Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 108

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.
🏃🏽‍♀️🥗🍎🥕🥦🏊🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️

R108 Goals — back to tracking and weighing in daily.

UGW - 130
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)

Weight on 2/2015 - 218.2 R107 3/17/20 end weight 180
R108 27/20 end weight 180.8

Day/Weight/Comment

3/18 - 180.8
In a weird way I’m fine with holding steady within a pound of 180 for the past 5 weeks. I’m no longer gaining as I was, my metabolism is settling down, and I’m getting a good sense of what my maintenance calories really are. I haven’t been exercising much but as the weather warms up I’ll get back to walking long distances and I’m planning to expand one garden and plant a new herb garden (assuming the nurseries are open), so that will help. I also have some house painting (inside) left to do, so if I can keep my calories steady, I should start to lose again. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. Now to shake this stupid cold! I hope you’re all finding ways to stay calm and healthy and in touch through these chaotic times.

3/19 - 181
How’s everyone doing? I’m trying to keep busy with my work (writing) and things I’ve put off for ages (sorting photos, going through clothes for what no longer pleases...). I’ve been trying to talk to one or two friends every day on the phone — social media are great, but we need to hear voices. I was going to teach a couple of writing classes this spring and summer, but they’re cancelled, of course, so I’m setting them up to teach online and hoping that will be productive for everyone involved. I’m looking forward to warmer weather so I can play in my garden. I’d love to hear what others are doing to stay healthy and as happy as possible during these difficult times.

3/20 - 180.6

3/21 - 180.2
All things considered, okay. I did get out for a walk yesterday morning — it was 64 degrees F and lovely. Then the wind came up and the temp dropped 25 degrees by noon! Whoa! And now it’s trying to snow. Harumph. Oddly, even though we’re stuck at home I’m not snacking, and we are eating healthily. I’m a bit stir crazy but having a sinus headache that makes me go to bed for a while has helped — make lemonade, right? Last week I found a gorgeous Bassett entertainment center in a second hand store and it was delivered yesterday — see picture. We’re adding shelves inside — lots of storage space! I hope you’re all finding creative, loving ways to ride this out. Stay healthy!

3/22 - 179.8
Happy Sunday, everyone. If there’s an upside to our current situation, it’s time to do some of the things I’ve been putting off. Yesterday I cleaned out my “baking drawer” in the fridge — the spilled flour had been calling me for a while. Also went through everything, tossed a couple of things that were wayyyyy past their use-by dates, and wrote dates on the others in big fat numbers I can’t miss. It all looks so much tidier, cleaner, and more inviting! I hope you’re all finding things to do that make you happy.

3/23 - 180.4
Monday, Monday.... I over did it a little yesterday — all healthy, but.... I’m trying to let go of a stupid cold and I think NyQuil might make me retain a little water. Off to work (down the hall, into my office...). Stay well, everyone!

3/24 - 180.4
I indulged in some butterscotch chips yesterday — that’s right, the chips straight from the bag. They were worth it! But I’m resisting their pull today. Off to do some actual work.👩‍💻 I hope you’re all finding things for which to be grateful amid the chaos and restrictions. I’m writing down at least one thing each day. Today I am grateful to have a warm home to shelter my DH and Mike the cat and me.

3/25 - 180.6
That’s Monday and a Tuesday kicking in. It’s fine.

3/26 - 180.4
I was at the grocery store when they opened at 7, in and out in 20 minutes, and - ta da! - I scored toilet paper! Yay! Finally they’re limiting it to one per customer, so that’s good. It was lovely being out early. Supposed to be a little warmer today, so I’m hoping to get out into my garden for a little while. Weeds to pull!

3/27 - 180.8
Yesterday morning was gorgeous, so I took a walk (3 miles) and worked a bit in the garden. A good day all in all. See you next round!

