: Wed, 7/20:
Day 73: Thurs, 7/21:
Day 74: Fri, 7/22:
Day 75: Sat, 7/23:
Day 76: Sun, 7/24:
Day 77: Mon, 7/25:
Day 78: Tues, 7/26:
Day 79: Wed, 7/27:
Day 80: Thurs, 7/28:
Day 81: Fri, 7/29:
Day 82: Sat, 7/30:
Day 83: Sun, 7/31:
Day 84: Mon, 8/1:
Day 85: Tues, 8/2:
Day 86: Wed, 8/3:
Day 87: Thurs, 8/4:
Day 88: Fri, 8/5:
Day 89: Sat, 8/6:
Day 90: Sun, 8/7:
Day 91: Mon, 8/8:
Day 92: Tues, 8/9:
Day 93: Wed, 8/10:
Day 94: Thurs, 8/11:
Day 95: Fri, 8/12:
Day 96: Sat, 8/13:
Day 97: Sun, 8/14:
Day 98: Mon, 8/15:
Day 99: Tues, 8/16:
Day 100: Wed, 8/17:

Challenge Starting Weight: 208
Challenge Ending Weight:
Total Weight Loss for Challenge:

@dawnbgethealthy Glad you had a fun time!

Hello, I'm looking forward to this challenge. Interested to see how the scale goes for 100 days.
I'm at 177.8 and in 100 days would like to be in the 160's. I broke my days into groups of 10 just for the appearance of more time!! Hope you all reach your goals!!


Day 1: Tues, 5/10: ~ 177.8
Day 2: Wed, 5/11: ~ 176.6
Day 3: Thurs, 5/12: ~ 176.3
Day 4: Fri, 5/13: ~ 176.7
Day 5: Sat, 5/14: - 175.9
Day 6: Sun, 5/15: - 176.4
Day 7: Mon, 5/16: - 176.3
Day 8: Tues, 5/17: - 176.7
Day 9: Wed, 5/18: - 177.1 ** Special dinner out
Day 10: Thurs, 5/19: - 177.7

Day 11: Fri, 5/20: - 175.9 (yay)
Day 12: Sat, 5/21: - 176.3
Day 13: Sun, 5/22: - 176.6
Day 14: Mon, 5/23: - 177.2
Day 15: Tues, 5/24: - *
Day 16: Wed, 5/25:
Day 17: Thurs, 5/26:
Day 18: Fri, 5/27:
Day 19: Sat, 5/28:
Day 20: Sun, 5/29:

Day 21: Mon, 5/30:
Day 22: Tues, 5/31:
Day 23: Wed, 6/1:
Day 24: Thurs, 6/2:
Day 25: Fri, 6/3:
Day 26: Sat, 6/4:
Day 27: Sun, 6/5:
Day 28: Mon, 6/6:
Day 29: Tues, 6/7:
Day 30: Wed, 6/8:

Day 31: Thurs, 6/9:
Day 32: Fri, 6/10:
Day 33: Sat, 6/11:
Day 34: Sun, 6/12:
Day 35: Mon, 6/13:
Day 36: Tues, 6/14:
Day 37: Wed, 6/15:
Day 38: Thurs, 6/16:
Day 39: Fri, 6/17:
Day 40: Sat, 6/18:

Day 41: Sun, 6/19:
Day 42: Mon, 6/20:
Day 43: Tues, 6/21:
Day 44: Wed, 6/22:
Day 45: Thurs, 6/23:
Day 46: Fri, 6/24:
Day 47: Sat, 6/25:
Day 48: Sun, 6/26:
Day 49: Mon, 6/27:
Day 50: Tues, 6/28:

Day 51: Wed, 6/29:
Day 52: Thurs, 6/30:
Day 53: Fri, 7/1:
Day 54: Sat, 7/2:
Day 55: Sun, 7/3:
Day 56: Mon, 7/4:
Day 57: Tues, 7/5:
Day 58: Wed, 7/6:
Day 59: Thurs, 7/7:
Day 60: Fri, 7/8:

Day 61: Sat, 7/9:
Day 62: Sun, 7/10:
Day 63: Mon, 7/11:
Day 64: Tues, 7/12:
Day 65: Wed, 7/13:
Day 66: Thurs, 7/14:
Day 67: Fri, 7/15:
Day 68: Sat, 7/16:
Day 69: Sun, 7:17:
Day 70: Mon, 7/18:

Day 71: Tues, 7/19:
Day 72: Wed, 7/20:
Day 73: Thurs, 7/21:
Day 74: Fri, 7/22:
Day 75: Sat, 7/23:
Day 76: Sun, 7/24:
Day 77: Mon, 7/25:
Day 78: Tues, 7/26:
Day 79: Wed, 7/27:
Day 80: Thurs, 7/28:

Day 81: Fri, 7/29:
Day 82: Sat, 7/30:
Day 83: Sun, 7/31:
Day 84: Mon, 8/1:
Day 85: Tues, 8/2:
Day 86: Wed, 8/3:
Day 87: Thurs, 8/4:
Day 88: Fri, 8/5:
Day 89: Sat, 8/6:
Day 90: Sun, 8/7:

Day 91: Mon, 8/8:
Day 92: Tues, 8/9:
Day 93: Wed, 8/10:
Day 94: Thurs, 8/11:
Day 95: Fri, 8/12:
Day 96: Sat, 8/13:
Day 97: Sun, 8/14:
Day 98: Mon, 8/15:
Day 99: Tues, 8/16:
Day 100: Wed, 8/17:


Challenge Starting Weight: 177.8
Challenge Goal: Hit the 160's
Challenge Ending Weight:
Total Weight Loss for Challenge

Day 1: Thurs, 5/12: 161.8
Day 2: Fri, 5/13: 159.6
Day 3: Sat, 5/14: 158.6
1st Week Goal Weight: I joined the challenge a few days later and didn't have a goal in mind
1st Week Actual Weight: N/A

Day 4: Sun, 5/15: 159.8
Day 5: Mon, 5/16: 159.8
Day 6: Tues, 5/17: 160
Day 7: Wed, 5/18: 160.6
Day 8: Thurs, 5/19: 160
Day 9: Fri, 5/20: 159.2
Day 10: Sat, 5/21: 158.4
2nd Week Goal Weight: 157 would be nice
2ndWeek Actual Weight: 158.4 (I'm okay with that, haha)

Day 11: Sun, 5/22: 158.4
Day 12: Mon, 5/23: 159.8
Day 13: Tues, 5/24:
Day 14: Wed, 5/25:
Day 15: Thurs, 5/26:
Day 16: Fri, 5/27:
Day 17: Sat, 5/28:
3rd Week Goal Weight: Still would like to hit low 157's! I definitely need to lower the cals I eat
3rd Week Actual Weight: N/A

Day 18: Sun, 5/29:
Day 19: Mon, 5/30:
Day 20: Tues, 5/31:
Day 21: Wed, 6/1:
Day 22: Thurs, 6/2:
Day 23: Fri, 6/3:
Day 24: Sat, 6/4:
4th Week Goal Weight:
4th Week Actual Weight:

Day 25: Sun, 6/5:
Day 26: Mon, 6/6:
Day 27: Tues, 6/7:
Day 28: Wed, 6/8:
Day 29: Thurs, 6/9:
Day 30: Fri, 6/10:
Day 31: Sat, 6/11:
5th Week Goal Weight:
5th Week Actual Weight:

Day 32: Sun, 6/12:
Day 33: Mon, 6/13:
Day 34: Tues, 6/14:
Day 35: Wed, 6/15:
Day 36: Thurs, 6/16:
Day 37: Fri, 6/17:
Day 38: Sat, 6/18:
6th Week Goal Weight:
6th Week Actual Weight:

Day 39: Sun, 6/19:
Day 40: Mon, 6/20:
Day 41: Tues, 6/21:
Day 42: Wed, 6/22:
Day 43: Thurs, 6/23:
Day 44: Fri, 6/24:
Day 45: Sat, 6/25:
7th Week Goal Weight:
7th Week Actual Weight:

