JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 14

kelisueray

8/21 215.2 / Dang! We ate out yesterday, I took a nap, went for a 2 mile run, made a super delicious dinner AND had a cupcake. It was pretty awesome and so this number isn't really bothering me. Focusing on lots of water today!
8/22 / 213.7 / Well, less than my last round but I can still feel some bloating so I'm hoping with adequate water today and a run that we'll be back in the 211s tomorrow.
8/23 / 213.7 / Meh. Ran 3.3 miles last night WITH EASE dang I'm so glad I got back into running. Weather was cooler and the run was more enjoyable than usual. Was way under calories. I have this feeling my scale doesn't weigh correctly day to day because I'm the same weight with clothes on, without clothes on, before the bathroom, after the bathroom. What scale does everyone here use? Anywho I'm not disappointed with the number. I'm feeling pretty great
8/24 / 210.1 / Lowest yet! Ran another 3.25 last night with more ease. Ate well and drank a lot of water. Thumbs up!
8/25 / 209.8 / just took my girls to the park after work. Pushing a double stroller is a good workout! Lol but I took yesterday as a rest day and was only over my calories by 30something. I'm out of the 10s!!
8/26 / 209.8 / went to a Greek festival last night after my run and ate awesome authentic Greek food and deserts. Drank a few beers. Went for a 3.5 run today after a 2.5 hour nap. I was so exhausted today for whatever reason.I have the best husband! Feel a ton better after getting my long run in. Using the 10PR method of increasing distance. By October/November I'll be in half marathon range!
8/27 / 210.4 / Sorry missed posting this day! i still track daily with happyscale so I have it recorded
8/28 / 212.7 / Sunday was a fun food day. I ate a lot. But I'm definitely not dissapointed with this number. I know it'll just take me a few days to get rid of the water weight and I'll be good to go by thursday hopefully down to 208 or so.
8/29 / 212.7 / No exercise yesterday. 2 days in a row is the longest I let myself rest so starting back up tonight. I feel the weight of demotivation coming so I gotta break through that and nip it in the bud.
8/30

eyer0ll

End R7: 215
End R8: 213.6
End R9: 213.8
End R10: 209.4
End R11: 207.8
End R12: 207.4
End R13: 206

Goal R14: 204.8

8/21: 206 -- worked out, taco festival yesterday. Ate and drank with abandon and zero regrets.
8/22: 206 -- worked out, over calories. Need to rein it in.
8/23: 206 -- over calories (but trending downward), worked out. I think this week is shaping up to be an unintentional diet break (at it since late April).
8/24: 206 -- nothing if not consistent (weight, eating, workouts, etc.) This has been, and continues to be, an awful week on many levels so I'm happy to maintain right now.
8/25: 204.8 -- under calories thanks only to a vigorous workout.
8/26: 204.8 -- over calories, worked out
8/27 202.4 -- LIE. Sick yesterday so no idea on calories, went for a walk.
8/28: 204.4
8/29: 202.6 -- first time under calories in quite a while, worked out yesterday. Scale flickered briefly on 199 (VERY EXCITING).
8/30

LonniJay

SW 3/9/17: 256 lbs
UGW: 140 lbs
R13: 220

8/21: 219.8 - I feel like I'm getting nowhere this month. I'm hoping for a whoosh and a decent drop over the next 10 days.

8/22: 218.2 - This same weight again! I feel like I'll never get below that number

8/23: 218.2 - Again! I just want to see a drop so bad but I guess it could be worse.

8/24: 217.8 - That's better lol! It's my daughter' 7th birthday!

8/25: 217.4 - It may not be much but that is a new low! I managed to stick to my calories yesterday while still enjoying some ice cream cake

8/26: 216.8 - I had two HUGE bowls of spaghetti last night and did not expect that number this morning. Another new low!

8/27: 218 - Daughter's birthday party yesterday. We had lots of fun and I managed to stay in my calories and didn't feel the need to eat a bunch of cake!

8/28: 217.6 - I haven't felt good these last couple of days. I'm thinking it's all the junk food I've been eating with the birthday party and such. Yesterday I had a mini binge and went over my calories eating cereal and cupcakes. Not a good idea. Today is a new day and I l'll ne jumping back into my old routine.

8/29: 217 - Upped my calories since I've been doing strength exercises and am more hungry than usual. I'm a little nervous about it though and hope I can keep up my weightloss.

8/30:

KayHBE

Started R6 @ 177.1
First Goal: 170 ✔️
Next Goal: 159 ... At a slow rate
End of R9: 170.2
End of R10 165.1
End of R11 168.1
End of R12 166.3
End of R13 163.9

8/21 - 163. Hit best step goal ever of 36,736.
8/22 - 163.1
8/23 - 164. I feel like I'm holding steady. Starting to think that hitting 159 will feel pretty nice though.

8/24 - 164.2
8/25 - 166.3
8/26 - 169.5
8/27 - 165.8
8/28 - 166.6 I've had a week off work and these numbers show it. Time to get back on track and gear up for those 5's!!

8/29 - 166.2 ... Back to planning and logging, at least until SO comes home for a few days in a week or so.

8/30

Jams29

I'm in! This is my very first round!!! Hoping to break my plateau that I've been in for about a week. Got to 168 but have been hovering around 170 the last few days...

SW: 176
CW: 168
GW: 135

Goal for this round: <168


Day/Weight/Comment
8/21 - 170.2 -frustrated that I'm hovering at 170 the last few days. Though after a weekend of being a bit looser on my diet, it could be worse.
8/22 - 170.0 - at least there's some progress even if it's small. Actually a bit surprised since I went over my cal count last night. I did well for most of the day but caved in to chipotle tacos for dinner. I'll do better today!
8/23 - 168.8 - yes! That's more like it! Was below cal count yesterday and went to a zumba class! :-) going to try to go to the gym again tonight. Maybe work on some strength training.
8/24 - 168.0 - alright! I'm hoping to break 168 before the end of the week. Haven't gotten below that yet. I was under calorie count yesterday (though over on fat). Went to gym and burned 200 cals doing various cardio exercises (stationary bike, treadmill, elliptical). Also worked on arms. Overall a good day!
8/25 168.2 - was slightly afraid to check my weight today. I stayed under cals yesterday but had pasta for dinner and didn't exercise. A bit sad that it went up slightly, but not the worst. May not make my below 168 goal this week, but maybe by the end of the round??? Going to go try a pilates class today.
8/26 - 168.2 - I guess 168 is the new hurdle. seemed to have gotten past 170 (knock on wood). At first I was annoyed that there was no movement but I caught a glimpse of myself wearing shorts in the mirror and...starting to see (very small) definition in the legs. I still feel sore from pilates yesterday too (the good kind of sore). Celebrating the small victories!
8/27 - 170.2 - nooooooo! not super surprising though. Had a big breakfast yesterday then wine and fries later in the night. I paid for it...
8/28 - 169.6 - let's keep moving in this direction...yesterday I went swimming but ate those cals back. Now that it's Monday, I can get back into my routine again. Weekends seem to be tougher.
8/29 - 168.4 - keep it up body! I did well yesterday! Managed to stay well below cal count :-) Starting to figure out that small snacks throughout the day seem to work better for me than meals. Going to try to get to the gym tonight!
8/30

NormaV14

Starting weight 148
Round 6 135.7
Round 7 134.4
Round 8 133.8
Round 9 Last weigh in 7/8 135.2
Round 10 132.8
Round 11 131.6
Round 12 132.7
Round 13 131.4
Goal weight 129

8/21 -131.5 stable. That's good. Long walk around the lake through the hills and then to the gym. I had an eclipse gathering at my house today. Hopefully not too much damage.
8/22 - 131.1 love the trajectory. Hopefully I can keep this up and reach 130 by the end of this challenge.
8/23 - 132.1 Not really sure what that is about. Although my logging has been a bit haphazard. I am hoping it goes away as fast as it came. And I will be better about logging. Taking responsibility.
8/24 - 131.8 still not doing a decent job at logging. Working out ok. I think mindful eating but who knows without logging. Tomorrow is another day. And 6 more days in this challenge. I remain hopeful & determined!
8/25 - 131 woohoo!!!
8/26 - 130.1 not sure how that happened. And don't expect to stick. But I will take it for now and behave. Let's see what tomorrow brings.
8/27 - 130.6 I am happy with that. Did my 5 mile run this morning. And had a hearty breakfast, that should take me into the afternoon. Trying to keep the momentum going!
8/28 - 130.5 Holding steady! Would love to see a steady 130 at months end. I can feel it!!! Off to the gym I go after my 3 mile walk with my dogs. I am motivated
8/29 -131.3 hopefully it'll be back down tomorrow. Sometimes no rhyme or reason (or so it seems)
8/30

taxgirl1

R07 SW 229.7
R08 On vacation
R09 SW 235.6
R10 SW 230.3
R11 SW 230.3
R12 SW 229.7
R13 SW 227.0
R14 SW 226.6

My goal for this round is to continue to keep up with my hydration. I would also like to work on my flexibility, so I'm going to stretch for at least 5 minutes a day.

Day/Weight/Comment
8/21--227.2
8/22--227.0 Tonight I am flying to see my parents. I was contemplating whether I should bring my scale, but I decided I will. I'm still not sure if I should bring my food scale or not. I am sure the 5 hour flight will show up in my weight tomorrow. I forgot to stretch yesterday, but this morning after walking the dog I did my stretching.
8/23--228.6 I know this number is not accurate. Between the water retention from the flight, the fact that I have had less than 4 hours of sleep, and the fact that my scale is at a different location, I'm not surprised that the weight is up.
8/24--226.1 Another weigh in at my parents house so not sure if this is a true loss loss or not, but I will take it.
8/25--225.9 Went to the rec center near my parents house and did my weightlifting yesterday. Also did my stretching. Going out for dinner with friends tonight so I expect a gain to show up tomorrow.
8/26--226.6 Went out for dinner last night. Just got back from the gym and returning home today. I was impressed with the fact that during my four day trip to my parents I went to the gym twice, stretched every day, and, other than for yesterday, I ate at or near my calorie goals.
8/27--229.2 Ugh. A part of this is from the water retention from the flight and the fact that I didn't drink a lot of water yesterday. I also didn't plan for the almost 9 hours of travel time, so I ended up eating candy while waiting at the airport and then coming home and eating when I really wasn't hungry and now I'm feeling a little gross. So, today I am just getting back to eating as usual today and getting back on track. It will be interesting to see the scale tomorrow.
8/28--228.8 I was still feeling gross yesterday, so I lspent most of the day laying on the couch watching tv. I also didn't drink as much water as I should of. I woke up today still feeling heavy. Today it'sback to my normal schedule.
8/29--227.5 Feeling better today. Back to my normal eating and keeping myself hydrated. It's shocking how easily your body is affected by bad eating when you start eating more healthy.
8/30

marcieellis

Starting weight: 227 (2011)
Goal weight: 150

42 yo female. 5'6

Focusing on tracking calories for the next ten days.

Day/Weight/Comment
8/21 -200.9 - over calories
8/22 -202.1lb - over calories
8/23 -200.9lb
8/24 -202.3lb - over on calories, over on fat, hit protein target
8/25 - didn't weigh in. - This is a process. The weekends are my nemisis.
8/26 - didn't weigh in. Got a work out in. Ugg Goblet squats. Over on calories, short on time, no time for meal prep and my parents and my kids bombarded me and pizza hut won out.
8/27 - 202.3- under on calories, good on steps, good on food and meal prep. (of course, it's monday.)
8/28 - 201.7 - Under on carbs, good on water, got up from my desk.
8/29
8/30

clarestorm1886

Starting Weight 136.6
Current Weight 131.8
Goal Weight for this round(14) 131
Overall Goal Weight 115

Day/Weight/Comment
8/21 131.8
8/22 131.2
8/23 131.2
8/24 131.2 I hope it stays there, TOM is here and I have a head cold so not motivated at all.
8/25 130 I can't quite believe this
8/26 130
8/27 129.8 Woohoo!!!
8/28 130.6
8/29 130.6

shoui16

Saw this thread too late. Reading the comments are nice and insightful. I'm joining round 15.

brittanydashnay

SW 260 (June 2nd)
S12 (Aug 1st) - 242.2 -231.0. (Lost 11.2) Total: 11.2
S13 (Aug 11th) - 231.0 - 229.6. (Lost 1.4) Total: 12.6

S14 SW - 229.6lbs
S14 GOAL - 225.0lbs


8/21 - 228.8 - feeling great. Walked to and from gym. Did 12.9km walk/bike/elliptical! Almost reached my 100km in Aug goal! I've been going to the gym every day except rest days and i am not craving to go. I've been eating very well and prepping my food ahead of time. I've been motivated my Bigest Loser Team and my Buddy! I have more energy and my mood is more positive! I've been drinking at least 4-24oz bottles of water a day with a goal of 6.5 bottles!

8/22 - 228.6 - slow and steady

8/23 - 228.8 - i had a down day yesterday both mood and no exercise. I ended up binging on 90 calorie chocolate treats... so back on track today. Went to the gym at 8am. Going to clean my car. Then go for a walk later today!

8/24 - 227.6 - yeh back on track! Went to the gym this morning, didn't eat enough right before because I had errands so didn't push as hard as i normally do due to lack of energy. Walked home from the gym then to and from my dentist appt. Also achieved my 100km walk/bike/elliptical/row today!!!! I'm going to see how many more km I can get in so i can beat it next month! I also lost 2.4lbs since last week when i weighed in for the Biggest Loser Challenge!

8/25 - 227.2 - still going down! Did a 8.5km walk today and ate well! Looking forward to weighing in tomorrow.

8/26 - 277.0 - and down down Down! I wasn't feeling so motivated to go to the gym today but thankfully I already asked my dad to watch the baby today... so it was easier to have things in motion when I'm not feeling so motivated. I know i always feel so much better after exercising. I think im realizing for this reason my day feels much better way i go to the gym in the morning rather than in the afternoon when I'm losing motivation. Hoping to be in the 6s tomorrow!

8/27- 227.8 darn...hopefully with lots of water today I'll be able to get down into the 6's!

8/28 - 227.0 back on track. Heading to the gym the next 4 days before a 3 days family trip. I'll be planning some breakfast and lunches ahead to try and stay within calories!

8/29 - 226.8 - woohoo!!! In the 6s. Now I need to stay here! Heading to the gym!

8/30

krea4

R13 avg - 141.9
Goal - < 141

8/21- 141.8 - 50 min walk this evening
8/22 -142.0 - 27 min turbo trainer
8/23 - 142.2 - 100 min walk
8/24 - 141.2 - 2.5 hours of shopping! Didn't rest once.
8/25 - 141.4 - 50 min walk
8/26 - 141.2 -
8/27 - 141.2 -
8/28 - 141.2 - 20 mins turbo trainer
8/29 - 141.2 - 40min lawn mowing & 20mins walk
8/30

rosetigger

GW 145

Day/Weight/Comment
8/21 - 177 - fluctuating between 175 & 177 - big BBQ on Sat. I have leftovers for a week. :-(
8/22 - forgot to weigh in this morning. :-( This will take some getting use to. I ate left overs yesterday but managed to stay within my calories intake. To much bread though. We got these awesome buns and I don't want to waist them. I am thinking about trying not drinking for a month. Sept is pretty quite. I wonder if I can do it. 50 min of walking and 60 squats
8/23 176.6 I did okay with eating today. Even though spaghetti for dinner. Company again. 50 min of walking. 20 leg raises.
8/24 176.8 80 squats 50min of walking and W1D2 C25K
8/25 176.4 Mom is in the hospital - Ulcer issues?
8/26 175.2 BBQ and company all day. To much junk food and drinks.
8/27 176 went hiking this morning. I'm almost at 12k steps on and is only 1:00
8/28 177 TOM started yesterday. I am so tired and sore today. Moved 2 dryers yesterday up and down stairs plus went hiking 5k. I'm sure feeling it today. Oldest daughter called me yesterday saying she has been kicked out. Expects to move in. I said no, feeling bad. More stress. Ugh! Started eating junk.
8/29 177.6 No sleep last night. Too hot and all I can do is worry about my Mom and daughter. Mom is still in the hospital. No word on what is happening yet. They wanted her to sign a DNR form. She asked them if she was that sick and they said no. So then why would they ask her to sign one? She didn't sign it. Missed out on doing C25K again. I need energy for that. I'm thinking nap when I get home. If I can sleep. It is another scorcher today.
8/30

thatfatgal

Back in for this round. I skipped a few because i forgot, and my birthday was in there and I like to give myself some leeway on my day.

Round 11 ended at 263

Original start weight 267
Current weight 261.2
Ultimate goal weight 160

Day/Weight/Comment
8/21 260.8 - been hovering here for a bit now, but i ate horribly today. too many calories in general and WAY too many of them from carbs. i expect a bump up tomorrow morning. blah. birthday cake, YOUUUUUUUU!!! /shakes fist.
8/22 261.4 = as i expected, all the carbs = weight gain. =/
8/23 260.4 - better this morning, but today went over the calories a bit and no evening walk. this week has been a challenge. i need to step up my game!
8/24 260.4 - last bit of cake is gone! with how i ate yesterday, glad to see that the numbers didnt go up again.
8/25 258.4 - staying on track with the calories
8/26 258.0 - ate pretty well yesterday. today will be tough. family gathering with pizza and appetizers and chips and junk. moderation is my mantra for today!
8/27 258.8 - all the junk food at the party was delicious and my numbers didn't go up too much. Having a little taste of everything seemed to work out pretty well.
8/28 259.2 - very lethargic yesterday. Ate too many carbs and didn't get to take my evening walk.
8/29 258.8 - back down is good. less crappy eating is good.
8/30

40lbslighter

Round 14: 
SW:  166.4
GW:  164.4

Round 13:  SW 167.6, EW 166.4 (-1.2 lb), LW 165.4, HW 168.4, AVG 167.4

Day/Weight/Comment
8/21:  165.8  Very pleased.  Yesterday was Take Mom to the Movies day.  I pre-planned salted, buttered popcorn & soda into my meal log.  Didn't add salt to the popcorn after all (and tasted just fine without).  Proud of my changes in thought patterns.  My former self would have written off the entire day as a "cheat day," throwing in a movie hot dog and/or candy too.

8/22:  167.0  Tried going to the restroom one more time after morning weigh-in to drop me in the 166's.  Tee hee,  tee hee.  I'm so silly!  If this is as high as it goes this round, I'll be happy.

8/23:  167.2  I'm sure this has *nothing* to do with the leftover 7-layer dip, chips, and pies my roommate brought home from a fundraiser on Monday.     The quicker I eat it, the sooner it will no longer be a temptation! 

8/24:  165.8  Good deal.  Average over last 10 days is now under 167.  I'm loving the overall downward trend!

8/25:  165.6 

8/26:  165.6  Been out of the 168's for over 10 days now.  Yippee!

8/27:  166.2  Rut-roh.  TOM = scale jumps around like crazy!  Been known to vary as much as 2.5 pounds in a day.  Weeeee!

