Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 250
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My goals :
Hit my daily water goal
Eat mindful
Workout 5 days/week
HW : 180
SW : 172.2
2/6 - 172.2
2/7 - 171.9
2/8 - 171.1
2/9 - 170.6
2/10-170.6
2/11-171.1
2/12-170.2
2/13
2/14
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ust Give Me 10 Days Rnd 250 (my 5th)
previous rounds:SW Rnd 246: 147.0Goals this round:
SW Rnd 247: 143.4
SW Rnd 248: 140.8
SW Rnd 249: 140.6
SW Rnd 250: 137.2
Overall loss: 9.8 lbs since 1/1/24
* continue to be consistent in coming here and logging daily
* continue only planned snacks, minimal sugar and wine on special occasions
* be kind to myself and enjoy life!
* break 137 and never look back
2/6: 137.2
2/7: 136.8
2/8: 136.8
2/9: 136.8
2/10: 136.8
2/11: 138.6
2/12: 138.6
2/13:
2/14:
2/15:
2/12: I got out the travel scale to make sure that it's correct as I seem to go in "plateaus'- the scale says the same thing for days. Given this weekend with 3 days of potential food landmines, I'm very happy I didn't gain.9 -
70 yo female 5’5”
SW 128.0# (RND 249)
Intentions: 60 oz water/day💧; strength training 5x/week 🏋️♀️; maintain weight under 129#; hit macro and calorie targets 8/10 days 🥕; move it 6/10 days👣
Showing today’s wt and yesterday’s achievements
2/6 128.4# 💧🏋️♀️👣
2/7 127.6# 💧🏋️♀️🥕👣
2/8 127.6# 🏋️♀️👣
2/9 127.8# ST rest day; 🥕👣
2/10 128.6# 🏋️♀️
2/11 127.6# 💧🏋️♀️🥕👣
2/12 128.8# 🏋️♀️🥕 I didn’t drink enough 💧
2/13
2/14
2/15
Thank you @quiltingjaine8 -
R250- 20th
See ⬇️
“About Me & Health Journey”
R250- 20th
2/6/24 Let’s call a spade a spade… Ticked up to a steady 132+…MUST 🛑 that before it gets out of hand.
R250SW 131.6lbs - ➡️ wanting to reduce to 130.x. Maintenance is a psyop at this point. Let’s tighten up portions ⬆️protein ⬇️kcals & more 💦 &🏋️♀️.
Ultimate Goal: ⬇️”Maintain” @ 129-130lbs🙆♀️🏋️♀️🤸🏼🚶♀️🎾💦🥩
1. 10-Day Focus: start the drop to 129-130. I’m on a two week experiment. Adjusted macros & kcals. This could take two rounds but I’m determined.
2. Continue 🏋️♀️. Take InBody Scan week of 2/19 to compare previous scan.
3. TRUTH: I will always be that person that must “count” - true for 50++ years. Acceptance.
4. My mission is to STOP 🛑 THE RED and Live in YELLOW!
📣#bestshapeofmylife 📣
Let’s Go! 💪🏻🙌🏻⚡️
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R250 Start stats & COMMITMENTS:
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MFP tracking, stats & movement/exercise continues but won’t post details here. If I fall short on a daily goal - will report it - otherwise on target.
For comparison in two weeks:
1/5/24 InBody Scan Results:
131.0lbs
Lean Body Mass (LBM):
96.6lbs ⬆️ (+6lbs)
Body Fat Mass (BFM):
34.6lbs ⬇️ (-4lbs)
SMM: 52.5lbs (Skeletal Muscle)⬆️
PBF: 26.4 (% Body Fat)⬇️
(⬆️measured monthly)
To do:
1. 🙆♀️Daily Stretch 10min
2. 🤸🏼🏋️♀️Daily FT 20-30min
3. 🚶♀️8-10k+
4. 💦 70-80oz
5. 💓Z2 60 min 5x per wk
6. MACROS: TWO WEEK EXPERIMENT: S.S.T.Th :10gC, 109gP, 75gF, M.W.F 10gC, 129gP, 30gF
7. InBody week of 2/19
8. Stay grateful & mindful.
9. Slow down & ENJOY!
R250 Previous Daily Comments
********************************2/6⚖️131.6lbs
Spent a couple of hrs yesterday reviewing MFP stats & goals. Determined my personal maintenance kcals is approx 1400 (NOT 1600) as I had determined. Having seven+ months of tracking / hard data is invaluable. I have also been MUCH less active over the past 4-5 weeks (weather). Love having this data and so, I can & will reset.
DH is my witness… He is dumbfounded by how easy it is for me to gain vs. how hard it is for me to lose… He sees nutrition, discipline, movement, & work-outs … I’m glad he is here to reinforce & encourage me. We both believe I am a 💯scientific anomaly. 😁Embracing it!!! Onward!
NSV: 209 days of tracking. 209 days of leaning in FOR my health, fitness and longevity.
2/7 ⚖️131.6
Yesterday I did it all! 💥🙌🏻
✅🙆♀️🏋️♀️🤸🏼🚶♀️🎾💦🥩macros & kcals! Loved me some 💦all day long. Today: Activity & meals planned. 🤸🏼🏋️♀️ early, then 🎾. Neighborhood croquet match this afternoon. 😎— will be a fun/full day!
NSV: Food is fuel. Not reward.
2/8⚖️ 131.5
Almost ALL…. barely missed steps! (7.5k) Also missed Z2 💗goal. Need more minutes in Z2.
✅🙆♀️🏋️♀️🤸🏼🎾💦🥩macros & kcals! New macros, etc going well. First time in a good long while I pre-plugged in food purposefully to hit target. Needed 129g of protein-not an easy task! Grass-fed whey protein isolate did the trick.
Today: Rest day? May go for power walk/jog …. Let’s see how I feel later. Two pretty intense days.
???? Left a message to book my InBody scan on 2/22. Two weeks to “make a difference”…. Haven’t yet found the pre-natural drive to ST 🏋️♀️…. Only “feel” accomplished AFTER doing it. I sure hope I begin to soon neutralize the thought of it vs. dreading. Perhaps 🏋️♀️will just always be “necessary drudgery”…. similar to emptying the dishwasher.
NSV?: cant hit Z2 💗 now by only power-walking. I now need to JOG to increase my HR to Z2. While good for cardiovascular…. I really don’t enjoy jogging … Will try again to increase 💗somehow without jogging!
(I’m interested in “burning fat”… For those unfamiliar with heart rate zones please research because it’s very interesting!)
2/9⚖️131.4
✅🙆♀️🏋️♀️🤸🏼🚶♀️8.2k💦💗45 min. protein over & 200 over in kcals (1400). When I got home from bridge last night, scrambled a couple of eggs… It’s been a LONG time since I’ve snacked after dinner…. Broke IF.
Today: Another high-protein day. Scheduled: 🙆♀️🎾 🏋️♀️🤸🏼.
NSV - InBody is 2/23. I sincerely enjoy reading about nutrition, fitness & health. Keeps me motivated. Hit 💗Z2 45 min.
2/10 132.0 ugh. I know I’m doing all the work but why? Not even a drift down? I swear the scale is EVIL! Plain EVIL! My commitment is being tested…
✅🙆♀️🏋️♀️🤸🏼🎾🚶♀️10.6k 💦🥩💗75 min macros & kcals! Did it all!
🙆♀️🎾this morning. Will 🏋️♀️🚶♀️💗this afternoon. Daily affirmations…. Smile…. Be thankful. Enjoy! Will have a positive attitude-ONWARD!
