Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 48

texasfarmer

grebber1 wrote: »

SW 386
GW 379

7/27 385.4
7/28 383.8
7/29. 382.0
7/30
7/31
8/1
8/2
8/3
8/4
8/5
Had a very active day yesterday and plan on the same today. I ate really well yesterday with the exception of dinner where I ate a footlong sweet onion chicken teriyaki on wheat with onion, lettuce, and spinach.
I could have done just a 6 inch but I was really hungry and it filled me up. I'm still under my calories for the day so I'm not sweating it.
This morning I had 2 poached eggs, humas and carrots. I feel nice and full.
That's the big thing for me is finding foods that fill me up. I wanted to get some steel cut oats at the store last night but forgot. Yes I'm a guy and wouldn't ever think of making a list. That would be too easy

Your post made me smile! Lists are my friend! I’d be severely lost without them.

You’re doing great this round. Keep moving forward and down down down!

KeriA

This is my 1st Round, female, 65 years old, 5'6", live in the Pacific Northwest.

OSW: 266 lbs.
CSW: 259 lbs.
RGW: as close to 250 lbs. as I can get at least 252 lbs
IGW: under 200 lbs
UGW: 150 LBS

Goals
1. stay under calorie goal and tweek meals
2. up water intake
3. increase exercise
4. get enough sleep

Day/Weight/Comment
7/27: 259 up a bit from early in the week but I have been slowly losing; my weight fluctuates alot so we'll see about tomorrow.

7/28 253.6 It may seem like a lot to lose in a day but I was down to 255 earlier in the week. I am staying under my calorie goal but am staying closer to it, I am doing slightly better with water intake, However with a night meeting and after work appointment I ate out a bit more than I like. So I’m hoping to cook at home all this week. Just back from my Saturday morning Aquafit class.

7/29 255.2 This is what I mean about my weight varying alot day to day. Had a good day yesterday.

7/30
7/31
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TerriRichardson112

JGM10D ~|~ Round 48
I had a good Round 47. All I have to do now is make sure I stay FOCUSED until the end of the summer.
Previous rounds

Age: 72; Height 5’2”; Female
USW: 220lbs (Jan 2015)
LW: 153 (Oct 2016)
Round 40: 165.7lbs (last Round in which I posted)
Round 41-43: slacked off, gained weight.
Round 44: SW: 170.0; GW: 168; EW: 168.4
Round 45: SW: 168.4; GW: 167; EW: 167.2
Round 46: last recorded goal 10/07: 167.5 (on vacation 10/7-18/7)
Round 47: SW: 173.6; GW: 170; EW: 168.4

Daily Goals

Daily Goals
Food
~ Pre-log; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately
Cardio: 9000+ Steps daily
Strength:
~ 15+ mins lower body physio daily
~ 60+ minutes arms/core/abs per week
Flexibility:
~ 5 mins stretch before/after workouts
~ 60+ mins yoga/tai chi per week
Daily Mindfulness Practice/meditation
15 mins Daily Declutter session

Round 47 EW: 168.2
Round 48 GW: 167
27/07: 168.2 : Goals ✅ Spent hours working in the garden yesterday.
28/07: 167.9 : Goals ✅ Trying to tame my jungle of a garden. Also had a late evening walk.
29/07: 167.8 : Goals ✅ Sundays always seem to lead to a little upward bounce. I visit family and Hubster produced a delicious roast beef dinner tonight. Still under goal, and drinking lots of water, but past expectation leads me to expect the worst tomorrow morning.
30/07: : Goals
31/07: : Goals
01/08: : Goals .
02/08: : Goals
03/08: : Goals
04/08: : Goals
05/08: : Goals



THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieve permanent change.

REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.

• Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
• A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
• Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
• The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
• Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
• The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
• When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
• Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.

Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

missm2

Round 3 - dropped out the last round - basically gave up because my weight wasn't moving - eventually, it moved in the wrong direction!!!
I have picked myself up and dusted my blues off - ready to restart and get back to my goals
The goal for this challenge to get to 200lbs !!! And I WILL make it this time :-)

7/27 203lbs
7/28 203.5lbs
7/29 204lbs - back to drinking the right amount of water (half my body weight ) and eating more veggies
7/30
7/31
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no1racefan1

Off the rails last round, lets get back on track! It's going to be a hard round with a family camping trip at the end.

