Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 129

1. Be under 209 - seems a bit drastic but I'm on an uptick so it's completely do-able.
2. Run/walk 15 miles with Tony (see profile pic)
3. Strength train 3 times.
4. Stretch/tone with Essentrics 3 times (check it out - I LOVE this program)
5. Be kind - be generous - laugh a lot - love my fellow human being, even if they cut me off in traffic.

Day/Weight/Comment
10/14 - 213.6
10/15 - 212.6
10/16 - 211.0 this is surprisingly fast, but I know it’s because I’ve cut out all the snacking at work and munching at night.
10/17 - 212.2 pizza for dinner last night. Not worried about it.
10/18 - 211.2
10/19 - 211.0
10/20 - DNW
10/21 - 210.2
10/22
10/23

I'm in for Round #129!

SW: 139
GW: 115

Round #123 < 3.4lbs
Round #124 < 2.4lbs
Round #125 < 3.6lbs
Round #126 < 1.2lbs
Round #127 < 1.6lbs
Round #128 < 2.6lbs



Day/Weight/Comment
10/14 121.4 No exercise
10/15 121.0 Walking: 10 mins Woo! Down 18lbs in just over 2 mos!
10/16 120.2 No exercise Color me happy!
10/17 119.8 It just keeps getting better!
10/18 120.4 Note to scale: I know we’re not friends, but couldn’t you be a little bit nicer? No exercise
10/19 120.4 Walking: 21 mins
10/20 Didn’t weigh, Walking; 21 mins
10/21 120lbs Walking: 20.5 mins
10/22
10/23

Day NINE

Starting weight: 338.5
Aim: lose 2.5lbs

10/14: 338.0
10/15: 337.4
10/16: 336.8
10/17: 336.8
10/18: 335.9
10/19: 337.4
10/20: 336.8
10/21: 336.8
10/22: 336.8
10/23

Most of the round is my maintenance week, so still gunning for the goal that was last round's goal. Don't think I was too far off it last round, but the final day was a high weigh in due to takeaway the night before.

Female, 28, 159cm
OSW: 74.5kg
SW: 73.2kg
GW: 72.2kg
UGW: 62kg

Previous Rounds (Scales, Trend)
Rounds Start: 73.8, 74.0
Round 125: 73.3, 73.7 (-0.5, -0.3)
Round 126: 73.3, 73.6 (+/-0, -0.1)
Round 127: 72.2, 73.1 (-1.1, -0.5)
Round 128: 73.2, 72.8 (+1.0, -0.3)


Day/Weight/Comment
10/14 - 72.7 - Weird day at work yesterday. TW: Men being inappropriate at work: Because of that, food wasn't top of my brainspace yesterday. But ended up with a very small deficit for the day. Was really tired and got an early night, so had a much lower expenditure than I normally would. And I think I ended up not having much to drink yesterday evening as I woke up this morning feeling very dehydrated (makes my abs pop though lol). Overall happy with my weight, expecting it to go down a little bit again tomorrow
10/15 - 72.2 - Just over yesterday, countered by the day before's just under. So maintenance is going fine right now. Happy with that weight, hoping it's going to stop bouncing around at some point and stay a little more consistent day by day, but I think that's just me being hopeful. Besides it was only last week I was complaining about getting the same number for several days in a row. It appears I'm never happy. Today I'm WFH and we have our digital teambuilding (read wine drinking time), so I'm expecting to be a little over there, however I'm also expecting to do some physical work as we've got some stuff to take to the tip today, so hopefully I'll get enough exercise to make it work out about even.
10/16 - 71.8 - Wasn't expecting that. Almost certainly massively dehydrated from the wine yesterday. Although didn't drink nearly as much as I used to. I think my tolerance has dropped enormously (not that it ever was that high), probably due to the fact that I don't really drink that much anymore. Food about level, drink pushed it up over somewhat. And I am HUNGRY today. Right now I'm pondering if it's acceptable to nip to the cafe up the road for lunch. They do an excellent fry up. But I really do not have the calories for that, so lunch will be lunch at home. I might be in maintenance week, but that does not give me licence to go away and eat all of the things.
10/17 -72.1
10/18 - 72.1
10/19 - 72.4 - Well, that's my maintenance week over. Over calories for the week by around 250kcals, which, while not great, isn't really that bad. Especially considering that around 500 of those were alcohol related because we had our company teambuilding, so I'm not overly upset by it. As is standard practice, the weekend was a great calories wise. Judo on Saturday followed by a dog that needed walking and a long walk out with the family on Sunday gave me a huge amount of calories for those days, (which is how I managed to only be 250 over for the week considering the couple of heavily over days I had midweek). Proud of myself for yesterday as I managed to stop eating food twice because I wasn't hungry any more. Both brunch and dinner I didn't eat everything because I wasn't really hungry any more. Back to the grind today, although we do have a late judo session, so I'll be working out hard today as well. Should give me the calories to keep to the deficit for the rest of the week. And I've got already logged left overs for breakfast this morning, so I'm expecting today to look very low in the diary.
10/20 - 72.4 - As expected, a pretty good day yesterday. Well under calories for the day, and a nice hard judo session. It should be giving me a nice bank for the rest of the week as I always find weekdays much harder than weekends. Tummy's feeling a little off this last couple of days so I'm thinking I might be switching food to a few more plainer meals and probably cutting back on the milk based product for a few days to hopefully settle it. I say as I then have yoghurt in my breakfast shake this morning.
10/21- 72.7 - There I am, carefully meal planning for the rest of the week, going to the shops after work and buying only what is on my list (seriously this is really hard for me, I'm a terrible over-buyer). Carefully sorting it out so that calories are balance going through the week. And then I get home to find OH cooking a roast for dinner. I mean, I'm not complaining (I mean I am a little), but I had JUST bought food for the week. I had planned a really calorie balanced meal for the evening. All of that went out the window of course because had he logged any of those calories. Did he F-. No, he just made it, didn't worry about calories and then I ate it. DAMN IT!! I really struggle to restrict myself when it comes to food that he's made. Mostly because it's also really gooooood. Logged calories as best I could. Somehow it doesn't look that bad, even with the huge quantity of oil I added (I'd like to imagine that it was less that that, but it probably wasn't *sob*). Day has probably ended up around level, which isn't awful. Every day level is another day not over, which is where I was before soooooo. Oh I don't know, I've been really trying to kick myself back in to planning meals in advanced and having a sensible food plan and things like this really really do not help.

10/22 - 72.3 - Looks like my goal for this round is very much possible! Also I'm starting to wonder if I had set my loss rate to be 0.25kg a week before, because I seem to be getting significantly less calories adjustments throughout the day than I was before I changed my goals for maintenance. Ah well. Good day yesterday, although dinner was a bit of a flop. Slightly more depressing as that's what I have for lunch today. It as supposed to be chicken risotto. It was grey mush with chunks of chicken in it. I tried a slow cooker recipe that looked promising, but what it produced was certainly not a risotto. It also managed to remove all the flavour of everything. There was plenty of chicken stock, some wine, onions, garlic, chicken, pesto. And what did it taste of ... well very little really. Much better after some salt and pepper was added, but still, not good. Positives: lots of food. A very large serving size for a sensible calorie amount, but I think it would've been better with some cheese running through it and a smaller quantity of everything else. Ah well, we live an learn. I won't be making it like that again. I'll make it properly next time, it might take longer, but it sure will taste better!

10/23

F 37 158cm (5'2)

SW 136.6kg (Jan 2020)
CW 124.2kg
GW (23 October) 123.5kg

Round 123 - 127: 5.2kg loss
Round 128: 0.9kg loss

Day/Weight/Comment

14/10 124.5kg
Did a bunch of walking at uni, and mowed my front lawn. Definitely feeling the heat by the end of it.

15/10 123.9kg
Kids sprung the Bookweek parade on me for tomorrow. A rush to the shops for materials and a planned dinner out the window. At least the kids will look good tomorrow.

16/10 123.5kg
Friday drinks. I haven't done that for 20 years. I am a slow drinker, so have one small one while everyone else has 2-3. Saves calories at least, and means I can still drive home at the end.

17/10 123.3kg
Election Day. Lots of walking and a democracy sausage and cake. Practicing portion control.

18/10 123.6kg
TOM is causing a really sore back. I'm just going to take it easy with a heat pack. It generally doesn't last more than a day or 2. Got my first weight loss comment today.

19/10 123.3kg
I really need to redo my rotating dinner menu. Pasta isn't a good option for me anymore. I made my own, leftover soup, coleslaw and eggs.

20/10 122.9kg
I went into the uni for a study group. Stress makes it easy to keep to my calorie goal.

21/10 122.9kg
Uni again, lots of walking. This was my last contact day for the year, so I'll have to make my own exercise from now on.

22/10 122.5kg
Writing more assignments today. Went for a hike up a mountain with my son after dinner. I will need to work on my fitness.

23/10

Round 129 starts off with a day of restaurant dining for early Anniversary (10/15). Something not faced in prior rounds. Should be fine as I am continuing with pre-track planning the best I can. Goal for this round is to try and finish under 145.0 which translates to -1.0. 59th Birthday is coming early next round and I am pushing to be under 145.0 for that occasion. Success this round will make that likely.

Female
Height 5’ 4.5"
Age Almost 59

UHW - 9/13/01 168.8
Recent low weight - 5/24/17 - 126
CSW - 9/14/20 153.0
UGW 129.0

Round 129 – starting weight 145.8

10/14 – 145.2 Well yesterday, I survived well enough dining out (2 days early) for 37th anniversary. Pre-planned what I was going to order and tracked it ahead as well. Did not even look at the menu. Crossed my “base” goal calories, but did not exceed base + exercise. Ironic that my weight finally moved after several days of seesaw despite eating under target and exercising.

10/15 – 145.2 Happy with the number. I’m ok with no change. (Happy 37th anniversary today to me and Hubby. Already celebrated on the 13th as Hubby has to fly/escort his mother back to Florida today)

10/16 – 145.4 always a little back and forth! :P

10/17 – 146.2 Was making Halloween goodie bags and then had a sugar melt down. A totally untracked quantity. Over and done with. Move on.

10/18 – 146.0 repairing the damage

10/19 – 145.4 Almost back to 145.2. Still trying for under 145 for the 23rd.

10/20 – 145.2 I am just being teased this round. I need to not get bothered by the short term numbers and stay focused on long term goal of better weight and health.

10/21 – 144.2 WOW! What a pleasant surprise. These are the reasons why one needs to stay focused even when it feels like nothing is happening. I’ve stayed under my calories, exercised and not eaten back their calories, every day since Oct 1 (due to another challenge). We’ll see if it holds. Trying to be under 145 on 10/23, but more importantly 10/26, my 59th birthday.

10/22 – 144.6 Makes more sense. Still bodes well for tomorrow and the possibility of remaining under 145

10/23

ROUND 129 TOTAL:

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 56
Akron, Ohio

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)

My 90th Round!

I've made it back to maintenance and need the accountability to keep me there.

SW: 143

Day/Weight/Comment

10/14 - 142 - This was a nice surprise this morning. We'll see if it sticks for tomorrow.
10/15 - 142.5 - This is fine.
10/16 - 142 - Nice to see a little drop for the weekend.
10/17 - 143 - We spent a beautiful autumn evening around a bonfire eating pizza and chicken from a favorite local restaurant. We also enjoyed hot cider spiked with whiskey.
10/18 - 143.5 - This was not unexpected and I'm just planning to eat at weight loss calories this week to compensate for the weekend.
10/19 - 143.5 - I'm happy I didn't bump up again.
10/20 - 142.5
10/21 - 143
10/22 - 142.5 - Just a little hint I picked up from another website a few weeks ago...If you buy bagged or boxed salads to eat through the week like me, you may notice the lettuce starts to get wilty within a couple days. Put a paper towel in the bag or box when you open it and change it out daily. I could not believe the difference it made in the texture and taste of the salad.
10/23

You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before


29, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2
GW: 135

Previous Rounds:
Last weight
10/13 - 151.0

Round Goal: Get my water intake back up, keep the bloating down, continue to fast in some capacity

Day, Weight, Comment
10/14 - 151.2
10/15 - 150.8
10/16 - 150.6
10/17 - DNW - Camping/hiking
10/18 - DNW - Camping/hiking
10/19 - 151.9
10/20 - 151.7
10/21 - 152.3
10/22 - 152.6 - Holding on to some bloat. Dinner was a very heavy recipe but oh so delicious. Managed to get my minimum water goal in yesterday, finally. Aim to get there again today, if not more. Fasting only lasted about 14hrs so going to try again today for 16. This week has been crazy with food - especially since it seems people have been going out of their way to make me food in the mornings. Hoping to make it 16hrs today and tomorrow (at the minimum) so my body realizes its okay before the weekend. I hate having to think about food on weekends, I'd rather focus on something else! Plus, even doing 16+hrs for a few days rids of the bloat and heavy feeling which I'm so eager to happen right now. Haven't been able to get in walks lately and not likely to again today depending on when BF gets up and wants to head over to work on his VWBug. Fam is in Houston so we can work on it while monitoring our work without interrupting theirs (: it'll give me more movement than sitting at home, at least.
10/23


Previous Day's Comments

I'm in! Good luck in this round!

SW 215 lbs
GW 160ish lbs
RSW 179.2 lbs (10/13)
RGW 178.0 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment

10/14 178.8 T.O.M started today and the chocolate cravings came back full force lol Must. Resist. Temptation...

10/15 178.8 Normally the 2nd day of TOM there is a drop but I'll take staying the same over an increase.

10/16 178.8 I ate like crap yesterday. Went 300 over my calorie goal. Oops. Back on track today.

10/17 178.4 A little loss. I'll take it!

10/18 178.2 Getting closer to my round goal. I got told yesterday that I shouldn't lose any more weight. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing because I still have quite a long way to go. It was from a coworker that always seems to have a comment about everyone's weight. Annoying for sure, but for them to tell me that I'm looking great and should stop now, was kinda weird.

10/19 178.0 Well I made it to my round goal! Slow but sure. After I had my last baby in 2013 I was at 250lbs. I got down to 178 before giving up. I am excited to see that number and PASS it this time! Happy Monday!

10/20 177.2 I passed it Now to keep motivation and keep going! I ended up getting a 2nd job for Christmas money. My sleep schedule will be all over the place pretty soon. 3 nights and 2 day shifts a week. Life will be crazy until 2021... not like it hasn't been already. I'm hoping working more will help my progress.

10/21 177.4 I'm holding onto some sodium I think. My hands and feet are swollen. Hope you all have a great Wednesday!

10/22 176.0 I like seeing that drop this morning and I like that the swelling went away also.

10/23

I will be out of town for the next three mornings. so no weigh-in for me. You will be in my thoughts and prayers though. Also, picture a mini version of yourselves sitting on my shoulder whispering (or shouting) about what I am shoving into the cake hole. Have a good weekend everyone.

ROUND 129

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: 20.1 lb
11.1 lbs to go!

R121: -3.1 lb✔️
R122: -1 lb ✔️
R123: -.2 lb ✔️
R124: -3.4 lb ✔️
R125: -1.2 lb ✔️
R126: -1.1 lb ✔️
R127: -1.5 lb ✔️
R128: +1 lb (Vacation Week)

Round 129 SW: 176.1 (on 10/13/20)

10/14 - 175.3 - I was up last round, so I still have a ways to go for an overall loss, but this is in the right direction.
10/15 - 175.8 - I can feel my fingers plumped up again, so I know I have a little water retention.
10/16 - 175.9 - I can still today feel my fingers all bloated, so for some reason I am really holding onto this water.
10/17 - 175.1 - Whoosh! I finally lost that water weight! And I’m back to the starting weight of last round, so I feel better.
10/18 - 176.9 - UGH
10/19 - 175.1 - I am getting dizzy on this roller coaster
10/20 - 175.8 - It was my husband’s birthday yesterday, so there was cake and his favorite dinner. Luckily, there are no more “food events” until Thanksgiving!
10/21 - 174.7 - Okay, I'm finally heading back in the right direction!
10/22 - 174.4 - New Low!! The good habits are setting in again
10/23 -

@UTMom81 I saw a video of someone using a hand held gadget that cut zucchini into lasagna noodles. I use a recipe that is low carb and it was a huge hit at a potluck with several asking for the recipe. “Just like the real thing” Lasagna.

Female 5’0” Age 70 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126)
UGW 125 (HS weight 1968)
We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19

What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

Rnd 129 SW 115.5
10/14 116.5 Expected, 1/2 Greek salad with gyro meat yesterday AF
10/15 117.0 In-N-Out burger for supper last night and I ate most of the bun for the first time in over 3 years. Virtual quilt guild meeting tonight. Getting together with friends for that. AF
10/16 119.0. No TMI x 3 days! ‘Nuff said except considering dynamite! Although I ate that bun the other evening, that isn’t responsible for all of this recent gain. I ate a LOT of veggies yesterday which were about 28g of my 33g of carbs. I’m so bloated that my shorts were uncomfortable last night. Still under my goal weight and back on the rails after this odd week. It’s all good!
10/17 117.0 Some TMI success. I was so stressed yesterday all day because DH left his phone in a neighbors garage Thursday night when he was fixing her sprinkler system. He was so obsessed about getting it back but she was not home or answering her cell phone. By about 7 PM I called her again and she finally answered. She located the phone and he went and picked it up. It was not a good day for me I did not go to the gym, I don’t even remember what I ate but fortunately logged as I slogged my way through the day. He needs a man purse but refuses! Clearly I am frustrated!
10/18 118.0 Scale gave me an ERR first so may need a new battery but it’s all good. Social visit with neighbors last night. AF
10/19 116.5 AF Planning to fast tomorrow if DH’s lunch plans work out. So much easier if I don’t have to make him dinner! 🥴🤪🤞
10/20 116.5 Gym yesterday and did my PT stretches for the first time and in weeks.
10/21 115.0 35 hours into my fast. Coffee, tea, water, and 14 oz of chicken broth yesterday. Feeling good. Gym today.
10/22 116.5 Stopped my fast after 42.5 hours. I think lack of sleep had something to do with feeling horrid all day yesterday. It was smoky again and I had a headache. It’s gone this morning.

Round 129
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 60 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 87 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
R128 EW= 208.6
R129 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.
Day/Weight/Comment
10/13 …..208.6….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
10/14 …..209.2 ….. After travel weight so I’ll take it. Good luck everyone this round. Welcome to all the newbies, we are thrilled that you have joined us!

10/15 …..208.4 ….. I shed that travel weight quickly with some pretty good choices at home yesterday. Today is a WONDERFUL day for me. I have been going through some very tough things here at home and work and today a wee piece of it is getting resolved. I will explain when I have time. It has been time crunching and gut wrenching at times which has been holding me back from my usual fitness and diet routines. 2 more parts to go and I hope to be all in again by the first of the year. In the meantime, it’s wonderful to see the progression in all parts of my life including these little losses on the scale. Thanks for your support everyone! I’m finding my way back slowly but surely!

10/16 …..208.2 ….. I was hoping for a bigger drop but I guess I should not get greedy. I am happy, overall, at the downward trend when I know I am not in a place to give 100% just yet. However, the dust will settle eventually! Yay on the continual improvement!

10/17 …..207.6 ….. This is great news for me! I have been lowering my portion sizes and choosing my snacks carefully. I am still not getting in enough movement, not logging consistently and not counting calories and carbs to the exact numbers. However, I am making the small changes here and there that is helping to make a difference. Life is still upside down for me, but I am tweaking what I can and staying committed in my mind and soul. That is the best I can hope for or do right now. The little changes make a difference, friends!

10/18 …..208.2 ….. I’m not sure exactly what happened. Small portions and pretty good choices. Probably the garlic bread. I noticed on my spoiler that I have lost (and made goal of ANY LOSS) the last 3 rounds. Striving to keep up the momentum.

10/19 …..207.4 ….. Wow! The ups & downs of a weight loss journey! I really watched my portions yesterday and had no bedtime snacks when watching late-night TV because I took my son out to a newly renovated restaurant in our town that now serves Pizza including Deep Dish Square Pizza. In this little town, that is a BIG DEAL. It was delicious even though it is not normally in my menu planning. My son and I ate JUST UNTIL we began to feel full and took the rest home for dinner later. Portion Control especially with “wrong foods” is ESSENTIAL. No snacks-payment for the Pizza. It greatly helped the scale this morning. I am so happy that it did not completely blow my progress. Social things will always occur…..I’ve just got to keep making those adjustments. Have a great week everyone!

10/20 …..207.0 ….. So….. last night, after having had a low calorie/carb dinner, I started munching small amounts of multiple things. Grazing really. I was convinced I was hungry. I am proud that I stopped myself, paid attention and realized that I was not full, but not hungry either. It was more in my head. Also cravings perhaps? I realized I didn’t really NEED more food. So I stopped. I’m not going to say it was easy to overrule my brain, but I stopped. I am so glad I was able to do that last night. What a NSV that was! The scale rewarded me this morning too!

10/21 …..206.2….. Come on 205!!!! I am sure these losses will level off at some point, but I am enjoying the fruits of my labor for as long as I can. I danced to one 4 minute song last night and I did one Fitness Marshall video workout (under 3 minutes) also. Hey, it is a start!

10/22 …..207.6….. Wow! A giant leap on the scale. I actually had a pretty good day except for the grilled cheese, tomato soup and 4 Ritz crackers. Very low cal breakfast and no lunch. A pound and a half???? Okay, I’ll make note of that and move on. I am also not drinking my water . Just so busy but I must make it a priority. Still making goal so far so I will take that as inspiration.

10/23 …..xxxxx …..

Round 129

Age: 39
Height: 5’ 3”
SW: 163
CW: 148
GW: 140
UGW: 125

GW for this round: 146

Round 126 (1): 156 to 153.2 (-2.8 lbs)
Round 127 (2): 153.2 to 150.4 (-2.8 lbs)
Round 128 (3): 150.4 to 148.0 (-2.4 lbs)

Goals for this round:
- Lose 2 lbs
- Get out for a morning run twice and do Ring Fit the other days
- Do core strengthening exercises 5x (every other day)

10/14 - 148.0 - Starting off on a nice round number. Got new running shoes yesterday, and they feel great! I’d forgotten how big a difference good shoes can make for my knees and feet. Did the new core exercises this morning; here’s to a great round for everyone!

10/15 - 147.2 - Ugh, yesterday was HARD. I don’t know what the trigger was (lack of sleep? hormones? too much calorie restriction?) but I was SO HUNGRY all day. I wanted to eat everything in sight. I managed to mostly stick to my meal plan, but still indulged in some extra bites here and there. I’m happy about the scale going down, but I’ve got to make some modifications if I keep feeling like this. It’s not worth it and definitely not sustainable.

10/16 - 147.2 - Happy to hold steady after such a big drop yesterday. Still not sure what caused such extreme hunger, but I felt much better yesterday and today. Will be ordering out for dinner, so will need to plan carefully.

10/17 - 147.8 - Not surprised, for two reasons. One is that we had take-out pizza last night that was very salty - both kids woke up wanting water overnight. The second is that I’ve been tracking my weight with HappyScale (after seeing it recommended here!) and I can see that I generally have a bump up every 12-14 days and I was due for one. Knowing that history makes it a lot easier not to freak out when I see the number on the scale go up.

10/18 - 147.8 - High again, but it’s also now TOM, so again, not too surprised. Also felt very sore and heavy trying to exercise this morning. Just got to keep eating well and trust that the scale will go back down.

10/19 - 146.4 - There we go, back on track!

10/20 - 146.8 - Back up a little, but not too bad. Probably more accurate than the big drop yesterday. This morning was rough since the little guy woke at 4:00 AM - going to need lots of coffee today.

10/21 - 146.4 - And down again. Feeling good today - made some healthy pumpkin muffins for breakfast and the kids have actually been playing together nicely so I’ve managed to get some stuff done around the house. Happy Wednesday!

10/22 - DNW - Had an absolutely horrible sleepless night last night. Sorry, I’m sure you guys are tired (ha) of hearing me mention lack of sleep, but after practically zero sleep and facing a day of an incredibly cranky toddler I knew I couldn’t handle it emotionally if the scale went up too. Today will be a “get through the day” day - will try to limit snacking as much as possible and regroup for the end of the challenge tomorrow.

10/23