Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 40

Start Date: 1/16/2018
Start Weight: 295
First Goal: Back away from 300!!! Accomplished
Next Goal: 263 Accomplished
Next Goal: 233
Day/Weight/Comment
5/08 / 259.0 / Here we go! I was so down about my last round that I decided to see how much I'd stalled out in my weight loss over the entirety of this attempt (from Jan. 16th). I thought, surely, with the time I spent out of state, my mother's death, and this past round I must be at least 5 pounds behind my "two pounds a week" goal. Shocker. No. I am still ahead, having lost more than two pounds a week on average. I know weight loss starts with water weight but it helped put the wind back in my sails.
5/09 / 258.0 / I have never really looked at my macros. I just count calories. By coincidence, my fat calories were high, protein was just below target and carbs were way low. You Keto people know where I’m going with this, right? I.Wasn’t.Hungry.
5/10 / 256.8 / Thank goodness.
5/11 / 256.4 /
5/12 / 256.6 / My daughter made dinner, something she knew would be okay for me to eat. She cannot help but use salt liberally.
5/13 / 256.4 / Happy Mother’s Day to all good mothers!
5/14 / 256.4 /
5/15 / 256.4 / Ugh. UGH!
5/16 / 256.2 /
5/17 /

OSW 154
Round 37 SW 148.4 EW 144.8
Round 38 SW 144.8 EW 144.4
Round 39 SW 144.4 EW 143.8
Round 40 SW 142.6

Day/Weight/Comment
5/08 142.6
5/09 142.6 I need to get back to the gym!!!
5/10 142.4 I could do better. I still haven't gone to the gym. Busy schedule after work - I've been getting home late.

5/11 142.8
5/12 144.0
5/13 142.4 Happy Mother's Day!
5/14 144.0 I'm getting dizzy.
5/15 142.8 Went to the gym last night and ate clean. It feels so good when I do - I need to remember that. The downside was that when I got home, nothing was done to get dinner on the table. As a working mom, I need to plan this out better. ***Goal: 130's next round.

5/16 143.8 I did go to the gym. I promise.
5/17

5/08-187.4
5/09-185.8 (-1.6)
5/10-185.8 (-0)
5/11-185 (-.8)
5/12- 184.2 (-.8)
5/13- 184.4 (+.2)
5/14- 183.4 (-1.0)
5/15-182.8 (-.6)
5/16-183 (+.2)
5/17

I'm in again!

05/06 - 145.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...no idea what's happening. ugh!
05/07 - 145.6 at 4:00 a.m. ...ugh***

Day/Weight/Comment

05/08 - 145.6 at 4:00 a.m. ...**sigh**
05/09 - 145.0 at 5:00 a.m.
05/10 - 146.0 at 4:00 a.m.
05/11 - 146.6 at 4:00 a.m.
05/12 - 145.6 at 5:00 a.m.
05/13 - 144.8 at 6:30 a.m.
05/14 - 147.0 at 4:00 a.m. ...really?
05/15 - 145.6 at 4:00 a.m.
05/16 - 146.6 at 4:00 a.m.
05/17

Chris

audreys03 wrote: »

5/16 156.4
UGH. Again, I did not go over calories. How can you gain 2 pounds in one day? I don't know why I have been have having this problem, but this has been going on for several weeks. I am stuck. Maybe I should stop eating my exercise calories back? But I'm already down to 1200 a day before exercise so I'm not sure that's a good idea.

Couple of thoughts for you:

• Muscles retain water while they are recovering from exercise.
• Muscles weigh more than fat. Are your measurements in other areas improving? The scale is only one measurement.
• How much sodium are you getting? That could lead to water retention.
• What is your MFP setting for weekly weight loss? 1/2#, 1#, 2#? I recently changed my setting from 1# to 1/2# and now have more net calories per day, which I found I really needed the closer to my goal I get.
• How active are you? Do you have a sedentary job?
• Are you drinking at least 64 oz. of water per day to flush your system?
• Thought of another one: are you accurately measuring all your food & drink, and logging everything?

FYI, I always eat back exercise calories, since before I joined MFP. If I don't, I get cranky, and hubby does not like cranky me. So far I have lost 42#. Good luck figuring it out. Probably a combination of things.

