JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - Round 46

This is my 1st round... better late than never
SW 186.6 lbs
Date/weight/comment
7/7 186.6 lbs worked out in the morning but went out for drinks that night

7/8 woke up late and forgot to weigh myself, I feel like your true weight is only in the mornings, so I let it go and did bad the rest of the day. (Not a good idea but I'll pay for it in tomorrow's weigh in.)

7/9 187.6 smh a whole nother pound I have to get ride of now...I need to do better the weekends always get me, I can control my portions better during the weekdays because of the routine..I got this

7/10 186.8 ok well I'm at least getting back to were I started. I watched my calories and did a small 10 min morning workout then an afternoon workout of Julian Michaels of 30 day shred. I love her workout videos, I am so feeling it this morning I'm so sore that I didn't even want to do my morning workout. I contemplated allot but decided to do it.

7/11..186.2 My scale was all over the place this morning, 1st at 186.2, then 185.8 then 189.8 I swear I got on at least 10 times and the 186.2 came up the most, so that's what I am going with. Did both morning and afternoon workout yesterday, so happy cause I am so sore I really didn't want to but I was given chocolate at work, that I was like if I eat this I have to workout in the afternoon and so that's what I did lol. Yesterday I did day 2 in level one 30 day shred. (10 days each level )

7/12 186. 2 No lose, but no gain either. I worked out in the morning. The pants I wore yesterday felt allot tighter than when I wore them last week. I should of worked out in the afternoon but I didn't #smh I ate over my calories amount, I need to loose this kangaroo pouch. Really trying to get to 185 by the time this round is over the weekend is coming and I am scared I'll gain it all back

7/13 184.8 wow, I was thinking it would be around 185, yay I'm so excited. I Didnt work out yesterday morning. But did day 3 of the 30 day shred in the afternoon. I can't seem to control my portions during the weekend I have no routine and I'm with my kids all day that I end up over eating and gaining everything I lost during the week. I only work half a day today, so my weekend starts early. Wish me luck I'm really going to try.

7/14 184.0. I really worked for this one I did my morning and afternoon workout did day 4 of 30 day shred, but today is a whole nother challenge, I have family coming over making hamburgers and jumping in the pool. I up to go running really not wanting too but if that will keep me from gaining I'll do it. Let's do this. Good luck everyone
7/15
7/16

Day/Weight/Comment
7/07 / 252.4 /
7/08 / 251.8 /
7/09 / 250.4 / It is dropping too fast. This proves it was water from the salty 4th.
7/10 / 250.2 /
7/11 / 249.6 /
7/12 / 248.2 / I’ve been eating at the same calorie deficit for months, yet my body stubbornly holds on to weight until it just gives up all at once. I’m doing nothing different now than the last several rounds.
7/13 / 248.2 /
7/14 / 250.0 / My daughter took us to Sajj last night, our first time. I did get a salad based bowl, but the prepared vegetables, falafel and meat apparently had a lot of sodium. Calorie-wise I was within my plan. I was able to add every single added item to MFP. I really love this app.
7/15 /
7/16 /

STATS: 5’6, F
R44(1), SW 128.8; EW 122.6 (-6.2)
R45(2), SW 122.6, EW 119.8 (-2.8)
R46(3), SW 119.8, goal EW 117.8
UGW: 110

Day/Weight/Comment
7/07 - 121
Ummm.... whaaaaaa!!! 🤯😂 no clue what’s happening and why. I worked out very late last night and ate within my goal. So did everything right. Did feel bloated for the first time last night so maybe that’s what this is? Oh well! Let’s see what happens in this round. I know progress will be slower now, even if I push myself. Last 10 lbs!! Also need to get better sleep.
7/08 - 120.4
Couldn’t workout yesterday as I felt my left knee was hurting a bit. It’s very mild. Never had any kind of issues with my knees before so didn’t want to push it without knowing what’s happening. Need to figure out moves/workouts to mediate the pain and it’s almost gone with rest now. I cooked and made flan last night and hoping not to overdo it with food today!
7/09 - 119.6
Ok, so that is good. Weird weigh in yesterday and day before that better not happen again! 😂 walked for an hr. Yesterday and it felt good and my knee got to rest too. I think I’ll try to do my regular bike cardio today. Let’s see. Lack of well rested and enough sleep seems to be important for how my days go and also weigh-ins in the mornings.
7/10 - 119.4
Yay! Warm up and workout yesterday, knee feels better too. Good sleep last night and within my calories.
7/11 - 119.6
Yesterday was rest day! And kind of wasn’t a very active day physically but a busy day nonetheless. Sleep was ok, ate within my goal and looking forward to working out today.
7/12 - 118.2
Worked out yesterday and it felt so good. I feel bogged down and heavy, the days I don’t workout! Who would’ve thought I’d ever feel that way for not working out! 🤣😬 sleep could’ve been better but wasn’t too bad, also ate well within my range. Although, ate maybe a tad more carbs than I usually do, but it wasn’t over by much.
7/13 - 118.2
7/14 - 117.6
This makes me feel super happy and motivated to keep on track. I have really worked hard for this one. Worked out and pushed myself yesterday and ate super well also was under my calorie range. I can feel my stamina increasing which is a very good feeling. Just need to keep doing what I am doing! Remember to work on getting better sleep, warm up before every workout and drink drink drink more water. And looks like, hopefully I can complete this round under my goal weight!! Still fingers crossed 🤞 as I do not want to jinx it 😜 I had plans for Chinese dinner tonight from the very best Sichuan place, but this progress makes me want to not do that. Eating out just inevitably reflects on your weight the next few days. We shall see.
7/15
7/16

7/07 ????? last day of vacation
7/08 208.4
7/09 208.2
7/10 209 ugh so frustrating!
7/11 209.2 I need to figure out what I am doing wrong. This is the first time since I started this journey a couple weeks ago that I haven't been at least going down some.
7/12 207.4 Finally starting to get back on track.
7/13 206
7/14 205.4
7/15
7/16

Jan, 2016 SW: 228.3 BMI: 34.2
July 3, 2018 166.4* BMI: 24.9* Goal achieved 2-1/2 years Now, maintaining, or trying to!
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Round 34 to Round 42 179 to 170lbs
Round 43 SW 168... Trend wt: 168.8 -60 lbs
Round 44 SW 168.6 Trend wt: 168.3
Round 45 SW 167.6 Trend wt: 167.7
Round 46 SW 167.8 Trend wt: 167.2
Baker’s Dozen Round for me!!
Basically, it looks like I’ve maintained the past 40 days, but the trend wt is decreasing!!
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7/6 167.8 Trend wt: 167.2* loss/week: 0.4*
7/7 167.6 Trend wt: 167.2* loss/week: 0.4*
Cutting calories, increasing deficit, keeping moving! Time to lose more wt!! Have a great round everyone!
7/8 167.2 Trend wt: 167.1* loss/week: 0.4*
7/9 167.2a Trend wt: 167.1* loss/week: 0.4*
Noticed my weekly average sodium is up to 1760mg this week. Culprit: olives on my salads...!
Will cut the quantity down. Hehe Ate our for a special event yesterday - cut back rest of day & walked extra to eat at maintenance level. Pleased.
Noticed that I felt groggy, was yawning a lot, some slight nausea — for the first time in over 8 months. Didn’t eat too much, but it had Much more fats and refined carbs. My fiber micro was the lowest in 8 months lol I’m pleased as this will reinforce my not eating out

7/10 166.8 a Trend wt: 167.0* Loss/week: 0.4*
Scale has been wonky. This could have been 167.4, but shifted at last minute. Fingers crossed!!
I just realized I’ve weighed under 170 lbs since May 26! Encouraging! Now to get my high weight to 166.4! Feeling more motivated to lose more.

7/11 165.6* ✅Trend wt: 166.8* Loss/week: 0.5*
Okay, I figured out what was happening...a new brand of hummus was driving up my daily sodium/retaining water. I’m also eating less overall. Exercising, but with less intensity.
BMI: 24.8!! Normal at 5’8.5”✅ I’m sure this will bounce a bit, but trend line tells the story!!

7/12 165.2*a ✅ Trend wt: 166.6* Loss/wk: 0.6**
Wow! Lowest weight so far!! SO exciting.
Largest trending Loss/wk since June 11. I recognized what took the wind out of my weight loss sails (& decided to maintain) & am now being kind to myself as I pull out of it. I am creating more of a deficit calorie-wise each day than before.

Funny story: when I saw 165.2 on the scale, I thought “What, no way I gained 7 lbs..!!” No idea why I thought that. I weighed three times, 165.2, 165.2 165.2 thinking “wow, my scale must be broken” Started walking to Hubby’s scale when I finally woke up enough to realize I’d lost - hadn’t recognized the 165 since I was not expecting a lower number & in fact, I’m not sure I’ve seen this number since high school!! Sure is tricky getting used to new wt numbers!

