Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 50

@abowersgirl I agree about the lack of sleep. I wish someone could tell me HOW to sleep 8 hours because 4.5 or 5 is getting very old! I’ve tried all of the tricks and none work for me. I’ve tried melatonin and nothing changes. It’s quite frustrating.

@allison8668 Your pattern appears tone continuing.

@marinaabcde Love that you let your daughter know your job is done when she turns 18. Our second granddaughter started posting things in a file she calls “Adulting” on her 18th birthday. She was 21 in June and is in her last year of college. I’m waiting for reality to hit next summer!

@jaccimc63 Jumping up and down with JOY for you!!

@tiabirdie56 The raucous party was at my house on Sunday! WTH???

@jerier and @abowersgirl When I started WW in 2008 I had to force myself to drink water. It does become a habit and now, if I don’t have it, I crave it. I rarely leave the house without water. Especially in Las Vegas, it is a necessity.

Female 5’1” Age 68.5 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5 UGW 135
SW Rnd 50 134.5

Recommended viewing on Netflix or YouTube: The Magic Pill

Recommended reading: The Obesity Code by Jason Fung, MD

Recommended for the ladies https://www.facebook.com/JamesSmithPT/videos/1494099927361618/

What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

8/16 133.5 Soooo, the cat woke me at 4AM because he thought that was a good time for breakfast. I didn’t so was going to put him in his carrier. When I pivoted, the toe of my shoe caught in the grout line and we went down. I hit my ribs on the refrigerator and skinned one knee. Pretty sure I’m going to have a bruise but currently sitting with a well wrapped ice pack on my side. I don’t think anything is broken. I think Oskar is going to be restricted at night to the sewing room and bathroom in the future. (Master suite)
8/17 133.5 I slept in the recliner last night and got over 8 hours in spite of my sore ribs and ice pack. At lunch I ate French fries. They were perfectly cooked - crispy! I ate about 1/3 and gave the rest to Carl. I’m still in nutritional ketosis this morning so that’s good. We’ll see what the scale thinks tomorrow or Sunday!
8/18 136.0 (!) That’s what carbs do! I was hurting yesterday from my fall and ate 1/2 a pita with my Greek salad w/ gyro meat. The price I pay for 2 high carb days!
8/19 135.0 Some of my lady friends are coming over to eat, drink, and sew. I wish I felt better. My ribs are better but getting anything accomplished is exhausting. We were out last night, I went to bed late and woke early. DD#2 is going to cut my hair. She is a school teacher but gives better haircuts than the salons I have visited.
8/20 134.5 Two of my friends came over yesterday. We enjoyed good conversation, Keto snacks and adult beverages. Vodka/soda
8/21 135.5 Picked up roasted chilies and ate at one of our fave restaurants last night. Sure there were carbs in that green chili but it was so good! I was in agony by the time we got the chilies in the freezer but feel much better this morning. Back on the heating pad.
8/22 135.5 I am uncomfortably bloated. I think a result of too many cruciferous veggies in the last few days. UGH!

@kdv12 I know exactly what you're going through. Distraction, distraction, and more distraction. Anything that makes eating impossible or physically removes you from any food. I can't eat while taking a bubble bath, crocheting, spring/summer cleaning, pulling weeds (hate yard work, but it works), researching on my laptop (crumbs on the keyboard is a big no-no to me), strolling and window shopping (added bonus of exercise), etc...

Remove sabotage foods from your home. Keep healthy snacks prepped and ready to grab and go.
Carrots, celery, small (100g or less) apples, jicama, sweet peppers, cucumber, are great for taming crunchy cravings.
Dill pickles, pepperoccini, and pickled veggies, help distract my sweet cravings.
Seltzer water, iced tea, and coffee can also be helpful.

@quiltingjaine I have always been rebellious, even towards myself. After over 30 years of trying to make myself drink more water, I've decided to let it go. Most days I manage 30+ ounces and I'm happy with that. If I drink more its a bonus. If I drink less, no worries.

