JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ROUND 216
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quiltingjaine wrote: »@GirlOnTheRebound said “Eating my coleslaw before we go so not tempted by hotdogs!”
There is nothing that will stop me from having a dog at the ballpark. LOL Just as inconceivable to me as a movie without a BUCKET of “buttery” popcorn.
Oh I hear you. But - I am at the ballpark every day till Tuesday. I have to watch my sodium so I am picking my hotdog day. I have decided tomorrow it is. Num num num4 -
fmfdfa2020 wrote: »
Thank you @fmfdfa2020! I am pretty glad to feel human again! Also, my face looked TERRIBLE. Getting sick when you are old is scary! Especially when you are as vain as I am!
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@clprieur We didn't get much snow at all here yesterday, a bit in the evening and it stopped overnight. The last few snow/ice systems that went through southern Ontario missed us. We're in a funny spot where we either get hammered when no one else does or nothing when everyone else does. Plus we're used to the snow...everyone has a snowblower, and our services handle it pretty well....we'd never leave the house from Nov-Apr if a bit of snow made us stay put LOL.
@tishawj HAHA! Point taken. Having grown up in Northern Ontario I am familiar with having to dig out a driveway. Lol. However, there is a reason I moved to Southern Ontario and I am NEVER going back.
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3/11 DNW. I did it again. Two nights in a row. I thought I was doing so well with everything. I'm upset with myself.
@shmmm3 I totally get feeling upset about screwing up. I have been there one million times, myself. I will give you some advice, however, or at least, something that has helped me: read through your comments from the past few days, and see all the wins! You felt tighter, you moderated your alcohol, you avoided a sugar hangover, your booty is poppin! I hope that seeing all your progress will help you to feel a bit better.
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quiltingjaine wrote: »@clprieur I was also confused about goal weight. As whacky as it sounds, I think feeling as if it is right is pretty accurate. WW said my high limit should be 136 or 137 but I was never comfortable there and found it impossible to eat their way and get lower-as a matter of fact, when they made all fruits and most vegetables “free” I regained 30#! When I started low carb I just lost until I felt comfortable-I weighed but did no measurements. When I went to my new doctor at 117# he said that was a good weight for me. I found this chart which you may have already seen but thought it might give you some numbers to think about.
Having said that, I need to get my happy A.$.$ to a gym!!!!
@quiltingjaine Thanks! Yeah, I think I know what you mean about "feeling right"... it is just that some days I feel "right" and some days I feel "not right" and most days I am "not quite right!" I have seen various forms of the BMI chart, (some that factor in age, etc.) but my weightloss surgeon warned me against using that as a tool to decide a goal weight. He said that since I had been so overweight for so long (I had been over 300-400 lbs from the age of 13-35) that apparently your skeleton actually increases in mass to support that weight, and then when you do lose weight your skeleton may decrease in mass somewhat, as you age, but not necessarily down to an "average" size. So that can mess up your scale weight. Also, my plastic surgeon told me that I still have at least 10 lbs of excess skin that needs to come off, whenever I can save up to get more skin removal surgeries done. (They took 17 lbs off my abdomen during my abdominoplasty, which the nurses marveled at! LOL) Augh. I dunno, I am just messing myself up by trying to bring some sense of science to this. I should probably just try to walk my dog every day and not eat like a pig and see where that lands me. LOL!
But thanks for letting me talk about it.
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Never apologize for getting it off your chest, we all do it and we all support each other.
Good to hear you are starting to feel better, try not to do too much too early, build up to it.
Your pharmacist sounds very sensible and looking at your height I reckon she's spot on.
Take care, and hope your DH starts to feel better soon too.[/quote]
@musicsax Thank you! I do feel good about writing my thoughts down, and in fact, it seems to help me with not obsessing about it for the rest of the day. I also feel like the folks that choose to skim/read may have some understanding of what I am trying to process - and the support I get is so amazing!
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HoopsGuy72 wrote: »
I feel like you post the way I like to post. If people want to read it, they will. But just getting your thoughts out into the universe has ALWAYS felt helpful to me.
@HoopsGuy72 Thank you! I have only been here for 6 rounds but I am beginning to see the wisdom in writing it out! I notice that when I first started my comments were only a few words long. Now... not so much. Lol. I notice that you have recently "returned" and I am looking forward to reading more of your posts and following along with your progress!
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Highest weight: 206
Goal weight: 146
Round 212 end weight: 200.7
Round 213 end weight: 198.7
Round 214 end weight: 196.9
Round 215 end weight: 191.9
3/3 192.4
3/4 191.2
3/5 191.5
3/6 190.8
3/7 190.8
3/8 190.8
3/9 192.3
3/10 190.7
3/11 191.7
3/12 190.0
Loss this round: 1.9
Whew! It was a bumpy one
Thanks for another good round and see you for 217!7 -
64 yr young F, 5ft 4 Round 216 (my 147th). As always, thank you. @QuiltingJaine.
Goal for this round; again I'm not looking at a specific number, any loss and keeping clear of binges, keep within calories & macros. I can do this but, consistency is paramount, lets do it just for 10 days!!Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and then gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then & didn't want to gain any more, It’s taken me 75 rounds to achieve my under 130 target; back to maintenance again!! But then I crept up again, so need to get back to around 130. Healthy life style has to be a permanent way of life.
