Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 219
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RND 219
Lifestyle goals: Only whole plant foods and never any calorie-rich and processed (CRAP) foods. No animal products at all of I can help it. It started as a short term challenge in this group to reduce inflammation but has bloomed into a lifestyle. Strength train or yoga 10 minutes every morning.
This round's challenges:
💤10 days of bed by 10💤
Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen Checklist app 🥦🫚🍎🥔🏃🍵🍞🧄💤
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s MY NEW LIFESTYLE!
4/2 125.6 💤🥦I've made it to bed before 10pm three nights in a row thanks to putting away the gadgets! Checked off all but one of the Daily Dozen Checklist yesterday.🍎🥔🥦🫚🥬 It's a lot of food to fit into just one day! I've made a plan for today to try to hit all 12. I can do it! The next step is getting all the servings for each food group. First attempt at veggie burgers was a hit with flavor but failed structurally. We'll follow a recipe next time. But, I made a roasted garlic, cashews, nutritional yeast, turmeric, salt and pepper "cheese" sauce/aioli that was out of this world! I had to remind myself how calorie dense it was to stop me from eating it like a soup. Golden goodness. It's in a jar now for Mac n cheese.4/3 126.8 💤🥦checked all servings and made it to bed by ten. Beans for breakfast is totally new to me but I'm trying to remind myself that it's normal in a lot of cultures. What's weird today can become habitual in a few weeks. Just gotta do it. I'm waiting for my gut to get used to this new way of eating. A lot of fermentation I'm still not used to. It's apparently normal and will subside if I keep at it. I'm measuring out each serving today so I don't overstuff myself. For breakfast I saw that a 1/2 cup of beans is a lot smaller than I was eyeballing! Oh, and I almost forgot this little victory.... I'm not panicking about the scale going up! From the FAQs on nutrionfacts.org: "The Daily Dozen averages about 1,200 calories, but given the wide array of food choices in each category, it can range anywhere from 800-1800." I've definitely been tipping the higher side, especially with my not measuring anything. Now that I know I'll be better at it. It's so much whole foods fiber though, so many of the calories end up in the toilet... I'll see a big drop when that happens. I made a pun 🙃4/4 126.8💤🥦I found a half-eaten bag of fritos in the pantry last night. What were they doing there!?! I had to clear the pantry of all ultra-processed foods, obviously, so I ate them all. Had a more restless sleep but I'm laughing at myself today. There's a big NSV for me: I'm not beating myself up about eating a half bag of fritos (it was a giant sharing size bag to be totally honest), and, it didn't turn into an all out binge! 🥦 Yesterday the Daily Dozen got checked and was a cakewalk when I actually measured 1/2 cup servings. I think it's safe to say I've gotten good at eating only plant based foods for days and have successfully reorganized the bulk of my diet. I'll call it quits on the strict tracking of the daily dozen but keep it up on my fridge as a reminder of "Green Light" foods we can always have more of. That is super doable without stressing about it and without forcing my gut to tolerate that level of insoluble fiber. It's not meant to be a diet but a base recommendation of foods to incorporate to help crowd out the less healthy stuff. It is a good base for practicing a Mediterranean Diet if anyone's doing that. I'm quitting the strict tracking before I start to resent it since the whole point of this is to stress less. But, beans for breakfast again with my potato hash is a great way to start the day.4/5 127.8💤🥦This is getting annoying but not unfounded given my carb intake and strenuous exercise yesterday. I'm not going to make any big changes just yet. If the scale is still up tomorrow then I'll start tracking my calories again. I really enjoy not tracking calories and instead tracking food types from the checklist app. I made a pasta dish yesterday that my husband said looked like "a real recipe...Martha Stewart would approve." What?! I know he doesn't know how to filter his compliments so that's big. It was so easy, too. I peeled and chopped up two large carrots, threw them in a pot to boil with salt, then added some whole wheat rotini, frozen spinach, and when everything was done boiling I drained it and added some leftover broccoli and mixed in my leftover cashew cheese sauce. The final product was colorful with the veggies and the mouth feel was all comfort food quality. It took 20 minutes and one pot and used up leftovers! Weight is up today but I am getting more confident in the kitchen and am learning how to cook healthy things that aren't boring tasting and gross looking so that is a good thing for the long term.4/6 126.8Good day yesterday. I've started adding fresh ginger root to my smoothies for the anti inflammatory effects of ginger but noticed that with the sharpness of the ginger I don't need a sweetener in the smoothie. That saves me a ton of calories since I like things pretty sweet. Got all my daily dozen veggies and beans yesterday and berries but somehow didn't binge on fruits per usual. That probably means today I'll be craving fruits but I won't let myself go overboard.
4/7 125.0💤🥦Yay! There's the drop I was needing, seriously. TMI. Phew. I feel so. much. better. Hit all my Daily Dozen yesterday, too and bed was calling me by 9. 💤🥦🍎🫚🥬I was being an ignoramus when I was making my belly distended by not looking at servings sizes. 1/2 cup of peas counts as one serving of beans. I regularly eat a can of peas (3.5 servings) a day as a snack for the fiber and protein in it. Got my "beans" and toast and greens and fruit smoothie and dinner was mixed vegetables on another failed focaccia attempt. I should get points for still trying when 9/10 of my cooking/baking attempts are failures. One day it'll work. I'm eating a lot more carbs than usual and I know I don't "need" them but I'm noticing that I'm less snacky after a high carb dinner. Good Good Friday, everyone!4/8 DNW 💤🥦I wanted to share a page from the book I'm reading. It is so hard to get out of the toxic food environment when it's all around us. So much effort to say no to the cheap and pleasurable calorie-rich and processed (CRAP) foods no wonder everyone is struggling. Getting better at cooking at home seems to be the only way out but that is a luxury so many people don't have or don't have the knowledge to do. I know I didn't and I'm only just now learning. The last paragraph is spot on. It's a wonder anyone can be healthy in the environment we live in.
The numbers are reference numbers that can be checked on the website.
Page 19 of How Not to Diet
THE PROBLEM | 19
the brain.98 Put people with "food addiction" in an MRI scanner and show them a picture of a chocolate milkshake, and the areas that light up in their brains are the same as when cocaine addicts are shown a video of smoking crack-100 101 99 or when alcoholics are given a whiff of whiskey."
Food addiction is a misnomer. People don't suffer out-of-control eating behav- iors to food in general. We don't tend to compulsively crave cabbage. But milk- shakes are packed with sugar and fat, two of the signals to our brains for calorie density. When people are asked to rate different foods in terms of cravings and loss of control, most incriminated was a load of CRAP-highly processed foods like donuts, along with cheese and meat." 102 Those foods least related to prob- lematic eating behaviors? Fruits and vegetables. Calorie density may be the rea- son people don't get up in the middle of the night and binge on broccoli.
Animals don't tend to get fat eating the foods they were designed to eat. There is a confirmed report of free-living primates becoming obese, but that was a troop of baboons who evidently stumbled across some dumpsters at a tourist lodge. The "garbage-feeding animals" weighed 50 percent more than their wild-feeding counterparts. 103 Sadly, we, too, can suffer the same mis- matched fate and become obese by eating garbage. For millions of years be- fore we learned how to hunt, our biology evolved largely on leaves, roots, shoots, fruits, and nuts. Ironically, even the creationists agree that we 104 started out plant-based in Eden's garden. 105 Maybe it would help if we went back to the basics and cut the CRAP.
Toxic Food Environment
It is hard to eat healthfully against the headwind of such strong evolutionary forces. No matter our level of nutrition knowledge, in the face of pepperoni pizza, the ancestral heritage baked into our genes screams, Eat it now!106 Any- one who doubts the power of basic biological drives should see how long they can go without blinking or breathing. Any conscious decision to hold your breath is soon overcome by the compulsion to breathe. In medicine, short- ness of breath is sometimes even referred to as air hunger.
The battle of the bulge is a battle against biology, so obesity is not some moral failing. I can't stress enough that becoming overweight is a normal, natural response to the abnormal, unnatural ubiquity of calorie-dense, sug- ary, and fatty foods.
