Just Give Me 10 days Round 307

Skyleen75 · September 6

I enjoy reading everyone’s posts with my coffee each morning.

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

Round 306 End Weight 175.4

8/29 176.2
8/30 176.0
8/31 176.0
9/01 176.0
9/02 175.4
9/03 173.2
9/04 174.6
9/05 174.8

9/06 174.6 I’m really happy with this after eating out with reckless abandonment. So much pita and olives and lovely little spreads. I had a beautiful piece of fish with charred lemons. One delightful cocktail, a cider and a very decadent dessert WITH ice cream. Oh my!!!

Worth every bite. Basically that was all I ate yesterday since we ate at 4pm. I usually don’t eat in the morning and lunch is light- yesterday I just grabbed a banana and piece of grilled chicken around noon.

This may or may not be my final weigh in for the round. I have to leave for the airport at 3:30am tomorrow. Heading for a week with my Aunt at her lake house in Wisconsin. There will be lots of hiking, canoeing, antiquing and laying around reading books.

I better get moving for body combat. The rest of the day is easy right? Just have to do a weeks worth of chores and pack!

SModa61 · September 6

Early morning phone calls from my mother's aid. The Haagen Dazs container was empty by 8:30am. I think I had better not replace it……..

itladyee · September 6

Measurable Daily Goals
🚶🏽- Closing my rings M-S Move = 700/Exercise = 45/Stand = 12)
👣 - 10k steps
🍎- Tracking/Under Calorie Budget (~ 1650 ~)
🥗 - Macros - Protein (75g - 100g) Carbs < 75g
🏋️‍♂️ - ST - Twice per week
💧- Water - 50 oz minimum
🚫 - No Wine
⬇️- Downward trend/even ok
🚶🏽👣 🍎🥗🏋️‍♂️💧🚫⬇️
SW RND 3️⃣0️⃣7️⃣ ~ 234.0 Goal this round TBD *
Date: Actual/Goal/+/- ~ Activity pertains to the prior day.
8/29: 233.4/234.0/(-.0.6) ~ Fri~ ⬇️ closed all rings 🚶🏽over 10k 👣 didn’t track so not sure on calories and macros but feel pretty in line. Water consumption was low and I did have wine.
8/30: 234.2/234.0/(+0.2) ~ Sat ~ closed all rings🚶🏽over 10k 👣 Today will be a good day!
8/31: 234/234.0/(0.0) ~ Sun ~⬇️
9/1: 234/234.0/(0.0) ~ Mon ~⬇️
9/2: 233.2/233.7/(-0.8) ~ Tue ~ Closed all rings🚶🏽over 10k 👣1581 🍎 protein good, carbs high🥗82%💧none🚫⬇️ Below goal ✅ Excited for September!!!
9/3: 232.6/233.0/(-1.4) ~ Wed ~ Closed all rings 🚶🏽 1530 🍎perfect protein, carbs still high🥗80%💧none 🚫⬇️Below Goal✅
9/4: 232.2/232.5/(-1.8) ~ Thu ~ Missed my move ring by 38 but closed the other two. Calling it a win🚶🏽1757🍎 93 protein, carbs STILL to high🥗 80💧. Surprised at the drop, out to dinner, with a cocktail…saved calories, so still good. Today needs to be almost perfect. ⬇️Below Goal✅. Time for some self care (ie: exercise) 😂
9/5: 231.8/232.2/(-2.2) ~ Fri ~ closed all rings🚶🏽over 12k 👣 1625🍎 perfect protein, carbs still high but lower than the past few days 🥗 90%💧⬇️
9/6: 232.4/232/(-1.6) ~ Sat ~ closed all rings🚶🏽only 8,392 steps, calories HIGH, perfect protein, carbs very high🥗 I liked yesterday's number better. I had a not so good snack earlier, then there was football. I've got to master watching football without food and drink. Next chance to practice…Sunday!!
9/7: nnn/231.5/(0.0) ~ Sun ~🚶🏽👣 🍎🥗🏋️‍♂️💧🚫⬇️

“Healthy is an outfit that looks good on everyone.”

deepwoodslady · September 6

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Round 307
ROUND 263 FOR ME.

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

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

💪…..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

STARTING WEIGHT / R306 EW= 185.6

R307 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 thru R302 (04/11/25 thru 07/19/25) = 8.6 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 187.8 )

..

R303 (07/20/25 thru 07/29/25) = 2.4 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 185.4)

R304 (07/30/25 thru 08/08/25) = 0.2 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 185.6)

R305 (08/09/25 thru 08/18/25) = 2.8 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 182.8)

R306 (08/19/25 thru 08/28/25) = 2.8 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 185.6)

R307 (08/29/25 thru 09/07/25) = xxxxx (Ending Weight xxxxx)

Day/Weight/Comment

ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND 185.6

08/29-183.2 ✅ (Trend Weight: 185.1)

08/30-182.2 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.8)

08/31-181.8 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.5)

09/01-185.0 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.6)

09/02-187.8 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.9)

09/03-185.2 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.9)

09/04-188.0 ❌ (Trend Weight: 185.2)

09/05-183.8 ✅ (Trend Weight: 185.1) A dramatic drop after taking my water pill finally. I think this is probably pretty accurately where I am at. My lowest weight this week was on the 31st at 181.8 . Apparently it was a one day fluke . I feel like I’m chasing an illusion, a dream, but it was so close to the 170’s that I could almost taste it! . So I am 2 lbs up from that number. However, I am still down nearly 2 lbs since the start of this round. Since 181.8 I’ve survived the holiday BBQ and also my separate day of travel. I can deal with that I suppose. I’m just dreading the two day trip next week. This is the annual trip I usually go hog wild on. And two days of sitting and driving with lack of movement doesn’t help. It’s a huge college town upscale city. The restaurant choices are Amazing to a small town girl like me. I need to start getting a grip RIGHT NOW.

