Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 40

Round 40
My 5th round!

Round 36 - SW 167 EW 168
Round 37 - SW 168.2 EW 166.6
Round 38 - SW 166.6 EW 165.2
Round 40 - SW 165.2 EW 163.6

SW - 172 on 1/14/18
CSW - 163.6
CEW - 161.6
UGW - 130

Day/Weight/Comment

5/08 - 163.8 - A little bit of an increase but I was expecting it, I always gain a little when I don't drink enough water and the past couple days I haven't. Going to up my water intake today and get a walk in this evening. Wasn't able to walk yesterday like I wanted to, husband came home from work with a trailer full of mulch so I spent the evening weeding and laying mulch instead. Granted that's a work out of its own. Looking forward to this new round and getting that much closer to my ultimate goal weight.

5/09 - 163.8 - Been around this weight for quite a few days now so I'm hoping to see a drop soon. I've been getting well over my steps goal (10,000) the past few days and my food has been good, haven't been eating back any of my exercise calories. My water intake is down still though, for some reason I've been having a hard time drinking as much as I was which I find weird, you'd think I'd want to drink more as it's getting very warm out.

5/10 - 164.4 - Well crap! I wanted the scale to move and that it did but it went in the wrong direction... I think it's because I've been bad with drinking water the past few days, was a lot better drinking my water today though and my food has been good, even though I had to mentally slap my hand away from grabbing unhealthy snacks yesterday. Kicked myself out of the house so I wouldn't munch. I'm hoping this number won't stick around too long, fingers crossed. Getting a walk in this evening and and have a healthy dinner planned out.

5/11 - 162.6 - There's the drop! Glad yesterday's weight didn't decide to stick around and hopefully doesn't reappear. Drank lots of water yesterday, got a 40 minute walk in while the kids had soccer practice and enjoyed my healthy dinner. Starting to plan weekend meals now so I don't ruin my hard work and and can meet my goal for this round.

5/12 - 160.4 - I don't know where these big drops are coming from but please continue! I've reached my goal at this weight but I'll wait a day or two and make sure it's going to stick around before I set a new goal for this round. Today's been good so far, lots of water, healthy breakfast and lunch but I have a wedding to go to tonight so hopefully I can resist some of the badder but oh so yummy foods. Hope to see a good number tomorrow by continuing good choices today.

5/13 - 160.4 - I'm expecting to see an increase in the next couple days as the food at the wedding was delicious (though I really didn't over eat and I stayed away from dessert) and the open bar was even better so I'm sure the mixed drinks but my over my calories limit. I did do some dancing so hopefully that burnt some of the drink calories off. I was thinking about setting a new goal but I think I'll just try to maintain this weight for the rest of this round. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the mothers on here!!

5/14 - 160.4 - Busy day, continuously hungry, storming outside. My bed is calling me.

5/15 - 161.4 - There's the gain I've been expecting to see, not too bad and it's still slightly under my goal for this round so I'm doing pretty good. I just realized I have exactly a month until my anniversary and I want to be around 150 by then so it's time to kick it into high gear. I think I can do it, just have to put my mind to it. Had a late dinner last night so that might also count for the little bit of gain. There's 2 weigh ins left for this round, let's make them count!

5/16 - 160.8 - Kept myself busy after work weeding and planting flowers so I was able to stay out of the kitchen and away from snacking. Excited to be so close to the 150s, it's added motivation to keep eating healthy and working out.

5/17

SW: 225
Round 40 SW: 183
Round 40 GW:181
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
R38 Lost: 2.0lbs R38 Ending weight: 185.1
R39 Lost: 1.8lbs R39 Ending weight 183

5/8 182.5
5/9 182.8
5/10 181.9
5/11 180
5/12 179.5
5/13 179.0
5/14 179.9
5/15 179.0
5/16 177.9
5/17

R14 SW- 160.38
R15 SW- 158.4
R16 SW- 155.98
R17 SW- 154.66
R18 SW- 153.12
R19 SW- 152.68
R20 SW- 150.7
R21 SW- 149.82
R22 SW- 148.94
R23 SW- 148.94 (no loss last round)
R24 SW- 147.84
R25 SW- 146.3
R26 SW- 145.86
R27 SW- 145.86 (no loss last round)
R28 SW- 145.42
R29 SW- 143.88
R30 SW- 143.22
R31 SW- 142.12
R32 SW- 139.7
R33 SW- 140.8 (gained last round)
R34 SW- 139.26
R35 SW- 139.26 (no loss last round)
R36 SW- 138.16
R37 SW- 137.06
R38 SW- 136.84
R39 SW- 135.08

Current weight- 135.74
10 Day Goal: Continue to exercise at least half the days this round. Any loss would be welcome at this point.

Day/Weight/Comment
5/8 135.96- 2.04 mile walk And my weight just keeps rising...
5/9 135.52- Had visitors in the evening, so didn't go out for my evening walk.
5/10 135.75- 1.22 mile walk Walk was cut short due to weather.
5/11 135.3- 3.67 mile walk Big walk to make up for previous 2 days.
5/12 136.18- 2.17 mile walk Frustrated with my weight. Exercising and eating under calories.
5/13 135.52- No exercise. Big blister on the bottom of my foot. Need to suck it up and go out tomorrow.
5/14 135.3- 1.6 mile walk and 2.2 mile walk Had a busy day, but I managed to get in 2 separate walks! I did not drink enough water. Trying to fit in a little extra now before bed.
5/15 135.3- 2.51 mile walk
5/16
5/17

Original SW: 190 (12/29/2016)
Round 36 SW: 183
Round 37 SW: 179.8
Round 38 SW: 179.0
Round 39 SW: 178.2
Round 40 SW: 179.6
Round 40 GW: Under 178 for more than two days in a row
Ultimate GW: 145ish

5/08--179.4
5/09--177.6 Woohoo! I stayed under my calorie goal yesterday for the first time in a while. Now just gotta get it to stick!
5/10--177.0 Oh yeah, I'm liking where this is going! Under calories again yesterday.
5/11--176.6 yes!!!!!!!!!! I technically reached my goal for this round! Ate just over calorie goal yesterday.
5/12--177.2 I'm okay with this. Ate a little over my calories yesterday. Today is my college graduation!!! Going to Pilates this morning and then I just have to make sure not to overindulge at the party my boss is throwing for me.
5/13--Whoops, guess I forgot to weigh in. I also took the day off from logging.
5/14--176.6 Yes! I love seeing this, especially after taking a day off from MFP. Hoping I can keep it up, I have a pretty busy week this week!
5/15--176.6 Two days in a row, woooo! I consider this a win.
5/16--177.4 Darn it anyways. I overate yesterday, I just had the urge to munch all day. Plus not much exercise the last couple of days. Still happy to be in this range and we have Pilates class tonight!
5/17

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
R39 SW 121.7 EW 123.3
GW 117

5/08 - 122.7
5/09 - 122.5
5/10 - 122.1
5/11 - 122.5
5/12 - 122.5
5/13 - 123.2
5/14 - 124.0 going the wrong way again
5/15 - 123.9
5/16 - 124.8 ugh
5/17

I'm considering this round a pivot point since it ends on our move-into-new-house day. I've been lax in my calorie limits, and that's going to stop. I've reset my allowance and am dropping most bread from my diet. I'm also finally getting back to regular walks and weight training. I'm not keen on weight goals since I can't control the scale, but I'm determined to stick to my eating and exercise goals now and will hope to drop a pound per round (3/month) with an eye to hitting my UGW by early December.

Goals:
Weight ~~ UGW - 130; looking for indefinite downward trend each round, ideally 1 pound/round.
Food ~~ 1430 calories max; P 15-25%, C 35-50%, F 30-45%

Weight 2/2015 - 218
Lost 68#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset 11/16-6/17. R39 end weight 149.8; averages -- calories 1753.5; carbs ~47%; protein ~20%; fat ~33%

Day/Weight/Calories Day Before (aiming for 1430 starting 5-8)/Comment

5/8 - 150.8 - 1647 (10-day ave 1791)
First day, new round, revised approach. I'm up a little, no surprise, but I've finally shaken off this horrible cold and most of the cough, so I feel more like walking/exercising. Yay! Happy to see you all!

5/9 - 150.6 - 1256 (10-day ave 1732)
Good day yesterday! I cut my calories without feeling deprived, went for two lovely walks, and started packing. Feeling very positive - and the sunny morning doesn't hurt!

5/10 - 150.6 - 1315 (10-day ave 1653)
A little disappointed not to see a drop but, in fairness, it's only been 2 days since I cut back after a week + of higher calories and my 10-day average is still higher than it should be, so the drop will come. I feel much more in control.

5/11- 150.5 - 1505 (10-day ave 1605)
We were invited to brunch yesterday and I had no idea the strata she served was VERY high in calories - over 900/serving :-( until she sent me the recipe later. Yike! So I went a little over my goal yesterday, although not too bad - 155. Back on track today, although we'll be going out for dinner as our house closing is at 4 o'clock. But I'll watch it!

5/12 - 150 - 1811 (10-day ave 1607)
A bit of a slip yesterday -- Fazolli's for dinner, and yes, I had the breadsticks. So higher calories and a LOT more salt than usual. But we closed on our house - yay! Back on the wagon.

5/13 - 150.2 - 1435 (10-day ave 1517)
Doing better hitting food goals, and my 10-day averages are slowly approaching my daily goal. Weight will follow. I'd be giddy to hit my R39 end weight by the end of this round, but whatever happens, happens.

5/14 - 150 - 1472 (10-day ave 1536)
This all seems completely logical to me, and I'll be interested to see what happens when my 10-day averages are finally more in line with my daily goal. Every day I knock off another higher calorie day when I average - 3 more to go. I've become a data nerd.

5/15 - 150.6 - 1289 (10-day ave 1530)
Well, that's disappointing, but I think this really shows that it isn't just the day or two before that matter, but the longer picture. My calories the past 3 days have been below my estimated TDEE (maintenance) of 1490, but my 10-day average is still a little over that number. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens when my average hits and stays at TDEE or lower. And I said this round would be a pivot as I get back to lower calories and more exercise. All good.

5/16 - 150.4 - 1430 (10-day ave 1489)
Finally, my average is (barely) below my estimated maintenance calories. We're moving into our house tomorrow, so we'll be eating out at least part of the time today and tomorrow, but I'll try very hard to stay within bounds. Checking in tomorrow may be a challenge, but I'll try. I was hoping to be in the 140s by the end of this round, but the numbers do make sense, so it's fine. Actually, tracking my 10-day averages has helped me better understand my daily weights. And it's so encouraging to read about all of your success and ups and downs. Thanks!

5/17

Female, 35, 5’6”
Starting weight: 158.2
Goal #1: 150
Ultimate Goal: 135

5/08 – 158.2 I’ve been losing weight for a little bit now, but this is my first time participating in this challenge so I’m going to pretend like it’s day 1 of my weight loss journey. I’m looking forward to the accountability this will provide!
5/09 – 158.6 Yesterday was not a good day on the eating front! I don’t know why I bought that bag of Starbursts, but it was a definitely a mistake. Not doing that again. If I have to have Starbursts, I’ll stick with the smaller packs. It’s a brand new day though and I’m excited about getting back on track.
5/10 – 158.8 I got back on track, but the scale didn’t get the memo! No worries.
5/11 – 159.4 Disappointing after doing really well yesterday staying at my calorie goal. I might try lowering my carbs today to see if that gets things moving in the right direction.
5/12 – 159 Finally moving in the right direction!
5/13 – 158.2 Back to where I started this round! I’ve made pound cake, banana nut bread, and peanut butter cookies over the last couple of days and have managed not to eat over my calorie allotment, so I’m pretty pleased with myself.
5/14 – 157.6 Ate a few more calories than I meant to yesterday, but I was still within my calorie range for the day.
5/15 – 157.8 Carb and sodium heavy day yesterday. It’s not going to get any better today, so I’m expecting to see an increase tomorrow.
5/16 – 158.2 Right back to where I started from! It could have been worse.
5/17

5/08 - 244 (which is a pound less than yesterday for me). Lowest I've been in way to long sadly, though when I started my weight loss journey (again...) I was 257.8, so I'm happy I'm heading in the right direction at least

5/09 - 243.8 - I've been trying to walk at least a mile on my lunch break around the campus I work at, and at night doing at least 30 min of one of my POUND dvd's. I'd like to start working some Yoga in there too to get more flexible, but feel like I need to lose a tad bit more weight to do most of the moves, so I'm really excited to see my weight go down, no matter how small

5/10 - 243.6 - small loss but better than a small gain. I'm happy as long as it heads in the right direction-small victories are still victories

5/11 - 243.2

5/12 - 242.6

5/13 - 241.2 - was convinced I was actually going to go up since I ate supper kinda late on the 12th, so was pleasantly surprised to see that I had my biggest loss of the week instead.

5/14 - 240 - Oh my gosh I'm so close to being out of the 240 range, and 20 lbs lost....I'm so very excited, especially seeing the small losses this week add up to big change. woohoo!

5/15 - 243.4 - stared at the scale for about 2 minutes demanding the numbers change but no such luck. I'm not to set back by it though, as my 'aunt flo' has come to visit and I binged a bit on Chik-fil-a for supper (Grilled nuggets and super food salad, but also had some waffle fries cause I always crave carbs around this time... But last night aside, time to get back on track and make sure this temporary bump up doesn't become permanent

5/16 - 243.8 - ugh another .4 gain. Unfortunately glaring evilly at my scale didn't change the numbers lol, but I take my measurements today so I'll be interested to see what the inches reflect.

5/17 -

SW 169, this round163.4
GW this round 163

Day/Weight/Comment
5/8 - 163.4
5/9 - 163.2
5/10 - 162.8 Yay! Hope I can make it stick
5/11 - 161.8
5/12 - 162.4
5/13 - 161.8 Huh. Hormone whoosh?
5/14 - 162
5/15 - 160.2
5/16 - 162.4
5/17

Age: 55
Height: 5'8
Original MFP SW: 225.3lbs 04.06.17
Ultimate goal: 195
Round 39: Start 224.9 - Ending 223.3 (-1.6)
Round 40: Start 223.3

Day/Weight/Comment
05.08 – 223.3
05.09 - 224.0 - I was up a pound this morning... not happy about this. I'm hoping it is just the prednisone. I have fluid behind my ears... oh well... only 2 more days of it.
05.10 - 225.0 REALLY…. Is it the prednisone? I hate this, I’ve been cutting down on my portion size, increase my workload…..grrrrr
05.11 – no weight in
05.12 - no weight in
05.13 - no weight in
05.14 – 223.5 Mothers Day weekend I survived the sweet table.
05.15 - 223.5 Good day with a great workout in the am, ate pretty good… did some yard work when I got home from work… and here I sit… STILL at 223.5
05.16 – 223.3 Worked the ER last night, and there was a going away party for one of our nurses…. Cake… cookies…. Pizza… I falied! #backontrack #todayistheday
05.17 -

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

Age 60, 5'4.5" 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. Changed MFP setting 5/5/18 to 1/2# per week loss ~ within 10# of UGW, weight loss had stalled 3 months + was feeling hungry more often.
MFP SW 195 ~ Goals: #1 = 150 / #2 = 145 [normal BMI] / #3 = maintain 140 - 145 / no goal dates ~ I get there when I get there
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 154.0 LW 152.0
05/08: 154.0 Did ok all day, stuck w/ prelogged meals & snacks, and net calories w/i limit... then late evening snacking on walnut halves ~ ack!!! Really liking my new calorie limit, but need to figure out what to do about snack attacks ~ I never used to. Rest day ~ Fitbit 10,194 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 30 floors. Raked part of front yard after work ~ so many whirlybirds ~ that was a good arm workout!
05/09: 154.0 Yes! Stuck pretty much w/ prelogged meals, snacks + one curveball. Net calories green, sodium red (leftover Chinese food), sugar -13 (some fruit, power muffin, but also unplanned small portion of ice cream cake in office for manager's granddaughter's 5th bday ~ don't get me started!), fiber & protein good & 17c water ~ actually felt thirsty! Walked dog before work / 3.4 mi 1:02:23. Fitbit 16,402 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 54 floors ~ evening, packed 3 boxes of Easter decorations & stored in basement ~ yes, I still had Easter decorations out.
05/10: 153.5 I think changing my MFP setting to 1/2# per week, and having more net calories to play with, is agreeing with me. Net calories -15, sodium -721, sugar -19 (mostly fruit, power muffin & yogurt), fiber excellent, protein good & 14c water. Walked dog before work in off + on sprinkles + beat the rain / 3.43 mi 1:01:05 / remembered to stretch. Fitbit 16,489 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 46 floors. Workplace step challenge ~ currently in 31st place / top 30 women get prize at 10-week point... too bad leader board combines men & women, and everyone is listed by code number with no gender identification.
05/11: 154.0 Net calories -85, sodium -517, sugar -13, fiber & protein good & 14c water. Walked dog after work 3.42 mi 59:43. Fitbit 13,538 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 & 41 floors.
05/12: 153.5 Rest day / Fitbit 9,134 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 33 floors. Net calories -156, sodium green (yay), sugar -12, protein good, fiber excellent & 14c water, so not too bad for rest day.
05/13: 154.0 Walked dog 3.81 mi 1:06:24 pace 17:25 / remembered to stretch. Fitbit 16,035 steps, 250+ steps 10/14 & 29 floors. Ate ice cream after dinner. Oops. Net calories -191, sodium -594, sugar -12, fiber & protein good. Oh well, it was an active day.
05/14: 153.5 Walked dog 4.36 miles 1:16:38 pace 17:34 ~ happy dog & happy me. Fitbit 18,600 steps, 250+ steps 11/14 & 33 floors. Dinner plans had to be changed b/c something I thought I had in freezer - not! Still managed to keep net calories & sugar green, sodium red, fiber & protein a little low, 14c water.
05/15: 153.0 Weight machine & circuit training before work. Fitbit 14,642 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 18 floors ~ observation fieldwork = lots of steps. Net calories green (yay), sodium -673, sugar -32 (had no idea baked beans would be so high / may have screwed up glucose reading ~ ack!), fiber & protein excellent & 14c water. [5/15/18 annual workplace Health Risk Assessment at 8:15 a.m. (fasting blood draw)]
05/16: 152.5 Rest day since couldn't eat or work out before HRA / nurses were impressed by my changes since last year. Had to promote MFP & my MFP community, of course ~ I couldn't have done it without you! Fitbit 7,694 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 28 floors. Net calories -142 (not too bad for rest day), sodium green (YAY), sugar -3, fiber & protein a little low & 13c water.
05/17 = 8 hr seminar + 1 hr drive time

Today ~ Smile ~ Laugh ~ Be Kind ~ ~ Eat Well ~ Be Active

Female, 49, 5'4"
Original Starting Weight: 202- February 2018
Ultimate Goal Weight: around 140 - July 2019


Day/Weight/Comment
5/08 - 193.2 - No real exercise so had to carefully watch diet. Managed to stay in Green with a little surplus
5/09 - 192.6 - This was a surprise this morning since I had spaghetti last night
5/10 - 191 - Another surprise this morning, I weighed three times to be sure!
5/11 - 192 - Well there goes the surprise from yesterday LOL
5/12 - 192.4 - I’m starting to see how a carb heavy day always has an effect two or three days later
5/13 - 191.8 wasn’t very hungry yesterday
5/14 - 192.2 - Had an amazing Mother's Day, allowed myself some indulgences food wise. Still stayed within my goal but it was right on.
5/15 - 192.2 - Too much pain yesterday to walk or exercise, also went over on calories for the first time in a long time.
5/16 - 191.8 - Went for a small walk yesterday, ended up with blisters because I did it at lunch and wasn't wearing the right shoes. Next time will be planned, but it sure helped with the KFC I had for lunch yesterday.
5/17