Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 284

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  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,417 Member
    edited January 17
    SModa61 wrote: »
    quiltingjaine wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »

    @quiltingjaine @itladyee So far, I am just finding it funny. It has actually taken me a long time to collect 5 of this guy. I leave friend requests sitting to see if there was a reason to accept. I only accept friend requests from people people in our group, or if we share many common friends, or I recognize their name from other postings. Also, if a man friends me and they have NO male friends, they are a big NOPE.

    How can you tell who "hugged" a post?

    I don’t think you can. As far as I know the “hugger” was reported to MFP and they had a way of telling. I just remember that it stopped.
  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,417 Member

    SwimBikeRunRepeat wrote: »
    Male, 60+ years old, with a lot of stuff on my plate (other than food).
    . 4 NFL playoff games this weekend, and the 🏈 CFP Championship on Monday (all equate to 🍺 + 🌮🍕🥪🌯🌭). God, help me.

    Are you watching these at home? If so, the easiest solution is to NOT HAVE JUNK AVAILABLE. It’s a bit more difficult if you’re in a crowd. Stay away from the goodies table.
  • missimjam
    missimjam Posts: 16 Member
    reshii_devi wrote: »
    Heading out this weekend with my 4lb weights and resistance band to make sure the weekend doesn’t end weakly! 💪🏽😄 I’ll enjoy a treat or two, but promising myself to start each day with the Leaner Legs Challenge and sneak in some strength moves too. Planning to stay strong while enjoying some much-needed fun! ✨

    I'm curious about this leaner legs challenge I searched the challenges section on MFP but didnt find it.... do you have a link to the challenge or at least the exercises/programme ... TIA
  • SwimBikeRunRepeat
    SwimBikeRunRepeat Posts: 69 Member
    pezhed wrote: »
    Hi, I'm Amanda! 5'2" 39F in Virginia, excited to return this round after taking a couple off!

    RSW: 128.8
    RGW: 127.8

    NS goals (tracked for previous day with emojis):
    🏃🏻‍♀️Follow my running training plan exactly, which I think will require training 8/10 days. Half marathon on Feb 2nd!
    ✔️Core 7/10 days (5 days a week)
    🏋🏻‍♀️Lift weights 3/10 days (twice a week)
    🚫 Alcohol-free 10/10 days (doing most of dry January except for the first 6 days I was on vacation :) )

    1/11 - 128.0 🚫🏃🏻‍♀️I did my first long run in a while yesterday and my body is certainly feeling it. My town has been coated in ice all week so I ran the neighborhoods I knew were scraped but did most of my run on the indoor track at the gym. Holy tedium, I will not do that again. Peloton runs on the tread are much more engaging when weather doesn’t permit outdoor running.

    We got a couple inches of snow last night so my “workout” will probably be pulling the kids around on the sled. Not off to the best start with pancakes and bacon for breakfast, typical weekend day. Will track them and work around them for the rest of the day. Happy Saturday!

    1/12 - 129.6 ✔️🚫 Surprised by the gain today as I was only over by 500-600 cals yesterday, but dinner was very salty with soy sauce, so I’m going to just ride the wave for now. I did end up doing a core workout and a peloton yoga for runners class that felt AMAZING. Otherwise it was snow play. The kids had a blast sledding. I’m dying to go skiing but it’s hard to figure out with the kids, especially the almost 4 year old. The mountain close to us doesn’t offer anything for his age. So I’ll just do my prescribed 45-minute run and look longingly at the snow. We are having pizza and wings today during the Bills/Broncos game (Go Bills!) so have to plan accordingly.

    1/13 - 127.4 🚫 There went some water! Back to my 10-pounds-lost milestone. Hope to pass it this time instead of kissing it and going back up like last time. My 3 year old was sick and needy yesterday, so I spent most of the day on the couch with him. I was going to run after dinner until my 5 year old looked at me with his big, sweet eyes and asked me to watch Neverending Story with him. How could I say no? I guess this is why I need to do workouts in the morning. 3yo is home sick today, and I’m starting to have a pretty persistent cough too. ‘Tis the season for family illness. The 5yo is on a 2 hour weather delay so after he gets on the bus I’ll run. Just another small wrench in the wellness plan.

    1/14 - 126.8 ✔️🚫🏃🏻‍♀️ My weight is looking good, but unfortunately today is a sad day. My cat, Beatrice, is in rapid decline after a very long slow decline from kidney disease. She's 19.5 and the vet is coming to put her down in an hour. She's been with me for nearly half my life. I didn't process back when I adopted her that she'd be with me through my young adulthood, moving all over the country, the adoption of canine pet siblings, and then the birth and early childhood of my kids. I don't think I would have believed anyone if they'd told me. May she rest in peace 💔

    1/15 - 126.4 🚫🏃🏻‍♀️ This week is pretty brutal. I now have my son's flu and am feeling majorly under the weather. And the 3 year old is still home sick but not so sick that he's calm. DH had an all day mandatory meeting today. I took a sick day despite working from home. I am not going to be active today and just focus on recovery. Hopefully in a few days I'll be back in full force.

    1/16 - 125.6 🚫 My weight is dropping but this is not how I want to lose. I feel like I’m just deteriorating. I think I ate all my calories yesterday but my appetite has been low. Really want to eat more protein today but everything proteiny sounds unappealing to my sick body. Probably a third of my calories were ramen yesterday. Today I’m going to walk the dogs but miss my training run. This is not what I needed so soon before the half. I think I have to change my goal from PR to just finishing it without injury. The 3 year old is still very sick. This flu is nasty. We’re 4 days in as of today and his temp spiked to 103.5 last night. It’s not quite as bad in my adult body but still quite disruptive.

    1/17 - 123.6 🚫 Apparently hardly eating for a few days is an effective weight loss method, though I don’t recommend it. My appetite is somewhat back today and I’m not setting any restrictions. So far that’s meant peanuts, blueberries, and a cookie. I walked the dogs yesterday and felt super out of breath so I know running would not work today. I paused my training plan but hopefully can restart it tomorrow or Sunday. Today both boys are home, with the 5 year old being very sick and the 3 year old mostly recovered. This awful flu has hit everyone but my husband somehow, who prides himself on hardly ever getting the annual flu shot 😤 I got it this year and still got flattened so we’re useful data points supporting his argument 🙄

    1/18 -
    1/19 -
    1/20 -

    I took care a of 2 people, twice, who had COVID and I didn't get it. RSV nailed me for 5 days, though. Take the drop, even though it was due to illness. Get well, soon!
  • ZizzyBumble
    ZizzyBumble Posts: 1,719 Member
    Thank you @quiltingjaine I’m back for my second round of 2025. I want to build on progress made in the last round (SW 64.5 EW 63.6)

    Sat 11 63.2 😊 That was a nice surprise. Trend 63.7 ⬇️
    Sun 12 63.2 😊 I’m not surprised after yesterday. Trend 63.5 ⬇️
    Mon 13 62.8 😊😊 Trend 63.3 ⬇️
    Tue 14 63.0 Trend 63.1 ⬇️. Let’s see what tomorrow brings!
    Wed 15. ❌ looks as if my scales are broken, they gave me a higher weight than I expected. Tried again and a very different weight came up. Put my big towelling dressing gown on and got my lightest weight! Tried changing the batteries but that didn’t help. Probably time to get some new ones.
    Thu 16 63.2 🙁 trend 63 ⬇️. My husband says the scales are fine. I’ve requested he stops moving them! I don’t trust them but we will see as we’ve agreed on a place for them that suits both of us and the cat’s weekly weigh in.
    Fri 17 ❌ scales are definitely not working properly. New set ordered
    Sat 18 ❌ new scales are likely to arrive this afternoon
    Sun 19
    Mon 20
  • _JeffreyD_
    _JeffreyD_ Posts: 2,113 Member
    Male: 67
    6’-2”
    OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016.) I was actually at 250 in 2011 or so…
    OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
    Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205

    For a short while I will be away from home enjoying some time in a warmer climate. No scale, but from time to time I will step on the scale at the local grocery store fully clothed and after breakfast and coffee. A lot of DNW!


    Simple Goals for this round with the hope that they turn into habits:

    1. Log my food daily; try to eat cleaner and work on portion control.
    2. Daily exercise; at least some movement.
    3. Be mindful, moment by moment.

    Round 284 Posts
    This is my posting format….

    Month/Day: Scale Reading - First thing today after bathroom visit before getting dressed. / Comment

    Previous posts:


    1/11: DNW
    So I just reviewed my “goals” above. I have had these goals for several rounds, and have largely ignored them. I wish my new fitness watch had an airhorn blast notification when I am in violation, because my biggest failure is about goal number three.

    I don’t do well with laxities, mentally or physically. It becomes the default way too easily. This round I want to show up and be present with these goals. I am not trying to win the Olympics here, but there is no reason I can’t log every molecule I put into my cake hole, and there is no reason I can’t at least walk up and down the street or unroll the yoga mat or tug on the elastic band.

    After I get a handle on these disciplines, I will get more specific about CICO goals.

    I am setting a daily evening alarm on my phone right now to remind me of any work needing to be done before bed.

    Thank you all.


    1/12: DNW
    My reminder alarm went off last evening and my work was already finished! Got to keep it going today.

    Now, having said that, my calorie count was obscene. That’s why I want to track it. I don’t know what to fix if I can’t see the direct consequences of my choices. Key Lime Pie on the menu for tonight, so I need to bank some space on the CI side.

    1/13: DNW
    Tracked fully again yesterday. Pardon the pun. It is amazing what gets past the radar when I am not paying attention.

    NSV: When the Key Lime Pie was delivered to the table last night, I immediately asked for a knife and a to-go box. The good news is I brought half of it home instead of eating the whole thing. The bad news is I brought half of it home. :/

    1/14: 229,5
    To be fair this grocery store weigh-in needs a couple qualifications. It was late evening, fully clothed including clod-hopper walking shoes. (and, oh, I have been eating like it’s 1999. A vague Prince reference for you there.) I have been logging it all and doing a lot of movement.

    The Key Lime Pie is still in the fridge. But not for long.

    1/15: DNW
    Yesterday I smoked 3 racks of ribs. Lots of male bonding centered around the taming of fire. Though the ribs would not have won a competition, they were very good! I was able to share a few bones with some friends and family. (I always feel bad when I can’t share with everyone.) And, the pie is gone. ALL OF IT LOGGED!

    Speaking of fire, I am hoping and praying for rain in southern California.


    1/16: DNW
    Yesterday was my first calorie deficit in weeks, if you count my exercise calories burned…..

    1/17: DNW
    No deficit. But overall pretty good day yesterday.




    1/10/25 : 227.5
    SW a few days before.

    1/18: DNW
    It was rainy yesterday, so DW and I went to an outlet mall. There was a restaurant there named Grand Luxe. We had been to the one in Chicago. Everything was fantastic. Mostly good for me except for the app that she ordered as her main dish. Avocado Wontons! She forgot they would be deep fried. Not her best GI choice. So, I had to help because I checked my brain at the door. 😊

    I did my usual clothes shopping method. I binged on resupplying my biggest need. In this case t-shirts. I have been wearing the same assortment of tees for years. (Fades. Holes. Stretched neck.) DW shamed me into reality, so I bought 6 new shirts at the Under Armour outlet. I’m good for another ten years. HA!

    1/19
    1/20


    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 – R 249 AWOL
    R 250: 226.2
    R 251: 227.4
    R 252: 226.1 (20240306)
    R 253: 223.0
    R 254: 223.6
    R 255: 224.4 (20240405)
    R 256: 221.7
    R 257: 220.4 incomplete
    R 258: 223.2 (20240505)
    R 259: 222.1
    R 260: 220.1
    R 261: 220.6 (20240604)
    R 262: 219.3
    R 263: 221.5
    R 264: 221.4 (20240704)
    R 265: 219.9
    R 266: 219.8
    R 267: AWOL
    R 268: 219.1
    R 269: 221.4
    R 270: 222.4
    R 271 to R 273: AWOL
    R 274: 219.1 (20241012)
    R 275: 219.6
    R 276: 221.7 (20241101)
    R 277: 221.3
    R 278: 223.6
    R 279: 224.7 (20241201)
    R 280: 225.3
    R 281: 227.2
    R 282: 227.6
    R 283: DNW

    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.

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