100 day Challenge #23 May15.25 – August 22.25

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  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,137 Member

    @bteri107 Re Feeling discouraged. I know I’m not perfect with food choices, but I’m pretty mindful and far from excessive. I don’t constantly overindulge. It’s just frustrating to not see the weight come off quicker during those times (not this past week) I’m putting in effort. I’m not looking for perfection, just progress. Sometimes it feels out of reach.

    —>Areyou logging your food? If not, then do it. I find when I don't log I'm winging it and all those little things get forgotten.

    —>If you are logging, then look at the food from the past two weeks and identify one small change you could make in the next week

    If you are consistent 80% of the time, you will see progress

    @deepwoodslady re the handyman —> I cannot imagine someone just not showing up without a call or other notification. I guess they have a captive audienc and know that there isn't any competition.

    @dawnbgethealthy Enjoy your two days off! You work a lot and deserve it.

  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 8,353 Member

    @JimnKC

    Wow, it looks like that sugar detox is really working!

    @deepwoodslady

    2 chicken strips and fries is 740 calories, and the fibre 1 bar was 70, so you mean that you ate zero the rest of the day to arrive at 884 cals for the day? If so, your uptick in weight was likely due to the high sodium and fat content injected into the restaurant meal to give it flavour.

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,782 Member

    100 Days of Weighing In #23 ^^^^^ May 15, 2025 thru Aug 22, 2025

    My Name is Donna, Age 65. I am 5’5” tall & I live in Northern Michigan USA

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    “We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.”

    Maya Angelou

    Starting Weight from End of Last Challenge: : 194.2

    Goal This Round: 184.2 (10 pounds)

    Challenge Actual Ending Weight: xxxxx

    Total Lost/Gained this challenge: xxxxx

    🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜Ultimate Goal: 145-155 (I’ll know when I get there!)

    Thoughts at the start of this round:

    My goal from the very beginning has been to lose one pound per week for a total of 12 pounds per challenge. I have never considered that to be too much and I never thought in a million years I would find it this difficult, even at my age and with my health problems. But it’s proved to be nothing but an uphill climb and in most cases, impossible. I am going to lower my goal to 10 pounds per challenge and see if that will feel more right, more do-able. This breaks down to 0.7 lbs per challenge week. I don’t think that is too much to ask of my mind, my body and my spirit! I, again, thank you for sharing my journey with me and allowing me to travel with you on yours. It is reassuring, refreshing, enlightening and inspiring and I am forever grateful.

    Previous Rounds Tallys:

    Round #1 --- 199,8

    Round #2 --- 186.8

    Round #3 --- 195.6

    Round #4 --- 211.0

    Round #5 --- 211.3

    Round #6 --- 205.4

    Round #7 --- 207.6

    Round #8 --- 195.2

    Round #9 --- 185.2

    Round #10—195.2

    Round #11---200.8

    Round #12---200.4

    Round #13---196.2

    Round #14---191.2

    Round #15---194.0

    Round #16---188.0

    Round #17---183.8

    Round #18---182.2

    Round #19---188.6

    Round #20---191.6

    Round #21---194.2

    Round #22---194.2

    Round #23---

    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🌻

    PREVIOUS WEEK’S CHALLENGE:

    Day 01—05/15—194.0 ✅ -(Trend Weight: 194.7)

    Day 02—05/16--DNW 💠 -(Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 03—05/17—196.4 ❌ -(Trend Weight: 194.9)

    Day 04—05/18— DNW💠 -(Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 05—05/19—195.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 195.2)

    Day 06—05/20—195.4 💠 -(Trend Weight –195.2)

    Day 07—05/21—195.4 💠 -(Trend Weight: 195.2)

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 1 Start Weight: 194.2

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 1 Goal: 0.7 Loss to land at 193.5

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 1 End Weight: 195.4

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 1.2 lb Gained

    Day 08—05/22—193.8 ✅ -(Trend Weight – 195.2)

    Day 09—05/23—193.6 ✅ -(Trend Weight)-195.0)

    Day 10—05/24—192.2 ✅ -(Trend Weight)-194.7)

    Day 11—05/25—193.4 ❌ -(Trend Weight: 194.6)

    Day 12—05/26—193.8 ❌ -(Trend Weight: 194.5)

    Day 13—05/27—193.2 ✅ -(Trend Weight: 194.4)

    Day 14—05/28—194.2 ❌ -(Trend Weight)-194.3)

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 2 Start Weight: 195.4

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 2 Goal: To lose 2.6 lbs to land at 192.8. This would put me back on track for projected weight. This equals last week's 0.7 goal + this week's 0.7 goal + the 1.2 unwanted gain.

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 2 End Weight: 194.2

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 0 Lost and 0 gained

    Day 15—05/29—194.2 💠 - (Trend Weight: 194.3)

    Day 16—05/30—193.0 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 194.2)

    Day 17—05/31—191.8 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 194.0)

    Day 18—06/01—192.8 ❌ -(Trend Weight –193.9)

    Day 19—06/02—192.2 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 193.7)

    Day 20—06/03—191.2 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 193.5)

    Day 21—06/04—192.0 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 193.3)

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 3 Start Weight: 194.2

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 3 Goal: To lose 2.1 lbs which is 3 weeks of 0.7 each. I have lost what I have gained so far but need to lose each of those 0.7 goal amounts. Need to land at 192.1 to be on target.

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 3 End Weight: 192.0

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 2.2 lbs Lost

    Day 22—06/05—191.6 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 193.2)

    Day 23—06/06—191.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 193.0)

    Day 24—06/07—190.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 192.7)

    Day 25—06/08—192.4 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 192.7)

    Day 26—06/09— 191.0 ✅ -Trend Weight – 192.5)

    Day 27—06/10—190.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 192.3)

    Day 28—06/11—191.2 ❌ -(Trend Weight – 192.2)

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 4 Start Weight: 192.0

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 4 Goal: Need 0.6 lb Loss to land at 191.4 Original Week 4 Goal.

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 4 End Weight: 191.2

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 3.0 lbs Lost

    Day 29—06/12—193.2 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 192.3)

    Day 30—06/13—192.0 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 192.3)

    Day 31—06/14—194.4 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 192.5)

    Day 32—06/15—190.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 192.3)

    Day 33—06/16—191.2 -❌ (Trend Weight: 192.1)

    Day 34---06/17---191.2 💠 - (Trend Weight: 192.1)

    ‍Day 35—06/18—191.6 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 192.2)

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 5 Start Weight: 191.2

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 5 Goal: Need 0.5 lb Loss to land at Original Week 5 goal of 190.7

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 5 End Weight: 191.6

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 2.6 lbs Lost

    Day 36—06/19— DNW 💠 - (Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 37—06/20—191.6 ❌ (Trend Weight – 192.2)

    Day 38—06/21—189.4 ✅ (Trend Weight – 192.1)

    Day 39—06/22—189.8 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 191.8)

    Day 40—06/23—188.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 191.5)

    Day 41—06/24—190.6 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 191.4)

    Day 42—06/25—190.0✅ - (Trend Weight: 191.3)

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 6 Start Weight: 191.6

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 6 Goal: 1.6 lb Loss to land at 190.0 to stay on goal of 0.7 lost per week

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 6 End Weight: 190.0

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 4.2 lbs Lost and EXACTLY on goal so far for challenge.

    Day 43--06/26-190.2 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 191.1)

    Day 44—06/27—189.8 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 191.0)

    Day 45—06/28—191.2 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 191.0)

    Day 46—06/29—188.8 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 190.8)

    Day 47—06/30—189.0 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 190.5)

    Day 48—07/01—188.8 ✅ (Trend Weight – 190.4)

    Day 49—07/02—190.0 ❌ (Trend Weight – 190.4)

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 7 Start Weight: 190.0

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 7 Goal: 0.7 lb Loss to land at 189.3 which is EXACTLY the 0.7 goal I aspire to wkly.

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Week 7 End Weight: 190.0

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️ Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 4.2 lbs Lost (0.7 under goal)

    Day 50—07/03—188.8 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 190.2)

    Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 5.4 lbs Lost

    Day 51—07/04— DNW 💠 - (Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 52—07/05—190.6 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 190.3)

    Day 53—07/06— DNW 💠 - (Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 54—07/07—189.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 190.5)

    Day 55—07/08—190.0 - ❌ (Trend Weight: 190.5)

    Day 56—07/09—190.4 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 190.6 )

    💥💥💥 Week 8 Start Weight: 190.0

    💥💥💥 Week 8 Goal: 1.4 lb Loss to land at 188.6 (0.7 owed from last week plus 0.7 goal from this coming week = 1.4 lbs.)

    💥💥💥 Week 8 End Weight: 190.4

    💥💥💥 Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 3.8 lbs Lost

    Day 57—07/10—190.8 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 190.5)

    Day 58—07/11—191.2 ❌ (Trend Weight – 190.6)

    Day 59—07/12— DNW 💠 (Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 60—07/13—192.2 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 191.1)

    Day 61—07/14—192.2 💠 - (Trend Weight: 191.2)

    Day 62—07/15—191.0 -✅ (Trend Weight: 191.2)

    Day 63—07/16—191.0 💠 - (Trend Weight: 191.1)

    💥💥💥 Week 9 Start Weight: 190.4

    💥💥💥 Week 9 Goal: 2.5 Loss to land at 187.9 if I am to stay on original target. Lots of ground to make up! Perhaps I can make up part this week and part next if I can keep my head out of the proverbial cookie jar!

    💥💥💥 Week 9 End Weight: 191.0

    💥💥💥 Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 3.2 lbs Lost

    Day 64—07/17— DNW 💠 (Trend Weight: DNW)

    Day 65—07/18—190.6 ✅ (Trend Weight: 191.1)

    Day 66—07/19—187.8 ✅ (Trend Weight: 190.7)

    Day 67—07/20—187.8 💠 (Trend Weight: 190.4)

    Day 68—07/21— 186.8 ✅ (Trend Weight – 190.1)

    Day 69 — 07/22—187.2 (Trend Weight: 189.8)

    Day 70—07/23—189.6 ❌ (Trend Weight: 189.7)

    💥💥💥 Week 10 Start Weight: 191.0

    💥💥💥 Week 10 Goal: 3.8 lb Loss to land at 187.2 (this is makeup time for previous weeks and current 0.7 weekly goal combined)

    💥💥💥 Week 10 End Weight: 189.6

    💥💥💥 Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 4.6 lbs LOST

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    CURRENT WEEK:

    Day 71—07/24—188.8 ✅ (Trend Weight:189.6)

    Day 72—07/25—188.0 ✅ (Trend Weight: 189.5)

    Day 73—07/26—187.2 ✅ (Trend Weight: 189.2)

    Day 74—07/27—186.2 ✅ (Trend Weight: 188.9)

    Day 75—07/28—185.0 ✅ (Trend Weight: 188.5)

    Day 76—07/29—185.4 ❌ (Trend Weight: 188.2) I hated posting my weight with the big red X today (gain) but I know it’s only a weird fluctuation so I’ll get over it. My calories were extra low again yesterday (884). Took son to a bar/restaurant after his dr appt. I ordered the 2 pc Chicken strip basket. I had one strip and ¾ of the small amount of fries. I ate the other strip later for dinner. One fiber one bar later (70 cals) and I was done for the day. I thought that the restaurant would help me increase my calories for the day but the protein backfired. I guess I’ll try to get in more today as I don’t want to slow the metabolism. I did plenty of extra exercise yesterday too so none of it makes sense but weight loss is not linear, right? I do believe the extreme heat (still no A/C yet) is contributing to my lack of appetite.

    🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️Day 77—07/30—186.2 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 188.0) I gained 0.8 gained overnight. 1.2 gained in 48 hours. And all of it just normal fluctuations as I’ve followed plan and exercised too. Yesterday I ate 1196 calories and 77 carbs, both lower than goal. Water consumption has been iffy but finally got 6 full hours of sleep last night and it was heavenly! No TMI today so that is probably a contributing factor to the gain. Thankfully I still made my weekly goal including all the catch-up weight so I am still on track in the experiment. I’m traveling today so lunch will be in the city. That is always a set-back. We’ll see how I feel about weighing tomorrow. I don’t need to jump into the fire to know that it’s hot!

    💥💥💥 Week 11 Start Weight: 189.6

    💥💥💥 Week 11 Goal: 3.1 lb Loss to land at 186.5 (this is makeup time for previous weeks and current 0.7 weekly goal combined)

    💥💥💥 Week 11 End Weight: 186.4

    💥💥💥 Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far: 7.8 lbs Lost

    WEEKS TO COME:

    Day 78—07/31—

    ⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️ Day 79—08/01—

    Day 80—08/02—

    Day 81—08/03—

    Day 82—08/04—

    Day 83—08/05—

    Day 84—08/06—

    🐎🐎🐎 Week 12 Start Weight: 186.4

    🐎🐎🐎 Week 12 Goal: 0.6 lb Loss to land at 185.8

    🐎🐎🐎 Week 12 End Weight:

    🐎🐎🐎 Cumulative Weight Loss/Gain So Far:

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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,782 Member

    @dawnbgethealthy

    I suspect, as you say that my recent gains are probably sodium, especially since I don't drain well. I have another gain today which is disappointing, but I've still lost 3.2 lbs this week so I guess I'll be okay with it since 3.2 is more than I would usually get.

    Yesterday's food was also on target:

    Avocado toast and a full cup of cottage cheese for brunch 422 calories

    Zucchini boats made with 1 full medium zucchini fresh from DD's garden. Cream cheese. Red, orange and green peppers with onion and two slices of crispy bacon, seasoned with a few different things including pink H salt for dinner 384 calories.

    Snacks were a mug of hot cocoa (to help bring calories up) and a "diet" specialty cookie. Earlier in the day I also had one piece of sugar-free dark chocolate Total snacks 390 calories.

    Total calories 1196. Total net carbs 77. My allowances are 1400 calories and 88 carbs.

    I think the sodium does play a huge factor but also that my body was re-adjusting after such losses this week. It's always disappointing to see a setback on the scale, as you know, but it's all part of the squiggly lines we see on our graphs. All part of the journey.

    Are you still putting your feet up against wall for drainage still? You are on your feet so much that I would at least do it a couple of time per week if I were you. At our age (no offense!) things don't often work as efficiently as they used to. A little help every now and then can go a long way! It may even help your bottom line too, who knows?

    BTW, that drink looks AMAZING!!!! Refreshments on a HOT summer day, well, there's nothing quite like it. Enjoy! Winter will be here all too soon!

  • bteri107
    bteri107 Posts: 572 Member

    Teri, 61 years old, 5’4”

    Challenge Starting Weight: 144.9 lbs
    Challenge Goal Weight: 140 lbs
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 135 lbs

    More than ever, I need to focus on my health. I know what to do, I just need to work on consistency.

    Week 11

    Day 71—07/24—146.2 Going in the wrong direction.

    Day 72—07/25—DNW

    Day 73—07/26—146.9  Yikes! Too much eating out this past week. I’m seeing a local production today, of the Broadway hit Come From Away. I’m typically not one for musicals unless my son is in it. But I’m excited for this one which is based on the events in the Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the September 11 attacks. I’ll have to make it a point to eat at home first. Enough of eating out for awhile.

    Day 74—07/27—DNW

    Day 75—07/28—146.5 Feeling discouraged. I know I’m not perfect with food choices, but I’m pretty mindful and far from excessive. I don’t constantly overindulge. It’s just frustrating to not see the weight come off quicker during those times (not this past week) I’m putting in effort. I’m not looking for perfection, just progress. Sometimes it feels out of reach.
    Yesterday’s exercise: Brisk walk with Kaya (my pup) for about an hour.

    Day 76—07/29—146.5
    Yesterday’s exercise: Brisk walk with Kaya (my pup) for about an hour.

    Day 77—07/30—145.6 I need to get away from the 145 mark.
    Yesterday’s workout: 40-min kettlebells, leg extensions on machine (for my knees)


    Week 11 Start Weight: 146.2
    Week 11 Goal: 144
    Week 11 Actual Weight: 145.6

  • Jon4189
    Jon4189 Posts: 221 Member

    Hello! I hope everyone is having a great week! I am still in the 195's… I waiting for a 4 to show up! I don't know if anyone else gets these feelings, when I was crossing 200, I kept thinking this was the last time I would see 20X but it kept showing up! This makes me smile now, because 20X hasn't show up for weeks, and at some poing 19X won't show up and it will be 18X… :)

    Remember we will get there together! As Dori said: Just keep Logging, Logging!

    I am 57, 6'2", my goal for the 100 days is 189 or better. I started at 4/11/2025 at ~217.

    Day 78—07/31— 195.5
    Day 79—08/01—
    Day 80—08/02—
    Day 81—08/03—
    Day 82—08/04—
    Day 83—08/05—
    Day 84—08/06—

    • Week 1 Start wt: 209.5
    • Week 2 Start wt: 207.5 Total Loss: 2.0 lbs
    • Week 3 Start wt: 205.0 Total Loss: 4.5 lbs
    • Week 4 Start wt: 204.5 Total Loss: 5.0 lbs
    • Week 5 Start wt: 203.5 Total Loss: 6.0 lbs
    • Week 6 Start wt: 201.5 Total Loss: 8.0 lbs
    • Week 7 Start wt: 199.0 Total Loss: 10.5 lbs
    • Week 8 Start wt: 197.5 Total Loss: 12.0 lbs
    • Week 9 Start wt: 197.0 Total Loss: 12.5 lbs
    • Week 10 Start wt: 196.0 Total Loss: 13.5 lbs
    • Week 11 Start wt: 195.0 Total Loss: 14.5 lbs
  • frankwbrown
    frankwbrown Posts: 14,593 Member