100 day Challenge #16 – Saturday June 15 2023 to Friday September 22 2023

Thanks for the welcome! Looking forward to getting to know everyone better

Ultimate goal 70 kg
Day 1 Thursday June 15 Already the 15th on my side of the world. 79 kg. I am at 25 BMI but my ethnicity calls for a lower BMI to get in a healthy weight range. Went for a 3 hour walk. went 1 cal over my net limit.
Day 2 Friday June 16 79 kg. No loss but maintaining is better than gaining. Didn't do much today as I'm coming down with a cold.

1st week goal weight: 78.8
1st week actual weight:79 kg

Day 3 Saturday June 17 78.8 kg
Day 4 Sunday June 18 78.4 kg. still coughing quite badly and food doesn't taste great, so keeping the calories down.
Day 5 Monday June 19 78 kg. 1 kilo in 5 days? Holy cow! I feel I'm eating enough. remind self that weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint. Prob this rate won't continue
Day 6 Tuesday June 20 78 kg
Day 7 Wednesday June 21 78.1 kg. Every day it isn't raining I go for at least a 60 min walk. While walking I look out for dropped coins. So far I have found 90 cents (US 54 cents) I plan to save it all and buy myself a non food treat at the end of the Challenge.
Day 8 Thursday June 22 78 kg. Keeping the salt down - but it's fat I want to lose, not water.
Day 9 Friday June 23 77.8 kg. Found $2 (US1.27) while walking. This week has def gone well.

2nd week goal weight: 78.3 kg
2nd week actual weight: 77.9 kg. Wow. Just wow. Don't know if this rate will continue, but I'll take the loss so far.

Day 10 Saturday June 24 77.8 kg
Day 11 Sunday June 25 78kg. Going in the wrong direction! So what did I do? Spent the day eating buttered toast and honey.
Day 12 Monday June 26 77.8 kg. Feeling lazy today so bought some potato salad for lunch. The spuds were undercooked and the mayo so sweet my teeth almost fell out. Maybe my tastebuds are becoming accustomed to less sugar? I am trying to avoid sauces and dressings and just using herbs and spices in cooking.
Day 13 Tuesday June 27 77.9 kg. Eating too much bread.
Day 14 Wednesday June 28 77.5 kg. Raining today so didn't walk. Drinking a load of black coffee which acts as an appetite suppressant for me.
Day 15 Thursday June 29 77.6 kg. Tried on a size 16D bra, was a little loose. Tried on an old 14C, was a bit too tight. How uncomfortable do I want to be until I lose a little more weight?
Day 16 Friday June 30 77.4 kg

3rd week goal weight: 77.2
3rd week actual weight: 77.4 Didn't quite reach target but I'll take the loss anyway.

Day 17 – Saturday July 01 77 kg. Waist 33.5 ins. Hips 43.5 ins.
Day 18 – Sunday July 02 76.8 kg. BMI 24.5. 2 more kilos to lose and I will be in the healthy range for my ethnicity. Hint - if you calculate BMI, use a calculator that takes into account age, gender and ethnicity, not just weight and height.
Day 19 – Monday July 03 76.7 kg
Day 20 – Tuesday July 04 76.5 kg - have lost a total of 9 kg (19.8 lbs) since starting MFP
Day 21 – Wednesday July 05 76.7 kg
Day 22 – Thursday July 06 76.8 kg. I am 65 today! Celebrated retirement by going to an Indian restaurant. Mmmm .... buttered naan bread ....
Day 23 – Friday July 07 76.4 kg. Today is Day 100 of tracking my food and exercise on MFP. I have lost 9.1 kg altogether (20 lbs). Jeans getting rather loose.

4th week goal weight: 76.5 kg
4th week actual weight: 76.4 kg. Made it!

Day 24 – Saturday July 08 76 kg! woot woot!
Day 25 – Sunday July 09 76 kg
Day 26 – Monday July 10 76.8 kg. Neighbor gave me a pot of homemade apricot jam. Note to self - pass on such future goodies to food pantry immediately instead of devouring jam sandwiches non stop ....
Day 27 – Tuesday July 11 76.4 kg
Day 28 – Wednesday July 12 76.2 kg
Day 29 – Thursday July 13 76 kg. Tonight we celebrated Matariki, the Rising of the Seven Sisters (the Pleiades). I was very restrained at the feast, only a small portion of roast pork and sweet potato, no potato bread, and just one scoop of ice cream. Part of the invite required a contribution to the food pantry, so I found a box of cereal, a jar of honey, some other sweet stuff and a can of coconut milk to donate - I hope someone needs to put on weight!
Day 30 – Friday July 14 75.5 kg! 3.5 kg lost in 30 days! Wow!

5th week goal weight: 75.5 kg
5th week actual weight: 75.5 kg. Go me!

