JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - Round 44

OSW: 203 (1st April 2018)

End R37: 196.8 (-4.4)
End R38: 191.8 (-5.0)
End R39: 190.2 (-1.6)
End R40: 186.2 (-4.0)
End R41: 181.8 (-4.4)
End R42: 179.2 (-2.6)
End R43: 177.2 (-2.0)

R44 Goal: 175

Day/Weight/Comment
6/17: 177.0 Better than I had any right to expect.
6/18: 176.2 I'm on track again. My next goal is 175, which is my June-end goal and marks 2 stone lost.
6/19: 177.4 Okay.
6/20: 177.0
6/21: 177.2 It's been a bad week for me. Daughter's birthday and I ran with it.
6/22: 176.4 Another day or two before I'm out of the woods.
6/23: 178.0 I expected this, but I'm still not happy. Time to get my mind right again.
6/24: 178.4 A lot of hard work undone this past week.
6/25: 178.2
6/26:

I've been up down up down for the past 3 years. Not huge amounts - it's the same 5 - 10 lbs.
June 2015 - 134
June 2016 - 138
June 2017 - 144

Heaviest = Aug 2017 - 146.6
Lightest = Nov 2015- 132.2

UWG = 130 Age: 46 Height: 5'5"

R43 average = 141

17/06 - 140.2 - "don't be upset by the results you didn't get from the work you didn't do"
I need to bear this in mind!!
18/06 - 140.2
19/06 - 139.6 - I ate loads of fat and sugar yesterday....so we'll have to see if this number sticks
20/06 - 140.0 - anything less than last round's average is GREAT!
21/06 - 140.4
22/06 - 140.4
23/06 - 140.6 - McDonalds before the Ed Sheeran concert last night. I might be paying for that over the next few days!!
24/06 - 140.4
25/06 - 140.6
26/06 -

Round 43 - No loss
Round 44
6/17 : 170 lbs, start
6/18 : 170 lbs, feeling optimistic
6/19 : 170 lbs, any day now ...
6/20 : 169 lbs, waiting until tomorrow to make sure it’s real
6/21 : 169 lbs, really 168.6 - but I only do whole numbers
6/22 : 167 lbs, YAY !!!
6/23 : 167 lbs, still happy
6/24 : 167 lbs, great maintaining for a weekend day !
6/25 : 167 lbs, can’t believe June’s almost over.
6/26 :

Female, 54, 5 ft. 6in.

OSW: 186 (March 2018)

End R40: 171 (-3)
End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
End R42: 168 (-2.5)
End R43: 165 (-3)

Day/Weight/Comment

6/17 - 166 - Considering my giant drop to end the round yesterday, I'm very happy with this weight.
6/18 - 166 - I hopped on the scale several times this morning. It bounced up to 167 once, but since it showed 166 3 times, that is what I'm going with. I had a lot of sodium this weekend so I'll be drinking my water today.
6/19 - 165 - Yay, nice to see this number again. I'll see how long it lasts, but at least it's a downward trend.
6/20 - 165 - I'm really happy that yesterday was not a fluke. It's been 11 years since I've been at this weight. I told my husband this morning that I'm only 10 pounds from our wedding weight. I cautioned him though, that there's going to be a difference between a 37 year old and a 54 year old at the same weight, so don't get too excited!
6/21 - 165 - I don't think I've held a weight for 3 days before. I'm usually bouncing up and down. I'll take it and am starting to hope that I'll see a 164 in the near future.
6/22 - 164.5 - I'm happy! Now I have lunch with a client today at a new Italian restaurant. I'm not going to stress over the likely bump tomorrow because I have to try the chicken parmesan everyone raves about. This past month and a half of challenges and daily weigh ins have given me a lot of insight into how I lose weight and how to be accountable when I inevitably, occasionally, overeat.
6/23 - 165 - Here's the bump, but that half a sandwich was fantastic! In the meantime, I re-saved my settings in MFP and due to my weight loss, it seems I now have 130 calories less to eat a day to maintain a 1 pound a week weight loss. Yikes!
6/24 - 165 - I'm just riding this out. I hope to see 164.5 again for Tuesday.
6/25 - 164 - I hope this sticks, I hope this sticks, I hope this sticks!!!
6/26 -

Orginal starting weight 04/30/18 284.6
End of round 39 05/07/18 276.2 ( -8.4 )
End of round 40 05/17/18 269.4 ( -6.8 )
End of round 41 05/17/18 272.0 ( +2.6 )
End of round 42 06/06/18 267.6 ( -4.4 )
End of round 43 06/16/18 262.6 ( -5.0 )

Round 44
Day/Weight/Comment
17-Jun 264.4 Too much soda yesterday
18-Jun 265.6 Ate within my macros and stayed under my calorie goal so I blame the gain on monthly water retention.
19-Jun 264.4 KFC for dinner and I skipped both the biscuit AND the cookie!
20-Jun 265.4 Dinner out at a restarant that is famous for it bread and I skipped the bread!
21-Jun 264.0 Didn't eat much during the day and I indulged in soda in the evening so I guess the two evened out.
22-Jun 264.4
23-Jun 264.6 Funeral dinner yesterday so the choices weren't stellar.
24-Jun 264.6 Out to eat twice yesterday. Makes good food choices more difficult but I think I mostly did alright. I did indulge in soda, though, which isn't my frriend.
25-Jun 261.8 Forgot to eat dinner last night…

Round 43 Results
SW: 170.6
EW: 172.4
Moving Average: 169.7

Round 44 Tracking
Day/Weight/Comment
6/17 - 170.8 - TOM will fall within this round but I’m still hoping to have more success than the last round!
6/18 - 171.0 - TOM and wayyyy too much Chinese food yesterday for Father’s Day
6/19 - 169.6 - yay! Let’s see if I can actually get (and stay) below 169.0 this round...
6/20 - 168.6 - trying not to get too excited by this yet. Wasn’t feeling well yesterday so ate very little. I bet a day or normal eating today will see an “increase” tomorrow
6/21 - 167.8 - squee! Going out for pub dinner and drinks tonight so this will be short lived...but it’s the lowest number I’ve seen on the scale in probably 8+ years!
6/22 - 168.2 - thought I’d see a huge increase so this is a relief
6/23 - 167.4 - this number was amazing to see! Have a birthday party tonight and will probably see an increase for a few days after
6/24 - no scale - had several too many drinks for my sisters birthday last night and am paying the price today! No scale to weigh in probably a good thing today!
6/25 - 170.0 - this is most likely a lot of water weight due to salty food, not exercising, and somehow still feeling the party drinks
6/26 -

Goals:
Food ~~ 1450 calories using 10-day averages; P 15-25%, C 35-50%, F 25-35%
Exercise: aim for 60 minutes/day of vigorous exercise; long walk/hike each week in a new-to-me or long-time-no-see place to get reacquainted with the area.
Weight ~~ UGW - 130; looking for indefinite downward trend each round, ideally 1 pound/round.

Weight on 2/2015 - 218.2
Lost 68#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset 11/16-6/17. FIrst round (R15) Aug. 2017. R43 end weight 150.6: 10-day ave 1406

Day/Weight/Calories Day Before/10-day ave (aiming for 1450)/Comment

06/17 - 151 (HS 149.7) - 1765 - 10-day ave 1432
This makes no sense to me at all. My calories yesterday were a bit higher than normal, but my 10-day averages for quite a while have been at or below my maintenance level, so at worst I should be holding steady. I've been walking at least an hour 3 -5 times a week, drinking lots of water.... I occasionally have a high-sodium day, but mostly keep within bounds. My macros average out regularly to C 40-55, F 25-35, P 20-25, so I don't see a problem there. Bah!
I'm thinking of not weighing in daily this round - it's makin' me crazy - or of looking only at my running ave weight from Happy Scale instead of daily fluctuations, which might make me slightly less disappointed. How can my weight not only not go down, but go up, eating fewer calories the past 3 weeks than I was eating for months before while maintaining the same weight? Makes no sense at all. Short of extreme diets, anyone have any suggestions based on experience?

