JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 60

Round 60
36y/ 173cm or 5'8"
OSW: 74kg May 2018 (163lbs)
UGW: updated 67-63kg (148-139lbs)

Goals for Round 60 (starting Sunday afteroon)
- go for 2 runs
- do my body weight routine 3x
- do yoga
11/24 - no scale
11/25 - 70.5kg (weighed in afternoon)
11/26 - 70.9 in the morning after Pizza and chocolate last night. Started my day with yoga and back to logging today. I ate some food I didn't weigh, but estimated generously. Went for a treadmill run and weighed after my shower (before dinner) and weighed 69.9!!!! No idea how this happened, but it made me so happy
11/27 69.9!!! Forgot to post yesterday. Good day foodwise a few snacks in the eve and some wine, but almost within limits after an hour on the treadmill (running and walking)
11/28 69.5 I'm baffled, not sure what is happening here. But i'm not complaining
The morning so far was good. Now off to a conference for the afternoon, food will be a wild guess... Will have a forced rest day today because I won't be able to make time.

11/29 - 70kg - yesterday eve ended up being a bit of a binge fest... Not being able to track my lunch at a conference buffet threw me off for the rest of the day. Today, started with yoga, but otherwise will be the same as yesterday. I'm going on a weekend trip with 7hr bus ride each way, so I'm kinda dropping the ball. But that doesn't mean I'll be unhealthy, just less controlled and next week, I can go back to my routine until the next trip

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith
About me: 62, 5'7", hit maintenance in March 2018 and, typical yoyo, currently bouncing back up over original goal weight of 130.
Want to get back round 127-128
Creeping back to JGM10D quietly after intentionally sitting out a number of rounds, because I need the accountability.

11/25 - sick and eating all the sugar in sight
11/26 - ditto
11/27 - 133.6 - a new high for me as I creep back over my original goal weight of 130.
11/28 - 132.6 - under maintenance calories yesterday.
11/29 - 130.8 - under maintenance calories by a nice amount yesterday. I am not setting a weight loss goal at this time, just getting back into logging and staying under maintenance.
11/30
12/1
12/2
12/3
12/4

W = 116.1kg
GW = 85kg

Day/Weight/Comment
11/24
11/25
11/26 - Received approval from Physio and Doctor to start light exercise after car accident

11/27 - 116.1 No exercise today as one thing led to another and time just got away from me. There will be no excuses tomorrow. Aiming to ride pushbike for 30mins a day

11/28 -116.4 Went for a 30min walk. Not fast paced but it was more than I have done recently
11/29- 115.4
11/30- 115.4
12/01
12/02
12/03

5' 5"/56 years/Illinois

Round 60 - my first round
CW: 179.6
GW: 140.0

11/24:
11/25: 179.6 (Joining a day late)
11/26: 178.0
11/27: 176.6 (watching my calories closely, losing a lot of water weight, need to drink more water - not just coffee, lol)
11/28: 176.2 small drop today and I'm very happy with it - ate pizza last night but stayed within my calorie budget
11:29: 175.8 very pleased with the way things are going - still need to work on getting more exercise and more water
11:30:
12/1:
12/2:
12/3:

MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 58 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 18 FOR ME.


I WILL BECOME STRONGER THAN MY STRONGEST EXCUSE




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. His current weight is 274.6 .

2. Weight Goal this round: 176.6 (2.0 lb. loss)

3. No Bingeing (new attitude on food outside of my home and socially)

4. 20-50 Net Carbs Daily. 1277 Calories Daily.

5. 10,000 steps per day. Mixed modes of exercise.

6. Lots of water, green tea daily, apple cider vinegar before carby meals. Increase my fiber. Reach my protein goal of 80g per day.

7. Check my blood sugar daily for improvements.

MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
My Final Goal: To weight 145 by Valentine’s Day 💗💗💗

********LOOK AND SEE HOW MUCH THESE 10 DAY CHALLENGES HAVE HELPED ME********



R59 EW= 178.6
R60 EW= TBD

Day/Weight/Comment:

11/24- 179.4 Binge. I just couldn’t get full regardless of what I ate. I absolutely hate typing in green on this forum. I only like it when it pertains to the gains in the stock market or in finances. I have been doing the dinners and celebrations with friends. Tomorrow is the family Thanksgiving dinner. Monday is when I will dread the scale the most. I don’t lose control everyday or all the time. A vast majority of the time I’m on top of it and only struggle when traveling. So I will not let holidays or these moments define me. I will be back on track with each and every one of you on Monday. In the meantime, I will continue to log, to weigh-in and to post. I know what @abowersgirl would do.....She would increase her exercise and movement for damage control. I will try this but with no livingroom right now due to the renovations, and guests coming back & forth into the office (which is the first room of my house), privacy and uninterrupted time is scarce during the hunting and holiday week here. But I will pace back & forth if I can't do anything else. My healthy mind continues, my healthy body awaits.
11/25 - 179.6 Thanksgiving dinner today. The saga continues.
11/26 - 180.4 I obviously enjoyed my Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. Kept my actual dinner very reasonable in quantity of food, though a bit carby. Caved on the pecan pie. Otherwise, desserts at a minimum. Overall, much less that I used to eat for these feasts. I’m a bit impressed with my first Thanksgiving in my new plan and lifestyle. My week was much worse than my actual feast day. I felt like the Pillsbury doughboy going into it which may have helped me reign it in. I can’t wait to get back at it today. Today is “A new dawn, a new day, a new life for me and I’m feeling good.”
11/27 - 180.4 No change. I know I need more water. Very little water shedding. Only got up once during the night which is amazing but doesn’t help the morning weigh-in. I’m going to work on this today. My victory yesterday is that I went to Subway to buy my son and friend a big fat sub on a big carby bun. I bought nothing for myself and made a keto friendly zucchini boat for my own dinner.
11/28 - 178.6 Yay. Typing in red again. Shed a lot of water last night, so extra water helped tremendously. Tomorrow is the pool hall/pot luck dinner. I am very nervous and have not been there in 3 weeks because of something that happened last time. A juicy tidbit that I will share later tonight when I get a chance to type it out. Anyone’s thoughts on the subject are always appreciated.
11/29 - 176.4 More whooshing from the water bloat. Pool/Potluck tonight. I tried to make good food choices without sacrificing the fun and the concept of trying other recipes. Hopefully the scale will not be too unkind to me tomorrow.
11/30 -
12/01 -
12/02 -
12/03 -

I want to say Thank You to all who responded to my last post. So many positive thoughts, great ideas and personal insights. I used so many of the ideas and went in with the frame of mind that you all have suggested because, removing the personal emotion from it, all your advice was clearly good stuff! I also took the advice by a couple of you to talk to Joey about it. He thinks I should keep an open mind about dating in the future and feels that my DH would be okay with it, would even encourage it.

The gentleman clearly made it a point to come near my usual table (his is pretty far) to, at first, be seen, then to talk to me several times over the evening. He was not flirtatious, but clearly friendly in an interested sort of way. Because of all the advice I did not panic, break into tears or run out. Clearly when I felt panic before going, I turned a possible meeting or even a possible friendship into a full blown affair or marriage lol. He seems very nice and just as Rose said, very health conscious with a very thoughtful and healthy diet (he spoke of this with me). Ahhh. something in common, I suppose.

Clearly, my body image has a lot to do with my insecurities which is exactly why I knew that all of you could help. Yes, I am much older (and look it) since my last date 18 years ago. Also, after the breast cancer, uggg. But one of the newest and biggest insecurities right now is the weight loss and the resulting skin. It could be worse, but some of it is bad, (like my arms!) And I haven't even reached my goal yet. This is something I know that some of you are experiencing or have experienced. I am proud of my weight loss and my commitment to a healthier life. However, I still want to look and feel good. Of course, I am hoping that some of it will "snap back" but at 58.5 years old, I don't hold out much hope for some of the areas. Especially the arms. So my insecurities talk for me sometimes.

There was not one comment that did not make Perfect Sense in one way or another. I honestly walked into the pool hall feeling much better about myself and my situation, though I am still a bit of a work in progress outside and inside too, I guess. Thanks for pulling me back down to a much better place. In many ways we are all becoming "new" with our plans and our better lifestyles. I knew you guys could help and that you would. I will continue working on building that confidence that I deserve.

{{{hugs to you all}}}. Donna

Spoiler - Previous rounds
Round #60
SW - 241.7lb
EGW - 239lb

Day/Weight/Comment
11/24 - 241.4lb - slightly down from yesterday but I’m ok with that, my lowest yet so not too disheartened.
11/25 - didn’t weigh -
11/26 - 242.8lb - slightly up from the weekend but I didn’t go over calories so will just be water retention (snore same old story). Today is a low calorie day, going for a walk this morning and then a food shop following that.
11/27 - 241.5lb - - a bit disappointed created a really decent deficit yesterday and was ever hopeful of a new low this morning but I’m still ever so slightly up. Just got to keep persevering however do find it demotivating when the scales don’t instantly reflect my actions 😅. Hopefully I will see a decent drop in the next few days
11/28 - 242lb - it’s times like this that I despair and feel like it’s all for nothing. Yesterday was all tracked and again a deficit created, in the last two days Iv had a deficit of 3700 kcal and yet my scales are saying I’m higher 😩🤦🏻‍♀️. I know it’s water weight because well science, but it doesn’t help me find motivation to keep on going until I see it reflected. Today is a low calorie day so who knows for tomorrow. *fluctuations are normal fluctuations are normal fluctuations are bloody f&£@#*€ annoying but normal 😩*
11/29 - 240.5lb - - well atleast that’s something, unfortunately the frustration taints any accomplishment I might have felt. 😖
11/30 - 241lb - - up slightly from yesterday but having a low calorie day today so hopefully will see that come back off tomorrow, stayed within calories yesterday so not worried. Today marks 3 months/90 days since I started trying to lose weight and in that time I have lost 26lbs, whilst it hasn’t been fast it has been fairly consistent. Feeling quite motivated for today.
12/01
12/02
12/03

Round 60
Svetlana
Age - 50
Height 167 cm
SW: 68.1
Result of Rounds 56+57+58+59 = - 6.5 kg (-14.4 lbs.).
End of ROUND 59: 61.8 kg (136.2 lbs.)
GW for Round 60: 61 kg (134.5 lbs.)
Day/Weight/Comment
11/24 - 62.6 kg (138.0 lbs.). +800g from yesterday. Eat my favorite Italian salami. Did my strength training in the morning. Back on the track!
11/25 - 62.2 kg (137.1 lbs.). “Six-pack in 6 weeks” in the morning. Planning my longer freestyle (running + walking) in the afternoon, aiming, at least, for 13km (8 miles).
11/26 - 61.8 kg (136.2 lbs.). Completed yesterday my 8 miles Freestyle and strength training today in the morning.
11/27 - 62.0 kg (136.7 lbs.). Somebody should eat less! “Six-pack in 6 weeks” in the morning.
11/28 – Didn’t weigh today. Frustration from trying to find what to wear for the company’s annual dinner on Friday was TOO BIG. I never thought that the feeling when the clothes are just hanging on you can be comparable with too tight fit. In everyday life I wear normally pullovers and jeans so the difference is not so obvious. Yesterday I tried the skirts and pants and jackets and all these looked so miserable… I think I should reconsider my strategy, meaning stabilize my weight in the range from 60 to 62 kg and concentrate on muscle building. I don’t think I have fat to lose anymore. I also have to find the way to increase my calories somehow, although 1200 is enough for me. I mean “good” and not empty calories.
11/29 - 61.5 kg (135.6 lbs.). Ordered yesterday 3 dresses with express delivery for today. Hope at least one will fit. Had a wonderful 7km run today in the morning.
11/30 61.3 kg (135.1 lbs.).
12/01
12/02
12/03
RESULT OF ROUND 60: minus x.x kg (- x.x lbs.)

JGM10D ~|~ Round 60
I am FOCUSED on heathy food choices and DETERMINED to achieve my goals!
Previous 5 rounds Daily Goals Round 59
23/11: 166.2: Goals ✅ WOW! It stuck. Maybe that illusive 165 is about to appear. 🤞🏻

Round 60
24/11: 166.3: Goals ✅ 😎 Holding relatively steady.
25/11: 165.8: Goals ✅ 👀 Well, lookie here! Minted! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 ⏬⏬⏬
26/11: 165.8: Goals ✅ Oh my! Steady girl! Don't get too excited! We've been here before!
27/11: 165.4: Goals ✅ 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
28/11: 165.5: Goals ✅ Pleased with that, as I indulged myself with a slice of toffee fudge cake at a function last night.
29/11: 165.9: Goals ✅ Another function. Under calories, but not good choices and under-hydrated. Gotta watch that.
30/11: 165.6: Goals ✅ 🤦🏼‍♀️ 2 more end of semester functions, but made healthier choices and had extra water.

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!