🍀🌷March Daily Logging and Weigh-in Challenge🌷🍀

Hi All,
I'm back for another month.
I'm a 47 year old, 5' 2", busy mom of 5. I lost 40 pounds and then flirted with my goal weight for almost a year. The scale was going steadily up for several months, so I'm bringing it back down. I'd love to get to my goal weight of 120-123 in the next couple months and then *maintain* it.

March 1: 126.8 ☘️ I logged
March 2: 127.8
March 3: 128.0
March 4:

My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 64 years old and from Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.

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


This Challenge Starting Weight (from February 28): 197.8
Goal: 193.8 (Four lb Loss)
Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx
Total Lost/Gained this month: xxxxx






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


03/01-196.4-(Trend Weight: 196.4)-


03/02-195.4-(Trend Weight: 196.5)- Day 2 of no heat in my house. In Northern Michigan that’s dangerous! When power went out Friday night and came back on Saturday morning I didn’t realize it had done something to my furnace. Auto ignition of pilot just won’t work. It comes on but then goes right back off and nothing but very cold air blowing out of ducts. I had to shut it off at the fuse box and turn the gas off to make sure it would not build up gas so it would quit trying to run and warm it up in here. My thermostat has no “off” and the house is colder than the lowest selection so it just kept running. Because I was at the funeral service and dinner until after dark last night, I didn’t realize my house wasn’t getting any heat. Last night was night two of freezing to death. These little ceramic space heaters are only spot heaters so they are not warming up a room, but at least I can stand within 2 feet of them and feel some relief for myself and the cat. They are very tiny but I have 2 of them. Not much help in a 3200+ sq foot house! Of course it’s Sunday and I’m in a very rural area where nothing would ever be open on Sunday’s except the churches. No big box stores here anyway! So I’ve got my 30 year old nephew coming over who’s pretty handy. He has changed out thermo couplers and such in the past. He works as a handyman in the area, but mostly ships off to Oregon to work. Thankfully he’s home right now and will come look at it this morning. I hope he can fix it. He thinks that when the power came back on it may have pushed through some sediment that has to be cleaned. We will not be able to get any parts until tomorrow if we need something new. Fingers crossed for me please. Thank you all for the kind words about my friend Diane. She was beautiful yesterday.

03/03-195.4-(Trend Weight: 196.4)- I know what I did under the veil of darkness last night (snack-wise) so I am happy with my weight staying the same. My trend weight even dribbled down a bit. I also know I need to increase my exercise. My lack of true movement has been ridiculous. I’m not making excuses, but I spent a lot of time in the past months just sitting (or laying down) with my friend Diane as she bravely fought her cancer. She’s in heaven now and it’s time for me to refocus. I still feel ready to do that, even after more emotional eating last night. I am grateful for MFP and all the support from all of you here. My actions need to better reflect that. My BHAG (big hairy-*kitten* goal) looms front & center. { I pirated BHAG from another challenge and MFP friend.) Bring it on! I can do better than just staying exactly the same after 7 full days. I hate just being stagnant but I’m grateful for no gain. It’s been an especially rough week!

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SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH

To Everyone: Thanks so much for the kind words and condolences. It is light in a darkness. It is comfort where, otherwise, there would be none.

Hi, I'm Darlene and am back for another month. I am working my way through the maintenance phase of my journey. I weigh weekly, and record my accomplishments daily. I started this journey in January 2023 and lost 90 pounds. I reached my goal weight in October 2024, went back over my goal in November and then back to my December and have maintained for January and February. This was the first group that joined on MFP and holds a special place in my heart.

Highest Weight: 228
Starting Weight for March: 138.6

SW Dec: 228 | Jan: 217 | Feb: 212 | Mar: 207.6 | Apr 200.2 | May 194.8 | Jun: 189.6 | Jul: 187.4 | Aug: 179.8 | Sep: 174.2 | Oct: 169.6 | Nov 164.6 | Dec 164 | Jan 159.8 | Feb 156.8 | Mar 152.6 | Apr 151.6 | May 149.6 | Jun 144.8 | Jul: 143.5 | Aug: 142.4 | Sep 140.7 | Oct 139.8 | Nov 142.4 | Dec 139.7 | Jan 139.2 | Feb 138.6

My Goals for March

🥅 🎯 👣🚶‍♀️🫀🏋️‍♀️🧘‍♀️ 📝🥗 💦🧂

• 🥅 Stay under Ideal Weight (140)
• 🎯 Work Towards next weight goal 137 whenever I get there is fine
• 👣 14K Steps per day (110K Steps Weekly)
• 🚶‍♀️50 Miles Monthly (all steps count)
• 🫀 Three Cardio (non-walk) weekly, 3 🏋️‍♀️ Strength Weekly, 1 Stretch type 🧘‍♀️ weekly
• 📝 Log Daily
• 🥗 Under TDEE calorie range weekly
• 💦 8+ glasses of water
• 🧂 Under Sodium Limit

Weekly Weights/Goals - I weigh on Wednesday and the last day of the month:

• ☘️Starting Weight: 138.6
• ☘️Mar 05: 138.5 🥅 🎯 👣🚶‍♀️🫀🏋️‍♀️🧘‍♀️- All Monthly goals met - under Calorie limit 810 calories
• ☘️Mar 12:
• ☘️Mar 19:
• ☘️Mar 26:
• ☘️Mar 31:

👣🚶‍♀️🫀🏋️‍♀️🧘‍♀️ 📝🥗 💦🧂

• Mar 1: 👣🚶‍♀️🫀📝🥗 💦🧂22K 👣 Steps, 10.8🚶‍♀️Miles, Under my Calorie Limit 🥗 418 calories
• Mar 2: 👣🚶‍♀️🫀🏋️‍♀️🧘‍♀️📝🥗 💦🧂17.9K 👣 Steps, 7.8🚶‍♀️Miles, Under my Calorie Limit 🥗 173 calories
• Mar 3: 👣🚶‍♀️🫀🏋️‍♀️📝🥗 💦🧂16K 👣 Steps, 8.3🚶‍♀️Miles, Under my Calorie Limit 🥗 575 calories
• Mar 4: 👣🚶‍♀️🫀📝 💦15.1K 👣 Steps, 7.6🚶‍♀️Miles, Over my Calorie Limit 🥗 210 calories

Mar 5: 👣🚶‍♀️🫀📝🥗

22.1K 👣 Steps, 10.8🚶‍♀️Miles, 🫀, Over my Calorie Limit 🥗 16 calories

Not sure I like this new format - but it is what it is! Leaving bright and early this morning on our trip. Hope to stay within my five pound maintenance range - but ideally my goal is to stay under my goal weight (140). Will have a couple challenging food days, but most of the time will just be Greg and I, so should be ok - the biggest obstacle will be the lack of exercise time and the salt in the restaurant food. I'll do my best.

Starting weight 136

March 2: 135.8

March 3: 134.6

March 4: 133.4

March 5: 135.4

March 4: logged foods. Over on calories. Steps 5,387.

March 5: 140

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My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 64 years old and from Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.

[b][i]Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again![/b][/I]

[s][b][color=skyblue]250’s[/b][/color]; [b][color=orangered] 240’s[/color][/b]; [b][color=limegreen] 230’s[/color][/b]; [color=deeppink][b] 220's[/b][/color]; [color=orange][b] 210's[/b][/color];[color=blue][b] 200's[/b][/color]; [color=turquoise][b] 190's[/b][/color][/s]; [color=green][b] 180’s[/b];[/color][color=fuchsia][b] 170's[/b][/color]; [color=purple][b] 160's[/b][/color]; [color=royalblue][b] 150’s[/b][/color]

[b]This Challenge Starting Weight[/b] (from February 28): 197.8 Goal: 193.8 (Four lb Loss)

Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

Total Lost/Gained this month: xxxxx

[center]**********************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME********************[/center]

[b][b][color= darkturquoise]03/01-[/b][/b][/color= darkturquoise][b][color=fuchsia]196.4[/b][/color=fuchsia]-(Trend Weight: [b]196.4[/b])-

[b][b][color= darkturquoise]03/02-[/b][/b][/color= darkturquoise][b][color=fuchsia]195.4[/b][/color=fuchsia]-(Trend Weight: [b]196.5[/b])-

