JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - Round 234

makanacapellocullen · September 2023

SW Round 234: 302.7
GW Round 234: 299.9
8/30 302.2
8/31 303
9/1 302.6
9/2 302.4
9/3 302
9/4 301.2
9/5 301
9/6 301.3
9/7
9/8

deepwoodslady · September 2023

Round 234

MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 63 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 191 FOR ME.

“We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou

MY STATS:

Highest weight ever (05-10-2016): 253
Original starting weight on MFP: (01-11-2018) 235.0
R233 EW= 191.8
R234 EW= TBD

Current New Goals:
Weight:
Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.

COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain.Black is no change.

********LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME********

R43 thru R52 (06/07/18 thru 09/23/18) = -19.4 LOST (Ending weight 179.0)

R53 thru R62 (09/24/18 thru 01/01/19) = -4.1 GAINED (Ending weight 183.1)

R63 thru R72 (01/02/19 thru 04/11/19) = -8.1 GAINED (Ending weight 191.2)

R73 thru R82 (04/12/19 thru 07/20/19) = -5.5 GAINED (Ending weight 196.7)

R83 thru R92 (07/21/19 thru 10/28/19) = -8.7 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)

R93 thru R102 (10/29/19 thru 02/05/20) = -2.0 GAINED(Ending weight 190.0)

R103 thru 112 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = -14.9 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)

R113 thru 122 (05/07/20 thru 08/23/20) = -4.7 GAINED (Ending Weight 209.6)

R 123 thru R132 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = -1.5 LOST (Ending Weight 208.1)

R133 thru R142 (12/03/20 thru 03/01/21) = -0.7 LOST (Ending Weight 207.4)

R143 thru 152 (03/02/21 thru 06/10/21) = -3.6 LOST (Ending Weight 203.8)

R153 thru R162 (06/11/21 thru 09/18/21) = (b]-16.2 LOST [/b] (Ending Weight 187.6)

R163 thru R172 (09/19/21 thru 12/27/21) = (b]-5.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 192.6)

R173 thru R182 (12/28/21 thru 04/06/22) = (b]-7.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 199.6)

R183 thru R192 (04/07/22 thru 07/15/22) = -1.4 LOST (Ending Weight 198.2)

R193 thru R202 (07/16/22 thru 10/23/22) = -3.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 202.0)

R203 thru R212 (10/24/22 thru 01/31/23) = -7.2 LOST (Ending Weight 194.8)

R213 thru R222 (02/01/23 thru 05/11/23) = -0.5 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.3)

R223 (05/12/23 thru 05/21/23) = -1.1 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.4)

R224 (05/22/23 thru 05/31/23) = -1.6 LOST (Ending Weight 194.8)

R225 (06/01/23 thru 06/10/23) = -1.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.0)

R226 (06/11/23 thru 06/20/23) = -0.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.8)

R227 (06/21/23 thru 06/30/23) = -1.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 198.2)

R228 (07/01/23 thru 07/10/23) = -3.8 LOST (Ending Weight 194.4)

R229 (07/11/23 thru 07/20/23) = -2.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.6)

R230 (07/21/23 thru 07/30/23) = -2.4 LOST (Ending Weight 194.2)

R231 (07/31/23 thru 08/09/23) = -0.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 194.6)

R223 thru R232 (05/12/23 thru 08/19/23) = -3.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 198.0)

R233 (08/20/23 thru 08/29/23) = -6.2 LOST (Ending Weight 191.8)

R234 (08/30/23 thru 09/08/23) = -xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)

Day/Weight/Comment
08/29 …..191.8….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND

08/30 -192.2- (Trend weight 195.6)

08/31 -191.8- (Trend weight 195.2)

09/01 -193.2- (Trend weight 195.0)

09/02 -192.2- (Trend weight 194.7)

09/03 -NWP- (Trend weight 194.7)

09/04 -193.6- (Trend weight 194.6)

09/05 -192.0- (Trend weight 194.3) Another hot humid day here in Michigan. Being surrounded by the largest fresh-water lakes on Earth always brings such humidity! It does feel like Florida again today here. The handymen took the day off due to some doctor appointments they had so I should easily be able to fit in more exercise if the heat doesn’t get to me! Yesterday was a very good day food wise. I got in about 21 minutes on the exercise bike as well late last night. I am zig-zagging my calories and carbs and yesterday was the lowest day planned for this week. I was tempted…..but I kept to my pre-logging plan. I’m glad I did. I’m still striving for those elusive 180’s. But the truth is, I've struggled this whole round just to get back to my round starting weight. Almost there, Just 0.2 to go. I should be there by tomorrow.

09/06 -192.0- (Trend weight 194.1) I’m very pleased to see my weight stayed stable. Yesterday was my highest calorie and carb day planned while I’m experimenting with the zig-zagging. Time will tell if it is worth my while. Minimal exercise yesterday. I will try to fit more in today but we are having thunderstorms all day and my handymen are here so we shall see.

09/07 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)

09/08 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)

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

TerriRichardson112 · September 2023

In maintenance
JGM10Ds Round 234
🦋🐞🍓🦋🪲🦋🍓🐞🦋
🦋🪲SEPTEMBER 2023 🪲🦋
🦋🐞🍓🦋🪲🦋🍓🐞🦋

• In Maintenance since July 2019
• Smart BMI - optimal weight.
• Muscle/Fat %ages in normal range

Just because Covid restrictions aren’t compulsory doesn’t mean they’re not necessary.
😷Take care! Stay safe!😷
July focus:

* maintain weight < 140 (I have been maintaining since July 2019)
* Maintain Daily Solid Habits

I liked this so much I'm borrowing it.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180's; 170's; 160's; 150's; 140's; 130's

🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
Stats

Terri: Female; 77; Northern Ireland; married > 57 years; ex Maths teacher; volunteer group leader for U3A (University of the Third Age - life-long learning charity)
SW: 227 (Mar 2014)
LW: 130.9(14 March 2023)
GW: < 140

I am - MINDFUL - of making heathy choices
to - MAXIMISE - the achievement of my goals!
Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!
JGM10Ds ROUND 234
Round 233: EW: 134.9
Day/Weight/Comment
30/08: 135.1: Daily Habits🫶
31/08: 134.9: Daily Habits🫶
01/09: 135.2: Daily Habits🫶
02/09: 134.8: Daily Habits🫶
03/09: 134.9: Daily Habits🫶
04/09: 135.2: Daily Habits🫶
05/09: 135.1: Daily Habits🫶
06/09: xxx: Daily Habits
07/09: xxx: Daily Habits
08/09: xxx: Daily Habits
Daily Habits - 2023
Update - August 2023 >

1. Log ALL CI/CO (Daily) s
2. Stay under goal (Daily)
3. Balance macros/micros (Daily)
4. Hydrate adequately (Daily)
5. Choose healthy options (Daily)
6. Steps > 5500 (Daily)
7. Stretch before/after workouts
8. 15+ minutes Cardio > 5 days a week
9. 15+ mins Strength > 5 days a week
10. 15+ mins Flexibility > 5 days a week
11. Fitbit Zone minutes > 25
12. Practice self-care (Daily)
13. Stay up to date with accounts (monthly)
14. Mindfulness Practice/meditation ((Daily - morning/evening)
15. 1 > 15 mins Declutter sessions (Daily)
16. Be creative
17. Purchase essential items only
18. Read a book > 15 mins
19. Work on ongoing craft projects
20. Learn something new
21. Develop Healthy Habits
https://www.random.org/colors/hex

THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS: One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.

Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.

Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

quiltingjaine · September 2023

Female 5’1” Age 73 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
HWE 197.0 (2/2008)
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126) UGW was 125 (HS weight 1968)

👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE👍👍

Rnd 7 167.0 to Rnd 17 155.5
To Rnd 27 146*
To Rnd 37 139.0
To Rnd 47 133.5*
To Rnd 57 131.5
To Rnd 67 128.0
To Rnd 77 125.0
To Rnd 87 121.0*
To Rnd 97 121.0
To Rnd 107 122.0
To Rnd 117 116.0
To Rnd 127 117.0
To Rnd 137 117.0
To Rnd 147 116.0 🙌
To Rnd 157 115.5
To Rnd 167 119.4
To Rnd 177 118.3
To Rnd 187 120.0 AW 119.6
To Rnd 197 121.5 AW 119.15
To Rnd 207 123.5 AW 125.0
To Rnd 217 126.5 AW 127.15
To Rnd 227 127.5 AW 128.65
SW RND 228 129.0 AW 127.65
SW RND 229 128.5 NO AVG WT**
SW RND 230 133.0 AW 129.55
SW RND 231 129.5 AW 129.4
SW RND 232 128.5 AW 128.9
SW RND 233 130.5 AW 129.6

We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19

What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

People say keto/LCHF isn’t sustainable. I’ve been doing it for over 6 years with amazing results!

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

We are unstoppable not because we do not have failures but because we continue on despite them. - paraphrase of original quote by Beau Taplin

Up and down - just riding the waves of life. 🌊 🏄‍♀️ (My new mantra-3/19/22)

"Do or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

SW RND 234 129.5
8/30 129.5 still 🤷‍♀️
8/31 129.5
9/1 130.5 awake and up WAAAAY to early! 4AM!
9/2 129.5 I need to get my lazy butt to the gym! Flash flood warnings starting at 5:03 AM yesterday continued into the evening. We did seem to get a lot of rain here at our house but no flooding.
9/3 130.5 I should go back to tracking 😵‍💫
9/4 130.0
9/5 128.5 tracking precise amounts of everything and keeping to very low carbs - 17 total carbs. Drank many many big glasses of water. I had foot cramps due the night. Took magnesium, potassium and salt. Another round of cramps got me up at 6. Just stayed up.
9/6 129.0 Logged everything and was slightly over on protein but only 17g over. Only 8g TC, lots of water No TMI

tiabirdie56 · September 2023

Round 234~Wed Aug 30 2023 ~ Fri Sep 8 2023

Round 234
Aug 30 2023 ~ Sep 8 2023

My name is Tish.
Age: 66
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 260
2023 Start Wgt:Don't know(Jan1)
CW: 193.5
RG: 80ozs to 96ozs water

●Tue-Aug 29 -∆193.5●
▪︎Day1▪We•Aug 30-¤193.5
(Tu•72g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day2▪Th•Aug 31-¤194.3
(We•74g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day3▪Fr•Sep 1- ¤193
(Th• 47g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day4▪Sa•Sep 2- ¤192.8
(Fr• 53g Prot; 64ozs water)

▪︎Day5▪Su•Sep 3- ¤NWP (no weight post)
(Sa• 76g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day6•Mo•Sep 4- ¤NWP(no weight post)
(Su•39g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day7•Tu•Sep 5-¤NWP
(Mo•56g Prot; 80ozs water)

■Day8•We•Sep 6- ¤DNW
(Tu•56g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day9▪Th•Sep 7- ¤
(We•g Prot; ozs water)

▪︎Day10▪Fr•Sep 8-¤
(Th•g Prot; ozs water)

Intermittent Fasting
●Tue-9/9 ●
1/Wed•12:30pm-17.5hrs/7pm
2/Thu•12pm-17hrs/7pm
3/Fri•12pm-17hrs/9pm
4/Sat•12:30pm-15.5hrs/6:30pm
5/Sun•3:30pm-21hrs
6/Mon•11am-19.5hrs/2pm/7:45pm
7/Tue•7/Tue•10:30am-14.75hrs/6:30pm
8/Wed•
9/Thu•
●Fri-9/8●

*Round End Weights*

▪2018▪
{Mar 19~Round 34- lost 2.8 lbs~215.8}
{Mar 28~Round 35 - lost 2.4 lbs~214}
{Apr 7~Round 36 - lost 1 lb~212}
{Apr 17~Round 37 - lost 5.6 lbs~206.4}
{Apr 27~ Round 38 - lost 1 lb~205.4}
{May 6~ Round 39 - lost 3.4 lbs~202}
•••Transition Round⬇•••
{May 17~Round 40 - lost 3 lbs~199}
{May 27~Round 41 - lost .8 lbs~198.2}
{Jun 6~Round 42 - lost 2.6 lbs~195.6}
{Jun 16~Round 43 - lost 1.4 lbs~194.2}
{Jun 26~Round 44 - lost 1 lb~193.2}
{Jul 6~Round 45 - no loss~193.2}
{Jul 16~Round 46 - lost 3.6 lbs~189.6}
{Jul 26~Round 47 - lost 1.4 lbs~188.2}
{Aug 5~Round 48 - lost 1.8 lbs~ 186.4}
{Aug 15~ Round 49 - lost .8 lb~ 185.6}
{Aug 25~Round 50 - lost 3 lbs~ 182.6}
{Sep 4~Round 51 - .4 lb gain~ 183}
{Sep 14~Round 52 - lost 2 lbs~ 180.8}
{Sep 24~Round 53 - lost 1 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 4~Round 54 - lost .8 lb~ 179}
{Oct 14~ Round 55 - gain .8 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 24~Round 56 -lost 3.2 lbs~176.6}
{Nov 3~Round 57 - gain 1.6 ~178.2}
{Nov 13~Round 58 - gain .2 ~178.4}
{Nov 23~Round 59 -lost1.2 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 3~Round 60 -gain 3.4lb~180.6}
{Dec 13~Round 61 -lost 3.4 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 23~Round 62 - lost 2.8lbs~174.4}▪2019▪

{Jan 2~Round 63 - gain 2.8 lbs~177.2}
{Jan 12~Round 64 -lost 1.2 lbs~ 173.2}
{Jan 22~Round 65 - gain 1 lb ~174.2}
{Feb 1~Round 66 - loss 1.4 lb~ 172.8}
{Feb 11~Round 67 -gain 2.4 lbs~175.2}
{Feb 21~Round 68 - loss .6 lb~174.6}
{Mar 3~Round 69 - gain .4 lb~175}
{Mar 13~Round 70 - lost 3.2 lb~171.8}
(Lowest weight 171.2~March 17, 2019)▪RETROSPECT▪This is the point when I looked too bony to myself. I purposely wanted to gain back 10lbs. I'd lost 89lbs in a little over a year, but I thought it was too fast, even though it didn't seem fast during the process!
{Mar23~Round 71 - gain .4 lb ~172.2}
{Apr 2~Round 72 - gain 2.6 lbs~ 174.6}
{Apr12~Round 73 - gain 3.6 lbs~178.2}
{Apr 22~Round 74 - lost 2.8 lbs~175.4}
{May 2~Round 75 - gain 1.8 lbs 177.2}
{May 12~Round 76 - lost 3.2 lbs~ 174}
{May 22~Round 77 - gain 4 lbs~ 178}
{Jun 1~Round 78 - lost 2 lbs~176}
{Jun 11~Round 79 - lost .2lbs 175.8}
{Jun 21~ Round 80 - gain .2 lbs~ 176}
{Jul 1~Round 81 - gain 1.4 lbs -177.4}
{Jul 11~Round 82 -gain .8 lbs -178.2}
(*Round 82 • LIFE STRESS ROUND* gains begin)
{Jul 21~Round 83 - gain 2.8 lbs-181}
{Jul 31~Round 84 -loss 1 lbs - 182}
{Aug 10~Round 85-gain 1.6 lbs-183.6}
{Aug 20~Round 86 - gain .6 lbs - 183}
{Aug 30~Round 87- gain .6 lbs -183.6}7 1.2 lbs -184}
{Sep 29~Round 90 - lost .8 lbs -183.2}
{Oct 9~Round 91 - gain .4lbs~183.6}
{Oct 19~Round 92-lost 1.8 lbs 181.4}
{Oct 28~Round 93 -gain 1.6 lbs~183}
{Nov 8~Round 94 -lost .4lbs~182.6}
{Nov 18~Round 95 - gain 1 lbs~183.6}
{Nov 27~Round 96 -lost lbs~183.4}
{Dec 8~Round 97 - gain 1.8 lbs -185.6}
{Dec 18~Round 98 - 185.6}
{Dec 25~Round 99 -185.6}
▪︎2020▪︎

