🍀March Daily Logging and Weigh-in Challenge🍀
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Starting weight: 151.4 (trend 153.5)
Weight Goal for March: 148.0
My goals for March:
30 Day 3 minute plank challenge ⏱️
8500 steps a day 👣
Strength training min 4 X week🏋♀️
Total Calories below 1200 🎯
Macros P40% F30% C30% +-5% 🍽
Water water water water water 2.5l💧
February weight lost: 5.2lbs
❤️February 27 153.2 😬
❤️February 28 152.8 🙂
🌷March🌷
1- 151.4 (trend 153.5) 😁💧🏋♀️🎯
2- 151.6 🙂⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯🍽💧
3- 150.8 😁⏱️👣🏋♀️
4- 150.6 🙂⏱️🎯rest day
5- 153.0 😱
6- 152.4 🙂⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯🍽💧
7- 151.6 🙂⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯🍽💧
8- 151.8 🫥⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯💧
9- 151.2 🙂🎯 rest day
10- 151.2 😶⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯🍽💧
11- 150.2 🙂⏱️👣🏋♀️
12- 151.6 🙄
13- 151.6 🫥👣🏋♀️🎯💧
14- 150.6 🙂
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My name is Kelly. I am 52 and watch my grandkids 5 days a week. I watch 4 of them 5 days a weeks and 6 on Wednesdays so I keep busy with babies all week. They are all 3yrs and under.
Goals for March:
Walk for 30 minutes at least 5 days a week
Log all my food daily
Hit 220 by month's end
1. Walked & Logged
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6. Logged, Weight:231
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12. Walked, Logged, weight:227 (yay!)
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Went to the doctor this afternoon and all my bloodwork came back normal. My cholesterol levels were slightly above normal last time and now they are well within normal ranges. So, he said I don't need to see him again till December. YAY!!!!
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My name is Mary, 65 from Pennsylvania. I'm a RN and work long days. Logging in everyday since I started MFP 5/14/21.
Unfortunately lost my mojo and gained a lot back but not all Thank God! Need to get back on track and focused.
Heaviest weight 255 lbs, twice. :-(
9/14/20-255 lbs
5/14/21-232.2 lbs MFP start date.
4/6/22- 147.6 lbs (107.4 lbs lost) I did NOT have a surgery. Did Keto.
8/1/22- 167.2 lbs
12/1/22-198 lbs
1/1/23- 213.4 lbs
2/1/23- 207.4 lbs
3/1/23- 201 lbs
February weight lost:6.4 lbs not the 8 lbs I was hoping for but I'm still happy with this!
March weight loss goal 5 lbs.
☘️March☘️
3/1/23- 201 lbs
3/2/23- 201 lbs off work day Elliptical HIIT setting 10+ miles 150 minutes.
3/3/23- 201 lbs off work day Elliptical HIIT setting 10+ miles 150 minutes, waiting for a scale drop!?
3/4/23- 201 lbs Work day, still waiting for a scale drop! 😒
3/5/23- 200 lbs off work day Elliptical HIIT setting 150 minutes for 10.1 miles. Finally a bit of a drop.
3/6/23- 200 lbs
3/7/23- 200 lbs
3/8/23- 200 lbs
3/9/23- 202.4 lbs :-(
3/10/23- 202.4 lbs off work day Elliptical HIIT setting 150 minutes for 10.04 miles
3/11/23- 204.4 lbs Ugh! off work day but I was babysitting so my son and daughter in law could take a overnight get away. Other grandma tagged me out this evening. Phew!
3/12/23- 205 lbs Too many carbs lately. Elliptical HIIT setting 150 minutes for 10.06 miles Zone 2, 3 & 4.
