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Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 270

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  • SheilaBoneham
    SheilaBoneham Posts: 3,176 Member

    🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌🐌

    📆 2015–2023
    Feb. 2015: highest weight 218.2h
    2015: end weight running average 178.2nd
    2016: end weight running average 147.7
    2017: end weight running average 148
    2018: end weight running average 137.2.
    Extreme elimination diet (doctor prescribed) for diagnostic reasons, very low calories, then boom! Gained 40 pounds.
    2019: end weight running average 176.1
    2020: end weight running average 183.8.
    2021: end weight running average 179.4.
    2022: end weight running average 178.6
    2023: 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: end weight 194.6 (+1.6) ☹️
    R150 02/15/24: end weight 194.6 (+1.6) ☹️
    R151 02/25/24: end weight 194.2 (-.2) 😊
    R152 03/06/24: end weight 194.4 (+.2) 🙂
    R153 03/16/24: end weight 194.2 (-.2).
    R154 03/26/24: end weight 195 (+.8)
    R155 04/05/24: end weight 194.6 (-.2).
    R156 04/15/24: end weight 194.6 (+/-0).
    R157 04/25/24: end weight DNW
    R158 05/05/24: end weight 197
    R159 05/15/24: end weight 196.6
    R160 05/25/24: end weight 196.6
    R161 06/04/24: end weight 197
    R162 06/14/24: end weight 196.8
    R163 06/24/24: end weight 196.8
    R164 07/04/24: end weight 196.6
    R165 07/14/24: end weight 196.6
    R166 07/24/24: end weight 198
    R167 08/03/24: end weight 197.2
    R168 08/13/24: end weight 197.6
    R169 08/23/24: end weight 196.8/197.6

    End-of-2024 Goal—weight 170.

    Day. Weight/Trend.—Prev day calories. Comments.

    8/24 - 197.2/197.4.—1173.
    I’ve decided to post my trend weight as well as daily, since it’s more accurate in the grand scheme. I’m also posting my previous day’s calories to up the accountability, and I’m aiming for anywhere from 1100 to 1400 most days. We’ll see.
    On a different topic…after years of having strong but unpolished nails, I got talked into a mani/pedi with a friend. I got gel polish on my fingernails, and went back twice more, so basically about a month of gel polish with 3 removals. The third time I wanted to see if there was any damage to my nails, so just had the gel removed and regular clear polish put on. It had a rough texture, and two nails broke/peeled, one into the quick, so I removed the polish at home and was shocked. Every single nail was peeling and/or tearing. So I increased my intake of collagen from half to full recommended dose to try to help my nails recover. A couple days later I started to feel bloated, like I had a cannonball in my gut. The only thing I could think of was the collagen, so I stopped it. I feel a bit better, but still not quite right digestively. Has anyone else had issues with collagen? I’ll try the half dose again once I feel normal again, but just curious. (Don’t get me started on warnings that should be required with nail treatments!)

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  • Krysless2
    Krysless2 Posts: 2,034 Member
    SW: 167.7
    • Sat 08/24: 165.9 ; -1.8lbs
      Got a new Apple Watch series 9 and I just love it! I stuck to an intermittent fasting schedule and increased the intensity of my treadmill workout(got a few useful tips from my manager who runs for charities all the time Poker game’s tonight. They’re serving tacos. It’s not something I need to eat if it’s in front of me but not sure how I’m going to handle hunger without bringing my own snack (don’t want to offend anyone)
      (Click for Tickers)

      (Sat > > > > > > > > Next Mon)
      Under Carbs:
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      Under Calories:
      ✅🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲
      Scale went Down
      ✅🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲
      450-Cal Burn:
      ✅🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲
      No 🍺:
      🅾️🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲
    • 08/25 Sun ~ 2nd Day
    • 08/26 Mon ~ 3rd Day
    • 08/27 Tue ~ 4th Day
    • 08/28 Wed ~ 5th Day
    • 08/29 Thu ~ 6th Day
    • 08/30 Fri ~ 7th Day
    • 08/31 Sat ~ 8th Day
    • 09/01 Sun ~ 9th Day
    • 09/02 Mon ~ Last Day
      **MiniGoals:
      - Get Under 164 Crossing my fingers this time
      - Checked off 8 out of 10 YES days for my daily mini-goals
    Prev Days:(Cliff’s Notes in color):
    • SW✅167.7
      Reassessed and broke down my daily goal tracking further. I’m hoping this will help me understand my weight fluctuations quicker. I also increased my exercise calorie burn in my Apple fitness tracker to 450 calories to burn daily.
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,025 Member
    janetd2002 wrote: »
    8/24 182.2
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    9/1
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    Is this how I post? If not , please let me know. Thank you

    @janetd2002 Your post looks appropriate. If you find it beneficial to share more detail, do what works for you. You can see that there are a whole variety of post styles in the group, and you might even find your style changes with time. Mine did. :)
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,784 Member
    SModa61 wrote: »
    Well the bubble popped yesterday. I had the radiology department based screening. After the scan, I showed her the DEXAFit printouts and she looked highly confused. Long story short, the medical community puts me at a -2.0 hip and -1.9 for spine. These are osteopenia numbers.

