Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 119
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OSW 145.5R114 144.5
R115 144.2
R116 145.2
R117 144.2
R118 143.2
RGW < 143.0
UGW 130.0
07/06 144.2
07/07 144.5
I'm so annoyed with myself. Snacking is my problem at the moment Need to get it under controlled.
07/08 143.9
Did ok with snacking yesterday but I'm not drinking enough water. I'm going to concentrate on that today.
07/09 144.2
07/19 143.7
07/11 144.5
07/12 DNW
07/13 145.2
Didn't want to write it down! Had a splurge over the weekend. Hoping that two good days gets me back to where I was at the beginning ofthis round.
07/14 143.5
07/15 143.5
Managed to get back on track but didn't make any progress this round. I've started a new exercise regime and hoping it'll get me moving downward es again.5 -
JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 119 (round 51 for me ) I'm in for another round (of course!) – I need to just keep going! Yet again thank you @GrandmaJackie, such a champion particularly in these unprecidented times, helping keep some stability in our lives, for setting up these challenges.
Female age 62 5' 4” - Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and have gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then; I don't want to gain any more, but would like to get back to my goal weight – I'm working at it – it's a permanent way of life !
Goal – get back to 132 for this round.... - aim to get back to & stick with good habits: be mindful of what I eat & drink, keep walking, no binges, really want to keep the 10 days binge free! Keep calm, wash hands, be kind and follow all latest Government guidelines for C-19 virus.End of round 69 134.2 lbsKeep calm – we're all in this together!
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4
End of round 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
End of round 83 133.4
End of round 84 133
Ended of round 85 131.6
End of round 86 133.0
End of round 87 134.8
End of round 88 132.8 (2 pounds lost)
End of round 89 138.2 (+5.4 pounds gained)
End of round 90 135 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 91 132.8 (2.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 92 133 (0.2 pound up from end of last round)
End of round 93 135.6 (2.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 94 135.8 (0.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 95 134.4 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 96 134.4 (no loss no gain!!)
End of round 97 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 98 133.4 (1.6 down from end of last round)
End of round 99 134.4 (1 up from end of last; not bad for Christmas period!)
End of round 100 133.4 (1 down from end of last round)
End of round 101 137.2 (3.8 pounds up from last round)
End of round 102 136 (1.2 pounds down from last round – not bad considering Dad unexpectedly passed away 3 days before end of round & I went totally off plan & no walking!)
End of round 103 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down from last round – better!)
End of round 104 – 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 105 – 133.6 (1.4 down from end of last round)
End of round 106 – 133.6 (same as last round)
End of round 107 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 108 – 134.2 (0.6 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 109 – 135.6 (1.4 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 110 – 133.2 ( 2.4 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 111 – 133.2 (same as last round)
End of round 112 – 133.6 (increase of 0.4)
End of round 113 – 132.8 (0.8 down from end of last round)
End of round 114 – 136 (3.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 115 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 116 – 133.4 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 117 – 135.4 (2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 118 – 136 (1.6 pounds up from end of last round)
Date/Weight/Comment
07/06 135.4 - 9.69 miles walked yesterday, wonderful day in the National Forest! 57 calories in credit, 10g fat over.
07/07 134.6 - 8.54 miles walked yesterday. 183 calories in credit, 13 carbs over.
07/08 134.2 - 2.81 miles walked yesterday, rain all day hence low mileage and it means that well over on calories, also high sodium ready meal last night means that tomorrow will probably be up.
07/09 134.8 - 8 miles walked yesterday all along the prom. at the seaside, first time at the sea this year ! 328 calories in credit, 15 carbs over.
07/19 135.2 - persistent rain meant no walking yesterday, got to spend time with DS & DGD. Food choices sensible but way over all macros ?
07/11 135.2 - 11.4 miles walked yesterday, almost no rain ! Makes all the the difference to me; 550 valid and all other macros in green.
07/12 135.4 - 8.3 miles walked yesterday. 61 calories in credit, but 12 carbs over.
07/13 135.8 – travelled back from our caravan week away yesterday hence only 3.87 miles walked. Back home now & back to usual routine & no alcohol until weekends, 2 days to improve on round start weight.
07/14 135.2 – 8.52 miles walked yesterday, 721 calories in credit all macros in green. Devastating news last night about our 5 ½ month DGS, going into 4th week in hospital. His liver is not in a good condition and his other genetic health problems mean he is not a suitable candidate for a transplant, poor little mite, if you believe please include him in your prayers, he needs a miracle. We can't visit cuz of this wretched covid, but they did allow our DD to bring him out on Saturday afternoon for an hour, we met up in the park opposite and had a cuddle with him. Feeling very despondent but have to try to keep positive for DD & family.
07/15 133.4 - 10.52 miles walked yesterday. 545 calories in credit, 2g fat over. 2.6 pounds down from end of last round. Gave blood yesterday pm, but had what I can only describe as a “funny” turn during the night which scared me – got up to use the bathroom and my legs gave way, I fell on the floor, felt very weak and for 20 mins or so was almost in faint, DH said that I did pass out for a quite a while, had a prolonged cold sweat. Unusually I had a very low carb day yesterday, had only an omelette and leaf salad for lunch, maybe I should have ensured that I had the usual carbs for lunch before I gave blood, I will in future cuz it scared me.
KEEP SAFE EVERYONE
. Keep calm – we're all in this together!
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Thank you all so much for your best wishes, kind thoughts and prayers, it is such a comfort.
The little chappie is fighting and although the specialists can't give any reassurance that they can "fix" him, they are doing the very best they can for him, tomorrow he is being transferred to Leeds where the liver specialists are based - fingers crossed.3 -
@UTMom81 - we are in the UK, we have been told that genetic testing results take weeks to get results, his blood has gone off to be tested some weeks ago. The problem is that the condition that they suspect he has is so rare that the numbers are not there for there to be much experience/knowledge of; 150 cases within the UK! It seems he is one in millions, but not in a good way
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Ready for round 119 {56th for me}
OSW 88KG
RSW 61.05 (-26. 95kg) or {59.4lbs}
I reached my ultimate goal of 58kg last round then totally sabotaged myself ending up the biggest I've been this year! Goal this round is to get under 60kg.
07/06 61.05kg and a fresh start. It's Monday. It's Independence Day 🇲🇼 and I've worked out even though it's a holiday. Back on it counting every calorie and every carb.
07/07 60.45kg. It did go to 60.15 but I'm save that for tomorrow! Kept it all good yesterday and beat the snacking demon. Need to do the same again today.
07/08 60.10kg which is good. Got a special lunch out tomorrow so I'm going to be super mindful and careful today.
07/09 58.95kg I was sick yesterday and didn't eat so I doubt this number is real. Hoping I'm well for my much anticipated lunch.
07/10 59.25kg. Totally fine with that. Feeling loads better and went to lovely lunch yesterday. Back to calorie and carb control but I've missed exercise these last 2 days.
07/11 59.55kg just glad to be feeling better!
07/12 59.90kg.Still good with this. Exercise starts again tomorrow and I'm on holiday for weeks.
07/13 60.1kg exercises restarted and I'm a kg down from last Monday.
07/14 60.1kg
07/15 60.0kg which is back inside maintenance.
Total loss for the round 1.05kg {2.3 lbs}
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6th 93.0
7th 93.6
8th 93.4
9th 93.4
10th 93.4
11th 93.0
12th 93.3
13th 92.5
14th 92.5
15th 92.3
Average is 93.05 -
Highest Weight: 213
Lowest Weight: 143
Goal for this round: 175.X
GW (for now): 165
Round 117—SW: 181, EW: 179.6
Round 118—SW: 179.6, EW: 177.4
Day/Weight/Comment
07/06–177.2 I’m pretty pleased with my control over the holiday weekend. I did make a dessert for the 4th, but worked it into my calories for the day (two actually) and continued to lose a little along the way. That’s progress. No self-sabotage on this holiday weekend! I’ll call that a win!
07/07–176.2 Got up early to get my walk in before it became a scorcher of a day here yesterday. Then I managed to stay under in calories despite giving in to some fresh made tortilla chips my daughter brought over—they were still warm! Drank lots of water though yesterday, and will need to do that again today to combat that salt. Still may bounce back up a bit, but at least I’m very happy with the trend right now!
07/08–176.4 Just normal fluctuation. Was well within calorie range, but rested yesterday, so no formal exercise. I have begun to play with IF again. Did 16:8 the day before and 17:7 yesterday. Will just see if that is a good addition to all the other things I’ve changed the last few weeks. I won’t go extreme, though, and may not do it everyday. Just looking at it as another tool in the toolbox.
07/09–175.6 Another really good day yesterday. Got up early for my walk, ate well within plan even though we ate out last night. I was super careful with my choices at dinner, but enjoyed it immensely. We got a rain which cooled things off late in the day, so I went out for another walk after dinner. I’m enjoying these drops, but I also know it will slow WAY down before very long. Did 17:7 IF.
07/10–176.4 I did wonder yesterday about that drop, so I guess this means it was a fluke. It’s ok. I am more in control now than I’ve been in over a year. I did make homemade panini sandwiches for dinner last night for the family and had part of one, so maybe it was the bread. Haven’t had much bread of late. Did 18:6 IF.
