Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 102

5' 7" Age 40's
Original start weight: 178 lbs (Oct. 10, 2019)
Goal this round: 163.0 lbs and stay or be lower than for three days.
Ultimate goal 135 lbs.

Round 101 End/Round 102 start weight: 163.6 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
01/18 163.6 lbs

01/19 162.2 lbs We were having a blizzard so in order to get my steps in I walked 5 miles in my house with family home, pretty sure they think I am crazy. Not going to kid myself that this is going to stay but hoping this means I am closer to my goal for this month.

01/20 163.4 lbs Hubby wanted breakfast, so I cooked and he wanted me to eat with him, which meant I broke my fast to early in the day and I knew we were going out for pizza and beer with friends in the evening but it was too long of a time to wait between and I ended up snacking and going over my calories. But it was a great day with family and friends and we need those days too, mentally. Still no exercise except snowmobiling but we are suppose to warm up above zero this week, hoping to do some cross country sking.

01/21 165.0 No idea what happened here. around 1200 calorie, made it 10,000 steps, IF from 8pm to noon. I wish I could exercise more. No access to a gym, hoping to ski today because it's too icy to walk.

01/22 162.8 lbs I did try sking but it was windy and raw on the face, snow is not the greatest but made it a mile. Hoping to ski with friends this afternoon, wind should be less.

01/23 164.4 lbs. Skied three miles.

01/24 163.8 lbs. Skied three miles. Under calories. IF 16 hours, if I haven't skied, I have been walking 2 miles and doing a workout this week. I can not believe all this up and down. What am I a bobber, at least I am not sinking. Though, this is the hibernating season and I usually gain and then the other seasons on the farm are so busy no time to do anything extra or eat and I loose winter weight, so I just have to remind myself that I should lose other weight this summer.

01/25 162.0 lbs. Skied two and half miles, a little breezy and cold. More wind expected today. I am surprised at this weight because I skipped supper and had a bowl of ice cream to stay under calorie. But was ok for calories.

01/26 161.4 lbs It was drizzling and making ice yesterday so probably no sking for a while now. Why can't the weather cooperate.
01/27

28, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2
GW: 140 (will adjust if needed once I reach this)


Previous Rounds:
Last weight
01/15 - 149.7


Day, Weight, Comment
01/18 - DNW - Out of town
01/19 - DNW - Out of town
01/20 - DNW - Out of town
01/21 - 150.4
01/22 - 151.0
01/23 - 151.0
01/24 - 149.5
01/25 - 148.4
01/26 - 147.5 - This is unusual as TOM should be here any day now (surprised it hasn't show its ugly head in my weight, bloat, or general grogginess yet). Another new low for me. I know this needs to slow down at some point and when it does, I very much expect a jump up in weight. Between my IF and attempting to go as paleo/primal as possible, I wonder if I am not eating enough. Have been mindfully eating but I may have to start logging again to ensure I am getting enough. This never used to be a problem for me! I used to always overeat! I also need to focus on my water. I definitely spaced on drinking enough yesterday and had a headache most of the day for it. No headache yet so I'm drinking water while my coffee cools enough to drink. I'm sure rehydrating properly will also cause a bump up, but I'm okay with it. This pace is unhealthy and less likely to stick!
01/27

Previous Day's Comments

Day/Weight/Comment
01/18 187.6 42.4 % BF
01/19 189.8 43.2% BF
01/20 190.0 43% BF Well wrong direction but it's that TOTM so hopefully will be seeing a whoosh here in the next couple of days. This is week 2 back at the gym after a long december off and I need to remember that it usually takes my body 3 weeks to acclimate to that.
01/21 189.8 42.7% BF 1654 calories total yesterday. At least the scale was under 190. Drinking a lot of water and tea today, staying below 1500 cals with plenty of vegetables.

01/22 189.6 42.4 % BF 1678 calories total. went a bit above my plan bc I decided to have some wine and chocolate after dinner. Woke up this morning with a fever and chills so I skipped the gym and taking it easy all day. Hopefully tomorrow will turn the corner with that! I wanted chicken noodle, but didn't have the correct supplies so made vegetable beef soup instead.

01/23 189.4 43% BF scale still stuck and I'm still sick! Body feels better but sneezing and coughing, lame. Final calorie count yesterday 1496. Drinking extra tea and water today. Aiming for < 1500 today as well.

01/24 189.2 41.3% BF total calories 1600... Basically a repeat of yesterday but a little better on the cold front anyway. I left room in my calories to have some wine tonight. That should help my cold, right? lol

01/25 188.4 43.1% BF total calories 1521 this is closer to my targeted range, but I ate a not very nutritional dinner as I was having a girls night. oh well staying under maintenance is the goal and I had spinach and raspberries with breakfast to balance out salty snacks. Glad to see scale is finally moving but my trend tracker is still pointing up. hope the weight sticks so it will point DOWN instead.

01/26
01/27

Roxmom
5’ 2”, 68 yo female
HW: 235
Jan. 01/19. 201.9

Round 100 -1.8
Round 101 -1.2 (EW 191.4)


Day/Weight/Comment
01/18. DNW
01/19. DNW
01/20 DNW
01/21. 194.4. An expected gain after enjoying an out of town wedding. Thoroughly enjoyed the wedding, but now time to get back on track!
01/22 193.4. Good day yesterday!
01/23 193.2
01/24. 192.2
01/25. 193.0
01/26 194.8 ok..that’s the Italian meal!
01/27

Round 102
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 60 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
R101 EW= 189.9
R102 EW= TBD


Current New Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: Lose 2 pounds this round.
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
01/17 …..189.9….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
01/18 …..189.9 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1423 Calories In / 2984 Calories Out. 42 Net Carbs. 21,302 Total Steps & 9.01 Total Miles. 10/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 6 hours & 1 minutes but it was very broken sleep. I walked for 2 hours & 7 minutes at the school burning 969 calories walking very briskly and I walked on my property for a short 12 minute walk at about 3.0 mph burning another 72 calories. Total extra burn 1041. Good luck everyone! Let’s make this one really count!

01/19 …..189.7 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1716 Calories In / 2125 Calories Out. 84 Net Carbs. 8,197 Total Steps & 3.47 Total Miles related to working. 12/13 fitbit step hours. I slept 4 hours & 3 minutes but I needed so much more. I walked steady for 15 minutes at 2.5 mph burning 65 calories which didn’t help my situation

01/20 …..189.7 ….. First a report on my son who is an adult autistic beautiful boy. First official weekly weigh-in this morning showed a 5.8 pound loss for him Yesterday’s stats: 1838 Calories In / 2436 Calories Out. 76 Carbs. 12,232 Total Steps & 5.18 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 6 minutes and woke up very tired. The school is not open to walk on Sat/Sun and the weather hit 11 degrees below zero by dark. Too cold & icy to walk outside yesterday. I cleaned cabins for a couple of hours. Fitbit saw it as 27 minutes of activity so that’s what I record.

01/21 …..189.6 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1808 Calories In / 2861 Calories Out. 48 Net Carbs. 21,306 Total Steps & 9.02 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 31 minutes falling asleep earlier last night. I woke up much better rested. I walked at the school at about 3.5 mph average for 116 minutes burning 711 Extra calories.

01/22 …..189.6 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1545 Calories In / 2953 Calories Out. 62 Net Carbs. 20,652 Total Steps & 8.74 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 47 minutes and it felt good. I walked for 14 minutes at home at about 3.0 mph burning 72 cals. I walked at the school for 113 minutes at 4.0 mph burning 775 cals, and I danced for 18 minutes burning 144 cals. [/color=crimson]Sample song: “Pontoon” by Little Big Town.[/color=crimson] Total extra calorie burn 991.

