Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 292
Replies
-
3
-
R292 #62 #INTEGRITY
Sustain “can-do will-do” by leaning on reflection and gratefulness.
F66, 5’6” married, MawMaw Proud. Clean P:E (ProteinG> (Cg+Fg) A clean/whole food WOE- Track macros, fitness, habits and NSVs.
Mission: Continuously improve daily habits that strengthen a “Healthy, Strong & Fit” identity. #HSF #bestshapeofmylife #ENGAGED #agingyounger
UGW BHAG: It’s no secret I prefer 128-130. Mindful routine deployed. Re-start the basics.
JGMTD R292 Emphasis this round: 🏋️♀️(5x)
Daily: 🏆Nutrition (ALL: IF, cals, macros, Pg )🙆♀️15min🚶♀️10k, 💗Z2 60min, 💦 80oz. 🏋️♀️(5x) Plyo ⏱️(5x)
*******************
activities = actual day
Daily = morning reflections
*********************
3/31 🙆♀️🚶♀️💓⏱️
4/1 132.4 🙆♀️🚶♀️💓🏋️♀️⏱️
4/2 132.0 🙆♀️
4/3 131.0 🙆♀️🚶♀️💓
4/4 132.0 🙆♀️🚶♀️💓
4/5 131.8 🚫
4/6 DNW
4/7
4/8
4/9
4/10
4/1 Jumping into the full routine today. Planning day around activity and nutrition. Yesterday I FINALLY incorporated 7min of ⏱️HIIT (plyo jump training). Was waiting for the warmer weather …. 😎 no more excuses.
I know this round will be filled with emotional upheavals. I will prioritize /normalize #HSF and the positive daily habits I’ve accumulated to anchor my soul. When I “feel” the push-back— I will push through!
I sincerely thank you for your wisdom & caring support. While reading yesterday, I realized the strength and resilience this group generates…
I ❤️appreciate ❤️you!
4/2 Good day, Not enough 🥩. I’m exhausted and so is my upper body. We are cleaning out / up a rental property to put on the market. It will be our (my) project for the next month… initial cleaning of walls and floors, lifting 💩 … Getting ready for Painter. I haven’t been this wiped-out in a long time! Does that count as 🏋️♀️?! I’m calling it a YES! 😎. Another day of not enough protein, I’ll close the gap with a protein shake.
4/3 131.0 I’m always, ALWAYS amazed my daily weight fluctuations. When ⬇️ a pound I’m OK with it and I have an extra boost in my step. When ⬆️a pound it practically ruins my day. I KNOW THIS. So…. I’m mindful today with “no reaction” and continuing to do the work. Yesterday I was at the property all day… 🚶♀️7k steps but no structured walk. 80g 🥩-too little. Kcals too low. (1000). Good 💦
Yesterday was also an emotional roller coaster. I did a pretty good job shifting my mindset when I caught myself… I’m thankful that I haven’t turned to food… I could’ve walked 30 min last night when I got home, but my thoughts were too discombobulated. 🏋️♀️ would have made me feel better, but I did nothing. Today is a new day and I will push through with gratitude 🙏 & discipline . My normal reaction to stress is to curl up on the couch overthinking … But today, I will normalize & compartmentalize … take care of business - & that includes ME! Onward!
4/4 🎾 and property. Tired. Keep plugging.
4/5 worked at the property yesterday. Good nutrition, good sleep - continuing to track. Still ⬇️ protein.
4/6 woke up too early to weigh. Yesterday I was a slug. I started off positive and then sunk fast.
Still not enough 🥩. Ate at maintenance with 🚫 movement.
NSV: Not drowning in food-just on the couch.
Since our state tennis tournament is coming up next weekend I better start moving. Trying to salvage today.
5 -
Round 282 88.8 kg
Round 283 88.4
Round 284 87.75
Round 285 87.55
Round 286 87.2
Round 287 86.9
Round 288 86.55
Round 289 86.3
Round 290 86.1
Round 291 85.75
...
Round 340 goal weight
day 1, Tue 84.7
day 2, Wed 84.6
day 3, Thu 85.0
day 4, Fri 86.1
day 5, Sat 86.1
day 6, Sun 85.2
day 7, Mon 84.9
3 -
5 pound loss last round… would love to do that again !
SW RND 292 193.3
4/1 193.3 way up from yesterday! Had an oddly low wt yesterday. So, not going to beat myself up.
4/2 193.3
4/3 192.7 yay
4/4 190.2
4/5 196
4/6 196. Ugh
4/7
4/8
4/9
4/10🍇🍈🍉🍊🍋🍌🍍🍎🍏🍐🍑🍒🍓🥝🍅🥥
4 -
4/01- 166.84/02- 166.64/03- 167.04/04- 166.84/05- 168.04/06- DNW - The weekend was not ideal with food. Did my best to eat to plan Friday, even with Date night out. Saturday was a blur - I ended up going to my VFD meeting but BF decided to skip his CVMA meeting. We also didn't end up going to the kid's birthday party (no real need to since we don't have any kids for him to play with, even if stepkids were down here. They're over 10 years this kid's senior). Ended up having a last minute change of plans for dinner and lunch which, despite trying to be mindful of my eating, put me well out of my goals. I didn't even try to bother today since BF wanted my calzones for dinner and after meal prepping all morning, I didn't have the energy to make my protein pizza crust. It would've put me well over my goals anyway so I didn't log anything today. I can feel the bloat/heaviness. Fortunately I only have 2 breakfast sandwiches to prep tonight and a couple of chicken breasts to thaw for lunches this week (which can be made in minutes so I'm not making them ahead, just prepping them so assembly and heating is easy). I'm determined to see progress before the end of this round!4 -
Last round was a gain 0.9 I’m bound to make this a win this round
OSW 289.6 lbs
Sw 192.5
SW RND 292
4/1 191.6
4/2 187 ( whoosh of water today) I’ll take it
4/3 187.7
4/4 186.3
4/5 185.8
4/6 187.6
4/7
4/8
4/9
4/102 -
Thank you, @quiltingjaine !
75 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: 150.0
UGW: 140.003/30 - 153.9 at 7:30 a.m. …Grandson (2 y.o.) Duty while DDD and older Grandson (8 y.o.) could go on a Mom and Son Date. 😍
03/31 - 153.5 at 7:30 a.m. …60 min workout w/trainer
Day/Weight/Comment
04/01 - 152.0 at 5:30 a.m. …Grandson duty then made soup
04/02 - 154.4 at 5:30 a.m. …Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
04/03 - DNW
04/04 - DNW
04/05 - DNW
04/06 -
04/07 -
04/08 -
04/09 -
04/10 -Good luck everyone.
Chris3 -
🎷 66 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 292(my 222nd). So grateful as always @Quiltingjaine.
Goals for this round;
First and foremost, no feeding frenzies – I am not a shark or even a piranha!
to weigh less at the end of the round than the start
be happy because I feel that I have made the round count at the end
I need to remain consistent - it does work! Good luck for success everyone.
Spoiler Warning
I am the driver in my life & not the passenger, I need to drive my life to a healthy life.
"Health is wealth
",***
EW RND 291 – 139.6
SW RND 292 139.6
4/1 DNW – spent last night at MIL’s bedside, trying to keep eating healthy, exercise out the window. Using yesterday’s number as my start weight; lost 1.8 pound last round.
4/2 138.4 (trend 140.2) MIL finally drifted away in the early hours, on her 88th birthday!! We suspected that she would despite the nurses & care staff telling us they doubted she would, we know her better!! Again, no exercise & very little sleep in the last 36 hours, now to sort all the arrangements etc.
4/3 140 (trend 140.2) guessing this is from the earlier 2 days inactivity? 7.53 miles walked yesterday, perfect food day, caught up on sleep - solid 10 hours 19 mins!
4/4 138.4 (trend 139.9) - no structured walking, DD came to spend a few hours with us, cleared out MIL's room at the care home followed by some hours with BIL & partner to sort out what was wanted before funeral directors visit this morning.
4/5 138.4 (trend 139.7) another busy day, Registrars office & also a walk to Funeral Directors & back to get 6.83 miles walk in.
4/6 138.8 (trend 139.6) 13.97 miles walked with DH, did us both so good, reminisced & did lots of talking, sat and had a picnic in the countryside bathed in the spring sunshine. Life is good!
4/7 139.8 (trend 139.6) 6.33 miles walked before meeting up with DS, DIL & 2 little DGD. Spent @ wonderful afternoon in the mild sunshine watching & playing with the girls, lots of sitting. Woke up with a cold yesterday & had a rough night with little sleep.
4/8
4/9
4/10
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE & I AM WHAT I EAT!!!!! 👍👍.
4 -
GW 130-135 lb range
4/1 144.3 - walked for an hour plus half an hour in the gym after work. Stayed under calories.
4/2 143.2 - C25K and gym. Stayed under calories.
4/3 143.4 - walked for an hour and stayed under calories.
4/4 143.1 - half an hour in the gym at lunch and a half hour walk back from work today. Over calories though so failed there.
4/5 144.7 - ouch. Paying for last night - hoping some of it’s the salt from the Chinese takeaway but we’ll see. Week 2 day 1 of C25K done this morning.
4/6 - DNW - went away in the campervan for a couple of nights. Ate and drank too much but did get several hours of walking to and from the site and in York
4/7 - 145.3 -
4/8
4/9
4/104 -
I enjoy reading everyone’s posts with my morning coffee.
Highest weight 242 lbs
Lowest weight 142 lbs (2019)
Re-start JGMTD Feb 2024 @ 204 lbsRound 291 End Weight 178.2
04/01 175.6
04/02 175.4
04/03 177.6
04/04 176.4
04/05 DNW
04/06 DNW04/07 178.2 Ouch! I’m accepting that my weekends are my high numbers. I fluctuate wildly at my steady state. I can deal with this as long as my high number keeps ever so slowly averaging down.
This week is winter’s last stand in the Hudson Valley. It’s going to be a close call if I’m able to wrap up my inside house projects and get DF (dear friend) house ready to go on the market.This should keep my activity level through the roof. DH is not convinced I can do it all, nothing fans the flame like a challenge. And proving my DH wrong!
My biggest pitfall with being uber busy is delaying eating until I’m “starving” and then making stupid choices. I have to plan my meals and make sure I stay ahead of the hunger surge. The hardest part will be not eating in the car between projects. I never make good food choices eating in a car.
5 -
R292 #62 #INTEGRITY
Sustain “can-do will-do” by leaning on reflection and gratefulness.
F66, 5’6” married, MawMaw Proud. Clean P:E (ProteinG> (Cg+Fg) A clean/whole food WOE- Track macros, fitness, habits and NSVs.
