Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 283
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Hi everyone, good luck with the challenge!
I’m trying again to lose weight for the 2848284th time for about 20 years. Hopefully it works this time and I become consistent. I am hoping to lose as much weight as I can until August, which is my wedding month. I don’t like to see myself in photos, so I can’t look at those photos forever. I also cannot find a wedding dress in my size that I love. I want to increase the wedding dress options for myself. I know these all sound a bit toxic, I am sorry if I trigger anyone. I have been looking at wedding dresses for a while now and it has been a very frustrating experience because of my size. I wasn’t this unhappy about my body before. At the same time I have some health issues which can be better with weight loss. I also want to try for a baby next year, losing weight will be helpful for the PCOS.
SW RND 282: 103.3 kg (31 December)
GW RND 282: 102.5 kg
GW (until August): 85 kg
1/1 - DNW
1/2 - 103.7 kg
1/3 - 103.2 kg
1/4 - 102.7 kg (water weight has gone!)
1/5 - 102.5 kg (reached the RGW)
1/6 - 102.5 kg
1/7 - 102.4 kg
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2025 ins & outs
(I pulled this together yesterday and I’m sharing just in case it could help anyone).
Ins:
-Be flexible / adaptable
-Integrity first
-Morning & evening routines
-Focus on what I can control
-Prioritize my goals & vision
-Commitment to growth
-Growth over comfort
-Practice daily mindfulness, gratitude, prayer & reading the Bible
-Celebrate small wins & NSVs
-Measure consistent movement: stretching, walking, lifting, agility, mobility, sprints & plyo.
Outs:
-Negative self talk & doubting
-Fear
-Making excuses
-Borrowing trouble
-Chasing perfection vs progress
-Comparison
It's important to often remind myself of what I want & the steps I must take. I thrive on multiple daily check-ins. #HSF
I also must understand that there is no destination… Im on a never-ending journey of building the life I want.
@Chapter_3 This is very helpful. I like the way your mind works.
A little peak behind the curtain here..."Progress, not perfection" is one of my favorite sayings from Al-Anon. (a recovery program for those who have a friend or family member who is an alcoholic.) An excerpt from one of my readings regarding perfectionism; " It makes big problems out of little ones, increases our despair when things don't work out as we hope they will and hampers us in coming to terms with life as it is."
I struggle with perfectionism, which leads to inaction, the enemy of progress.
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Wed 1st. 64.5
Thu 2nd 64.2 😊. No chocolate or cake etc yesterday…..
Fri 3rd 64.1 😊
Sat 4th 64.2 🙁 wrong direction but weight loss is not linear. Hopefully tomorrow will be better!
Sun 5th 64.1 😊. Slowwwww progress
Mon 6th 64.5 😡. I’m back where I started and I was expecting 64 or lower. Could be sore muscles from recent exercise and I have a headache. I’ll drink more water today. Fingers crossed for a better result tomorrow.
Tue 7th 64.2 😊. Still hoping to be in the 63’s by the end of the round.🤞
Wed 8th
Thu 9th
Fri 10th8 -
I enjoy reading everyone’s posts with my morning coffee.
Highest weight 242 lbs
Lowest weight 142 lbs (2019)
Re-start JGMTD Feb 2024 @ 204 lbs
Round 282 End Weight 174
1/1 174.2
1/2 174.8
1/3 173.8
1/4 174.0
1/5 173.8
1/6 174.2
1/7 175.2 Staying surprisingly chill about this. Mostly because it makes absolutely no sense. I had a good calorie food day yesterday with no surprises or hidden traps. I drank all my water. I got plenty of exercise.
Body’s are weird. I’m definitely shocked and curious about this spike but not necessarily alarmed.
I’m going to stay calm and stick to what I know works. When it gets hard I need to lean in and trust the process.
I will even out, the number will go down and I don’t need to do anything extreme. This is the time to be observant, to really tune in to my body and be mindful. It will click.
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Male: 67
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016.) I was actually at 250 in 2011 or so…
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205
For a short while I will be away from home enjoying some time in a warmer climate. No scale, but from time to time I will step on the scale at the local grocery store fully clothed and after breakfast and coffee. A lot of DNW!
Simple Goals for this round with the hope that they turn into habits:
1. Log my food daily; try to eat cleaner and work on portion control.
2. Daily exercise; at least some movement
3. Be mindful, moment by moment.
Round 283 Posts
This is my posting format….
Month/Day: Scale Reading - First thing today after bathroom visit before getting dressed. / Comment
Previous posts:
1/1: DNW
Happiest of New Year to you all.
1/2: DNW
DW has had a hard time processing the food associated with the holidays, so we had an old fashioned summer lunch of stove top green beans with potatoes carrots onions and a bit of ham. Good for a change!
Then I went out with my extended family to a place called Burger-Fi. Why did I get onion rings? I undid my good lunch.
1/3: DNW
I did well yesterday except for the key lime pie I had. DW can’t help me eat it, so I might send it to the dump. I must resist the saying, “I don’t want it to go to waste!” We never really mean that anyway, do we?
My watch died. Standard type watch. I have tried living without a watch on my wrist for about two weeks now, and I hate it. So, I ordered a smart watch. We will see if it is smarter than me.
1/4: DNW
Cookout on the pool deck yesterday. They happen about once per week here. You kick in $7 and people volunteer to arrange a nice burger and hotdog meal. There is a lady who always makes pans of brownies. !! I skipped supper but had a happy hour poolside with a couple we have gotten to know from Canada.
Smart watch… I am a google/android person. I made that decision decades ago and I’m sticking with it, much to the chagrin of just about everyone I know. I have a Pixel phone, so I got the Pixel watch. It pairs with fitbit. I am on the tip of the iceberg when it comes to knowing how to use it, but looking forward to getting my NERD on to figure it out. It looks cool.
The watch produced a graph of my sleep last night and it looks like static electricity.
1/5: DNW
Picked up some friends from the airport yesterday. They will be here with us but in a separate unit for the week. Already had some BIG laughs. That’s the good news. The bad news is how much we will eat out this week.
Should be offset with a lot of physical activity, all of it being trolled by my new watch. I chipped away at some of the watch features yesterday. One thing I am seeing is how much physical activity is involved in my so-called sleep. I am pretty sure I don’t have apnea, wife would know, but I have a chaotic sleep “graph” and it is short. It looks like a Gantt chart for the project from heck. Everything is on the critical path and after a while the whole team just quits and says “you might as well get out of bed.”. 😊
1/6: 227.5
Grocery store scale.
I am actually encouraged by the somewhat steady scale readings. Why? Because it does not feel steady. Two meals per day helps.
12/31/24 : 227.0
SW a few days before.
1/7: DNW
Yesterday a pretty good day of movement. That huge quesadilla for supper was not the best thing for me, but it was the best one I have ever had. How is that for a rationalization?
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Historical Averages:R 94: 210.7 (20191108 = date of the last day of the round)
R 95: 210.3
R 96: 210.5
R 97: 211.3 (20191208)
R 98: 212.7
R 99: 212.5* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 100: 215.0* (ghost vaycay entries) (20200107)
R 101: 216.0* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 102: 212.6
R 103: 211.9 (20200206)
R 104: 210.9
R 105: 212.5
R 106: 211.2 (20200307)
R 107: DNF
R 115: 215.6 (20200605)
R 116: 213.7
R 117: 213.1
R 118: 212.1 (20200705)
R 119: 212.4
R 120: 211.5
R 121: 207.9 (20200804)
R 122: 207.4
R 123: 207.3
R 124: 209.4 (20200903)
R 125: 208.9
R 126: 209.6
R 127: 209.1 (20201003)
R 128: 210.0
R 129: 210.6
R 130: 210.7 (20201102)
R 131: 211.5
R 132: 209.2
R 133: 211.7 (20201202)
R 134: 211.0
R 135: 211.5
R 136: DNW (20210101)
R 137: DNW
R 138: DNW
R 139: 215.7
R 140: 215.2 (20210210)
R 141: 213.6
R 142: 212.8 (20210302)
R 143: 211.5
R 144: 212.2
R 145: 211.6 (20210401)
R 146: DNW – scale broke during this round.
