JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 104

Round 104
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 62 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
R103 EW= 192.1
R104 EW= TBD


Current New Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last 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.

********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]

Day/Weight/Comment
02/06 …..192.1….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
02/07 …..192.1 ….. I am starting my new plan today. I will closely monitor my glucose readings to see how it affects me. I watching also to see what happens with my tummy. So far this morning, it feels like taking my brain out and turning it completely backwards. Logging will be extra important so I can figure all this out. This experiment will likely be temporary. In the end, I don’t think it is what is normally best for me overall. Just what I need right now in regards to several medical issues. Good luck everyone this round!

02/08 …..192.0 ….. My gluclose numbers have been running too high (which is what my medication normally treats as high glucose has been my main problem over the years). Probably because of the carb increase. But it doesn’t cause the sickness and panic eating that the lows do. I will continue with my experiment and see what happens. I am just not used to considering the calories as much so it’s a brain swicheroo thing but I’ll get it. I know lower carb is better for my glucose so I am going to experiment on eating fewer calories but higher carb. The best way to explain is maybe less actual Keto and more low or thoughtful carb intake (low glycemic vs high glycemic etc). I don’t yet know what the numbers will be. Under 50 carbs? Under 100 Carbs? I’m going to try to tweak this thing for sure. If I see any persistent dangerous levels, I will make immediate necessary changes. Let’s see how this continues to go.

02/09 …..193.0 ….. Pizza. But too much. This experiment is finding me able to eat whatever I want pretty much, or so it seems at first. Then, I find it’s the quantities I must watch closer than I usually have to. So it's not quite as easy as I thought. I don’t know if I’m equipped for this mindset. It just makes me feel like I’ve thrown diet right out the window, until it doesn't make me feel that way at all! Still a restriction, but of a different kind. I suppose that whole and healthy is always the way to go, regardless of which plan you choose. Then, I forgot to test my blood sugar this morning so I lost the opportunity to see how badly pizza affects it. One thing for certain, no sugar drops in sight. I’ve got to worry now about it going too far north instead of south. I travel tomorrow out of town with brother for his test results. Likely a restaurant. I will not turn it into a binge day!

02/10 …..193.1 ….. I call this a normal fluctuation this morning. Traveled today and became a human vacuum cleaner. I really don’t even know at this point what my calories should be with this experiment I am on. The same as before? A bit more? I just don’t know. I am consistently hitting in the 1500’s which normally puts me over. I think this is for the birds. I’m rethinking but still nervous about my glucose. I guess I’ll just have to sleep on it. All in all, I honestly don't know is its such a bad idea, I just don't think I'm ready for such a major transition. I dunno. Gotta lot to think about still yet.

02/11 …..194.8 ….. Still a weight gain after travel & restaurants but overeating is overeating on any plan. School is finally reopened today. It has been closed since after session on the 3rd. closed to massive student and staff illness with the flu. So It has been over a week since I could do my normal walking. It is so hard to gauge my experiment when most of my exercise has come to a halt. Northern Michigan has been gripped with this flu. I was sick most of last week myself and though everything including our government offices were shut down over it, I still am not sure if it was flu or body organ pain. I swear it felt more like pancreatitis or gall bladder. I’m still trying to use my fats more as a lever and give my gall bladder a break! I have a new idea for today. We’ll see how it pans out. In the meantime, my morning fast glucose numbers are THROUGH THE ROOF. First too low, then too high. There has got to be a happy medium in there somewhere! I’m going to follow through for another few days with the new ideas & information I’m acquiring. If it doesn’t get any better, I’m back to my low-carb basics! The next few days should be little (to no) traveling and more walking again. This will give me a better picture with my normal exercise and movement routine back in place. Quilting Jaine Your tip to drink plenty of water when traveling as it will flush but also require you to stop more often and MOVE, is so insightful. The VERY BEST thing about this particular challenge is the insights people have and share. Sometimes someone can just see things from an angle I hadn’t seen or thought of. I always travel with my hot black coffee, that helps a bit, but the water is even better (and healthier). From now on, I bring both! I am ALWAYS, ALWAYS low on my water intake when I travel. NO MORE! Thanks so much for another great tip!

02/12 …..194.6 ….. A little better but still over calories. Tweaking but without much faith. Walked at the school yesterday during DGS #1 tutoring. Walked 83 minutes burning 516 extra calories. I burned 2746 Calories total for the day which is more than I ate I walked 7.3 Miles total for the day which was 17,243 Total Steps. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 25 minutes but woke up refreshed. I am still not getting in my water. Staying busy and not thinking of it like I should. I’m a mess really but I’m going to see this through.


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Round 103 - Jan.28 to Feb.6
Female, 5’, 66 years. SW – 165, GW – 163 something, UGW – 140. (This really should be 125 or 130 but that seems like such a long ways to go and 140 would be a huge improvement.) The 12 hr. IF along with everything else (portion control, watching calories in foods, exercise) seems to be working well for me.
Day/Weight/Comment
02/07 – 166 – Out for dinner Thurs., for sure way over cals.
02/08 – 165.8
02/09 - 166
02/10 – 165.8 – Rather late to the game and thought about skipping the Round but then thought, “And would I end up making those cheat days? Oh, very possibly – just by accident, of course, you know.” So back at it. Off to the gym today and sunshine in absolutely blue sky after days of gray fog and snow.
02/11 – 165.6 – Sorting through papers and came across the Dr.’s handout on invisible GERD. Untreated it can affect your vocal chords! As someone who loves singing and has worked pretty hard at improving the last few years, this is major motivation. Of course, the primary suggested treatment is lose weight. The second is no food in the evening.
02/12 – 164.8 – So happy to see this. Made tuna quiche yesterday because my husband, who won’t eat it, was away and I love it. Thought I was way over calories but stuck to my determination to log and found out that I was ok – that kept me from giving up and eating random stuff. It helped that breakfast was a bit lighter and there was no cheese in the quiche. Also, with the invisible GERD on my mind, I was careful to stick with the IF. Off to the gym today and then careful grocery shopping – no bad treats, if they come in my house I Will eat them.
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@merph518 - That game looks so cool! My husband and grown kids would love it. Might have to look into getting one. Thanks for posting the video.

@kmfeig87 Ugh, Trina. That radiation session sounds just brutal. I sure hope it went better for you today (or is it tomorrow?). Hugs.

SW: 65.7kg | RGW: 65.4kg | UGW: 59kg (20 June 2020)

Strategies:
- Fasting: 16/8 (Monday-Friday)
- Activity: 8x 1hr per day + 2x rest days
- Calories: 1500 + exercise

02/07
02/08
02/09 - 65.7kg (-0.0kg) - Fasting: X - Activity: Y - Calories: X - didn't log, 2hr hike, friends over for dinner
02/10 - 65.7kg (-0.0kg) - Fasting: Y - Activity: Y - Calories: Y - logged all my food and saved a few extra calories for the weekend coming, 2km freestyle, happy food choices. It was a good day!
02/11 - 65.8kg (+0.1kg) - Fasting: Y - Activity: Y - Calories: Y - cycling commute 25km, pre-logged my food and stuck to the plan despite struggling to re-adjust to lower calories. Looking forward to starting to see the scale coming down soon...

02/12 - 65.6kg (-0.2kg) - Fasting: Y - Activity: N - Calories: N - Oops. Tough day, emotional eating, therapeutic glass of red wine, skipped two options for being active. But! I didn't go too crazy and my average weekly calories are still under my target for weight loss so it's still good. Sticking to the plan!

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02/16 - GW: 65.4kg

designerdiscounts wrote: »

@CamandJarvis Woohoo! Congrats! Does BF know you might be moving?

Yes, I told him right after I called to accept the offer. He and my friends I've talked to thus far are all super excited! I thought my BF was going to lose it for a second hahaha I didn't tell him immediately because I knew he'd want me to accept right away without getting answers to my questions so I waited until I accepted to share. I needed to make an educated decision without the pressure!

The vacation isn't quite as good as it is here, but the carryover from year to year is double! Everything else seems almost too good to be true (though I know it isn't). Even my parents are 100% on board. In about 3-6 weeks I will start. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get the information for background check and drug testing (luckily they use a place that is nationwide so I don't have to travel just to pee in a cup!) and once those come back, we will discuss start dates (: They're super flexible since they know I'm moving from out of state so hopefully we can work something simple out that also works for BF to drive his truck up here to tow a trailer for me. I'm getting jitters now -- I'm a bit scared but I know that's just nerves of starting something new. I think this will be a wonderful move forward, despite my jitters and nervousness.

@jamfullhouse @Suezq72760 My Mom has a full size ping pong table and we have to tag team to get her quilts sandwiched. (Even the baby quilts.) Getting the layers flat without wrinkles is the hardest.

69 years old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion... ...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.

We used to walk 5 miles a day. A pinched nerve and back surgery side-lined me for about a year. Then I had back surgery. Now I'm waiting to get my hip fixed. Hip Doc said surgery in April. Ugh! I can't do any walking or biking...both kill me. I see my personal trainer three times a week. She is taking it very slow and easy with me.

I have March 10th as my hip surgery date...much better than April!

Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 139.0
UGW: 132.2

02/05 - 140.6 at 5:30 a.m.
02/06 - 140.8 at 5:30 a.m.

Day/Weight/Comment

02/07 - 141.6 at 5:30 a.m.
02/08 - 141.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...ate a bunch of everything yesterday and today.
02/09 - 142.6 at 9:00 a.m.
02/10 - 144.6 at 6:30 a.m.
02/11 - 141.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...hip surgery class in two days.
02/12 - 143.0 at 5:30 a.m.
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Chris

Round 104 (26 for me)
The 2020 leg of this journey got off to a slow start. Finally saw a loss in the last round after two rounds of gains. Patience and perspective: If I lose an average of two pounds per month, I can reach my goal weight by the end of the year. Just got to keep on keepin’ on.

