100 days of weighing #15 Tuesday March 07.23 – Wednesday June 14.23
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@Queen_of_Lean how are you finding Body Combat? I used to go to classes regularly a few years ago and loved how it made me feel like a badass with all the martial arts and kick boxing moves, but it's so intense! I've been wanting to take up the classes again but I'm scared! I don't know if I have the stamina these days and it's really tough on my knees. Maybe when I've lost a few more pounds...
I like the Bodypump classes too, but haven't had the guts to go to that either, I'm just focusing on using resistance machines and free weights instead. I used to also do the Beachbody Insanity workouts at home, which are tough! But my house now has hollow floors and low ceilings so I can't so workouts that require jumping, running etc.
We're the same age and height, but you're close to my goal weight already!3 -
Hi all, I'm Rowan, I live in Northamptonshire, UK.
I have been off and on MFP since 2013, and have been 128lbs at my lowest, 180.8 at my highest.
In the summer of 2021, I was at my highest weight and feeling utterly sick, tired and depressed. I restarted tracking my calories, with no exercise other than walking 5 miles a day most days, and managed to lose 43lbs in about 5 months. But then I took a break in March last year and didn't come back until January this year, by which time I'd regained 26lbs. So I got back in the game and am now down about 13lbs since then.
I am taking a different approach this time, I have raised my calories slightly and am focusing on getting lots of protein and staying hydrated. I have been strength training for about the last month, which I am really enjoying, but it does leave me feeling quite tired at times, so it can be difficult to get my steps in every day.
I have a health tracker watch which tells me that I have a BMR of 1254 calories a day and on days that I work out I burn around 1800-2000 calories in 24hrs, 1500 calories on days that i don't. I aim to eat around 1200 calories a day with 40% protein. I have a BMI of 26.5 and I have a high body fat percentage of 40.4%, so I really need to lower my body fat to at least 30% and raise my muscle mass. Hopefully this will help increase my metabolism, which seems to crawl along at a snail's pace. Gaining any muscle while eating at a deficit is really difficult, but at least I can do my best to retain the muscle that I have.
I should be losing about 1.5lbs a week, however things aren't always so straightforward, so I have set a target for 1lb a week for the first 50 days of this challenge, then 0.5lb a week for the second 50 days. If I manage to get to within the healthy BMI range by the end of this, I will be very happy. So that's 143lbs for me, about 9lbs to lose, but I'm hoping for 141lbs.
Sorry for the essay! Good luck to everyone, we can do this!
F42 5'4
Highest weight: 180.8lbs July 5th '21
Current weight: 151.6lbs
Challenge goal weight: 144.0lbs
Ultimate goal weight: Under 130lbs
Target lbs to lose: 7.6lbs
Day 1 – Tues March 07 151.6
Day 2 – Wed March 08 151.8
Day 3 – Thurs March 09 151.2
Day 4 – Fri March 10 151.2
1st week goal weight: 151.0
1st week actual weight: 151.2
Challenge weight lost: 0.4
Challenge weight to go: 7.2Not the best start, but I think I'm in the middle of my usual monthly plateau, and water retention from muscle soreness is also at play.
I'm fully in my routine now of gym 4/5 days a week, cals 1200 or less and walking 8500 a day, so I just need to stay consistent and let the magic happen. I would like to find ways to be more active, outside of intentional exercise. When the weather improves it should become easier. I have loads of DIY that I need to get done but traipsing in and out of my cold garage in the sleet and rain really doesn't appeal.
A couple of days ago we booked flights to Portugal, leaving on the 22nd, back on 28th. I'm thinking of taking a food scale and an exercise band with me to help me stay on track. There's a pool at our apartment and push bikes we can use, so hopefully I'll be able to counteract any excesses by staying active. OH will be working while we're there, so I'll have a lot of time to kill. I'm wondering if I'm brave enough to do a sea kayaking tour on my own... I'm a water baby but OH can't swim and has a bit of a fear of deep water, so I don't often get the chance to get out on the waves. Need to brush up on my Portuguese, I was doing daily lessons for a few months then stopped abruptly about 2 weeks ago and I'm shocked how much I've forgotten already! Agora, eu vou a commer o pequeño-almoço, depois eu vou para o gym. Até tarde!
Day 5 – Sat March 11 150.2
Day 6 – Sun March 12 151.6
Day 7 – Mon March 13 151.6
Day 8 – Tues March 14 150.6
Day 9 – Wed March 15 147.2 How is that even possible?
Day 10 – Thurs March 16 150.8 Oh well.
Day 11 – Fri March 17 151.4 Not impressed.
2nd week goal weight: 150.0
2nd week actual weight: 151.4
Challenge weight lost: 0.2
Challenge weight to go: 7.4That really sucks. I don't think there's anything else I can do, I have been sticking to my calories and macros, doing my best to stay hydrated, walking at least 8500 steps, weight training at least 4 times a week and not eating back any exercise calories. And I have lost NOTHING since the start of the month. I do not want to drop calories any further, I average 1100 a day. So frustrating. I need to keep reminding myself that my trend weight is down 2.5lbs from the start of the month, and even though progress is slow, there's still progress.
Day 12 – Sat March 18150.8
Day 13 – Sun March 19150.4
Day 14 – Mon March 20149.2
Day 15 – Tues March 21150.2
Day 16 – Wed March 22DNW
Day 17 – Thurs March 23DNW
Day 18 – Fri March 24DNW
3rd week goal weight: 149.0
3rd week actual weight: DNW
I'll be away end of this week and half of next week.
Day 19 – Sat March 25DNW
Day 20 – Sun March 26DNW
Day 21 – Mon March 27DNW
Day 22 – Tues March 28DNW
Day 23 – Wed March 29DNW
Day 24 – Thurs March 30149.4
Had a great week away in Portugal, lots of cycling, kayaking, and walking, but also too much food and booze in the evenings! I took a sneak peak at my weight yesterday when I got back but decided not to record it as I could tell I was holding onto loads of water from flying. I'm so happy to see this weight today! Things may take a bit of time to settle back down, and it's going to take some discipline to get back into tracking properly and going to the gym but I'm motivated to get back on it. I think I will adjust my weekly goal weights for the rest of this challenge, 1lb a week isn't realistic for me and it can be demotivating when i don't meet it, so I'm going to do half pound targets starting next week.
Day 25 – Fri March 31149.2
4th week goal weight: 149.5
4th week actual weight: 149.2
Challenge weight lost: 2.4
Challenge weight to go: 5.2
So I have gone back and amended my overall 'goal to lose' for this challenge and my 'challenge weight to go' numbers to reflect my now half pound a week goal. I'm still hoping to lose more than this, but with weight training 4 times a week I think muscle gain is raising my body weight as I lose fat. I don't want to be discouraged from the weight training by obsessing over a slow weight loss. And if I lose slower than half a pound a week, so be it. I'm sticking to 1200 calories, focusing on protein and fibre, getting my steps in and exercising.
Day 26 – Sat April 01 148.8 Met my weekly goal already... should I revise it? Arghh, I dunno!
Day 27 – Sun April 02
Day 28 – Mon April 03
Day 29 – Tues April 04
Day 30 – Wed April 05
Day 31 – Thurs April 06
Day 32 – Fri April 07
5th week goal weight: 149.0
5th week actual weight:
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Aiming for a loss of 50 grams a day
Day 1 87.3 kg I had what I call a 'sugar fest', I always do that at the start of losing weight, plus some fruit and crackers, I drank a lot of water in an attempt to battle the heat here, so I'm not surprised that my weight has increased...
Day 2 87.6 on track? Probably. I am trying to go off sugar, but I am not too successful usually, be on the lookout for "x days without sugar" now and then. Today went alright, however from now on I am limiting myself to only 2 small packs of crackers, because I wasn't really hungry.
I've decided to aim for 30 grams loss a day since I'm in a new environment now, sharing food and I don't really know what level of hunger to aim for, I'll increase it later
Day 3 87.3 on track? Probably. Today was a good day, I probably ate under maintenance, although I wonder if my weight loss is just my body emptying out since I splurged in Day 0. Against my better judgement (done this soooo many times) I plotted on my spreadsheet and I'm guessing May 30th next year is goal day. Mark your calendar.
Day 4 86.8 on track, I think I ate too much today, I wasn't really hungry unless I thought about food
Day 5 87.5 on track, spreadsheet trendline says I am losing 30 grams a day which is exactly what I am meant to be losing right now, I didn't eat under maintenance, a bit of emotional eating, I need to decide what I am going to eat in the morning and stick to it
From now I'll post the weight and then number of grams a day I'm losing as told by my spreadsheet
Day 6 87.4, 0 g/day, the last few days my weight has increased dramatically, I decided that I needed to cut back a lot and that happened today
Day 7 86.8, 50 g/day > 30 = good, I ate reasonably well, although I only drank two water bottles instead of the usual 3, so maybe my weight tomorrow will be lower than expected
Day 8 86.6, 105 g/day > 30 = good, I controlled my eating, and ate less than maintenance, also had 3 water bottles
Day 9 86.8, 104 g/day > 30 = good, I think maybe I ate too much, it's hard to know though
*** half a kilogram lost, 23 kilograms to lose, goal day estimated at 30th May 2024 ***
Day 10 87.0, 89 g/day > 30 = good, I definitely ate too much, plus some salty food so I expect to see a gain tomorrow
*** 10 day update: it's pretty easy to lose 30 grams a day, and I did find it easy. These 10 days haven't been stressful at all. I think I 'emptied out' a lot which is why my numbers are greater than 30 grams. I could stay at 30 grams but it would take an extra year almost, so I'm going up to the next step - 35 grams a day ***
Day 11 87.6, 37 g/day > 35 = good, I think I ate too much today, which would mean two days in a row, I really need to undereat for at least a few days or else
Day 12 87.6, 32 g/day < 35 = bad
*** Update - so I've just had a major life change and as you probably know, major life changes are bad for weight loss. I don't want to pause the weight loss, but I do want to keep losing, so I'll just aim for one kilogram a month, I rate I feel I can manage while undergoing major life changes, this gets me to goal weight on 5th February 2025. If I speed things up somewhat I can reach goal weight 1st Jan 2025 which means 4 years exactly to lose 32 kg. So I'm trying to lose 23 kg / 654 days = 35.2 grams a day ***
Day 13 87.3, 2.2 g/day < 35.2 = quite bad, I need to get into serious mode for a while,
Day 14 87.4, still need to turn the ship around since according to my spreadsheet, I'm gaining right now
Day 15 87.1, I'm losing (finally) but it's taking a while to turn the ship around
Day 16 86.7, things are going well it seems
Day 17 86.6, going well
Day 18 86.4, still going well
*** half a kilogram lost, 22.5 kilograms to lose, goal day estimated at 31st December 2024 ***
Day 19 86.1 going well it seems
Day 20 86.0 still going well, how long can it last?
Day 21 86.1 I drank more water than previously, so expecting a gain tomorrow maybe
Day 22 86.6 Gain as expected
Day 23 86.9 Salty food (hopefully just that)
Day 24 87.2, 38 grams a day loss which is on track
Day 25 87.3, on track
Day 26 87.6, for the last 13 days my weight has been dropping then gaining, let's see if I can get it losing again
I can't resist - I asked ChatGPT the evaluate my weight loss, here's its response:
Based on the diary, it seems like this person has had some success with their weight loss efforts, but there have been ups and downs along the way. Initially, they set a goal of losing 50 grams a day, but later adjusted that to 30 grams a day and then to 35 grams a day. They also struggled with emotional eating and had a difficult time sticking to their goals, particularly when facing major life changes.
Overall, it's encouraging that they were able to lose half a kilogram in just 10 days, and that they are continuing to track their progress with a spreadsheet. However, it's important to note that weight loss can be unpredictable and that fluctuations in weight are normal. It's also important to focus on sustainable habits, rather than trying to lose weight too quickly or depriving oneself of certain foods. It may be helpful for this person to seek support from a healthcare professional or a registered dietitian to help them develop a plan that is tailored to their needs and lifestyle.
LOL. I'm definitely going to plug all 100 days into its input to see what it says about me and how I'm going.4 -
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I'm stuck! In the past, this is about the time I'd start getting discouraged and sabotage all the good.
I've been under calories all week except Wednesday night when we ate spaghetti dinner at a friends house. I allowed for it but not all the red wine. My scale is stuck & up, no loss. Waaa waaa waaa. 😉
Tonght is our monthly game night; 8 of us gather, share a meal and play board games. I'll have to be super careful dishing up my plate. I think she is making brisket and others are bringing veggies and salad and me, well.... I got assigned dessert (brownies). Gotta be strong.
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100 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ March 07, 2023 through June 14, 2023
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
Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 191.2
Goal This Round: 176.2
Ending Weight: xxxxxWeight 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 01-03/07-191.6-(Trend weight 192.9)
Day 02-03/08-190.6-(Trend weight 192.7)
Day 03-03/09-192.2-(Trend weight 192.6)
Day 04-03/10-191.6-(Trend weight 192.5)
Day 05-03/11-189.2-(Trend weight 192.2)
Day 06-03/12-189.0-(Trend weight 191.9)
Day 07-03/13-189.4-(Trend weight 191.6)
WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.8 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.8 lbs. LOST
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 08-03/14-187.8-(Trend weight 191.3)
Day 09-03/15-188.8-(Trend weight 191.0)
Day 10-03/16-188.8-(Trend weight 190.8)
Day 11-03/17-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 12-03/18-189.0-(Trend weight 190.7)
Day 13-03/19-188.2-(Trend weight 190.4)
Day 14-03/20-188.6-(Trend weight 190.4)
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.8 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.6 lbs LOST
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 15-03/21-188.6-(Trend weight 190.3)
Day 16-03/22-188.2-(Trend weight 190.1)
Day 17-03/23-188.4-(Trend weight 190.0)
Day 18-03/24-188.0-(Trend weight 189.8)
Day 19-03/25-187.2-(Trend weight 189.5)
Day 20-03/26-187.8-(Trend weight 189.3)
Day 21-03/27-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: ????
Accumulated Loss or Gain: ?????
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 22-03/28-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 23-03/29-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 24-03/30-DNW-(Trend weight DNW) I’ve been approved to stay off the bp med Lisinopril (for now at least). We will monitor my bp and see how it goes. I am allowed to go to rehab today so exercise is approved though I should be careful because we don’t yet know how my bp will react. I am still taking a different bp med in the morning. I’m going to continue to let my body stabilize over the next few days but I will try to continue to track and log my foods. I usually don’t track when I go out of town as it’s too confusing, but the days I’m home will not be a problem. I’m still pretty bloated but can start back on my water pill on Friday according to the cardiologist. That will give me such relief. My ankles are ridiculous!
Day 25-03/31-DNW-(Trend weight DNW) Snow/Rain mix today. Very gloomy. Babysitting DGS today so that will brighten things up a bit. I’m so happy for no travel today. I can take my waterpill, follow my eating plan without (restaurant) complications and try to get in a bit of fitness (as my grandson allows!). I really need “normal” today.
Day 26-04/01-DNW-(Trend weight DNW) I woke up today in quite a depressed state. I am bothered that my normal routine has been so very disrupted. I realized I have not even gotten dressed since Thur morn when I had to travel. I am still bloated and am quite sure I have put on a few pounds while going through all of this medical drama. Even with the medication change, my bp was down way too low again yesterday and I couldn’t get any fitness in because of it. Food is not the answer and does not solve the problems! I ate things I shouldn’t have mixed in with good pre-planned choices but the in-betweens threw me out of plan. I am a mess. I will work on myself today though it is babysitting day again. That will not leave much time for me but I’ll do my best. Tomorrow (Sunday) is a rare free day this week. No babysitting and no drs appointments. Tomorrow I can really focus. I’ll be back to travel on Monday. In the meantime, I am logging my food and going to youtube to find some positive affirmations that I can listen to (and repeat). I really need them today.
Day 27-04/02-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
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Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far:
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Thank you, @dawnbgethealthy !
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: 150.0
UGW: 145.0
Day 01 - 03/07 - 156.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then...zero...
Day 02 - 03/08 - 155.2 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 03 - 03/09 - 155.1 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then...zero...RAIN in Northern California!
Day 04 - 03/10 - 156.3 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 05 - 03/11 - 153.2 at 8:30 a.m. ...6.22 miles in 122 mins to the post office and back
Day 06 - 03/12 - 155.1 at 9:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then nothing!
Day 07 - 03/13 - 155.8 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
WEEK 1 any loss - -.2
Accumulated Loss or Gain: -.2
Day 08 - 03/14 - 156.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then nothing!
Day 09 - 03/15 - 156.8 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 10 - 03/16 - 157.4 at 8:30 a.m. ...6.22 miles in 122 mins to the post office and back
Day 11 - 03/17 - 156.9 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 12 - 03/18 - 156.3 at 6:30 a.m. ...6.51 miles in 121 mins
Day 13 - 03/19 - 155.5 at 8:30 a.m. ...5.45 miles in 106 mins
Day 14 - 03/20 - 156.5 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: +.5
Accumulated Loss or Gain: +.5
Day 15 - 03/21 - 156.0 at 6:45 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then...zero
Day 16 - 03/22 - 155.1 at 5:45 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 17 - 03/23 - 157.2 at 6:15 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 6.16 miles in 119 mins
Day 18 - 03/24 - 156.8 at 5:45 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 19 - 03/25 - 156.2 at 8:50 a.m. ...7.45 miles in 141 mins
Day 20 - 03/26 - 157.0 at 7:00 a.m. ...rest day
Day 21 - 03/27 - 159.8 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: +3.8
Day 22 - 03/28 - 156.5 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then...zero...rain here in no. California
Day 23 - 03/29 - 154.6 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 24 - 03/30 - 154.6 at 5:20 a.m. ...new Grandson Duty then 2.38 miles in 65 mins w/6 y.o. Grandson!
Day 25 - 03/31 - 153.2 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 26 - 04/01 -
Day 27 - 04/02 -
Day 28 - 04/03 -
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN:
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@deepwoodslady
Sorry that you are feeling blue.
Glad that you are still tracking even though you are not ready to get back to daily weighing yet.
I am Googling how to bring low blood pressure back to normal:
smaller meals, more water intake, and...eat olives, cottage cheese, canned tuna, canned soup?
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Hi everyone.
I am Dawn. 5'2", 62 years old.
My BMI and stuff like that shows my optimum healthy weight should be between 110 and 120.
I have steadily gained in all but one of the last bunch of 100s (gained 2.2 pounds this past one)
I need to turn that around.
I am not cutting out any food groups, or anything at all really because I want weight loss to be sustainable for life. I have learned to have less of certain things, and have moved some other stuff to once per week or once per 3 months (Ribs, very fattening). If I thought that I couldn't have them at all I believe that it would be worse. For the most part I eat very healthy foods.
I have had quite a bit of success since I started MFP October 28.18, but this past year has been an almost 15 pound gain after being in the 130s for 2 years.
I am into my biggest pair of pants and have no desire to buy bigger pants. I have lots of cute clothes that I was wearing at 130, and at that point I was driving hard to get into the 120s and beyond.
I love this long length of 100 days, and seeing how each week is going,
As always, I am open to suggestions. I think most of us have tried everything at this junction.
Calories in vs. Calories out really should work though.
I have made a decision to limit restaurant food to 6 times per year since I seem to gain a few pounds each time which could take 3-6 months to get back off from one visit.
Rolling total so far: 2 out of the 6
Best of luck to everyone.
1st week goal weight: 142.2 - Start weight from the last 100 and go from there.
1st week actual weight: 142.4 - Started the (short) week at 143.4
Excess calories burned (in the green): 3055, 756.25 average over 4 days, back to work and reflected in my weight loss. The corrected weekly calendar is now on page 2.
2nd week goal weight: 142.2 or less - Still wanting to get back to the start weight from the previous 100
2nd week actual weight: 142.6 - Started the week (high) at 145.0 after a restaurant meal of salad and grilled chicken.
Excess calories burned (in the green): 2553 - Average of 364.7 (had a day in the red)
3rd week goal weight: 139.2
3rd week actual weight: 141.0. Started the week at 141.2
Excess calories burned (in the green): 4913. Average over 7 days 701.85 - I knew that I had burned a lot.
4th week goal weight: 139.2 - plugging this number in until I hit it - too lofty for this week methinks
4th week actual weight: 141.0 Started the week at 142.0, 2nd out of 6 restaurant visits for the year.
Excess exercise calories burned (in the green on MFP): 5744 - Average over 7 days: 820.57 - Not a typical week, but seemed to have helped with weight loss (as well as not having much time to eat)
Day 26 – Sat April 01 - 141.0 - It is snow/sleeting here, so no trails planned for the day. That will be excellent to germinate the spinach seeds that I put in a few days ago. They only like it cool, spring and falI, they only bolt to seed in the summers here where it is very hot. (around 100f)
I will get Fitness Marshall songs in throughout the day in between my fave radio shows. I will go out later to pick up a few groceries, other than that I don't really plan to get dressed today. Hard for me to just rest, but I know that I need to.
Day 27 – Sun April 02
Day 28 – Mon April 03
Day 29 – Tues April 04
Day 30 – Wed April 05
Day 31 – Thurs April 06
Day 32 – Fri April 07
5th week goal weight: 139.2 - plugging this number in until I hit it
5th week actual weight: Started the week at 141.0
Excess exercise calories burned (in the green on MFP)
Start weight of the 100: 143.4, up 1.2 from the start weight of the previous 100, 142.22 -
Aiming for a loss of 50 grams a day
Day 1 87.3 kg I had what I call a 'sugar fest', I always do that at the start of losing weight, plus some fruit and crackers, I drank a lot of water in an attempt to battle the heat here, so I'm not surprised that my weight has increased...
Day 2 87.6 on track? Probably. I am trying to go off sugar, but I am not too successful usually, be on the lookout for "x days without sugar" now and then. Today went alright, however from now on I am limiting myself to only 2 small packs of crackers, because I wasn't really hungry.
I've decided to aim for 30 grams loss a day since I'm in a new environment now, sharing food and I don't really know what level of hunger to aim for, I'll increase it later
Day 3 87.3 on track? Probably. Today was a good day, I probably ate under maintenance, although I wonder if my weight loss is just my body emptying out since I splurged in Day 0. Against my better judgement (done this soooo many times) I plotted on my spreadsheet and I'm guessing May 30th next year is goal day. Mark your calendar.
