Just Give it 10 days Round 288

pezhed · February 21

Skyleen75 wrote: »

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 287 End Weight 177.8

2/20 176.8
2/21 176.0 I crushed my early morning Friday “bootcamp” class. Taking a coffee break before I go do some stretching and lifting with my garage gang.
We are celebrating five years of our little workout group next month. When Covid happened and the gym closed we formed our group and met at the local park three times a week. We made it through a Northeast winter, working out under a pavilion with a tarp system for wind blockers and propane heaters.
I’m the baby of the group at 47 with the majority being 60’s and a few women in their early 70’s.
At this point we run races together, do fun runs and mud runs. Snow shoe, hike and go for walks. We’ve done moon lit kayaks and play laser tag on occasion. A few have even gone skydiving.
They are my adventure team and in many ways my support system.

Tomorrow we’re going snow tubing. I expect there to be a lot of laughter!!! I was just sitting here thinking how lucky I am to have them.

Wow, what a fantastic crew!! And in their 60s and 70s! That’s truly inspiring. You are indeed lucky ❤️❤️

astroamy · February 21

USW: 241
UGW: 175
Mini-WL goal (195 lbs by May 19): 5.8 lbs to go
Mini-goal for this round (Don't eat anything before tracking it first):1/10

SW Rnd 288: 201.2
2/20 - 201.2
2/21 - 200.8
2/22 -
2/23 -
2/24 -
2/25 -
2/26 -
2/27 -
2/28 -
3/1 -

Thanks @Blueberries59, @Skyleen75, and @musicsax , there have been bobbles (the entire month of January), but it does feel good to make progress. Also @Skyleen75 that is great advice, I think I will buy this dress that I have had my eye on.

patriciafoley1 · February 21

2/19 w 160.4 steps 21,530 calories eaten 1034 calories burned 2566
2/20 w 160.2 steps 23,622 calories eaten 1004 calories burned 2634
2/21 w 158.6 Met my mini goal of160 today next mini goal 157

deepwoodslady · February 21

@astroamy

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deepwoodslady · February 21

Round 288

MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 64 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.

ROUND 245 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
R287 EW= 195.8
R288 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 ME

R43 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) = 1.6 LOST (Ending Weight 191.0)

R284 (01/11/25 thru 01/20/25) = 2.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 193.2)

R285 (01/21/25 thru 01/30/25) = 0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 192.4)

R286 (01/31/25 thru 02/09/25) = 3.3 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.7)

R287 (02/10/25 thru 02/19/25) = 0.1 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.8)

R288 (02/20/25 thru 03/01/25) = 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 195.8

02/20-NS-(Trend Weight: NS)- NS=Not sharing. Quite honestly I just feel like the guy from Disney’s movie “Up”. I’m holding All the Balloons and I just keep drifting Up. I’m not in a very good mood today after seeing the colorless dull and complicated-looking changes coming to MFP on March 4th. I won’t be changing my post format until after that. I need to see what it all means, but this old gal doesn’t adapt well or learn technical challenges very easily. What they are giving is probably nice but what they are taking will leave us flavorless and not very individual. What more must they take? Well, anyway, good luck this round everyone. Time to start getting ready for Spring!

02/21-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)- Today is no-weigh Friday due to a specific med and an early rise with DGS for school which differs from my normal wake time/schedule. My dear friend Diane is hanging on by a thread. She is now in the Hospice Bed they bring at the end. I spent some time with her yesterday. It’s sad and yet somehow comforting to see her continually reaching out to something or someone with her hands. She is seeing what we cannot. I hope it’s God or her loved ones who have passed. When I told her I loved her she suddenly “came to” and said “I love you too”. It’s very likely the last words she will speak as the morphine will likely be more & more increased. I’m treasuring every moment I can get. On the dietary front, it’s been days since I logged and I know my weight is still floating upwards as I just grab what I can, when I can, to eat. Things will settle down soon and I will just be back to my normal pressures and problems. But as long as we still have Diane, nothing else really matters at this point.

02/22-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

02/23-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

02/24-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

02/25-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

02/26-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

02/27-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

02/28-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

03/01-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

pezhed · February 21

Hi again, I'm Amanda! 5'2" 40F in Virginia.

RSW: 124.8
RGW: 123.8

Non-scale goals (tracked for prior day)
🏃🏻‍♀️ Run at least 20 miles
🏋🏻‍♀️ Strength train 5/10 days

Past days' monologues:

2/20 - 124.8 🏃🏻‍♀️ (6.2 miles) 🏋🏻‍♀️ Can't believe this round is going to take us into March! I'm hoping to have a more consistent round this time. My oldest has a snow day again, which I can't really understand since it stopped snowing at 4pm yesterday. I guess we just don't have great infrastructure in place around here to get to the far reaches of the county. We went grocery shopping this morning for a few planned meals and my youngest's birthday party meatball subs for Saturday so I feel prepared for the next few days. DS has a friend over now so he should be entertained enough for me to squeeze an interval run on the treadmill in. We're having our bathroom remodeled so it's a terrible time to have kids home nearly every day! Happy to not see any snow in the 10-day forecast at the moment. We really need to get back into our routine.

