100 Day Challenge #17 September 23, 2023 through December 31, 2023

Day 57: 11/18 - 231.5 Celebrating DH’s birthday with the kids!
Day 58: 11/19 - 230.6 🍾🥂40th anniversary
Day 59: 11/20 - 232.5 A piece of cheese cake for lunch & dinner Sat to celebrate DH’s birthday and then another for lunch Sun . Then why not throw caution to the wind 1 piece of carrot cake for anniversary dinner are reflected on the scale.
Day 60: 11/21 - 231.4 Video chat with orthopedic doctor. No exercise for a bit (walking specifically). Getting a steroid shot in my knee Wednesday afternoon and then start PT 3x/wk for 6 weeks on Tuesday. No surgery!
Day 61: 11/22 - 230.5 My sister’s knee replacement last Tuesday is not “healthy” … not sure what to call the situation. She is up with a walker but still has pain as expected. But the swelling is not going down and there is a big red blotch. The doc had her come in this morning. They are starting her on a strong antibiotic, anti-inflammatory instead of the 1 aspirin / day. She has a sonogram to check for blood clots this afternoon.
Day 62: 11/23 - DNW 🦃 🍁🍂🥧 Plans for 15 at my house for dinner! Thank goodness everyone is bringing something. My kids are all showing up earlier in the day or morning to do their cooking of the turkey and other things they volunteered to bring & make! What a menu! I made Spinach Madeline, cut up some pineapple, cranberry sauce, and apple sausage stuffed pork loin today to get out of the way and not sure how my knee will be tomorrow. The rest is up to them! Gravy, Wine, Turkey, Sweet Potatoes, Pecan Pie, Rice Dressing, Green Bean Casserole (healthier version), Apple Pie, Cornbread dressing, Party Trash, Pumpkin Cookies, Arnold Palmer Tea, Rolls
Day 63: 11/24 - 230.5

Day 64: 11/25 - 232.6 And there it is! The oz caught up with me as I ate the leftovers. Today I threw out 1/2 huge pumpkin pie, 1/2 huge apple pie, 1 slice of regular pecan pie!!!
Day 65: 11/26 - TBD

Back again! I went from 79 kg to 71.5 kg in the last Challenge. Planning to get down to 67 kg (147.4lb) in the next 100 days.
Day 01-09/23-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. Received news this morning that a family member in Ireland has had a heart attack. It was partly her fault because she heard of my weight loss success and tried to go on a crazy sort of almost religious diet with nothing but raw fruit and walking 18,000 steps a day. At 62 years old! Luckily she is recovering well, but it makes me more careful about sticking to a slow, sustainable rate. The tortoise always beats the hare.

Day 02-09/24-xxxxx- 72 kg. Unsure of my BMI because I used to be 5' 10" (177.8 cm) but now I've lost, maybe an inch? Or Two? I'll tentatively say 175 cm. So 23.5 BMI. Pretty good, but I'd like to, ideally, 22. But will settle for 22.5.

Day 03-09/25-xxxxx- 72 kg. Found a whole $NZ3.00 (USD1.80) out walking today. Wish it was like that everyday!

Day 04-09/26-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. Went to an Art Exhibition opening and demolished a plate of sandwiches. I am not safe in the presence of bread.

Day 05-09/27-xxxxx- 72.1 kg. Whatever has happened! Could it be something I ate last night?

Day 06-09/28-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. I think the scale has a sense of humor and is playing pranks on me.

Day 07-09/29-xxxxx- 71.9 kg

WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.4 kg gain. Not off to the best of starts. Trying to keep the total calories in at less than 1600 regardless of amount lost through exercise.
Accumulated Loss or Gain:

Day 08-09/30-xxxxx- 72 kg. Normally I drink my coffee black, but today I had my annual treat of pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks. (the smallest size)

Day 09-10/01-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. ....number on the bathroom scale, whither will you wander? Upstairs, downstairs, in the refrigerator....

Day 10-10/02-xxxxx- 71.7 kg.

Day 11-10/03-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. Hopefully have recovered from the mindless snacking of the last 10 days and back to better habits ..... but now I am stress shopping online a lot .... telling myself that it is all for Christmas gifts....

Day 12-10/04-xxxxx- 71.2 kg.

Day 13-10/05-xxxxx- 71.2 kg. Second day in a row off eating less than I burned ..... hopefully I can go the next 5 days and see some results. Picking up the exercise to 90 mins walk a day.

Day 14-10/06-xxxxx- 71.1 kg. Ate some cheese I hadn't planned for, walked for an extra 60 mins to burn it off. Tired but in a positive mood.

WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN :minus 0.8 kg - more than anticipated - seems like I was eating a lot and not losing much, but I started Week 2 heavier than at the start of Week 1.
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.4 kg. Hopefully I can lose this much every week in order to meet my goal of 67 kg.


Day 15-10/07-xxxxx- 71 kg Ate over my limit. Start again and try for a week.

Day 16-10/08-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. Ate under my limit, but then had a can of gin and soda....(a rare event for me)

Day 17-10/09-xxxxx- 72 kg. Looking in my closet I found a size 4XL top I haven't worn since I was 100 kg (220 lb), back in 2021. I dropped it off at the Salvation Army after making a solemn vow never to get that heavy again.

Day 18-10/10-xxxxx- 71 kg. Started off with avo on toast for breakfast, but later in the morning felt very unwell. Stayed in bed for the rest of the day with no food, just water/

Day 19-10/11-xxxxx- 70.5 kg. Was able to get up and go out today. Still not much of an appetite, and coffee taste horrible, but at least I'm losing weight.

Day 20-10/12-xxxxx- 70 kg Waist 31.5 ins, Hips 40.5 ins.- not the best way to reach the stretch goal I set at the start of the year, but I'll take it. Feeling much better today, still ate some extra protein and went easy on the fiber. At the start of the year I made myself a disincentive promise that if I didn't lose the weight I would send a $240 donation to a Politician I Very Much Hope Is Not Reelected. If I can keep at the current weight until the end of the year Mister Obnoxious will get nothing from me!

Day 21-10/13-xxxxx- 70 kg. Exercising a little less, for maintenance, but also eating a little less - only half a lemon cupcake as a treat today, everything else was healthy. My focus now is less on continuing to lose and more on keeping the weight steady through the Holiday Season to the end of the year - which will be on us sooner than we expect! I do still have my rescued can of beer in the fridge, but will wait a few more days - alcohol once a week is enough.

WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: minus 1 kg.
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.5 kg - that's a little over one pound a week, just as MFP predicted.

Day 22-10/14-xxxxx- 70.3 kg. I took some of the money I have found on the ground during my daily walks and bought a bag of colorful cotton yarn at the Sally Army. Intending to knit myself a pretty summer shawl. Then I met up with a friend for lunch and we shared a chicken salad wrap, which I thought would be healthy, but it turned out to have a bucketload of super sweet mayo.

Day 23-10/15-xxxxx- 70.1 kg. Today was very wet so I stayed in and knitted. Changed my mind about the shawl and started to knit a lacy summer top - in size M!!! ..... well, a pretty loose size M, but M nonetheless. I did make pizza for dinner, but it had a sprouted seed base, not too much cheese and loads of veggies.

Day 24-10/16-xxxxx- 70 kg. Started a new health goal - gradually cutting back on coffee. Hoping to have it down to one small cup a day by the end of the month, and cut it out completely in the New Year. In the past, when I was on stricter diets, I found coffee acted as an appetite suppressant. When I tried going cold turkey I started eating like crazy - after I was able to wean myself off for 18 months I was in a much better place both physically and mentally.

Day 25-10/17-xxxxx- 69.8 kg

Day 26-10/18-xxxxx- 69.9 kg. "Only" 4 cups of coffee today, and slightly over my calories allowed (but still in a deficit - just not a 500 cal deficit).

Day 27-10/19-xxxxx- 70 kg. Grapes are fruit. Fruit is good, but the calories still count .... it couldn't have been the toasted cheese.....

Day 28-10/20-xxxxx- 69.7 kg.

WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: minus 0.3 kg
Accumulated Loss or Gain: minus 1.8 kg

Day 29-10/21-xxxxx- 69.8 kg

Day 30-10/22-xxxxx- 69.5 kg (152.9 lbs). Another 70 days to lose the last 2.5 kg - a little under 1.5 ounces per day (I switch from kilos and grams to pounds and ounces depending on which number seems more manageable - or impressive!) Losing 35.2 lbs sounds way better than losing 16 kg.

Day 31-10/23-xxxxx- 69 kg. Mainly healthy eating today, but was shopping for canned fish and mushrooms when I got waylaid by a chocolate bar .... need to exercise more self control with the holiday season coming up.

Day 32-10/24-xxxxx- 69.3 kg

Day 33-10/25-xxxxx- 69.5 kg.

Day 34-10/26-xxxxx- 69.3 kg.

Day 35-10/27-xxxxx- 69 kg.

WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: minus 0.7 kg
Accumulated Loss or Gain: minus 2.5 kg. Overall progress slow and steady - just over a pound a week. Just what the doctor ordered.


Day 36-10/28-xxxxx- 68.8 kg. Down to a BMI of 22.5 or so, depending on how tall I actually am. It's harder to measure height accurately than weight. So long as I stay in the healthy range I'm not so concerned about BMI - more concerned about waist/height and waist/hip ratios which are also used for risk assessment.

Day 37-10/29-xxxxx- 68.9 kg

Day 38-10/30-xxxxx- 69 kg. So a slight increase, but I cheer myself on by realising I am down 31 kg (68.2 lbs) from my highest weight, about 3 years ago.

Day 39-10/31-xxxxx- 68.8 kg. We don't really celebrate Halloween here (tho the marketers are trying hard to push it) The seasons are the wrong way round for us. Hope all my American online friends have a fun night.

Day 40-11/01-xxxxx- 68.7 kg. Years ago I stayed for 3 months on a dairy farm. The family all drank raw milk and they were fine. The cows were free of disease. But after a few weeks of drinking it myself, I developed severe gastro-intestinal problems. Even after leaving the farm, I had diarrhea for 18 months and lost a ton of weight. It only cleared up after I cut out dairy completely. Nowadays, I can tolerate it in small amounts, but if I have more than half a cup of milk daily, after a while the gut/bowel problems come back. I rarely drink milk, but have been eating quite a bit of cheese lately, and it is definitely beginning to affect me. I need to give it up for a while, or at least cut back.

Day 41-11/02-xxxxx- 68.6 kg. I am rapidly losing the battle to quit coffee .... but drinking it helps suppress my appetite and keeps me from snacking.