07/11–176.4 I’m not sad about this. We had a celebratory lunch with my daughter yesterday at a restaurant. I tried to choose well, but I know there was lots of salt and more fat than I’m used to in the meal. Compensated well the rest of the day and got in some extra exercise to boot. Gotta keep pushing water today to make sure that salt doesn’t bite me tomorrow! Did 18:6 IF. Happy weekend everyone! WE GOT THIS!
07/12–176 Visited a local farmer’s market yesterday morning and made a haul on fresh fruits and vegetables. Came home and spent the afternoon helping my daughter make baby food from them, and had such a wonderful time. Then made dinner mostly out of what we bought. I had never tried Mediterranean zucchini until last night, and it was scrumptious!
07/13–176.2 I just knew I would break through to 175-something this morning. Had another good day yesterday with food and did some strenuous gardening, too. I’ve been inspired by@ ShielaBoneham to get to work on my backyard. It’s pretty ho-hum right now, but with the new grand baby, I’m going to want her to have a magical place to play in the coming years. So, I’ve made a plan and begun the execution of it. Thanks, Sheila! Maybe the round-goal will come tomorrow. Incentive to do well again today!
07/14–176.6 Well, I did that to myself yesterday. BUT, I stopped it from becoming an all-out self-sabotage day which is a positive. Not sure if I will make the round goal now of 175.X, but I can try. It’s going to be blistering hot today, so I’ll be riding my exercise bike, I think, instead of walking outside.
07/15–176.4 It’s a small loss for the round, and I have no idea why I didn’t lose more, but at least it’s a loss! Off to a new round. Just gotta keep doing the right things and, slowly but surely, it will come off.5 -
Nikki
Height: 5’1”
Age: 46
OSW: 183.3
UGW: 120
Round 117: SW 178.8; FW 177.4 (-1.4); GWFR 117, 177.x
Round 118: SW 177.4; FW 175.0 (-2.4); GWFR 118 175.x
Round 119: GWFR: 174.0
7/6: 174.6, Off to a good start. I kind of expected to see a gain today after a big drop yesterday. It's been really hot, so I think I'm living in a state of dehydration right now despite all of the water I'm consuming. Of course, I've also bee hitting it pretty hard the past few days. Yea me!
7/7: 174.0. I guess I hit goal for this round, but I still think it may be an artificial low. I am taking it though. Happy me
7/8: 173.2 a loss going into my mini vacation is a bonus!
7/9: DNW Camping, but had tons of activity. Maybe it will counter balance the copious amount of booze I drink last night... Good on calories, not so good on nutrition.
7/10:DNW Camping, yesterday was a blast, but I’m plum tuckered out. Ray day today. Expect a slight gain after this trip.
7/11: 172.8, yahoo! A loss after my outing, hoped for but unexpected. I was more active than I was glutinous. Yea me!
7/12: 173.0 did a 27 mile bike ride yesterday, but ate dinner late. I’m guessing the food just hasn’t had time to “process”.
7/13: 173.4 Was so hungry I couldn't sleep last night and had a late night snack. Very unusual for me. Such is life.
7/14: 173.0 Took a rest day yesterday...
7/15: 170.8 Tummy has been a bit upset, this is likely a false low, but it's still nice to see.
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Original Start Weight: 234
Challenge Start Weight: 206.4
Day/Weight/Comment
07/06 206.4
07/07 205 Most of the weekend water retention is gone.
07/08 203.8 Yay! Thirty pounds down! (And the rest of the water retention gone.)
07/09 203.4
07/10 202.8 My pattern the last few weeks has been to lose during the weekdays and gain a bit on the weekends, but overall I am down 1.5-2 pounds a week. This is 1.8 down from last Friday morning. I'd like to get back here by the end of the challenge because my weekend will include plenty of food I haven't cooked and I will have to estimate the nutritional information about.
07/11 DNW No access to a scale and went over maintenance calories by almost 200, but if I do that two days a week, I tend to still lose well the following week. I'll eat around maintenance again today and get back to a deficit on Sunday.
07/12 DNW. No scale. Will be back to weighing tomorrow morning and expect to be up a couple of pounds because I have eaten at maintenance the last two days. That's okay. I should be able to lose that weight (which should be mostly water weight) by the end of the challenge. Back to a deficit today.
07/13 204.6. No surprise there. Found out yesterday about a get together that is happening tonight that I have to attend. I have no control again over the food being served and it's happening outside of my feeding window, so I've decided to just eat what I make (and can weigh and know exactly what the calorie and macro counts are) ahead of time.
07/14 203.2 Coming down nicely. I think that after my ten day maintenance break, I will continue with the 5 days at deficit, 2 days at maintenance idea. It's working for me now. Yesterday I was confronted with so many temptations, but I was able to resist. I think it was because I have been having a couple of maintenance days a week. Anyway, I expect this number to be lower either tomorrow or later in the week. Tomorrow would be nice because it's the end of the challenge, but even later this week would be great.
07/15 202.6 Nice. Ending the challenge at a new lower weight. Thanks, everyone. I think I'll be back for Round 121. My ten-day maintenance break starts Friday. Best of luck in Round 120.
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Female, 5’7, age 42.
SW 241.8
End of round 115: 235.2
End of round 116: 232.0
End of round 117: 228.6
End of round 118: 227.6
7/6: 226.0 First day of getting back to strict tracking after a couple looser days produces a nice drop on the scale. Still feeling a little bloated, so we’ll see what happens in another day or two.
7/7: 227.0 Had a hefty late night snack around 1 AM, so I’m not surprised to see a bump despite technically being within my calories. Walked a ton but ate most of the calories back.
7/8: 226.0 Might have to cut back on exercise a bit today; I’ve been doing a lot for the last week and my body is sore. I hate to do it because of the Apple Watch challenge I’m in, but I think I need a light day.
7/9: 224.8 Another drop and a new 5-pound mark. Probably be up a bit tomorrow - gotta recognize the low fluctuations as much as the high ones - but I’ll take it for today, and get back to it for real soon.
7/10: 225.6 Very snack-y day yesterday. Half expected this to be higher, really.
7/11: 225.6 Happy to have held even. Pot roast and mashed potatoes at my parents’ house and had two plates - one of those meals that won’t hurt you every now and then but adds on the pounds if you make a habit of it!
7/12: 227.0 Ha. I predicted this number before I got on the scale, which should tell you something about how much I ate yesterday. Gotta get back on track to make this a temporary blip.
7/13: 226.0 Seems to be a recurring weight this round. Ate within my calories, working on pulling this trend back in the right direction.
7/14: 225.6 Another recurring weight this round. Out of nine days so far, I’ve been at 226.0 three times and 225.6 three times.
7/15: 224.6 A new low to finish the round, and it’s closer to my “true” weight per the trend line than the last low was. I’ve been particularly thankful for the Happy Scale app this round...it feels like my numbers have been all over the place, but seeing the trend line helps me make sense of it.
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Larisa 44, 5'11"
maintain 145-150 Have to track here for accountability
Round 119 SW 149.8
7/6 151.2
7/7 153.8 Good grief! That's a leap. I had a busy horse show this weekend so I think yesterday was a bit dehydrated and low. Feel super puffy today. Come on water.
DNW
7/13 154.2
7/14 154.4 hmmm. I worked out a ton yesterday and stayed below calorie goal. Thinking I'm retaining water, but time will tell. See, have to track here. It's a slow creep up and I have to put a stop to it. Not freaking out, just tracking and working out. Run in today already and I'll ride later.
7/15 153 better. Still super sore from the step ups I did 2 days ago. Ran the last 2 mornings. Rode yesterday and did a ton of yard work. Same on the docket for today.6 -
5’4”, 32yrs, F
SW: 245
Mini-Goal 1: 235.0
Mini-Goal 2: 220.0
Mini-Goal 3: 200.0
Mini-Goal 4: <188 (Previous Low)
UGW: 150-170lbs
Round 116 🔻 2.8lbs
Round 117 🔻 2.4lbs
Round 118 🔺 2.3lbs
RSW: 238.5
07/06: DNW
07/07: 234.6 - Bye bye, bloat! 👋🏼
07/08: 234.6 - Ready to resume progress... 📉
07/09: 234.0 - Baby steps! 👣
07/10: 233.6 - Just keep swimming 🐠
07/11: 234.4 - 🤔
07/12: DNW
07/13: DNW
07/14: DNW
07/15: 234.2 - 🤷🏻♀️6 -
Starr
Age 38
Height: 5.8
Highest Weight: 229.00
Goal Weight 190.00
Goal for this round: 2.5 lb
Round 115 SW: 223.1 EW: 218.1 -4.3
Round 116 SW: 218.1 EW: 217.9 -0.9
Round 117 SW: 217.9 EW: 215.4 -2.5
Round 118 SW: 215.4 EW: 214.3 -1.1
Round 119 SW: 214.3 EW: 212.7 -1.6
Day/Weight/Comment
07/06 215.3 6257 steps 1569 calories Not happy about the gain however I had a blast for the holiday weekend and this is payment for it. I will pay it and move forward…
07/07 214.8 12433 steps 1308 calories lunch walk and evening dance
07/08 213.3 12000 steps 1596 calories lunch walk and evening walk
07/09 213.4 9500 steps 2100 calories no lunch or evening walk a little aerobics in the evening. Stressed out about my sick grandma. 94 years old.
