Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 39

New guy here and I know I'm late for class.....
but I'll be here for Rd 40
04.28 – Didn’t find this until the 3rd
04.29 - Didn’t find this until the 3rd
04.30 - Didn’t find this until the 3rd
05.01 - Didn’t find this until the 3rd
05.02 - Didn’t find this until the 3rd
05.03 - 224.9
05.04 – 223.8 Did much better last night on portion control during dinner. That is my down fall. looking forward to this group and getting down and helping others with cyber-kick in the butt motivation
05.05 222.9 Headed in the right direction. Slow progress in still progress. Excited and looking forward to what is in store.
05.06 224.2
05.07 223.3

Feel free to add me. I'm always looking for words of wisdom and motivation as I will always give the same.

Round 39 -Just give me 10 days
Me - Round 1
Long term goal: 24lbs
Long term timeline : Goal weight by Nov
10 day goal - 1 lb

Day/Weight/Comment
4/28-159.2
4/29-160.3
4/30-161.0 wrong direction here
5/01- 159.6
5/02-158.8
5/03-158.6
5/04-158.4
5/05-160.0 - wtf!
5/06-159.4
5/07 -away no scale
5/08 -away no scale
Will post my final weight tomorrow morning. Starting my round 40 in the morning MWAH

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith

Round 39 GOAL = Maintain (125-130) and get back into regular exercise!

4/28 - 127.8 - yesterday under calories and at least got 8K steps
4/29 - 127.2 - yesterday under calories and 11K steps, no actual workout though
4/30 - 127.8 - yesterday significantly over calories and very few steps. Just a bit of an emo day. I really do not do well when my regular workout partner (hubs) isn't well ... he has asthma so he gets a bye, me, just emo and unfocused.
5/1 - 129.2 - and DESERVED. If it had sugar in it and was not nailed down, I ate it yesterday. Horrifying. I am still eating like I was on vacation and getting 15-25K steps a day, and with an acquired taste for sugary "energy" foods like was able to get away with on the trip, while I sit at my desk and am frustrated with people and try to catch up on projects. Post vacation Whoops got me big time!!
So here is the plan:
log every bite today CHECK
Get a workout today CHECK well it was in my living room, but yes
Walk on breaks, get 5K steps by 5PM ALMOST, got 4800
and 40 flights ALMOST, got 31
Start my journal pages for May which will help me with daily goals AT LEAST DID MAY 1
5/2 - 128.0 - yesterday well under calories, 10K steps, and no pre-bedtime sugar; see my progress report above
5/3 - 128.4 - yesterday under calories, 11K steps including a knockout trail run/hike with some elevation gain (I walk when my hr hits the red zone)
5/4 - 127.8 - yesterday huge smashing headache, came home and slept, ate too many foods, and only walked 3K steps
5/5 - 128.6 - yesterday 10K steps including a really warm and windy run of 3.5 miles. Over calories though and did not log. Back at it today.
5/6 - 129.6 - yesterday under steps, over calories. Dang having a hard time getting back into my routines.

5/7 - 129.8 - yesterday under steps and over calories. Less sugar but still too much snacking. Sugar is not an enemy to me, just can get hard to stop once I start when in the wrong space. Sore throat all day and very low energy. Slept 10-11 hours two days in a row, hope that helps!

R39 * Start = 127.8 * Ave = 128.4 * Min = 127.2 * End 129.8

TIME TO GET A GRIP ! ON TO ROUND 40.

Oh and @RandJ6280 Nice to see you here and Welcome!

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.
5/4 - 314.6 (-3.0) I'm pleasantly surprised by the drop, likely drop of water as TOM draws closer to a close. I'm kept at my diet and hit my daily step goal. I don't know if I will hit my steps today given the time of day that I am coming fully around. I have some things that I need to do today, but my CSS wants to meet at 3:15 throwing a monkey wrench into the timing of things. Oh, well, there's tomorrow to work things out.
5/5 - 315.6 (+1.0) Probably from all the sodium from my wasabi peas binge yesterday. It's okay, the trend is still generally down for the month.
5/6 - 315.8 (+0.2) It's likely waste weight due to bowel issues. My eating was good, my exercise not so much but I was well under my caloric goal yesterday. I may need to take a laxative today. I have an errand I need to run and laundry to do today. I should also work on cleaning some as well. I saw my grandmother yesterday, and we walked around outside enjoying the warm weather, then sat for awhile. I miss having her just one floor below me. Her birthday is coming up this Thursday and then Mother's Day in one week. Lots of planning to do and keeping everything else, including not losing sight of my fitness goals this week!
5/7 - 313.4 (-2.4) Finally a solid drop after a few days of bouncing around. I don't know if it'll stick, but I hope that it will. I'm dealing with some cravings today, but so far I'm drawing up the order but cancelling it at the last minute. I am a bit hungry, but need to hold on to what I can.




