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Master log 3 (this log gets updated daily)

3rd set of 4 weeks (for a total of 12 weeks)

⚖️ Just want to add a reminder that when I pìcked up this blog a year ago on May 31st 2025 I weighed 214lbs.

Recap

Start-196.6

Week 1- 193.2

Week 2-190.4

Week 3- Did not weigh

Week 4- 191.2

Month 1- 12 days of exercise

Week 5- did not weigh

Week 6- 190

Weeķ 7- did not weigh

Week 8- 190

Month 2- 21 days of exercise

I have zero idea how accurate this is but according to my watch from the last time O did my nody measurements I have more muscles, less fat, and more water retention. Maybe I should add this measurement once a week or once a month?

It is interesting to see how when you weigh about the same how the composition can change. And more muscles look better than fat!

When I purely look at the scale numbers it is easy to feel discouraged. BUT I have been racking in those NSV! I have exercised so many more days✅️ I have more energy ✅️ Im working out with friends ✅️ I have increased time on treadmill ✅️ Ive been better at doing stretches ✅️

8 weeks at basically the same weight has NOT been a waste of time! Being healthier is NEVER a waste of time.

Take it one meal at a time, one exercises at a time, one day at a time.

June 24th- July 12th exercise calendar

Month 2 review-

Each week in month 2 had a reason for at least one day of over eating, weekend side tracking weight loss.

I learned you can lose weight with convenience food. Very good to learn for periods of being in burn out, kitchen closed, busy, or depression that I can eat convenience food and still stay with in calorie range.

💡 Working out gives me more energy than coffee! Walking on the treadmill is perfect for the afternoon slump!

🪨 Big challenges for me- hubby having a relapse and staying at my moms. Completely not used to not having access to all my things. 🌿 at my moms leads to middle of the night snacking.

🪶 Hooked up my smart watch and started tracking steps. Exercised SO much more during month 2, increased time on the treadmill too! I started making work out videos for instagram.

I have to remind myself that when I started this 12 week goal that I had un realistic results expectations. I thought I could lose 24+ lbs. A more realistic goal is 12lbs (or even 6....). 12 lbs would be 184.6.

🌟 week 9

🥅 Packing to go camping

💣 3 day camping trip. Hubby still detoxing (displaced from home)

Day 60 (July 13th 2026)-191-day after Ben's birthday- 191

Day 61- 193 NSV

Day 62 191.2 NSV- 8 min on treadmill in the morning then 12 min in the afternoon. Did not reach step goal though

63 191.8

64 camp

65 camp

66 camp

Week 9 results

🌟 Week 10

Last week of work this summer

67 190.4 walked 22 mins on treadmill

68 188.8

69 187.4 (The WOOSH EFFECT!) In 14 months I lost 26.6 lbs (that is since I graduated with my AS) quick walk with the dog and 30 min on treadmill. Ended up also walking around target and going on another walk with the dog- 13,782 steps

70 187.4

71 186.6 (with more sleep and poop it got to 185.2) 30 min walk on treadmill

72 185.2 (firat day of period/light) Walked treadmill and quick walk with dog before bed

73 185.8 went grocery shopping and only got healthy stuff :) 16 min treadmill in the evening (nsv is working out on period!) Then a Second walk! Son wanted to go so why not. Over 12,000 steps today :)

🌟 Week 11

🥅 Get house super clean, Aunt Karen will be spending the night

Processing fruit?

74 186lbs huge walk! Walked to the marina and then the library plus another walk with Bestie! Over 22,000 steps! PERSONAL RECORD!

75 186 went on a walk with my bestie. 10,000 steps

76 184lbs

Week 11 results-

🌟 Week 12-

🥅 Stay TOP of my Game!!

💧64 oz a day, 💪 Exercise every day- shoulder and walking, 🥗 fruits and vegetables every day, 📊 track calories every day (1241-1441).

FINISH STRONG!

I should be in my follicular phase of my menstrual cycle so this *should* be the easiest time to do this. (Hope to be like 183.8?) I also will have food money so it will be easy to have healthy food in the house.

12 week results

3 months done!!!

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Tips by me!

1) Everyone is on their own journey. Find what works for YOU.

2) If you are doing calories in calories out then pretty much anything is game to me. Add your own eating guidelines that fit you.

3) Make slow changes to build your healthy habits? Drink soda? Reduce the amount. Switch to diet soda. Like to snack? Change to healthier snacks. Make better choices, not necessarily the best choice. For example, instead of eating 1300 calories for one meal at McDonald's, find something that is 400 calories instead. This works better for me than 'banning' food.

4) The diet that works is one you will stick to! The exercise that works is one you love! This isn't something you bear knuckle 30 days to complete. Being active is for life, so find what sparks your passion. Hiking, walking, biking, swimming, sports... anything active that isnt a chore to do. If you love to run or weight lift - DO IT. If you are curious and want to give it a try- Do it! But don't beat yourself up for not becoming a runner if it isn't something you love and can see yourself doing all the time. Don't be afraid to change up what exercises you do to.

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More diet tips from me- to me.

1. EAT BREAKFAST- Every over weight person I know does one of these 3 things A. Does not eat breakfast other than maybe coffee. B. Has sweet breakfast or carbs like only toast or sweets. C. Eats fast food like on the way to work. Majority of the time I see the not eating breakfast one.

THIS IS ME.

When I am gaining weight, I only have coffee.

When I am losing weight, I eat breakfast.

WHY I think this is-

Day 76

184 Lbs

Just bare chicken nuggets and a mayo based dip for lunch. (Food Kevin made)

I am doing better with drinking water

Plus TONS of crunch master crackers XD

More chicken nuggets

Day 75

186 lbs

My watch actually told me I got TOO much activity yesterday???

Mostly spent my morning resting. Now I have to get to cleaning the house.

I know I talked myself out of a challenge- because I know myself and I can complete a challenge but then go back to old ways. However 75 soft is pretty much the same thing I am doing except adding reading and making my activity level 45 mins. But soft doesnt have to restart if I dont do a day correctly. Which is what I am doing already- infact I am on day 75 right now!

I have 12 days left of "deficit". I say that loosely because I havent tracked perfectly so I dont actually know my calories right now. Then I have 4 weeks of 'maintenance' which I also say loosely because I will be adding more exercise and probably be the same loose tracker.

As you can see the goals on the app are REALLY vague.

Eat well? Fits current goal of eating vegetables and fruit everyday and tracking. It fits with my maintance goals too because I am going to eat the same healthy way, just slightly more calories. I also am not an alcohol drinker except for holidays (and I dont think there is any holidays in the next 75 days that I would drink for?)

Train 45 mins with one rest day. Doesn't say WHAT kind of training so technically my walking counts.

Water? Well 100 oz just won't be my goal.. I cant edit it unless I pay which I will not do. 64 oz is my new goal and I barely drink water so this is actually my #1 focus.

Read ANY book 10 pages- well this is 'soft' of course so I am going to count audiobooks ANÐ text books when I start school.

I just get a cool calendar and won't feel like a fraud joining a 75 hard discord group from someone I follow on Instagram 😆

Dinner- very oily

My mom made cookies and I had one

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Universal weight loss tips no matter what "diet" you are on.

1) Keep Hydrated- WATER

2)Sugar is not your friend. Stop adding sugar to coffee, sodas, and sweets. Don't be scared of fruit - first, focus on actual sugar. Don't restrict it, but be mindful.

3) Portion Control

4) Get active

5) weigh in often (but not too often! Once a week is fine, multiple times a day-not)

6) It is a mental game! Deep thought about assessing your habits, downfalls, problem areas, mindset, challenging emotional eating, working through it, and reflecting about why you use food for other than substance. This is not easy and DEEP things will come up. Journal and pray.

7) Shop mostly from the perimeter - There are unhealthy choices in the perimeter, too, so use judgment. There are great things in the middle aisles, too. Basically, avoid/minimal cereals, white bread, chips, candies, pies, ice creams. Sodas-highely processed foods. Good middle aisel items include frozen and canned vegetables, fruit, and beans, whole grains, broths, condiments, spices and herbs, nut butters, nuts, and seeds. (Of course somethings are no go depending on the 'diet', but majorly processed foods are typically a no-go on all of them).