The sea of excess calories in which we are now floating (and in which
4/9 DNW 💤🥦
4/10 130.6 💤🥦🍿 I jumped off the wagon and feasted for two days. Got in all my daily dozen plus lots and lots of pleasure foods. As of right now I plan to fast until tomorrow morning. Initial reaction to returning to animal products was that they're not as good as I remembered. Chicken wasn't bad but it was boring. Ice cream wasn't bad but it seemed so plain and I couldn't enjoy it the way I used to. That didn't stop me from eating way too much of it but I appreciate that my palate has changed and the way I think about food has changed. I think this whole foods plant based run has turned me into a food snob. I guess that's a good thing for my health in the long run. I'm going back to WFPB this week because I feel like I've unlocked a whole world of delicious recipes that I otherwise would have never tried. Baba Ganoush! Our new favorite thing. I adapted the recipe from America's Test Kitchen Mediterranean Diet Cookbook. I just cook a peeled eggplant in the air fryer for twenty minutes and then blend it in the food processor with roasted garlic, olive oil, sesame seeds(I need to purchase tahini), lemon juice, and salt. Smother a piece of sourdough toast and I'm in heaven. I ate 3 eggplants this weekend. 🍆🍆🍆 Vegetables are getting easier and easier to enjoy when I follow real recipes 😀
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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: 162.3RSW: 132.5 pounds (4/1/23, EO Round 218)
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
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 today (other than the grocery store). Spent about 15 minutes hand-kneading my hot cross buns dough. Does that count?
4/10: 131.0 - A mostly carb and fat day yesterday, but did get my Jazzercise in and a 6.8 mile hike.
4/11: -
Total round weight loss/gain to date from EO last round: - 1.5 pounds6 -
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 -191.4- (Trend weight 191.6)Whoa Nelly! And a nice Easter it was! Travel today will not help the cause!
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
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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)
Week 1
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 - 10,163 Power +
Week 2
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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.
4/10 221.1 - Saw that coming! Back on track today - refocus. I didn't expect Easter to be so detrimental but we didn't do anything except eat and drink and watch Netflix and Hulu
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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 - 182.4
Well, crappola. I’m almost back to my highest weigh in in months, registered last round. I had a major snack binge last night, so some of this may fall right off, but I’ve got to stop the emotional nighttime eating, which I’ve said a thousand times by now. I’m disgusted with myself. I’d prefer not to do anything extreme, but maybe that’s what I have to do to get the weight off. And of course there’s a vicious cycle—I’m depressed about my weight so I eat to comfort myself….
4/11 -100 Snack-free After Dinners
Starting April 1
* = 1 day snack free. ⭐️ = 10 days snack free. ^ = snack slip
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Walking Goal for April
@SheilaBoneham Not to say you haven't thought of these, or if they would work for you or fit your life, but just telling you some things I do. First, I am never hungry in the morning - never. I use this to my advantage and usually don't eat until 11a to Noon. I usually get up around 6a to 7a. This leaves lots of calories for the day/night. I usually eat 2 meals and a couple of snacks. I stop eating around 7p. I do this by saving enough calories to eat a pretty big dinner around 6p. If I'm just starving around 8p, I'll add something that just adds 100 or so calories. I do have incentive not to eat late because of acid reflux. I also calorie cycle so if one day I'm feeling strong, I'll stop at 1000 calories, and a day when I'm not, I'll eat 1500. I just try to average 1200 to 1500. Lastly, if I need to, I'll go to bed even as early as 8p and read a book. If I have a good mystery, this satisfies me. I try to remember if I'm going to bed many nights at 8p, it's not forever. I'll be at maintenance eventually if I stick to it. I know I'll have some of the same issues to deal with at maintenance or I'll be right back where I started, but I am hoping it gets easier physically and mentally. So, I feel like at times I may be sacrificing now but only for X number of months (I hope). Okay, nothing here is new, right? I wish you luck in figuring this out because I've been there so many times with my extreme bingeing. I also know you've said you've done it the wrong way in the past and don't want to trigger yourself back there. It's just not easy, period! I know you're going to figure out what works for you. I'm still figuring it out each day too, but right now, for some reason?? things are clicking for a change, even during some very stressful times which usually trigger my bingeing. Good luck!!6 -
GIVE ME 10 DAYS – ROUND 219
Round 219
April 2 – April 11, 2023
61 year old female, 5’5”. I am married, semi-nomadic (we live in three states, Mass, Maine, Florida).
