JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - Round 29

Age 60, 5'4" MFP SW 195
1st Goal 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
2nd Goal 145 = normal BMI [UG Range 140 - 145]

My scale only has 1/2# increments, and I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. Comments reflect prior day. Previous round EW 157.0 LW 157.0
01/18: 157.0 Treadmill 3 miles before work / 50:15. Fitbit 14,343 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 hours (boom!) & 32 floors. Net calories & sodium green, sugar red (a little), 25g fiber (yay!) & 14c water.
01/19: 157.0 Workplace hike at lunchtime. Fitbit 12,567 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 32 floors. Net calories red, sodium & sugar green, fiber on target & 13c water.
01/20: 156.5 Slept instead of treadmill before work / packed & stored Xmas decorations in basement. Fitbit 10,979 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 & 36 floors. Net calories & sodium green, fiber 24g, sugar -1 & 14c water.
01/21: 157.5 Expected. Net calories way over & 10c water. Forced sedentary day: >4 hrs in car, funeral (93yo 2nd cousin), interment (full military honors for WWII veteran) and luncheon. Fitbit 4,695 steps, 250+ steps 8/14 hours & 12 floors.
01/22: 157.0 Ice & snow (mostly) gone from neighborhood roads so walked dog 3.26 miles. Happy dog & happy me. Fitbit 14,797 steps, 250+ steps 11/14 hours & 30 floors. Net calories, sodium & sugar red, fiber & protein low & 14c water.
01/23: 157.0 Slept instead of treadmill before work. Fitbit 9,234 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 41 floors. Net calories & sugar red (not horrible), sodium & protein good, fiber 25g & 15c water.
01/24: 157.0 Dentist appt 7:50 a.m. instead of treadmill before work. Fitbit 8,830 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 hours & 28 floors. Net calories & sugar red (oops), sodium & protein good, fiber 20g & 12c water.
01/25: 156.5 Treadmill 3 miles before work / 51:19. Fitbit 13,343 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 27 floors. Net calories <100 red, sodium & fiber excellent, protein good & 15c water.
01/26: 157.0 Workplace hike at lunchtime (not enough snow for snowshoes, sad). Fitbit 11,004 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 30 floors. Net calories & sugar red (trending this week), sodium/protein/fiber excellent & 15c water.
01/27

Day/Weight/Comment
01/18 202.6 Excited to get started! Had a binge last night =( Hoping to do better tonight.
01/19 202.8
01/20 didn't weigh
01/21 didn't weigh
01/22 200.9 walked 1 hour
01/23 200.2 plan to walk 1 hour over lunch
01/24 202.2
01/25 201.6
01/26 201.6
01/27

Day/Weight/Comment
1/18 - 179.7
1/19 - 179.5 - danced some, walked 7k steps, but have a bday party to go to later. Wish me luck lol.
1/20 - 180.9 - Managed to fall under daily calorie limit yesterday but party still did its damage. Hoping this is just water. 6k steps plus 30 min dancing.
1/21 - 180.6 - A little under the weather today so only did stretching and quads strengthening.
1/22 - 180.1 - Went slightly under calorie limit. Nice to see the reading going down again.
1/23 - 179.9 - Only 4k steps, but slept 7 hrs straight for the first time after a long while. Feel pretty good as a result.
1/24 - 179.6 - Pretty much back to where I started lol, but I'm not complaining. Keep going down, down...
1/25 - 178.3 - No exercise aside from stretching. I observe however that the weight goes down when I've had enough sleep. Interesting.
1/26 - 178.2
1/27 -

SW: 175.9lbs/ 79.8kg (1/7/2018)
1st GW: 153lbs

R28 SW: 177 EW: 174.4 AW: 175.8

Day/Weight/Comment
01/18 - 174.2 - so far so good! Besides yoga, I started some bodyweight exercises at home.. WATER!! I seem to forget it the last few days..
01/19 - 173.7 - I hope it stays!!! Had a cupcake last night, but fit it into my cals..
01/20 - 173.9 - I’ ll take it! A good day yesterday, lots of steps..
01/21 - 175 - Wow... i had a crazy day, I skipped lunch and ate late at night..
01/22 - 174.4 - back to where I was 5 days ago..
01/23 - 173.7 - hello there! Please stay this time..!
01/24 - 173.1 - Ok, I know it might go up but I m so happy! I paid attention to dinner the last couple days and it shows.. fingers crossed..
01/25 - 172 - I don’t know how it happened, but I wanna know so I can do it again! Normal day, under cals, good on water, no exercise..
01/26 - 171.7 - Whoohoo!!
01/27

"Female, 5' 2""
Starting Weight: 155
1st Goal Weight: 150
End Goal Weight: 125"

01/18 155.0 need to stay positive
01/19 153.8 good start; i tracked everything and 15,000 steps
01/20 153.8, i have to stay committed throught the weekend
01/21 153.9; still down from a week ago; need to stay committed
01/22 153.9; I've been tracking everyday; it will come off
01/23 153.0 yeah, starting to feel better
01/24 151.9 ok now things are happening
01/25 151.9; nice to see again
01/26 152.3; not sure what caused this bump; need to be cautious over the weekend
01/27

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith
Start 10/18/2017 = 147.9 * Goal = 130.0 and 20 miles/week

Round 29 Start = 132.6 Approaching goal so conscious of doing this slow and sustainably

1/18 - 132.6 - Yesterday at least walked, got my 10K steps, under calories just barely with some extras.
1/19 - 131.6 Bang! - I will bounce but still super good to see. Yesterday well under calories, ran 3.5
1/20 - 132.2 - Yesterday under calories, 4 mile run on the cool dark streets. Working on hydration this weekend, channeling cschmitz110515
1/21 - 132.6 - yesterday did not workout, emo day. Today so far, had trouble packaging up my granola batch without over-tasting it! OMG. Off to the gym, I GOTTA.
1/22 - 132.2 - Yesterday under calories, got steps done, and short workout on our new rower - anticipating sore shoulders! Kinda struggling with low mood lately.
1/23 - 131.6 - Yesterday under calories. No workout other than a few extra steps.
1/24 - 131.6 - Yesterday under calories, no workout, worked 12 hours, some day!
1/25 - 130.6 - Wo not expecting this and may have more to do with not feeling well. Yesterday 45 min elliptical, under calories, still not sleeping super well.

1/26 - 131.0 - Yesterday just under calories, got my steps in and a small run. Not feeling great but, life!

1/27

SW 146.0
GW 135
R25 SW 147.1
R26 SW 146.8
R27 SW 145.5
R28 SW 145.1

R29 SW 144.7
R28 GW 143.5

Day/Weight/Comment
01/18 144.7
01/19 144.5
01/20 143.9
01/21 145.0
01/22 143.8
01/23 142.7 Been sick. Loss of appetite.
01/24 142.7
01/25 143.3
01/26 143.5
01/27

UGW 130-135
Goals this round - 146
5'3", 64 yrs.
Weight 2/2015 - 218
Lost 68#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset 11/16-6/17. R28 end weight 146.8 (-2.2)

Day/Weight/Comment

01/18 - 146.8
Happy to see this as I had a bit of a pig out yesterday. Nothing all that great, just ate more than usual and went over my goals. Back on track today.

01/19 - 146.8
On track yesterday and I walked and was active packing for a move, so this is, I think, holdover from Wednesday's excesses. Going out for lunch today, but I have the day planned and I'll be on track again. Sooner or later....

01/20 - 146.8
Let's hear it for consistency! (It's better than gaining, it's better than gaining...)

01/21 - 147
Sigh. I did eat over my goal yesterday, although not by much. I was hungry. I really struggle with being hungry at night. I'm thinking of trying a bigger breakfast with lots of protein & good fat, which always holds me over most of the day, so I eat less at lunch and dinner. I'm avoiding "shoulds," so no "should not eat after dinner" for me. I just end up breaking my rule and feeling bad about it. I know I do better in terms of both hunger and weight loss on the days when I have a big breakfast or lunch and skip dinner, then eat 300 or so healthy calories later. (Thinking onscreen here ).

01/22 - 146.8
Longing for good weather & long walks. But I'm going to suck it up and go walk in circles at the mall for an hour. Beats a treadmill, I guess. Sigh.

01/23 - 146.8
My body obviously thinks its home.

01/24 - 146.8
Yep, just a homebody. However, I measured my waist this morning and I'm down 1.5 inch since Aug, so something's happening. I'm trying a new approach for the next week or so, starting today -- top-loading my daily calories with a big high-protein, high-ish fat breakfast; no lunch or very light, depending on whether I'm hungry; no dinner or very light, depending...; snack around 9 (which I always have), more carby & fatty (like my fav whole grain English muffin with peanut- or almond butter). Same calorie goal, but different distribution. Started this morning with breakfast out - steak & eggs, half cup cottage cheese, 2 pieces whole wheat toast w/butter. I'm thinking I won't be hungry for many hours! (TMI?) Thanks for letting me spell it out for myself.

01/25 - 146.8
Still hangin' out, but I ate within calorie goal yesterday and walked a bit. One of these days I'll have a whoosh! (BTW, yesterday I wasn't hungry until about 8 p.m. I did eat an apple around 5, but I love the big breakfast approach. Not today as I'm having lunch with a friend, but that will be my big meal for the day.)

01/26 - 146.8
Color me flummoxed. I've been on target for calories (lower this week than they've been in many moons) & macros (P25-30%, C30-35%, F40-45%). I've been walking this week - not a lot, but several times at a good clip for 30-50 min. The only thing I can think of is that, with many fewer grains in my diet, I'm getting less fiber than I used to (although still hitting the MFP target) with the expected results. I keep reminding myself that I'm very, very close to my "healthy BMI," which means that realistically (since BMI is problematic) I'm at a healthy weight now. I would just like to be a little bit lighter. We are moving from OR to IN in 3 weeks, so there's a moderate level of stress going on (although not bad as we've done this multiple times and have a "system"). But maybe I should just be happy where I am until weather warms up and I get back to my usual outdoor activity level? Any thoughts, anyone who's still with me here?

01/27

Height: 5'10"
Goal: 170
End Round 22: 193
End Round 23: 193.2
End Round 24: 191.2
End Round 25: 189.4
End Round 26: 190
End Round 27: 188.6
End Round 28: 186.4

Slowly but surely. It's kind of nice to start on a low note maybe I'll feel some positive pressure to keep it low.

Day/Weight/Comment
01/18 - 186.4 - Holding after personal training.
01/19 - 187.4 - Late salty dinner out last night, so this is kind of expected.
01/20 - 186.6 - It's kind of cold here (for the desert) gotta find the motivation to do more than curl up with my heater and videogames.
01/21 - 187.2 - Took some medicine that's making me kind of bloaty and sleepy.
01/22 - 186.6 - Got training tonight.
01/23 - 187.4 - Training and too much salt. Too cold don't remember to drink water.
01/24 - 187.2 - I'll be glad when my WoW game time wears off in a couple days. I feel so obligated to use the paid time when I have it that I've been lazier than I should be.
01/25 - 189 - Went to see a friend last night at a Brazilian steakhouse. It was a bit spontaneous. Worth it, fun, but...
01/26 - 188.6 - Not looking good for ending on a low note.
01/27 -

SheilaBoneham wrote: »

01/26 -
Color me flummoxed. I've been on target for calories (lower this week than they've been in many moons) & macros (P25-30%, C30-35%, F40-45%). I've been walking this week - not a lot, but several times at a good clip for 30-50 min. The only thing I can think of is that, with many fewer grains in my diet, I'm getting less fiber than I used to (although still hitting the MFP target) with the expected results. I keep reminding myself that I'm very, very close to my "healthy BMI," which means that realistically (since BMI is problematic) I'm at a healthy weight now. I would just like to be a little bit lighter. We are moving from OR to IN in 3 weeks, so there's a moderate level of stress going on (although not bad as we've done this multiple times and have a "system"). But maybe I should just be happy where I am until weather warms up and I get back to my usual outdoor activity level? Any thoughts, anyone who's still with me here?

Personally, I do not monitor macros. I pay attention to net calories, sodium & processed sugar, and try to get enough daily fiber (I set at 25g per registered dietitian advice) and protein. When I have right amounts of fiber and protein, and keep the rest within proper range, I seem to do fine. I am a big water drinker, minimum of 10-12 cups per day, feel parched if I don't and my skin gets dry. And I always eat back exercise calories, preferably protein, or I would be starving at end of day. Don't know if any of this is useful for you, just my approach.