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Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 289

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  • Krysless2
    Krysless2 Posts: 2,161 Member
    edited March 8

    Pw(Fri):158lbs 
    7. Sat 03/08🌱160;+2lbs
    ~ this is what happens when you don’t plan ahead for the week
    C2271❌;C35%❌;M514✅;7.7k🐾

    Day B4⚖️(Sat-3/01 > Mon-3/10):
     (Click for Tickers: 🍓or🌱)

    Didn’t.Eat.After.9pm:
    🍓🌱🍓🌱🍓🌱🍓🔘🔘🔘

    No Drinking🍺🍻:
    🌱🌱🍓🌱🍓🍓🍓🔘🔘🔘

    Step Goal(11.2k🐾):
    🌱🍓🍓🍓🍓🌱🌱🔘🔘🔘

    Under Carbs(Avg:34%):
    🌱🌱🌱🌱🍓🌱🌱🔘🔘🔘

    Under Cals(Avg: 1822):
    🍓🌱🍓🍓🍓🌱🌱🔘🔘🔘

    MVE500Cals(Avg: 646):
    🍓🌱🍓🍓🍓🌱🍓🔘🔘🔘

    YesDays(MoveCals+UndCs):
    ✅❌✅✅✅❌❌🔘🔘🔘

    Scale (Sun-3/02 > Tue-3/11):
    📉📈📉📉📊📊📈🔲🔲🔲

    • 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:
    6. Fri 03/07🌱158;-+0lbs
    ~ Did pretty good with eating at the fair. We went on rides this time and it felt like I should’ve earned activity points with all the adrenaline running thru! 🎢 🎡 C1834❌C33❌;M461❌;9.8k🐾
    5. 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🐾
    4. 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🐾
    3. 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🐾
    2. 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✅
    1. Sun 3/02🍓157.8;-1.3lbs
     ~ Not too shabby
    C1192✅C32%❌M630✅;🐾9.8k❌
    SW159.1:🍓or🌱
    ~ let’s get another loss!! 

  • BigappleBritt88
    BigappleBritt88 Posts: 127 Member

    36F 5’9

    SW - 175.8

    GW - 155


    Backstory

    [Spoiler]

    In 2022 I was around 157lbs with 24% bf. Was definitely in the “best shape” of my adult life then.  Since then I started a new career working from home as a developer. Have moved away from my family for fiancés job. We’ve moved several times to various states in a short time span. So far we’ve moved 3 times, all about 9 months apart. Welcomed two puppies into the mix. Lots of changes. Lots of time spent at home. Lots of time spent away from family. Fell out of touch with friends. All of the adjustments and figuring out how to manage/handle more daily responsibilities and navigate through this phase of life has manifested into me gaining 20+lbs and losing a lot of willpower, motivation, drive, positivity, etc that I once thrived on. Found this challenge and it has been helping me get it back. Nothing is permanent! Looking forward to working through this. 

    [/Spoiler]


    Overall Goals and Challenges

    [Spoiler]

    Goals

    1. Focusing on behavior and mindset. Calories have been going way over for so long I need to reel the behavior back in a healthy way. 
    2. Don’t give up on the day when it’s challenging. Choose to make good decisions in those moments instead of giving in.

    Challenges

    1. Working from home makes it easy to stress eat or just eat out of boredom/habit. 
    2. Sleeping less (have two puppies, a 9mo and a 1yr old) makes it hard to wake up early enough to get a good workout in or at least to feel good awaking up. Feel defeated in the motivation and drive department compared to how I was previously.

    [/Spoiler]


    Daily, Small, Attainable Goals


    [Spoiler]

    1. Finish 1st 27oz water before 2pm
    2. Finish 2nd 27oz water before bed
    3. Alternate standing and sitting at desk every other hour during working hours (or stand at least half of the day). 
    4. Hit maintenance calories at a minimum.
    5. -200 cal deficit on gym days
    6. If I go over cals, try to cap it at +200
    7. Weekly deficit of 1300cals.

    [/Spoiler]


    Helpful Reminders


    [Spoiler]

    …it IS possible to achieve my goals. Sometimes it CAN just be that simple…

    [/Spoiler]


    Past Challenge Stats

    [Spoiler]

    RND 279 : SW - 175.8 : EW - 176.4 : ⬆️ 0.6

    RND 280 : SW - 175.7 : EW - 176.9 : ⬆️ 1.2 

    RND 281 : SW - 176.7 : EW - 176.9 : ⬆️ 0.2

    RND 282 : SW - 176.9 : EW - 178.4 : ⬆️ 1.5

    RND 283: SW - 178.4 : EW - 179.9 : ⬆️ 1.5

    RND 284: SW - 179.9 : EW - 181.2 : ⬆️ 1.3

    RND 285: SW - 181.2 : EW - 181.2 : 🟰 0.0

    RND 286 : SW - 181.2 : EW - 180.7 : ⬇️ 0.5

    RND 287 : SW - 180.7 : EW - 181.7 : ⬆️ 1.0

    RND 288 : SW - 181.7 : EW - 181.8 : ⬆️ 0.1

    RND 289 : SW - 181.8 : EW - 

    Total : ⬆️ 6

    [/Spoiler]


    RND 289 SW - 181.8


    3/2 - 181.9

    3/3 - 181.7

    3/4 - 181.9

    3/5 - 181.9

    3/6 - 182.0

    3/7 - 182.9

    3/8 - 183.4

    3/9

    3/10

    3/11


    Gym: leg day


    Wins: keeping going


    Challenges: this whole last week was a challenge. Feeling discouraged. But will keep going. 

    Also idk why the spacing on this keeps coming out like this. I always copy and paste the same from the notes in my phone.

  • jspecies11
    jspecies11 Posts: 1,335 Member
    IMG_9822.jpeg

    Celebrated a new healthy granddaughter making her appearance yesterday with Prosecco. 💕🥂

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,856 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48517626#Comment_48517626

    @quiltingjaine I hate the changes!

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,856 Member

    How did you get your ticker to work?

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,856 Member

    @jspecies11 Congratulations on the new addition to the family!!!!!

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,856 Member
    edited March 8

    Double post

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,856 Member
    edited March 8

    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!

    03/08-196.0-(Trend Weight: 195.9)- Weight up, trend down. My nephew spent the day with me yesterday and we went out to dinner. We were discussing what he could do work-wise to help further my reno project along. I should not have had dessert with my dinner. It was a moment of weakness. Otherwise, my meals were not too bad but probably loaded with the typical restaurant sodium. Today is hair appointments with DS and DGS and myself. I will take them out to dinner but will probably not eat until I get home. Nephew will come today to work on a project. I know that I will not always be perfect but I will be persistent. Back at it today.

    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

  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,513 Member

    @musicsax You’re having a stellar week!

    @judefit1 I use notes on my phone also. I started above my previous notes and took out all of the “extras.” Just a daily note now. 😢😢😢

  • baileedobbie
    baileedobbie Posts: 20 Member

    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

    Weight: 195.5

    Trend Weight: 195.8

    3/9

    3/10

    3/11

  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,513 Member
    edited March 8

    @jspecies11 Congratulations!!!

    (Why didn’t that come up highlighted?)

  • astroamy
    astroamy Posts: 1,315 Member

    USW: 241
    UGW: 175
    Mini-WL goal (190 lbs by May 19): 5.2 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 - 195.2
    3/9 -
    3/10 -
    3/11 -

    OK so I go from happy that the stall is over to "OK now, you can stop". I am happy, but now I am over 1.5 lbs below my calculated weight. I know that on average I lose at my calculated rate so, this pop down is going to translate to a pop up or another stall.

  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,513 Member

    Well, that was a challenge! I hope it’s right. Every time I tried to delete something it was pasting!

    I tried to paste the link and it shows the post!

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10934383/just-give-me-10-days-round-290
  • the_reflex
    the_reflex Posts: 259 Member

    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, Sat 86.3, median is 86.35

    Day 8, Sun 86.0, median is 86.3

  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,220 Member

    @quiltingjaine Just an idea given the new posting software. I wonder if you just make your first post a title like LINK TO ROUND 290. Then have your second post be your usual content. Then here, what would show would just be that title. It's frustrating you even have to change what you are doing. I saw a post by @itladyee on another thread discussing how difficult these changes are for those participating in and/or coordinating MFP groups/threads.

  • acsmyth1
    acsmyth1 Posts: 53 Member

    Goals for the round:

    2L water per day - ✔️

    Stay under calorie goal - ✔️

    Weigh daily - ✔️

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

    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 😊

    3/8 - 150.6 😊

    3/9

    3/10

    3/11

  • sands4
    sands4 Posts: 200 Member

    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

    159

    3/9

    3/10

    3/11

  • itladyee
    itladyee Posts: 6,338 Member

    @SModa61 i was venting. I doubt it will do any good. I played with some things earlier today and got nothing. Best I could see was copying everything in word, including spoilers and then creating one massive spoiler each time you update your post.

  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,220 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48519957#Comment_48519957

    @itladyee your points were all well said and pertinent!! <3

  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 1,122 Member
    edited March 9

    Checking in just to say I’m here. spent all day to prepare for meeting Tuesday night. I took a two hour break to watch DGS play soccer and came home and continued writing. Hubby is sick. No walking. See y’all tomorrow. 😘

  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 4,811 Member

    🎷 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.

    image-73da1889f6f43-d099.png

    [Spoiler]

    Spoiler Warning

    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.

    3/9 141.8 – (trend 141.9) 13.11 miles walked. Hoping this is last night’s pizza & high carbs, but within CICO. Tomorrow’s weigh in will be my end of round as will have no scales on Tuesday.

    3/10 Fly to Rome.

    3/11

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

  • Skyleen75
    Skyleen75 Posts: 865 Member

    @jspecies11 Congratulations on the family addition!

  • Skyleen75
    Skyleen75 Posts: 865 Member

    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

    03/09 176.6 What a delight to see a bit of progress. My motivation is pumping full force but this morning I do have a bit of negative talk in my head. A little bit of “if you hadn’t slacked off for three months…”

    But I’m not going to play a game of would have, should have, could have. This is where I’m at and I’m working with what I’ve got.


    To quote my young friend “it’s brick out here”. It’s been a frigid, windy weekend but this week should give us some Spring feels.

    Continuing with my foray into youthful culture, there are two things they say today that I love. When someone is being particularly unhinged you say “you need to go outside and touch some grass” or ask “have you eaten today?” in various forms and sentence structure.

    it’s such a mom way of saying “you are acting f*^ing crazy!”

    But seriously those two things make me feel better 90% of the time. A peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a few hours playing in my garden is my cure all.

  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,220 Member

    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

    History:

    [spoiler]

    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 9/14/20Round 127 149.2 9/24/20Round 128 147.2 10/4/20Round 129 145.8 10/14/20Round 130 144.4 10/24/20Round 131 142.2 11/3/20Round 132 139.4 11/13/20Round 133 137.2 11/23/20Round 134 136.4 12/3/20Round 135 132.6 12/13/20Round 136 132.0 12/23/20Round 137 132.0 1/2/21Round 138 131.0 1/12/21Round 139 128.2 1/22/21Round 176 138.2 1/26/22      Harry 10 lb 14 oz                     Han Solo 11 lb 13 ozRound 177 134.8 2/5/22Round 178 137.0 2/15/22      Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz                  Han Solo 11 lb 11 ozRound 181 138.2 3/17/22      Harry 10 lb 14 oz                     Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 ozRound 182 137.8 3/27/22      Harry 10 lb 14.5oz                  Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 ozRound 183 133.4 4/6/22        Harry 11 lb .5 oz                      Han Solo 11 lb 13 ozRound 184 136.0 4/16/22      Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz                  Han Solo 11lb 12.5 ozRound 185 136.8 4/26/22      Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz                  Han Solo 11lb 13 ozRound 186 136.0 5/6/22        Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz                  Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 ozRound 187 137.8 5/16/22      Harry 10 lb 14.0 oz                  Han Solo 11lb 11.5 ozRound 188 135.8 5/26/22      Harry 10 lb 10.5 oz                  Han Solo 11 lb 12 ozRound 210 146.6 1/01/23      Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz                  Han Solo 11 lb 12 ozRound 211 144.4 1/11/23Round 212 146.6 1/21/23      Harry 10 lb 14 oz                     Han Solo 11 lb 11 ozRound 213 143.4 1/31/23      Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz                  Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 ozRound 214 142.4 2/10/23Round 215 140.0 2/20/23      Harry 10 lb 12 oz                     Han Solo 11 lb 6 ozRound 216 138.0 3/2/23        Harry 10 lb 11.5 oz                  Han Solo 11 lb 6.5 ozRound 217 136.0 3/12/23      Harry 10 lb 15 oz                     Han Solo 11 lb 6 ozRound 218 134.0 3/22/23      Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz                  Han Solo 11 lb 7.5 ozRound 219 133.8 4/1/23        Harry 11 lb .5 oz                      Han Solo 11 lb 9.5 ozRound 220 131.4 4/11/23      Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz                  Han Solo 11 lb 11 ozRound 221 130.0 4/21/23      Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz                  Han Solo 11 lb 11.5 ozRound 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

    Round 289 135.2 3/1/25          Harry 11 lb 1.5 oz                      Han Solo 11 lb 15 oz

    [/spoiler]

     

    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 – 135.2 Amazing again. No walk yesterday. Calories monitored but over a bit as well. Today, long story but no walk again this am and facing going out to dinner tonight. Planning on the tuna sashimi appetizer as my entrée as that should help mitigate the fresh catch yellowtail snapper that will be being prepared as family style appetizer. Three days left to the round. Can I hold on?

     

    3/9 – 134.8 I worked hard to keep calories in line yesterday, and succeeded. Did not get in a walk. I will manage to head out for one today. Using the time change to my advantage as the kids are still asleep. Their little bodies have no clue that it is an hour later right now! (once the kids leave tomorrow I am going to work on improving this word file that I edit daily)

     

    3/10 –

    3/11 –

  • _JeffreyD_
    _JeffreyD_ Posts: 2,193 Member

    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: 230.6
    Stubborn scale. Almost as stubborn as me. My spreadsheet tells me I am trending down slowly.

    3/9: 230.4
    A bit over on CI, and salt, but had some nice exercise yesterday. I took a short bike ride yesterday because it was somewhat mild. Today will be warmer and this whole week looks good.

    BTW the endoscopy “looked” good. The nurse gave me some “Christmas card” pictures to take home. Her words. They took a couple routine biopsies, but doc thinks it will be nothing. BTW if you don’t know, and endoscopy is a look down the throat. (not like the name suggests)

    Years (decades) of worrying about what I could not control gave me acid reflux which caused a problem 12 years ago, Barrett’s Esophagus. They burned it away and now I get regular checkups to make sure no return. I have also found some recovery from my needless fretting about stuff (my kids). And I have another good reason not to eat too late in the day.

    3/10
    3/11

  • patriciafoley1
    patriciafoley1 Posts: 279 Member

    3/5 157.2

    3/6 157

    3/7 157

    3/8 155.6 ten pounds to lose before I am at an ideal weight, no longer overweight by the charts. Went from obese in October to almost there.

    3/8 155.6 Blood sugar 129 this am, lowest ever. Hope to have it normal in another three months, or sooner, if I stay strict!

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