8/5 - 210 - gained after an indulgent bank holiday weekend! But had a lot of fun! Ready to lose it now
9/5 - 208.8 - still up 2lbs from last week, but already feeling better dropping some of the water weight from the weekend! Ready for a great day today and hopefully will get back down to 206.8 by the end of this challenge
10/5 - 206.6 - final whoosh after the weekend. Had a great day yesterday with my food, and I'm not feeling bloated any more today. I've been easing back into exercise with yoga each day, but need to step it up a bit for the rest of this challenge.
11/5 - 206.4 - really not sure what's going on, but I won't complain! Had a carb feast yesterday, after eating lower carb earlier in the week to try to get the water weight off, so I was expecting a gain on the scale. Maybe it will show later in the week, so I won't get too excited yet! Grateful to be part of this challenge and getting daily motivation from you all, thank you. Keep doing great!
12/5 - 206.6 - back up a little, but I’m not phased. I’ve been staying on track with my eating. Still need to up the exercise, but this is the first time in a while I’ve been consistently good with my eating, so I won’t be too hard on myself!
13/5 - missed weigh in. Ate out for brunch and dinner. Stayed within calories but both meals were high carb and probably lots of sodium
14/5 - 207.4 - gained a bit, that’s ok. Stayed within calories again today. Hoping to go back down again by the end of the challenge
15/5 - 206.0 - thrilled to be back down! Hoping to stay here (or lose a little more) for the rest of the challenge. A week ago I weighed and had gained just under 4lbs over the bank holiday weekend. Now I've lost all of that, plus an extra half lb. I'm happy! Congrats to everyone else having a great challenge, I love reading all the updates!

16/5 - 205.8 - started period today, so will probably see a gain tomorrow. Having a weird day today, my mum asked for some photos from my wedding last year so she can put them up at home, and I hate looking at myself in them. I had so wanted to be a slimmer bride, and I just didn't make it happen. We had the most incredible day, and I didn't think about my size once, I felt so beautiful in my dress, but when I see the photos I feel sad and frustrated with myself. So my thoughts have been swinging today between 'you SHOULD be disappointed you didn't slim down for your wedding, those photos are forever' and 'it was one day, that was just your size that day. It's a fact, not an emotion. It didn't take away from how you felt on the day' but I struggle not to tie emotion to my weight/size
I follow a lot of weight loss accounts on Instagram, and many of them use their wedding photos as their 'before', and I love that. Deep down I know it doesn't really matter that I was bigger than I wanted to be, but sometimes I just really wish I had that perfect photo of a slim me on our wedding day. It was a big goal of mine, and I failed at it. Just trying to make sure I don't emotionally eat today, that won't help!

Round 40
Goal weight 135
Round 39 weight stayed same 145.6
5/8 145.0 Went over my calories by 120 had ice cream
5/9 145.0 hoping to start LOSING one of these days OMG lol
5/10 145.0 maybe I should reduce my calories? Had 18,000 steps yesterday. I walk a lot, eat under calories but probably eat too many carbs!
5/11 144.8 had McDonald’s yesterday had to splurge a little bit
5/12 145.6 dang it!
5/13 146.2
5/14 144.6
5/15 145.0 had 17,000 steps
5/16 144.6
5/17

I'm in! Goal for this round is to try to get more water (I'm terrible about that), and hopefully lose a pound.

Female, 38, 5'4.6"
SW 165.6 (4/23)
GW 135

R39 164.8 --> 162.2 (-2.6)

Date - Weight (Comment)

5/08 - 162.6 (A bit up from yesterday, but enh, that happens.)

5/09 - 162.2 (Yesterday wasn't a fab day - not horrible, just not my best - and so I'm surprised to see it go down. No complaints though, lol.)

5/10 - 162.4 (Apparently we're just gonna hang out right around this weight for a few days. And I have a sneaking suspicion why.)

5/11 - 162.4 (Suspicion confirmed. Now to not let it get the better of me when deciding what to eat. LOL)

5/12 - 161.4 (Woot! Jumping down!)

5/13 - 161.4 (And thrilled with the steady weight, as we ate out TWICE yesterday.)

5/14 - 161.2 (Hooray, because I totally didn't consciously manage anything yesterday, as it was Mother's Day. My husband even made me a peanut butter pie - my favorite. I had to guess on the logging of that as I'm no baker. I also got a FitBit for mother's day though, so I'll be able to see if I should be at "sedentary" or "lightly active.")

5/15 - 162.2 (I hoorayed a bit too soon yesterday, clearly. LOL This is evidently just the round where I bounce up and down a few ounces. Ah well. It'll happen. )

5/16 - 162.0 (Got a FitBit - Alta HR - for Mother's Day. It estimates me at higher than MFP's estimate had been. Not sure which is more accurate. Three days is likely not a long enough time for any sort of data. LOL Patience is just hard. :P But I'm not going up, just hovering for the moment, so I'll give it a bit more time on the FitBit numbers, and if not then I'll just un-sync them and go back to the MFP numbers that had been working. Or maybe that was just "beginner's luck." LOL)

5/17 - ()

MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

nats2907 wrote: »

16/5 - 205.8 - started period today, so will probably see a gain tomorrow. Having a weird day today, my mum asked for some photos from my wedding last year so she can put them up at home, and I hate looking at myself in them. I had so wanted to be a slimmer bride, and I just didn't make it happen. We had the most incredible day, and I didn't think about my size once, I felt so beautiful in my dress, but when I see the photos I feel sad and frustrated with myself. So my thoughts have been swinging today between 'you SHOULD be disappointed you didn't slim down for your wedding, those photos are forever' and 'it was one day, that was just your size that day. It's a fact, not an emotion. It didn't take away from how you felt on the day' but I struggle not to tie emotion to my weight/size
I follow a lot of weight loss accounts on Instagram, and many of them use their wedding photos as their 'before', and I love that. Deep down I know it doesn't really matter that I was bigger than I wanted to be, but sometimes I just really wish I had that perfect photo of a slim me on our wedding day. It was a big goal of mine, and I failed at it. Just trying to make sure I don't emotionally eat today, that won't help!

@nats2907
Hi Nat,
Your post touched me. I’ve been married several decades & I didn’t look exactly the way I wanted in some of our photos but our youthfulness & absolute joy come through in those photos. And the joy of family members who are no longer with us is awesome to see. I know you will forever love them...even more with the passing years.

You could always have a recommitment ceremony all decked out )as your weight loss reward.) Could be small and perfect. Whatever brings you Peace

With a big hug!

Thank you Madison. That is definitely something I noticed - we look so so happy in the photos! And I can really see how happy our families and friends were for us. I’ll work on seeing that in them more than anything else thanks so much for taking the time to respond

Day/Weight/Comment
This is my first round. I Started dieting last may lost 22 kg before desember. Then I stopped logging. Didnt gain before easter. And then I guess I just thought hey I have masterd this I can just eat without thinking because now I know what is enough. But I guess I was thinking more about what I was eating before easter because 5 kg jumped on so I am back to logging.
SW 92
Sw round 40 :73.2 kg
Gw round 40:71.2kg
Ug: 62 kg

5/08 73.2
5/09 73.4 I am watching secret eaters. I am definetly a chop and pop and a grazer. But no worries I work in a kitchen so there is plenty of things that I can eat without beeing aware. I have a plate of fruit . Trying to grab that instead of cheese and choclate.
5/10 72.9 realising ten days is not to weeks. My goal is not really realitic. But hey I will get as close as i can. Loads of things happenings in this tread.
5/11 72.4 Today I over ate. Had to go shopping for shoes to the little ones. We bought pizza itis so easy to eat my half of the pizza just out of habbit. Need to learn to leave food on plate when dinning out.
5/12 72.3 another day done
5/13 72.1 This is going along nicely. But yesterday post got weird. I hope this one turna out better.
5/14 71.5 This is going better than expected.
5/15 71.8 Its summer in Norway. Been years since we hadsuch å good long sunny period.
5/16 71.8 public holiday tomorrow not going to fit my bunad. Oh well I got other dresses.

Height 5'10"

End of last round weight: 183.8



Day/Weight/Comment
5/08 - 184 - Training yesterday, really stiff this morning.
5/09 - 183.8 - Leg day yesterday.
5/10 - 184.2 - Kind of feeling bloaty today. Training later this morning. I'll be glad when it cools back down to the 90s this weekend. Feels early to be around 105.
5/11 - 183.2 - And back down. Training yesterday,
5/12 - 182.8 - New low! It's just a nudge under 183 but I'll take it!
5/13 - 183 - Scale still acting weird (at one point read 187 which I don't even weigh at the gym with all my clothes and shoes on.)
5/14 - 184? - More scale shenanigans. But I do believe I'm kind of bloated from this weekend's food choices.
5/15 - 184.5 - Checked with the gym scale. Looks like the 184s are accurate. Did just ramp up my activity level again. I'll try for more hydration today.
5/16 - 184.2 - A little better.
5/17

R39: AW 219.86


R40: SW: 219.3

I made a goal for the last round and I found it really motivated me, so I'm going to put a goal out there again.

Goal for this round: Average weight in the 218's

Day/Weight/Comment
5/08--219.7 Still water weight from lunch on Sunday. After the last round I now recognize that it can take my body up to 3 days to release water weight from excess sodium.
5/09--218.9 Going to kettlebell tonight.
5/10--219.1 Had a really tough kettebell workout yesterday and I was so busy at work that I didn't drink a lot of water. Got to get water in today.
5/11--219.1 Holding steady. Kettlebell tonight.
5/12--218.9 Sore from tough kettlebell workout yesterday. Working to stay in the 218's for the rest of round. Need to make sure to drink water this weekend.
5/13--219.7 HA! Ironic that when I just say yesterday that I want to stay in the 218's for the rest of the round my weight goes back up to the highest weight of this round. No more weight goals for me, I will just work at it day to day and let the scale do what it wants to do.
5/14--219.3 Had a lazy day yesterday. Got water in. Kettlebell tonight.
5/15--219.3 Holding steady. Did not go to kettlebell last night. Got my water in yesterday, will work on getting it in again today.
5/16--218.9 Trend is trending down. Kettlebell tonight.
5/17

I didn't realize until a few minutes ago that I'm more than 50 lbs down from my heaviest weight (January 2015). When I see 190 again, my weight will be lower than it's been since high school. Life is working, and I'm just going to take another moment to thank everyone here for everything. This place has allowed me to sit with whatever it is that's been bothering me. It's given me space to really examine how I've been living my life, especially the pattern(s) that have been derailing me from previous success. I feel so much more prepared to deal with life than I was a few months ago, and this group has everything to do with that. I'm blessed to have you in my life, and I love each and every one of you.

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)
R38 SW = 202.0 EW = 196.8 (-5.2) AW = 197.1 (-6.4)
R39 SW = 196.8 EW = 194.2 (-2.6) AW = 195.8 (-1.3)

Total loss (since 1/14/18, but before this round): 25.8 lbs
Average weight loss per round: 2.28 lbs

R40 SW = 194.2
Goal for this round: 193.0

Day/Weight/Comment

5/8 = 194.0 (-0 2). I finally went shopping on Sunday night, and I actually food prepped last night. I made a sausage and pepper soup (delicious) and a bacon frittata (also delicious). Tonight I'm getting some new cookware that I need in order to finish my food prep: a chicken casserole thingy. Lots of work getting it done, but it felt good. And it's great not having to stress about where I'm getting my next meal. And it tastes good!!! 4 more days until I can resume basketball/lifting weights, but I might cheat a couple of days early and play Thursday.

5/9 = 194.2 (+0.2). I stayed "on plan" last night, but impulsively had another serving of dinner. And then a little bit of dark chocolate. I was on-target with carbs, but over everywhere else. Snacked a bit to much during the day, which left me with very little wiggle room at the end of the night. I really wasn't hungry; it was impulsive. Moment noted. I'm not going to dwell. My tattoo is looking/feeling pretty healed. I'm going to take a pic of it, send it to my artist, and ask for permission to play basketball tomorrow. Focusing on avoiding snacking when I'm not hungry today.

5/10 = 193.6 (-0.6). A tiny WHOOSH™. I literally overate slightly last night, so there's no other explanation. Overeating slightly is eating my prepared food, and then my wife comes home and says she wants tacos (which includes fresh chips and guac) from a local place. I get a skirt steak burrito with no refried beans and extra steak. I throw away the tortilla, throw some guac on top, and that was my snack. I also had lunch out for my friend's birthday, and had a salad with tuna salad, avocado, and Caesar dressing. Everything I ate for the day was Keto-friendly. It is getting easier. It really feels like I can do this long-term. I'm playing basketball tonight!!! And lifting weights.

5/11 = 192.6 (-1.0). A regular ole' WHOOSH­™. I don't understand it, but I'll take it. I drove about 30 minutes to play basketball last night after lifting weights, and the high school I play at apparently decided to setup the gym with tables and chairs for something, so no basketball last night. Infuriating. I was out in the field for work yesterday and decided to stop at Panda Express for lunch. I made the mistake of not checking carbs before eating my food; I now know that Teriyaki Chicken (with no sauce) has 11 carbs, and whatever the Steak option is has 16 carbs. I probably ingested less carbs than that; I didn't eat all the vegetables in my steak dish (only the ones I know are Keto-friendly), and I pretty much ignored my vegetable side. It was an important lesson, though; trust no one! Plus, if I'm being honest, I did some math in my head when I was ordering, and I probably should have figured it out. I knew total calories, I knew protein content, and I could have probably extrapolated the fat/carb macros. Not to mention I could have just plugged everything in to one of my handy dandy apps that does all that crap for me automatically. Anyhoo... I ate great the rest of the day (ended up with 36 net carbs), so the damage was minimized, but YEAH. And somehow I still dropped a pound. On a side note, my wife is getting jealous at my continued weight loss. I'm trying not to influence her directly in any way (which is unusual for me), but I think she's coming around to it on her own.

5/12 = 192.6 (no change). Had a normal day yesterday. Ate within plan for breakfast and lunch, and had dinner out (guacamole bacon lettuce wrap). All macros good. It's raining and but I'm about to get on my motorcycle to go to the gym and play basketball. I'm going to a party today, but I'm going to eat breakfast and lunch before I'm going, and I'm confident that I can tolerate whatever comes up.

5/13 = 192.2 (-0.4). Played basketball, and didn't hurt my back. I had a good day eating breakfast and lunch, and ate fine for dinner at wife's aunt's birthday party until dessert showed up. I really have to have a "no dessert" policy if I want to do this Keto thing consistently right. Or I can bring my own Keto-friendly dessert. Hmm. People are telling me I look skinny. Someone asked me last night if I could coach them on weight loss. I'm wondering how much further I want to take this. I think 185 will be good, but we'll see when I get there. My scale says my body fat is down to 15.7%. I definitely have some work to do in that area.

5/14 = 194.4 (+2.2). Alright. I didn't mention yesterday that I had probably 6 drinks on Saturday (a couple of doubles of bourbon/Coke Zero, and a couple of glasses of Sauvignon Blanc). Yesterday morning's slight weight loss was probably a bit of a DROOSH™. I didn't feel sick yesterday, but I didn't feel like drinking any water, either. I also had a couple of small servings of dry bubbly for Mother's Day (while everyone else had mimosas). Bottom line, my recorded weight yesterday likely didn't reflect reality. I ate fine yesterday. This morning's weigh-in, I believe, is my Saturday catching up with me. It's fine. While I was a little surprised this morning, a quick self-reflection put things squarely into focus; this is why I weigh myself every morning, and why I post here every morning. This is just information, and having a semi-bad day two days ago is NOT going to throw me off. I'm playing basketball tonight, and going to lift weights at the gym before I do. My lower back is still not 100%, but it's getting better, and I'm stretching it constantly. I'm not sure exactly why, but I'm feeling a bit uneasy today. It might be the job interview I have tomorrow, but it feels like it's something else.

5/15 = 194.2 (-0.2). I'm not sure what's going on here, exactly. I feel a little bloated, but I was completely on-plan yesterday, I drank enough water, AND it was a basketball day. Did Saturday mess me up even more than I gave it credit for? I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn yesterday at basketball. Really bad shooting day. Still, my team only lost one game (they're all pick-up games), my body felt okay, and I walked away, which is the only real goal I have anymore when playing basketball.

5/16 = 192.2 (-2.0). Total BWHOOSH™ (formerly known as BOUNCE BACK™). Nothing special about yesterday, but a pretty huge drop. I drove about 200 miles today for work, had to leave really early (hence the late entry here), and I'm exhausted. Hopefully my weight will stay right where it's at (or even drop a little) for tomorrow. I have another stupid crazy driving day at work tomorrow. I'll try to get up a little early so I can post (and not feel funky).

5/17