Day 42-11/03-xxxxx- 68.5 kg.

WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.5 kg
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3 kg. Yes! I can have a slice of pizza now and then and still lose weight. How awesome that at the age of 65 I am finally learning to practice moderation.


Day 43-11/04-xxxxx- 68.6 kg.

Day 44-11/05-xxxxx- 68.7 kg.

Day 45-11/06-xxxxx- 68.4 kg. I hadn't thought of this previously, but a few months ago my doctor reduced one of my medications - which has increased appetite and weight gain as side effects! I did, in fact, start to eat more and gain more after I was put on it. Now I am eating less, but I'm not hungry.

Day 46-11/07-xxxxx- 68.3 kg. Went for a walk across the campus today and saw a dollar coin (USD0.60) on the ground. But when I went to pick it up some prank playing student had glued it to the sidewalk!

Day 47-11/08-xxxxx- 68.2 kg

Day 48-11/09-xxxxx- Forgot to post for the first time in 225 days! (I did skip one other day but I was out of town and had no net access.)

Day 49-11/10-xxxxx- 68.2 kg.

WEEK 7 LOSS OR GAIN: minus 0.3 kg. Now that I weigh less I need less calories to sustain me and given that my daily net limit remains at 1210, my deficit is less and the rate is slowing down. Still pretty confident of getting to 67 kg by the end of the year.
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3.3 kg

Day 50-11/11-xxxxx- 68 kg! Yeah, scale, you goin' DOWN!

Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) GONE!!!! I think I can .... I think I can ..... get to my goal in the next 50 days. 67 kg here I come - maybe even 65!

Day 51-11/12-xxxxx- 68 kg. Waist 31 inches. Hips 40 inches.

Day 52-11/13-xxxxx- 68.1 kg. I can fit comfortably into size 14 jeans for the first time in I don't know how many years - think that's a US size 10. But the dress size measurements vary so much between manufacturers you always have to try the durn things on anyway. Vanity sizing!

Day 53-11/14-xxxxx- 68 kg. The students are all finished with exams and I had to be careful in my walk across campus today because there was a load of junk dumped outside all the abandoned digs. I did pick up a whole still wrapped dozen rolls of toilet paper and a couple other useful things.

Day 54-11/15-xxxxx- 67.9 kg.

Day 55-11/16-xxxxx- 67.8 kg. I have heard from my family member in Ireland who is recovering well from her heart attack, but she has also been diagnosed as prediabetic. I tell myself I don't eat much cake and cookies - well, I don't buy or bake them. But looking back at my food diary, the truth is whenever I'm at an event or just having coffee with a friend, if I'm offered goodies I can't say no. Also looking thru the pantry I'm shocked at the amount of sugar in cereals, baked beans, sauces, etc. I need to be much more vigilant.

Day 56-11/17-xxxxx- 67.8 kg

WEEK 8 LOSS OR GAIN: Only 0.2 kg lost this week, but it's still a loss. We are getting close to the feasting season, and I'm already succumbing to the offered treats.
Accumulated Loss or Gain: Minus 3.7 kg.


Day 57-11/18-xxxxx- 67.7 kg. Did Not Eat Sugar Today! Will try to avoid it for the whole of this week.

Day 58-11/19-xxxxx- 67.7 kg. I fasted before early Mass as usual, only for 12 hours, which has never been a problem before. Father asked me to do the readings, OT, Psalm and Epistle. So 3 in a row, quite lengthy. I was part way thru when I started to feel a bit light headed, but kept going, and then the words started to blur. I just got to the end of the last reading, then blacked out. Everyone was very kind and helpful. Someone brought me some cold water and after a few sips I felt better. They wanted to call an ambulance, but I insisted it wasn't necessary and was able to walk home afterwards. I've had this problem for years. When I'm moving I'm fine, but getting up in the morning and standing for long periods always makes me dizzy. My doctor says it is low blood pressure, but doesn't want to put me on drugs. She says it isn't dangerous unless I hit my head falling.

Day 59-11/20-xxxxx- 67.6 I didn't worry about eating under my limit today, I just ate healthy (no sugar) and drank lots of water. I'm thinking I may have been losing weight a bit too fast and that accounts for the weakness yesterday. So I will just concentrate on keeping my weight stable until New Year. If I do get down to 67 kg that's great, otherwise I'm already slap bang in the middle of the healthy BMI range. I'd like to get my waist back down to 30 inches, but I'm taking my time.

Day 60-11/21-xxxxx- I did check with my doctor today, and she said it was likely due to dehydration. I need to be more vigilant about drinking water whenever I feel the urge for coffee, instead of opening the fridge door and grabbing whatever's there. She did weigh me, and on her scale I am 73 kg! (albeit fully clothed) I am 5.3 kg (11.66 lb) heavier than I thought I was! But still in the healthy weight range. Maybe I will drop another kilo by NYE, maybe it will have to wait till 2024.

Day 61-11/22-xxxxx- 72.5 kg. Alleluia! Dropped a half kilo overnight! Which Saint do I thank for this miracle?! Is there a patron saint of weight loss?

Day 62-11/23-xxxxx- 72.4 kg.

Day 63-11/24-xxxxx-72 kg.