Original SW: 190 (12/29/2016)
Round 36 SW: 183.0 (Avg. 181.16)
Round 37 SW: 179.8 (Avg. 179.26)
Round 38 SW: 179.0 (Avg. 177.63)
Round 39 SW: 178.2 (Avg. 178.66)
Round 40 SW: 179.6 (Avg. 177.31)
Round 41 SW: 177.4 (Avg. 177.97)
Round 42 SW: 177.0 (Avg. 177.73)
Round 43 SW: 177.0 (Avg. 176.72)
Round 44 SW: 178.2 (Avg. 177.20)
Round 45 SW: 178.6 (Avg. 176.22)
Round 46 SW: 174.2 (Avg. 176.00)
Round 47 SW: 179.2 (Avg. 176.75)
Round 48 SW: 178.2

Round 48 GW: Under 175
Ultimate GW: 145ish

Day/Weight/Comment
7/27--No weigh in. Well. When I said this round would be hard, this wasn't what I had in mind...I went to the dermatologist Thursday afternoon to address a weird burning sensation in my upper arm. Turns out I am likely in the beginning stages of shingles(!). I am a bit young to get shingles (36) although you can really get them at any age if you've had chicken pox. The doctor writes me a note and tells me not to go back to work, go home, get in bed, and stay there all weekend. Between the extensive rest and the prescription for Valtrex, we are hoping we can stop it in its tracks. So that's what I've done. I've been in bed since Thursday afternoon. It's boring and I keep thinking about the things I had planned to do this weekend. DH reminds me that stress is one of the things that leads to shingles and I need to stop worrying about household chores because they don't matter. He has been bringing me meals in bed and I am not tracking or logging anything.
7/28--177.0 Decided to visit the scale on my way to soaking in a nice Epsom salt bath; this cheered my mood. I would have expected worse. Shingles pain, by the way, is terrible, and I am now an advocate for everybody getting the shingles vaccine. It's recommended if you're over the age of 50. I did some research on diet changes that can help/hurt a case of the shingles. I have added more chicken, orange juice, and bananas to my diet, and am avoiding chocolate, caffeine, sugar, and processed carbs. So far I don't have any blisters, although my arm is very sensitive and painful. No exercise, just bed rest. I feel like this explains a lot about the past week--why I have been feeling tired and unmotivated. These can be the very first signs of shingles. Here I was beating myself up thinking I need to get back with the program, when really I had this virus starting to attack my body.
7/29--176.6 Wow, that was a needed boost. Today feeling better and I have every intention of going back to work tomorrow, we'll see...
7/30
7/31
8/01
8/02
8/03--Camping, no scale
8/04--Camping, no scale
8/05--Camping, no scale

denswrex

Female, Age 51 5'6"
Round 48
SW 171
mini goal #1 150 by 8/27...reward spa day
mini goal #2 140 by 10/8...reward maui trip
GW 140ish not tied to the number

43 SW 168 (-2.4)
44 SW 165.6 (-2.2)
45 SW 163.4 (-3.2)
46 SW 160.2 (+.2)
47 SW 160.4 (-2.6)
48 SW 157.8

Goals for this round:
*weight goal for this round 155.X
*log every day
*start C25K
*No more protein bars

7/27 157.8 I am not sure how everyone else counts their loss for a round, but I am taking today's starting weight as my ending weight for last round, which means I met my goal for the round! I have been wanting to share with all of you how much it means to me to be able to read about your progress, your stumbles, your victories and your challenges. We so often look around us and don't realize how alike we all are. I used to feel like I was the only one who struggled, everyone else had it all together. This diverse group that we are, men, women, younger and not, we are all very much alike and it really helps me to share my daily *stuff* here with you. Love you all!!

7/28 159 I know that although I have been logging I have been estimating too much. Yesterday I made the tradeoff to have a relaxed day with my son which meant eating off plan with him, necessary I think for him if that makes sense. He convinced me to buy some paint since I have a stack of canvases sitting for over a year, I love to paint but have been off that path for a while, not feeling creative. Weight gain and unconscious eating does more to me than make me fat. It takes away my creativity, me sex drive, my joy, my desire to do more, all things I am noticing now as they come back. Thanks to being inspired by @mthomas0288 and her workout challenges I signed up for a free 30 day workout and *yikes* start today. I am excited to see what the next 30 days brings, since I am realizing that weight loss alone will not give me the results I want in my body.
**I just googled *kitten* though this is probably old news for you veterans on MFP I was finally confused enough about why everyone was using it lol

7/29 158.6 Did day one of my 30 day challenge and though it was only a 15 minute workout I am sore today which feels so good!

7/30 WEIGH IN DAY
7/31
8/01
8/02
8/03 CAMPING
8/04 CAMPING
8/05 CAMPING

sblickenderfer

My original starting weight was 191
My weight on 7/27 was 172.0
My goal weight is 140
My mini goal weight is 160 (than I reward myself!)

Day/Weight/Comment
7/27 - 172.0
Was an ok day. Ate more than I should have but working on getting my steps in!
7/28 - 172.6
Taking the morning to do homework than a fun day with the family.
7/29 - 172.0
Ate very little but drank a lot of soda (a lot for me!) but tomorrow is a new day!
7/30
7/31
8/01
8/02
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MadisonMolly2017

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Round 34 to Round 47: from 179 to 165 lbs
-14 lbs in 14 Rounds!

My 15th Round!!!
Round 48 SW 164.8 Trend wt: 164.1 Loss/wk: 0.9
BMI: 24.7
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7/27 164.2 Trend wt:164.0 Loss/wk: 0.9
7/28 164.6 Trend wt: 164.2 Loss/wk: 0.8 Scale is wonky as we’re traveling & floor is uneven! LOL
7/29 165.4 Trend wt: 164.5 Loss/wk: 0.7
Not worried. I’m tracking, exercising... all will be good! And the trip is rejuvenaring! #Grateful!

7/30
7/31
8/1
8/2
8/3
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8/5
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RGW: 164.3

Goals:
1. Average weight for July 166.4 (-2lbs) or lower
Status: Avg wt 165.8 down 2.6 lbs from June’s!! Achieved July 20!
& Achieve average wt for August of 164.4

2. Average step goal for July > 8K
Status: Step avg for July is now 8,995!!!!
7/27 8,535
7/28 15,163

3. 10-day trend moving avg decreasing or maintaining for July!
Status: 26/29 |||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |

4. Lengthen BMI Streak < 24.9 (Normal)
Status: 19 days ||||||| ||||||| |||||

Next Mini-Goal: Get BMI to 24.4; weigh163 by my 1,000th day (Sept 27) 2.1 lbs to go!

tiabirdie56

@missm2, You will make it out of the 200's. It took me 4 rounds to get from 212 to 199 and 6 rounds to get through the 190's. It has taken a few others some time to break free from the end of the 200's also. Just continue to do everything right. Then we'll celebrate!

GrandmamaCarla

I know I am a couple days late, but I would love to join in.
07/29 = 296.8 lbs, water jogging for 30 minutes, under calories for food

sue_01

Round 48
Female -5`6
SW 193
GW -


Day/Weight/Comment

7/26- went for radiation, cut the lawn( big property), took grandchildren to the park, worked out on treadmill, rest.
7/27-walked, yoga, Completed week 5 radiation. I have a health update when I see the doctor All 5 weeks perfect!
7/28- Did not have a good night sleep last night, I hour, 20 mins during the day.( steroids, one more week and then we can start to cut them back, they are making me super hungry, walking helps.
7/29 Had a great day, slept last night, did a lot of walking 112mins. Goal for next week watching my food portions. Steroids are making it really hard for me, one more week and then I can start to cut them in half.
7/30
7/31
8/1-
8/2-
8/3-
8/4-
8/5-

fraukazi

Round 48
SW: 74kg May 2018
UGW: 62kg Oct/Nov 2018
Round 47 EW: 73kg
*Non-digital scales*
7/27 73kg - today is too hot to exercise!
7/28 72.5kg, the needle is definitely in the middle between 70-75 today! Also change of plan and I can go for my run today. The food might still happen, but at least not all day as originally planned
7/29 no scale, the foodie weekend did happen afterall
7/30 74.5kg and i only have myself to blame. I need to stop making excuses every weekend. I want this, so I must make the necessary changes

OncologyChick

Age 48
Height 5’11”
SW 97kg
GW 79kg

Round 42 lost 1.5kg
Round 43 lost 1.5kg
Round 44 lost 1 kg
Round 45 lost 0.2kg
Round 46 lost 1.7kg
Round 47 lost 0.5kg

Round 48 SW 88.5
End Round 48 GW 87.5kg

7/27 88.5kg (-0.0kg) stayed in kcal goal, had only 4500 steps. It's so so soooo hot here....
7/28 88.5kg (-0.0kg) boring.....
7/29 88.2kg (-0.3kg) walked 15.000 steps started my kettlebell workout from the beginning again with a heavier weight. Instead of 8kg (+/- 17lbs), I'm swinging 12kg (+/- 26lbs) now
7/30 88.4kg (+0.2kg) Didn't move a lot, visited friends, had dinner that I couldn't count kcal for. Hope for a downwards trend the rest of this round!!
7/31
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8/02
8/03
8/04
8/05

