Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 238
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10/9 DNW great day yesterday macros and steps ✔️
10/10 DNW. Macros and steps ✔️
10/11 I had celebratory mini feast last night with sweets for dessert. Steps ✔️ macros a bit lopsided but good on protein, fiber. Feeling good and staying moderate. Thanks for your support as I keep marching onward.
10/12 DNW. Macros and steps and ST ✔️
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10/14 DNW. Macros and ST ✔️
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Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 59
Akron, Ohio
OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)
My 199th Round!After losing 12 lbs. I was stuck at 174lbs. for a couple weeks until I found this challenge.
End R40: 171 (-3) - May 2018
End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
End R42: 168 (-2.5)
End R43: 165 (-3)
End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
End R45: 163 (-.5)
End R46: 160 (-3)
End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
End R48: 159 (+.5)
End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
End R50: 154.5 (-3)
End R51: 154 (-.5)
End R52: 153 (-1)
End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
End R54: 151 (-1.5)
End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)
End R56: 146.5 (-3)
End R57: 146.5 (0)
End R58: 146.5 (0)
End R59: 144 (-2.5)
End R60: 144 (0)
End R61: 145 (+1)
End R62: 144 (-1)
End R63: 147.5 (+3.5) Christmas and New Year’s - 2018
End R64: 145 (-2.5)
End R65: 145.5 (+.5)
End R66: 144 (-1.5)
End R67: 142.5 (-1.5)
End R68: 143 (+.5)
End R69: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R70: 142 (-2.5)
End R71: 141.5 (-.5)
End R72: 140 (-1.5)
End R73: 141 (+1)
End R74: 143 (+2)
End R75: 142 (-1)
End R76: 144.5 (+2.5)
End R77: 144 (-.5)
End R78: 143.5 (-.5)
End R79: 143.5 (0)
End R80: 140 (-3.5)
End R81: 143.5 (+3.5)
End R82: 142 (-1.5)
End R83: 143.5 (+1.5)
End R84: 142.5 (-1)
End R85: 142 (-.5)
End R86: 142 (0)
End R87: 140.5 (-1.5)
End R88: 141.5 (+1)
End R89: 141.5 (0)
End R90: 145 (+3.5) Quit smoking - 2019
End R91: 145 (0)
End R92: 143.5 (-1.5)
End R93: 146 (+2.5)
End R94: 144.5 (-1.5)
End R95: 143.5 (-1)
End R96: 144.5 (+1)
End R97: 146.5 (+2) Thanksgiving aftermath
End R98: 145.5, BF33.2%, MM 63% (-1)
End R99: 147.5 (+2) Christmas - 2019
End R100: 147 (-.5) New Year
End R101: 147 (0)
End R102: 145.5 (-1.5)
End R103: 144 (-1.5)
End R104: 143(-1)
End R105: 143.5 (+.5)
End R106: 143.5 (0)
End R107: 143.5 (0)
End R108: 142 (-1.5)
End R109: 143 (+1)
End R110: 143 (0)
End R111: 144 (+1)
End R112: 146 (+2)
End R113: 143.5 (-2.5)
End R114: 146.5 (+3)
End R115: 146 (-.5)
End R116: 146 (0)
End R117: 145.5 (-.5)
End R118: 146 (+.5)
End R119: 146.5 (+.5)
End R120: 147 (+.5)
End R121: 147 (0)
End R122: 145 (-2)
End R123: 144.5 (-.5)
End R124: 143 (-1.5)
End R125: 143 (0) - Labor Day
End R126: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R127: 142.5(-2)
End R128: 143 (+.5)
End R129: 142.5 (-.5)
End R130: 144 (+1.5)
End R131: 144(0)
End R132: 143 (-1)
End R133: 144 (+1) Thanksgiving
End R134: 143.5
End R135: 143.5
End R136: 143.5 Christmas and New Year - 2020
End R137: 144 (+.5) Dan's cancer diagnosis
End R138: 145 (+1)
End R139: 146 (+1)
End R140: 145.5 (-.5)
End R141: 145
End R142: 145.5 (+.5)
End R143: 143.5 (-2) - Dan hospitalized
End R144: 143(-.5)
End R145: 143.5 (+.5)
End R146: 145 (+1.5) - Problems with Dan's treatment
End R147: 144.5 (-.5)
End R148: 145.5 (+1)
End R149: 145 (-.5)
End R150: 144 (-1)
End R151: 145 (+1)
End R152: 144.5 (-.5)Dan started BCG at CC
End R153: 145.5 (+1)
End R154: 146.5 (+1)
End R155: 146 (-.5)
End R156: 147.5 (+1.5)Dan ill from BCG/flu, G hospitalized, retina flash, RP died
End R157: 147.5(0)
End R158: 147.5(0)
End R159: 147(-.5)
End R160: 147.5(+.5)Dan clear from treatment
End R161: 147.5(0) L had covid
End R162: 146(-1.5)
End R163: 145.5(-.5)
End R164: 145(-.5)
End R165: 146 (+1) Dan's final BCG Maint. Mary's Memorial
End R166: 145.5 (-.5) E Bday/Halloween party
End R167: 145
End R168: 146(+1)
End R169: 145.5 Thanksgiving
End R170: 145.5 Dan cleared at CC again
End R171: 145.5
End R172: 148 (+2.5) Christmas - 2021
End R173: 147(-1) Heart monitor placed
End R174: 147(0)
End R175: 146(-1)
End R176: 146(0)
End R177: 145.5(-.5)
End R178: 145.5(0)
End R179: 146.5(+1)
End R180: 145(-1.5)
End R181: 146(+1)
End R182: 147(+1)
End R183: 145.5(-1.5) Dad passed away 4/10/22
End R184: 146(+.5)
End R185: 146(0)
End R186: 148(+2) Stress eating
End R187: 149(+1) Prep for Dad's service
End R188: 149.5 (+.5) Celebration of Life for Dad
End R189: 149.5(0)
End R190: 149.5(0)
End R191: 151.5(+2) 4th of July
End R192: 151(-.5)
End R193: 149(-2)
End R194: 149(0)
End R195: 149(0) - Mark went missing
End R196: 152(+3) - Niagara Falls trip
End R197: 149
End R198: 150.5
End R199: 149
End R200: 150.5 - Ron deathly ill
End R201: 149.5 - Hospitalized with bigeminy
End R202: 147.5 - Fiona born, Cassie got custody
End R203: 146.5 - Heart issues
End R204: 146 - Failed Ablation
End R205: 146
End R206: 147 - Thanksgiving and Fiona home
End R207: 147
End R208: 148 - Birthday
End R209: 149.5 - Christmas, NYE, Cassie and Fiona get covid
End R210: 148.5
End R211: 149.5
End R212: 151
End R213: 147.5
End R214: 149
End R215: 149.5
End R216: 150.1 - New scale, Fiona sick
End R217: 151.4
End R218: 151.6
End R219: 152.3
End R220: 152.9
End R221: 152.9 - Fiona adoption, hospitalization
End R222: 153.2 - Ablation and home from hospital
End R223: 152.7
End R224: 152.9
End R225: 153.8
End R226: 154.9
End R227: 153.2
End R228: 152.5
End R229: 154.3
End R230: 153.6
End R231: 155.4
End R232: 154.5
End R233: 155.6
End R234: 155.6
End R235: 155.2
End R236: 153.6 (-1.6)
End R237: 152.3 (-1.3)
SW: 152.3
Date/weight/comment
10/09 - 153.2 - I did not drink enough water yesterday and I had a turkey taco (sodium) for dinner last night. I'm hoping I can get back to starting weight in the next couple days.
10/10 - 153.2 - Sigh, I'm hoping to see the scale drop tomorrow.
10/11 - 152.7 - OK, I'm sticking to plan and starting to see my weight drop back down.
10/12 - 152.1 - Finally made it below my starting weight. I hope this sticks.
10/13 - 151.8 - Yay! Now to navigate this weekend. My granddaughter's first birthday is Sunday and I'm helping my daughter with the party. I'll take some healthy snacks with me to munch on while I help her decorate tomorrow.
10/14 - 151.4
10/15 - 151.8
10/16 - 152.3 - We had a wonderful party yesterday and I ate too many carbs and did not have enough water. I hope my weight doesn't continue to creep up this week from it. Back on plan today.
