Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 219

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.
9/4 147.4 lbs.
10/4 147.4 lbs. Finished up the turkey leftovers tonight with a big turkey vegetable soup - nice and healthy. And ate the last few mini eggs - not so healthy!!! I donated blood today. Curious to see whether donating blood offsets the salty snack (pretzels) they want you to have. I logged it so it fit in fine to my calories, but I’m not a big salt person anymore so it was way more salt than I’ve had in a long time. I’ve drunk a ton of water but can still taste salt. Unfortunately I don’t have any more calories left to try and wash it away with chocolate!
11/4

miscanon3617

4/2 - 124.8
4/3 - 126
4/4 - 125.2
4/5 - 122.6
4/6 - 124.2
4/7 - 124.6
4/8 - 124
4/9 - DNW
4/10 - 123.6
4/11 -

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
4/10 183.2
4/11 183.5

Loss this round: .9

Happy with that Thanks everyone and see you tomorrow!

musicsax

SheilaBoneham wrote: »

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.

WOB (World of Books) have lots of your second hand books available. I often use this website both for books for myself and my little DGC if I want a specific book, prices are very reasonable and postage is free in the UK.

musicsax

64 yr young F, 5ft 4 Round 219 (my 150th). As always, thank you. @QuiltingJaine you are a star!
Starting this round at the same weight as last. Goal for this round; I really need to continue to reverse this increasing trend, again I'm not looking at a specific number, any loss and keep my binge free streak going, keep that April Fool’s dunce’s hat in the corner! – be mindful when I’m tempted! Keep within calories & macros. I can do this but, consistency is paramount, let’s do it for just 10 days as the reward is great!!

Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and then gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then & didn't want to gain any more, It’s taken me 75 rounds to achieve my under 130 target; back to maintenance again!! But then I crept up again, so need to get back to around 130. A healthy lifestyle has to be a permanent way of life.
End of round 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4
End of round 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
End of round 83 133.4
End of round 84 133
End of round 85 131.6
End of round 86 133.0
End of round 87 134.8
End of round 88 132.8 (2 pounds lost)
End of round 89 138.2 (5.4 pounds gained)
End of round 90 135 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 91 132.8 (2.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 92 133 (0.2 pound up from end of last round)
End of round 93 135.6 (2.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 94 135.8 (0.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 95 134.4 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 96 134.4 (no loss no gain!!)
End of round 97 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 98 133.4 (1.6 down from end of last round)
End of round 99 134.4 (1 up from end of last; not bad for Christmas period!)
End of round 100 133.4 (1 down from end of last round)
End of round 101 137.2 (3.8 pounds up)
End of round 102 136 (1.2 pounds down from last round – not bad considering Dad unexpectedly passed away 3 days before end of round & I went totally off plan & no walking!)
End of round 103 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down from last round – better!)
End of round 104 – 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 105 – 133.6 (1.4 down from end of last round)
End of round 106 – 133.6 (same as last round)
End of round 107 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 108 – 134.2 (0.6 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 109 – 135.6 (1.4 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 110 – 133.2 (2.4 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 111 – 133.2 (same as last round)
End of round 112 – 133.6 (increase of 0.4)
End of round 113 – 132.8 (0.8 down from end of last round)
End of round 114 – 136 (3.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 115 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 116 – 133.4 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 117 – 135.4 (2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 118 – 136 (1.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 119 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down)
End of round 120 – 135.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 121 – 135.2 (0.2 pounds down)
End of round 122 – 133.2 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 123 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 124 - 134.8 (2.4 pounds up)
End of round 125 - 135 (0.2 pounds up) – get a grip!!!
End of round 126 - 135 - same as last round
End of round 127 - 133.8 (1.2 pounds down
End of round 128 - 133.4 (0.4 pound down)
End of round 129 - 134.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 130 - 133 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 131 - 133.6 (0.6 up)
End of round 132 – 134 (0.4 up)
End of round 133 – 134 .4 (0.4 up)
End of round 134 – 132.2 (2.2 pounds down) see what not binging can do!!
End of round 135 – 131.8 (0.4 down)
End of round 136 – 132.8 (1 pound up – happy for Christmas period, lower than at this time for many years!)
End of round 137 – 134 (1.2 pound up ugh!!)
End of round 138 - 131.2 (2.8 pounds down)
End of round 139 – 130.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 140 – 132.4 (2.2 pounds up)
End of round 141 – 131 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 142 – 129.8 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 143 – 130.8 (1 pound up)
End of round 144 – 130.2 (0.6 pounds down)
End of round 145 – 132 (1.8 pounds up)
End of round 146 – 133.8 (1.8 pounds up – again!!)
End of round 147 – 133.2 (0.6 down)
End of round 148 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 149 – 132.4
End of round 150 – 133.8 (1.4 pounds up)
End of round 151 – 135.8 (2 pounds up)
End of round 152 – 134 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 153 – 135.4 (1.4 pound up)
End of round 154 – 132.2 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 155 - 133.6 (1.4 pounds up)
End of round 156 - 134 (0.4 pounds up)
End of round 157 - 133.6 (0.4 pounds down)
End of round 158 – 135.4 (1.8 pounds up)
End of round 159 – 134.4 (1 pound down)
End of round 160 – 135.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 161 – 134.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 162 – 133.6 (0.6 down)
End of round 163 – 136.2 (2.6 up)
End of round 164 – 136 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 165 – 135.8 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 166 – 136 (0.2 pound up)
End of round 167 – 138 (2 pounds up)
End of round 168 – 135 (3 pounds down)
End of round 169 – 134.4 (0.6 pound down)
End of round 170 – 133 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 171 – 135.4 (2.4 up)
End of round 172 – 135.6 (0.2 up)
End of round 173 – 137.6 (2 pounds up)
End of round 174 – 135.2 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 175 – 138 (2.8 pounds up)
End of round 176 – did not complete (away on family holiday)
End of round 177 – 138
End or round 178 – 137.8 (0.2 down)
End of round 179 – 139.4 (1.6 pounds up)
End of round 180 – 137 (2.4 pounds lost)
End of round 181 – 139.2 (2.2 pounds up)
End of round 182 – 135.6 (3.6 pounds down)
End of round 183 – 138.2 (2.4 up)
End of round 184 - 136 (2.2 pounds down)
End of round 185 – 136.4 (0.4 gain)
End of round 186 – 136.4 (same)
End of round 187 – 138.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 188 – DNW (away for Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations)
End of round 189 – 139.2
End of round 190 – 139.8
End of round 191 – 139.8
End of round 192 – 138.8 (1 pound lost)
End of round 193 – 138.2 (0.6 lost)
End of round 194 – 136.4 (1.8 lost)
End of round 195 – 139.2 (2.8 pounds up)
End of round 196 – 138 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 197 – 138.2 (0.2 up)
End of round 198 – DNW (on holiday in Crete)
End of round 199 – DNW (on holiday in Crete)
End of round 200 – 138.8 (2.6 pounds lost)
End of round 201 – 138.2 (0.4 pounds lost)
End of round 202 – 137.8 (0.4 pounds lost)
End of round 203 – 137.6 (loss of 0.2)
End of round 204 – 135.8 (1.8 pounds lost)
End of round 205 – 135.6(0.6 pound lost)
End of round 206 – 135.4 (0.2 pound lost)
End of round 207 – 136.4 (1 pound gain) (Caravan Christmas Party Rally)
End of round 208 - 137.2 (0.8 pound gain)
End of round 209 - 137.4 (0.2 pound gain) (Christmas period)
End of round 210 – DNW (Lanzarote holiday)
End of round 211 – 138.2
End of round 212 – 139.8
End of round 213 – 139
End of round 214 – 138.2 (1.2 pounds loss)
End of round 215 – 139.2 (1 pound up)
End of round 216 – 136.6 (2.6 pounds lost)
End of round 217 – 137.8 (1.2 pounds up)
End of round 218 – 140.4 (2.6 pounds up – need to reverse this trend!)

