Just Give Me 10 Days -Round 217
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@deepwoodslady Thamks for the heads up. I’ve fixed it now.In maintenance
JGM10Ds Round 217
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🍎🥝 MARCH 2023 🥝🍎
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Mostly over Covid but still one or two niggly symptoms hanging on.• In Maintenance since July 2019Just because Covid restrictions aren’t compulsory doesn’t mean they’re not necessary.
• Smart BMI - optimal weight.
• Muscle/Fat %ages in normal range
😷Take care! Stay safe!😷
March focus:* maintain weight < 140 (I have been maintaining since July 2019)I liked this so much I'm borrowing it.
* Maintain Daily Solid Habits
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.
StatsTerri: Female; 76; Northern Ireland; married > 56 years; ex Maths teacher; volunteer group leader for U3A (University of the Third Age - life-long learning charity)I am - MINDFUL - of making heathy choices
SW: 227 (Mar 2014)
LW: 130.9(14 March 2023)
GW: < 140
to - MAXIMISE - the achievement of my goals!
Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!
JGM10Ds ROUND 217
Round 216: EW: 131.6
Day/Weight/Comment
13/03: 130,9: Daily Habits💚
14/03: 131.4: Daily Habits💚
15/03: 131.8: Daily Habits💚
16/03: 131.6: Daily Habits💚
17/03: 131.9: Daily Habits💚
18/03: 132.1: Daily Habits💚
19/03: 132.2: Daily Habits💚
20/03: 132.1: Daily Habits💚
21/03: 132.2: Daily Habits
22/03: xxx: Daily Habits
Daily Habits - 2023
Update - March 20231. 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 > 6000 (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.Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!- Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
- A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
- Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
- The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
- Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
- The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
- When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
- Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.
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Female, 53, 5'4"
Round 216 Start Weight: 153.2
Round 217 Start Weight: 147.2
Round 217 Goal: Have BMI in the "Normal" range and no longer in the "Overweight" range
Day, Weight, Comment
3/13 - 146.6 Nice way to start a new round! Yesterday was an ab workout + got in a little over 14,000 steps. Need to menu plan & get to the grocery store today as I am out of everything, but looks like a big snowstorm is coming tomorrow, so know the stores will be crazy. Also fighting off a little cold bug, I cannot/will not get sick!
3/14 - 146.4 Well, the cold bug got the better of me yesterday after all, skipped my workout and my Fitbit says I slept 13+ hours and poorly at that. I think I'm more on the mend today and going to work out and see how I feel afterwards.
3/15 - 146.4 Don't think I'll see a real drop on the scale again until I shake this cold but feeling better day by day. Yesterday I felt good enough to get in a workout, did a HIIT full body with weights, followed by a little bit of yoga stretches and then a long soak in a hot bath, was sedentary for the rest of the day and went to bed early. NSV...Saw a noticeable change in my waistline/stomach in the mirror this morning, positive things are happening!
3/16 - DNW (drank water when I 1st got up, so skipped the scale). Yesterday was a lower body strength workout with exercise bands + a little over 10,000 steps
3/17 - 146.0 Yesterday was a full body HIIT workout + 10,000 steps, had to pivot on my dinner plans and ended up eating out but was able to stick to my eating plan. Need to lose 1 more pound before the end of this round to reach my goal, I'm doing everything right, but my body just needs to cooperate!!!
3/18 - 145.4 So close to my round goal! Yesterday completed the 30-day workout program I was doing, and it was a HIIT abs workout. I won't start another 30-day plan until I get back from my trip on the 29th but have a quick 5 day one to do before I leave and then hopefully will do another 5 day one while I am traveling.
3/19 - 144.6 Yesterday was a full body workout with weights + a little over 13,000 steps. Today marks dropping into the "normal" BMI category and 50 lbs. lost since last April. Not really celebrating either of those yet as I know I will gain a few pounds on my trip next week to nullify both of these, but the following week, I will celebrate when I know I will achieve both of those goals again.
3/20 - 143.7 Yesterday was a lower body workout plus about 14,000 steps. Was baking cakes for my daughter's birthday on Tuesday and it is much more difficult of a process while being on my 21 days of no sugar, had to be mindful to not lick a spoon, no taste testing! But was successful, now I have to make the frosting and the Nutella cream filling today, so more challenges ahead
3/21 - 143.6 Had a tiny cheat yesterday on 21 day eating plan and ate something "processed" but it was an organic, grain-fee, gluten-free, soy free, "taste-free" pizza, so I think it was okay and it fit in my calories, so I am calling it a win! Yesterday was a cardio abs day and just over 13, 000 steps.
3/22 -
100-day Binge-free Challenge starting March 1st….
*=1 day. ⭐️=10 days
⭐️ ⭐️
Binge Notes: No temptations yesterday!9 -
Hi, back again. I knew I haven't been active on this for awhile, but didn't realize that last one I did was #201. Oh well, back at it!! Well, did a few days in #211, then fell off again. Trying again
73 yr old 5'3"
Original SW= 175 on 8-19-12.
Lost 25# and basically maintaining since. My goal is 140#
SW 148.2 (Round 149)Round 149 EW= 147.8 (Average Weight= 147.25)Round 201 SW= 144.2 EW= 144.6 AW= 144.4
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
Round 168 SW= 152 EW= 149.6 AW= 150.79
Round 169 SW= 150.4 EW= 152.2 AW= 151.1
Round 170 SW= 152 EW=149.8 AW= 150.72
Round 171 SW= 150.2 EW=150.2 AW= 150.36
round 172 SW= 149.6 EW= 150.6 AW= 151.3
Round 173 SW= 154.2 EW= 150.4 AW= 151.76
Round 174 SW= 151.6 EW= 151.6 AW= 151.14
Round 175 SW= 151 EW= 149 AW= 149.84 Yay..coming back down
Round 176 SW= 149.2 EW= 150.6 AW= 150.2
Round 177 SW= 151.2 EW= 151.6 AW= 150.76
Round 178 SW= 151.4 EW= 148.2 AW= 149.9
Round 179 SW= 148.2 EW= 148.2 AW= 148
Round 180 SW= 148 EW= 148.4 AW= 148.08 oops went up a little
Round 181 SW= 151.8 EW= 148.8 AW= 150.19 not unexpected since at dd's
Round 182 SW= 149.2 EW= 149 AW= 149.3
Round 183 SW= 149.2 EW= 147.8 AW= 148.42
Round 184 SW= 147.8 EW= 147.6 AW= 147.74
Round 185 SW= 147.6 EW= 147.4 AW= 147.64
Rounds 186- 191 didn't report, a couple of 10 days away from scale
Round 192 SW= 148 EW= 147 AW= 147.48
Round 193 SW= 147 EW= 146.2 AW= 146.22
Round 194 SW= 146.4 EW= 143.6 AW= 145.12
Round 195 SW= 143.2 EW= 144 AW= 144.06
Round 196 SW=144 EW= 145.2 AW= 145.42 Not a good round, did not stay in my calorie limits
Round 197 SW= 145.2 EW= 145.4 AW= 144.85
Round 198 SW=145.4 EW= 145 AW= 145.5
Round 199 SW= 145 EW= 146 AW= 145.7
Round 200 SW= 146.4 EW= 144.2 AW= 145.8
3-11= 148.2
3-12= 148.4
My daily goals are to drink at least 64oz water, walk on treadmill at increasing speed (within HR zone for age) for 30 minutes (plus warm up/cooldown) and just started senior fitness exercises
(Been slacking on goals, so starting them again, too)
3-13= 148 feel like I am getting a cold
3-14= 146.5 (lots of fiber yesterday!!)
3-15= 146 tested + for Covid, not feeling like doing much or eating much, no treadmill or exercise for awhile
3-16= 146.2 taking it easy
3-17= 145.6
3-18= 145.2
3-19= 145.2 feeling a lot better
3-20= 145.4 nice day, so went on a walk outside, feeling good, but didn't want to overdo it
3-21= 145.0
3-22= last day of masking, yay!!7 -
Round 217 (my 52nd)
March 13, 2023 - March 22, 2023
Female, 5’7”
HW: 181 pounds (Dec 30, 2019)
Previous Rounds:R164 SW: 164.7, EW: 162.3RSW: 132.9 pounds (3/08/23, EO Round 216)
R165 EW: 161.2
R166 EW: 157.4
R167 EW: 157.0
R168 EW: 153.7
R169 EW: 154.3 - Thanksgiving week
R170 EW: 149.9
R171 EW: 151.0 - Travel almost the entire round
R172 EW: 149.7 - Christmas holidays
R173 EW: 148.6
R174 EW: 146.8
R175 EW: 145.5
R176 EW: 143.5
R177 EW: 142.4
R178 EW: 140.2
R179 EW: 139.6
R180 EW: 137.6
R181 EW: 135.6
R182 EW: 136.2
R183 EW: 134.9
R184 EW: 134.9
R185 EW: 135.4
R186 EW: 132.7
R187 EW: 132.1
R188 EW: 133.2
R189 EW: 133.8
R190 EW: 134.3
R191 EW: 132.5
R192 EW: 132.9
R193 EW: 132.5
R194 EW: 133.4
R195 EW: 132.7
R196 EW: 133.6
R197 EW: 134.9
R198 EW: 132.3
R199 EW: 130.7
R200 EW: 130.5
R201 EW: 130.7 (last weigh-in before traveling)
R202 EW: 134.5
R203 EW: 132.9
R204 EW: 134.0
R205 EW: 132.7
R206 EW: 133.2
R207 EW: 134.0
R208 EW: 134.5
R209 EW: 134.3
R210 EW: 131.8
R211 EW: 131.3
R212 EW: 132.9
R213 EW: 131.6
R214 EW: 132.5
R215 EW: 132.5
R216 EW: 132.9 (last weigh-in before traveling)
RGW: < 135.0 pounds
UGW: 130-135 pound range
Day/Weight/Comment
3/13: - DNW - traveling
3/14: - DNW - traveling
3/15: - DNW - traveling -
3/16: 132.3 - did not eat too much yesterday since I have a nervous stomach when I fly. However, was starving when we got home and consumed a ton of snacky food right before bed
3/17: 132.1 - pretty normal day yesterday workout-wise and eating-wise.
3/18: 133.4 - Well, I made two different kinds of Irish soda bread (sourdough and non-) and a hefty vegetarian cottage pie for St. Patrick’s day. Said some choice words as I stepped on the scale this morning.
3/19: 131.0 - I’m hoping this is a true weight as my scale has been a little wonky. I did truly focus by pre-logging and not eating back all my exercise calories.
3/20: 130.5 - Getting back to really focusing on calories after vacation indulgences. I did have dessert, but still a number of calories left.
3/21: 130.5 - Slept really well last night - hopefully that makes up for a few nights where I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t fall back to sleep. Started my bedtime routine earlier which might have helped. Got my normal workout in plus a walk and kept my calories reasonable and balanced. Have been trying to tame the sweet monster and so far have kept things under control for the last few days.
3/22: -
Total round weight loss/gain to date from EO last round: - 2.4 pounds7 -
69 yo female; 5’5”
Thank you @quiltingjaine
SW 140.2#
GW 139.0#
Consistent strength training, plant based unprocessed food, increase hydration
3/13 140.6#
3/14 140.4#
3/15 140.2#
3/16 140.4#
3/17 140.4#
3/18 139.6#
3/19 140.2#
3/20 140.4#
3/21 140.2# Well, this round was a wash.
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quiltingjaine wrote: »@GirlOnTheRebound I got some “snuggles” and a haircut on Saturday. GGS will be 9 months old on Saturday.
Wish there was a
button!! 5 -
quiltingjaine wrote: »@GirlOnTheRebound I got some “snuggles” and a haircut on Saturday. GGS will be 9 months old on Saturday.
