Just For 10 Days - Round 124

26/f
SW: 79.8kg
GW: 70kg
UGW: 52kg

Goal for this round is to stay focused for the whole 10 days, stick to what I know, and hopefully see the numbers drop!


08/25 - 79.1kg, I've started CICO again since Sunday and feeling good!
08/26 - 78.5kg, I'm seeing a lot of dropping very quickly but I feel like it'll creep up a little or plateau very soon. Likely losing a lot of water weight but it feels good regardless!
08/27 - 78.4kg, happy to still see a decrease. I've been sticking to my calorie limits but probably not drinking as much water as I should
08/28 - 78.5kg, as expected the initial water weight probably fell off and now balancing out. Staying strong!
08/29 - didn't weigh as I had a night away from home. Didn't count calories on 28th or today
08/30 - 79.4kg, didn't count Friday/Saturday so I'm not surprised, also low water intake and a bit of alcohol so everything is out of whack. Back to it today, hopefully see a better number tomorrow
08/31 - 79.2kg, I tried my best to count yesterday but went to a restaurant for lunch/dinner so couldn't be totally accurate-good to see a drop anyway! Happy Monday
09/01 - didn't weigh today
09/02 - didn't weigh again, I've gone a bit off track with calories and weighing. Will weigh tomorrow !!
09/03 -

Thank you, everyone, for your condolences. Grateful for this lovely, supportive group.

Round 124

Female age 66
Height 5’7
OSW 235 lbs 5/1917
SW 1/01/20. 182 lbs

Update goal maintenance: 140/145 lbs
Walk 5,000 steps. 30 minutes water aerobics if weather stays Hot.

Beginning 182lbs at round 100
Round 100: 178.4lbs -3.6
Round 101: 174.4lbs -4
Round 102: 171.8lbs -2.6
Round. 103: 170lbs -1.8
Round. 104: 167.4lbs -2.6
Round. 105: 164.0lbs -3.4
Round 106: 169.6 lbs +5.6🙁
Round 107 : 163.8 lbs -5.8 😀
Round 108: 163.0 lbs. -0.8
Round 109: 159.6 lbs -3.4🤗
Round 110: 159.6 lbs. 0.00🤷‍♀️
Round 111: 158.2 lbs. -1.4🤗
Round 112: 157.8 lbs. -0.4
Round 113: 156.0 lbs -1.8 🤗
Round 114: 154.0 lbs -2.0 🤗
Round 115: 151.6 lbs. -2.4 🤗
Round 116: 150.0 lbs. -1.6 🤗⭐️
Round 117: 147.0 lbs. -3.0 🤗
Round 118: 145.2 lbs -1.8 🤗
Round 119: 145.4 lbs +0.2 🤗
Round 120: 144.4 lbs -1.0 🤗⭐️
Round 121: 145.4 lbs. +1.0 ⬆️🤷‍♀️
Round 122: 144.0 lbs -1.4 🤗⭐️
Round 123: 143.6 lbs -0.4 🤗⭐️

Day/Weight/Comment
08/25 143.6 lbs 1,301 Calories, 25 Carbs, 14 Net Carbs, 4,325 steps and 30 minutes of water aerobics.
08/26 143.0 lbs 1,317 Calories, 39 Carbs, 33 Net Carbs 4,580 steps and 39 minutes water aerobics.
08/27 143.0 lbs 1,407 Calories, 76 Carbs, 74 Net Carbs and 10,028 steps. High in carbs today got to stop eating sugar Free sweets they make me want to get more. Yogurt and sugar free pudding is just to good!
08/28 144.0 lbs 1,851 Calories, 29 Carbs, 23 Net Carbs and 9,151 steps. No surprises here still over eating but kept carbs down.
08/29 144.6 lbs still going up need to get control over this binge eating. Today I start again. 1,303 Calories, 24 Carbs, 13 Net Carbs and 9,564 steps.
08/30 142.6 lbs. ⬇️ 2 lbs. I have never lost that much in 1 day. 🤷‍♀️. Will have to stay on track and see what happens. 1,157 Calories, 20 Carbs, 13 Net Carbs. No exercise today.
08/31 142.4 lbs. 1,544 Calories, 34 Carbs, 24 Net Carbs 30 minutes of water aerobics and 5,327 steps.
09/01 143.2 lbs. Binged late last night on peanut butter right out of the jar!!! Have no idea how much I ate 😳. 1,449 Calories, 40 Carbs, 20 Net Carbs and 6,928
09/02
09/03

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

I'm in for round #124

SW: 139lbs GW: 115lbs

Round #122 < 3.8lbs
Round #123 < 3.4lbs

When you get this uncomfortable in your skin AND your clothes, you know you need a little extra accountability, and this forum is helping, tremendously!

Been making myself go for walks (or do workout videos) when my hurtin' body would rather say "No." Because my BMR is so low, I've been really cognizant of what is going in my mouth (and I'm not putting something in there-out of sheer boredom!) I've decided that I really don't enjoy exercising all that much! But, I've seen so much improvement in how my clothes fit over the past 15 days, that I'm NOT giving up now! Super excited to be getting back into my "real" wardrobe, after an umpteen year hiatus...



Day/Weight/Comment
08/25 #132.4 Nooooo! I knew I shouldn't have grazed on that delicious breaded chicken... Walking: 30 mins
08/26 132.0 Walking: 38 mins
08/27 132.0 Walking: 38 mins
08/28 132.0 Walking: 57 mins
08/29 130.8 Woo-hoo! Walking 30: mins
08/30 131.4 Noooo! Rest day
08/31 130.8 Walking: 28 mins
09/01 130.8 Walking: 27
09/02
09/03

5'11" male
Highest weight ever: 245.0 (January 2015)
OSW/OBF%: 241.0/20.8 (7/18/2020)
UGW: One-derland

R120 EW/EBF%: 233.6 (-7.4)/20.0 (-0.8), AW/ABF%: 235.3 (-5.7)/20.17 (-0.63)
R121 EW/EBF%: 233.4 (-0.2)/20.0 (0.0), AW/ABF%: 233.1 (-2.2)/19.95 (-0.22)
R122 EW/EBF%: 228.4 (-5.0)/19.4 (-0.6), AW/ABF%: 230.5 (-2.6)/19.66 (-0.29)
R123 EW/EBF%: 227.2 (-1.2)/19.3 (-0.1), AW/ABF%: 227.3 (-3.3)/19.31 (-0.35)

Total W/BF% lost: 13.8/1.5
Average W/BF% lost per round: 3.73/0.41

Round 124 goal(s): 2.4 lbs (to get and stay under 225). More importantly, lift weights at least 2x/wk, and rowing machine at least 2x/wk.

8/25: 227.6 (+0.4)/19.3 (0.0). Alright. I need to get this under control. I talked with my wife last night and asked that she stop accepting "outside food," particularly from her family. My sister-in-law visited on Sunday, and my in-laws sent chile rellenos with her. She also brought banana bread that she made from scratch. I love my wife's family, but them inundating me with food just throws me off. It's like they communicate love with food. I drew my line in the sand with my; I NEED to be in control of MY food. When I'm not in control of my food, something happens inside of me. I have been REALLY disciplined since I've been back, and I have been REALLY happy with the progress I have made in such a short time. But when I feel "forced" to do something different, particularly when it's multiple times in a week, it sends me down the road of "losing my mojo." I'm not going to let that happen; if that means me throwing away food that we have been "given," so be it. My health has to be more important than whether or not I eat something that someone gives to me unannounced. I guess what I'm getting at is that it would be easier for me if "people" were just told that I am really focusing on my health right now, and that I do NOT want ANYONE to give me ANYTHING. I COULD do that... but my wife doesn't want me to (for various reasons... mostly worried that she's going to hurt someone else's feelings). She would need to be the person that communicates this information to her family, but she's either reluctant or unwilling to do so. I have got to figure this out, because I like what's happening with me since I returned to this group. I want to continue my good habits. I'm going to go home tonight and do strength training; my body is still a little sore from what I did a few days ago, but I am going to "suck it up" and work through it tonight.

8/26: 226.4 (-1.2)/19.2 (-0.1). It feels really good to be back on the right track. I snacked a little bit too much last night (healthy snacks, though), but I generally had a pretty good day. My back is hurting a little bit, but I'm still going to try to do strength training today (I was still too sore yesterday); I'll just take it easy. My brother-in-law and his girlfriend are coming over to watch the Laker game tonight. I will NOT be having alcohol. I need to talk with my wife about food, and what we're planning in that regard. BEFORE they get here.

8/27: 226.0 (-0.4)/19.2 (0.0). It's amazing how long it takes to completely shake a bad habit, even one that only recently developed. As I say this, I have to acknowledge that my previous sentence is nonsense. Since July 18th, I have worked really hard to eliminate some long-term bad habits (particularly in the evening-snack department) that have made keeping a decent waistline absolute hell. What I have been experiencing in the past few days is not some brand-new bad habit; it's a resurgence of something that is all-too-familiar. I think it's important that I remember that. I also need to keep in mind that I am in no way giving up, and I am making progress. I still haven't worked out since earlier this week; my back was really hurting yesterday. That being said, I'm going to give it another shot today. Wish me luck!

8/28: 226.2 (+0.2)/19.2 (0.0). Cashews. Must stop eating cashews. At least I need to weigh something out and LEAVE IT AT THAT. I have a problem. It's not just sweets. Trying to squeeze in a post during a REALLY busy day. Sorry it's so short.

8/29: 224.8 (-1.4)/19.1 (-0.1). I finally got a bit of a handle on snacking yesterday. For some reason, when it's cashews, I just inhale them. It goes so fast. I had a few cashews yesterday (six I think), but I found something else to snack on that I was able to control a bit better. Despite my previous setback(s), I still think I'm doing great. I am WAY into seeing my trendline, but I still really like seeing a good weigh-in. This morning was satisfying. I'm 0.2 away from my recent low. THAT being said, my brother-in-law and his girlfriend are coming over today, and my parents are coming over tomorrow, so it's going to take some serious planning to get out of this weekend anywhere near the weight I have today. Honestly, if I'm at 226.0 on Monday morning, I'll consider the weekend a pretty rousing success. I'm going to lift weights this morning, and I'll do some rowing machine tomorrow morning. That should offset some of the badness I'll be doing to myself this weekend.

