Just Give Me 20 Days - Round 167
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@SheilaBoneham I have to eat breakfast, Sheila. On days when I'm exercising hard, I usually have oatmeal and a hard boiled egg. My favorite breakfast is a burrito with salsa. I found a few healthier recipes online and have been experimenting with them. I can make a dozen and freeze them and then microwave one a day. Some days it's ham on one piece of Ezekial bread. I always have coffee with measured out creamer. If I know I'm not going to get organized exercise in, I try to eat light so I don't blow a large number of calories on the first meal of the day.7
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Round 167 (my 4th)
October 29 - November 7, 2021
Female, 5’7”
HW: 181 pounds (Dec 30, 2019)
RSW: 157.4 pounds (Oct 28, 2021, EO Round 166)
RGW: 155.4 (-2.0 pounds)
Day/Weight/Comment
10/29: 157.2 - Did Jazzercise at the in-person location for the first time in 17 months. Sucked wind through my mask the whole time. Will probably go back to virtual class for a while more. Ate a little bit below calories - which I am definitely not trying to do - since we were at a hockey game and didn’t want to eat junk food just to fill calories.
10/30: 156.5 - Did a 5.46 mile hike. I was a bit hungry yesterday, particularly after dinner, even though my stomach felt full. Powered through with drinking some water and waiting. Will definitely try to up the protein today, but it is a struggle for me.
10/31: 156.3 - This was our week for sporting events. NHL game on Thursday and college football game last night. Planned the food for the most part and stayed within calories. Worked out in the morning along with a long walk from the car to the stadium.
11/01: 156.5 - Slept in yesterday until 9am - very unusual for me so ended up not doing my workout until nearly 11am. Planned my eating and included Reese’s Peanut Butter cups as part of the dessert. Wow, after eating dark chocolate almost everyday, the Reese’s really wasn’t worth the calories - way too sweet. I’m glad to know that I won’t tempted by the leftover Halloween candy.
11/02: 156.5 - Rainy day yesterday, so didn’t go for a walk, but did an hour of Jazzercise in the morning. Ate within calories
11/03: 155.6 - Jazzercise and a 40 minute walk. Pretty much ate the same thing as yesterday.
11/04: 155.2 - Did the usual. Had a nice surprise - hubby flew daughter #1 in for my upcoming birthday. The next few days will be a minefield for exercise and eating as he’s surprised me with a weekend in San Francisco. I will enjoy it without guilt though. Second nice surprise is that I now have officially lost the weight I gained since June of 2020. I had lost about 25 pounds between January and June of 2020, only to put 15 of it back on by September 2021. This is the lowest I’ve weighed since 2012. That’s right, the lowest I’ve weighed in almost a decade. Still have another 20 pounds to go to get to pre-kids weight.
11/05: 155.2 - A little surprised that the scale held steady as I probably ate over calories (hard to account for catered party and cake). Thankfully had done my usual exercise and ate moderately.
11/06: -
11/07: -
Total round weight loss/gain to date from EO last round: -2.2 pounds11 -
2021 GOAL WEIGHT: 368 (Oct 11th: 2.3 lbs. per 10 days or 1.8 lbs. per week)
SW: 388.0 - Round # 39 for me! (5600 steps daily step goal, go to bed by 11:30, no eating out or junk food 6 days a week)
Day/Weight/Comment (previous day steps)
10/29 385.0
– 6024 steps, Finally I lost some weight! Hopefully tomorrow I can maintain some of it. My body is so funny. We will see. I am not changing my goal. To end the year strong my additional goals are to go to bed by 11:30, no eating out or junk food 6 days a week.
10/30 383.6 – 5642 steps
10/31 383.6 -- 5815 steps - I am expecting a weekend bounce tomorrow. Hopefully it will be not more than 2 pounds. 
I reached my step goal 6 days out of seven when I get my step goal tonight. Working out is helping even though I have to modify my workouts.
