Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 266

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  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 878 Member
    @Skyleen75 - your insights… “math doesn’t math” 💯. Have you decided your next adventure after the market?! We want to know!
  • judefit1
    judefit1 Posts: 1,048 Member
    @Chapter_3: LOVE that photo- and totally agree!
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,098 Member
    Chapter_3 wrote: »
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    ⬆️ Avoid this poison and you are headed to victory!

    We need a similar warning photo for the dessert /ice cream isle!

    @SModa61 @judefit1

    @chapter_3 accurate photo. Just have to remember that is how I feel. :)
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,098 Member
    judefit1 wrote: »
    @SModa61:
    Last night (1 am cat fight) I had to get back to sleep, and I use podcasts. I was listening to this one: https://www.halfsizeme.com/hsm646/ What I heard before falling back asleep seemed pertinent. Going to listen to it again on my drive this morning and see what I think.

    I do know that checking in here, even if there are no responses, is very therapeutic. It is a bit like a diary or journal. I have to understand what it is that I want to say, in order to put it in writing, and I think that gives me insights into myself.

    I also listen to podcasts to get to sleep,and in the car! I'll give this one a try today:-) and ditto to what you said- for me, organizing my thoughts into sentences is very therapeutic- thanks for sharing, have a great day!

    @judefit1 BTW I use these so my husband does not divorce me https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GY6R1BQ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
  • _JeffreyD_
    _JeffreyD_ Posts: 2,022 Member
    Chapter_3 wrote: »
    @musicsax
    I’m going to go out on a limb here… forgive me if I have stepped over any boundaries….

    I recognize that your posts mention “X amount of exercise calories eaten back”

    I’m assuming you are a premium subscriber to MFP and I am as well. I opted to NOT turn on this option. In my mind, it gave me permission to eat more and I wasn’t convinced it was accurate … I also doubt my watch is accurate… So I decided to play it safe & I turned that option off. I looked back over my entries & my average calorie burned is 500-700 active cal per day… I do not eat these back and it still takes me forever to lose a pound. I’m mentioning this because I’m assuming that MFP uses a logarithm and I don’t believe it is a “one size fits all”. I opted to be as conservative as possible. I truly believe that if I ate into my active calories burned I would see little to no movement on the scale or progress. I’m only offering this from my perspective and hoping it might help. Everyone is different.

    @_JeffreyD_ I believe your conundrum regarding macros (shifting amounts) is related to your setting preferences re: credit for activity. (The same feature that I mention above). Perhaps your preferences are allow for changing calorie and macro goals when activity increases. MFP gives you the option of how to assign your macros when activity allows a calorie adjustment …. To increase your macros, proportionately, or by %. All of that is way too complicated for me, so I just turned it off…

    Sometimes keeping it simple is the best way to go. I’m thinking that many may not be familiar with these bells & whistles, so I just thought I would share from my personal experience. I’m hoping this kernel of information could be helpful.

    Thank you. I will mess with this a bit.
  • _JeffreyD_
    _JeffreyD_ Posts: 2,022 Member
    quiltingjaine wrote: »
    @_JeffreyD_ I have never used MFP for tracking. I use Senza. It’s free, I can change my macros to what works for me and when I log something it deducts those macros from my daily goals/limits. By tapping that area it will show how much I have gone over or am under. the only thing I wish was different is the label above each. I can change from total carbs to net carbs easily, should I want.
    CAL TC PRO FAT
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    So yesterday I was under calories, over on protein and under on fat. Carbs show an “over” arrow but 0 quantity. Later this morning their algorithm will give me a score. Not sure how that works but I will try to remember to post it too.

    Just what I need, another app on my phone! HA! I will take a look while DW takes the wheel today.
  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 878 Member
    judefit1 wrote: »
    Jude, 5'-2, 67 YO
    HW 165
    CW: 125ish

    I’m a serial dieter/gainer whose weight has varied by 50 lbs over the years; I’m working to change my relationship with food. I joined this group in 12/23 at 147, lost 22 lbs and reached my goal in 4/24. I’m now working to understand my patterns so I know where my pitfalls are. My goal is to remain within the same 3-4 lb range for good!