NSV- trusting the hard work. I knew this was going to be hard… I knew it would take at least two rounds to lose a pound or two… because my primary goal is to gain muscle.💪🏻 Remembering - I am a scientific anomaly. Stretching is going well… My balance is improving and I’ve been successful, increasing 🏋️♀️ and reps, so there is THAT! 🧐😎. Am I giving myself a peptalk? Yes! At 5 AM I’m all over the place but once I enjoy my coffee and start stretching the day will be fantastic!
2/11 131.7 ✅🙆♀️🏋️♀️🤸🏼🎾🚶♀️10.2k 💦🥩💗56 min, macros & kcals! Excellent day. Enjoyed my coffee & started stretching & lifting… Got that done by 8AM & then headed to my tennis match. Needed to walk 1.5 miles after lunch to hit 10k steps and 💗Z2. Felt great!
Today: RAIN but will 🙆♀️🏋️♀️🤸🏼 -want to fit in 🚶♀️💗later if possible. Food planned.
NSV: Louisiana is in the thick of Mardi Gras celebrations… still no king cake 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻. Trying our best to be festive without food & drink as the main event. Scheduled a 5 mi hike with good friends for Mardi Gras morning at our nearest state park - with breakfast after… This will be our “festivity” vs all day revelry. Will be a beautiful day.
Clothes NSV- Bought a new pair of jeans yesterday… Down TWO sizes from July! Down approx 15lbs but 🏋️♀️ is sure making a huge difference!
2/12 131.8 meh. Keep up the work! Yesterday: ✅🙆♀️🏋️♀️🤸🏼🚶♀️10.4k 💦🥩💗64min
Enjoyed one small glass of delicious red wine with a small ribeye last night. ✅Under 1300 cals w/protein & carb perfect💪🏻
Today: 🎾 if courts are dry. 🙆♀️🤸🏼🏋️♀️🚶♀️💗. Let’s do this. 🙌🏻
NSV:
Committed label reader. Committed to clean nutrition.
Successfully incorporated stretching /balance routine as a morning habit.
2/13 💜💚💛 Mardi Gras
2/14⚖️❤️
2/15
2/16⚖️
📣#bestshapeofmylife 📣
Let’s Go! 💪🏻🙌🏻⚡️
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About Me & Health Journey
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F65, 5’6” married, MawMaw Proud. Clean Ketovore 🥩. Track macros, kcals, all exercise and NSVs. HW 172lbs in 2010.
I have ALWAYS been on a “diet” since high school. I have never been comfortable with my body - no matter my weight.
Pre- college: 125-130lbs
College- 160lbs one year… graduated @130lbs.
1990 (Age 32) - Avg.135/140 lbs
2000 (Age 42) - Avg 145 lbs
2010 (Age 52) Avg 150 HW 172 lbs in 2010. 130 end of 2014.
2020 (Age 62) 130-135lbs
7/2023 (Age 64) 145lbs
1/2024 (Age 65) 130lbs
UGW = 129-130lbs
⬆️SMM: 100lbs +
Initial BF% : 22%
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 @ 128-132lbs through the end of 2020. Five years!
🎢 Roller Coaster Begins….
2020 through 2021, I fluctuated 132-140 lbs. Always self-conscious.
8/1/ 2022 crept up to 142lbs.
Dropped to 128lbs again by 10/30 - held 130lbs till 2/1/23.
2023 Back ⬆️ 145lbs by July 15! 15lbs BOOM! Enjoyed eating & margaritas way too much! Nutrition has always been somewhat healthy BUT portion control is/was THE huge issue. Started tracking again 7/15/23. Joined “Just give me 10 days” R231 in beginning of 8/2023. Here we are @ 130ish determined to…. STOP the 🎢 & be in the
📣#bestshapeofmylife 📣
The yo-yo is exhausting & unhealthy. Takes up way too much brain space.
I learned MY choices created an emotional 🎢 roller coaster with yo-yo weight and fitness. My forever goal is to be healthy & fit & maintain approx. 130lbs & IN SHAPE.
As I age it becomes much, MUCH more difficult to lose weight. I could lose 15lbs easy in 8 weeks up to 2022 ish … This is absolutely not true anymore.
While active with 🚶♀️& 🎾 it’s clear a ST routine was absent. Strength & balance are most important now. Time to incorporate ST 🏋️♀️ 🙆♀️🤸🏼as my TRUE focus.
Cumulative Round Results
7/15/23 SW 145lbs
R231 - R 247, lost 15lbs to 130.
Avg loss 1lbs per Round.
Jan/Feb: Ticked up to a steady 132. Happier@129-130.
(I was in “maintenance” for 4 to 6 weeks and it’s slowly ticked up.)
Let’s go!8 -
Genius idea! I’ll be stealing “TMI” and filing away in my own MFP-Urban Dictionary. I don’t know how many times I needed to reference this but struggled to write any of those other words out ..lol!@_JeffreyD_ TMI really could be several things but I think most of us use it to mean “you know what.” (*Poo, poop, 💩, *kitten*, doodoo*) (5 options just to see if they survive the editor) LOL Much like TOM. I may end up getting bounced into MFP jail, if there is such a thing!
EDIT - On my screen they all made it!
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quiltingjaine wrote: »@_JeffreyD_ Is assisted living a possibility? My MIL was in assisted living with dementia and at some point my SIL decided she needed “more.” She moved, eventually, to a secured unit.
@SModa61 Next time put the cake on the kitchen sink and turn on the water.
@quiltingjaine You are totally correct! My added detail is I was probably supposed to share with DH as it was his mother's cooking. Bad enough I ate it. I might be less forgiven, in this case, if I destroyed it.5 -
Round 250
January February 6 – 15, 2024
62 year old female, 5’5”. I am married, semi-nomadic (we live in three states, Mass, Maine, Florida).
SW WW Sept 29, 2001 - 168.8 (initially lost 29.8, became staff, then weight up and down 18 years with low of 126.8)
SW MFP Sept 14, 2020 – 153 (lost 40, then stress took off another 2.2 lb with low of 120.8, then stress became gain)
SW MFP Jan 1, 2023 – 146.6
GW Maintaining between 124 - 126
Continuing to figure out maintaining, and to work on best nutrition and exercise.
History:Harry and Han are our cats, who travel with us. Have two “kids”, who are very much adults, a DGS, and second GS on the way. We have two parents, 87(mother), 85(MIL) still with us, and I have logically been needing to help them more as they age. I got my act in gear during COVID, somewhat inspired by NOT becoming my parents. I lost 30 lbs and was exercising daily. Unfortunately, I am an “all in or not” person. Hubby and I seeing our family home and downsizing distractions, plus medical incident with my father and all their new needs, became an excuse (father has since passed and I am DPOA, Personal representative AKA executor, trustee, and oversee the majority of my mother’s care). A year and a half later, I gained 25 lbs and lost all my athletic improvements. I need to figure out balance and how to make health be a daily priority for life!
