Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 219

flutterlosses

Started at R219

Highest Weight- 387lb (Feb 26th 2023)
Goal Weight- 175-200lb (haven't decided yet- it's so far away)

4/2 360.6lb- walked home from church today- managed the whole 2 mile walk!!
4/3 360.6lb- i can't lose every day, that's not normal...especially since i'm already down nearly 27lb. My knees hurt a little today, probably all that walking yesterday. Today I am going to go for a swim with my wife (depending on if she's up to it or not) so then I'll be able to take it easy on my joints for a bit.
4/4 358.4lb- I am happy!! This is the first time I've been under 360lb since about September of 2022 I believe. Nearly at a 30lb weight loss in total...and maybe I will reach the 350 mark by the time I go to Utah in 23 days! I need this vacation so bad, I can't even tell you! The only thing I seem to be able to control right now is my food intake... I was feeling really emotional last night- going through some stuff... and I nearly went to the store to buy binge foods...but I didn't! I just went for a walk, listened to music, and prayed... I'm grateful for another abstinent day and another day free of binging!
4/5 358lb another steady loss... I'm eating well, moving more, and just trying my best. Haven't done much movement today, had a super rough night last night so I'm exhausted...I might go for a walk later though
4/6 357.4lb I am feeling soooooo hungry today...it's been such an emotional few days, going through some stuff..and I really want to just eat beyond what I should be eating. It's not because I'm hungry, I acknowledge that it is emotional. I will just have a nice drink (sugar free pop lol) and work on some gratitude!
4/7 356- holy moly! I don't know what's going on but I'm so happy! I did stick within my food plan yesterday, and I'm so grateful! Even with a mishap of making supper and the meat being off (ugh) so i made a childhood favourite- corned beef hash (just mashed potato with tinned corned beef) the CALORIES in that stuff! 760 cal for a small tin, oh my gosh! So I measured 2 portions (because 55g was not enough haha) and it was PERFECT! I might make another one for lunch or something! Very much enjoyed it.
4/8 358.4lb- and there goes my daily losing streak, haha. That's ok- I ate late last night and the water weight happens. I ate well today, felt grateful that I'm still like 6lb down for the week which is amazing!
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JacquelineC53

Looking forward another challenge. My goals for the challenge are the same as last time - to log consistently and to avoid snacking after dinner - including over the Easter weekend, which falls in the middle of this challenge!

SW RND 218 152.4 lbs. EW 147.8 lbs
SW RND 219 148.4 lbs

2/4 148.4 lbs
3/4 148.2 lbs.
4/4 148.2 lbs
5/4 148.0 lbs
6/4 148.2 lbs
7/4 147.0 lbs.
8/4 146.8 lbs. Had our big family Easter dinner today. I pre-logged my day so I was prepared for which things I considered “worth it” and which I couldn’t care less about. I ate to my plan except for a few chocolate eggs that I logged afterwards! I’m went over my daily calories but not by a lot. It definitely helped to pre-log.
9/4
10/4
11/4

gomifune

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
Round 217 end weight: 187.5
Round 218 end weight: 184.4

4/2 185.7
4/3 187.4
4/4 185.7
4/5 184.8
4/6 185.5
4/7 184.5
4/8 183.9
4/9 183.7
4/10
4/11

clprieur

Christine from Burlington, Ontario, Canada 😊
My 9th Round
Age 53, 5’5”
June 2005: 345 lbs (Highest known weight before WLS Aug 2005)
January 2022: 220 lbs
Weight Beginning this Round: 141.8 lbs
Goal Weight: 135 lbs

This round's daily goals:
1. Stay “Under” in MFP 10/10 days – ☹😊☹☹😊😊😊
2. 6 cups fluids 10/10 days – 😊😊😊☹😊☹☹
3. 10-min guided meditation 10/10 days - ☹☹☹☹☹☹☹😊
4. Attend work 5/5 days – 😊😊😊😊
5. Gym strength training 3/10 days - 😊😊


