100 day Challenge October 27.24 – February 03.25

Day 01—10/27—214 lbs BMI 30.7
Went over on Calories 1,646/1,520. Steps 2,275 No Workout. Kansas City Chiefs WON !
Day 02—10/28—214 lbs
Calories 1,515/1520-Apple Iwatch Steps 4,264-Apple Workout 63/60min-524 calories
Added 3x60 Workouts to MFP it upped my Calories to 1520. Protein 30% 114g.
Finding it hard to get all of my protein in so last night ate baked chicken breast 7.2 ounce for last meal at 7pm and skipped my two beers for dessert. Have not been eating any exercise calories, but sometimes I'll sneak my beer in and log it
Day 03—10/29—215 lbs
Calories 1,503/1,520-Steps 11,391-Apple Workout 130/60 874cal-Apple Workout 51/60 394cal
Protein 124/114 Three beers after 25g protein Muscle Milk after short workout. Restless sleep may not workout as much today.
Day 04—10/30—214 lbs
Calories 1,514/1,520-Steps 5,757-Apple Workout 76/60 630cal
Protein 116/114 Two beers after Steak and Broccoli Stir-Fry
Day 05—10/31—214 lbs
Calories 1,501/1,520-Steps 5,183-Apple Workout 131/60 min 983cal
Protein 105/114 One beer and NO Candy Typical for Halloween would be 2-4K of calories from candy.
Day 06—11/01—215
Calories 1,255/1520-Steps 5,216- Apple Workout 0/60 min
Lowered protein back down to 25%. Protein 113/95 Three beers after light soup for dinner.
Not liking supplementing protein with more than one serving a day of powder or drink.
Day 07—11/02—213
Calories 2,151/1,520-Steps 3,916_Apple Workout 0/60 min
Protein 89/95 Carbs 252/190 Sugar 88/57 Cholesterol 397/300
Village Inn for Lunch ate sensibly and took Key Lime Pie home. Ate Key Lime Pie at 11PM.
Week 1 Goal: 212
Week 1 actual weight:213

Day 08—11/03—214
Calories 1,653/1,520-Steps 1,865-Apple Workout 0/60min
Olive Garden Soup and Salad had two of each. Three beers. Lazy day.
Day 09—11/04—214
Unexpected FAST Drank a protein drink an hour after eating and my body revolted.
Super angry stomach up high and 5 hours later complete abdominal area in pain Pain level 5-8
Calories 590/1,520-Steps 4,171-Apple Workout 0/60min
Day 10—11/05—211 Sick
Calories 1,117-Steps 1,796
Day 11—11/06—??? Sick
Calories 1,397/1,520-Steps 2,701 no Exercise
Day 12—11/07—???Sick
Day 13—11/08—??? Sick. Acute Appendicitis. Appendix removed 11PM.
Day 14—11/09-Recovering.
Calories 1,435/1,520-Steps not counted. No Exercise.

Week 2 Goal:210
Week 2 actual weight:???

Day 15—11/10—211 Feeling better
Calories 1,306/1,520-Steps 2,596

Day 16—11/11—209 Dr. Stopped Wegovy. No shot this week.

Calories 2,081/1,520-Steps 1,409. Killed container of Rainbow Sherbert that was in deep freeze. May be a little low on calories from sherbert, two full bowls. Very little guilt .
Day 17—11/12—210
Calories 1,660/1,520-Steps 3,149. Still moving slow trying to slowly increase activity.
Day 18—11/13—211
Calories 1,529/1,520-Steps 5,677. Moved a little more today.
Day 19—11/14—209
Calories 1,544/1,520-Steps 4,468. Almost 0 pain in belly this morning
Day 20—11/15—209
Calories 1,557/1,520-Steps 4,863
Day 21—11/16—208
Calories 1,634/1,520-Steps 2,534
Week 3 Goal:208
Week 3 actual weight:208

