Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 305

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  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 5,058 Member

    🎷 67 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 305 (my 235th).

    Goals for every 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
    • an additional goal for me (again) this round is to have a totally 10 day binge free round.

    Soooo, 4 weeks on Monday we fly out for our annual holiday; in that time I should be able to lose 4 pounds, so that is my personal challenge, I want to lose a pound a week/1.25 per round. I can do it if I use my will power.

    I need to remain consistent - it does work! I aim to lose a pound this round. Good luck for success everyone.

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    Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and then gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then & didn't want to gain any more, it’s taken me 75 rounds to achieve target of 130 = back to maintenance!! But then I crept up again, so need to get back to around 135. A healthy lifestyle must be a permanent way of life.

    Updated 20.08.24 – I met up with youngest DB, first time after his DP passed away at the way too early age of 46. DB lives a long way from us, we see him very infrequently & is very introvert, so not a sharer of info 😞. However, he finally opened up to me, it seems that his DPs bad health leading to heart failure followed by kidney, liver failure & then a massive stroke, was originally caused by heavy drinking. By the time he realised he was abusing his body and went teetotal, the damage was too late to reverse. He was on the list for a heart transplant, but his other organs gave up before one became available.This has made me think about how I am abusing my body when I have binges with way too much sugar, fat & salt. I know I am a food addict. I'm going to try to think about this when I am tempted to overindulge, I need to start respecting my body more and think about whether I want to be in the best health I can be. My body has served me so well for 67 years, it deserves to be given the best chance to keep serving me well & I've been really lucky that life has not dealt me a raw health deal, so I must not jeopardize that luck.

    I am the driver in my life & not the passenger, I need to drive my life to a healthy life."Health is wealth".

    8/8 142.2 – failed to meet my mini goal 140 pounds, a loss of 0.6 pounds, oh dear, just have to roll over (again) to next round. No structured walking as childminding little DGSs.

    EW Rnd 304 142.2

    SW Rnd 305

    8/9 142.2 - 9.42 miles walked. Hoping to really make this round count.

    8/10 142.2 – 11.12 miles walked. Feel better in myself that I’m back on track.

    8/11 142.6 – disappointed in this number as I have had 3 days well on track, gonna stick with it – it’’s got to move eventually! 7.6 miles walked.

    8/12 142.2 – 9.25 miles walked. This week I’ve been selected for Jury service; I’m walking into the city each morning to help get my mileage in & as court finished early, I walked ¾ of the way back until DH picked me up.

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    8/13 142.2 – 7.66 miles walked & boy, it was hot walking yesterday!!

    8/14

    8/15

    8/16 Goal to be at 141.2

    8/17

    8/18 Goal to be at 139.95

    👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE & I AM WHAT I EAT! 👍👍.

  • Skyleen75
    Skyleen75 Posts: 1,052 Member

    I enjoy reading everyone’s posts with my coffee each morning.

    Highest weight 242 lbs Lowest weight 142 lbs (2019) Re-start JGMTD Feb 2024 @ 204 lbs  

    Round 304 End Weight 178.2

    08/09 179.6
    08/10 DNW
    08/11 183.0
    08/12 179.6

    08/13 177.6 I will bounce around a bit but it is nice to see a downward trend. I definitely did not eat enough yesterday so I’ll need to be careful to adjust without going overboard.

  • _JeffreyD_
    _JeffreyD_ Posts: 2,415 Member

    Male: 68
    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

    Daily Goals (4) for this round:
    -Log Food. ✏️
    -No Ultra Processed Food (UPF). ☣️
    -Meet CI/CO target, net 1500. 🎯
    -Exercise minimum 20 minutes. More if possible.💓

    Round 305 Posts
    This is my posting format….
    Month/Day: Scale Reading first thing today before getting dressed. / Goals met ✏️☣️🎯💓/ Comment

    8/8/25 : 223.6 SW the day before.

    8/9: 223.6
    ✏️
    I am already off to a dubious start with my goals. To be fair I picked up the gauntlet thrown down by @chapter _3 just this morning in Round 304. 😊

    With the help of the internet, I now begin the tedious parsing and negotiating in my head about what qualifies as “ultrahigh processed.” For example I read that distilled spirits are off limits, but some wine and beer are not. I can easily avoid both for ten days. Anything in a package is suspect. Some food is processed, but the label looks very simple, i.e. no unpronounceable ingredients. I need to squash wishful thinking. I have asked DW to remove the candy dish from the main path through our house, but I want to take personal responsibility for my actions.

