Just give me 10 days - Round 133

ZizzyBumble

Hi. This is my fourth round. I weigh in Kg and also record my Happy Scale trend

Round 130 SW 57.2. EW 56.5. Loss 0.7 kg
Round 131 SW 55.6 EW 56.1. Loss 0.5 kg
Round 132 SW 56 EW 54.7. Loss 1.3kg
Round 133 SW 54.7 EW 54.0. Loss 0.7kg GW somewhere in the 53’s would be great.

Mon 23 54.7 trend ⬇️ Same as yesterday
Tue 24 54.7 trend ⬇️ Same as yesterday and the day before!
Wed 25 54.9 trend ⬇️ Scaled moved today but in the wrong direction 👿
Thu 26 54.9 trend ↔️ The scale is not my friend at the moment 👿
Fri 27 59.8 trend↔️ TYPO. 54.8!
Sat 28 54.4 trend ⬇️
Sun 29 54.3 trend ⬇️
Mon 30 54.0 trend ⬇️ 😊 I might see something In the 53’s at the end of the round, scale almost gave me 53.9 this morning
Tue 1 54.2 trend ↔️ Mmmmmmmm
Wed 2 54.0. Trend ⬇️

I just missed the 53kg bracket although 53.9 did flash up once on the scale before settling on 54.0. Goal for next round will be in the 53’s and will be achieved!

Honey_Pumpkin39

Round 133: DAY TEN

Overall starting weight: 349.2
Round 132 starting weight: 329.2 (currently 20lbs lost)
Aim for Round 133: lose 2lbs (327.2)

Day/Weight/Comment

11/23 331.5
11/24 330.4
11/25 330.4
11/26 330.4
11/27 329.2
11/28 328.4
11/29 327.4
11/30 328.4
12/01 328.4
12/02 327.6

Well, I didn't quite get there, but I did manage to lose the regain from the start, so it was 1.4 lbs or 3.9 lbs down from the start of the challenge. I'll take that, it's all good


Round 129: -3.8lbs
Round 130: - 2lbs
Round 131: -1.3 lbs
Round 132: - 2.7lbs

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
Rd 131 SW: 181.6, EW:181.6
Rd 132 SW: 181.6, EW 178.8
Rd 133 SW: 179.8, EW 179.6 (Thanksgiving)

Day/Weight/Comment
11/23179.8 Thanks@GrandmaJackie! I need this to not go crazy during the holiday season, so we appreciate you for keeping this going! My goal for this round is to maintain control and not gain overall. I’m sure there’ll be some ups this week, but I MUST remember that it takes a lot longer to get them off than it does to put them on!
11/24 179.6 Good food day, but I've been locked out of the Community now for two days. My home laptop where I keep all my records for MFP was messing up and wouldn't let me in. Now, I restarted the computer and I'm locked out of it all together. (I'm typing all this on Wednesday since I can't get in that computer). I had a different entry written for 11/24 but don't remember what it said and I wasn't able to post it. Oh well. I do remember the weight!
11/25 179.8 The holiday baking has begun in earnest this morning. My 87-year old Mom was admitted to the hospital in NC yesterday. Covid test isn't back yet, but she's in the respiratory wing and my Dad cannot visit her there. He won't let me come home, so I'm baking things she always does and will put together a care package for them when I get it all done (the things that will travel at least.) The good thing is I'll be sending most of it away, so I won't be able to eat as much of it. Gotta get out for a good, long walk today. It will do me good in more ways than one.
11/26 180.2 Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends on here! Really, I think yesterday was the worst of the holiday nibbles day for me--the day I make all the goodies. Heading out here soon to do my 5K, so hopefully that will offset some of the Thanksgiving dinner. Today is about being thankful, and even in a year like this one, I have so much to be thankful for!
11/27 181.4 It was such a beautiful day, we ate outside on the screened porch and enjoyed our special time with our little nuclear family. Now it's time to chip away at the Thanksgiving gain. it's fine. This is a marathon this time. Not sure I'll ever trust myself to go on maintenance again, so gotta treat this like it's a forever thing.
11/28 181.6 Well, didn't do a very good job with mouth management yesterday! Lol. Need to meal plan today and allow myself only small indulgences.
11/29 180.8 Headed back in the right direction! The goodies are holding much less appeal now, and I am much more in control. Had a great exercise day yesterday too, and am not so sore I can't move this morning, so that is definitely improvement.
11/30 181 Well, I expected a loss this morning, but it didn't happen. I did really well with food and had a strong exercise day, so maybe it'll happen tomorrow or at least by the end of the round. Time will tell! It's supposed to pour rain all day today, so getting in walking miles will be a challenge. May be a Leslie Sansone video day. Need to probably give the bike a rest today (or maybe just do a shorter time). Soreness from two days in a row on it kept me awake some last night.
12/01 179.6 YAY! Added in an 18-hour fast yesterday, sort of by accident. Had a very controlled food day and less exercise, but I'm thinking all the exercise from the previous couple days is a big part of this drop. It snowed here which doesn't happen in November very often.
12/02 179.6 Happy it didn't bounce back up after yesterday's drop, so I'll take this.



11/23 Rest day. Only did a one-mile walk with the baby to loosen up. Other than that lots of steps while shopping.
11/24 1-mile walk. Meant to do another later, but it just never happened.
11/25 1.77 mile walk
11/26 1.18 because I'm doing my 5K today and had a knee that was tweaking a little bit. Decided not to push it so I'd be ok to do longer and faster today. I've got to start getting in more miles on a regular basis though or I'm never going to make my end of the year goal. Actually, it may already be too late for that. If so, I'll just see how close I can get.
11/27 Did my 5K yesterday as already noted. Then did another .9 as a cool down and, later, a walk around the block after dinner with hubby for a total of 4.7 walked.
11/28 Walked 3.06 pushing a stroller yesterday and then another .9 last night after dinner.
11/29 30 min Exercise Bike for 7.27 mi.; 3.5 mi. walk pushing stroller; over 19,200 steps
11/30 30 min Exercise Bike for 7.82 mi; 3.02 mi walk; 18,032 steps
12/1 1.19 mile walk, only 1.23 mi on the bike to close my rings last night before bed; I think I needed a light day.
12/2 32 min Exercise Bike for 7.51 mi; 1 mi. Leslie Sansone video (I had forgotten how fun and what a workout those can be!); 1.09 mi walk after it warmed up.

Note: if I get to go to Florida over Christmas break, I'll count real bike miles in the bike category because I don't have an exercise bike down there but do get to ride my real bike.

Total toward 100 mile goal walked by 12/31 (since 11/14)= 42.98
Kick 2020 to the Curb Goal: 3-30 min exercise bike workouts per week= 105 miles by Jan. 1 in addition to the walking goal I'm already working on. Bike miles total= 23.83

Ikeeptrying2

SW: 144 (maintenance is 135-145)
GW: 135

Day/Weight/Comment

11/23 - 140.0 - weekend water weight is gone.
11/24 - 139.2
11/25 - 138.2 - Potentially my last drop in weight until next week
11/26 - 138.0
11/27 - 138.4
11/28 - 140.2 - water weight from sodium and alcohol. Calories overall were over but not that terrible. Hopefully see the 130's within the next couple of days.
11/29 - 139.2
11/30 - 139.0 - surprisingly better than anticipated after a 2nd holiday gathering yesterday. Hope it stays 'away'.
12/01 - 139.2
12/02 - 138.4

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 ->114.6 -> 113.6
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

Day, Weight, Comment
11/23 DNW today but I did do a 20 minute spin bike workout during my lunch break. Not much to report for today. I plan on doing another 20 minute spin bike workout tomorrow during my lunch break.
11/24 Feeling puffy today, I had a salty lunch and dinner last night. I think I’ll try and drink a few glasses of herbal tea to help increase the fluids so I don’t feel as uncomfortable. I’ll be making pork tenderloin with roasted carrots and maybe leeks for dinner tonight. We have some apple cider, so I’m going to put that with some chicken broth in the pan with the carrots and pork to create a yummy sauce and add some extra flavor to it all.
I also want to try and jump on the spin bike today, even if it’s just for 15 minutes! I normally don’t use it two days in a row, but my goal is to get up to 5x a week with it. That 5x a week goal will also be easier starting in January when my husband is leaving each morning for his clinical fieldwork. I’m a morning workout person, so having to be quiet in the mornings the past couple of months has made it a challenge trying to fit exercise into the afternoons for me.

11/25 I plan on weighing tomorrow morning to see where I’m at. I’ve exercised both Monday and Tuesday which is a win for me because lately I’ve just been doing something on Monday but not Tuesday. So I was really happy with that. Today I plan on using the bike again. Yesterday was a 27ish minute ride and I think today I’ll aim for another 20 minutes. For tomorrow my goal is to do a longer ride for the turkey trot. I plan to do a 45 to 60 minute ride as a challenge.
Dinner might be a pureed soup using up roasted veggies from last night’s pork tenderloin dinner. I ended up roasting white potatoes, carrots, fennel, hakurei turnips and leeks with the tenderloin sitting on top of it all. I also added a cup of apple cider and ¾ cup chicken broth. I thought it came out yummy and the veggies got nice and soft, making them perfect for a blender soup! That should be a nice light dinner before a day of eating lots of food for Thanksgiving. If I don’t get around to posting tomorrow, have a happy thanksgiving everyone!
11/26 Thanksgiving, did not post

11/27 My 45 minute turkey trot ride was a success 😊. Food was not a success but it’s only one day. We got to see my in laws safely, so that was nice. We have lots of left overs to munch our way through over the next few days along with CSA veggies to work on eating. Hoping this week hasn’t done too much damage, I already have plans to be more active moving forward related to at home workouts. I just signed up for the playbook app to have access to more spin bike rides and other at home workouts. So, I’m really excited about that! I definitely workout more when I have someone telling me what to do. I’ll be curious to see what I weigh today, I’m hoping to be pleasantly surprised but it’s been a week of salty food and just being a little more lax with food.

11/28 116.8 Creeping back down slowly. I got a 20 minute spin bike workout in this afternoon, which felt great. Yesterday, I ended up making soup from left over roasted veggies and added some turkey to it. It was so yummy and I also made some croutons from left over stuffing to go with it!
My challenge I’m going to work towards is to use the spin bike 4 to 5 times a week. Then, potentially add more little pieces to it as well.
11/29 116.4
11/30
12/01 I’m going to weigh in a bit. I weighed yesterday and the scale said 118.something which seemed really high after weighing 116.4 the day before. I ate a good amount of sugar and carbs on Sunday so I’m guessing that’s why. Sunday was my last day of eating the treats from Thanksgiving. Yesterday was a really good day for food. I made myself two eggs, spinach, and two slices of toast for breakfast and then had a big salad of Napa cabbage before dinner and 5 oz of turkey with a little bit of gravy, a baked sweet potato with a little bit of butter, and roasted parmesan lemon brussels sprouts.

12/02 I weighed 115.8 yesterday and hope I move in the same direction today. That pesky Thanksgiving gain has been crazy. It made me realize how I don’t want to drift upwards. I think when the scale said 118.something on Monday, that was my wake-up call to be like, “Get it together, that’s way outside your comfort zone.” My comfort range is 112-115. I can just feel the tightness/puffiness in y face still and it’s driving me crazy.
My food was good yesterday. I had brussels sprouts, a sweet potato with butter and two eggs for breakfast yesterday, some peanut butter mixed with inulin for a snack, turkey tetrazzini for dinner and a honey crisp apple for dessert. I switched up a lot of the ingredients in the tetrazzini to lighten it, here are some of the items I swapped: Whole wheat spaghetti instead of white pasta, 2% evaporated milk for heavy cream, added spinach and Romanesco to up the veg, and skipped the wine (didn’t feel like buying a whole bottle when I needed a half cup.



On the bright side, over the past 10 days, I have increased the amount of time I use the spin bike and I even did a morning yoga video yesterday for about 15 minutes and plan to do it again today.

jaccimc63

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

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

My 94th 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)
End R131: 144(0)
End R132: 143 (-1)

SW: 143

Day/Weight/Comment

11/24 - 144
11/25 - 144
11/26 - 143.5 - Made some of the side dishes for Thanksgiving. I'm putting them in "to go" containers and my Dad, daughter and her boyfriend are coming over for a little backyard bonfire tomorrow. It should be in the 50's, so we can hang out by the fire for a little bit (socially distant), divvy up our food, go to our respective homes and then eat. We'll have virtual drinks with my out of town relatives. I hope everyone has a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!
11/27 - 143.5
11/28 - 144.5
11/29 - 145
11/30 - 145 - Back to the office and back to better eating and plenty of water.
12/01 - 144.5 - OK! Approximately 2 years ago I hit my maintenance weight and after each Holiday since then, I seem to go over my top level of 145. Of course this year is different since we didn't have weekend guests, but I'll take a silver lining where I can find one.
12/02 - 144 - Somehow my dates for the challenge are off. I think I've got one more day, but I'll be happy if I end this round at this weight.

Lilylady3k

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

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
4 weeks (~ 2-3 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 (3 AF days per week; ~12 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 20200804: 234.8 (-6.2)
R123 20200824: 231.4 (-3.4)
R124 20200903: 229.3 (-2.1)
R125 20200913: 227.7 (-1.6) Daily check-in but DNW 10 days @ fishing camp 🎣
R126 20200923: 224.8 (-2.9)
R127 20201003: 221.1 (-3.7)
R128 20201013: 220.3 (-.8)
R129 20201023: 219.6 (-.7)
R130 20201102: 219.0 (-.6)
R131 20201112: 216.8 (-2.2)

R132 20201122: 214.6 (-2.2)
R133 20201202: 214.4 (-.2)

R133: Thanksgiving week but I still need to reset and focus on weight loss the remainder of the year. So back to lower carb days!
🎯Mini Goal: Finish this round below 214

Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
11/23 215.3 Walked 3 miles, 1279 cal, 35 net carbs, AF. Wow! Brunch with the kids to celebrate DH’s birthday … poached eggs on crab cakes with hot sauce hollandaise and skillet hash browns.
11/24 214.1 Walked 5 miles, 1684 cal, 55 net carbs, AF. I know what to do to lose weight I just need to execute and repeat! One slice of pizza with salad instead of 3 slices and no salad. Did splurge on a little yummy homemade mac&cheese with steak and roasted broccoli.
11/25 213.8 Walked 3 miles, tracked, 2 wine, 2 drinks.
11/26 213.6 Walked 3 miles morning + 2 miles evening, cal, net carbs, 2 wine. Fries but no bun with the burger Turkey thawed, side dishes created and in fridge!
11/27 215.6 Walked 3 miles, 2553 cal, 140 net carbs, 3 wine. Skipped lunch after logging my food for dinner in advance! Lovely Thanksgiving meal.
11/28 215.6 Walked 2 miles, 1820 cal, 119 net carbs, AF. Leftover Thanksgiving food galore for lunch & turkey sausage gumbo for dinner.
11/29 214.1 Walked 4 miles in the rain, 1224 cal, 38 net carbs, AF.
Heading to the camp in order to help my Mom (her husband passed away this month) … review her financial situation, review & pay bills, get her Christmas decor out of attic and decorate (plus find a spot for it to store so there is no need to use attic in the future). Remember to care for myself as I care for her.
BROUGHT MY SCALE TO THE FISHING CAMP!
11/30 214.5 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles after long drive, 1293 cal, 25 net carbs, AF.
12/01 214.3 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles, 1617 cal, 92 net carbs, 2 7&7. Rice in my gumbo and the pecan pie were the killers to my carbs today.
12/02 214.4 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3.6 miles, plank, 2014 cal, 108 net carbs (fries & pecan pie), 1 wine.

No gain this round over the holiday ... I'll take it!



Dec I will once again target 100 miles! PLUS 10x 30 min recumbent bike workouts. AND daily plank (no specific number or time ... just do a plank). Kick starting my weight loss that has been losing momentum before the new year.

Monthly Running Total
GOAL : Progress
- Walk 100 miles: 3.6
- Bike 10x 30 min:
- Plank 31 days: 1

Lilylady3k

CamandJarvis

You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before

29, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2
GW: 135

Previous Rounds:

R69 EW: 158.1
R70 EW: 156.5
R71 EW: 156.3
R72 EW: 156.3
R73 EW: 155.2
R74 EW: 155.4
R75 EW: 156.1
R76 EW: 155.6
R80 EW: 153.2
R81 EW: 154.3
R82 EW: 154.1
R84 EW: 156.5
R89 EW: 156.7
R91 EW: 160.1
R93 EW: 159.3
R94 EW: 156.1
R98 EW: 154.5
R99 EW: 155.9
R100 EW: 152.8
R101 EW: 149.7 (1/15)
R102 EW: 149.0
R103 EW: 149.0
R104 EW: 146.2
R105 EW: 146.6
R106 EW: 144.6
R107 EW: 146.8 (spring break, only 2 days weight)
R108 EW: 147.7 (Moving out of state, starting new job)
R109 EW: 148.1
R110 EW: 150.1
R111 EW: 154.3
R112 EW: 152.6
R113 EW: 151.7
R121 EW: 153.0
R122 EW: 154.8
R123 EW: 153.9
R124 EW: 153.4
R125 EW: 155.6
R126 EW: 152.3
R127 EW: 151.5
R128 EW: 151.0
R129 EW: 151.0
R130 EW: 152.6
R131 EW: 153.9
R132 EW: 150.6

Last weight
11/22 - 150.6

Round Goal: Water - min: 64oz, target: 75oz. Fast 16+hrs weekdays, 14+hrs weekends.

Day, Weight, Comment
11/23 - 151.7
11/24 - 151.7
11/25 - 151.2
11/26 - DNW
11/27 - 156.3
11/28 - 153.2
11/29 - DNW
11/30 - 153.2
12/01 - 151.5
12/02 - 151.2 - A little extra drop to end the round, though still up from end of last round. Not surprised (or upset) with double celebrations plus leftovers. Quite pleased with the small gain, all things considered. Fasted just over 18 hours yesterday. Made homemade Irish stew in the crock pot and my first attempt at homemade soda bread. I loved it and am super proud of myself. Moreso for the bread - crockpot stews are pretty simple. Fam came home last night so I went over and dropped off the leftover bread and crockpot on "keep warm" for when they got home (I have a spare key to theirs, they have a spare key to ours for emergencies). Planning on Thursday or Friday to attempt chicken gnocchi soup with homemade artisan bread. Will drop some off for them again to help. Water was good, no more than 8oz below 96oz goal I set up for next round. I could've drank it, but I didn't want to risk getting up to pee in the middle of the night and my insomnia kicking in. BF bought us Z3 melatonin pills last night to see if it would help either of us. I'm not sure if it was the pills or the lack of sleep from yesterday night but I was out like a rock, thankfully.

Previous Day's Comments

11/23 - Bump as I expected the way my body has been acting lately. Had seafood last night as an annual birthday dinner for Gramps (the dinner is his gift so we made it socially distanced). Didn't eat much but was quite full after. Then had a small slice of homemade gluen/dairy free German Chocolate Cake to finish off the night because I can't turn down coconut! Not sure, but guessing, that is what's caused the bump up. That, and I'm sore from 2 hours of leaf blowing with a handheld blower. The boys had their backpacks (BF finally got to use his birthday gift I got him!) Woke up this morning and for some reason, I thought it was Tuesday or Wednesday. Weekend wasn't the most restful so I can understand my groggy confusion haha Made it 1 minute shy of 16hrs fasting yesterday, did leaf blowing in my fasted state which actually dulled my hunger for quite a bit. Today, if BF doesn't make me breakfast, I'll aim for another 16hrs. I may need to start pushing my fasts a little longer to see more benefit of it. And FamWife and I discussed trying to incorporate healthier foods in our meals. Hopefully between the two of us, we can!
11/24 - No movement is better than a gain! TOM arrived. Again. Had a visit 2 weeks ago and wasn't supposed to have another visit for 1.5 more weeks. Pretty sure it was my medication - did you know some cold meds and antibiotics can actually cause birth control to lose effectiveness? I'm on the pill due to hormone imbalances - it would make sense if my cold meds caused it to not properly balance my hormones and my body went a little haywire. Would also explain the bloating and weight bouncing. Its not harmful, its the natural state of my body. I just prefer to have a regular schedule and avoid all side effects of imbalances. Hopefully, since I stopped taking my cold meds Friday, it'll be out of my system and I can go back to normal. Fasted just shy of 16hrs yesterday and just barely under my water goal. Today is a little bit busier work day so I'll be glued to my computer and therefore my water bottle at my desk. Hopefully I can also fast a little longer but time will tell if BF makes breakfast for just him or for us both. I have a sinking feeling he'll make biscuits and gravy for us both and that's my weakness. I'll at least be close, if not at, 16hrs by the time that happens which is good. Could be worse!
11/25 - A little drop down. I noticed last night, even after eating dinner, that my stomach looked quite a bit less bloated. I almost looked like I had dropped several pounds off me the difference was so huge. Was hoping the scale would reflect what the mirror did, but I'm good with any drop! Ended up fasting 17.5hrs yesterday, woo! I was planning on eating around the 16hr mark but realized I wasn't horribly hungry, I just wanted food for the taste of it. So I showered and ran errands over my lunch period first (I got the eggs for Deviled Eggs!) Then I had a small lunch as I couldn't put together much without being late to my meeting. Held off eating again until dinner - glad I didn't snack, dinner was delicious and I could enjoy a bit more. Water was really good, too. Didn't quite measure (my cup is 32oz so its that or less), but I'm pretty sure I surpassed my target water goal. Today I'll be making my apple crisp for tomorrow and probably knock out the pecan pie cheesecake for Friday's Friendsgiving potluck (all planned around COVID restrictions - its the friends whose kids all go to school/daycare and play together. We'd all end up sharing sickness from kiddos anyway. Still taking precautions among the adults, 2-4 year olds don't always listen well). May even knock out the pecan pie for Friday, as well. Cheesecake was a request, pecan pie is for me, but I suppose I'll share for the sake of my waistband
11/26 - Power went out and woke me up. Couldn't weigh but wanted water so chugged some before power came back on. Woke up with bleeding lip due to lips being so dry and cracked. Not sure why, drank like 90oz yesterday and day before! Hopefully today I can keep up on it. Busy busy day. All I have left to make is deviled eggs, though I already have the eggs boiled. Happy Thanksgiving to all my US friends here!
11/27 - Likely a lack of water (cooking and hard to drink and go pee as much when you're trapped in the kitchen!) and food. I didn't eat too awful much, but still more than I normally would in one sitting. I had to try all the dishes, of course. Luckily we ate at about 3pm and I started fasting earlier than normal. Already almost at my 16hrs for today. Hoping to fast as long as possible today and tomorrow to offset 2 thanksgiving dinners a bit. Especially since I only got about 13.5 hrs yesterday. FamHub attempted to make Scotch eggs and oh my were they delicious. I only had one, but it was earlier than I'd normally eat (still warm and fresh - plus I had to get one before everyone else ate them all!) Friendsgiving today means more food, but I'll probably tone it down and stick with simple stuff since the majority of it will be similar to yesterday's food. Plan is to eat at 3 or so again so maybe I can start fasting early like yesterday. If not, it's fine. One day of indulgence and a second day of slightly less indulgence won't kill me. I got my pecan pie fix yesterday, FamHub's mom made it. Today I'll taste a small bit of my pecan pie cheesecake so I can learn and improve on it but no other desserts. Thankfully too much sweet stuff makes me feel sick to my stomach these days so its easier to stay away from it. Not sure when that change happened as I used to love sweets so much, but I'm sure glad it did. I'm blaming BF, he hates sweets and so I stopped eating them as frequently. Now things that used to be normal to me taste overly sweet.
11/28 - That's slightly confusing. I hit my water goal but still feel a little dehydrated. I was sooooo full it was painful to move and drinking water wasn't helping my case. Problem was, I had to try my cheesecake. It was a hit and only a couple pieces left when I went in. After dinner I realized there was no way I could eat a piece until I saw it was almost gone. Pecan pies went untouched because the cheesecake was the show stealer apparently. Either way, I'm slightly more bloated looking than yesterday, but not as bad as I expected. Weight is down so I'm not going to complain! I feel like the bloat will fix itself through today. Made it 17.25hrs fasting yesterday (yay! win for me) and starting fasting a little earlier than normal. BF said he planned on sanding down his bug for primer today. Its got a load of bondo and chipped paint. We can't afford to do a paint job, but he's done body work all his life so sanding things down and primering it isn't out of his realm. It'll also help us see what kind of body trouble the bondo is covering up so we can fix and the primer will help seal things up to avoid rust and other issues. Perfect job for a rainy dreary day.
11/29 - Drank a ton of water before I got to the scale so decided not to skew numbers by weighing at all. Almost feel hungover but don't think I had near enough for a hangover? I know my headache is based on my neck - I definitely slept funny on my neck and it hurts - headache seems centered on neck pain. Fasted 18hrs yesterday. Ate one of my quesadillas I had frozen extras of - ground turkey, chopped spinach, chopped bell pepper, cheese to break my fast and had a small bowl of gumbo for dinner. Water was good, but I think I need to up it more. Been feeling oddly dehydrated despite hitting water goals. Need to get on top of that. Think it'll be a lazy football day today. I hope so, at least.
11/30 - Bloated today, not surprised. Water wasn't the greatest yesterday, I felt so full, even though I hadn't eaten, it was hard to drink more. Today seems better so going to really try to get the water in. Already have a nice start! Got 14.25hr fast yesterday but I was hoping to settle my stomach with all the water sloshing around in it. Did help. Plus, it was nice hot broth-based and felt amazing in the cold snap we're having this week. I'm planning to make chicken gnocchi soup this week. I might aim for today if I find out Gymnastics is going on - that way Fam doesn't have to worry about cooking while 1 is at gymnastics and the other at home with the other kid. If not, Thursday has a low of 28 (the coldest temp since I've moved here!) so a hot soup will go well with that. Aiming for 17hr fast, if not more today. Also going to get some intentional movement outside of yoga. Even if its just getting up to move around or stretch in between work meetings.
12/01 - Figured I wouldn't drop since I didn't sleep well. Fam text that they arrived at 11pm and I was up a little past that with worry. I have several meetings today but may try to squeeze in a nap. Headed to store early to get the meat for Irish Stew this evening for my goddaughter, her grandma (who is watching her), BF, and I. Try my best to keep things as normal as possible for that little girl. She's 4 so she understands, but not quite thoroughly enough. Plus, I bought all the stuff (besides the meat) for 2 dinners this week, so it takes a little stress off of Gigi trying to wrangle a kid and trying to cook. Fasted 17.5hrs yesterday and hit my 75oz water goal.