Goal for 2019. New round, new month, so my goals are a bit for both. So I have just under a month before heading back to the real world that set me off on my year and a half of bad behavior, and 25 lb weight gain. For April, I want to continue to cement in healthy actions so that the odds are greater that I will stay with them when I return to Massachusetts where my parents are, and I return to frequent responsibilities on their behalf. Can’t let frustrations turn into not caring, ceasing exercise, and binging (often ice cream). Over the course of April, I would like to lose another 5 lbs. That will get down 18 lb for 2023, and to a very nice weight. My 121.X of July 2021 may have not been sustainable. Plus I had gotten there also due to stress, before the stress sent me in my more typical way to eating and gaining. I would be thrilled to eventually be at the weight I was for my daughter’s wedding, 126.
So, to recap, lose 5 lb during April, and to support that, losing 2 lb for round 2019 would be awesome!!
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
Round 218 134.0 3/22/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 7.5 oz
Round 219 133.8 4/1/23 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 9.5 oz
Exercise & SupplementsSupplements are to try and correct dry eye issues. See if they pay off.
4/2 – Walked with the girls, but finished alone – 5 laps, 8.2 miles
4/3 – walked with the girls. Three laps as a compromise. Frank needed assistance getting ready for fishing.
4/4 – walked to Sunset Grill and back. 8.76 miles in 2 hr 12 min. Left the house roughly 6:04 AM.
4/5 – walked with the girls, 3 laps
4/6 – did not walk. Did spend about an hour attempting pickleball.
4/7 – walked with the girls – 4 laps
4/8 – walked with the girls – 4 laps
4/9 – walked with the girls, 2 laps. Kayaking with frank
4/10 – walked with the girls, 4 laps
4/11
SW: 133.8
Day/Weight/Comment
4/2 – 134.6 Fully expected it this morning. Yesterday, I did great while in Key West sightseeing with the kids and then seeing them off at the airport. Easy hour+ trip home. Get home and promptly ate a Mickey Mouse ice cream (left over from purchases for DGS), then I ate another, then it continued. Probably on the order of 2000 junk calories. It’s out of my system. Today is a new day. I am up early and planning on one of my longer versions of walking. Food’s today are healthy and balanced, and will be getting my home all back in order.
4/3 – 133.4 Amazing how a single “off” day can be ok if I don’t spiral and turn it into many. I did track and count everything yesterday as well as walk a bit extra. Skipped popcorn at the movies (John Wick), but again, Invisalign helps with this.
In a different note, I had an interesting observation yesterday. I have “cleared my throat” for years. On the order of 10, 15, maybe more years. It was identified as a sign of LPR, or silent reflux. I noticed last night, that I have not cleared my throat now in months. I know one action to help with LPR is to not eat in the evening, and I always have, including evening coffee every night. With Invisalign, no night eating for me, and gave up evening coffee so my teeth are done after dinner. If anything, I drink water at night. I have also noticed on random nights with overeating, that I will taste or sense acid in my mouth during the night or when I get up. Just interesting. I’ll continue to study myself.
4/4 – 132.4 Total shocker, but at least a good one. Not sure what to add.
4/5 – 133.2 Well turns out the scale is playing a prank on me. I stepped on this morning and weighed 132. Wow! Right? So then I decided to double check it. Suddenly I weighed 133.4. Took the batteries out and put them back in. Now, 133.2 several times. I enjoyed it while it lasted. :P
Yesterday, cats started playing at 5:15 and I could not get back to sleep, so I decided to go for a “mystery walk” and see where I could end up. Headed out right after 6 am. (carried my cats’ flashing collar for visibility – sunrise was 7:13). I also set a timer for 1 hr, so I should make a concrete decision about what I am doing at that time as I would have an hour journey back home. At the hour mark, I was a block from the southern/western-most point on Marathon key (AKA island), so I walked that block to the sunset grill and snapped a picture. Only unfortunate aspect was that shortly thereafter my Morton’s Neuroma decided to get angry, and I had over 4 miles to go to get home. Could have called hubby to pick me up, but did not want him dissuading me from adventures in the future. Made it home. Something like 8.78 miles in 2 hr 12 min. Today I will walk, but keep it lighter with the girls.
