JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ Round 45

I am in! And hoping to do much better than Round 44. I will be traveling but not nearly what this last month was like and I am logging much better.

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#
Round 44 final weight 141.6#
Goal weight 132#

06/27 140.8# good start
06/28 137.6# 😳 that can’t be real! And I am on the road for the rest of the weekend. The first test! And then a different scale!
06/29 no scale
06/30 no scale
07/01 no scale
07/02 141.9# different home, different scale. But I am here for almost 3 weeks, let's see if I can get it together
07/03 141.4# I feel like I am going in circles. But am motivated!
07/04 141.5# Happy 4th of July all
07/05 139.1 #
07/06

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27-194
6/28
6/29 -191
6/30
7/01
7/02
7/03
7/04
7/05
7/06

6/27-Had a take it easy day! ( due to Radiation day 3) ate healthy! Drank lots of water, back on track tomorrow.
6/28 Felt fantastic today! Great, Fitbit steps, lots of water, healthy eating, smaller portions. Just could not sleep good due to steroids, 3 hours/ night -20 mins in the afternoon.,
6/29 -Feeling great today, Eating healthy! So lucky with a long weekend get three days of radiation. The next weeks we will see what happens to my hair, that will be devastating to me. I`m fighting hard.
6/30- Very hot, humid I have to be very careful in the sun. For sunburns or seizures, I slept an extra hour which really helped. Drank lots of water. Took it easy in the afternoon. Went to a concert tonight to see Shania Twain.
7/1- Planned my meals for next week. It is so hot here, and very humid. Drank lots of water. Need more sleep 3 hours again and nothing during the day. Great concert last night.
7/2- Feeling fantastic and back to myself. I did half hour on the treadmill, 5 mins. exercise bike, and lots of stretching. The more I do the better I feel. Starting week 2 of Radiation tomorrow.
7/3- I had two hours sleep last night, went for treatment #6, I feel amazing, took the grandchildren to the park all day. Just enjoyed family and beautiful sunshine. After dinner my husband and I did all our gardening. Fitbit steps 13,000. Fighting hard.
7/4 - I keep feeling fantastic! Fitbit steps10,200. Went clothes shopping and bought lots of nice clothes. Just positives for me I am so grateful!
7/5 Today was my first rough day humidity was in the 40`s , I had lots of swelling in the corner of my eye. But my husband and I still took the grandchildren out for lunch. Back to be strong tomorrow.

Age 48
Height 5’11”
SW 97kg
CW 90,8kg
GW 79kg

Round 42 lost 1.5kg
Round 43 lost 1.5kg
Round 44 lost 1 kg
SW 90.8
End Round 45 GW 89.8kg

6/27 90.8kg (-0.0kg) feeling a bit under the weather this morning.
6/28 90.4kg (-0.4kg) did kettlebell swing workout nr. 3 and walked 10.000 steps!
6/29 90.7kg (+0.3kg) had a home made bbq last night and onlu walked about 7500 steps.
6/30 90.2kg (-0.5kg) Kettlebelle swing workout #4, 7500 steps.... I can almost smell the 8 as first number on the scale.
7/01 90.5kg (+0.3kg) Had a beachday, didn't move that much and a bbq at friends
7/02 90.3kg (-0.2kg) Loveley 'lazy' Sunday with homechores, kettlebell workout #5 en 11000 steps
7/03 90.7kg (+0.4kg) Didn't drink half of what I should have... didn't move at all..... Let me catch up today!
7/04 90.8kg (+0.1kg) Ovulating, extremely tired, only 8000 steps, skipped workout ppfff better days will come!
7/05 91.1kg (+0.3kg)
7/06 90.6kg (-0.5kg) Totall loss 0.2kg! See you all tomorrow ina next 10 days where I really, really, really hope to see a weight in the 80's

CW: 82.5 kg (182 lbs)
UGW: 70 kg (154 lbs)
GW for this round: as close to 81 kg (178.5 lbs) as I can get but under 82 for sure


Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 82.5 kg (182 lbs) - this is actually slightly up from yesterday. Not surprising, as I had a work thing with drinks and also had 2 small but very high sodium fried snacks. Healthy main meals though.
6/28 82.6 kg - again, really slightly up although I was super strict with staying within my calories. Even weighed my tiny bowl of low-cal icecream for dessert. Gonna chalk this one up to natural fluctuations and/or maybe lack of water - must remember to hydrate!
6/29 82.2 kg (181.2 lbs) - better! Stayed within calories, ate very healthily, drank tons of water (was peeing ALL day) and killed it at the gym so have trouble walking now but I'll take it! Now to not undo it over the weekend....
6/30 82.0 kg (180.7 lbs) - lowest I have been in a while. We had a friend plus kids over, and I had a couple of drinks, but watched what I ate so I guess the extra calories were offset by the fact that I had a very active day overall... BBQ tonight at other friends, but I am driving so not drinking - hope this will last!
7/01 82.4 kg - up from yummy BBQ foods. But I did not go crazy so I expect this is mostly water retention. Back on track today!
7/02 81.9 kg - pleased to end the weekend at a lower weight than going into it, without feeling like I deprived myself. Now to just keep at it!
7/03 81.5 kg (179.7 lbs) - did not log because baby WOULD NOT sleep, but ate relatively well and moved quite a bit. Happy with this!
7/04 81.5 kg - same as yesterday. Happy with this as I was feeling bloated (TOM is on the way...)
7/05 81.8 kg - and there it is, the TOM uptick... well, this is the textbook definition of a "natural fluctuation" I guess. Stayed within calories and drank enough, will just have to make sure to do the same tomorrow... Hope to end this round with a solid loss!
7/06 81.9 kg - still bloated, and DOMS from heavy workout yesterday, so this was to be expected even though i stayed well within calories - a couple more days and we will drop down again, and I did get under 82 so that's good.... Loved doing this though - posting here every day really made me extra motivated! Next round I will be on a holiday for most so won't be able to weigh, but after that I will def be back!!! Thanks everyone for the support!

JGM10D ~|~ Round 45 Daily Goals Round 45
SW: 168.4; GW: 167
27/06: 168.2 Goals ✅ Gotta keep this going!
28/06: 168.6 Goals ✅
29/06: 168.4 Goals ✅
30/06: 168.5 Goals ✅ I keep forgetting to post. Had a wee bounce up, but still going in the right direction.
01/07: 168.9 Goals ✅ Meh! Another bounce. Maybe need to hydrate more in this heat. Not used to it.
02/07: 168.9 Goals ✅ Happy with that. I was expecting a weekend bounce!
03/07: 168.4 Goals ✅ I'll run with that!
04/07: 168.6 Goals ✅ .oO Up again.
05/07: 168.2 Goals ✅ Oo... and down a bit further ..... the suspense ..... ..... .....
Man! This last 12 lbs is hard to shift! This process is not a quick fix. Sometimes motivation flags, but to get/remain fit and healthy requires an permanent lifestyle change. Going back to old habits will produce the same result as before, and I'm not prepared to waste all the work I have put in over the last 3+ years to get fit and healthy. Butt kicking is in order.
06/07: 167.2 Goals ✅ Whoosh!

Very relieved to be back on track. I have 4 days to build on this before I am off for a week with family. I am taking my scale with me to stay on track.

THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieve permanent change.

Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

Round 45 Just give me 10 days-My Round (7)
STATS: 5’6, F
R39(1)-SW 159.2, EW 160.4 (+1.2)
R40(2)-SW 160.4, EW 157.4 (-3)
R41(3)-SW 157.8, EW 156.6 (-1.2)
R42(4)-SW 156.6, EW 156.0 (-.6)
R43(5)-SW 156.0, EW 153.6. (-2.4)
R44(6)-SW 154.0, EW 154.8 (+.8)
R45 (7)-SW 154.8 , EW 157.8 ( +3)
UGW: 136
CGL: -1.5

Day/Weight/Comment
06/27-154.4
06/28-154.0
06/29- On holidays
06/30-On holidays
07/01- On holidays
07/02- On holidays
07/03- On holidays
07/04-On holidays
07/05-On holidays
07/06-157.8 away on vacation -disappointed to see this but not unexpected .

I've written a long one for today ....


SW: 71.9kg
GW: 70.9kg
UGW: 62kg

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27: 71.9kg - Started off with a much larger breakfast than I'm used to so didn't have barely any calories left over for dinner, but dinner turned out to be less calories than expected so I only went over by a small amount
6/28: 71.9kg - Really good day generally, excluding when I got home from work and mindlessly found myself with a spoon in the nutella jar (this is the reason I don't normally have it in the house!)
6/29: 71.4kg - Very happy with myself for yesterday. Changed dinner plans and had a BBQ instead. Instead of eating all of the things, I forwent the burger and bun option and went for just the chicken, steak, and corn and was more than happy. And my OH bought custard slices which is my kryptonite. I checked the calories before cooking, and gave myself slightly more than I was going to have so it put me about 200kcals over my goal for the day (I have flexible goals, so this is just about acceptable considering my week) and I worked out what I could have still in that number. I have a problem with custard slices, which means I always eat both in the packet, but I only had one yesterday, and I was happy with it. And the meal completely killed my craving for takeaway I normally get at the end of the week (I can fit it into my calories) so I'm probably doing better for it than if I stuck with my original plan
6/30: 70.8 - Fairly sure I'm a little dehydrated this morning which is why I've had another big drop, completely expecting a rise tomorrow. Was completely killed at judo yesterday. Hot weather combined with the fact I'm still recovering from illness made it a tough one certainly. Really happy with how I ate though, and I got that second custard slice I saved from the previous day and was still within my allowance.
7/01: 71.2 - And there's that jump back up. Not as awful as I was expecting, fingers crossed its not going to continue tomorrow. Ate really well and was well under. And then we went to a friends in the evening. And I ate so much popcorn (planned), crisps and cookies (definitely not planned) well over goal and surprised at how little self control I've got in those situations. Must do better!
7/02: 70.5 - Yesterday was really good eating wise, so please to see the scales down. Mostly because I was detracted all day and so didn't get that hungry. Had my main meal at lunch as opposed to dinner, so probably had less actual food in my body this morning which might account for the drop. We'll find out tomorrow, hoping it'll stay under 71, but we'll see. Barely moved from my computer chair though.
7/03: 70.8 - Come on I deserved better than that! Yesterday was a great day. Yes I know what I said that I kinda expected a smallish rise, but I actually ate under my bottom goal and did an hour and a half of Judo! Might just be water retention (I hope). At least I'm pretty sure that I've made my GW for this round.
7/04: 70.8 - I feel like yesterday was a big failure. It wasn't, but I'm beating myself up over it. I was 70kcals over my upper calorie goal, which isn't great, but I was still over 200kcal under maintenance at GW (above which I class as a bad day). It came from a dessert that I could've had a healthier choice, it was much lighter than I would've previously made before I started losing weight. And I did really enjoy it, so I'm slightly conflicted. It wasn't a bad dessert per say(in terms of calories), just not the best choice I could've made. I dunno, I've been feeling really hungry the last couple of days, and I know I've been doing well besides it, so it's probably more of a response to that, as opposed to the fact I was over goals.
7/05: 70.2 - Mmmk, wasn't expecting that one. Didn't have time to make breakfast or lunch yesterday, so ran out and grabbed some food from the super market. For breakfast I had a pain au chocolate. Damn it was good, but wasn't exactly good on the calorie balance. At least, not compared to my normal breakfast anyway. However, did keep me full until lunch, which was a surprise to me. Especially as I had a stressful morning and normally get hungry around 11. Maybe I should have pastries more often . Anyhoos, lunch was bigger than normal, although I did pick the sandwich without butter (not worth the calories imo) but I misread the label on the cereal yogurt, so turned out to be less of a good choice as I thought it was. Clawed back my calories on dinner and kept myself under my upper goal. A definite win for me as I really didn't feel like cooking and the appeal of a takeaway was much larger than normal. Was thirsty this morning, so might've been a bit dehydrated, might explain some of the 0.6kg drop.
7/06: 70.7 Slightly up to be expected. Less than my drop yesterday so probably just mostly variation. However, yesterday I tried something out. I had a takeaway pizza. Now one thing I wanted to point out was that I wasn't craving pizza. This was very much a case that I wanted it, as opposed to craving it. I felt that this was important for this test. My attitude has always been that I am not trying to lose weight, I am trying to change my relationship with food and eat in a way that will allow me to lose weight. The important thing there is that I want the way that I'm eating now to continue, even when I reach my ultimate goal weight. You see, I know that takeaways are very much part of my life and that’s not about to change. I could probably lose weight faster if I abstained, but I’m changing how I eat for the future. If I can’t make a takeaway work for me now, how will it go when I suddenly reintroduce it.
It was a large pizza. Previously I wouldn’t consider eating any less than ¾ of a pizza in that situation (with sides as well). But yesterday, I logged half the pizza, logged all the chicken sides, and then started to eat. It put me over my daily goal, and my maintenance goal. I knew this was going to happen, but I shrugged it off. It would be a bad day, not the end of the world considering the week I’d had.
But I didn’t eat all of that. I had 4 out of 10 slices, and I didn’t eat all my chicken. Not because of the calories, but because I was full. I was full and I stopped. Working it out later, the calories put me below my maintenance amount. I was able to have the takeaway, and I should be able to still lose weight on those calories. I was below my highest target, and I was completely satisfied. My calories were still higher than I'd like, but I’m very happy with how yesterday went!


Reached my goal this round! I've found this challenge super motivating, so will definitely be doing it from now on!

Round 45 (1) - SW: 71.9 EW: 70.7 (-1.2kg)

R40/My 1st EW: 170.2 (-1.8) AW: 170.7
R41/My 2nd EW: 170.2 (0) AW: 169.8
R42/My 3rd EW: 169.4 (-0.8) AW: 170.3
R43/My 4th EW: 167.6 (-1.8) AW: 168.9
R44/My 5th EW: 167.2 (-0.6) AW: 167.7
R45/My 6th SW: 167.2 EW: 171.4 (+4)

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27: 166.8; TOM is upon us, water weight here I come
6/28: 166; super geeked for this downward trend. My bachelorette party is this weekend so I know I will see high numbers on Sunday.
6/29: 169.8; staff potluck and still TOM.
6/30 bachelorette party
7/01 bachelorette party; did some damage this weekend and I will pay the price tomorrow morning!
7/02: 172.4; yikes!
7/03: 171.0
7/04: 170.2; crazy how long it takes to recover from one weekend of poor choices.
7/05: 171.6; good cookout yesterday! Lol
7/06: 171.4; could not recover from last weekend. No more free for all’s eating whatever I want from Friday to Sunday.

HSW 229.4
R40 SW 199.4
R41 SW 197.6 -1.8
R42 SW 194.4 -3.2 (-5)
R43 SW 194.2 -0.2 (-5.2)
R44 SW 189.8 -4.4 (-9.6)
R45 SW 190.4 +0.6 (-9)

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 188 woosh! partly due to lots of fibre and partly due to sleeping in -now to make it stick
6/28 188.6 - patience is a virtue after all
6/29 DNW - up all night with depressed teenager - this is when my eating tends to go off the rails - will aim for maintenance today and log it all
6/30 189.8 Thanks for all the hugs yesterday. Yesterday was a WAM day. At first that was an acronym for wife and mother - which is what I put on my exercise calendar when caretaking takes all my time and energy for the day. (otherwise it's W for walk, WO for workout or R for rest) WAM is also nicely onomatopoeic for that feeling of being banged around by life. (The image in my head is like the old batman comics) Now it has a third meaning "work at maintenance" which is what I did. It is great to be able to cut yourself a little slack without it feeling like failure or cheating. My weight is up a little but that is most likely digestive issues.
7/01 188.0 Hoping it sticks this time - good day yesterday. Work out done, calories on target and a calm household
7/02 187.2 !! wasn't expecting a drop Ate well but not much exercise. Happy to be putting some distance between me and that 190.
7/03 187.0 Enjoyed my long weekend - back to work and early mornings today. Workout done.
7/04 187.6 That's OK I am getting used to these bounces now.
7/05 186.8
7/06 187.2 -3.2 for the round!!!

ROUND - 45

6/27 - 189....OK enough is enough. I need to get serious about this. Enough fooling around!
6/28 - 186.6
6/29 - 185.6...LONG weekends are my downfall. I don't like being off my routine for to long.
6/30 - N / A
7/1 - N / A HAPPY CANADA DAY!
7/2 - N / A
7/3 - 187.4.....UGH!
7/4 - 189.0....I was going to quit this group, but I realize that I need it now, more than ever. I can't keep going
down the path of self destruction, so I need to PICK myself up...DUST myself off...and get back on the
weight loss express!
7/5 - 188.4...Better, but I am totally disgusted with myself. I should NEVER have let it get to this!!!!
I realized that this group didn't let me down, I let me down.....
7/6 - 189.4...Pasta & Garlic toast for dinner..... this was a bad week for me. I felt mentally out of it. I didn't exercise at all. It was just to damn hot here all week! I can't let that get to me... I need to get my brain in the game if I want to win (or in this case....Lose!)




My official weekly weigh in, is Tuesday evening @ TOPS, so my ticker tape will reflect that loss.

My daily weight is on my home scale, so I can monitor how my week is going.

My ultimate goal is 175lbs, so any loss is a good loss.