12/01 - What better way to beat anxiety than yoga. Today I'll try to get some meditative yoga to help me calm down after last night.
12/02 - I got halfway through my yoga workout and the dog started throwing up everywhere. I have a weak stomach so cleaning it had me gagging and running to the bathroom. Ruined the mood. Try again today to make up for it

kalchthaleri

50 days ago, I was 2.5lbs heavier than I am now. 49 days ago I was 6.5lbs heavier! The body is a funny thing! I gained 4.5lbs. over night? Running and working out yesterday, just like every day? Weighing each blueberry and apple and grape tomato. (Not each grapes because they are WAAAY too many calories!) No, I know that is not a "true weight." I am obsessive and I admit I have disordered eating issues. BUT I am getting better for now.
This round MIGHT be my last...because it has helped me so much. However, I want to try to move away from weighing-in every day. These rounds have helped me not to be so dependent on the scale to define myself. I am going to TRY to get weighed every 5 days, so I would have to say good bye to Just Give Me 10 Days.
But I may very well be back! I hope to reach my ultimate weight goal of 122-125lbs. by the end of October of 2021. Slow and steady. And I hope to stay there and not get sick again, like last time...moving my goal to 120, then 118, then 115, then lower and lower until I was eating 800 calories a day and exercising for three hours a day, losing my hair, etc.
It has been a long, hard road, but I am grateful and still the luckiest girl in the world, as I realize that my problems are the problems of the privileged.
STARTING WEIGHT: 338lbs on January 1, 2014
ROUND 133 STARTING WEIGHT ON 11/23: 139lbs.
ROUND GOAL WEIGHT: 139-138.5lbs.
ULTIMATE GOAL WEIGHT: 122-125lbs.
Previous Rounds
Round 128: 138-139lbs. (+1)
Round 129: 139-134lbs. (-5)
Round 130: 134-137.5 (+3.5)
Round 131: 137.5-134 (-3.5)
Round 132: 134-136.5 (+2.5)
11/23: 139lbs. (I know what this weight gain is. I know it is hormonal or water or whatever! Because it happens EVERY MONTH! And I have been running consistently and counting every grape tomato and weighing every banana! And it takes an excess of 3,500 calories to gain a pound. There is no way I could have legit gained 7lbs. in two days with my energy expenditure and my caloric intake! And I am okay! By Friday or Saturday I will be at 136 or 135! And even if I am not, as long as I am still counting calories and exercising and not bingeing I am okay!)
11/24: 138lbs. (Still on plan!)
11/25: 137.5lbs. (Slow and steady!)
11/26: 136lbs. (Here!)
11/27: 135.lbs. (Stuck to plan! 1152 calories, ran, worked out, didn't binge or restrict and I figure that was good considering many see yesterday as a day of eating. Today is mom's birthday, and I have a wedding rehearsal tonight -small group who will adhere to social distancing today and also for the wedding, but weddings always make the nervous. So we will see if I can keep on track today. Worked out this morning and plan to run before work.)
11/28: 134lbs. (Sticking to plan.)
11/29: 138lbs. (Gained 4 lbs. overnight! Hahha! Not! This would have KILLED me before I started "Just Give Me 10 Days"
11/30: 139lbs. (I was 138 before my shower! Hahha! Not going to panic because I am sticking to plan! Run is done!)
12/1: 138.5 lbs. (Here!)
12/2: About to step on scale. This is the end of my 6th round. And I wonder if I will weigh the same as when I started 60 days ago, or even weigh more. That will be hard. That will also be hard to explain to myself because I am so meticulous about portion size and weighing counting everything. But I look back since 2014 and there have been 6, 8 months like this. Where I moved back and forth between the same 6-8lbs. So that will help. I was going to try to just weigh twice a month. But my fear of gaining is still too much. So I will start my 7th round of this again. It has helped me, though on a day like today where I stand before the scale in fear, I know that seems hard to believe. My Advent devotional for Monday was about patience. Henri Nouwen writing about how it is hard but necessary. Even the world patience comes from the Latin word for suffer. So sad that I am looking at my weight in ways that one looks at spirituality....but that is where my head is today. Okay. Getting on scale.

SModa61

Goal for round 133 will be little different from the proceeding because it has some more challenging days in it; Thanksgiving, day after leftovers, 2 travel days. We are traveling but not “for” Thanksgiving. We need to check on a costly property repair and trying to squeeze the travel between two holiday quarantines. In the process, I have pre-tracked until Thanksgiving (current quarantine), and then pre-tracked and purchased all non-perishables for 4 days to start return quarantine, during which I’ll arrange for grocery delivery and post travel COVID testing on day 4 or 5. Then I’ll have two days to shop outside the house before quarantining again so I can see my grandson a little for his first Xmas. That’s the plan but we know is 2020, anything can change. So anyhow….. goal is to complete round 133 with no gain (ie staying at 137.2, or below).