[b][b][color= darkturquoise]03/03-[/b][/b][/color= darkturquoise][b][color=black]195.4[/b][/color=black]-(Trend Weight:[b] 196.4[/b])-

[b][b][color= darkturquoise]03/04-[/b][/b][/color= darkturquoise][b][color=blue]195.6[/b][/color=blue]-(Trend Weight: [b]196.3[/b])- I’m still eating way too fast which causes me to eat more as I try to fill in a specific time frame that feels normal to me. Growing up I was one of 6. And three of them were brothers who all grew to 6 feet tall. One is 6’5”. It was grab and eat or get none. But I think the biggest influence was my factory job at age 18 when the breaks were short (15 min) and the walk to and from the break room was long. Shovel that snack in! I smoked back then too and had to have time for the cigarette as well. I’m turning 65 this year and old habits are still hard to break. I think I would eat less, especially the snacks, if I would just slow down. When I swallow it whole, I need two protein bars instead of one! This is what I will be working on in the coming days. I hope it will make a difference. My meals, while eating too fast, are still good because it’s a PLATE of food. Those snacks, however, are small. It’s too easy to double up. I’m not a pig, I’m a human. I need to act like one. T-Minus 0.2 on my birthday goal with 9.8 lbs to go by May 10th.

[b][b][color= darkturquoise]03/05-[/b][/b][/color= darkturquoise][b][color=black]195.6[/b][/color=black]-(Trend Weight:[b] 196.2[/b])- Wow! Yesterday was the best day I’ve had in Forever. Meals have been good but those snacks were so much better than they have been lately. I did try to slow down my eating but kept forgetting. I’ll keep working on that. My dinner was later (9:30 pm) so maybe that helped. I need to work harder on exercise and movement. I’m really trying to make a lot of changes that get me back in the game. I just wish the scale would have reflected how well I ate yesterday! “Good things come to those who wait”. I must remember that.

It looks like I managed the spoiler but all my BBC Code colors are showing but in black & white. At some point I will have to remove all of that until it is bland and with no personality. I am in several challenges, all with their own form. It will take me awhile so I apologize for the inconvenience. Also, the ticker is not showing. The HTML for bold is not working but it does have a button to bold.

[b][b][b][color=turquoise]03/06[/b][/b][/b][/color=turquoise]-[b][color=fuchsia]xxxxx[/b][/color=fuchsia]-(Trend Weight [b]xxxxx[/b])-

[b][b][b][color=turquoise]03/07[/b][/b][/b][/color=turquoise]-[b][color=fuchsia]xxxxx[/b][/color=fuchsia]-(Trend Weight [b]xxxxx[/b])-

[b][b][b][color=turquoise]03/08[/b][/b][/b][/color=turquoise]-[b][color=fuchsia]xxxxx[/b][/color=fuchsia]-(Trend Weight [b]xxxxx[/b])-

[b][b][b][color=turquoise]03/09[/b][/b][/b][/color=turquoise]-[b][color=fuchsia]xxxxx[/b][/color=fuchsia]-(Trend Weight [b]xxxxx[/b])-

[b][b][b][color=turquoise]03/10[/b][/b][/b][/color=turquoise]-[b][color=fuchsia]xxxxx[/b][/color=fuchsia]-(Trend Weight [b]xxxxx[/b])-

[b][b][b][color=turquoise]03/11[/b][/b][/b][/color=turquoise]-[b][color=fuchsia]xxxxx[/b][/color=fuchsia]-(Trend Weight [b]xxxxx[/b])-

[b][b][b][color=turquoise]03/12[/b][/b][/b][/color=turquoise]-[b][color=fuchsia]xxxxx[/b][/color=fuchsia]-(Trend Weight[b] xxxxx[/b])-

[b][b][b][color=turquoise]03/13[/b][/b][/b][/color=turquoise]-[b][color=fuchsia]xxxxx[/b][/color=fuchsia]-(Trend Weight [b]xxxxx[/b])-

[b][b][b][color=turquoise]03/14[/b][/b][/b][/color=turquoise]-[b][color=fuchsia]xxxxx[/b][/color=fuchsia]-(Trend Weight [b]xxxxx[/b])-