End of round 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4
End of round 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
End of round 83 133.4
End of round 84 133
End of round 85 131.6
End of round 86 133.0
End of round 87 134.8
End of round 88 132.8 (2 pounds lost)
End of round 89 138.2 (5.4 pounds gained)
End of round 90 135 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 91 132.8 (2.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 92 133 (0.2 pound up from end of last round)
End of round 93 135.6 (2.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 94 135.8 (0.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 95 134.4 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 96 134.4 (no loss no gain!!)
End of round 97 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 98 133.4 (1.6 down from end of last round)
End of round 99 134.4 (1 up from end of last; not bad for Christmas period!)
End of round 100 133.4 (1 down from end of last round)
End of round 101 137.2 (3.8 pounds up)
End of round 102 136 (1.2 pounds down from last round – not bad considering Dad unexpectedly passed away 3 days before end of round & I went totally off plan & no walking!)
End of round 103 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down from last round – better!)
End of round 104 – 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 105 – 133.6 (1.4 down from end of last round)
End of round 106 – 133.6 (same as last round)
End of round 107 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 108 – 134.2 (0.6 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 109 – 135.6 (1.4 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 110 – 133.2 (2.4 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 111 – 133.2 (same as last round)
End of round 112 – 133.6 (increase of 0.4)
End of round 113 – 132.8 (0.8 down from end of last round)
End of round 114 – 136 (3.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 115 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 116 – 133.4 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 117 – 135.4 (2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 118 – 136 (1.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 119 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down)
End of round 120 – 135.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 121 – 135.2 (0.2 pounds down)
End of round 122 – 133.2 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 123 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 124 - 134.8 (2.4 pounds up)
End of round 125 - 135 (0.2 pounds up) – get a grip!!!
End of round 126 - 135 - same as last round
End of round 127 - 133.8 (1.2 pounds down
End of round 128 - 133.4 (0.4 pound down)
End of round 129 - 134.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 130 - 133 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 131 - 133.6 (0.6 up)
End of round 132 – 134 (0.4 up)
End of round 133 – 134 .4 (0.4 up)
End of round 134 – 132.2 (2.2 pounds down) see what not binging can do!!
End of round 135 – 131.8 (0.4 down)
End of round 136 – 132.8 (1 pound up – happy for Christmas period, lower than at this time for many years!)
End of round 137 – 134 (1.2 pound up ugh!!)
End of round 138 - 131.2 (2.8 pounds down)
End of round 139 – 130.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 140 – 132.4 (2.2 pounds up)
End of round 141 – 131 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 142 – 129.8 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 143 – 130.8 (1 pound up)
End of round 144 – 130.2 (0.6 pounds down)
End of round 145 – 132 (1.8 pounds up)
End of round 146 – 133.8 (1.8 pounds up – again!!)
End of round 147 – 133.2 (0.6 down)
End of round 148 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 149 – 132.4
End of round 150 – 133.8 (1.4 pounds up)
End of round 151 – 135.8 (2 pounds up)
End of round 152 – 134 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 153 – 135.4 (1.4 pound up)
End of round 154 – 132.2 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 155 - 133.6 (1.4 pounds up)
End of round 156 - 134 (0.4 pounds up)
End of round 157 - 133.6 (0.4 pounds down)
End of round 158 – 135.4 (1.8 pounds up)
End of round 159 – 134.4 (1 pound down)
End of round 160 – 135.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 161 – 134.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 162 – 133.6 (0.6 down)
End of round 163 – 136.2 (2.6 up)
End of round 164 – 136 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 165 – 135.8 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 166 – 136 (0.2 pound up)
End of round 167 – 138 (2 pounds up)
End of round 168 – 135 (3 pounds down)
End of round 169 – 134.4 (0.6 pound down)
End of round 170 – 133 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 171 – 135.4 (2.4 up)
End of round 172 – 135.6 (0.2 up)
End of round 173 – 137.6 (2 pounds up)
End of round 174 – 135.2 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 175 – 138 (2.8 pounds up)
End of round 176 – did not complete (away on family holiday)
End of round 177 – 138
End or round 178 – 137.8 (0.2 down)
End of round 179 – 139.4 (1.6 pounds up)
End of round 180 – 137 (2.4 pounds lost)
End of round 181 – 139.2 (2.2 pounds up)
End of round 182 – 135.6 (3.6 pounds down)
End of round 183 – 138.2 (2.4 up)
End of round 184 - 136 (2.2 pounds down)
End of round 185 – 136.4 (0.4 gain)
End of round 186 – 136.4 (same)
End of round 187 – 138.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 188 – DNW (away for Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations)
End of round 189 – 139.2
End of round 190 – 139.8
End of round 191 – 139.8
End of round 192 – 138.8 (1 pound lost)
End of round 193 – 138.2 (0.6 lost)
End of round 194 – 136.4 (1.8 lost)
End of round 195 – 139.2 (2.8 pounds up)
End of round 196 – 138 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 197 – 138.2 (0.2 up)
End of round 198 – DNW (on holiday in Crete)
End of round 199 – DNW (on holiday in Crete)
End of round 200 – 138.8 (2.6 pounds lost)
End of round 201 – 138.2 (0.4 pounds lost)
End of round 202 – 137.8 (0.4 pounds lost)
End of round 203 – 137.6 (loss of 0.2)
End of round 204 – 135.8 (1.8 pounds lost)
End of round 205 – 135.6(0.6 pound lost)
End of round 206 – 135.4 (0.2 pound lost)
End of round 207 – 136.4 (1 pound gain) (Caravan Christmas Party Rally)
End of round 208 - 137.2 (0.8 pound gain)
End of round 209 - 137.4 (0.2 pound gain) (Christmas period)
End of round 210 – DNW (Lanzarote holiday)
End of round 211 – 138.2
End of round 212 – 139.8
End of round 213 – 139
End of round 214 – 138.2 (1.2 pounds loss)
End of round 215 – 139.2 (1 pound up)
SW RND 216 139.2
3/3 139.2 - no structured walking – child minding little DGS, hence calories 127 calories over; a total of1506 consumed, but made good choices.