4/6 – 132.2 Scale is truly confusing me. I did triple check this time and no change. Yesterday, I did my typical “good” day ie I had tracked dinner (restaurant pizza) before the day even started, then I filled in the rest of the day. Today will have a weird dinner. We leave Florida 3 weeks from today, and I need to start clearing the freezer. I have a bag of raw chicken wings, and also gyozo’s. So I guess it is going to be appetizers for dinner. :P Hubby is beyond excited. He has been asking “when” all week. It should not be hard for me to track.
4/7 – 132.2 Holding to that number. Today calories are going to be an issue, but will do my best to be responsible. Today, we are having our Easter dinner as we wanted to share the nice meal with our widower friend, and he is unavailable on Sunday. The meal is not traditional by any means, braised short ribs, risotto cacio e pepe, roasted asparagus, and chocolate cheesecake with oreo crust and ganache. Going to focus on making one plate with appropriate portions, small serving of cheesecake, aim for lower calories earlier in the day, and getting a decent walk in this morning. We’ll see what my scale says in the morning.
Oh, yesterday, hubby and I tried learning pickleball!
4/8 – 132.4 Pleased with the number. Overall day finished out around 2000 calories minus 400+ calories walking. The short ribs were perfect!!! Only second time I have done this recipe, and so worth the effort. But I will say that if I had not put together a plan, I would never have stopped at my single plate. Today, going out to eat. Either lunch or dinner, TBD. Then a little leftovers (made sure our widower friend went home with a nice bag). Heading for my walk right after I post.
4/9 – 132.4 Still holding and surviving the weekend. Again I am pleased to have not gone up as I ended up eating a whole 4” (1200 calorie) cheesecake for dinner. This is after going out to eat for lunch. Today though, should actually be an easy day. Friday leftovers are gone. Our Easter, this year, is dietarily easy since out “meal” was Friday. Getting in a shorter walk this morning with whomever that shows, then going kayaking with hubby (I need to do that at least once this season).
4/10 – 131.6 Fantastic! I want to see more than one day of this number before I believe it, and tomorrow is the day that counts for this round. Of course that means I am going out to eat….. again……tonight. Will do my best. I have already tracked my day. Just have to stick to it.
4/11
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@clprieur I don't know what you would think of this suggestion, but would something like an appropriately used muzzle take stress off of both your and your sweet dog? I know they look mean, but they can actually be being kind. I did a quick search, and this article sounded very balanced https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/dog-muzzles-when-why-how-to-use/
This is a good reminder for me, too. Many people with service dogs train their dogs to like the muzzle (it takes time and lots of treats) so that when out in highly trafficked public areas they are less likely to get hassled by people with a fear of dogs and there's no chance that someone can antagonize the dog to get it to react leading to a liability suit (sadly it happens).
@shmmm3 Thank you for being kind about my post. I was very concerned it could be taken poorly. I feel so bad for the stresses on @clprieur and her dog. It must be so difficult dealing with daily conflicts, at her own home. I'm a crazy cat lady, but I love all creatures. (I'm the idiot that would be trying to pat her dog, even if it was barking at me.)3 -
MFP SW: 297
R200 EW: 291
R201 EW: 286.4
R202 EW: 283
R203 EW: 280.2
R204 EW: 273
R205 EW: 274.4 (yikes!)
