Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 289

judefit1 · March 7

@patriciafoley1 Congratulations on reaching your first goal! That's a giant loss!!

judefit1 · March 7

Jude, 5’-2”, 67 YO

HW 165

SW Rnd 288: 129.4

GW OA: 125

Year 2 of JGM10D

This round starts with my daughter’s birthday and ends on mine. Let’s see if I can make any headway in this 5 lbs…!

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 2024

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

SW Rnd 289: 130.4

Goals this round:

* MAKE IT HAPPEN!

* more cardio- at least 4X wk

* no snacking/ wine on Fridays or away

This round starts with a day in NY for our "March Birthdays" (all 4 of us!) and ends on my actual birthday, so success will be ending back below 130.

3/2: 130.4

3/3: 130.5

3/4: 131.1

3/5: 130.5

3/6: 130.0

3/7: 129.5

3/8:

3/9:

3/10:

3/11:

3/7: progress back to the start of the last round, slowly heading in the right direction. I really agree with Skyleen75- when I'm in the groove, i feel better about myself and everything feels better. I've been wrestling my food demons all winter; fact is I've actually maintained since the holidays. That's a "win". In the past when I drifted over my "Maginot Line", I stopped weighing in and kept climbing up. So, here I am and here I will stay, even with this annoying new format:-)

SModa61 · March 7

Round 289

March 2 - 11, 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

SW: 135.2

3/2 – 135.2 Totally confused. While I did go to the gym yesterday – Yay! I totally went off the rail late in the day. In fact, this morning I contemplated a DNW as I expected a significant uptick. Anyhow, grateful and I am confident diary will be fine today. Heading out for a group walk shortly.

ALSO, Round 289 is my 100th round since September 2020. Pretty cool. I am also now 2 months from starting MOG dress shopping.

3/3 – 137.2 How? That is not a typo. I weighed and reweighed. I waited an hour, and even changed the batteries, then weighed again. Makes NO sense. Yesterday was good with 5 miles walked, all food tracked and ended in deficit. Might think “payback” for the previous day/night. But even that could have only resulted in a small fraction of a pound. No idea, but obviously disappointed.

DD, SIL and grandsons arrive today for a week. This round will have some challenges.

3/4 – 136.2 Late posting today. DD, SIL and grandsons arrived late yesterday, and hubby flew in from a weekend wedding as well, two hours after them.

Soooo, yesterday started off good and then got more complicated. I did a 5 miles walk, but had it end at the gym. There I did an hour of weights, then walked to the grocery store, bought perishables, and tried to hail a cab as planned (Hubby took the car to the airport – we share one when in florida). Nope on the taxi. So I decided to talk. I did a 1.32 miles farmers carry with 4 bags of groceries. Then proceeded with trying to get ready for guests.

Today, I just did two laps, something like 3.3 miles, and got back to be with family. They made bacon – a challenge for me. Tonight we are going out to dinner. I have that all tracked already. I am pushing to be smart while enjoying family and hoping to somehow end the round at or below that starting weight (I really want to see that “4”).

3/5 – 135.2 So I survived the day. Today, no time for my walking. Heading to the aquarium.

3/6 – 135.4 scale initially said 134.4 and I knew that was too good to be true. Having family visiting is quite the challenge. They are eating at quite a different pace than me but I am making my best personal choices along the way. Exercise is not fitting in well either as the kids are getting up as early as I am. Great visit though. Making happy memories!

3/7 – 135.2 Very grateful. I did my best yesterday, but diary was over, and carbs were involved, so I expected some “up”. Did fit in a 2 lap walk. Gym will not happen again until after our family visit is over.

3/8 –

3/9 –

3/10 –

3/11 –

_JeffreyD_ · March 7

Mods to my usual post here. I took out the spoilers and other BBCode until I can figure it out.

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 Goal for this round : Start treating my OGW like a REAL PROJECT with the future of “the company” on the line.

Round 289 Posts
This is my posting format….

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

3/1/25 : 232.0 SW a day before.