3/4. 138.6 - very busy day yesterday, managed to walk 7.13 miles between working working a few hours morning and also afternoon (exam. invigilating), food shopping & them coming away in our brand new caravan. Had quite a few teething problems when we arrived on site, which meant tea was very late and we ended up grabbing cheese and biscuits instead of the healthy planned bbq & salad
but didn't let that be an excuse to then totally go off the rails. Healthy stuff will now be tonight's meal!!
3/5 138.2 - not sure how reliable this number is as first time round it recorded 134 which I know is definitely wrong!!!! 13.12 miles walked in the beautiful Delamere Forest, 80% of exercise calories eaten back including a couple of adult beverages to celebrate our new caravan (delayed by 1 night due to those teething problems Friday night!).
3/6 138 – 6.26 miles walked before we packed up to travel home as the forecast rain held off till evening. All calories plus 48 eaten back.
3/7 138 - 10.7 miles walked, a third of exercise calories eaten back.
3/8 137.6 – I was expecting/hoping for this small whoosh, as yesterday my jeans felt particularly comfortable instead of tight & I “felt” lighter. 10.21 miles walked, no exercise calories eaten back.
3/9 138.2 – 7.04 miles walked, had a text to say eat and drink plenty before blood donation in the afternoon, that is a dangerous licence for me !! But kept within maintenance including 2 treats after donation.
3/10 137.4 - Only 4.72 miles walked, it snowed quite heavily most of the morning & I had commitments in the afternoon, I am ok walking on snowy ground, but not into driving snow! Just over 75% exercise calories eaten back. I look out of the window and it's snowing again, I wanted to walk the 3.5 mile walk to my nails appt but unless it stops in the next half an hour looks like I shall be driving ughhh!
3/11 136.6 - Don't know if I trust this number? Tried several times on the scales, we'll see what tomorrow brings! 9.97 miles walked and 80% exercise calories eaten back.
3/12 136.6 - wow so this number is real? 2.6 pounds lost this round, hopefully I it will stick with me how bring consistent and no binges this round at all can, no will, reward me. 16 days since last snacksident. Rain held off for a wonderful 9.38 mile walk, just over 90% exercise calories eaten back. See you next round.
I'M WORTH IT !!
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a PERMANENT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE8 -
F42, 5'4
Heaviest: 180.8 (5th July '21)
RGW: 149.8lbs
UGW: 140lbs (trend)
UUGW: 122.4lbs
Past RoundsR160 SW:162.8 GW:164.0 EW:DNW
R161 SW:162.0 GW:159.5 EW:158.2 (-3.8)
R162 SW:160.2 GW:156.5 EW:154.6 (-5.6)
R163 SW:154.4 GW:152.4 EW:152.4 (-2.0)
R164 SW:151.8 GW:151.0 EW:150.2 (-1.6)
R165 SW:149.0 GW:148.4 EW:149.0 (-0.0)
R166 SW:148.4 GW:147.0 EW:147.0 (-1.4)
R167 SW:148.2 GW:146.5 EW:146.6 (-1.6)
R168 SW:146.6 GW:144.0 EW:146.2 (-0.4)
R169 SW:143.6 GW:143.0 EW:142.0 (-1.6)
R170 SW:143.0 GW:140.0 EW:140.6 (-2.4)
R171 SW:140.0 GW:139.6 EW:138.6 (-1.4)
R172 SW:141.4 GW:138.6 EW:145.0 (+3.6)
R173 SW:145.2 GW:142.8 EW:141.0 (-4.2)
R174 SW:141.0 GW:139.6 EW:142.2 (+1.2)
R175 SW:141.6 GW:139.6 EW:140.0 (-1.6)
R176 SW:139.6 GW:139.0 EW:138.4 (-1.2)
R177-R210 DNW regained 26.6lbs 😵 Never again!
R211 SW:165.0 GW:163.0 EW:160.8 (-4.2)
R212 SW:161.4 GW:159.0 EW:157.6 (-3.2)
R213 SW:158.0 GW: 156.0 EW: 156.8 (-1.2)
R214 SW:154.4 GW:153.4 EW:154.4 (0.0)
R215 SW:153.4 GW:152.4 EW: 151.6 (-1.8)
R216 SW:150.8 GW:149.8 EW: 151.6 (+0.8)
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3/1 151.4 (trend 153.5)
3/2 151.6 (trend 153.3)
3/3 150.8 (trend 152.9) A good start to the round, it's funny, the last few rounds have started with an overnight whoosh. It makes it tricky to decide on a goal weight but I'll be optimistic and aim for 1 pound. Met all my activity targets yesterday, even if it did mean doing laps of the house for half an hour at 10.30pm to get the last 3000 steps in! I didn't sleep very well, according to my tracker, I woke many times and only got 45 mins of deep sleep. I woke at 4am starving hungry and so got up to have some cereal, but remembered to weigh myself first. I think I've been over training a bit, or under eating, or both, so I've decided to treat myself to a lazy day and not try to restrict my calories too much so I recover a bit.