10/17 - DNW - I started the day yesterday with such good intentions and then the owner of my CPA firm bought lunch to celebrate our last tax day in our current office. (We're merging and moving to another CPA firm in 2 weeks) Yummy Italian food was brought in and I ate some. This morning before I could weigh in, my daughter texted that my granddaughter was sick and I got distracted and forgot. I will stay on track today.
10/18
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You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before
32, 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; R219: 159.6; R220: 157.6; R221: 156.5; R222: 155.8; R223: 156.8; R224: 155.1; R225: 152.2; R226: 154.9; R227: 152.4; R228: 152.5; R229: 152.2; R230: 152.8; R231: 151.8; R232: 153.3; R233: 154.1; R234: 151.9; R235: 155.1; R236: DNW; R237: DNW;
Last weight
10/06 - 153.3
Round Goal: 152.x
Workout: Walks with dogs daily, weather permitting - morning and evening, when possible. Run 3x/week (weather permitting) for 5k training. Kettlebell/strength 2x/week for muscle maintenance.
Water: 90oz
Day, Weight, Comment
10/09 - 154.2
10/10 - 154.5
10/11 - 153.6
10/12 - 153.0
10/13 - 153.6
10/14 - 152.9
10/15 - DNW
10/16 - 153.9
10/17 - 153.6 - Sodium, I'm sure of it. I was craving it yesterday which tells me just how dehydrated I was. I drank 90oz water yesterday and aiming for even more today (hoping over 100oz). No workout - it's 38F (3C) this morning! Work pending, I'll take the dogs for a "morning walk" around lunchtime and then again after dinner before it gets too cold again. Butternut squash curry with rice for lunch (it's not the best but I'll suffer through it) and air fryer chimichangas for dinner since it is Taco Tuesday. Pre-logging and behaving as best I can!
10/18
Previous Day's Comments10/09 - All the birthday gain from the weekend. Today is my actual birthday and once BF arrives home (I believe his flight already took off) we are going out to eat for dinner so I can get my "birthday cake" (tiramisu). I was able to enjoy this weekend fully and spent a little too much money. It was worth it, though. The scale will hopefully drop quickly as I know this is quite a bit of bloat - I can see and feel it today for sure. I have one last bowl of the Oktoberfest Stew for lunch today with some bread. I'm pre-logging everything and ensuring I get up and move often through the day to make up for this last bit of splurge. I'm also pushing plenty of water to help knock off the worst of the bloat.
10/10 - Expected uptick from dinner. I only ate TWO garlic knots (my kryptonite), one bite of calamari, one mozzarella stick (appetizers), and about half of my actual dinner. Nobody shared my tiramisu (I tried!) so I did end up with that, but it wasn't a huge slice anyway. I savored every single bite of it. I did end up with an unplanned glass of wine, but hey, I only get one birthday a year, right? I was over goal by about 300 estimating dinner and Fitbit says I was under maintenance by about 200 though my estimations could be low or high at this point. I'm back on track today. I didn't plan for lunches this week and didn't think about it until I was already home from the grocery so today I'll be figuring out what I can make up from what we have available. Dinner is Crunchwrap Supreme copycat. It's finally light enough to walk the dogs so I'm off to do that. Goal is to walk them after dinner as well. Lots and lots of water today, too!
10/11 - I made homemade bread for BF as he felt like he was getting sick - well, he is. It was a new recipe so I had to try some as a snack. My longer evening walk helped offset the calories I logged but I still felt weighted down. StretchZone demo this morning instead of a run- it may be the closest I can get to a chiropractor since most won't work with me due to my spinal fusion. We went ahead and signed up for the 12 week program so once a week I'll be going. Should help with recovery now that I'm ramping up runs for the 5k on Nov 18, too. I'll make up my run tomorrow I think. Dinner plans were changed from steak to chicken noodle soup tonight - the stretchzone place was right next to the grocery so I hopped over there to get what we needed to make that for tonight. I'm amping up on my herbal remedies to hopefully hold off whatever BF has sickness-wise and eating soup with plenty of veg to help boost my body - I won't be surprised if I'm up in the coming days as I dose myself. I'll drink plenty of fluids (hello tea) and stay mindful of eating, though.
10/12 - I'll take it. Yesterday was such a wash. Harley was AWFUL on our walk and ended up hurting Smoke and yanking him out of his harness (luckily he's a mama's boy and didn't run away - at least not before I could catch him and get him harnessed again) so I cut that short after dinner. I also had unexpected work calls that had me sitting the majority of the day and I didn't hit near step goal OR hourly movement. Then Fitbit servers went down as I tried to set up my new phone so I didn't have access to the Fitbit app until this morning. We made homemade chicken and dumplings yesterday (with enough leftover for lunch today) and tonight is crockpot chili. Both with the last of my homemade bread. All that is logged. Tomorrow is chicken pot pie 100% from scratch. I went for a dog-free 25 minute run this morning and managed to hit 2 miles! I wasn't expecting that, especially in these hills. I'm taking the dogs after dinner tonight as they're real upset for me ditching them. Separate leashes so Harley can't hurt/pull Smoke from his harness (it's as tight as I can get it without squeezing him but it's not 100% foolproof)
10/13 - Muscles retaining water from yesterday's run? That's my guess. My tummy is looking significantly less bloated compared to yesterday and I'm feeling lighter - I wholeheartedly believed to see a drop on the scale this morning based on how I felt. Ah well. A shorter run today - took dogs for a 12 minute walk and I went for a 1 mile run (and ran faster than expected - less than 12 minutes!) Lunch was a black bean and ground beef hash I made up a few days ago. Dinner will be homemade pot pie (all from scratch). Aiming for another walk this evening with the pups if I can manage before it gets dark. I've adjusted my goal up to 152.x for this round as I've been hovering much higher than I was hoping at the start of this round. I've gained some fat I'll need to lose first before I can continue the downward trend again.
10/14 - Feeling much better about this weigh in. I felt almost identical to yesterday as far as feeling lighter, less bloated, and looking the same. My legs are not as sore today so I think my muscles dropped a little water as they recovered. I did walk the dogs after dinner along with the short bit in the morning before my run. Plus a shorter run, although harder, likely helped release a bit of soreness. Dinner was absolutely delightful despite taking nearly 3 hours to make. Today we are going to a college football game (evening) so I'll have to be on my best behavior. Luckily, though, we'll be home until after lunch so I'll be able to control the majority of the food for the day. I'm feeling confident about how well I can handle the day.
10/15 - DNP
10/16 - Expected bounce up from the weekend. The football game Saturday brought some dehydration I'm battling back from and I wasn't exactly great about overcoming it yesterday due to lack of sleep. I was running on 5 hours and lazy. Today I'm back on it to drop the bloat, though. Today I'm making a butternut curry for lunches this week and dinner will be steak with orzo and green beans. It's currently 44 degrees out with only a high of 71 which is cold to me so I'll be cozying up with good food and tea all day. Extra thankful I work inside and from home - no cold car and I can bundle up in blankets if need be with no judgement. Before the cozying up, though, I will be going for a run once the sun peaks its head up enough. I'll aim to walk the dogs this evening after dinner.
10/174 -
RND 238
SW 130.6# end of round 237
I’m staying at my DS’s to babysit the little fella for this round. Will post NS progress.
Strategy: follow nutrition plan; ST 5 day/week; daily move outside; daily journal.
10/9 130.2# (home scale) ST done
10/10 129.6# (Renpho scale at sons) Good nutrition but minimal movement- crazy day settling in and work.
10/11 DNW ate way under calories yesterday. So I had to eat an evening snack to bump it up a bit. I’m out of my comfort zone.
10/12 DNW Lots of steps in, walking dogs and walked with stroller up hills to pick up GS from day care.
10/13 129.0# (Renpho scale) ST done, shorter walk today. A lot of floor wrestling with a one year old. So much fun.
10/14 129.5#
10/15 129.6#
10/16 DNW ST done at 5:30 am before the baby monster gets up.
10/17 129.4# Up at 4:30 and the little fella was up at 5. No rest for the weary. His parents are back today, YAY !!!!! I will miss him, not so much the needy dogs.
10/18 home late5 -
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R238
-My 8th Round
F, 5’6”, 🎂65 this Round! Married, Retired. MawMaw Proud! South Louisiana
R238Goals: Track everything. Stay vigilant/focused. 🏋️♀️ST 4x,
NEW: Walk 4-5 mi per day (morn & eve brisk walk)
UGW: Make choices to weigh 128 again & MAINTAIN.
Daily Goals:
70-80💦, Cal (1225-1325) Macros% 2-68-30, (Ketovore) 12k+steps, Burn 600+ activity calories, 90+ Activity minutes.
R238⚖️: SW 134.0 (10/11)
RGW: 133
Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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10/9 DNW Yesterday: 22k steps, 8.5mi hike, 1147 ex cal, ate 1395 ✅macros
10/9- Yesterday: Duck egg omelet for breakfast-delish! Steak burger lunch (no bread) & unfortunately SAME for dinner. I wanted grilled chicken last night but the restaurant was out of everything after a record weekend…. So just ate boring! Outstanding hike yesterday. Glorious sunset. Driving home today. Wonderful few days. Will not ⚖️tomorrow to give myself a day to reset. Long hikes provided ample time to reflect…. Invigorated. Ready for this Round!
10/10 DNW Yesterday: In the car, most of the day, slept well last night. Good to be home - looking forward to getting back in the groove and adding walking. ✅Calories and macros.
Fridge and pantry ✅ Already 24oz 💦 by 7am.
I certainly wish we had some hills nearby, but our topography is simply flat as flat can be… I’ve planned Tennis and to walk 4+ miles this evening. Get to spend time with my DGS this eve! 😎❤️
Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
🛑🎢!
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10/11 ⚖️134.0 ngl really thought ⚖️ would be lower but guess what?!…NO emotions here! The 🎢 has been DEFEATED! Weight is going down much, MUCH slower than I had anticipated based on past results so it’s preparing me for the maintenance phase… “Mother Time” … This is basically how I’ll live the rest of my days….Embrace it! SIX more lbs to go. I’m not so much focused on the “pounds” but just the way I want to feel including a closet of tight clothes waiting to be worn…
I’m most interested in losing fat/ gaining muscle … planning to start “targeted” strength training/lifting beginning 11/1… Let’s see what I can do between now and November 1st! My plan is to take 2-3 ST instructional classes to make sure my form is 💯 correct and then I’ll take it from there.
Tennis was canceled this morning. I got in 12.3k steps, 60 ex minutes, 1223 cal, 500 move cal. Mac✅ Spent most of the day washing clothes… afternoon 4 mi walk. Settling in.
NSV: TBH, I look and feel like I’ve lost 15+ pounds… Getting a few compliments… Per the scale - only lost 11 (Counting a week before joining this challenge). I’m still positive.
Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
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10/12 Yesterday: ✅ cals, macros. ❌ everything else. Rained all day. Tennis cancelled. DH home all day so I got side-tracked. No exercise. 4k steps. Yuck. Easily distracted today. At least I ate well. Tremendous sadness and anxiety about world events. 🎢 Must train my thoughts to focus again. Focus on what I can control. Pray. Awake @ 3:30Am. Starting my day now. Will walk early this morn and ST. 🏋️♀️
Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
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10/13 ⚖️ 133.5 Satisfying.
Finally 10lbs since joining the this challenge 75 days ago (12lbs since mid-July) 5.5lbs to go- will take longer? Maybe the way I’m tackling this process will give me a “late” whoosh? Who knows… I do know I’m dutifully committed to the process and “falling in love with taking care of myself!” That sentence just put a smile on my face!
✅ cals, macros, activity min, 11.4k steps
For the third day in a row tennis was canceled… I managed to get in a 1 mile jog and a 3.5 mi walk. I purchased a small insulated backpack for grocery store walks. I’ll make it a 3+mi RT (When I go for relatively few items.) A new journey! I doubt I will do it in winter, but for the next few months, I’m doing it! Yesterday was my maiden treck… ✅ Our perpetual chapel is on the route. I stopped in yesterday… This shall become a new healthy/meaningful step as well.
We are going out to dinner tonight and tomorrow night, so I am pre-planning - today’s fuel and tonight’s food/drink. Looking forward! Finally, Tennis and ST today …. Also spending half the day with my DGS. Blessings galore! Happy weekend all!
10/14 Yesterday was solid. Tennis & preparation. No time to walk extra so only 8k steps, 1460 move cals, 117 ex minutes. ✅ macros💦.
Birthday celebrations this entire weekend with DH: One martini @ dinner w/o guilt. Halibut and lump crab meat. No wine or dessert! Another day today like yesterday…. Tennis, busy stuff then dinner out again tonight… but focused to get those extra steps in. GS soccer game this afternoon…. I’ll walk the fields! No alcohol tonight.
Prepping for Tuesday. Huge family dinner. It’s amazing how much of our celebrations surround food…. I’ll be prepared!
And…. ✅ Yesterday I also did 20 minutes of new ST 🏋️♀️… yes, I have even more muscles I never knew I had. What a wonderful feeling! New stretching too! Can barely move this morn but onward! (But it feels soooooo good!!!!)
Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
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10/15 Didn’t weigh this morn. I don’t feel well enough to weigh. Didn’t sleep well cuzz we ate too late. (For me) Tossed and turned all night. Got up at 3am. I really don’t like when this happens.
Yesterday: 1439 cal, 636 move cal, 78 ex minutes, 9.2k steps. ❌ Over macros by 10 net carbs. (three bites of my husband’s dessert last night). Two nights eating out has me off kilter. I’d rather be dull. I love being a home-body. 😎
NSV: Feel/believe new habits are becoming ingrained… 💦before coffee, 💦before meals, 💦before bed (of course all day too) … walking whenever possible…. Tracking everything, ZERO processed foods. Lifting weights while catching up around the house, stretching, planks… I naturally don’t eat until 11-1… finish eating by 6pm. I’m not strictly IF… It’s just now I choose to eat between noon and six and if something comes up in the evening, I’ll adjust my hours accordingly. If I wake up super hungry, I’ll also grab some eggs…
Based on how poorly I slept last night it’s really what I need and WANT to keep doing because my body is now used to it AND that’s when I FEEL my best! I personally thrive with that schedule. I want to keep feeling the way I’ve been feeling over the last few months… I feel healthy and strong. I even feel blessed & SMART to continue this journey. A certain amount of gratefulness creeps in … mindful choices help me to live in the present.
**** EPIPHANY
It’s taking me 10 or so minutes to put my thoughts down and literally while going through this journaling exercise I went from dragging / tired to uplifted/positive and ready for the day… This exercise helps me so much!
It’s a beautiful day today! Tennis this morn and will consider a long walk later. Errands.
Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
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10/16 Cannot believe it’s already mid – October. Time is flying by way too fast.
Yesterday was a good day. I checked off ALMOST all the boxes and was successful getting back in the groove. My only shortfall - steps… only 10k. But I got in two hours of terrific Tennis! My next three days are out of “routine” so that’s always a challenge for me. But will do it! Time to live large! 😎
Spending today/ tomorrow preparing for a family dinner Wed night & decided on my grandson’s favorite dinner: spaghetti and meatballs… I can eat the meatballs! I’m a scratch cook so I love to have everything just so to welcome family… So much more satisfying than going out. I can do this only because I have the time now. DH asked me what how I wanted to celebrate my BD and this is it!
Spent more time yesterday, reading up on “habits”. Won’t post here, but I encourage everyone here to read about ending bad habits and starting new ones… So much research and detail. We all want to lose weight or maintain… & get healthy… The key is recognizing bad habits, identifying triggers, and immediately replacing old habits with new habits. Discovering the bad habit “trigger” is most important to establishing new HEALTHY habits. I’ve read about this before probably a gazillion times but it’s finally sinking in! I’m determined! ONWARD!
Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
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10/17 🎂 ⚖️ 133.5 Again. Body composition is changing ALOT so I’m good! I think I bit off way too much to accomplish today, so I probably won’t get anything done via exercise… Hosting family over tomorrow night so that everyone could be here…
❤️Cooking all day ❤️and running errands! But…. I need just a few more things at the grocery store so I will walk there with my new, insulated backpack 😎 and will stop at the Chapel to thank God for my wonderful life and pray for world peace).
(Yesterday: ✅ I hit all my goals except only 9k steps.)
Y’all have a terrific day and hug yourself!
