🌼 Just Give Me One Month - May 2025 🌞

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Re-Starting Weight March 20, 2025: 205.6

May Goal: 185

• May 1: 191.2 - Up a pound from yesterday, but still happy
• May 2: 191.6 - Grrrr
• May 3: 192.5
• May 4: 191.8
• May 5: 195.2 - I felt bloated and gross this morning. Not sure what's going on, but I'm not going to worry overly much about this. I did not eat and extra 12000 calories yesterday.
• May 6: 192.4
• May 7: 194.2 - Not really going my way this week. May goal is beginning to look out of reach…
• May 8: 192.6 - Leveling out. I lifted today for the first time in ages. Gonna see a bump in the scale tomorrow most likely.
• May 9: 191.6 - Just about back to where I started the month.
• May 10: 192.4 - 3 cheese penne chicken pasta for dinner - high carb & salt. Within calories.

Highest weight: 167
Starting MFP Weight October 2022: 157 

April start weight: 148.2
May start weight: 148.1
May goal: 146 
Overall goal: 141.5 (5%)

5/1 - 148.1
5/2 - 148.9
5/3 - 149
5/5 - 148.9
5/7 - 149
5/8 - 148.5
5/10 - 150.5

Can’t flip out over the number but this is my big warning to stop 🛑 I know I have been having too many calories and not enough water this week.

Will plan better today to prep for Mother’s Day brunch tomorrow.
Going on a 3-mile walk now! Have a great weekend! 🌺

136.8. Water weight from flight is coming off.

Re-Starting Weight March 20, 2025: 205.6

May Goal: 185

• May 1: 191.2 - Up a pound from yesterday, but still happy
• May 2: 191.6 - Grrrr
• May 3: 192.5
• May 4: 191.8
• May 5: 195.2 - I felt bloated and gross this morning. Not sure what's going on, but I'm not going to worry overly much about this. I did not eat and extra 12000 calories yesterday.
• May 6: 192.4
• May 7: 194.2 - Not really going my way this week. May goal is beginning to look out of reach…
• May 8: 192.6 - Leveling out. I lifted today for the first time in ages. Gonna see a bump in the scale tomorrow most likely.
• May 9: 191.6 - Just about back to where I started the month.
• May 10: 192.4 - 3 cheese penne chicken pasta for dinner - high carb & salt. Within calories.
• May 11: 192.2

Highest Weight 203
Ultimate Goal 150
May Goal 168

05/01 171.5
05/05 171.5
05/06 170.5
05/07 172.5
05/08 172.0
05/09 174.0
05/10 173.0

It was dry enough to get out in my rock garden and start cleaning out winter's mess. Strength training and more gardening this afternoon. With the warmer weather comes my desire for ice cream. I have to give some keto ice cream recipes are try soon.

Re-Starting Weight March 20, 2025: 205.6

May Goal: 185

• May 1: 191.2 - Up a pound from yesterday, but still happy
• May 2: 191.6 - Grrrr
• May 3: 192.5
• May 4: 191.8
• May 5: 195.2 - I felt bloated and gross this morning. Not sure what's going on, but I'm not going to worry overly much about this. I did not eat and extra 12000 calories yesterday.
• May 6: 192.4
• May 7: 194.2 - Not really going my way this week. May goal is beginning to look out of reach…
• May 8: 192.6 - Leveling out. I lifted today for the first time in ages. Gonna see a bump in the scale tomorrow most likely.
• May 9: 191.6 - Just about back to where I started the month.
• May 10: 192.4 - 3 cheese penne chicken pasta for dinner - high carb & salt. Within calories.
• May 11: 192.2
• May 12: 193.0 - Happy Mother's Day bump up

Highest Weight 203
Ultimate Goal 150
May Goal 168

05/01 171.5
05/05 171.5
05/06 170.5
05/07 172.5
05/08 172.0
05/09 174.0
05/12 173.0
05/13 171.0

Felt so good to get outside weeding! Stinks that from my window, it barely looks like I touched anything. Back at it this afternoon! Tomorrow the rain returns.

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SW: 196 in Feb 2024
GW: 170 by Dec 2025
Goal pant size of 8 in 2025
UGW: 150
MAY goal: below 174

• 1: 176.5
• 2: 176
• 3: 175
• 4: 175
• 5: 175
• 6: 174.5
• 7: 176.5
• 8: 176.5
• 9: 176
• 10: 175.5
• 11: 175
• 12: 175
• 13: 174

Ok I am finally back down to the new low I got to in April. Maybe I will finally break through this plateau.
@HappyDonkey75 yes for sure being on your feet causes the water and fluid to pool in your legs. For me it helps if at the end of the day I lie down and put my legs up the wall, and use a dry brush to massage the legs towards my waist. And that also calms the body before sleep so double benefit.

5/1- 167.0-no workout, DOMS hit hard, very body sore in evening
5/2- 168.4
5/3- 167.6- Heavy workout day, very active all day
5/4- 169.0
5/5- dnw- Upper body strength workout
5/6- 168.2- treadmill 20 minutes, 10 minutes elliptical
5/7- 167.8- no workout
5/8- 167.0
5/9- travel
5/10- event
5/11 event
5/12- 168- did not workout as planned more of a rest day
5/13- 168.2- upper body strength day

The swelling has gone down ,and mostly back to normal. I took a diuretic and avoided salty foods for last two days.. thank you for all who responded to my question about that. I did not realize that could happen. Movement is supposed to prevent water retention so it didn't make much sense to me.

I struggled through my workout tonight . I ended up working out later than I wanted to because we had to run one of the trailers to the shop which was over an hour trip there and back. By the time I got home I was tired and really wanted to skip but I dragged myself out to my little gym , cranked on some tunes and got it done. I did not get much in last week and had not worked out since last Thursday. It sure is easy to start slipping.

I am going to cut back my calories again for the rest of the week another 100 calories. Maybe it will shock my system? I have been at a little over 1700 which is still a deficit… but clearly I am not losing… I am just so tired of this being stuck.. month 3 now I think… what the heck is wrong with me? I feel like I have tried everything I know to break a stall and nothing really has worked. So infuriating.

Cardio day tomorrow - blah..

Highest Weight 203
Ultimate Goal 150
May Goal 168

05/01 171.5
05/05 171.5
05/06 170.5
05/07 172.5
05/08 172.0
05/09 174.0
05/12 173.0
05/13 171.0
05/14 172.5

Yesterday my work stress was out of control. I should have worked out to make myself feel better after work but felt glued to the couch. Scale today is the result. This is probably the biggest thing about myself I'd like to change. Recognizing the trigger in the moment and changing the path and outcome. Hubby made a really nice chopped salad for dinner and will have the leftovers for lunch.

5/1- 167.0-no workout, DOMS hit hard, very body sore in evening
5/2- 168.4
5/3- 167.6- Heavy workout day, very active all day
5/4- 169.0
5/5- dnw- Upper body strength workout
5/6- 168.2- treadmill 20 minutes, 10 minutes elliptical
5/7- 167.8- no workout
5/8- 167.0
5/9- travel
5/10- event
5/11 event
5/12- 168- did not workout as planned more of a rest day
5/13- 168.2-Upper body strength , walking over 10K steps
5/14-165.8

C'mon, this can't be right…🙃 I did use my other scale (withings) and it also read 165.6 so for today I am almost at goal… but……I know better than to get excited about this number given the drastic swing. I will keep my calories at 100 less again (2 days now of doing that) for remainder of week/weekend and see how we do .

@tishsmith101 - I understand those days all too well. I was so tired yesterday afternoon and could have easily planted myself on the couch with my heated blanket and never left . It sounds like you didn't make any bad food choices so celebrate that as a win and recognize that sometimes rest is what we need too.

Yesterday was hard for me to get my workout done too. I had not worked out for several days and knew if I continued on that path It just makes it that much harder . Goals goals goals.. I keep reminding myself of those when I want to quit..and I wanted to quit yesterday..

Highest weight: 180
Goal weight: 140
Current weight: 159
May goal: 156

May 1: 159
May 2: 161
May 3: 159
May 5: 159
May 7: 159
May 8: 158.6
May 9: 158
May 10: 157.8
May 14: 157.8

Surprising since I went way over in calories yesterday.