100 day Challenge July 19 – October 26.24

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  • AG_Lake
    AG_Lake Posts: 60 Member
    edited August 17
    Hi to Dawn B.’s challengers !
    Still here, still with this challenge til October 16th or 26th , whatever end date …
    Today’s RANDOM WEIGH-IN : 213.6
    My goal for end of this challenge : was it 195 ?!
    Am I dreaming in technicolor ?!
    As you can see I’m not too loquacious; keeping my posts here short, sweet, positive.
    I cannot agonize daily over my body weight, fluids , b.m.s and so on.
    I weigh in once a week if it’s positive, twice a week if the first wi was bad.
    Have a lovely weekend, everyone! 🙏 ☀️💦💧🌸🦩
  • iradi8
    iradi8 Posts: 784 Member
    @deepwoodslady No apology needed! I'm glad we can all share here - good and bad.
  • iradi8
    iradi8 Posts: 784 Member
    edited August 17
    I snack quite a bit, and it helps me to know that I am not restricted from any foods. I know that as long as I am in a calorie deficit at the end of the day, then it's all good. I usually choose healthy snacks and try to get more protein in that way. I find that if I start eating sugary snacks, then I definitely crave them a lot more, and then I eat more sugary snacks, and then I crave them more...it's a vicious cycle. So if I choose not to eat sugary snacks for just a day and then another, my cravings for those usually subsides a lot.
    I don't tell myself I "can't" have something. I tell myself that I "choose" not to have something, or I "choose" to wait a little bit to see if the feeling subsides. This is really a tough road, and it's about making choices every day, all day. Sometimes we make a wrong choice, but that doesn't have to derail us. As long as we make the next choice a better one, then we'll be okay.

    With that being said, for me, thinking about each thing I put in my mouth as a choice is great and all. But, my husband has a sweet tooth and also snacks late at night a lot. He also likes to go out to eat. All of that is so very hard for me. Sometimes, "choices" are out of the window, and I just feel out of control, as if the food is calling to me. Not everyone understands that because I don't think this happens to everybody. I know that my husband never feels like that.

    My snacks include: mini bell peppers dipped in hummus, apples dipped in Greek vanilla yogurt (sometimes with peanut butter powder mixed in), banana with peanut butter powder (mixed with water), cottage cheese with pineapple, a nice treat of sugar-free lemon jello (dissolved in water) mixed with plain Greek yogurt which makes a flan-like texture, nuts, and Yasso bars (frozen, delicious Greek yogurt bars).

    Lately, we've had a lot of stress in our lives, so I have not been snacking on these things. I've been eating too much sugar! My daughter made banana bread; we've had birthday cake; we've had little bite-size desserts in the freezer that were leftover from a party, etc.

    Enough rambling from me!
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,025 Member
    I'm a month late, so this will be a 70 day challenge for me, but I'd like to join. I need some inspiration to stay on track.
    Got up to weigh myself this morning and my scale batteries were dead. Will get batteries tomorrow. I got up this morning feeling really bad, so I made a big pot of chicken broth with tons of onions and garlic in it and drank that all day. I've been having trouble with water retention lately, so trying to correct that

    I'm on the Mediterranean WOE, 1300 calories a day and try to get in 30 minutes of some kind of exercise.

    Last weigh=in 175.2
    Goal - 165
    Age 72
    Height 5'4"

    Day 1-29 -- Not participating
    Day 30—08/17 – 175.2
    Day 31—08/18 –
    Day 32—08/19 –
    Day 33—08/20 –
    Day 34—08/21 –
    Day 35—08/22 –
    Week 5 Goal: 173
    Week 5 actual weight:



    Welcome @Deb_in_Florida ! Love Mediterranean food and I try often to use it as a guideline in planning. Had to google "WOE" to discover it was Way of Eating LOL
    Good luck and looking forward to seeing you around here.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,369 Member
    100 Days of Weighing In #20 ^^^^^ July 19th through October 26th, 2024


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

    My Name is Donna, Age 64. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA
    Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 188.6
    Goal This Round: 176.6
    Challenge Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
    Total Lost/Gained this challenge: xxxxx

    Previous Round Tallys & Thoughts:

    Round #1 --- 199,8
    Round #2 --- 186.8
    Round #3 --- 195.6
    Round #4 --- 211.0
    Round #5 --- 211.3
    Round #6 --- 205.4
    Round #7 --- 207.6
    Round #8 --- 195.2
    Round #9 --- 185.2
    Round #10—195.2
    Round #11---200.8
    Round #12---200.4
    Round #13---196.2
    Round #14---191.2
    Round #15---194.0
    Round #16---188.0
    Round #17---183.8
    Round #18---182.2
    Round #19---188.6
    Round #20---


    Thoughts at the beginning of this challenge:

    Last round I had my normal goal of a 12 pound loss which is approximately 4 lbs per month. That comes to about 90 days leaving the other 10 open for special holidays and social occasions. In theory, it’s a good plan. In practice it is a Mountain to Crawl, uphill, both ways. However, each 100 day round I am extremely grateful for any progress I CAN make, no matter how big or small. Sadly, I gained a little over 6 pounds last round. I hope to turn all that back around this round. After all, here in Northern Michigan I wait a very long time each year to finally get to good weather and more outside activity. I really want to capitalize on the good weather in the summer months and increase activity and drop pounds. I’m failing miserably with this so far in 2024. Time to maximize the rest of summer and early fall with challenge #20 and make the magic happen! I am so very grateful for all the support from all of you that I get on a daily basis. Working on my health has become my #1 priority. My main goals are to maintain my remission by staying cancer free and to keep my diabetes in control. Losing weight is key to both goals.



    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 WEEKS THIS CHALLENGE:

    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 01-07/19-188.0-(Trend weight 188.7)

    Day 02-07/20-186.2-(Trend weight 188.4)

    Day 03-07/21-188.0-(Trend weight 188.5)

    Day 04-07/22-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)

    Day 05-07/23-188.2-(Trend weight 188.8)

    Day 06-07/24-188.6-(Trend weight 188.9)

    Day 07-07/25-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)


    WEEK 1 LOSS OR GAIN: ?????
    Week 1 Ending Weight: ?????
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: ?????




    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 08-07/26-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)

    Day 09-07/27-189.4-(Trend weight 189.2)

    Day 10-07/28-189.2-(Trend weight 189.5)

    Day 11-07/29-189.4-(Trend weight 189.7)

    Day 12-07/30-189.8-(Trend weight 190.0)

    Day 13-07/31-188.4-(Trend weight 190.3)

    Day 14-08/01-188.6-(Trend weight 190.2)


    WEEK 2 LOSS OR GAIN: Broke Even
    Week 2 Ending Weight: 188.6
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0 Lost or Gained.



    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 15-08/02- DNW -(Trend weight DNW)

    Day 16-08/03-188.4-(Trend weight 189.9)

    Day 17-08/04-189.2-(Trend weight 189.8)

    Day 18-08/05-188.2-(Trend weight 189.6)

    Day 19-08/06-189.2-(Trend weight 189.6)

    Day 20-08/07-188.2-(Trend weight 189.5)

    Day 21-08/08-188.8-(Trend weight 189.4)

    WEEK 3 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.2 Gain
    Week 3 Ending Weight: 188.8
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 0.2 Gain



    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 22-08/09-190.2-(Trend weight 189.4)

    Day 23-08/10-190.2-(Trend weight 189.4)

    Day 24-08/11-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)

    Day 25-08/12-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)

    Day 26-08/13-190.6-(Trend weight 189.8)

    Day 27-08/14-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)

    Day 28-08/15-190.8-(Trend weight 190.3)


    WEEK 4 LOSS OR GAIN: 2.0 Gained
    Week 4 Ending Weight: 190.8
    Accumulated Loss or Gain: 2.2 Gained



    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 29-08/16-191.4-(Trend weight 190.7)

    Day 30-08/17- DNW -(Trend weight DNW ) I forgot my weekly Fosamax yesterday so I took it this morning, therefore, it’s a no-weigh Saturday. Yesterday was not good. I ended up skipping dinner because of too many snacks. Not healthy or right on any level. My stomach just seems to be a bottomless pit right now. I’m hoping for a better day today but already I am staving off hunger. Choices will be key today. Too bad they weren’t key yesterday. I had all my food choices pre-planned and pre-logged but only followed through until lunch. Thanks today for the kind comments and suggestions of late. Also to @Lilylady3k for reposting the Dr Beck list.

    Day 31-08/18- DNW -(Trend weight DNW ) I was awoken by my DGS this morning and didn’t get my weigh-in before my coffee. It’s a joy to have him here but so much more work than I remember. He starts first grade later this week. We practiced more coloring and reading yesterday.

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    WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: xxxxx
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    Accumulated Loss or Gain: xxxxx



    Future Weeks to Come


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

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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,369 Member
    @Deb_in_Florida Thanks for joining us. It's great to have you here!
  • ptitejeanne
    ptitejeanne Posts: 2,116 Member
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    👋😃 Hi I’m Jeanne!
    I’m 48. 5’4’’. Live in Canada 🇨🇦. This is my 5th-100 days challenge. This is working for me. Bad Yo-yoing days are finally gone. Finally loosing weight slowly but surely. Any amount going ⬇️ is a WIN for me!!! Let’s do this!!!!

    Day 01—07/19 – 153.0
    Day 02—07/20 – 153.8
    Day 03—07/21 – 155.4
    Day 04—07/22 – 153.2
    Day 05—07/23 – 155.8
    Day 06—07/24 – 156.0
    Day 07—07/25 – 154.6

    Week 1 Goal: 150
    Week 1 actual weight: 153.2
    Wk + 0.2

    Day 08—07/26 – 153.2
    Day 09—07/27 – 152.8
    Day 10—07/28 – 152.4
    Day 11—07/29 – 155.4
    Day 12—07/30 – 155.8
    Day 13—07/31 – 155.2
    Day 14—08/01 – 155.2

    Week 2 Goal: 150
    Week 2 actual weight: 154.8
    Wk +1.6 Total +1.8

    Day 15—08/02 – 154.8
    Day 16—08/03 – 154.9
    Day 17—08/04 – 155.0
    Day 18—08/05 – 156.2
    Day 19—08/06 – 155.8
    Day 20—08/07 – 156.6
    Day 21—08/08 – 157.8

    Week 3 Goal: 150
    Week 3 actual weight: 155.8
    Wk +1.6 Total +2.8

    Day 22—08/09 – 155.8
    Day 23—08/10 – 155.0
    Day 24—08/11 – 154.2
    Day 25—08/12 – 155.4
    Day 26—08/13 – 153.2
    Day 27—08/14 – 153.2
    Day 28—08/15 – 157.8

    Week 4 Goal: 150
    Week 4 actual weight: 154.6
    Wk +1.6 Total +1.6

    Day 29—08/16 – 154.6
    Day 30—08/17 – 154.4
    Day 31—08/18 – 154.8
    Total day for me 4️⃣3️⃣1️⃣
    Day 32—08/19 –
    Day 33—08/20 –
    Day 34—08/21 –
    Day 35—08/22 –

    Week 5 Goal: 150
    Week 5 actual weight:
    Wk +1.6 Total

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  • iradi8
    iradi8 Posts: 784 Member
    @looneycatblue and @Lilylady3k Nothing more motivating than to see that scale go down consistently. Inspiring!
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,930 Member
    edited August 19
    @iradi8

    Happy Birthday!!!!!

    And btw, me too on being motivated by seeing a drop on the scale : - )
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,930 Member
    Lilylady3k wrote: »
    @looneycatblue & @dawnbgethealthy - Last night was challenging ... I stuck with my 1-2 glass rule but DH opened 2 bottles of wine. I had 1 glass from each (not big pours) and he polished off the rest thinking that I had gone back for seconds on each bottle. I switched to water after the 2nd glass. SIGH It was one of those nights.

    How are you two doing on your AF days per week?

    I am definitely doing better than last month, I had 5AF days this past week, 9 altogether for the month so far. I notice a huge change in my belly size each day that I don't drink the day before, it changes what I wear because I am less bloated. I also have more energy the next day and feel sharper in the brain. Going to aim for 16AF days for the month even though I had only one each of the first 2 weeks.
    Cutting back makes me enjoy it more when I have it, but also makes me feel it more the next day. Easy to not realize how it is affecting me when I have one or two per night and it becomes normalized.
  • DarinGettingFitNow
    DarinGettingFitNow Posts: 424 Member
    Hi, Folks! My name is Darin, and this is my 3rd 100 days challenge (non-consecutive). I do better when I am obligated to post daily – it really makes a difference for me – and I love the community aspect. I’m looking forward to another great 100d!

    Starting Weight: 159.2
    Day 01--07/19 – 159.2 My company was affected by the Crowdstrike problem. I spent all day on hold with IT. My computer is finally working, but it’s after an entire wasted day. Note to self: next time there’s a system-wide failure, just leave the computer and do something fun instead. It wasn’t worth hanging around my work computer, looking at messages come in. I could have had a nice day of paint-by-numbers! Well, that’s my weekend.
    Day 02—07/20 – 158.6 Happy Weekend! I hope y’all are doing well. I’m so glad to have some time to relax and putter around the house. Also in charge of dinner for tonight, so will try to come up with something satisfying but healthy.
    Day 03—07/21 –159.6 mixed results for last night. I made a kung pao chicken noodle dish which turned out very good, but I also baked cookies which were not part of the plan. So four cookies later, I had nulled out any positivity from the dinner.
    Day 04—07/22 –159.9 COOKIES. Too many cookies! Stopped at four yesterday straight out of the oven. But cookie breakfast AND snack isn’t the way I want to go. I also feel kind of bleh afterwards – I think it’s just the empty calories/sugar. Logging it all, though. No matter what!
    Day 05—07/23 –159.2 Hard to focus at work today. Migraine did not help matters at all.
    Day 06—07/24 –158.6 Almost done with week 1! We’re walking early in the day due to the heat. Tonight it’s back to trivia. We won first place last week, so it remains to be seen how well we do tonight 😊
    Day 07—07/25 –158.7 Got 4th place yesterday in trivia. Boo! Next time around…. Looking forward to Friday tomorrow. My husband bought some apple fritters which are now in the house. It’s going to be hard to do that in moderation!
    Week 1 Goal: 158.2
    Week 1 actual weight: 158.7

    Day 08—07/26 –159.2 Moderately stressful Friday today. So glad it’s the weekend.
    Day 09—07/27 –158.7 Got a haircut and did some paint-by-numbers today. Looking forward to a gentle Sunday 😊
    Day 10—07/28 –158.3
    Day 11—07/29 –158.5
    Day 12—07/30 –158.0 terrible night last night – have some kind of stomach bug. On the up side I’m not that hungry. ON the downside, lots of GI problems right now.
    Day 13—07/31 –159.0 Feeling better and think that the weight is due to the salty soup I ate for dinner yesterday. Had a fairly productive day today, though. Lilylady3k I love it! Your calendar is the tops!
    Day 14—08/01 –158.0 Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday. Long, tough workday today. At least got the walk out of the way early in the very humid day.
    Week 2 Goal: 156.2
    Week 2 actual weight: 158.0

    Day 15—08/02 –158.6 survived the workday. Looking forward to a peaceful weekend ahead. One of the activities is taking my mom out for birthday dinner, so that’ll be a real test of moderation.
    Day 16—08/03 –156.9 Woot! Maybe I’m out of the 158s now? That would be super. I’ve been hanging out there for some time now. Had a lovely day of painting and playing around, then cooked a nice dinner for Josh and me – it wasn’t calorie-conscious, but I only ate one serving 😊 There’s a berry cheesecake defrosting, though, so I’m going to have to be very wary around that!!!
    Day 17—08/04 –157.0 That cheesecake was delicious. It was hard to keep it to one serving! I was very close to just saying “too delicious for just one slice” lol. It’s still in the fridge, though – so if I can hold it together for the rest of the day, maybe I can have another slice. *maybe*
    Day 18—08/05 –157.8 Eating out yesterday plus the cheesecake equalled a bit of a slide backwards. But today I’ve been doing okay. Going to give that last slice of cheesecake to my husband – he’ll appreciate that!
    Day 19—08/06 –158.4 Well all good intentions, my husband ended up giving me back the cheesecake slice. I swore, then I ate it. So the scale is definitely deserved.
    Day 20—08/07 –157.4 Going out to play trivia tonight! Looking forward to a little relaxation at the local tavern. They have a “design your own salad” option that I’m very much anticipating.
    Day 21—08/08 –158.1 and I opted to have a hot dog and tater tots instead of salad. Whoops. We got second place at trivia, though, so it was a sweet victory! Okay next time I’m getting the salad. Non-scout’s honor.
    Week 3 Goal: 155.2
    Week 3 actual weight: 158.1

    Day 22—08/09 –158.1 Another work week done. Soooo looking forward to some R&R! going to try to fit in some extra walking this weekend if not a trip to the gym. Also donating platelets on Sunday, which I try to do at least monthly.
    Day 23—08/10 –157.3 It was very hot and humid today, so we skipped our walk. Tomorrow will get up early to exercise and hope to beat the heat. looneycatblue I take iron supplements daily to help with my levels. It took a while of taking them to get stabilized – a few weeks might not be enough prep time for you.
    Day 24—08/11 –157.6
    Day 25—08/12 –159.3 CMON. I did donate platelets on Sunday, beforewhich I got breakfast at McDonald’s. That might have been a reason for this jump. It was a lot of salt and fat and calories! Well will try to hold things together this week…
    Day 26—08/13 –159.5
    Day 27—08/14 –159.2 Okay I’ll admit that I’m a bit discouraged and have had a hard time keeping to a eating regimen. I’m going to try to pull it back in though.
    Day 28—08/15 –158.1
    Week 4 Goal: 153.2
    Week 4 actual weight:158.1
    Day 29—08/16 –157.7 I needed to take a break from hawking over MFP, so I had a nice, moderate dinner at Texas Roadhouse yesterday evening, and had some leftovers today. It feels like the scale is tipping back in the right direction, so there’s at least that.
    Day 30—08/17 –156.5
    Day 31—08/18 –155.9
    Day 32—08/19 –157.4 back and forth a bit. My portion sizes are good, even if sometimes my selections aren’t the best (hello shrimp scampi and spaghetti noodles). Had a girls’ night in on Saturday and did well there too (Mediterranean food).
    Day 33—08/20 –
    Day 34—08/21 –
    Day 35—08/22 –
    Week 5 Goal: 152.2
    Week 5 actual weight: