Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 131
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I would like to join and give it a try. I am not usually a daily weigher, but need the accountability.
Round 131
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@musicsax I am so impressed by the mileage you log everyday. I'm also impressed that you were able to stop the madness when you started to gain your lost weight back. You ROCK!
Thank you, it's the walking that keeps me sane! And it allows me to eat a little more, which is why I think that it shows so quickly on the scales if I don't walk!! It's my time. During the week, I use the time to contemplate, enjoy & appreciate nature, plan, meditate etc. then at the weekends my DH joins me and I suppose we do much of the same but together!! Weekends we are out in the countryside whereas in the week it's zigzagging around the local streets where we live!!
I had to stop the madness, all my life I have been overweight, losing some here and there even in my late 30's getting down to my goal weight, but always regaining; this time (2012), I was depressed about my weight (again!) and I promised myself that it would be the last time that I would attempt to lose it. in other words that it would be for good & there are still times when I can't really believe I did it. But it is always work on going; it is so easy for the pounds to slip back on!!! So I'm always working at it.
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Round 131
Age: 39
Height: 5’ 3”
SW: 163
CW: 144.4
GW: 140
UGW: 125
GW for this round: 142.5
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)
Round 129 (4): 148.0 to 146.0 (-2.0 lbs)
Round 130 (5): 146.0 to 144.4 (-1.6 lbs)
Goals for this round:
- Lose 2 lbs
- Meal prep breakfast for at least 6 days
- Add Just Dance 2020 to morning workout 4-5x a week to increase cardio on top of Ring Fit strength exercises
11/03 - 143.8 - Ok, I think I’m back to my normal trend after Halloween. I’m really, really anxious about the election today here in the US though, and it will be a struggle all day not to eat those feelings.
11/04 - 141.6 - Well, that was another “wait, what the...?” moment on the scale this morning. I’d be ecstatic if some of this loss stays around, but I think a chunk of it is due to not being able to eat much of anything yesterday afternoon/evening. Still, by breaking 143 I have now officially lost 20 lbs!
11/05 - 142.4 - Completely expected that bump back up; I was going to be happy with anything under 143. I ordered my “reward” workout outfit (for getting to 145) a week or so ago and it should be arriving in the next day or two. I can’t wait for it to get here - I just hope it fits!
11/06 - 141.6 - And back down again! Wow, I might make it to 140 before Thanksgiving (which would be awesome). Noticing more definition in my arms and legs, which is really encouraging.
11/07 - 141.8 - Beautiful sunny fall day - cool and crisp. Hope to go for a nice walk later today. I’d been trying for the past few days to watch the moment the election was called... and I missed it by minutes since I was exercising this morning. 😂. Oh well! Made it to the last world on Ring Fit - hopefully can beat the final boss before the end of this round.
11/08 - DNW - I went out and got doughnuts for the family this morning, so I skipped my workout and usual weigh-in time. I limited myself to half a doughnut and a few doughnut holes, and will get back to regular tracking for lunch and dinner.
11/09 - 141.6 - Just holding here for a little longer, I guess.
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@SheilaBoneham Nice goals for your 5k and 10k. I need to think about what mine are. And how did you post the thumbnail??? I need some tech advice on that!
@SModa61 I save the imaged that @UTMom81 posted, then uploaded it to my post.2 -
Starr
Age 39 Height: 5.8
Highest Weight: 229.6 (March 2016)
January 1st 226.5
Ultimate Goal Weight 175 by August 2021
Today I stand at 198.6. Current short term goal is 192 by December 1
Round 115 SW: 223.1 EW: 218.1 -4.3
Round 116 SW: 218.1 EW: 217.9 -0.9
Round 117 SW: 217.9 EW: 215.4 -2.5
Round 118 SW: 215.4 EW: 214.3 -1.1
Round 119 SW: 214.3 EW: 212.7 -1.6
Round 120 SW: 212.7 EW: 211.0 -1.7
Round 121 SW: 211.0 EW: 207.1 -3.9
Round 122 SW: 207.1 EW: 206.4 -0.7
Round 123 SW: 206.4 EW: 205.2 -1.2
Round 124 SW: 205.2 EW: 202.6 -2.6
Round 125 SW: 202.2 EW: 201.4 -0.8
Round 126 SW: 201.4 EW: 198.9 -2.5
Round 127 SW: 198.9 EW: 198.7 -0.2
Round 128 SW: 198.7 EW: 199.0 +0.3
Round 129 SW: 199.0 EW: 198.5 -0.5
Round 130 SW: 198.5 EW: 198.6 +0.1
Round 131 SW: 198.6
Day/Weight/Comment
11/03 197.1 I knew yesterday number was inaccurate.
11/04 196.8 This is number I like. Yesterday very active plus some wind resistant during my lunch walk and 15 first thing in the morning,15 at work in my conference room. 16894 steps 1738 calories. Weather is supposed to warm up today. Maybe 60’s by Saturday.
11/05 195.8 12938 steps 1861 calories. My company is having a highest step challenge for the month of November. Broken into teams of 5. Doing well large company with hospital employees it hard to even begin to compete with ER employees or nurses. However I am going to try.
11/06 197.5 16633 steps 2331 calories went way over. Went to mother’s house and she made baby back ribs. I overindulged.
11/07 196.2 pizza at a postponed Halloween party. Not too much. Very active
11/08 196.4 very busy in house clean up, morning workout afternoon quick walk,
11/09 195.7 Good way to end the weekend.
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JGM10D Round 131🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃
🦃 NOVEMBER 🦃
🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃🐿🦃
Looking forward:
You are not stuck at home
You are SAFE at home
One word can change your attitude
☠️One cough can change your life☠️
😷Take care! Stay safe!😷
November focus: improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale
Aims:2020 Focus:JGM10D ~|~ Round 131- Stabilise weight under 150
- Strengthen strategies to reframe the tendency to use unhealthy snack food as a reward/treat.
- Make sure I have prepared healthy snacks available
- Cut down on eating between meals by keeping busy
Never give up! Never give in!
Recent Back Story:- 2018 goal: get back down to 160 ✅
- 2019 goal: proceed down to 150 ✅ with 2 months to spare
- 2020 goal: maintain below 150 dropping slowly down to 145 ✅ Working on it. Strength training has slowed progress, but that’s okay.
- That's a WIN in my book!
- 2020
- Focus: maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.
- (One good thing about Covid is that I don't have to traverse the minefield of family celebration meals.)
🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.🔹Age 74;🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹🔹GW: 2020: <150
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅
🔹13 Sept 2020: 152.2
🔹31 Oct 2020: 146.6
🔹LW: 146.0 (Oct 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 130 EW: 146.7
Round 131 Goal: Maintain
==============================- 03/11: 146.5: Goals🌟
- 04/11: 146.6: Goals🌟
- 05/11: 146.2: Goal🌟DH got a late birthday present through the post and I shared rather too much of the goodies 😂 so expect a wee bounce up over the next day or so while that works it's way through my system. It's all part of the ups and downs of maintenance.
- 06/11: 146.7: Goals🌟
- 07/11: 146.8: Goals🌟Had a better day today so should start dropping again.
- 08/11: 147.2: Goals🌟Oh-oh! Slacking off!!! Time to focus again. 😂
- 09/11: 147.2: Goals🌟
- 10/11: xxx: Goals
- 11/11: xxx: Goals
- 12/11: xxx: Goals
- Round 127 EW: 148.4🌻
- Round 126 EW: 151.2🌻
- Round 125 EW: 152.2🌻
- Round 124 EW: 149.4🌻
- Round 123 EW 150.2🌻
- Round 122 EW 150.1🌻-0.5
- Round 121 EW 150.6🌻+0.5
- Round 120 EW 150.1🌻-1.2
- Round 110 EW 148.2🌻+ 1
- Round 109 EW 147.2🌻 - 1.1
- June 2017: Round 8 SW 162; EW 169.9 This was my first round!!! I faffed about for 2 1/2 years before I got back on track!!!
Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Exercise:
🔹7,500+ Steps daily
🔹30 + minutes intentional exercise
Mind/Body/Soul/Spirit
🔹Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation
🔹Practice Self-care
🔹Positively reframe thoughts
🔹Learn something new
🔹15 mins Daily Declutter session
https://www.random.org/colors/hex
Purple: #ff4968.
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS: One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.- Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
- A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
- Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
- The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
- Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
- The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
- When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
- Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.
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SheilaBoneham wrote: »@SheilaBoneham Nice goals for your 5k and 10k. I need to think about what mine are. And how did you post the thumbnail??? I need some tech advice on that!
@SModa61 I save the imaged that @UTMom81 posted, then uploaded it to my post.
@Sheilaboneham You're killing me. :P that sounded like a foreign language to me. Where/how do I save? and how on the upload. I assume I am saving and uploading from within MFP. What I did try is to cut the image and paste it into a word document, and then cut and paste it back. It made it to the word doc, but cutting and pasting an image back does not transfer.3 -
5’4.5”, 32 years old, female
Highest weight: 275 (12/25/2019)
Ultimate goal weight: 150
Previous Rounds:Round 126 SW: 266.6 (+.4)Round 131 SW: 269.2
Round 127 SW: 267.0 (-.2)
Round 128 SW: 266.8 (+1.2)
Round 129 SW: 268 (-0)
Round 130 SW: 268 (+1.2)
11/3: 269.4 ~ Halloween candy is kicking my butt. So I moved it to the closet. Exercise rest day yesterday, but have a core workout planned for this morning.
11/4: 270.0
11/5: 268.8
11/6: 269.2 ~ I’ve been doing MUCH better on the Halloween candy. Time to get more committed to food journaling again.
11/7: 268.0
11/8: 269.2 ~ Had a beer last night. Always causes a bump up for me.
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test woot, I got it!! @Sheilaboneham7
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Round 131
Ready for my Round 9! 🍂
Jillian Age 34 and 5'1"
HSW: 179.8
CSW: 151.8
GW: 130 changes my BMI from overweight to normal! Take a maintenance break. Celebrate!
UGW: 116
Mini GW: 158 changed my BMI from obese to overweight! ✔️
RGW: 150 and Exercise More Consistently
Round 123 (1): 179.8 to 176.4 (-3.4)
Round 124 (2): 176.4 to 170 (-6.4)
Round 125 (3): 170.0 to 169.2 (-0.8)
Round 126 (4): 167.8 to 164.4 (-3.4)
Round 127 (5): 164.4 to 160.4 (-4.0)
Round 128 (6): 160.4 to 157.4 (-3.0)
Round 129 (7): 158.4 to 152.8 (-5.6)
Round 130 (8): 152.8 to 151.8 (-1.0)
🏃 11/03: 151.2 I did 30 squats on Sunday and 50 yesterday. Today the challenge calls for 75 squats! I am feeling it today, so we'll see if I can keep it up! It certaily is a good thing for me. I ate well enough yesterday, too. I had steak and potatoes for dinner.
🏃 11/04: 150.4 I did 80 squats yesterday and today calls for 60! I've done 20 so far today, and I will do the other 40 later. My toddler saw me and did 3 squats, lol. I can smell the 140s!
🏃 11/05: 150.8 I finished my 60 squats yesterday. Today is a rest day from squats, so I hope to put in some Ring Adventure time.
🏃 11/06: 150 I weighed later in the day than normal, so this number is likely to go back up, but it sure is awesome to see anyway! I did 20/60 squats I need to do today. I will get the rest done later.
🏃 11/07: 149 Today, I need to do 90 squats! I had a nopalitos taco with bacon for breakfast, so I have the fuel for it.
🏃 11/08: 150.4 I'm not worried about this since it is within my goal range. I did 50 squats as per the challenge.
🏃 11/09: 150.2 I don't expect to go back up from this point, so I'm happy to say that I have officially lost 30 lbs! I still need to do my 45 squats for the challenge, which I am able to do all at once now.
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My Weight Chart:
My Starfleet Squat Like a Captain Challenge for November!
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I'm in! Thank you, @GrandmaJackie!
70 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion... ...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
We used to walk 5 miles a day. Recovered from back surgery then hip surgery!! Got back to walking then I sprained my ankle. UGH! I was down for 6 weeks with the ankle. Getting back to it slowly.
The Shelter in Place has everyone freaked. We need to remain calm and respectful of each other.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 150.0
UGW: 132.2
11/01 - 154.4 at 7:00 a.m. ...5.14 miles in 104 mins...on an adventure. First 5 miles in a long, long time!!
11/02 - 153.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer.
Day/Weight/Comment
11/03 - 153.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...total rest day!
11/04 - 150.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...maybe... 60 min workout w/trainer
11/05 - 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...total nothing day.
11/06 - 152.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...
11/07 - 150.6 at 6:00 a.m. ...4.3 miles in 93 mins.
11/08 - 150.8 at 6:30 a.m. ...5.35 miles in 125 mins...another adventure!
11/09 - 150.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...maybe... 60 min workout w/trainer
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You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.Female, 5’3”, 60
2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
GW: <200 in 2020 BMI 35.2
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
1 week till 37th wedding anniversary 💕
1 weeks till next physical 🩺
7 weeks (~ 5 rounds of 10 days) till 2021 🎉
My goal for 2020 is to get into ONEderland and make it stick. Changing my life.
Plans:
🔹Find workout routine that works (walk, bike, planks, yoga, swim, take advantage of retirement to be more active); target walking 100 miles each month
🔹Drink more water (target min 80 oz daily; start with 1 glass before coffee)
🔹Journal Food Daily (tracking with MFP since 12/28/2018; basically skipped June-Dec 2019; recommit 1/1/2020; skipped out April-July 2020; recommit 8/6/2020)
🔹Daily Vitamins (Dr’s orders; need to not ignore)
🔹Drink less alcohol (4 AF days per week; ~16 AF days per month; limit 1-2 glasses per day)
R63: 245 (1/2/2019)
R64-75: notes in 2019 folder
R76: 229.5 (5/12/2019)
R77-99: notes in 2019 folder
SWR100: 236.4 (12/29/2019)
R100: 235.5 (-.9)
R101: 235 (-.5)
R102: 235 (+/-0)
R103: 238 (+3)
R104-105: skipped
R106: 236 (-2)
R107-111: skipped
R112: 239 (+3)
R113-R121: skipped
SWR122: 241 (8/6/2020)
R122: 234.8 (-6.2)
R123: 231.4 (-3.4)
R124: 229.3 (-2.1)
R125: 227.7 (-1.6) Daily check-in but DNW 10 days @ fishing camp 🎣
R126: 224.8 (-2.9)
R127: 221.1 (-3.7)
R128: 220.3 (-.8)
R129: 219.6 (-.7)
R130: 219.0 (-.6)
R131: Continue checking in daily! Success is the sum of small efforts repeated daily … day in day out. Forgot to take my scale to the camp this round due to the stressful family situation (mom's husband in ICU). So focusing on good habits scale or no scale!
🎯Mini Goal: Finish this round below 217 … tired of seeing that number appear and then bounce back up. Love to see 215 on the scale this round.
Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
11/03 217.7 Walked 5 miles, tracked, AF. NOT one snack today. DH is on board to refocus with me. Recovered from the weekend splurges.
11/04 215.3 Walked 3 miles, tracked, AF. Donated blood ended up with an unplanned high carb snack before leaving the center.
11/05 216.3 Mom’s scale @ fishing camp fully dressed after breakfast No exercise (should’ve could’ve walked), tracked, 1 larger glass of wine. Long drive to camp to begin helping my mom with her husband in ICU. Mom’s 18th wedding anniversary … fed her a special dinner of fish topped with crawfish étouffée and roasted broccoli with a glass of wine.
11/06 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles, tracked meals only, 2 short glasses of wine. Moved Mom’s husband into hospice since no sign of possible recovery. It is his 85th birthday. DS & his wife arrived at midnight to see grandfather.
11/07 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles, tracked meals only, food under control, 2 glasses of wine. He passed away with my mom & my sister by his side.
11/08 214.5 Mom’s scale @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles, halfway tracked food, 3 glasses of wine. Food under control, all my kids & their spouses in at our small camp.
11/09 214.5 Mom’s scale @ fishing camp 🎣 No exercise, did not track food, 2 glasses of wine. Step father’s memorial service. Lots of desserts.
11/10 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles, tracked including fresh apple cake, 2 glasses of wine.
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Well my weight has popped back up a bit. I guess that is to be expected.
SW: 233.6
GW: 170
Day/Weight/Comment
11/03 207.8; 9 mile bike ride
11/04 203.4; 8k steps
11/05 203.4; 8k steps
11/06 203.8; 8k steps
11/07 203.8; 15 mile bike ride + 9k steps
11/08 204.4; 12k steps
11/09 204.8; Strength training class
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Round 129 94.8
Round 130 94.3
3rd 94.4
4th 94.9
5th 94.8
6th 94.2
7th 94.6
8th 94.6
9th 95.3
10th 95.29 -
JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 131 (round 61 for me ) I'm in for another round – I still really need the accountability & stability! As always, thank you @GrandmaJackie such a brilliant champion particularly in these unprecedented & unsettled times, 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 !
Challenge for this round will be to get back into 132s. Stick with good habits; be mindful of what I eat & drink, keep walking, no binges, keeping the 10 days binge free makes such a difference!End of round 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4
End of round 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
End of round 83 133.4
End of round 84 133
End of round 85 131.6
End of round 86 133.0
End of round 87 134.8
End of round 88 132.8 (2 pounds lost)
End of round 89 138.2 (+5.4 pounds gained)
End of round 90 135 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 91 132.8 (2.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 92 133 (0.2 pound up from end of last round)
End of round 93 135.6 (2.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 94 135.8 (0.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 95 134.4 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 96 134.4 (no loss no gain!!)
End of round 97 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 98 133.4 (1.6 down from end of last round)
End of round 99 134.4 (1 up from end of last; not bad for Christmas period!)
End of round 100 133.4 (1 down from end of last round)
End of round 101 137.2 (3.8 pounds up from last round)
End of round 102 136 (1.2 pounds down from last round – not bad considering Dad unexpectedly passed away 3 days before end of round & I went totally off plan & no walking!)
End of round 103 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down from last round – better!)
End of round 104 – 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 105 – 133.6 (1.4 down from end of last round)
End of round 106 – 133.6 (same as last round)
End of round 107 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 108 – 134.2 (0.6 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 109 – 135.6 (1.4 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 110 – 133.2 ( 2.4 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 111 – 133.2 (same as last round)
End of round 112 – 133.6 (increase of 0.4)
End of round 113 – 132.8 (0.8 down from end of last round)
End of round 114 – 136 (3.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 115 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 116 – 133.4 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 117 – 135.4 (2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 118 – 136 (1.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 119 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down)
End of round 120 – 135.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 121 – 135.2 (0.2 pounds down)
End of round 122 – 133.2 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 123 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 124 – 134.8 (2.4 pounds up )
End of round 125 – 135 (0.2 pounds up) – get a grip!!!
End of round 126 - 135 - same as last round
End of round 127 - 133.8 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 128 –133.4 (0.4 pound down)
End of round 129 – 134.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 130 – 133 (1.2 pounds down)
Keep calm – we're all in this together! Wash hands, be kind & follow all latest Government guidelines for C-19 virus.
Day/Weight/Comment
11/03 133 – 11.33 miles walked yesterday, 175 calories over.