Round 126 153.0 equivalent 9/14/20
Round 127 149.2 9/24/20
Round 128 147.2 10/4/20
Round 129 145.8 10/14/20
Round 130 144.4 10/24/20
Round 131 142.2 11/3/20
Round 132 139.4 11/13/20
Round 133 137.2 11/23/20
Round 134 136.4 12/3/20
Round 135 132.6 12/13/20
Round 136 132.0 12/23/20
Round 137 132.0 1/2/21
Round 138 131.0 1/12/21
Round 139 128.2 1/22/21
Round 176 138.2 1/26/22 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13 oz
Round 177 134.8 2/5/22
Round 178 137.0 2/15/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 181 138.2 3/17/22 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 oz
Round 182 137.8 3/27/22 Harry 10 lb 14.5oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 183 133.4 4/6/22 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13 oz
Round 184 136.0 4/16/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11lb 12.5 oz
Round 185 136.8 4/26/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11lb 13 oz
Round 186 136.0 5/6/22 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 187 137.8 5/16/22 Harry 10 lb 14.0 oz Han Solo 11lb 11.5 oz
Round 188 135.8 5/26/22 Harry 10 lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12 oz
Round 210 146.6 1/01/23 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12 oz
Round 211 144.4 1/11/23
Round 212 146.6 1/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 213 143.4 1/31/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 oz
Round 214 142.4 2/10/23
Round 215 140.0 2/20/23 Harry 10 lb 12 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6 oz
Round 216 138.0 3/2/23 Harry 10 lb 11.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6.5 oz
Round 217 136.0 3/12/23 Harry 10 lb 15 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6 oz
Round 218 134.0 3/22/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 7.5 oz
Round 219 133.8 4/1/23 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 9.5 oz
Round 220 131.4 4/11/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 221 130.0 4/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11.5 oz
Round 222 128.2 5/1/23 Harry 10 lb 15 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 223 128.4 5/11/23 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 224 127.2 5/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11.5 oz
Round 225 125.8 5/31/23 Harry 10 lb 12 oz Han Solo 11 lb 9.5 oz
Round 226 124.2 6/10/23
Round 227 125.8 6/20/23 Harry 10 lb 8.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 228 125.8 6/30/23 Harry 10 lb 13 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13.5 oz
Round 229 125.8 7/10/23
Round 230 122.6 7/20/23
Round 231 125.0 7/30/23 Harry 10lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb .5 oz
Round 232 123.6 8/9/23 Harry 10 lb 10 oz Han Solo 12 lb 2.5 oz
Round 233 125.8 8/19/23 Harry 10 lb 10 oz Han Solo 12 lb 1.5 oz
Round 234 125.8 8/29/23 Harry 10 lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb 1.5 oz
Round 235 127.2 9/8/23
Round 236 127.4 9/18/23 Harry 10 lb 6.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11.5 oz
Round 237 126.4 9/28/23
Round 238 124.4 10/8/23 Harry 10 lb 3 oz Han Solo 12 lb 1 oz
Round 239 124.2 10/18/23 Harry 10 lb 1 oz Han Solo 12 lb 0 oz
Round 240 125.0 10/28.23 Harry 10 lb Han Solo 11 lb 14 oz
Round 241 127.8 11/8/23
Round 243 127.6 11/28/23 Harry 10 lb 1.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb .5 oz
Round 244 129.0 12/7/23 Harry 10 lb .5 oz Han Solo 12 lb .5 oz
Round 245 129.0 12/17/23
Round 246 129.4 12/27/23 Harry 10 lb 1 oz Han Solo 12 lb 2 oz
Round 247 128.6 1/6/23 Harry 10 lb 3.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 14 oz
Round 248 127.0 1/16/24 Harry 10 lb 8.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 14.5 oz
Round 249 128.6 1/26/24 Harry 10 lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 14 oz
Round 250 ???? 2/5/24 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 15 oz.
SW: 125.8
Day/Weight/Comment
2/6 – 125.6 Took the morning off from walking yesterday. Tracked well. Convinced DH to go do a single lap around the golf course after dinner, around 1.67 miles. It was nice.
2/7 – 125.8 Totally misbehaved yesterday. Wiped out a number of “diet” ice cream treats. Tracked until mid day, but then chose to not spend the time tracking a complex new recipe at dinner (a healthy one mind you – just lots of ingredients)
2/8 – 126.0 Ate well yesterday, tracked and hit targets, and walked 5 miles. Not concerned about the number.
2/9 – 126.6 another fine day. This is the fun of eating more in a maintenance range.
2/10 – 127.2
2/11 – 126.2 Two days totally off track. Started with DH being sent home with a cake from MIL. I cannot own such things. Gave half away to a widower friend, then I ate the whole other half. I actually did not even like, but it is something I will tend to do if the opportunity is there.
2/12 – 128.2 Nothing to do with Super Bowl. Was just in a self-destruct day.
2/13 –
2/14 –
2/15 –
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Just starting back on my journey after SEVERAL years off. I remember this challenge from a number of years ago and I’m here for it!
59-1/2 years old and 5’8”
2-12: 198.6 starting weight.7 -
PW: 177.4
- Sun 02/11: 177.6;+0.2lbs
~ Welp! Considering I went to sleep two sheets to the wind; this was a successfully weigh-in! All my plans were ruined by a generous stranger but NOTE TO SELF: just say NO nest time!!
Stayed Below SW 180.7🩷=Yes 🖤=No*MiniGoal: Under 177
(Tue > > > > > > > > Next Thu)
🖤🖤🩷🩷🩷🩷🩶🩶🩶🩶- 02/13 Mon ~ 7th Day
- 02/13 Tue ~ 8th Day
- 02/14
- 02/15 Thu ~ Last Day
- Sat 02/10🩷177.4;-0lbs
~ I guess I’m ready to report now that I’ve been working out with a small group of ladies every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at 8am. We use the 30min room at planet fitness so it goes by quickly. It helps that we can chit-chat and laugh during. It’s so nice to hear from new people!
~ Still thinking about a plan for Sunday’s birthday/ super-bowl parties. Since I’ve been handling my “No Alcohol” rule as kind of a personal science experiment the hypothesis being “Can I handle day to day life without a couple of light beers to help me unwind after work?” So the plan for tomorrow is to carry it over to make it a social experiment But I’ll add, “Do I need alcohol to carry on at a family gathering?”
I looked up key points of the scientific method to make it interesting lol.. (REMEMBER THOSE IN GRADE SCHOOL!!?)
What I got so far:
Observation: I’ve not been losing weight even though I’ve been doing the same things I used to do. What could be changing? Welp! I’m getting older and reaching for 40, I’m sure things are just getting more difficult for me. Then I thought back to when I used to lose weight so easily on Keto. Welp! I was more strict then; wasn’t eating processed low-carb foods and wasn’t drinking light beer, slowly towards the end of my huge losses I started to tweak the program to basically find ways to cheat the system.. lol. I was eating things I was craving.(my discovery of Keto buns, breads, snacks did not help)
This observation made me determine my hypothesis.
~ Hypothesis: (See above)
~ Testing my experiment: This made me view back and I realized that I was also trying to quit smoking back then. And every time I wanted a cigarette I got on the treadmill. So I used this same method when I wanted to drink.
~ Analyze Data and Draw my conclusion:
After only a few days I’ve determined: I got THIS!! I’ve determined that being the Leo that I am I get a high off feeling powerful. Trying not to sound cheesy here but powerful Is the word I would use. Quitting smoking made me feel powerful. Same goes here. Me overcoming the feeling of something controlling me; whether it’s alcohol or smoking. Realizing I don’t have to have it outweighs the psychological attachment I had to those items.
~ I will break down my theory tomorrow in prep for my social experiment I must say; you can have great plans but when you go to watch live music at a pub and a random person wants to buy multiple rounds of shots for your table?? Made it impossible to stick to plan. I actually didn’t do too bad considering… the next day (Super Bowl Sunday was waaaaay worse) - Fri 02/09🩷177.4;-2.9lbs
~ Another day done without alcohol. Finding my own “happy” without it. It also made me want to eat more so the losses are coming on stronger.
~I do wonder if I’ll be able to hang onto these feelings on Super Bowl Sunday. We’re going to a birthday/SBS party where there will be a ton of food and drinks. As my grandmother used to say… We’ll see.. - Th 02/08🩷180.3;-1.7lbs
~ Yesterday was the first time in a long time that I closed all my rings.