8/28:  166.4  Would be nice if TOM is hiding 2 pounds in his trousers, taking them away when he leaves.  :laugh:

8/29:  166.4  TOM, take your extra poundage and go already.  Don't you know I'm in a challenge, here?!  Geez.

8/30

Onward and downward, friends! 

rparkerslim

ariel1116 wrote: »

August 27, 2017 8:37AM
Day/Weight/Comment
8/21 205.6 been stuck on 205 forever!
8/22 206.6- started T.O.M yesterday so that weight gain is probably from that. Did weight lifting and cardio. Fitbit said I burned 967 calories
8/23 206.6- did back and biceps. Burned close to 400 calories. Didn't drink enough water or eat enough.
8/24 205.6 did a hour of light cardio country heat. Counted my calories. Ate good, but should of drank more water
8/25 204.4 didn't workout yesterday but ate very good. Ate about 1500 calories
8/26 204 -did shoulders and counted calories at well.
8/27 203.2! Omg I've never been this low since 2012! So I watched what I ate around 1800 calories. Didn't workout bc I was too lazy to! But I didn't eat bad. Had an amazing eggplant zucchini noodle lasagna last night! Going to make that again for sure.
8/28 204.2 yesterday I watched what I ate was over about 200 calories. Walked for 50 mins
8/29 201.8 yesterday was awful! I got strep throat so I could barely swallow anything down without it hurting a lot! I ate 1000 calories and absolutely no exercise. Just laid on the couch the whole time.
8/30

HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER SOON!

rtls

Current weight-160.38
10 Day Goal: Get under 160 and stay there.

Day/Weight/Comment
8/21- 159.94 I doubt the weight is correct, but I'll take it for now. Exhausted today and almost caved to fast food for dinner. Instead, I chose a refrigerated soup and half a cheese sandwich for dinner. Hoping to get some food prep done tomorrow so the week runs easier.

8/22-159.72 Another tiring day here. Haven't had energy and my sleep schedule is off. Need to get back to taking my vitamins.

8/23- 159.5 My back pain has flared up, so I haven't done much more than take medication and sleep all day. Hoping tomorrow is a better day.

8/24- 159.94 Absolutely no real reason for the gain other than normal fluctuation. Remaining under calories. Hope the scale is nicer to me tomorrow.

8/25- 158.84 Tried the scale 4 different times to make sure my scale wasn't misbehaving. I would be thrilled if I could end this challenge at 158. Still maintaining my calories and have plans to make freezer meals this weekend.

8/26- 159.06 Tiny increase today, but still very happy with my progress overall. We had dinner out with friends (Chinese) I did my best to have a small portion because I had no ideas of calories. Also, it was difficult to judge calories since we were sharing several dishes. I served up a small plate all at once so I could visually see my portion size and did not go back for seconds. I think I did fairly well, but we shall see if the scale agrees.

8/27- 158.62 Looks like I probably did ok last night. Very pleased. Today has been quiet with nothing to report.

8/28-158.4 I had a very busy day and fell asleep at 6:30 and woke up around 9:30 with no dinner made. We ended up eating fast food. I managed to come in under my calories, but only because I was so busy I barely ate all day. Tomorrow is a new day.

8/29-158.4 By the time dinner is rolling around, I am exhausted. Frankly, I would rather just go to bed for the night than cook a meal. I think I need to increase my calories at lunch because I feel like I'm on empty.
8/30

rsamuelsgold

SW = 213.8
Highest: 215.4
R13 = 212.9
GW R14 = 205
GW 2017 = 190

22/8 // 208.8// I guess it was. Tops are still fitting better around the waist. I should get measuring tape. Need to add more fiber to my diet..

29/8 // 214.5 // Okay. Back to the drawing board. I'm really good during the day but I mess up at night. This needs to STOOOOOP.

30/8 // 211.2 // Great drop. Yeay.

NormaV14

Complete implosion tonight! I am afraid what the scale will show tomorrow morning.

TerriRichardson112

Back on track. Final weigh-in day and I am pleased that my holiday baggage is going. Last week most of my weigh-ins were not on my own scale, but it served as a guide to how weight was fluctuating, i.e. Mostly up because of treats. One has to balance these things out, and not stress about them unduly.
I will work on reaching my goal next round.

Round 14: (Round 7 for me. Female, 5'2" aged 71, weight in lbs)
Update: I found a scale in one of the cupboards in our holiday cottage, so am running with it.
SW: 227; Lowest weight 18 Aug 2017: 159.2; Final goal weight: 147
Lowest : R8/1, 162; R9/2, 164.8; R10/3, 166; R11/4, 164; R12/5, 161.4; R13/6, 159.2; R14/7, 158.6;
Highest : R8/1, 169; R9/2, 169; R10/3, 168; R11/4, 166.8; R12/5, 164.4; R13/6, 161.8; R14/7, 167.8;
Mean...: R8/1, 165.5; R9/2, 166.8; R10/3, 167.7; R11/4, 165.5; R12/5, 162.6; R13/6, 160.4; R14/7, 160.7;
End W...: R8/1, 169; R9/2, 164.6; R10/3, 166.6; R11/4, 164.2; R12/5, 161.1; R13/6, 159.8; R14/7, 163;

Daily Goals: pre-log/follow through; balance macros/micros; hydrate; 15+ strength ; 15+ flex ; 6,500+ steps ; close kitchen at 8pm!
Target weight: 158
20/8/2017: 159.4 Not on my own scale, but it will do for comparisons.
21/8/2017: 158.6 Quite surprised. Had a huge Sunday dinner, but I had walked quite a lot, and did some hiking on a nearby moor.
22/8/2017: 161.5 (NMOS) Retaining water as my knee has flared up and is rather swollen. Barely got my 6500 steps. Slightly over basic calories. But still in the green, despite having wine with dinner last night, and not hydrating enough. C'est la vie!
23/8/2017: 161 (NMOS) Goals ✅ Still nursing my knee along. Did upper body/abs workout.
24/8/2017: 163 (NMOS) This is mostly water weight. We are on holiday, and I choose to have a day off the merry go round yesterday. Cause and effect! Yesterday we went on a boat trip to Rathlin Island. Although under goal, and making as healthy choices as I could, I reckon my sodium intake was way up, and needless to say I didn't hydrate enough to flush it out. Then we went to the ice cream parlour when we got back to the mainland. On top of that we had Chinese takeaway, (more sodium!) as we were knackered after the day walking in the open air and no one wanted to cook. Today I will eat light and hydrate. PS: Did I mention the chocolate?
25/8/2017: 164 (NMOS) Another meal out last night. And didn't hydrate enough. I will be drinking like a fish today. Thank goodness I am going home tomorrow and all these temptations are removed. I will have to buckle down and get rid of this holiday baggage.
26/8/2017: Travelling
27/8/2017: 167.2 Back to my own scale. This is no surprise after a week of eating out and holiday treats.

• I know I logged the food but it's difficult to gauge the extra calories added by chefs to 'enhance' the taste, undoubtedly over Goal most days.
• I prepared food for some of the days, but one doesn't want to be a party pooper when eating out as a 'treat' with family.
• Some of the weight will go quickly, because of all the sodium and water retention.
• I will be glugging water back for the few next to days to flush out the system.
• You pay a price when you over-indulge on rich food (in more ways than one).
• One thing I have learned during the last 3 years on here is that being fit and healthy is a lifetime commitment.
• You can over-indulge, but only occasionally, and the scale is your best motivation to make sure it doesn't get out of hand.
• Each day is a new day, and a new opportunity to choose your path.

28/8/2017: 166.1 Goals ✅ Quite happy with that. Rome wasn't built in a day! Sticking with the Daily Goals.
29/8/2017: 165.5 Goals ✅
30/8/2017: 163 Goals ✅ Nice little whoosh! More holiday baggage ditched!

Have a great day!