Omgoodness look at that! He is just adorable! Thank you for sharing and happy early 9 month birthday wishes. He had been out in the world as long as he was in growing!4 -
Christine from Burlington, Ontario, Canada 😊
7th Round
Age 53, 5’5”
Heaviest Weight: 345+ lbs (my highest known weight prior to gastric bypass in Aug 2005)
Weight When I Started “Just Give Me 10 Days” - 157.6 lbs – January 13th, 2023
Weight Beginning this Round: 147.8 lbs
Goal Weight: 140 lbs
This round's daily goals:
1. 1345 calories 10/10 days – ☹☹☹☹☹☹☹☹☹☹
2. 14K steps 10/10 days - ☹😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
3. Attend work 8/8 days – 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
4. 10 cups fluids 10/10 days – ☹☹☹☹☹☹☹☹☹☹
5. Regular bed time 10/10 days - 😊😊😊😊😊☹😊😊☹
6. Regular wake time 10/10 days - 😊😊☹😊😊☹☹😊☹☹
3/13 – 147.8 lbs – Okay… that is quite an uptick since yesterday. I am assuming it is carb-bloat, because for the past few days, I have been eating basically anything that seems appealing as I have been feeling very weak and still like I’m recovering from the gastroenteritis from last week. Yesterday I was so exhausted, I could barely do anything. I had planned on starting back to counting calories etc. yesterday but as I was feeling so tired and dizzy I thought I’d better just try to give my body some fuel and see if that helped. I am feeling better this morning, so far. I am off to a late start, however, which is anxiety-causing, because I don’t want to be late for work. I actually don’t even want to work (surprise, surprise) but I really need to because my boss already thinks I’m an idiot and totally useless. You know what, I am just going to do my best today. That is all I can do. Nothing is going to be perfect today, and that is okay. I actually just started a new Word doc and typed that out a few times. NOTHING IS GOING TO BE PERFECT TODAY, AND THAT IS OKAY. I guess I finally did some “affirmations”… Anyhoo, so for this round, I have lowered my goal weight to 140 lbs. At nobody’s advice. Just as a lark. I’m not really invested in reaching that particular goal weight, to be honest. I am curious. But I won’t be destroyed if I never make it. If I can hover around 145 lbs and eventually get some more skin-removal surgeries happening, that is actually still pretty frickin amazing. But let’s put it to 140 lbs and see what happens. According to MFP, to get to that weight I need to eat 1345 cals per day. So I set that as a goal above, as well. I’m going to keep my step goal to 14K, and I will try to add in my jogging spurts when I am feeling a bit more recovered from being sick and when the side-walks are cleared of ice and snow. (Friggin snow.) I want and need to attend all 8 out of the next 8 work days. It is an imperative. I have been tasked with leading a project and being sick put me at risk of failing to meet my timelines/objectives. I have upped my fluids to 10 cups a day which is HUGE for me. However, when I was at the hospital and had a CT scan they informed me that I was hugely uh… full of … uh… you know. The old system is pretty backed up, to say the least. They actually prescribed a laxative, but when I got home from the hospital a huge bout of TMI started and lasted for about 30 hours or so. But I know I rarely drink enough and I’m sure that is part of the problem (along with the iron and calcium supplements and high percentage of protein that I eat). So I lowered my protein goal for now and I will try to get some more fluids in. But 10 is a lot. And I don’t just count water, I count any fluid which I know on this site is controversial. LOL. Finally, my last goal for this round is to try to regulate my sleep cycle. I have always struggled with sleep and I really need to clean up my sleep hygiene. So I will start with baby steps and try to go to bed at the same time and wake up at the same time every day. Alright, I need to eat something and go walk my damn dog. Have a good day people. But be kind to yourselves and remember: NOTHING IS GOING TO BE PERFECT TODAY, AND THAT IS OKAY!
3/14 – 146.4 lbs – Today was the first day that I have actually felt better since I was sick last week.
3/15 – 146.2 lbs – I didn’t write much yesterday and I didn’t even post! Oops. It was a busy day. But here I am, getting ready for the day (I had insomnia again. Damn you, PTSD). I am reviewing my goals above and I see that I have been doing great with my work attendance (and I have been killin’ it at work, too!) but I see that I have not yet stuck to my calorie goal nor reached my fluids goal. So there are my areas of focus today. I have to go into the city on the train for work today, so I likely won’t reach my steps goal as I won’t be walking my dog today. (The dog walker will do it – maybe I should give him my Fitbit! 😉) I want to try to reach my fluids goal, because it is super dry in my office and I always end up feeling so gross by the end of the day, and I wonder if it is because I am dehydrated. It’s just that carrying my laptop AND a bunch of water to work is really heavy! I’ll have to get into the habit of buying some water when I get off the train to take to the office with me. Luckily, I only have to go in one day this week. So yesterday my hubby did some progress pics for me. My starting weight was 220 lbs in January 2022 (I struggled for several months to get going and bounced up and down until I started to have some success in March 2022). So with a sides-by-side comparison I can really see my progress. It is actually quite mind blowing. I honestly didn’t realize how fat I was in my starting pic. I was size 2x or 18-20. Now I am Medium in tops and around size 8 in pants, depending on the store. Anyway, I found it pretty helpful to see the progress. I see that I (a) need to start saving for a circumferential body lift, and (b) still could stand to lose a few more pounds. So I am happy that I have recently lowered my goal weight to 140 lbs. Hubby also took all my measurements and I put them in MFP. I had never done that before. I am now not so much interested in seeing if the numbers go down with weight loss, but rather, I am interested to keep track because I intend to get back into the gym 2-3 times a week and I am curious to see if I actually increase any of those numbers, with muscle. Yesterday after work I went to the pharmacist for my monthly B12 shot and when she gave me the shot in the arm, she scolded me, “You are losing your muscle! I don’t think the needle hit muscle.” YIKES! (It is supposed to be an intramuscular injection.) So tomorrow morning I am scheduling myself back to the gym. Even if I can only do 2 days a week for now, that is better than no days per week. It would be a start, and at least a way to get back into a habit. Well, that is probably more than enough rambling for one day! I will end by saying that hubby is supportive of my plastic surgery plan, which is if I can maintain being under 150 lbs for one year that I can start planning my circumferential body lift. I have been maintaining ~150 since February 1st, with the help of this challenge, to be quite honest. So, let’s see if I can maintain for a year. I have NEVER done that before. NEVER….
3/16 – 144.0 lbs – Well, I am happy with that number on the scale. I can’t complain, especially since yesterday I kind of came to the conclusion that “under 150” or “around 150” was a good place to try to maintain for a year. Here’s a little update on my goals for this round: So I have yet to eat 1345 calories. I am sitting around 1550/day over the last three days, which honestly, is not that bad. Steps are solidly over 14K for the last three days, which I am proud of. I am not sure how that is possible for yesterday, however, as I had to go in to the office and didn’t walk the dog. My fear is that my Fitbit is counting “typing” as steps. Oops. Hope not. Work is good! 3/3 days so far! Let me see if I can keep the trend going! And I am able to concentrate/focus on tasks for a lot of the day! I seem to crash around 3 pm, but at least before that I do quite well! Fluids, well, I am not able to make it to 10 cups of fluids per day, yet. Yesterday I kind of lost track but I made an effort to constantly be sipping on something. I think I came in at 9/10 cups, which for me is fantastic progress. Lastly, my bed and wake times are doing pretty good. It is good to be working to some kind sleep schedule. As I said, baby steps. Lol. Well, I am off to walk my dog. Have a great day, everyone!! 😊
3/17 – 143.0 lbs – Wow! I am killin it!! Not much time to write/reflect, today, because I had messed up sleep last night and “slept in” till 4:20 AM. Ah, the life of a dog-reactive dog momma!
3/18 – 142.6 lbs – Well, I am not hitting all my goals this round, but I am doing very well with a couple of them and dammit, I am going to focus on the positives! Besides, my weight is going down even though I am not restricting calories very much and I am not over-exercising! I wonder where my body will land!! I am eating around 1550 cals per day, but I also walk my dog quite a bit (almost 25K steps yesterday). I know I set my calorie goal for 1345 this round, as recommended by MFP, but I refuse to go to bed hungry. I eat when I am hungry and I try to remember to stop eating when I am full. (Thanks, Intuitive Eating.) I try to watch a bit in terms of getting in fluids, protein, fibre, nutrients and sufficient carbs (my brain works better when I provide it with enough carbs). But overall, I just look in the fridge and say “what does my body want and need right now?” It seems to work? Also, I am so proud of myself for logging in/going to work every day this past week!! On Monday I logged in even though I wasn’t feeling well and my apartment was a disaster (having my apartment messy gives me a lot of anxiety). I just did it. And did my best. That was HUGE for me. And that turned out to be WAY better than not logging in at all! I have really come a long way with my attitude. And I got quite a bit done this week, and received some positive feedback from my Team Lead! I just can’t get over how some counselling and hard work on my part has paid off in terms of breaking some bad habits – in particular, the terrible habit of perfectionism. I am working so hard at turning off that critical voice inside my head (my father’s voice) that tells me that I am stupid, fat, ugly, no good at anything and just plain disgusting. Eff that and eff him. I am 53 years old and I don’t need to give a crap about that voice anymore. I’m done letting him hurt and control me. I have really come a long way. I’m proud of myself. 😊 Tell me something that YOU are proud of?
