JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 23

@mrsharmon622 Drink lots of water until it is time for the big lunch!

@ehseeker Drink more water.

Happy Thanksgiving to those of us who celebrate. And thank you to those who have wished us the same.

11/19 - 158.4 ... (10,145)
11/20 - 157.6 ... So I think the loss is due to getting back on track with my steps (13,169) and mostly water weight. yippee!! I survived my first 2 get together advents of the season. Goal is to stay with the 5's
11/21 - 158.6 ... Still a 5!! (15,488 steps) Didn't pack a lunch but still ate well. Wasn't overly hungry but got in 1200+ calories. Working hard at trying to get it together so so busy and it's not 'gonna' slow down anytime soon.
11/22 - 157.6 ... (15,200 steps) Had cake, no idea how many calories it was. So shaved off some lunch items and had a light dinner. Got my walking in and forgot my salad dressing this morning.

11/23 - 157.7 ... (12,700) Just made my steps, hit cal goal and packed a lunch. Busy day at work filled with donuts, specialty coffees and STRESS... Happy Thanksgiving to all US friends, hope you enjoy the day, have a great dinner with family and friends and whatever happens just get back at it tomorrow!!!

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Goal 140 and then pause; UGW 130 (no rush)
R23 goal 147.5; hit macros - 30% protein, 40% fat, 30% carbs;
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
R22 end weight 148

11/19 - 147.8
Planning ahead for a small splurge but mostly healthy on TG. We've taken to having sweet potatoes without the sugar & butter (and I love them neat anyway), and I limit the stuffing and make my own cranberry sauce with chopped apple in place of sugar (I'm the only one who eats it, and I like it this way). So the big splurge is pie, and I minimize how much we have. Luckily by hubby isn't a big sweet eater. (To get my pumpkin fix this time of year, I get pumpkin butter and mix a Tbsp into cottage cheese or plain yogurt - yummy!) Everything else in our main dinner is healthy. The past three years I've run a 5K on TG morning, but we're in a different place and I didn't enter a race, so, unless it's pouring rain, I'll do my own private turkey trot. :-) I plan to enjoy TG without overdosing.

11/20 - 147.8
Went out for a ginormous (though healthy) breakfast yesterday, then had an apple for lunch and a light supper, so I didn't go over my goal, but did, I'm sure, get more sodium than usual. So this is fine.

11/21 - 148.2
Aha! There's my big, probably high sodium Sunday breakfast! Ok, moving right along...

11/22 - 149.2
Uck. OTOH, I'm under 150. I may give myself a little weigh-in break the next few days so the likely small gain on TG won't make me crazy. We'll see,

11/23 - 148.6
Ok, I have a pretty healthy day planned, so I will keep weighing after all. I will have some pumpkin pie, but the sweet potatoes are sans sugar and butter, and I'm skipping the stuffing. I have been a little careless this week, so no surprise that I'm up slightly, and I won't be surprised if I don't lose anything this round. Holding steady through the holidays is fine. Wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving!

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Average weight per round
R11 = 145.18 .....................R12 = 143.40
R13 = 141.88 .....................R14 = 141.40
R15 = 140.16 .....................R16 = 140.04
R17 = 139.75 .....................R18 = 139.02
R19 = 138.75. ....................R20 = 138.02
R21 = 137.86......................R22 = 137.68

19/11 - 138.2 - too much chocolate and cake. I need to make better health choices this round.
20/11 - 138.4 - So yesterday I ate all the chocolate I had left in the house. Exercised today, back on the wagon!! What is it about this time of year which makes me want to eat and eat and eat?!
21/11 - 138.0 - I have over eaten again today. I need to get a grip!!

22/11 -138.8 - too much food at work. I could not resist!

23/11 - 138.6 - I had a good chat to myself and ignored the biscuits even though they were calling my name!!