Sorry to hear about grumbling GI tract. That's not fun at all.

As for sleep, I'm a 6 hour per night person. Have been for the last 15 years.

@tiabirdie56 TMJ and GI issues? Now that's just mean. Feel better soon. :flowerforyou:

R49--AW: 220.7 EW: 221.3

Goals:
1. Scheduled Activity 7/10 days
2. Get water in

Day/Weight/Comment
8/16--220.4. This is why I find weighing everyday very helpful. Looking back at my weight from last round I now know that water weight from my excessive carb snacking took 2 days to show up on the scale and 1 day to go away. Now for the next time this happens, because at some point it will happen again, I now know not to stress over the temporary water weight gain. Now tonight is dinner and a movie, so I know there will be a temporary gain, but to help reduce some of the water weight gain my game plan is to eat lighter before dinner, drink only water including during dinner, plan what I will eat for dinner ahead of time, and take the dog out for a walk when I get back from the movie (the air here is starting to clear up).
8/17--220.4 I am happy to say that other than taking 3 sips from my husband's drink at dinner, I did everything that I had planned to do. I didn't want to take the dog out for a walk after the movie, but then I knew that I had posted it here yesterday, so I went out for the walk and I am happy that I did. I call yesterday a NSV.
8/18--219.7 This morning I am going out to breakfast to one of my favorite breakfast places, but like my dinner and movie night 2 days ago, I have a plan. I am going to an early Kettlebell class before breakfast, I will go for a walk of at least 2 miles after breakfast, I will eat lighter for the rest of the day, and I will go for a walk and/or bike ride in the evening.
8/19--219.3 Yesterday, I did everything from my plan. I also finished organizing the entry way, even though it did take longer than I had hoped. Other than a bike ride this morning and a long walk later today, my plan is to relax for most of the day.
8/20--220.0 My stomach is feeling unsettled today, hopefully it will work itself out by tomorrow. Week long step competition with sister-in-law is back on starting today even though the air is hazy from the fires. The air should be clearing up late Wednesday, so I will have to adjust until then. I'm going for a short walk at lunch today and then Zumba tonight.
8/21--219.5 Did not go to Zumba last night as I had a headache from the smoke in the air and I did the same thing I did last time this happened, I had excessive carb snacking. However, the positive of everything was that this time I did not snack as much. So, if it's just like last time the water weight from my snacking last night should show up tomorrow; however, I am going to drink a lot of water today and see if I can offset some of the water retention. Today the air is in the unhealthy levels and I already have a headache, so today I will not be going outside for a walk at lunch and will probably spend the evening hanging out with the dog.
8/22--220.2 Right on plan, there is the water weight from the excessive carb snacking 2 days ago. Still dealing with the air from the fires, but it's supposed to start clearing up tonight. Yoga tonight, I definitely need it.
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Round 47- SW 175 EW 170 (-5lbs)
Round 48- SW 170 EW 166 (-4lbs)
Round 49- SW 167 EW 165 (-2lbs)

Round 50 (my 4th round)
8/16 165 no changes for the last 6 days, but I also had really good success my first couple of rounds so I'm staying positive :)
8/17 165 I am visiting my family this weekend, hopefully I won't gain. Will not be able to weigh in for the next 2 days.
8/18 Away, not able to weigh. Went over my calorie goal yesterday, I probably will today also. Cookout day, plan to have 1 burger and dessert. No sodas, unless diet.
8/19 Still not able to weigh. Yesterday did not go as planned. Had little over half my burger, 1 hotdog without the bun, and 3 desserts, along with a couple beverages late last night. Got sick from 2 drinks. Not near enough water yesterday either. On a positive note, everyone was talking about how good I looked and now much weight I had lost . So that was nice that the results are starting to show to everyone else also.
8/20 164 Awesome. I'm so happy that I didn't gain from the weekend 😊.
8/21 164 Have 2 birthday celebrations this week- one is today. I plan to get a good workout in.
8/22 164 glad I maintained after that big piece of chocolate cake yesterday lol. I asked for a small piece. Wasn't so small. Was homemade, so I just had to eat it all .
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@tiabirdie56 Hope you feel better soon. I find my TMJ much worse since I started watching my snacking. I have developed a new bad habit. I discovered that I am rubbing my lower teeth against the back of my front teeth. I am starting to think I need to wear my bite guard during the day - but it is hard to speak clearly when I have it on.