06/18 - 151 (HS 149.9) - 1612 - 10-day ave 1466
I had a mild "don't care" yesterday and went slightly over calorie goal, but all healthy food, and under my estimated TDEE (maintenance). I'm still thoroughly confused by this uptick, but I'll just ride it out. So much for crunching the numbers! Maybe it is partly the heat - we've been under a heat advisory for 3 days, so I'm drinking gallons of water and not getting as much walking (I had heat stroke years ago and am prone to getting sick in severe heat, so I don't take any chances).

06/19 - 151 (HS 150) - 1485 - 10-day ave 1471
Sigh. But...I joined the Y yesterday and am getting my hair cut short today - those take care of my excuses for not getting my butt moving. The hair is because my goal is to swim laps 20-30 min 3 mornings/week and need quick-dry and no wrap-around-the-head locks. Ha! Other goals @ Y - Flex/Stretch and Yoga classes 2-3 days and weights 3 days, and out-and-about 60 min or longer walks most evenings. This is all doable (with time for other things I love - painting, dog training, reading, hubby, and - oh yeah! - writing & teaching [also known as work]), because I used to do this. I just need to re-form the habit of putting my health first. I'm also beginning to think I've cut my calories too low and it's counterproductive, so am raising my calorie goal to1450, which is half way between MFP's and SailRabbit's maintenance numbers for me. I'll eat at maintenance and see what happens with the added activity. And I'll relax and remember that I weigh 68+ pounds less than I did 3 years ago, 5 less than a year ago, and that I've been hanging out within 3 pounds for months. Although I'm technically overweight, I'm healthy and look pretty good, my BP is down to 120/78 without meds, and the rest of my blood work is dead normal. So I'm switching to a more positive view of where I am rather than whining about those pesky 20 pounds. They'll go eventually. And once again, thanks so much for this forum, all of you but esp. @GrandmaJackie for keeping it going. Just writing things out like this, and reading feedback and other people's "reports from the field" helps tremendously.

06/20 - 150.2 - 1185 - 10-day ave 1446
I couldn't get onto the forums this morning, so I'm late, I'm late.... I didn't mean to eat so little yesterday, I just wasn't hungry so didn't force it. For a long time I've worked hard to hit my "minimums," and that's just as silly as having a breakdown over one high-cal day. As long as things average out over 7-10 days, I'll go with that. (It's the new, more relaxed me ).

06/21 - 149.4 - 1232 - 10-day ave 1432
Okay then. Maybe that uptick is trending down. I won't hold my breath, but am happy to see this.

06/22 - 149.4 - 1245 - 10-day ave 1422
I'm really not trying to cut my calories below 1450, but am eating what I want to be satisfied and hit my protein goal and find I come out this way. I have consciously stopped my afternoon snacks -- I used to eat ~250 mid-afternoon -- because I was finding that I had to cut back on good dinner foods. The first few days I really wanted my snacks, but now, not so much. I think cutting back on the snacks has not only cut my calories, but also cut my cravings. Anyway, I finally have my 10-day averages circling my goal and I'll be interested to see how that plays out over the rest of R44 and R45. I'd really like to break out of the 49s!!! I'd like to make a couple of line graphs of calorie averages and weight to see where they overlap and diverge. But nah - I'm obsessive enough about the numbers. Have a healthy, healthful weekend, all!

06/23 - 148.4 - 1178 - 10-day ave 1407
Finally trending in the right direction. I expect bounces, but at least I'm losing again. Today I plan to eat a few more calories - don't want a pattern of being as low as yesterday - but I'm really just eating lots of veggies & lean protein and I'm quite satisfied, so some low days shouldn't mess too much with my metabolism.

06/24 - 148.8 - 1820 - 10-day ave 1446 - 7 day ave 1393
The only surprise here is that the uptick wasn't more - pizza for late lunch/early dinner yesterday and a bit of a snack attack last night but good stuff!). I could still see a rise in the next couple of days from this, but my 10-day and 7-day averages are fine so I'm not worried for the long run. The rain has stopped and I'm off for a long walk on our beautiful river greenway. Enjoy your Sunday!

06/25 - 149.8 - 1564 - 10-day ave 1462 - 7-day ave 1387
There's the bump from Saturday. That's fine. Average calories are where I want them, & macros are good on average. Gardening, walk, and Flex & Stretch class on the agenda today.

06/26

I am in. I am truly struggling. Not logging regularly and traveling a lot with no scale. Working out regularly but the eating thing is a challenge. Hopefully, Round 43, I will get better about being mindful.

December 2016 SW 148#
November 2017 lowest weight 133#
Round 41 final weight 139.2#
Round 42 final weight 138.4#
Round 43 final weight 140.2#
Goal weight 132#

Day/Weight/Comment

06/17 no scale
06/18 no scale
06/19 no scale
06/20 no scale
06/21 no scale
06/22 no scale
06/23 143
06/24 142.8# I have the knowledge, I have the tools but some time I am missing the common sense I need to use it. Now I have dug myself a hole because I didn't log and didn't have a scale. Hopefully, I can dig myself out of my hole and it won't get any worse!
06/25 141# amazing what being cognizant will do!
06/26

Round 44
My Round 2
SW: 133.4 (6/17/18)
GW this round: 130
GW: 123 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
6/17 – 133.4. Going to head out for a bike ride in a bit…then get organized for the next week/ 10 days. Grocery shopping, meal prep and setting up a productive week…with sleep, workouts and no more than 40 hours of work.
6/18 -133 intermittent fast. I went to the gym with the trainer and did a 40 min run on hills. Drank 56 oz of water..came home and stepped on the scale for grins and it was 131.4..I know that is water fluctuation but I am happy to see that number…Made a big pot of Minestrone last night- used water and not broth to cut down on the Sodium. I am going on vaca on 6/28 and want to be under 130 by then. It will be a very active vacation.
6/19 – 132.4. Yay. Motivated. Have good foods prepped and exercise on the agenda. Getting a bit more sleep. Must keep it going!
6/20-133…under calories but…a little salty snack of pretzels before bed. I was craving salt and had a good swim during the day and went climbing at night so prob dehydrated, even with the water I did drink. I have never weighed in daily and it is rather fascinating to see! Got 8 hours of sleep last night and I feel gooood today!
6/21 – 132.2. Yay…bike ride last night. I had two beers with dinner after but was under my calories as I ate great all day AND for dinner. Planning to get in a run this am and some climbing tonight. I am feeling good. Sleep is helping. 8 hours last night again.
6/22-132.4 intermittent fast
6/23 – 131.8
6/24- 130.8 -this was fun to see for a minute I have until Thursday to get back there...
6/25-133 intermittent fast. Super busy weekend. Lots of working out/ playing and was under calories by at least 500 each day... but I did eat out Sat. (had a margarita and chips salsa then homemade veg pizza) and last night went for a vegan burger and fries which just spikes the scale!! I thought weighing in daily would be a real negative but it actually helps me see how the choices I make affect my weight- be it water or not…I leave for vaca for 10 days on Thursday so the next 3 days are laser focus on getting that number down again…no eating out..lots of water and veggies...2 big bags of broccoli in the fridge . Wooo. I can do this!!
6/26

Back again!!

06/15 - 142.2 at 5:00 a.m. **sigh**
06/16 - 142.4 at 5:30 a.m. attacked by peppermint candy yesterday. EGADS!!!

GW by 06/26: 141.0 lbs
Ultimate GW: 135.0 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment

06/17 - 141.2 at 6:45 this morning. Father's Day...DDD, SIL, GRANDBABY and Mexican Food, vanilla ice cream and lemon cake! Should be a great day! Tomorrow I will suffer for it but no worries today! Bwahahah!
06/18 - 142.8 at 5:00 a.m. I'm blaming it on peppermint candy for three days.
06/19 - 141.6 at 6:45 a.m. DH's b'day today. We celebrated on Father's Day. Will behave myself today.
06/20 - 141.6 at 5:00 a.m. Got carsick yesterday...then fell into a baggie of peppermint. EGADS!!!
06/21 - 141.8 at 5:00 a.m. Did not finish the baggie...put it back in the car for the next ride w/DH!
06/22 - 141.0 at 5:00 a.m. Surprise! Don't know if it's a dream or real. We'll see tomorrow.
06/23 - 140.4 at 6:00 a.m. Surprise again! Wow!
06/24 - 140.4 at 5:00 a.m. Yes!
06/25 - 140.6 at 5:00 a.m. I'll take it!
06/26

Chris