Day 46: Sun, 6/26:
Day 47: Mon, 6/27:
Day 48: Tues, 6/28:
Day 49: Wed, 6/29:
Day 50: Thurs, 6/30:
Day 51: Fri, 7/1:
Day 52: Sat, 7/2:
8th Week Goal Weight:
8th Week Actual Weight:

Day 53: Sun, 7/3:
Day 54: Mon, 7/4:
Day 55: Tues, 7/5:
Day 56: Wed, 7/6:
Day 57: Thurs, 7/7:
Day 58: Fri, 7/8:
Day 59: Sat, 7/9:
9th Week Goal Weight:
9th Week Actual Weight:

Day 60: Sun, 7/10:
Day 61: Mon, 7/11:
Day 62: Tues, 7/12:
Day 63: Wed, 7/13:
Day 64: Thurs, 7/14:
Day 65: Fri, 7/15:
Day 66: Sat, 7/16:
10th Week Goal Weight:
10th Week Actual Weight:

Day 67: Sun, 7:17:
Day 68: Mon, 7/18:
Day 69: Tues, 7/19:
Day 70: Wed, 7/20:
Day 71: Thurs, 7/21:
Day 72: Fri, 7/22:
Day 73: Sat, 7/23:
11th Week Goal Weight:
11th Week Actual Weight:

Day 74: Sun, 7/24:
Day 75: Mon, 7/25:
Day 76: Tues, 7/26:
Day 77: Wed, 7/27:
Day 78: Thurs, 7/28:
Day 79: Fri, 7/29:
Day 80: Sat, 7/30:
12th Week Goal Weight:
12th Week Actual Weight:

Day 81: Sun, 7/31:
Day 82: Mon, 8/1:
Day 83: Tues, 8/2:
Day 84: Wed, 8/3:
Day 85: Thurs, 8/4:
Day 86: Fri, 8/5:
Day 87: Sat, 8/6:
13th Week Goal Weight:
13th Week Actual Weight:

Day 88: Sun, 8/7:
Day 89: Mon, 8/8:
Day 90: Tues, 8/9:
Day 91: Wed, 8/10:
Day 92: Thurs, 8/11:
Day 93: Fri, 8/12:
Day 94: Sat, 8/13:
14th Week Goal Weight:
14th Week Actual Weight:

Day 95: Sun, 8/14:
Day 96: Mon, 8/15:
Day 97: Tues, 8/16:
Day 98: Wed, 8/17:
Day 99: Thurs, 8/18:
Day 100: Fri, 8/19:
15th Week Goal Weight:
15th Week Actual Weight:

Challenge Starting Weight:
Challenge Goal:
Challenge Ending Weight:
Total Weight Loss for Challenge:

100 Days of Accountability 5/10-8/17
I need to quit losing the same pounds over and over. If you are tired of starting over, STOP giving up.

Female, Age 61, 5’3”
Challenge Starting Weight: 216.4 (5/9)
Challenge Goal: <200 2nd Week Goal Weight: <215
2ndWeek Actual Weight: 218.4
1st Week Weight GAIN: 1.1
Success with picking back up on my Strong & Fit classes again but my walking is still a struggle in the heat. My knee feels a little better and I think the lunges and squats are helping. However, I blew off journaling every bite because I was eating everything. That has to stop! Starting to journal again this morning.

Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
Day 13: Sun, 5/22: 218.4 Walked 2.6 to drop off library book instead of taking the car. 2041 cal (-397 red), 146 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Spent most of the day practicing both sketching and spanish.
Day 14: Mon, 5/23: 219.5 Walk 1.25 miles. 1701 cal (-227 red), 132 net carbs, AF. Pancakes for breakfast and hamburger w/ tater tots for dinner blew up my carb count for the day.
Day 15: Tues, 5/24: 218.1 Walked 2+1 miles, 1420 cal (-120 red), 42 net carbs, AF.
Day 16: Wed, 5/25:
Day 17: Thurs, 5/26:
Day 18: Fri, 5/27:
Day 19: Sat, 5/28:
3rd Week Goal Weight: <215 until I hit it
3rd Week Actual Weight: N/A

My daughter gave me some coupons for Hello Fresh delivery. I use to order the meals all the time when I worked but haven't since I retired. Going to try them again since some consistency and less eating out might help especially as I help my daughter when the baby arrives around the end of the month.

