JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 9

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.
07/07
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

R8 SW 136.6
R9 SW 132.2

Day Weight Comments
07/02: 134.4 lbs
07/03: 135.2 lbs Had a lot of salty food this past weekend and it shows
07/04: 134 lbs Its been a struggle with family in town for a week
07/05: 134 lbs not too bad for a holiday, we'll see if it sticks tomorrow...
07/06: 134.8 lbs time to work it back off, see if I can get back to my starting weight for this round!
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junodog1 wrote: »

I weigh daily... naked .... and afraid.

SW 07-01 197.8

07-02 198.2
07-03 200.0
07-04 199.7
07-05 199.7
07-06 200.6 Ugh. Who puts fried food on a salad? Gators Dockside that's who.
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We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
~Thomas Fuller

Here in Pgh, one place is famous for putting fries on sandwiches and salads. way to ruin a good thing.

07/02 - 155.4 - Lowest I've been for months.
07/03 - 155.4
07/04 - 157.2 - Guess that's what happens when you eat a whole packet of those banana marshmallows. So good but so bad.
07/05 - 157.2 - Wasn't great yesterday but considering how tired I was I wasn't that bad either. No exercise though. grrr. Set the alarm to get up before work this morning but had managed to set it a day late. Sigh. Means I'll have to run in the heat this afternoon as punishment for my silliness.
07/06 - 157.2
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Back again!! I enjoy my daily check ins here. Keeps me on track and motivated to move beyond daily fluctuations.

SW in March 182.4
GW - 150 and then reassess how I feel
07/01 - coming in from Round 8 - 157.3lbs

07/02 - 159.4lbs - again on my Mom's scale. Celebrated Canada Day with too much good craft beer and some very salty ribs I'm going to pay for over the next few days. But no regrets!!
07/03 - 160.8 - I'm not sure what happened to my post from yesterday...I probably forgot to hit post reply...d'oh!
07/04 - 158.2lbs - getting back on track after a long weekend of indulging
07/05 -159.4lbs - here goes my bouncing ball...rings are tight this morning, so I'm retaining something. I ate fantastic yesterday and was very active at work and went for a trail run when I got home.

07/06 - 159.4lbs - bloated and constipated...ugh...feel yuck even though I've been eating the way I should and being active....

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