2/20 - 124.8 🏃🏻‍♀️ (6.2 miles) 🏋🏻‍♀️

2/21 - 123.0. Nice whoosh closer to where I briefly have been. Yesterday I went to get on the treadmill and my body did not want to do it. I tried to take the dogs for a walk and got too cold and turned around. Found out today I have strep throat again! I just had it in December. Now I'm doing 2 weeks of antibiotics instead of 10 days, and I'll go back March 11 for a throat culture to make sure nothing lingers. This winter is just relentless with the illnesses.

I read the first bit of Atomic Habits by James Clear last night and I thought of this group a lot. I know this book has been out for a number of years but for whatever reason I picked it up last night. He focuses on the idea that rather than choosing how you want to be (ex. at a specific goal weight, pants size, etc.), you should be choosing WHO you want to be (a fit and/or healthy person). He used an example of someone who channeled what they thought a person at an optimal weight would do. At each decision she made, she asked herself, "what would a healthy person do?" It's about minor improvement each day, not suddenly waking up and being a fit/healthy person. I thought it was a nice reminder and I'd share it here. I can tell from all of our non-number goals in this group that we're already doing this to some extent - we know we need to drink our water, work out, etc., to achieve the end goal, but it might be simpler to frame it as our future selves rather than our future state.

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3/1

Blueberries59 · February 21

@Skyleen75 - Wow!!! Your workout group sounds wonderful - too much fun! They're a good example of how to grow old, and you're keeping them young.

Blueberries59 · February 21

@care180 - Welcome to the challenge - and you pick a perfect time to start!

CamandJarvis · February 21

You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before

32, 5'5"
Goal: bulking - minimize fat gain, maximize muscle gain

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; R283: 164.4; R284: DNW; R285: 166.8; R286: 169.3; R287: 168.3

Last weight
2/19 - 168.3

Round Goal: N/A - bulking

Day, Weight, Comment
2/20 - 168.0
2/21 - 167.7 - I don't know if I'm simply dropping bloat/water weight or if my body has caught up and what was a 10% bulk is now a maintenance, if not a slight deficit. This is okay, though, since I was planning to drop into a maintenance on Monday so I could then begin a cut so it feels like I'm simply ahead of the game. Today I've only tracked using my new MacroFactor app to get used to it. I'm well over on carbs already, though I suppose I could adjust my dinner to account for that. I need more fat and protein - a lot more protein. I may give in and make a protein shake since I'm also behind on my water intake and that will knock out two concerns in one solution. Feeling good. I still need to input my new workout plan into an app for next week so I'm not trying to remember everything or losing my paper (and can track weights/reps for future reference). I'll do that this weekend at some point. Likely later since BF is going to have a late night since he's about 4 hours away and has an interview between 3-5 tonight (meaning he won't leave until likely closer to 6 maybe 7 after documenting). I'll probably be in bed before he gets home unless things change. Especially as there's a potential for ice tonight starting after about 5pm between where he is and our house so he'll be having to take things slow and careful.
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Previous Day's Comments

2/20 - Wow, I didn't realize I had missed two days of checking in! Yesterday was very hectic with the cold snap that blew in. I worked from the living room with a fire going and didn't bring my personal computer with to check in which is challenging - going from 3 large screens to one tiny laptop. Today, as much as I'd love to have a fire going, I have a dental appointment this afternoon, right after lunch, and I won't dare leave a fire going, or even hot coals, while going 45 minutes away. Despite my alarm jolting me from a very realistic dream and knowing that it is miserably cold and I want nothing more than to just stay in bed cuddled up with the pups, I dragged myself to the gym. It was a good workout overall. One more of Coach's workouts and I'm done! On to my own program next week. I need to put my workout in one of the apps I'm trialing so I can keep track of it since it's currently only written down on a sheet of paper. I also need to plan out one more dinner for next week so I can finish off my grocery list for tomorrow morning. I'm also trying out an app recommended by one of the gym's trainers for macro tracking (called MacroFactor) and it will adjust calories and macros based on inputs. I've synced it so my weight gets automatically tracked and I'm trying different configurations to see if I can get my steps to sync as well. Technology is hard sometimes. Here's to hoping this works!
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ZizzyBumble · February 21

My fifth round! Thank you for the accountability

End of the last round = 61.6

Friday 20th. 61.3 😊 trend ⬇️
Sat 21st 61.2 😊 trend ⬇️
Sun 22nd
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cpanus · February 22

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: 149.0
UGW: 140.0
02/18 - 153.5 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty, 1.71 miles in 55 mins w/him then made soup
02/19 - 152.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty, 1.53 miles in 46 mins w/him then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day/Weight/Comment
02/20 - 154.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then had an electrician fix a bunch of ceiling lights
02/21 -
02/22 -
02/23 -
02/24 -
02/25 -
02/26 -
02/27 -
02/28 -
03/01 -
Good luck everyone.
Chris

chris_in_cal · February 22

CamandJarvis wrote: »

Today I've only tracked using my new MacroFactor app to get used to it.

I am about a week into trying it too. Clearly it's a better more focused, non-buggy, product... it's just a matter of after years logging here can I learn something new

desolate_angel · February 22

HW: 194.7 (88.3 kg) April 25, 2020
ST WT RND 247: 180.6 (81.9 kg)

END WT RND 247: 177.4 (80.5 kg)
END WT RND 248: 175.1 (79.4 kg)
END WT RND 249: 173.4 (78.7 kg)
END WT RND 250: 170.6 (77.4 kg)
END WT RND 251: 167.8 (76.1 kg)
END WT RND 252: 166 (75.3 kg)
END WT RND 253: 162.9 (73.9 kg)
END WT RND 254: 163 (73.9 kg)
END WT RND 255 161 (73 kg)

END WT 256: DNF
ST WT 278: 166 (75.3 kg)

END WT 278: 160.3 (72.7 kg)
END WT 279: 158.5 (71.9 kg)
END WT 280: 156.5 (71 kg)
END WT 281: 155 (70.3 kg)
END WT 282: 154.9 (70.3 kg)
END WT 283: 154.3 (70 kg)
END WT 284: 151.9 (68.9 kg)
END WT 285: 149.9 (68 kg)
END WT 286: 147.9 (67.1 kg)
END WT 287: 147 (66.7)

Fell off the challenge bandwagon in round 256, managed to keep losing weight until June 12th when I hit 155.9 (70.7 kg). I fell off the weight loss wagon shortly after. Decided to start back up the day before Round 278 started.

SW Rnd 288: 147 (66.7 kg)

2/20- 147.5 (66.9) Another swing the wrong way. I don't know if TMI is to blame, TOM, too much sodium, too many carbs, or what. But I do know if I stay the course, it'll eventually correct.
2/21- 147 (66.7) My teeth are still sore from the springs they put on my upper braces on Tuesday. I'm used to mild tenderness 24-48 hours after an appointment and I don't even really get sore anymore when my c-chains are switched out, but this has me eating soft foods and taking ibuprofen. I even woke up a few times during the night because my teeth were uncomfortable. But I'm excited because it marks the next step in my treatment.
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Slimmersixties · February 22

Lis, 61, living in Spain
High weight 276lb August 2021
Maintenance 182lb

Well I've made it back to my maintenance weight. Lost 14.2lb since Jan 1.
I've decided to ease off a bit and lose just 2.6lb over the next 3 rounds (then I'm off on holiday for a month)

1 Jan weight 195.8lb
Round 282 ⬇️ 2.6lb
Round 283 ⬇️ 3.2lb
Round 284 ⬇️ 1.8lb
Round 285 ⬇️ 1.0lb
Round 286 ⬇️ 1.8lb
Round 287 ⬇️ 3.6lb

SW for 288 181.6lb

2.20 182.2lb⬆️ Steps 10,060✅️Calories❎️
No surprise I went for a celebratory lunch after reaching goal. Ate carefully but had 3 glasses of wine. Lost all control and ate a sausage roll and a tub of icecream which i bought on the walk home 🤣🤣🤣
Back on it today!

2.21 182.8lb⬆️ Steps 11,222✅️Calories✅️
I know it takes a few days for the carb weight to disappear. It's a waiting game.

2.22 184.6lb⬆️ Steps 12,749✅️Calories✅️
No idea where its coming from, can only think its salt in processed ham. Its water weight as my wedding ring is really tight!

helensingssongs · February 22

22/2 276 .5
Day three so for me doing well. Had a bit of a wobble on day two (yes I am a day ahead) but got back to it next morning.
Next challenge is learning to use this section of the app 😂

achefling · February 22

This is my first round

66 YO Female 5’6”. GW 135ish

2/20 151.5 (1368 cal, 40 min workout)
2/21 152.6 (1205 cal, 40 min workout)
2/22 153.2
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acsmyth1 · February 22

Goals for the round:
Weigh daily - ✔️
Drink 2L water a day - ✔️
Stay under calorie goal - ✔️

End of the last round = 160.2

Forgot to post last night 🙈

Thursday 20th - 159.4 😊
Friday 21st - 158.4 😊
Sat 22nd
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Sat 1st

Skyleen75 · February 22

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 287 End Weight 177.8

2/20 176.8
2/21 176.0
2/22 177.2 It’s never a straight line down. I’m not upset because this wasn’t a binge or terrible choices. Just a fluctuation from a slightly higher calorie day of quality food.
This weekend will be filled with fun but also eating out. I’ve studied the menus like battle plans. The pros of a busy weekend are fewer opportunities for snacking and more movement.
I am feeling the early morning mojo today and I’m hoping to carry it through the day. I’m not expecting much progress this weekend but my goal is to order like @_JeffreyD_ ‘s wife and be proud of my decisions.

SModa61 · February 22

Round 288
Feb 20 – March 1, 2025

62 year old female, 5’5”. I am married, semi-nomadic (we live in three states, Mass, Maine, Florida).

SW WW Sept 29, 2001 - 168.8 (initially lost 29.8, became staff, then weight up and down 18 years with low of 126.8)
SW MFP Sept 14, 2020 – 153 (lost 40, then stress took off another 2.2 lb with low of 120.8, then stress became gain)
SW MFP Jan 1, 2023 – 146.6
GW Maintaining between 124 - 126

Continuing to figure out maintaining, and to work on best nutrition and exercise.

History:

Harry and Han are our cats, who travel with us. Have two “kids”, who are very much adults, a two grandsons. We have two parents, 87(mother), 85(MIL) still with us, and I have logically been needing to help them more as they age. I got my act in gear during COVID, somewhat inspired by NOT becoming my parents. I lost 30 lbs and was exercising daily. Unfortunately, I am an “all in or not” person. Hubby and I seeing our family home and downsizing distractions, plus medical incident with my father and all their new needs, became an excuse (father has since passed and I am DPOA, Personal representative AKA executor, trustee, and oversee the majority of my mother’s care). A year and a half later, I gained 25 lbs and lost all my athletic improvements. I need to figure out balance and how to make health be a daily priority for life!

Round 126 153.0 equivalent 9/14/20
Round 127 149.2 9/24/20
Round 128 147.2 10/4/20
Round 129 145.8 10/14/20
Round 130 144.4 10/24/20
Round 131 142.2 11/3/20
Round 132 139.4 11/13/20
Round 133 137.2 11/23/20
Round 134 136.4 12/3/20
Round 135 132.6 12/13/20
Round 136 132.0 12/23/20
Round 137 132.0 1/2/21
Round 138 131.0 1/12/21
Round 139 128.2 1/22/21
Round 176 138.2 1/26/22 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13 oz
Round 177 134.8 2/5/22
Round 178 137.0 2/15/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 181 138.2 3/17/22 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 oz
Round 182 137.8 3/27/22 Harry 10 lb 14.5oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 183 133.4 4/6/22 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13 oz
Round 184 136.0 4/16/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11lb 12.5 oz
Round 185 136.8 4/26/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11lb 13 oz
Round 186 136.0 5/6/22 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 187 137.8 5/16/22 Harry 10 lb 14.0 oz Han Solo 11lb 11.5 oz
Round 188 135.8 5/26/22 Harry 10 lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12 oz
Round 210 146.6 1/01/23 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12 oz
Round 211 144.4 1/11/23
Round 212 146.6 1/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 213 143.4 1/31/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 oz
Round 214 142.4 2/10/23
Round 215 140.0 2/20/23 Harry 10 lb 12 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6 oz
Round 216 138.0 3/2/23 Harry 10 lb 11.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6.5 oz
Round 217 136.0 3/12/23 Harry 10 lb 15 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6 oz
Round 218 134.0 3/22/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 7.5 oz
Round 219 133.8 4/1/23 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 9.5 oz
Round 220 131.4 4/11/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 221 130.0 4/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11.5 oz
Round 222 128.2 5/1/23 Harry 10 lb 15 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 223 128.4 5/11/23 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 224 127.2 5/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11.5 oz
Round 225 125.8 5/31/23 Harry 10 lb 12 oz Han Solo 11 lb 9.5 oz
Round 226 124.2 6/10/23
Round 227 125.8 6/20/23 Harry 10 lb 8.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 228 125.8 6/30/23 Harry 10 lb 13 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13.5 oz
Round 229 125.8 7/10/23
Round 230 122.6 7/20/23
Round 231 125.0 7/30/23 Harry 10lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb .5 oz
Round 232 123.6 8/9/23 Harry 10 lb 10 oz Han Solo 12 lb 2.5 oz
Round 233 125.8 8/19/23 Harry 10 lb 10 oz Han Solo 12 lb 1.5 oz
Round 234 125.8 8/29/23 Harry 10 lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb 1.5 oz
Round 235 127.2 9/8/23
Round 236 127.4 9/18/23 Harry 10 lb 6.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11.5 oz
Round 237 126.4 9/28/23
Round 238 124.4 10/8/23 Harry 10 lb 3 oz Han Solo 12 lb 1 oz
Round 239 124.2 10/18/23 Harry 10 lb 1 oz Han Solo 12 lb 0 oz
Round 240 125.0 10/28.23 Harry 10 lb Han Solo 11 lb 14 oz
Round 241 127.8 11/8/23
Round 243 127.6 11/28/23 Harry 10 lb 1.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb .5 oz
Round 244 129.0 12/7/23 Harry 10 lb .5 oz Han Solo 12 lb .5 oz
Round 245 129.0 12/17/23
Round 246 129.4 12/27/23 Harry 10 lb 1 oz Han Solo 12 lb 2 oz
Round 247 128.6 1/6/23 Harry 10 lb 3.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 14 oz
Round 248 127.0 1/16/24 Harry 10 lb 8.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 14.5 oz
Round 249 128.6 1/26/24 Harry 10 lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 14 oz
Round 250 125.8 2/5/24 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 15 oz.
Round 251 127.2 2/15/24 Harry 11 lb 1.5 oz Han Solo 11 ln 15 oz
Round 252 128.0 2/25/24 Harry 11 lb 5.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb
Round 253 128.6 3/6/24 Harry 11 lb 6.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb
Round 255 127.8 3/26/24 Harry 11 lb 8 oz Han Solo 12 lb .5 oz
Round 256 127.4 4/5/124 Harry 11 lb 8 Han Solo 12 lb 1 oz
Round 257 126.4 4/15/24 Harry 11 lb 11 oz Han Solo 12 lb .5 oz
Round 258 127.0 4/15/24 Harry 11 lb 7.5 oz Han Solo 11 ln 15 oz
Round 259 127.0 5/7/24 Harry 11 lb 7.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb .5 oz
Round 260 missed the round, though I weighed almost every day
Round 261 129.8 5/25/24
Round 262 131.0 6/4/24 Harry 11 lb 9.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb 1.5 oz
Round 263 132.2 6/14/24 Harry 11 lb 7.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 15 oz
Round 264 missed
Round 265 135.2 7/4/24 Harry 11 lb 5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 15.5
Round 266 134.8 7/14/24 Harry 11 lb 5.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb .5 oz
Round 267 133.6 7/24/24 Harry 11 lb 5 oz Han Solo 12 lb 2 oz
Round 268 Missed
Round 269 137.6 8/14/24 Harry 11 lb 5.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb 1 oz
Round 270 135.8 8/23/24
Round 271 135.6 9/2/24
Round 272 134.8 9/12/24 Harry 11lb 2.5 oz Han Solo 12lb 1.5 oz
Round 273 135.0 9/22/24
Round 274 132.8 10/2/24 Harry 11 lb 3.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb 2 oz
Minka 11 lb 5.5 oz Milo 14 lb
Round 275 135.2 10/12/24 Harry 11 lb 0 oz Han solo 12 lb 2 oz
Minka 11 lb 5 oz Milo 14 lb .5 oz
Round 276 134.4 10/24/24
Round 277 135.2 11/1/24 Harry 11 lb 2.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb 3 oz
Round 281 135.4
Round 282 137.0 12/21/24 Harry 11 lb 2 oz Han Solo 11 ln 14.5 oz
Round 283 137.8 12/31/24 Harry 11 lb 1 oz Han Solo 11 lb 15.5 oz
Round 284 137.0 1/10/25
Round 285 137.2 1/20/25 Harry 10 lb 15 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 286 137.4 1/30/25 Harry 11 lb 1.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13.5 oz
Round 287 138.2 2/9/25 Harry 11 lb 2.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 15 oz
Round 288 136.2 2/19/25 Harry 11 lb 2 oz Han Solo 11 lb 15 oz

SW: 136.2

Day/Weight/Comment

So I am starting to compare my paths to these dates in 2023. In January 2023, I started higher than this year, yet was at a fantastic weight by May. This year, I did not use January well, but when comparing the two years, if I get on track NOW, when I return up north just before May, I should be in a decent place. For comparison, I am 3.8 lb lower, and in the equivalent 2023 round I had managed to lose 2 pounds. Given my January sloppiness, I could see I was starting to slip into the “I can’t achieve it, so why do it” mode. While yes, I want that lower weight number, but I really have to get that focus more firmly onto health numbers. Also, as I futz up, how do I participate well here? Yes, I know the answer, but it you get my drift, it is hard to do what one should do. (Note: I did not mean to post this paragraph un-edited yesterday. Realizing now that I did.)

2.20 – 136.0 Yesterday was interesting. Did my now rather typical 5 mile walk – 4 as a group (their pace), and one alone(my pace). Should have been a gym day, but was feeling Monday’s first workout, and now that I am having my first day with a trainer on Friday, I want to make sure that I am not in so much pain Friday that I cannot work with her, so I skipped. My planned restaurant meal, did not go as planned, due to the restaurant. They apologized lots, but not sure I will return. I did track everything and it appears I faired ok. Dealing with lunch restaurant today, and have already pre-tracked.

2/21 – 135.8 Yesterday was solid, 5 miles walked (4 and 1 like before), tracked everyting. I stuck to my plan for the restaurant (poké and seltzer with lime). Today, I have my first of 10 sessions with a personal trainer. I am here until almost the end of April, so hoping to having done some learning during this time. Facing a restaurant AGAIN tonight for dinner. Not pre-tracking for this one, but I will track as I make my selections at the restaurant. Heading out for my 5 miles shortly.

2/22 – 136.2 Yesterday’s activity was great. Diet prior to the restaurant was good. Restaurant was borderline. Went in with an uncertain plan. Hubby wanted to share the tuna tartare appetizer, which kind of pushed me away from a tuna tataki appetizer as an entre. I had a decent number of calories available so I splurged on the “buff and blu” fried oysters. I figured 6 fried oysters would be a treat, but could work. The tuna came, that was great. (oh, my gin and tonic was strong!) Then the oysters came. It was a platter of something like 14 or 16 of them!!! Argh! I had 10 of them. Hubby had the rest. But hubby got me to try a very small slice of his three pigs pizza (about the size of a slice of bread and I skipped the crust). Now I know I am over (I am tracking on my phone and seeing it grow). Then, what the heck, we ordered a bread pudding to share. It was literally 6” x 3” x 2+”. I had about 1/3. I’ve tracked everything (except that slice of pizza – too much brain function). Oh, and I only had ½ my gin and tonic.

Now for the GOOD! Did my morning 5 miles. My 5th (solo) mile was my fastest pace in 2025. My personal trainer moved me up almost 3 hours on short notice, but I got over there in time. I really liked her, liked her methodology, and I think I will get a lot out of her guidance these next few months. I don’t hurt too bad this morning. Oh, and the exciting thing is that IN HER OPINION my muscles are going to respond quickly. Her comment was how good my muscles were for not having worked out in two years. I replied, it’s been since before COVID (AKA over 5 years). Next session is Monday.

Not worrying about the scale uptick. Hubby is away Sun/Mon and I VOW (you hear it now) to not have ice cream as entire meals while he is gone. I also won’t be facing dining out until at least Wednesday I would guess.

2/23 –
2/24 –
2/25 –
2/26 –
2/27 –
2/28 –
3/1 –

Chapter_3 · February 22

2/22
I ate & drank everything in sight last night with my girlfriends so I will weigh tomorrow. Last night, I never laughed so hard in my life. It was an absolute a blast! One of my girlfriends needs to do stand-up comedy… She has an incredible gift! The laughter has sent me back on track… I received a reminder from my watch that my steps are down… Today: 💦🚶‍♀️💓🏋️‍♀️ 🏆🙏

@pezhed thank you so much for the encouragement. Today will be a better day! “#HSF” is the identity that I created for my journey after reading “Atomic Habits”.

judefit1 · February 22

Jude, 5’-2”, 67 YO
HW 165
SW Rnd 288: 129.4
GW OA: 125
Year 2 of JGM10D

Learning to make good food (and drink) choices every day, holidays, birthdays, bad days, good days, vacations, family issues and other life events.

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 foot surgery
SW Rnd 276: DNW
SW Rnd 277: 127.2
SW Rnd 278: 126.6
SW Rnd 279: 127.5 Thanksgiving
SW Rnd 280: 129.5
SW Rnd 281: 127.6
SW Rnd 282: 128.8 Christmas
2025
SW Rnd 283: 129.3 New Years 2025
SW Rnd 284: 129.9
SW Rnd 285: 129.2
SW Rnd 286: 128.5
SW Rnd 287: 129.9
SW Rnd 288: 129.4

Goals this round:
* MAKE IT HAPPEN!
* more cardio- at least 4X wk
* no snacking/ wine on Fridays or away

2/20: 129.4
2/21: DNW
2/22: DNW
2/23: DNW
2/24:
2/25:
2/26:
2/27:
2/28:
3/1:

2/22: visiting DB in CT, no scale until Monday AM. This could be bad...