🐝🐝🐝🐝 09/06-183.4 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.9) I tried a new recipe last night (baked ham, cheese and pineapple sliders) that is not as low carb as I normally try to go. However, by carefully managing my day in advance, it fit into my calorie and carb allowance. Definitely on the highest end of my carbs, but otherwise macros were very good. I’m just so proud that I managed to eat the pineapple as I don’t normally eat any fruit. Cut up into small tidbits and combined with the other ingredients and I was able to do, even enjoy it! I’m showing a small loss today which makes me realize I can make it again as long as I always carefully plan those days. I kept seeing a similar recipe on facebook and just couldn’t take it anymore! I’m going to try to bank up some calories for my upcoming overnight 2 day medical appointment at the University Hospital downstate Mon & Tue. It will all be primarily restaurants and so much sitting. I’m trying to tackle it both before and after.

09/07-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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musicsax · September 6

@Skyleen75 - enjoy !

motheroftwins95 · September 6

SW Rnd 307

8/29

8/30

8/31

9/1

9/2

9/3

9/4

9/5 183.2

9/6 181.8 🙂

9/7

Chapter_3 · September 6

JGMTD R307 # 77

Loose 4+lbs in 4wks. (9/23)

SW Rnd 307 ⚖️ 132.6

#HSF #MindBodySoul

8/29 DNW

8/30 134.0

8/31 134.0

9/1 133.0

9/2 132.4

9/3 132.4

9/4 132.4

9/5 DNW

9/6 DNW

9/7

9/8

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8/30 134.0 🏆🎾🚶‍♀️💗Z2

Tired, bloated, constipated, cortisol, lactic acid. Checking journals and nothing is off except sleep and anxiety (hospital project) Am I “doing” too much? Will focus on hydration & REST today.

8/31 134.0 🚶‍♀️💗Z2 👣 14k🏋️‍♀️📖. woke up at 1:30 AM and fell back to sleep around 4:30 up @ 6am . Going against my usual DNW when sleep sucks but I wanted to see how bad it was. My systems are all screwed up. I had a perfect fuel day till @ 7PM - enjoyed Oikos high protein plain yogurt with a few blueberries & raspberries berries and a date. It was so good! Went over calories by 383 into “maintenance” territory, but of course that’s probably my “gain” territory… DH has been gone since Thursday afternoon and will return Monday night. 5 mi WV 🚶‍♀️yesterday. However, after a quick visit for baby snuggles & Tucker hugs, I worked on the hospital project the rest of the day preparing for the 9/9 meeting. I also watched the U.S. 🎾Open most of the day while writing… &🏋️‍♀️(I had ample opportunity). Today, I’m ready for food as fuel and 🏆🚶‍♀️💗🏋️‍♀️⏱️📖💪🏻! Closed all rings (only missing 6/31 days in August).

Proud of that 80% success rate!

BUT- if I get really tired today, (Im in ZOMBIE🧟 land - could make ZOMBIE 🧟‍♂️ decisions when sleep deprived.) Reviewing August: seems as though I go pedal to the metal for 4 to 6 days & then a “do nothing” re-charge day…Let’s see if I can incorporate some self-discipline and make good choices running on empty. 🤗#HSF #MindBodySoul

9/1 133.0 🏆🤸🏼🚶‍♀️💗👣📖 That scale is something else! No nap. Organized and watched 🎾 and a little bit of🏋️‍♀️. 3mi walk. 1:1 Pg:Eg , will do the same today with more 🏋️‍♀️. Planning to cook a little this evening-a favorite chicken dish. Hubby gets home late tonight. 💪🏻#HSF

September is a great month for me- looking forward to health & REWARDS.

NSV: This 🧟 Zombie made good choices & decisions yesterday!

9/2 132.4 🏆1:1 📖 🚫rings

Took it really REALLY easy yesterday. Lazy 2x 20 min walks. Way under steps. Rainy day. Perfect piddle day. Another baby hugs morning. Eleanor is 11wks now and is interacting, smiling mimicking cooing and oh those little arms fingers toes and cheekers! Ready for an awesome week! 🎾🏋️‍♀️🚶‍♀️💗⏱️#HSF #MindBodySoul #ENGAGED #FoodAsFuel

NSV: Enjoyed my piddle day & stayed present & grateful. Was in a positive mood - finished my writing project. Onward!

9/3 132.4 🏆🎾🤸🏼🚶‍♀️👣💗📖 🚫🏋️‍♀️⏱️

Beautiful day yesterday. #MindBodySoul

Today is more tennis – the fall league starts so I will be playing regularly. Also a zoom meeting for hospital project this afternoon. Hoping to 🏋️‍♀️today - been slacking the past few days. I have good momentum w/ success in the kitchen -a macros & calorie “Victor”. I am conscious of my goal to get to 131.x by the end of this round.

