Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 238

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  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,375 Member
    Round 239 is posted!

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10901592/just-give-me-10-days-round-239#latest
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,436 Member
    @Cchassee

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  • shmmm3
    shmmm3 Posts: 255 Member
    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 Today: 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: Trend weight: 13x.x
    10/18 Today: Trend weight: 13x.x





  • potasha
    potasha Posts: 140 Member
    @justanotherjen13 congrats on not having any clothes to fit!!! Take advantage of all the sales from last season items. I'm rewarding myself with new clothes this coming weekend and can't wait to get to the clearance racks.
  • potasha
    potasha Posts: 140 Member
    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 ✔️
    10/13 DNW. Macros ✔️
    10/14 DNW. Macros and ST ✔️
    10/15 DNW. Macros and steps ✔️
    10/16 DNW. Macros and steps ✔️
    10/17
    10/18
  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 988 Member
    Question: Several of you list “trend” weight. Is that provided in MFP or do you manually calculate?! If MFP provides, where is that statistic located? Many thanks in advance!
  • steffibabiie
    steffibabiie Posts: 149 Member
    @Cchassee there are several apps that provide trend weights, I think happy scale is the most popular.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,436 Member
    Cchassee wrote: »
    Question: Several of you list “trend” weight. Is that provided in MFP or do you manually calculate?! If MFP provides, where is that statistic located? Many thanks in advance!

    @cchassee I use trendweight.com on my pc. It even links up to my fitbit app to automatically recognize my weigh-ins.
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,131 Member
    @itladyee @camandjarvis Thank you both!
  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 4,693 Member
    edited October 2023
    @Cchassee - welcome to the "65 club" !, have a wonderful birthday, really enjoy your special day. I know exactly what you mean about preparing special meals at home for celebrations, I enjoy that more than eating out too!
  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 4,693 Member
    Cchassee wrote: »
    Question: Several of you list “trend” weight. Is that provided in MFP or do you manually calculate?! If MFP provides, where is that statistic located? Many thanks in advance!

    I use Libra , an APP on my 'phone.
  • CamandJarvis
    CamandJarvis Posts: 2,168 Member

    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 Comments
    10/09 - 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.
    10/17
  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 988 Member
    @musicsax @deepwoodslady
    Thank you for birthday wishes!! I plan to have a grateful day!
  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 988 Member
    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 ⚖️
  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 988 Member
    edited October 2023
    Going to look into “Libra” and Happy Scale. (Don’t use Fitbit)
    Thx!!!
  • shmmm3
    shmmm3 Posts: 255 Member
    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


  • SheilaBoneham
    SheilaBoneham Posts: 3,223 Member

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    📆 2015–2023
    Feb. 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!

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  • SheilaBoneham
    SheilaBoneham Posts: 3,223 Member
    @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.

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