07/10 214.8 14500 steps 1936 calories definitely stress. Not stress eating but edgy had a lot ruby red last night.
07/11 213.8 1650 calories yesterday 9500 steps. GOT A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP! Went for a walk early this am. Hit 10000 before breakfast...
07/12 213.5 14000 yesterday 13000 today busy busy busy
07/13 213.6 11000 steps today Grandma died so very sad.
07/14 212.4 here it come off. Let's see how the day goes..
07/15 212.7 Yesterday sitting around eating and drinking. I ended up doing 20 minutes of Zumba after 10pm last night. However I win for the round!
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Male: 62 or 63 depending on the day.
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Goal this round: To lower my ten-day average from previous ten-day average.
Historical Averages:R 94: 210.7 (20191108)
R 95: 210.3
R 96: 210.5
R 97: 211.3 (20191208)
R 98: 212.7
R 99: 212.5* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 100: 215.0* (ghost vaycay entries) (20200107)
R 101: 216.0* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 102: 212.6
R 103: 211.9 (20200206)
R 104: 210.9
R 105: 212.5
R 106: 211.2 (20200307)
R 107: DNF*
R 115: 215.6 (20200605)
R 116: 213.7
R 117: 213.1
R 118: 212.1 (20200705)
*Kicking myself for letting up on the program in mid-March Round 107 after working hard to undo the November-December damage.
Round 119
Month/Day: Weight / Comment
07/06: 212.4 / Off to a rip-roaring start here after the holiday weekend. This will be a tough ten days for me with my birthday plopped right in the middle of it. I will be happy if I can just get my ten day average down .01 #.
07/07: 212.2 / Nutritionally a good day yesterday except for the high salt content.
07/08: 213 / I little birthday Pizza and Pie with Son & his family last night. This is going to be a tough round for me!
07/09: 211.4 / We travel to DW’s sister and her husband’s place later today for a long weekend. I may not enter any weights until Monday due to complications of inconsistent schedule and uncalibrated scale. I am going to try to walk a lot and drink a lot of water. That may offset the way our hosts will surely spoil us with food. I think a German Chocolate birthday cake is being prepared. 😊
07/10: birthday DNW / Out of Town
07/11: DNW / Out of Town
07/12: DNW / Out of Town
07/13: 213.4 / I am amazed and pleased with the amount of damage from my trip.
07/14: 212.4 / Back to my starting weight for the round. Yay.
07/15: 212.2 / OK, it was a small loss for the 10 days, but a bit higher average. I will take it.
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Looking forward:
I'm just too danged cussed to let this thing knock me back, and ruin all the effort I have put in to get here. I am stepping up my routine, and taking control. Sheltering in place means I can fully concentrate on getting in my exercise, and preparing healthy food.
July: focus is on improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale
Aims:
Never give up! Never give in!- 2020: Goal is to stabilise weight around 145
- Strengthen strategies to reframe the tendency to use unhealthy snack food as a reward/treat.
- Make sure I have prepared healthy snacks available
- Cut down on eating between meals by keeping busy
Back Story:2018 goal: get back down to 160 ✅JGM10D ~|~ Round 118
2019 goal: proceed down to 150 ✅ with 2 months to spare
2020 goal: maintain below 150 dropping slowly down to 145 ✅ So far, so good.
That's a WIN in my book!
2020
Focus: maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
🔹Age 73;🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹LW: 147.2 (Mar 2020)
🔹UGW: 145
I am MINDFUL of making heathy choices to MAXIMISE the achievement of my goals!
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Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!
Round 118 EW: 149.7:
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06/06: 149.8: Goals🌟
07/06: 150.8: Goals🌟I’m still upping my training intensity, so this is not exactly a surprise. Weight training and jogging are both known to increase water retention, so I’m just going with that. It’s gotta settle down eventually.
08/06: 150.4: Goals🌟Well, at least that’s in the right direction
09/06: 150.5: Goals🌟
10/06: 150.2: Goals🌟
11/06: 150.6: Goals🌟
12/06: 150.3: Goals🌟
13/06: 151.3: Goals🌟 Checked my muscle/fat percentages and found that they have both improved around 2% since I started my current regime, so not too upset about the weight gain.
14/06: 150.9: Goals🌟😃
15/06: 151.1: Goals🌟 I feel like I’m on a space hopper 😂
Last few Rounds
Round 118 EW 149.4🌻+ 0.6Daily Goals
Round 117 EW 148.5🌻 -0.3
Round 116 EW 149.4🌻+ 0.6
Round 115 EW 148.5🌻- 0.3
Round 114 EW 148.8🌻+ 0.6
Round 113 EW 148.2🌻- 0.4
Round 112 EW 148.6 🌻+0.4
Round 111 EW 148.2 🌻
Round 110 EW 148.2🌻+ 1
Round 109 EW 147.2🌻 - 1.1
June 2017: Round 8 SW 162; EW 169.9 This was my first round!!! I faffed about for 2 1/2 years before I got back on track!!!Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Exercise:
🔹7,500+ Steps daily
🔹30 + minutes intentional exercise
Mind/Body/Soul/Spirit
🔹Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation
🔹Practice Self-care
🔹Positively reframe thoughts
🔹Learn something new
🔹15 mins Daily Declutter session
https://www.random.org/colors/hex
Purple: #ff4968.