R 147: 213.1
R 148: 212.3 (20210501)
R 149: 209.7 (vacay 2nd half)
R 150: 210.4 (vacay 1st half)
R 151: 210.7
R 152: 211.0 (20210610)
R 153: 210.7
R 154: 210.6
R 155: 210.0 (20210710)
R 156: 210.9
R 157: 210.6
R 158: 207.8 (20210809)
R 159: 207.9
R 160: 205.9
R 161: 206.2 (20210908)
R 162: 205.9
R 163: 206.8
R 164: 207.1 (20211008)
R 165: 207.0
R 166: 207.3
R 167: 207.8 (20211107)
R 168: 206.2
R 169: 207.3
R 170: 208.2 (20211207)
R 171: 208.6
R 172: 207.4
R 173: 210.5 (20220106) Mostly estimated
R 174: 210.5 Mostly estimated
R 175: 211.8 Mostly estimated
R 176: 213.6 (20220205)
R 177: 214.6
R 178: 213.7
R 179: 213.7 (20220307)
R 180: 213.7
R.181: 214.2
R 182: 216.4 (20220406)
R 183: DNW
R 184: 216.2
R 185: 217.0 (20220506)
R 186: 216.8
R 187: 215.9
R 188: 217.1 (20220605)
R 189: 216.2
R 190: 215.5
R 191: 217.3 (20220705)
R 192: 217.9
R 193: DNW
R 194: 215.2 (20220804) Some guesstimates early I the round with no scale.
R 195: 216.2
R 196: 213.8
R 197: 216.0 (20220903)
R 198: 213.6
R 199: 214.7 (partial round)
R 200: 215.4 (20221003)
R 201: 215.6
R 202: 214.8
R 203: 215.7 (20221102)
R 204: 216.7
R 205: 217.2
R 206 DNW
R 207: 217.4
R 208: 218.6
R 209: DNW (20230101)
R 210: DNW
R 211: DNW
R 212: DNW
R 213: DNW (20230210)
R 214: 222.5 (post-surgery date)
R 215: 221.5 (20230302)
R 216: 222.2
R 217: 221.8
R 218 – 226 no data. AWOL
R 227: 224.8
R 228 – 242 no data. AWOL
R 243: 225.3 (20231207)
R 244: 224.4
R 245 – R 249 AWOL
R 250: 226.2
R 251: 227.4
R 252: 226.1 (20240306)
R 253: 223.0
R 254: 223.6
R 255: 224.4 (20240405)
R 256: 221.7
R 257: 220.4 incomplete
R 258: 223.2 (20240505)
R 259: 222.1
R 260: 220.1
R 261: 220.6 (20240604)
R 262: 219.3
R 263: 221.5
R 264: 221.4 (20240704)
R 265: 219.9
R 266: 219.8
R 267: AWOL
R 268: 219.1
R 269: 221.4
R 270: 222.4
R 271 to R 273: AWOL
R 274: 219.1 (20241012)
R 275: 219.6
R 276: 221.7 (20241101)
R 277: 221.3
R 278: 223.6
R 279: 224.7 (20241201)
R 280: 225.3
R 281: 227.2
R 282: 227.6
I like to track averages due to my wild fluctuations. For the same reason, I like to weigh daily so I can see the lows from time to time. It gives me hope.8 -
TerriRichardson112 wrote: »@quiltingjaine
Just dropping by to say hello 🙋♀️ and wish you
It’s so difficult to keep in touch without the newsfeeds. It’s good to see so many old friends still here.
I’m still working on my Solid Habits, and maintaining.
So lovely to hear from you and that you are ok x.5 -
_JeffreyD_ wrote: »Male: 67
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016.) I was actually at 250 in 2011 or so…
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205
1/7: DNW
Yesterday a pretty good day of movement. That huge quesadilla for supper was not the best thing for me, but it was the best one I have ever had. How is that for a rationalization?
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I definitely need a laughter response button on MFP for many of your posts. This one made me spit my coffee! Love your rationalization!6 -
65 year old female, 5'5"
Highest Weight: 213 (in ~2005)
Lowest Weight: 143 (in ~2019)
Goal Weight: 150RND 252: SW-191.3, EW-187.6
RND 253: SW- 187.6, EW- 185.6
RND 254: SW- 185.6, EW-181.4
RND 255: SW-181.4, EW—181.4
RND 256: SW-181.4, EW—179.4
RND 257: SW- 179.4, EW—178.4
RND 258: SW—178.4, EW-177.4
RND 259: SW- 177.4, EW- 176.6
RND 260: SW- 176.6, EW: 174.0
RND 261: SW—174.0, EW: 174.2
RND 262: SW—176, EW: 173.4
RND 263: SW—173.4, EW: 173.8
RND 264: SW—173.8, EW: 171.8
RND 265: SW—171.8, EW: 170.4
RND 266: SW—170.4, EW: 169.0
RND 267: SW—169, EW: 168.8
RND 268: SW—168.8, EW—165.4
RND 269: SW—165.4, EW—164.0
RND 270: SW—164.0, EW—163.2
RND 271: SW—163.2, EW—162.8
RND 272: SW 162.8, EW-161.4
RND 273: SW 161.4, EW—159.8
RND 274: SW—159.8, EW—158.8
RND 275: SW—158.8, EW—158.4
RND 276: SW—158.4, EW—158.2
RND 277: SW—158.2, EW—157.2
RND 278: SW—157.2, EW—156.4
RND 279: SW—156.4, EW—157.2 (Thanksgiving)
RND 280: SW—157.2, EW—156
RND 281: SW—156, EW—153
RND 282: SW—153, EW—152.4
GOALS*Go back to tracking everything and maintain my spreadsheet!
* At least 8000 (👣) steps each day, but hopefully over 10,000 (🌟) at least 3 times during the round
* Strength training 3 times per round.
* 90+ grams of protein each day.
* Drink more water!
SW Rnd 283—152.4
1/1 153.2 Happy New Year! No alcohol yesterday, but had a little upswing anyway. It’s fine. I typically hang out at about the same weight for a bit as long as I’m behaving, then the drop will come. I just had that drop at the end of last round, so I’ll vacillate for a bit now. It’s just the way my body works. I’m getting tantalizingly close to two things: 1. 151.3 will be a 40-lb drop, 2. 150 is my initial goal. I’d love to get to at least one this round, but it may not happen. Weight loss is s-l-o-w for me now. I’ve learned if I try to speed it up by being extreme, I make it where I just won’t continue. So, I’m staying the s-l-o-w course, come what may.
1/2 152.6 Not enough exercise yesterday, spent too much time in the car, but food was good. Headed out to walk the beach today and will try to get in more steps throughout the day today. I’m trying to figure out this Heart Zone 2 thing, so I’ll be playing with that during my walks if I can figure out my watch.
1/3 153.2 Got in two really good walks yesterday and ended with 12K+ steps. Ended up getting in 32 minutes in Zone 2 once I used a calculator to find the ones for my personal resting heart rate. It was interesting to see that I had to be doing a really brisk walk to get into that zone and that it took a few minutes to get it up there. Fascinating stuff, really. Still lots to learn. Not going to try to do it every day yet, but will work on doing it more frequently. I’ll be interested to see if the Silver Sneakers workouts get me there when I get back home. Not sure they will.
1/4 153.8 A splurge on some fried seafood on our last day in Florida. We fly home today. Had a lovely brisk walk in the neighborhood which I will miss, but I’m looking forward to getting back to routine in the next couple of days. Gotta turn the weight trend around quickly. Steps: 11,426, with only 15:30 Zone 2 minutes. Still haven’t figured out all I need to understand about this. It took me 12 minutes to work up my heart rate to zone 2, and I was walking fast! I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing!
1/5 153.6 Home from FL, so hopefully will get back to losing. 13,750 steps yesterday but I tweaked a hip pointer and got little sleep last night. May not do a brisk walk today and let my hip feel better. Need to walk my pup some, so there’ll still be some steps weather permitted. I’ve gotten behind on a quilting project, so there’ll be some sewing too! It’s good to be home. Supposed to be snow/rain/sleet mix today, so we will see what actually happens. Gonna try to plan meals and grocery shop today, too.
1/6 152.8 That’s more like it. Took yesterday as a rest day to hopefully heal the hip. I could sleep on it last night, so it’s getting better. Ate totally on plan. Good day.
1/7 152.2 Finally below my starting weight for this round! Hope it holds. Did some indoor rowing instead of walking yesterday. It doesn’t earn me steps, but it didn’t bother my hip at all, and I actually enjoyed it while listening to a book. Food was on track and very high protein. Up many times last night with River who can’t seem to go poop no matter how hard he tries, so I hope he didn’t eat something that has him obstructed. At 4 months old, you know pups will eat anything! Hoping this will pass soon, literally. Very little sleep last night.
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GOALS RECORD—
Tracking/Spreadsheet = 📝📝📝📝📝📝
Protein = 🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩
Strength training =
❤️Z2=32, 15.5, 38, 17
Steps = 🌟 🌟🌟👣
Water = 💦💦💦💦💦
Total Miles Walked in January: 28.99
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71 yo female; 5’5”
SW: 128.6# (end of round 282)
Goals: optimize health, increase strength, stamina
Round goal: Recover from illness and then adjust to 21 day challenge
Strategy:
Hydration 💧 64 oz minimum
Strength training 🏋️♀️
Keep to calories/nutrition plan🥕
Move daily 👣 7K steps minimum
Dry January 🚫🍷
Showing today’s weigh in; yesterday’s success with plan.