    @SModa61 I am taking Fosamax for Osteopenia. I believe @quiltingjaine is also taking the medication. I have no idea if it is helping or not. My older friend has been taking it for years and now that she is in her late 70's she is beginning to fall a lot, especially getting up at night for the bathroom. Every time she does, she breaks more bones. Serious bones. She's in the rehab nursing home right now (again) this time with 2 more back vertibrae broken as well as a broken bone in her neck. The medication does not seem to have helped her at all. I hope any advice/treatment they give you will work better at keeping you protected.
  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 11,784 Member
    Round 270

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    MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 64 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.

    ROUND 227 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
    R269 EW= 190.0
    R270 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.
    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 thru R252 (11/28/23 thru 03/06/24) = -2.6 LOST (Ending Weight 177.8)

    R253 thru R262 (03/07/24 thru 06/14/24) = -5.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 183.6)

    R263 (06/15/24 thru 06/24/24) = -3.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 187.4)

    R264 (06/25/24 thru 07/04/24) = -1.2 LOST (Ending Weight 186.2)

    R265 (07/05/24 thru 07/14/24) = -3.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 189.4)

    R266 (07/15/24 thru 07/24/24) = -0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 188.6)

    R267 (07/25/24 thru 08/03/24) = -0.2 LOST (Ending Weight 188.4)

    R268 (08/04/24 thru 08/13/24) = -2.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 190.6)

    R269 (08/14/24 thru 08/23/24) = -0.6 LOST (Ending Weight 190.0)
    R270 (08/24/24 thru 09/02/24) = -xxxxx (Ending Weight xxxxx)

    COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain.Black is no change.

    Day/Weight/Comment
    08/23 …..190.0….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND

    08/24 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW) No-weigh Saturday this week instead of Friday. I forgot to take my Fosamax yesterday so I took it this morning. Good meals yesterday but snacks were bad. I can’t blame my daughter this time (although she had her totes and bags of candy with her). It was all my own fault this time as I over-ate my snacks alone. I did manage to avoid hers. Today is DGD’s birthday party. I’ll travel about 60 miles each way. I probably won’t bother to weigh tomorrow as I already know how the party food and my inability to take my Lasix will affect me. Pointless. I’ll be back on board Monday for sure. Have a great round, my friends!

    08/25 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)

    08/26 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)

    08/27 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)

    08/28 -xxxxx- (Trend weightxxxxx)

    08/29 -xxxxx- (Trend weightxxxxx)

    08/30 -xxxxx- (Trend weightxxxxx)

    08/31 -xxxxx- (Trend weightxxxxx)

    09/01 -xxxxx- (Trend weightxxxxx)

    09/02 -xxxxx- (Trend weightxxxxx)

    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
  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,148 Member
    edited August 24
    SModa61 wrote: »
    So, as of yesterday, I have a new reason to work on my nutrition and habits. Some of you who were here, may remember that in May 2023 I went to DEXAFit for a scan. Goal was to learn body fat, but it also came back with bone density data. It came back with a score of 1.0. I was quite chuffed (I think that’s the right word) about that, and felt validated in my life choices. Well the bubble popped yesterday. I had the radiology department based screening. After the scan, I showed her the DEXAFit printouts and she looked highly confused. Long story short, the medical community puts me at a -2.0 hip and -1.9 for spine. These are osteopenia numbers.. . . Now, that I am “diagnosed” with a condition, it would ironically not be a screening, and I believe that going forward it will not be free. Anyone else addressing this issue as well?

    Sheri, at my previous medical DEXA scan, I was still osteopenic but in the 2 year interim I have become osteoporotic. My GP way back then (30 years?) told me to take 1800 mg of calcium a day which I have done. (I’m not a milk drinker.) After the diagnosis of osteoporosis (February, 2024) I started seeing an endocrinologist and she said to cut the calcium to 1200 mg daily. (Possibly because my blood calcium was high??) I’m supposed to be starting on Prolia soon. I don’t know if I’ll be able to get free annual DEXAs but if I can, I will.

    I just saw Donna’s message. I took Fosamax from the time they approved it for osteopenia for about 12 years. Until they said not to take it for over 10 years! Then 2 years ago my GP put me back on it after that DEXA showed osteopenia. Two years later, I am worse than I was.

    And regarding exercise - yes, it is important to exercise but the endo told me NOT to lift over 10#! There is compression in my spine which I find very concerning since there are 2 - 1 foot long rods in my back!
  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,148 Member
    Female 5’1” Age 74 years
    *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) Started LCHF/Keto 7/17/2017 (mid round 10)


    👍👍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 127 117.0
    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
    To Rnd 197 121.5
    To Rnd 207 123.5
    To Rnd 217 126.5
    To Rnd 227 127.5
    To Rnd 237 128.0
    To Rnd 247 135.5
    To Rnd 257 134.5
    Rnd 258 133.5
    Rnd 259 133.0
    Rnd 260 133.5
    Rnd 261 133.5
    Rnd 262 132.5
    Rnd 263 133.0
    Rnd 264 134.0
    Rnd 265 133.0
    Rnd 266 134.0
    Rnd 267 132.5
    Rnd 268 132.0
    Rnd 269 132.5 AW 133.0
    We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19

    What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

    This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

    We are unstoppable not because we do not have failures but because we continue on despite them. - paraphrase of original quote by Beau Taplin

    Up and down - just riding the waves of life. 🌊 🏄‍♀️ (My new mantra-3/19/22)

    "Do or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

    Comments pertain to previous day

    SW Rnd 270 133.0
    8/24 134.0 After carefully logging what I intended to eat yesterday at a Mongolian grill we ended up at friends’ favorite-Golden Corral because Genghis Grill was “closed for repairs.” 🤦‍♀️ I had fasted since dinner the night before or this could have been worse!
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,025 Member
    jspecies11 wrote: »
    @SModa61
    I recommend you read about strength training and positive bone density changes. There’s quite a bit of research on the advantages of lifting weights as we age. If you are not familiar, start out with getting your form down then add weights. There’s tons of resources out there and you will not end up looking like Arnold S - I promise. Best of luck to you.

    @jspecies11 I actually have done weights more than most women in my past. I have always enjoyed them. Interesting claim I heard today was that reasonable impact makes a difference. The claim was 2 minutes of skipping is equal to an hour of weight training. Problem is I will feel very silly skipping around the neighborhood. But jump roping and box jumps are a possible substitution. I need DH to remind me how to turn on our Apple Fitness+ subtraction on on the TV.
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,025 Member
    quiltingjaine wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    So, as of yesterday, I have a new reason to work on my nutrition and habits. Some of you who were here, may remember that in May 2023 I went to DEXAFit for a scan. Goal was to learn body fat, but it also came back with bone density data. It came back with a score of 1.0. I was quite chuffed (I think that’s the right word) about that, and felt validated in my life choices. Well the bubble popped yesterday. I had the radiology department based screening. After the scan, I showed her the DEXAFit printouts and she looked highly confused. Long story short, the medical community puts me at a -2.0 hip and -1.9 for spine. These are osteopenia numbers.. . . Now, that I am “diagnosed” with a condition, it would ironically not be a screening, and I believe that going forward it will not be free. Anyone else addressing this issue as well?

    Sheri, at my previous medical DEXA scan, I was still osteopenic but in the 2 year interim I have become osteoporotic. My GP way back then (30 years?) told me to take 1800 mg of calcium a day which I have done. (I’m not a milk drinker.) After the diagnosis of osteoporosis (February, 2024) I started seeing an endocrinologist and she said to cut the calcium to 1200 mg daily. (Possibly because my blood calcium was high??) I’m supposed to be starting on Prolia soon. I don’t know if I’ll be able to get free annual DEXAs but if I can, I will.

    I just saw Donna’s message. I took Fosamax from the time they approved it for osteopenia for about 12 years. Until they said not to take it for over 10 years! Then 2 years ago my GP put me back on it after that DEXA showed osteopenia. Two years later, I am worse than I was.

    And regarding exercise - yes, it is important to exercise but the endo told me NOT to lift over 10#! There is compression in my spine which I find very concerning since there are 2 - 1 foot long rods in my back!

    @quiltingjaine Wow! Quite the journey. You may be seeing my responses to others so I'm trying to only add new points here. Do with it what you may, but in almost all the YouTubes I listened to yesterday/today, pretty much all stated that calcium supplements are not what we used to think and that that calcium supplements do not tend to end up in the bones. Claims were diet needs to be the calcium source. They also stated that calcium supplements are now watched due to heart issues/calcium in blood, which actually parallels what you mentioned above). Sorry to hear about the fragility of your spine, that is scary. What shocks me about myself is I lift everything, including things I won't let my 6ft husband pick up. So how did I get to this place? I am eyeing my bad dietary history.
  • TrueCrimeaddict
    TrueCrimeaddict Posts: 20 Member
    @SModa61 thank you for the heads up. Good to know, I was hoping I was just not seeing a simple way to do it. I will Do it the way you said. I really like this 10 day accountability.
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,025 Member
    @UTMom81 - How is your dad doing?
  • TrueCrimeaddict
    TrueCrimeaddict Posts: 20 Member
    Good afternoon, Happy to be here, and someplace I can be accountable. I have been trying to set up my new journey on 8/1/24 I have changed my eating habits, went to nutritionists, set up new gym, and getting schedule settled. This would be my final item to stay on track. Happy to be here. Going to be an interesting week.

    SW Rnd 270
    Female 5’3” Age 69 years
    Weight on 8/14/24 233
    Goal weight 150

    8/24 Went Grocery shopping/Meal prep.
    8/25
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    Set up overnight oats for next week, Cut up all my veggie's for the week. Set up schedule for dinner for next week. This is the first time I have planned ahead for meal prep. I will be making Whole wheat bread in my new bread maker and making healthy muffins for breakfast in between overnight oats.

    I am hoping to continue my daily check in, but I am going to do it in my planner. It is too hard to find
    my place each day to follow my daily check in. Any help welcomed.

    Goals: Eating healthy, exercise daily, log food journal

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