@deepwoodslady

Love that you got some activity in, and especially how wonderful it made you feel.
Yep, we have to keep that blood and oxygen circulating so that we don't seize up with age.
Your new hair sounds like a great idea. My hair is a joke, but I have to wear it up for work anyway, so it is mostly hidden. I died it too dark once, and now I can't get rid of it so have been doing my grey roots a lighter brown. It looks ridiculous when my hair is down lol, 3 inches of medium brown, the rest a very dark brown. So silly.
You did some dance songs! Which ones? I do it like that too, fitting one or two in here or there throughout the day most days, on days off I do it for longer in one stretch.

@Lilylady3k

So exciting about the newest grandbaby almost here!
Yes, eating out is terrible for our weight. It seems like you will be doing it a little less often. We tweak where we can without missing out on the things that we like. There was so much food around at the Blossom Festival, but very bad high calorie food. I kind of thought of having some, but am really glad that I didn't a few days later. I had better energy to enjoy the festival and not being bogged down by food that would make my body slow in order to digest it.
A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips lol.
Glad to hear that you are back to tracking. And in your 3 days you dropped the "red" down each successive day.
As you and I both know, the AF is very significant to our desire to lose weight.
Great choice to walk to the library instead of driving. Little bits here and there really add up.
Love love love that you are sketching, practicing Spanish, and back to Strong and Fit.

BethE238 wrote: »

dawnbgethealthy wrote: »

This is my MFP from yesterday. This is why I get so frustrated sometimes when I am gaining weight:




For sure I don't want to drop my calories any lower.

Hi, have you tried to aim to hit your macros for protein, carbs, and fat when you gain/stall with your progress? It really makes a difference for me if these are not close (especially if I am way over in fat and carbs) even if I am within/below my calorie limit. I especially retain a ton of water if I am too high on my carbs. Just a thought - hugs!

Thank you!!!
I changed my macros readings to Fibre from Sugar a couple of years ago. My fibre was ridiculously low, so I have been trying to up that to at least 11 for the day. I don't like sugar, so it was a useless number for me to track.
Protein is tricky, everything that contains protein contains so much fat. My fat numbers are always high in my quest to get protein.
Carbs for me are mostly from vegetables and fruits. I have tried to incorporate some whole grains here and there and some beans to get more fibre, but that doesn't happen very often.
I am such a creature of habit. Each day I eat a cup of blueberries and a sliced banana while at work throughout the day. Easy to grab a berry or a bite as I am running around waitressing, no time for an actual meal. I started on the banana thing a year ago when I was getting bad leg cramps at night despite taking magnesium. Within a week of having a banana each day the leg cramps of several months went away! Supplements and vitamins are good, but I feel like our bodies recognize whole foods better.

Any tips on getting more protein and less fat would be very welcome!

Food should be about getting energy and fueling our bodies to function well. I will pay more attention to the pie chart and see what I can tweak : - )
Sometimes I feel like my body just doesn't want to lose any more weight, but I need to lose 20 still.

Hi all. This challenge will be when I keep losing into my comfortable maintenance range and then transition to sticking there. I will be using this color coding legend:
GREEN - in maintenance range
RED - above maintenance range

Day 1: Tues, 5/10: 164.4
Day 2: Wed, 5/11: 165.2
Day 3: Thurs, 5/12: 164.6
Day 4: Fri, 5/13: 161.8
Day 5: Sat, 5/14: 163.8
1st Week Goal Weight: 160-165 (in maintenance range)
1st Week Actual Weight: 163.8

Day 6: Sun, 5/15: 164.6
Day 7: Mon, 5/16: 166
Day 8: Tues, 5/17: 167
Day 9: Wed, 5/18: 165.4
Day 10: Thurs, 5/19: 165.6
Day 11: Fri, 5/20: 163.2
Day 12: Sat, 5/21: 162
2nd Week Goal Weight: 160-165 (in maintenance range)
2nd Week Actual Weight: 162