11/04 132 – wow wasn't expecting that whoosh, but I'll take it!! I know from experience it'll most likely be up again tomorrow, but try to have as perfect a day as possible to prevent as much of a rise as possible. 10.89 miles walked yesterday, 743 calories in credit. Was aiming to lose a pound by next Tuesday, but now it's gone this morning new aim is to retain it !! Driving up to see DD & DS and respective families today before lockdown starts tomorrow which means 3.5+ hours sitting in the car today.
11/05 Lock down in England starts again for 4 weeks 132.8 – there it goes the upwards, expected, but got to work at it! Only 4.69 miles walked yesterday, hence 59 calories over.
11/06 132.8 - 10.3 miles walked yesterday. 675 calories in credit.
11/07 132.8 – 9.93 miles walked yesterday, 455 calories in credit. Half way round already!
11/08 132.8 – 12.98 miles walked yesterday, 335 calories in credit.
11/09 133.6 – hoping this is temporarily up due to only walking 3.77 miles after persistent rain drove me back indoors, which then caused me to be 209 calories and 4g fat over, but carbs and all other macros in credit.
11/10 132.8 – 11.99 miles walked yesterday, 491 calories in credit. I failed to lose the pound that I was aiming for in the 7 days . Oh well I'll aim to do it again for the next 7 days, got to keep plugging away!
This morning I've downloaded Couch Potato to 5K app. to my 'phone, going to incorporate it into my walk this morning. Wish me luck – I'm not a runner!!!
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KEEP SAFE EVERYONE . Keep calm – we're all in this together!
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@QuiltingJaine@CommandJarvis@SheilaBoneham@UTmom81@Playhard2017@MusicSax@Smoda61 The turkey trot logo - I highlighted it then copied & pasted - and it worked!!!4 -
@Anabirgite & @ourbestlife - welcome on board !!2
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I have just not been focused enough over the last month. Weight up and down and no net loss. This round will be better.
OSW 88KG
RSW 63.75 kg
Target this round to lose 1kg
11/03 63.45kg. On the downward trend yet again. Went to the gym in the morning and did aerobics in the evening.
11/04 64.0kg. Disappointed especially after all the exercise. Hoping it's just from a late dinner.
11/05 63.45kg. I've been to the gym and I have a core fitness class later. All good food planned.
11/06 62.95kg. Happy to have a loss going into the weekend. Been to the gym but no more planned exercise until Monday.
11/07 62.55kg with no plans to mess it up,
11/08 63.25..Best laid plans didn't happen. Back on it today.
11/09 64.5kg...no idea why it's so bad. Lots of water today
11/10 62.95kg better than same day last week so I'll take that. Gym done and aerobics planned for this evening.
I'm interested in the turkey trot too.... I'll work on getting the logo(it worked but I had to shift from phone to PC...now to get it on my phone). I think a separate thread would be useful.
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Hi, I’d like to join round 131 please.
I am seeking to maintain (or drop a small amount) and find that I need the discipline of daily weighing to stay on track. I use Happy Scale to record my weight and will post actual weight in kg and the trend direction.
Round 130 (1st for me) SW 57.2. EW 56.5. Loss = 0.7 kg
Round 132 SW 56.5kg. GW 56 kg
Tue 3 56.6 Trend ↔️ Not the best start but yesterday’s lunch was good!
Wed 4 56.7 Trend ↔️ Going in the wrong direction 👿
Thu 5 56.6 Trend ↔️ Scale was undecided between 56.6 and 56.7. I think I worked hard enough for 56.6 or lower!
Fri 6 56.1 Trend ⬇️ It looks as if the scale woke up but I’m not sure I trust it!
Sat 7 56.5 trend ↔️ Ohh well, I’m not really surprised
Sun 8 56.3 trend ⬇️ That’s better
Mon 9 56.1 trend ⬇️ 😊
Tue 10 56.1 trend ⬇️ I should be able to meet my target for this round
Wed 11
Thu 12
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61 year old female; 5’5"
Highest Weight: 213
Lowest Weight: 143
SW: 188.4
GW: (for now: 165--will set it lower later)
Rd 129 SW: approx.186; EW: 181.6
Rd 130 SW: 181.6, EW: 182.6
Day/Weight/Comment
11/03 182 I am disappointed in myself for letting Halloween ruin my progress last round, but that’s part of the learning curve, I guess. @musicax, I like your advice to @SheilaBoneham. I will try to use that as motivation too. You’re right about the food addiction. We got ALL the Halloween candy out of the house for that very reason. I thought of it last night and I’m sure I would have given in, but it was gone, so that was a good thing! I really want to get back into the 170s far enough to where I don’t bounce back up. I can do that by Christmas, can’t I? Maybe I can get further, but I’ll take that.
11/04 DNW
11/05 DNW
11/06 182.8 Went off the wagon at a watch party on election night. Back on yesterday, but there’s still some residual to chip away at. I thought I was going to see my folks in NC tomorrow. Haven’t seen them but once since the pandemic began, but they told me Wednesday they are afraid for me to come. I bet it won’t happen for the holidays either. So, yeah, I’m a little sad. Need to find something active to do tomorrow instead.
11/07 183.6 I swear, I am so disappointed in myself. I did really well yesterday. Wasn’t hungry, ate healthy, until right before dinner. Someone opened a bag of Fritos and I ate way too many of them. I’m hoping this is water from the salt, but still. But today, I’m going to the mountains to carry my granddaughter in a backpack on a hike. I am excited about that!
11/08 184 This is not a surprise after a strenuous hike. But, it means I have to push lots of water today and be careful about what I eat. Time to do some meal planning this week and see if I can get back to my start weight for the round in four days.
11/09 182.4 So, this is better! Worked hard yesterday and had my first longer walk trying to prep for the Virtual Turkey Trot. I have time on the weekends. The challenge for me will be getting sessions in during the week. Here’s to being creative about that! Controlled calories much better yesterday, too.
11/10 181.6 Making progress now. Hopefully this can continue. It’s getting easier to maintain control of my food intake now that I’m also working on an exercise goal. it takes both for me, and I will still stall, but I’m feeling better about things.
11/11
11/12
Working toward the Virtual 5K/10K: My goal for this one is to just DO it at a pace that I can sustain. Then for my next one, I'll have a time to compare it to. I'm shooting for Thanksgiving morning, but if the weather is bad, I'll find a better day. I want to do it outside if at all possible. If not, I'll do one inside with a Leslie Sansone video or some other way. Thanks to any of you who have decided or wish to join me. All are welcome! I needed a goal like this to restart my journey to better health.
11/8--2.65 miles in 49:20
11/9–2.8 miles total, but not together. Snuck in a one-miler on the walking path while I was visiting a school for my job (in work shoes) then pushed a baby stroller 1.7 miles after work up and down some big hills, so time wasn’t part of the picture.6 -
Weight 1/1/20: 225
Round 129 BW: 213.6
Round 130 BW: 209.2
Round 131 BW: 211.2
Round 131 Goal: 207.8
1. Run/walk 12 miles with Tony (see profile pic). 3.8
2. Strength train 3 times.
3. Stretch/tone with Essentrics 3 times (check it out - I LOVE this program)
4. Log every morsel of food 5 days.
Round 130 was a bust - intermittent internet, not focused, candy, Tony was lame, no shortage of excuses.
Day/Weight/Comment
11/3
11/4
11/5 216.8 OUCH. Too many margaritas. This is getting ridiculous.
11/6 215.2
11/7 214.8
11/8 214.2
11/9 213.6
11/10
11/11
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Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 56
Akron, Ohio
OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)
My 92nd Round!
I've made it back to maintenance and need the accountability to keep me there.
Being overweight is hard.
Maintaining a healthy weight is hard.
Choose your hard.
After losing 12 lbs. I was stuck at 174lbs. for a couple weeks until I found this challenge.
End R40: 171 (-3)
End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
End R42: 168 (-2.5)
End R43: 165 (-3)
End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
End R45: 163 (-.5)
End R46: 160 (-3)
End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
End R48: 159 (+.5)
End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
End R50: 154.5 (-3)
End R51: 154 (-.5)
End R52: 153 (-1)
End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
End R54: 151 (-1.5)
End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)
End R56: 146.5 (-3)
End R57: 146.5 (0)
End R58: 146.5 (0)
End R59: 144 (-2.5)
End R60: 144 (0)
End R61: 145 (+1)
End R62: 144 (-1)
End R63: 147.5 (+3.5) Christmas and New Year’s
End R64: 145 (-2.5)
End R65: 145.5 (+.5)
End R66: 144 (-1.5)
End R67: 142.5 (-1.5)
End R68: 143 (+.5)
End R69: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R70: 142 (-2.5)
End R71: 141.5 (-.5)
End R72: 140 (-1.5)
End R73: 141 (+1)
End R74: 143 (+2)
End R75: 142 (-1)
End R76: 144.5 (+2.5)
End R77: 144 (-.5)
End R78: 143.5 (-.5)
End R79: 143.5 (0)
End R80: 140 (-3.5)
End R81: 143.5 (+3.5)
End R82: 142 (-1.5)
End R83: 143.5 (+1.5)
End R84: 142.5 (-1)
End R85: 142 (-.5)
End R86: 142 (0)
End R87: 140.5 (-1.5)
End R88: 141.5 (+1)
End R89: 141.5 (0)
End R90: 145 (+3.5) Quit smoking
End R91: 145 (0)
End R92: 143.5 (-1.5)
End R93: 146 (+2.5)
End R94: 144.5 (-1.5)
End R95: 143.5 (-1)
End R96: 144.5 (+1)
End R97: 146.5 (+2) Thanksgiving aftermath
End R98: 145.5, BF33.2%, MM 63% (-1)
End R99: 147.5 (+2) Christmas
End R100: 147 (-.5) New Year
End R101: 147 (0)
End R102: 145.5 (-1.5)
End R103: 144 (-1.5)
End R104: 143(-1)
End R105: 143.5 (+.5)
End R106: 143.5 (0)
End R107: 143.5 (0)
End R108: 142 (-1.5)
End R109: 143 (+1)
End R110: 143 (0)
End R111: 144 (+1)
End R112: 146 (+2)
End R113: 143.5 (-2.5)
End R114: 146.5 (+3)
End R115: 146 (-.5)
End R116: 146 (0)
End R117: 145.5 (-.5)
End R118: 146 (+.5)
End R119: 146.5 (+.5)
End R120: 147 (+.5)
End R121: 147 (0)
End R122: 145 (-2)
End R123: 144.5 (-.5)
End R124: 143 (-1.5)
End R125: 143 (0) - Labor Day
End R126: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R127: 142.5(-2)
End R128: 143 (+.5)
End R129: 142.5 (-.5)
End R130: 144 (+1.5)
SW: 144
Day/Weight/Comment
11/03 - 143.5
11/04 - 143
11/05 - 143
11/06 - 143
11/07 - 142.5
11/08 - 143.5 - Plenty of salt and nervous eating this weekend. Time to get back on track.
11/09 - 142.5 - This was a nice surprise. I hope it sticks for the next few days.
11/10 - 143.5 - Oh well, I had a feeling yesterday's weight was not going to last.
11/11
11/12
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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:R69 EW: 158.1
R70 EW: 156.5
R71 EW: 156.3
R72 EW: 156.3
R73 EW: 155.2
R74 EW: 155.4
R75 EW: 156.1
R76 EW: 155.6
R80 EW: 153.2
R81 EW: 154.3
R82 EW: 154.1
R84 EW: 156.5
R89 EW: 156.7
R91 EW: 160.1
R93 EW: 159.3
R94 EW: 156.1
R98 EW: 154.5
R99 EW: 155.9
R100 EW: 152.8
R101 EW: 149.7 (1/15)
R102 EW: 149.0
R103 EW: 149.0
R104 EW: 146.2
R105 EW: 146.6
R106 EW: 144.6
R107 EW: 146.8 (spring break, only 2 days weight)
R108 EW: 147.7 (Moving out of state, starting new job)
R109 EW: 148.1
R110 EW: 150.1
R111 EW: 154.3
R112 EW: 152.6
R113 EW: 151.7
R121 EW: 153.0
R122 EW: 154.8
R123 EW: 153.9
R124 EW: 153.4
R125 EW: 155.6
R126 EW: 152.3
R127 EW: 151.5
R128 EW: 151.0
R129 EW: 151.0
R130 EW: 152.6
Last weight
11/02 - 152.6
Round Goal: Water - min: 64oz, target: 75oz. Fast 16+hrs weekdays, 14+hrs weekends.
