JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - Round 44

Day/Weight/Comment
Round 2 for me.

6/17 Starting weight 193.8 walked 6 miles and 14,000 steps today which included some walking at the school track. Got in my water (96 degrees here today). Did well on my Keto diet. Did my 16:8 Intermittent fast. Everything went well today. I am hoping to get back to my most recent lowest weight soon which was 190.0 . Best wishes to you all. I just want you all to know how much you always inspire me…….

6/18 192.0 walked 7 miles and 14,000 steps today mostly “spring” cleaning. Intermittent fasted for 14 hours falling 2 hours short of my typical. Logged. Drank minimum water because I was so busy. I went over my allowable carbs of 20 (at about 30) but MFP allowed me much more if I wanted to eat back my burned calories. I was just extra hungry after all the work, but I stuck completely to my keto friendly foods. Tomorrow will be another busy day. I will make a better meal and water plan but I am happy with my progress so far.

6/19 I Honestly forgot to weigh this morning when I was awoken early with someone at the door. But my weight was probably up because I went on a binge last night with snacks, then I even got up and cooked! I drank a lot of water today to try to flush it. I walked over 18,000 steps including two miles at the school track. I did some very physical jobs in the house. BUT THERE IS NO SUCH THINGS AS OUTRUNNING THE FORK so tomorrow will tell the true tale and I know I will pay. Please folks, don’t follow in my example. It was not worth it. If I cheat next time, it will be more than just binging and overeating my diet foods. Anyway, keep me in mind and pray I’ll get strong again folks. I’ve been pretty weak off and on for the past month. I will try harder tomorrow as today was not the greatest either. I’m honest and faithful in my logging though which, at least, leaves me with remorse.

6/20 195.2 after the above binge night. Stuck to my diet very well today eating healthy keto friendly foods. Lots of walking at work and home logging over 6 miles and over 14,000 steps on my fitbit. Lots of coffee and tea today. Working on the water tonight. I continue to log every morsel and stare either victory or defeat directly in the eye. I join other strong confident women here on MFP in our quest to good health and happiness. I hope the scale tomorrow will reflect my sacrifices today. Nonetheless, I shall prevail!

6/21 193.0 much better today. Worked hard at work and at home. Got in almost 17,000 steps today, followed my diet, even when STARVING TO DEATH , but lacked some of my usual water because I was so busy. But I still logged over 64 oz which is so-so for my weight. Was just too busy to feel either strong or weak. Just flew through the day. I am still trying to get back to my lowest recent weight of 190.0 so I am (at the very least) not going backward. Good night and sweet dreams to all!

6/22 191.2 and still working my way back to 190.0. Had lots of steps in yesterday (17,000) and hope to get in over 10,000 today though I am stranded at home. I continue to use the 16:8 Intermittent fast to help. Yesterday my carbs were right on 20 net but my calories were too low (746) because I at mostly vegetables with only a little ground turkey. I actually had to add some cheese and walnuts to a snack to even reach the 746. I will try for higher calories today so my metabolism is not negatively affected while still maintaining my 20 net carb goal or less. But I never know what the day may bring. I hope everyone will enjoy this beautiful Friday. We are expecting a high of 75 on this mainly sunny day in northern Michigan. A little cool for this time of year, but beautiful and pleasant.

6/23 191.4 small bump up but likely due to high sodium yesterday. Had nearly 14,000 steps on my fitbit last night which included a 2 mile walk at the school track. I was very proud of myself. I ate at McDonald’s and had my meal bunless to stick to low carb. Stayed within my macros. I can count this day as a success. Still reaching for that 190.0 goal which was my lowest recorded weight of late. Baby steps…….

6/24 191.4 No Change. Boo Hoo. I walked 8100+ steps yesterday, but did not go for my usual walk. Lots of standing on my feet, but less walking because I was cleaning out closets and drawers (changing up to smaller clothes, yay !!!). Followed my low carb diet very well. My blood sugar numbers continue to improve. I think I am going to have to scratch and claw my way out of the 190’s but that’s okay. Nothing wrong with a good cat fight every now & then.

6/25 193.4 Binge last night and no #2 potty for a few days has taken it’s toll, in all honesty. But the self-sabotage every time I near a goal is getting ridiculous. On the exercise side, I walked over 6 miles and over 13,000 steps. I drank my water. I logged every embarrassing morsel of food. I actually worked very hard yesterday as well, in the house and on the landscaping. Food is an addiction and cravings are pretty hard to overcome sometimes. But the closer I get to my goal, the worse it seems to become. I am going to have to research some positive inspiration as I live in a very rural area and am a recent widow without much home support. MFP can be a big help, I know. I will have to use it for more than just logging. Today, as I hang my head in shame, I will probably go OVERBOARD trying to make up for it by starving myself and over exercising. It is a real cycle that must be broken. My goal is not just to lose weight, but to COMPLETELY learn new attitudes about food. New Permanent eating habits which promote health. I know a lot of you are with me on this. I know I am not alone in the cycles I go through. Godspeed to us all in our difficult, private and often self-sabotaging journey to our new mindsets, lifestyles, health and body confidence. I hope everyone will have a better day today than I am likely to have.

6/26 192.4 Loss this challenge -1.4 lbs. Happy to have ended with an overall loss. See you next challenge!

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

Round 43 report: Logged 9/10 days, 4/5 cardio workouts, 4/5 mini-strength workouts. Maintenance at 125-130 holding steady.

Round 44 GOAL = Log every day. Get 5 cardio workouts. Get 5 mini strength workouts. Continue to EASE back down to lower part of maintenance zone.

6/17 - 128.6 - Yesterday worked in garden and on housecleaning, 11K steps, under calories.
6/18 - 128.2 - Yesterday abandoned good sense and restraint. The lack of fitbit sync I was experiencing over the weekend did not help my poor attitude, nor did lack of running from my running buddy (hubs) nor my insistence on trying to mastermind things that I have no power over, including other people's feelings. Just an emo day that I wish I had handled better. OTOH, the first batch of zucchini bread I made out of our garden was extremely great -- however that did not help my day fitness or diet wise either lol.
6/19 - 127.6 - Yesterday under maintenance calories, 12K steps including 4 mile run which felt great in spite of the wind.
5/20 - 127.0 - yesterday a bit over maintenance calories, 10K steps and a good strength workout. I have taken to doing body-weight and resistance band strength with circuits of stepping high in place while watching sportsball with the hubs. Up to two sets of 10 pushups from the toes, so that's not nothing.
6/21 - 128.4 - yesterday about 300 over maintenance calories, but 14K steps in yard and house work and a nice 40 minute elliptical workout. Not worried about the weight "gain", for reasons I cannot confess except on TMI Tuesday... HINT: IT'S NOT FAT
6/22 - 128.0 - yesterday I lost my cookies. Or actually found them. Ironically the vending machine cookies that I ate while back at work at 9PM, and while also avoiding company that are fine people but not well known to me and a little intense thereby making my house not feel like mine, and who unintentionally in "trying to get to know me" in the nicest way raised those family discomforts and angst that I have been dealing with --- those vending machine cookies were branded "Sweet Serenity" in a cosmic joke so bad I should have choked laughing while eating them. Instead I went back for more.
So over calories, no workout, and completely aware that I still can binge-eat. Thanks universe, I get it.
6/23 - 128.2 - yesterday under maintenance calories, 10K steps including a couple miles of walking in the evening.
6/24 - 128.6 - yesterday under maintenance calories, 8K steps, super hot day.
6/25 - 128.2 - yesterday under maintenance calories, 5K steps. Lots of emo today. I am definitely seeing how anxiety and feelings that aren't enjoyable and food that is soothing play together on my little play list.
It's all information. It's up to me how to use it. Choice - in each moment - our most powerful tool.

6/26 -127.4 - yesterday 200 over maintenance, caused by oversnacking in the "oh well" mode when fitbit wouldn't sync. 10K steps though.

Tough round, and that's okay. Still well within maintenance. See you next.

Round 39=0 loss (193.6)
Round 40=.4lb gain (194.0)
Round 41=.6lb gain (194.6)
Round 42=1.6lb loss (193.0)
Round 43=.6lb gain (193.6)
Round 44:
Day/Weight/Comment
6/17 192.4 After pizza for dinner and leftover gyros for lunch yesterday. Wait and see what tomorrow brings.
6/18 195.0 Drats.
6/19 194.2 Okay.
6/20 194.0
6/21 194.4 Hmm
6/22 195.0 So bagel chips and cheese were probably not the best snack choice.
6/23 195.6
6/24 196.4
6/25 196.6 Really frustrated with myself. Keep saying I'm going to do this, will try harder, tired of being fat and flabby. Then eat junk food all day and binge watch old tv shows. And nobody to blame but me. Do I not really want to succeed?
6/26 197.6 Way wrong way! Did a 5-mile workout, so that's something.

Round 44 (#8)

#37: 142.6 - 137.4 = -5.2 BMI = 24.86
#38: 137.4 - 136.8 = -0.6
#39: 136.8 - 136.2 = -0.6
#40: 136.2 - 135.0 = -1.2
#41: 135.0 - 133.6 = -1.4
#42: 133.6 - 134.2 = +0.6
#43: 134.2 - 133.4 = -0.8

-9.2 lbs since I joined our challenge.

6/17: 132.6, after lunch break it was 5 hours, non-stop, patient exams yesterday. Transporting patients in gurneys and wheelchairs, transferring them onto exam tables and back… Quite the workout.

6/18: 131.2, awesome Buh-bye 10% of excess body fat.

6/19: 133.0, huge dinner out with the BF and his family. Short walk afterwards helped my over stuffed belly.

6/20: 133.0…

6/21: 133.0, more of the same…

6/22: 131.8

6/23: 133.0

6/24: 132.0

6/25: no weigh in

6/26: 132.4, a good round for me

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