Let’s do this! 💪🏻🙌🏻
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10/18 ⚖️4 -
Going to look into “Libra” and Happy Scale. (Don’t use Fitbit)
Thx!!!3 -
39F 5'4"
180’s; 170’s; 160’s; 150's; 140's; 130's; 120's
About me:I could not lose weight until I shifted my mindset from "trying to lose weight" by calorie counting to "trying to decrease chronic inflammation" by eating the right foods + calorie counting.
I can maintain my good health by continuing these healthy habits:
1) noticing how my clothes are fitting and getting back to the scale and consciously recalibrating my daily diet when necessary.
2) eating primarily WFPB (Whole Foods, Plant-Based) daily to keep my daily fiber intake around 40 grams. Keep noticing where I can easily make a meal only plant-based and try to have at least one vegan meal per day and at least one fully vegan day per week (this keeps me from getting lazy with vegetables and recipes).
3) limit ultra-processed foods to almost never avoid added sugar unless it's truly a special occasion and a truly delicious dessert. Road trips are a great time for splurging on grocery store precut fruits and premade fresh spring rolls.
4) use the muscles I have so I don't lose them. Muscle maintenance is metabolism maintenance.
5) alcohol is not a necessary part of any diet. Be mindful.
Short term goals:
1)maintain my current physical fitness level and healthy diet
2)lose a little bit of extra fat
Plan to accomplish goals:
1)do something fun that challenges my fitness level at least once a week
2)be serious about no added sugar. I am addicted. I cannot control myself with "just a little bit."
3)weigh-in and track the trend weight.
4)set MFP diary settings to maintain weight at 1500 calories per day with macro goals set to 50% carbs, 20% protein, 30% fat. Try to keep weekly average of net calories within the 1500-2000 calories range dependent on exercise. As long as I meet my protein and fiber goals the carbs and fat seem to fall into place and as long as my weekly net calories are around 1800-2000 I seem to maintain weight even without extra exercise so just being more conscious of not going above 2000 should be enough. Thank you, strength training!
10/16 132.2 Trend weight: 132.1 I don't consider this a gain because a few days of tracking again will get it down but I'm going to start keeping an eye on it again and posting no matter what it says. Maybe I post without comments but that's still staying accountable. If I disappear again it's not because I've fallen off the wagon (I hope) but because I'm doing well with healthy habits and I'm not thinking about it as a daily challenge anymore. I've rebranded my style of posting borrowing from others here to see if that brings back the fun newness factor that helped me so much here before. Looking to get into the 120s for October.
10/17 Today: 132.2 Trend weight: 132.1 Intensive ST yesterday and a nice long walk. My allergies are finally settling down I can go outside again. Congrats to all experiencing the wonderful feeling of clothes being too big! @Cchassee I use Libra on android for trend weight. Now that I'm using it again the day to day blips are unimportant as I can focus only on the trend number.
10/18 Today: Trend weight: 13x.x
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🍁🧶🍂🧶🍁
📆 2015–2023Feb. 2015: highest weight 218.2h
2015: end weight running average 178.2nd
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: end weight 183.4 (+.6).
R220 04/21/23: end weight 182.2 (-1.2)
R221 05/01/23: end weight 183.2 (+1).
R222 05/11/23: end weight 184 (+.8).
R223 05/21/23: end weight 184 (+/-0).
R224 05/31/23: end weight 184 (+/-0).
R225 06/10/23: end weight 183 (-1).
R226 06/20/23: end weight 183.6 (+.6).
R227 06/30/23: end weight 183 (-.6).
R228 07/10/23: end weight 184 (+1)
R229 07/20/23: end weight 183 (-1)
R230 07/30/23: end weight 185 (+2 😡)
R231 08/09/23: end weight 185 (+/- 0)
R232 08/19/23: end weight 185.8 😡
R233 08/29/23: end weight 185.6
R234 09/08/23: end weight 186.4
R235 09/18/23: end weight 185.8
R236 09/28/23: end weight 188 😡
Goals— *178 by 12-31-23. *150 by 12-31-24. *130 by 12-31-25.
R237 10/08/23: end weight 187 (-1)
R238 10/18/23: calories below 1300, minimal snacking, lots of water and walking
Day, Weight, Comment
10/09 - 187.2
I’m feeling more hopeful this round.
10/10 - 187.2
Yesterday was a good day. My stomach is a bit funny this morning, no idea why. Hopefully it will straighten out as the day goes by. I’m hoping for a walk at one of our lovely parks I don’t get to often.
10/11 - 187.6
I had a bit of a binge yesterday after my tummy felt better, and it’s upset again this morning. Figures. I’ll try to behave myself today.
10/12 - 187.6
I did better most of yesterday, but did have triscuits and cheese late in the evening because I was hungry. I should have had an orange. And DH brought home bagels for breakfast yesterday after he had an early morning blood draw, and I ate half an Asiago cheese bagel with just enough whipped cream cheese to moisten. My excuse is that it does have protein! Other meals were better.
10/13 - 188
Crappola. But I ate responsibly yesterday, so must be time lag. I’m on an organizational bender today, trying to get back to on a writing schedule. Possible lunch with a friend, but I’ll stick to a low-cal salad or soup. Charlie has perked me up! Yesterday he discovered he doesn’t need to be hoisted onto the bed. 😁
10/14 - 188
I’m trying not to get discouraged.
10/15 - 187.6
I couldn’t sleep last night until after 5 a.m. because my feet were burning where they touch the bed. I never feel that except at night. Ugh. Aleve helps a little, but last night they were especially “hot.” I’m having my annual checkup in Nov. and will mention it, but doctors in the past have had little to offer other than checking my blood sugar (I’m not diabetic). Anyone here have any insights? Speaking of which…many thanks to @tiabirdie56 and whoever else mentions liposomal magnesium. I haven’t had a food or leg cramp in weeks! Yay!
10/16 - 187.4
Raw gray weather this morning—ick. But I’ll get my butt out for a walk anyway.
10/17 - 187.6
I went out for lunch with three friends yesterday. I was good — Greek salad — yay me! But I did snack later. Not so yay. I’m thinking of trying lower carb for a while, not keto but just less bread and pasta and crackers and such. It’s always an issue around here because DH does most of the cooking and he’s big on various pasta dishes, fried rice, and potatoes. So I explained that high-carb meals make me hungry later and don’t help me with my weight and suggested we try “feeding ourselves” for a couple of weeks. I need to plan my breakfasts and dinners, but I think I can work around some of his favorites—I can have a couple of eggs when I make him French toast, or a BLT salad instead of sandwich when he wants a BLT. I just need to make myself do that!
10/18 -
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@itladyee Thanks — eek, I hadn’t thought about gout. I don’t think that’s it—I’m suspecting vitamin B12 deficiency—but I see my doctor in a couple of weeks and will ask about blood work.3
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Female 5’1” Age 73 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
HWE 197.0 (2/2008)
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126) UGW was 125 (HS weight 1968)
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE👍👍Rnd 7 167.0 to Rnd 17 155.5
To Rnd 27 146*
To Rnd 37 139.0
To Rnd 47 133.5*
To Rnd 57 131.5
To Rnd 67 128.0
To Rnd 77 125.0
To Rnd 87 121.0*
To Rnd 97 121.0
To Rnd 107 122.0
To Rnd 117 116.0
To Rnd 127 117.0j
To Rnd 137 117.0
To Rnd 147 116.0 🙌
To Rnd 157 115.5
To Rnd 167 119.4
To Rnd 177 118.3
To Rnd 187 120.0 AW 119.6
To Rnd 197 121.5 AW 119.15
To Rnd 207 123.5 AW 125.0
To Rnd 217 126.5 AW 127.15
To Rnd 227 127.5 AW 128.65
SW RND 228 129.0 AW 127.65
SW RND 229 128.5 NO AVG WT**
SW RND 230 133.0 AW 129.55
SW RND 231 129.5 AW 129.4
SW RND 232 128.5 AW 128.9
SW RND 233 130.5 AW 129.6
SW RND 234 129.5 AW 129.4
SW RND 235 128.0 AW 129.0
SW RND 236 130.0 AW 128.65
SW RND 237 128.0 AW 128.7
We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19
What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.
This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.
We are unstoppable not because we do not have failures but because we continue on despite them. - paraphrase of original quote by Beau Taplin
Up and down - just riding the waves of life. 🌊 🏄♀️ (My new mantra-3/19/22)
"Do or do not. There is no try." -Yoda
SW RND 238 128.5
10/9 125.0 117.0 124.0 125.0 I think my scale had a stroke. I will keep on keeping on and see what tomorrow brings. I adjusted my macros and what a difference! Changed the timing on meals and snack.
10/10 128.0 I knew the scale was wonky yesterday. Breakfast with neighbors yesterday and going to lunch with the ladies today. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
10/11 128.5 No eating plans today. DH is going to lunch with blind friend. I hope I can fast. 1/2 cup of coffee in and stomach feels awful.
10/12 129.0 Need TMI 🤷♀️
10/13 129.0 Still no TMI B-B-Q yesterday- beef brisket only
10/14 127.5 According to my Garmin app, my weight average for the previous 7 days is 127.6 Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever noticed that data on the screen before. It makes me feel good! Today will be a busy day visiting the “studios” of 3 art quilters.
10/15 127.5 I enjoyed seeing the work spaces of 3 of my talented friends. One woman has made many (2 closets full) of garments, many entered in the Fairfield or Bernina fashion shows - and several prize winners. Absolutely beautiful though not very practical. Still, I am envious of her talent. We will spend the day at Age of Chivalry Renaissance festival. Lots of strolling. Hope to run into our Great Greek manager friend like we did last year.
10/16 128.0 Over 10K steps - more than 3 times my daily average. Ren Faire and fair food although it was all I ate - Italian sausage sandwich and some ribbon fries. It was a beautiful day. We did run into our friends finally - they were arriving and I had just told DH that I was ready to leave. 🤷♀️ My feet and legs cramped for hours after we got home. I finally remembered pickle juice and they stopped. @tiabirdie your magnesium is in my Amazon cart but I haven’t ordered yet.
10/17 129.0 There’s the fair food. Tonight community bingo and pizza, generally with chips and cookies or ice cream sandwiches. 🤦♀️ Tomorrow is Candidates night and we have take cookies since DH is a candidate.3 -
@SheilaBoneham YOU CAN DO IT!3
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Just a friendly reminder to you all because I care about you. Please don’t forget to schedule your mammograms and do your self-checks.
Round 238
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 63 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 195 FOR ME.
“Today….I am choosing Me”
MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (05-10-2016): 253
Original starting weight on MFP: (01-11-2018) 235.0
R237 EW= 186.2
R238 EW= TBD
Current New Goals:
Weight:
Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.
COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain.Black is no change.
********LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME********
R43 thru R52 (06/07/18 thru 09/23/18) = -19.4 LOST (Ending weight 179.0)
R53 thru R62 (09/24/18 thru 01/01/19) = -4.1 GAINED (Ending weight 183.1)
R63 thru R72 (01/02/19 thru 04/11/19) = -8.1 GAINED (Ending weight 191.2)
R73 thru R82 (04/12/19 thru 07/20/19) = -5.5 GAINED (Ending weight 196.7)
R83 thru R92 (07/21/19 thru 10/28/19) = -8.7 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)
R93 thru R102 (10/29/19 thru 02/05/20) = -2.0 GAINED(Ending weight 190.0)
R103 thru 112 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = -14.9 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)
R113 thru 122 (05/07/20 thru 08/23/20) = -4.7 GAINED (Ending Weight 209.6)
R 123 thru R132 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = -1.5 LOST (Ending Weight 208.1)
R133 thru R142 (12/03/20 thru 03/01/21) = -0.7 LOST (Ending Weight 207.4)
R143 thru 152 (03/02/21 thru 06/10/21) = -3.6 LOST (Ending Weight 203.8)
R153 thru R162 (06/11/21 thru 09/18/21) = (b]-16.2 LOST [/b] (Ending Weight 187.6)
R163 thru R172 (09/19/21 thru 12/27/21) = (b]-5.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 192.6)
R173 thru R182 (12/28/21 thru 04/06/22) = (b]-7.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 199.6)
R183 thru R192 (04/07/22 thru 07/15/22) = -1.4 LOST (Ending Weight 198.2)
R193 thru R202 (07/16/22 thru 10/23/22) = -3.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 202.0)
R203 thru R212 (10/24/22 thru 01/31/23) = -7.2 LOST (Ending Weight 194.8)
R213 thru R222 (02/01/23 thru 05/11/23) = -0.5 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.3)
R223 (05/12/23 thru 05/21/23) = -1.1 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.4)
R224 (05/22/23 thru 05/31/23) = -1.6 LOST (Ending Weight 194.8)
R225 (06/01/23 thru 06/10/23) = -1.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.0)
R226 (06/11/23 thru 06/20/23) = -0.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.8)
R227 (06/21/23 thru 06/30/23) = -1.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 198.2)
R228 (07/01/23 thru 07/10/23) = -3.8 LOST (Ending Weight 194.4)
R229 (07/11/23 thru 07/20/23) = -2.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.6)
R230 (07/21/23 thru 07/30/23) = -2.4 LOST (Ending Weight 194.2)
R231 (07/31/23 thru 08/09/23) = -0.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 194.6)
R223 thru R232 (05/12/23 thru 08/19/23) = -3.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 198.0)
R233 (08/20/23 thru 08/29/23) = -6.2 LOST (Ending Weight 191.8)
R234 (08/30/23 thru 09/08/23) = -0.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 192.0)
R235 (09/09/23 thru 09/18/23) = -1.6 LOST (Ending Weight 190.4)
R236 (09/19/23 thru 09/28/23) = -2.0 LOST (Ending Weight 188.4)
R237 (09/29/23 thru 10/08/23) = -2.2 LOST (Ending Weight 186.2)
R238 (10/09/23 thru 10/18/23) = -xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)
Day/Weight/Comment
10/08 …..186.2….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
10/09 -184.8- (Trend weight 187.6) .
10/10 -183.2- (Trend weight 187.1)
10/11 -183.0- (Trend weight 186.7)
10/12 -185.0- (Trend weight 186.6)
10/13 -185.4- (Trend weight 186.4)
10/14 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW)
10/15 -187.0- (Trend weight 186.6)
10/16 -184.6- (Trend weight 186.4) A successful day yesterday which showed up on the scale this morning. TMI good, shed lots of water and bloat and raked yard for 3+ hours burning lots of extra calories. Diet was on point. I am planning another good day with more raking and yard work to complete the fall cleanup hopefully. This should continue to work the scale back down.
10/17 -185.8- (Trend weight 186.3)I ended up going out to dinner after raking literally all day yesterday. I certainly didn’t eat the amount of total calories that I burned including my TDEE. I’m thinking it is a lot of inflammation because I am truly in a lot of pain from all the work. I’ve been taking Aleve and it helps the pain. I hope it helps the swelling/inflammation. My poor son (who has been helping) is not even able to walk properly now. We really worked hard. We’ll see what the scale says tomorrow. Will it whisper or will it roar?
10/18 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
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Round 238
October 9 - October 18, 2023
Round 238
Oct 9 2023 ~ Oct 18 2023
My name is Tish.
Age: 67
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 260
2023 Start Wgt:Don't know(Jan1)
CW:
RG: 80ozs to 96ozs water
●Sun-Oct 8 -∆DNW●
▪︎Day1▪Mo•Oct 9- ¤DNW
(Su•46g Prot; 44ozs water)
▪︎Day2▪Tu•Oct 10- ¤198
(Mo•44g Prot; 54ozs water)
▪︎Day3•We•Oct 11- ¤DNW
(Tu•68g Prot; 64ozs water)
▪︎Day4•Th•Oct 12-¤198
(We•89g Prot; 96ozs water)
▪︎Day5•Fr•Oct 13- ¤197.8
(Th•114g Prot; 80ozs water)
▪︎Day6▪Sa•Oct 14- ¤DNW
(Fr•107g Prot; 64ozs water)
▪︎Day7▪Su•Oct 15-¤194
(Sa•49g Prot; 64ozs water)
▪︎Day8▪Mo•Oct 16-¤DNW
(Su•71g Prot; 80ozs water)
■Day9▪Tu•Oct 17-¤194.3
(Mo•49g Prot; 80ozs water)
▪︎Day10▪We•Oct 18-¤
(Tu•g Prot; ozs water)
Intermittent Fasting
●Sun▪︎10/8-12pm-17hrs/6:30pm●
09▪︎1/Mon•12:30pm-18hrs/6:30pm
10▪︎2/Tue•1:30pm-19hrs/7pm
11▪︎3/Wed•1:30pm-18.5hrs/7pm
12▪︎4/Thu•2pm-19hrs-/7pm
13▪︎5/Fri•1:30pm-18.5hrs/7pm
14▪︎6/Sat•1pm-18hrs/8pm
15▪︎7/Sun •2pm-18hrs/430pm
16▪︎8/Mon•3pm-22.5hrs/5pm/7pm
17▪︎9/Tue•
●Wed▪︎10/18●
*Round End Weights*
▪2018▪
{Mar 19~Round 34- lost 2.8 lbs~215.8}
{Mar 28~Round 35 - lost 2.4 lbs~214}
{Apr 7~Round 36 - lost 1 lb~212}
{Apr 17~Round 37 - lost 5.6 lbs~206.4}
{Apr 27~ Round 38 - lost 1 lb~205.4}
{May 6~ Round 39 - lost 3.4 lbs~202}
•••Transition Round⬇•••
{May 17~Round 40 - lost 3 lbs~199}
{May 27~Round 41 - lost .8 lbs~198.2}
{Jun 6~Round 42 - lost 2.6 lbs~195.6}
{Jun 16~Round 43 - lost 1.4 lbs~194.2}
{Jun 26~Round 44 - lost 1 lb~193.2}
{Jul 6~Round 45 - no loss~193.2}
{Jul 16~Round 46 - lost 3.6 lbs~189.6}
{Jul 26~Round 47 - lost 1.4 lbs~188.2}
{Aug 5~Round 48 - lost 1.8 lbs~ 186.4}
{Aug 15~ Round 49 - lost .8 lb~ 185.6}
{Aug 25~Round 50 - lost 3 lbs~ 182.6}
{Sep 4~Round 51 - .4 lb gain~ 183}
{Sep 14~Round 52 - lost 2 lbs~ 180.8}
{Sep 24~Round 53 - lost 1 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 4~Round 54 - lost .8 lb~ 179}
{Oct 14~ Round 55 - gain .8 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 24~Round 56 -lost 3.2 lbs~176.6}
{Nov 3~Round 57 - gain 1.6 ~178.2}
{Nov 13~Round 58 - gain .2 ~178.4}
{Nov 23~Round 59 -lost1.2 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 3~Round 60 -gain 3.4lb~180.6}
{Dec 13~Round 61 -lost 3.4 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 23~Round 62 - lost 2.8lbs~174.4}▪2019▪
{Jan 2~Round 63 - gain 2.8 lbs~177.2}
{Jan 12~Round 64 -lost 1.2 lbs~ 173.2}
{Jan 22~Round 65 - gain 1 lb ~174.2}
{Feb 1~Round 66 - loss 1.4 lb~ 172.8}
{Feb 11~Round 67 -gain 2.4 lbs~175.2}
{Feb 21~Round 68 - loss .6 lb~174.6}
{Mar 3~Round 69 - gain .4 lb~175}
{Mar 13~Round 70 - lost 3.2 lb~171.8}
(Lowest weight 171.2~March 17, 2019)▪RETROSPECT▪This is the point when I looked too bony to myself. I purposely wanted to gain back 10lbs. I'd lost 89lbs in a little over a year, but I thought it was too fast, even though it didn't seem fast during the process!
{Mar23~Round 71 - gain .4 lb ~172.2}
{Apr 2~Round 72 - gain 2.6 lbs~ 174.6}
{Apr12~Round 73 - gain 3.6 lbs~178.2}
{Apr 22~Round 74 - lost 2.8 lbs~175.4}
{May 2~Round 75 - gain 1.8 lbs 177.2}
{May 12~Round 76 - lost 3.2 lbs~ 174}
{May 22~Round 77 - gain 4 lbs~ 178}
{Jun 1~Round 78 - lost 2 lbs~176}
{Jun 11~Round 79 - lost .2lbs 175.8}
{Jun 21~ Round 80 - gain .2 lbs~ 176}
{Jul 1~Round 81 - gain 1.4 lbs -177.4}
{Jul 11~Round 82 -gain .8 lbs -178.2}
(*Round 82 • LIFE STRESS ROUND* gains begin)
{Jul 21~Round 83 - gain 2.8 lbs-181}
{Jul 31~Round 84 -loss 1 lbs - 182}
{Aug 10~Round 85-gain 1.6 lbs-183.6}
{Aug 20~Round 86 - gain .6 lbs - 183}
{Aug 30~Round 87- gain .6 lbs -183.6}7 1.2 lbs -184}
{Sep 29~Round 90 - lost .8 lbs -183.2}
{Oct 9~Round 91 - gain .4lbs~183.6}
{Oct 19~Round 92-lost 1.8 lbs 181.4}
{Oct 28~Round 93 -gain 1.6 lbs~183}
{Nov 8~Round 94 -lost .4lbs~182.6}
{Nov 18~Round 95 - gain 1 lbs~183.6}
{Nov 27~Round 96 -lost lbs~183.4}
{Dec 8~Round 97 - gain 1.8 lbs -185.6}
{Dec 18~Round 98 - 185.6}
{Dec 25~Round 99 -185.6}
▪︎2020▪︎
{Round 136 - 215 EW}Dec 31 2020(1/01)
????
▪︎2021▪︎
{Round 137-209.8 EW}Jan 11 2021
{Round 138- 209.5 EW}Jan 21 2021
{Round 139- DNW EW}Jan 31 2021
{Round 140- EW}Feb 10 2021
{Round 141- 211 EW}Feb 20 2021
{Round 142- 215 EW}Mar 2 2021
{Round 143- 215 EW}Mar 12 2021
{Round 144- 215 EW}Mar 22 2021
{Round 145- 214.3 EW}April 2 2021
{Round 146- DNW EW}April 11 2021
{Round 147 - 216 EW}April 21 2021
{Round 148 - 216.3 EW}May 01 2021
{Round 149 - DNW EW}May 11 2021
{Round 150 - 216.7 EW}May 21 2021
{Round 151 - DNW EW}May 31 2021
{Round 152 - 216.2 EW}June 10 2021
Round 153 - 215.6 EW}June 20 2021
Round 154 - 216 EW}June 30 2021⬅
Round 155 - 212.6 EW}July 10 2021
Round 156 - 209.4 EW}July 20 2021
Round 157 - 208.8 EW}July 30 2021
(???? is diet break)
Round 158 - 206.6 EW}Aug 9 2021
Round 159 - 204.6 EW}Aug 19 2021
????Round 160 - 202.6 EW}Aug 29 2021
Round 161 - 200 EW}Sep 8 2021
Round 162 -196.8 EW}Sep 18 2021
Round 163 - 198 EW}Sep 28 2021
Round 164 - 197.6 EW}Oct 8 2021
Round 165 - 195.2 EW}Oct 18 2021
Round 166 - 197.6 EW}Oct 28 2021
Round 167 - 197.4 EW}Nov 7 2021
Round 168 - 198 EW}Nov 17 2021
~illness spanning next 4 rounds~
Round 169 - DNW EW}Nov 27 2021
Round 170 - 188.2 EW}Dec 7 2021
Round 171 - 189 EW}Dec 17 2021
Round 172 - 191 EW}Dec 27 2021
▪︎2022▪︎
Round 173 - 193.6 EW}Jan 6 2022
Round 174 - 194 EW}Jan 16 2022
Round 175 - 196 EW}Jan 26 2022
Round 176 - 197.8 EW}Feb 5 2022
Round 177 - 199 EW}Feb 15 2022
Round 178 - 199 EW}Feb 25 2022
Round 179- 205 EW}Mar 7 2022
•March 15, 2002- 202.5lbs
Round 180- 203 EW}Mar 17 2022
▪︎2023▪︎
Round 210- 210.4 EW}Jan 11 2023
Round 211- 211.7 EW} Jan 21 2023
Round 212- 212.5 EW} Jan 31 2023
Round 213- 215 EW} Feb 10 2023
Round 214- 212 EW} Feb 20 2023
Round 215- 211.8 EW} Mar 2 2023
Round 216- 212.6 EW} Mar 12 2023
Round 217- 209.3EW} Mar 22 2023
Round 218- 208 EW} Apr 1 2023
Round 219- 206.8 EW} Apr 11 2023
Round 220- 202.9 EW} Apr 21 2023
Round 221- 203.7 EW} May 1 2023
Round 222- 203 EW} May 11 2023
Round 223- 202 EW} May 21 2023
Round 224- 201.6 EW} May 31 2023
Round 225- 200.3 EW} Jun 10 2023
Round 226- 199.6 EW} Jun 20 2023
Round 227- 199 EW} Jun 30 2023
Round 228- 198.1 EW} Jul 10 2023
Round 229- 196 EW} Jul 20 2023
Round 230- 195 EW} Jul 30 2023
Round 231- 195 EW} Aug 9 2023
Round 232- 196 EW} Aug 19 2023
Round 233- 193.5 EW} Aug 29 2023
Round 234- 195.5 EW} Sep 8 2023
Round 235- 196.8 EW} Sep 18 2023
Round 236- 196 EW} Sep 28 2023
Round 237- EW} Oct 8 20234 -
@itladyee, yes ma'am. My body can hold onto a lot of water if I don't drink enough water.4
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Round 238 (my 71st)
October 9, 2023 - October 18, 2023
Female, 5’7”
HW: 181 pounds (Dec 30, 2019)
Previous Rounds:R164 SW: 164.7, EW: 162.3RSW: 134.5 pounds 10/8/23, EO Round 237)
R165 EW: 161.2
R166 EW: 157.4
R167 EW: 157.0
R168 EW: 153.7
R169 EW: 154.3 - Thanksgiving week
R170 EW: 149.9
R171 EW: 151.0 - Travel almost the entire round
R172 EW: 149.7 - Christmas holidays
R173 EW: 148.6
R174 EW: 146.8
R175 EW: 145.5
R176 EW: 143.5
R177 EW: 142.4
R178 EW: 140.2
R179 EW: 139.6
R180 EW: 137.6
R181 EW: 135.6
R182 EW: 136.2
R183 EW: 134.9
R184 EW: 134.9
R185 EW: 135.4
R186 EW: 132.7
R187 EW: 132.1
R188 EW: 133.2
R189 EW: 133.8
R190 EW: 134.3
R191 EW: 132.5
R192 EW: 132.9
R193 EW: 132.5
R194 EW: 133.4
R195 EW: 132.7
R196 EW: 133.6
R197 EW: 134.9
R198 EW: 132.3
R199 EW: 130.7
R200 EW: 130.5
R201 EW: 130.7 (last weigh-in before traveling)
R202 EW: 134.5
R203 EW: 132.9
R204 EW: 134.0
R205 EW: 132.7
R206 EW: 133.2
R207 EW: 134.0
R208 EW: 134.5
R209 EW: 134.3
R210 EW: 131.8
R211 EW: 131.3
R212 EW: 132.9
R213 EW: 131.6
R214 EW: 132.5
R215 EW: 132.5
R216 EW: 132.9 (last weigh-in before traveling)
R217 EW: 130.3
R218 EW: 132.5
R219 EW: 130.7
R220 EW: 131.0 (last weigh-in before traveling)
R221 EW: 131.2 (DD wedding/travel)
R222 EW: 130.5
R223 EW: 133.4
R224 EW: 132.9
R225 EW: 132.9
R226 EW: 132.7
R227 EW: 132.9
R228 EW: 132.5
R229 EW: 133.8
R230 EW: 133.4
R231 EW: 134.0
R232 EW: 132.1
R233 EW: 131.6 (last weigh-in before traveling)
R236 EW: 132.5
R237 EW: 134.5
RGW: < 135.0 pounds
UGW: 130-135 pound range
Day/Weight/Comment
10/9: 135.1 -
10/10: 134.7 -
10/11: 135.1 -
10/12: 134.5 -
10/13: 134.5 -
10/14: 134.3 -
10/15: 132.1 - Unintentional 24 hour fast. Things will go back to normal today.
10/16: 132.1 -
10/17: 134.3 -
10/18: - DNW - traveling
Total round weight loss/gain to date from EO last round: - 0.2 pounds4 -
@quiltingjaine, absolutely if in a pinch, pickle juice and mustard works sometimes too. I forgot to take my magnesium for about a week and suffered some horrible leg cramps in the middle of the night. I had to apply some magnesium oil to legs and feet. I haven't forgotten to take the pills since lol5
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🍁🏈This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE
I’m a 5’2”, soon to be eligible for Medicare girl from the Pacific Northwest. Took a “break” from weighing and logging over the last few months… always a mistake! Gained back 6 or 7 pounds. Round 237 was a good start to moving the number on my scale in the right direction… now to keep the motivation in high gear! So far my strategy includes lots of water and less wine, increasing my daily steps, at least 3 times a week strength training and no munching after dinner. Let’s do this!
SW RND 237 148.2 🤮
SW RND 238 145.8 🤠
10/9. 145.3 🏋️♀️ 🏃♀️💧
10/10. 144.2 🏃♀️💧
10/11. 144.0 🏋️♀️🏃♀️💧
10/12. 144.5. 🏃♀️💧
10/13. 143.1. 🏋️♀️🏃♀️💧
10/14. 143.4. 🏃♀️💧🍷
10/15. 144.5. 🏃♀️💧
10/16. 144.0
10/17. 141.9. Happy dance 💃! I had a feeling that spike upward was due to TMI, and it appears that I was correct. Now to hold or continue down for tomorrow!
10/186 -
Hi, I'm Charissa
Thank you, again, QuiltingJaine for hosting this challenge!
Round 236, resumed my mandatory treadmill M-F 30 minute minimum!!
Round 237, increased from 30 minutes to 40 minutes minimum!
Round 238, returning to IF and adding healthy habits from Apple Watch promptings
62 y/o female
OSW 2022-03 230.3
1SW 2023-01 221.8
Goals This Round per Day:
- Tracking to the best of my ability 🍎and staying under calorie budget (just say NO!)
- Water (Goal 64 oz/SS and 96oz M-F) : ✅
- Closing my rings (which I've made a bit more difficult): 🚶🏽
Stats and Previous Rounds
HW: 230
CW: 216.0 as of 9/29/2023
Goal Weight #1 199 Target Date 4/1/2023 6/17/2023 10/01/2023 11/01/2023
Goal Weight #2 180 Target Date 6/10/2023 9/9/2023 12/30/2023 Let's hit #1 first
Goal Weight #3 160 Target Date 9/30/2023 3/31/2024
Goal Weight #4 150 Target Date 12/30/2023 5/30/2024
Round 210/1 SW: 221.8 EW: 220.6 Loss 1.2 Total Loss 1.2
Round 211/2 SW: 220.6 EW: 218.6 Loss 2.0 Total Loss 3.2
Round 212/3 SW: 218.6 EW: 216.6 Loss 2.0 Total Loss 5.2
Round 213/4 SW: 216.6 EW: 219.8 Gain -3.2 Total Loss 2.0 Yikes!
Round 214/5 SW: 219.8 EW: 219.4 Loss 0.4 Total Loss 2.4
Round 215/6 SW: 219.4 EW: 216.9 Loss 2.5 Total Loss 4.9
Round 216/7 SW: 216.9 EW: 219.5 Gain -2.6 Total Loss 2.3
Round 217/8 SW: 219.5 EW: 217.4 Loss 2.1 Total Loss 4.4
Round 218/9 SW: 217.4 EW: 221.7 Gain -2.6 Total Loss .1
Round 219/10 SW: 221.7 EW: 220.9 Loss 0.8 Total Loss .9
Round 220/11 SW: 220.9 EW: 218.9 Loss 2.0 Total Loss 2.9
Round 221/12 SW: 218.9 EW: 213.4 Loss 5.5 Total Loss 8.4
Round 222/13 SW: 213.4 EW: 216.9 Gain 3.5 Total Loss 4.9
Round 223/14 SW: 216.9 EW: 214.5 Loss 2.4 Total Loss 7.3
Round 224/15 SW: 214.5 EW: 214.0 Loss 0.5 Total Loss 7.8
Round 225/16 SW: 214.0 EW: 213.6 Loss 0.4 Total Loss 8.2
Round 226/17 SW: 213.6 EW: 214.7 Gain 1.1 Total Loss 7.1
Round 227/18 SW: 214.7 EW: 212.7 Loss 2.0 Total Loss 9.1
Round 228/19 SW: 212.7 EW: 213.8 Gain 1.1 Total Loss 8.00 * Holiday, 6 days vac- last home weigh in
Round 229/20 SW: 213.8 EW: 215.2 Gain 1.4 Total Loss 6.6 A bit of a setback
Round 230/21 SW: 215.2 EW: 213.8 Loss 1.4 Total Loss 8.0 simply lost what I gained
Round 231/22 SW: 213.8 EW: 215.1 Gain 1.4 Total Loss 6.7
Round 232/23 SW: 215.1 EW: 215.1 Loss 0.0 Total Loss 6.7
Round 233/24 SW: 215.1 EW: 217.4 Gain 2.3 Total Loss 4.4
Round 234/25 SW: 217.4 EW: 214.7 Loss 2.7 Total Loss 7.1
Round 235/26 SW: 214.7 EW: 214.5 Loss .2 Total Loss 7.3
Round 236/27 SW: 214.7 EW: 216.0 Gain 1.3 Total Loss 6.0
Round 237/28 SW: 216.0 EW: 217.4 Gain 1.4 Total Loss 4.4
SW: 217.4
10/9 217.1 Tried on clothes and pre-packed for vacation. Several things just a bit snug. I have 20 days left until vacation. My goal is 2.5 pounds for this round and the next. I can do this!!!
