JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 20
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Starting weight (3/27/17): 281.4
Current Weight: 231.8
Goal Weight: 170
Challenge goal weight: 228.3 (3.5 lb loss)
Day/Weight/Comment
10/20 / 231.8 / I'm .4 lbs away from losing 50lbs so hopefully I can stay on track this weekend. I really want to be in the 220s by the end of the month
10/21 / 231.2 / 50 POUNDS LOST
10/22 / 231.6
10/23 / 232.2 / I have a feeling I'm going to be bouncing around 231/232 for forver
10/24 / 231.4 / Finally a decent drop! Hoping for a "whoosh" this week. I'm tightening up my logging and planning on going to the gym M-F, I'm desperate to see the 220s
10/25 / 229.6 / YESSSS
10/26 / 230.8 / Not sure why this happened? Worked out and was under my calories. Tomorrow is my "official" weigh in day with my trainer so I'm really hoping to be back under 230 again.
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Back again! I started midway through Round 2 at 153.9 on 4/29. For this round I'd like to get below and stay below 140. Started at 162 something back in early March so I'm down over 20 pounds. I am aiming to reach goal of 132 before New Years.
Day/Weight/Comment
10/19 141.4
10/20 140.8 down slightly.goals for today: gym and walk or ellip. and water, water, water.
10/21 140.4 Off to camping. Have a lovely weekend.
10/22 quite a lot of cross country hiking. Camping.
10/23 139.8 Thank you, Universe! I believe in my ability to lose weight and keep it off.
10/24 140.8 no problem... no exercise yesterday, tired from weekend's hiking. Today, gym, protein and water.
10/25 140.6 Happy with this weight as I had cornbread and homemade navy bean soup = lots of carbs and sodium. Went to gym. Today: elliptical. greens with protein and water, water, water.
10/26 142.4 Well, hell. Salt from dirty martinis once again. Needed to get out so i accept the consequences. Hopefully it will come off before end of this round which is going by realllly fast.
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I believe in my ability to lose weight and keep it off.10 -
I'm looking for 1lb+ loss weekly. Shooting for 14,000 calories for R20.
SW: 190 (10/20/17)
SWR20 (my R1):190
GW for R20: 184
UGW: 150
Day/Weight/Comment
10/20 - 190lbs - 1144 calories
10/21 - 188lbs - 1205 calories
10/22 - 187lbs - 914 calories
10/23 - 187lbs - 1188 calories
10/24 - 185lb - 1236 calories - Had diarrhea yesterday
10/25 - 186lb - 1218 calories - see yesterday's comment ;-)
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171.6 is my start weight this Round. I did weigh 202. I have stalled out. I'm not frustrated yet, but I'm sure the day will come when I am. I've reached a smaller, attainable goal that my doctor set of a 20 pound loss, but I decided to keep pushing myself until I reach my ideal weight. I've lost 31 lbs so far. I want to lose 80, but I don't have any particular goal this Round. It would be nice to see 169 point something though. I CAN AND WILL DO THIS!
10/20 no scale---(in KY for a 1-day trip...went to the Jack-o-lantern Spectacular in Louisville with my husband and our 3 children.) I went on a binge last night because I was told in order to get your body going again, BINGE. My weight will go up for 2 or 3 days, then boom. Let's see if it works!
10/21 No scale except the one in the hotel that's 30lbs lower than it should be. Sooo not counting it. Lol We are in Ohio now. We went to Jungle Jim's yesterday, and I did BINGE again.
10/22 173.2 and we are back home. I know its a big jump, but I honestly have no regrets. I've been on a strict regimen for about 5 months now. I deserved to treat myself when doing something I hadn't done in 20 or so years...ride roller coasters. We went to Kings Island yesterday, and I put in almost 17g steps. Now that I'm back home, it's back to the grind and shedding these lbs.
10/23 172.6 I'm hoping that this BINGE thing works because right now, seeing my numbers up this high when it took so long to get under 172 is SO NOT AWESOME!
10/24: 172...alright...the weight is coming back off now, but I want to see it get below that 171.6 mark. If I could get to 170 or lower, then I might believe this BINGE thing one day a week works. Lol
10/25 BOOM! My scale was teasing me this morning. I saw a 169.6, but it went up. It did this 2x. I'm so close, but right now, I'm at 170 lbs. I'll take it.
This is my lowest weight yet. It took exactly 3 days, and then that weight came off to a big loss. I believe that this BINGE does work. So, I will try it out again this next round.
10/26 170.8 Maybe it was sodium or a late dinner...idk...
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I have a girl's weekend coming up. I know I will not count calories, or be good. Does anyone do anything different before, during, or after the 'cheat' to help?3
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I'm in!
The accountability has been really great for me. It's made me much more mindful about what I choose to eat and finding time to exercise.
R19 EW 179
R20 GW 177
On your mark
Get set
Go.....
Day/Weight/Comment
10/20 179.4 - calories were good, I ate clean, and exercised yesterday.
10/21 179.2 - calories were below maintenance, but I didn't get any exercise yesterday. We're seeing Hamilton today! Plus dinner out. I'll be mindful if my choices.
10/22 178.6 I ate well and stayed within calories. Also exercised yesterday, did a good cardio workout.
10/23 178.2 Fitness Blender may be my saving grace. Wow, I love the workouts they offer! I did a short HIIT workout in the morning followed by a short upper body one. We volunteered at our local Pumpkin festival yesterday, so I also got all my steps in, and then I carried a 30 lb pumpkin 1/2 mile to the car. Whew.
An interesting twist about a month into this "give me 10 days" game. I no longer remember every morning what my weight was the day before. After I got on the scale today I thought, "Is that down?" Hmmm.
10/24 178.8 - normal fluctuation. Calories were spot on yesterday, and I exercised. Didn't drink enough water, though and I haven't been getting enough sleep.
10/25 178.4. Ate clean, calories were on, and exercised. I lose weight so slowly now. Everything changed after menopause. Somewhere along the way I realized I might have to be happy with .5 lb a week. Last week to this was .6. I'll take it. One cannot have the proper actions without finally getting the proper results. Water and sleep were both better. I still need to get to bed earlier!
10/26 180.8
I ate 2 out of 3 meals in restaurants yesterday. The calories weren't horrible, but higher than maintenance (slightly). That sodium, though... I may also be holding onto some add'l water - I've upped my workouts and am basically a little sore, everywhere.
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Starting weight, January 1: 217.0
Current weight on October 1st: 191
1st goal weight: 175
Second goal weight: 170
5'11"
66 years old
Round 18 SW: 192.4
Round 19 SW: 188.9
Day/Weight/Comment
10/20 188.8 - but yesterday I got into the chocolate covered almonds. Thankfully, I counted them out, and stopped at 12. So weight this morning was taken after going to the gym, and drinking a bottle of water.
10/21 189.8 - but had pizza last nite.
10/22 - 190.0 --- ate WAY too much all weekend. Hoping to get this back in control again.
10/23 -- 190.0 -- Too much food again. Hoping to get back on track today, and see those 80s again.
10/24 -189.4
10/25 - 188.4
10/26 - 187.4!! YAH! only 10 pounds from my first goal. Tried to drink more water yesterday, so hoping that helped.
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Starting weight: 193 (July 2016)
Goal weight: 135
End of Round 11: 143.4 (7/31/17)
End of Round 12: 142.5 (8/10/17)
End of Round 13: 140.4 (8/20/17)
End of Round 14: 138.6 (8/30/17)
End of Round 15: 143.3 (9/10/17- I quit weighing/logging toward the end of Round 15. I felt like I needed a break, and the break pushed my weight up so much. I'm sure I can get it back down (hopefully not actual fat gain in just a few days) with a lot of effort this round.)
Round 16-last weigh in: 141.5
Round 17: did not weigh-in or track
Round 18: did not weigh -in or track
Round 19: did not weigh in- started to track somewhat
Starting Round 20: 140.5
47 yo female. 5'6
Goal this round: Get back to exercising. Eat fewer unhealthy snacks.
I find it very interesting that not counting calories did not have a big effect on my weight, but eating more "junk" and more food did make me feel less healthy. I am going to give this a try again, mostly because I have a big fear of gaining the 50ish pounds back overnight.
10/20 - 140.6
10/21 - 140.2 (tracking, but not seriously limiting calories: over 1600 yesterday; no exercise yet-today!)
10/22 - 140.2 (tracked, but still ate a lot -over 2200 calories (made cookies); just going to track and see what happens this time. Still haven't exercised)
10/23 - 140.0 finally exercised! 30 min. elliptical
10/24 - 139.1 dentist (crown) - no exercise- about 1200 calories (no lunch)
10/25 - 141 - pizza - over 2000 calories - elliptical 30 min
10/26 - 141.9 around 1700 calories - no exercise -
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hammycakes wrote: »10/26 - 185.6 New low!! Drinking water instead of alcohol, who'd have thought?.. Actually, I knew and I record all the alcohol I drink, even though I come in at a deficit it just seems to stop my weight loss in it's tracks. I have more demons to conquer than just my weight. Lesson learned.
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I have the same problem. I read somewhere (I'll try to find the source) that when you drink alcohol it essentially stops fat loss for the time period it takes your body to process the alcohol, because it's more important to neutralize the toxins then it is to process fat. I can't remember if there was a legit study to back it up, but it makes sense to me that your body can only deal with so much at a time..
edit: not the article I was thinking of but still some supportive evidence
https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/5-ways-alcohol-hinders-fat-loss.html
Very informative, thank you so much for this Hammycakes! I've decided to do try not to drink until round 25, the cusp of Christmas and see how I do, these last 5 rounds have been pretty slow going. I attribute it to adding alcohol back into my diet.5 -
mebelfanti wrote: »10/25 / 229.6 / YESSSS
10/26 / 230.8 / Not sure why this happened? Worked out and was under my calories. Tomorrow is my "official" weigh in day with my trainer so I'm really hoping to be back under 230 again.
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Water, water, water, flush that excess out of your body! You will do this!
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In for Round 20
10/18 - 143.6 at 6:00 a.m.
10/19 - 142.6 at 7:00 a.m. bwahahah! I don't always get to sleep until 7:00...tomorrow will be different.
Day/Weight/Comment
10/20 - 142.6 at 6:00 a.m. ...tee hee hee...you just never know!
10/21 - 144.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...*sigh* that hurt!
10/22 - 144.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...going to blame my killer workout yesterday! HA!
10/23 - 143.8 at 6:00 a.m.
10/24 - 143.4 at 6:00 a.m.
10/25 - 143.4 at 6:00 a.m.
10/26 - 142.8 at 6:00 a.m.
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CynthiaByrne wrote: »Just saw this today (Oct 27) so if you do another 10 day challenge, I'd like to be included
@CynthiaByrne jump in just now, no time like the present
the new thread is normally posted by @cyranda63 on the final day of this 10 days
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I have a girl's weekend coming up. I know I will not count calories, or be good. Does anyone do anything different before, during, or after the 'cheat' to help?
I be mindful of what I'm eating. Remember you are going to get on the scale afterwards and you may feel good when you are splurging but is it worth feeling like heck after. I'll get the salad instead of fries, soda water with lemon or lime just looks nice to drink, choose a lower calorie protein instead of beef, have fish or chicken. Be reminded that when you get to your goal weight you can't just go back to all the bad habits that made you gain the weight why do it now? It's a good time to practice maintenance. Have a great weekend!7 -
I have a girl's weekend coming up. I know I will not count calories, or be good. Does anyone do anything different before, during, or after the 'cheat' to help?
I try to do two meals on plan, and one meal off per day. Heavy on the vegetables and light on the carbs. Drink a glass of water before each meal and a big one before bed so you feel less hungry and counteract sodium/junk food. Bring snacks you can feel good about. Equally important: have an awesome time and enjoy life 7 -
Starting Weight: 227
Ultimate Goal Weight: 125
R18 EW - 220.0lbs
R19 EW - 217.8
Round 20 Start Weight: 217.8
Round 20 Goal Weight: 215
10/20 - 217.8- The repeat offender strikes!
10/21 -218.9 - Anniversary weekend away - Weighed before I left
10/22 -220.6 - Anniversary weekend away - Weighed when I came home
10/23 - 220.6 - Catching up from our anniversary weekend which included some awesome tasting rich food and LOTS of wine. Will be paying for this further I think but 100% worth it. Have to treat once and while eh?
10/24 -217.1 - My husband made a butter basil pasta with scallops last night...we cut down on the sauce and it was noticeably dryer but my goodness...yum!
10/25 - 218.5 - Not keeping up here everyday...my motivation is slacking...
10/26 - 218.5 - I've been here before...expecting to see a jump tomorrow as yesterday I had a cheat lunch, late dinner and not nearly enough water as I usually do. Plus dessert...there was also dessert.
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Days with dinner served before 8:00pm: 2/6 (I will always be a day behind as I log in the morning before dinner)
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R 14 EW: 147.9
Spoiler
Round 14
SW: 147.6
End of round goal: 146
Goal: Get to maintenance by the first of the year!
8/27 147.6 ~ (Steps 18,495 Miles 7.36) ~ Today's my sons birthday......Yesterday I was able to get a nice morning walk in plus hit the gym in the evening since it was too hot outside. I had to push myself to hit the gym, it did pay off in the scale, yay! Another pound off, I'm trying to lose the 5 pounds I gained from vacation,
8/28 148.8 ~ Yesterday, since I didn't get ANY exercise in plus my sodium was high, I have a gain. I didn't over eat though so my gain is only a pound. Yesterday's, was a success in my books!
8/29 148.3 ~ (Steps18,169) Miles 7 ~ I was hungry the whole day but was able to stick to my dairy, keeping my sodium low. I decided to try getting a workout before getting breakfast. Last night I had to alter my menu since my husband got off late from work. On the plus side a couple workouts during the day helped.
8/30 147.9 ~ (Steps 19,101 Miles 7.7) ~ Yesterday went well with goals, I was able to get a couple workouts at the gym. I switching up though, having my protein drink after my first workout. I need to focus on more fruits for snacks, after vacation, I'm having trouble incorporating them into my diet. Not at my goal for this round but I'm ready for the next round! R 15 EW: 147.9R16
This will be my 2nd round, too
End of R 14 147.9
End of R 15 goal: 143
Day/Weight/Comment:
8/31 146.4 ~ (Steps 28,910 Miles 7.75) ~ Yesterday I was able to get a couple workouts in plus a morning run.... My vacation weight is starting to drop off, only a couple more pounds..... Consistency to no late night snacking is the key
9/01 147.9 ~ (Steps 20,039 Miles 8 miles) ~ I don't understand the gain, I was able to get a nice workout last night plus my sodium wasn't to high. I also ate under my calories allowed so I'm really disappointed with the gain. I did have some watermelon last night but that shouldn't matter.
9/02 148 ~ (Steps 15,232 Miles 6) ~ We went to the Spring fair so my diet wasn't like it usually is, I was able to stay under my calorie goal, making smart choice. I also got a workout after the fair.
9/03 148.5....147.9 ~ (Steps 17,547 Miles 7) ~ Again with the gain, doing everything right, I log everything, stay within my goal, sodium is low, get my water in. I'm going to try dropping my intake to see how that works!
9/04 148 ~ (Steps 15,435 Miles 6) ~ We ended up going to dinner last night but I was able to make healthy choices, in fact taking half home for breakfast today, with such large portions
9/5 147.4 ~ (Steps 17,376 Miles 7) ~ Spent most of the day getting ready to head to my daughter's for the week. Met all my goals for the day.
9/6 I didn't have time at my daughter's in the morning
9/7 148.6 ~ (Steps 12,787 Miles 5) ~ All around good day, just ate late so weight was up!
9/8 148 ~ (Steps 24,548 Miles 9.75) ~ I was able to get some nice walks in with my grandkids and daughter. Our dinner consisted of a grilled spinach salad. Today going back home so tomorrow's weigh in will be with my scale.
9/9 147.9 ~ (Steps 15,416 Miles 6) ~ Yesterday was hard to stay focus but I was able to get a nice morning walk in plus stay under my calorie goal.R 16 SW 147.4R17
R 16 GW 143
Day/Weight/Comment
9/10 147.4 ~ (Steps 18,550 Miles 7.25) ~ Yesterday was a tough day really tired from spending the week watching my grandkids. I was able to get a workout last night at the gym. Also even though we went out to lunch I was able to make healthy choices.
9/11 146.9 ~ (Steps 20,239 Miles 8) ~ Since it was a good day to exercise outs I decided to get a morning, afternoon and evening walks in. No late night snacking is helping with the scale going downs!
9/12 145.9 ~ (Steps 23,221 Miles 9.2) ~ It seems to be helping me walking after dinner, yay!
9/13 146.5 ~ (Steps 21,251 Miles 8.50) ~ All around good day with exercise and diet so I don't understand why scale is up. I didn't get a workout in AFTER dinner, maybe,
9/14 Didn't weigh in
9/15 146.7 ~ (Steps 23,040 Miles 9.25) ~ I'm not surprised my weight is up since Wednesday night the, Late night snacking, was bad, I received my Piyo tapes from Amazon so starting Sunday I'm starting that.
9/16 145.9 ~ (Steps 14,643 Miles 5.75) ~ Yesterday I was able to hit my goals with workouts and a healthy diet.
9/17 146.4 ~ (Steps - 20,095 Miles 8)
9/18 145.9 ~ (Steps 14,643 Miles 5.75) ~ Starting my piyo exercises
9/19 145.2 ~ (Steps 21,838 Miles 8.75) ~ Yesterday, went extremely well with goalsEnd of round : 145.2R18
R 16 SW 145.9
R 16 GW 143
9/20 145.9 ~ (Steps 20,347 Miles 8.25) ~ I wasn't able to get a workout after dinner, I'm enjoying my new workouts though, upper body today!
9/21 145.9 ~ (Steps 20,397 Miles 8) ~ Good workout but no loss,
9/22 - Last night was a terrible late night snacking issue
9/23 - didn't weigh in
9/24 - didn't weigh in
9/25 145.6 ~ (Steps 15,036 Miles 6) ~ Yesterday I was able to catch up on my piyo exercises, plus had a a workout after dinner
9/26 145.1 ~ (Steps 20,982 - Miles 8.25) ~ Yesterday was a all around good day for meeting my goals
9/27 145.9 ~ (Steps 21,442 - Miles 8.5) ~ I don't understand the gain, I was able to get a small walk in after dinner...
9/28 147.9 ~ (Steps 17,396 - Miles 7) ~ REALLY 2 pounds in one day and that's with doing everything right,
9/29 146.2 ~ (Steps 21,298 Miles 8.5) ~ Even with my husband home I was able to meet my goals,R 18 CW: 146.6Round 20
R 18 GW: 144
Day/Weight/Comment
9/30 146.6 ~ (Steps 16,415 - Miles 6.5) ~ Yesterday meet all my fitness goals but was tough, last night was tough with no late night snacking, having popcorn. I did meet my my calorie goal
10/1 146 ~ (Steps 16,415 - Miles 6.5) ~ Good day with my diet and workouts, meeting my goals.
10/2 145.6 ~ (Steps - 17,043 Miles 6.75) ~ met all my goals but I had the push myself, hard to focus
10/3 I didn't weigh in
10/4 147.3 ~ (Steps - 20,158 Miles 8) ~ Yesterday, I was successful at meeting my goals after the night before the munches took ever. Another late night snacking attack, being over tired.
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SW 149.8
GW 144.8
Day/Weight/Comment
10/20 149.8 ~ (Steps 21,302) ~ My vacation to Las Vegas has set me back on my weight, too much eating out and not enough exercise. My goal for these next 10 days is to get back to the some weight before my vacation. These last couple of days I was able to be successful meeting my goals
10/21 149.5 ~ (Steps 18,775) My posts keep disappearing
10/22 149.5 ~ (Steps 16,859)
10/23 149.5 ~ (Steps 18,621) ~ Yesterday was a nice relaxing day felt awesome after my workouts, the scale is moving slowwwwwing.
10/24 148.8 ~ (Steps 21,034) ~ The scale is finally moving slowly again, but the challenge is on. I will get my weight down!!!! Meet all my goals
10/25 149.8 ~ (Steps 14,143) ~ The scale is up again I don’t understand, need to figure this out.
10/26 150.8 ~ (Steps 15,250) ~ yes the scale is going the wrong way,
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Round 20
Starting weight Jan 2017 112 lbs.
Goal Weight end of 2017: 105 lbs
10/20 108.8 - way up for some reason
10/21 108.5 - on my way down now
10/22 110 - well maybe not just yet. The last few pounds are the most difficult, but super important to me.
10/23 107.7 - I have not corrected my Calorie intake back down to 1500 yet and look - wt is going down. Still, need to make the correction to meet goals.
10/24 108.5 - just hangin out!
10/25 108.1 - I am not doing my part. Consuming more than 1500 kcals (more like 1700). Made a plan for today.
10/26 107.8 - 1500 kcals . . . keep it up.
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I have a girl's weekend coming up. I know I will not count calories, or be good. Does anyone do anything different before, during, or after the 'cheat' to help?
If I have a night with a buffet (which I am not in control of the portions) I normally have less calories during the day, and treat the buffet meal as my main meal for the day. I try my best to choose the healthiest option and if I do go for cake I have a half portion .. just so that I am getting a taste/ not missing out but still joining in
the last buffet I went to had salmon and salad .. so that's what went on my plate
for alcohol I drink sodawater lime and vodka (its the lowest calorie drink that I enjoy) and you can also interlace the odd one with just sodawater and lime and no one notices that you aren't drinking
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Female, age 60
5'4" and SW 195
1st Goal 150
2nd Goal 145
UGW Range 140 - 145
I weigh first thing in the morning when I get up. My scale only has 1/2# increments, and I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. Comments reflect prior day.10/20/17: Oooh, I like this thread! I've been weighing myself daily since April, keeping track in MFP Food Notes, and logging my "official" weigh-ins on Saturdays. I've been amazed at how much my weight can fluctuate from day to day, depending on eating out or processed foods, adult beverages, net calories green or red, etc. Daily weigh-ins really help me see cause and effect with high sodium days, adult beverages, too much sugar, etc. I don't get freaked out as much by a jump on the scale now, since I know what I did to cause it, and what I can do to change it. My scale measures in 1/2 # increments, and I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale.
10/20: 166.0
10/21: 166.5 After vacation day with hubby
& eating out for lunch and supper, not so bad.
10/22: 167.0
10/23: 168.5 Ack! Sedentary day, pizza for supper & 3 days too little water.
10/24: 167.0 Drank 15c water and net calories (barely) green.
10/25: 166.0 Back to SW this round. Net calories green 35 & 12c water.
10/26: 166.0 A little surprised....happy hour after work with 1 pint beer, "healthier" pub food & popcorn for supper. Drank 14c water. Fitbit 14,674 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 40 floors.
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It's about the daily seemingly unimportant decisions. But consistently making them everyday is what leads to results. I love the way I feel at night & the next morning after having stayed on track.
Female, 5'4"
Starting Weight: 135 lbs
End of Year Goal: 111 lbs
Goal This Round: Average weight lower than 116.5 lbs
R19 - 117.2 avg
10/20 - 116 - Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning
10/21 - 115 - Played 3 sets of tennis this morning
10/22 - 115 - Played 3 sets of tennis this morning. Had 2 units of alcohol
10/23 - 115 - Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning
10/24 - 116 - Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning
10/25 - 116 - Played 2 sets of tennis this morning
10/26 - 116 - Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning. I love how flat my stomach is now
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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
R15 SW 225.9
R16 SW 225.9
R17 SW 225.3
R18 SW 223.3
R19 SW 224.4 Sick
R20 SW 222.4
Last round again reinforced to me how important it is to not stress out over temporary daily upward fluctuations. For this round I will continue working on my hydration and stretching.
Day/Weight/Comment
10/20--222.6 Normal fluctuation either due to the 2 handfuls of mini peppermint patties I had yesterday, even though I had already eaten my calories for the day, or water retention from finishing up another day of C25K that I completed in the rain last night. Either way, I'll take it.
10/21--222.2 Finished W2D3 of C25k and stretched. Going out for afternoon tea today. Working on staying hydrated today.
10/22--222.4 Very surprised about the small increase after all the food I ate at tea, maybe all the tea I drank helped. Going out for tennis lessons and then out for lunch with the in-laws, so weight will probably be up tomorrow.
10/23--222.8 If this is the only weight increase that shows up after the lunch and lack of water I had yesterday I will be very happy. I do have to say that I only ate 1/2 of my lunch and took the rest home to eat for dinner, so that also helped.
10/24--223.3 Water retention. Had a challenging weightlifting session yesterday.
10/25--222.4 There goes the water.
10/26--222.2
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rparkerslim wrote: »...
10/25: 217.6
Broke guideline number 4; forgot my bible study group was having a fellowship lunch today. Went to a Bakery Café. I was doing good; I ordered a rotisserie chicken salad that came on lettuce, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, and boiled eggs. That's when the bird flew over the Coocoo's nest; they had samples of wedding cookies! I tasted a piece and it was all over except the weeping! I couldn't stop myself-I bought a dozen, and ate all of them on the way home! I thank God for the cookies: they were so good, and I thank Him that His mercies are new every morning!
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RND 16 SW: 178.2
RND 20 SW: 174.4
RND 20 Goal: 173
Ultimate Goal Weight: 157
10/20 - 174.4 Interesting….same weight 3 days in a row. Usually the scale is up and down.
10/11 - 175.3 - UGH! Off track and high sodium yesterday. Will do better today! Water!!!!
10/12 - 175.2 - Hmm. . . Not much difference, but I'll take it.
10/13 - 174.8 - That's better! Now, the trick is to keep it going in that direction.
10/14 - 175.2 - Here we go back to the yo-yo. Oh well, it could be worse I guess.
10/15 - 172.1 - Okay. A little surprised here. Stepped on the scale three times. I guess tomorrow will tell if it sticks. I had wine last night and that usually dehydrates me and drops my weight temporarily.
10/16 - 172.5 - Up a bit, but that's okay. I'll take yesterday's whoosh!
10/17
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fourathomej wrote: »10/25 - 145.2. - well...this is not working...I think I'm going to up my calories for a week and see if that helps.
Upping calories won't increase weight loss. The only way to lose more is to eat fewer calories and move more.
Check your measuring and calculations. If you are eating back exercise calories don't eat back so many. Arguably, this is a plateau and you just need to work your way through it.
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CynthiaByrne wrote: »Just saw this today (Oct 27) so if you do another 10 day challenge, I'd like to be included
Just jump in now!4 -
nikki062181 wrote: »171.6 is my start weight this Round. I did weigh 202. I have stalled out. I'm not frustrated yet, but I'm sure the day will come when I am. I've reached a smaller, attainable goal that my doctor set of a 20 pound loss, but I decided to keep pushing myself until I reach my ideal weight. I've lost 31 lbs so far. I want to lose 80, but I don't have any particular goal this Round. It would be nice to see 169 point something though. I CAN AND WILL DO THIS!
10/20 no scale---(in KY for a 1-day trip...went to the Jack-o-lantern Spectacular in Louisville with my husband and our 3 children.) I went on a binge last night because I was told in order to get your body going again, BINGE. My weight will go up for 2 or 3 days, then boom. Let's see if it works!
10/21 No scale except the one in the hotel that's 30lbs lower than it should be. Sooo not counting it. Lol We are in Ohio now. We went to Jungle Jim's yesterday, and I did BINGE again.
10/22 173.2 and we are back home. I know its a big jump, but I honestly have no regrets. I've been on a strict regimen for about 5 months now. I deserved to treat myself when doing something I hadn't done in 20 or so years...ride roller coasters. We went to Kings Island yesterday, and I put in almost 17g steps. Now that I'm back home, it's back to the grind and shedding these lbs.
10/23 172.6 I'm hoping that this BINGE thing works because right now, seeing my numbers up this high when it took so long to get under 172 is SO NOT AWESOME!
10/24: 172...alright...the weight is coming back off now, but I want to see it get below that 171.6 mark. If I could get to 170 or lower, then I might believe this BINGE thing one day a week works. Lol
10/25 BOOM! My scale was teasing me this morning. I saw a 169.6, but it went up. It did this 2x. I'm so close, but right now, I'm at 170 lbs. I'll take it. This is my lowest weight yet. It took exactly 3 days, and then that weight came off to a big loss. I believe that this BINGE does work. So, I will try it out again this next round.
10/26 170.8 Maybe it was sodium or a late dinner...idk...
There's no "getting your body going" through over eating or binging. You can have a high calorie day but you still need to average a deficit to lose.4 -
Round 12: 174
Round 13: 171.4
Round 15: 166.8
Round 16: 164.6
Round 18: 164.1
10/20: 164.8 Okay, so not as bad as I thought it would be, but I need to dig deep and focus.
10/21: 164.8 It is a gorgeous fall day here today. Cleaning the fridge, doing laundry, catching up. Going to take the kids somewhere to get some steps and exercise in.
10/22: 164.8 At least I am not gaining. Got back on the treadmill last night after two weeks of no running. My legs felt like jelly, but I did it!
10/23: 166.1 Okay, so had some good October-type food this weekend. Nothing processed, but some very good bread and cheese! My goal today is water. Lots of it.
10/24: 166.1 Not feeling it this round. Thankfully every day is a new chance to start over, so that is what I am going to do. Not off to the greatest start... could have worked out this morning but instead chose to read and respond to email and do some work. Tonight is free, so will try to get to the gym and run and watch some of the World Series.
10/25: 166.7
10/26: 167.6 I am hoping this is just junk from eating Chinese takeout for dinner last night. Nothing worse than running on a treadmill with a bunch of greasy food in your tummy. Will not do that again, but glad at least that I got my 10,000+ steps in. Cyranda, I like your idea eliminating alcohol for a time.
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I have a girl's weekend coming up. I know I will not count calories, or be good. Does anyone do anything different before, during, or after the 'cheat' to help?
You could bank calories before by eating less than usual but the really important thing is to set an end time to the vacation from counting and stick to that. There's no "cheating." You are making a choice. In this case, you choose to have a weekend without counting calories and will eat with reckless abandon. So be it. I just did 12 days on the road that way. I wasn't cheating. Cheating implies I got away with something but I didn't. My body responded by packing on 12 pounds in 12 days, most of it water, and I'm now working to shed it all. All I did was delay my reaching a healthy weight but that was my choice. Embrace your choice and deal with its consequences.6 -
I was having trouble staying down around 1500 calories as my activity naturally increases as I weigh less so I have set my calories back at the more comfortable level of 1550, which is closer to the TDEE of a lightly active woman of my age at goal weight. Arguably, if I keep being more active I will continue to lose weight until I am approaching a normal BMI.
Also, since I already gained from traveling and it’s getting colder where the scale is, I’m biting the bullet and weighing in jeans & t-shirt rather than my birthday suit.
Round 8/1: HW 274.4 LW 269.8 MidW = 271.9
Round 9/2: HW 269.4 LW 266.8 MidW=268.1
Round 10/3: HW 269 LW 266.4 MidW = 267.7
Round 11/4: HW 267.4 LW 264.2 MidW = 265.8
Round 12/5: HW 264.8 LW 261.2 MidW = 263.0
Round 13/6: HW 263.8 LW 260.6 MidW = 262.2
Round 14/7: HW 266.4 LW 259.2 MidW = 262.8
Round 15/8: HW 261.2 LW 256.8 MidW = 259.0
Round 16/9: HW 259.4 LW 256.8 MidW = 258.1
Round 17/10: HW 257.6 LW 253.4 MidW = 255.5
Round 18/11: HW 256.2 LW 253.4 MidW = 254.8
Round 19/12: End weight = 266.4 (on the road for 12 days preceding)
Day/Weight/Comment
10/20 264.4 -- Down two pounds since yesterday despite adding two pounds of clothing to the mix and snacking past deficit last night. We’re off the road and back to control over our sodium intake!
0/21 262.4 -- Down another couple pounds of water. That’s how many of those “loss 10 pounds in the first week” diets do it. They assume their diet will greatly reduce your sodium intake along with the calorie reductions.
10/22 259.6 -- Back in the 250s already! I’m a happy camper!
10/23 257.6 -- This losing two pounds a day is wonderful! But a false friend, i know. As soon as all that water is gone from 12 days of eating salt and it will be back to the pound-a-week trudge.
10/24 257.2 -- I guess we’re done losing water from the trip. Now to get back down to where I was and then onward!
10/25 254.8 -- Yowser! Another big drop. Back to the middle of the range of challenge 18 (pre-trip). Another pound and a half and I’ll resume losing “new” pounds.
10/26 254.2 -- I’ll take it! Last night hunnybunny and I split a container of Haagen Das but it fit in my calories and I enjoyed every spoonful!
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