Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 131

TerriRichardson112

JGM10D Round 131

🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃
🦃 NOVEMBER 🦃
🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃

Looking forward:
You are not stuck at home
You are SAFE at home
One word can change your attitude
☠️One cough can change your life☠️

😷Take care! Stay safe!😷

November focus: improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale
Aims:

2020 Focus:

• Stabilise weight under 150
• 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

Never give up! Never give in!
Recent Back Story:

• 2018 goal: get back down to 160 ✅
• 2019 goal: proceed down to 150 ✅ with 2 months to spare
• 2020 goal: maintain below 150 dropping slowly down to 145 ✅ Working on it. Strength training has slowed progress, but that’s okay.
• That's a WIN in my book!
  
• 2020
• Focus: maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.
  
• (One good thing about Covid is that I don't have to traverse the minefield of family celebration meals.)

JGM10D ~|~ Round 131

🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.

🔹Age 74;🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅

🔹GW: 2020: <150
🔹13 Sept 2020: 152.2
🔹31 Oct 2020: 146.6
🔹LW: 146.0 (Oct 2020)

🔹Focus: maintenance around 150 lbs
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 130 EW: 146.7
Round 131 Goal: Maintain
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• 03/11: 146.5: Goals🌟
  
• 04/11: 146.6: Goals🌟
  
• 05/11: 146.2: Goal🌟DH got a late birthday present through the post and I shared rather too much of the goodies 😂 so expect a wee bounce up over the next day or so while that works it's way through my system. It's all part of the ups and downs of maintenance.
  
• 06/11: 146.7: Goals🌟
  
• 07/11: 146.8: Goals🌟Had a better day today so should start dropping again.
  
• 08/11: 147.2: Goals🌟Oh-oh! Slacking off!!! Time to focus again. 😂
  
• 09/11: 147.2: Goals🌟
  
• 10/11: 147.3: Goals🌟
  
• 11/11: 148.2: Goals🌟
  
• 12/11: xxx: Goals
  

Last few Rounds

• Round 127 EW: 148.4🌻
  
• Round 126 EW: 151.2🌻
  
• Round 125 EW: 152.2🌻
  
• Round 124 EW: 149.4🌻
  
• Round 123 EW 150.2🌻
  
• Round 122 EW 150.1🌻-0.5
  
• Round 121 EW 150.6🌻+0.5
  
• Round 120 EW 150.1🌻-1.2
  
• 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!!!
  

Daily Goals

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.

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

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

TerriRichardson112

@quiltingjaine So sorry to hear about your dear daughter. I hope she avoids the worst symptoms and recovers quickly.

healthysmrs

I would like to join and give it a try. I am not usually a daily weigher, but need the accountability.

Round 131

11/03:
11/04:
11/05:
11/06:
11/07:
11/08:
11/09: 163.9
11/10: 163.3 🙂
11/11: 163.1 It all counts.. would love to break out of the 163’s tomorrow.
11/12:

cpanus

I'm in! Thank you, @GrandmaJackie!

70 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion... ...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.

We used to walk 5 miles a day. Recovered from back surgery then hip surgery!! Got back to walking then I sprained my ankle. UGH! I was down for 6 weeks with the ankle. Getting back to it slowly.

The Shelter in Place has everyone freaked. We need to remain calm and respectful of each other.

Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 150.0
UGW: 132.2

11/01 - 154.4 at 7:00 a.m. ...5.14 miles in 104 mins...on an adventure. First 5 miles in a long, long time!!
11/02 - 153.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer.

Day/Weight/Comment

11/03 - 153.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...total rest day!
11/04 - 150.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...maybe... 60 min workout w/trainer
11/05 - 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...total nothing day.
11/06 - 152.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...
11/07 - 150.6 at 6:00 a.m. ...4.3 miles in 93 mins.
11/08 - 150.8 at 6:30 a.m. ...5.35 miles in 125 mins...another adventure!
11/09 - 150.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...maybe... 60 min workout w/trainer
11/10 - 150.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...4.24 miles in 77 mins.
11/11 - 152.0 at 7:00 a.m. ...4.26 miles in 90 mins and 60 min workout w/trainer
11/12 -

Chris

astroamy

SW: 233.6
GW: 170

Day/Weight/Comment
11/03 207.8; 9 mile bike ride
11/04 203.4; 8k steps
11/05 203.4; 8k steps
11/06 203.8; 8k steps
11/07 203.8; 15 mile bike ride + 9k steps
11/08 204.4; 12k steps
11/09 204.8; Strength training class
11/10 204.0; 9 mile bike ride + 8k steps
11/11 203.6; 15 mile bike ride + 9k steps
11/12

biketheworld

Weight 1/1/20: 225
Round 129 BW: 213.6
Round 130 BW: 209.2
Round 131 BW: 211.2

Round 131 Goal: 207.8

1. Run/walk 12 miles with Tony (see profile pic). 3.8+1.4+3.53+3.51+3.73= 15.97
2. Strength train 3 times.
3. Stretch/tone with Essentrics 3 times (check it out - I LOVE this program)
4. Log every morsel of food 5 days.

Round 130 was a bust - intermittent internet, not focused, candy, Tony was lame, no shortage of excuses.

Day/Weight/Comment
11/3
11/4
11/5 216.8 OUCH. Too many margaritas. This is getting ridiculous.
11/6 215.2
11/7 214.8
11/8 214.2
11/9 213.6
11/10
11/11
11/12

jemtred

I have just not been focused enough over the last month. Weight up and down and no net loss. This round will be better.

OSW 88KG
RSW 63.75 kg
Target this round to lose 1kg

11/03 63.45kg. On the downward trend yet again. Went to the gym in the morning and did aerobics in the evening.
11/04 64.0kg. Disappointed especially after all the exercise. Hoping it's just from a late dinner.
11/05 63.45kg. I've been to the gym and I have a core fitness class later. All good food planned.
11/06 62.95kg. Happy to have a loss going into the weekend. Been to the gym but no more planned exercise until Monday.
11/07 62.55kg with no plans to mess it up,
11/08 63.25..Best laid plans didn't happen. Back on it today.
11/09 64.5kg...no idea why it's so bad. Lots of water today
11/10 62.95kg better than same day last week so I'll take that. Gym done and aerobics planned for this evening.
11/11 62.95kg. My body does not like aerobics! It was so hot and such a hard workout I just didn't feel like dinner. Hoping it shows tomorrow with a loss. Still better than last week!

11/12 63.35kg. No reason for this gain at all so I'm sure it will go back down. Shame it happened at the end of the 10 days but it's still a loss overall.

Weight loss 0.4kg

musicsax

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 131 (round 61 for me ) I'm in for another round – I still really need the accountability and stability! As always, thank you @GrandmaJackie such a brilliant champion particularly in these unprecedented & unsettled times, 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 !

Challenge for this round will be to get back into 132s. Stick with good habits; be mindful of what I eat & drink, keep walking, no binges, keeping the 10 days binge free makes such a difference!

End of round 69 134.2 lbs
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
End 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)
End of round 119 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down)
End of round 120 – 135.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 121 – 135.2 (0.2 pounds down)
End of round 122 – 133.2 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 123 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 124 – 134.8 (2.4 pounds up )
End of round 125 – 135 (0.2 pounds up) – get a grip!!!
End of round 126 - 135 - same as last round
End of round 127 - 133.8 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 128 –133.4 (0.4 pound down)
End of round 129 – 134.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 130 – 133 (1.2 pounds down)

Keep calm – we're all in this together! Wash hands, be kind & follow all latest Government guidelines for C-19 virus.

Day/Weight/Comment

11/03 133 – 11.33 miles walked yesterday, 175 calories over.
11/04 132 – wow wasn't expecting that whoosh, but I'll take it!! I know from experience it'll most likely be up again tomorrow, but try to have as perfect a day as possible to prevent as much of a rise as possible. 10.89 miles walked yesterday, 743 calories in credit. Was aiming to lose a pound by next Tuesday, but now it's gone this morning new aim is to retain it !! Driving up to see DD & DS and respective families today before lockdown starts tomorrow which means 3.5+ hours sitting in the car today.



11/05 Lock down in England starts again for 4 weeks 132.8 – there it goes the upwards, expected, but got to work at it! Only 4.69 miles walked yesterday, hence 59 calories over.
11/06 132.8 - 10.3 miles walked yesterday. 675 calories in credit.
11/07 132.8 – 9.93 miles walked yesterday, 455 calories in credit. Half way round already!
11/08 132.8 – 12.98 miles walked yesterday, 335 calories in credit.
11/09 133.6 – hoping this is temporarily up due to only walking 3.77 miles after persistent rain drove me back indoors, which then caused me to be 209 calories and 4g fat over, but carbs and all other macros in credit.
11/10 132.8 – 11.99 miles walked yesterday, 491 calories in credit. I failed to lose the pound that I was aiming for in the 7 days . Oh well I'll aim to do it again for the next 7 days, got to keep plugging away! This morning I've downloaded Couch Potato to 5K app to my 'phone, going to incorporate it into my walk this morning. Wish me luck – I'm not a runner!!!
11/11 133.8 (woops!) - 8.26 miles walked yesterday, incorporated day 1 of Couch potato to 5K, coped ok, can't say I enjoyed it, but didn't hate it either!! Rest day today so it will just be my usual walking today. Gave blood yesterday so made sure I ate more and didn't track!

11/12 133.6 – 11.99 walked yesterday, 354 calories in credit. Oh dear, 0.6 increase from end of last round (sigh), just keep losing & gaining same few pounds!


KEEP SAFE EVERYONE . Keep calm – we're all in this together!

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musicsax

@quiltingjaine - yes indeed I do remember @MBabydoll, this makes it even more poignant when it's someone I can not only relate to, but remember. I can only reiterate my best wishes for her recovery & please keep us posted on her progress. Hugs to you, her and all your family in this very worrying time xx

threewins

Round 129 94.8
Round 130 94.3

3rd 94.4
4th 94.9
5th 94.8
6th 94.2
7th 94.6
8th 94.6
9th 95.3
10th 95.2
11th 95.0
12th 95.0

I choose the minimum value for each round, this means that I've lost only 100 grams this round, but as they say 'a loss is a loss'.

prehistoricmoongoddess

Starting weight 179lbs
Goal weight 126 lbs

Round 123 174.0lbs
Round 124 172.8lbs
Round 125 170.0lbs
Round 126 168.2lbs
Round 127 165.2lbs
Round 128 163.2lbs
Round 129 161.0lbs
Round 130 158.0lbs

Day/Weight/Comment

11/03 158.4lbs
11/04 157.6lbs
11/05 157.8lbs
11/06 157.6lbs
11/07 157.2lbs
11/08 157.2lbs
11/09 157.6lbs...not sure what's happening here, I was under calories, same amount of exercise and over 500 calorie deficit all week. Still no further forward than 5 days ago.
11/10 157.2lbs
11/11 156.8lbs
11/12 156.2lbs

UTMom81

@MTW70 Welcome to the Turkey Trot training team. We are glad to have you! Everyone is welcome to come along for the journey, if anyone else is interested.

UTMom81

61 year old female; 5’5"
Highest Weight: 213
Lowest Weight: 143
SW: 188.4
GW: (for now: 165--will set it lower later)

Rd 129 SW: approx.186; EW: 181.6
Rd 130 SW: 181.6, EW: 182.6

Day/Weight/Comment
11/03 182 I am disappointed in myself for letting Halloween ruin my progress last round, but that’s part of the learning curve, I guess. @musicax, I like your advice to @SheilaBoneham. I will try to use that as motivation too. You’re right about the food addiction. We got ALL the Halloween candy out of the house for that very reason. I thought of it last night and I’m sure I would have given in, but it was gone, so that was a good thing! I really want to get back into the 170s far enough to where I don’t bounce back up. I can do that by Christmas, can’t I? Maybe I can get further, but I’ll take that.
11/04 DNW
11/05 DNW
11/06 182.8 Went off the wagon at a watch party on election night. Back on yesterday, but there’s still some residual to chip away at. I thought I was going to see my folks in NC tomorrow. Haven’t seen them but once since the pandemic began, but they told me Wednesday they are afraid for me to come. I bet it won’t happen for the holidays either. So, yeah, I’m a little sad. Need to find something active to do tomorrow instead.
11/07 183.6 I swear, I am so disappointed in myself. I did really well yesterday. Wasn’t hungry, ate healthy, until right before dinner. Someone opened a bag of Fritos and I ate way too many of them. I’m hoping this is water from the salt, but still. But today, I’m going to the mountains to carry my granddaughter in a backpack on a hike. I am excited about that!
11/08 184 This is not a surprise after a strenuous hike. But, it means I have to push lots of water today and be careful about what I eat. Time to do some meal planning this week and see if I can get back to my start weight for the round in four days.
11/09 182.4 So, this is better! Worked hard yesterday and had my first longer walk trying to prep for the Virtual Turkey Trot. I have time on the weekends. The challenge for me will be getting sessions in during the week. Here’s to being creative about that! Controlled calories much better yesterday, too.
11/10 181.6 Making progress now. Hopefully this can continue. It’s getting easier to maintain control of my food intake now that I’m also working on an exercise goal. it takes both for me, and I will still stall, but I’m feeling better about things.
11/11 180.6 Lots of exercise yesterday and it makes all the difference for me. Stayed within calories without eating back the exercise calories. Been coming down pretty rapidly the last few days. I sure hope I don’t bounce back up on the last day of the round tomorrow. But that’s what I expect will happen. Fingers crossed I can outwork my body’s desire to go back up.
11/12 181.6 I figured this would happen, but that’s ok. I’m still below my start weight for the round and quite a bit below my high weight in the middle of the round. I had the lowest calorie item on the menu last night at a restaurant, stayed under calories (barely though) and drank lots of water yesterday, but I’m sure the restaurant food was salty. I am worried that I start a steroid pack today for an ear problem. I know they can make you gain weight, so no matter what happens in the next week, I have to stay positive and keep working at this. Glad I have the Turkey Trot to work toward during this next little while.