{Round 136 - 215 EW}Dec 31 2020(1/01)
????
▪︎2021▪︎
{Round 137-209.8 EW}Jan 11 2021
{Round 138- 209.5 EW}Jan 21 2021
{Round 139- DNW EW}Jan 31 2021
{Round 140- EW}Feb 10 2021
{Round 141- 211 EW}Feb 20 2021
{Round 142- 215 EW}Mar 2 2021
{Round 143- 215 EW}Mar 12 2021
{Round 144- 215 EW}Mar 22 2021
{Round 145- 214.3 EW}April 2 2021
{Round 146- DNW EW}April 11 2021
{Round 147 - 216 EW}April 21 2021
{Round 148 - 216.3 EW}May 01 2021
{Round 149 - DNW EW}May 11 2021
{Round 150 - 216.7 EW}May 21 2021
{Round 151 - DNW EW}May 31 2021
{Round 152 - 216.2 EW}June 10 2021
Round 153 - 215.6 EW}June 20 2021
Round 154 - 216 EW}June 30 2021⬅
Round 155 - 212.6 EW}July 10 2021
Round 156 - 209.4 EW}July 20 2021
Round 157 - 208.8 EW}July 30 2021
(???? is diet break)
Round 158 - 206.6 EW}Aug 9 2021
Round 159 - 204.6 EW}Aug 19 2021
????Round 160 - 202.6 EW}Aug 29 2021
Round 161 - 200 EW}Sep 8 2021
Round 162 -196.8 EW}Sep 18 2021
Round 163 - 198 EW}Sep 28 2021
Round 164 - 197.6 EW}Oct 8 2021
Round 165 - 195.2 EW}Oct 18 2021
Round 166 - 197.6 EW}Oct 28 2021
Round 167 - 197.4 EW}Nov 7 2021
Round 168 - 198 EW}Nov 17 2021
~illness spanning next 4 rounds~
Round 169 - DNW EW}Nov 27 2021
Round 170 - 188.2 EW}Dec 7 2021
Round 171 - 189 EW}Dec 17 2021
Round 172 - 191 EW}Dec 27 2021
▪︎2022▪︎
Round 173 - 193.6 EW}Jan 6 2022
Round 174 - 194 EW}Jan 16 2022
Round 175 - 196 EW}Jan 26 2022
Round 176 - 197.8 EW}Feb 5 2022
Round 177 - 199 EW}Feb 15 2022
Round 178 - 199 EW}Feb 25 2022
Round 179- 205 EW}Mar 7 2022
•March 15, 2002- 202.5lbs
Round 180- 203 EW}Mar 17 2022
▪︎2023▪︎
Round 210- 210.4 EW}Jan 11 2023
Round 211- 211.7 EW} Jan 21 2023
Round 212- 212.5 EW} Jan 31 2023
Round 213- 215 EW} Feb 10 2023
Round 214- 212 EW} Feb 20 2023
Round 215- 211.8 EW} Mar 2 2023
Round 216- 212.6 EW} Mar 12 2023
Round 217- 209.3EW} Mar 22 2023
Round 218- 208 EW} Apr 1 2023
Round 219- 206.8 EW} Apr 11 2023
Round 220- 202.9 EW} Apr 21 2023
Round 221- 203.7 EW} May 1 2023
Round 222- 203 EW} May 11 2023
Round 223- 202 EW} May 21 2023
Round 224- 201.6 EW} May 31 2023
Round 225- 200.3 EW} Jun 10 2023
Round 226- 199.6 EW} Jun 20 2023
Round 227- 199 EW} Jun 30 2023
Round 228- 198.1 EW} Jul 10 2023
Round 229- 196 EW} Jul 20 2023
Round 230- 195 EW} Jul 30 2023
Round 231- 195 EW} Aug 9 2023
Round 232- 196 EW} Aug 19 2023
Round 233- 193.5 EW} Aug 29 2023
Round 234- EW} Sep 8 2023

steffibabiie · September 2023

Weds.30.08:
3 days into using MFP and actually logging and planning everything. I’m hitting my calorie goal, and even though it feels like I’m eating A LOT the scale is moving in the right direction, so something must be going right. Struggling so much with getting the macros in the right place. I tend to go over with fats, but I think I see some places I can make changes in next weeks meal plan to get everything more in line. Hopefully.
Didn’t get a morning workout in today, I’ll do a longer one in the afternoon. I’ve actually made my own 12 week workout plan, and I think I overestimated my abilities. My body is so sore and I’m only on the third day! For the sake of consistency, I might cut down to 1 workout per day for this challenge, and then start back at the beginning of the plan doing the two per day. It’s meant to be circuit training in the morning and cardio in the afternoon most days, but I really didn’t realise how unfit I’ve become. It’s defeating and motivating at the same time.

Thurs.31.08:
The scale’s still moving in the right direction despite no exercise yesterday. We ended up getting crazy afternoon storms so I didn’t get out for a walk. Overslept again this morning, I’ve gotten in the terrible habit of sleeping in since my partner has been working at home. He used to leave at 5am to catch the train which would wake me. Now I’m not waking up until around 7, even if I set an alarm, I half wake up to turn it off and go back to sleep. So frustrating! But sticking to my meal plan and the 8 hour window has been a breeze – so my diet’s on track. It’s important to remember that this isn’t all or nothing, and that progress in one area still counts even if I don’t progress in another area. And to just take everything one day at a time.

Fri.01.09:
Forgot to have my snack between lunch and dinner yesterday, so I ended up having to add a few things to my dinner to get my calories up. Still only finished at just over 1300, rather than above the 1400 that’s my target. Then have been busy this morning, so didn’t even get to breakfast until 1230pm, and my lunch is meant to be at 100pm. So I’ll have a late lunch soon (about 215pm now), and hopefully be on track and somewhat hungry for dinner. At least my “snack” this afternoon is just a smoothie, so I can actually have that with my lunch.
Anyway, down almost 2.5kgs (just over 5lbs) since Monday! Gotta love how quickly it comes off at first. I’m sure it will slow down next week, but we’ll see. I am quite a bit higher than where my body has tended to settle in the past 5 or so years, so I’m assuming weight loss to that point might be a bit quicker than typical.

Sat.02.09:
Posting early today because it’s the weekend and it will be a busy day! Taking the girls shopping this morning and also hopefully getting myself some new jeans. I’ve been trying to avoid it, because I’m hoping they won’t fit me for long. But my favourite jeans were already big on me (I could pull them up over my bum and hips without unbuttoning them) and now they’re literally falling off. But mostly it will just be a lot of walking around the shops and the girls trying stuff on that they’re never going to buy. They both have jobs, and even though we buy them anything that is needed, they use their money on frivolous purchases. Which typically results in a LOT of try-on's and a lot of "do I really want this?" ... and then on to the next shop 😅
It's also father’s day in Australia tomorrow, so we need to get a card! (Gifts have already been bought). Will likely check in late tomorrow, as I'm doing father's day breakfast and then I think we're going out riding. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Sun.03.09:
No change on the scale today, but that’s okay. I knew I couldn’t keep losing at the rate I was going! Made brekkie wraps for father’s day breakfast, so I broke my fast a bit earlier today than usual which means no dinner tonight. That’s okay though. Brekkie wraps are one of my favourite “indulgence” breakfasts, and I had a bottled ice coffee which are rare treats for me as well. I managed to fit it in to my macros and calorie goal though. Not sure if everything I tracked was completely accurate, the bacon is from a local butcher and has no nutrition info on the package. This is one of the reasons I ended up not following through with using MFP last time. But I tried to choose an item in the database that was right down the middle amongst the “streaky bacon” options and went by grams, so hopefully it’s pretty close to accurate.
Not much planned for the rest of today, we were supposed to go riding this morning but my partner woke up not feeling 100%. We have his daughter here for the weekend, and she’s been sick, so he’s likely caught what she has. So I think I’ve just got a quiet day taking care of a giant man baby with man-flu for the rest of the day. I will get meal prepping for myself and lunch/snacks done for everyone else, and clean the house

Mon.04.09:
I think it’s time for new batteries in my scale. It varied a fair bit before settling this morning, and it usually doesn’t do that. So not 100% sure on my weight today. I’ll get new batteries today so we’ll see what tomorrow says.
Not really much else to update today – it’s Monday. It’s gloomy and overcast, my partner’s still suffering from man-flu, and I didn’t sleep well because our dog wouldn’t settle last night. She’s recently become an inside dog and my partner is opposed to crate training, so if she doesn’t settle on her bed for the night she ends up wandering and waking me. So, it’s very much a Monday.

Tues.05.09:
I definitely had a feeling yesterday’s weight wasn’t correct. New batteries in the scale though, so I know I’m accurate today! I’m doing better with macros though I’m under the minimum target by around 50 calories most days. I have an appointment booked with the dietitian Thursday to review and see if she wants me to stay with the 1400-1600 target and if being under by a few is really a big deal. I keep forgetting to eat my afternoon snack too which is kind of a pain as then I have to try and figure out what to add to dinner or else eat my snack with my dinner which is then a LOT of food for me. I have reminders set for all of my other meals except that, as I kinda thought I’d vary the time depending when I finish work and when I started feeling peckish. But I think I need to set up a reminder for that one as well.
It’s a beautiful spring day here, and it’s supposed to get up to 31c/88f so I really don’t want to be stuck inside working. So I’m off to get some work done so I can finish early and enjoy the day!

Weds.06.09:
A bit irritable today. Hoping that I can acknowledge this now and not let it affect me and what I eat today.
Making slow progress the past few days, but any progress is good! I really need to make sure I’m getting my workouts in as I’ve been really lax on that and I know it would help.

Thurs.07.09:
I was a bit under in carbs yesterday, and calories. I’d originally planned to have quinoa with my dinner, but then my daughter’s boyfriend took her out to dinner, so I would have only been making quinoa for myself, while my partner had coconut rice. So I ended up having a little side salad instead. I usually love rice but I feel like we’ve just eaten it so much that I’m kind of tired of it. So I ended up with 53g total/28g of net carbs yesterday. Definitely lower than target. I won’t be surprised if I don’t lose tomorrow or even gain a bit as I will try to be within my targets today.
My biggest challenge today is the Dietitian’s office is right next to my favourite “fast food” restaurant. It’s very similar to Chronic Tacos or Chipotle, and while not the most unhealthy of the fast food options, it’s definitely not in the plan yet.

Fri.08.09:

My Info :

Working with a dietitian and my doctor to get healthy, feel great, and set a good example for my girls!
Starting Weight as of 28.08.23: 95.56kg | 210.8lbs
Progress at Start of Round: -1.15kg | -2.53lbs
Daily Calorie Target: 1400-1600
Diet: Mostly Mediterranean; focus on whole foods; no alcohol; limit added sugars
I meal prep and make most things from scratch, avoiding packaged and highly processed foods wherever possible.
Macro Breakdown: 40f/30c/30p
Intermittent Fasting: 16/8 (for now – hopefully back to ADF in the future)
Workouts: Cardio and/or body weight circuits 6x per week
MFP Main Profile: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/profile/steffibabiie
Food Diary: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/steffibabiie

justanotherjen13 · September 2023

Yay, back again for another round. Can't wait.

Jen; 46; 5'4"

About Me:

This is my sixth round and really appreciated having someplace to stay accountable.
Thanks to a medication I'm on for my mental health and an overeating habit, I managed to gain a lot of weight in the last year or so. On July 4, I stepped on the scale for the first time since I started the med (that is known to cause weight gain) and decided enough was enough. I buckled down and started actually recording my food for the first time in over five years and started walking every day. Now I need motivation to keep going. This coming round, the kids go back to school and I'll be watching my grandson more so we'll see how that affects what and when I want to eat and when I can go on my walks. Hopefully, I can keep up the daily walking through September before the rains start later in fall.

Previous Rounds:
RND 229 - SW: 287.8; FW: 280.4 (-7.4)
RND 230 - SW: 280.4; FW: 276.0 (-4.4)
RND 231 - SW: 276.0; FW: 267.2 (-8.8)
RND 232 - SW: 267.2; FW: 262.0 (-5.2)
RND 233 - SW: 262.0; FW: 252.8 (-9.2)

Goals:
* track food every day
* walk for at least one hour and/or 3 miles

Round 234
heaviest: 294 (7/4/23)
SW: 252.8
GW (short term): 235
RGW: 248

8/30 - 254.2 - 3.12 miles - Not sure what I did yesterday. Didn't measure something right or just snacked a little too much (I got these Ritz crisp and thin crackers that are so yummy, I want to eat the whole bag). Oh well. Can't believe August is over already. Kids start back to school on Tuesday and back to the grind of having to get up at 7 every morning just to make sure my teens get up (17 and 13) in time to catch their buses to school. Then I have to watch my grandson during the day most of the week. But with the cooling weather, that means I can take my walk any time during the day. I was only doing it super early because it was so hot after 10am. I'm looking forward to losing more weight through the next month and not giving up yet.

8/31 - 254.2 - 1.53 miles - Can't believe August is over already. My walk got cut short because of rain. I don't have a waterproof jacket. The one I have is water resistant but the rain was just too hard and consistent and soaked right through after about 15 minutes of walking. I got home after 35 minutes and was soaked to the bone. I guess I'm either going to have to wait until the forecast says there's a break in the rain, accept shorter walks or head to the HOA clubhouse where they have a gym. I'd still get wet on the 10-minute walk there but I shouldn't be soaked. I haven't decided how I'm going to play it, but it does rain 9 months out of the year so I have to figure something out.

9/1 - 252.4 - 2.87 miles - (Forgot to post this yesterday.) I didn't quite make it three miles today because my shoe was rubbing on the back of my heel and it really hurt. I had to walk weird to try and reduce the rubbing. I still had a bit to go on my normal route, but it was hurting so bad, I just called it quits and took the quickest way back home. I now have a blister on the back of my heel so I won't be wearing those shoes for a bit. Not sure why they started bothering me suddenly. They were fine the last few days.

9/2 - 251.2 - 3.1 miles - Made it out early enough for my walk today and avoided the heat thankfully. I wore my old Sketchers to avoid making the blister on the back of my foot worse. Just 1.2 lbs to my first major goal. I'm so excited. My size 20 pants are already falling off of me when I'm walking which is really annoying. I have a pair of 18s somewhere that I bought when my weight went down to 235-240 for awhile. I'll have to dig them out again.

9/3 - 251.2 - 3.13 miles - (Thought I posted this yesterday but I guess I wrote it and never hit post.) It rained for most of my walk but not very hard. I didn't even need to put my sweater on and the rain kept me cool so I got my full three miles in.