_JeffreyD_ · February 22

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

Simple Goals for this round with the hope that they turn into habits:

1. Log my food daily; eat cleaner and work on portion control.
2. Daily exercise; at least some movement.
3. Be mindful of triggers around food. Take a pass on mindless snacking on small “harmless” high carb food laying around. It’s death by a thousand paper cuts.

Round 288 Posts
This is my posting format….

Month/Day: Scale Reading - First thing today after bathroom visit before getting dressed. / Comment

Previous posts:

1/20/25 : 231.0)
SW a day before.

2/20: 230.6
DW made something for dinner yesterday that was so good it had to be bad. “Deconstructed Eggroll.” MFP has several options for logging it so I tried to find the one closest to her recipe.

I actually drove to the gym yesterday just to walk the track. I tried walking outside, but there is just no will-power there. Too cold. To relieve the boredom of walking a track that is 7 laps to a mile, I just made the track a portion of my circuit throughout the building. I am sure the folks in the cardio rehab, the treadmills, the free weights and the exercise bikes think I am lost because I keep wandering by every 4 minutes or so.

2/21: 230.6
Yesterday was spent running from one calendar appointment to the next. Five of them. On the bright side, no time to stuff my face. 😊

2/22: 232.0
Yesterday, looking back it seemed like an all-carb day. But when I see the log, I am surprised by the amount of protein. Still too many carbs. I am inspired by this group to NOT quit.

2/23
2/24
2/25
2/26
2/27
2/28
3/1

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 (20241231)
R 283: DNW
R 284: DNW
R 285: DNW (20250130)
R 286: DNW
R 287: 231.1

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.

jspecies11 · February 22

@pezhed
I love James Clear’s Atomic Habits. The book really helped me on my health journey and is worth the read, reread, and rereread. He also has an email newsletter for free.

jspecies11 · February 22

71 yo female; 5’5”
Goals: optimize health, increase strength, stamina
SW: 129# RGW: 128#
Strategy:
Hydration 💧 70 oz minimum
Strength training 🏋️‍♀️ 4x/week
Keep to calories/nutrition plan🥕
Move daily 👣 8K steps minimum
No ETOH 🚫🍷
Showing today’s weigh in; yesterday’s success with plan.

2/20 129.0# 💧🚫🍷
2/21 127.8# 💧🥕🚫🍷
2/22 127.8#💧🏋️‍♀️🥕👣🚫🍷
2/23
2/24
2/25
2/26
2/27
2/28
3/1
Thank you @musicsax

cyndiemi · February 22

Round 288
February 20 – March 1, 2025
My 9th round in a row! 😊 I am a 70 year old retired RN, caregiver for my husband and my mother in cold, snowy, NE Ohio. We have two adult, married children and four adult, unmarried granddaughters, a spoiled Yorkie, and a spoiled cat, both of whom were rescued.

HW 222 in 2022
GW 130
SMART Goals for this session:
1. Keep net carbs below 30
2. Keep kcal below 1200
3. Measure portion sizes of everything this round
4. Lose one pound in ten days
5. Practice supportive/positive mantra at least once per day for 10 days
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE choice 👍👍

SW Rnd 288
2/20 132.8 mother in hospital, husband confused. Kept to diet plan by using protein drinks for meals/snacks. Little to no exercise, just waiting, waiting, waiting.
2/21 131.2
2/22
2/23
2/24
2/25
2/26
2/27
2/28
3/1

care180 · February 22

Highest weight: 354lbs. (02/2021)
Lowest weight: 209 lbs. (08/2022)
Restart weight: 254 lbs. January 8, 2025

Goals: log, drink more water, eat planned foods and exercise.

Age 53, female. Height 5’9.

2/20….. 246 lbs. Colonoscopy and endoscopy procedure done with few biopsies done so feeling sore. Rest day.

2/21….. 242 lbs. Ready to start. 👍

2/22….. 242 lbs. 1761 calories logged yesterday. 60 ounces of water. I had 68 grams of protein which is big for me. I did some exercise on the bike, 15 minutes plus Physical Therapy exercises with weights. I mostly rested the day and took off work with only 2146 steps. I’m feeling a lot better today. I work the night shift and weekends. Ready for a long day ahead. 😀
2/23
2/24
2/25
2/26
2/27
2/28
3/1

pezhed · February 22

Hi again, I'm Amanda! 5'2" 40F in Virginia.

RSW: 124.8
RGW: 123.8

Non-scale goals (tracked for prior day)
🏃🏻‍♀️ Run at least 20 miles
🏋🏻‍♀️ Strength train 5/10 days

Past days' monologues:

2/20 - 124.8 🏃🏻‍♀️ (6.2 miles) 🏋🏻‍♀️ Can't believe this round is going to take us into March! I'm hoping to have a more consistent round this time. My oldest has a snow day again, which I can't really understand since it stopped snowing at 4pm yesterday. I guess we just don't have great infrastructure in place around here to get to the far reaches of the county. We went grocery shopping this morning for a few planned meals and my youngest's birthday party meatball subs for Saturday so I feel prepared for the next few days. DS has a friend over now so he should be entertained enough for me to squeeze an interval run on the treadmill in. We're having our bathroom remodeled so it's a terrible time to have kids home nearly every day! Happy to not see any snow in the 10-day forecast at the moment. We really need to get back into our routine.

2/21 - 123.0. Nice whoosh closer to where I briefly have been. Yesterday I went to get on the treadmill and my body did not want to do it. I tried to take the dogs for a walk and got too cold and turned around. Found out today I have strep throat again! I just had it in December. Now I'm doing 2 weeks of antibiotics instead of 10 days, and I'll go back March 11 for a throat culture to make sure nothing lingers. This winter is just relentless with the illnesses.

I read the first bit of Atomic Habits by James Clear last night and I thought of this group a lot. I know this book has been out for a number of years but for whatever reason I picked it up last night. He focuses on the idea that rather than choosing how you want to be (ex. at a specific goal weight, pants size, etc.), you should be choosing WHO you want to be (a fit and/or healthy person). He used an example of someone who channeled what they thought a person at an optimal weight would do. At each decision she made, she asked herself, "what would a healthy person do?" It's about minor improvement each day, not suddenly waking up and being a fit/healthy person. I thought it was a nice reminder and I'd share it here. I can tell from all of our non-number goals in this group that we're already doing this to some extent - we know we need to drink our water, work out, etc., to achieve the end goal, but it might be simpler to frame it as our future selves rather than our future state.

2/20 - 124.8 🏃🏻‍♀️ (6.2 miles) 🏋🏻‍♀️
2/21 - 123.0

2/22 - 123.0 🏃🏻‍♀️ (1.7 miles) 🏋🏻‍♀️ The scale reflects pretty much what happened yesterday. I went slightly overboard with sweets but probably not far above maintenance. Love when the scale and I are in agreement! DH loves pancakes and bacon to kick off the weekend so I’m not off to an amazing start, but I’m planning on lifting and going on kind of a long run so I think I’ll be okay. We canceled DS’s family party today due to my strep throat, so at least I won’t have the brownies I’d planned to bake!

2/23
2/24
2/25
2/26
2/27
2/28
3/1

astroamy · February 22

USW: 241
UGW: 175
Mini-WL goal (195 lbs by May 19): 4.2 lbs to go
Mini-goal for this round (Don't eat anything before tracking it first):2/10

SW Rnd 288: 201.2
2/20 - 201.2
2/21 - 200.8
2/22 - 199.2
2/23 -
2/24 -
2/25 -
2/26 -
2/27 -
2/28 -
3/1 -

Thanks @deepwoodslady.

Onederland!

care180 · February 22

astroamy wrote: »

Onederland!

Congrats! 👏🏻

deepwoodslady · February 22

Round 288

MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 64 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.

ROUND 245 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
R287 EW= 195.8
R288 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 ME

R43 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) = 1.6 LOST (Ending Weight 191.0)

R284 (01/11/25 thru 01/20/25) = 2.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 193.2)

R285 (01/21/25 thru 01/30/25) = 0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 192.4)

R286 (01/31/25 thru 02/09/25) = 3.3 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.7)

R287 (02/10/25 thru 02/19/25) = 0.1 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.8)

R288 (02/20/25 thru 03/01/25) = 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 195.8

02/20-NS-(Trend Weight: NS)-

02/21-DNW-(Trend Weight DNW)- Today is no-weigh Friday due to a specific med and an early rise with DGS for school which differs from my normal wake time/schedule. My dear friend Diane is hanging on by a thread. She is now in the Hospice Bed they bring at the end. I spent some time with her yesterday. It’s sad and yet somehow comforting to see her continually reaching out to something or someone with her hands. She is seeing what we cannot. I hope it’s God or her loved ones who have passed. When I told her I loved her she suddenly “came to” and said “I love you too”. It’s very likely the last words she will speak as the morphine will likely be more & more increased. I’m treasuring every moment I can get. On the dietary front, it’s been days since I logged and I know my weight is still floating upwards as I just grab what I can, when I can, to eat. Things will settle down soon and I will just be back to my normal pressures and problems. But as long as we still have Diane, nothing else really matters at this point.

02/22-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)- My beautiful friend Diana has went from our hearts into God’s hands at 7:30 this morning. Of course, I was out the door to be with her and her kids until the coroner and the Funeral home arrived. After a pot of coffee and a lot of tears I came home as more & more of her Children arrived from various parts of the state. No thought or chance to weigh today. Heartbroken.

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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

Just Give it 10 days Round 288

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