Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 38

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.
4/25
4/26
4/27

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.

4/25
4/26
4/27

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
4/25
4/26
4/27

So I've done 4 rounds so far, and I'm pretty much back where I started! Time to get serious with working out, which I admit I have been neglecting. Still hoping to get back to 117lbs, despite my lack of progress

Day/Weight/Comment
4/18 - 124.0
4/19 - 123.0
4/20 - 122.2 finally some movement down, but I'm not celebrating until it sticks around for a while
4/21 - 122.1
4/22 - 121.2 I'm thinking this can't last, and I'll get hit with an uptick tomorrow
4/23 - 121.2
4/24 - 121.3 three days at same weight, I think I finally broke through the plateau!
4/25
4/26
4/27

Starting Weight: 230
Round Starting Weight: 184.8 (4/17)
Round Goal Weight: <183
Ultimate Goal Weight: 145

History:
R34 Starting/Ending: 192/189.4 lbs
R35 Starting/Ending: Away from Scale, Returned to 192.4 lbs (3/26)
R36 Starting/Ending: 192/190 lbs
R37 Starting/Ending: 190/184.8 lbs
R38 Starting/Ending: 184.8/??? lbs

Date - Weight - Update
4/18 W - 185.8 - As yesterday was a WHOOSH day for me, this is a decently reasonable bounce back, and still lower than where I was on Monday... anticipating this week to be more difficult than last. Exercising in the afternoon - about 600 cals.
4/19 Th - 184.8 - Maybe it wasn't a WHOOSH at all and I was just retaining water? Or this is another deceptive drop? The most likely scenario is regular fluctuations, but where's the fun in blaming that?; Exercised in the morning - about 600 cals, tomorrow will be a rest day and may end up being a maintenance day if I can't keep my calories in check.
4/20 F - 185.0 - Ate a bit too much after dinner. Still within calories, but it was pure carbs. The 0.2 lb increase is clearly water weight; rest day today but should still get plenty of steps in. Lots of stuff to do.
4/21 S - 183.8 - Ah yes, more fluctuations. Just what I wanted. Been oddly dehydrated lately, despite drinking over a gallon per day, going to try to up my intake just to be careful; Exercised in the morning - about 500 cals.
4/22 Su - 183.8 - A standstill is good over a weekend. Means I didn't go too hard on Saturday, which has been my problem in the past. Another rest day today, went for a walk, but no intense exercise.
4/23 M - 185.2 - Consumed a decent amount of carbs/sodium Sunday night, so I guess this makes sense, regardless of how little I like it. Exercising in the afternoon - about 600 cals.
4/24 T - 184.6 - Skipped my workout yesterday, and ate over my daily calories, but still dropped some of that bloat... I'd consider that to be a win. Exercising twice today, morning workout was around 600 cals, evening should be around 500. Let's see which wins tomorrow, water retention in the muscles, or loss due to deficit.
4/25 W
4/26 Th
4/27 F

mamabear10717 wrote: »

pztodd wrote: »

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!!

I’ve been trying to flush the system and drink lots of water today. I keep wanting to blame this new pill I am on but it’s impossible for it to have such a reaction on me. I need to get back on it.. water water water is my mini goal for today!!!

Totally hear you on the medication front! I changed to implanon and gained like 10kg! Kept blaming the implant but then tracked what I was actually eating on mfp and acknowledged that I hadn't gone from training for a 10k run to sitting on my backside! I do gain weight easier though, dunno if that's my age or implant but either way I just know I have to be careful not to undo all my hard work!
I can literally gain and lose a kg within a few days! It's absolutely infuriating but it's unfortunately just one of those things that I have to learn about my body!

