JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 7

This is my 3rd block of 10 days. A little public accountability is not a bad thing at all. That, plus seeing how others are doing, is motivating for me. 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 8 1/2 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.

I didn't do as well as I had hoped to in the first 10 day challenge. I did better in the second 10 days. Derailing a bit here in the third. The Father's Day weekend-long party didn't help.

Day Weight Comments
06/12 286 lbs at the weigh-in for this 10 day challenge. Up 1 lb from the end of the last challenge.
06/13 ??? lbs. On the road for business unexpectedly.
06/14 ??? lbs. Hopefully tomorrow when I am back to my scale I won't have damage to my weight to undo.
06/15 286 lbs. Could be worse under the circumstances of being out of town, late night systems installations and 16 hour support days, snacking, restaurants, and some G&T/scotch while socializing. To make it home and be weight neutral is actually OK!
06/16 286 lbs. No change.
06/17 287 lbs. The Father's Day festivity begins on Friday night.
06/18 288 lbs. It continues all day Saturday.
06/19 289 lbs. It ends with Sunday night. Back to work on my diet. Including no booze until July 4th.
06/20 288 lbs. Back on track.
06/21 287 lbs. Almost back to the weigh-in weight.

Disappointing would be what I would say about this 10 days. I'll do better in the next block.
My net loss over 3 consecutive 10 day challenges: 2 lbs.

06/10 - 141.8
06/11 - 141.6

Day Weight Comments

06/12 - 142.4
06/13 - 143.4
06/14 - 143.4
06/15 - 144.0
06/16 - 145.0...yeah, way wrong way.
06/17 - 144.2
06/18 - 144.2...Father's Day..egads!
06/19 - DH's b'day today...egads! to the power of 2
06/20 - 146.6 ...well...so ugly!! take-out and salt everywhere. 7:00 a.m.
06/21 - 146.6 at 5:00 this morning

SW: 202.2 lbs
Goal: 199 lbs

6/12: 202.2lbs

6/13: 199.6lbs Drank lots of water yesterday and also did my first day of Insanity. Not taking a diuretic or laxatives but finally getting a break through. Hopefully, my progress will continue but to reach the 10 day goal already, I may not be able to get my body to lose more. But day two of Insanity is later this evening.

6/14: 199.6lbs A good day yesterday for diet and exercise, second day of Insanity completed. No movement on the scale but that's okay. I'm hoping to have lost something in my measurements by the end of the week. More than anything, I'm just happy my weight is staying down and not going up lol. I did have a late night snack of about 2 cups of cherries so good thing they did not effect me.

6/15: 200lbs Insanity Cardio Recovery, plenty of water and decent eating intervals.

6/16: 200lbs Had a bad day yesterday. I was running around and my eating schedule was thrown off. Didn't get to do Insanity, but walked around NYC for 3 hours sightseeing and shopping. I hope tomorrow is better.

6/17: 199.8lbs I did Insanity Pure Cardio and almost died, it was so hard, but I made it through to the end. Staying pretty close to my caloric goals and eating balanced meals.

6/18: 199.6lbs starting a new fitness challenge today as well as doing Insanity. I think today is going to be good, since I already know the basics of each meal. I'm happy that I was able to make it through the weekend without any upsets.

6/19: 200.8lbs I was confident about yesterday, and calorie and fitness wise, I had a great day, but I ended up eating like two hours later than I normally do and even feel a little full this morning hoping for a good push to finish out this challenge.

6/20: 200.4lbs I'll take it. Just started week 2 of Insanity, Pure Cardio today, and I definitely feel leaner even if the scale isn't showing it. Planning on doing a new body measurement at the start of July.

6/21: 199.4lbs! Super excited to see that #1 again and since I saw it earlier this week I'm feeling good about seeing it stay. All in all it was a good 10 days. There are a few things that I want to tweak, but I'm happy with the steps I've taken so far. Water intake is up, calories/ portion sizes are down, and workouts are getting done. I do think I need to look at my salt and sugar intake and make better choices for those areas.

Total Loss: 2.8lbs

Just wanna say I hope I see you all on the next round!

I have been weighing daily since I started losing the weight, but there's nothing like camaraderie.

Also, congrats to everyone who made or surpassed their goals for this round and congrats to everyone who didn't quite make their goal or even stayed the same or gained a few because you still stuck with it.

One thing I've learned is weight loss isn't linear and as long as you're still here, still trying, and still working you are making progress.