~ I did get a teensy bit off track with some PopCorners kettle chips. (Should come with a WARNING label “Made with crack”
lol) I did still lose what I felt was mostly water weight
~ Let’s keep on keeping’ on!! - Wed 02/07🖤182;+.6lbs
~ I’m not going to sweat this increase. The body is a surprising thing sometimes . I stuck to plan yesterday; Not drinking alcohol and limiting processed foods.
~ Continuing on this path, I fully expect a swooshing dip in the scale over the next few days. - Tue 02/06🖤181.4;+.7lbs
~ I’m technically behind a day in my “reflections” so[color] [copy/paste from prev day here] - SW: 180.7
~ My plan for round 250 is to eliminate drinking alcohol on a nightly basis.
~ Try to get more into old school Keto, and for one meal a day I’ll allow myself to have a Keto processed food item. ie. Keto hot dog buns, keto slimfast snacks, I’ll pick one meal to eat these items.
These adjustments should also help with our food/beverage budget🤔** Bonus!! **
~ Also started a step challenge with my dad and brother. This should help me with getting back into my daily walks again
5 - Sun 02/11: 177.6;+0.2lbs
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texasfarmer wrote: »Just starting back on my journey after SEVERAL years off. I remember this challenge from a number of years ago and I’m here for it!
59-1/2 years old and 5’8”
2-12: 198.6 starting weight.
@texasfarmer I remember you. Welcome back!
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Round 250
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 63 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 207 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
R249 EW= 184.6
R250 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) = -0.6 GAINED (Ending Weight 179.2)
R246 (12/28/23 thru 01/06/24) = -3.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 183.0)
R247 (01/07/23 thru 01/16/24) = -0.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 183.4)
R248 (01/17/23 thru 01/26/24) = -1.0 LOST (Ending Weight 182.4)
R249 (01/27/23 thru 02/05/24) = -2.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 186.6)
R250 (02/06/23 thru 02/15/24) = -xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)
Day/Weight/Comment
02/05 …..184.6….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
02/06 -183.0- (Trend weight 183.2)
02/07 -181.0- (Trend weight 183.2)
02/08 -178.2- (Trend weight 182.7)
02/09 -178.4- (Trend weight 182.3)
02/10 -179.0- (Trend weight 181.9)
02/11 -179.2- (Trend weight 181.7) I’m okay with a 0.2 increase even though I wish it wasn’t the day before an important doctor appointment. The increase is expected due to no TMI and also because of that sandwich I had at 2:00 a.m. I was just so hungry! I wasn’t about to make the same mistake I’ve made so many times and start stuffing “approved” snacks into my pie hole that add up to big trouble and no satisfaction. So I just broke down and made my low calorie/lower carb sandwich and enjoyed it with a cold glass of water. I don’t think it actually put me over my calories or carbs for the day so I’m happy to see the damage wasn’t too bad. Tonight I’ll need to go to bed earlier for my traveling downstate early in the morning so history should not repeat itself, at least not tonight. While traveling I will opt for my highest calorie day on the zig-zag plan, but will very likely still be over. I’ll pay that fiddler when I get home.
02/12 -179.6- (Trend weight 181.4) Travel this morning to Dr.
02/13 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)
02/14 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)
02/15 -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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PW: 177.6
- Mon 02/12: 179.4;+1.8lbs
~ Im starting to feel like these “reflections” are turning into “confessions” lol. Today should be the last day like that..
~ So, Saturday’s break down of my self control trickled over to Sunday. Even though I quickly went back into No alcohol Mode: I socialized successfully with no alcohol and was still my happy-go-lucky self. But then leaving with a friend I did partake in another type of substance. Which was a HUGE mistake!
~ Couple of things I will try to do in the future. First of all, I’m done with partaking in anything really, I used to lean on these things when I was young and struggled with self worth and lack of confidence. I am stronger now, and realize that I love the person I have become and honestly, I really am done with using crutches like this.(Especially on an empty stomach and pretty much ZERO sleep)
~ Binge eating is a terrible, terrible, TERRIBLE thing to have to report to you with my weigh-in this morning, but I have to be honest with myself.
Stayed Below SW 180.7🩷=Yes 🖤=No*MiniGoal: Under 177
(Tue > > > > > > > > Next Thu)
🖤🖤🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩶🩶🩶- 02/13 Tue ~ 8th Day
- 02/14
- 02/15 Thu ~ Last Day
- Sun 02/11🩷177.6;+0.2lbs
~ Welp! Considering I went to sleep two sheets to the wind; this was a successfully weigh-in! All my plans were ruined by a generous stranger but NOTE TO SELF: just say NO nest time!! - Sat 02/10🩷177.4;-0lbs
~ I guess I’m ready to report now that I’ve been working out with a small group of ladies every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at 8am. We use the 30min room at planet fitness so it goes by quickly. It helps that we can chit-chat and laugh during. It’s so nice to hear from new people!
~ Still thinking about a plan for Sunday’s birthday/ super-bowl parties. Since I’ve been handling my “No Alcohol” rule as kind of a personal science experiment the hypothesis being “Can I handle day to day life without a couple of light beers to help me unwind after work?” So the plan for tomorrow is to carry it over to make it a social experiment But I’ll add, “Do I need alcohol to carry on at a family gathering?”
I looked up key points of the scientific method to make it interesting lol.. (REMEMBER THOSE IN GRADE SCHOOL!!?)
What I got so far:
Observation: I’ve not been losing weight even though I’ve been doing the same things I used to do. What could be changing? Welp! I’m getting older and reaching for 40, I’m sure things are just getting more difficult for me. Then I thought back to when I used to lose weight so easily on Keto. Welp! I was more strict then; wasn’t eating processed low-carb foods and wasn’t drinking light beer, slowly towards the end of my huge losses I started to tweak the program to basically find ways to cheat the system.. lol. I was eating things I was craving.(my discovery of Keto buns, breads, snacks did not help)
This observation made me determine my hypothesis.
~ Hypothesis: (See above)
~ Testing my experiment: This made me view back and I realized that I was also trying to quit smoking back then. And every time I wanted a cigarette I got on the treadmill. So I used this same method when I wanted to drink.
~ Analyze Data and Draw my conclusion:
After only a few days I’ve determined: I got THIS!! I’ve determined that being the Leo that I am I get a high off feeling powerful. Trying not to sound cheesy here but powerful Is the word I would use. Quitting smoking made me feel powerful. Same goes here. Me overcoming the feeling of something controlling me; whether it’s alcohol or smoking. Realizing I don’t have to have it outweighs the psychological attachment I had to those items.
~ I will break down my theory tomorrow in prep for my social experiment I must say; you can have great plans but when you go to watch live music at a pub and a random person wants to buy multiple rounds of shots for your table?? Made it impossible to stick to plan. I actually didn’t do too bad considering… the next day (Super Bowl Sunday was waaaaay worse) - Fri 02/09🩷177.4;-2.9lbs
~ Another day done without alcohol. Finding my own “happy” without it. It also made me want to eat more so the losses are coming on stronger.
~I do wonder if I’ll be able to hang onto these feelings on Super Bowl Sunday. We’re going to a birthday/SBS party where there will be a ton of food and drinks. As my grandmother used to say… We’ll see.. - Th 02/08🩷180.3;-1.7lbs
~ Yesterday was the first time in a long time that I closed all my rings.
~ I did get a teensy bit off track with some PopCorners kettle chips. (Should come with a WARNING label “Made with crack”
lol) I did still lose what I felt was mostly water weight
~ Let’s keep on keeping’ on!! - Wed 02/07🖤182;+.6lbs
~ I’m not going to sweat this increase. The body is a surprising thing sometimes . I stuck to plan yesterday; Not drinking alcohol and limiting processed foods.
~ Continuing on this path, I fully expect a swooshing dip in the scale over the next few days. - Tue 02/06🖤181.4;+.7lbs
~ I’m technically behind a day in my “reflections” so[color] [copy/paste from prev day here] - SW: 180.7
~ My plan for round 250 is to eliminate drinking alcohol on a nightly basis.
~ Try to get more into old school Keto, and for one meal a day I’ll allow myself to have a Keto processed food item. ie. Keto hot dog buns, keto slimfast snacks, I’ll pick one meal to eat these items.
These adjustments should also help with our food/beverage budget🤔** Bonus!! **
~ Also started a step challenge with my dad and brother. This should help me with getting back into my daily walks again
7 - Mon 02/12: 179.4;+1.8lbs
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F, 58, 5’5
HW-187 Sep. 2014. Thank you @quiltingjaine !🌸
UGW-140
2/6-170
2/8-169
2/9-DNW
2/12-171-Made healthy Superbowl food along with cream of mushroom soup. Hope to start on our taxes and work on the a little each day. A walk would be nice; the weather should allow it.9 -
deepwoodslady wrote:While traveling I will opt for my highest calorie day on the zig-zag plan, but will very likely still be over. I’ll pay that fiddler when I get home.
Ok i finally gotta ask: What is the zig zag plan?? I’m just so curious!!
When you get a chance can you fill me in? (inquiring minds want to know😊)
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Round 250 Tue Feb 6 2024 ~ Mon Feb 15 2024 ~
Round 250
Feb 6 2024 ~ Feb 15 2024
My name is Tish.
Age: 67
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 260
2024 Start Wgt: 205 (Jan1)
CW:204.5
RG: 80ozs to 96ozs water
●•2/5-∆205●
▪Day1▪Tu•Feb 6-¤204.5
(Mo•94g Prot; 64ozs water)
▪︎Day2▪We•Feb 7-¤DNW
(Tu•88g Prot; 72ozs water)
▪︎Day3•Th•Feb 8- ¤204
(We•60g Prot; 48ozs water)
▪︎ Day4•Fr•Feb 9-¤DNW
(Th•56g Prot; 64ozs water)
▪︎Day5•Sa•Feb 10-¤DNW
(Fr•67g Prot; 64ozs water)
▪︎Day6▪Su•Feb 11- ¤202.6
(Sa•112g Prot; 96ozs water)
■Day7▪Mo•Feb 12-¤204
(Su•72g Prot; 80ozs water)
▪︎Day8▪Tu•Feb 13 -¤
(Mo•g Prot; ozs water)
▪︎Day9▪We•Feb 14 -¤
(Tu•g Prot; ozs water)
▪︎Day10▪Th•Feb 15-¤
(We•g Prot; ozs water)
Intermittent Fasting
●5/Mon•2/5•7pm●
6▪︎1/Tue•12:30pm-17.5hrs/7pm
7▪︎2/Wed•12pm-17hrs/7pm
8▪︎3/Thu•1pm-18hrs/7pm
9▪︎4/Fri•3pm-20hrs/7pm
10▪︎5/Sat•1pm-18hrs/7pm
11▪︎6/Sun•5pm-22hrs/10pm
12▪︎7/Mon•
13▪︎8/Tue•
14▪︎9/Wed •
●10/Thu•2/15●
*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- DNW EW} Oct 8 2023
Round 238- 196 EW} Oct 18 2023
Round 239- 198 EW} Oct 28 2023
Round 240- 198 EW} Nov 7 2023
Round 241- 199.5 EW} Nov 17 2023
Round 242- 199 EW} Nov 27 2023
Round 243- 199 EW} Dec 7 2023
Round 244- DNW EW} Dec 17 2023
Round 245- DNW EW} Dec 27 2023
Round 246- 204 EW} Jan 6 2024
Round 247- DNW EW} Jan 16 2024
Round 248- DNW EW} Jan 26 2024
Round 249- 205 EW} Feb 5 2024
Round 250- EW} Feb 5 20249 -
Thanks to all for your kind and caring words, thoughts and prayers.6
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Male: 66
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205
Goals for this round:
1. Log my food daily.
2. Daily exercise.
3. Drink more water.
Round 245 Posts
This is my posting format….
Month/Day: Scale Reading - First thing today after bathroom visit before getting dressed.
/ Logged Food - yesterday; Exercise – yesterday / Comment
Previous posts:2/6: 228.4
/food logged; walked outside…Brrrr/
So, here I am crawling back with my tail between my legs hoping you will allow me to join you all again. (my self esteem isn’t quite this bad) 😊
In my experience with an endeavor like this, or any other, I have always had a slow start. It seems hopeless. Then at some point, if I can stick to it and put a few good days in a row, I will see real progress. After that I am good to go.
I am planning an active 2024, so this needs to work.
2/7: 226.4
/food logged; very little exercise/
I am doing a good job of shedding water these last two days.
2/8: 226.0
/logged it all; good exercise/
Logging food intake is definitely important to me. I stayed under my goal yesterday because I was watching. Unchecked, I would have found all kinds of things to shove into my cake hole. The past couple days I have felt hunger pangs (I know this is a ridiculous statement because I have no idea what real hunger is.) Whatever it is, in the past year I have rewarded the feeling with immediate snacking, and usually not clean snacks. Thus, logging. I have to find a way to enjoy the pangs.
Exercise yesterday was a group exercise class. I am one of the younger ones. My ego says “stay out of there, that class is for old people.” My body says “this class hurts (so good), keep coming back here.”
2/9: 226.6
/Food strictly logged and goal met; Some floor exercise and stretching/
Well, here it is, my first backslide of the round. It was inevitable, though there is no real explanation for it this time. I ate right and exercised. But as we know, the body is weird. Especially mine. My scale reading typically bounces around like a ping pong ball…. While I notice some of us here are rock steady.
Could be TMI or water retention or both.
Side note: Is it just me or has the term TMI become just as graphic as using the real term? Either way it is “the subject about which we do not speak.”
Mic drop.
2/10: 225.8
/logged it all; Floor exercises/
Happy to see this little drop. Surprised actually. Bracing myself for a combo Superbowl party / Birthday Party for DDL. I am going to smoke some chicken drumsticks.
2/11: 226.2
/food logged and under goal; went to the pool and “water walked” and did some resistance exercise with water weights (floating dumbbells.)/
Praying for wisdom about my dad. Considering whether he should stay in the nursing home long term, or should he try to come home again? (only to fall...again. He is recovering from a fall on Christmas day which landed him in the hospital. He has fallen many times in 2023.) He has moderate dementia, which makes it harder.
Thanks for “listening.”
2/05: 230.8
Starting weight on day before this round.
2/12: 227.2
/food NOT all logged; NO exercise/
Yesterday I failed my body.
It was a good game though. 😊 The drumsticks tasted great but were kind of hard to eat due to the anatomical realities. And, I got to spend some time with the “grands.”
2/13:
2/14
2/15
Historical Averages:R 94: 210.7 (20191108 = date of the last day of the round)
R 95: 210.3
R 96: 210.5
R 97: 211.3 (20191208)
R 98: 212.7
R 99: 212.5* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 100: 215.0* (ghost vaycay entries) (20200107)
R 101: 216.0* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 102: 212.6
R 103: 211.9 (20200206)
R 104: 210.9
R 105: 212.5
R 106: 211.2 (20200307)
R 107: DNF
R 115: 215.6 (20200605)
R 116: 213.7
R 117: 213.1
R 118: 212.1 (20200705)
R 119: 212.4
R 120: 211.5
R 121: 207.9 (20200804)
R 122: 207.4
R 123: 207.3
R 124: 209.4 (20200903)
R 125: 208.9
R 126: 209.6
R 127: 209.1 (20201003)
R 128: 210.0
R 129: 210.6
R 130: 210.7 (20201102)
R 131: 211.5
R 132: 209.2
R 133: 211.7 (20201202)
R 134: 211.0
R 135: 211.5
R 136: DNW (20210101)
R 137: DNW
R 138: DNW
R 139: 215.7
R 140: 215.2 (20210210)
R 141: 213.6
R 142: 212.8 (20210302)
R 143: 211.5
R 144: 212.2
R 145: 211.6 (20210401)
R 146: DNW – scale broke during this round.
R 147: 213.1
R 148: 212.3 (20210501)
R 149: 209.7 (vacay 2nd half)
R 150: 210.4 (vacay 1st half)
R 151: 210.7
R 152: 211.0 (20210610)
R 153: 210.7
R 154: 210.6
R 155: 210.0 (20210710)
R 156: 210.9
R 157: 210.6
R 158: 207.8 (20210809)
R 159: 207.9
R 160: 205.9
R 161: 206.2 (20210908)
R 162: 205.9
R 163: 206.8
R 164: 207.1 (20211008)
R 165: 207.0
R 166: 207.3
R 167: 207.8 (20211107)
R 168: 206.2
R 169: 207.3
R 170: 208.2 (20211207)
R 171: 208.6
R 172: 207.4
R 173: 210.5 (20220106) Mostly estimated
R 174: 210.5 Mostly estimated
R 175: 211.8 Mostly estimated
R 176: 213.6 (20220205)
R 177: 214.6
R 178: 213.7
R 179: 213.7 (20220307)
R 180: 213.7
R.181: 214.2
R 182: 216.4 (20220406)
R 183: DNW
R 184: 216.2
R 185: 217.0 (20220506)
R 186: 216.8
R 187: 215.9
R 188: 217.1 (20220605)
R 189: 216.2
R 190: 215.5
R 191: 217.3 (20220705)
R 192: 217.9
R 193: DNW
R 194: 215.2 (20220804) Some guesstimates early I the round with no scale.
R 195: 216.2
R 196: 213.8
R 197: 216.0 (20220903)
R 198: 213.6
R 199: 214.7 (partial round)
R 200: 215.4 (20221003)
R 201: 215.6
R 202: 214.8
R 203: 215.7 (20221102)
R 204: 216.7
R 205: 217.2
R 206 DNW
R 207: 217.4
R 208: 218.6
R 209: DNW (20230101)
R 210: DNW
R 211: DNW
R 212: DNW
R 213: DNW (20230210)
R 214: 222.5 (post-surgery date)
R 215: 221.5 (20230302)
R 216: 222.2
R 217: 221.8
R 218 – 226 no data. AWOL
R 227: 224.8
R 228 – 242 no data. AWOL
R 243: 225.3 (20231207)
R 244: 224.4
R 245 - 249 AWOL
I like to track averages due to my wild fluctuations. For the same reason, I like to weigh daily so I can see the lows from time to time. It gives me hope.11 -
📆 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: end weight running average 191. 😳
2024 Rounds
R146 01/06/24: end weight 191.4 😊
R147 01/16/24: end weight 192.8 ☹️
R148 01/16/24: end weight 191.6 (-1.2) 😊
R149 02/05/24: end weight 193 (+1.4) ☹️
R150 02/15/24: Goals — No food after 7 p.m., increase protein, decrease processed carbs and saturated fat.
Day, Weight, Comment
2/06 - 193
I’m not off to a great start this round—snacked last night—but today is a new day. I went out for Chinese yesterday with my Monday lunch friend, stuck to stir fry, and didn’t eat dinner, but…. Anyway, I’ll do better today.
2/07 - 193.2
I ate very responsibly yesterday until about 8 p.m., when I had a bowl of ice cream. I was hungry, but should have eaten something healthy instead. Still, my calories were only slightly over my goal. Day by day.
2/08 - 193.8
Ugh. I considered lying about it, but what’s the point of that? And how did I get here? Food, I know, but I’ve put (back) on a shocking 15 pounds since this time last year. And yes, I snacked last night, ice cream and triscuits with cheese. I probably double my calories. What has happened to me mentally/emotionally to make me/let me do this to myself? Maybe if I can figure that out I can get rid of these 15 pounds and then more. I know the mechanics of weight loss, so at this point it’s clearly a mental/emotional game for me. I feel just awful. No need for hugs—a kick in the pants would probably help more.
2/09 - 194
I did better yesterday, so this is delayed reaction gain. But enough. More than enough.
2/10 - 194.4
What??? My calories yesterday = 1535, a little higher than goal but not excessive, and I didn’t snack last night, so I know it’s from Wednesday, but still disappointing. This afternoon I’m invited to some friends’ house for “women only scrabble and snacks.” My first thought was to skip lunch, but I’ve decided a better strategy is to eat a reasonable, high-protein lunch so I don’t go hungry. They are very healthy-food conscious, so I know the snacks will be healthy & homemade, though not necessarily low calorie. I’d skip the whole thing, but another friend is pushing me to go, so…. I know I’ll do a lot better once the weather breaks and I get back to the garden (lots of updating ideas, i.e., labor/exercise) and to walking (aiming to get back to the 6-8 miles a day i used to walk). Plus I don’t crave heavy carbs and fat in warm weather. So I’m sad about my current state but optimistic for Spring and Summer.
2/11 - 195.4
Not much to say for a change. 😜
2/12 - 194.6
Yesterday was a pretty good day food wise (and otherwise). Looking at my Happy Scale info this morning I realized I recorded my weight wrong yesterday—Freudian slip of the typing finger? Anyway, corrected now and I’m back on track this morning. Maybe I can still end this round lower than I started, or at least break even.
2/13 -
2/14 - ❤️
2/15 -
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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 132.2
SW RND 245 133.0 AW 134.5
SW RND 246 134.5 AW 134.2
SW RND 247 135.5 AW 134.05
SW RND 248 133.5 AW 133.95We 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 250 135.0
2/6 134.0 DH is feeling much better. I got everything unpacked and put away and am ready to finish a small bag I made at the retreat. I didn’t have fabric for lining and didn’t want to buy any at the retreat.
2/7 133.5 Back to tracking today. Starting over- 34 days until cruise. I slept hard and long last night, woke up with h/a and ache by my left shoulder blade. Headache is gone and I know the back thing will be fine.
2/8 133.0
2/9 134.0 Not concerned. No TMI. We had BBQ which seemed quite salty to me and we ate later than I like. I haven’t had cream in my coffee since last Saturday.
2/10 135.0 Lindo Michoacán for lunch yesterday ate some chips and drank a delicious Margarita. OMG Completely forgot about catered dinner tonight- Olive Garden! This is the community’s answer to not celebrating Valentine’s Day - some people objected to a “Valentine” celebration.