01/23 …..189.9 ….. I deserve this. I cracked a bit under the pressure of making my son’s dinner (which is in his plan, but not mine). Usually I do very well at home. This was a disappointment to myself. The only plus was that I did switch it up a bit to be more carb friendly for my share, but it was still over the top. Yesterday was also a rest day from the long walks. I worked on projects at home. I got A LOT done. Still more to do, but I’ve got to try to fit in a walk of some sort today at the school. I would love to finish up what I’m in the middle of at home, but need and miss the walk. Also, bad behavior should not be rewarded with a day off. Yesterday’s stats: 1889 Calories In / 2467 Calories Out. 84 Net Carbs. 13,269 Total Steps & 5.61 Total miles in my attempt to get 1000 steps per hour while working at home. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours, I slept 5 hours & 7 minutes and needed much much more. Fitbit recognized 2 sets of walking which totaled 40 minutes. The extra calorie burn was about 243 when combined.

01/24 …..190.8 ….. Dinner out with a friend after walking at the school for 90 minutes burning 568 extra calories. Incomplete logging. Fitbit says I burned 2595 Calories and walked 6.97 total miles over the course of the day. I slept 4 hours & 53 minutes and woke up dragging and tired. I am hoping that my diet levels will keep up with my exercise levels soon. Thanks to Quilting Jaine for the idea to make each round goal show a loss, ANY LOSS, from the end weight of the round before. I have amended my goals to reflect this very good idea. Now the mountain I must climb doesn’t seem so high.

01/25 …..191.6 ….. OMGosh, such a horrible and scary blood glucose drop last night that I actually had to have my son keep periodically checking on me. Even with his autism, I feel confident he can call 911 and relay a bit of my medical info to EMTs if necessary. I go over the instructions with him from time to time. My glucose dropped to 52 and I was so shaky and foggy in the eyes I had extreme difficulty testing my sugar. 3 buttons, before meal, after meal or fasting. I couldn’t stop shaking long enough to direct the buttons but before I could manipulate the darn thing, the machine popped up my warning of too low at 52. My smart side said follow the plan and eat my reserved carbs, my sick side said “shovel it in as fast as you can” which I foolishly did for 20 straight minutes until I could feel the difference. Upon a then calmer check my number was 101. 2 hours after using the shovel, my glucose was 159. Technically too high, but boy did I ever finally feel better. Getting my doctor involved means insulin. We’ve already had that talk. However, when my weight loss is going well and my numbers get too low, it’s the opposite and I am actually removed/reduced from medicine. The problem is, I’ve gained and I know that would mean insulin to regulate and I am not about to let that happen when I know I can get this train back on its tracks and start the loss again with a little smart maneuvering. Yes, I am going to be very careful, but let me tell you folks, sometimes it’s mild and not too bad when the sugar drops. However, sometimes it’s unbelievable. Last night was one of the worst! However, with T2D I know that diet and exercise plays a HUGE role so I am working that angle right now.

So, last night, naturally, my numbers on my calories and carbs were corrupted and overboard. My fitbit stats were as follows: 2771 Calories burned. 20,475 Total Steps & 8.66 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit step hours. I slept 5 hours & 26 minutes. I walked at the school for 2 hours & 31 minutes and burned 817 extra calories. Today I am feeling okay and will try to have a better day. The school is closed on Sat & Sun and it is frigid in the northern Michigan temps so no major walking today. I will try to do some in the house but it will be much less than usual. That might be a good thing today though. Keep going everyone! I’m still with you…..It’s just going to take me a little longer to run through the ribbon at the finish line.