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving 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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Female 59, 5'3" - S.E. BC Canada
MFP start October 28.18 – 191
GW 115
Previous Rounds:Round 95 - Nov 09 - 18.19 EW 158.4Round 116 - June 06 - June 15 – 150.9
Round 96 - Nov 19 - 28.19 EW 158.4
Round 97 - Nov 29 - Dec 08.19 EW 157.5
Round 98 - Dec 09 - Dec 18.19 EW 159.0
Round 99 - Dec 19 - Dec 28.19 EW 161.8
Round 100 – Dec 29.19 – Jan 07.20 EW 159.8
Round 101 - Jan 08 - Jan 17 EW 159.7
Round 102 - Jan 18 - 27.20 - EW 160.1
Round 103 - Jan 28 - Feb 06.20 - EW 158.1
Round 104 - Feb 07 - Feb 16 - EW 158.2 - AVG 157.7
Round 105 - Feb 17-26 - EW 154.7
Round 106 – Feb 27- March 07 - EW 155.2
Round 107 – March 08 – March 17 – EW 156.7
Round 108 - March 18 - March 27 - EW 155.7
Round 109 - March 28 - April 06 - EW 155.4
Round 110 - April 07 - April 16 – 154.9
Round 111- April 17 - April 26 - 155.3
Round 112 - April 26 - May 06 - EW - 154.1
Round 113 - May 07 - May 16 – 154.8
Round 114 – May 17 – May 26 – 153.1
Round 115 – May 27 – June 05 – 151.3
Round 117 June 16 – June 25 – 150.7
Round 118 - June 26 - July 05 – 149.1
Round 119 - July 06 - July 15 - 148.4
07/06: 149.3 - I love this format, 10 day chunks really keep me motivated. I am a small fraction up due to partying on Saturday, hoping to get rid of it quickly.
07/07: 149.1 - Good, back to my end weight from last round.
07/08: 149.4 - Staying disciplined. I still let fluctuations bother me a bit.
07/09: 148.4 - Slept in today so got a great number.
07/10: 148.7 - I will be so happy if I can stay this entire 10 days under 150. Trying.
07/11: 148.8
07/12: 150.1 - Up at 4am, so possibly just to early to be weighing. I wanted to start drinking water, coffee etc. so weighed early anyway. Hoping to normalize the scale tomorrow.
07/13: 149.1
07/14: 148.7 - Happy with this.
07/15: 148.4 - I hadn't realized that this was day 10 already! Hit my lowest weight this round again to end the 10, so pretty happy with it.6 -
29 yo female
5’2” Small frame according to my wrist circumference
SW 126.2 (April 14th, 2020)
Highest lifetime weight: 138 lbs. August 2011
Goal Weight: 110
Previous rounds: 125.2 -> 122.8 -> 121.6 -> 121.2 -> 119.8-> 119.4 -> 117.8 ->116.6
Goal weight for this round: Somewhere in the 116 or 115 range
About me:I love learning about food and everything about it; from the way it acts in the body to learning to cook a new recipe. I went to school for nutrition (got my bachelor's) but I didn’t become an RD because it didn’t feel like the path for me. I guess I wanted to keep it as more of an interest instead of a career. I then went into public health to further my education and I currently help medically complex patients by connecting them with community resources to improve their health and life. I enjoy helping family and friends when they ask for advice related to food and nutrition. Plus, it helps me brush up on what I spent so much time learning!Previous days entries:
I’m here because when I’m not paying attention to what I eat, I start to gain and feel uncomfortable in my body. For me that results in frustration and a lot of other emotions. It has also increased my cholesterol in the past (It’s good now as far as I know thanks to diet and exercise). I have a family history of diabetes, heart disease, and all that fun stuff. So, I want to prevent that for myself by getting a hold of my food habits now.
I’m always open to conversation about food and nutrition, so feel to reach out to me!07/06 116.6 Happy Monday everyone! This morning we did a good soccer workout for some exercise. Today is our produce CSA day and I’m looking forward to all the fun fruits and vegetables we’ll be picking up!