SW: 212.6
GW: 210
UGW: 155

4/18 - 212.6 - Felt a little bloated, adjusting lunch time shake down to 1 scoop
4/19 - 212.2 - Feeling positive and slightly less bloated. Walked the Dog around Pearl Hill about 1 mile. Being more mindful about getting up every hour at work.
4/20 - 210.2 - Bloat is gone, scale shows the water weight lost. Adjusted my lunchtime meal yesterday since I wasn't hungry after my sandwich wrap and skipped the shake. I think the shake makes me bloated in the afternoon. Dinner has not been planned just being more mindful of portion sizes. Did 25 minute yoga/meditation last night. Goal is to actually check in this weekend while I'm not on my work schedule. Accountability!
4/21 - 210.0 - had pizza and salad for dinner last night, it fit into my macros for the most part. Slightly over, but the day was good whole food eating all day. 80/20 rule! Weighed in a little earlier than usual. Good breakfast shake this morning and took meds. Pot roast snack after a walk and errands instead of a big huge breakfast sandwich. Weekend water intake always struggles but making a good effort. Going Adams farm and grocery shop today or tomorrow. Doing an experiment today to see if I can make good choices on the fly!
4/22 - 210.2 "experiment" went well considering. Ate mostly proteins all day and ended up having ice cream for dinner cause our eating schedule was all weird after a long day, first weekend back working. Water struggles for sure and I woke up so dehydrated. Duck eggs and sausage for breakfast and off the the store for a few things. Water water water today. Went to Adams Saturday and Grocery store Sunday - prepped and ready for the week.
4/23 - 211.0 - Ice cream got the better of me last night - which I didnt have room for in my macros since I had quesadillas for dinner. But it was a great day of quality food, friends, sunshine and laughter. We did a nice long walk around bowers for Fala. Stopped at Kalon for bacon ended up with steak instead. Grilled steak and potato with green beans for lunch, used leftovers for steak quesadilla for dinner. Minimal snacking, improved my water intake - learned that "light ice cream" is just a tease and I'd be better satisfied to eat the one serving size of regular instead of a whole pint of "light" - Expected the slight gain between over on macros and sodium - but I keep reminding myself that the weekends will take far more dedication than the weekdays, and I will figure out what works and what does not as I continue.
4/24 - 210.0 - Meal prep has already helped this week so much - quinoa and grilled chicken for lunches, didnt realize quinoa was so carb heavy, I know its a grain but for some reason I thought it was lower. Still a better choice for me since its lower GI. Had a 1/2 cup white rice with dinner and used coconut aminos instead of soy and kept my sodium in check! Mini bag of popcorn instead of carrots and dip because I didnt like the honey dijon - but it was good I had a back up option and didnt end up at the drive thru! No dessert last night and sleep is improving. Today I am happy with the number I see but expect it to flucuate a bit before the final 4/27 weigh in. Really enjoying this challenge.
4/25
4/26
4/27

Original SW: 190 (12/29/2016)
Round 36 SW: 183
Round 37 SW: 179.8
Round 38 SW: 179.0
Round 38 GW: 176--my wedding weight!
Ultimate GW: 145ish

Day/Weight/Comment
4/18--No weigh in. I'm taking this round off for TOM. Hopefully I'll pick up right where I leave off.
4/19
4/20--Just checking in so I don't get out of the habit. I ate WAY over my calories yesterday and don't even feel guilty about it. Just trying to get back in the groove today.
4/21
4/22--178.0 TOM was short and sweet so I'm back ahead of schedule! Very pleased to see a decrease since the last time I weighed in.
4/23--176.2 WOW!!! I haven't seen 176 since my wedding in 2009. Well, that's not true; I had braces for a year in 2013 and got down to 165, but that was very brief and I gained it all back as soon as the braces came off. Doing the happy dance today--I hope it sticks! I'm making that my goal for this round!
4/24--177 Well, I expected that. No worries.
4/25
4/26
4/27

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 155.5 LW 153.5 [basically, maintenance ~ not a bad thing ~ I get there when I get there]
04/18: 156.5 Ack!!! Evening snack attack of sesame stix straight from bag... est. net calories -1,000 or more. Need to get eating back on track. 14c water. Fitbit 10,180 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 33 floors.
04/19: 156.0 Better... net calories / sugar / sodium still red, NC not so bad, fiber & protein good & 14c water. Evening snacking not an issue (yay!). Treadmill before work / 3 mi 48:58 / stretched. Fitbit 12,883 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 (hair appt.) & 29 floors.
04/20: 153.5 Net calories -500, sugar -2 (yay), sodium -65 (yay), fiber & protein excellent & 14c water. That's more like it! Rest day / Fitbit 8,736 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 29 floors.
04/21: 153.5 Net calories -88, sugar -11, sodium green, protein & fiber ok, 14c water. Walked dog 3.45 miles 58:41 pace 16:59. Fitbit 15,341 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 38 floors. May have start of stress fracture in left foot & plantar fasciitis in right foot. Need to reduce walking pace / distance ~ sad dog & sad me.
04/22: 153.5 (Sat.) Net calories -27, sodium & sugar ok, protein & fiber good & 12 or 14c water (not sure). Walked dog 2.32 miles 43.02 pace 18:32. Fitbit 10,849 steps, 20 floors & 250+ steps 14/14 boom! = surprised b/c I woke up early w/o alarm & even got up!
04/23: 153.5 (Sun.) Brunch at Denny's & light supper ~ net calories -229, sodium & sugar ok, protein & fiber low & 12c water. Walked dog 3.3 mi 1:01:06 pace 18:32. Fitbit 13,271 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 & 22 floors.
04/24: 153.0 Net calories -143, sugar -17 (chocolate Easter eggs), sodium -32 (yay), fiber good, protein ok & 14c water. Weight machine & circuit training before work (resting my hurting feet). Fitbit 8,395 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 31 floors.
04/25
04/26
04/27

Doing the best you can this moment is success.

I CAN do 10 days of:
- No manmade sugar;
- No yeast aka bread and alcohol;
- No oil, aka nuts, chips, cheese, meat;
- 30 minutes of exercise;
- 10k steps.


