Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 35

Age 60, 5'4" and eating in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet. I eat back exercise calories, or I would be starving and cranky. Hubby does not like cranky me.
MFP SW 195 ~ Goals: #1 = 150 / #2 = 145 [normal BMI] / #3 = maintain 140 - 145
Thrilled with my 2/15/18 annual physical: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14

My digital scale only has 1/2# increments, and I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. Weigh first thing in morning / comments reflect prior day.
Previous round EW 154.5 LW 152.5
03/19: 155.5 Net calories were at -202 for day, then evening snacked on peanut butter ~ ack! Did not log. Walked dog 3.62 miles 1:02:05 / stretched / happy dog & happy me. Fitbit 13,062 steps, 250+ steps 11/14 & 27 floors.
03/20: 154.0 Treadmill before work / 3 mi 49:13 / stretched. Fitbit 14,338 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 40 floors. Net calories / sodium / sugar green, fiber good, protein ok & 14c water.
03/21: 154.0 No time for early treadmill / 8 hr seminar & I handled check-in table so there early. Fitbit 7,543 steps, 250+ steps 9/14 & 17 floors. Guestimated some food / net calories, sodium, sugar red, protein & fiber good, 12c water.
03/22: 153.5 In-house training 8 hrs / treadmill before class / 2 mi 33:10 / stretched / major grocery shopping in evening (Easter dinner supplies). Fitbit 10,717 steps, 250+ steps 9/14 & 21 floors. Net calories / sodium / sugar red, protein & fiber good & 13c water.
03/23: 153.0 No treadmill before annual mammo 8:10 a.m. No choir in evening (director away) so walked dog 3.4 miles 1:02:10 + picked up recyclable cans along route (put them in our bin at home) / happy dog & happy me. Fitbit 18,328 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 40 floors (helped that I was cleaning & decluttering in evening). Net calories -72, sugar -25 (mostly fruit, yogurt & power muffin), sodium -397, protein & fiber good, 14c water. Good enough!
03/24: 153.0 Walked dog after work + happy dog / 3.82 mi 1:04:54 / stretched. Fitbit 16,712 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 47 floors. Don't know why but had lots of snacks throughout the day, mostly healthy (string cheese, hard boiled egg, power cakes muffin, et. al.) ~ logged them all (I think). Net calories -348, sugar -17, sodium > 1,000 red, protein & fiber good & 12c water.
03/25: 154.5 Snacked on tortilla chips with hubby and they tasted so salty. Fast food for supper (we had gift cards to use up), first time in weeks, maybe even before Christmas. No regrets, I've been craving fast food lately. But net calories, sodium & sugar horribly red, at least fiber & protein good & 14c water. Rest day / lazy Sat. at home / Fitbit 4,280 steps, 250+ steps 6/14 & 10 floors.
03/26: 154.0 Net calories -119, sodium -1,845 (ack), sugar -24, fiber ok, protein good, 14c water. Walked dog 4 mi 1:05:03. Fitbit 15,142 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 & 29 floors.
03/27: 153.5 Made Italian vegetable pasta soup for supper. Net calories & sodium green / sugar -8 / fiber & protein good / 12c water. Walked dog after work 3.12 miles 52:36 / happy dog & happy me / stretched. Fitbit 14,291 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 & 35 floors.
03/28: 152.5 After work, lots of decluttering / cleaning / logged 1 hr as exercise. Rest day / Fitbit 10,848 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 42 floors (lots of trips to basement). Net calories, sodium & sugar red, protein good, fiber little low & 15c water.

Today ~ Smile ~ Laugh ~ Be Kind ~ ~ Eat Well ~ Be Active

@debcountsall I am so sorry for what you are going through. You are right, first things first. Thinking of you.

Hugs to you @DebCountsAll. Keeping you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

@DebCountsAll - I'm so very sorry to hear about your Mom. I will keep your mom, you and your family in my thoughts and prayers tonight.

@DebCountsAll sending prayers!!

I'm in! Taking a wild guess my figures for the 19th will not be pretty due to st Patrick's day... But I'm sure if I think about what I'm eating I'll survive...

Michelle
Height: 5'9"
Age: 36
SW: 99.2kg | GW: 70kg

R33 SW 99.2 EW 97.2 (-2kg) (all waterweight But I'll take every victory I can!
R34 SW 97.1 EW 98.1kg
R35 SW 98.6 GW 96.6kg

Day/Weight/Comment
3/19 - 98.6kg - very full weekend, too much salty meats and snowed in so couldn't get out for a run… should be a nice whoosh over next few days as I was down to 96.6 on sat, so 98.6 this morning can't be true weight gain… can it?! husband is home for next 10 days though so he's on strict orders to make sure I stick to my plan! I have reset my calories to 1kg loss per week and I will NOT eat back calories from running…. I have a bar of yummy chocolate waiting for me for Easter!

