100 day Challenge July 19 – October 26.24
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Hi. I’m Lynn, 5’probably 1” from B.C., Canada. Just reaching the point where I’m feeling uncomfortable at this weight. Tired of flab and rolls. Committing to journaling except when away on a 5 day trip at the end of August.
Challenge Ultimate goal: 174.4 160 (Sept 8th: revised to 168)
Week 8:
Sept 5th: 176.4 home!! Shoes are finally fitting again, first time I’ve dealt with swollen feet. Long “to do” list!
Sept 6th: 176.4 Taking car to Okanagan where we’ll leave it with son to have some minor repairs. Thank god for a mechanic in the family.
Sept 7th: 174.4 yesss! Spent the day catching up and getting ready for work tomorrow. Cousin closest to me in age passed away last night in his sleep (had cancers). Opted for a glass of wine on the deck instead of kayaking; this is a first!
Sept 8th: 174.2 Have removed weekly goals, as I seldom achieve them so continue to feel like I’m failing at this losing game. Know my ultimate goal so my weekly goals are to just continue focusing on regaining health and mobility, strength and flexibility.
Sept 9th:
Sept 10th:
Sept 11th:
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
Just worried about you is all.
My cousin when we were kids would have those drops. Orange juice seemed to be the quickest to reverse that...for her.
Smarties or sugar packets also would have a quick uptake. Much faster than "food" which might take hours to provide that quick reversal.
They have little glucose gel packets, you open them and squeeze them into your mouth. I know a guy who carries those around.
I am scared when I hear of your drops.
@dawnbgethealthy I've never heard of glucose gel packs. That sounds fascinating and would be easy to keep under most all circumstances. I will definitely look into it. They closed our only drug store (Rite Aid) in my itty bitty town about 6 months ago and now I have to travel to get to one (about an hour each way). For my daily meds I am using a mail-in pharmacy sponsored by my medical insurance. Since I am leaving on a trip tomorrow I think I may stop at a brick & mortar pharmacy in the city and see what they carry. I'm actually shocked that private medical insurance does not cover this for diabetics. I think I will go to my online mail order pharmacy and double-check this. If not, hopefully it's not too expensive. It's not like it's something I have to use on the daily. Thanks so much for the idea. Interestingly, the episodes were getting fewer and further apart as my weight was dropping last winter. Now, with weight increases it has actually happened a couple of times JUST THIS WEEK ALONE! That speaks volumes!
Thanks for the gel pack info. I am definitely going to investigate. It may even be something Amazon carries.3 -
100 Days of Weighing In #20 ^^^^^ July 19th through October 26th, 2024
“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: ?????[ /b]
Week 1 Ending Weight: ?????
Accumulated Loss or Gain: ?????
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.
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
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
Day 29-08/16-191.4-(Trend weight 190.7)
Day 30-08/17- DNW -(Trend weight DNW )
Day 31-08/18- DNW -(Trend weight DNW
Day 32-08/19-192.2-(Trend weight 191.1)
Day 33-08/20- 189.4 -(Trend weight 190.9 )
Day 34-08/21-187.0-(Trend weight 190.5)
Day 35-08/22-189.8-(Trend weight 190.5)
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.0 lb Lost
Week 5 Ending Weight: 189.8
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.2 lb 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 36-08/23-190.0-(Trend weight 190.4)
Day 37-08/24-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 38-08/25-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 39-08/26-192.0-(Trend weight 190.8)
Day 40-08/27-191.0-(Trend weight 190.8)
Day 41-08/28-189.8-(Trend weight 190.7)
Day 42-08/29-190.2-(Trend weight 190.7)
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.4 Gain
Week 6 Ending Weight: 190.2
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.6 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 43-08/30- DNW
Day 44-08/31-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 45- 09/01 DNW
Day 46-09/02-192.4-(Trend weight 191.5)
Day 47-09/03-192.0-(Trend weight 191.6)
Day 48-09/04-190.8-(Trend weight 191.5)
Day 49-09/05-190.8-(Trend weight 191.4)
WEEK 7 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.6 Gain
Week 7 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 50-09/06-189.4-(Trend weight 191.2)
Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 0.8 Gained
Day 51-09/07-189.0-(Trend weight 191.0) My meals were pre-planned and very good. My snacks were pre-planned but I added to them out of sheer boredom I think. It was unnecessary. I’m grateful that the meals saved me and I still saw a drop on the scale this morning. I’ve got to be more mindful today (tonight)! I would love to be back in the 170’s by Christmas (at the Very Least). Something to aspire to.
Day 52-09/08-189.6-(Trend weight 190.9)Scale is a little bit up as I traveled yesterday with my son for some out-of-town shopping for his food supplies (autistic eating disorders and tactile food issues). Lunch was out. I ate less than half but we did have an ice cream later in the evening before coming home. Some of the ice cream shops have already closed for the season so we had to get it in! Well. I suppose “had to” is a bit strong. Tomorrow I leave for a two day trip to University Hospital for my Mammogram and Oncology appts. It is the yearly check-up for the cancer breast and the mid-year check-up on the cancer-scare breast as they are following up some suspicious stuff on that opposite side. The last check on that was 6 months ago. Because it’s a 4 hour drive each way and the appointments this time are so early it will be an overnight trip for us. There will be restaurants both days and plenty of sitting. I know it’s going to do some damage but what goes up must come down so I will work diligently the rest of the week. I must admit, this small-town girl is looking forward to all that the big city has to offer. I’m really looking forward to getting away from this “construction zone” house too. Don’t forget ladies, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month so you’ve got plenty of time to schedule your routine testing. I share because I care!
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deepwoodslady wrote: »dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
Just worried about you is all.
My cousin when we were kids would have those drops. Orange juice seemed to be the quickest to reverse that...for her.
Smarties or sugar packets also would have a quick uptake. Much faster than "food" which might take hours to provide that quick reversal.
They have little glucose gel packets, you open them and squeeze them into your mouth. I know a guy who carries those around.
I am scared when I hear of your drops.
@dawnbgethealthy I've never heard of glucose gel packs. That sounds fascinating and would be easy to keep under most all circumstances. I will definitely look into it. They closed our only drug store (Rite Aid) in my itty bitty town about 6 months ago and now I have to travel to get to one (about an hour each way). For my daily meds I am using a mail-in pharmacy sponsored by my medical insurance. Since I am leaving on a trip tomorrow I think I may stop at a brick & mortar pharmacy in the city and see what they carry. I'm actually shocked that private medical insurance does not cover this for diabetics. I think I will go to my online mail order pharmacy and double-check this. If not, hopefully it's not too expensive. It's not like it's something I have to use on the daily. Thanks so much for the idea. Interestingly, the episodes were getting fewer and further apart as my weight was dropping last winter. Now, with weight increases it has actually happened a couple of times JUST THIS WEEK ALONE! That speaks volumes!
Thanks for the gel pack info. I am definitely going to investigate. It may even be something Amazon carries.
Yes, Walmart, Walgreens, and Amazon carry them3 -
Hi : - )
I am Dawn.
5'2"
63 and will turn 64 during this 100
Cranbrook, BC
The most that I have ever lost on one of these 100s is 7lbs.
I have gained in each of the last 6 of them!
I am not sure what it is going to take, but I would like to get back to 130 and below.
Week 1 Goal: 146.2 - Start weight of the previous 100
Week 1 actual weight: 148.0 - Started the week at 147.2
Week 2 Goal: 147s
Week 2 actual weight: 147.8 - Started the week at 148.2
Week 3 Goal: 146s
Week 3 actual weight: 147.8 - Started the week at 147.6
Week 4 Goal: back to 147.2 and lower
Week 4 actual weight: 146.4 -Started the week at 147.2
Week 5 Goal: 145.6 - Start weight of the 2 ago 100 days challenge
Week 5 actual weight: 146.6 - Started the week at 145.6
Week 6 Goal: 145.6
Week 6 actual weight: 145.2 - Started the week at 146.0
Week 7 Goal: Didn't make a specific goal this week
Week 7 actual weight: 146.2 - Started the week at 145.6
Halfway point Day 50 - 146.0
Day 50—09/06 – 146.0 - I was at 130 on my 61st birthday. By now I should be at my healthy weight of 110-118 for a 5'2" person, the trajectory looked promising. My highest weight btw was 207, I had high blood pressure and the doc told me to lose weight, so I did. It is a struggle. I did eat some of those wonderful green beans for dinner last night with a small potato salad made out of my garden and an egg.
Day 51—09/07— 146.2 - Saturday night after work is usually where I indulge a little in something that don't eat during the week. Not sure what that will be yet today. Beautiful and sunny here. I am going to get out into the yard for most of the day because I don't get ready for work until 3pm. Work on that tan : - )
Day 52—09/08— 146.6 - Went out in the garden and made myself some Nachos with a couple of cocktails last night after work. Not sure yet what I will eat today, but coffee is tasting great. I was offered a shift, but didn't take it at the LTC place. Sacrificing the extra $$ for well being. Lots and lots to do in the yard. I will be out there today with my bathing suit on getting a tan as I sweat. Fitness Marshall soon to grease me up so that I don't pull anything.
Day 53—09/09—
Day 54—09/10 –
Day 55—09/11 –
Day 56—09/12 –
Week 8 Goal: Honestly, I would like to return to my 60tth birthday weight before my 64th birthday, 141.1 - but running out of time for that.
Week 8 actual weight: Started the week at 146.0
Started the 100 at 147.22 -
Heaviest: 182.4
Starting Weight: 171.2 (as of 7/17/24)
Round GW: 169.8
UGW: 150.0
Week 1 Goal: 168.4
Week 1 actual weight: 169.6 (0.6 Gain)
Okay, picking myself back up!
Week 2 Goal: 167.0
Week 2 actual weight: 168.0, Loss 1.6, a little off from goal, but a nice loss for me (I lose very slow)
Week 3 Goal: 167.0
Week 3 actual weight: 169.8, Gain 1.8
Week 4 Goal: 167.0
Week 4 actual weight: 165.8, Loss 4.0
Week 5 Goal: 164.0
Week 5 actual weight: 164.6, loss 1.2 My losing streak is really slowing down. That's okay, this is not a race... sticking with the plan!
Day 36—08/23 – 163.8 - little by little!
Day 37—08/24 – 163.4 - kinda surprised at this. Friday nights are league bowling, and lots of temptations. I stuck with a salad topped with grilled chicken breast, (only healthy thing on the menu), skipped the dressing and topped it with salsa. Had a few fries to go with. Got home and munched on popcorn, a Ghirardelli chocolate square and a few Mike & Ikes. This was all after 11pm!
Day 38—08/25 – 164.6 - rats!!! guess Friday caught up to me!
Day 39—08/26 – 164.4
Day 40—08/27 – 163.6
Day 41—08/28 – 163.8
Day 42—08/29 – 164.0
Week 6 Goal: 163.6
Week 6 actual weight: 164.0
Day 43—08/30 – 163.4
Day 44—08/31 – 164.6
Day 45—09/01 – 164.6
Day 46—09/02 – 162.6 Yeah! Only 0.2 more to go to hit 20# loss from my highest!
Day 47—09/03 – 162.4 Yippee!!! hope it sticks. Updating this week's goal to 161.8
Day 48—09/04 - 163.0
Day 49—09/05 – 162.2
Week 7 Goal: 161.8
Week 7 actual weight: 162.2
Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far:
Day 50—09/06 – 162.0
Day 51—09/07— 162.6
Day 52—09/08— 162.0; I've been MIA, my husband's brother has been in the hospital, brain surgery on Thursday... he's doing better, but it's been a rough week. My focus has been elsewhere.
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Day 56—09/12 –
Week 8 Goal: 161.4
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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: 159.2Day 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.Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: -1.5
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 –156.3 I hope y’all are doing well! It’s okay over here. Tough couple of work days made worse with migraine flaring yesterday. Still coming out of it… And yes, Texas Roadhouse! It's super indulgent (that bread!) and an "only once in a while" treat for me and my husband. :-)
Day 34—08/21 –156.7 So had an adventure in IT today.
Day 35—08/22 –156.9
Week 5 Goal: n/a
Week 5 actual weight: 156.9
Day 36—08/23 –157.2 It’s been a tough couple of migraine days. And, let’s face it, “it tastes good” days. And not even for high-value quality food, either! That’s the worst part. If I was having a nosh on some bacon or some cheesecake that’d be one thing. But eating a serving of leftovers because I enjoyed it? Not the level I want to be hanging out on. At least if I’m going over on calories let’s have it be for something that’s worth it.
Day 37—08/24 –157.1
Day 38—08/25 –157.1
Day 39—08/26 –156.9 slightly down. Looking over August I haven’t done great… but will just have to have a great September! We can do this!!!
Day 40—08/27 –156.7 very determined to have a great September 😊 going to make sure I’m logging everything (I’ve been slacking) and up the activity. I really hate, hate, hate new years resolutions. I figure if you want to make a change, just make it already! So my non-new years resolution is to take better care of myself. dawnbgethealthy I am sensitive to pressure changes too. I get migraines if there are sudden drops or rises - and being tired is one of the symptoms. I used to call my brain a barometer because gosh help us if we're in danger of a hurricane!
Day 41—08/28 –156.5 long day, but had a great session with my therapist, and we’re going out to the local tavern to play trivia tonight. So will try to eat in moderation while there 😊
Day 42—08/29 –157.0 did well at the pub, not great at the trivia 😊 I had an unhealthy hot dog with fries but cut the entire plate in half and couldn’t even finish the half I was going to eat. So there’s at least that. Note to self: hot dog with chili and coleslaw doesn’t reheat so great.
Week 6 Goal:
Week 6 actual weight:157.0
Day 43—08/30 –156.7 TGIF! And a long weekend to boot! I’m excited. We have some shopping ahead, and some walking in nature, and some socializing ahead! I have way too many apples so will be making either a crisp or a pie – so will have to give away most of it 😉 Oh, and I forgot a fantasy football draft on Monday - we're going to grill out ahead of time (going to put some yummy veg on the grill).
Day 44—08/31 –155.8 I’m a little surprised by this but keeping calm – I think I’m dehydrated. So I’ll make sure I’m drinking enough water to level things out. Already have had a nice walk (check!) and am about to do a tad bit of work (can’t wait to check this one off), then off for some shopping.
Day 45—09/01 –156.0 No more work this long weekend! Had a relaxing day yesterday – cleaned the master bathroom, played some games, cooked dinner (pepper chicken, turned out great!). While the chicken wasn’t the healthiest flex (chicken was fried before it was tossed in stir fry sauce), it was delicious, and I held myself to one serving. So I’d call that a success.
Day 46—09/02 –156.5 Okay, yesterday went *okay*. Had a taco salad for dinner last night and didn’t eat too much of the tortilla bowl, and also didn’t finish it. Last day of my long weekend – I’m a little sad! But going to see the in=laws today and grill out for dinner before the Fantasy Football draft. As mentioned earlier, will be grilling a lot of fun vegetables. My allergies and migraine are also going a little nuts as they tend to do with weather changes – we had a front come through yesterday. Hopefully things will stabilize today.
Day 47—09/03 –157.6 okay I haven’t eaten that healthily lately. Got to get back on the wagon!
Day 48—09/04—157.5 yesterday wasn’t great for dietary choices. Reset!
Day 49—09/05 –157.5
Week 7 Goal: 155.0
Week 7 actual weight:157.5
Day 50—09/06 –157.7
Day 51—09/07—156.9 Hi there! Happy Saturday! Relaxing day today. Going to make kung pao chicken for dinner, which will hopefully be nice, decadent, but not too caloric. Sauce has a bit of sugar in it, so there’s that. Haven’t painted yet but will do so tomorrow. Have to go to the Asian market to get some supplies. I procrastinated and didn’t go today :-S but will try to get up the energy to go tomorrow.
Day 52—09/08—157.1 Weekend’s almost over ☹ don’t want to work tomorrow but what are you going to do?
Day 53—09/09—
Day 54—09/10 –
Day 55—09/11 –
Day 56—09/12 –
Week 8 Goal: 154.0
Week 8 actual weight:
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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
Day 32—08/19 – 154.2
Day 33—08/20 – 154.8
Day 34—08/21 – 154.6
Day 35—08/22 – 154.2
Week 5 Goal: 150
Week 5 actual weight: 154.5
Wk -0.1 Total +1.5
Day 36—08/23 – 154.5
Day 37—08/24 – 154.9
Day 38—08/25 – 155.8
Day 39—08/26 – 153.8
Day 40—08/27 – 155.2
Day 41—08/28 – 155.2
Day 42—08/29 – 154.6
Week 6 Goal: 152.0
“recalculating”: I sound like a GPS 😆
Week 6 actual weight: 154.8
Wk +0.3 Total +1.8
Day 43—08/30 – 154.8
Day 44—08/31 – 152.6
Day 45—09/01 – 152.4
Day 46—09/02 – 152.4
Day 47—09/03 – 153.4
Day 48—09/04 – 151.6
Day 49—09/05 – 152.4
Week 7 Goal: 152.0
Week 7 actual weight: 151.4
Wk -3.4 🥳 Total -1.6 🥳
Day 44—09/06 – 151.4
Day 45—09/07 – 151.8
Day 46—09/08 – 151.2
Total day for me 4️⃣5️⃣1️⃣
Week 8 Goal: 150.0
Week 8 actual weight:
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I'm 58 years old and 5'6".
Current weight is: 216.7
Highest weight was 252.6.
100 Day Goal: To be under 200 lbs.
Week 1 actual weight: 217.6 (+.9) Total for 100 day challenge: +.9
Week 2 actual weight: 212.5 (-5.1) Total for 100 day challenge: - 4.2
Week 3 actual weight: 211.6 (-.9) Total for 100 day challenge: - 5.1
Week 4 actual weight: 212.0 (+.4) Total for 100 day challenge:- 4.7
Week 5 actual weight: 207.9 (-4.1) Total for 100 day challenge: -8.8
Week 6 actual weight: 207.6 (-.3) Total for 100 day challenge: -9.1
Week 7 actual weight: 205.2 (-2.4) Total for 100 day challenge: -11.5
Halfway Progress Report/Pounds Lost so Far: -11.5Start on Day 6.Day 50—09/06 – 205.0 - Still doing well though my daughter made muffins for a potluck tonight.
Day 06—07/24 –216.7
Day 07—07/25 –217.6
Week 1 actual weight: 217.6 (+.9)
Day 08—07/26 – 217.8 - Vacation 7 weeks ago & I've been off the rails since then, so gained recently.
Day 09—07/27 – 216.5 - Healthy eating today & tracked it all.
Day 10—07/28 – 214.7 - Finally back on track with eating better. Now to keep it up!
Day 11—07/29 – 213.4 - Still on track with my eating. Staying under 1800 calories.
Day 12—07/30 – 213.4 - Another on-track day. Thought it would be up due to salty red beans & rice:)
Day 13—07/31 – 212.9 - Yet another good day yesterday. This morning I went for a long walk.
Day 14—08/01 – 212.5 - So happy that I made good choices this week, even at a restaurant last night.
Week 2 actual weight: 212.5 (-5.1)
Day 15—08/02 – 212.2 - Out to eat at a steak restaurant tonight.
Day 16—08/03 – 212.7 - Only two bites of dessert last night! Movies today (popcorn). Dinner out.
Day 17—08/04 – 212.9 - Conscious of my choices when eating out. Lunch out. Tough food week.
Day 18—08/05 – 213.1 - Finally all meals at home. All of those restaurant days make it hard.
Day 19—08/06 – 212.9 - Daughter made brownies last night. Had small one; wanted more so bad.
Day 20—08/07 – 212.0 - Had only one tiny brownie yesterday. Made shrimp tacos for dinner.
Day 21—08/08 - 211.6 - Another good day with good choices. Out to play trivia last night. Fun!
Week 3 actual weight: 211.6 (-.9)
Day 22—08/09 – 210.9 - Out to eat lunch w/ family at Cracker Barrel.
Day 23—08/10 – 212.4 - Not unexpected with the salty meal yesterday (fluid) & more food than usual.
Day 24—08/11 – 211.2 - Could have finished my day well under cals, but sweet tooth got me last night.
Day 25—08/12 – 211.4 - Out w/ my daughter last night - Chinese food/dessert. Pizza tonight. So hard.
Day 26—08/13 – 211.6 - Ate at home, so no increased sodium. Hoping it shows on the scale tomorrow.
Day 27—08/14 – 211.2 - Bad news about our dog today:( Ate a bunch of pizza and some dessert.
Day 28—08/15 – 212.0 - Up and down. So it goes.
Week 4 actual weight: 212.0 (+.4)
Day 29—08/16 – 211.8 - Dog to the vet. Out for Mexican food last night. Ate too much (stress).
Day 30—08/17 – 210.7 - Feels good to see that number. Birthday today, so Chinese & tiny cheesecake.
Day 31—08/18 – 210.3 - Got Moo Goo Gai Pan yesterday for Chinese b/c it's healthier:)
Day 32—08/19 – 209.8 - Seeing the scale move motivates me to make better choices.
Day 33—08/20 – 210.4 - Got a free tiny portion of ribs (bd reward) from Roadhouse. Only ate four fries:)
Day 34—08/21 – 207.8 - AM pack boxes at the food bank then a lakefront walk in the PM. Lots of sweat!
Day 35—08/22 – 207.9 - Wednesday night church dinner started up last night. So sodium Thursdays.
Week 5 actual weight: 207.9 (-4.1)
Day 36—08/23 – 206.9 - Handled my cravings last night & didn't snack while dh was. Feels good.
Day 37—08/24 – 207.6 - Texas Roadhouse last night. Ate too much, so was uncomfortable:(
Day 38—08/25 – 207.3 - Helped my dd bring everything back to her college apartment & I slept over.
Day 39—08/26 – No scale this morning. Didn't eat lots of snacks at my daughter's this time! Home now.
Day 40—08/27 – 207.4 - Had a pretty good day food wise. My Tuesday shift at the food bank today.
Day 41—08/28 – 207.0 - Lunch function today & then Wed. night church dinner tonight. Oh my!
Day 42—08/29 – 207.6 - Thought it would be worse from sodium. Up/down, up/down all week:)
Week 6 actual weight: 207.6 (-.3)
Day 43—08/30 – 210.0 - Expected:) Fun Bingo last night with some salty foods & chocolate!
Day 44—08/31 – 208.6 - Good day yesterday food-wise and a nice long walk in the rain:)
Day 45—09/01 – 208.6 - Out w/family & ate at restaurant yesterday. Not good choices. Today was good.
Day 46—09/02 – 207.6 - Within my calorie limit yesterday & will be today. Feels good.
Day 47—09/03 – 206.3 -All meals at home for three days in a row & the scale shows it.
Day 48—09/04 - 205.9 - My son & his girlfriend flew here for a week. Hope I set a good example.
Day 49—09/05 – 205.2 - They brought banana bread & canolis. I had some. Doing good though.
Week 7 actual weight: 205.2 (-2.4)
Halfway Progress Report/Pounds Lost so Far: - 11.5
Day 51—09/07 - 208.1- Played Bunco w/ neighborhood ladies last night. The + pounds are crazy.
Day 52—09/08 - 207.3 - Out w/ family today. Ate at a restaurant.
Day 53—09/09 -
Day 54—09/10 –
Day 55—09/11 –
Day 56—09/12 –
Week 8 actual weight:4 -
Round 18 80.1 to 76.4 kg
Day 1 73.6 a big drop from my last reading on day 98, it's not total fat loss, I expect to gain as my body recovers
Day 2 73.6
Day 3 73.6
Day 4 DNW
Day 5 73.2
Day 6 73.7
Day 7 73.5 I want to lose at least a kilogram a month, that should be easy to achieve. So "it's all on" as they say. I will post when I have what I consider junk food. It's been 12 days since I had sugar. That's the longest in the last 5 1/2 years. I consider that an achievement. I had KFC yesterday because the mall I was at has no where to sit down and do stuff, I needed to email the receipt from the water payment and wasn't going home until it was done. At the moment, I'm a bit slower than one kilogram a month.
Day 8 74.1
Day 9 73.7 I have now lost weight for 42 consecutive months. That's an alternative way of saying "the_reflex is taking forever to reach goal weight, 42 months to lose 22 kg". But it shows that I haven't rebounded to any large extent. That's a hopeful sign for maintenance.
I had sugar today, after 14 days. Sugary food and chocolate definitely changes my mood. Buzzy feeling. I hope to not have sugary food again for a while.
Day 10 73.1
Day 11 72.3 my weight has dropped quite a bit in the last 3 days but that's just because I stopped having salty food. I just checked my spreadsheet, guess what? 29th July 2014. 73.0 kg. I'm now the weight I was 10 years ago. I consider this a milestone. I had a Starbucks meal to celebrate.
Day 12 73.1 pizza in the evening resulting in...
Day 13 75.5
Day 14 75.8, still showing the effect of the pizza. But I'm not hungry right now, so I'm eating too much. I lost 2.7 kg in July, a lot of that is from getting influenza (not covid - I got tested) which went to my throat, stomach, lungs and inner ear. Anyway I need to eat less.
Spoiler
Goal weight - 64 kg. I really want to aim for reaching goal weight by the end of the year. I don't know if I can do it, but it would be nice to achieve it. So I need to track my intake, starting today, first of the month. That's about 150 days of tracking and estimating food needed. It would be nice to have a long period of continuous tracking because when I reach goal weight, that's it, no more tracking. I can't exercise right now due to the temperature, but I'm moving soon so I'll be in a cooler environment.
Day 15 75.7
Day 16 76.3
Day 17 76.1
Day 18 76.6
Day 19 75.8
Day 20 DNW
Day 21 DNW
Day 22 DNW
Day 23 75.6
Day 24 76.1
I'm now in a cool location, I can exercise such as running. If I'm running I need to track my intake, so I need to average between two intake numbers. If my average intake is between these numbers (unlikely that it'll be below the minimum but I'll put it in anyway) I'll post "eating okay".
Day 25 75.4
Day 26 75.1
Day 27 75.7
Day 28 75.3
Day 29 75.3
Day 30 75.5
Day 31 75.6
Day 32 74.7
Day 33 74.0
Day 34 75.6
Day 35 DNW
Day 36 DNW
Day 37 DNW
Day 38 DNW
Day 39 DNW
Day 40 DNW
Day 41 78.1, 3 minutes running on the treadmill, 27 minutes walking
Day 42 77.8, 4 min running, 26 min walking
Day 43 78.5, 5 min running, 25 min walking
Day 44 78.5, 6 min running, 24 min walking
Day 45 78.5, 7 min running, 23 min walking
Day 46 78.1, 8 min running, 22 min walking
Day 47 78.2, 9 min running, 21 min walking
Day 48 78.3, 10 min running, 20 min walking
Day 49 79.0, 30 minutes on elliptical
Day 50 78.8, 11 min running, 19 min walking
Day 51 78.7, 12 min running, 18 min walking
Day 52 78.4, 13 min running, 17 min walking
Day 52 79.0, 14 min running, 16 min walking
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Day 50—09/06 – 65 kg. I am really uncertain how much I weigh. My bathroom scale is inaccurate, since the floor is uneven and gives different readings in different places. Still, people are complimenting me on weight loss, and I can fit into smaller size clothes, so - okay, I guess? Think I may need to check at the doctor's surgery.
Day 51—09/07— 64.8 kg.
Day 52—09/08— 142 lb. Guess what! I have a new scale! Someone discerned my need - my sister heard me moaning about it and gave me her old one. It has much larger numbers and measures in pounds! Seeing I have lost 44 lb seems a lot more than 20 kg!
Day 53—09/09— 142 lb. How much is a "handful" of pretzels? 10 pretzels? One ounce? 65 calories? Or more.....
Day 54—09/10 –
Day 55—09/11 –
Day 56—09/12 –
Week 8 Goal: 141 lb.
Week 8 actual weight:6 -
100 day Challenge 7/19/24-10/26/2024 **Do it for Mobility**
Lily, age 63, 5'3"
Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
Targeting ~165 being closer to overweight instead of morbidly obese
226.6 - Ending weight last round on 7/11/2024 before vacation.
215 - Goal this round
Day / Weight Daily Weigh In / 14 Day Trend Weight / Comments report day of activity
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
240’s 230’s 220's 210's 200's 190's 180’s 170's 160's 150's
2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021) NOTE: Low 201.1 in August 2021
2022 SW: 209 BMI 37.0 (1/1/2022) Lost focus on myself while helping with 2 new grand babies (Jan & June); also started teaching ESL on Tues & Thurs morning and no longer went to in person Strong & Fit class … EXCUSES EXCUSES
2023 SW: 232 BMI 41.1 (1/1/2023) Lowest 226
2024 SW: 230 BMI 40.7 (1/1/2024) Refocus 6/22/2024
2025 SW: ⁉️ It’s totally up to you and within your control
Strategy:
Bike 30 min 3-4x weekly
Strong & Fit 1 hr class 2x weekly
Water 72+ oz daily
Journal every bite focusing on low net carb <100g
Weekly weigh in on Mondays
226.6 - Ending weight last round on 7/11/2024 before vacation.
7/11-7/25: DNW - Vacation Iceland & Norway
7/26: 229.2 / 229.0 - Gained 2.6 lbs on vacation at first weigh in. I expect some of this to be travel bloat and disappear by tomorrow but not all! I did walk most days 2-6 miles which I'm proud of! Pushed through the knee pain. And one day I actually got on the bike in the gym on the boat.
Not surprised that my weight is up. After a day of travel leaving at 3am Thursday morning from the hotel in Oslo … hour drive to the airport… flights to Paris, Detroit, Houston (airplane food on each leg of the journey and 3 bags of chips on the last flight) … landed in Houston at 6pm … picking up our dog & dinner with our son’s family at 7:30pm, another hour driving home finally home at 10:00pm Thursday night (which was 5am Friday morning Oslo time). So all in all a 26 hour travel day.
Broke my promise to myself so vacation eating plan was a fail in that I ate the bread basket every night at dinner and dessert at lunch, dinner and 4pm tea time on a 11 night cruise! Oh boy such bad habits on vacation to over come. Otherwise my eating was really healthy with small portions and no snacking. Lots of room to improve on my next cruise in October.
Now to tackle these pounds and not let them continue to slip back into the 230s.
7/27: 227.5 / 228.6 - The real weight gain from my trip is .9 lbs! Less than a pound. Shedded the bloat from the long 26 hours of travel and got my body reset to this time zone. I’ll take it and tackle that little gain before it slips away from me. 😊 Now to make progress … meaning I need to focus on WATER, exercise and journaling every bite remembering small portions pay off big dividends helping me toward my goals.
Biked 30 min, journaled, water 80+ oz
7/28: 226.0 / 227.8 - Back to clean living and better habits. Grocery shopping was huge since before leaving due to the hurricane electrical outage for 3-4 days we had to throw EVERYTHING out of our 2 fridge/freezers. So lots of fresh food and very few temptations or snacks in the house. DH didn’t even buy cookies so there are no sweets to add calories after dinner. Created menus and bought only what was needed though I did forget salad dressing … guess the selection balsamic my sister gave me for Christmas will due in a pinch. LOL
Bike 30 min, journaled, water 80+ oz
7/29: 225.5 / 227.1 - Didn’t make strength training class since DH has Covid and I had to deal with the AC guy for our annual checkup. He was early and showed up when my class was suppose to start. So after he left I got on the bike instead.
Bike 30 min, journaled, water 80 oz
Weekly Goal: Lose any vacation pounds and ensure I’m back < 227
Actual Weight: 225.5 - BMI = 40
Challenge Weight Loss: 1.1
🎯 Returning from vacation and getting myself started back on the healthy journey was key this week. I’m happy with my focus and determination. Now to focus on no longer being labeled “morbidly” obese.
7/30: 224.8 / 226.2 - Bike 30, journaled, water 80 oz. Focusing on getting the 7 hrs recommended sleep.
7/31: 224.5 / 225.5 - Since I missed strength training Monday I’ll tune into her private YouTube channel and do a make up session. I put it off not feeling my best so probably will test for Covid later today. Skipped all exercise instead this Wednesday. First time in the red since I had not activity to burn off extra calories. 1228 cal and 70 net carbs. Felt so awfully full in the evening that I had to stretch out and go to bed early. Journaled and 80 oz water.
8/1: 224.4 / 225.0 - Feeling good this morning but still have an uncomfortably full sensation. Otherwise feel normal. Negative Covid test! Biked 30 72+ oz water. Journaled a big bowl of red beans and rice but the surprise was the 31 carbs in my store bought prepackaged salad! Roundtrip 3 hours to north part of Houston to watch my granddaughter for 2 hrs. DH is considering moving to be closer.
8/2: 224.1 / 224.5 - Today’s focus … after my exercise class … prep for the party. Buying everything for the charcuterie board I’m making for the party, bake dark chocolate brownies, an then picking up wine & special iced cookies for the party tomorrow. The other grandmother is having tea sandwiches made, buying a dip, wine, variety of sparkling waters and she hired someone to act as bartender and to keep the place picked up during the party (la-di-da but that is how she rolls in her world … the party is at her house in a very nice upscale area inside Houston).
Only did 20 min of my strength training class because I became dizzy and almost fainted. Had to lay down. Journaled. 72+ oz water.
8/3: 224.8 / 224.4 - Not at all surprised by the up tic on the scale. Lunch out with my daughter yesterday and though we split the meal I let her order … chips with spinach artichoke dip, chicken strips, French fries. Nothing healthy about it! Then I ate brownies because they made a crumbled mess out of the pan and didn’t get a clean square … probably ate 2.
Today I need to be a little more cautious in my eating! Sip & See for my new granddaughter. Myself and the other grandmother are hosting a large party of our lady friends (45-50) to meet all 3 of my grandchildren. No exercise, no journal but did drink my water. Didn’t eat anything at the party but did have a slice of brisket at my son’s and a cookie when I returned home.
8/4: 223.5 / 223.9 - Nothing planned today but the bike and painting. May get out and weed some though the heat is stifling. Way too much charcuterie and cookie leftovers in the house. DH & I could have charcuterie for lunch or dinner every day this week LOL
Bike 30 min, water definitely but not sure of the oz, no journal.
8/5: 223.7 / 223.7 - I successfully made my goal this week!!!
20 min strength training, not enough water and no journaling.
Weekly Goal: Obese stage 2 BMI 39.9 @ <225 No longer 🚫 morbidly obese!
Actual Weight: 223.7 - BMI 39.7
Challenge Weight Loss: 2.9
🎯 I moved out of Morbidly obese stage 3 and into obese stage 2! ✔️
Now to work my way down to obese stage 1 around 197 but I’ll first have to hit many milestones to get there.
NSV - I “slid” my cellphone into my front pocket of my pants with lots of room to spare. (Aug 2024) ✔️
8/6: 224.6 / 223.8 - Bike 30 min, no journal.
8/7: 223.4 / 223.5 - No planned exercise for Wed! Need to focus on water. Though I’m not journaling my portion control has been spot on and no time for snacking the last few days.
8/8: 223.5 / 223.4 - Bike 30 min, water, but only half journaling and way over my net carb limit of <100 due to snacking on crackers.
8/9: 224.4 / 223.5 - Strength training 40 min, water, but still no journaling.
8/10: 222.9 / 223.2 - No exercise or journaling.
8/11: 224.2 / 223.4 - No exercise or journaling.
8/12: 223.0 / 223.2 - Pre-journaled my food plan. Slight change in food plan for lunch. No exercise … forgot how time consuming a 2 month old is!
Weekly Goal (until I hit it): < 220 - Break through the 220s into the teens … 220's
Actual Weight: 223.0
Challenge Weight Loss: xx
🎯 Many poor food choices, no journaling for the entire week, exercise also thrown off since DD & grandkids stayed with us while her husband had pneumonia. Cannot let grandkids be the reason I regain the weight like 2022!
8/13: 223.3 / 223.1 - No exercise, no journaling
8/14: 223.8 / 223.2 - Travel day round trip to granddaughter’s ~3 hrs and caring for her today. Bad food choices, no journaling, no exercise, lacked water.
8/15: 225.1 / 223.7 - Bike 30, no journal and lacked water. I have today all to myself … so plenty of time to work on my own goals, exercise and make great decisions!
8/16: 223.5 / 223.6 - Thought that spike might have been temporary. Glad to see the number come back down! Baby duty today for my 2 month old. She starts daycare on Monday. So I’m planning to enjoy all the snuggles I can get though I will miss my strength training class. No exercise or journaling and still need to work on water. But my meals were barely there … like I took some turkey deli meat and that was it for lunch. Not one single snack all day!
8/17: 222.8 / 223.4 - Good the trend is going back down! Tonight I babysit but today is mine for exercise and painting. Bike 30 min and drank more water.
8/18: 222.3 / 223.0 - Today roundtrip car trip to my son’s to help unload and move furniture they bought. My goal is to bike this morning since we don’t have to be there until noon. DH & I decided to eat at home for both lunch and dinner and it makes a huge difference. No snacking. 30 min bike! 80+ oz water.
8/19: 220.5 / 222.1 - WOW! Controlling what I put in my body makes a huge difference … something I need to remember. Opportunity to eat out before and after our roundtrip to my son’s home to help move furniture. Instead of lunch out for burgers & fries at a new place DH & I made open faced sandwich and a few olives for salty. Returning from my son’s we almost went to an Italian restaurant but came home cooked a steak and romaine lettuce on the grill with a homemade lemon parmesan thyme dressing.
📚 tonight + strength training today 40 min. AF ✔️
Weekly Goal (until I hit it): < 220 - Break through the 220s into the teens … 220's
Actual Weight: 220.5 - BMI 39.1
Challenge Weight Loss: 6
🎯 Getting back on the bike, water and watching what I eat always pays off focusing Thurs-Sun. I need to remember this when my schedule goes crazy like it did in the earlier part of the week! I was able to bounce back. Aug 10 last Saturday I was in the 222 range but then let life happen and it slipped away. The old me would have avoided the scale at all cost after Wed after a really bad eating day and travel. But I did the daily stepping on registered it and moved on. Yeah me! It was mostly temporary due to time in a car and eating out processed food / sodium … so I had hoped I could reel it back in and I did. Ignoring things never got me anywhere. Got back down again not letting my weekend dictate slacking off. Full steam ahead started on Thursday and it paid off for my weekly weigh in. Now to not let up or slip up! I have dinner with book club ladies Monday and Wednesday night at restaurants this next week.
8/20: 220.9 / 221.6 - Okay into the stretch shooting for the teens! Bike 30 min, water 80 oz. ✔️
8/21: 221.3 / 221.3 - Today will be challenging. Driving to care for my granddaughter. Eating out lunch and dinner. Leaving at 9am returning at 9pm. Mexican food and chips temptation at bookclub. 📚 Dined out at Mexican restaurant for both lunch and& dinner. Tried to keep my portions down and not eat everything on my plate and counted chips. Did not order any rice, beans, etc and ate only 2 of 3 enchiladas at lunch and half order of quesadillas at dinner. AF. No exercise Wednesday but lots of water. ✔️
8/22: 220.8 / 220.9 - Prep day for procedure only clear liquids which thank goodness includes black coffee, tea, chicken broth. Alcohol Free (AF)! Still feeling full from all the chicken enchiladas and chicken quesadillas yesterday. Met with design team on remodeling our downstairs. Next week we meet with the contractors and appliance people. Lunch out with DD & DH. While they ate I sipped on my chicken broth in a Yeti cup that kept it warm for the trip and more water. No exercise but plenty of water.✔️
8/23: 219.3 / 220.3 - Lacking sleep. This is definitely not a diet to lose weight!!! Love that I touched the teens but positive it is a temporary loss. Scheduled Colonoscopy & Endoscopy. Results are fine. No exercise, lots of water, regular meals. Slept most of the afternoon. ✔️
8/24: 223.4 / 221.0 - I knew it would be up from yesterday’s low but this is ridiculous! Still resting no exercise, lots of water. Not snacking and meals have not been that bad but did indulge in ice cream after dinner when watching a movie.
8/25: 222.0 / 221.2 - Cannot believe how off kilter I am on the scale … you would think after a colonoscopy the numbers would be down. Dinner at my son’s cancelled since DIL is sick. Bike 30 min.
8/26: 221.8 / 221.4 - Glad the number is coming back down but disappointed that I let it get out of hand. Not really sure why or what happened. Driving 2+ hr to pick up my granddaughter so she can spend the days and nights here so my son can work and my DIL can recover from fever, upper respiratory infection, etc … she needs rest, fluids, antibiotics. Walked outside 1/4 mile with stroller.✔️
Weekly Goal: < 220 - Break through the 220s into the teens … 220's
Weekly Positive Habit Focus: Glass of water before coffee ✔️
Actual Weight: 221.8
GAINED this week: 1.3
Challenge Weight Loss: 4.8
🎯 Disappointed that I let it get out of hand. Not really sure why or what happened. I didn’t snack but were my portions larger than I thought? Need to focus on journaling every bite again.
8/27: 220.2 / 220.9 - Finally back down to 220 again. Maybe my body has finally rid itself of all the bloat after the colonoscopy. Now to continue and break through the 220s! Granddaughter duty today. No exercise. Did not journal my food at all … not one single bite.
8/28: 220.5 / 220.8 - Okay today focus! Not traveling today and no granddaughter duty since my son said he would stay home and work and care for her so I don’t have to make the drive again. Bike 30 min, lacked water and still not journaling.
8/29: 221.1 / 220.7 - No excuses today! Bike 30 min
8/30: 220.3 / 220.5 - Plans to bike, menu plan, grocery shop, drink more water! No bike. UTI so meds and water!
8/31: 219.7 / 220.1 - Plans to bike … and today I will just do it! Plenty of water in my plan as well. 2nd time seeing 219.x! Can I keep the scale from slipping up again into the 220s and soon mark it off as a scale victory? To check it off my list I need to see it multiple days in a row … so here we got trying to hold on to 219 through the weekend! Biked 30 min. Snacking go to me for the first time in a while during the afternoon.
9/1: 220.1 / 220.0 - Bounced back into the 220s. Darn! Today we are having family over for fajitas. No exercise except chasing a toddler. Too much food!
9/2: 220.8 / 220.1 - I need the brownies my sister brought yesterday out of the house! I ate 3 yesterday. Today my goal is not even a nibble. Ate them anyway and they are still not gone! 30 min on bike. Still not journaling.
Weekly Goal: < 220 - Break through the 220s into the teens … 220's
Weekly Positive Habit Focus: Journal every bite! ✔️ Notice that I didn’t even attempt this habit once this past week. Really becoming a problem.
Actual Weight: 220.8
Challenge Weight Loss: 5.8
🎯 Wasn’t able to hold on to the 219.x after all. I need more discipline in my life.
9/3: 220.6 / 220.2 - No art class today. DH started auditing graduate level Math Economics classes at Rice Univ on Tues & Thurs (w/ labs Tues night & Friday day). So I have plenty of time to myself today for exercise, weeding, reading and painting. Bike 30 min. ✔️
9/4: 221.7 / 220.6 - Wrong direction! ✔️Drive to babysit granddaughter and birthday celebration dinner for my sister. No exercise.
9/5: 221.0 / 220.7 - Wrong direction! ✔️ Plans to bike today! Biked 30 min
9/6: DNW - Girls weekend with old college friends ... need to wrap my head around food and drink before diving into the situation.
9/7: DNW -
9/8: DNW -
9/9: 222.7 / 221.9 - Fun weekend but obviously went overboard on the food front.
Weekly Goal: < 220 - Break through the 220s into the teens … 220's
Weekly Positive Habit Focus: Water before coffee ✔️
Actual Weight: 221.7
Gained this week: .9
Challenge Weight Loss: 4.9
🎯 I really need to get serious if I want to hit 215 before my birthday at the end of October. I need to get back to journaling every bite. If I don’t get one other thing right this week it needs to be that.2 -
ptitejeanne wrote: »dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
Thanks @dawnbgethealthy !
Summer is awesome ❤️ I love it. I get to have complete different schedule and it’s amazing!! Because of it I’m having a hard time with my regular exercice, food, yoga, steps, etc.
App and Internet have giving me a hard time in the last few weeks…
so BIG drop in motivation.
Working hard in not quitting
But I must say it’s hard right now!
I’m struggling.
Thank you you’re so kind!
@ptitejeanne - Don't get discouraged! We are in this for the long haul and I too am jumping back in with both feet this week after seeing the scale go up the past couple of weeks. Please join me and focus on 1 thing you think will make a difference. I'm planning to focus on journaling ... because if I write it I many times eat smaller portions or pass on things that I don't really need or want.
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »deepwoodslady wrote: »dawnbgethealthy wrote: »@deepwoodslady
Could you keep a sugar cube or pack of sugar in your pocket in the future in case of a glucose drop?
I know quite a few friends and family members with diabetes, and they range anywhere from: coke, juice, apple, sugar cube when they are having a drop.
@deepwoodslady It's pretty scary when it happens. Anything that has a rapid change in your body makes it really react in strange ways. A sugar packet is a good idea but it takes so long to increase the glucose that you just keep eating and eating until you can feel a difference. It's an instinct. It's hard to explain, but I guess the best example is that you are drowning and you don't just sink and hope someone will find you in time. You do everything you can to save yourself even if it's in a horrific panic. It's hard to just resign yourself to let yourself drown. It's against every instinct you have.
My long-time family doctor who is now retired had some good advice. She told me to keep Smarties candies in my purse or car. They really don't melt. They are packed very tightly so they really don't crush either. They last for a very long time before going stale as they are almost pure sugar. She even gave me a chart of how many to take based on what my glucose is reading. It's still a matter of sinking or a matter of trust but it did work. I'm not sure where the smarties chart is now since I change purses A LOT but there may be something online about it.
These drops have everything to do with the recent weight gain over the past months (since March). I just know it. The heavier I am, the worse my numbers are. I know this but it doesn't seem to make any difference when a craving or a hunger comes along. And cravings & hunger are a huge symptom of the diabetes itself so it's like a circle with suction. I guess what I'm saying is that it is key that I keep working on my weight and my overall health and get through what happens on occasion as best I can. I can't always control what happens, for sure. But I know I can do more. I know I can do better. I just may pick up some of those packets of sugar if they sell them at a standard grocery store. If not, I'll snatch a few packs from a restaurant in my travels. I drink my coffee black so I won't be using extra so therefore, I won't feel too guilty. Is that stealing? Hmmm gray area for sure. Thanks for the idea.
Just worried about you is all.
My cousin when we were kids would have those drops. Orange juice seemed to be the quickest to reverse that...for her.
Smarties or sugar packets also would have a quick uptake. Much faster than "food" which might take hours to provide that quick reversal.
They have little glucose gel packets, you open them and squeeze them into your mouth. I know a guy who carries those around.
I am scared when I hear of your drops.
@deepwoodslady - Scary when you have these drops! I saw this info and wanted to pass it along. Looks like besides Smarties you could carry around lifesavers and Skittles which also hold up well in a purse. My exercise teacher has a little glucose packet and a bottle of something always out just in case when she is teaching the Strong & Fit class.
Quick Carbohydrate Guide for Treating Low Blood Sugars
If your blood sugar is less than 70 mg/dl, you need 15 to 30 grams of a quickly absorbed carbohydrate, like the ones listed below. Each of the following servings provides 15 grams of carbohydrate.
Candies and Other Sweets
5 small gum drops
12 gummy bears
6 large jelly beans
5 Life Savers
15 Skittles
1 Tablespoon honey, jam or jelly
1 Tablespoon sugar in water
4 Starburst
Smarties Candy Roll (1 roll) contains 6g total carbs, 6g net carbs, 0g fat, 0g protein, and 25 calories. So you probably need 2 rolls if following this advice.
https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/treating-low-blood-sugar1 -
Starting to see the results of letting things slip and not staying focused. I'm not liking the upturn on my chart!
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Lilylady3k wrote: »
@deepwoodslady - Scary when you have these drops! I saw this info and wanted to pass it along. Looks like besides Smarties you could carry around lifesavers and Skittles which also hold up well in a purse. My exercise teacher has a little glucose packet and a bottle of something always out just in case when she is teaching the Strong & Fit class.
Quick Carbohydrate Guide for Treating Low Blood Sugars
If your blood sugar is less than 70 mg/dl, you need 15 to 30 grams of a quickly absorbed carbohydrate, like the ones listed below. Each of the following servings provides 15 grams of carbohydrate.
Candies and Other Sweets
5 small gum drops
12 gummy bears
6 large jelly beans
5 Life Savers
15 Skittles
1 Tablespoon honey, jam or jelly
1 Tablespoon sugar in water
4 Starburst
Smarties Candy Roll (1 roll) contains 6g total carbs, 6g net carbs, 0g fat, 0g protein, and 25 calories. So you probably need 2 rolls if following this advice.
https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/treating-low-blood-sugar
@Lilylady3k Thanks so much for the response and for the article. Lots of great ideas. I am definitely going to prepare myself better for in the future.
I wanted to mention your blood pressure drop episode recently. You may remember that months and months ago (maybe last fall?) that exact thing started to happen to me and it became fairly frequent. My average blood pressure began running about 87/41. The cardiologist kept me on my stronger blood pressure medication of a certain type, but completely took me off the other one (Lisinipril). They felt it was because of my weight coming down at the time which improved my overall blood pressure.
You have really been working actively lately on your weight with a renewed gusto! I know you are really good at keeping your dr appointments and monitoring your blood work. However, I just wanted to assist by reminding you that if you start to experience these episodes too frequently (like I did) you may want to have it checked in-between your normal times. Especially if you've dropped a few pounds. Due to weight loss and episodes, my extra testing was covered by my insurance. Our medications do change with weight loss as our health actually improves. A few years ago (2018, 2019) they took me off 4 of my diabetic pills due to weight loss from 253 to 217. It can happen quickly as we tend to lose just one pound (or less) at a time and don't realize how we're in a different BMI or different place as those ounces add up.
I've also had episodes due to low sodium counts in the blood that can make you very sick and dizzy. Much of this due to the weight loss and changes in my body. I guess our body will alert us when there is something not quite right and for that I am thankful, even if it makes me feel sick.
Thanks for the article. I'm going to a drug store in Ann Arbor later today and am looking for glucose gel or tablets, and I think I'll pick up some lifesavers too. They could live up to their name
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Hi : - )
I am Dawn.
5'2"
63 and will turn 64 during this 100
Cranbrook, BC
The most that I have ever lost on one of these 100s is 7lbs.
I have gained in each of the last 6 of them!
I am not sure what it is going to take, but I would like to get back to 130 and below.
Week 1 Goal: 146.2 - Start weight of the previous 100
Week 1 actual weight: 148.0 - Started the week at 147.2
Week 2 Goal: 147s
Week 2 actual weight: 147.8 - Started the week at 148.2
Week 3 Goal: 146s
Week 3 actual weight: 147.8 - Started the week at 147.6
Week 4 Goal: back to 147.2 and lower
Week 4 actual weight: 146.4 -Started the week at 147.2
Week 5 Goal: 145.6 - Start weight of the 2 ago 100 days challenge
Week 5 actual weight: 146.6 - Started the week at 145.6
Week 6 Goal: 145.6
Week 6 actual weight: 145.2 - Started the week at 146.0
Week 7 Goal: Didn't make a specific goal this week
Week 7 actual weight: 146.2 - Started the week at 145.6
Halfway point Day 50 - 146.0
Day 50—09/06 – 146.0 - I was at 130 on my 61st birthday. By now I should be at my healthy weight of 110-118 for a 5'2" person, the trajectory looked promising. My highest weight btw was 207, I had high blood pressure and the doc told me to lose weight, so I did. It is a struggle. I did eat some of those wonderful green beans for dinner last night with a small potato salad made out of my garden and an egg.
Day 51—09/07— 146.2 - Saturday night after work is usually where I indulge a little in something that don't eat during the week. Not sure what that will be yet today. Beautiful and sunny here. I am going to get out into the yard for most of the day because I don't get ready for work until 3pm. Work on that tan : - )
Day 52—09/08— 146.6 - Went out in the garden and made myself some Nachos with a couple of cocktails last night after work. Not sure yet what I will eat today, but coffee is tasting great. I was offered a shift, but didn't take it at the LTC place. Sacrificing the extra $$ for well being. Lots and lots to do in the yard. I will be out there today with my bathing suit on getting a tan as I sweat. Fitness Marshall soon to grease me up so that I don't pull anything.
Day 53—09/09— 146.4 - Running late today (couldn't get out of bed) I have to prep lunch and something to take for my long shift tonight, and of course put it all into my tracker. Apples will be my breakfast/continuous snack for my day job. I may have gotten a bit overheated working in the yard in the sun yesterday.
Day 54—09/10 –
Day 55—09/11 –
Day 56—09/12 –
Week 8 Goal: Honestly, I would like to return to my 60tth birthday weight before my 64th birthday, 141.1 - but running out of time for that.
Week 8 actual weight: Started the week at 146.0
Started the 100 at 147.24 -
Heaviest: 182.4
Starting Weight: 171.2 (as of 7/17/24)
Round GW: 169.8
UGW: 150.0
Week 1 Goal: 168.4
Week 1 actual weight: 169.6 (0.6 Gain) Okay, picking myself back up!
Week 2 Goal: 167.0
Week 2 actual weight: 168.0, Loss 1.6, a little off from goal, but a nice loss for me (I lose very slow)
Week 3 Goal: 167.0
Week 3 actual weight: 169.8, Gain 1.8
Week 4 Goal: 167.0
Week 4 actual weight: 165.8, Loss 4.0
Week 5 Goal: 164.0
Week 5 actual weight: 164.6, loss 1.2 My losing streak is really slowing down. That's okay, this is not a race... sticking with the plan!
Week 6 Goal: 163.6
Week 6 actual weight: 164.0, loss 0.6
Week 7 Goal: 161.8
Week 7 actual weight: 162.2, loss 1.8
Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 9.0
Day 50—09/06 – 162.0
Day 51—09/07— 162.6
Day 52—09/08— 162.0; I've been MIA, my husband's brother has been in the hospital, brain surgery on Thursday... he's doing better, but it's been a rough week. My focus has been elsewhere.
Day 53—09/09— 162.0
Day 54—09/10 –
Day 55—09/11 –
Day 56—09/12 –
Week 8 Goal: 161.4
Week 8 actual weight:5 -
deepwoodslady wrote: »Lilylady3k wrote: »
@deepwoodslady - Scary when you have these drops! I saw this info and wanted to pass it along. Looks like besides Smarties you could carry around lifesavers and Skittles which also hold up well in a purse. My exercise teacher has a little glucose packet and a bottle of something always out just in case when she is teaching the Strong & Fit class.
Quick Carbohydrate Guide for Treating Low Blood Sugars
If your blood sugar is less than 70 mg/dl, you need 15 to 30 grams of a quickly absorbed carbohydrate, like the ones listed below. Each of the following servings provides 15 grams of carbohydrate.
Candies and Other Sweets
5 small gum drops
12 gummy bears
6 large jelly beans
5 Life Savers
15 Skittles
1 Tablespoon honey, jam or jelly
1 Tablespoon sugar in water
4 Starburst
Smarties Candy Roll (1 roll) contains 6g total carbs, 6g net carbs, 0g fat, 0g protein, and 25 calories. So you probably need 2 rolls if following this advice.
https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/treating-low-blood-sugar
@Lilylady3k Thanks so much for the response and for the article. Lots of great ideas. I am definitely going to prepare myself better for in the future.
I wanted to mention your blood pressure drop episode recently. You may remember that months and months ago (maybe last fall?) that exact thing started to happen to me and it became fairly frequent. My average blood pressure began running about 87/41. The cardiologist kept me on my stronger blood pressure medication of a certain type, but completely took me off the other one (Lisinipril). They felt it was because of my weight coming down at the time which improved my overall blood pressure.
You have really been working actively lately on your weight with a renewed gusto! I know you are really good at keeping your dr appointments and monitoring your blood work. However, I just wanted to assist by reminding you that if you start to experience these episodes too frequently (like I did) you may want to have it checked in-between your normal times. Especially if you've dropped a few pounds. Due to weight loss and episodes, my extra testing was covered by my insurance. Our medications do change with weight loss as our health actually improves. A few years ago (2018, 2019) they took me off 4 of my diabetic pills due to weight loss from 253 to 217. It can happen quickly as we tend to lose just one pound (or less) at a time and don't realize how we're in a different BMI or different place as those ounces add up.
I've also had episodes due to low sodium counts in the blood that can make you very sick and dizzy. Much of this due to the weight loss and changes in my body. I guess our body will alert us when there is something not quite right and for that I am thankful, even if it makes me feel sick.
Thanks for the article. I'm going to a drug store in Ann Arbor later today and am looking for glucose gel or tablets, and I think I'll pick up some lifesavers too. They could live up to their name
@deepwoodslady - Thank you for the concern and comments. Currently I'm on no medicine which is a blessing. We'll see what the future holds. I'm definitely paying attention and working with my doctor. In fact right now she has me emailing her weekly regarding my weigh in so she can monitor me this year before the next annual physical and note anything I might view as different or an issue. Trying to stay out of the "danger zone" proactively as she said that the obesity issue in my 60s is going to cause me many health problems in the future if I don't tackle it successfully. All blood work so far has been good ... all in normal range and she wants me to keep it that way. I'm appreciating her support but really wish I could show more progress!5 -
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: 159.2Day 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.Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: -1.5
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 –156.3 I hope y’all are doing well! It’s okay over here. Tough couple of work days made worse with migraine flaring yesterday. Still coming out of it… And yes, Texas Roadhouse! It's super indulgent (that bread!) and an "only once in a while" treat for me and my husband. :-)
Day 34—08/21 –156.7 So had an adventure in IT today.
Day 35—08/22 –156.9
Week 5 Goal: n/a
Week 5 actual weight: 156.9
Day 36—08/23 –157.2 It’s been a tough couple of migraine days. And, let’s face it, “it tastes good” days. And not even for high-value quality food, either! That’s the worst part. If I was having a nosh on some bacon or some cheesecake that’d be one thing. But eating a serving of leftovers because I enjoyed it? Not the level I want to be hanging out on. At least if I’m going over on calories let’s have it be for something that’s worth it.
Day 37—08/24 –157.1
Day 38—08/25 –157.1
Day 39—08/26 –156.9 slightly down. Looking over August I haven’t done great… but will just have to have a great September! We can do this!!!
Day 40—08/27 –156.7 very determined to have a great September 😊 going to make sure I’m logging everything (I’ve been slacking) and up the activity. I really hate, hate, hate new years resolutions. I figure if you want to make a change, just make it already! So my non-new years resolution is to take better care of myself. dawnbgethealthy I am sensitive to pressure changes too. I get migraines if there are sudden drops or rises - and being tired is one of the symptoms. I used to call my brain a barometer because gosh help us if we're in danger of a hurricane!
Day 41—08/28 –156.5 long day, but had a great session with my therapist, and we’re going out to the local tavern to play trivia tonight. So will try to eat in moderation while there 😊
Day 42—08/29 –157.0 did well at the pub, not great at the trivia 😊 I had an unhealthy hot dog with fries but cut the entire plate in half and couldn’t even finish the half I was going to eat. So there’s at least that. Note to self: hot dog with chili and coleslaw doesn’t reheat so great.
Week 6 Goal:
Week 6 actual weight:157.0
Day 43—08/30 –156.7 TGIF! And a long weekend to boot! I’m excited. We have some shopping ahead, and some walking in nature, and some socializing ahead! I have way too many apples so will be making either a crisp or a pie – so will have to give away most of it 😉 Oh, and I forgot a fantasy football draft on Monday - we're going to grill out ahead of time (going to put some yummy veg on the grill).
Day 44—08/31 –155.8 I’m a little surprised by this but keeping calm – I think I’m dehydrated. So I’ll make sure I’m drinking enough water to level things out. Already have had a nice walk (check!) and am about to do a tad bit of work (can’t wait to check this one off), then off for some shopping.
Day 45—09/01 –156.0 No more work this long weekend! Had a relaxing day yesterday – cleaned the master bathroom, played some games, cooked dinner (pepper chicken, turned out great!). While the chicken wasn’t the healthiest flex (chicken was fried before it was tossed in stir fry sauce), it was delicious, and I held myself to one serving. So I’d call that a success.
Day 46—09/02 –156.5 Okay, yesterday went *okay*. Had a taco salad for dinner last night and didn’t eat too much of the tortilla bowl, and also didn’t finish it. Last day of my long weekend – I’m a little sad! But going to see the in=laws today and grill out for dinner before the Fantasy Football draft. As mentioned earlier, will be grilling a lot of fun vegetables. My allergies and migraine are also going a little nuts as they tend to do with weather changes – we had a front come through yesterday. Hopefully things will stabilize today.
Day 47—09/03 –157.6 okay I haven’t eaten that healthily lately. Got to get back on the wagon!
Day 48—09/04—157.5 yesterday wasn’t great for dietary choices. Reset!
Day 49—09/05 –157.5
Week 7 Goal: 155.0
Week 7 actual weight:157.5
Day 50—09/06 –157.7
Day 51—09/07—156.9 Hi there! Happy Saturday! Relaxing day today. Going to make kung pao chicken for dinner, which will hopefully be nice, decadent, but not too caloric. Sauce has a bit of sugar in it, so there’s that. Haven’t painted yet but will do so tomorrow. Have to go to the Asian market to get some supplies. I procrastinated and didn’t go today :-S but will try to get up the energy to go tomorrow.
Day 52—09/08—157.1 Weekend’s almost over ☹ don’t want to work tomorrow but what are you going to do?
Day 53—09/09—156.2 having some motivation problems over here. Think the depression is flaring.
Day 54—09/10 –
Day 55—09/11 –
Day 56—09/12 –
Week 8 Goal: 154.0
Week 8 actual weight:
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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
Day 32—08/19 – 154.2
Day 33—08/20 – 154.8
Day 34—08/21 – 154.6
Day 35—08/22 – 154.2
Week 5 Goal: 150
Week 5 actual weight: 154.5
Wk -0.1 Total +1.5
Day 36—08/23 – 154.5
Day 37—08/24 – 154.9
Day 38—08/25 – 155.8
Day 39—08/26 – 153.8
Day 40—08/27 – 155.2
Day 41—08/28 – 155.2
Day 42—08/29 – 154.6
Week 6 Goal: 152.0
“recalculating”: I sound like a GPS 😆
Week 6 actual weight: 154.8
Wk +0.3 Total +1.8
Day 43—08/30 – 154.8
Day 44—08/31 – 152.6
Day 45—09/01 – 152.4
Day 46—09/02 – 152.4
Day 47—09/03 – 153.4
Day 48—09/04 – 151.6
Day 49—09/05 – 152.4
Week 7 Goal: 152.0
Week 7 actual weight: 151.4
Wk -3.4 🥳 Total -1.6 🥳
Day 44—09/06 – 151.4
Day 45—09/07 – 151.8
Day 46—09/08 – 151.2
Day 47—09/09 – 152.4
Total day for me 4️⃣5️⃣2️⃣
Week 8 Goal: 150.0
Week 8 actual weight:
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Lilylady3k wrote: »
@ptitejeanne - Don't get discouraged! We are in this for the long haul and I too am jumping back in with both feet this week after seeing the scale go up the past couple of weeks. Please join me and focus on 1 thing you think will make a difference. I'm planning to focus on journaling ... because if I write it I many times eat smaller portions or pass on things that I don't really need or want.
We can do this!
Awesome! Yes we need to push & support each other! Thank you!
Focus on 1 thing… That sounds great!!
But
I’m not sure which one I should focus on?!
Really need to refocus on everything.
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100 day Challenge 7/19/24-10/26/2024 **Do it for Mobility**
Lily, age 63, 5'3"
Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
Targeting ~165 being closer to overweight instead of morbidly obese
226.6 - Ending weight last round on 7/11/2024 before vacation.
215 - Goal this round
Day / Weight Daily Weigh In / 14 Day Trend Weight / Comments report day of activity
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
240’s 230’s 220's 210's 200's 190's 180’s 170's 160's 150's
2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021) NOTE: Low 201.1 in August 2021
2022 SW: 209 BMI 37.0 (1/1/2022) Lost focus on myself while helping with 2 new grand babies (Jan & June); also started teaching ESL on Tues & Thurs morning and no longer went to in person Strong & Fit class … EXCUSES EXCUSES
2023 SW: 232 BMI 41.1 (1/1/2023) Lowest 226
2024 SW: 230 BMI 40.7 (1/1/2024) Refocus 6/22/2024
2025 SW: ⁉️ It’s totally up to you and within your control
Strategy:
Bike 30 min 3-4x weekly
Strong & Fit 1 hr class 2x weekly
Water 72+ oz daily
Journal every bite focusing on low net carb <100g
Weekly weigh in on Mondays
226.6 - Ending weight last round on 7/11/2024 before vacation.
7/11-7/25: DNW - Vacation Iceland & Norway
7/26: 229.2 / 229.0 - Gained 2.6 lbs on vacation at first weigh in. I expect some of this to be travel bloat and disappear by tomorrow but not all! I did walk most days 2-6 miles which I'm proud of! Pushed through the knee pain. And one day I actually got on the bike in the gym on the boat.
Not surprised that my weight is up. After a day of travel leaving at 3am Thursday morning from the hotel in Oslo … hour drive to the airport… flights to Paris, Detroit, Houston (airplane food on each leg of the journey and 3 bags of chips on the last flight) … landed in Houston at 6pm … picking up our dog & dinner with our son’s family at 7:30pm, another hour driving home finally home at 10:00pm Thursday night (which was 5am Friday morning Oslo time). So all in all a 26 hour travel day.
Broke my promise to myself so vacation eating plan was a fail in that I ate the bread basket every night at dinner and dessert at lunch, dinner and 4pm tea time on a 11 night cruise! Oh boy such bad habits on vacation to over come. Otherwise my eating was really healthy with small portions and no snacking. Lots of room to improve on my next cruise in October.
Now to tackle these pounds and not let them continue to slip back into the 230s.
7/27: 227.5 / 228.6 - The real weight gain from my trip is .9 lbs! Less than a pound. Shedded the bloat from the long 26 hours of travel and got my body reset to this time zone. I’ll take it and tackle that little gain before it slips away from me. 😊 Now to make progress … meaning I need to focus on WATER, exercise and journaling every bite remembering small portions pay off big dividends helping me toward my goals.
Biked 30 min, journaled, water 80+ oz
7/28: 226.0 / 227.8 - Back to clean living and better habits. Grocery shopping was huge since before leaving due to the hurricane electrical outage for 3-4 days we had to throw EVERYTHING out of our 2 fridge/freezers. So lots of fresh food and very few temptations or snacks in the house. DH didn’t even buy cookies so there are no sweets to add calories after dinner. Created menus and bought only what was needed though I did forget salad dressing … guess the selection balsamic my sister gave me for Christmas will due in a pinch. LOL
Bike 30 min, journaled, water 80+ oz
7/29: 225.5 / 227.1 - Didn’t make strength training class since DH has Covid and I had to deal with the AC guy for our annual checkup. He was early and showed up when my class was suppose to start. So after he left I got on the bike instead.
Bike 30 min, journaled, water 80 oz
Weekly Goal: Lose any vacation pounds and ensure I’m back < 227
Actual Weight: 225.5 - BMI = 40
Challenge Weight Loss: 1.1
🎯 Returning from vacation and getting myself started back on the healthy journey was key this week. I’m happy with my focus and determination. Now to focus on no longer being labeled “morbidly” obese.
7/30: 224.8 / 226.2 - Bike 30, journaled, water 80 oz. Focusing on getting the 7 hrs recommended sleep.
7/31: 224.5 / 225.5 - Since I missed strength training Monday I’ll tune into her private YouTube channel and do a make up session. I put it off not feeling my best so probably will test for Covid later today. Skipped all exercise instead this Wednesday. First time in the red since I had not activity to burn off extra calories. 1228 cal and 70 net carbs. Felt so awfully full in the evening that I had to stretch out and go to bed early. Journaled and 80 oz water.
8/1: 224.4 / 225.0 - Feeling good this morning but still have an uncomfortably full sensation. Otherwise feel normal. Negative Covid test! Biked 30 72+ oz water. Journaled a big bowl of red beans and rice but the surprise was the 31 carbs in my store bought prepackaged salad! Roundtrip 3 hours to north part of Houston to watch my granddaughter for 2 hrs. DH is considering moving to be closer.
8/2: 224.1 / 224.5 - Today’s focus … after my exercise class … prep for the party. Buying everything for the charcuterie board I’m making for the party, bake dark chocolate brownies, an then picking up wine & special iced cookies for the party tomorrow. The other grandmother is having tea sandwiches made, buying a dip, wine, variety of sparkling waters and she hired someone to act as bartender and to keep the place picked up during the party (la-di-da but that is how she rolls in her world … the party is at her house in a very nice upscale area inside Houston).
Only did 20 min of my strength training class because I became dizzy and almost fainted. Had to lay down. Journaled. 72+ oz water.
8/3: 224.8 / 224.4 - Not at all surprised by the up tic on the scale. Lunch out with my daughter yesterday and though we split the meal I let her order … chips with spinach artichoke dip, chicken strips, French fries. Nothing healthy about it! Then I ate brownies because they made a crumbled mess out of the pan and didn’t get a clean square … probably ate 2.
Today I need to be a little more cautious in my eating! Sip & See for my new granddaughter. Myself and the other grandmother are hosting a large party of our lady friends (45-50) to meet all 3 of my grandchildren. No exercise, no journal but did drink my water. Didn’t eat anything at the party but did have a slice of brisket at my son’s and a cookie when I returned home.
8/4: 223.5 / 223.9 - Nothing planned today but the bike and painting. May get out and weed some though the heat is stifling. Way too much charcuterie and cookie leftovers in the house. DH & I could have charcuterie for lunch or dinner every day this week LOL
Bike 30 min, water definitely but not sure of the oz, no journal.
8/5: 223.7 / 223.7 - I successfully made my goal this week!!!
20 min strength training, not enough water and no journaling.
Weekly Goal: Obese stage 2 BMI 39.9 @ <225 No longer 🚫 morbidly obese!
Actual Weight: 223.7 - BMI 39.7
Challenge Weight Loss: 2.9
🎯 I moved out of Morbidly obese stage 3 and into obese stage 2! ✔️
Now to work my way down to obese stage 1 around 197 but I’ll first have to hit many milestones to get there.
NSV - I “slid” my cellphone into my front pocket of my pants with lots of room to spare. (Aug 2024) ✔️
8/6: 224.6 / 223.8 - Bike 30 min, no journal.
8/7: 223.4 / 223.5 - No planned exercise for Wed! Need to focus on water. Though I’m not journaling my portion control has been spot on and no time for snacking the last few days.
8/8: 223.5 / 223.4 - Bike 30 min, water, but only half journaling and way over my net carb limit of <100 due to snacking on crackers.
8/9: 224.4 / 223.5 - Strength training 40 min, water, but still no journaling.
8/10: 222.9 / 223.2 - No exercise or journaling.
8/11: 224.2 / 223.4 - No exercise or journaling.
8/12: 223.0 / 223.2 - Pre-journaled my food plan. Slight change in food plan for lunch. No exercise … forgot how time consuming a 2 month old is!
Weekly Goal (until I hit it): < 220 - Break through the 220s into the teens … 220's
Actual Weight: 223.0
Challenge Weight Loss: xx
🎯 Many poor food choices, no journaling for the entire week, exercise also thrown off since DD & grandkids stayed with us while her husband had pneumonia. Cannot let grandkids be the reason I regain the weight like 2022!
8/13: 223.3 / 223.1 - No exercise, no journaling
8/14: 223.8 / 223.2 - Travel day round trip to granddaughter’s ~3 hrs and caring for her today. Bad food choices, no journaling, no exercise, lacked water.
8/15: 225.1 / 223.7 - Bike 30, no journal and lacked water. I have today all to myself … so plenty of time to work on my own goals, exercise and make great decisions!
8/16: 223.5 / 223.6 - Thought that spike might have been temporary. Glad to see the number come back down! Baby duty today for my 2 month old. She starts daycare on Monday. So I’m planning to enjoy all the snuggles I can get though I will miss my strength training class. No exercise or journaling and still need to work on water. But my meals were barely there … like I took some turkey deli meat and that was it for lunch. Not one single snack all day!
8/17: 222.8 / 223.4 - Good the trend is going back down! Tonight I babysit but today is mine for exercise and painting. Bike 30 min and drank more water.
8/18: 222.3 / 223.0 - Today roundtrip car trip to my son’s to help unload and move furniture they bought. My goal is to bike this morning since we don’t have to be there until noon. DH & I decided to eat at home for both lunch and dinner and it makes a huge difference. No snacking. 30 min bike! 80+ oz water.
8/19: 220.5 / 222.1 - WOW! Controlling what I put in my body makes a huge difference … something I need to remember. Opportunity to eat out before and after our roundtrip to my son’s home to help move furniture. Instead of lunch out for burgers & fries at a new place DH & I made open faced sandwich and a few olives for salty. Returning from my son’s we almost went to an Italian restaurant but came home cooked a steak and romaine lettuce on the grill with a homemade lemon parmesan thyme dressing.
📚 tonight + strength training today 40 min. AF ✔️
Weekly Goal (until I hit it): < 220 - Break through the 220s into the teens … 220's
Actual Weight: 220.5 - BMI 39.1
Challenge Weight Loss: 6
🎯 Getting back on the bike, water and watching what I eat always pays off focusing Thurs-Sun. I need to remember this when my schedule goes crazy like it did in the earlier part of the week! I was able to bounce back. Aug 10 last Saturday I was in the 222 range but then let life happen and it slipped away. The old me would have avoided the scale at all cost after Wed after a really bad eating day and travel. But I did the daily stepping on registered it and moved on. Yeah me! It was mostly temporary due to time in a car and eating out processed food / sodium … so I had hoped I could reel it back in and I did. Ignoring things never got me anywhere. Got back down again not letting my weekend dictate slacking off. Full steam ahead started on Thursday and it paid off for my weekly weigh in. Now to not let up or slip up! I have dinner with book club ladies Monday and Wednesday night at restaurants this next week.
8/20: 220.9 / 221.6 - Okay into the stretch shooting for the teens! Bike 30 min, water 80 oz. ✔️
8/21: 221.3 / 221.3 - Today will be challenging. Driving to care for my granddaughter. Eating out lunch and dinner. Leaving at 9am returning at 9pm. Mexican food and chips temptation at bookclub. 📚 Dined out at Mexican restaurant for both lunch and& dinner. Tried to keep my portions down and not eat everything on my plate and counted chips. Did not order any rice, beans, etc and ate only 2 of 3 enchiladas at lunch and half order of quesadillas at dinner. AF. No exercise Wednesday but lots of water. ✔️
8/22: 220.8 / 220.9 - Prep day for procedure only clear liquids which thank goodness includes black coffee, tea, chicken broth. Alcohol Free (AF)! Still feeling full from all the chicken enchiladas and chicken quesadillas yesterday. Met with design team on remodeling our downstairs. Next week we meet with the contractors and appliance people. Lunch out with DD & DH. While they ate I sipped on my chicken broth in a Yeti cup that kept it warm for the trip and more water. No exercise but plenty of water.✔️
8/23: 219.3 / 220.3 - Lacking sleep. This is definitely not a diet to lose weight!!! Love that I touched the teens but positive it is a temporary loss. Scheduled Colonoscopy & Endoscopy. Results are fine. No exercise, lots of water, regular meals. Slept most of the afternoon. ✔️
8/24: 223.4 / 221.0 - I knew it would be up from yesterday’s low but this is ridiculous! Still resting no exercise, lots of water. Not snacking and meals have not been that bad but did indulge in ice cream after dinner when watching a movie.
8/25: 222.0 / 221.2 - Cannot believe how off kilter I am on the scale … you would think after a colonoscopy the numbers would be down. Dinner at my son’s cancelled since DIL is sick. Bike 30 min.
8/26: 221.8 / 221.4 - Glad the number is coming back down but disappointed that I let it get out of hand. Not really sure why or what happened. Driving 2+ hr to pick up my granddaughter so she can spend the days and nights here so my son can work and my DIL can recover from fever, upper respiratory infection, etc … she needs rest, fluids, antibiotics. Walked outside 1/4 mile with stroller.✔️
Weekly Goal: < 220 - Break through the 220s into the teens … 220's
Weekly Positive Habit Focus: Glass of water before coffee ✔️
Actual Weight: 221.8
GAINED this week: 1.3
Challenge Weight Loss: 4.8
🎯 Disappointed that I let it get out of hand. Not really sure why or what happened. I didn’t snack but were my portions larger than I thought? Need to focus on journaling every bite again.
8/27: 220.2 / 220.9 - Finally back down to 220 again. Maybe my body has finally rid itself of all the bloat after the colonoscopy. Now to continue and break through the 220s! Granddaughter duty today. No exercise. Did not journal my food at all … not one single bite.
8/28: 220.5 / 220.8 - Okay today focus! Not traveling today and no granddaughter duty since my son said he would stay home and work and care for her so I don’t have to make the drive again. Bike 30 min, lacked water and still not journaling.
8/29: 221.1 / 220.7 - No excuses today! Bike 30 min
8/30: 220.3 / 220.5 - Plans to bike, menu plan, grocery shop, drink more water! No bike. UTI so meds and water!
8/31: 219.7 / 220.1 - Plans to bike … and today I will just do it! Plenty of water in my plan as well. 2nd time seeing 219.x! Can I keep the scale from slipping up again into the 220s and soon mark it off as a scale victory? To check it off my list I need to see it multiple days in a row … so here we got trying to hold on to 219 through the weekend! Biked 30 min. Snacking go to me for the first time in a while during the afternoon.
9/1: 220.1 / 220.0 - Bounced back into the 220s. Darn! Today we are having family over for fajitas. No exercise except chasing a toddler. Too much food!
9/2: 220.8 / 220.1 - I need the brownies my sister brought yesterday out of the house! I ate 3 yesterday. Today my goal is not even a nibble. Ate them anyway and they are still not gone! 30 min on bike. Still not journaling.
Weekly Goal: < 220 - Break through the 220s into the teens … 220's
Weekly Positive Habit Focus: Journal every bite! ✔️ Notice that I didn’t even attempt this habit once this past week. Really becoming a problem.
Actual Weight: 220.8
Challenge Weight Loss: 5.8
🎯 Wasn’t able to hold on to the 219.x after all. I need more discipline in my life.
9/3: 220.6 / 220.2 - No art class today. DH started auditing graduate level Math Economics classes at Rice Univ on Tues & Thurs (w/ labs Tues night & Friday day). So I have plenty of time to myself today for exercise, weeding, reading and painting. Bike 30 min. ✔️
9/4: 221.7 / 220.6 - Wrong direction! ✔️Drive to babysit granddaughter and birthday celebration dinner for my sister. No exercise.
9/5: 221.0 / 220.7 - Wrong direction! ✔️ Plans to bike today! Biked 30 min.
9/6: DNW - Girls weekend with old college friends ... need to wrap my head around food and drink before diving into the situation.
9/7: DNW -
9/8: DNW -
9/9: 222.7 / 221.9 - Fun weekend but obviously went overboard on the food front. Bike 30 min. Journaled for the first time in a month!
Weekly Goal: < 220 - Break through the 220s into the teens … 220's
Weekly Positive Habit Focus: Water before coffee ✔️
Actual Weight: 221.7
Gained this week: .9
Challenge Weight Loss: 4.9
🎯 I really need to get serious if I want to hit 215 before my birthday at the end of October. I need to get back to journaling every bite. If I don’t get one other thing right this week it needs to be that.
9/10: 220.5 / 221.6 - Busy day ahead … Learn English Ministry volunteer teaching for adults in the community starts back up for today. I teach level 2 out of 4 levels. Then art class after lunch and a sorority alumni craft party this evening in town. Journaled yesterday for the first time in forever! Plans to do that again today
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Weekly Goal: < 220 - Break through the 220s into the teens … 220's
Weekly Positive Habit Focus: Journal every bite! ✔️5 -
Day 50—09/06 – 65 kg. I am really uncertain how much I weigh. My bathroom scale is inaccurate, since the floor is uneven and gives different readings in different places. Still, people are complimenting me on weight loss, and I can fit into smaller size clothes, so - okay, I guess? Think I may need to check at the doctor's surgery.
Day 51—09/07— 64.8 kg.
Day 52—09/08— 142 lb. Guess what! I have a new scale! Someone discerned my need - my sister heard me moaning about it and gave me her old one. It has much larger numbers and measures in pounds! Seeing I have lost 44 lb seems a lot more than 20 kg!
Day 53—09/09— 142 lb. How much is a "handful" of pretzels? 10 pretzels? One ounce? 65 calories? Or more.....
Day 54—09/10 – 141.5 lb. Had lunch in town with friends - veg and feta frittata, very yummy but $$$!!! I could have made it at home so much cheaper. Then we went to see Thelna, great movie, but, gee. seeing actors like Richard Roundtree and Malcoln McDowall, who I remember as up and coming young stars when I was back in high school, now so old and gray....
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Week 8 Goal: 141 lb.
Week 8 actual weight:6 -
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Hi : - )
I am Dawn.
5'2"
63 and will turn 64 during this 100
Cranbrook, BC
The most that I have ever lost on one of these 100s is 7lbs.
I have gained in each of the last 6 of them!
I am not sure what it is going to take, but I would like to get back to 130 and below.
Week 1 Goal: 146.2 - Start weight of the previous 100
Week 1 actual weight: 148.0 - Started the week at 147.2
Week 2 Goal: 147s
Week 2 actual weight: 147.8 - Started the week at 148.2
Week 3 Goal: 146s
Week 3 actual weight: 147.8 - Started the week at 147.6
Week 4 Goal: back to 147.2 and lower
Week 4 actual weight: 146.4 -Started the week at 147.2
Week 5 Goal: 145.6 - Start weight of the 2 ago 100 days challenge
Week 5 actual weight: 146.6 - Started the week at 145.6
Week 6 Goal: 145.6
Week 6 actual weight: 145.2 - Started the week at 146.0
Week 7 Goal: Didn't make a specific goal this week
Week 7 actual weight: 146.2 - Started the week at 145.6
Halfway point Day 50 - 146.0
Day 50—09/06 – 146.0 - I was at 130 on my 61st birthday. By now I should be at my healthy weight of 110-118 for a 5'2" person, the trajectory looked promising. My highest weight btw was 207, I had high blood pressure and the doc told me to lose weight, so I did. It is a struggle. I did eat some of those wonderful green beans for dinner last night with a small potato salad made out of my garden and an egg.
Day 51—09/07— 146.2 - Saturday night after work is usually where I indulge a little in something that don't eat during the week. Not sure what that will be yet today. Beautiful and sunny here. I am going to get out into the yard for most of the day because I don't get ready for work until 3pm. Work on that tan : - )
Day 52—09/08— 146.6 - Went out in the garden and made myself some Nachos with a couple of cocktails last night after work. Not sure yet what I will eat today, but coffee is tasting great. I was offered a shift, but didn't take it at the LTC place. Sacrificing the extra $$ for well being. Lots and lots to do in the yard. I will be out there today with my bathing suit on getting a tan as I sweat. Fitness Marshall soon to grease me up so that I don't pull anything.
Day 53—09/09— 146.4 - Running late today (couldn't get out of bed) I have to prep lunch and something to take for my long shift tonight, and of course put it all into my tracker. Apples will be my breakfast/continuous snack for my day job. I may have gotten a bit overheated working in the yard in the sun yesterday.
Day 54—09/10 – 146.6 - I was home from my second job late, but still had dinner and 2 cocktails. I haven't been eating a dinner at night on work nights, shows on the scale that I did even though calories in and out were pretty good. Off today, so I plan on having dinner again, I am just not sure what yet.
Day 55—09/11 –
Day 56—09/12 –
Week 8 Goal: Honestly, I would like to return to my 60tth birthday weight before my 64th birthday, 141.1 - but running out of time for that.
Week 8 actual weight: Started the week at 146.0
Started the 100 at 147.23 -
Heaviest: 182.4
Starting Weight: 171.2 (as of 7/17/24)
Round GW: 169.8
UGW: 150.0
Week 1 Goal: 168.4
Week 1 actual weight: 169.6 (0.6 Gain) Okay, picking myself back up!
Week 2 Goal: 167.0
Week 2 actual weight: 168.0, Loss 1.6, a little off from goal, but a nice loss for me (I lose very slow)
Week 3 Goal: 167.0
Week 3 actual weight: 169.8, Gain 1.8
Week 4 Goal: 167.0
Week 4 actual weight: 165.8, Loss 4.0
Week 5 Goal: 164.0
Week 5 actual weight: 164.6, loss 1.2 My losing streak is really slowing down. That's okay, this is not a race... sticking with the plan!
Week 6 Goal: 163.6
Week 6 actual weight: 164.0, loss 0.6
Week 7 Goal: 161.8
Week 7 actual weight: 162.2, loss 1.8
Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 9.0
Day 50—09/06 – 162.0
Day 51—09/07— 162.6
Day 52—09/08— 162.0; I've been MIA, my husband's brother has been in the hospital, brain surgery on Thursday... he's doing better, but it's been a rough week. My focus has been elsewhere.
Day 53—09/09— 162.0
Day 54—09/10 – 161.8 slowly getting there.
Day 55—09/11 –
Day 56—09/12 –
Week 8 Goal: 161.4
Week 8 actual weight:4 -
100 Days of Weighing In #20 ^^^^^ July 19th through October 26th, 2024
“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: ?????[ /b]
Week 1 Ending Weight: ?????
Accumulated Loss or Gain: ?????
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.
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
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
Day 29-08/16-191.4-(Trend weight 190.7)
Day 30-08/17- DNW -(Trend weight DNW )
Day 31-08/18- DNW -(Trend weight DNW
Day 32-08/19-192.2-(Trend weight 191.1)
Day 33-08/20- 189.4 -(Trend weight 190.9 )
Day 34-08/21-187.0-(Trend weight 190.5)
Day 35-08/22-189.8-(Trend weight 190.5)
WEEK 5 LOSS OR GAIN: 1.0 lb Lost
Week 5 Ending Weight: 189.8
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.2 lb 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 36-08/23-190.0-(Trend weight 190.4)
Day 37-08/24-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 38-08/25-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 39-08/26-192.0-(Trend weight 190.8)
Day 40-08/27-191.0-(Trend weight 190.8)
Day 41-08/28-189.8-(Trend weight 190.7)
Day 42-08/29-190.2-(Trend weight 190.7)
WEEK 6 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.4 Gain
Week 6 Ending Weight: 190.2
Accumulated Loss or Gain: 1.6 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 43-08/30- DNW
Day 44-08/31-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)
Day 45- 09/01 DNW
Day 46-09/02-192.4-(Trend weight 191.5)
Day 47-09/03-192.0-(Trend weight 191.6)
Day 48-09/04-190.8-(Trend weight 191.5)
Day 49-09/05-190.8-(Trend weight 191.4)
WEEK 7 LOSS OR GAIN: 0.6 Gain
Week 7 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 50-09/06-189.4-(Trend weight 191.2)
Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 0.8 Gained
Day 51-09/07-189.0-(Trend weight 191.0)
Day 52-09/08-189.6-(Trend weight 190.9)
Day 53-09/09-191.0-(Trend weight 190.9) I normally fluctuate both up and down by about a pound-and-a-half each time there is a change so this is par for the course when I haven’t had the best day. I was served up a lot of stress and depression yesterday and food was my chaser. Ridiculous! I felt like an out of control child. Today is my travel day. I will be home and post tomorrow evening/night. I expect another gain but will work on it the rest of the week. I always say that sometimes I “give in” but I never “give up”. I’m a bit like the Unsinkable Molly Brown. I’m still up from starting weight at this over-halfway point and that’s disappoint for sure. Anyway, wishing you all a great week filled with lots of SVs and NSVs.
Day 54-09/10-DNW-(Trend weight DNW) Home late from trip. No scale at hotel this morning. I will likely not weigh in tomorrow to give myself a buffer from the trip, but I will check in.
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Day 56-09/12-xxxxx-(Trend weight xxxxx)
WEEK 8 LOSS OR GAIN: xxxxx
Week 8 Ending Weight: xxxxx
Accumulated Loss or Gain: xxxxx
Future Weeks to Come
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WEEK 9 LOSS OR GAIN: xxxxx
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Accumulated Loss or Gain: xxxxx
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WEEK 10 LOSS OR GAIN: xxxxx
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Accumulated Loss or Gain: 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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WEEK 11 LOSS OR GAIN: xxxxx
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Accumulated Loss or Gain: xxxxx
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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
Day 32—08/19 – 154.2
Day 33—08/20 – 154.8
Day 34—08/21 – 154.6
Day 35—08/22 – 154.2
Week 5 Goal: 150
Week 5 actual weight: 154.5
Wk -0.1 Total +1.5
Day 36—08/23 – 154.5
Day 37—08/24 – 154.9
Day 38—08/25 – 155.8
Day 39—08/26 – 153.8
Day 40—08/27 – 155.2
Day 41—08/28 – 155.2
Day 42—08/29 – 154.6
Week 6 Goal: 152.0
“recalculating”: I sound like a GPS 😆
Week 6 actual weight: 154.8
Wk +0.3 Total +1.8
Day 43—08/30 – 154.8
Day 44—08/31 – 152.6
Day 45—09/01 – 152.4
Day 46—09/02 – 152.4
Day 47—09/03 – 153.4
Day 48—09/04 – 151.6
Day 49—09/05 – 152.4
Week 7 Goal: 152.0
Week 7 actual weight: 151.4
Wk -3.4 🥳 Total -1.6 🥳
Day 44—09/06 – 151.4
Day 45—09/07 – 151.8
Day 46—09/08 – 151.2
Day 47—09/09 – 152.4
Day 48—09/10 – 151.8
Total day for me 4️⃣5️⃣3️⃣
Week 8 Goal: 150.0
Week 8 actual weight:
Wk
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5 -
I'm 58 years old and 5'6".
Current weight is: 216.7
Highest weight was 252.6.
100 Day Goal: To be under 200 lbs.
Week 1 actual weight: 217.6 (+.9) Total for 100 day challenge: +.9
Week 2 actual weight: 212.5 (-5.1) Total for 100 day challenge: - 4.2
Week 3 actual weight: 211.6 (-.9) Total for 100 day challenge: - 5.1
Week 4 actual weight: 212.0 (+.4) Total for 100 day challenge:- 4.7
Week 5 actual weight: 207.9 (-4.1) Total for 100 day challenge: -8.8
Week 6 actual weight: 207.6 (-.3) Total for 100 day challenge: -9.1
Week 7 actual weight: 205.2 (-2.4) Total for 100 day challenge: -11.5
Halfway Progress Report/Pounds Lost so Far: -11.5Start on Day 6.Day 50—09/06 – 205.0 - Still doing well though my daughter made muffins for a potluck tonight.
Day 06—07/24 –216.7
Day 07—07/25 –217.6
Week 1 actual weight: 217.6 (+.9)
Day 08—07/26 – 217.8 - Vacation 7 weeks ago & I've been off the rails since then, so gained recently.
Day 09—07/27 – 216.5 - Healthy eating today & tracked it all.
Day 10—07/28 – 214.7 - Finally back on track with eating better. Now to keep it up!
Day 11—07/29 – 213.4 - Still on track with my eating. Staying under 1800 calories.
Day 12—07/30 – 213.4 - Another on-track day. Thought it would be up due to salty red beans & rice:)
Day 13—07/31 – 212.9 - Yet another good day yesterday. This morning I went for a long walk.
Day 14—08/01 – 212.5 - So happy that I made good choices this week, even at a restaurant last night.
Week 2 actual weight: 212.5 (-5.1)
Day 15—08/02 – 212.2 - Out to eat at a steak restaurant tonight.
Day 16—08/03 – 212.7 - Only two bites of dessert last night! Movies today (popcorn). Dinner out.
Day 17—08/04 – 212.9 - Conscious of my choices when eating out. Lunch out. Tough food week.
Day 18—08/05 – 213.1 - Finally all meals at home. All of those restaurant days make it hard.
Day 19—08/06 – 212.9 - Daughter made brownies last night. Had small one; wanted more so bad.
Day 20—08/07 – 212.0 - Had only one tiny brownie yesterday. Made shrimp tacos for dinner.
Day 21—08/08 - 211.6 - Another good day with good choices. Out to play trivia last night. Fun!
Week 3 actual weight: 211.6 (-.9)
Day 22—08/09 – 210.9 - Out to eat lunch w/ family at Cracker Barrel.
Day 23—08/10 – 212.4 - Not unexpected with the salty meal yesterday (fluid) & more food than usual.
Day 24—08/11 – 211.2 - Could have finished my day well under cals, but sweet tooth got me last night.
Day 25—08/12 – 211.4 - Out w/ my daughter last night - Chinese food/dessert. Pizza tonight. So hard.
Day 26—08/13 – 211.6 - Ate at home, so no increased sodium. Hoping it shows on the scale tomorrow.
Day 27—08/14 – 211.2 - Bad news about our dog today:( Ate a bunch of pizza and some dessert.
Day 28—08/15 – 212.0 - Up and down. So it goes.
Week 4 actual weight: 212.0 (+.4)
Day 29—08/16 – 211.8 - Dog to the vet. Out for Mexican food last night. Ate too much (stress).
Day 30—08/17 – 210.7 - Feels good to see that number. Birthday today, so Chinese & tiny cheesecake.
Day 31—08/18 – 210.3 - Got Moo Goo Gai Pan yesterday for Chinese b/c it's healthier:)
Day 32—08/19 – 209.8 - Seeing the scale move motivates me to make better choices.
Day 33—08/20 – 210.4 - Got a free tiny portion of ribs (bd reward) from Roadhouse. Only ate four fries:)
Day 34—08/21 – 207.8 - AM pack boxes at the food bank then a lakefront walk in the PM. Lots of sweat!
Day 35—08/22 – 207.9 - Wednesday night church dinner started up last night. So sodium Thursdays.
Week 5 actual weight: 207.9 (-4.1)
Day 36—08/23 – 206.9 - Handled my cravings last night & didn't snack while dh was. Feels good.
Day 37—08/24 – 207.6 - Texas Roadhouse last night. Ate too much, so was uncomfortable:(
Day 38—08/25 – 207.3 - Helped my dd bring everything back to her college apartment & I slept over.
Day 39—08/26 – No scale this morning. Didn't eat lots of snacks at my daughter's this time! Home now.
Day 40—08/27 – 207.4 - Had a pretty good day food wise. My Tuesday shift at the food bank today.
Day 41—08/28 – 207.0 - Lunch function today & then Wed. night church dinner tonight. Oh my!
Day 42—08/29 – 207.6 - Thought it would be worse from sodium. Up/down, up/down all week:)
Week 6 actual weight: 207.6 (-.3)
Day 43—08/30 – 210.0 - Expected:) Fun Bingo last night with some salty foods & chocolate!
Day 44—08/31 – 208.6 - Good day yesterday food-wise and a nice long walk in the rain:)
Day 45—09/01 – 208.6 - Out w/family & ate at restaurant yesterday. Not good choices. Today was good.
Day 46—09/02 – 207.6 - Within my calorie limit yesterday & will be today. Feels good.
Day 47—09/03 – 206.3 -All meals at home for three days in a row & the scale shows it.
Day 48—09/04 - 205.9 - My son & his girlfriend flew here for a week. Hope I set a good example.
Day 49—09/05 – 205.2 - They brought banana bread & canolis. I had some. Doing good though.
Week 7 actual weight: 205.2 (-2.4)
Halfway Progress Report/Pounds Lost so Far: - 11.5
Day 51—09/07 - 208.1- Played Bunco w/ neighborhood ladies last night. The + pounds are crazy.
Day 52—09/08 - 207.3 - Out w/ family today. Ate at a restaurant.
Day 53—09/09 - 206.6 - Pretty good day. Hurricane coming our way.
Day 54—09/10 – 206.5 - Lots of stress. A hurricane is heading our way. Spent the day prepping for it.
Day 55—09/11 –
Day 56—09/12 –
Week 8 actual weight:5
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