Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 297

quiltingjaine · May 27

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48628332#Comment_48628332

Those tress are beautiful but I can feel the humidity through my phone! I love the desert but do miss the green!

quiltingjaine · May 27

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!

5/26 133.0 Today is the Memorial Day “picnic” I’m planning to take my own brisket from Jesse Rae’s which I will heat in the microwave. That’s way better than “pulled pork” simmering in sweet sauce. Flag raising at 8 a.m.

5/27 135.0 super salty In-n-Out protein style burger at early lunch before we went to the picnic at 6, didn’t take my brisket because I wasn’t hungry. Tasted the egg salad (meh) and one little shred of pork - too sweet. I did have a small bowl of lettuce with a drizzle of OG bottled dressing, 5 strawberries and a piece of cake from which I discarded the frosting. DH ate his egg salad and pulled pork as sliders and originally said the pork didn’t taste sweet to him but when he tried mine without bun he admitted it was too sweet!

rbelfiore0262 · May 27

'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.

5/25/25 159.8 Well I'm glad to see that 5 in the 2nd digit. Let's hope it holds!! Had a bad day diet wise but I'm feeling good and got a lot accomplished yesterday. I hope to keep the momentum up today.

5/26/25 DNW

5/27/25 162.4 Crap!

TheBugaloos · May 27

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48628277#Comment_48628277

SModa61: I'll send you a friend request, just so that you have at-least ONE legitimate one… 🤣

Note: Feel free to add me here (and/or on Strava), if you'd like.

CamandJarvis · May 27

~~5/21~~ - DNW

~~5/22~~ - DNW

~~5/23~~ - DNW

5/24 - DNW

5/25 - DNW

5/26 - 171.4

5/27 - 171.0 - Definitely thought I'd be higher after yesterday. We ended up deciding to go to Fam's last minute to eat ribs and it ended up being way out of my goals. Oops. Glad the scale was kind about it. Today I've planned around dinner and included some extra veggies as a side for my sandwich over lunch to make sure I have plenty of fiber and something more filling to hold me over. The boys are going out tomorrow afternoon and are likely going to miss dinner so I'm on my own. Not sure what I'll plan but I'll find something balanced that can be used for a single serving meal for myself. Thursday and Friday are accounted for since tomorrow's dinner was pushed to Friday.

5/28 - xxx.x -

5/29 - xxx.x -

5/30 - xxx.x -

deepwoodslady · May 27

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)

05/25-193.4 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 194.6)

05/26-193.8 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 194.5) I’m a little shocked by this gain because yesterday was a banner day in every way. I was pretty proud of keeping another Holiday Weekend day in great order. Only one day was out of whack (Saturday’s shopping excursion) out of 3 so far and I expect today’s to be good although we are just getting started. I know these unwarranted and unexpected weigh-ins and days happen so I’ll take it on the chin and soldier forward. God Bless America. May our fallen troops always be remembered!

🌺🌺🌺🌺 05/27-193.2 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 194.4) Lots of movement yesterday on the holiday which I think really helped. My overall macros were “just okay” yet I have seen a drop today. And yesterday I was reporting a great day and saw an increase. It seems everything is running one day behind right now which is not always the case for me. I’ll keep that in mind so it helps with the emotions of it all.

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🌻

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deepwoodslady · May 27

@SModa61 Thanks for the reminder on my trend weight. It has been coming down pretty consistently lately! Those daily fluctuations are frustrating. Especially if I know I could have done better! But it's the big picture for sure that tells the real story.

patriciafoley1 · May 27

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 15326 steps 2076 calories burned 1228 calories eaten still stuck
5/26 143.2 21211 steps 2350 calories burned 1066 calories eaten stuck stuck stuck
5/27 143.2
5/28
5/29
5/30

Krysless2 · May 27

#7\V/Tue5/27📊153.4;+-0lbs\V/
➖ ❔Yes Day?NO🖤
🔖 Notes: tried to pretend I wasn’t tired and TOM’ing. It worked in a sense. Had a nice relaxing cheat-day went to the movie theaters to watch Lilo & Stitch(very cute!!) and then the new Final Destination(it was pretty decent as well). Overall: Gave the day a solid B+