WEEK 9 LOSS OR GAIN: PLUS 4.2 kg!!!! Durn scale.
Accumulated Loss or Gain:plus 0.5 kg. Not so bad after all. If I can end this 100 Day Challenge at the same weight as I started, despite scale variation, I'll be happy.


Day 64-11/25-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. Yay! back where I started.

Day 65-11/26-xxxxx- 71.4 kg. Just 5 weeks to the end of the Challenge and the end of the year. With today's deficit, MFP tells me I will get down to 69 kg.

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Day 100-12/31…..(Final Weigh- In)-xxxxx-

Challenge SW: 170.4
Challenge GW: 155

Week 1 Loss: -2.6
Total Loss: -2.6
September Loss: -2.6

Week 2 Loss: -1
Total Loss: -3.6

Week 3 Loss: +1.2
Total Loss: -2.4

Week 4 Loss: -3
Total Loss: -5.4

Week 5 Loss: +1.6
Total Loss: -3.8
October Loss: -1.2

Week 6 Loss: -3.8
Total Loss: -7.6 This is right where I want to be, average of 1-1.5 pounds lost per week.

Week 7 Loss: -1
Total Loss: -8.6

Week 8 Loss: -1.2
Total Loss: -9.8

Week 9 Loss: -0.4
Total Loss: -10.2

Day 64: Sat, 11/25: 160.2
Day 65: Sun, 11/26: 158.6

Hi everyone! I'm Jeanne. 👋😀
I'm 47, 5' 4". I live in Canada 🇨🇦

1st round of 100 - lost 7.8 lbs
2nd round of 100 now
No specific goal for me.
Need to move & lose weight
any amount is a win for me!!!!
Before this challenge my weight
would yo-yo 🪀 real BAD!
So this challenge is working for me!!
My yo-yo 🪀 is still out but not as bad.

Day 01-09/23 : 158.6
Day 02-09/24: 159.4
Day 03-09/25: 159.8
Day 04-09/26: 158.6
Day 05-09/27: 159.4
Day 06-09/28: 160.2
Day 07-09/29: 159.6

WEEK 1 GAIN: +2.8 😕
Accumulated Gain: +2.8 😕

Day 08-09/30: 161.4
Day 09-10/01: 158.6
Day 10-10/02: 158.6
Day 11-10/03: 158.8
Day 12-10/04: 159.2
Day 13-10/05: 159.4
Day 14-10/06: 158.6

WEEK 2 LOSS: -3.4 😀
Accumulated Loss: -0.6 😀

Day 15-10/07: 158.0
Day 16-10/08: 157.6
Day 17-10/09: 157.8
Day 18-10/10: 159.0
Day 19-10/11: 160.0
Day 20-10/12: 160.2
Day 21-10/13: 160.2

WEEK 3 GAIN: +3.0 😕
Accumulated GAIN: +2.4 😕

Day 22-10/14: 161.0
Day 23-10/15: 160.2
Day 24-10/16: 160.2
Day 25-10/17: 160.0
Day 26-10/18: 159.6
Day 27-10/19: 159.6
Day 28-10/20: 158.0

WEEK 4 LOSS: -1.6 😀
Accumulated GAIN: +0.8 😕

Day 29-10/21: 159.4
Day 30-10/22: 158.6
Day 31-10/23: 157.8
Day 32-10/24: 158.2
Day 33-10/25: 159.0
Day 34-10/26: 157.4
Day 35-10/27: 157.2

WEEK 5 LOSS: -1.4 😀
Accumulated LOSS: -0.6 😀

Day 36-10/28: 158.0
Day 37-10/29: 157.6
Day 38-10/30: 157.6
Day 39-10/31: 157.4
Day 40-11/01: 157.0
Day 41-11/02: 157.6
Day 42-11/03: 157.6

WEEK 6 GAIN: +1.4 😕
Accumulated GAIN: +0.8 😕

Day 43-11/04: 159.4
Day 44-11/05: 163.6
Day 45-11/06: 160.2
Day 46-11/07: 159.0
Day 47-11/08: 159.2
Day 48-11/09: 159.2
Day 49-11/10: 157.8

WEEK 7 LOSS: -1.4 😀
Accumulated LOSS: -0.6 😀

Day 50-11/11: 158.0
Day 51-11/12: 158.0
Day 52-11/13: 157.8
Day 53-11/14: 159.4
Day 54-11/15: 158.6
Day 55-11/16: 159.2
Day 56-11/17: 158.2

WEEK 8 GAIN: +1.2 😕
Accumulated GAIN: +0.6 😕

Day 57-11/18: 159.2
Day 58-11/19: 158.8
Day 59-11/20: 159.2
Day 60-11/21: 160.0
Day 61-11/22: 159.8
Day 62-11/23: 161.2
Day 63-11/24: 158.0

WEEK 9 GAIN: +0.2 😕
Accumulated GAIN: +0.8 😕

Day 64-11/25: 159.4
Day 65-11/26: 159.4 ⬅️

100 day challenge
Total days: 165 😀👍

@Lynn__W

I relate to your comment that: not much, but causes a jump in weight 2 pounds".

@deepwoodslady

Trolls!!
N'Sync got back together for that one!

Hahaha, glad that your DGS is getting the correlation between reward and fulfilling what is asked : - )

Back again! I went from 79 kg to 71.5 kg in the last Challenge. Planning to get down to 67 kg (147.4lb) in the next 100 days.
Day 01-09/23-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. Received news this morning that a family member in Ireland has had a heart attack. It was partly her fault because she heard of my weight loss success and tried to go on a crazy sort of almost religious diet with nothing but raw fruit and walking 18,000 steps a day. At 62 years old! Luckily she is recovering well, but it makes me more careful about sticking to a slow, sustainable rate. The tortoise always beats the hare.

Day 02-09/24-xxxxx- 72 kg. Unsure of my BMI because I used to be 5' 10" (177.8 cm) but now I've lost, maybe an inch? Or Two? I'll tentatively say 175 cm. So 23.5 BMI. Pretty good, but I'd like to, ideally, 22. But will settle for 22.5.

Day 03-09/25-xxxxx- 72 kg. Found a whole $NZ3.00 (USD1.80) out walking today. Wish it was like that everyday!

Day 04-09/26-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. Went to an Art Exhibition opening and demolished a plate of sandwiches. I am not safe in the presence of bread.

Day 05-09/27-xxxxx- 72.1 kg. Whatever has happened! Could it be something I ate last night?

Day 06-09/28-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. I think the scale has a sense of humor and is playing pranks on me.

Day 07-09/29-xxxxx- 71.9 kg

WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.4 kg gain. Not off to the best of starts. Trying to keep the total calories in at less than 1600 regardless of amount lost through exercise.
Accumulated Loss or Gain:

Day 08-09/30-xxxxx- 72 kg. Normally I drink my coffee black, but today I had my annual treat of pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks. (the smallest size)

Day 09-10/01-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. ....number on the bathroom scale, whither will you wander? Upstairs, downstairs, in the refrigerator....

Day 10-10/02-xxxxx- 71.7 kg.

Day 11-10/03-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. Hopefully have recovered from the mindless snacking of the last 10 days and back to better habits ..... but now I am stress shopping online a lot .... telling myself that it is all for Christmas gifts....

Day 12-10/04-xxxxx- 71.2 kg.

Day 13-10/05-xxxxx- 71.2 kg. Second day in a row off eating less than I burned ..... hopefully I can go the next 5 days and see some results. Picking up the exercise to 90 mins walk a day.

Day 14-10/06-xxxxx- 71.1 kg. Ate some cheese I hadn't planned for, walked for an extra 60 mins to burn it off. Tired but in a positive mood.

WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN :minus 0.8 kg - more than anticipated - seems like I was eating a lot and not losing much, but I started Week 2 heavier than at the start of Week 1.
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.4 kg. Hopefully I can lose this much every week in order to meet my goal of 67 kg.


Day 15-10/07-xxxxx- 71 kg Ate over my limit. Start again and try for a week.

Day 16-10/08-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. Ate under my limit, but then had a can of gin and soda....(a rare event for me)

Day 17-10/09-xxxxx- 72 kg. Looking in my closet I found a size 4XL top I haven't worn since I was 100 kg (220 lb), back in 2021. I dropped it off at the Salvation Army after making a solemn vow never to get that heavy again.

Day 18-10/10-xxxxx- 71 kg. Started off with avo on toast for breakfast, but later in the morning felt very unwell. Stayed in bed for the rest of the day with no food, just water/

Day 19-10/11-xxxxx- 70.5 kg. Was able to get up and go out today. Still not much of an appetite, and coffee taste horrible, but at least I'm losing weight.

Day 20-10/12-xxxxx- 70 kg Waist 31.5 ins, Hips 40.5 ins.- not the best way to reach the stretch goal I set at the start of the year, but I'll take it. Feeling much better today, still ate some extra protein and went easy on the fiber. At the start of the year I made myself a disincentive promise that if I didn't lose the weight I would send a $240 donation to a Politician I Very Much Hope Is Not Reelected. If I can keep at the current weight until the end of the year Mister Obnoxious will get nothing from me!

Day 21-10/13-xxxxx- 70 kg. Exercising a little less, for maintenance, but also eating a little less - only half a lemon cupcake as a treat today, everything else was healthy. My focus now is less on continuing to lose and more on keeping the weight steady through the Holiday Season to the end of the year - which will be on us sooner than we expect! I do still have my rescued can of beer in the fridge, but will wait a few more days - alcohol once a week is enough.

WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: minus 1 kg.
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.5 kg - that's a little over one pound a week, just as MFP predicted.

Day 22-10/14-xxxxx- 70.3 kg. I took some of the money I have found on the ground during my daily walks and bought a bag of colorful cotton yarn at the Sally Army. Intending to knit myself a pretty summer shawl. Then I met up with a friend for lunch and we shared a chicken salad wrap, which I thought would be healthy, but it turned out to have a bucketload of super sweet mayo.

Day 23-10/15-xxxxx- 70.1 kg. Today was very wet so I stayed in and knitted. Changed my mind about the shawl and started to knit a lacy summer top - in size M!!! ..... well, a pretty loose size M, but M nonetheless. I did make pizza for dinner, but it had a sprouted seed base, not too much cheese and loads of veggies.

Day 24-10/16-xxxxx- 70 kg. Started a new health goal - gradually cutting back on coffee. Hoping to have it down to one small cup a day by the end of the month, and cut it out completely in the New Year. In the past, when I was on stricter diets, I found coffee acted as an appetite suppressant. When I tried going cold turkey I started eating like crazy - after I was able to wean myself off for 18 months I was in a much better place both physically and mentally.

