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JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 61
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12/3=200.1
12/4=200.1
12/5=200.4 First party today,Did well
12/6=200.1
12/7=200.5 Party this afternoon.I am hearing so many of you to keep this holiday thing in perspective,bc if I weren't doing this,wow,it would be higher.I will enjoy,be cautious,exercise & always laugh with my pals.fingers crossed for tomorrow
12/8=201.5 π’
12/9=didn't weigh too afraid
12/10=201.5 The same,but I did 150 min working out,bike,water walking& 2water classes,so I am back at it.
12/11=200.0..Off to another party luncheon at a great Italian place,I will behave but no exercise yet today will get it in before the 4th grade band & chorus recital tonite.
12/12=199.8. Did 3 water classes,love 'em.1 more party tonite,I feel good bc usually this would be a gaining time with so many festivities.We will see tomorrow
12/13=200.1 again? But with 4 parties,I am happy could have been much worse.Sticking with it the next 2 weeks will be a challenge,will TRY
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Coming back after an extended break. I'll hop in this round, but I'm mainly just realistically hoping to maintain - a birthday for my middle son, a certain monthly event :P , and a holiday party are all during this round, which makes the downward trek tough. But I'm in a good enough headspace at the moment where simply maintaining won't make me get down on my progress (or lack of).
Female, 39, 5'5"
Starting weight: 167.5 (April 2018)
Current weight: 150.8
Ultimate goal: 135 (ish. May end higher if I get some muscle.)
12/04 - 150.8
12/05 - 150
12/06 - 151
12/07 - 151.4 (was definitely under the past two days, but started my period today, so this jump up is typical for me and generally resolves in a few days.)
12/08 - 151.4
12/09 - 150.6 (surprising considering last night was the holiday party. Maybe I managed to eat well portion-wise after all.)
12/10 - 149.6 (totally shocked as we had middle one's birthday treat - peanut butter pie - last night and I had a rather lazy day in general. But it's also the typical time cycle-wise that my weight goes back to what it would have been, so maybe it's all that. Or maybe the pie will sneak up on me tomorrow instead. lol)
12/11 - 149.8 (I'll totally take it. We ate out last night and also finished up the rest of the birthday pie, so I didn't expect there to be a loss. Happy to see it's just teeny fluctuation.)
12/12 - 150.6 (No surprise here. I had totally sodium-laden fast food AND a soda last night, on a day when I didn't really "make room" for it. We ran out of protein bars here at home and I find when I have less protein I feel like I'm hungrier.. and my choices tend to suffer for it.)
12/13 - 150.6 (Not fab, not bad.. but overall I did meet my goal of maintaining for these 10 days, so I'll take it! The next couple weeks will be tough ones as well while all the holiday stuff passes. I'll be super happy when sub-150 is the typical rather than the surprise. So close.. it's gonna happen soon. ) 14 -
Round 47- SW 175 EW 170 (-5)
Round 48- SW 170 EW 166 (-4)
Round 49- SW 167 EW 165 (-2)
Round 50- SW 165 EW 163 (-2)
Round 51- SW 162 EW 160 (-2)
Round 52- SW 160 EW 157.5 (-2.5)
Round 53- SW 157.5 EW 156 (-1.5)
Round 54- SW 156 EW 153.5 (- 2.5)
Round 55- SW 153.5 EW 152 (-1.5)
Round 56- SW 152 EW 151 (-1)
Round 57- SW 151 EW 150 (-1)
Round 58- SW 150 EW 148 (-2)
Round 59- SW 147.5 EW 147.5 (-0)
Round 50- SW 147.5 EW 146 (-1.5)
5'4
RGW 144.5
Goal by Dec 31st 140
UGW 130-135
Round 61: (My 15th)
12/04 146
12/05 146
12/06 146 Holding steady. Can not believe how close we are to the end of the year. Thinking about the holidays makes me nervous. Even though my goal has been to get to 140 by the end of the year, I actually will be ok if I maintain my weight through the holiday and not gain! Sorry everyone, I have slacked off posting. I will make sure I post every day this round.
12/07 146 Surprise lol. It's all good though, better than a gain.
12/08 145.5 I'm happy for a little loss but surprised because the baby kept me up the past 2 nights so I'm running on only a couple hrs of sleep.
12/09 145.5 Slept a little better last night. Ate fast food yesterday evening because someone brought it to us for dinner, but I made sure I drank plenty of water.
12/10 145 So this means my BMI is normal (although I know BMI's can be misleading). 30 lbs loss since July 18th, this year. I'll be honest, I got to a point where I was really obsessive over the scale and what it said every day, and that was all I could focus on. I was weighing myself several times a day and I didn't realize it but I was becoming more self conscious, obsessive and depressed. I thought that if I didn't keep my mind focused on losing weight and weighing myself several times a day, then I wouldn't lose. I was wrong. Thank God I am now out of the obsessive mindset, and have been for several weeks. Anyone who is struggling with the mental end of this, know you are not alone but please please do some soul searching and work on changing it.. no telling where I would be mentally if I didn't.
12/11 145 Way late posting, I meant to this morning and got sidetracked.
12/12 145 Not sure I'll make my goal this round- Probably due to lack of exercise, sleep, and cereal almost every night. Still had a loss so I'm happy for that
12/13 145 On to the next round. 14 -
GrandmaJackie wrote: Β»@aFit50, congratulation on your 5 pound loss this round, woot hoot!
Sorry everyone, I misspoke .... 3.8 pounds this round, 5.4 total in the past 18 days
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I'm sure its just a blip @tiabirdie56 and thanks!! Only 18 days and 3 weekends left to get through, lol ~ believing we can all finish the month on a high note πͺπͺπͺπͺ 10
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GrandmaJackie wrote: Β»@aFit50, congratulation on your 5 pound loss this round, woot hoot!
