100 days of weighing - part 14
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100 Days of Accountability 11/26-3/5
I need to quit losing the same pounds over and over. If you are tired of starting over, STOP giving up.
Female, Age 62, 5’3”
Challenge Starting Weight: 229.1 (11/27)
Challenge Goal: <219History & GoalsDay/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in day out.
Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021) NOTE: Low 201.1 in August 2021
2022 SW: 209 BMI 37.0 (1/1/2022)
2023 SW: 232 BMI 41.1 (1/1/2023)
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
🎯 Mini Goals & Weight:
* Making below 225 stick
* Into the teens again: <220
* Less than I started this year 2022: <209
* Prior to Oct 2021 roadtrip damage: <206
* Onederland: 199
* Obese stage 1 BMI 34.9: 197
* 50 lbs lost never to be found: 195
My goal for 2023 is to get into ONEderland and make it stick. Changing my life.
Plans:
🔹Find workout routine that works (walk, bike, planks, yoga, swim, strength training, take advantage of retirement to be more active); target walking 100 miles each month
🔹Drink more water (target min 64-80 oz daily; start with 1 glass before coffee)
🔹Journal Food Daily (tracking with MFP since 12/28/2018; basically skipped June-Dec 2019; recommit 1/1/2020; skipped out April-July 2020; recommit 8/6/2020; derailed in 2022; recommit 1/3/2023)
🔹Daily Vitamins (Dr’s orders; need to not ignore)
🔹Drink less alcohol (3 AF days per week; ~12-16 AF days per month; limit 1-2 glasses per day)
Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
Day 01: 11/26 -
Day 02: 11/27 - 229.1
Day 03: 11/28 -
Day 04: 11/29 - 228.2
Day 05: 11/30 -
Day 06: 12/01 -
Day 07: 12/02 -
Day 08: 12/03 -
1st Week Goal Weight -
1st Week Actual Weight -
Day 09: 12/04 - Wedding and lets say all thought of food & drink moderation went out the window.
Day 10: 12/05 -
Day 11: 12/06 -
Day 12: 12/07 -
Day 13: 12/08 -
Day 14: 2/09 - 228.6 BEGIN to focus on myself. Starting daily WI as a first step. DD moved in since her husband has Covid.
Day 15: 12/10 - 228.6 Walked 2.5 miles! My daughter and granddaughter were walking with me but when they peeled off after a mile to return home I decided to continue.
2nd Week Goal Weight - any loss
2nd Week Actual Weight - 228.6
Day 16: 12/11 - 229.1 Didn’t get out and walk with DH. Instead shopped with DD.
Day 17: 12/12 - Up at 2:30am and did not weigh. Exposed to COVID but testing negative. Skipped cookie tasting party.
Day 18: 12/13 - 230.2 Headache all day and I was up yesterday at 2:30am with only 2 30min naps during the day. Too exhausted to make the right choice or exercise. Skipped book club holiday party.
Day 19: 12/14 - 230.2 Still testing negative for Covid at home but not feeling well. Plan to quarantine till Sunday which means skipping out on a number of holiday parties. Skipped ZTA holiday party.
Day 20: 12/15 - Skipped other book club holiday party.
Day 21: 12/16 - Skipped neighborhood holiday party.
Day 22: 12/17 - Dog sitting Otis while kids in Key West so walking a lot since he requires it and it takes both DH & I to walk the 2 dogs.
3rd Week Goal Weight -
3rd Week Actual Weight -
Day 23: 12/18 - 230.0 -
Day 24: 12/19 - 228.6 - Out of quarantine. Holiday legacy party with granddaughters at Taste of Texas.
Day 25: 12/20 - Kids picked up Otis.
Day 26: 12/21 -
Day 27: 12/22 - 230.7 After a 5 course feast wine dinner. My mother is in visiting Wed thru Wed.
Day 28: 12/23
Day 29: 12/24
4th Week Goal Weight -
4th Week Actual Weight -
Day 30: 12/25 - Son & his wife and Otis are back for the weekend! Everyone joined us for Christmas Eve at my home for Seafood Gumbo and lots of wine.
Day 31: 12/26 - My son had everyone to his house for Christmas dinner which was very nice.
Day 32: 12/27 - 231
Day 33: 12/28 - 232.7 - Daughter’s sewage pipes collapsed … home is 80 years old. DD, her husband, baby and their 2 golden doodles moved in with us.
Day 34: 12/29 - 233 - Mom’s plan was cancelled so she too moved from my sister’s to my house since my sister had plans to leave town.
Day 35: 12/30 -
Day 36: 12/31 - Got mom on a plane and her pipes did not freeze … no water leaks at the camp house! I paid someone to turn off the water and drain it due to the freezes … worth it since many of the community had issues.
5th Week Goal Weight -
5th Week Actual Weight -
Day 37: 01/01 - 232 - babysat granddaughter so DD & her husband could go to a friend’s party … they were home by 9:30
Day 38: 01/02 - 231.9 - DD & family moved to her husband’s family’s home since it is closer to work and day care (in town) until the Houston inspectors can review the construction work to replace the pipes and reattach to city sewage.
Well the scale is NOT pretty at all. My annual goal totally took a side trip in 2022.
Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
2019 SW: 245 (1/2/2019)
2020 SW: 235 (1/1/2020)
2021 SW: 212 (1/1/2021) NOTE: Low 201.1 in August 2021
2022 SW: 209 (1/1/2022)
2023 SW: 232 (1/1/2023)
Working on my mental state and how I want to plan 2023 to not repeat 2022. Hope to rejoin you in this journey.
Day 39: 01/03 - 230.2 (@ 2am) - Back on track. Journal every bite, 80oz water, AF, packed away all the Christmas decor into the attic (lots of stairs). Decided that for January I will strive for lower carb days (not Keto) and cut out candy, cookies and bread but retain rice, potatoes and pasta in my menu planning.
Day 40: 01/04 - 230.4 (@ 4am) - Journal, 80oz water, AF, Strength Training 1 hr, walked to the library and the mail box twice (3.2 miles).
Day 41: 01/05 - 229.2 (@ 4:30am) - Journal, 64oz water, 2 wine, played with granddaughter all day which led to no snacking and pushing her new little tikes car .3 miles. DH bought groceries while I was out. REALLY wanted cookies after dinner but gave myself a good talking to and had black coffee instead.
Day 42: 01/06 - 229.0 - Journal, 48oz water, AF, Strength Training 1 hr, no walk. Broke my bread plan … avocado rye toast w/ poached egg for breakfast and then ate the biscuit with Popeye’s fried chicken at lunch. But skipped rice with the gumbo and had no bread or crackers with it for dinner to try to lower my carbs for the day instead of tossing the towel in completely. DH thought I was crazy skipping the rice for the gumbo but it felt good to make that tradeoff given my choices earlier in the day.
