🍁🎃 Just Give Me One Month - October 2025 🍂

Such a great scale victory today @HappyDonkey75 - wow!
I’m so sorry and understand about the loss of your beloved dog. I can tell you were the best dog mom to him.

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Starting weight Feb 2024: 196
2025 goal weight: below 170

Oct 1: 172
Oct 2: 172.5
Oct 5: 172
Oct 6: 173
Oct 7: 172.5
8: 172.5
9: 172
11: 171.5
12: 170.5
13: 170 ⚡️
14: 170.5
15: 169.5 ⚡️
17: 170
18: 169.5
19: 170.5
20: 169.5
22: 171

138.6

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Starting weight Feb 2024: 196
2025 goal weight: below 170

Oct 1: 172
Oct 2: 172.5
Oct 5: 172
Oct 6: 173
Oct 7: 172.5
8: 172.5
9: 172
11: 171.5
12: 170.5
13: 170 ⚡️
14: 170.5
15: 169.5 ⚡️
17: 170
18: 169.5
19: 170.5
20: 169.5
22: 171
23: 172

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Goals: walk for exercise/ light weights / yoga / Mediterranean way of eating 

Highest weight: 167

End weight September: 153.1

Start weight October: 152.1
Goal weight October: 149
Goal weight: 142: May 2026

10/1: 152.1 
10/2: 152.3 - 9,900 steps
10/3: 152 - 7,890 steps/yoga/weights
10/4: 152.4 - 15,907 steps - Oktoberfest with family 
10/5: 153 - 5,347 (Sunday is rest day)/stretch
10/6: 152.5 - 9,432 steps 
10/8: 154 - Yoga 30 mins - 4 day trip with friend begins
10/13: DNW - Treadmill and weight machines at gym
10/16: 154 - BodyBalance class and weights/9,742 steps
10/17: 153.7 - 9,710 steps
10/18: 153.6 - 8,721 steps
10/19: 153.5 - 6,710 steps - outdoor walk 
10/20: DNW - ended day at 11,557 steps -walk plus activity 
10/21: 153.2 - 6,700 steps/walk before dinner
10/22: 152.9 - upper body strength training/20 mins
10/23: 153 - Pilates 45 minute class
Slept 10 hrs! Feeling much better

136.4. Likely to be a false low. We shall see.

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Starting weight Feb 2024: 196
2025 goal weight: below 170

Oct 1: 172
Oct 2: 172.5
Oct 5: 172
Oct 6: 173
Oct 7: 172.5
8: 172.5
9: 172
11: 171.5
12: 170.5
13: 170 ⚡️
14: 170.5
15: 169.5 ⚡️
17: 170
18: 169.5
19: 170.5
20: 169.5
22: 171
23: 172
24: 171
Increase in weight part of the normal course of hormones, working on flushing the water out. @tishsmith101 good to hear from you although I’m sorry the results are not what you’d hoped. Wishing you strength in your next step

@tishsmith101 - ok I will try that tip next time with keeping my feet back further. That's interesting that foot placement would make a difference. I do keep my shoes tied tight so maybe will adjust that as well. i am sorry your treatments didn't yield the results you were hoping for but happy to hear your feeling well overall given what your going through. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.

@Kupla71 - wow impressive that you aren't feeling hungry with that much time fasting. I am pretty sure I would die, even being on glp-1. (which I am starting to wean down on)Good luck with that not so fun procedure. I opted for the at home 💩 in a bucket thing.. but I don't have family history so for now it was an option. Less embarrassing overall until you have to walk into the shipping office and hand them a box of your own poo..💩💩 I mean its concealed and not obvious but still…🙈. The whole concept of it all had me in stitches. I laughed the whole way home after dropping mine off..

So yesterday's workout was a bust. Something came up and I had to help my hubby with a pre winter project here on the place before we lost daylight. I think I got 4 exercises in before I had to step away. I intended to come back and finish but our chore took longer than expected and by the time we got back in the house, it was after 7 and dinner hadn't been made. Luckily I did get time on my walking pad during the work day.

Highest Weight 212 lbs | Ultimate Goal 140 lbs | First Goal 165 lbs | January Goal 167. 9 | February 167.2 | March Goal 165 | April Goal 165| May goal 163| June goal 159| July Goal 156| August Goal 150 | Sept Goal - Maintain | October Goal 147

10/1 149.4
10/2 149.0
10/3 147.8
10/4 148
10/5 147.8
10/6- DNW
10/7-147.4
10/8- 146.4
10/9- 147
10/10- 148
10/11- 149
10/12- 149.6
10/13- DNW
10/14- 148.4
10/15- DNW- Leg workout light
10/16- 148.2- hAY LOADING DAY no workout
10/18- 149=35 mins treadmill , 10 slow sprints on incline, weights session (full body)
10/19- 148
10/20- DNW- Chest and back stength
10/21- 146.8- 15 min elliptical , walk 20 mins
10/22- 146.4 30 minutes treadmill, some light arm weights while walking.
10/23- 146.6- treadmill 25 mins- light upper body strength- shortened due to farm projects!
10/24- 146.2

Looking forward to tomorrow as we head out for our annual hot springs get away overnight. A good soak is much needed right about now! The weather is supposed to be awful at home but hopefully where we are going it won't be raining on us.

137

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Goals: walk for exercise/ light weights / yoga / Mediterranean way of eating 

Highest weight: 167

End weight September: 153.1

Start weight October: 152.1
Goal weight October: 149
Goal weight: 142: May 2026

10/1: 152.1 
10/2: 152.3 - 9,900 steps
10/3: 152 - 7,890 steps/yoga/weights
10/4: 152.4 - 15,907 steps - Oktoberfest with family 
10/5: 153 - 5,347 (Sunday is rest day)/stretch
10/6: 152.5 - 9,432 steps 
10/8: 154 - Yoga 30 mins - 4 day trip with friend begins
10/13: DNW - Treadmill and weight machines at gym
10/16: 154 - BodyBalance class and weights/9,742 steps
10/17: 153.7 - 9,710 steps
10/18: 153.6 - 8,721 steps
10/19: 153.5 - 6,710 steps - outdoor walk 
10/20: DNW - ended day at 11,557 steps -walk plus activity 
10/21: 153.2 - 6,700 steps/walk before dinner 
10/22: 152.9 - upper body strength training/20 mins
10/23: 153 - Pilates - 60 minute class plus 2 Abductor machines
10/24: DNW - 9,120 steps
10/25: 153.5

Highest weight: 180
Goal weight: 140
October goal: 162 
Revised October goal: 164

Oct 1: 166
Oct 2: 165
Oct 3: 165.4
Oct 7: 165.3
Oct 10: 165.4
Oct 11: DNW
Oct 12: DNW
Oct 13: DNW
Oct 14: 165.8
Oct 17: 166.2
Oct 19: 165.4
Oct 23: DNW
Oct 24: 165
Oct 26: 165.4

138.4.

@Kupla71 - Yes, when you get those readings, its onto the big procedure..I am glad it went well.I don't think I'd want to be awake! Hoping for good results.

I have not popped on since I was gone over the weekend . It was a really nice time and we both enjoyed the time to relax.

Early last week I started experiencing some GI pain, thought it was just gas or something. Felt like a really bad side stitch to be honest. As the week went on it continued to hang around. I was not eating well (as I had no appetite and would get overly full after only a few bites). By the weekend, I was down to eating barely anything and couldn't even enjoy my lovely steak dinner sat night at the restaurant.

So the weight loss is now getting a bit concerning because its not for the right reasons .

LST, I went back into urgent care yesterday to see what is going on with this unrelenting abdominal pain, being worried about gall bladder or something more serious I have no appendix so that wasn't a concern. Anyways I spent the day waiting on labs and they ordered a CT scan in the afternoon. Mainly I was concerned about gall bladder because all the pain in located right in that area. The good news is that everything came back mostly normal. The bad news was that she really had no answers to explain my symptoms other than the CT scan results stated some indication of mild colitis.

When I pressed the PA ,who saw me and was handling my case, on why am I have such pain she really had no suggestions other than try taking omeprazole and stay on a liquid diet for the next few days to give my bowel some rest.

She said the only other thing she could offer was referring me to a GI. I didn't take her up on it at the time but over night, thinking about it and continuing to be in pain, I changed my mind and will be calling back. My sister who is a nurse asked me if they tested me for C. Diff. Of course, the answer was no and as we talked, I was like.. why the heck didn't they? I meet all the symptoms. I have been on two separate rounds of antibiotics , and have been dealing with the not so fun bathroom issues where nothing stays in my system which is why the weight is falling off. So now I am just annoyed. So I will be getting on the phone again and asking them to call in a C. Diff test kit. My sister thinks they should approve it but we will see if they give my trouble.

October

Highest Weight 212 lbs | Ultimate Goal 140 lbs | First Goal 165 lbs | January Goal 167. 9 | February 167.2 | March Goal 165 | April Goal 165| May goal 163| June goal 159| July Goal 156| August Goal 150 | Sept Goal - Maintain | October Goal 147

10/1 149.4
10/2 149.0
10/3 147.8
10/4 148
10/5 147.8
10/6- DNW
10/7-147.4
10/8- 146.4
10/9- 147
10/10- 148
10/11- 149
10/12- 149.6
10/13- DNW
10/14- 148.4
10/15- DNW- Leg workout light
10/16- 148.2- Hay LOADING DAY no workout
10/18- 149=35 mins treadmill , 10 slow sprints on incline, weights session (full body)
10/19- 148
10/20- DNW- Chest and back strength
10/21- 146.8- 15 min elliptical , walk 20 mins
10/22- 146.4 30 minutes treadmill, some light arm weights while walking.
10/23- 146.6- light upper body- shortened due to hay getting
10/24- 146.2
10/25- 146.0
10/26- dnw
10/27- 144.6
10/28- 143.8

I feel like since September its been one thing after another health wise for me and this is all unknown territory. I have always been healthy with no issues. It really frustrating not to have answers but having painful symptoms.

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Goals: walk for exercise/ light weights / yoga / Mediterranean way of eating 

Highest weight: 167

End weight September: 153.1

Start weight October: 152.1
Goal weight October: 149
Goal weight: 142: May 2026

10/1: 152.1 
10/2: 152.3 - 9,900 steps
10/3: 152 - 7,890 steps/yoga/weights
10/4: 152.4 - 15,907 steps - Oktoberfest with family 
10/5: 153 - 5,347 (Sunday is rest day)/stretch
10/6: 152.5 - 9,432 steps 
10/8: 154 - Yoga 30 mins - 4 day trip with friend begins
10/13: DNW - Treadmill and weight machines at gym
10/16: 154 - BodyBalance class and weights/9,742 steps
10/17: 153.7 - 9,710 steps
10/18: 153.6 - 8,721 steps
10/19: 153.5 - 6,710 steps - outdoor walk 
10/20: DNW - ended day at 11,557 steps -walk plus activity 
10/21: 153.2 - 6,700 steps/walk before dinner 
10/22: 152.9 - upper body strength training/20 mins
10/23: 153 - Pilates - 60 minute class plus 2 Abductor machines
10/24: DNW - 9,120 steps - walking outdoors
10/25: 153.5 - 7,650 steps - walking outdoors
10/28: 154 - treadmill/upper and lower body strength training.

Yesterday I went to the gym and did the treadmill for 30 minutes. Then 3 reps each on 4 weightlifting machines.

Congrats to those who are achieving their WL goals this month! I know with all the little changes I’m making I'm telling myself I will reap the benefits so keep on keepin’ on. I do see positive body changes (toning and strength) but still need to cut my sodium at night.