R206 EW: 268.2
R207 EW: 265.6
R208 EW: 260.2
R209 EW: 256
R210 EW: 252.4
R211 EW: 248.6
R212 EW: 249.2 (booooo)
R213 EW: 245
R214 EW: 241.4
R215 EW: 237.6
R216 EW: 235.8
R217 EW: 235 ( )
R218 EW: 231
4/2: 231.2
4/3: 232.4
4/4: 231.2
4/5: 230.2
4/6: 229.8
4/7: 228.8
4/8: 228.8
4/9: 228.6
4/10: 228.8
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@fmfdfa2020 Thanks for your comments. I love breakfast, and try to make sure I get plenty of protein in the morning because I know it helps, so skipping it isn’t my first choice. I would like to eat dinner later (7ish) but DH is very much a 5 o’clock guy, so we’ve always eaten then. I’ve thought about making lunch very small, because I’m not usually very hungry then and I could use the calories later. I think I eat a “decent” lunch mostly out of habit. I also think my urge to snack is tied to other non-food life things that I need to get a grip on. That isn’t any easier than losing weight! But it’s nice to have this supportive group, and I appreciate your ideas. I could happily go to bed early and read! Or maybe I should go to my office and write (I write mysteries, btw 😁).4
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@clprieur I don't know what you would think of this suggestion, but would something like an appropriately used muzzle take stress off of both your and your sweet dog? I know they look mean, but they can actually be being kind. I did a quick search, and this article sounded very balanced https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/dog-muzzles-when-why-how-to-use/
This is a good reminder for me, too. Many people with service dogs train their dogs to like the muzzle (it takes time and lots of treats) so that when out in highly trafficked public areas they are less likely to get hassled by people with a fear of dogs and there's no chance that someone can antagonize the dog to get it to react leading to a liability suit (sadly it happens).
@shmmm3 Thank you for being kind about my post. I was very concerned it could be taken poorly. I feel so bad for the stresses on @clprieur and her dog. It must be so difficult dealing with daily conflicts, at her own home. I'm a crazy cat lady, but I love all creatures. (I'm the idiot that would be trying to pat her dog, even if it was barking at me.)
@SModa61 and @clprieur It's a great suggestion! I have the benefit of having positive dog trainers in my life who have shown me how they will muzzle their very calm non reactive dogs in public just as practice for their dogs and to help teach people that muzzles aren't punishment. That article from AKC is spot on. I actually think dog training is great to incorporate here on a weight loss forum because it's all about the power of positive reinforcement and conditioning for positive associations and oftentimes reconditioning to unlearn negative associations. I doubt I'm the only one who has ingrained reactions to foods and learned eating behaviors from childhood. Reading about dog training helped me with my own life more than self-help books ever did, specifically The Power of Positive Training. Please keep us updated with Golly.4 -
SheilaBoneham wrote: »@fmfdfa2020 Thanks for your comments. I love breakfast, and try to make sure I get plenty of protein in the morning because I know it helps, so skipping it isn’t my first choice. I would like to eat dinner later (7ish) but DH is very much a 5 o’clock guy, so we’ve always eaten then. I’ve thought about making lunch very small, because I’m not usually very hungry then and I could use the calories later. I think I eat a “decent” lunch mostly out of habit. I also think my urge to snack is tied to other non-food life things that I need to get a grip on. That isn’t any easier than losing weight! But it’s nice to have this supportive group, and I appreciate your ideas. I could happily go to bed early and read! Or maybe I should go to my office and write (I write mysteries, btw 😁).
@SheilaBoneham I do remember you saying you write mysteries, and I think about dogs?? I LOVE mysteries. I'll have to check out what you've written. Do you write under your name?2 -
@SheilaBoneham - I know exactly how you feel, I've been there so many times & really don't know why I do it either, sometimes I don't even taste the food I shove in !!! Sometimes I feel so embarrassed to confess/own up to it. All one can do is just start over - again & then again. I think if this obsession with food is what one has, it will be with you for the whole of your life. I wish I could shake it off for ever, but at the moment I am fighting it. I hope you can get in the fighting mindset soon too .2
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In maintenance
JGM10Ds Round 219
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🐣🐰🐥APRIL 2023 🐥🐰🐣
🐣🍓🐥🥝🐰🥝🐥🍓🐣• 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!😷
April 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 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: 133.5: Daily Habits💚
11/04: xxx: Daily Habits
Daily Habits - 2023
Update - April 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.- 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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@clprieur I don't know what you would think of this suggestion, but would something like an appropriately used muzzle take stress off of both your and your sweet dog? I know they look mean, but they can actually be being kind. I did a quick search, and this article sounded very balanced https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/dog-muzzles-when-why-how-to-use/
This is a good reminder for me, too. Many people with service dogs train their dogs to like the muzzle (it takes time and lots of treats) so that when out in highly trafficked public areas they are less likely to get hassled by people with a fear of dogs and there's no chance that someone can antagonize the dog to get it to react leading to a liability suit (sadly it happens).