1/1 125.8# 🤢🚫🍷
1/2 126.2#🤢💧🚫🍷
1/3 126.4#💧🥕 🚫🍷
1/4 126.6#💧🏋️♀️🥕👣🚫🍷
1/5 125.8#💧🏋️♀️🥕🚫🍷
1/6 126.6# 💧🏋️♀️🥕🚫🍷
1/7 126.6#💧🥕👣🚫🍷
Day 1 of challenge ✅
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Thank you @quiltingjaine6 -
Jude, 5’-2”, 67 YO
HW 165
SW Rnd 283: 129.3
GW OA: 124
Year 2 of JGM10D
I did really well for 355 days, but the last 10 days of 2024 were a food free-for-all! I’m determined to get back to my “summer weight” of between 123-125 lbs. It’s not just about losing, it’s about changing the habits of a lifetime that keep me stuck in self-defeating cycles.
My mantra for 2025: self-awareness and self-kindness
Previous rounds:SW Rnd 245: 146.6
SW Rnd 246: 147.0
SW Rnd 247: 143.4
SW Rnd 248: 140.8
SW Rnd 249: 140.6
SW Rnd 250: 137.2
SW Rnd 251: 136.2
SW Rnd 252: 134.2
SW Rnd 253: 133.4
SW Rnd 254: 131.6
SW Rnd 255: 130.0
SW Rnd 256: 128.8
SW Rnd 257: 126.8
SW Rnd 258: 129.0 post AZ trip
SW Rnd 259: 126.0
SW Rnd 260: 124.8
SW Rnd 261: 125.2
SW Rnd 262:126.6
SW Rnd 263: 123.4
SW Rnd 264: 124.4
SW Rnd 265: 125.0 post MV trip
SW Rnd 266:125.0
SW Rnd 267: 124.0
SW Rnd 268: 125.4
SW Rnd 269: 123.8
SW Rnd 270: 125.8
SW Rnd 271: 126.2 post Italy trip
SW Rnd 272: 126.8
SW Rnd 273: 125.0
SW Rnd 274: 126.0
SW Rnd 275: 126.8
SW Rnd 276: DNW
SW Rnd 277: 127.2
SW Rnd 278: 126.6
SW Rnd 279: 127.5
SW Rnd 280: 129.5
SW Rnd 281: 127.6
SW Rnd 282: 128.8
SW Rnd 183: 129.3
SW Rnd 283:
Goals this round:
* taking the cue: STAY ENGAGED in my health!
* weigh every day, regardless of “scale dread”
* a pound a round through January
1/1: 129.3
1/2: 131.4
1/3: 130.6
1/4: 130.1
1/5: 129.7
1/6: 129.6
1/7: 129.9
1/8:
1/9:
1/10:
1/7: not what I hoped for, but ate well. Looks like there won't be a loss this round, even though I'm back on track. Sigh.
1st day of PT post foot surgery, will have 6-8 sessions. He gave me exercises to improve the mobility of my "new toes" and analyzed my gait. PT is as important for my hips (one fake, one going to be someday) as for my feet. I think staying active right through the surgery period really helped with both mobility and healing.
Today: January is tough, cold, dark and a little sad. Keep moving, don't brood.7 -
Weird.
RND 283 My #53
#ENGAGED
End R282 12/31 ⚖️ 130.8
SW R283 1/1 ⚖️ 131.2
GOAL: 128.x
F66, 5’6” married, MawMaw Proud. Clean P:E (ProteinG> (Cg+Fg) A clean/whole food WOE- Track macros, all fitness and NSVs. I’ve had an unhealthy relationship with food my entire life.
Mission: Continuously improve daily habits that strengthen a “Healthy, Strong & Fit” identity.
#HSF 📣#bestshapeofmylife📣
#helpfulhabits #agingyounger
📣BHAG Restated: My FIRST BHAG is to hit 128xlbs on this #HSF journey and maintain a “+ or -“ 2lb range @128lbs by 1/10/2025. I want a sustainable #HSF BHAG that’s achievable with hard work & determination.
R283 Commitments TO ME:
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I am tracking these individually, and will record the “icon” only when I honor myself that day.
⚖️ 10x
🏆 Calories/Macros/Protein
😇CLEAN 300 cal deficit
🧮P:E >1
🥩Pg = 115g+
🤸♂️10x
🚶♀️10k 10x
💗Z2 60min 8x
🏋️♀️+25 min 5x
⏱️HIIT 5x
📚 💦💤 7-8hrs 10x
Backstory & Progress
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Lived in 140-150s throughout adulthood. HW 172lbs in 2010. Lost 30lbs in 2014 to 128lbs. Crazy🎢 for 10years. Joined JGMTD R231 7/31/23. Lost 15lbs 8/1 -11/23. Said goodbye FOREVER to the 🎢! I’ve named my maintenance journey “#HSF” & “Healthy Strong Fit” on my way to 📣#bestshapeofmylife
👇🏻January Level Up (Down)
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I pledge to prioritize each of these #HSF choices EVERY DAY of January:
1. P:E: Protein g greater than 1:1 vs. Energy g. [Pg > (Cg+Fg)] (and cals = avg. maintenance).I will continue this CLEAN nutrition plan. It is supposed to support muscle gain with fat loss while 🏋🏼♀️🚶♀️💗🤸🏼♀️ ⏱️🎾. I will continue to track NSVs/macros/ activities, etc. to learn about my body.
2. 🙏📝📚🧐 - I will continue to pray, journal, research. This is my aspect of “leveling up” because I am nothing without my relationship w/Jesus Christ. I’ve also grown into loving/enjoying learning about my body & healthy aging. Replacing BAD habits w/ GOOD habits is a journey in itself. This practice helps me stay present /mindful of many decisions/ thoughts/ actions that impact not only nutrition, but improves self-talk & interactions w/others.
3. 🏋🏼♀️this is my biggest challenge. I still don’t like it. Not one bit. I have some days that it clicks, but it’s a daily struggle. Living “fake it till I make it”… Faking my “identity”. My hope is that some 🏋️♀️version eventually becomes a healthy habit. I’m working on a minimum of 10-minute “🏋🏼♀️snacks” 2-3x per day, 5x per round. Gosh, how I wish someone, ANYONE would have told me in my earlier years that 🏋🏼♀️is the key to fat-loss / maintaining - NOT cardio. I was brainwashed.
4. Healthy Aging - includes mobility, flexibility, balance and agility. While I do stretch every morning plus “stretch snacks”… I want to up this game… I added ⏱️“sprints” (which is NOW only fast jogging… 😂) and plyometrics (celebrating a 2” vertical jump) 😂. I read to “sprint” and jumping is vital to joint-health as we age…..
5. I have much “work” to do with family relationships. Won’t detail here, but it’s a challenge & my overall health will not flourish without this being acknowledged and improved. Mind, body & spirit are connected. I won’t be fully content until I reconcile this part of my life.
6. Sleep- This is a big one. I’m usually fast asleep by 8:30-9PM. I can’t stay up later…. I love getting up early. I’m good with a 5AM wake up but I want to sleep soundly through the night. Will continue to prioritize this key component to health and well-being…
7. Have fun… lighten up … & give myself permission to be spontaneous. (This is THE HARDEST)!!!!
👇🏻Review since my 1st R231 7/31/23 NSVs/Journey Reflections
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1. ✅HSF: Avg. close to 9k steps per day for 12+ mos. Not bad. It’s no longer a “daily goal” because it’s now a daily healthy habit - #HSF 👏🏻🤩 (12/11 This is down due to injury - I pledge to recommit.
2. ✅#HSF: 🤸♂️ Daily stretch & mobility greatly improving my attitude & confidence.
3. ✅ #HSF 📝 🙏 everyday
4. ✅#HSF: I play 🎾about 4-5x per week.
5. ✅#HSF : 💗Z2 avg 60 min/day
6. ✅#HSF : zero to 20g of net carbs/ day
7. ✅Clean P:E 115-125g Protein
8. ✅#HSF Naturally IF 18/6. Eating window=noon to 6PM. (At least 5 days/wk)
9. ✅#HSF 💦70-80oz daily
10. ✅#HSF Alcohol limited to rare occasions.
11. 💤 7 to 8 hours sleep per night is a goal. Sleep is still inconsistent the last few rounds…
12.Staying in the present moment is key to mental health and healthy choices.