Mission: Continuously improve daily habits that strengthen a “Healthy, Strong & Fit” identity. #HSF #bestshapeofmylife #ENGAGED #agingyounger
UGW BHAG: It’s no secret I prefer 128-130. Mindful routine deployed. Re-start the basics.
JGMTD R292 Emphasis this round: 🏋️♀️(5x)
Daily: 🏆Nutrition (ALL: IF, cals, macros, Pg )🙆♀️15min🚶♀️10k, 💗Z2 60min, 💦 80oz. 🏋️♀️(5x) Plyo ⏱️(5x)
*******************
activities = actual day
Daily = morning reflections
*********************
3/31 🙆♀️🚶♀️💓⏱️
4/1 132.4 🙆♀️🚶♀️💓🏋️♀️⏱️
4/2 132.0 🙆♀️
4/3 131.0 🙆♀️🚶♀️💓
4/4 132.0 🙆♀️🚶♀️💓
4/5 131.8 🚫
4/6 DNW 🚫
4/7 DNW
4/8
4/9
4/10
4/1 Jumping into the full routine today. Planning day around activity and nutrition. Yesterday I FINALLY incorporated 7min of ⏱️HIIT (plyo jump training). Was waiting for the warmer weather …. 😎 no more excuses.
I know this round will be filled with emotional upheavals. I will prioritize /normalize #HSF and the positive daily habits I’ve accumulated to anchor my soul. When I “feel” the push-back— I will push through!
I sincerely thank you for your wisdom & caring support. While reading yesterday, I realized the strength and resilience this group generates…
I ❤️appreciate ❤️you!
4/2 Good day, Not enough 🥩. I’m exhausted and so is my upper body. We are cleaning out / up a rental property to put on the market. It will be our (my) project for the next month… initial cleaning of walls and floors, lifting 💩 … Getting ready for Painter. I haven’t been this wiped-out in a long time! Does that count as 🏋️♀️?! I’m calling it a YES! 😎. Another day of not enough protein, I’ll close the gap with a protein shake.
4/3 131.0 I’m always, ALWAYS amazed my daily weight fluctuations. When ⬇️ a pound I’m OK with it and I have an extra boost in my step. When ⬆️a pound it practically ruins my day. I KNOW THIS. So…. I’m mindful today with “no reaction” and continuing to do the work. Yesterday I was at the property all day… 🚶♀️7k steps but no structured walk. 80g 🥩-too little. Kcals too low. (1000). Good 💦
Yesterday was also an emotional roller coaster. I did a pretty good job shifting my mindset when I caught myself… I’m thankful that I haven’t turned to food… I could’ve walked 30 min last night when I got home, but my thoughts were too discombobulated. 🏋️♀️ would have made me feel better, but I did nothing. Today is a new day and I will push through with gratitude 🙏 & discipline . My normal reaction to stress is to curl up on the couch overthinking … But today, I will normalize & compartmentalize … take care of business - & that includes ME! Onward!
4/4 🎾 and property. Tired. Keep plugging.
4/5 worked at the property yesterday. Good nutrition, good sleep - continuing to track. Still ⬇️ protein.
4/6 woke up too early to weigh. Yesterday I was a slug. I started off positive and then sunk fast.
Still not enough 🥩. Ate at maintenance with 🚫 movement.
NSV: Not drowning in food-just on the couch.
Since our state tennis tournament is coming up next weekend I better start moving. Trying to salvage today.
4/7 meh. Up tooooo early (again) to ⚖️. My iPhone sent me alerts 🚨 yesterday … All health indicators are trending ⬇️⬇️⬇️ -sending ⚠️ warnings BUT I still have time to REVERSE the trend and turn it around. Funny how my Iphone is more optimistic than I am. Averaging under 5 1/2 hrs sleep per night for 3 months sucks. I know all the “things” I need to do — will put forth the effort today. COME ON! 💪🏻
I have a little over two months till my two year anniversary on JGMTD… thinking to use that timeframe to crush daily efforts and get me back to #HSF habits, identity and positive mindset. So easy to fall out of habits… For me, “doing“ habits are much more challenging than “refraining“ habits… Hmmm.
So much easier to stay out of the kitchen than 🏋️♀️ for 30 minutes… Can I combine “habit-stack” the two?
4 -
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: 200-205Simple Goal for this round : Embrace Gratitude!
Round 292 Posts
This is my posting format….Month/Day: Scale Reading - First thing today after bathroom visit before getting dressed. (Calories In)/ Comment
3/31/25 : 227.8 SW a day before.
4/1: 228.4 (2336 CI)
This is not the best way to start a round, but I am not surprised. On the bright side, exercise was great yesterday. Food, not so great. I have put a lot of effort into logging my food that past few weeks. CI (calories in) has been pretty consistently over 2,000 before CO (calories out). Believe me, if I weren’t logging it would be over 3,000. Now I need to try to be more restrictive. I have set my goal on the app for 1,500,, but I will be happy if it slips to 1,700.I am going to focus on a “word of the round.” GRATITUDE. I have so much for which to be thankful.
4/2: 226.4 (1731 CI)
Nice little drop. I can’t believe it is because of the lower calories yesterday already, but food was at seriously lower sodium level than usual. Hmm.I need to rachet up to yesterday’s behavior.
Rachet: a mechanism that consists of a bar or wheel having inclined teeth into which a pawl drops so that motion can be imparted to the wheel or bar, to allow effective motion in one direction only.