Day 01—10/27 — 254.8
Day 02—10/28 — 255.4 : ↑0.6
Day 03—10/29 — 256.0 : ↑0.6 , total : ↑1.2
Day 04—10/30 — 255.4 : ↓0.6 , total : ↑0.6
Day 05—10/31 — 254.4 : ↓1.0 , total : ↓0.4
Day 06—11/01 — 255.8 : ↑1.4 , total : ↑1.0
Day 07—11/02 — 256.3 : ↑0.5 , total : ↑1.5

Week 1 Goal: 253.8
Week 1 actual weight: 256.3 ❌

Day 08—11/03 — 253.0 : ↓3.3 , total : ↓1.8
Day 09—11/04 — 252.0 : ↓1.0 , total : ↓2.8
Day 10—11/05 — 253.3 : ↑1.3 , total : ↓1.5
Day 11—11/06 — 253.8 : ↑0.5 , total : ↓1.0
Day 12—11/07 — 253.6 : ↓0.2 , total : ↓1.2
Day 13—11/08 — 253.7 : ↑0.1 , total : ↓1.1
Day 14—11/09 — 253.7 : ↓0.0 , total : ↓1.1

Week 2 Goal: 255.3
Week 2 actual weight: 253.7 ✅

Day 15—11/10 — 253.0 : ↓0.7 : ↓1.8
Day 16—11/11 — 252.9 : ↓0.1 : ↓1.9
Day 17—11/12 — 256.8 : ↑3.9 : ↑2.0
Day 18—11/13 — 256.3 : ↓0.5 : ↑1.5
Day 19—11/14 — 255.3 : ↓1.0 : ↑0.5
Day 20—11/15 — 255.6 : ↑0.3 : ↑0.8
Day 21—11/16 — 254.9 : ↓0.7 : ↑0.1

Week 3 Goal: 252.7
Week 3 actual weight: 254.9 ❌

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---191.6
Round #21---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.

Day 01-10/27-191.6-(Trend weight 192.1)

Day 02-10/28-192.2-(Trend weight 192.2)

Day 03-10/29-194.2-(Trend weight 192.4)

Day 04-10/30-192.4-(Trend weight 192.5)

Day 05-10/31-190.6-(Trend weight 192.3)

Day 06-11/01-190.6-(Trend weight 192.1)

Day 07-11/02-190.4-(Trend weight 192.0)

Week 1 Start Weight: 191.6
Week 1 End Weight: 190.4
Challenge Loss or Gain Tally: 1.2 lbs Lost


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


Day 08-11/03-189.0-(Trend weight 191.7)

Day 09-11/04-190.6-(Trend weight 191.6)

Day 10-11/05-DNW-(Trend weight DNW)

Day 11-11/06-192.2-(Trend weight 191.6)

Day 12-11/07-192.2-(Trend weight 191.9)

Day 13-11/08-191.8-(Trend weight 191.9)

Day 14-11/09-190.8-(Trend weight 191.8)

Week 2 Start Weight: 190.4
Week 2 End Weight: 190.8
Challenge Loss or Gain Tally: 0.8 lbs Lost


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


Day 15-11/10-190.0-(Trend weight 191.6)

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Day 20-11/15-191.2-(Trend weight 191.4)

Day 21-11/16-190.4-(Trend weight 191.3)

Week 3 Start Weight: 190.8
Week 3 End Weight: 190.4
Challenge Loss or Gain Tally: 1.2 lbs Lost

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

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


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


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


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


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


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Week 1

Day 01—10/27— 155.3. My weight is much higher today than it's been recently. It's the result of enjoying a few (too many) beers with friends and eating out yesterday. I'm sure a couple pounds will fall off in the next couple of days as I get back to making good choices.

Day 02—10/28— 154.9. I made much better choices yesterday. Hopefully my body will catch up soon, and I'll return to where I was before the weekend (152, roughly). I walked and ate within calories. I also did some meal planning and prep to prepare for the week.

Day 03—10/29— 153.7. Slowly coming back down. Lots of walking, some body weight exercises, and yoga. Eating was great, with no deviations from the plan. I just need to make this the norm.

Day 04—10/30—152.6. Another good day. My husband started nibbling on the Halloween candy, but I used all of my willpower to resist. More walking and yoga.

Day 05—10/31— 153.2. I've had a really good week so far, goal wise- much better than usual. Yesterday was a bad day for me emotionally. I think part of it had a legit reason, but that just spiraled into feeling all of the current stresses of life. However, I didn't turn to food and still did the exercise I had planned. So in that way, it was a win.

Day 06—11/01— 151.2. Happy to have a bit of a woosh. I've been doing good at resisting Halloween candy so far, but we still have some in the house. I'm going to try to be good. I didn't do well at meeting my exercise goals yesterday (steps, yoga), but my eating was good. I just have to maintain this loss until tomorrow to beat my week goal...
Day 07—11/02—151.6. It's close enough to my goal for the week that I am happy with it. I added in the exercise bike at the gym to my workout. Overall, I'm quite happy with how this week went. I'm proud of most of the decisions I made

Week 1 Goal: 151.5
Week 1 actual weight: 151.6

Day 08—11/03— 152.1 I had a few extra pieces of Halloween candy than I needed, but overall did pretty okay. I did most of my exercise (outdoor walking, treadmill and exercise bike) but didn't get around to yoga. I'm going to make a soup today for lunches this coming week. I also want to make healthyish zucchini muffins that my kids also like, but I'll see if I have time.

Day 09—11/04—151.7. Food quality wasn't great (husband had pizza waiting for me when I got home) but I fit it into my calories and ended the day just below target. I went swimming (first time swimming laps in a LONG time!). This weekend was a lot better than last week.

Day 10—11/05— 152.1. This number keeps popping up. It's time to push it down a bit. I was up all night with my kids, hopefully I'll be able to stick to my plan today.

Day 11—11/06—150.1. Woo-hoo!! I've been really diligent with my food and exercise recently, so it's nice to see it reflected on the scale. I really hope this isn't a fluke.

Day 12—11/07— 151.6. Yesterday was a rest day from the gym, and I treated myself to an alcoholic beverage. I'm not too surprised there was a little bounce up. The rest of the day was good. Food was good, and the rest of my activity was good (outside walk, yoga, body weight exercises).

Day 13—11/08— 150.8. Good day. Good food choices, a bit of intentional exercise. I'm happy some of my healthy choices are becoming more of a habit, and a bit less forced.

Day 14—11/09— 150.8. I'm happy with where I ended this week. I missed my goal, but still made good progress.

Week 2 Goal:150.5
Week 2 actual weight: 150.8

Day 15—11/10— 150.6. Bare minimum type of day. Went to the gym, but wasn't a remarkable workout. Ate within calories, but didn't focus on nutrition. It was good enough.

Day 16—11/11— 151.0. It was another lazy day. I did a couple of short walks, but that's all for exercise. Food was okay and within calories.

Day 17—11/12— 153.1. Constipation is my only guess. I took something for it last night, hopefully it'll do it's thing today and my weight will be better tomorrow.

Day 18—11/13— 150.0. So close to breaking into the 140's.

Day 19—11/14— 151.2. Not a bad day, but not a particularly good day, foodwise. I'm still not running because of my hip. I still go to the gym, but it's not the same intensity as running. I'm hoping next week I'll be able to run again.

Day 20—11/15— 149.9. Another bare minimum day.

Day 21—11/16— 150.8. I bounced around my week goal weight, but missed the mark. I'm purposely pulling back on the exercise, trying to let my hip heal completely. That may show up a little on the scale.

Week 3 Goal: 149.8
Week 3 actual weight: 150.8

Day 22—11/17— 151.2. I'm also with pupowl on this, RUDE! I'm going in the opposite direction than I should be. But I have been a bit lax with my eating lately, plus bare minimum activity. I want to rest my hip a bit longer, but there's no excuse for the overeating!

Day 23—11/18—149.6. I'm very happy with this weight. I didn't have the healthiest food yesterday, but I still stayed under calorie goal. I just went for a 45 min walk with my boys in the wagon yesterday for exercise.

Day 24—11/19— 149.5. Food was good, only a 30 min walk for exercise.

Day 25—11/20— 148.8. I've been super motivated lately. Choosing the right food has been (mostly) pretty easy. My hip is starting to feel better. I'm cautiously optimistic I'll feel ready to start running again next week.

Day 26—11/21— 149.4.

Day 27—11/22— 148.9. Husband has been going through an ice cream phase. So far I have been able to stay away, but it's testing me a bit.

Day 28—11/23— 149.1. Happy to have beat my goal for the week. My kids are at Gramma's this weekend, so I have to be careful not too relax a little too much and treat myself to extra food and alcohol that I don't need.

Week 4 Goal: 149.8
Week 4 actual weight: 149.1


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Day 100—02/03…..(Final Weigh- In)-


Week 14 Goal (9 days):
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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

10/17: 217.5 - Ending weight last round on 10/17/2024 before vacation.
10/18-10/26: DNW - Vacation Northeast coast & Canada
10/27: 222.9 - Up 5.4 lbs in one week of vacation indulgence. I really hope that some of this is water retention from travel and will shed quickly in the next 2 days. The trip with my sister was great but I drank cocktails that had way more calories than my normal glass of wine. Think that was probably my biggest mistake. Starting this round in the RED!
🎂 Not the way I wanted to kick off my birthday … 64 years. Will I get to Onederland before I’m 65??? Bike 30 min
10/28: 220.1 / 221.8 - Not under 220 but I’ll take it. Today taking care of my granddaughter since she has fever and can’t go to daycare. My daughter is flying to North Carolina for work and her husband has 4 meetings at work today so they need Nana’s help with the little one. The other is going to daycare.

Weekly Goal: < ?
Weekly Positive Habit Focus: Water! ✔️
Actual Weight: 220.1
Gain / Loss this week: 2.6
Challenge Weight Loss: 0
🎯 Still in the red so I’m going to work this coming week to get back down to pre vacation weight.

10/29: 218.8 / 221.1 - Gradually shedding the travel water retention and vacation weight gain. Wondering if this is my real weight which would mean I gained a real pound on this trip ... much like all my other 4 vacations in the past 2 years. Now will be the real challenge to get rid of this pound!
10/30: 217.9 / 220.1 - My knees are bothering me again after all the walking on vacation. Today I’m going to focus on the bike exercise and go back to my PT exercises to help stretch out and strengthen the muscles around the knees.
10/31: 216.5 / 219.0 - 🎃 Yeah! A new low and my trend is under 220. All the grandkids are getting together at my daughter’s home for chili and to trick-o-treat together tonight. I’m looking forward to it! This year we have Elsa and Ana from Frozen and a beautiful pink princess.
11/1: 217.7 / 218.4 - Indulged a little too much plus didn’t get on the bike but did walk with the grandkids trick-or-treating.

11/2: 216.8 / 217.8 - Great lunch out yesterday with an old friend. I chose a fun harvest salad with grilled chicken, spring mix lettuce, pumpkin seeds, roasted beets & butternut squash, goat cheese, quinoa with Fig Balsamic dressing. It was yummy! Never tried these veggies before roasted and never liked beets before but this I loved! Only ate half and stopped when I was full.
Today the families are going to the zoo. Lots of chasing grandkids in my future morning adventures.
11/3: 218.7 / 217.9 - Too much yesterday! Daughter brought both Kolaches and donuts which I had 1 of each. Then DIL brought key lime cup cakes she made for my birthday celebration which were yummy and I had 1 after a salad lunch and another after pasta dinner. The results of the indulgence showed up on the scale this morning.
11/4: 218.3 / 217.9 - 30 min bike

Weekly Goal: < Pre vacation weight 217.5 to get back to my starting challenge weight!
Weekly Positive Habit Focus: Water! ✔️
Actual Weight: 218.3
Gain / Loss this week: 1.8
Challenge Weight Loss: .8
🎯 Lost most of the vacation gain but I’m still in the red for this challenge as I’ve not gotten back to my starting 217.5 pre-vacation reading. Lots of things I could have and should have done this week … bike, not eat so many cupcakes, etc.

11/5: 215.8 / 217.2 - I had a “spell” last night where my heart raced for over an hour (180 bpm). Drank water, lied down, breathing … tried everything I knew to get it to slow down. I have vascular syncope and almost blacked out at dinner when it kicked in. Of course this had to be the time when my DIL and granddaughter were staying over and my sister was here for dinner. Better this morning. Wondering if I burned off the calories LOL
11/6: 218.3 / 217.4 - Taking it easy today … bike 30, min walk 1 mil, paint, plan for potential move since remodeling as much as we want is out of the question cost wise.
11/7: 217.2 / 217.2 - Up at 3am … WHY!?!?
11/8: 217 / 217.1 - Biked 20 min
11/9: 217 / 217.0 - Biked 20 min, weed & mulch front bed, played with grandkids
11/10: 215.6 / 216.5 - Saw 215 during last round before vacation but didn’t hold on to it. Wondering if I’ll be able to this week. Biked 20 min
11/11: 215.5 / 216.1 - Took a 1.5 hr nap both Sat and Sun … I guess my body really needed sleep this weekend.

Weekly Goal: < Pre vacation weight 217.5 to get back to my starting challenge weight!
Weekly Positive Habit Focus: Bike 4x this week ✔️
Actual Weight: 215.5
Gain / Loss this week: 2.8
Challenge Weight Loss: 2
🎯 Finally shed the pounds from the cruise and I’m below my pre vacation weight and the end weight of the last round. Now to get to 210!!!

11/12: 215.1 / 215.6 - I have so many art projects in process. I need to pick one and finish today.
11/13: 216
11/14: 215.7
11/15: 216.3
11/16: 215.6
11/17: 215.1
11/18: 215.4

Weekly Goal: < 214
Weekly Positive Habit Focus: Bike 4x this week ✔️
Actual Weight: 215.4
Gain / Loss this week: .1
Challenge Weight Loss: 2.1
🎯 Totally not focused on weight loss and health. I need to get back to working to lose a pound.

Hey new friends! 🎉 This is my very first 100-day challenge, just in time to conquer the holiday season and I’m excited! My goal is to lose 7 lbs by the end or roughly 0.5 lbs/week.

For me, it's all about healthy eating and getting my portions under control. I don’t have any strict workout plans 'cause I’ve learned that juggling too many goals just makes my brain melt 🧠💥. I try to stay active, but I’m totally a "go with the flow" kinda person—no step counting here.

About Me - Canadian, work full time remotely, been on MFP since 2010 so I’ve been trying to lose the same 10, 15, 20 lbs for almost 15 years! 🤣 HW 184.6 May ’24, I love puzzles, Netflix, puttering around the house and my cats!

Week 1 - Down 0 lb

• Day 1 (10/27) 171.8 lb. Ran 10k, goal was 1800 cal. Garmin said I burned over 800 cal during my run but those are wildly inaccurate so I count that as 400 cal, then ate back about 200. Ended the day at 1850.
• Day 2 (10/28) 172.8 lb. I'm sure this gain is due to my big run yesterday and muscle soreness, I'm trying not to get bothered by fluctuations due to good things like exercise or strength training. Have a family birthday dinner tonight, have already looked at the menu and nutrition and pre-selected something. While I'd love to splurge, its not my own bday and I just don't think it's worth it today. I'll probably steal a fry or two off someone! 🍟
• Day 3 (10/29) 171.6 lb.🌮 I’m loving these daily reflections so far! Last night’s dinner out strategy: I pre-selected fish tacos and a small soup for about 800 calories, plus I had a protein snack before heading out (because prep is key, right?). Someone ordered appies for the table, and I did have a few, but I restrained myself. Ended up skipping the soup, and the fish tacos were awesome! I even ditched the tortilla on the second one. Still over my daily calories, but let’s be real—it feels unpossible to stick to a deficit when restaurant food is involved! This year, I've been working on changing my mindset around food, reminding myself that food is NOT entertainment. Last night was all about the family vibes—we laughed, shared stories, and celebrated a birthday. The people were the highlight, not the food!
• Day 4 (10/30) 171.6 lb. Hit the gym yesterday for a lower body strength session, feeling sore. Ate well, then bff called right before dinner to see if I wanted to go out to eat. We shared a main dish and appie. No idea on calories so prob another day not within deficit but I’m happy to have developed better restaurant habits so each visit isn’t a complete calorie blowout. Intentionally have not bought my halloween candy yet, will do that today to limit the damage! 🍫
• Day 5 (10/31) 172.0 lb. No willpower around Halloween candy, someone brought me a giant cookie I ate it, rode the bike for an hour, tomorrow will be a better day.🫡
• Day 6 (11/1) 171.8 lb. Hmm I’m back to Day 1 weight, I suppose that’s ok and it’s not an overall gain and I have to accept that with 2 restaurant meals, and Halloween candy. I’ll take it as a maintenance week. Time to buckle down again!
• Day 7 11/02 171.8 lb. First week in the bag! Yesterday rode bike on Zwift for an hour, today did ParkRun (edging closer to my 50 milestone! Ate well today.

Week 2 - Down 2.8 lb

• Day 8 11/03 170.6 lb Oh, the scale drama…anyway! I’m reading The Hungry Brain, and it’s so interesting. Just learned about “delay discounting” — basically, how much we value future rewards vs. right-now ones. Like in that classic marshmallow experiment where kids could eat one marshmallow immediately or wait for two. The kids who waited? They tended to make healthier choices as adults (roughly speaking!).
  Another study had adults picture a happy, successful future self to resist temptation. So next time you’re eyeing the Halloween candy bowl, maybe channel Future You with superhuman willpower—or just grab one and call it research!
• Day 9 11/04 170.6 lb. Yahoo!🎉 Two days in the 170’s. Ran 13k yesterday, just felt like a nice long run. Ate back some calories but overall kept it around 2000. Ate well today.
• Day 10 11/05 169.8 lb. I haven’t seen the 160’s in two whole years! I had a good calorie day yesterday so tried to recreate all the same foods today. Got derailed because I left my peanut butter and jam toast on the coffee table and when I came back I had a suspicious feeling the cat licked it. Upon close examination I’m pretty sure I could see a strip of jam missing and the texture was different, exactly the width of a cat tongue. Compost. Anyways, as long as I don’t have a huge snack before bed I should be ok for today.
• Day 11 11/06 170.4 lb Lousy day at work, went for a run to accomplish something of value. Ordered a giant fish burrito for dinner, logged it as 1000 cal.
• Day 12 11/07 170.6 lb 10% thru this challenge! flu and covid vaccines today, I've had fever and chills with prior ones so planned this one over the long weekend.[/color]
• Day 13 11/08 170.8 lb down and out with vaccine side effects
• Day 14 11/09 169.0 lb wow where’d this number come from?? craving comfort junk food due to feeling sick, but good thing is that I don’t have any at home. 2 week loss is 2.8 but I don’t expect the 169 to stick around tomorrow, sometimes i think my scale is pretty glitchy!

Week 3 - Up 1.2 lb

• Day 15 11/10 169.8 lb Sunday long run 12.5km, made a half recipe blueberry muffins with splenda
• Day 16 11/11 169.0 lb Remembrance Day today
• Day 17 11/12 170.2 lb Eating has been ok, I track daily but the accuracy of it has always stumped me as I cook a lot from scratch. i’ve often thought it would be easier from a tracking perspective to eat packaged foods, the barcode scanner in MFP is just so handy. went to the gym today for some lower body strength. anytime I want to eat or snack when bored i come to this discussion group and read the posts, this has been so helpful.
• Day 18 11/13 171.0 lb Hopefully just some water retention from sore muscles. Been eating well, did some easy biking 45 mins
• Day 19 11/14 170.8 lb 5k run with hill drills. Foodwise I’m doing terrible with protein, I wish I could consume premiere protein or other high protein milks but dairy gives me terrible cystic acne. i have pea protein powders but they are kinda ick.
• Day 20 11/15 171.0 lb Have really been on a rollercoaster with the scale this week. My eating has been more nibbly than before, there's quite a few things making it to my mouth but not the tracker! Going to focus on tracking well this weekend.
• Day 21 11/16 171.0 lb End of week 3 down 0.8 from Day 1, not really what I was hoping for. Well at least I’ve been consistent with logging in each day! I’m determined to make more progress.

Week 4 - Down 0.8 lb from Day 1

• Day 22 11/17 171.2 lb
• Day 23 11/18 171.8 lb Not letting this get me down! Trust the process
• Day 24 11/19 171.2 lb
• Day 25 11/20 171.8 lb
• Day 26 11/21 170.8 lb Food tracking going well, keeping the exercise up too. Scale doesn’t reflect it but feeling good and clothes fitting better
• Day 27 11/22 170.6 lb
• Day 28 11/23 171.0 lb Was feeling blah yesterday after a long day at work, just wanted to curl up on the couch and netflix. was scrolling this group and saw someone post how they rode their stationary bike. that instantly motivated me to hop on mine for a 45 min ride. that’s what i love about this challenge! i hope someone sees this today and decides to make a better food choice or get some movement.

Day 01—10/27 — 254.8
Day 02—10/28 — 255.4 : ↑0.6
Day 03—10/29 — 256.0 : ↑0.6 , total : ↑1.2
Day 04—10/30 — 255.4 : ↓0.6 , total : ↑0.6
Day 05—10/31 — 254.4 : ↓1.0 , total : ↓0.4
Day 06—11/01 — 255.8 : ↑1.4 , total : ↑1.0
Day 07—11/02 — 256.3 : ↑0.5 , total : ↑1.5

Week 1 Goal: 253.8
Week 1 actual weight: 256.3 ❌

Day 08—11/03 — 253.0 : ↓3.3 , total : ↓1.8
Day 09—11/04 — 252.0 : ↓1.0 , total : ↓2.8
Day 10—11/05 — 253.3 : ↑1.3 , total : ↓1.5
Day 11—11/06 — 253.8 : ↑0.5 , total : ↓1.0
Day 12—11/07 — 253.6 : ↓0.2 , total : ↓1.2
Day 13—11/08 — 253.7 : ↑0.1 , total : ↓1.1
Day 14—11/09 — 253.7 : ↓0.0 , total : ↓1.1

Week 2 Goal: 255.3
Week 2 actual weight: 253.7 ✅

Day 15—11/10 — 253.0 : ↓0.7 : ↓1.8
Day 16—11/11 — 252.9 : ↓0.1 : ↓1.9
Day 17—11/12 — 256.8 : ↑3.9 : ↑2.0
Day 18—11/13 — 256.3 : ↓0.5 : ↑1.5
Day 19—11/14 — 255.3 : ↓1.0 : ↑0.5
Day 20—11/15 — 255.6 : ↑0.3 : ↑0.8
Day 21—11/16 — 254.9 : ↓0.7 : ↑0.1

Week 3 Goal: 252.7
Week 3 actual weight: 254.9 ❌

Day 22—11/17 — 255.8 : ↑0.9 : ↑1.0
Day 23—11/18 — 254.3 : ↓1.5 : ↓0.5
Day 24—11/19 — 253.6 : ↓0.7 : ↓1.2
Day 25—11/20 — 254.3 : ↑0.7 : ↓0.5
Day 26—11/21 — 254.9 : ↑0.6 : ↑0.1
Day 27—11/22 — 255.1 : ↑0.2 : ↑0.3
Day 28—11/23 — 254.7 : ↓0.4 : ↓0.1