Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 101

Goals for 2020 — eat consciously and responsibly, exercise and meditate daily, get back to productive writing & painting, help people, be kind, learn new things, have fun.
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Goals this round.... Calories below maintenance. Try IF this round — no snacking. Exercise daily.

UGW - 130
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)

Weight on 2/2015 - 218.2 R100 1/7/20 end weight 177.6
R101 1/17/20 end weight 177.6

Day/Weight/Comment

1/8 - 176.2
So far, so good with first 2 days of IF. I’m already finding my “no snacks after dinner” policy easier to stick to than low calorie snacks, which always seem to lead to more. So yay!

1/9 - 176.8
Calories and not snacking were on target, but I had lunch out and it was salty — I could taste/feel it. I drank lots of water and will today, so I expect to flush the salt.

1/10 - 176.8
No weight drop, but I feel less bloated. I’m mostly snack free — yay! — but did have a piece of toast last night as my stomach was upset. That did the trick. Feeling energized today.

1/11 - 177
I have no clue how this makes any sense — calories fine the past few days, macros in line. Weird. But ok, I’ll just keep on keep in’ on and see what happens. Have a lovely weekend, all! If you’re in the path of the storms, be safe.

1/12 - 176
That’s better, if not great. I did have a piece of chocolate cake yesterday, so calories up a tad. But not too awful. Enjoy your Sunday, all!

1/13 - 176

1/14 - 177
I didn’t think my sodium was high yesterday but I feel bloated and the scale confirms, so I guess something was salty. Lots of wawa today!

1/15 - 177
I couldn’t seem to stop eating yesterday. What’s up with that? I’ve never been a binge eater, but jeez, I was embarrassed for myself and was home alone! I’m surprised my weight wasn’t up this morning. I’m going to try to get a grip today. I wish I knew why I’m overeating the past few months after losing weight and maintaining for so long.

1/16 - 177.6
There’s the gain from Tuesday’s binge. Not what I’d planned for this round. Sigh. Oh, well, onward. I stuck to the plan yesterday, and have today planned out foodwise. I’d like to lose even .2 by tomorrow/end of round!

1/17 - 177.6
Darn. Well, at least I’m not up. Next round will be better!

RD 100 - SW: 191.8 lbs, EW: 188.0 lbs - RD Loss: 3.8 lbs.

ROUND 101

01/08 - 188
01/09 - did not weigh
01/10 - did not weight
01/11 - 187.6 - had a cheat meal on 01/10 so I’m surprised I have not gained.
01/12 - 188.0 - today was a bad day meal wise. Tomorrow I will make better choices. My GW for the end of this round is 186.0
01/13 - 188.4 - Feeling a bit defeated BUT I walked 2 miles this morning!
01/14 - 187.2 - thank you Lord!
01/15 - 185.6 - YES!
01/16 - 185.2 - Woohoo!
01/17 - 183.6 - Food deliver service - Factor 75 is where it’s at!!!!
01/18 -

37yo female, 5'5"
Working on maintaining 120-125

1.1.19 – 170.4
1.1.20 – 124.8

Day/Weight/Comment
01/08 – 124.2 – Been doing good with the calories and better with the water. Haven’t had a chance to do any walking/jogging since Saturday-things have been crazy at work and I really don’t want to go by myself after dark.
01/09 – 123.2
01/10 – 123.2
01/11 – 122.2 - !!!
01/12 – 122.6
01/13 – 123.0 – I was good until around dinner time, then I just kept wanting to snack. I still wasn’t too bad and I am still happy with where I am. I am ok with gaining and bouncing around since I am in maintenance, but it has definitely been an adjustment from always wanting to see a lower number.
01/14 – 123.4 – I was craving potato wedges yesterday and gave in, got it out of my system and still didn’t do too bad.
01/15 – 123.2 – I have been craving peanut butter lately, eating a small spoon for my “bedtime snack”
01/16 – 122.2
01/17 – 122.2 – Ended on a low note, 2.6 lbs down this round! 125 was my original goal weight, but I am really liking the 122ish that I have been hanging around.