4/3: 227.4 (1916 CI)
I broke a cycle of more CI than CO. Even though the scale inched up a bit. Really good spinning class yesterday.BTW, I am not an excel savant, but I set up a trend column on my nerd spreadsheet. I think it gives me a look ten days out by looking at the past ten days. For the last ten days data I use a column that calculates a rolling ten-day average. I like ten-day averages because they paint a more realistic picture of where I really am. The good, the bad and the ugly. My trend for today is an ugly 229.2. This is in part due to the huge mistakes of last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Those mistakes will be averaged in for almost 20 days of past data.
In short, my spreadsheet has no faith in me to do the right thing. It says, “seeing is believing.”
4/4: 228.8 (1893 CI)
Looking into options for a bike vacation with our “six-pack.” The six-pack = us + two other couples we have traveled with in the past ten or twelve years. We enjoy walking, hiking, biking, pickleball and general sight-seeing (and eating.) We usually rent a VRBO and enjoy day trips from that hub. We play cards in the evening. We must do as much as we can, while we still can….4/5: 229.8 (1883 CI)
I am no angel, but I don’t really understand how I have been climbing the ladder this way the past few days. Perhaps mis-logging? Sodium? I did start taking protein powder a couple days ago because my diet is so protein-poor. Is it causing inflammation? Or maybe careless empty calorie and carb intake? Bingo!4/6: DNW
Spent Saturday and Sunday traveling to see DD.4/7: 229.8 (no logging)
Had a wonderful time visiting with DD, even though it was cold and wet. The weather kept us from being very active outdoors. So, we did what we all love. Eat out and sit around talking.Maybe one of the most fun things we did was go to a “place” that charges for a day-pass to allow you to come in and play board games. The shelves on the walls were lined to the ceiling with every imaginable board game from Scrabble to the most involved RPG you can imagine. They also had a glass-doored wall of reach in self-serve coolers, cocktail bar, coffee bar and snack trays like veggie or charcuterie you could order. The back room was being rented out to a group of people at tables playing some sort of all-in-one game that involved tons of “game chaff” on the tables and a moderator standing by a video monitor full of data. The whole place was infested with nerds having a good time.
We played Scrabble. HA!
Now, the search for motivation begins this Monday morning.
4/8
4/9
4/106 -
Goals for this round:
Plan my food every night for the next day.
Move around more (which right now is probably about 10 minutes of walking on the spot)
Drink at least 3 litres of water
Track food honestly
Refuse to be downtrodden if the scales don't show a lower number on a single day
4/1-
4/2-
4/3- 405lb (starting point)
4/4- 401.9lb
4/5- 398.3lb (this is the first time I've seen under 400lb- well usually it's an error message because my scales go up to 405lb before erroring out. So I am motivated and excited)
4/6- 396.7lb (happy with this. I found my old fitbit last night and charged it up... hoping to be a little more motivated to move with it on!)
4/7- 395.9lb (i was worried about yesterday because i had dinner at a friend's place. And her cooking is always amazing. And I made a dessert at home for my roommate and of course I had to have some, right? Anyway I was still under calories and it was a good reminder that I can treat myself and enjoy food...I think! Back to my planned food today :))
4/8
4/9
4/10
5 -
SW: 129.6# GW: below 129#
Working on habits. Strategy:
Hydration 💧70 oz
Strength Training 🏋️♀️ 7/10 days
Track calories & nutrition 🥕
Steps 7.5K minimum 👣
No alcohol or sugar 🚫🍷🚫🧁Showing today’s wt, yesterday’s actions
4/1 129.4# 🏋️♀️🥕🚫🍷
4/2 130.0# 🏋️♀️🥕👣🚫🍷🚫🧁
4/3 130.0# 🏋️♀️👣🚫🍷🚫🧁
4/4 131.6#💧🚫🍷🚫🧁
4/5 129.8#💧🏋️♀️👣🚫🧁
4/6 129.8# 💧👣🚫🧁
4/7 129.2#💧🏋️♀️🥕👣🚫🍷🚫🧁
Good effort yesterday despite my lizard brain feeling sorry for myself because of the crappy weather. I keep circling the kitchen like that’s gonna help. 🫤
4/8
4/9
4/10Thank you @quiltingjaine 💕
2 -
Measurable Daily Goals
🚶🏽- Closing my rings M-S Move = 700/Exercise = 45/Stand = 12)
🍎- Tracking/Under Calorie Budget (~ 1650 ~)
✅ - Macros - Protein (75g - 100g) Carbs < 75g
💧- Water - 50 oz minimum
🚫 - No Wine
⬇️- Downward trendStarting Round 292 : 229.2 Goals/10 days!🚶🏽🍎✅💧🚫⬇️
4/1 - 229.2 🚶🏽🍎✅ ~ I must confess. I got on the scale and it said 229.8. I said NOPE…can't be. Waited a few seconds and tried it again, it complied! 229.2 is acceptable for today :) Better numbers ahead. Food/calories was good, but I was very short on water.
4/2 - 229.2 🚶🏽🍎✅💧~ Rainy day here. I'm going to enjoy it!
4/3 - 229.2 🍎✅💧🚫~ I appear to be stuck. Well, better than an increase. Did not close my rings yesterday. I do aim for one rest day per week so yesterday was IT! I forgot to mention that I slept 9 hours yesterday. It must have been the rain but boy did it feel good!
4/4 - 229.2
4/5 - 229.8
4/6 - 230.2
4/7 - 229.4 🙄 Having a treat tonight then it's back to basics…
4/8 -
4/9 -
4/10 -@desolate_angel ~ good luck with your surgery. Congrats on the new low!
