Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 51

Hello everyone! I’m back at it after a year off (got pregnant and baby is now 3 months old!). These 10 day challenges were the only way I lost my baby weight last time, and it’s time to get back at it!!

8/26
8/27
8/28
8/29
8/30- 204
8/31
9/01
9/02
9/03
9/04

Female, Age 51 5'6"
My 10th round
GW 140ish not tied to the number
Round 51
Day/Weight/Comment
8/26 154.8 Impromptu much needed date night last night, adult beverages and fried appetizers but so worth it. Last round was difficult, although I did pull it together at the end. My plan for this next 10 days is to continue my 5/7 days of exercise, log everything (some nights when I go off the rails I don't log) and get to152 for this round. My weight loss has slowed, but that is a direct result of my actions. Just remembering its a long game, not a sprint, and slow loss is still good because it is giving me more time to truly ingrain the habits and the lifestyle that will make this loss sustainable for the long haul.

8/27 WEIGH IN DAY 155.2 Hmmm...Too much snacking and not enough moving. Ate at maintenance yesterday. Today is Monday, a new week. I have had 2 rounds of stagnancy, this means that if I get a hold of my sticktoitiveness I can reach my 152.xx goal without much crying!
Time to refocus on why I am doing this.

1. I want to feel good about my body
2. Hard is good.
3. I like to work towards a goal.
4. I am setting an example for my family
5. This is the only body I get, and I want to take care of it
6. I really want to reach my goal and take an impromptu trip to Maui as a reward! (...though I may not be able to leave my puppy...he's so attached to me and I to him!)

8/28 154.2 Good day yesterday eating, walking, and overall. Just piping in that it really helps me to read everyone's successes and challenges. We seem to go in waves...

8/29 154.8 It appears I am stuck hovering here since the beginning of round 50. I know I have not been as diligent as when I started the challenge at keeping my calories low, but I have not gone over excessively. My weight did hold here at 155-157 for several years, so maybe it's my comfort weight? Slightly chubby but not too bad? I know I need to step up the exercise so I can see inch results, and I have to a degree, but have been putting off the next level. I will take measurements later and see if there is any change there since my weight loss has slowed to .5 lb a week.

8/30 154.2 Good walk, hills, eating within range. Really hoping to see a bigger drop soon...bbq Saturday at my house with lots of food, stressful for me must remember to stay calm and not stuff my face.

8/31
9/01
9/02
9/03 WEIGH IN DAY
9/04

SW- 182.6
GW - 135


Day/Weight/Comment
8/26 - 182.6
8/27 - Did not weigh 😞
8/28 - 185 - I did not watch what I ate over the weekend! And I weighed at night (which is not like me at all)
8/29 - Did not weigh
8/30 - 183.8 - I am happy to see that it has come down.
8/31
9/01
9/02
9/03
9/04

JGM10D ~|~ Round 51
Round 50 goal: ✅ with a last minute Whoooosh! Now to keep it going.
I am FOCUSED on heathy food choices and DETERMINED to achieve my goals!
Previous rounds Daily Goals Round 50 EW: 166.8
25/08: 166.8 : Goals ✅ 😂😍 ✅ Goal Achieved! It's so good to be in a lower decade. My round means are on a downward trend. Roll on Round 51

Round 51 GW: <166.8
26/08: 167.1 : Goals ✅ This seems to happen ever time I have a whoosh. At least my mean weight is steadily decreasing each round.
27/08: 167.4 : Goals ✅ weekend bounce! Too many carbs! I must find a way to avoid this for the next month!
28/08: 166.6 : Goals ✅ I'm gonna wait and see if this sticks before I jump up and down!
29/08: 166.8 : Goals ✅
30/08: 166.5 : Goals ✅
31/08: xxx : Goals
01/08: xxx : Goals
02/08: xxx : Goals
03/08: xxx : Goals
04/08: xxx : Goals Start of 7 day vacation.



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

REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.
Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

@abowersgirl thanks for the good wishes! It started as a small fam gathering but my dh loves to entertain so here we go! My pup is my baby! I've had dogs all my life but this one stole my heart!

Height 5’6”
SW -196
GW - 165

Day/Weight/Comment
8/26- Goal for the week get my walking steps up. Healthy eating, finally done with the steroids hopefully all the
swelling goes away. Theres a lot of spots. ( face, throat, behind my neck,)
8/27- Still a take it easy day, lots of swelling still.
8/28- Still not myself, I think it is because I cut back from taking my steroids. They are awful.
8/29- Feeling a lot better today, it is because of tapering off steroids. Walking steps are increasing.
8/30 walking steps are up today hit 18,438 slowed down on my water
8/31
9/01
9/02
9/03
9/04

I'm in for round 51, time to stay focused … ONEDERLAND awaits!

HSW : 257.8 lbs
CSW : 237.8 lbs (15 Jan, 2018) Round 51 GOALS:
1) To get back to 202.x - 203.x
2) To drink 3+ litres a day
3) To try to eat as clean as possible every day
4) To increase steps during my work week
5) To be AF at least 5 days a week.


Day/Weight/Comment

R51 SW: 204.2 lbs

26/08: 205.2 lbs … ate out last night (logged all, stayed under) so keen to move down tomorrow.
27/08: 207.8 lbs
28/08: 208.8 lbs …. ?? What ??
29/08: 206.6 lbs … creeping back down
30/08: 205.0 lbs … okay better but looking for a loss haha … ended last round on 204.2 lbs
31/08: 204.2 lbs … YAY!! Back to starting weight
01/09:
02/09:
03/09: *weigh in*
04/09: *goal: 203.x*
R51 EW: tbd

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

Age 48
Height 5’11”
SW 97kg
GW 79kg

Round 42 lost 1.5kg
Round 43 lost 1.5kg
Round 44 lost 1 kg
Round 45 lost 0.2kg
Round 46 lost 1.7kg
Round 47 lost 0.5kg
Round 48 lost 0.9kg
Round 49 lost 2.1kg
Round 50 gained 0.3kg

Round 51 SW 85.9
End Round 51 GW 84.9kg

8/26 85.3kg (-0.6kg) Moved a lot while helping my stepson moving out, ate under kcalgoal.
8/27 85.1kg (-0.2kg) Lazy Sunday, walked 3x times with the dog and went to a foodtruck festival. Guesstimated I hit my kcalgoal.
8/28 85.1kg (-0.0kg) My non-working day, spent well. Just didnt move as much as I would have liked to.
8/29 84.6kg (-0.5kg) Yessssssssss, finally under 85. This has been a while (maybe 10 years). A "normal" BMI comes in sight. It gives me so much confidence that I'm able to loose more without much stress. Thanks to you guys too!!
8/30 84.8kg (+0.2kg) Made a lovely lasagna, had an overal good day and stayed in kcalgoal.
8/31 84.6kg (-0.2kg) Had a good day foodwise, made Risotto and a fluff for desert. Could have moved a lot more
9/01
9/02
9/03
9/04

SW: 73.4 kg
GW: 68 kg

Round 1

8/26 - 73.4kg
8/27 - 73.0kg -- Yesterday I actually was more committed thinking about this group. every time I wanted to "cheat" I remembered that I'll be logging my weight in the morning and that these 10 days might not show a minus if I do so. It worked, I stayed out of the fridge.
8/28 - 72.6kg -- I swear that this is the first time in forever I see the scale going down.woo! It must be this challenge! I'm really mindful of what I'm doing/eating knowing that I'll be reporting on it. Tonight I have the gym, curious to see how that affects things. Ideally, I'd love to lose 1kg (2lbs) every challenge. Not sure if that's possible, but I'll try! This is an awesome group. Keep rocking, ladies, and gents. We can do this.
8/29 - 71.8 kg - Wooo! probably just losing water or something but I'll take it. I was on my cal goal and went to the gym, so pretty good day. It's summer here so navigating weekends here is the most difficult part. Beer, icecreams and a bunch of other no-nos everywhere. But hey, it's "just 10 days", right? It really helps me to chunk this down and think in those terms. I'm trying to learn not to use the food as an award, so here's mine: At the end of the challenge purchase new fitness clothes as a reward.
8/30 - 71.7 kg - Last night I had 2 beers, but I skipped dinner. Not very healthy but I wasn't really hungry and I was going out with my friends. I don't want to be enslaved by MFP or weight loss, we still need to live in the process. Anyways, good to see this. If I end this Round on 71, I'll be happy. Tonight I have the gym, so yay there! Maybe we see a small drop tomorrow. Still loving this challenge, and already know I'll be doing the next one too.
8/31 - 71.3kg - Yesterday was such a busy day that I didn't even have time to eat at work, although I brought food! Wasn't hungry, either. Gym sessions was fabu, having another one tonight. For 2 more weeks I'll be going 3x/week and then I'm shifting to 5x/week. A friend inspired me: when I told her "I don't have time to go to the gym" she said "then there's something very wrong with your business and life priorities if you don't have 1h per day for yourself and your health". How very true!
9/01
9/02
9/03
9/04

JGM10D ~|~ Round 51
Round 50 goal: ✅ with a last minute Whoooosh! Now to keep it going.
I am FOCUSED on heathy food choices and DETERMINED to achieve my goals!
Previous rounds Daily Goals Round 50 EW: 166.8
25/08: 166.8 : Goals ✅ 😂😍 ✅ Goal Achieved! It's so good to be in a lower decade. My round means are on a downward trend. Roll on Round 51

Round 51 GW: <166.8
26/08: 167.1 : Goals ✅ This seems to happen ever time I have a whoosh. At least my mean weight is steadily decreasing each round.
27/08: 167.4 : Goals ✅ weekend bounce! Too many carbs! I must find a way to avoid this for the next month!
28/08: 166.6 : Goals ✅ I'm gonna wait and see if this sticks before I jump up and down!
29/08: 166.8 : Goals ✅
30/08: 166.5 : Goals ✅
31/08: 166.7 : Goals ✅ This is part of the pattern I have noticed. A small whoosh, a bounce up, small daily fluctuations, another small whoosh, etc, etc, etc. The trend continues downward so learning to be less focused on the daily figure, and concentrating on the big picture.
Slightly over 60lbs discarded (not 'lost'. I ain't looking to get them back!); 12lbs to go to goal weight.
01/08: xxx : Goals
02/08: xxx : Goals
03/08: xxx : Goals
04/08: xxx : Goals Start of 7 day vacation.



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

REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.
Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!