Female 38 Yrs Old
SW: 234.8
UGW: 160

Other Goals: Exercise 2x per week
Increase water intake

Previous Rounds:

Round 101 SW: 230.2
Round 101 GW: -2 from starting weight

01/08 - Forgot to weigh in
01/09 - 230.2 - Meh....so I've started with a trainer again and I'm registering for a OCR to make sure I have a goal to work towards. Fingers crossed!
01/10 - 230.0 - moving in the right direction, I suppose.
01/11 - DNW
01/12 - DNW
01/13 - 229.6 - I have been failing the exercise portion (with the exception of going dancing on Friday night). I need to get it together in that regard. I'm slowing going back to the water intake I had a few months ago (112oz).
01/14 - I forgot to weigh in again. Bear with me. I'll get back into the routine again....eventually.
01/15 - 229.0
01/16 - 228.4 - almost at my -2lb goal for this round
01/17 - 228.2 - Close enough. I also got a workout in so not a bad way to end these 10 days.

Female age 50
My 46th Round

HWE - 275
OSW - 213
CW - 159.3
RGW - 158.5
Mileage goal for 2020: 634 miles
Completed distance - 21.5 miles Round 99 DNW EW DNW DIF 0
Round 100 SW 161.0 EW 159.3 DIF -1.7

1/8 158.6 0 miles Where did that come from? I am only happy about it. I went to my bioDad's 83rd birthday dinner last night. He likes this very country-style restaurant. Deep-fried everything and VERY talented in-house bakers. They now have three salads, two of which have fried chicken strips, but hey they're trying. My only real indulgence was a fresh hot dinner roll right out of the oven. I don't like bread, so it is easy for me to avoid EXCEPT freshly baked rolls.

1/9 159.9 8 miles I assume I'm retaining water due to muscle strain. I walked 8 miles yesterday, the longest distance of my life. Long story short, I took yesterday afternoon off specifically to go for a long walk. I met a girlfriend and the planned walk was 5.4 miles. Over a half-mile in she remembers she didn't lock her car, so we had to walk back (extra mile #1). The extra mile and a half were because we were feeling adventurous and not feeling our 50 years of age. It took over 3 hours that was up and down hills, crossed the creek twice, took a wrong turn and had to climb a fence, it was a great time! Around mile 7 though my feet and toes started hurting. I have a huge blister and am my legs are sore this morning. The app said I had burned over 2,000 calories (which I don't believe) so I went out to dinner thinking I can have whatever I want... I had a salad and 4 mushroom appetizers. I was too full to eat my entree... MFP said I had 2020 remaining calories yesterday. HAHAHA

1/10 158.8 0 miles As I go back down the roller coaster. I was starving all day yesterday, so I ended up going over on calories. I assume it was the walk from the day before but TOM is coming soon so either way. I had to wrap my toe yesterday and again today because the blister made it difficult to walk. I'm taking today off from exercise because I haven't been sleeping. I probably got 3 hours last night, I'm a little zombie-like today. I can fall asleep but I can't stay asleep, or fall back to sleep. It's been like this for days. Anyway, happy Friday everyone. I hope the snow we're supposed to get this weekend isn't too bad. I was supposed to take baby girl tomorrow but I don't know if her parents are going to give her up. It might end up being for the weekend depending on the snow. That being said I did pick up enough baby snacks and diapers... Just saying.

1/11 159.2 0 miles. The bad weather started last night, no walking today either.

1/12 159.6 0 miles No walking today but I did a major house clean up and rearranging yesterday. We were snowed in for the entire day.

1/13 159.9 0 miles TOM is almost here, so I have a slight bump. Should be gone after I start. I'm walking tonight. The snow is still everywhere but I know a trail that gets cleared off like a road, and I brought waterproof shoes. Four days straight without walking is making me jumpy. I should have gone yesterday but I messed up the timing and then the Chiefs had to have a spectacular game that I had to watch in person and not just listen to on the radio.

1/14 160.1 0 miles My meeting with my boss didn't end until almost 5:00 too dark to walk. Yes, I could have gone to the gym but I was not feeling it last night. I had other errands to run and still had to make dinner. Normally I would have eaten out last night since I didn't get done with errands until 7:30 and I didn't want to start cooking that late but I am in my own way trying to eat out less. I made mushroom soup (from scratch no sodium heavy canned stuff for me) with broth I had in the freezer. Cheap and nutritious, not too bad on calories since I use 2% milk. I have to do some exercise tonight, I feel like such a slacker.

1/15 160.5 3 miles I got my walk in finally. I really thought I would drop but I also thought TOM would have started yesterday so that's probably related. I was fine on calories which is frustrating, even understanding the underlying cause isn't much consolation. Weight loss is not linear... repeat until it actually penetrates my brain.

1/16 161.1 3.5 miles Chilly but nice walk yesterday, I would have gone 4 but it was cold. Stayed within calories with no big sodium bombs and the weight/water won't drop. TOM hasn't arrived either which is probably related. Oh well. On the bright side - avocado toast for breakfast Still finding solace in food apparently but making healthier choices.