11/01 385.2 – 5655 steps
11/02 386.6 – 6132 steps
11/03 386.6 – 2996 steps
11/04 386.6 – 5992 steps
11/05 388.4 – 5605 steps – Well I am the Queen of self-sabotage.
Moving on and I will find a way to stop doing this to myself. I still have 2 days to finish this challenge with a loss. This is very doable. Yesterday I was under calories but I still had a lot of salt. So today I am going to drink as much water as I can and do a workout to see if I can get out of the red at least. Hope Everyone is doing well and staying stay safe.
11/06
11/07
Total lost this round: (+0.4) (Goal: 385.4 / 2.6 lbs.)
Round & annual StatsRound 64 - SW 373.4 EW 369 (-4.4)
Round 65 - SW 370.8 EW 375.4 (+4.6)
Round 66 - SW 376 EW 373.6 (- 2.4)
Round 68 - SW 375.2 EW 377 (+ 1.8)
Round 69 - SW 380.2 EW 382.4 (+ 2.2)
Round 70 - SW 382.4 EW 378.8 (- 3.6)
Round 71 - SW 378.4 EW 368 (- 10.4)
Round 73 - SW 385.4 EW 385.4 (0.0)
Round 74 - SW 384.0 EW 378.2 (- 5.8)
Round 75 - SW 380.0 EW 377.8 (- 2.2)
Round 76 - SW 377.8 EW 380.4 (+ 2.6)
Round 78 - SW 390.4 EW 381.0 (- 9.4)
Round 79 - SW 383.0 EW 379.6 (- 3.4)
Round 80 - SW 383.8 EW 387.6 (+ 3.8)
Round 83 - SW 392.0 EW 388.2 (- 3.8)
Round 84 - SW 388.8 EW 386.8 (- 2.0)
Round 85 - SW 387.6 EW 390.2 (+ 2.6)
Round 86 - SW 392.8 EW 387.6 (-5.2)
Round 87- SW 385.8 EW 389.0 (+3.2)
Round 88 - SW 388.4 EW 395.0 (+6.6)
Round 90 - SW 396.6 EW 394.0 (-2.6)
Round 93 - SW 402.4 EW 400.4 (-1.6)
Round 94 - SW 397.0 EW 396.2 (-0.8)
Round 95 - SW 394.2 EW 394.8 (+0.6)
Round 96 - SW 394.8 EW 389.6 (-5.2)
Round 97 - SW 391.4 EW 395.8 (+4.4)
Net change 2019 = SW 373.4 EW 398.8 (+25.4)
Round 100 - SW 398.8 EW 394.4 (-4.4)
Round 101 - SW 397.6 EW 394.8 (-2.8)
Round 102 - SW 398.0 EW 393.2 (-4.8)
Round 103 - SW 392.2 EW 393.0 (+0.8)
Round 104 - SW 393.0 EW 391.4 (-1.6)
Round 107 - SW 397.8 EW 392.0 (-5.8)
Round 109 – SW 388.8 EW 387.6 (-1.2)
Round 110 – SW 393.8 EW 391.4 (-2.4)
Round 111 – SW 393.8 EW 395.0 (+1.2)
Net change 2020 = SW 398.8 EW 395.0 (-3.8)
Round 165 – SW 385.8 EW 387.8 (+2.0)
Round 166 – SW 387.8 EW 388.0 (+0.2)
My journey … "I May Not Be Where I Want To Be, but I’m Not Where I Use To Be!"In 2003 Weighed over 600 lbs.My highest weight was 611 in 2003. Weight in 2004 before weight loss surgery was 580. Lowest weight after surgery was 302 in 2007. "I May Not Be Where I Want To Be, but I’m Not Where I Use To Be!"
In 2005 Weighed under 400 lbs.
