JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - Round 44

This is my 1st round. I've been really struggling with my weight the last month, yo-yo-ing up and down the same couple of pounds. Hope these 10 days can get me back on track.

Start Weight: 171 (Female, age 48, 5'4")
Ultimate Goal Weight: 139
Goal for This Challenge: 3 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment

6/17: Weight = 171, I didn't track calories today and had too many salty/carby snacks + Margaritas at Father's Day cook-out

6/18: Weight = 172, I expected a bump up from yesterday but this is a hard number for me, it is the highest I've ever weighed. BUT, I have a plan for the day and feel confidant. I am starting The Betty Rocker 30 Day Challenge, which is different body weight exercises each day and will loosely follow her meal plan. I plan to follow her general eating guidelines just not her actual meal plans all the time.

6/19: Weight = 169, Yesterday was a good day! I completed the day 1 exercises from the 30 day challenge and ate within my calories, hit my macros, and followed the meal plan guidelines: Protein and fruit/veg at every meal, carbs with breakfast and the meal after exercise (which for me was dinner since I worked out in the afternoon), ate every 2-4 hrs, limited dairy and was gluten-free, drank lots of water. Feeling great so far, I will never see the 170's on my scale again!

6/20: Weight = 169, Yesterday was great until the afternoon. I did day 2 of my 30 day challenge workout and ate the 1st two of my scheduled four meals according to plan but then had a stressful afternoon/evening with my daughter (she was having an anxiety attack) and missed my 3rd and 4th meals all together. It was 9 p.m. by the time she was settled and I hadn't eaten since 12:30. I wasn't up for starting to cook at that hour and needed to eat something quick so I just made a sandwich and took to my bed to watch some mindless Bravo shows with a glass or two or Pinot Grigio. I logged those calories this morning and went over my calories by 350 and they were off plan but I'm okay with that. Everything in moderation, and I'm glad I maintained my weight and didn't go into a full binge eating from the stress.

6/21 Weight = 168.6 Yesterday was pretty good. I completed day 3 of my 30 day challenge workout and it was called full body explosion which I definitely feel in my lower body day! Today's workout is yoga which I think is much need to stretch this body out after the past 3 days. Food wise, I loosely followed the challenge meal plan for the 1st two meals of the day, skipped the 3rd meal (usually a late afternoon snack) and then was able to fit in dinner out without going over my calories.

6/22 Weight = 167.2 I'm down 1.4 lbs. from yesterday but not sure that is a real drop. I weighed in late this morning + I missed dinner last night due to going to the movies but was still in an acceptable calorie range and wasn't hungry when I got home. I'm trying to do intermittent fasting when possible, so an 8 hour eating window and 16 hr fasting. The latest I can push breakfast without being hungry is 10:30 a.m., so that means I have to finish my last meal by 6:30 p.m. the day before. I feel like doing this has (so far) really got me in control of my hunger. Before I was CRAZY hungry all the time. Fueling my body with protein/fruit/veg at every meal and spacing my carb intake to specific times is probably helping with this as well. I completed day 4 of my 30 day challenge workout yesterday and the yoga definitely helped, feeling much less sore this morning! But the biggest positive of yesterday is...I did not have anything at the movies!! I even looked up the calories beforehand and could fit a 1/2 of a small popcorn into my calories but passed and instead had hummus and veggies before I went! Have a great weekend everyone

6/23 Weight = 166.2 Another late morning weigh-in, but still great to sleep in! Yesterday was a good food day, I ate according to my meal plan and felt satisfied, not deprived, and hunger was controlled. Still struggling to get 4 meals in but am happy with the 3 I had. I completed day 5 of my exercise challenge and it was a cardio Tabata style workout, not going to lie, it was hard! Lots of jumping. In the afternoon, I took my daughter to a trampoline park and I jumped as well to get an extra calorie burn.

