Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 245
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Round 245
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 63 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 202 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
R244 EW= 178.6
R245 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 thru R232 (05/12/23 thru 08/19/23) = -3.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 198.0)
R233 thru R242 (08/20/23 thru 11/27/23) = -17.6 LOST (Ending Weight 180.4)
R243 (11/28/23 thru 12/07/23) = -1.2 LOST (Ending Weight 179.2)
R244 (12/08/23 thru 12/17/23) = -0.6 LOST (Ending Weight 178.6)
R245 (12/18/23 thru 12/27/23) = -xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)
Day/Weight/Comment
12/17 …..178.6….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
12/18 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW)
12/19 -179.2- (Trend weight 179.7)
12/20 -179.2- (Trend weight 179.7)
12/21 -178.8- (Trend weight 179.6)
12/22 -178.8- (Trend weight 179.5)
12/23 -179.2- (Trend weight 179.5) There’s the uptick I couldn’t find but expected yesterday. I have some work to do! I think handyman will be finishing the tiling on the fireplace today. Now we have to wait for the new grilles to come in that we ordered to complete the look and functionality. Parts are on backorder but are expected by Jan 3rd. I just want it done already! I’m very tired today and really dragging my feet. Coffee isn’t helping this time.
12/24 -178.4- (Trend weight 179.4) Nothing special planned for today as of yet. My DD and DGS are here for the typical weekend. I may do some baking today but it is always so very dangerous for me so I’ve been dreading it! I’ve been waiting to bake as close to our family dinner (on the 30th) as possible. My fat percentages have really been going down. I have some new bones sticking out and some more pants I wore last cold season laid aside that are just too big. My body composition has really changed in these last few months. The scale is down by almost a pound today and my trend weight is still improving steadily. I ate to plan yesterday and got in some exercise which made all the difference. Who knew? From here to the end of the year will be especially challenging, but I will do Everything I Can, as often as I can. However, there will be days…..Merry Christmas everyone. May 2024 be healthy, prosperous and full of milestones and successes.
12/25 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)
12/26 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)
12/27 -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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📆 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 😡
R237 10/08/23: end weight 187 (-1)
R238 10/18/23: end weight 187.6 (+.6)
R239 10/28/23: end weight 187 (-.6)
R140 11/07/23: end weight 190.2 (+3.2) 🤯😡
R141 11/17/23: end weight 189.4 (-.8)
R142 11/07/23: end weight 189 (-.4)
R143 11/07/23: end weight 189 (+/-0)
R144 12/17/23: end weight DNW
Day, Weight, Comment
12/18 - DNW
Found out yesterday my BFF has Covid. She started feeling sick on Sat., and we spent a few hours together knitting on Fri. She was vaccinated , but hadn’t yet gotten this fall’s booster addressing new strains. 😢 I’m vaccinated and boosted, so hopefully I’ll be ok. Someone sitting across from her at the party last Wed. wasn’t feeling well so we suspect that’s where she got it. Why do people go to events when they’re sick? Yeesh. Anyway, I guess I’ll be a homebody for a few days so I don’t pass anything on. That’s ok. I need to do some serious cleaning, and I finished knitting a sweater last night so need to finish and wash it and DH’s Christmas sweater. I’ll be hiding in my office for that one! 🙂 I’m still not weighing or tracking, and I think I’m doing ok. This break is giving me time to really think about what I want to keep in my food world and what I want to let go. I feel way too heavy, but with this little break, I also feel a bit more hopeful about a new start and better results.
12/19 - 😳
I “unofficially” weighed myself this morning. I’m not reporting the results here, but as I suspected, I’m too heavy. It’s ok, though, since I’m on my little break. I just wanted a little feedback. I’ve been thinking a lot about what changes I’ll make when I get back at it. As I’ve mentioned, DH does a lot of the cooking here and is a big pasta fan, but I know it’s not great for me, so I’m going to stock up on proteins I can make for myself when he’s having pasta pasta pasta (unless I can have mine with lentil pasta). Also going to limit my bread to 2 thin-sliced pieces a day. I do like sandwiches for lunch. I’m going to focus on non-starchy veggies and lean proteins, and a semi-Mediterranean plan. But not yet. After Christmas. If I try to start to limit things now, I’ll fail, and that won’t help me stick to anything except more of the same. So this is my little in-between reset window. On other fronts (though, I believe, related to my eating), I did a lot of cleaning yesterday and finished the sweater I was working on. I hope you don’t mind, but I’m sharing this one, too, because I love the beautiful tweedy yarn!
