100 day Challenge #16 – Saturday June 15 2023 to Friday September 22 2023
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »@Lynn__W
Dawn, my job is different because we're a smaller facility so just serve out of the kitchen, cooks plate the food and I bring out to the residents. Altho I"m super busy, your job sounds more intense with bringing and setting the food up into steam tables etc. If you're feeling anxiety about returning to work, and if the heat irritates your burned arm, then I think it's totally okay to consider options and choices. Time's ticking by so have to run. take care.4 -
deepwoodslady wrote: »dawnbgethealthy wrote: »@deepwoodslady
OMG Owen is adorable! What a great smile!!
I bet you sure get lots of steps in running around with him!!
It sounds like you are prepping to carry us on the next couple of 100s. Thank you for that!!
I know that you worked 22 years without even 1 day off. So very glad that you were able to retire. I'm not sure if I will ever be able to actually retire, but plan on working lots until my 65th and then taking an entire month off, and hopefully after that just work 20 hours per week at the restaurant.
I am taking off 2 weeks in May of 2024 for an old friend's 60th birthday somewhere tropical with a pool that he can golf every day.
I am also going to try to squeeze a small vacay coming up in September. I had booked my 2 September weeks in January for Spice Hut restaurant and Foster Grant, but of course there is no more Foster Grant Canada. I feel like I can't take too much off with my newest job.
I derailed a bit getting a burn, probably lost $400-$500, but whatever.
@dawnbgethealthy Nope, hadn't planned on taking over the hosting. Just setting up my format for my posts, but otherwise will help in any way I can
I am so glad to hear you have some travel plans in place. You have certainly earned a vacation (or two). I'm glad to hear that you have an old friend you can travel with and have some fun with. I won't travel alone so I'm pretty stuck here. The tropics sound heavenly! I hope to hear about continued improvement with your arm.
Could you possibly do at least the next one? Please?
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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 118.
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: 3 out of the 6
1st week goal weight: 143.4 (ambitious?)
1st week actual weight: 144.4
2nd week goal weight: Less than the beginning of the week, 142.2
2nd week actual weight: 142.6, so gained 0.4
3rd week goal weight: 141.4
3rd week actual weight: 144.6 - Started the week at 142.4, so 1.8 pound gain this week
4th week goal weight: 143.6
4th week actual weight: 145.0 - Started the week at 144.6
5th week goal weight: 142.6
5th week actual weight: 143.2
6th week goal weight: 142.4
6th week actual weight: 144.0
7th week goal weight: 142.6
7th week actual weight: 143.6
8th week goal weight:
8th week actual weight: 144.8 - I kept track even though I wasn't posting on forums.
Day 52 – Saturday August 05 - DNW, basically up all night drinking water and dozing off here and there.
Day 53 – Sunday August 06 - 144.4 - I had a really good feed last night: NY Strip, Blackened prawns, spinach pasta with my own garlic and sugar snap peas. I even had red wine, which normally I can't tolerate, but it was a perfect compliment to my meal. I didn't eat all day Saturday for some reason. This morning I have Farmer's market plums, tiger eye cherries, bing cherries out for my all day "buffet" and a cup of store bought blueberries ($4 for 2lbs, couldn't resist)
Day 54 – Monday August 07 - 145.2 - Likely the Steak still sitting in there. Not sweating it, added lots of meat vitamins to my body which will take a bit, but felt like I needed.
Day 55 – Tuesday August 08
Day 56 – Wednesday August 09
Day 57 – Thursday August 10
Day 58 – Friday August 11
9th week goal weight:
9th week actual weight:
I have decided to do another 21 day mini challenge of the legs up and arm weight exercises. The pulsating in my legs when I put them up shows me how much I really need to drain them regularly. And the extra bonus that I went from 12.5" on my upper arm down to 11.75" and honestly feel like my batwings are less flappy. I will count from the day before since I often type into here before any activity for the day, while drinking my coffee in the morning.
Anyone else going to join us for another 21?
Mini 21 day Challenge Round 2 - legs in the air arm weights exercises, 6-ish minutes.
Start weight of this 100: 144.4 - Up one pound from the start of the last 100 of 143.4, and the previous was 142.2
Day 1, Monday July 17.23 - 6 minutes, skull crushers, chest presses, bicep curls. I realize that the days that I missed (and made up for with doubles or triples) were days when I worked 2 jobs and got home late famished. I had 5 water crackers with 2tbsp of hummus to delay hunger for 6 minutes and had dinner after doing my legs up. Using 11.75" arm measurement as the beginning measure from the last day of the previous 21.
Day 2 - 6 minutes which has shown to be the sweet spot to get 3 arm weighted exercises in.
Day 3 - 6.5 minutes, must have done them slower because I was out of time before I finished.
Day 4 - 5.5 minutes - Did the same exercises, must have done them faster!
Day 5 - 6.5 minutes - I am happy that I am continuing on with my newest habit of 5 black pepper water crackers with hummus when I get home from work to stave off hunger so that I can get these legs up sessions in without being insanely hungry.
Day 6 - 6.25 minutes - It feels really good to do this!
Day 7 - 6.5 minutes - How lovely it will be to firm up the arms. Dancing has changed my abs in a big way and loosened my joints each day, but this...is different.
Day 8 - 7 minutes. Same 3 exercises, obviously some days I do them quicker or slower. I feel like I am doing myself a big favour while I am laying there with legs up. It makes me happy that I am taking a few minutes for myself.
Day 9, Tuesday July 25 - 6.5 minutes of the usual, almost didn't get it in, it was close to midnight when I remembered. Pretty happy to have done it.
Day 10 - 6.25 minutes. Actually didn't feel like doing it, but within the first minute it felt so great! Very glad that I pushed through and got it done. I really would like this to become a lifelong habit, I know that it is so good for me not only for throbbing knees and ankles, but also to tighten up those arms.
Day 11 - 6.5 minutes. My one ankle looks so thin while my legs are up. The other is full of plates and pins so will always be thicker. Lol, of course when I stand up my bottom heavy self returns.
Day 12 - 6.15 minutes. So lovely to do this, especially at the end of a long day.
Day 13, July 29 - Kept this up even though I wasn't posting on forums, 5-7 minutes per day
Day 14 - Did it
Day 15 - Did it
Day 16, August 01 - Did it
Day 17 - Did it
Day 18 - Did it. I think that I want to continue this, I love the feeling of the draining and the slight muscle burn
Day 19, August 04 - 8.3 minutes. Wow, I must have been going really slow with my 3 exercises.
Day 20 - 7 minutes with the 3 exercises
Start weight of this 100: 144.4 - Up one pound from the start of the last 100 of 143.4, and the previous was 142.24 -
100 Days of Accountability 6/15 - 9/22
I need to quit losing the same pounds over and over. If you are tired of starting over, STOP giving up.
Female, Age 62, 5’3”
Challenge Starting Weight: 230.8 (6/14/2023)
Challenge Goal: <219History & Goals
Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in day out.
Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021) NOTE: Low 201.1 in August 2021
2022 SW: 209 BMI 37.0 (1/1/2022)
2023 SW: 232 BMI 41.1 (1/1/2023)
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
🎯 Mini Goals & Weight:
* Get out of the 230s!!!!!!
* Recover lowest during round #15 226.2
* Making below 225 stick
* Into the teens again: <220
* Less than I started year 2022: <209
* Prior to Oct 2021 roadtrip damage: <206
* Onederland: 199
* Obese stage 1 BMI 34.9: 197
* 50 lbs lost never to be found: 195
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150's
My goal for 2023 is to get into ONEderland and make it stick. Changing my life.
Plans:
🔹Find workout routine that works (walk, bike, planks, yoga, swim, strength training, take advantage of retirement to be more active); target walking 100 miles each month
🔹Drink more water (target min 64-80 oz daily; start with 1 glass before coffee)
🔹Journal Food Daily (tracking with MFP since 12/28/2018; basically skipped June-Dec 2019; recommit 1/1/2020; skipped out April-July 2020; recommit 8/6/2020; derailed in 2022; recommit 1/3/2023)
🔹Daily Vitamins (Dr’s orders; need to not ignore)
🔹Drink less alcohol (3 AF days per week; ~12-16 AF days per month; limit 1-2 glasses per day)
Day / Weight Daily Weigh In / Trend Weight / Comments report day of steps & activity with notes from the day before
Info from last day of round #15.
Day 100: 6/14 - 230.8 / 231.4 - 12452 steps 4.9 miles (3.1 mile walk)
Day 1: 6/15 - 229.7 / 231.2 - 11781 steps 4.58 miles (3 mile walk) - I use free version of Happy Scale app to track trend weight and next 5 lb goal. Spent time today catching up my weight entries to monitor trends. Cannot believe I’ve not entered the updates since Oct 20, 2022! I probably could have just skipped since my Trend Weight doesn’t really reflect since I was on vacation and not tracking daily weigh ins but I did it anyway. Feels like I’m back and focused.
I have it set to track trend weights based on the previous 14 days using Happy Scale smoothing method
Day 2: 6/16 - 229.6 / 230.8 - 6328 steps 2.4 miles Lots of water, 2 days of walking the dog 3 miles and journaling every bite with remaining calories in the green is paying off. No walk Friday to rest my knees.
1st week goal weight: < 230
1st week actual weight: 229.6 / 230.8
1st Week Weight Loss: 1.2
Challenge weight lost: 1.2
Challenge weight to go: 10.6
Working my way back down from the 4.5 lb gain on a 15 day vacation. The initial weigh in for this challenge was a day after 24+ hours of travel on 3 flights with layovers. So lots of bloat which I expected to peal off easily. Now for the hard work. I’m happy to be back under 230!
Day / Weight Daily Weigh In / Trend Weight / Comments report day of steps & activity with notes from the day before
Day 3: 6/17 - 229.7 / 230.5 - 4533 steps 1.77 miles Gardened instead of walking to continue resting my knees. Yesterday snacked a little too much while also skipping exercise to baby my knees! Started off well with blueberries but then ended up eating rainbow sherbet, cheese & crackers, and Pepperidge Farm cookies. Journaled everything which is my positive note. -957 remaining calories.
Day 4: 6/18 - 229.1 / 230 - 5738 steps 2.27 miles Plans to weed more today as the garden got out of hand while we were on vacation. Better snacking day yesterday and pre-journaled my day with the exception of the veggies since I wasn’t sure what DIL had in mind as we celebrated Father’s Day with them last night. -836 remaining calories but my net carbs 84 for the day was great since they do Keto LOL
Day 5: 6/19 - 230.7 / 230.1 - 7852 steps 3.06 miles (walk 1.34) Let myself slip back into the 230s ARGH! Too much pie this weekend and no formal exercise since I’m resting my knees. Can’t seem to get enough sleep. 10 hrs of sleep during the night and still took an hour nap in the afternoon Sunday. Really good not snacking but did polish off the Father’s Day lemon meringue pie after lunch & dinner. Journaled everything again -151 remaining calories but feels worse than yesterday.
Day 6: 6/20 - 230.4 / 230.2 - 4209 steps 1.63 miles. No gardening or exercise. Avoided journaling yesterday but finally came to terms with it. Lunch out with a friend at a Mexican restaurant which never helps the scale and of course is hard to journal. I didn’t eat the whole basket of chips! Counted out 12 -548 remaining calories. Not excited that my weight is in the 230s and that my trend line is going up! Need to quit resting my aching knees.
Day 7: 6/21 - 229.9 / 230.2 - 10024 steps 3.77 miles (2.81 mi walk) Today I plan to walk!! I'm also going to help DD prep for my granddaughter's first birthday party on Saturday before heading to book club tonight at a Mexican restaurant. I did my mammogram and went to watercolor class yesterday. Great day on snacking but fast food for lunch and too much wine watching LSU baseball. -457 remaining calories.
Day 8: 6/22 - 230.2 / 230.2 - 4795 steps 1.91 miles SODIUM?? DH & I talked … I think I’m going to not walk for a while because I barely made it home yesterday and my knees are worse. So instead the plan is to build up strength in my knees with on my indoor bike for the next month. It will be a lot less pounding than walking. Yesterday at book club I planned to eat a salad at the Mexican restaurant but chose half order of chicken quesadillas. -315 remaining calories.