@deepwoodslady ~ glad you're home again and you have heat! Sorry about the oven, that's not fun at all! as @musicsax asked, hopefully insurance will cover it. And yes, I swear by my airfryer. It fries but also grills. This is what I have:
@stephanj ~ I feel the same…starting from scratch. Not even sure how I got here, again, but so be it….
@overthemoon88 ~ Welcome. Starting late is fine, starting is the key. Great start!! Good Luck on your journey!
@judefit1 ~ enjoy your vacation!
3 -
SW RND 292: 167.2
Starting from the ground up 🌱
I am going to call yesterday what it was - a stress binge that wasn’t even worth it. My DH had been unemployed for ten months his industry has dried up. My daughter’s choir performance is coming up and I wasn’t sure how I was going to afford tickets. And I just felt rage.
The thing is, the food does calm me down. We wouldn’t do it if it didn’t work at least temporarily to shut out the painful feelings. But me being overweight doesn’t get him a job. And it definitely doesn’t reduce our grocery bill.
I’m not telling you this for sympathy - but I suspect a few of us here relate to feeling powerless occasionally? The thing is, having more power and calmness over my food would actually make me feel in control as well. Not in a disordered way but just in a way where I am the driver of my own ship.
thanks for listening4/1- 167.2
4/2-165.8
4/3- 166.4
4/4-166.0
4/5- 165.6
4/6-167.4 (bagel, alcohol)
4/7-168.2 (stress binge)
4/8
4/9
4/10i steer my own ship 🚢
5 -
Last round was a gain 0.9 I’m bound to make this a win this round
OSW 289.6 lbs
Sw 192.5
SW RND 292
4/1 191.6
4/2 187 ( whoosh of water today) I’ll take it
4/3 187.7
4/4 186.3
4/5 185.8
4/6 187.6
4/7 184.1
4/8
4/9
4/104 -
Female 5’1” Age 75 years
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)
1/1/25 139.5
Female 5’1” Age 75 years
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)
1/1/25 139.5
Comments pertain to previous day
SW RND 292 134.0
4/1 134.0 still no TMI sheesh. Nearly through the last messages from last round all of a sudden I need to log in! This is ridiculous. Now I seem to not be able to do that! If this post appears, I have been successful.
4/2 134.5 In my opinion, this is ridiculous. I have been eating super low carb (under 20g total) but struggling to get enough protein without going over my fat macro. Yesterday afternoon I decided to add protein powder to my shake but I drank it hours after I normally eat. Maybe that’s why I’m up? FINALLY had TMI so we’ll see what tomorrow brings.
4/3 133.0 WOW! I knew I was full of it! LOL I’m happy with this, VERY HAPPY. I changed my macros a couple of days ago but have come up short on protein until yesterday. I added a scoop of protein powder to 1/2 of my already high protein shake and drank that while I fixed dinner for DH. I ate some pieces of chicken while I cooked and had about 1/4 cup of “eggroll in a bowl” at the table with him while he ate. Today he’s going to lunch with blind friend. He made a distressing confession to me last night. He thinks he is going to have to stop driving soon.
4/4 133.5 Okay with this but wish we weren’t meeting friends at Golden Corral this afternoon! I plan to drink my shake before we leave the house. Hopeful that it will curb my eating. I plan to get a salad or veg and maybe a beef patty or baked fish.
*I’m also glad DH is considering giving up driving. I had asked him a year or so ago if he would stop if I told him it was necessary and he had said he would. We shall see what happens.
4/5 133.5 GC was good. I got a hush puppy but it was awful, so I didn’t eat it. I didn’t even look at desserts. Small salad and lots of protein - skipped my favorite item (fried chicken) and got a hamburger patty (no bun), small piece of pot roast from which I had removed the gravy.
4/6 134.0 I baked 5 loaves of bread yesterday and ate 2 slices while hot.
4/7 135.0 Great Greek small Greek salad, 2 “chunks” each of chicken and steak. Oh and ha ha - got to DD’s house and learned I was a week early! 🤷♀️🤦♀️
3 -
Round 293 is posted! Starts on 4/11
1 -
Just Give Me 10 Days – Round 292
April 1 – 10, 2025
SW: 131.2
4/1 – 132.0 Yes, up, but ok with it. Last night, I went on a mini bender. Knew I was doing it, and allowed it. Today is a new day. My planned goal for round 292 was to get into the 131s. So was actually there yesterday. Going to target a number like 131 for end of round. Today is session #6 with the trainer. We are having gaps in our schedule, but I am ok with this as right now I am seeking education more than being “trained”.
4/2 – 132.6 This up is actually a surprise. Moving on. There are 8 more weigh-ins to get back to my starting number, with which I would be very happy. Today is association cocktail party by the pool. Yup, my next hurdle. Gym was good yesterday. Continuing to learn, but having to monitor my body parts. Yesterday, triggered left knee, but I stopped the activity immediately. Ribcage is improving, and black eye fading. :) Leaving for my walk in 3 minutes.
4/3 – 132.6 Diet was a mess by the end of the day yesterday. Did my morning walk, but left knee acted up on first lap. Shook it off and did two more (5 miles). Knee initially acted up on leg press at the gym Tuesday. I think that particular leg press machine is an issue for me as I have tried it twice. First time set off right knee. Second time the left. Good news about my weight is it does appear that this is my knew “high”, which is definitely better than the highs of two months ago.
