JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | ROUND 5

his 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.

05/29 149.2 Waaattt??? Seriously upped my workout on elliptical and well below goals, all clean food. I'm counting half a bottle of stella artois here. Almost a week and not even a pound. Come on, universe! Today's another day.

05/30 148.6 Yes! Maybe it takes a couple days to see benefits of upping exercise. My NSV: my son baked a cherry pie and I resisted! I had one small bite. I looked at it and thought 'It's not worth getting on the scale tomorrow and having it go up." I have to say that limiting flour and sugar has made me feel better.

05/31 149 did water aerobics yesterday - fun - as well as steak and corn on the cob. The steak I kept to 3.5 oz but ate the whole ear of corn. Soooo good. Blew the carbs but as the saying goes 'I regret nothing.'
06/01

Had a bit of a wobble over the last few days. I've been craving (and eating) sweets/chocolates etc and haven't completed my log for the last two days. I also haven't been feeling the motivation to go to the gym and I'm not going to push myself to do that either as I exercise for my mental health rather than to get "bikini ready" whatever that is! I've been taking long walks in the woods though as that's what I've been needing mentally

05/23- 65.3kg
05/24- 65.0kg
05/25- 64.8kg
05/26- 64.6kg
05/27- 64.0kg (scales at my partner's house which are always very complimentary)
05/28- 65.2kg
05/29- 65.4kg (sigh)
05/30- 65.1kg
05/31- 64.8kg
06/01

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. : )

05/29 150 I ate and drank too much last night and got sick. My body doesn't like rich foods anymore, and I wasn't mindful of what was going into my mouth. My host was a professional chef from Sardinia, and I felt that I needed to try everything otherwise I was missing out. I ended up spending the whole next day on the couch and in the bathroom. : (

05/30 148.8 Back to my plateau weight. I hope I can break through this. QUICK! START ANOTHER 10 DAYS!!!
05/31 148.8. Plateau
06/01

05/21 - 145.2 my wagon fell over...
05/22 - 143.2

05/23 - 141.4 ...much better
05/24 - 141.4
05/25 - 140.6 ...happier
05/26 - 140.4
05/27 - 140.8 ...
05/28 - 141.0 ... salt and bread and crunchy things
05/29 - 141.4 ...**sigh**
05/30 - 141.4...again!!
05/31 - 141.8 ...at 6:30...really????
06/01

Chris

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.
05/28 No scale, out of town
05/29 No scale, out of town
05/30 143.0 Overindulged all weekend
05/31 140.6 Stayed within calorie goal
06/01

I'll give this a go. A little public accountability is not a bad thing at all. As it happens I do weigh myself every day (almost) and take measurements on Mondays. My scale is a digital one that logs to the half pound.

When I came back to MFP 7 weeks ago I weighed 300 lbs. I've weighed myself almost every day, taken measurements every Monday, and recorded my food & exercise every day. I'm also keeping track of days since I last had alcohol, since I know only too well that drinking (besides being empty calories) always leads to eating that has nothing to do with being hungry.

Day Weight Comments
05/22 288.5 lbs. Weight has been "flat" for a couple of weeks and I need to jump-start moving the scale in the right direction again.

05/23 288.5 lbs No change. I put a beady eye on the excess carbs
05/24 288 lbs Nice to see a weight loss. Also met my current daily walking goal and controlled my carbs
05/25 287.5 ibs More weight loss. Also met my current daily walking goal (just hit it) and controlled my carbs, though I was concerned when we had pot roast for dinner as I ate potatoes. I avoided the temptation of the garlic bread with dinner, and the salt and vinegar potato chips my sons left out on the kitchen counter.
05/26 287.5 lbs No weight loss. Blew my calorie count. Blew my carbs. Short on my walking.
05/27 287 lbs A small loss again. Calories were blown but not carbs. I more than made up for the extra calories with extra exercise. I got to 10,000 steps a few minutes before midnight. I've started keeping track of steps in the exercise freeform window. One more "do it every day for accountability" item. I am off to the Simi Valley Cajun and Blues festival today. I shall be diligent watching what I eat, walk around a lot, and also avoid the beer tent.
05/28 287 lbs No change. It's a holiday weekend here in the states...hopefully I can do no worse than maintain the status quo.
05/29 288 lbs. Weight up...not a surprise at all given the howler of a day I had yesterday. Overeating, including some unnecessary carbs, a lack of exercise, and a boatload of wine out by the pool. On a positive note, my measurements are going back in the right direction ---> down.
05/30 288 lbs No change. But all things considered, I got out of the 3 day holiday weekend lightly. On a positive note I hit 11,000+ steps walking.
05/31 287 lbs Weight moving back in the right direction. I got 8600+ steps in walking.

Starting weight When I came back to MFP: 300 lbs.
Starting weight when I joined the 10 day challenge: 288.5 lbs
Ending weight this 10 day challenge round: 287 lbs
Total challenge weight loss: 1.5 lbs
Distant goal weight: 185 lbs (sometime next summer)

tiabernagozzi wrote: »

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).
05/28 178.9 just biked to work. Drank a bit much last night...
05/29 178.8
05/30 177.2
05/31 175.8 Whaat? TOM just ended so this is a great surprise!!
06/01

What is TOM? I googled but couldn't decide what you're doing.