6/24 Weight = 166.4 A little blip up. A did everything right yesterday, lots of exercise, ate well within my calories, drank plenty of water. I think this is just a bit of an bounce from the previous 2 days' late weigh-ins. This is probably the more accurate number. I'll be back to my normal weekday 7:00 a.m. weigh-ins tomorrow, which will give a more accurate number. I completed day 6 of my 30 day exercise challenge yesterday which was upper body + got in a short run. I am doing my measurements every 5 days and today was that day. The biggest change was in my waist, which is where I usually lose 1st. Unfortunately, where I want to see the change is my face & chest and those are the last places I lose. But determined to get there. Stay strong everyone, we're in the home stretch of this challenge!

6/25 Weight= 165.8 So this marks my one week re-commitment to weight loss + returning to healthier eating habits and exercising to get strong not skinny. I lost a little over 6 pounds this past week which is bananas and I'm sure most of it is water weight. I expect my weight loss to slow WAY down this week. To hit my goal in the time planned, my hoped for loss is in the 1.7-2 lbs per week range. Just have to stay focused! I completed day 7 of my 30 day exercise challenge yesterday which was a lower body workout, so hard! But, boy do I feel accomplished when I complete these, who knew 15 minutes could be so tough!! Wishing a everyone a great start to this new week, let's make it a good one

6/26 Weight = 165.8 No change from yesterday. My goal for this challenge was to lose 3 lbs. I lost 5.2 lbs over-all, so I am very pleased with this and am definitely in for round 45, see you there!

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 [R39] 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
Ecstatic with my 5/15/18 annual workplace Health Risk Assessment: waist smallest since 2007 and BMI 25.6

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 152.0 LW 152.0
06/17: 153.0 Family combo bday party (70, 50, 30 + misc) ~ did not log food or beverages, adult & otherwise + no regrets! Walked dog before leaving town / 3.32 mi 58:02 / total car time 5.5 hrs. Fitbit 11,712 steps, 250+ steps 7/14 & 31 floors.
06/18: 154.5 = vacation ~ heading out of town ~ logging off MFP ~ no regrets! rainy a.m. = no dog dog walk/leave town ~ walked part of nature trail ~ outdoor theatre (paced while waiting to open)
06/19 = vacation ~ no scale + no logging ~ no regrets! mini-golf ~ walked nature trail to marina ~ attended play
06/20 = vacation ~ no scale + no logging ~ no regrets! mini-golf ~ walked nature trail to marina ~ boat cruise ~ concert ~ swam
06/21 = vacation ~ no scale + no logging ~ no regrets! walked nature trail end to end ~ mini-golf ~ returned home ~ walked dog 2.02 mi 36:25
06/22 = vacation ~ home F + back to MFP + logging decided to continue my MFP hiatus until return to work on M 6/25 ~ walked dog 4.4 mi 1:19:05 ~ picked flat of strawberries ~ baking
06/23: 156.5 Sat. farmers market ~ walked dog 4.15 mi 1:16:45 ~ baking + freezing
06/24: 157.5 walked dog 3.87 mi 1:09:01
06/25: 156.5 Absolutely no regrets ~ I enjoyed every bite of food and sip of adult beverage!
06/26: 155.5 Well, not what I wanted, but eating getting back on track. Rest day / back to work / Fitbit 8,541 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 38 floors. Net calories -204, sodium -652, sugar -33, fiber & protein good & 12c water ~ water wasn't my beverage of choice last week.

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

Day/Weight/Comment

6/17- 196.8
6/18- 196.8
6/19- 196.5 Ate at deficit but still higher than desired.
6/20- 195.5 Ate better today though. we'll see what the scale says tomorrow morning.
6/21- 195.3 at least it's going down. I was barely under my calorie goal yesterday. I'm going to make sure to eat healthily today. So far so good.
6/22- 194.1 Yay!! Happy about this number this morning. I was under deficit but a little over my calorie goal so I thought I wouldn't make much progress but here we are! Today I got burgers and fries with my brothers though but not planning on eating much for the rest of the day so hopefully scale won't fluctuate up too bad. We'll see! Goal for this round is 192. I don't know if I can get to it in 4 days but I sure will try!
6/23- 193.0 Woohoo! Really excited about this number. Maybe I will reach 192 after all? I made sure not to eat anything heavy or calorie dense after the burgers so I guess that's key to all of this. Also, had a pretty intense work out yesterday.
6/24- 193.0 I walked A LOT today at the theme park so hopefully the scale will go down? I don't know. But what I do know is that I'm exhausted. Hope the rice I ate won't make me fluctuate up instead!
6/25- 194.1 Definitely has to do with the rice from yesterday I think. It's too heavy so we have a random upwards fluctuation. But I'm not going to worry about it too much. Hopefully I can pull it back down.
6/26- 195.1 Had rice again yesterday lol -_- I think this is just a fluctuation though. We'll see. Definitely NOT eating rice again today lol. Excited for the next round. I guess that means total loss for this round is 1.7 pounds. Not my goal but I'll still take it!

