Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 186

Nicoles0305

Let’s do this! I had a nice vacation at the end of April that acted as a kind of reset really. Now I’m ready to dive back in and make my way to goal.

Goals this challenge- 11,000 steps/day; Pelo 2-3x week; strength training 2-3x week.

SW: 188.8

5/7- 188.2
5/8- 185.6
5/9- 182.6
5/10- 181.6 Pre Disney weight! Been battling COVID since last week though- the entire house has it right now, while DH is out of town on business- he is no longer positive, lucky! Kids can’t go back to school until their symptoms subside. I’m already exhausted, and it’s only Tuesday.
5/11- 180.4
5/12- 181.6 Not sure why. I had a great day yesterday. Meh, oh well.
5/13- 183.0 I’m chalking it up to an insanely busy day yesterday. I’ve noticed that when I get way more steps in than my average of 11,000, it always makes the scale go up. Why? Idk, but it’s a pretty consistent pattern. Yesterday I logged over 14,000 steps.
5/14- DNW camping
5/15- DNW camping
5/16- 181.8

Total round change: -7.0 lbs. Disney vacation weight is gone!

CamandJarvis

You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before

30, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2
GW: 130-135

Previous Rounds:

R69: 158.1; R70: 156.5; R71: 156.3 R72: 156.3; R73: 155.2; R74: 155.4; R75: 156.1; R76: 155.6; R80: 153.2; R81: 154.3; R82: 154.1; R84: 156.5; R89: 156.7; R91: 160.1; R93: 159.3; R94: 156.1; R98: 154.5; R99: 155.9; R100: 152.8; R101: 149.7; R102: 149.0; R103: 149.0; R104: 146.2; R105: 146.6; R106: 144.6; R107: 146.8; R108: 147.7; R109: 148.1; R110: 150.1; R111: 154.3; R112: 152.6; R113: 151.7; R121: 153.0; R122: 154.8; R123: 153.9; R124: 153.4; R125: 155.6; R126: 152.3; R127: 151.5; R128: 151.0; R129: 151.0; R130: 152.6; R131: 153.9; R132: 150.6; R133: 151.2; R134: 149.3; R135: 149.5; R136: 148.4; R137: 147.9; R138: 148.4; R139: 151.9; R140: 150.4; R141: 150.4; R142: 144.0; R143: 144.2; R144: 147.0; R145: 145.7; R146: 145.9; R147: 145.9; R148: 146.5; R149: 147.3; R150: 146.8; R151: 147.9; R152: 147.7; R153: 147.2; R154: 147.0; R155: 144.7; R157: 146.1; R158: 146.6; R159: 146.3; R160: 150.2; R161: 146.7; R162: 144.6; R163: 146.2; R164: 147.3; R165: 146.3; R166: 148.5; R167: 147; R168: 148.4; R169: 151.4; R170: 148.9; R171: 144.8 R172: DNW; R173: 146.1; R174: 147.9; R175: 145.9; R176: 150.5; R177: 149.3; R179: 150.5; R180: 151.6; R181: DNW; R182: 150.2; R183: 152.9; R184: 153.4; R185: 151.3

Last weight
5/06 - 151.3

Round Goal: 150.0lb Water minimum: 75oz, Goal: 90oz.

Day, Weight, Comment
5/07 - DNW
5/08 - DNW
5/09 - 153.6
5/10 - 153.3
5/11 - 153.0
5/12 - 152.5[/b
5/13 - 151.8
5/14 - DNW
5/15 - DNW
5/16 - 152.3 - woke up weak, nauseous, dizzy, and throwing up. So I called in sick. FamHub was having these symptoms all weekend (starting Friday) but we assumed it was stress and heat exhaustion. Now Famwife and I feel absolutely awful. He's still in bed today, called off work and day 4 of struggle. I need to figure out what I need to do for work if I'm out all week. So far I've kept down a little bit of water, by sipping, and a single piece of toast. Hot and cold flashes. Shivering and freezing but sweating. Ugh.

