Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 136

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  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 4,615 Member
    UTMom81 wrote: »
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    Let's be thinking about our goals for January as we move into a new year. There are lots of 30-day challenges out there, or you can create your own or continue with a previous fitness goal and track it here. The "goal" is to train together to meet our own individual needs because we are all in such different places in our journeys. This is not a competition between group members, but a way to encourage each other to strive toward our own fitness targets. Who is up for the challenge?

    Yep, I'm in, will have a think over the next few days about what my goal will be. Loving the logo, you're sooo clever.
  • kmort009
    kmort009 Posts: 271 Member
    Round 136

    Age: 39
    Height: 5’ 3”
    SW: 163
    CW: 133.6
    GW: 125

    GW for this round: 133.0

    Round 126 (1): 156 to 153.2 (-2.8 lbs)
    Round 127 (2): 153.2 to 150.4 (-2.8 lbs)
    Round 128 (3): 150.4 to 148.0 (-2.4 lbs)
    Round 129 (4): 148.0 to 146.0 (-2.0 lbs)
    Round 130 (5): 146.0 to 144.4 (-1.6 lbs)
    Round 131 (6): 144.4 to 139.6 (-4.8 lbs)
    Round 132 (7): 139.6 to 138.8 (-0.8 lbs)
    Round 133 (8): 138.8 to 137.0 (-1.8 lbs)
    Round 134 (9): 137.0 to 136.6 (-0.4 lbs)
    Round 135 (10): 136.6 to 133.6 (-3.0 lbs)

    Goals for this round:
    - Continue to do yoga nightly
    - Lose 1 lb - just 1!

    12/23 - 133.6 - One more round for this year! I will be very happy to see 2020 go. My 5 year old is so excited for Christmas this year, and we are doing what we can to make it joyful for her. Today we’re making and decorating gingerbread people! Luckily, I’m not a huge fan of gingerbread, so less temptation for me to overindulge.

    12/24 - 133.6 - And we’ll just keep holding here, I guess. I’d have liked a little bit more of a drop since I don’t plan to weigh-in or really track much tomorrow, but the number is what it is. Had a good day yesterday not eating the gingerbread cookies we made, and we went for a walk to look at lights after dinner. Our little guy got tired of the stroller 3/4ths of the way through, so he got piggyback rides the rest of the way. Good back and shoulder workout for me!

    To all who celebrate it in this group, have a wonderful Christmas Eve tonight, and a very Merry Christmas tomorrow!

    12/25 -DNW - Merry Christmas!

    12/26 - 134.6 - Ok, that could have been much worse. We’ll see where the scale settles out over the next few days. Yesterday was amazing - chaos, but amazing. I let myself enjoy all the treats without tracking and certainly didn’t have time for a morning workout, though I did at least close my Apple Fitness rings by taking the dog for a long walk last night. Today - back to focusing on healthy eating and portion control. I started with only half a cinnamon roll for breakfast instead of a whole one, and 40 minutes of HIIT and strength training.

    12/27 - 133.8 - Coming back down, and it’s even TOM which tends to push up the scale for me. I’m still enjoying some of our Christmas treats though - cinnamon rolls in the morning and peppermint cheesecake at night, plus so many cookies in the house - so I’m not expecting to see any major drops before New Years. I’m trying to get into a mental space where maintaining is ok, since the peppermint cheesecake is definitely worth it 😂

    12/28 - 134.2 - Got a good dance and strength workout in this morning - I’m loving Apple Fitness+. I’m almost back on track now with my meal prep and tracking: I’ve got breakfast (strawberry banana overnight oats and a hard boiled egg) and lunch (chicken and wild rice soup) all set for the week, plus homemade granola bars for my snack. I do have one more serving of peppermint cheesecake left tonight - and I will enjoy every crumb before returning my focus to maintaining a solid deficit the rest of this week.

    12/29
    12/30
    12/31
    01/01

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    Goal: At least 15 minutes of yoga before bed each night

    12/23 - Nearly fell asleep on the couch at 10 last night, but managed to do a 10 minute mindfulness video before going to bed early.

    12/24 - Finished up all the wrapping last night - didn’t make time for yoga. Not going to happen tonight either, with everything we have to set up for tomorrow.

    12/25 - Merry Christmas!

    12/26 - Too tired to do anything but collapse last night - definitely got to get back into this habit tonight!

    12/27 - 15 minutes of calm yoga before bed puts me in a much better mood for sleep

    12/28 - 20 minutes of yoga
    12/29
    12/30
    12/31
    01/01
  • UTMom81
    UTMom81 Posts: 1,542 Member
    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)
    Rd 134 SW: 179.6, EW 176.2
    Rd 135 SW: 176.2, EW 176.8

    Day/Weight/Comment
    12/23 177.4 I am not eating the way I should. I was in the groove before Mom’s unexpected illness and death, but now, I’ve not worked my way back to that state of mind yet. Lots of cooking and baking to do the next two days, so I’m just hoping not to blow too much of my progress. I’m doing an IF today, so I’m hoping that will help get me centered again.
    12/24 178 UGH! I almost didn’t come on to post this today. But I am here despite my reluctance, so that’s an NSV, isn’t it? I had sushi and wonton soup for dinner and didn’t realize until afterwards just how much sodium there is in that!! If I drink lots of water today and be mindful about what I eat, perhaps I can send this the other direction tomorrow. That would be a small win, so let’s go for that! It's pouring rain today, so any exercise I get in will have to be indoors. You know what? The more I sit here and think about what to type, the madder I get at this number. Let's see where that takes me today!!!
    12/25 177.6 is a small victory for me! Merry Christmas! I hope it signals a mindset shift. We had 3 inches of snow yesterday afternoon/evening which has given us a rare thing here in the South—a WHITE CHRISTMAS! It’s all still here this morning, and it is so very beautiful!
    12/26 177.6 Wow! Wasn’t expecting that, even though I did try to keep things managed yesterday! I did enjoy breakfast and late lunch on Christmas. But that was the last meal, only had a couple nibbles late in the day, and drank lots of water. High yesterday was 25 degrees. Brrr. That’s COLD for here. All our snow is still hanging around. Not sure how my northern friends stand this stuff ALL winter. Blessings to you all!
    12/27 179.0 Whoa! This is totally unexpected except for the fact that I could NOT get enough water yesterday and even asked my husband if he put a lot of salt on the steaks. My food choices were definitely not this bad yesterday. I supposed it could be some of the Christmas stuff just now showing up, but I hope it’s water. I leave today to go back to my Dad’s to spend the week.
    12/28 No scales…totally forgot to grab my scales before I left home. Scrounged around here at Dad’s house and found an old scale, but I have to buy one of those little round, flat batteries for it today.
    12/29 177.8 on Dad’s scale. That’s a little better at least!
    12/30
    12/31
    01/01

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    12/23 6-mile hike in the Smokies—Geez that felt SO good!!! Those mountains are good for my soul!
    12/24 1.3-mile walk with pup and stroller yesterday afternoon.
    12/25 10-mile exercise bike session followed by lots of additional steps for the day
    12/26 10.5-mile exercise bike ride
    12/27 10.7-mile exercise bike ride; will take a quick ride before I get ready this morning so I can meet the bike goal I set for the challenge.
    12/28 5-mile exercise bike ride to MEET MY BIKING GOAL for the challenge! Also did 2.82 mile walk after driving to NC
    12/29 4.1-mile walk which has me sore this morning.
    12/30
    12/31
    01/01


    Total toward 100 mile goal walked by 12/31 (since 11/14)= 76.36 WALK
    Total Bike Miles toward Goal: 105.13 BIKE

    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.     May do another 5K walk on or around Jan. 1, too, and just see if I can beat my Turkey Trot time. When I set those goals, I had no idea how much time I would spend sitting at my mother’s bedside, so I most likely won’t meet them now. It’ll be ok. I just need to work back up to getting in more movement every day now.
  • CamandJarvis
    CamandJarvis Posts: 2,149 Member
    edited December 2020
    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
    <3 R100 <3 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
    R133 EW: 151.2
    R134 EW: 149.3
    R135 EW: 149.5

    Last weight
    12/22 - 149.5

    Round Goal: Fast 16+hrs on weekdays, 14+hrs on weekends. Up the water! Water minimum: 75oz, Goal: 91oz.

    Day, Weight, Comment
    12/23 - 149.5
    12/24 - 147.7
    12/25 - 149.0
    12/26 - 148.8
    12/27 - 152.3
    12/28 - 147.0
    12/29 - 148.1 - Expected from heavy dinner. Perfectly okay with it. We got to pick up the deer we shot and had processed at a new place yesterday. Decided to try their sausage and it was goooooood. Heavy, though. Hit a mile-thick cement wall of sleepiness yesterday at about 2pm and never could shake it. Went to bed at 840. Fitbit says I finally fell asleep at 915 or so and I don't remember BF coming to bed. I was OUT. Woke up at 130am and had to toss and turn to get comfy then was out again. Took nearly a minute of my alarm going off for me to realize it was time to wake up! Normally I'm already awake or in light enough sleep it'll shock me awake immediately. Guess I really needed it. Still have a bit of lingering headache from Sunday when I had the migraine. Didn't go past a small ache yesterday so hoping same for today. Ear is tender so makes me wonder if I have the most minor ear infection causing it. I'll keep taking precautions and doing what I need to keep things healthy.
    12/30
    12/31
    01/01

    Previous Day's Comments
    12/23 - Surprised I'm not up! Homemade burgers last night and I piled mine HIGH. Couldn't finish it and I was absolutely stuffed. Feeling a bit bloated, too. Tonight is pizza since we are driving out of town to go drive through the light festival. I'll have to watch what I have for lunch and not go overboard with pizza or I'll be seeing the 150s again, no doubt. Fasted 16hrs yesterday. Dinner was late and BF wanted to make french toast for all of us for breakfast. Hopefully its more of a Brunch than breakfast - late dinner pushes my 16hrs to noon today...
    12/24 - Bouncy bouncy but glad its bouncing down. Only fasted just shy of 14hrs yesterday (breakfast with kiddos). Today should be better. Pizza was only 1 slice and we finished early. No snacking despite kids snacking all night in front of me. A win! Barely made 75oz water, but I did! Making banana nut bread by request of kids right now. Was requested for me to make my homemade bread for Christmas dinner tonight so I have the dough cooling from the fridge while banana nut bread bakes. 2 loaves of regular, 1 of gluten free for the families that requested. It makes me happy that my bread attempts are so well liked. I love to bake and I love to gift others with my creations so its such a win-win for me. Especially around Christmas - its a gift to me to have been asked to make it! (in love languages, I'm a words of affirmation and this definitely applies and fills my heart).
    12/25 - Merry Christmas! That's a late Christmas dinner and needed more water. All good.
    12/26 - Christmas lunch/dinner (Linner?) Plus, not enough water again, though better than the day before. Really need to up that. Kids already on the way to their mom's. So quiet in this house now. Need to get my yoga in before I get too distracted and end up not doing it.
    12/27 - Um..... what? Maybe delayed bloating? Don't feel/look particularly bloated. Maybe its water weight from finally getting my intake back to 75oz? Fasted 18hrs yesterday. Should easily hit 16hrs, hoping to push it to lunch for 18+, especially with this increase.
    12/28 - I had a severe migraine yesterday that also ended with sharp pain through my ear. Took an accidental nap when I curled on the couch with a hot corn sack on my ear. Definitely didn't get water and calories in due to that. Water was close, though, as I drank a ton (including having to get out of bed twice to pee!) in the evening. I estimate just barely shy of 64oz. Better now, though still being cautious in case its the start of an ear infection. Fasted 18 hrs. Dinner was on the earlier side so another opportunity for 16+hr fast today. Also TMI should be showing up any day. Wondering if yesterday's weight was a little hormone fluctuation due to that... I'm feeling/looking a bit bloated today and I definitely believe hormones are the cause. No problem, that's normal and will be over by the end of the week (:
    12/29
    12/30
    12/31


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    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 - :/Yesterday 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
    12/03 - :)Did get my yoga done yesterday. Yoga With Adriene has her December calendar up so I'm following those videos on the days I can practice. Yesterday was a 10 minute meditation yoga so I decided to get some movement as well by finishing the practice I didn't get to on 12/01. I just started over since it was also a pretty short one.
    12/04 - :/Started my yoga practice but was interrupted with BF waking up earlier than normal. The worst part about having a house a tad too small.
    12/05 - :)I realized I'm behind on YWA calendar. I did the meditation as day 2 instead of day 1! Oops. Hoping a short practice today since I'm not sure plans.
    12/06 - :/Didn't get a practice in and not sure I'll get one in today. Will have to focus on getting them done during the week and give myself slack on weekends since they're always spur of the moment.
    12/07 - :/No yoga. Couldn't even finish making coffee and BF was ready to go. I kind of figured that would happen. Hoping today I'll wake up a little bit more so I can get a practice in, even if its short and sweet.
    12/08 - :/No yoga, work has been crazy busy with meetings. Today is even busier! Almost back to back meetings. It'll be a miracle if I can get yoga in today. The remainder of my work week looks just as bad. Will keep looking for opportunities
    12/09 - :)Managed to squeeze in a really quick practice for gut health yesterday. Not sure I'll get to today, but I'll keep trying to squeeze something in whenever I possibly can!
    12/10 - :/Work got stupid busy so couldn't squeeze in a practice yesterday. Once my 630am meeting is over, I'll hop on the living room TV for practice since BF won't be up until 8 at the very earliest (plus I have an 830 meeting). I'm not as groggy this morning so I think I can push through to hopefully wake me up fully.
    12/11 - :)Right after my meeting I did a quick practice, but it was more of a morning wake up stretch to jolt some energy through you. It worked, I needed a good, over-the-top morning stretch
    12/12 - :/Didn't get a chance to, had to run errands early before the weekend flood of tourists made it in.
    12/13 - :)Got a quick ab yoga workout in and I'm still feeling it today. Whoooa! Need to find a nice simple practice since I'm running on 5-6hrs sleep right now (stupid insomnia) that won't leave me feeling too drained after
    12/14 - :)I didn't get to finish my practice, but I got most of it done, so I'm calling it a success.
    12/15 - :/I was so tired yesterday. Didn't get much sleep last night, either, but going to try for an easy stretch practice just to get some movement in
    12/16 - :/Didn't get one in yesterday. By the time I had any kind of energy, work blew up and I used my energy working.
    12/17 - :/Didn't happen. Was quite groggy and unmotivated yesterday. Sleepy this morning but the frigid cold shocked me awake enough I'm looking up a youtube as soon as I post to try to warm myself up with physical activity.
    12/18 - :/Ugh, I get interrupted right at beginning. Home alone today so definitely can get one in! I really will struggle with kids here so I need to put more effort into making it happen first thing in the morning regardless how sleepy/groggy I am.
    12/19 - :)Very short video, but got something in. Better than nothing.
    12/20 - :/Kids awake before me and on playstation/tv so no way for me to get to my YWA videos. Hopefully, tomorrow and Tuesday I can knock some out since I'll be awake so early for work. Can't imagine anyone but the daughter would be awake THAT early. Even she might not, despite being a morning person. If I can find a place to do it, I will try to sneak one in during the day off my phone -- space is NOT on my side when kids here.
    12/21 - :/Another day I couldn't get a practice in. Nobody awake yet so I'm about to pull up a video on the tv and knock it out. Only working today and tomorrow so I have to figure out how to get them done before kiddos wake up and take over tv Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. They will go home early Saturday so I'll be home alone all day and then back to just BF and I which I can hide in kids room to practice if need be (especially since gifts hidden in her room will be out of my way)
    12/22 - :)I did one! I didn't want to, but I did it. And I'm searching for one to knock out this morning even though I only want to sleep instead. Must. Meet. Goal. Must. Meet. Goal. Must. Meet. Goal.
    12/23 - :)Managed to sneak one in despite my sleepiness. Today is a little more difficult since kids up before me. Will try to get something done, though.
    12/24 - :/Didn't manage to sneak one it. Hopefully in between bread making I can sneak something in today. It'll be short, but its better than nothing!
    12/25 - :)Got a short one done in between baking bread! Wasn't much, but every little bit counts.
    12/26 - :/Didn't get the chance to. Rushed like crazy and then the daughter wouldn't leave my side.
    12/27 - :)Got a nice easy one in. Aiming for repeating it as my hammies are really tight and sore, no idea why.
    12/28 - :)I did get a repeat in yesterday and the hamstring stretch felt amazing. Need to figure out one this morning. Refreshing stretch sounds really good. As does breathwork. YWA announced January she is focusing on breathwork practices for her month-long journey. Definitely will be checking that out. SO CLOSE TO GOAL!
    12/29 - :)Did another nice practice yesterday. Wasn't feeling it the absolute most, but I got it done. Last one to meet my goal today if I can get motivated enough. Still waking up right now but I've got a bit of time before BF wakes up. Plus, he moved his office into the garage for his upcoming 3 week conference (has to be on video and doesn't want me to have to isolate since its 6am-9pm minimum hr, even weekends) so I can always do it when he's working now without interrupting him or his work!







  • playhardkf2017
    playhardkf2017 Posts: 875 Member
    CamandJarvis wrote: »
    You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before


    12/29 - :)Did another nice practice yesterday. Wasn't feeling it the absolute most, but I got it done. Last one to meet my goal today if I can get motivated enough. Still waking up right now but I've got a bit of time before BF wakes up. Plus, he moved his office into the garage for his upcoming 3 week conference (has to be on video and doesn't want me to have to isolate since its 6am-9pm minimum hr, even weekends) so I can always do it when he's working now without interrupting him or his work!


    Wow, that's a long conference! It's nice he moved into the garage though!

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