January Total Walking Miles = 3.5 / 100
Day 43: 01/07 - 230.0 - Journal, 80oz water, 3 glasses wine, 3 mile walk. DD & family are still displaced from their home due to the sewage line and moved back out to live with us this weekend to give her husband’s family a break. Big steak dinner last night last night with lots of veggies and wine.
6th Week Goal Weight - any loss
6th Week Actual Weight - 230.0
This Week Weight Loss: 2
Total Challenge Weight GAIN: .9
Day 44: 01/08 -229.4 @ 3:30am - Journal, 48oz water, AF, no exercise. Granddaughter’s first birthday party and I ate the cake. Meals today did not include a lot of veggies. Need to make that happen!
Day 45: 01/09 - 230.5 - Journal, 48oz water, 2 glasses wine, walk 1 mile. Empty house this evening … DD and all moved back over to his parents that are closer to their work and daycare.
Day 46: 01/10 - 229.2 - Journal, 56oz water, 2 glasses wine, Strength Training 1 hour.
Day 47: 01/11 - 229.9 @ 4am- Journal best I could since I went to a potluck brunch today after starting back up my ESL class. Water? AF, no exercise. Busy day today but too much food and not enough movement. Since DH is at a meeting in the evening I made a cup of peppermint tea and closed the kitchen so I didn't continue to snack.
Day 48: 01/12 -
Day 49: 01/13 -
Day 50: 01/14 -
7th Week Goal Weight - 227.anything
7th Week Actual Weight -3 -
Hi! I’m Audrea and just joining appreciating that I’m in the middle of the challenge!
Stats: age 41, height 5’8”, heaviest 205, Current Weight 199.8
Goal Weight 143! 💐
Will use goal weight until I get there
Week 1
Monday, January 9- -/-
Tuesday, January 10- 199.8
Wednesday, January 11-199.8
Thursday, January 12-
Friday, January 13-
Saturday, January 14- sabbath rest
Sunday, January 15-
Ending Weight Goal: 198.5
Actual Weight Goal:
Week goals: calorie counting daily, no late night snacking, sticking to couch to 5K this week, sticking to bedtime3 -
Lilylady3k wrote: »dawnbgethealthy wrote: »@deepwoodslady
My, that is a lot of travel for you this week!
I hope that the roads are good around your neck of the woods.
Please be careful with your sodium this week in the absence of your water pill, since it retains even more water. Maybe diuretic coffee will help with elimination, I wonder if there is anything else?
I am worried about you and hope that the travel will lessen for you soon.
@deepwoodslady - I too worry about you and all this sitting in cars for long periods. Not just the weather and roads but your circulation. Has the doctor advised you to wear compression socks? If not ... try them out to help with the pooling in your legs and feet.
@Lilylady3k No they have never mentioned compression socks to me. I don't see cardiologist for a few months.2 -
101 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ Nov 26, 2022 Starting Date
My Name is Donna, Age 62. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA
My mini-challenge is to lose 10 pounds by Easter 2023. I started my efforts on Dec. 10th weighing 198.4. My wish is to weigh 188.4 by Easter April 9th, 2023. That gives me about 4 months to lose 10 pounds. Sounds easy but, trust me, it won’t be. Especially when outside exercise is so limited for me this slippery time of year!
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
“We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou
Goal This Round: 181.2
Starting Weight (from End of Last Challenge): : 196.2
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.Day 01-11/26-196.6-(Trend weight 198.1) My day one starts immediately on the day following the final day of the last challenge. It will end on March 6th with everyone else but that will make it 101 days for me.
Day 02-11/27-197.6-(Trend weight 198.0)
Day 03-11/28-196.6-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 04-11/29-198.4-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 05-11/30-196.2-(Trend weight 197.8)
Day 06-12/01-198.4-(Trend weight 197.8)
Day 07-12/02-197.8-(Trend weight 197.8)
WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.6 lb. GAIN
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.6 lb GAIN
Day 08-12/03-197.0-(Trend weight 197.7)
Day 09-12/04-197.0-(Trend weight 197.7)
Day 10-12/05-197.8-(Trend weight 197.7)
Day 11-12/06-199.6-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 12-12/07-198.0-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 13-12/08-196.6-(Trend weight 197.8)
Day 14-12/09-198.4-(Trend weight 197.8)
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: +0.6 lb GAIN
Accumulated Loss or Gain: +2.2 lb GAIN
Day 15-12/10-198.4-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 16-12/11-198.2-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 17-12/12-198.2-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 18-12/13-198.4-(Trend weight 198.0)
Day 19-12/14-198.8-(Trend weight 198.1)
Day 20-12/15-198.2-(Trend weight 198.1)
Day 21-12/16-198.2-(Trend weight 198.1)
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.2 LOSS
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.0 lb GAIN
Day 22-12/17-198.6-(Trend weight 198.1)
Day 23-12/18-199.0-(Trend weight 198.2)
Day 24-12/19-197.0-(Trend weight 198.1)
Day 25-12/20-198.6-(Trend weight 198.2)
Day 26-12/21-199.8-(Trend weight 198.3)
Day 27-12/22-197.8-(Trend weight 198.3)
Day 28-12/23-199.2-(Trend weight 198.4)
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 1 lb. GAIN
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3 lb GAIN
Day 29-12/24-198.6-(Trend weight 198.4)
Day 30-12/25-199.6-(Trend weight 198.5)
Day 31-12/26-200.6-(Trend weight 198.7)
Day 32-12/27-200.8-(Trend weight 198.9)
Day 33-12/28-200.6-(Trend weight 199.1)
Day 34-12/29-199.0-(Trend weight 199.1)
Day 35-12/30-200.0-(Trend weight 199.2)
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.8 lb GAIN
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3.8 lb GAIN
Day 36-12/31-199.8-(Trend weight 199.2)
Day 37-01/01-199.2-(Trend weight 199.2)
Day 38-01/02-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 39-01/03-199.8-(Trend weight 199.3)
Day 40-01/04-198.8-(Trend weight 193.3)
Day 41-01/05-199.0-(Trend weight 199.2)
Day 42-01/06-198.4-(Trend weight 199.2)
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.6 lb LOSS
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.2 lb GAIN
Day 43-01/07-200.0-(Trend weight 199.2)
Day 44-01/08-200.2-(Trend weight 199.3)
Day 45-01/09-200.0-(Trend weight 199.4)
Day 46-01/10-200.4-(Trend weight 199.5) I just realized that I will be ultra bloated for an extended period of time. Due to all my travel this week, I can only take my water pill one time in 8 days (normally every other day) and it will have to be Thur or Fri. I’ll be floating and will have to watch how hard my heart is working too! The scale is going to reflect this. I really won’t know much accuracy until it settles down. Travel days: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun, Mon.