Sorry everyone, I misspoke .... 3.8 pounds this round, 5.4 total in the past 18 days
Honey, even a 3.8 pound loss is fabulous, I had a gain this round. 18 more days for me to get a loss for December ππΌππΌππΌ
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My name is Jen. Iβve been sitting at the low 200s for a while now trying everything to get my weight to budge. A great MFP friend suggested this group and so far itβs helping! The weight is still moving at a snails pace but at least itβs moving!
Round 56 SW - 207.4 EW - 206.8
Round 57 SW - 206.6 EW - 205.6
Round 58 SW - 205.6 EW - 206.2
Round 59 SW - 206.2 EW - 205.2
Round 60 SW - 205.2 EW - 205.8
12/3 - 205.8
12/4 - 205.4 - followed my eating plan, and no snacking after supper really helped. Need to drink more water today
12/5 - 205.4
12/6 - did not weigh
12/7 - 205.4
12/8 - 205.8. Happy with this after a day of no tracking.
12/9 - 207. We hosted a Christmas party last night. I didnβt overindulge but probably had more bad things than good. Lots of water today and tomorrow!
12/10 - 207.8
12/11 - 207 - Iβve been fighting a bad cold for over a week now so have lost all of my focus. I really need to get back to basics and will try my best to get a plan going.
12/12 - 205.6. Well I guess thatβs what happens when you get back to basics. When for a couple of walks yesterday, drank my water and ate sensibly. Now to keep that going...
12/13 - 205.612 -
Day/Weight/Comment
12/04
12/05
12/06
12/07 178.0. Back on the wagon. I think I left all of you at Round 49. Day 1 of cleaning up eating.
12/08 177.8. Did well with eating yesterday ...calorie wise anyway. But late at night I succumbed to those little hard shelled Easter eggs, so Iβm thrilled to see a little drop.
12/09 178.6. Ugh!!! Makes no sense. I barely ate a thing yesterday. Suffering with nausea so could not eat. Ah well. Onward....
12/10 Did not weigh.
12/11 180.1. I should be bothered by this upward trend but I know part of it is because Iβm weighing at inconsistent times of day. Having horrible insomnia, have been for a couple of years now. Thank God Iβm not working (or perhaps itβs the stress of being long term unemployed?). Anyway, Iβm going to view this as good information and behave accordingly.
12/12 181.0 .... sigh!!!!
12/13 180.6. I am out of control with my eating right now. Stress eating, bad choices. Today I am over by 47 Calories and I havenβt even had dinner yet!!!!
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R60 SW: 219.7 EW: 217.1 AW: 218.3
Goal: Stay focused on my elimination diet
Day/Weight/Comment
12/04--217.1
12/05--217.3
12/06--217.5
12/07--217.3
12/08--216.4 First time posting this round, but I was weighing. I was sick for a couple of days and not doing much. Going to my meeting this morning with the nutritionist since I started the elimination diet. She wants to review my food journal. When I was sick I realized how much I crave carbs for comfort...that was really difficult.
12/09--216.4 Great meeting with the nutritionist. She was impressed with my progress so far and was really encouraging. However, she did slap my hand for my inconsistent excercising, so that is what I am working on now. Based on reviewing my food journal, she thinks it may be the gluten and not the milk/eggs that are my problem. I will be seeing her in 2 weeks and then we should be starting to reintroduce some foods. Went to the gym this morning and plan on doing some cleaning and trying a new beef stew recipe.
12/10--216.7 I really need to work on getting my water in on the weekends. I think if I fill up a water container first thing in the morning, just like I do at work, I will have a visual reminder of needing to drink water. I was planning on trying an exercise class at my gym this evening, but I remembered that my football team is playing in MNF, so instead I will take the dog out for a long walk. I am going to aim for 3 miles.
12/11--217.5 I am very excited that I actually went out for a 3 mile walk in the cold and dark yesterday. Even though I was ready to stop at about 2 miles, my dog was also over it at that point, I pushed myself and finished up the last mile. It felt really good. Of course, when I went home I ate more than I should have, but I was still near my calorie goal for the day. I went to the gym this morning and tonight, with my husband out of the house, I plan to spend a relaxing evening watching some tv and hanging out with the dog.
12/12--217.5 Woke up feeling heavy, so not surprised about the number on the scale. Eating is going well, I'm expanding the types of foods that I'm eating and it's definitely gotten easier. I'm still working on making sure that I get enough fat and fiber in my diet. Yoga tonight.
12/13--217.3
Success: Elimination diet getting easier.
Challenges: Getting my water in
R61 SW: 217.1 EW: 217.3 AW: 217.1 (-1.2)
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Round 61 - my 2nd
Female 43yo 5β4β
OSW: 225 (4/9/18)
CSW: 188.6
CGW: 186
End weight round 60: 189.4 (-2lb)
12/4 188.6
12/5 187.4 This may not stick. My calories were low yesterday and sometimes that makes the next day hard not to eat everything in sight. Will do my best and log everything! Did one hour of yoga yesterday too.
12/6 187.2 Iβll take it, had pizza for dinner and even though I stayed in my calorie range I didnβt know what to expect on the scale this morning
12/7 189.2 out to dinner last night, hope this is just water retention from sodium. 1 hour of yoga today
12/8 191.4 ?!? I felt pretty good about yesterday but obviously not as well as I thought. This is disappointing because I have been bouncing around 188-192 for a month and felt good about where I was two days ago.
12/9 191.2 not a lot of change but I didnβt expect one at all. I was sort of a bottomless pit last night. Water and walk today to shed the same 3 lbs. I have lost 10 times already in the last month.
12/10 189.2 coming back down. At this point I just hope to be back at my start wit for this challenge by the end
12/11 190.2 π
12/12 189.4
12/13 DNW baby was up at 3 AM with the stomach flu
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/04: Ready for a new healthy start, Steps are back up 10,000+.
12/05- went for a good walk today, the sun felt so good. steps 10,700
12/06- Trying to get over 10,000 steps, today it was snow I just had to dress warm and go.
12/07-I fell asleep on the couch last night, grandson never completely recovered from his cough back to the doctors and chest x-ray which was clear. We watched both grand children while their parents worked during the afternoon we did Christmas crafts. Back to walking steps today.
12/08- Planned meals for next week, bought lots of vegetables and fruit.
12/09- watching what I`m eating, I use to say no thank-you. a lot. Lots of vegetables and chicken today.
12/10- Trying to eat healthier, and exercise too.
12/11- Having a great week steps over 10,000 + daily, eating healthy lots of fruits and vegetables.
12/12- went to the doctor had trouble with my breathing , still passed 10,000+ I went downstairs on my treadmill and kept going until I reached my steps.
12/13- Sick, super bad cough and is making my breathing very weasy but I still did 0ver 10,000 steps!13 -
12/04: 176.6 Had a super disappointing weigh in today. Iβm moping a little bit. Donβt hold it against me
12/05: 176.8 Don't you love when weigh ins make no sense
I'm hoping I'm just retaining water, because the numbers definitely don't add up
12/06: 175.2 Muuuuch closer to where I should be. Still hoping for a little extra drop this week. We'll see!
12/07: 176.0 I'm gonna explode
12/08: 176.2 I think I broke science. The laws of thermodynamics got nothin' on me
12/09: 173.2 lolwut. Too bad I just ate McDonald's and this will be gone tomorrow
12/10: 174.0 I forgot to weigh myself before I ate, so it was probably pretty closer to yesterday! Officially crossed 20lbs off my milestone chart!
12/11: 172.8 Heck yeah!
12/12: 171.8 Hoping to continue downwards! My end of year goal is looking reasonable now!
12/13: 172.2 Expected this one. Celebrated the end of a semester, didn't drink enough water, and I woke up sick.
176.6 to 172.2 is pretty good for 10 days! Not mad, even with the little bloop at the end. Excited for the next round!11 -
@eatingfoodles 4.4 lbs is excellent for 10 days!!! Congrats!5
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Male - 5' 10" - 52 years old \ Original Start Weight 182 lbs in May 2016 \ Goal Weight 165 lbs
Late Start - February 2nd - 168 lbs End of Round - February 7th - 168.8 lbs
Round 31 - My 2nd Round
Start Round - 02/07 - 168.8 End of Round - 02/16 - 167
Round 39 - My 10th Round
Start Round 4/28 - 167.6 End Round 5/07 - 169.4
Round 49 - My 20th Round
Start Round 8/06 - 170.2 End Round 8/15 - 170.2
Round 59 - My 30th Round
Start Round 11/14 - 170.0 Traveling 16th - 21st End Round 11/23 - 174.0
Round 60 - My 31st Round
Start Round 11/24 - 174.2 End Round 12/03 - 173.8
Round 61 - My 32nd Round
Day/Weight/Comment
12/04 - 172.0
12/05 - 173.0
12/06 - 172.6 Morning walk - 50 minutes
12/07 - 172.6
12/08 - 172
12/09 - 173.8
Deleted some of my history to shorten this page
12/10 - 173.6
12/11 - 174.0
12/12 - 172.2
12/13 - 173.0
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Female, 5' 4 1/2 " age 53
This is my eigth round. I am thinking this is the perfect way to move through December, with mini-goals, support and comraderie. I would love to be at 155 by Christmas but will be happy just being solidly in the 150s! Let's make this a month of mindful celebrations taking time to appreciate our loved ones, our health, and our progress on this journey!
OSW 199 (June 15 2018)
Pre-challenge start weight 177
R54 SW 177 EW 175 (-2.0)
R55 SW 175 EW 171 (-4.0)
R56 SW 171 EW 170.5 (-0.5)
R57 SW 170.5 EW 169.5 (-1.0)
R58 SW 169.5 EW 166.5 (-3.0)
R59 SW 166.5 EW 164 (-2.5)
R60 SW 164 EW 159.5 (-4.5)
R61 SW 159.5 EW 159.5 (0.0)
CW 159.5
RGW 158
Goals--
Carbs < 40-
Steps/day > 12000
Exercise/walk 6 of 7 days/week
Day/Weight/Comment
12/04 -- 160 -- A bump up...but a small one. I ate well and exercised well and posted a big loss last round, so I am not going to let this bother me. NSV -- Yesterday friends invited me to hike with them. I really enjoy walking in the woods, and the company....but in order to make sure I got my exercise in I snuck out for a fast 4 mile walk through the neighborhood before meeting them at 9. So glad that that was my inclination, rather than just writing it off for the day!
12/05 -- 158 -- Now that was a big drop! Fasted until dinner....but then I ate a big portion of salmon and veggies and made myself a LC cake. My energy levels were great all day too!
12/06 -- 161 -- Wow! That's crazy. I'm all over the place this round. Possibly I hallucinated yesterday's scale reading. I also was lightheaded in the morning, so had several cups of broth and then had Chinese for dinner, so maybe I overdid it on the sodium. I will drink lots of water today. We shall see! NSV--I'm not freaking out in the least over the scale this morning, nor is it ruining my day!
12/07 -- 160.5 -- A little better. Skipped the walk yesterday and did a lot of raking leaves. My son helped when he got home from school for 30 minutes, so that I could dash off and catch 45 minutes of zumba. I don't know if he was being sweet when he asked me when I had to leave, or whether he was just trying to have us be done in the yard more quickly!
12/08 -- 158.5 -- I looked at my weight graph and realized this weirdness shouldn't surprise me, as this is what it always does! Drops down, then pops back up for a couple days before continuing down.
12/09 -- 158.5 -- Happy this number stuck around. Bacon & omeletter for breakfast and then dinner party last night. I indulged in some scallopped potatoes, slice of bread and chocolate cake. Mostly back to being good today.
12/10 -- 158.5 -- Slightly indulgent and carby day yesterday. Glad this number is holding.
12/11 -- 158.5 -- Christmas Brunch & carbs with friends this morning. Time to start drinking lots of water!