4/2 – 141.8 lbs – I am waffling a bit on the goals I’ve set for myself for this round. I wrote them yesterday when I was feeling a bit down, and now today I am feeling a bit better and the goals seem “too easy”. That being said, I had a lot of “unhappy” faces last round and I was thinking that maybe I need to make my goals more achievable. It’s hard to find that balance. Anyone else struggle with that? Anyway, I guess I will leave them as is, because I really want to focus on (a) getting to work every scheduled day and (b) getting to the gym 3 times over the next 10 days. Today I am not too concerned with getting down to 135 lbs, which is the goal weight I set a couple of rounds ago. To be honest, I am not going to be crushed if I don’t EVER get to 135 lbs. Lol. I honestly don’t think it’s necessary for me to go that low. Plus I’ve been told by my plastic surgeon that I have 5-10 lbs of skin on my body, still, that needs to be removed, so…. As I have stated before on here my “real” goal is so stay below 150 lbs for 1 entire year. I achieved 150 lbs on February 1, 2023, so if I can make it to February 1, 2024 I will start seriously planning and saving for my next plastic surgery, which will be a circumferential body lift. Actually, you know what, I should probably start saving for it now. Lol. It is probably going to be pretty expensive… Okay, I just lost an hour Googling the cost of lower body lifts near me. Haha! And yes, I better start saving NOW. Gulp!
4/3 – 142.4 lbs – I did not track my calories yesterday, but I am assuming I went “over” in MFP as I did have chicken fingers with plum sauce for dinner which probably equals a bazillion calories. FTR, I did start out tracking my calories yesterday morning, but gave up at some point when I lost track of everything I was stuffing in my mouth. And the scale is up, so, that is pretty much all you need to know about that. In an effort to be positive, I was looking at my Fitbit stats and I see that since I got my rescue dog (Goliath!) on January 2nd, I have lost more than 20 lbs. My weekly average weight has been coming down steadily over that time frame. So with that in mind I am not going to get freaky about the scale being up. I am currently 7.4 lbs away from my impulsively set goal weight, and that is actually not that much weight. If it takes me another 3-6 months to lose that 7.4 lbs, is that really the end of the world? Not really! I think the main goal for today is to not see another bump up on the scale tomorrow morning. I am really feeling strongly that I need to focus on getting back to the gym on a regular basis (for strength training). I had been going very regularly for about 6 months, then in December I started struggling with depression and things went haywire and I have not been able to get back into a routine since then. I find it hard to fit into my schedule, especially with all the walking I do with my dog (at least 2 hrs per day). Maybe I should just suck it up and book the dog walker for the days when I want to go to the gym (in addition to the days I work in-office). I have resisted doing that as a means of trying to save money, but maybe it is just worth it so that I can work on building up (or at least preserving) my strength and bone density. I’m going to think about that. Also, I did go ahead and hire the running coach. She is building a plan for me and then we will have weekly consults. It’s actually not as expensive as I was thinking it might be. I will let you know what the plan is like, when I get it. Anyhow, let me stop writing here and see if I can make it to the gym this morning… Edit: I made it! I only did 30 mins, but I went out to walk the dog afterwards, with a few spurts of jogging in there, so overall I think that’s pretty good! The main thing, at this point, is to build up the habit again of getting myself to the gym 2-3 times per week…
4/4 – 142.2 lbs – Well, I avoided a bump up on the scale, so that is the main thing. My TOM finally decided to show up… hopefully I will stop being so hungry all the time, now? Perimenopause sucks. Edit – nope, I was still VERY HUNGRY. I ate ALL THE CHOCOLATE. I gave up on tracking. It was getting me too crazy. Ugh.
4/5 – 141.6 lbs – So I think I may have figured out why I’ve been so hungry. I have mentioned here before that I take a medication that is used off-label as an appetite suppressant called Saxenda. Now, in addition to that, I have also been taking a very high dose of Welbutrin for depression, as well as a drug called Naltrexone that helps with cravings for alcohol use disorder, which I was struggling with until last July (sober since July 30, 2022). Well some of you might know that there is a drug called Contrave, which is used for smoking cessation and weight loss. Contrave is actually made up of a high dose of Welbutrin combined with Naltrexone… so in effect, I have actually been on TWO appetite suppressants for about the last year. Well, recently I decided (with my doctor) to lower my dose of Welbutrin, to see if it helped improve my sleep (it hasn’t). I think that is why I am starting to feel so hungry! I’m down one of my appetite suppressants! I only thought of this yesterday, when I decided (again, with a doctor) to come off of Naltrexone, and monitor to see if I start craving booze again. So, I will need to keep an eye on my cravings for both booze AND food. Regarding booze, my initial thought, when I started trying to reduce my alcohol consumption last spring, was that I would like to be able to “drink socially” again, like I had been able to do prior to Covid. But more recently I have decided that for me, I think it is best if I just don’t ever drink again. It is not worth the various risks – I am not 100% sure that if I did have a drink or two that I wouldn’t just go back to drinking every day again. And considering the impact that had on my relationship with my partner, my job, my mental health, my physical health, etc…. to me, I think it is wiser for me to just avoid booze altogether. Anyway, you aren’t even supposed to drink when you are taking Welbutrin, so, there’s that. So that was a super long story to say that I am going to have to start thinking of strategies to manage my hunger. I think planning my day of eating helps a bit (although I do often end up snacking more than I anticipate). But it’s kind of hard to plan, when I don’t know how many calories I actually need. I really haven’t been gaining since I’ve been feeling so hungry, probably since I have to walk my damn dog so much! My weight, according to Fitbit, is slowly trending downwards, week over week. So it is kind of an experiment, at this point, to try to determine how many calories I need to eat every day to either maintain my current weight or try to lose down to 135 lbs and stay there. However, I have noticed that there is this phenomenon on MFP – when people post their before and after pics they often write that they are trying to lose “the last 5-10 lbs” etc. but when you look at their after pic you are saying to yourself, “But, you are skinny – why do you feel you need to keep losing?” I find this very interesting. Yesterday, I was looking at a gym selfie I took the other day and I was thinking, “Uh, I am not sure you need to lose another 6-7 lbs, gurl. You may just be being a bit crazy.” Because honestly, I think I look pretty small in that pic, and I have to keep in mind that I still want to do those plastic surgeries I’ve mentioned, which the plastic surgeon said will take off about 5-10 lbs of skin. It’s so complicated. And hard to decide on 5 hours of sleep. LOL. Thanks for letting me ramble on. It is helpful to spill it out onto “paper”. Let me know if you have any advice. I will post the pic from the other day on my MFP feed, for those of you that are my friends and want to take a look. I’m open to any and all suggestions. Anyhow, I better hop in the shower, I have to take the train into the city today for work… Have a super day, folks! 😊
4/6 – 143.6 lbs – Well, this is unacceptable. I haven’t been logging and I’ve been eating ALLLLL the carbs. I need to get my shizz together. I really don’t want to go back up over 145 lbs. Today I feel pretty motivated, and like I have energy, so I am hopeful that I can turn this around. I got 7 hours of uninterrupted sleep last night, thank the little baby jesus. (Tried a new sleep med last night.) I feel like I can exercise, do my day of work and also eat properly today. FTR, my TOM is done, as well, so that may have something to do with it. Who knows, and frankly, who cares – time to buckle down. At the same time, I am setting some boundaries in my mind, which is frickin amazing. IE, I am not going to starve myself, I am not going to over-exercise, I am not thinking crazy thoughts. I am just thinking, “Okay, you have been on the carb train for a few days now, honey. Let’s get back to healthy ways.” I am also challenging myself to try to get under 140 lbs. I am not zeroing in on 135 yet, that might be awhile from now or maybe even never, but for now, I am targeting 139.8. Lol. I am not sure why, but it would just tickle me to be in the 130s. I don’t think I can do it before the end of this round, and honestly, I don’t really want to set a time frame. I just want to have that target in my head. My goals for today are: Pre-log my food and stick to it; make it to the gym, as planned, even if I can only do a bit; do a complete day of work and try to accomplish a few tasks even though I have mtgs almost all day; shoot for 10 cups of fluids to try to flush out some of this carb bloat; 45-60 min dog walk; AND throw away all the bagels and cookies and crap that I’ve accumulated over the last few days. (Easter is officially over in this house. LOL.) I also need to mentally prepare myself that even if I do all the right things today, I may see another bump up on the scale tomorrow, as it tends to do, and I need to remind myself that THAT IS OKAY, and I can be consistent over a few days and it will come back down, slowly. My body is not a machine, I need to be patient. So the DBT thought for today is: I can be content with where my body is today and be proud of all the progress I’ve made with my mental and physical health over the last year, AND I can want to try to dial it in a bit and be more mindful about what I’m doing with eating and exercise. (You can borrow that if you like. 😉) Let’s do thissssssss!!!!
4/7 – 141.8 lbs – Well, back down to where I started this round. Lol. Which I guess, all things considered, is still okay. I have 4 more weigh-ins this round to see if I can at least get lower than where I started!! But since I started these challenges in January, I have had a few rounds where I just “stayed the same”, and you know what, that is okay, too. That is the beauty of a 10-day challenge! You can start again the next round!! I had an awesome food/exercise day yesterday! I achieved most of the goals I set in my post from yesterday: I did complete my entire day of work and got a few things off my to-do list; I got to the gym and unexpectedly KILLED IT, being able to do a lot more than I had been able to do on Monday; I did 98 minutes of dog-walking, according to Fitbit; and I threw away all the carb-crap that I’d bought while I was on my TOM. Lol. (I did put the Easter chocolate in the freezer for when hubby gets home on Monday – he likes it frozen and it is pretty much “out of sight, out of mind”, for me.) So I am excited that I have the next 4 days off! Woo-hoo! And I don’t have any plans! Even better! I can spend as much time as I want hanging out with my dog, cleaning my apartment, getting to the gym, whatever I like! I am feeling pretty good about that. I am also feeling proud about my day yesterday – how I was able to turn it around, and not spiral into a despair of “OMG the scale is up, I might as well binge for 6 months”. I might add that even in the face of a lot of stress yesterday, I stuck to my plan. What happened is that first, something at work happened that annoyed me. I have organized a few “social” events over the last 6-7 months and it actually takes a lot of my personal time, effort and money to do so (I will buy little gifts and decorations and treats and try to make things special for my colleagues). Yesterday this woman on my team started complaining that I shouldn’t be doing events around Christian-specific holidays (um, Halloween is not a Christian holiday, to my knowledge) and that it should be more generic, like a “spring” event. This annoyed me because when I put something together for the team at Christmas, I made sure to call it a “holiday” event so that everyone on my team felt included. (FTR, I am not Christian.) So I was getting super triggered because I felt that I had been trying my best to be inclusive, and here she is complaining because I said I had “Easter chocolate” for everyone. I just wanted to say, “Well, how about you plan something for the team and then you can call it whatever the eff you want?” Like honestly, she doesn’t even participate in any of the events, so what does she care. Why are some people like that?? Anyway, shortly after that I got a phone call from my superintendent, saying that I was going to receive a letter of complaint from the property mgmt because my dog sometimes freaks out in the lobby. He is dog-reactive and yes, he will lunge and bark if he is surprised by another dog in such a small, enclosed space. But I take great care to make sure I keep him as far away from everyone as possible, I check for dogs before I come into the lobby, I apologize to people, I ask permission before I get into the elevator with someone, like… all the things. As a matter of fact, I had been taking him in and out by the second floor to avoid the lobby altogether, but recently they put one of the elevators out of service, so that no matter how long I stand on the 2nd floor, I will never get an empty elevator to take the dog up (I’m on the 15th). I have even walked up all 15 floors, to avoid other dogs, when necessary. PLUS I am working on training him to not be so fearful – building up his confidence, slowly exposing him to other dogs from far way, etc. and he is showing a lot of progress! But this is going to take time!! So again, I was triggered, because I was like, “Holy hell, I am doing everything I can! Get off my back!” I was a total bish on the phone and I stood up for myself and I told them to provide the letter of complaint via email so that I could respond in writing. I do not regret being bishy, either. (I would typically beat myself up for not being kind and polite.) Anyway, a few other things happened as well, but all of that is to say it was a hard day. And STILL I didn’t turn to food (or booze or staying in bed all day, for that matter.) I think that shows a lot of progress. So, GO ME!!!!! 😊
4/8 – 141.6 lbs -
4/9 – 141.0 lbs – Oops, forgot to journal/post yesterday. I was super tired yesterday and I had zero energy or motivation and I failed to get to the gym (I’m trying to go Mon/Thurs/Sat). I also only walked the dog once (for an hour – I usually walk him 2 x 60-90 mins per day). Poor dog! On top of that, I was hungry and my calories were pretty high (2200). So I was expecting the scale to be up this morning. But it will probably show up tomorrow - you all know how that works. At least I got the laundry done yesterday and made up the bed, and ended up with 22K steps for the day, which is decent. I will need to give the dog a good walk this morning. I have also booked the dog-walker for mid-day, as I need to do the rest of my cleaning today and I know that will make me too tired to take another walk later. I don’t know why I’m so damn tired these past few days, although I have started a new sleep med which may be the cause. My sleep has improved, but I have been feeling kinda tired and grumpy during the day, these past few days. I’m not sure if it’s the new meds or what. I’ll have to keep an eye on that. Last night when I took the dog out for his last pee-break before bed, we met a dog in the lobby while I was waiting for the elevator and Goliath freaked out really bad. There was even a point when he looked at me and I knew he was considering biting my arm where I was holding him back (he’s bitten me twice before, when I first got him in January). When we got back to my apartment and went to bed, I was lying there and I’ll admit that I was hating him in that moment. (I don’t know if any of you have ever had a reactive dog, but it can be really frustrating.) I noticed that the poor dog was looking at me, and I knew that he could tell that I hated him, and I knew he didn’t know why. When I realized that, I felt terrible. I started to pet him but I could tell he was worried (his poor little forehead gets wrinkled when he is worried). He actually flinched when I touched him. I am in tears writing this. I am a bad doggie momma. ☹ I have been working so hard to build up his confidence and to get him to trust me, since I got him from the rescue. Now I have damaged that trust, which could just make his reactivity worse. I am really mad at myself, for that. I know he is doing his best (you can tell he tries really hard to please me) and he has come such a long way with his training and self-control in a very short period of time. He’s only been with me for 3 months, which considering he had been in a cage for a year prior to that, is not a very long period of adjustment, is not a very long period of adjustment. Plus he had been picked up as a stray and we have no idea what his life was like before he was found by animal control. (There is a dog-fighting ring in the town next to mine, and he does look like he has some pittie in him, so I wonder.) Okay, this REALLY has nothing to do with weight-loss. I guess the only connection is that I am feeling like crap. I was feeling like crap before bed last night, after this incident, and I went in the freezer and ate two of the Lindt mini-eggs I had stashed in there for hubby. I have no idea how many calories are in them and I didn’t even log them (although I guesstimated and put them in this morning). I am annoyed that I turned to food in that moment, for comfort. That is dangerous behaviour and could have easily turned into a binge. I am hoping my fatigue and low mood does not impact my food choices today. I think I better pre-log my food, as a precaution. Luckily hubby will be home from San Diego tomorrow, so that will lift my spirits. I guess I am feeling pretty depressed, actually, which is super annoying as I had been feeling pretty good these last three weeks and had attributed that to the longer days and increased sunshine. You know, brains are the worst. Okay, this is a pretty depressing entry today. I apologize. So let me try my skills…”I notice that I am feeling sad and frustrated. Where do I feel that in my body? I feel a tightness in my chest, and my shoulders are slumped forward, and my neck feels tight.” <edit> So I just stopped right there and did a 10 minute guided meditation (on the Calm app). I picked one about “non-attachment” which was perfect. She talked about noticing your feelings, but not attaching to them. She was saying that when you attach to your feelings, that increases suffering. She said that we trust in life’s impermanence. When we experience happiness, we enjoy it. When we don’t, that’s okay, trusting that happier days will be ahead. I really needed to hear that. Have a good day, everyone. I am going to go cuddle with my dog. He is the bestest, sweetest boy and loves “huggies”. We really don’t deserve dogs.
4/10
4/11

girlsaint

Hi- 5'11", living with heart failure. Supposed to weigh every day for medication control and need to get back on track with that. Would like to slip back into the 190's sometime this round.

HW-225
SW 202 RND 219

4/2 202
4/3 201.6
4/4 202.4 I have cared for my Mom for the last 3 years and she was in the hospital for a bit. Released
today. So I have been weighing, but didn't get to record here for a couple of days.
4/5 201.4
4/6 199.8
4/7 200.8 I expected this. Yesterdays dramatic loss was the result of taking my medication at 4 am instead of 7am, but I had to travel at noon so I wanted that out of the way.
4/8 201.2 Expected this. Lots of salt yesterday.
4/9 202.4 Still going to ride it out. Holiday weekends kill me lol
4/10
4/11

LisaPower123

Good Morning!

I am playing a game with myself & setting little daily goals of losing 0.35lbs per day and using those goals to help me stay motivated and on track is a way of fasting that I saw in another group. Using my bathroom scale as a weight loss tool works for me. There are days that my weight increases by 2 pounds or more, and I understand that this is mainly water weight, and can go away as quickly as it came. That is why there are times that my daily goal and my weight that day are pounds apart. I am not expecting to lose 2 pounds of body fat by the next day. But it is possible to lose 2 pounds of water weight by the next day, so I stick to my goals. If it takes longer than one day to lose that water weight, I extend my fast for another day. Sticking to my plan, I will reach my 1st goal weight of 172 pounds on September 16 2023. This will put me in the overweight weight range which I have not seen since 2007. At that point I will decrease the daily amount to 0.2lbs per day to get to my ultimate goal of 140 by my birthday in February.

End of round 218 231lbs

4/2 Goal:229.4 /Actual 231.8 ❎.
4/3 Goal: 229.2/Actual 232.6 ❎
4/4 Goal: 228.8 /Actual 230.6 🥹
4/5 Goal: 228.4/Actual 228.8 🥹
4/6 Goal: 228/Actual 228.6 🥹
4/7 Goal: 227.6/Actual 230.8 ❌
4/8 Goal: 227.4/Actual 230.8 🥹

4/9 Goal: 227/Actual 231.2. ❌ did not stick to the plan yesterday. Even though I thought I was getting more mindful there is still too much FOMO going on & mindless snacking. I really am looking forward to starting this fast & getting myself under control. There will be no more excuses. I need this both mentally & physically. Happy Easter all!

4/10 Goal: 226.6/Actual
4/11Goal: 226.3/Actual

jspecies11

69 yo female; 5’5”
Thank you @quiltingjaine
SW: 139.2#
Goals: eat plant based unprocessed foods; increase hydration; strength training 3x/week minimum.
GW: 138.0#

4/2 138.6#
4/3 138.6#
4/4 138.0#
4/5 137.8#
4/6 137.2#
4/7 137.8#
4/8 137.2#
4/9 138.0# Bof!
4/10
4/11

SheilaBoneham

🌷🐇🌷☔️🌷🪺🌷☔️🌷🐇🌷

HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
2023 Goals — move more; eat mostly healthfully, no extremes. Have fun!


📆 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: end weight 178.8 (+/-0).

R218 04/01/23: end weight 182.8 (+4).
R219 04/11/23: goals—no after dinner snacking; build daily walking time & distance; more fresh veggies.

Day, Weight, Calories, Comment

4/02 - 181.4
Yesterday was a good day—below calorie goal and no after-dinner snacking. We had rain and very high winds so I didn’t walk, but will make up for it today. I think my break from tracking last round did me good, even if I gained weight, as I’m feeling empowered to stick with the program now.

4/03 - 180.8
Another good day yesterday—below calorie goal, no after-dinner snacking, and a walk, though not as long as I’d have liked, but I really dislike cold wind! It’s a gorgeous morning, though, so I’m headed out with the pup for a walk now, and will hopefully take another on my own later.

4/04 - 181.2
Ah, there’s one of those little mysteries…I was under my calories goal, macros just right, and I walked at least an hour. Why would I be up .4#? No biggie, it will go back down, but the journey is certainly not straightforward, as we know. Anyway, I’m hoping to get a nice walk in before it rains.

4/05 - 181
I fell of the snack wagon and bounced all over the road last night. Oh, well. Today is a new day. We’re under a tornado watch pretty much all day and expecting heavy t-storms and hail, so I’m goin out to pick daffodils before the get smashed. Stay safe if you’re in the path of these storms.

4/06 - 180
The worst of the storms missed us yesterday, but it was really windy and rainy, so I didn’t get much of a walk. All clear today so I’m off to walk in the park and then do a little garden cleanup.

4/07 - 180
After several nice warm days, we’re back to brrrr. Somehow the Spring cold always seems more penetrating to me. But I’ll bundle up and take Booker for a walk to celebrate earning his Canine Good Citizen title last night. Not bad for not quite 5 months old (which he will be tomorrow)! I had dinner late yesterday because of doggy school — no snacking!

4/08 - 180.2
Not much to report. Holding steady but eventually I expect a drop. My calories have been in line and other than last night, I’ve not been snacking. I was hungry, so had a piece of Dave’s Good Seed thin with natural peanut butter, so a snack, but not too bad.

4/09 - 181
Boing! Probably salt, because I behaved myself yesterday. Gorgeous morning here, although still chilly. I’m taking Booker for a walk at one of the parks, and then planning some garden cleanup. We’re foregoing a big dinner tonight and didn’t buy any Easter candy this year, so it should be a regular eating day. I made egg-Canadian bacon-cheese muffins for breakfast—yummy, nutritious, and they hold me for hours. (You know, McMuffins, but mine are WAYYYY better!) They always feel like a great start to the day.

4/10 -
4/11 -

100 Snack-free After Dinners
Starting April 1
* = 1 day snack free. ⭐️ = 10 days snack free. ^ = snack slip
***^**^*

Walking Goal for April

enlightenme3

Round 219 (my 54th)
April 2, 2023 - April 11, 2023
Female, 5’7”
HW: 181 pounds (Dec 30, 2019)
Previous Rounds:

R164 SW: 164.7, EW: 162.3
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)
R217 EW: 130.3
R218 EW: 132.5

RSW: 132.5 pounds (4/1/23, EO Round 218)
RGW: < 135.0 pounds
UGW: 130-135 pound range

Day/Weight/Comment
4/2: - DNW - Traveling
4/3: 133.6 - Well, I thought I was under calories the last couple of days, but clearly not.
4/4: 132.7 - Need to keep trending in this direction. Ate well, worked out hard, and slept well
4/5: 131.6 - Tracking and not eating back exercise calories is helping. Slept well again.
4/6: 131.8 - My routines are settling back in again - both eating and exercising.
4/7: 131.2 - Same ‘ol, same ‘ol. Good workout and did not eat back exercise calories. However, did not sleep well.
4/8: 131.8 - Got my workout in late, but ate a few more sweets than normal.
4/9: 131.2 - Jazzercise, but no walk yesterday (other than the grocery store). Spent about 15 minutes hand-kneading my hot cross buns dough. Does that count?
4/10: -
4/11: -

Total round weight loss/gain to date from EO last round: - 1.3 pounds

quiltingjaine

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
SW RND 217 126.5 AW 127.15
SW RND 218 127.5 AW 127.45

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 219 127.0
4/2 128.0
4/3 128.0
4/4 128.0
4/5 127.5 Had lab draw this morning. Stood outside waiting for the provider who was 10 minutes late. 15 minutes at 39 degrees. WTH is Las Vegas weather???
4/6 128 Still no TMI.
4/7 128 TMI finally but ate salty, buttery popcorn 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️
4/8 128.0
4/9 128.0 I can’t remember ever having the same weight for so many days in a round.

quiltingjaine

ROUND 220 is posted

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10888293/just-give-me-10-days-round-220#latest

fmfdfa2020

Thank you @quiltingjaine for another round!

💪🏋️‍♀️🤸‍♀️🎵💃👗👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💗🌻🏖🙏

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, Pushups, 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 ever have)
• I need to figure out a way to get more fiber, especially from grains.

100-Day Weight Tracking

March 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: 176.0
March 19 - Day 11: DNW
March 20 - Day 12: 175.9
March 21 - Day 13: 176.0
March 22 - Day 14: 175.6
March 23 - Day 15: 175.7
March 24 - Day 16: 174.9
March 25 - Day 17: DNW
March 26 - Day 18: 174.7
March 27 - Day 19: 174.3
March 28 - Day 20: 173.8
March 29 - Day 21: DNW
March 30 - Day 22: DNW
March 31 - Day 23: DNW
April 1 - Day 24: DNW
April 2 - Day 25: 173.2
April 3 - Day 26: 172.6
April 4 - Day 27: 172.0
April 5 - Day 28: 171.8
April 6 - Day 29: 171.0
April 7 - Day 30: 171.8
April 8 - Day 31: 171.6
April 9 - Day 32: 171.6

If I quit now, I will soon be back to where I started. And when I started I so desperately wanted to be where I am now.

End of "my" Round 218 (3/29): 173.8

Round 219
4/02: 173.2 Exercise ❎ Water ✔ Calories ✔
4/03: 172.6 Row/Bike✔ Water✔ Calories✔ Hit 172.x - Yay! I don't care if it jumps around for days, I'm crossing that 172's off my first-goal list above! Calories were low yesterday. I don't seem to need as much to eat and for some crazy reason I'm able to control myself and guage whether I'm really hungry and I'm staying full longer. 28 days no sugar/simple carbs? 28 days binge-free? More whole foods/fiber? Water? Stomach shrinking (is that really a thing??) Stress remaining from my husband's medical emergency? All the above? I'll take all of it except my husband's medical emergency - please never, never again!! 🙏
4/04: 172.0 Exercise❎ Water✔ Calories✔ I almost didn't weigh because I didn't want to see the bouncing around while my weight settled into the 172's but I'm glad I did - still sticking the 172's.
4/05: 171.8 Row✔ Water✔ Calories✔ Ok, all my effort finally seems to be paying off. No bingeing or sugar for 30 days.
4/06: 171.0 Woohoo! Come on 160's!! Exercise✔ Water✔ Calories✔ I didn't have much in the house to eat yesterday so I mixed pinto beans with brocolli and grated .25oz parmesean on it. It was so good. I need a lot of protein and complex carbs to keep my sugar steady (hypoglycemia), but I'm trying to cut back on meat. I'm adding another tracking goal below. I eat way too much salt even though I know how bad it is for you. I was reading my new book, How Not to Die (thank you again @shmmm3), and it reinforced how much I need to stop this habit. I rarely eat processed or canned foods so most comes from me adding it. I'm going to start with adding a 1/4 teaspoon to a baggie to use for the day, for 10 days, and then reduce down to 1/8 tsp for 10 days. I've tried this before - lets see if it works this time.
Edit: I just realized that even though I said I rarely eat processed foods, or canned vegetables, the parmesean I had yesterday has salt. So I guess I need to add another 10 days of NO added salt and have that be my goal since I think I'm getting enough without adding any. My husband never adds salt, nor did my Mom, so hopefully one day I can enjoy the actual taste of food and not the salt.
4/07: 171.8 Row/Bike✔ Water✔ Calories✔ I can't be okay with my weight dropping for 4 days straight and not okay with a small jump up as long as I'm sticking to my plan. I know it's the normal progression of weight loss - at least I know now after being on this forum for a while! I cooked a ham yesterday - ugh! Way too much salt. Good thing I'm trying to stop adding salt to my food.
4/08: 171.6 Row/Bike✔ Water✔ Calories✔ I'm trying to get more fiber, and nutrients. Yesterday I had broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, oatmeal, apple, blueberries, pinto beans, wheat bread (I know, a lot of carbs). I want to eat more greens and bought some spinach but was reading the discussion about oxalates and hadn't looked at high oxalate foods in a long time. This was a good reminder. I've been to the emergency room 5 times with kidney stones that I passed. I had one large one blasted. And I still have a large one that I hope never comes out. I should have it blasted. I just wish they used a sedative and didn't use general anesthesia. The composition of my stones is calcium oxalate. The only comparison I have to the pain of kidney stones is labor pains, but at the end of labor pains, I got a beautiful baby boy. At the end of kidney stone pain all I got was something that looked like a rock

4/09: 171.6 Row/Bike✔ Water✔ Calories:❎Maintenance. I was hungry yesterday so ate just below maintenance (1681). However, I also rowed for 40 mins and road the bike for 20. I am solidly in the 171's now - Yay! I am so looking forward to this week. The weather is going to be beautiful! Enjoy your day, everyone!

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 successful day / ⭐=10 successful days / ^=1 oops Day
⭐⭐⭐****

100-day Sugar-free Challenge starting March 6…
*=1 successful day / 💚=10 successful days / ^=1 oops Day
💚💚💚****

Pushups starting March 28…
*=1 wall pushup / 🔰=10 wall pushups / ✨=1 knee pushup / 💙=1 standard pushup
Total number of pushups I can do at one time:
🔰🔰

Breaking the salt habit (replace with spices and herbs) starting April 9. Plan: 10 days 1/4 tsp, then 10 days 1/8 tps, and lastly 10 days no added salt.
✳= 1 day 1/4 tsp added salt / ✴= 1 day 1/8 tsp added salt / ☑= 1 day 0 added salt
oops, forgot I was doing this challenge I got as far as putting 1/4 tsp salt in a baggie 2 days ago.


Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
180s / 170s / 160s / 150s / 140s / 130s

GrandmaJackie

GrandmaJackie wrote: »

Round 219
April 2 - April 11, 2023

👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE👍

Stick to Plan:
Calorie cycle for a weekly average of 1200 to 1500 👍🏻
Exercise: Walk, Bike, exercise bands 👍🏻
Binge-Free & Sugar-Free for 100 day 👍🏻
Lots of veggies and protein, some fruit 👍🏻
Fiber especially from grains, to help my iron level intake 👍🏻

🐶SW RND 217 153.2🐶
🐶SW RND 218 156.1 🐶
🐶SW RND 219 ? 🐶

4/2 156.1 ~ NO EMOTIONAL EATING THIS ROUND
4/3 155.4 ~ Taking one day at a time…..
4/4 154.3 ~ My goal for this week is to only have fruit for a late night snacks…
4/5 155.1~ I need to control my sodium intake 🥲
4/6 153.4 ~ I can and will continue not let my emotions control my diet…
4/7 152.2 ~ I totally deserve happiness ❤️
4/8 153.6 ~ 😢
4/9 153.7 - 😈
4/10
4/11
Goal weight: 152

shmmm3

@clprieur I'm sorry that happened. Have you looked into hiring a behaviorist for your dog? I've known of a lot of success with behaviorists and prozac for reactive dogs and their owners said it helped both their dog's quality of life and theirs. You've had him for such a short time who knows what he's been through. This book helped me, Beware Of The Dog: Positive Solutions For Aggressive Behavior In Dogs
Book by Pat Miller

deepwoodslady

Round 219



MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 62 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 176 FOR ME.

“Today….I am choosing Me”

MY STATS:

Highest weight ever (05-10-2016): 253
Original starting weight on MFP: (01-11-2018) 235.0
R218 EW= 188.2 (I am using the starting weight of last round as a re-do due to medical issues)
R219 EW= TBD


Current New Goals:
Weight:
Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.
Special Challenge: To Lose 4 pounds between Easter and my birthday. Final weigh-in for this challenge May 10th.
Starting Weight: xxxxx Goal Weight: xxxxx
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.

COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain.Black is no change.

********LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME********

R43 thru R52 (06/07/18 thru 09/23/18) = -19.4 LOST (Ending weight 179.0)

R53 thru R62 (09/24/18 thru 01/01/19) = -4.1 GAINED (Ending weight 183.1)

R63 thru R72 (01/02/19 thru 04/11/19) = -8.1 GAINED (Ending weight 191.2)

R73 thru R82 (04/12/19 thru 07/20/19) = -5.5 GAINED (Ending weight 196.7)

R83 thru R92 (07/21/19 thru 10/28/19) = -8.7 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)

R93 thru R102 (10/29/19 thru 02/05/20) = -2.0 GAINED(Ending weight 190.0)

R103 thru 112 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = -14.9 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)

R113 thru 122 (05/07/20 thru 08/23/20) = -4.7 GAINED (Ending Weight 209.6)

R 123 thru R132 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = -1.5 LOST (Ending Weight 208.1)

R133 thru R142 (12/03/20 thru 03/01/21) = -0.7 LOST (Ending Weight 207.4)

R143 thru 152 (03/02/21 thru 06/10/21) = -3.6 LOST (Ending Weight 203.8)

R153 thru R162 (06/11/21 thru 09/18/21) = (b]-16.2 LOST [/b] (Ending Weight 187.6)

R163 thru R172 (09/19/21 thru 12/27/21) = (b]-5.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 192.6)

R173 thru R182 (12/28/21 thru 04/06/22) = (b]-7.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 199.6)

R183 thru R192 (04/07/22 thru 07/15/22) = -1.4 LOST (Ending Weight 198.2)

R193 thru R202 (07/16/22 thru 10/23/22) = -3.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 202.0)

R203 thru R212 (10/24/22 thru 01/31/23) = -7.2 LOST (Ending Weight 194.8)

R213 (02/01/23 thru 02/10/23) = -1.2 LOST (Ending Weight 193.6)

R214 (02/11/23 thru 02/20/23) = -0.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 194.0)

R215 (02/21/23 thru 03/02/23) = -0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 193.2)

R216 (03/03/23 thru 03/12/23) = -4.2 LOST (Ending Weight 189.0)

R217 (03/13/23 thru 03/22/23) = -0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 188.2)

R218 (03/23/23 thru 04/01/23) = -??? DNW (Ending Weight ?????)Did not weigh due to medical issues

R219 (04/02/23 thru 04/11/23) = -xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)

Day/Weight/Comment
04/01 …..188.2….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND

04/02 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW)

04/03 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW)

04/04 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW)

04/05 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW)

04/06 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW)

04/07 -190.6- (Trend weight 192.4)

04/08 -188.8- (Trend weight 191.6) Yes! Yes! Yes! 0.4 lbs. to go to (re) reach my mini Easter goal. You can bet I’ll be sucking down the water and watching every morsel, every BLT today!

04/09 -188.2- (Trend weight 191.4) Woo Hoo! Doing the happy dance here, my friends. At least momentarily since today is foodie day! Much planned for today so off I go! Happy Easter everyone!

04/10 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)

04/11 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)

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

deepwoodslady

To all who celebrate:

tishawj

Hello Everyone! Back from Merida and ready to get back in the game! Just need to get into my regular tracking routine this round, shouldn't be hard, already seemed natural this morning even if I had a late start.

Female - 51yrs - 5'5"
Goal weight - to hang out somewhere 145-150
Pre Vacay Weight 03/27 - 173.0

4/2 - Vacay
4/3 - Travel home day
4/4 - 178.6 - Sausage fingers and toes...clearly retaining stuff from a LOOONG travel day with 2 flights and 8 hour layover. There are direct flights from Toronto to Merida but none back....it's off season. I'm sure the 6 days of 37C weather didn't help in the water retention department...or the many cervesas LOL. We walked so much, I'm glad I was able to maintain a good level of activity. Looks like they had quite the thaw here while we were away so I'm not sure what the trails will be like for my regular hikes. Will probably venture out that way tomorrow with the dog. Sticking close to home today to get the household back in order after the grands and boys did their own thing.
4/5 - 176.0 - Released some water weight yesterday. Got in a good walk in the neighbourhood with the dog. Was planning on checking out the trails near us today but we're in the middle of a storm system that has been thundering and dumping heavy rain and hail on and off for a few hours now...don't really want to venture out and get caught in it. So may do a short walk after my coffee and then eliptical later today after I get groceries...need to fill the fridge...the teens did a good job of clearing it out while we were away...who am I kidding, they clear it out even when we're here!!
4/6 - 175.6 - vacay weight still easily coming off...means it's still mostly water/bloat from the carbs/booze and different routine. I'm expecting it might get slower soon. Nicer day today so plan to get to the woods to see how dirty we can get I'm making chicken stock and then chicken noodle soup for dinner tonight from the costco chickens we got yesterday. Family favourite and healthy!! Doggo is grumbling at me so I better finish my coffee and hit the trails!
4/7 - 173.6 - Well there you go! Got on the scale 3 times to check this one. Apparently I didn't do as much actual damage as I thought I might have on our trip. It's windy and cold this morning...hubby is taking the dog out so I'm going to hop on the elliptical this morning. Going to stay way on top of tracking food today and tomorrow as we head up to my parents place later tomorrow until Monday for Easter. I won't be preparing all the food there so won't have as much control about what's we're eating.
4/8 - 173.0 - YAY! back down to pre-vacay weight!! I did an Elliptical workout AND a walk outside later in the afternoon when the sun came out yesterday! Going to make a pie crust this morning for tomorrows desert (Maple Pecan Pie...good thing there are 10 of us to eat it so I'll only be able to have a small slice), and then head out to the woods for a hike.
4/9 - DNW - at my parents house today....Happy Easter!! All I can say is "damn you mini eggs"!!!!!
4/10
4/11

clprieur

shmmm3 wrote: »

@clprieur I'm sorry that happened. Have you looked into hiring a behaviorist for your dog? I've known of a lot of success with behaviorists and prozac for reactive dogs and their owners said it helped both their dog's quality of life and theirs. You've had him for such a short time who knows what he's been through. This book helped me, Beware Of The Dog: Positive Solutions For Aggressive Behavior In Dogs
Book by Pat Miller

@shmmm3 Thanks for the book recommendation, I will check it out! And I am seeing a lot of improvement with Golly, and very quickly (for example, he can now walk past a dog on the other side of the street without reacting) but for sure, if I need more help I will definitely find a trainer/behaviourist.

TerriRichardson112

In maintenance
JGM10Ds Round 219
🐣🍓🐥🥝🐰🥝🐥🍓🐣
🐣🐰🐥APRIL 2023 🐥🐰🐣
🐣🍓🐥🥝🐰🥝🐥🍓🐣

• In Maintenance since July 2019
• Smart BMI - optimal weight.
• Muscle/Fat %ages in normal range

Just because Covid restrictions aren’t compulsory doesn’t mean they’re not necessary.
😷Take care! Stay safe!😷
April focus:

* maintain weight < 140 (I have been maintaining since July 2019)
* Maintain Daily Solid Habits

I liked this so much I'm borrowing it.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180's; 170's; 160's; 150's; 140's; 130's

🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
Stats

Terri: Female; 76; Northern Ireland; married > 56 years; ex Maths teacher; volunteer group leader for U3A (University of the Third Age - life-long learning charity)
SW: 227 (Mar 2014)
LW: 130.9(14 March 2023)
GW: < 140

I am - MINDFUL - of making heathy choices
to - MAXIMISE - the achievement of my goals!
Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!
JGM10Ds ROUND 219
Round 218: EW: 133.1
Day/Weight/Comment
02/04: 132.9: Daily Habits💚
03/04: 132.8: Daily Habits💚
04/04: 133.3: Daily Habits💚
05/04: 133.9: Daily Habits💚
06/04: 133.8: Daily Habits💚
07/04: 134.2: Daily Habits💚
08/04: 134.4: Daily Habits💚
09/04: 133.6: Daily Habits💚
10/04: xxx: Daily Habits
11/04: xxx: Daily Habits
Daily Habits - 2023
Update - April 2023

1. Log ALL CI/CO (Daily)
2. Stay under goal (Daily)
3. Balance macros/micros (Daily)
4. Hydrate adequately (Daily)
5. Choose healthy options (Daily)
6. Steps > 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.

• Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
• A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
• Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
• The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
• Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
• The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
• When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
• Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.

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

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Hi, I'm Charissa - Round 219

Thank you, again, QuiltingJaine for hosting this challenge!

My goals for round 218 were to maintain as I knew I was coming up on vacation. I ended up gaining 2.6 but once I got home, going back to good habits didn't come naturally....:)
So here we go again. I do have high hopes for April as there is nothing on the calendar. Easter is one day and I don't usually over do it on Easter. My feet feel good (knock on wood) so I should get my exercise in without fail. I actually rejoined one of the Step Bet challenges! My focus for April is on nutrition. I started with the Mayo Clinic Diet and got off track so I'm restarting.

62 y/o female
OSW 2022-03 230.3
1SW 2023-01 221.8

Goals This Round per Day:
- MCD on Plan:
- Water (Goal 64 oz/SS and 96oz M-F :
- Weight Training:
- Walk/Steps:

• Week 1 - Power x 2 = 7,500/Active x 4 = 6,250 (minimum for the Step Bet Challenge)
• Week 2 - Power x 2 = 8,000/Active x 4 = 6,750 (Personal Goals)

Step Count

4/3 - 8,338 Power +
4/4 - 7,772 Power +
4/5 - 7,959 Power +
4/6 - 9,879 Power +
4/7 - 5,304
4/8 - 7,963 Power +
4/9

Stats and Previous Rounds

HW: 230
CW: 220
Goal Weight #1 199 Target Date 4/1/2023 6/17/2023
Goal Weight #2 180 Target Date 6/10/2023 9/9/2023
Goal Weight #3 160 Target Date 9/30/2023 12/2/2023
Goal Weight #4 150 Target Date 12/30/2023 1/06/2024


Round 210/1 SW: 221.8 EW: 220.6 Loss 1.2 Total Loss 1.2
Round 211/2 SW: 220.6 EW: 218.6 Loss 2.0 Total Loss 3.2
Round 212/3 SW: 218.6 EW: 216.6 Loss 2.0 Total Loss 5.2
Round 213/4 SW: 216.6 EW: 219.8 Gain -3.2 Total Loss 2.0 Yikes!
Round 214/5 SW: 219.8 EW: 219.4 Loss 0.4 Total Loss 2.4
Round 215/6 SW: 219.4 EW: 216.9 Loss 2.5 Total Loss 4.9
Round 216/7 SW: 216.9 EW: 219.5 Gain -2.6 Total Loss 2.3
Round 217/8 SW: 219.5 EW: 217.4 Loss 2.1 Total Loss 4.4
Round 218/9 SW: 217.4 EW: 221.7 Gain -2.6 Total Loss .1
Round 219/10 SW: 221.7 EW: nnn.n Loss n.n Total Loss n.n

SW: 221.7

4/2 221.7 - Yesterday met my weekend goal of 64 ounces of water. MCD Plan starts today and Step Bet starts Monday. ✔️

4/3 221 - Headed in the right direction for a change. Yesterday fell short on my water but was on plan for eating. Step Bet challenge starts today and I'm already at 4,724🙂 ✔️

4/4 220.7 - 64 oz of water yesterday. Below goal but better than Sunday! Steps - good - added chart above. ✔️✔️

4/5 219.5 - 96+ oz of water yesterday. Followed my plan perfectly! Needed a catheter, but that's another story!! MCD Plan Good, Steps Good, Water Good. I think I'll save the weights for the long weekend. ✔️✔️✔️

4/6 219.2 - I couldn't do another 96 oz of water and be human! I came in at 64. I'm coasting today as I have a dr appointment and a full bladder would NOT be wise. I'll see what I can do after the appointment. Not good on the plan. Had a late evening and while I had fish, I think I had too much. Steps Good! ✔️ I need a good day today....but apparently yesterday was National Deep Dish Pizza day and my husband wants Pizza. It will be another off plan day BUT, I think I can do a "calorie" view today and still have a decent day. Here's hoping. Then back on track for Friday and Saturday...then there's Easter Sunday.

4/7 219.2 - Water was around 64. I had fruit yesterday and saved my calories for Pizza. So while not on "plan" still within calories. I will treat today (since I'm off) as as a weekend with 64 ounces being the goal.

4/8 220.2 -

4/9 220.5 - tomorrow will not be good.... I tried a new pasta recipe for Easter. I know what carbs do to me so I just wasn't thinking. It was good but I will pay the price on the scale tomorrow.

4/10

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