8) Eat the rainbow! Focus more on what you are adding to your meals versus what you are taking away. Vegetables are so bright, beautiful, and photogenic. They are low in calories and full of vitamins.

Things that helped me in the past-

1) community/accountability

2) Active lifestyle- biking, walking, hiking, beach body work outs, cleaning, less TV

3) Competitions with myself and friends - bike miles, miles walked, step counts, map my route screenshots, 30-day challenges

4) Portion Control- 21 day fix colored containers, now I have portion control serving spoons, portions plates, and meal prep containers.

5) Food accountablily- food diaries, containers check offs, calorie counting, taking picture of my meal- find what works for you.

6) Progress photos and body measurements

7) Know your why

8)Just start. Every step and every choice gets you closer and healthier. If you wait for the motivation, the right time, until you know everything about weight loss- you will never start. It is easier to start small than making 180 degree changes in your life. Build the habits so they can be sustainable because you learned them and worked through the mental aspect.

'Diets' can be polar opposites to each other. But these tips tend to be standard rules through them all.

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Ok I literally made this blog to ONLY add to this post (this is me) My phone is not playing nice with the app right now.

Weight loss tips and reflections from me to me- 2 years in the future.

Water is still a struggle for me, so I am going to write WHY water is important for future me to remember.

A. It helps move the fiber along. Fiber without water = constipation

B. Supports your organs. We are mostly water! It helps our Kidneys filer waste, supports our joints, helps our cells get nutrients, gives us clear skin!

C. Helps are brain work better! Dehydration can impact concentration, memory, mood, energy, mental fatigue. I am a college student and a future teacher- I need that brain working so future me really start drinking that water.

D. It reduces water retention! Your cells hold onto water because it doesn't know when it will get hydrated again. This reduces bloating!

E. Water won't make you magically burn fat- BUT it does help your body with the process of burning it!

F. Sometimes our body ques are saying it is thirsty when it is actually hungry so water controls hunger and it also keeps you full (stomach full of water).

There can be conflicting information about water such as- drink cold water, Chinese medicine- don't drink cold water, Drink water before you eat/dont. Drink water with meals/dont.

I suggest don't complicate it and just focus on getting water in (especially for someone who struggles to get it in anyways)

BUT ALSO REMEMBER THAT THE WATER FROM THE FOOD YOU EAT COUNTS! Broths, fruits, vegetables have WATER. More reasons to eat less bland beige food.

2. Reflection on #5- Weigh yourself every day. This is only possible with a healthy mindset. A mindset that knows that the body naturally fluctuates 2 to 5 lbs during the day. Knows that there are many factors in the scale going up such as hormones, water retention, heavier carbs the day before, undigested food, muscles. If someone isn't in this heathy mindset, I do not recommend this (continue with what I said 2 years ago on #5). This is because the up and down can be defeating for some people. Where I am now is I am not crushed by the number at all. It is data. Sometimes that data I use to adjust something or learn something about my body. Sometimes it is just there. Look at trends in weight loss/gain not the day to day. But I know when I weigh in every single morning, I am more mindful. I know what is going on. I don't 'punish' myself for a gain with less food/more exercise. I don't give up. But I don't wake up from months of not weighing and find myself 20lbs heavier.

3. Portion control is really only for high calorie foods... I don't need to limit vegetables. In fact, I can eat high volumes of vegetables (without oil on them) and fruit and STILL lose weight. Be careful though because if you 'fall off the wagon', your brain and body might be used to the higher volume intake and eat foods that are high calories the same way. This is technically only my tip and not considered 'correct' with every diet.

4. Get active reflection- WALKING IS KING! The old school advice of parking farther away, taking the stairs, pacing while on the phone, and getting steps in wherever you can is actually great advice. Walking is better than running (especially at a high weight because running can be stressful on the joints, burn out easier, so forth). But if you are able bodied, walking is one of the best things you can do. RANDOMLY MOVE YOUR BODY! It doesn't need to be an 'official' workout. Even fidgeting adds to your NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis- calories burned from daily movement).

5. Another me tip- not universal diet tip- Don't be afraid of convenience food! When my kitchen was 'closed', I proved that I can be in a calorie deficit and still lose weight. Sometimes this is a life saver for me- someone who has ADHD, Depression, being in college, stress, no time, don't feel like cooking or going to the grocery store... This is where PORTION CONTROL and tracking ARE important. The calories can add up quickly, but it is still manageable to stay with in calorie range.

Also, Zero calorie/sugar sodas can be a life saver- the amount Aspartame in them is so small that it would take 12 a day to have a negative impact on you. When you are low on calories and want something sweet, a Coke Zero can be your best friend (Defiantly not an every diet advice- but a ME advice.)

Remember this about myself- I like novity, but long-term novity doesn't love me back. I can complete a 'challenge' or a 'diet' but as soon as that is over, I can go back to eating like crap. I am not saying never go on one. I love whole30 and right now feel like I could go on it at least once a year. But whole30 isn't sustainable. What is sustainable for me it to eat that piece of cake not to deprive myself. But it does show you a lot about yourself so there is positives and negatives.

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Water info. Need to print for journal

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Tips by me!

1) Everyone is on their own journey. Find what works for YOU.

2) If you are doing calories in calories out then pretty much anything is game to me. Add your own eating guidelines that fit you.

Day 74 July 27th 2026

186

This is why weighing every day isnt for the weak. Everyday weighing is for someone who understands the up and down nature of a daily weight range. Understands that water, hormones, carbs, food that is still in you and so forth effect the number on the scale.

Period day 3

The scale doesnt defined you. The scale doesnt show the full picture. I kicked ass yesterday! Nutrition and exercise on point- especially for someone on their period! I could use more water though.

Today I plan to walk across our town to the neighboring town with my son :)

Packed snacks :)

Almost beat my personal record! (And it is 3pm so there is still more steps to go)

Saw this on our walk

Plus more that I didnt plate lol

I watched Elio with my son

I did some stretches (after sitting for a long time that is going to bite me in the ass)

Went on ANOTHER walk with my friend 0.0

Beat my personal record in the last 1.5 years 0.0 like who is this person??

Day 73

Day 2 of period (light- which apparently according to period videos on Instagram day one doesnt count until a full bleed?)

185.8

Tomorrow starts week 11 out of 12!!

First I started my day with shopping at 2 grocery stores. $4 under budget for my weekly shopping:)

I am really considering starting 75 hard 0.0. But really like 75 medium or soft? Idk I am almost done with this 12 week challenge and part of this challenge was to then eat in maintenance... but I dont know if I need to since I wasnt completely locked in eating under for 12 weeks straight. That seems like a metabolism reset and idk if I need it??

Breakfast :)

Random ass lunch thanks to my son

Plum

Dinner :)

You would think I ran a marathon with the amount of sweat on me. I did not. I did 16 min at 1.5 in my HOT ass garage!

Period snack-

So around dinner I only had a little over 2,000 steps in. I was lazy on Instagram all day long (well also watched inside out 2 for the first time with my son) but then after the treadmill and then I went on TWO walks in the evening- I got over 12,000... so steps are so much easier to get really (and I used to average 3,000 0.0)

Day 72

First day of my period (light)

185.2

Snacked on fruit

Ate cake for my moms birthday (too sweet and more of a forced to eat thing)

Ac isnt working even though we JUST changed the thermostat

Too hot for cooked food or going to the grocery store.

Frozen cherries, banana, almond milk, water, and half of a chocolate premier protien shake.

