JUST GIVE ME 10 Days - Round 49

Hi. 60 Year old female, 5'6". Need to get my act together and get rid of this extra baggage I'm carrying. Also want to get toned up.

SW - 186 - July 28
#48 - EW - 187.3 (+1.3) Going the wrong way here
GW #49 - 186
UGW - 160


8/06 - 188.7 - My body sure seems sensitive to salt. I had a few pieces of grilled farmer's sausage for dinner with rice, salad and grilled chicken breast last night and boom, the weight is back up
8/07- 189 Had Chinese food yesterday! 'nough said!
8/08 - 187.2 - I'll take it!
8/09 - 188.2 - Not moving in the right direction, but I realize that weight fluctuates so I'm not going to panic.
8/10 - 187.9 - Better
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@cdavisdeva Do what works for you long term. Every body is different.

Just as @quiltingjaine stated, caloric quality plays a role in fat loss and gain. My body is immediately sensitive to sugar. 200 calories of sugary junk food leads to greater water retention than 200 calories of non sugar junk food (chips, crackers, pretzels, etc...) Obviously, I try not to consume either. Lol

Avoiding highly processed foods works best for me. Basically, my body processes carbohydrates in a favorable way. For example, potatoes, sweet potatoes, brown rice, steel cut oats, quinoa, lentils, legumes, peas, beets, etc... as long as I maintain a caloric deficit and the carbohydrate is in a form that most resembles it's non processed state.

With that said, I do try to maintain a macro balanced diet for health and to avoid backlash binging.

Hope this helps.

Round 4
OW 230
Round 46 SW 178 EW 172.6 (-5.4)
Round 47 SW 172.6 EW 170.8 (-1.8)
Round 48 SW 170.8 EW 168 (-2.8)

Total loss 10 pounds!!

Round 49
SW 168
GW 165
UGW 125

8/06--170 well that's not good. I went to a barbecue and thought I did well in eating and also walked the majority of the time so I wouldn't be sitting ...guess that didn't work too good. I'm disappointed in myself but that's another lessoned learned. Back at it tomorrow.

8/07--171.8 this is really weird, I had a rest day yesterday when it came to exercising but I ate good and stayed under my calories...This is crazy!!! 3 pounds in two days....wwwwoooooow. I guess the rest of the week I am going to have to work extra hard to get back to normal. I also noticed my TOM is in a couple of days and I do tend to get bloated and retain water, so I am hoping it is at least half the reason I have seen such a drastic gain in a few days. Sunday was the only day that was questionable, so this is pretty ridiculious. Had 1 liter of water. Well we will see..

8/08-- 169.4 ok well that is a nice drop. My TOM arrived this morning, 2 days early, so I was right about it being half the issue. Lol. Now to work off the rest of the excess and get back to my start weight and continue my downward trend. Ate well yesterday stayed below my goals, exercised and drank 1 liter of water

8/09--168.4 another drop and close to being back to where I started. Between the water weight and last Sundays off day, it's crazy how many days it takes to retake it off...shhhheeeesssh. I ate under my calories yesterday, ate mostly salad but exercised very little. My apartment was flooded after an extremely heavy down pour Tuesday night so right now I am all turned upside down. Today I am will be getting back to my exercise routine. I also need to remind myself to drink more water. Lately I have only been having about 1 liter.

8/10 -- 166.8 what is this???? I am hoping this sticks around but I am not sure lol. Due to the flooding in my apartment it was harder to get my exercises in then I thought but at the same time the clean up is involving a lot of stair climbing and lifting, so that will probably just have to do. Right now I am staying in a place that has stairs everywhere. Just To get a pan or go to the fridge requires climbing stairs before reaching the stove...not to mention me feeling displaced has put me in a walking around mood... I can't seem to stay still.i was under my calories yesterday but with all the concern about the apartment I haven't been feeling all that hungry (which is weird because it tends to be the trigger for over eating) and 1 liter of water. I really hope this stays!!

