Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 196

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  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 4,610 Member
    @deepwoodslady - so sorry to hear you have yet another problem, you don't need all these, you have enough as it is, they just keep stacking up, your run of bad luck must stop soon surely? And you are keeping your head up, sending you lots of hugs and willing things to become better/easier for you xx <3
  • eaper64
    eaper64 Posts: 118 Member
    ROUND 188-SW 179.2, ROUND 189-SW 180.2, ROUND 190-SW ?, ROUND 191-SW 174.4,

    ROUND 193-SW 179.6, ROUND 194-SW 179.2, ROUND 195-SW 172.4

    8/5: 172.4 not a bad place to start the challenge

    8/6: 171.8 weight is "pre" everything. i usually weigh in after i've had coffee and water. haven't had coffee or water yet this morning, so i'm figuring i'm at least a solid 172 lbs.

    8/7: 172.4

    8/8: 171.8

    8/9: 171.4 i am actually getting excited to see the 160's. maybe by round 197??? what an accomplishment that would be!

    8/10: 171.8 had 1/2 a blueberry muffin from sams club yesterday. had the other 1/2 this morning. i knew i shouldn't have, but who can just leave a muffin top just sitting there!

    8/11: 171.4 that muffin sent me on a carbohydrate binge. exceeded calories and days was primarily carbs and fat, very little protein. my indiscretions always takes a few days before they surface. wish it was cooler, i might have been able to walk a little bit of that off. this summer has been miserably hot. diet diligence for the rest of the challenge!

    8/12: 170.2 the loss has confused me. after the carb. binge, i have mostly been eating fruits and vegetables. i did also have chicken wings, which i think i mis-calculated nutrition on (on the higher side) so i probably had way less calories than is healthy.

    8/13: 172.6 and there is it.... my carbohydrate binge taking its vengeance on me. :neutral:

    8/14: 171.8

    ROUND 196
    SW: 171.8


    Day/Weight/Comment

    8/15: 171.8 I've seen this number so frequently, i shouldn't be surprised (and i'm not).

    8/16: 172.2 not sure if this is from not drinking enough yesterday, or if it's because i've already eaten scrambled eggs and tomatoes

    8/17: 172.2, 171.4, 171.2 take your pick. these are the options my scale gave me all within 1/2 hours time with no variable. do the spring scales do the same thing? ...back on topic....ate a maintain amount of calories yesterday, but it was high in carbs (ramen noodles). i did get to finally go for my walk! not as epic as the exclamation point implies. it was just a mile, but weight loss rate.

    8/18: 171.2 good calories, good macros, and a good 2 mile walk

    8/19: 171

    8/20: 170.4 since i usually weigh myself before i eat, and i have already eaten today this weight is probably just more nonsense my scale is spitting out.

    8/21: 171 over calories yesterday even with getting my walk in. seems like i do this at least once every challenge and always promise to correct myself.

    8/22: 171.2 very disappointed with how i'm doing this round. reading my notes back, i should have been expecting such a poor result.

    8/23:

    8/24:
  • CamandJarvis
    CamandJarvis Posts: 2,148 Member
    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; R186: 152.3; R187: 151.8; R188: 150.9; R189: 152.6; R190: DNW; R191: 154.8; R192: 155.5; R193: 155.2; R194: 156.5; R195: DNW

    Last weight
    8/11 - 156.8

    Round Goal: 152lb Water goal: 90oz.

    Day, Weight, Comment
    8/15 - 159.5
    8/16 - 157.5
    8/17 - 157.8
    8/18 - 156.9
    8/19 - 156.8
    8/20 - 155.5
    8/21 - 156.8
    8/22 - 158.8 - Super bloated. Day with Godkids was a blast but we did all the things they wanted and ended up eating out for both lunch and dinner. I tried to make the healthiest choices other than salad (which are delicious but I know I will be horribly hungry within an hour and a half). Despite my best efforts, eating out does typically involve a ton of sodium...sigh....But, I logged my food, tried to stay active and moving through the day and that's all I can do. I also drank a TON of water. 90oz from my normal water cup plus water at the restaurants I didn't even attempt to log. I'm up for a rowing workout and maybe some yoga this morning. Woke up mid-dream again so definitely having a Monday morning: slow getting started. Drinking my little electrolyte+energy water to get me moving while I type this and then off we go. No idea what lunch and dinner hold, but I'm determined to make some good decisions.
    8/23
    8/24