9/4 132.4🏆🎾🤸🏼👣📖🏋️‍♀️

Strong day. Super positive yesterday but slept poorly last night. I woke up somewhat deflated & down today - I haven’t put my finger on it… perhaps it was because I met a huge goal yesterday with the Hospital project and now it’s done and just waiting for the meeting Tuesday. A producer doesn’t know what to do with themselves when there’s nothing to produce! WV walk this morning & planning to visit Eleanor and replenish my soul. #HSF

9/5 DNW The *hit has hit the fan with the hospital project. I promise I will eat healthy. But my brain is occupied and in a crazy obsessive mode. I am working to deploy good habits to keep moving, but I’m definitely in the ole “FINALS” mode headed to the meeting. Our PR campaign has worked and social media has exploded the issue all over town… Going on my walk this morning is a HUGE effort.💪🏻 this is when discipline needs to kick in… Because the motivation is not there. Praying for peace & wisdom. I hope everyone has a successful weekend!

NSV: I am 100% aware of my “trigger“ and this will be an interesting time of learning how to pay attention to my thought patterns. This is what I’ve been working on for two years so it’s game day!

9/6 DNW decided not to face ⚖️this morning because I know I cant handle any type of unexplained uptick. I know my emotions well enough to know that between now and Wednesday I’m pretty raw.

I’m happy to report that I did a wonderful WV 5 mi 🚶‍♀️💗👣🤸🏼📖 yesterday morning and it cleared my head. Good food choices until 5 PM when I hit a wall and was too tired to make dinner — we went out and I had two salty dogs (vodka/ fresh grapefruit). One shrimp taco and half of a burger patty… didn’t eat that much but restaurant food & time of day — my system doesn’t process well. NSV: I learned to NOT wait too long to prep for dinner… I spent all my energy throughout the day and ended up going out to an unplanned dinner. Must learn when I need to stop and rest… Being tired makes for sloppy decisions!

I’m not going to ⚖️ until the last day… Feel like in this situation it’s just best to focus on eating right, hydrate, keep the plan, reflect and trust. Back to all hands on deck Wednesday morning!

fermatamb7212 · September 7

JGMTD Rnd 307 (#4 for me)

63yo | 5’3” | ret choir teach | MW USA | Celiac | MFP 07.31.25 | HW 191.1

My goals: Healthy GF 🥗| 5 fruits & veggies/day | UGW 160 🎯 | ✈️🌎| +mobility/-pain 💪

Rnd 304 | SW: 188.6 | EW: 185.1 (-3.6)

Rnd 305 | SW: 184.9 | EW: 182.9 (-2.0)

Rnd 306 | SW: 183.1 | EWG: 180.6 (-2.5)

Rnd 307 | SW: 182.1 | EWG: 178.6 🎯

8/29: 182.1 🥺I’m +2.1 from the end of Rnd 306, and I knew that was going to happen after having lunch at our local Asian restaurant. I ordered Lettuce Wraps because I thought they would be light. 🤣Of course, I also got to have Crab Rangoon, bc this restaurant actually has the GF. Then we came home and I had nothing to make for dinner with the wedding weekend beginning today. So I ate my lunch leftovers for dinner. Double whammy!

8/30: ~~183.1~~ 182.1 🤨I expected this and almost didn’t weigh. However, I’m glad I did so that I keep this in mind at the wedding today. Last night was food that we normally don’t eat: BBQ brisket, pulled pork, baked beans, cheesy potatoes…ugh! (No bun since they didn’t have GF.) When I started entering the food in MFP on the way home, I understood why we always eat chicken or fish! I mean, 190 cal for a thin slice of brisket!!! 😳I only had one drink, so that’s cool. In the past, I would have had 2-3 total. Also, not much water since a bathroom was not always handy. After the wedding today, I think we’ll need a week of salads to recover from this. 😭

8/31: 182.4 😊Not bad after two days of wedding stuff. I also corrected my weight from yesterday. That was the biggest surprise of all. Anyway, the wedding is OVER!🎉Worrying about what dress, what hairstyle, and whatever else was plaguing my insecurities. It’s over! I’m happy and I feel good about how everything turned out. I chose the dress that won by a landslide from everyone’s votes from here and the few other people I entrusted with my photos. So thank you all for your input. I’m posting the finished product of me with DH. He was too nervous to even think about taking a pic of just me. 🤣

9/1: 182.3 🤨Calories were right on the line, but I also had a drink when we went out. I’m sure I’m retaining water and stuff from the wedding weekend. I’m not panicking…yet. I really have some steady goals, so I hope we get this worked out.

9/2: 181.6 🙂This is better. Not sure if I’ll make my goal by the end of this round, but I’m going to try. Last night, I tried not eating after 8pm. That was hard! Went for a walk this morning to get some exercise that has not been happening. 1.5mi Maybe if I get motivated, I’ll do it again this evening. Nothing exciting about food. I just made IP Chicken Tacos. The nice thing is, those are now on hand for a while. I also found some GF Almond Flour Tortillas that were pretty good. They still fall apart easily, but they didn’t taste gummy. Yay!

9/3: 181.3 😊Down -0.3. Not exciting, but I’m thinking, “If I did that every day???” Today is book club and out to eat for dinner with a friend. I hope I hold it together. Not sure if any exercise will happen. On the plus side, I ended up with over 6K steps. I know this is baby steps compared to most of you, but it was a NSV for me!🙌

9/4: 181.2 😏Down -0.1. Not exciting, but I guess it’s not 📈Book club last night was good. I only had a matcha latte with one of my usual protein bars. I didn’t go out to eat since my friend had an emergency. Today is lunch with the fam. Trying a new place. Nothing else planned.

9/5: 181.0 😊Down -0.2 I’m getting anxious to get into the 170s. Yesterday, we had lunch at a place that had GF choices; however, I think there was cross contamination since I had lots of painful bloating last night.🤰With celiac, it’s a guessing game. I’m always trying to figure out what is causing it. I do know that I chose corn tortilla for my taco (so yummy, by the way), but it was heated on the same surface they heat the flour tortillas. I knew this and risked it. Ugh! Not sure what today holds. My DS is having lots of issues and reached out to me last night, so I think it might be a tough day emotionally for me.💔

9/6: 181.0 🙂‍Staying the same is okay. Today was uneventful, but we did a lot of organizing and it was exercise! Lots of moving. Tonight was spaghetti zoodles with chicken breast. Healthy, easy, and fairly lo-cal.

@pezhed Feel better soon 🥺

slstover35 · September 7

Round 307

August 29-September 7 2025

SW Rnd 307

8/29 203 - TGIF - I plan to do my exercise late after dinner. Its hotter today. I am so sore from the strength training I did this week. I am also so tired. Friday is my favorite day of the week.

8/30 202.4 - I am headed out for a walk and get my exercise. Happy weekend everyone! My daughter comes home this evening from college and tomorrow we are going to Darlington SC for the Nascar race with a bunch of friends. Its not really my thing but my hubby loves it. So I go each year for him.

8/31 202.8 - Great at the Nascar races. Lots of steps and stairs. Not the best diet though. So fun!

9/1 203.4 - Yikes the food and cider from the race has caught up to my weigh in today. Honestly today was not much better with the holiday and having people here. Tomorrow my daughter leave back to college and I can get back on track. I do have surgery on my knee on Thursday so who knows what I will be able to do for a few days.

9/2 203.8 - Today I was able to get back to my schedule of eating and exercise. Stayed under calories, got my walk in and some strength training.

9/3 203 - Beautiful day today!! Had a wonderful walk with my dog. Came back and tried something different, Tai Chi. It was relaxing but needed a little more so did some more cardio and strength from a tape. Having a little knee surgery tomorrow so hoping this does not mess with my motivation too much.

9/4 203.4 - Well I had my knee cyst removed. Not as bad as I thought it would be but I could not walk today the dr said. He said I can shower tomorrow and walk. No squats or exercises like that until the stitches are out in 2 weeks.

9/5 202.4 - Today I got to take some walks and do some yoga that I tried not to bend knew too much. It was a lot hotter today.

9/6 202.8 - House Cleaning Day

9/7

👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE 👍

the_reflex · September 7

29th 89.0 kg

30th 89.2

31st 89.1

1st 88.2

2nd 89.2

3rd 88.7

4th 88.8

5th 88.4

6th 88.7

7th 88.6

median is 88.75 kg

musicsax · September 7

🎷 67 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 307 (my 237th).

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
an additional goal for me (again) this round is to have a totally 10-day binge free round.

Soooh, in 9 days we fly out for our annual holiday; in that time I should be able to lose 2 pounds, so that is my personal challenge, I want to be in the late 140's by then. I can do it if I use my will power.

I need to remain consistent - it does work! I aim to lose 2 pounds. Good luck for success everyone.

Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and then gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then & didn't want to gain any more, it’s taken me 75 rounds to achieve target of 130 = back to maintenance!! But then I crept up again, so need to get back to around 135. A healthy lifestyle must be a permanent way of life.

Updated 20.08.24 – I met up with youngest DB, first time after his DP passed away at the way too early age of 46. DB lives a long way from us, we see him very infrequently & is very introvert, so not a sharer of info 😞. However, he finally opened up to me, it seems that his DPs bad health leading to heart failure followed by kidney, liver failure & then a massive stroke, was originally caused by heavy drinking. By the time he realised he was abusing his body and went teetotal, the damage was too late to reverse. He was on the list for a heart transplant, but his other organs gave up before one became available.This has made me think about how I am abusing my body when I have binges with way too much sugar, fat & salt. I know I am a food addict. I'm going to try to think about this when I am tempted to overindulge, I need to start respecting my body more and think about whether I want to be in the best health I can be. My body has served me so well for 67 years, it deserves to be given the best chance to keep serving me well & I've been really lucky that life has not dealt me a raw health deal, so I must not jeopardize that luck.

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 306 142.6

SW Rnd 307 142.6 (yesterday's end of round number)

8/29 DNW - away for the week in the caravan in the Derbyshire Dales, aim to "behave myself!!" 6.44 miles walked yesterday after we arrived.

8/30 DNW - 11.62 miles through Matlock to Matlock Bath, food all good.

8/31DNW-13.61 miles walked to Bakewell and back across footpaths.

9/1 DNW - had a lovely day with DD, DS & their families, celebrating DH's retirement, kept restrained at the bbq. Managed a cheeky 4 mile walk beforehand. This is my umpteenth attempt at posting!! Exasperated!!

9/2 DNW-childminding little granddaughters, no structured walking.

9/3 DNW – childminded little DGD’s again, managed to walk 5.66 miles taking older DGD to & from school. I’ve almost given up posting today after numerous attempts – MFP refused to let me copy & paste just my previous days post, it kept taking the whole of the pages posts with it!! Anyone else have this problem?

9/4 141.4 – happy with number, need to keep this up. No structured walking yesterday, childminding little DGDs, couldn’t even walk to school to take & fetch older DGD due to heavy rain ☹. Travelled back home, easier to post this morning now I am back home & can use my laptop.

9/5 140.6 – well happy with that ! Donated blood yesterday so did have a couple of sweet treats (it’s the law 😊 lol!), which made my calories over by 186 & carbs by 88 ☹. Managed a 6.34 mile walk after the rain stopped & just before it got dark.

9/6 141 - Travelled to our nearest AONB – Cannock Chase & did an 11 mile walk.

9/7 141.6 – (trend 141.8) 11.64 miles walked. Can’t say that I’m not disappointed with this number especially after Friday’s goal weight being achieved, I was under calories yesterday, but over on carbs, I’ll blame the pizza for tea. Oh well, it is what it is!

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

musicsax · September 7

The new round is posted;

Just Give Me 10 Days Round 308 — MyFitnessPal.com

Some good success this round, well done folks 😘

_JeffreyD_ · September 7

Male: 68
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

Daily Goals (4) for this round:
-✏️ Log Food.
-☣️ No Ultra Processed Food (UPF).
-🎯 Meet CI/CO target, net 1500. (revision: CO reduced by UPF CI)
-💓 Exercise minimum 20 minutes. More if possible.

Round 307 Posts
This is my posting format….
Month/Day: Scale Reading first thing today before getting dressed. / Goals met ✏️☣️🎯💓/ Comment

8/28/25 : 220.0 SW the day before.

8/29: 222.2
✏️
Yesterday was a day of reckless abandonment. I lived my life like someone else was in charge of my physical wellbeing. I logged it all and it reads like an episode of “Dateline.” I can hear the grey haired Keith Morrison saying, “he SAID he was interested in taking care of his body,…. but what really happened on that beautiful afternoon on August 28th of 2025?”
Whenever DW and I have a friendly argument, one of us might say “You better call Dateline.”

8/30: 221.0
✏️☣️🎯💓
Mediocre day. Met all my goals with flying shades of grey, rather than “with flying colors” My exercise class met for the monthly lunch at the Pizza Ranch, where we undo all we have done. I managed my food for the rest of the day to meet goals.

8/31: 221.8
✏️🎯💓
Did not meet my UPF yesterday. I had a hotdog bun, some crackers and a Fannie May butter cream candy. Also, some adult beverages. For the indiscretions above, my food log holds the following:

I did hit the net cal target, but I need to find a way to eliminate allowing CO to zero out UPF style CI.

Today is an eating day with friends and relatives. DW is making peach pie. It will be tough to find exercise time.

9/1: 223.0
✏️

My only goal-met yesterday was logging (✏️). I also technically met the target (🎯) under my former rules, which include eating back some exercise calories. I am amending my rules to say that UPF (☣️) Calories-In are deducted from exercise (💓) Calories-Out.

BOOM! Actions have consequences! Truth! The message I am sending myself is that there is no exercise-based recovery from Ultra-Processed-Food.

It is now September! Trip coming up mid-month after my High School 50 year reunion. Two things to inspire me right now.

9/2: 223.0
✏️☣️🎯💓
I was a bit surprised by no movement with scale. Such a beautiful day yesterday. I rode 24 miles on the bike. BLT’s for lunch and chicken on the grill for supper.

In unrelated news, our 15 year old CavaPoo (Poppy) is showing signs she is ready for the proverbial Rainbow Bridge. Difficulty breathing and occasional loss of rear legs control. Yet, there are moments of puppy energy. I wouldn’t be surprised if some morning soon she is gone when I get up. We won’t let her suffer.

In further off-topic news, today is the first day of CBS (Community Bible Study.) I love my local class of this worldwide program. This year it is about the book of Psalms. This is not a paid advertisement. HA!

9/3: 221.6
✏️☣️🎯💓
I am glad for the loss. Doing some churning here. My 10-day average has been damaged by the past two days. I am trying to learn my lesson.

Poppy had one of her puppy days yesterday, so who knows? I sure don’t. Thank you all for your kind words.

I ordered a backpack to be used as my “personal item” on the plane and it came yesterday. It was soooo small. Does anyone remember the unveiling of the Stonehenge stage prop in the movie “This is Spinal Tap?” Similar.

9/4: 220.8
💓
Yesterday was chaos. Nothing regular about eating. My mind was not on tracking, but I know I blew the UPF goal.

9/5: 220.0
✏️☣️🎯💓
Goals barely met. Today will be hard as well. This evening is another monthly “alumni” meeting of former employees of the same company. My turn to host so I chose a BBQ place. Hop Juice may be involved.

9/6: 221.8
✏️☣️
Would you guys believe me if I said I am in the intentional “bulking up” phase of my body building journey. No? I didn’t think so.

I had a whopping 58 g of protein yesterday. Pitiful.

9/7: 221.6
✏️💓
Amazing how ONE LITTLE FANNY MAY butter cream candy can put the kibosh on two goals at the same time. It is UPF and my house rules penalize UPF target calories.

It was a rough round for me, but at least I know it. Better to know it than mindlessly eating and slothing my way through life.

motheroftwins95 · September 7

SW Rnd 307

8/29

8/30

8/31

9/1

9/2

9/3

9/4

9/5 183.2

9/6 181.8 🙂

9/7 182.6

GrandmaJackie · September 7

FOR NEWBIES - I find it easiest to copy the dates to a document or note in my device and edit it each morning. Then copy and paste to the message board. MFP will return you to the spot on the board where you left off on your previous visit which is nice to know if you like to scan all the posts.