Day 9: 6/23 - 228.6 / 229.7 - 7272 steps 2.7 miles (1.06 mi walk) biked 10 min and then did my Strength Training class skipping anything that might harm my knees more … so mainly upper body stuff. Sporting clays with Lady Clay Shooters Summer League now on Thursdays in this darn heat for 1.5 hrs! Fun but I’m a terrible shot since I’ve not gone shooting for a year. But I did walk the course to the 10 stations even though I was offered to ride in a friend’s golf cart. AF when I got home in the evening. I like sporting clays because it is an activity with friends where I’m not eating or drinking!!! -76 remaining calories.
2nd week goal weight: < 230 until I maintain it! Don’t let it slip back up into the 30s
2nd week actual weight: 228.6 / 229.7
2nd week weight loss: 1
Challenge weight lost: 2.2
Challenge weight to go: 9.6
Got back under 230 now to keep that over the weekend with my granddaughter’s first birthday party. Next target it 226 which was the lowest I hit last round before vacation.
Day 10: 6/24 - 230 / 229.8 - 6331 steps 2.44 miles, 10 min on the bike. Too much olive tapas! Trader Joe's Olive Tapenade spread on toasted French bread YUMMY, homemade spaghetti, and wine last night. Enjoyed watching Avatar Way of Water (3 hrs!) Lots of little exercises yesterday … baby steps. Today’s challenge will be my granddaughter’s 1 year old birthday party. -405 remaining calories.
Day 11: 6/25 - 230.1 / 229.8 - 3829 steps 1.44 miles, 10 min on bike and 5 min strength with feet up using 3 lb weights! Darn scale! Not doing my 3 mile walks is killing me. The weekend indulgences need to come to an end … such a hard habit to break. Stayed away from the birthday cake, popsicles, watermelon margaritas, beer, etc yesterday. Stuck with the fruit on the table. Actually came home hungry! LOL DH and I then had ice cream at home! My activity for yesterday was picking up and running after my little granddaughters which is a lot of fun. -238 remaining calories.
STARTING 21 day challenge ... feet up and 5 mins of hand weights (or even cans from the pantry) doing flys, tricep extensions, chest presses. Something simple that doesn't require much effort but gets us in to better habits. JOIN US!!!
Day 12: 6/26 - 230.2 / 230.0 - 4130 steps 1.59 miles, 5 flights, 10 min on bike and 5 min strength with feet up using 3 lb weights! Then my regular strength training class. Well the Marie Calendar Chicken Pot Pie for lunch yesterday is NOT diet friendly! Oh my! Then too much wine with dinner resulted in my trend going back up to the 30s.
-818 remaining calories.
Day 13: 6/27 - 230.3 / 230.1 - 5780 steps 2.22 miles Well I’m not eating diet food nor controlling portions so the results are earned. Need to focus. Taking care of my granddaughter today since she can’t go to daycare so away from my normal routine as well as skipping my watercolor class. LSU Baseball won the College World Series! Way to GEAUX Tigers! -245 remaining calories
Day 14: 6/28 - 230.5 / 230.2 - 3263 steps 1.26 miles Great day babysitting my older granddaughter. Left the house later and was able to get my 5 min of strength and 10 min on bike! -958 remaining calories
Day 15: 6/29 - DNW - 6384 steps 2.44 miles Crazy day! Totally forgot to weigh in and obviously forgot to post early in the morning as my habit. Also didn’t make it to Lady Clays Sporting Clays Summer League. But I will survive. What went right? I did 15 min on bike, 5 min strength for challenge and also gardened. Then discovered DD & her husband both had fever. So picked up younger granddaughter at daycare and have her over night. -181 remaining calories.
Day 16: 6/30 - 229.7 / 230.1 - Did not journal yesterday!!! Missed my 1 hr strength training class cause I was watching my 1 year old granddaughter while DH walked the dog. But went swimming with my granddaughter today, biked 15 min and 5 min of strength.
3rd week goal weight: Recover lowest during round #15 226.2 until I hit it
3rd week actual weight: 229.7 / 230.1
3rd week weight GAIN: 1.1
Challenge weight lost: 1.1
Challenge weight to go: 10.7
Let my weight slip back up into the 230s this week and then had to work it back down. So much going on that I’m not planning food which never works because if hungry or busy I usually make poor choices.
Day 17: 7/01 - 228.9 / 229.7 - 6090 steps 2.31 miles. 2 days and nights chasing a 1 year old! That was what I was missing before in my weight loss plan LOL! Didn’t journal yesterday and also didn’t wear my Apple Watch to track steps. I did get in my daily exercises yesterday! I was busy and the scale shows that I choose well. DH & I were both hungry before bed. He had ice cream and I choose a bowl of cherries I slept like a baby 8 hrs.
Day 18: 7/02 - 230.7 / 230.0 - 6515 steps 2.53 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength. Thoughts of yesterday… Well this is where you get when you don’t exercise! AND my DD & SIL brought us breakfast tacos, lunch Popeyes fried chicken & leftovers for dinner from lunch as a thank you for watching our younger granddaughter for 2 days & nights. They left around 3pm when DH & I had to run to the grocery store and prep for tomorrow’s feast. Seems the adult kids decided they are gathering at our house on Sunday for lunch. They are bringing brisket and dessert … I have the potato salad and baked beans. This weekend the scales are going wild.
Day 19: 7/03 - 230.2 / 230.0 - 4679 steps 1.72 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength and 17 bags of mulch for a very long back flower bed that I weeded a week ago. Weekends are a mess for my WL journey. I expected many more pounds on the scale and was nicely surprised. Yesterday kids came over and we had a feast! Today I get back on track … journaling and gardening!
Day 20: 7/04 - 230.2 /230.1 - 4118 steps 1.55 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength in the morning. Last night … DH & I had date night … you can do that on a Monday evening at 5pm to catch happy hour when you are retired LOL
HAPPY 4th of July! We are enjoying a quiet evening at home.
Day 21 : 7/05 - 230.2 / 230.1 - 3620 steps 1.39 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength. Today the weekend leftovers are no longer in the house and I plan to get back on track with healthy eating!!
Day 22: 7/06 - 228.7 / 229.7 - 3147 steps 1.19 miles 5 min of strength skipped the bike. Knees are really painful and it is hard to even sleep.
Day 23: 7/07 - 228.9 / 229.5 - 4507 steps 1.76 miles 5 min of strength skipped the bike. Older granddaughter 18 months is staying overnight so I’ll be active just need to keep eating in check!
4th week goal weight: < 230 until I maintain it! Don’t let it slip back up into the 30s
4th week actual weight: 228.9 / 229.5 TREND IS UNDER 230!
4th week weight loss: .8
Challenge weight lost: 1.9
Challenge weight to go: 9.9
BYE BYE long holiday weekend indulgence... brought myself back under 230. In the green this week. Losses 3 weeks still trying to offset 1 week gaining. But headed in the right direction if I can put more weeks of green than red I’ll get to my goal eventually. But really would like to maintain over the weekend and not have to do recovery next week. Going into the weekend with positive thoughts!
Day 24: 7/08 - 229.1 / 229.3 - Didn’t wear my watch and didn’t exercise. Planning to enjoy the day with our granddaughter If the rain holds off we’ll go to the pool. My community has 10 pools and one has a lazy river and water slide which she loves.
Day 25: 7/09 - 230.1 / 229.5 @ 4am ; 229.3 / 229.2 @ 7am
Weekend bump in the scale. Two readings since I went back to bed after getting up early and posting. Yesterday kids brought us pizza for dinner when picking up their daughter … and lots of wine. Sounds like we might join them on a trip to The Highlands in Scotland in Sept. Going to see our other granddaughter today. Knees are feeling better in that they don’t ache constantly. Now to test if I can begin exercising them a little again after this long break from walking and biking. Strength 5 min
Day 26: 7/10 - 229.0 / 229.1 - Trend is moving in the right direction! Biked 10 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights … testing my knees once again
Day 27: 7/11 - 229.0 / 229.0 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights & walked .6 miles to mailbox & back. Spent yesterday watching my granddaughter and planning trip to Scotland with DIL
Day 28: 7/12 - 229.8 / 229.2 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights. Up early this morning. I need to get more veggies and fruit in … yesterday was a bust on both with exception of avocado & olives.
Day 29: 7/13 - 228.9 / 229.1 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights. Still lacking my veggies! Okay today I’m going to eat out of my fridge’s veggie drawer … lots there I just need to execute.
Day 30: 7/14 - 229.5 / 229.2 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights. Roasted broccoli so checking off green vegetable yesterday. Not sure I’ll call humus one of my veggies but I guess I could. Definitely loved the mushrooms, blueberries & strawberries. Wine … well I know that the grapes in it are not part of my 5 f&v for the day.
5th week goal weight: <228 heading toward recovering lowest during round #15 226.2
5th week actual weight: 229.5 / 229.2 TREND IS DOWN!
5th week weight GAIN: .6
Challenge weight lost: 1
Challenge weight to go: 10.8
Up & down. No victories here since I seem to be wobbling back and forth around the same couple of pounds. The win is that I stayed under 230 for the week and my trend is going down and below 230 as well. Now to lower it again.
Day 31: 7/15 - 229.5 / 229.3 - Only the new Quad exercises. Didn’t get on the bike or do 5 min strength. Starting an exercise challenge with my sister. She wants to strengthen the muscles around her knee before replacement surgery this year. The doc gave her a packet of exercises. Many she can’t do because she cannot bend the knee. But many I can still do. So we are going to go through them today and select what we each can do on a daily basis for the next month. I plan to keep up my bike riding which is on the list!!!
Day 32: 7/16 - 229.4 / 229.4 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, Quads.
Day 33: 7/17 - 229.8 / 229.5 - Skipped exercising and supported my sister at her knee surgeon visit. Weekend’s are a killer and derail me which will show up on the scale this week.
Day 34: 7/18 - 231.4 / 230.1 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, Quads.
Day 35: 7/19 - 230.5 / 230.2 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, Quads.
Day 36: 7/20 - 229.3 / 230.1 - Went back to bed at 5 and got up at 7am decided to weigh after all. Not as bad as I suspected.
Earlier note - Up at 3am and totally forgot to WI. Though I think basically it was a choice … since I’m scared that the number is back over 230. And it could have been worse given the Mexican food and margarita last night at book club. Tomorrow I’m promising to WI no matter the excuses.
Day 37: 7/21 - 229.3 / 229.2 - Walked 1.5 miles. We have our daughter’s dogs and DH can’t walk 3 large dogs so I walked 1 of them. Then sporting clays in the afternoon … heat exhaustion is real! Couldn’t finish the last round. Note to self ... outside activities in Houston when the temp is 100 are not good for your body! Otherwise skipped exercises.
6th week goal weight: <228
6th week actual weight: 229.3 / 229.2
6th week weight loss: .2
Challenge weight lost: 1.5
Challenge weight to go: 10.3
Glad I stayed under 230 at the end of the week but still I’m not on point to lose weight. Where is my focus?
Day 38: 7/22 - DNW - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, walked 2 dogs 1+ mile. Friends stayed over last night. Dinner out and then Jackson Brown concert
Day 39: 7/23 - 229.9 / 229.7 - No exercise
Day 40: 7/24 - DNW - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 41: 7/25 - 229.7 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, walked 1 mile
Day 42: 7/26 - 229.4 / 229.5 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 43 : 7/27 - 229.0 / 229.4 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 44 : 7/28 - 229.2 / 229.4 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
7th week goal weight: <228
7th week actual weight: 229.2 / 229.4
7th week weight loss: .1
Challenge weight lost: 1.6
Challenge weight to go: 10.2
My weight is down slightly and my trend is up slightly. Well this week didn’t show the scale going much lower and I know why. I’m not journaling and I’m hiding from myself not admitting to the snacking. Time to get that habit back under control. BABY STEPS
Day 45: 7/29 - 228.9 / 229.2 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 46: 7/30 - 228.7 / 229.0 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 47: 7/31 - 229.3 / 229.0 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 48 : 8/01 - 228.7 228.9 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 49: 8/02 - 230.7 - Biked 30 min, gardened. Not sure if this is a slip up or just too early and lack of sleep reflected on the scale. Plan to start biking 30 min per day in August and totally forgot yesterday
Day 50: 8/03 - 230.5 - No exercise. Babysat instead.