Day 4 86.8 on track, I think I ate too much today, I wasn't really hungry unless I thought about food
Day 5 87.5 on track, spreadsheet trendline says I am losing 30 grams a day which is exactly what I am meant to be losing right now, I didn't eat under maintenance, a bit of emotional eating, I need to decide what I am going to eat in the morning and stick to it
From now I'll post the weight and then number of grams a day I'm losing as told by my spreadsheet
Day 6 87.4, 0 g/day, the last few days my weight has increased dramatically, I decided that I needed to cut back a lot and that happened today
Day 7 86.8, 50 g/day > 30 = good, I ate reasonably well, although I only drank two water bottles instead of the usual 3, so maybe my weight tomorrow will be lower than expected
Day 8 86.6, 105 g/day > 30 = good, I controlled my eating, and ate less than maintenance, also had 3 water bottles
Day 9 86.8, 104 g/day > 30 = good, I think maybe I ate too much, it's hard to know though
*** half a kilogram lost, 23 kilograms to lose, goal day estimated at 30th May 2024 ***
Day 10 87.0, 89 g/day > 30 = good, I definitely ate too much, plus some salty food so I expect to see a gain tomorrow
*** 10 day update: it's pretty easy to lose 30 grams a day, and I did find it easy. These 10 days haven't been stressful at all. I think I 'emptied out' a lot which is why my numbers are greater than 30 grams. I could stay at 30 grams but it would take an extra year almost, so I'm going up to the next step - 35 grams a day ***
Day 11 87.6, 37 g/day > 35 = good, I think I ate too much today, which would mean two days in a row, I really need to undereat for at least a few days or else
Day 12 87.6, 32 g/day < 35 = bad
*** Update - so I've just had a major life change and as you probably know, major life changes are bad for weight loss. I don't want to pause the weight loss, but I do want to keep losing, so I'll just aim for one kilogram a month, I rate I feel I can manage while undergoing major life changes, this gets me to goal weight on 5th February 2025. If I speed things up somewhat I can reach goal weight 1st Jan 2025 which means 4 years exactly to lose 32 kg. So I'm trying to lose 23 kg / 654 days = 35.2 grams a day ***
Day 13 87.3, 2.2 g/day < 35.2 = quite bad, I need to get into serious mode for a while,
Day 14 87.4, still need to turn the ship around since according to my spreadsheet, I'm gaining right now
Day 15 87.1, I'm losing (finally) but it's taking a while to turn the ship around
Day 16 86.7, things are going well it seems
Day 17 86.6, going well
Day 18 86.4, still going well
*** half a kilogram lost, 22.5 kilograms to lose, goal day estimated at 31st December 2024 ***
Day 19 86.1 going well it seems
Day 20 86.0 still going well, how long can it last?
Day 21 86.1 I drank more water than previously, so expecting a gain tomorrow maybe
Day 22 86.6 Gain as expected
Day 23 86.9 Salty food (hopefully just that)
Day 24 87.2, 38 grams a day loss which is on track
Day 25 87.3, on track
Day 26 87.6, for the last 13 days my weight has been dropping then gaining, let's see if I can get it losing again
Day 27 86.6 a big drop because I controlled my eating yesterday, however I'm at 22 g/day when I should be at 35 g/day, so I need a few or so days of seriously controlled eating
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »@deepwoodslady
Sorry that you are feeling blue.
Glad that you are still tracking even though you are not ready to get back to daily weighing yet.
I am Googling how to bring low blood pressure back to normal:
smaller meals, more water intake, and...eat olives, cottage cheese, canned tuna, canned soup?
Very happy that you will have a total rest day on Sunday.
@dawnbgethealthy Yes, higher sodium usually helps. I have been taking pinches full of salt but it still is unsteady and drops. Dehydration will also do this to me so I have been sucking down the water for the past two weeks. It usually resolves it, but this time it hasn't. I tried that before stopping the one blood pressure med. I will say that it was very very steadily low over the past couple of weeks, but now without the other bp pill, it is dropping off & on so I just have to keep recording it and seeing if there is a pattern.
This has really put me in a funk. I spent a day or two (especially during travel) just eating what I wanted in self-pity. Eating my emotions, as they say. Now I am sure that my clothes are fitting just a tad tighter and I'm pretty disappointed in myself. I've got to pull myself out of this. And I'm hoping for the permission and opportunity to get my fitness in again soon. It's already pathetic that I can do so little strenuous activity for the rest of my life, but now I can't even do the measley little bit I was doing. Oh! There I go feeling sorry for myself again! My thoughts just keep turning negative.
I found on a very tiny little notation in the notes on someone's food diary (in my friend's list here on mfp) some affirmations she was self-tracking. I looked the name up on youtube and found many many video affirmations on many different subjects. It is very calm repeating of phrases and feels a lot like meditation but hey, no counseling services around here, so it's better than nothing! The affirmations are very positive. Thanks for checking in on me.
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Hi all, I'm Rowan, I live in Northamptonshire, UK.
I have been off and on MFP since 2013, and have been 128lbs at my lowest, 180.8 at my highest.
In the summer of 2021, I was at my highest weight and feeling utterly sick, tired and depressed. I restarted tracking my calories, with no exercise other than walking 5 miles a day most days, and managed to lose 43lbs in about 5 months. But then I took a break in March last year and didn't come back until January this year, by which time I'd regained 26lbs. So I got back in the game and am now down about 13lbs since then.
I am taking a different approach this time, I have raised my calories slightly and am focusing on getting lots of protein and staying hydrated. I have been strength training for about the last month, which I am really enjoying, but it does leave me feeling quite tired at times, so it can be difficult to get my steps in every day.
I have a health tracker watch which tells me that I have a BMR of 1254 calories a day and on days that I work out I burn around 1800-2000 calories in 24hrs, 1500 calories on days that i don't. I aim to eat around 1200 calories a day with 40% protein. I have a BMI of 26.5 and I have a high body fat percentage of 40.4%, so I really need to lower my body fat to at least 30% and raise my muscle mass. Hopefully this will help increase my metabolism, which seems to crawl along at a snail's pace. Gaining any muscle while eating at a deficit is really difficult, but at least I can do my best to retain the muscle that I have.
I should be losing about 1.5lbs a week, however things aren't always so straightforward, so I have set a target for 1lb a week for the first 50 days of this challenge, then 0.5lb a week for the second 50 days. If I manage to get to within the healthy BMI range by the end of this, I will be very happy. So that's 143lbs for me, about 9lbs to lose, but I'm hoping for 141lbs.
Sorry for the essay! Good luck to everyone, we can do this!
F42 5'4
Highest weight: 180.8lbs July 5th '21
Current weight: 151.6lbs
Challenge goal weight: 144.0lbs
Ultimate goal weight: Under 130lbs
Target lbs to lose: 7.6lbs
Day 1 – Tues March 07 151.6
Day 2 – Wed March 08 151.8
Day 3 – Thurs March 09 151.2
Day 4 – Fri March 10 151.2
1st week goal weight: 151.0
1st week actual weight: 151.2
Challenge weight lost: 0.4
Challenge weight to go: 7.2Not the best start, but I think I'm in the middle of my usual monthly plateau, and water retention from muscle soreness is also at play.
I'm fully in my routine now of gym 4/5 days a week, cals 1200 or less and walking 8500 a day, so I just need to stay consistent and let the magic happen. I would like to find ways to be more active, outside of intentional exercise. When the weather improves it should become easier. I have loads of DIY that I need to get done but traipsing in and out of my cold garage in the sleet and rain really doesn't appeal.
A couple of days ago we booked flights to Portugal, leaving on the 22nd, back on 28th. I'm thinking of taking a food scale and an exercise band with me to help me stay on track. There's a pool at our apartment and push bikes we can use, so hopefully I'll be able to counteract any excesses by staying active. OH will be working while we're there, so I'll have a lot of time to kill. I'm wondering if I'm brave enough to do a sea kayaking tour on my own... I'm a water baby but OH can't swim and has a bit of a fear of deep water, so I don't often get the chance to get out on the waves. Need to brush up on my Portuguese, I was doing daily lessons for a few months then stopped abruptly about 2 weeks ago and I'm shocked how much I've forgotten already! Agora, eu vou a commer o pequeño-almoço, depois eu vou para o gym. Até tarde!
Day 5 – Sat March 11 150.2
Day 6 – Sun March 12 151.6
Day 7 – Mon March 13 151.6
Day 8 – Tues March 14 150.6
Day 9 – Wed March 15 147.2 How is that even possible?
Day 10 – Thurs March 16 150.8 Oh well.
Day 11 – Fri March 17 151.4 Not impressed.
2nd week goal weight: 150.0
2nd week actual weight: 151.4
Challenge weight lost: 0.2
Challenge weight to go: 7.4That really sucks. I don't think there's anything else I can do, I have been sticking to my calories and macros, doing my best to stay hydrated, walking at least 8500 steps, weight training at least 4 times a week and not eating back any exercise calories. And I have lost NOTHING since the start of the month. I do not want to drop calories any further, I average 1100 a day. So frustrating. I need to keep reminding myself that my trend weight is down 2.5lbs from the start of the month, and even though progress is slow, there's still progress.
Day 12 – Sat March 18150.8
Day 13 – Sun March 19150.4
Day 14 – Mon March 20149.2
Day 15 – Tues March 21150.2
Day 16 – Wed March 22DNW
Day 17 – Thurs March 23DNW
Day 18 – Fri March 24DNW
3rd week goal weight: 149.0
3rd week actual weight: DNW
I'll be away end of this week and half of next week.
Day 19 – Sat March 25DNW
Day 20 – Sun March 26DNW
Day 21 – Mon March 27DNW
Day 22 – Tues March 28DNW
Day 23 – Wed March 29DNW
Day 24 – Thurs March 30149.4Had a great week away in Portugal, lots of cycling, kayaking, and walking, but also too much food and booze in the evenings! I took a sneak peak at my weight yesterday when I got back but decided not to record it as I could tell I was holding onto loads of water from flying. I'm so happy to see this weight today! Things may take a bit of time to settle back down, and it's going to take some discipline to get back into tracking properly and going to the gym but I'm motivated to get back on it. I think I will adjust my weekly goal weights for the rest of this challenge, 1lb a week isn't realistic for me and it can be demotivating when i don't meet it, so I'm going to do half pound targets starting next week.Day 25 – Fri March 31149.2
4th week goal weight: 149.5
4th week actual weight: 149.2
Challenge weight lost: 2.4
Challenge weight to go: 5.2
So I have gone back and amended my overall 'goal to lose' for this challenge and my 'challenge weight to go' numbers to reflect my now half pound a week goal. I'm still hoping to lose more than this, but with weight training 4 times a week, I think muscle gain is raising my body weight as I lose fat. I don't want to be discouraged from the weight training by obsessing over a slow weight loss. And if I lose slower than half a pound a week, so be it. I'm sticking to 1200 calories, focusing on protein and fibre, getting my steps in and exercising.
Day 26 – Sat April 01 148.8 Met my weekly goal already... should I revise it? Arghh, I dunno!
Day 27 – Sun April 02 149.2
Day 28 – Mon April 03
Day 29 – Tues April 04
Day 30 – Wed April 05
Day 31 – Thurs April 06
Day 32 – Fri April 07
5th week goal weight: 149.0
5th week actual weight:
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good morning...
I survived our monthly game night gathering. Surprisingly, there must have been a disconnect on the food assignments b/c the meal ended up being the meat, mashed potatoes but the salad person brought fruit instead 🙄. So the options were very limited.
67yrs Fe wife, mom, grandma, catmom 😻
5'10" SW 308.8
CW 255
UGW. 160
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Hi everyone.
I am Dawn. 5'2", 62 years old.
My BMI and stuff like that shows my optimum healthy weight should be between 110 and 120.
I have steadily gained in all but one of the last bunch of 100s (gained 2.2 pounds this past one)
I need to turn that around.
I am not cutting out any food groups, or anything at all really because I want weight loss to be sustainable for life. I have learned to have less of certain things, and have moved some other stuff to once per week or once per 3 months (Ribs, very fattening). If I thought that I couldn't have them at all I believe that it would be worse. For the most part I eat very healthy foods.
I have had quite a bit of success since I started MFP October 28.18, but this past year has been an almost 15 pound gain after being in the 130s for 2 years.
I am into my biggest pair of pants and have no desire to buy bigger pants. I have lots of cute clothes that I was wearing at 130, and at that point I was driving hard to get into the 120s and beyond.
I love this long length of 100 days, and seeing how each week is going,
As always, I am open to suggestions. I think most of us have tried everything at this junction.
Calories in vs. Calories out really should work though.
I have made a decision to limit restaurant food to 6 times per year since I seem to gain a few pounds each time which could take 3-6 months to get back off from one visit.
Rolling total so far: 2 out of the 6
Best of luck to everyone.
1st week goal weight: 142.2 - Start weight from the last 100 and go from there.
1st week actual weight: 142.4 - Started the (short) week at 143.4
Excess calories burned (in the green): 3055, 756.25 average over 4 days, back to work and reflected in my weight loss. The corrected weekly calendar is now on page 2.
2nd week goal weight: 142.2 or less - Still wanting to get back to the start weight from the previous 100
2nd week actual weight: 142.6 - Started the week (high) at 145.0 after a restaurant meal of salad and grilled chicken.
Excess calories burned (in the green): 2553 - Average of 364.7 (had a day in the red)
3rd week goal weight: 139.2
3rd week actual weight: 141.0. Started the week at 141.2
Excess calories burned (in the green): 4913. Average over 7 days 701.85 - I knew that I had burned a lot.
4th week goal weight: 139.2 - plugging this number in until I hit it - too lofty for this week methinks
4th week actual weight: 141.0 Started the week at 142.0, 2nd out of 6 restaurant visits for the year.
Excess exercise calories burned (in the green on MFP): 5744 - Average over 7 days: 820.57 - Not a typical week, but seemed to have helped with weight loss (as well as not having much time to eat)
Day 26 – Sat April 01 - 141.0 - It is snow/sleeting here, so no trails planned for the day. That will be excellent to germinate the spinach seeds that I put in a few days ago. They only like it cool, spring and falI, they only bolt to seed in the summers here where it is very hot. (around 100f)
I will get Fitness Marshall songs in throughout the day in between my fave radio shows. I will go out later to pick up a few groceries, other than that I don't really plan to get dressed today. Hard for me to just rest, but I know that I need to.
Day 27 – Sun April 02 - Missed weighing, I had a big glass of water and was already halfway through a cup of coffee once I realized that I had somehow gapped.
Day 28 – Mon April 03
Day 29 – Tues April 04
Day 30 – Wed April 05
Day 31 – Thurs April 06
Day 32 – Fri April 07
5th week goal weight: 139.2 - plugging this number in until I hit it
5th week actual weight: Started the week at 141.0
Excess exercise calories burned (in the green on MFP)
Start weight of the 100: 143.4, up 1.2 from the start weight of the previous 100, 142.23 -
100 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ March 07, 2023 through June 14, 2023
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
Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 191.2
Goal This Round: 176.2
Ending Weight: xxxxxWeight 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 01-03/07-191.6-(Trend weight 192.9)
Day 02-03/08-190.6-(Trend weight 192.7)
Day 03-03/09-192.2-(Trend weight 192.6)
Day 04-03/10-191.6-(Trend weight 192.5)
Day 05-03/11-189.2-(Trend weight 192.2)
Day 06-03/12-189.0-(Trend weight 191.9)
Day 07-03/13-189.4-(Trend weight 191.6)
WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.8 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.8 lbs. LOST
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 08-03/14-187.8-(Trend weight 191.3)
Day 09-03/15-188.8-(Trend weight 191.0)
Day 10-03/16-188.8-(Trend weight 190.8)
Day 11-03/17-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 12-03/18-189.0-(Trend weight 190.7)
Day 13-03/19-188.2-(Trend weight 190.4)
Day 14-03/20-188.6-(Trend weight 190.4)
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.8 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.6 lbs LOST
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 15-03/21-188.6-(Trend weight 190.3)
Day 16-03/22-188.2-(Trend weight 190.1)
Day 17-03/23-188.4-(Trend weight 190.0)
Day 18-03/24-188.0-(Trend weight 189.8)
Day 19-03/25-187.2-(Trend weight 189.5)
Day 20-03/26-187.8-(Trend weight 189.3)
Day 21-03/27-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: ????
Accumulated Loss or Gain: ?????
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 22-03/28-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 23-03/29-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 24-03/30-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 25-03/31-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 26-04/01-DNW-(Trend weight DNW) I woke up today in quite a depressed state. I am bothered that my normal routine has been so very disrupted. I realized I have not even gotten dressed since Thur morn when I had to travel. I am still bloated and am quite sure I have put on a few pounds while going through all of this medical drama. Even with the medication change, my bp was down way too low again yesterday and I couldn’t get any fitness in because of it. Food is not the answer and does not solve the problems! I ate things I shouldn’t have mixed in with good pre-planned choices but the in-betweens threw me out of plan. I am a mess. I will work on myself today though it is babysitting day again. That will not leave much time for me but I’ll do my best. Tomorrow (Sunday) is a rare free day this week. No babysitting and no drs appointments. Tomorrow I can really focus. I’ll be back to travel on Monday. In the meantime, I am logging my food and going to youtube to find some positive affirmations that I can listen to (and repeat). I really need them today.
Day 27-04/02-DNW-(Trend weight DNW) I am back to logging my food (something I CAN do), but my bp has been dropping off and on to bad levels again and I am back to tracking for the doctor and doing minimal exercise while we monitor it. I will still go to cardiac rehab, but mainly for class time with education, not necessarily much exercise because of my issues right now. I am going to continue to not weigh in until I am authorized to have a shot at this with some calorie burning too. I am still hoping to have achieved my mini-goal of 188.4 by Easter. I am not sure what day we are planning Easter dinner yet (children’s in-laws have plans too). I usually give up the actual Sunday for the working in-law families and change my dinner date. Whatever day that is (maybe the day before on Saturday?) is the day I will do my mini-goal weigh in (if all goes well on the health field). I have already been under that goal in March so hopefully I will be at it or below on the final weigh-in day. I prep cooked yesterday and put some meals into my freezer to make things a little easier in the coming weeks. Staying positive as best as I can and staying in control of what I can, when I can. That’s usually the main goal anyway, right?
Day 28-04/03-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
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 29-04/04-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 30-04/05-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 31-04/06-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 32-04/07-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 33-04/08-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 34-04/09-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 35-04/10-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
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 36-04/11-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 37-04/12-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 38-04/13-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 39-04/14-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 40-04/15-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 41-04/16-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 42-04/17-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
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 43-04/18-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 44-04/19-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 45-04/20-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 46-04/21-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 47-04/22-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 48-04/23-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 49-04/24-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
WEEK 7 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
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 50-04/25-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far:
Day 51-04/26-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
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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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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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WEEK 10 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
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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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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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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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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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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Day 100-06/14…..(Final Weigh- In)-xxxxx-(trend weight xxxxx)
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Thank you, @dawnbgethealthy !
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: 150.0
UGW: 145.0
Day 01 - 03/07 - 156.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then...zero...
Day 02 - 03/08 - 155.2 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 03 - 03/09 - 155.1 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then...zero...RAIN in Northern California!
Day 04 - 03/10 - 156.3 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 05 - 03/11 - 153.2 at 8:30 a.m. ...6.22 miles in 122 mins to the post office and back
Day 06 - 03/12 - 155.1 at 9:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then nothing!
Day 07 - 03/13 - 155.8 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
WEEK 1 any loss - -.2
Accumulated Loss or Gain: -.2
Day 08 - 03/14 - 156.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then nothing!
Day 09 - 03/15 - 156.8 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 10 - 03/16 - 157.4 at 8:30 a.m. ...6.22 miles in 122 mins to the post office and back
Day 11 - 03/17 - 156.9 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 12 - 03/18 - 156.3 at 6:30 a.m. ...6.51 miles in 121 mins
Day 13 - 03/19 - 155.5 at 8:30 a.m. ...5.45 miles in 106 mins
Day 14 - 03/20 - 156.5 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: +.5
Accumulated Loss or Gain: +.5
Day 15 - 03/21 - 156.0 at 6:45 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then...zero
Day 16 - 03/22 - 155.1 at 5:45 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 17 - 03/23 - 157.2 at 6:15 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 6.16 miles in 119 mins
Day 18 - 03/24 - 156.8 at 5:45 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 19 - 03/25 - 156.2 at 8:50 a.m. ...7.45 miles in 141 mins
Day 20 - 03/26 - 157.0 at 7:00 a.m. ...rest day
Day 21 - 03/27 - 159.8 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: +3.8
Day 22 - 03/28 - 156.5 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then...zero...rain here in no. California
Day 23 - 03/29 - 154.6 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 24 - 03/30 - 154.6 at 5:20 a.m. ...new Grandson Duty then 2.38 miles in 65 mins w/6 y.o. Grandson!
Day 25 - 03/31 - 153.2 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 26 - 04/01 - 152.7 at 8:00 a.m. ...6.53 miles in 130 mins
Day 27 - 04/02 - 151.5 at 8:15 a.m. ...zero...windy and cold today
Day 28 - 04/03 -
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN:
Chris5 -
Aiming for a loss of 50 grams a day
Day 1 87.3 kg I had what I call a 'sugar fest', I always do that at the start of losing weight, plus some fruit and crackers, I drank a lot of water in an attempt to battle the heat here, so I'm not surprised that my weight has increased...
Day 2 87.6 on track? Probably. I am trying to go off sugar, but I am not too successful usually, be on the lookout for "x days without sugar" now and then. Today went alright, however from now on I am limiting myself to only 2 small packs of crackers, because I wasn't really hungry.
I've decided to aim for 30 grams loss a day since I'm in a new environment now, sharing food and I don't really know what level of hunger to aim for, I'll increase it later
Day 3 87.3 on track? Probably. Today was a good day, I probably ate under maintenance, although I wonder if my weight loss is just my body emptying out since I splurged in Day 0. Against my better judgement (done this soooo many times) I plotted on my spreadsheet and I'm guessing May 30th next year is goal day. Mark your calendar.
Day 4 86.8 on track, I think I ate too much today, I wasn't really hungry unless I thought about food
Day 5 87.5 on track, spreadsheet trendline says I am losing 30 grams a day which is exactly what I am meant to be losing right now, I didn't eat under maintenance, a bit of emotional eating, I need to decide what I am going to eat in the morning and stick to it
From now I'll post the weight and then number of grams a day I'm losing as told by my spreadsheet
Day 6 87.4, 0 g/day, the last few days my weight has increased dramatically, I decided that I needed to cut back a lot and that happened today
Day 7 86.8, 50 g/day > 30 = good, I ate reasonably well, although I only drank two water bottles instead of the usual 3, so maybe my weight tomorrow will be lower than expected
Day 8 86.6, 105 g/day > 30 = good, I controlled my eating, and ate less than maintenance, also had 3 water bottles
Day 9 86.8, 104 g/day > 30 = good, I think maybe I ate too much, it's hard to know though
*** half a kilogram lost, 23 kilograms to lose, goal day estimated at 30th May 2024 ***
Day 10 87.0, 89 g/day > 30 = good, I definitely ate too much, plus some salty food so I expect to see a gain tomorrow
*** 10 day update: it's pretty easy to lose 30 grams a day, and I did find it easy. These 10 days haven't been stressful at all. I think I 'emptied out' a lot which is why my numbers are greater than 30 grams. I could stay at 30 grams but it would take an extra year almost, so I'm going up to the next step - 35 grams a day ***
Day 11 87.6, 37 g/day > 35 = good, I think I ate too much today, which would mean two days in a row, I really need to undereat for at least a few days or else
Day 12 87.6, 32 g/day < 35 = bad
*** Update - so I've just had a major life change and as you probably know, major life changes are bad for weight loss. I don't want to pause the weight loss, but I do want to keep losing, so I'll just aim for one kilogram a month, I rate I feel I can manage while undergoing major life changes, this gets me to goal weight on 5th February 2025. If I speed things up somewhat I can reach goal weight 1st Jan 2025 which means 4 years exactly to lose 32 kg. So I'm trying to lose 23 kg / 654 days = 35.2 grams a day ***
Day 13 87.3, 2.2 g/day < 35.2 = quite bad, I need to get into serious mode for a while,
Day 14 87.4, still need to turn the ship around since according to my spreadsheet, I'm gaining right now
Day 15 87.1, I'm losing (finally) but it's taking a while to turn the ship around
Day 16 86.7, things are going well it seems
Day 17 86.6, going well
Day 18 86.4, still going well
*** half a kilogram lost, 22.5 kilograms to lose, goal day estimated at 31st December 2024 ***
Day 19 86.1 going well it seems
Day 20 86.0 still going well, how long can it last?
Day 21 86.1 I drank more water than previously, so expecting a gain tomorrow maybe
Day 22 86.6 Gain as expected
Day 23 86.9 Salty food (hopefully just that)
Day 24 87.2, 38 grams a day loss which is on track
Day 25 87.3, on track
Day 26 87.6, for the last 13 days my weight has been dropping then gaining, let's see if I can get it losing again
Day 27 86.6 a big drop because I controlled my eating yesterday, however I'm at 22 g/day when I should be at 35 g/day, so I need a few or so days of seriously controlled eating
Day 28 86.1 another big drop, I'm at 26 g/day5 -
Hi all, I'm Rowan, I live in Northamptonshire, UK.
I have been off and on MFP since 2013, and have been 128lbs at my lowest, 180.8 at my highest.
In the summer of 2021, I was at my highest weight and feeling utterly sick, tired and depressed. I restarted tracking my calories, with no exercise other than walking 5 miles a day most days, and managed to lose 43lbs in about 5 months. But then I took a break in March last year and didn't come back until January this year, by which time I'd regained 26lbs. So I got back in the game and am now down about 13lbs since then.
I am taking a different approach this time, I have raised my calories slightly and am focusing on getting lots of protein and staying hydrated. I have been strength training for about the last month, which I am really enjoying, but it does leave me feeling quite tired at times, so it can be difficult to get my steps in every day.
I have a health tracker watch which tells me that I have a BMR of 1254 calories a day and on days that I work out I burn around 1800-2000 calories in 24hrs, 1500 calories on days that i don't. I aim to eat around 1200 calories a day with 40% protein. I have a BMI of 26.5 and I have a high body fat percentage of 40.4%, so I really need to lower my body fat to at least 30% and raise my muscle mass. Hopefully this will help increase my metabolism, which seems to crawl along at a snail's pace. Gaining any muscle while eating at a deficit is really difficult, but at least I can do my best to retain the muscle that I have.
I should be losing about 1.5lbs a week, however things aren't always so straightforward, so I have set a target for 1lb a week for the first 50 days of this challenge, then 0.5lb a week for the second 50 days. If I manage to get to within the healthy BMI range by the end of this, I will be very happy. So that's 143lbs for me, about 9lbs to lose, but I'm hoping for 141lbs.
Sorry for the essay! Good luck to everyone, we can do this!
F42 5'4
Highest weight: 180.8lbs July 5th '21
Current weight: 151.6lbs
Challenge goal weight: 144.0lbs
Ultimate goal weight: Under 130lbs
Target lbs to lose: 7.6lbs
Day 1 – Tues March 07 151.6
Day 2 – Wed March 08 151.8
Day 3 – Thurs March 09 151.2
Day 4 – Fri March 10 151.2
1st week goal weight: 151.0
1st week actual weight: 151.2
Challenge weight lost: 0.4
Challenge weight to go: 7.2Not the best start, but I think I'm in the middle of my usual monthly plateau, and water retention from muscle soreness is also at play.
I'm fully in my routine now of gym 4/5 days a week, cals 1200 or less and walking 8500 a day, so I just need to stay consistent and let the magic happen. I would like to find ways to be more active, outside of intentional exercise. When the weather improves it should become easier. I have loads of DIY that I need to get done but traipsing in and out of my cold garage in the sleet and rain really doesn't appeal.
A couple of days ago we booked flights to Portugal, leaving on the 22nd, back on 28th. I'm thinking of taking a food scale and an exercise band with me to help me stay on track. There's a pool at our apartment and push bikes we can use, so hopefully I'll be able to counteract any excesses by staying active. OH will be working while we're there, so I'll have a lot of time to kill. I'm wondering if I'm brave enough to do a sea kayaking tour on my own... I'm a water baby but OH can't swim and has a bit of a fear of deep water, so I don't often get the chance to get out on the waves. Need to brush up on my Portuguese, I was doing daily lessons for a few months then stopped abruptly about 2 weeks ago and I'm shocked how much I've forgotten already! Agora, eu vou a commer o pequeño-almoço, depois eu vou para o gym. Até tarde!
Day 5 – Sat March 11 150.2
Day 6 – Sun March 12 151.6
Day 7 – Mon March 13 151.6
Day 8 – Tues March 14 150.6
Day 9 – Wed March 15 147.2 How is that even possible?
Day 10 – Thurs March 16 150.8 Oh well.
Day 11 – Fri March 17 151.4 Not impressed.
2nd week goal weight: 150.0
2nd week actual weight: 151.4
Challenge weight lost: 0.2
Challenge weight to go: 7.4That really sucks. I don't think there's anything else I can do, I have been sticking to my calories and macros, doing my best to stay hydrated, walking at least 8500 steps, weight training at least 4 times a week and not eating back any exercise calories. And I have lost NOTHING since the start of the month. I do not want to drop calories any further, I average 1100 a day. So frustrating. I need to keep reminding myself that my trend weight is down 2.5lbs from the start of the month, and even though progress is slow, there's still progress.
Day 12 – Sat March 18150.8
Day 13 – Sun March 19150.4
Day 14 – Mon March 20149.2
Day 15 – Tues March 21150.2
Day 16 – Wed March 22DNW
Day 17 – Thurs March 23DNW
Day 18 – Fri March 24DNW
3rd week goal weight: 149.0
3rd week actual weight: DNW
I'll be away end of this week and half of next week.
Day 19 – Sat March 25DNW
Day 20 – Sun March 26DNW
Day 21 – Mon March 27DNW
Day 22 – Tues March 28DNW
Day 23 – Wed March 29DNW
Day 24 – Thurs March 30149.4Had a great week away in Portugal, lots of cycling, kayaking, and walking, but also too much food and booze in the evenings! I took a sneak peak at my weight yesterday when I got back but decided not to record it as I could tell I was holding onto loads of water from flying. I'm so happy to see this weight today! Things may take a bit of time to settle back down, and it's going to take some discipline to get back into tracking properly and going to the gym but I'm motivated to get back on it. I think I will adjust my weekly goal weights for the rest of this challenge, 1lb a week isn't realistic for me and it can be demotivating when i don't meet it, so I'm going to do half pound targets starting next week.Day 25 – Fri March 31149.2
4th week goal weight: 149.5
4th week actual weight: 149.2
Challenge weight lost: 2.4
Challenge weight to go: 5.2
So I have gone back and amended my overall 'goal to lose' for this challenge and my 'challenge weight to go' numbers to reflect my now half pound a week goal. I'm still hoping to lose more than this, but with weight training 4 times a week, I think muscle gain is raising my body weight as I lose fat. I don't want to be discouraged from the weight training by obsessing over a slow weight loss. And if I lose slower than half a pound a week, so be it. I'm sticking to 1200 calories, focusing on protein and fibre, getting my steps in and exercising.
Day 26 – Sat April 01 148.8 Met my weekly goal already... should I revise it? Arghh, I dunno!
Day 27 – Sun April 02 149.2
Day 28 – Mon April 03 150.0 oh dear!
Day 29 – Tues April 04
Day 30 – Wed April 05
Day 31 – Thurs April 06
Day 32 – Fri April 07
5th week goal weight: 149.0
5th week actual weight:
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100 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ March 07, 2023 through June 14, 2023
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
Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 191.2
Goal This Round: 176.2
Ending Weight: xxxxxWeight 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 01-03/07-191.6-(Trend weight 192.9)
Day 02-03/08-190.6-(Trend weight 192.7)
Day 03-03/09-192.2-(Trend weight 192.6)
Day 04-03/10-191.6-(Trend weight 192.5)
Day 05-03/11-189.2-(Trend weight 192.2)
Day 06-03/12-189.0-(Trend weight 191.9)
Day 07-03/13-189.4-(Trend weight 191.6)
WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.8 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.8 lbs. LOST
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 08-03/14-187.8-(Trend weight 191.3)
Day 09-03/15-188.8-(Trend weight 191.0)
Day 10-03/16-188.8-(Trend weight 190.8)
Day 11-03/17-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 12-03/18-189.0-(Trend weight 190.7)
Day 13-03/19-188.2-(Trend weight 190.4)
Day 14-03/20-188.6-(Trend weight 190.4)
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.8 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.6 lbs LOST
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 15-03/21-188.6-(Trend weight 190.3)
Day 16-03/22-188.2-(Trend weight 190.1)
Day 17-03/23-188.4-(Trend weight 190.0)
Day 18-03/24-188.0-(Trend weight 189.8)
Day 19-03/25-187.2-(Trend weight 189.5)
Day 20-03/26-187.8-(Trend weight 189.3)
Day 21-03/27-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: ????
Accumulated Loss or Gain: ?????
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 22-03/28-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 23-03/29-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 24-03/30-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 25-03/31-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 26-04/01-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 27-04/02-DNW-(Trend weight DNW) I am back to logging my food (something I CAN do), but my bp has been dropping off and on to bad levels again and I am back to tracking for the doctor and doing minimal exercise while we monitor it. I will still go to cardiac rehab, but mainly for class time with education, not necessarily much exercise because of my issues right now. I am going to continue to not weigh in until I am authorized to have a shot at this with some calorie burning too. I am still hoping to have achieved my mini-goal of 188.4 by Easter. I am not sure what day we are planning Easter dinner yet (children’s in-laws have plans too). I usually give up the actual Sunday for the working in-law families and change my dinner date. Whatever day that is (maybe the day before on Saturday?) is the day I will do my mini-goal weigh in (if all goes well on the health field). I have already been under that goal in March so hopefully I will be at it or below on the final weigh-in day. I prep cooked yesterday and put some meals into my freezer to make things a little easier in the coming weeks. Staying positive as best as I can and staying in control of what I can, when I can. That’s usually the main goal anyway, right?
Day 28-04/03-DNW-(Trend weight DNW) I stayed busy yesterday on some spring cleaning projects. 1 down, 1000 to go. Stuck to my guns with my diet yesterday. Travel today.
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: ?????
Accumulated Loss or Gain: ?????
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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WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN:
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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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WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN:
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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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WEEK 7 LOSS OR GAIN:
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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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Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far:
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Day 52-04/27-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 53-04/28-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
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Day 56-05/01-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
WEEK 8 LOSS OR GAIN:
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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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WEEK 9 LOSS OR GAIN:
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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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WEEK 10 LOSS OR GAIN:
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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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@deepwoodslady
You might as well weigh.
Food is the true determiner of weight at the end of the day, 75% due to food choices, 25% due to movement? Something like that.
You sure were going well with your weight over the last several months. I think that you had already hit your Easter goal, unlike me!
I think that you said that you skip lunch often at home. Do you skip lunch while travelling also?
House cleaning...never ends. It doesn't ever feel like time well spent to me, but it always is satisfying to accomplish a few things each day.
Hoping that the docs get to the bottom of this. Maybe they will take you off 100% of your meds to give your body a chance to begin to heal naturally. Meds can cause more problems and some are listed as a cause of low blood pressure...mind you that is only WebMD lol.
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Hi everyone.
I am Dawn. 5'2", 62 years old.
My BMI and stuff like that shows my optimum healthy weight should be between 110 and 120.
I have steadily gained in all but one of the last bunch of 100s (gained 2.2 pounds this past one)
I need to turn that around.
I am not cutting out any food groups, or anything at all really because I want weight loss to be sustainable for life. I have learned to have less of certain things, and have moved some other stuff to once per week or once per 3 months (Ribs, very fattening). If I thought that I couldn't have them at all I believe that it would be worse. For the most part I eat very healthy foods.
I have had quite a bit of success since I started MFP October 28.18, but this past year has been an almost 15 pound gain after being in the 130s for 2 years.
I am into my biggest pair of pants and have no desire to buy bigger pants. I have lots of cute clothes that I was wearing at 130, and at that point I was driving hard to get into the 120s and beyond.
I love this long length of 100 days, and seeing how each week is going,
As always, I am open to suggestions. I think most of us have tried everything at this junction.
Calories in vs. Calories out really should work though.
I have made a decision to limit restaurant food to 6 times per year since I seem to gain a few pounds each time which could take 3-6 months to get back off from one visit.
Rolling total so far: 2 out of the 6
Best of luck to everyone.
1st week goal weight: 142.2 - Start weight from the last 100 and go from there.
1st week actual weight: 142.4 - Started the (short) week at 143.4
Excess calories burned (in the green): 3055, 756.25 average over 4 days, back to work and reflected in my weight loss. The corrected weekly calendar is now on page 2.
2nd week goal weight: 142.2 or less - Still wanting to get back to the start weight from the previous 100
2nd week actual weight: 142.6 - Started the week (high) at 145.0 after a restaurant meal of salad and grilled chicken.
Excess calories burned (in the green): 2553 - Average of 364.7 (had a day in the red)
3rd week goal weight: 139.2
3rd week actual weight: 141.0. Started the week at 141.2
Excess calories burned (in the green): 4913. Average over 7 days 701.85 - I knew that I had burned a lot.
4th week goal weight: 139.2 - plugging this number in until I hit it - too lofty for this week methinks
4th week actual weight: 141.0 Started the week at 142.0, 2nd out of 6 restaurant visits for the year.
Excess exercise calories burned (in the green on MFP): 5744 - Average over 7 days: 820.57 - Not a typical week, but seemed to have helped with weight loss (as well as not having much time to eat)
Day 26 – Sat April 01 - 141.0 - It is snow/sleeting here, so no trails planned for the day. That will be excellent to germinate the spinach seeds that I put in a few days ago. They only like it cool, spring and falI, they only bolt to seed in the summers here where it is very hot. (around 100f)
I will get Fitness Marshall songs in throughout the day in between my fave radio shows. I will go out later to pick up a few groceries, other than that I don't really plan to get dressed today. Hard for me to just rest, but I know that I need to.
Day 27 – Sun April 02 - Missed weighing, I had a big glass of water and was already halfway through a cup of coffee once I realized that I had somehow gapped.
Day 28 – Mon April 03 - 143.0 - Fallout from eating Ribs, which were soooo delicious. No more of that until the next 100
Day 29 – Tues April 04
Day 30 – Wed April 05
Day 31 – Thurs April 06
Day 32 – Fri April 07
5th week goal weight: 139.2 - plugging this number in until I hit it
5th week actual weight: Started the week at 141.0 - Ribs consumed for this 100
Excess exercise calories burned (in the green on MFP)
Start weight of the 100: 143.4, up 1.2 from the start weight of the previous 100, 142.24 -
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Aiming for a loss of 50 grams a day
Day 1 87.3 kg I had what I call a 'sugar fest', I always do that at the start of losing weight, plus some fruit and crackers, I drank a lot of water in an attempt to battle the heat here, so I'm not surprised that my weight has increased...
Day 2 87.6 on track? Probably. I am trying to go off sugar, but I am not too successful usually, be on the lookout for "x days without sugar" now and then. Today went alright, however from now on I am limiting myself to only 2 small packs of crackers, because I wasn't really hungry.
I've decided to aim for 30 grams loss a day since I'm in a new environment now, sharing food and I don't really know what level of hunger to aim for, I'll increase it later
Day 3 87.3 on track? Probably. Today was a good day, I probably ate under maintenance, although I wonder if my weight loss is just my body emptying out since I splurged in Day 0. Against my better judgement (done this soooo many times) I plotted on my spreadsheet and I'm guessing May 30th next year is goal day. Mark your calendar.
Day 4 86.8 on track, I think I ate too much today, I wasn't really hungry unless I thought about food
Day 5 87.5 on track, spreadsheet trendline says I am losing 30 grams a day which is exactly what I am meant to be losing right now, I didn't eat under maintenance, a bit of emotional eating, I need to decide what I am going to eat in the morning and stick to it
From now I'll post the weight and then number of grams a day I'm losing as told by my spreadsheet
Day 6 87.4, 0 g/day, the last few days my weight has increased dramatically, I decided that I needed to cut back a lot and that happened today
Day 7 86.8, 50 g/day > 30 = good, I ate reasonably well, although I only drank two water bottles instead of the usual 3, so maybe my weight tomorrow will be lower than expected
Day 8 86.6, 105 g/day > 30 = good, I controlled my eating, and ate less than maintenance, also had 3 water bottles
Day 9 86.8, 104 g/day > 30 = good, I think maybe I ate too much, it's hard to know though
*** half a kilogram lost, 23 kilograms to lose, goal day estimated at 30th May 2024 ***
Day 10 87.0, 89 g/day > 30 = good, I definitely ate too much, plus some salty food so I expect to see a gain tomorrow
*** 10 day update: it's pretty easy to lose 30 grams a day, and I did find it easy. These 10 days haven't been stressful at all. I think I 'emptied out' a lot which is why my numbers are greater than 30 grams. I could stay at 30 grams but it would take an extra year almost, so I'm going up to the next step - 35 grams a day ***
Day 11 87.6, 37 g/day > 35 = good, I think I ate too much today, which would mean two days in a row, I really need to undereat for at least a few days or else
Day 12 87.6, 32 g/day < 35 = bad
*** Update - so I've just had a major life change and as you probably know, major life changes are bad for weight loss. I don't want to pause the weight loss, but I do want to keep losing, so I'll just aim for one kilogram a month, I rate I feel I can manage while undergoing major life changes, this gets me to goal weight on 5th February 2025. If I speed things up somewhat I can reach goal weight 1st Jan 2025 which means 4 years exactly to lose 32 kg. So I'm trying to lose 23 kg / 654 days = 35.2 grams a day ***
Day 13 87.3, 2.2 g/day < 35.2 = quite bad, I need to get into serious mode for a while,
Day 14 87.4, still need to turn the ship around since according to my spreadsheet, I'm gaining right now
Day 15 87.1, I'm losing (finally) but it's taking a while to turn the ship around
Day 16 86.7, things are going well it seems
Day 17 86.6, going well
Day 18 86.4, still going well
*** half a kilogram lost, 22.5 kilograms to lose, goal day estimated at 31st December 2024 ***
Day 19 86.1 going well it seems
Day 20 86.0 still going well, how long can it last?
Day 21 86.1 I drank more water than previously, so expecting a gain tomorrow maybe
Day 22 86.6 Gain as expected
Day 23 86.9 Salty food (hopefully just that)
Day 24 87.2, 38 grams a day loss which is on track
Day 25 87.3, on track
Day 26 87.6, for the last 13 days my weight has been dropping then gaining, let's see if I can get it losing again
Day 27 86.6 a big drop because I controlled my eating yesterday, however I'm at 22 g/day when I should be at 35 g/day, so I need a few or so days of seriously controlled eating
Day 28 86.1 another big drop, I'm at 26 g/day
Day 29 85.7 I'm at 32 g/day which is almost where I'm meant to be, but right now those numbers vary wildly day to day5 -
67yrs, 5'10", wife,mom, grandma, catmom 😺
10/01/2022. SW. 308.8
UGW 160.00
Struggling again... Scale is up & down. I just keep plugging away.
Will try to get back on the recumbent bike and start an exercise plan.... Needs to shake things up a bit. Think my metabolism has slowed; my 54# loss was all with zero exercise (total sedentary, only calorie reduction).
I start going back to PT on Thursday. Just looking for some back, knee, hip relief to hold me until I get new knees.
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Hi everyone.
I am Dawn. 5'2", 62 years old.
My BMI and stuff like that shows my optimum healthy weight should be between 110 and 120.
I have steadily gained in all but one of the last bunch of 100s (gained 2.2 pounds this past one)
I need to turn that around.
I am not cutting out any food groups, or anything at all really because I want weight loss to be sustainable for life. I have learned to have less of certain things, and have moved some other stuff to once per week or once per 3 months (Ribs, very fattening). If I thought that I couldn't have them at all I believe that it would be worse. For the most part I eat very healthy foods.
I have had quite a bit of success since I started MFP October 28.18, but this past year has been an almost 15 pound gain after being in the 130s for 2 years.
I am into my biggest pair of pants and have no desire to buy bigger pants. I have lots of cute clothes that I was wearing at 130, and at that point I was driving hard to get into the 120s and beyond.
I love this long length of 100 days, and seeing how each week is going,
As always, I am open to suggestions. I think most of us have tried everything at this junction.
Calories in vs. Calories out really should work though.
I have made a decision to limit restaurant food to 6 times per year since I seem to gain a few pounds each time which could take 3-6 months to get back off from one visit.
Rolling total so far: 2 out of the 6
Best of luck to everyone.
1st week goal weight: 142.2 - Start weight from the last 100 and go from there.
1st week actual weight: 142.4 - Started the (short) week at 143.4
Excess calories burned (in the green): 3055, 756.25 average over 4 days, back to work and reflected in my weight loss. The corrected weekly calendar is now on page 2.
2nd week goal weight: 142.2 or less - Still wanting to get back to the start weight from the previous 100
2nd week actual weight: 142.6 - Started the week (high) at 145.0 after a restaurant meal of salad and grilled chicken.
Excess calories burned (in the green): 2553 - Average of 364.7 (had a day in the red)
3rd week goal weight: 139.2
3rd week actual weight: 141.0. Started the week at 141.2
Excess calories burned (in the green): 4913. Average over 7 days 701.85 - I knew that I had burned a lot.
4th week goal weight: 139.2 - plugging this number in until I hit it - too lofty for this week methinks
4th week actual weight: 141.0 Started the week at 142.0, 2nd out of 6 restaurant visits for the year.
Excess exercise calories burned (in the green on MFP): 5744 - Average over 7 days: 820.57 - Not a typical week, but seemed to have helped with weight loss (as well as not having much time to eat)
Day 26 – Sat April 01 - 141.0 - It is snow/sleeting here, so no trails planned for the day. That will be excellent to germinate the spinach seeds that I put in a few days ago. They only like it cool, spring and falI, they only bolt to seed in the summers here where it is very hot. (around 100f)
I will get Fitness Marshall songs in throughout the day in between my fave radio shows. I will go out later to pick up a few groceries, other than that I don't really plan to get dressed today. Hard for me to just rest, but I know that I need to.
Day 27 – Sun April 02 - Missed weighing, I had a big glass of water and was already halfway through a cup of coffee once I realized that I had somehow gapped.
Day 28 – Mon April 03 - 143.0 - Fallout from eating Ribs, which were soooo delicious. No more of that until the next 100
Day 29 – Tues April 04 - 142.2 - Trying to work off those delicious ribs, hope to end the week where I started it
Day 30 – Wed April 05
Day 31 – Thurs April 06
Day 32 – Fri April 07
5th week goal weight: 139.2 - plugging this number in until I hit it 141.0 - Once every 3 month Ribs
5th week actual weight: Started the week at 141.0 - Ribs consumed for this 100
Excess exercise calories burned (in the green on MFP)
Start weight of the 100: 143.4, up 1.2 from the start weight of the previous 100, 142.24 -
Hi all, I'm Rowan, I live in Northamptonshire, UK.
I have been off and on MFP since 2013, and have been 128lbs at my lowest, 180.8 at my highest.
In the summer of 2021, I was at my highest weight and feeling utterly sick, tired and depressed. I restarted tracking my calories, with no exercise other than walking 5 miles a day most days, and managed to lose 43lbs in about 5 months. But then I took a break in March last year and didn't come back until January this year, by which time I'd regained 26lbs. So I got back in the game and am now down about 13lbs since then.
I am taking a different approach this time, I have raised my calories slightly and am focusing on getting lots of protein and staying hydrated. I have been strength training for about the last month, which I am really enjoying, but it does leave me feeling quite tired at times, so it can be difficult to get my steps in every day.
I have a health tracker watch which tells me that I have a BMR of 1254 calories a day and on days that I work out I burn around 1800-2000 calories in 24hrs, 1500 calories on days that i don't. I aim to eat around 1200 calories a day with 40% protein. I have a BMI of 26.5 and I have a high body fat percentage of 40.4%, so I really need to lower my body fat to at least 30% and raise my muscle mass. Hopefully this will help increase my metabolism, which seems to crawl along at a snail's pace. Gaining any muscle while eating at a deficit is really difficult, but at least I can do my best to retain the muscle that I have.
I should be losing about 1.5lbs a week, however things aren't always so straightforward, so I have set a target for 1lb a week for the first 50 days of this challenge, then 0.5lb a week for the second 50 days. If I manage to get to within the healthy BMI range by the end of this, I will be very happy. So that's 143lbs for me, about 9lbs to lose, but I'm hoping for 141lbs.
Sorry for the essay! Good luck to everyone, we can do this!
F42 5'4
Highest weight: 180.8lbs July 5th '21
Current weight: 151.6lbs
Challenge goal weight: 144.0lbs
Ultimate goal weight: Under 130lbs
Target lbs to lose: 7.6lbs
Day 1 – Tues March 07 151.6
Day 2 – Wed March 08 151.8
Day 3 – Thurs March 09 151.2
Day 4 – Fri March 10 151.2
1st week goal weight: 151.0
1st week actual weight: 151.2
Challenge weight lost: 0.4
Challenge weight to go: 7.2Not the best start, but I think I'm in the middle of my usual monthly plateau, and water retention from muscle soreness is also at play.
I'm fully in my routine now of gym 4/5 days a week, cals 1200 or less and walking 8500 a day, so I just need to stay consistent and let the magic happen. I would like to find ways to be more active, outside of intentional exercise. When the weather improves it should become easier. I have loads of DIY that I need to get done but traipsing in and out of my cold garage in the sleet and rain really doesn't appeal.
A couple of days ago we booked flights to Portugal, leaving on the 22nd, back on 28th. I'm thinking of taking a food scale and an exercise band with me to help me stay on track. There's a pool at our apartment and push bikes we can use, so hopefully I'll be able to counteract any excesses by staying active. OH will be working while we're there, so I'll have a lot of time to kill. I'm wondering if I'm brave enough to do a sea kayaking tour on my own... I'm a water baby but OH can't swim and has a bit of a fear of deep water, so I don't often get the chance to get out on the waves. Need to brush up on my Portuguese, I was doing daily lessons for a few months then stopped abruptly about 2 weeks ago and I'm shocked how much I've forgotten already! Agora, eu vou a commer o pequeño-almoço, depois eu vou para o gym. Até tarde!
Day 5 – Sat March 11 150.2
Day 6 – Sun March 12 151.6
Day 7 – Mon March 13 151.6
Day 8 – Tues March 14 150.6
Day 9 – Wed March 15 147.2 How is that even possible?
Day 10 – Thurs March 16 150.8 Oh well.
Day 11 – Fri March 17 151.4 Not impressed.
2nd week goal weight: 150.0
2nd week actual weight: 151.4
Challenge weight lost: 0.2
Challenge weight to go: 7.4That really sucks. I don't think there's anything else I can do, I have been sticking to my calories and macros, doing my best to stay hydrated, walking at least 8500 steps, weight training at least 4 times a week and not eating back any exercise calories. And I have lost NOTHING since the start of the month. I do not want to drop calories any further, I average 1100 a day. So frustrating. I need to keep reminding myself that my trend weight is down 2.5lbs from the start of the month, and even though progress is slow, there's still progress.
Day 12 – Sat March 18150.8
Day 13 – Sun March 19150.4
Day 14 – Mon March 20149.2
Day 15 – Tues March 21150.2
Day 16 – Wed March 22DNW
Day 17 – Thurs March 23DNW
Day 18 – Fri March 24DNW
3rd week goal weight: 149.0
3rd week actual weight: DNW
I'll be away end of this week and half of next week.
Day 19 – Sat March 25DNW
Day 20 – Sun March 26DNW
Day 21 – Mon March 27DNW
Day 22 – Tues March 28DNW
Day 23 – Wed March 29DNW
Day 24 – Thurs March 30149.4Had a great week away in Portugal, lots of cycling, kayaking, and walking, but also too much food and booze in the evenings! I took a sneak peak at my weight yesterday when I got back but decided not to record it as I could tell I was holding onto loads of water from flying. I'm so happy to see this weight today! Things may take a bit of time to settle back down, and it's going to take some discipline to get back into tracking properly and going to the gym but I'm motivated to get back on it. I think I will adjust my weekly goal weights for the rest of this challenge, 1lb a week isn't realistic for me and it can be demotivating when i don't meet it, so I'm going to do half pound targets starting next week.Day 25 – Fri March 31149.2
4th week goal weight: 149.5
4th week actual weight: 149.2
Challenge weight lost: 2.4
Challenge weight to go: 5.2
So I have gone back and amended my overall 'goal to lose' for this challenge and my 'challenge weight to go' numbers to reflect my now half pound a week goal. I'm still hoping to lose more than this, but with weight training 4 times a week, I think muscle gain is raising my body weight as I lose fat. I don't want to be discouraged from the weight training by obsessing over a slow weight loss. And if I lose slower than half a pound a week, so be it. I'm sticking to 1200 calories, focusing on protein and fibre, getting my steps in and exercising.
Day 26 – Sat April 01 148.8 Met my weekly goal already... should I revise it? Arghh, I dunno!
Day 27 – Sun April 02 149.2
Day 28 – Mon April 03 150.0 oh dear!
Day 29 – Tues April 04 150.0 😖
Day 30 – Wed April 05
Day 31 – Thurs April 06
Day 32 – Fri April 07
5th week goal weight: 149.0
5th week actual weight:
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100 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ March 07, 2023 through June 14, 2023
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
Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 191.2
Goal This Round: 176.2
Ending Weight: xxxxxWeight 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 01-03/07-191.6-(Trend weight 192.9)
Day 02-03/08-190.6-(Trend weight 192.7)
Day 03-03/09-192.2-(Trend weight 192.6)
Day 04-03/10-191.6-(Trend weight 192.5)
Day 05-03/11-189.2-(Trend weight 192.2)
Day 06-03/12-189.0-(Trend weight 191.9)
Day 07-03/13-189.4-(Trend weight 191.6)
WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.8 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.8 lbs. LOST
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 08-03/14-187.8-(Trend weight 191.3)
Day 09-03/15-188.8-(Trend weight 191.0)
Day 10-03/16-188.8-(Trend weight 190.8)
Day 11-03/17-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 12-03/18-189.0-(Trend weight 190.7)
Day 13-03/19-188.2-(Trend weight 190.4)
Day 14-03/20-188.6-(Trend weight 190.4)
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.8 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.6 lbs LOST
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 15-03/21-188.6-(Trend weight 190.3)
Day 16-03/22-188.2-(Trend weight 190.1)
Day 17-03/23-188.4-(Trend weight 190.0)
Day 18-03/24-188.0-(Trend weight 189.8)
Day 19-03/25-187.2-(Trend weight 189.5)
Day 20-03/26-187.8-(Trend weight 189.3)
Day 21-03/27-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: ????
Accumulated Loss or Gain: ?????
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 22-03/28-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 23-03/29-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 24-03/30-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 25-03/31-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 26-04/01-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 27-04/02-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 28-04/03-DNW-(Trend weight DNW) I stayed busy yesterday on some spring cleaning projects. 1 down, 1000 to go. Stuck to my guns with my diet yesterday. Travel today.
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: ?????
Accumulated Loss or Gain: ?????