Day 25-10/17-xxxxx- 69.8 kg

Day 26-10/18-xxxxx- 69.9 kg. "Only" 4 cups of coffee today, and slightly over my calories allowed (but still in a deficit - just not a 500 cal deficit).

Day 27-10/19-xxxxx- 70 kg. Grapes are fruit. Fruit is good, but the calories still count .... it couldn't have been the toasted cheese.....

Day 28-10/20-xxxxx- 69.7 kg.

WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: minus 0.3 kg
Accumulated Loss or Gain: minus 1.8 kg

Day 29-10/21-xxxxx- 69.8 kg

Day 30-10/22-xxxxx- 69.5 kg (152.9 lbs). Another 70 days to lose the last 2.5 kg - a little under 1.5 ounces per day (I switch from kilos and grams to pounds and ounces depending on which number seems more manageable - or impressive!) Losing 35.2 lbs sounds way better than losing 16 kg.

Day 31-10/23-xxxxx- 69 kg. Mainly healthy eating today, but was shopping for canned fish and mushrooms when I got waylaid by a chocolate bar .... need to exercise more self control with the holiday season coming up.

Day 32-10/24-xxxxx- 69.3 kg

Day 33-10/25-xxxxx- 69.5 kg.

Day 34-10/26-xxxxx- 69.3 kg.

Day 35-10/27-xxxxx- 69 kg.

WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: minus 0.7 kg
Accumulated Loss or Gain: minus 2.5 kg. Overall progress slow and steady - just over a pound a week. Just what the doctor ordered.


Day 36-10/28-xxxxx- 68.8 kg. Down to a BMI of 22.5 or so, depending on how tall I actually am. It's harder to measure height accurately than weight. So long as I stay in the healthy range I'm not so concerned about BMI - more concerned about waist/height and waist/hip ratios which are also used for risk assessment.

Day 37-10/29-xxxxx- 68.9 kg

Day 38-10/30-xxxxx- 69 kg. So a slight increase, but I cheer myself on by realising I am down 31 kg (68.2 lbs) from my highest weight, about 3 years ago.

Day 39-10/31-xxxxx- 68.8 kg. We don't really celebrate Halloween here (tho the marketers are trying hard to push it) The seasons are the wrong way round for us. Hope all my American online friends have a fun night.

Day 40-11/01-xxxxx- 68.7 kg. Years ago I stayed for 3 months on a dairy farm. The family all drank raw milk and they were fine. The cows were free of disease. But after a few weeks of drinking it myself, I developed severe gastro-intestinal problems. Even after leaving the farm, I had diarrhea for 18 months and lost a ton of weight. It only cleared up after I cut out dairy completely. Nowadays, I can tolerate it in small amounts, but if I have more than half a cup of milk daily, after a while the gut/bowel problems come back. I rarely drink milk, but have been eating quite a bit of cheese lately, and it is definitely beginning to affect me. I need to give it up for a while, or at least cut back.

Day 41-11/02-xxxxx- 68.6 kg. I am rapidly losing the battle to quit coffee .... but drinking it helps suppress my appetite and keeps me from snacking.

Day 42-11/03-xxxxx- 68.5 kg.

WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.5 kg
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3 kg. Yes! I can have a slice of pizza now and then and still lose weight. How awesome that at the age of 65 I am finally learning to practice moderation.


Day 43-11/04-xxxxx- 68.6 kg.

Day 44-11/05-xxxxx- 68.7 kg.

Day 45-11/06-xxxxx- 68.4 kg. I hadn't thought of this previously, but a few months ago my doctor reduced one of my medications - which has increased appetite and weight gain as side effects! I did, in fact, start to eat more and gain more after I was put on it. Now I am eating less, but I'm not hungry.

Day 46-11/07-xxxxx- 68.3 kg. Went for a walk across the campus today and saw a dollar coin (USD0.60) on the ground. But when I went to pick it up some prank playing student had glued it to the sidewalk!

Day 47-11/08-xxxxx- 68.2 kg

Day 48-11/09-xxxxx- Forgot to post for the first time in 225 days! (I did skip one other day but I was out of town and had no net access.)

Day 49-11/10-xxxxx- 68.2 kg.

WEEK 7 LOSS OR GAIN: minus 0.3 kg. Now that I weigh less I need less calories to sustain me and given that my daily net limit remains at 1210, my deficit is less and the rate is slowing down. Still pretty confident of getting to 67 kg by the end of the year.
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 3.3 kg

Day 50-11/11-xxxxx- 68 kg! Yeah, scale, you goin' DOWN!

Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) GONE!!!! I think I can .... I think I can ..... get to my goal in the next 50 days. 67 kg here I come - maybe even 65!

Day 51-11/12-xxxxx- 68 kg. Waist 31 inches. Hips 40 inches.

Day 52-11/13-xxxxx- 68.1 kg. I can fit comfortably into size 14 jeans for the first time in I don't know how many years - think that's a US size 10. But the dress size measurements vary so much between manufacturers you always have to try the durn things on anyway. Vanity sizing!

Day 53-11/14-xxxxx- 68 kg. The students are all finished with exams and I had to be careful in my walk across campus today because there was a load of junk dumped outside all the abandoned digs. I did pick up a whole still wrapped dozen rolls of toilet paper and a couple other useful things.

Day 54-11/15-xxxxx- 67.9 kg.