On another note, I am entering an official virtual 5K, the Feaster Five. So I have to walk/run, document and then submit my time sometime this week. I am currently eyeing Tuesday evening.

Previous goals: get under 150; get under 145 for my birthday (10/26); get to pre-COVID weight 142.4, get under 140 before thanksgiving, get to 137.6 (weight on 10/2/19).

Round 133

Female
Height 5’ 4.5”
Age 59

UHW - 9/13/01 168.8
Recent low weight - 5/24/17 - 126
CSW - 9/14/20 153.0
UGW 129.0

Round 126 equivalent: -3.8 9/14-9/23
Round 127: -2.0 9/24-10/3
Round 128: -1.4 10/4-10/13
Round 129: -1.4 10/14-10/23
Round 130: -2.2 10/24-11/2
Round 131: -2.8 11/3-11/12
Round 132: -2.2 11/13-11/22
Round 133: -.8 11/12-12/2

Round 133 – starting weight 137.2

11/23 – 137.2 Seems like the number is real (ie 3 out of 4 days in a row). Today is an indoor exercise day since, out my window, it looks like Noah should be building another ark. At least the cats are not demanding their walk.

11/24 – 136.8 Knee and elbows are acting up. I am wondering if my zealous approach towards the 5K and planking is faster than those joints can handle. Plan is/was to walk/jog the Feaster Five virtual 5K this evening. We’ll see how the knees are feeling. I do have other days to accomplish this, but am really hoping that it works out today.

11/25 – 137.8 Ouch, big up. I assume it is a temporary false gain since I have been 137.4 for past 5 days. I would try and blame the macros of last night’s dinner, but I made that same dinner last week for the first time and had a loss the day after. The only other anomaly yesterday was that I completed the Feaster Five Virtual 5K that I entered over the weekend. That was more running than I have done in years. As I mentioned in my 5K blurb last night, I had not run that much since being on the boys track team in 1977 when there was no girls team. I am wondering if that exertion is causing some fluid retention. Either way, it will work out. On another note, working on travel scale correlation in prep for next week and I know it can be wonky. (Home: 137.8 Travel 137.8 – shocking it matched THIS time).

11/26 – 137.0 Thanksgiving – Because I am delivering a separate whole T-day meal to my parents, the majority of my cooking (for both our and their meals) was yesterday. Did my best to account for all those “spoon licks”. What got tracked implies I ate low, but my lack of hunger makes me think I somehow neglected to track things. I just don’t know what. Today, my approach is to eat thoughtfully. Tracking of today’s food is close to impossible with any accuracy, but will see how it goes. I guess I could track portions of “generic” value and accept that that is better than not tracking at all. Other option is to go the “single” dinner plate method ie no weighing, no measuring, but only one plate like one would receive in a restaurant. (Home: 137.0 Travel: 136.2 – maybe I won’t try to pack it…..)

11/27 – 137.4 Wow! What a gift. Something more to be thankful for. The route I went with for yesterday is I pre-tracked quantities, 5 chips, dip, 1 oz salami, 4 oz turkey, ½ cup of each side except ¼ cup of the cranberry sauce. One slice pie, 2 TB whipped cream and my standard coffee. I evaluated and selected what I thought were best matches from the database. The amount was actually perfect! I was going to be under 2000 for the day, with that plan. Then, my son surprised us with cocktails and given there were so few of us to support his effort, I chose to have one – 280 more calories added to the tracker. Had stayed under 1340 calories a day (not net, but consumed) since 10/1/20, and was over by 800+ yesterday. The +.4 was totally worth finally sharing a celebratory day with DH, DS, DD, SIL, DGS. Wish it could have been the regular crowd, and wish my parents felt safe enough to join up. Here’s to t-day 2021. Today’s plan, cautious eating of leftovers, try to fit in a real walk, pack for poorly timed essential travel tomorrow, clean up from t-day and clean house in preparation of son moving in to take care of cats while we are away. Lots to do. Gave up on the travel scale. There are only 3 days I will not have access to a scale, so I am just going to focus on and trust my tracking.

11/28 – 136.2 Happy surprise. Yesterday, I did have leftovers but I pre-tracked the portions throughout the day; pie for breakfast; green casserole and mashed pots for lunch; turkey, gravy, stuffing and more mashed for dinner. Did a walk by pushing my cats in their stroller and cleaned & packed all day. Today is a unique challenge. Flight travel day not FOR Thanksgiving but despite T-day. Need to get to our property that is undergoing major repairs. I have not been there since April. Got my airport/plane safety plan in place. Goal is to stay healthy and keep everyone else healthy as well.

11/29 – DNW - Yesterday was travel. Planned out what I was going to eat and planned in ways to exercise. After the wonky scale results above, I decided to not pack it, but given I went to bed hungry and woke up hungry I doubt it’s an issue. Tomorrow I will have access to my Florida scale that is same make and model as home and will have 11 days in a row using that scale before heading north again. Here’s to hoping the cats are happy my son moved in to take care of them.

11/30 – 135.4 (Florida scale) First time weighing on this scale since April. My estimation is that it is not weighing high and at worst maybe a little low? Could even be accurate, but will know more when I return north in 2 weeks. At the same time, the loss is possible if based on my hunger. Past two days, travel days, I have not exceeded the 1340 calories that I began with on Sept 14th but I have been beyond hungry. So is this loss real? Have pre-planned and tracked my meals for the next 3 days and heading to the grocery store in 5 minutes. Glad to have access to my own kitchen again, even today is cleaning of construction/repair dust and replacing all my dishes, glassware and other breakables that had to be packed up last April (jack hammers can shake a building pretty badly). Still long way before repair is done, and glad we are checking for problems.

12/1 – 135.6 (Florida scale) Tiny bit up so I am thinking the number is reasonably legit. Did another MFP check-in. Last one was Nov 22. Today I already headed out and did a 3.3 mile walk/run. Felt good to get out there. I was lucky though that the temp was “low” at 68 degrees. I am not a heat person so exercise in the Keys will be interesting. Need to establish my goals for December/Give me 10 Days round 134. Lots to figure out and put in writing today, Dec 1.

12/2 – 136.4 (Florida scale) Ouch! Can think of a few factors that could produce a sudden up (return to higher intensity exercise, sodium, carbs) but not worrying about it. This is for the long run. Just a bummer its on the last day of the round, but I guess I did achieve this rounds goal of not gaining or losing anything. Just getting greedy I guess. :P


11/22 – 50 minutes cycle in two stints. Chose that because was more time efficient for the day.
11/23 – 35 min cycle. Knees are a bit off this morning. Hoping they loosen up/calm down during the day.
11/24 – virtual Feaster Five, 5K - my inaugural 5K, 00:34:54, 11’14” pace, avg HR 162 BPM, finished off with a 5:37 cool down 12’49” for .44 miles, during which I searched for my missing glove.
11/25 – lazy day - 35 minutes indoor cycle to loosen up my muscles.
11/26 – Thanksgiving – I at least got on the bike for 20 minutes, my minimum required from the UAC group that I am also in.
11/27 – Killed two bird with one stone, instead of my solo walk followed by taking cats out on the leashes, I did a 45 minute walk pushing them in their stroller.
11/28 – Flight travel day – to not forfeit my UAC challenge I got on the indoor bike for 20 minutes (my daily minimum), but then at the airport I took a long 30 min double walk through the terminal for 1.53 miles. Not a 5K, but keeping the moving and attitude alive!
11/29 – Drive travel day – was heading out to walk and 81 year old MIL asked to join me.  Pace and distance were a little off but nice to have her company - 0:32:26 neighborhood walk with MIL, 24’49” pace for 1.30 miles, avg HR 95 BPM
11/30 – 0:38:39 Neighborhood walk with Hubby, 22’44” pace for 1.7 miles, avg HR 94 BPM – really need to get out and do some real walking/running
12/1 – finally got back out AM: Solo walk/run 0:42:50 at 12’57” pace for 3.30 miles, avg HR 137 BPM, PM walk w/hubby 0:34:01 at 20’20” pace for 1.67 miles, 4 min mixed planks