T- 2 (4/16): 159. Morning cardio workout. Lunchtime walk. Walk before dinner. 11k+ steps. Good eating day.
T-1 (4/17): 158.5. Morning workout. Lunchtime walk. Elliptical Trainer- 30m. 12k steps. Good eating day.

Starting Weight: 157#.
Round Goal: -2 pounds

Challenge
4/18: 157#. Morning workout. Kept my feet moving at work. Extra workout doing laundry. 11k+ steps . Good eating day.

4/19: 155# (Back to where I should be after a week of not paying attention). No morning workout. 30m on the elliptical. 11k+ steps. Not tempted by the junk.

4/20: 154.5#- Morning workout. Stroll with hubs after dinner. Good day of eating.
4/21: 154#- Morning workout. Outside walk. Gardening. Eating was spot on.
4/22: 153# Morning workout. Bike Ride. 11k+ steps. Eating was good. Even ate out.
4/23: 154# (Weight up this morning. Could feel the bloat. Didn’t get enough water yesterday. Not worried) Morning workout. Lunchtime walk outside! Woot! Woot! Day 6 in the books and it was yet another fantastic day.

4/24: 153# (SEE!!! All is good!) Morning workout- if you call it that. Woke up hungry with little energy. Fueled my body with a double breakfast. 10k steps are going to be difficult. But knowing this now, I can plan my day accordingly, right?

4/25
4/26
4/27

My seventh round? Already? Wow, time flies!

4/18 / 237 / Under calories yesterday. I'm back to getting at least some activity in every day, but my knees are starting to bark a bit.

4/19 / 236 / Within calories again by a smidge. I stuck with just my home-to-work and back walking rather than adding anything else to see if my knees feel better. So far, so good. Working from home today, so I'll have the flexibility to do whatever I choose!

4/20 / 236.8 / Weighed myself two hours earlier than yesterday, so I'm not at all bothered by the tick upward. I bounced on the trampoline last night and was able to go 8 minutes straight. This probably doesn't sound like much to y'all, but that thing kicks my butt! When I first got it, I could go about 2 minutes, then pause, then another 2 minutes, etc. After bouncing, I did stationary bike for another 13 minutes and called it good. Going to a baseball game tonight, which is hard with Celiac. I need to eat beforehand, but sometimes the timing makes that tricky.

4/21 / 235.6 / I like it! My knee is unhappy. I will take a couple of rest days.

4/22 / 239 / Wow. I had pho yesterday but 3.4 pounds gained? Bodies is weird.

4/23 / 237.6 / Back on the downswing after my catastropho.

4/24 / 236.4 / Still heading back down. Today is my birthday!



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4/26
4/27

OSW: 150.8 (10/2/17)
Round 30 SW: 133.0
Round 31 SW: 130.8
Round 32 SW: 128.6
Round 33 SW: 127.4
Round 34 SW: 127.2
Round 35 SW: 128.4
Round 36 SW: 127.2
Round 37 SW: 125.4
1st GW: 115 (4’10 Female)

Round 38:
4/18 124.4
4/19 - in Cancun!
4/20 - in Cancun!
4/21 - in Cancun!
4/22 - in Cancun!
4/23 - in Cancun!
4/24 125.4 - I am proud of myself! I made good choices on my trip, a few indulgences here and there, watching portion sizes, and lots of bottled water. Yoga and water aerobics everyday Considering my 10 hours on 2 flights yesterday with limited healthy options, I expect to see a bounce back from the small gain as I get back into my routine. This trip was the main reason I spent the last 6+ months losing weight, was my tummy nice and flat? No. But I’m so happy I got down to where I did so I could lay by the pool for a few days in a 2 piece and be comfortable in my skin. Thanks for reading, this is a big deal for me!
4/25
4/26
4/27

Seeking lower bodyfat %

My name is Tish.

USW: 253
SW: 240
CW: 206.4
GW: 199
FGW: 150
*It's easier for me to think 10lbs ahead at a time*
{Round 34 - lost 2.8 lbs}
{Round 35 - lost 2.4 lbs}
{Round 36 - lost 1 lb}
{Round 37 - lost 5.6 lbs}

Day/Weight/Comment

4/18 (Wednesday) - 205.4
4/19 (Thursday) - 206.6 - Round 38 water weight games begin. Mmmm
4/20 (Friday) - 206.6
4/21 (Saturday) - 206.6 - I guess she wants to hang out here for a while. Not TOO long though, okay.
4/22 (Sunday) - 206.6

4/23 (Monday) - 206.6 - Enough already!

4/24 (Tuesday) - 208! I didn't weigh until after drinking 32ozs of water. My weight is probably still 206.6. I haven't retained this much water in a while. Its time I added fresh parsley to my daily diet and maybe try some parsley tea.

4/25 (Wednesday)
4/26 (Thursday)
4/27 (Friday)

Seeking lower bodyfat %