JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ Round 45

L2HS · June 2018

Just Give Me 10 Days

5'2", Female, Serial Starter, Loss 65lbs in 6 months with MFP in 2013 (250lbs to 185lbs). Did it once, can do it again. Confident it’ll stick this time. SW: 250lbs (05/28/18), UGW: 140-150lbs

R43 SW 240.4
R44 SW 237.2
R45 SW 235.0

Goal this round: More accurate logging by cooking more during weekends. Start exercise routine probably some kind of beginners work out video on YouTube. Recommendations appreciated. Good luck everyone!

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 235.0! Changed my logging to just putting round start weights since there’s been a difference from the last day of the previous round to the first day of the new round. Between R43 and R44 there was a -0.4lb difference. Between R44 and R45 -1.5lbs!!! I think my consistency from last round paid off even though the scale wasn’t reflecting that. I’m glad I didn’t let it mentally de-rail me. Great way to start a round!
6/28- 234.0 TWO THIRTY-FOUR! Yippee!
6/29- 234.4 Still learning to take the ups in stride. Late weigh in. Within calories yesterday but carb heavy dinner.
6/30- 235.4 Very bummed and disappointed in myself yesterday. Chick Fil A for breakfast. Pizza for dinner. Restless night with the baby. Trying to get head back in game. Up water today and planning an active day with the kids.
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CathyVee · June 2018

Not very active yesterday due to the heat. I’m working 12 hours today, should be easy to keep within calorie goal.

6/27–132.6 lbs
6/28–131.2 lbs
6/29–131.0 lbs
6/30–131.2 lbs
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no1racefan1 · June 2018

Original SW: 190 (12/29/2016)
Round 36 SW: 183.0 (Avg. 181.16)
Round 37 SW: 179.8 (Avg. 179.26)
Round 38 SW: 179.0 (Avg. 177.63)
Round 39 SW: 178.2 (Avg. 178.66)
Round 40 SW: 179.6 (Avg. 177.31)
Round 41 SW: 177.4 (Avg. 177.97)
Round 42 SW: 177.0 (Avg. 177.73)
Round 43 SW: 177.0 (Avg. 176.72)
Round 44 SW: 178.2 (Avg. 177.20)
Round 45 SW: 178.6

Round 45 GW: 176 consistently
Ultimate GW: 145ish

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27--178.6 I feel like I'm off track the last several days. Need to make some adjustments.
6/28--177.4 Glad to see some downward progress. Last night I reevaluated my MFP goals. I had it set at 1 lb/week, sedentary (which I am), which gave me 1420 calories. I was really struggling with this. After fighting it for a few months now, I decided to change it to .5 lb/week. This gives me 1670 calories. Part of what was happening is I would go so far over my calories that I would just stop worrying about it. What's another 100 when you are already several hundred over? I'm hoping by having a more realistic goal it will keep me more accountable, because I will feel like I can actually meet it. Plus, even though I was set at 1 lb/week, it was really more like 1 lb/month, so .5/lb per week would make me perfectly happy. I don't really care how slow it is as long as its going down. The last round I felt like I was really starting to go the wrong direction. So, today is the first day I try to hit my new calorie goal!
6/29--177.8
6/30--175.8 This is probably a fluke and I'm dehydrated or something, but I'll take it!
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trinalong79 · June 2018

This is my first round. I have been struggling getting back on track and definitely want some accountability.
My goal is 3 lbs per round
Goal weight 140 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27......159.8.... I have made it this far and am determined to make it to my goal of 140 lbs. Total loss so far on my journey 104 lbs

6/28........158.8....feeling great!!! Just now if I can get my late night snacking under control
-1lb

6/29.......157.4.... I am simply tracking what I am eating. Not really restricting anything except calories. Staying at about 1400
-1.4lbs total -2.4lbs

6/30.....156.2.....I have been struggling with an eating disorder for 5 months now. Since I have been tracking I have not been so hard on myself. I allow myself be ok with whatever I eat as long as I track it. I am feeling very determined to beat this thing. Today is day 4
-1.2lbs total -3.6lbs

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cpanus · June 2018

I'm in!