01/26 …..190.0 ….. A better night last night. I had no sudden drop in glucose last night. Instead I felt a slow moving drop coming on (like a car in slo-mo, instead of a speeding one) and my reserved carb snacks did the trick. Clearly I can still see that my body is struggling with the adjustments back to diet plan & exercise, but it is adjustment that is badly needed. This is exactly how it was when I first started my journey so I know I can do this (again) safely. Yesterday’s stats: 1319 Calories In / 2329 Out. 34 Net Carbs. 10,071 Total Steps & 4.26 Total Miles. 11/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 2 minutes and woke up groggy and tired. Not enough water yesterday for sure. 2 separate 12 minute walks at home burned 168 calories done purposely to stay under my calorie goal. Generally, a bit of a rest day which my knees are especially appreciating. If I stay on track today, I should be able to end below last rounds ending weight (thanks Q-Jane), my new goal. That would keep me pointed in the right direction and for that I will be grateful. Thanks to everyone for their ideas, suggestions & research. I welcome it all! I will say this, an occasional social event with food or a travel day with restaurants does not cause this much damage. I must have really blown it way too often and in horrid quantities to be completely starting over with my body like this. Talk about yo-yo! My body, I think, didn’t know whether to burn fat or glucose for fuel because I was indulging too frequently between Thanksgiving and the New Year. I know I lost all consistency, looking back. I hope I am never that fickle again, and certainly not for that length of time! Lesson learned. #Willtrytostaystrongduringholidays. I just wish there was less travel in my life. Living in the boonies doesn't help and holidays require so much more travel. A goal for this year, ALL YEAR, make healthier choices in restaurants since they usually cannot be avoided. The suggestion to carry low carb snacks during travel to avoid gas station & convenience store JUNK really helped last year. Now, to get stronger and smarter in the restaurants! Especially at Christmas when there is so MUCH travel & shopping. The festivities DON'T BELONG ON MY PLATE. They Belong in my heart.



01/27 …..xxxxx …..

I’m in for another round.
R100 1/7/20 (-1.6)
R101 1/18/20 (-4.4)
Start Weight- 218.8lb
Current Weight- 212.8lb)
End of Round 102 Goal- 209lb
Ultimate Goal- 173lb

01/18- 213.8 (+1.0lb) Gain from yesterday, but happy with the overall trend. Meal out tonight, which could be testing. Going to have a very light lunch (make sure I go to the gym) so that I can have a decent meal without feeling like I’m restricting myself so much. Won’t drink any alcohol though- it amazes me how much better I feel even though it’s only been 4 weeks since my last drink.
01/19- 213.2lb (-0.6) Stuck to good choices for the meal last night and drank AF beer. Can’t seem to be finding time to go to the gym. In the past when I’ve lost weight I’ve always felt that I must go to the gym and indeed I enjoy it and love the benefits. However, this is the first time I feel that I’m getting a handle on my eating habits and changing for the better, rather than excessively exercising to try and chase poor food choices. Plan today though is to break my gym ‘mini break’, cook all my lunches for the week and get ahead with some work which will enable me to spend more time at the gym.
01/20- 213.4 (+.2lb) Another slight gain from yesterday, however only minimal. I did run (jog) a 5K yesterday so could be water weight. Was well within my calories. Went to the gym which I enjoyed. Plan for today is to continue to drink loads of fluids and make the right choices when I go out tonight with old work friends.
01/21- 212.6lb (-0.8lb) Back down after a couple of ‘gains’. Went out last night and did have a burger with chips, but only over my calories by around 250. Didn’t drink, which now puts me at nearly 6 weeks AF. So nice not to wake up with a fuzzy head. Plan today is to eat a couple of hundred calories lower than allowed; to make up for yesterday. No gym today- as I’ve got football coaching.
01/22- 212.0 (-.6lb) A new low weight; hopefully this trend will continue for the remaining days of this challenge. Drank loads of water yesterday and even joined in with the 1 mile a day challenge at work (I work in a school). Going to add that in to my routine now as well😀. Finding that I’m eating pretty much the same foods breakfast and lunch each day, varying up the evening meal. I’ll change up my lunches next week to prevent a bit of eating boredom.
01/23- 211.8lb (-0.2lb) Another small loss, good for motivation! I’m doing much better with my water intake and I’m starting to feel the difference in how my clothes feel. Another half a stone and people may start to see it too!
01/24- 211.2lb (-0.6lb) Good to keep the trend going. Think I’ve set the expectation too high for loss this challenge. Will now aim for 210lb which is achieveable in the remainder of the time.
01/25- 211.8lb (+.6lb) Bounce back up. Ate below calories and drank loads of fluid, although didn’t sleep much more than an hour last night. Hopefully a bit more rest and sleep tonight and the scale should go back down.
01/26- 211.4lb (-.4lb) I’ve been struggling a bit for motivation the last day or so, not in terms of food choices, but in terms of logging. As a result, I’ve not really been eating lunch, rather, I’ve been picking at things. Plan for today is to get a chest session on at the gym as well as a 20 min run. All lunches to be cooked for the week in advance today. Quinoa and butternut Swuash Salad is the plan. Hoping to end with another loss tomorrow before round 103 .
01/27

Height: 5'4"
Age: 46
Starting weight January 2019: 150 lbs
Current weight: 130.4 lbs
Original goal weight: 130 lbs
Super happy ultimate, ultimate goal weight: 125 lbs

Goal this round: maintain weight (or lose a little), work out 3 times a week, do elbow physical therapy at least once every day, maybe try to play pickleball again... haven't played since January 4th.

Round 80: SW 139.6, EW 137.4
Round 81: SW 137.4, EW 137.0
***Out of town, no internet access***
Round 84: SW 139.6, EW 136.8
Round 85: SW 136.8, EW 137.4
Round 86: SW 137.4, EW 138.0
Round 87: SW 138.0, EW 137.2
***Took a break***
Round 98: SW 134.2, EW 133.0
Round 99: SW 133.0, EW 133.0
Round 100: SW 133.0, EW 132.0
Round 101: SW 132.0, EW 130.4
Round 102: SW 130.4, EW _____

Day/Weight/Comment:

01/18: 130.0 - smack dab on my original goal weight this morning. I’ve decided to eat at or below maintenance for a couple weeks, continue to work on strength training and then possibly losing another 5 lbs. Had a fantastic first day back to the gym yesterday, an hour total including 20 minutes elliptical.

01/19: 130.0 - this maintenance thing is interesting. I feel like I've been eating so much more and yet, the scale stays the same, it's hard to wrap my head around. Thinking of still eating below maintenance every few days until I trust this weight.

01/20: 130.0 - still here. Ate below calories yesterday but did not work out at all, just did my elbow physical therapy. Heading to the gym this morning, can not wait.

01/21: 130.8 - ate well all weekend, looking forward to being able to exercise more often. I did do my elbow P/T at least once every day. I know it takes time but, ugh, I’m impatient.

01/22: 129.8 - I swam laps yesterday for about half an hour (with breaks) and wow, what a great workout. Bonus, my elbow was able to take it. Went to the gym this morning and had a fantastic legs/abs workout with 30 minutes elliptical. I would do that every day if I could but that's how I get injured. Another bonus, the first set of deadlifts were noticeably easier than they had been. Still haven't missed a day of P/T yet, not that I see any difference but I'll keep with it.

01/23: 129.4 - off to swim some laps. Did my elbow p/t last night, there might be some itsy bitsy signs of improvement...

01/24: 130.0 - got totally derailed by a migraine yesterday, spent the day in bed after swimming the laps in the morning. Today is a much better day. Went to the gym and had a great workout, added some leg presses and some weight to my hip thrusts.

01/25: 130.4 - right back where I started. Not sure I’ll be able to bring this down over the weekend, we have a big event tonight. Maybe Sunday will be a good day to reset.

01/26: DNW - I'm trying a new thing where I don't weigh every day. Will weigh in tomorrow. Instead, focusing on meeting my calorie goals and being active. Hit my calorie goal and did some gentle stretching and elbow physical therapy. Could have eaten more protein.

01/27:

Started MFP 01/01/2020 - 209.5
Round 101 -208.4 -> 207.2 (-1.2)

Round 102 Starting Weight 1/17: 207.2
1/18 DNW (travel)
1/19 DNW (travel)
1/20 DNW (travel)
1/21 206.2 -- Whew! My losses have been so slow compared to previous weight loss attempts I was wondering if my maintenance calories had fallen to a really low level. Nice to see this method (track, exercise, journal) will produce results
1/22 205.8 -- happy to see another loss! Need to be careful with calories today, though, as I’ve skipped my morning exercise due to a massive blister. ☹️
1/23 205.2 — whoohoo! It’s like my body finally said “oh, she’s serious about this, guess it’s time to finally get going”. 😁. I won’t expect a loss everyday, but nice to have momentum for these past 3!
1/24 205.0 — TOM and my body is dropping weight, I’m happy. Thought my body composition scale was really confused by my TOM, but actually it was just my account finally accepted I am a female and so it changed all the calculations. My body fat went up 10 percentage points!! But the ranges look more realistic now so I guess all is good.
1/25 204.6 — happy and surprised with another loss! After last round with up and down and slow going this one is very rewarding. Just need to remember it won’t stay this nice, steady down slope. The only guarantee is that life WILL interfere at some point. Just hopefully it will hold out long enough for me to lock in my habits first!
1/26 205.6— not at all surprised. Party for my 50th yesterday, gave myself permission to have anything I wanted. Mostly that was champagne, with whipped cream and crepes and chocolate on the side. First time I’ve been hungover in years. Taking it easy today, will work to stay under calorie target while concentrating on protein, and start back with good exercise tomorrow.
1/27

Goal for Round 102 - to continue to track, exercise, and journal. Hoping for another pound (get to 205) by end of the challenge

R100 SW: 208.1 EW: 206.1 AW: 206.8 (+1.5)
R101 SW: 207.0 EW: 204.5 AW: 205.9 (-0.9)

Day/Weight/Comment
01/18--205.0 I barely drank any water yesterday. My upper back is still sore from yesterday, but I did take some pain meds and used a heating pad last night and it definitely helped. Hubby and I are going to paint the laundry room/storage room this weekend. I'm going to try and go out for a walk today, but it's supposed to be raining all day so who knows.
01/19--204.8 Upper back feeling better. Hubby finished 1/2 of the painting, and I will do some more painting today. Strength coach today.
01/20--204.5 I had a dexa scan on Friday and frustratingly, my body fat % hardly changed from my last scan. While, I did lose a good % of body fat, because I also lost lean muscle mass, my body fat % basically stayed the same from my last scan. I talked to my strength coach yesterday about the results, and it was clear that I'm not eating enough protein. So, my first goal is to get my protein amount to 100g per day, I need to eat more than 100g, but it's a start.
01/21--204.5 106g of protein yesterday. It took a bit of maneuvering to make sure that I got in my protein, which included a late evening snack of roasted chicken, but I got my protein in. Rest day today.
01/22--204.3 105g of protein yesterday. It was a little easier to get my protein in as I was a little better at planning it out. But it was more difficult in that the increased protein made me feel fuller throughout the day, such that by lunch time I didn't want to eat anymore, even though I hadn't eaten enough calories for the day, and I still needed to eat more protein to reach my protein goal. I know it will take my body a little while to get used to the increase in protein, so I just need to stick to it. Strength coach today.
01/23--204.5 100g of protein yesterday. I had a great workout yesterday. Rest day today.
01/24--205.0 101g of protein yesterday. I am treating my 100g of protein goal as a game. Last night I needed 1g of protein to reach my goal, so I started looking in my cupboard and reading all of the nutritional labels. Then I found out that one piece of my dark chocolate has 1g of protein, I was so excited...so of course I had to have 2 pieces.
01/25--206.1 101g of protein. I bought some prepared food for dinner last night, so there definitely was some extra sodium. I am going for afternoon tea today, so I expect a jump tomorrow as well.
01/26--207.0 I had a great time at afternoon tea yesterday, and not surprised about the jump on the scale, but now I'm back on track. I've been to see my strength coach today, and I'm definitely getting stronger. Goal for today is to work on my water and protein.
01/27