Day 13: Sun, 5/22: 163.2
Day 14: Mon, 5/23: 162.8
Day 15: Tues, 5/24: 164.8
Day 16: Wed, 5/25:
Day 17: Thurs, 5/26:
Day 18: Fri, 5/27:
Day 19: Sat, 5/28:
3rd Week Goal Weight: 160-165 (in maintenance range)
3rd Week Actual Weight:

Challenge Starting Weight: 164.6 (Day 100 of #11 challenge weigh-in)
Challenge Goal: 160-165 (in mainenance range)
Challenge Ending Weight:
Total Weight Loss for Challenge:

100 Days of Accountability 5/10-8/17
I need to quit losing the same pounds over and over. If you are tired of starting over, STOP giving up.

Female, Age 61, 5’3”
Challenge Starting Weight: 216.4 (5/9)
Challenge Goal: <200 2nd Week Goal Weight: <215
2ndWeek Actual Weight: 218.4
1st Week Weight GAIN: 1.1
Success with picking back up on my Strong & Fit classes again but my walking is still a struggle in the heat. My knee feels a little better and I think the lunges and squats are helping. However, I blew off journaling every bite because I was eating everything. That has to stop! Starting to journal again this morning.

Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
Day 13: Sun, 5/22: 218.4 Walked 2.6 to drop off library book instead of taking the car. 2041 cal (-397 red), 146 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Spent most of the day practicing both sketching and spanish.
Day 14: Mon, 5/23: 219.5 Walk 1.25 miles. 1701 cal (-227 red), 132 net carbs, AF. Pancakes for breakfast and hamburger w/ tater tots for dinner blew up my carb count for the day.
Day 15: Tues, 5/24: 218.1 Walked 2+1 miles, 1420 cal (-120 red), 42 net carbs, AF.
Day 16: Wed, 5/25: 218.3 Strength training class 1 hr, 2534 cal (-1010 red), 256 net carbs, 3 glasses of wine but the real indulgence was the 5 homemade pumpkin cookies!
Day 17: Thurs, 5/26:
Day 18: Fri, 5/27:
Day 19: Sat, 5/28:
3rd Week Goal Weight: <215 until I hit it
3rd Week Actual Weight: N/A

It was a total indulgence day baking cookies for DH and then eating a ton of them myself. My sister came over for dinner ... hence the wine. Terrible excuse but she is an elementary teacher and the situation mass shooting at Uvalde elementary school really got to all 3 of us.

@dawnbgethealthy - Fantastic that you took your own food and enjoyed the festival in a healthier way!!!

@deepwoodslady - Hair stories In April 2017 I decided to no longer die my hair ... I died it really blonde and then let my gray hair just grown out (took about 1.5 years). It was part of my retirement planning (retired in Jan 2019) ... I was no longer going to pay $ to dye my hair. Turns out that my gray hair was gorgeous LOL. Much better than the browns and dirty blonde colors I had been dying my hair since mid 30s post kids. I had forgotten that I was blonde through college. Well I am once again but more of a platinum silver with blonde highlights. Who knew. It is a really popular hair color right now with the younger generation which is too funny. I'm asked all the time what color I use by my friends in their 20s & 30s. My hairdresser always comments it was the best decision I could have made ... my hair is in better condition and she said that people people always ask her how to get the look. My husband likes it because I don't have the skunk strip HAHAHA And it reminds him of my hair when we were younger.

@BethE238

Great discussion!
Food is so important to our health, energy, and brains.

Astute of you to say that everyone has their preferences.

I don't cook often.
I eat blueberries and a banana every day while at work. The only change to this would be strawberries, raspberries, or blackberries. I don't really eat/like any other type of fruit. I probably mentioned that I have been adding a banana per day for over a year now. I missed that during one busy week when I didn't get to a store to get any and my night leg cramps returned, so I will be a banana a day girl for life now : - )
I kind of don't even consider berries to be fruit, but of course they are.
I get most of my water in while at work also.