In 2007 lowest weight after surgery 302lbs
I joined MFP on March 27, 2010 weighing in at 388 pounds. I was re-gaining weight and stumbled up on it while trying to get back on track. I was determined never to see 400+ on that scale again for me.
I have been morbidly obese all my life. I have a lifetime of mental and physical scars from obesity. In October 2004 I had Gastric Bypass surgery. WLS (Weight Loss Surgery) was the best gift that I could and did give to myself.
Between 2008 and 2010 I gradually gained back 80 of almost 300 pounds lost initially after weight loss surgery. I never reached my goal weight of 200 pounds. I still managed to keep off over 65 percent of the weight I lost which is very good and I am very proud of my accomplishments since 2004. It has literally changed my life for the better on all levels. I am here to lose re-gained weight and to reach my initial goal weight. I am in no hurry. I am taking this one day at a time and I am in it for the long haul.
Surgery did not fix the head. It is a good tool and the best gift I have given to myself, but it was not the easy way out as many people think. Once the honeymoon period is over after the WLS it is up to the patient to keep the weight off.
On August 29, 2011-- I was admitted to Intensive Out Patient Eating Disorder Program to learn how to manage my binge eating disorder effectively. The program is wonderful indeed and will be instrumental in me reaching all of my goals. The focus of this program was how to eat and not diet. Weight loss was not a goal of the program. I actually gained 20 pounds in program. But I had to get thru a lot of stuff and my the time I was released I had stopped gaining. I was discharged from program on December 3, 2011.
My tool is still working for me today. My head is still the issue. SO the struggle continues. I will never beat myself up again. I fight the fine fight faithfully and positively everyday. Because that is what will get me to my goals one day. Even though it may not show up on the scale every day -- Everyday I make progress one way or another just by showing up, waking up and trying.
Giving up is not an option for me. Perseverance, Patience, & Positive thinking will help me reach my goals…… and the same is true for you too!! We have the power within us. 
*One of my major goals is to get my BMI under 40 (260 weight) so I can have surgery on my knees*
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@starrjulia8 YOU ARE AWESOME! Taking care of life’s issues is tough but you are working at it and we’re all here for you!
@Nicoles0305 I know there are naysayers but I learned a long time ago that I am insulin resistant. I have to work to keep my TOTAL carb intake quite low because even those fiber grams DO affect me. You can look at my spoiler to see how it worked for me. It’s not EASY but anything worth doing isn’t. My sis-in-law said she couldn’t do it because she “would die without bread” and my DH refuses to give up corn and Dr. Pepper but other things that we no longer have in the house have helped him lose 20#.5 -
Female 5’1” Age 71 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
HWE 197.0 (2/2008)
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126) UGW was 125 (HS weight 1968)
Maintaining below 120Rnd 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
To Rnd 137 117.0
To Rnd 147 116.0
SW Rnd 148 116.5 AW 117.41
SW Rnd 149 115.5 AW 116.8
SW Rnd 150 118.5 AW 117.15
SW Rnd 151 118. AW 117.11
SW Rnd 152 116.0 AW 115.35
SW Rnd 153 115.0 AW 115.2
SW Rnd 154 115.0 AW 115.2
SW Rnd 155 115.5 AW 115.2
SW Rnd 156 115.5 AW 115.0
SW Rnd 157 115.5 AW 114.75
SW Rnd 158 115.5 AW 115.8
SW Rnd 159 115.5 AW 116.3
SW Rnd 160 118.0 AW 118.0
SW RND 161 117.0 AW 117.45
SW RND 162 117.0 AW 117.6
SW RND 163 117.0 AW 118.45
SW RND 164 117.5 AW 118.05
SW RND 165 118.0 AW 118.02
SW RND 166 120.0 AW 118.2
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 apply to previous day**
SW: 119.5
Day/Weight/Comment
10/29 118.5 AF Surprised by a loss because we ate at Golden Corral last night. This afternoon we are having a gathering next door with some neighbors. Only appetizers on the menu and eggnog. LOL
10/30 121.5 LOL BLOATED and uncomfortable but it will be 👍 Eggnog
10/31 121.0 AF, slow but steady re-wins the race. Great Greek yesterday
11/1 120.5
11/2 119.5 AF Up too early with H/A. Going to see Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience today so a fair amount of walking.
