Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 23

I'm a 5ft 4in, 48 years old female.

SW: 15st 8lb (217lb)
CW: 13st 6lb (188lb)
RGW: 13st 4lb (186lb)
UGW: 10 st (140lb)

🎯 Mini goal 12st. 7lb (175) puts my BMI into the overweight category.

Day/Weight/Comment

15/8 13st 6lb (188lb) -3lb I always have the day off on a saturday, so will see what the scales say tomorrow.

16/8 13st 5.5lb (187.5lb) -1/2lb Feeling good today. I did better yesterday than I thought, even with having a day off, Only going a few cals over my limit.😊

17/8 13st 5.25lb (187.25lb) -1/4lb tough day today. I tend to want to eat when my pain is bad. I've given in a little but hopefully it wont be to bad.😞

18/8 13st 5lb (187lb) -1/4lb I've not started fantastically with an egg and bacon sandwich. (I had bacon that needed eating and it would be criminal to through it away.) I guess today will be my cheat day. 🤣🤣

19/8 13st 5.25lb (187.25lb) +1/4lb. I am not thrilled with today's weigh in. Yesterday was a bit of a wash out. Oh well,🤷🏻‍♀️ Today seems to be going well so onwards and upwards.

20/8 13st 5lb (186lb) -1 1/4lb Happy with that. It's good to be on track again.😊

21/8 13st 3.5lb (184.5lb) -1 1/2b Good result today.😊 Fingers crossed it Carrys on for then 3 days. My pain today is not good so still no exersice but Counting and tracking my food seems to be really helping.

21/8 13st 3.25lb (184.25lb) -1/4lb Day off today. I will just track everything and see what the damage is tomorrow.

23/8 No weigh In today.

24/813st 3.lb (184.lb) -1/4l Good day today. Pleased with my overall weight loss.😊

Goal reached... 4lb lost overall

(Please excuse my back to front dates and strange weights.. I'm a Brit.🤣)

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.
August focus: improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale
Aims:
Never give up! Never give in!
Recent Back Story: JGM10D ~|~ Round 123 🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
🔹Age 74;🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅
🔹1 Aug 2020: 149.8
🔹LW: 147.2 (Mar 2020)
🔹Focus: maintenance around 150 lbs
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 122 EW: 150.1: - 0.5lbs
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15/08: 149.6: Goals 😏Now that's what I mean about 'Sod's Law'. I hit this in the middle of Round 122 😂 then popped back up again yesterday. Let's see what this round brings us. (Later: Goals: 🌟)
16/08: 149.9: Goals 🌟
17/08: 149.2: Goals 🌟It's up and down like a yo-yo 😂
18/08: 149.5: Goals 🌟
19/08: DNW: Goals 🌟(No time to weigh. Had to go out early to do essentials shopping) Had an active rest day as it was very dull,and wet. There's a storm on the way overnight.
20/08: 149.7: Goals 🌟
21/08: 149.7: Goals 🌟
22/08: 150.2: Goals 🌟Champing at the bit to get back outside during a wet and windy week.
23/08: 150.1: Goals 🌟
24/08: 150.2: Goals 🌟Great day today. Worked in the garden for well over 2 hours all told.

Last few 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!

Keith
Male, 59, 5'10"
Starting Weight: 402.8
Current weight: 312.4
Ultimate Goal: 185 lbs., but realistically 15-18% bodyfat.
10-day Goal: 309.0
Medium range goal - I turn 60 in early October, so the goal is to be under 300. It would mean I've lost over 100 lbs. in just under a year AND first time under 300 since my late 40's.

R100 SW 388.5 EW 388.2 -0.3
R101 SW 388.2 EW 387.1 -1.1
R102 SW 387.1 EW 379.1 -8.0
R103 SW 377.8 EW 371.6 -9.3
R104 SW 371.6 EW 368.0 -3.6
R105 SW 368.0 EW 365.0 -3.0
R106 SW 365.0 EW 359.6 -5.4
R107 SW 361.0 EW 359.2 -1.8
R108 SW 361.8 EW 357.4 -4.4
R109 SW 356.0 EW 355.0 -1.0
R110 SW 354.1 EW 351.9 -2.2
R111 SW 351.9 EW 349.3 -2.6
R112 SW 349.3 EW 347.0 -2.3
R113 SW 346.8 EW 344.1 -2.7
Big Skip (7 rounds) -16.5
R120 SW 327.8 EW 323.6 -4.2
R121 SW 326.9 EW 320.9 -6.0
R122 SW 322.4 EW 315.5 -6.9
R123 SW 312.4

Day/Weight/Comment
08/15 - 312.4 - My biggest drop is always from Thursday (my last meal @ 6PM) thru Saturday @ noon, when I have my next meal (yes, 42 hour fast). I am surprised how much I've dropped and it looks like I'll make my medium-range goal of being under 300 by early October. The difference is that I didn't put on as much weight after eating on Thursday. Of course, the lack of stress from job searching (I start on Monday) probably adds to lessening cortisol, too.
08/16 - 314.6 - Not bad. I had a really good food day yesterday, even if my first meal gave me a bloated feeling. Instead of using keto bread for my morning avocado base, I made a quickie keto bun. It toasted SO much better.
08/17 - 316.6 - And after 2 days of eating, not too bad of an uptick. And down 3.7 over last week. I start a new job today, so... nervous. The cortisol could also have something to do with the uptick.
08/18 - 313.9 - First day of the new job in the books. Although I don't relish a drive into Philly, after 2 weeks of training I only have to go in 1 day/week and everything else I can do from home. Really nice weight drop from yesterday and the new job means I must walk more than usual, which almost doubled my normal amount. 4.8 lb. loss from last week. I haven't decided if I want to do a 5:2 or OMAD once I get under 300 (to slow my weight loss). Any advice would be appreciated!
08/19 - 312.8- AFTER a day of eating, my weight goes down... what gives? One really great thing about the new job is that I'm getting in an extra 2k of steps each day. Yesterday, I was down 4.8 from the previous week. Today, that zooms to 6.9 lbs. So, I ordered some pants for work that were 4 inches smaller than those I wore last year. And I have to return them. They were already a bit loose and at the rate I'm losing, it's just not worth it. So, I ordered replacements another 2 inches smaller (52). They might be a bit tight to start, but they'll be hinging off me by the holiday season.
08/20 - 311.2 - For the first time during a fast day, I cheated. I was so hungry last night I broke down and made some air-popped popcorn for a small snack. Nevertheless, nice drop. I'm still trying to get back into the swing of things by working again.
08/21 - 311.2 - No change... after a day of eating. But down 4.3 lbs. over last week and 8.5 from 2 weeks ago.
08/22 - 309.7 - made it under 310, but didn't get all the way down to my target. Since the weekends are eating days, it's VERY unlikely I'll make my goal. That said, I'm emptying out my closet from all the clothing that's WAY too big, since I will NEVER be this big again. Keeping one pair of pants for my final picture and donating the rest.
08/23 - 309.9 - Can't complain when the weight stays pretty even. A week ago, I was 4.7 lbs. heavier. I might not meet my goal for the round, but I'm still heading in the right direction.
08/24 - 312.1 - After my typical 2 weekend day eating, the weight obviously went up. So, I didn't make the goal for this round, but lost 4.5 lbs. over last week and 8.2 over 2 weeks. Silver lining to my dark cloud.

👍🏼👍🏼 This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE. 👍🏼👍🏼