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I'll try again. I think it actually helped me not feel too discouraged by the daily fluctuations when they'd go up or stay the same.
Round 22 end:193

11/19 - 192 Huh, and I took it relatively easy yesterday. Just doing chores and some stretches.
11/20 - 192 Was really tired yesterday. Barely could drag myself to my step goal.
11/21 - 191.6 Went to bed really early, but I still got my step and calorie goal.
11/22 - 192.2 At least it's under 193 I guess.
11/23 - 193.8 oof, not trying to be freaked out, I drank a ton of water yesterday, but I have been more lax. And I am out of town.
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Female, 5'4"
Starting Weight: 135 lbs
End of Year Goal: 112 lbs

R19SW - 119
R20SW - 117
R21SW - 117
R22SW - 116
R23SW - 116

Goal This Round: Average lower than 115 lbs

11/19 • 116 • Played 3 sets of tennis this morning. 1800 cal
11/20 • 116 • Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning. 1650 cal
11/21 • 115 • Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning. 1550 cal
11/22 • 115 • Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning. 1680 cal
11/23 • 115 • Played 3 sets of tennis this morning
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R14 SW-160.38
R15 SW- 158.4
R16 SW- 155.98
R17 SW- 154.66
R18 SW- 153.12
R19 SW- 152.68
R20 SW- 150.7
R21 SW- 149.82
R22 SW- 148.94

Current weight- 148.94 (no loss last round)
10 Day Goal: Same as last 2 round. 148.3 This will make me 15 lbs. down since the start of my weight loss. Also hoping to up my activity this week to counteract the Thanksgiving meal we are planning on having with friends this weekend.
Day/Weight/Comment
11/19 - 149.16 This should be normal fluctuation since I have been sticking with the plan. Went to the pub for a drink last night, but we walk there and back which is about .5 mile. The cold and early darkness is making it difficult to get my walks in, but I am determined to keep at it as long as I'm able.
11/20 - 148.28 I hope I don't bounce up and down all round again.
11/21 - 148.28 Was surprised to see this number again today. I've been getting really munchie late at night but resisting the urge to eat more. I might try moving dinner an hour later and see if it helps.
11/22 - 148.06 Had pizza as a treat for dinner. It was well within my calories so I should be ok.
11/23 - 148.94 My sciatica has flared up. Trying to do light stretches to easy some of the pain.
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Wow, let me tell you... I had what seemed like the smallest portions of my favorites at lunch today. I didn't go back for seconds. And still- when I use MFP to 'guestimate' the calories, it was still over 1000 for that meal. Now, I didn't eat much the rest of the day, and I'm actually a little hungry now (but not planning to eat again). Overall, I'm under 2000 calories for the day, more than I should have, but not bad for Thanksgiving. What makes me say wow is the fact that I usually would eat double what was on my plate- and then go back for seconds- and then eat dessert- and then have a bedtime snack. I don't want to even imagine how many calories I've usually eaten on Thanksgiving! Counting calories today and being aware of portions was a real eye-opener!

mrsharmon622 wrote: »

Wow, let me tell you... I had what seemed like the smallest portions of my favorites at lunch today. I didn't go back for seconds. And still- when I use MFP to 'guestimate' the calories, it was still over 1000 for that meal. Counting calories today and being aware of portions was a real eye-opener!

I know exactly what you mean. I just guestimated my meal as well and came up with 1210 in which 603 where from pie ( already had them calculated in my recipes). Outside of dinner, I only had a 300 calorie breakfast so, I'm still at 1520 for the day, but loaded with sodium.

Pregnant & gaining. Goals: hydration, vitamins, balanced macros, toning exercise daily. Honour my authentic self. Starting R23 @ 4 weeks into second trimester.

R19 SW 158.9
R20 SW 156.2
R21 SW 162
R22 SW 159.5
R23 SW 164.9

11/19 I overdid it yesterday and the expected hobbling pain came and I still hustled around moving boxes and furniture. I bought a candy apple based on the memory of enjoying them, but honestly, I only really enjoyed the green apple part. So I have added a new goal to this round: honour my authentic self. I am the girl who likes the green apple & I don’t need to eat/do/act in ways that do not align with who I am.
11/20 164.9 Healthy groceries shop, lots of greens in dinner.
11/21 163.4 Was in a rush and ordered pizza, then the snowmeggedon hit and I couldn’t attend my event anyway. Ate my bagged lunch- the avocado really paid off and kept me going. Dog walk was good until I overdid it.
11/22 came home with scary low blood sugar, ate rice crispies, milk and popcorn. Then when was feeling normal went about my evening and completely forgot to eat dinner. At least I was hydrated. Moved furniture into the new closet.
11/23 164.4 dinner was cereal and a protein shake, but lunch was super healthy. Had a nice long hobble walk with the fluffy pants. Already bought healthy soup for lunch tomorrow.
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