JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 14

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  • shallid1
    shallid1 Posts: 296 Member
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    HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »
    shallid1 wrote: »
    R13 SW 236
    R14 SW 230.6
    R14 GW 225

    Though this might not be achievable something to aim for.

    Day/Weight/Comment
    8/21 - 230.6 I knew 229 yesterday was too good to be true. Or could be the 2 cups of lentils/salty. We will see.....
    8/22 - 230.4
    8/23 - 230.4 Apparently when you put it out there in the universe it comes back *being not achievable*. Still
    aiming tho.
    8/24 - 230.8
    8/25 - 230
    8/26 - 229.8
    8/27 - 231.2 Sigh
    8/28
    8/29
    8/30

    Maybe having such an extreme goal (5 pounds in 1 week) and not meeting it is an inspiration for you but your "sigh" indicates it's grinding you down. Celebrate how much you've accomplished over the last couple weeks. I mean, you are down 5 pounds! That's nothing to sneeze at. If you are measuring all your food and eating at a deficit, you WILL lose weight. Not at 5 pounds a week. That's just not doable over the long haul.

    Let's do some math. You weigh ca. 230 pounds, are female and I'm going to guess 5'4", 30 y.o., and sedentary. Using https://tdeecalculator.net, that puts your TDEE at about 2100 calories a day, or eating 21,000 calories over the course of a ten-day challenge. To lose 5 pounds, you need to eat at a deficit of 3500 calories for each pound or a deficit of 17,500 over the 10 days -- a deficit of 1750 calories each day leaving you a net of 350 calories per day.

    Can you eat only 350 calories per day for 10 days without becoming very sick? No. It's only about half the daily calories of a hospital-based VLCD. What can you do and still be reasonable? A pound or so a week. That's all.

    One can, on occasion, gain and/or lose 5 pounds in the course of a week. I just did this week. You dropped six pounds a couple weeks ago. It's mostly water. Water comes and goes.

    So, celebrate! You've kept 5-ish pounds off for a couple weeks now. We'll celebrate the 6th and 7th pounds over the next couple weeks.

    If I put 1-2 it doesn't motivate me. I normally weigh weekly which gives a fairer idea of where I'm at without the daily fluctuations - hence the sigh. I've lost about 8 already so where I'm at is not the issue, it's noting it daily is. This morning the scale read 235.... big sigh. Lol.

    Thanks for the input as it's what this group is about- accountability, motivation and encouragement and I do appreciate it.
  • shallid1
    shallid1 Posts: 296 Member
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    shallid1 wrote: »
    R13 SW 236
    R14 SW 230.6
    R14 GW 225

    Though this might not be achievable something to aim for.

    Day/Weight/Comment
    8/21 - 230.6 I knew 229 yesterday was too good to be true. Or could be the 2 cups of lentils/salty. We will see.....
    8/22 - 230.4
    8/23 - 230.4 Apparently when you put it out there in the universe it comes back *being not achievable*. Still
    aiming tho.
    8/24 - 230.8
    8/25 - 230
    8/26 - 229.8
    8/27 - 231.2 Sigh
    8/28 - 235 - callaloo with salted meat, with a slice of dasheen, sweet potato and carrots.
    8/29
    8/30


  • rparkerslim
    rparkerslim Posts: 398 Member
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    ultimateyou wrote: »
    Round 12: 314.4
    Round 13: 314.0

    Starting weight: 320
    Goal weight: 250
    Current weight: 314.0
    Goal this round: 313

    Day: Weight: Comments
    8/21: 314.0 : Good start not gained. Hopefully tommorrow I can leave the 314's and go downwards.
    8/22: 314.0 : Scale keeps flickering from 313.2 to 314.0 but sticks to flashing 314.0, would like to see a 313 change tomorrow.
    8/23: 314.0 : Why won't it move?? I'm happy it's not going up but I am working out and eating my target and under.
    8/24: 314.4 : Finally some movement but in the wrong direction. I did eat a heavy dinner so guess it could be from that. Maybe now it can go down?
    8/25: 314.4 : Okay with this even though was under calories.
    8/26: 314.4 : Same again. Maybe something's wrong with my scales?
    8/27: 316.2 : Well I wanted a change...just not this one. :( Let's start again.


    The only way you gained almost two pounds in one day is from retaining fluid! Are you watching your sodium intake?

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