ROUND 133 TOTAL: -.9
TOTAL SINCE 9/14: -16.6

kalchthaleri

50 days ago, I was 2.5lbs heavier than I am now. 49 days ago I was 6.5lbs heavier! The body is a funny thing! I gained 4.5lbs. over night? Running and working out yesterday, just like every day? Weighing each blueberry and apple and grape tomato. (Not each grapes because they are WAAAY too many calories!) No, I know that is not a "true weight." I am obsessive and I admit I have disordered eating issues. BUT I am getting better for now.
This round MIGHT be my last...because it has helped me so much. However, I want to try to move away from weighing-in every day. These rounds have helped me not to be so dependent on the scale to define myself. I am going to TRY to get weighed every 5 days, so I would have to say good bye to Just Give Me 10 Days.
But I may very well be back! I hope to reach my ultimate weight goal of 122-125lbs. by the end of October of 2021. Slow and steady. And I hope to stay there and not get sick again, like last time...moving my goal to 120, then 118, then 115, then lower and lower until I was eating 800 calories a day and exercising for three hours a day, losing my hair, etc.
It has been a long, hard road, but I am grateful and still the luckiest girl in the world, as I realize that my problems are the problems of the privileged.
STARTING WEIGHT: 338lbs on January 1, 2014
ROUND 133 STARTING WEIGHT ON 11/23: 139lbs.
ROUND GOAL WEIGHT: 139-138.5lbs.
ULTIMATE GOAL WEIGHT: 122-125lbs.
Previous Rounds
Round 128: 138-139lbs. (+1)
Round 129: 139-134lbs. (-5)
Round 130: 134-137.5 (+3.5)
Round 131: 137.5-134 (-3.5)
Round 132: 134-136.5 (+2.5)
11/23: 139lbs. (I know what this weight gain is. I know it is hormonal or water or whatever! Because it happens EVERY MONTH! And I have been running consistently and counting every grape tomato and weighing every banana! And it takes an excess of 3,500 calories to gain a pound. There is no way I could have legit gained 7lbs. in two days with my energy expenditure and my caloric intake! And I am okay! By Friday or Saturday I will be at 136 or 135! And even if I am not, as long as I am still counting calories and exercising and not bingeing I am okay!)
11/24: 138lbs. (Still on plan!)
11/25: 137.5lbs. (Slow and steady!)
11/26: 136lbs. (Here!)
11/27: 135.lbs. (Stuck to plan! 1152 calories, ran, worked out, didn't binge or restrict and I figure that was good considering many see yesterday as a day of eating. Today is mom's birthday, and I have a wedding rehearsal tonight -small group who will adhere to social distancing today and also for the wedding, but weddings always make the nervous. So we will see if I can keep on track today. Worked out this morning and plan to run before work.)
11/28: 134lbs. (Sticking to plan.)
11/29: 138lbs. (Gained 4 lbs. overnight! Hahha! Not! This would have KILLED me before I started "Just Give Me 10 Days"
11/30: 139lbs. (I was 138 before my shower! Hahha! Not going to panic because I am sticking to plan! Run is done!)
12/1: 138.5 lbs. (Here!)
12/2: About to step on scale. This is the end of my 6th round. And I wonder if I will weigh the same as when I started 60 days ago, or even weigh more. That will be hard. That will also be hard to explain to myself because I am so meticulous about portion size and weighing counting everything. But I look back since 2014 and there have been 6, 8 months like this. Where I moved back and forth between the same 6-8lbs. So that will help. I was going to try to just weigh twice a month. But my fear of gaining is still too much. So I will start my 7th round of this again. It has helped me, though on a day like today where I stand before the scale in fear, I know that seems hard to believe. My Advent devotional for Monday was about patience. Henri Nouwen writing about how it is hard but necessary. Even the world patience comes from the Latin word for suffer. So sad that I am looking at my weight in ways that one looks at spirituality....but that is where my head is today. Okay. Getting on scale.
12/2: 138lbs. (I am okay! But I am DEFINITELY not ready to move to weighing once a week or less! In for another round!)

acrylicfox

My first round - 133
Consistent loss is what I'm aiming for!

SW: 205/93
EW: 200.6/91
GW: ?

Day/Weight/Comment

11/23 = 93
11/24 = 92.9
I've been reorganizing the hallway storage today and had to pull out bags of my old clothes that gradually multiplied over the years as the weight crept up on me. It's a bit shocking to think of how long I've been repeating the pattern of just buying bigger clothes rather than changing my eating habits.
11/25 = 92.6
The kitchen is my favourite room in the house, I love steaming mugs of coffee on frosty mornings and mixing bowls full of birthday cake batter, I adore catching up with old friends around the kitchen table as we lose track of time. I worked hard to create that bright, cosy, atmosphere in a dark old house and now I think it's time I took my own image on as a project.
11/26 = 92.1
I tried to stay out of the kitchen today, when I'm in there I'm compelled to either cook or eat, so today, unsettled, I drifted around the house searching for a place I could grow my next obsession: getting fit and healthy, and on a different level explore expressing myself through how I dress (an entirely new undertaking for me!)
It's a small house but I think I can free up some space in the hallway -a spot from which I can see my beloved kitchen
11/27 = 91.7
Found it hard to think about anything personal at all today, I spent all my free time worrying about the pets and the garden.
It was hot.
A voice from the wings: How how was it?
It was so hot.

Halfway point
11/28 = 92.1
Today was almost too hot to care about weight loss but with the cool change in the evening I was watering the garden, in that slightly meditative state which watering brings me and my thoughts drifted to the year ahead: 2021 (still sounds like sci-fi!)
I realised I'm confident that next year I can keep going, keep counting kj, and day-by-day keep getting closer to the healthy lifestyle I want (though to be honest I don't know what that looks like yet)
Maybe it should have been obvious that all I needed was a realistic plan and to put in effort every day towards it but for the longest time this strategy simply escaped me.
11/29 = 91.5
It constantly astounds me when I put on clothes that were tight last month, I may not be swimming in them yet but I'm dipping my toe in the water and trying to catch the eye of the most vigilant looking lifeguard
11/30 = 91.5
I'm counting my chicks before they hatch, literally, there are five.
Almost twenty-one days ago the fates aligned and I found myself with a rare clutch of fertile eggs and an (even rarer) broody chook, so instead of throwing her in broody rehab to shock her out of it I smuggled the eggs into the nest
Which is why I'm frantically building a brooder at 11:40 pm the night before they are due to hatch.
Why did it take me 21 days to start to build this "basic" brooder when I've wanted chicks for ages?
Procrastination, poor time management, uncertainty over the details, and a paralyzing fear of investing time, money, energy, and hope, but doing it wrong... *scratches chin* Sounds familiar somehow...
12/01 = 91.2
The final count for today: three chicks hatched, two eggs remaining, one (mostly completed) brooder.
I wanted the moment when mama hen and her chicks moved into the fresh clean brooder to be kinda Pinterest Perfect, a moment to remember but while I was transferring them from their old nest the hen had explosive diarrhea all over the place well, definitely memorable! Mama and chicks got a great preview of my cleaning skills from their cozy new home

Quote for the day: Lao Tzu "we shape clay into a pot but it is the emptiness inside that holds whatever we want"
Remember: don't fantasize/fixate on or get distracted by, what a plan (be it for farming or weight loss) looks like. It's not about the selfie.

12/03 = 91
Regrets I have a few but then again, too few to mention... next round coming right up!

nanishora

RGW: 126 lbs
CW: 126.6 lbs
UGW: 120 lbs

11/30 : 126.6 lbs - Ate as per plan, 6 c. H2O, 13K+ steps.
12/01 : 125.8 lbs - Ate healthy but went off plan at night, 15K+ steps. Need to focus on early dinner
12/02 : 123.2 lbs

_JeffreyD_

Male: 63
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205

Goal this round: Just average better than the last round. May be tough with Thanksgiving thrown in here. We will see

Historical Averages:

R 94: 210.7 (20191108 = date of the last day of the round)
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)
R 119: 212.4
R 120: 211.5
R 121: 207.9 (20200804)
R 122: 207.4
R 123: 207.3
R 124: 209.4 (20200903)
R 125: 208.9
R 126: 209.6
R 127: 209.1 (20201003)
R 128: 210.0
R 129: 210.6
R 130: 210.7 (20201102)
R 131: 211.5
R 132: 209.2

I like to track averages due to my wild fluctuations. For the same reason, I like to weigh daily so I can see the lows from time to time. It gives me hope.

Round 133
Month/Day: Weight / Comment

11/23: 211.4 / expected salt bump this morning.

11/24: 210.4 /

11/25: 210.8 / Minor miracle that this is not higher after a retirement reception yesterday for a good friend. Lot’s of goodies.

11/26: Thanksgiving / DNW
11/27: 214
11/28: DNW
11/29: DNW

11/30: 212.4

12/01: 212.4 / Lots of family time over the holiday weekend. When I am involved in a ten day challenge like this, I sense how much our family celebrations center around food. I have a pretty good relationship with extended family, but I wonder how good it would be if we didn’t have our common love of food. HA! And there is always a lot of special indulgence, like pie, ice cream, chips, cookies and “seconds.”

12/02: 210.4 / Ended lower than first day, but 10-day average higher. Not surprising. Lot’s of discipline during the previous 10-day; Thanksgiving during this one.

SheilaBoneham

❄️🧘🏻🧶🏃🏽‍♀️📚🧣👩🏻‍💻

Revised 2020 Goal - <180
UGW - 130
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)

Weight 218.2 in Feb. 2015
R15 end weight 151.2
R16 end weight 151.4 (+.2)
R17 end weight 151 (-.4)
R18 end weight 150.4 (-.6)
R19 end weight 149.6 (-.8)
R20 end weight 149.3 (-.3)
R21 end weight 149 (-.3)
R22 end weight 148 (-1)
R23 end weight 148.4 (+.4)
R24 end weight 149 (+.6)
R25 end weight 148.4 (-.6)
R26 end weight 149.2 (+.8)
R27 end weight 149 (-.2)
R28 end weight 146.8 (-2.2)
R29 end weight 146.8 (+/-0)
R30 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1411
R31 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1385
R32 end weight unknown - traveling, no scale - ave net calories 1468
R33 end weight 149.1 (+2.3); ave calories 1471 (after traveling/eating out for 3 weeks!)
R34 end weight 149 (-.1); ave calories 1577
R35 end weight 149.4 (+.4); ave calories 1592
R36 end weight 149.6 (+.2); ave calories 1650
R37 end weight 151 (+1.4); ave calories 1703 (154 over estimated TDEE, so no surprise I've gained)
R38 end weight 149.8 (-1.2); averages-- calories 1420; carbs ~48%; protein ~21% ; fat ~31%
R39 end weight 149.8 (+/-0); averages -- calories 1753.5; carbs ~47%; protein ~20%; fat ~33%
R40 end weight 150 (+.2); averages coming later
R41 end weight 150.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1792
R42 end weight 149.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1432
R43 end weight 150.6 (+.8): 10-day ave 1406
R44 end weight 148.8 (-1.8); 10-day ave 1430
R45 end weight 147.6 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1338
R46 end weight 148.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1437
R47 end weight 147.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1449
R48 end weight 146.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1378
R49 end weight 144.2 (-2.6); 10-day ave 1174
R50 end weight 142.2 (-2); 10-day ave 1200
R51 end weight 141 (-1.2); 10 day ave 1231
R52 end weight 140.6 (-.4); 10-day ave 1192
R53 end weight 137.2 (-3.4); 10-day ave 1134
R54 end weight 136.6 (-.6); 10-day ave 1238
R55 end weight 135.4 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1209
R56 end weight 135 (-.4); 10-day ave 1263
R57 end weight 134.4 (-.6); 10-day ave 1212
R58 end weight 133.6 (-.8); 10-day ave 1372
R59 end weight 130.8 (-2.8); 10-day ave 1125
R60 end weight 132.2 (+1.4); 10-day ave 1384
R61 end weight 132.6 (+.4); 10-day ave 1473
R62 end weight 134.6 (+2); 10-day ave 1666
R63 end weight 138.8 (+4.2); 10-day ave 2154
R64 end weight 138.8 (+/-0); 10-day ave 1683
R65 end weight 139 (+.2); 10-day ave 1654
R66 end weight 139.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1751
R67 end weight 142.4 (+2.6)
R68 end weight 145.6 (+2.8)
R69 end weight 146.4 (+.8)
R70 end weight 149 (+2.6)
R71 end weight 148.8 (-.2)
R72 end weight 150.8 (+2)
R73 end weight 152 (+1.2)
R74 end weight 153 (+1)
R75 end weight 156.2 (+3.2) !?!??!?!?!?!
R76 end weight 157 (+.8)
R77 end weight 159.8 (+2.4 )
R78 end weight 159.4 (-.4)
R79 end weight 161 (+.6)
R80 end weight 159 (-2)
R81 end weight 158.4 (-.6)
R82 end weight 160.4 (+2)
R83 end weight 160 (-.4)
R84 7/31/19 end weight - 161 (+1)
R85 8/10/19 end weight 161 (+/- 0)
R86 8/20/19 end weight 163 (+2)
R87 8/30/19 end weight 163 (+/-0)
R88 9/9/19 end weight 163
R89 9/19/19 end weight 165.2
R90 9/29/19 end weight 164
R91 10/9/19 end weight 165.8
R92 10/19/19 end weight 166.4
R93 10/29/19 end weight 168.8
R94 11/8/19 end weight 170.4 :-(
R95 11/18/19 end weight 169.8.
R96 11/28/19 end weight 171.6
R97 12/8/19 end weight 172.4
R98 12/18/19 end weight 174
R99 12/28/19 end weight 175.6
R100 1/7/20 end weight 177.6
R101 1/17/20 end weight 177.6
R102 1/27/20 end weight 177.2
R103 2/6/20 end weight 178.6
R104 2/16/20 end weight 179
R105 2/26/20 end weight 180.2
R106 3/7/20 end weight 180
R107 3/17/20 end weight 180
R108 3/27/20 end weight 180.8
R109 4/6/20 end weight 180
R110 4/16/20 end weight 180.6
R111 4/26/20 end weight 181.2
R112 5/6/20 end weight 181.4
R113 5/16/20 end weight 181.8
R114 5/26/20 end weight 183 ugh.
R115 6/5/20 end weight 182.6. 10-day calorie ave 1554
R116 6/15/20 end weight 181.8. 10-day calorie ave 1580
R117 6/25/20 end weight 181. 10-day calorie ave 1341
R118 7/5/20 end weight 182. 10-day calorie ave 1674 ☹️
R119 7/15/20 end weight 181.4. 10-day calorie ave 1651
R120 7/25/20 end weight 181.2 10-day calorie ave 1695
R121 8/4/20 end weight 182. 10-day calorie ave 1706
R122 8/14/20 end weight 182.8. 10-day calorie ave 1747
R123 8/24/20 end weight 182.6. (-.2) 10-day calorie ave 1624
R124 9/3/20 end weight 182.2. (-.4) 10-day calorie ave 1493 (Goal <1500.)
R125 9/13/20 end weight 182.2 (0). 10-day calorie ave 1612 (Goal 1400 😡)
R126 9/23/20 end weight 181.6 (-.6). 10-day calorie ave 1580 (Goal 1400 😐)
R127 10/3/20 end weight 182 (+.4). 10-day calorie ave 1821 (Goal 1400 ☹️)
R128 10/13/20 end weight 182 (+/-0). 10-day calorie ave 1659 (Goal 1400)
R129 10/23/20 end weight 182 (+/-0). 10-day calorie ave 1552
R130 11/2/20 end weight 183 (+1). 10-day calories ave 1856 🤬
R131 11/12/20 end weight 183 (+/-0). 10 day ave cals 1776

R132 11/22/20 End weight 183 (+/-0). 10 day ave cals 1358. Walked 16.6 miles.
R133 Goals — calorie ave <1450. Walk 20 miles.
Actual — End weight 182.6. 10-day cal ave 1633. Walked ~29 miles.

Day/Weight/Calories Previous Day/Walking/Comment

11/23 - 182.4 - 1765
Okay, back on track today after a little food tantrum yesterday over not losing in R132 despite fewer calories & more exercise. 😁 Hitting the good protein, veggies, fats now through Wed., enjoying TG, then back on track. It’s cold today and there’s still snow on the ground from yesterday, but I’ll get out this afternoon for a couple of miles. I’m thinking of making a pot of minestrone. Mmmmmmm. Comfort soup!

11/24 - 183 - 1311 - 5.5 miles
Aww, come on. Very discouraging. My average calories have been below maintenance for two weeks, macros P20, F40, C40 (mostly veggies, legumes, & whole grains), exercise increased, and I’m not snacking like I was. I even reset my scale in case it was stuck in some sort of loop. I don’t believe in very restrictive, unsustainable diets but I’m thinking of going back to the elimination diet I was prescribed for inflammation a couple years ago. It melted 20 pounds off in no time (but I gained it back plus more in the next 18 months). No walk today — sleet and wind — but I’ll try to do something. Maybe clean the house? Nah!

11/25 - 182.8 - 1591
I had a long think last night about my “struggle” and I’ve decided to take a different approach. Rather than worrying about timed weight-loss goals and calories cutting, I’m going to aim to keep my calorie average about 100 below my estimated maintenance level based on SailRabbit TDEE, MFP’s maintenance number, and my own experience (which I plan to chart in detail today or tomorrow). I’m aiming for more protein, esp. fish, few to no refined carbs, and healthy fats, and only occasional, planned snacking — say, pumpkin pie tomorrow night! I’m also aiming for more movement, including walks and starting to jog, but realistically I’m not likely to do a lot of that in the northern Indiana winter and I’m going nowhere near the gym, so I’ll do what I can. I really might have to do more housework! But as I said yesterday, nah! Ok, tmi as usual. American friends, be safe this holiday.

11/26 - 182.8 - 1441
Happy Thanksgiving!

11/27 - 183.4 - 1916
No surprise there. Leftovers today, and I’m just going to enjoy them, though I’m subbing steamed broccoli for stuffing and having a small piece of pumpkin pie instead of the “healthy” (meaning “not so much”!) piece of pecan pie I had yesterday. My 3.5 mile walk didn’t burn that baby up! I have half the round left to balance things with non-holiday fare. I’m going to try for a walk today, but it’s cold and damp out and I’ve become a serious weather weenie after living on the southern coast of NC for 10 years! We’ll see. I hope those of you who celebrate TG had a lovely day yesterday. Be safe, everyone.

11/28 - 183.4 - 1926
Yep, leftovers. But I started this morning with a high-protein breakfast and have the rest of the day planned for “regular” calories, lots of water, and a walk, even if short. All good. Happy Saturday!

11/29 - 183 - 1771
Still ate too much yesterday — fell off my plan — and I’m feeling overstuffed this morning. Ugh. But I walked about 3.5 miles and plan to get out today. We have snow & ice probably headed our way tonight, which may stifle my walking a bit. It’s sunny if cold now — birds and chipmunks very busy this morning. Mike the cat is running from window to window, so at least someone is exercising!

11/30 - 183 - 1862
Aaack! Too much food. I blame the carbs breakfast, which left me “mouth hungry” all day and I ended up snacking. I got a walk in, but won’t today as we have “wintry mix” falling and it’s slick out there.

12/1 - 183.2 - 997
I didn’t try for such low calories, but had a nutrient-dense lunch and an apple for dinner and some popcorn later and felt very satisfied. It’s hard to convince DH, but I’m trying to switch my habits to a bigger, high-protein, lower-carb breakfast, and smaller or no lunch or dinner, depending on how I feel. Today looks a bit better weather wise, so I’m planning a nice walk. Maybe I can at least finish the round not higher!

12/2 - 182.6 - 1137
Okay, finally moving in the right direction again! See you in R134!





Goals — 5K/3.1 mi - <55 min by 11/15 ✔️
100 miles by 12/31

Zondeare

SW: 241.6 (August 2020)
Final GW: under 160 (normal BMI)
Round 133 GW: under 210.6

Final weight in each round.
130. 215.6
131. 212.0
132. 212.6.
133. 208.8

Day/Weight/Comment
11/23. 211.6
11/24. 212.6
11/25. 210.6
11/26. 209.2.
11/27. 211.0
11/28. 209.6
11/29. 209.0
11/30. 209.6.
12/1. 209.6
12/2. 208.8

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 EW: 198.6 0.0
Round 132 SW: 198.6 EW: 193.6 -5.0
Round 133 SW: 193.6 EW: 196.2 +2.9

Day/Weight/Comment

11/23 194.0 Not surprised had beef ribs last night. I was mindful about everything else I ate for the day. So It shouldn’t be I huge increase. I’ll take this. I am going to be very mindful all week.
11/24 193.5 14041 1964 calories. I am trying to be mindful. Eat lots of fruit and veggies. 2 eggs, 1 sausage link and an avocado for breakfast.
11/25 193.3 11759 steps 1874 calories. I had chicken salad last night with my babies. Light breakfast today. Having apple pie tonight is a tradition with my foster sister.
11/26 194.7 There is apple pie. Yesterday 11956 steps 2365 calories no hugs required.
11/27 195.8 I woke up this morning saying please don’t let it go over 196. I kept my portions small. Waited 10 minutes before I went back for more and small portions. Sweet potato pie. 9788 steps and1768 calories. Not bad. Plus I worked out last night for 15 minutes.
11/28 195.7 Finished the pie, don't want it in the house. Drank lots of water. Plenty of leftovers.
11/29 193.7 A drop back down to where I was approximately. Yesterday was a bit lazy only 7300 steps but today I made my attempt at the Turkey Trot. 2.93 miles average pace 19’20” 56 minutes. Saturday I had no leftovers. I ate tuna avocado salad and Sunday I had leftovers for breakfast.
11/30 193.8
12/01 194.7 I am very sore today. I haven’t done anything like the turkey troy attempt since late September. I ate lots of salty fries yesterday. It’s my own fault. Hopefully I can be under 193 by tomorrow. My November goal was 192.5 by December 1st and I did not make it. It’s okay. It is time to make a realistic goal for New Years Day. 189.9 is a reasonable to me. 194.7 to 189.9 is a difference of 4.8 pounds. I have got to keep my eye on the prize.(TOM is coming so I expect a drop in the 24 to 48 hours.)
12/02 196.2 TOM Bloated oh so bloated.

globalhiker

Starting Weight: 130.5
Highest Weight: 151
Goal: body fat at 18-20%, 115-117 lbs

12/1:130.5
12/2:131.5. Realized I just drank 16oz of liquid half hour before. Need to weigh myself upon getting out of bed!

MomLarisa

44, 6' trying to maintain at 150. Have to track here for accountability. More water, more low/0 calorie snacks when starving.

11/30 161 I have no one to blame but myself. I didn't want to post here, but I knew I had to. I'm right back where I was last year. Not that that's terrible. I'm at a healthy weight, but I'm trying to get leaner. It needs to be more of a priority and that starts by posting here. Tracking for today. Hugs to anyone else that struggled through the mass consumption that is Thanksgiving.
12/1 159 better. I really have to stay mindful or everything falls apart.
12/2 157.4