Day, Weight, Comment
11/03 - 152.1
11/04 - 151.2
11/05 - 150.8
11/06 - 151.2
11/07 - DNW
11/08 - 152.6
11/09 - 151.9
11/10 - DNW - Was up drinking water all morning - couldn't sleep. Its really odd to sleep in this house with nobody else here. It feels too empty and quiet, even with my normal sleep sounds/white noise app (we have the same). I decided not to weigh due to that. Hopefully tonight will be better. My phone was at 1% despite being plugged in all night. Still struggling to get it to charge. Its a brand new charging cable (only a month old) so makes me think its my phone. I can't really afford a new one, but I might need to look into it. Going to do some google research first to see if there's something else. I know the outlets in this house are finicky but I've had success with this one since I moved in so not sure what's going on. Think I've found one here in the living room that's working as long as I keep an eye on it to get me through the day. The one time I care about having a working phone is when I'm home alone and it'd be the one time I struggle with it! Go figure, thanks Murphy and your dumb law hahaha
11/11
11/12
Previous Day's Comments11/03 - Dinner wasn't great. I felt so bloated and heavy and just ick in general within minutes of eating. I didn't have a lot, but it felt like I gorged myself out of nowhere. 1 cup of stew is it. Not sure what that was about. Water was short, but not by too awful much. Better than it has been. Chilly out this morning so definitely thinking yoga if I manage a workout. 16hrs fastest yesterday. Might try for 17 today, depends on how my poor tummy feels.
11/04 - I don't feel overly bloated AND I dropped? My body is really all over the place lately. I'll take it, though, since that makes more sense to me. I didn't get to fast much as BF made breakfast (he was really excited and wanted me to try this new combination he thought of - it was AMAZING). Today I definitely want to fast a bit longer. Dinner ended earlier than it has been the last several days, back to where it was previously, so that helps with longer fasts in the morning. I was shy about 6oz of hitting water goal, but much much better than before. I'm already ahead of the curve this morning with water so today should go well. I have a salad and some fresh fruit for lunch so I'm set to break my fast with the good stuff. Not sure what dinner is yet. Hopefully it has a side of vegetables, though. Been trying to focus on healthier options. I bought some Meal Simple options from HEB. Had General Tso's with veggies on Monday (craving Chinese food while shopping) and yesterday I had teriyaki salmon with stir fry veggies. Last week I had a baked potato from it. It is a little more expensive, but I figured I'd try it. I was craving a baked potato and my fast was over while I was still shopping - boom, I happened to see a baked potato in that section!. Worked out really well and it was quite yummy. Plus, it inspired me to start thinking of lunches I can make for myself at home/prep for when I begin commuting (if that ever happens). Some require an oven (like my salmon - its uncooked), and some are cooked and ready to reheat in the microwave. Its definitely way better than a frozen meal when in a pinch! I think I really needed those to kickstart me back into focusing on healthier options during my eating window.
11/05 - Not really bloated, but have a bit of heaviness in my low belly. Nothing terrible, just noticeable. I managed my water goal yesterday of 64oz. 16hr 20min fasting. Dinner did not have veggies, but I feel my salad helped balance that, as well as the fruit I snacked on a bit for that sweet flavor. Not ideal, but better. Think I need to focus on getting veggies in during lunch. I typically don't know what dinner will be until its being made so to ensure I get some in, my lunch needs to include veg. If there's veg at dinner as well, that's even better! I have some steamables veggies for lunch but nothing else. May pair with a small sandwich. Then I'll focus on brainstorming ideas for when I go shopping next. I really loved steamables before, but it seems HEB hasn't had the selection I'm used to. Walmart may have to bridge that gap which will take more planning. My health is worth it!
11/06 - Likely from my fish and chips (its a guilty pleasure I've been wanting to try at this new place for awhile. Worth it!). Water was over 75oz but didn't measure how much over. Finally! Getting ready to head towards east Texas to go help FamHub's mom pack her house (closes Dec 1) and move her here (she's already living with him until the new apartments are finished building and she can move in them). Won't be weighing in tomorrow, but should be back Sunday. BF will leave Monday morning to go see his mom (4th time with breast cancer - going in for treatment and not looking good) and won't be back until next Sunday so I'll have more freedom to deep clean the house and get exercise in the living room (more space) without disturbing him at work. Also thinking of experimenting with longer fasts (maybe an alternate day to see how that feels? Guess I'll see how OMAD goes, first). Lots of sitting (5hrs approx) today and tomorrow but also lots of packing and moving so it should offset. BF still can't lift anything terribly heavy so FamHub and I will be the heavy lifters. His mom will likely focus on packing and also has bad shoulder so her and BF will take smaller stuff. Have a great weekend, everyone!
11/07 - DNP
11/08 - Expected with traveling/moving. Of course, when moving, things are packed and you have to eat out in some form or fashion - pizza Friday night for dinner, packing some stuff. Woke up to boudin kolaches before resuming loading. Had cold pizza for lunch then another long drive home (5.5hrs there, about 6hrs back with uhaul truck) before dinner out (cooking was out of the question, especially with kids involved - they needed to eat before bedtime). Unfortunately Gigi gravely underestimated how much stuff and the uhaul truck was not enough by any means and nothing available to load the rest so in 2 weekends time, we'll be doing it again. We would next weekend but BF is in Oklahoma visiting his parents so I think he managed to convince FamHub to wait another weekend. Minus the 2 refridgerators, washer, and dryer, this is the easy (but awkwardly shaped) light stuff. Today, because we got home so late yesterday, we have to unload into the storage unit. My poor arms are so tired. This is definitely a workout and I can tell I haven't lifted weights in awhile haha Doesn't help I'm a bit dehydrated. I tried drinking water, but its hard when traveling because I'll have to pee every 5 minutes. Definitely taking my water jug with me to unload.
11/09 - Back down a bit. Still low on water, but definitely have a chance to push more today. Luckily we had extra hands to help unload the truck into the storage unit. We had more of a Linner at 330 and then snacked a little around dinner. I hate salt and I was craving it so I had chips and salsa. Ended fast early so hopefully today my longer fast will go well (and easy!) Hoping minimum 18hrs. BF leaves this morning for a week in Oklahoma so that will only make it easier (no surprise breakfasts from him nor the smell/sound of him making his own breakfast to derail me). May try for some yoga once he's up and out of the house to help with these sore muscles. If work goes well, may also try for a walk with the pup. She's going to be so depressed her dad is leaving (gone 2 days/1night, back for 2 nights (gone during the day unloading), then gone again for a week) so maybe a walk will cheer her up a bit. May have a look to see what virtual 5ks are out there first and knock that out this week. Also have to reorganize bedroom a bit to get our new bed frame in there once he's back. Gives me a chance to vacuum the entire room instead of just where I can reach haha (oh the joys of having a dog who loves to shed). I think I have way more than enough to keep me busy while he's gone.
11/10
11/11
11/12
11/10 - Didn't get to walk yesterday - work got way too busy. Rain in the forecast today and work is full of meetings so not sure I'll manage to get one in. Time change messed up my morning walks as I have to wait until light and usually that's when the bulk of my work meetings start - today that also happens to be when the rain is supposed to start. I wouldn't mind the rain if I didn't have to worry about taking my work phone with me! Evening walks are tough because it starts getting dark right when I'm getting off work - ick. I had been doing consistent 1.5 mile walks prior - shouldn't be too difficult to double that - do my normal neighborhood walk twice.
5 -
new month...new goals..this round I am going to try to focus on something slightly different. definitely still weighing every day but I am going to be focusing on step counts and water per day as well.
SW: 292 when I started mfp 5 years ago
CW: 258.6
GW: 255
Day/Weight/Comment
11/03 - dnw
11/04 - 260.6 lots of stress eating due to the election yesterday.. did get over my goal in steps 3872 out of 3000
11/05 - 258.8 not enough steps but drank 64 oz of water..
11/06 - 259.4 sodium.. sigh...
11/07 - 257.8 woot walking around shopping yesterday helped
11/08 - 260.2 wtf body..I know you are sore but come on....
11/09
11/10
11/11
11/12
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Age/Height: 55 / 5' 11.5"
SW (01/01/2020) / UGW: 233 / 165
SW /GW Round 131: 190 / 185
Goals.
1. Ride 250 miles on my bike
2. Start strength training
3. Log daily food/water intake
4. Eat at deficit
Day/Weight/Comment
11/03: 189.8 / Working to buck a trend in the wrong direction due to the Halloween candy’s inability to outrun my sweet tooth.
11/04: 188.9 / Biked 48 miles. Ate decently—for a change. Logged all food/water.
11/05: 188 / Recovery day. Healthy meals. Getting back into a routine of smoothie—salad—healthy dinner. Ate a bit over deficit goal, but my ceiling is 500 below my BMR.
11/06: 188.8 / 27.5 miles added on the bike (75.5/250). Logged all my food and water. Ate below adjusted calorie goals, but a delicious patty melt I made for dinner is going to sit a bit heavy on me for a day or two…
11/07: 187.7 / 25 more miles on the bike (100.5 /250); making progress there. Logged everything with a deficit. Still haven’t been able to work in the gym with the limited hours it’s open.
11/08: 188.5 / No riding yesterday. Logged all my food and drink. Ate at a deficit, just not as deficit as I’d prefer, Need to get out of the house to limit some of the snacks I take in when bored. Holding on to a slight loss from the solid 190 I walked in with, but seem stuck around 188.
11/09: 189.6 / High winds kept me off the bike; I really need to find another activity. Logged all my food and water. Not happy calories, but still at a daily deficit. Weight jumping around seems to be more a product of what, not how much, I’m eating. Protein looks good, but the carbs and fat are out of whack.
11/10: 190.5 / It’s officially a trend in the wrong direction. I’m not sure this is the focus I was was looking for when I joined this thread, but despite logging all the food I’m eating, I’m not tracking to my macros the way I had been. I’m enjoying the extra energy the calories are providing, but not using that energy in a productive way to lose weight. Hurricane Eta has been throwing shade across the state for a few days, keeping me and my skinny tires off the road. Two days left to turn this around…
11/11:
11/12:
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Just Give Me 10 Days is the first “challenge” that has helped me gain some freedom over the scale. Most days my weight doesn’t shape my mood- so far. And so I am deeply grateful for this and for you all.
My main goal is not to be elated or devastated by the scale. It has been a very long, emotionally painful journey with my weight, all of my life. I want so badly to escape my food addiction. I never want to be 338lbs. again but I know it could very well happen. I don’t want to be 115lbs. again because at that weight I was losing my hair and I was sick all of the time and exercising four hours a day, eating less than 800 calories. I just want moderation!
This daily weigh-in has been a good discipline. Hard to get too excited or upset over the scale when one sees how much fluctuation happens regardless of my caloric intake and exercise.
I limit myself to a manageable 3.5 mile run each day, a 20 min morning workout and a 10 minute bedtime workout. And I eat 1,200 6 days a week and 3,600 one day a week. (My high-protein day). No added sugar. No meat.
STARTING WEIGHT: 338lbs on January 1, 2014
ROUND 131 STARTING WEIGHT ON 11/3: 137.5lbs.
ROUND GOAL WEIGHT: 137.5-136.5lbs.
ULTIMATE GOAL WEIGHT: 122-125lbs.
Previous Rounds
Round 128: 138-139lbs. (+1)
Round 129: 139-134lbs. (-5)
Round 130: 134-137.5 (+3.5)
Day/Weight/Comment
11/3: 137.5lbs. (So it seems like I am not successful on this plan, but I don’t see it that way for the first time in my life. In the last 30 days I have lost .5lbs. That is good! That is just fine! The main thing is that I am not bingeing or restricting or purging or over exercising. All things I used to do. I have eaten right. I have run 3.5 miles a day, I have done my exercises every morning and night. I have not eaten added sugars. And I have not let the scale determine my mood except for one day! And the bonus is I weigh .5 less than I did last month! I was 338lbs. in November of 2013. I was 158lbs. on this day in November last year. I am headed in the right direction.)
11/4: 136lbs. (Here I am.)
11/5: 138.5lbs. (Last night I made a conscious and controlled choice to eat in excess of my calories for the day. No added sugars, high protein “good” whole food, but still over my caloric allotment for the day. It was not for a good reason. While I was hungry, yes but I always am- 1,200 a day doesn’t feel like a lot when I average 18,000 steps a day with 65 minutes of cardio daily. But I ate because I am so scared about the election. I knew that banana and the pint of blueberries wouldn’t change the results or make revealed any faster but I gave in and said “I need this.” So my goal today is to not restrict, which would be my pattern. Normally I would eat about 300 calories or less today. And best myself up. But my goal is not to do that today. Accept whatever gain I have this round and move forward.)
11:6: 137.5 (I didn’t restrict! Ate 1,175 calories and exercised and ran and didn’t let the scale get me down OR up!)
11/7: 135lbs. (Still here!)
11/8: 137.5lbs. (How can I not be thankful today, regardless of the number!)
11/9: 137lbs. (Always nervous following my high-protein day but still here!)
11/10: 137lbs. (Very emotional today. A year since my mom died after a pretty unexpected and quick decline. She was 73 so a good, long life but I do miss her even though I know she is with God and in perfect peace. And the election continues to worry me. I MUST be strong today and not binge. I MUST not skip running. Exercised this morning so that is good. But I MUST not let my emotional cause me to make bad decisions about my weight. I know I should have put “health” instead of “weight” there...but today, when I saw the scale at 137, like yesterday, I have to admit that I really could have used a little loss today. .5 would have helped even. But I am facing that fact and going to try my best today.)