(Click for Goal•Tickers: Memorial Day Tickers “Thank you for your service!!” (🇺🇸=Yes⚔️=No)

«Tue-Thu ( 2 of 7)YesDays». Averages
•🖤❤️❤️🖤🖤🖤🖤🩶🩶🩶
•⚔️🇺🇸🇺🇸⚔️🇺🇸⚔️⚔️🔘🔘🔘 1892C’s
•⚔️🇺🇸🇺🇸⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️🔘🔘🔘 426MVE
•📉📉📉📈📉📈📊🔲🔲🔲⚖️Wed-Fri

   🏁\:/🏁\:/ Mini•Goals \:/🏁\:/🏁
  🔸 Get Under 152lbs
  🔸 Checked off (5 of 10)YES-Days
(Days Under Cals➕Met MOVE Goal)

#8.     5/28 Wed ~ 8th Day
#9.     5/29 Thu ~ 9th Day
#10.     5/30 Fri ~ Last Day

Previous Days:

#6\V/Mon5/26🖤|📈153.4;+1.1lbs\V/
— ❔Yes Day? NO 🖤
🔖 Notes: Memorial Day festivities

#5.\V/Sun5/25🖤|📉152.3;-0.6lbs\V/ — ❔Yes Day? NO🖤
🔖 Notes: Lazy day of working at my desk job

#4\V/Sat5/24🖤|📈152.9;+0.6lbs\V/
— ❔Yes Day? NO🖤
🔖Notes: TOM is-a-coming’!

#3\V/Fri5/23❤️|📉152.3;-1.1lbs\V/
— ❔Yes Day? YES❤️
🔖Notes: good day; no comments or concerns.

#2\V/Thu5/22❤️|📉152.3;-3.1lb\V/
— ❔Yes Day? YES❤️
🔖Notes: gave myself more credit for Moving. I left my Apple Watch off for a few hours while by the pool

#1\V/Wed5/21🖤|📉155.4;-.2lb\V/
— ❔Yes Day? NO🖤
🔖Notes: didn’t really reflect

\V/RND297🇺🇸or⚔️SW155.6\V/
🔖Notes: (post-TMI weight was 153.8)~ Thank you for continuing these Rounds! This group is literally the reason I stopped binging last night.

SModa61 · May 28

@deepwoodslady Sometimes we are too close to our own situation to see things clearly. All I did was point out your own data you have collected and prepared. Nice work!

@TheBugaloos received and accepted

musicsax · May 28

🎷 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".

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.

5/27 140.8 – (trend 140.7) 5 miles walked before we packed up and travelled home.

5/28 140.8 – (trend 140.7) just 4.85 miles walked, yesterday was a wash out, but I did meet up with all my DS’s for lunch at a nearby garden centre.

5/29

5/30

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

pettycoatjunction · May 28

🌊🐠😎🌴Round 297

I ended the last round where I started it, but did manage to touch base with the 134’s three times! This round I would like to become even more familiar with the 134’s😉! I just booked a trip to Kauai for September, so now I have a goal to keep my eye on🌴🌴🌴

Rnd 297 SW. 135.5

5/21.  135.5
5/22.  134.9
5/23.  134.9
5/24.  136.2
5/25.  DNW
5/26.  135.9
5/27.   136.2

Skyleen75 · May 28

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
5/27 174.4

5/28 173.0 I believe I mentioned that yesterday was going to be busy and also that I don’t eat when I’m this busy.
Currently food has no interest to me other than as fuel. I literally ate a hunk of cheese and an ice cream cone for dinner. No actual ice cream- just the cone.

I am looking forward to enjoying a nice meal and a few cocktails once I get past this estate sale.
Today will be another push with normal everyday chores, gardening work and estate clean out. I did carve out an hour to play in my own garden and I protected my hour long workout with my ladies. I am making sure I don’t sacrifice actual workouts because of high activity.

I made it to the gold and coin shop yesterday with my box of odds and ends from cleaning out this house, expecting a few hundred bucks maybe two grand since there was a set of sterling silver.
Ahem, if any of you are looking for a few extra dollars to fall into your pockets take out that tangle of gold chains in your jewelry box.

Boy was I shocked when I walked out closer to 10k richer! Who doesn’t like free money?

TheBugaloos · May 28

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48629051#Comment_48629051

🤗

TheBugaloos · May 28

Totally off-track, yesterday. Didn't log, too many snacks. Back-on-track, today. [P.S.- Filled-in my MFP profile, this morning. Thanks for the adds! 🤗]

_JeffreyD_ · May 28

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.

5/26: 224.4 (2052 CI)
Still trying to clear my head after the sickness last week.

We are prepping for a four-day getaway with our “six pack.” (six of us who like to travel or otherwise spend time together) It will be action packed with hiking, biking and pickle ball. Plenty of sedentary time as well with eating, cards/games and probably a couple late night movies on TV. Five of us have e-bikes. The sixth will open a can of whoop-a**. He bikes all the time. It will be a blast.

So, I won’t be stepping on a scale after tomorrow. I will try to log CI and CO.

5/27: 225.2 (2782 CI)
Just a day of overindulgence. I was busy all day, but I ate too much of the wrong things.

5/28: DNW
Away with friends. Too many baked goodies and drinks yesterday. Will get some good exercise in today.

5/29: DNW
5/30: DNW

_JeffreyD_ · May 28

…accepting friend requests. Reluctant in the past.

Chapter_3 · May 28

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 DNW 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓🏋️‍♂️⏱️

5/27 DNW 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓🏋️‍♂️⏱️

5/28 133.8 😳

5/29

5/30

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5/27 Four hr night 💤. Cortisol shooting through the roof… No TMI for at least 3 days all the usual reasons for an up-tick. Sure wasn’t what I ate! Calories = 1200, ✅ -?water OK. Body systems on vacation?! - great day of movement yesterday.

I don’t like trying to explain away ⚖️at 4:30AM after not sleeping…. Only thoughts: I’ve had a bowl of blueberries every day since Saturday… fresh blueberries right off the tree don’t put on lbs. Two donuts from Monday? Am I backed up? I belong in this group because of emotional 🎢 & fixations … this happens when I’m emotionally and physically drained… some days the inexplicable weigh-in (up or down) doesn’t impact me at all… Other days I start ruminating about it and it has the potential too ruin my day or send me sky high .. A while back I declared 🚫weigh when sleep sucks (feeling wiped out) and I’m going to stick to it. Bah humbug. Where is 5am Carolyn? I’m putting on positivity, 🙏and making this day a winner. This is when it’s important to be grateful. MY True self-care is not weighing when Im wiped out/drained… must choose to “walk on sunshine & it’s time to feel good!” (gosh I love that song. I already feel better just humming it !) Hubby coming home today. 🥰 I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me.

NSV: recognizing emotional roller coaster, and working through it.

#HSF It’s all about mindset!

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Me: Highest: 172lbs 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

SModa61 · May 28

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 – 129.2 I honestly planned to skip the scale this morning as after a day of reneged take out pizza, cleaning and packing all day, and driving home alone with my daughter’s two cats, I did a bender. It’s over. It’s a new day, and I am back on track. As long as I end the round with a 128, I will be happy!

5/28 – 129.6 This is not amusing, but it does demonstrate those bounces in weight that have no reason. Of course, I much preferred the unexplained 128.0 rather than the 129.6. Anyhow, other than continued lack of exercise, yesterday was perfect.

5/29 -
5/30 -

Chapter_3 · May 28

Well, I just realized that the donuts did do it… seed oils. Not the calories, not the sugar… SEED OILS poisoned my body.

Ive been off seed oils for multiple years now… (clean) that’s what did it!

Even just a little petroleum oil can wreck my system!

AR10at50 · May 28

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

Thank you @quiltingjaine 🌸

5/25-138
5/26-138
5/27-138

5/28-138- Off to PB this morning then home to cut batting for donation quilts.

stephanj · May 28

🪸☀️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
5/26-166.4
5/27- 165.4
5/28- 165.6
5/29
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@Skyleen75 wow nice win!!!

I am solidly over here in maintenance land apparently. That’s okay, focusing on the NSV and the calming consistency of just tracking and moving. If this is what my body is choosing to do with the inputs I am giving it, so be it.

itladyee · May 28

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!
5/26 230.6 ~ 💧🚫 fair. Didn’t track. Busy family day. Same on tap for today but hoping to get a bit more movement in. I’m cooking a ton of stuff today…but plan is to eat it through out the rest of the the week…worst thing is ribs and italian sausage and will eat those today, then some chicken breast and lean burgers. Oh, I forgot about the sides.. well try to keep those at a minimum and KEEP MOVING!! 😂
5/27 231.4 ~ 🚶🏽yea, well….I didn't track….not that it was crazy or anything, but just enjoyed the day. Time to get moving. Other than weight, I took one measurement this morning…it's really all I need! :)
5/28 231.4 ~🚶🏽🍎✅💧
5/29
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@Skyleen75 10k!!! WOW!!!

“If you don’t decide what your priorities are in life, everyone else will decide for you.” — Christy Wright

💜 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.

TheBugaloos · May 28

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48629511#Comment_48629511

Added! Thanks, Jeffrey!

quiltingjaine · May 28

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!

5/26 133.0 Today is the Memorial Day “picnic” I’m planning to take my own brisket from Jesse Rae’s which I will heat in the microwave. That’s way better than “pulled pork” simmering in sweet sauce. Flag raising at 8 a.m.

5/27 135.0 super salty In-n-Out protein style burger at early lunch before we went to the picnic, didn’t take my brisket because I wasn’t hungry. Tasted the egg salad (meh) and one little shred of pork - too sweet. I did have a small bowl of lettuce with a drizzle of OG bottled dressing, 5 strawberries and a piece of cake from which I discarded the frosting. DH ate his egg salad and pulled pork as sliders and originally said the pork didn’t taste sweet to him but when he tried mine without bun he admitted it was too sweet!

5/28 133.5 I promised my friend I would meet her at the pool for water fitness. I really don’t want to go. Muscle cramp in left calf has left residual pain.

TheBugaloos · May 28

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48629785#Comment_48629785

Nice drop! Tell your friend about the pain and give it a miss. 🤗

quiltingjaine · May 28

Round 298 is posted!

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10939926/just-give-me-10-days-round-298

MSWDiet · May 28

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 - 153.4 lbs

It's body composition day. I haven't taken full body measurements yet but I want to post this on time. I've already miss a day this round.

Tanita scale: 26.7% fat / 51.7% water / 21.6% lean calculation / Category - Overweight

YMCA calculation: Body fat 23% / Fat mass 35 lbs / Lean mass 119 lbs / Body Fat Category - Fit

DoD calculation: Body fat 27.9% (max 36%) / Body fat in weight 43 lbs / Lean body weight 111 lbs / Category - under maximum (I use the under forty guidelines for DoD. My goal is to be fit rather than "fit for my age". )

I've confirmed this crazy water retention is my allergy to conifirs. After handling pine lumber I was sipping benadryl and watching the edema expand. I'm grateful there is nothing cardio pulmonary happening after spending decades on prevention. It's time to find a local allergist and add back a few preventive meds.

Calories are fine but food quality is poor. Active but not working my targeted cardio and strength routine. Since February I've regressed significantly.

Knowing what to do and actually getting it done has been frustrating. I'm working on self care that is firm and kind without coddeling myself and accepting excuses.

5/28 - 154.0 lbs

The day began well then it slowly fell apart. Quick food are to blame. I need to keep a few full meals in the fridge and freezer. Portioned, home cooked, and ready to heat & eat.

I'm at my best on two meals a day. Maintenance made easy coupled with never buying a larger size (measured not by the labels). 😲 Another good habit to be reclaimed. It's time to DO Well rather than explain what's needed. 🤩

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patriciafoley1 · May 28

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 15326 steps 2076 calories burned 1228 calories eaten still stuck
5/26 143.2 21211 steps 2350 calories burned 1066 calories eaten stuck stuck stuck
5/27 143.2 22151 steps, 2346 calories burned 1290 calories eaten
5/28 142.6 FINALLY a drop. I had to get back on the scale a second time to confirm it, because it didn't register in my mind the first time and I didn't believe it.
5/29
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deepwoodslady · May 28