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 29-04/04-DNW-(Trend weight DNW) Oh my Goodness, I wanted to weigh so badly today! But then, why would I weight the day after travel when the restaurant food usually adds 2-3 extra pounds to the scale? So I am drinking lots of water to offset the high sodium meal, hoping for a TMI to rid myself of the evidence and going to try to close all my fitbit circles today while carefully watching the bp. Fasting glucose this morning was pretty good so that is a good sign of the times I hope. Enjoy your day everyone!
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Day 31-04/06-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
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WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
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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WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN:
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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 43-04/18-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 44-04/19-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 45-04/20-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
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Aiming for a loss of 50 grams a day
Day 1 87.3 kg I had what I call a 'sugar fest', I always do that at the start of losing weight, plus some fruit and crackers, I drank a lot of water in an attempt to battle the heat here, so I'm not surprised that my weight has increased...
Day 2 87.6 on track? Probably. I am trying to go off sugar, but I am not too successful usually, be on the lookout for "x days without sugar" now and then. Today went alright, however from now on I am limiting myself to only 2 small packs of crackers, because I wasn't really hungry.
I've decided to aim for 30 grams loss a day since I'm in a new environment now, sharing food and I don't really know what level of hunger to aim for, I'll increase it later
Day 3 87.3 on track? Probably. Today was a good day, I probably ate under maintenance, although I wonder if my weight loss is just my body emptying out since I splurged in Day 0. Against my better judgement (done this soooo many times) I plotted on my spreadsheet and I'm guessing May 30th next year is goal day. Mark your calendar.
Day 4 86.8 on track, I think I ate too much today, I wasn't really hungry unless I thought about food
Day 5 87.5 on track, spreadsheet trendline says I am losing 30 grams a day which is exactly what I am meant to be losing right now, I didn't eat under maintenance, a bit of emotional eating, I need to decide what I am going to eat in the morning and stick to it
From now I'll post the weight and then number of grams a day I'm losing as told by my spreadsheet
Day 6 87.4, 0 g/day, the last few days my weight has increased dramatically, I decided that I needed to cut back a lot and that happened today
Day 7 86.8, 50 g/day > 30 = good, I ate reasonably well, although I only drank two water bottles instead of the usual 3, so maybe my weight tomorrow will be lower than expected
Day 8 86.6, 105 g/day > 30 = good, I controlled my eating, and ate less than maintenance, also had 3 water bottles
Day 9 86.8, 104 g/day > 30 = good, I think maybe I ate too much, it's hard to know though
*** half a kilogram lost, 23 kilograms to lose, goal day estimated at 30th May 2024 ***
Day 10 87.0, 89 g/day > 30 = good, I definitely ate too much, plus some salty food so I expect to see a gain tomorrow
*** 10 day update: it's pretty easy to lose 30 grams a day, and I did find it easy. These 10 days haven't been stressful at all. I think I 'emptied out' a lot which is why my numbers are greater than 30 grams. I could stay at 30 grams but it would take an extra year almost, so I'm going up to the next step - 35 grams a day ***
Day 11 87.6, 37 g/day > 35 = good, I think I ate too much today, which would mean two days in a row, I really need to undereat for at least a few days or else
Day 12 87.6, 32 g/day < 35 = bad
*** Update - so I've just had a major life change and as you probably know, major life changes are bad for weight loss. I don't want to pause the weight loss, but I do want to keep losing, so I'll just aim for one kilogram a month, I rate I feel I can manage while undergoing major life changes, this gets me to goal weight on 5th February 2025. If I speed things up somewhat I can reach goal weight 1st Jan 2025 which means 4 years exactly to lose 32 kg. So I'm trying to lose 23 kg / 654 days = 35.2 grams a day ***
Day 13 87.3, 2.2 g/day < 35.2 = quite bad, I need to get into serious mode for a while,
Day 14 87.4, still need to turn the ship around since according to my spreadsheet, I'm gaining right now
Day 15 87.1, I'm losing (finally) but it's taking a while to turn the ship around
Day 16 86.7, things are going well it seems
Day 17 86.6, going well
Day 18 86.4, still going well
*** half a kilogram lost, 22.5 kilograms to lose, goal day estimated at 31st December 2024 ***
Day 19 86.1 going well it seems
Day 20 86.0 still going well, how long can it last?
Day 21 86.1 I drank more water than previously, so expecting a gain tomorrow maybe
Day 22 86.6 Gain as expected
Day 23 86.9 Salty food (hopefully just that)
Day 24 87.2, 38 grams a day loss which is on track
Day 25 87.3, on track
Day 26 87.6, for the last 13 days my weight has been dropping then gaining, let's see if I can get it losing again
Day 27 86.6 a big drop because I controlled my eating yesterday, however I'm at 22 g/day when I should be at 35 g/day, so I need a few or so days of seriously controlled eating
Day 28 86.1 another big drop, I'm at 26 g/day
Day 29 85.7 I'm at 32 g/day which is almost where I'm meant to be, but right now those numbers vary wildly day to day
Day 30 85.7 On track - 37 g/day3 -
Hi all, I'm Rowan, I live in Northamptonshire, UK.
I have been off and on MFP since 2013, and have been 128lbs at my lowest, 180.8 at my highest.
In the summer of 2021, I was at my highest weight and feeling utterly sick, tired and depressed. I restarted tracking my calories, with no exercise other than walking 5 miles a day most days, and managed to lose 43lbs in about 5 months. But then I took a break in March last year and didn't come back until January this year, by which time I'd regained 26lbs. So I got back in the game and am now down about 13lbs since then.
I am taking a different approach this time, I have raised my calories slightly and am focusing on getting lots of protein and staying hydrated. I have been strength training for about the last month, which I am really enjoying, but it does leave me feeling quite tired at times, so it can be difficult to get my steps in every day.
I have a health tracker watch which tells me that I have a BMR of 1254 calories a day and on days that I work out I burn around 1800-2000 calories in 24hrs, 1500 calories on days that i don't. I aim to eat around 1200 calories a day with 40% protein. I have a BMI of 26.5 and I have a high body fat percentage of 40.4%, so I really need to lower my body fat to at least 30% and raise my muscle mass. Hopefully this will help increase my metabolism, which seems to crawl along at a snail's pace. Gaining any muscle while eating at a deficit is really difficult, but at least I can do my best to retain the muscle that I have.
I should be losing about 1.5lbs a week, however things aren't always so straightforward, so I have set a target for 1lb a week for the first 50 days of this challenge, then 0.5lb a week for the second 50 days. If I manage to get to within the healthy BMI range by the end of this, I will be very happy. So that's 143lbs for me, about 9lbs to lose, but I'm hoping for 141lbs.
Sorry for the essay! Good luck to everyone, we can do this!
F42 5'4
Highest weight: 180.8lbs July 5th '21
Current weight: 151.6lbs
Challenge goal weight: 144.0lbs
Ultimate goal weight: Under 130lbs
Target lbs to lose: 7.6lbs
Day 1 – Tues March 07 151.6
Day 2 – Wed March 08 151.8
Day 3 – Thurs March 09 151.2
Day 4 – Fri March 10 151.2
1st week goal weight: 151.0
1st week actual weight: 151.2
Challenge weight lost: 0.4
Challenge weight to go: 7.2Not the best start, but I think I'm in the middle of my usual monthly plateau, and water retention from muscle soreness is also at play.
I'm fully in my routine now of gym 4/5 days a week, cals 1200 or less and walking 8500 a day, so I just need to stay consistent and let the magic happen. I would like to find ways to be more active, outside of intentional exercise. When the weather improves it should become easier. I have loads of DIY that I need to get done but traipsing in and out of my cold garage in the sleet and rain really doesn't appeal.
A couple of days ago we booked flights to Portugal, leaving on the 22nd, back on 28th. I'm thinking of taking a food scale and an exercise band with me to help me stay on track. There's a pool at our apartment and push bikes we can use, so hopefully I'll be able to counteract any excesses by staying active. OH will be working while we're there, so I'll have a lot of time to kill. I'm wondering if I'm brave enough to do a sea kayaking tour on my own... I'm a water baby but OH can't swim and has a bit of a fear of deep water, so I don't often get the chance to get out on the waves. Need to brush up on my Portuguese, I was doing daily lessons for a few months then stopped abruptly about 2 weeks ago and I'm shocked how much I've forgotten already! Agora, eu vou a commer o pequeño-almoço, depois eu vou para o gym. Até tarde!
Day 5 – Sat March 11 150.2
Day 6 – Sun March 12 151.6
Day 7 – Mon March 13 151.6
Day 8 – Tues March 14 150.6
Day 9 – Wed March 15 147.2 How is that even possible?
Day 10 – Thurs March 16 150.8 Oh well.
Day 11 – Fri March 17 151.4 Not impressed.
2nd week goal weight: 150.0
2nd week actual weight: 151.4
Challenge weight lost: 0.2
Challenge weight to go: 7.4That really sucks. I don't think there's anything else I can do, I have been sticking to my calories and macros, doing my best to stay hydrated, walking at least 8500 steps, weight training at least 4 times a week and not eating back any exercise calories. And I have lost NOTHING since the start of the month. I do not want to drop calories any further, I average 1100 a day. So frustrating. I need to keep reminding myself that my trend weight is down 2.5lbs from the start of the month, and even though progress is slow, there's still progress.
Day 12 – Sat March 18150.8
Day 13 – Sun March 19150.4
Day 14 – Mon March 20149.2
Day 15 – Tues March 21150.2
Day 16 – Wed March 22DNW
Day 17 – Thurs March 23DNW
Day 18 – Fri March 24DNW
3rd week goal weight: 149.0
3rd week actual weight: DNW
I'll be away end of this week and half of next week.
Day 19 – Sat March 25DNW
Day 20 – Sun March 26DNW
Day 21 – Mon March 27DNW
Day 22 – Tues March 28DNW
Day 23 – Wed March 29DNW
Day 24 – Thurs March 30149.4Had a great week away in Portugal, lots of cycling, kayaking, and walking, but also too much food and booze in the evenings! I took a sneak peak at my weight yesterday when I got back but decided not to record it as I could tell I was holding onto loads of water from flying. I'm so happy to see this weight today! Things may take a bit of time to settle back down, and it's going to take some discipline to get back into tracking properly and going to the gym but I'm motivated to get back on it. I think I will adjust my weekly goal weights for the rest of this challenge, 1lb a week isn't realistic for me and it can be demotivating when i don't meet it, so I'm going to do half pound targets starting next week.Day 25 – Fri March 31149.2
4th week goal weight: 149.5
4th week actual weight: 149.2
Challenge weight lost: 2.4
Challenge weight to go: 5.2
So I have gone back and amended my overall 'goal to lose' for this challenge and my 'challenge weight to go' numbers to reflect my now half pound a week goal. I'm still hoping to lose more than this, but with weight training 4 times a week, I think muscle gain is raising my body weight as I lose fat. I don't want to be discouraged from the weight training by obsessing over a slow weight loss. And if I lose slower than half a pound a week, so be it. I'm sticking to 1200 calories, focusing on protein and fibre, getting my steps in and exercising.
Day 26 – Sat April 01 148.8 Met my weekly goal already... should I revise it? Arghh, I dunno!
Day 27 – Sun April 02 149.2
Day 28 – Mon April 03 150.0 oh dear!
Day 29 – Tues April 04 150.0 😖
Day 30 – Wed April 05 149.6
Day 31 – Thurs April 06
Day 32 – Fri April 07
5th week goal weight: 149.0
5th week actual weight:
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