SW RND 219 139.8

4/2 139.8 – 8.6 miles walked. Starting this round at the same weight as last. Want to try to be at a lower number by the end ! Good food day yesterday, stuck to pre-logged plan again. Feeling better physically & mentally, just a couple of pounds makes such a difference!
4/3 139.8 – 12.69 miles walked, pre-logging first thing worked again for me. Hoping the scale will start going down soon.
4/4 139.4 – 9.7 miles walked, hungry yesterday; all exercise calories eaten back.
4/5 140.4 – 8..04, ate late last night at an Indian restaurant with friends, just had to guess at calories, but expected sodium overload, drank a pint of water before bed & still woke up with a ranging thirst in the early hours! Had eaten light earlier on in the week to compensate.



100-day Binge-free Challenge starting March 31….=1 day.
⭐️= 5 days ****

4/6 140.4 – 6.11 miles walked; lots of other commitments. Not a good eating day, a mini binge.
4/7 DNW – No structured walking yesterday as child minding little DGS.
4/8 DNW – 9.54 miles walked.
4/9 DNW – 14.08 miles walked yesterday & under calories. I have to confess I am struggling these last few days, just thought damn it, I’m not going to weigh, so came away for Easter and left scales at home for a change, I didn’t check in, but did read everyone’s posts and at least I logged what I ate and some days stayed within CICO. DH bought me a lovely box of chocs for Easter; all “because the lady loves”! I’ve eaten 3 chocolates and will try to do the same each day until they are gone. We came back from our weekend a day early cuz tomorrow is expected to rain all day; that doesn’t usually bother us but DH took the motorbike up whilst I towed the caravan so that today we could take part in the Sheffield Easter Egg Run in aid of the children’s hospital, it was one of the hospitals that DGS was in before he was transferred to Leeds to have his liver transplant, so it is our way of trying to pay back. DS & DIL also attended with his motorbike together with 716 other bikers! DD & family and DIL’s parents with DGDs joined us in the park opposite the hospital where the bikes all gather for a lovely family picnic, we really enjoyed the day. The reason why we came home early is cuz there is no fun for DH to ride the bike home 60+ miles in the rain. I will weigh in tomorrow and try to get back on track.
4/10 140.4 – No structured walking yesterday with the event we took part in. Pleased the scale didn’t go up after my hiatus, want to make a dent in this for tomorrow if I can, but forecast to rain all day so may not be able to walk.
4/11 139.8 - Managed to walk, did get a bit wet in the rain but, dried out before I got home!! Stuck to my 3 chocolates out of my Easter box from DH. 40% of exercise calories eaten back. Feeling better in my self now back on the wagon & good to see numbers starting to come down again; back to round starting weight!

I'M WORTH IT !! 👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a PERMANENT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

39flavours

F42, 5'4
Heaviest: 180.8 (5th July '21)
RGW: 148.2lbs
UGW: 140lbs (trend)
UUGW: 122.4lbs

Past Rounds

R160 SW:162.8 GW:164.0 EW:DNW
R161 SW:162.0 GW:159.5 EW:158.2 (-3.8)
R162 SW:160.2 GW:156.5 EW:154.6 (-5.6)
R163 SW:154.4 GW:152.4 EW:152.4 (-2.0)
R164 SW:151.8 GW:151.0 EW:150.2 (-1.6)
R165 SW:149.0 GW:148.4 EW:149.0 (-0.0)
R166 SW:148.4 GW:147.0 EW:147.0 (-1.4)
R167 SW:148.2 GW:146.5 EW:146.6 (-1.6)
R168 SW:146.6 GW:144.0 EW:146.2 (-0.4)
R169 SW:143.6 GW:143.0 EW:142.0 (-1.6)
R170 SW:143.0 GW:140.0 EW:140.6 (-2.4)
R171 SW:140.0 GW:139.6 EW:138.6 (-1.4)
R172 SW:141.4 GW:138.6 EW:145.0 (+3.6)
R173 SW:145.2 GW:142.8 EW:141.0 (-4.2)
R174 SW:141.0 GW:139.6 EW:142.2 (+1.2)
R175 SW:141.6 GW:139.6 EW:140.0 (-1.6)
R176 SW:139.6 GW:139.0 EW:138.4 (-1.2)

R177-R210 DNW regained 26.6lbs 😵 Never again!
R211 SW:165.0 GW:163.0 EW:160.8 (-4.2)
R212 SW:161.4 GW:159.0 EW:157.6 (-3.2)
R213 SW:158.0 GW: 156.0 EW: 156.8 (-1.2)
R214 SW:154.4 GW:153.4 EW:154.4 (0.0)
R215 SW:153.4 GW:152.4 EW: 151.6 (-1.8)
R216 SW:150.8 GW:149.8 EW: 151.6 (+0.8)
R217 SW:151.6 GW:150.6 EW: 150.2 (-1.4)
R218 SW:150.2 GW:150.2 EW: 148.8 (-1.4)
R219 SW:149.2 GW:148.2 EW:151.4 (+2.2)

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3/31 149.2 (trend 149.7)
4/1 148.8 (trend 149.5)
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4/2 149.2 (trend 149.5) A little up again, no tmi is probably why. Gym was lower body, I really enjoyed it and am making good progress. Took DD shopping to buy some shoes for her granddad's funeral and picked up a couple of tops for myself but I'm not sure I like them. I'm really not into the styles in the shops at the moment, far too much floral and floaty stuff, it just looks frumpy on me.
Not quite enough steps, I'm blaming the gym WiFi dropping out, so I got bored on the treadmill, but really it's because I spent the evening watching films on the sofa when I should have been getting some chores done. Had a few G&Ts, then I got a bit snacky and had a chocolate and salted caramel hot cross bun. Not that nice, I much prefer the ordinary spiced ones. I think I was slightly in self-sabotage mode last night, not sure why. Maybe it's because I get depressed and obsessed when I'm trying to lose and it doesn't happen. At the moment I'm feeling pleased with my progress and more comfortable in my body and I'm scared of feeling disappointed again so I'm wary of trying to push on for more loss. Something to watch out for as I definitely need to lose at least another stone, so I don't want to get lax.
Calories over and protein well under.

4/3 150.0 (trend 149.6) Argh! OK I'm not surprised, OH came back from his trip and we went out for beers, so this is carb bloat. Didn't have any proper lunch or dinner, just some snacks, but still definitely well over calories. I need to get back to taking this weight loss malarkey seriously.

4/4 150.0 (trend 149.6) Yesterday was a complete write-off, I was totally unmotivated and did very little other than sit under a blanket and read. Food was ok-ish but probably closer to maintenance.
Today I WILL hit all my goals.

4/5 149.6 (trend 149.6) I had a better day yesterday, 10 minutes elliptical warm-up, 75 minutes strength training upper body, 10 minutes core exercises. Steps over 10,000 and calories below target. I was low on protein and water plus only 1 minute of planking. Today was up before 6am with the plan to get out for an early walk and enjoy the spring buds but I'm still sat here drinking coffee 1.5 hrs later, catching up on reading mfp posts, whoops! Feeling very 'backed up', so that's making me a bit sluggish. I need to watch out for the carb creep and try to make sure I'm prioritising non-digestible fibre.
Going to try again at hitting all of my 6 targets today- planking, steps, strength, calories, macros, water. I'm also going to add a daily target of 35g fibre.

4/6 148.8 (trend 149.5) Think I've caught a bug, I got back from a walk yesterday morning and developed a headache, cold sweats, and sore throat. I was wiped out for most of the day. Only ate cereal bars as I was craving energy, not a great day.
I have to pick up my daughter from her nana's house today, not looking forward to the drive on the motorway as my car isn't in the best condition.

4/7 148.6 (trend 149.4)

4/8 149.6 (trend 149.4) Losing my mojo, stuck in plateausville.

4/9 150.6 (trend 149.6)
4/10 150.4 (trend 149.7)

4/11 151.4 (trend 149.9) Right. It's been a bad round in terms of effort from me, I'm definitely battling self-sabotage and have let my good habits slip. Things I can be proud of from the last 10 days: I have weight trained 6 days, planked 4 days, weighed myself every day, and taken my vitamins and minerals. Things I need to re-establish for the next 10 days: tracking my food, staying hydrated, eating more protein, walking 8500 steps daily, and posting in my mfp challenges every day.
I'm drawing a line under this round and starting afresh TODAY.

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. 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 – 140.8 lbs – I have to get to the gym today, in order to meet my goal of going 3/10 days, above, which was what I planned for this round. (I can’t go tomorrow morning as I have counselling before work.) I am a bit concerned about trying to get to the gym, as I have been very low-energy of late and I am wondering if I have enough energy to go to the gym AND walk my dog twice. I may have to call the dog-walker for one of those walks. Dog ownership is not cheap, y’all!! Anyway, I have to remind myself that the real goal right now is only to get back into the habit of going to the gym 2-3x per week – IE, even if I only get my gym clothes on, walk over to the gym, put on my gym shoes and do 1 exercise and then turn around and go home, it will be a success, as the point is only to get myself back into the habit, for now. I am happy to see that my weight is back down to where it was on March 30th. I have successfully logged my calories and stayed “under” for the last 4 days, so that is an improvement over the last few weeks. I had been getting a bit sloppy/negligent with my logging. I would like to keep going with the habit of logging my calories, even on the days when I go over, and even if the plan is to “maintain” rather than lose. At today’s weight I am presently down by 1 lb from the beginning of this round, which is progress, in my books. I am in no big rush and really not too bothered if I never reach 135; happy to maintain right where I am if that is what my body wants. It would be “fun” if I could get under 140 lbs by tomorrow… but honestly it is not a burning desire in my mind, at this point. I’m not going to get crazy about it. I hope. I got all of my cleaning done yesterday so that feels good. I have a 4-day work week this week so that is cool. Hubby will be home from San Diego late today so I have that to look forward to. However, we usually eat out/get takeout when he is home, so that might bump my weight up a bit (it usually goes up when he is home). He leaves on Friday, probably, so I know that is when I can get back on track. That being said, I will try to encourage “healthy” stuff while he is home, at least a long walk with the dog. Speaking of which, it is getting late; I better go walk the crazy maniac, before the parade of dogs going in and out of my building starts up for the day… (there are SO many dogs in my building, now, since Covid! I used to be pretty much the only dog owner in this building, when I moved here in 2009!) I am honestly feeling a bit overwhelmed with everything I need to do, but… one thing at a time. Have a pleasant day, everyone, and hope you get some sunshine and fresh air! 😊
4/11 – 139.8 lbs – Uh, not sure how this is possible, since hubby came home from San Diego last night and even though I told him NOT to bring me McDonald’s, he brought me a small fry and some chicken nuggies to share - he said, “I understood the assignment”, LOL! I then was very happy to eat the fries and nuggies. He knows me well. Some folks on here might say, “He’s sabotaging you!” but the reality is that if he doesn’t bring food for me I will just eat his! 😊 That being said, I still ended up “under” in calories, somehow, even though I took off my Fitbit around 4 pm as it didn’t match the cute outfit I was wearing for when hubby got home. LOL! I’m such a Stepford Wife. Anyhow, I’m sure the scale will bounce up tomorrow, as it does, but that’s okay, I am thrilled to be in the “130s”, as I have never been here before! (At least since I was 13 years old.) Maybe I can get to 135 lbs, after all! I can’t write much; I am running late. I forgot to set an alarm and I always sleep better when hubby is home, so I “slept in” till 4:30 a.m. I have sooo much to do today, and I can feel the stress in my neck and shoulders. Plus now it is late and I have to go walk Golly with all the other dog-owners out and about, which is not as much fun as going super early with him, when we can just enjoy our walk and not worry about avoiding other dogs, especially going in and out of the building. Anyhoo, I wanted to congratulate everyone for doing so well even though it was Easter! I see a lot of you still had a loss or stayed the same, which is great! Even if you bounced up a bit, that is okay, and you can start fresh today. I hope you all have a wonderful day! See you in the next round! 😊

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#
4/10 137.4#
4/11 137.0# A good round this time. I was able to keep to my plan pretty consistently. See you all in Round 220

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. ❌

4/10 Goal: 226.6/Actual 231.2 ❌ During Yoga yesterday the instructor talked about liberation & freedom. It made me think. I have never been free from thinking about food, fat on my body, being overweight. I would love to know why I have so many roadblocks & can’t seem to get to where I want to go. Is the fat protecting me from something like a shield? During this fast I am going to meditate as much as possible & try to work through what is holding me back. Is the fear of failure or is it just because it is hard. I know that there have to be people who are not so dependent on food. I want to be one of those people.

4/11 Goal: 226.3/Actual 229. Good & relaxing day yesterday. I am sticking to my plan of fasting & I feel good about it. Sleep was not great last night (partially due to an afternoon nap) but I will be more active today so hopefully that improves. I am down 2.8 for this round. I had 2 big events & was pretty busy so I am very happy with that. Hopefully this fast will last long enough to put me a bit ahead but I am still happy with this plan of a daily weight loss goal. It is keeping me going and not letting too much time slide by eating stuff I shouldn’t. I still do not know why I slip but I think it might just be the time it takes. So taking each day, recommitting each day should do it.

GirlOnTheRebound

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!

4/11 211.2 Just squeaked in over 1000 calories. Was house cleaning day so steps were elevated by normal activity. Yesterday morning I had a strange stomach gurgling. I have it again this morning. Love how my body is adjusting and adapting! Feeling confident going into Round 220.

Thoughts from Round 219

If I can eat 1000 I can eat 1200
2 protien shakes a day backs you up!
I have cholesterol foods under control
I have sodium intake under control
Trust the process

CamandJarvis

You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before

31, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2 164.5 164.9 Dec 31, 2022 165.5 Jan 5, 2023
GW: 130-135

Previous Rounds:

R69: 158.1; R70: 156.5; R71: 156.3 R72: 156.3; R73: 155.2; R74: 155.4; R75: 156.1; R76: 155.6; R80: 153.2; R81: 154.3; R82: 154.1; R84: 156.5; R89: 156.7; R91: 160.1; R93: 159.3; R94: 156.1; R98: 154.5; R99: 155.9; R100: 152.8; R101: 149.7; R102: 149.0; R103: 149.0; R104: 146.2; R105: 146.6; R106: 144.6; R107: 146.8; R108: 147.7; R109: 148.1; R110: 150.1; R111: 154.3; R112: 152.6; R113: 151.7; R121: 153.0; R122: 154.8; R123: 153.9; R124: 153.4; R125: 155.6; R126: 152.3; R127: 151.5; R128: 151.0; R129: 151.0; R130: 152.6; R131: 153.9; R132: 150.6; R133: 151.2; R134: 149.3; R135: 149.5; R136: 148.4; R137: 147.9; R138: 148.4; R139: 151.9; R140: 150.4; R141: 150.4; R142: 144.0; R143: 144.2; R144: 147.0; R145: 145.7; R146: 145.9; R147: 145.9; R148: 146.5; R149: 147.3; R150: 146.8; R151: 147.9; R152: 147.7; R153: 147.2; R154: 147.0; R155: 144.7; R157: 146.1; R158: 146.6; R159: 146.3; R160: 150.2; R161: 146.7; R162: 144.6; R163: 146.2; R164: 147.3; R165: 146.3; R166: 148.5; R167: 147; R168: 148.4; R169: 151.4; R170: 148.9; R171: 144.8 R172: DNW; R173: 146.1; R174: 147.9; R175: 145.9; R176: 150.5; R177: 149.3; R179: 150.5; R180: 151.6; R181: DNW; R182: 150.2; R183: 152.9; R184: 153.4; R185: 151.3; R186: 152.3; R187: 151.8; R188: 150.9; R189: 152.6; R190: DNW; R191: 154.8; R192: 155.5; R193: 155.2; R194: 156.5; R195: DNW; R196: 155.7; R197: DNW; R198: 156.1; R199: DNW; R200: DNW; R201: 159.8; R202: 159.7; R203: 160.5; R204: DNW; R205: DNW; R206: 161.7; R207: 163.6; R208: DNW; R209: 164.5; R210: 163.9; R211: DNW; R212: 163.1; R123: 162.1; R214: 162.1; R215: 160.4; R216: 160.4; R217: 159.6; R218: 159.0

Last weight
04/01 - 159.0

Round Goal: 157.x
Workout: 3x/week - M-W-F bodyweight and C25K training, regular walks with pups (weather permitting)
Nutrition: Log daily

Day, Weight, Comment
4/02 - 159.4
4/03 - 157.8
4/04 - 157.8
4/05 - 157.4
4/06 - 158.0
4/07 - 159.8
4/08 - 159.3
4/09 - DNW
4/10 - DNW
4/11 - 159.6 - I'm content with staying in 150s at least. I'm glad I skipped the scale yesterday if I'm feeling a little less bloated today and this is what I see. I don't know if I could've mentally handled seeing 160 again, despite the reasoning behind it. I'm still feeling heavy and bloated, but I anticipated it taking a few days to drop off. I didn't quiiiite hit my water goal (I was about 8oz off) but I still got a significantly larger amount than Sunday for which I'm happy. The curry I made for lunches was delightful and I'm looking forward to it again. I believe I served myself too small a portion yesterday. The recipe said it made 6 but I could've had 10 of what I ate for lunch yesterday, if not more, out of my pot. I froze a little less than half and the rest is for lunches this week. I'll have bigger servings since I didn't have a full one yesterday. Especially as I was snacky and super hungry by dinner. I was right around calorie goals yesterday, if not a tad over due to pre-dinner snacking so I'm hoping a larger bowl of curry can offset that. No workout today again as I'm hoping tomorrow to attempt to run again. I don't need to set myself up for failure or re-injury and another rest day to allow my body to recover and heal isn't harmful. I'll focus on getting up and moving every hour as well as hitting my step goal to make up for a lack of workout.