    8/10: 223.0
    ✏️☣️🎯💓
    A good day… goals altered my behavior for the better. I discovered that the internet has a lot lot lot to say about ultra processed food (UPF). I also discovered that my diet is loaded with it. (For example a simple, but mass produced hamburger bun is UPF. Artisanal bread is not UPF.) I want to train my body not to crave it.

    https://educhange.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NOVA-Food-Classification-EduChange.pdf

    Rode 20+ miles yesterday. It was hot, but I replenished with LMNT in a liter of water along the way. Wondering if the additional salt helped me retain a bit of water weight.

    8/11: 221.8
    ✏️☣️🎯+💓/2

    8/12: 220.8
    ✏️☣️🎯💓
    I got totally distracted and forgot to post 8/11, so there it is. I think it was because I was up to my ankles in trip planning. (up to my ankles may not seem deep but I was “head down.”)

    I took a 3 mile walk yesterday in miserable heat and humidity. I had to get some movement done.

    Staying true to UPF goal is rough for me. One thing that helped is some pre-planning my DW has done. She has stocked three storage containers in the fridge with watermelon, grapes and baby carrots. They are an easy reach when I find myself standing in front of the open fridge without even knowing how I got there.

    8/13: 221.6
    ✏️💓
    I fell off the UPF wagon yesterday. I had a hotdog bun at lunch and attended an ice cream social at dad’s nursing home last night. I skipped supper so the calories weren’t horrific, but enough to miss the target by a bit. I don’t consider the bratwurst at lunch to be UPF since it is made (by my son😊) at the local meat market. I need to be a good boy today.

    Yesterday was DGS first day of Third Grade. Thus ends our summer of watching him while his parents work. (we love him to pieces but we are looking forward to some “me time” and some “we time”.) I am thrilled that he likes school and makes friends easily.

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  • pezhed
    pezhed Posts: 1,033 Member

    I’m Amanda, serial starter in JGMTD 🫣 5’2”, 40F, in Virginia (US)

    NSG (tracked for prior day)

    🏃🏻‍♀️ movement - 7/10 days 

    🚫 no alcohol - 7/10 days

    SW Rnd 305 - 134.0 

    RGW: 132.0

    8/9 - 133.4 🚫🏃🏻‍♀️Yesterday was good! Ran sprints assigned by my Garmin training plan. Stayed on track through the day so I could indulge in chicken tikka masala that I made for dinner. Today will be more challenging at a local agricultural fair and a night out at a small concert. DH is playing trombone in a band for a couple of songs! Happy Saturday! Glad to be back with you!

    8/10 132.8. This is a fake number. I waaayyy overdid it last night and I’m sure the beers left me dehydrated. It was a fun night but today will be a struggle. And I’ll see the repercussions on the scale tomorrow. I just have a 30 minute easy run to do today and I’m taking the kids to a community production of The Wizard of Oz. Not sure the 4 year old will make it through but we’ll try it.

    8/11 - 135.6 🚫 Whoop there it is! The overdoing from Saturday plus a giant bowl of salt (restaurant ramen) for dinner last night. My water retention is so extensive that I hardly had to pee when I woke up this morning. I took the boys rock climbing and bike riding today. I ran while they biked, and I got to do a few climbs! We had Mexican food for lunch and I feel I made pretty good choices (grilled chicken) but I probably had more chips than I needed.

    8/12 - 135.0 🚫🏃🏻‍♀️ I thought maybe some additional water would push through but no such luck. Perhaps I’ve gone more off the rails than I realized. Today I have a run and have to prep for the first day of school tomorrow! Need to meal plan and shop, too. Feels like I’ve been stringing things together too much which leads to not-great choices.

    8/13 - 133.8 🚫🏃🏻‍♀️There we go. Still a long way to the 132 I was hoping to achieve this round, but I deserved this upset. I grocery shopped enough to get us through the next few days and did a very hard threshold run yesterday. Today I’m planning to strength train. My 6 year old starts 1st grade today! The summer flew by! I’ll admit I’m looking forward to being in more of a routine now, and having some capacity to think, especially after the 4 year old starts part-time preschool on Friday. 

  • pezhed
    pezhed Posts: 1,033 Member

    @deepwoodslady that sounds so scary! Glad you were able to normalize your blood sugar and I hope you can figure out how to prevent it from happening again.

  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,483 Member

    Just Give Me 10 Days – Round 305
    August 9 - 18, 2025

    63 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 up and down 18 years with low of 126.8)
    SW MFP Sept 14, 2020  – 153 (lost 40, then stress loss if2.2 lb with low of 120.8, then stress gain)
    SW MFP Jan 1, 2023  – 146.6

    GW Maintaining between 124 – 126 SW: 127.6 Since my weight is slowing coming back down, I’ve added back in history details INCLUDING my maintenance numbers. In January, it seemed silly including my goal was to maintain 124 – 126 when I was weighing 138. Those maintenance numbers are in sight now. Just need to get there. 