13.Rotating 115g to 125g of protein per day is now a non-negotiable. In my dreams, I want to be 128- 130lbs #HSF … 😎 I want to be Healthy, Strong & Fit to live out “Chapter 3” enjoying a full range of mobility, flexibility & activities… !
Previous Daily
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1/1/2025! 💤 by 10PM, but up at 3AM. Slept poorly. Protein 98g. Body sore from two days of pushing. Cortisol high. No TMI for DAYS. Holding pattern?Systems will hopefully kick into gear ASAP. Will take off 🏋️♀️today. Sound negative? I’m not. I’m ready for a great day -just waiting for 5AM Carolyn to rise & shine.
Annual trip to Waffle House this morn with DS, DDIL & DGS. I love this tradition. I get bacon & eggs every year and will do so again this morning. I plan on doing more reflection later this afternoon. A nap?
Thought about changing my 10day goal to 129.x but I feel like my body isn’t “calibrated” yet from these last two+ overly emotional weeks. I’m sticking to 128.x and focusing on process.
Happy New Year to this wonderful group of brave warriors! 2025 is our year of growth, strength, peace & health!
1/2 130.8 All the emotions since Thanksgiving have caught up with me. I was a zombie yesterday. Hit a wall. Little sleep = No motivation. It is what it is and I know I’ll recover soon. Ate @ maintenance and hit macros. Spent and sluggish. No movement. Since I’m naturally an introvert, non-stop social activity for a month+ took a toll. Nice visit at Waffle House but came home tired and couldn’t nap. Couch potato to bring on the new year! Will be better today. 💤7 hrs.
Today:🤸🏼🎾⏱️🏋️♀️🚶♀️💗
PS Toward the end of January we will have an unsettling family situation (tough-love), and I’m already starting to become overwhelmed. Maintaining a healthy mindset is my challenge this month… I made commitments to myself for January based upon ignoring this situation, and now I just hope to get through it. Not sharing this for hugs or concern… Simply sharing because it may impact my ability to follow through. Emotional life-changing decisions can impact our ability to take care of ourselves… Perhaps not… Maybe this past year has equipped me for this. I just have to get over this hill, one step at a time. Putting crap in my mouth or implementing couch potato status doesn’t solve anything.
I am thankful that I have adopted healthy habits & this group to keep me present & thankful. Time to summon 5AM Carolyn. More often than not, I forget God is in 💯control.
“I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me”
1/3 131.8 Out to dinner last night with siblings… Systems still out of whack. Ordered smart, hit macros but ate more & later than usual. Horrible sleep! Maybe 4 hrs? Hubby OOT till Sunday. (Much easier in the kitchen!) Played 🎾 for the first time yesterday in 3 wks. (& it showed!) Sore! Skipped 🏋️♀️⏱️. Today, playing 🎾again and will be with DGS this afternoon. 🏋️♀️⏱️🥩 💦💦💦! I shall ENGAGE every ounce of my being to make this a 🏆day. Onward!
1/4 131.8 I was all over the place yesterday. Today I will remain mindful and present. [ENGAGED]. No commitments to myself because I’m headed to purchase a new phone & watch and it will probably take all day. Yearning to stay positive.
1/5 5 🏆Hit all three nutrition marks. Took another day off from movement except managed 🚶♀️7k & 🏋️♀️15 min. Not enough to earn the “emoji” but were NSVs nonetheless. Sleeping better! New phone and watch will arrive Tuesday. 💪🏻😎
DEEP AGAIN: I managed a great deal of positive prayer & reflection yesterday… January tends to be a mental 🎢 . I start off with high hopes, slip into melancholy then finish with gratitude. (Both my parents died this time of year 13mos apart…) It’s a familiar pattern. But yesterday I was able to catch my thought patterns and turn them around. I credit 🙏 & this health journey of forming new habits … I recognize that I have the luxury of being able to stop my life and gather my thoughts. Having the choice of being proactive versus reactive. The majority don’t have that luxury. Life is blasting moment to moment with responsibilities and staying afloat.
I was also kind to myself yesterday. That’s a REAL win! I looked over my journals, and I need to celebrate that January is usually a strong nutrition and activity month for me… but It’s always a mental WAR. I’m not exaggerating here. WAR. I tend not to self-comfort with food or another vice… I just tend to FREEZE. I become motionless. I am making slow progress, and with that I am very pleased. Today I want to 🏋️♀️. Supposed to be a rain out, so I will be creative indoors.
I have even thought about my “ceiling “…. Is this mental WAR all about reaching a “false ceiling” and not pushing through?!?!!!
Hmmmmm….
Onward!
I finally read through R282 & R283. I want to thank everyone for your encouragement to me and JGMTD. Grief, stalls, losses, gains, many daily victories & NSVs. We have a wonderfully supportive group & wisdom abounds. A plethora of “kernels” to keep close! I will stay current. I’ve got plenty of motivation after reading through the round!
😎💪🏻❤️
1/6 130.8 Nutrition 🏆. Hitting all three measures gets a 🏆. Another day = battle of the mind. Forced myself 🚶♀️💗🏋️♀️. Will claw my way through. 🎢 of thoughts/emotions continue and managing to 🙏& somehow slowly get back on track. God is faithful. Hubby is finally home. Maybe I just missed him? 😎 Record low temperatures🥶🥶 the next three days. I will follow Charissa’s (@itlaydee) lead! Another 7 min too.
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1/1 131.2🏆🤸🏼🚶♀️💗🏋️♀️
1/2 130.8🤸🏼♀️🧮 🥩💤
1/3 131.8 🤸🏼🚶♀️💗 🧮🥩 🎾
1/4 131.8 🤸🏼🚶♀️💗😇🎾💤
1/5 130.2 🏆🤸🏼💤
1/6 130.8 🏆🤸🏼🚶♀️💗🏋️♀️💤
1/7 130.8 🤸🏼🚶♀️💗💤
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1/9
1/10
1/7 Scale is steady. Darn.
Yesterday I was successful with 🚶♀️💗 but not 🏋️♀️. I also ate well but at maintenance and not a deficit. Carbs up. Cold weather thru me off. Our house had a sudden urge for beef stew… acquiesced. Had fun in kitchen. Delicious. Pure whole food & high protein beef broth. I haven’t had 🥕 or 🥔 in eons, and so it was unusual. No digestive issues so far. Macros off. Back on it today. Hubby gets all the leftovers. Cooking took the place of 🏋️♀️. I literally FORGOT! I’m guessing that was a good thing simply because I got out of my head. Fresh start AGAIN today.
Solidifying morning and evening routines for inclimate days. Let’s be ready regardless of weather.
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R283 Goals Tracking
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⚖️ 10x⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️⚖️
🏆 Cals/Macros/Pg🏆🏆🏆
😇CLEAN 300 cal deficit😇😇😇😇
🧮P:E >1🧮🧮🧮🧮
🥩Pg = 115g+🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩
🤸♂️10x🤸🏼🤸🏼🤸🏼🤸🏼🤸🏼🤸🏼🤸🏼
🚶♀️10k 10x🚶♀️🚶♀️🚶♀️🚶♀️🚶♀️
💗Z2 60min 8x💗💗💗 💗💗
🏋️♀️+25 min 5x🏋️♀️
⏱️HIIT 5x
📚 💦💤 7+ 10x 💤💤💤💤💤
#HSF #healthyhabits
#agingyounger
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_JeffreyD_ wrote: »2025 ins & outs
(I pulled this together yesterday and I’m sharing just in case it could help anyone).
Ins:
-Be flexible / adaptable
-Integrity first
-Morning & evening routines
-Focus on what I can control
-Prioritize my goals & vision
-Commitment to growth
-Growth over comfort
-Practice daily mindfulness, gratitude, prayer & reading the Bible
-Celebrate small wins & NSVs
-Measure consistent movement: stretching, walking, lifting, agility, mobility, sprints & plyo.
Outs:
-Negative self talk & doubting
-Fear
-Making excuses
-Borrowing trouble
-Chasing perfection vs progress
-Comparison
It's important to often remind myself of what I want & the steps I must take. I thrive on multiple daily check-ins. #HSF
I also must understand that there is no destination… Im on a never-ending journey of building the life I want.
@Chapter_3 This is very helpful. I like the way your mind works.
A little peak behind the curtain here..."Progress, not perfection" is one of my favorite sayings from Al-Anon. (a recovery program for those who have a friend or family member who is an alcoholic.) An excerpt from one of my readings regarding perfectionism; " It makes big problems out of little ones, increases our despair when things don't work out as we hope they will and hampers us in coming to terms with life as it is."
I struggle with perfectionism, which leads to inaction, the enemy of progress.
Me too. I’m with you. Thank you for sharing the excerpt. It’s a good one!