12/20 - DNW
Something is happening with this little reset period of mine…I’ve been sleeping embarrassingly late the past few months, but this morning I popped up, not early, but 90 minutes earlier than I have been dragging myself out of bed. That’s one of my goals going forward—get up earlier and write for a couple of hours. I used to write almost every morning from 6 to 10:30ish, 1,000 words a day. I haven’t written seriously in wayyyyy too long. I feel better when I’m writing. I eat better and exercise more. And I’ve realized that the gap not writing has created in my life may be the one I’m filling with food. Hey, maybe there’s an essay in this….. 😁
12/21 - DNW
Happy Solstice, all! For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the light will be returning after tonight, the thought of which makes winter bearable for me. 🌞 I mentioned yesterday a feeling that I’m turning a corner of some sort during this little break I’m taking. More evidence…I baked shortbread cookies on Tuesday, revisiting my Scottish mama’s recipe. I love shortbread, but I’ve eaten only two of them. Usually I have trouble keeping my hands out of the cookie jar! And I was thinking of baking a cake, but suddenly feel completely uninterested in sugary things. So I’ve decided that the only thing I’ll bake for Christmas will be a mincemeat pie (which has no meat). I FINALLY feel ready to drop these obnoxious pounds I’ve put (back) on since 2019. Yay!
12/22 - 🎂DNW
It’s my birthday, so per our tradition, DH is taking me “out” for late lunch/dinner (although we’ll likely get carry out, which is fine with me). I’m trying to decide what I want. At the moment nothing sounds very enticing, but by 1 o’clock I’m sure something will. Otherwise, nothing much planned other than a walk, some reading, and some knitting!
12/23 - DNW
Thank you, friends, for all the birthday wishes! It was a lovely day. I did eat cake, but DH and I both found the cake (new recipe) way too sweet, and I tossed the remains. That’s ok, I got my bd piece. I’m considering today the start of my new year, and my renewed commitment to getting this weight off.
12/24 - DNW
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas, joyous Yule, and happy all the other holidays that happen this time of year.
12/25 - 🎄🎁
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RND 245: My Journey ~ Round 2 of 40:
Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing. Read that again!
F, 67, 5’4" ~ SW-231
Ultimate goal weight of 149lb at the end of RND 284
12/18~ Day 11 -227 ~ Ugh! Today, I chose wrong, change is needed.
~ Today was not a good day. Excuses aside, I ate poorly, didn’t exercise, and didn’t plan which was the goal I had for this round. Plan for tomorrow!
12/19~ Day 12 -227 Almost forgot to log in.
~ Well, the scale isn’t moving much, but it is early in round 2 so I’ll give myself some grace. I kept the basics in check and met my goals. Ready for sleep.
12/20~ Day 13 -230 ~What the heck?
~This is frustrating and why I would normally quit. 13 days and I’m back where I started. But as usual, when I have an upset, I sabotaged myself tonight by going over the calories for the 1st time in 13 days. Hopefully, I learn from the error and figure out what keeps me from losing weight. I guess more effort is needed.
12/21~ Day 14 -225.3 ~ That’s it, I need a new scale!
~ I woke up and weighed, It’s a miracle. Ha! So, I weigh something, but what? I will keep up with the plan until the new scale arrives and hopefully, it will be correct. I upped my walk to an hour today. I’m sure I’ll be hearing from my knee later, but tuff stuff, it needs to deal with it. I’m eating pretty well but still trying to up the fiber. Who would think it would be so difficult?
12/22~ Day 15 -223.6 ~ Is it the holidays?
~ It’s a hard time of year. Sometimes not having children can be hard and I miss being around family. They are spread all over the country and as we age it is harder to gather. Sorry, on a downer tonight. It’s a lack of sunshine and family. The great thing about today is tomorrow is a brand-new day with all the possibilities of sunshine and success.
12/23~ Day 16 -223.5 ~ The sun is shining!
