JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 55

@tiabirdie56 You look amazing in that photo!! Beautiful smile and energy!!

@Bendiz_ It's great to see you back and Happy BD!!

@mthomas0228 Thanks! So sorry to hear about your ankle, I broke mine a few years back and it was so hard mentally, especially when you are so used to being active and independent! Hope you are back to normal soon-

@deepwoodslady Mom of special needs son here too, working on my relationship with food so I can be a better leader for him. I tend to "police" the kitchen, and so he sneaks stuff when I am out of the room. He is 6'2" and 240, so weight management is an ongoing issue with him as well. He doesn't understand the impact of what he eats though, so for us it works best to just not have it around. I've caught him eating spoonfuls of sour cream, or raw tortellini...frozen bread, salted nuts... Trying to stop policing so I can discourage the sneaking.

@rainykatie I agree to get a second opinion!! It is heartbreaking to say goodbye to your pet!

I have not been able to catch up with everyone, but will be in next round full force!! Great job everyone!

@Bendiz_ Happy birthday! Enjoy that cake, you've earned it.
Day/Weight/Comment
Starting late. F/21/5’2” HW:226 CW:195.4 GW:185 UGW:125, maybe?
10/10: 195.4 Haven’t weighed recently. It is up though. Partially water weight from Thanksgiving, partially water weight from a very tough workout. Had my bio midterm today and did not eat well, but close to being under my calories. Will probably see another rise in the scales because of salt.
10/11:195.4 A small win. No loss is better than a gain.
10/12: 195.6. Ugh. Got a wiifit plus board and wiifit game for less than $10 CAD. Did not eat super great yesterday. Or today so far if I’m being honest.
10/13: 194.6! Aw yeah. Hoping this starts a positive trend. Hydration and fibre were on point yesterday. Felt judged by the wiifit board but oh well.
10/14: 194.6. Maintained that loss which is nice. Down 0.8lbs in 4 days, which is also nice. I'll see you guys tomorrow for round 56!

Round 55 (#19)

Interesting how I've done everything possible to prevent progress. The desire is there, but it seems like I don’t care enough to lose more body fat. Hmmmm….

10/05: 135.2

10/06: 135.2

10/07: 136.2, not so bueno

10/08: 133.8, water loss. Been very busy with work. Called into surgery at 2am. Weighed after getting home.

10/09: 131.2, another water loss

10/10: 131.2

10/11: 132.2, triscuits are way too yummy!

10/12: 133.2, well the triscuits are finally gone…

10/13: 132.4, ladies night out

10/14: 131.4, a fun night with too much wine

Round 47- SW 175 EW 170 (-5)
Round 48- SW 170 EW 166 (-4)
Round 49- SW 167 EW 165 (-2)
Round 50- SW 165 EW 163 (-2)
Round 51- SW 162 EW 160 (-2)
Round 52- SW 160 EW 157.5 (-2.5)
Round 53- SW 157.5 EW 156 (-1.5)
Round 54- SW 156 EW 153.5 (- 2.5)

5'4
RGW 151.5
Goal by Dec 31st 140
UGW 130-135

Round 55
10/05 153 I had spaghetti for the first time in months last night. I have been avoiding pasta. I am beginning to realize that I can have things I want, in moderation. As long as I eat well most of the time, and control my portions, then I will continue to have great progress.
10/06 153 I failed to mention yesterday that I tried a new workout Thursday. I am still sore, in areas that I've never been sore before. Needed to step up my routine, and it was tough! Found it on fitness blender on YouTube if anyone wants to try it out, but will fair warn you it was tough for me. I plan to do it a few days per week.
10/07 153 Going to work extra hard this coming week on keeping my carbs and sugar under because I will be going away to stay with my sister next weekend. I know there will be lots of temptation! I know I will not totally ruin it though because my willpower is so much stronger now.
10/08 152.5 😊 I weighed after my walk though. I was way under on calories yesterday, but WHAT I ate wasnt healthy.
10/09 153 a family member brought over brownies yesterday, and I had tacos for dinner. I didn't drink enough water either. It's ok though, going to make better choices today and make sure I drink plenty of water.
10/10 152 I knew I was retaining water yesterday. I have not missed a day of exercise in weeks and sometimes exercise twice/day, and also always stay under. Love seeing results! I know I can set myself back for days or even a week this weekend while I'm away, so I am keeping that in mind also.
10/11 152 😊 7 pounds away from a "normal" bmi. I know those things are only a guide but it's for sure making me feel good about myself.
10/12 152 Leaving today to stay with my sister for the weekend. I think she has scales so I will try and weigh in while there. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
10/13 Forgot to weigh before I ate .
10/14 Did not weigh in this morning either, but there was lots of wine last night. See you all next round .

