Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 52

Day/Weight/Comment
9/05 71kg
9/06 71kg
9/07 71kg
9/08 71kg
9/09 DNW
9/10 73 before run, ooops. 72 afterwards
9/11still 72kg
9/12 71kg

9/13 71kg, so close to being below, but it's not yet clear enough. It was 70.5 after my run. And I can also report a slight reduction in measurements, yay! I donfeelnlike i'm 'tighter' around the mid section.
I did go over my cals yesterday with a stupid late night cinnamon bun and didn't even make my step goal. But today started with a run, I'm behind my running goal for the month so need to get a move on.
Work drama: No update yet, but tension is running high as the team director resignation is expected to be made public. (I only knew through reliable informants who prefer to stay anonymous). Aside from that, my manager asked me to stay on for another two weeks and cover for my assistant while she's on holiday. I'll see what happens today before deciding.

Info:


Day/Weight/Comment
9/05: 68.6 - That random fluctuation has come back down to normal levels
9/06: 68.4 - Keep dropping down. MFP has just told me that I've lost over 50% of my goal. That's pretty big to me. Been having a really tough time with the puppy the last few days, feeling tired, feeling hungry, feeling lazy. Had a glass of wine last night (really not very good wine, won't be buying that one again) but still kept within my range (all be it right at the top of it). Did a lot more standing and walking and heavy lifting yesterday than normal, so probably fine.
9/07: 68.0 - I do not deserve that. Yesterday wasn't a good day at all. Over all goals. Free breakfast at work (sausages sandwiches) so ate too much then. Saved some for lunch and so had that in addition to my actual lunch. Then I ate dinner even though I wasn't at all hungry. And had some wine. Sigh. Not good for the calories, but I'll get back on it today. The drop on the scales is definitely not fair on myself
9/08: 68.4 - Didn't get out the house, but the puppy had loads of energy yesterday so lots of running around in the garden and plenty of wandering about. Ate massively over my goals. My partner turned up with one of those cook yourself takeaway boxes, which did make logging the calories easy. But also made me realise quite how calorific those are. Half a box (one portion) was over my daily calorie allowance! However, I had a smaller naan and less rice and didn't eat all of the food there, so I've almost certainly over logged for it. Still.
9/09: 68.3 - Good day yesterday. Very busy with Judo, petting dogs and seeing family. Ate at my parents so wasn't in control of my meals. However, made a contentious effort to not overeat when given the option and had a small slices of cake instead of a large slices. And thanks to all that exercise I've ended up in the green anyway.
9/10: 67.8 - Lazy, lazy day. Spent most of it on the sofa trying to motivate myself to do something. And the rest running around after the puppy. Ate well though. Actually kept under my calorie goal, something that was slightly surprising to me as I didn't leave myself very much after breakfast and lunch. Luckily dinner turned out to be lower in calories than I thought it would be, and I even sneaked in a mini milk to my goals. Also: What? 67.x! This soon? I'm not complaining at all, but suddenly I seem to be finding this much easier. Definitely surprising considering I'm not continuously training as much as I used to.
9/11: 68.3 - So I was all ready to go on about how I completely blew my goal yesterday because I was just so darn hungry and I ate all the things. And then I actually go about inputting all my data and...well actually I'm under maintenance. So it's a win. And I realised that I ate basically no carbs in the evening, which might explaining why I was quite so hungry and why my calories weren't as bad as I thought they would be. It was because I didn't actually eat very many calories (shocking that!). Also doesn't help that shark week has just begun and I think I'm coming down with some sort of illness.
9/12: 68.5 - Mentally a crappy day yesterday, I won't be sharing, but I emotionally ate and ate and ate. Worked out a little over maintenance, not including the glass of wine. I would vow to do better today, but honestly I'm feeling equally as bad today, so if I manage maintenance today I think I will be happy.

9/13: 68.4 - I'm definitely seeing the difference having good food in the house makes. Right now, we don't have anything in the house, and boy oh boy does it make me make poor decisions. Aside from meaning I go out and eat from the canteen at lunch, dinner gets a super blank look, and something easy and not very tasty. The good news is that tomorrow I will be going out to do a big shop, so finally I can actually have some vegetables and fruit. In the mean time, I'm finding it very hard to stick to the goal. Over goals again yesterday worked out as about maintenance.

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Age 37
Height 5’7” (170cm)
SW 77kg
GW 60kg
I'm trying to do this slowly because of breastfeeding.

Round 51 SW 77kg EW 77.2 kg

Day/Weight/Comment
9/05 77.2 kg Mostly chose the right kind of foods, or just forgot to eat. Stayed under calorie goal. Yaay!:)
9/06 74.9 kg In the previous round I was around 76-75, and the last two days it jumped up to 77. I do drink a LOT (3-5 liters) due to breastfeeding, so I was hoping that's just water...
9/07 74.7 kg
9/08 Away for a wedding - no weigh-in
9/09 Away for a wedding - no weigh-in
9/10 75.2 kg Ate loads for two days, so was surprised to see this number. Will try to get back on track today. Lots of housework to do - equals lots of exercise.
9/11 75.0 kg Was really tired and hungry all day yesterday. Was pretty much snacking all day. Hoping to start all over tomorrow.
9/12 No weigh-in. Children woke up at 6am, had to time to weigh in. Still feeling exhausted, and we are invited to our neighbor to have a slice of cake for her birthday.
9/13 76.2 kg :S
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I am in again. 6th time  Thank you @GrandmaJackie

My goals are 10,000 steps a day, try to control late night eating, and have my weight lower at the end then the beginning! Hopefully this is the round I go to the first digit of 1. Wanting to go to onederland

Day/Weight/Comment
Starting weight for round 202.2
9/05 202.2
9/06 201.7
9/07 201.6
9/08 201.7
9/09 202.1
9/10 202.6 Really didn’t do well this weekend. Hope it doesn’t hurt too much.
9/11 202.2 Didn’t take as big of hit as I thought. Must be all the exercise I did on the weekend helped cover for that bag of M&M’s. I still can lose weight before this round is over. Did a really good job yesterday watching what I ate so there is hope... I do think this round won't see onederland.
9/12 200.6 Been really watching what I eat the last few days. It’s paying off.  Getting very excited!!!!!!
9/13 200.2 So close. Can I end the round under 200. fingers crossed.
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Male - 5' 10" - 52 years old \ Original Start Weight 182 lbs in May 2016 \ Goal Weight 165 lbs

Late Start - February 2nd - 168 lbs End of Round - February 7th - 168.8 lbs
Round 31
Start Round - 02/07 - 168.8 End of Round - 02/16 - 167
Round 32 - My 3rd Round
Start Round - 02/17 - 167.4 End of Round - 02/26 - 167.2
Round 33 - My 4th Round
Start Round - 2/27 - 168 End of Round - 3/8 - 167
Round 34 - My 5th Round
Start Round - 3/9 - 168 End of Round - 3/18 - 166.6
Round 35 - My 6th Round
Start Round 3/19 - 168.4 End of Round 3/28 - 166
Round 36 - My 7th Round
Start Round 3/29 - 166.6 End of Round 4/7 - 167.8
Round 37 - My 8th Round
Start Round 4/8 - 167.2 End of Round 4/17 - 167.2
Round 38 - My 9th Round
Start Round 4/18 - 167.8 End of Round 4/27 - 167.2
Round 39 - My 10th Round
Start Round 4/28 - 167.6 End Round 5/07 - 169.4
Round 40 - My 11th Round
Start Round 5/08 - 169.6 End Round 5/17 - 167.6
Round 41 - My 12th Round
Start Round 5/18 - 168.6 End Round 5/27 - 167.6
Round 42 - My 13th Round
Start Round 5/28 - 168.6 End Round 6/06 - 166.8
Round 43 - My 14th Round
Start Round 6/07 - 166.6 End Round 6/16 - 168.4
Round 44 - My 15th Round
Start Round 6/17 - 169 End Round 6/26 - 168.8
Round 45 - My 16th Round
Start Round 6/27 - 169 End round 7/06 - 168.4
Round 46 - My 17th Round
Start Round 7/07: - 169.4 End Round 7/16: - 169.0
Round 47 - My 18th Round
Start Round 7/17 - 170 End Round 7/26 - 169.4
Round 48 - My 19th Round
Start Round 7/27 - 169.6 End Round 8/05 - 170.4
Round 49 - My 20th Round
Start Round 8/06 - 170.2 End Round 8/15 - 170.2
Round 50 - My 21st Round
Start Round 8/16 - 169.8 End Round 8/25 - 169.4
Round 51 - My 22nd Round
Day/Weight/Comment
8/26 - 168.8 Garden and beach yesterday
8/27
8/28 - 170.2
8/29 - 169.0 Treadmill 30 minutes last night
8/30 - 168.4
8/31 - 168.8
9/01 - 168.4
9/02 - 168.8
9/03 - 169.2
9/04 - 169.8

Day/Weight/Comment
9/05 - 169.2
9/06 - 171
9/07
9/08 - 169.2
9/10 - No Batteries
9/11 - 170.4 Treadmill 30 minutes last night
9/12 - 170
9/13 - 171.2 Walked 25 minutes last night
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So new to this, 10 days sounds so reasonable! Let's try!

Female, 35, starting weight 250lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
9/05
9/06
9/07 - 247.8 FIRST DAY of the rest of my life
9/08 - 247.4 eating well thinking of food as fuel and including lots of fruit and veg
9/09 - 247.6 “cheat meal” last night but stayed within total allowed daily calories so not sure that was right... it’s only week one can’t mess this up yet I’m more aware of my eating and making better choices so that’s good right?!
9/10 - 247.2 big family dinner last night but balanced that with lighter options during the day
9/11 - 247.8 second day of family fun, still controlled so hoping the scale reflects that soon
9/12 - early start for work missed weigh in but kept track of calories in - And went over so let’s see what tomorrow brings
9/13 - 246.8 ok this may be actually working! (Now I’m more motivated to avoid those late night chips again)
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Round 22 start weight - 151.40
Round 23 start weight - 145.80
Round 24 start weight - 147.60
Round 25 start weight - 141.60
Round 26 start weight - 141.90
Round 27 start weight - 146.20
Round 28 start weight - 143.20
Round 29 start weight - 140.90
Round 30 start weight - 137.90
Round 31 start weight - 137.90
Round 32 start weight - 140.00
Round 33 start weight - 138.80
Round 34 start weight - 136.50
Round 35 start weight - 138.80
Round 36 start weight - 137.30
Round 37 start weight - 139.20
Round 38 start weight - 137.60
Round 39 start weight - 138.00
Round 40 start weight – 137.50
Round 43 start weight - 141.20
Round 44 start weight - 142.60
Round 45 start weight - 141.10
Round 46 start weight - 136.00
Round 47 start weight - 136.60
Round 48 start weight - 138.40
Round 50 start weight - 141.50

OK - after getting back off my holidays towards the end of round 49 and round 50 being a write off as ended up going away, the kids are now back at school, work hours have returned to normal and I now have an uninterrupted 10 days

So back on a proper eating plan, exercise planned in so should be a good 10 days and target this round is to get back under 140lb.

9/05 - 141.50lb - didn't want to see over 140 again but hey ho - not a surprise given August! Good food day planned today so should be off to a good start......

9/06 - 141.00lb - 0.50lb down which is a good start. Was pleasantly surprised this morning as "felt" heavy (if that makes sense??!!) but getting back into drinking plenty of water so may be that ? Today set up to be a good food day with a gym session tonight

9/07 - DNW
9/08 - DNW
9/09 - DNW

9/10 - 142.50lb - weekends - love them but hate them! Didn't weigh over the weekend as got treated to a cuppa in bed in the morning. Rest of the week to re-focus - food planned for today, 12 mile bike ride planned for this evening so hoping all good tomorrow

9/11 - 140.10lb down 2.40lb of weekend whoosh!! Ended up cycling 17 miles last night too and was so good to get out. Food all prepped for the day and gym session tonight so should be a good day - and on target to get back under 140 by the round end. Hope you all have a good one too

9/12 - 140.50lb up 0.40lb but OK with this as full no gym session last night and TOM imminent (or at least I think it is - heading towards 50 I'm never quite so sure these days ). so Ok with this gain as hoping temporary..

9/13 - 141.50lb up another 1.0lb - not so happy with this as no reason for it based on food yesterday so still assuming TOM. Food prepped for the day, gym tonight - will keep on track and wait this one out ........

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Round 52
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)
Round 49 SW 168 EW 166.8 (-1.2)
Round 50 SW 166.8 EW 163.6 (-3.2)
Round 51 SW 163.6 EW 161.4 (-2.2)

Round 7
SW 161.4
GW 158
UGW 125

9/05 -- 160.8 slowly coming on down. I don't usually eat after 7 but last night was a super late dinner at 11. I got in 150 min of exercise, which means I was up till 1 30 😥😥😥 and drank 1.5 liters of water. Hope everyone else has a good hump day!!

9/06-- 160.2 worked out for 90 min yesterday, drank 1.5 liters and stayed under my calories. I usually stop eating after 7 (8 the latest) but last night I had a craving for munchies, so ended up having a couple of mini crispys and a mini chocolate bar at 8:30. Buuuuuuut the NSV is I only ate one mini chocolate and stuck to 24 crispys (they are the rice cake kind) where before I would have over indulged on both until there was nothing left.

9/07--160.2 worked out for an hour, drank 1.5 liters and ate under my calories. I think I have officially hit my plateau. This week I haven't been the best with getting breakfast in. I have been so motivated and consumed with exercising that I have missed breakfast and lunch all week and only have been eating dinner. I have tried planning out my meals for the week to stop this but that didn't work out too good. I already know OMAD doesn't work for me and on top of it, after dinner I tend to get the munchies if I don't eat all day. Like the night before I ate some chips and chocolate and last night I ate four turtles after dinner. Of course it was all still in moderation and I didn't go over but I don't like when I get mindless cravings. I have no problem with having a treat here and there but having junk be my go to when I'm still hungry isn't ideal. So this morning after weighing in, I ate. I will see how this goes.

9/08-- 159.6 WHAT WHAT WHAT??? yesterday I caved and ended up eating a crazy amount of chocolate, although I still stayed under my calories, it obviously wasn't the healthiest day. I did exercise, even if it wasn't as much as usual and I walked. I drank 1 liter of water. It is so weird that I usually work out like crazy, eat well and get the majority of my water in but ended up plateauing for a little over a week, then the day I didn't do as well and I ended up pushing under the mark. I am a little sceptical, I will wait to see if this doesn't change by tomorrow before I get too excited. But I am hoping this is it.... me in the 50s 😃😃😃 I am going to watch closely though, third day eating chocolate.... don't want this to turn into a thing

9/09-- 159.4 so I guess I have settled here 😄😄 yesterday was my MILs bday but I made sure to drink water and order the healthier options, a big NSV for me. I used to think going out meant I didn't have to stick to my healthy eating and was a good time for a break but it went great . Ate within my calories, drank 2 liters of water and took extra long walks. So far this weekend has been going great.


9/10 --157.6 woooooosh!! I couldn't believe it, had to check three times and this number kept coming up. 😄😄😄😄 woot!! I am back to the weight I was last January!!! I remember being dissapoined that I had gained so much weight over the holidays (and although I recommited to a weight loss journey, I gave up early and just continued to gain) but I couldn't be more thrilled to see it now!!! This is so emotionally exciting!! Yesterday I went for my first light jog in 10 years and although I didn't expect much from it, I did better then I thought. I completed two sets of 15 minutes (with a minute of fast walking after every five minutes) and although this doesn't seem like a lot to those people who jog daily, this is a big victory for me. It goes to show you really don't know what your body is capable of until you test it and it's limits. I ate great and drank 2 liters of water. Thanks to everyone in this group, with all the supportive (and sometimes competitive) people I not only stuck to it but achieved way more physically then I have in years. Thank you everyone for all your day to day stories, without them I would have felt discouraged with every gain and plateau but with them I haven't felt alone. You guys have really helped me learn a lot!!! Thank you.

9/11--157.8 feeling bloated today so not concerned about the slight gain. Stayed under calories and drank 1 liter of water. Besides dancing for a bit I decided to have a rest day. Back at it today, already had a mini jog and walk. Hope everyone has a great day

9/12 --158.4 I exercised a good amount yesterday....but I also ate a lot. I don't remember being as hungry as I was yesterday in a long while. I pretty much ate all my exercise calories. Drank 1.5 liters of water. I have to rethink my exercise routine though, my mom decided she needed to be more active but because I am way more active then she is, I have needed to dial it back....a lot. So now I'm figuring out how to do my routine and help her with hers. It's weird. I haven't done my routine since Friday (still have been exercising but not at my usual intensity) and I'm starting to get concerned. I feel more bloated and less toned, even though I think it's crazy for me to assume it would effect me in such a short amount of time...I can't help feeling slightly anxious.