2/11 136.0 Not surprised. No way to track last night’s OG I ate one breadstick, one meatball, 2 small strips of chicken, and 2 pieces of sausage. Small dish of salad with OG dressing
2/12 135.0 Glad the Stupid Bowl is over! I’m not a sports fan and I think overgrown boys getting paid ridiculous sums to play a game is crazy. Rant over. I’m doing a semi fast this week, approximately 500 calories a day. 29 days to cruise. I realized, after climbing steps at the retreat, that my right leg didn’t hurt so I’m planning to try using the stair master or whatever it is. We have one at the community fitness room or I can go to Planet Fitness. If I go to PF a ⭐️ bucks might be involved. At least I don’t like their sugar bombs.9 -
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; R238: 152.8; R239: 153.7; R240: 154.9; R241: N/A R242: N/A; R243: N/A; R244: 154.9; R245: 154.0; R246: 153.7; 247: 153.1; R248: 153.1; R249: 153.0
Last weight
02/05 - 153.0
Round Goal: 151.x
Workout: Daily walks with dogs, weather permitting. Work out 3x/week minimum. 10k run training and bodyweight/kettlebell/resistance band strength training
Water: 80oz
Day, Weight, Comment
02/06 - 151.4
02/07 - 151.8
02/08 - 150.8
02/09 - 151.8
02/10 - 151.2
02/11 - 151.9
02/12 - 151.3 - Been bouncing around for various reasons - higher carbs (splurged on a a homemade banana nut bread on a "normal" day) and soreness (strength training left me sorer than I expected). It's quite alright, I'm bouncing lower than I was last round so my trend is slowly inching downward. I didn't run Friday due to my soreness and did a Peloton ride instead. No workouts Saturday or yesterday - we had CPR class early Saturday which cut into time and Sunday was too chilly to walk the river trail with the dogs. A Peloton ride this morning despite being up half the night due to the dogs - I'm happy I was able to push through. I switched up my schedule so I run Tuesdays and Thursdays with rides on Monday and Wednesday and a strength workout Friday so it won't impact a run like it did last week. Normal eating today. BF made me pancakes and bacon this morning. Gnocchi for lunch and fried rice (with leftover pork loin) for dinner so tomorrow I anticipate a jump up on the scale. Focus today is water and portion control.
02/13
02/14
02/15
Previous Day's Comments02/06 - I thought I had posted yesterday but then I realized I had thought about it but didn't actually do it! I ate something that didn't agree with me on Sunday so I ended on a high weight due to the bloating and such as my body worked through that. Glad to be back down now and hoping to see this trend downward. Good low carb day yesterday with a Peloton ride followed by a non-stop meeting from 730am to 530pm. Oof! Another lower-impact/easier ride today due to yesterday's being so intense I got dizzy and thought I'd pass out on the bike. Tomorrow is a run so I don't want to overdo it. Today's foods are quite carby. I'm trying out a chia seed pudding for the first time and I used a banana (they need to get eaten) and that really increased my carbs for the day already. It was delicious and I have hopes I can make a keto-friendlier chia pudding without issue that's equally as delicious. BF wants to try a tortilla recipe for lunch but I think he'll use our regular tortillas before they go bad. Dinner is burritos but again, regular tortilla. All meals planned for this week, including the Superbowl party (wings - just need to avoid all the other carby snacks that are inevitably there since we'll be on a low carb day). Feeling fairly good about things
02/07 - I'm rather happy with this despite the increased carbs. I ended up with 105g net carbs for the day, so not terrible considering how "high" each meal seemed when making/eating it. BF sent me something about 15 days of full keto and asked about trying to see if it'll work (one of our Fire Department friends does low carb but not strict keto and raves about it so I think it made him want to dive deeper). I'll have to talk to him later about it - Sunday is Low Carb for us and if we stick through the Superbowl Party successfully, he may be willing to go right into the 2 weeks to see how we feel. I haven't made the meal plan for next week yet but will need to soon so I'll discuss with him today. I'm on earlier since I'm doing an outdoor run and waiting on the sun to come up enough I can see before I head out. It sounds windy (like the 25-50mph gusts) but the weather app says its 10mph. Hopefully it won't be too bad. If the weather cooperates, I'm hoping for a bit more than 30 minutes (35 minutes?) run to start pushing back into 5k territory so I can then increase mileage from there.
02/08 - I had a really good low carb day yesterday and the scale reflects that. I've been having some issues with bloating and discomfort in the lower abdominal area, especially on low carb days. The chia pudding and focusing on getting enough fiber in general seems to have helped a bit. Also reducing sugar alcohols by avoiding the processed snacks between meals. Not sure which helped more, but I'm happy to have something to improve it and it seems it helped me push the scale down further, too. Stacked an upper body, glutes&legs, and core workout from Peloton today, 10 minutes each. Finished off with a long 45 minute walk with BF and the dogs since we both had a little flexibility on time with work this morning and it's so beautiful out now the wind has moved on. I've pre-logged my meals for the day and I'm sitting at 105g net carbs. I'll take it! It is still a vast improvement from what I was eating before the carb cycling. BF doesn't want to do full keto/low carb so we will continue the cycling while I focus on staying under 150 on normal days but focusing on getting at or below 100g net whenever possible. I'll start building our meal plan for next week tonight after work and finish it up tomorrow, likely while I wait for the dogs at the groomers. I'm thinking I'll see if BF wants to go get sushi for lunch after our FD CPR training Saturday and then go shopping after to get it knocked out early. We're planning, weather permitting, to take the dogs on the river trail again this Sunday before we head out to the Superbowl Party.
02/09 - DNP
02/10 - DNP
02/11 - DNP
02/12
02/13
02/148 -
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Female 60 years old
It's been a while since I've been here, but decided to focus on weight loss again and this has always been a helpful tool for me. Lost 30 pounds last spring. then gained a few of those back. Have kept up my daily walks, but need to concentrate on nutrition.
SW January 2023 210
GW 160
EW RND 249 181.9
SW RND 250
2/6 181.2
2/7 181.2
2/8 181.4 Same as last round...no movement at first. Hopefully I'll have another drop soon. I'll just keep plugging along.
2/9 181.2
2/10 180.2 Well, at least the scale moved down some... I would love to see the 70's tomorrow..
2/11 180.6
2/12 182.4 Super bowl snacks really did a number on me! Hope it's water from the salt.
2/13
2/14
2/1510 -
Corina, looking to eat healthier, sleep better, and move my body a little. Weight loss is a bonus.
Previous RoundsMy Round 1 sw= 175.6 ew= 174.8
My Round 2 sw= 175.4 ew= 173.2
My Round 3 sw= 172.6 ew= didn't weigh
My Round 4 sw= 177.8 ew= 174
My Round 5 sw= 174.8 ew= 174.8
My Round 6 sw= 175.0 ew= 178
My Round 7 sw= 176.4 ew= 172.2
My Round 8 sw= 170.6 ew= 172.4
My Round 9 sw= 171.4 ew= 176
SW RND 250
2/6. 176 just a little more than where I started 90 days ago. That last 10 really is hard! Lol. I'll make it eventually. Right now, a healthy life is more important. I just bought chamomile tea and Tylenol pm for next time I can't sleep. Be prepared!
Ate well yesterday. No exercise. Need more sleep.
2/7. 175.8 felt better, ate fair, walked, took a Tylenol pm and 😴 slept 💤
2/8. 173.8 ate well, no formal exercise, went to the mall and window shopped a couple of hours. Slept well.
2/9 scale battery quit. Ate too much. Walked. Slept well.
2/10 175 didn't eat enough. No exercise. Slept well.
2/11. 174.6 ate well and plenty. No exercise. Brrr. Slept well.
2/12 175.2 ? Ate well. No exercise. ☔️ slept long and hard
2/13
2/14
2/15
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I'm Amanda, 5'2", 39F.
I'm excited to be back with y'all
I hope everyone here has been doing well 
SW RND 250 - 133.8lbs
GW RND 250 - 132.8lbs
2/6 - 133.8. Today's activity is strength training and dog walk.