Previous Day's Comments

4/02 - I'm bloated from all the craziness yesterday. I'm actually surprised I'm not up more and, depending on how today goes, I wouldn't be surprised if some of yesterday's intake showed up on the scale tomorrow, too. Today should be better. Once I finish coffee and finish this post, I'm headed to the grocery to do our weekly shopping. Then over to Fam's to replace the exhaust on BF's bike that's over there. Then I'm not sure, but they want to go to this bike show thing at the fairgrounds. Not sure if BF wants to go or not, but we may join them and enjoy a beautiful day outside before we head back home. I'm hoping food will be much better and easier to track today as things are much calmer. I gave up attempting to track after lunch yesterday. I'm sure I was over but I also didn't sit (other than the short drive from one party to the other) from about 3pm to 8:30pm. My trend is slowly increasing from 158.x to now 159.0 so I need to be mindful and careful this week so I can hopefully drop all this bloat and excess water and get solidly into 157.x range (my goal this round)
4/03 - I stepped on the scale 3 times to make sure it was right because I was in disbelief. I also measured my waist again to realize I have lost a little over an inch there since January 1st! Yesterday I skipped breakfast as I wasn't hungry and only had a small protein bar which was perfect to hold me to lunch, which I raided Fam's fridge for a leftover homemade beef enchilada. FamHubs made beer can chicken and FamWife made some kind of roasted mashed potatoes and a sweet kale salad for dinner. I went back for seconds on the potatoes and salad because I was still hungry and, for once, I didn't leave their house overly stuffed! I felt perfectly satiated. I did indulge in some wine but Fam had our friend's winery's newest red blend I hadn't yet gotten to try. It's their best yet! I was under calories by about 150 according to MFP and Fitbit for the day. I did, however, drink my 90oz water. Despite the water, I wasn't quite expecting I had done enough yesterday to warrant the scale drop so I'm very happy today. I have my kettlebell strength workout and C25K Week 4 on deck this morning. I am moving up to running 3 and 5 minute intervals. Whew! I did remember to put my knee brace on UNDER my leggings in hopes it doesn't slip. These leggings aren't as slippy and smooth on the outside, but I'm hoping that they're tight enough to help keep the brace in place anyway. If this brace ends up staying and helping today, I may need to buy a second for my other knee as it was a bit sore this weekend. I did some stretches while reading last night in hopes to help. I also have some electrolyte vitamin tablets to put in water that have several vitamins and nutrients that supposedly help with muscle recovery.
4/04 - A bit shocked with staying the same. I was just at maintenance yesterday due to BF getting me Arby's lunch (as a surprise) and then wanting my homemade pizza for dinner. My run went well, surprisingly, but my after dinner walk did not. Harley decided to be a spaz and dart in front of me mid-step (I speed walk with them if I'm feeling good, which I was) and I ended up stepping on her and rolling my bad ankle (the floppy loose one that rolls if you look at it wrong). Both dogs and I got tangled in the leash and she and I were limping home while Smoke was scared (he thought he was in trouble because I hit him on my way down due to the leash tangle issue). Both dogs are okay now, I'm still hurting. Fortunately it doesn't seem as bad as times past. It's stiff from internal swelling, but very little visible external swelling and no bruising, even after a full night. I'm doing RICE and taking it easy. I did walk around the grocery this morning (that was rough as it was stiff from overnight but I needed some things for dinner) and just finished my first icing session. It's feeling much better now. I'll likely have to take off running this week and hopefully it'll be good to go (with my ankle brace on) to start up again next week. I'm running out of weeks between the end of my C25K training program and the actual race! Two weeks are already used up between this injury and then my business trip the end of April (unless I can figure out my schedule so I can run those 2 days I'm away. Hotel does have treadmills) and I think, accounting for those, I only have 2 weeks between. One of those weeks I won't train at least Thursday/Friday to rest up for the actual race so I really only have 1 more week buffer. Oof. I hope nothing else goes awry!
4/05 - Yippee! I was almost over calories yesterday but I managed to shuffle around in the evening enough to offset it. I was 47 over goal according to MFP and 87 over on Fitbit. Not terrible, but I'd like to avoid that in the future. I've been doing it a little too much for comfort and the scale won't continue to be nice if I keep it up. I cannot be mad about missing my run this morning due to my ankle - Mother Nature has blessed us with a surprise storm that has practically formed over the top of us. It's beautiful. Storms always make me feel so strong and powerful. I'm behind on my kettlebell workout today (I'm going to see how squats and lunges feel on my ankle with the brace and adjust as needed - 75% of the workout is upper body anyway) but I'll postpone work 10-15 minutes to knock that out. It doesn't take long at all. I might bring my computer with me to the other side of the room after that and pedal on the bike for a bit in lieu of a run which I would've had to do anyway due to the storms. At least I can work and pedal! Today's dinner is smoked pork loin with asparagus and corn on the cob. I think FamWife and kids are bringing salad (FamHub gone on overnight business trip). Breakfast is overnight strawberry peanut butter oats and lunch I was thinking sweet potato-black bean hash/skillet thing. I've logged breakfast and dinner so I know what I have for lunch to play around with.
4/06 - Quite okay, I expected it. I splurged on the homemade strawberry swirl cheesecake I made yesterday. I was 369 over on MFP and 405 over on Fitbit, AKA maintenance. I ended up sleeping in this morning until 645 at which point I woke up naturally. I was very tired. I knew, waking up at 3, my ankle wasn't going to handle a run today to make up for yesterday so I just called it then and there. Got a few sprinkles of rain and I hear thunder in the distance right now so probably good I didn't try to run, I'd rather not be caught in a storm. I did manage my full kettlebell workout yesterday, though. Squats and lunges included. Also did 3-2-1-2-3 on the bike in place of my run. I only did 1 interval though. I did, after dinner, gently bike (Fitbit heart rate never registered into the "Fat Burn" type gentle) for 25 minutes rather than walk. Today I got on the bike for a slightly more than gentle (but not intense or sweat-inducing) 10 minute pedal as I was short on time. I looked through emails and answered them while pedaling. I've already logged today's meals so I'm good to go. Right now I'm sitting at being over by 179 calories on MFP with 0 exercise calories. As long as I can get and move through the day, I'll be fine. I aim to hit 2000 calories burned for the entire day on Fitbit so sitting at 1489 calories is still quite low. I also, if I stick to plan, hit 17 of the 24 "Daily Dozen" according to the app. I'm not aiming for perfect, just aiming to get at least 1/2 of them each day.
4/07 - Binge-fest. Well, not really. Stress, BF ordering me alcohol (I didn't tell him I wasn't drinking but he usually doesn't order me anything anyway since he doesn't typically know what I want), and a craving for something I couldn't figure out so I kept munching in hopes of finding it. I didn't. Then I topped it off with a slice of cheesecake after dinner (because it wasn't frozen anymore so you could actually taste it better was my excuse). I'm back on it today. I went ahead and knocked out my kettlebell strength training and the 3-2-1 bike. I only did 1 set though because the dogs. They woke up several times in the night barking at absolutely nothing and then the final time at 630 barking at BigBro leaving for work and I gave up on sleep. My alarm was going off in 30 minutes to work out anyway... Anyway, BF was trying to sleep (his "late for work" alarm goes off at 8, similar to my 7am "late for work" alarm I have previously mentioned) and these dogs were barking at the dang leaves blowing in the yard and I had to stop my workout multiple times to go shut them up. Needless to say, I finally finished my "3-2-1" at 7:52 and knew I couldn't do a second one since the workout is 15 minutes total (with the rest times included) as BF will be in here shortly. Trying to get back on the wagon with good habits today but my stress levels are already through the roof with these dogs, the severe lack of sleep, and the interrupted workout. Hoping things get better as the day goes on. BF is up now so time to shower this icky sweat off and hopefully wash the stress down the drain with it. Thanks for allowing me to rant, as usual
4/08 - DNP
4/09 - DNP
4/10 - Saturday morning as BF and I were getting ready to go do some training on the trucks for the fire department, we got an alert and decided we might as well go on our first call (the guy who was going to train us on the trucks also responded to the call so we knew we'd be okay in that regards). By the time we got home after going to get food and pick up our trailer since we were out and about in town, I had forgotten entirely that I hadn't come on to post. Oops. Yesterday I woke up feeling absolutely awful and didn't even try to get on to post. Something I ate on Saturday didn't sit well at all. I was cramping and feeling so nauseous until about mid-afternoon. I'm extremely dehydrated right now despite my best efforts yesterday. I decided, since I ate a very large dinner of soup, I'd not weigh. Between dehydration and sodium, I'm surely not going to show any kind of accurate weight. I'm also not working out as I'm allowing my body a little extra rest and recuperation. Plus it was stormy this morning and I couldn't run anyway. I'm making a vegetable chickpea curry today for lunch that I should be able to eat on for the week. It'll be lower calorie and filled with delicious veggies which is exactly what I need to get back and stay on track. I also have some chickpea pasta to try as well as plenty of spinach and fruits to eat up. Unsure dinner but should be okay with the curry being light and I'm going to try to stick to just the banana I had a bit ago for breakfast. Hopefully I can start feeling better and get a good weigh-in tomorrow. I won't be too worried if I'm still feeling bloated, I know it could take a few days.

SModa61

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
Round 220 131.4 4/11/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz

Exercise & Supplements

Supplements 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 – walked with the girls, 4 laps

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 – 131.4 End of the round and down 2.4 for the month of April. Seeming like making it down 5 or at least under 130 is possible. This morning I slept in (7:10 am) for the first time in months. I did that because it was pouring rain at 2 am, and was still supposed to be still raining at 7 at. It was not……. Oops. Anyhow, I enjoyed the splurge.


Yes, my husband is in there too!

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.
9/4 147.4 lbs.
10/4 147.4 lbs.
11/4 146.8 lbs. Happy with the way things went. Being accountable every day is super helpful. It really reins in my “I’ll just start again tomorrow” thinking - especially helpful over the Easter long weekend. Looking forward to the next 10 day challenge.

RenaPink11

SW FEB ‘22 - 249
SW RND 218 - 176.2
SW RND 219 - 173.5
GW RND 219 - 172.0
EGW - 149
5’5” F 45 Indiana
Feel free to add me as a friend 😊
Goals: No coffee after noon
Go to bed by 10pm
Water!!
4/2 - 173.5 - no gym today. Meal prepped my breakfast & lunch for the week. That helps me tremendously! I have 2 minutes to get to bed by 10pm. 🤣
4/3 - 174.2 - I expected this rebound so I’m good with it. Gym tonight and hopefully I can go on a walk on my lunch break today.
4/4 - 175.2 - Ugh, wrong way but not shocking since (TMI ALERT) I need to 💩!! It’s been 2 days 😭 Anyway, didn’t track my water and know I was short. Very short workout at the gym bc my knee was hurting. Today I’m feeling better on track so hoping that # goes back down in the morning.
4/5 - 175.9 - super aggravating!! 😡 but did the c25k on the riverfront yesterday evening and a short jog this morning before I need to dive into work. Perks of remote working! Thinking I need to give IF a go again. Anyone else do IF here? Hoping tomorrow’s # is better and not this upward trend.
4/6 - 174.2 - Wow I was throwing a fit yesterday. I looked back at my food diary over the past month or so and as suspected I was higher on my carbs more than usual for about the last 3 weeks. My weight loss has slowed down and when I was completely honest with myself - I *know* carbs aren't friendly to me - but I wasn't as diligent in keeping them at an acceptable level for my body. Lesson learned... maybe, I'm sure I'll do it again in the future and be pi$$y about it again. LOL I had a nice morning jog yesterday in between the storms that rolled through. I've noticed that I have more energy to complete a jog in the evening than in the mornings. I've never been much of a morning person. I also decided to give IF a real effort. I can eat in 30 minutes but my morning coffee (black) has seemed to fulfil so far. I actually enjoy black coffee so that's a plus. I can thank my grandpa for that one.

Thank you for all of the support here as I was having a pity party yesterday. Feel free to give me a virtual smack across the face if I do it again. LOLOLOL!!!
4/7 - 173.2 - YAY! Things are finally “moving” along again and the weight is going down. Yesterday was a good water consumption day. I did my run/walk on the indoor track at the gym. I’m focusing on distance and not speed. I’m hoping I am able to keep my run intervals progressing longer. I’ve done week 2 twice now and hoping I’m ready to progress to week 3. Happy Friday!
4/8 & 4/9 175.0 - I expected the rise. We had our easter dinner sat night at a family style restaurant. I ate the potatoes and fried chicken. But I did so in moderation. I go to my dr this wed for my weigh in. Hoping to get that # down a little more by then. I'm glad the scale didn't have a bigger increase. I did skip dessert. I've meal prepped my lunches for the week and have entered those in so I'm a step ahead. I have not stuck to my goal to get in bed by 10pm. It's now 10:23. LOL I need to go back and catch up on post. Goodnight for now...
4/10 - 175.0 - Didn’t hit the gym any this weekend, but that’s ok. Back at it on Monday along with IF from 7pm - 10am. I’m up 2 lbs from the start of this 10 days.
4/11 - 174.2 - up total 1.2 lbs to end this 10 days. Fasted yesterday and did fine and will do it again today until 10am. Sore throat and dry sinuses this morning. Maybe spring is finally here.

shmmm3

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.

4/6 126.8

Good 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 😀

4/11 127.4 Fasted until acid reflux started to get me around dinner time. Too much tea probably. I broke it with an apple followed by a green smoothie, and then two pieces of sourdough with homemade apricot spread with chia seeds. I'm excited to not have to search the store for a no added sugar jam anymore. Back to normal today. I slept very well last night. I might try to make tonight's dinner fat free and see if that's helpful.

jedaschultz

Thanks @quiltingjaine for another round.