Day 47-01/11-198.6-(Trend weight 199.4) Whoosh thanks to TMI. Travel again today. I’m going to watch my P’s & Q’s. Horrible sleep last night. I don't yawn often, but this morning is horrid. Getting ready to leave for my travel day to cardiac rehab. That will burn a few calories. A little shopping in the city afterward so that will also keep my legs moving and offset some of the sitting.
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Mind if I join? I could really use the accountability. I was here before, last year, and doing well but I fell off the wagon 😞.
History:
52 year old woman, 5’7”
1990s—120s.
2000s—140s.
2008–160s.
2012, my 1st diet—230.8, got down to 180s then relapsed.
2021–212.6. Got down to 159.2.
CW—185.8.
GW—145
Day 24–12/19 start 185.8
Day 25–12/20–185.0
Day 26–12/21–184.0. Looks like I had more water on board than I thought. I expect the loss to decelerate once I’m done getting rid of the water weight.🫤
Day 27–12/22–182.4.
Day 28–12/23–181.8
Week 4 goal: 184.7 (-1.1)
Progress to goal: -4.0
Day 29–12/24–182.4–very busy shift last night, no water intake. Tonight doesn’t look much better, three nurses short. Gotta find a way to get the water in, though.
Day 30–12/25–181.0–better. Got the water in and didn’t have time to do too much damage with the pot luck at work last night.
Day 31–12/26–182.8. Sigh.
Day 32–12/27–183.6.
Day 33–12/28–182.0
Day 34–12/29–181.6
Day 35–12/30–181.4
Week 5 goal: 180.0 (-1.8)
Actual: 181.4 :-(
Day 36–12/31–180.6 (Trend 181.2)
Day 37–1/1–181.6 (T 181.2) Yesterdays binge manifests
Day 38–1/2–182.4 (T 181.4). No idea why 🤷♀️
Day 39–1/3–181.4 (T181.3)
Day 40–1/4–181.0 (T 181.2)
Day 41–1/5–181.6 (T 181.2)
Day 42–1/6–181.2 (T 181.2)
Week 6 goal: 179.5 (-1.9)
Actual: 181.2 😡
Day 43–1/7–181.2 (T 181.1)
Day 44–1/8–182.2 (T 181.4)
Day 45–1/9–181.6 (T 181.4)
Day 46–1/10–181.4 (T 181.4)
Day 47–1/11–181.0 (T 181.2)
Day 48–1/12
Day 49–1/13
Week 7 goal: 179.2 (-1.8)4 -
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Mini challenge by Donna, December 10-April 9th
December 10th weight: 143.2 (but I was 141.8 the following day so I might use that)
1st Week Goal Weight - 139.9
1st Week Actual Weight - 141.2 Started the week at 142.2
Excess calories burned (in the green): 4738 - average over 7 days 834
2nd Week Goal Weight - 141.0
2nd Week Actual Weight - 142.2 - Started the week at 143.0
Excess calories burned (in the green): Forgot to add this earlier - 4948 = 706.85 average over 7 days.
3rd Week Goal Weight: 139.4 - (Ambitious)
3rd Week Actual Weight: 144.2 - Somehow put on 3 pounds while down sick for 1 day! Started the week at 142.4
Excess calories burned (In the green): 6063 = 866.14 average over 7 days - Really big calorie burn this past week except for the day that I was sick
4th Week Goal Weight: 139.6 - (Ambitious)
4th Week Actual Weight: 143.8 - Started the week at 143.6
Excess calories burned (In the green): 3563 = 509 average over 7 days
5th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Not likely with holiday eating, but going to plunk in this number until I hit it. Turned out that Turkey dinners carefully portioned actually lost me weight this week.
5th Week Actual Weight: 142.6 - Started the week at 143.4
Excess calories burned (In the green): 4496 = 642 average over 7 days.
6th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
6th Week Actual Weight: 142.8 Started the week at 145.4
Excess calories burned (In the green): 986 - Even 1150 eating days didn't give me much excess because of low exercise during my sore ankle and subsequent steroid injection into it.
Day 43 – 1/8 - 144.2 - I just couldn't get enough to eat yesterday. I am okay with that. Almost zero activity. I have passed my 48 hours now so looking forward to some results over the next 2-6 weeks. I have been sleeping really weird hours over these days. Planning a nice healthy dinner tonight, hope that I get full : - )
Day 44 – 1/9 - 144.4 - Back to work today (way more steps) and going to do a dance workout this morning : - ) This always increases my energy levels and gets the creaks out. Laying around watching TV was actually pretty nice.
Day 45 – 1/10 - 143.6 - My ankle was pretty sore after work yesterday, that was hardly easing back into activity gently. It feels good this morning. Looking forward to a dance workout to fix my emotional and mental state this morning. I feel like it is a nice treat for me, especially after staying off of my feet for a few days. Something that I can do for myself and only myself.
Day 46 – 1/11 - 142.6 - I burn a minimum of 400 calories waitressing each day, and my pedometre is still set at my 130.6 pounds, so it is likely even more. Split shifts the next 2. There is public skating during my break today at an arena, but I'll see how my ankle feels, I may or may not go.
Day 47 – 1/12
Day 48 – 1/13
Day 49 – 1/14
7th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
7th Week Actual Weight: Started the week at 144.2
Excess calories burned (In the green):
Start weight of the 100: 142.2
Goal 132.23 -
Thank you, @threewins !
I'm in!
72 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.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 145.0
UGW: 132.2
Day 01 - 11/27 - 149.0 at 7:45 a.m. ...total rest day!!
Day 02 - 11/28 - 150.8 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 03 - 11/29 - 152.5 at 5:20 a.m. ...6.16 miles in 113 mins
Day 04 - 11/30 - 152.2 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 05 - 12/01 - 148.9 at 5:20 a.m. ...it rained here in northern California!! No walking for me!
Day 06 - 12/02 - 151.1 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 07 - 12/03 - 151.0 at 7:55 a.m. ...rain and rain and rain...
1st Week Goal Weight - any loss
1st Week Actual Weight - +2.0
Day 08 - 12/04 - 153.9 at 7:50 a.m. ...6.22 miles in 106 mins
Day 09 - 12/05 - 153.4 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 10 - 12/06 - 153.9 at 5:20 a.m. ...7.36 miles in 134 mins
Day 11 - 12/07 - 153.5 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 12 - 12/08 - 153.2 at 5:20 a.m. ...new Grandson duty! No walking for me.
Day 13 - 12/09 - 155.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 14 - 12/10 - 153.5 at 8:15 a.m. ...rain and wind made it my rest day!
2nd Week Goal Weight - any loss
2nd Week Actual Weight - -.4
Day 15 - 12/11 - 154.3 at 8:00 a.m. ...7.21 miles in 130 mins...wind was soooo cold!!
Day 16 - 12/12 - 152.1 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 17 - 12/13 - 153.5 at 5:20 a.m. ...6.31 miles in 113 mins...sooo cold!!
Day 18 - 12/14 - 151.9 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 19 - 12/15 - 152.7 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson duty
Day 20 - 12/16 - 152.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson duty
Day 21 - 12/17 - 153.5 at 7:45 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer and 6.11 miles in 105 mins
3rd Week Goal Weight - any loss
3rd Week Actual Weight - -.8
Day 22 – 12/18 - 152.0 at 8:30 a.m. ...cold, foggy and FREEZING here in northern California. I miss summer!
Day 23 – 12/19 - 155.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 24 – 12/20 - 154.5 at 5:20 a.m. ...Anniversary dinner w/daughter, SIL and our two Grandsons
Day 25 – 12/21 - 154.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 26 – 12/22 - 155.5 at 7:30 a.m. ...Grandbaby duties
Day 27 – 12/23 - 154.8 at 6:30 a.m. ...6.33 miles in 111 mins
Day 28 – 12/24 - 152.8 at 8:00 a.m. ...5.59 miles in 97 mins
4th Week Goal Weight - any loss
4th Week Actual Weight - -2.2 pounds...hahahah! maybe...
Day 29 – 12/25 – 151.8 at 8:20 a.m. ...Christmas Day
Day 30 – 12/26 – 154.0 at 9:20 a.m. ...5.09 miles in 89 mins
Day 31 – 12/27 – 153.5 at 6:30 a.m. ...rain...rain...rain...
Day 32 – 12/28 – 153.8 at 6:30 a.m. ...7.31 miles in 137 mins
Day 34 – 12/29 – 152.1 at 7:30 a.m. ...nothing
Day 33 – 12/30 – 152.7 at 6:30 a.m. ...nothing
Day 34 - 12/31 - 153.6 at 8:20 a.m. ...nothing
5th Week Goal Weight - any loss
5th Week Actual Weight - +2.2...sigh!!
Day 35 – 01/01 - 152.9 at 8:45 a.m. ...4th day of nothing!
Day 36 – 01/02 - 155.2 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!! We have rain here in northern California!
Day 37 – 01/03 - 153.7 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!! We have rain here in northern California!
Day 38 – 01/04 - 152.2 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!! and 7.20 miles in 144 mins
Day 39 – 01/05 - 152.3 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!!
Day 40 – 01/06 - 152.0 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!! and 7.01 miles in 139 mins thru the mud!!
Day 41 – 01/07 - 151.7 at 8:00 a.m. ...rest day
6th Week Goal Weight - any loss
6th Week Actual Weight - -1.2
Day 42 – 01/08 – 153.8 at 8:00 a.m. ...7.31 miles in 134 mins
Day 43 – 01/09 – 154.5 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!! Rain in Northern California!! Trainer sick.
Day 44 – 01/10 – 153.2 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!! Rain in Northern California!! Made soup!
Day 45 – 01/11 –
Day 46 – 01/12 –
Day 47 – 01/13 –
Day 48 – 01/14 –
7th Week Goal Weight - any loss
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@cpanus - The rain, flooding, mudslides, drought, etc all sounds terrible up in Northern California. I hope that you are safe, high and dry. Take care! How old is your grandson?2
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Hi all. The last 100 days I popped out of my maintenance range so my plan for these 100 days is to get back to my maintenance range of 160-165. I will be using this color coding legend:
GREEN - in or below maintenance range
RED - above maintenance range
Day 1: Sat, 11/26: 172.2
Day 2: Sun, 11/27: 174
Day 3: Mon, 11/28: 173.4
1st Week Goal Weight: 170.6
1st Week Actual Weight: 173.4
Day 4: Tues, 11/29: 171.2
Day 5: Wed, 11/30: 171.8
Day 6: Thurs, 12/01: 170.8
Day 7: Fri, 12/02: 171
Day 8: Sat, 12/03: 172
Day 9: Sun, 12/04: 172.4
Day 10: Mon, 12/05: 173.4
2nd Week Goal Weight: 170.6
2nd Week Actual Weight: 173.4
Day 11: Tues, 12/06: 171.4
Day 12: Wed, 12/07: 171
Day 13: Thurs, 12/08: 170.8
Day 14: Fri, 12/09: 171.2
Day 15: Sat, 12/10: 171.2
Day 16: Sun, 12/11: 173.8
Day 17: Mon, 12/12: 171.8
3rd Week Goal Weight: 170.6
3rd Week Actual Weight: 171.8
Day 18: Tues, 12/13: 174.6
Day 19: Wed, 12/14: 175
Day 20: Thurs, 12/15: 174.6
Day 21: Fri, 12/16: 174.6
Day 22: Sat, 12/17: 176.2
Day 23: Sun, 12/18: 176
Day 24: Mon, 12/19: 176.2
4th Week Goal Weight: 170.6
4th Week Actual Weight: 176.2
Day 25: Tues, 12/20: 175
Day 26: Wed, 12/21: 175.4
Day 27: Thurs, 12/22: 175
Day 28: Fri, 12/23: 176.8
Day 29: Sat, 12/24: 177.6
Day 30: Sun, 12/25: 179.2
Day 31: Mon, 12/26: 178.6
5th Week Goal Weight: 176.2
5th Week Actual Weight: 178.6
Day 32: Tue, 12/27: 179
Day 33: Wed, 12/28: 179.6
Day 34: Thurs, 12/29: 180.4
Day 35: Fri, 12/30: 178.8
Day 36: Sat, 12/31: 177
Day 37: Sun, 01/01: 178.2
Day 38: Mon, 01/02: 179.8
6th Week Goal Weight: 177
6th Week Actual Weight: 179.8
Day 39: Tues, 01/03: 178.4
Day 40: Wed, 01/04: 178.2
Day 41: Thurs, 01/05: 178.8
Day 42: Fri, 01/06: 179.2
Day 43: Sat, 01/07: 180.8
Day 44: Sun, 01/08: 180
Day 45: Mon, 01/09: 180.4
7th Week Goal Weight: 177
7th Week Actual Weight: 180.4
Day 46: Tues, 01/10: 179
Day 47: Wed, 01/11: DNW
Day 48: Thurs, 01/12: DNW
Day 49: Fri, 01/13:
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On a business trip with no scale so I can't weigh either today or tomorrow. I'll be back on the scale Friday morning.3 -
101 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ Nov 26, 2022 Starting Date
My Name is Donna, Age 62. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA
My mini-challenge is to lose 10 pounds by Easter 2023. I started my efforts on Dec. 10th weighing 198.4. My wish is to weigh 188.4 by Easter April 9th, 2023. That gives me about 4 months to lose 10 pounds. Sounds easy but, trust me, it won’t be. Especially when outside exercise is so limited for me this slippery time of year!
