100 day Challenge #24 August 23.25 – November 30.25

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  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,804 Member

    Good Evening, All!

    @Lynn__W , mmmm....turkey.β€¦πŸ˜‹. Enjoy!

    Day 50β€”10/11β€”Β 161 - Not a huge loss this half, but I will take any loss as a win.

    Didn't have breakfast. Will have my homemade chili for lunch….looking forward to that. Spent yesterday afternoon in the kitchen fussing over it.

    It's a gloomy weekend here with the Nor'easter. But at least it's not hot anymore.

    Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 1.6

    Day 51β€”10/12β€” 161 - Had more chili and fresh raspberries for lunch but forgot to take my meds so my blood sugar is elevated for the moment. I stopped at the (no longer the) Dollar Store to look for glass plates for a craft project, but they only had ceramic. I did leave with 3 solar-powered light up pumpkins πŸŽƒ though.

    Day 52β€”10/13β€” 160.8 - Feeling blah today...the Nor'easter is still hanging around. Had chili for lunch again...thinking about egg salad for dinner.

    I was posting back and forth with a guy in Motivation who can't seem to lose weight (he is obese) and every suggestion I have he shot down. Total negativity. I finally gave up....I think he just wanted people to feel sorry for him. He needs more help than anyone here can give him but he says it takes 3 months to get an appointment. If he'd done that 3 months ago, he wouldn't even have that excuse.

    Day 53β€”10/14β€”

    Day 54β€”10/15β€”

    Day 55β€”10/16β€”

    Day 56β€”10/17β€”

    Week 8 Start Weight: 161

    Week 8 Goal: 159

    Week 8 Actual Weight:

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,322 Member

    I hear you regarding the general post categories. I respond to the same question over and over again. So many people have no idea where to start. Some are very negative. There is only so much we can do to help someone who is not interested in helping themselves.

  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 8,460 Member

    Hi : - )

    I am Dawn. I will turn 65 this round. I have changed my eating habits over time. I basically eat half of the amount that I used to, and have limited eating Ribs to once every 3 months instead of once per week.

    Week 1 Start Weight: 137.8

    Week 1 Goal: 136.8

    Week 1 Actual Weight: 140.8 - Exactly a 3 pound gain : - (

    Week 2 Start Weight: 140.2

    Week 2 Goal: 136.6 - ambitious I know

    Week 2 Actual Weight: 137.6

    Week 3 Start Weight: 137.6

    Week 3 Goal: 135.6

    Week 3 Actual Weight: 136.5

    Week 4 Start Weight: 135.2

    Week 4 Goal: 135.0

    Week 4 Actual Weight: 136.0

    Week 5 Start Weight: 136.0 - on my 65th birthday

    Week 5 Goal: 135.0 136.5

    Week 5 Actual Weight: 136.2

    Week 6 Start Weight: 136.8

    Week 6 Goal: 135.2 (my weight 4 days before my birthday)

    Week 6 Actual Weight: 136.6 - Once per 3 month Ribs eaten

    Week 7 Start Weight: 135.4

    Week 7 Goal: 134.8

    Week 7 Actual Weight: 136.0

    Day 50β€”10/11 β€” 135.8 - The show last night was amazing. Highly recommended if they come near you. Kalabante Cirque Afrique. Music, dancing, acrobatics, humour, audience engagement. I will try to find a video or something to post here. Tight for time this morning. Split shift, and I have lots to do to get the rest my garlic in and get the leaves raked to put on top before the temps drop dramatically tomorrow. Snow is in the forecast.

    Halfway Progress Report: …..Pounds Lost so Far: 3lbs lost

    Day 51β€”10/12 β€” 136.8 - Up an entire pound somehow. Food was good and lots of exercise. Split shift today. It is 4c and looks like it rained last night. Garlic is all planted, leaves are 6" on top. All that is left in the garden now is carrots in 2 locations, and beets in 2 locations. They are fine, once it went to minus 20 and I thought that I would lose my beets, but I googled and it only makes them sweeter, so once it warmed enough to dig (it was a temporary cold snap) I harvested and they were delicious. I don't like to pull those things until I am ready to peel and process, because especially the beets' skins get soft after about 24 hours and are too hard to peel. I don't like the cook then peel method, I lose too much of their deep ruby colour which I love.

    Day 52β€”10/13 β€” 136.2 - I got a voucher for a free Domino's pizza which was about to expire, so I am picking it up after work today. The last time that I had a pizza from an actual pizzeria was February 2023. Normally I will make my own pita pizza where I can control the calories. I am prepared for a bump up in weight, and I am not going to beat myself up over it. Having said that, I am going to keep my eating very light during the day today.

    Day 53β€”10/14 β€” 136.8 - The pizza came with 6 slices. I ate 3 and then was almost comatose lol. I will have a piece in the toaster oven for brunch today. Day off. It was -3 here this morning, and -1 now. I will putter around inside today and when it warms up a bit get a few of my garden beds weeded and covered…or not. I have been battling a sore shoulder since last Thursday when I worked at the retirement/LTC home and was hauling tables and chairs. Makes it tough to sleep since that is my favoured side. Tylenol this morning. I have to keep up this 6 days a week work week until 2026, but I am honestly knackered.

    Day 54β€”10/15 β€”

    Day 55β€”10/16 β€”

    Day 56β€”10/17 β€”

    Week 8 Start Weight: 135.8

    Week 8 Goal: 134.8

    Week 8 Actual Weight:

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,322 Member

    @dawnbgethealthy Glad you are enjoying the pizza. -3; yikes! I feel like it is too early for that. Last week, we were in Huntsville and it went negative overnight. In the GTA, we had an unseasonal high of 20 today. Tomorrow things are expected to return to more seasonal temps. I hope your shoulder recovers quickly. I find Voltaren and icing help when I over do it.

    @deepwoodslady I hear you regarding moving goals vs sticking to it goals. We’ve debated that in a previous 100 day thread. To deal with this, I did a β€˜frozen’ projection from June 15th. I have 4 alternatives: Where I’d be if I lost 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 1.0 per week since June. Then I compare that to where I actually am. I also added columns for β€˜beat’ vs β€˜behind’. I also have a dynamically updated forecast based on the actual and where I’d be if I lost 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 1.0 per week from where I am now. I know I’ve completely over engineered this. But I find seeing those β€˜beat’s helps to keep me motivated.
    BTW, I know you know this, but losing 4lbs in one week is not realistic.

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,322 Member

    Didn't exercise yesterday. Did walk the dog and worked on unloading and wintering the trailer. We will be selling our current trailer in the spring (after we've received and 'moved into' the new trailer), so I spent a couple of hours putting stain on all the cupboards and cleaning. I'll need to give it a deep clean in the spring. We have a few more steps and then it should go back to storage for the winter by the end of the week.

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  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,322 Member

    @deepwoodslady & anyone else who is interested. This is the projection vs actual that I was mentioning yesterday:

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    The green and red highlighted values are the projected date I'd reach my goal vs the June 15th static projected date. Right now, if I continued to lose 0.3lbs/week, then I'd reach goal in late Sept 2026 and this is before early Jan 2027, which is when I would have met goal if I had continued to lose 0.3lbs/week since June 15, 2025.

    This tells me that since June 15th, I've done better than lose 0.5lbs/week and not quite at 0.7lbs/week.

    On the same tab I also have this summary:

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    This summary gives me averages for 2025 based on "my week" (which is Monday to Sunday). The columns with the multi-colours are a graduated conditional formatting, in which the darker the green the smaller the number and the darker the red the higher the number. The Average Calories IN for the current week is always too low because it includes the current day, which is still blank.

    By far, this graph is my favourite:

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    This shows 7 day Average IN calories from 1 week ago (orange line) as compared to current 7 day Average weight (the blue line). Based on this, I know that I'm heading toward a small uptick in weight because my average calories IN from a week ago were higher. The pattern is clear to me and the scale is following suit. I'm dialing in the IN calories to course correct.

    I had previously created a template for my tracking spreadsheet and tried to share it in MFP. It does not allow for Excel uploads. I saved it to a Google Drive and provided the link. It was an earlier version, but I'm happy to update it and share a new link if anyone thinks they'd like to use it.

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,322 Member

    @jennysweet58 RE "Did a lower intensity standing Pilates workout & stretch, I feel great. I think I needed a little recovery!" β€”> Good to listen to your body.

  • age_is_just_a_number
    age_is_just_a_number Posts: 1,322 Member

    I finally changed my profile icon. I've been debating about it for awhile. Decided to go with a drawing of our dog, Luna, that our next door neighbour did for us. What do you think? Is it too hard to see? Should I change it to something else or return to the smiling sunshine?

  • plantpowered
    plantpowered Posts: 201 Member

    I love this. I especially love the graduated conditional formatting.

  • plantpowered
    plantpowered Posts: 201 Member
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    Weight is still creeping in the right direction. I don't care if it is happening slowly as long as it is happening. Crazy week. The food was on target yesterday, but there was no time for a workout. Today may be similar. Have a great day, everyone.

    I removed the trend line since the trend is easy to visualize.

  • plantpowered
    plantpowered Posts: 201 Member

    YAY!!!!! Congratulations. Yes to fluctuations, but the first glimpse of that number is always a great moment.