12/12 -- 160 -- Not surprised. Did not overdo it at the Christmas Brunch...I waited until I got home and had just one more scone several times. They were good though! I still was 300 in the green, but I think the carbs didn't help. Hopefully, I'm back to start weight or lower tomorrow...but otherwise it will come off next round!
12/13 -- 159.5 -- Back to the beginning....But at least not up. And last round ended super low...See you next round!
No change.
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MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 58 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5β 5β TALL.
ROUND 19 FOR ME.
βThe best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time.β ~Abraham Lincoln
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Goals:
1. To be an inspiration to my 22 year old Autistic son who started his weight loss journey on May 1, 2018 weighing 308.4. His current weight is 274.6 .
2. Weight Goal this round: 176.4 (2.0 lb. loss)
3. No Bingeing (new attitude on food outside of my home and socially)
4. 20-50 Net Carbs Daily. 1277 Calories Daily.
5. 10,000 steps per day. Mixed modes of exercise.
6. Lots of water, green tea daily, apple cider vinegar before carby meals. Increase my fiber. Reach my protein goal of 80g per day.
7. Check my blood sugar daily for improvements.
MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
My Final Goal: To weight 155 by Valentineβs Day πππ
********LOOK AND SEE HOW MUCH THESE 10 DAY CHALLENGES HAVE HELPED ME********R43 EW= 195.6.....LOSS
R44 EW= 192.4β¦..LOSS
R45 EW= 191.4β¦..LOSS
R46 EW= 186.0β¦..LOSS
R47 EW= 186.8β¦..SLIGHT GAIN/FLUCTUATION
R48 EW= 185.4β¦..LOSS
R49 EW= 182.8β¦..LOSS
R50 EW= 180.8β¦..LOSS
R51 EW= 179.6β¦..LOSS
R52 EW= 179.0β¦..LOSS
R53 EW= 176.0β¦..LOSS
R54 EW= 174.6β¦..LOSS
R55 EW= 174.6β¦..NO CHANGE (hard round for me, no change is a Victory!)
R56 EW= 179.2β¦..GAIN Most of the round spent traveling.
R57 EW= 177.2β¦..LOSS
R58 EW= 176.0β¦..LOSS
R59 EW= 178.6β¦..GAIN Ended day after my Family Thanksgiving festivities. Rough on the final weigh-in.
R60 EW= 178.4.....LOSS
R60 EW= 178.4
R61 EW= 181.2 (Heavy traveling this round)
Day/Weight/Comment:
12/04 - 176.8 Iβm going to stay smart while doing December in Style!
12/05 - 176.8
12/06 - 178.4
12/07 - 178.0 This is from working my butt off yesterday. So happy. A loss. I do not take this for granted.
12/08 - 178.0 After speaking with @MadisonMolly2017 and watching her successful progression using small steps and realistic goals, I decided that I needed to change my end weight goal and time frame. I have not done well this fall and it would be unhealthy of me to try to reach my original goal by Valentineβs Day, especially when I have already lost so much and am closer to the end of the weight loss journey. My new goal by Valentineβs Day is 155. I do continue to strive to ultimately reach 145, perhaps by my birthday in May. Between now and my two goals dates, I plan on making mini goals and changes to help me achieve success. She has pointed out that small changes over time turn into big successes. Example: Add a 15 minute walk into my day 3 or 4 times per week. Add 10 additional ounces of water into each day. Slowly progress these into more. (Sometimes you just canβt jump into the whole 80 or 90 ounces at once). Thank you @MadisonMolly2017 for helping and for setting such a good example. I am grateful to you all for your kind & caring help. @GrandmaJackie for this wonderful ongoing challenge that reminds us all with daily weigh-ins that we should take it one day at a time and that there will be normal fluctuations and that we are all challenged in different ways. @abowersgirl for your good example in exercise and making even 5 spare minutes that I may have really count. @tiabirdie56 for all your research, your shared information on this Just Give Me challenge and for all the challenges that you present on the Autumn Winter 2018 to Spring 2019 Challenge that you host. @quiltingjaine (and all the others) who support me in my Keto efforts, not just to lose weight, but to change my overall health by improving (and maybe someday eliminating) my Type 2 Diabetes using my low carb keto lifestyle as a tool. @fitby44 for her FABULOUS post today. I think her insight this morning has the potential to change all of our lives. With more short term and attainable goals, I think complete success will come soon enough. Taking things slower and doing it more simply will help me keep my head up during my journey instead of always looking down at my feet in shame. Sorry for the long post but I think those that help us most deserve the shout out. But know thisβ¦. I learn so much from each and every one of you and I am honored to get the opportunity to know you all.
12/09 - 180.6 OMgosh. 248 Net Carbs, 1835 Calories so what else would I expect? I know I am retaining water already because I am shedding practically nothing. Ordered pizza at lunchtime for myself, son, his friend, and my friend Joey who helped bring everything in and begin the process of Christmas decorating. A HUGE undergoing as it involves my home AND my business. Tree looks lovely on the new carpet. Also a tree in the office at the front of my house (for motel & cabin customers). Later, a friend was βnice enoughβ to bring me a Chinese dinner from out-of-town. I know I should not have felt βobligatedβ to eat with her, but I did. The victory is that I did not eat the rice and I made my Cauliflower rice and stuck to the Almond Chicken, gravy and egg drop soup (only 1 carb in that!). However, the breading on the chickenβ¦.ugg but delicious. Boxes are still everywhere with the rest of the decorations for the house and business. All sitting there with boxes not yet finished from carpet installation. I can tell you this, I have been getting all my steps in! 10,000 β 15,000 daily for the past few days! Today I have four cabins to clean, all the laundry from them to do, and I want to finish my decorating. Lofty goals. However, I will get out to that freezer in the garage and thaw something in my plan today and will do things to make a difference today. I feel like Iβm back in school, have missed a day and now need to do my make-up work. But that is the only way to keep my grades up and add another βAβ to my grade book, so make-up work it is!