    SW: 129.0

    8/9 – 128.4 so, goal for the round is simple. 10 days just tracking correctly, NO MATTER WHAT! Yesterday was good, I even got in an evening walk. Just 2.5 miles, but it is something. 

    8/10 – 128.2 Tracking was good. Under my target. Got a short dumbbell arm session in before I had to field a phone call. Pre-tracked a couple days ahead. I had forgotten how helpful that is. This morning when I got up, I knew what I was eating and when, and even know what I need to purchase for my groceries the next few days. Let’s see how this pays off!

    8/11 – 127.8 Pre-tracking made the day fairly easy. I did have a mid-day adjustment, but again, being able to see the whole day with impact of the change made it straight forward to adjust. I will say, I had “binge” urges in the evening, so that is still happening, but between my round 305 commitment and more petite dill pickles, I go through. Now, to look up what I tracked for this morning’s breakfast. I recall it is something higher.

    On another note, I got a little awakening yesterday. I am trying to figure out what I am going to wear to the rehearsal dinner in september. Not finding anything I want….yet. So yesterday, I decided to try on one of my 10-or-so year old "classics". Would be a good color and I have always loved it (own it in two colors). My weight is lower than when I likely purchased, based off my history. So should be good, right? It was VERY borderline. I think this is telling me how truly the scale is just a piece of the puzzle. Pretty sure I was regularly going to the gym, those 10 years ago.

    8/12 – 128.0 Slightly up for no caloric reason. My weight goal for this round is to end with a 127.X as my number. Yesterday, calories were fully tracked and purportedly on target. No exercise, and no luck on dresses. I do have something coming in in the mail. I won’t end up naked, but was hoping to like what I wear.

    8/13 – 127.2 Again, calories spot in. No exercise, which still needs to be corrected. It does appear that returning to my target of 1550 kcal is appropriate. Next few days are going to be a little loopy, so I need to try and hold on. Heading back to maine tonight (packing, cleaning, visit mom, groceries, load car, drive, unload car). Tomorrow, out to eat at new restaurant. Friday, after dinner drive home alone (need to make sure DH and cats are squared away). Saturday, babysitting CGS#2 for 12 hours alone…..who knows what I may eat that day. Sunday, early drive back to Maine, then Tuesday even return to MA. All good stuff, but distracting, which I don’t handle well.

    Have run out of pre-tracked days. Gotta go fill in Thursday and Friday, and parts of Sun, Mon and Tues. Need to organize for toddler day!

    8/14 -
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    8/17 -
    8/18 -

  • iLive2Walk
    iLive2Walk Posts: 5,913 Member

    Hello I'm Darlene, retired, 65-year-old. Married (Greg), one adult daughter (Allyson), and one goldendoodle (Monty). I started my journey in January 2023, and over the last two years have lost about 90 pounds, give or take a couple. I got to my goal weight in the last quarter of 2024, and now tackling the maintenance phase.

    My Stats

    Highest Weight 228
    Goal Weight: 140 -     The top of the Ideal weight category, doctor says that's good enough, but honestly I like to be a few pounds under for a buffer.

    SW Dec: 228 | Jan: 217 | Feb: 212 | Mar: 207.6 | Apr 200.2 | May 194.8 | Jun: 189.6 | Jul: 187.4 | Aug: 179.8 | Sep: 174.2 | Oct: 169.6 | Nov 164.6 | Dec 164 | Jan 159.8 | Feb 156.8 | Mar 152.6 | Apr 151.6 | May 149.6 | Jun 144.8 | Jul: 143.5 | Aug: 142.4 | Sep 140.7 | Oct 139.8 | Nov 142.4 | Dec 139.7 | Jan 139.2 | Feb 138.6 | Mar 138.6 | Apr: 139.4 | May: 139.5 | Jun 137.6 | Jul 139

    Ending Round 302: 138.6

    My Goals:

    • ⚖️Stay under Normal BMI range (under 140)
    • 🥗 Stay at/under TDEE
    • 👣 14K+ Steps per Day, 120K Weekly
    • ⏱️100+ Min intentional fitness daily 🫀Cardio, 🏋️‍♀️Strength,🧘‍♂️Stretch,🚴‍♀️Bike, 🛶Kayak, 🥊VR Box
    • 🚶‍♀️‍➡️45+Min walk daily
    • 🪰Fly Lady 15+ Minutes of Cleaning Daily
    • 📖 Read Daily
    • 🧂Stay under 2300 mg sodium Daily

    👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️🫀🏋️‍♀️🧘‍♀️🚲🛶🥊🥗⏱️🪰📖🧂

    Weight Current Day - Goals Prior

    Aug 9: 139.6 15.5K👣, 🚶‍♀️‍➡️🫀🧘‍♀️🥊⏱️📖 Away most of the day, returned from overnight birthday trip. I was pleasantly surprised at the weight this morning. I'm up 1.5 pounds since before the overnight trip, but honestly was expecting more. Back to it today.