3/13/23- 204.4 lbs
3/14/23- 205.2 lbs lbs
3/15/23- 203.8 lbs
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3/17/23- Happy St. Patrick’s Day 🍀
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Start weight: 206
Goal weight: 146
March (stretch!) goal: 186
January end weight: 200.7
February end weight: 192.1
☘️March☘️
1 192.1
2 191.9
3 192.4
4 191.2
5 191.5
6 190.8
7 190.8
8 190.8
9 192.3
10 190.7
11 191.7
12 190.0
13 189.9
14 190.6
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Starting weight: 151.4 (trend 153.5)
Weight Goal for March: 148.0
My goals for March:
30 Day 3 minute plank challenge ⏱️
8500 steps a day 👣
Strength training min 4 X week🏋♀️
Total Calories below 1200 🎯
Macros P40% F30% C30% +-5% 🍽
Water water water water water 2.5l💧
February weight lost: 5.2lbs
❤️February 27 153.2 😬
❤️February 28 152.8 🙂
🌷March🌷
1- 151.4 (trend 153.5) 😁💧🏋♀️🎯
2- 151.6 🙂⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯🍽💧
3- 150.8 😁⏱️👣🏋♀️
4- 150.6 🙂⏱️🎯rest day
5- 153.0 😱
6- 152.4 🙂⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯🍽💧
7- 151.6 🙂⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯🍽💧
8- 151.8 🫥⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯💧
9- 151.2 🙂🎯 rest day
10- 151.2 😶⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯🍽💧
11- 150.2 🙂⏱️👣🏋♀️
12- 151.6 🙄
13- 151.6 🫥👣🏋♀️🎯💧
14- 150.6 🙂
15- 147.2 (trend 151.0) 😵😃⏱️👣🏋♀️
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Hi, everyone! I am a 45 year-old female. I am 5'4" married with four kids and a new full-time job since January. Physically, I am a two-time cancer survivor, I have Hypothyroidism, and Plantar Fasciitis. I struggle with planning meals, overindulging in carbs, not finding time to exercise, and being consistent, but I have a good heart and am always grateful for every moment I have, even the frustrated ones. Lol!
My goals for March:
☘️C25K program 3x week - Walk 3xweek
☘️Strength Training 3x week
☘️ZUMBA Saturdays
☘️Pre-plan meals and log food everyday
☘️Take thyroid med everyday
☘️Increase Water Intake
January starting weight: 189.4 lbs
February starting weight: 187.3
March starting weight: 192.1
01: 192.1
02: 193.6 - Stress eating due to feeling out of control and overwhelmed after husband's cervical surgery.
03: 192.1
04: 190.7 - Looking forward to Zumba class today to shake out the stress.
05: 191.6
06: 192.5 - Most likely water retention from sodium and my training. Not gonna stress.
07: 192.5
08: 193.1
09:193.3
10: 194.4 - I understand why this number is here. I have to keep pushing through this tough time.
11: 195.3
12:194.0
13: DNW
14: DNW
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16: 190.7 - Another tough week. Mom in hospital, friend's son died, husband's recovery. oy.
Sorry new friends, I need to catch up on all of your stories and progress. It was lovely to see adorable grandkids and delicious Mexican food after a rough start to my week! May we all have a little luck on our side today!3 -
Linda – I’m 40 years old and 5’7”
SW: 300 lb
Next GW: 180 lb
3/1: 198.8 lb
3/2: 198.0 lb
3/4: 197.8 lb
3/7: 197.0 lb
3/8: 195.6 lb
3/9: 195.2 lb
3/11: 194.2 lb
**weight updated whenever I lose.
So no new loss over the past 5 days. That’s ok though. I know that I’ve been doing this journey for years. Some weeks you lose 5 lbs unexpectedly. Some weeks you don’t see any loss at all. As long as the overall average is downward and I’m not breaking my food boundaries, all is good.
Out of curiosity, do any of you have specific food boundaries? Is it just the calories from MFP or do you have other boundaries you use?