9/4 - 250.0 - 3.0 miles - Today is the last day of summer vacation. Decided to walk to the store again today. Once again, I bought too much heavy stuff, but this time I remembered extra bags so I could distribute it better. Got Subway for lunch and headed home. I got about halfway home when my husband saw me walking and picked me up so instead of the full four miles, I only walked three. But I was happy for the ride because I was right about at the part where I had to go uphill for a half mile (which is still exhausting). Had my Subway when I got home. Making burgers for dinner (Happy Labor Day!). Tomorrow is going to be hectic getting back into the school routine.

9/5 - 249.4 - 3.15 miles - First day of school! I now have a senior and an 8th grader. The bus never came for my daughter and she was already late for school and since the high school and middle school have the same bus, it meant my son would also be late so my husband drove them. I think I heard the buses a couple minutes after they left (which was after the high school already started for the day). Hopefully they're on time tomorrow. In celebration, I made homemade pizza and had the first one out of the oven about 10 minutes after they got home, but my daughter decided to take a nap instead. Sigh. I skipped lunch (well, I had a small snack) so I could enjoy my pizza tonight without worrying about going completely over my calories for the day. As always, pizza day is worth it. The real challenge is not eating any for breakfast tomorrow. Also, I made it under 250lbs! I redid my goal and I'm now aiming for 235 by mid/late-October. It's going to start really raining soon so I won't get out walking as much so we'll see how that affects things

9/6 - 249.8 - 3.13 miles - These dang new shoes. I was wearing my new Sketchers and having no problems for almost a week, even walking 4 miles to and from the store. Then the last time I wore them they kept jamming into the back of my ankle. So I wore my old shoes for two days. Today, I tried the new Sketchers again and for a little bit it was doing the same jamming thing but then stopped. I thought it was fine then so I kept going on my walk and when I was at the farthest part of my walk from home, the shoe started rubbing on the back of my heel. Now I have a huge blister. Ugh. Guess it's back to my old shoes again tomorrow. Also, I was a good girl and resisted more pizza today even though I really wanted some for breakfast. I had a six inch turkey sandwich from Subway for lunch and some leftover cajun tilapia with black bean and corn salsa over brown rice for dinner. Yum.

9/7
9/8

musicsax · September 2023

65 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 234 (my 164th). Thank you @quiltingjaine for the new round, so grateful.
Goal this round is to get under and stay under 138, I really don’t want to keep hovering around 140 pounds. Holiday is now in 12 days! Clothes do feel more comfortable but. I still need to crack on & lose a few more pounds, but can't let up: time is running out! I’ve done it before so I can do it again if I keep knuckling down!! Really try to stay on track & do another complete round without binging. After all I am what I eat in more ways than one, my whole demeanour is totally different when I am happy with myself!!

Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and then gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then & didn't want to gain any more, it’s taken me 75 rounds to achieve my under 130 target; back to maintenance!! But then I crept up again, so need to get back to around 134. A healthy lifestyle must be a permanent way of life.
End of round 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4
End of round 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
End of round 83 133.4
End of round 84 133
End of round 85 131.6
End of round 86 133.0
End of round 87 134.8
End of round 88 132.8 (2 pounds lost)
End of round 89 138.2 (5.4 pounds gained)
End of round 90 135 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 91 132.8 (2.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 92 133 (0.2 pound up from end of last round)
End of round 93 135.6 (2.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 94 135.8 (0.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 95 134.4 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 96 134.4 (no loss no gain!!)
End of round 97 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 98 133.4 (1.6 down from end of last round)
End of round 99 134.4 (1 up from end of last; not bad for Christmas period!)
End of round 100 133.4 (1 down from end of last round)
End of round 101 137.2 (3.8 pounds up)
End of round 102 136 (1.2 pounds down from last round – not bad considering Dad unexpectedly passed away 3 days before end of round & I went totally off plan & no walking!)
End of round 103 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down from last round – better!)
End of round 104 – 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 105 – 133.6 (1.4 down from end of last round)
End of round 106 – 133.6 (same as last round)
End of round 107 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 108 – 134.2 (0.6 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 109 – 135.6 (1.4 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 110 – 133.2 (2.4 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 111 – 133.2 (same as last round)
End of round 112 – 133.6 (increase of 0.4)
End of round 113 – 132.8 (0.8 down from end of last round)
End of round 114 – 136 (3.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 115 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 116 – 133.4 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 117 – 135.4 (2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 118 – 136 (1.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 119 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down)
End of round 120 – 135.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 121 – 135.2 (0.2 pounds down)
End of round 122 – 133.2 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 123 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 124 - 134.8 (2.4 pounds up)
End of round 125 - 135 (0.2 pounds up) – get a grip!!!
End of round 126 - 135 - same as last round
End of round 127 - 133.8 (1.2 pounds down
End of round 128 - 133.4 (0.4 pound down)
End of round 129 - 134.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 130 - 133 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 131 - 133.6 (0.6 up)
End of round 132 – 134 (0.4 up)
End of round 133 – 134 .4 (0.4 up)
End of round 134 – 132.2 (2.2 pounds down) see what not binging can do!!
End of round 135 – 131.8 (0.4 down)
End of round 136 – 132.8 (1 pound up – happy for Christmas period, lower than at this time for many years!)
End of round 137 – 134 (1.2 pound up ugh!!)
End of round 138 - 131.2 (2.8 pounds down)
End of round 139 – 130.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 140 – 132.4 (2.2 pounds up)
End of round 141 – 131 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 142 – 129.8 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 143 – 130.8 (1 pound up)
End of round 144 – 130.2 (0.6 pounds down)
End of round 145 – 132 (1.8 pounds up)
End of round 146 – 133.8 (1.8 pounds up – again!!)
End of round 147 – 133.2 (0.6 down)
End of round 148 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 149 – 132.4
End of round 150 – 133.8 (1.4 pounds up)
End of round 151 – 135.8 (2 pounds up)
End of round 152 – 134 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 153 – 135.4 (1.4 pound up)
End of round 154 – 132.2 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 155 - 133.6 (1.4 pounds up)
End of round 156 - 134 (0.4 pounds up)
End of round 157 - 133.6 (0.4 pounds down)
End of round 158 – 135.4 (1.8 pounds up)
End of round 159 – 134.4 (1 pound down)
End of round 160 – 135.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 161 – 134.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 162 – 133.6 (0.6 down)
End of round 163 – 136.2 (2.6 up)
End of round 164 – 136 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 165 – 135.8 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 166 – 136 (0.2 pound up)
End of round 167 – 138 (2 pounds up)
End of round 168 – 135 (3 pounds down)
End of round 169 – 134.4 (0.6 pound down)
End of round 170 – 133 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 171 – 135.4 (2.4 up)
End of round 172 – 135.6 (0.2 up)
End of round 173 – 137.6 (2 pounds up)
End of round 174 – 135.2 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 175 – 138 (2.8 pounds up)
End of round 176 – did not complete (away on family holiday)
End of round 177 – 138
End or round 178 – 137.8 (0.2 down)
End of round 179 – 139.4 (1.6 pounds up)
End of round 180 – 137 (2.4 pounds lost)
End of round 181 – 139.2 (2.2 pounds up)
End of round 182 – 135.6 (3.6 pounds down)
End of round 183 – 138.2 (2.4 up)
End of round 184 - 136 (2.2 pounds down)
End of round 185 – 136.4 (0.4 gain)
End of round 186 – 136.4 (same)
End of round 187 – 138.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 188 – DNW (away for Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations)
End of round 189 – 139.2
End of round 190 – 139.8
End of round 191 – 139.8
End of round 192 – 138.8 (1 pound lost)
End of round 193 – 138.2 (0.6 lost)
End of round 194 – 136.4 (1.8 lost)
End of round 195 – 139.2 (2.8 pounds up)
End of round 196 – 138 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 197 – 138.2 (0.2 up)
End of round 198 – DNW (on holiday in Crete)
End of round 199 – DNW (on holiday in Crete)
End of round 200 – 138.8 (2.6 pounds lost)
End of round 201 – 138.2 (0.4 pounds lost)
End of round 202 – 137.8 (0.4 pounds lost)
End of round 203 – 137.6 (loss of 0.2)
End of round 204 – 135.8 (1.8 pounds lost)
End of round 205 – 135.6(0.6 pound lost)
End of round 206 – 135.4 (0.2 pound lost)
End of round 207 – 136.4 (1 pound gain) (Caravan Christmas Party Rally)
End of round 208 - 137.2 (0.8 pound gain)
End of round 209 - 137.4 (0.2 pound gain) (Christmas period)
End of round 210 – DNW (Lanzarote holiday)
End of round 211 – 138.2
End of round 212 – 139.8
End of round 213 – 139
End of round 214 – 138.2 (1.2 pounds loss)
End of round 215 – 139.2 (1 pound up)
End of round 216 – 136.6 (2.6 pounds lost)
End of round 217 – 137.8 (1.2 pounds up)
End of round 218 – 140.4 (2.6 pounds up – need to reverse this trend!)
End of round 219 – 139.8 (0.6 down)
End of round 220 – DNW
End of round 221 – 140.8 (1 pound up)
End of round 222 – 139.8 (1 pound down)
End of round 223 – 140 (0.2 pound up)
End of round 224 – 139.2 (0.8 pound down)
End of round 225 – 139.4 (0.2 pound up)
End of round 226 – 141 (1.6 pound up)
End of round 227 – 139.8 (1.2 pound down)
End of round 228 – 139.6 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 229 – 140.2 (0.6 pound up)
End of round 230 – 139.8 (0.4 down)
End of round 231 - 138.2 (1.6 pounds down)
End of round 232 – 140.6 (2.4 pounds up)
End of round 233 – 138.8 (1.8 ponds down)

SW Round 234 139.8
8/30 139.8 – 10.78 miles walked, 75% exercise calories eaten back. Out to lunch yesterday with DSs (3), it was the youngest’s birthday, declined a cocktail and tried to choose sensibly. Hopefully this is just a normal fluctuation.
8/31 DNW – out really early to get up to childmind DGSs and forgot!!
9/1 141.6 – oh dear fell off big time yesterday, back on it today!!
9/2 140 – that’s better! Better choices, & no binges. 5.71 miles walked, 50 calories over.
9/3 139.4 – 7.45 miles walked, 90% exercise calories eaten back. Starting to feel better with myself (again!).
9/4 139.4 – 12.51 miles walked, 30% exercise calories eaten back.
9/5 138.8 – 8.72 miles walked, half of exercise calories eaten back. I’m late posting today; I was going out to lunch with my sisters, I knew what we were going to eat – High Tea, which consisted of a sandwich of choice, a piece of cake and a scone with jam and clotted cream, also it is forecast to be 29 degrees here today. So I had a plan! I just had a pint of water and then headed out of the door to walk in the cooler temp. on return I had a banana, a pear and another pint of water. I then had to pick one of my sisters up from the garage as she had dropped her car off. We headed to a garden centre to look around before we ate. It was delicious, then for dinner I just had roast pork, veggies & an apple. Managed to keep it just 77 calories over for the day. But the other thing is that all my sisters have today made a pact to lose weight, they have all joined WW, they are all overweight (very) so hopefully in the future this will help on the Tuesdays that meet up. I want to fully support them too.
9/6 139.8 – all yesterdays carbs ? Flush plenty water today. 8.14 miles walked yesterday 77 calories over.

9/7 139.8 – 10.01 miles walked, two thirds of exercise calories eaten back.
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👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE & I AM WHAT I EAT!!!!!

MOUNTAINMERMAIDCO · September 2023

👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE

🤩🥦🍏🥕🧵🙏🐾🌻🌷🌼😁✌🐞🐞

SW Round 234
8/30
8/31
9/1
9/2 163.4
9/3 ?
9/4 163.2
9/5 162.6
9/6 163
9/7 163
9/8

Anabirgite · September 2023

Good Luck to all this round- went off the true and proven MFP how to lose weight guidelines - Track track track- weigh weigh weigh! I surprise surprise surprise (only to me) gain my weight back. So I am striving to weigh me and my food and track these 10 days...

SW Round 234: 120.4
GW Round: 119
UGW 118

8/30- 120.4- Started last round great- and seemed to lose weight so decided to become complacent and not track- worked for a day or 2. Went immediately to my head- thought i did not need to measure anymore and no one here needs to guess what happen- only me. So back 2 rounds and trying again. Am proud of myself- Did Les Mills Body Pump last- think this was second time since my accident - but now with PT guidance I am confident- Very sore this morning and hoping the 4 ounces is from the high sodium dinner I had last night and my weight workout.

8/31- 119.8 Still sore from Body Pump workout there are several muscle groups in thighs I was not aware of before, and I used such little weight. I need to start scheduling that workout several times a week. Not much time this morning- I so enjoy reading all your post during breakfast but seeing the sleep doctor today. Nervous about what sleep study will involve. Having to prove I have insomnia and doze off constantly for a day or 2 sounds so miserable. I hope I can do on a weekend.

9/1- 119.0 My legs are still sore from my work out Tuesday, luckily shoulder isn' since I off to PT early. Never know if I will have a good night playing pickleball- but last night was great. I struggled with exhaustion all day, but woke up during the first game, was wired at 9 PM who I left. I had glass of milk but did not eat anything, showered and went to bed early. Good news Sleep doctor says I do not have prove my insomnia with sleep study, testing is really for sleep apnea. Do relief there. Still more challenges ahead.

9/2- 118.6 WOW! honestly not sure what to do- have not been this weight for at least 7-8 years...I guess figuring out how to maintain is my next step. I have been encouraged by my PT to now do Body Pump which is a weight lifting class, so need to now commit to that class 3 times a week. Mmm may have to look into this more this weekend. Hope you all have a wonderful day.

9/3-120.6 Jumped the Gun yesterday- that doesn't sound right... so awful with sayings etc. But I got ahead of my skies is something I have actually done and experienced the crash -So that looks like the case here. I did drink a lot of wine yesterday and made a delicious korean dish ( maybe that was high in sodium). Or on Friday I had a small binge on potato chips, residual sodium overload/bloat? Its just if I am going to go up 2 pounds there should be some chocolate cake or decadent dessert involved!!!

9/4- 120.2 feeling a little jinxed... I di not play pickleball yesterday, rested my should but did do Body pump. I think I am still bloated, did drink a lot of water yesterday but very thirsty. Off to play pickleball this morning then scheduled this evening to play with my girlfriends- that will be more of a party. Going out to lunch so more sodium today... As much as I enjoy weekend it seems my body craves routine.

9/5- 120.6 Do not understand anything...But back to the habits that work. Going to track today, that seems to be what works for me. So hot and humid here the past few days, I reached a level sweat and sunscreen that was beyond disgusting but I had scheduled to play in morning and evening and then huge project all afternoon moving my deck furniture delivered to my deck- a way greater project then can be imagined considering where my deck is and the furniture was a 1/4 inch to wide for most of my doors. So kind of felt I deserve to see a lower weight- Oh well shake it off! Start again! Its a New Day!

9/6- 119.6- It seems to be tracking, weighing and having a weekday schedule works for me. I would like to not have just a one day drop in my goal weight area but float around there for a while. I am just spitballing here- but I am seeing parallel between my Invisalign and weight loss goal. I need to accept I will be wearing retainers full time for at least 6 months after treatment and nightly wear for life...I think I need to accept even reaching my weight loss goal I need to stay on tracking for 6 months and reset my system and then maintain for life. Again obvious for everyone else- lightbulb moment for me.