    Aug 10: 139.4 13.9K 👣🚶‍♀️‍➡️🏋️‍♀️🚲🥊🥗⏱️🪰📖 🧂I was hoping for a swish this morning, but didn't see it. A normal day yesterday, a tad high on the sodium, but just under my goal. Nice to be home.

    Aug 11: 139.8 18.9K 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️🫀🥊🥗⏱️🪰📖 Getting too close for comfort. Need to rein it in. Although I was under my limit, over the sodium and late night snack attack did me in.

    Aug 12: 139.8 15.0K 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️🏋️‍♀️🚲🥊🥗⏱️🪰📖🧂Typo in yesterday's weigh in post (wishful thinking). Corrected today. Although I met my calorie and salt goals, my food choices were poor yesterday. I saved my calories for junk! Every Monday my sisters and I join my Mom and her Friends at Monday Night Bingo at the the Knights of Columbus. They celebrated my birthday, cupcakes and blondie! I need to get into the right mindset before this slow creep on the scale becomes a permanent thing.

    Aug 13: 139.4 19.2K 👣 🚶‍♀️‍➡️🫀🧘‍♀️🥊🥗⏱️🪰📖🧂Good day yesterday, ate healthy and nice workouts. Also weeded the garden, need to harvest the rest of the corn soon before it gets tough. Getting tired of corn every day too! A very successful crop. Next year will plant in stages instead of all together, then maybe they won't all be ripe at the same time. We harvested the potted potatoes, terrible crop this year. We still need to harvest the "in the ground" potatoes. We'll see if they are any better. Used our first pepper of the season in our chili last night for dinner. It's so nice to be able to say I picked these from my own yard. 👩‍🌾 Call me farmer Dar!

  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 1,426 Member

    JGMTD #305 #75
    R305- “Weight-loss” mindset returns. BHAG = 128-130lbs with lowering BF%. What will it take to get there & stay there? Let’s do this!!!!💪🏻 Keep moving with the right macros, Pg & AMOUNT. 

     #HSF #agingyounger #MindBodySoul #ENGAGED 

    SW RND 305 136.2 (false)

    RND Goal 132.xlbs Loose 5+lbs in 5wks. 

    8/8 132.8

    8/9 136.2

    8/10 133.6

    8/11 133.2

    8/12 133.2

    8/13 133.0

    8/9 ⚖️ 136.2 🤸🏼🚶‍♀️💓👣🎾🏋️‍♀️⏱️📖 anniversary dinner on full display per scale. I really don’t like counting this ⚖️ as the beginning of this round - a distorted uptick. Let’s go with Monday morning as my true start weight for this round to gauge progress. I can do that, right?🤣 Today: 🚶‍♀️💓👣🏋️‍♀️🤸🏼📖⏱️ setting a plan to do it all today ✅. #ENGAGED 

    8/10 133.6 🏆🚶‍♀️💓👣🏋️‍♀️🤸🏼📖⏱️ Good-bye👋🏻Friday night! Strong day! Determination plugged in. Beautiful weather helps my mindset. 💦💦💦 under cals✅ & under Pg (100g) but I still gave myself a 🏆because it was such a great day! Tomorrow’s ⚖️ will be my official start - want my efforts to be real. Blips DNC (do not count!)

    ⚠️Long Post. NSV: for me, this is an NSV… I passed on our annual girls trip to “The Ranch”. Every August, the gals head to a ranch owned by one of my friends family. It is an all out 48 hr food / drink orgy. I decided not to put myself in that situation ever again because it’s no longer who I am or what I want. I love them all dearly, but I’ve transformed. Becoming who I am meant to be, means moving away from old realities … It means taking myself out of situations that are contrary. That was a huge decision for me. I replaced it with health & movement & I didn’t miss it at all. This decision was a clear demarcation / boundary. 
    Have any of you left something behind that was part of you?! (To embrace your new identity?) #shedding.

    8/11 133.2 🏆🚶‍♀️💓👣🏋️‍♀️🤸🏼📖⏱️🎾. THIS is my declared round start weight (after flushing Fri night din-din). Thinking a solid 132.0 is doable in 8 days. My body is hanging onto some kind of bloat. Eat clean & reduce dairy. Low-fat proteins & 💦💦💦. Keep moving. 🏋️‍♀️& ⏱️is non- negotiable today. 