My food boundaries I’m trying to permanently (or at least long term) live by:
No coffee until 8am
No food until 10am
No food after 8pm
Stay between 1200 to 1800 calories per day
Eat in a way that keeps my type 2 diabetes in check without medication
There are exceptions to these rules. Generally, even when there is an event I’ll break the boundary about stopping at 8pm, especially if it doesn’t start until 7pm or later, but won’t break the calorie boundary. Same with the diabetic diet boundary. On occasional piece of cake at an event won’t break my entire A1C, but I will try to keep it to a tiny piece so my calorie boundary stays in place. On Sunday, I will eat after 9am only because I leave for church at 10am.
I found that when I’m on a mini-vacation I could still stick to my calories. When it was my daughter’s birthday I could as well. I still had bites of everything and enjoyed myself. However, I kept my servings smaller and had a healthier snack either just before or just after whatever the event was to keep myself from feeling hungry.
For me, the reason this journey has taken so long keeps coming back to the times I let things slide. I will stop logging for a day, which becomes two, then three, then a month, etc. A lady I know from church was talking to me and I explained how I feel keeping that calorie range and logging every day without fail seems extreme but that when I don’t I hit that slippery slope. She said it’s like an alcoholic having a drink, then two, then three. She said, if logging it and staying in range keeps me from going crazy that I need to stay that course. An alcoholic can go dry and never drink again. A foodaholic doesn’t have that option. Whatever it takes to stay the course is what we need. I don’t want to be on insulin. I don’t want to be 300 lbs. I don’t want to worry about high blood pressure. I want to see my girl grow to an adult. I want to, one day, have grandkids and keep up with them. So I have firm and semi-firm boundaries with food.
@Buckeyebabe717 Congrats on the cholesterol levels being down!!!
@BittersweetVita Sorry about all of that going on. We’ll be thinking of you.
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My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 62 years old and from the Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
Starting Weight (from Feb 28th): 191.6
Goal: 186.6 (Five lb Loss)
Actual Ending Weight:
**************************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME************************************
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.
03/01-191.6-(Trend Weight 192.8)-
03/02-193.2-(Trend Weight 192.8)-
03/03-194.6-(Trend Weight 193.2)-
03/04-193.0-(Trend Weight 193.1)-
03/05-194.0-(Trend Weight 193.2)-
03/06-191.2-(Trend Weight 193.0)-
03/07-191.6-(Trend Weight 192.9)-
03/08-190.6-(Trend Weight 192.7)-
03/09-192.2-(Trend Weight 192.6)-
03/10-191.6-(Trend Weight 192.5)-
03/11-189.2-(Trend Weight 192.2)
03/12-189.0-(Trend Weight 191.9)-
03/13-189.4-(Trend Weight 191.6)-
03/14-187.8-(Trend Weight 191.3)-
03/15-188.8-(Trend Weight 191.0)- Up a full pound today but I’m not going to be discouraged. It was a very good day yesterday and my trend weight is still dropping. Yesterday was 976 calories and 56 carbs. Both below my daily goal. I saw my family doctor in a nearby town yesterday for a medication check (no major traveling) and she was THRILLED with my progress and I felt very proud. I think the scale is reflecting the water retention I have on non-medication days and no TMI today. This is exactly why I like the wiggle room in each new decade. On the exercise front, I went to the school yesterday evening and walked 2 miles until the janitors kicked me out. Today I am batch cooking for the freezer. Yesterday at the out-of-town grocery store I bought a 3 pack of large English cut Roasts. I cooked one overnight in the crock pot, I’m cooking another all day today and I’ll do the last one overnight. Guess what I’m having for dinner? LOL
03/16-188.8-(Trend Weight 190.8)- No scale change. Another late dinner like most have been the past few days. Dinner at 10:00 pm and snacks at midnight. This is becoming a problem with the scale a bit, I think. Problem is that I’m just not hungry earlier and I don’t like to eat when I’m not hungry. I’ve got to start my first meal earlier which will interrupt my IF a little sooner, but it’s the only thing I can think of. I may also lighten up my first meal, but I’m already running under calorie so I just dunno. I’ll throw this up in the air, spin it around and see what comes out this weekend. Today I travel for my cardiac rehab. I do like that the trend weight is still going downward, noticing my calorie and carb cuts and recognizing both my exercise and my determination.
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pamperedlinny wrote: »
Out of curiosity, do any of you have specific food boundaries? Is it just the calories from MFP or do you have other boundaries you use?
For me, the reason this journey has taken so long keeps coming back to the times I let things slide. I will stop logging for a day, which becomes two, then three, then a month, etc. A lady I know from church was talking to me and I explained how I feel keeping that calorie range and logging every day without fail seems extreme but that when I don’t I hit that slippery slope. She said it’s like an alcoholic having a drink, then two, then three. She said, if logging it and staying in range keeps me from going crazy that I need to stay that course. An alcoholic can go dry and never drink again. A foodaholic doesn’t have that option. Whatever it takes to stay the course is what we need. I don’t want to be on insulin. I don’t want to be 300 lbs. I don’t want to worry about high blood pressure. I want to see my girl grow to an adult. I want to, one day, have grandkids and keep up with them. So I have firm and semi-firm boundaries with food.
My boundaries:
Staying under my calories for the day (that leads me to log my meals early in the day)
No eating after dinner (I don't set a definitive time on when dinner needs to happen)
No alcohol save 1 day a month (way too many wasted calories)
That brings me to what my old doctor said about my eating. He said I was like an alcoholic with food and that's why logging and being accountable everyday with what I eat works so well for me. I absolutely need to log everyday to stay on track. Every time I have decided to stop I go wildly off the rails. That's why this group is important to me. I need accountability....and motivation....and friends!
Great conversation starter!
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Start weight: 127.86 (58 kg)
Goal weight: 113
March goal: 121.25 (55kg)
Goals for march:
1. Log my meals every day.
2. Drink 64 oz of water every day.
☘️March☘️
1 did not weigh.
2 127.86 (58 kg)
3 128.75 (58.4 kg)
4 128.31 (58.2 kg)
5 did not weigh.
6 128.75 (58.4 kg)
7 128.10 (58.1 kg)
8 127.21 (57.7 kg)
9. 127.43 (57.8 Kg)
10. 126.77 (57.5 kg)
11. 126.77 (57.5 kg)
12. 126.77 (57.5 kg)
13. 128.10 (58.1 kg)
14. Did not weigh.
15. Did not weigh.
16. 127.86 (58 kg)
I'm starting to think I should decrease my calorie intake.
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My name is Mary, 65 from Pennsylvania. I'm a RN and work long days. Logging in everyday since I started MFP 5/14/21.
Unfortunately lost my mojo and gained a lot back but not all Thank God! Need to get back on track and focused.
Heaviest weight 255 lbs, twice. :-(
9/14/20-255 lbs
5/14/21-232.2 lbs MFP start date.
4/6/22- 147.6 lbs (107.4 lbs lost) I did NOT have a surgery. Did Keto.
8/1/22- 167.2 lbs
12/1/22-198 lbs
1/1/23- 213.4 lbs
2/1/23- 207.4 lbs
3/1/23- 201 lbs
February weight lost:6.4 lbs not the 8 lbs I was hoping for but I'm still happy with this!
March weight loss goal 5 lbs.
☘️March☘️
3/1/23- 201 lbs
3/2/23- 201 lbs off work day Elliptical HIIT setting 10+ miles 150 minutes.
3/3/23- 201 lbs off work day Elliptical HIIT setting 10+ miles 150 minutes, waiting for a scale drop!?
3/4/23- 201 lbs Work day, still waiting for a scale drop! 😒
3/5/23- 200 lbs off work day Elliptical HIIT setting 150 minutes for 10.1 miles. Finally a bit of a drop.
3/6/23- 200 lbs
3/7/23- 200 lbs
3/8/23- 200 lbs
3/9/23- 202.4 lbs :-(
3/10/23- 202.4 lbs off work day Elliptical HIIT setting 150 minutes for 10.04 miles
3/11/23- 204.4 lbs Ugh! off work day but I was babysitting so my son and daughter in law could take a overnight get away. Other grandma tagged me out this evening. Phew!
3/12/23- 205 lbs Too many carbs lately. Elliptical HIIT setting 150 minutes for 10.06 miles Zone 2, 3 & 4.
3/13/23- 204.4 lbs
3/14/23- 205.2 lbs lbs
3/15/23- 203.8 lbs
3/16/23- 202.4 lbs off work day Elliptical HIIT setting 150 minutes for 10.15 miles zones 2, 3 &4.
3/17/23- Happy St. Patrick’s Day 🍀
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My name is Kelly. I am 52 and watch my grandkids 5 days a week. I watch 4 of them 5 days a weeks and 6 on Wednesdays so I keep busy with babies all week. They are all 3yrs and under.
Goals for March:
Walk for 30 minutes at least 5 days a week
Log all my food daily
Hit 220 by month's end
1. Walked & Logged
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6. Logged, Weight:231
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12. Walked, Logged, weight:227 (yay!)
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@YCorG If it were me I would decrease calories a small amount. It does seem like you're maintaining a consistent weight.3 -
I’m Jill. 🥰
I’ve just turned 53, I’m 5’7” and I live in Michigan. My hubby and I have 2 kids in college… my son is graduating in May and my daughter is a freshman. Both kids will be home for Spring Break so I look forward to a full house.
My goals for March:
🧹Spring clean workout
📝 Continue to log consistently
🐶Puppy-proof the house for our upcoming furry baby
🥗 Continue the high-protein, lower carb, lower fat plan
January weight lost: 7.7 pounds
February weight lost: 5 pounds
March goal: 2 pounds… stretch goal 3 pounds
☘️March☘️
1—212.4 Happy First Day of March!
2—214.0 let’s just say that crackers got the better of me yesterday. Today has been better.
3—211.6. 🌷
4—211.4 picked up my daughter from college yesterday for Spring Break and the drive that typically takes an hour and forty-five minutes took 4 hours! #Blizzard ‘23
5–210.9 🌷
6–210.3 🌷
7–211.2
8–209.6 🌷 not much sleep last night with a teething puppy, but Nova and I took a Power Nap this morning…and after seeing this beautiful number on the scale, who could be cranky? Not me!
9–210.1
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11–210.8…my son and daughter have been home spending time with Nova on their spring break. It has been so nice hanging out with them. I’ve been taking a break from logging and the scale is starting a slow creep, so it’s time to get back to basics.
12–211.6 ☹️
13–210.3 😍
14–210.3 happy to hold steady
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Hi I Sandy I started my Journey 6 months ago at 256. My goal is 150 . My March goal is 240. I wish I knew how to copy and paste 😅
3/3 254.6
3/6. 251.0
3/7. 250
3/8 249.8
3/9 248.4
3/10 247.8
3/11 247.7
3/12 249.4
3/13 248.6
3/14 250
3/15 249.4
3/16 250.6
I also went to my Doctor appointment my A1c 6.8🙂it was down another point today. My kidney function was better this time he said everything else was lower this time he said I'm doing better than what I thought I was doing come back in six months. My new goal 7000 steps a day it was 5000. I've hit 3 days this week so far. It won't show on journal because my fitness watch isn't available on MFP.
Congratulations @Buckeyebabe717 for your good blood work today. I also like your plan you made for yourself. You all was talking about alcoholics and foodaholics well I'm sweet alcoholic that's the hardest thing for me I do good for a few days then I'm right back eating them my family is no help so I'm going to have be stronger and not let my guard down.
@ BittersweetVita I'm sorry to see your family going through so much praying for you and family and your friends family.