*END ROUND 108 (March 18 - March 27)
Seeking lower bodyfat%
My name is Tish.
Age: 63
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 253
MFPSW: 240
CW: 185.6
RGW: 180
FGW: 150
*It's easier for me to think 10lbs ahead at a time* ▪2020▪
~My commitment this year is to breaking 2 habits, crunchy, (no pretzels!) and peanut butter.
*last day PB~ (12/ 21/19■Feb•13-26)
*last day pretzels~ Jan 4/2020*

{▪Round 100 -187 EW}Jan 7
{Round 101 -186 EW}Jan 17
{Round 102 - 184.6 EW}Jan 27
{Round 103 - 186 EW}Feb 6
{Round 104 - 186 EW}Feb 16
{Round 105 - 187 EW}Feb 26
{Round 106 - 188.2 EW}Mar 7
{Round 107 - 185.4 EW}Mar 17

{Day/Weight/Comment}

▪3/18 - 185.6 - OMAD - 31g carbs.
▪3/19 - 184.5 - OMAD - 51g carbs.

▪3/20 - 56g carbs. Ate part of my dinner at 4:30, a bit of worry over my sister driving hunger earlier in the day. I did weigh but forgot to record the number 😯 I was getting an incoming video call from my grandchildren. I'll weigh again later.
▪3/21 - DNW - 56g carbs.
▪3/22 - 187- 46g carbs.

▪3/23 - 184.8 - OMAD - 63g carbs.
▪3/24 - 186.6 - 2 meals (12pm, 7pm) - 92g carbs. Biscuit (2), mixed fruit immune boosting drink, cauliflower leek soup, broccoli.

▪3/25 - 186 -OMAD-88g carbs. Biscuit, choc chip mini muffins (3) cauliflower leek soup, kale, mixed berry immune boosting drink. BUT TASTY!😁

▪3/26 - ▪3/26 - 186.2 - 2 meals. (4:30, 7pm) 53g carbs.

▪3/27 - 185.5 - 89g carbs. 2 meals (3:30, 7pm) Again today I'll be out in search of items for my sister.



Seeking lower bodyfat%

Round 108 (my 40th)

OSW 382.0
RSW 256.4

3/18 255.6 The start of heading back down and hopefully to new lows this round.

3/19 254.4 That’s the previous low I hit anything lower will be a new low. I was looking through my phone at older photos and then I saw my newer ones, the difference is so profound. It really helped me to see how far I’ve come.

3/20 255.2 Early weigh in, Japanese take out, and a lack of sleep. On the plus side I got to the store early enough to get potatoes and chicken.

3/21 254.4 I’m glad to be back down I had a high sodium lunch, which sometimes gives me a bounce up. I also hit ovulation time according to my health app, so I’ll see if I hold or manage to drop. Sometimes if I’m really careful I can still see a drop or two, but usually I hold or bounce around.

3/22 254.0 New low, yay! It’s been a bit since I’ve been able to say that and I’m so glad that I didn’t give in to the want to eat yesterday.

3/23 253.4 Yay for the continuing downward trend. I wanted to eat to eat again yesterday and I finally had a couple of spoonfuls of ice cream and a small amount of chocolate milk. I didn’t binge though and thankfully it helped a lot. I’m really proud of myself for sticking to just a couple of bites and not letting it spiral out of control.

3/24 252.4 I don’t know what brought about this big drop, but I hope the downward trend continues and I don’t bounce back up some.

3/25 252.6 I don’t know what caused the little bounce, but I didn’t know what brought on such a drop yesterday, so I guess it all evens out.

3/26 251.4 There’s the bounce up plus a little more and just a little over 130 pounds lost so far. I’m looking forward to a day of playing games with the kids.

3/27 250.6

TRL -5.8 pounds

R108 – Theme: There’s no “I” in TEAM. Let’s pull each other up during these challenging times!

Goals in 2020: gain lean muscle mass, gain strength, improve running times, focus on macros esp protein goals, hit goal weight.