    Previous Day's Comments
    8/15 - No hugs needed. Not quite enough water. Think BF and I ate something bad Saturday night as all day yesterday both of us complained of stomach cramps and pain. Dinner was carb-filled chicken alfredo with homemade cheesy bread sticks which didn't help anything but at least I got some food in the cranky stomach. My entire abdomen feels like rock hard abs but its ball-shaped haha At least today there's no cramping or pain so now I'm waiting for my body to recover from whatever it is causing the bloat. Definitely focusing on water today to help push along recovery. Woke up and got in a solid 20 minute hard rowing workout that left me dripping in sweat. I usually glisten or sparkle, but it was hard enough to make me actually drip sweat in my eyes. Not bad for a Monday morning coming from a girl who is NOT a morning person. Finished it off with a 15 minute flexibility Yoga With Adriene practice as I'm still dealing with a little stiffness and soreness in the hammies from last week's sprints. Not sure dinner and I didn't go grocery shopping this weekend so I'm low on fruits/veg. I have a few frozen items that can hold me over on lunches, though, and some leftover chopped bell pepper and strawberries. Will make a plan to stock up on frozen "emergency" fruits/veg next time I go to the store since our new freezer has proven itself to keep things very much frozen.
    8/16 - Alright, here we go! Behaved well yesterday food-wise after all that hard work on the rower first thing. Glad to see this weight coming back down. Tummy is feeling back to normal after yesterday. Still a tad bloated, but no pain or discomfort from it. Unfortunately, my usual Monday morning sluggishness caught up to me and I slept straight through my alarm this morning! Didn't wake up until 2 minutes after I usually hop on the computer (other than any meetings, its flexible. Core hours are 9am-3pm and I choose how I want to make up the remainder of my 9hour work day. So not "late" per se, but late to my own self-set schedule). Obviously, no workout due to that. Will see how things go this evening and take the pup for a walk. I set an extra alarm tomorrow to be sure I don't miss another morning workout and I've even planned the workout already so there's no reason not to do it! Lunch is planned out and unsure dinner but it's TacoTuesday in the house so I'm sure it'll be some type of Mexican-inspired fare. At least it's homemade and I can generally account for everything in the food log.
    8/17 - Not bad for having enchiladas! I definitely expected to be up more from that. Maybe that 30 minute walk (1.75mi up and down hills) with the pup offset more than I thought. I've read somewhere that walking after a meal helps kickstart digestion. Anyone have any insight on that? My mind was so paranoid about sleeping through another alarm, apparently, that I woke up several times between 2:44am and my actual alarm. Feeling a bit sluggish, but I'm up on time. Drinking my electrolyte water and typing this to give myself a few minutes to wake up before hitting the rower for my pre-planned workout. BF wants to make chicken fajitas tonight so I need to run to the store during my lunch break which will also give me a chance to stock up on some healthier lunch items and snacks to get me through. At least fajitas have some colorful veg and aren't as break-the-(calorie)-bank as enchiladas. Plus there's nothing like the extra NEAT from a big grocery haul (walking a giant store, pushing an awkward heavy cart (which are made for people over 6ft, I swear, the handle is almost up to my shoulders and I'm 5'5!), loading into the car and lugging the heavy bags in the house after). Alright, off to punish myself on this rower (ahaha just kidding, I'm treating myself. It seems like punishment right now but after I'll be happy I did it and feel so much better) EDIT TO ADD: I'm happier now. 10 minute easy row followed by a 5 minute moderate/hard interval done twice. Now to stretching!
    8/18 - I'm very happy and a little surprised at this! I went to bed with a lot of bloat, my stomach was super hard and sticking out quite a bit. I was really discouraged at bedtime noticing that as I did my wind down (I take note of my body and relax from toes up to face one by one). Today it's less hard and more the usual squishy and the scale shows my body did some bloat reduction during sleep. I did hit snooze but I think that was more because I woke up from a dream and needed a few extra minutes to get myself moving rather than pop straight out of bed. Also I didn't have a workout planned and motivation is always super low in the mornings. So I know what I need now: have a workout plan or at least idea for the morning BEFORE I go to bed. Did a 20 minute rowing session including warm up and cool down followed by a digestion-focused yoga with Adriene for 10 minutes. Then a quick 5 min walk with the pup that got cut from the planned 10-15 minutes due to cows with their babies nearby (don't need them feeling threatened). Last night we switched around to grilled chicken leg quarters, grilled red potatoes, and green beans. Fam reached out because godkids want to see us and said fajitas tonight. We'll push our fajita plans to next week. Today I have leftover broccoli in cheese sauce (the frozen steam kind), some potatoes, and a leg quarter for lunch. I'll pre-log my fajitas to keep portions in line and base my portion for lunch off that to keep calories in line. Exercise is becoming consistent during the work week so now I need to start focusing on healthier food options and reigning in my portions a bit more to get this weight (fat) a-moving on out of here!
    8/19 - A drop is still a drop. Last night involved 2 glasses of wine instead of the usual 1. I did hold myself to the portions I set out at the beginning of the day, though! Some adjustment had to be made because I didn't end up eating lunch at home before we left and ended up having to grab something at the bar/grill to hold me over instead, plus accounting for the wines. Before I put a single bite in my pie-hole, I logged it, though! Today's lunch will likely be yesterday's planned lunch. Unsure dinner at this point. Trying to come up with a workout idea right now for this morning as I'm dragging more than normal. I'm up, though, so I might as well get SOMETHING in movement wise, even if it's not the sweat-inducing intense kind. EDIT: I did a 20 minute easy "recovery" row. Stroke rate 18, steady pace, didn't try to over do it, just went through motions and still felt muscles working. Did get warm, but not sweaty. I'll take that. Work starts in 5 minutes so will find 10 minutes of other movement through the day (won't be hard to manage that)
    8/20 - Whoot! My dedication to staying under calories and getting in those workouts paid off! Not sure plans today. I know tomorrow we are taking the godkids swimming and then out to eat like a little date day with just us and them before returning them to their grannas. Fam has a concert so they're out of town for the day. Hoping I can keep this downward trend going (or at least stalled and NOT a gain) through the weekend. I have a doctor's appointment on Friday next week and I know I'm about 10lbs heavier than I was at my last appointment. Oof. Hoping I can stay focused and lower the difference between appointments through the weekend and next week.
    8/21 - DNP
    8/22
    8/23