2/7 - 132.8. That's a nice little re-start Yesterday I walked the dogs and did a 20-minute lower body strength class and 10-minute core. Sounds short but it was *enough*! Today will be a Peloton ride, dog walk, and hopefully some upper body strength training if I can find the time. This semester is hard for the dogs and me - husband and I used to take turns walking the dogs but he's been going to campus every morning. Tuesday/Wednesday he teaches in the mornings but he has other stuff to take care of early in the day the other mornings I guess. I hate when the dog walks fall on me every day when there are other areas of exercise I'd like to prioritize. Ah well, only 3 months left in the semester I guess.
2/8 - 132.6. Yesterday I just did the dog walk and the Peloton ride. Today is a dog walk and strength training. I'm getting a new-to-me Garmin watch today that will probably motivate me!
2/9 - 133.4, but I weighed after coffee so not sure how accurate it is. My birthday weekend plans got cancelled because my preschooler threw up overnight. No idea what the weekend looks like, but if this stomach bug continues to be as contagious in our house as it has been in his classroom (8 kids and 1 teacher were out with it yesterday), well, we're in for a rough one. It actually hasn't been too extreme for him, thankfully, but obviously any amounting of vomiting/diarrhea is enough to cancel plans! Hoping not to spend my birthday tomorrow driving the porcelain bus!
2/10 - DNW. 30 minutes of bodyweight strength training (core & barre)
2/11 - DNW (I probably did weigh but forgot the number). 60-minute Peloton ride.
2/12 - 134.8, wrong way, scale. Can't blame the scale, though! I also can't blame the cake and ice cream I consumed all weekend. I can only blame myself for overdoing it. But it did end up being a lovely birthday. No one except the 3-year-old got sick, knock on wood. I suppose there's still a chance but usually these things knock us down quickly. We went out for Mexican dinner where I forwent a margarita and continued my dry streak. 6 weeks alcohol-free as of today! Today I will walk the dogs and do a 45-minute Peloton ride.
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2/15 -11 -
@Onewomanswalk @musicsax @judefit1 @SheilaBoneham @jspecies11 @deepwoodslady @Leigh_b @itladyee Thank you all for the birthday wishes! They are greatly appreciated 7
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I'm Julie, 35 years old, SAHM to 2 year old twins, live in AZ.
SW RND 250: 132.3
2/6: 132.7. Under calories, but not quality food. I really need to eat better. Walk, but no run. A meh day, overall.
2/7: 132.8. no exercise at all. I've been extremely exhausted the last few days. I'm wondering if Seasonal Depression has slapped me I'm the face. I'm struggling right now.
2/8: 133.0. I ate a bit extra, hoping a little diet break will help me feel better physically. Yesterday wasnt as bad, but still not feeling great
2/9: DNW
2/10: DNW
2/11: 132.7. I took a bit of an unplanned diet break. I'm pleasantly surprised that my weight didn't go up. But I've still got to get my head in the game. I haven't been feeling well, physically or mentally. My goal is to go to the gym tonight, but lately, that's been the last thing I want to do at the end of the day.
2/12: 136. Whelp. I didn't eat great, but I know I didn't gain over 3 pounds of fat in a day, so I'm just going to ride this out. Didn't make it to the gym last night. Ooops. Went for a walk though.
2/13
2/14
2/1510 -
HSW: 211.6 lbs (Aug 2021)
SW: 191.1 lbs (Oct 2022)
Results from previous challenges ...Round 208: 175.5 lbs (-0.5)
Round 210: 173.7 lbs (-1.8)
Round 211: 173.2 lbs (-0.5)
Round 212: 172.0 lbs (-1.2)
Round 213: 167.6 lbs (-4.4)
Round 214: 167.1 lbs (-0.5)
Round 215: 165.3 lbs (-1.8)
Round 216: 165.1 lbs (-0.2)
Round 217: 163.1 lbs (-2.0)
Round 218: DNW
Round 219: DNW
Round 220: DNW
Round 221: 163.4 lbs (+0.3)
Round 222: DNW
Round 223: DNW
Round 224: 164.0 lbs (+0.6)
Round 225: 162.5 lbs (-1.5)
Round 226: 161.4 lbs (-1.1)
Round 227: 159.0 lbs (-2.4)
Round 228: 157.2 lbs (-1.8)
Round 229: 156.5 lbs (-0.7)
Round 230: 157.6 lbs (+1.1)
Round 231 - 236 : DNW
Round 237: 159.1 lbs (+1.5)
Round 238: 158.5 lbs (-0.6)
Round 239 - 246 : DNW
Round 247: 164.7 lbs (+6.2)
Round 248: 162.9 lbs (-1.8)
Round 249: 163.6 lbs (+0.7)
I gained weight last round so I will see how this round goes before deciding on whether to reevaluate what I am doing. I am eating 3 meals a day with no snacks and getting at least 22 active minutes in per day. I stopped counting calories last round and that is probably the problem. I feel the way I am eating at the moment is more sustainable but it is probably more of a maintenance strategy.
SW RND 250: 163.6 lbs
2/6: 163.6 lbs
2/7: 163.8 lbs
2/8: 162.0 lbs I have no idea where the whoosh came from. I have done nothing different from the last round where I gained. The scale moves in mysterious ways. If I maintain this weight until the end of this challenge I will be happy but I know the scale can go up just as easily.
2/9: 161.4 lbs I decided to skip breakfast and have 2 larger meals instead of 3. I know I was going to wait until the end of this round before reevaluating but I was just curious about whether I would actually miss breakfast or not. I did feel hungry at lunch time which I usually don't feel if I have breakfast. But after lunch I felt very satisfied. I am not sure if I will do it longer term. I will give it a go a few times before I decide.
2/10: 161.6 lbs Pizza night and I stuck to my pre-planned amount. We got given a massive pumpkin and I told the kids I would use some to make strudel and the rest to make soup. So I need to factor in eating some strudel today.
2/11: 162.9 lbs It was a tiring day and I ended up eating all the things including strudel and cookies. Now to spend the rest of the challenge trying to get back to where I was yesterday!
2/12: 163.1 lbs
2/13
2/14
2/1510 -
I am jumping in a little late! Just back from vacation and picked up a few of the pounds I lost since the beginning of the year. Getting back on track!
SW RND 250: 244.5
2/6: DNW
2/7: 242.2 –starting to trend back down. Probably some of the water weight from all the bad food/drink choices I made on vacation!
2/8--DNW
2/9—241.0 chipping away at my vacation gain!
2/10--240
2/11—240.2
2/12--DNW
2/13
2/14
2/15
Random stuff about me:I am 59 years old this month (ouch). I currently live in Texas with my hubby and crew of kitty babies. I am a neonatal nurse practitioner and work 24hour shifts in a busy NICU. If it looks like I disappear on random days…that’s why! About 10 years ago I lost 135 pounds. Never made it to goal but just sort of leveled off at ~200 pounds. Over time I gained back nearly 50. Working on getting back at least to my low weight of 200. I would like to eventually make it to 150 where I think I would be comfortable.8 -
Thank you, @quiltingjaine !
73 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 148.0
UGW: 140.0
02/04 - 149.5 at 8:30 a.m. ...California storm...so much rain and wind!!
02/05 - 151.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty they 5.60 miles in 115 mins in cold wind and rain!!
Day/Weight/Comment
02/06 - 149.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then zero...still testing positive
02/07 - 147.5 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then zero...still testing positive
02/08 - 149.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then zero...still testing positive
02/09 - 149.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then zero...NEGATIVE!!!!! Doing a Happy Dance!
02/10 - 148.7 at 8:00 a.m. ...6.23 miles in 127 mins
02/11 - 148.3 at 8:20 a.m. ...5.29 miles in 110 mins
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