In for my 7th Round!

Round 44 End Weight = 165.8 (5.2 lbs lost)
Round 45 End Weight = 164.9 (0.9 lbs lost)
Round 46 End Weight = 159.6 (5.2 lbs lost)
Round 47 End Weight = 157.2 (2.4 lbs lost)
Round 48 End Weight = 155.2 (2.0 lbs lost)
Round 49 End Weight = 151.2 (4.0 lbs lost)

Stats = 5'4 female, age 48
Highest Weight = 172 lbs
Initial Goal Weight = 139 lbs (last weighed this is 2013)
Ultimate Goal Weight = 129 lbs (last weighed this in 2011)

Round 50 Goal: to be out of the 150's and into the 140's
Exercise Plan = The Betty Rocker 90 Day Challenge (in weeks 5-6 of 12), run outside 3-4 times a week, get 8,000-10,000 steps/day
Nutrition Plan = Continue to limit gluten, dairy, sugar, diet soda, alcohol & eat non-processed foods, protein/fruit/veg at every meal, complex carbs at breakfast and post workout meal, drink plenty of water.

8/16 = 151.2 (no change from yesterday) Yesterday was a rest day in my 90 day challenge, so I just went for a short run. I ate okay but still low on my calories, I need to get to the grocery store and do some meal prep! I'm missing my daughter, who is still away, but I'm very proud of myself that I have been able to enjoy this alone time and not worry about her like I was afraid I would. It helps that I'm getting daily pictures of her doing fun things and she has a happy, relaxed smile in each one. Today, I've got my day 28 workout to do & I want to get in a short run as well and then lots of house cleaning & laundry to do. I wish everyone a great start to round 50, this is a great challenge to be a part of! "What you do today, can improve all your tomorrows."

8/17 = 151.2 (no change from yesterday) 3rd day in a row at this weight, but I had a big loss last round, so a bit of a slow down is to be expected. I completed the 1st month of my 90 day challenge yesterday and am scheduled to start the 2nd month today but my body is rebelling. It's giving me all the nopes in regards to working out today. I'm going to take today and tomorrow off and start the 2nd month exercises on Sunday. My fitness group that I am a part of has a saying...."all or something", so I am allowing myself to listen to my body and pick this up next week. Have a great weekend everyone!

8/18 = 151.5 (up .3 from yesterday) I spent last night at my sister's & I didn't have my scale with me this morning, so I used hers, so this may or may not be a real "gain". There is no reason for it, so it doesn't bother me. Today was my 2nd rest day and I was still not feeling 100% when I woke up. I finally went to the grocery store and I'm prepped to have my nutrition back on point tomorrow when I re-start up again with my workouts. I'm feeling better after dinner tonight of beef tenderloin, broccoli, and rice, thinking maybe my iron was low. I'm going to start back up with multi-vitamins this week, I've gotten out of the habit and need to better with this.

8/19 = 151.2 (down .3 from yesterday) Back down to this number again, which is fine. I have a big event on Thursday and I just got my dress back from being altered and don't want to lose too much weight this week and have it be too loose. It fits perfectly right now, so I'm okay with maintaining this week if that is what happens. I ate closer to maintenance today but I got in a lot of exercise. Did my day 29 of 90 workout, went for a run, & a long walk.

8/20 = 150.8 (down .4 from yesterday) Scale is moving again! So close to being under 150, but I think that might not happen and stick until the next round. I definitely will go over calories on Thursday night with drinks as well as food and then it will probably take the last 2 days to rebound. I will be mindful of what I eat and drink at this event, but I also am taking it as a "no strings attached" evening. I plan on enjoying myself in a reasonable manner and then getting right back to eating at a deficit the next day. Today is a rest day on my 90 day challenge but I plan on getting a long walk in as I'm in a steps challenge in another group. Have a great start to this new week everyone!

8/21 = 150.1 (down .7 from yesterday) Yesterday was a good day, got in lots of steps for a "rest day" and ate well within my calories. The horrible humidity were were having has stopped, hopefully gone for the rest of the summer and there is a cool breeze which is nice change for August. In other news, my daughter and I met with a new doctor yesterday to work on a new protocol for her anxiety and OCD medication and I really liked him, which is such a relief. There is so much stress in my life, parenting her through this, but taking care of myself and making my health and well-being a priority, makes it all so much more manageable. We will switch her over to the new medication on Saturday, hoping it will be seamless and a non-event. "Today is my tomorrow. It's up to me to shape it, to take control, and seize every opportunity. The power is in the choices I make each day. I eat well. I live well. I shape me."

8/22 = 149.7 (down .4 from yesterday) I'm under 150!!! Last time I weighed this low was 2 years ago, very happy to see this number Hope I can make it stick for the end of the round, but if it bumps up a little, it will for sure by the next round. Yesterday I did my day 31 of 90 exercises: Squat Thrusts, Low Push Slide, Reverse Dragon Lunge with High Kick, Active Bicycles, Cross Body Mountain Climbers, Skinny Sumo, & Single Leg Bridge Lift and went for a 2 mile walk. Today is a yoga day and will try for a walk but it is a little drizzly. I took my 1 month progress photos for the 90 day challenge yesterday and yes, changes are happening! Definitely a noticeable reduction in my mid-section, Yay for progress!

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mthomas0228 wrote: »

8/22 = 149.7 (down .4 from yesterday) I'm under 150!!! Last time I weighed this low was 2 years ago, very happy to see this number Hope I can make it stick for the end of the round, but if it bumps up a little, it will for sure by the next round. Yesterday I did my day 31 of 90 exercises: Squat Thrusts, Low Push Slide, Reverse Dragon Lunge with High Kick, Active Bicycles, Cross Body Mountain Climbers, Skinny Sumo, & Single Leg Bridge Lift and went for a 2 mile walk. Today is a yoga day and will try for a walk but it is a little drizzly. I took my 1 month progress photos for the 90 day challenge yesterday and yes, changes are happening! Definitely a noticeable reduction in my mid-section, Yay for progress!

Congratulations on entering a new weight decade - the 140"s !!! You have worked hard for this and have earned it!

ROUND 8 FOR ME - Female 58 yrs old 5’ 5” Midwest USA

………We are fierce and so we fight………


Goals: 1. To be an inspiration to my 22 year old Autistic son who started his weight loss journey on May 1, 2018 weighing 308.4 . (He weighs in about once per week- 10 days)
2. Big Goal this round: Break the barrier and hit 179.8 (3 lb. loss)
3. No Bingeing
4. No “cheat days” only occasional “Earn Meals” which are easier to recover from.
5. 10,000 steps per day. Mixed modes of exercise.
6. Lots of water, green tea daily, apple cider vinegar before carby meals.
7. Check my blood sugar daily for improvements.