Previous Day's Comments

5/07 - DNP
5/08 - DNP
5/09 - It's a combination of several things: 1. Mother's Day dinner Saturday with Fam (very high sodium), 2. Working outside in triple digit temps (couldn't keep up water no matter what I did, though I gave it a solid effort.) 3. Waiting on some TMI 4. Pre-TOM bloat is in FULL FORCE. I'm not terribly worried, I can feel and see this is 100% bloat/water weight. If my body cooperates (mainly referring to TOM here), this should drop down in the next day or two. Will be focusing heavily on water today and tomorrow as well to help flush some of that out. Quite happy the timing was beginning of the round giving me several days to bounce back down, assuming I behave the rest of the round teehee
5/10 - Still waiting on TOM and TMI to cooperate, but it's progress! I was running behind on water but managed to get all 90oz in without having to wake up for bathroom breaks, yippee. Homemade venison burgers last night. Same for lunch today with street tacos tonight. I have 3 more of my peanut butter banana baked oatmeal bars for today, tomorrow, and Thursday to get me through on breakfasts this week. Will be looking to maybe make a quiche for breakfast next week? Still up in the air on that. I've got a few days to decide. Super sleepy as it's been very hard for me to fall asleep the last couple nights. It was almost 9pm last night before I fell asleep but when I finally did, I didn't even wake up to BF and pup coming to bed (and I'm usually such a light sleeper, I'll wake up before they even make it in the door). Tonight/tomorrow morning is shower so that'll cut into sleep again. Thinking of bird bathing again and focusing on sleep, I feel I desperately need it. I was petrified I'd fall asleep on my drive in this morning so I blasted arctic air on myself the entire drive. Still shivering, but made it alive! I also applied for county engineer online. Got a call back from the county office asking me to do their old school paper application so I'm waiting on one last bit of reference information to submit it. It'll still be working outside the house, but it's MUCH closer (I live in that county, furthest I'd have to go is about 25-30 minutes away). The lady obviously looked at my resume as she knew I lived there and worked in San Antonio and still called to tell me to properly apply so I'm taking that as a good start. BF also applied to a job yesterday. It'll require a lot more travel so me getting a remote or close-to-home job is imperative because of BigBro (he's not allowed to drive so he needs driven to/from school. 2 cars officially totaled now. Plus used car market is CRAZY and we are still looking). Here's to hoping for good news all around (and if you've read this far, I hope you get some crazy good news as well )
5/11 - It's progress but the mirror and scale did not communicate well this morning haha! I was quite happy to see the very obvious bloat disappear in the mirror. Then the scale decided to play tricks on me. I feel lighter and less weighed down by TMI and TOM (finally got body to cooperate there yesterday). The scale should catch up. Lunch is leftover street tacos (which turned into street taco burrito because we only had burrito-sized tortillas). No veggies as I ate my last steamable pack, they're on my grocery list for Friday. Didn't have enough strawberries for these next two days so I split strawberries and added banana to make up the smaller portion. BF wasn't sure of dinner tonight so I'll be going in blind tonight. Will try to behave throughout the day to account for that. Water has been good (90oz streak is back) and plan to continue that today. Also absolutely passed out last night and didn't hear BF or the pup come to bed. I was tired. Still tired, but functional at least. Hopefully that also helps in the weight realm.
5/12] - Could've been lower but we ate out last night. I do look/feel more bloated than anything but I think that's salt. I broke the CV joint (or part of the axle) on the car about 6 miles from home last night. I managed to limp it home but BF went out for test drive and confirmed my description, as well as talked to FamHub (he's a pretty dang good mechanic on the side) about possible issues. Pushed our dinner prep out a bit because of it all, ultimately getting dinner out so I could be in bed at a decent-ish time. Lunch today is the last personal pizza we had because BigBro eats everything in the house unless it's under lock and key. It was the last work-ready lunch without staying up to cook, defeating the whole purpose of eating out anyway. At least he didn't eat my baked oatmeal, strawberries, or last banana so I have SOMETHING nutritious until dinner.
5/13
5/14
5/15

IsMollyReallyHungry

Round # 51 for me!
SW: 366.0 (6000 step goal, goal to lose 2 to 3 lbs. each challenge, go to bed by 11:30, no eating out more than once every 10-day challenge)
Day/Weight/Comment (previous day steps)
5/07 367.2 – Had a small splurge yesterday. Goal this weekend is not to gain anymore weight.
5/08 367.2
5/09 367.2 – Maintained.
5/10 367.2 – On vacation until 5/16/22
5/11 364.4
5/12 364.4 – Enjoying vacation. Not getting in enough steps but I am eating ok. I am doing a special volunteer work on zoom with my religion.
5/13
5/14
5/15 364.8 – I have had a great vacation. Went up a bit because my steps and movement have been very low unfortunately. I hope can at least have a loss this round. Back to work tomorrow and in office and plenty of steps…. on the bright side
5/16 366.0 – Well I will take a maintain. I thought I gained more weight…. lol. Back to business next round. I have one more vacation planned after memorial day.
Total lost this round: (0.0) (Goal this round: 363.0)

*One of my major goals is to get my BMI under 40 (260 weight) so I can have surgery on my knees*

Round & annual Stats

Round 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)
Round 167 – SW 388.0 EW 388.0 (0.0)
Round 172 – SW 384.6 EW 383.4 (-1.2)
Round 173 – SW 383.4 EW 380.0 (-3.4)

Net change 2021 = SW 385.8 EW 380.0 (-5.8)

Round 174 – SW 380.0 EW 375.2 (-4.8)
Round 175 – SW 375.2 EW 373.8 (-1.4)
Round 176 – SW 373.8 EW 373.0 (-0.8)
Round 177 – SW 373.0 EW 371.4 (-1.6)
Round 178 – SW 371.4 EW 365.4 (-6.0)
Round 179 – SW 365.4 EW 371.6 (+6.2)
Round 180 – SW 371.6 EW 367.0 (-4.6)
Round 181 – SW 367.0 EW 360.6 (-6.4)
Round 182 – SW 360.6 EW 362.8 (+2.2)
Round 185 – SW 370.0 EW 366.0 (-4.0)

Net change 2022 = SW 380.0 EW 366.0 (-14.0) Overall goal: 22-30 lbs.

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.

In 2005 Weighed under 400 lbs.

In 2007 lowest weight after surgery 302lbs

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!"

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.

itsapizzaparty

R183 End weight: 147.1
R184 End weight: 150.4
R185 End weight: 150.7
R186 End weight: 152.2

5/7 150.4
5/8 150.4
5/9 151.5
5/10 152.1
5/11 152.1
5/12 153.3
5/13 153.3
5/14 152.9
5/15 151.8
5/16 152.2

TerriRichardson112

JGM10Ds -|- Round 186
🌷🌱🌷🌱🌷🌱🌷🌱🌷
🌷🌱🌷MAY 2022🌷🌱🌷
 🌷🌱🌷🌱🌷🌱🌷🌱

• In Maintenance since July 2019
• 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……… and the numbers are on the rise again.
😷Take care! Stay safe!😷

MAY focus:

maintain weight < 140 (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

🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
Stats

Terri: Female; 76; Northern Ireland; married > 55 years; ex Maths teacher; volunteer group leader for U3A (University of the Third Age - life-long learning charity)
SW: 227 (Mar 2014)
LW: 136.4(Nov 2021)
GW: < 140

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!

2022 Focus: Maintenance
Maintain weight < 140
Work on stamina, strength, and flexibility

JGM10Ds ROUND 186
Round 185 EW: 139.1
Day/Weight/Comment
07/05: 138.8: Daily Habits👌🏻
08/05: 138.6: Daily Habit👌🏻
09/05: 139.4: Daily Habits🤦‍♀️ Yikes!!!
10/05: 138.8: Daily Habits👌🏻
11/05: 138.4: Daily Habits👌🏻
12/05: 138.8: Daily Habits👌🏻
13/05: 138.6: Daily Habits👌🏻
14/05: 138.8: Daily Habits👌🏻
15/05: 138.7: Daily Habits👌🏻
16/05: 138.6: Daily Habits👌🏻
Daily Habits - 2022
Update - May 2022

1. Log ALL CI/CO (Daily)
2. Stay under goal (Daily)
3. Balance macros/micros (Daily)
4. Hydrate adequately (Daily)
5. Choose healthy options (Daily)
6. Steps > 7500 (Daily)
7. Stretch before/after workouts
8. 15+ minutes Cardio > 5 days a week
9. 15+ mins Strength > 5 days a week
10. 15+ mins Flexibility > 5 days a week
11. Active hours > 6
12. Practice self-care (Daily)
13. Stay up to date with accounts (monthly)
14. Mindfulness Practice/meditation ((Daily - morning/evening)
15. 1 > 15 mins Declutter sessions (Daily)
16. Be creative
17. Purchase essential items only
18. Read a book > 15 mins
19. Work on ongoing craft projects
20. Learn something new
21. Develop Healthy Habits
https://www.random.org/colors/hex

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!

ashleycarole86

R164 SW 208.4 EW 204.8 (-3.6)
R165 SW 204.8 EW 205.4 (+0.6)
R166 SW 205.4 EW 199 (-6.4)
R167 SW 199 EW 196.4 (-2.6)
R168 SW 196.4 EW 193.4 (-3)
R169 SW 193.4 EW 192 (-1.4)
R170 SW 192 EW 190 (-2)
R171 SW 190 EW 189.2 (-0.8)
R172 SW 189.2 EW 189.8 (+0.6)
R173 SW 189.8 EW 187 (-2.8)
R174 SW 187 EW 184.4 (-2.6)
R175 SW 184.4 EW 180.2 (-4.2)
R176 SW 180.2 EW 179.8 (-0.4)
R177 SW 179.8 EW 181 (+1.2)
R178 SW 181 EW 176.6 (-4.4)
R179 SW 176.6 EW 173.2 (-3.4)
R180 SW 173.2 EW 172.8 (-0.4)
R181 SW 172.8 EW 168.4 (-4.4)
R182 SW 168.4 EW 169 (+0.6)
R183 SW 169 EW 167.6 (-1.4)
R184 SW 167.6 EW 166.4 (-1.2)
R185 SW 166.4 EW 170 (+3.6)
R186 SW 170 EW 166 (-4)

R186 SW: 170
R186 GW: 166.4
Day/Weight/Comment
5/7 / 169 / Looks like things are coming back down now. As I've gotten to a lower weight, I notice the weight retention during my TOM so much more. Interesting observation. I have a Zoom call with a group I'm part of on MFP later today and also hope to ride.
5/8 / 167.6 / Last night my husband and I split a bottle of riesling in the hot tub and then I still had to do my Peloton ride. Not the best order - lol. Still happy I followed through with the workout I wanted to do anyway. Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers today!
5/9 / 164.6 / First weigh-in posted within my desired maintenance range of 160-165. Nice to get a taste of it and to see the whoosh after my TOM as well. I am happy. This feels like such an important time. The fear of slippage remains strong - I suspect that will be with me for a long, long time. Today MAY be a rest day on the bike, but if my husband goes out biking with a friend after work I'll use my down time to bike and shift my rest day to later this week. Have to be very strategic with my time during the work week.
5/10 / 164.4 / Having a bit of an off day mentally. My husband is sick, I pulled the car forward into cement in the parking garage, almost ran out of gas, and just a few other things. By the time I was at the gas station (that was also a 7-11) I almost had myself convinced that going in for a treat would fix everything. Reminded myself that while a treat COULD be worked into the day, I was thinking about it for the wrong reasons. Left without the impulse buy, enjoyed my supper, and had a planned treat after my evening walk instead.
5/11 / 165.2 / Peloton ride done and I also walked over 13,000 steps. My husband is still dealing with stomach issues so things are pretty relaxed at home... hoping he's on the mend.
5/12 / 164.6
5/13 / 161.8 / Had a big wine night last night and my normal check-in fell to the wayside. Not a normal occurence for me and I definitely paid for it this morning! Feeling back to normal now. Husband is well enough for us to head to the lake tonight which is great.
5/14 / 163.8 / Had a poor sleep last night as I was up in the washroom quite a bit. Hoping for a nice sunshine filled day at the lake. We go home after supper tonight as we have a morning adventure in the mountains tomorrow. First hot dog cook of the season today but we forgot the BBQ grill so we'll be making them in the air fryer.
5/15 / 164.6 / Went on a helicopter ride with friends and then did my first ever metric century bike ride for 100 KM. What a great feeling that my body is in a place where I can do this now.
5/16 / 166 / Amazingly, I'm not sore today! Had an extra day of work downtown for a conference so I easily got my 10,000 steps today. I gave myself a rest day otherwise even though I feel good... need to get a good night's sleep though.

cpanus

Thank you, @quiltingjaine !
72 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: 145.0
UGW: 132.2
05/05 - 151.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...7.22 miles in 132 mins
05/06 - 149.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day/Weight/Comment
05/07 - 150.7 at 7:00 a.m. ...7.54 miles in 135 mins
05/08 - 150.4 at 8:30 a.m. ...5.59 miles in 98 mins
05/09 - 149.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/10 - 147.9 at 5:30 a.m. ...7.20 miles in 130 mins
05/11 - 147.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/12 - 147.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...6.39 miles in 118 mins
05/13 - 146.1 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
05/14 - 146.0 at 7:30 a.m. ...haircuts then 7.17 miles in 138 mins
05/15 - 146.5 at 7:20 a.m. ...Grandson's soccer game then 6.33 miles in 124 mins
05/16 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Chris