10/10 217.3
10/11 217.5
10/12 217.3 Not looking promising....Not hitting my water goals. Everything else is ok with an exception of a hand full of M&M's which I dutifully tracked
10/13 217.1 It's the change in the seasons that's affecting me, I think. Suddenly it's cold (not really, it's mid 50's)! I did plan meals this week and am staying within range. Struggling with the water, again, I think it's the cold..idea..my water doesn't have to be cold!
10/14 218.1
10/15 216.8
10/16 215.6 ~ Not sure what the heck is going on here....but it was something I needed to see!
10/17 215.4
10/18
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Back for another round.
Jen; 46; 5'4"
About Me:This is my tenth round and really appreciated having someplace to stay accountable.
Thanks to a medication I'm on for my mental health and an overeating habit, I managed to gain a lot of weight in the last year or so. On July 4, I stepped on the scale for the first time since I started the med (that is known to cause weight gain) and decided enough was enough. I buckled down and started actually recording my food for the first time in over five years and started walking every day. Now I need motivation to keep going. I'm a mom of five and grandma of one 4yo that I babysit during the week when my daughter is working.
Previous Rounds:RND 229 - SW: 287.8; EW: 280.4 (-7.4)
RND 230 - SW: 280.4; EW: 276.0 (-4.4)
RND 231 - SW: 276.0; EW: 267.2 (-8.8)
RND 232 - SW: 267.2; EW: 262.0 (-5.2)
RND 233 - SW: 262.0; EW: 252.8 (-9.2)
RND 234 - SW: 252.8; EW: 248.2 (-4.6)
RND 235 - SW: 248.2; EW: 243.4 (-4.8)
RND 236 - SW: 243.4; EW: 243.0 (-0.4)
RND 237 - SW: 243.0; EW: 237.4 (-5.6) !
Goals:
* track food every day
* walk for at least one hour and/or 3 miles every day
* OR go to the gym and do 15 minutes on the bike and 30 minutes on the treadmill
Round 238
heaviest: 294 (7/4/23)
SW: 237.4
GW (short term): 235 220
RGW: 234
10/9 - 236.2 - 2.68 miles (walk) - 4 miles (bike) - Had to hit the gym today because I waited too long to get out walking and it started to rain. But I got to watch Red vs Blue while I walked on the treadmill which always makes me happy. But a challenge approaches: my son was craving something pumpkiny and I remembered we bought a box of pumpkin bread mix so I'm making a loaf now. So much temptation. But I already gave into nibbling on Cheetos puffs (2 here, 2 there until it added up to half a serving... oops). I do still have calories left for the day so I could have a small piece but... I really shouldn't. Decisions, decisions.
10/10 - 237.0 - 2.54 miles (walk) - 3.9 miles (bike) - Worked out at the gym again today but took the long route (one of them) home because it had stopped raining when I left and was really nice out. And then I made salisbury steak for dinner and it turned out amazing this time. I really wish I could have more because it was that good. I guess I know what I'll have for leftovers tomorrow.
10/11 - 235.8 - 2.85 miles (walk) - 5.7 miles (bike) - There was a guy using the treadmill I like so I ended up not doing my walking at the gym. I did 5 minutes extra on the bike but upped the level (and man does level 6 burn). It had stopped raining anyway so I did a circuit of the neighborhood, but didn't quite make it to three miles. And then I over ate for dinner. Made burgers, fries and Kraft mac & cheese with peas and had some of each. Add that to the leftover salisbury, potatoes and veggies I had at lunch... Oops. Oh well. If I'm up, I'm up. Not a big deal. I was hoping to be down at least a half a pound tomorrow so I could officialy reset my goal from 235 to 220. I guess I'll see what happens.
10/12 - 235.6 - 3.13 miles - Was a beautiful sunny, cool day that warmed up nicely as I was walking. Hopefully, I didn't screw things up too much munching on leftover french fries from last night (made in the air fryer). I did lot a serving as a snack because I kept taking 1 or 2 every time I was in the kitchen so they were starting to add up. Had leftover salisbury for dinner even though I told myself I would eat some of the tortilla soup. Tomorrow I'm grilling pork chops (maybe--depends if they thaw enough to marinate before dinner).
10/13 - 235.6 - 3.09 miles - Another nice day earlier, but it looks like rain is setting in again until the middle of next week so I'll probably be back to the gym tomorrow. It's been really quiet the last few days. My grandson took a trip with his dad to visit extended family so he's been gone since Tuesday night. He's usually here Wed-Saturday (well, every other Saturday and I think this was our Saturday) so it's been weird not having him here.
10/14 - 234.2 - 3.22 miles - Made some marinated pork chops for dinner. It's a marinade I got online for salmon, but it tastes just as good on pork chops with a little added rosemary in it. Then we had roasted rosemary yellow potatoes, baked zucchini and yellow squash, mixed vegetables and homemade cheesy rice. I only had a tiny portion of the rice because it was really high in calories (so delicious, though). But the rest... so amazing. I even grilled the pork chops while it wasn't raining. And I was down under 235 today! Which surprised me because yesterday's eating was a mess. I missed lunch (got distracted with other things and then it was too close to dinner), had a lot less than I expected for dinner and made up for it with a full bag of microwave popcorn and real melted butter on it. And still I was down. Spectacular. I haven't been this low in weight in like six or seven years I think. I've also lost 2" all over the place in the last two weeks (thighs, upper arms, waist and hips) which puts me down like 5" or 6" from the first time I measured in July. None of my clothes fit anymore. They're all too big. What a weird life.
10/15 - 234.2 - 3.08 miles - Weather held out for another gorgeous walk. Had some more pork chops and stuff from last night for dinner. So good. But now I want more. Of everything. It was all so delicious. But I don't have too many more calories for the day, and also, I might want to save some for other people in the house.
10/16 - 233.6 - 2.6 miles (walk) - 3.8 miles (bike) - Ended up at the gym today. It was only sprinkling when I left, but I didn't want to chance it suddenly pouring while I was a mile from home. Did 15 minutes on the bike which hurt more than usual. It's been about a week since I last rode it. I was definitely happy to finally finish that. Then I did 30 minutes on the treadmill. Started flat at 2.7mph. At the start of lap 2, I increased the incline by 2 clicks. At lap 3, I increased the speed to 2.8. At lap 4, I increased the incline bu another two clicks and at lap 5, I increased the speed to 2.9mph and at lap 6, put it up to 3.0. I forgot to turn the fan on before I started, so I was really sweating at that point. But it felt good. I then took a long walk home (about 2/3 mile) because it was still just sprinkling lightly. Had leftover pork chops for dinner (they are just so good) and now I'm making chicken stir fry for dinner.
10/17 - 234.2 - 3.89 miles - It was another beautiful fall day so I decided to extend my walk into a neighboring development just to see some different houses. It added about a half mile plus a hike up a hill back to my neighborhood. It was a nice change of pace. Will try it again. Had a light lunch and more stir fry for dinner. My grandson will be back from his trip to Arizona tomorrow so I'll have to schedule my walk around him. And my 13yo sprained his ankle minutes after getting home from school yesterday and is now on crutches so I have to get him food and drinks throughout the day. But he could also watch the 4yo while I go on a walk so (they would probably just play Minecraft the whole time)... I guess I'll see how it works out.
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