Day 55-11/16-xxxxx- 67.8 kg. I have heard from my family member in Ireland who is recovering well from her heart attack, but she has also been diagnosed as prediabetic. I tell myself I don't eat much cake and cookies - well, I don't buy or bake them. But looking back at my food diary, the truth is whenever I'm at an event or just having coffee with a friend, if I'm offered goodies I can't say no. Also looking thru the pantry I'm shocked at the amount of sugar in cereals, baked beans, sauces, etc. I need to be much more vigilant.

Day 56-11/17-xxxxx- 67.8 kg

WEEK 8 LOSS OR GAIN: Only 0.2 kg lost this week, but it's still a loss. We are getting close to the feasting season, and I'm already succumbing to the offered treats.
Accumulated Loss or Gain: Minus 3.7 kg.


Day 57-11/18-xxxxx- 67.7 kg. Did Not Eat Sugar Today! Will try to avoid it for the whole of this week.

Day 58-11/19-xxxxx- 67.7 kg. I fasted before early Mass as usual, only for 12 hours, which has never been a problem before. Father asked me to do the readings, OT, Psalm and Epistle. So 3 in a row, quite lengthy. I was part way thru when I started to feel a bit light headed, but kept going, and then the words started to blur. I just got to the end of the last reading, then blacked out. Everyone was very kind and helpful. Someone brought me some cold water and after a few sips I felt better. They wanted to call an ambulance, but I insisted it wasn't necessary and was able to walk home afterwards. I've had this problem for years. When I'm moving I'm fine, but getting up in the morning and standing for long periods always makes me dizzy. My doctor says it is low blood pressure, but doesn't want to put me on drugs. She says it isn't dangerous unless I hit my head falling.

Day 59-11/20-xxxxx- 67.6 I didn't worry about eating under my limit today, I just ate healthy (no sugar) and drank lots of water. I'm thinking I may have been losing weight a bit too fast and that accounts for the weakness yesterday. So I will just concentrate on keeping my weight stable until New Year. If I do get down to 67 kg that's great, otherwise I'm already slap bang in the middle of the healthy BMI range. I'd like to get my waist back down to 30 inches, but I'm taking my time.

Day 60-11/21-xxxxx- I did check with my doctor today, and she said it was likely due to dehydration. I need to be more vigilant about drinking water whenever I feel the urge for coffee, instead of opening the fridge door and grabbing whatever's there. She did weigh me, and on her scale I am 73 kg! (albeit fully clothed) I am 5.3 kg (11.66 lb) heavier than I thought I was! But still in the healthy weight range. Maybe I will drop another kilo by NYE, maybe it will have to wait till 2024.

Day 61-11/22-xxxxx- 72.5 kg. Alleluia! Dropped a half kilo overnight! Which Saint do I thank for this miracle?! Is there a patron saint of weight loss?

Day 62-11/23-xxxxx- 72.4 kg.

Day 63-11/24-xxxxx-72 kg.

WEEK 9 LOSS OR GAIN: PLUS 4.2 kg!!!! Durn scale.
Accumulated Loss or Gain:plus 0.5 kg. Not so bad after all. If I can end this 100 Day Challenge at the same weight as I started, despite scale variation, I'll be happy.


Day 64-11/25-xxxxx- 71.5 kg. Yay! back where I started.

Day 65-11/26-xxxxx- 71.4 kg. Just 5 weeks to the end of the Challenge and the end of the year. With today's deficit, MFP tells me I will get down to 69 kg.

Day 66-11/27-xxxxx- 71.3 kg. Today I decided to eat up what was left in the fridge and pantry (not much left from my Eat Down The Pantry Challenge). For breakfast I had butter flavor popcorn and 2 apples. Lunch I mixed a spoonful of ricotta with some milk powder, an egg and a little Italian seasoning and turned a poppy seed bagel into savory French toast - I prefer mine savory to sweet. Dinner I cooked up some potato gnocchi with the last of the frozen broccoli and a can of mushrooms, and instead of sauce I stirred in a generous amount of garlic hummus. Sounds like a weird day of eating but it was all quite tasty, and I still came in under my calorie limit. Oh and a banana for a snack. I still have plenty of rice and flour and lots of canned veges, beans and fish which will last me till next Tuesday when I get paid. I will also be able to access my Christmas Club money then and will use some of that to stock up again.

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Day 100-12/31…..(Final Weigh- In)-xxxxx-

Challenge SW: 170.4
Challenge GW: 155

Week 1 Loss: -2.6
Total Loss: -2.6
September Loss: -2.6

Week 2 Loss: -1
Total Loss: -3.6

Week 3 Loss: +1.2
Total Loss: -2.4

Week 4 Loss: -3
Total Loss: -5.4

Week 5 Loss: +1.6
Total Loss: -3.8
October Loss: -1.2

Week 6 Loss: -3.8
Total Loss: -7.6 This is right where I want to be, average of 1-1.5 pounds lost per week.

Week 7 Loss: -1
Total Loss: -8.6

Week 8 Loss: -1.2
Total Loss: -9.8

Week 9 Loss: -0.4
Total Loss: -10.2

Day 64: Sat, 11/25: 160.2
Day 65: Sun, 11/26: 158.6
Day 66: Mon, 11/27: 156 This is artificially low because I didn't eat dinner last night. I expect my weight to be higher tomorrow.