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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; EW 117.4 (-2.4)
R47(4), SW 117.4; EW 115.2 (-2.2)
R48(5), SW 115.2; EW 112.8 (-2.4)
R49(6), SW 112.8; Goal EW 111.6
UGW: 110


Day/Weight/Comment
8/06 - 112.2
I loved seeing that number this morning   I am pretty sure it will go up and down a little bit, over the course of this round. As long as it stabilizes within the next few days, I will be happy. I am moving towards working out every other day, as I do push myself really hard when I do workout. I am also thinking of starting to focus on toning up and strength training as well. Need to do some research to figure out which workout would be best for me. Need to do better with getting enough sound sleep and drinking enough water.
8/07 - 111.7
8/08 - 111.8
8/09 - 111.7
8/10 - 111.4
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-64.9 lbs in 952 days “Hey, but who’s counting!! LOL
Slowly figuring out my goal weight as I step up exercise even more.
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Round 34 to Round 48: from 179 to 164 lbs
-15 lbs in 15 Rounds!

My 16th Round!!!
Round 49:
SW 164 BMI: 24.6 Trend wt: 164.4 Loss/wk: 0.6
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8/6 164 Trend wt: 164.2 Loss/wk: 0.7
NSV’s: no muscle soreness now at new level of steps!!! The skinny jeans (size 14) I bought a while back are now loose. Will use the washer/dryer on hotter settings this week! All measurements down another 1/2 inch. Bust, underbust, waist, bellybutton, lower abs, hips, right thigh ...
LOL Help! Help! I’m s-h-r-I-n-k-I-n-g!!!!! LOL
Genuinely curious what my final weight will be.

8/7 163.4 Lowest Weight so far in my journey!!! Trend wt: 163.8 Loss/wk: 0.7 BMI: 24.5
A big surprise for sure. Always seems as though when I’m not expecting it, my wt drops & when I desperately want it to, it maintains or bounces up. (Much cooler today which might account for drop.) We’ll see!
Beginning to actually feel thinner...

8/8 163.6 Trend Weight: 163.7!! Loss/wk: 0.6
BMI: 24.5!! Waist more defined- a miracle!!
Starting to think about new style for hair, eyeglasses, makeup, and what wardrobe I should create when I reach goal...before, this stresses me out- now, I’m looking forward to it!

8/9 164 Trend wt: 163.7 Loss/wk: 0.6 BMI: 24.6
Weight lifting and HIIT on Exercise Bike (both new to me seem to have bumped up my water retention. But I feel strong & lean!!
Decided to do HIIT on Ex Bike more often even though my step average drops- I could get heart rate higher & felt the muscles working!! It’s time!

8/10 163.6 Trend wt: 163.6 Loss/wk: 0.6 BMI: 24.5 My mind keeps telling me to eat only if I get hungry, but I know those signals don’t work well in my brain/body, so I’m continuing with my timing & sizes of meals. (I did try waiting yesterday & never got hungry but I got a light headache which I never get and felt tired, so I decided to eat.) My monkey brain is trying to fool me into eating whatever/whenever tempting me with “just eat when you’re hungry.” Not. Time. You. Trickster!

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RGW: 163.8✅
Goals:
1. Achieve average wt for August of 164.4 (-2 lbs) or lower than July’s. Status: 164.3, Achieved Aug 7!✅ 164.2 Aug 9
2. Average step goal for August > 8,300
Status: 10,692 avg. steps per day so far!!!!!
8/8: 6,205 + Ex Bike
8/9: 9,988 (steps & light jog)
3. 10-day trend moving average decreasing or maintaining for August. Status: 9/10 (stopped the increases by Aug 2nd!) ||||| |||
4. Lengthen BMI Streak < 24.8
Status: 9 days so far in August ||||| |||||
(Revised BMI goal to <24.7 on Aug 7)

Next Mini-Goal: Get BMI to 24.4; weigh163 by my 1,000th day (Sept 27) 0.4 lb to go!

GrandmaJackie wrote: »

quiltingjaine wrote: »

@missm2 Congratulations!

@Bendiz_ and @cdavisdeva Your statement is the perfect example of why straight CI/CO doesn’t work. It matters where those calories come from. 200 calories of chocolate are not the same as 200 calories of broccoli.

I totally agree, I thought how can having a high carb intake make you gain, it does....Doing keto isn’t as hard as I thought, consistency is the key......

I absolutely gain from eating high carb! I have diabetes t1 and PCOS, so it's especially important. Carbs = more insuline and insuline is anabolic. But I remember when I watched Top Model when I was younger, they used to say that they could see that the girls had eaten carbs the night before the shoot.. Because they looked bloated. This has stuck to me a bit Carbs retain water.