60 Female 5’6”
Starting weight: 212.8 (2/28/19)
Maintenance goal: 145-150
R104 (26) – SW: 170.8 – EW: ???

Daily goals for this round:
1) Stay hydrated.
2) Log carefully and maintain a calorie deficit.
3) Walk or exercise 30+ minutes.
4) Cross something off my "to do" list

Day/Weight/Comment
02/07 – 171.4 – Busy day, with a great gym session. Had company over for drinks and dinner. Eyeballed my portions and didn’t log, but I didn’t overdo it and only had one cocktail.
02/08 – 171.0 – Back down a bit to start the day, but dinner out put me over my calorie budget for the day. A bit sore from yesterday’s gym session, but today was a rest day. Hope to get out to walk tomorrow.
02/09 – 172.0 – Up today, but not surprised. Didn’t make it out to walk, but I got a lot of work done online this morning. Made Korean short ribs with lots of salty sides, I’ll probably see another sodium spike tomorrow, but the meal made my husband very happy, so it was totally worth it. Didn’t bother to log, but I’ll be back on track tomorrow.
02/11 – 172.0 – All goals met. (Forgot to post.)
02/12 – 170.6 – Nice to be back down. Rainy day, so I walked the indoor track for an hour between classes. Met my calorie and hydration goals. Chores tomorrow.
02/13 – 170.6 – Finally made it to the morning Pilates class. I definitely need to work on my flexibility!
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Challenge #104
Starting weight: 177 lbs
Goal weight: 175 lbs
Highest weight on MFP: 185 lbs
Lowest weight on MFP: 159.7 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
02/07 177 lbs
02/08 177 lbs
02/09 177 lbs
02/10 177 lbs
02/11 177 lbs
02/12 177 lbs
02/13 176 lbs ( Eating less, moving more but missed my lifting session yesterday. Hope it's not the water weight going down!)
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Ready for round 104 {41st for me}
OSW 88KG
RSW 59.90 kg (-28.1 kg) or {- 62 lbs}
Goal....stay under 60kg...a month of maintenance.

02/07 58.85kg much more where I want to be. Need to keep low calories to save some for tasting a variety of international dishes on Sat
02/08 58.35kg a new low which is ironic as I decided this was to be a month of maintenance! I have an international food event tonight which I will keep keto but not worry about calories.
02/09 59.5kg I caved and ate carbs... The bloat is real
02/10 60kg and hoping that's the end of the carb bloat.
02/11 60.05kg all green yesterday so this should start going down soon. Gym done
02/12 58.95kg wasn't hungry last night so I didn't have dinner. Gym done and ready for the rest of the day!

02/13 59.25kg which is fine... Still under 60kg which is all I need this month.

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Stephie, 49, 167 cm, Brussels:

OSW 172.0 lbs
RSW 149.2 lbs
RGW under 150
EGW 145.0 lbs to be re-evaluated when I get there

Past Rounds:
Goals
1 - Track my calories daily
2 - Gym x2 week
3 - Water 1.5l

This round I'd like to start getting back on track with exercise. I'm still getting these weird migraines which don't seem to be alleviating so I'll have to get used to some form of exercise with them.

02/06 - 149.2 round start weight
02/07 - 150.8 (+1.4) 1200 cal, 4.424 steps, I was expecting this after a late dinner even though I was just at my calorie limit. . Unfortunately, I didn't get my steps in as I was in my car most of the day. I've changed my goal for this round to get under 150.x which seems more realistic. For the weekend this time I've also planned a lot of activities to get me out of the house and away from the fridge
02/08 150.8
02/09 150.8
02/10 150.8
02/11 150.8 Still no change weight wise which is not so bad considering my weekend, my daughter has the flu so the last few days have been a bit hectic. I did squeeze in an hour at the gym on Sunday and I tried a YouTube kettle bell workout yesterday (so much harder than it looks!!).
02/12 150.8 (0.0) 1189 cal, 4576 steps. still status quo, who knows, on track for the food and calorie intake, water was good but not enough steps as driving everywhere to save on time and get everything done between juggling work and sick kid. I haven't had a good night for 4 nights in a run and I'm starting to feel it, I'm doing my best to resist the sweets and processed carbs

02/13 150.0 (-0.8) 1156 cal 8782 steps, water ok. Happy to see some loss there, I was very careful to stay on track yesterday. My daughter is getting better at last and luckily the flu vaccine I had apparently worked for me.

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R104 (23) – SW 149.2 / EW xxx.x lbs

kmfeig87 wrote: »

@SarahG626 You've had a rough week. Sending you hugs and wishing you, your friends, and family peace in this hard time.

Thanks everyone for the thoughts and prayers. I made it through radiation today. It wasn't easy, but it wasn't nearly as bad. I think it still took about 25 minutes (it seemed long). My arms and shoulders immediately started screaming and my neck decided to join in. I think it was stress and fear that it was going to go poorly. Getting myself psyched up for tomorrow. I'll also practice lying in that position. I've been doing stretches all day, too!

I hope the next session is easier ! how many do you have to do ? I'll be thinking of you!