1/17 161.7 2 miles Even colder last night. I wimped out and turned around after only a mile. It was a wardrobe mistake - I should have had another layer on top and warmer socks. TOM did finally come but a bit of a sodium bomb yesterday.

@AR10at50 - Glad to hear your son won't need surgery! Hope the healing goes smoothly and swiftly.

Round 101 (23 for me)
Ready to jump in to the first full round of the year! My goal this round is to get started at my campus fitness center and up my exercise routine – a big deal for me since I’m basically an athletically challenged book nerd who’s never belonged to a gym before. So…I’m a little nervous. Maybe more than a little. But I’m inspired by so many of you here and I’m looking forward to trying something new.

60 Female 5’6”
Starting weight: 212.8 (2/28/19)
Maintenance goal: 145-150
R101 (23) – SW: 172.0 – EW: 172.6 (+0.6)

Day/Weight/Comment
01/08 – 172.0 – Cold and windy, but I took a short walk around campus after I toured the fitness center. We’re still on winter break, so it wasn’t too crowded or intimidating. I’ve got a physical with my new primary care physician tomorrow to get my medical okay and then I should be good to go. Made a delicious, healthy dinner tonight and met my calorie and logging goals. I’m a little surprised at how glad I am to get back to my MFP routine after the holidays.
01/09 – 171.2 – Nice little drop before my appointment today. (Weighed in at 173.0 with shoes and clothes on the doc’s scale.) Waiting on the results of my bloodwork, but my BP is back down to normal – woo hoo! Met up with my daughter for lunch, an indoor walk, and shopping for exercise clothes. Under on calories, but lots of salt, so I may see a bump up tomorrow. Not worried because I’m logging everything and staying on track. And feeling great!
01/10 – 172.2 – There’s that salt bump – happens every time I east out. Walked for over an hour and used some of my exercise calories to have another glass of wine and a piece of chocolate after dinner. Tried a new recipe – Michael Symon’s baked cod shakshuka. Delicious and pretty healthy, although fairly high in sodium. Eating out again tomorrow for my husband’s birthday, so I don’t expect to see a drop for a few days. But I’m going to eat sensibly and otherwise relax and enjoy the weekend.
01/11 – 172.6 – Still climbing, but I’m not going to stress over it. We had a multi-generational birthday celebration for my husband with a a couple of rounds of laser tag followed by a delicious dinner at a local Mexican eatery. We all had a blast! Now I’m totally wiped out!
01/12 – 173.2 – It is what it is. Taking down the tree today, but I’ll try to squeeze in a walk in this unseasonably warm weather. It’s such a gorgeous day that I don’t want to spend it all indoors. Dinner at m mom’s tonight, so I won’t be cooking again, but it’s back to the normal routine tomorrow. (Wrote yesterday’s post last night, but for some reason I couldn’t connect with the server, I gave up and went to bed.)
01/13 – 173.6 – Okay, enough of this. Time to turn this ship around. Walked for an hour in the cool and misty woods, working up a sweat on the hilly terrain. Stopped for an herbal iced tea at a nearby café and was sorely tempted by their luscious blueberry hand pies. But I resisted (and kept to my calorie limit) – guess that’s today’s NSV.
01/14 – 172.8 – That’s a little better. Another day of sticking to my calorie limit and staying hydrated. Rainy day and I had a lab test, so I made this my rest day. Got my doc’s sign-off for the gym with no restrictions, so I’m almost there.
01/15 – 172.8 – Last day of nice weather before it gets cold again, so I walked for an hour at the beach after class. I love the colors of the ocean in that last hour of sunlight! Lunch out tomorrow, so I ate carefully today.
01/16 – 172.2 – Nice to see another drop, but I totally blew my calorie budget on a wonderful lunch out with my sister and our daughters. My sis had chosen a lovely restaurant with a classic French bistro menu. I skipped the wine but couldn’t resist the croque monsieur. Totally worth it, even if I’m working off the sodium for a couple of days. I hadn’t planned on ordering dessert, but it didn’t take much arm twisting to get me to split a chocolate and salted caramel tart with my sister. No regrets, but it’s a good thing the restaurant is an hour away.
01/17 – 172.6 – Ending this round with a gain. Not unexpected, so I’ll take it in stride and move on to the next round. Hope to see you all there!

Round 101
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 59 FOR ME.