[b][b][b][color=turquoise]03/15[/b][/b][/b][/color=turquoise]-[b][color=fuchsia]xxxxx[/b][/color=fuchsia]-

SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH

☘️Starting weight 136

• March 2: 135.8
• March 3: 134.6
• March 4: 133.4
• March 5: 135.4
• March 6: 135.6

March 5: yesterday was not a good day. Forgot my watch so steps weren’t logged and with my meetings I wasn’t able to get in lunch which resulted in grabbing dinner on the way home so certainly not the healthiest. Today’s a new day! 😊

My name is Donna. I am 5’ 5” tall, 64 years old and from Michigan USA. In 2016 I weighed 253 lbs. I am on a journey of health and to get back to the real me.

🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

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

This Challenge Starting Weight (from February 28): 197.8

March Goal: (Four lb Loss) 193.8

Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

Total Lost/Gained this month: xxxxx

**********************ONE DAY, ONE STEP, ONE DECISION AT A TIME********************

FIRST HALF OF THE MONTH:

03/01 – 196.4 (Trend Weight – 196.4)

03/02 -- 196.4 (Trend Weight – 196.5)

03/03 -- 195.4 (Trend Weight – 196.4)

03/04 – 195.6 (Trend Weight – 196.3)

03/05 -- 195.6 (Trend Weight -- 196.2) Wow! Yesterday was the best day I’ve had in Forever. Meals have been good but those snacks were so much better than they have been lately. I did try to slow down my eating but kept forgetting. I’ll keep working on that. My dinner was later (9:30 pm) so maybe that helped. I need to work harder on exercise and movement. I’m really trying to make a lot of changes that get me back in the game. I just wish the scale would have reflected how well I ate yesterday! “Good things come to those who wait”. I must remember that.

It looks like I managed the spoiler but all my BBC Code colors are showing but in black & white. At some point I will have to remove all of that until it is bland and with no personality. I am in several challenges, all with their own form. It will take me awhile so I apologize for the inconvenience. Also, the ticker is not showing. The HTML for bold is not working but it does have a button to bold.

03/06-194.6-(Trend Weight: [b]196.0)- Finally the drop I was looking for! Another good day with meals AND snacks. I also continued to work on eating slower. I did well with my lunch but ate my dinner a bit too fast forgetting my goal. I’m still failing miserably on water intake and exercise. Knowledge is power, right? T-Minus 1.2 lbs with 8.8 to go by May 10th goal. QUESTION: I copy/paste my test for Microsoft Word on my Desktop. Do I have to re-bold and re-strike thru etc. EVERY SINGLE DAY? What is "Save Draft" next to the Post Reply button? I'm not understanding that if we save draft, how do we pull it back up for usage? Sorry, I'm old and not very tech savvy.

03/07 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

03/08 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

03/09 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

03/10 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

03/11 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

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03/14 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

03/15 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

SECOND HALF OF THE MONTH

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03/31 – xxxxx (Trend Weight – xxxxx)

Hi everyone! Ate so much junk yesterday so eating ultra light today. Lots of rain in Australia at present and possible threat of cyclone 🌀 up where my sister is.

March weight

weight October 2023 - 115kg

Start weight: 103.9kg

Goal weight: 102kg

1. 103.9kg 🍴2387
2. 103.4kg 🍴1951
3. 105.4kg ouch 😩 🍴1268
4. 105 ⬇️ 0.4kg 🍴1255
5. 104.9 ⬇️ 0.1kg 🍴1315
6. 104.1 ⬇️ 0.8kg 🍴2790 over by  1440 calories 
7. 103.9 🍴

Hi All,

I'm back for another month.

I'm a 47 year old, 5' 2", busy mom of 5. I lost 40 pounds and then flirted with my goal weight for almost a year. The scale was going steadily up for several months, so I'm bringing it back down. I'd love to get to my goal weight of 120-123 in the next couple months and then *maintain* it.

• March 1: 126.8 ☘️ I logged
• March 2: 127.8
• March 3: 128.0 ☘️ I logged
• March 4: 127.8
• March 5: 126.8
• March 6: 126.8 ☘️ I logged
• March 7: 127.8 I really thought the scale would go down today. I'm sick of seeing this number.
• March 8: