Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 142

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  • Beautyofdreams
    Beautyofdreams Posts: 1,009 Member

    Goals
    - log all food and drink.
    - move 30 minutes a day.
    - stay under calorie budget.

    MFPSW: 223.4 lbs.(March 8,2020)
    SW: 151.5
    GW: 135.0
    Day/Weight/Comment
    02/21 152.1
    02/22 150.8
    02/23 150.7
    02/24 150.9
    02/25 152.2
    02/26 149.7 Yippee!
    02/27 150.1
    02/28
    03/01
    03/02
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,362 Member
    Round 142
    MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 60 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
    ROUND 100 FOR ME.

    “Today….I am choosing Me”
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    MY STATS:

    Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
    Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
    R141 EW= 205.0
    R142 EW= TBD


    Current New Goals:

    Weight:
    Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.
    Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
    Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.

    ********LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME********

    COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain.Black is no change.
    R43 through R53 (06/07/18 thru 09/24/18) = …..19.4 LOST (Ending weight 176.0)
    R53 through R63 (09/24/18 thru 01/02/19) = …..9.5 GAINED (Ending weight 185.5)
    R63 through R73 (01/02/19 thru 04/12/19) = …..6.3 GAINED (Ending weight 191.8)
    R73 through R83 (04/12/19 thru 07/21/19) = …..3.6 GAINED (Ending weight 195.4)
    R83 through R93 (07/21/19 thru 10/29/19) = …..7.4 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)
    R93 through R103 (10/29/19 thru 02/06/20) = …4.1 GAINED(Ending weight 192.1)
    R103 through 113 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = …..12.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)

    R113 through 123 (05/07/20 thru 08/24/20) = [color=blue)…..4.4 GAINED [/color=blue] (Ending Weight 209.3)

    R124 (08/25/20 thru 09/03/20) = [color-=blue)……1.8 GAINED [/color=blue] (Ending Weight 211.2)

    R125 (09/04/20 thru 09/13/20) = ……1.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 212.6)

    R126 (09/14/20 thru 09/23/20) = ……0.6 LOST [/color-fuchsia] (Ending Weight 212.0)

    R127 (09/24/20 thru 10/03/20) = ……1.6 LOST (Ending Weight 210.4)

    R128 (10/04/20 thru 10/13/20) = ……1.8 LOST [/color-fuchsia] (Ending Weight 208.6)

    R129 (10/14/20 thru 10/23/20) = ……1.8 LOST (Ending Weight 206.8)

    R130 (10/24/20 thru 11/02/20) = ……1.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 208.6)

    R131 (11/03/20 thru 11/12/20) = ……1.2 LOST [/color-fuchsia] (Ending Weight 207.4)

    R132 (11/13/20 thru 11/22/20) = ……0.7 GAINED (Ending Weight 208.1)

    R 123 thru R133 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = ……2.6 LOST (Ending Weight 206.8)

    R134 (12/03/20 thru 12/12/20) = ……2.6 LOST (Ending Weight 204.2)

    R135 (12/13/20 thru 12/22/20) = ……0.6 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.8)

    R136 (12/23/20 thru 01/01/21) = ……3.0 GAINED (Ending Weight 207.8)

    R137 (01/02/21 thru 01/11/21) = ……0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 207.0)

    R138 (01/12/21 thru 01/21/21) = ……1.6 LOST (Ending Weight 205.4)

    R139 (01/22/21 thru 01/31/21) = [color-blue]……2.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 207.6)

    R140 (02/01/21 thru 02/10/21) = ……0.4 LOST (Ending Weight 207.2)

    R141 (02/11/21 thru 02/20/21) = ……2.2 LOST (Ending Weight 205.0)

    R142 (02/21/21 thru 03/02/21) = [color-fuchsia]……xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)



    Day/Weight/Comment
    02/20 …..205.0 ….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
    02/21 …..205.0 ….. I made horrible choices yesterday eating on the grab from within my home. Calories were okay but the carbs were through the roof and contained very little nutritional value. I hope to make better choices today. I definitely need more protein today. Thankful for no weight gain.

    02/22 …..207.2 ….. It was only ice cream and I skipped a meal for it! Yo-Yo. Disgusted! Now I will spend this entire round just trying to get back to starting weight. Why, oh why, oh why????

    02/23 …..207.2 ….. I got nothing.

    02/24 …..207.5 ….. Chinese food yesterday. I will have the leftovers today. I have taught myself to cut the meal into two meals, but sodium is sodium. We are in the heaviest part of winter right now. I can’t wait until May when it is no longer slippery and I can get outside! I miss taking my walks and hiking when I have a companion that will go (for safety). Come on Spring!

    02/25 …..207.5 ….. I finished the Chinese food yesterday. I didn’t drink as much water as planned so I will push water today. I hope to get in some extra movement today in the house. The workers are only working a partial day.

    02/26 …..207.2 ….. A very low cal dinner last night helped nudge me in the right direction on the scale this morning.

    02/27 …..xxxxx ….. Amish sour dough bread showed up on the scale. At another member’s suggestion, I have started using my very steep stairs as a form of exercise while my workers are here. I can only go up & down once at a time right now without getting winded or messing up my knees, but I plan on building up some resistance and eventually getting in more at a time. In the meantime, off & on all day is a start to something better! I wish spring was just around the corner, but where I live it is not. Patience is a virtue!

    02/28 …..xxxxx …..

    03/01 …..xxxxx …..

    03/02 …..xxxxx …..

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    02/01 I am grateful for my ability to retire early at age 60. I am beginning to finally feel better rested and more in control of my life. Owning 2 motels and cabins left me working 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, with never a day off. The businesses were located on my home property so there was never any rest, peace or privacy. The number of employees – 1. Just me and the occasional handyman I would hire if the job was above my skill set. What will I do for the rest of my life? As a widow, travel is a bit scary. I am not sure yet. But hopefully I will have lots of time to figure it out.

    02/02 I love my new house. It is old and smoky and needs lots of updating and work but I love the possibilities. Mostly I love that it allows me to have a separate apartment in the basement for my adult disabled son. I love we can work harder on independence for him.

    02/03 I love the frontline workers who allow me to shelter safely in my home while they are out on the frontlines battling this virus. Thank you to each and everyone of them. I hope you feel the love and respect.

    02/04 I love my children and grandchildren. Without them, life would be meaningless. Thank you to God for placing them in my life.

    02/05 I love my 3 new squirrel friends. All black squirrels, so shiny and beautiful. One is a little piggy and doesn’t want the other 2 to eat so I will have to work on that. I call him Ziffel (after Arnold the pig from Green Acres). Squirrel #2 is really skinny because Ziffel doesn’t share very often. I call him Green Bean (after the skinny Hee Haw character). # 3 only comes around about 2 times a week. He is always frustrated by Ziffel and always gets the shortest end of the stick. I call him Darren Stevens (after the hubby in Bewitched). I guess the names I have chosen is showing my age! In any case, I love all 3 of them.

    02/06 I love chocolate. There is no getting around that. I am constantly trying to find ways to satisfy that craving without tipping the boat over during my journey. There it is. I honestly LOVE chocolate.

    02/07 I love the memories I have with all my loved ones, especially those that have passed. Some memories are becoming fleeting for me, others rise to the surface with incidents’ that I long ago thought I had forgotten. Memories with my brothers & sisters. My cousins. My school friends. My past pets. I love that, through memories, they are with me always.

    02/08 I love when I can make a difference in someone’s life. No matter how big or small.

    02/09 I love every pet I’ve ever owned. I am thankful that since I have been out on my own (1980) I have cremated every doggy and kitty. They are now able to move with me. I love they are here with me in my new home.

    02/10 I love sleep. It is hard for me to sleep as long as I would like. I am usually a 4 hour girl. In retirement I have started getting more 5 hour nights and am slipping back down to the 3 and 4 hour nights less often. I am trying hard to sleep longer but it just doesn’t seem to come for me. However, I do love sleep. The less I get, the more precious it is to me.