3/19 – 142.2 lbs – I have soooo much cleaning to do today. I have asked my dog walker to do Goliath’s second walk, because I don’t think I am going to have enough energy to do all the cleaning plus 2 x 60-90 min walks. Yesterday it felt like all I did was walk the damn dog. Lol. I just know that I only have so much energy in a day. Maybe it is because I have chronic insomnia. Maybe it is my fibromyalgia. Who knows. But anyways, as I pointed out in a previous post, starting my work week with a messy apartment just drives me crazy. I think it is probably related to the critical voice in my head/perfectionist tendencies that I wrote about yesterday. It just gives me a lot of anxiety, and makes it hard for me to concentrate, especially when working from home. I have taken many sick days over the course of my life because “I had to clean the house”. Not exactly healthy behaviour, for sure. This was even prior to Covid and working from home. I just have this weird thing about needing my cleaning done. Some of you may recall that my hubby, Matt, is a trucker. When he comes home, I always say that “Hurricane Matty blew through”. He is not bothered in the slightest by a messy apartment. He sees no problem with leaving dirty dishes on the table or throwing his coat on the sofa instead of hanging it up. He wears his boots into the apartment, and just generally leaves a trail of destruction behind him. Lol. The first few years together this drove me crazy and I would constantly nag at him to clean up after himself and also call his mother and snark at her for not training him better. LOL! But over time I realized that it honestly just doesn’t bother him, and the only one that was unhappy was me, and all my nagging was (a) getting me nowhere and (b) negatively impacting our relationship. I came to the conclusion that it bothers ME, not him. Therefore, since I am the one with the perfectionist issues, I should pick up anything that bothers me. If he lived on his own, he would not have a problem with his coat lying on the sofa. And after all, this is his home too, not just mine. So I shut my mouth and pick up anything that bothers me. I think that would bother a lot of people and make them think that I am not a feminist and enabling his bad habits. That might be true. But he does a LOT of other different things around the apartment and for me and he has a tonne of other strengths and brings a LOT to the relationship that I appreciate very much and never want to be without. And I know I also do things that irritate him and he puts up with. So, I pick up after him. It doesn’t bother me anymore. I am learning that love is give and take, not “my way or the highway”, which was my attitude in all of my relationships prior to Matt. And that did not work out well for me. LOL. Nobody has ever loved me the way Matt does. To him I am the prettiest, the smartest, the funniest, and the most capable. To have someone believe in me like that… is worth throwing some McDonalds wrappers in the garbage. 😊 Not sure why I am going on about that in a weightloss forum. Lol. Probably related in some way to me feeling like I may be at a point in my life where I could possibly maintain this weight loss (because I am happier than I have ever been and I have the unending support of my partner). I’m open to feedback on this, folks!! 😊 Anyway. I am up drinking coffee right now but I am definitely going to have to go back to bed at some point. My sleep is totally messed up (again). Why did I drink coffee last night at 6 PM? Well, let’s just say that was not the best decision I could have made… One positive is that my weight is down a bit. I am back down to where I was when I had gastroenteritis last week, but this time without barfing and pooping my guts out and not eating for 3 days. I thought I would see an uptick on the scale as I ate 2000 calories yesterday. But I also went to the gym to do my weights as well as walked just over 28K steps. I always eat more on the days I do weights, so I just don’t beat myself up about it. I find I am always a bit hungrier, which I read is somewhat common. According to MFP (which is connected to my Fitbit) I burned 1672 calories yesterday, which I know is likely way higher than the actual. But that is still a lot more than MFP usually indicates, for me. I’ll just roll with it. My right arm is aching, after doing weights, where I had the IV in my arm when I went to the ER. That strikes me as weird, as that was 11 days ago. I do still have a huge bruise there on my arm, so that may be why. Well, we have 4 days left of this challenge. Let’s see what we can do to end on a good note. Maybe I can get below 142? Let me try!! Have a great and successful day today, everyone. 😊
3/20 – 143 lbs – A little blip up from yesterday, no biggie. Still doing very well, for this round, in terms of the scale. I had a great sleep last night! 9 UNINTERUPPTED HOURS!! This is highly unusual, for me. I am running a bit late now, as I neglected to set an alarm. (I didn’t think it was necessary, as I’ve been waking up super early for weeks.) But that’s okay, I should still be able to log in on time today, if I drink this coffee quickly. My dog will start whining to go out soon, I am sure. I am scheduled to go to the gym today, after work, but I don’t think I will go today as my right arm and now shoulder is aching. I’m not sure what I did to it. But I may have hurt it when I went to the gym on Saturday morning. I’ll see how it is for tomorrow. Well, I better go walk my dog. Have a great Monday. 😊
3/21 – 144 lbs – Uh-oh. Scale is going in the wrong direction. I have been so hungry these past few days. I’ve eaten over 2100 cals on Sat/Sun/Mon. ☹ I remember last month I got really hungry around the 25th and then a couple of days later I got my TOM - I was able to read back in this journal, actually, to check, which is nice. I also noted that I didn’t mention my TOM in January, but I did talk about being super hungry and full of rage around the same time-frame. LOL!! So possibly that is what’s going on. If I remember correctly, the way I got a handle on things last month was to start pre-logging my day, so I have done that for today. We have one more weigh-in for this round, and I want to make it count!! FTR, it looks like after my TOM arrived last month my calories went down again, so… fingers crossed. So much of what we do seems to be controlled by hormones, man. I really need to learn more about this.
3/22 – 143.2 lbs – Well, I was 145.6 lbs on the last day of the previous round, so I am happy with this 2.4 lbs loss in 10 days! I think this is a great success and brings me closer to my new goal of 140 lbs. I am really shocking myself with my weight loss right now. I never, never, never thought that I could get to this weight. If you would have asked me when I was 35, at 345 lbs, considering weight-loss surgery and having been between 300-400 lbs since I was 13 years old, if I would ever get to 143.2 lbs and have a goal of 140, I would have laughed in your face. If you would have told me that I would be around a size 8 pants and thinking that I would like to be a size 6 instead. That my tops were size Medium, or Small. I would have not thought it possible. At that time, I was told by my weight-loss surgeon that setting a goal of 160 lbs was unrealistic and that if I reached and maintained a weight of 180 lbs I would be “a statistical anomaly”, and that hoping to get down to and maintain a weight of 200 lbs was a more attainable and realistic goal. Now that being said, I have not been able to “maintain” ANY weight (ever, in my entire life, pre or post WLS) as my entire life has been a wild ride of periods of bingeing and restricting, over and over again. Since I joined MFP in 2014 it appears that I have averaged a weight of about 200 lbs (drifting up and down between 163-240 over that timeframe). So mathematically speaking, you would imagine that at this point my weight would start to drift back up to closer to 200 lbs. And maybe it will. Except… this time… maybe it’s different. This time, I have done a lot of counselling, including trauma counselling, and also learned about diet culture, and intuitive eating, and I’ve learned about meditation and journalling and affirmations and DBT and all kinds of stuff. I have developed some skills to deal with anxiety and overwhelm that don’t involve over-eating, drinking, or sleeping (IE, avoidance). Now I walk every day for mental health, not to burn calories. Now I want to go to the gym and lift weights for bone health, not to burn calories. Now I seemed to have stopped binge eating entirely (behaviour that manifested around the age of 11 and which I have exhibited consistently, on and off, throughout my life, until last summer when I experimented with intuitive eating). Now I talk back to that critical voice in my head, that tells me that “it wasn’t perfect – you should just give up!” whenever I eat something that is “off-plan” for whatever diet I have been following. Now I am kinder to myself and try to think of life as somewhere in the middle of the wild pendulum swings I have lived through over and over and over (in every aspect of my life, not just eating/weight loss). Now I try to be more positive. Now I try to be less judgemental of myself and others. And now… I have hope. Hope that I can achieve my goals. Hope that I can have a kind and loving relationship with my partner. Hope that I can keep my finances in some kind of stable state. Hope that I can be a good, helpful, effective employee, that doesn’t struggle with absenteeism due to mental health issues. And hope that I can maintain some kind of “health” including a lower body-weight than I have typically had throughout my life. Things have changed. I have put in a LOT of effort. Maybe this time… I can really do this.
**thoughts for next challenge: journalling, meditation, affirmations, Grow With Jo videos on cold days, X pages of reading, neck stretches, no devices for 60 mins before bed
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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
Round 216 end weight: 190.0
3/13 189.9
3/14 190.6
3/15 189.4
3/16 188.7
3/17 188.4
3/18 188.8
3/19 188.6
3/20 187.0
3/21 187.6
3/22 187.5
Loss this round: 2.5
See you tomorrow in 218, thanks everyone!10 -
@clprieur - where do I start? You are an amazing person, as you say you have really come a long way; climbed Everest and back! Thank you for sharing you life trials with us and well done in taking control of all aspects of your life which you are truly in control of now. You are an inspiration!! I say to you again well done, keep on top of your life as you are, you will continue to benefit. I just can't say it enough to you - congratulations 5
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64 yr young F, 5ft 4 Round 217 (my 148th). As always, thank you. @QuiltingJaine you are a star!
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, let’s do it again for just for 10 days as the reward is great!!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)
End of round 216 – 136.6 (2.6 pounds lost)
SW RND 217
3/13 137.6 - managed a walk in the dry sunny spring morning before we packed up our caravan and headed for home, 6.02 miles walked. ¾ of exercise calories eaten back.
3/14 137.2 – 8.74 miles walked, 20% of exercise calories eaten back.
3/15 136.4 - 9.3 miles walked, 95% of exercise calories eaten back. 19 days since last binge & I am benefiting!
3/16 137.2 – 12.64 miles walked, 1/3 of exercise calories eaten back.
3/17 137.6 - No structured walking; travelled up to childmind little DGS, hence ate at maintenance.
3/18 137 - 7.41 miles walked, was hungry yesterday; ate back all exercise calories plus 249, still under maintenance though.
3/19 137 - 16.02 miles walked yesterday, 40% calories eaten back. Happy Mothers day all and special hugs to those of us whose Moms are no longer with us, it's a difficult day😢.
3/20 138.4 – hopefully just a normal fluctuation. 11.2 miles walked, 40% exercise calories eaten back. Happy Spring Equinox.
3/21 137.8 – 10.84 miles walked. 80% exercise calories eaten back.
3/22 137.8 – 11.53 miles walked, 1/3 exercise calories eaten back. A gain of 1.2 pounds which is disappointing, I have been supper hungry this round, but I have been binge free for the whole 10 days again, which is a brill. NSV for me. I’ll just keep marching on!!
100-day Binge-free Challenge starting February 25….=1 day.
⭐️=25 days ****
I'M WORTH IT !!
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a PERMANENT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
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@deepwoodslady Glad to hear you have a way to get to hospital. Hoping you feel better soon.
@fmfdfa2020 I think I will see if I can find a water rower so I can give it a try before I buy. Will let you know how I go. I need to save up for a new rower though so it could take a while!4 -
HSW: 211.6 lbs (Aug 2021)
SW: 191.1 lbs (Oct 2022)
Round 208 EW: 175.5 lbs (-0.5)
Round 210 EW: 173.7 lbs (-1.8)
Round 211 EW: 173.2 lbs (-0.5)
Round 212 EW: 172.0 lbs (-1.2)
Round 213 EW: 167.6 lbs (-4.4)
Round 214 EW: 167.1 lbs (-0.5)
Round 215 EW: 165.3 lbs (-1.8)
Round 216 EW: 165.1 lbs (-0.2)
I am going back to basics with my goals this round. I will eat within my calorie limit and I will get 22 active minutes per day.
3/13: 165.6 lbs
Achieved my goals for the day.
3/14: 165.6 lbs
Achieved my goals for the day.
3/15: 165.6 lbs
Achieved my goals for the day. I need to trust the process.
3/16: 165.3 lbs
Achieved my goals for the day.
3/17: 165.3 lbs
This is becoming disheartening. I have started on a new medication recently. I was trying to not blame the medication but it is well known for causing weight gain. I can feel I am losing motivation. But one quote I need to keep repeating to myself isThe real work starts when you want to stop.
3/18: 163.8 lbs
Whoosh. I was very close to giving up but I hung in there and finally got a downward movement. I hope this sticks.
3/19: 163.3 lbs
Achieved my goals for the day.
3/20: 163.6 lbs
Achieved my goals for the day.
3/21: 164.0 lbs
I had a hungry day and ate back all my exercise calories which I don't usually do.
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GIVE ME 10 DAYS – ROUND 217
Round 217
March 13 - 22, 2023
61 year old female, 5’5”. I am married, semi-nomadic (we live in three states, Mass, Maine, Florida).
Goal for round 217. Would like to make it down to 135 (1 pound) for this round. DD, DGS and SIL are coming to stay with us in the Key on March 25. Last year when they came, I was between 134 and 135. Would like to return to that number, then finish my job of trimming weight after they leave.
History:
Harry and Han are our cats, who travel with us. Have two “kids”, who are very much adults, and a DGS. We have three parents, 88(father), 86(mother), 84(MIL) still with us, and I have logically been needing to help them more as they age. I got my act in gear during COVID, somewhat inspired by NOT becoming my parents. I lost 30 lbs and was exercising daily. Unfortunately, I am an “all in or not” person. Selling family home distractions, plus medical incident with my father and all their new needs, became an excuse. A year and a half later, I gained 25 lbs and lost all my athletic improvements. I need to figure out balance and how to make health be a daily priority for life!
Round 126 153.0 equivalent 9/14/20
Round 127 149.2 9/24/20
Round 128 147.2 10/4/20
Round 129 145.8 10/14/20
Round 130 144.4 10/24/20
Round 131 142.2 11/3/20
Round 132 139.4 11/13/20
Round 133 137.2 11/23/20
Round 134 136.4 12/3/20
Round 135 132.6 12/13/20
Round 136 132.0 12/23/20
Round 137 132.0 1/2/21
Round 138 131.0 1/12/21
Round 139 128.2 1/22/21
Round 176 138.2 1/26/22 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13 oz
Round 177 134.8 2/5/22
Round 178 137.0 2/15/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 181 138.2 3/17/22 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 oz
Round 182 137.8 3/27/22 Harry 10 lb 14.5oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 183 133.4 4/6/22 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13 oz
Round 184 136.0 4/16/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11lb 12.5 oz
Round 185 136.8 4/26/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11lb 13 oz
Round 186 136.0 5/6/22 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 187 137.8 5/16/22 Harry 10 lb 14.0 oz Han Solo 11lb 11.5 oz
Round 188 135.8 5/26/22 Harry 10 lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12 oz
Round 210 146.6 1/01/23 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12 oz
Round 211 144.4 1/11/23
Round 212 146.6 1/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 213 143.4 1/31/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 oz
Round 214 142.4 2/10/23
Round 215 140.0 2/20/23 Harry 10 lb 12 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6 oz
Round 216 138.0 3/2/23 Harry 10 lb 11.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6.5 oz
Round 217 136.0 3/12/23 Harry 10 lb 15 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6 oz
Exercise & SupplementsSupplements are to try and correct dry eye issues. See if they pay off.
3/13 – skipped the morning walk
3/14 – walked with the girls, 4 laps
3/15 – to beach, Jim’s cul-de-sac, rotary, longside with bridge, 7.22 miles 14’25” avg pace.
3/16 – walked with Lois, started alone and got company on lap 2. 16’15” avg pace, 4 laps today. Then, in the afternoon, raked and shoveled construction debris, about 200 lbs worth, from my estimate and spent at least an hour.
3/17 – skipping walk today
3/18 – walked with the girls, 4 laps
3/19 – walked with the girls, 4 laps
3/20 – woke up to pouring rain. No walk, and did not replace with other exercise
3/21 – walked with the girls, 4 laps
3/22 –
SW: 136.0
Day/Weight/Comment
3/13 – 135.4 Nice surprise, but overall theory shot. Woke up late, 7.04. We meet for group walks at 7 am. Oops. I usually wake up without an alarm, like yesterday. BUT I managed to instead run to the grocery store and buy water (they were out yesterday) as they were loading the shelves. We are having a “boil water” precaution due to Florida Keys water main breaking twice in three days.
3/14 – 135.8 Expected this today. 1) I do zero exercise yesterday 2) I did a “controlled” binge last night. Pretty much the first since Feb 1. I hit about 2000 calories today. 2078 to be exact, as I tracked every bit of it. Heading out for my walk…….
3/15 – 135.2 yesterday, was slightly under goal and did not eat back any exercise. Today, got up early and chose to walk on my own. Walked to the beach for the sunrise. Nope, today is a rare raining day and no sun came up. Walked over 7 miles at a great pace. Felt good.
3/16 -135.4 Did that large walk yesterday. Stayed true on calories. Scale is just teasing me. Have challenging three day now. Tonight – out to eat. Tomorrow – entertaining neighbors with St. P appetizers. Sat – having friends over for belated Corned Beef etc.
3/17 – 136.0 Thank goodness for tracking as I know yesterday’s choices should have netted out at pretty much a draw and not a gain. I did a 4 lap walk, as well as landscaping (raking and shoveling) on the condo property. I tracked everything eaten yesterday but it was out to eat, and maxed out my calories. Trying to stay honest with myself, good or bad. Today, I have pre-tracked a general plan for the appetizers I will eat with the guests today. A secondary benefit of pre-tracking (secondary to knowing the predicted calories) is that if I go off course, since I already have the “types” in my diary, it is very quick and easy to edit the quantity. Makes regrouping on the fly so much easier.
3/18 – 134.8 So yesterday, I did skip walking (had to make cat food for difficult kitty), and actually followed my plan for the appetizers (ended up being plenty). After the guests left, and we walked the cats, my husband asked if I would like to go to the new ice cream parlor that our guests recommended. I had options, Yes or No. I decided yes, even though that would put me over my target calories for the day. My reason for this is if this is going to work in the long run, then I need to be able to choose to have a splurge. If I live every day single day in deficit, I will eventually give up which would bring me back to being the binge person that I naturally seem to resort to.
3/19 – 134.4 Week is full of surprises both ways. Yesterday, I had boiled corned beef and potatoes, with sauteed carrots and horseradish butter roasted cabbage topped Horseradish Mustard cream, then followed by Irish cream salted caramel ice cream. It was delicious, and all tracked. Was looking to get out early for a walk/run today, but sitting here in my walking clothing typing instead. :P I will get out there, but likely just at the regular time.
3/20 – 134.2 For whatever reason, I was expecting an up this morning
3/21 – 134.2 Now to just stay on track and I will be thrilled with how this round ended!
3/22 – 134.0 Despite the oddities with the scale at the beginning of the round, I could not be more pleased with the end result. Round 218 is going to be much more challenging, so glad to have made progress before it starts.
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got care free in maintenance and the scale went up one lb at a time. Now I’m turning it around one lb at a time.
2016- 245lbs
2019- 142lbs
9/12/22- 185lbs
R216 EW 185.8
3/13- 186.6
3/14- 185.6
3/15- 188.0
3/16- 187.6
3/17- DNW
3/18- DNW
3/19- 188.8
3/20- 191.0
3/21- 190.2
3/22- 189.2 A total bust of a round! Seeing the scale over 190 was harsh but not unexpected. I’m glad this round is finished and I’m on the downward trend.
Winter is officially over.9 -
Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 59
Akron, Ohio
OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)
My 178th Round!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
End R167: 145
End R168: 146(+1)
End R169: 145.5 Thanksgiving
End R170: 145.5 Dan cleared at CC again
End R171: 145.5
End R172: 148 (+2.5) Christmas - 2021
End R173: 147(-1) Heart monitor placed
End R174: 147(0)
End R175: 146(-1)
End R176: 146(0)
End R177: 145.5(-.5)
End R178: 145.5(0)
End R179: 146.5(+1)
End R180: 145(-1.5)
End R181: 146(+1)
End R182: 147(+1)
End R183: 145.5(-1.5) Dad passed away 4/10/22
End R184: 146(+.5)
End R185: 146(0)
End R186: 148(+2) Stress eating
End R187: 149(+1) Prep for Dad's service
End R188: 149.5 (+.5) Celebration of Life for Dad
End R189: 149.5(0)
End R190: 149.5(0)
End R191: 151.5(+2) 4th of July
End R192: 151(-.5)
End R193: 149(-2)
End R194: 149(0)
End R195: 149(0) - Mark went missing
End R196: 152(+3) - Niagara Falls trip
End R197: 149
End R198: 150.5
End R199: 149
End R200: 150.5 - Ron deathly ill
End R201: 149.5 - Hospitalized with bigeminy
End R202: 147.5 - Fiona born, Cassie got custody
End R203: 146.5 - Heart issues
End R204: 146 - Failed Ablation
End R205: 146
End R206: 147 - Thanksgiving and Fiona home
End R207: 147
End R208: 148 - Birthday
End R209: 149.5 - Christmas, NYE, Cassie and Fiona get covid
End R210: 148.5
End R211: 149.5
End R212: 151
End R213: 147.5
End R214: 149
End R215: 149.5
End R216: 150.1 - New scale, Fiona sick
SW: 150.3
Day/Weight/Comment
3/13
3/14 - 150.1
3/15 - 150.1
3/16
3/17 - 150.7
3/18
3/19
3/20
3/21
3/22 - 151.4
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You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before
31, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2 164.5 164.9 Dec 31, 2022 165.5 Jan 5, 2023
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; R196: 155.7; R197: DNW; R198: 156.1; R199: DNW; R200: DNW; R201: 159.8; R202: 159.7; R203: 160.5; R204: DNW; R205: DNW; R206: 161.7; R207: 163.6; R208: DNW; R209: 164.5; R210: 163.9; R211: DNW; R212: 163.1; R123: 162.1; R214: 162.1; R215: 160.4; R216: 160.4
Last weight
03/12 - 160.4
Round Goal: 158.x Water goal: 75oz min/90oz
Day, Weight, Comment
3/13 - 158.9
3/14 - 158.2
3/15 - 159.0
3/16 - 157.8
3/17 - 159.0
3/18 - DNW
3/19 - DNW
3/20 - DNW
3/21 - 159.2
3/22 - 159.6 - The scale did try, but I finally won and am able to put a new decade as my round end weight after 3 rounds of battling between 160s and 150s. Whew. Stress, exhaustion, and boredom (the bored-busy type of work that drones on) had me really snacky. I was super hungry before dinner. I tried taking a mile walk with Smoke while BF took Harley but that didn't work. Ended up with some salty peanut butter pretzels. Another mile walk after dinner got me about to maintenance, thankfully. TOM is still not quite yet here but making itself known with this icky pre-TOM bloat. Yesterday I fought off an involuntary nap all day long. This morning I woke up mid-dream so I feel I'm in for another day of nap-battles. I may take a power nap around lunch if it gets bad like yesterday. Between snackiness and sleepiness, this month is really kicking my behind! Weather isn't helping with its gloominess and cold. Today is warmer and this afternoon the sun should poke its head out. Hopefully that will be enough to help me battle my nap cravings. Also maybe help in the sleep department as I have a circadian rhythm disorder and the gloomy dark days do me absolutely no favors. Guess I gotta go do this workout that I'm absolutely dreading right now. It's bad when my desk looks like the comfiest bed I've ever had. (It's not). See you next round!
Previous Day's Comments3/13 - Just like last round, I end up with a woosh on the first day and it gets me right to my goal. Hopefully this round I'll be able to maintain it and not having any big bloating days. Need to figure out how to get both bodyweight and run in. I'm about to do bodyweight but with this daylight savings time, sunrise isn't until after 7am when I have to be on the computer. I'm thinking, since almost nobody is on until after 8am, I'll hop on work for a bit, go run when it gets lighter out, and then resume work after. BF running, too, and he may run in the dark and if that's the case, I'll do that, too. I feel better with another person out there with me in the dark (wildlife, not monsters haha!!!)
3/14 - No sudden movements or you may scare the scale back up... I figured I'd see an uptick today after a heavy dinner. I do have leftovers for lunch so tomorrow may still show an uptick, especially with chicken enchiladas for dinner tonight. Once I post, I'm doing my rowing machine sprints as cross training. I'm procrastinating due to a morning tension headache. I need a new pillow better for back sleepers (which I seem to have become in the last two weeks or so...) Anyway, much warmer inside and the pups don't feel as left out. Like last night, I'll likely take them for a walk.
3/15 - All good. I managed to avoid a stress eating incident by allowing myself one peanut butter dark chocolate granola bar and I'm very proud of that. I'll wear this slight uptick like a badge of honor for what it really means. I was already over calories based on pre-logging lunch and dinner. I had hoped an after dinner walk and movement through day would help. Unfortunately, work popped off and I found out I had about 5-6 days worth of work to somehow finish by end of day. Working overtime about 2.5 hours, it's all on my mentor's desk (mountain time so an hour behind me) for review. Should give me plenty of time this morning to take a short hiatus for my run once the sun shows it's beautiful face. I did end up with a very short after dinner walk with pups. The cows were on the road near my turnaround point and I was unsure how cows would react to the dogs. Something's better than nothing! Assuming MFP and Fitbit estimate calories burned high, I was MFP= 300 over and Fitbit = 200 over so either slight deficit or around maintenance. MFP makes me assume, for the sake of notes to reflect on, maintenance calories for the day. Today may be another stressful work day so I'm about to try to get all that stress from yesterday knocked out with bodyweight and then with running before replenishing it hahaha. Better than doubling up on it! Hoping another evening walk with the pups. Storms forecast tomorrow so I'll really try for their sakes to get them out. They love it and I'm a sucker for those puppy dog eyes (especially since there's a true "puppy" doing them. He's gooooood at getting me to melt). Off I go for this workout!
3/16 - Whew. I was a bit worried as I couldn't track anything last night but relied on memory to get it done this morning (I did). I just couldn't see if I was going over my calories. Ended up having a last minute bike night from the local store (where we purchased the dirtbikes. Much nicer than the motorcycle club situations. Plus female riders welcome, which is a first. Guess I better get my butt back on the bike and practice to ride into town). BF smoked a beer can chicken and baked beans so we ate before we left. But I did indulge in beer while there and hanging out which wasn't planned. It didn't make for a very restful night, though. I ended up waking up to my alarm only to come curl up on the couch until my 7am work alarm (which my desk was 2 steps away). The pups joined me which I'm sure was a sight. A full grown woman with 2 40+ pound dogs on a tiny loveseat. But it was cozy and they kept me warm since I didn't have a blanket. Today was a scheduled rest day but BF took Harley for a run and poor Smoke was whining the entire time so now I have to take him for a walk in a few once it's a little brighter. Damp and foggy but no storms, thankfully, as forecasted. No idea on dinner but lunch will likely be another salad again using up the leftover chicken from enchiladas and all those veg before they go bad.
3/17 - No hugs, just bloated. I knew the second my alarm went off and I stood up out of bed the scale would be up. I can feel the puffiness and heaviness. Looking in the mirror only confirmed. It'll drop off today or tomorrow. Yesterday I had every computer issue you could think of and then internet went out. All is good this morning with access to everything but I have 3 deadlines today and I'm certainly not finishing them after fighting technology all day rather than making progress on work. Stress will be a huge factor. Will need to stay mindful and remind myself that it is absolutely NOT my fault. Today is bodyweight and 5k training. I'm unsure about the running, though. It's 37, feels like 26 with 35mph winds and gusts of 45-50mph. I can hear the wind right now and it sounds simply awful. Rather than catch up today and tomorrow (Week 2 day 2 and W2D3 respectively) to start Week 3 on Monday like the app is set up for, I may end up pushing it out. Tomorrow morning has a chance of snow! IN TEXAS! Nope, no slick road running for me. I have enough injuries, I don't need more! With that said, food will be a little more restricted than days with both workouts. Lunch was out yesterday so I still have salad stuff for lunch today. Unsure dinner at this point. BF is skipping workouts today due to weather so it'll be later before we determine dinner.
3/18 - DNP
3/19 - Yesterday I woke up to a very s%^&&* situation. Literally. One of the dogs pooed and then our robot vacuum tried to vacuum it. The entire half of the house smelled like nasty poo as it was smeared a good chunk of it and the entire vacuum had to be thrown out. I ended up not finishing my journaling because I couldn't stand to be in the room any longer (windows open at 35 degrees with fans blowing plus the smell). Didn't check in, either as my computer was in here. Didn't weight in because dogs also conveniently woke me up at 3am..... Awful day. Didn't do any of my habits yesterday and therefore also didn't weigh in today. I may not even weigh in tomorrow depending on how well today goes. Today is at least better starting off...
3/20 - Monday has attacked. I think things have calmed down a bit so I can function a bit better, but it was still a hectic morning. I was getting phone calls at 630! I normally don't log on until 7 and my bodyweight workout was interrupted. Fortunately I was able to finish it and get 5 minutes on the rower (in lieu of running) before another work call came in. I didn't finish rowing nor did I run or take Smoke for a walk (Harley went with BF this morning). It's nearly lunch break so, since I'm still in workout clothes, I'll take Smoke for a quick walk and shower during that break and eat lunch while working a bit later in the day. I was feeling super bloated today so I decided to forego weighing in. Too much mentally going on to add another thing right now. Will do so tomorrow. Entire weekend of posts to catch up on now so I'll be doing that during my various work breaks!
3/21 - I'm so horrendously bloated but I figured out that it's TOM deciding to drop in for another visit... Aha! I was wondering what was going on and why I felt like this. These last few days have been so crazy and hectic that I'm on autopilot and losing track of time that I didn't realize. Today I got up and did cardio sprints on the rower. It is lightly raining but enough that combined with the colder morning temps, kept BF and I inside. He did the stationary bike for his run training. Tomorrow should be better - warmer and drier and I can resume W2D2 after my bodyweight workout is done. I've only got enough salad greens for a side salad and no more dressing. Will have to figure out what I can make up with those. Maybe a grilled chicken wrap? Will have to keep it light as it's Taco Tuesday and dinner is always a bit of a calorie bomb.
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Hello my friends...sorry I missed the last day of R216. I had a great visit with some friends...my joy bucket is filled...but so was my belly. Time to get back on track as we leave for Mexico in 15 days!!! I wanted to get down to 170 or below by then but last round wasn't super awesome so I'm just going to be hopefully optimistic about that goal.
51yrs - Female - 5'5"
Goal weight - to hang out somewhere 145-150
R216 EW - 3/11 -174.8 - 3/12DNW
3/13 - 176.4 - Bleh - result of many laughs and tears over too many glasses of Prosecco on the weekend. But it's Monday and I'm committing to tracking everything this week...even the scone I had for breakfast today (I brought them home for the boys but apparently they haven't noticed them). I will see it when I open my app to track lunch and dinner and will make good choices for a balanced day. Last morning with my parents' dog, so I'm also looking forward to some good hikes this week without the pokey little puppy, Mack and I are both missing them. I'm feeling the time shift this morning so we will get out for a walk but probably keep it lighter, I can hop on the elliptical later if I have an energy burst. Have a great start to the week everyone!!!
3/14 - 175.6 - right direction. Feeling off today again...slept horribly, my lower back is super tight. Wanted to hike today but think I'll stick to a light walk to loosen things up and then some stretching, don't want to end up in the woods with my back seizing up.
3/15 - 175.6 - again. Bright sunny day today! Would have been a great day for a hike...but we planned a family day for the boys on their march break. I got rush seats for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child so we are heading to Toronto today to see the matinee and then hang out for a while, hit some record shops and have dinner. Should be fun but there won't be much activity with the drive and a 3 hour play. I will be mindful of what I choose for dinner tonight.
3/16 - 176.4 - *sigh* - I seem to be getting really good at maintaining this 2lb range, been at it for 2 weeks, too bad it's 30lb from my goal weight. I've been far to sedentary the last little while...there seems to be an excuse everyday and that's totally on me. Going to finish my coffee and strap on my boot spikes and head to the woods with the dog for a good long hike this morning.
3/17 - 175.4 - Was definitely bloated...but I still need to work on activity/exercise. Did get in a great hike with lots of hills yesterday....and a good thing as it's miserable and raining today which is going to make the trails horrible for the next while, I'm going to have to come up with another routine that gets my blood pumping. I think we'll be heading to the pub for some Irish fare and a few pints when hubby gets home from his ski patrol shift (what he's patrolling in the rain I don't know) so just some eggs and fruit for breakfast and probably veggies and hummus for lunch to save up those calories for a steak and guiness pie and a pint.
3/18 - 175.4 - Weighed in this morning but didn't get a chance to post as we left early for a campus open house at one of the schools DS17 is looking at applying to in the fall. LOTS of walking!!! And they had water refilling stations all over campus so I had no excuse but to keep filling my bottle up.
3/19 - 175.8 - frustrated...but will persist. Had a great sleep last night, but still feel run down/low energy. This is how I usually feel in Feb, not when the days are starting to get longer.
3/20 - 174.6 - better! Sunny day for the beginning of spring! We still have a fair bit of snow on the ground...but I'll get out there with the dog and see what shape the trails are in. I need to dig out my summer clothes to start getting organized for our trip next week. I'm curious to see how everything fits compared to the end of the season when I put them away, I'm definitely at least 10lbs lighter.
3/21 - 173.4 - YES! Been waiting for something under 174 for 2 weeks! Lots of activity yesterday and good tracking/calorie management. Not sure how today is going to go. Tentative plans to go to drop in choir at a pub with a girlfriend but hubby bunged up his foot...he's on his way to the Dr now. Hoping it's not as bad as he thinks it is...his ski season will be done and it could really mess up our trip next week as the plan was for LOTS of walking.
3/22 -173.2 - Successful round!!! Wasn't sure it was going to end this way for most of it as I seemed to be bouncing up and down between the high 174's and low 176's for over 2 weeks. Just goes to show you the math always works out in the end...as long as there are more calories going out than in it will eventually show up on the scale. Hubby's foot....friction cyst from his ski boot with a new pair of socks apparently...along with a flare up of gout (it's been years since that has happened). He's got some medication so hopefully it gets cleared up before we leave next week...at least it's not broken, but last night it looked like he had a potato on the end of his leg. Kinda icky out today, but the doggo needs a walk...and so do I!!8 -
69 yo female; 5’5”
Thank you @quiltingjaine
SW 140.2#
GW 139.0#
Consistent strength training, plant based unprocessed food, increase hydration
3/13 140.6#
3/14 140.4#
3/15 140.2#
3/16 140.4#
3/17 140.4#
3/18 139.6#
3/19 140.2#
3/20 140.4#
3/21 140.2#
3/22 140.0# I will persist - on to the next round!8 -
74 years-old great-grandmother (5'2")
ON 8/29/2022: I was 134 LBS and had a 33” natural waist
MAINTENANCE 114-118
Lessons for maintenance: 1) exercise at least 30 minutes five {5} days a week 2) try to walk no less than 10,000 steps a day 3) If/when my weight creeps up (118.1-119 LBS) increase the incline on the treadmill and add a burst of running to routine 4) eat a low-calorie salad before eating dinner 5) limit fried & breaded foods 6) continue to add ice cubes to my 5 oz glass of wine 7) eat fish for dinner at least 2 times a week 8) eight to nine hours of sleep a day 9) Of the 60oz of water daily-drink 8oz of water a half hour before each meal 10) three (3) meals a day and 1-2 small snacks, nothing after dinner.
Round 215-ended 03/12-116.5
Round 216 RSW 116.5 waist: 27 ½”
3/13-116.5
3/14-117.0
3/15-117.5
3/16-118.0
3/17-118.3- WHOOPS!
3/18-118.0
3/19-117.9
3/20-117.6
3/21-117.4
3/22-118.0
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Thank you @quiltingjaine for another round!
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First G al: Hit the 160's (again)
179 / 178 / 177 / 176 / 175 / 174 / 173 / 172 / 171 / 170 👉 169
Stick to Plan:- Calorie cycle for a weekly average of 1200 to 1500
- Exercise: Row, Walk, Bike, Weights, Snowshoe, Dance, Jazzercise
- Water: Shoot for 80oz per day
- Binge-Free & Sugar-Free for 100 days
- Lots of veggies and protein, some fruit (very little processed foods or simple carbs which I hardly have anyway)
- I need to figure out a way to get more fiber, especially from grains. I'll try oatmeal again.
100-Day Weight TrackingMarch 09 - Day 01: 177.5
March 10 - Day 02: 177.9
March 11 - Day 03: 177.0
March 12 - Day 04: 176.7
March 13 - Day 05: 176.8
March 14 - Day 06: 176.0
March 15 - Day 07: 175.9
March 16 - Day 08: 176.0
March 17 - Day 09: 175.8
March 18 - Day 10: 175.8
March 19 - Day 11: DNW
March 20 - Day 12: 175.9
March 21 - Day 13: 175.9
March 22 - Day 14: 175.6
If I quit now, I will soon be back to where I started. And when I started I was desperately wanting to be where I am now.
Round 216 End Weight: 176.7
Round 217
3/13: 176.8 - Walked/Rowed/Biked✔ Water✔ Calories✔
176.x stayed around another day - YAY!!. Another snow storm coming. Hopefully this is the last one. I love every season in Maine (even winter), but my Georgia roots kick in, even after 23 years in Maine, asking where are the flowers and leaves LOL. Because of covid and my illness/surgery last summer, and now my MIL's illness, it's been so long since I've been to Georgia, and I miss my family so much!! I'm a very fearful flyer. Even though I worked for Delta Air Lines for 30 years, and I still have free flight privileges, for years, I took Amtrak to Georgia because of my fear. I love trains but the trip was exhausting. I would leave about 4am to drive to NH, take CJ's bus to BOS, BOS to Penn Station, then overnight to ATL, arriving 30 hours later. Time to put my big girl panties on and fly!!
3/14: 176.0 - Rowed/Biked✔ Water✔ Calories✔
Almost dropping to 175.x this morning was a nice surprise. I'm proving to myself that when I stick to my plan, it will happen! You lose confidence that you can do it when you stop and start as many times as I have. I don't have much faith that we won't lose power with this storm (knocking on wood as I say that).
3/15: 175.9 - Rowed/Biked✔ Water✔ Calories✔ I would have been happy with just 176.0 sticking around, but I dropped into the 175's! I'm feeling strong and capable right now. I just have to stay patient!
3/16: 176.0
Biked✔ Water✔ Calories✔ The expected back and forth before settling into the 175's. One of my goals is to get more fiber, especially from grains. I have a mild allergy to dairy, enough to make me not want it on a daily basis. I used to put it in my oatmeal but felt sick the rest of the day. I stopped eating oatmeal for this reason because it just didn't taste good with water. Yesterday, I added an apple to the oats, cinnamon, butter and a little salt with water and microwaved it for about 5 mins. It was actually pretty good. This with air popped popcorn should help add some additional fiber.
3/17: 175.8 Goodbye 176's 👋 Rowed/Biked✔ Water✔ Calories✔
3/18: 175.8 Rowed/Biked✔ Water✔ Calories✔ Exercising has become a habit again that I actually enjoy.
3/19: DNW (got up at 4am to travel to Albany, NY) Rowed/Biked✔ Water✔ Calories✔
3/20: 175.9 Rowed/Biked: No. Water: Not enough. Calories: Maintenance
My husband and I drove 8 hours to and from Albany, NY, yesterday. We took food with us and as always, I never seem to take enough. I was starving when we got home, so I ate at maintenance, but very happy that I did not do as I would have done in the past and mindlessly eat everything in the house. A huge accomplishment for me since I was emotionally and physically exhausted (MIL has a terminal illness and we were visiting with her).
3/21: 175.9 Rowed/Biked: No. Water:✔ Calories: Maintenance
I don't expect the scale to move for a few days because I've eaten at maintenance for 2 days. Yesterday, I didn't get the most bang for my calories. At the end of day I was shaky and had hit my calorie limit. Instead of starving for 3 hours or bingeing, which is what I used to would have done because my brain was effed up and thinks because I went over my limit, I blew it so eat everything in sight - nope, not any more! I tracked what I ate and kept it at maintenance instead. Good choice!
3/22: 175.6 Rowed/Biked✔ Water✔ Calories✔ Much better day yesterday on all fronts. I lost 1.1 pounds, which is the best I've done in a while. I've gone 16 days without a binge and without sugar. I look forward to the next round to scratch the 175's off for good.
Bingeing is why I'm where I am now. I want to see the results with 100 days of no bingeing. I'm not talking about going over calories from overeating a little, I'm talking full-out bingeing. And that's not just on bad foods, even when I'm eating well, I'll binge. This will be extremely challenging but if I stick to it (and stay off sugar and simple carbs to stop cravings), there is no way I'm not going to see consistent weight loss during these 100 days (not to mention the health benefits)! Part of this challenge, too, is if I do have a slip, that I don't revert back to old habits of bingeing for days/weeks/months. I will acknowledge the slip, celebrate that it didn't derail me, and just keep on keeping on.I want to see what happens when I don't give up!100-day Binge-free Challenge starting March 6….
*=1 day / ⭐=10 days / ^=1 oops Day
⭐******100-day Sugar-free Challenge starting March 6….
*=1 day / 💚=10 days / ^=1 oops Day
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Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
180s / 170s / 160s / 150s / 140s / 130s
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Hi All - Robyn yo-yo here! I'm in for another round. I lost around four pounds during round 215 only to gain it back during 216, so I'm a bit frustrated with myself but not giving up. My goal is to stop fooling around and to lose 10-14 pounds over the next 6 rounds (by May).
Day/Weight/Comment
SW: 148.2
Mon 3/13: 146.8 ?
Tue 3/14: 146.2
Wed 3/15: 146.8
Thu 3/16: 146.8
Fri 3/17: 147.2
Sat 3/18: 147.4
Sun 3/19: DNW
Mon 3/20: 147.8
Tue 3/21: 145.6
3/22: 146.4 - I'll take this.
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SW RND 217
Goals
#1 No added sugar or ultra processed foods and no more than one alcoholic drink per day.
#2 No eating after 9 pm.
#3 Walk the dog twice a day.
3/13 👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE. I'm copying this phrase to my post this round because I too need to reframe. My original "why" is the same as today. Most of my health problems were attributed to my weight, diet, and lifestyle factors that I learned how to control. So, I'm now at a healthy normal weight, but the weight itself was only one part of it. I can't throw out the diet and lifestyle that got me here and got me feeling better even if everyone around me thinks it's too restrictive and too strict. I know how I feel and how things make me feel. Eating and drinking things just to fit in makes for a great time in the short term but I pay for it for days afterward. I have to eat well for my body every day if I want to feel good every day. This round I'm going to cut back on caffeine and be very gentle with myself at maintenance calories. Eat well today and tomorrow morning I'll feel good. Okay. Let's do this again.
3/14 Day 1 of a new experiment. I've changed my food diary settings to show 8-10am, 10-12 pm, 12-2 pm, 2-4 pm, 4-6 pm, 6-8 pm. I almost always eat more later in the day and I'm hoping this will give me a clearer picture of my habits. I'm going to aim to eat no more than 1000 calories per 2 hour window. I usually eat very light as I'm running about in the day and then I'm starving at night. With healthy foods like nuts and dried fruits I can easily surpass 1000 calories in an hour. I need to get out of that habit. If I can aim to keep my 6-8pm window to less than 1000 calories I will be more motivated to eat enough earlier in the day and have a stricter guideline for what constitutes over eating. I'm curious to see how this change plays out.
3/15 126.8 this is a happy surprise. I was sure I'd gained more from the weekend but it seems to have evened out now that bloat is gone. Why, oh why does food have to be so hard to self-police? Maybe when it becomes more socially acceptable that sugar addiction is a real addiction I'll feel less like I'm being a baby about it. Someone else here was talking about being a food-aholic. Yep, me too, but my poison is sugar. My only way out is through fully committing to natural foods in their natural form and avoiding absolutely anything that a neuroscientist had any say in marketing and producing. Good news: I'm not scared of restaurants anymore regarding my diet goals. As long as I steer clear of cheese (I'm disheartened to have confirmed that I'm sensitive to it) and deep fried things, I can keep my diet on track without sacrificing social time
3/16 DNW My experience with dairy has been illuminating. I spent a lot of time researching dairy yesterday. Apparently, people can become lactose intolerant in adulthood and not even know it. That may be me. Further, symptoms of PMS and menstrual pain can be alleviated by cutting dairy altogether and keeping meat products to organic chicken or grass fed and finished beef. I'm trying to find a bright side to not enjoying cream cheese anymore. So, if I can go the rest of March with only kerrygold butter, no cream, no cheese, and only expensive and not as delicious steaks, maybe my next period won't be debilitating. I assumed that my menstrual symptoms were all due to being overweight, technically obese, but now I can't attribute my hormone problems to an excess of fat cells. Wouldn't it be great if this is the last piece of the puzzle? I'm really hopeful. Also, 3 days without binging!
3/17 DNW Bad day.
3/18 DNW Thanks for everyone's hugs and support. It really did help writing it out. I'm still dairy free and eating very minimal land meat. So far I haven't had an experience where it's been a problem in social settings and I'm not missing it at home. I'm concerned about an upcoming wedding where I don't want to come off as a health freak with the meat heavy meal they'll be serving. Tonight I've got a party to go to where I can practice saying, "No, thanks. It doesn't agree with me." Who can argue with that? I know who...family. I love them but I need to stay strong for myself.
3/19 DNW Had a grocery shopping date with my husband yesterday. I always scour the fancy cheeses for that 50% sticker they put on it when it's almost at its sell by date. Since I'm still avoiding cheese, we turned our attention to the produce section and to our surprise there were plenty of those stickers on the organic vegetables and mushrooms that otherwise are too pricey to consider. We also found that the organic chicken really isn't much more expensive than regular. Since it's a staple in our diet, the switch to antibiotic free chicken is something we can commit to. It was good to have that time shopping together and a fun day date.
3/20 DNW So much for no added sugar or milk. I had two slices of tres leches cake yesterday and it was delicious. It was so good I had to have a second slice, but, I waited a few hours between them so that I could give my stomach a chance to process all the dairy and sugar and my brain a chance to savor it. There was more cake left in the fridge and I left it there for another day = not a binge for me. A well-deserved indulgence, I think.
3/21 DNW Tomorrow is weigh in Wednesday. I haven't been logging consistently lately. I'm think I'm getting tracking fatigue.
3/22 123.4 finally back to where I want to stay for maintenance. This is a relief.7 -
March 13 - March 22, 2023
Please join us starting on 3/13 for JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS, when we will begin Round 217!
Anyone can join us at anytime during the round.
Join us! If we stay mindful we can do this, you can do this.
Welcome back past members, welcome new members, let's keep each other accountable for another 10 days!
Here is what you do: Post your daily weight and add little comments along the way of how your day went. You have only one hour to edit your post. Post everyday to let us know how you're doing! Copy and paste the days in your response--tell us how much you lost and other non scale victories (NSV) you'd like to share.
FOR NEWBIES - I find it easiest to copy the dates to a document or note in my device and edit it each morning. Then copy and paste to the message board. MFP will return you to the spot on the board where you left off on your previous visit which is nice to know if you like to scan all of the posts.
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE
SW RND 217
Starting weight 3/12 157.3 - Lots of emotionally eating so I’ve been meditating lately…..hopefully this helps.
3/13 156.5
Spoiler
3/14 154.9 - Today I will hopefully be able to take the first step in making changes….
3/15 152.5 - It was tough day starting out but IT TURNED out successfully as far as getting things accomplished.
3/16 152.1 - Taking one day at a time, not letting my emotions get the best of me. We went to pong but came home early, hubby choice not mine..
3/17 151.9 - Definitely making progress “remember” in a unselfish way, my health is my number one concern! I have three beautiful children and two gorgeous grandchildren! ❤️. I went to a fantastic St. Patrick day function, with so so many wonderful people❤️
3/18 152.5 - Focus on things I can change!
3/19 154.7 - Not the best food choices last night unfortunately 😢
3/20 155.3 - again bad food choices
3/21 153.4
3/22 153.2
Goal weight 1526 -
@fmfdfa2020 and THANK YOU all for your comments. I wish I could tell you what exercise I do for those “toned” arms. It was just a lucky shot and the flab doesn’t show! I haven’t done a workout since before COVID and I’m all turned to mush. 🤷♀️4
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HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015) - 135
2023 Goals — move more; eat mostly healthfully, no extremes. 150 by the end of the year.
📆 2015–2023
Feb. 2015: highest weight 218.2
2015: end weight running average 178.2
2016: end weight running average 147.7
2017: end weight running average 148
2018: end weight running average 137.2.
Extreme elimination diet (doctor prescribed) for diagnostic reasons, very low calories, then boom! Gained 40 pounds.
2019: end weight running average 176.1
2020: end weight running average 183.8.
2021: end weight running average 179.4.
2022: end weight running average 178.6
2023 Rounds
R209 01/01/23: end weight 178.6. Ave calories — who knows? I didn’t bother with the holidays.
R210 01/11/23: end weight 176.2 (-2.4). Ave calories 1102. No after-dinner snacking!
R211 01/21/23: end weight 176.8 (+.6).
R212 01/31/23: end weight 177.6 (+.8).
R213 02/10/23: end weight 178 (+.4)
R214 02/20/23: end weight 178 (+/-0).
R215 03/02/23: end weight 180 (+2 ☹️)
R216 03/12/23: end weight 178.8 (-1.2)
R217 03/22/23: daily goals — no snacks ~~ calories <1300 ~~ 64 oz water ~~ >30 min walking
Day, Weight, Comment
3/13 - 178.8
For some reason the cold yesterday seemed to go right through me, so I stayed in other than a few fetch games with 5he pup out back. I’m feeling more inclined to get out today.
3/14 - 179
Today is our 31st anniversary. Whew! 31!? It’s been a fun ride! Anyway, I woke up to a big box of chocolates from DH. Love the thought, of course love the chocolates, don’t love the calories. I’m going to freeze most of them for later, take a couple out occasionally. I’m sure we’ll be doing something special for a late lunch/early dinner. 🥂 Maybe I’ll skip the scale tomorrow! Anyway, it’s freakin’ cold out, so I think I’m in again most of the day. Looking forward to warm days so I can walk everything off!
3/15 - 180
I expected that! We had Italian for our celebratory dinner yesterday, a creamy chicken risotto for me plus salad, and I enjoyed every bite. I also ate way too many of those chocolates, so may bump up again tomorrow, though I’m going to try hard to eat responsibly today (and tomorrow and tomorrow….). Another really cold day here so far—I’m hoping it will warm up this afternoon. I’m definitely ready for spring, and it’s on the way according to all the daffodils, albums, tulips, and lilies poking their green little heads up! 🌷🌷🌷
3/16 - 182
Ok, that’s still mostly Tuesday, although I did have some chocolate yesterday, but overall I wasn’t much over my calories goal. Some of the uptick has to be water—fat doesn’t adhere that quickly. So back to the plan. I don’t know why, but I’m really tired and just want to go sleep, although I slept well last night. I mentioned last round a project I’ve been putting off since Dec. —I think that’s part of my exhaustion/mild depression, so today! Right now! I have to get that painting off my to do list. I think it’s probably worth ten pounds! Seriously, I think deal with having undone “assignments” I don’t want to do by eating. Crazy. If I start it now, I can finish it in a day or two. That’s my goal for today.
3/17 - 181
Ok, I did it. One day no snack bingeing. Calories were below goal, too, so my anniversary pasta & chocolate will come off. I also was short on water yesterday and ate dinner later than usual because Booker had doggy school. It’s a cold, rainy, dreary day here so I probably won’t get much of a walk, darn it. I did finally start the painting that’s been nagging at me— hope to finish it today or tomorrow. Yay! Getting that out of my head will help a lot. Salad for lunch. Don’t know what DH is planning for dinner.
3/18 - 180.6
Amazing how easy it is to gain, how hard to lose it again. Jeesh. But I’m moving the right direction at least. And that darn painting that’s been hanging over me is almost finished. Yay! It’s really been cold and windy here yesterday and today, but Booker learned a few new tricks and yesterday passed his Novice Trick Dog - Master test, his 4th trick dog title in 9 days. 😁 for that one we had to turn in videos of 10 tricks. Lots of fun! And…two days snack/binge free. Another yay!
3/19 - 180.2
Ok, I see the flaw in my snack/binge-free tracking system….How to mark days I slipped? Or don’t? Is the hundred day goal for 100 binge-free days extending however long it takes to hit 100, or is it a finite 100 days with (ideally, no snacking/bingeing? Cuz I slipped last night. I think I’m going to record the slip while still aiming for the 100 days, if that makes sense.
3/20 - 180
Good day yesterday, though I did have some plain air-popped popcorn last night so got a ^ on my tracker. But it’s ok, it wasn’t a binge! I finished the painting (pic below) finally, so that monkey is off my back. It took three months of procrastinating and two days of painting. Duh. It’s a bit warmer today, so I’m about to pack Booker into the car and go to one of our lovely parks for a walk. Maybe I should paint him next! Have a great day, everyone!
3/21 - 180
This is a hard barrier to break through—it was last time, too. But I shall! And I didn’t snack last night, so there’s that.
3/22 - 178.8
Okay, that’s a draw. And that’s ok. 4 out of 6 days without snacking since I joined the challenge, and that’s okay, too. Onward!100-day Binge-free Challenge starting March 16….
*=1 successful day . ⭐️=10 successful days. ^= 1 oops day
**^^**Weight Goal for 2023
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Beautiful baby, @quiltingjaine . ❤️ And you look terrific!3
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Female 5’1” Age 73 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
HWE 197.0 (2/2008)
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126) UGW was 125 (HS weight 1968)
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE👍👍Rnd 7 167.0 to Rnd 17 155.5
To Rnd 27 146*
To Rnd 37 139.0
To Rnd 47 133.5*
To Rnd 57 131.5
To Rnd 67 128.0
To Rnd 77 125.0
To Rnd 87 121.0*
To Rnd 97 121.0
To Rnd 107 122.0
To Rnd 117 116.0
To Rnd 127 117.0
To Rnd 137 117.0
To Rnd 147 116.0 🙌
To Rnd 157 115.5
To Rnd 167 119.4
To Rnd 177 118.3
To Rnd 187 120.0 AW 119.6
To Rnd 197 121.5 AW 119.15
To Rnd 207 123.5 AW 125.0
SW RND 208 124.5 AW 125.25
SW RND 209 124.5 AW 125.7
SW RND 210 124.0 AW 124.4
SW RND 211 126.0 AW 126.11
SW RND 212 127.0 AW 126.45
SW RND 213 126.5 AW 127.9
SW RND 214 127.0 AW 126.37
SW RND 215 126.0 AW 127.4
SW RND 216 127.5 AW 127.4
We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19
What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.
People say keto/LCHF isn’t sustainable. I’ve been doing it for over 5 years with amazing results!
This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.
We are unstoppable not because we do not have failures but because we continue on despite them. - paraphrase of original quote by Beau Taplin
Up and down - just riding the waves of life. 🌊 🏄♀️ (My new mantra-3/19/22)
"Do or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
SW RND 217 126.5 AW 127.15
3/13 126.5 Happy Belated Birthday, Chris!
3/14 126.0 Just sticking to my plan, finally. My evening snacking has been sunflower seeds salted in the shell. Time consuming due to sucking all of the salt! Drinking plenty of water. Up today at 4:30AM Lunch today with a friend. Let me just add that waking at 4:30AM is not acceptable to me!
3/15 126.5 WHOO HOO! I slept until 7:05! 8 hours 9 minutes! I will attribute that to the muscle relaxer I took when I got up at 2:30. I felt the headache starting in the back of my head. I was supposed to work at the quilt show all day but it turns out I wasn’t needed. I’m so glad - maybe that’s why I was able to sleep! Uptick due to spanakopita I ate at lunch yesterday, I’m sure. Flour!
3/16 127.5 Bingo last night was frustrating at best plus the “dinner” was pathetic and nothing but super carby junk. Sliders on those Hawaiian rolls (🤮) with less than a tablespoon of chicken salad on each, potato chips, and ice cream sandwiches.
3/17 127.0 Woke up at 5:20 with cramping in my foot.
3/18 127.5 We decorated cookies at Arts and Crafts - I ate some. Wheat and sugar. Meeting fam for breakfast and then haircuts. Haven’t seen GGS for 6 weeks! Eight weeks from today we board a ship for 2 weeks. I need to get my “TMI” together. I need to put on my gym shoes and then actually GO THERE! The brain and body function better on ketones than carbs - less brain fog and more fat burn.
3/19 127.5 Throwing away the junk carbs. I have zero willpower!
3/20 128.0 127.5 post poo My stomach felt off all day yesterday and still isn’t happy. @SModa thanks for the reminder about Miralax and I’m making my FIRST chia “pudding” with mixed berries.
*3/21 128.0 Thank goodness for multiple log sites- I had messed up a day!
3/22 127.5 Chia pudding was quite tasty and more is “started” in the refrigerator. This could become my “dessert” when I want something sweet.6 -
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HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015) - 135
2023 Goals — move more; eat mostly healthfully, no extremes. 150 by the end of the year.
📆 2015–2023
Feb. 2015: highest weight 218.2
2015: end weight running average 178.2
2016: end weight running average 147.7
2017: end weight running average 148
2018: end weight running average 137.2.
Extreme elimination diet (doctor prescribed) for diagnostic reasons, very low calories, then boom! Gained 40 pounds.
2019: end weight running average 176.1
2020: end weight running average 183.8.
2021: end weight running average 179.4.
2022: end weight running average 178.6
2023 Rounds
R209 01/01/23: end weight 178.6. Ave calories — who knows? I didn’t bother with the holidays.
R210 01/11/23: end weight 176.2 (-2.4). Ave calories 1102. No after-dinner snacking!
R211 01/21/23: end weight 176.8 (+.6).
R212 01/31/23: end weight 177.6 (+.8).
R213 02/10/23: end weight 178 (+.4)
R214 02/20/23: end weight 178 (+/-0).
R215 03/02/23: end weight 180 (+2 ☹️)
R216 03/12/23: end weight 178.8 (-1.2)
R217 03/22/23: daily goals — no snacks ~~ calories <1300 ~~ 64 oz water ~~ >30 min walking
Day, Weight, Comment
3/13 - 178.8
For some reason the cold yesterday seemed to go right through me, so I stayed in other than a few fetch games with 5he pup out back. I’m feeling more inclined to get out today.
3/14 - 179
Today is our 31st anniversary. Whew! 31!? It’s been a fun ride! Anyway, I woke up to a big box of chocolates from DH. Love the thought, of course love the chocolates, don’t love the calories. I’m going to freeze most of them for later, take a couple out occasionally. I’m sure we’ll be doing something special for a late lunch/early dinner. 🥂 Maybe I’ll skip the scale tomorrow! Anyway, it’s freakin’ cold out, so I think I’m in again most of the day. Looking forward to warm days so I can walk everything off!
3/15 - 180
I expected that! We had Italian for our celebratory dinner yesterday, a creamy chicken risotto for me plus salad, and I enjoyed every bite. I also ate way too many of those chocolates, so may bump up again tomorrow, though I’m going to try hard to eat responsibly today (and tomorrow and tomorrow….). Another really cold day here so far—I’m hoping it will warm up this afternoon. I’m definitely ready for spring, and it’s on the way according to all the daffodils, albums, tulips, and lilies poking their green little heads up! 🌷🌷🌷
3/16 - 182
Ok, that’s still mostly Tuesday, although I did have some chocolate yesterday, but overall I wasn’t much over my calories goal. Some of the uptick has to be water—fat doesn’t adhere that quickly. So back to the plan. I don’t know why, but I’m really tired and just want to go sleep, although I slept well last night. I mentioned last round a project I’ve been putting off since Dec. —I think that’s part of my exhaustion/mild depression, so today! Right now! I have to get that painting off my to do list. I think it’s probably worth ten pounds! Seriously, I think deal with having undone “assignments” I don’t want to do by eating. Crazy. If I start it now, I can finish it in a day or two. That’s my goal for today.
3/17 - 181
Ok, I did it. One day no snack bingeing. Calories were below goal, too, so my anniversary pasta & chocolate will come off. I also was short on water yesterday and ate dinner later than usual because Booker had doggy school. It’s a cold, rainy, dreary day here so I probably won’t get much of a walk, darn it. I did finally start the painting that’s been nagging at me— hope to finish it today or tomorrow. Yay! Getting that out of my head will help a lot. Salad for lunch. Don’t know what DH is planning for dinner.
3/18 - 180.6
Amazing how easy it is to gain, how hard to lose it again. Jeesh. But I’m moving the right direction at least. And that darn painting that’s been hanging over me is almost finished. Yay! It’s really been cold and windy here yesterday and today, but Booker learned a few new tricks and yesterday passed his Novice Trick Dog - Master test, his 4th trick dog title in 9 days. 😁 for that one we had to turn in videos of 10 tricks. Lots of fun! And…two days snack/binge free. Another yay!
3/19 - 180.2
Ok, I see the flaw in my snack/binge-free tracking system….How to mark days I slipped? Or don’t? Is the hundred day goal for 100 binge-free days extending however long it takes to hit 100, or is it a finite 100 days with (ideally, no snacking/bingeing? Cuz I slipped last night. I think I’m going to record the slip while still aiming for the 100 days, if that makes sense.
3/20 - 180
Good day yesterday, though I did have some plain air-popped popcorn last night so got a ^ on my tracker. But it’s ok, it wasn’t a binge! I finished the painting (pic below) finally, so that monkey is off my back. It took three months of procrastinating and two days of painting. Duh. It’s a bit warmer today, so I’m about to pack Booker into the car and go to one of our lovely parks for a walk. Maybe I should paint him next! Have a great day, everyone!
3/21 -
3/22 -100-day Binge-free Challenge starting March 16….
*=1 successful day . ⭐️=10 successful days. ^= 1 oops day
**^^Weight Goal for 2023
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@SheilaBoneham I'd been meaning to comment on this post and now the round is almost over. Your painting is really good! Was this your dog prior to getting Booker? You mention that it was hanging over you to finish. Were you painting it for someone else or a specific event?4 -
End~Round 217~Mon Mar 13 2023 ~ Wed Mar 22 2023
Round 217
Mar 13 2023~ Mar 22 2023
My name is Tish.
Age: 66
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 260
2023 Start Wgt:Don't know (Jan 1)
CW:212.6
RG: 76g Protein; 64ozs to 80ozs water
Mo•March 12 2023~ 212.6
▪︎Day1▪Mo Mar 13- ¤212.6
( Su•43g Prot; 64ozs water)
▪︎Day2▪Tu Mar 14- ¤DNW
(Mo•34g Prot; 64ozs water)
▪︎Day3▪We •Mar 15- ¤211.8
(Tu• 50g Prot; 72ozs water)
▪︎Day4▪Th•Mar 16- ¤210.7
(We• 56g Prot; 64ozs water)
▪︎Day5▪Fr•Mar 17- ¤209.1
(Th• 38g Prot; 48ozs water)
▪︎Day6▪Sa•Mar 18- ¤209.1
(Fr•40g Prot; 48ozs water)
▪︎Day7•Su•Mar 19- ¤DNW
(Sa•82g Prot; 80ozs water)
▪︎Day8•Mo•Mar 20- ¤212
(Su•66g Prot; 80ozs water) Higher carb grams over the weekend
▪︎Day9▪Tu•Mar 21- ¤209
(Mo•63g Prot; 80ozs water)
■Day10▪We•Mar 22- ¤209.3
(Tu•87g Prot; 64ozs water)
Intermittent Fasting
(Th•3/16-We•3/22)
Th•7:30pm
3:30pm-20hrs-6pm
Fri• 4pm-22hrs/7pm
Sat•1pm-18hrs/9pm
Sun•12:30pm-14.5hrs/6:30pm
Mon•12:30/18hrs/7pm
Tue•3pm-20hrs/7:30pm
Wed•11:30am-16hrs
*Round End Weights*
▪2018▪
{Mar 19~Round 34- lost 2.8 lbs~215.8}
{Mar 28~Round 35 - lost 2.4 lbs~214}
{Apr 7~Round 36 - lost 1 lb~212}
{Apr 17~Round 37 - lost 5.6 lbs~206.4}
{Apr 27~ Round 38 - lost 1 lb~205.4}
{May 6~ Round 39 - lost 3.4 lbs~202}
•••Transition Round⬇•••
{May 17~Round 40 - lost 3 lbs~199}
{May 27~Round 41 - lost .8 lbs~198.2}
{Jun 6~Round 42 - lost 2.6 lbs~195.6}
{Jun 16~Round 43 - lost 1.4 lbs~194.2}
{Jun 26~Round 44 - lost 1 lb~193.2}
{Jul 6~Round 45 - no loss~193.2}
{Jul 16~Round 46 - lost 3.6 lbs~189.6}
{Jul 26~Round 47 - lost 1.4 lbs~188.2}
{Aug 5~Round 48 - lost 1.8 lbs~ 186.4}
{Aug 15~ Round 49 - lost .8 lb~ 185.6}
{Aug 25~Round 50 - lost 3 lbs~ 182.6}
{Sep 4~Round 51 - .4 lb gain~ 183}
{Sep 14~Round 52 - lost 2 lbs~ 180.8}
{Sep 24~Round 53 - lost 1 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 4~Round 54 - lost .8 lb~ 179}
{Oct 14~ Round 55 - gain .8 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 24~Round 56 -lost 3.2 lbs~176.6}
{Nov 3~Round 57 - gain 1.6 ~178.2}
{Nov 13~Round 58 - gain .2 ~178.4}
{Nov 23~Round 59 -lost1.2 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 3~Round 60 -gain 3.4lb~180.6}
{Dec 13~Round 61 -lost 3.4 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 23~Round 62 - lost 2.8lbs~174.4}▪2019▪
{Jan 2~Round 63 - gain 2.8 lbs~177.2}
{Jan 12~Round 64 -lost 1.2 lbs~ 173.2}
{Jan 22~Round 65 - gain 1 lb ~174.2}
{Feb 1~Round 66 - loss 1.4 lb~ 172.8}
{Feb 11~Round 67 -gain 2.4 lbs~175.2}
{Feb 21~Round 68 - loss .6 lb~174.6}
{Mar 3~Round 69 - gain .4 lb~175}
{Mar 13~Round 70 - lost 3.2 lb~171.8}
(Lowest weight 171.2~March 17, 2019)▪RETROSPECT▪This is the point when I looked too bony to myself. I purposely wanted to gain back 10lbs. I'd lost 89lbs in a little over a year, but I thought it was too fast, even though it didn't seem fast during the process!
{Mar23~Round 71 - gain .4 lb ~172.2}
{Apr 2~Round 72 - gain 2.6 lbs~ 174.6}
{Apr12~Round 73 - gain 3.6 lbs~178.2}
{Apr 22~Round 74 - lost 2.8 lbs~175.4}
{May 2~Round 75 - gain 1.8 lbs 177.2}
{May 12~Round 76 - lost 3.2 lbs~ 174}
{May 22~Round 77 - gain 4 lbs~ 178}
{Jun 1~Round 78 - lost 2 lbs~176}
{Jun 11~Round 79 - lost .2lbs 175.8}
{Jun 21~ Round 80 - gain .2 lbs~ 176}
{Jul 1~Round 81 - gain 1.4 lbs -177.4}
{Jul 11~Round 82 -gain .8 lbs -178.2}
(*Round 82 • LIFE STRESS ROUND* gains begin)
{Jul 21~Round 83 - gain 2.8 lbs-181}
{Jul 31~Round 84 -loss 1 lbs - 182}
{Aug 10~Round 85-gain 1.6 lbs-183.6}
{Aug 20~Round 86 - gain .6 lbs - 183}
{Aug 30~Round 87- gain .6 lbs -183.6}7 1.2 lbs -184}
{Sep 29~Round 90 - lost .8 lbs -183.2}
{Oct 9~Round 91 - gain .4lbs~183.6}
{Oct 19~Round 92-lost 1.8 lbs 181.4}
{Oct 28~Round 93 -gain 1.6 lbs~183}
{Nov 8~Round 94 -lost .4lbs~182.6}
{Nov 18~Round 95 - gain 1 lbs~183.6}
{Nov 27~Round 96 -lost lbs~183.4}
{Dec 8~Round 97 - gain 1.8 lbs -185.6}
{Dec 18~Round 98 - 185.6}
{Dec 25~Round 99 -185.6}
▪︎2020▪︎
{Round 136 - 215 EW}Dec 31 2020(1/01)
????
▪︎2021▪︎
{Round 137-209.8 EW}Jan 11 2021
{Round 138- 209.5 EW}Jan 21 2021
{Round 139- DNW EW}Jan 31 2021
{Round 140- EW}Feb 10 2021
{Round 141- 211 EW}Feb 20 2021
{Round 142- 215 EW}Mar 2 2021
{Round 143- 215 EW}Mar 12 2021
{Round 144- 215 EW}Mar 22 2021
{Round 145- 214.3 EW}April 2 2021
{Round 146- DNW EW}April 11 2021
{Round 147 - 216 EW}April 21 2021
{Round 148 - 216.3 EW}May 01 2021
{Round 149 - DNW EW}May 11 2021
{Round 150 - 216.7 EW}May 21 2021
{Round 151 - DNW EW}May 31 2021
{Round 152 - 216.2 EW}June 10 2021
Round 153 - 215.6 EW}June 20 2021
Round 154 - 216 EW}June 30 2021⬅
Round 155 - 212.6 EW}July 10 2021
Round 156 - 209.4 EW}July 20 2021
Round 157 - 208.8 EW}July 30 2021
(???? is diet break)
Round 158 - 206.6 EW}Aug 9 2021
Round 159 - 204.6 EW}Aug 19 2021
????Round 160 - 202.6 EW}Aug 29 2021
Round 161 - 200 EW}Sep 8 2021
Round 162 -196.8 EW}Sep 18 2021
Round 163 - 198 EW}Sep 28 2021
Round 164 - 197.6 EW}Oct 8 2021
Round 165 - 195.2 EW}Oct 18 2021
Round 166 - 197.6 EW}Oct 28 2021
Round 167 - 197.4 EW}Nov 7 2021
Round 168 - 198 EW}Nov 17 2021
~illness spanning next 4 rounds~
Round 169 - DNW EW}Nov 27 2021
Round 170 - 188.2 EW}Dec 7 2021
Round 171 - 189 EW}Dec 17 2021
Round 172 - 191 EW}Dec 27 2021
▪︎2022▪︎
Round 173 - 193.6 EW}Jan 6 2022
Round 174 - 194 EW}Jan 16 2022
Round 175 - 196 EW}Jan 26 2022
Round 176 - 197.8 EW}Feb 5 2022
Round 177 - 199 EW}Feb 15 2022
Round 178 - 199 EW}Feb 25 2022
Round 179- 205 EW}Mar 7 2022
•March 15, 2002- 202.5lbs
Round 180- 203 EW}Mar 17 2022
▪︎2023▪︎
Round 210- 210.4 EW}Jan 11 2023
Round 211- 211.7 EW} Jan 21 2023
Round 212- 212.5 EW} Jan 31 2023
Round 213- 215 EW} Feb 10 2023
Round 214- 212 EW} Feb 20 2023
Round 215- 211.8 EW} Mar 2 2023
Round 216- 212.6 EW} Mar 12 2023
Round 217- 209.3 EW} Mar 22 2023
Round 218- EW} Apr 1 20235
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