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Start weight: 206
Goal weight: 146
March (stretch!) goal: 186
January end weight: 200.7
February end weight: 192.1
☘️March☘️
1 192.1
2 191.9
3 192.4
4 191.2
5 191.5
6 190.8
7 190.8
8 190.8
9 192.3
10 190.7
11 191.7
12 190.0
13 189.9
14 190.6
15 189.4
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Starting weight: 151.4 (trend 153.5)
Weight Goal for March: 148.0
My goals for March:
30 Day 3 minute plank challenge ⏱️
8500 steps a day 👣
Strength training min 4 X week🏋♀️
Total Calories below 1200 🎯
Macros P40% F30% C30% +-5% 🍽
Water water water water water 2.5l💧
February weight lost: 5.2lbs
❤️February 27 153.2 😬
❤️February 28 152.8 🙂
🌷March🌷
1- 151.4 (trend 153.5) 😁💧🏋♀️🎯
2- 151.6 🙂⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯🍽💧
3- 150.8 😁⏱️👣🏋♀️
4- 150.6 🙂⏱️🎯rest day
5- 153.0 😱
6- 152.4 🙂⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯🍽💧
7- 151.6 🙂⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯🍽💧
8- 151.8 🫥⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯💧
9- 151.2 🙂🎯 rest day
10- 151.2 😶⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯🍽💧
11- 150.2 🙂⏱️👣🏋♀️
12- 151.6 🙄
13- 151.6 🫥👣🏋♀️🎯💧
14- 150.6 🙂
15- 147.2 (trend 151.0) 😵😃⏱️👣🏋♀️
16- 150.8 🧐🙄
17- 151.4 😫⏱️👣🏋♀️🎯🍽💧
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I’m Jill. 🥰
I’ve just turned 53, I’m 5’7” and I live in Michigan. My hubby and I have 2 kids in college… my son is graduating in May and my daughter is a freshman. Both kids will be home for Spring Break so I look forward to a full house.
My goals for March:
🧹Spring clean workout
📝 Continue to log consistently
🐶Puppy-proof the house for our upcoming furry baby
🥗 Continue the high-protein, lower carb, lower fat plan
January weight lost: 7.7 pounds
February weight lost: 5 pounds
March goal: 2 pounds… stretch goal 3 pounds
☘️March☘️
1—212.4 Happy First Day of March!
2—214.0 let’s just say that crackers got the better of me yesterday. Today has been better.
3—211.6. 🌷
4—211.4 picked up my daughter from college yesterday for Spring Break and the drive that typically takes an hour and forty-five minutes took 4 hours! #Blizzard ‘23
5–210.9 🌷
6–210.3 🌷
7–211.2
8–209.6 🌷 not much sleep last night with a teething puppy, but Nova and I took a Power Nap this morning…and after seeing this beautiful number on the scale, who could be cranky? Not me!
9–210.1
10–210.8
11–210.8…my son and daughter have been home spending time with Nova on their spring break. It has been so nice hanging out with them. I’ve been taking a break from logging and the scale is starting a slow creep, so it’s time to get back to basics.
12–211.6 ☹️
13–210.3 😍
14–210.3 happy to hold steady
15–209.4
16–210.1
17–209.0 — Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀
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Jill ☕️5 -
I’m Jenny 😊
I live in Missouri. My hubby and I have 2 grown kiddos - one in college going after her Master’s degree and one that is an electrician apprentice. I also have a giant schnauzer fur baby that is a ton of fun.
My goals for March:
📝 Log consistently
👟 Run group on Tuesdays
🥾 Hike one time per week
February weight lost: 0
March goal: lose 4 lbs
March weight lost: 3.1lbs
☘️March☘️
1. 226.4
2. Didn’t weigh
3. 227.7
4. 228.1
5. 226.6
6. 226.6
7. 225.8
8. 225.3
9. 225.7 - ate dinner out @ Thai restaurant; expected gain
10. 225.1
11. 225.1
12. 224.4
13. 224.4
14. 224.4
15. 223.9
16. 223.9
17. 223.3
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Start weight: 127.86 (58 kg)
Goal weight: 113
March goal: 121.25 (55kg)
Goals for march:
1. Log my meals every day.
2. Drink 64 oz of water every day.
☘️March☘️
1 did not weigh.