@judefit1 “Keep moving dont brood”. My mantra for the day.
@jspecies11 Good luck on your challenge! 💪🏻🔥🙌🏻!
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January 1—10, 2025
My Round 4 😊 I am a 70 year old retired RN, caregiver for my husband and my mother in ne Ohio.
HW 222 in 2017
GW 130
Goals this new year session:
1. Keep net carbs below 30
2. Keep kcal below 1200—I am only 4’11” and sedentary
3. Record ALL dietary intake
4. Lose one pound in ten days
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE 👍👍
SW Rnd 283
1/1 145.6 Happy New Year!!!!
1/2 145.8 Over in calories yesterday and did not exercise or practice my swing. ☹ Rested/slept, sky gray/gloomy, snowing off and on, and COLD! Br-r-r. It is difficult to be enthused when it is gloomy and cold. Made a list of chores for today to help keep on track. Huge issues with insurance for my mom in 2025. I will be working on that for quite some time. ☹
1/3 145.8 Snowing
1/4 145.2 Snowing, On track
1/5 144.6 I think I got my mother’s Medicare Advantage plan correct. I enrolled her in a new one in October with a start date of Jan 1. Her old one received a notice from Medicare that she was changing insurances and they cancelled her effective December 1; leaving her without insurance for a month. I asked them to continue her insurance to Jan 1 and instead, they reenrolled her. When they did that, Medicare sent the new insurance a notice that she was changing plans and they never started her. I re-enrolled her with number two on Jan 1 and was told that she would not be active until Feb 1. I contacted number one and they told me that they only renewed her until Dec 31. By now I am freaking out thinking that she would not have any insurance for TWO months. After much discussion and going up the ladder, number one will now continue her until Feb 1. I hope that does not trigger another letter from Medicare to number two. This could have turned into a catastrophe if Mom became ill or injured.
1/6 144.8 On plan yesterday
1/7 143.8 On plan yesterday
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TerriRichardson112 wrote: »
It’s so difficult to keep in touch without the newsfeeds. It’s good to see so many old friends still here.
I’m still working on my Solid Habits, and maintaining.
@TerriRichardson112 It's so wonderful to "see" you. I miss the newsfeeds too, and all my friends. I hope you will continue to grace us with your presence from time to time! Wishing you the very best in 2025!3 -
January 1- January 10
Goal Weight: 175
Plan: Stick to low carb high protein diet. Workout 3-5 days a week. Weigh daily
1/1 - 230.2 - 45 minute walk in the woods.
1/2 - 232.8 - salty dinner. 40 minute outdoor walk. 35 min arms and abs weights
1/3 - 231.7 - 35 minute dumbbell leg day. maybe a walk later but it's COLD out.
1/4 - 231.2 - maybe a rest day or shoulders/triceps day - we'll see.
1/5 - 231.2 - a WIN! We had a delicious lunch out at the newish Guinness brewery in Chicago. I tried to
make good choices but had some beer too. I'll take this! Now to get my workout in,
Christmas tree down and settle in for some football. GO LIONS!
1/6 - 231.9 - LIONS WIN! Now - back to work and no more parties with excessive food and wine. Did 30 minutes shoulder/triceps workout, 20 minute indoor walk and just finished 15 minute outdoor walk.
1/7 - 231.7 - back into the office today so minimal time to workout. Hoping for a drop by the end of the challenge.
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36F 5’9
SW - 175.8
GW - 155
BackstoryIn 2022 I was around 157lbs with 24% bf. Was definitely in the “best shape” of my adult life then. Since then I started a new career working from home as a developer. Have moved away from my family for fiancés job. We’ve moved several times to various states in a short time span. So far we’ve moved 3 times, all about 9 months apart. Welcomed two puppies into the mix. Lots of changes. Lots of time spent at home. Lots of time spent away from family. Fell out of touch with friends. All of the adjustments and figuring out how to manage/handle more daily responsibilities and navigate through this phase of life has manifested into me gaining 20+lbs and losing a lot of willpower, motivation, drive, positivity, etc that I once thrived on. Found this challenge and it has been helping me get it back. Nothing is permanent! Looking forward to working through this.
Overall Goals and ChallengesGoals
1. Focusing on behavior and mindset. Calories have been going way over for so long I need to reel the behavior back in a healthy way.
2. Don’t give up on the day when it’s challenging. Choose to make good decisions in those moments instead of giving in.
Challenges
1. Working from home makes it easy to stress eat or just eat out of boredom/habit.
2. Sleeping less (have two puppies, a 7mo and a 11mo old) makes it hard to wake up early enough to get a good workout in or at least to feel good awaking up. Feel defeated in the motivation and drive department compared to how I was previously.
Daily, Small, Attainable Goals1. Finish 1st 27oz water before 2pm
2. Finish 2nd 27oz water before bed
3. Alternate standing and sitting at desk every other hour during working hours (or stand at least half of the day).
4. Hit maintenance calories at a minimum.
5. -200 cal deficit on gym days
6. If I go over cals, try to cap it at +200
Past Challenge StatsRND 279 : SW - 175.8 : EW - 176.4 : ⬆️ 0.6
RND 280 : SW - 175.7 : EW - 176.9 : ⬆️ 1.2
RND 281 : SW - 176.7 : EW - 176.9 : ⬆️ 0.2
RND 282 : SW - 176.9: EW - 178.4 : ⬆️ 1.5
Total : ⬆️ 2.6
RND 283 : SW - 178.4
1/1 - 178.5
1/2 - 179.7
1/3 - DNW
1/4 - 179.7
1/5 - 179.7
1/6 - 179.8
1/7 - 180.9
1/8
1/9
1/10
Gym: skipped. Would have been my 5th day in a row. I usually like to take a rest day or lighter day every 3-4 days but the plan I made around my current work schedule ends up with 5 days on, 2 days off in a row, or 6days on 2 days off in a row (one of the two every other week alternating). I need to figure out if I am able to adjust that.
Wins: The insight to adjust the above. Oh and 4 more work days before my staycation time off.
Challenges: Did not meet nutrition goals yesterday. I did not have a carb prepared so mid day when I started getting cravings I ended up grabbing what was easiest in the cabinet. Which is usually something I stock for DH. (Really my fiancé but just going to call him DH for abbreviation purposes lol). Still did have 3 consecutive defect days leading up to this. So goal for today is to get back on track. Non workout day = between -200 - maintenance cals. Realistically need a few weeks of success with this to see if the macros/cals I have set are accurate. I’ve increased them since where I was a few years ago. I try to go off of my estimated BMR I get / have gotten from InBody scans or now the smart scale I bought.
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Rnd 283
26 Female | 5'-9"
I realized I needed to get ahold of my habits. I've also got a new job where I'm not just at a desk anymore (a bit tough for me currently).
My main goals:
♡Drinking at least 1 gallon (128 fl oz).
♡Staying below my caloric limit (1500-1700)
♡Trying Weight Training or Cardio (30min)
♡Getting more sleep each night (7+ hours)
HW: 270 lbs. (1/1/2025)
SW: 270 lbs. (1/1/2025)
GW: 160 lbs. (Eventually)
1/1 - 270 lbs. Stayed within my calories. Drank a whole gallon!
1/2 - 268 lbs. Stayed within my calories. Drank 1.5gal of water. Still sick.
1/3 - 267 lbs. Sticking with the calories and the water!
1/4 - 266.5 lbs. Sticking with the caloric limit and the water intake. Definitely lost some water weight because I am sick. I think I'm nearing the tail-end.
1/5 - 266 lbs. Same, definitely didn't stick to calories today, but I don't eat the same quantities as before.
1/6 - 265 lbs. Still nice!
1/7 - 264 lbs. Getting over the sickness finally!!
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Round 283
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 64 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 240 FOR ME.