12/10 - 180.4 Moving right along. Down a drop which is surprising after Chinese food. Preparing for my trip and nervous as heck about it. I fear a double mastectomy is in my future. I will NOT allow any stress eating today. Because of tomorrowβs travel and all the restaurants that are going to be involved, today is Paramount. Today I will get lots of steps in and try eating an especially low calorie and low carb meal plan today. I will also work on shedding some water weight with TTTW (Tishβs triple threat water). Tomorrow (at the suggestion of @MadisonMolly2017) I will travel with my healthy fats in tow to use as snacks (almonds and walnuts). This should help to minimize my hunger while traveling. I am thankful for another day and another opportunity to take care of this body I have been given. Today my strength and determination Will Prevail.
12/11 - 180.4 Weighed in about 5 hours earlier than usual. Traveling to the University Hospital for the Plastic Surgery consult regarding the breast issues related to the breast cancer (remission). I will be staying overnight. I will not be weighing tomorrow but I will track my food and post when I can. I will be home tomorrow evening (Wednesday) and will be able to weigh in on the final challenge day (Thursday). Iβm a ball of nerves today and the trip is lengthy.
12/12 - -Traveling, no weigh in.
12/13 - 181.2 Final weigh-in directly after two days of traveling. This number will likely end in green instead of in-the-red. However, the appointments I am keeping is working on another aspect of my health. That, in itself, I hope will be a victory.
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GOALS
Keto on!
Explore a couple of vegan keto recipes
Complete Stage 1 of Shed & Shred 4+ days/ week
Take my hormone/ bc pills like it's my religion lol
During Round 1, went from 245-240ish. I use an analogue scale, so exact numbers aren't available. I have suffered with eating disorders so pulling my hair out over less than 2 lbs difference isn't healthy for me. As such, as with last round, I'm only posting my weight on days 1, 5, and 10.
Weight Notes of Interest
Highest Weight: 275 (years ago, culinary school, eating constantly)
Highest Weight Past 5 Years: 265
Highest Weight This Year: 255
Lowest Weight Past 10 Years: 235
Current Weight: 240ish
Soft Goal Weight: 175 (out of obese bmi with wiggle room)
Hopeful Goal Weight: 150
Day/Comment
12/04
Weight is 241 today. BUT... I took some pants out of the closet. We're talking pants I've never worn because they've never fit. But I could button them and zip them and didn't have to INHALE AND SUCK IN. They weren't comfy yet, but I anticipate by the end of this round, I'll be wearing them. These are pants I bought last time I was doing lots of cardio because they were just a hair too small then, I loved them, and they were the last pair the store had. I anticipated getting into them, but never did. I will, though!
12/05
I bought a new Jillian Michaels video on amazon today (Banish Fat, something something, it's the top result on Amazon if you punch in her name), because I just could not even touch Shed & Shred this morning. I thought, maybe it's because my legs don't wanna do these EXACT moves again so soon. And I was right to a degree, but I stopped after 20 minutes. I needed some recovery today. But I think I'm getting a little addicted to getting my heart rate up, hah. I just FEEL better when I do some hard cardio and didn't wanna skip getting SOME, at least. So, I watched through the rest of the video and totally worth the very cheap $7. I can do all of those moves from my room... unlike Shed & Shred, the second half of which would require me to do moves that I just don't have the space to do.
After that, pretty much cooked all evening. I made cauliflower pizza and quiche and ribs, for the next several days. Cauliflower crust was too many carbs and not a good enough texture for so much EFFORT, dang. It didn't even hold up as a pizza crust, just sorta mushy, and I drained the crap out of it. Maybe I'll just buy cauliflower crust from Trader Joes. Those actually work fine. But note to self: Don't basically go and process a vegetable to remove all its water and then expect the carb counts to be good/ for it to be filling. Just because you did it at home doesn't mean it isn't processed. I would have been much more satisfied with butter fried cauliflower, a soft boiled egg, all with a cream sauce and the same toppings as the pizza. And wouldn't have effectively turned a whole head of cauliflower into one cup of unfilling substance.
I also had to go and make myself a cream tea and eat a couple of fat bombs after pizza. Was NOT enough fat on there even drowned in cheese. Fat bombs filled me up, though. At 1400 calories as of writing this. I've had a 1700 calorie goal this whole time and haven't hit it the past couple days. Don't know if this is good or worrying to be having 200-300 calories less than goal.
Have a good evening everyone!
12/06
I weighed myself this morning after a lot of night time bathroom trips again. More water weight coming off. I'm not posting a new weight until day 5, though. Been a bit of an emotional day. I probably won't go on a prolonged blah blah about my food, because it's 4PM and I haven't even eaten yet. I did get 25 minutes of the Banish Fat workout, though. A few minutes more than last time. That seems to be what happens every time I go into a new workout. I do a little more every time until my body is used to the full set. This one might take more than a few rounds, though. This video is divided into circuits and I did three circuits today. Tomorrow I'll either see if I can do four, or see if my body will agree to Shed & Shred again. Banish Fat isn't as hard on my lower body, in terms of muscle strain, but DAMN, that cardio is intense.
What I do wanna write about is how weird it is to see a muscle in my neck. I don't know how to deal with this. There's something and I know people can go through it with weight changes, and it's really weird to me. Even though I'd rather be thinner and feel as good as I'm starting to feel, it still seems a little like, when I look in the mirror, there is an alien in it, doing a REALLY good impression of me. But isn't getting it quite right. The alien is a little too lean. Things have changed. I have identity issues from childhood trauma, so this is pretty big for me. But I'm not going to let it stop me this time. I do think it affected me last time, and the reason it was detrimental, wasn't that it happened, but because I never spoke of it.
Guys, I'm really happy I'm losing weight, and I feel good, but the mirror is really strange right now. Does anyone else feel like this? Can we be friends?
12/07
AaaaaaaaAAAAA.
