End of week seven recap:

1) Stay within my MFP calorie budget (3 of 7 days)
2) Keep up with tracking DURING the day instead of catching up at the end of the day (7 of 7 days)
3) Get in at least 5,000 steps per day. (7 of 7 days)
4) Get in 2 strength training sessions per week (1 of 2 done)

Start of Week One Weight: 176 (WW goal is 170)
Start of Week Two Weight: 175
Start of Week Three Weight: 174.5
Start of Week Four Weight: 174.5
Start of Week Five Weight: 175
Start of Week Six Weight: 174.5
Start of Week Seven Weight: 174.5
Start of Week Eight Weight: 173.5

Apparently if I stick closer to my plan, the scale trends downward. We hired someone to take over my old position at work. She starts 7/20 so some relief is on the horizon.

Sticking to my plan and success for the most part. When I stray off I do it big time 4th weekend tomorrowplus my 73rd Birthday Monday. So doing my best to stay consistant. I have however been keeping my kcals to between 1200-1500 for the most part and still keeping my energy up. Obviously Tracking is the key for me.
Plan:
1. 1200-1500 max 1700 kcals per day.(not doing WW pts.)
2. Tracking every crumb that goes in my mouth through MFP then report back every Friday to her and this theead.
3. Using the Simple Plate my plate method. Balance plate per USDA guide lines ie; Balanced / Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein foods, Dairy. Water 8 cups minimum daily.
4. WI every Friday as usual then post results.
5. Be positive! Daily.

Week 1 WI 5/8 =310.8 Start
Week 2/5/15 = 309.6 -0.8
Week 3/5/22 = 313.8 + 4.2
Week 4/5/29 = 313.8 +-0.0
Week 5/6/05 =309.8 - 4.0
Week 6/6/12 = 313.0 +3.2
Week 7/6/19 = 305.4 - 7.6
Week 8/6/26 = 304.0 -1.4
Week 9/7/03 = 303.6 -.04
May 8th start (310.8/Lose 10 lb Challenge current <stat> - 7.2 lbs loss

I've been following my plan. Not perfectly, but I have been consistently within my WW points. The biggest challenge is eating in an 8 hour window. It was really easy when I did it before, but not as much this time, maybe because I'm home more this time. It definitely makes me pause before nighttime snacking, and I've only gone over when I ate dinner late.

This week I'm down 3.8#, not surprising since week one was bouncing and on WI day I was on the upside of the bounce. It's nice when it catches up!

So glad to be moving in the right direction!

6/26 Week 1 WI -1.0, total 1.0
7/3 Week 2 WI -3.8, total 4.8

steve0mania wrote: »

Grrrr, so frustrated! I just lost the post I spent 10' typing out in my phone.

Quick version: lost a bit more, plan to stick to my plan again this week.

That happens to me too often! Mine is usually user error (I push a very visie 'done' instead of 'post', which i can't see w/o scrolling, just sayin')

Hopefully you'll have the ambition to retype it later 🤞

Goooooooooaaaaaaaaaaallllllllll! I'm now 11 pounds down!

OK, to be fair, I fasted yesterday (Jewish fast day), so I didn't really make goal, as some of that is certainly a little dehydration, etc. :-)

The past week was pretty solid. I mostly kept to my plan (not perfectly, but mostly), and I felt under good control of myself. I have been doing a good job visualizing how I would feel the next morning if I stuck to my plan versus "giving in" to my at-the-moment urges. That seems to help keep my willpower strong. Also, having an alternate plan for dealing with those urges also helps (e.g., having a cup of tea instead of a snack at night).

So, this week, wash, rinse, repeat...more of the same. No alcohol, snacks, or dessert during the week, limit myself to single appropriate portions of meals, and accept a little "looseness" on Friday/Saturday with food for Shabbat (but still keeping things in decent check).

And if, somehow, I remain below this 10 pound goal next week, my plan is to work to take off another 5 pounds. That would get me to 130 pounds, which is my personal target (my WW goal is 146, but I feel best in the 130 range).

I missed this challenge--wasn't watching the message boards. If we do this again, I'm in! Are we going to start another ten-pound rotation with this challenge is over?

@troyfullerton : Here's the original post from Emmie:
I seem to do well when I have some public accountability, so I'm going to post here on my quest to lose 10 pounds. I need to lose double that that to reclaim WW Lifetime status, but this my the start.

Anybody want to join me? I know we have quite a few folks here still actively losing. This is not, "Let's see how fast I can lose it." However, I am at a weight where I could have early inspiring losses . . . if I'd just work the plan and track.

I'm planning to post here at least weekly.

So, hop on into the pool. The water is fine.

I'm up #1.8. Four days at the cottage was tough. The menu was challenging, ie. Breakfast sandwich w/bacon, egg and cheese (I had mine open face), lasagna & garlic bread (had a half portion and small piece garlic bread), bacon cheese burger with chips ) skipped the chips and ate the low cal 3 bean salad I made), oh, and one meal was appetizer foods like cheese and crackers, dips, arggg, you get the idea.

So I tried to watch portions, added veggies to every dinner menu, sometimes ate different foods from everyone else (there was no other way to come close to being OP). I will for sure be trying to get control of the menu next time!

Also watched the alcohol, 1 shot in a large glass, Crystal light to start instead of a mixed drink, and limited myself. But still, it was 4 days 🙄.

I also tracked every day, not weighing and measuring, just trying my best.

And when I came home, the first 2 days weren't great, but Thurs and today have been "perfect", met all my spiritual, exercise, and eating goals. Checked off every box.

So I think I'm back on track, and our son is working 4 straight 24s so the boat will be docked and my challenges minimal. I'm actually looking forward to being in control and watching the scale go down again. I'm definitely in this for the long haul!

6/26 Week 1 WI -1.0, total -1.0
7/3 Week 2 WI -3.8, total -4.8
7/10 Week 3 WI +1.8 total -3.0

And, I added two more things to my list, a new arm exercise (I'd love to get rid of the 'wave') and trying to get 7/10 hours a day on my versa challenge of 250+ steps an house. Also upped the reps on the existing arm exercises and increased the time on my balence board. Slow and steady ...

@whathapnd Hey! A down is a down!!!!!

I knew I should have waited one more day to WI! Today I've lost the 1.8 gain and another 0.2! The goal for this week is to keep that weight off and lose another pound (or more). Onward!

@whathapnd , I love your introspection! It sounds like besides losing weight this last 9 months, you're gaining valuable insight into yourself. Thanks for sharing it with us. I, for one, can definitely relate to binge eating, esp after lunch. My plan, in your post about looking ahead 6 months, was to drink tea after I eat my meal. I'd totally forgotten that until your latest post there took me back. So today ...

I finally dug out my tape measure this morning. There is a reason my jeans feel so uncomfortable and some of my dress shirts are threatening to gap.

I feel a little like the frog in the pot of water who didn't realize the burner was on.

I'm going to focus this week on staying within my calorie budget. I did fine yesterday in spite of a 5 hour drive home. Now to just keep rinsing and repeating.

I was up by 1.2 pounds this week, but as I noted in the weigh-in thread, I think that's just because last week's weigh-in was artificially low because I had fasted the day before.

Overall, I'm on the verge of really making the 10 pound loss goal we're all working on.

This past week was again, pretty good even if imperfect. I did have a couple of days where I broke my "no alcohol during the week" rule, and last weekend was a little sloppy. Nonetheless, I managed to avoid throwing myself down the rest of the stairs, and otherwise stuck with my plan.

There were a few moments this week that took brute-force willpower. It's amazing how your mind can work to sabotage your plans. Yesterday, as an example, I was "starving" in the morning, and kept thinking "well, I'm hungry, so a little snack wouldn't hurt anything." But, I managed to stick to my guns, told myself how disappointed in myself I would be if I had that snack (and then had a worse weigh-in), and just pushed through the feeling.

Definitely feeling good that my clothes are back to fitting properly again!

Back at 174.5 today. I have been sticking to my calorie budget. I started at 176 many weeks ago.

I've been with the new to me fitness center for 2 work weeks now. I've been much more consistent with weight training as a result.