    EW Rnd 265: 126.6
    SW Rnd 265: 125.0
    Previous rounds:
    SW Rnd 245: 146.6
    SW Rnd 246: 147.0
    SW Rnd 247: 143.4
    SW Rnd 248: 140.8
    SW Rnd 249: 140.6
    SW Rnd 250: 137.2
    SW Rnd 251: 136.2
    SW Rnd 252: 134.2
    SW Rnd 253: 133.4
    SW Rnd 254: 131.6
    SW Rnd 255: 130.0
    SW Rnd 256: 128.8
    SW Rnd 257: 126.8
    SW Rnd 258: 129.0 post AZ trip
    SW Rnd 259: 126.0
    SW Rnd 260: 124.8
    SW Rnd 261: 125.2
    SW Rnd 262:126.6
    SW Rnd 263: 123.4
    SW Rnd 264: 124.4
    SW Rnd 265: 125.0 post MV trip
    SW Rnd 266:125.0
    Goals this round:
    * reminder to self: weekends aren’t a “free-for-all”!
    * more cardio- bike on hot days; walks on nice mornings
    * no mindless snacking of empty calories/ wine only when out
    * weigh every day

    7/15: 125.0
    7/16: 124.4
    7/17: 124.4
    7/18: 125.0
    7/19: 124,4
    7/20: 126.0
    7/21: 125.4
    7/22: 125.0
    7/23:
    7/24:

    7/22: another quiet day, yoga, yard work and planning for our trip, then hanging out in the back yard. Two beautiful and peaceful days to just regroup. I love all the activity, but tend to make myself too busy, so this was great.

    DD#1 completed the 2 1/2 mile swim and 116 mile bike portions of the Ironman; in the last 35 miles her hip started to bother her so she finished the bike and called it enough. She was in the water 1:51 and on the bike 8:40, for a total of 10 hrs 31 mins. I'm incredibly proud of her hard work, and also her wisdom in stopping without injury. Here she is pre-race with her two girls:

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    I LOVE this photo! Mom modeling strong mind & body with all the smiles = such joy!
    Yes, you have so much to be proud of! ❤️

  • jspecies11
    jspecies11 Posts: 1,188 Member
    @Onewomanswalk
    Welcome back! Glad you are getting better. Knees are tough but you’ve got this.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,154 Member
    @Skyleen75 For sure they are constantly need me which I think is what exhausts me the most. However, with some recent heart issues I also tire out so easily anyway so it can be confusing for me what is actually happening. My new stress test for my heart is on Wednesday.

    No on the control issue but yes on needing to be here most of the time. Also yes on the trust issue. I trust my contractor as we have been working together off & on for about a year now, but he brings in so many other various people off & on for short term jobs (tile work for example) and I don't know them. And there are a LOT of them. I have an adult autistic son who is very fearful of most people and all animals (even our own pets). I would not leave him alone with them. They do finally leave every evening but I just feel so tired by then and I just want to rest or read. On good days (like this morning) I get in a youtube workout that lasts about 20 minutes in the morning before they arrive. I get up a bit earlier for it but its worth it. I'm hoping maybe I can get some medical answers that explain it all more. Am I mentally exhausted from all these projects or is my heart not pumping around enough blood and oxygen again? I'll soon find out. I would love to have the get-go I had before. Hopefully its just a slump.

  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,261 Member
    ROUND 267 is posted

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10920460/just-give-me-10-days-round-267#latest
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 12,154 Member
    _JeffreyD_ wrote: »
    @deepwoodslady I have been thinking for months about how much stress the remodeling project must be causing. And more months to come?

    Time. Chaos. Inconvenience. Money. and more money.

    This is none of my business but what if you declare a victory on the house for a while and "rest." Or, light a fire under your construction crew... you need your bedroom back! This is taking too long.

    There, rant over. Apologies because I think I overstepped. Just what you needed, another opinion.

    @_JeffreyD_ Oh that sounds so very nice--the victory and rest. However, the main reason for the bedroom delay NOW is actually the weather. We have a very short summer and outdoor work season here in northern Michigan. The bedroom is at a halt while all the new windows are installed and all the outside work is done. And they have run into one problem right after another. We are installing new siding after the windows and when removing all the old vertical metal siding they have found all the wrong cheap bad boards underneath. So now, new OSB and tyvek around the whole house. Also supplies are hard to get because we are in the middle of BFE. The siding was a one month wait and 2 trips to pick up. Why doesn't Home Depot keep anything in stock anymore????

    We usually shut down all operations from November until about Feb 1st but then its full steam ahead again. It's got to end at some point. I will need a new roof too, mine is full of algae and loose shingles but is not leaking. It also will no longer match but I am assuming that project will be done next year.
    Yes, Yes, Yes, give me back my bedroom as soon as the outside is done!

    I'll add a few new project pics when I get time later.

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