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
“We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou
Goal This Round: 181.2
Starting Weight (from End of Last Challenge): : 196.2
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.Day 01-11/26-196.6-(Trend weight 198.1) My day one starts immediately on the day following the final day of the last challenge. It will end on March 6th with everyone else but that will make it 101 days for me.
Day 02-11/27-197.6-(Trend weight 198.0)
Day 03-11/28-196.6-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 04-11/29-198.4-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 05-11/30-196.2-(Trend weight 197.8)
Day 06-12/01-198.4-(Trend weight 197.8)
Day 07-12/02-197.8-(Trend weight 197.8)
WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.6 lb. GAIN
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.6 lb GAIN
Day 08-12/03-197.0-(Trend weight 197.7)
Day 09-12/04-197.0-(Trend weight 197.7)
Day 10-12/05-197.8-(Trend weight 197.7)
Day 11-12/06-199.6-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 12-12/07-198.0-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 13-12/08-196.6-(Trend weight 197.8)
Day 14-12/09-198.4-(Trend weight 197.8)
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: +0.6 lb GAIN
Accumulated Loss or Gain: +2.2 lb GAIN
Day 15-12/10-198.4-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 16-12/11-198.2-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 17-12/12-198.2-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 18-12/13-198.4-(Trend weight 198.0)
Day 19-12/14-198.8-(Trend weight 198.1)
Day 20-12/15-198.2-(Trend weight 198.1)
Day 21-12/16-198.2-(Trend weight 198.1)
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.2 LOSS
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.0 lb GAIN
Day 22-12/17-198.6-(Trend weight 198.1)
Day 23-12/18-199.0-(Trend weight 198.2)
Day 24-12/19-197.0-(Trend weight 198.1)
Day 25-12/20-198.6-(Trend weight 198.2)
Day 26-12/21-199.8-(Trend weight 198.3)
Day 27-12/22-197.8-(Trend weight 198.3)
Day 28-12/23-199.2-(Trend weight 198.4)
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 1 lb. GAIN
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3 lb GAIN
Day 29-12/24-198.6-(Trend weight 198.4)
Day 30-12/25-199.6-(Trend weight 198.5)
Day 31-12/26-200.6-(Trend weight 198.7)
Day 32-12/27-200.8-(Trend weight 198.9)
Day 33-12/28-200.6-(Trend weight 199.1)
Day 34-12/29-199.0-(Trend weight 199.1)
Day 35-12/30-200.0-(Trend weight 199.2)
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.8 lb GAIN
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3.8 lb GAIN
Day 36-12/31-199.8-(Trend weight 199.2)
Day 37-01/01-199.2-(Trend weight 199.2)
Day 38-01/02-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 39-01/03-199.8-(Trend weight 199.3)
Day 40-01/04-198.8-(Trend weight 193.3)
Day 41-01/05-199.0-(Trend weight 199.2)
Day 42-01/06-198.4-(Trend weight 199.2)
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.6 lb LOSS
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.2 lb GAIN
Day 43-01/07-200.0-(Trend weight 199.2)
Day 44-01/08-200.2-(Trend weight 199.3)
Day 45-01/09-200.0-(Trend weight 199.4)
Day 46-01/10-200.4-(Trend weight 199.5)
Day 47-01/11-198.6-(Trend weight 199.4) Whoosh thanks to TMI. Travel again today. I’m going to watch my P’s & Q’s. Horrible sleep last night. I don't yawn often, but this morning is horrid. Getting ready to leave for my travel day to cardiac rehab. That will burn a few calories. A little shopping in the city afterward so that will also keep my legs moving and offset some of the sitting.
Day 48-01/12-198.2-(Trend weight 199.3) I Gotta get Very Very serious about my Carbs. I don’t think I mentioned it, but in cardiac rehab on Monday they had to keep me over an extra hour because my EKG numbers were wrong in some way. I became very sick. This is not the first time. So on Wednesday I drove out of town all the way there for rehab again and they decided to check my glucose and it was at 377 and they would not let me participate. I listened to the ranting lecture and I felt like a child in the corner. I really felt like a failure. I cried while driving when I left. I spent every moment after that yesterday tracking my carbs more carefully, not just my calories. It’s difficult because I really can’t increase my fat due to the heart issues. And, of course, I have the eating disorders that cause me not to eat most veggies and all fruits. This is a challenge. I know I can choke down chicken breast but when I overdo a food I begin getting gag reflex so I really have to vary my meals. I’m a mess folks but I am going to use the MFP calorie and carb info to help me prelog and navigate my meals. I see the endocrinologist in Feb. Maybe I can make a big enough difference to avoid the insulin shots but I really don’t know at this point. I know, at this point, none of my meds are working. They call it insulin resistance. Long post, I know, but staying 100% accountable helps me stay on point. I already know that the big overnight party for my brother this weekend will likely be out-of-control with food and drink, but otherwise, I’ve GOT to make a lot of new and uncharted unexplored changes. I’ll take all your hugs and all your support too!
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Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
Day 44: 01/08 -229.4 @ 3:30am - Journal, 48oz water, AF, no exercise. Granddaughter’s first birthday party and I ate the cake. Meals today did not include a lot of veggies. Need to make that happen!
Day 45: 01/09 - 230.5 - Journal, 48oz water, 2 glasses wine, walk 1 mile. Empty house this evening … DD and all moved back over to his parents that are closer to their work and daycare.
Day 46: 01/10 - 229.2 - Journal, 56oz water, 2 glasses wine, Strength Training 1 hour.
Day 47: 01/11 - 229.9 @ 4am- Journal best I could since I went to a potluck brunch today after starting back up my ESL class. Water? AF, no exercise. Busy day today but too much food and not enough movement. Since DH is at a meeting in the evening I made a cup of peppermint tea and closed the kitchen so I didn't continue to snack.
Day 48: 01/12 - 228.1 - Did NOT Journal, ??oz water though I did drink it all day, AF, walk to and from park playing on the playground equipment with a mobil 1 yr old. 1.5 miles
Day 49: 01/13 -
Day 50: 01/14 -
7th Week Goal Weight - 227.anything
7th Week Actual Weight -
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Mind if I join? I could really use the accountability. I was here before, last year, and doing well but I fell off the wagon 😞.
History:
52 year old woman, 5’7”
1990s—120s.
2000s—140s.
2008–160s.
2012, my 1st diet—230.8, got down to 180s then relapsed.
2021–212.6. Got down to 159.2.
CW—185.8.
GW—145
Day 24–12/19 start 185.8
Day 25–12/20–185.0
Day 26–12/21–184.0. Looks like I had more water on board than I thought. I expect the loss to decelerate once I’m done getting rid of the water weight.🫤
Day 27–12/22–182.4.
