Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 38

End R37: 196.8 (-4.4)
R38: Goal 195.x (new goal 193.x)

Day/Weight/Comment
4/18 -- 195.0 Okay, looks like I need to pick a new goal.
4/19 -- 194.2 (TOM) Gave myself permission to step off plan today. Just a little, because I've found that small, conscious indulgences satisfies me and prevents me from breaking out completely.
4/20 -- 193.6
4/21 -- 192.6 That's my first 10lb gone. I hope that I start seeing my progress in my clothes and my mirror soon instead of just on my scales. I still have nearly 7lbs to lose before I get to my "I will never allow myself to get this heavy again" weight from 2013.
4/22 -- 192.2 Progress is progress.
4/23 -- 194 Okay, I'm due a bounce back after so much whooshing, but that doesn't mean I have to like it! My aim is to stick to the plan and hope that it's a temporary blip.
4/24 -- 193.4 Better. Need to keep it going, my first mini-goal is in sight.
4/25 -- 192.2 Going the right direction again.
4/26
4/27

Female
5’ 2”
GW: 120

R37 SW 150.2 EW 145.6 (-4.6)

Somehow managed to forget to actually note my weight down yesterday but no prizes for guessing what it was

4/18 - 145.6
4/19 - 145.6
4/20 - 145.6 - maybe a little move downwards tomorrow?
4/21 - 145.6 not yet...
4/22 - 145.6 still nothing at least it’s not up!
4/23 - 145.6 still holding out hope for a loss tomorrow
4/24 - 145.6 I’m okay with this today because I had a few too many snacks yesterday..
4/25 - 145.6 not even funny anymore..
4/26
4/27

In for my eighteenth round

I'm 37 years old from UK and 5'11

Pre challenge loss 24.00lbs

R21 SW 274.50 EW 268.00 (-6.50)
R22 SW 268.00 EW 267.50 (-0.50)
R23 SW 267.50 EW 264.75 (-2.75)
R24 SW 264.50 EW 264.75 (+0.25)
R25 SW 264.75 EW 268.50 (+4.00)
R26 SW 269.25 EW 268.50 (-0.75)
R27 SW 269.25 EW 262.50 (-7.25)
R28 SW 262.50 EW 255.75 (-6.75)
R29 SW 255.75 EW 254.50 (-0.75)
R30 SW 254.50 EW 249.50 (-5.00)
R31 SW 249.50 EW 247.50 (-2.00)
R32 SW 247.50 EW 252.25 (+4.75)
R33 SW 252.75 EW 242.75 (-9.50)
R34 SW 242.75 EW 236.25 (-6.50)
R35 SW 236.25 EW 235.75 (-0.50)
R36 SW 235.75 EW 233.50 (-2.25)
R37 SW 233.50 EW 230.00 (-3.50)
R38 SW 230.00 EW

Loss to date (measured start of round) - 68.50lbs

GW end of round - 228.00lbs

04/17 - 230.00lbs
04/18 - 228.75lbs so close to that 5 stone / 70lbs mark!!!
04/19 - 229.75lbs urgh! no idea where that pound has come from!!! URGH!!!!
04/20 - 230.25lbs what the hell is happening!! On target with diet (clean and low calorie as always, water intake 2-3 litres and went to aerobics class last night
04/21 - 231.25lbs
04/22 - 233.25lbs
04/23 - 236.50lbs literally ate rubbish all weekend, really feeling down at the min with a few things that are going on and its starting to affect me, I need to find a way to get back to the correct head space
04/24 - 234.25lbs yesterday was a better day; I refuse to let this go
04/25 - 232.25lbs hopefully pulling it back
04/26 -
04/27 -

I never gave up. I have been in a house where internet went down, to a house that had no internet. But, I still kept note.
ROUND 38
Stats- 5’4- 58
SW:176.5
GW: 144
My Round 5 (CW???)
Day/weight/Comment

4/18- I cannot access scales or my kitchen
4/19- Finally I was able to clean paint dust out of the kitchen, cooked beautiful vegetable soup from scratch.
4/20- weighed myself-173.9
4/21- 174.8
4/22- 174.6
4/23- 174.1
4/24- sleep over
4/25- sleep over
4/26

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mamabear10717 wrote: »

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** 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!

It’s incredibly annoying isn’t it. I’ve gone through various pills and am actually waiting to have the implant done. I keep telling myself its in my head but it’s just an easy thing to blame it on. I’ve been a bit run down recently and alongside being a new mum I’ve just gone back to work from maternity leave and also am undergoing a professional qualification and being tired and making me hungrier and little things like drinking water is just not even second nature anymore. I am adamant to make small tweaks however and see how it goes! I stopped writing little blogs on here and have decided to do it again because it actually keeps me in mental check! And it’s nice to have that support from this group xx

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 * 72.9 * movement in the right direction - no carbs for dinner lastnight. Drank more water but didn’t make it to target. Today I will aim for 1.5ltrs and will have no carbs for dinner again tonight - hoping the smallest changes will have the biggest impact (still in shock at the weight gain!)
26/04 *
27/04 *

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 - 132.4
04/26 -
04/27 -

I'm in but late. I had to leave before the last challenge ended. Grandbaby number 5 arrived so we were off to Georgia. Ate out A LOT while there. Not good.

Round 38 goal 179


4/22 - 181.6
4/23 - 181.4
4/24 - 180.6 - getting there!
4/25 - 180.2 - off to the gym soon and also need to push the water

Round 17 for me
Round 22 start weight - 151.40
Round 23 start weight - 145.80
Round 24 start weight - 147.60
Round 25 start weight - 141.60
Round 26 start weight - 141.90
Round 27 start weight - 146.20
Round 28 start weight - 143.20
Round 29 start weight - 140.90
Round 30 start weight - 137.90
Round 31 start weight - 137.90
Round 32 start weight - 140.00
Round 33 start weight - 138.80
Round 34 start weight - 136.50
Round 35 start weight - 138.80
Round 36 start weight - 137.30
Round 37 start weight - 139.20
Round 38 start weight - 137.60

Loss to date - 13.80 lbs
Avg loss per round - 0.86 lbs

R38 goals - to stay focused, log everything, drink my water and stay on track - aiming for a 136lb or below finish....

4/18 -136.60 down 1.0lb. guessing my usual post weekend "whoosh". My aim for this round is to keep it here or below and stay focused....... Happy with the start though

4/19 - 137.30 up 0.70lb - TOM imminent and bloated - not helped by late evening munchies last night (fairly healthy munchies of houmous and breadsticks - but was late last night) . Still down on the round start so far though

4/20 - 136.90 down 0.40lb - up down up down ..... TOM due and its now the weekend ........ I am feeling positive at the moment Must keep up the water (hot here at the moment for the UK in April anyway!) but I did discover 50 calories mini soleros at my local M&S Today - it was lovely!

4/21 - 136.6 down 0.3 yay!! Good day planned today food wise and a 20mile or so bike ride too so here's hoping....

4/22 - 136.60 - holding ....
4/23 - 138.60 - up as usual on a Monday but happily my "lowest" Monday high for a long while which I'm happy about esp at TOM imminent. Nothing I know of this week that should see me being led off track so should be a good finish Friday..... giving blood tonight so hoping that will mean I weigh less tomorrow if only ....

4/24 - 137.0 - usual Tuesday morning drop - still hopeful for a 136 finish by Friday .... Food prepped, water bottle refilled and gym tonight ..... Repeat after me - I CAN DO THIS, I CAN DO THIS, I CAN DO THIS .....

4/25 - 137.20 +0.20lb - up a it but ate later than normal last night and "TOM imminent" bloated-ness. Two more weigh ins and so want to be 136 - even 136.90 will do ...... Although if not this round, I'm sure I'll reach it next round as so close now..... Definitely losing slower now I weigh less but so much happier in my clothes and my confidence levels Would still like to lose a bit more though

4/26 -
4/27 -

OSW:188
CSW: 186
CGW: 182
UGW: 138

4/18: 186
4/19: 186
4/20: 186

4/21: 186, first day starting challenge. First challenge for me. Need to find another accountability tool that works for me. Hope this is it!

4/22: 184.3, Moved more yesterday and broke out the food scale. This is mostly water but I’ll take what I can get!

4/23: 181.7, Stuck to calorie goal and had a long hike yesterday. Feeling less bloated.

4/24: 181.2, walked over 16,000 steps, drank tons of water and went over calories but still dropped half a pound. Must have been at maintenance or near it and rest is water weight. Will try harder to stick to calories today because this water loss will come to an end soon.

4/25: 184.1, welp, I was within calorie range but know a lot has been water flux. Here’s the proof. Sigh.
4/26:
4/27:

Round 38
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 - 165.0 - Made my goal! Now to just maintain or continue to drop on down for the next couple days. Gave in to cravings last night and had a hot fudge sundae, hoping I won't see an increase tomorrow from it but it was oh so good and I only felt a tiny bit guilty about eating it after I had sat there and ate it all. Kind of worried about such a drop but hoping it's true and I won't have a big increase tomorrow or Friday, still feeling optimistic.

4/26
4/27

Ending weight (round 37) - 187.2

4/18 - 186.2....healthy eating yesterday paid off!
4/19 - 186.2....Again with the healthy eating. Maybe now I'll start going down?
4/20 - N / A
4/21 - N / A
4/22 - N / A
4/23 - 188.8....My bad for not weighing in for 3 days. Will start to do better!
4/24 - 187.4....Ok, I can salvage this round
4/25 - 186.2....On the right track. Gotta keep this going!
4/26
4/27

It won't be easy, but it will be worth it!

My ultimate goal is 170lbs, so any loss is a good loss.

Female 5'1" 30y

GW: 130lbs


4/24: 174.4 - ate within calorie limit. was in a great mood all day.
4/25: 173.8

Round 27 SW 227.8 EW 219.4 round 28
SW 219.4 EW 215.0
Round 30 SW 215.4 EW 212.0
round 31 SW 211.8 EW 208.8
round 32 SW 208.8 EW 206.8
round 33 SW 206.8 EW 201.8
round 34 SW201.8 EW 200.8
round 35 SW 202 EW 197.7
round 36 SW 197.7 EW 196.4
Round 37 SW 196.4 EW 195.84/18
Goal: get back on track and increase activity
4/18 194.8
4/19 191 ! (almost afraid to type it) It is the little changes. Just started walking the dog 2 miles a night.
4/20 193.2 I knew I should be afraid to type it Total had a cheat day today... heading out for a hike soon.
4/21 My son's birthday .... never stopped to get on the scale.
4/22 194.2 This weekend has been like my vacation all packed into one... Monday will be when I get back on track.
4/23 197.... YIKES!!! I guess this is why I love this challenge! Retaining some serious H2O ... but have already consumed 2 liters... Taking control back TODAY
4/24 196
4/25 196
4/26
4/27

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 - 208.4 - Whoa! Holy moly not sure what to make of that. I suspect I'll see some fluctuation in the next few days. I cooked dinner last night and ate a few extra pieces of bacon while I was cooking. Still stayed within macros for cals, carbs, sodium and actually hit my protein (these are typically my trouble spots)! I've never done daily weigh in's before so this is great for data collection to see how and what affects my body. I noticed yesterday my complexion is improving and my ring is finally feeling more comfortable. Almost done with my first round of 10 days and feeling all the benefits, mind, body and soul!
4/26
4/27