    8/12 133.2. 🚶‍♀️💓👣🏋️‍♀️🤸🏼📖⏱️ nutrition✅ however I tried a high protein pasta last night so it wasn’t “clean / whole food” and ate at 7:15- usually eat /finished no later than 5:30ish pm. I thought the pasta was good. Let’s see how I digest it. 🤭20g of protein per serving and 2net carbs. 🚫🏆even tho Pg & cals ✅. Squeezed in 🏋️‍♀️⏱️ late afternoon. Solid day. I have 🎾 this morning, but starting to drizzle. Let’s see!

    8/13 133.0 🏋️‍♀️🤸🏼📖⏱️🎾 Great day even though 🚫8-10k👣. 🎾 =4k. Didn’t have it in me to walk again. Just under 7K for the day. Recently purchased Bosu & balance board. Integrating into my🤸🏼🏋️‍♀️routine. Gosh, I’m really feeling my age lately. Nutrition: won’t eat the high protein pasta again. Feel like it’s still stuck wherever it’s stuck!Need to pledge & promise no more cheese (even though I’ve enjoyed w/extreme moderation) still feels heavy & with me. My body says no, no, NO! Put on my chauffeur cap again now that school has started – visited with DGS Tucker & DGD Eleanor yesterday. Delightful. Let’s keep up the focus today! Looked long & hard in the mirror - Are you REALLY willing to do what it takes? #MindBodySoul

  • CamandJarvis
    CamandJarvis Posts: 2,328 Member

    8/09 - 166.0

    8/10 - 167.5

    8/11 - 168.3

    8/12 - 167.0

    8/13 - 167.1 - Feeling pretty good. TOM is expected in the next 2 days according to my app so I'm not surprised at any small upticks today and the coming days. I'm sure, as I continue to stick to my goals with Coach, I'll be dropping back down relatively quickly. I've been doing well at meeting all my goals and making good decisions. I'm getting better at avoiding the treats BF decides to keep around - I'm not having one because it sounds good, but it's not necessary. It's about reminding myself that food is /not/scarce - there's enough food in my life that I'm not missing out. Treats and delicious because I don't have them daily and I'd like to maintain it being a treat, not a daily thing. Now to make that an automatic response and I'll be set - I'm feeling good that I can succeed in this.

  • AR10at50
    AR10at50 Posts: 1,805 Member

    @deepwoodslady - Oh Donna, careful! I am not diabetic but my body is so sensitive to sugar and I hate that shaky, sweaty feeling. 💚Karen

  • Krysless2
    Krysless2 Posts: 2,301 Member
    edited August 13

    #Day5: 155.2 |📉-2.2 | Wed(8.13)
    📝Notes: giving myself credit even though over calories. Did well with my food choices and workouts yesterday .. and the scale dipped quite a bit.
               🟢YES or 🔘NO «« (Yes-Day?)
    (Click for Goal•Tickers    : 
    “Football season” Emojis !!)

    «Fri8/08-Sun8/17 ( 3 of 5 )YesDay»
    ❎✖️✖️❎❎🔘🔘🔘🔘🔘«Cc+MV»
    📉📈📈📉📉🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲Wed⚖️Fri
    🏈🏈🏈✖️✖️🔘🔘🔘🔘🔘 «10K👟»
    🌭✖️✖️🌭🌭🔘🔘🔘🔘🔘 «1-9pIF»
    ✖️✖️✖️✖️✖️🔘🔘🔘🔘🔘«JSayNO» 

    🏁\\:/🏁\\:/ Mini•Goals \://🏁\://🏁
     🔸 Get Under 152lbs (increased goal)
     🔸 Checked off (    5 of 10)YES-Days
         (Yes-Days Under Cals➕Met MOVE Goal)
    #6.                          8/14 Thu ~ 6th Day
    #7.                          8/15 Fri ~ 7th Day
    #8.                         8/16 Sat ~ 8th Day
    #9.                         8/17 Sun ~ 9th Day
    #10.                       8/18 Mon ~ Last Day
    .     Previous Days:

    #Day4: 157.4 |📉-1.5 | Tue-8.12
    📝Notes:     better today than I was yesterday
               🟢YES or 🔘NO «« (Yes-Day?)

    #Day3:158.9 |📈+2.4 | Mon-8.11 
    📝Notes: 😱😱😱😱😱😱
               🔘YES or 🔴NO «« (Yes-Day?)

    #Day2:156.5 |📉-2.0 | Sun-8.10
    📝Notes:     ehhhhh
               🔘YES or 🔴NO «« (Yes-Day?)

    #Day1: 158.5 |📉-2.2 | Sat-8.09
    📝Notes:     better
               🟢YES or 🔘NO «« (Yes-Day?)

    📍||RND305||🏈or✖️||SW160.7|| 
     am I EVER gonna get back on track??🫤🫤 

  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 1,426 Member

    @ReignFromAshes “I have complete control over this and if that's what I want, I can have it. There is absolutely NOTHING stopping me!”