Day 28–12/23–181.8
Week 4 goal: 184.7 (-1.1)
Progress to goal: -4.0
Day 29–12/24–182.4–very busy shift last night, no water intake. Tonight doesn’t look much better, three nurses short. Gotta find a way to get the water in, though.
Day 30–12/25–181.0–better. Got the water in and didn’t have time to do too much damage with the pot luck at work last night.
Day 31–12/26–182.8. Sigh.
Day 32–12/27–183.6.
Day 33–12/28–182.0
Day 34–12/29–181.6
Day 35–12/30–181.4
Week 5 goal: 180.0 (-1.8)
Actual: 181.4 :-(
Day 36–12/31–180.6 (Trend 181.2)
Day 37–1/1–181.6 (T 181.2) Yesterdays binge manifests
Day 38–1/2–182.4 (T 181.4). No idea why 🤷♀️
Day 39–1/3–181.4 (T181.3)
Day 40–1/4–181.0 (T 181.2)
Day 41–1/5–181.6 (T 181.2)
Day 42–1/6–181.2 (T 181.2)
Week 6 goal: 179.5 (-1.9)
Actual: 181.2 😡
Day 43–1/7–181.2 (T 181.1)
Day 44–1/8–182.2 (T 181.4)
Day 45–1/9–181.6 (T 181.4)
Day 46–1/10–181.4 (T 181.4)
Day 47–1/11–181.0 (T 181.2)
Day 48–1/12–182.2 (T 181.4) Really?! I overate yesterday but not by 4000 calories. Frustrating.
Day 49–1/13
Week 7 goal: 179.2 (-1.8)3 -
I want to see how much I can lose, starting off with something relatively easy, 50 grams a day. Each 20 day block I want to increase the amount I lose each day. Goal day is calculated using 7 day averages most recently and a month ago.
Day 01 27-Nov 88.2 kg, goal day in 715 days, so I overate, but that's alright because I always overeat the day I restart my weight loss
Day 02 28-Nov 88.5, goal day in 780 days, I overate again, I guess this is why my weight loss is very slow
Day 03 29-Nov 88.2, goal day in 650 days, I ate too much unfortunately
Day 04 30-Nov 88.1, goal day in 630 days, I didn't overeat, but I think I didn't eat below maintenance
Day 05 1-Dec 87.6, goal day in 660 days
I was doing well throughout the day then I bought a large bag of chips unexpectedly
Day 06 2-Dec 88.7 goal day in 850 days, and I bought sausage and chips in the evening, I guess I should have predicted that, rather than overeating. I will see if I can eat below maintenance everyday until I can get back on track
Day 07 3-Dec 89.0, goal day in 1070 days, I ate under maintenance and didn't have any salt
Day 08 4-Dec 88.1, goal weight in 1270 days
Day 09 5-Dec 87.9 I have decided to put my weight loss on hold because I am moving overseas and I'm too busy
Day 10 6-Dec 87.5
Day 11 7-Dec DNW no access to scale in the morning
Day 12 8-Dec DNW
Day 13 9-Dec DNW
Day 14 10-Dec 88.5
Day 15 11-Dec 88.4
Day 16 12-Dec 88.7 still putting weight loss on hold for the moment
Day 17 13-Dec 87.7
Day 18 14-Dec 88.0
Day 19 15-Dec DNW
Day 20 16-Dec 88.3
Day 21 17-Dec 88.1 So I'm in Singapore briefly right now and the obesity rate is 9% compared to New Zealand's 35%. It's quite a noticeable difference. It's a constant reminder that if I am ever to achieve my goals I'm going to have to start today. So I'm going to aim for a 3 grams per day trendline reduction on my weights spreadsheet graph today. Tomorrow will be 6 grams a day etc etc. Currently it's 4.6 grams per day although that number will jiggle up and down a lot which is fine.
Day 22 18-Dec DNW
Day 23 19-Dec DNW
Day 24 20-Dec 87.4
Day 25 21-Dec 87.1
Day 26 22-Dec 88.0 So I'm relatively settled here in the Philippines and finally living with my girlfriend. My spreadsheet trendline is dropping by 41 grams a day which I'm happy about. It's my first time I've had a girlfriend who is slimmer than me (together longer than 6 weeks) so I'm going to try and use that to help lose weight
--update--
So we shifted hotels and I only ate apples and crackers today, not a good menu plan, hopefully we get into a proper food buying routine soon
Day 27 23-Dec 88.5 trendline 29 g/day which is good
Day 28 24-Dec 88.5 I had some sugary food today, which means that I went about 5-6 days without sugar, a huge achievement for me. My weight loss is happening, but it's quite slow, Christmas day is tomorrow and I expect to gain a bit then. So things are happening slowly
Day 29 25-Dec 87.7 trendline 22 g/day which is okay
Christmas Day saw me eating a lot of cake (plus some chickpeas surprisingly) and not much else. I guess I gained weight today. That's fine, thankfully Christmas comes only once a year. I want to speed up my weight loss, let's see if I can do that.
Day 30 26-Dec 86.9 New Low trendline 32 g/day which is good
I'm having trouble figuring out what to eat here, it's hard to get quality food without walking a while, I guess I'm used to driving to the supermarket, now I don't have a car. I didn't expect to have such simple problems causing me to slow down my weight loss.
Day 31 27-Dec 87.9 trendline 23 g/day which is slow
Another day of not so good control of what I'm eating, it's hard to figure out how much to eat/how much hunger to tolerate when you're eating food you're not used to. I guess I just need to keep trying until I'm successful, rather than "taking a break" as I have done in the past.
Day 32 28-Dec 87.5 trendline 26 g/day which is slow
I'm guessing that my eating today is lower than previously, it's hard to tell though, unfortunately now that I'm not tracking my intake it's harder to tell what's going on
Day 33 29-Dec 87.5 trendline 28 g/day which is slow, body measurements 810 cm
Day 34 30-Dec 87.5
Day 35 31-Dec 87.1
Day 36 1-Jan 87.7
Day 37 2-Jan 87.9
Day 38 DNW
Day 39 4-Jan 87.7
Day 40 5-Jan 87.7
Day 41 6-Jan 87.6 So I'm paused in my weight loss, we moved into our new home and without a fridge freezer yet, we're doing a daily shop which is of course not good for weight loss. I don't want to jinx it but I had a sugar fest before the turn of the year, a packet of M&Ms 2 minutes before midnight and now I'm doing well, still sugar free. From today onwards I'll ask whether I have lost weight, hopefully the answers are mostly 'yes'.
--update-
Today I managed to keep control of my eating, it's hard because I have tracked my intake on an app for so long that I need to learn the skill of eating less (without eating too little).
Day 42 7-Jan 86.9 lowest weight in 12 days so my controlled eating went well
I guess I ate more than yesterday, so did I eat under maintenance? Maybe.
Day 43 8-Jan 87.3 I controlled my eating reasonably well which probably resulted in...
Day 44 9-Jan 86.7 New Low, lowest weight in 1017 days, Did I eat under maintenance? Maybe
Day 45 10-Jan 86.6 New Low, lowest weight in 1019 days
Did I eat under maintenance? Again maybe. I'm really losing weight right now but I get the feeling that my weight is going down simply because there's less food in my system. I haven't been too hungry.
Day 46 11-Jan 86.1 New Low, lowest weight in 1024 day4 -
Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
Day 44: 01/08 -229.4 @ 3:30am - Journal, 48oz water, AF, no exercise. Granddaughter’s first birthday party and I ate the cake. Meals today did not include a lot of veggies. Need to make that happen!
Day 45: 01/09 - 230.5 - Journal, 48oz water, 2 glasses wine, walk 1 mile. Empty house this evening … DD and all moved back over to his parents that are closer to their work and daycare.
Day 46: 01/10 - 229.2 - Journal, 56oz water, 2 glasses wine, Strength Training 1 hour.
Day 47: 01/11 - 229.9 @ 4am- Journal best I could since I went to a potluck brunch today after starting back up my ESL class. Water? AF, no exercise. Busy day today but too much food and not enough movement. Since DH is at a meeting in the evening I made a cup of peppermint tea and closed the kitchen so I didn't continue to snack.
Day 48: 01/12 - 228.1 - Did NOT Journal, ??oz water though I did drink it all day, AF, walk to and from park playing on the playground equipment with a mobil 1 yr old. 1.5 miles
Day 49: 01/13 - 230.1 - Did NOT Journal, ??oz water, 3 A drinks, no exercise. Busy day until around 2pm with granddaughter but also taught ESL in the morning. Then a nap! Dinner out with old friends we’ve not seen in 30 years. Definitely could have been more careful with my choices but I threw caution to the wind for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 50: 01/14 -
7th Week Goal Weight - 227.anything
7th Week Actual Weight -2 -
I need to get my mindset back under control. I need to lose this weight. Last time I was at my doc I weighed 206. I don't want to go to my physical and show the doc I'm back up where I was when she spoke to me about aging and needing to knock my BMI back down so that I don't get diabetes. I was on the edge of pre-diabetic ... but had not crossed the line. My A1C was 5.6 at 240. And at 206 it was low enough 5.1 that she said I was doing great.
- Normal A1C level is below 5.7
- Pre-diabetes 5.7 to 6.4
- Diabetes 6.5 or more
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@deepwoodslady
Oh Donna, I am sorry that you had to go through that!
I hope that you can find a nutritionist (online?) that will punch in the foods that you like and figure out an eating plan for you. Or even a therapist who can help you to add a couple of healthy foods into your diet that currently gross you out.
@Lilylady3k
This weight loss is so darned frustrating, like...we have to enjoy life!
I really like what you posted about looking after our wellness or we will be dealing with illness.
Broken record here to all: Track track track - good, bad, or ugly
I believe that we can eat the ugly, just less of it or less often.1 -
Mini challenge by Donna, December 10-April 9th
December 10th weight: 143.2 (but I was 141.8 the following day so I might use that)
1st Week Goal Weight - 139.9
1st Week Actual Weight - 141.2 Started the week at 142.2
Excess calories burned (in the green): 4738 - average over 7 days 834
2nd Week Goal Weight - 141.0
2nd Week Actual Weight - 142.2 - Started the week at 143.0
Excess calories burned (in the green): Forgot to add this earlier - 4948 = 706.85 average over 7 days.
3rd Week Goal Weight: 139.4 - (Ambitious)
3rd Week Actual Weight: 144.2 - Somehow put on 3 pounds while down sick for 1 day! Started the week at 142.4
Excess calories burned (In the green): 6063 = 866.14 average over 7 days - Really big calorie burn this past week except for the day that I was sick
4th Week Goal Weight: 139.6 - (Ambitious)
4th Week Actual Weight: 143.8 - Started the week at 143.6
Excess calories burned (In the green): 3563 = 509 average over 7 days
5th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Not likely with holiday eating, but going to plunk in this number until I hit it. Turned out that Turkey dinners carefully portioned actually lost me weight this week.
5th Week Actual Weight: 142.6 - Started the week at 143.4
Excess calories burned (In the green): 4496 = 642 average over 7 days.
6th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
6th Week Actual Weight: 142.8 Started the week at 145.4
Excess calories burned (In the green): 986 - Even 1150 eating days didn't give me much excess because of low exercise during my sore ankle and subsequent steroid injection into it.
Day 43 – 1/8 - 144.2 - I just couldn't get enough to eat yesterday. I am okay with that. Almost zero activity. I have passed my 48 hours now so looking forward to some results over the next 2-6 weeks. I have been sleeping really weird hours over these days. Planning a nice healthy dinner tonight, hope that I get full : - )
Day 44 – 1/9 - 144.4 - Back to work today (way more steps) and going to do a dance workout this morning : - ) This always increases my energy levels and gets the creaks out. Laying around watching TV was actually pretty nice.
Day 45 – 1/10 - 143.6 - My ankle was pretty sore after work yesterday, that was hardly easing back into activity gently. It feels good this morning. Looking forward to a dance workout to fix my emotional and mental state this morning. I feel like it is a nice treat for me, especially after staying off of my feet for a few days. Something that I can do for myself and only myself.
Day 46 – 1/11 - 142.6 - I burn a minimum of 400 calories waitressing each day, and my pedometre is still set at my 130.6 pounds, so it is likely even more. Split shifts the next 2. There is public skating during my break today at an arena, but I'll see how my ankle feels, I may or may not go.
Day 47 – 1/12 - 143.2
Day 48 – 1/13 - 142.8 - Didn't have time to post yesterday. Really ready to have some Ribs, can't even remember the last time that I did. Crap, we are almost halfway through this 100, and my trend has been to gain almost every 100. 1 week since my steroid shot. Ankle feels pretty good this morning, maybe I can skate on Sunday. I have been back to getting in some dance workouts this past week since my 48 hours of staying off of my feet.
Day 49 – 1/14
7th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
7th Week Actual Weight: Started the week at 144.2
Excess calories burned (In the green):
Start weight of the 100: 142.2
Goal 132.22 -
Lilylady3k wrote: »I need to get my mindset back under control. I need to lose this weight. Last time I was at my doc I weighed 206. I don't want to go to my physical and show the doc I'm back up where I was when she spoke to me about aging and needing to knock my BMI back down so that I don't get diabetes. I was on the edge of pre-diabetic ... but had not crossed the line. My A1C was 5.6 at 240. And at 206 it was low enough 5.1 that she said I was doing great.
- Normal A1C level is below 5.7
- Pre-diabetes 5.7 to 6.4
- Diabetes 6.5 or more
@Lilylady38 PLEASE don't let diabetes kick in for you. It is incurable. Once you have it, you have it for life, even if you get blood sugars under control from time to time. Your pancreas will never work properly again. And it leads to Coronary Artery disease and heart attack (like me) or stroke. Those are the leading cause of death for diabetics. My A1C averages 11 point something most of the time as my pancreas gets worse! Your eyes, your kidneys and so much more are affected. And they take away all your food. Right now you can have it in moderation if you are trying to lose weight. With diabetes you can't have it at all, even if you weighed 120 pounds. And then they take away the rest of your food because of your heart conditions that arise. So in the three macros you can't have the fats (except very minimal healthy fats like nuts and olive oil), and you can't have carbs. That leaves protein and it can't be too much of that as most proteins like meat, cheese, yogurt etc all have too much fat!
Just don't do it! Let's start with this 10 pounds. Exercise what you can, make that commitment.
Sorry for the rant, I just can't stand not saying anything when I know how horrid this life with diabetes is!
10 pounds or bust for us! It will make a big difference for both of us! #BecauseICare
P.S. Love the sign you shared.2 -
101 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ Nov 26, 2022 Starting Date
My Name is Donna, Age 62. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA
My mini-challenge is to lose 10 pounds by Easter 2023. I started my efforts on Dec. 10th weighing 198.4. My wish is to weigh 188.4 by Easter April 9th, 2023. That gives me about 4 months to lose 10 pounds. Sounds easy but, trust me, it won’t be. Especially when outside exercise is so limited for me this slippery time of year!
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
“We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou
Goal This Round: 181.2
Starting Weight (from End of Last Challenge): : 196.2
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.Day 01-11/26-196.6-(Trend weight 198.1) My day one starts immediately on the day following the final day of the last challenge. It will end on March 6th with everyone else but that will make it 101 days for me.
Day 02-11/27-197.6-(Trend weight 198.0)
Day 03-11/28-196.6-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 04-11/29-198.4-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 05-11/30-196.2-(Trend weight 197.8)
Day 06-12/01-198.4-(Trend weight 197.8)
Day 07-12/02-197.8-(Trend weight 197.8)
WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.6 lb. GAIN
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.6 lb GAIN
Day 08-12/03-197.0-(Trend weight 197.7)
Day 09-12/04-197.0-(Trend weight 197.7)
Day 10-12/05-197.8-(Trend weight 197.7)
Day 11-12/06-199.6-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 12-12/07-198.0-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 13-12/08-196.6-(Trend weight 197.8)
Day 14-12/09-198.4-(Trend weight 197.8)
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: +0.6 lb GAIN
Accumulated Loss or Gain: +2.2 lb GAIN
Day 15-12/10-198.4-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 16-12/11-198.2-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 17-12/12-198.2-(Trend weight 197.9)
Day 18-12/13-198.4-(Trend weight 198.0)
Day 19-12/14-198.8-(Trend weight 198.1)
Day 20-12/15-198.2-(Trend weight 198.1)
Day 21-12/16-198.2-(Trend weight 198.1)
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.2 LOSS
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.0 lb GAIN
Day 22-12/17-198.6-(Trend weight 198.1)
Day 23-12/18-199.0-(Trend weight 198.2)
Day 24-12/19-197.0-(Trend weight 198.1)
Day 25-12/20-198.6-(Trend weight 198.2)
Day 26-12/21-199.8-(Trend weight 198.3)
Day 27-12/22-197.8-(Trend weight 198.3)
Day 28-12/23-199.2-(Trend weight 198.4)
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 1 lb. GAIN
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3 lb GAIN
Day 29-12/24-198.6-(Trend weight 198.4)
Day 30-12/25-199.6-(Trend weight 198.5)
Day 31-12/26-200.6-(Trend weight 198.7)
Day 32-12/27-200.8-(Trend weight 198.9)
Day 33-12/28-200.6-(Trend weight 199.1)
Day 34-12/29-199.0-(Trend weight 199.1)
Day 35-12/30-200.0-(Trend weight 199.2)
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.8 lb GAIN
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3.8 lb GAIN
Day 36-12/31-199.8-(Trend weight 199.2)
Day 37-01/01-199.2-(Trend weight 199.2)
Day 38-01/02-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 39-01/03-199.8-(Trend weight 199.3)
Day 40-01/04-198.8-(Trend weight 193.3)
Day 41-01/05-199.0-(Trend weight 199.2)
Day 42-01/06-198.4-(Trend weight 199.2)
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.6 lb LOSS
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.2 lb GAIN
Day 43-01/07-200.0-(Trend weight 199.2)
Day 44-01/08-200.2-(Trend weight 199.3)
Day 45-01/09-200.0-(Trend weight 199.4)
Day 46-01/10-200.4-(Trend weight 199.5)
Day 47-01/11-198.6-(Trend weight 199.4)
Day 48-01/12-198.2-(Trend weight 199.3) I Gotta get Very Very serious about my Carbs. I don’t think I mentioned it, but in cardiac rehab on Monday they had to keep me over an extra hour because my EKG numbers were wrong in some way. I became very sick. This is not the first time. So on Wednesday I drove out of town all the way there for rehab again and they decided to check my glucose and it was at 377 and they would not let me participate. I listened to the ranting lecture and I felt like a child in the corner. I really felt like a failure. I cried while driving when I left. I spent every moment after that yesterday tracking my carbs more carefully, not just my calories. It’s difficult because I really can’t increase my fat due to the heart issues. And, of course, I have the eating disorders that cause me not to eat most veggies and all fruits. This is a challenge. I know I can choke down chicken breast but when I overdo a food I begin getting gag reflex so I really have to vary my meals. I’m a mess folks but I am going to use the MFP calorie and carb info to help me prelog and navigate my meals. I see the endocrinologist in Feb. Maybe I can make a big enough difference to avoid the insulin shots but I really don’t know at this point. I know, at this point, none of my meds are working. They call it insulin resistance. Long post, I know, but staying 100% accountable helps me stay on point. I already know that the big overnight party for my brother this weekend will likely be out-of-control with food and drink, but otherwise, I’ve GOT to make a lot of new and uncharted unexplored changes. I’ll take all your hugs and all your support too!
Day 49-01/13-195.8-(Trend weight 198.9) Finally home yesterday and able to take all my meds. Whoosh! Back to logging all my food and it’s making a difference too. Everything will be out the window Saturday and Sunday during far travel and my brother’s 60th birthday party. I plan on having lots of fun without going overboard, but no worries, I’ll be back in the saddle on Monday. And I’m really going to make today count too - I’ve already pre-logged my food for the day.
WEEK 7 LOSS OR GAIN: 2.6 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.4 lbs. LOST
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