JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 9

Round 8 SW 253
Round 9 SW 248

07/02 247.6 Went jogging this morning and ran a 14 minute mile. Best this year! So tired though. Too much overtime.

07/03 247.0 I'm grateful/horrified that I'm both too tired to resist impulsive eating and too tired to actually go get anything unhealthy. Go me for planning ahead for weak times, and not having anything on hand.

07/04 246.8 Well, I made a cake for a holiday pot luck at work. Mindless batter eating. Oops. Will have to go for a run tomorrow to mitigate the sugary intake! Still, good day! Got to sleep in.

07/05 248.2 Saddness! OK, no, not really. Had my holiday splurge and it was great. Didn't get to go for a run either. Boo. It'll be better tonight.

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sonya_laan wrote: »

SW: 234 lbs (June 19, 2017)
R8 SW: 229.4
R9 SW: 225.8
R9 GW: 220.8

07/02 - 225.8. Big jump from yesterday (by 2.7 lbs). Oops. bw eating horrible and staying up until 4 am making deliveries I was expecting a jump. Just not this bad.
07/03 - 223.6. Bye bye water weight and hello good night sleep.
07/04 - 222.8 lbs
07/05 - 222.2 lbs it was a rough day yesterday. Put my poor sweet kitty down (cried like a baby) then proceeded to work until 1:30 am. I managed not to go crazy and eat everything in sight and stayed under cal. *sigh*
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Sorry to hear about your kitty cat Sonya.

7/2 - 80.5kg
7/3 - 81.9kg - Holy Water Retention, Batman! To be fair, after being very strict for 10 days I had two days of eating just under 2000 calories so I was expecting there to be some scale recriminations. But weekend's over, back to the grind! I'll try not to let this frustrate me.
7/4 - 81.2kg - Water weight is going down but I have also not been able to "go" for three days. (Lol, sorry if TMI.) Hope I see a bit more of a reduction tomorrow...
7/5 - 80.8kg - Getting there...still having "issues" so might be back to normal tomorrow, maybe even see a small loss because I've had one very good and one decent day. Going to try to go for a run with all of my might tonight, I really need to get back into it.
7/6 - 80.6kg - Nearly back where I was but I'm feeling frustrated about it all, not seeing progress makes me crabby. Hope the second half of this challenge is more positive for me.
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R8 SW 156.0
R9 SW 152.6

07/02 152.4
07/03 152.4
07/04 152.6
07/05 151.4
07/06 151.8
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Round 7 Start 136.1 End 134.5
Round 8 Start 134.5 End 133.5

I'm in!! My goal for this round is actually to maintain my weight. We have a long holiday weekend and I know it will be filled with temptation. I am going to try to get some workouts in, but this morning it's pouring rain and an inside workout is so hard

Day Weight Comments

07/02 - 133.9
Not a horrible gain...I am being mindful of calories this weekend, but also eating way over my budget. My goal is to end these 10 days no higher than the end of round 8 ... 133.5
PS - I did get that workout out in 3.5 miles outside in the pouring rain!!!

07/03 - 137.4
Overnight! Yesterday and today I am not counting calories. Yesterday got a little more out of control than I had hoped ... 10 day goal is to wind up where I ended round 8 - 133.5 - I have to keep reminding myself

07/04 - 137.1
The key for me is to stay away from the appetizers!! I'm down a bit from yesterday and now I hope to spend the next 7 days getting back to 133.5.

07/05 - 137.6
I truly had good intentions yesterday Of getting back on the wagon after the long holiday weekend … Then my neighbors came over at 10 AM for coffee and it turned into a day of swimming, eating leftovers, ordering pizza and drinking beer. It was a fun day, but I seriously need to buckle down to get back to my starting weight for the round. Headed out now for my workout!!

07/06 - 135.2
Got in a great 5 mile workout yesterday and stayed under calories. No workout partner today so it may be harder to get it in, but I will!! Still have a goal of getting back to my start weight for this 10 days!!

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My Round 3/R9
Total WL R1: -5.8lbs
Total WG R2: 0.3oz
Goal for R3/R9: 258 260 Maintain weight
Day Weight Comments
07/02 265.6 Dad came over for the weekend, I insisted all we do was eat fast/junk food. Completely my fault. I did however order Beef & Broccoli instead of General Tso's!!! Deffo a NSV for me!
07/03 264.6 Surprised I lost a pound, Feeling super bummed I didn't log in originally on the 2nd, goal for this round is to get in the 50's. I felt like since I was so good and lost 6ish pounds in my R1, that if I lost anymore that month it would be unhealthy/going off too quick!
07/04 Did not weigh myself, probably too ashamed.
07/05 265.6 Well baby I’ve been here before, I’ve seen this room and I’ve walked this floor. It could have been worse, walking today so I am definitely excited to see the scale finally go down. No more holidays!! Baby steps. . .
07/06 266.6 Took a stroll on the beach, my stretchy pants inner thigh gave out and my leg is raw TOM is here, so not really surprised I went up!
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Y'all, I need some advice. I went on the scale this morning and it said 260.6, I didn't think it was right so I moved it, it read 265.6, so I moved it again and it read 266.6 so I left it there...should I have just kept it as the first one [even if it is extremely unrealistic]..any advice will do! It is just somewhat discouraging when the scale says 3 different things.
Happy Thursday, yall!

07/02: 135.4
I started yesterday with a HIIT workout and I've found that exercising 1st thing can put me in a healthy state of mind for the day. That being said, yesterday my friends and I threw a going away event for a soldier who is being shipped overseas for a year and I ate waaaay too much. I guess the moving around and setting up made a difference though.
07/03: 135.4
They built a new organic grocery store by our house and I went in and sampled a bunch of dairy free goodies like a bad girl. So I went over my cal count a bit. Did lunges and planks yesterday too.
07/04: 135
Today we went on a rainy 4 hr hike, as my husband didn't have to work on U.S. Independence Day. Came home and passed out and now we are both exhausted.
07/05: 135.2
The annoying life that is my plateau. I guess I should just be grateful that I have lost so much weight to begin with and suck it up. I just got to keep pushing on.
07/06: 134.6
Trying not to get overly excited when I get to this point because it always seems to go back up. Just going to accept it for the number that it is and see what tomorrow holds. Yesterday I only went on a short walk and wasn't that active. I'm starting to feel like maybe my fluctuations into this number are hormonal.
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Round 9--SW 235.6

Round 7--Start 229.7 End 228.3 Weight loss/gain -1.4
Round 8--On vacation

Went on vacation for two weeks. Had a great time. The scale showed a 7.3lb gain, I thought it would be a lot more, but I know a lot of it is water retention, messed up sleep schedule, and extra salt from all of the restaurant meals. Ready to get back to regular eating and exercising. My goal for this round is to get back down to or close to my pre-vacation weight.

07/02--235.6
07/03--233.4 Vacation water weight loss
07/04--230.3 More water weight
07/05--230.6 I think most, if not all, of the water weight from my vacation is gone.
07/06--229.2
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Round 9: (Round 1 for me)
SW: 108.4
goal Weight: 107.9

7/3 108.4
7/4 108.2 (~1400 kcals)
7/5 108 Hmmm very interesting to see weight going down so evenly by .2
7/6 108 (1600 kcals)

AngelaOStrong wrote: »

My Round 3/R9
Total WL R1: -5.8lbs
Total WG R2: 0.3oz
Goal for R3/R9: 258 260 Maintain weight
Day Weight Comments
07/02 265.6 Dad came over for the weekend, I insisted all we do was eat fast/junk food. Completely my fault. I did however order Beef & Broccoli instead of General Tso's!!! Deffo a NSV for me!
07/03 264.6 Surprised I lost a pound, Feeling super bummed I didn't log in originally on the 2nd, goal for this round is to get in the 50's. I felt like since I was so good and lost 6ish pounds in my R1, that if I lost anymore that month it would be unhealthy/going off too quick!
07/04 Did not weigh myself, probably too ashamed.
07/05 265.6 Well baby I’ve been here before, I’ve seen this room and I’ve walked this floor. It could have been worse, walking today so I am definitely excited to see the scale finally go down. No more holidays!! Baby steps. . .
07/06 266.6 Took a stroll on the beach, my stretchy pants inner thigh gave out and my leg is raw TOM is here, so not really surprised I went up!
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Y'all, I need some advice. I went on the scale this morning and it said 260.6, I didn't think it was right so I moved it, it read 265.6, so I moved it again and it read 266.6 so I left it there...should I have just kept it as the first one [even if it is extremely unrealistic]..any advice will do! It is just somewhat discouraging when the scale says 3 different things.
Happy Thursday, yall!

Don't worry about it, highly unlikely that you're actually a pound heavier.

For consistency though, it starts with an accurate and consistent scale. Next it takes consistent placement of the scale and your feet.

I place my scale on the exact same tile every day, lined up exactly with two of the grout lines in a very specific way and I have to step on it in the same way for the most accurate reading.

To find the most accurate and consistent spot, it took some testing. I used various known weights (dumbbells and plates) and tried different locations and surfaces. Then I would get my weight (always in my boxers), then hold weights while weighing to find accurate foot placement (it should go up by the amount of the weight you're holding). During my testing I learned that some tiles are slightly uneven and can cause the scale to read considerably higher or lower and some spots were all over up and down. The craziest was something like 9# lighter than the accurate/consistent tile.

All that might sound insane, but I got tired of ridiculous readings.

Taking body measurements is also important (probably more than weight). I do, neck, chest, naval, waist, thighs and biceps on a monthly basis. I also plug my numbers into the Navy body fat formula to approximate body fat/lean muscle. I also take pictures or video of my body every few months too. Nice to compare where you are to where you've been.

End R7:215
End R8: 213.6
Goal: to maintain. I have a beer festival on 7/8. An annual tradition: Two days of drinking and eating I'm not willing to compromise on.

07/02: 213.6 -- under calories, worked out. Very sore today.
07/03: 211.8 -- shocking. Slightly over calories yesterday, did a light workout. Still sore.
07/04: 213.8 -- Knew it was too good to be true. Starving all day yesterday, overate but exercised and had only one beer.
07/05: 213.8 -- Over calories yesterday but only by about 50, exercised.
07/06: 213.2 -- under calories yesterday, worked out. Tomorrow begins the beer fest weekend. I have workouts planned to take with me that I can do in B&B room.
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07/08 -- out of town, no scale.
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SW: 185.5

Round 8 SW: 185.5
Round 9 SW: 182.5

Goal weight: 180.5
Ultimate goal weight: 128

7/02 182.5
7/03 182.5
7/04 182.5 At least I'm consistent! But I always pig out on the 4th so it'll be way up tomorrow.
7/05 184.5
7/06 185.0