Hi, I’m Debbie.
I am 60 yr old, 5' 6" female from Missouri.
OSW 213.4 (July 2012)

Round 164 (Round 1) SW 206.6 RGW 205 EW 204 (-2.6)
Round 165 (Round 2) SW 204 RGW 204 EW 205.4 (+1.4)
Round 166 - I skipped this one. Husband started radiation. (+2.4)
Round 167 (Round 3) SW 207.8 RGW EW 207.2 (-.6)
Round 168 (Round 4) SW 207.2 RGW 204 EW 205.8 (-1.4)
Round 169 (Round 5) SW 205.8 RGW 204 EW 206 (+.2) Thanksgiving
Round 170 (Round 6) SW 206. RGW 204 EW 206.8 (+.8)
Round 171 (Round 7) SW 206.8 RGW 204 EW 208.6 (+1.8)
Round 172 (Round 8) SW 208.6 RGW 206 EW 207.8 (-.8)
Round 173 (Round 9) SW 207.8 RGW 205’s EW 208.6 (+.8)
Round 174 (Round 10) SW 208.6 RGW 206 EW 204.6 (-4.0)
Round 175 (Round 11) SW 204.6 RGW 203 EW 207.4 (+2.8)
Round 176 (Round 12) SW 207.4 RGW 205 EW 208.6 (+1.2)
Round 177 (Round 13) SW 208.6 RGW 205 EW 206.2
Round 178 (Round 14) SW 206.2 RGW 205 EW 205.8
Round 179 skipped this one - traveling
Round 180 (Round 15) SW 208 RGW 205 EW 210.2
Round 181 (Round 16) SW 210.2 RGW 209 EW 209.2
Round 182 skipped
Round 183 (Round 17) SW 209.2 RGW 208 EW 208.2
Round 184 (Round 18) SW 208.2 RGW 207 EW 210.2
Round 185 (Round 19) SW 210.2 RGW 208 EW
Round 186 skipped
Round 187 skipped
Round 188 skipped
Round 189 skipped
Round 190 SW 209.6 RGW 209 EW 210
Round 191 SW 210 RGW 209 EW 205.2
Round 192 SW 205.2 RGW 204.2 EW 205.8
Round 193 SW 205.8 RG 205 EW 213.2
Round 194 SW 211.4 RG 207 EW 213.2
Round 195 Skipped
Round 196 SW 210.2 RG 209 EW211
Round 197 SW 211 RG 209 EW
Round 198 Skipped
Round 199 Skipped
Round 200 EW 211.8
Round 201 SW 211.8 RGW 209 EW 210.2
Round 202 SW 210.2 RGW 208 EW 210.6
Round 203 SW 210.6 RGW 209 EW 209.8
Round 204 SW 209.8 RGW 208.4 EW 210
Round 205 SW 210 RGW 208.4EW 208.8
Round 206 208.8 RGW 208 EW
Round 207 skipped
Round 208 skipped
Round 209 skipped
Round 210 SW RGW 209.2 EW
Round 211 SW RGW EW 210.2
Round 212 SW 210.2 RGW 208 EW 208.8
Round 213 skipped
Round 214 skipped
Round 215 skipped
Round 216 skipped
Round 217 skipped
Round 218 SW 204 RGW 202 EW 203.4
Round 219 SW 203.4 RGW 202 EW 201.8

April 2: 202.6 Picked up sticks that fell from the storm on Friday. Also went and had a small vanilla ice cream cone. It didn't taste nearly as good as I thought it would. Disappointed I wasted the calories on it.
April 3: 203.8 Oops!! Gotta start watching what I eat.

April 4: 204
April 5: 203
April 6: 202.8 Doing better. Still just eating whatever whenever. Four weeks today since DH passed away. It’s been hard and so lonely without him.
April 7: 202.8 Well at least I am staying about the same. Easter is coming and I'm going to my younger DD house. This will be our first holiday with DH and I'm planning to do the best that I can. My goal is to honor him and not pity myself. Each day is better but boy is it going to be tough.
April 8: 202.8 Still staying the same.
April 9: 202.8 Becoming attend. One month anniversary today and it’s Easter. Going to do my best.
April 10: 202.4 Finally,
April 11: 201.8 Well I made my round goal weight plus a tiny bit less. I’m not sure how that happened but I’m thrilled with it anyway.

SheilaBoneham

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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 - 183.4
Aaaack. That’s it, I have change my behavior today. This morning. This minute. No excuses. This is my highest weight in years. I’m disappointed in myself and disgusted. I have been walking every day but will increase time and distance beginning today. And if I really am hungry in the evening, I’ll have a cup of bouillon or warm unsweetened almond milk. I’m restarting my 100 day snack free goal with the new round, so have deleted my failure as we wind up this round. Also, thank you thank you thank you to those of you who wrote supportive replies to my post yesterday. Much appreciated. ❤️ See you in the next round.

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 - DNW - still at my parents house, heading back home today. Ate too much yesterday, lots of sweets and dinner was very carb heavy. We'll see what happens when I get on the scale tomorrow to end the round. We did get in a great walk as the weather was lovely, it's going to be even warmer today so I'm hoping to get a another good walk in when we get home this afternoon.
4/11 - 174.6 - consequences of Easter weekend....and boys wanted pizza last night. Should have made myself a salad and stuck to one slice but I did not. Looking forward to the next few weeks where I can plant myself in some consistent habits without the interruptions of special events/holidays.
See you al in the next round.

SheilaBoneham

musicsax wrote: »

SheilaBoneham wrote: »

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.

WOB (World of Books) have lots of your second hand books available. I often use this website both for books for myself and my little DGC if I want a specific book, prices are very reasonable and postage is free in the UK.

@musicsax Thats fun to hear! Thank you for the pick-me-up!

quiltingjaine

@fmfdfa2020

https://www.sheilaboneham.com/