56 year young, female, 5' 7"ft

OSW 160.0 lbs
RSW 139.0 lbs
RGW 138 lbs (Slow down the loss and learn how to maintain without running)
UGW 137.0 lbs (I want to gain muscle/going by jeans fit/ so this is just a #)


Past Rounds:
Day/Weight/Comment

3/18: 139.0 (+.2) – This next several months will be challenging as we are all having to change our daily realities, activities, eating, etc. The more we can talk about it the better. I went to my small gym today (at a private club so its still open but they are limiting it to 10 people at a time. Thankfully I was by myself, and rode the bike for an hour and rowed for 10 min. I miss running and walking as I need fresh air. But I am determined to heal the hip and keep on keeping on. Everyone hang in there.😘

3/19: 139.0 (0) Nothing new. Just trying to stay put and work, entertain myself, eat healthy, etc. I went to the nursery yesterday, waiting to get in as they kept it to 10 people and strolled around in fresh air and bought a few plants to repot my pots. That will be nice…to be outdoors. Take care❤🌻🌞

3/20: 140.2 (+1.2) Ate like crap at dinner. Drank wine. Stressed and sad. Overwhelmed with all of this BS right now. Will try to do better. Sorry to be such a Debbie Downer😥

3/21: 139.8 (-.4) Went to the gym yesterday before it shut down. Was alone until I wasn’t so that was weird. Not any more. Peloton arrived today for a trial. Will give it a whirl later.😎

3/22: 140.4 (+.6) Peloton is here….fun so far. Eating comfort food while comforting is not the best for weight watching. Found out this morning that my 24 year old son in NYC is showing symptoms of a virus – assuming Covid 19 but he will not go to doctor because they said per the website not to bother unless you were in bad shape. No testing available either. He will just have to deal….sent him some stuff yesterday so hopefully he stays mild and can rest and stay in for a week and be over it.😑

3/23: 139.2 (-1.2) Ate a pretty unhealthy lunch but a really healthy vegetarian dinner. Drank some wine. No idea why I am up and down a lot other than stress. Life is unreal these days so not going to attempt to be able to understand it. It’s going to be a long week. 😒

3/24:138.0 (-1.2) No idea….did eat under and did a very short ride. I think the veggies helped my system reset. Need to do that more! Was able to find a thermometer and fed ex to my son. I hope he is ok. 😯

3/25: 139.2 (+1.2) This scale is acting wonky but I did have a very salty fajita meal and a couple of cocktails while doing a zoom bookclub . Who knows. Social isolation messes with the mind and the scale. The good news? Talked to my son today. He sounded a bit better!🥰

3/26: 139.6 (+.4) Yep….eating back all my calories and not the best mix of food-wine and candy. Stress is messing with me.

3/27: 138.6 (-1.0) Down a pound from yesterday and up .6 from beginning of the challenge. Lots of flux. My goal during lockdown, which for me will last well past Easter because I choose to listen to the specialists and not the ones running for reelection, will be to try to maintain under 140. Too much going on to expect perfection and self control for me. Happy Friday to all and hope you’re all staying healthy and safe!

Hi, I’m Karen and I’m in my 50’s
OSW-187 Sept. 2018

Walk +/- 7 miles 4 x week. Goal Weight this Round: 158
Drink plenty of water, alcohol on weekends
SW-160

3/19-160-It’s wonderful to have ALL of you here!☕️🌷
3/20-159-Whew! Only 1/2 of the walk and ate a slice of bread and butter-treat! Big walk today and lots of sewing/quilt at home.
3/21-158-Well, it’s easier without having social eating events to go to. I’ll just keep on sewing and walking.
3/22-158-Walk and sew today.
3/23-158-Expected a higher weight since I made hearty turkey soup with pearl barley. More walking and quilting!
3/24-157-Yipeee!!! Walk & Sew, Walk & Sew!!!!
3/25-158-I’ll take it!
2/26-156-Glad to be making progress. Walking, sewing and not eating out is agreeing with me.
2/27-158-Chicken, salad and lots of chard for dinner. It was all healthy.

