Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 297

TheBugaloos · May 25

SW (05/23/25): 236.2 lb
GW (05/30/25): 234.2 lb

5/21: 237.0 lb
5/22: 237.6 lb
5/23: 236.2 lb
5/24: 236.0 lb
5/25: 235.8 lb
5/26:
5/27:
5/28:
5/29:
5/30:

May 25, 2025: Another very small loss, but I'm lucky to get that since I was "over", significantly, on calories. Learned a very important lesson, yesterday: Check calories first, THEN eat (or not). I would not have eaten that Lemon Poppy Seed Muffin, yesterday, if I knew it was 500 calories.

Chapter_3 · May 25

R297 #67

Mission: Continuously improve daily habits that strengthen a “Healthy, Strong & Fit” ( #HSF ) identity/mindset #bestshapeofmylife #ENGAGED #agingyounger

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activities = actual day

Daily = morning reflections

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5/21 131.8 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓🏋️‍♂️

5/22 132.0 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓

5/23 131.8 🙆‍♀️

5/24 132.0 🙆‍♀️🏆

5/25 131.8

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5/25 I must keep my promise to myself and accomplish today:🚶‍♀️💓🏋️‍♂️⏱️ &💦. Yesterday, only 🏋️‍♂️ 10 min &🚶‍♀️ 7K. Hit IF, all macros & calories!🏆 (The 🏆is a rare but prized emoji 👏🏻!!!)

Slept till 4am! That’s better… a solid seven hours… I’m expecting a better day considering…

NSV: I have a pair of hiking pants that I use as a gauge… We’re headed hiking next Wednesday for one week and they are a little loose (filled with flab) - looser than when I bought them in 2015. When I started JGMTD,

(Two months shy of two years), I could not zip them up… They’ve been too tight to zip 3 to 4 times since 2015 so even though I’m flabby / older with a changing body - I’m so pleased to wear them again next week!

#HSF It’s all about mindset!

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Me: Highest: 170lbs 2010; Lowest 128lbs in 2014 - (🎢 128lbs -145lbs every 2-3 yrs since) Enter JGMTD Aug1 2024@ 145lbs. My goal is to STOP the 🎢 roller coaster!

F66, 5’6” married, retired, MawMaw Proud. Clean P:E (ProteinG> (Cg+Fg) A clean/whole food WOE- Track macros, fitness, habits and NSVs.

UGW BHAG: 128-130

TARGETS:

Daily: 🏆Nutrition (ALL: IF 18:6, cals 1150, macros = 🥩Pg 120g)🙆‍♀️15min🚶‍♀️10k, 💗Z2 60min, 💦 80oz. 🏋️‍♀️(5x) ⏱️(5x) Plyo

_JeffreyD_ · May 25

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: Log it before you eat it..

Round 297 Posts
This is my posting format….

Month/Day: Scale Reading - First thing today after bathroom visit before getting dressed. (Calories In – day before)/ Comment

5/20/25 : 225.6 SW a day before.

5/21: 224.2 (1445 CI)
This may seem like great success, but actually it is great sickness. I guess I will go to the Dr. today at DW insistence. I should have gone yesterday but I can be a bit stubborn.

5/22: 224 (1606 CI)
Many of my calories were from tablespoons full of honey. So carbs were crazy too. Dr. told me honey is one of the best cough suppressants there is. So I was all over that like a bear. She (Dr.) deemed it a virus, so nothing can be done for it med-wise. I feel a lot better this morning already. “I can do hard things!”

I need to work on keeping the calorie count more like the past two days.

5/23: 224.4 (1848 CI)
Still not 100% but steady improvement with my illness. I didn’t let it stop me yesterday.

Today we have our grand kiddos almost all day. DS works today and DDL has a big work meeting off site. (she works at an early childhood center and gets to take DGD with her on normal days.) So we will be kept busy with an 8 yr old boy and an 18 mo old girl. My plans for the boy include a little bike riding and a little fishing.

And for a quiet time I want to introduce him to “Zentangle.” I don’t know how that will go over, because screens are such a big part of his life. Zentangle is a method for organically creating patterns with pen on paper where the important part is the process, not the product. It has a way of calming your mind, because there is no wrong answer. It unlocks unused parts of your brain. Some may call it doodling, but it is a bit more purposeful. I do a form of it while note-taking sometimes. I think I just put some of you to sleep. 😊

5/24: 224.6 (1924 CI)
Zentangle postponed due to a scheduling conflict with Legos, fishing and summer reading kickoff at the local library (with bounce house!). You can only squeeze so much in. Managed to leave the “screens” off with some mild protest.

