Just Give Me 20 Days - Round 167

playhardkf2017

29 yo female
5’2” Small frame according to my wrist circumference
SW 126.2 (April 14th, 2020)
Highest lifetime weight: 138 lbs. August 2011
Goal Weight: 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 days

10/29 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!
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.
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 afterwards. 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. 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 ahd frwsh turmeric and fresh ginger in it along with some dates. The “milk” was great on it’s 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).
11/6 116 This is a false weight. I ended up with a stomach thing yesterday that caused some nausea and the inability to keep anything down, even bubbly water. So, when I weighed this morning, I was pretty dehydrated. On the bright side I felt much better this morning after getting some fluids and food in me. I was even able to walk the lake with my friend. Today’s food has been somewhat decent, and I have been focusing on eating what I’m craving after getting so depleted yesterday.
This afternoon I made homemade pappardelle pasta for my mother-in-law as part of her birthday present and tomorrow I will make the lemon artichoke and pancetta sauce she picked out from the Pasta Grannies Cookbook. They’re away in NH and will be home around 4 tomorrow, so I’ll make the sauce and cook the pasta for it to be ready when they get home in the afternoon. I plan on relaxing for the rest of the day and I might make broccoli and cauliflower with cheese sauce for my dinner tonight because we have lots of CSA veggies left to eat before Monday.

11/7 118.4 Today was a rest day/ get ready for the week day. I roasted some broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, a carnival squash and fennel to have with my lunches this week. I enjoyed the extra hour this morning with the time change and laid in bed from 6-7 without feeling like I should get up and start doing stuff. Back to work tomorrow and I feel like I could use another week of vacation still. Even though I was off, it still felt more busy than I wanted it to be but I’m grateful I was able to take the time. We ended up getting Cheesecake Factory for dinner last night, so I’m definitely retaining some water from that. I decided we’ll be getting Indian takeout tomorrow night for my birthday, so I’ll probably retain a bit of water from that as well. It’s all worth it though.

I can't believe we're at the end of another round!

jaccimc63

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 57
Akron, Ohio

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

My 128th Round!

Still trying to get back down to the mid range of maintenance.

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) - May 2018
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 - 2018
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 - 2019
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 - 2019
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 - 2020
End R137: 144 (+.5) Dan's cancer diagnosis
End R138: 145 (+1)
End R139: 146 (+1)
End R140: 145.5 (-.5)
End R141: 145
End R142: 145.5 (+.5)
End R143: 143.5 (-2) - Dan hospitalized
End R144: 143(-.5)
End R145: 143.5 (+.5)
End R146: 145 (+1.5) - Problems with Dan's treatment
End R147: 144.5 (-.5)
End R148: 145.5 (+1)
End R149: 145 (-.5)
End R150: 144 (-1)
End R151: 145 (+1)
End R152: 144.5 (-.5)Dan started BCG at CC
End R153: 145.5 (+1)
End R154: 146.5 (+1)
End R155: 146 (-.5)
End R156: 147.5 (+1.5)Dan ill from BCG/flu, G hospitalized, retina flash, RP died
End R157: 147.5(0)
End R158: 147.5(0)
End R159: 147(-.5)
End R160: 147.5(+.5)Dan clear from treatment
End R161: 147.5(0) L had covid
End R162: 146(-1.5)
End R163: 145.5(-.5)
End R164: 145(-.5)
End R165: 146 (+1) Dan's final BCG Maint. Mary's Memorial
End R166: 145.5 (-.5) E Bday/Halloween party

SW: 145.5

Day/Weight/Comment

10/29 - 144.5 - This is a nice surprise. After last weekend's indulgences, I expected the extra weight to hang on a bit longer. I have nothing planned for this weekend, except for bulb planting if the rain stops on Sunday, so I will try to stay on track.
10/30 - 145 - Pizza for supper last night.
10/31 - 145.5
11/01 - 145.5 - As I was sitting here at my desk thinking about what to write, a spider dropped from the ceiling directly on my keyboard. I hope that adrenaline rush burned off some of my weekend calories.
11/02 - 146 - I need to work on more water and more movement.
11/03 - 145.5
11/04 - 144.5 - Very happy to see this!
11/05 - 144.5 - We're having pizza tonight which will likely mean a sodium bump tomorrow. Our weather should be sunny and in the low 60's this weekend, so I'm hoping we can get out and hike the local Cuyahoga Valley National Park before the gloomy November weather sets in for good.
11/06 - 145.5
11/07 - 145 - I'll take this for a Sunday weigh in. See you next round!

leni1us

Female, 5’2”
SW: 165
GW: 135

11/05 - 150.0
11/06 - 149.4 Really trying to focus on getting all my water in and lowering my carb intake.
11/07 - 149.0 On to the next round!