Day 51: 8/04 - 231.0 - Biked 15 min, long day trip with DH to a IPMS Nationals conference and shopping at outlet mall.
8th week goal weight: <228
8th week actual weight: 231
8th week weight gain: 1.8
Up & down the scale goes … never know where it will land but I’m definitely not getting the downward pattern that I wish … need to work on it and not leave it up to wishful thinking.
Day 52: 8/05 - 231.9 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 53 : 8/06 - 228.8 - No exercises, but weeded front flower beds for an hour
Day 54: 8/07 - 230.0 - Biked 30 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 55: 8/08 - -
Day 56: 8/09 - -
Day 57: 8/10 - -
Day 58: 8/11 - -
9th week goal weight: <2284 -
@deepwoodslady - Your grandson is adorable!!!4
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »deepwoodslady wrote: »dawnbgethealthy wrote: »@deepwoodslady
OMG Owen is adorable! What a great smile!!
I bet you sure get lots of steps in running around with him!!
It sounds like you are prepping to carry us on the next couple of 100s. Thank you for that!!
I know that you worked 22 years without even 1 day off. So very glad that you were able to retire. I'm not sure if I will ever be able to actually retire, but plan on working lots until my 65th and then taking an entire month off, and hopefully after that just work 20 hours per week at the restaurant.
I am taking off 2 weeks in May of 2024 for an old friend's 60th birthday somewhere tropical with a pool that he can golf every day.
I am also going to try to squeeze a small vacay coming up in September. I had booked my 2 September weeks in January for Spice Hut restaurant and Foster Grant, but of course there is no more Foster Grant Canada. I feel like I can't take too much off with my newest job.
I derailed a bit getting a burn, probably lost $400-$500, but whatever.
@dawnbgethealthy Nope, hadn't planned on taking over the hosting. Just setting up my format for my posts, but otherwise will help in any way I can I am so glad to hear you have some travel plans in place. You have certainly earned a vacation (or two). I'm glad to hear that you have an old friend you can travel with and have some fun with. I won't travel alone so I'm pretty stuck here. The tropics sound heavenly! I hope to hear about continued improvement with your arm.
Could you possibly do at least the next one? Please?
@dawnbgethealthy I suppose one won't kill me. I don't remember (with this lousy memory of mine) how to set it up but I'll navigate and be ready when the time comes.3 -
I’m Teri
Age 59, 5’4”
Challenge Starting Weight: 143.3 lbs
Challenge Goal Weight: 138lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130-133 lbsChallenge Ending Weight:
Total Weight Loss for Challenge:
Day 1 Thursday June 15 -- 143.3
Day 2 Friday June 16 -- 142.1 – This is encouraging. Decrease is probably water retention from last week's heavy carb & sugar diet. Stayed in control with food intake yesterday. No exercise tho.
1st week goal weight: 142.3
1st week actual weight: 142.1
Day 3 Saturday June 17 142.4 -- Out for dinner and cocktails with friends last night. Stayed in control with minimum carbs, and sugar from 2 glasses of pinot grigio.
Day 4 Sunday June 18 142.5 – 3 days in the 142’s. Hope to be in the 141’s by tomorrow.
Day 5 Monday June 19 142.5
Day 6 Tuesday June 20 142.7 – Still hanging in the 142s. Leaving for a short trip on Thursday night. Won’t be weighing in from Fri – Sun. I just hope I can at least maintain my current weight. Next Mon / Tues will tell all.
Day 7 Wednesday June 21 143.1 – Unnecessary carb intake yesterday. Need to put in a workout this afternoon.
Day 8 Thursday June 22 141.4 – Almost to my goal for this week. Stayed on course yesterday with what I ate, and had a workout session on my Peloton bike, as well as some upper body toning. I leave tonight for a long weekend trip to Oahu so won't be able to log my weight for the next 3 days. I’ll try my best to keep the carbs and sugar at a minimum. And will try to get some laps in at the hotel’s pool. But mainly I want to spend time with my daughter who goes to school there and to shop for some clothes as Maui is very limited on clothing stores these days.
Day 9 Friday June 23 –
2nd week goal weight: 141.1
2nd week actual weight: DNW [travel]
3rd/ Current week:
Day 10 Saturday June 24 DNW – [travel]
Day 11 Sunday June 25 DNW – [travel]
Day 12 Monday June 26 142.8 – So I gained a little over a pound since I last weighed (last Thurs). Tomorrow’s weight should show the final weight gained from my weekend travels… usually shows up about 2 days later. Back on the wagon today.
Day 13 Tuesday June 27 142.4 – Stayed in control with food yesterday and got a workout in (15-min kettlebells, 15-min core, 10-min peloton climb).
Day 14 Wednesday June 28 142.8 – I deserve this bump up. Gave in to sugar cravings yesterday and did not exercise.
Day 15 Thursday June 29 142.1 – Moderate consumption of sugar and potato chips yesterday, but I got a 50-min Peloton workout in which maybe kept the insulin spike in balance. I have one more day to lose a pound to put me at my goal weight for this week.
Day 16 Friday June 30 142.4 – Shucks, didn’t reach my weekly goal. Oh well, just keep going. Got a workout in yesterday: 20-min kettlebell, 10-min abs, and 15 min. Peloton ride. Had some unhealthy snacks (Oreos & potato chips) in the afternoon and a late, heavy dinner last night.
3rd week goal weight: 141.1
3rd week actual weight: 142.4
3rd week result: .4 lb loss
Overall challenge result: .9 lb loss
Week 4:
Day 17 – Saturday July 01 142.4
Day 18 – Sunday July 02 DNW
Day 19 – Monday July 03 DNW – Still need to work on my all or nothing tendency. Went to a party yesterday and enjoyed the food and desserts. I should have been satisfied and stopped there. But no, once I got home, I continued with the junk food. Why can’t I just be satisfied with an intermittent splurge? Why do I have to continue until I go to bed? The trigger is real. I have to find a way to balance food.
Day 20 – Tuesday July 04 144.6 – This gain is the consequence from the weekend. And tonight we celebrate the 4th of July with friends visiting from the East Coast. Oh boy. Here we go again, and mid-week nonetheless. Only portion control will save me. Happy Independence Day everyone!
Day 21 – Wednesday July 5 143.5
Day 22 – Thursday July 06 DNW -- I overdid it this past week and just don’t want to be discouraged by the scale. I hope to have a more positive attitude about it tomorrow.
Day 23 – Friday July 07 144.8 – I deserve this. Ugh!
4th week goal weight: 141.1
4th week actual weight: 144.8
4th week result: 2.4 lbs gained
Overall challenge result: 1.5 lbs gained
Week 5:
Day 24 – Saturday July 08 144.2
Day 25 – Sunday July 09 142.9
Day 26 – Monday July 10 143.8
Day 27 – Tuesday July 11 143.2
Day 28 – Wednesday July 12 142.0
Day 29 – Thursday July 13 142.9
Day 30 – Friday July 14 142.9
5th week goal weight: 142.2
5th week actual weight: 142.9
5th week result: 1.30 lb loss
Overall challenge result: .4 lb loss
Day 31 – Saturday July 15 142.9
Day 32 – Sunday July 16 DNW
Day 33 – Monday July 17 143.7 Result of the weekend indulgence. I’ll suffer the consequences for the next 2 days, for sure. It’s the pattern of self-sabotage.
Day 34 – Tuesday July 18DNW
Day 35 – Wednesday July 19143.3
Day 36 – Thursday July 20 b]DNW[/b]
Day 37 – Friday July 21 b]144.8[/b] High sodium meals during the past 2 days. Managed to get a workout in yesterday tho. Happy about that.
6th week goal weight: 141.1
6th week actual weight: 144.8
6th week result: 1.9 lb gain
Overall challenge result (from 143.3): 1.5 lb gain
Day 38 – Saturday July 22: 143.6 I’m hoping to see a dip tomorrow as long as I stay on track today.
Day 39 – Sunday July 23: 143.3 Surprised at this small dip as I did have a high carb meal with wine last night. Tried not to overdo it on the portion size. Also, I fasted longer before my first meal of the day. Good balance. I’m back to the start weight of this challenge. Keep going.
Day 40 – Monday July 24: DNW
Day 41 – Tuesday July 25: 142.3 I need to work hard this week on eating well and exercise. We’re leaving on Friday to spend the weekend with my daughter to celebrate her 21st birthday. We will celebrate with food and drinks, no doubt!
Day 42 – Wednesday July 26: 142.9
Day 43 – Thursday July 27: 142.5
Day 44 – Friday July 28: 141.7
7th week goal weight: : 141.1
7th week actual weight: : 141.7
7th week result: 3.1 lb loss
Overall challenge result (from 143.3): 1.6 lb loss
Day 45 – Saturday July 29 DNW
Day 46 – Sunday July 30 DNW
Day 47 – Monday July 31 144.1
Day 48 – Tuesday August 01 143.5
Day 49 – Wednesday August 02 DNW
Day 50 – Thursday August 03 143.1
Day 51 – Friday August 04 143.5
1st week goal weight: 142.3
1st week actual weight: 142.1
2nd week goal weight: 141.1
2nd week actual weight: DNW [travel]
3rd week goal weight: 141.1
3rd week actual weight: 142.4
4th week goal weight: 141.1
4th week actual weight: 144.8
5th week goal weight: 142.2
5th week actual weight: 142.9
6th week goal weight: 141.1
6th week actual weight: 144.8
7th week goal weight: : 141.1
7th week actual weight: : 141.7
8th week goal weight: 142.5
8th week actual weight: 143.5
Day 52 – Saturday August 05 142.7
Day 53 – Sunday August 06 143.3
Day 54 – Monday August 07 143.4
Day 55 – Tuesday August 08
Day 56 – Wednesday August 09
Day 57 – Thursday August 10
Day 58 – Friday August 11
9th week goal weight: 142.0
9th week actual weight:
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100 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ June 15, 2023 thru September 22, 2023
My Name is Donna, Age 63. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA
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
Previous Rounds Tally & Thoughts:
This shows the ending weights of each round:
Round #1 --- 199,8
Round #2 --- 186.8
Round #3 --- 195.6
Round #4 --- 211.0
Round #5 --- 211.3
Round #6 --- 205.4
Round #7 --- 207.6
Round #8 --- 195.2
Round #9 --- 185.2
Round #10---195.2
Round #11---200.8
Round #12---200.4
Round #13---196.2
Round #14---191.2
Round #15---194.0
Thoughts:
1. I am still down 17.3 pounds from my highest ending weight during these challenges (#5)
2. I am up 8.8 pounds from my lowest ending weight (#9)
3. I am still down 5.8 pounds from the first challenge (#1)
4. I am still ahead of the game and these challenges are working for me. It is up & down and slower than I would like but it’s generally working. I’ve got to try harder and put in the work. When I do, clearly the results are much better.
“We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou
Goal This Round: 182.0 (Sounds like a Dream but it’s 4 pounds per month)
Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 194.0
Challenge Ending Weight: xxxxx
Mini challenge: My monthly goal is always about 5 pounds per month. HOWEVER, I never seem to make that. I will continue to keep that goal because it Should Be achievable (even though it is not for me) but never say never, right? So, Between Independence Day Holiday (July 4th) and Labor Day Holiday (Sept 4th) I will weigh somewhere, ANYWHERE in the 180’s. I don’t care if it’s on the brim. I’ve got to start getting further away from the 200’s again! Starting Weight on 7/4 is 195.4.
Previous Weeks:
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
Day 01-06/15-196.4-(Trend weight 195.8)
Day 02-06/16-195.4-(Trend weight 195.8)
WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.4 lbs. GAINED
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.4 lbs. GAINED
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 03-06/17-196.0-(Trend weight 195.8)
Day 04-06/18-196.6-(Trend weight 195.9)
Day 05-06/19-196.6-(Trend weight 196.0)
Day 06-06/20-196.8-(Trend weight 196.1)
Day 07-06/21-196.6-(Trend weight 196.2)
Day 08-06/22-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 09-06/23-197.2-(Trend weight 196.5)
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.8 lbs. GAINED
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3.2 lbs. GAINED
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 10-06/24-197.0-(Trend weight 196.7)
Day 11-06/25-196.6-(Trend weight 196.9)
Day 12-06/26-198.0-(Trend weight 197.0)
Day 13-06/27-198.0-(Trend weight 197.1)
Day 14-06/28-197.0-(Trend weight 197.1)
Day 15-06/29-196.8-(Trend weight 197.1)
Day 16-06/30-198.2-(Trend weight 197.3)
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.0 lbs. GAINED
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 4.2 GAINED
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 17-07/01-197.8-(Trend weight 197.4)
Day 18-07/02-197.6-(Trend weight 197.5)
Day 19-07/03-196.6-(Trend weight 197.4)
Day 20-07/04-195.4-(Trend weight 197.2)
Day 21-07/05-195.4-(Trend weight 197.0)
Day 22-07/06-196.6-(Trend weight 197.0)
Day 23-07/07-195.6-(Trend weight 196.8)
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 2.6 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.6 lbs. GAINED
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 24-07/08-195.8-(Trend weight 196.7)
Day 25-07/09-195.6-(Trend weight 196.6)
Day 26-07/10-194.4-(Trend weight 196.4)
Day 27-07/11-197.8-(Trend weight 196.5)
Day 28-07/12-196.4-(Trend weight 196.5)
Day 29-07/13-195.2-(Trend weight 196.4)
Day 30-07/14-196.8-(Trend weight 196.4)
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.2 lbs GAINED
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.8 lbs GAINED
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 31-07/15-196.8-(Trend weight 196.4)
Day 32-07/16-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 33-07/17-198.4-(Trend weight 197.2)
Day 34-07/18-198.4-(Trend weight 197.3)
Day 35-07/19-197.8-(Trend weight 197.4)
Day 36-07/20-196.6-(Trend weight 197.3)
Day 37-07/21-194.4-(Trend weight 197.0)
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 2.4 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.4 lb GAINED
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 38-07/22-195.6-(Trend weight 197.0)
Day 39-07/23-195.2-(Trend weight 196.8)
Day 40-07/24-193.8-(Trend weight 196.5)
Day 41-07/25-194.0-(Trend weight 196.2)
Day 42-07/26-193.8-(Trend weight 196.0)
Day 43-07/27-194.6-(Trend weight 196.0)
Day 44-07/28-194.8-(Trend weight 195.8)
WEEK 7 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.4 GAINED
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.8 GAINED
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 45-07/29-194.6-(Trend weight 195.7)
Day 46-07/30-194.2-(Trend weight 195.6)
Day 47-07/31-193.8-(Trend weight 195.4)
Day 48-08/01-193.6-(Trend weight 195.2)
Day 49-08/02-194.6-(Trend weight 195.2)
Day 50-08/03-196.8-(Trend weight 195.3)
Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 2.8 pounds GAINED. 2.2 lbs of it was overnight. My trend weight is down 0.5 lbs. this challenge based on the last day of the last challenge.
Day 51-08/04-195.4-(Trend weight 195.3)
WEEK 8 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.6 GAINED
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.4 GAINED overall
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 52-08/05-196.6-(Trend weight 195.4)
Day 53-08/06-197.6-(Trend weight 195.6) Up a full pound from a full-on binge of sweets (cereal). I’ll be tiptoeing around food all day today. Very short on water yesterday too. I’ll work on that and also will try to get some indoor exercise in. It’s a rainy day. Suffering with a stress induced headache right now from gritting and grinding teeth. It’s just not a good day.
Day 54-08/07-195.8-(Trend weight 195.6) I am so glad to see the scale moving back down today. I must have been retaining some fluid because no TMI. Putting my feet up to drain my ankles is really helping. I agree 100% with @dawnbgethealthy. It feels like a treat to put them up and drain them. It’s something I look forward to in the evening. Like a dessert or a cherry on top. I’ve been working on cleaning up/organizing the basement which has me moving up & down the stairs along with some heavy lifting. But I am pacing myself and working on it a bit everyday so I don’t cause right arm lymphedema issues. I really need to get more pink ink on this page. I have my work cut out for me.
Day 55-08/08-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 56-08/09-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 57-08/10-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 58-08/11-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
WEEK 9 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
Strength Training Mini Challenge Round 2:
I will continue to work on batwing arms and flabby thighs. I will also try to engage in some “floor” exercising to tighten stomach area. I will try to add in some “regular” exercise like walking or dancing, or the exercise bike AT LEAST 5 days a week. This is not my dream, it is my pledge.
Day 01 – July 17 - 6 min with 3 ½ lb weights (wrist weights and hand weights combined). Quadricep Iso on legs x3.
Day 02 - July 18 – 6 min with 3 1/2 lb weights, 5 min of full strength band, 15 min of floor exercises. Quadricep Iso on legs x3.
Day 03 - July 19 – 7 min with loop arm band (light), 10 min floor exercise, 15 min exercise bike, Quadricep Iso on legs x 3.
Day 04 - July 20 - 7 min with 3 ½ lb weights, 12 min of floor exercises, 22 min of cardio aerobic dance, Quadricep Iso on legs x3.
Day 05 - July 21 – 6 min with 3 ½ lb weights. Quadricep Iso on legs x2.
Day 06 - July 22 – 8 min with 5 lb weights (trying a new weight). 12 min of floor exercises, 22 min of cardio aerobic dance, Quad Iso on legs x3.
Day 07 - July 23 - 6 min with 5 lb weights, 15 min of regular & floor exercising, Quad Iso on legs x3.
Day 08 - July 24 – 5 min with 3 ½ lb weights, 8 min with light arm band, 30 min exercise bike incl HIIT, Quad Iso on legs x 3.
Day 09 - July 25 – 7 min with 5 lb weights, 12 min walking fast mainly uphill, 15 min of floor/standing exercises, Quad Iso on legs x 3.
Day 10 - July 26 – 8 min with 5 lb weights, 21 min of cardio aerobic dance, Quad Iso on legs x 3.
Day 11 - July 27 – 8 min with 5 lb weights, 16 min of cardio aerobic dance, Quad Iso on legs x3.
Day 12 - July 28 – 5 min with med arm loop band. Big difference between the light and the medium one, wow!, 15 min of floor and reg exercises, 32 min of exercise bike including HIIT, Quad Iso on legs x 3.
Day 13 - July 29 – 8 min with 5 lb weights, 32 min of cardio aerobic dance, 15 min of regular exercise, Quad Iso on legs x 3.
Day 14 - July 30 – 5 min with 5 lb weights, 4 straight hours of closet cleaning and house cleaning w/o sitting down, 15 min of regular exercise, Quad Iso on legs x 3.
Day 15 - July 31 – 5 min with 5 lb weights, 15 min of aerobic dancing, 31 min of exercise bike including HIIT, 15 min of regular exercise, Quad Iso on legs x 3.
Day 16 - Aug 01 – 5 min with 5 lb weights. Quad Iso on legs x 3. No planned exercise otherwise due to busy day.
Day 17 - Aug 02 – Quad Iso on legs x 3.
Day 18 - Aug 03 – 6 min with 5 lb weights. 21 min on exercise bike, Quad Iso on legs x3.
Day 19 - Aug 04 – 8 min with 5 lb weights. 16 min of regular exercise (incl floor exercises), quad Iso on legs x 3.
Day 20 - Aug 05 – 5 min with 5 lb weights. Quad Iso on legs x 3.
Day 21 = Aug 06 - 5 min with 5 lb weights. 30 min on exercise bike including HIIT, 10 minutes of Chair Yoga/Exercises. Quad Iso on legs x3.
Future Weeks:
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 59-08/12-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 60-08/13-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 61-08/14-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 62-08/15-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 63-08/16-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 64-08/17-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 65-08/18-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
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.
Day 66-08/19-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 67-08/20-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 68-08/21-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 69-08/22-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 70-08/23-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 71-08/24-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 72-08/25-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
WEEK 11 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 73-08/26-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 74-08/27-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 75-08/28-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 76-08/29-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 77-08/30-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 78-08/31-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 79-09/01-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
WEEK 12 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 80-09/02-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 81-09/03-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 82-09/04-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 83-09/05-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 84-09/06-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 85-09/07-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 86-09/08-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
WEEK 13 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 87-09/09-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 88-09/10-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 89-09/11-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 90-09/12-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 91-09/13-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 92-09/14-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 93-09/15-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
WEEK 14 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 94-09/16-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 95-09/17-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 96-09/18-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 97-09/19-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 98-09/20-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 99-09/21-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 100-09/22…..(Final Weigh- In)-xxxxx-(trend weight xxxxx)
WEEK 15 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
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Hi again! I'm Jeanne. 👋😀
I'm 47, 5' 4", live in Canada 🇨🇦
1st week goal weight: ⬇️
1st week actual weight: 167
Day 1 Thursday June 15: 167
Day 2 Friday June 16: 167
Day 3 Saturday June 17: 165.7
Day 4 Sunday June 18: 168
Day 5 Monday June 19: 165.2
Day 6 Tuesday June 20: 164.0
Day 7 Wednesday June 21: 165.2
2nd week goal weight: 165
2nd week actual weight: 163.4
Day 8 TH June 22: 163.4
Day 9 FR June 23: 162.6
Day 10 SA June 24: 162.5
Day 11 SU June 25: 163.6
Day 12 MO June 26: 163.4
Day 13 TU June 27: 163.2
Day 14 WE June 28: 165.2
3rd week goal weight: 163.0
3rd week actual weight: 163.8
Day 15 TH June 29: 163.8
Day 16 FR June 30: 162.6
Day 17 SA July 1: 161.4
Day 18 SU July 2: 163.0
Day 19 MO July 3: 161.2
Day 20 TU July 4: 163.2
Day 21 WE July 5: 162.0
4th week goal weight: 161
4th week actual weight: 162.2
Day 22 TH July 6: 162.2
Day 23 FR July 7: 163.2
Day 24 SA July 8: 161.8
Day 25 SU July 9: 162.2
Day 26 MO July 10: 160.8
Day 27 TU July 11: 158.0
Day 28 WE July 12: 157.8
5th week goal weight: 158.0
5th week actual weight: 159.4
Day 29 TH July 13: 159.4
Day 30 FR July 14: 159.6
Day 31 SA July 15: 160.2
Day 32 SU July 16: 162.6
Day 33 MO July 17: 159.8
Day 34 TU July 18: 161.0
Day 35 WE July 19: 162.6
6th week goal weight: 160
6th week actual weight: 161.4
Day 36. TH July 20: 161.4
Day 37. FR July 21: 160.8
Day 38. SA July 22: 165.0
Day 39. SU July 23: 165.4
Day 40. MO July 24: 163.2
Day 41. TU July 25: 163.4
Day 42. WE July 26: 163.8
7th week goal weight: 160
7th week actual weight: 163.8
Day 43. TH July 27: 163.8
Day 44. FR July 28: 164.2
Day 45. SA July 29: 163.8
Day 46. SU July 30: 163.0
Day 47. MO July 31: 162.4
Day 48. TU August 1: 163.2
Day 49. WE August 2: 163.6
8th week goal weight: 160
8th week actual weight: 164.0
Day 50. TH August 3: 164.0
Day 51. FR August 4: 161.8
Day 52. SA August 5: 161.8
Day 53. SU August 6: 160.4
Day 54. MO August 7: 162.02 -
Thank you, @dawnbgethealthy !
I'm in!
73 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: 148.0
UGW: 145.0
Day 01 - 06/15 - 154.9 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then...zero...
Day 02 - 06/16 - 156.5 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty in the morning then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 03 - 06/17 - 154.9 at 7:00 a.m. ...5.69 miles in 114 mins
Day 04 - 06/18 - 156.0 at 7:00 a.m. ...family dinner ...5.60 miles in 114 mins
Day 05 - 06/19 - 154.0 at 7:30 a.m. ...DH's b'day...so much good food this weekend!
Day 06 - 06/20 - 154.0 at 6:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 6.12 miles in 121 mins
Day 07 - 06/21 - 153.8 at 8:00 a.m. ...zero!!
WEEK 1 any loss - -1.1
Day 08 - 06/22 - 154.0 at 7:00 a.m. ...5.70 miles in 116 mins
Day 09 - 06/23 - 153.2 at 7:00 a.m. ...Kaiser for tests
Day 10 - 06/24 - 153.6 at 8:00 a.m. ...6.31 miles in 128 mins
Day 11 - 06/25 - 152.4 at 8:30 a.m. ...zero
Day 12 - 06/26 - 153.2 at 7:50 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 13 - 06/27 - 153.7 at 7:00 a.m. ...6.17 miles in 118 mins
Day 14 - 06/28 - 152.7 at 6:45 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer and doctor's appt
WEEK 2 any loss - -1.3
Day 15 - 06/29 - 152.2 at 7:00 a.m. ...3.91 miles in 85 mins w/sweet husband!!
Day 16 - 06/30 - 152.5 at 7:50 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 17 - 07/01 - 151.3 at 8:00 a.m. ...108 degrees here in Northern California...no walking for me!!
Day 18 - 07/02 - 150.5 at 8:00 a.m. ...106 degrees here in Northern California...no walking for me!!
Day 19 - 07/03 - 152.3 at 6:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 20 - 07/04 - 151.0 at 6:30 a.m. ...5.67 miles in 118 mins...a bit on the slow side!!
Day 21 - 07/05 - 151.0 at 6:15 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
WEEK 3 any loss - -1.2
Day 22 - 07/06 - 150.6 at 6:00 a.m. ...zero!!
Day 23 - 07/07 - 150.8 at 7:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 24 - 07/08 - 150.7 at 7:00 a.m. ...5.83 miles in 112 mins
Day 25 - 07/09 - 150.5 at 7:00 a.m. ...5.65 miles in 106 mins
Day 26 - 07/10 - 150.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 27 - 07/11 - 151.0 at 7:00 a.m. ...6.03 miles in 109 mins
Day 28 - 07/12 - 152.2 at 7:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
WEEK 4 any loss - +1.6 pounds
Day 29 - 07/13 - 151.2 at 7:30 a.m. ...doctor appointment
Day 30 - 07/14 - 152.0 at 7:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 31 - 07/15 - 153.5 at 7:30 a.m. ...5.86 miles in 116 mins
Day 32 - 07/16 - 152.0 at 7:30 a.m. ...over 100 degrees here in Northern California...no walking for me!!
Day 33 - 07/17 - 150.5 at 8:45 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day 34 - 07/18 - 150.7 at 7:00 a.m. ...5.79 miles in 116 mins
Day 35 - 07/19 - 150.5 at 7:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
WEEK 5 any loss - -1.3
Day 36 - 07/20 - 150.8 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty and over 100 degrees so no walking for me!!
Day 37 - 07/21 - 151.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 38 - 07/22 - 151.0 at 7:00 a.m. ...Hair cut in morning and too hot to walk in the afternoon!!
Day 39 - 07/23 - 151.7 at 7:00 a.m. ...6.00 miles in 108 mins
Day 40 - 07/24 - 150.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 41 - 07/25 - 151.0 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty...cleaned house...made soup...too hot!!
Day 42 - 07/26 - 151.7 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
WEEK 6 any loss - +.9
Day 43 - 07/27 - 153.0 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty...then nothing
Day 44 - 07/28 - 154.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 45 - 07/29 - 150.9 at 7:00 a.m. ...6.68 miles in 133 mins
Day 46 - 07/30 - 151.5 at 7:00 a.m. ...5.15 miles in 94 mins
Day 47 - 07/31 - 152.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day 48 - 08/01 - 151.1 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty...then nothing
Day 49 - 08/02 - 152.3 at 6:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/my trainer
WEEK 7 any loss - -.7
Day 50 - 08/03 - 152.2 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty...then nothing
Day 51 - 08/04 - 153.3 at 6:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/my trainer
Day 52 - 08/05 - 152.4 at 7:00 a.m. ...6.47 miles in 121 mins
Day 53 - 08/06 - 153.5 at 7:00 a.m. ...nothing!! Too hot here in northern California!
Day 54 - 08/07 -
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Day 56 - 08/09 -
WEEK 8 any loss -
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deepwoodslady wrote: »dawnbgethealthy wrote: »deepwoodslady wrote: »dawnbgethealthy wrote: »@deepwoodslady
OMG Owen is adorable! What a great smile!!
I bet you sure get lots of steps in running around with him!!
It sounds like you are prepping to carry us on the next couple of 100s. Thank you for that!!
I know that you worked 22 years without even 1 day off. So very glad that you were able to retire. I'm not sure if I will ever be able to actually retire, but plan on working lots until my 65th and then taking an entire month off, and hopefully after that just work 20 hours per week at the restaurant.
I am taking off 2 weeks in May of 2024 for an old friend's 60th birthday somewhere tropical with a pool that he can golf every day.
I am also going to try to squeeze a small vacay coming up in September. I had booked my 2 September weeks in January for Spice Hut restaurant and Foster Grant, but of course there is no more Foster Grant Canada. I feel like I can't take too much off with my newest job.
I derailed a bit getting a burn, probably lost $400-$500, but whatever.
@dawnbgethealthy Nope, hadn't planned on taking over the hosting. Just setting up my format for my posts, but otherwise will help in any way I can I am so glad to hear you have some travel plans in place. You have certainly earned a vacation (or two). I'm glad to hear that you have an old friend you can travel with and have some fun with. I won't travel alone so I'm pretty stuck here. The tropics sound heavenly! I hope to hear about continued improvement with your arm.
Could you possibly do at least the next one? Please?
@dawnbgethealthy I suppose one won't kill me. I don't remember (with this lousy memory of mine) how to set it up but I'll navigate and be ready when the time comes.
It is just doing the dates that takes me so long. If you already have that, the rest is easy. I will help for sure.
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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 118.
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: 3 out of the 6
1st week goal weight: 143.4 (ambitious?)
1st week actual weight: 144.4
2nd week goal weight: Less than the beginning of the week, 142.2
2nd week actual weight: 142.6, so gained 0.4
3rd week goal weight: 141.4
3rd week actual weight: 144.6 - Started the week at 142.4, so 1.8 pound gain this week
4th week goal weight: 143.6
4th week actual weight: 145.0 - Started the week at 144.6
5th week goal weight: 142.6
5th week actual weight: 143.2
6th week goal weight: 142.4
6th week actual weight: 144.0
7th week goal weight: 142.6
7th week actual weight: 143.6
8th week goal weight:
8th week actual weight: 144.8 - I kept track even though I wasn't posting on forums.
Day 52 – Saturday August 05 - DNW, basically up all night drinking water and dozing off here and there.
Day 53 – Sunday August 06 - 144.4 - I had a really good feed last night: NY Strip, Blackened prawns, spinach pasta with my own garlic and sugar snap peas. I even had red wine, which normally I can't tolerate, but it was a perfect compliment to my meal. I didn't eat all day Saturday for some reason. This morning I have Farmer's market plums, tiger eye cherries, bing cherries out for my all day "buffet" and a cup of store bought blueberries ($4 for 2lbs, couldn't resist)
Day 54 – Monday August 07 - 145.2 - Likely the Steak still sitting in there. Not sweating it, added lots of meat vitamins to my body which will take a bit, but felt like I needed.
Day 55 – Tuesday August 08 - 145.2 - Perfect day input and output. Expecting a drop soon.
Day 56 – Wednesday August 09
Day 57 – Thursday August 10
Day 58 – Friday August 11
9th week goal weight:
9th week actual weight:
I have decided to do another 21 day mini challenge of the legs up and arm weight exercises. The pulsating in my legs when I put them up shows me how much I really need to drain them regularly. And the extra bonus that I went from 12.5" on my upper arm down to 11.75" and honestly feel like my batwings are less flappy. I will count from the day before since I often type into here before any activity for the day, while drinking my coffee in the morning.
Anyone else going to join us for another 21?
Mini 21 day Challenge Round 2 - legs in the air arm weights exercises, 6-ish minutes.
Start weight of this 100: 144.4 - Up one pound from the start of the last 100 of 143.4, and the previous was 142.2
Day 1, Monday July 17.23 - 6 minutes, skull crushers, chest presses, bicep curls. I realize that the days that I missed (and made up for with doubles or triples) were days when I worked 2 jobs and got home late famished. I had 5 water crackers with 2tbsp of hummus to delay hunger for 6 minutes and had dinner after doing my legs up. Using 11.75" arm measurement as the beginning measure from the last day of the previous 21.
Day 2 - 6 minutes which has shown to be the sweet spot to get 3 arm weighted exercises in.
Day 3 - 6.5 minutes, must have done them slower because I was out of time before I finished.
Day 4 - 5.5 minutes - Did the same exercises, must have done them faster!
Day 5 - 6.5 minutes - I am happy that I am continuing on with my newest habit of 5 black pepper water crackers with hummus when I get home from work to stave off hunger so that I can get these legs up sessions in without being insanely hungry.
Day 6 - 6.25 minutes - It feels really good to do this!
Day 7 - 6.5 minutes - How lovely it will be to firm up the arms. Dancing has changed my abs in a big way and loosened my joints each day, but this...is different.
Day 8 - 7 minutes. Same 3 exercises, obviously some days I do them quicker or slower. I feel like I am doing myself a big favour while I am laying there with legs up. It makes me happy that I am taking a few minutes for myself.
Day 9, Tuesday July 25 - 6.5 minutes of the usual, almost didn't get it in, it was close to midnight when I remembered. Pretty happy to have done it.
Day 10 - 6.25 minutes. Actually didn't feel like doing it, but within the first minute it felt so great! Very glad that I pushed through and got it done. I really would like this to become a lifelong habit, I know that it is so good for me not only for throbbing knees and ankles, but also to tighten up those arms.
Day 11 - 6.5 minutes. My one ankle looks so thin while my legs are up. The other is full of plates and pins so will always be thicker. Lol, of course when I stand up my bottom heavy self returns.
Day 12 - 6.15 minutes. So lovely to do this, especially at the end of a long day.
Day 13, July 29 - Kept this up even though I wasn't posting on forums, 5-7 minutes per day
Day 14 - Did it (just not posting)
Day 15 - Did it
Day 16, August 01 - Did it
Day 17 - Did it
Day 18 - Did it. I think that I want to continue this, I love the feeling of the draining and the slight muscle burn
Day 19, August 04 - 8.3 minutes. Wow, I must have been going really slow with my 3 exercises.
Day 20 - 7 minutes with the 3 exercises
Day 21 - 7.5 minutes with the 3.
I am going to keep doing this, I guess that 21 day thing of creating new habits is true.
Measured this morning, 11.5, so I am very pleased to see that. Another 1/4 inch off of my upper arm. I have a mole, so it is easy to measure in exactly the same place.
Fitting in 5-ish minutes has turned out to be simple for me.
Start weight of this 100: 144.4 - Up one pound from the start of the last 100 of 143.4, and the previous was 142.24 -
dawnbgethealthy wrote: »[
It is just doing the dates that takes me so long. If you already have that, the rest is easy. I will help for sure.
@dawnbgethealthy I'm still working on the dates. I do a little bit everyday lol.
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100 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ June 15, 2023 thru September 22, 2023
My Name is Donna, Age 63. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA
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
Previous Rounds Tally & Thoughts:
This shows the ending weights of each round:
Round #1 --- 199,8
Round #2 --- 186.8
Round #3 --- 195.6
Round #4 --- 211.0
Round #5 --- 211.3
Round #6 --- 205.4
Round #7 --- 207.6
Round #8 --- 195.2
Round #9 --- 185.2
Round #10---195.2
Round #11---200.8
Round #12---200.4
Round #13---196.2
Round #14---191.2
Round #15---194.0
Thoughts:
1. I am still down 17.3 pounds from my highest ending weight during these challenges (#5)
2. I am up 8.8 pounds from my lowest ending weight (#9)
3. I am still down 5.8 pounds from the first challenge (#1)
4. I am still ahead of the game and these challenges are working for me. It is up & down and slower than I would like but it’s generally working. I’ve got to try harder and put in the work. When I do, clearly the results are much better.
“We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou
Goal This Round: 182.0 (Sounds like a Dream but it’s 4 pounds per month)
Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 194.0
Challenge Ending Weight: xxxxx
Mini challenge: My monthly goal is always about 5 pounds per month. HOWEVER, I never seem to make that. I will continue to keep that goal because it Should Be achievable (even though it is not for me) but never say never, right? So, Between Independence Day Holiday (July 4th) and Labor Day Holiday (Sept 4th) I will weigh somewhere, ANYWHERE in the 180’s. I don’t care if it’s on the brim. I’ve got to start getting further away from the 200’s again! Starting Weight on 7/4 is 195.4.
Previous Weeks:
Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.
Day 01-06/15-196.4-(Trend weight 195.8)
Day 02-06/16-195.4-(Trend weight 195.8)
WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.4 lbs. GAINED
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.4 lbs. GAINED
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 03-06/17-196.0-(Trend weight 195.8)
Day 04-06/18-196.6-(Trend weight 195.9)
Day 05-06/19-196.6-(Trend weight 196.0)
Day 06-06/20-196.8-(Trend weight 196.1)
Day 07-06/21-196.6-(Trend weight 196.2)
Day 08-06/22-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 09-06/23-197.2-(Trend weight 196.5)
WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.8 lbs. GAINED
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3.2 lbs. GAINED
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 10-06/24-197.0-(Trend weight 196.7)
Day 11-06/25-196.6-(Trend weight 196.9)
Day 12-06/26-198.0-(Trend weight 197.0)
Day 13-06/27-198.0-(Trend weight 197.1)
Day 14-06/28-197.0-(Trend weight 197.1)
Day 15-06/29-196.8-(Trend weight 197.1)
Day 16-06/30-198.2-(Trend weight 197.3)
WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.0 lbs. GAINED
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 4.2 GAINED
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 17-07/01-197.8-(Trend weight 197.4)
Day 18-07/02-197.6-(Trend weight 197.5)
Day 19-07/03-196.6-(Trend weight 197.4)
Day 20-07/04-195.4-(Trend weight 197.2)
Day 21-07/05-195.4-(Trend weight 197.0)
Day 22-07/06-196.6-(Trend weight 197.0)
Day 23-07/07-195.6-(Trend weight 196.8)
WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 2.6 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.6 lbs. GAINED
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 24-07/08-195.8-(Trend weight 196.7)
Day 25-07/09-195.6-(Trend weight 196.6)
Day 26-07/10-194.4-(Trend weight 196.4)
Day 27-07/11-197.8-(Trend weight 196.5)
Day 28-07/12-196.4-(Trend weight 196.5)
Day 29-07/13-195.2-(Trend weight 196.4)
Day 30-07/14-196.8-(Trend weight 196.4)
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.2 lbs GAINED
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.8 lbs GAINED
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 31-07/15-196.8-(Trend weight 196.4)
Day 32-07/16-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 33-07/17-198.4-(Trend weight 197.2)
Day 34-07/18-198.4-(Trend weight 197.3)
Day 35-07/19-197.8-(Trend weight 197.4)
Day 36-07/20-196.6-(Trend weight 197.3)
Day 37-07/21-194.4-(Trend weight 197.0)
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 2.4 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.4 lb GAINED
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 38-07/22-195.6-(Trend weight 197.0)
Day 39-07/23-195.2-(Trend weight 196.8)
Day 40-07/24-193.8-(Trend weight 196.5)
Day 41-07/25-194.0-(Trend weight 196.2)
Day 42-07/26-193.8-(Trend weight 196.0)
Day 43-07/27-194.6-(Trend weight 196.0)
Day 44-07/28-194.8-(Trend weight 195.8)
WEEK 7 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.4 GAINED
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.8 GAINED
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 45-07/29-194.6-(Trend weight 195.7)
Day 46-07/30-194.2-(Trend weight 195.6)
Day 47-07/31-193.8-(Trend weight 195.4)
Day 48-08/01-193.6-(Trend weight 195.2)
Day 49-08/02-194.6-(Trend weight 195.2)
Day 50-08/03-196.8-(Trend weight 195.3)
Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 2.8 pounds GAINED. 2.2 lbs of it was overnight. My trend weight is down 0.5 lbs. this challenge based on the last day of the last challenge.
Day 51-08/04-195.4-(Trend weight 195.3)
WEEK 8 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.6 GAINED
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.4 GAINED overall
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 52-08/05-196.6-(Trend weight 195.4)
Day 53-08/06-197.6-(Trend weight 195.6)
Day 54-08/07-195.8-(Trend weight 195.6) I am so glad to see the scale moving back down today. I must have been retaining some fluid because no TMI. Putting my feet up to drain my ankles is really helping. I agree 100% with @dawnbgethealthy. It feels like a treat to put them up and drain them. It’s something I look forward to in the evening. Like a dessert or a cherry on top. I’ve been working on cleaning up/organizing the basement which has me moving up & down the stairs along with some heavy lifting. But I am pacing myself and working on it a bit everyday so I don’t cause right arm lymphedema issues. I really need to get more pink ink on this page. I have my work cut out for me.
Day 55-08/08-194.6-(Trend weight 195.6) Another good day for the books. I am just 0.4 above my starting weight. I don’t know if I can drop yet again on another overnight to at least break even this round. I’m really paying for the 3 days of irresponsibility. The travel day, the festival day and the cereal binge day. I danced for 32 minutes last night but my water intake was low. I’ll try working on that today. I’m going to pre-log my foods again. That seems to really help me stay on track. I just gotta watch it when the night monsters come out teasing of off-plan snacks!
Day 56-08/09-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 57-08/10-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 58-08/11-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
WEEK 9 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:
Strength Training Mini Challenge Round 3:
I will continue to work on batwing arms and flabby thighs. I will also try to engage in some floor/standing/chair exercising to tighten stomach area especially. I will try to add in some aerobic exercise like walking or dancing or the exercise bike AT LEAST 5 days a week. This is not my dream, it is my pledge to myself.
Day 01 – Aug 07 - 5 min with 5 lb weights, 32 min of aerobic dancing, Quad Iso x 3
Day 02 - Aug 08 –
Day 03 - Aug 09 –
Day 04 - Aug 10 -
Day 05 - Aug 11 –
Day 06 - Aug 12 –
Day 07 - Aug 13 -
Day 08 - Aug 14 –
Day 09 - Aug 15 –
Day 10 - Aug 16 –
Day 11 - Aug 17 –
Day 12 - Aug 18 –
Day 13 - Aug 19 –
Day 14 - Aug 20 –
Day 15 - Aug 21 –
Day 16 - Aug 22 –
Day 17 - Aug 23 –
Day 18 - Aug 24 –
Day 19 - Aug 25 –
Day 20 - Aug 26 –
Day 21 = Aug 27 -
Future Weeks:
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 59-08/12-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
Day 60-08/13-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
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Day 62-08/15-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
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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.
Day 66-08/19-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
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Day 68-08/21-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
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WEEK 11 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 73-08/26-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
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WEEK 12 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 80-09/02-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
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WEEK 13 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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Day 88-09/10-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
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WEEK 14 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 94-09/16-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
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WEEK 15 LOSS OR GAIN:
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I’m Teri
Age 59, 5’4”
Challenge Starting Weight: 143.3 lbs
Challenge Goal Weight: 138lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130-133 lbsChallenge Ending Weight:
Total Weight Loss for Challenge:
Day 1 Thursday June 15 -- 143.3
Day 2 Friday June 16 -- 142.1 – This is encouraging. Decrease is probably water retention from last week's heavy carb & sugar diet. Stayed in control with food intake yesterday. No exercise tho.
1st week goal weight: 142.3
1st week actual weight: 142.1
Day 3 Saturday June 17 142.4 -- Out for dinner and cocktails with friends last night. Stayed in control with minimum carbs, and sugar from 2 glasses of pinot grigio.
Day 4 Sunday June 18 142.5 – 3 days in the 142’s. Hope to be in the 141’s by tomorrow.
Day 5 Monday June 19 142.5
Day 6 Tuesday June 20 142.7 – Still hanging in the 142s. Leaving for a short trip on Thursday night. Won’t be weighing in from Fri – Sun. I just hope I can at least maintain my current weight. Next Mon / Tues will tell all.
Day 7 Wednesday June 21 143.1 – Unnecessary carb intake yesterday. Need to put in a workout this afternoon.
Day 8 Thursday June 22 141.4 – Almost to my goal for this week. Stayed on course yesterday with what I ate, and had a workout session on my Peloton bike, as well as some upper body toning. I leave tonight for a long weekend trip to Oahu so won't be able to log my weight for the next 3 days. I’ll try my best to keep the carbs and sugar at a minimum. And will try to get some laps in at the hotel’s pool. But mainly I want to spend time with my daughter who goes to school there and to shop for some clothes as Maui is very limited on clothing stores these days.
Day 9 Friday June 23 –
2nd week goal weight: 141.1
2nd week actual weight: DNW [travel]
3rd/ Current week:
Day 10 Saturday June 24 DNW – [travel]
Day 11 Sunday June 25 DNW – [travel]
Day 12 Monday June 26 142.8 – So I gained a little over a pound since I last weighed (last Thurs). Tomorrow’s weight should show the final weight gained from my weekend travels… usually shows up about 2 days later. Back on the wagon today.
Day 13 Tuesday June 27 142.4 – Stayed in control with food yesterday and got a workout in (15-min kettlebells, 15-min core, 10-min peloton climb).
Day 14 Wednesday June 28 142.8 – I deserve this bump up. Gave in to sugar cravings yesterday and did not exercise.
Day 15 Thursday June 29 142.1 – Moderate consumption of sugar and potato chips yesterday, but I got a 50-min Peloton workout in which maybe kept the insulin spike in balance. I have one more day to lose a pound to put me at my goal weight for this week.
Day 16 Friday June 30 142.4 – Shucks, didn’t reach my weekly goal. Oh well, just keep going. Got a workout in yesterday: 20-min kettlebell, 10-min abs, and 15 min. Peloton ride. Had some unhealthy snacks (Oreos & potato chips) in the afternoon and a late, heavy dinner last night.
3rd week goal weight: 141.1
3rd week actual weight: 142.4
3rd week result: .4 lb loss
Overall challenge result: .9 lb loss
Week 4:
Day 17 – Saturday July 01 142.4
Day 18 – Sunday July 02 DNW
Day 19 – Monday July 03 DNW – Still need to work on my all or nothing tendency. Went to a party yesterday and enjoyed the food and desserts. I should have been satisfied and stopped there. But no, once I got home, I continued with the junk food. Why can’t I just be satisfied with an intermittent splurge? Why do I have to continue until I go to bed? The trigger is real. I have to find a way to balance food.
Day 20 – Tuesday July 04 144.6 – This gain is the consequence from the weekend. And tonight we celebrate the 4th of July with friends visiting from the East Coast. Oh boy. Here we go again, and mid-week nonetheless. Only portion control will save me. Happy Independence Day everyone!
Day 21 – Wednesday July 5 143.5
Day 22 – Thursday July 06 DNW -- I overdid it this past week and just don’t want to be discouraged by the scale. I hope to have a more positive attitude about it tomorrow.
Day 23 – Friday July 07 144.8 – I deserve this. Ugh!
4th week goal weight: 141.1
4th week actual weight: 144.8
4th week result: 2.4 lbs gained
Overall challenge result: 1.5 lbs gained
Week 5:
Day 24 – Saturday July 08 144.2
Day 25 – Sunday July 09 142.9
Day 26 – Monday July 10 143.8
Day 27 – Tuesday July 11 143.2
Day 28 – Wednesday July 12 142.0
Day 29 – Thursday July 13 142.9
Day 30 – Friday July 14 142.9
5th week goal weight: 142.2
5th week actual weight: 142.9
5th week result: 1.30 lb loss
Overall challenge result: .4 lb loss
Day 31 – Saturday July 15 142.9
Day 32 – Sunday July 16 DNW
Day 33 – Monday July 17 143.7 Result of the weekend indulgence. I’ll suffer the consequences for the next 2 days, for sure. It’s the pattern of self-sabotage.
Day 34 – Tuesday July 18DNW
Day 35 – Wednesday July 19143.3
Day 36 – Thursday July 20 b]DNW[/b]
Day 37 – Friday July 21 b]144.8[/b] High sodium meals during the past 2 days. Managed to get a workout in yesterday tho. Happy about that.
6th week goal weight: 141.1
6th week actual weight: 144.8
6th week result: 1.9 lb gain
Overall challenge result (from 143.3): 1.5 lb gain
Day 38 – Saturday July 22: 143.6 I’m hoping to see a dip tomorrow as long as I stay on track today.
Day 39 – Sunday July 23: 143.3 Surprised at this small dip as I did have a high carb meal with wine last night. Tried not to overdo it on the portion size. Also, I fasted longer before my first meal of the day. Good balance. I’m back to the start weight of this challenge. Keep going.
Day 40 – Monday July 24: DNW
Day 41 – Tuesday July 25: 142.3 I need to work hard this week on eating well and exercise. We’re leaving on Friday to spend the weekend with my daughter to celebrate her 21st birthday. We will celebrate with food and drinks, no doubt!
Day 42 – Wednesday July 26: 142.9
Day 43 – Thursday July 27: 142.5
Day 44 – Friday July 28: 141.7
7th week goal weight: : 141.1
7th week actual weight: : 141.7
7th week result: 3.1 lb loss
Overall challenge result (from 143.3): 1.6 lb loss
Day 45 – Saturday July 29 DNW
Day 46 – Sunday July 30 DNW
Day 47 – Monday July 31 144.1
Day 48 – Tuesday August 01 143.5
Day 49 – Wednesday August 02 DNW
Day 50 – Thursday August 03 143.1
Day 51 – Friday August 04 143.5
1st week goal weight: 142.3
1st week actual weight: 142.1
2nd week goal weight: 141.1
2nd week actual weight: DNW [travel]
3rd week goal weight: 141.1
3rd week actual weight: 142.4
4th week goal weight: 141.1
4th week actual weight: 144.8
5th week goal weight: 142.2
5th week actual weight: 142.9
6th week goal weight: 141.1
6th week actual weight: 144.8
7th week goal weight: : 141.1
7th week actual weight: : 141.7
8th week goal weight: 142.5
8th week actual weight: 143.5
Day 52 – Saturday August 05 142.7
Day 53 – Sunday August 06 143.3
Day 54 – Monday August 07 143.4
Day 55 – Tuesday August 08 143.5
Day 56 – Wednesday August 09
Day 57 – Thursday August 10
Day 58 – Friday August 11
9th week goal weight: 142.0
9th week actual weight:
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I'm just gonna start now during Week 9
For background I joined MFP in August of 2020, and around that time I lost just over 25lbs. Over the course of this school year I've gained back around 30 pounds, so my long-term goal is to lose 25 lbs again so I can be looking and feeling my healthiest again.
Goal for these 45 days: -10~15lbs
Day 55 – Tuesday August 08 148.4
Day 56 – Wednesday August 09
Day 57 – Thursday August 10
Day 58 – Friday August 11
9th week goal weight: 146.4
9th week actual weight:5 -
100 Days of Accountability 6/15 - 9/22
I need to quit losing the same pounds over and over. If you are tired of starting over, STOP giving up.
Female, Age 62, 5’3”
Challenge Starting Weight: 230.8 (6/14/2023)
Challenge Goal: <219History & Goals
Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in day out.
Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021) NOTE: Low 201.1 in August 2021
2022 SW: 209 BMI 37.0 (1/1/2022)
2023 SW: 232 BMI 41.1 (1/1/2023)
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
🎯 Mini Goals & Weight:
* Get out of the 230s!!!!!!
* Recover lowest during round #15 226.2
* Making below 225 stick
* Into the teens again: <220
* Less than I started year 2022: <209
* Prior to Oct 2021 roadtrip damage: <206
* Onederland: 199
* Obese stage 1 BMI 34.9: 197
* 50 lbs lost never to be found: 195
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150's
My goal for 2023 is to get into ONEderland and make it stick. Changing my life.
Plans:
🔹Find workout routine that works (walk, bike, planks, yoga, swim, strength training, take advantage of retirement to be more active); target walking 100 miles each month
🔹Drink more water (target min 64-80 oz daily; start with 1 glass before coffee)
🔹Journal Food Daily (tracking with MFP since 12/28/2018; basically skipped June-Dec 2019; recommit 1/1/2020; skipped out April-July 2020; recommit 8/6/2020; derailed in 2022; recommit 1/3/2023)
🔹Daily Vitamins (Dr’s orders; need to not ignore)
🔹Drink less alcohol (3 AF days per week; ~12-16 AF days per month; limit 1-2 glasses per day)
Day / Weight Daily Weigh In / Trend Weight / Comments report day of steps & activity with notes from the day before
Info from last day of round #15.
Day 100: 6/14 - 230.8 / 231.4 - 12452 steps 4.9 miles (3.1 mile walk)
Day 1: 6/15 - 229.7 / 231.2 - 11781 steps 4.58 miles (3 mile walk) - I use free version of Happy Scale app to track trend weight and next 5 lb goal. Spent time today catching up my weight entries to monitor trends. Cannot believe I’ve not entered the updates since Oct 20, 2022! I probably could have just skipped since my Trend Weight doesn’t really reflect since I was on vacation and not tracking daily weigh ins but I did it anyway. Feels like I’m back and focused.
I have it set to track trend weights based on the previous 14 days using Happy Scale smoothing method
Day 2: 6/16 - 229.6 / 230.8 - 6328 steps 2.4 miles Lots of water, 2 days of walking the dog 3 miles and journaling every bite with remaining calories in the green is paying off. No walk Friday to rest my knees.
1st week goal weight: < 230
1st week actual weight: 229.6 / 230.8
1st Week Weight Loss: 1.2
Challenge weight lost: 1.2
Challenge weight to go: 10.6
Working my way back down from the 4.5 lb gain on a 15 day vacation. The initial weigh in for this challenge was a day after 24+ hours of travel on 3 flights with layovers. So lots of bloat which I expected to peal off easily. Now for the hard work. I’m happy to be back under 230!
Day / Weight Daily Weigh In / Trend Weight / Comments report day of steps & activity with notes from the day before
Day 3: 6/17 - 229.7 / 230.5 - 4533 steps 1.77 miles Gardened instead of walking to continue resting my knees. Yesterday snacked a little too much while also skipping exercise to baby my knees! Started off well with blueberries but then ended up eating rainbow sherbet, cheese & crackers, and Pepperidge Farm cookies. Journaled everything which is my positive note. -957 remaining calories.
Day 4: 6/18 - 229.1 / 230 - 5738 steps 2.27 miles Plans to weed more today as the garden got out of hand while we were on vacation. Better snacking day yesterday and pre-journaled my day with the exception of the veggies since I wasn’t sure what DIL had in mind as we celebrated Father’s Day with them last night. -836 remaining calories but my net carbs 84 for the day was great since they do Keto LOL
Day 5: 6/19 - 230.7 / 230.1 - 7852 steps 3.06 miles (walk 1.34) Let myself slip back into the 230s ARGH! Too much pie this weekend and no formal exercise since I’m resting my knees. Can’t seem to get enough sleep. 10 hrs of sleep during the night and still took an hour nap in the afternoon Sunday. Really good not snacking but did polish off the Father’s Day lemon meringue pie after lunch & dinner. Journaled everything again -151 remaining calories but feels worse than yesterday.
Day 6: 6/20 - 230.4 / 230.2 - 4209 steps 1.63 miles. No gardening or exercise. Avoided journaling yesterday but finally came to terms with it. Lunch out with a friend at a Mexican restaurant which never helps the scale and of course is hard to journal. I didn’t eat the whole basket of chips! Counted out 12 -548 remaining calories. Not excited that my weight is in the 230s and that my trend line is going up! Need to quit resting my aching knees.
Day 7: 6/21 - 229.9 / 230.2 - 10024 steps 3.77 miles (2.81 mi walk) Today I plan to walk!! I'm also going to help DD prep for my granddaughter's first birthday party on Saturday before heading to book club tonight at a Mexican restaurant. I did my mammogram and went to watercolor class yesterday. Great day on snacking but fast food for lunch and too much wine watching LSU baseball. -457 remaining calories.
Day 8: 6/22 - 230.2 / 230.2 - 4795 steps 1.91 miles SODIUM?? DH & I talked … I think I’m going to not walk for a while because I barely made it home yesterday and my knees are worse. So instead the plan is to build up strength in my knees with on my indoor bike for the next month. It will be a lot less pounding than walking. Yesterday at book club I planned to eat a salad at the Mexican restaurant but chose half order of chicken quesadillas. -315 remaining calories.
Day 9: 6/23 - 228.6 / 229.7 - 7272 steps 2.7 miles (1.06 mi walk) biked 10 min and then did my Strength Training class skipping anything that might harm my knees more … so mainly upper body stuff. Sporting clays with Lady Clay Shooters Summer League now on Thursdays in this darn heat for 1.5 hrs! Fun but I’m a terrible shot since I’ve not gone shooting for a year. But I did walk the course to the 10 stations even though I was offered to ride in a friend’s golf cart. AF when I got home in the evening. I like sporting clays because it is an activity with friends where I’m not eating or drinking!!! -76 remaining calories.
2nd week goal weight: < 230 until I maintain it! Don’t let it slip back up into the 30s
2nd week actual weight: 228.6 / 229.7
2nd week weight loss: 1
Challenge weight lost: 2.2
Challenge weight to go: 9.6
Got back under 230 now to keep that over the weekend with my granddaughter’s first birthday party. Next target it 226 which was the lowest I hit last round before vacation.
Day 10: 6/24 - 230 / 229.8 - 6331 steps 2.44 miles, 10 min on the bike. Too much olive tapas! Trader Joe's Olive Tapenade spread on toasted French bread YUMMY, homemade spaghetti, and wine last night. Enjoyed watching Avatar Way of Water (3 hrs!) Lots of little exercises yesterday … baby steps. Today’s challenge will be my granddaughter’s 1 year old birthday party. -405 remaining calories.
Day 11: 6/25 - 230.1 / 229.8 - 3829 steps 1.44 miles, 10 min on bike and 5 min strength with feet up using 3 lb weights! Darn scale! Not doing my 3 mile walks is killing me. The weekend indulgences need to come to an end … such a hard habit to break. Stayed away from the birthday cake, popsicles, watermelon margaritas, beer, etc yesterday. Stuck with the fruit on the table. Actually came home hungry! LOL DH and I then had ice cream at home! My activity for yesterday was picking up and running after my little granddaughters which is a lot of fun. -238 remaining calories.
STARTING 21 day challenge ... feet up and 5 mins of hand weights (or even cans from the pantry) doing flys, tricep extensions, chest presses. Something simple that doesn't require much effort but gets us in to better habits. JOIN US!!!
Day 12: 6/26 - 230.2 / 230.0 - 4130 steps 1.59 miles, 5 flights, 10 min on bike and 5 min strength with feet up using 3 lb weights! Then my regular strength training class. Well the Marie Calendar Chicken Pot Pie for lunch yesterday is NOT diet friendly! Oh my! Then too much wine with dinner resulted in my trend going back up to the 30s. -818 remaining calories.
Day 13: 6/27 - 230.3 / 230.1 - 5780 steps 2.22 miles Well I’m not eating diet food nor controlling portions so the results are earned. Need to focus. Taking care of my granddaughter today since she can’t go to daycare so away from my normal routine as well as skipping my watercolor class. LSU Baseball won the College World Series! Way to GEAUX Tigers! -245 remaining calories
Day 14: 6/28 - 230.5 / 230.2 - 3263 steps 1.26 miles Great day babysitting my older granddaughter. Left the house later and was able to get my 5 min of strength and 10 min on bike! -958 remaining calories
Day 15: 6/29 - DNW - 6384 steps 2.44 miles Crazy day! Totally forgot to weigh in and obviously forgot to post early in the morning as my habit. Also didn’t make it to Lady Clays Sporting Clays Summer League. But I will survive. What went right? I did 15 min on bike, 5 min strength for challenge and also gardened. Then discovered DD & her husband both had fever. So picked up younger granddaughter at daycare and have her over night. -181 remaining calories.
Day 16: 6/30 - 229.7 / 230.1 - Did not journal yesterday!!! Missed my 1 hr strength training class cause I was watching my 1 year old granddaughter while DH walked the dog. But went swimming with my granddaughter today, biked 15 min and 5 min of strength.
3rd week goal weight: Recover lowest during round #15 226.2 until I hit it
3rd week actual weight: 229.7 / 230.1
3rd week weight GAIN: 1.1
Challenge weight lost: 1.1
Challenge weight to go: 10.7
Let my weight slip back up into the 230s this week and then had to work it back down. So much going on that I’m not planning food which never works because if hungry or busy I usually make poor choices.
Day 17: 7/01 - 228.9 / 229.7 - 6090 steps 2.31 miles. 2 days and nights chasing a 1 year old! That was what I was missing before in my weight loss plan LOL! Didn’t journal yesterday and also didn’t wear my Apple Watch to track steps. I did get in my daily exercises yesterday! I was busy and the scale shows that I choose well. DH & I were both hungry before bed. He had ice cream and I choose a bowl of cherries I slept like a baby 8 hrs.
Day 18: 7/02 - 230.7 / 230.0 - 6515 steps 2.53 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength. Thoughts of yesterday… Well this is where you get when you don’t exercise! AND my DD & SIL brought us breakfast tacos, lunch Popeyes fried chicken & leftovers for dinner from lunch as a thank you for watching our younger granddaughter for 2 days & nights. They left around 3pm when DH & I had to run to the grocery store and prep for tomorrow’s feast. Seems the adult kids decided they are gathering at our house on Sunday for lunch. They are bringing brisket and dessert … I have the potato salad and baked beans. This weekend the scales are going wild.
Day 19: 7/03 - 230.2 / 230.0 - 4679 steps 1.72 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength and 17 bags of mulch for a very long back flower bed that I weeded a week ago. Weekends are a mess for my WL journey. I expected many more pounds on the scale and was nicely surprised. Yesterday kids came over and we had a feast! Today I get back on track … journaling and gardening!
Day 20: 7/04 - 230.2 /230.1 - 4118 steps 1.55 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength in the morning. Last night … DH & I had date night … you can do that on a Monday evening at 5pm to catch happy hour when you are retired LOL
HAPPY 4th of July! We are enjoying a quiet evening at home.
Day 21 : 7/05 - 230.2 / 230.1 - 3620 steps 1.39 miles biked 15 min and 5 min of strength. Today the weekend leftovers are no longer in the house and I plan to get back on track with healthy eating!!
Day 22: 7/06 - 228.7 / 229.7 - 3147 steps 1.19 miles 5 min of strength skipped the bike. Knees are really painful and it is hard to even sleep.
Day 23: 7/07 - 228.9 / 229.5 - 4507 steps 1.76 miles 5 min of strength skipped the bike. Older granddaughter 18 months is staying overnight so I’ll be active just need to keep eating in check!
4th week goal weight: < 230 until I maintain it! Don’t let it slip back up into the 30s
4th week actual weight: 228.9 / 229.5 TREND IS UNDER 230!
4th week weight loss: .8
Challenge weight lost: 1.9
Challenge weight to go: 9.9
BYE BYE long holiday weekend indulgence... brought myself back under 230. In the green this week. Losses 3 weeks still trying to offset 1 week gaining. But headed in the right direction if I can put more weeks of green than red I’ll get to my goal eventually. But really would like to maintain over the weekend and not have to do recovery next week. Going into the weekend with positive thoughts!
Day 24: 7/08 - 229.1 / 229.3 - Didn’t wear my watch and didn’t exercise. Planning to enjoy the day with our granddaughter If the rain holds off we’ll go to the pool. My community has 10 pools and one has a lazy river and water slide which she loves.
Day 25: 7/09 - 230.1 / 229.5 @ 4am ; 229.3 / 229.2 @ 7am
Weekend bump in the scale. Two readings since I went back to bed after getting up early and posting. Yesterday kids brought us pizza for dinner when picking up their daughter … and lots of wine. Sounds like we might join them on a trip to The Highlands in Scotland in Sept. Going to see our other granddaughter today. Knees are feeling better in that they don’t ache constantly. Now to test if I can begin exercising them a little again after this long break from walking and biking. Strength 5 min
Day 26: 7/10 - 229.0 / 229.1 - Trend is moving in the right direction! Biked 10 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights … testing my knees once again
Day 27: 7/11 - 229.0 / 229.0 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights & walked .6 miles to mailbox & back. Spent yesterday watching my granddaughter and planning trip to Scotland with DIL
Day 28: 7/12 - 229.8 / 229.2 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights. Up early this morning. I need to get more veggies and fruit in … yesterday was a bust on both with exception of avocado & olives.
Day 29: 7/13 - 228.9 / 229.1 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights. Still lacking my veggies! Okay today I’m going to eat out of my fridge’s veggie drawer … lots there I just need to execute.
Day 30: 7/14 - 229.5 / 229.2 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights. Roasted broccoli so checking off green vegetable yesterday. Not sure I’ll call humus one of my veggies but I guess I could. Definitely loved the mushrooms, blueberries & strawberries. Wine … well I know that the grapes in it are not part of my 5 f&v for the day.
5th week goal weight: <228 heading toward recovering lowest during round #15 226.2
5th week actual weight: 229.5 / 229.2 TREND IS DOWN!
5th week weight GAIN: .6
Challenge weight lost: 1
Challenge weight to go: 10.8
Up & down. No victories here since I seem to be wobbling back and forth around the same couple of pounds. The win is that I stayed under 230 for the week and my trend is going down and below 230 as well. Now to lower it again.
Day 31: 7/15 - 229.5 / 229.3 - Only the new Quad exercises. Didn’t get on the bike or do 5 min strength. Starting an exercise challenge with my sister. She wants to strengthen the muscles around her knee before replacement surgery this year. The doc gave her a packet of exercises. Many she can’t do because she cannot bend the knee. But many I can still do. So we are going to go through them today and select what we each can do on a daily basis for the next month. I plan to keep up my bike riding which is on the list!!!
Day 32: 7/16 - 229.4 / 229.4 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, Quads.
Day 33: 7/17 - 229.8 / 229.5 - Skipped exercising and supported my sister at her knee surgeon visit. Weekend’s are a killer and derail me which will show up on the scale this week.
Day 34: 7/18 - 231.4 / 230.1 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, Quads.
Day 35: 7/19 - 230.5 / 230.2 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, Quads.
Day 36: 7/20 - 229.3 / 230.1 - Went back to bed at 5 and got up at 7am decided to weigh after all. Not as bad as I suspected.
Earlier note - Up at 3am and totally forgot to WI. Though I think basically it was a choice … since I’m scared that the number is back over 230. And it could have been worse given the Mexican food and margarita last night at book club. Tomorrow I’m promising to WI no matter the excuses.
Day 37: 7/21 - 229.3 / 229.2 - Walked 1.5 miles. We have our daughter’s dogs and DH can’t walk 3 large dogs so I walked 1 of them. Then sporting clays in the afternoon … heat exhaustion is real! Couldn’t finish the last round. Note to self ... outside activities in Houston when the temp is 100 are not good for your body! Otherwise skipped exercises.
6th week goal weight: <228
6th week actual weight: 229.3 / 229.2
6th week weight loss: .2
Challenge weight lost: 1.5
Challenge weight to go: 10.3
Glad I stayed under 230 at the end of the week but still I’m not on point to lose weight. Where is my focus?
Day 38: 7/22 - DNW - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, walked 2 dogs 1+ mile. Friends stayed over last night. Dinner out and then Jackson Brown concert
Day 39: 7/23 - 229.9 / 229.7 - No exercise
Day 40: 7/24 - DNW - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 41: 7/25 - 229.7 - Biked 15 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights, walked 1 mile
Day 42: 7/26 - 229.4 / 229.5 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 43 : 7/27 - 229.0 / 229.4 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 44 : 7/28 - 229.2 / 229.4 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
7th week goal weight: <228
7th week actual weight: 229.2 / 229.4
7th week weight loss: .1
Challenge weight lost: 1.6
Challenge weight to go: 10.2
My weight is down slightly and my trend is up slightly. Well this week didn’t show the scale going much lower and I know why. I’m not journaling and I’m hiding from myself not admitting to the snacking. Time to get that habit back under control. BABY STEPS
Day 45: 7/29 - 228.9 / 229.2 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 46: 7/30 - 228.7 / 229.0 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 47: 7/31 - 229.3 / 229.0 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 48 : 8/01 - 228.7 228.9 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 49: 8/02 - 230.7 - Biked 30 min, gardened. Not sure if this is a slip up or just too early and lack of sleep reflected on the scale. Plan to start biking 30 min per day in August and totally forgot yesterday
Day 50: 8/03 - 230.5 - No exercise. Babysat instead.
Day 51: 8/04 - 231.0 - Biked 15 min, long day trip with DH to a IPMS Nationals conference and shopping at outlet mall.
8th week goal weight: <228
8th week actual weight: 231
8th week weight gain: 1.8
Up & down the scale goes … never know where it will land but I’m definitely not getting the downward pattern that I wish … need to work on it and not leave it up to wishful thinking.
Day 52: 8/05 - 231.9 - Biked 20 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 53 : 8/06 - 228.8 - No exercises, but weeded front flower beds for an hour
Day 54: 8/07 - 230.0 - Biked 30 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
Day 55: 8/08 - 228.8 - Biked 30 min, 5 min strength w/ 5 lb weights
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Day 58: 8/11 - -
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@siyeonsimpp - Welcome!!! Looking forward to "seeing" you around.4
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siyeonsimpp wrote: »I'm just gonna start now during Week 9
For background I joined MFP in August of 2020, and around that time I lost just over 25lbs. Over the course of this school year I've gained back around 30 pounds, so my long-term goal is to lose 25 lbs again so I can be looking and feeling my healthiest again.
Goal for these 45 days: -10~15lbs
Day 55 – Tuesday August 08 148.4
Day 56 – Wednesday August 09
Day 57 – Thursday August 10
Day 58 – Friday August 11
9th week goal weight: 146.4
9th week actual weight:
Welcome!!!
Just the accountability of coming here every day is really helping me out!
I have my little “paper list” I checked every day.
Just a little check so satisfying! Hihi.
Hope you love it!
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Hi again! I'm Jeanne. 👋😀
I'm 47, 5' 4", live in Canada 🇨🇦
1st week goal weight: ⬇️
1st week actual weight: 167
Day 1 Thursday June 15: 167
Day 2 Friday June 16: 167
Day 3 Saturday June 17: 165.7
Day 4 Sunday June 18: 168
Day 5 Monday June 19: 165.2
Day 6 Tuesday June 20: 164.0
Day 7 Wednesday June 21: 165.2
2nd week goal weight: 165
2nd week actual weight: 163.4
Day 8 TH June 22: 163.4
Day 9 FR June 23: 162.6
Day 10 SA June 24: 162.5
Day 11 SU June 25: 163.6
Day 12 MO June 26: 163.4
Day 13 TU June 27: 163.2
Day 14 WE June 28: 165.2
3rd week goal weight: 163.0
3rd week actual weight: 163.8
Day 15 TH June 29: 163.8
Day 16 FR June 30: 162.6
Day 17 SA July 1: 161.4
Day 18 SU July 2: 163.0
Day 19 MO July 3: 161.2
Day 20 TU July 4: 163.2
Day 21 WE July 5: 162.0
4th week goal weight: 161
4th week actual weight: 162.2
Day 22 TH July 6: 162.2
Day 23 FR July 7: 163.2
Day 24 SA July 8: 161.8
Day 25 SU July 9: 162.2
Day 26 MO July 10: 160.8
Day 27 TU July 11: 158.0
Day 28 WE July 12: 157.8
5th week goal weight: 158.0
5th week actual weight: 159.4
Day 29 TH July 13: 159.4
Day 30 FR July 14: 159.6
Day 31 SA July 15: 160.2
Day 32 SU July 16: 162.6
Day 33 MO July 17: 159.8
Day 34 TU July 18: 161.0
Day 35 WE July 19: 162.6
6th week goal weight: 160
6th week actual weight: 161.4
Day 36. TH July 20: 161.4
Day 37. FR July 21: 160.8
Day 38. SA July 22: 165.0
Day 39. SU July 23: 165.4
Day 40. MO July 24: 163.2
Day 41. TU July 25: 163.4
Day 42. WE July 26: 163.8
7th week goal weight: 160
7th week actual weight: 163.8
Day 43. TH July 27: 163.8
Day 44. FR July 28: 164.2
Day 45. SA July 29: 163.8
Day 46. SU July 30: 163.0
Day 47. MO July 31: 162.4
Day 48. TU August 1: 163.2
Day 49. WE August 2: 163.6
8th week goal weight: 160
8th week actual weight: 164.0
Day 50. TH August 3: 164.0
Day 51. FR August 4: 161.8
Day 52. SA August 5: 161.8
Day 53. SU August 6: 160.4
Day 54. MO August 7: 162.0
Day 55. TU August 8: 162.04
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