Ate pasta OUT OF THE POT again :/ pesto Alfredo damn wish hubby would make something other than pasta

Well more like I can't control him, I cam only control me and I didnt eat from the pot when I know that is a danger sign for me

Probably will see water retention tomorrow on the scale

Kid had bad stomach pain today :(

Day 71

186.6

Lowest number (within the 71 days). Feeling bigger this morning than yesterday though (about to start my period so that explains the bloat)

I went back to sleep for a few hours and took a small poop and went back on the scale- 185.2 lbs! I am not going to keep that on my weight loss chart because I am not going to be able to keep up with weighing after that many hours from eating and pooping every day. It was fun to see though

Today is a blah I dont know what to do with myself day. 1 pm. Haven't taken my meds. Nibbled food but didnt track.

Did 30 mins on the treadmill

Some measurements. I saw when I was 20 years old it took me 11 months to get to a heart healthy waist size so that is a good measurement.

Thankfully this red lentils dish turned out all right because it made enough to feed a small army and I have TONS left over. Son requested it go in the cook book.

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future you will be happy you started today :)

Day 70

187.4 (not mad at a straight line- normally it goes down after a few days of adjusting to the new lower number)

I did not sleep well the last 2 days. I am definitely tired and sore.

Today is my last day at work for a few weeks (summer break).

Not bad for only 9lbs!

The girl in the first picture-

Avoided the scale

Regularly skipped breakfast

Didn't eat fruit (not out of fear or lack just not my normal)

Drank coffee multiple times a day

Spent most of the day sitting (walks with friends here and there)

Did not track steps and when I did it was only about 3,000 steps

Never turned down free food

Ate the same fast food that my 400/500lb mother in law ate

Picked at food left on the stove, eating more than anyone in the house of the dinner.

Went on crash diets, 30 days at a time.

The girl to the right-

Weighted self every day

Ate a large breakfast every day

Ate fruits and vegetables every day

Loosely keeps track of calories and weighs food some of the time

Brought 5 cups of coffee down to 2

Regularly walking

Tracking steps- 5,000 to 13,000 a day (goal was 6 000 now goal is 8,000)

Learned how to lose weight even with convenience foods.

Said no to fast food

But also didnt stop eating 'unhealthy food'- celebrated birthdays, holidays, camping, had smores and cakes and chips. No deprivation and no guilt.

Lunch I packed for work-

Good bye donut from my class 😭 so bittersweet 😭

Drank a coffee, got free food. And stood and ate alferdo mushroom pasta (pretty much kevins go to thing to make) agh such a danger zone for me.

This is one of the reasons sleep is so important! I am too tired to be bothered :/

Day 69

187.4 (The WOOSH effect finally!)

In 14 months I lost 26.6 lbs (that is since I graduated with my AS)

In 29 days I have lost 9.2 lbs

Sooo close to 10lbs gone! So close to getting back to the lowest weight I have been in years (which I think was about 184)

Walked my dog around the block

This is why nuts are OVERRATED. This is 170 calories and only 5g protien. I do not consider nuts a protien source, they are a healthy fat source. For reference a premier shake is 160 calories for 30g protien. Basically my nut recommendation is to eat only 2 Brazil nuts a day. But nuts are supper yummy, they just have to be eaten in extreme moderation.

I like to think about it as the effort it would have taken to harvest it. When you have to climb trees and crush the nut you burn a lot of calories which means back in the day it would replenish it. Plus if you had to do all that work you would probably only eat a couple. Honestly I should stop buying pre shelled nuts too because that little extra effort of cracking them makes you eat less.

(This does not show everything I ate)

30 min on treadmill while texting Heather

Dinner-

I also walked around target waiting for my prescription to be filled and walked the dog again.

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DAY 68

Feeling kinda bloated and backed up

188.8 (weight loss catching up to my habits?)

Weight does not matter as much as my habits do but I do want to finally pass the lowest weight I have been these last couple years. To think I got to about 185 quickly to gain it back and now slow crawling to it isnt for the weak. I have 3 weeks to lose 4.2 lbs. But if I dont, oh well. I will still be healthier and have better habits than I did 12 weeks ago.

Another day of not properly tracking calories

Breakfast

Snack at work- 290 calories (goldfish, fruit snack, juice box)

Hot dog on keto bun with mustard and ketchup, then hotdog in carb balance tortilla with shredded cheese

A banana

Hung out with my son playing video games

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