100 day challenge #18 Monday January 1st – Tuesday April 9th 2024

Start 83kg
Challenge sw 82kg
Week 1 80.8kg
Week 2 80.3kg
Week 3 79.4kg
Week 4 78.9kg
Week 5 78.1kg
Week 6 78.0kg
Week 7 78.4kg
Week 8 77.6kg
Week 9 77.7kg
Week 10 76.7kg


Day 71-03/11--76.9kg it was mother's day yesterday, so I ate some chocolate and had a nice lunch ☺️ , hope you all had a lovely weekend xx

Day 72-03/12--76.9kg again.

Day 73-03/13--77.5kg totm soon, 😏

Day 74-03/14--77.3kg

Day 75-03/15--77.1kg, stunning day here in the U.K very sunny 😎 Hope you all have a good weekend x

Day 76-03/16--

Day 77-03/17--

Week 11 Goal: 76.2kg

Hello,
My name is Stephanie, I’m 34, and I’m from California. I am 5’7” and 250 lbs. Ideally I would like to get to around 150-155 lbs. (which would make me a normal BMI for my height) by the end of 2024. For this challenge, my goal is to lose 30 pounds since that’s about 2 pounds per week.

Day 76/100

Week 1 Goal: 248 (-2#)
Week 1 actual weight: 246.2 (-3.8 #)

Week 2 Goal: 244 (-6#)
Week 2 actual weight: 243.7 (-2.5 # this wk/-6.3 # total)

Week 3 Goal: 242 (-8 #)
Week 3 actual weight: 240.4 lbs. (-3.3# this week/-9.6# total)

Week 4 Goal: 238 (-12#)
Week 4 actual weight: 237.6 lbs. (-2.8# this week/ -12.4# total)

Week 5 Goal: 235.6(-14.4#)
Week 5 actual weight: 235.57 (-2.03# this weeek/-14.43# overall)

Week 6 Goal: 234 (-16#)
Week 6 actual weight: 232.9 (-2.67#/ -17.1# overall)

Week 7 Goal: 230 (-20#)
Week 7 actual weight: 228.3 (-4.6#/-21.7# overall)

Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 20.5 #

Week 8 Goal: 226 (-24#)
Week 8 actual weight: 227.1 (-1.2# /-22.9# overall)

Week 9 Goal: 225 (-25#)
Week 9 actual weight: 227.4 (+0.3#/-22.6# overall)

Week 10 Goal: 225 (-25#)
Week 10 actual weight:-227.5 lbs. (+ 0.1#/-22.5# overall)

Day 71: 03/11- 226 lbs.
Day 72: 03/12- did not weigh
Day 73: 03/13- 225.8 lbs.
Day 74: 03/14- 225.4 lbs.
Day 75: 03/15- did not weigh
Day 76: 03/16- 224 lbs.
Day 77: 03/17

Week 11 Goal: 225 (-25#)
Week 11 actual weight:

I’ve broken through my plateau but man these last five pounds are going to be a struggle. Why was it so easy to lose the first 20 pounds, but an uphill battle to lose the last 3? I think I need to change up my routine a bit and hopefully I’ll be at the goal when April 9th rolls around.

Non-Scale Mini Goals
🧂 Limit sodium to 2300 mg/day ✅
🚰 Drink 100 oz. of water/day ✅
🚴🏻‍♀️ Cardio 3-5x per week ❌
🏋🏻‍♀️ Strength training 3x per week ❌
🥬 3-5 servings of veggies/day ✅
🍓 3-5 servings of fruit per day ✅
🏃🏻‍♀️ 10,000 steps per day ❌
😴 Sleep for 7-8 hours per day ✅

Hi I'm Kathy 55 and 5'5"
2-4-24 Actual SW: 191.3
2-8-24 Challenge SW: 188.7
4-9-24 GW: 173 or less
9-8-24 EG: 145

Week 10 Goal: 182
Week 10 actual weight:182.3

Day 71 3/11: 182.3
Day 72 3/12: 182.7
I'm trying not to let the scale discourage me, as I am seeing great changes in my body, the way my clothes fit and how I feel, but the urge to give up because of the numbers on the scale is very real. Lord give me strength 🙏

Day 73: 181.8😀
Day 74: 181.6😀
Day 75: 180.9😀
Day 76: 181.6🙄

Week 11 Goal 181
Week 11 actual weight

65 years old. 5' 8". Started back in March 2023 at 85.5 kg, down from my all time highest of 100 kg (220 lb) Since participating in the last two 100 Day Challenges I'm down to 70 kg (154 lb). My aim this time is to drop another 5 kg and reach my ultimate goal weight of 65 kg (143 lb) - and keep it off for the next two years at least - hopefully forever!