SW Rnd 307

8/29 151.8 sodium 🥹 Steps (11,289)

8/30 DNW

8/31 HW 153 🥹 Steps (14,584)

9/1 153.6 🥹 Steps (11,753)

9/2 153 Steps (11,206)

9/3 153 Steps (13,211)

9/4 DNW

9/5 152.2 Steps (11,888)

9/6 151.2 Steps (13,949)

9/7 151.6

👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE 👍

Just Give Me a Glossary

pezhed · September 7

I’m Amanda, 5’2”, 40F, in Appalachian Virginia (US)

NSG (tracked for prior day)

🏃🏻‍♀️ movement - 7/10 days

🚫 no alcohol - 7/10 days

SW Rnd 307- 130.8

RGW: 129.2

8/29 - 130.8 🏃🏻‍♀️

8/30 - 130.4 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫

8/31 - 132.2 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫

9/1 - 132.0 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫

9/2 - 130.8

9/3 - 130.0 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫

9/4 - 128.6 🏃🏻‍♀️

9/5 - 128.6 🚫

9/6 - 129.2 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫

9/7 - 128.8 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫

8/29 - 130.8 🏃🏻‍♀️ After my spiel about alcohol yesterday I drank probably half a bottle of wine last night with dinner (troublesome when I use it in a recipe and cook with wine in 2 ways) and I couldn’t sleep until 2am. This morning I subbed as a paraprofessional for a nonverbal autistic 3 year old (I am not trained to do this AT ALL) and I am just completely wiped. Going to try to do my assigned run this afternoon but also not going to stress about it. Very glad tomorrow is a rest day. I think we’re going hiking but at least that’s easy at our family pace.

8/30 - 130.4 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫 I made amazing homemade pizzas last night! Certainly not diet food but my family absolutely raved. My 6yo said it was the best food he’d had in his life. I squeezed a treadmill run in yesterday afternoon while the 4yo had a friend over. Slightly interrupted by tattling and whining but better than nothing. I had a good NSV last night: we had friends over that DH and I consider our drinking buddies and I fully abstained from drinking. I had a hop water, an NA beer, and a seltzer instead while we chatted by the fire. Zero fun lost and zero sleep lost!

8/31 - 132.2 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫 Two restaurant meals yesterday on our family adventure. We had so much fun in a WV state park. We did a 3-mile hike around a lake. 4yo was whiny but the 6yo loved it! Today I have to do a super hard interval run and I’ll probably walk the dogs and do chores. My kids want a true “stay-home day” so it will be quiet. Happy Sunday!

9/1 - 132.0🏃🏻‍♀️🚫 Not happy with this number but mostly I’m grumpy that I seem to have injured my hip. Googling makes me suspect bursitis. I read the risk factors for bursitis from over-use: middle-aged, female, perimenopause, and overpronation. The only one of those I can fix is overpronation with new shoes. My shoes are nearly a year old and running shoe cushions don’t work great for more than 6 months. I also may try to mix up my cardio more. I was casually training for a half marathon next month just for something to work toward but I’d never registered for it. I think I’ll just do a better mix of things. Peloton offers a suggested workout each day of the week so my plan is to follow those for a while. After some rest.

9/2 - 130.8. Didn’t move and did drink yesterday. DH decided he wanted to do hot dogs and deviled eggs yesterday so we invited our neighbors over for dinner and a fire. I stuck with light beer which I handled a lot better than the wine last week! Today I’m planning to walk the dogs and maybe do a little yoga for active recovery. We biked with the kids to a playground yesterday and I found that my hip feels fine while biking, so that’s good! It will be nice to have something to redirect my cardio attention to.

9/3 - 130.0 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫 Okay yesterday I only ended up walking the dogs for exercise but I’m counting it. Today I did yoga and a 20 minute Peloton ride. Whew it feels hard after a while away!

Today is DH’s and my 9th wedding anniversary! We’re planning to go out to a concert with my mom coming to babysit. It will be nice to have a night out but obviously need to be mindful of what I consume, especially since I substitute teach at 7:30am tomorrow. Plus I really want to meet my goal this round since I’m going to the beach next week.

9/4 - 128.6 🏃🏻‍♀️ Love to see this number but I know it’s just dehydration from drinking last night. That’s okay, hopefully I’ll see it for real soon enough! We had fun at the concert! I resisted a fried chicken sandwich in favor of a salad and sharing an order of chicken wings. Probably not much better but it felt a bit healthier that way. My drinks messed up my sleep (in cahoots with my 4 year old). Between that and substituting and parenting all day, I don’t think I’m going to have any exercise today. Maybe I can talk the kids into a stroll down the street after dinner to try to get some steps anyway.

9/5 - 128.6 🚫 Pleasantly surprised to be as low as I was yesterday. Maybe some cycle-related bloating has passed. My IUD makes my periods usually non-existent so I never know exactly when my cycle ends/begins. I substituted in a kindergarten classroom this morning and feel stuck in a stupor after that experience 😳 I don’t know how teachers do it!

Hoping to fix something on my regular bike then go on a ride with my 4yo. Then I’m taking the kids around town for evening activities on my e-bike for some modest activity. The first home football game of the season is tomorrow so downtown is sure to be crazy this evening. Will be easier to park a bike than a car!

