Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 116

Round 116
Female, 5' 2"
Age 53
Montana

Round 105: 152.0 (-2.0 lb)
Round 106: 149.6 (-2.4 lb)
Round 107: 148.6 (-1.0 lb)
Round 108: 146.8 (-1.8 lb)
Round 109: 147.4 (+0.6 lb)
Round 110: 145.8 (-1.6 lb)
Round 111: 144.8 (-1.0 lb)
Round 112: 144.0 (-0.8 lb)
Round 113: 143.0 (-1.0 lb)
Round 114: 140.2 (-2.8 lb)
Round 115: 139.6 (-0.6 lb)

Starting Weight: 139.6
Round Goal Weight: 138.6

06/06 139.8
06/07 139.6
06/08 139.8 Too many carbs yesterday
06/09 140.0 Had pizza for dinner last night. It's been a crazy week, I need to get back on track.
06/10 139.6 And..I'm back where I started. Ate much better yesterday.
06/11 139.6
06/12 139.6 Well I seem to be stuck at this weight. I need to make better food choices.
06/13 139.8
06/14 139.8 I think this round is going to be a wash.
06/15 138.8 (+0.2 lb) Ready for a new round!

Larisa 44, 5'11"
maintain 145-150 Have to track here for accountability
Round 116 SW 152.2

6/6- DNW
6/7- DNW
6/8- 153.4 I did a huge 9 mile hike with 5000' of elevation gain in the smokies this saturday, but I ate like a pig all weekend. Just going to track carefully until it comes back off. Plan on drinking a ton today.
6/9- 154 Sigh. Really? I've seen this before after a super busy weekend. Being patient. Off to track.
6/10- 153.6 It would be nice if it dropped off a bit quicker, but I know how this goes. This is a lifestyle. Repeating this mantra to myself.
6/11- 153
6/12- 153.8 I was hungry. I ate. that is all.... On the up side, I rode and was super active.
6/13- dnw
6/14- 153.6
6/15- 154.2 Huge lunch at my parents. Super active, but didn't track. Will track carefully this week. This is a bad trend and I need to get it in check.

29 yo female
5’2”
SW 126.2 (April 14th, 2020)
Highest lifetime weight: 138 lbs. August 2011
Goal Weight: 110
Last rounds: 125.2  122.8  121.6 121.2119.8
Goal weight for this round: 118-119 range
About me: I love learning about food and everything about it; from the way it acts in the body to learning to cook a new recipe. I went to school for nutrition (got my bachelor's) but I didn’t become an RD because it didn’t feel like the path for me. I guess I wanted to keep it as more of an interest instead of a career. I then went into public health to further my education and I currently help medically complex patients by connecting them with community resources to improve their health and life. I enjoy helping family and friends when they ask for advice related to food and nutrition. Plus, it helps me brush up on what I spent so much time learning!

I’m here because when I’m not paying attention to what I eat, I start to gain and feel uncomfortable in my body. For me that results in frustration and a lot of other emotions. It has also increased my cholesterol in the past (It’s good now as far as I know thanks to diet and exercise). I have a family history of diabetes, heart disease, and all that fun stuff. So, I want to prevent that for myself by getting a hold of my food habits now.

I’m always open to conversation about food and nutrition, so feel to reach out to me!

06/06 120.0 This makes sense because I did an intense workout yesterday and I have some soreness today. So, it’s just the water retention as my muscles heal.
I just made really yummy summer rolls with brown rice spring roll wrappers, cilantro, leftover ground turkey [seasoned with ginger, garlic, fish sauce, soy sauce and lime juice], yellow bell pepper, shredded cabbage and baby greens. Then, I dipped them in a peanut sauce I made with 1 tbs peanut butter, ½ tbs rice vinegar, 2-3 tsps coconut aminos, 1 tsp toasted sesame oil, dash of garlic powder, ¼ tsp honey and 1 tsp grated ginger (I used the frozen ginger cubes). I could legit just eat the sauce and be a happy camper but mixed with the summer rolls it was really good too.

I plan on having a bit of a rest day for my Saturday and just enjoy lounging around. I’ll eventually do some chores, but we’ll see how I feel about that. Happy weekend all!

06/07 119.2 Yesterday was a wonderful lazy day where I was able to stay on point with food as well. I lounged around but also created an Excel database of all the recipes I want to cook from my cookbooks. I’m trying to prepare for the Fruit and Veggie CSA that starts on Monday for us. I want to make sure nothing is wasted, so I wanted to have a source of all the recipes I’ve been wanting to make for a while. I’m very excited about the document and hope it helps me meal plan all this produce we’ll be getting.
My plan for today is to make a batch of raspberry beet baked oatmeal to use up some milk we have in the fridge. I haven’t tried this recipe yet, so it’ll be interesting to see how it comes out. Then, I’ll be able to have it for my breakfasts this week too.
Also, I had a non-scale victory of realizing how much my body has changed over the past few months when looking at before and after pictures. I’m down 7 pounds and I’m really starting to feel awesome about the progress I’ve made so far. My muscles are getting stronger and it’s so nice to visibly see the hard work put into the process. On that note, have a beautiful Sunday!