9/7- 119.2- Post Physical Therapy sore this morning- but finally feel I am ready to move on - only 3 more sessions left. But I now can do my body pump class and I am going to really focus on should exercises and core which I slacked off on before- they were at end of class and just so easy not to push yourself by then but those are the muscles I really need to focus on for my health and a little shoulder muscle and good posture could help obscure the AC joint bone that is sticking out for rest of life. Despite massive thunderstorms all day- skies cleared at 6 and played several hours pickleball. Weighed and actually did a good not very good job tracking-Did not want to be to late to play and got interrupted at dinner with a work call so just used recommended MFP numbers for a Trader Joe dinner serving I eyeballed. Next week traveling so all good habits will be unavailable but I hope not broken so much have to be started again from scratch.
9/8

jaccimc63 · September 2023

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 59
Akron, Ohio

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)
My 195th Round!

After losing 12 lbs. I was stuck at 174lbs. for a couple weeks until I found this challenge.

End R40: 171 (-3) - May 2018
End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
End R42: 168 (-2.5)
End R43: 165 (-3)
End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
End R45: 163 (-.5)
End R46: 160 (-3)
End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
End R48: 159 (+.5)
End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
End R50: 154.5 (-3)
End R51: 154 (-.5)
End R52: 153 (-1)
End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
End R54: 151 (-1.5)
End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)
End R56: 146.5 (-3)
End R57: 146.5 (0)
End R58: 146.5 (0)
End R59: 144 (-2.5)
End R60: 144 (0)
End R61: 145 (+1)
End R62: 144 (-1)
End R63: 147.5 (+3.5) Christmas and New Year’s - 2018
End R64: 145 (-2.5)
End R65: 145.5 (+.5)
End R66: 144 (-1.5)
End R67: 142.5 (-1.5)
End R68: 143 (+.5)
End R69: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R70: 142 (-2.5)
End R71: 141.5 (-.5)
End R72: 140 (-1.5)
End R73: 141 (+1)
End R74: 143 (+2)
End R75: 142 (-1)
End R76: 144.5 (+2.5)
End R77: 144 (-.5)
End R78: 143.5 (-.5)
End R79: 143.5 (0)
End R80: 140 (-3.5)
End R81: 143.5 (+3.5)
End R82: 142 (-1.5)
End R83: 143.5 (+1.5)
End R84: 142.5 (-1)
End R85: 142 (-.5)
End R86: 142 (0)
End R87: 140.5 (-1.5)
End R88: 141.5 (+1)
End R89: 141.5 (0)
End R90: 145 (+3.5) Quit smoking - 2019
End R91: 145 (0)
End R92: 143.5 (-1.5)
End R93: 146 (+2.5)
End R94: 144.5 (-1.5)
End R95: 143.5 (-1)
End R96: 144.5 (+1)
End R97: 146.5 (+2) Thanksgiving aftermath
End R98: 145.5, BF33.2%, MM 63% (-1)
End R99: 147.5 (+2) Christmas - 2019
End R100: 147 (-.5) New Year
End R101: 147 (0)
End R102: 145.5 (-1.5)
End R103: 144 (-1.5)
End R104: 143(-1)
End R105: 143.5 (+.5)
End R106: 143.5 (0)
End R107: 143.5 (0)
End R108: 142 (-1.5)
End R109: 143 (+1)
End R110: 143 (0)
End R111: 144 (+1)
End R112: 146 (+2)
End R113: 143.5 (-2.5)
End R114: 146.5 (+3)
End R115: 146 (-.5)
End R116: 146 (0)
End R117: 145.5 (-.5)
End R118: 146 (+.5)
End R119: 146.5 (+.5)
End R120: 147 (+.5)
End R121: 147 (0)
End R122: 145 (-2)
End R123: 144.5 (-.5)
End R124: 143 (-1.5)
End R125: 143 (0) - Labor Day
End R126: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R127: 142.5(-2)
End R128: 143 (+.5)
End R129: 142.5 (-.5)
End R130: 144 (+1.5)
End R131: 144(0)
End R132: 143 (-1)
End R133: 144 (+1) Thanksgiving
End R134: 143.5
End R135: 143.5
End R136: 143.5 Christmas and New Year - 2020
End R137: 144 (+.5) Dan's cancer diagnosis
End R138: 145 (+1)
End R139: 146 (+1)
End R140: 145.5 (-.5)
End R141: 145
End R142: 145.5 (+.5)
End R143: 143.5 (-2) - Dan hospitalized
End R144: 143(-.5)
End R145: 143.5 (+.5)
End R146: 145 (+1.5) - Problems with Dan's treatment
End R147: 144.5 (-.5)
End R148: 145.5 (+1)
End R149: 145 (-.5)
End R150: 144 (-1)
End R151: 145 (+1)
End R152: 144.5 (-.5)Dan started BCG at CC
End R153: 145.5 (+1)
End R154: 146.5 (+1)
End R155: 146 (-.5)
End R156: 147.5 (+1.5)Dan ill from BCG/flu, G hospitalized, retina flash, RP died
End R157: 147.5(0)
End R158: 147.5(0)
End R159: 147(-.5)
End R160: 147.5(+.5)Dan clear from treatment
End R161: 147.5(0) L had covid
End R162: 146(-1.5)
End R163: 145.5(-.5)
End R164: 145(-.5)
End R165: 146 (+1) Dan's final BCG Maint. Mary's Memorial
End R166: 145.5 (-.5) E Bday/Halloween party
End R167: 145
End R168: 146(+1)
End R169: 145.5 Thanksgiving
End R170: 145.5 Dan cleared at CC again
End R171: 145.5
End R172: 148 (+2.5) Christmas - 2021
End R173: 147(-1) Heart monitor placed
End R174: 147(0)
End R175: 146(-1)
End R176: 146(0)
End R177: 145.5(-.5)
End R178: 145.5(0)
End R179: 146.5(+1)
End R180: 145(-1.5)
End R181: 146(+1)
End R182: 147(+1)
End R183: 145.5(-1.5) Dad passed away 4/10/22
End R184: 146(+.5)
End R185: 146(0)
End R186: 148(+2) Stress eating
End R187: 149(+1) Prep for Dad's service
End R188: 149.5 (+.5) Celebration of Life for Dad
End R189: 149.5(0)
End R190: 149.5(0)
End R191: 151.5(+2) 4th of July
End R192: 151(-.5)
End R193: 149(-2)
End R194: 149(0)
End R195: 149(0) - Mark went missing
End R196: 152(+3) - Niagara Falls trip
End R197: 149
End R198: 150.5
End R199: 149
End R200: 150.5 - Ron deathly ill
End R201: 149.5 - Hospitalized with bigeminy
End R202: 147.5 - Fiona born, Cassie got custody
End R203: 146.5 - Heart issues
End R204: 146 - Failed Ablation
End R205: 146
End R206: 147 - Thanksgiving and Fiona home
End R207: 147
End R208: 148 - Birthday
End R209: 149.5 - Christmas, NYE, Cassie and Fiona get covid
End R210: 148.5
End R211: 149.5
End R212: 151
End R213: 147.5
End R214: 149
End R215: 149.5
End R216: 150.1 - New scale, Fiona sick
End R217: 151.4
End R218: 151.6
End R219: 152.3
End R220: 152.9
End R221: 152.9 - Fiona adoption, hospitalization
End R222: 153.2 - Ablation and home from hospital
End R223: 152.7
End R224: 152.9
End R225: 153.8
End R226: 154.9
End R227: 153.2
End R228: 152.5
End R229: 154.3
End R230: 153.6
End R231: 155.4
End R232: 154.5

SW: 155.6

Date/weight/comment

8/30 - DNW
8/31 - 155.2
9/01 - 154.5
9/02 - DNW
9/03 - DNW
9/04 - DNW
9/05 - 157.4 - Labor Day picnics and family get togethers. I've got a lot of work to do.
9/06 - 156.7 - Stayed on track yesterday.
9/07 - 155.8
9/08

makanacapellocullen · September 2023

SW Round 234: 302.7
GW Round 234: 299.9
8/30 302.2
8/31 303
9/1 302.6
9/2 302.4
9/3 302
9/4 301.2
9/5 301
9/6 301.3
9/7 300.3
9/8

Chapter_3 · September 2023

@justanotherjen13
CONGRATS UNDER 250! WooooHoooo!
🙌🏻🔥💪🏻

Chapter_3 · September 2023

R234

F 65, 5’6”

234RG:Continue Focus on PROCESS. Daily Goals: IF, H2O, Calories (1200-1400) Macros (10-60-30), 10k steps, 500+ activity calories, Journal. Weekly: 🏋️‍♀️ 3x, 🪜12–3–30 4x and face the ⚖️ 3x ! My ultimate goal is to not EVER let the scale impact my mood or determination!

⚖️RG- Lose 2.8 lbs to 135. I probably won’t reach based on August results, but I refuse to lower my goal…

RGW 135
UGW 128.0

8/30 137.8 (233 EW)
8/31 DNW
9/1 DNW
9/2 137
9/3 DNW
9/4 DNW
9/5 136.2
9/6 DNW
9/7 DNW
9/8 W

Good 🍀everyone!
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9/7 pretty good day yesterday. Grateful. Busier than usual. 1167 cal , ✅ macros, steps ⬇️ to 7k. 150 exercise minutes, 743 cal burned. 💦✅
Did not reflect yesterday. Today is a catch-up day… No tennis, lots of phone calls, will walk 5 miles. Emotionally even.
Big full social weekend ahead. Will be prepared.

Any NSV? Feel better, clothes looser, solid routine, good thoughts, feeling more disciplined and emotionally even.

Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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9/6 Yesterday was a really good day! 1248 cal, 13.8k steps, ✅macros, 191 Exercise minutes and 1220 Exercise calories burned!💦💦💦! Slept like a brick last night for the first time in a long time.

Today will not be the same… I plan to ✅ all goals, but not with such grandeur! No time today.

I sincerely enjoyed my walk yesterday… Took in all of natures elements, and was quite grateful. That was the most enjoyable time of my day. Exercising gratitude!

Additional Belvita Party afterthoughts: I think about champion athletes. What sets them apart? Self-discipline. Setting daily process goals through determination, discipline, and even pain. Losing weight is painful (Until saying “no” feels good) Self-discovery is painful… Working through issues takes time. All of us are on this journey for a reason… Sticking to these process goals is a “competition” with myself… Can I do it? When I reach this “goal” what am I going to do then? Since I have not maintained well over the years my ultimate goal is MAINTENANCE VICTORY! … I must prepare for maintenance because that will be the most challenging and require the most discipline. Will it be scary because I haven’t been 💯successful in the past? I’ll be thinking on that for sure because I WILL reach 128. What is my plan for 128 because it’s probably just 6+ weeks away and I must be prepared… What will be my process goals then? I will also ponder… Why do I reward myself with food? Or with a beverage? A night out dining? Another self sabotage… I need to find another way to “reward” myself… can’t I just bask in the accomplishment of achievement? Must do it with smiles and joy tho cause it should be fun, right?! I have to make sure to have fun along the way and enjoy every new discovery… Hmmmm…. Hard work ahead!

Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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9/5 136.2 well, at least the fictitious pound disappeared. I don’t mind this weight. Maybe weighing every 3 days works best for me. Takes a few minor ⬆️&⬇️ out and keeps my heart rate and attitude in check. ↔️
So this is a win!

All systems go except for 12-3-30. I feel like I haven’t completed that in a week. Going to the gym after 3 hours of walking and tennis is not possible for me unless I went after dinner— but that’s not going to happen this week (US Open). I’ll determine a new action plan for next week. Lifting weights /stretching while watching the U.S. Open is working tho… so that’s good.

WHY?! Making bad choices: Here’s my stab at answering the $10 million question for me….
I think it’s opposition defiance. I think it’s an internal pushback. Refusal to push through for something really, really good when I know it’s good. Defiance gives me a rush…. Defying authority or defying “what is right” …. Definitely a minor form of self-sabotage. Maybe that’s why the scale goes up and down so much— “can’t handle too much of a really good thing.” Hmmmm… Life behavior patterns reflected in spontaneous food choices …. ?!

Will be strange to share this, but what the heck… When I was in college, I would never miss class during the semester, do all assignments, study, study study. I was a phonetically, obedient student. And then during exams, go out and party, and not study! No follow through for the hard work I put in all semester…. Did the Belvita cookies represent the same type of rebellion? Why would I devour a stupid Belvita pack when I’ve been so committed? I mean really… I could’ve at least jumped in my car and picked up a few hot, glazed, donuts and my fav ice cream or something really REALLY worth it!!
May I share this: self analysis is helping me stay more committed whether I’m right or wrong - the process of trying to figure out WHY I make bad choices is truly helping me make better choices. For starters, I’m going to slow down and slowly count to ten …. then walk away from the kitchen … till I figure out the answer to WHY. Wow… All this after a Belvita Party!

Thank you Belvita!

Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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9/4 Another lazy day yesterday. I can report my bad behavior this morning. I ate a Belvita cookie pack last night…. Am I exiled to death row? Literally a perfect day until 7PM… I was reaching for my evening tea, and my eyes spied the Belvita box… (Mind you, this Belvita box is a staple in our pantry… My DH and GS snack). Really don’t know what came over me except I thought I was hungry? (Today, I must make a batch of deviled eggs with greek yogurt so I have a “go-to” snack…Also, a new batch of butter bites.) Anyway, I’m guessing I was still deflated from the ⚖️ and thought what the hell?… My first real push-back in almost 40 days… (So why was I in the “space” of choosing a negative non-beneficial behavior versus a GOOD behavior?!) It was a very strange thought process …. Got a little rush as I reached for the cookies, but with every bite it became less and less enjoyable… At least it was only one pack (200 cal.). But oh, filled with POISON: sugar, preservatives and additional 💩. So I blew my macros and did not 🚫 reach any other goal yesterday. I failed. New fresh beginnings today- That’s what Mondays are for, correct? Tennis, 10k, 🏋️‍♀️, macros, 💦! Will also examine why I chose negative behavior instead of good behavior… Interesting self-discovery! Self-sabotage with Belvita cookies! WHY? 😬🤔

Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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9/3 Last night we cooked wild king salmon & spinach and I treated myself to one glass of wine. ONE! Yesterday, I stayed within my calories, 12K steps with 120 exercise minutes on top of that. I felt so good I decided to step on the scale this morn…. No pressure, no thoughts, just do it… Cause frankly, I often read your comments with a “misbehavior” and then viola, you’ve lost a pound or a SOLID WHOOSH!

Result for me? GAINED a pound… HOW?!?!!! Of course! Why would I experience different? Perfect result! Whatever is going on with my body is truly freaking crazy! And yes… I do drink tons of water… I’m not even gonna record this… I ERASED MY RENPHO⚖️. I’m gonna forget it… I’m ALWAYS well on or beyond goals every day. Quite frankly, I feel like I’m in Boot Camp … Is this a legitimate stall? I read-up that a stall is only a “legitimate stall” IF it’s for 90 days or more… I don’t think I can handle this stagnation for 90 days!!!
AND, NO NSV TO REPORT! ZERO! NONE! NADA! 😂
OK OK OK off my soapbox and I’ll embrace this day with a little bit of positivity if I can muster it!