Day 31 – Saturday July 15 75.9 kg
Day 32 – Sunday July 16 76.2 kg
Day 33 – Monday July 17 76 kg
Day 34 – Tuesday July 18 75.3 kg
Day 35 – Wednesday July 19 75.1 kg
Day 36 – Thursday July 20 74.9 kg. Waist 33 ins. Hips 42 ins. Yes! Down in the Healthy BMI range! Aim to get down to 22 BMI.
Day 37 – Friday July 21 74.8 kg Thinking of doing some weight training in order to replace fat with muscle and develop some upper body strength.

6th week goal weight: 75 kg
6th week actual weight: 74.8 kg

Day 38 – Saturday July 22 75.1 kg
Day 39 – Sunday July 23 74.9 kg
Day 40 – Monday July 24 75.1 kg
Day 41 – Tuesday July 25 74.9 kg. This feels like a plateau tho I'm still regularly below my net allowed calories.
Day 42 – Wednesday July 26 74.8 kg.
Day 43 – Thursday July 27 75 kg. Think I may be missing recording some calories somewhere. Need to be more vigilant.
Day 44 – Friday July 28 74.3 kg. Before MFP I weighed 100 kg (220 lbs) but managed to lose a fair bit of it even without tracking. Now I've lost over 25 kg (55 lbs) I tried on a cardigan I knitted for myself back then - and now it's enormous! I feel like the Saggy, Baggy Elephant wearing it. Off to the thrift store with it! I'll knit myself a new one after I've kept the weight off for a while.

7th week goal weight: Setting weekly goals doesn't do much for me, I find - just keeping my eye on the overall goal and celebrating various milestones as they occur.
7th week actual weight:

Day 45 – Saturday July 29 74.5 kg
Day 46 – Sunday July 30 75.1 kg. I made a start on decluttering today, after watching youtube videos. Two shopping bags of size 18 clothes donated - I swear on Peter Rabbit's lettuce I will never let myself get that big again. Size 14 now - would like to get back to 12.
Day 47 – Monday July 31 74.8 kg
Day 48 – Tuesday August 01 74.5 kg. Sometimes I weigh myself with a towel on. Sometimes I don't.
Day 49 – Wednesday August 02 74.2 kg.
Day 50 – Thursday August 03 74 kg. Yay! Halfway through the Challenge and I have lost 5 kg (11 lbs). Another 50 days left to lose the last 4 kg and I will beat goal!
Day 51 – Friday August 04 73.9 kg

8th week goal weight:
8th week actual weight:

Day 52 – Saturday August 05 73.8 kg
Day 53 – Sunday August 06 73.9 kg Got a lot of exercise today doing a massive declutter and clean. I can now pretty well fit all my clothes into one closet and one set of drawers. The bedroom looks way neater and I'm thinking of repainting the walls. I learned from You Tube about "depression rooms" - that's what I was living in.
Day 54 – Monday August 07 74 kg
Day 55 – Tuesday August 08 DNW
Day 56 – Wednesday August 09 74 kg. A little off track over the last 2 days as I was on a noho marae (overnight stay at the tribal meeting place) and it is famous for kai moana (seafood). I ate a lot! Also I learned to weave a bag for collecting shellfish, so I think I'm going to be eating more ...
Day 57 – Thursday August 10 74.5 kg
Day 58 – Friday August 11 73.9 kg. ....and when the weight was up, it was up. and when it was down, it was down. and when the number was the same at the end of the week - it was neither up nor down!

9th week goal weight:
9th week actual weight:

Day 59 – Saturday August 12 74 kg. Only 6 weeks more in the Challenge! Focus, focus.
Day 60 – Sunday August 13 73.8 kg
Day 61 – Monday August 14 73.5 kg. 12 kilos down! Celebrated by having pizza -oops.
Day 62 – Tuesday August 15 73.3 kg. ....I think I can ..... I think I can ...
Day 63 – Wednesday August 16 73.2 kg ....getting closer ...
Day 64 – Thursday August 17 73 kg So close! Just 3 kg (6.6 lb) to go.
Day 65 – Friday August 18 73 kg

10th week goal weight:
10th week actual weight:

Day 66 – Saturday August 19 72.9 kg
Day 67 – Sunday August 20 72.8 kg
Day 68 – Monday August 21 72.8 kg
Day 69 – Tuesday August 22 72.8 kg
Day 70 – Wednesday August 23 73 kg - think I need to step up the walking more. On these cold winter mornings I've been catching the bus more frequently - especially since I received my Senior Card which gives me a discount on public transport.
Day 71 – Thursday August 24 73 kg
Day 72 – Friday August 25 73 kg. I have been on a thrift store diet for 30 days - except someone gave me some very nice gray yarn, but that doesn't count, right? .... I have also convinced myself that free calories don't count .... wonder why I'm stuck on this plateau?