2 127.86 (58 kg)
3 128.75 (58.4 kg)
4 128.31 (58.2 kg)
5 did not weigh.
6 128.75 (58.4 kg)
7 128.10 (58.1 kg)
8 127.21 (57.7 kg)
9. 127.43 (57.8 Kg)
10. 126.77 (57.5 kg)
11. 126.77 (57.5 kg)
12. 126.77 (57.5 kg)
13. 128.10 (58.1 kg)
14. Did not weigh.
15. Did not weigh.
16. 127.86 (58 kg)
I'm starting to think I should decrease my calorie intake.
What do you guys think? Advise, please.
@YCorG Someone on one of my challenges mentioned the zig zag diet when they have plateaued. I did some research when I read their post and I'm sorry I don't remember which website I used to formulate the following plan. I did take their numbers and pipe in my own "normal" calorie plan when dieting on day One (Mon) day 4 (Thur) and day 7 (Sun) exactly the way the website did. Then I changed up or down the calories on the other days Exactly the way they had done on the website. This was the how the plan played out for me:
Monday 1400 Calories (normal)
Tuesday 1050 Calories
Wednesday 1600 Calories
Thursday 1400 Calories (normal)
Friday 1275 Calories
Saturday 1520 Calories
Sunday 1400 Calories (normal)
If you are watching carbs, I also figured those out too. Just let me know if you need my pattern on them.
As you can see, it's not a drastic change that should allow anymore than an uptick (if even that) on the higher days. But it is specifically designed to help break that stall and "trick" the body's metabolism into getting things moving again. It is probably only useful when it's a true plateau that has been lasting for at least 2 weeks or more. I would follow it for at least one full week.
I have not tried it yet. But if I found myself in your place right now, I definitely would. I do have a cheat day or shake-it-up day (like I did yesterday) from time to time. I usually use a travel day or a special occasion day to eat what I want to "trick my metabolism". However, I like the idea that the pattern above does still put a limit or cap on the calories so there is no major fallout from it.
It may be worth a try. If you do try it, let us know how it is working for you, especially in the weeks to come.3 -
My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 62 years old and from the Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
Starting Weight (from Feb 28th): 191.6
Goal: 186.6 (Five lb Loss)
Actual Ending Weight:
**************************************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME************************************
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.
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03/16-188.8-(Trend Weight 190.8)- No scale change. Another late dinner like most have been the past few days. Dinner at 10:00 pm and snacks at midnight. This is becoming a problem with the scale a bit, I think. Problem is that I’m just not hungry earlier and I don’t like to eat when I’m not hungry. I’ve got to start my first meal earlier which will interrupt my IF a little sooner, but it’s the only thing I can think of. I may also lighten up my first meal, but I’m already running under calorie so I just dunno. I’ll throw this up in the air, spin it around and see what comes out this weekend. Today I travel for my cardiac rehab. I do like that the trend weight is still going downward, noticing my calorie and carb cuts and recognizing both my exercise and my determination.
03/17-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)- I traveled yesterday for cardiac rehab (2 hours of class) which was mainly a lot of sitting and educational training yesterday. Because I always shop when out of town and eat at a restaurant for lunch which usually puts me over my goals, I made a conscious and deliberate decision to have a “shake it up” day. I don’t dare look at the scale today because I don’t want to be discouraged. However, in the coming days I hope it will get things moving in the right direction again since I had a couple of days that did not make sense. Hopefully this will trick my metabolism which feels like it’s really slowed down. This isn’t my first rodeo and I have to do this from time to time. Sometimes a couple of times per month. Today I will be back to my normal lifestyle choices and keeping my glucose levels normal. I will push water.
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