9/6 - 129.2 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫 Hoping this bump is due to pizza I had for dinner. I have a full-fledged cold now. Sleep has been garbage a few nights running. Unfortunately DH also has it so we will be struggling this weekend.

9/7 - 128.8 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫 Hooray! Goal achieved! Non-scale goals were met as well. I had some slip-ups this round but I’m feeling pretty well in control around food. However, next round is bringing vacation, so I’m hoping some of this control holds!

Zaxa2021 · September 7

5'3, 36 yo, SAHM to 3 year old twins with disabilities. Life is hard right now, but I'm doing what I can to take care of myself as well as everyone else.

Mini goal: 140
Ultimate goal: 130

Rnd 301 Ending Weight: 144.2
Rnd 302 Ending Weight: 145.3
Rnd 303 Ending Weight: 143.3
Rnd 304 Ending Weight: 144.3
Rnd 305 Ending Weight: 141.0
Rnd 306 Ending Weight: 141.1

8/29: 142.3. Not sure why the upswing today, other than just the normal fluctuations. Eating was decent, ran just 3 miles on the treadmill.

8/30: 144.4. I'm not surprised at the jump. I did some carb loading yesterday to prepare for a long run I'm going to do this morning. I'm going to attempt a 12 mile run again.

Yesterday was a rest day from running, and I also didn't have time for my morning walk. My steps were only about 4,000 by evening, so I walked on the treadmill to get 10,000.

8/31: 143.6. I'm happy to say I completed 12 miles running on the treadmill yesterday. It was a pretty good run, completely opposite of when I attempted it last week. Focusing on proper fueling has made a world of difference! I'm still trying to find a balance so I can also drop a few pounds. I'm just going to do what I can, and appreciate my body for being able to do these long runs.

I went grocery shopping yesterday and stocked up on healthy food. Today I'm going to do a bunch of cooking for the week. I'm planning on a good week.

9/1: 143.6. Up early this morning due to some sick kids. I hope it passes quickly. I got a lot done yesterday, including a bunch of meal prep. The fridge is full of healthy options now. I also did an easy 3 mile recovery run on the treadmill. However, I ended the day with a few beers, so not a perfect day.

9/2: 144.3. Well, this is the wrong direction. I need to work on snacking, as I've had way too many crackers and such while feeding my kids lately. It has got a little out of control. I don't need crackers every time they eat!

It was rest day from running, and I did a short walk.

9/3: 143.9. Snacking was better yesterday, but still more than I need. I'll continue to work on that. Today, my goal is no crackers! I know it seems silly, but it really has gotten out of control.

I did a 3.5 mile walk and a 5 mile treadmill run

9/4: 142.7. I feel good to be back at this weight. I wish I was making more real progress instead of bouncing around, but at least I'm not gaining. Yesterday was a good day. I tracked my food in the first time in a while and was under target. Snacking was a lot better. No walk because of time and weather constraints, but did another 5 mile run on the treadmill. Happy Thursday everyone!

9/5: 143.5. Honestly, I'm feeling a bit discouraged this morning. Not so much with today's number, but the general lack of movement on the scale. I've been stuck in the 141-144 range FOREVER. I'm really not sure what more I can do. Oh well. Even if I'm not losing weight, I know I'm making better choices and getting healthier. That's what really matters.

Tracked food, under goal. 2.5 mile outdoor walk and 4 mile treadmill run.

9/6: 144.2. I had pasta last night to carb load for a big run this morning. That, of course, always means some extra water weight. I'm going to attempt another 12 mile run.

This afternoon, we are celebrating my boys' fourth birthday (actual birthday is not until the 15th). I'll try to make good choices, but I'm going to enjoy the day with my family and friends, and celebrate my kids.

I took a rest day from running to prepare for today's run, but did walk 3 miles on the treadmill to earn Garmin's weekend walking badge. Also did a shorter outdoor walk.

9/7: 145.0. Not surprised I'm up. Between being extra hungry after my run and the twins' birthday party, there was some extra eating. It is what it is.

Chapter_3 · September 7

JGMTD R307 # 77
Loose 4+lbs in 4wks. (9/23)

SW Rnd 307 ⚖️ 132.6

#HSF #MindBodySoul

8/29 DNW

8/30 134.0

8/31 134.0

9/1 133.0

9/2 132.4

9/3 132.4

9/4 132.4

9/5 DNW

9/6 DNW

9/7 DNW

9/8

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8/30 134.0 🏆🎾🚶‍♀️💗Z2

Tired, bloated, constipated, cortisol, lactic acid. Checking journals and nothing is off except sleep and anxiety (hospital project) Am I “doing” too much? Will focus on hydration & REST today.

8/31 134.0 🚶‍♀️💗Z2 👣 14k🏋️‍♀️📖. woke up at 1:30 AM and fell back to sleep around 4:30 up @ 6am . Going against my usual DNW when sleep sucks but I wanted to see how bad it was. My systems are all screwed up. I had a perfect fuel day till @ 7PM - enjoyed Oikos high protein plain yogurt with a few blueberries & raspberries berries and a date. It was so good! Went over calories by 383 into “maintenance” territory, but of course that’s probably my “gain” territory… DH has been gone since Thursday afternoon and will return Monday night. 5 mi WV 🚶‍♀️yesterday. However, after a quick visit for baby snuggles & Tucker hugs, I worked on the hospital project the rest of the day preparing for the 9/9 meeting. I also watched the U.S. 🎾Open most of the day while writing… &🏋️‍♀️(I had ample opportunity). Today, I’m ready for food as fuel and 🏆🚶‍♀️💗🏋️‍♀️⏱️📖💪🏻! Closed all rings (only missing 6/31 days in August).

