100 days of weighing - part 14

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 56-01/20-196.8-(Trend weight 198.0) Well….that non-banner day on Wednesday has shown up I suppose. Yesterday was all within calorie and carb goal. 40 minutes of exercise bike and food spread out nice and evenly throughout the day. My daughter and DGS are back until late Sunday evening. I pushed her cheesecake onto her and DGS. I made sugar-free jello for me and my son. Hadn’t had it in awhile. Yum! I allowed for a dollop of redi-whip in the can (only 1 carb). I’ll be making this more often I think. It was very satisfying.



WEEK 8 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.0 lb GAIN
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.6 GAIN


Day 57-01/21-196.4-(Trend weight 197.8) I started Challenge #14 on an almost two pound overnight drop in weight, so it’s been a challenge keeping up with that. This week I’ve found that Pre-logging my food is really helping. In the morn (or the night before) I plan all my meals & snacks and I don’t eat until I am actually pretty hungry. Then, when I need to quickly eat I don’t just randomly grab something fast & furious. I grab what’s pre-planned on the menu so I can still eat easily and quickly. Then, It’s like a no-brainer meal or snack and fits into my time schedule very well too. Of course, the pre-logging also makes sure that it all fits into my macros properly, and I’m pre-advised if I need an item or ingredient from the store so there are no surprises. I really LOVE how well this helps. I just need to not abandon the practice like I sometimes do. I’ve got to stay committed and focused. I’m trying to come up with a better freezer system to support easy pre-planned meals. This week I used the @dawnbgethealthy method and bought my chicken breast, trimmed it and cut in into smaller portions and got it so nicely and conveniently in the freezer so it’s easy to grab one to thaw in the morning. Instant protein and so many ways to cook it! Thanks Dawn! Countdown to Easter. Listen up 10 pounds: I'm coming for ya!


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WEEK 9 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:

I’m Teri
Age 59, Height 5’4”

Jumping in halfway into this challenge. I fell off the wagon during the last challenge.

Challenge Starting Weight: 144.6 lbs (01/14)
Challenge Goal Weight: 137.6 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130-133 lbs
Challenge Ending Weight:
Total Weight Loss for Challenge:

Day 50: Sat, 1/14: 144.6
Day 51: Sun, 1/15: 143.8
Day 52: Mon, 1/16: 143.9
Day 53: Tues, 1/17: 145.6 - Up two pounds. Maybe due to a high sodium dinner last night? Also had 1 glass of red wine, although I'm not sure if that was a contributing factor in my weight increase.
Day 54: Wed, 1/18: 144
Day 55: Thur, 1/19: 143.3
Day 56: Fri, 1/20: 143.8
Day 57: Sat, 1/21: 143.6 - Stayed on track with my meals yesterday and got a workout in. No change in weight for 3 days.

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.


7th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
7th Week Actual Weight: 143.6 Started the week at 144.2. I had Ribs, and may have them one more time during this 100
Excess calories burned (In the green): 2762, 394.7 average over 7 days, I know that this needs to be higher to lose weight. Ankle is getting there, so hopefully soon I can get back to it.

Day 50 – 1/15 - 143.8 - Not too much fallout from the Ribs. I took out a Mumbai chicken breast for dinner later, will have potato (or rice) and veg with it. I seem to do well during the weekdays with my weight and then it jumps on the weekends. I need to address that I suppose, I do generally indulge in a bit of "bad" stuff on Friday nights, I don't get the steps in on the weekends like I do on weekdays from waitressing, although I do work out more on the weekends. I want to do a workout with weights every Saturday, I did yesterday. The weather has been awful here, 5-7C the last few days, puddles on top of ice, huge ruts in the icy road where it has melted weird. Definitely no trails or anything. There is public skating today, I may try to go. Ankle is sore today, so we'll see.
Day 51 – 1/16 - 144.2 - Ouch. Continued fallout from the weekend. No split shifts this week (so far) so hoping to get this down fast. Cooking veggies for 2 nights of dinners this morning.
Day 52 – 1/17 - 143.4 - I had souvlaki marinated pork, 2 veggies and a bit of potato. Delicious. Going to have that again tonight, or I might make some palak paneer. I am also ready to do another batch of jambalaya/gumbo with a new (to me) type of sausage, Hungarian. I have lots of my own peppers and tomatoes frozen, plus lots of onions and garlic left from my garden, shredded chicken and prawns are also in the freezer ready to go into it.
Day 53 – 1/18 - 143.6 - I didn't end up cooking after work yesterday, but I have lots and lots of food in the freezer that I pre-portioned after all of that harvest cooking that I did before closing my garden for the winter.
Day 54 – 1/19 - 143.4 - Bad ankle flare up in bed last night, so low on sleep this morning. As of this week no more split shifts for the foreseeable future. I went to public skating (33 minutes I lasted) for the first time since the steroid shot. I really hope that they aren't related and that it is just the steroid slow release attacking the inflammation. There was supposed to be a steroid "flare" in the first 48 hours, which I didn't get. Going to take it as easy as I can today, although I need at least a few dance songs to loosen up the rest of my body to prepare for the workday.
Day 55 – 1/20 - 142.4 - I slept longer than usual, so that might account for the drop. I took Tylenol PM last night since my ankle kept me awake all of Wednesday night after skating : - ( Short shift today and then I will try to stay off of it for the most part. I really really want to do the public skating at the arena on Sunday, but ankle is very sore.
Day 56 – 1/22 - 142.8 - Meeting with some girlfriends prior to a Theatre production of Cabaret tonight. Going to try to keep it reasonable on the calorie front.