Summer reading is an awesome idea to help the kiddos retain some brain-wave activity over the summer. There is even an adult division.

5/25: 224.4 (1884 CI)
I will take this and run!

Yesterday I watched the movie “Ironman” for the nth time. Such a creative movie and RDjr puts a bow on it. I may have to launch another round of watching the multi-verse, but it will have to wait til the days get shorter and the weather turns cold.

Had a nice bike ride with DW yesterday.

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SModa61 · May 25

Just Give Me 10 Days – Round 297
May 21 - 30, 2025

SW: 130.2

5/21 – 129.4 What’s the expression “a day late and a dollar short”, well the 129ish showed up a day late. But better than never. Being back home and having more obligations is really making exercise a struggle. While I am not accomplishing what I planned or hoped, I am not allowing myself to just plain give up/give in and hoping to fine my rhythm. Calories can be good as long as I don’t let my head get in the way. Hopes for this round. Stay in the 129s or maybe even peek at 128. Tomorrow, I start living in TWO states MA and ME until September, but I am already pre-planning meals in an effort to keep this all going.

Oh and BTW, I am NOT having fun with this MOG dress shopping. Have bought 18 dresses so far, and none are the “one”. BUT I am learning/remembering what looks good on me. This photos of dresses on 5’10” size 4 models are really deceiving. I need to remember that too. Yesterday, I tried on a dress with a bid bow on the shoulder that came across like a pagant sash. OMG, I looked like a poorly wrapped x-mas present.

5/22 – 128.6 Is this my reward for behaving well yesterday?? I’m starting to get closer to the weights I hung out at for over a year (plus or minus 125). I just looked back at my old history number. It was right around now, last year, that I last saw a number in this range and started my long slow gain. So if I don’t return to that behavior this year (from now to 2026), that is better than a year ago. Oh, and I did get my walk in yesterday. Today, heading to Maine by 10:30. Got groceries to do, house to clean, packing and remembering what the heck I need up there. There is a small gym on the ground floor, so I might see if I can get that to entice me. :)

5/23 – 129.4 While yesterday was nice to see, I think this morning is more logical, and I am cool with that.

5/24 – 128.6 Nice! It came back. If this number as good as if gets for this round, I will be happy. Yesterday, I tried to use the condo gym, 5 minutes in there was a phone call I had to deal with ( I am the interface for pretty number everything for me mom). So that ended that. Went to the movies last night, Mission Impossible Final Reconning, I bought a bottle of water, and swiped 4 handfuls of popcorn from hubby’s bucket. Finished the day 50 calories over target. I consider that a success these days. Since the scale agrees, all is good. Going to try and look for more dresses today, at the Maine Mall. Maybe I’ll get lucky.

5/25 – 128.0 Not sure how this is possible, and the scale actually blinked 127.8 for a second. While I like seeing this, IMO the odds of me finished this round at such a number is slim. I did have some nice success dress shopping too! I think I am getting closer to finding that “right dress”. Calories good, but no exercise. I need to fix the no exercise part, but time is just not in my favor at the moment.

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Soccrr99 · May 25

Rnd 297 SW: 190lbs

My scale only goes by 0.5lbs so I try not to get discouraged along the way!

5/21 - 190lbs - I’ve been accidentallyintermittent fasting due to work lol I feel great from it but the scale is staying the same for now.
5/22 - 189lbs … maybe it’s helping! But I ate a starchy dinner late tonight so I’m thinking tomorrow will be back up
5/23 - 188.5lbs - ok I take that back! I had a really hard time not binging on things that not only were unhealthy, but also that my body just couldn’t handle due to sensitivities- I ended up swelling up so much and couldn’t stop the cycle. Seeing any kind of progress is definitely helpful to keep it going. This time last year I was 169lbs!
5/24 - 187 lbs, I think my cortisol levels are coming back down finally
5/25 - 187.5lbs
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itladyee · May 25

I can:

✅ Show up/post daily
✅ Stay consistent/Don't change the plan
✅ Push through the hard moments
✅ Make progress—physically, mentally, emotionally.
✅ Start the momentum

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

🚶🏽🍎✅💧🚫⬇️

SW RND 297 ~ 232.2 Goal this round 227.0 or less than started, which ever comes first

5/21 231.8 ~ and we're off!!
5/22 231.2 ~ 🍎✅💧⬇️ ~ Missed my move ring by 36 calories…. I did finish my May Challenge on Apple Watch. It was relatively easy, Stand Goal X 20. Weather’s been yucky but I do want to get outside and walk today.
5/23 231.2 ~ Good mental day but not a good "health" day. Didn't close my rings, or consume, my water, had wine AND was over on calories…..ready for today, it will be better. My goal is to get through this holiday weekend with minimal damage and then FOCUS on the prize!
5/24 231.2 ~ 🚶🏽🍎✅🚫 Short on water but everything else was good. Did a VR workout for 45 minutes and then walked for another 30.
5/25 230.0 ~🍎✅🚫⬇️ Well that was a nice surprise. Didn’t close my rings and didn’t get my water in… Spent the day with my grandson so it was a busy day!
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@Skyleen75 ~ Hugs to you….don’t forget YOU in the process!