    02/11 I love plants & flowers. It will be exciting what I can do with the landscape in my new home. Planting in my area of Michigan (zone 4) usually can’t begin until the end of Mary or beginning of June so I impatiently wait.

    02/12 I love no alarm clock days. Today was not one of them but I know that today is the day that the Lord hath made, so I will be glad and rejoice in it.

    02/13 I love a good book or movie and a hot cup of tea in the evening with no disruptions. I don’t get it very often, so when I do, it is so so appreciated and enjoyed.

    02/14 Self Love: I love my strength and determination as a woman. I really feel I have made my own mark on the world in my professional life and my personal one too. My start in life was meager and difficult. I love that I overcame so much and reached such wonderful goals. I need to apply the same strength to my weight.

    02/15 I love my morning coffee and appreciate it when no one tries to talk to me until I get in at least one sip.

    02/16 I love a good hike in our beautiful national forest that is nearby. It is very rustic and follows the river. So beautiful that I just want to hug every tree and thank them for being a part of my life. I can’t wait for the snow and ice to melt, the birds to start chirping and the trails to be safe again. Spring can’t come soon enough!

    02/17 I love MFP for offering this forum to us. I love “Just give me 10 days” especially. I love the support that you all bring to my life. The ideas. The remedies. The hope for progress and health in my own life. I love how open and honest you share your journeys, but also your struggles and triumphs on many things in your life. Thank you to all of you for the caring and the sharing!

    02/18 I love my memories. The ability to go back and pull your lost loved ones back into your life, even for a moment, is a true gift from God.

    02/19 I love my friends who never give up on me, even when my time is so restricted.

    02/20 I love travel and I hope someday to do it again with someone special that may come into my life.

    02/21 I love “Just give me 10 days.” Thank you grandma Jackie and all the participants. From you, I have learned so much!

    02/22 I love bright beautiful flowers in the garden, fragrant or not.

    02/23 I love a beautiful sunset in the evening. The kind with all the beautiful pink hydrogen mixed with the golden orange of the sun. It speaks to me and assures me that all is well and that everything is going to be okay. God is the Artist of it all.

    02/24 I love finding a good bargain, new or used. It's those unexpected finds made affordable that usually make a house a home!

    02/25 I love the way I have always felt a sense of deep, private and complete protection by God. He helps me find my keys, my credit card I laid down and keeps me in check when I get too mouthy. I am grateful he has been in my life for as long as I can remember.

    02/26 I love the smell of fresh bread baking in the oven.

    02/27 I love the quietness of the morning in my house and the loudness of the birds in the morning out in my yard.







  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,345 Member
    @SheilaBoneham I love the sound of the fish tank aerator!
  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,345 Member
    Female 5’0” Age 71 years
    Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
    *Travel - no scale part of the time
    Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
    OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126)
    UGW 125 (HS weight 1968)
    Rnd 7 167.0 to Rnd 17 155.5
    To Rnd 27 146*
    To Rnd 37 139.0
    To Rnd 47 133.5*
    To Rnd 57 131.5
    To Rnd 67 128.0
    To Rnd 77 125.0
    To Rnd 87 121.0*
    To Rnd 97 121.0
    To Rnd 107 122.0
    To Rnd 117 116.0
    To Rnd 127 117.0
    Rnd 127 SW 117.0 AW 116.2
    Rnd 128 SW 115.5 AW 115.65
    Rnd 129 SW 115.5 AW 116.85
    Rnd 130 SW 116.5 AW 115.9
    Rnd 131 SW 116.5 AW 116.4
    Rnd 132  SW 118.5  AW 116.95
    Rnd 133 SW 117.5 AW 118.7
    Rnd 134 SW 118.5 AW 117.6
    Rnd 135 SW 117.5 AW 118.45
    Rnd 136 SW 118.5. AW 117.94
    Rnd 137 SW 117 AW 119.1
    Rnd 138 SW 117.5 AW 118.2
    Rnd 139 SW 119.5 AW 117.85
    Rnd 140 SW 117.5 AW 116.8
    Rnd 141 SW 117.5 AW 117.9

