Health Journey 2026 - Days 80 & 81 + Weigh In

Rupert, Idaho
October 24, 2026 1:42am CST
Hey everyone, how are you all doing? I think Friday (yesterday) was day 81; it's hard to keep track sometimes. Just know I am getting close to three months. I'll start with the weigh in - Starting - 242 Last Friday - 215.4 Yesterday - 218.2 I knew this week would be a rough one with having a cheat meal last Saturday, and then with my mom's birthday this week. Surprised I only am up almost 3 pounds. However, with how I did today I may be up more tomorrow. I'll share what I ate the past two days: Thursday -- Meal 1 - Low carb quesadilla with 2 of the low carb tortillas I bought to have tacos with my mom. They have 12 carbs, but 11 of it is fiber. Snack - Protein bar (Built Puff brownie batter flavor) Meal 2 - 2 servings of lil' smokies (sausages) with avocado mayo/sugar free BBQ sauce for dipping. Dessert - small piece of leftover b-day cake Approx macros -- 950ish calories, 80 carbs (minus 22 fiber for the tortillas), 58 fat, 45 protein Friday -- Meal 1 - 2 eggs, 2 servings of the lil' smokies sausages (with the same dipping sauce mix) - Snack/Dessert 1 - Much smaller piece of cake than the day before, a few miniature candies, and a cookie Dessert 2 - 1 big scoop of peanut butter blitz ice cream. ~ Late birthday treat for my husband~ Planned to go last night but it got too late and then the power went out so we wouldn't have been able to get it anyway. Macros -- Approx again-- 1,484 calories, 116 carbs, 99 fat, 39 protein Yes, very bad cheat day. It was probably way more, but I can't exactly weigh how much ice cream I was given in a scoop or measure the cake perfectly. Now maybe I can go without any cheats until my birthday in about 2 weeks! I am guessing my weight will go up tomorrow, but we shall see. What do you think? Will it go up a lot? I am still down almost 24 pounds overall at least. I'd like to get to at least 30 pounds lost by the time I see my doctor in December (by their scale which seems to differ from mine at home, so I need to be closer to 35 lbs lost lol).
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
4h
Are you keeping a journal of this progress anywhere besides here?
• Rupert, Idaho
3h
I keep track in myfitnesspal but I don't really do a journal
@Wrexxo (9972)
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Just now
Almost 24 down is really good, and honestly a small bump after a birthday week is totally normal. I think it'll be mostly water so dont stress it too much. You're gonna get back on track fast and hit that december goal.
@AmbiePam (131480)
• United States
2h
I don’t think I asked, and I’m just genuinely curious, are you planning in cheat days for birthdays and holidays forever, or is this something you’ll eventually quit doing and strictly follow the diet. I don’t remember if you said…
@JohnRoberts (107982)
• Los Angeles, California
1h
Numbers will fluctuate but the goal is the overall decline in the long run.