06/25 - 140.6 at 5:00 a.m. I'll take it!
06/26 - 142.2 at 5:00 a.m. I can't explain this one.

Day/Weight/Comment

06/27 - 140.0 at 6:30 a.m. Sleeping in help!
06/28 - 141.0 at 4:30 a.m. Oh, the difference two hours makes!!
06/29 - 141.0 at 5:00 a.m. Fell into some real salty snacks yesterday.

Pantry cleaned out now.

06/30 - 140.4 at 5:00 a.m.
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Chris

Ooga78 · June 2018

OSW: 6/13/18, 178.8
End of Round 44, 6/26/18, 170.6 (-5)
Total weight lost: 8.2

Round 45
Day/Weight/Comment
6/27: 170.4/Very motivated after the last round. Hoping to blast into and through the 160’s as far as possible these next 10 days.
6/28: 171.0/Yesterday got away from me and I ended up doing things a lot later than planned. Ate candy and had a pop late. Have been going to bed really late and not getting enough sleep.I did get exercise in and was within my calorie budget.
6/29: 171.0/Again did not get eat when I wanted. Working on eating more frequently throughout the day.
6/30: 171.2/Frustrated and disappointed, hoping to get in the 160’s soon. Starting C25k tomorrow. Still trying to focus on eating more frequently throughout the day as opposed to later at night.

denswrex · June 2018

Female, Age 51
5'5"
Round 45
SW 171
GW 136
Prior Rounds 43 SW 168 (-2.4)
44 SW 165.6 (-2.2)
45 SW 163.4
weight goal for this round 160.5
log every day

6/27 163.4 I set an aggressive goal weight for this round, but I believe I can reach it if I continue the course.

6/28 162.6 I cannot wait until I am freed up to get on my bike or at least go walk the dogs. It has been a long 10 days. On the bright side I feel I am getting a better grasp on my eating, and I haven't binged this week. I am biting my tongue about my husband's In and Out burgers, donuts and fat boy ice cream sandwiches, abstaining, and letting him make his own choices without piping in. This has always been challenging for me unless we are both on the downward trajectory as far as weight.

6/29 163.0 I can't begin to explain the series of events that led to banana split and potato chips after dinner. I can only say that the stress of caregiving for my mom for the past 2 weeks added to the ever present worry about my 16 year old son has caught up with me and something gave. I was either going to get drunk or eat ice cream, and there we go. I expect to see another step up on the scale tomorrow as a delayed effect of last night's binge.

6/30 161.8 My goal for this round is in reach! I am looking so forward to getting out of the 160's, and resolve never to go there again! I was looking at the before and after success thread last night and how inspiring it is to see how so many people are able to take conttol of their eating and moving and reshape their bodies. I am super stoked to have found this platform and community.

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mustb60 · June 2018

Give me just 10 days

Round 45
My Round 4
SW: 164.9 lbs
GW: 161 lbs
UGW: 145 lbs
Round 41 loss: 1 lbs
Round 42 Loss: 1.2 lbs
Round 43 Gained 1.1 lbs
Total All Round Loss: 1.1 lbs/19 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 164.9 lbs
6/28 163.5 lbs shedding extra sodium, lots of water, walk.
6/29 164 lbs too much carbs, walked 13000 steps.
6/30 163 lbs 12000 steps
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Snowflake1968 · June 2018

5th Round
Round 40 - SW - 193.2 EW - 190.2
Round 41 - SW - 190.4 EW - 190
Round 42 - SW - 187.8 EW - 188.2
Round 43 - SW - 188.2 EW - 188
Round 44 - SW - 188 EW - 187.6