8/30: 226.6 (+1.8)/19.2 (+0.1). This is not unexpected. I had a nice cheat meal last night, and this is what happens the day after. I was pretty good with alcohol (two drinks or so). It could have been worse...? I'm going to do some strength training right now. I need to stay on-track as much as possible. My wife's birthday is 9/3. Is it weird that I'm happy that her birthday falls on the last day of a challenge?

8/31: 227.2 (+0.6)/19.3 (+0.1)

9/1: 226.4 (-0.8)/19.2 (-0.1). Sorry about missing posts for the past two days. I have been SUPER busy at work (9 clients today), but I'm still weighing in, and I'm still fully committed to this group

9/2:
9/3:

F 37 158cm (5'2)

SW 136.6kg (Jan 2020)
CW 128.5kg
GW (3 September) 127.5kg

Round 123 - 1.8kg loss

Day/Weight/Comment
25/8 128.5kg
Still a bit unwell, so no walking yet. I'm finding it easier not to snack in the evenings, which makes staying under my limit much easier.

26/8 128.2kg
Wanting to eat my feelings today. Instead I watched bad tv and sat with them. Hopefully I will feel a bit less overwhelmed tomorrow.

27/8 127.8kg
Finally got out of the house today, I haven't been out since Wednesday last week. Still really stressed.

28/8 128.4kg
A big bounce today. Our tap water is brown today, so takeaway for dinner. Still trying for higher protein choices, and only had half the mashed potato.

29/8 128.0kg
Nice to see that the bounce was short lived. Went swimming with the kids this morning, which was awesome. The pool had been closed since March, and I had definitely been missing it.

30/8 127.9kg
Today, after 3 weeks and 1 day, my trend hit my "in 5 weeks" goal that I got on the first day. I am also feeling all the muscles that I haven't used in months while the pool was closed. I will try to get back there tomorrow.

31/8 127.6kg
Got back to the pool today. It was a bit interrupted, but it is really nice to be back. Overdid the carbs a bit at dinner.

1/9 127.5kg <-- Yay, goals
My legs are so stiff today. Hopefully it will shake out as I get used to going back to the pool regularly. I still need to find out a way of dealing with my stress, as it isn't healthy.

2/9 127.4kg
Today was a constant struggle to make good choices. Eating out, with limited choices. I tried to make the best of it, but I am feeling sluggish tonight.

3/9

Starting weight 179lbs
Goal weight 126 lbs

Round 123 174lbs


Round 124
Month/Day: Weight/Comment

08/25 173.2 lbs
08/26 173.2 lbs
08/27 172.8 lbs
08/28 173.4 lbs so annoying
08/29 173.6 lbs still going in the wrong direction! However, my scales show my body fat percentage and that is going down so I think it must be water weight. I had a bottle of sparkling water yesterday and I think that has a lot of sodium in it. Libra keeps moving my goal date a month at a time!
08/30 173.2 lbs
08/31 173.2 lbs I'm hoping for at least a .4 drop by Wednesday
09/01 173.2 lbs 3 days at the same weight. When I started again, Libra estimated I'd reach my goal in December this year. During this round I've gone from April to November 21. I did 9000 steps yesterday and 6000 already today before weighing in.
I'm not even eating my exercise calories!
09/02 173.0 lbs. 5500 steps today before weighing in. Didn't eat exercise calories yesterday. And now Libra says I'll get to my goal weight in January 2022!!?



@quiltingjaine

Thanks for the support. For the next 10 days I'm going to put down my body fat measurement too as that at least seems positive.

Original Start Weight: 234
Challenge Start Weight: 198

Day/Weight/Comment
08/25 197.8
08/26 198.2
08/27 196.8
08/28 197.4 I stayed in a deficit yesterday (612 calories in deficit according to MFP and Fitbit combined), but had a lot of carbs. The next few days will indicate if this is a real gain or if it's water.
08/29 197.2 Ate at maintenance yesterday. I figure any day I lose or maintain is a great day. The scale might fluctuate, but eating at maintenance or at a deficit is within my control.
08/30 196 Deficit of just over a thousand calories yesterday. I ate a lot and burned a lot between housecleaning and bike ride. Lots of carbs but that's not seeming to matter today.
08/31 196.2
09/01 197.4
09/02 196.4

28, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2
GW: 138

Previous Rounds:
Last weight
08/24 - 153.9

Round GW: 153.2

Day, Weight, Comment
08/25 - 154.5
08/26 - 154.3
08/27 - 153.9
08/28 - 152.3
08/29 - 153.4
08/30 - 153.9
08/31 - 155.2
09/01 - 154.1
09/02 - 154.5 - So that infographic about fat cells and you gain before a whoosh? I'm reaaaaally hoping this is it. I hit my water goal yesterday, was pretty good with food, only over 38 cals (and it felt like not a lot of food, I was quite hungry almost all day). Took 2 walks. I don't know what else it could be.
09/03

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