JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 22

Thank you so much, Cyranda! This challenge has kept me going with no thoughts of quitting. I get so much out of reading everyone’s daily squibs! Thank you all for sharing. And persisting!!

I’ve done 14 of these challenges which is exactly 20 weeks. I started MFP before joining the challenges so there’s no starting whoosh represented here. I’ve been aiming at a 500-calorie per day deficit which would theoretically result in a 1-pound/week loss. From high to low in 20 weeks I’ve lost 24 pounds. I’ll take it! CICO!!

Pre-challenges starting weight = 283 BMI = 48.6
Round 8/1: HW 274.4 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
Round 11/4: HW 267.4 LW 264.2 MidW = 265.8
Round 12/5: HW 264.8 LW 261.2 MidW = 263.0
Round 13/6: HW 263.8 LW 260.6 MidW = 262.2
Round 14/7: HW 266.4 LW 259.2 MidW = 262.8
Round 15/8: HW 261.2 LW 256.8 MidW = 259.0
Round 16/9: HW 259.4 LW 256.8 MidW = 258.1
Round 17/10: HW 257.6 LW 253.4 MidW = 255.5
Round 18/11: HW 256.2 LW 253.4 MidW = 254.8
Round 19/12: End weight = 266.4 (on the road for 12 days preceding)
Round 20/13 HW 264.4 LW 254.0 EndW = 255.0 (the sodium whoosh after the trip)
Round 21/14: HW 254.8 LW 250.4 MidW 252.6
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 252.0 -- up a touch but ate with reckless abandon yesterday and I know some of it is water by how my ring feels. Wedding ring fell off once yesterday but it won’t this morning. Ordered ring guards. Lose weight? Yes. Lose wedding ring? NO!.
11/10 253.8 -- Salty food and too much of it. The scale just gave me the dope slap.
11/11 255.8 -- Took a day off to eat with reckless abandon -- much of it salty. Resume new normal today!
11/12 255.0 -- After a couple nights of late night snacking it could be very easy to slide into an old pattern. Tonight I go to bed and read. There’s no food downstairs in the bedrooms. (Our house is “upside down.”)
11/13 255.0 -- I clearly need to set myself an arbitrary rule to prevent reckless eating late at night. Okay. Here it is. Simple really. No eating after 9 p.m.

11/14 254.4 -- There we go. Ate at a deficit. Logged everything. Back on the right path because I did not eat after 9 p.m.

11/15 No eating after 9 p.m.
11/16 No eating after 9 p.m.
11/17 No eating after 9 p.m.
11/18 No eating after 9 p.m

Day/Weight/Comment

11/9 - 161.3 It's been a bit of a struggle to get my stuff together. Need to get back to planning and getting to the grocery store and getting my steps in (walks). That is my key to success...
11/10 - 163. Get it together K ... Get it together!!
11/11 - 164.4
11/12 - 163.7
11/13 - 162.9 I'm getting there. Uggggh

11/14 - 161.4 Better!! Lunch packed, dinner planned out. I will go for my lunch time walk, but still need to get a few extra steps in. It is stormy here lots and lots of rain and the wind is expected hope the power holds!!

11/15
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11/18

Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 150.4
11/10 150.0
11/11 152.4 Got diagnosed with a UTI, so I had to drink a lot of water. Training session today and measurements next week.
11/12 150.8
11/13 150.8 spinning and under calorie goal
11/14 150.6
11/15
11/16
11/17
11/18

SW: 174
Round 12: 171.4
Round 13: 168.6
Round 15: 163.3
Round 16: 164.4
Round 18: 164.1
Round 20: 165
Round 21: 164.5

11/9: 162.1 Got my new bluetooth scale yesterday, so weight will probably adjust. Had a good day yesterday. Managed my portions well and went out in the cold and rain to the gym to do my C25K. Have finished the 5K part, now I am going back a few weeks and upping the speed.
11/10: 163.2 This seems a little more realistic! Yesterday's drop probably due to a weird perimenopausal TOM I was having all week? Maybe the new scale, too? I was really hungry yesterday, and very busy at work. Got my exercise and water in, but didn't track.
11/11: 163.4 Felt good yesterday. Not feeling deprived, and my body feels stronger because of the exercise. I guess if I wanted to lose faster I could severely limit certain foods, but with the holidays coming, my mind and body are not prepared for that. It's all about balance. Which is so hard to achieve sometimes!
11/12: 164.5 Had a good day cleaning, laundry, good workout, a little shopping with my daughter... but did have some wine and salt & vinegar pop chips (my weakness) and a higher calorie dinner than normal. Could barely get my rings off this morning. Back to paying closer attention to sodium and calories, so will *sigh* start tracking again today.
11/13: 164.1 Was more mindful of the sodium, but still went over by 104mg yesterday. Really going to focus these next five days.
11/14: 164.5 In a holding pattern. Dental work yesterday... but managed to get my workout in and walk the dog. Didn't quite make my steps and really did not get enough water.
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I'm in for the third round. More realistic goal this time... I would love to get to 145lbs before Christmas, but baby steps. My goal for this challenge is 150.0 lbs. Weekends are the absolute hardest for me to even maintain my weight. Open to suggestions for that

Good luck everyone!!!

Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 - 153.6
11/10 - 151.6
11/11 - 151.0
11/12 - did not weigh in
11/13 - did not weigh in
11/14 - 153.2 - The weekend! Not bad though. I tried to stick to healthy eating and less alcohol. Back on track today!
11/15
11/16
11/17
11/18

Female 5’1” Age 67 y 8.5 m
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5 SW Rnd 22 152.5

11/9 152.5 Well, is this my new “stuck point?”
11/10 151.5 Come on now, down, down, down...
11/11 152 Oh come on scale! I spent a lot of time working in the kitchen yesterday, baking Keto bagels and pizza crust. Didn’t eat much all day and drank over a gallon of water!
11/12 153 My appetite is almost nothing but after picking up friends at the airport we all went out for pizza. I only ate the toppings. I’m sure this is water but it is still frustrating!
11/13 152.5 Okay with this, think I didn’t drink enough water. (I love that my phone gave me a choice of water, a water drop emoticon, or vodka!)
11/14 152.5 again

R21 Average Weight 222.3

I've decided that I am going to eat at maintenance for 2/7 days a week, which is why I am going to start using my average weight. I want to offset hormonal changes that occur when losing weight for extended periods of time that can make it harder to lose and maintain weight and I'm hoping to alleviate potential emotional stress of constantly being in a deficit. After two rounds of eating at maintenance for 2/7 days not only is my weight lower over the last two rounds, but it's been easier to eat at a deficit on the other days.

Day/Weight/Comment

11/9:--221.1. My trend is downward. Completed W4D2.
11/10:--220.6
11/11:--220.4 Maintenance day today. Going hiking today and later going out for dinner.
11/12:--221.3 Ate at maintenance yesterday. Temporary weight gain.
11/13:--222.8 Note to self, don't primarily eat sugary foods to get up to maintenance calories, your body will not be happy.
11/14:--222.2 I will take it. Had no power yesterday evening and ended up having to go out to eat an unplanned dinner which included unplanned extra calories and sodium.
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11/16:
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Ultimate goal - 140
R22 goals: hit macros - 30% protein and fat, 40% carbs; walk when Oregon rain allows and strength train 3 days a week; read something inspiring and meditate daily.
5'3", 64 yrs.
Weight 2/2016 - 218
Lost 68#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset. Time to slowly drop the last 15!
R15 end weight 151.2
R16 end weight 151.4
R17 end weight 151
R18 end weight 150.4
R19 end weight 149.6
R20 end weight 149.3
R21 end weight 149

I'm in again! Thanks for keeping this going. It's easy to feel we're not progressing or we're slower than everyone else, but seeing the round by round numbers and other people's ups as well as downs is reassuring and inspiring.

11/9 - - 148.6
That's an encouraging start. :-) Weather is on and off, but I'm hoping to sneak in a walk today between rains.

11/10 - 147.2
Woot! I see my internal fat hoarder has finally decided to let go of some of her treasures. About time! I don't expect it to happen again for a while, but that's okay. This will keep me sticking to the plan for the next 7.2 pounds at least!

11/11 - 148.2
I thought yesterday might be a fluke. That's ok. Still moving the right direction and sticking to eating plan.

11/12 - 148.2
Heading out for a long walk - expecting rain later and the rest of the week and big winds tomorrow. Have a lovely Sunday, all!

11/13 - 149
I have no idea - has to be sodium. Bouncy bouncy.

11/14 - 148.6
This is good, since I went over by a couple hundred calories yesterday and my sodium was higher than normal. My exercise is on again, off again, because of cold rain. I need to find an indoor option, but don't want to join a gym as we're moving in a few months. Maybe jumping jacks in my bedroom!

11/15
11/16
11/17
11/18

Just give me 10 days

R8 EW:164.4
R9 EW: 161.2
R10 EW: 160.2
R11: Didn't complete
R12: Didn't complete
R13: 08/21 163.0


SW: 167.8
GW: Staying below 169.0
UGW: 140

11/9- MIA
11/10- MIA
11/11- MIA
11/12- 167.8
11/13- 170.6
11/14- 170.0
11/15
11/16
11/17
11/18

Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 - 140lb
11/10 - 140lb
11/11 - 140lb
11/12 - 140.1
11/13 - 140.1
11/14 - 139.5
11/15
11/16
11/17
11/18