@puddlegoober
I am a sugar addict too.

I *choose* not to eat sugar, honey, maple syrup, etc. because I DON’T want to deal with the “white knuckling” and cravings and fear of regaining that comes after even one small serving. I’ve tested this. It’s real for me.

I am doing everything I can to not have cravings because I feel it will insure my success. Without sugar and refined flour, rice, etc. I clearly eat as fuel and/or medicine, but if I stray, I lose interest in healthier foods and start looking around for sweets & starches.

Power to those of you who can eat sweets & starches in moderation, but just as an alcoholic can’t have just one drink, I’ve had to admit I can’t have just one scoop of this or one slice of that.

Wishing you all the luck & strength, @puddlegoober. You can do this!

texasfarmer wrote: »

I finished last round up a pound from my challenge start weight:(. Not a good thing but it’s all on me. I have to step back and regroup. I’m in for this round but did not weigh today. I’ll weigh in the morning.


6/18- 179.8
6/19- 180.2. May have not been the best weigh in this morning but it’s going to be a good day, I can feel it. Just got in from the gym, lifting and a short run. Gotta eat right and push the water!
6/20- 178.6. Yes!!!
6/21 - 178.4 - I’m happy with this. We will see how the day goes. Its our 21st anniversary today and I believe we will go out for a late lunch or dinner today. Have to try and keep it under control.
6/22 - 178.8 - I am pleased with this number. No workout yesterday and went out for our anniversary and had a few drinks with good food! Just got back from the gym and off to work in a few.
6/23 - 177.2 - good stuff! I weighed first thing this morning but then got busy and forgot to post. Ran 3.1 miles this morning, lifted and then all kinds of chores. Good day and hope it reflects in the morning.
6/24 - 176.4 - WooHoo, two days to go and I’ve met my goal. I wanted to hit 176.anything! Just have to stay focused and keep working the plan!
176.2 very happy
175.8 - Woohoo I did it! Completed the challenge and exceeded my goal!!! Lost 4 pounds this round!

Day/Weight/Comment
6/17 -194.7
6/18
6/19
6/20
6/21-193
6/22
6/23
6/24-194
6/25-193
6/26

6/17- Went out for breakfast, and a barbecue, made healthy choices and drank lots of water.
6/18- Great day for exercise, walked and treadmill, 50 mins.
6/19- Fantastic day, 68 mins of exercise, 12,700 walking steps. Kept super active.
6/20- Did not get much sleep last night. Made sure I had lots of vegetables, water, and went shopping for some
more fruit.
6/21-I had fresh picked strawberries today, they were so good. Feeling stronger. I start radiation Monday, today my drivers license gets suspended until I finish treatment.
6/22- Focusing on the positives. Planning what I will be eating for my meals next week. I`m going to be strong!-
6/23- Getting prepared for Monday, had to get hats, baby shampoo, soap, hard candies.
6/24-Went out for a nice dinner. Getting ready for my 6 week challenge. Lots of water, healthy foods and exercise.
6/25 - First day of radiation treatment, finished Aug. 8, 29 more treatments. Exercising really helps to minimize the symptoms. Managed to get 11,100 steps I must have had 20 glasses of water. I feel strong going to beat this.
6/26 I feel great today, drank a lot of water, ate healthy, gardening and went for a long walk.