11/3 118.5 AF
11/4 121.5 AF Lunch with my BFF - Great Greek salad with gyro meat, half for lunch, half for dinner. Even ate 1/2 of the pita so this could have been worse. Today steak.
11/5 117.5 (?Not sure I believe that although post TMI) AF Fasted 20:4, ate shrimp, steak and spinach, added a lot of salt and drank a lot of water. I was 123.5 when I went to bed last night! Intermittent fasting and carnivore!!11 -
Thank you @quiltingjaine - so ready for another round!
May 10, 2021:183.1 - just 2.9 pounds off 186, my heaviest weight ever (stopped posting on this challenge July 2020 - very glad to be back!)
Calorie/Carb Cycling with an average of 1200 to 1400 calories at the end of 10 days. 80 oz water each day. Row/Walk/Free-Weights most days. IF, no sugar. Focus on getting enough vegetables. If I hit each of these, the weight loss will follow!
Playing Catchup:
163....162....161..... 160....159.X....
Next short-term goal:
159....158....157..... 156....155.X....
10/29: DNW - Away for the first 2 days of this round.
10/30: DNW
10/31: Off the rails
11/01: Off the rails
11/02: Off the rails
11/03: Off the rails
11/04: Off the rails
11/05: 163.7 - I've been off the rails since 10/25 when I was to only be away from tracking for 5 days due to traveling. The only thing I've done right from a health perspective since 10/25 is come back to this challenge this morning. Now I'm playing catchup to get back to the 150's, and trying to get thru the next 4 days waiting for the cravings to subside from all my really bad choices!! ARGH!!
I should have seen this coming as it's been brewing for weeks as my post from 10/19 shows:
10/19: I could feel myself slip sliding away. The last 4 days I have been eating at or over maintenance, and it was not planned. I could tell I was slowly losing control and eating a little more each day, and not the best choices. The only reason I haven't gained much is because I was ready to drop weight the day I started eating too much. Anyway, I stopped the slide today, thank goodness!
I'm still in the same frame of mind though that I'm thankful for stopping the slide this time too and not continuing on thru the holidays and up 15 pounds by Jan 1.
Edited to add one more thought: I feel like total sh$^ this morning (it's the sugar - agitated, sluggish, foggy, shaky, etc. - I'm hypoglycemic with very low sugar drops and can not eat sugar or white flour and just watch carbs in general and eat lots of protein). I was feeling so good before this binge. I'm going to start journaling again so I can go back and read the days where I'm feeling really good compared to the days when I binge and feel so physically horrible and try to remember it's just not worth it!
11/06:
10/07:
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
180's; 170's; 160's; 150's; 140's; 130's
If I quit now, I'll soon be back where I started. And when I started, I so desperately wanted to be where I am now!