@TheBugaloos ~ a loss is a loss! :)

@SModa61 ~ still plenty of days left this round…you CAN!

Enjoy your Sunday!

Make time for it. Just get it done. Nobody ever got strong or got in shape by thinking about it. They did it.

💜 MY MISSION STATEMENT 💜

Show up for myself daily—with strength, grace, and purpose.
Choose progress over perfection and stay the course.
Honor my body through movement, nourishment, and belief.
Each step moves me closer to my healthiest, happiest self.
I am strong. I am steady. I am unstoppable.

AR10at50 · May 25

F, 60, SW-187, Sept.’14
UGW- 135
RGW:135

Thank you @quiltingjaine 🌸

5/25-138-Took my dad and friend to the casino which was a three hour drive. Spent two nights there and ate some things I shouldn’t but got a lot of steps in. Back home and back on track.

stephanj · May 25

🪸☀️Rnd 297 SW 165.4

This is the year that I finally get it done 🚢I steer my own ship/ Destination: Healthy BMI at 50/ 🦥Consistency, in the face of frustration, Wins/ Losing weight requires some short term sacrifice and getting out of my comfort zone!

5/21- 165.4
5/22- 166.2
5/23- 166.2
5/24- 165.8
5/25 -165.2
5/26
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Happy with that number. Been doing all the things, although I did nap yesterday instead of working out. I really needed it. Today I will try and get some gardening in plus my yin yoga.

dvmmcw7442 · May 25

Want to be able to be consistent this round

5/21 170 Here we go 💃🏻

5/22 170.4 ⬆️

5/23 168.8 ⬇️⬇️🤷🏻‍♀️

5/24 168.2 ⬇️ Maybe it is going to stick? 🙂

5/25 168.8 ⬆️ 3 Bud light and a bottled margarita last night 🤬 Over the course of 5 hours but too much. Feel like yuck this morning. Holding on to that feeling when I am tempted to do this again 🙅🏻‍♀️

deepwoodslady · May 25

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48625356#Comment_48625356

@_JeffreyD_ I'm a huge superhero fan of all types. Superman in July 2025! Can't wait!

dvmmcw7442 · May 25

Want to be able to be consistent this round

5/21 170 Here we go 💃🏻

5/22 170.4 ⬆️

5/23 168.8 ⬇️⬇️🤷🏻‍♀️

5/24 168.2 ⬇️ Maybe it is going to stick? 🙂

5/25 168.8 ⬆️ 3 Bud light and a bottled margarita last night 🤬 Over the course of 5 hours but too much. Feel like yuck this morning. Holding on to that feeling when I am tempted to do this again 🙅🏻‍♀️

k_littlepage · May 25

Background

SW 293.5 6/19/24
CW 247.3 (5/20/25 after a weekend traveling)
UGW 183 (5’10”)
Calorie goal - 1600
Exercise goal - 3x weekly runs (finishing up a 9 week couch to 5k program)

Day One 5/21/25
Weight: 244.9

Day Two 5/22/25

Weight: 243.1

Day Three 5/23/25

Weight: 242.8

Day Four 5/24/25

Weight: 242.1

Oh man I overdid it! Was going great for the day right up until my husband made dinner and dished me up a portion. I did the calories after and wow it was more than I should have eaten! Learned the same lesson you did, @TheBugaloos log and then eat! It was my first day in my last week of the couch to 5k program I’ve been doing for the last 2 months and although it was my worst pace yet, I didn’t quit at any point and that is my greater goal anyway! Lots of steps in today so hoping that offsets the extra calories. AF arrived today so that could affect things as well 🤪

quiltingjaine · May 25

@SModa61 The wedding is in September, isn’t it? I think you can do great things in 3 months!

deepwoodslady · May 25

Round 297

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

MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 65 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.

ROUND 254 FOR ME.

💪…..We are fierce and so we fight…..💪

MY STATS:

Highest weight ever (05-10-2016): 253

Original starting weight on MFP: (01-11-2018) 235.0

R296 EW= 195.4

R297 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.

Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.

🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜Final goal: 145-155. I’ll know when I get there.

👀👀👀 LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME 👀👀👀:

R43 thru R52 (06/07/18 thru 09/23/18) = 19.4 LOST (Ending weight 179.0)

R53 thru R62 (09/24/18 thru 01/01/19) = 4.1 GAINED (Ending weight 183.1)

R63 thru R72 (01/02/19 thru 04/11/19) = 8.1 GAINED (Ending weight 191.2)

R73 thru R82 (04/12/19 thru 07/20/19) = 5.5 GAINED (Ending weight 196.7)

R83 thru R92 (07/21/19 thru 10/28/19) = 8.7 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)

R93 thru R102 (10/29/19 thru 02/05/20) =2.0 GAINED (Ending weight 190.0)

R103 thru 112 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = 14.9 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)

R113 thru 122 (05/07/20 thru 08/23/20) = 4.7 GAINED (Ending Weight 209.6)

R 123 thru R132 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = 1.5 LOST (Ending Weight 208.1)

R133 thru R142 (12/03/20 thru 03/01/21) = 0.7 LOST (Ending Weight 207.4)

R143 thru 152 (03/02/21 thru 06/10/21) = 3.6 LOST (Ending Weight 203.8)

R153 thru R162 (06/11/21 thru 09/18/21) = 16.2 LOST (Ending Weight 187.6)

R163 thru R172 (09/19/21 thru 12/27/21) = 5.0 GAINED (Ending Weight 192.6)

R173 thru R182 (12/28/21 thru 04/06/22) = 7.0 GAINED (Ending Weight 199.6)

R183 thru R192 (04/07/22 thru 07/15/22) = 1.4 LOST (Ending Weight 198.2)

R193 thru R202 (07/16/22 thru 10/23/22) = 3.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 202.0)

R203 thru R212 (10/24/22 thru 01/31/23) = 7.2 LOST (Ending Weight 194.8)

R213 thru R222 (02/01/23 thru 05/11/23) = 0.5 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.3)

R223 thru R232 (05/12/23 thru 08/19/23) = 3.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 198.0)

R233 thru R242 (08/20/23 thru 11/27/23) = 17.6 LOST (Ending Weight 180.4)

R243 thru R252 (11/28/23 thru 03/06/24) =2.6 LOST (Ending Weight 177.8)

R253 thru R262 (03/07/24 thru 06/14/24) = 5.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 183.6)

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

R273 thru R282 (09/23/24 thru 12/31/24) = 1.2 LOST (Ending Weight 192.6)

R283 thru R292 (01/01/25 thru 04/10/25) = 3.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.4)

R293 (04/11/25 thru 04/20/25) = 0.6 LOST (Ending Weight 195.8)

R294 (04/21/25 thru 04/30/25) = 0.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.0)

R295 (05/01/25 thru 05/10/25) = 2.4 LOST (Ending Weight 193.6)

R296 (05/11/25 thru 05/20/25) = 1.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.4)

R297 (05/21/25 thru 05/30/25) = xxxxx (Ending Weight xxxxx)

Day/Weight/Comment

ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND 195.4

05/21-195.4 💠 - (Trend Weight: 195.2)

05/22 – 193.8 ✅ (Trend Weight – 195.2)

05/23-193.6 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 195.0)

05/24-192.2- (Trend Weight: 194.7) It is an American Holiday weekend which usually means multiple days of food for various reasons from the BBQ’s to shopping and dining out. I will have to work hard so that the scale weight doesn’t escalate in the coming days It will help that my son is away in Philadelphia this weekend and staying in New Jersey to see the heavy metal concerts going on. He’s a huge Metallica fan and Metal is not my thing. Luckily my oldest and her hubby are fans and could invite him to go. I’m glad to see him getting out. Now I just have to contend with my skinny, teeny tiny little foodie daughter and DGS. I may lose a little of my progress but hopefully nothing I can’t get back to by the end of our challenge week. I woke up extra hungry today which always happens after a nice drop on the scale so I am already on the defense to keep things mindful and in control. It’s time to drink some water and just breathe! Enjoy your Saturday everyone! Stay safe!

🌺🌺🌺🌺 05/25-193.4- (Trend Weight: 194.6) Easy go, Easy Come. I went out-of-town shopping and practiced OMAD with lunch out in the city. Snacks last night were a little overboard in quantity. Overall I was way up there in carbs and over in calories but not too bad. I wasn’t hungry at my normal dinner time so skipping it probably helped. DD is working for the rest of the weekend so that may have been the big food splurge since the other kids have traveled from Michigan to Philadelphia for the mega concert (5 days trip, total). I hope so. There will be enough BBQ’s this summer. I’m still feeling a lot less bloated and much better in my clothes. I want to hang on to this feeling!