Day 01-01/01-- 70 kg. Waist 30.5 ". Hips 40 "

Day 02-01/02-- 70.2 kg. This is like investing for retirement in the stock market. The advisor told me 30 years ago "Think long term. Don't chase high returns for quick gains - aim for slow and steady returns. Don't worry about daily fluctuations - as long as you stick with it the overall trend will be upward." Happy now I took his advice.
Found a jar of Kalamata olives in the pantry. Delicious! but I'm trying to limit myself to 4 daily. And yes! - I already got rid of the cheese and crackers I'd normally have with them.

Day 03-01/03-- 69.9 kg.

Day 04-01/04-- 69.6 kg. who would've thunk there could be marshmallows in the pantry and I am only eating two per day?! Sloooowly breaking the impulse to Eat All The Goodies Quick while they're around because Lord knows when there'll be any more - food insecurity issues from childhood.

Day 05-01/05-- 69.5 kg. Yay! Hit my 1st week goal already - just have to maintain for another two days rather than going off the rails and over celebrating with treats to reward myself for losing the weight.....

Day 06-01/06-- 69.8 kg. I started knitting a lace scarf last month. It is very fine yarn on tiny needles, and I can only work on it in daylight. For the last 4 weeks I have been knitting 8 rows a day, and now my scarf is 22 inches long! I was feeling very proud of my progress and thinking it was a good lesson in perseverance with the weight loss plan as well. Well! so today I went to pick it up and somehow - pulled out the needle! Oh, ye knitters of the world, weep with me.....

Day 07-01/07-- 69 kg!!! Ummm.... this maybe TMI, but has anyone ever weighed themselves, then needed to go, then felt a strong desire to weigh themselves again - to see how much they dumped? ....not to boast - but, 0.5 kg? like, over a pound? Wow.

Week 1 Goal: 69.5 kg.
Week 1 actual weight: 69 kg.

Day 08-01/08--69.8 kg.... ???

Day 09-01/09-- 69.2 kg. Grandma used to say "What you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts." I'm guessing this was originally an allusion to the old style carnival where you paid to go on the rides, but maybe the barker was also running some kind of "chance to get your money back" gambling dodge as well? Anyway, it seems appropiate to eating for weight loss - cut out a slice of bread here and lose some, drink a can of soft drink "just this once" and gain it back.

Day 10-01/10-- DNW

Day 11-01/11-- 68.9 kg. I'm always hearing "eat protein for breakfast" and "breakfast like a king", but I just can't do that. A big plate of bacon and eggs always leaves me feeling uncomfortably full, weighed down and heavy. I just don't want to go for my usual morning walk, whereas a bowl of oatmeal, or a couple slices of wholewheat toast, with a piece of fruit, fills me until lunchtime, while still feeling light and active. I'm thinking there are many cultures where no, or just a light breakfast is the norm - it's really only the last 200 years in the Western world that 3 meals a day has become the norm. Even in the 60s, when I was a kid, snacking was not the usual thing - there weren't all the granola bars and cheesy chippy things we have today. I'm wondering how much of being told what we "should" eat, is actually real science based, and how much is funded by food manufacturers who want us to buy their products - how many orders for pizza delivery have been placed after seeing an ad? and deciding then "I'm too tired to cook".

Day 12-01/12-- 68.8 kg.

Day 13-01/13-- 69.2 kg. We are having a heat wave and it's exhausting to walk outside. Also I'm on medication which makes my skin more photo sensitive, so no to being lots in the sun. Fortunately, my appetite has decreased with the heat and I don't feel like cooking, so lots of raw fruit and veggies are on the menu.

Day 14-01/14-- 69 kg. Some cookies and chips came ..... into my possession. "Them that asks no question, isn't told a lie. Watch the wall, my darling, while the chocolate cake goes by." So I just ate the treats (about 800 calories) and nothing else.

Week 2 Goal: 69 kg.
Week 2 actual weight: 69 kg. So no net loss or gain this week, but still on target.