8th Week Goal Weight: 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
8th Week Actual Weight: 142.8 Started the week at 143.8
Excess calories burned (In the green): I will figure this out after today's numbers

Day 57 – 1/23 - 139.2 - Putting this number in until I hit it
Day 58 – 1/24
Day 59 – 1/25
Day 60 – 1/26
Day 61 – 1/27
Day 62 – 1/28
Day 63 – 1/29

9th Week Goal Weight:
9th Week Actual Weight: Started the week at
Excess calories burned (In the green):



Start weight of the 100: 142.2
Goal 132.2

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.


WEEK 8 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.0 lb GAIN
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.6 GAIN



Day 57-01/21-196.4-(Trend weight 197.8) I started Challenge #14 on an almost two pound overnight drop in weight, so it’s been a challenge keeping up with that. This week I’ve found that Pre-logging my food is really helping. In the morn (or the night before) I plan all my meals & snacks and I don’t eat until I am actually pretty hungry. Then, when I need to quickly eat I don’t just randomly grab something fast & furious. I grab what’s pre-planned on the menu so I can still eat easily and quickly. Then, It’s like a no-brainer meal or snack and fits into my time schedule very well too. Of course, the pre-logging also makes sure that it all fits into my macros properly, and I’m pre-advised if I need an item or ingredient from the store so there are no surprises. I really LOVE how well this helps. I just need to not abandon the practice like I sometimes do. I’ve got to stay committed and focused. I’m trying to come up with a better freezer system to support easy pre-planned meals. This week I used the dawn b get healthy method and bought my chicken breast, trimmed it and cut in into smaller portions and got it so nicely and conveniently in the freezer so it’s easy to grab one to thaw in the morning. Instant protein and so many ways to cook it! Thanks Dawn! Countdown to Easter. Listen up 10 pounds: I'm coming for ya!

Day 58-01/22-197.4-(Trend weight 197.8) Feb 9th (approximately 2 ½ weeks from now) is the halfway point of the 10 pounds in 4 months challenge. I don’t know if my weight will be halfway there (5 pound loss), but I’m going to give it the old college try. Marking the 190’s off my scratch sheet above AND being in the 180’s for the first time in a long time seems like a dream, but dreams can come true! I’ve just got to keep stepping up my game one tweak at a time. Most people aim to lose 2 pounds per week. We are only aiming for 2.5 pounds per month. We got this, right? Let’s keep going! This pep talk is to remind you all the WE CAN DO IT.

An uptick on my scale this morning from homemade chicken noodle soup. The wide egg noodles got me in the carb department but I had a super low carb breakfast and no lunch to help offset so that kept it a bit under control. I’ve frozen a bunch of it so I don’t keep eating it for days in a row, but there will be leftovers for tonight. I’ll tweak my whole day for it again. Good habits matter, right?

@dawnbgethealthy I bought some of the konjac noodles for spaghetti. Last time I tried them I had a very difficult time stomaching them due to the fishy smell, even after rinsing them well. I am willing to try again. I also found some spaghetti noodles pre-made (like the konjac) of palm hearts. I'll try those too. I'll share what I think on both of them when I use them.

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Day 63-01/27-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)


WEEK 9 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:

I’m Teri
Age 59, Height 5’4”

Jumping in halfway into this challenge. I fell off the wagon during the last challenge.

Challenge Starting Weight: 144.6 lbs (01/14)
Challenge Goal Weight: 137.6 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130-133 lbs
Challenge Ending Weight:
Total Weight Loss for Challenge:

Day 50: Sat, 1/14: 144.6
Day 51: Sun, 1/15: 143.8
Day 52: Mon, 1/16: 143.9
Day 53: Tues, 1/17: 145.6 - Up two pounds. Maybe due to a high sodium dinner last night? Also had 1 glass of red wine, although I'm not sure if that was a contributing factor in my weight increase.
Day 54: Wed, 1/18: 144
Day 55: Thur, 1/19: 143.3
Day 56: Fri, 1/20: 143.8
Day 57: Sat, 1/21: 143.6 - Stayed on track with my meals yesterday and got a workout in. No change in weight for 3 days.
Day 58: Sun, 1/22: 143.8 - 4th day no change in weight. I did have potato chips and a McDouble from McDonald's yesterday, so I guess I should be happy my weight didn't go up.

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 – 154.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!! Rain in Northern California!
Day 46 – 01/12 – 154.5 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!! Sunshine!! 7.28 miles in 134 mins
Day 47 – 01/13 – 155.2 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!! Rain in Northern California!
Day 48 – 01/14 – 153.5 at 8:30 a.m. ...6.01 miles in 118 mins
7th Week Goal Weight - any loss
7th Week Actual Weight - -.3 maybe...
Day 49 – 01/15 – 152.0 at 8:00 a.m. ... rest day
Day 50 – 01/16 – 153.2 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!!...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 51 – 01/17 – 152.6 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!!...6.28 miles in 118 mins
Day 52 – 01/18 – 151.6 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!!...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 53 – 01/19 – 151.3 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!!...6.24 miles in 116 mins
Day 54 – 01/20 – 150.1 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!!...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 55 – 01/21 – 150.6 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty!!...6.24 miles in 116 mins
8th Week Goal Weight - any loss
8th Week Actual Weight - -1.4
Day 56 – 01/22 – 149.0 at 7:50 a.m. ...7.24 miles in 133 mins in the freezing cold, fierce wind!!
Day 57 – 01/23 –
Day 58 – 01/24 –
Day 59 – 01/25 –
Day 60 – 01/26 –
Day 61 – 01/27 –
Day 62 - 01/28 -
9th Week Goal Weight - any loss
9th Week Actual Weight -
Chris