I was doing great today, and then I was in a hurry. I grabbed, at a gas station, what I thought was a diet soda. But my hand went slightly to one side and got the wrong one. I ended up having about 8 oz of regular soda, while doing keto. Dammit.
But I did Shed & Shred today. AND I made this amazing keto porridge that has 1 net carb. So breakfast was practically nothing. 2 carb breakfast total! And if I feel hungry later, I can have some more of it and not sweat things. I have had 32 net today, with the soda. Everything else was totally in line. I might end up with 40 net carbs by the end of tonight, because I'm playing a game with friends, and will be up late. I'm disappointed, but not gonna let this little bump depress or stop me. Just want to remind myself not to be too upset if tomorrow's weight isn't good, and if the next couple of days require a few more calories, to keep food cravings manageable. But I'm hoping ketosis survives the small bump. I have hardly had 1000 calories today yet, so my body'll probably use the sugars right away. I was also annoyed to find that my keto strips was just an empty box. Where did I put the actual strips!? Hah! I wasn't using them. My smell after workouts made it pretty obvious that I was in ketosis. I'm just disappointed because I didn't do this on purpose. This wasn't me making a decision and deciding an indulgence was worth it. This was just an "in a hurry" mistake with a drink I am relatively unfamiliar with. I guess we'll see how tomorrow feels.
Grump.
12/08 (Post Weight)
12/09
12/10 241
What the deuce? I wrote this whole big long post yesterday, and it isn't here. I'm a little upset. Also upset about teetering back at 241ish, but this is why I don't go on the stupid dramatic roller coaster of weighing every single day. It's just not healthy for my emotional state. I can't imagine constantly looking at the scale and wondering why it goes up, down, up, down, or worse, stays the same over the course of a small handful of days.
So, reminder to myself. I'm going to keep eating a low sugar diet. The calories are gonna fluctuate. Sometimes they'll be high. Sometimes they'll be low. I had an 1100 calorie day the other day for no particular reason and yesterday, had like 2500 calories. Just like my average weight over time, one day, even one WEEK, has no bearing on my overall progress, even if it seems to.
We are doing very well and moving forward! Don't let the little ups and downs cause you to backslide into hopelessness.
Did Shed & Shred today. Early parts were really hard for some reason, but I had no trouble after warming up sufficiently. That just didn't happen in the time I was doing the "warmup" portion, lol. Maybe I should start my workouts with 15 minutes of very low impact, like some older videos, before they figured out intermediate heart rate stuff wasn't actually that great in terms of exercise advice. Get a warmup for my warmup. Burn a few more calories. Heh.
12/11
My dad coded at the hospital today.
Before you guys get all, "I'm so sorry", this was an abusive man who was responsible for much of the psychological damage that drove me to twenty years of depression and a few other mental disorders (dissociative) which it has taken me into my 30's to get enough education about, to even begin getting help.
I am a little upset, though. I have intentionally avoided talking to him for ten years, at least. Not a word exchanged. But my sister's upset and sent me a message to say he loved me "no matter what happened". And I had to really fight myself not to chew her out a little. She seems to be under the impression that the rift between us had anything to do with the student loan he agreed to pay before I stopped talking to him; and then he tried to abuse and manipulate me to pay later, because I finally found the self-respect and self-love and therapy to cut him out of my life. But my mom divorced him when I was a teen, and my sister is six years younger than me.
I'm pretty sure my sister doesn't really get to remember having to live with him, day after day, as a monster. She doesn't remember him occasionally just not showing up home with no explanation, or the illegitimate kid he had with some other woman that he proceeded to shame my mother with by dragging him, as an infant, to the family Christmas of my father's side of the family, as a "godson", or the way he blamed everything that went wrong on my mother, how he never made any effort to connect to her at all, or all of the littler things that he said and did. By the time they were divorced, he was hardly around anymore, and my sister would have been, at the most, ten.
So she got a lot more of the father that pretended to be nice, because he was around other people. He always acted nice around his extended family, friends, and so on, any time out in public. But in private, me and my mom in particular were f---ing punching bags. He was a coward who only cowed and abused people who couldn't or wouldn't lash back at him. She thinks he is that exterior, but he is actually a horrible person. He won't get therapy or help, and never would, and that violence is always lurking under the facade. Anyone can act nice for a few hours. That doesn't make them good. She doesn't realize that. My father, since around the time of the divorce, moved in with one of his mistresses. They've stayed together, but at some point over the years, that mistress confided in my mother that she'd gotten the brunt end of this garbage, too, and she extended my mother an apology. That she understood now. I can't fathom why she kept him around, if she understood, but I guess battered wife syndrome is a thing.
But I think that my sister's comment was about her, and not me. I don't know why she thinks it's important that I think he loved me. I mean, I know he didn't, because love is as much an act as a feeling, and on top of that, he has never really known me, much less NOW, when we haven't talked in ten years. Perhaps she just wants someone to commiserate with and feels like she needs someone to mourn with her. I desperately wish that it could be me, but it just can't be.
I wish that my sister and whoever else has misguided affections for him didn't have to suffer. But they say one of the biggest things that people who have been abused have to learn, is that abuse and love do not co-exist. They cannot. You can't love someone and intentionally or through egregious neglect, hurt them. That is not what love is. Like I said, love isn't feelings alone, but also actions. I have learned that lesson, and I'm not going to backpedal because he's dying. Self-love comes first, and the version of me who loves herself, can not possibly love him.
Ultimately, he is a black-souled demon, and if he is on his way back to hell, then the world will be a much brighter place.
If you read all this, thank you for letting me vent. I didn't wanna let it out on my sister, who probably can't handle it right now. But it had to come out, bad.
Days before today under the spoiler
12/12 239/240
Thank you to everyone for all of the hugs yesterday.
I know it's just a little button, but it was so nice just knowing that many people saw it and understood. Like a tiny internet pat on the back.
Today I'm trying to get back into things, but I'm having some female issues. It's probably PMS, but hard to say because my hormones aren't great. I have to take pills to keep things stable, and things... well, let's say they fluctuate far more than a normal woman, and this isn't like typical menopause stuff or anything, this has been this way always. And I'm not quite in menopause age range yet. (Roughly another decade before I gotta worry about that.)