11th week goal weight:
11th week actual weight:

Day 73 – Saturday August 26 72.9 Only 26 days to go .... think I'll make it to 72, which was my original goal, maybe not to 70 ....
Day 74 – Sunday August 27 72.9. Poured with rain all day so missed my daily walk for the first time in quite a few weeks. Spent the day knitted and didn't snack at all - I didn't want to get greasy, sticky fingers on my yarn.
Day 75 – Monday August 28 72.8 kg. I think I figured out the problem. I wanted to lose 0.5 kg a week, which is 550 cal a day below my TDEE. Initially MFP set my limit at 1280 cal a day. As I lost weight I needed less cal, so my limit gradually went down to 1210. However, MFP doesn't allow less than 1200 cal, so I've been sitting on 1210 for a while, BUT, as my weight has continued to go down, my TDEE has likewise gone down, and the gap between allowed calories and needed calories has narrowed to the point where I'm basically eating at maintenance. So my weight is remaining the same. The solution is either to lower the limit further (which MFP won't allow and it wouldn't be healthy for me anyway) OR increase my TDEE by increasing exercise, and NOT eat all the extra calories allowed - as I have been doing. I think I'll look around for second hand equipment, like a stationary bicycle, which I can use at home on cold mornings when I don't want to do a long walk.
Day 76 – Tuesday August 29 73 kg. I have found another reason for the weight .... inaccuracies! Thanx to other people also using the bathroom, the scale is liable to move position. And it shows different weights at different parts of the floor - I guess the floor is uneven. So I have to make sure it's always at the same point.... the question is: do I put it where it shows me my highest weight or my lowest?!! Also I need to visit the doctor soon, so will get weighed there and take that number as the most accurate (it's always higher there because I have clothes on, but better to over calculate than under)
Day 77 – Wednesday August 30 DNW. Got up late and had breakfast and coffee before remembering I hadn't weighed.... think this only the second day I've missed, so not too bad.... being very careful with intake as I feel tomorrow's weigh will reflect two days of eating.
Day 78 – Thursday August 31 72.5 kg. Yes! feel yesterday's self denial was worthwhile.
Day 79 – Friday September 01 72.6 kg.

12th week goal weight:
12th week actual weight:

Day 80 – Saturday September 02 72.6 kg
Day 81 – Sunday September 03 72.5 kg
Day 82 – Monday September 04 72.3 kg
Day 83 – Tuesday September 05 72.2 kg
Day 84 – Wednesday September 06 72 kg! Reached the target I set at the start of the year! My aim is to spend the rest of this Challenge consolidating, ie not gaining, then lose a further two, maybe three kilos on the next Challenge.
Day 85 – Thursday September 07 72 kg (158.4 lb)
Day 86 – Friday September 08 72.2kg

13th week goal weight:
13th week actual weight:

Day 87 – Saturday September 09 72.5 kg. ...slow down, you're gaining fast, gotta make the weight loss last, looking for fun and feelin' groovy...
Day 88 – Sunday September 10 72.5 kg. too much bread
Day 89 – Monday September 11 72.4 kg. Today for the first time, someone asked me if I've lost weight .... Why, yes I have, thank you for noticing. A total of 13 kg (28.6 lb) over 6 months since I began using MFP. Now I am inspired to continue.
Day 90 – Tuesday September 12 72 kg. Walked across the campus today .... there had obviously been a whale of a party. Among a pile of empties I spotted .... a full can of beer! I haven't had a beer in over 3 years, so I snaffled it.... I'll drink it on a day when I've had plenty of exercise and I'm below my calorie limit.... I found a dollar a bit further on.
Day 91 – Wednesday September 13 72 kg. Dances With Scales.
Day 92 – Thursday September 14 71.9 kg. Can I drop to 71.5 over the next 8 days? That would be a total of 7.5 kg (16.5 lb) lost over 100 days .... already planning to drop to 67 kg in the next round....
Day 93 – Friday September 15 71.8 kg.

14th week goal weight:
14th week actual weight:

Day 94 – Saturday September 16 71.5 kg! ....anybody here seen my excess kilos? Can you tell me where they've gone? .... thought I saw them waddling over the hill.... I just looked around and they were gone.
Day 95 – Sunday September 17 71.6 kg.
Holy cheeseburger, Batman! The Bat Scale must be broken!
Quick, Robin! To the Bat Tape Measure!
....waist 31.5" .... hips 41"
Holy Caesar salad, Batman! She's still losing inches!
Yes, Robin. It goes to show, in spite of everything, a persistent calorie deficit will always prevail.
Day 96 – Monday September 18 71.7 kg. .....slip sliding away .... the nearer your destination the more you're slip sliding away ...
Day 97 – Tuesday September 19 71.8 kg. Haaalllppp! It's going in but not coming out.
Day 98 – Wednesday September 20 72 kg. I heard weight loss being compared to playing with a yoyo while walking up a mountain. The yoyo goes up and down but the overall progress is upward. Just took a look at my weight loss graph in Reports - the line is a squiggle but the trend is definitely going down.
Day 99 – Thursday September 21 I am averaging just under 1600 cal a day, with a 2 hour daily walk.....sooooo.... around 500 cal deficit. That is approx 1 lb or .5 kg a week which is what I've lost over the last 14 weeks.
Day 100 – Friday September 22

100 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ June 15, 2023 thru September 22, 2023
My Name is Donna, Age 63. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA




Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


Previous Rounds Tally & Thoughts:

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

Goal This Round: 182.0 (12 lbs)
Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 194.0
Challenge Ending Weight: xxxxx

Previous Weeks:
WEEK 14 LOSS OR GAIN: 4 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 4.8 lbs Lost


Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.