RetiredAndLovingIt

Hi, I am in again.
71 yr old 5'3" Original SW= 175 on 8-19-12.
Lost 25# and basically maintaining since. My ultimate goal is 140#

SW 148.2 (Round 149)
Round 149 EW= 147.8 (Average Weight= 147.25)
Round 150 EW= 149 AW= 149.3
Round 151 EW= 149.4 AW= 148.73
Round 152 Didn't do
Round 153 SW= 150 EW= 148.4 AW= 148.94
Round 154 SW= 148.4 EW= 148.2 AW= 148.74
Round 155 SW= 148.2 EW= 150.4 AW= 150.06
Round 156 SW= 150.4 EW= 152.4 AW= 150.91
Round 157 SW=152.4 EW= 152.4 AW= 152.6
Round 158 SW= 152.4 EW= 152.8 AW= 151.9 Yay!! Starting back down a little
Round 159 SW= 152.8 EW= 152.4 AW= 152.64 Oops, not a good 10 days, need to do better
Round 160 SW= 152.4 EW= 152.4 AW= 151.64
Rnds 161, 162, 163 tried a month of not weighing..pretty much maintained Ready to work to a healthy weight.
Round 164 SW= 152.8 EW= 151.8 AW= 152.06
Round 165 SW= 150.2 EW= 150.4 AW= 150.48 was at dd's house most of this round
Round 166 SW= 153.6 EW= 150.6 AW= 151.85
Round 167 SW= 151 EW= 152.4 AW= 152.69

10-27= 150.4
10-28= 150.6

10-29= 151
10-30= DNW at dd's house..no scale & eating too much
10-31= DNW
11-1= DNW
11-2= DNW
11-3= DNW came home from dd's house
11-4= 153.4
11-5= 153.4
11-6= 153
11-7= 152.4

PrimalJillian

Age: 42
Height: 5'8"
Lifestyle Plan: Primal Blueprint





Progress Photo July 2019-January 2020

Goals:
-Release 2 lbs per round
-80% Primal
-Follow Ashley Black's 12-week fascia recovery program

Incremental Goals:
219.xx November 3, 2021
209.xx
199.xx
189.xx
179.xx
Ultimate Goal: 175 lbs, reevaluate at that point


Historical SW: 251.6 lbs 9/14/2015
Restart W: 241.6 7/12/2019
Restart W: 221.5 11/2/2021

R167 EW: unknown

🦃🍂🍁November🍁🍂🦃
2: 221.5 🥚
3: 219.9 🥚 Not back to primal yet, but 16:8 IF for now and gym 3x/week.
4: 219.8 🥚 Expecting a post- ovulation drop tomorrow. Thanks @AR10at50 and @quiltingjaine for the welcome backs. 🥰
5:
6: DNW Not sure how I got my days messed up already. Lol Spent the night at a friend's last night, so no weight this morning.
7: DNW At BF's last night, so no weight again. I suspect that I didn't lose and possibly gained a little this round.

NSV: I'm here. Getting started (again) is the hardest part.
Needs improvement: water intake and consistency logging

There's no such thing as failure; only feedback.

Lilylady3k

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”, 61
Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
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 2021 BMI 35.2
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese

Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150's

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, strength training, 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; ~12-16 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)
R100-121: notes in 2020 folder
SWR122: 241 (8/6/2020)
R122 20200804: 234.8 (-6.2)
R123-135: notes in 2020 folder
R136 20210101: 211.4 (-1.5)
R137 20210111: 210.0 (-1.4)
R138 20210121: 207.7 (-2.3)
R139 20210131: 208.6 (+.9)
R140 20210210: 206.6 (-2)
R141 20210220: 210.2 (+3.6)
R142 20210302: 208.0 (-2.2)
R143 20210312:207.3 (-.7)
R144 20210322 209.2 (+1.9)
R145 20210401 208.4 (-.8)
R146 20210411 207.2 (-1.2)
R147 20210421 206.5 (-.7)
R148 20210501 207.3 (+.8)
R149 20210511 207.7 (+.4)
R150 20210521 205.5 (-2.2)
R151 20210531 206.7 (+1.2)
R152 20210610 205.3 (-1.4)
R153 20210620 207.1 (+1.8)
R154 20210630 205.9 (-1.2)
R155 20210710 206.1 (+.2)
R156 20210720 207.1 (+1)
R157 20210730 205.6 (-1.5)
R158 20210809 203.2 (-2.4)
R159 20210819 202.9 (-.3)
R160 20210829 203.1 (+.2)
R161 20210908 203.1 (+/-0)

R162 20210918 203.2 (+.1)
R163 20210928 203.9 (+.7)
R164 & R165 20211018 207.6 (+3.7) 16 day road trip did some damage
R166 20211028 207.8 (+.2)
R167 20211107 208.3 (+.5)

R167: Time for a mental reset! I want to be under 200 before 2022. If that is going to happen then I need to lose the vacation gain and get back on a losing track!
🎯Mini Goal: <205 (Repeat until I hit it!)
Exercise Goal for this round: Bike, swim, and strength class twice per week. Walk the dog 100 miles in Nov!



Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
10/29 208.5 @ fishing camp 🎣 Strength Training 1 hr, no walk, long car drive, 2037 cal, 226 net carbs, AF.
10/30 207.9 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 2.6 miles, fishing, 1224 cal, 112 net carbs, AF.
10/31 209.0 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3.6 miles, fishing caught 21” Speckled Trout, 1653 cal, 124 net carbs, 3 drinks. Way too many chips (even counting them) with fried fresh fish tacos w/ avocado. Driving home today to spend the evening with our adult kids eating traditional chili and handing out full size (not fun size) M&Ms candy while we sit out on the driveway. Taking my mom with us for a long visit.
11/1 209.6 Long drive, .5 mile walk, bad food choices, ? cal, ? net carbs, AF. Time to turn things around and get focused on getting back under 205.
Brought my mom back to visit for the baby shower at the end of the week as well as doctor’s visits she scheduled in Houston.
11/2 207.9 Walked 3.2 miles, gardening, 1692 cal, 70 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Bought and planted flowers yesterday in front of my house! Snapdragons, Pansies, Kale, Alyssum, and a few extra for the large pot next to the door. Great exercise weeding digging planting ... not to mention lugging big bags of mulch.
11/3 207.7 Walked .6 miles, Strength Training 1 hr, 1848 cal, 171 net carbs, AF. Lots of shopping & mom’s doctors visits. But did cook chicken enchilada soup (added zucchini) in crock pot so we had a healthier dinner when we returned home!
https://www.skinnytaste.com/crock-pot-chicken-enchilada-soup/
My mother self diagnosis and medicates usually. She has had neuropathy for 4 years but would not see someone about it. Took my mom to a doctor about her neuropathy in her feet & lower legs. Her doc has not done A1c lab work but this one thinks she might be pre-diabetic so she will get more lab work to check. He is switching her from over the internet TrueWell (150 mg alpha-lipoid acid) to EBM’s pharmaceutical grade EB-N6 (600 mg alpha-lipoid acid). Said she is not a candidate for his program to reverse with surgery. She is 85 (5’4” 175 lbs) and eats primarily carbs with few vegetables & protein. He recommended she start keto and then switch to Mediterranean diet. Read Sugar Crush and Fat for Fuel to better understand what she is doing to her body with all the carbs. We checked these books out from the library. She needs to walk, bike or swim at least 20 min 3x per week so I took her out for a short walk … she is active but doesn’t exercise. I also have her doing daily stretches and exercises for her sciatic nerve issue. It is hard to incorporate these changes in an 85 year old … but reinforces my path to healthier lifestyle and I need to get back focused on my own journey to lowering the number on the scale!
11/4 207.5 Walked 3.8 miles, 1530 cal, 138 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Baked pumpkin cookies and pear cake for the baby shower on Saturday at my house. Also cooked a very large pot of chicken sausage gumbo to prep for all the company coming in Friday evening. Kitchen sort of day which was good activity given all the rain in the afternoon/evening.
11/5 208.3 No exercise, did not journal food, 2 glasses wine at my sisters … relatives are in town for the shower already and she cooked dinner for us. I was dressed for strength training class when my DIL called crying ~8am. My son is out of town and she is pregnant due late Dec. She was at the school where she teaches. Spotting/bleeding. Drove the 50 miles across Houston picked her up then drove back into town to the med center to see her doctor. All is fine with mom & baby no sign of preterm early labor. Small infection that can cause early contractions so antibiotics and she is good. Lunch out to feed her and then took her home to rest until my son arrived back home from AZ. Then back to my home to care for my mom who I had promised a mani pedi.
11/6 207.2 No exercise yet again. Did not journal but ate at home no restaurants! Long visit at the doctor’s office with mom, errand running for the baby shower, my son & his wife arrived from Austin, decorating the house … never seen so many balloons & star garland LOL, gumbo and late night talking with our adult kids over bottles of wine. 3 glasses wine.
11/7 208.3 No exercise, baby shower at my home took most of my time, no journaling food, AF.

