JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | ROUND 5

@oglalagirl724 I find it easiest to keep your post saved in the Notes section of your phone. Then edit, copy and paste into this thread. Then you don't have to scroll back to find your old post. Also old posts can only be edited within an hour of when they are written.

Goal this week is to get under 140.

05/23 140.6 Nice to lose after my not so good weekend
05/24 142.8 This is because I had pizza for lunch and dinner, plus a few drinks.
05/25 141.2
05/26 140.8 Stayed under my calorie & carb goal yesterday
05/27 139.0 OMG I did it! I haven't been in the 130's since March. I sabotaged myself back then and have been trying to recover ever since. Heading on a weekend vacation, so hope I can stay focused and NOT drink this progress away.
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HAHHAHA okay I'm surprised this isn't worse to be honest. Yesterday I went to an amusement park with some family and went buckwild with the food choices. But how am I supposed to say no to stuff like pulled pork on french fries and the best funnel cake in the state? Going to the park was wonderful and I had a great time, so I'm not upset about it because it was a treat.

All that said, this was really a learning experience. Over the last few weeks I've paid pretty strict attention to portion sizes. Yesterday I just ate whatever I wanted – by far the biggest volume of food I've had in one day in a while, as well as a lot more fat, carbs, and added sugar than what I've gotten used to lately. And holy crap do I feel SO bloated and sluggish, even this morning after a full night's sleep. I never paid attention to things like this before because I always ate somewhat poorly, but now that I've focused on eating fresh/healthy food, I can really feel a difference.


05/23 – 173.5
05/24 – 174.0
05/25 – 174.0
05/26 – 174.0
05/27 – 176.0
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05/23 178.6
05/24 176.8-- Maybe I finally lost the water weight after eating movie theater popcorn!! Nice surprise this AM.
05/25 180.6-- My car broke down and we ordered out-- Chinese food. I stayed within calorie limits so I'm sure that this is just water weight... I hope!! My menstrual cycle just started so that probably has something to do with it.
05/26 178.6 ughhh to period cravings. I played with my brothers (3 & 7) for an hour and fifteen minutes and it tired me out!! Instead of eating half a pizza, I ate a coconut popsicle to ease my cravings. I hope that this will pass and I will have a nice surprise on the first!
05/27 178.8 Come on man Feeling discouraged today. I have been eating so well compared to a month ago. I ate pizza for breakfast(eek).
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So today I kind of cheated.
I weighed myself in the morning,and then again after I took a 10 mile hike. Guess which weight was lower??
My goal for this time was 149 even (a bit over a pound) so as long as I fluctuate in that area, I'll be happy!

05/23 150.8
05/24 149.4
05/25 150.2
05/26 149.0
05/27 148.8
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Managed to have a fun and tasty Saturday night. Went over my base calorie goal, but still within allowance once exercise added. Got to have some indulgences. Doing well!

05/23 = 66.5kg
05/24 = 66.25
05/25 = 66
05/26 = 66 -
05/27 = 65.5
05/28 = 65.5 -
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* Because I'm not using electronic scales its hard to be exact with small movements, so I'm only using increments of 1/4 kg

Starting weight (5/22): 204
05/23: 204. I’m not expecting to lose weight quickly at this point, so I’m just trying to stay below maintenance every day and see what happens. I accomplished that today.
05/24: 204. I ate more calories than planned, but I attempted to make up for it by doing extra exercise. Not a bad day overall.
05/25: 203.5
05/26: 203.5. Ate below maintenance calories and had a good weight lifting session. I also worked outside for a few hours, so that should result in a large calorie deficit for today.
05/27: 204.

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05/23 - 141.8 (a bit too close for comfort!)
05/24 -140.8 (5k run yesterday)
05/25 - 140.0 (weight training day yesterday. Nice surprising drop again this morning - although I suspect this is mostly water weight. I decided to concentrate on getting enough protein this week - something I'm not very good at usually. I've done really well so far, but, in order to keep within my calorie total, it's been at the expense of carbs - I read somewhere that 1g of carbs binds to 2g of water, so that'll be why the sudden drop in weight! (It does make you wonder what our 'bodyweight' actually ever is really?!) I've already had enough of tuna, chicken and eggs though - they're making me feel so full! And so thirsty! Not sure I'd be able to keep this up long term.
05/26 -139.2 (YAY! - finally broke through the 140 barrier! Really pleased with this. Determined to keep it up this weekend. Have a good one everyone)
05/27 -138.6 (weight lifting yesterday, going for a 10k run this morning, but have friends over for tea this evening so hoping to keep within my calories for today. I WILL BE GOOD THIS WEEKEND!)
05/28 - 139.0 (not bad at all - did my best 10k ever yesterday and didn't go mad on the wine! Weight lifting and core conditioning this morning)
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Welcome back everyone and welcome first timers! I am going away on conference and I'm leaving on May 30th, I'll be staying in 2 hotels so it will be interesting to see what the scales are like in their gyms.

05/22 - 212 ~ Weight from round 4
05/23 - 211.2
05/24 - 210.8
05/25 - 210.6
05/26 - 210.2
05/27 - 210
05/28 - 210.4
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5/22 - End/start weight 137.0

5/23 - 136.8
It has begun. Haven't maintained under this weight in 3 years. Feeling anxious.
5/24 - 135.8
I don't trust this. My scale was spazzing out.
5/25 - 136.2
had another scale spasm but trust this more. Also my morning weight. I wasn't going to make it home in the afternoon before eating a meal to see weight after finishing up burning last night dinner calories.
5/26 136.6
Could say it was the strawberries and nutella but I know better. I've hit my plateau. This is the point I usually get discouraged over indulge until I hit 140 lbs and start all over again. My willpower has already started cracking. To stay on track this weekend will be tough.