05/23 278.0
05/24 275.4
05/25 274.0
05/26 273.4
05/27 272.4 Did 1.5 mile walk yesterday. But Achilles and arthritis in knee are unforgiving. Use Rider today, it'll be easier on the joints.
05/28 274.6
05/29 274.6 Well, that's what I get for not exercising.
05/30 273.4
05/31 272.2
06/01

Did my C25K run today and got in some yoga this morning. Maybe I'll end tomorrow by actually having gotten to 149.

05/23 150.8
05/24 149.4
05/25 150.2
05/26 149.0
05/27 148.8
05/28 149.2
05/29 149.8
05/30 150.6
05/31 150.2
06/01

Which I had seen this last week. I am a daily scale stalker anyway. When does the next challenge start?

This challenge shows the reality of a weight loss journey. Nobody loses weight without set backs and I hope lots of people find this challenge encouraging. When I first signed into MFP I was so discouraged by my Yo-yo dieting I wanted to give up. The reality is I am not going to stop eating chocolate, bread, pizza, ice cream and the foods I love. That is not what makes me fat. What makes me fat is a lack of self -control. There I admitted it.
Should I celebrate being down 21# since May 20, 2016(266.6), or cry because I am up 20# since January 17,2017 (226.0) or celebrate the the 1.6# loss this week?. I think I will celebrate the 2# loss and put the past in the past and move on. I am determined to use this forum to keep me accountable. Seeing it posted online should help. My goal is to stabilize my eating habits so I stop the Yo-Yoing. I will celebrate the victories, and hope to just keep that scale going down if its 2# a month or 1.6# a week.
I'm going to get back on track.
Day Weight Comments
05/22- 247.0
05/23 246.6
05/24 245.8 Just started back after gaining and losing for many years. I really think this is going to help me. I haven’t used the community boards much. Is there a way to edit past posts instead of a new post everyday?
05/25 No weight. On a short vacation so I didn’t get to post yesterday or weigh in this morning. No scale. I only weigh first thing in the morning because my weight seems to go up and down during the day.
05/26 245.4 My WOE is -1800 calories eating what I want. I will be lowering calorie count as I lose pounds. I want to do 1800 for at least three weeks. I have been told it takes three weeks to change a habit. I have tried most of the current diets and need to find what works for me. Thanks for listening.
05/27 245.0
05/28 28 Away from home- no scale. Stayed on calorie goal Saturday & Sunday. Will weigh in tomorrow.
05/29 245.4 I stayed on goal but ate a lot of salt. Not discouraged. I know staying on calorie goal is what is important. Practicing self-control. Thanks for challenging me.
05/30 247.6 Don’t know why. Stayed on / actually way under calorie allotment. Maybe salt. Ate pretzels and Spam yesterday. Going to watch that salt today. See ya tomorrow.
05/31 248.0 I have been staying under my calorie goal, (1800) I record every bite of food. I believe the problem may be water . I have been dealing with an infection and to much salt. We’ll see. Going to stick with 1800 for 21 days. June 11, 2017
06/01

5/23: 138.6
5/24: ###
5/25: 138
5/26: 138
5/27: 137.8
5/28: 138.6
5/29: 138
5/30: 137.4
5/31: 137.4 lost 1 lb these past 7-8 days. I am happy. Need to keep going

Day Weight Comments

05/23 143.2
05/24 143.8
05/25 144.0
05/26 143.8
05/27 144.0
05/28 143.2
05/29 143.6
05/30 143.4
05/31 144.4
06/01

Hi! Hope you don't mid if I tag along and jump into the group. I started MFP on a keto / sugar free diet on Monday 22nd. I haven't weighed in every day, but could add from now. I felt quite foggy headed on Tuesday / Wednesday, but today, I feel much better!

Monday 22/5 - 246.5
Saturday 27/5 - 239.6 - very happy bunny!
Sunday 28/5 - 238.8 - tomorrow will be my first full week on mfp and keto/ sugar free diet.
Monday 29/5 - 238.8 1 full week
Tuesday 30/4 - 237.8
Wednesday - I was in a hotel!! No weigh in
Thursday 1june - 236.2

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)
05/29 - 140.0 (my weight normally fluctuates up after a weekend - I blame the high sodium Sunday lunch - but this isn't as high as usual so I'm really pleased. Back on it today!)
05/30 - 140.0 (rest day yesterday. Gym or run today)
05/31 - 139.0 (weightlifting at the gym yesterday, so going to fit in a 5k run this evening - hoping to finish this 10 day challenge below 140lbs - just hope I haven't jinxed it now! )
06/01 - 137.8 (WOW - so much better than I expected - thanks @hillcrestbaby for the challenge - I'm very tempted to join you for the next 10 days to try to maintain this now).