Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 52

ROUND - 52

9/5 = 190.0 Really need to kick this up a notch. Hovering around the 190 mark just isn't cutting it.
9/6 = 189.6 Off to a good start. Will need to be very diligent in order to have a loss on Tuesday.
9/7 = 190.0
9/8 = N / A
9/9 = N / A
9/10 = 190.2
9/11 = 191.8
9/12 = 191.2
9/13 = 191.2
9/14 = 190.8

My official weekly weigh in, is Tuesday evening @ TOPS, so my ticker tape will reflect that loss.

My daily weight is on my home scale, so I can monitor how my week is going.

My ultimate goal is 175lbs, so any loss is a good loss.

bmaison2014
Round 52 (2nd round for me)

Round 51 SW 204.6 EW 206.4
Round 52 SW 203 EW 201

9/5- 203. Over calories. I changed my calorie goal and workout schedule this week.

9/6- 203. Over calories.

9/7- 202.8. Over calories.

9/8- 202.8. Under calories.

9/9- 205.6. Over calories. Not a surprise since I haven't been exercising as much this week.

9/10- 202.4. Over calories.

9/11- 204.4. Under calories. 60 minutes exercise.

9/12- 202.6. Under calories. No exercise.

9/13- 201. Not sure if it's an actual loss or I'm a little dehydratred. I know I didn't drink as much water as usual. I'll know for sure tomorrow. Under calories. 30 minutes exercise.

9/14- 201. Very happy with this round. See you at Round 53!

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
9/14 178.4 hope it holds Lots of walking yesterday! over 19K steps.

SW: 234.5

Day/Weight/Comment

9/11 - 234.5. Gone for the summer and what few losses I made have reappeared. Now that school has started I feel like I can do a better job of planning and keeping busy so I'm not eating out of boredom!
9/12 - 236
9/13 – 235.6
9/14 – 235.2

So I ended higher than when I started - not surprised seeing as how I was eating just before hitting the reset button. But the numbers are going down so that's super encouraging!

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-- no scale. I am still settling in my home away from home. I forgot to ask where her scale was until later this morning but by that point I had my breakfast so was too intimidated to weigh in. I exercised with my mom but that was it, do not do as much as usual. Drank 1.6 liters of water. My eating though was a little off, ended up having a sandwich for lunch yesterday which I haven't done in a while and gave in to LNS. That's ok though back at it today.

See you all next round😃😃😃

Female, Age 51 5'6"
My 11th round
GW 140ish not tied to the number
Round 52 Goals for this round:
*weight goal for this round 149.X
*log every day
*5/7 days of intentional exercise
*GRATITUDE

Day/Weight/Comment
9/5 151.2 What's working:
*Eating what I want, but consciously.
*Letting go of guilt.
*Staying active doing things I like instead of calling it "exercise"
*Focusing on myself instead of what needs to change outside of me
*Logging in here daily
*Realizing we are all the same, just doing the best we can with the tools we have
*Skipping meals- just because it's "lunch time" etc. doesn't mean I have to eat. Listening to my body.
9/6 151 I feel like something has shifted, and this is getting easier. NSV- finally got back out on my mountain bike yesterday for a nice hilly ride, taught my 16 yo son a new recipe that he cooked for dinner for the fam, got my DH out on the bike too. I can't wait to see the 140's and they are within reach!!!
9/7 152.2 Not worried about this I feel great! Another hilly ride, cooking with my son, and walked the dogs! Gearing up for a great weekend, seeing the grandbabies again tomorrow. Have a wonderful day everyone!
9/8 151.4 I had a good day yesterday, FINALLY getting my DH moving with me! It is so much easier when we are both working together, but I have learned to lead by example and not nag, suggest, hint, or ask him to get active/eat better/etc. This is the part about "focusing on myself instead of what needs to change outside of me". When I am taking better care of myself I want everyone around me to also do the same, but I know that everyone has their own limits and timelines and needs to come to their own conclusions. I cannot make someone motivated, but maybe instead inspire them by taking better care of myself. We went on a morning walk, not my usual hilly fast burn since he was with me, but I am happy to pull it back and slow my progress if it means he will come along! I spent the afternoon with my sis helping her prepare for her big annual Tapas party, peeling potatoes for patatas bravas, making albondigas, chopping fruit for sangria...great girl talk and wonderful to cook together since we never do! Today is the party, my plan is to have a protein breakfast then to fast (as difficult as that may be with all the yummy food) I think it is the safest plan to eliminate the stress eating and weight gain that will show up if I do otherwise! Got home from a busy day and my 16yo son was learning to make beef stroganoff with my DH, overall a win win day!
9/9 152.4 My plan to fast gained an "e" and turned into a Feast. There were just too many hours at my sis's (noon-10 pm) and too much amazing Spanish food to stick to the original plan. I had a great day, held my grandbabies for a good long spell and got those baby love feelings going! Didn't drink enough H2O so today my focus is on hydration, going for a walk, and self care. Yesterday took 2 walks before the party, and reached an all time high of over 20k steps, so that is a win! Tomorrow is my weekly weigh in, looking for a drop below last week's 151.8, could be a stretch, but I am eating smart today, so lets make this happen, body of mine!
9/10 WEIGH IN DAY 150.6 Learning so much about my body! Love that I am so close to the 140s!! Planned hilly walk today and mountain bike too with DH. There is this concept I use, the Wheel, where if one spoke of your wheel is not where you want it, your road is bumpy, and you can't have the momentum you seek. My wheel with this increased physical activity is getting much more aligned, and I feel the pull towards my vision of being fit, happy, active and growing!!! Plus NSV DH is finally getting on board with me- makes it so much more fufilling :-)
9/11 151 Good day until I forgot how to unclip on my bike and fell over. Skinned elbows and bruised butt but mostly hurt ego. I was ticked off for a good hour after that. But I got over it. I thought I could control my addiction to this one type of protein bars, and bought an asst. to my demise...I ate 3 yesterday totalling over 600 calories. I could have had something so much better for that. I really considered not logging the third bar, but who was I hiding from? Myself? It reminds me of when I would sneak food and dispose of the evidence, bury the bag in the trash etc, comical really because I was only fooling myself. No one else was watching. Live and learn. I won't be buying the bars in in bulk, maybe just one once in a while. They are kinda gross but good, not sure why I like them! In my head I would much rather eat an eclair or cake or other real goodies!
9/12 150.6 Super emotionally draining day yesterday, and last night I felt a sore throat coming on, but overall as far as eating and moving a good day. I am so inicredibly blessed in my life and grateful to have tools to deal with the inevitable bumps.
9/13 149.4 Sick with a cold yesterday and still kinda today, probably dehydrated, but so happy to see this number today.

9/14 149.6 Happy but surprised to see the 149 again, still dealing with this cold and feeling yuck. Ate popcorn and cookies last night hoping to feel better. Didn't work. Goal met for this round. To anyone struggling, please trust the process. This daily support and accountability works. Definitely getting to know more about my body, and learning so much from all of you. It's not a race- it's my life.

Original SW: 190 (12/29/2016)
Round 36 SW: 183.0 (Avg. 181.16)
Round 37 SW: 179.8 (Avg. 179.26)
Round 38 SW: 179.0 (Avg. 177.63)
Round 39 SW: 178.2 (Avg. 178.66)
Round 40 SW: 179.6 (Avg. 177.31)
Round 41 SW: 177.4 (Avg. 177.97)
Round 42 SW: 177.0 (Avg. 177.73)
Round 43 SW: 177.0 (Avg. 176.72)
Round 44 SW: 178.2 (Avg. 177.20)
Round 45 SW: 178.6 (Avg. 176.22)
Round 46 SW: 174.2 (Avg. 176.00)
Round 47 SW: 179.2 (Avg. 176.75)
Round 48 SW: 178.2 (Avg. 177.93)
Round 49 SW: 180.2 (Avg. 179.00)
Round 50 SW: 177.4 (Avg. 178.38)
Round 51 SW: 177.6 (Avg. 177.34)
Round 52 SW: 176.8

I'm in! Same goal as last time--to beat my lowest 10-day average (176.00). This round is going to be a struggle--TOM coming right before a trip to Disneyland. I will have to be strong!

Day/Weight/Comment
9/05--178.2 TOM
9/06--178.2
9/07--178.2 Giving myself a pep talk this morning since I think the rest of this round is kind of shot. As I look back at my numbers over the last 10-15 rounds, it doesn't look like I've made any real progress. However, I've been doing Pilates class twice a week for the last few months and I AM stronger and healthier. I've made changes to my diet that will be sustainable forever. I'm looking forward to our annual health fair at the end of the month to see what my results look like. I feel stronger and healthier and more fit than I ever have before.
9/08--Disneyland, no scale
9/09--Disneyland, no scale
9/10--Disneyland, no scale
9/11--Disneyland, no scale
9/12--Disneyland, no scale
9/13--178.6 Woohoo! I'll take it as a win that I was able to maintain while being away from home, surrounded by snacks, allowing myself to indulge occasionally, not tracking a single thing, and enjoying every minute
9/14--178.8 This round was a wash. I'm counting it as a success considering everything included in the last 10 days. Time to start seeing some progress next round!

Round 52 (#16)

I typically don't set goals because I find myself sabotaging them. Stupid, I know, but it's true. Challenge goal:

9/05: 134.8, late dinner

9/06: 137.0, dinner date with too much alcohol and food

9/07: 137.0, drank 32 oz water at the end of the day. I was exhausted all day so I didn’t do a thing. Just tidied up the house and took care of 2 loads of laundry.

