Just Give Me 10 Days Round 312

60 y.o. 2017-187lbs.

RGW-134 UGW-124. Thank you @musicsax !!!🌸

10/18-137-Baked a chicken and I ate all I wanted along with some chard. Today is. Church meeting then pot luck an I’m bringing these little sandwiches made out of crescent rolls and broccoli salad. Playing pickle ball first and bringing my protein drink so I don’t show up to the meeting/potluck famished.
10/20-DNW-Sort of ate whatever I wanted to this weekend and it’s going to take me a couple of days to get back to where I was.

10/23-138

Round 312
Oct 18-27, 2025
Female, 54, 5”1’
HW: 209.5 **was higher but I just didn’t get on the scales
RSW: 197.0
RGW: 195
FGW: 175
UGW: 140

I’m Kira, working, an empty nester, and married. I have tried many diets and programs over the years, but nothing has worked for long. Now I am working on loving life and trying to be healthier.

You don’t have to be perfect; you just must be better than you were before.

Goals for this round are:

1. Check in every day.
2. Weigh in every day.
3. Drink my water every day.
4. Get my step count to 10k daily

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

10/18 – 196.6 glad to see 196 again. Had a non scale victory today. I am wearing a pair of pants that I haven’t been able to wear in almost a year, and they are comfortable!!!

10/19 – 195.8 – wow, didn’t see this coming. Yesterday was a good day. Ended up chatting with an old co-worker, we agreed to keep in better contact. I am so happy with myself. I didn’t have any junk food yesterday.

10/20 – 194.8 – wow again not sure that I believe that this is real. Last night I worked the Halloween Spooktacular. Had a good time watching the young kids run and laugh at all the displays. I will be working it again on Friday night.

10/21 – 195.4 – up today but still down for the week. I worked the municipal election last night as a counter. We were done by midnight. I didn’t sleep that well after getting home so today is going to be a very chill day.

10/22 – 196.0 – up again but still down for the round. Yesterday was almost a complete waste. I felt hung over all day. Being up and out until after midnight is killer now. Of course, yesterday all I did was nibble on things that I shouldn’t nibble on. I really don’t want to step on the scales tomorrow….

10/23 – 195.8 – finally some movement down. Was expecting another gain. Very happy to see I was wrong. Spent the day going through my office. Today is going to be a cleaning day.

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I’m back, ready to go. 

Goals for the rest of 2025

• Eat mindfully. 🍎
• Regain regular exercise habit beyond gardening. Walk! 👟
• Check in here daily. ✏️

Trend Weight starting back 10/7 was 199.7; end of last round — R311, 198.4

Date, Trend Weight, Comments

10/18 - 198.1
Wow—I forgot to log in the past two days, but here I am. 😊 This afternoon I’m planting bulbs for a friend who has recently moved to an assisted living cottage. I’m afraid she has probably ordered a lot of bulbs—I can almost feel my sore muscle already! I really hurt after planting my own last week, which shows I need to move my butt—literally—more. Anyway, it’s a beautiful day, so it will be nice. I thought I’d share this cute little girl beanie I knit to donate to our holiday fair fundraiser. I may have to do another—quick and easy and so cute! Have a lovely weekend, all! 

10/19 - 198.1
We finally are getting some rain—yay! Good day to make the soup I’ve been threatening to make for a while, but it just wasn’t soup weather. Going with veggie soup with lots of veggies and some red lentil rotini for protein. I like to freeze & bag “soup muffins” to pull out and microwave for quick, low-cal lunches. DH and I planted about 80 bulbs yesterday for our friends—wasn’t too bad with the drill bit made for that, although we were both whipped when we got home! I hope you’re all having a great weekend! 

10/20 - 198.1
Happy Monday, everyone! 

10/21 - 198.2
I went off the rails a bit yesterday—it was my weekly brunch & knitting day with a friend. My breakfast out was on track—scrambled eggs and a chicken sausage—but later my friend tied me down and force fed me a sticky bun. 😂 Then DH brought home an apple pie, and dinner was more caloric than usual. Oh, well, days happen, right? 

10/22 - 198.3
Yep, the residuals from Monday. Tomorrow will look better. 

10/23 - 198.3

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My History, 2015-2025

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ROUND #312

ROUND 268 FOR ME.

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MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 65 YEARS YOUNG & FROM MICHIGAN USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL. My highest weight (2016) was 253. My goal was to lose 100 to 105 pounds. I started MFP after losing 18 of those pounds on my own weighing 235. I want my health back, I want ME back!

STARTING WEIGHT / R311 EW= 182.0

R312 EW= TBD

🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜Final goal: 145-155. I’ll know when I get there.

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

👀👀👀 LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME 👀👀👀:

Day/Weight/Comment

ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND 182.0

10/18-182.4 ❌ (Trend Weight – 183.6)

10/19-185.2 ❌ (Trend Weight: 183.7)

10/20-183.4 ✅ (Trend Weight: 183.7)

10/21-185.2 ❌ (Trend Weight: 183.8)

10/22-184.6 ✅ (Trend Weight: 183.9) Yesterday was one of those horrific sugar craving days where I had to pour a little sugar on a saucer and dip my wet finger into it every now and then to keep from bingeing on anything I could dig up that’s sweet (or drive to buy it). Sometimes I have to use the finger dip with salt too. It just depends on the cravings. Back in my 253 lb days I would have just simply eaten a whole tsp or TBSP strait off the spoon to fulfill my need. I have retrained myself over the years to just a wet fingertip amount. Progress….

10/24-xxxxx (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

10/25-xxxxx (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

10/26-xxxxx (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

10/27-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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⚠️‼️ Long post. Please accept my apologies. I took a “serious” pill this morning.

I decided to walk to a couple of areas I dont frequent that often. Bumped into a gal who I rarely see. I know her brother recently passed away a few weeks ago. I stopped and shared a story of him with her - something that I would normally not do as I like to keep to myself while walking… I had to convince myself for several seconds that it was the right thing to do so I did. I could tell she loved the story and I loved the memory. Next, I saw this man fishing and decided to find some shade and soak nature into my being. I turned off the inspirational music & felt the breeze in my face, smelled the honeysuckle and listened to several different happy birds singing… and soaked in all in.. So often when I walk, it’s about speed, heartbeat, calories, etc. and rarely do I marvel at His creation. I can already tell this walk is so much more than a weighted vest walk.

I’m all about producing, producing, producing and then self-sabotage. BOING! I applied this pattern to almost every aspect of my life, especially my education, career, health journey and relationships. I’ve decided to again shed the self-sabotage and ask the Creator to walk before me, with me & behind me every step of the way. I’m not evangelizing here… Just journaling.

Just want to encourage everyone to discover & embrace your “why” and also any “triggers” as we find ourselves in a “sabotage mode”… It’s the only way to fully attempt to master this journey 🥰

Onwards! Three miles in… three miles back home!

@Chapter_3 love the reflections on your walk. It really is so difficult to take it all in. So kind of you to bring comfort to the grieving acquaintance, also. Happy you experienced that today and I am inspired!

Sat 89.5 kilograms 

Sun 90.0

Mon 89.7

Tue 89.1

Wed 89.5

Thu 89.7

Fri 90.3