Start Weight Feb 2018 - 202
Goal Weight July 2019 - 140

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 - 189.2 - Yesterday was not the healthiest eating day although I did manage to exercise most of the calories off. I'm going to try some different things this round and see how it goes.
6/28 - 187.8 That makes more sense. Yesterday I decided not to have breakfast, I want to see how that affects my overall eating for the day. It went well, I didn't struggle trying to keep my calories in check. I'll try it again today.
6/29 - 187.0 - Had an executive in town yesterday that insisted on a burger place for lunch. Nothing low cal on the menu at all! Still managed to stay in the green for the day, but so frustrating.
6/30 - 185.6 - I'm not going to get excited by this today, I seem to see 185 once every challenge for the last 3 and then it disappears again.
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CaliMomTeach · June 2018

I'm going to jump in again after disappearing for a bit.
Starting Weight: 193 (July 2016)
Lowest Weight: 135ish (March 2018)
Current Weight: 153.7
Goal: 140ish by end of July (I suspect some of this weight is water, so hoping will come off easily. I have lost 10 pounds in water weight in a week before...so maybe. If it does not drop off easily at first, then I will adjust the goal to a bit higher.)

I stopped logging for a while and just exercised yesterday for the first time in about a month. I see what happens when I stop logging and just let go. I want to be able to maintain without logging, but it is just not going to happen for me. Back to it then. Glad this group is around as it has been very motivating for me in the past!

Day/Weight/Comment
6/29 153.7
6/30 151.7
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GrandmaJackie · June 2018

Round 45
SW: 146.7
GW: 144

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 146.7 ~ (Steps 17,379) - I thought I posted earlier but maybe I forgot to push post....

6/28 no weigh in ~ (Steps 17,365) not a good day, we had pizza for dinner,

6/29 148.8 ~ (Steps 16,925) Last night was better we had chicken tacos plus Inwas able to stay under my carb goal

6/30 147.4 ~ (Steps 18,159) By the time I arrived home from my daughters, we actually had dinner later the normal but eating keto, it really does help over eating,

Today is my grandsons 8th birthday so lots of exercising at the water park...

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jerier · June 2018

Round 45 (#9)

#37: 142.6 - 137.4 = -5.2
#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
#44: 133.4 - 132.4 = -1.0 Body fat 28.0% acceptable range.

-10.2 lbs since I joined our challenge.

6/27: 132.4, ready, set, go!

6/28: 135.4, binged on junk all day.

6/29: 135.8, more junk… Such is my pattern.
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6/30: 134.4

jerier · June 2018

@jerier I actually messed it up (thank you for the link!), and edited my post; my brain had it backwards (5 is bad, 1 is good). My intensity level has definitely been on the way down (from 2 to now 4). DEFCON 1 is intense. What's been happening?

@puddlegoober You're welcome

I had it backwards, too, until I looked it up. Lol.
Nothing awful has happened. I'm a serial crunchy junk food binger.

Comes and goes with little to no triggers.
My biggest problem, I never feel satisfied after eating. Ever. The constant vigilance and "you don't need more," self talk is mentally exhausting.

mcw2018mfp · June 2018

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27- 166.0
6/28 - 165.8
6/29 - 164.6
6/30 - 164.8
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sunshinegirlnm · June 2018

Round 45/Round 1.5 for me

SW: 152.7
UGW: 125
RGW: 130/135
Weekly goal: lose one pound, exercise 6 days a week a minimum of 30 minutes. Minimum 30 minutes cardio daily.

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27: 152.6 — The good news is that despite being gone 10 days traveling/vacationing I managed to get some good exercise in and I didn't gain, just left off where I was when I left. I'll take it! So glad to be back here, truly!
6/28: 151.8 — Nice to see a drop. Got lots of water yesterday and kept my carbs in check. Also quit eating at 6:45pm—no evening snacking or wine drinking, my downfall. Would love to see 149 by the end of this round, which means I really have to strategize my food and workouts.
6/29: 149.6 — I think my new strategy may be working…no food or alcohol after 6:30pm. Gallons of water each day. Trying to really focus on eating more protein which is something I’m not a natural at…..
6/30: 151.9 — No surprise here. I fell of the wagon last night after a particularly stressful afternoon. Emotional eating of naughty dinner with tons of sodium and carbs and too much wine. I also ate dinner way later than usual, close to 8:30. So, today I resolve to drink 100 oz. of water and do clean protein shakes till dinner, which will be a healthy one! NSV included running workout yesterday and an hour of Pilates Reformer and no muscle soreness this morning! I also got my labs back from my endocrinologist (I have Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Hypothyroidism) and I have almost no thyroid/metabolism hormones floating around my body which would explain this slow weight gain the past few months and unwillingness of my body to lose it. Meeting with Dr. on Monday and going to demand she up my meds and see if that helps. Fingers crossed! Happy Saturday to all!
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violasmith85 · June 2018

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 - 236.8
6/28 - 236.0 not bad considering I didnt work out. Although I was out in the sun for 2 hours moving furniture. Lol

6/29- 236.2 up .2, not sure why. Under calorie goals and 30 mins on my exercise bike. Oh well. Maybe not enough water.

6/30- 238.0 yestersay was my "cheat day" which only means it was mine and my husbands date day and we went to chinese. Stayed below my calorie goal and exercised for 30 mins. Lots of sodium tho and I know I didnt drink much water so I'm not going to freak out. Besides 30 mins of exercise I also went grocery shopping in this heat and had to carry 10 extra large shopping bags up two flights of stairs over 5 trips. So I know I did good. Just gotta flush that sodium out.

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wellnfree · June 2018

Love this challenge, the change is slow but can look back and see that there is progress. The slowness makes me value the progress even more and hesitate to risk losing it for some imaginary craving – I do find that generally it’s my emotions that “need/crave” something not my body.
6th Round for me: Female 65, height – 5’
Round 39 (1st for me) – SW 163, EW 162.8 = -.2
Round 40 – on holidays = +1.6
Round 41 – SW 164.4, EW 162.4 = -2
Round 42 - SW: 162.6, EW 162 = -.6
Round 43 – SW 162, EW 161.6 = -.4
Round 44 – SW 161.6, EW 160 = -1.6
Round 45 – SW 160.8, GW - 159
Ultimate Goal Weight – 128
Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 –Wednesday- 160.8 Well here goes – want to see those 159’s and get 3 areas cleaned up outside. So those should work together if I don’t get overtired and then decide I need/deserve a treat. I find MFP overrates gardening for calories unless you are digging or something like that so will not track it as exercise.
6/28 –Thursday- 160.4 Don’t feel I deserve this, very quick supper and then “finished” after came home from meeting but almost for sure over calories. Otherwise though a very profitable day.
6/29 –Friday- 160.8 Not so great but not too bad.
6/30 –Saturday- 161.2 So my food scale needs a new battery … two days of “I think I didn’t do too bad” and last night “definitely over” and here we are. Determined today will be different. Why do I act like it doesn’t count when I have no scale? Am I really planning to weigh food for the rest of my life?
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AJB1014 · June 2018

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 - Wednesday - 196.6 - Worked really hard to avoid stress eating last night - stayed within calories and made dinner at home after some less than stellar news at work. HUGE WIN - as I normally would have went straight for the comfort foods on the way home. Now to continue on with good planning and choices because the stress shall remain for a while. Cheesesteak stuffed pepper for dinner tonight for me and cheesesteak sandwich for DH. Breakfast smoothie and lunch prepped and packed and made it to work on the early side so feeling good about all those things. Going to an outdoor concert friday and packing a picnic so need to plan that menu. Lots of planning has gotten me this far and I'm finally starting to enjoy the habit.