I came up through the 70s when the book "Fit for Life" was circulating. I still do not eat fruit unless on an empty stomach. 1/2 hour before anything else, or 3 hours after anything else. I personally eat it on an empty stomach, I don't have it later in the day. I never eat anything that has fruit mixed into it.
The other big thing from that book was mix carbs with vegetables or meat with vegetables, never meat and carbs together. I don't exactly follow that. Veg is carbs, so that made no sense to me.
The book is all about the enzymes that our bodies create for each thing. The ones squirted out for fruit turn everything else wonky if ingested somewhere near to fruit.
Not sure why that stayed with me, but it did.

Eggs:
More fat than protein, but truly delicious.
I love eggs, but only have them maybe once per week. I will have 2/3 of a cup of egg whites with one whole egg (love the yolk) when I do. I use a 1/4 of a tablespoon of butter to cook them.
No fibre there unless adding a slice of toast. I usually only have them on a Sunday, when I have time.
Before I changed jobs I used to eat egg whites frequently or even daily. I buy them in the quart carton, and measure either 1/3 of a cup or 2/3 of a cup.
Everybody is picky about how they like their eggs : - )

Dairy:
I don't really eat any kind of dairy. I might have a bit of cheese if I am having champagne/prosecco, but not usually.
I don't think that dairy really agrees with me.

Fish:
I wish that I liked it! I love to eat healthy and have tried it so many times in so many iterations, but just can't swallow it or even stand it in my mouth. I hate the smell of it. It sort of makes me gag just thinking about it lol.
I do eat prawns, shrimp, but that is the extent of my eating anything that came out of the water. I love the smell of crab and lobster cooking, but can't swallow either. What a quick protein low fat thing that would be, I really have tried to eat that sort of thing.

Dave's Bread:
Yes! In my quest to bring up my fibre intake (other than veg and fruit) I discovered Dave's little big bread. 60 calories per slice, nice and grainy. Saturday morning is usually a slice of that toasted with 1/2 tablespoon of almond butter.

Beyond Meat:
I tried some. I didn't love it. I later looked at the ingredients. Full of chemicals and additives.
I am with you on the black bean burgers, chick pea burgers etc. I use Yves mexican ground round in my chili.
Morningstar has been around for a long time, their stuff is just real food, but meat free.
I do make my own beet burgers once per year (and freeze of course) when I am harvesting and turning my beets into a bunch of stuff. I do mine East Indian style with chick pea flour as the binder and lots of garam masala and cumin. Very delicious. I grow my own sprouts, primarily Fenugreek and alfalfa, and these pair very well with the beet burgers. I cook them in 1/4 tablespoon of butter and will often cut them up after cooking and top a salad with them.

Meat:
I love a good Ribeye steak. I rarely have one, but love it with blackened prawns topping it.
Mostly I eat boneless skinless chicken breasts or pork. Occasionally boneless skinless chicken thighs which are much richer.
Ribs are my absolute favourite. I used to have them once per week before getting on this weight loss journey. I changed it to once per month, and lately it has been like once every 3 months. I am due for some ribs! Very high in fat and calories.
I have a beef burger every once in awhile, home made with lots of garlic.
I live in a fast food drive through town. When I moved here 20 years ago I said that I would never eat any of that, and I haven't.

I have tried to incorporate some sprouted brown rice concoctions at least once or twice per week. I make a big rice cooker full and then put it into 1/2 cup portions and freeze it so that I can take one out in the morning before work and add some beans (also pre-portioned and frozen) with some veg and maybe some sort of meat pieces, lots of spices.
When I do the wild rose cleanse - twice per year (although I stopped it for many years during menopause because it didn't agree with my system) it is heavy on brown rice and almonds. 80% of daily intake. Lots of onions, garlic recommended too.
Good for fibre for sure.

I have a big garden, pesticide and herbicide free, so I get a great deal of my food there. Outside of the season I have it in my freezer especially peppers from my usual 30 plants. My lettuce starts coming up very early and I have that until late fall with other herbs and greens from my garden mixed in, like mustard greens, basil, oregano, chives etc.

Wow, do I ever like talking about food!! This was fun : - )

I love to hear about what other people eat on the daily too!

@dawnbgethealthy

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