Female 5’0” Age 70 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)
Rnd 108 SW 122.0 AW 121.0

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

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 108 SW 122.0
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03/18 122.0
03/19 122.0 They finally closed our community center. My question is, why does it take 3 people to “man” the empty building through APRIL when no one can get in??? It seems like a lot MORE web surfing will be going on at our expense!
03/20 121.5
03/21 120.5 Apparently I’m more distracted than I had realized. I keep forgetting to make my daily post after I make comments. Yesterday I sat in our courtyard and enjoyed the sun and 59 degree afternoon.
03/22 121.5 A touch of stress eating I think. 7 saltines with butter last night. I have started a diary of our doings and goings on since earlier this month.
03/23 120.5
03/24 120.0 This lockdown is tough. My husband swears it’s been 2 weeks instead of the one it actually has been. I have caved to the desire of that hot end slice of homemade bread and the loaf is almost ready to come out of the oven.
03/15 121.0 Water retention from the bread just one slice. SMH No problem this too shall pass. Another round almost over!
03/26 120.5
03/27 120.5 My round average is up while my weight is back down.

See you tomorrow in Round 109!!

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10790001/just-give-me-10-days-round-109/p1?new=1

Had a successful last round and I’m hoping to keep it up! Good luck everyone!

My Stats
Age: 29
Sex: Female
Height: 5"3
Location: Los Angeles, CA
SW: 219.2
CW: 179.4
Next Mini Goal: 173.0 lbs
GW: 141.0 lbs

Round Results
R104: SW 182.6 EW 181.4 (-1.2 lbs)
R105: SW 181.4 EW 181.8 (+0.4 lbs)
R106: SW 181.8 EW 179.4 (-2.4 lbs)
R107: SW 179.4 EW 179.6 (+0.2 lbs)
R108: SW 179.6 EW 176.2 (-3.4 lbs)


Day/Weight/Comment
03/18: 177.6 (A nice 2 lb drop from yesterday! I did an at home Zumba class from what I remember during the at person one using Spotify. I made a delicious dinner and tried to release some stress. I’m still going to work since they haven’t shut down and I don’t see them doing it unless the governor does it for the whole state. We’ll see! Taking it day by day!)

03/19: 178.8 (I’m super sore from my workouts at home! This weight gain is only temporary since I’ve completely changed the way I workout. I did another YouTube workout and ate to plan.)

03/20: 177.6 (I didn’t work out yesterday like I was supposed to and ate out of plan by having 2 mini brownies. I’m so stressed out because my husband has been ordered to not work and thankfully I work for an essential business so half of our normal income will come through just fine. My husband has to file from unemployment today and we’ll see how much he gets. It’s gonna be a struggle, but I’m grateful that I’ll have enough money for essentials. I need another mental health day, so I will be staying at home like we’ve been ordered to (I usually have every other Friday off so my weekend has started) and organizing my bathroom. I’ll see if I get a workout in today even though I have another rest day I can use from now til Sunday. Best of luck everyone!)

03/21: 178.8 (My hubby and I ordered some takeout from a nearby Mexican restaurant and it definitely hit the spot! We’re taking full advantage of Postmates on the weekend. I didn’t do a workout yesterday but I got approved to work from home so I’ll be doing that next week. Only time we’re really gonna go outside is when we need to go to the grocery store. Hubby is going right now to see if there are eggs anywhere. We only have 3 left and there’s a shortage!)

03/22: 180.6 (I made some lasagna last night and that was so good! Did a YouTube workout as well and relaxed as much as possible!)

03/23: 180.0 (Yesterday I decided to organize my bathroom shelves and linen closet. I threw so many products away that were close to empty or ever used. It was so therapeutic to get rid of a lot of stuff. I did a YouTube workout and ate some leftovers. Overall it was a good day.)

03/24: 178.6 (Had a normal day at work and did another YouTube workout. Hubby put the crockpot on for dinner and I did not have to cook anything last night. Those are my favorite kind of meals!)

03/15: 177.2 (Now that is surprising! Another low for 2020 and I’m happy with that! I made a yummy dinner and tried not to stress today!)

03/26: 177.2 (No change, which is just fine! I finally got my VPN at work yesterday and now I get to work from home! I did a workout at home last night and ate some leftovers!)

03/27: 176.2 (I am beyond ecstatic that I’m only 0.2 pounds away from my lowest weight! All the hard work has paid off! I did another YouTube workout and ate to plan! Working from home has its perks!)

Total loss this round: -3.4 pounds

Hello everyone, 😊

I've found my way back. It's been ages since I was last online. With so much happening to us all right now I won't burden you with my trifling inconveniences. There are too many real problems out there for me to complain about anything.