Working toward the Virtual 5K/10K: My goal for this one is to just DO it at a pace that I can sustain. Then for my next one, I'll have a time to compare it to. I'm shooting for Thanksgiving morning, but if the weather is bad, I'll find a better day. I want to do it outside if at all possible. If not, I'll do one inside with a Leslie Sansone video or some other way. Thanks to any of you who have decided or wish to join me. All are welcome! I needed a goal like this to restart my journey to better health.

11/8--2.65 miles in 49:20
11/9–2.8 miles total, but not together. Snuck in a one-miler on the walking path while I was visiting a school for my job (in work shoes) then pushed a stroller 1.7 miles after work up and down some big hills, so time wasn’t part of the picture.
11/10–3.40 miles yesterday, but again, not all together. On work days, if I can sneak in a couple short walks somewhere, that’s what I need to do. The last of the 3 walks I did yesterday was pushing my DGD up/down hills in her stroller which is slower, but makes me stronger. Total time: 60 min 10 seconds. The rains off another hurricane move in today, so will have to be more creative and probably won’t be able to spread out my sessions throughout the day.
11/11—Snuck in a 1.09 mi walk at work between the rain showers. Did it at 15’43” pace which is decent for me. Then the deluges started, and I had to ride my exercise bike to get anything else in. Did 7.61 miles on it.

See y'all in the next round!

playhardkf2017

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 but also happy with where I’m at right now.
Previous rounds: 125.2 -> 122.8 -> 121.6 -> 121.2 -> 119.8-> 119.4 -> 117.8 ->116.6 -> 117.2 ->117.2->114.8 ->116.8 -> 116.4 -> 114.0 -> 115 -> 115.4 ->115 ->113 -> 113-> 113.8
Goal weight for this round: Maintaining around 113 or dropping to 112 would be nice.
Another goal: Embrace the scale fluctuations and not get flustered.
Previous days

11/03 Food was pretty on point yesterday. For dinner I made roasted veggies (golden and red beets, hakurei turnips, fennel, eggplant, and a red potato), sirloin steak, and whole wheat cous cous with scallions. I also made a garlic ginger cashew sauce to top everything with. The sauce was yummy and helped add some pizazz. The sauce had ginger, garlic, soy sauce, olive oil, raw cashews, lemon juice, and olive oil. My husband was a happy camper having something new for dinner too 😊.
For breakfast today, I’m going to make baked pumpkin oatmeal using the pumpkin puree from Sunday. I’m so looking forward to it! Then, dinner will be a veggie stir fry with brown rice and left over steak from last night.

11/04 113 Happy with the number on the scale. Instead of a stir fry last night, I made a massive salad with bok choi, grated carrots, scallions, 8 oz of sirloin steak, and used the garlic/ginger cashew sauce as a salad dressing. The sauce was so good as a dressing and I think it’s going to be my dressing for my salad tonight with dinner. It will go perfectly on my napa cabbage salad I plan on making. I have lots of greens to use up before Friday’s CSA pick up including collards, beet greens, and swiss chard.
Does anyone a favorite healthy recipe for those greens?
For everyone anxious about this election, just remember to breathe and do something nice for yourself to help maintain your sanity.

11/05 113.4 (Didn’t get a chance to post this on 11/5) Went for a walk this morning before work, which felt good because it has been a while since I’ve done that. My salad for dinner went well last night. Looking forward to my breakfast: whole wheat toast, an egg, and an apple with peanut butter dip.
11/06 112.2 This is a fun drop for me. Not sure why it happened but I’ll take it because this weekend is going to be calorically high. It’s my 30th birthday on Sunday, so I plan on making myself a cake from scratch with Russian buttercream and happily eat more batter than I probably should. We are also getting Chinese food takeout for dinner Saturday night to celebrate my birthday. I do plan to use the spin bike a couple times and go for a few walks with the weather expected to be gorgeous in MA this weekend. For today I plan on having a chicken salad sandwich for lunch and beef stew croc potted all day for dinner tonight.

11/07 It’s been a really nice day so far. My husband and I went for a walk this morning and then I used the spin bike afterwards. I started my day with a salad and a couple slices of cheese and then some yogurt. But it’s going down hill from there lol. I have eaten more birthday cake batter than most people should at one time but I enjoyed every bite of it. The cakes are cooling on the counter and the frosting is all made and hanging out in the fridge. I think we are going to eat the cake for two or three days and then freeze the rest to bring to Thanksgiving. Then, for tonight’s dinner is Chinese food. Yumm! I’ll be back on track this Monday and eating all of the greens we got on Friday from our CSA. Happy Saturday all!

11/08 My birthday! Didn’t post.
11/09 I’m giving my body some settling time after a weekend of way to much sugar and salt. The cake I made was amazing and enjoyed every bite, but I also realized my body is not meant to handle that much sugar. Each time I ate a slice it felt like I had just had caffeine and my heart was racing. It was weird and a new feeling that I noticed after all the sugar.
On that note, I’m so excited to get back to eating healthy again. I have lots of salad greens and winter greens to eat this week to help nourish my system after a weekend of major splurging.
Thank you all for the birthday wishes!

11/10 Did not post.
11/11 Did not post but I did finally weigh myself! 114.4
11/12 Wow, I thought I only missed one day of posting. I haven’t weighed yet but I’m glad my weekend of cake extravaganza didn’t do too much damage. My food has been pretty decent all week and I’ve been having 1-2 salads a day and I’ve been really trying to keep my deficits to get back to the low 113’s or 112.
I got the book “The Flavor Equation” for my birthday and have been loving it so far. It channels my inner food science nerd, so I’m off to go read that before I start my work day. Happy Thursday all!

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I think I might try to do a short run today (1.5ish miles) and ease my feet into it because I only have sneakers that I run short distances in with me at this apartment.

starrjulia8

Starr
Age 39 Height: 5.8
Highest Weight: 229.6 (March 2016)
January 1st 226.5
Ultimate Goal Weight 175 by August 2021

Today I stand at 198.6. Current short term goal is 192 by December 1



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
Round 120 SW: 212.7 EW: 211.0 -1.7
Round 121 SW: 211.0 EW: 207.1 -3.9
Round 122 SW: 207.1 EW: 206.4 -0.7
Round 123 SW: 206.4 EW: 205.2 -1.2
Round 124 SW: 205.2 EW: 202.6 -2.6
Round 125 SW: 202.2 EW: 201.4 -0.8
Round 126 SW: 201.4 EW: 198.9 -2.5
Round 127 SW: 198.9 EW: 198.7 -0.2
Round 128 SW: 198.7 EW: 199.0 +0.3
Round 129 SW: 199.0 EW: 198.5 -0.5
Round 130 SW: 198.5 EW: 198.6 +0.1
Round 131 SW: 198.6

Day/Weight/Comment
11/03 197.1 I knew yesterday number was inaccurate.
11/04 196.8 This is number I like. Yesterday very active plus some wind resistant during my lunch walk and 15 first thing in the morning,15 at work in my conference room. 16894 steps 1738 calories. Weather is supposed to warm up today. Maybe 60’s by Saturday.
11/05 195.8 12938 steps 1861 calories. My company is having a highest step challenge for the month of November. Broken into teams of 5. Doing well large company with hospital employees it hard to even begin to compete with ER employees or nurses. However I am going to try.
11/06 197.5 16633 steps 2331 calories went way over. Went to mother’s house and she made baby back ribs. I overindulged.
11/07 196.2 pizza at a postponed Halloween party. Not too much. Very active
11/08 196.4 very busy in house clean up, morning workout afternoon quick walk,
11/09 195.7 Good way to end the weekend.
11/10 196.1 I had Chinese food last night. Felt so bloated afterwards. Plus I had an appointment so I lost my half hour lunch walk.
11/11 197.5 Not upset at all. Working hard Chinese food lingering a bit. As long as I don’t go up. Oh also I walked 1.5 in 26 minutes during lunch which is good compared to how well I have been doing.
11/12 198.6 so angry right now. The last 4 rounds I keep ending at this number. Watch tomorrow it will back down but today loss of 0 for ten days. Aaaahhhhh

Moving on!

Lilylady3k

You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.

Female, 5’3”, 60
2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
GW: <200 in 2020 BMI 35.2
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
1 week till 37th wedding anniversary 💕
1 weeks till next physical 🩺
7 weeks (~ 5 rounds of 10 days) till 2021 🎉

My goal for 2020 is to get into ONEderland and make it stick. Changing my life.
Plans:
🔹Find workout routine that works (walk, bike, planks, yoga, swim, take advantage of retirement to be more active); target walking 100 miles each month
🔹Drink more water (target min 80 oz daily; start with 1 glass before coffee)
🔹Journal Food Daily (tracking with MFP since 12/28/2018; basically skipped June-Dec 2019; recommit 1/1/2020; skipped out April-July 2020; recommit 8/6/2020)
🔹Daily Vitamins (Dr’s orders; need to not ignore)
🔹Drink less alcohol (4 AF days per week; ~16 AF days per month; limit 1-2 glasses per day)

R63: 245 (1/2/2019)
R64-75: notes in 2019 folder
R76: 229.5 (5/12/2019)
R77-99: notes in 2019 folder
SWR100: 236.4 (12/29/2019)
R100: 235.5 (-.9)
R101: 235 (-.5)
R102: 235 (+/-0)
R103: 238 (+3)
R104-105: skipped
R106: 236 (-2)
R107-111: skipped
R112: 239 (+3)
R113-R121: skipped

SWR122: 241 (8/6/2020)
R122: 234.8 (-6.2)
R123: 231.4 (-3.4)
R124: 229.3 (-2.1)
R125: 227.7 (-1.6) Daily check-in but DNW 10 days @ fishing camp 🎣
R126: 224.8 (-2.9)
R127: 221.1 (-3.7)
R128: 220.3 (-.8)
R129: 219.6 (-.7)
R130: 219.0 (-.6)
R131: 216.8 (-2.2)

R131: Continue checking in daily! Success is the sum of small efforts repeated daily … day in day out. Forgot to take my scale to the camp this round due to the stressful family situation (mom's husband in ICU). So focusing on good habits scale or no scale!
🎯Mini Goal: Finish this round below 217 … tired of seeing that number appear and then bounce back up. Love to see 215 on the scale this round.

Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
11/03 217.7 Walked 5 miles, tracked, AF. NOT one snack today. DH is on board to refocus with me. Recovered from the weekend splurges.
11/04 215.3 Walked 3 miles, tracked, AF. Donated blood ended up with an unplanned high carb snack before leaving the center.
11/05 216.3 Mom’s scale @ fishing camp fully dressed after breakfast No exercise (should’ve could’ve walked), tracked, 1 larger glass of wine. Long drive to camp to begin helping my mom with her husband in ICU. Mom’s 18th wedding anniversary … fed her a special dinner of fish topped with crawfish étouffée and roasted broccoli with a glass of wine.
11/06 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles, tracked meals only, 2 short glasses of wine. Moved Mom’s husband into hospice since no sign of possible recovery. It is his 85th birthday. DS & his wife arrived at midnight to see grandfather.
11/07 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles, tracked meals only, food under control, 2 glasses of wine. He passed away with my mom & my sister by his side.
11/08 214.5 Mom’s scale @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles, halfway tracked food, 3 glasses of wine. Food under control, all my kids & their spouses in at our small camp.
11/09 214.5 Mom’s scale @ fishing camp 🎣 No exercise, did not track food, 2 glasses of wine. Step father’s memorial service. Lots of desserts.
11/10 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles, tracked including fresh apple cake, 2 glasses of wine.
11/11 217.8 Walked 3 miles in the evening after driving home. Tracked food, AF. Bummer of a scale reading!
11/12 216.8 Walked 6 miles, tracked food, AF.

DOWN 2.2 lbs this round. Saw lower numbers this round but the trend is downward so I’m not complaining.
I've gotten rid of 24 lbs since jumping back on the wagon August 6!

jaccimc63

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 56
Akron, Ohio

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)

My 92nd Round!

I've made it back to maintenance and need the accountability to keep me there.

Being overweight is hard.
Maintaining a healthy weight is hard.
Choose your hard.

After losing 12 lbs. I was stuck at 174lbs. for a couple weeks until I found this challenge.
End R40: 171 (-3)
End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
End R42: 168 (-2.5)
End R43: 165 (-3)
End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
End R45: 163 (-.5)
End R46: 160 (-3)
End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
End R48: 159 (+.5)
End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
End R50: 154.5 (-3)
End R51: 154 (-.5)
End R52: 153 (-1)
End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
End R54: 151 (-1.5)
End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)
End R56: 146.5 (-3)
End R57: 146.5 (0)
End R58: 146.5 (0)
End R59: 144 (-2.5)
End R60: 144 (0)
End R61: 145 (+1)
End R62: 144 (-1)
End R63: 147.5 (+3.5) Christmas and New Year’s
End R64: 145 (-2.5)
End R65: 145.5 (+.5)
End R66: 144 (-1.5)
End R67: 142.5 (-1.5)
End R68: 143 (+.5)
End R69: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R70: 142 (-2.5)
End R71: 141.5 (-.5)
End R72: 140 (-1.5)
End R73: 141 (+1)
End R74: 143 (+2)
End R75: 142 (-1)
End R76: 144.5 (+2.5)
End R77: 144 (-.5)
End R78: 143.5 (-.5)
End R79: 143.5 (0)
End R80: 140 (-3.5)
End R81: 143.5 (+3.5)
End R82: 142 (-1.5)
End R83: 143.5 (+1.5)
End R84: 142.5 (-1)
End R85: 142 (-.5)
End R86: 142 (0)
End R87: 140.5 (-1.5)
End R88: 141.5 (+1)
End R89: 141.5 (0)
End R90: 145 (+3.5) Quit smoking
End R91: 145 (0)
End R92: 143.5 (-1.5)
End R93: 146 (+2.5)
End R94: 144.5 (-1.5)
End R95: 143.5 (-1)
End R96: 144.5 (+1)
End R97: 146.5 (+2) Thanksgiving aftermath
End R98: 145.5, BF33.2%, MM 63% (-1)
End R99: 147.5 (+2) Christmas
End R100: 147 (-.5) New Year
End R101: 147 (0)
End R102: 145.5 (-1.5)
End R103: 144 (-1.5)
End R104: 143(-1)
End R105: 143.5 (+.5)
End R106: 143.5 (0)
End R107: 143.5 (0)
End R108: 142 (-1.5)
End R109: 143 (+1)
End R110: 143 (0)
End R111: 144 (+1)
End R112: 146 (+2)
End R113: 143.5 (-2.5)
End R114: 146.5 (+3)
End R115: 146 (-.5)
End R116: 146 (0)
End R117: 145.5 (-.5)
End R118: 146 (+.5)
End R119: 146.5 (+.5)
End R120: 147 (+.5)
End R121: 147 (0)
End R122: 145 (-2)
End R123: 144.5 (-.5)
End R124: 143 (-1.5)
End R125: 143 (0) - Labor Day
End R126: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R127: 142.5(-2)
End R128: 143 (+.5)
End R129: 142.5 (-.5)
End R130: 144 (+1.5)

SW: 144

Day/Weight/Comment

11/03 - 143.5
11/04 - 143
11/05 - 143
11/06 - 143
11/07 - 142.5
11/08 - 143.5 - Plenty of salt and nervous eating this weekend. Time to get back on track.
11/09 - 142.5 - This was a nice surprise. I hope it sticks for the next few days.
11/10 - 143.5 - Oh well, I had a feeling yesterday's weight was not going to last.
11/11 - 144
11/12 - 144 - At least I didn't gain this round and I stayed within maintenance.

kalchthaleri

Just Give Me 10 Days is the first “challenge” that has helped me gain some freedom over the scale. Most days my weight doesn’t shape my mood- so far. And so I am deeply grateful for this and for you all.

My main goal is not to be elated or devastated by the scale. It has been a very long, emotionally painful journey with my weight, all of my life. I want so badly to escape my food addiction. I never want to be 338lbs. again but I know it could very well happen. I don’t want to be 115lbs. again because at that weight I was losing my hair and I was sick all of the time and exercising four hours a day, eating less than 800 calories. I just want moderation!

This daily weigh-in has been a good discipline. Hard to get too excited or upset over the scale when one sees how much fluctuation happens regardless of my caloric intake and exercise.

I limit myself to a manageable 3.5 mile run each day, a 20 min morning workout and a 10 minute bedtime workout. And I eat 1,200 6 days a week and 3,600 one day a week. (My high-protein day). No added sugar. No meat.

STARTING WEIGHT: 338lbs on January 1, 2014
ROUND 131 STARTING WEIGHT ON 11/3: 137.5lbs.
ROUND GOAL WEIGHT: 137.5-136.5lbs.
ULTIMATE GOAL WEIGHT: 122-125lbs.

Previous Rounds
Round 128: 138-139lbs. (+1)
Round 129: 139-134lbs. (-5)
Round 130: 134-137.5 (+3.5)