Day 15-01/15-- 68.8 kg. I want to knit a sweater for myself and I'm in a dither over what size to make. I know I'm 2 dress sizes smaller than I was, but I need my actual measurements. And then I need to work out how big the completed sweater will be and how much ease I want - I don't want "sweater girl" negative ease, but I don't want baggy oversize either, since I still have a little more weight to lose.

Day 16-01/16 69.8 kg. I found a big jar of mayo at the back of the fridge......I would have taken it to the food pantry, but it was already open....spent the evening gorging on mayo and cucumber sandwiches. No, I regret nothing.--

Day 17-01/17-- 70 kg .....Well, the rest of the mayo is gone - I hate to waste food, but, yes, it went down the sink - and the fiber in all the wholewheat bread has worked, so here's to a drop on the scale tomorrow.

Day 18-01/18-- 69 kg. Hopefully back on track.

Day 19-01/19-- 70 kg. Is it the scale or is it me not being super careful over tracking? I am perflummoxedcombobulated! Maybe my body is telling me it's happy at current weight and doesn't want to go lower?

Day 20-01/20-- 70 kg.

Day 21-01/21-- 69 kg. Weather has been super hot and I think I may have eaten something that's gone a bit off - been feeling unwell for the last 24 hours.

Week 3 Goal: 68.5 kg.
Week 3 actual weight: 69 kg. As Scarlett O'Hara said, "Tomorrow is another day."

Day 22-01/22-- 68.5 kg.

Day 23-01/23-- 68.7 kg.

Day 24-01/24-- 68.4 kg. I was given a fruit cake today - a whole 500 grams (over a pound). I try very hard not to buy sweets and baked goods or keep them in the house, but free food is fair game..... I ate it all in 2 hours ..... I'm thinking with Lent approaching I need to give it up completely - at least for long enough for my taste to change.

Day 25-01/25-- 68 kg.

Day 26-01/26-- 67.9 kg.

Day 27-01/27-- DNW

Day 28-01/28-- 68 kg. Made it!

Week 4 Goal: 68.5 kg.
Week 4 actual weight: 68 kg. 4 weeks, 2 kg down.

Day 29-01/29-- 69 kg. Note to self - do not celebrate weight loss with toasted cheese.

Day 30-01/30-- 70 kg. Another note to self - just because fruit mince tarts are reduced price after Christmas, doesn't mean there are less calories. You're not "saving" money, either - you're spending it!

Day 31-01/31-- 69.8 kg.

Day 32-02/01-- 69 kg. Easy come, easy go.

Day 33-02/02-- 68.8 kg.

Day 34-02/03-- 69.8 kg. What witchcraft hath possessed my scale? Oh right - I'm the one polishing off the goodies before Lent.

Day 35-02/04-- 69 kg.

Week 5 Goal: 68 kg.
Week 5 actual weight: 69 kg. Only 1 kg lost in 5 weeks? Need to keep my eye on the ball.


Day 36-02/05-- 68.8 kg. 64 days to lose 3.8 kg - around 60 grams per day.

Day 37-02/06-- 68.5 kg. I am the only person who controls what goes into my mouth.

Day 38-02/07-- 68.1 kg. Stay focused. Stay strong.

Day 39-02/08-- 68.7 kg. I luuurve avocadoes and they are said to be very good for you, but oh my Lord, the calories!

Day 40-02/09-- 70 kg. Yikes!

Day 41-02/10-- 69 kg.

Day 42-02/11-- 70 kg. Even footling around with cheat meals. Lent starts on Wed, and I am absolutely resolute on giving up sugar. (Yes, I know the primary aim is not to lose weight, but the self discipline will hopefully have a positive side effect.)

Week 6 Goal: 68 kg.
Week 6 actual weight: 70 kg. Epic fail. 6 weeks gone - and I'm back to starting weight.


Day 43-02/12-- 69 kg.

Day 44-02/13-- DNW. Pancakes galore! With bananas and chocolate sauce! Will repent tomorrow.

Day 45-02/14-- 69 kg. Today is both Ash Wednesday and St Valentine's Day.
Roses are red, violets are blue:
Lent is beginning - no chocolate for you.

Day 46-02/15-- 68 kg

Day 47-02/16-- 67.9 kg. Per MFP this day deficit, I will weigh 65.4 in 5 weeks. Hope and pray!

