☘️🌷March Daily Logging and Weigh in Challenge🌷☘️

Hi my name is Kathy 55yr 5'5"
From NY finger lakes region
SW 02/04/24 - 191.3
UGW 09/08/24 - 145
CW 03/01/24 -

I have a chronic back injury limiting how I exercise and am recovering from a sprained ankle. So I have to be creative with exercise.
My main problem is pain and emotional eating, because food fixes everything (if only)
I have made this journey many times in my life, and hope to someday make it a permanent lifestyle change. My longest run maintaining a healthy weight was 9 yrs and then my world fell apart in 2015 leading to my highest weight of 203, and I have yo yo'd the same 30-50 lbs over and over again since then.
Im tried of feeling sick and tired, my health is now being effected so it's time for a serious change.
I know what I have to do, I just need to do it and stick to it!!!!


March goals:
Continue slow and steady lifestyle changes....
Measure Inches:
Busy 42.5
Waist:40
Hip: 45.5
Thighs: L 26.5 R 26.5
Bicep 13
FA 10
Neck 13.5
Calves 15.5


Daily:
Water 100oz
Exercise 20-30 min
Log food
Take supplements/vitamins
Healthy food choices
Journaling to help pain/emotional eating


3/1 : 184.9
Water 100oz ✓
Exercise ✓
Log food ✓
Supplements/vitamins ✓
Healthy food choices: ✓
Journaling ✓

3/2: 184.6
Water 100oz ✓
Exercise ✓
Log food ✓
Supplements/vitamins ✓
Healthy food choices: X portions
Journaling ✓

3/3: 186.5
Water 100oz ✓
Exercise ✓ rest day
Log food ✓
Supplements/vitamins ✓
Healthy food choices: ✓
Journaling ✓

3/4: 182.7 YIPPEE 😁
Water 100oz ✓
Exercise ✓
Log food ✓
Supplements/vitamins ✓
Healthy food choices: ✓
Journaling ✓

Finally some scale progress!
A perfect eating day(low sodium)
Extra water
A good night's sleep
Managed constipation 😨

I was losing my motivation but some simple fixes fixed that😀

3/5: 182 😃

Water 100oz ✓
Exercise ✓
Log food ✓
Supplements/vitamins ✓
Healthy food choices: ✓
Journaling ✓

Another great day!!!

3/6: 181.8

Water 100oz ✓
Exercise ✓
Log food ✓
Supplements/vitamins ✓
Healthy food choices: ✓
Journaling ✓

Woo Hoo on a roll now🤩

Hi All,

This is my 7th month with this group! I'm 5'2" and I've just hit my target weight of around 124 lbs. One of my goals at this point is to lose maybe 2 more pounds or so and figure out what my maintenance weight range should be. Another goal is to start running again.

Original starting weight: 160 lbs
Goal for March: 122.0 lbs ?

March 1: DNW. I'm sick! I feel terrible. I am not going to weigh or log until I feel better.
March 2: 122.6 ☘️ I logged. I was very sick yesterday and the previous day, and didn't eat very much. Today I am feeling a little bit better.
March 3: 121.8 ☘️ I logged. Well I think my weight loss is because of my sickness, and I would like to stop losing at this point. I logged yesterday and my calorie intake was a little under goal but not super low. I'm going to increase my calories a bit. I am getting better but still sick. I am looking forward to getting better and getting back to routine, getting to my March goal of exercising, and also eating more than just chicken noodle soup and juice!

March 4: 123.2 ☘️ I logged. Feeling better and I definitely have my appetite back.
March 5: 123.4
March 6: 123.2
March 7:
March 8:
March 9:

MARCH
SW-154.4
GW-151.0
UGW-145.0 (this may change when we get there!)

1.154.4 We all have the Flu, haven't had much other than soup the last few days. I think this will hop back up when I can actually eat again!
2.155.8
3.156.0 Ok! Feeling better and ready to start getting back on track!
4.156.6 OK!!!! THAT'S ENOUGH!!! lol
5. DNW
6. DNW
7. 157.2 Back to logging!

Hello I'm Darlene. Retired, 63-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty). I have been on this weight loss journey since January 2023. I found MFP in March and this group in April. Almost a year with some of these amazing people. 💖I wouldn't be where I am today without this group (along with a couple other challenges I am in); I am so thankful for their support and accountability. 💖



My Goals for March

⚖️ Lose 4 pounds (always my goal), but happy with any loss
👣 17k Steps Daily with one day of rest
📝 Log Daily
🥗 Stay under my calorie range
💪 Strength Train 3 days per week
🧘‍♀️ Tai Chi or Yoga 1 day per week
🫀 Aerobics 3 days per week
💦 6+ glasses of water

👣 📝 🥗 💪 🧘‍♀️ 🫀💦


Highest Weight 228

SW Dec: 228 | Jan: 217 | Feb: 212 | Mar: 207.6 | Apr 200.2 | May 194.8 | Jun: 189.6 | Jul: 187.4 | Aug: 179.8 | Sept: 174.2 | Oct: 169.6 | Nov 164.6 | Dec 164 | Jan 159.8 | Feb 156.8

March starting weight: 156.8

🍃🪁 MARCH 🪁🍃

March 01: 156.4 😁 👣 📝 💪 💦 Busy day yesterday. For Christmas my husband makes a Daddy-Do list for Allyson. This year she wanted to convert her coat closet into a pantry. We got that done yesterday. I spent the day handing tools (kind of felt like a dental hygenist- LOL). In the down time, I helped her with her taxes. Spent most of the day there, had take-out for lunch. I did get my walk in before we went, and did a strength train session when we got home. I am tracking differently this month, so I went over my calorie limit a little if I don't count my exercise. Was happy with the scale today.
March 2: 156.8 👣 📝 🫀💦Quiet day yesterday. Made some chili for dinner, the uptick is probably sodium. Figuring out this new tracking, it is really hard to stay under without my exercise. But I'll give it a try for a week to see how things go. I was very hungry, and had a protein bar late in the day which put me over.
March 3: 156.8 👣 📝 🥗 💪💦 Nice Saturday. Started the day with a 3 mile walk at our favorite trail. Started to sprinkle a little as we finished. It was kind of refreshing. Make a wonderful pot of chicken soup (I just love soup), and homemade bread for dinner. Cut back on the salt - it was delicious. I watched an episode of Skin Tight last night - don't ask me why - but I couldn't change the channel. It was so scary. Loose skin was/is a really big fear for me. I guess I came away feeling pretty good - as mine is NOWHERE near what they are experiencing and my hubby was wonderful - telling me I look fabulous!
March 4: 156.8 👣 📝 🥗🫀💦 It was a beautiful weekend in Connecticut, warm and sunny. Spent a lot of time outside enjoying the sunshine. It had a very busy week - of doing nothing! Don't know where the time goes - but life is just flying by.
March 5: 156 😁 👣 📝 🥗 💪 💦Another nice day in Connecticut, got in a 4-mile walk in the morning instead of our usual 3-miles. Bingo night with Mom - and didn't munch on any of the NUMEROUS snacks that they put on the table. Didn't win (I rarely do), but a good night. Mom was in good spirits - although gets quite frustrated when she doesn't win.
March 6: 155.6 😁 📝 🥗 🧘‍♀️ 🫀💦 I gave myself a smile for the weight loss, but it was a sad day. A colleague from my old work place passed away. Heart attack at 50; he was one of those that you just had to love. Quirky, a wonderful sense of humor, treated everyone with respect, hardworking, and was so appreciative of anything you did for him. He will be missed on this earth by all who knew him.
March 7: 155.4 😁 👣 📝 🥗 💪 💦 Don't know where the day went yesterday - just flew by. We got our outside walk in before the raindrops, which was nice. Then before I knew it the day was over. Life is just "March"ing by and I'm try to catch up. Today I will focus on what I am doing instead of letting life just plass me buy.


If you don't stop and look. around once in a while, you could miss it.”—Ferris. Bueller.

Mar 1: 170.8
Mar 2: 171.6
Mar 3: 169.0
Mar 4: 171.6
Mar 5: 171.6
Mar 6: 173.8
Mar 7: 172.4

Not a great finish on the scales this first week of March. I have a doctor appointment on Mar 20. I promised my Doc I would lose 20 pounds back in Mid-Sep 2024. If I lose the weight and get my blood pressure down he will take me off BP meds.

I really want off BP meds. I've got 13 days to do this. Here we go!

@andreajlnhe

This is my 7th month with this group! I'm 5'2" and I've just hit my target weight of around 124 lbs. One of my goals at this point is to lose maybe 2 more pounds or so and figure out what my maintenance weight range should be. Another goal is to start running again.

Congratulations on reaching your goal-that's fantastic! Very inspiring!

My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 63 years old and from Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.

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


This Challenge Starting Weight (from Feb 29th): 177.0
Goal: 173.0 (Four lb Loss)
Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
Total Lost/Gained this month: xxxxx





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


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03/02-178.0-(Trend Weight 179.3)-

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03/04-177.8-(Trend Weight 179.0)-

03/05-177.4-(Trend Weight 178.9)-

03/06-177.8-(Trend Weight 178.8)- Oops. I got into the Christmas chocolate in the back of the garage freezer last night after having spent the afternoon at my doctor appointment. Appointment went well. My thyroid medication was permanently reduced because of my weight loss. Yay! So later last night, I was thinking it was “safe and okay” to eat chocolate since my doctor appointment was over and there would be no accountability. I forgot about my accountability on MFP. Thank goodness you guys are here. Today will be a mindful day of obedience. We are inching closer and closer to spring and summer (and wearing shorts). See you next round as I try to keep that in mind. In the summer I cannot easily hide behind layers of clothing!

03/07-177.4-(Trend Weight 178.7)- I have been flirting around in the high 170’s for the past 4 Months. If you look at my spoiler just below this post you will see that (in a different challenge} in the last 10 rounds I have lost 2.6 but in the 10 rounds prior to that I lost 17.6. So I spent some time last night going back over my MFP food diary to those dates to see what I was doing/eating that helped facilitate the 17.6 lb loss. I found I was cooking more and relying less on processed or frozen foods. Because of that my sodium counts were half of what it has been lately indicating I am probably retaining more water also. I seemed to have at least two days per week that were very low calorie between 1000 and 1200 with the rest mainly meeting my goal of around 1400. On all days my carbs were staying in my range of 80 or under. My glucose numbers were getting in better control which affects fat storage big time. I have mentally noted some of the foods I was eating and will go back to some of those menus soon. Of course there are variables, like the fact that I was still taking a water pill every other day. Other medications were slightly different. Foodie holidays were included in the 2.6 block and the winter snowy weather affected my outside activity. This confuses things a bit, but I can clearly see a difference in my diet as well. I hope that by sharing all this it will encourage others when they reach a plateau (or are finding things difficult) to look back at those diaries on good days or months and remind yourself what was working in your diet or exercise routines. Logging is invaluable for the information it continues to provide.

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Hey friends! My name is B - I live with my husband and two kids and work in community mental health. I've never not struggled with my weight, so I'm focusing on long term habits so I can live a longer and more active life with my family.

Monthly Habits:
Log all my food 🥙
Work out 3x/week 🏃‍♀️
8 glasses of water💧
Self Care Activity 🧶

Sept weightloss: 6.7 lbs
Oct weightloss: 3.1 lbs
Nov weightloss: 2.3 lbs
Dec weightloss: 2 lbs
Jan weightloss: +1
Feb weightloss: 1.8 lbs


💚🍀💚🍀MARCH💚🍀💚🍀
1: 🥙💧🧶
2: 🥙💧🧶 Took the plunge and cut off about 8 inches of hair!
3: 🥙💧🧶🏃‍♀️
4: 🥙💧
5: 🥙💧 I meal prep everything for the week and this week I made the mistake of making a little treat that might be nice to have as an afternoon pick me up. I made macaroons. They are delicious. Chewy. Sweet. Perfect. They are 170 calories for a tiny little cookie. After 3 days of "just one more" I'm popping those suckers in the freezer. At least it will slow me down...
6: 🥙💧
7: 🥙💧

Jude, 66 YO, 5' 2". Highest weight 165, lowest 115. Looking to change my relationship to food to one that's healthy and sustainable.
March goals:
* broaden my scope of healthy meals to include more substantial plant based recipes
* continue to weigh/track/log as I did in Jan/Feb- it's working well for me
* this is a big birthday month- enjoy all the celebrations, keep moderation in mind!
SW: 134.2
GW: 131ish

week 1:
3/1: 135.0
3/2: 134.2
3/3: 134.2
3/4: 135.0
3/5: 133.4
3/6: 133.4
3/7: 133.4

week 2:
3/8: 132.8 another small drop after a long plateau- very happy with that!
3/9:
3/10:
3/11:
3/12:
3/13:
3/14:

Mar 1-Mar 7: 170.8-172.4 (+1.6)
Mar 8: 172.0

I made sourdough bread yesterday for the first time. It is not exactly low-carb! However, it is fermented, high-protein and dangerously delicious. I may have a new addiction to overcome?🥖

iLive2Walk wrote: »

Hello I'm Darlene. Retired, 63-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty). I have been on this weight loss journey since January 2023. I found MFP in March and this group in April. Almost a year with some of these amazing people. 💖I wouldn't be where I am today without this group (along with a couple other challenges I am in); I am so thankful for their support and accountability. 💖



My Goals for March

⚖️ Lose 4 pounds (always my goal), but happy with any loss
👣 17k Steps Daily with one day of rest
📝 Log Daily
🥗 Stay under my calorie range
💪 Strength Train 3 days per week
🧘‍♀️ Tai Chi or Yoga 1 day per week
🫀 Aerobics 3 days per week
💦 6+ glasses of water

👣 📝 🥗 💪 🧘‍♀️ 🫀💦


Highest Weight 228

SW Dec: 228 | Jan: 217 | Feb: 212 | Mar: 207.6 | Apr 200.2 | May 194.8 | Jun: 189.6 | Jul: 187.4 | Aug: 179.8 | Sept: 174.2 | Oct: 169.6 | Nov 164.6 | Dec 164 | Jan 159.8 | Feb 156.8

March starting weight: 156.8

🍃🪁 MARCH 🪁🍃

March 01: 156.4 😁 👣 📝 💪 💦 Busy day yesterday. For Christmas my husband makes a Daddy-Do list for Allyson. This year she wanted to convert her coat closet into a pantry. We got that done yesterday. I spent the day handing tools (kind of felt like a dental hygenist- LOL). In the down time, I helped her with her taxes. Spent most of the day there, had take-out for lunch. I did get my walk in before we went, and did a strength train session when we got home. I am tracking differently this month, so I went over my calorie limit a little if I don't count my exercise. Was happy with the scale today.
March 2: 156.8 👣 📝 🫀💦Quiet day yesterday. Made some chili for dinner, the uptick is probably sodium. Figuring out this new tracking, it is really hard to stay under without my exercise. But I'll give it a try for a week to see how things go. I was very hungry, and had a protein bar late in the day which put me over.
March 3: 156.8 👣 📝 🥗 💪💦 Nice Saturday. Started the day with a 3 mile walk at our favorite trail. Started to sprinkle a little as we finished. It was kind of refreshing. Make a wonderful pot of chicken soup (I just love soup), and homemade bread for dinner. Cut back on the salt - it was delicious. I watched an episode of Skin Tight last night - don't ask me why - but I couldn't change the channel. It was so scary. Loose skin was/is a really big fear for me. I guess I came away feeling pretty good - as mine is NOWHERE near what they are experiencing and my hubby was wonderful - telling me I look fabulous!
March 4: 156.8 👣 📝 🥗🫀💦 It was a beautiful weekend in Connecticut, warm and sunny. Spent a lot of time outside enjoying the sunshine. It had a very busy week - of doing nothing! Don't know where the time goes - but life is just flying by.
March 5: 156 😁 👣 📝 🥗 💪 💦Another nice day in Connecticut, got in a 4-mile walk in the morning instead of our usual 3-miles. Bingo night with Mom - and didn't munch on any of the NUMEROUS snacks that they put on the table. Didn't win (I rarely do), but a good night. Mom was in good spirits - although gets quite frustrated when she doesn't win.
March 6: 155.6 😁 📝 🥗 🧘‍♀️ 🫀💦 I gave myself a smile for the weight loss, but it was a sad day. A colleague from my old work place passed away. Heart attack at 50; he was one of those that you just had to love. Quirky, a wonderful sense of humor, treated everyone with respect, hardworking, and was so appreciative of anything you did for him. He will be missed on this earth by all who knew him.
March 7: 155.4 😁 👣 📝 🥗 💪 💦 Don't know where the day went yesterday - just flew by. We got our outside walk in before the raindrops, which was nice. Then before I knew it the day was over. Life is just "March"ing by and I'm try to catch up. Today I will focus on what I am doing instead of letting life just plass me buy.

March 8: 154.8 😁👣 📝 🥗🫀💦 I'm doing the hard 75 challenge, in the challenge you are supposed to take a selfie every day. I just wanted to point out how important it is to take these on throughout your weight loss journey. I NEVER took pictures of myself. It was really hard to find a before picture. In the beginning of my journey I also didn't take any. Those around me (and myself) didn't see much difference because I've been taking it off real slow and they (and I) saw me every day. It wasn't until 50 pounds lost that l did an after picture. Please take pictures of yourself as you go through this process (you only have to share them with yourself) - It was so nice to see the difference and to know that all this hard work was actually working and noticable.

Here is my before and after pictures to date (Monty of course looks fabulous in both!)

@ILive2Walk Incredible pics and a great addition to my post yesterday about logging food and exercise. All documentation is a paper trail we can follow to help in our progression forward. I am AMAZED at your transformation and so happy you got pics when you did!