Day 94-09/16-190.6-(Trend weight 192.4)

Day 95-09/17-190.4-(Trend weight 192.3)

Day 96-09/18-190.4-(Trend weight 192.1)

Day 97-09/19-190.0-(Trend weight 191.9)

Day 98-09/20-189.2-(Trend weight 191.7) I don’t know how this wonderful scale reading happened for me today. I can only guess that the past few days of careful eating and extra commitment to exercise caught up with me. However, yesterday was travel day and I ate at a Chinese food buffet which was a real rare treat. Of course, I overate and also had some sugary desserts afterward. All of those really good habits I thought I had were out the window at a buffet. So I must learn to work on that or stay away from them altogether. So the next scale reading “catching up with me” might not be so good in a day or two based on yesterday, but I will stick to plan, pre-log my meals, drink extra water and make sure I push myself to exercise each night. If that bloat and weight shows up at my doorstep, I’ll be ready for it! I’m happy and grateful today though.

Day 99-09/21-187.6-(Trend weight 191.2) I got the “7” in there today at 187. I’m so happy that it is all paying off. My handymen left early enough that it allowed me to get to the school in time for walking the hallways again yesterday. They require that I come at 4:30 otherwise I am locked out. I got in over 100 minutes of walking. I got a bit hungry late last night. Bingeing was a possibility but I managed to stick to my guns. I grabbed a small hand full of nuts as an unplanned snack. I knew that it would add a bit over 100 calories to my day but I also knew it was healthy and that it would stave off any uncontrollable hunger. I worked. I’m so glad I didn’t give in to those snacky night-time, TV time monsters. When I’ve stayed in the 187’s (or less) a day or two longer I will cross off my 190’s with confidence.


Day 100-09/22…..(Final Weigh- In)-xxxxx-(trend weight xxxxx)

WEEK 15 LOSS OR GAIN:
Accumulated Loss or Gain:

Strength Training Mini Challenge Round 5:
I will continue to work on batwing arms and flabby thighs. I will also try to engage in some floor/standing/chair exercising to tighten stomach area especially. I will try to add in some aerobic exercise like walking or dancing or the exercise bike AT LEAST 5 days a week. This is not my dream, it is my pledge to myself.

Day 01 - Sept 18 – 8 min with 5 lb weights, 25 min of aerobic dance, 75 min of walking in the school halls track, 15 min of regular floor exercises.
Day 02 - Sept 19 – 5 min with 5 lb weights. Travel day for dental cleanings. Shopping day too. Not as many steps as I had hoped though.
Day 03 - Sept 20 – 5 min with 5 lb weights. 115 min of walking at 2.5 mph. I closed all my circles on my fitbit easily (for once).
Day 04 - Sept 21 –
Day 05 - Sept 22 –
Day 06 - Sept 23 –
Day 07 - Sept 24 –
Day 08 - Sept 25 –
Day 09 - Sept 26 –
Day 10 - Sept 27 –
Day 11 - Sept 28 –
Day 12 - Sept 29 –
Day 13 - Sept 30 –
Day 14 - Oct 01 –
Day 15 - Oct 02 –
Day 16 - Oct 03–
Day 17 - Oct 04 –
Day 18 - Oct 05 –
Day 19 - Oct 06 –
Day 20 - Oct 07 –
Day 21 - Oct 08 –

Ultimate goal 70 kg
Day 1 Thursday June 15 Already the 15th on my side of the world. 79 kg. I am at 25 BMI but my ethnicity calls for a lower BMI to get in a healthy weight range. Went for a 3 hour walk. went 1 cal over my net limit.
Day 2 Friday June 16 79 kg. No loss but maintaining is better than gaining. Didn't do much today as I'm coming down with a cold.

1st week goal weight: 78.8
1st week actual weight:79 kg

Day 3 Saturday June 17 78.8 kg
Day 4 Sunday June 18 78.4 kg. still coughing quite badly and food doesn't taste great, so keeping the calories down.
Day 5 Monday June 19 78 kg. 1 kilo in 5 days? Holy cow! I feel I'm eating enough. remind self that weight loss is a marathon, not a sprint. Prob this rate won't continue
Day 6 Tuesday June 20 78 kg
Day 7 Wednesday June 21 78.1 kg. Every day it isn't raining I go for at least a 60 min walk. While walking I look out for dropped coins. So far I have found 90 cents (US 54 cents) I plan to save it all and buy myself a non food treat at the end of the Challenge.
Day 8 Thursday June 22 78 kg. Keeping the salt down - but it's fat I want to lose, not water.
Day 9 Friday June 23 77.8 kg. Found $2 (US1.27) while walking. This week has def gone well.

2nd week goal weight: 78.3 kg
2nd week actual weight: 77.9 kg. Wow. Just wow. Don't know if this rate will continue, but I'll take the loss so far.