cpanus

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
11/06 - 142.6 at 6:00 a.m. ...rest day
11/07 - 144.4 at 8:00 a.m. ...I sure hope not...Egads!!...6.68 miles in 114 mins

Chris

Lilylady3k

SModa61 wrote: »

@lilylady3k Thank you for sharing that guideline, and yes, I think I have been failing in that regard. Today was a good day though. When I arrived, my mother asked me if I would work with her to finish her bathroom (I had spent 5 hours just scrubbing tub, toilet, and floor, two days ago). We went through stuff. We had things expired in 1996 in there. Trying to attach a picture of what I took out under her sink, off the counter and medicine cabinets, but can't figure it out. It was a huge amount of stuff. My father is our driving problem. Before breaking his hip (i broke just while he was walking, he could not feel his feet and could not lift his right leg, but was still driving. Now he has added broken hip, and he is already asking when he can have access to his car........

@SModa61 - Repeat ... you are not failing!!! You are being supportive and wonderful in helping your mom no matter what the project might be. Oh boy ... good luck with your dad and taking away the keys. That is very difficult for everyone but it might be safer for those that are on the road not just him.

_JeffreyD_

Male: 64
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205

Goals for this round:

Generally, keep it under control. Specifically, get some more exercise done.
Major Goal this round is to have an average of 206 or less.

Historical Averages:

R 94: 210.7 (20191108 = date of the last day of the round)
R 95: 210.3
R 96: 210.5
R 97: 211.3 (20191208)
R 98: 212.7
R 99: 212.5* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 100: 215.0* (ghost vaycay entries) (20200107)
R 101: 216.0* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 102: 212.6
R 103: 211.9 (20200206)
R 104: 210.9
R 105: 212.5
R 106: 211.2 (20200307)
R 107: DNF
R 115: 215.6 (20200605)
R 116: 213.7
R 117: 213.1
R 118: 212.1 (20200705)
R 119: 212.4
R 120: 211.5
R 121: 207.9 (20200804)
R 122: 207.4
R 123: 207.3
R 124: 209.4 (20200903)
R 125: 208.9
R 126: 209.6
R 127: 209.1 (20201003)
R 128: 210.0
R 129: 210.6
R 130: 210.7 (20201102)
R 131: 211.5
R 132: 209.2
R 133: 211.7 (20201202)
R 134: 211.0
R 135: 211.5
R 136: DNW (20210101)
R 137: DNW
R 138: DNW
R 139: 215.7
R 140: 215.2 (20210210)
R 141: 213.6
R 142: 212.8 (20210302)
R 143: 211.5
R 144: 212.2
R 145: 211.6 (20210401)
R 146: DNW – scale broke during this round.
R 147: 213.1
R 148: 212.3 (20210501)
R 149: 209.7 (vacay 2nd half)
R 150: 210.4 (vacay 1st half)
R 151: 210.7
R 152: 211.0 (20210610)
R 153: 210.7
R 154: 210.6
R 155: 210.0 (20210710)
R 156: 210.9
R 157: 210.6
R 158: 207.8 (20210809)
R 159: 207.9
R 160: 205.9
R 161: 206.2 (20210908)
R 162: 205.9
R 163: 206.8
R 164: 207.1 (20211008)
R 165: 207.0
R 167: 207.3

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

Round 167 Posts
Month/Day: Exercise / Comment

Previous posts:

10/29: 208.2

10/30: DNW out of town

10/31: DNW out of town. Just got home. Fall fun.

11/1: 209 This is my first post this round. I feel out of it.

11/2: 211
OK peeps, this represents several things. First and foremost, it is my lethargic approach as of late. It also represents a fundraising event last night that was in the “taste of” mode, offering a little bit of a LOT of things. I partook of all. It was a salty-sweet sensual / emotional eating catastrophe train wreck. And finally … too much information.

No hugs please. What I need a time-out in the corner. I will bounce back.

11/3: 207.8
Yesterday was a disciplined day. Right eating and really good exercise. Need to stack a few of these days up. I think where I get into trouble is when I stack undisciplined days.

Maybe a good intermediate goal should be that if I have a “bad day,” I will follow it up with a good one. Even if on an extended weekend or week-long trip with friends. This may seem like a cop out, but let’s face it, I will always have undisciplined days sprinkled through my life. At least I hope so. HA!

11/4: 207.2
This round has already ruined my ten-day average. Especially Monday’s shenanigans. But, looking on the bright side, today’s reading is lower than my previous round average. (Work with me here people! Ha!)

I appreciate you all.

11/5: 206.6
TGIF. My biggest temptation today will be my lunch out with a friend. Must. Avoid. French. Fries.

Let’s just say I hope that is my biggest temptation today.

11/6: 205.8
Avoided the fries!

11/7: 205.2
I like the way this round ended. A good recovery from a disastrous start. Did not reach my goals.

UnstoppableSandra

MFP -Round #5 - 167

I’m 62 years old, 5’4” tall and my weight goal is to lose 30 pounds by my birthday on June 6, 2022.
I started my first round on September 20, 2021.

Goals for round #5:
Wow! Still need to work on all 3 goals! I’ll try to stay on top for this round. If that doesn’t work, next round I’ll focus just in one.
1- drink more water
2- spend less time on social media and more time on my MFP
3- get up every day at 6AM

Weight loss
Round 1: -2.2 lbs
Round 2: -1.8 lbs
Round 3: +0.6
Round 4: -1.4lbs
Projected average: 1.3 lbs per round
Current average: 1.2 lbs per round (close)

Day/Weight/Comment.
10/29: 181.0
10/30: 181.0 did 25k yesterday. But was sooo hungry in the evening… ordered a chicken burger with fries… in the end… I felt stuffed, uncomfortable and I don’t know why I did it. I almost never eat burgers and fries … I think there was a lot of anxiety playing around that.
10/31: 181.6
11/1: ??? Forgot to weight myself. Rest day today. Yesterday a guy on a bike kicked me twice while I was riding. He tried to steal my bike. I fell at the first kick and have a big bruise on my hip, where he kicked me the second time while I was on the ground. And my knee is swollen. But good in general. 🤞 both me and my bike are ok. Glad there were 2 woman walking by and they stopped. He left as soon as they approached Us. Thank so much to those two woman!!! Be careful out there!
11/2: 182.4
11/3: 182.6
11/4: 183.0 yesterday did 50k on trails…. I’m soooo exhausted. But happy. Lost a bit of control the last couple if days. Making an effort to get back on track.
11/5: 182.6 went well. Days are getting better
11/6: 182.8 bike a short trail loop with a friend. Food was under control. Glad these last 10 days are over! Hope for a better and positive next round🙂
11/7: 181.8

UnstoppableSandra

_JeffreyD_ wrote: »

UnstoppableSandra wrote: »

starrjulia8 wrote: »

Be Safe @UnstoppableSandra . Feel better!

Thanks @starrjulia8
Im still so paranoid when going out cycling! And not sleeping very well.
But I still go out and cycle. I don’t want that event to stop me.

Pepper Spray?

Could be.
It happened soooo fast! I need to find a way to have it close to my handlebar.

TerriRichardson112

🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
🎃🎃🎃 OCTOBER 🎃🎃🎃
🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

😎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 range

Just 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:

• 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.)

JGM10D ~|~ Round 167

🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
Stats

🔹Age 75:🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅
🔹GW: 2020: < 150✅
🔹31 Dec: 145.8

🔹GW 2021: < 150
🔹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!
==============================
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: 139.6: Goals 🍁
  
• 07/11: 139.8; Goals 🍁 Hanging in there 😂
  

Previous Rounds:

• 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!!!

Daily Habits

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

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.

• 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.

Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

fmfdfa2020

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

11/06: 163.8 - No luck yet that some of this is water weight, but we shall see. Either way, it's just back to healthy living! Good day yesterday: 64oz water, 1231 calories, lots of vegetables and protein, and moved from morning to night working on house. I'm still catching up on everyone's posts over the last 10 days of missing in action.

11/07: DNW - I am glad this round is over! Onward...!!

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!

Ms_Mia_

Heaviest: 98 kg / 216.1 lbs

Round GW: 90 kg / 198.4 lbs - my birthday is during this round, so my goal is not to go completely out the rails with all the cake and wine hahah 

UGW: 52 kg / 115 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment

10/29 - 89.5 kg / 197.3 lbs

10/30 - 89.9 kg / 198.2 lbs

10/31 - 90 kg / 198.3 lbs

11/01 - 92 kg / 202.8 lbs

11/02 - 90.1 kg / 198.6 lbs

11/03 - 89.1 kg / 196.4 lbs

11/04 - 88.4 kg / 194.9 lbs - it's my birthday today!

11/05 - 89.0 kg / 196.2 lbs

11/06 - 89.7 kg / 197.8 lbs

11/07 -90.8 kg / 200.2 lbs

Sooo I finished the round heavier than I started it, but I have to admit I wasn't really focused on nutrition. Actually knowing that I am not really following up with diet and exercise I kind of dread stepping on the scale every morning, so it was a little victory of mine that I continued weighing myself daily. I will do better next round!