Thank you for keeping us going @deepwoodslady !!
Hi everyone.
I am Dawn. 5'2" (used to be 5'3"), 63 years old as of September 20th.
My BMI and stuff like that shows my optimum healthy weight should be between 110 and 118.

I have made a decision to limit restaurant food to 6 times per year since I seem to gain a few pounds each time which could take 3-6 months to get back off from one visit.
Rolling total so far: 4 out of the 6


Week 1 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 1 actual weight - 142.0 - Started the week at 143.2

Week 2 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 2 actual weight - 141.6 - Started the week at 142.2 - First week of eating 1/2 a banana each day

Week 3 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 3 actual weight - 143.2 - Started the week at 141.8

Week 4 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 4 actual weight - 142.4 - Started the week at 142.6

WEEK 5 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 5 Actual weight: 142.2 - Started the week at 142.2

WEEK 6 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 6 Actual weight: 142.6 - Started the week at 142.2 - Hit the 141(.6) once during the week

WEEK 7 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 7 Actual weight: 144.8 - Started the week at 143.0

WEEK 8 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 8 Actual weight: 143.4 - Started the week at 143.4

WEEK 9 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
Week 9 Actual weight: 144.2 - started the week at 143.4. Ribs aftermath week.

Day 64 - 11/25 - 144.2 - Worked late, made lots of $$ tips : - ) Dinner was late and I stayed up late watching the National Dog Show. So great! I especially loved the Great Dane. I like all of the big dogs although it is usually a little dog that wins? A terrier won. There was one that looked like a little lamb. Newfies, Wolfhounds, Mastiffs, various mountain dogs, Shepherds. Fantastic show.
Dogs come in all shapes and sizes, just like us.

Day 65-11/26 - 145.8 - Very late in posting. I had a very upset tummy all day yesterday, bloated up to like 5 months pregnant, and hard! I did have adult beverages last night. I did not eat "out" at the comedy show, but did eat dinner at like midnight and weighed at 7am. After a big glass of water and a coffee...let's just say the belly was relieved a few times!. Hopefully the weight is back to yesterday's number tomorrow morning. I was asked to go into the restaurant from 5:00-7:00 tonight, but I just can't do it. I did think about it for a few hours, which was wrecking my full day off. I finally just messaged back and said no. I just finished making my very first Chana Masala, which I had planned to do. Going to do a bit more prep cooking now since I have a busy week ahead.

Day 66-11/27 - 146.2 - I see that I didn't press "post" on yesterday's until now. Horrified at today's scale number. 2 days off, and barely more than a mile on the pedometre each of those, unlike when I am working and do 4-5 miles each day. I did do lots of Fitness Marshall both days. I have been averaging around 1600+ calories per day. I hope that I don't have to eat at 1,000 in order to lose weight. Still showing a deficit each day. I won't be trying that this week since I have many shifts booked for this week and really do need to eat. Late dinners all of this week to come.

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WEEK 10 Goal: 139.8 - this will be my goal each week until I hit it
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Mini 21 day Challenge
Legs straight up (draining) with arm weights exercises, 4-6-ish minutes.

Round 1, June 25.23 start: 12.5" start, 11.75" end.
Round 2: 11.75" start, 11.5" Even though my weight is higher, my batwings are getting smaller?
I have a mole, so it is easy to measure in exactly the same place.
Round 3: 11.5" - Wow, a whole inch off of my upper arm since beginning this!!
Round 4: 11.0" start 11.5- So pleased!!
Round 5: September 18 - October 08. 11.25 started with 11.0 but completely okay with that, maybe building some muscle there.
Round 6: October 09 - 29 - 11.4 - A bit higher, but I truly feel like my arms are tightening up
Round 7: October 30 - Nov 19 - 11.25
Round 8 November 20 -

Going to keep this up. 4-5 minutes is easy to fit into a schedule. Positive new habit.

Round 8 start measurement: 11.25 upper arm (batwing)
Day 1 - Nov 20 - 7:58 of the 3
Day 02 - Nov 21 – 8:23 of the 3
Day 03 - Nov 22 – 8:17 of the 3
Day 04 - Nov 23 – 6:29 of the 3 (while watching the Macy's parade)
Day 05 - Nov 24 – 7:42 of the 3 (while watching the National Dog Show)
Day 06 - Nov 25 – 8:58 of the 3
Day 07 - Nov 26 – 7:36 of the 3
Day 08 - Nov 27 –
Day 09 - Nov 28 –
Day 10 - Nov 29 –
Day 11 - Nov 30 –
Day 12 - Dec 01 –
Day 13 - Dec 02 –
Day 14 - Dec 03 –
Day 15 - Dec 04 –
Day 16 - Dec 05–
Day 17 - Dec 06 –
Day 18 - Dec 07 –
Day 19 - Dec 08 –
Day 20 - Dec 09 –
Day 21 - Dec 10 –


Start weight of this 100: 143.2
Previous end weights: 144.4, one before that: 143.4, and the one before that 142.2

I’m Teri
Age 60, 5’4”

Challenge Starting Weight: 142.8 lbs
Challenge Goal Weight: 138lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 130-133 lbs

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Day 64-11/25 - DNW I will not be weighing this week.

Day 65-11/26 - DNW

Day 66-11/27 - DNW Not ready to see the damage and I don’t want to have any regrets as I really enjoyed the long weekend, especially with my daughter being home. Back on track today.

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