4/4 – 132.2 My number where I spent most of round 291. Knee still wonky. Did no walk and no gym yesterday, so a rare nothing day. Diet numbers looked good. Today is gym with trainer again (will avoid knees), AND dining out AGAIN. Believe it or not, I am starting to find all the eating out and social food burdensome. But I am here in the keys for less than 3 more weeks.
4/5 – 132.4 This morning I am actually grateful for such a number. Day started well. Pre-tracked my plan. Went to the gym and did my hour with the trainer emphasizing education. Our whole workout was no machines and man what a workout. Get home, and it is now 1:30. Our friends cancelled dinner with us, but we decide to go anyhow. Great. Plan is still good. I plan my order as tracked, and hubby asks about splitting the conch fritters with my. I figured two little blobs would be untracked, but I would still not be “over”. These things came and they were the size of oranges. Argh. Ate my two. Dinner comes and I will up early, go I end up taking half my fish home (a little compensation). Then, just as we are asking for the check, we get a text from neighbors that as a thank you (another story), they just left fresh baked chocolate chip cookies on the doorstep. Soooooo, we get home, and I have one. Now mind has shifted gears. I proceed to eat a second. Then I go to the refrigerator and start eating my leftovers, I was thinking about getting into the freezer too for frozen treats. Crazy how “nothings” can trigger me. Today is a new day. I overslept, but will catch my walking from on the second lap. Here we go.
4/6 – 132.6 A disappointment. Was good/under on daily calories. Did my 5 miles in the morning despite starting 30 minutes late.
4/7 – 132.2 Walked 4 laps yesterday (about 6.6 miles). Diary and calories were good. Not sure what else to add. Basic good day.
4/8 –
4/9 –
4/10 –4 -
USW: 241
UGW: 170
Mini-goal (no after dinner snacking): 4/304/1 - 188.0 walking
4/2 - 188.6 cycling
4/3 - 188.0 walking
4/4 - 188.4 cycling
4/5 - 188.0 walking
4/6 - 188.6 cycling
4/7 - 188.8
4/8 -
4/9 -
4/10 -4 -
4/01- 166.84/02- 166.64/03- 167.04/04- 166.84/05- 168.04/06- DNW4/07- DNW - I binged on ice cream last night. Real milk ice cream, too, so I'm all kinds of bloated and feeling ick from my lactose sensitivities. Oops. I don't know why BF leaving felt so awful so suddenly after he left, but I definitely ate my feelings. Today feels better though probably more to do with my routine and working as a distraction. I have all my meals/snacks planned out and logged through Thursday to keep me on track. All I need to do is follow my log and drink waaay more water. I've really been slacking on that. Knocked out the gym this morning despite not feeling 100% (my tummy was still unsettled from the ice cream) and feel good I started my week off much better than I ended last week. Hoping I didn't totally sabotage any chance of seeing progress before the end of the round!4 -
@musicsax Thanks for all the great ideas! In regards to insurance, I'm really not sure if covered but I don't want to have to make a claim due to the fact that they will "take away my no claim discount" raising my rates permanently to very high numbers. They will also raise all my other policies with them including a rental house I own and my car insurance since I am then considered "high risk". My state of Michigan already has some of the highest car insurance rates in the country. So I am going to call the power company and see if they have any assist since its their power surge that blew it out. I'll post updates.
4 -
Round 292
🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 64 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 249 FOR ME.
……….We are fierce and so we fight……….
MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (05-10-2016): 253
Original starting weight on MFP: (01-11-2018) 235.0
R291 EW= 195.8
R292 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.
Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.
🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
👀👀👀 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) = 16.2 LOST (Ending Weight 187.6)
R163 thru R172 (09/19/21 thru 12/27/21) = 5.0 GAINED (Ending Weight 192.6)
R173 thru R182 (12/28/21 thru 04/06/22) = 7.0 GAINED (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 thru R272 (06/15/24 thru 09/22/24) =] 10.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 193.8)
R273 thru R282 (09/23/24 thru 12/31/24) = 1.2 LOST (Ending Weight 192.6)
R283 (01/01/25 thru 01/10/25) = 1.6 LOST (Ending Weight 191.0)
R284 (01/11/25 thru 01/20/25) = 2.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 193.2)
R285 (01/21/25 thru 01/30/25) = 0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 192.4)
R286 (01/31/25 thru 02/09/25) = 3.3 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.7)
R287 (02/10/25 thru 02/19/25) = 0.1 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.8)
R288 (02/20/25 thru 03/01/25) = 0.6 GAINED] (Ending Weight 196.4)
R289 (03/02/25 thru 03/11/25) = 1.8 LOST (Ending Weight 194.6)
R290 (03/12/25 thru 03/21/25) = 0.4 LOST (Ending Weight 194.2)
R291 (03/22/25 thru 03/31/25) = 1.6 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.8)
R292 (04/01/25 thru 04/10/25) = xxxxx (Ending Weight xxxxx)
Day/Weight/Comment
ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND 195.8
04/01-DNW- (Trend Weight: DNW) 04/02-DNW- (Trend Weight: DNW)
04/03-DNW- (Trend Weight: DNW)
04/04-DNW- (Trend Weight: DNW)
04/05-194.2- (Trend Weight: 195.1)
04/06-193.2- (Trend Weight: 194.9) Good News and Bad News. First the bad news: It appears the power surge blew out my wall double ovens. I had an appliance person come by and check on it. The control board is no longer available. To replace them is 3000 to 4000 just for the ovens, not counting installation. You don’t know how much I hoped that it was just a breaker switch which I tried first. No ovens right before Easter so dinner is cancelled. The good news is Heat, glorious Heat! Furnace install was completed by yesterday evening. Central Air will be installed soon. Finally we can stay home. It’s nice to see a couple of new faces here. Welcome to all!
🐰 🐰 🐰 🐰 🐰 04/07-195.4- (Trend Weight: 194.9) I’m up 2.2 lbs overnight. Is it due to lack of water pill for nearly 2 weeks? That would contribute but I don’t think it’s all because of that. I mean, coincidentally, all at once? Nah….. I think it’s more than likely because I’m home and finishing up all the bad hotel snacks. Or is it just because I’m home period, and I have worse habits than I thought. Hmmm… clearly something to think about.
04/08-xxxxx- (Trend Weight: xxxxx)
04/09-xxxxx- (Trend Weight: xxxxx)
04/10-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
190's🌈-- 180’s🤑-- 170's🐋-- 160's🙋♀️-- 150’s🌻-- 200's🎨--1 -
Round 282 88.8 kg
Round 283 88.4
Round 284 87.75
Round 285 87.55
Round 286 87.2
Round 287 86.9
Round 288 86.55
Round 289 86.3
Round 290 86.1
Round 291 85.75
day 1, Tue 84.7
day 2, Wed 84.6
day 3, Thu 85.0
day 4, Fri 86.1
day 5, Sat 86.1
day 6, Sun 85.2
day 7, Mon 84.9
day 8, Tue 84.7
3 -
RSW - 132.0 lbs (TOM), RGW - 130.0 lbs
Goals
- 12c water
- Strength Training 3x + 10K steps
- Eat within meal plan, limit ordering out food
4/1 - 132.0lbs. 12c water overall, strength training for top half, 6K steps, ate mindfully in calorie limits. Ate per meal plan.
4/2 - 131.4lbs. 12c water overall, 10K steps, ate mindfully and per meal plan. I little unplanned snacking but limited it.
4/3 - 130.9 lbs. 12c water overall, 10O steps, strength training for lower half, ate healthy. Slipped up on snacking and went nuts on peanuts, dried mango, and potato chips. Should have stopped and limited myself. Went over even more than high end of calorie limit.😢
4/4 - 131.2 lbs. 12c water, 12K steps, not enough protein. Ate out at night and had some drinks, blew calorie limits like crazy going for double desserts and snacking. 2200+ cals. Very disappointed with myself.
4/5 - 130.7lbs. 10c water, did strength training circuit, balanced meal.
4/6 - DNT. Took easy day, break from workout on Sa-Su. Ate per meal plan but still lower on protein than general
4/7 - 132.2 lbs. DNT yesterday, was low on protein and ate junk. Went to a family event and ate lunch and desserts there. I was feeling down yesterday because of a recent event and threw myself a pity party rest of the day. No drinking but ate noodles, snacks, unhealthy dinner and more dessert.
4/8 -
4/9 -
4/10 -5 -
HW: 194.7 (88.3 kg) April 25, 2020
ST WT RND 247: 180.6 (81.9 kg)
END WT RND 247: 177.4 (80.5 kg)
END WT RND 248: 175.1 (79.4 kg)
END WT RND 249: 173.4 (78.7 kg)
END WT RND 250: 170.6 (77.4 kg)
END WT RND 251: 167.8 (76.1 kg)
END WT RND 252: 166 (75.3 kg)
END WT RND 253: 162.9 (73.9 kg)
END WT RND 254: 163 (73.9 kg)
END WT RND 255 161 (73 kg)
END WT 256: DNF
ST WT 278: 166 (75.3 kg)
END WT 278: 160.3 (72.7 kg)
END WT 279: 158.5 (71.9 kg)
END WT 280: 156.5 (71 kg)
END WT 281: 155 (70.3 kg)
END WT 282: 154.9 (70.3 kg)
END WT 283: 154.3 (70 kg)
END WT 284: 151.9 (68.9 kg)
END WT 285: 149.9 (68 kg)
END WT 286: 147.9 (67.1 kg)
END WT 287: 147 (66.7 kg)
END WT 288: 145 (65.8 kg)
END WT 289: 144 (65.3 kg)
END WT 290: 143.3 (65 kg)
END WT 291: 144.1 (65.4 kg)
Fell off the challenge bandwagon in round 256, managed to keep losing weight until June 12th when I hit 155.9 (70.7 kg). I fell off the weight loss wagon shortly after. Decided to start back up the day before Round 278 started.
SW Rnd 291 144.1 (65.4 kg)
4/1- 143.1 (64.9 kg) I am keeping up on weighing but have been lackluster with my tracking and posting. I don't consciously feel burned out. So is it laziness? Complacency? Something else? I need to reset and get my head back in the mindset that this is a way of life. I've certainly failed many times just going my merry way and eating whatever without accountability.
4/2 143 (64.9 kg) I'm less than 2 weeks out from double jaw surgery and my surgeon called me this evening to say they found a cyst on my upper jaw over my incisor and he wants me to come in sometime in the next two days so he can check tooth vitality and decide whether to take care of it before surgery or during. I'm feeling a bit bummed because I have been in braces 33 months preparing for this and wasn't expecting a complication this late in the process. On the other hand, if I wasn't preparing for surgery who knows how long I'd have had this and what issues it may have caused down the line. I'm hoping my surgery doesn't need to delayed but I'll defer to my doctor's judgement on the best course of action. I guess I'll learn more in the next couple of days.
