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 snack.
4/25 - 185.1 - I'm still headed in the right direction even though I wasn't that great about eating healthy yesterday. I forgot my lunch and didn't have time for breakfast so by the end of the day I was ready to eat everything in front of me. Today is a new day, hopefully, tomorrow will continue the downward trend.
4/26 - 184.7 - Ok, I'm not going to complain about that. Unfortunately, I broke my toe yesterday because walking gracefully has never been my strength. Dr. wants me off my feet for 3-5 days so I'm not counting on losing much more but I'll try to stay hydrated and not feed my boredom with comfort food.
4/27

Michelle 36 from Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5'9"
SW: 99.2kg | UGW: 70kg

R37 SW 96.8 GW 95.0kg

Day/Weight/Comment
4/18 96.8kg really struggling this week. I have a history of depression and I'm hoping this is just a small dip and the black cloud will float on by soon…

4/19
4/20
4/21
4/22
4/23
4/24 96.1kg black cloud settled for a few days so I took a few days off weighing myself! Was a bit of a big dip but seems to be gone again, for now!
I'll be happy just to get under 96kg this round!
4/25 95.8kg please please stay down….
4/26 95.6kg yay!
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--177.6 Still not concerned; I haven't been doing anything differently and I expected a bounce back. Just keep plugging along!
4/26--178.8 Oh my.
4/27

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
4/26 195 just keep swimming....swimming....swimming
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
4/25 210.7 Doing a happy dance! Today marks 3 weeks on MFP and I’ve lost my first 10 pounds! Mostly it hasn’t been too difficult, but there have been a few times I really wanted to give in to the urge to splurge and just pig out. Anyway, keep up the good fight, everyone. It is so worth it!
4/26 210.5
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: 155.0 Not surprised... evening snack attack of veggie straws & Reese's peanut butter eggs leftover from Easter. 14c water. Rest day / Fitbit 7,264 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 29 floors.
04/26: 153.5 Net calories, sodium & sugar green, protein ok, fiber good & 13c water. Rested feet feeling better & walked dog after work 3.09 mi 56:39 pace 18:19. Fitbit 14,455 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 57 floors.
04/27

Doing the best you can this moment is success.

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 haven't held on to this much water in a while. Its parsley time!

4/25 (Wednesday) - 208 - Hot lemon water with my acv and parsley tea started my day. I'll do this for a week. I hope I get positive results. There's nothing else for me to change and the peanut butter thing is over. Thank goodness!

4/26 (Thursday) - 207
4/27 (Friday)

Seeking lower bodyfat %

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? 12k+ steps. Looks like the lunch walk is key to success. Another day of eating on plan.

4/25: 152# No morning workout which is fine. My body needed the rest. Walk at lunch. 12k+ steps. Eating was a little more difficult today, but I ate within my calories and my “limits”. Good day despite wanting to have the junk.

4/26: 154# (Up this morning- PMSing). Morning workout.
4/27

So after vacation, SO home for 6 weeks, not keeping up with JGM10 and super busy and stressful at work. I'm up a few pounds. Some will be water weight and drop off rather quick (I hope). Goals to meal prep, stay around 1500 calories and 15,000+ daily steps.


Day/Weight/Comment
4/18
4/19
4/20
4/21
4/22
4/23 - 167.3 ...
4/24 - 164.6 Steps 17,795 and 1365 calories. Have all meals prepped. Going the right direction!
4/25 - 163.7 14,321 steps 1451 calories. Didn’t check my steps before I fell asleep. Up early today .... off and going!!

4/26 - 162.7 Getting rid of the bloat and feeling better. 15,130 steps and 1422 calories.

4/27

#37: 142.6 - 137.4 = -5.2

Day/Weight/Comment

4/18: 137.4, now the real work begins. On target yesterday and holding steady.

4/19: 138.8, darned pickles! I never realized how much sodium they have. Also indulged in 1 Reese’s peanut butter cup (regular size). Calories were within deficit and my macros were decent. Proof that salt and sugar make me retain water.

4/20: 135.4, must be dehydration from last night’s wine. Food was on target, but a little over in calories due to my pinot indulgence.

4/21: 136.8, back to normal hydration. On target for calories and macros yesterday.

4/22: 137.8, birthday party potluck. I’m thinking too much sodium and definitely the wine is reflected in my weight.

4/23 136.8, I’ll take it! On track yesterday with food. Still not drinking enough plain water, I prefer mineral water so I tend to drink that instead.

4/24: 136.8, it was the Klondike bar...

4/25: 136.8, deficit in calories yesterday, macros were off; too much sugar and fat

4/26: 136.8, again...

OSW: 225
Round 38 SW: 187.1
Round 38 GW:184
UGW: 140

R35 Lost: 1.8lbs R35 Ending weight: 193.6
R36 Lost: 3.2lbs R36 Ending weight: 189.8
R37 Lost: 4.3lbs R37 Ending weight: 187.1

Day/Weight/Comment
4/18 186.6 It's my Birthday!
4/19 186.6 I'm happy I didn't go up bc had a big of a cheat due to bday but was still within MFP calories goal.
4/20 186.8
4/21 186.1
4/22 186
4/23 186.5
4/24 187
4/25 186
4/26 185.8
4/27

Jan 2016 SW: 228.3 BMI: 33.7
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Round 34 SW 179.4 BMI: 26.3
Round 35 SW 178.4
Round 36 SW 177
Round 37 SW 175.4
Round 38 SW 173.8
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4/18 173.8
4/19 173.2
4/20 173.2
4/21 172.4
4/22 173.2
4/23 173.2
4/24 172.8
4/25 172.4
4/26 172.6
4/27
GW for this round: 173.2

This is Round 11 for me, and my first full round with the Keto lifestyle.

Age: 46
Height 5’11”
Historical SW (January 2015): 245 lbs
Recent SW: 220.0 lbs (1/14/18)
Ultimate GW: 189.8 lbs (and then reevaluate)
R28 SW = 220.0 EW = 219.8 (-0.2) AW = 220.2 (+0.2)
R29 SW = 219.8 EW = 214.0 (-5.8) AW = 215.9 (-4.3)
R30 SW = 214.0 EW = 214.0 (-0.0) AW = 214.1 (-1.8)
R31 SW = 214.0 EW = 209.2 (-4.8) AW = 211.3 (-2.8)
R32 SW = 209.2 EW = 209.6 (+0.4) AW = 208.9 (-2.4)
R33 SW = 209.6 EW = 207.4 (-2.2) AW = 208.2 (-0.7)
R34 SW = 207.4 EW = 206.6 (-0.8) AW = 206.6 (-1.6)
R35 SW = 206.6 EW = 204.2 (-2.4) AW = 204.1 (-2.5)
R36 SW = 204.1 EW = 207.4 (+3.3) AW = 203.9 (-0.2)
R37 SW = 207.4 EW = 202.0 (-5.4) AW= 203.5 (-0.4)

Total loss (since 1/14/18, but before this round): 18.0 lbs
Average weight loss per round: 1.75 lbs

R38 SW = 202.0
Goal for this round: ONEDERLAND

Day/Weight/Comment

4/18 = 200.4 (-1.6). WHOOSH™. Day 2 of Keto was again just fine. 21 net carbs, slightly under protein goal, slightly over in calories. Generally feeling okay so far. Yesterday was better than the day before. My wife is going to a training for 2 days, so I get to live the bachelor life until Thursday night.

4/19 = 199.2 (-1.2). WHOOSH again!!! Day 3 of Keto went pretty well, even after having half a banana early in the morning (40% of my daily carbs). I was right on target with my macros. I'm enjoying the scale, but I think this is pretty normal for Keto (not 100% sure). SL 5x5 and basketball tonight. I'll be interested to see what my energy level is like at this point.

4/20 = 196.8 (-2.4). Another WHOOSH™!!! I'm about 6 points away from my lowest weight in 25 years. Keto Day 4 was great! I had berries and whipped heavy cream for dessert last night, a little bit of dark chocolate during the day, and was still under calories. I am recognizing the need to be a little careful about indulging sweets. I was a little high in protein, but other macros were on point. 5.2 lbs in 3 days. Is this normal Keto stuff? I'm not complaining, but I didn't expect things to be moving so quickly.

4/21 = 196.0 (-0.8). I'm going to stop naming whatever this is for right now. No I'm not. Any other day this would be a WHOOSH™, so that's what it is. I'm 1 lb away from what I labeled my Ultimate Goal Weight, but that's so clearly not where I'm going to stop that I'm changing it right now. I want to be under 190 (at least). For the first time, maybe ever, I'm not afraid of the weekend. Thanks Keto! And thanks for the funny weight loss streak too! Keto is really working for me; I've been tested numerous times with sweets so far, and they don't motivate me more than reaching my goal does! Good luck to everyone this weekend!

4/22 = 196.2 (+0.2). This may sound weird, but I'm happy to have a day without a loss; I was a little worried my streak would never end. Things are still going well with Keto Day 6. I was out with friends for lunch (they had dessert), had dinner with parents (had to make my own food at their house), and it wasn't hard to stick with my plan. I'm working most of the day today, and there's a dinner tonight for my brother-in-law's birthday. I'll find something I can eat at the Italian restaurant we're going to.

4/23 = 197.0 (+0.8). I've definitely come back to Earth regarding the rapid initial loss from Keto, and I'm glad. I ate out at a family-style Italian restaurant for my brother-in-law's birthday. I got a little bit of gentle teasing from my sister-in-law, but stuck to plan for the most part (half a bite of mango mousse cheesecake, and a tiny sip of 3 different drinks). Regardless, gaining 1 lb over the weekend is a good result for just about any weekend. The bad news is that my lower back had been killing me since Friday. Lucky for me I'm so busy this week that I couldn't have played basketball even if I wanted to. I need to visit my chiro. My weight is likely stuck because of my back; it's hard to #2 when it hurts to flex my abs or lower back muscles. Sorry for the TMI! I'm happy if I can just maintain through the end of this challenge.

4/24 = 196.0 (-1.0). BOUNCE BACK™. I'm at Keto Day 8, and it's still working out pretty well. Hit my macros right on the head, and I'm starting to incorporate more leafy greens and healthy stuff into my diet. Until now the only healthy thing I've been ingesting consistently has been avocado. I've been a little funky regarding sweets; I'm making sure that, if I have some carbs left at the end of the day, I'm using them, and I'm using them on dark chocolate or blackberries and heavy whipped cream. I'm not sure if this is good, okay, or really bad. My back is killing me. I know I shouldn't be at work, but there's a goodbye lunch for one of my co-workers, and I'm going to try to make it until then (2 hours away at the time of writing this). When that's over, it's off to Urgent Care (to get the appropriate meds), then home for the afternoon and likely all day tomorrow to rest, ice, and hopefully recover. I'm hoping this pain is relatively short-term (it always has been), and that I can get back to the gym/basketball next week (even if it's at a reduced intensity).

4/25 = 196.0. No change from yesterday re: weight, but a little change regarding my back pain (25% improvement). I could tie my shoes this morning (with effort), so I decided to come to work. I got some prescription-strength ibuprofen from the doctor, as well as a muscle relaxer (for when I get home), so at least I know I'm doing what I can medication-wise. Food-wise, I made it through the day/night last night without chocolate or berries, so that was a NSV as well. Under my carb goal, slightly over on protein yesterday. I'm really hoping my back gets better soon.

4/26 = 196.2 (+0.2). Kind of a blah day yesterday. Had a potluck at work for lunch, and was able to eat a grilled chicken breast and guacamole. I was fine with it, but I think some of my coworkers were a little bit shocked by my eating. Too bad. My back is 75% better than it was, which is great. I feel like I'm on-track to get back to exercising by Monday or so. I was under calories yesterday, under carbs, but went over my protein goal by a few grams and didn't take in nearly the fat I usually do. I'm hoping that my improved back/reduced pain will help to "get things moving" in my body. The pain/inflammation meds have not been helping this process, I think.

4/27