Total Lost for R39: 11.0

Round 39. Male 6'1" age 46

389 lbs start of the official journey 5/1/2016
SW: 271.0 (-1.0 lbs from last round / -118.0 lbs from start weight)
GW: 269ish
End GOAL: 220ish

Day/Weight/Comment
4/28 272.2 tad unexpected but it is what it is got cardio day at gym probably a hike this afternoon
4/29 272.0 Going in right direction cold today but doing a short gym session and hike in afternoon when sun warms things up
4/30 273.1 A lot of sodium in BBQ last night felt sick afterwards but moving on another monday and week of work
5/01 270.8 A ton of walking and physical working at work got a good woosh legs still sore
5/02 270.1 Went back to circuit training with steps between instead of straight lifting think that is better for me even lowered my cardio because of time crunch and still getting results
5/03 272.2 Feeling great got a rest day to relaxe from the gym but busy day of work
5/04 272.9 Crazy ride this week ate under just stress and lack of sleep think
5/05 272.1 Made it to the weekend
5/06 274.2 Baseball game lots of salty peanuts :<
5/07 276.3 What the heck not sure the issue but it is what it is

Nothing works unless you have a sustained calorie deficit over time. Anything will work if you have a sustained calorie deficit over time.

Motivation is overrated. What you need is education, willingness to eat less, a good plan, and discipline to stick to it.

Jan 2016 SW: 228 BMI: 33.7
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Round 34 SW 179
Round 35 SW 178
Round 36 SW 177
Round 37 SW 175
Round 38 SW 174
Round 39 SW 173
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4/27 173
4/28 172
4/29 172
4/30 172
5/1 172 **I have decided to post my weight in whole numbers.
5/2 172
5/3 172
5/4 172
5/5 171
5/6 171
5/7 172

RGW: 172
GW: 169 (BMI < 25)

Wow. There's a significant chunk of us who really struggled this last round. I know my choices, I also know I struggled with craving salt and some hunger. Is it fatigue from trying to lose weight for several months? Is it spring and not planning ahead?

Let's make this next 10 days a recommitment to health

I will choose my goal over my short term struggle.

Age: 49
Height: 5'7"
OSW: 233.8# 03.28.15
LowRW: 161# 12.10.16
CW: 189# 05.05.18 (-1.2)
GW: 155-160#

Round 39 SW 190.2

4/28 - 190.2

4/29 - 192.2: Big dinner of country style ribs, baked potato, corn, and a couple of Seagrams spiked. My weekly indulgence. The rest of the week will be better!

4/30 - 194.2: Not heading in the direction I want, but today is a new day. Ham and more Seagrams are not helping the situation!

5/1 - 192.6: That's better. Tuna sandwich for lunch; chicken salad for dinner. 45 minute walk with the daughter.

5/2 - 191.8: I’ll take it! Same lunch as yesterday. Dinner was a couple of slices of ham and a baked potato. No exercise.

5/3 - 190.2: Woohoo!!! Back where I started the round! LOL. My doctor called yesterday afternoon and is decreasing my thyroid meds again (just lowered it 5 weeks ago). Not sure why it's dropping all of a sudden.

5/4 - 190.0: Considering I succumbed to my sweet tooth yesterday, I'm surprised! Hopefully this means I may just say farewell to the 190's tomorrow morning when I do my weekly weigh-in. Working on a fast today...on hour 14 right now.

5/5 - 189: I did it!! Finally hit the 180’s!! Heading to NHRA TODAY, so food choices won’t be optimal. Going to do the best I can though!

5/6 - 191.2: Did great with the food at NHRA (thanks to an undercooked burger), but we stopped and had Chinese on the way home. Damn sodium!!

5/7 - 192.6: Lazy Sunday and too much to drink! Not counting it as a loss, since my weigh-in days are Saturday.

On to the next round!