(I’ve decided to go legit keto- changing my macros to the following: 5-65-30. Keeping my proteins up because of my age and activity. )

Too much focus on myself. Will change that mindset today…

Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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9/2 ⚖️ 137
It’s official. My body is seriously different. WHAT AM I?! No whosh at all since the beginning. NONE! I’m sorry, but I just want a whosh!

Yesterday was a lazy day. Got in 8K steps and barely 45 minutes of exercise. I felt like my body just needed a break and a rest day. Back on it today. Calories: 1171 , macros✅. But I’m still not eating enough. Still want to get below 130 and stay there. Just how long will it take? And of course I realize once I get to maintenance it’s going to be FOREVER… Once I hit my weight goal, I’m going to hire a personal trainer for 4-6 wks (reward) to keep me going.

NSV: Braved the scale. Not fun. BUT: Cannot begin to express how much better I feel… Mentally, I have to keep at it.

9/1 I think I forgot to post yesterday? and I’m too lazy to go back and check for a third time.
Checked off all my daily goals yesterday. Still haven’t done 12-3-30 for several days. I can’t decide if I want to do it today because I’m still sipping coffee! I got my 10k steps in yesterday plus two hours of exercise minutes… Burning 800+ active calories. I consumed about 1200 cal yesterday. I don’t think I’m eating enough, but nothing in my house is tempting me… Maybe that’s the way it should be?!
Oh, I did splurge yesterday and added HALF A SMALL BANANA in my protein shake… Half a banana sent my carbs into oblivion. It was NOT NOT NOT worth it…

Lots of errands today. Get to see my grandson and oh…. (The ⚖️ is tomorrow. Ugh!) And must go to the grocery to prep for the next few days….

NSV. i’m feeling so much better. Not only physically, but mentally. Definitely still having moments of doubt, (now) since it’s taking so DAMN long to lose a freaking ounce… A literal ounce!

I’ll be sure to dedicate my body to science …. Because it is definitely an anomaly. What has changed so much in three years? In 2020, I lost 15 pounds in eight weeks and kept most off till nine months ago… Now I’m struggling to lose 7 IN 40 days… Go figure!

The heat’s over and today WILL be a very good day! (Coffee complete!)

Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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8/30 I checked off all my boxes yesterday except 10k steps (only 8k). No strength training or 12-3-30 yesterday either (travel). And I probably won’t get to it today because I’m still traveling today. Sticking to calories /macros and playing tennis tonight.

1230 cal yesterday/ 95 exercise minutes. Got my protein by adding a protein shake… Back to IF because the weather is cooler. MFP Is now 💯 a daily habit. Recording every morsel.

Thoroughly engaged reading everyone’s posts yesterday. Many kernels of wisdom. Our struggles are the same but different. It’s all a battle of the mind…. Thought patterns. Change /stop unhealthy thought patterns, and actions will change. I have to keep pounding that in my head….

Pretty sure the heat wave is gone. Yesterday was in the 70s as I walked outside… This morning is even cooler - I almost feel like I need a sweater! 😃

Still moving forward.

Good luck 🍀 to everyone!

Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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8/29 MY FOURTH ROUND!
Past 30 days:
Lost 5.8 lbs
NSV:
✅Established healthier routine.
✅ Calories, Macros, Journal & Water
✅ 10k steps -did not hit every day but I am averaging 4700 steps /per day MORE than last month. Avg just under 10k per day in last 30 days.
✅Avg >100 exercise min per day. (Increase of 15 minutes per day avg over July)
✅Learned lots about myself
✅Positive mind-set (mostly)
✅Way more energy/feel better
✅Clothes fitting better
✅Began 12-3-30 & Strength training

RGW 135
UGW 128.0

8/30 137.8 (233 EW)
8/31 DNW
9/1 DNW
9/2 W
9/3 DNW
9/4 DNW
9/5 W
9/6 DNW
9/7 DNW
9/8 W

Good 🍀everyone!

Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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fmfdfa2020 · September 2023

Thank you quiltingjaine for keeping this going!

💪🏋️‍♀️🤸‍♀️🎵💃👗👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💗🌻🏖🙏

Heaviest Weight Ever: 186.0
186 / 185 / 184 / 183 / 182 / 181 / 180
179 / 178 / 177 / 176 / 175 / 174 / 173 / 172 / 171 / 170
169 / 168 / 167 / 166 / 165 / 164 / 163 / 162 / 161 / 160 👉 159

If I quit now, I will soon be back to where I started. And when I started, I so desperately wanted to be where I am now.

Goal: Shoot for a healthy balance of nutritious food each day, and 80oz of water. Only write down what I eat without measuring or counting calories. I'm trying this out for size. It's not like I can't tell by now what is a healthy serving size. And, I'm hoping it makes me feel like I'm just living life while losing weight and not obsessing over every oz of food. We shall see....

9/03 - 170.4 - I'm jumping back in mid-stream. I haven't updated since 8/6. I've had the hardest time getting motivated. I am planning on turning this around today because my weight this morning was back in the 170s, and I feel like total sh&@ from eating the wrong food, not getting enough water, and not being able to exercise (medical issue).

I haven't binged - that's one thing I am doing right!
9/04 - 170.0 - I had a good day yesterday, lot of vegetables. I only had 40oz of water but that's better than the past 3 weeks but hopefully will hit 60oz today, minimum.
9/05 - 170.2 - Another good day except water, which was 48oz.
9/06 - 168.6

9/07 - 168.6 - I didn't post my weight yesterday because I wanted to wait and see if 168.6 stuck around another day. It did! Yay!
9/08

Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
180s / 170s / 160s / 150s / 140s / 130s

CamandJarvis · September 2023

You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before

31, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2 164.5 164.9 Dec 31, 2022 165.5 Jan 5, 2023
GW: 130-135

Previous Rounds:

R69: 158.1; R70: 156.5; R71: 156.3 R72: 156.3; R73: 155.2; R74: 155.4; R75: 156.1; R76: 155.6; R80: 153.2; R81: 154.3; R82: 154.1; R84: 156.5; R89: 156.7; R91: 160.1; R93: 159.3; R94: 156.1; R98: 154.5; R99: 155.9; R100: 152.8; R101: 149.7; R102: 149.0; R103: 149.0; R104: 146.2; R105: 146.6; R106: 144.6; R107: 146.8; R108: 147.7; R109: 148.1; R110: 150.1; R111: 154.3; R112: 152.6; R113: 151.7; R121: 153.0; R122: 154.8; R123: 153.9; R124: 153.4; R125: 155.6; R126: 152.3; R127: 151.5; R128: 151.0; R129: 151.0; R130: 152.6; R131: 153.9; R132: 150.6; R133: 151.2; R134: 149.3; R135: 149.5; R136: 148.4; R137: 147.9; R138: 148.4; R139: 151.9; R140: 150.4; R141: 150.4; R142: 144.0; R143: 144.2; R144: 147.0; R145: 145.7; R146: 145.9; R147: 145.9; R148: 146.5; R149: 147.3; R150: 146.8; R151: 147.9; R152: 147.7; R153: 147.2; R154: 147.0; R155: 144.7; R157: 146.1; R158: 146.6; R159: 146.3; R160: 150.2; R161: 146.7; R162: 144.6; R163: 146.2; R164: 147.3; R165: 146.3; R166: 148.5; R167: 147; R168: 148.4; R169: 151.4; R170: 148.9; R171: 144.8 R172: DNW; R173: 146.1; R174: 147.9; R175: 145.9; R176: 150.5; R177: 149.3; R179: 150.5; R180: 151.6; R181: DNW; R182: 150.2; R183: 152.9; R184: 153.4; R185: 151.3; R186: 152.3; R187: 151.8; R188: 150.9; R189: 152.6; R190: DNW; R191: 154.8; R192: 155.5; R193: 155.2; R194: 156.5; R195: DNW; R196: 155.7; R197: DNW; R198: 156.1; R199: DNW; R200: DNW; R201: 159.8; R202: 159.7; R203: 160.5; R204: DNW; R205: DNW; R206: 161.7; R207: 163.6; R208: DNW; R209: 164.5; R210: 163.9; R211: DNW; R212: 163.1; R123: 162.1; R214: 162.1; R215: 160.4; R216: 160.4; R217: 159.6; R218: 159.0; R219: 159.6; R220: 157.6; R221: 156.5; R222: 155.8; R223: 156.8; R224: 155.1; R225: 152.2; R226: 154.9; R227: 152.4; R228: 152.5; R229: 152.2; R230: 152.8; R231: 151.8; R232: 153.3; R233: 154.1

Last weight
08/29 - 154.1

Round Goal: 151.x
Workout: Walks daily, weather pending. Kettlebell/bodyweight strength workout 3x/week
Nutrition: Log daily

Day, Weight, Comment
8/30 - 152.3
8/31 - 152.4
9/01 - 151.2
9/02 - 152.4
9/03 - 152.9
9/04 - 152.9
9/05 - 153.5
9/06 - 152.6
9/07 - 151.3 - Here is the real challenge: flu shot this afternoon for BF and I followed by Thirsty Thursday drinks (I'm limiting myself to two max, but hopefully only 1 as we'll be arriving later than normal due to flu shot appointments) and dinner out. I decided not to plan dinners for Thursdays since we almost always miss them - either eating with Fam (out of town this week) or being home too late to cook. The VFW (where we get drinks) doesn't have food so I'll be focusing on a healthy lunch before we go to help offset dinner. Will be mindful of my choices and push water to help offset any sodium from eating out in hopes I don't bump up into the 152.x range for tomorrow's weigh in. BF started walking again today - his foot I guess finally feels good enough to do so. It was much easier and nicer to walk with only one dog. If he keeps it up, I may be able to start running since I know I can run with only Smoke - especially as I'll be doing shorter distance and super slow to get back into things. Two dogs is simply too much to try to control while running, especially with a floppy ankle - I still wear a brace when running by myself, but especially with a dog. It gets worrisome with 2 dogs haha! I can also then run in mornings and, if cool enough, walk again in evenings. It'll be good for all of us, dogs included, to get outside and move more.
9/08

Previous Day's Comments

8/30 - I behaved well yesterday and the scale shows it. Nearly 2 lbs dropped off overnight. I knew at least 1lb was bloat but it's nice to see it drop in the lower 152 range. Now to keep that up. I'm not sure if I want to adjust my goal to 151.x or not. I think I will and adjust back up to maintenance (152.x) as needed once we get closer to the end and I know more what this round will hold as far as surprises and unexpected changes to diet/exercise. The plumbing for the tub and therefore the tub/shroud will be installed today for the guest bathroom. BF can then work on installing and floating drywall tonight into the weekend. Hopefully we'll (read: I will) be painting this weekend so we can finalize everything before Monday. We got a great deal on tile and flooring for our master bathroom so we spent the last of the loan on that (the majority of the loan went towards those unexpected legal fees so we're now nickel-and-diming our master bath remodel). With prices increasing seemingly daily, we didn't want to wait as those were the two most expensive items on our bathroom remodel list. We kept it under $1,000 for the entire flooring and all the tiling we think we'll need. Plenty of manual labor around the house to keep me active and busy!
8/31 - Normal fluctuation, I'm assuming. Dinner did have a half a cup of heavy cream and a quarter cup of Parmesan cheese which I didn't take my lactose pills for and that may have caused it. I was well under calories, even with my wine. I have one more glass of wine left in the bottle and then I can take a break for a bit which I'm looking forward to after tonight. Dinner is on BF (steak) so I may be up tomorrow due to sodium, depending on which carby side he makes (butter noodles vs rice. Rice will have less sodium). I had a delightful banana bread overnight oats- it was so delicious! I have one more for tomorrow as the recipe calls for 1/2 banana and I had 1 banana left to use up. Took pups for a walk this morning and scheduled for a walk and kettlebell workout tomorrow. Otherwise, just focusing on moving through the day and reaching 10k steps (a goal to keep me moving, really). Unsure lunch but I have lots of spinach and bell peppers to use up as well as some mushrooms. I'm sure I'll figure something out so I'm not wasteful. I work tomorrow so I may push my grocery shopping to Saturday but I still need to make a menu for next week so I know what to get at the store! This has been really great, not only for my health (I can plan ahead), but it really has saved a lot of money on groceries.
9/01 - Well that was unexpected. BF went to Thirsty Thursday (the VFW is open to the public in this town, unlike others, so the entire group can go despite BF and I being the only veterans). I didn't go as I just realized yesterday that Monday is a holiday. I have 2 very big important meetings on Tuesday I need to prep for and without Monday to work on them, I needed to really dig deep (no distractions) and work with multiple monitors - something that can only be done if I stay home. Good thing - a friend really needed a deep heart to heart with BF. Because of that, I ended up cooking and the butter noodles were decidedly less salty because I used garlic powder with only a smidgen of garlic salt whereas BF uses nothing but garlic salt. Steaks could've been better but it's been since BF and I got together 5 years ago that I last made them - that's always been his meal to make. Today I'm skipping grocery shopping, though I have meals planned and a list ready - I'm working and will be doing more deep focusing with multiple monitors. Goal is to drink plenty of water, don't mindlessly eat at my desk, and get up to move at least every hour.
9/02 - Scale bounced everywhere from 150.x to 155.x before I stepped off, let it reset, and tried again. It bounced a bit, but finally settled. This is 100% sodium. I was higher on calories, but still within MFP goals. My jeep was ready for pickup and we ended up going to grab a late lunch (2pm) on the way to pick it up as we both had work happening through lunch. Said lunch was Asian, so I was anticipating the sodium uptick today. Dinner was chicken and dirty rice, with bell peppers added. Not the healthiest, but not terrible. I focused mainly on the chicken and didn't eat as much rice. Overall, I ate much less than normal of that meal. Partially, I'm assuming due to the late lunch keeping me somewhat full and partially due to being better at listening to my body while eating much slower. Breaking the quick eating habits of the Army is taking years but I'm starting to see progress. Mindset shift was the biggest factor.
9/03 - Ended up eating out for lunch, as planned. But, we were still quite full so no dinner. I did grab a small bowl of leftover dirty rice with sausage but it was a perfect size that I didn't feel overly full but I wasn't starving going to bed. Also maybe a little bit of water weight as we were in full firefighting gear for 2 hours at the airport and it was toasty. I drank a lot of water, but it was not enough no matter how hard I tried. I'll bounce back, I have faith in myself for that. Working on the bathroom today so busy with manual labor.
9/04 - Ate too much at lunch (fast food, too, ugh) and ended up going to our friends for dinner to hang out. I did only bring one alcoholic drink and I turned down offers from others once I finished that, sticking to water the rest of the night. I scarfed down my first plate, but then made myself wait before getting seconds or dessert, which I was super proud of my restraint and glad I did wait. I would've been overstuffed! Hopefully today is better. Smoking chicken quarters with beans. Not sure the veg yet, but I have options. Painting the bathroom today so I'll be moving around doing that. Some will be more arm movements while sitting (baseboards) and some will be moving about up and down a ladder to paint the walls and fix the spots on the ceiling from when I painted the bathroom last year and made oopsies. I'm hoping to get my steps in, but not confident. I've already missed several since my Fitbit is currently charging. Oh well.
9/05 - The entire weekend of what I wanted to avoid and didn't. Yesterday we had to run to the store to get a couple items to finish out the bathroom. Then BF decided, as we were leaving, to get an early lunch (it was 1130 but I wasn't hungry yet) at this Mexican restaurant we keep saying we want to try. That has been this entire weekend - unplanned eating out. Ugh. I feel so bloated and gross internally right now. Yesterday's painting (AKA not a whole lot of moving anything but my arm) didn't help as I barely hit 6k steps. At least I won't be eating out today as work is going to be so busy, I'm not even sure I'll get a lunch at all. I do plan on fasting as long as I can - I have a work call from 9-12 today which will help keep me busy and distracted. Bad news is with that long of a meeting, it'll be easy to miss my hourly step goal/overall step goal. I have another similar meeting from 1-3 in the afternoon, as well. Enchiladas tonight because I was craving them last week but now I'm dreading them. I'll be sure to take my lactose pills and limit the amount I get.
9/06 - Just 2 more weigh ins to drop 0.7lbs. I'm still feeling a tad bloated and I didn't meet my water goal yesterday.. tethered to the computer during a meeting (presenting otherwise I would've walked away with my phone to listen) with an empty water cup next to me for 2 hours really puts a girl behind goals. I didn't want to wake up 2-3 times in the night so I cut off at about 70oz at my normal time to avoid nighttime wake-ups. I did take my lactose pills with dinner and had a nice lunch - a tiny bit of leftover bacon - maybe 2oz, small serving of pasta (I weighed it to be sure I kept honest), a whole bell pepper chopped, 2 cups of spinach, chopped and just enough heavy cream to make a sauce to coat everything. It was phenomenal! I have about 3-4 cups of spinach and 2 bell peppers left to use up so I might repeat that. I have some bacon left over in strips and I have some plain boiled chicken - excess from last night's enchiladas to mix things up. Tonight is a lemon pepper orzo dish I found - new recipe so we'll see how it goes. Finished my kettlebell workout for the day and it's nearly light enough now to start getting the dogs harnessed up for a walk. Today's work should be a bit easier - if I can manage to hit my "move every hour" and 10k step goals with yesterday's multi-hour meetings, I have no excuse for today. Feeling inspired to get this weight moving and habits back on track.
9/07