05/26-xxxxx- (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

05/27-xxxxx- (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

05/28-xxxxx- (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

05/29-xxxxx- (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

05/30-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 · May 25

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)

1/1/25 139.5

Comments pertain to previous day

Rnd 297 SW 133.0

5/21 132.5 DH says we need to go back to the gym. MEH!

5/22 133.0 Fried chicken at community bingo last night. Worst chicken EVER! Tough and rubbery, least amount of meat and too much breading. **DH resigned from the HOA board this morning.**

5/23 135.0 Yesterday we went to Chili’s with friends. Small salad, cheeseburger, removed half of bun - we were quite cramped because big friend ordered chips and with plates, water glasses and soft drink glasses there was little room to maneuver. Brought home my fries - DH will heat and eat them later probably with his leftover fajitas.

5/24 134.0 WOW, I slept until 8:30! That’s unheard of!!! DH and big friend went to Golden Corral yesterday so DH still has leftovers. I had 2 fried eggs with onion and cheese, bacon and NO TOAST! I had had some me made pretzel bites with my morning coffee.

5/25 135.5 No explanation! The only thing I ate was 5 oz of Burnt Ends!

patriciafoley1 · May 25

I'd like to get to 142.5 this round and that would bring me to my next minigoal.

UGW 125

Rnd 297 SW

5/21 143.2 20268 steps, 2231 calories burned 1109 calories eaten
5/22 143.2 23492 steps 2347 calories burned 1041 calories eaten
5/23 143.2 23567 steps, 2343 calories burned, 1272 calories eaten :stuck in a plateau for the past week.
5/24 143.2 26074 steps 2370 calories burned 1410 calories eaten :still stuck
5/25 143.2 still stuck
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MSWDiet · May 25

Hello MFP Friends 🌞

I've made it to another round which for me is a great accomplishment. 🤞 Hoping that I complete this round on time each day.

Right now I'm a total scatter brain for a variety of reasons. While I need to do so much more I'm keeping my goals simple:

Post on time daily

Measure body fat weekly

Eat "protein first" according to the rules of my "Diet for Life"

Accept stress relief wherever I find it.

Under promise and over perform? Who knows. Stay POSITIVE. I may surprise myself.

Rnd 297 SW - 157 lbs

5/21- 159.0 Still behaving badly. Poor sleep leads to all night grazing or dare I admit, binge eating. I despise that word however it's used. The bottom line is a loss of control.

Today needs to be busy. The challenge is will I get things done or will I have regrets later. Good 😇 Vibrations. Let's DO This!

5/22 - 159.4 lbs

If this keeps up I'll need a category for "regress" instead of progress. Better but not good has become so old it stinks.

5/23 - 159.2 lbs

Tanita scale : 18.5% fat / 59.3% water / 22.2% lean - How I wish body composition per my scale was accurate. I know better than to enjoy the feel good moment. Measurements work best for me.

Water retention for this long is peculiar. My norm is around forty and up to forty-five on a bad day. I'm watching my blood pressure and eating foods that are naturally diuretic. If I don't drain over the weekend I may have to give in and see a doctor. Best to confirm there's nothing unusual going on.

All day yesterday I was insanely hungry. Fortunately I had nothing easy to nibble and was too lazy to fix anything.

I've pondered how someone who lives between more fat and less fat, never sticking at slim, manages to quell voracious physical hunger with a few ounces of hot tap water. Does lazy really beat hungry? 😉 I need to be more lazy.

5/24 - Missed a day 🙃 So much for on time.

5/25 - 157.4 lbs

Tanita scale : 18.5% fat / 55.7% water / 26.8% lean

Sipping and nibbling potassium rich foods all day since Friday. Yesterday I was full of liquid I missed my weigh in. There's no way I'm getting on the scale on such a full load. The water weight is coming off. I can see the edema draining in spite of my falling face first into the carbs for two days in a row.

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MSWDiet · May 25

@k_littlepage

Thumbs up on 5k program. I've been on podrunner's version for ages. The music isn't my thing but it gets the job done.