The gods must have been listening because the family get-together that this introvert really wasn't looking forward to has been cancelled, so no boring clothes shopping for me and I can have a really active day tomorrow instead of a 3hr car ride to make awkward small talk and sleeping on an air bed, phew!
Don't want to jinx it, but I might actually make it into the 140s this round!
3/4 150.6 (trend 152.6) Feeling rough today after a few too many whiskey and cokes last night so my plans for an active healthy day today are out of the window. Why did I do that? So not worth it. Gonna have another quiet day and start afresh tomorrow.
3/5 153.0 (trend 152.7) Really didn't want to post this today, yikes! This is the result of alcohol on Friday night and then we got an Indian take away last night. I had a chicken tikka starter and some poppadoms with chutneys, not a lot, so I'm hoping this is just water retention from dehydration and extra sodium. No exercise for 2 days has had a big impact on my mood. I did manage 2 minutes of planking but totally forgot to do the 3rd minute. I'm really looking forward to getting back to the gym today and seeing what progress I have made on my lifts.
3/6 152.4 (trend 152.6) I had a pretty much perfect day yesterday, in terms of my targets. (Macros, calories, steps, weight training, water, planking, supplements, all on point), so I just have to hold my nerve that this gain is just temporary water weight. My urge to over restrict and over train is strong, but it would be counter productive as I would burn out within days and my metabolism would drop right down.
3/7 151.6 (trend 152.5) Slowly coming back down, I miss the '150.something' that I had at the start of this round! A good day yesterday, with all my health targets met again, but not great sleep. I have done my gym for the day today but still have 5500 steps to do and my planking. I have a bad case of the CBAs and need a boot up the bum.
3/8 151.8 (trend 152.4) Well, I got over the tiredness and finished my exercises. I met all my targets again yesterday, except my macros were slightly off. I have muscle soreness in my glutes and hamstrings, this could be the reason for the gain. I woke up starving at 5am again but have resisted so far.
I won't get much activity today as I'm helping my mum with some car issues, which means lots of driving. It's snowing lightly here today, first snow since early December, all the spring bulbs in the garden are looking very pretty poking out of the dustingof snow. I put out some food for the hungry pigeons. Last year I hand raised a baby pigeon that my cat brought in, so I feel like 'mother of pigeons' now.
We have booked a week in Portugal from 23rd March, time I started up my language lessons again, they've fallen by the wayside since I've been exercising more. There's an outdoor pool by the complex that I've not had the courage to use yet. I absolutely love swimming but look horrific in a swimsuit so very rarely swim and when I do it's in shorts and a t shirt, in rivers and sea. Being able to wear a swimsuit and use the local pool without feeling mortified is one of my main motivators.
3/9 151.2 (trend 152.2) I enjoyed a rest and recuperate day yesterday, calories within target but with higher carbs. Slept really well and am feeling ready to get back on it. Still not back to my round starting weight, but I'm not too worried about it today, so long as my trend weight doesn't go up.
3/10 151.2 (trend 152.1) All targets met. I'm definitely getting better at planking, I can hold for 1 min 15 secs now, compared to only 30 secs 10 days ago. My shoulders seem to give out before my core does, good job it's upper body day at the gym today.
I did a wardrobe reshuffle yesterday, I went through all my jeans and bras, packing away ones that are too big and dusting off ones starting to fit. The issue I always have is my waist and back gets smaller, but my thighs and cup size stay the same, so I'm stuck between sizes. I tried on the 4 swimsuits I own, but although some fit well in the body, the bust area isn't big or supportive enough. I don't want to buy anything new as I still have at least 20lbs to lose, and proper swimsuits with decent support are soooo expensive. Maybe ebay is worth a try.
This round is testing my patience a bit!
Driving into Oxford today as OH has an appointment in the city centre, where I grew up, so I am looking forward to a trip down memory lane, walking around the area while I wait for him.
Weekend again, OH is planning on getting some treats in tonight, so I'm going to need a lot of resolve so that I don't repeat last weekend!
3/11 150.2 (trend 151.9) This is just dehydration from drinking alcohol, it happens every time. I went over on calories yesterday by 400 or so (thanks to a slice of pizza and a few onion rings and some whisky), but I had an active day, 2hrs in gym and a decent amount of walking, so I'm hoping I'll get away with it! Feeling a bit tired today, lounging on the sofa watching a cookery show, but the sun is shining so I'd better get my bum in gear. OH is planning on firing up the BBQ today, it was snowing yesterday, lol, UK weather!
3/12 151.6 (trend 151.8) Oh well, 0.8 gained this round, but trend weight is down 1.1 so that's something. Having 2 weekends in this round was always going to be difficult. Net calories per day for the past week are 658, so at least a 3500 deficit from my bmr, so somewhere I'm hiding a 1lb loss! Maybe I'll find it tomorrow... see you all next round
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I have had some bad news this morning. My daughter's grandfather passed away last night. (My ex partner's father) He had been ill for some time with early onset dementia and cancer. My daughter (19 years old) and her father have a difficult relationship and she has been avoiding his calls for the last 6 months. He has mental health issues and can behave in a narcissistic, psychotic way that can be quite intimidating and aggressive, so my daughter found it too hard to maintain a relationship with him. She was really close to her grandad though, when she was younger, and now is feeling overwhelmed with guilt and feeling pressure to reach out to her dad and family. It's such a hard thing for a young person to have to manage. My daughter has a lot of difficulty dealing with uncomfortable emotions, she tends to shut down and avoid facing things. I'm doing my best to support them both, but my main priority is to protect her from any attempts to make her feel shame and hurt from her father. He has already been sending me messages saying that she wouldn't be shocked at granddad's passing if she'd shown any interest and answered his calls. I am staying calm with him as I understand how much pain he is in right now and is likely lashing out but at the same time I don't want him to say anything to her that will leave lifelong emotional damage.
It's going to be a tough few days in this household. I know this isn't the right forum to discuss this but I needed to share my thoughts with someone, and also I would be interested to know if anyone else has been through anything similar or has any sage advice for me.8 -
Christine from Burlington, Ontario, Canada 😊
6th Round
Age 53, 5’5”
Heaviest Weight: 345+ lbs (my highest known weight prior to gastric bypass in Aug 2005)
Weight in March 2022: 220 lbs
Weight beginning this Round: 148.4 lbs
Goal Weight: 145 lbs
This round's daily goals:
1. <1500 calories 10/10 days - ☹☹☹☹☹☹☹☹☹😊
2. 14K steps 6/10 days - 😊😊😊☹☹☹☹☹😊😊
3. Attend work 6/6 days – 😊☹☹😊😊☹☹☹☹😊
4. Gym/strength-training 3/10 days - ☹☹😊☹☹☹☹☹☹😊
5. 7 cups fluids 10/10 - ☹😊😊☹☹☹☹☹😊😊
6. 5 mins affirmations 10/10 days - ☹☹☹☹☹☹☹☹☹😊
7. 10 mins meditation 10/10 days - 😊☹☹☹☹☹☹☹☹😊
8. Iron 5/10 days - ☹😊☹😊☹☹☹☹☹☹😊
9. Vitamins/supplements 10/10 days - ☹😊☹☹😊☹☹☹☹😊
10. 60+ grams protein 10/10 days - 😊😊😊😊☹☹☹☹☹😊
3/3 – 148.4 lbs – Well, I am really pleased with my progress! I was looking back and I started these challenges on January 13, 2023 and I have lost 9.2 lbs since that time! Thanks @quiltingjaine! Considering the time of year (poor mental health + bad weather usually = annual weight gain, for me), and the fact that I am pretty close to my goal weight, this is wonderful! I am still trying to wrap my head around the fact that I am TWO HUNDRED POUNDS LESS THAN I WAS IN 2005. Like wth? That is so bizarre. So bizarre. I mean it has been a roller coaster of losing and gaining since gastric bypass, for sure, but still. And now I have a glimmer of hope of being able to maintain this weight (145-150 lbs) by just continuing to log my calories, and walking every single day. I mean, it’s a pretty simple formula. It’s not rocket science. LOL! Anyhow, honestly, if I can lose 0.8 lbs by the end of this challenge, that would mean I have lost 10 lbs in 2 months, and that is more than okay by me! 😊 You will see that I have set A LOT of goals for this round. What I did was look back over the last 5 rounds and put together every single goal I have attempted since January 13th. (I left out a goal I had originally set about calming down on ice-cream sammiches, as I have completely stopped eating those.) Some goals I have been very successful at, some I didn’t achieve even once. So, I thought that for this round I’d try to go all in and challenge myself! The only new goal I’ve added is getting to the gym. I have reinstated my gym membership and I want to get back into the habit going 2-3 times per week. Anyhow, in the spirit of the success I have had over the last few days by posting this up in the morning and then feeling like I need to live up to all the “happy faces” I’ve projected for the day ahead, I am going to give myself all happy faces above and then do my absolute best to stay the course. Let’s go people! Let’s do this!! 😊
3/4 - 149.2 lbs – First of all: HAHAHA at myself for being so raring to go yesterday morning and then finding myself eating McDonald’s chicken nuggies and fries by the end of the day!! Like what the heck!! Where did my motivation go??? I only got 4/10 happy faces yesterday, AND I ate over 2500 calories!! Sheesh! Well, I guess you win some, you lose some. Let me try to do better today. However, I am a bit concerned because we are in the middle of another frickin’ blizzard and I am not even sure how I am going to take my dog out for pee-breaks, let alone walk him (and he is used to 1-2 hours of walking per day – pray for my sanity). It’s treacherous out there and I can see it is white-out conditions and I can hear the wind howling. So… this is going to be an interesting diet/exercise day. I don’t think am going to hit my 14K steps goal today. Wish me luck. Today is supposed to be a gym/strength training day according my schedule. I haven’t been there since before I rescued Goliath on January 2nd. This is going to HURT. Luckily my gym is just about a block away so I can walk over, if I can trudge through the snow on the sidewalks. I could use the weather as a reason to skip it, but I had planned to go today and I am really looking forward to starting up again. Because I had gastric-bypass, I am at high-risk of developing osteoporosis, so in addition to taking my supplements I am also supposed to be doing regular weight-bearing exercise to try to keep up my bone density. So it’s important to build this into my weekly schedule and stick with it. Oh, and you will see that my weight is up today. I am very close to going over the upper-level of my goal range. This is VERY motivating. I do NOT want to creep up. I need to nip this in the bud. With all your support, I know I can do it. 😊 I put in my pre-planned “happy faces” above and now I am going to post this so you all can hold me accountable! HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!
3/5 – 148.8 lbs – Well, yesterday was a decent day – 5/10 happy faces - and I am glad the scale is down a smidge. I did go over my calories yesterday by 330 cals, but I also walked almost 26K steps so I am not too worried about that. What I am worried about is the fact that I invited my sister, her daughter and daughter’s fiancé over for lunch today, and I said I’d order Chinese food. Now I am worried about the calories in Chinese food and wondering if I should a) just eat my Jenny Craig food while they eat Chinese food or b) try to cook us all something healthy. I am not much of a cook but I recently purchased a Ninja 13-in-one which is pretty easy to use. I’ll keep thinking about that and let you know how it goes. I mean, I know “treats” are okay sometimes, but on the other hand, I can enjoy their company and feed them healthy food instead of salty, greasy, (delicious) Chinese food which will result in a bump up on the scale tomorrow. I still haven’t been to the gym and I am actually motivated to go right now, which I think I will do, even though I feel weird about it because I have walked my dog every day at this time since I brought him home from the shelter. I feel bad leaving him behind. Also, I usually enjoy my walks with him around 4-5 AM as he is dog-reactive and we don’t run into many other dogs at this time, so it is our best walk of the day. So if I gym now and walk him later, being a Sunday morning, we will definitely run into other dogs, which is inevitable but also markedly less fun. Anyway, I am not going to pre-log my happy faces this morning, as I have no idea how the day is going to go. Obviously, I am a little indecisive this morning. LOL. Wish me luck.
3/6 – 148.6 lbs – Well, the Chinese food lunch yesterday did not go as planned. Let’s just leave it at that. On the flip side, I am super proud of myself for getting back to the gym yesterday morning. And I am also impressed with myself for being proud of getting back to the gym instead of fixating on the fact that I didn’t do my entire routine or beat myself up for the fact that I needed to do less weight and fewer reps. I was just happy with myself for making it there. That is a HUGE improvement in my attitude and I feel like it shows significant progress. 😊 In addition to going to the gym, I also got in 23k steps. So overall it was a good day for exercise. I am a bit concerned with the fact that at some point yesterday I just gave up on logging my calories. I lost track with the Chinese food and after that things kind of went to hell in a handbasket, which is NOT a sign of progress. LOL. It is that old mentality of “oh well, the day is already ‘ruined’, I might as well eat anything and everything now, especially since I stopped logging for the day!”. It is not a wise approach, as I have learned time and time again in my weight loss journey. Er, weight-gain journey.
3/7 – 148.8 lbs -
3/8 - DNW
3/9 - 142.2 lbs – One word: gastroenteritis. 10/10 would not recommend.
3/10 – 142.8 lbs – Well, I guess poor hubby did not wash his hands enough while he was caring for me because now he is sick as a dog and I am still not recuperated enough to care for him. This is not going well, folks. Counting calories and steps is about the last thing on my mind. Just trying to get rehydrated.
3/11 – 145.2 lbs – Okay, I guess by the scale it looks like I am getting rehydrated. I am feeling better this morning, although still feeling weak. Apparently, I will feel weak for some time, according to my GP. Nonetheless, I have decided to get back to my usual diet and exercise today. I put my Fitbit back on and I got my Jenny Craig food all organized for the week. I am worried about walking my dog this morning. The dog walker has been walking him since I got sick on Tuesday, but I said I would do it today. However, last night I took him out for 2 quick pee breaks and I could barely walk around the block. I was exhausted. Plus, yesterday was a big friggin blizzard so I was trudging though snowbanks, so that didn’t help. So I am concerned about getting out there with him and not being able to (a) control him – he is a crazy maniac – and (b) walk him for 60-90 mins, which is what he is used to every morning, and another 60-90 mins later in the day. It is times like these that I wonder if I have over-conditioned my dog. LOL. In any case, I am interested to see where my weight will land once I am back to normal with hydration. I really have no idea what my goal weight should be and no medical professional seems to be willing to give me a number. They say stuff like “whatever you feel comfortable with” and “you’ll know when you get there” and “something that you can maintain” etc. That is just not helpful to someone with body dysmorphia and an eating disorder. I need a number! Well, actually, my pharmacist, (who is awesome), did give me a number. I was picking up my Saxenda (which is used off-label as an appetite suppressant) and she looked at me and said, “You aren’t going to lose any more weight, are you?” I told her that I have having a hard time knowing when to stop. She whipped out a calculator, did a bunch of math, looked up at me and said, “The lowest you should go is 143, at our age.” LOL. I was like, okay, that was my first direct answer. She went on to explain that as we age we need to protect our bones, and that if we don’t have enough muscle and fat, if we fall we are more susceptible to fractures. That makes sense to me. I still feel like I have blubber on my torso and butt. But some of that is probably excess skin that after a 200 lb weight-loss is only going to be fixed by a plastic surgeon. Ahh, to be rich!! Anyhow, I apologize for going on about this incessantly but there is nobody in my life that can bear to hear me talk about this anymore. LOL! Well, I better get out there and walk my dog. Wish me luck and hopefully I don’t end up face first in a snowbank…
3/12 – 145.6 lbs – Stupid time change. Stupid dog. Stupid weak body. Stupid winter. Okay, got that out of my system. (Pretty sure that does not count as “affirmations”, btw.) Alright, it is the end of this round. Loss of 2.8 lbs for the round, loss of 12 lbs since I started with these challenges on January 13th, 2023! Holy Heck! @quiltingjaine, you’re a genius! You should start your own app! I’d buy the premium version of that! Giving myself all happy faces above for today because you know what? I deserve it! 😊 Not sure if I was super accurate with my calorie counting for yesterday. I will be more diligent today, even though it is going to be another very busy day, trying to get caught up on everything I missed while was sick. For that reason, tomorrow is going to be a nightmare at work, so I want to make sure that I am all set here at home (laundry, cleaning, getting hubby ready to hit the road, etc.). I am very tired this morning but I am in a pretty good frame of mind. I am super impressed with my weight loss efforts and how I’ve been being pretty consistent for the last 12 months, and I’m down 75 lbs in that time, but more so with how I’ve been able to move away from disordered eating/exercising behaviours and thought patterns and move to a more positive and moderate mindset. There is a lot that I am pleased with, honestly. I am proud of how up-to-date I am with our finances and my ability to keep on top of things and manage any ups and downs that come our way. I am pleased with how far both my husband and I have come with our careers, despite last year being very challenging for me emotionally (I was off for 4 months for mental health reasons) and despite the fact that I have been struggling with my new senior role and I have a lot of “proving myself” ahead of me. I am super stoked that I have been able to maintain sobriety since July 30th, 2022 - I am definitely killing it in that department! I am impressed with my attitude shift about going to the gym: instead of hating it because I feel everyone is judging me, I enjoy going there because you know what, maybe they are judging me, but I feel compassion for them, because I too, struggle with too many judgements, and maybe they are doing the best they can, just like me. I am proud of all the counselling I’ve done, and how I have incorporated some good self care strategies into my life, and continue to strive toward implementing more. I have moved to almost a place of acceptance about having to rehome my dog last March, and I am thrilled with my decision to adopt Goliath on my birthday. (Golly is helping to mend my heart, and Bandit is in a wonderful and loving home that is more appropriate for a Border Collie X GSD.) I’m proud of all the walking I’ve done in the last year! I am a walking machine! And I’m proud that I actually tried jogging! I have always wanted to do it, and it turns out I can! And it’s fun! Anyway, it’s been a pretty successful year for me, overall. For me, it is WAY easier to go to the negative and be like, “I’m gonna gain this weight back, I am gonna get fired from this senior role, hubby is going to leave me because I’ve been so mean an selfish for the last longest while, my friends hate me because I don’t make enough time for them, I’m a terrible person for rehoming my dog, I’m too old to jog or go to the gym, my body looks freakish with all this hanging skin everywhere and I should cover up all the time, I am too old to dress “sexy”, I am a failure because I miss too much work due to health reasons, I am not professional enough at work”, etc. Perhaps some of you can relate. But I am trying SO HARD to do better in all of those areas, but most of all, to try to be more “positive” (and when I say positive I mean curious about other possibilities than the obvious negative one) and try to create some new neural pathways and build new habits and just open myself up to some damn joy. I am too old to worry so damn much. I need to chill out. Well, that was way longer than I intended. But maybe someone reading (maybe YOU!) will find that helpful in some way. It’s been a good year. I made it. I am still here. So, success. 😊 See ya in the next round!
ETA: Hey, @HoopsGuy72 ! I am reframing like a mofo!
**thoughts for next challenge: journalling, Grow With Jo videos on cold days, X pages of reading, neck stretches, no devices for 60 mins before bed
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39flavours wrote: »I have had some bad news this morning. My daughter's grandfather passed away last night. (My ex partner's father) He had been ill for some time with early onset dementia and cancer. My daughter (19 years old) and her father have a difficult relationship and she has been avoiding his calls for the last 6 months. He has mental health issues and can behave in a narcissistic, psychotic way that can be quite intimidating and aggressive, so my daughter found it too hard to maintain a relationship with him. She was really close to her grandad though, when she was younger, and now is feeling overwhelmed with guilt and feeling pressure to reach out to her dad and family. It's such a hard thing for a young person to have to manage. My daughter has a lot of difficulty dealing with uncomfortable emotions, she tends to shut down and avoid facing things. I'm doing my best to support them both, but my main priority is to protect her from any attempts to make her feel shame and hurt from her father. He has already been sending me messages saying that she wouldn't be shocked at granddad's passing if she'd shown any interest and answered his calls. I am staying calm with him as I understand how much pain he is in right now and is likely lashing out but at the same time I don't want him to say anything to her that will leave lifelong emotional damage.
It's going to be a tough few days in this household. I know this isn't the right forum to discuss this but I needed to share my thoughts with someone, and also I would be interested to know if anyone else has been through anything similar or has any sage advice for me.
@39flavours Oh honey, I am so sorry you are going through this. I don't have much experience with death, and I have zero experience with raising kids. But I have done a buttload of counselling in the last year and the one word that comes to mind is "boundaries". As in, it is okay to be understanding of your ex's behaviour, knowing that he suffers from mental illness and is experiencing grief at the moment. But at the same time, he is responsible for his behaviour and the subsequent consequences, and it is MORE THAN OKAY to set some boundaries, especially where it concerns the mental health of your kid, who is ALSO grieving, and deserves to feel SAFE (IE, not just physically, but emotionally, as well) and protected, and that her feelings are valid. So for example, it is okay to say something like: "Hey, ex, I know you are grieving, and I'm trying to be supportive, but I need to let you know that it is not okay to lash out at our daughter right now. I need you to respect her feelings and give her space to grieve, too." Something like that, that is respectful to him, and not judging him, and not lashing out, but still saying "Hey, don't mess with my kid." I don't know if that is helpful at all. Just something to consider. Feel free to DM me if you need to bounce around some ideas. I have to go walk my dog right now but I'll check my messages and respond later if you need support. I hope you are okay and that you ALSO take care of you. (So much to take care of!) Sending hugs.
Oh, PS - the "weight loss" connection is, "I hope I don't overeat with all this stress I'm going through".
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@clprieur that's really helpful, thank you so much for taking the time to give me such a thoughtful and compassionate reply. You're so right about boundaries. I will be vigilant to ensure that if there's any more lashing out or guilt tripping from him then I will make it clear that I won't stand for it.
My daughter is doing well, she's taking it in her stride and has messaged her auntie and nana to send her love etc.
I'm not doing quite so well, my heart hurts for my daughter and I'm worrying about potential drama ahead. My OH and I have just had a spat over something silly but it's made me tearful. Think I need to get out of the house for some air. Enjoy your dog walk xxx4 -
Re. The spat with my OH, does anyone else get anxiety over eating when others in your household are hungry? The situation was this: I'd been up since 7 and was needing to have breakfast so that I could go to the gym. I'd just finished preparing my porridge and had sat down to eat, when OH comes down and asks if the food was for him. I said I'd made it for myself. He asked me if I could make him something when I'd finished (yes he can make his own but food and acts of nurturing is the 'love language' he appreciates most so I like to do it for him. In fact the food he wanted was leftover sausages from the night before that he had cooked, but he wanted me to add all the trimmings etc to make it nice) However this triggers an anxiety in me, I know I can't enjoy my own breakfast until I have given him his. I have such a small amount of food because of my deficit so I really want to fully focus and enjoy every bite. But if I'm eating while he's hungry then I will rush it. So I sigh and put down my spoon, ready to start making his food. But he gets angry and says he doesn't want me to do it now and refuses to eat it if I do. He says I'm being passive-aggressive and that he's really upset with me. Great. So I make it anyway, he refuses to eat it, and I get to eat my cold porridge with a lump in my throat.
Typing this out I can see how ridiculous it all sounds but I guess it stems from a vulnerability I feel over our living situation. He's the bread winner and supports me and my daughter so I feel insecure if I'm not doing my best to show him I appreciate him.5 -
69 yo female; 5’5”
Thank you @quiltingjaine
Starting wt: 142.2#
Round goal: 140.0#; follow plant based nutrition plan; focus on strength training
3/3 141.6#
3/4 141.6#
3/5 141.4#
3/6 141.4#
3/7 141.0#
3/8 141.0#
3/9 141.4#
3/10 140.4#
3/11 140.4#
3/12 140.2# not perfect but progress at least. I had a low fat soup at home before going out to eat last night. That helped a lot. No wine wasn’t too hard of a choice since it was an hour drive back home. I need to be more consistent with my strength training. See you all in the next round!5 -
@clprieur. Love your post today.3
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@39flavours I’m sorry you are struggling-family can be so hard at times.3
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jspecies11 wrote: »@39flavours I’m sorry you are struggling-family can be so hard at times.
Thank you x yes, they can2 -
Thank you quiltingjaine for another round!
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First Goal: Hit the 160's (again)
179 / 178 / 177 / 176 / 175 / 174 / 173 / 172 / 171 / 170 👉 169
Round 216
I'm going to change it up a little this round, similar to shmmm3 and RockinRobyn672 . I'm going to weigh the last 3 days of the round only. I usually only have a weight goal to just lose. I'm going to set an actual weight goal this round to be below 176.
Number Days Binge Free: 6
3/03: DNW
3/04: DNW - Biggest snow storm of the year. I just got back in from shoveling the deck. I didn't shovel it last couple of storms, so with this storm added, I didn't want to take a chance. There had to be 2 feet of snow on it. Lots of calories burned and it's not even 9:30a - Yay!
3/05: DNW
3/06: DNW - The last 2 days have not been very good in any way (calories, water, exercise (except shoveling)). I'm off to a great start this morning and hope to post tomorrow that I hit all my goals for the day.
3/07: DNW - Good day yesterday. Rowed✔, Water✔, Calories✔. My calories were 1091. I'm going to start calorie cycling again where I eat lower calories one day and higher the next, mixing it up throughout the week with an average between 1200 - 1500 calories for the week. Hopefully this will keep my body from thinking I'm starving and slowing my metabolism. It also helps on those days where you just feel you need more calories.
3/08: DNW - Another good day. Biked✔, Water✔, Calories✔. Not weighing has been good and bad. When I'm doing all the right things, I miss it, because a small drop is encouraging, and as long as I am sticking to plan, the normal fluctuations don't get to me any more. However, when I binge the weight changes do get to me, and I like not weighing to give myself days to re-cooperate before having to see my weight. And I think it might stop the binge from going on for weeks/days by not getting depressed over my weight going up?? Not sure. I'll probably mix it up next round, OR (dare I say it) I could resolve this and just NOT binge and weigh every day. The games we play - but whatever works, right?!
3/09: 177.5 - Biked/Rowed✔, Water✔, Calories✔. I decided to weigh a day early and I'm glad to see 177.5, especially after the couple of bad days at the beginning of the round. I weighed 178.6, 178.6 &178.9 the last 3 days of round 215.
3/10: 177.9 - Biked/Rowed✔, Water✔, Calories✔. High end of my calorie cycling yesterday. Today's the low end. Beautiful day. Spring is coming! 🌻🌼🌷
3/11: 177.0 - Sticking to plan. Rowed✔, Water✔, Calories✔.
3/12: 176.7 - Walked/Rowed✔, Water✔, Calories✔. Very happy with this ending weight for the round. After starting off on a rough start, I had 6 really good days, including no bingeing. Whether you had a loss, gain, or stayed the same, I feel we always learn something each round to take with us to the next to be successful!
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
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