9/08: 133.8, there goes the the bloat. Macros were off, stayed within my deficit, 60 oz of water. Now to lose the last 14 lbs.

9/09: 132.4, looks like a genuine whoosh. What I’ve changed the past 2 days - main meal 3:30pm meal break at work with a light snack after I get home, 9:30 - 10:00pm and more water.

9/10: 132.4, up late watching a movie which led to a little more food than i should’ve eaten.

9/11: 132.4, dinner date

9/12: 132.4

9/13: 133.6, dinner date with pulled pork sliders and beer. Ate the sliders open faced.

9/14: 132.8, a very good round for me.

This is my first round! I’m starting late but it’s better late than never!

Current weight: 193.6 on 9/10/18
Goal Weight this round: 191
UGW: 135

9/05 - N/A
9/06 - N/A
9/07 - N/A
9/08 - N/A
9/09 - N/A
9/10 - 193.6 30 minutes cardio.
9/11 - 192.0 20 minutes cardio.
9/12 - 192.4
9/13 - 191.4 30 minute walk
9/14 - 191.4 no change from yesterday but that’s okay! My goal was 191 so I finished close enough and I’m happy about that!

I lost 2.2 lbs in just under a week. I feel that is a great start and I’m looking forward to the next round. I’m going to see my 180s again!

R49--AW: 220.7 (-) EW: 221.3 (-)
R50--AW: 219.7 (-1.0) EW: 218.9 (-2.4)
R51--AW: 218.9 (-0.8) EW: 218.2 (-0.7) Success: Pre-planned before going to birthday party and stuck to plan.

Goal: Be conscious of my snacking in the evenings.

Day/Weight/Comment

9/05--218.4 Did some extra snacking yesterday evening. I think it was because I was feeling tired due to a restless dog during the night before. Now I know that being tired is a trigger to my snacking I will plan for next time. Still showing a downward trend. Yoga tonight.
9/06--218.2 I want to get back into doing C25K tonight. Between the excessive heat and bad air over the last couple of weeks I haven't done any running since July 1st and I really want to do a 5k this fall. So tonight I am going to take the dog out for a little running and walking.
9/07--218.4 Up and down and up again; however, I am weighing in less then my average weight last round. Yesterday evening I went out and did W3D1 of C25K even though I didn't want to, but then I remembered that I had posted here that I would do it. So guilt from internet strangers made me go out for my run...whatever works
9/08--218.2 Did some evening snacking that took me way over my calories...stress from work, but I'm now over that. Was looking over my diary and noticed that I am getting very little fiber and I can feel it. Today is Zumba, plan for some ways to slowly increase fiber in my diet, and make sure I get my water in.
9/09--218.2 Zumba was great yesterday and then I spent way too much time at IKEA. In-laws are coming over today, so we will be going out for lunch so I need to plan. Plan today is (1) go out for W3D2 of C25K this morning, (2) eat a lighter calorie breakfast, (3) drink only water at lunch, (4) take home lunch leftovers, and (5) assuming rain holds up, go for a walk later in the evening. Here I go!
9/10--218.6 I would be ecstatic if this is the only jump after going out for lunch yesterday. I completed most of the plan from yesterday (1) completed, (2) completed, (3) I did have a glass of lemonade at lunch, but drank water the rest of the day, (4) I had no leftovers because instead of ordering a larger meal I ordered a small meal and did not feel stuffed, and (5) did not complete I was exhausted. I also did not eat any of the Mexican cookies that my husband baked. Yesterday was a success! Back in a step competition with my sister-in-law. Zumba tonight.
9/11--218.2--Yesterday evening I really wanted to do some snacking, so instead I left the house and went out to run around and do some errands. By the time I got back home it was too late for me to eat anything, I hate feeling full before going to bed, so instead I had some tea.
9/12--217.1 I've been so used to seeing 218.2 and 218.4 on the scale it was weird to see this number. I'm not sure how long it will last since tonight I am going to a baseball game, not for very long since I really don't like baseball, but it's a coworker's retirement party. My plan is to eat lighter during the day and drink water all day.
9/13--216.9 Not sure if this will stick after eating at the ballpark yesterday. Even though I still stayed within my daily calorie allotment, the extra salt may show up tomorrow. Also, I ate later than usual so I feel a little heavy today. Regardless, it was great to stick to my plan from yesterday. Plan for today is to do W3D3 of C25K, assuming rain holds up.
9/14--216.0 Stepped on the scale 3 times to make sure. It rained last night, but then at about 7 it stopped, so I took my dog out and did W3D3 even though it was getting dark.




R52 AW: 217.8 (-1.1) EW: 216.0 (-2.2) Success: I stayed the course regardless of the weight on the scale.