Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 118

I am back. 51 year old midwestern wife, mom and fully employed. Annoyed with myself.

SW: 200.4
UGW: 165
RGW: 198

Day/Weight/Comment
06/26 198.6 - 90 minutes of cardio kickboxing
06/28 198.6 - fine after pizza and wine. 55 minutes of weight training
06/29 199.3 - sore muscles. 90 minutes of kickboxing
06/30 198.9 - sore muscles continue. Hoping to do some yoga today to help
07/01 197.5 - maybe the yoga helped! 50 minutes of weight training
07/02 197.3 - 45 minutes of kickboxing
07/03 198.6 sore muscles 90 minutes of kickboxing
07/04
07/05

Just got home from camping, so my first weigh in for this round!

5’4.5”, 32 years old, female
Highest weight: 275 (12/25/2019)
2020 Goal Weight: 250
Ultimate goal weight: 150
Round 114 SW: 269.8
Rounds 114 - 117: -5.4lbs
Round 118 SW: 264.6

6/26: DNW/camping

6/27: DNW/camping

6/28: DNW/camping

6/29: DNW/camping

6/30: DNW/camping

7/1: DNW/camping

7/2: DNW/camping

7/3: 262.8 ~ Not what I was expecting! I thought all those s’mores would have me way up when we got home, but I guess the hiking and IF kept me on track!

7/4:

7/5:

Looking forward:
I'm just too danged cussed to let this thing knock me back, and ruin all the effort I have put in to get here. I am stepping up my routine, and taking control. Sheltering in place means I can fully concentrate on getting in my exercise, and preparing healthy food.
Aims:
Never give up! Never give in!
Back Story: JGM10D ~|~ Round 118 🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
🔹Age 73;🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹LW: 147.2 (Mar 2020)
🔹UGW: 145
🔹Aim for this round: stay under 150
I am MINDFUL of making heathy choices to MAXIMISE the achievement of my goals!
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Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!
Round 117 EW: xxx:
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26/06: 149.7: Goals🌟
27/06: 149.8.: Goals🌟
28/06: 149.9: Goals🌟
29/06: 149.2: Goals🌟
30/06: 149.2: Goals🌟
01/06: 149.6: Goals🌟
02/06: 149.5: Goals🌟
03/06: 149.6: Goals🌟
04/06: xxx: Goals
05/06: xxx: Goals

Last 7 Rounds
Daily Goals
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you. Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

SW: 218.4 lb (12/1/19)
Total weight loss: 27.2 lb

Round 117 🔻 4.4lbs

Round 118 (SW 192)
06/26: 191.2 - I had a decent day yesterday. Had 23k steps and drank a few beers during my 2 sand volleyball games.. could’ve done better but could’ve been a lot worse! Hoping to hit the 180s this round.
06/27: 191.4- I’m completely fine with that. I try to do maintenance and relax on my diet a bit on the weekends. Didn’t eat the best and had a few drinks but was a good maintenance day!
06/28: DNW- today is my rest day. I did good yesterday and only ate 1400 calories while burning 1100 through exercise.
06/29: 192.2 ugh self sabotage.. I did so good on Friday and Saturday. Sunday came along and wine, nachos, wine, cupcakes, wine and more wine... ugh I think Sunday’s are hard for me because I hate going to work on Monday lol. Oh well 1 bad day out of 7 is a win. Back to the grind today.
06/30: 191.6 - well that’s a start. I’ll probably have a decent drop tomorrow or at least I’m hoping since I had a few pieces of meat topper pizza yesterday and that’s pretty salty.
07/01: 190.8- sooo close to the 180s!!
07/02: 190.2 - good day yesterday!
07/03: DNW- it would’ve been ugly with drinking a lot yesterday and TOM. Today hasn’t been the best either. Hoping for a better day tomorrow.
07/04:
07/05:

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 118 (round 50 for me ) I'm in for another round (of course!) – just keep going! Yet again thank you @GrandmaJackie, such a champion particularly in these unprecidented times, helping keep some stability in our lives, for setting up these challenges.

Female age 62 5' 4” - Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and have gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then; I don't want to gain any more, but would like to get back to my goal weight – I'm working at it – it's a permanent way of life !

Goal – get back to 132 for this round.... - aim to get back to & stick with good habits: be mindful of what I eat & drink, keep walking, no binges, really want to keep the 10 days binge free! Keep calm, wash hands, be kind and follow all latest Government guidelines for C-19 virus.
Keep calm – we're all in this together!

Day/Weight/Comment
06/26 134.8 – 10.45 miles walked yesterday, good food choices, 657 calories in credit, all macros in green.
06/27 134.8 – 11.33 miles walked yesterday, 429 calories in credit & all other macros in green.
06/28 135.8 – 6.43 miles walked yesterday. Calories over yesterday & sodium too; mussels for lunch !!
06/29 136.4 – 3.87 miles walked yesterday, drove up to DD's to care for 2 year old DGS#1 whilst SIL went to the hospital to sit with DGS#2 and DD came home to have an hour with DGS#1. The baby's condition is unchanged, consultant still believes he is suffering with a genetic condition preventing him from retaining glucose, constant feeding tube down his nose is still in place and poor little chappie is now also suffering with croup . He is really in the wars, plan is to move him to specialist children's hospital tomorrow and hopefully conclusive blood results should be in tomorrow to enable a treatment plan to be developed – fingers crossed.
06/30 136 – 12.3 miles walked yesterday, but a binge on chocolate covered peanuts which I just craved all day; no more in the house now! Once again must move on and crack down. Doing afternoon tea for my sisters in the garden – all socially distanced – but will do as lunch and some “goodies” are healthy ones, will get out for a walk this morning beforehand. Managed to change our caravan site booking to be closer both to our DD's house and to the specialist children's hospital where our DGS is being moved to today, it will be less time travelling up to give them support by taking his 2 year old brother for a few hours each day - still can't visit sick DGS due to C-19, hard times all round .
07/01 136 – 8.38 miles walked yesterday, still struggling foodwise, what I eat seems so insignificant compared to what my family is enduring!! Must try to get my head together!
07/02 136 – 9.35 miles walked yesterday, food a bit better; logged everything, 291 calories over calories out.
07/03 136 – 4.36 miles only walked yesterday ( up with DGS#1) hence 390 calories & 126 carbs over, but I'm still logging.
07/04 135.6 – 6.4 miles walked yesterday, food choices much better, 33 calories & 4 carbs over. Away for a week in our caravan later to day - first time since before C19 kicked in, taking my scales with me! Happy Independence Day everyone !!
07/05


KEEP SAFE EVERYONE . Keep calm – we're all in this together!

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Highest Weight: 213
Lowest Weight: 143
Goal for this round: 177.X
GW (for now): 165

Round 117—SW: 181, EW: 179.6

Day/Weight/Comment
06/26–179.0--I’m getting better at focusing on what’s good for my body. Making better choices on a regular basis now. Mentally, I seem more in control than I’ve been in a very long time. Stayed within plan on eating and got in some gardening, house cleaning, and some walking yesterday even though I was super sore from the day before’s strenuous activities.
06/27–179.6—Overexerted yesterday and went to bed super sore, so some of this may be muscle stress. Made some less than perfect choices yesterday though, as well, but calories weren’t over by much. I think, if I manage today well, this will go down tomorrow. Need to focus on more protein, less carbs, and more water today.
06/28–179.4—Was hoping for a whoosh today, but it didn’t happen. At least it’s a small move in the right direction! Made good choices yesterday and stayed active, but didn’t overexert. Still got in over 10K steps and an exercise bike session. I was hungry last night at dinner, but still kept control, so I was proud of myself for that. At least I’m not soaring higher and higher like I did during the lockdown.
06/29–179.6—I must admit, this is frustrating. I’m doing a good job with calorie intake and I’m staying active too. The thing I need to do better on is water, so that is my goal today. I’ve got to make this work, and not just blow it off again, so today I will focus on water.
06/30–177.8—Happy dance, here! I did three miles of fast walking while pushing a stroller with an 18-pound baby and all her stuff (much harder for me than just walking), drank 70 ounces of water, and stayed within calories with good, healthy choices all day. It definitely paid off. But I really think it was good choices over the last few days that made this happen; my body just really fights losing weight, so it took a while. Now if I can just stay or get back here or below by the end of the round. Going to try hard NOT to blow this today. Oh, made another recipe my whole family loved yesterday for dinner, Baked Chicken Cordon Bleu. If you’re interested, here’s the link: https://www.skinnytaste.com/chicken-cordon-bleu/
07/01–178.0--I feel pretty good about this. In my world, after a whoosh, there’s usually a bounce back up a bit. I worked hard yesterday to prevent that even though I fought hunger all day, and all I got was a .2 bounce. I ate within plan and got in three short walks yesterday spread out throughout the day as I had time. I also drank a lot of water to help curb the hunger, although much of it went unmeasured. If I can keep doing what I’ve been doing, hopefully the downward trend will continue.
07/02–177.2—This is awesome, but it may be dehydration. I don’t look for this to hold. Had a really good day with food intake yesterday—ate salads as my two main meals—one with chicken, one with boiled shrimp. Had a couple of drinks last night, which I haven’t done in months, though, so I don’t know how much of this is just dehydration. Fingers crossed!
07/03–176.4—This feels amazing! I have not given into little hunger pangs the last few days, but stuck with the plan. I also avoided (narrowly) a Dairy Queen Blizzard, and it paid off in spades! Now to figure out how to handle the holiday weekend without blowing this three pound loss. What are my American friends planning, food-wise, for your celebration (even if it is a semi-locked down celebration of Freedom)?
07/04–178.4—This is my body fighting back from the weight loss. I had another really good day yesterday with food intake. Could have had more exercise/activity, but even did well with water. My body just really fights losing weight. I have a healthy dinner planned for July 4th, family-only celebration here at home. Stayed up late last night watching the fireworks over Mt. Rushmore Celebration which was such a great ceremony, so I’ve only had about 4 hours sleep. Maybe that’s it, I don’t know. But, I will not let this derail me.
07/05

Round 113 starting weight 213.4 ending 209.4 ~ 4 pound loss
Round 114 starting weight 209.6 ending 206.6 ~ 3 pound loss
Round 115 starting weight 206.6 ending 204.5 ~ 2 pound loss
Round 116 starting weight 205.4 ending 204.0 ~ 1.5 pound loss
Round 117 starting weight 204 ending 202 ~ 2 pound loss

Starting to lose focus! Went away for a couple of days and. and fell way off the wagon. Got up and hiked 3.5 miles today and just had a healthy lunch....Hoping for a successful 10 days!
06/26 205 = (. up, up, up... got a bit out of hand at the beach!
06/27 203.8
06/28 202
06/29 201.2 movie right along ....
06/30 200.6 I saw it! It flashed for one minute, but wasn't ready to stay in onederland.... soon!
07/01199.2.... ONEDERLAND! So excited, I forgot to post 😂😂😂
07/02 198.2.... Just want to socially distance from that 200 !!
07/03 199.2. Just need to stay in ONEderland!! I did not workout or walk yesterday. On my way to the trails now.
07/04 199.6. I just want to stay! I have been keeping up the good work!
07/05