  • joans1976
    joans1976 Posts: 2,201 Member
    Awesome! Thank you as always for posting @quiltingjaine! These challenges really keep me motivated and you are a great group of people!

    Rnd 190 -2 lbs
    Rnd 191 -1 lbs
    Rnd 192 -4.5 lbs
    Rnd 193 -4 lbs
    Rnd 194 -1 lb
    Rnd 195- 2lbs

    SW: 250
    UGW: under 150 ish
    RSW: 218
    RGW: 216

    8/15: 218
    I am on vacation this week! Hopefully more activity this week as opposed to sitting in front of my computer!
    8/16: 217
    8/17: 214.9!
    I got a new scale. After much deliberation I decided to go with this weight. My old scale said 217.5 three times this morning. The new scale said 214.9 three times this morning. So the only thing I had was a 10 pound bag of cat food to calibrate. The old scale said “error” when I weighed the cat food and the new scale said 10.1 pounds. Since I will be using the new scale from here on out, I went with the new scale reading.
    8/18: 214.9
    8/19: 213.9 I think all the swimming this week instead of sitting in front of my computer is showing up! 🏊‍♀️
    8/20: 213.1
    8/21: 213.1
    8/22: 213.9
  • CamandJarvis
    CamandJarvis Posts: 2,148 Member
    @deepwoodslady Oh my! You've certainly had a run and not a good one. I hope things begin to look up and calm down for you very very soon. Sending lots of hugs and positive vibes your way!
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,169 Member
    I would love to jump in here, finish out this round with y'all, then do R197. I'll then be doing a lot of traveling in September and want to continue with it, except when I'm in Italy Sep 3 - 12.

    F 41 y.o. 5'4" GW 135, then we'll see from there

    8/22 - 151.4

    @2016goalreached Welcome! So nice to "meet you". You'll love this generous group!
  • KayHBE
    KayHBE Posts: 906 Member
    @deepwoodslady Happy you have power and water again. I too hope this streak of problems ends today!!
  • RockinRobyn672
    RockinRobyn672 Posts: 907 Member
    edited August 2022
    SW: 142.2

    8/15 M - 144
    8/16 T - 143.2
    8/17 W - DNW
    8/18 Th - 144.4
    8/19 F - DNW - traveling
    8/20 Sa - DNW - traveling
    8/21 Su - DNW - traveling; celebrated MIL's 93rd birthday
    8/22 M - DNW - traveling (fell off the "tracking food" wagon; gave up on trying to plan meals)
    8/23 Tu -
    8/24 W -
  • JbeanR0212
    JbeanR0212 Posts: 721 Member
    Awe @eaper64 reading your post made me so sad. Give yourself grace. Maintenance is truly a win, I too need to work on recognizing that more. Besides you did better than that! You’re down more than half a pound! Chin up buttercup, we’re here for you.
  • JbeanR0212
    JbeanR0212 Posts: 721 Member
    edited August 2022
    Glad you had a great time and made it home safely @quiltingjaine!

    @deepwoodslady - Wahoo! 💃🏻

    @2016goalreachedwelcome to the group.

    @jedaschultz keep taking care of yourself
  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,271 Member
    Sorry, I’m so dizzy I can’t read but. . .

    Round 197 is posted!

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10872144/just-give-me-10-days-round-197#latest
  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,303 Member
    @quiltingjaine
    That vertigo sounds terrible.. thanks for posting the new round. Take care of yourself!