Day 48-02/17-- 68.1 kg. So close!

Day 49-02/18-- 67.9 kg. Darn chocolate buttons,

Week 7 Goal: 68 kg.
Week 7 actual weight: 67.9. Try to find myself some non-food reward for coming in under goal.

Day 50-02/19-- 67.5 kg. Halfway thru the Challenge and Halfway to Goal!

Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) or 50 grams per day.

Day 51-02/20-- 68.1 kg.

Day 52-02/21-- 67.9 kg.

Day 53-02/22-- 67.8 kg.

Day 54-02/23-- 68 kg.

Day 55-02/24-- 69 kg. Back on a bread binge.

Day 56-02/25-- 68 kg. Le sigh.

Week 8 Goal: 67 kg.
Week 8 actual weight: 68 kg. Well, at least it's not more than I weighed 7 days ago.


Day 57-02/26-- 67.5 kg. Have lost 18 (39.6 lb) kg in just over 10 months. Also down 32.5 kg (71.5 lb) since my highest weight - just after first lockdown, so nearly 4 years ago.

Day 58-02/27-- 67.6 kg.

Day 59-02/28-- DNW

Day 60-02/29-- 67.3 kg. ......Ithinkicanithinkicanithinkican.....

Day 61-03/01-- 67.2 kg. Last time I weighed this much/little was well over 20 years ago. Think I was living in another city in 2001? 2002? I was still doing karate then. Maybe I should look into Aikido, which is a softer martial art, or Tai Chi? I know one of the nearby church halls has a falls prevention exercise program for seniors which includes some Tai Chi.

Day 62-03/02-- 67 kg. Waist 30 inches. Hips 39 inches. I'd like to lose a little more round the waist, mostly because I'm concerned about visceral fat - but I'm too old to regain the hourglass figure I had at 22!

Day 63-03/03-- 67 kg.

Week 9 Goal: 67 kg.
Week 9 actual weight: 67 kg. Only 2 kg to lose over the next 5 weeks!


Day 64-03/04-- DNW

Day 65-03/05-- 67.5 kg.

Day 66-03/06-- 67.2 kg. Somewhat surprised at the loss as there was no restraint yesterday. Dear Universe, please stop sending cheese my way. If it's in the fridge it begs to be eaten - oh, that's right. I'm the one what bought it and placed it in the fridge.....

Day 67-03/07-- 68.1 kg. Need to lose 100 g per day for the rest of the Challenge to meet my goal.

Day 68-03/08-- 67.9 kg.

Day 69-03/09-- 68 kg. How come I'm putting on weight in Lent? Well.... tonight was the Spencer-Smith (chaplain on Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition 1914-17. Buried in the ice) Memorial Mass and Lecture, with unveiling of the new stained glass window. Followed by Big Supper - more than a few of us forgot we are supposed to be fasting....

Day 70-03/10-- 67 kg. It is what it is......nevertheless, she persisted.

Week 10 Goal: 66.5 kg.
Week 10 actual weight: 67 kg.


Day 71-03/11-- 66.9 kg. Forecast for the next few days is not great, don't know how much outdoor exercise I'll get. May have to do some dancing to You Tube videos or something to burn up the calories - keeping below limit will be a challenge otherwise.

Day 72-03/12-- 67 kg.

Day 73-03/13-- 66.7 kg. Back at the lowest weight I've been since back on 11/18 last year, before realising my scale was inaccurate. So really I have lost 23.8 kg (over 52 lb) in just under a year. Go me!

Day 74-03/14-- 66.5 kg. Hang on for Just.A.Little.Longer.

Day 75-03/15-- 66.2 kg. So Close to my Final Goal! Just 1.2 kg (2.64 lbs) and 25 days to go!

Day 76-03/16-- 66.1 kg.

Day 77-03/17-- 66.5 kg.

Week 11 Goal: 66.5 kg.
Week 11 actual weight: 66.5 kg. Yay!


