JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 26

@sheilajean58 I know Dexa is not very forgiving, and I'm guessing I'll come in a bit over my 10% goal. My home scale, unlike most bio-electric impedance devices, reads higher with greater hydration / water retention. I know when I eat fiber and/or carbs, it will be much higher than Dexa simply due to the water retention with each. I know a couple days ago, I broke down and ate a bunch of broccoli, cauliflower, and green beans because I was just so hungry. The next day, my scale increased 1.8% BF despite little change in actual weight and that I had not consumed at a surplus.

Starting yesterday, I've been eating carbs again to restore glycogen... I plan to continue to do this until Sat. My concern is trying to walk the fine line between glycogen vs. fat storage. Even 1/2 lb. of additional fat storage puts me at risk whereas it would take a significant amount of lean mass (even water stored with glycogen) to make a difference. This is where the math piece is important and with a goal of 10% BF, it takes around 10 times as much lean tissue gain as is needed for fat tissue loss.

Based on current weight and compared to lean mass from my last Dexa in April, I would need to gain about 5 lbs. of lean tissue and all of my loss would have had to have been fat tissue.

Round 22 SW: 140lb
Round 23 SW: 140.3lb
Round 24 SW: 140.2lb
Round 25 SW: 136.9lb
Round 26 SW: 137.4lb

Day/Weight/Comment
12/19 - 137.4lb
12/20 - 138.8lb
12/21 - 138.9lb
12/22 - 138.4lb
12/23 - 139lb
12/24 - 138.3lb
12/25 - did not weigh
12/26 - 139.5lb
12/27 - 140.6lb
12/28

suebee143 wrote: »

nikki062181 wrote: »

I hear a lot of people talk about beef Wellington, but I don't have a clue what it is. Please tell me. Lol

@nikki062181, here it is! A filet of beef covered with mustard, a mixture of mushrooms, scallions and garlic, prosciutto, and then all wrapped in puff pastry. It was delicious. I had one slice and that was plenty. My SIL found this on the Tasty app... everything is in video form now, which makes cooking a lot more fun... when you can see how things are created.

That looks delicious!

Goal this round = maintain -- my birthday is Friday and then Christmas. I don't plan to overdo the goodies, but I do intend to enjoy.

Goal 140 by 2/17; UGW 130 by 6/30
5'3", 64 yrs.
Weight 2/2015 - 218
Lost 68#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset 11/16-6/17. R25 end weight 148.4
R26 goal 148.4 (maintain)

12/19 - 149
Not a surprise - we went out for lunch yesterday and I know my sodium was high and I feel bloated.

12/20 - 149
Definitely retaining water - I feel bloated.

12/21 - 148.6
That's better.

12/22 - 148.6
Going out for birthday lunch today, but I have my order planned - broiled seafood, veggies, and probably a dessert, no bread or potatoes. If the rain holds off I'll go for a walk later - had a good one yesterday. Thanks @quiltingjaine for remembering. :-)

12/23 - 148.6
Very happy with this since I had a major pig out yesterday - lunch out, with dessert - reasonably healthy but lots of calories - and then had a piece of cake and some other goodies later (hey, birthday stuff!) and had about 900 extra calories. I expect to bounce up tomorrow, but I'm ok with that. I'd just like to finish the round where I started. I'm not a sweet freak, but I do plan to have some fun!

12/24 - 149
As expected. It's all good!
MERRY CHRISTMAS - Ho Ho Ho! And happy holidays, too -- all of them.

12/25 - 149
Merry Christmas, all! I plan to enjoy the food - not many sweets here, but I did bake a mince pie and some shortbread. I'm actually staying close to my maintenance calories, just more carbs than usual. Beautiful weather, so I'm off for a walk. Enjoy your day!

12/26 - 149.2
I absolutely enjoyed two generous servings (lunch and evening) of the mincemeat pie I baked and a couple of pieces of shortbread, plus a healthy dinner of turkey, a bit of dressing, gravy, sweet potatoes (steamed, not candied), brussel sprouts (steamed), cranberry sauce (homemade - cranberries + fruit-only blueberry spread - delish!) I went for a lovely hour's walk along the river, and otherwise just chilled with my hubby & doggy, knitting and reading. Today I'm back on track with the eating (yes, leftovers, but all healthy) and hopefully a walk (although it looks like rain, of course - Oregon!). Don't know that I'll make my goal to maintain, but I don't think I'll be too much over, either. I hope you all had a delicious Christmas if you celebrate, and lovely day if not.

12/27 -149.8
Not unexpected! And it's fine. I'm back on track as of yesterday, and working on cutting back a bit on net carbs. I won't make my goal this round, but a pound or two Christmas/birthday week is fine. Ready to roll in 2018!

12/28 -149.2
OK, I earned the gain but am back on the wagon now, and trying reduced carbs for a while - not keto, but lower than I've been eating. I've already learned that when I cut back on carbs and increase fats, I don't eat as many calories because I'm not hungry all the time.

MaryBethHempel wrote: »

How tall are you? You don't weigh much at all?

kilograms.. even at 6ft my bmi is 29

I think it may be salt - I ate a BUNCH of Kalamata olives with my Greek salad! My olives and my daughter’s! Not worried though, I’m still down after the last 10 days.

Starting Weight: April 2017: 242
Starting Weight: R23: 215.5......Ending Weight: ? Vacation

Starting Weight: R24: ? Vacation.......Ending Weight: R24: 215.4
Starting Weight: R25: 216.7......... Ending Weight: R25: 214.7 GW R25: 212
Starting Weight: R26: 214.7
Goal Round 26: 212

Day/Weight/Comment

12/19: 214.7
Off to another round! I might not have made my goal last round, but I plan on reaching it this round for sure!

12/20: 216.1

12/21: 215.7

12/22: 213.1
I need to battle the rest of this round! One more dinner party before Christmas! I'm not cooking that much for Christmas; I may make a mock potato salad with cauliflower since no one eats it but me! I may cook some candied sweet potatoes because my son loves them, but other than that, no sweets for me!

12/23: 212.6
Gotta go! Gotta go! Gotta go right now! Off to the last (hopefully) Christmas dinner!

12/24: 212.6
Didn't do so bad. Resisted the rice, mac & cheese, bread, fried chicken, and dessert! Ate baked chicken, collard greens, fresh sliced tomatoes, and onions! Drank water!

12/25: 213.7 Thank God for allowing us to celebrate another Christmas! I cooked and I ate what I cooked; it was so delicious! I even ate two, yes two, pieces of caramel cake. Tomorrow is a new day, so I will enjoy today, while it is today!

12/26: 216.7
I post with a smile! I enjoyed yesterday; now back on track! Hope everyone enjoyed your family and loved ones during Christmas like I did! Thank God, His mercies are new E V E R Y day!!!

12/27: 218.4
Holding fluid! Not drinking enough water along with too much salt! Hope it looks better tomorrow. Will start back exercising Jan. 02 (Lord willing). Made some low carb breakfast cookies this morning; they taste really good! So far, I like cooking with almond flour. Got a low carb cheesecake recipe I want to try later!

12/28: 217.4
Been meaning to post all day, but I kept getting sidetracked (which is getting easier and easier for me to do)! Well, it's obvious that I didn't make my goal of 212! Every time I get down to 212. ? I start gaining. I wonder if I am unconsciously sabotaging myself? No worries, 212 - I know you're there! You may hide, but eventually, I'll find you! Oh, yeah!! Look out; I'm coming for you!!!

@nikki062181 LOL I love green olives stuffed with pimentos. My mom always had them in the frig and the Kalamatas taste about the same to me. Black olives are another thing! They smell and taste musty to me so I don’t eat them!

I'm in again!!

SW: 192.2
CW: 147.0
GW this round 145.0

12/17 - 146.4 at 5:30 a.m.
12/18 - 147.0 at 5:00 a.m.

Day/Weight/Comment

12/19 - 147.8 at 7:00 a.m.
12/20 - 148.8 at 5:00 a.m.
12/21 - 148.8 at 5:00 a.m.
12/22 - 148.4 at 6:30 a.m.
12/23 - 147.6 at 7:00 a.m.
12/24 - 146.4 at 6:00 a.m.
12/25 - 146.4 at 6:30 a.m.
12/26 - 146.4 at 6:30 a.m.
12/27 - 147.4 at 7:00 a.m.
12/28 - 149.0 at 6:30 a.m.

Chris

Love this challenge! You guys help me keep up the motivation to make the right choices each day (and goodness knows this is the 10 days I'm gonna need it the most).

Historical Start weight: 252 lb.
End weight Rnd 24: 225.6
End weight End 25: 221.6

Short term weight goal: limit the holiday gain to 0-5 lb gain BUT be realistic and forgiving if it end up being more.

Short term life goal: have am excellent holiday season

Day/Weight/Comment

12/19 - 220.2 - NSV - after what feels like weeks of eating sandwiches and previously made meal preps from earlier this month, I finally had time to make dinner after work. Usually it's draining but it's nice to not have to microwave dinner.
12/20 - 219.6 - NSV - steps in, only gave into the cookie cravings a few time.
12/21 - 218.8 - let the wooing begin!! Whatever, I haven't seen the 218 on the scale for over 10 years so I'm pretty damn proud at the moment, and you can't bring me down today. Don't worry, it'll go up at Christmas cause I'm going to eat all the turkey and I'll also be petty happy with myself then too.
12/22 - 219.6 - looks like I'm regulating and this also probably marks the start of the alcohol consumption bump (I do hope the concerned wooing folks are feeling better now ), seems even one drink spikes the scales which is normal for me. Since I'll be having a few for the next few days I'm expecting the rest of this round might be gains, which is fine, it's the holidays and I'll be back to a regular routine again in January.
12/23 - 220.2 - the alcohol bump continues, to be expected, but I got my steps in so I'm satisfied.
12/24 - 218.6 - I think something weird happened to my scale cause this doesn't seem accurate, but it's the number that appeared so that's what's here. Didn't get my steps in and ate all the yummy Christmas goodies, but I did drink lots of water and only had one glass of wine. I don't think I went overboard so I'm happy.
12/25 - ? - home for the holidays without the scale but good money says it's up. Didn't hit any goals and ate all the food but it's Christmas and I'm willing to work a little harder next year in order to enjoy this time with my family. Won't have numbers for the rest of this round, but will still check in for goals.
12/26 ? - still home without my scale, still eating treats so likely that number is rising. I did however get my liquids in and did two walks today and went over my step goals, plus no alcohol consumption today! Maybe I'll completely miss the alcohol bump by the time I get home.
12/27 - ? - still home without a scale, still eating treats, likely gaining but no alcohol consumption, but very few steps and snacks after 8. Still on vacation, will be better when I'm back in the city.
12/28 - ? - I am bothered not to have a number at the end of this round, it's going to have to remain a mystery to myself. What I do know is my current jeans still fit comfortably so I think I'm about the same place composition wise, so I'll take that as positve feedback I haven't completely lost the plot with over indulging this vacation. Back in the city after New Year's so next round will likely be a rude awakening. No regrets, this holiday was great, goals achieved!

TerriRichardson112 wrote: »

I HAVE the power and determination to do this.

Current Focus: In the normal range for my age height and build, on maintenance.

Had a bit of a blip last round as I was ill.

Primary Goal - 160lbs +/- 2lbs.

Of course, losing a pound a Round would be ace, as I would like a cushion for celebrations.

to all the Newbies, and Hi to those returning for another Round. This has given me an element of daily accountability which is motivational.

Observations, and Previous Rounds

Many events along the way will scupper our best intentions, but they merely delay the achievement of our goals. Life is for living, and one must learn patience. It takes many years to put on excess weight, so It follows that it takes much time to remove, but it does come off, bit by stubborn bit! If you stick with it! The game continues!

A lot of people get upset by apparent weight gain when they have been working their butts off. Body weight fluctuates, both up, and down, from one day to the next depending on so many factors. From my experience:

• Changes often take several days to show on the scale.
• A drop is often followed by a bounce up before it settles back down. A general downward trend is the aim.
• A high sodium day usually results in a gain due to water retention, unless you drink extra fluids to flush it out.

Don't beat yourself up over a temporary gain. Trust the process and stick with the programme.
If you are making positive lifestyle changes it will lead to increased health and fitness.
Slow and steady leads to sustainable weight loss.
But remember to live a little along the way!

Previous 5 Rounds[/colour=green]
MW : R8/1, 165.5; R9/2, 166.8; R10/3, 167.7; R11/4, 165.5; R12/5, 162.6
Round:..~ Mean ~ Highest ~ Lowest
13/6: ... ~ 160.4 ~~ 161.8 ~~ 161.8
14/7: ... ~ 160.7 ~~ 167.8 ~~ 160.4 (on vacation)
15/8: ... ~ 161.8 ~~ 163.8 ~~ 163.8 (on vacation)
16/9: ... ~ 161.3 ~~ 162.8 ~~ 162.4
17/10: . ~ 160.5 ~~ 162.2 ~~ 160.0
18/11: . ~ 159.8 ~~ 162.5 ~~ 158.4
19/12: . ~ 159.0 ~~ 159.2 ~~ 158.2
20/13: . ~ 158.8 ~~ 159.4 ~~ 158.6
21/14: . ~ 160.3 ~~ 162.5 ~~ 159.5
22/15: . ~ 161.2 ~~ 161.8 ~~ 160.0
23/16: . ~ 162.0 ~~ 163.5 ~~ 161.2
24/17: . ~ 163.3 ~~ 164.0 ~~ 162.5
25/18: . ~ 163.0 ~~ 163.9 ~~ 161.4

SW: 227; Lowest weight 11 Oct: 158.2. Dream goal weight: 155.0

Round 26: (Round 19 for me. Female, 5'2" aged 71, weight in lbs) [/b]

Daily Goals: pre-log/follow through; balance macros/micros; hydrate; 15+ strength; 15+ flex; 7,500+ steps; close kitchen at 8.30pm!
Get back under 160!!!

18/12/2017: 162

19/12/2017: 161.8 Goals ✅ Buckling down for the next 6 days. Gotta make myself a cushion for Christmas Day!
20/12/2017: 161.7 Goals ✅ Keep on keeping on! It's gotta shift soon. Lol! @40lbslighter Weird is so right! Who can figure them out?
21/12/2017: no weigh in Goals
22/12/2017: no,weigh in Goals
23/12/2017: no weigh in Goals
24/12/2017: no weigh in Goals
25/12/2017: no weigh in Goals
26/12/2017: no weigh in Goals
27/12/2017: no weigh in Goals ✅ Have been 'under' goal, but eating back exercise calories in Christmas goodies. My body is not impressed. Suffering Major indigestion. Serves me right for eating too much chocolate. A LITTLE of what you fancy does you good! A LOT gives you much discomfort and pain!!! So much for taking a sabbatical!
28/12/2017: 166.1 Goals

Don't worry!
... ...oO~ 162.0 ~Oo... ...

... ...oO~ 161.0 ~Oo... ...
Be Happy!!!

What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger!

Round 22 SW: 140lb
Round 23 SW: 140.3lb
Round 24 SW: 140.2lb
Round 25 SW: 136.9lb
Round 26 SW: 137.4lb

Day/Weight/Comment
12/19 - 137.4lb
12/20 - 138.8lb
12/21 - 138.9lb
12/22 - 138.4lb
12/23 - 139lb
12/24 - 138.3lb
12/25 - did not weigh
12/26 - 139.5lb
12/27 - 140.6lb
12/28 - 140lb