“To ensure good health: eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.”– William Londen




MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R100 EW= 190.6
R101 EW= 189.9


Current New Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: Lose 2 pounds this round.
Long Term Goal: To be in the 170’s by Easter and get this train back on its tracks!
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise: Walk 3 or more miles per day a minimum of 4 x per week. Do aerobic dancing at home a minimum of 3 x per week.

During each Weight goal I plan on walking as much as possible and always reaching my 10,000 steps. I would also like to do some aerobic level dancing in my livingroom whenever possible.

********LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME********

COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain. Black is no change./b][/color=black]

Day/Weight/Comment
01/07 …..190.6….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
01/08 …..190.6 ….. A bit over calorie & carb yesterday so I’m glad to see no change actually. I walked at the school yesterday for 79 minutes burning an extra 467 calories. I was slowed down by a very nice older lady who walks daily to support her walking brother. I wanted to go faster, but wanted to be kind. I’m glad I did. She’s even nicer than I thought! What nice conversation we had! 12/13 fitbit step hours. I charged my fitbit overnight so I don’t know exact sleep either but it wasn’t good. I was a little better on water. Good Luck everyone this round!

01/09 …..194.0 ….. Travel day yesterday. Lots of sitting and a delicious menu to consider. If it was a test I failed it. Usually it is worth it, yesterday it was not. However, I did enjoy my time alone and away from home with my son who lives with me. It’s sometimes hard to get him out of his room and off the computer. That was the only thing I truly enjoyed. I am so glad to be home where I can get things back in control. I managed to burn 867 extra calories yesterday with the walking during the shopping. That is the only other bright light in the dark tunnel. Today I will begin my IF again. Today will be a good day. One day at a time in 10 day blocks, right? I’ve added my newest goal to this page, to be in the 170’s by Easter. Winter in isolated rural northern Michigan is a shut-in time but I can do this!

01/10 …..194.2 ….. This is just becoming very NOT FAIR!!! I had another severe glucose drop last night (it always happens evening or night AFTER I’ve had my allotted cals & carbs for the day). Frenzy filled face stuffing. I try to be mindful and trusting of the process of bringing it back up but I’m fighting human instinct here. To give you an idea, my glucose was 38. I think two things may be happening. #1 – my body has become re-accustomed to (too many) carbs between Thanksgiving & Christmas and is fighting me on the lower carb plan. #2 My weight is up, therefore, my T2D is worsening again. So the plan is to ease back into my low carb way of life which, in the end, is exactly what will help my T2D the most if I can just get past this hump again. (I went through all this is 2018 when I first started Keto). On the positive side, I walked 9.03 miles yesterday, I burned 3037 Calories. I walked over 21,000 Steps. I am back to staying active. The best part of all, I am committed. I’m just telling myself to “Hang on Donna. It’s going to be a bumpy ride.” I have moved past all of this before and I will do it again.


01/11 …..194.2 ….. Still working on balancing my glucose and following my plan. I must also work harder on the water!

01/12 …..194.2 ….. Talk about stuck at a weight! I felt a bit better yesterday without a major glucose episode but I can chalk that up to the fact that it was movie night with my son and it did involve a few more carbs than I normally allow, so no fuel cravings from my body. Today is a busy work day with lots of cabins to clean. I will get my exercise in and be mindful of my diet. I hope my body continues to adjust for me. I know it will…..it just takes time.

01/13 …..195.4 ….. Heavy work day yesterday including cabin cleaning & lots of snow cleanup (12.5 inches). Food on the grab not helping my cause. I will work harder today on myself. I hope to get to the school later to walk the halls. Steps good so far today at home. Perhaps some prep cooking tonight for my freezer if I can fit it in. I find that I am sleeping in the 4 hour range again these past few nights. That is not helping.

01/14 …..192.0 ….. After s.l.o.w.l.y easing back into lower carb I finally see a drop on the scale. Last night I began to feel a bit of a sugar drop, I pounded the water and ate an atkins indulgence bar and it passed. Thank Goodness! I just wasn’t in the mood to feel so sick again! Yesterday’s stats: 1194 Calories In / 2782 Calories Out. 16 Net Carbs. 20,367 Total Steps & 8.62 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 6 hours & 3 minutes. My son started back on his diet plan yesterday. It is completely different than mine due to his food issues related to sensory & autism. However, I have been cooking two different meals for each meal all along so it will not be an issue. I hope he doesn’t easily give up!