Proud of that 80% success rate!

BUT- if I get really tired today, (Im in ZOMBIE🧟 land - could make ZOMBIE 🧟‍♂️ decisions when sleep deprived.) Reviewing August: seems as though I go pedal to the metal for 4 to 6 days & then a “do nothing” re-charge day…Let’s see if I can incorporate some self-discipline and make good choices running on empty. 🤗#HSF #MindBodySoul

9/1 133.0 🏆🤸🏼🚶‍♀️💗👣📖 That scale is something else! No nap. Organized and watched 🎾 and a little bit of🏋️‍♀️. 3mi walk. 1:1 Pg:Eg , will do the same today with more 🏋️‍♀️. Planning to cook a little this evening-a favorite chicken dish. Hubby gets home late tonight. 💪🏻#HSF

September is a great month for me- looking forward to health & REWARDS.

NSV: This 🧟 Zombie made good choices & decisions yesterday!

9/2 132.4 🏆1:1 📖 🚫rings

Took it really REALLY easy yesterday. Lazy 2x 20 min walks. Way under steps. Rainy day. Perfect piddle day. Another baby hugs morning. Eleanor is 11wks now and is interacting, smiling mimicking cooing and oh those little arms fingers toes and cheekers! Ready for an awesome week! 🎾🏋️‍♀️🚶‍♀️💗⏱️#HSF #MindBodySoul #ENGAGED #FoodAsFuel

NSV: Enjoyed my piddle day & stayed present & grateful. Was in a positive mood - finished my writing project. Onward!

9/3 132.4 🏆🎾🤸🏼🚶‍♀️👣💗📖 🚫🏋️‍♀️⏱️

Beautiful day yesterday. #MindBodySoul

Today is more tennis – the fall league starts so I will be playing regularly. Also a zoom meeting for hospital project this afternoon. Hoping to 🏋️‍♀️today - been slacking the past few days. I have good momentum w/ success in the kitchen -a macros & calorie “Victor”. I am conscious of my goal to get to 131.x by the end of this round.

9/4 132.4🏆🎾🤸🏼👣📖🏋️‍♀️

Strong day. Super positive yesterday but slept poorly last night. I woke up somewhat deflated & down today - I haven’t put my finger on it… perhaps it was because I met a huge goal yesterday with the Hospital project and now it’s done and just waiting for the meeting Tuesday. A producer doesn’t know what to do with themselves when there’s nothing to produce! WV walk this morning & planning to visit Eleanor and replenish my soul. #HSF

9/5 DNW The *hit has hit the fan with the hospital project. I promise I will eat healthy. But my brain is occupied and in a crazy obsessive mode. I am working to deploy good habits to keep moving, but I’m definitely in the ole “FINALS” mode headed to the meeting. Our PR campaign has worked and social media has exploded the issue all over town… Going on my walk this morning is a HUGE effort.💪🏻 this is when discipline needs to kick in… Because the motivation is not there. Praying for peace & wisdom. I hope everyone has a successful weekend!

NSV: I am 100% aware of my “trigger“ and this will be an interesting time of learning how to pay attention to my thought patterns. This is what I’ve been working on for two years so it’s game day!

9/6 DNW decided not to face ⚖️this morning because I know I cant handle any type of unexplained uptick. I know my emotions well enough to know that between now and Wednesday I’m pretty raw.

I’m happy to report that I did a wonderful WV 5 mi 🚶‍♀️💗👣🤸🏼📖 yesterday morning and it cleared my head. Good food choices until 5 PM when I hit a wall and was too tired to make dinner — we went out and I had two salty dogs (vodka/ fresh grapefruit). One shrimp taco and half of a burger patty… didn’t eat that much but restaurant food & time of day — my system doesn’t process well. NSV: I learned to NOT wait too long to prep for dinner… I spent all my energy throughout the day and ended up going out to an unplanned dinner. Must learn when I need to stop and rest… Being tired makes for sloppy decisions!

I’m not going to ⚖️ until the last day… Feel like in this situation it’s just best to focus on eating right, hydrate, keep the plan, reflect and trust. Back to all hands on deck Wednesday morning!

9/7 DNW 🏆🤸🏼👣🚶‍♀️💗📖

Yesterday was a good day. Went to Tucker’s soccer match. Took care of my choices. I’m trying to minimize my thought patterns regarding JGMTD because I feel like the detail may be contributing to my stress levels attempting to check off ALL the boxes during the next few days. Instead, during this time of gearing up for the big meeting Tuesday night, I’m going to focus my energy on food as fuel, and general movement. If I feel the desire kick in, I’ll jump on it, but I’m not going to put it on my “to do” list today. I’ve also been exploring scripture and how I want my relationship with God to take center stage, nurturing my body and spirit. I cannot do this without Him and want to acknowledge His strength and His unwavering presence throughout my day - living simultaneously in two worlds. #MindBodySoul

NSV: Staying present in gratitude vs the critical inner-voice of “not being OR DOING enough”. I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me.

fermatamb7212 · September 7