    You go girl!! 💪🏻

  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 1,426 Member

    @_JeffreyD_ You are absolved! 😎

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,782 Member

    @musicsax I was SHOCKED to read your resting heart rate. Mine has been running around 78 or 79 now that I've dropped a few pounds. It was in the low 80's. Is it from all the walking? Is it considered in a healthy range for you? I guess I have some research to do!

    @ReignFromAshes I think I just got a epiphany from your epiphany. You are absolutely right! We are free to eat (and not eat) what we choose. We are not in prison! The choices are endless for foods that are most healthful and helpful to us. I think we may need the wife of @_JeffreyD_ stocking our refrigerators.

    @judefit1 I would DIE to see a play again. I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit and plays were within reach. Now, in this little rural Amish town, ZILTCH! Not even a movie theater. The closest movie is about 60 miles away, only has two screens and is only open on Saturday and Sunday (when they don't go fishing). No kidding!!! Enjoy NYC!!!

    @SModa61 I got tired just Reading your post. I don't know how you do it! You are such a hero in my book!

    @Chapter_3 The most beautiful pic I've seen in awhile. I do hope you will have it printed and framed! What a beautiful gift it would be for her someday!

  • fermatamb7212
    fermatamb7212 Posts: 19 Member
    edited August 13

    63yo | 5’3” | ret choir teach | MW USA | Celiac | MFP 07.31.25 | JGMTD 08.02.25 | HW 191.1 | SW 188.6

    Spend my time enjoying: DH 💕| 5 adult kids—2 weddings soon! 👰🏼🤵| 🐶Jack & 🐱Sophie | My 6 vocal/piano students 🎤🎹🎭| Reading (2 book clubs) 📚📚| Knitting 🧶| Cooking 🥘👩🏼‍🍳| 55+ Tap Class 💃

    My goals: Healthy GF 🥗| 5 fruits/veggies/day | UGW 160 🎯| Weigh less at the end of the round than the start | Travel the 🌎✈️| +mobility/-pain 💪

    Rnd 305 (#2) SW 184.9

    8/9: 184.9 😊Had some calories left last night. 🙌Stayed on track. Practiced tap for some exercise. I also planned meals for the week and shopped for them with DH. We’re on track for a good, healthy week.🤩

    8/10: 183.9 🤩Today was errand day. I was on a quest to find GF Pepitas (aka pumpkin seeds) and wound up ordering them online. Ugh! Made Jamaican Pork Tenderloin since I already had the Mango Chutney and Jamaican Rice & Peas. Didn’t have broccoli like I thought, so I quartered a zucchini. Sprayed it with olive oil spray, sprinkled a little parmesan as well as GF cracker crumbs. Baked the wedges in the Ninja for 12 minutes. Wow! I think I found a new favorite veggie for dinner. 🙌No exercise today. I’ll probably weigh more tomorrow, but oh well. 🤷‍♀️

    8/11: 183.4 👍🏻Well, I was wrong. 😳 Anyway, I played with my goals on MFP last night. It didn’t show that I lost any weight from when I started this July. I realized that it was reflecting the last time I used it in 2018 and I was around 162. So I changed my starting weight. Well, that dropped me from 1480 calories to 1200!!! OMG! No way. So then I changed my progress from 2 lbs/week to 1.5 lbs/week. That gave me 1700 calories/day. LOL  Anyway, I want to have a 500 calorie surplus at the end of the day, so I’m good with that. I thought that 1480 was hard to get in everything for that. We’ll see how it goes. I’m gonna practice tap now. 💃

    8/12: 183.7 🤷‍♀️Yesterday was a teaching day. Lots of standing and giving voice/piano lessons. I’m excited for my tap class today. I’ve been practicing more than usual, and I’m curious to see how well I do. When I started the class in March, I couldn’t do a lot of stuff. I couldn’t stay on the balls of my feet. At one point, we had to stand on our heels! That was a joke…for me. Anyway, I knew this was obviously a great exercise routine, because it challenged me, it was still fun, and I was wiped out when I got home. I’m no longer wiped out. 🙌45 min tap dancing = 700 calories!!! My goal today is to have a 700 calorie surplus. Let’s see how that impacts tomorrow. 🔮

    8/13: 183.4 😑At least I didn’t gain. Also, I didn’t have enough calories yesterday, as I was caught up in my DS drama. 😥I also didn’t get as many 🥗as I would like. One of my main goals is to BE healthier and EAT healthier. Losing weight is just a side benefit. I will do better today. I’m eating out with DS after he gets off work. Eating out makes me crazy for a) gluten issues and b) the calorie quandary. I’m too early in this game to just not count a day. Plus I will be eating out with the fam tomorrow for our weekly lunch date. 🫠 Today was the last tap class of this session. I’m on break for three weeks. Ugh! Last night, I made my DH’s fav meal: Chili-Glazed Salmon and Cream Sriracha Sauce. His fave and healthy…WIN WIN! 🙌

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

  • pezhed
    pezhed Posts: 1,033 Member

    @Chapter_3 love the photo of you blissed out with your grandbaby! 🥹

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,782 Member

    Round 305

    🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

    MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 65 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.

    ROUND 261 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

    STARTING WEIGHT / R304 EW= 185.6

    R305 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. I’ll know 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 thru R292 (01/01/25 thru 04/10/25) = 3.8 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 196.4)

    R293 thru R302 (04/11/25 thru 07/19/25) = 8.6 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 187.8 )

    R303 (07/20/25 thru 07/29/25) = 2.4 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 185.4)

    R304 (07/30/25 thru 08/08/25) = 0.2 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 185.6)

    R305 (08/09/25 thru 08/18/25) = xxxxx (Ending Weight xxxxx)

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    Day/Weight/Comment

    ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND 185.6 (Trend Weight: 186.7)

    08/09-183.4 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 186.3)

    8/10-183.0 ✅ (Trend Weight – 186.0)

    08/11-181.6 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 185.6)

    08/12-182.6 ❌ (Trend Weight: 185.3) I became very ill last night. It was so bad that I even questioned if it was my heart. A shaky blood sugar drop for sure (I’m T2D) but so much more than that. Lightheaded, dizzy. Weak, falling to the right. But instinct told me that it was something that food could fix. I had dropped several pounds in just a couple of days so I think it was too much, too fast. I had prelogged lots of healthy food with the right blend of proteins, fiber and healthy fats but that didn’t help. I grabbed my son and grandson’s pop tarts with milk and it began to fade but not enough. Instinct told me I need the sugars, the carbs and mainly the volume of food in my stomach. 30 minutes later, 2 more pop tarts. It finally resolved. It was like medicine. I cancelled all the rest of my healthy snacks for the night to mitigate damage and took it easy. I tried to exercise on my bike but only got in 16 minutes before I started feeling bad so I stopped. Today I feel a bit weird, off. I will retry to eat strictly healthy and see what happens. This episode was definitely different. I am going to closer monitor my blood sugar levels all day today to see if my doses of Metformin are perhaps becoming too strong since my weight loss this year. This weight correction is definitely one I think I need in the moment. Just a day or two buffer should help.

    ⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️08/13-183.0 ❌ (Trend Weight: 185.0) I’m a touch up again. Not sure why. Calories yesterday were 947 actual. Then spent 350 of that in exercise . My carbs were under, fiber good, all healthy fats in good numbers, though protein was half my goal. Ah well, perhaps it was water as I thought maybe dehydration might have played a part in my not feeling well for the past couple of days now. I drank pretty good but was likely a wee bit under my normal goal. Sure enough, I feel so so so much better today. DS’s hair appointment was moved to tomorrow with the two DGS’s appointments by the stylist. That is good for me. Now only one day of restaurants afterward instead of two! Enjoy hump day everyone!

    08/14-xxxxx (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

    08/15-xxxxx (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

    08/16-xxxxx (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

    08/17-xxxxx (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

    08/18-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🌻

    ..

  • krea4
    krea4 Posts: 1,829 Member
    edited August 13

    SW Rnd 305 - 88.35kg 195lbs

    8/9  - 88.35kg

    8/10 - 87.90kg

    8/11 -

    8/12 - 88.90

    8/13 - 87.90

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  • slstover35
    slstover35 Posts: 153 Member

    Round 305 

    9-18 August 2025

    SW Rnd 305

    8/9 204.4 - Still on vacation but trying to get in some exercise and try to control the calories with tracking. Today had some time to walk at a local park with big hills to climb. Met up with some friends from high school today.  I needed some girl time.  

    8/10 199.4 - Headed home today.  Should be a long day in the car.  Sigh! 

    8/11 I didn’t get any data today.  It was long day of hoping to get a medical test out the way that didn’t happen.  It was long day. 

    8/12 203.4 - Finally going to be on my schedule.  I slept so much last night and today after yesterday.  

    8/13 202.3 - I had a good day with tracking.  My daughter is home from internship and will go to college in a few days but getting this time with her home is great.  I stayed on diet today and worked out with two walks and a ST workout.  I get so out of breath in this humidity.  

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  • ashleycarole86
    ashleycarole86 Posts: 6,506 Member

    SW Rnd 303 297.6 EW 296.5 (-1.1)
    SW Rnd 304 296.5 EW 301.1 (+4.6)


    SW Rnd 305 301.1 GW for round 296.4
    8/9: 300.7
    8/10: 298.3 - My goal for this round is to get lower than my SW for round 304 which was a complete disaster. Having said that, it is normal for me to gain 5 during my TOM that isn't real gain, yet I still get shocked by it. Regardless, I'm back in the 200s and today I did something very good for me. I used to ride my Peloton religiously and it was so good for my weight loss. Since we moved cities in May I hadn't been on the bike in our new house, but that's changed now as I rode for 30 minutes this afternoon. Going to spend the week focusing on better habits for me. I travel on Friday for the weekend so I want to make the start of this round count!
    8/11: 298.2 - I know it's only .1 down from yesterday, but it feels good. My mind is in a positive space and while no feeling lasts, it'll ride this as long as I can. I am about to get back on the Peloton for a ride, this will be day two in a row! Yay.
    8/12: 297.2 - Tonight's activity will be donating plasma. I have done lots of whole blood donations but never plasma. I've been treating my body nice to prep for it. I need to keep that mentality more just for me! I am happy things are resetting and that I'm back to below where I started Round 303.
    8/13: 297.3 - My first plasma donation went well last night, but holy crap am I wiped today! I also had an extremely busy day at work. Letting myself off the hook tonight as I need rest.

  • the_reflex
    the_reflex Posts: 399 Member

    Previous round 86.5 kg

    Day 1 88.3

    Day 2 87.4

    Day 3 86.0

    Day 4 85.7

    Day 6 87.4

  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 5,058 Member

    🎷 67 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 305 (my 235th).

    Goals for every 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
    • an additional goal for me (again) this round is to have a totally 10 day binge free round.

    Soooo, 4 weeks on Monday we fly out for our annual holiday; in that time I should be able to lose 4 pounds, so that is my personal challenge, I want to lose a pound a week/1.25 per round. I can do it if I use my will power.

    I need to remain consistent - it does work! I aim to lose a pound this round. Good luck for success everyone.

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    Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and then gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then & didn't want to gain any more, it’s taken me 75 rounds to achieve target of 130 = back to maintenance!! But then I crept up again, so need to get back to around 135. A healthy lifestyle must be a permanent way of life.

    Updated 20.08.24 – I met up with youngest DB, first time after his DP passed away at the way too early age of 46. DB lives a long way from us, we see him very infrequently & is very introvert, so not a sharer of info 😞. However, he finally opened up to me, it seems that his DPs bad health leading to heart failure followed by kidney, liver failure & then a massive stroke, was originally caused by heavy drinking. By the time he realised he was abusing his body and went teetotal, the damage was too late to reverse. He was on the list for a heart transplant, but his other organs gave up before one became available.This has made me think about how I am abusing my body when I have binges with way too much sugar, fat & salt. I know I am a food addict. I'm going to try to think about this when I am tempted to overindulge, I need to start respecting my body more and think about whether I want to be in the best health I can be. My body has served me so well for 67 years, it deserves to be given the best chance to keep serving me well & I've been really lucky that life has not dealt me a raw health deal, so I must not jeopardize that luck.

    I am the driver in my life & not the passenger, I need to drive my life to a healthy life."Health is wealth".

    8/8 142.2 – failed to meet my mini goal 140 pounds, a loss of 0.6 pounds, oh dear, just have to roll over (again) to next round. No structured walking as childminding little DGSs.

    EW Rnd 304 142.2

    SW Rnd 305

    8/9 142.2 - 9.42 miles walked. Hoping to really make this round count.

    8/10 142.2 – 11.12 miles walked. Feel better in myself that I’m back on track.

    8/11 142.6 – disappointed in this number as I have had 3 days well on track, gonna stick with it – it’’s got to move eventually! 7.6 miles walked.

    8/12 142.2 – 9.25 miles walked. This week I’ve been selected for Jury service; I’m walking into the city each morning to help get my mileage in & as court finished early, I walked ¾ of the way back until DH picked me up.

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    8/13 142.2 – 7.66 miles walked & boy, it was hot walking yesterday!!

    8/14 142.6 – that’s last night’s late bbq. 7.21 miles walked.

    8/15

    8/16 Goal to be at 141.2

    8/17

    8/18 Goal to be at 139.95

    👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE & I AM WHAT I EAT! 👍👍.

  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 5,058 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48724215#Comment_48724215

    That last paragraph is me to a tee - I can so relate, thanks for putting it into words.

  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 5,058 Member

    @deepwoodslady - I went back on my fitbit to see the historical resting heart rate; it goes back to 2015, rate has always been between 45 & 58 depending mostly on my weight, but also if I've been not well with an infection then that has also taken it to the higher side. I think it must be the walking that helps, in medicals it's never been raised as a concern even when I had a general anaesthetic for my gall stones/bladder removal.

    @Chapter_3 - I so love that photo, would love a cuddle with delightful little Eleanor ❤️

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