01/15 …..189.7 ….. Another drop which put me (finally) below starting weight this round. Yesterday was the first good day without a drop in my glucose levels. However, while walking at the school I became very VERY hungry with such loud stomach growls I was sure everyone could hear reverberating through the hallways! While I would love to walk in a fasted state, I know better because of my T2D, so I had a small meal before I left and still the hunger which is not typical. My body is fighting me as I get back into the lifestyle of low carb. Yesterday I won. I am happy to say that my home is back to being a “safety zone” with all good & healthy foods. My splurges will always be when traveling but one day does not affect me so permanently like the 5 week period between Thanksgiving and Christmas does because that time often contains more bad days than good. Yesterday’s stats: 1253 Calories In / 3467 Calories Out. 29 Net Carbs. 22,578 Total Steps & 10.69 Total Miles. 11/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 23 minutes. I walked in my neighborhood for 60 minutes at 3.5 mph burning 370 cals, I walked at the school for 130 minutes at 3.0 burning 712 cals and I danced for 14 minutes burning 112 cals. Sample song – “Hold on we’re going home” by Drake.. Total extra calorie burn 1194.

01/16 …..189.7 ….. After two days of large drops, the scale has stabilized. Yesterday was a good day. I talked my 11 yr old DGS into staying after school and meeting me to walk the school hallways. I’m almost 60 and he couldn’t keep up! He walked two and ½ miles and I continued while he did his homework on a hallway desk. I did shorten my walk a bit for him, and slowed it down a bit but all was good. Yesterday’s stats: 1654 Calories In (a bit over)/2566 calories out. 58 Net Carbs (a bit over thanks to spaghetti squash casserole – got to say no to second portions!). 16,072 Total Steps & 6.8 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 6 hours & 52 minutes and needed every second of it! I walked for 96 minutes at the school at about 3.0 mph burning 500 calories and I did low-impact aerobics at home office until I was interrupted by business for 11 minutes burning another 58 calories. Total extra calorie burn 558.

01/17 …..189.9 ….. A normal fluctuation. Meal plans on point but no measurable exercise due to workload. I did manage to get in my 10,000 steps in small increments. BTW my son is doing FANTASTIC on his eating plan. He only wishes to weigh in once per week so Monday is his weigh in day. I’ll keep y’all posted. Yesterday’s stats: 1234 Calories In / 2266 Calories Out. 33 Net carbs of friendly veggies. 10,224 Total Steps & 4.33 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours 12 minutes & needed more. I’m ending at a 0.7 lb loss which is below goal but moving in the right direction. This has been a tough round for me due to medical issues and adjustments but everything is improving so I expect that next round will be even better. Nice job to everyone! I’ve seen so much progress & am proud of you all!

@Tracie_Lord WAY TO GO!!!!

Female 5’0” Age 69.89 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008)
UGW 125 (HS weight 1968)
SW Rnd 101 121.0 AW 120.95

We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19

Do you take measurements? I’m terrible at that myself but if you are losing FAT and gaining MUSCLE your weight may not change but your body composition will. A pound is a pound but muscle takes up less space! - Jpv, 11/22/19

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NEVER GIVE UP! You can surprise yourself! I have.

What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

Rnd 101 SW 121.0
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01/08 121.5 Late dinner last night, couldn’t go to sleep (drinking a Bang on the drive back from DGD’s basketball game wasn’t a good plan), awake early as DH had to take friends to the airport at 6.
01/09 121.0 Went to the gym yesterday for the first time in a long time (November??) My leg hurts - so mad I forgot to ask the doctor about sciatica-the assistant had made a note but then he and I got into a blood pressure med discussion and I forgot and he didn’t see her note, I guess.
01/10 120.0
01/11 121.5 Greek salad, 1/2 pita, small piece of birthday cake - it was our neighbor’s 80th! Cake was bleech. Why do I do this????
01/12 120.5
01/13 121.0 BP check at doctor’s office this morning and meeting my friend at the gym this afternoon. BP’s are always good at home, we’ll see how it is at the office. White coat syndrome. Our baby turned 47 today!
01/14 121.0 My BP was excellent. Met my friend at the gym when she got off work yesterday.
01/15 121.5 Went to Buffet@Asia yesterday. Lots of carbs. Today is my art quilt meeting, we’re meeting friends for a movie this afternoon, and community bingo/dinner tonight.
01/16 121.0 22 hour fast yesterday broken after the movie broken by bacon and crisp chicken skin. I took a salad with chicken and blue cheese to bingo because they were having spaghetti.
01/17 120.5 Wow! I can’t believe this round is over. That went fast!