JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 11

Day / Weight / Comments
7/22 / 182. Weekends are hard.
7/23. 181.4. I was not expecting that but I'll take it. Not the best or worst day food-wise but my kids kept me on my feet at least. . Meal planning and grocery shopping today.
7/24. 180.4 !!!!!!!!!!
7/25 182.6. What? lol. I stayed within calories and worked out yesterday, so I guess I'm just holding on to some water. Some extra carbs too. Drinking lots of water today. Planning to lift weights tonight so I'll probably be holding on to more water tomorrow.
7/26 181.0. Trying to have a lower calorie day today and lots of water.
7/27 180.6... I had a good workout last night with sore muscles today, so I am happy with this. Can't wait to see the # drop under 180 though!
7/28 180.4. I had a sleep-refusing child last night, super tired! Taking it easy on the exercise today.
7/29 181.2. Meh. Yesterday wasn't a great day.
7/30 182. Oh neat, right back to my beginning weight.
7/31 181.4.

Thank you, Cyranda, for keeping this going! It really, REALLY helps!
Round 8/1: HW 274 LW 269.8 MidW = 271.9
Round 9/2: HW 269.4 LW 266.8 MidW=268.1
Round 10/3: HW 269 LW 266.4 MidW = 267.7
Goal for this week is to start exercising. I see the Dr. on the 25th and told myself that after that will will start regular exercise here in the house.
Day / Weight / Comments
7/22 265.6 -- A brand new number to start the challenge! First time seeing that five! A little surprised since we had ham for supper but sodium for the day was still between 1500 and 2300.
7/23 265.8 -- Staying with 265 even after ham one night and soy sauce the next. I really expected to hold onto some water. The scale is toying with me. ;-)
7/24 265.4 -- When I look up at the ranges for the two previous challenges, this make me really happy. Keeping within calorie goal is definitely working!
7/25 266 -- Up a touch but that's okay. I've been keeping under on calories but was a bit over on sodium. Seeing the dr. later today.
7/26 266.2 -- Today I need to start exercising. I promised myself I would start today. I've gotten good at staying within my calories. Let's see if I can do the same with exercising.
7/27 264.2 -- WHOOSH! -- a nice low-sodium day yesterday after several high days. I did an exercise video yesterday and feeling it today so expected a bit of water retention. We may see that tomorrow. Now off to recalculate TDEE for that new third digit!
7/28 265.4 -- Yesterday was the first off-diary over-calories day in more than two weeks. Take out Chinese + late night snacking. It's going to take a few days to overcome it but overcome it I shall! Back on track!
7/29 267.4 -- BLEAGH! I know it's just water weight from the Chinese blow out two days ago but geez. This, too, shall pass, quite literally. I got right back in the saddle yesterday and will remain!
7/30 265.8 -- That's better. It's been a little harder the last couple days to stay within calories. I don't know if that's because of the ate-everything-in-sight of a couple days ago or what. Hmmph. Anyway, eating within limits is the new normal and I'm sticking to it.

7/31266.2 -- Up a skoche from yesterday for reasons I cannot know.

Anyway, my "mid-weight" for this round down again! (267.4+264.2)/2=265.8 and I'll take that as an almost 2-pound loss despite day 10 of this round being more than day 1. Looking at things this way is really much more satisfying than looking at the bounces of a single day and panicking every time the scale goes up.

K!! Let's go at this again for 10 days!!

SW 182.4 - in March
GW 150 - will reassess when I get there but at this point I think I'll maintain there for a while and work on my fitness progress.

7/21 - 156.4 - coming in from round 10
I would like to get below 155 in Round 11. I should be starting to slow things down as I get closer to my target. Daily weigh ins will definitely help to keep me in check and not stress the minor ups and downs as I get closer to where I plan to maintain for a while.


Day / Weight / Comments

7/22 - 155.4 - this is about where I was hoping to get at the end of last round...but I'll take it as a starting point for this one!!!
7/23 - 156.0 - tough work out yesterday, muscles are recuperating.
7/24 - 156.4 - ate at a deficit all weekend...worked out hard. Sore shoulder this morning and my rings are crazy tight so I'm water puffy. Re-hydrate and get those muscles repaired so I can see my progress on the scale.
7/25 - 156.0 - a little less water puffy this morning...I'm fully booked with a freelance client this week so fitting in work outs is going to be tough...double booked yesterday so got nothing in, not even a walk with the dog This week is going to be all about the calories I think...
7/26 - 154.8 - YES!! under 155!!!...not sure if this is from changing my scale batteries or the water I seemed to be releasing every half hour needing to pee yesterday. I'm definitely feeling less bloaty today. My calorie intake has been on point over the last week so I've earned it regardless!!
7/27 -153.8 - WHAAAT! - This is a Whoosh week! I was stuck at 156-7 for a while, maybe I needed this week of no extra exercise for my body to settle and heal a bit. I'm pretty active working in my client's showroom (like 12-14000 steps a day active) so it's not complete rest. Think I might need to add a snack in there though, to slow things down...I'm getting pretty close to my goal...or maybe I need to reassess that goal...hrmmmm.
7/28 - 153.4 - The back of my brain was thinking this 153 thing was a fluke...but apparently not! Got my "better than nothing" work out in yesterday on top of my 16000 steps. Editing to add....I bought a new top yesterday...SIZE SMALL!!! Non scale victory!!!
7/29 - 152.5 - on my mom's scale- Not sure this would be the same on my scale but WOWzers. Yesterday was crazy...and honestly I ate way less than I should have. I'm up in Cottage country staying with my parents and cousin's family visiting for the next 10 days...so this gives me a bit of a buffer for not having complete control over the menu and wanting to indulge a bit on my week off. This also pretty much gets me to the 30lb lost mark since I started in March. Pretty pleased to say the least !!
7/30 - 152.5 - held steady even with some cocktails on the dock and a huge surf 'n turf dinner last night. No regrets !!!
7/31 - 155.5 - Bleh!! Had lunch out so this is a sodium and beer issue lol...along with TOM due to arrive tomorrow or the next day. I'm still extremely happy with where I go to this past week. I'm just going to work on maintaining while I'm not home and then get back at the real work to get those last few lbs off to reach my goal by the end of Aug.

See you all on the next round's thread!!

SW: 210
CW: 193
GW for this round: 190
GW: 150
Day / Weight / Comments
7/22 193
7/23 192.8
7/24 194.4. Too many carbs yesterday and not enough water!
7/25 192.8 woohoo! Lost some of that water weight from the other day! I'm really trying to stick to it even when I see fluctuations on the scale!
7/26 192.6 Not sure I'll make it to my goal this round but as long as the scale keeps going down I'm good!
7/27 192.2 woohoo! I didn't drink enough water yesterday and I had too much sodium but I DID take the kiddos swimming so I tried to get a mini workout in while playing in the pool! My legs are sore today. So out of shape. Lol!
7/28 193 Does anyone else have trouble losing weight while it's that time of the month?! I usually gain a little water weight right before..but omg I still feel so bloated and I'm on day 3!
7/29 191.2. This is a whoosh for me! Yay!! I felt "lighter" this morning but didn't expect to see this number. Water weight can totally mask any loss..I'm proud of myself for sticking with it even when the scale isn't my friend.
7/30 190.6. Now THAT'S more like it!! Still don't think I'll reach my goal for this round but I'm close!
7/31 189.8. Umm WHAT?! My jaw about hit the floor when I got on the scale this morning! I hit my goal for this round even though at the beginning it wasn't looking promising. That proves..just stick with it and the weight WILL come off!

This was my first round and I really loved reading about everyone's triumphs and struggles..it definitely kept me motivated to keep at it!

Day / Weight / Comments
7/22-153.5
7/23-153.5 same weight but sore from workout
7/24..
7/25..
7/26-152.7
7/27-148.7, maybe the scale is broken XD
7/28-147.7, I haven't broken 150 in 6 months, Finally!!!
7/29-147.1, I need to eat more veggies
7/30-146.6, almost 10lbs down!
7/31-146.2 , this a good start to my weight loss

I'm back for another round. It's so nice to come here and share success and frustration. I appreciate all of you and this journey we're on.
Started March 162.2
Finished round 10 on 7/21 at 144.6
Planning to lose 1.5 next 10 days. I'm adjusting my goal for the next 10 days. Figuring my age, metabolism, etc, losing 1.5# in 10 days means a daily calorie deficit of 500 calories which equals 1# a week.

Day / Weight / Comments
7/21 144.6
7/22 143.8 Doin' the whoosh!, and drank lots of lemon water to counteract very salty bacon. 50 on ellip. Happy about the drop.
7/23 143.6 sore throat, hard to exercise, hard to eat
7/24 143.2 Not taking credit as I'm pretty sure it's a result of being sick Mostly laying around. But getting better.
7/25 144.2 Well, darn. Up. Was hoping to be in the 143's. Well, I'm better, not over it yet, but should be ellipting today. That will help. Plus, I return to eating sensibly. Been a week since the gym. Depressing. I have to get myself there even if it is in the evening.
7/26 145 Half way thru and higher. Comfort ate yesterday. Today clean eating and hopefully some exercise for the first time in days. Hopefully. What goes on must come off. Right?
7/27 145 70 on ellip but nutty buddy and wine... it could be worse. OK, tonight, the gym. I need to continue my therapy and eat right: low carbs/high protein. Wish me luck at getting back on track.
7/28 145 At least I've held here for last few days. 70 on ellip again but food choices need improvement. I seem to have lost focus. Back to basics. I haven't been making protein drinks and it shows. I get hungry and make poor choices.
7/29 144.4 Made it to gym and it felt so good to be there. Ate mostly fruit and veggies. Gonna focus more on plant food today too. Going to community center to walk the track. Feel the need to change things up a bit instead of ellip all the time.
7/30 144.2 Good grief, this round is a wash for me. Went walking and peach picking in an orchard yesterday and then to community center to walk 1 2/3 miles. Ate sensibly. Next round will be kinder. Happy Sunday everyone.

7/31 143.4 Thankful for the drop. Made it to gym yesterday and had a protein drink after and a veggie salad with baked chicken for dinner. This round didn't bring a big drop but not up either so hopefully the next 10 will see a change. On to round 12.

R10 SW 211
R11 SW 209
R11 GW 207

7/22 209.9
7/23 209.6
7/24 210.6
7/25 209.2
7/26 209.2
7/27 209.6
7/28 209.5
7/29 210
7/30 209.2
7/31 209

Back to starting weight. See you in next round

End of Round 10: 163.0
Goal for Round 11: 161.0

7/22: 162.8 - right direction.
7/23: 163.4 - weekends have been hard this month.
7/24: 163.2 - under calories, but not enough water or sleep. TOM is also here.
7/25: 162.8 - feel bloated so I was surprised at this number. weight is moving slow.
7/26: 163.8 - TOM is still here. still feel bloated. this 10 days isn't going as expected, but I'm content with it.
7/27: 163.6 - can't tell what's going on with my weight. might just be TOM.
7/28: 164.4 - not surprised at this. feel very 'heavy'. Idk what's up besides TOM is just leaving and I've been over my carbs almost everyday this week. been under calories and sodium so I know that's not it. just haven't been a great week for weight loss, but I'm not discouraged.
7/29: 163.6 - still stuck in the 3's it appears. will be glad to move past these numbers.
7/30: 163.8 - not going to make my goal this round but onward and upwards (or downwards)
7/31: 162.2 - lowest weight all round. only .6 lbs lower than the start, but I'll take it.

Round 3 - 140.6
Round 4 - 142.6
Round 5 - 141.4
Round 6 - 143.6
Round 7 - 140.6
Round 8 - 139.4
Round 9 - 141.8
Round 10 - 138.8

Age 47
5'6"
Ultimate goal 128

7/22 - 138.6
7/23 - 139.2
7/24 - 140.2 The weekend caught up with me
7/25 - 139.8
7/26 - 138.0 Under calories yesterday. Heading on a camping vacation so no cell service for a few days.
7/27 - Vacation
7/28 - Vacation
7/29 - Vacation
7/30 - Vacation
7/31 - 140.0 Pretty good after being on vacation for 5 days. Only up 1.2lbs.

Your Round 11, My Round 5
On January 16, 2017 174
My Round 1 SW 167.5
Finished round 10 on 7/21 at 164

Day / Weight / Comments
7/22 163
7/23 165.7 too much party last night, no internet this morning
7/24 164.5
7/25 163.5
7/26 163
7/27 164 Too much salt in dinner
7/28 162.5
7/29 161
7/30 161
7/31 162.5