“Today….I am choosing Me”
MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (05-10-2016): 253
Original starting weight on MFP: (01-11-2018) 235.0
R282 EW= 192.6
R283 EW= TBD
Current New Goals:
Weight:
Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED MER43 thru R52 (06/07/18 thru 09/23/18) = -19.4 LOST (Ending weight 179.0)
R53 thru R62 (09/24/18 thru 01/01/19) = -4.1 GAINED (Ending weight 183.1)
R63 thru R72 (01/02/19 thru 04/11/19) = -8.1 GAINED (Ending weight 191.2)
R73 thru R82 (04/12/19 thru 07/20/19) = -5.5 GAINED (Ending weight 196.7)
R83 thru R92 (07/21/19 thru 10/28/19) = -8.7 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)
R93 thru R102 (10/29/19 thru 02/05/20) = -2.0 GAINED(Ending weight 190.0)
R103 thru 112 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = -14.9 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)
R113 thru 122 (05/07/20 thru 08/23/20) = -4.7 GAINED (Ending Weight 209.6)
R 123 thru R132 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = -1.5 LOST (Ending Weight 208.1)
R133 thru R142 (12/03/20 thru 03/01/21) = -0.7 LOST (Ending Weight 207.4)
R143 thru 152 (03/02/21 thru 06/10/21) = -3.6 LOST (Ending Weight 203.8)
R153 thru R162 (06/11/21 thru 09/18/21) = (b]-16.2 LOST [/b] (Ending Weight 187.6)
R163 thru R172 (09/19/21 thru 12/27/21) = (b]-5.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 192.6)
R173 thru R182 (12/28/21 thru 04/06/22) = (b]-7.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 199.6)
R183 thru R192 (04/07/22 thru 07/15/22) = -1.4 LOST (Ending Weight 198.2)
R193 thru R202 (07/16/22 thru 10/23/22) = -3.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 202.0)
R203 thru R212 (10/24/22 thru 01/31/23) = -7.2 LOST (Ending Weight 194.8)
R213 thru R222 (02/01/23 thru 05/11/23) = -0.5 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.3)
R223 thru R232 (05/12/23 thru 08/19/23) = -3.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 198.0)
R233 thru R242 (08/20/23 thru 11/27/23) = -17.6 LOST (Ending Weight 180.4)
R243 thru R252 (11/28/23 thru 03/06/24) = -2.6 LOST (Ending Weight 177.8)
R253 thru R262 (03/07/24 thru 06/14/24) = -5.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 183.6)
R263 thru R272 (06/15/24 thru 09/22/24) = - 10.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 193.8)
R273 thru R282 (09/23/24 thru 12/31/24) = - 1.2 LOST (Ending Weight 192.6)
R283 (01/01/25 thru 01/10/25) = -xxxxx (Ending Weight xxxxx)
COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain.Black is no change.
Day/Weight/Comment
ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND 192.6
01/01-193.4-(Trend Weight: 192.9)-
01/02-193.2-(Trend Weight: 192.9)-
01/03-192.4-(Trend Weight: 192.9)-
01/04-192.0-(Trend Weight: 192.8)-
01/05-193.8-(Trend Weight: 192.9)-
01/06-193.0-(Trend Weight: 192.9)- No TMI x 3 isn’t helping but I’m still happy to see a 0.8 lb drop. Yesterday could have been better. It was so busy I ended up with a lot of processed foods (TV dinner etc) and junk snacks instead of healthy ones for the most part. I need to do better. I’m having a meeting with my General Contractor today. I’m nervous and I’m sure he won’t be happy. Please keep me in your thoughts this morning.
01/07-193.4-(Trend Weight: 192.9)- My day yesterday was a bit like @Skyleen75 . My calories and carbs were under so I’m not sure why there was a bit of an increase. Like her, I’ll just have to trust the process and not let it put me in a bad and self-sabotaging place. I probably did not do the greatest on pure water consumption but there was plenty of black coffee which many health professionals count. No set exercise for me however. I’ve just been too lazy and have had no drive. I think part of it is just stress and depression. I have not had that conversation (meeting) with my contractor yet. He wants to wait a few days in order to use every moment on the project now that he’s done spewing his mouth and it’s my turn to talk. Oh well, the meeting WILL come but I do want the rest of that mud on the wall and have it get drying so we can progress . I’m not in a good place right now and it would take almost nothing to completely derail me. I’ve got to pull up the strength to continue to meal-plan, pre-log and get in some fitness/exercise. I can’t shut Donna and her health down over a smart-arsed contractor! I hate conflict!
01/08-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
01/09-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
01/10-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
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F, 59, 5’5
SW-187 Sep. 2014
UGW-150, then 140
RGW-158 Thank you @quiltingjaine !!!🌸
1/6-159-No rain in sight, so I should be able to get a walk in. Quilting duties for our guild meeting this week.
1/7-DNW-popcorn and other snacks. Horse dentist this morning. Supposed to be a windy day.5 -
RSW : 59.8 kg or 131.8 lbs
RGW : 130 lbs
January Goals ::
1. No drinking in January
2. Workout 3x a week
3. IF 16:8 min for 28 days this month
4. Eat homemade meals only, except one cheat meal a month.
5. Calorie goal at 1200 this month for fat reduction.
** I have seen a problem that when I start eating out more, my tastebuds change. I crave more salty, more fatty food, sweets and more often to the point that I am eating out way more, snacking way more and actively ruining my health. If I make and eat fanciest/heaviest of dishes at home, they are altered in fat and salt that it still is delicious but never triggers that same feed crazy pattern. This January I need to manage my stress better and get back to my normal again.
1/1 - 59.8 kg / 131.8 lbs. IF fasted 18 hrs, might not be perfect but kept eating window tight which is what matters the most. Ate mostly in calorie limits. Made a fancy dish usually heavy in calories but stuck to making it at home and served limited portion to myself along with other good nutrition foods to ensure it fits in calorie goals.
1/2 - 59.2 kg / 130.5 lbs. IF fasted 18 hrs, felt hungrier than usual and ate dinnner very early and felt good. I have faltered on IF a bit the last few days since I drink tea with milk in the morning and assume as long as IF still helps me limit calorie intake, things are going okay. Decided to truly follow IF from tomorrow. So far loving IF, since I get to eat whatever while tracking calories in a smaller span of time so I have been enjoying food in good portion as well as desserts last 2 days as well.
1/3 - 58.6kg / 129.1 lbs. IF fasted 20:4, stuck to calorie goals, eating preplanned healthy meals and no drinking. Did strength training & cardio @ gym
1/4- 58.6 kg / 128.1 lbs. IF fasted 20 hrs +, but eating window stretched too long because family was ordering out and I was busy batch cooking for week. Not ideal because I snacked too much in between being hungry and finally ate dinner at 10:30 PM. I need to prioritize myself and my eating window. Family ate out and I stuck to balanced homemade meal. On such days, plan an easy readymade meal so that I am not breaking my own rules. Ate more than calorie limits.
1/5 - 59.1 kg/130.2 lbs. IF fasted 18 hrs, ate in calorie limits, worked out and no drinking this weekend. Proud of myself.
1/6 - 59.1kg/130.2lbs. IF fasted 20 hrs, ate in calorie limits, no drinking.