07/07 116.2 Hi! Not sure if the weight is right but I’ll go with it. I had the same number for like 5 days so I took one of the scale batteries out and put it back in which resulted in this number after it reading 116.6 minutes beforehand. Yesterday was fun picking up the CSA. This week we got summer squash, zucchini, kousa squash, peas, beets with greens, hakurei turnips with greens, kale, spigariello, green leaf lettuce, a cucumber, a small tomato, basil, scallions, strawberries and apples.
We went for a nice walk this morning coming in at 5ish miles. Today my sister in law and I will go pick up our monthly meat CSA which will be another fun adventure of new food options in the house! Not sure what’s on the agenda for dinner tonight except that I want to have some watermelon and feta cheese salad. I love that salty sweet combo! Have a good day everyone!
07/08 116.8 Yesterday was a really fun day/night. It was awesome to pick up the meat CSA and to fill the freezer with new cuts of meat that we haven’t had in while! Then, my husband and I had some wine and played poker. Dinner was a wash of eating jalapeno poppers and a watermelon/feta salad. He had the poppers with fries and I ate the salad and poppers. I guess that’s a half way decent food compromise. I didn’t stress about the excessive calories because it was about having fun last night. We also finally looked at our wedding pictures and watched some of the videos from it. Watching the video of our entire family (both sides) singing and dancing to Paradise by the Dashboard Lights by Meatloaf is one of the memories I will never forget from that day. It still brings so much joy just to watch the video of it.
Today is a recovery day of sorts and I’m just trying to focus on eating light and not caving too much into the cravings for all the high calorie foods after a night of a few glasses of wine. 😊 I did manage to do a reduced soccer workout this morning with my father in law because even though I drank I didn’t feel icky this morning luckily.
07/09 116.8 Oh how I love water weight retention lol. I’m going to have more because of my cycle and splurging on Chinese takeout food tonight because it has been 4 months. Busy day today with work which equals a not too chatty post. We did get a nice walk in this morning though! Have a good day!
07/19 118.2 Yuck…I hate the after effects of Chinese takeout food….but it tasted so good as a treat! Now back to eating more normally for me today 😊. We did an awesome soccer workout this morning, so that helped me sweat some salt/water retention out. For meals I have yogurt, strawberries, and granola planned for my breakfast and I’m really looking forward to it! I’ll be eating a lot of the CSA veggies today because we haven’t gone through too many. So I’ll probably be grilling or roasting some CSA squash, beets, hakurei turnips, and an eggplant I picked from our raised bed to go with our dinner tonight. I want to put them on top of a kale salad that has a basil cilantro chimichurri dressing on it. I’ll probably throw some more fresh basil in it too because our plants need some pruning/picking so they don’t flower.
07/11 118.0 Yesterday was a decent day for food. My breakfast was so good yesterday. I love the simplicity of fresh & in season fruit, yogurt, and granola. Although, to avoid having to place an online order for more yogurt I think next week my breakfast may consist of eggs and a healthy/high fiber muffin instead. Plus, it’ll be good to switch it up and eating the eggs will encourage me to use more of the CSA veggies in a new way. I’m thinking I might make a frittata with some CSA veggies. My dinner last night was a weird one because we found out some not so great news about my mother in law which made me not want to cook much for dinner. So, I finished up the last of my scallion pancakes (5 triangles worth), ate half of an apple muffin and had 6 dolmas that were in my pantry. But I really am excited to eat a lot of veggies today with my meals 😊. Not the worst dinner in the world but not the best. I still logged everything which was good though.
07/12 117.2 Yesterday was a good day for food. I had my typical breakfast and didn’t even feel the need to snack. I also didn’t exercise, so that kept the hunger levels down. I cooked an early dinner of jerk chicken leg quarters with kale and spigariello salad, roasted summer squashes, miso honey butter roasted beets and hakurei turnips. The beets and turnips were so so yummy with the miso honey butter concoction! I think I’ll be trying that mixture on a lot of root vegetables this fall. It’ll taste so good with sweet potatoes and butternut squash too!
I plan on making that frittata for breakfast today. It’ll have roasted summer squash, fresh scallions, bacon, shredded beet greens and turnip greens, American and cheddar cheese, a dollop of Greek yogurt, and some salt and pepper.
07/13 116.7 Yesterday was a chill day and the frittata I made came out really good, so I’m looking forward to that for breakfast today. We did mellow workout this morning because we were both tired. I enjoyed the change of pace. It’s CSA day today and was informed by the farmer’s that we’ll be getting a lot of Asian greens this week. It’ll be fun to try new recipes with some greens I’ve never tried before. 😊 Have a happy Monday everyone!
07/14 117.2 We had a surprise Bertucci’s dinner delivered to us last night kindly sent from my father in law’s work team due to everything going on with my mother in law. So, I couldn’t turn down chicken parmesan when offered. It really is crazy how salt can make you fluctuate so much. It was totally worth it though because I was tired after breaking down all the CSA produce and didn’t feel like creating dirty dishes making dinner. We found an awesome wild blueberry patch on our walk this morning, so we are going back tomorrow with a container to pick more than a handful! Our CSA was FILLED with greens this week. All sorts including: Tokyo Bakana (new to me), Mizzuna (heard of it but never tried), bok choi (tried this), Thai basil (yum!), arugula (spicy kick!), and green winterbor kale. Such a fun pick up, it also included summer squash, pickling cucumbers, beets, onions, baby fennel, blueberries, and blackberries.
07/15 117.2 First round to bounce up. It’s been a weird round for me. There has been lots of unexpected salty food and whatnot. Plan to get back down to the 115-116 range for the next round. I just feel kind of bloated and blah this week. This morning was fun though because we went wild blueberry picking! They are so yummy! Then we did a few sprints at the soccer field afterward to do “something”. So it’s been a solid start to the day so far. See you all in the next round!
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58 y.o. female
5' 7"
UGW: 150
R118: 175.1
R119 - GOAL: 172
IF: 16:8
07/06 -175.6 - First day back to work from home [WFH]. Gym sore.
07/07 - 175.1 Gym streak continued. 5th day of not eating back the calories earned. This round will be an interesting weight-flux battle between fat, water & muscle. May the muscle win!
07/08 - 174.8 - No gym. Eating on track. Water wins this weigh day.
07/09 - 174.8 - Gym + extra walk with the pup. It was FINALLY cool enough for her to make her neighborhood rounds--can't say no to that! Back to work schedule made it hard for me to eat my MFP minimum calories for the day by 7p.m. so broke my IF and ate the rest of the cals by 8 p.m. Left the 525 calories-earned (plus 200 more from daily allowance) on the table--so, I'm giving this weigh day to...MUSCLE. (Found some more new ones I'm feeling today)
07/10 - 174.2 Proof you can eat pizza (within your MFP calorie limits of course)!! Had to eat back my earned treadmill calories to do it though. Worth every bite.
07/11 - 174.1 500+ calories over MFP goal due to some amazing custard. Sadly, never had the chance to work them off as the hubs picked me up from my outdoor walk with news of a tragic death of a close friend's son. 30 y.o. ; married less than two years with a 3 month old son. If you are the praying kind, please send some up for his family, especially his wife and their baby. 🙏
07/12 - 174.1
07/13- 173.6 Emotional weekend that I suspect will continue throughout this round. IF out the window as well as normal food selections, exercise, etc. Still logging and staying as close to the MFP goals as possible. Hopefully WFH will get me back on track today. Time to SPRINT if I intend to make it to my Round 119 goal.
07/14 - 173.3 Ate back some of my 560-earned calories today, but DANG--that pretzel bread was awesome! I rarely eat back earned calories or bread these days so that made every bite more special. 1.3 pounds to this round's goal (which I'm unlikely to meet at this point) so no treats today--just tracking and hard work!
07/15- 172.6 Just shy of my goal but a 2.9# loss works for me! See you in R1206 -
SW:177.6
GW: 150
Day/Weight/Comment
07/06: 177.6- First day tracking! My hubby is doing this with me to keep myself accountable. Tracked breakfast and ready to start my workout.
07/07: 177.4- I already feel so much better. I have been fighting the feeling of being bloated all the time.
07/08: 174.8- It really helps that my hubby is doing this with me. He doesn't need to lose weight, but he's even seeing the benefit of tracking food. It can be surprising how much a person really eats when you track it! We normally would have bought a couple bags of chips, but we decided to get some carrots and bananas to snack on. That's huge for us! Making healthy choices together💪
07/09: 174.4- I made sure to pack and track my own lunch on my trip instead of getting fast food.
07/10: 174- Tracking can be tedious but it's been worth it. I've been continuing my workout plan I've been on since May. I definitely FEEL BETTER! I know it's not all about what the scale says. I've only been tracking a few days but I already feel like a new person.
07/11: forgot to weigh in, but I've been on track with calories
07/12: 172
07/13: 172.8- overall a good day of tracking. Our meals had lots of sodium in them so I'm most likely retaining water.
07/14: 172.4- We made homemade butter pecan ice cream yesterday😁 I've learned I can still eat whatever I want as long as I pay attention to portions. Doing so has made me appreciate foods more and I find myself savoring the flavors instead of mindlessly eating.
07/15: 172.8- I managed to stay within my calories so that's good. I know it's normal to have my weight flunctuate so I'm not too worried. I've been exercising daily and counting calories so I'm proud of myself making it 10 days! And 172.8 is better than where I started.6 -
Forgot to note I lost 4.8 lbs this round! 👏2
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