FYI About Ruining Programs MFP Friends: You can do many programs INDOORS without a treadmill. Keep step with the timing and you've run the approximate distance. Inside runs won't win you marathons but they can help you meet your fitness goals.

judefit1 · May 25

5’-2”, 68 YO
HW 165
SW Rnd 296: 131.5
GW OA: 125
Year 2 of JGM10D

Excuses, excuses. I’ve been making them every day since Christmas and I can see the numbers slowly inching up, a little every week since Thanksgiving.
This is “weight creep” at its most insidious and it has to stop NOW.

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
SW Rnd 290: 129.5
SW Rnd 291: 131.5
SW Rnd 292: 129.5
SW Rnd 293: 129.8
SW Rnd 294: 129.8
SW Rnd 295: 130.7
SW Rnd 296: 131.5
SW Rnd 297: 131.2

Goals this round:

Remember: Just 10 Days, don’t project beyond this!
Conquer the Cravings: no sugar or chips for 10 days
Pay attention to portions: measure and count- even when out
Stop beating myself up. It hasn’t helped a thing, and it’s easy to fix this

5/21: DNW
5/22: 131.2
5/23:133.2
5/24: DNW
5/25: 131.5
5/26:
5/27:
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5/25: Home from DB and DSIL, and got right on the scale- I'm OK with this when my options were dictated by their house:-) The spike was mostly because of dinner out, but a big reminder that I'm drifting upward and can't keep doing that.

It's been 13 months since his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and he's been a brave patient, but I'm seeing the toll; he's weaker every time I see him. Every day with him is precious to me now, while we still have some time to say the things to each other that are most important. I'm aware that we won't have much more time together, so it's wonderful that we had time alone, just the two of us.

It was a good visit.

Chapter_3 · May 25

@itlaydee

I love your mission statement!

rbelfiore0262 · May 26

I'm ready! My goals are to log daily, exercise at least 30 minutes per day, log food daily. I'm not going to beat myself up. I quit smoking 2 weeks ago and I'd rather gain a few pounds than go back to that awful habit.

Rose 5' 6" Age 63

SW 161.1

RND 297 GW 160

5/21/25 160.4 - I hope this isn't another up/down/up week. I did take the dog for a walk yesterday :)

5/22/25 DNW - CRAZY DAY!!

5/23/25 161.1 - ugh here we go again

5/24/25 160.4 at least the rollercoaster isn't nearly as bumpy as last round.

5/25/25 161.4 Ugh…. I need to get my snacking under control. I'm going to get rid of the candy I bought to curb cravings when I quit smoking it has been 19 days so I should be able to eliminate the crutches.

musicsax · May 26

🎷 67 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 297 (my 227th). So grateful as always @Quiltingjaine.

Goals for every 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 Warning

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

5/20 142.2 – (trend 141.2) 8.3 miles. Have really been slacking over the last 3 days & now need to pull the reins in NOW! An increase of 2.2 pounds ☹.

EW Rnd 296 142.2

SW Rnd 297 141.4

5/21 141.4 – (trend 141.2) 6.7 miles walked. So here we go again!! And I know I am repeating myself, but I want to make this round count!

5/22 140.6 - (trend 141.1) 10.25 miles walked.

5/23 139.4 – (trend 140.9) Amazed with these numbers, just shows me what I can do when I eat consistently healthily; I should know this by now! 9.02 miles walked.

5/24 DNW- away for the bank holiday weekend.

5/25 DNW - yesterday's weather was forecast to be a washout, so we traveled to Vyne House, a nearby National Trust property with lots of connections to Jane Austin. Weather defied the forecast & was dry, managed a 7 mile walk in and around the grounds as well as the house.

5/26 DNW - 8.77 miles walked yesterday.

5/27

5/28

5/295/30

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

MSWDiet · May 26

Hello MFP Friends 🌞

I've made it to another round which for me is a great accomplishment. 🤞 Hoping that I complete this round on time each day.

Right now I'm a total scatter brain for a variety of reasons. While I need to do so much more I'm keeping my goals simple:

Post on time daily

Measure body fat weekly

Eat "protein first" according to the rules of my "Diet for Life"

Accept stress relief wherever I find it.

Under promise and over perform? Who knows. Stay POSITIVE. I may surprise myself.

Rnd 297 SW - 157 lbs

5/21- 159.0 Still behaving badly. Poor sleep leads to all night grazing or dare I admit, binge eating. I despise that word however it's used. The bottom line is a loss of control.

Today needs to be busy. The challenge is will I get things done or will I have regrets later. Good 😇 Vibrations. Let's DO This!

5/22 - 159.4 lbs

If this keeps up I'll need a category for "regress" instead of progress. Better but not good has become so old it stinks.

5/23 - 159.2 lbs

Tanita scale : 18.5% fat / 59.3% water / 22.2% lean - How I wish body composition per my scale was accurate. I know better than to enjoy the feel good moment. Measurements work best for me.

Water retention for this long is peculiar. My norm is around forty and up to forty-five on a bad day. I'm watching my blood pressure and eating foods that are naturally diuretic. If I don't drain over the weekend I may have to give in and see a doctor. Best to confirm there's nothing unusual going on.

All day yesterday I was insanely hungry. Fortunately I had nothing easy to nibble and was too lazy to fix anything.

I've pondered how someone who lives between more fat and less fat, never sticking at slim, manages to quell voracious physical hunger with a few ounces of hot tap water. Does lazy really beat hungry? 😉 I need to be more lazy.

5/24 - Missed a day 🙃 So much for on time.

5/25 - 157.4 lbs

Tanita scale : 18.5% fat / 55.7% water / 26.8% lean

Sipping and nibbling potassium rich foods all day since Friday. Yesterday I was full of liquid I missed my weigh in. There's no way I'm getting on the scale on such a full load. The water weight is coming off. I can see the edema draining in spite of my falling face first into the carbs for two days in a row.

5/26 - 156.6 lbs

Water retention has improved over the weekend. Hope to be all good within a couple of days. It's up to me to behave myself by avoiding the causes.

I'm in the middle of another round of misbehaving. Admitting to this, yes. Owning this, no. I've had an unfortunate period of multiple blips. Each had been discarded and replaced with good behavior. Repeatedly.

Periodically I backslide and struggle to find my footing. Somehow I always find my way back. I'll regain my good sense and ditch the nonsense for good.

5/27

5/28

5/29

5/30

Chapter_3 · May 26

R297 #67

Mission: Continuously improve daily habits that strengthen a “Healthy, Strong & Fit” ( #HSF ) identity/mindset #bestshapeofmylife #ENGAGED #agingyounger

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activities = actual day

Daily = morning reflections

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5/21 131.8 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓🏋️‍♂️

5/22 132.0 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓

5/23 131.8 🙆‍♀️

5/24 132.0 🙆‍♀️🏆

5/25 131.8 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓🏋️‍♂️⏱️

5/26

5/27

5/28

5/29

5/30

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5/26 out to dinner with my siblings last night ate late - so I will wait to ⚖️tomorrow. One crabcake and smoked salmon & a salty dog. Over calories & carbs but protein ✅. No dessert no bread. Sibs eat healthy - makes it easier - food was delicious…

Kept promise to myself for all movement and 💦. Another 7 hr night 💤. 👏🏻💪🏻

🎾Roland Garros for the next two weeks - will be up at 4AM to enjoy! ❤️

#HSF It’s all about mindset!

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Me: Highest: 170lbs 2010; Lowest 128lbs in 2014 - (🎢 128lbs -145lbs every 2-3 yrs since) Enter JGMTD Aug1 2024@ 145lbs. My goal is to STOP the 🎢 roller coaster!

F66, 5’6” married, retired, MawMaw Proud. Clean P:E (ProteinG> (Cg+Fg) A clean/whole food WOE- Track macros, fitness, habits and NSVs.

UGW BHAG: 128-130

TARGETS:

Daily: 🏆Nutrition (ALL: IF 18:6, cals 1150, macros = 🥩Pg 120g)🙆‍♀️15min🚶‍♀️10k, 💗Z2 60min, 💦 80oz. 🏋️‍♀️(5x) ⏱️(5x) Plyo

Skyleen75 · May 26

Highest weight 242 lbs Lowest weight 142 lbs (2019) Re-start JGMTD Feb 2024 @ 204 lbs

Round 296 End Weight 176.0

5/21 174.0
5/22 174.0
5/23 173.0
5/24 174.0
5/25 173.2

5/26 175.2 Totally expected, my body is super dramatic! I had a giant grilled buffalo chicken salad that I couldn’t finish. But after pushing that away and declaring I couldn’t eat another bite, I started to eat a slice of pepperoni pizza.

Why? Because it was in front of me and that’s what you do at a pizza place- you eat pizza!

I did realize I wasn’t enjoying it, didn’t really want it and was painfully full. So of course I took a few more bites but I didn’t finish it.

I feel good about this experience. I started to eat in an unhealthy way and I recognized it and stopped it easily. That is a huge win.
It’s not that I don’t eat pizza or that having a slice of pizza is bad or unhealthy. It’s that I ordered what I was craving. I ate until I was full and enjoyed every bite. And THEN I started eating pizza.

I am really proud for getting this in the moment and just stopping. I’m not working this hard for a magic number on a scale. I’m working this hard to have a healthy relationship with food.