3/2: 229.4
Thanks for allowing me the rant yesterday. And thanks for the encouraging words. Even chapter_3 😊

I had a molecule of self-control yesterday. Before I pound my chest like king kong I will remember what skyleen75 wrote… “I tell myself “weight loss isn’t linear” when I’m dealing with daily ups and downs…“

I won the battle of March 1. Now, onward with the war. Don’t fear the upticks and lost battles. No single battle will lose the war.

3/3: 230.0
I need to lock it down today!

DW made some yogurt in the Instant Pot Saturday. My new breakfast anchor for the rest of this round. She hasn’t done it in a while, but when she did I was in a losing mode.

3/4: 230.6
OK I am a bit confused because I thought yesterday was a lock down. I ate right and exercised well. Food was kinda carby. Logged it all. Group class at the gym in the morning and a nice bike ride in the afternoon. Worked up a sweat at both. Sat at the car dealer yesterday around noon for an oil change with free movie theater style popcorn 5 feet away and didn’t eat one kernel.

Chalk it up as a bump in the road. “It’s only a flesh wound.”

DW and I watched a Les Misérables concert on PBS Sunday night. Such a great story. Such great music. Fantastic performers. All about my favorite book. So, yesterday I decided to read it again after 30 years. I read it on the train, to and from work, in another life. To say Victor Hugo grinds the character development is a gross understatement. I guess if your going to fill 1500 pages you need to write about something! HA! This could take a while.

3/5: 229.6
Good luck to all as we find a new normal.

3/6: 230.0
DW and I are going to try joining a book club at our local library. Taking a short break from Les Mis to read “The Book Thief.” I read half in one day.

3/7: 230.8
Yesterday was Rotary thus the salty bump. Last night was a delicious soup, also salty. Endoscopy today at noon so no food or drink until after. Typing that just made me thirsty.

3/8
3/9
3/10
3/11

Krysless2 · March 7

Pw(Thu):158lbs

Fri 03/07🌱158;-+0lbs
~ Did pretty good with eating at the fair. We went on rides this time
Felt like I should’ve earned activity points with all the adrenaline running thru!!🎢🎡
C1834❌C33❌;M461❌;9.8k🐾

Click for Tickers (🍓or🌱)

Day B4⚖️(Sat-3/01 > Mon-3/10):

Didn’t.Eat.After.9pm:

🍓🌱🍓🌱🍓🌱🔘🔘🔘🔘

No Drinking🍺🍻:

🌱🌱🍓🌱🍓🍓🔘🔘🔘🔘

Step Goal(11.8k🐾):

🌱🍓🍓🍓🍓🌱🔘🔘🔘🔘

Under Carbs(Avg:33%):

🌱🌱🌱🌱🍓🌱🔘🔘🔘🔘

Under Cals(Avg: 1749):

🍓🌱🍓🍓🍓🌱🔘🔘🔘🔘

MVE500Cals(Avg: 728):

🍓🌱🍓🍓🍓🌱🔘🔘🔘🔘

YesDays(MoveCals+UndCs):

🍓🌱🍓🍓🍓🌱🔘🔘🔘🔘

Scale (Sun-3/02 > Tue-3/11):

📉📈📉📉📊📊🔲🔲🔲🔲

3/08 Sat ~ 7th Day
3/09 Sun ~ 8th Day
3/10 Mon ~ 9th Day
3/11 Tue ~ Last Day

**MiniGoals:

Get Under 156lbs
Checked off 8 out of 10 YES days for my daily mini-goals

Prev Days:

Thu 3/06🍓158;-0lbs

~ Yesterday seemed too low and today seemed too high but as I view both days together, I think the scale’s being pretty fair… just a small concern .. we might go to the fair again 🫤 not sure how well Will Power will do once I tempt him again!

C1653❌C12✅;M631✅;10.3k🐾

Wed 3/05🍓158;-2lbs

~ I’m not sure how accurate this is since I overloaded on carbs yesterday at the fair. Maybe because I weighed in 2 hours later than usual?🤷🏻‍♀️I did do a ton of walking though and MFP didn’t account for my workout yesterday morning and so had to try entering it manually

C1497✅C65❌;M752✅;14k🐾

Tue 3/04🍓160;-.4lbs

~ perfect day and then finished up with a “keto bagel”. Next time I’ll cut my portion size in half

C1342✅C22❌;M738✅;12.1k🐾

Mon 3/03🌱160.4;+2.6lbs

~ yeah.. tried to outrun a bad diet yesterday.. you know how that goes..

C2966❌C39%❌M794✅;🐾15.1k✅

Sun 3/02🍓157.8;-1.3lbs

~ Not too shabby

C1192✅C32%❌M630✅;🐾9.8k❌

SW159.1:🍓or🌱

~ let’s get another loss!!

Krysless2 · March 7

If it helps you…

If you use your iPhone to copy/paste from your Notes App(see image) SO FAR I’ve learned that you are able to copy/paste:

Bulletpoints; italic font; bold font; and ~~strikethru~~

I imagine you can also do the same copy paste when using Word/notepad or any other document that will transfer over

deepwoodslady · March 7

Round 289

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

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

ROUND 246 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

R288 EW= 196.4

R289 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) = [b][b][color=fuchsia] 19.4 LOST[/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending weight 179.0)

R53 thru R62 (09/24/18 thru 01/01/19) = [b][b][color=blue] 4.1 GAINED[/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending weight 183.1)

R63 thru R72 (01/02/19 thru 04/11/19) = [b][b][color=blue] 8.1 GAINED[/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending weight 191.2)

R73 thru R82 (04/12/19 thru 07/20/19) = [b][b][color=blue ] 5.5 GAINED[/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending weight 196.7)

R83 thru R92 (07/21/19 thru 10/28/19) = [b][b][color=fuchsia] 8.7 LOST[/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending weight 188.0)

R93 thru R102 (10/29/19 thru 02/05/20) = [b][b][color=blue] 2.0 GAINED[/b][/b][/color=blue](Ending weight 190.0)

R103 thru 112 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = [b][b][color=blue] 14.9 GAINED [/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending Weight 204.9)

R113 thru 122 (05/07/20 thru 08/23/20) = [b][b][color=blue] 4.7 GAINED [/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending Weight 209.6)

R 123 thru R132 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = [b][b][color=fuchsia] 1.5 LOST [/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending Weight 208.1)

R133 thru R142 (12/03/20 thru 03/01/21) = [b][b][color=fuchsia] 0.7 LOST [/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending Weight 207.4)

R143 thru 152 (03/02/21 thru 06/10/21) = [b][b][color=fuchsia] 3.6 LOST [/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending Weight 203.8)

R153 thru R162 (06/11/21 thru 09/18/21) = (b][b][color=fuchsia] 16.2 LOST [/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending Weight 187.6)

R163 thru R172 (09/19/21 thru 12/27/21) = (b][b][color=blue] 5.0 GAINED [/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending Weight 192.6)

R173 thru R182 (12/28/21 thru 04/06/22) = (b][b][color=blue] 7.0 GAINED [/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending Weight 199.6)

R183 thru R192 (04/07/22 thru 07/15/22) = [b][b][color=fuchsia] 1.4 LOST [/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending Weight 198.2)

R193 thru R202 (07/16/22 thru 10/23/22) = [b][b][color=blue] 3.8 GAINED [/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending Weight 202.0)

R203 thru R212 (10/24/22 thru 01/31/23) = [b][b][color=fuchsia] 7.2 LOST [/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending Weight 194.8)

R213 thru R222 (02/01/23 thru 05/11/23) = [b][b][color=blue] 0.5 GAINED [/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending Weight 195.3)

R223 thru R232 (05/12/23 thru 08/19/23) = [b][b][color=blue] 3.4 GAINED [/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending Weight 198.0)

R233 thru R242 (08/20/23 thru 11/27/23) = [b][b][color=fuchsia] 17.6 LOST [/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending Weight 180.4)

R243 thru R252 (11/28/23 thru 03/06/24) = [b][b][color=fuchsia] 2.6 LOST [/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending Weight 177.8)

R253 thru R262 (03/07/24 thru 06/14/24) = [b][b][color=blue] 5.8 GAINED [/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending Weight 183.6)

R263 thru R272 (06/15/24 thru 09/22/24) = [b][b][color=blue] 10.2 GAINED [/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending Weight 193.8)

R273 thru R282 (09/23/24 thru 12/31/24) = [b][b][color=fuchsia] 1.2 LOST [/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending Weight 192.6)

R283 (01/01/25 thru 01/10/25) = [b][b][color=fuchsia] 1.6 LOST [/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending Weight 191.0)

R284 (01/11/25 thru 01/20/25) = [b][b][color=blue] 2.2 GAINED [/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending Weight 193.2)

R285 (01/21/25 thru 01/30/25) = [b][b][color=fuchsia] 0.8 LOST [/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending Weight 192.4)

R286 (01/31/25 thru 02/09/25) = [b][b][color=blue] 3.3 GAINED [/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending Weight 195.7)

R287 (02/10/25 thru 02/19/25) = [b][b][color=blue] 0.1 GAINED [/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending Weight 195.8)

R288 (02/20/25 thru 03/01/25) = [b][b][color=blue] 0.6 GAINED [/b][/b][/color=blue] (Ending Weight 196.4)

R289 (03/02/25 thru 03/11/25) = [b][b][color=fuchsia] xxxxx [/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending Weight xxxxx)

Day/Weight/Comment

ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND: 196.4

03/02-195.4-(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)-

03/06-194.6-(Trend Weight: 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-DNW-(Trend Weight: DNW)- Stayed on plan yesterday. It was a good day. Today is no-weigh Friday. Have a great weekend everyone!

03/08-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

03/09-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

03/10-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-

03/11-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

sands4 · March 7

SW RND 158.2

3/2

158.2

3/3

158.4

3/4

158.2

3/5

160.2 - out for hubbys birthday dinner😡

3/6

158.8

3/7

159

3/8

3/9

3/10

3/11

baileedobbie · March 7

23F, 5’1, Canada

Next Goal Weight: 190lbs

Ultimate Goal Weight: 140lbs

Weight to Go: 56.4lbs

Highest Weight: 205lbs

SW Round 289: 196.4lbs

Total Weight Lost: 8.6lbs

Previous Rounds:
Round 288: -1.2lbs

3/2

Weight: 196.3lbs

Trend Weight: 196.3lbs

3/3:

Weight: 196.1lbs

Trend Weight: 196.2lbs

3/4

Weight: 196.3lbs

Trend Weight: 196.2lbs

3/5

Weight: 195.5lbs

Trend Weight: 196.1lbs

3/6

Weight: 195.8lbs

Trend Weight: 196.0lbs

3/7

Weight: 195.2lbs

Trend Weight: 195.9lbs

3/8

3/9

3/10

3/11

Krysless2 · March 7

If it helps you…

If you use your iPhone to copy/paste from your Notes App(see image) SO FAR I’ve learned that you are able to copy/paste:

Bulletpoints; italic font; bold font; and ~~strikethru~~

…Adding to previous post

Also YouDon’t Need [center]command anymore. You can use your “space bar” (if you’re like me, you may not have caught onto that right away😆

AR10at50 · March 7

F, 59, 5’5
SW-187 Sep. 2014
UGW-150, then 140
RGW-153Thank you @quiltingjaine !!!🌸

3/5-153

3/6-DNW

3/7-DNW-Helped at the quilt shop yesterday and got almost 2 miles of steps in and ate a sandwich. Today while I’ll bring a chicken salad, wear walking shoes and move as much as I can since I’m going to a “fish fry” tonight.

AR10at50 · March 7

@Krysless2 Thank you for the tech advice!!!
@deepwoodslady, Donna, I thought I was the only one having a problem. Then, to make matters worse, our Queen, @quiltingjaine talks about leaving and oh, my….that would not be good!!!!!!
Hopefully things get straightened out here!!!!
Have a good day everyone!
💚🌸Karen

Chapter_3 · March 7

RWD289 #59

#ENGAGED #DRIVER

#HSF #FINISHEACHDAY💪🏻

SW RND 289 ⚖️131.8

The next 10 days, I will focus on mindset & reflection. I will deploy healthy habits.

*********************

JGMTD

Daily: 🏆Nutrition (ALL: IF, cals, macros, Pg )🙆‍♀️15min🚶‍♀️10k, 💗Z2 60min, 💦 80oz. 🏋️‍♀️(5x)

*******************

activities = actual day

Daily = morning reflections

*********************

3/2 131.8 🙆‍♀️🎾🚶‍♀️💓💦🏆

3/3 131.2 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓💦

3/4 131.2 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓 💦

3/5 DNW 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓💦🏆

3/6 131.8 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓💦

3/7 131.8

3/8

3/9

3/10

3/11

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Daily

3/5 DNW I’ve decided to only weigh with a good night sleep…

Yesterday was perfect until it wasn’t. … hubby and I went out for an ice cream cone after dinner… Que Delicioso! Moose Tracks-never disappoints. (made it through entire Mardi Gras season without king cake or over indulgence… But OOOOOh that last indulgence before Lent… ) Back on track today!

Read an interesting article yesterday about stress/cortisol and the negative impact on health. Our nervous system is just as important as other systems… And is often neglected. My sleep avgs approx 6hrs per night - needs attention. I know I need more to be at my optimum each day.

3/6 better sleep, but still under six hours. Decided to weigh this morning because I felt puffy. Good walking and nutrition day, 🚫🏋️‍♀️- entangled with City Hall crud again. I think I like “living there“… It’s familiar territory & my default setting - takes fortitude to shift gears. Constant challenge to balance. NSV: 🚶‍♀️11k

Remember the following:

JGMTD: I will focus on mindset & reflection. I will deploy healthy habits. I am grateful to be blessed with knowledge and to use it!

(I was supposed to be out of town last night thru tomorrow, but decided not to go… Hubby went without me. I simply couldn’t leave City Hall behind… No regrets. This is too important for our town. Will be over next Tuesday.)

Benefit: Easy nutrition at home.

3/7 really nothing new to report today… It’s gorgeous here. I will have lots of activity this morning and meetings all afternoon.

#HSF

#FINISHEACHDAY💪🏻📣#bestshapeofmylife

quiltingjaine · March 7

Female 5’1” Age 75 years

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)

3/4/25 MFP changed formatting so I have greatly edited my posting. I’m old, I don’t like change! Clearly MFP doesn’t care. I will try to cope but this may be the “straw that breaks the camel’s back.”

1/1/25 139.5

Comments pertain to previous day

SW RND 289 137.0

3/2  137.0
3/3  138.0 Terrible “sleep” last night. I think it was around 2 when I finally drifted off and woke up at 5 - wondering if the sourdough is okay. It was beautiful so it is now shaped and in the fridge for the “long ferment.”
3/4  137.0  Slept last night from 9-6, I think.  Got up, got the bread in the oven and baked, and waiting to take it to the neighbors’ for group breakfast in 45 minutes.
3/5  137.0  Breakfast with neighbors was good. Egg casserole, bacon, 1/2 slice of my sourdough, a taste of fried potatoes.
3/6   137.0  Late lunch with neighbors at Great Greek - small side salad and steak. At least I’m holding my own.
3/7   137.5  My eating was good, low carb until I took a loaf of fresh bread to the neighbors who are leaving today. I didn’t eat the bread but I did eat a slice of pizza. 🤦‍♀️ I need to get my act together! My knees are killing me. One of the first things I noticed when I cut carbs almost 8 years ago was that my knees quit hurting.

Did MFPs changes make this easier for ANYONE???

quiltingjaine · March 7

It took several seconds to post my message but it is here. But before I found it, I got a “gateway time out” and appeared to have been kicked off and was actually sent back one page to page 6. My post was at the end of page 7.

Is anyone actually better off because of these changes???

astroamy · March 7

USW: 241
UGW: 175
Mini-WL goal (195 lbs by May 19): 1.0 lbs to go
Mini-goal stick with it for 30 days): 5/30

SW: 198.9
3/2 - 199.4 cycling
3/3 - 198.2 walking
3/4 - 198.8 walking
3/5 - 200.0 cycling
3/6 - 196.8 walking
3/7 - 196.0 cycling
3/8 -
3/9 -
3/10 -
3/11 -

Whoo-hoo looks like this stall is over.

itladyee · March 7

Hi, I'm Charissa.

Thank you, quiltingjaine , for continuing these supportive rounds!

January: It started well until I fell ill. (I rarely get sick – thank you, grandkids!)February: It felt like my body was overcompensating for being unwell; it was strange.March: In my blog, I discussed feeling insanity and realized I fit that definition, signaling it's time to shake it up a bit. Last round, I mentioned micromanaging my every action; I did start, even though the scale wasn't reflecting the effort...

Time for a BHAG ~Big Hair Audacious Goal. My goal is to lose 10lbs in March. I can't tell you the last time I lost 10lbs in a single month. I do recall losing 8 last January but we need it big and hairy :) 10lbs in March translates to about 3.3 pounds for the next 3 rounds.

How Will I do this:

Micromanager ~ proactive and timely review of my actions.
Back to participating in Step Bet which will get my steps up. Aim to burn 2,900+ calories (per Apple watch which translates into closing my move goal)
TDEE experiment ~ I will elaborate on this after a couple of weeks
Modified Goals (see below)

Measurable Daily Goals

🚶🏽 - Closing my rings M-S Move = 700/Exercise = 45/Stand = 12)
🍎 - Tracking/Under Calorie Budget (approximately 1650)
✅ - Macros - Protein (75g - 100g) Carbs < 75g
💧 - Water - Minimum 50 oz
🚫 - No Wine
⬇️ - Downward trend

Starting Round 289 : 229.4 Goals/10 days!🚶🏽🍎✅💧🚫⬇️

3/2 228.2 (-1.2/-1.2) 🚶🏽🍎🚫⬇️ Carbs were high, and water intake was low. Had a busy day starting with a birthday party and then babysitting the grandkids.
3/3 228.0 (-.2/-1.4) 🚶🏽🍎✅💧🚫⬇️ Carbs are still higher than I normally consume. Not sure if I shared here...but using Factor meals for calorie and portion control for a bit. Question for the group. I am laser-focused on these 10lb this month. I have slacked up this year on my strength training. Mind you, not a powerlifter by any means but wondering if I should wait to resume my ST until April or whether the impact would be minimal (muscle weighing more than fat) to start now?
3/4 227.0 (-1.0/-2.4) 🍎💧🚫⬇️ A little surprised at this number as yesterday didn't include much exercise or moving around (6 hour meeting at work). Calories good, water good, carbs high...
3/5 226.0 (-1.0/-3.4)🚶🏽🍎💧🚫⬇️ Took a while to update and I'm afraid it's all going to go poof and/or I won't be able to copy and paste and retain the formatting……Down another pound! WOW. I weighed 6 times and moved the scale around and this was the highest recording!! I've met my goal for the round, now just got to keep it….any additional is a bonus!! Calories at 1535, lowest in a bit….

3/6 227.2 (+1.2/-2.2) 🚶🏽Call it a "market correction". I was not good at all. Well, I was good until about 6pm and then apparently I snapped. Back on target today, for sure.
3/7 226.2 (-1.0/-3.2) 🚶🏽🍎⬇️ ~ Looks like I'm getting rid of my spoilers for a while until I can figure this thing out…. I used to keep my post outside of MFP and then copy and paste, but the service that I was using doubled it's membership fees so I cancelled and figured out how to do it here. I guess that was a waste of time. Back in line. Happy with this round so far.
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@quiltingjaine~ I feel you and my field is tech!! Hang in there. The inconsistencies are killing me!! I think it will get better or we will come up with ways to make it work for us again. I relied on drafts a LOT and now they don't work the same. I'm going to play around and see if I can come up with some solutions. And answering your question - NO, the changes DID not make anything easier!

@patriciafoley1 ~ nicely done! Congrats.

@astroamy ~ nice drop

@Skyleen75 ~ enjoy your date night!

@Krysless2 ~ thank you for the tips

Krysless2 · March 7

Tips: Post #3

when you copy/paste for whatever reason it will add a double space between each line sometimes. If you want to shorten the length/look of your post go to the front of each sentence and click the backspace button to get your lines closer together.(May take a few attempts)

See example below..How copy/paste looks when doubling your space⬇️⬇️

⬇️⬇️How the spacing SHOULD look⬇️⬇️

patriciafoley1 · March 7

3/5 157.2

3/6 157

3/7 157

the_reflex · March 7

Round 282 88.8 kg

Round 283 88.4

Round 284 87.75

Round 285 87.55

Round 286 87.2

Round 287 86.9

Round 288 86.55

Day 1, Sun 86.0

Day 2, Mon 86.4 median is 86.2

Day 3, Tue 87.7 median is 86.4

Day 4, Wed 87.9 median is 87.05

Day 5, No scale

Day 6, Fri 86.3, median is 86.4

Day 7, Fri 86.3, median is 86.35

SModa61 · March 7

i can type a spoiler. But doing a running post that updates daily is going to be harder

^test

If it helps anyone, I was pointed to this thread

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10933268/myfitnesspal-community-update-to-rich-editor-format-3-4-2025

acsmyth1 · March 7

Goals for the round:

2L water per day - ✔️

Stay under calorie goal - ✔️

Weigh daily - ✔️

Over 10,000 steps on days not in work - work day

End weight from last round - 153.8 lb

3/2 - 153.2 😊

3/3 - 153.4

3/4 - 152.8 😊

3/5 - 152.6 😊

3/6 - 152.2 😊

3/7 - 151.8 😊

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3/10

3/11

Krysless2 · March 8

desolate_angel · March 8

HW: 194.7 (88.3 kg) April 25, 2020
ST WT RND 247: 180.6 (81.9 kg)[Spoiler]
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)[/Spoiler]
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 kg)
END WT 288: 145 (65.8 kg)

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 289: 145 (65.8 kg)

3/2- 144.2 (65.4 kg). I don't believe this low will stick considering it's my second big drop in the past two days, but I welcome it as a herald of things to come. Plus this puts me past 50 pounds down from my high in 2020.
3/3- 144.2 (65.4 kg) Today I ate like total crap and ate too much. Tomorrow is a new day to make better choices.
3/4- 145.8 (66.1 kg) Ate Cadbury mini eggs for lunch. Yikes. But did well for dinner.
3/5- 145.5 (66 kg) Coming back down slowly.
3/6- 144.7 (65.6 kg) It's supposed to be warm this weekend. I'm excited for some decent weather. Not so excited about daylight saving time starting and losing an hour of sleep. One more day of work!
3/7-143.7 (65.2 kg) I survived the week, but I swear to heavens my colleagues across departments caused me to go through all the stages of grief today. I did have permission to match their effort (or lack thereof) and let things potentially fall. I did eat two chocolate cupcakes today, but stayed below maintenance so that's a win for me.
3/8-
3/9-
3/10-
3/11-

pettycoatjunction · March 8

3/2. 135.0. 🪵👣6,000🚫🍷
3/3. 134.3. 🪵💦👣13,600🚫🍷
3/4. 133.4. 🪵💦👣10,500🚫🍷
3/5. 133.8. 🪵💦👣10,700🚫🍷
3/6. 133.4. 🪵💦👣12,100🚫🍷
3/7. 134.0. 🪵💦👣12,600

Today’s weight might be slightly elevated as I weighed 2 hours earlier than normal. But I went out for a girls lunch with wine 🍷 involved, so fingers crossed that tomorrow is a good scale day. Moved a lot of top soil and manure around today, so there is that.

Slimmersixties · March 8

@itladyee wow look at that weight dropping this round! Great progress😀😀

@astroamy and another wow! Nearly 3lb! Well done😀😀

Slimmersixties · March 8

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

Apologies I've been missing in action. Left my happy place in the rv and relocated back to my house. It's rained everyday since i got here!

The good news is the cooler weather has helped with my water retention and I'm back to my maintenance weight!

3.2 184.2

3.6 182.2⬇️ Steps 7724 ✅️calories✅️

3.7 182.2➡️ Steps 8165✅️ calories✅️

3.8 182.2➡️ Steps 4585✅️ calories✅️

3.9

3.10

musicsax · March 8

🎷 66 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 289(my 219th). So grateful as always @Quiltingjaine.

So here we go again, I’m just keeping plugging away! New round, this time I need to stop playing around & take it more seriously, I am not in maintenance & I want to get back to where I should be. I will be taking something forward from @Chapter_3 (yet again) if I may "We should be strategically engaged with our lives each day, right?! That’s my word… ENGAGED." " I will try to keep that word ENGAGED in my mind over these new 10 days & also remember that I am the driver of my life & not the passenger. My goal for this round is to get back to 139s. I need to be diligent as only 3-5 days per round staying on the wagon is not sufficient to get me back to where I want to be & then relaxing for the last 2/3 is not acceptable! I want to stay strong, walk the walk as well as talk the talk! & make the round a successful one. So, goals for this round;

First and foremost, no feeding frenzies – I am not a shark or even a piranha!

to weigh less at the end of the round than the start

be happy because I feel that I have made the round count at the end

I need to remain consistent - it does work! Good luck for success everyone.

[Spoiler]

Spoiler Warning

I am the driver in my life & not the passenger, I need to drive my life to a healthy life."Health is wealth",

SW RND 289 143

3/2 DNW – travelled home today. Walked 9.32 miles yesterday, was very engaged all day, thought very carefully before putting every bite in my mouth.

3/3 142 – (trend 142.7) 6.83 miles walked, keeping the mindfulness going.

3/4 142 – (trend 142.6) 10.13 miles walked, feeling strong.

3/5 142 – (trend 142.5) 8.96 miles walked. Well in control of driving my life.

3/6 141 – (trend 142.3) 9.41 miles walked, well chuffed with this morning’s number.

3/7 140.6 – (trend 142.1) 10.24 miles walked. Amazing how it works when one sticks to the plan!

3/8 140.4 – (trend 141.9) 8.91 miles walked.

3/9

3/10 Fly to Rome.

3/11

👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE & I AM WHAT I EAT!!!!! 👍👍.

Skyleen75 · March 8

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 288 End Weight 178.4

03/02 178.4
03/03 177.6
03/04 DNW
03/05 177.6
03/06 177.8
03/07 DNW

03/08 DNW My sleep has been a mess these last few nights. It’s making my days a bit less predictive than I would like. I have a lot of winter projects to wrap up and Spring cleaning to do. I just plugged along yesterday.

I think my body is prepping for daylights saving time. I’m an early morning person so adjusting backwards on sunrise time isn’t my favorite but Mother Nature is going to give some warmer temps and spring flowers.

I am pleased with my eating yesterday even with a late meal out. I stuck to my eating plan all day and ordered on target. lol maybe the second pomegranate martini wasn’t planned but it was wonderful.

Today is busy and there will be a slice of cake.

judefit1 · March 8

Jude, 5’-2”, 67 YO

HW 165

SW Rnd 288: 129.4

GW OA: 125

Year 2 of JGM10D

This round starts with my daughter’s birthday and ends on mine. Let’s see if I can make any headway in this 5 lbs…!

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 2024

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

SW Rnd 289: 130.4

Goals this round:

* MAKE IT HAPPEN!

* more cardio- at least 4X wk

* no snacking/ wine on Fridays or away

This round starts with a day in NY for our "March Birthdays" (all 4 of us!) and ends on my actual birthday, so success will be ending back below 130.

3/2: 130.4

3/3: 130.5

3/4: 131.1

3/5: 130.5

3/6: 130.0

3/7: 129.5

3/8: DNW

3/9:

3/10:

3/11:

3/8: decided it's futile to weigh on Saturday morning after DD's house, so I'm letting it go. Tonight will also be also be off the grid; BFF invited us for dinner and she's an amazing cook. So, tomorrow won't be pretty but I've been doing my best except for these moments.

I hate this new formatting- I use "Notes" on Apple to save my posts and have to reformat every time I paste. I use my computer, not my phone so I'm not sure it would be different on that, but that has its own quirks, so eventually I'll figure it out.

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