But yeah, I feel really cranky and depressed the past couple of days, along with some light headedness (this happens to me sometimes during PMS) and so I'm PRETTY sure I'm gonna have a period. But with how my body is, I don't know for sure, 100%. Sometimes that's just how life is, and maybe things have really just been kinda garbage. Like today, the elderly lady that I live with (I rent a room in a house), got this huge hair up her butt about this one particular 1/4 measure. It is a white plastic cup measure, and there are THREE 1/4 cup measures in the cabinet. But she literally nagged and whined all day because she could not find this one particular cup. It was incredibly trying.
But like, she's one of those people who has always loved drama. She has always treated minor things as though they're catastrophic, and has gone on hysterical whining and temper tantrums over nothing, many times. And I can take it when she's flying off the handle because of an argument with a friend, or a bill was higher than she wanted it to be, or some junk, or she's bawling about some sad old movie. I can bite my tongue there, because yeah, it's definitely always an over-reaction, but it's still something that a person could actually be upset about. But once in a while it's something like THIS. Something so deeply trivial that you start to wonder if you're in the Matrix and the algorithms and programs got corrupted, because no sane person could possibly be this upset about something this extraordinarily trivial. This has to be a really bad alien simulation. This can not possibly be real life right now. Some foreign entity that doesn't understand humans is making this up off the seat of their pants. Any of you guys Rick and Morty fans? I started looking for the damn poptart in a toaster car, over here.
Anyway. I'm back down to 239/ 240. I decided to stop counting my calories or thinking of them too hard before I eat. I know by now which foods are keto and which aren't, and where the carbs come from. Need to be mindful not to eat too much dairy or meat, but beyond that, all the fat, veggies, flax and chia I want. I ate one time today and it was 950 calories. This makes a good point to my mind. I lost a 5 lbs in those first ten days, during round 60. This round, I started logging and trying to restrict my meals, and never hit that wonderful satiety that keto is known for and... suddenly, no weight loss, lots of really borderline days, and even a couple over 2000 calories. So I WILL log things, but I will NOT look at what the calories are before I've made myself a nice meal, and eaten to satiety, when I am hungry. If it's an 1100 calorie meal, but it lasts me all day, that's way better than three 600 calorie meals, NONE of which make me feel satisfied. I will take a deep breath and see if I actually do a lot better when I don't pre-monitor the calories. I suspect that I do average a lot less calories eating once or twice a day, to satiety, than if I try to eat several smaller meals. But I need to be brave enough to let it happen. I'm going to try.
12/13 242
Definitely some fluid retention going on, obviously I didn't gain three real pounds overnight, snrk.
I went to a work-related Christmas party with a friend. I got a prize of a Fire 8 tablet. It was a catered steak/ fried catfish/ obligatory chicken breast dinner, but like one of those nicer buffets (similar to weddings and such). I had steak... a lot of steak, veggies, salad. I thought I'd blown all of my calories, but thanks to the hour of cardio I did today, trying out new workout videos (was a fun way to do it, lots of interesting dance things!) I just about broke even.
I wasn't going to sweat this. Parties are for letting go. Just because I have adopted a new lifestyle doesn't mean that I need to be that whiner that's at the party, not enjoying myself because I'm nitpicking the food to fit my diet. Holidays, and real, actual parties are times of indulgence. That is when a normal, healthy person, lets themselves off the leash. So I did this on purpose, because I endeavor to be a normal, healthy person. Didn't break keto, but that wasn't even an issue. Steak is delicious. So's broccoli full of butter. I had a teaspoon sized bite of cake (I logged it as 1/2 tsp of sugar, because cake's about half fat) and felt like a sugar factory exploded in my face. I made this really shocked expression, and my friend who brought me to the party seemed very troubled! He thought something was VERY wrong with the cake for a minute. So I told him the "sugar factory exploded in my face" thing, and he was very relieved. Palette resets are interesting, hahaha. I honestly don't even know if I'm gonna want food that sweet anymore, after I've been doing this for a while. My lightly sucralose sweetened flax brownies are definitely not that sweet.
I'm eager for round 62. I think the "don't count the calories until you've eaten all you need" thing is gonna pay off. It's what I did today and yesterday, and my body seemed to naturally adjust to want an extra amount of food, proportionate to how much cardio I got. I'm okay with that, because while I want a thinner body, I also want a BETTER body, and I know that sometimes might mean I'm putting on muscles. My weight might not change, but my body fat percentage certainly is. I'm down a pants size and nearly a shirt size (just a liiiittle more). That is fine.
Straight up you guys, my legs are hard as rocks now, everywhere but the inner thigh and outer hip. That'll take a lot more weight loss before that firms up, because, you know, female. But I'm looking forward to that!8 -
Soooo many special events this week! Still more to come next week!
- Let's face it! We are all human.
- Christmas is a time for celebration. We can CHOOSE whether or not to indulge.
- As long as we do so in moderation, there shouldn't be too much damage.
- Indulgence has it's consequences, but they are only temporary.
- Own them, and get back on track.
JGM10D ~|~ Round 60
I am FOCUSED on heathy food choices and DETERMINED to achieve my goals!
Previous 5 roundsAge: 72; Height 5β2β; FemaleDaily Goals
SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
LW: 153 (Oct 2016)
Round 56: SW: 165.4 GW: 165.0 EW: 165.5
Round 57: SW: 165.6 GW: 165.0 EW: 166.3
Round 58: SW: 166.5 GW: 165.9 EW: 166.3
Round 59: SW: 166.5 GW: 166.2 EW: 166.2
Round 60: SW: 166.3 GW: 165.3 EW: 165.5
Round 61: SW: 165.6 GW: 164.x EW: xxxxDaily GoalsRound 60
Food
~ Pre-log; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Cardio:
~ 9,500+ Steps daily
~ 30+ minutes HIIT
Strength:
~ 15+ mins lower body physio daily
~ 10+ minutes arms/core/abs
Flexibility:
~ 5 mins stretch before/after workouts
~ 10+ mins yoga/tai chi
Daily Mindfulness Practice/meditation
15 mins Daily Declutter session
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01/12: 165.0: Goals β πππ»ππ»ππ» WOO! HOO! Now we're talking!