9/13 -- 157.8 exercising went great yesterday managed two jogs, strength training and exercise with my mom. I am going away for the weekend to a friend's house, we are dog/house sitting and I will be bringing everything with me. In the past I have either not been as hungry because I am in a new place and my body is weird like that or I overeat because I am in a new place and my body is weird like that.. lol she said she has a scale there so I don't know how my weight will look for the next couple of days, hopefully not too different. She lives in a condo and her condo has a gym, pool and a play room so I am hoping I can get into the gym to keep up with this morning jog and maybe even go to the pool, water exercise is always fun. I drank 1.5 liters of water and ate well within my calories. Hopefully I can push a little more before the end of the round but I already know the 50s are going to be a slow trudge...i hope everyone has a great final day of round 52.

9/14

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) R46 SW 187.2 -3.2 (-12.2)
R48 SW 185.4 -0.4 (-14.2) R49 SW 183.4 -2 (-16.2) R50 SW 181.2 -2.2 (-18.4)
R51 SW 181.8 +0.6 (-17.8) R52 SW 178.4 -3.4 (-21)

Averaging out over 11 rounds at about 1 lbs every 6 days. Would love to see the same again this round.

Day/Weight/Comment

9/05 179.0
9/06 178.4
9/07 178.6 Meals were all provided at work yesterday - full day of all meetings. So happy that this is not higher. Went for a lovely long walk with my son in the evening which was a great antidote to a day of sitting.
9/08 179.4 don't know why its up - stayed under cals yesterday. lots of stress at home today so i will have to work hard on not eating my feelings away. Did a boxing workout this morning hoping that will help.
9/09 180 I know it is just a matter of nature needing to take its course, but I still don't like it.
9/10 179.6 Feeling very sluggish. The weather has turned cold and grey, rain forecast all day - gonna have to find inspiration somewhere else today.
9/11 180.4 That's what you get when you end the day with a handful of jelly beans and a handful of salt and vinegar potato chips.
9/12 179.0 ? unexpected, but not gonna complain.
9/13 179.8
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Plan for the next 10 days:
*write daily food plan the evening before
*drink 64+ oz water daily
*limit alcohol to 2x per week

Goal this round: <184 (I'm thinking some of this starting number is due to just starting back at the gym, so the goal doesn't seem too excessive for 10 days.)

Day/Weight/Comment
9/05 187.5 food is planned for today, almost half way through my water. feeling down on myself this morning due to the high scale number but gotta embrace reality, own it, and change it.

9/06 186.0 still feeling heavy but heading in the right direction. Stuck to my plan yesterday, drank all my water too. 20 min on the elliptical this morning, 1/2 way through my water so far and planning on a date night tonight so eating a very light breakfast and lunch today.

9/07 185.0 I like this number better! sticking to my plan going into the weekend. Weekends are always tough in terms of wanting to "let loose" or "reward myself" but I have to remind myself that I'm not a puppy and I don't need food treats for good behavior. The plan is to be a happier me, and short term "rewards" in the form of food and booze don't help me meet my goals in the long term. I'll be planning to have a couple of cocktails tomorrow night in keeping with my 2 evenings per week goal.

9/08 no data

9/09 186.6 weekend water weight. we went out for dinner and I ordered well but it was super salty. also lifted earlier in the day.

9/10 186.6 need to drink more water today I guess. how can there be only 4 days left in this round? Plan for today. calorie drop, gym this afternoon with intervals, large and vegetable dinner lol

9/11 184.8 getting close to my goal for this round. Tonight is date night with my sweetie and we are getting big greasy burgers, so I'm eating veggies all day today. Yoga this morning felt good.

9/12 185.0 pretty sure I would have seen a decent loss but for my salty dinner last night. On plan today.. 2 more days to make it! water water water

9/13 184.2 looks good, had a glass of vino last night but on track other than that. Hurricane prepping today, doing all the laundry and a bit of grocery shopping to get us through the next few days.

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