    We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19

    What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

    This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

    **Comments and steps apply to previous day**

    Rnd 142 SW 118.5
    2/21 117.0 There went the gyro meat and partial pita - in spite of 2 servings of the delicious homemade from scratch keto pizza!
    2/22 117.5
    2/23 117.5 Yesterday was National Margarita Day. I made 2 raspberry Margaritas with SF syrup. Delicious!
    2/24 118.0 Dentist appointment today-just a cleaning.
    2/25 118.0 College BFF is visiting this afternoon
    2/26 117.5
    2/27 120.0 totally expected, Chinese take out. House Special chicken and steamed vegetables - LOTS of vegetables I was so thirsty all evening! LOTS of water and more today, as well as leftovers!
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    2/21 I LOVE NEW RECIPES The pizza crust I made yesterday is the best “no flour” crust I have ever had so I can really enjoy pizza again. LOL
    2/22 I LOVE THAT WE ALL FEEL COMFORTABLE HERE!
    2/23 I LOVE HEARING THE JETS FROM NELLIS AFB
    2/24 I LOVE GRANDMA JACKIE FOR KEEPING US GOING!
    2/25 I LOVE MY GIRLS - 2 daughters and 4 granddaughters
    2/26 I LOVE MY BOYS - 1 DH, 2 SIL, 3 DGS
    2/27 I LOVE sunshine and blue skies!
  • SouthWestLondon
    SouthWestLondon Posts: 134 Member
    Here we go again...

    Round 139 SW 210, End Weight 209.8
    Round 140 SW 209, End Weight 204.8
    Round 141 SW 204.4 End Weight 202.4

    Highest Weight: 292 (March 2015)
    Current Weight: 202.4 lbs
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 165 lbs
    Round Goal Weight: 200 lbs


    Goals
    - Cals in < 1750; Cals out > 2750
    - Five Long Walks (75 mins +)
    - Five basic low intensity strength training sessions (20 mins +)

    Day/Weight/Comment
    02/21 - 201.2. Had a good day yesterday - went for a 15km walk, had a high rate of burn, and kept calories well under my limit even with a takeaway for dinner and some high calorie biscuits as snacks.

    02/22 - 202.6. I always seem to get a bit of a bounce on a Monday after a the weekend. Sunday was good - in theory I could have eaten 4000 cals to stay under my target daily average, but stuck to 2150 calories.

    02/23 - 202.8 - yesterday was an ok day. Under calories but not terribly active.

    02/24 - 202.4 - well under calorie target yesterday, and had a decent walk. Scales were slightly all over the place this morning. At one point they went up to 203.6, but when I got 202.4 I banked it and logged it:smiley:200lbs by next Tuesday feeling a bit unlikely now.

    02/25 - 201.6 - another good day yesterday in terms of CICO. But recognising a pattern here: I do well on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; I do ok on Wednesdays and Sundays; and I do poorly on Mondays. Probably because at weekends I allow myself to drink Diet Coke and eat saltier foods, so the effects of that are being felt by Monday.

    02/26 - 201.0

    02/27 - 200.4. Getting close to goal for this round. But I always seem to rebound a bit after the weekend. Hopefully the trend continues though. Reaching 200lbs would mean losing all my lockdown weight (even if I do still have another 35lbs to go after that milestone).

    02/28
    03/01
    03/02
  • kmort009
    kmort009 Posts: 271 Member
    Round 142

    Age: 39
    Height: 5’ 3”
    SW: 163
    CW: 128.2
    GW: 125

    GW for this round: 126.5

    Round 135 (10): 136.6 to 133.6 (-3.0 lbs)
    Round 136 (11): 133.6 to 133.2 (-0.4 lbs)
    Round 137 (12): 133.2 to 131.8 (-1.4 lbs)
    Round 138 (13): 131.8 to 130.2 (-1.6 lbs)
    Round 139 (14): 130.2 to 128.8 (-1.4 lbs)
    Round 140 (15): 128.8 to 127.4 (-1.4 lbs)
    Round 141 (16): 127.4 to 128.2 (+0.8 lbs)

    Goals for this round:
    - No excuses - ONE maintenance day (having our pod-family over tomorrow for a mini-party for my son). I will keep a calorie deficit all other days this round.
    - Addendum to the first goal: improve my calorie tracking and weighing. No more fudging and estimating or leaving anything off.
    - Add an evening snack to my meal plan to prevent late-night binges.

    2/21 - 127.2 - Where was this number yesterday when I ended the last round? 😂. Glad to get back on track - hopefully I can keep going down from here. Today is my only allowed “maintenance” day this round - we are having the other family in our pod over for a backyard bbq as a little birthday party. I’m going to try and stay in a calorie deficit for the day, but I’m ok with going up to maintenance. Yesterday’s calories were 1764 (my goal is 1700) - I’m going to start recording my calories for the prior day here to help keep me accountable.

    2/22 - 127.0 - 2,111 total calories yesterday. High, but my Apple Watch had me at 2,213 for the day so I did manage to stay at maintenance. I tried to be as honest as I could with recording what I ate, though I didn’t weigh my food during the party. Now I’ve had my one day off - 500+ calorie deficit is my aim for every day the rest of the round.

    2/23 - 127.2 - 1,789 calories yesterday - a little higher than I wanted, but I also took the kids to the park (a 1.5 mile round trip) and we played a lot of chase and were kicking the soccer ball around so my active calories were a little higher than usual too. Unrelated to weight loss - I got my daughter registered for kindergarten and my son signed up for a preschool program yesterday! I am just hoping so so hard that our area will be in a place where it is safe for them to go to school in-person this fall. It will help both of them so much (and I’ve got to admit that even just 2 hours twice a week completely kid-free sounds WONDERFUL to me!)

    2/24 - 126.4 - 1704 calories - Ok, now I’m finally feeling back on track. Going by past drops, I’ll probably go back up a bit the next day or two, but hopefully I can keep the overall downward trend. I’m trying to decide now whether I want to make 120 my new goal weight after 125, or if I want to switch to eating at maintenance and increasing my strength training to focus more on building/toning.

    2/25 - 126.8 - 1697 calories - I’m very happy to see the 126 again! Had a good day yesterday in terms of sticking to my meal plan; it was board game night for me and my husband and I was careful to save calories for a drink and cheese crackers. Didn’t sleep well though - had a lot of trouble falling asleep and then woke early. I’m hoping coffee and breakfast will help since I’m still feeling foggy and both kids are already going 100 mph.

    2/26 - 126.8 - 1727 calories - No movement down, but at least it didn’t go back up again. I had to take my son to his 2 year appointment at the pediatrician this morning; he’s perfect and healthy but he did NOT want anything to do with getting weighed and measured there! They finally had me step on the scale, get my weight, and then pick him up and weigh again to find his from the difference. Now, my weight was higher than usual since I’d just eaten and was wearing a jacket, clothes and tennis shoes - but it was still only 130. Just realizing that it would have been around 170 if this had been needed at his last appointment (and I would have been so reluctant to do it) really impacted me. My weight today PLUS my 32 lb 2 year old is LESS than I alone was a year ago! What a difference a year (with 6 solid months of weight loss) can make!

    2/27 - 126.8 - 1916 calories - Another one of those days where I just wanted all the carbs and still felt hungry no matter what I ate. I fully expected the scale to be up this morning, so I’m fine with holding at 126.8. While I let myself go above my planned calories, I did at least stick to a deficit.

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  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 4,674 Member
    musicsax wrote: »
    @beagletracks - good luck on your interview, be confident, sending positive helpful vibes :p

    P.S. loove your reward list !!

    Thank you, @musicsax ! I now have TWO interviews coming up. Good practice for the future if nothing else. It feels good to hear back. <3

    Fantastic !!! Good luck xx ;)