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Week 12 Goal: 66 kg.
Week 12 actual weight:

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Week 13 Goal:
Week 13 actual weight:


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Week 14 Goal:
Week 14 actual weight:


Day 99-04/08--

Day 100-04/09…..(Final Weigh- In)-

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Week 12 Goal: 76kg.
Week 12 actual weight:

100 Days of Weighing In ^^^^^ January 1st thru April 9th, 2024




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

My Name is Donna, Age 63. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA
Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 183.8
Goal This Round: 171.8
Challenge Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

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

Previous Rounds Tally & Thoughts:


Previous Weeks:
WEEK 10 LOSS OR GAIN:0.6 lb Gain
Accumulated Loss or Gain:5.0 Lost
Week 10 Ending Weight:178.8



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 71-03/11-179.6-(Trend weight 179.2)

Day 72-03/12-180.6-(Trend weight 179.5)

Day 73-03/13-180.4-(Trend weight 179.7)

Day 74-03/14-181.0-(Trend weight 179.9)

Day 75-03/15-181.2-(Trend weight 180.3)

Day 76-03/16-181.2-(Trend weight 180.4) What a horrible week for both food and exercise this has been! This 3 room renovation in the primary/ensuite/closet area has really tied my hands. I’ve been given the task of the online shopping for every single item from shoe cubbies to towel rings. All sitting. And the cravings for sugar are through the roof! Is my body looking for quick energy since it feels I’m not moving around as much as usual? Sitting on the computer is making me lazy! I’ve got to begin to turn this back around at some point. I do long for the day that my king sized bed isn’t sitting in the middle of my livingroom (where I am now sleeping), totes and boxes of supplies, clothes etc. aren’t piled up to it and I have some floor space again to exercise. And a little privacy too would be nice! But I am excited about the project, just not the road it takes to get there! Kind of like a diet, isn’t it?

Day 77-03/17-181.2-(Trend weight 180.4) I was woke up by my oldest daughter this morning who needed to borrow my pickup truck to pick up something she found on facebook marketplace. I ended up not getting a weigh-in before coffee. Yesterday lacked exercise again but the diet was okay. I did have some skittles and smarties from Easter candy my other daughter (foodie daughter) brought in but I don’t think it was enough to throw off my whole day. I guess we’ll see tomorrow. Since I don’t have a weight today, I will use yesterday’s weight as my Week 11 weight and hope that handful of candy doesn’t set me up badly for next week. Have a great Sunday everyone!


WEEK 11 LOSS OR GAIN:2.4 lbs. Gained
Accumulated Loss or Gain:xxxxx 2.6 lbs. Lost
Week 11 Ending Weight:181.2


Future weeks to come

57, 5'9 | DAY 1 SW 212.5 ~ Lose 20-25 pounds, 5 inches and 5% body fat in 100 Days
Goals: 9K steps 6x, strength 3-4x, HIIT 2-3x, Swimming 2-3x, IF 24 and 36 hr days

Day 71-03/11-- 201.0 (10500 steps, some HIIT and strength, IF 19.5 hrs)
Day 72-03/12-- 200.2 (-0.8 loss two days in a row! Yeeaaahhhhhh baby)
Day 73-03/13-- 199.3 (24hr IF, 11000 steps, and first aqua aerobics class)
Day 74-03/14-- DNW (604 calories burned with 9164 steps)
Day 75-03/15-- 199.8 (worked way too hard for too little return yesterday ~ reluctant recovery day!)
Day 76-03/16-- 200.0 (24hr fast, yoga and swim, 11,879 steps)
Day 77-03/17-- 199.4 (didn't weigh until after swimming fasted, lol)

Week 11 SW: 201.0 | EW: 199.4

Trying to find the next "right thing" had me second guessing myself 🧐🧐 way too much this past week. In hindsight, things actually weren't that bad. I just let the weight loss part get to me more than usual. Its annoying how age, hormones, etc. makes the challenge sometimes feel impossible!! It so friggin hard in comparison to my youth ~ but I digress.

The good stuff! I've lost 13 of the 20-25 pounds, 2.8% of 5% body fat, and this new/old body composition feels like Beyonce, lol ... I love looking in the mirror again 👙 and that's a NSV all by itself!! The goal was also 5 📏 but I've already lost double that from hips, breast, thighs, arms and waist combined. That's a lot of fat friends! I stopped being sad after doing the math.✨✨ Can I lose 7+ pounds and 2% body fat in 33 days? Unlikely, but not impossible. I'm ready!

(Progress Weeks 1-10 Below)

65 years old. 5' 8". Started back in March 2023 at 85.5 kg, down from my all time highest of 100 kg (220 lb) Since participating in the last two 100 Day Challenges I'm down to 70 kg (154 lb). My aim this time is to drop another 5 kg and reach my ultimate goal weight of 65 kg (143 lb) - and keep it off for the next two years at least - hopefully forever!

Day 01-01/01-- 70 kg. Waist 30.5 ". Hips 40 "

Day 02-01/02-- 70.2 kg. This is like investing for retirement in the stock market. The advisor told me 30 years ago "Think long term. Don't chase high returns for quick gains - aim for slow and steady returns. Don't worry about daily fluctuations - as long as you stick with it the overall trend will be upward." Happy now I took his advice.
Found a jar of Kalamata olives in the pantry. Delicious! but I'm trying to limit myself to 4 daily. And yes! - I already got rid of the cheese and crackers I'd normally have with them.

Day 03-01/03-- 69.9 kg.

Day 04-01/04-- 69.6 kg. who would've thunk there could be marshmallows in the pantry and I am only eating two per day?! Sloooowly breaking the impulse to Eat All The Goodies Quick while they're around because Lord knows when there'll be any more - food insecurity issues from childhood.

Day 05-01/05-- 69.5 kg. Yay! Hit my 1st week goal already - just have to maintain for another two days rather than going off the rails and over celebrating with treats to reward myself for losing the weight.....

Day 06-01/06-- 69.8 kg. I started knitting a lace scarf last month. It is very fine yarn on tiny needles, and I can only work on it in daylight. For the last 4 weeks I have been knitting 8 rows a day, and now my scarf is 22 inches long! I was feeling very proud of my progress and thinking it was a good lesson in perseverance with the weight loss plan as well. Well! so today I went to pick it up and somehow - pulled out the needle! Oh, ye knitters of the world, weep with me.....

Day 07-01/07-- 69 kg!!! Ummm.... this maybe TMI, but has anyone ever weighed themselves, then needed to go, then felt a strong desire to weigh themselves again - to see how much they dumped? ....not to boast - but, 0.5 kg? like, over a pound? Wow.

Week 1 Goal: 69.5 kg.
Week 1 actual weight: 69 kg.

Day 08-01/08--69.8 kg.... ???

Day 09-01/09-- 69.2 kg. Grandma used to say "What you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts." I'm guessing this was originally an allusion to the old style carnival where you paid to go on the rides, but maybe the barker was also running some kind of "chance to get your money back" gambling dodge as well? Anyway, it seems appropiate to eating for weight loss - cut out a slice of bread here and lose some, drink a can of soft drink "just this once" and gain it back.

Day 10-01/10-- DNW

Day 11-01/11-- 68.9 kg. I'm always hearing "eat protein for breakfast" and "breakfast like a king", but I just can't do that. A big plate of bacon and eggs always leaves me feeling uncomfortably full, weighed down and heavy. I just don't want to go for my usual morning walk, whereas a bowl of oatmeal, or a couple slices of wholewheat toast, with a piece of fruit, fills me until lunchtime, while still feeling light and active. I'm thinking there are many cultures where no, or just a light breakfast is the norm - it's really only the last 200 years in the Western world that 3 meals a day has become the norm. Even in the 60s, when I was a kid, snacking was not the usual thing - there weren't all the granola bars and cheesy chippy things we have today. I'm wondering how much of being told what we "should" eat, is actually real science based, and how much is funded by food manufacturers who want us to buy their products - how many orders for pizza delivery have been placed after seeing an ad? and deciding then "I'm too tired to cook".

Day 12-01/12-- 68.8 kg.

Day 13-01/13-- 69.2 kg. We are having a heat wave and it's exhausting to walk outside. Also I'm on medication which makes my skin more photo sensitive, so no to being lots in the sun. Fortunately, my appetite has decreased with the heat and I don't feel like cooking, so lots of raw fruit and veggies are on the menu.

Day 14-01/14-- 69 kg. Some cookies and chips came ..... into my possession. "Them that asks no question, isn't told a lie. Watch the wall, my darling, while the chocolate cake goes by." So I just ate the treats (about 800 calories) and nothing else.

Week 2 Goal: 69 kg.
Week 2 actual weight: 69 kg. So no net loss or gain this week, but still on target.


Day 15-01/15-- 68.8 kg. I want to knit a sweater for myself and I'm in a dither over what size to make. I know I'm 2 dress sizes smaller than I was, but I need my actual measurements. And then I need to work out how big the completed sweater will be and how much ease I want - I don't want "sweater girl" negative ease, but I don't want baggy oversize either, since I still have a little more weight to lose.