MY STATS:
Original starting weight: 235 lbs. on 1/11/18

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= 191.4 -1.0 lbs Loss
R46 SW= 191.4 EW= 186.0 -4.4 lbs Loss
R47 SW= 186.0 EW= 186.8 +0.8 lbs Gain
R48 SW= 186.8 EW= 185.4 -1.4 lbs Loss
R49 SW= 185.4 EW= 182.8 -2.6 lbs Loss
R50 SW= 182.8 EW= TBD

Day/Weight/Comment

8/16 - 182.6 YESTERDAY’S STATS: 14 Net Carbs. 1269 / 2442 Calories Out. 8,771 Steps and 3.71 total miles. 12/13 (250) fitbit steps hours. Intermittent fasted 16:8

8/17 - 179.8 Whoosh……. Wow! Imagine if it really stuck! YESTERDAY’S STATS: 14 Net Carbs. 1061 Calories In / 3308 Calories Out. 15,370 total steps and 6.5 total miles for the day 13/13 (250 fitbit steps). I intermittent fasted 20:4

8/18 - 182.0 Keeping it honest here. This is YESTERDAY’S STATS: 260 Net Carbs. 2753 Calories In / 2817 Calories Out. 15,311 total steps. 6.48 total miles for the day, 13/13 (250) fitbit hours. Intermittent Fasted for 20:4

8/19 - 181.6 YESTERDAY’S STATS: 16 Net Carbs. 1224 Calories In / 2779 Calories Out. 12,222 total steps. 5.17 Miles. 13/13 (250) fitbit hours. No specific exercise. Just a hard working day. Diet perfectly on point with no hunger. Intermittent fasted 16:8

8/20 - 181.6 Went on a bingeing rampage! YESTERDAY’S STATS: 215 Net Carbs. 1980 Calories In / 2727 Calories Out. 17,285 total steps. 7.32 total miles. 13/13 (250) fitbit hours. Only fasted about 12

8/21 - Out of town on business (no scale) YESTERDAY’S STATS: 11 Net Carbs. 1102 Calories In / 2414 Calories Out. 11,156 total steps. 4.73 total miles. 13/13 (250) fitbit hours. Fasted 16:8. Managed to find some walking time once I arrived at the hotel. Time limited for first day of trip and made fairly good food choices even while in a hurry and traveling. No business dinner today so my choices were wide open (which helped). I feel like today was a pretty good day. Keeping my fingers crossed for tomorrow’s choices and schedule. Still feeling strong.

8/22 - Out of town on business (no scale)
8/23 - Out of town on business (no scale)
8/24 - Out of town on business (no scale)
8/25

My first round

30 y/o Female 5’6”
OSW: 170
SW: 140
GW: 138
UGW: 130

Round 50

Day/Weight/Comment

8/16 — 138.2 — Got sick with what I think was food poisoning last night, still not at 100%. Scale will probably go back up tomorrow when I feel like I can eat again 🤢

8/17 — 138.8 — I was able to eat again yesterday, and actually ended up getting chipotle last night. I’ve been doiong so well eating at home and not out, so was bummed I gave into temptation. However, after after the night I had before I gave myself a pass. Back to being hydrated and I’m shocked the scale didn’t go up more than it did. Pretty happy overall. 😊

8/18 — 138.4 — I really tried to focus on drinking tons of water today. Stayed under my calories for the day, but generally had a lazy day at home. 🙃

8/19 — 138.8 — Kept my calories in my normal range yesterday, going out to lunch and to a concert today so will try my hardest to make good decisions while I’m out.. 😬 wish me luck, haha. On a side note: I am loving this challenge, it makes it easy and fun to keep myself accountable. Thank you 🙏🏼 to the person who thought of this great idea💡!

8/20 — No weigh in — I did okay yesterday besides having 4 glasses of wine through the day and night. Feel bloated today, but didn’t go too over my calorie limits. Today was my first day back to school so I completely forgot to weigh myself since the schedule change!