06/08 119.2 Yesterday was a good day food wise and I moved around a bit more doing laundry and chores. I decided to take the weekend off for intentional exercise because I was just feeling a little tired. I feel it’s better to listen to the body than push it and overdo it. This morning I did another solid soccer workout this morning with my father in law.
Today will be a good one food wise because I made that beet raspberry baked oatmeal, so that’ll be my breakfast with a halfish cup of skyrr and some maple syrup drizzled on top. Not sure what dinner will be… most likely something with the fresh produce we’re picking up later today 😊
06/09 119.2 We went for a great 5 mile walk this morning. I also squeezed in a mini body weight workout consisting of push ups and body weight squats. Last night’s dinner was really good. I made a strip steak that my husband and I split because it was 1 pound total. For sides I cooked some baby kale that we had and made some oven fries (using up some potatoes we’ve had for a bit). The CSA pick up was super exciting and I’ll have to find some recipes to use all of the greens we got. We got spinach, Ethiopian kale, sorrel, and baby lettuce. I’ve never cooked with sorrel or Ethiopian kale. The Ethiopian kale has a bit of a mustard/spicier/bitter kick to it. It’ll be fun to see how it comes out. Some other fruits and veggies we got were a cucumber, radishes, potatoes (purple and a white one), cherry tomatoes, strawberries, and apples. Eeeeek I’m so excited about all the produce! 😊
Non scale victory for yesterday was only eating 2/3 of an Everbar (dark chocolately wafer bar) because I felt satisfied and figured I could just save it for tomorrow. By mapping out my dinner calories I knew by eating the bar it was going to be close too, so that was also a motivating factor to stop eating it once I felt satisfied. So it left me with an extra 60 calories in the bank for my dinner.
Not sure what’s on the agenda for dinner tonight but maybe turkey tips?

06/10 119.2 My father in law and I did another killer soccer workout this morning. Lots of sprinting involved and high heart rate levels resulting in an awesome burn and a really good workout for my heart.
I had a half bottle of kombucha yesterday and the caffeine in it messed with my sleep last night, so I’m feeling pretty tired between the workout and funky sleep pattern. We’ll see how productive I am today because of it. Oh well, I’m just glad I had the oomph for the workout 😊.
I ended up making homemade mac and cheese last night for dinner because I had the calories in the bank and my husband just wanted pasta for dinner. It was so good and cheesy. I also put a little Frank’s Buffalo wing sauce on top and that made it even better! Then I rounded it out with a small salad after with some fresh spinach, tomato and cucumber.
Tonight will be the turkey tips with BBQ sauce and a side of greens and the purple potatoes from our CSA. Have a good day everyone!


06/11 119.2 I will happily take this stall because it makes me realize I can have my body stay at a point where I’m happy with it. We have also been running a lot more which in the beginning can cause a bit of water retention. So, maybe I’ll get a little bit of a whoosh soon?
We went for a nice 4ish mile walk this morning and I did a mini bodyweight workout prior. Solid start so far. The turkey tips were good last night with Stubbs bbq sauce on them. 😊 Not sure what’s on the menu for tonight, I don’t know what I’m even in the mood for. I do need to use the sorrel that we got but I’m still not sure what to do with it. I found a chimichurri sauce that looks interesting, so I might try that. Have a good day!

06/12 120.0 Woke up feeling puffy and the scale also reflected that. It could be retention from my workouts on Wednesday and yesterday. We also had dinner a little later and it was a bit salty so this all makes sense. It’s been a good morning so far with another soccer workout. The spin bike we ordered a month ago finally showed up last night! 😊 We got a really good deal on it and it had been lost in transit with UPS and was most likely sitting on a trailer in one of their facilities. I’m just so glad it arrived and feel grateful to be able to have one.
I’m not sure what’s on the agenda for tonight for dinner but I’m hoping something easy for dinner. I have some gardening to do tomorrow and a few other things so it’ll be a low key weekend exercise wise but I will have to try the bike out tomorrow morning.


06/13 119.4 Did not submit anything for today.
06/14 119.4 Yesterday was a wonderfully lazy day filled with binge watching the rest of the 4th season of 13 Reasons Why with my husband. I had pad thai noodles for lunch (it was from this box mix for he got me for Christmas. The sauce was very good and nice and peanutty..not a word I know lol.). Then for dinner we had chicken leg quarters and we dipped them into whatever bbq sauce or hot sauce we wanted. We also had some frozen French fries because it was a bit of a whatever day for us. Days like that are so rejuvenating for me.
I woke up today after a really good night’s sleep filled with ambition. So I picked some herbs to go with the greens I have left from our CSA to make a pesto. The pesto came out yummy and will be going with fresh pasta and spinach tonight for dinner! I might roast those radishes finally too! See you tomorrow for the final day of the round! Then, after making the pesto I made us a smoothie for breakfast to use up the rest of the arugula which I though was sorrel all week. I tasted it again and realized there wasn’t any hint of lemony flavor and that it tasted more like arugula. The smoothie had a little bit of arugula and the radish greens, a frozen acai packet from Trader Joe’s, frozen banana, pineapple, frozen mango, some juice from the canned pineapple, blueberries, cashews, and coconut water.

06/15 119.4 It’s been a solid hold steady round and I’m very happy about that, especially because I got my “friend” a few days ago. So, it’s nice to see it doesn’t make my weight fluctuate like crazy. I tried our spin bike out for the first time yesterday and LOVED it! I also ended up with a killer post calorie burn. It was insane. I thought my watch was being glitchy because my calorie burn for the day was so high with only 25 minutes on the bike. It must have been because I got my heart rate up so high during the workout.
It’s our second CSA produce pick up and I’m so excited! It’s crazy how happy fresh produce makes me. I feel like such a dork but I love it haha!

On the agenda for dinner tonight are croc potted chicken thighs with an Indian style curry sauce, onions, potatoes from last weeks CSA and greens that we’ll be getting from today’s CSA. Yippeee! Happy Monday all!

Final for round 120 to 119.4.

Just give me 10 days

My first full round
5’5”, 48-year-old female
Highest weight: 156
Ultimate goal weight: 130

Goal for this round: Lower than where I started.

06/06: 153.2
06/07: 151.2 Not sure how this happened, but I’ll take it! I’ve had a very busy weekend with a family wedding, so lots of good food, but also a lot of running around helping my sister.
06/08: 149.8 I don’t expect this to stay - most of the day yesterday I fasted in prayer for a dear family friend who was in a horrific car accident recently. Less than 800 calories total.
06/09: 150.8 Glad the gain I expected wasn’t too much. Hoping to work hard to keep it here or below.
06/10: 149.0 Fingers crossed I can keep it below that 150 threshold. I have a tendency to get excited when I see good numbers and then “reward” myself with a treat. So stupid and self-sabotaging! No treats today!
06/11: 151.0 Oof! But still down for the round, so perspective. Not making excuses, but while I didn’t succumb to treats, we did have a very high-calorie meal to celebrate something great for one of my kids. Also, TOM.
06/12: 150.2 Glad to see an overall downward trend. Trying to keep on track to get and stay consistently below 150.
06/13: 148.2 Cautiously optimistic!
06:14: 149.6 Glad it’s still under 150, even if just barely. Pulled weeds for 4 hours yesterday, but also went over my calories with a big lunch and big dinner.
06/15: 150.8 — Hoped to end the round under 150, but happy with my overall weight loss this round. Looking forward to the next round!

Total loss for round 116: -2.4

Female 56
Round 115 SW 199.6 EW 192
Went off the wagon over quarenteen, but started logging again during round 115. My goal this round is to get back in the 180's. No alcohol this month and at least 20,000 steps a day!!

Day/Weight/Comment
06/06 191.6 Walked 20,000 steps yesterday. Stuck to food plan. Ate 2 meals between 12:00 and 7:00. No snacking!

06/07 191.2 Walked 25,000 steps yesterday. Stuck to food plan. I woke up early today so I can walk before it gets too hot. Plan on another 25,000 steps today and continuing 2 meals of salad greens with protien,and healthy fats, no alcohol and eating window between noon and 7 pm. Lots of water!! It feels good to be back in control.

06/08 191.6 Walked 21,000 steps yesterday and stuck to plan. I think this uptick is my body adjusting to the large weight loss last week. I'm going to just keep on keeping on. It's suppposed to storm today and tomorrow, so I will be doing more weight work the next few days.

06/09 191.8 Grr.... I walked for 1.5 hours straight briskly in the morning and painted a closet the rest of the day. I had 2 meals a day consisting of greens with protien and healthy fats. No snacking, no alcohol. My whole body is sore, so I am hoping that my muscles are retaining some water and I will see a drop tomorrow. I plan on drinking a ton of water today. Walked more than 20,000 steps yesterday.

06/10 191.4 Trying not to get discouraged, because I am working so hard, and not seeing results on the scale. I can tell that my stomach is flatter and my body is firmer from all of the exercise. Hoping to get a whoosh before the end of this round. Yesterday I walked 17,000 steps and ate within plan.

06/11 DNW My scale broke into thousands of pieces yesterday...no, I didn't break it on purpose. My new scale will be arriving later today. Yesterday I walked 25,000 steps and stuck to plan. I did drink 1 Truly last night. Hoping when I weigh tomorrow I will see a loss.

06/12 191.1 Sooo slow....... Walked 21,000 steps yesterday. Ate 2 meals consisting of spinach and other greens, chicken and healthy fats. Drank lots of water.


06/13 190.0 Finally a decent drop! I still have a chance of getting into the 180's by the end of this round. Walked 25,000 steps yesterday. Had a yummy small filet last night with spinach salad. I am getting used to drinking sparkeling water from my wine glass at night while cooking out instead of wine. I really don't miss the wine, and I feel so much better!

06/14 190.0 I have one more day to get into the 80's.... Yesterday I walked 26,000 steps and ate within plan.

06/15189.2Yay! I made it into the 180's! I plan to keep doing what I am doing. Walked 22,000 steps yesterday and stuck to food plam. Had 1 Truly last night.