3/20 - 97.3kg Now there's a whoosh…. :-)

3/21 - 97.2kg

3/22 - 97.7kg finding it hard to log food as I'm deep into thesis work! I have an assignment due soon so my time is being devoted to getting that done. My calories haven't been too bad but I'm not going to get to run until Saturday… :-(

3/23 97.1kg I dunno how. Bad food choices, even though I was under calories, I think. Possibly due to the fact I drink a lot more water while studying?!

3/24 98.2 i just don't know… I walked, rowed and did spinning followed by a bit of landscape gardening…. How?!

3/25 98.3 food is under… not too much sodium… worked hard in the garden… confused and disappointed…

3/26 98.4 Same again. Working in the garden, not logging but not eating much more than normal… not enough water?

3/27 98.5 this is just turning into a very bad joke! Even my husband is confused!

3/28 98.2 so my husband being off really didn't help my cause at all… I thought I'd have time to get to the gym and eat properly but I ended up studying and redesigning the garden! Now when I'm talking about redesigning the garden I am not talking plant a few flowers! I'm talking taking pallets apart to build some raised beds for vegetables, digging to level the entire garden! But… husband is back at work from tomorrow so we'll see if I can get back on track!

tishawj wrote: »

Back again! Hello everyone!! My motto this week is "write it before you bite it" as I haven't been super consistent logging my food lately.

SW - 182.4 - March 2017
Original GW - 145 - Smashed this in October 2017 and maintained around 143 until the winter blahs and my crazy freelance schedule got the better of me and I put a few back on.
New GW - 140 - really want to work on getting another 5-7 off from where I am now and committing to fitness so I can participate in some adventures with my boys over the summer...no more watching from the sidelines!!

3/18 - 147 - coming in from round 34

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3/19 - 147.4 - weekend aftermath...blaming it on the beer. We were super active so I can only hope some of this is also muscle recovery as well.

3/20 - 146.4 - One year ago today....I started tracking my food and weight everyday with the intention of losing 20lbs before a big family vacation and then to keep going to lose a bit more before the summer. I've gone from barely squeezing into size 12 pants and covering my top with flowy XL shirts to not event hesitating to go to the size 8's and smalls and even bought a pair of size 6 jeans last week. I'm participating in sports and activities with my active kids instead of watching from the sidlines!! I'm very proud of myself...it's hasn't all been down...but I didn't let the upswings derail me. Weighing and checking in here everyday has made me very mindful of how my choices affect the scale and what those trends really mean in the long run. I still have some goals to achieve but if this chocolate/craft beer/wine loving mama can do it so can anyone!!


3/21 - 145.6- working it off...
3/22 - 144.6 - Wooot!! Under 145 again!!!
3/23 - 144.0 - Still coming off!! Hoping to get back down to 143 before we leave on vacation next week...if I can only keep the wine in control this weekend.
3/24 - 142.8 - Yep!!! That happened!!! I expect this will rebound a bit over the weekend. I think I will back off the deficit a bit and start eating more of my activity calories back.
3/25 - 143.8 - Saturday night beer and pizza rebound
3/26 - 143.0 - best weekend I've had in a while!! Two more days until we leave on our trip...gotta keep it under control during the stress of packing on the sly...this vacation is a surprise for the boys and they have no idea teeheehee....
3/27 - 143.0 - sticking around here
3/28 - 141.4 - And THAT happened I went at things pretty aggressively this round to get down to a really good place before our vacation....tonnes of exercise and activity and I really watched my calories and where they came from. I'll be rocking my bikini on the beach!!! We leave in a few hours and I doubt I'll see a scale until we get back so I likely won't check in next round. Have a good one folks!!!

Think I'll rob your motto! Do I need to pay copywriter?

Goals for this round: eat within calorie limits, no mindless/unhealthy snacking, stay AF through 6/7 days, 8000-10,000steps 6/7 days, 8-10 cups of H20

Day/Weight/Comment

3/26 - 126.8??? - had a bad start of week- work travel. ate within limits, mildly active, walked slow pace 60 minutes, 7 cups of H20 (drink more). plan and pack meals ahead of time to do better - I snack when I get home because I am hungry. Had dinner ready and so avoided mindless/impulsive snacking
3/27 - 125.8 - almost in calorie limit, went tiny bit higher, but need to make sure I always remain in calorie limits. walked 8500 steps, 8 cups. increase steps to 10,000 otherwise join gym.
3/28 - 125.8 - ate within calorie limits, no thoughtless snacking, ate early to and avoided the evening munchies that always go awry, made a good decision and stayed AF even though husband brought out the booze and offered a glass of wine after having to deal with a sick toddler through the week, walked 10,000 steps and drank 10 glasses of H20. All in all a perfect day, wish everyday would be like this

Looking forward to round 36.