11/11:
11/12:9 -
SW: 241.6
First GW:199
Final GW: under 160 (normal BMI)
Round goal weight 212.6
Day/Weight/Comment
11/03. 215.2
11/04. 215.2
11/05. 214.8.
11/06. 214.0
11/07. 213.6
11/08. 213.8
11/09. 212.8.
11/10. 212.6. I keep expecting to stall for a few days but I’m not complaining! I got out for a 2 mile run yesterday (well more turtle jog) despite the rain.
11/11.
11/128 -
Next overall goal is to get under 140. I would like to get that done before Thanksgiving and hold through Thanksgiving. For this round, I am going to focus on getting to 141.
Going to continue with daily tracking, staying under goal calories, and minimum of 20 min formal exercise/day (all from UAC challenge). I am also trying to do 90 minutes of planks, and 24 hours of formal exercise this November (24 hour and 60 minute plank challenges).
Previous goals: get under 150; get under 145 for my birthday; get to pre-COVID 142.4
Round 131
Female
Height 5’ 4.5”
Age 59
UHW - 9/13/01 168.8
Recent low weight - 5/24/17 - 126
CSW - 9/14/20 153.0
UGW 129.0Round 126 equivalent: -3.8
Round 127: -2.0
Round 128: -1.4
Round 129: -1.4
Round 130: -2.2
Round 131 – starting weight 142.2
11/3 – 141.6 Nice start to the round. I am starting also to make note of my net calories to begin the process of learning what calories accomplish what. Yesterday was net of 1022. I have read a woman should not be regularly under 1200. I was hungry later in the evening yesterday, but rode it out. The previous day, leading into the challenge, my net was 1227 and no hunger issues.
11/4 – 141.0 Wow! Not expected. I guess my reward for not engaging in my normal stress eating patterns. The french’s onions, that I purchased way too soon, were calling me all evening. Did not open and am considering asking my husband to hid them from me until I am cooking for the 5 of us for Thanksgiving.
11/5 – 140.8 I really was expecting some take back. I’m sure its coming. But last night, I tried something new. I headed out after dark and walked/jogged for the equivalent of a 5K. Took just over 40 minutes, but I now know a route that would achieve this and I can measure improvement against it over time. Maybe someday I will enter a 5K.
11/6 – 140.8 Pleasantly surprised there was no take back.
11/7 – 140.4 (not my regular scale – weekend in Maine) no idea if the two scales weigh differently (same make/model, etc) and if I am actually down. At least glad to not see an up. Monday morning the 9th will give me a true indication. Have been consistently staying under my 1340 base and not eating back any exercise, and tracking everything.
11/8 – 140.0 (not my regular scale – weekend in Maine) Happy confused. I continue to lose more quickly than expected. Maybe this is my reward for halting my planned first 8 mile walk, only 2.5 miles in, to rescue the little guy below, who was hopping around the street in Maine looking for food. He is now safe and people are working on getting him back home, or to a new home.
11/9 – 140.0 Pleased to see that the two scales are close enough that I can’t tell the difference between their results. Overall, I am really shocked with how I am losing. My “dream” back in September was to get into the 130’s by December and I was concerned I was setting too high an expectable. At this point, it is looking rather attainable.
11/10 – 139.4 Totally confused. Grateful, but confused and wondering how and when I will get a take back. On another note, yesterday I had promised that I would get out and try that 5K route again. Well things kept happening and “after dark” became 9 PM. I still headed out, but hit the wrong button on my watch, so I had no milage feedback. I figured “what the heck, I know the route”. Nope, I did not. While out there I was doing significantly more jogging this time and was excited to see its impact. As I am reaching home, my time was almost identical, so I was disappointed. Well turns out that when I use the right buttons the apple watch maps my route. So I looked up my route from 11/5 and sure enough, last night I had done one of my walking routes that includes two cul-de-sacs, so my “same time” was for a route .3 miles longer. So I did improve, just harder to see. Today, lots of body aches so I will be going for less aggressive exercise for the day. I think I’m taking grandson out in his stoller.
11/11 –
11/12 –
ROUND 131 TOTAL: TBD
TOTAL SINCE 9/14: -10.8
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timlangan42 wrote: »11/10: 190.5 / It’s officially a trend in the wrong direction. I’m not sure this is the focus I was was looking for when I joined this thread, but despite logging all the food I’m eating, I’m not tracking to my macros the way I had been. I’m enjoying the extra energy the calories are providing, but not using that energy in a productive way to lose weight. Hurricane Eta has been throwing shade across the state for a few days, keeping me and my skinny tires off the road. Two days left to turn this around…
@Timlangan42,
Few things, for me I am using the group here for accountability with regard to my changes in weight and encouraging me to monitor it which is key for me. But as for the minutia of what is contributing to my losses, I am also in three other group. Yes, I am doing 4 challenges to help get me make healthy habits natural again. I am in the UAC challenge which requires staying under daily calorie goal, daily tracking, and 20 minutes of daily exercise. In my case, I am currently not eating back my exercise calories but will at some point add a portion in. For the challenge, you can miss 3 days out of the month. I did october successfully and november has potential for success as I am planning ahead for speed bumps. I also am in a 24 hours challenge where I need to accomplish 24 hours of exercise in a month, and then another smaller one on planking.
As for your other comments about your macros and scale response, I have certainly learned over the years that I could have comparable calories of pasta one night and steak the other with both days being "under" on my calories. Day after pasta is a guaranteed temporary up. But I have learned that and only learned that because of daily tracking and daily weighing of myself. This weekend, Hubby had one drink and a few munchie items, but was under on calories. He was up 2 lb the next day. Was gone the following. Think of this as an opportunity to learn about yourself. Glad you are in the group and glad you are talking about your frustrations. You will get through!4 -
5’4.5”, 32 years old, female
Highest weight: 275 (12/25/2019)
Ultimate goal weight: 150
Previous Rounds:Round 126 SW: 266.6 (+.4)Round 131 SW: 269.2
Round 127 SW: 267.0 (-.2)
Round 128 SW: 266.8 (+1.2)
Round 129 SW: 268 (-0)
Round 130 SW: 268 (+1.2)
11/3: 269.4 ~ Halloween candy is kicking my butt. So I moved it to the closet. Exercise rest day yesterday, but have a core workout planned for this morning.
11/4: 270.0
11/5: 268.8
11/6: 269.2 ~ I’ve been doing MUCH better on the Halloween candy. Time to get more committed to food journaling again.
11/7: 268.0
11/8: 269.2 ~ Had a beer last night. Always causes a bump up for me.
11/9: 269.4
11/10: 266.8 ~ Well that was unexpected!8
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