~ I had a great walk today, now icing my knee. Spirits are up, we started planning for Christmas 2024 in Wyoming. So far, we have 4 of our families committed. Yet another reason to keep logging in and working on my health.
12/24~ Day 17 -222.9 ~ Christmas Eve
~ I’m posting early today. I am unsure of how the day will end but have great expectations of success. I am planning for the pitfalls and perils of eating and laziness. I must say ‘Motivate thyself’ if I want to meet that first ten-pound goal before the end of 2023. I wish you all a beautiful holiday and a blessed new year.
12/25~ Day 18 -??? ~
12/26~ Day 19 -??? ~
12/27~ Day 20 -??? ~
Challenge: ~ Planning: deciding in advance what to do, how to do it, when to do it, and that I should do it.
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@Onewomanswalk I love how you were able to shift your mood / emotions by changing your thoughts. That’s an amazing accomplishment. Merry Christmas!3
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RND 245
thanks @quiltingjaine
70 yo female 5’5”
SW: 128.8# (end of round 244)
Goals: strength training 5x/week🏋️♀️; follow nutrition plan🥕; under 129# ⚖️; move 3x/week min 👣; hydrate 💧
Using others great idea of icons to report when on task the day prior
12/18 128.4# 🏋️♀️, 🥕, ⚖️, 💧
12/19 129.0# rest day; 🥕, ⚖️
12/20 128.4# 🏋️♀️; 🥕; 👣; 💧
12/21 128.8# 🥕 💧⚖️
12/22 129.0# 🏋️♀️ 🥕 ⚖️ 💧
12/23 129.0# 🏋️♀️ 🥕💧
12/24 129.4# 🏋️♀️🥕💧👣
Good day yesterday
12/25
12/26
12/27
“Holiday lights shine brighter when you're healthy and energized.”4 -
@GregoryStaley I have to ask - was any male relative a doctor in the AF? Our first daughter was delivered by Major Staley - I wish I could remember his first name! DD#1 will be 53 in 11 days.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
To RND 237 128.0 AW 128.7
SW RND 238 128.5 AW 128.4
SW RND 239 129.5 AW 128.5
SW RND 240 130.5 AW 128.7
SW RND 241 128.0. AW 129.61
SW RND 242 130.5 AW 130.8
SW RND 243 131.5 AW 132.2We 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 245 133.0
12/18 133.0 Great Greek yesterday with family and friends and ate some chocolate in the afternoon
12/19 133.5
12/20 133.0 Community bingo tonight - pizza, salad and cake. Nail appt and lunch with DH
12/21 135.5 There is no way this is real. We didn’t go to lunch yesterday, will go today. I ate about a dozen Hershey kisses, other than that my eating was good - skipped the pizza crusts and just ate the meat, veg and cheese and a small salad. 2 eggs and 2 bacon for breakfast.
12/22 133.5 DD and DGGS came over for a visit. He seems to be cutting more teeth and was a little cranky. I had beef brisket for lunch yesterday, leftovers today. Went to bed at 8 last night because I couldn’t keep my eyes opened. Then I was up every 2 hours because I had a cramp in my left ankle. Garmin shows 8 hours 43 minutes of sleep but I sure don’t feel rested. Tomorrow we are invited to friends for dinner.
12/23 134.0 Out to brunch with blind friend - steak, eggs, potatoes and toast. 1 cup of leftover squash, green pepper, and onion in the evening. 12 Hershey’s kisses I need to throw those things away! Hershey has ALWAYS been my favorite chocolate.
12/24 137.0 I know this isn’t real but I was tempted to not even post this. LATE Dinner at friends last night. I usually eat before 3 or 4 and this was closer to 6:30. I had 1/2 glass of wine but every dish was carb loaded. Lasagna noodles, garlic bread, tabouli salad, lemon cake, tapioca.
[Annual Period of Feasting]
Pre-community T-giving dinner 11/16 129.5
Post T-giving AQe potluck 11/29 133.0
Pre-Christmas A&C potluck 12/15 132.0
Post Dinner @ friends 12/23 137.0
Post Christmas Eve pizza 12/24
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I’m in, this round will be an interesting one.
Dec 18 160.2
Dec 19 160.4
Dec 20 160.4
Dec 21 DNW away from my scale
Dec 22 DNW still away
Dec 23 163.4
Dec 24 163
Dec 25
Dec 26
Dec 276 -
SW 151.6 RND 245
GW 135
12/18 153.2 📝🧘♀️
12/19 153.0 📝🧘♀️
12/20 151.8 📝🧘♀️
12/21 forgot to weigh
12/22 152.2 📝🧘♀️
12/23 152.4 📝🧘♀️
12/24 151.4 📝🧘♀️🎉
12/25
12/26
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b]SW RND 245[/b]: 235.6
GW RND 245: 233.6
12/18 - 238.4
12/19 - 238.4
12/20 - 236.4
12/21 - 236.4
12/22 - 237.8
12/23 - DNW
12/24 - DNW
I probably won't weigh until after Christmas. I have been working out but the eating hasn't been great. I'm not going crazy and I'm proud of myself for consistency with exercise.7 -
@quiltingjaine I am not aware of any. The Baltimore wing of the family has been out of touch for quite some years. There are more Staleys than I would have guessed. Best to both of you.quiltingjaine wrote: »@GregoryStaley I have to ask - was any male relative a doctor in the AF? Our first daughter was delivered by Major Staley - I wish I could remember his first name! DD#1 will be 53 in 11 days.
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@quiltingjaine Thank You for continuing this challenge. It has been a real difference maker for me. GREGGregoryStaley wrote: »
@quiltingjaine I am not aware of any. The Baltimore wing of the family has been out of touch for quite some years. There are more Staleys than I would have guessed. Best to both of you.quiltingjaine wrote: »@GregoryStaley I have to ask - was any male relative a doctor in the AF? Our first daughter was delivered by Major Staley - I wish I could remember his first name! DD#1 will be 53 in 11 days.
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SW RND 245 - My 15th round
F65, 5’6” married, MawMaw Proud. Ketovore - NO processed foods. Big protein. Maintenance.
HW 172lbs in 2010.
Roller coaster 🎢 till now!
CW 131.0
R245 Focus
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I want a stronger commitment to consistency. Calendar activities each day. Plan. Be mindful. Slow down. Practice gratitude. Enjoy!
Goal: 130lbs or below while continuing to train/gain more SMM. (Skeletal Muscle Mass). Focus on strength, flexibility, agility, balance & muscle mass. Reach goals for next “InBody” in early Jan - gain 2lbs SMM.
R245 COMMITMENTS:
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1. ➡️⚖️ everyday. ⚡️
2. ST 🏋️♀️ every other day
3. 5x per wk 60min 💓Z2
4. 5x per wk - 🤸🏼 calisthenics (stretch, balance, agility, flexibility & speed)
5. 🎾HIIT 3x /week
6. Stay grateful & mindful of the 🎄 ⛪️ holiday! 🙏
7. Plan and PREPARE.
8. Track daily: food, 🚶♀️8-10k+, macros, calories, Ex minutes, 💓Z2 min, Ex cal 🔥& NSVs
9. Choose health everyday!
10. ENJOY
This is a BIG round. Protect your mind. Good luck 🍀 Warriors!
Oh, and enjoy the journey this Christmas season! So much to be thankful for….
📣#bestshapeofmylife 📣
Let’s Go!
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12/18⚖️ 131.0
12/19⚖️ 129.6
12/20⚖️ 128.4
12/21⚖️ 129.2
12/22⚖️ 129.8
12/23⚖️ 129.8
12/24⚖️ 130.8
12/25⚖️ 133.4
12/26⚖️
12/27⚖️
Daily Comments
12/24⚖️ 133.4 Yesterday: ✅macros & 1528 cal, 🚶♀️2.1k, 🚫ex min, 🚫🔥ex cal, 💗Z2 🚫min . 🚫🏋️♀️🤸🏼
Followed 💯 to my Christmas Eve plan except I forgot water! While cooking all day, I simply forgot… Almost a zero carb day but also zero fluids. No sugar and healthy choices came easy yesterday… but today I woke up like a puff ball. Cant take my rings off. Amazing how my body reacts & tells me loud & clear I miss my routine & my mind misses it too! Especially water.
(No walking as it poured all day long … & it will rain also rain today as well… )
Looking back: Wonderful day & evening last night - didn’t “feel” pressure. Had fun cooking all day w/DH and it was a wonderful Christmas Eve with family.