There is no going back! NOT THIS TIME!13 -
29 yo female
5’2” Small frame according to my wrist circumference
SW 126.2 (April 14th, 2020)
Highest lifetime weight: 138 lbs. August 2011
Goal Weight: Stay around 115-118
Previous rounds: 125.2 -> 122.8 -> 121.6 -> 121.2 -> 119.8-> 119.4 -> 117.8 ->116.6 -> 117.2 ->117.2->114.8 ->116.8 -> 116.4 -> 114.0 -> 115 -> 115.4 ->115 ->113 -> 113-> 113.8 ->114.6 -> 113.6 -> 115.8-> 116 -> 115.6 -> 117.6 -> 115.8 ->118.2-> 117.4 ->116.6 -> 116.8 ->115.6 -> 116.6 -> 115.4 ->?-> 116.6 -> 116.2 -> 115.4->?-> 117.8 ->116.6 -> 116 -> 116 -> 115 -> vacation -> missed about 3ish rounds-> 117.4 -> 115.4 ->117.2 -> 118.2 -> 116.6 -> 118.2
Goal for this round: Maintain weight while continuing to focus on strength training and running
Previous days10/29 Did a 5.5 mile run this morning at a slower pace than yesterday and then did a shorter strength workout during lunch than I normally do because I had a meeting. I still did all the normal exercises but tweaked them by increasing the weight on a couple and decreasing the reps. It all still kicked my butt, so that’s a plus. I didn’t weigh this morning, I actually forgot to until I was all dressed and didn’t feel like dealing with that…especially after putting my compression socks on. Ha!11/5 118.something. TOM is due very soon. Went for a really nice intentionally slow run this morning as a recovery run because my other two runs this week were a bit more intense. Then, I did my strength workout afterward. My sleep was super strange last night, it’s like I had anxiety all night long and breathing exercises weren’t helping either. I did some research and apparently, anxiety can happen due to the hormone shifts preTOM.
Food has been good today: breakfast was a warm peanutbuttery protein drink that was reminiscent of a thick/rich hot cocoa. It had my usual protein powder, peanut butter, inulin, water and the mushroom powders. It kind of happened accidentally, I was going to add ice to it but tasted it before adding the ice and realized it was yummy and I wasn’t really in the mood for something cold. Lunch was a Trader Joes frozen Indian dish (Misal Curry…super filling for only 420 calories: it had a reddish rice and sprouted mung beans and chickpeas for the protein)….now I’m figuring out my snack…I want something but just not sure what. Dinner will be mac and cheese made with the FiberGourmet pasta. Yumm! Happy Friday all!
10/30 NH
10/31 NH
11/1 NH
11/2 NH/heading home
11/3 117.4 Post workout. Today has been an awesome day.I went for a 6ish mile run and then did my strength workout afterwards. Then, I had a protein smoothie for breakfast and got ready to bake yummy but healthy treats (I ended up making two types of corn muffins: sweeter-Raspberry zucchini and savory-Zucchini Cheddar, Trail mix cookies (high in healthy fats from nuts and seeds), gluten free peanut butter cookies with sesame seeds and sunflower seeds in there as well, and a healthier version of Nutella. If you love breakfast food, I highly recommend the book Rise and Run. All of these recipes came from it and every recipe was a hit! All the recipes are relatively healthy/made with “real” ingredients. I have a list of so many more recipes I want to make from the cookbook. I made all the goodies so I would have some healthier/easier to grab snacks for that mid-day snack. Each of the recipes are freezable, so I’ll be able to rotate/have lots of options. My lunch was one of each baked treat made and dinner was American Chop Suey with tomato basil marinara, super lean ground beef and Fiber Gourmet pasta. It was a solid day 😊.
11/4 Did not weigh this morning, I kind of forgot. Ran 6 miles this morning and did a lot of errands today and stuff around the house. I got myself some cold weather gear at REI for running because man the past couple days of 29 and 30 degree temps were chillllllly! I can’t imagine what the teens will feel like but hopefully my wool/fleece lined running leggings will keep me warmer than the pants I wore this morning.
When my husband got home from work we went for a walk to help him unwind from a crazy day. He’s a per diem OT at a rehab hospital, so he typically has different patients each day he works, so things can get a little hectic at times for him and today he got home an hour and half later than he normally does.
Breakfast was my protein drink, snack was a trail mix cookie; lunch was a salad with goat cheese, cucumber, walnuts, baby greens, and TJ’s balsamic fig dressing and; dinner was a takeout Greek salad with chicken and the most amazing pita bread I’ve ever had. Tomorrow is my last weekday of my vacation and I plan on trying to relax during a good chunk of it. Then, the weekend will be my “normal” weekend routine.
This morning I made a cashew milk recipe called “Anti-inflammatory Cashew milk” and then made a smoothie with it afterwards for breakfast along with 2 breakfast sausages from our meat CSA. The cashew milk had fresh turmeric and fresh ginger in it along with some dates. The “milk” was great on its own and was perfect in the smoothie. Dinner tonight will be a coconut milk based dish I’ve talked about in the past (Sautee shallots, some type of mildly spicy pepper like jalepenos and about 8ish ounces of oyster mushrooms(or any type of mushroom) with a touch of garlic and ginger, then add the coconut milk and simmer until everything melds together. Serve over white or brown rice and enjoy).
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quiltingjaine wrote: »@starrjulia8 YOU ARE AWESOME! Taking care of life’s issues is tough but you are working at it and we’re all here for you!
@Nicoles0305 I know there are naysayers but I learned a long time ago that I am insulin resistant. I have to work to keep my TOTAL carb intake quite low because even those fiber grams DO affect me. You can look at my spoiler to see how it worked for me. It’s not EASY but anything worth doing isn’t. My sis-in-law said she couldn’t do it because she “would die without bread” and my DH refuses to give up corn and Dr. Pepper but other things that we no longer have in the house have helped him lose 20#.
I actually have been watching my carbs on my doctor’s recommendation. I have a family history of T2D and she said my body shape is indicative of it as well. Fortunately my numbers were good when I had blood work done over the summer.
I’ve followed some form of IF since 2014, save for about 10 months while I was pregnant and right after. I currently do somewhere between 16:8 and 20:4 these days. I’ve read a lot about insulin resistance, and honestly think I may be IR as well. I just feel like when I go lower carb than about 60-75 net carbs in a day, it seems to have the opposite effect on me than you’d think. As in, the scale stops or goes in the wrong direction. I don’t know… 7 years into this weight loss journey and my body still keeps me guessing sometimes!3 -
@SheilaBoneham for breakfast I’ve been on a smoothie kick but I can sense I’ll be shifting to toast and some sort of protein and healthy fat again with a piece of fruit. At the moment I’m trying to eat 120 g of protein a day which is tough to do for me without supplementing with a couple scoops of protein powder, so that’s why I’ve been having the protein smoothies in the morning.
I also enjoy greek yogurt with fruit and something crunchy on top.
I tend to go through phases where I’ll eat the same thing and then move on to something different and cycle through different options. If you need a variety of breakfast ideas the cookbook “Rise and Run” is fantastic!4 -
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Thank you for all the support!4
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starrjulia8 wrote: »
You all know that my life has been a bit a crazy in the last few months. I don't know what have done without the 10 day challenge. I have a new hair cut which makes me feel renewed. ...
I had previously noticed your new haircut in your profile picture. It looks nice!5 -
HW: 70.40 Kg - 24.05.21
SW: 68.45 Kg - 16.09.21
CW: 65.25 Kg - 29.10.21
GW: 64.00 Kg - 21.11.21
10/29 - 65.25 - What a nice surprise. I wasn't expecting it to be so low. It follows 2 days of no snacking and lots of hiking. Just need to be dedicated to no snacking now I'm home.
10/30 - no scales
10/31 - 65.05 - hopefully I can keep off the snacks and keep this up. Yesterday I wore a pair of jeans I haven't worn in, at least, 18 months 🥳😃
11/01 - 65.05
11/02 - 64.90 - I have now lost the extra pounds I had put on this year 🎉 Now to tackle the ones that have been knocking around for the past 5 years!
11/03 - 65.25
11/04 - 65.00
11/05 - 65.10
11/06 -
11/07 -8 -
I'm in! Thank you, @quiltingjaine !
71 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 142.0
UGW: 132.2
10/27 - 144.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
10/28 - 143.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...6.33 miles in 112 mins
Day/Weight/Comment
10/29 - 143.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
10/30 - 143.6 at 6:00 a.m. ...6.37 miles in 112 mins
10/31 - 142.2 at 8:30 a.m. ...5.37 miles in 92 mins
11/01 - 145.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer ...I have some really bad words right about now...
11/02 - 143.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...6.05 miles in 106 mins
11/03 - 143.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
11/04 - 143.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...6.69 miles in 119 mins
11/05 - 142.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
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11/07 -
Chris9 -
I know there are only two days left in this cycle but I get so involved with other things I always miss the start of the next 10 days series.
I've bookmarked the thread and thought I might as well start now.
Female, 5’2”
SW: 165
GW: 135
11/05 - 150
11/06 -
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HW: 70.40 Kg - 24.05.21
SW: 68.45 Kg - 16.09.21
CW: 65.25 Kg - 29.10.21
GW: 64.00 Kg - 21.11.21
10/29 - 65.25 - What a nice surprise. I wasn't expecting it to be so low. It follows 2 days of no snacking and lots of hiking. Just need to be dedicated to no snacking now I'm home.
10/30 - no scales
10/31 - 65.05 - hopefully I can keep off the snacks and keep this up. Yesterday I wore a pair of jeans I haven't worn in, at least, 18 months 🥳😃
11/01 - 65.05
11/02 - 64.90 - I have now lost the extra pounds I had put on this year 🎉 Now to tackle the ones that have been knocking around for the past 5 years!
11/03 - 65.25
11/04 - 65.00
11/05 - 65.10
11/06 - 64.85
11/07 -9 -
I am Catherine, a 44yr old, 5' 7” lady from North Wales, UK.
Round 166 - 79kg (12st 6lb), EW 75kg. Was my first week calorie controlling for a long time so the loss was all water really… now the hard work starts!
SW: 75kg (11st, 11.5lb)
Day/Weight/Comment
10/29: 75.5kg (11st 12.5lb). Went trampolining yesterday and fit in my jeans for the first time in months (they are still very tight!). My eating was fine so I assume the lb regain is a blip that will even itself out tomorrow!
10/30: 75.5kg again.
10/31: 74.5kg (11st 10lb)
11/1: 74.5kg (11st 10lb). Back to school for Ellie today so we are in a rush!!
11/2: 75kg (11st, 11.5lb). I’ve been eating ok so I think this is probably just normal fluctuation and will drop off tomorrow or the next day. School mornings are hard 😩
11/3: 75.5kg. This is where I normally quit because losing weight is HARD. I’m still sticking to my calories, weighing my food and getting in my steps. I have to assume the 2lb gain back over 2 days will sort itself out if I stay consistent. 🥺🤞
11/4: 75kg. Coming back down! I am staying consistent with my eating.
11/5: 75kg. Will just keep on keeping on! I’m not feeling well and the weekend is coming up but I can do this!
11/6: 74.5kg (11st 10lb). Finally!! No idea why my weight popped back up but delighted it’s shuffled back down again. Saturday today so just need to watch the weekend munchies!
11/7
Goal: 74kg (11st 9lb)8 -
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🎃🎃🎃 OCTOBER 🎃🎃🎃
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😎I was after an elusive 85 lbs, but this week I dropped below my UGW and am now down 87lbs 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
• In Maintenance for over 2 years.
• Smart BMI - optimal weight.
• Muscle/Fat %ages in normal rangeJust because Covid restrictions aren’t compulsory doesn’t mean they’re not necessarily. People are still dying out there………
😷Take care! Stay safe!😷
October focus:- maintain weight < 150 (I have been maintaining since July 2019)
- Work on improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale
I liked this so much I'm borrowing it.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180's; 170's; 160's; 150's; 140's; 130's
Aims:2021 Focus:JGM10D ~|~ Round 167- Maintain weight < 145
- Strengthen strategies to reframe the tendency to use unhealthy snack food as a reward/treat.
- Make sure I have prepared healthy snacks available
- Cut down on eating between meals by keeping busy
Never give up! Never give in!
Recent Back Story:- 2018 goal: get back down to 160 ✅
- 2019 goal: proceed down to 150 ✅ with 2 months to spare
- 2020 goal: maintain below 150 dropping slowly down to 145 ✅ 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.
Stats🔹Age 75:🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹🔹GW 2021: < 150
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅
🔹GW: 2020: < 150✅
🔹31 Dec: 145.8
🔹1 Jan 2021: 147.2
🔹1 Mar 2021: 145.5
🔹142.1: (August 2021)
🔹LW: 23 Oct: 139.6
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 166 EW: 140.2
Round 167 Goals:
- Maintain weight < 145
- Work on stamina/strength/flexibility
==============================- 29/10: 139.7: Goals 🍁
- 39/10 140.1: Goals 🍁
- 31/10: 140.2: Goals 🍁
- 01/11: 139.9: Goals 🍁
- 02/11: 140.6: Goals 🍁
- 03/11: 140.3: Goals 🍁
- 04/11: 139.6: Goals 🍁
- 05/11: 139.8 Goals 🍁
- 06/11: xxx Goals
- 07/11: xxx; Goals
Daily Habits- Round 165 EW: 141.8 🌻
- Round 160 EW: 142.6🌻
- Round 155 EW: 144.8 🌻
- Round 145 EW: 145.1🌻
- Round 135 EW 146.8🌻
- Round 120 EW 150.1🌻
- Round 110 EW 148.2🌻
- Round 109 EW 147.2🌻
- June 2017: Round 8 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:
🔹Steps daily > 7500
🔹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
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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.
8 -
SW: 187.8 (highest in over 10 years)
RGW: 184.6
UGW: 138
Day/Weight/Comment
10/30 - 187.8
10/31 - 187.8 Did well until last evening when I mindlessly ate far more than necessary for dinner. Didn’t meet calorie target, but at least think I stayed under maintenance.
11/1 - 185.8 Thankfully at least a little of the previous weigh-ins seem to be water weight. Very good day yesterday. Didn’t get exercise in like I hoped, but did get 10,000 steps, stayed within calorie goals, and meal prepped for the whole week ahead. Hoping I can stick with it as I know it’s going to be a stressful week.
11/2 - 185.6 Despite a busy day at work, my meal prepping helped me stay within my calorie goals. At the end of the day when I wanted to relax with a beer, I went for a short walk instead. Now up early to being work again.
11/3 - 183.4 Not quite sure whether I can believe this weigh-in. Stayed on track with my eating yesterday, but was sedentary at my desk almost all day. Hoping this sticks and wasn’t a fluke on the scale!
11/4 - 183.8 Well looks like yesterday’s weight didn’t fully stick, but this still isn’t bad. Kept on track yesterday so no reason to give for the increase other than normal fluctuations.
11/5 183.8 No change today though I followed my plan yesterday. Feeling a little bloated though the past couple days. May be PMS water retention - hoping for another drop within a couple days!
11/6 - 183 Quite satisfied with this weigh-in. This has been a really good week for me, getting on track. Meal prepping and avoiding alcohol seemed to make such a difference. Hoping I can find the time to prep for this coming week as well.
11/78 -
@edwardsc60
Hi Catherine. Bravo on getting into those jeans again. That's an indication that you are on the right track. Clothes fit, and measurements are as important as weight when gauging progress.
The scale is only one of the tools we have at our disposal. The human body is a mystery, and weight loss is difficult. Try not to be discouraged by the normal ups and downs of the scale. Just stick with keeping Calories In under Calories Out, and tracking as accurately as possible. You are worth the effort.
I focus on the weight trend over time. It's more helpful. There are apps such as Happy Scale which smooths out the day to day bumps. If my trend is downward then I don't stress about the odd upward blip on the scale.
Keep at it. You will get there in the end.8
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