6/28 - Thursday - 196.4 - I believe TOM is imminent. I'm feeling a bit bloated and I've been hanging out at the same weight for 3 days - which is a pattern I've noticed the past two months. Also a carb monster. I've been around 100g of carbs the past few days - today is around 150g and I'm okay with that. I planned my day of eating around pizza for dinner but I need to get more protein in - and in different ways than my protein shake - getting sick of it and that's when things turn bad for me. Going to get a bunch of those tuna packets and make that my afternoon snack. Last night was good - took a nice walk and had a steak and cheese low carb wrap instead of the pepper but it all worked out. Need to do some prep tonight to get ready for tomorrow evening outdoor concert as we will probably leave from work so it will be a busy night tonight. I find I'm managing stress a LOT better. Good food = good vibes for me. If I was going thru what I am now, 6 months ago, my head would have been buried in a pot of pasta. Feeling healthy, hopeful, and strong.

6/29 - Friday - 196.2 - Good night last night - stuck to food plan. A bit of a self sabotage morning - I skipped making breakfast smoothie - but I did bring my protein powder. I didn't pack lunch - we didn't have much to pack. I bought donuts for the work crew - but havent eaten one yet! Hmmm...alright so to avoid falling prey to the traps I have set for myself, I will; drink my protein shake by 11, make a reasonable choice for lunch (maybe panera or taco bell cantina bowl?), log it and move on whatever happens. Picnic tonight - stopping at the grocery store on the way and I CANNOT be starving when we are shopping or I'll overeat tonight. Stick to - 1 bread, 1 cheese, 1 meat,1 dried fruit, 1 type of nuts - also possibly something from the prepared food; some time of protein? Cookies for dessert. Today is my 20 but need to remind myself not to make a whole weekend out of it! Back to basics tomorrow. Be in the moment and ENJOY tonight with DH.

7/01 - Saturday - 196.4 - reeeaaally holding on to this number. Awesome night last night and miraculously ate around maintenance with some really tasty foods. Had a midnight munchies attack on the way home tho, almost stopped at Wendy's but made it home to snack on some chips and salsa. Feeling good today but need a lot of water!!!

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wellnfree · June 2018

@denicaswrex I'm with you on wanting to leave the 160's behind. Maybe I should be doing something to inspire me in the evening - I'm all committed in the morning and by evening it has evaporated.

deepwoodslady · June 2018

ROUND 3 FOR ME - Female 58 yrs old Original starting weight 235 on 1/11/18

Goals: 1. 3 lb loss to land in the 180’s (even if it’s hanging by skin of my teeth)
2. No Bingeing
3. No “cheat days” only “Earn days”. No “Earn Days” only “Earn Meals” which are much easier to bounce back from.
4. 10,000 steps per day. Mixed modes of exercise.
5. Lots of water, green tea daily, apple cider vinegar before carby meals.
6. Check my blood sugar daily for improvements.

R43 SW 193.8 EW 195.6 +1.8 lbs Gain
R44 SW 195.6 EW 192.4 - 3.2 lbs Loss
R45 SW 192.4 EW = TBD

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 Today’s weight: 192.4 going out of town today so tomorrow’s weight is not going to be good. Started this challenge with a 1.5 mile walk after dinner and a total of over 9000 steps for the day. Ate fairly healthy though my carbs were a bit over. Calories were good.

6/28 Today’s weight: 194.6 I knew this would happen. Restaurants are my weakness for sure! So much better to eat at home when you can!

6/29 Today’s weight: 192.4 Walked 10,332 steps yesterday. Followed my keto low carb diet very well. Restrained from the late night bingeing, but it was difficult. Used 2 squares of 90% cacao chocolate as my compromise. Bitter but better than nothing. Logged well. Drank my water, vinegar and tea. My blood sugar numbers were fantastic so my body probably loves me right now. I am proud I made it through another day successfully and that the scale reflected my sacrifices.

6/30 Today’s weight: 191.4. Walked 11,005 steps yesterday including work and home. Intermittent fasted for 16:8. No actual exercise or intended walk yesterday due to extreme weather so I am pleased with the scale. I followed my diet without any trouble and reached most of my macros though I was a smidgen low on protein. It’s going to be 100 degrees here in Northern Michigan today which is uncharacteristic of my area. We do not even have air conditioning so wish me well!

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