Lesson: Water, Water, Water!
NSV: Did not react over the scale and I know that water today will solve the puff! I didn’t need the scale to tell me… I knew it already 😎
TODAY: Rain all day… Will try to squeeze in 🚶♀️🚶♀️🚶♀️. Family tradition of early afternoon movie, DS and DGS visiting later. Quiet joy and gratitude…. & Add: 💦💧💦. Merry Christmas!
Health Journey
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R245 Previous Daily Comments
12/18 ⚖️ 131.0
Yesterday: 💯lazy day. ✅macros & 1438 cal.
Today: 💪🏻🚶♀️🤸🏼🏋️♀️
I’m up a little because I’m off routine. Ok. Rational. Last night I decided to start fast @ 6pm. I felt terrific after that last fast and spent some time researching last night as to what happens to your body at 24, 48, and 72hrs - planning for 72. Pumped! Water, black coffee, electrolytes and grass-fed beef bone broth. 💪🏻
12/19 ⚖️129.6
Yesterday: ✅macros & 90 cal of bone broth, 🚶♀️3.9k, 🚫ex min, 🚫 ex cal 🔥, 🚫💗Z2 min, 🚫🏋️♀️, 🤸🏼
Woke up at 3:50! 🙃😳 Good Morning! Yes, scale is less but was expected. I’m fasting to reset ketosis & recharge /reboot. I’m hoping 130 will one day be my lean & mean ceiling!☺️
Because I spontaneously opted to fast, I also opted to remain sedentary yesterday. I did end up doing a lot of work around the house. I only counted 🚶♀️. After 6 PM, (24hrs) I had 2 cups of bone broth over a couple of hours, drank tons of water & electrolytes.
Going on 36 hrs as I write this … I feel really good this morn. No hunger pains yesterday, (because I kept drinking… ) And I was super busy. I had tons of energy. No headaches. Peed all day. 😎. Hoping it goes as well today.
I had another business meeting yesterday … I’ve been approached to take on a hefty project (in my profession). Yesterday was my third meeting in 10 days, and I’m strongly considering saying yes… With each day that passes, I’m becoming a little more excited about the opportunity. Ill have the flexibility to continue to pick up DGS from school, as well as play 🎾 in the morning a few days a week… and will also figure out how to 🚶♀️&🏋️♀️🤸🏼on a regular basis. The project would last six months… It’s actually too good to be true. So we will see! It’s been five years since retiring … would certainly be a wild & adventures ride cuzz I feel quite unprepared. We will meet once more after the holidays to solidify any arrangement … 🤞🏻!
Today: 🎾 🚶♀️and some 🤸🏼 - let’s see! Not sure about stamina but will try. I can always stop. ’ll be fine this morning but I’m prepared for a little waiver-ing between noon and 2pm…. 💪🏻
Note: TBH, For some reason, fasting is easier for me than I thought it would be. This is only my second go round. I find it much easier to just say no then it is to plan food/figure out what to eat…. It’s a competition with myself. Once I did the research & learned of the long list of positive benefits… It was a no-brainer for me personally. I once truly believed fasting was for WHACKOS 😎. Really! Isn’t that horrible? It’s not for everyone but… If you’re thinking about it, I encourage you to read up!
12/20 ⚖️ 128.4
Yesterday: ✅macros & 80 cal, 🚶♀️8.2k, 122 ex min, 1284 ex cal 🔥, 💗Z2 18 min, included some 🏋️♀️&🤸🏼.
When I first started playing tennis, I could feel the effects of the fast with an elevated heart rate, but then I played through it… so I decided to take it easy on ST 🏋️♀️. Fully wiped out when I got home. Nice visit with my DGS. Rested and vegged out the rest of the night.
⚖️ 128.4 That’s the fast and my body rebooting … will prol be 129-130 tomorrow. After today, I have to really buckle down on
🚶♀️🤸🏼🏋️♀️.
Fast: Boy, was I hungry yesterday! 2pm till bed…. Drank electrolytes & bone broth. No headache. Feel great this morn. 12 more hours. Playing tennis today. Feeling like I have to take it easy, but I may have a burst of energy, so let’s see! Thurs, Fri& Sat will be jammed with cooking & holiday! Will definitely get in early 🚶♀️. Some 🏋️♀️🤸🏼.
12/21 ⚖️ 129.2
Yesterday: ✅macros & 1055 cal, 🚶♀️6.2k, 103 ex min, 1022 ex cal 🔥, 💗Z2 16min. 🚫🏋️♀️🤸🏼
I played🎾 singles (A big deal in itself, 65… vs a 48-year-old youngster) & when over I decided not to pursue 🏋️♀️🤸🏼. My heart rate was up a good bit, so I thought it would be wise to limit any further activity, until FAST was completed.
I thought about food continuously from noon-3pm. I researched the difference between 48hr & 72hr fast and there is little difference… I had almost convinced myself to eat some scrambled eggs, but then I was running late to pick up my DGS from school. And because I was busy, I just decided what the heck just do 72 hrs. Goal accomplished!
🥩 &🥚🥚for dinner! YUM.
Today: Definitely 🚶♀️🤸🏼🏋️♀️. Eat lots of protein. Feel AWESOME. And yes, fasting is about your mind/will power. It’s not all hunger.
➡️Thoughts
➡️ Emotions
➡️ Actions.
Stop negative thoughts (excuses & rationalizations) & winning becomes reality. I have a choice. Hard stuff matters.
(Confession, ⬆️ this is an affirmation … I must say it over & & over & OVER again for it to become real!)😊
Setting a goal and completing the goal gives me BIG confidence. I’ll have a pep in my step today. 😎
12/22 ⚖️ 129.8
Yesterday: ✅macros & 1515 cal, 🚶♀️2.2k, 🚫ex min, 🚫ex cal 🔥, 💗Z2 🚫min. 🚫🏋️♀️🤸🏼
We had a major MAJOR plumbing issue occur yesterday morning. Plumber can’t come till 12/26…. Thank goodness we aren’t hosting guests this holiday! I stayed on target with cal and macros but zero exercise. Couldn’t do anything. Hopefully today. 🎾🏋️♀️🤸🏼.
NSV: I feel great! Positive daily choices are “mostly” routine. Clothes too big/super loose. Mental clarity and strength. Sleeping so much better. No aches / pains. Slept to 5:20 this morn! BUT: Still need more consistency 🏋️♀️🤸🏼.
Biggest NSV: I know my body so much better! The scale doesn’t own my emotions. I’ve conquered the roller coaster 🎢!As long as I’m “on plan” Im not going to think twice over a 2 -3 pound fluctuation. (If I pig out, of course, I’ll be down on myself … But that’s different… That’s 💯on me& not the scale !!
12/23⚖️ 129.8
Yesterday: ✅macros & 1382 cal, 🚶♀️9.9k, 123 ex min, 1054 ex cal 🔥, 76 min💗Z2 . ✅🏋️♀️🤸🏼(30 min)
Up waaayyyy to early today!
EPIPHANY:
I fessed up that I have struggled with my weight & the way I view /feel about my body since I was in grade-school. The last nine years I have gained and lost 15+ lbs SIX times. I deplore the way that 🎢 makes me feel… I feel like a failure each time I gain back the weight I lost. I don’t want THAT to happen again so this time I’m paying ultra close attention 👀 to what triggers me once I hit a weight goal, embrace that place a while and then, boom…. Welcome 15! So…. I’m setting new goals to build strength and muscle. … New goals that will provide focus elsewhere than the scale. New goals that focus on strength. For me, building muscle/balance/agility, etc. is “harder” than dropping pounds. The battle is between my ears.
If I’ve struggled for 55+ years with weight and self-image … why would that disappear just because I lost 15 lbs? My struggle is more than pounds….
I’m grateful for this “JGMTD” Challenge. Every 10 days I can gently shift/tweak process/actions based on what I continue to learn about myself. I’m glad I’m on this journey… Better late than never! 😎❤️
Pulling for all of you!🎄🎁
12/24⚖️ 130.8 so puffy this morning! Yucky feeling. Tired. Yesterday: 🚫macros & 2032 cal, 🚶♀️11.1k, 88 ex min, 🔥574 ex cal, 💗Z2 74 min . ✅🏋️♀️🤸🏼(10min)
Ate too many carbs. Took myself out of Ketosis*** Bummer. Dessert wasn’t even that good. (We were 🥳 celebrating our Anniversary (15th) and the coconut cake was brought out by the waiter!) How could I say no?! Delicious dinner (small portions), great time and we had a blast.
***Note to self: SUGAR - Remember – the piece of cake was NOT worth the fact it took me 💯 OUT of Ketosis. And, it may have ruined the healing of my 72 hr fast. The sugar brought me ZERO joy and it wasn’t worth it (to me). Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed everything about last night, but I don’t enjoy knowing that I have to start at ground zero today. (It’s not like going over calories…. With going over calories, you can be on target the next day… vs. going out of ketosis it’ll take me another week to get where I was). No bad feelings… Just a fact. It was a choice….
So here are my choices today… Do I eat a little dessert or enjoy a sugary beverage tonight (because I’m NOT in ketosis) or do I start back immediately today?… “Tomorrow is the enemy of today!” Decisions…. decisions! I’ve still got the 12/31👖 Pants-demonium Challenge in mind! 😀
Cooking today. Might have time for a short walk… Thirteen at my sisters home tonight-will miss my DGS!
Enjoy today everyone!
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Health Journey
1990 (Age 32) - Avg. 135 lbs
2001 (Age 43) - Avg 145 lbs
2010 (Age 52) HW 172 lbs
UGW = 130lbs (ceiling)
In Aug 14, 2014 @ 157lbs (down 15 from heaviest of 172lbs in 2010), I decided to take control of my health. I lost 30lbs by 1/1/2015. Weight topped @ 128-132lbs through the end of 2020. Five years!
🎢 Roller Coaster Begins….
2020 through 2021, I fluctuated 132-140 lbs.
8/1/ 2022 crept up to 142lbs.
Dropped to 128lbs again by 9/30 then held 130lbs till 1/1/23.
2023 Back ⬆️ 145lbs by July 15! 15lbs BOOM! Enjoyed eating & margaritas way too much! Ive always eaten healthy BUT portion control is/was a huge issue. Started tracking. Joined “Just give me 10 days” R231 in beginning of 8/2023. Here we are!
I learned MY choices created an emotional 🎢 roller coaster with yo-yo weight and fitness. My forever goal is to reach 130lbs as a ceiling. Pretty clear to me that once I reached a goal weight I would then relax/ drift backwards. So glad 145lbs was the max over the last nine years.
I also noticed that as I age it becomes much MUCH more difficult to lose weight. I could loose 15lbs easy in 6 to 8 weeks up to 2020ish … This is absolutely not true anymore!!!!
Cumulative Round Results
7/15/2023 145lbs
R231 SW 143.6 EW 141.6 -3.4
R232 SW 140.2 EW 138.7 -6.3
R233 SW 139.4 EW 137.8 -7.2
R234 SW 137.8 EW 136.2 -8.8
R235 SW 136.2 EW 137.0 -8.0
R236 SW 137.0 EW 135.4 -9.6
R237 SW 135.4 EW 134.6 -10.4
R238 SW 134.0 EW 133.2 -11.8
R239 SW 133.0 EW 131.8 -13.2
R240 SW 132.3 EW 132.0 -13.5
R241 SW 132.0 EW 131.2 - 14.3
R242 SW 131.8 EW 129.2 - 16.3
R243 SW 129.0 EW 129.5 -15.8
R244 SW 129.8 EW 130.0 -15.0
R245 SW 130.54 -
RND 245
12/18 184.4
12/19 184.2
12/20 184
12/21 183
12/22 184.7
12/23 185
12/24 185
12/25 186.2
12/26
12/27
Goal for tomorrow is to not be higher than today.5 -
Previous Rounds
Round 237 SW 169.0 EW 167.4
Round 238 SW 166.8 EW 166.4
Round 239 SW 167.6 EW 166.6
Round 240 SW 166.6 EW 162.6
Round 241 SW 161.8 EW 159.2
Round 242 SW 160.6 EW 156.0
Round 243 SW 155.8 EW 157.2
Round 244 SW 156.4 EW 152.4
Round 245 SW 152.8
Ultimate GW 125
12/18: 152.8
12/19: 153.2
12/20: 153.4
12/21: 154.6 Scale-unfriendly Chinese food last night
12/22: 154.6
12/23: 153.2
12/24: 151.4
12/25: 153
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