Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 38

SW 235 lbs
GW 170 lbs

4/18 - 240.75 lbs - pretty good first day, ran/walked/shuffled four miles home from work. Ate the last of the Easter egg for dessert

4/19 - 236.75 - I'm guessing that 4 pound loss is all water - I got such a bad headache after my run last night. must drink more water!

4/20 - 236.25 - Lovely day this morning so I biked to work for the first time in a month. Going to try to bike 3x per week over the spring and summer!

4/21 - 236.5 - bit of a lazy stay at home day today. Went over calories by about 300 calories after afternoon tea at a friend's house, but these things happen!

4/22 - 235.5 - lovely sunny day here, went for a walk along the beach and got a small ice-cream cone. Definitely eat better on the week days! Still have dinner to go and want to do a short run tonight. Hope everyone is having a great weekend

4/23 - 235 - got super lazy and hungry after my run last night, so we got a takeway kebab (chicken shish so not totally the devil) and chips. Still managed to eat under my calories though whoop whoop Running home from work tonight.

4/24 - 234 - Surprised that I lost weight again today - because it was pizza night in my house - but I was still under calories by 500 after running home. Not sure how much of this weeks weight loss is just water weight?

4/25
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Messed up a little last round, but back on track.
JGM10D ~|~ Round 38 Round 37 didn't go as planned, but I will do better this round.
SW: 227; Lowest weight 11 Oct 2017: 158.2. Dream goal weight: 155.0
Daily Goals: pre-log/follow through; balance macros/micros; hydrate; 15+ strength; 15+ flex; 8000+ steps; close kitchen at 8.30pm!
GW: 165

End of Round 37
17/04: 167.4 Goals ✅ Hopefully, back on track

Round 38 (Round 30 for me. Female, 5'2" aged 71, weight in lbs)
My birthday is 2 days away and I am still 12 lbs from my dream weight. Maybe a whoosh for my birthday?

18/04: 167.6 Goals ✅ What is it that makes us revert so easily to our old ways?
I have really been tightly back on track for the past week, and then last night we had a friend in for coffee and as we were chatting I suddenly realised that I had absentmindedly munched several of the biscuits hubby had put out with the coffee. (not sure exactly how many, lol! as we were having such a great chat.) Not going to beat myself up, but wondering how do we combat the old habits which just seem to lurk there, waiting until we are off-guard, to sabotage all our hard work?

Maybe all we can do is to be aware of it happening, and make sure that we stop as soon as we realise what we are doing. I am continually reminded that being fit and healthy has to be a life time commitment, and is not a quick fix.
19/04: 167.7 Goals ✅
20/04: 167.2 Goals ✅ Birthday today. I'm not going to use this as an excuse to go over the top. Goal is to eat a little, drink a little, and be merry a lot.
21/04: 167.2 Goals ✅ Spent my birthday in the garden enjoying the sun. A perfect pamper day.
22/04: 166.9 Goals ✅ Had an very active day yesterday out in the fresh air.
23/04: 167.0 Goals ✅
24/04: 166.7 Goals ✅ No time to post yesterday. Hoping this trend continues.
25/04: xxx Goals
26/04: xxx Goals
27/04: xxx Goals

OSW: 130 kg
SW: 114,5 kg
GW for this round: lose at least 1 kg.

Other goals; logging accurately, keeping up the exercise (Stationary bike, and walking).



4/18: 114.2. Going in the right direction. I hit a minor plateau the last 2 weeks, so I hope this is the start of a good 10 days. Yesterday; logged everything, under calories, did some exercise.

4/19: 114,1
4/20: 114,1 (TOM)
4/21: 113,7
4/22: 113,5
4/23: 113,3
4/24: 113,9 I hope this is water weight because I did a lot of exercise yesterday. Going out to eat tonight, so not expecting much of a drop the next days.
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mamabear10717 wrote: »

** Round 38 **
UGW64kg

R38SW 72.1 kg : R37GW 71.0 kg

18/04 * 72.1 *
19/04 * 72.4 *
20/04 * 72.4 *
21/04 * 72.6 *
22/04 * no scales *
23/04 * no scales *
24/04 * 73.5 * so something is going wrong, I am not drinking enough water and I’ve been hit by hay fever and feel dreadful with a head cold but surely this can’t be right?! That’s a kilo and a half in 6 days? Help! I’ve been slacking on the water and craving carbs but it’s because I am a little run down.. but I am still watching my calories. Panic mode!!!
25/04 *
26/04 *
27/04 *

Don't panic!!! Please don't panic. Go easy on yourself When we're run down, our bodies can react in all sorts of negative ways. Take time to get yourself back up to your normal self and slowly get back to making the right food choices. You've got this mamabear!!

Round 38 - My Sixth Round
Stats - 5'1", 50
HW - 189
SW - 181 R38SW - 137.8
R38GW - 132 (lose 2.4 plus water weight of 3.4 gained over 3 days in round 37)
GW - 115 (120-110 range)

Day/Weight/Comment
R38SW - 137.8
04/18 - 137
04/19 - 136.2
04/20 - 136
04/21 - 136
04/22 - 134.6
04/23 - 134.6
04/24 - 134
04/25 -
04/26 -
04/27 -

Day/Weight/Comment
4/18
4/19
4/20
4/21
4/22
4/23 - 187.1
4/24 - 185.6 - I drank a ton of water yesterday, but my food choices weren’t perfect. I did go to the grocery store to get more fruits and veggies for snacks. Hopefully that will help with the after work snacking.
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Round 2 for me. Time to ring the bell.

