Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 138
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Let's do this!
OSW 88KG
RSW 62.9 kg
Average last round 63.5kg
01/12 63.2kg not great but also not an issue. Calories and carbs were on target. Gym done this morning and I'm trusting the process.
01/13 62.8kg.all down is good! Gym done for the day.
01/14 62.0kg new low for this year. Gym done and going to stay focused.
01/15 62.0kg. A good day yesterday. Today is a public holiday here so I had a sleep in. Gym is happening around 9 am rather than 5am!
01/16 63.5kg from nowhere for no reason!
01/17 62.15kg I did not let the weight from yesterday derail me as clearly is was just a weird blip.
01/18 63.0kg...hoping its another blip. Lots of water and I should be good tomorrow. Gym done.
01/19 62.9kg not ideal but it has 2 days to go away! Gym done
01/20 62.55kg but it seems I forgot to post yesterday. Gym done and a short daily walk included.
01/21 62.9kg. Disappointing end to the round. Not sure why. I'll be back next round for some losses!
Loss this round 0kg
Loss on average 0.8kg which is better!7 -
JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 138 (round 70 for me ) I'm in for another round it's obvious to me that I need this to help me! Thank you GrandmaJackie a brilliant champion in these unprecedented & unsettled times, for continuing to set 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 closer 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 131s for the end of the round. I think that is reasonable given that I was there the last round but the two last days it went a rye! Stick with good habits; be mindful of what I eat & drink, try to keep it in moderation, keep walking, no binges; remember keeping the 10 days binge free makes such a difference!End of round 69 134.2 lbsEnd of round 137 – 134 (1.2 pound up uhh!!)
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)
End of round 131 – 133.6 (0.6 up)
End of round 132 – 134 (0.4 up)
End of round 133 – 134 .4 (0.4 up)
End of round 134 – 132.2 (2.2 pounds down) see what not bingeing can do!!
End of round 135 – 131.8 (0.4 down)
End of round 136 – 132.8 (1 pound up – happy at this for the Christmas period & lower than I've been at this time for many a year!!)
End of round 137 – 134 (1.2 pound up uhh!!)
Keep calm – we're all in this together! Wash hands, be kind, continue to follow all latest Government guidelines for C-19 virus. Be positive for the vaccine – its here and inoculation has started! Take it when offered.
Day/Weight/Comment
01/12 133 – starting to come back down again, good controlled day yesterday. 7.9 miles walked /jogged yesterday. Strange day exercisewise; had to stay in for a parcel to be collected anytime between 9 & 5, with hindsight I should have got out at 7, but didn't think of it until later!! So jogged in place for 20 mins midmorning & then after delivery man picked up the parcel – midafternoon – Imanaged to get out for an hours jogging/walking. Still to complete my 5K from 2 rounds ago, hope to make it this week!
01/13 132.2 – 12.12 miles walked yesterday including 25 mins of continuous jogging.
01/14 132.2 - 11.15 miles walked yesterday (no running as rest day)
01/15 131.6 - 9.57 miles walked/jogged yesterday including 25 mins continuous jogging. Happy with how the round is going & getting back close to the lower weight of the last round.
01/16 131.6 – 14.61 miles walked yesterday – didn't plan to walk this far! Dropped car off for service other side of town and walked a meandering route home intending DH to take me to pick it up after work. I had donned my running shoes & had just got out the door when the garage phoned to say the car was ready, spontaneously I changed back into my walking boots and walked back to pick up the car, hence no run yesterday.
01/17 133 – 9.81 miles walked yesterday. I know the uptick is due to high sodium in bacon, prawns & cheeses together with last nights pizza- 96 calories & 15g fat over. Today I'm not going to let that send me off track with a chocolate binge like I did last week!! Numbers'll soon come down again !!
01/18 132.4 – 9.64 miles walked yesterday, number coming down as expected.
01/19 132.4 - 10.21 miles yesterday including 27 minutes jogging. Made some deliciously tasty spicy parsnip soup.
01/20 132.4 – 9.15 miles yesterday including 29 minutes jogging. Doubt there will be a window to get out to exercise today due to storm Christoff
Will throw myself into housework!
01/21 131.2 – wow a whoosh on the final day! Hurrah !! 6.9 miles walked yesterday managed to find a no/light rain window to get out
. Really pleased with myself this round; a loss of 2.8 pounds (I was 1.2 pounds up on last round!) I need to take forward from this what I can achieve when I stick to the plan and not binge. I am also pleased with myself that I have (for this round at least!) managed to ration myself to a couple of Quality Street chocolates (Christmas leftovers) per day, usually one taste of chocolate is the trigger for a binge, need to continue with this training!
KEEP SAFE EVERYONE. Keep calm – we're all in this together!
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Female, 5'6, age 44
SW: 148.6 (1/10/2020)
GW: 128
Goals
- 1200 cal/day (now eating back exercise calories)
- No alcohol
- Be mindful of carbs, sodium, and portion size at dinner
- HIIT 4x week
- Run outside when possible (if too icy, walk)
- Eat breakfast every day
Day/Weight
01/12- 136
01/13-136
01/14-135.3
01/15-134.7
01/16- 135.1
01/17- 134.7
01/18- 135.3
01/19-135.1
01/20- 135.3
01/21 - 134.4
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JGM10D Round 138
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!😷
January focus: improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale
Aims:
2021 Focus:- Maintain weight < 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:JGM10D ~|~ Round 138- 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 ✅ Strength training has slowed progress, but that’s okay.
- That's a WIN in my book!
- 2021
- 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.)
🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.🔹Age 74;🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹🔹GW: 2020: <150✅
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅
🔹31 Dec: 145.8
🔹1 Jan 2021: 147.2
🔹LW: 145.8 (Dec 2020)
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🔹Focus: maintain<150
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 137 EW: 144.9
Round 137
Goal: Maintain <150
==============================- 12/01: 145.1: Goals ❄️ Back is much improved today.
- 13/01: 145.4: Goals❄️
- 14/01: 145.3: Goals❄️
- 15/01: 145.6: Goals❄️
- 16/01: 145.2: Goals❄️ I am happy with this. I have been <150 for well over a year now, even during the Dec festive season. My Round average has been slowly dropping.
- 17/01: 145.6: Goals❄️
- 18/01: 144.9: Goals❄️
- 19/01: 145.6: Goals❄️No outside exercise because of storm Christoff. We have severe flood warnings.
- 20/01: 145.1: Goals❄️
- 21/01: 145.2: Goals
Daily Goals- Round 135 EW 146.8
- Round 120 EW 150.1🌻
- Round 110 EW 148.2🌻
- Round 109 EW 147.2🌻
- June 2017: Round 8 SW 162; EW 169.9 This was my first round!!! I faffed about for 2 1/2 years before I got back on track!!!
Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Exercise:
🔹7,500+ Steps daily
🔹30 + minutes intentional exercise
Mind/Body/Soul/Spirit
🔹Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation
🔹Practice Self-care
🔹Positively reframe thoughts
🔹Learn something new
🔹15 mins Daily Declutter session
https://www.random.org/colors/hex
Purple: #ff4968.
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS: One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!- Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
- A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
- Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
- The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
- Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
- The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
- When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
- Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.
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MFP SW: 211.6 lbs / 96.0 kg
UGW: 110-120 lbs / 50-54 kg
GW for round 138: 195 lbs / 88.5 kg
Day/Calories/Comment
1/12 - 200 lbs / 90.7 kg
Week 2, Day 2 Hip Hop Abs, DONE
1/13 - 199.5 lbs / 90.5 kg (-0.5 lbs/-0.2 kg)
Week 2, Day 3 Hip Hop Abs, DONE
1/14 - 200.4 lbs / 90.9 kg (+0.9 lbs / +0.4 kg)
Week 2, Day 4 Hip Hop Abs, DONE
1/15 - 200.0 lbs / 90.7 kg (-0.4 lbs / -0.2 kg)
Week 2, Day 5 Hip Hop Abs, DONE
1/16 - 199.1 lbs / 90.3 kg (-0.9 lbs/ -0.3 kg)
Week 2, Day 6 Hip Hop Abs, DONE
1/17 - 199.1 lbs / 90.3 (+/- 0 lbs / 0 kg)
Week 2, Day 7 Hip Hop Abs, DONE
1/18 - 198.2 lbs / 89.9 kg (-0.9 lbs / -0.4 kg)
Week 3, Day 1 Hip Hop Abs, DONE
1/19 - 196.7 lbs / 89.2 kg (-1.5 lbs / -0.7 kg)
Week 3, Day 2 Hip Hop Abs, DONE
1/20 - 196.7 lbs / 89.2 kg (+/- 0 lbs / 0 kg)
Week 3, Day 3 Hip Hop Abs, only 1 workout instead of 2 DONE
1/21 - 198.0 lbs / 89.8 kg (+ 1.3 lbs / + 0.6 kg
So I weighed myself at home again and as I expected my weight is heavier that what the other scale was showing me. Although I didn't reach my goal, I am really happy with the 2lb loss in the span of 10 days! Looking forward to doing next round!
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Hi. 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
Round 134 SW 54.2 EW 53.7. Loss 0.5kg
Round 135 SW 53.6. EW 53.4 Loss 0.2kg
Round 136 SW 53 EW 54 Gain 1 kg but it was Christmas and the New Year
Round 137 SW 53.9 EW 53.5 Loss 0.4
Round 138 SW 53.5 EW 53.5 No change - must try harder!
Tue 12 53.5 trend ↔️
Wed 13 53.8 trend ⬆️ 👿 I’m hoping it’s salt from last nights smoked haddock!
Thu 14 53.6 trend ↔️ That’s a bit better- I still need to drink more
Fri 15 53.6 trend ↔️ 👿
Sat 16 53.6 trend ↔️ 👿. I’ve lost my focus so I’m not making progress. I do want to post a loss at the end of the round
Sun 17 53.6 trend ↔️ 👿 just 4 days left of this round in which to make a difference!
Mon 18 53.6 trend ↔️ 👿
Tue 19 53.6 trend ↔️ 👿 great if I’d been trying to maintain but I’m just short of my goal!
Wed 20 53.5 trend ↔️ At least I’m back to where I started the round. Still hoping to end it lighter than I started! 😡
Thu 21 53.5 trend ⬇️ All I can say, is that I didn’t end the round with a gain!11 -
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
Round 131 156.2lbs
Round 132 155.8lbs
Round 133 154.0lbs
Round 134 152.2lbs
Round 135 153.0lbs
Round 136 153.8lbs
Round 137 150.4lbs
Day, Weight, Comment
01/12 149.8lbs
01/13 150.0lbs
01/14 150.2lbs I know it's going in the wrong direction but this is because I worked hard to get my Christmas weight off. My calorie intake has had to increase as it was getting too low.
01/15 150.2lbs
01/16 151.0lbs
01/17 151.0lbs
01/18 150.6lbs
01/19 151.0lbs
01/20 150.4lbs
01/21 150.2lbs
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61 year old female; 5’5"
Highest Weight: 213
Lowest Weight: 143
SW: 188.4
GW: (for now: 165--will set it lower later)
Round HistoryRd 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
Rd 136 SW: 177.4, EW 177.8 (Christmas)
Rd 137 SW: 177.8, EW 176.4
Rd 138 SW: 176.4, EW 174.2
Day/Weight/Comment
01/12 176.2 After the swoosh, I was expecting a bump up. Glad I didn’t get one. Had a really good, controlled, food day yesterday and was able to stick with the No Junk Food Challenge.
01/13 175.4 Yay! Back to where I was before Mom’s illness. No Junk Food Challenge = Ate mostly vegetables and protein and that seems to work for me. Snacked on berries.
01/14 174.6 Things are falling back into place now. I’m hitting my stride again, so hopefully I can make some progress now. My IF ended up being 18:6 yesterday because I just wasn’t hungry at work until then. I didn’t set that as a goal. No Junk Food Challenge =
My cravings are much less now and my snacking consists of berries and a mandarin orange primarily.
01/15 174.2 This No Junk Food Challenge hits the mark for me, especially coupled with the exercise challenge and IF. Fasted 16.5 hours and walked in a fasted state. I’ve done a really good job this week with food choices and I think that has made all the difference with my cravings…which are gone—let me knock wood really quick!
01/16 173.6 Continued success with the trifecta of No Junk Food Challenge, our exercise challenge, and IF of 17:7. I’m feeling the best I’ve felt in a long time, too. Hoping for a short hike in the Smokies this afternoon after babysitting my DGD.
01/17 174.4 This always happens after a strenuous hike in the mountains with so much elevation change, so I was expecting it. It was a lovely, snowy day in the Smokies though, and I thoroughly enjoyed my day. IF—16:8
01/18 175I think this is salt. We had cheese and meat tray for dinner last night, but I ate hardly anything else the rest of the day, so we will see how much of this stays around.Hiking again today if the roads don’t get bad so this may go up again, but it won’t be from over eating.
01/19 177.4 Ate horribly yesterday—fast food pretty much all day while traveling. Going back to the No Junk Food Challenge today and the rest of what I know works.
01/20 174.6 There we go! Never got hungry yesterday, so didn’t eat anything at all until dinner. Just had coffee, hot tea, and water so ended up doing OMAD, and it paid off.
01/21 174.2 IF-19:5 Good solid round. Making good progress on habits (No Junk Food, continuing exercise, IF) and had the self-control to get right back on track when I had a really bad day of food decisions. That’s progress in and of itself!
JANUARY EXERCISE GOALS:
EXERCISE BIKE—100 miles
WALKING—50 miles (outside or with walking workout videos if weather is bad)
HIKING—at least one hike in the mountains during January
01/12 2 miles with Leslie Sansone. It was COLD, with a rain/snow mix most of the day. I thoroughly enjoy her walking workouts. I should do them more often!
01/13 No formal workout yesterday—last meeting didn’t end until 8:30 pm and I was whooped. Hoping to get in a walk at lunch and a bike ride tonight. Need to be halfway to my goals by the morning of the 16th.
01/14 10-mile bike ride which puts me over the halfway mark for biking (a couple days early). Gotta focus on walking so that goal doesn’t get out of reach. Right now my average is up to right at 2 miles/day left. I can do that easily if I will just carve out the time. So, there’s my motivation!
01/15 4.35 miles of walks and walking videos—2.35 miles walk at work followed by 2 miles with Leslie Sansone
01/16 1.28 miles walking and 9.09 miles on the exercise bike
01/17 10.82 mile hike (25,500 steps)
01/18 5 mile exercise bike ride
01/19 5.9 mile hike to Laurel Falls on the Appalachian Trail
01/20 1-mile Leslie Sandone video
01/21 1.14-mile walk during lunch break, then 8.05 miles on the bike after dinner
TOTALS for January:
EXERCISE BIKE: 64.14 miles
WALKING: 42.91 miles
HIKES: 3—completed on 1/2. Another on 1/16. Another on 1/18
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Challenge SW:129
Challenge GW: 126
Day/Weight/Comment
01/12 129 (This is high for me: yesterday was a bad day before I decided to join this challenge, also it’s my TOM. I am so happy to be here with you all. I have gained 10 pounds since the summertime. I am really struggling and I need to turn things around and start exercising more. I am looking at short term goals instead of the full picture so I think this challenge will help. The first half of 2020 I was in my maintenance range. I want to get back.) 1345 calories/3.3 miles walking
01/13 127.6 Happy about the weigh in. I was hoping for a nice drop the first day back on track.
01/14 126.2 Yay, binge weight and TOM weight is coming off. It will probably slow down. Focus is needed.
01/15 127 Up some unfortunately. Not a bad day yesterday but more calories than I should have.
01/16 126.6 Yay, I’ll take it. Lots of improvement this challenge so far. I have stopped stress eating 2,000+ calories and getting back gradually to where I was before. Progress. I need to put in more 1200 calorie days though.
01/17 127.4 Bummed out. Maybe from a salty meal plus I had another 1800 calorie day which is not good enough.
01/18 127 Yay, down some. 1700 calories yesterday and a workout so some improvement. Today I have 1300 calories planned: need to stick with it.
01/19 126.6 Weight is good today. Just a few days left to hit my goal: need to work hard.
01/20 127.8 Well that’s not cool. I ate too many calories yesterday. At least I should have a loss this challenge. Just need to have a perfect day today and finish strong.
01/21 126.4 Down 2.6 pounds this round. 😀
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54 year old female; 5’2"
SW: 153.2
Day/Weight/Comment
01/12
01/13
01/14
01/15
01/16
01/17
01/18
01/19 153.2
01/20 152.8
01/21 151.8 Quick initial loss. Looking forward to the next round!12 -
So, based on my behavior in round 137, I want to get back to the habits of pre-tracking and planning that were working so well for me from Oct 1 through X-mas. Husband being out of town for most of last round made me revert to not planning, since it is “only me”. That behavior then snow balls.
Goals for round 138 are to again try to and lose 1 more lb again. I would like to hit my stated goal of 129 by the end of January.
Previous Goals- Get under 150
- Get under 145 by my birthday (10/26)
- Get to pre-COVID weight from Feb 2020, 142.4
- Get under 140 before Thanksgiving 2020,
- Not gain over Thanksgiving,
- Get below 135
- Lose min 2 lb during December
- Walk/run to Sombrero B for sunrise photo
- Maintain losses of time in Florida
- Maintain weight for round 136 which included Xmas as well as New Years
- lost the 1 token pound in round 137, but is was what I hoped for, so all good, right?
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 129.0Round 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 134: -3.8 12/3-12/12
Round 135: -.6 12/13-12/22
Round 136: 0.0 12/23-1/1
Round 137: -1.0 1/2-1/11
Running total, since Sept 14, 2020: -22.0
Round 138 – starting weight 131.0
1/12 – 130.8 Yesterday was all pre-tracked, but I did make slight tweaks as the day went on. Dairy was good, exercise was good. Feels good to be in “control” again. Today was pre-tracked yesterday and I just finished planning tomorrow and parts of Thursday.
1/13 – 130.0 Pre-tracking again is being helpful. Today 90+% filled in and same for tomorrow. Remaining 10% allow for a little spontaneity. Yesterday was lighter on exercise, but it matched where my head was at. Scale did not seem to mind. Today is also my second to last day as "Nanny". Tomorrow, I have an oral surgeon consult (dental implant?) and I will have broken our "bubble", then Hubby comes home from Florida Saturday, so we will be quarantining together until his negative test next week. Following weekend (23rd) we hope to celebrate grandson's first birthday a week early as starting on the 27th, hubby and I have to deal with movers, contractors and delivery people for my MIL's new condo and we are presumed contaminated again. COVID is certainly making regular life a challenge.
1/14 – 129.8 As mentioned yesterday, today was pre-tracked already, but tomorrow’s is not. My babysitting is shifted today to an earlier set of hours due to my afternoon oral surgeon consult. Leaving the house in 35 min and I am still in PJ’s – overslept. I really should start setting alarms. Will be home earlier as well. I will get on planning and tracking for tomorrow and the next few days.
1/15 – 129.0 ok, so the scale says that I am at THAT number and I need to mentally sort out what to do.
I think first step is to make sure it is real and sticks and I would likely give it a week to check that. After that, I have pros and cons. Pros are clothing that I have fit again, 129 is a logical weight for me and a few years ago, I did maintain weight between 128 and 131 for a long period of time. Cons are that waist is still “thick” (30”) but not sure how much is menopause related and how much can be fought, I also still have a bit more pooch under by broken post-pregnancy abdominal skim and above my double surgery scars. At DD’s wedding, May 2017, I was accidentally between 124 and 126 (dress ended up not fitting right), but I remember how much flatter the broken skin was and how the pooch was actually feeling hollow at the time. Anyhow, just what’s going through my mind. Let’s see how this round closes out and if this sticks.........ARGH, just noticed that I have not pre-tracked today as I planned!
1/16 – 129.8 Yesterday was a perfect day based on CICO and exercise, so this makes it clear that I need to give the scale and my body time to find homeostasis. Also yesterday, I took the time to fully track through next Friday. Since Hubby is coming home after travel, we will be quarantined until a negative test comes back. Heading to the grocery store in 15 minutes with my list prepared from my tracking.
1/17 – 129.0 Pre-tracked day is so much easier. So yesterday, was grocery store, finish straightening house, head to daughter for last babysitting before I am quarantining, arrive home to hubby already there, start making dinner w/ new recipe, then chill in the evening. Was not motivated to throw in more nighttime exercise, so I am glad I got creative at my daughter’s small condo. For 23 minutes, I went up and down the stairs to their basement for 3 round trips per minute. Not a ton of exercise, but it felt good to find control in my day.
1/18 – 129.4 Bouncing around. Guessing the typical salt issue. Not much to say today!!!
1/19 – 128.2 I do think the pre-tracking is helping. Great walk last night, good speed & nice length. Going to put up a separate post about stomach vacuums. Curious about other experiences.
1/20 – 128.6 Many distracting responsibilities at the moment. For example, got up at 5:45 this morning to try and get my 83 year old signed up for a COVID vaccine. We had 5 computers all in the que. At 7:25, all signups within 1.5 hours were gone. And 7:29 their server crashed. Anyhow, my pre-tracking is saving my you-know-what. Got in my minimum UAC exercise yesterday. Glad I have that extra push. Tomorrow AM is finally my annual physical with PCP (they have called three times with appointment changes). Last night, spent hours putting my notes together (1 single page outline). List does not look bad this year. Just a couple key points to cover. But it was certainly interesting looking back at my notes from my past two years.
1/21 – 128.2 Honestly, very surprised (happyily) with the results of this round, though whenever something is too good to be true…. You know the rest. Seeing PCP in two hours. Looking at past years’ physicals, 2 yr 3 month ago I was 127.4, 1 yr 2 months ago I was 139.8, and from MFP I was 153 this past September. Hoping this is a year that she also orders the additional bloodwork and such. Would love that data too. NOW, as for my goal weight. In my stats above, I stated I had a goal of 129, and I am now under that. Given that round 139 would exactly end on January 31st, that is just too perfect to not complete one more round and then change into maintenance. Doing so would also align all four of my challenges exactly. Plus, maybe I would not mind another pound or so, but I am actually beginning to feel “right”, like I remembered from 2017. LASTLY, NSV, I bought a bathing suit that actually looked nice and is “cute”. This is something that I have always dreaded as I am short waisted (not as flattering) and have extensive stretch marks and three poorly healed abdominal surgery scars. Made my day! (That was on 1/19 and should have shared yesterday am)
1/11 - PM: 1:00:55 Solo Walk at 14’22” pace for 4.24 miles, avg HR 130 BPM; 4 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (24), 1 min squat (38), knee pushups (10)
1/12 - PM: Indoor cycle 30 min; 4 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (21), 1 min squats (34), kn.pushups (11)
1/13 - PM: 1:04:10 Solo walk at 13’48” pace for 4.65 miles, avg HR 133 BPM; 3 min forearm planks, 1 min sit up (23), 1 min squats (36), knee pushups (12)
1/14 - PM: indoor cycle 20 min; 0:48:20 Solo walk at 13’58” pace for 3.45 miles, avg hr 122 BPM
1/15 - PM: 0:40:31 Walk/stroller with 23 lbs of cats at 14’36 pace for 2.76 miles, avg HR 154 BPM; 6 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (26), 1 min squats (41), knee pushups (13); Indoor cycle 30 min
1/16 - AM: Basement stairs/daughter’s condo for 23 minutes ≈ 69 flights (20 sec/round trip)
1/17 - AM: 0:40:18 walk/stroller w/ cats at 14’45” pace for 2.73 miles, avg HR 132 BPM; PM: 6 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (27), 1 min squats (42), knee pushups (12); indoor cycle 10 min
1/18 - PM: 1:22:20 Solo walk at 13’28” pace for 6.11 miles, avg HR 135 BPM; 5 min mixed planks, 1 min sit up (26), 1 min squats (46), knee pushups (7)
1/19 - AM: Indoor cycle 20 min (bare minimum day!)
1/20 - 1/20 – AM: Indoor cycle 20 min; PM: 0:51:06 Solo walk at 14’12” pace for 3.59 miles, avg HR 126 BPM; 7.5 min mixed planks, 1.5 min sit up (35), 1 min squats (41), knee pushups (15)
ROUND 138 TOTAL: -2.8
TOTAL SINCE 9/14: -24.8 (-40.8 from 9/2001)12 -
Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 57
Akron, Ohio
OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)
My 99th Round!
Just trying to maintain!
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)
End R133: 144 (+1) Thanksgiving
End R134: 143.5
End R135: 143.5
End R136: 143.5 Christmas and New Year
End R137: 144 (+.5) Dan's cancer diagnosis
SW: 144
Day/Weight/Comment
01/12 - 144
01/13 - 144.5 - I was wondering when my weekend snacking was going to catch up with me. Sometimes it takes a few days. I've been staying around weight loss calories this week and I hope to get my weight back down a pound before the upcoming weekend.
01/14 - 144 - That's better!
01/15 - 143.5 - I'm very happy I managed to get back to this weight today. I'm going to try to stay closer to weight loss calories this weekend so I don't have a mid week bounce up next week.
01/16 - 143.5
01/17 - 144.5
01/18 - 145 - I did not follow my plan at all this weekend. Plenty of salt and carbs. Back to lower calories and plenty of water today.
01/19 - 145 - I'm glad my weight didn't bump up any more from the weekend. Sticking to lower calories and hope to see my weight go down tomorrow.
01/20 - 144.5 - It's a good day!
01/21 - 145 - I indulged in some wine last night. I'll try to do better next round.
10 -
SW: 160.8 lbs (as of 1/10/2021)
GW: 140Comment: I've lost 20 lbs since November 2019 using the slow and steady way (also have been intermittent fasting since November 2019, too). I'd like to be at 130 but don't think that is realistic, so I am focusing on 140lbs.
Goals over the next 10 days:
(1) Meet step goal 5/7 days
(2) Drink green tea with honey when my stress levels get high and I want to snack
(3) Eat more nutrient-dense foods instead of processed crap
Day/Weight/Comment
01/12: 162.9 (I am up from 2 days ago because I have been eating more - pure and simple - own it and move on)
01/13: 159.9 (not sure where this drop came from – probably because I had gorged on lots of food with lots of salt on the 11th – I’ll take it!)
01/14: 157.5 (I am almost back to where I was in December - I was at 156.5 and have been stuck there for about 3 months. So, I hope hoping that I keep up with this downward trend and break through the plateau. Focusing on "just 10 days" will hopefully put this into smaller chunks of my journey and not be so overwhelmed with 30 days. I also met my step goal and made really good food choices yesterday).
01/15: 159.6 (I know I have a gain, but I am ok with this. I had a really good day yesterday with food choices; I ate a lot of nutrient dense foods. I got my step goal in as well as a workout. My gain is because I had popcorn and a few slices of cheese last night before I went to bed. This always happens when I do that. I am quite happy with my overall day yesterday).
01/16: 159.5 (I am surprised this is down. Yesterday was a very stressful day and I ate poorly; chips, chips, cheese, chips, you get the point. I also waited to weigh myself; I weighed in the early afternoon in stead of morning after a longer fast, so that could be why I am down. I am sure if I had weighed in the morning, it would have been bad. It’s afternoon now and I have eaten well, hopefully the end of the day will still be good. I want to get back to what I weighed on the 14th……sigh………I did reach my step goal and took a nice walk yesterday. )
01/17: 159.0 (Besides the cookie monster taking me over for about 30 minutes, I had a great eating day. I didn’t get my step goal in, but I did get some exercise in and my heart rate up. I slept well last night and enjoyed some quiet time in my room which has become my sanctuary – I’ve redecorated it over these Covid months to be a place of peace and relaxation. My daughter and I love my room now and avoid “the boys” while they watch tv in the other room…….peace and quiet…..ahhhhhhh……..).
01/18: 159.0 (Yesterday was a cooking day for me; homemade bread, pot of beans, and bone broth. If you find the theme in what I write, I ate really well throughout the day, but I snacked last night……popcorn and granola bars this time. If I hadn’t eaten those last night, I am sure I would be a little down from yesterday. Oh well. Today is my last day of freedom; school starts tomorrow. I am excited to see my students, and I am better about not snacking when I teach).
01/19: 158.4 (Yesterday was probably one of my best days in a while, so I am really happy with the scale number this morning. My sons and I went to the gym, I ate very well, and there was no snacking last night. I got my nails done and relaxed for a good portion of yesterday because it was my last day of freedom. I start back at work today; I teach college level so our classes start later than K-12. I am one of very few faculty who will be teaching on campus with students. One of my classes will always meet face to face (that one is today), and the other will be a mix of teaching through Zoom and face to face. I am so excited to be face to face today and am ready to see my students. I love my job.)
01/20: 156.6 (WOW! I did very well for 2 days in a row. I exceeded my step goal, did an upper body strength workout, made good choices for food consumption, had a smaller eating window, and did not snack. Because I had a smaller eating window yesterday and also strength trained, I may be eating more today if my body tells me it’s hungry. So, I won’t be surprised if the scale is up tomorrow, and that is ok. I am making progress and just need to take this a day at a time.
01/21: 157.6 (I expected this because I did eat more yesterday, but my body needed it. I ate well and had a rest day. I did meet my step goal, too).
Round 138 Summary:
Loss of 3.2 lbs (I am basing this on 1/10 and not 1/12 - the 12th was a fluke day because of the binging I did on the 11th). YAY!
10 -
Start weight (31 August 2020): 349.2 lbs
Start weight for 138 challenge: 323.5 lbs
Aim for 21 January: 320.9
1/12 - 323.5lbs. Up a pound, but that's probably because it was my birthday at the weekend and I overindulged with champagne and a takeaway! Back to tracking and eating well this week, so fingers crossed it comes off as quickly as the Christmas weight did.
1/13 -322.7lbs. And back down again, so that's good. I'm hungry this week! Definitely sticking to it, but it's slow.
1/14 -322.7lbs. Would love to see the scales come down - fingers crossed for tomorrow.
1/15 -322.2 lbs
1/16 -322.2 lbs
1/17 -320.9 lbs Wow, so pleased to have got to this weight - which was my goal for this challenge; let's see if I can hang in there for the next few days!
1/18 -320.7 lbs Yay, that's good. Going well, and it's Monday so always on track on a Monday, fingers crossed:)
1/19 -321.7 lbs Not sure why I've bounced back up a pound, maybe it's the weekend? Was very on track yesterday, and feel motivated today. Come on!!
1/20 -320.9 lbs Hoping I can maintain this and achieve the challenge tomorrow - that would be great!
1/21 -320.9 lbs: I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay for the second challenge of 2021, that's 2.6lb lost
137 Challenge: lost 1.5 lbs11 -
Woo-hoo! Met my goal weight for this round! Hope you all have a great day. Thanks so much for this challenge -- it's really great motivation for me.
About me:47-year-old woman, 5’6”
Highest Weight (2015): 236.6
01 Jan 2019 Weight: 165
01 Jan 2020 Weight: 186
01 Jan 2021 Weight: 208
1 May 2021 Goal Weight: 175
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140
11-21 Jan 2021 (Round 138) GW: 204 / EW: 203.8
Day, Weight, Comment
1/11 – 205.2 – I fasted yesterday, so I expect this weight will increase tomorrow. 15,000 steps, 15 mins aerobics. I’d like to reduce time mindlessly scrolling on my phone. I also need to get into the habit of lifting weights for at least a few minutes most days to strengthen my upper body.
1/12 – 207 – 12,800 steps, 20 mins aerobics yesterday. I expected my weight to bounce up, but I was hoping it would be more like a pound rather than 2 pounds. Still struggling with too much grazing during the day, standing at the cupboard mindlessly snacking, eating the whole bowl of trail mix while scrolling on my phone. Going to really try to focus on controlling what I put in my mouth today. Today’s focus: STAY AWAY FROM THE SNACK BOWL. SIT DOWN TO EAT. EAT FRUIT AND VEGGIES INSTEAD OF NUTS AND CRACKERS. I also need to start lifting weights again. I just do simple dumbbells at home and I actually like it, but for some reason I’m avoiding it lately, possibly because I’m spending so much time on other exercise. I have a tendency sometimes to avoid doing things that are good for me and I enjoy for some bizarre reason! Still doing well with steps and keeping a trend of YouTube workouts going. I am starting to look forward to the Sunday fast and need a more formal plan for calorie control during the week – limiting my eating to smaller windows of time. I’d been trying to fast on Wednesdays, but we’re getting meal kits delivered and it just doesn’t work with the schedule we’re on. Need to work out a better plan.
1/13 – 207.2 – 13,715 steps, 50 min aerobics, 10 min weights. Depressing results on the scale, but yesterday was better in terms of snacking. Daily weigh-ins are a good motivator/wake-up call to keep me focused. Continue to focus today on being mindful of what I’m eating; avoiding eating while standing, walking, reading, watching TV, resisting the kitten trail mix bowl.
1/14 – 206.6 – 14,442 steps, 30 min aerobics. At least I’m moving in the right direction! Will keep being mindful of what I’m eating. Trying Noom and a good “psych tip” today was to expand my food options rather than always looking at this process as taking things away. I’ve done this intuitively, especially when I tried a plant-based diet for a while, but I’ll do it more consciously now. Meal kits from Blue Apron are a great way to get the “additive” effect or reward feeling and mix up the menu with healthy options that are new. Check. Doing that. Last week tried “Lesser Evil Grain Free Paleo Puffs – No-Cheese Cheesiness” as a replacement for Cheetos. So freaking good! And they actually fill you up (though costly). Going to Costco next week and will go wild with some new fruit or veggie and/or healthy salty snack. Today also going to write out an eating/fasting schedule that will work with my spring work schedule so I can get the habit started before the semester is in full swing.
1/15 – 205.8 – 13,582 steps, 50 min aerobics. Woo-hoo! Let’s keep up the progress. Today: WEIGHTS, prepare veggies for snacking.
1/16 – 206.4 -- 12,200 steps, 25 min aerobics, 10 min weights yesterday. Ate a pretty big, salty dinner last night but did well throughout the day and made lots of veggie snacks. Hike/snowshoe outing today and will probably go up a little in weight tomorrow. We’ll see. My cycle is all over the place and it’s hard to know when I have PMS. It was completely out of whack a couple years ago when I was near 230 pounds but it had stabilized after I dropped down below 180 and didn’t start getting irregular again until this summer as my weight creeped up into the 190s. Not sure if it’s just age or a combination of age and my weight. Whatever the case, I’m hoping to see a drop after Sunday’s fast that will stick. Have a great day, everyone!
1/17 – 205.8 – 20,500 steps (around 9 miles walking on flat, rocky, sandy, icy ground). Amazed I didn’t go up again! I’m really hoping to get to 204 by the end of this challenge, but even if I don’t, I’m feeling better in my body and more in control of my eating.
1/18 – 204.2 – 16,800 steps, 45 min aerobics, 10 min weights yesterday. WOO-HOO! So pleased to have dropped below 205. I fasted yesterday, so I hope I can maintain close to this low weight. Odd thing: Woke up around 4 a.m. and weighed myself: 203.2. I couldn’t believe it! Then I drank some sparking water and went back to bed. Two hours later I weighed in a pound heavier. I’m almost certain I didn’t misread. I even recorded that weight in MFP and Noom immediatly. Oh well. Not going to edit it as I expect to drop below 203 by the end of our next round! Feeling good. Another beautiful day I get to spend outside.
1/19 – 205 – 19,700 steps yesterday. Drank some wine and overate last night. Pleased to be at 205. Goal today: eat fruits, veg and just a little whole grain today (1/2 cup brown rice or one slice whole grain bread) before dinner.
1/20 – 206.8 – 19,800 steps, 30 min aerobics yesterday. Overate including half a bag of pretzels, cheese, ginger ale, cookies. Depressing seeing that number on the scale, but hoping it will discourage me from indulging in bad habits next time rather than spiraling down. Appreciate this practice of the daily weigh-in, reflection, and accountability. It can be harsh, but it’s helpful to see the immediate results of overindulging so I won’t keep doing it (I hope!). Today I’m focusing on being kind to myself and making better choices about what I put into my mouth. The big challenge is not giving up in spite of the high numbers I’m seeing on the scale and the self-defeating behavior that got me there.
1/21 – 203.8 – 12,823 steps yesterday. Yay! I met my goal for this round! Fasted yesterday. I like seeing the weight drop after a fast and find it motivating, but skyrocketing back up isn’t fabulous. Focus on eating regularly today and working on avoiding mindless/binge eating.
Goals:Exercise goals:
- 10,000 steps/day
- aerobics at least 4 days per week
- weights at least 4 days per week
Eating goals:
- 24-hour fast one day per week (or two)
- No late-night eating
- More fruit, veg, whole grains
- Less meat, cheese, and processed food
- Sit down for breakfast and lunch
- Less snacking
- Focus on food; avoid mindless eating
General goals:
- Hike a significant portion of TRT next season
- Feel less pain and discomfort hiking
- Downhill ski confidently at intermediate level by end of next season
- Feel more confident in social and work situations
- Feel comfortable in my skin
- Live life to its fullest
- Feel more confident dancing in public
- Live longer!
Rewards
- 195 lbs hair color
- 185 lbs new car (to replace totaled car)
- 175 lbs new clothes
- 165 lbs travel to Ore or Ca coast
- 150 lbs new skis or snowshoes
- 140 lbs travel to Europe or South America12 -
The "Throes of Winter" are upon us. Dark mornings, overcast skies, warm beds and cold floors, being cozy and tucked away in the house seems like the optimal way to spend the day...But not the new me, Up and Adam! Lets get going! Last Challenge I basically went sideways. I did up my calories as I am approaching goal, I also have upped my weights in Body Pump class too. Honestly, not sure what I am doing- seem to have a lot going on and that usually never works well for me.
Goals
- Check into 10 Day Challenge
- Close all 3 Rings Apple Watch and Move and Exercise Minutes x3
- Tighten Logging of food for MFP- Measure everything and dirty the stupid dishes to measure my recipes and break them down
SW:126
GW:118
RSW: 121.2
RGW: 120. anything
Day/Weight/Comment
01/12- 121.2 - Took my sleeping medication last night, did not sleep the night before and had massive migraine yesterday, quit pickleball after second game was becoming so nauseous. Feeling better this morning but stiff, hopefully will stretch before BSF this morning and play pickleball this afternoon.
01/13- 122.2 Out of the Blue..took me by surprise.
01/14- 121.0 Out of the Blue!!! Again! No Out to dinner, anything unusual.
01/15-121.6
01/16-121.0 Honestly so frustrated-Do not want to be TMI- But the elusive menopause is really getting to me and looking back may be adding to my frustration and not understanding what is going on with my body.
01/17-120.4 I am so hormonally screwed up and I am living in opposite world here! I read the Stickie on refeeds and thought I would try that Friday and Saturday- I just really felt I have plateaued. I did not go crazy but I took my daughter out for a Sushi lunch, had an almond biscotti at the car dealer's car wash, had a handful of chips with my glass of wine last evening- still logged everything and was just a smidgeon under. Shocked! Need to be prepared for a tomorrow pop up- but will be happy about today.
01/18-122.4 It seems I somehow did not post my yesterday rant - probably for the best- The predictable popup. Hormones getting more screwed up- Made an appointment with my Gyno.
01/19-121.4 This would seem normal, if all the other screwy stuff wasn't happening.
01/20-121.4 Still extremely hormonally screwed up, made appointment with doctor scared what recommendations will be. Feel so out of control of body right now.
01/21- 121.0 A very sideways 10 days. I hope my hormones will subside on own but still getting worse. Will just continue to plug along and hope doctor can prescribe something.
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1/11- Body Pump, 45 minutes pickleball, 30 minutes dance -AWTC 2165
1/12- Essentrics, 2 1/4 hours pickleball - AWTC 2245
1/13- Body Pump, 2 1/2 hours pickleball - AWTC 2523
1/14- 3 1/2 hours pickleball-AWTC 2574
1/15- Body Pump, 2 1/2 hours pickleball - AWTC 2559
1/16- Elliptical 1 3/4 hours, AWTC 2117
1/17 - 2 Hours Pickleball
1/18- BodyPump, 2 hours pickleball
1/19- Essentrics 15 minutes, Pickleball 2+ hours
1/20- Body Pump, 1 1/2 Pickleball, Tournament tonight10 -
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
R133 EW: 151.2
R134 EW: 149.3
R135 EW: 149.5
R136 EW: 148.4
R137 EW: 147.9
Last weight
01/11 - 147.9
Round Goal: Fast 16+hrs on weekdays, 14+hrs on weekends. Up the water! Water minimum: 75oz, Goal: 91oz.
Day, Weight, Comment
01/12 - 152.3
01/13 - 147.7
01/14 - 147.7
01/15 - 147.5
01/16 - 147.7
01/17 - 148.6
01/18 - 148.1
01/19 - 148.8
01/20 - 148.8
01/21 - 148.4 - Well, at least I'm heading back in the right direction. Still feeling a bit puffy/bloated, but definitely better than yesterday, which I'm happy for. Fasted a few minutes shy of 17 hrs (as long as I'm +/- 15 minutes of goal, I'm happy -- Even happier when I exceed. I often forget to set my app and estimate fasting start time). Still rehydrating and managed a nice 75oz to help the cause. Out of my 5gal water jugs so need to go fill those today. I put it off because rain and the refill station is outside and luckily had a few bottles of water from our time working the land to hold me over (our tap water is drinkable, but horrible).
Previous Day's Comments01/12 - Eggrolls and wine? I'm not at all sure. Some type of (homemade) asian soup with meatballs and bok choy. Egg rolls and (homemade) fried tofu with peanut sauce. Definitely lack of sleep. Stayed up to watch Steelers-Browns game Sunday night and stayed up to watch college football championship last night. I'm feeling it today. Fasted 19hrs yesterday. 75oz water. Meetings upon meetings upon meetings today and I just want to sleep right now. Bleh. Hopefully I can manage a good wake up stretch here shortly.
EDIT: Wondering if eating later is also a cause - typically I like to be at 11-12+hrs into fasting when I weigh, but I also had a later dinner so I was only at 8.75hrs fasting when I stepped on the scale this morning. Don't want to postpone weigh in since I want to wake up with a nice glass of water but it could have impact? Also thinking the future when I have to commute again - I'll be up and moving at 4-430am and dinner will be at probably closer to 730-8pm by the time I get home. Will be interesting to see how that works out with daily weighing. Especially since weekends will be VERY different as I can sleep in! Just a mindless thought as I wait for my meeting to start. Thoughts, anyone?
01/13 - Shocked at this. Homemade au gratin potatoes last night (a favorite) and that has quite a bit of dairy to it which typically causes bloating for a few days. Probably see it tomorrow. Otherwise had steak, roasted carrots, and some cooked cabbage (don't know how she makes it, but its DELICIOUS). 90oz water. Fasted 16hrs which I'm super proud of since I'm not used to fasting until past noon anymore. Need to keep pushing myself through mini hunger pains like I did. They passed quickly, luckily. Maybe that's why I'm down, too? Lunch was small - small bowl of leftover soup, a blueberry waffle, and a fig newton for a "dessert". Did some serious leg workout and boy am I sore in the thighs today! Trying to rebuild my legs/booty again - been to sedentary for too long. Now that I think about it- surprised I'm not up from DOMS, either.
01/14 - I'm quite happy with maintaining after the last few days of major bounces. Lunch was a salad with my spinach (about to go bad), croutons, leftover steak, and strawberry poppyseed greek yogurt dressing with a small bowl of mixed fruit. Dinner was salmon with this whiskey glaze I thought would be delightful (it was) and FamWife made roasted sweet potatoes (yum, been craving those) and tried a new salad - cucumber avocado with a dressing. The dressing was also supposed to be used for the salmon, but we decided the whiskey glaze I bought would be better. It was wonderful! Water was 90oz on the dot. Fasted 17.5hrs. Tad bit tired though - been sleeping so hard the last couple nights and these last two mornings my alarm pulled me out of a dream. Those are the days I really struggle to get moving because I'm so groggy being jolted awake from deep sleep. Hopefully, like yesterday, a nice morning stretch here in a bit will wake me up a bit.
01/15 - Really shocked by this. I got hit with the hunger monster bad yesterday. I struggled to make it to 16.5hr fast. Then I ate but was still very hungry. No amount of water could help. So got more food. Finally felt full only to then be told we were having pizza for dinner! Oh I was nervous. I ate until satiated, though could've easily eaten more (yay, good job, me!). Water was a touch over 90oz. Woke up 45 minutes early today, unable to sleep. I have to be at a town 45 minutes away to get our new truck's windows tinted. BF wanted to do it last week so he could go. Unfortunately this week he has way too many meetings and can't. So I'm waking up earlier than I do for work on my day off to drive out there. I'm going to be so tired later, I'm sure. Dinner is being provided by our friend so I'm going to try my best to fast long enough it will offset any madness tonight.
01/16 - Wasn't expecting that. Had a few beers last night, stayed up late goofing off. Definitely expected to be up a lot more than I am. Hopefully that means I'm a bit more stabilized at this weight. Fasted 17.75hrs yesterday. Water was bad due to not having access to a public bathroom for 6hrs. Couldn't catch up after I got home. Today will be interesting. Because of the later evening beers, my 16hr window ends at 250pm - we are going to Fam's newly bought (as of Wednesday) land to help get things set up and do some physical labor preparations. Not sure when we will head that way so I may have to break my fast early to fuel me a bit since I won't have access to any food while out there. Will grab a portable snack, but that's it. Water will be tough, but will see about grabbing some water at the store before we go for refills.
01/17 - Quite expected. Not a ton of water and late dinner out. Broke fast at 10.25hrs and glad I ate before we left. Next meal wasn't until dinner and I didn't feel hungry until I started eating. Boy did my body need it, I felt so much better after - guess I didn't realize how weak I was feeling. Sore today and retaining water, as expected. We all helped Fam "break ground" on the new land by clearing out some brush and digging a fire pit and building a stone ring from large rocks we found throughout the property. 16k steps and lots of lifting heavy items for hours on end means I'll need some rest today to recover. Not sure food plan. Dinner was late so my fast doesn't end until 3pm so I have time to figure things out.
01/18 - Inching back down somehow. Ended up going back to the land to help bury a dead hog they found on the property and clean up some more. Only fasted 12hrs because of that. Luckily, when we came back, we had more of a linner and finished early. Water wasn't great, but I did focus on that once we were back from the land. I'm off work today so hoping I can run to the store to get gardening supplies. My seed starts are looking really wonderful and they will need to be potted soon. Rain tomorrow and Wednesday so want to get outdoors and do something relaxing - thinking of cleaning out my raised garden bed, as well.
01/19 - Pizza from our friend's bday celebration and lack of water. Yesterday was busy busy. BF needed new phone and he's on my account so I had to go with (he defaulted to iphone so I'm the only android left and I refuse to switch). Then off to the 2 farm/ranch stores to get supplies needed. Today I'm busy with work meetings so I'm chained to my computer -- bodes well for my water intake at least. Fasted 17hrs. Due to the celebration (things take longer when they're social distanced like that....urgh), my fasting is later. 16hrs should be easy, 17 will be more challenging but possibly doable.
01/20 - Water weight for sure. Finally got aout 70oz and I'm sure after 3 days of getting 30oz or less, my body is holding on to it. Fasted 17hr 20min yesterday. Dinner was early - baked chicken thighs with garlic butter noodles and green beans (what we had on hand). Fasting 17hrs should be easy today due to the early dinner. Yesterday was damp, but not much rain. Today I can hear the rain again so stuck indoors for me. Hopefully whatever we have today will allow a drop for tomorrow. Even if I maintain at last round's end weight, I'll be happy
Dedicated Stretching: 9/15 Daily incorporation: 20/3101/01 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓01/20 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Today I'm doing yoga. No matter what. I have time in between work meetings so I know I can fit it in.
01/02 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓
01/03 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Managed a seated upper body dedicated stretch. Arms, shoulders, sides, back, and belly! Felt so good. Next - lower body (:
01/04 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Got to do two dedicated lower body stretches. Hammys stiff so did a little in morning and a little after dinner.
01/05 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Started a dedicated stretch but interrupted by BF when he realized dog was not in backyard. Did some jogging through the neighborhood in search of her, though!
01/06 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓
01/07 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Nearly forgot to add in daily stretching.... oops!
01/08 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Alright, my morning bed stretch went well. Managed a few upper body stretches through the day. Need to focus more on lower body. The hammies in particular. Will be the focus for today
01/09 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Planned to do yoga but BF got off work and wanted OUT of the house so I didn't get to it. He's still asleep so I'm about to go do some as soon as I hit "post" haha
01/10 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Did my yoga like I promised. Was really nice, actually. Also the weather got quite ick and my lovely screws weren't happy so did a heating pad and additional stretching to try to loosen things up and release pressure on my nerve.
01/11 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Need to do yoga and stop procrastinating. Dedicated time was short, but I managed it after dinner. Getting horrible about putting it off and then only getting short stretches in.
01/12 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Got my yoga in and then did legs and booty. Definitely need to stretch the quads today, woke up with jelly legs!
01/13 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Yoga yoga yoga. I don't know why I don't do it! Well, I do: I'm tired and lazy. But I always feel so much better after! Its the starting part that gets me... I did it yesterday, though I didn't want to and felt way better for it. Need to keep that in mind.
01/14 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Didn't get yoga in. Too many meetings first thing and didn't want to change back into workout clothes. Today I'm going to be gone half the day with the truck so not sure I'll get much in. Will try to do some dedicated stretching while the guy works on the truck, though.
01/15 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Was on the go first thing in the morning, no opportunity for a dedicated stretch. Unfortunately, no heat in the office so I was bundled up and frigid! I couldn't feel my toes by the time the guy was finished. Came home to shower since I caught a chill I couldn't shake and curled up in a blanket after.
01/16 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Did a lot of stretching while working yesterday. I needed to, body was soooooore. Today I will try to get a dedicated stretch in as I'm having some major DOMS.
01/17 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Did a bit of a dedicated stretch using the couch during the football game to help loosen these sore muscles. It felt phenomenal! I'm running out of days to meet my goal so I'm hoping this week I have a chance daily to get some yoga in daily. I set a lower goal in hopes that I'd beat it! At least I still have time to! Weekends are usually harder, but I still have 2 work weeks that are easier if I'll just get off my butt to do it
01/18 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - My yoga got interrupted by BF saying the Verizon store was open so he could go look at phones (researched online but he wanted something small so had to see in person to really compare size before purchase). Got a couple good stretches in though while out and about, though. Aiming for yoga this morning as soon as meetings allow me a long enough of a break.
01/19 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Did a yoga for flexibility yesterday as I found it really is a nice stretch for my sore hammies. Still recovering from all the physical labor out at the land. Today I may repeat the same one for another, hopefully deeper, hammy stretch.
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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”, 60R137 20200111: 210.0 (-1.4)
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
2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021)
GW: <200 in 2020 BMI 35.2
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
My goal for 2021 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 64-80 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)
R134 20201212: 213.3 (-1.1)
R135 20201222: 212.9 (-.4)
R136 20200101: 211.4 (-1.5)
R138 20200121: 207.7 (-2.3)
R138: Need to get my water and carbs under control this round
Exercise Goal for this round: Bike 3x, Walk 8x, Plank 10x
🎯Mini Goal: S-T-R-E-T-C-H for 208 (15%) ✔️
Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
1/12 210.5 Walk 1.4 miles, bike, plank, 1184 cal, 75 net carbs, AF.
1/13 209.5 Walked 2.4 miles, plank, 1600 cal, 98 net carbs, 1.5 glasses of wine.
1/14 209.1 Walked 3.9 + 2.9 miles, plank, 1005 cal, 43 net carbs, AF.
1/15 207.9 Walked 2.5 + .5 miles, plank, 1473 cal, 17 net carbs, 1 glass wine. Avoided chips, crackers, bread, fries, etc and went with chef salad for lunch and lettuce burger for dinner. Still sf choc issue.
1/16 209.3 Walked 3.3 + .6 miles, ⁉️1926 cal, 🔺116 net carbs, 1 glass wine. Palazzo’s bread sticks & pizza and Blue Bell Mardi Gras King Cake Ice Cream did damage obviously. [/b]
1/17 209.6 Hike 1.8 miles in Austin, 1195 cal, 53 net carbs, AF. Not enough water and not sure I believe the calculations on my food today.
1/18 208.6 Plank, yard work, cleaning attic, 2008 cal, 65 net carbs, 2 glasses wine + 2 rum & 7up.
1/19 209.1 Walked 3 miles, plank, 1967 cal, 41 net carbs, AF.
NSV: Purged my closet of size 20 pants! ✔️ Shopping in my closets I found I have two times the number of pants and capris size 18 that fit now!!!! Whooohoo!
1/20 208.4 Walked 3.7 + 1.2 miles, plank, 1707 cal, 46 net carbs, 2 glasses wine.
1/21 207.7 Walked 3 miles, bike, plank, 1533 cal, 125 net carbs, AF. 2nd time I’ve seen 207. Can I make it stick?
JANUARY EXERCISE GOALS: Accountability To Date
EXERCISE BIKE - 30 min 6x: 4
WALKING - 100 miles: 56.3
PLANK - 1 min 20x: 18
Exercise Goal for this round:- Bike 30 min 3x: 2 (short again on this goal … mental block nothing physical keeping me from doing it)
- Walk 8x: 9 (Total 29.2 miles)
- Plank 1 min 10x: 8
See you in Round 139!9 -
@SModa61 LOL My husband never witnessed those exercises. I got up earlier to do them just so he WOULDN’T see them!2
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