Fine with a weekend blip up. It’s normal.

Skyleen75 · May 26

Oh, I also read everyone’s posts and have a million comments in my head but far too often by the time I do my own mental check in, it’s time for me to get moving with my day.

So just know I’m cheering all of you on. I get inspired by your wins and I relate with the struggles. It’s been over a year of checking in each day and I know that having this safe space has helped me immensely!

SModa61 · May 26

Just Give Me 10 Days – Round 297
May 21 - 30, 2025

SW: 130.2

5/21 – 129.4 What’s the expression “a day late and a dollar short”, well the 129ish showed up a day late. But better than never. Being back home and having more obligations is really making exercise a struggle. While I am not accomplishing what I planned or hoped, I am not allowing myself to just plain give up/give in and hoping to fine my rhythm. Calories can be good as long as I don’t let my head get in the way. Hopes for this round. Stay in the 129s or maybe even peek at 128. Tomorrow, I start living in TWO states MA and ME until September, but I am already pre-planning meals in an effort to keep this all going.

Oh and BTW, I am NOT having fun with this MOG dress shopping. Have bought 18 dresses so far, and none are the “one”. BUT I am learning/remembering what looks good on me. This photos of dresses on 5’10” size 4 models are really deceiving. I need to remember that too. Yesterday, I tried on a dress with a bid bow on the shoulder that came across like a pagant sash. OMG, I looked like a poorly wrapped x-mas present.

5/22 – 128.6 Is this my reward for behaving well yesterday?? I’m starting to get closer to the weights I hung out at for over a year (plus or minus 125). I just looked back at my old history number. It was right around now, last year, that I last saw a number in this range and started my long slow gain. So if I don’t return to that behavior this year (from now to 2026), that is better than a year ago. Oh, and I did get my walk in yesterday. Today, heading to Maine by 10:30. Got groceries to do, house to clean, packing and remembering what the heck I need up there. There is a small gym on the ground floor, so I might see if I can get that to entice me. :)

5/23 – 129.4 While yesterday was nice to see, I think this morning is more logical, and I am cool with that.

5/24 – 128.6 Nice! It came back. If this number as good as if gets for this round, I will be happy. Yesterday, I tried to use the condo gym, 5 minutes in there was a phone call I had to deal with ( I am the interface for pretty number everything for me mom). So that ended that. Went to the movies last night, Mission Impossible Final Reconning, I bought a bottle of water, and swiped 4 handfuls of popcorn from hubby’s bucket. Finished the day 50 calories over target. I consider that a success these days. Since the scale agrees, all is good. Going to try and look for more dresses today, at the Maine Mall. Maybe I’ll get lucky.

5/25 – 128.0 Not sure how this is possible, and the scale actually blinked 127.8 for a second. While I like seeing this, IMO the odds of me finished this round at such a number is slim. I did have some nice success dress shopping too! I think I am getting closer to finding that “right dress”. Calories good, but no exercise. I need to fix the no exercise part, but time is just not in my favor at the moment.

5/26 – 128.6 So yesterday was a tease, but that’s ok. Calories were great yesterday. No formal exercise, AGAIN, but did keep busy helping DH with the boat. Trying to get ready for the season as ocean boating in Maine is not a long season.

5/27 -
5/28 -
5/29 -
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SModa61 · May 26

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48625730#Comment_48625730

@quiltingjaine You are correct, and I admire your positivity. But there is also the OTHER side, which is "can you imagine what damage I can do in 3 months". It was mid-May last year that I came apart, so being at May again this year with the wedding 3 months away, it is a little nerve-racking. I need to make sure my head stays clear and your scenario is track I maintain. Right now, odds are good. I don't like the fact exercise has slipped, and that needs to get sorted. Just have yet to figure that out.

PS Without exercise, I know I can have a fine weight. Have done that numerous times in my life. Exercise is for health and quality of life as I age. That technically should be more important than a MOG dress. It's a work in progress.

TheBugaloos · May 26

SW (05/23/25): 236.2 lb
GW (05/30/25): 234.2 lb

5/21: 237.0 lb
5/22: 237.6 lb
5/23: 236.2 lb
5/24: 236.0 lb
5/25: 235.8 lb
5/26: 236.4 lb
5/27:
5/28:
5/29:
5/30:

Cancelled dinner plans and made an impromptu visit to 2 breweries, yesterday. Ate a 1/2 of a pizza, and didn't log after lunch. All things considered, minimal damage on the scales. I'm bypassing a family birthday celebration, today, and I'll be back on-track.

_JeffreyD_ · May 26