Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 39

Round 39
SW: 62.6 kg/138 lbs
GW this 10 days: 61.9 kg/ 136.5 lbs
to lose in 10 days: 0.7 kg/ -1.5 lbs
Ultimate goal: 58.5 kg/ 129 lbs


Round 39:
4/28 - not started yet
4/29 138 lbs | Ran a relaxed 5k today. Rest of the day: Mostly couchpotato. food okay-ish today, not much snacking.
4/30: 137.3 lbs | Nice drop, but I was feeling quite bloated before. Oh well, it scared me enough on the scale to get me restarting this MFP-journey. Stayed within calories yesterday! Eating at a restaurant tomorrow, so I'll try to bank some today.
5/01: 136.1 lbs | Drop is still going on! But banking calories did not work yesterday, and tonight I’m having a 3-course dinner at a restaurant. So I’ll probably notice it on the scale tomorrow, Hope to get a run in then!
5/02: 136.1 lbs | No backlash from the restaurant yesterday, although I was maybe almost a 1000 cal in the red… The rest of the day has been really *kitten* so far, I hardly slept and I’m worrying a lot. Really stressed and tired at work. I really feel like I need snacking.. Hope to get a run in tonight..
5/03: 136.1 lbs | No run yesterday, and dinner was pizza.. But I stayed in the green! And there was no penalty from the high sodium levels! And I’m feeling a bit better mentally.

5/04
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5/07

Let's see where this round goes.

R34 SW 124.2 EW 123.7
R35 SW 123.4 EW 123.0
R36 SW 123.1 EW 123.4
R37 SW 123.3 EW 124.3
R38 SW 124.0 EW 122.4
GW 117

Day/Weight/Comment
4/28 - 121.7
4/29 - 121.7 I've learned from this challenge to expect a lot of ups and downs with the numbers. Decided that my goal for this round is to keep the high number under 124.
4/30 - 123.4
5/01 - 123.4
5/02 - 123.0
5/03 - 122.6
5/04
5/05
5/06
5/07

SW on MFP: 332.8
R37:(-4.0 lbs)
R38:(-4.4 lbs)
R39 SW: 324.4
R39 GW: 319.4

Day/Weight/Comment
4/28 - 321.4 (-3.0) It's one heck of a start. I'm not even sure why the loss happened. I ate a good bit yesterday and the day before. I guess my metabolism is kicking in ways I don't know or it could be the getting up and moving once an hour for just a few minutes an hour. I'm not complaining, just curious so I can repeat it going forward.
4/29 - 320.2 (-1.2) Woohoo! It's still going down. It seems the moving around is still the key and reasonable eating. I'm not going crazy with food or motion. This is helping to keep Ed quiet as well. Quite interesting.
4/30 - 317.2 (-3.0) That's a pretty good drop. Ed's voice is pretty quiet lately and I have been eating better. I am sleeping alright. I feel pretty good these days. And drinking plenty of water, definitely plenty of water.
5/1- 316.2 (-1.0) Not so much exercise as it was just diet. I'm hoping for more exercise today, but nervous about activity while my aide is here today. I feel uncomfortable doing my walking in front of others, like I have to explain myself. I know it sounds silly, but there it is.
5/2 - 316.6 (+0.4) Not sure about the increase, but not worried about it as well. I weighed in at an earlier time which might explain it. No big deal.
5/3 - 317.6 (+1.0) No explanation for the increase other than it wasn't the same time of day, which I know does impact what the scale says. I'm not going to worry about it. I did well with my eating yesterday. I just need to stick with it, and I nailed my walking as well. I almost hit the active mark for my Fitbit for every hour except one, and that was just by a few steps. We'll see how it goes today.
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Total Lost for R39: -6.8

Round 39
Round 2 for me

F 50 5'4"
SW: 220
Round 38 EW: 218 (-2)
GW: 150
5 down, 65 to go.

4/28 - 217, supposed to be a beautiful couple of days. I have my grand blessings for the weekend and we're planning on spending all of it outside!

4/29 - 216, lots of chasing the kids around yesterday. Summer clothes and shoe shopping today before I have to bring them back.

4/30 - 216, back to work, sho is Monday. 4 down, 66 to go!

5/1 - 215

5/2 - 215, Friday I'll retake my measurements since it's a new month. There won't be much of a change with a 5 pound loss but I like to have them for reference when I have those months where the number on the scale just won't budge. Losing inches is just as satisfying as losing pounds.

5/3 - 214, Another beautiful weekend coming up. We'll have more people at the lake on the weekends going forward. Hoping I can stay on track if we have a houseful or not.

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5/7

Day/Weight/Comment
4/28 207.0 - Chinese food/sushi early dinner, definitely not enough water. 242 over on cals
4/29 208.2 - Water could have been better - 400 over on cals because I skipped breakfast and was ravenous. Woke up pretty grumpy, not sure if PMS or Chinese food hangover. Did some grocery shopping for MIL - dropped stuff off and she made pizza. Need to get in the habit of having my breakfast smoothie on weekends too.
4/30 209.0 - Not surprised based on my eating habits and less than stellar hydration this weekend. Water water water today.
5/01 206.8 - Starting to see patterns in my weight gains/losses. Up over the weekend into Monday, with a drastic drop Tuesday if I'm good on hydration. Worked very hard on hydration yesterday and ended up around 100 fl.oz. Kept snacking at bay while cooking last night. Was due to go out for lunch with a friend today, plans cancelled and I have no lunch! Need to make some wise decisions on the fly. Low carb dinner, philly cheese steak stuffed peppers, so I have some wiggle room, but that doesn't mean hit the drive thru!!!
5/02 206.2 - Another 100 oz day for water yesterday - at work I have no problem hitting water goals. I need to track the weekends, thats where I need to improve. Panera for lunch fit into my macros with a cup of blackbean soup, half a turkey avocado bacon sandwhich on sourdough, sub mayo for hummus, and the bag of chips even fit in my day! I'm painfully frugal sometimes, so I almost got a Wendys chicken sandwhich (which was about the same cals + more sodium than all of my panera food) because it was cheaper. I reminded myself this is an INVESTMENT IN MYSELF, and spent the extra $4 at panera. Walk around Pearl Hill about 1 mile. Philly Cheese steak stuffed peppers are delicious and should remain a staple, half my expected portion filled me up. I passed out before I even though to eat my dark chocolate. A low cal day for me at about 1200 compared to my usual 1500-1600.
5/03 205.4 - I noticed yesterday that this challenge ends on a Monday - that will be a real test for me over the weekend. I typically see my biggest gain on Monday before a whoosh on Tuesday. Given the number I see today though, I'm confident that with some fluctuations I can still meet my goal of 206. It will be great to improve my water intake this weekend and see if that helps too with the weekend gain. Although, I know that my eating habits on the weekend tend to be a little more indulgent, so I'm going to have to find some balance with that as well. Could be as simple as better planning, perhaps? I'll make sure to have my smoothie for breakfast both days this weekend. I took some progress face pics today, and wowzers! Eyes are way less puffy, skin is glowing, I can already see a difference in my cheeks/chin - need to do some full body ones, as much as I dont want to. I'll wish I had done it later on.
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I started this challenge at round 27, at 227.8. I ended round 38 at 194. That is a 33 pound loss! I love this challenge! It goes against everything I USED to believe about weighing in daily, and has taught me to really listen to my body, not get discouraged by small set backs, and to celebrate the small victories!

Round 39 SW 194 Goal 3 pounds

4/28 193.8 Went off track yesterday, so would not be surprised, I am up tomorrow
4/29 196.... hello TOM!
4/30 196
05/01 195
05/02 194.6 14,000 steps yesterday, and stayed on track... Yay me!
05/03 194.4
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@marcvb35

5/2 192 – ate kinds good. Drank like a fish. Can’t lose every day! First words out of Wife’s mouth this morning “HAVE A SANDWICH”
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LOL... are you cranky?