Day/Weight/Comment
11/3: 137.5lbs. (So it seems like I am not successful on this plan, but I don’t see it that way for the first time in my life. In the last 30 days I have lost .5lbs. That is good! That is just fine! The main thing is that I am not bingeing or restricting or purging or over exercising. All things I used to do. I have eaten right. I have run 3.5 miles a day, I have done my exercises every morning and night. I have not eaten added sugars. And I have not let the scale determine my mood except for one day! And the bonus is I weigh .5 less than I did last month! I was 338lbs. in November of 2013. I was 158lbs. on this day in November last year. I am headed in the right direction.)
11/4: 136lbs. (Here I am.)
11/5: 138.5lbs. (Last night I made a conscious and controlled choice to eat in excess of my calories for the day. No added sugars, high protein “good” whole food, but still over my caloric allotment for the day. It was not for a good reason. While I was hungry, yes but I always am- 1,200 a day doesn’t feel like a lot when I average 18,000 steps a day with 65 minutes of cardio daily. But I ate because I am so scared about the election. I knew that banana and the pint of blueberries wouldn’t change the results or make revealed any faster but I gave in and said “I need this.” So my goal today is to not restrict, which would be my pattern. Normally I would eat about 300 calories or less today. And best myself up. But my goal is not to do that today. Accept whatever gain I have this round and move forward.)
11:6: 137.5 (I didn’t restrict! Ate 1,175 calories and exercised and ran and didn’t let the scale get me down OR up!)
11/7: 135lbs. (Still here!)
11/8: 137.5lbs. (How can I not be thankful today, regardless of the number!)
11/9: 137lbs. (Always nervous following my high-protein day but still here!)
11/10: 137lbs. (Very emotional today. A year since my mom died after a pretty unexpected and quick decline. She was 73 so a good, long life but I do miss her even though I know she is with God and in perfect peace. And the election continues to worry me. I MUST be strong today and not binge. I MUST not skip running. Exercised this morning so that is good. But I MUST not let my emotional cause me to make bad decisions about my weight. I know I should have put “health” instead of “weight” there...but today, when I saw the scale at 137, like yesterday, I have to admit that I really could have used a little loss today. .5 would have helped even. But I am facing that fact and going to try my best today.)
11/11: 136.5lbs. (Made it through yesterday! No bingeing, no restricting! Ran and worked out! Here is another day. We’ll see what happens. But yesterday was okay!)
11/12: 134lbs. (Scale is what it is. Important thing is it didn’t dictate my mood!)

jaccimc63

@quiltingjaine - I just caught up on the posts and saw the news about your daughter. I'm so sorry you have to deal with this and I'm really hoping she recovers soon.

timlangan42

Age/Height: 55 / 5' 11.5"
SW (01/01/2020) / UGW: 233 / 165
SW /GW Round 131: 190 / 185

Goals.
1. Ride 250 miles on my bike
2. Start strength training
3. Log daily food/water intake
4. Eat at deficit

Day/Weight/Comment
11/03: 189.8 / Working to buck a trend in the wrong direction due to the Halloween candy’s inability to outrun my sweet tooth.
11/04: 188.9 / Biked 48 miles. Ate decently—for a change. Logged all food/water.
11/05: 188.0 / Recovery day. Healthy meals. Getting back into a routine of smoothie—salad—healthy dinner. Ate a bit over deficit goal, but my ceiling is 500 below my BMR.
11/06: 188.8 / 27.5 miles added on the bike (75.5/250). Logged all my food and water. Ate below adjusted calorie goals, but a delicious patty melt I made for dinner is going to sit a bit heavy on me for a day or two…
11/07: 187.7 / 25 more miles on the bike (100.5 /250); making progress there. Logged everything with a deficit. Still haven’t been able to work in the gym with the limited hours it’s open.
11/08: 188.5 / No riding yesterday. Logged all my food and drink. Ate at a deficit, just not as deficit as I’d prefer, Need to get out of the house to limit some of the snacks I take in when bored. Holding on to a slight loss from the solid 190 I walked in with, but seem stuck around 188.
11/09: 189.6 / High winds kept me off the bike; I really need to find another activity. Logged all my food and water. Not happy calories, but still at a daily deficit. Weight jumping around seems to be more a product of what, not how much, I’m eating. Protein looks good, but the carbs and fat are out of whack.
11/10: 190.5 / It’s officially a trend in the wrong direction. I’m not sure this is the focus I was was looking for when I joined this thread, but despite logging all the food I’m eating, I’m not tracking to my macros the way I had been. I’m enjoying the extra energy the calories are providing, but not using that energy in a productive way to lose weight. Hurricane Eta has been throwing shade across the state for a few days, keeping me and my skinny tires off the road. Two days left to turn this around…
11/11: 189.0 / Nice drop to keep me under my starting weight. No relief from the rain, so nowhere near meeting my riding goals for this 10-day challenge. Spending the spare time cleaning the garage and getting old clothes ready for donation. Logged everything and I ate like I was still riding, but am still below maintenance (by a hair). Thanks @Smoda61 for the support; some wise words.
11/12: 188.0 / Spent most of yesterday running around (euphemistically) doing errands. Logged my meals and water, including the large steak and scallops for dinner. Woke up to rain, so I’m definitely not going to make the riding goal by the end of the day (150 miles would have been tough anyway). Also never made it to the gym, but it’s still early… Down less than the five I anticipated given I was holding on to some carb induced water weight, but down a total of 45 pounds since I decided to make some changes at the start of the year.

Round 131 SW/EW: 190 / 188 (down 2 lbs.)