TerriRichardson112

JGM10D ~|~ Round 48
I had a good Round 47. All I have to do now is make sure I stay FOCUSED until the end of the summer.
Previous rounds

Age: 72; Height 5’2”; Female
USW: 220lbs (Jan 2015)
LW: 153 (Oct 2016)
Round 40: 165.7lbs (last Round in which I posted)
Round 41-43: slacked off, gained weight.
Round 44: SW: 170.0; GW: 168; EW: 168.4
Round 45: SW: 168.4; GW: 167; EW: 167.2
Round 46: last recorded goal 10/07: 167.5 (on vacation 10/7-18/7)
Round 47: SW: 173.6; GW: 170; EW: 168.4

Daily Goals

Daily Goals
Food
~ Pre-log; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately
Cardio: 9000+ Steps daily
Strength:
~ 15+ mins lower body physio daily
~ 60+ minutes arms/core/abs per week
Flexibility:
~ 5 mins stretch before/after workouts
~ 60+ mins yoga/tai chi per week
Daily Mindfulness Practice/meditation
15 mins Daily Declutter session

Round 47 EW: 168.2
Round 48 GW: 167
27/07: 168.2 : Goals ✅ Spent hours working in the garden yesterday.
28/07: 167.9 : Goals ✅ Trying to tame my jungle of a garden. Also had a late evening walk.
29/07: 167.8 : Goals ✅ Sundays always seem to lead to a little upward bounce. I visit family and Hubster produced a delicious roast beef dinner tonight. Still under goal, and drinking lots of water, but past expectation leads me to expect the worst tomorrow morning.
30/07: 168.1 : Goals ✅ mostly! Lol! A glass of sherry and wine with Sunday dinner and not enough water!
31/07: : Goals
01/08: : Goals .
02/08: : Goals
03/08: : Goals
04/08: : Goals
05/08: : Goals



THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieve permanent change.

REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.

• Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
• A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
• Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
• The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
• Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
• The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
• When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
• Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.

Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

lolakinks

Age: 28
Height: 164 cm (5'4.5'')
SW (Max weight): 95 kg (209.4 lbs)
GW: 65 kg (143 lbs)

7/27 85 kg (187.3 lbs)
Gained so much weight, I'm upset but still motivated. I woke up early (6.00 am) and walked 3.1 km (4300 steps). The breakfast was good I hope the rest of the day will be good too. Cannot wait to see lower weights...
7/28 84.6 kg (186.5 lbs)
I feel really motivated and strong. I bought a smoothie blender. I'll make healthy and nutritious smoothies rather than junk food anymore. And also yesterday I didn't drink alcohol even I went to a bar. Moreover, I walked 10.2 km I'm feeling good.
7/29 84.3 kg (185.8 lbs)
Going well... Yesterday I made two delicious smoothies, one of them is kinda desert (banana, soy milk, almonds and nuts and chia seeds, you should try!). I took a little more calories however, I walked 5 km (12000 steps), so the calorie intake was ok.
7/30 84.3 kg (185.8 lbs)
Everything is going well. Yesterday I walked 13400 steps and ate well. I still don't drink alcohol and I'm feeling good about it.
7/31
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Deviette

Fairly excited today, just calculated my 7 day average and I'm finally under 70kg. Mini goal 1 is complete. Last time I dieted I stopped here, and slowly put the weight back on again. This time, I'm not going to forget everything I've learnt and go back to my previous ways. I'm going to keep at it and reach my ultimate goal this time and keep it off for good
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Female/26 yo

Previous Rounds:
Round 45 (1) - SW: 71.9 EW: 70.7 (-1.2kg)
Round 46 (2) - SW: 70.7 EW: 70.5 (-0.2kg)
Round 47 (3) - SW: 70.5 EW: 70.3 (-0.2kg)

Round 48 (4):
OSW: 75.1kg
SW: 70.3kg
GW: 69.9kg
UGW: 62kg
Focus for this round: 1g/kg/day Protein

Day/Weight/Comment
7/27: 69.5 - Really?! REALLY?! I've been gunning for 69.5 for the last two rounds and you wait until the day that I've decided to up my round goal weight to something definitely achievable (with current trends) to dump this one on me. I know I shouldn't be annoyed by a lower number, but I'm pretty sure my body is just trolling me on this one. Anyway: Yesterday was a really good day, started off looking like it was only going to be an okay day, but then I wasn't very hungry at breakfast and saved half for later, meaning I wasn't as hungry for lunch and didn't eat it all, meant I gained about 150kcals more in the bank than I expected. A yummy (and surprisingly low calorie) spag bol and pasta for dinner still left me under calories, so I had some watermelon and icecream for dessert (YUM!) And was still under daily goal. 76g of protein for the day
7/28: 69.9 - TOM has reared it's ugly head proving, once again, that my body doesn't run in nice even patterns. However, does help account for my super massive cravings last round that were doing their very best to try and mess me up (and those consistent days of 70.5). Anyhoos: happy to be staying under 70kg again. Yesterday was pretty good right up until evening. I had a reasonably stressful day at work so I think I did well to not binge on all the chocolate that I really wanted to during the day (heck I even had a slice of watermelon as a snack instead). Then we went and looked at puppies, and got pie and chips on the way home. Which put me over calories. But not over maintenance. Then my partner put more chips in the oven and did far too much for him so I ate some more because food waste. Pushing me to about maintenance. Not great but not awful day... 56g of protein for the day.

7/29: 69.5 - Lots of Judo and wasn't at all hungry most of the day. Barely ate up to my normal goal, let alone any of my exercise calories. Saving them for Sunday. 73g of protein for the day

7/30: 69.6 - Went out for what was supposed to be a pub lunch, and turned into a Indian lunch (pub wasn't doing food). Made sensible food choices and avoided the enormous naan bread and just went with rice, curry and onion bhaji. Stopped eating when I felt full. Ate tea at my parents, and was really not very hungry so got away with eating only a very small amount (and a reasonable amount of that was salad). However still had to guesstimate on the entries/quantities in the diary for almost all of the food today. I think I over estimated, but it's hard to guess. Calories were well over goal, but considering the exercise calories I hadn't eaten from the day before, it probably worked out about level. Also, with some calculation: my 7 day average is now officially under 70kg (69.9, still counts!) 102g of protein for the day.

7/31:
8/01:
8/02:
8/03:
8/04: -Away-
8/05: -Away

Bendiz_

4th round let's go! 😃

USW 6th of May: 210 lbs
UGW: 144 lbs
Challenge goal weight: 177 lbs
Previous rounds: R39 SW: 196.2 lbs EW: 190.7 lbs (-5.5)
R46 SW: 185.8 lbs EW: 183.4 lbs (-2.4)
R47 SW: 182.8 lbs EW: 178.6 lbs (-4.2)

7/27 - 178.2 lbs Glad to see the number is still going down 😄
7/28 - 178.8 lbs (+0.6) Weird 😂 I know that weight loss is not linear, but this is like the third time I pop back up to 178.8. Hoping to get past this number for good soon.
7/29 - 179.0 (+0.2) Maybe this is because of all the salt I have been eating to survive this heat 🤭
7/30 - 179.2 (+0.2)
7/31 -
8/01 -
8/02 -
8/03 -
8/04 -
8/05 -

texasfarmer

I’m in. I’ve gone completely out of control! I can’t believe I keep doing this to myself.

SW this round 185.8
Goal this round 180.0 looking for -5.8 this round.

It’s a big goal but my body is just so so so bloated that I think I’ll drop a few pounds easy as long as I push the water. If I can make this happen this round I will make more reasonable goals in the future rounds.

7/27 - 185.8
7/28 - 184.4. (-1.4) so far so good.
7/29 - 182.8 (-3 total so far)
7/30 - 180.8 (-5 total so far)

allison8668

Round 43 - No loss
Round 44 - 3 lb loss !
Round 45 - 1 lb loss
Round 46 - No loss
Round 47 - 1 lb loss

Round 48
7/27 : 165 to start
7/28 : 165
7/29 : 165
7/30 : 165
7/31 :
8/01 :
8/02 :
8/03 :
8/04 :
8/05 :

grebber1

SW 386
GW 379

7/27 385.4
7/28 383.8
7/29. 382.0
7/30 382.
No real weight loss this morning. The scale was teatering back and forth so I left my weight were is was yesterday. I ate petty well yesterday and was pretty active so I'm kind of surprised I didn't lose more than I did. But that's the problem with stepping on the scale every day. It just fluctuates too much with many variables. Not letting it get me down.
7/31
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