02/12: 165.4: Goals β Temporary glitch. I always get a rebound bounce after a drop. I am addressing it today!
03/12: 165.5: Goals β Weekends! Blaugh!
Round 61
04/12: 165.6: Goals β
05/12: 165.5: Goals β Holding steady! December is a minefield. Vigilance is key!
06/12: 165.6: Goals β dum dee dum dee dum ........ Just be patient!
07/12: 165.6: Goals β *whistles quietly to herself*
08/12: 165.7: Goals β Happy with that. One or two extra indulgences are showing up! Lol! Planning a frugal weekend!
09/12: 165.8: Goals β Poor choices. I had pate for lunch, and I ate some crisps, Too much sodium! Not enough water!
10/12: 165.6: Goals β Made better choices yesterday. Just have to keep it real.
11/12: 165.6: Goals β Counting maintenance as a win, with all the special events I have attended this last week.
12/12: 165.7: Goals β I think I'll switch to maintenance for the rest of the month. Still weigh and log, though.
13/12: 165.6: Goals β Happy with that for this time of the year. The old me would have already gained at least 5lbs! π
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieve permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!- 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.
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@wellnfree sorry, just saw your question now. I'm doing the online course. The videos are very clear and helpful so it is a great option. I am from the UK but based in Canada now.1
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23nd Round for me: Female 65, height β 5β
Here we are again. Looked over all my rounds and realized that Iβve only lost around 3 lb. total. π Iβd lost about 4 lb. on MFP before joining this challenge. I feel like Iβve lost around 10 β which I have. I also gained 7. Have to be less complacent about it. New maxim: each round counts.Round 39 (1st for me) β SW 163, loss -.2Round 62 β 160.2 Goal this round: under 159, I think this is doable and I need to challenge myself more.
Round 40 β on holidays, gain +1.6
Round 41 β SW 164.4, loss -2
Round 42 - SW: 162.6, loss -.6
Round 43 β SW 162, loss -.4
Round 44 β SW 161.6, loss -1.6
Round 45 β SW 160.8, gain +1
Round 46 β SW 161.8, gain +.6
Round 47 β SW 162.4, loss -2.2
Round 48 β SW 160.2, missed most of this round and Round 49 as I was away without computer or scale.
Round 50 β SW 160.2, loss -.8
Round 51 β SW 160.8, loss -1
Round 52 β on holidays, no scale
Round 53 β SW 159.8, loss -1.4
Round 54 β SW 158.4, gain +.6
Round 55 β SW 159.4, +2.4
Round 56 β SW 161.9, -.3
Round 57 β SW 161.6, No change
Round 58 β SW 161.6, -.4
Round 59 β SW 161.2, +.4
Round 60 β SW 161.6, -.8
Round 61 β 160.8, -.6
Iβm going to apply to go on a short course in April. That is 12-15 weeks away (about 10 rounds). So my more immediate goal is to lose 1 lb/round. The course is something Iβve wanted to do for a very long time β I donβt have to lose weight for it but it would be sweet if I did.
Ultimate Goal Weight β 128; Hoping to be under 140 by end of June.
Day/Weight/Comment
12/14 β 161.2 β Not sure why Iβm up as yesterday was quite good. If I hang in there I think it wonβt last. I havenβt gotten to the gym this week though because of this cold, so maybe itβs that and drinking a lot (to keep the coughing under control)
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12/3=200.1
12/4=200.1
12/5=200.4 First party today,Did well
12/6=200.1
12/7=200.5 Party this afternoon.I am hearing so many of you to keep this holiday thing in perspective,bc if I weren't doing this,wow,it would be higher.I will enjoy,be cautious,exercise & always laugh with my pals.fingers crossed for tomorrow
12/8=201.5 π’
12/9=didn't weigh too afraid
12/10=201.5 The same,but I did 150 min working out,bike,water walking& 2water classes,so I am back at it.
12/11=200.0..Off to another party luncheon at a great Italian place,I will behave but no exercise yet today will get it in before the 4th grade band & chorus recital tonite.
12/12=199.8. Did 3 water classes,love 'em.1 more party tonite,I feel good bc usually this would be a gaining time with so many festivities.We will see tomorrow
12/13=200.1 again? But with 4 parties,I am happy could have been much worse.Sticking with it the next 2 weeks will be a challenge,will TRY
12/14=200.1 Ok.no complaing bc even though I have kept within calls my Party choices were delicious but???Got to do more Merry Christmas ing without treats.
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@puttyputty I also do that bedtime weigh in and predict my morning weight.
@dowhatrightis I think I could eat my weight in steak! YUM! Good job!
@wellnfree I hope your cough is better!! Hereβs the link to Round 62
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10711701/just-give-me-10-days-round-62/p1?new=10 -
tiabirdie56 wrote: Β»@cdavisdeva, Is your little guy beginning to teethe? It seems a random question, but I'm remembering what my two youngest grand children put their parents through during that time. Not much sleep beginning at 6 months.
@tiabirdie56 I'm so sorry I missed this- It's been so busy around my house and I'm just now catching up on everyone's posts from the past couple of days. His bottom 2 teeth finally cut through, but he had a cold and was really stopped up so when he laid down at night he was miserable! He is finally feeling better though. Thanks for asking about him 2 -
@cdavisdeva, No problem. I know you're busy. Thanks for taking time to respond. But, Aww, TWO LITTLE TOOFS! Now he looks completely different. I always think the cold is from the teething. My Grandson has had a snotty nose cold and eczema for about 3 weeks. I think his last molars are coming.3
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