5/27 - 135.2
TOM ended. Went over DL almost 300 cal but I had deficits during the week. Indulged in kfc, pizza, ice cream and chips(all within moderation). It was a good day.
5/28 - 136.2
Went on a 5 mile hike. Have a feeling this is water weight. But it will take a while to break 135lbs anyways

This is so good for me mentally - knowing others are also working to reach goals and sharing about it - and physically - keeps me working towards getting in better shape. I'm starting at 150, my goal is to reach 148, or less, after the next 10 days. Here we go!

05/23 150 Have a Chia Seed pudding chilling in the fridge: 1/2 cup 2% milk, 1 c water, 1/3 c chia seeds, 1 scoop quest chocolate milkshake protein powder. Been seeing these sorts of concoctions for a while so thought I'd give it a go. Low cal, carbs and high protein. This amt should be good for 3 servings. Entertaining my sweet tooth.

05/24 149.2 Yeah!!! I've been hovering around 150 - 152 for a month and finally broke thru. Now to head to 148. At 71 years losing is more challenging for me then when I was younger - it is for all of us. Avoiding processed foods and sugar just makes me feel better and even if it takes 'til the end of the year to reach goal, so be it.

05/25 149.8 I will celebrate the fact I'm still under 150 and accept the elevator ride that seems to be my body's weight. Had some wine last night so maybe water? Worked with trainer yesterday, my last one for the package I bought, sob, but will continue on as I had my second knee replacement in Dec and need to have the muscles supporting legs/ hips, etc strong. Last night while falling asleep, I was thinking how long it has taken me, since late February, to lose 13 pounds. I'm only averaging a pound a week despite weight training 3x week, 6 days of cardio a week and keeping below goals for cals and carbs. Looked at that way it seems an awfully stingy loss rate. Then, I realized something. 2 more pounds and I'm at 50% of my weight loss goal. Yeah me! Perspective is so important.

05/26 149.6 45 min on ellip and way under on cals, a little on carbs. Feeling good in the body. Know what I mean? Feel stronger and lighter. Not so much gut. LOL Today is gym day. Have appts so may not get in ellip. We'll see. I wish everyone a successful day filled with self loving choices. One of mine? Egg whites with a tbsp of cheese for flavor. Maybe some hot sauce. Life is good.

05/27 150.2 Not bad considering I blew it on carbs yesterday. Nothing junky but someone gave me some honey mangoes - unbelievably good and then a hot dog with most of the bun. Confession is good for the soul. Weight training but got in no elliptical yesterday- too busy and tired from phlebotomy to reduce iron levels. Today, at least an hour on ellip is in my future as well as some pre-planning meals so I stay in range for carbs. Netflix has some exercise/dance, etc videos streaming. I might check those out.

05/28 149.2 Yeah! Ate really clean yesterday, stayed well within goals and walked on track at Community Center 2.5 miles. Feeling really good about it all.

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Weight from last round 52.7kg
Goal for this round 51.5kg

05/23 51.7kg one good thing abouth weighing myself every day is that I can correct my mistakes quickly, yesterday morning I was 52.7kg after drinking and going to restaurant at the weekend. Yesterday I tried to eat well, went to the gym and all the excess weekend weight came off! Yay!
05/24 forgot to check my weight
05/25 51.7kg
05/26 51.5kg
05/27 51.5kg This weekend has to be better than last one, no eating crap and no alcohol
05/28 51.0kg
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mmecraine wrote: »

ehseeker wrote: »

05/23 150 Have a Chia Seed pudding chilling in the fridge: 1/2 cup 2% milk, 1 c water, 1/3 c chia seeds, 1 scoop quest chocolate milkshake protein powder. Been seeing these sorts of concoctions for a while so thought I'd give it a go. Low cal, carbs and high protein. This amt should be good for 3 servings. Entertaining my sweet tooth.

I wish there was an easier way to calculate net carbs on MFP- chia seed pudding is great for fiber, but the total car count is nuts, and doing math throughout the day is NOT what I signed up for!

Do you track your fiber on MFP? You can change the default nutrients under Settings. I swapped sodium for fiber and it makes the math easier since they're all right next to each other.

05/23 150.6
05/24 150.6 I resisted the break room donuts by picturing cockroaches crawling all over them. One of them may have been filled with Boston Cream filling.
05/25 149.8 See what happens when you picture cockroaches crawling on food!?!?!?!
05/26 147.6. This seems too good to be true. I was even afraid to log it. The scale actually said 147.2. I usually get down to 148.6 and sabotage myself, so this really blows me away. I haven't been below 148 in years. Yesterday I drank a lot of water and walked a lot. I stayed within my calorie goal. My back is still tender, so I'm resting it. Yesterday was also my son's 12th birthday. I only had the slightest bite of cake.
05/27 148.6. I had some salty food last night. Today I'm going on a 5 mile hike. My family is gone on a fishing trip so I can spend the weekend eating the right foods without worrying about anybody else.

05/28 148.6 I did the hike, cleaned, and drank lots of water. I was waaaaaay under my calorie goal, but no change today. I bet I'll see another change in the scale soon. Today will be another great day. I'm going to the gym after church and will spend time in the kitchen preparing healthy foods for next week. My grape vine is doing really well, so I'll make dolma. I've also been cleaning and organizing. I've heard there's research behind clean, organized homes and fit people. : )

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