@shmmm3 Thank you for being kind about my post. I was very concerned it could be taken poorly. I feel so bad for the stresses on @clprieur and her dog. It must be so difficult dealing with daily conflicts, at her own home. I'm a crazy cat lady, but I love all creatures. (I'm the idiot that would be trying to pat her dog, even if it was barking at me.)
@SModa61 Hi! Sorry it took me so long to respond. I was not offended in the least and I appreciate you taking the time to think about me. As a matter of fact, my last dog did wear a muzzle in and out of the building, as sadly he was even more reactive than Golly is! I have considered having Golly wear a muzzle just to get him in and out of the building, but I am hesitant as he loves people to pat him and pay attention to him and I feel that if I put a muzzle on him he will miss out on a lot of that. But I may have to consider it, after the complaint I got from the building manager on Thursday. That being said, today as I was coming out of the elevator into the lobby I met a lady with her dog waiting to go up. Although Golly did bark once and try to lunge forward to the dog, he was quiet and he seemed more interested than agitated. The lady commented, "Oh, he's doing much better!" which made me feel great.
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4/2 215.2 You know what they say about best laid plans.....Well, last night's dinner was not poutine. They had no gravy! So I had 2 chicken tenders that I calculated as 4 as they were on steroids lol. And 9 onion rings deep fried. Today we decided to go to the Olympic type pool for laps. I did 60 laps in 66 minutes. Slow and steady lol. Dinner is leftovers from last night but only 1 tender as my tummy is still full. And the sodium thirst is fierce. It was nice to get in a pool again. Completed 2x rebounder sessions at 20 mins each
4/3 214.7 Migraine
4/4 214.8 Migraine
4/5 214.6 Calories have been good. Exercise non existent (managed a slow evening stroll with husband) PMS is ending with the customary migraine. Far too many meds. I have been able to cook meals. Mini wontons and salad the other night and turkey stroganoff last night. I will try at least one rebounder session today. Struggling with sleep at night as I have been napping on and off all day. Binge watched Lenix Hill on Netflix till the wee hours. Hoping for less meds today and more energy.
4/6 213.5 Definitely more energy yesterday but not enough. 1x 10 min rebounder. Was up at night with nausea and an aura migraine. Feel somewhat better so far this morning. During my overnight awake hours I tweaked my food diary to reflect intermittent fasting and to show water and fruit intake. Since I am trying to increase calories I think this might be of assistance. My eating window is from 11am to 7pm. Not sure if this will change to 10am to 6pm. I prefer my first exercise routine in the morning so it may change. Have quarterly neuro appt this morning plus a few errands. Happy Thursday!
4/7 211.9 First day of IF in the books. I had neuro appt at 10am so packed a wrap and carrots to eat afterwards. I ended my fast at 11:24am with this. I switched planned breakfast with lunch. This worked till I had 1 cup cooked oatmeal with 3/4 cup halved strawberries at lunch and couldn't finish it. The pre planned day was lost after this. I missed afternoon fruit and managed 1 chicken fajita for dinner. Tomorrow is a new day and oatmeal is off the menu till PMS! I did drink all my water and this may be part of the issue as well. I don't think 10 cups is excessive though.....
Neuro appt saw a change in meds. Monthly injection of Aimovig is being swapped out for quarterly IV session at cancer clinic of Vyepti. All other meds remain the same and MRI scheduled for Sept. Back to 3x 10 mins rebounder sessions.
4/8 DNW Figuring out IF
4/9 DNW Figuring out IF
4/10 211.7 IF Eating window from 10am to 6pm. Goal is over 1200 calories. As per docs instructions, no rebounder or active exercises until appt on 24th or calories continuously over 1200. I was real close 2 of the past 3 days! One more day then brand new round and brand new possibilities.6 -
Anyone a fan of Heavy Weights (1995) I need to rewatch it now. I'm fasting today because this is what my weekend looked like.
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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!
4/9 357.8lb
4/10 358.4lb- I really don't know what's going on...but I am eating well, moving more (maybe i'm holding on to more water doing weight stuff, so it'll settle soon.) Hoping to finish the 10 days off strong with a nice loss tomorrow! If it doesn't work out that way- that's ok!
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fmfdfa2020 wrote: »SheilaBoneham wrote: »@fmfdfa2020 Thanks for your comments. I love breakfast, and try to make sure I get plenty of protein in the morning because I know it helps, so skipping it isn’t my first choice. I would like to eat dinner later (7ish) but DH is very much a 5 o’clock guy, so we’ve always eaten then. I’ve thought about making lunch very small, because I’m not usually very hungry then and I could use the calories later. I think I eat a “decent” lunch mostly out of habit. I also think my urge to snack is tied to other non-food life things that I need to get a grip on. That isn’t any easier than losing weight! But it’s nice to have this supportive group, and I appreciate your ideas. I could happily go to bed early and read! Or maybe I should go to my office and write (I write mysteries, btw 😁).
@SheilaBoneham I do remember you saying you write mysteries, and I think about dogs?? I LOVE mysteries. I'll have to check out what you've written. Do you write under your name?
Yes, I have written mysteries, and nonfiction about dogs and cats. I’ve been on hiatus for a bit and my mystery publisher went out of business, so my mysteries are out of print. That said, used copies are sometimes available on Amazon, and some libraries have them. I do write under my own name, with my middle name - Webster. Weirdly, searches sometimes don’t work with all three. It’s a mystery! I am working, finally, on something new.1 -
@clprieur I don't know what you would think of this suggestion, but would something like an appropriately used muzzle take stress off of both your and your sweet dog? I know they look mean, but they can actually be being kind. I did a quick search, and this article sounded very balanced https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/dog-muzzles-when-why-how-to-use/
This is a good reminder for me, too. Many people with service dogs train their dogs to like the muzzle (it takes time and lots of treats) so that when out in highly trafficked public areas they are less likely to get hassled by people with a fear of dogs and there's no chance that someone can antagonize the dog to get it to react leading to a liability suit (sadly it happens).
@shmmm3 Thank you for being kind about my post. I was very concerned it could be taken poorly. I feel so bad for the stresses on @clprieur and her dog. It must be so difficult dealing with daily conflicts, at her own home. I'm a crazy cat lady, but I love all creatures. (I'm the idiot that would be trying to pat her dog, even if it was barking at me.)
@SModa61 Hi! Sorry it took me so long to respond. I was not offended in the least and I appreciate you taking the time to think about me. As a matter of fact, my last dog did wear a muzzle in and out of the building, as sadly he was even more reactive than Golly is! I have considered having Golly wear a muzzle just to get him in and out of the building, but I am hesitant as he loves people to pat him and pay attention to him and I feel that if I put a muzzle on him he will miss out on a lot of that. But I may have to consider it, after the complaint I got from the building manager on Thursday. That being said, today as I was coming out of the elevator into the lobby I met a lady with her dog waiting to go up. Although Golly did bark once and try to lunge forward to the dog, he was quiet and he seemed more interested than agitated. The lady commented, "Oh, he's doing much better!" which made me feel great.
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Thank you, @quiltingjaine !
73 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 152.0
UGW: 132.2
03/31 - 153.8 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/my trainer
04/01 - 152.7 at 8:00 a.m. ...6.53 miles in 130 mins
Day/Weight/Comment
04/02 - 151.5 at 8:15 a.m. ...zero...windy and cold
04/03 - 153.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/my trainer
04/04 - 153.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then zero
04/05 - 154.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/my trainer
04/06 - 155.8 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 7.59 miles in 150 mins
04/07 - 153.3 at 7:00 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then egg coloring for Easter w/everyone!!
04/08 - 154.1 at 8:00 a.m. ...6.23 miles in 117 mins
04/09 - 155.3 at 8:30 a.m. ...7.30 miles in 140 mins
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Good luck everyone!
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