R37 Start 311.6 End 307.4 (-4.2)
R38: Start 307.4 Goal 304.0

Day/Weight/Comment
4/18 306.6 (-0.8) (Found myself wishing for a day in between rounds so I could eat "fun" foods. But then realized it's my choice to work on losing weight -- just like it was my choice to eat all those "fun" foods that helped me gain weight.)

4/19 306.6 (-0.8) (A couple of temptations through the day and gave it to one. Tracked it and forgot it. Early in the fight for this round. Keep focusing and we'll make it)

4/20 307.4 (0.0) (Sodium - my nemesis. Time for Friday Focus time and Weekend Workouts)

4/21 307.6 (+0.2) (Ready for the weekend -- warm weather -- outside yard time -- lots of steps)

4/22 308.0 (+0.6) (Frustrated. Eating poorly. In a funk. -- I thought losing weight is easy -- just kidding)

4/23 308.8 (+1.4) (AAARRRGGGHHH!!! Ok, got that out of my system. This is where I would normally quit. I can't quit. So my other choice is to go forward. Keep tracking, keep working out.)

4/24 308.0 (+0.6) (Ok, ok, stay on track. We got this. Three days to get back to starting weight and make a little progress.)

4/25
4/26
4/27

My 3rd round!

Round 36 - SW 167 EW 168
Round 37 - SW 168.2 EW 166.6

SW - 172 on 1/14/18
CSW - 166.6
CEW - 165
UGW - 130

Day/Weight/Comment

4/18 - 166.6 - Good way to start this next challenge. The last couple times it seemed I'd gain weight right away and the rest of the challenge was trying to get rid of my 1st day gain. Hoping it warms up and the rain holds off so I can get out and walk. Looking forward to the next few days and I'm determined to make my goal.

4/19 - 166.6 - I've never had the same number for 3 days in a row before (I've only been weighing myself everyday for 20 some days now) so it's interesting to see. Since I started logging every meal and keeping track of my exercise for the past 40 days and weighing in every day for the past 20 I'm starting to see and understand what works for me and what I need to do to lose the weight. I'm sure it'll always be a learning experience but one that I'm willing to learn. Interested to see tomorrows weigh-in.

4/20 - 166.6 - So I guess I'm going to be stuck at this weight now but if I'm not showing a gain, I'm happy. Need to plan meals out for this weekend so I can stay on track, Saturday and Sunday are usually days I slack off on and then regret it come Monday morning but I want to prevent that from happening this time. I can have a fun, healthy weekend.

4/21 - ?? - tried to weigh in this morning but the battery died in my scale and I'll take it as a sign that I'd be unhappy with what it would tell me as I indulged in many butter covered perogies last night. Have a busy day today though and I'm ready with healthy snacks already packed and lots of water. Will try to get out and buy a battery some time today so I can weigh in tomorrow and keep myself accountable for those damn, delicious perogies.

4/22 - ?? - still no battery for my scale, probably won't weigh myself until Tuesday morning unless I make a special trip into town and pick some things up. I had a good day yesterday though, it was busy but I was ready with healthy snacks, a chicken broccoli rice bowl for lunch, a light dinner and lots of water. Wasn't able to work out but got plenty of steps in, feeling optimistic for when I can weigh in.

4/23 - ?? - Still no scale but I will have one back tomorrow, interested to see what I will weigh. Weekends are usually hard for me but it was really nice out and I got a lot of steps in all weekend and I had my meals better planned out so I'd say this weekend was better than most my weekends. Hoping tomorrow weight reflects it. Happy Monday!
** 166.2 @ 2:50 pm

4/24 - 166.2 - feeling optimistic that I can be 165 by Friday. My eating habits have been on point, I'm at or slightly below my calories, just need to get myself exercising more. I have been getting a lot of steps in since it's been nice out but I haven't been doing anything to get my heart rate up and so today since it's raining I'll head back to the gym. I've got 3 days to make my goal, I've got this.

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Just give me 10 days Round 38 (Round 2 for me!)
Original MFP SW (4/4/18) 220.7
Round 37 (1) SW: 219.6 EW: 215.2
Round 38 (2) SW: 215.3
Round 38 (2) GW: 212.5
Ultimate GW: under 160
Day/Weight/Comment
4/18 215.3 here we go again…..good luck, everyone!
4/19 214.4
4/20 214.0
4/21 213.6 Still doing good. No mindless snacking…that’s what would always sabotage any weight loss for me. That, and eating way too much at mealtimes. Paying attention to how much I’m actually eating makes a big difference. Also, making healthier choices of what I eat. Have a good weekend, all!
4/22 212.6
4/23 211.8 I’m surprised my weight is down again today. I figured it was time for it to hold steady for a few days before beginning that downward trend again. Nevertheless….I’ll take it. Just finished a cup of tea and some plain Greek yogurt for breakfast. Does anyone else notice that when you miss breakfast for whatever reason, you’re not as hungry during the day then on days that you eat breakfast? Yesterday I had a cup of tea in AM, but didn’t have time to eat before I had to leave. Wasn’t hungry until early afternoon. But when I do eat something for breakfast, I’m usually thinking about lunch by 11 AM and find it more difficult not to want to eat a whole lot more throughout the day. I wonder why that is?
4/24 211.6
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