1/7 - 58.5kg/128.9lbs
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You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before
32, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2 164.5 164.9 Dec 31, 2022 165.5 Jan 5, 2023
GW: 130-135
Previous Rounds:R69: 158.1; R70: 156.5; R71: 156.3 R72: 156.3; R73: 155.2; R74: 155.4; R75: 156.1; R76: 155.6; R80: 153.2; R81: 154.3; R82: 154.1; R84: 156.5; R89: 156.7; R91: 160.1; R93: 159.3; R94: 156.1; R98: 154.5; R99: 155.9; R100: 152.8; R101: 149.7; R102: 149.0; R103: 149.0; R104: 146.2; R105: 146.6; R106: 144.6; R107: 146.8; R108: 147.7; R109: 148.1; R110: 150.1; R111: 154.3; R112: 152.6; R113: 151.7; R121: 153.0; R122: 154.8; R123: 153.9; R124: 153.4; R125: 155.6; R126: 152.3; R127: 151.5; R128: 151.0; R129: 151.0; R130: 152.6; R131: 153.9; R132: 150.6; R133: 151.2; R134: 149.3; R135: 149.5; R136: 148.4; R137: 147.9; R138: 148.4; R139: 151.9; R140: 150.4; R141: 150.4; R142: 144.0; R143: 144.2; R144: 147.0; R145: 145.7; R146: 145.9; R147: 145.9; R148: 146.5; R149: 147.3; R150: 146.8; R151: 147.9; R152: 147.7; R153: 147.2; R154: 147.0; R155: 144.7; R157: 146.1; R158: 146.6; R159: 146.3; R160: 150.2; R161: 146.7; R162: 144.6; R163: 146.2; R164: 147.3; R165: 146.3; R166: 148.5; R167: 147; R168: 148.4; R169: 151.4; R170: 148.9; R171: 144.8 R172: DNW; R173: 146.1; R174: 147.9; R175: 145.9; R176: 150.5; R177: 149.3; R179: 150.5; R180: 151.6; R181: DNW; R182: 150.2; R183: 152.9; R184: 153.4; R185: 151.3; R186: 152.3; R187: 151.8; R188: 150.9; R189: 152.6; R190: DNW; R191: 154.8; R192: 155.5; R193: 155.2; R194: 156.5; R195: DNW; R196: 155.7; R197: DNW; R198: 156.1; R199: DNW; R200: DNW; R201: 159.8; R202: 159.7; R203: 160.5; R204: DNW; R205: DNW; R206: 161.7; R207: 163.6; R208: DNW; R209: 164.5; R210: 163.9; R211: DNW; R212: 163.1; R123: 162.1; R214: 162.1; R215: 160.4; R216: 160.4; R217: 159.6; R218: 159.0; R219: 159.6; R220: 157.6; R221: 156.5; R222: 155.8; R223: 156.8; R224: 155.1; R225: 152.2; R226: 154.9; R227: 152.4; R228: 152.5; R229: 152.2; R230: 152.8; R231: 151.8; R232: 153.3; R233: 154.1; R234: 151.9; R235: 155.1; R236: DNW; R237: DNW; R238: 152.8; R239: 153.7; R240: 154.9; R241: N/A R242: N/A; R243: N/A; R244: 154.9; R245: 154.0; R246: 153.7; 247: 153.1; R248: 153.1; R249: 153.0; R250: 151.7; R251: DNW; R252: 150.0; R253: 149.6; R254: 148.8; R255: 147.3; R256: 150.2; R257:148.2; R258: 150.2; R259: 147.9; R260: 147.7; R261: 148.2; R262: DNP; R263: DNP; R264: 148.4; R265: 151.5; R266: 150.4; R267: 149.3; R268: DNW; R269: 146.2; R270: 150.4; R271: 150.4; R272: 154.1; R273: DNW; R274: Vacation; R275: 156.4; R276: 157.5; R277: 158.1; R278: 158.6; R279: 161.2; R280: 162.6; R281: DNW; R282: 163.1
Last weight
12/31 - 163.1
Round Goal: N/A - bulking
Day, Weight, Comment
1/01 - 163.4
1/02 - 165.9
1/03 - 164.1
1/04 - DNW
1/05 - DNW
1/06 - 165.3
1/07 - 163.9 - A nice drop after a day of behaving really well yesterday. I missed my water goal by 6oz (122oz of 128oz) but I'm not upset. That extra 6oz may have interrupted my sleep a time or two and I'd rather have the uninterrupted sleep. I hit all other goals! Today I've pre-logged and will meet macros so long as I stick to my log as it is now. I'm a bit further ahead on water than I was yesterday so hopefully I can stay mindful this afternoon (between lunch and dinner is when I fail and forget to drink anything at all typically) and sip throughout so I won't have to chug before bed. Aiming to walk the dogs after I eat lunch which may be slightly delayed due to calls for work but I'll fit it in. BF has a very late night for work tonight so I can always go after work and before dinner or eat early and walk after before it gets dark without worrying about missing time with him.
1/08
1/09
1/10
Previous Day's Comments1/01 - DNP
1/02 - Too much sodium, not enough water. Also indulged on my last slice of cheesecake for dessert. We had a full table with family as we enjoyed dinner together to ring in the New Year and I'm not mad at all at this uptick. I was feeling bloated this morning so I know it'll drop off just as soon as I get enough water and get back on track with my macros. No gym yesterday since it was closed but went today for a good Upper workout with SD. Tomorrow is likely our last workout together for the foreseeable future. I really hate that she's more likely than not going to be coming down in summer. The house is emptier and emptier every year. Pre-logged dinner so lunch will be easier to figure out with macros. I have quite a bit leftover to work with so today should be fairly easy to make it work. Tomorrow, as well, should be good for macros. Travel all day Saturday so the goal is to be on track and behaving well today, tomorrow, and Sunday to help offset yesterday and Saturday hah! Balance (:
1/03 - I'll take this! Dinner was very carb-heavy with chicken "alfredo" (the Italian version with butter and parmisiano reggiano and pasta water to thin it out, no heavy cream or milk). Due to the cheese and pure butter, it has a decent amount of protein in the sauce and then the chicken so it was balanced but still causes a bit of bloat for me - luckily it's a lower-lactose meal so no discomfort (: Last gym day for SD and I together. Then the power went out for nearly 3 hours this morning while I was trying to work. I was able to get some things done offline at least so not a total loss of a work day. We have to wake up at 4am tomorrow to be on the road at 5am to take the kids back so it'll be an early night and busy day of travel. We'll be home late tomorrow night to sleep in our own beds. I've planned out meals for BF and I next week so I just need to double check my grocery list for Sunday since I'll need to do an early grocery run to make it back to meal prep 2 dinners (4 servings each so 4 alternating days for us and Friday is typically date night or an improvised fresh cooked meal, not a prep), 2 lunch options for him to alternate for work, lunch options for me, and BF will make his breakfast burritos for the week. Whew. I haven't figured out breakfast options for me but I can improvise. He'll probably be driving the majority of this trip so I'll have time to pre-log meals to determine breakfast options for myself that fit macros.
1/04 - Travel day Saturday in which we ate out every meal. The kids made it back home though it took nearly 2 1/2 hours longer due to the blizzard and ice storm starting. Unfortunately they didn't quite make it back before it got bad enough to shut roads down and make it hazardous. They're safe, though, and bundled up at home since school (and a bunch of roads) are closed. Yesterday I got up early to get groceries for the week and then meal prepped lunches and dinners for BF and I. We ran some extra errands and came home to finish out meal prep (I had lasagna soup on the crock pot so had to add the lasagna noodles to cook and then let it cool to separate into our respective meal prep dishes while BF made his breakfast burritos for the week) and cook dinner. My water Saturday and Sunday was severely lacking so I'm holding on to water weight. I also had TOM visit a week earlier than anticipated but that means my body is adjusting and balancing hormones out itself and things are going well there. All in all, I expect to see this weight drop off a bit in the coming days so long as I stay on track. Meals pre-logged for today and have room for a carb/fat snack or two in between meals. This week nearly every night will dip below freezing and there's expected precipitation on Wednesday and Thursday night which may leave black ice and limit my ability to get to the gym safely so I'm reaching out to Coach to see if she can help me pre-plan some at home workouts with my limited gear (10lb kettlebell and some resistance bands) to have a plan in place if it does get too hazardous and/or the gym closes for weather.
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1/095 -
TerriRichardson112 wrote: »@quiltingjaine
Just dropping by to say hello 🙋♀️ and wish you
It’s so difficult to keep in touch without the newsfeeds. It’s good to see so many old friends still here.
I’m still working on my Solid Habits, and maintaining.
HI @TerriRichardson112!! Thank you for checking in and Happy New Year to you!!
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Hi, I'm Charissa, and I'm baaacccckkkk......
Thank you, QuiltingJaine, for leading the charge in 2025!
Q: What will be different in 2025 vs all the other times?
A: Change in my mindset
A: Being mindful and engaged
A: Addressing the elephant in the room!
A: No excuses
Overall Goals for 2025
Lose weight in the kitchen ⚖️, get fit in the gym🏋🏾♀️Note: These are pretty much my same goals from 2023 and 2024, I've made some great progress but now it's time to knock this list out! My goals are SMART - just not including all the details here:
Goal#1 - Calories - Aim and plan for 1200; allow 400 just in case for a total of 1600. **Eat well 🥗to Live Well 🚢✈️🧳
Goal#2 - Wine/Alcohol Reduction - 85% Dry January or better ** 🚫🍷 Alcohol kills weight loss as the focus is burning alcohol calories and not fat calories!
Goal #3 - Water - Minimum 50 ounces - Maximum 100 (only if consumed before 6pm) H2O - Make it Flow 💦💦💦
Goal #4 - Exercise - 6 days a week (Cardio, Core, Stretching, Strength Training) ~ 🏋🏾♀️ Don't think, just do it!!
Goal #5 - Self Care (Reading, Journaling, Monthly recap, Learning, Pampering)
Goal #6 - Organization and Declutter (Finish unpacking)
** To get to 100%
Stats and Previous Rounds64 y/o female
OSW 2022-03 230.3 (HW)
1SW 2023-01 221.8
1SW 2024-01 223.4
1SW 2025-01 229.0
CW
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Abbreviated Round HistoryRound 210/1 SW: 221.8 EW: 220.6 (01/02/2023)
Round 246/37 SW: 223.4 EW: 219 (01/06/2024)
Round 282/74 SW: 227.2 EW: 229 (01/01/2025)
2025 Rounds
Round 283/75 - SW: 229.0 EW:
Round 284/76 - SW: EW:
Round 285/77 - SW: EW:
Monthly Weight Tracker 2025
2025 Start 229.0
Jan ⬇️
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Dec
Measurable Daily Goals
🚶🏽- Closing my rings M-S Move = 700/Exercise = 45/Stand = 12)
🏋️♀️- Strength training 3x/week
🍎- Tracking/Under Calorie Budget (1200 ~ 1650)
✅ - Macros - Protein (100g ~ 150g) Carbs < 75g
💧- Water - 50 oz minimum
⬇️- Downward trend
5 Goals/10 days!
🚶🏽🏋️♀️🍎✅💧⬇️
SW RND 282 - 229
Dates = Weight ; Comments regarding prior day.