4/3- 143.4 (65 kg) So apparently I have a 21 mm cyst and it appears two of my teeth have issues from it. He'll remove the cyst during surgery, but I'm getting a last minute referral to an endodontist to develop a post surgical plan of action prior to surgery. Calories were spot on today, so there's another win.
4/4- 141.9 (64.4 kg) Over calories today but I had a fun evening.
4/5- 142.6 (64.7 kg) Today was sunny and relatively warm. Trend weight is still going down.
4/6- 141.7 (64.3 kg) Apparently I didn't hit post last night. This morning is a new low for me. 53 pounds down!
4/7- 141.8 (64.3 kg) DH is traveling again this week. It's both an easy opportunity to eat on track or to go off track and eat all the junk he'd rather I didn't bring into the house. Or to indulge in moderation and toss or bring to work what I haven't finished.
3 -
🎷 66 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 292(my 222nd). So grateful as always @Quiltingjaine.
Goals for this round;
First and foremost, no feeding frenzies – I am not a shark or even a piranha!
to weigh less at the end of the round than the start
be happy because I feel that I have made the round count at the end
I need to remain consistent - it does work! Good luck for success everyone.
Spoiler Warning
I am the driver in my life & not the passenger, I need to drive my life to a healthy life.
"Health is wealth
",***
EW RND 291 – 139.6
SW RND 292 139.6
4/1 DNW – spent last night at MIL’s bedside, trying to keep eating healthy, exercise out the window. Using yesterday’s number as my start weight; lost 1.8 pound last round.
4/2 138.4 (trend 140.2) MIL finally drifted away in the early hours, on her 88th birthday!! We suspected that she would despite the nurses & care staff telling us they doubted she would, we know her better!! Again, no exercise & very little sleep in the last 36 hours, now to sort all the arrangements etc.
4/3 140 (trend 140.2) guessing this is from the earlier 2 days inactivity? 7.53 miles walked yesterday, perfect food day, caught up on sleep - solid 10 hours 19 mins!
4/4 138.4 (trend 139.9) - no structured walking, DD came to spend a few hours with us, cleared out MIL's room at the care home followed by some hours with BIL & partner to sort out what was wanted before funeral directors visit this morning.
4/5 138.4 (trend 139.7) another busy day, Registrars office & also a walk to Funeral Directors & back to get 6.83 miles walk in.
4/6 138.8 (trend 139.6) 13.97 miles walked with DH, did us both so good, reminisced & did lots of talking, sat and had a picnic in the countryside bathed in the spring sunshine. Life is good!
4/7 139.8 (trend 139.6) 6.33 miles walked before meeting up with DS, DIL & 2 little DGD. Spent @ wonderful afternoon in the mild sunshine watching & playing with the girls, lots of sitting. Woke up with a cold yesterday & had a rough night with little sleep.
4/8 139.8 ( trend 139.7) 7.69 miles walked yesterday. I did "feed my cold", but restricted it more than I would have in the past, had a better nights sleep.
4/9
4/10
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE & I AM WHAT I EAT!!!!! 👍👍.
4 -
F56 H 5’7”
GW 130-135 lb range
4/1 144.3 - walked for an hour plus half an hour in the gym after work. Stayed under calories.
4/2 143.2 - C25K and gym. Stayed under calories.
4/3 143.4 - walked for an hour and stayed under calories.
4/4 143.1 - half an hour in the gym at lunch and a half hour walk back from work today. Over calories though so failed there.
4/5 144.7 - ouch. Paying for last night - hoping some of it’s the salt from the Chinese takeaway but we’ll see. Week 2 day 1 of C25K done this morning.
4/6 - DNW - went away in the campervan for a couple of nights. Ate and drank too much but did get several hours of walking to and from the site and in York
4/7 - 145.3 - no real surprises there. Went to the gym and stayed under calories
4/8 - 144.8 -
4/9
4/105 -
I enjoy reading everyone’s posts with my morning coffee.
Highest weight 242 lbs
Lowest weight 142 lbs (2019)
Re-start JGMTD Feb 2024 @ 204 lbsRound 291 End Weight 178.2
04/01 175.6
04/02 175.4
04/03 177.6
04/04 176.4
04/05 DNW
04/06 DNW
04/07 178.204/08 177.0 The good part of this house project is that since no one has lived there in over a year, there is no food to snack on when I’m there. Making good progress.
Now let’s see how I do today being at home.Hoping to get a coat of primer on the walls of my closet to keep me busy this morning. My sweet, sweet older chihuahua is having dental surgery to remove her remaining teeth. She’s my tiny shadow so being at home without her makes both me and her very attached dog sister a bit anxious. Anxious me shovels food in her mouth as a distraction.
Last night at Belly dancing we wore “25 yard skirts”. There is just something about putting on the clothes, it is transformative. I’m not a natural dancer, I’m putting in tremendous amount of effort with counting and thinking about my right versus left foot.
We free dance at the end, I’m awkward but it feels good. I’ll get better with practice.
Tonight my boxing club meets again! It’s been months, I’m so excited. I think the best part of my health journey has been finding these physical things I enjoy doing.3
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 394.8K Introduce Yourself
- 44K Getting Started
- 260.6K Health and Weight Loss
- 176.2K Food and Nutrition
- 47.5K Recipes
- 232.7K Fitness and Exercise
- 444 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.6K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153.2K Motivation and Support
- 8.2K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.4K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 4.1K MyFitnessPal Information
- 16 News and Announcements
- 1.3K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.8K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions