JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | ROUND 5

05/23 - 141#
05/24 - 140.5# No exercise time today. argh. At least the scale is moving in the right direction and I managed to stay below calorie limit.
05/25 - 140#
05/26 - 140#
05/27 - 141# darn you Friday night Amstel light
05/28 - 140#
05/29 - 139.5#
05/30 - 140#

05/23 178.0
05/24 178.2 the tail end of TOM. hopefully could start losing weight soon.
05/25 176.8
05/26 176.8
05/27 177.2
05/28 176.6
05/29 175.6
05/30 174.4
05/31 174.6
06/01 174.6

I'm in for this challenge. I'm trying to lose slower or maintain so here's to hoping I'm down a lb or stay where I'm at.

Day Weight Comments

05/23 *138* - 3.2 miles walked, sworkit full body strength 30 min

05/24 *137.6* - 4.19 miles walked, swork it full body strength 30 min

05/25 *137.2* - 3.17 miles walked, Slim in 6 Burn it UP 48 min, felt great after getting my burn it up work out in! I was ready to conquer the world :)Increased my intake and had almost 1600 calories. 1500 to 1600 is what I'm aiming for.

05/26 *136.2* - Woo Hoo. Wasn't expecting that. I expect wt to go up some after this weekend :)I will be indulging a bit.

05/27 *136.4* rest day. It was really and I mean really hard to rest on Saturday. The weather was gorgeous and I was just ready to walk and get some serious steps in and work out. Alas, my sister was with me and prevented either from happening which was good because well rest days are beneficial and needed for sure

05/28 *no scale today* Rest Day. NSV I was able to comfortably wear my new clothes after eating way more than usual. Movie theater popcorn, indulgent chocolate cake, Denny's, outback steakhouse, grilled elote, tortillas, good home cooked Mexican food, Italian ice and who knows what else. I will not do that often bc I had a serious sugar coma and did not like how I felt.

5/29 *137.6* I was pleasantly surprised by this bc usually after a weekend like I had I'm up a few more lbs. I have been guzzling water tho to counter act the water retention from sodium. Guess it's helping! I'll continue to guzzle water. Going in for a progress visit tomorrow can't wait for my measurements. My last progress visit was in January. Work out included a 3.3 mile walk, 1.66 mile walk, and I did my Slim in 6 Burn it Up video. I added 10 lb free weights and used those for arm work.

5/30 *137.4* Walked 2.18 miles and did Sworkit Full body Strength for 30 min ***NSV - My waist (belly button) is down 6.5" from 1/18/17 when it was 38" Woo Hoo!!! I lost a total of 13" from my waist since 6/2/16 (44.5").

5/31 *137.2* Cycle starts one week from today.

6/1 *136.6* walked 2.55 miles. 30 min full body strength sworkit. I ate a vanilla creme filled donut. It was so good.

Down 1.4 in the last 10 days. I'll take it ☺️

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
06/01 148.8

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.'

06/01 148 Yahooooo! This was my goal for this round. Ate clean and under on goals, weight training and 45 on elliptical. Today, a nature hike/walk. Kudos to all of you who work jobs and are still making time to work out. Fantastic.

Goal at the end of ten days is to be below 130.

05/23 - 133.6
05/24 - 132.4 - did a HIIT workout yesterday morning and then ate well and within my calorie goal. Feeling good today. Goal is to go for a 5km run tonight.
05/25 - 132.0 - Ate pretty well, just 20 calories over my limit. My fiance wanted to go for a walk so we walked 5km instead of me going for a run.
05/26 133.6 - went for the run! But was feeling pretty good about my progress so naturally I self-sabotaged with some chocolate-covered raisins and almonds and went right back up to 133.6 this morning. Gah the water weight. I WILL BE GOOD THIS WEEKEND...I WILL BE GOOD THIS WEEKEND...I WILL BE GOOD THIS WEEKEND...
05/27 - 132.8 - didn't eat too badly for a Saturday. Went for a long hike and a run so was just within my calorie goal. Yay!
05/28 - 132.6 - I figured I wouldn't go down much. Must be retaining a bit of water from some extra desserts I've been having.
05/29 - 132.8 - not too bad for a Monday morning. Usually I am a few pounds more after a weekend but I was pretty good this weekend.
05/30 - 132.2 - meh
05/31 - 132.8 - booooo. Obviously I will not be below 130 by the end of this 10-day thread. It has been very enlightening though. I always think I'm just a few days away from being below 130, but am realizing that I haven't changed my diet enough to do so. I record in my diary every day and am under calorie goal most days but don't weigh my food, so must be consuming much more calories than I think. Time to re-adjust...
06/01 - 132.6 - down 1 lb. Yesterday was my birthday so I had some cake and wine and a bigger dinner (home-made, but more calories than my average dinner). So I thought I'd be a few lbs up this morn, but wasn't. Yay! I have been doing HIIT workouts every day this week to account for the extra birthday food.

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
06/01 141.4 Way too much sodium yesterday. Plan to drink lots of water today.

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
6/01 : 137.2
Great 10 days challenge !! Happy to have lost 1 lb or so. This includes 1 day of eating out with 1700 calories dinner, 3?days of small desserts. But watching my diet most other days. So glad

Weighed myself 4 times to be sure. Wonder what a roller coaster next round will bring! The last couple of days I've been irritated because I've been eating better than ever and exercising more and the scale would only go up.
Gotta focus on how clothes feel, how Much better I feel, etc.

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
06/01 147.8

Starting weight for this round 139.5
Goal weight for this round 137.5

Day Weight Comments

05/23 139.7
05/24 139.4
05/25 138.6 Woohoo! Feeling good after Zumba yesterday as well! I really need to get some DVDs or something so I can do it more than once a week.
05/26 139.2
05/27 138.1 I can definitely see a difference in my stomach and face since 2.5 weeks ago when I started this diet. Very pleased so far!
05/28 137.9
05/29 137.4 I dunno what's going on, but I'm liking this trend.
05/30 137.6 Small bump, but that's ok! I can see and feel the difference in my body, so I know I'm headed in the right direction.
05/31 136.9
06/01 137.2 Went out to lunch with the office yesterday. Had some delicious eggs benedict and offset it by Zumba, but definitely seeing some water weight here. Oh well, I still met my goal for these 10 days, so I'm happy about that. Ready for round 6!

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
06/01 143.0

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
05/29 - 210
05/30 - 210
05/31 - no scale at the hotel. Im moving hotels today. Maybe the next hotel will have a scale in the gym.
06/01 - no scale

Starting weight (5/22): 173.4 - Goal weight 163, by July 4 and 157 by August 31.
05/23: 172.8
05/24: 172.8 - Hanging in there.
05/25: 172.4 - Going out of town this weekend. Staying focused to get out of the 170s (aka my "red zone")
05/26: 173.
05/27: ?
05/28:172...on a girls weekend, counting everything. Not as hard as I thought.
05/29: ?
05/30:174.2
05/31:173.4
06/01:173.0
06/02: 172.2
06/03: 172.4

Lost one pound in this 10 days. A valuable exercise. Next ROUND! :-)

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | ROUND 6
Weighing every day and recording my weight helps me to stay encouraged when the scale doesn't go down. When I stop weighing myself I let self-control slip. My goal is to lose the weight but also learn to eat in a way that I naturally maintain my goal weight. No more Yo-Yo weight. In the last 7 years I have probably lost close to 200#.
I keep reminding myself: that extra serving of food that tastes so good for about 30 seconds stays with me for a long time.
Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
Aug 21, 2010 286.0
May 20, 2016 266.6
Jan 17, 2017 226.0
May 22, 2017 247.0
My way Round 2- My 21 Day Challenge: Less than 1800 Calories a Day May 22-June 2-11
My long term weight goal: Steady Weight loss with no significant gains.

Day Weight Comments
06/02 245.4 Still fighting an infection, but getting better. 1.6 pounds in 10 days is almost 60# a year.
06/03 244.4
06/04 No weigh-in:Not at home on Sunday mornings so I can’t weigh in.
06/05 246 4
06/06 246.0 Went a little over calorie goal (1900) on Mon. was highest. I have been way more active. Sunday after church repaired bikes for about 4 hours. 1000 + bikes donated to our community, most in need of quick repairs. VBS on Mon.
06/07
06/08
06/09
06/10
06/11

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | ROUND 6- 2 for Me
Weighing every day and recording my weight helps me to stay encouraged when the scale doesn't go down. When I stop weighing myself I let self-control slip. My goal is to lose the weight but also learn to eat in a way that I naturally maintain my goal weight. No more Yo-Yo weight. In the last 7 years I have probably lost close to 200#.
I keep reminding myself: that extra serving of food that tastes so good for about 30 seconds stays with me for a long time.
Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
Aug 21, 2010 286.0
May 20, 2016 266.6
Jan 17, 2017 226.0
May 22, 2017 247.0
My way Round 2- My 21 Day Challenge: Less than 1800 Calories a Day May 22-June 2-11
My long term weight goal: Steady Weight loss with no significant gains.

Day Weight Comments
06/02 245.4 Still fighting an infection, but getting better. 1.6 pounds in 10 days is almost 60# a year.
06/03 244.4
06/04 No weigh-in:Not at home on Sunday mornings so I can’t weigh in.
06/05 246 4
06/06 246.0 Went a little over calorie goal (1900) on Mon. was highest. I have been way more active. Sunday after church repaired bikes for about 4 hours. 1000 + bikes donated to our community most in need of quick repairs.
06/07 247.2 stayed under goal exercised, still fighting infection, sunburn and allergic reaction. Pants not as tight.
06/08
06/09
06/10
06/11