"No mercy and no excuses" I quote an old online friend of mine. I managed to keep the fat off about ten years but in the past year I've managed to hit a ten year high. No way am I going to turn this weight loss surgery success story into a failure story.

The round is nearly over but I'm re-committing to my partial daily fast. No solids from midnight to 4pm at the earliest and one small snack plus one full meal daily. It has been working for me.

Last round I posted: 168.4lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
03/18
03/19
03/20
03/21
03/22
03/23
03/24
03/25. 168.6lbs
It's a miracle that I've only gained a fraction of a pound given my behavior over the past several weeks. I'm climbing back on the wagon.

03/26. 168.0lbs
Missed the mark this morning on my fasting hours. Yesterday was all carbs because I was too lazy to cook.
Off to a lousy start but I'm a little closer to my goal. Back to work on getting things right.

03/27. 166.6lbs
Still off track with my fasted vs fed times. Calories remain good but I've screwed myself with the carbs again.

Today I'll have a few full meals cooked. This should help me get back on program. Waiting until I'm ready to eat before I go foraging for food has been my down fall. Meal planning is a must.

Started MFP 12/27/19 - Heaviest Weight Ever - 186.0
Round 100 -7.6 lbs (actually 12 days - includes the 2 initial days on MFP)
Round 101 -1.9 lbs
Round 102 -1.5 lbs
Round 103 +2.5 lbs
Round 104 -2.6 lbs
Round 105 -0.6 lbs
Round 106 -0.4 lbs
Round 107 -0.7 lbs

Round 108 Goal: Just try to keep my head in the game with everything going on. That's it - if I can do that then I succeeded this round. It's easy to lose perspective when all of a sudden losing weight seems trivial compared to everything else. But I'm keeping in mind it's about being healthy and strong (emotionally, mentally and physically) and that takes on even more importance now.

03/17: 173.2 (end of round 107)

03/18: 173.4 Starting round up but it's normal fluctuation so no worries.
03/19: 173.3
03/20: 173.4 Not tracking as strictly as I should be so probably more maintenance than losing. Did start back rowing today. Can't wait for warmer weather to start walking too!
03/27: I have been SO off track. I haven't tracked or weighed and can tell my weight is up by my clothes. I've been good so far today so let's see if I can keep it that way! On to the next round.

Short-Term Goal: Back into the 160's!
Long-Term Goal: Don't wear sweat pants or ANY pants with elastic for an entire year! I don't even know what a belt is any more!



Daily Tracking from start of MFP

Holli1ch UGW 150

OSW: 27 Dec. 2019 = 222
Round 103 =01-27/06 - SW: 203 EW: 199
Round 104 =02-07/16 - SW: 199 EW: 197
Round 105 =02-17/26 - SW: 197 EW: 194
Round 106 =03-27/07 - SW: 194 EW: 191
Round 107 =03-08/17 - SW: 191 EW: 187
Round 108 =03-18/27 - SW: 187 EW: Round 108 goal = 184

Mar 18: 187
Mar 19: 187
Mar 20: 187
Mar 21: 187
Mar 22: 187
Mar 23: 187
Mar 24: 185
Mar 25: 185
Mar 26: 185
Mar 27: 185
Mar 28:

Day/Weight/Comment
03/18
03/19
03/20
03/21 – Weight 181.6 goal to lose 2 lbs by 3/27 – Get over this cold!
03/22 – Weight 177.6 - down but yesterday weighed in the evening, today in the morning. Will be consistent going forward.
03/23 – 176.6 – Another day working from home but was able to eat well.
03/24 – 175.6 – Still going down but I think it is because I am actually drinking water! LOL will see what happens at the end of 10!
03/25 – 176.6 – Up 1 lb, unsure why but need to continue with water. Still eating well but need more protein in my diet.
03/26 – 176.0 – I ate too much today. Stressed eating and frustrated with the working from home. I understand the issues and I don’t wish to harm anyone by going to work however I really hope we can all get back to normal sooner than later.
03/27 – 177.0 – expected this as I was eating way too much on Thursday. Each day is a new day. Let’s hope I can see a change tomorrow.