AR10at50 · September 2023

58 5’5
Sept. 2014 187lbs.
UGW-139

8/30-166
8/31-166
9/1- DNW
9/2- 167
9/4-167
9/5-167
9/7-166-Grocery shopping then making 7 Layer Dip for DH to take to a coworker. Each time there is a birthday they have the option of cookies, cinnamon rolls or something else and this guy chooses the dip, which is a sugar fee alternative. Will get a small quilt quilted for Maui and ride the horse.

SheilaBoneham · September 2023

🍂🌻☕️🍁📚🍂

📆 2015–2023

Feb. 2015: highest weight 218.2h
2015: end weight running average 178.2nd
2016: end weight running average 147.7
2017: end weight running average 148
2018: end weight running average 137.2.
Extreme elimination diet (doctor prescribed) for diagnostic reasons, very low calories, then boom! Gained 40 pounds.
2019: end weight running average 176.1
2020: end weight running average 183.8.
2021: end weight running average 179.4.
2022: end weight running average 178.6

2023 Rounds
R209 01/01/23: end weight 178.6. Ave calories — who knows? I didn’t bother with the holidays.
R210 01/11/23: end weight 176.2 (-2.4). Ave calories 1102. No after-dinner snacking!
R211 01/21/23: end weight 176.8 (+.6).
R212 01/31/23: end weight 177.6 (+.8).
R213 02/10/23: end weight 178 (+.4)
R214 02/20/23: end weight 178 (+/-0).
R215 03/02/23: end weight 180 (+2 ☹️)
R216 03/12/23: end weight 178.8 (-1.2)
R217 03/22/23: end weight 178.8 (+/-0).
R218 04/01/23: end weight 182.8 (+4).
R219 04/11/23: end weight 183.4 (+.6).
R220 04/21/23: end weight 182.2 (-1.2)
R221 05/01/23: end weight 183.2 (+1).
R222 05/11/23: end weight 184 (+.8).
R223 05/21/23: end weight 184 (+/-0).
R224 05/31/23: end weight 184 (+/-0).
R225 06/10/23: end weight 183 (-1).
R226 06/20/23: end weight 183.6 (+.6).
R227 06/30/23: end weight 183 (-.6).
R228 07/10/23: end weight 184 (+1)
R229 07/20/23: end weight 183 (-1)
R230 07/30/23: end weight 185 (+2 😡)
R231 08/09/23: end weight 185 (+/- 0)
R232 08/19/23: end weight 185.8 😡

R233 08/29/23: end weight 185.6

Day, Weight, Calories, Comment

08/30 - 184.4, 1642
Surprised I’m down since I was over my calorie goal. All good. It’s a cool, gloomy morning here, no rain in the forecast but we’re completely overcast. Good day for a walk, though, so off I go.

08/31 - 186, no idea
There are the extra calories from Tues, and yesterday I went to a little bash a friend had to celebrate her birthday and the umpty zillion titles she’s earned with her two dogs. It was at a rib joint, with an outdoor buffet (so dogs could be there 😊) of several meats plus sides and dessert. I ate at home, but did sample sides and a mini carrot bundt cake that was fabulous. It was a nice evening, but caloric. Oh, well. Today I’m headed for the river greenway, and this evening I have competition obedience and scent work classes, so hopefully burn calories for me and energy for the pup. Aiming to eat low low low today.

09/01 - 185.8, 1442
Wow—September! Hard to believe. It’s a gorgeous fall-like day here, but the heat is coming back next week. Happy Friday, everyone.

09/02 - 185.6, 1516
Housework, weeds, and a walk on the day’s agenda. I also need to go through my drawers and closets, do some culling, and see what I need to replace. I’m determined not to have to go up a size, and I’m trying to decide whether to get rid of clothes that are too small or keep them. I’m not sure whether seeing them on the shelf — literally — is motivating or depressing. Sometimes I think I should just accept that this is my weight (I’ve been close to where I am now since I ballooned up four years ago), since I’m not taking the weight back off. Then I kick myself because if I lost it once, I can lose it again. Maybe set a very modest goal for now? 10 pounds? 20? Or no weight goal, just food and behavior? Anyway, off to vacuum, then outdoors. Have a lovely Saturday.

09/03 - 185.4
I didn’t sort the clothes yesterday—weather was too nice to be indoors—but we’re heating up today, so I am going to tackle some of the job after I walk the puppy and water the plants. @musicsax Thanks for the reminder about the pleasures of closet shopping! I do enjoy doing that, and getting into some of my “skinny girl” pants should be both motivation and reward.

09/04 - 184.6, 1501
Oh good. I was really low until 8:30 p.m., but got really hungry so I had a bowl of granola with almond milk. So not too awful. I also made excuses for us not to attend a friend’s Labor Day cookout because I know it will be calories galore. Rather stay home and try to keep this ball rolling. I really want to get out of the 84s this round. Going for a walk now before the heat builds up.

09/05 - 184.8, 1450
Another hot one here, but I’m headed to a shady part of the river greenway for a walk. I couldn’t sleep last night—my feet were burning. I finally got up and took an Aleve, and that helped. I feel like I could go back to bed. 😔

09/06 - 186, 1521
What??? Water, I guess? Whatever.

09/07 - 186.6, no clue, too many
I know some of this is water. Had lunch out with a friend and I had a little bit of soup that was wayyyyy too salty, the had onions rings that made me feel awful the rest of the day, including really thirsty, so I’m drinking extra water and hoping to clear my system. Eating very low calorie today, too. I know the splurge was stress/sadness/a touch of anger. We’ve decided I need to sell my puppy. DH admits he doesn’t feel safe. Sixty pounds of adolescent Lab is a lot, and this guy is particularly roughneck, although also a potentially fabulous competition dog — the dog I needed when I was 40 or 50! DH has been injured twice in two weeks, and I get banged up regularly, but I can manage him better. Anyway, dealing with this is making me a little crazy and will for a while yet. I have to try not to eat it! Thanks for being a safe place to whine and growl a little.

09/08 -

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tiabirdie56 · September 2023

Round 234~Wed Aug 30 2023 ~ Fri Sep 8 2023

Round 234
Aug 30 2023 ~ Sep 8 2023

My name is Tish.
Age: 66
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 260
2023 Start Wgt:Don't know(Jan1)
CW: 193.5
RG: 80ozs to 96ozs water

●Tue-Aug 29 -∆193.5●
▪︎Day1▪We•Aug 30-¤193.5
(Tu•72g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day2▪Th•Aug 31-¤194.3
(We•74g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day3▪Fr•Sep 1- ¤193
(Th• 47g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day4▪Sa•Sep 2- ¤192.8
(Fr• 53g Prot; 64ozs water)

▪︎Day5▪Su•Sep 3- ¤NWP (no weight post)
(Sa• 76g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day6•Mo•Sep 4- ¤NWP(no weight post)
(Su•39g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day7•Tu•Sep 5-¤NWP
(Mo•56g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day8•We•Sep 6- ¤DNW
(Tu•85g Prot; 80ozs water)

■Day9▪Th•Sep 7- ¤196
(We•57g Prot; 80ozs water) Time to bring this weight back down.

▪︎Day10▪Fr•Sep 8-¤
(Th•g Prot; ozs water)

Intermittent Fasting
●Tue-8/29•12:30pm-18hrs/7pm ●
1/Wed•12:30pm-17.5hrs/7pm
2/Thu•12pm-17hrs/7pm
3/Fri•12pm-17hrs/9pm
4/Sat•12:30pm-15.5hrs/6:30pm
5/Sun•3:30pm-21hrs
6/Mon•11am-19.5hrs/2pm/7:45pm
7/Tue•10:30am-14.75hrs/6:30pm
8/Wed•11am-16.5hrs/6pm
9/Thu•
●Fri-9/8●

*Round End Weights*

▪2018▪
{Mar 19~Round 34- lost 2.8 lbs~215.8}
{Mar 28~Round 35 - lost 2.4 lbs~214}
{Apr 7~Round 36 - lost 1 lb~212}
{Apr 17~Round 37 - lost 5.6 lbs~206.4}
{Apr 27~ Round 38 - lost 1 lb~205.4}
{May 6~ Round 39 - lost 3.4 lbs~202}
•••Transition Round⬇•••
{May 17~Round 40 - lost 3 lbs~199}
{May 27~Round 41 - lost .8 lbs~198.2}
{Jun 6~Round 42 - lost 2.6 lbs~195.6}
{Jun 16~Round 43 - lost 1.4 lbs~194.2}
{Jun 26~Round 44 - lost 1 lb~193.2}
{Jul 6~Round 45 - no loss~193.2}
{Jul 16~Round 46 - lost 3.6 lbs~189.6}
{Jul 26~Round 47 - lost 1.4 lbs~188.2}
{Aug 5~Round 48 - lost 1.8 lbs~ 186.4}
{Aug 15~ Round 49 - lost .8 lb~ 185.6}
{Aug 25~Round 50 - lost 3 lbs~ 182.6}
{Sep 4~Round 51 - .4 lb gain~ 183}
{Sep 14~Round 52 - lost 2 lbs~ 180.8}
{Sep 24~Round 53 - lost 1 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 4~Round 54 - lost .8 lb~ 179}
{Oct 14~ Round 55 - gain .8 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 24~Round 56 -lost 3.2 lbs~176.6}
{Nov 3~Round 57 - gain 1.6 ~178.2}
{Nov 13~Round 58 - gain .2 ~178.4}
{Nov 23~Round 59 -lost1.2 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 3~Round 60 -gain 3.4lb~180.6}
{Dec 13~Round 61 -lost 3.4 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 23~Round 62 - lost 2.8lbs~174.4}▪2019▪

{Jan 2~Round 63 - gain 2.8 lbs~177.2}
{Jan 12~Round 64 -lost 1.2 lbs~ 173.2}
{Jan 22~Round 65 - gain 1 lb ~174.2}
{Feb 1~Round 66 - loss 1.4 lb~ 172.8}
{Feb 11~Round 67 -gain 2.4 lbs~175.2}
{Feb 21~Round 68 - loss .6 lb~174.6}
{Mar 3~Round 69 - gain .4 lb~175}
{Mar 13~Round 70 - lost 3.2 lb~171.8}
(Lowest weight 171.2~March 17, 2019)▪RETROSPECT▪This is the point when I looked too bony to myself. I purposely wanted to gain back 10lbs. I'd lost 89lbs in a little over a year, but I thought it was too fast, even though it didn't seem fast during the process!
{Mar23~Round 71 - gain .4 lb ~172.2}
{Apr 2~Round 72 - gain 2.6 lbs~ 174.6}
{Apr12~Round 73 - gain 3.6 lbs~178.2}
{Apr 22~Round 74 - lost 2.8 lbs~175.4}
{May 2~Round 75 - gain 1.8 lbs 177.2}
{May 12~Round 76 - lost 3.2 lbs~ 174}
{May 22~Round 77 - gain 4 lbs~ 178}
{Jun 1~Round 78 - lost 2 lbs~176}
{Jun 11~Round 79 - lost .2lbs 175.8}
{Jun 21~ Round 80 - gain .2 lbs~ 176}
{Jul 1~Round 81 - gain 1.4 lbs -177.4}
{Jul 11~Round 82 -gain .8 lbs -178.2}
(*Round 82 • LIFE STRESS ROUND* gains begin)
{Jul 21~Round 83 - gain 2.8 lbs-181}
{Jul 31~Round 84 -loss 1 lbs - 182}
{Aug 10~Round 85-gain 1.6 lbs-183.6}
{Aug 20~Round 86 - gain .6 lbs - 183}
{Aug 30~Round 87- gain .6 lbs -183.6}7 1.2 lbs -184}
{Sep 29~Round 90 - lost .8 lbs -183.2}
{Oct 9~Round 91 - gain .4lbs~183.6}
{Oct 19~Round 92-lost 1.8 lbs 181.4}
{Oct 28~Round 93 -gain 1.6 lbs~183}
{Nov 8~Round 94 -lost .4lbs~182.6}
{Nov 18~Round 95 - gain 1 lbs~183.6}
{Nov 27~Round 96 -lost lbs~183.4}
{Dec 8~Round 97 - gain 1.8 lbs -185.6}
{Dec 18~Round 98 - 185.6}
{Dec 25~Round 99 -185.6}
▪︎2020▪︎