7/13 165.8* a ✅ Trend wt: 165.9* Loss/wk: 0.6*
OK, saw there was another method Happy Scale uses for Trend Wt calculations that it says is better/more predictive. Switched as of this morning.

7/14 166* a✅ Trend wt: 165.8* Loss/wk: 0.7* Feeling much more settled than the past two months, as I transitioned to maintenance mentality. As I learned from others on MFP, Trend weights ARE invaluable!

7/15
7/16
RGW: Get back to 166.4 (-0.4 below as of today!)

Next Goals: 1. Average weight for July 166.4 (-2lbs) or lower
Status: Avg wt 166.8 lbs down 1.6 lbs down from June’s. Only 0.4 lb to go!

2. Average step goal for July > 8K
Status: current step average for July is now around 7,500 as I take it a bit easier due to knee/ankle

3. 10-day trend moving avg decreasing or maintaining for July!
Status: so far, so good!
Week 1: *******
Week 2: *******

Longterm: Get BMI to 24.4 (down 10 since SW) [163 lb]

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)
End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
End R45:163 (-.5)

Day/Weight/Comment
7/07 - 163 - I'm glad I didn't bump up from yesterday's weight. Now let's see if I can get through this plateau in the next 10 days.
7/08 - 161.5 - I know this won't last, but it sure is nice to see!
7/09 - 161 - Whoa, was not expecting this!
7/10 - 160.5 - So I bounced between 163 and 165 for 3 weeks while sticking to my calorie goals. Either I've smashed through my plateau or my scales need a new battery.
7/11 - 161.5 - As long as I don't have to see 163 again this round, I'm happy.
7/12 - 161 - It looks like I may be sticking around this number for now, Yay!
7/13 - 160.5 - It will be nice if I can make it through the weekend at this weight.
7/14 - 160 - Although this number is nice, it's been a tough day. I'm not sure how it will look tomorrow.
7/15
7/16

SW 98.5kg 7 May 2018 F 170cm 36yo
UGW 72kg

R42 SW:93.5kg EW:92.4kg (-1.1kg)
R43 SW:92.4kg EW:89.5kg (-2.9 kg)
R44 SW:89.5kg EW: 87.7kg (-1.8kg)
R45 SW: 87.7kg EW: 87.7kg (-0kg)

R46 SW 87.7kg GW 86.9kg

July
7: 87.7kg hoping for a better round this time!
8: 87.3kg rest day for exercise but have to work this arvo. Kids are on school holidays so will be tricky to keep up my routine
9: 87.3kg friends watching kids today so I can get to bootcamp
10: 86.7kg finally under 87kg! My work pants are way too big now and I’m up to the last hole in my belt! Plan to get to the gym after work so about 10 pm tonight
11: 86.4kg this tens can continue
12: 86kg had a delicious burger and 1/2 serve fries while taking the kids to a rock climbing/trampolining place. Fitted in to my calories too
13: 85.9kg closing in on my next personal goal of 85kg!
14: 85.4kg seems all the work last round is now showing
15: 85.2kg gym performance wasn’t great yesterday, thinking I might be under eating and effecting my strength. Going to eat a bit bit more next few days and see how it goes. On a good note I’m now 1/2 way to goal!

HSW : 257.7lbs
CSW : 237.8 lbs (15 Jan, 2018) Round 46 GOALS:
1) Goal Weight: to get below 210 and stay there. *fingers crossed*


Day/Weight/Comment

07/06: 213.0 lbs
08/06: 213.0 lbs
09/06: 213.6 lbs … still the *wrong way* sigh
10/06: 212.6 lbs
11/06: 211.4 lbs … I should see it as a whoosh but this was what I weighed last week!
12/06: 211.8 lbs … slow and steady wins the race. I guess.
13/06: 212.8 lbs … surprisingly not worried, as I ate out last night, so sodium I guess!
14/06: 211.2 lbs ,,, I feel like a yo-yo at the moment, emotionally and physically.
15/06: 210.8 lbs … OH YEAH BABY! Happy to see that 0 there! *at last … I’ve been expecting you!
16/07: goal: get under 210.0 and stay there!

Feeling quite frustrated with these bumps, I need to just dig deep, stick with it and wait for the scales to start behaving again! - Looking for a downward trend to see out this round now! Really focused on my logging.

I am SO SO determined!! I 100% NEED to stay mindful about my daily logging and being mindful about what I eat and drink.

This is a long term thing, a few bad days is something I'm getting better at coping with.

Age 48
Height 5’11”
SW 97kg
CW 90,6kg
GW 79kg

Round 42 lost 1.5kg
Round 43 lost 1.5kg
Round 44 lost 1 kg
Round 45 lost 0.2kg

Round 46 SW 90.6
End Round 46 GW 89.6kg

7/07: 90.8kg (+0.2kg) Lets hope the scale will move downwards from today....
7/08: 90.6kg (-0.2kg) 21000 steps, kettlebell workout #6, stayed in kcal goal.
7/09: 89.7kg (-0.9kg) yes, yes, yessss, finally after two week of jumpin up and down the 90.2-90.8 I see my sooo badly wanted 8 as the first number .
7/10: 89.7kg (-0.0kg) Had a good day with 20500 steps an kettlebell workout #7.
7/11: 89.7kg (-0.0kg) No comment......
7/12: 89.6kg (-0.1kg) 9000 steps, stayed in my kcalgoal and kettlebell workout #8. Steady and happy
7/13: 89.4kg (-0.2kg) only 7000 steps, but happy with the result!
7/14: 89.3kg (-0.1kg) almost 9000 steps, last day of work a great, sunny weekend ahead.
7/15: 88.9kg (-0.4kg) What a surprise!!! Did kettlebell workout #9, walked 11000 steps and have eaten too little (went to a frend for her birthday an ate a bit from this and a bit from that...... Now I'm off to the beach
7/16

Round 43 - No loss
Round 44 - 3 lb loss !
Round 45 - 1 lb loss

Round 46
7/07 : 166 to start
7/08 : 166 probably - no access to a scale
7/09 : 166 still
7/10 : 166
7/11 : 166 been here for 2 weeks. Not worried - my body is just catching up.
7/12 : 166
7/13 : 166
7/14 : 166
7/15 : 166 what can I say - just being patient
7/16

Round 46 (1) SW 307.2 GW 303.0 UGW 175.0

I have lost the same four pounds between 307 and 303 at least six times. How silly is that? Last time down these pounds....go away 307.....

Day/Weight/Comment
7/07 308.2 Ack!!! I said I wanted to be out of the 307 number but I didn't mean 308. Good grief.

7/08 308.0 Almost back to 307s. Looking for consistency in eating. Logging but need to find a way to stay busier on weekends so I'm not finding extra calories to consume. Big change coming.

7/09 308.0 I think my scale is broken Doctor appt on Friday to show progress. Let's get off to a good start this week. Keep up the great work everyone.

7/10 305.2 Ok, going the right direction. Past 307 and 306 back to 305. Now to focus on 304. Much better day of eating yesterday. Weekends at home are tough -- too many options.

7/11 304.8 Bye 305. Hope to never see you again. 304 - this is a temporary stop -- no offense but I want to visit your neighbor 303 pretty soon.

7/12 304.0 So close to leaving 304-zone behind. Tomorrow is my doctor appointment to check progress. Have managed to lose several pounds but only after I had gained several pounds. But I'm mentally figuring out how this works. Coming up on one year learning how to focus. Lots of ups and downs throughout. Not just a number on the scale but rather re-learning how to eat, how to exercise, how to exist....watching all of your progress on this board has been a blessing. Keep up the great work.

7/13 302.4 Jump over 303 -- not going backwards anymore. Lots of room in front of me -- lots of pounds to go but nice looking back at the pounds I'm leaving behind. Focusing on the process and not just the number. The scale is a byproduct of the work we all put in and just one measure of our effort.

7/14 303.8 So 303 reached out and grabbed me to pull me back up. Of course I didn't help by eating off my plan and adding some extra calories. Correct it and move on -- tomorrow back to 302-world....Hope everyone has a great weekend.

7/15 303.8 Being at home just leads to so many temptations. Today my focus in on eating like I do during the workweek...

7/16

I've decided to pay more attention to my moving average weight rather than daily ups & downs, so that's what I'm reporting this round. Also reporting both daily calories & 10-day calorie averages, because I've found the averages mean more in terms of my weight trend, but I still like to see what the daily numbers are.

Goals:
Food ~~ 1330 net calories 10-day average; P 15-25%, C 35-50%, F 25-35%; mostly clean & healthful
Exercise: 60 minutes/day of walking/swimming + yoga/stretch class 3X/week
Weight ~~ looking for a steady or downward trend. Time is not an issue.

UGW - ~130
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
OSW - 151.8 (Aug. 31, 2017)
Goal for 2018 - 140 (slowly, slowly...)

Weight on 2/2015 - 218.2
Lost 75#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset 11/16-6/17. FIrst round (R15) Aug. 2017. R45 end weight 147.6 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1338

Day/Moving Average Weight/Calories Day Before/10-day ave (aiming for 1330 net)/Comment

7/07 - 147.6 - 1645 - 10-day average 1250
I had a lovely day yesterday, and today promises more of the same. Temp in the low 80s and clear, so I went for a 4-mile walk on our beautiful Rivergreenway in the morning. Did some gardening in the afternoon, and then some housecleaning ( ) because we had friends over for dinner, which was lovely with the gorgeous long evening to sit outside and talk and watch the birds and eat a bit too much (but healthy!). I hope you all have a beautiful weekend!

7/08 - 147.7 - 1377 - 10-day ave 1371
We're having a string of gorgeous days - temps in the 80s, brilliant blue skies.... I saw the results of Friday evening's splurge on the scale this morning, but I'm going with the averages, so not letting it stress me out. I worked in the garden for an hour last evening, moving and planting - there's nothing like playing with living color in the dirt to lift the spirits! Off for a walk in a few minutes. Have a lovely day, all!

7/09 - 147.7 - 1553 - 10-day ave 1412

7/10 - 147.8 - 1549 - 10-day ave 1420 - 7-day ave 1456
I didn't have a chance to check in yesterday so just added my data. Calculating averages has turned out to be really useful - I see a much clearer correlation between my 10-day (or 7-day) calorie average and my weight than between daily calorie fluctuations and weight. Since I'm using my moving weight average, changes aren't so startling, but in fact my weight this morning was 149, which makes sense since not just my daily calories but my calorie averages are up a little. So now I can make sensible adjustments. Oh, and I did splurge last night on a half cup of ice cream and had Mexican for lunch, so it all makes sense.

7/11: - 148 - 2035 - 10-day ave 1507
I have no idea why, but yesterday evening I pretty deliberately overate - I haven't had this many calories since May 25, and that was a similar anomaly. Weirdly, I woke up really hungry for breakfast. Go figure. Of course, my weight is up and will no doubt stay up for a couple of days, but focusing on the moving average helps me see the bigger picture. Anyway, that's the end of that foolishness for another long while! I'm just thinking of it s a quick re-feed and moving on. Planning a nice long walk this morning and maybe another this evening.

7/12 - 147.8 - 1165 - 10-day ave 1466
Apparently my splurge on Tuesday carried over, because I wasn't very hungry most of yesterday & I felt kinda crummy. I did go for a walk, but only half an hour. Back to normal today (I hope!).

7/13 - 148 - 1230 - 10-day ave 1462 - 7-day ave 1507
Yesterday was a good day - beautiful weather for a walk by the river and low-calories to balance my Tuesday splurge, which is still showing up on my weight & moving average, but I expected that. Also, my average calories have been higher than goal throughout this round until the last two days, so there ya go. OTOH, I've lots a half-inch of waist and I put on some jeans that were snug a month ago - they're loose. So don't use the scale as the only measure of progress!

7/14 - 148.2 - 1330 - 10-day ave 1474
Yep, the averages make perfect sense, and my splurge on Tues is working itself out. All good. I went for a lovely walk yesterday morning before the heat hit, but today I'll have to go to the gym or wait until late evening - gonna be HOT. I had hoped to hit the 6's this round, but hoping while pigging out doesn't cut it. Have a lovely weekend, all!


7/15 - 148.3 - 1216 = 10-day ave 1446
My brain says this makes sense, look at the averages (my actual weight is back up to 149 ) but it's pretty hard not to be bewildered/disappointed. I am walking and doing other exercise every day and it's been 5 days since my big splurge - seems like I should be losing by now. My macro averages are very steady @ P 20, F 30, C 50. I suppose the good news is that I seem to be firmly under 150, but not much considering my calorie level and exercise. I just don't get it. I'm stop trying to lose for a while, but considering that I'm pretty much holding steady I don't know how that would look any different. Sigh. I'll keep up my current "program" through the next session to see if anything happens once my Tues. splurge is off my 10-day calculations, but if I don't lose a little then, I'm going to rethink my goals.

7/16: