Just For 10 Days - Round 124

zaraizzy2 · September 2020

I'm in my 1st round

Female, Age 57, 6"0
Highest Weight: 400
MFP Start Weight: 289
Current Weight: 283.2
Ultimate Goal Weight: 197

Day/Weight/Comment:

08/29: 289
08/30: 283.2 (-5.8 lbs) Mostly water.

08/31: 282.6 (-0.6 oz) Going in the right direction. 🌝

09/01: 283 (+0.4 oz)
Weight fluctuates on a day-to-day basis. 😟

09/02: 285.2 (+2.2 lbs) This is due to me over eating last night. 😫
Even after losing over 100+ lbs, I still have trouble with given into temptation. Need to learn how to 🤐 my mouth.

09/03:

Tesha231 · September 2020

58 y.o. female 5' 7"
HW: 186 UGW: 150
R119 - Lost 2.9# -
R120 - Lost 1.9# - 171.3
R121 - 171.9
R122 - 171
R123 - 170. 8
R124 - Goal 169

Day/Weight/Comment
8/25 - 169.7 Trying not to get too excited. Each oz in a lb. seems to have a mind of its own lately. Each taking turns hopping up and down like evil bouncy balls. (After I wrote this I got a mental image of what 16 of those balls released all at once might look like--cracked me up! I'm just weird like that.)
8/26 - 168.7 Keeping this loss to the end of this round will be my new R124 goal. Thinking it will still be a challenge.
8/27 - 169.3 Not sweating the small bounces. Determined to keep the 7 out of the second position. So, 30 minutes after I posted this, my daughter delivers a Starbucks Bacon Gouda and Vente Pumpkin Spice Coffee. Bless.Her.Heart. Going to enjoy every sip/bite. Still determined ... no 7 in the second position! I let you know how I compensate for this once I figure it out. lol
8/28 - 169.1 Earned 790 calories by walking that I did not eat back. Walked wildly (Side steps and in place) during a virtual team meeting instead of sitting all day which added nearly 2,500 of 14,000 steps. I may have started a new virtual meeting habit!
8/29 - 169.8
8/30 - 169.5
8/31 - 169 16,500+ steps yesterday, not a record but pretty happy
9/01 - 168.2 Fortunately I already brushed my teeth when the hubs thought we should have a banana split. I did make one for him and it looked amazing! Think I enjoyed it more through his smile than if I would have had one myself.
9/02 - 167.9
9/03 -

MommaGemz · September 2020

ROUND 124

I’m a 5’ 8”, 45 yo Mom of 2 young ones. The lockdown had me squeaking toward 200, so I knew I had to start taking better care of myself!

Original SW: 196.2 lb (6/11/20)
GOAL Weight: 165 lb
Total weight loss to date: 13.9 lb
17.3lb to go!

R121: -3.1 lb✔️
R122: -1 lb ✔️
R123: -.2 lb ✔️

Round 124 SW: 182.3 (on 8/24/20)

08/25 – 181.1 – Starting off pretty well for this round! I’m hoping this drop will stick.
08/26 – 180.3 - - I’ve been making sure to get in my 3 goals of calories, steps & water, and it looks like that has been working.
08/27 – 180.0 – Whoooo!! MFP says I’ve now lost 51% of my target! It took me 11 weeks to get half-way there!
08/28 – 179.8 – Yes, yes! I am starting to see the 170s!
08/29 – 179.6 – I have had great trajectory this week. I am going to be extra careful on my calories today because my son’s birthday is tomorrow. Pizza and cake is what he has requested for the day, so that’s what he will get
08/30 – 180.4 – Not sure what happened here, because I kept within my normal calorie window. That just shows you that these fluctuations happen even when we’re careful. We have a birthday celebration in the house today so watch out tomorrow

08/31 – DNW – Yeah, I am actually scared to step on the scale after the birthday party yesterday….
09/01 – 181.1 – Whoo. Not as bad as I thought, but it was probably higher yesterday. No problem, I’m back on track now
09/02 – 180.1 – Okay, repair is slowly occurring after the birthday party. Hopefully I’ll see those 170s again soon!
09/03 -

Hope_bay74 · September 2020

SW- 188.4
GW- 187.4
UGW- 145
46 Female 5’7”

Day/Weight/Comment:

08/25-188.4
Poor eating day. Try to be better tomorrow.
☑️RM score-97
☑️Steps- 8000
☑️H2O-ok

08/26
☑️RM score-92
☑️Steps- 9118
✖️H2O-poor
✖️Eating-poor

08/27- Anniversary
☑️RM score- 100
✖️Steps- 5782

08/28
☑️RM score-90
☑️Steps- 7125
✖️Eating-Poor

08/29
✖️RM score- 72
✖️Steps- 5740
✖️Eating-poor

08/30
☑️RM score- 98
☑️Steps- 8251
✖️Eating

08/31
Day 1 of trying to be better. Packed lunch and made coffee at work. Did well all day and dinner but then LNS in front of tv
☑️RM score- 85
✖️Steps- 5693
✖️Eating- poor
☑️H20- ok (5)

09/01-187.8
Packed lunch and made coffee at work. No junk food.
☑️RM score- 100
☑️Steps- 5737
☑️Eating- ok
☑️H20-
✖️No LNS-had wine and cheese/fruit with a friend.

allmannerofthings · September 2020

R 122 RSW 221 RGW 219 REW 218.4 -2.4
R 123 RSW 218.4 RGW 216 REW 216 -2.4
R 124 RSW 216 RGW 214.6

08/25 - 216.2
08/26 - 215.4:):)Starting to see a pattern, 2 days of more or less the same and third day drop.
08/27 - 215.6 not surprised to see a bounce today - yesterday was the first time I was over my calorie goal - I need to plan better.
08/28 - 214.0:):):)Seems to good to be true - will try to hang on to it though.
08/29 - Anniversary 214.6 not surprised to see a bounce
08/30 - 216.6 Lots of carbs and lots of salt yesterday - but we did enjoy our sushi dinner!
08/31 - 215.6

09/01 - 216 - sigh, must try to be patient.
09/02 - 214.2 - happy dance!
09/03 -

_JeffreyD_ · September 2020

Male: 63
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)

Goal this round: To lower my ten-day average from previous ten-day average. Or, at least don’t make a total pig of myself during the long weekend getaway planned for the middle of the round.

Historical Averages:

R 94: 210.7 (20191108 = date of the last day of the round)
R 95: 210.3
R 96: 210.5
R 97: 211.3 (20191208)
R 98: 212.7
R 99: 212.5* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 100: 215.0* (ghost vaycay entries) (20200107)
R 101: 216.0* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 102: 212.6
R 103: 211.9 (20200206)
R 104: 210.9
R 105: 212.5
R 106: 211.2 (20200307)
R 107: DNF
R 115: 215.6 (20200605)
R 116: 213.7
R 117: 213.1
R 118: 212.1 (20200705)
R 119: 212.4
R 120: 211.5
R 121: 207.9 (20200804)
R 122: 207.4
R 123: 207.3

I like to track averages due to my wild fluctuations. For the same reason, I like to weigh daily so I can see the lows from time to time. It gives me hope.

Round 124
Month/Day: Weight / Comment

08/25: 206
08/26: 207.6 / A bit of stress in my world right now. Mostly first-world problems. I love to pack my cake-hole when things get crazy. I need to avoid stress induced eating binges.
08/27: DNW
08/28: DNW
08/29: DNW
08/30: DNW
08/31: DNW
09/01: 212.8 / This is the result of a few days away with DW’s family. Our main form of pastime is eating and lounging. Did take a nice walk in there, but not enough to overtake the high salt / high card diet. It will drop off in a couple days. It’s good to be back under the microscope.
09/02: 210.6 / So, to meet my goal for this round I will need to lose about ten pounds in the next 24 hours. 😊 Part of the problem is that I will only have 5 days out of the ten that I could weigh this round. And, three of them are after a 5 day getaway.
I think I will just buckle down and do my best for the day and do better in the next round.
09/03:

ChrysalisCove · September 2020

5’3”, 32yrs, F
SW: 245
Mini-Goal 1: 235.0 🏆 (July)
Mini-Goal 2: 220.0
Mini-Goal 3: 200.0
Mini-Goal 4: <188 (Previous Low)
UGW: 150-170lbs

Round 115 🔻 3.6lbs
Round 116 🔻 2.8lbs
Round 117 🔻 2.4lbs
Round 118 🔺 2.3lbs
Round 119 🔻 4.3lbs
Round 120 🔻 2.4lbs
Round 121 🔻 5.4lbs
Round 122 🔻 2.6lbs
Round 123 🔻 0.2lbs

Round 124
08/25: DNW (previously 224.8) ⚖️
08/26: 226.0 - So bloated! 😩
08/27: 224.8 - That’s better! 🙂
08/28: 223.4 - New low! 😁
08/29: 223.2 - It stuck 👍🏼
08/30: 221.8 - Woo-hoo! 🤩
08/31: 221.8 - Stuck 🙂
09/01: 221.8 - Holding steady ⚖️
09/02: 222.0 - Not bad for after pizza! 🍕
09/03:

rlaskey2 · September 2020

43 yr old female, 5.5 feet
starting weight 186.6
Current weight 184.4

Round 120 up .8
Rounds 121 down 2.2 lbs
Round 122 down .2
Round 123 Same as start weight

Day/Weight/Comment
08/25 183.8 that was unexpected. I was stressed and snacking yesterday.
08/26 184.4 this seems to be where I keep ending up lately 183.6 happy for this number. I was busy so not focused on food so ate less
08/27 183.6 completed strength work out and still babying my knee but dying to really work out after 3 weeks. Eating was ok
08/28 184.4 back up

08/29 185.4 need to refocus
08/30 184.6 completed upper body strength workout and walked. Eating was just meh
08/31 185
09/01 184.6 started knee boxing workout and had great eating first half of the day.
09/02
09/03

shunggie · September 2020

Female age 51
Round 124
My 51st Round

HWE - 275
OSW - 213
CW - 165
RGW - 164.8
Mileage goal for 2020: 634 miles
Completed distance - 546.7 mile
Spoiler
Round 106 SW 158.2 Ew 158.2 DIF 0
Round 124 SW 165 EW???

8/28 165.0 I took off from mid-February until now. I was stuck and discouraged. The pandemic has forced me back to my home office. I was unable to get my roommate in to a new place because first she was laid off, second due to all her health issues she is high risk (COPD/Asthma) and while she's a nightmare roommate she is still my friend. I have gained 9 pounds since I left this Challenge. I am still walking almost daily. I should hit the challenge goal of 1020km (approx 634 miles) this year. Walking is the only thing that has kept me sane. I didn't walk today because my foot has been bothering me (broken in a car accident almost 30 years ago) and I'm antsy already. I went from traveling 3 weeks a month to basically not leaving my house. I am an extrovert, a loud goofy sales person so being home 24/7 is my least favorite thing to do. We were told last week we will continue to work from home until the end of the year, then they will reevaluate. So what I keep thinking is temporary isn't. Time to face the music and stop living in a temporary "I can do what I want while this BS is going on" mode. I have continued to track, though not seriously. I started a few days ago and was shocked at the calories I was eating. If I hadn't been walking I would probably have gained 20. I loved the support I got here before and it does make me more accountable to myself. And since I'm sure you've missed seeing pics of my adorable niece here is one to start this off with a bang. She was helping me with setting up my laptop.

8/29 166.1 Walked 3.04 miles Wrong way already. I weighed over the weekend but didn't post.
8/30 166.5 Walked 3.21 miles Still wrong.
8/31 DNW Might walk after work or at lunch if the rain slows down. I've already eaten breakfast and forgot to weigh. I'm out of the habit. I was bad all weekend. Getting back on track is going to be challenging for me. Avocado toast for breakfast on a rainy late summer morning is a pretty good start though.
9/1 168.1 Walked 0 miles. It rained all day yesterday and this morning. Fingers crossed for walking after work. Of course I start back on here the same week as mother nature hits me. Noodle bowls with a lot of sodium and TOM kick me up two pounds on my 5th day back to the challenge.
9/2 168.2 Walked .76 miles Walked yesterday, but shouldn't have been on the trail I tried because of all the rain, it was muddy and I fell. Not seriously hurt, my hand landed on a rock or stick or something and my hip is sore. I turned around and went back to the car. Eating slightly better. I have got to get back to planning. That's what's failing me. No plans. That's ok, I'm walking tonight (paved trail for me) and keep trying. I did say no to cookies yesterday after the fall.

playhardkf2017 · September 2020

29 yo female
5’2” Small frame according to my wrist circumference
SW 126.2 (April 14th, 2020)
Highest lifetime weight: 138 lbs. August 2011
Goal Weight: 110
Previous rounds: 125.2 -> 122.8 -> 121.6 -> 121.2 -> 119.8-> 119.4 -> 117.8 ->116.6 -> 117.2 ->117.2->114.8 ->116.8 -> 116.4
Goal weight for this round: Somewhere in the lower 115 or 114 range
Previous days

08/25 116.6 I went for another walk this morning because I just wasn’t feeling a higher intensity workout today. I even made a chicken friend along the way. It was so funny and made my morning! He was quite friendly too. Luckily, I saw a couple who lived in the neighborhood and told me it was okay for him to be roaming around. I was worried about him running away from home lol.
Typical breakfast planned. My snack is going to be a caprese salad because we got gorgeous tomatoes and basil in our csa. I think dinner will be some sort of steak tips, but not sure what we’ll have with them. Most likely salad because we also got lots of greens with the CSA. Have a good Tuesday!

08/26 (posted on 8/27) 115.8 Getting back down to 114 would be so nice, but I guess I’ll take it one pound at a time. Ups and downs are normal but so annoying haha. Food was on point yesterday and today should be too. I’m making pulled pork for diner and looking forward to it. I think I’ll make some sort of slaw to eat with it and top it with some zucchini refrigerator pickles I made a few weeks back.

08/27 115.6 Didn’t end up posting my blurb yesterday. I wrote it out but never had a minute to post it. We went on a nice walk in the woods today for our workout. It was lovely 😊. Today is another busy day and we are having some left over pulled pork for dinner with salad, black beans, and tomatoes. Yum! Have a good day!
08/28 116.8 Awesome workout this morning and will be getting a 3 mile walk in later today as I walk to pick up my car that’s in the shop. It’s a gorgeous day, so I figured why not get the extra walk versus have my husband give me a ride.
So, I think I’m going to try and lose super slow (already happening) because with my mother in law being in the hospital/sick people have been continuously bringing food by and I can’t control that because that’s life. Her friends want to help us all out and their kindness is truly appreciated….but it’s not too kind on my hips. I’ve been able to essentially maintain this month since the food train has started, but it’s hard to lose when you have no idea of the recipe. In the meantime, until the onslaught of food stops, I’ll just keep on doing what I am doing and track as much as I can. It’s also really hard to say no to take-out when you it’s put right in front of your face and you know it’ll be wasted if you don’t eat it. So that’s my food venting for the day.
Any ways have a happy Friday and I’m going to go eat my granola, fruit, and yogurt!

08/29 116.0 Already got a spin bike workout in this morning. Today will be a day filled with chores so that I can have a lazy day tomorrow. Dinner tonight will be left over pulled pork with broccoli and a tomato & greens salad. The dinner train dropped off baked pasta last night which was very rich but I had a giant tomato sliced with some fresh mozzarella before the pasta to help fill me up. It worked well because I was able to have a reasonable serving with one meatball. I felt very satisfied after eating it all, but I didn’t feel like I did much damage. I even managed to lose some water weight overnight 😊. Have a good weekend!

08/30 115.0 I’ll take the whoosh 😊. My husband and I went for a 4 mile walk this morning and just finished watching a soccer game we DVR’d last night. Solid day so far! Breakfast/lunch will be the last of the baked pasta with 2 meatballs, my snack will be left over canned pumpkin with yogurt and granola, and dinner will be a big salad and 2-3 fried eggs.
I downloaded Happyscale to get a different view of my weight data. It’s interesting the different views and options you have to observe the trends. I just splurged on the one-time payment for their premium option and I already love the extras! So, that’ll be a fun app to look at each day as well. It has me reaching my “running average” 110lb goal in May of next year, and I’m okay with that. I just need to remind myself that I’m not in a race.
I feel the best I have about my body and health (except for my borderline high cholesterol of 202 I just found out about, although the ratio is decent and the HDL is at a good level, so not too worried). In relation to my cholesterol, I’m going to start bringing more healthy fats (I eat plenty of fiber so I know I don’t need more of that to help my cholesterol) into my diet because those will help my cholesterol levels. I had borderline high cholesterol in the past, but reversed it with diet and exercise in my early 20s… now it has creeped back at 29 almost 30. I think with all of the calorie counting, I have been shying away from including as much healthy fats than I used to which could have had an impact on my cholesterol levels. Or my levels were higher back in April when I started this but I will never know. I would hope that losing ten pounds and exercising most days of the week has had a positive effect though. Who knows! That’s my book of a post today. Have a happy Sunday!

08/31 114.6 We did a great running workout this morning on the soccer field. Man is grass tough to run in at times. You don’t feel quite so light on your feet compared to asphalt. But with that resistance of the grass equals a better workout and it’s nicer on my hips and knees.
Today will be a good day food wise and will consist of typical stuff for me 😊. Through tracking my weight daily since April, I have finally realized the time of month when I am at my lightest and it’s right around now. So, going forward, I will continue to weigh every day but not worry as much about the fluctuations and just have a month to month comparison. As I look at the data, it definitely shows a gradual decline despite all the annoying blips up. So, I guess I’m just feeling better about it all mentally… and that is so important!
Happy Monday!

09/01 114.0 Woohoo! New low 😊. We went for a nice long walk this morning. It’s good it was long because I have an ice cream trip planned today for after our meat CSA pick up. I have been craving cake batter like nobody’s business, so I figured cake batter ice cream would be a calorically better treat versus making a bowl of cake batter and eating it all. I have found recipes for low cal cake batter but I’m not really into artificial sweeteners and such.
So, I have my usual breakfast planned along with ice cream for a dinner appetizer lol, and rotisserie chicken with roasted potatoes plus salad for dinner.
We got Cape Gooseberries and our CSA yesterday and they are so yummy! They have a little sweetness to them but are earthy tasting at the same time. They went well with a salad that had shredded carrot, tomatoes, baby greens, and baked chicken fingers on top with a BBQ dressing. I’m so glad I thought of the dressing: 2 tbs Stubb’s BBQ sauce, 1 tbs Frank’s buffalo sauce, and 1 tbs apple cider vinegar. It was so yummy! It went perfectly with the chicken fingers in the salad and added a nice twist to the greens and veggies! The dressing will definitely be a repeat for me.
Enjoy your Tuesday!

09/02 114.2 We did a soccer workout this morning, which was a lot of fun! Breakfast will be typical and for my snack/lunch I want to make a cucumber salad with Greek yogurt, vinegar, chives, shredded carrot, a few raisins, and a touch of rotisserie chicken. Dinner will be more left-over rotisserie chicken with a big salad… maybe more.
Have a good day!

playhardkf2017 · September 2020

@Hilogirl2018 I'm so sorry for your loss. That is so so hard.

MTW70 · September 2020

CamandJarvis wrote: »

kblanc14 wrote: »

If you feel ick from drinking a decent amount of plain water in the heat, have you ever tried one of the electrolyte powder mixes to add to your water bottle? It might be interesting to see if getting a little bit of sodium & potassium in the mix could help with the ick feeling. There are even diy liquid concoctions you can make.

If you're interested I can share a modified recipe from a running cookbook I have.

Oh yes!! I'd love something like that.

I had a small bottle of gatorade yesterday to try to replenish but I really really hate how sweet those types of drinks are. I was drinking pedialyte for awhile but it gets so expensive and still has a lot of sugar for my taste (though will do in a pinch over gatorade, powerade, etc). I wish I could go for a sugar-free alternative but, unfortunately, my mom gifted me with migraines when I eat/drink anything with too much artificial sweetener. I've found drinking water and supplementing with the right foods (and sometimes a little more salt as I normally don't add salt to anything) works for me. Texas heat is a whole new beast for me to adjust to, but I love it so much I need to figure something out.

Try a Nuun (pronounced Noon) electrolyte tablet in your water when working outside. I use this in my water bottle on hot long runs. The flavor is not very sweet and they come in lots of flavors. You can get them at running stores, Amazon, and I think I've even seen them at Walmart & Target.

dawnbgethealthy · September 2020

Female 59, 5'3" - S.E. BC Canada
MFP start October 28.18 – 191
GW 115
Previous rounds:
Round 95 - Nov 09 - 18.19 EW 158.4

Round 96 - Nov 19 - 28.19 EW 158.4
Round 97 - Nov 29 - Dec 08.19 EW 157.5
Round 98 - Dec 09 - Dec 18.19 EW 159.0
Round 99 - Dec 19 - Dec 28.19 EW 161.8
Round 100 – Dec 29.19 – Jan 07.20 EW 159.8
Round 101 - Jan 08 - Jan 17 EW 159.7
Round 102 - Jan 18 - 27.20 - EW 160.1
Round 103 - Jan 28 - Feb 06.20 - EW 158.1
Round 104 - Feb 07 - Feb 16 - EW 158.2 - AVG 157.7 10th round
Round 105 - Feb 17-26 - EW 154.7
Round 106 – Feb 27- March 07 - EW 155.2
Round 107 – March 08 – March 17 – EW 156.7
Round 108 - March 18 - March 27 - EW 155.7
Round 109 - March 28 - April 06 - EW 155.4
Round 110 - April 07 - April 16 – 154.9
Round 111- April 17 - April 26 - 155.3
Round 112 - April 26 - May 06 - EW - 154.1
Round 113 - May 07 - May 16 – 154.8
Round 114 – May 17 – May 26 – 153.1 20th round
Round 115 – May 27 – June 05 – 151.3
Round 116 - June 06 - June 15 – 150.9
Round 117 June 16 – June 25 – 150.7
Round 118 - June 26 - July 05 – 149.1
Round 119 – July 06 – July 15 - 148.4
Round 120 - July 16 - July 25 – 147.7
Round 121 – July 26 – Aug 04 – 146.4
Round 122 – Aug 05 – 14 - 144.9 28th round for me

Round 123 – August 15 – Aug 24 – EW 144.9
Round 125 – August 25 - September 03 - EW ?

Tuesday 08/25: 145.2 - Up slightly, going to work hard for a drop this round
Wednesday 08/26: 144.6 - that is better
Thursday 08/27: 144.2
08/28: 145.1 - Ouch
08/29: 144.1
08/30: dnw
08/31: 145.2
09/01: 144.9
09/02: 143.8
09/03:
09/02:
09/03:

MTW70 · September 2020

I'm in for my 1st round!

Female, Age 50, 5'4"
Highest Weight = 181.4
Ultimate Goal Weight = 134

Round 124 Goal = Under 176

Day/Weight/Comment
08/25: 178.0 (down 2.4 from yesterday) Nice "loss" from yesterday but really that was an inflated number from the weekend overeating. Still up .3 from Friday's weight. But happy it is heading in the right direction!

08/26: 177.1 (down .9 from yesterday) Went on a run yesterday with my husband and ate well & within my calorie range all day but eventually went over as we had wine and & a snack later in the evening. Expect the number to bump up tomorrow, as it usually take 2 days for the scale to reflect that for me.

08/27: 177.9 (up .8 from yesterday), there's the slight uptick I was expecting from Tuesday night's over indulgences. Yesterday was an okay day calorie wise but was in the higher part of my allowed calorie range. Wanted to go for a run as it was great weather and supposed to storm all day today but husband's knee can't do two runs in a row, so we are hoping the weather cooperates today.

08/28: 177.2 (down .7 from yesterday) Last Friday when I weighed in, I was 177.7 so only down a half pound these last 7 days but most of this week was spent getting the scale to come down after a weekend filled with high caloric takeaways. But I've been consistently making better choices since Monday so feel like I'm in a better place as this new weekend starts. Exercise wise, the weather didn't cooperate for running yesterday but am planning to get a run in on my lunch hour today and looking forward to a chicken Caesar salad for dinner. Other positives, doing great with IF 16/8 & Alcohol Free for the most part, allowing adult beverages only 1 night per week.

08/29: 176.5 (down .7 from yesterday) Finally got another run in yesterday, felt great with lower temps and humidity. Fall is my favorite running weather, although this summer's heat has not been too bad. It's raining and thunderstorming here all day today, so planning on a relaxing day indoors reading and maybe some yoga.

08/30: 176 (down .5 from yesterday) So close to my goal round weight, now just need to stay on the downward trend! I weighed in a little later this morning, so I am okay if this bumps up a little bit tomorrow, still plenty of time to make my round goal and have it stick. On plan for today is a nice outdoor run and husband is home for dinner (due to work he is only home for a family dinner 2-3 times a week) so I'll be cooking tonight. The recipe I'm planning will fit in my calorie allotment but I just need to be stricter with my calories for lunch to make it work. I normally pre-log my food into MFP in the morning, so that there are no surprises & usually leave a little wiggle room to adjust my choices as needed. Have a great day everyone!

08/31: 174.8 (down 1.2 from yesterday) Wasn't expecting this drop, I'll believe it when I see that it sticks for tomorrow's weigh-in! The weather was great for yesterday's run (low 70's) but I ran later than I planned, at about 18 hours into my fast, so my legs were fairly sluggish on the way out but I felt better on the way back. Then it was a quick shower and out the door to run errands, so my fast actually lasted a little over 20 hours not the usually 16. They could be a reason for the bigger scale drop. Enjoyed 3 glasses of wine (measured the oz. in each glass) watching the Tour De France with my husband and still stayed in a good calorie deficit. All in all a nice weekend

09/01: 175 (up .2 from yesterday) That seems like a more realistic number, definitely okay with the slight uptick. My fast yesterday was only 14/10 because Sunday's night's fast starter much later. No way was I making it to 2 p.m. yesterday to get the full 16 hours! Calories yesterday were on the low end of my range but sodium heavy, so lots and lots of water today. Plans for today include cooking family dinner tonight and hopefully my husband joins me on my run this afternoon.

09/02: 173.7 (down 1.3 from yesterday) So another big drop but I expect this to bounce back up tomorrow, seems to be the pattern this week. Yesterday was a running day and I was on the lower end of my calories, which likely helped the scale drop. Cooking family dinner again tonight, recipe is on the higher calorie side (still in a deficit) and it's raining today so likely no run, so who knows what will show up on the scale tomorrow. One more day to finish strong!

09/03

CamandJarvis · September 2020

MTW70 wrote: »

Try a Nuun (pronounced Noon) electrolyte tablet in your water when working outside. I use this in my water bottle on hot long runs. The flavor is not very sweet and they come in lots of flavors. You can get them at running stores, Amazon, and I think I've even seen them at Walmart & Target.

I'll have to try that! I've seen them, but never paid any attention to them... I might have to now!

SheilaBoneham · September 2020

2020 Goal - 160
UGW for 2021 - 130
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)

Weight on 2/2015 - 218.2

R15 end weight 151.2
R16 end weight 151.4 (+.2)
R17 end weight 151 (-.4)
R18 end weight 150.4 (-.6)
R19 end weight 149.6 (-.8)
R20 end weight 149.3 (-.3)
R21 end weight 149 (-.3)
R22 end weight 148 (-1)
R23 end weight 148.4 (+.4)
R24 end weight 149 (+.6)
R25 end weight 148.4 (-.6)
R26 end weight 149.2 (+.8)
R27 end weight 149 (-.2)
R28 end weight 146.8 (-2.2)
R29 end weight 146.8 (+/-0)
R30 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1411
R31 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1385
R32 end weight unknown - traveling, no scale - ave net calories 1468
R33 end weight 149.1 (+2.3); ave calories 1471 (after traveling/eating out for 3 weeks!)
R34 end weight 149 (-.1); ave calories 1577
R35 end weight 149.4 (+.4); ave calories 1592
R36 end weight 149.6 (+.2); ave calories 1650
R37 end weight 151 (+1.4); ave calories 1703 (154 over estimated TDEE, so no surprise I've gained)
R38 end weight 149.8 (-1.2); averages-- calories 1420; carbs ~48%; protein ~21% ; fat ~31%
R39 end weight 149.8 (+/-0); averages -- calories 1753.5; carbs ~47%; protein ~20%; fat ~33%
R40 end weight 150 (+.2); averages coming later
R41 end weight 150.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1792
R42 end weight 149.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1432
R43 end weight 150.6 (+.8): 10-day ave 1406
R44 end weight 148.8 (-1.8); 10-day ave 1430
R45 end weight 147.6 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1338
R46 end weight 148.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1437
R47 end weight 147.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1449
R48 end weight 146.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1378
R49 end weight 144.2 (-2.6); 10-day ave 1174
R50 end weight 142.2 (-2); 10-day ave 1200
R51 end weight 141 (-1.2); 10 day ave 1231
R52 end weight 140.6 (-.4); 10-day ave 1192
R53 end weight 137.2 (-3.4); 10-day ave 1134
R54 end weight 136.6 (-.6); 10-day ave 1238
R55 end weight 135.4 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1209
R56 end weight 135 (-.4); 10-day ave 1263
R57 end weight 134.4 (-.6); 10-day ave 1212
R58 end weight 133.6 (-.8); 10-day ave 1372
R59 end weight 130.8 (-2.8); 10-day ave 1125
R60 end weight 132.2 (+1.4); 10-day ave 1384
R61 end weight 132.6 (+.4); 10-day ave 1473
R62 end weight 134.6 (+2); 10-day ave 1666
R63 end weight 138.8 (+4.2); 10-day ave 2154
R64 end weight 138.8 (+/-0); 10-day ave 1683
R65 end weight 139 (+.2); 10-day ave 1654
R66 end weight 139.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1751
R67 end weight 142.4 (+2.6)
R68 end weight 145.6 (+2.8)
R69 end weight 146.4 (+.8)
R70 end weight 149 (+2.6)
R71 end weight 148.8 (-.2)
R72 end weight 150.8 (+2)
R73 end weight 152 (+1.2)
R74 end weight 153 (+1)
R75 end weight 156.2 (+3.2) !?!??!?!?!?!
R76 end weight 157 (+.8)
R77 end weight 159.8 (+2.4

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R78 end weight 159.4 (-.4)
R79 end weight 161 (+.6)
R80 end weight 159 (-2)
R81 end weight 158.4 (-.6)
R82 end weight 160.4 (+2)
R83 end weight 160 (-.4)
R84 7/31/19 end weight - 161 (+1)
R85 8/10/19 end weight 161 (+/- 0)
R86 8/20/19 end weight 163 (+2)
R87 8/30/19 end weight 163 (+/-0)
R88 9/9/19 end weight 163
R89 9/19/19 end weight 165.2
R90 9/29/19 end weight 164
R91 10/9/19 end weight 165.8
R92 10/19/19 end weight 166.4
R93 10/29/19 end weight 168.8
R94 11/8/19 end weight 170.4 :-(
R95 11/18/19 end weight 169.8.
R96 11/28/19 end weight 171.6
R97 12/8/19 end weight 172.4
R98 12/18/19 end weight 174
R99 12/28/19 end weight 175.6
R100 1/7/20 end weight 177.6
R101 1/17/20 end weight 177.6
R102 1/27/20 end weight 177.2
R103 2/6/20 end weight 178.6
R104 2/16/20 end weight 179
R105 2/26/20 end weight 180.2
R106 3/7/20 end weight 180
R107 3/17/20 end weight 180
R108 3/27/20 end weight 180.8
R109 4/6/20 end weight 180
R110 4/16/20 end weight 180.6
R111 4/26/20 end weight 181.2
R112 5/6/20 end weight 181.4
R113 5/16/20 end weight 181.8
R114 5/26/20 end weight 183 ugh.
R115 6/5/20 end weight 182.6. 10-day calorie ave 1554
R116 6/15/20 end weight 181.8. 10-day calorie ave 1580
R117 6/25/20 end weight 181. 10-day calorie ave 1341
R118 7/5/20 end weight 182. 10-day calorie ave 1674 ☹️
R119 7/15/20 end weight 181.4. 10-day calorie ave 1651
R120 7/25/20 end weight 181.2 10-day calorie ave 1695
R121 8/4/20 end weight 182. 10-day calorie ave 1706
R122 8/14/20 end weight 182.8. 10-day calorie ave 1747

R123 8/24/20 end weight 182.6. 10-day calories ave 1624

R124 Goals — Calories <1500. No food after 7 p.m. other than air-popped popcorn. Walk at least 1 hour/day.

Day/Weight/Calories Previous Day/Snack Status/Comment

8/25 - 182.2 😐 - 1549 😐 - snack 🍿
A friend brought a gorgeous big vine-ripened cantaloup yesterday — mmmmm. Also tomatoes and peppers. I see a beautiful salad in my future! 🥗 We’re under a heat advisory today and it’s already hot, so I’m not walking unless it cools down this evening, but I can garden in spurts and run in to cool off. I’m also refinishing some nightstands & end tables & trying to decide on a color for our bedroom, which I want to repaint — plenty to do! Have a great week, all!

8/26 - 182.2 😐 - 1499 🙂 - snack 🍿🍨🙁
I don’t know why I had to have ice cream last night. Maybe the hot hot day, but that’s just a flimsy excuse. Still, I hit my calorie goal, if barely. No walk — a friend came over and we sat out in the garden to catch up and enjoy the beautiful evening. Not bad, all in all.

8/27 - 182.8 😐 - 1920 😡 - snacks 🍿🍨😡
Food, glorious food, and way too much of it. The ice cream was definitely emotional, and of course I know that giving in only makes me feel worse. What was so depressing, you might wonder? I’m trying to choose a paint color for our bedroom. Gaaaa! I want something cheery to wake me happy in the morning. Yellow or green, but holy cow, it’s hard to find the right one! So I have 5 different colors painted in patches on all four walls, and still haven’t decided! So, ice cream. Ha! Compared to events in other parts of the country, my petty concerns are nothing, I know. I hope everyone here is safe.

8/28 - 182.8 😐 - 1330 🙂 - snack 🍿🙂
Better yesterday, food wise. I found my yellow and the painters come Monday. Yay! I can’t wait to get rid of the dark blue-gray we inherited. (It may have looked better when new, but I find it depressing). Now I’m on the prowl for some new artwork to brighten it up, and a small pedestal table to paint to match the nightstand I painted a soft white. Trying to wake up cheerful! That helps me not want to gobble everything in sight. (See, this is on topic!)

8/29 - 182.4 😐 - 1529 😐 - snack 🧀
We finally got a good rain last night and it’s a gorgeous morning. I’m hoping the ground has softened up so I can dig out The turf from my border expansion without kidding myself. I just want to be outdoors as much as possible, knowing we’re only a few weeks from cold weather. Have a lovely, safe weekend, all.

8/30 - 182 🙂 - 1181 😊 - snack = 2 dried dates
Beautiful, cool Sunday morning here. Going for a walk in the woods!

8/31 - 182 😐 - 1170 🙂 - snack = whole grain English muffin & fruit- only spread
I can’t believe it’s the end of August. Yikes! Painters are here today to paint our bedroom and the hallway. So happy to see the last of the dark, dull blue-gray. Nice color in the right room, but depressing in a north-facing room with a small window — for me, at least. It was enough to make me snack snack snack! 😜

9/1 - 182 😐 - 1570 😐 - snack = Triscuits & cheese
The painters did a great job and our hallway and bedroom are brighter & more cheerful. Sunny! We did have a bit of a scare, though. They left around 4, and after a while we realized our cat, Mike, hadn't come out. Between about 5 - 11, I searched the house, and DH and I both walked the neighborhood. I was frantic by 11. Then we heard a tiny voice....somewhere. It took a while to realize he was behind the vent cover! He must have hopped in there to hide and got locked in. No idea why it took him 7 hours to speak up! He was pretty shook up when he came out and I was in tears — I was really afraid he’d gotten out, and he’s never been out in his life. Anyway, all is well now and he’s back to normal. The painter, a cat guy, was appalled. I was actually proud of myself for not eating everything in sight for comfort!

9/2 - 182.2 😐 - 1464 🙂 - snack = whole-grain English muffin + fruit-only spread
I seem to be stucker than stuck. Oh, well. Neighbor gave us two gorgeous eggplants, so DH made eggplant Parmesan. I didn’t go overboard on calories, but the recipe he used (not mine!) had feta as well as Parmesan and mozzarella, and that was a lot of salt! Leftovers today. Next time, Back to MY recipe. 😁 Anyway, I feel waterlogged, so not concerned, and I’m happy with my over all calorie trajectory. The weight will follow.

9/3 -

deepwoodslady · September 2020

@Hilogirl2018

I am so sorry about the loss of your MIL. Prayers to you, hubby and the entire family.

quiltingjaine · September 2020

@Tesha231 I love your tree frog but it looks as if he likes the concrete more than the tree! I ❤️ critters!

deepwoodslady · September 2020

Round 124
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 60 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 82 FOR ME.

“Today….I am choosing Me”

MY STATS:

Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R123 EW= 209.4
R124 EW= TBD

Current New Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise: Walk 3 or more miles per day a minimum of 4 x per week. Do aerobic dancing at home a minimum of 3 x per week.

********LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME********

COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain.Black is no change.

R43 through R53 (06/07/18 thru 09/24/18) = …..19.4 LOST (Ending weight 176.0)
R53 through R63 (09/24/18 thru 01/02/19) = …..9.5 GAINED (Ending weight 185.5)
R63 through R73 (01/02/19 thru 04/12/19) = …..6.3 GAINED (Ending weight 191.8)
R73 through R83 (04/12/19 thru 07/21/19) = …..3.6 GAINED (Ending weight 195.4)
R83 through R93 (07/21/19 thru 10/29/19) = …..7.4 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)
R93 through R103 (10/29/19 thru 02/06/20) = …4.1 GAINED(Ending weight 192.1)
R103 through 113 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = …..12.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)

R113 through 123 (05/07/20 thru 08/24/20) = [color=blue)…..4.4 GAINED [/color=blue] (Ending Weight 209.3)

R124 (08/25/20 thru 09/03/20) = [color-=fuchsia)……xxxxx LOST [/color=fuchsia] (Ending Weight xxxxx)

Day/Weight/Comment
08/24 …..209.4….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
08/25 …..210.5 ….. 1 ½ slices of pizza last night during movie night with my son and THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD!!!! I actually started to gag when eating the 2nd slice and had to spit it into my napkin. Over a pound gained overnight! Very disappointed that I will spend this round just to get back down to my inflated, overweight, obese number that I started with. I will try to fit in extra movement today, extra water, and stick to my guns!

08/26 …..210.2 ….. Working my way back down?

08/27 …..210.2 ….. Happy with this for today.

08/28 …..210.7 ….. After travel weigh-in. Yikes!!!!!

08/29 …..211.4 ….. Holy Cow! And yesterday was not a bad day. No binge. No sweet snacks. I did have some hash browns with my fish! Must be residual from the travel still showing up. Today will have to be extra strict.

08/30 …..210.9 ….. I was extra strict as promised yesterday and it payed off on the scale this morning. However, ended up traveling downstate all day today to shop for TV for my son (his blew up unexpectedly). Restaurant included. So I dread tomorrow’s scale but I will be extra strict tomorrow again. Trying to catch up on several days of posts. Should have them read by tomorrow.

08/31 …..211.1 …..
Applebee’s yesterday. Grilled Lime chicken. I ate some of the rice, but not all. Happy that the weight change was small. Overly hungry today but trying to keep it reigned in. Mid 70’s today. I’m hoping for a small hike near the river and a picnic with a friend.

09/01 …..211.6 ….. Well, there it is. I didn’t get in the hike either (friend didn’t want to) but the picnic on the river was very nice. Kept calories reasonable. However, bad snacks last night on top of travel/restaurant food twice this past week!

09/02 …..211.6…..

09/03 …..xxxxx …..

quiltingjaine · September 2020

@SheilaBoneham I’m glad you found Mike! It’s so scary when our fur babies go missing. Oskar likes to hide and MAY come out if he hears the treat jar! Your DH’s eggplant Parmesan sounds WONDERFUL. I love cheese! Part of the reason I have found keto/LCHF so easy and sustainable, I guess!

Just For 10 Days - Round 124

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