Can we start another one? I hope everyones 10 days went fantastic!!! I’m ready and here for another 10!!

Original start weight: 221 March 2016
Restart weight: 191 March 2018
Ultimate goal weight: 140
Female 5'4" 38 years

Round 54: SW 177.6 EW 176.6

🍁Day/Weight/Comment🍁
10/5 175.8 - I went to a family gathering last night and food was potluck style and I chose the healthiest I could and I did have a piece of fudge too. 🙂
10/06 178.2 - Oh wow. So TOM has started. And I over ate last night. I was tired and I realized I was snacking because I was tired, but I still did it. Today, I'll stay on track.
10/07 176.4 - Whew! Yesterday was a good day. I was a little under on calories and I was under on my step goal. I did do some resting yesterday which was nice and we took a family trip out to a pumpkin patch. Overall it was a nice day! Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends!
10/08 177.2 - Hmmm...🤔 water retention? I didn't really do any exercise over the weekend, so I want to get back on track with that. Have a great day friends!
10/09 177.6 - Wrong way! I don't understand. I was under on calories and I went for a walk yesterday. Work was crazy yesterday, so maybe stress? My period is pretty much over, so I'm not sure what's happening. Will stay on track and hopefully things are better tomorrow!
10/10 176.8 I came to a realization yesterday after dealing with some IBS issues for most of the day. I've gotten a little away from paleo eating. Not that I feel that I have been eating anything "bad." Just not necessarily what feels good for my body. And I'd forgotten that I'd decided to try raising my carbs just as an experiment. It's probably been a good week or two and I think I need to lower them a little. It's all just an experiment and I'll see how my body responds!
10/11 177.4 - I'm not quite sure what's happening here. I was under on calories and I went for a short walk and I had lots of water yesterday. So the good thing is that I did make good choices. I just wish the scale was reflecting that. It will, I just need to be patient.
10/12 176.4 - This past week has been all over the place! I am still hopeful to finish this challenge lower than what I started.
Yesterday, my son had his second cross country meet. He ran 1.5 miles in 19:47 which I think isn’t bad considering he just started running two weeks ago! I was feeling inspired watching these kids run and I got to thinking I just might have to give it a try! I’ve never considered myself a runner. Ever. I’ve had a larger body for most of my life, so I just never found it enjoyable. I’d made attempts before, but never really stuck with it. But now I’m thinking of working on it, that way I can help him to keep going too!
10/13 175.8 - Back to where I started this round! Hopefully I can finish out just a little lower. I was on track yesterday and I got in my steps. It's my weekend to work so I'll be working today. Have a great day!
10/14 177 - I'm baffled! I felt like yesterday was a pretty good day! I went to a friend's going away party and I guesstimated dinner calories, but I thought I was under. Maybe it was really salty. I don't know, hopefully next round goes better.

jerier wrote: »

@ssssanaaaa As long as you aren't dehydrated enjoy your losses. Water weight shifts quickly, actual body mass losses happen over longer periods of time as demonstrated by your progress since your Round 1. Well done!

@iLadyT does your scale need a new battery?

@Bendiz_ Happy birthday!!! I love how you're discovering yourself. Definitely dress for your body shape and confidence. Clothing should be flattering and fun. I recently realized that I was in a fashion slump; Tees and jeans, older shoes, they made me look tired and like I had no style. I purged everything that didn't make me look amazing then purchased a few items that worked with what I kept. I've been having a great time rediscovering my fashionable side.

Thank you ❤️ Yeah, it’s a weird phase haha! The trouble is that my body has changed so much I dunno what shapes are flattering anymore 🙈 I’m gonna bring my mom with me tomorrow, and see if she can help me out a bit haha. She’s good with clothes, so I trust her to pick out something great for me to try on.

R1: Lost 1.7 (SW 196.8 EW 195.1)
R2: Lost 0.7 (SW 195.1 EW 194.4)
R3: Gained 3.7 (SW 194.4 EW 198.1)
R4: Lost 2.8 (SW 198.1 EW 195.3)
R5: Lost 1.1 (SW 195.3 EW 194.2)
R6: Lost 0.8 (SW 194.2 EW 193.4)
R7: Lost 0.2 (SW 188.7 EW 188.5)
R8: Lost 1.7 (SW 188.9 EW 187.2)

CW: 187.2
GW: 184.0
EW: 185.2
Total Loss This Round: 2.0

I HAVE to reach my goal this time. I'm going to make it happen.

Day/Weight/Comment

10/5- 186.3- I don't want to get too excited because I'm just going to jinx myself again lol. But I'm happy the scale is going back down again! No rice until I hit my goal! I really want to get to 185.0 though. I've been hovering in the upper 180s for a while now. Gotta get down to the lower 180s. Going to make this round the round I get to it! It's Friday but I'll try to do well today so the scale goes down some more. REALLY want to get to 185.something!

10/6- 185.6- Yay! I got there. Spoke it into existence I guess lol. But that's not my mini goal until it's 185.0 so got a little ways more to go. Going to try to do well this weekend. Not planning on doing anything that would make me go over my calories but weekends. Yesterday was under my calories. Went to chipotle, was pretty darn healthy in my choices. I've changed a lot since the past- I used to get a loaded burrito with cheese and all the works. Now I get a bowl, lots of veggies, no cheese, no tortilla on the side like I used to. Just making good choices for my health. Pretty proud of myself.

10/7- 185.1- Saturday was successful and scale was on my side too! Will try to do well today as well. Looks like I will be under calories today too. I'm almost at my mini goal of 185.0 but I don't want to stop my progress so will continue onto 180.0. Hopefully I can reach it by the next round. We'll see!

10/8- 184.9- Sunday was also very successful. Was under calories, ate PRETTY healthy (even though I had pizza). But I'm very happy. Weekends used to be a huge binge-fest for me. Not anymore! Really trying to beat that habit. So this means I got to my mini-goal of 185, so the next mini-goal is 180! I'm pretty excited and don't want to let the progress go to waste so will continue to do well. Today I'm going to work out (really going to work on my cardio today because I've definitely been slacking and I want to make this part of my lifestyle to help with maintenance once I get to my goal) and definitely staying under calories.

10/9- 185.4- Last night I had a delicious and pretty healthy meal but it did have soy sauce in it so I know that that may have led to water retention and I was also consumed a little more calories than usual. Nothing crazy but I'm sure it adds up a little. I'm okay with this. Just going to eat a little less tonight and hopefully that will help.

10/10- 185.6-

10/11- 184.9- had whole grain pasta last night. Was just as delicious as regular pasta AND it didn't lead to an upwards weight fluctuation! Yay! Hopefully I can reach my 184.0 goal by the end of the challenge! Also I finally tried cauliflower rice (below)! Was delicious!

10/12- 184.4- Had whole grain pasta again last night. Was really good, and I even lost weight this morning. This is a really good thing for me because I LOVE pasta, and I LOVE rice. But both always cause me to get an upwards fluctuation when I eat them. So being able to satisfy the craving AND still be able to lose weight is really awesome for me. Will definitely keep these new discoveries in my diet throughout my weightloss journey and after as well! 0.4 pounds to go to get to my goal for this challenge. and 4.4 pounds to go to my mini-goal of 180.0! Will try to get to this in the next challenge.

10/13- 183.4- Yay I got to my goal for the challenge! But now I'm kind of concerned about how fast I'm losing weight, to be honest.. I'm not sure how to feel. I'm really happy about losing but you also hear so often that it's not healthy to lose a lot of weight fast. I guess I haven't lost anything crazy so maybe this is just water weight or something. Really not sure but I'm excited to try to reach my 180 mini goal.

10/14- 185.2- LOL. Totally jinxed myself. Ahhhh. High sodium is a killer. I don't know why I did that ONE day before the last weigh in day for the challenge. Next time definitely will be more cognizant of that lol. But I still have a loss even with the fluctuation. So I'm gonna take it and just keep this in my for the next round!