Day 16-01/16 69.8 kg. I found a big jar of mayo at the back of the fridge......I would have taken it to the food pantry, but it was already open....spent the evening gorging on mayo and cucumber sandwiches. No, I regret nothing.--

Day 17-01/17-- 70 kg .....Well, the rest of the mayo is gone - I hate to waste food, but, yes, it went down the sink - and the fiber in all the wholewheat bread has worked, so here's to a drop on the scale tomorrow.

Day 18-01/18-- 69 kg. Hopefully back on track.

Day 19-01/19-- 70 kg. Is it the scale or is it me not being super careful over tracking? I am perflummoxedcombobulated! Maybe my body is telling me it's happy at current weight and doesn't want to go lower?

Day 20-01/20-- 70 kg.

Day 21-01/21-- 69 kg. Weather has been super hot and I think I may have eaten something that's gone a bit off - been feeling unwell for the last 24 hours.

Week 3 Goal: 68.5 kg.
Week 3 actual weight: 69 kg. As Scarlett O'Hara said, "Tomorrow is another day."

Day 22-01/22-- 68.5 kg.

Day 23-01/23-- 68.7 kg.

Day 24-01/24-- 68.4 kg. I was given a fruit cake today - a whole 500 grams (over a pound). I try very hard not to buy sweets and baked goods or keep them in the house, but free food is fair game..... I ate it all in 2 hours ..... I'm thinking with Lent approaching I need to give it up completely - at least for long enough for my taste to change.

Day 25-01/25-- 68 kg.

Day 26-01/26-- 67.9 kg.

Day 27-01/27-- DNW

Day 28-01/28-- 68 kg. Made it!

Week 4 Goal: 68.5 kg.
Week 4 actual weight: 68 kg. 4 weeks, 2 kg down.

Day 29-01/29-- 69 kg. Note to self - do not celebrate weight loss with toasted cheese.

Day 30-01/30-- 70 kg. Another note to self - just because fruit mince tarts are reduced price after Christmas, doesn't mean there are less calories. You're not "saving" money, either - you're spending it!

Day 31-01/31-- 69.8 kg.

Day 32-02/01-- 69 kg. Easy come, easy go.

Day 33-02/02-- 68.8 kg.

Day 34-02/03-- 69.8 kg. What witchcraft hath possessed my scale? Oh right - I'm the one polishing off the goodies before Lent.

Day 35-02/04-- 69 kg.

Week 5 Goal: 68 kg.
Week 5 actual weight: 69 kg. Only 1 kg lost in 5 weeks? Need to keep my eye on the ball.


Day 36-02/05-- 68.8 kg. 64 days to lose 3.8 kg - around 60 grams per day.

Day 37-02/06-- 68.5 kg. I am the only person who controls what goes into my mouth.

Day 38-02/07-- 68.1 kg. Stay focused. Stay strong.

Day 39-02/08-- 68.7 kg. I luuurve avocadoes and they are said to be very good for you, but oh my Lord, the calories!

Day 40-02/09-- 70 kg. Yikes!

Day 41-02/10-- 69 kg.

Day 42-02/11-- 70 kg. Even footling around with cheat meals. Lent starts on Wed, and I am absolutely resolute on giving up sugar. (Yes, I know the primary aim is not to lose weight, but the self discipline will hopefully have a positive side effect.)

Week 6 Goal: 68 kg.
Week 6 actual weight: 70 kg. Epic fail. 6 weeks gone - and I'm back to starting weight.


Day 43-02/12-- 69 kg.

Day 44-02/13-- DNW. Pancakes galore! With bananas and chocolate sauce! Will repent tomorrow.

Day 45-02/14-- 69 kg. Today is both Ash Wednesday and St Valentine's Day.
Roses are red, violets are blue:
Lent is beginning - no chocolate for you.

Day 46-02/15-- 68 kg

Day 47-02/16-- 67.9 kg. Per MFP this day deficit, I will weigh 65.4 in 5 weeks. Hope and pray!

Day 48-02/17-- 68.1 kg. So close!

Day 49-02/18-- 67.9 kg. Darn chocolate buttons,

Week 7 Goal: 68 kg.
Week 7 actual weight: 67.9. Try to find myself some non-food reward for coming in under goal.

Day 50-02/19-- 67.5 kg. Halfway thru the Challenge and Halfway to Goal!

Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) or 50 grams per day.

Day 51-02/20-- 68.1 kg.

Day 52-02/21-- 67.9 kg.

Day 53-02/22-- 67.8 kg.

Day 54-02/23-- 68 kg.

Day 55-02/24-- 69 kg. Back on a bread binge.

Day 56-02/25-- 68 kg. Le sigh.

Week 8 Goal: 67 kg.
Week 8 actual weight: 68 kg. Well, at least it's not more than I weighed 7 days ago.


Day 57-02/26-- 67.5 kg. Have lost 18 (39.6 lb) kg in just over 10 months. Also down 32.5 kg (71.5 lb) since my highest weight - just after first lockdown, so nearly 4 years ago.

Day 58-02/27-- 67.6 kg.

Day 59-02/28-- DNW

Day 60-02/29-- 67.3 kg. ......Ithinkicanithinkicanithinkican.....

Day 61-03/01-- 67.2 kg. Last time I weighed this much/little was well over 20 years ago. Think I was living in another city in 2001? 2002? I was still doing karate then. Maybe I should look into Aikido, which is a softer martial art, or Tai Chi? I know one of the nearby church halls has a falls prevention exercise program for seniors which includes some Tai Chi.

Day 62-03/02-- 67 kg. Waist 30 inches. Hips 39 inches. I'd like to lose a little more round the waist, mostly because I'm concerned about visceral fat - but I'm too old to regain the hourglass figure I had at 22!

Day 63-03/03-- 67 kg.

Week 9 Goal: 67 kg.
Week 9 actual weight: 67 kg. Only 2 kg to lose over the next 5 weeks!


Day 64-03/04-- DNW

Day 65-03/05-- 67.5 kg.

Day 66-03/06-- 67.2 kg. Somewhat surprised at the loss as there was no restraint yesterday. Dear Universe, please stop sending cheese my way. If it's in the fridge it begs to be eaten - oh, that's right. I'm the one what bought it and placed it in the fridge.....

Day 67-03/07-- 68.1 kg. Need to lose 100 g per day for the rest of the Challenge to meet my goal.

Day 68-03/08-- 67.9 kg.

Day 69-03/09-- 68 kg. How come I'm putting on weight in Lent? Well.... tonight was the Spencer-Smith (chaplain on Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition 1914-17. Buried in the ice) Memorial Mass and Lecture, with unveiling of the new stained glass window. Followed by Big Supper - more than a few of us forgot we are supposed to be fasting....

Day 70-03/10-- 67 kg. It is what it is......nevertheless, she persisted.

Week 10 Goal: 66.5 kg.
Week 10 actual weight: 67 kg.


Day 71-03/11-- 66.9 kg. Forecast for the next few days is not great, don't know how much outdoor exercise I'll get. May have to do some dancing to You Tube videos or something to burn up the calories - keeping below limit will be a challenge otherwise.

Day 72-03/12-- 67 kg.

Day 73-03/13-- 66.7 kg. Back at the lowest weight I've been since back on 11/18 last year, before realising my scale was inaccurate. So really I have lost 23.8 kg (over 52 lb) in just under a year. Go me!

Day 74-03/14-- 66.5 kg. Hang on for Just.A.Little.Longer.

Day 75-03/15-- 66.2 kg. So Close to my Final Goal! Just 1.2 kg (2.64 lbs) and 25 days to go!

Day 76-03/16-- 66.1 kg.

Day 77-03/17-- 66.5 kg.

Week 11 Goal: 66.5 kg.
Week 11 actual weight: 66.5 kg. Yay!


Day 78-03/18-- 66.1 kg. Used an online body fat calculator that used my measurements to tell me I am 31% fat. I realise this is only an approximation and I should get it measured more accurately, but I am not happy with that amount of visceral fat still around my organs - it's deemed "normal" at my age, but what is considered "normal" isn't always healthy, at least in one's 60s. As a senior, a certain amount of allowance for degeneration sneaks in. I would like to get to 25% body fat, so I'm looking to build up some muscle, and I think I will lower my ultimate goal to 60 kg. Another 100 Day Challenge coming up!!??

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Week 12 Goal: 66 kg.
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Day 100-04/09…..(Final Weigh- In)-