Day 10 Saturday June 24 77.8 kg
Day 11 Sunday June 25 78kg. Going in the wrong direction! So what did I do? Spent the day eating buttered toast and honey.
Day 12 Monday June 26 77.8 kg. Feeling lazy today so bought some potato salad for lunch. The spuds were undercooked and the mayo so sweet my teeth almost fell out. Maybe my tastebuds are becoming accustomed to less sugar? I am trying to avoid sauces and dressings and just using herbs and spices in cooking.
Day 13 Tuesday June 27 77.9 kg. Eating too much bread.
Day 14 Wednesday June 28 77.5 kg. Raining today so didn't walk. Drinking a load of black coffee which acts as an appetite suppressant for me.
Day 15 Thursday June 29 77.6 kg. Tried on a size 16D bra, was a little loose. Tried on an old 14C, was a bit too tight. How uncomfortable do I want to be until I lose a little more weight?
Day 16 Friday June 30 77.4 kg

3rd week goal weight: 77.2
3rd week actual weight: 77.4 Didn't quite reach target but I'll take the loss anyway.

Day 17 – Saturday July 01 77 kg. Waist 33.5 ins. Hips 43.5 ins.
Day 18 – Sunday July 02 76.8 kg. BMI 24.5. 2 more kilos to lose and I will be in the healthy range for my ethnicity. Hint - if you calculate BMI, use a calculator that takes into account age, gender and ethnicity, not just weight and height.
Day 19 – Monday July 03 76.7 kg
Day 20 – Tuesday July 04 76.5 kg - have lost a total of 9 kg (19.8 lbs) since starting MFP
Day 21 – Wednesday July 05 76.7 kg
Day 22 – Thursday July 06 76.8 kg. I am 65 today! Celebrated retirement by going to an Indian restaurant. Mmmm .... buttered naan bread ....
Day 23 – Friday July 07 76.4 kg. Today is Day 100 of tracking my food and exercise on MFP. I have lost 9.1 kg altogether (20 lbs). Jeans getting rather loose.

4th week goal weight: 76.5 kg
4th week actual weight: 76.4 kg. Made it!

Day 24 – Saturday July 08 76 kg! woot woot!
Day 25 – Sunday July 09 76 kg
Day 26 – Monday July 10 76.8 kg. Neighbor gave me a pot of homemade apricot jam. Note to self - pass on such future goodies to food pantry immediately instead of devouring jam sandwiches non stop ....
Day 27 – Tuesday July 11 76.4 kg
Day 28 – Wednesday July 12 76.2 kg
Day 29 – Thursday July 13 76 kg. Tonight we celebrated Matariki, the Rising of the Seven Sisters (the Pleiades). I was very restrained at the feast, only a small portion of roast pork and sweet potato, no potato bread, and just one scoop of ice cream. Part of the invite required a contribution to the food pantry, so I found a box of cereal, a jar of honey, some other sweet stuff and a can of coconut milk to donate - I hope someone needs to put on weight!
Day 30 – Friday July 14 75.5 kg! 3.5 kg lost in 30 days! Wow!

5th week goal weight: 75.5 kg
5th week actual weight: 75.5 kg. Go me!

Day 31 – Saturday July 15 75.9 kg
Day 32 – Sunday July 16 76.2 kg
Day 33 – Monday July 17 76 kg
Day 34 – Tuesday July 18 75.3 kg
Day 35 – Wednesday July 19 75.1 kg
Day 36 – Thursday July 20 74.9 kg. Waist 33 ins. Hips 42 ins. Yes! Down in the Healthy BMI range! Aim to get down to 22 BMI.
Day 37 – Friday July 21 74.8 kg Thinking of doing some weight training in order to replace fat with muscle and develop some upper body strength.

6th week goal weight: 75 kg
6th week actual weight: 74.8 kg

Day 38 – Saturday July 22 75.1 kg
Day 39 – Sunday July 23 74.9 kg
Day 40 – Monday July 24 75.1 kg
Day 41 – Tuesday July 25 74.9 kg. This feels like a plateau tho I'm still regularly below my net allowed calories.
Day 42 – Wednesday July 26 74.8 kg.
Day 43 – Thursday July 27 75 kg. Think I may be missing recording some calories somewhere. Need to be more vigilant.
Day 44 – Friday July 28 74.3 kg. Before MFP I weighed 100 kg (220 lbs) but managed to lose a fair bit of it even without tracking. Now I've lost over 25 kg (55 lbs) I tried on a cardigan I knitted for myself back then - and now it's enormous! I feel like the Saggy, Baggy Elephant wearing it. Off to the thrift store with it! I'll knit myself a new one after I've kept the weight off for a while.

7th week goal weight: Setting weekly goals doesn't do much for me, I find - just keeping my eye on the overall goal and celebrating various milestones as they occur.
7th week actual weight:

Day 45 – Saturday July 29 74.5 kg
Day 46 – Sunday July 30 75.1 kg. I made a start on decluttering today, after watching youtube videos. Two shopping bags of size 18 clothes donated - I swear on Peter Rabbit's lettuce I will never let myself get that big again. Size 14 now - would like to get back to 12.
Day 47 – Monday July 31 74.8 kg
Day 48 – Tuesday August 01 74.5 kg. Sometimes I weigh myself with a towel on. Sometimes I don't.
Day 49 – Wednesday August 02 74.2 kg.
Day 50 – Thursday August 03 74 kg. Yay! Halfway through the Challenge and I have lost 5 kg (11 lbs). Another 50 days left to lose the last 4 kg and I will beat goal!
Day 51 – Friday August 04 73.9 kg

8th week goal weight:
8th week actual weight:

Day 52 – Saturday August 05 73.8 kg
Day 53 – Sunday August 06 73.9 kg Got a lot of exercise today doing a massive declutter and clean. I can now pretty well fit all my clothes into one closet and one set of drawers. The bedroom looks way neater and I'm thinking of repainting the walls. I learned from You Tube about "depression rooms" - that's what I was living in.
Day 54 – Monday August 07 74 kg
Day 55 – Tuesday August 08 DNW
Day 56 – Wednesday August 09 74 kg. A little off track over the last 2 days as I was on a noho marae (overnight stay at the tribal meeting place) and it is famous for kai moana (seafood). I ate a lot! Also I learned to weave a bag for collecting shellfish, so I think I'm going to be eating more ...
Day 57 – Thursday August 10 74.5 kg
Day 58 – Friday August 11 73.9 kg. ....and when the weight was up, it was up. and when it was down, it was down. and when the number was the same at the end of the week - it was neither up nor down!

9th week goal weight:
9th week actual weight:

Day 59 – Saturday August 12 74 kg. Only 6 weeks more in the Challenge! Focus, focus.
Day 60 – Sunday August 13 73.8 kg
Day 61 – Monday August 14 73.5 kg. 12 kilos down! Celebrated by having pizza -oops.
Day 62 – Tuesday August 15 73.3 kg. ....I think I can ..... I think I can ...
Day 63 – Wednesday August 16 73.2 kg ....getting closer ...
Day 64 – Thursday August 17 73 kg So close! Just 3 kg (6.6 lb) to go.
Day 65 – Friday August 18 73 kg

10th week goal weight:
10th week actual weight:

Day 66 – Saturday August 19 72.9 kg
Day 67 – Sunday August 20 72.8 kg
Day 68 – Monday August 21 72.8 kg
Day 69 – Tuesday August 22 72.8 kg
Day 70 – Wednesday August 23 73 kg - think I need to step up the walking more. On these cold winter mornings I've been catching the bus more frequently - especially since I received my Senior Card which gives me a discount on public transport.
Day 71 – Thursday August 24 73 kg
Day 72 – Friday August 25 73 kg. I have been on a thrift store diet for 30 days - except someone gave me some very nice gray yarn, but that doesn't count, right? .... I have also convinced myself that free calories don't count .... wonder why I'm stuck on this plateau?

11th week goal weight:
11th week actual weight:

Day 73 – Saturday August 26 72.9 Only 26 days to go .... think I'll make it to 72, which was my original goal, maybe not to 70 ....
Day 74 – Sunday August 27 72.9. Poured with rain all day so missed my daily walk for the first time in quite a few weeks. Spent the day knitted and didn't snack at all - I didn't want to get greasy, sticky fingers on my yarn.
Day 75 – Monday August 28 72.8 kg. I think I figured out the problem. I wanted to lose 0.5 kg a week, which is 550 cal a day below my TDEE. Initially MFP set my limit at 1280 cal a day. As I lost weight I needed less cal, so my limit gradually went down to 1210. However, MFP doesn't allow less than 1200 cal, so I've been sitting on 1210 for a while, BUT, as my weight has continued to go down, my TDEE has likewise gone down, and the gap between allowed calories and needed calories has narrowed to the point where I'm basically eating at maintenance. So my weight is remaining the same. The solution is either to lower the limit further (which MFP won't allow and it wouldn't be healthy for me anyway) OR increase my TDEE by increasing exercise, and NOT eat all the extra calories allowed - as I have been doing. I think I'll look around for second hand equipment, like a stationary bicycle, which I can use at home on cold mornings when I don't want to do a long walk.
Day 76 – Tuesday August 29 73 kg. I have found another reason for the weight .... inaccuracies! Thanx to other people also using the bathroom, the scale is liable to move position. And it shows different weights at different parts of the floor - I guess the floor is uneven. So I have to make sure it's always at the same point.... the question is: do I put it where it shows me my highest weight or my lowest?!! Also I need to visit the doctor soon, so will get weighed there and take that number as the most accurate (it's always higher there because I have clothes on, but better to over calculate than under)
Day 77 – Wednesday August 30 DNW. Got up late and had breakfast and coffee before remembering I hadn't weighed.... think this only the second day I've missed, so not too bad.... being very careful with intake as I feel tomorrow's weigh will reflect two days of eating.
Day 78 – Thursday August 31 72.5 kg. Yes! feel yesterday's self denial was worthwhile.
Day 79 – Friday September 01 72.6 kg.

12th week goal weight:
12th week actual weight:

Day 80 – Saturday September 02 72.6 kg
Day 81 – Sunday September 03 72.5 kg
Day 82 – Monday September 04 72.3 kg
Day 83 – Tuesday September 05 72.2 kg
Day 84 – Wednesday September 06 72 kg! Reached the target I set at the start of the year! My aim is to spend the rest of this Challenge consolidating, ie not gaining, then lose a further two, maybe three kilos on the next Challenge.
Day 85 – Thursday September 07 72 kg (158.4 lb)
Day 86 – Friday September 08 72.2kg

13th week goal weight:
13th week actual weight:

Day 87 – Saturday September 09 72.5 kg. ...slow down, you're gaining fast, gotta make the weight loss last, looking for fun and feelin' groovy...
Day 88 – Sunday September 10 72.5 kg. too much bread
Day 89 – Monday September 11 72.4 kg. Today for the first time, someone asked me if I've lost weight .... Why, yes I have, thank you for noticing. A total of 13 kg (28.6 lb) over 6 months since I began using MFP. Now I am inspired to continue.
Day 90 – Tuesday September 12 72 kg. Walked across the campus today .... there had obviously been a whale of a party. Among a pile of empties I spotted .... a full can of beer! I haven't had a beer in over 3 years, so I snaffled it.... I'll drink it on a day when I've had plenty of exercise and I'm below my calorie limit.... I found a dollar a bit further on.
Day 91 – Wednesday September 13 72 kg. Dances With Scales.
Day 92 – Thursday September 14 71.9 kg. Can I drop to 71.5 over the next 8 days? That would be a total of 7.5 kg (16.5 lb) lost over 100 days .... already planning to drop to 67 kg in the next round....
Day 93 – Friday September 15 71.8 kg.

14th week goal weight:
14th week actual weight:

Day 94 – Saturday September 16 71.5 kg! ....anybody here seen my excess kilos? Can you tell me where they've gone? .... thought I saw them waddling over the hill.... I just looked around and they were gone.
Day 95 – Sunday September 17 71.6 kg.
Holy cheeseburger, Batman! The Bat Scale must be broken!
Quick, Robin! To the Bat Tape Measure!
....waist 31.5" .... hips 41"
Holy Caesar salad, Batman! She's still losing inches!
Yes, Robin. It goes to show, in spite of everything, a persistent calorie deficit will always prevail.
Day 96 – Monday September 18 71.7 kg. .....slip sliding away .... the nearer your destination the more you're slip sliding away ...
Day 97 – Tuesday September 19 71.8 kg. Haaalllppp! It's going in but not coming out.
Day 98 – Wednesday September 20 72 kg. I heard weight loss being compared to playing with a yoyo while walking up a mountain. The yoyo goes up and down but the overall progress is upward. Just took a look at my weight loss graph in Reports - the line is a squiggle but the trend is definitely going down.
Day 99 – Thursday September 21 I am averaging just under 1600 cal a day, with a 2 hour daily walk.....sooooo.... around 500 cal deficit. That is approx 1 lb or .5 kg a week which is what I've lost over the last 14 weeks.
Day 100 – Friday September 22 71.5 kg. I found a total of $NZ23.10 (USD13.69) in dropped coins on my daily walks. I intend to keep saving through the next Challenge until the end of the year and buy myself something nice in the January sales.

Hi All! I'm Jenny from the Bronx, NY (not THAT Jenny from the Bronx ha ha) and I'm in for the upcoming 100 day challenge, hope you don't mind if I hop on for the last week of this one too! I'm determined to get back on track STARTING TODAY!! I was down 25 pounds at the end of July, then let vacations and summer fun derail me yet again. Enough is enough!!

Day 96 – Monday September 18 - 214.6. Just did a 30 min workout & stretch. Starting off right!!
Day 97 – Tuesday September 19 - 212.6. Gotta love the first week water whoosh...got up early and got a pool workout in with the hubby. I recently started back up at my job after having about six weeks off (the perils of being freelance) and it is SO much easier to stay on track when I don't have so much free time.
Day 98 – Wednesday September 20 - 212.2. Did a low impact youtube workout and a nice yoga stretch. Day 3 is usually the day it gets much easier to stick to plan, and this time is no different. Feeling good!
Day 99 – Thursday September 21 - 211.6. Keep that first week water whoosh going! Just did a 30 minute Youtube video - am loving "BurpeeGirl" videos, where she specifies "knee friendly" - break a sweat without hurting myself! Then a yoga stretch. Feeling strong & solid!
Day 100 – Friday September 22 - 211.6. No time for a workout today, had to do the grocery shopping before DH takes the car for the weekend. Boo! Though it's a beautiful day, I might try to steal away for a quick 15 min walk during the workday.

100 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ June 15, 2023 thru September 22, 2023
My Name is Donna, Age 63. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA




Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


Previous Rounds Tally & Thoughts:

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

Goal This Round: 182.0 (12 lbs)
Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 194.0
Challenge Ending Weight: 188.0

Previous Weeks:
WEEK 14 LOSS OR GAIN: 4 lbs LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 4.8 lbs Lost


Weight in blue makes me blue because it’s a gain. Weight in fuchsia pink makes me feel cheery because it’s a loss. Weight in black means no change.

Day 94-09/16-190.6-(Trend weight 192.4)

Day 95-09/17-190.4-(Trend weight 192.3)

Day 96-09/18-190.4-(Trend weight 192.1)

Day 97-09/19-190.0-(Trend weight 191.9)

Day 98-09/20-189.2-(Trend weight 191.7)

Day 99-09/21-187.6-(Trend weight 191.2) I got the “7” in there today at 187. I’m so happy that it is all paying off. My handymen left early enough that it allowed me to get to the school in time for walking the hallways again yesterday. They require that I come at 4:30 otherwise I am locked out. I got in over 100 minutes of walking. I got a bit hungry late last night. Bingeing was a possibility but I managed to stick to my guns. I grabbed a small hand full of nuts as an unplanned snack. I knew that it would add a bit over 100 calories to my day but I also knew it was healthy and that it would stave off any uncontrollable hunger. I worked. I’m so glad I didn’t give in to those snacky night-time, TV time monsters. When I’ve stayed in the 187’s (or less) a day or two longer I will cross off my 190’s with confidence.

Day 100-09/22…..(Final Weigh- In)-188.0-(trend weight 190.9) My uptick must be a big fluctuation as I was having a difficult time even eating enough calories yesterday. I actually had to add fake food I didn’t eat to my diary in order to get over 1000 cals so MFP would let me close out. I did an extra long session on the exercise bike too. Not really a TMI issue so it must be hormones or perhaps my food CHOICES. They were not as good as usual but not horribly bad choices either. I’ll aim for healthier today and will try hard to increase my calories to a larger number on my zig-zag experiment to see if that helps. I lost 6 pounds total this round. Somewhere along the weekly counts I added or subtracted wrong, but I went from 194 to 188 even. Most of the loss was at the end of the challenge. I noticed that in 2022 I did much better in the fall and winter than I did in the summer so this is not surprising. I am proud of everyone who showed up, even if things were not going perfectly. We all appreciate the support. I appreciate all the advice, the honesty and the willingness to share anything you could with all of us. I look forward to seeing you all in the next round. Congratulations to us all for our AMAZING journeys we are on!

WEEK 15 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.2 LOST
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 6 lbs LOST

Strength Training Mini Challenge Round 5:
I will continue to work on batwing arms and flabby thighs. I will also try to engage in some floor/standing/chair exercising to tighten stomach area especially. I will try to add in some aerobic exercise like walking or dancing or the exercise bike AT LEAST 5 days a week. This is not my dream, it is my pledge to myself.

Day 01 - Sept 18 – 8 min with 5 lb weights, 25 min of aerobic dance, 75 min of walking in the school halls track, 15 min of regular floor exercises.
Day 02 - Sept 19 – 5 min with 5 lb weights. Travel day for dental cleanings. Shopping day too. Not as many steps as I had hoped though.
Day 03 - Sept 20 – 5 min with 5 lb weights. 115 min of walking at 2.5 mph. I closed all my circles on my fitbit easily (for once).
Day 04 - Sept 21 – 5 min with 5 lb weights. 47 min on exercise bike including HIIT. Iso knee therapy x 3.
Day 05 - Sept 22 –
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Day 07 - Sept 24 –
Day 08 - Sept 25 –
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Day 10 - Sept 27 –
Day 11 - Sept 28 –
Day 12 - Sept 29 –
Day 13 - Sept 30 –
Day 14 - Oct 01 –
Day 15 - Oct 02 –
Day 16 - Oct 03–
Day 17 - Oct 04 –
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Day 20 - Oct 07 –
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Hi again! I'm Jeanne. 👋😀
I'm 47, 5' 4", live in Canada 🇨🇦

Day 1 June 15

1st week goal weight: ⬇️

1st week actual weight: 167
2nd week actual weight: 163.4
3rd week actual weight: 163.8
4th week actual weight: 162.2
5th week actual weight: 159.4

6th week actual weight: 161.4
7th week actual weight: 163.8
8th week actual weight: 164.0
9th week actual weight: 161.4
10th week actual weight: 160.8

11th week actual weight: 159.2
12th week actual weight: 157.8
13th week actual weight: 161.2
14th week actual weight: 161.4
15th week actual weight: 158.8

Day 99. TH Sept 21: 158.8
Day 100. FR Sept 22: 159.2

Today after 100 days in this challenge
❤️❤️I lost 7.8 pounds! ❤️❤️
Very happy about it!!

Since my journey begin a few
days before that, I lost 10.8 pounds.

I didn’t know if this challenge was for me
…
Going on the scale every single day!!!
Usually I hear people say
stay away from the scale bla bla bla
But
I decided to give it a try
And I’m so happy I did!!!
So…
See you all in the next challenge!!
For me, starting my 2nd 100 days!!