1/1 231~ 🚶🏽💧Yesterday was still 2024
Pasta, chips & dip, wine and champagne. It's all here No worries though - today is 1/1/25 and I'm ready!
1/2 231 ~ 🍎💧 No movement. I stayed under calorie goal, stopped eating at 7:30 and fasted today for 16.5 hours. 50 ounces of water down. I'm good.
1/3 227.4 ~🚶🏾♀️🍎💧⬇️ Now that's what I'm talking about! That's what eating and drinking like a normal person will do for you. I didn't hit my protein and was over just a bit on carbs but within calorie range.
1/4 225.6 ~🚶🏽🍎💧⬇️ I know this won't last, at least not at this rate...but it's fun right now. Seriously though....I gained 7 of these pounds in December, so I "expect" them to disappear almost as quickly as they came.Water weight. The proof is the number of times I got up to go pee the last 2 nights
1/5 226.0 ~ 🚶🏽🍎✅💧~ ok with this number especially with the results of the lat couple of days. Also was at the top end of the calorie range so fair is fair! Someone asked about the wind when I was walking outside....they hit the nail on the head! I forgot about the "hawk" and it was not windy yesterday. It was actually a bright, sunshiny, cold day! Let's see what today brings.
1/6 224.5 ~ 🍎✅💧⬇️One more pound to get back to my "real" starting weight Pondering the gym today. I had planned to go but hearing it's icy... may have to do plan b...but I will give it a try.
1/7 223.5 ~ 🚶🏽🏋️♀️🍎✅💧⬇️ I didn't expect this down trend to continue but I've very happy about it. This is my true "starting" weight to actually lose weight. The rest was all temporary aka recent gain over the holidays so this is when the rubber hits the road...I did venture out and it wasn't icy at all, so got in a good workout. Today is a work day so workout in the basement, which is still decent.
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@lita_loses_it_all ~ eating the same thing daily (for a short amount of time) is actually brilliant.
@SantiagoAlverez ~ very nice progress in the round. Keep it up!
@reshii_devi ~ stay the course. It's ok that you caved a few days. Life is hard and sometimes we need to show ourselves a bit of grace...but just a bit...get back on it!
@deepswoodslady ~ better number on 1/6 and headed in the right direction, then a bit up....you know the drill!
@skyleen75 ~ love your focus!! Did you weigh at the same time as normal? It's just the body, doing "it's" thing...stay the course!
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Goals for the next 10 days 🍎💦👣
1. Stay engaged! That means checking in here daily, so catching up doesn’t become so overwhelming (plus you all inspire me). That also means logging every single day…
2. Weigh less at the end of this round. Hope to see a 136, totally doable by upping the water and limiting the wine. For me it is going to be a damp January.
3. More sleep would be amazing! That will be the most difficult of goals to reach 😞
RND 283 : SW - 138.4
1/1 - 138.4
1/2 - 138.2. 🍎logged it all. guzzled the 💦. 13,500 👣. And no 🍷. Off to the kind of start that makes a difference!
1/3 - 136. Went to the gym today! 🍎logged it, drank 💦it and 👣12,000 steps.
1/4. 137.2. 7 minute workout (thank you @reshii_devi for posting the 7 day challenge) (page 6). 7 days will take me to the end of this round! 🍎logged it, 💦 drank it and walked 13,800 steps. And no 🍷.
1/5. 135.6. 🍎logged, 💦drank, 👣15,300 steps and did day two of the 7 day challenge. No 🍷.
1/6. 135.2. 🍎logged, 💦drank, 👣11,800 steps and did day three of the 7 day challenge. No 🍷and went to the gym.
1/7 135.5.
Guessing this slight up tic is due to TMI.2.2😜. That or some muscle soreness from getting myself back in a routine. Love the start of a new year because of my motivation level. Got to keep the momentum going while the motivation is so strong, then put some goals into play to look forward to.5 -
jspecies11 wrote: »Day 1 of challenge
@jspecies11 Enquiring minds want to know what this challenge is.2 -
Female 5’1” Age 74 years
*Travel - no scale part of the time
HWE 197.0 (2/2008)
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126) UGW was 125 (HS weight) Started LCHF/Keto 7/17/2017 (mid round 10)
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE👍👍Rnd 7 167.0 to Rnd 17 155.5
To Rnd 27 146*
To Rnd 37 139.0
To Rnd 47 133.5*
To Rnd 57 131.5
To Rnd 67 128.0
To Rnd 77 125.0
To Rnd 87 121.0*
To Rnd 97 121.0
To Rnd 107 122.0
To Rnd 117 116.0
To Rnd 127 117.0
To Rnd 137 117.0
To Rnd 147 116.0 🙌
To Rnd 157 115.5
To Rnd 167 119.4
To Rnd 177 118.3
To Rnd 187 120.0
To Rnd 197 121.5
To Rnd 207 123.5
To Rnd 217 126.5
To Rnd 227 127.5
To Rnd 237 128.0
To Rnd 247 135.5
To Rnd 257 134.5
To Rnd 267 132.5
To Rnd 277 133.0
Rnd 278 133.5 AW 133.45
Rnd 279 133.5 AW 134.6
Rnd 280 135.0 AW 135.6
Rnd 281 135.5 AW 136.2
Rnd 282 137.5 AW 137.2We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19
What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.
This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.
We are unstoppable not because we do not have failures but because we continue on despite them. - paraphrase of original quote by Beau Taplin
Up and down - just riding the waves of life. 🌊 🏄♀️ (My new mantra-3/19/22)
"Do or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
Comments pertain to previous day
I need to
SW Rnd 283 136.5
Starting 2# higher than a year ago.
1/1 139.5 Gained 3# from NYE dinner. I’m okay with it because I am starting a fast. I know that increase is largely a reaction to foods I don’t normally consume.
1/2 138.5 Fast lasted 43 hours. During that time I had coffee (with 2T cream), additional coffee black, water and a mug of bouillon which was super salty! I am somewhat disappointed by what I assume is water retention due to the salt. I broke it with a 4 oz beef patty and started another fast after 30 minutes. Hoping to last until our dinner date at 5:30 Saturday! 51 hours.
1/3 136.5 All systems functioning 😁 Only made it 27 hours. Small turkey in lettuce wrap.
1/4 135.5 Dinner tonight with friends at Great Greek. I will have my regular side salad and chicken skewer.
1/5 136.0 I’m attributing this to eating dinner last night around 6:30 pm rather than my preferred 3:30-4pm.
1/6 134.5 Got up late (9am) We defrosted the little freezer this morning. Reloaded it and went to In-n-Out for lunch before he went to Tripoley. Now I can catch up on here and with a couple of phone calls.
1/7 136.0 ?? Going with the flow.4 -
Y’all! I’ve still got to go back and read all the posts since this morning but I wanted to share a find! I don’t know if you are familiar with Body Groove, but I love her workouts and there is a very limited quantity (and length) on YouTube. I just found a year’s subscription for $4/month—a whole year and over 800 dance/yoga workouts for $48. I bought it. If you’re interested, you can find it at bodygroove.com.4
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SW Rnd 283
I lost 80 lbs this year . Up to Christmas I did well and around New Year’s Eve I failed , too much party food goal is 5 lbs
1/1 210
1/2 209
1/3 211.4
1/4 206.8
1/5 205
1/6 202.2
1/7 200.6
1/8
1/9
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Thank you, @quiltingjaine !
74 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 152.0
UGW: 140.0
12/30 – 154.5 at 8:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer then 2.74 miles around the high school
12/31 – 154.2 at 8:30 a.m. ...5.82 miles in 113 mins to the Ruins and back
Day/Weight/Comment
01/01 - 155.0 at 8:45 a.m. ...made soup then watched Grandson & Grandpa play at the park
01/02 - 153.4 at 8:20 a.m. ...5.0 miles in 100 mins to the Ruins and back
01/03 - 152.0 at 8:45 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
01/04 - 151.2 at 7:50 a.m. ...zero...slug
01/05 - 152.0 at 8:10 a.m. ...5.43 miles in 108 mins to the post office and back
01/06 - 152.0 at 5:50 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
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Good luck everyone.
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@quiltingjaine
The challenge I’m in is put on by Kevin English of the Silver Edge, he has a free weekly podcast and coaching/training aimed at those over 50 years. He’s awesome.
It’s a 21 day challenge to support healthy habits called “New Year, New You”.
I recommend a listen to his podcasts to anyone. Great stuff.4
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