8/21 — 138.6 — Focusing I’m staying under calories and drinking tons of water, plenty of time to reach my goal of 138 by the 25th! Staying positive ☺️

8/22 — 139.0 — I ate within my calories so not sure where the extra weight is coming from, feel alittle bloated so might be TOM coming up and fluid retention. We shall see! 🤪

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Good afternoon

Mâle, 48yo

Round 49: SW 186 EW: 184.53 (1.47 lbs lost)

Round 50: SW 184.53 EW:

Day/Weight/Comment

8/16 - 183.64 (0.89 Lost). Today i will eat Couscous, i'm sur i'm going gain some tomorrow lol its ok!!
8/17 - 185.2 (1.56 gained). No comment ok i still have 8 days and i know i Can lose more than i gained. I have lot of willpower
8/18 - 183.2 (2 Lost) did lot of exercices fat burning and lift dumbells
8/19 - 182.32 (0.90 Lost), i'm back on track! I m very motivated and so you are all here, lets keep our motivation at a high level.
8/20 - 180.78 ( 1.54 Lost), did 30 min exercice ( lift dumbells, pushups) + 45 min biking. Biking is a good fat burner.
8/21 - 180.78 (no Lost, no gain)
8/22 - 182.1 (1.22 gain), tomorrow will be better.
8/23 -
8/24 -
8/25 -

See you tomorrow

I'm hoping to be back tomorrow with more comments and goals. I'm just glad to be back tracking this!

Day/Weight/Comment
8/16 - 224 lbs
8/17 - 224 lbs
8/18 - 224 lbs
8/19 - 224 lbs
8/20 - 226.4 lbs
8/21 - 225.6 lbs
8/22 - 225.6 lbs: Steady with the loss from 8/20, so I am not complaining!
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Day/Weight/Carbs/kilojoules/Food cost NZ$/Comment
8/16 no scale, 122 g, 6417 kJ, 11.90
8/17 88.8 kg, 112 g, 6315 kJ, 19.30
8/18 88.0 kg, 106 g, 6151 kJ, 11.80
8/19 87.8 kg, 108 g, 5928 kJ, 20.80
8/20 87.4 kg, 229 g, 7526 kJ, 21.80
8/21 no scale, 248 g, 8585 kJ, 27.60
8/22 87.6 kg, 135 g, 7310 kJ, 11.80
8/23 87.9 kg,
8/24
8/25

Round 47 - SW 158 EW 152.5 (-5.5 lbs)
Round 48 - SW 152.5 EW 150 (-2.5 lbs)
Round 49 - SW 150 EW 147 (-3 lbs)

5 '-1"

8/16 - 147. Post and run today, but I'll be back later tonight to read all of the posts ahead of mine. I started SL 5x5 this week with the tiniest amount of weight on my barbell and did my second session last night. Looking forward to getting stronger and adding more weight to my lifts.
8/17 - 146. Happy to see the lower number, I can get back into most of my big clothes now and am wearing a pair of jeans today that I haven't worn in a year. Oops, I'd even outgrown my larger sizes there for a bit! The clothes that currently fit me are the hardest worn, it's the size that I never want to shop. I bought 5 pairs of even larger pants near the beginning of round 47 (round 1 for me) and now they are all loose.
8/18 - 147. Quick weigh in the morning, then away from computer and scale for the weekend. Lovely day at the lake.
8/19 -147. Away from scale and computer. Visited my parents' house and my city pup forgot everything he'd ever learned about acting civilized. He ran, he barked, he lunged at birds, and rolled in smelly stuff. He ate a shrew, a plum (complete with pit) and who knows what else that he found on the ground. Normally, being at mom's house equates with lots of mindless snacking for me. I guess the pup took on that role for me this time! Haha.
8/20 - 147. This number is starting to feel familiar. Counting it as a victory to be out of town for the weekend, not feel deprived, and not gain.
8/21 - 146. Let's see if it sticks this time!
8/22 - 147. Instead of focusing on that, I'll focus on this the fact that I've hit my step goal for the entire round, I did not overeat yesterday and these fun pictures of my dog discovering and LOVING motion activated sprinklers:




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8/25 - Out of town.