{Round 136 - 215 EW}Dec 31 2020(1/01)
????
▪︎2021▪︎
{Round 137-209.8 EW}Jan 11 2021
{Round 138- 209.5 EW}Jan 21 2021
{Round 139- DNW EW}Jan 31 2021
{Round 140- EW}Feb 10 2021
{Round 141- 211 EW}Feb 20 2021
{Round 142- 215 EW}Mar 2 2021
{Round 143- 215 EW}Mar 12 2021
{Round 144- 215 EW}Mar 22 2021
{Round 145- 214.3 EW}April 2 2021
{Round 146- DNW EW}April 11 2021
{Round 147 - 216 EW}April 21 2021
{Round 148 - 216.3 EW}May 01 2021
{Round 149 - DNW EW}May 11 2021
{Round 150 - 216.7 EW}May 21 2021
{Round 151 - DNW EW}May 31 2021
{Round 152 - 216.2 EW}June 10 2021
Round 153 - 215.6 EW}June 20 2021
Round 154 - 216 EW}June 30 2021⬅
Round 155 - 212.6 EW}July 10 2021
Round 156 - 209.4 EW}July 20 2021
Round 157 - 208.8 EW}July 30 2021
(???? is diet break)
Round 158 - 206.6 EW}Aug 9 2021
Round 159 - 204.6 EW}Aug 19 2021
????Round 160 - 202.6 EW}Aug 29 2021
Round 161 - 200 EW}Sep 8 2021
Round 162 -196.8 EW}Sep 18 2021
Round 163 - 198 EW}Sep 28 2021
Round 164 - 197.6 EW}Oct 8 2021
Round 165 - 195.2 EW}Oct 18 2021
Round 166 - 197.6 EW}Oct 28 2021
Round 167 - 197.4 EW}Nov 7 2021
Round 168 - 198 EW}Nov 17 2021
~illness spanning next 4 rounds~
Round 169 - DNW EW}Nov 27 2021
Round 170 - 188.2 EW}Dec 7 2021
Round 171 - 189 EW}Dec 17 2021
Round 172 - 191 EW}Dec 27 2021
▪︎2022▪︎
Round 173 - 193.6 EW}Jan 6 2022
Round 174 - 194 EW}Jan 16 2022
Round 175 - 196 EW}Jan 26 2022
Round 176 - 197.8 EW}Feb 5 2022
Round 177 - 199 EW}Feb 15 2022
Round 178 - 199 EW}Feb 25 2022
Round 179- 205 EW}Mar 7 2022
•March 15, 2002- 202.5lbs
Round 180- 203 EW}Mar 17 2022
▪︎2023▪︎
Round 210- 210.4 EW}Jan 11 2023
Round 211- 211.7 EW} Jan 21 2023
Round 212- 212.5 EW} Jan 31 2023
Round 213- 215 EW} Feb 10 2023
Round 214- 212 EW} Feb 20 2023
Round 215- 211.8 EW} Mar 2 2023
Round 216- 212.6 EW} Mar 12 2023
Round 217- 209.3EW} Mar 22 2023
Round 218- 208 EW} Apr 1 2023
Round 219- 206.8 EW} Apr 11 2023
Round 220- 202.9 EW} Apr 21 2023
Round 221- 203.7 EW} May 1 2023
Round 222- 203 EW} May 11 2023
Round 223- 202 EW} May 21 2023
Round 224- 201.6 EW} May 31 2023
Round 225- 200.3 EW} Jun 10 2023
Round 226- 199.6 EW} Jun 20 2023
Round 227- 199 EW} Jun 30 2023
Round 228- 198.1 EW} Jul 10 2023
Round 229- 196 EW} Jul 20 2023
Round 230- 195 EW} Jul 30 2023
Round 231- 195 EW} Aug 9 2023
Round 232- 196 EW} Aug 19 2023
Round 233- 193.5 EW} Aug 29 2023
Round 234- EW} Sep 8 2023

quiltingjaine · September 2023

Female 5’1” Age 73 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
HWE 197.0 (2/2008)
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126) UGW was 125 (HS weight 1968)

👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE👍👍

Rnd 7 167.0 to Rnd 17 155.5
To Rnd 27 146*
To Rnd 37 139.0
To Rnd 47 133.5*
To Rnd 57 131.5
To Rnd 67 128.0
To Rnd 77 125.0
To Rnd 87 121.0*
To Rnd 97 121.0
To Rnd 107 122.0
To Rnd 117 116.0
To Rnd 127 117.0
To Rnd 137 117.0
To Rnd 147 116.0 🙌
To Rnd 157 115.5
To Rnd 167 119.4
To Rnd 177 118.3
To Rnd 187 120.0 AW 119.6
To Rnd 197 121.5 AW 119.15
To Rnd 207 123.5 AW 125.0
To Rnd 217 126.5 AW 127.15
To Rnd 227 127.5 AW 128.65
SW RND 228 129.0 AW 127.65
SW RND 229 128.5 NO AVG WT**
SW RND 230 133.0 AW 129.55
SW RND 231 129.5 AW 129.4
SW RND 232 128.5 AW 128.9
SW RND 233 130.5 AW 129.6

We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19

What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

People say keto/LCHF isn’t sustainable. I’ve been doing it for over 6 years with amazing results!

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

We are unstoppable not because we do not have failures but because we continue on despite them. - paraphrase of original quote by Beau Taplin

Up and down - just riding the waves of life. 🌊 🏄‍♀️ (My new mantra-3/19/22)

"Do or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

SW RND 234 129.5
8/30 129.5 still 🤷‍♀️
8/31 129.5
9/1 130.5 awake and up WAAAAY to early! 4AM!
9/2 129.5 I need to get my lazy butt to the gym! Flash flood warnings starting at 5:03 AM yesterday continued into the evening. We did seem to get a lot of rain here at our house but no flooding.
9/3 130.5 I should go back to tracking 😵‍💫
9/4 130.0
9/5 128.5 tracking precise amounts of everything and keeping to very low carbs - 17 total carbs. Drank many many big glasses of water. I had foot cramps due the night. Took magnesium, potassium and salt. Another round of cramps got me up at 6. Just stayed up.
9/6 129.0 Logged everything and was slightly over on protein but only 17g over. Only 8g TC, lots of water No TMI
9/7 129.0 Went to Golden Corral - DH’s choice. I think I did fairly well, we’ll see over the next couple of days. My GC splurges - 1 pc of fried chicken and 1 hush puppy - were disappointing. Tasteless chicken and fish-y hush puppy. Only ate 1/2 or less

potasha · September 2023

SW Round 234 135.4

5'4" 30 year old female.

8/30 134.4 IF 4-8 pm
8/31 132.6 IF 7-8 pm
9/1 131.8 IF 6-8 pm
9/2 vacay IF 7-9 pm
9/3 vacay IF 4-8 pm
9/4 vacay IF 12-8 pm
9/5 134.2 travel and IF 12-8 pm
9/6 133.8 IF 12-8 pm
9/7 134.2 IF 2-8 pm. Bad food day yesterday. Fast food for late lunch and then junk in the afternoon and for dinner. I threw out my fitness goals for the immediate comfort after stressing over nothing. A whole day of unhealthy eating. On the bright side, that's one day out of ten which is better than ten out of ten. Today I'm wishing I hadn't done it. Meal planning and prepping would have helped avoid that. Having more concrete goals might've helped too. I read that others have water goals and step goals. I'm going to have those too. New goals is 64 oz of water everyday and two 30 minute walks everyday. I don't have a step tracker and unfortunately hate wearing watches or bringing my phone. I might look for a tiny clip on old fashioned pedometer. So yesterday was a bust but as long as I'm not kicked out of this group I'll try again.
9/8

jspecies11 · September 2023

@potasha
MFP free version has a step tracker built into the diary and dashboard if you walk with your phone. It’s pretty basic but it’s free.

jspecies11 · September 2023

SW: 132.2#
Goals: Strength training 4-5 X/week, follow and track WFPB eating plan, hydrate, weight below 132#.
Day, Weight, Comment
8/30 132.4# ST rest day and I need it as I was out late picking someone from the airport. Will hydrate & get a walk in later.
8/31 131.6# Quads ST done - feeling good that I’m committing to my health.
9/01 131.0# Upper body ST
9/02 132.0# OK then; walk in Lexington and Concord today.
9/03 131.4#
9/04 131.4# ST and walk done
9/05 131.2# ST hamstrings done now going out for an early walk- it’s going to get pretty warm here today.
9/06 132.0# I made pesto pasta for dinner with Chickpea pasta. It’s a summer treat that I try not to eat too often. Got ST and walk in though.
9/07 131.2# Late night out at a concert. I knew food truck dinner there would not be healthy or have many veg options there so I made a sandwich and ate in my car. It was a long concert so I did indulge in 2 hard seltzers which I normally don’t do during the week. 200 cals - not bad. ST done
9/08
Travel 9/8 - 9/10.

deepwoodslady · September 2023

Round 234

MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 63 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 191 FOR ME.

“We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou

MY STATS:

Highest weight ever (05-10-2016): 253
Original starting weight on MFP: (01-11-2018) 235.0
R233 EW= 191.8
R234 EW= TBD

Current New Goals:
Weight:
Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.

COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain.Black is no change.

********LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME********

R43 thru R52 (06/07/18 thru 09/23/18) = -19.4 LOST (Ending weight 179.0)

R53 thru R62 (09/24/18 thru 01/01/19) = -4.1 GAINED (Ending weight 183.1)

R63 thru R72 (01/02/19 thru 04/11/19) = -8.1 GAINED (Ending weight 191.2)

R73 thru R82 (04/12/19 thru 07/20/19) = -5.5 GAINED (Ending weight 196.7)

R83 thru R92 (07/21/19 thru 10/28/19) = -8.7 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)

R93 thru R102 (10/29/19 thru 02/05/20) = -2.0 GAINED(Ending weight 190.0)

R103 thru 112 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = -14.9 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)

R113 thru 122 (05/07/20 thru 08/23/20) = -4.7 GAINED (Ending Weight 209.6)

R 123 thru R132 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = -1.5 LOST (Ending Weight 208.1)

R133 thru R142 (12/03/20 thru 03/01/21) = -0.7 LOST (Ending Weight 207.4)

R143 thru 152 (03/02/21 thru 06/10/21) = -3.6 LOST (Ending Weight 203.8)

R153 thru R162 (06/11/21 thru 09/18/21) = (b]-16.2 LOST [/b] (Ending Weight 187.6)

R163 thru R172 (09/19/21 thru 12/27/21) = (b]-5.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 192.6)

R173 thru R182 (12/28/21 thru 04/06/22) = (b]-7.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 199.6)

R183 thru R192 (04/07/22 thru 07/15/22) = -1.4 LOST (Ending Weight 198.2)

R193 thru R202 (07/16/22 thru 10/23/22) = -3.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 202.0)

R203 thru R212 (10/24/22 thru 01/31/23) = -7.2 LOST (Ending Weight 194.8)

R213 thru R222 (02/01/23 thru 05/11/23) = -0.5 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.3)

R223 (05/12/23 thru 05/21/23) = -1.1 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.4)

R224 (05/22/23 thru 05/31/23) = -1.6 LOST (Ending Weight 194.8)

R225 (06/01/23 thru 06/10/23) = -1.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.0)

R226 (06/11/23 thru 06/20/23) = -0.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.8)

R227 (06/21/23 thru 06/30/23) = -1.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 198.2)

R228 (07/01/23 thru 07/10/23) = -3.8 LOST (Ending Weight 194.4)

R229 (07/11/23 thru 07/20/23) = -2.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.6)

R230 (07/21/23 thru 07/30/23) = -2.4 LOST (Ending Weight 194.2)

R231 (07/31/23 thru 08/09/23) = -0.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 194.6)

R223 thru R232 (05/12/23 thru 08/19/23) = -3.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 198.0)

R233 (08/20/23 thru 08/29/23) = -6.2 LOST (Ending Weight 191.8)

R234 (08/30/23 thru 09/08/23) = -xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)

Day/Weight/Comment
08/29 …..191.8….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND

08/30 -192.2- (Trend weight 195.6)

08/31 -191.8- (Trend weight 195.2)

09/01 -193.2- (Trend weight 195.0)

09/02 -192.2- (Trend weight 194.7)

09/03 -NWP- (Trend weight 194.7)

09/04 -193.6- (Trend weight 194.6)

09/05 -192.0- (Trend weight 194.3)

09/06 -192.0- (Trend weight 194.1) I’m very pleased to see my weight stayed stable. Yesterday was my highest calorie and carb day planned while I’m experimenting with the zig-zagging. Time will tell if it is worth my while. Minimal exercise yesterday. I will try to fit more in today but we are having thunderstorms all day and my handymen are here so we shall see.

09/07 -191.0- (Trend weight 193.8) I have a doctor appointment with my new family doctor since my previous one retired. I’m a little nervous about meeting him but he has quite a following and a great reputation. It was a several month waiting list just to get in. Truthfully, I don’t know if I plan on keeping him as my doctor’s retirement has opened up an opportunity for me to choose a new doctor in a different health system that I’m more comfortable with. But I have to go to this appointment no matter what due to medication re-checks. It’s local (next town over) so no restaurant is necessary. My handymen have another project elsewhere they are working on so they won’t be back until Monday. Tomorrow morn is my first day of driving my grandson to the bus stop for kindergarten on Fridays. I’m getting too old for this? We’ll see. I did really well on the diet front yesterday sticking to my plan with calories and carbs. Today will allow me the exact same macros on this zig-zag I’m experimenting with, so I will strive to continue to eat healthy and get some movement in. It’s wet and cold here. I may have to turn the heat on a bit.

09/08 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)

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

potasha · September 2023

Thank you, @jspecies11 for the tip about the mfp step tracker. I turned the step tracker on and I'll start carrying my phone in a fanny pack I found while cleaning up today. I was sent home this morning because a coworker came down with COVID and I decided to use the time to tidy up. I found the fanny pack, put my phone in it with a self help podcast playing, and I cleaned for 3 hours straight! Thanks also to whomever suggested a podcast to distract my thoughts. I swallowed my pride and clicked the first suggested popular self help podcast on Spotify. I am so glad I did. I put my phone in the fanny pack and cleaned and cleaned. I'm going to wear it all the time. I don't have to worry about holding my phone cause the dang things are huge and I don't have to bother with headphones (it's a sensory thing that I can't be comfortable having things in my ears or over them blocking my ability to hear my surroundings). This little fanny pack has changed the game!

pezhed · September 2023

I'm Amanda, back again for another round. I'm 5'2", 38F in Virginia.

SW Round 234: 127.4
GW Round 234: 126.0
Setting some non-scale goals as well:
💪🏻 work out 9/10 days
✏️ track food 6/10 days
💧 drink 64oz of water 10/10 days

8/30: 💪🏻✏️💧 127.4 - My DH is on an alcohol-free kick and it's so helpful to me. We are chief enablers of each other. I'm significantly less likely to have a drink if he isn't and I'm sure the reverse is true. We haven't gone many consecutive days without a drink in a LONG time. I'm cautious about setting hard and fast rules around it in the event that I rebel really hard against myself, so I am just going to take it a day at a time. Today will be alcohol-free for sure, as were the past two nights. I tracked my intake yesterday and it's definitely *much* easier to stay in range when I don't have to add any alcohol calories!!

Today I'll track again. My plan was to strength train today but I slept wrong somehow and my shoulder feels awful. I will probably pivot to yoga or mobility training instead. I hope it doesn't hurt for too long and interfere with my half marathon training. We're coming down to the wire - September 17th!

8/31: 💪🏻✏️💧128.0 - surprised the damage isn't worse after last night's salt-fest. Might see even more on the scale tomorrow. I went over by 700ish calories yesterday because we ended up going out to dinner at a Japanese restaurant. I also ended up drinking sake instead of no alcohol. The one thing I am proud of is that I didn't drink any more when we got home! I tend to like to keep it rolling after getting home from dinner. My work life is feast or famine and I am in feast mode right now, making it hard for me to fit in my fitness goals or literally anything else. Some weeks I can hold it down while spending hours taking care of myself, but weeks like this one I have to crank at my desk. It all balances out as far as work/life balance goes, but the stressful weeks are made harder by the lack of time to easily fit in workouts which exponentially help my mental health. Add to that the sleep deprivation I'm operating under this week (thanks, 2-year-old), and I'm surprised I'm functioning at all.

9/1: 💧✏️💪🏻 125.8! That's a nice unexpected whoosh! I think focusing on water is helping me shed some long-retained water. Fridays tend to be my lightest day, then I head into the weekend and undo my progress from the weekdays. We don't have any major plans this weekend, but alcohol is on the docket. We're having friends over for dinner tonight, then tomorrow I may be doing a walking tailgate for our local college football game. The university my husband works at has a huge football following (they were good, once upon a time, though certainly not in the 5 years we've lived here), and tomorrow is their first game of the season, so the town is sure to be rowdy. My friends are doing a stroller tailgate where I guess they push their kids around town and drink beer haha. What could go wrong? Anyway, thinking of joining them for that, but I also won't be bothered if we stay out of chaos. Today I have an easy 45-minute run scheduled and I'm hoping to fit in some strength training as well. The weather is GORGEOUS (70s and low humidity, my absolute favorite) so I'm going to do the run outside. Happy FriYAY, all!

9/2: 125.8. Surprised to maintain after going significantly over calories yesterday! My overage from yesterday may catch up tomorrow, though. It definitely seems to take a day a lot of times.
9/3: 💧💪🏻 126.4
9/4: 💪🏻126.4
9/5: 💧✏️💪🏻127.4 whoops. Funny, when my non-scale goals go off the rails, so do the scale-related ones. Almost like I know what I need to do to lost weight! Work is bananas but I wanted to check in to help me get back on track for the remainder of the challenge. I did squeeze in a 50-minute "run" (easy run = HR below 146 BPM for me, so I'm basically jogging at a walking pace).

9/6: 💧✏️💪🏻126.8. Much better eating/drinking day yesterday, planning to continue today. I stopped at 2 slices of pizza last night and pulled the snacking peppers out of the fridge instead of reaching for another slice. Today I have a stressful workday ahead with a hard run (fartleks) scheduled. I think it's my last speedwork session before the race. I think I'll do it on the treadmill so I can have an idea of how fast I'm going. My Fitbit seems kind of useless with pace accuracy. Anyway I'll be glad when I can take a break from running for a bit. I'm switching to biking after the race. I'm joining a powerzone challenge on my Peloton bike and will be training for a 40-mile gravel ride on November 5.

9/7: 126.4 I think? I should have posted earlier, I forget! Busy work day today. I just did a Peloton ride and I'm about to go get some groceries. When I was on the bike in the basement I thought for sure my husband had come home from work early. Then when I came up I finallllly realized it was thunder. It's been dry here for so long that I forgot what thunder sounds like! Anyway, my head is in a funk this week, but I'm hoping I can stay the healthy course. My hormones are all out of whack. I was waiting for TOM but I got an IUD on Monday so who knows what's going on with my body. I'd feel bad for DH re: my bad moods but really, he could have just gotten a vasectomy and I wouldn't have had to go through this! Sorry for the TMI; most of us seem to be female-identifying at least. Sorry if anyone here is male and/or sensitive

9/8

cpanus · September 2023

Thank you, @quiltingjaine !
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: 140.0
08/28 - 150.7 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
08/29 - 153.0 at 6:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing!!
Day/Weight/Comment
08/30 - 152.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
08/31 - 151.0 at 6:00 a.m. ...3.31 miles in 63 mins then Grandson Duty
09/01 - 151.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
09/02 - 150.5 at 7:20 a.m. ...5.12 miles in 103 mins then nothing!!
09/03 - 149.8 at 7:20 a.m. ...5.74 miles in 107 mins
09/04 - 149.6 at 7:45 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
09/05 - 150.3 at 6:00 a.m. ...3.38 miles in 62 mins then Grandson Duty
09/06 - 150.5 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
09/07 -
09/08
Good luck everyone!
Chris

TerriRichardson112 · September 2023

In maintenance
JGM10Ds Round 234
🦋🐞🍓🦋🪲🦋🍓🐞🦋
🦋🪲SEPTEMBER 2023 🪲🦋
🦋🐞🍓🦋🪲🦋🍓🐞🦋

• In Maintenance since July 2019
• Smart BMI - optimal weight.
• Muscle/Fat %ages in normal range

Just because Covid restrictions aren’t compulsory doesn’t mean they’re not necessary.
😷Take care! Stay safe!😷
July focus:

* maintain weight < 140 (I have been maintaining since July 2019)
* Maintain Daily Solid Habits

I liked this so much I'm borrowing it.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180's; 170's; 160's; 150's; 140's; 130's

🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
Stats

Terri: Female; 77; Northern Ireland; married > 57 years; ex Maths teacher; volunteer group leader for U3A (University of the Third Age - life-long learning charity)
SW: 227 (Mar 2014)
LW: 130.9(14 March 2023)
GW: < 140

I am - MINDFUL - of making heathy choices
to - MAXIMISE - the achievement of my goals!
Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!
JGM10Ds ROUND 234
Round 233: EW: 134.9
Day/Weight/Comment
30/08: 135.1: Daily Habits🫶
31/08: 134.9: Daily Habits🫶
01/09: 135.2: Daily Habits🫶
02/09: 134.8: Daily Habits🫶
03/09: 134.9: Daily Habits🫶
04/09: 135.2: Daily Habits🫶
05/09: 135.1: Daily Habits🫶
06/09: 134.9 Daily Habits🫶
07/09: 135.0: Daily Habits🫶
08/09: xxx: Daily Habits
Daily Habits - 2023
Update - August 2023 >

1. Log ALL CI/CO (Daily) s
2. Stay under goal (Daily)
3. Balance macros/micros (Daily)
4. Hydrate adequately (Daily)
5. Choose healthy options (Daily)
6. Steps > 5500 (Daily)
7. Stretch before/after workouts
8. 15+ minutes Cardio > 5 days a week
9. 15+ mins Strength > 5 days a week
10. 15+ mins Flexibility > 5 days a week
11. Fitbit Zone minutes > 25
12. Practice self-care (Daily)
13. Stay up to date with accounts (monthly)
14. Mindfulness Practice/meditation ((Daily - morning/evening)
15. 1 > 15 mins Declutter sessions (Daily)
16. Be creative
17. Purchase essential items only
18. Read a book > 15 mins
19. Work on ongoing craft projects
20. Learn something new
21. Develop Healthy Habits
https://www.random.org/colors/hex

THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS: One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.

Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.

Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

steffibabiie · September 2023

Round 234

Age: 37
Height: 162.5cm | 5'4
SW: 95.65kg | 210.8lbs
SBF%: 41.3%
RSW: 94.5kg | 208.3lbs
RSBF%: 41.0%
RGW: 92.5kg | 203.9lbs ✔
RGBF%: 40.5% ✔

Daily Weigh In:
Weds.30.08: 94.5kg | 208.3lbs | 41.0%
Thurs.31.08: 93.9kg | 207.0lbs | 40.9%
Fri.01.09: 93.25kg | 205.6lbs | 40.8%
Sat.02.09: 92.7kg | 204.4lbs | 40.7%
Sun.03.09: 92.7kg | 204.4lbs | 40.7%
Mon.04.09: 92.4kg | 203.7lbs | 40.6%
Tues.05.09: 92.5g | 203.9lbs | 40.6%
Weds.06.09: 92.25kg | 203.3lbs | 40.6%
Thurs.07.09: 91.75kg | 202.3lbs | 40.4%
Fri.08.09: 91.6kg | 201.9bs | 40.5%
Total Loss This Round: 2.9kg | 6.4lbs | 0.5%

Daily Details:

Weds.30.08:
3 days into using MFP and actually logging and planning everything. I’m hitting my calorie goal, and even though it feels like I’m eating A LOT the scale is moving in the right direction, so something must be going right. Struggling so much with getting the macros in the right place. I tend to go over with fats, but I think I see some places I can make changes in next weeks meal plan to get everything more in line. Hopefully.
Didn’t get a morning workout in today, I’ll do a longer one in the afternoon. I’ve actually made my own 12 week workout plan, and I think I overestimated my abilities. My body is so sore and I’m only on the third day! For the sake of consistency, I might cut down to 1 workout per day for this challenge, and then start back at the beginning of the plan doing the two per day. It’s meant to be circuit training in the morning and cardio in the afternoon most days, but I really didn’t realise how unfit I’ve become. It’s defeating and motivating at the same time.

Thurs.31.08:
The scale’s still moving in the right direction despite no exercise yesterday. We ended up getting crazy afternoon storms so I didn’t get out for a walk. Overslept again this morning, I’ve gotten in the terrible habit of sleeping in since my partner has been working at home. He used to leave at 5am to catch the train which would wake me. Now I’m not waking up until around 7, even if I set an alarm, I half wake up to turn it off and go back to sleep. So frustrating! But sticking to my meal plan and the 8 hour window has been a breeze – so my diet’s on track. It’s important to remember that this isn’t all or nothing, and that progress in one area still counts even if I don’t progress in another area. And to just take everything one day at a time.

Fri.01.09:
Forgot to have my snack between lunch and dinner yesterday, so I ended up having to add a few things to my dinner to get my calories up. Still only finished at just over 1300, rather than above the 1400 that’s my target. Then have been busy this morning, so didn’t even get to breakfast until 1230pm, and my lunch is meant to be at 100pm. So I’ll have a late lunch soon (about 215pm now), and hopefully be on track and somewhat hungry for dinner. At least my “snack” this afternoon is just a smoothie, so I can actually have that with my lunch.
Anyway, down almost 2.5kgs (just over 5lbs) since Monday! Gotta love how quickly it comes off at first. I’m sure it will slow down next week, but we’ll see. I am quite a bit higher than where my body has tended to settle in the past 5 or so years, so I’m assuming weight loss to that point might be a bit quicker than typical.

Sat.02.09:
Posting early today because it’s the weekend and it will be a busy day! Taking the girls shopping this morning and also hopefully getting myself some new jeans. I’ve been trying to avoid it, because I’m hoping they won’t fit me for long. But my favourite jeans were already big on me (I could pull them up over my bum and hips without unbuttoning them) and now they’re literally falling off. But mostly it will just be a lot of walking around the shops and the girls trying stuff on that they’re never going to buy. They both have jobs, and even though we buy them anything that is needed, they use their money on frivolous purchases. Which typically results in a LOT of try-on's and a lot of "do I really want this?" ... and then on to the next shop 😅
It's also father’s day in Australia tomorrow, so we need to get a card! (Gifts have already been bought). Will likely check in late tomorrow, as I'm doing father's day breakfast and then I think we're going out riding. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Sun.03.09:
No change on the scale today, but that’s okay. I knew I couldn’t keep losing at the rate I was going! Made brekkie wraps for father’s day breakfast, so I broke my fast a bit earlier today than usual which means no dinner tonight. That’s okay though. Brekkie wraps are one of my favourite “indulgence” breakfasts, and I had a bottled ice coffee which are rare treats for me as well. I managed to fit it in to my macros and calorie goal though. Not sure if everything I tracked was completely accurate, the bacon is from a local butcher and has no nutrition info on the package. This is one of the reasons I ended up not following through with using MFP last time. But I tried to choose an item in the database that was right down the middle amongst the “streaky bacon” options and went by grams, so hopefully it’s pretty close to accurate.
Not much planned for the rest of today, we were supposed to go riding this morning but my partner woke up not feeling 100%. We have his daughter here for the weekend, and she’s been sick, so he’s likely caught what she has. So I think I’ve just got a quiet day taking care of a giant man baby with man-flu for the rest of the day. I will get meal prepping for myself and lunch/snacks done for everyone else, and clean the house

Mon.04.09:
I think it’s time for new batteries in my scale. It varied a fair bit before settling this morning, and it usually doesn’t do that. So not 100% sure on my weight today. I’ll get new batteries today so we’ll see what tomorrow says.
Not really much else to update today – it’s Monday. It’s gloomy and overcast, my partner’s still suffering from man-flu, and I didn’t sleep well because our dog wouldn’t settle last night. She’s recently become an inside dog and my partner is opposed to crate training, so if she doesn’t settle on her bed for the night she ends up wandering and waking me. So, it’s very much a Monday.

Tues.05.09:
I definitely had a feeling yesterday’s weight wasn’t correct. New batteries in the scale though, so I know I’m accurate today! I’m doing better with macros though I’m under the minimum target by around 50 calories most days. I have an appointment booked with the dietitian Thursday to review and see if she wants me to stay with the 1400-1600 target and if being under by a few is really a big deal. I keep forgetting to eat my afternoon snack too which is kind of a pain as then I have to try and figure out what to add to dinner or else eat my snack with my dinner which is then a LOT of food for me. I have reminders set for all of my other meals except that, as I kinda thought I’d vary the time depending when I finish work and when I started feeling peckish. But I think I need to set up a reminder for that one as well.
It’s a beautiful spring day here, and it’s supposed to get up to 31c/88f so I really don’t want to be stuck inside working. So I’m off to get some work done so I can finish early and enjoy the day!

Weds.06.09:
A bit irritable today. Hoping that I can acknowledge this now and not let it affect me and what I eat today.
Making slow progress the past few days, but any progress is good! I really need to make sure I’m getting my workouts in as I’ve been really lax on that and I know it would help.

Thurs.07.09:
I was a bit under in carbs yesterday, and calories. I’d originally planned to have quinoa with my dinner, but then my daughter’s boyfriend took her out to dinner, so I would have only been making quinoa for myself, while my partner had coconut rice. So I ended up having a little side salad instead. I usually love rice but I feel like we’ve just eaten it so much that I’m kind of tired of it. So I ended up with 53g total/28g of net carbs yesterday. Definitely lower than target. I won’t be surprised if I don’t lose tomorrow or even gain a bit as I will try to be within my targets today.
My biggest challenge today is the Dietitian’s office is right next to my favourite “fast food” restaurant. It’s very similar to Chronic Tacos or Chipotle, so while not the most unhealthy of the fast food options, it’s definitely not in the plan yet.

Fri.08.09:
Made it through 10 days! And at almost two weeks total of logging everything. Definitely surprised but happy with my progress so far. Even more so, I’m proud of my consistency.
Had a good day yesterday, though I ended up eating breakfast almost an hour late, which put lunch late, and then I wasn’t very hungry at dinner, so I was too far under my calories.
The meeting with the dietitian went well, she said basically keep going as I am and try and keep the calories as close to the 1400 goal as possible. Definitely will need to hold off on going back to ADF for a while longer as well. She said if I’m struggling to keep above 1400 on a perfectly normal day, she doesn’t think I will be able to refeed properly on up days. So I’ve got 4 weeks this time before I go back and see her again, unless I feel for some reason I need to go sooner.
To everyone: you all did wonderful this round! It’s been so inspiring to see everyone committed and checking in every day. See you all over in round 235!

My Info :

Working with a dietitian and my doctor to get healthy, feel great, and set a good example for my girls!
Starting Weight as of 28.08.23: 95.56kg | 210.8lbs
Progress at Start of Round: -1.15kg | -2.53lbs
Daily Calorie Target: 1400-1600
Diet: Mostly Mediterranean; focus on whole foods; no alcohol; limit added sugars
I meal prep and make most things from scratch, avoiding packaged and highly processed foods wherever possible.
Macro Breakdown: 40f/30c/30p
Intermittent Fasting: 16/8 (for now – hopefully back to ADF in the future)
Workouts: Cardio and/or circuit training 6x per week
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Food Diary: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/steffibabiie

jspecies11 · September 2023

@steffibabiie You’re so close to onederland! You got this!

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - Round 234

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