Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 131
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@quiltingjaine All the best to your DD.2
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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: 189 / Nice drop to keep me under my starting weight. No relief from the rain, so nowhere near meeting my riding goals for this 10-day challenge. Spending the spare time cleaning the garage and getting old clothes ready for donation. Logged everything and I ate like I was still riding, but am still below maintenance (by a hair). Thanks @Smoda61 for the support; some wise words. Other than when I hit 245 pounds a few years ago, I never felt 'Obese', but decided this year to see what 'Healthy' felt like. 'Overweight' feels better than 'Obese', so I'm guessing it feels pretty good.11 -
Male: 63
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205
Goal this round: Just average better than the last round. Is this so hard? Evidently. Just look at my spoiler.
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
R 124: 209.4 (20200903)
R 125: 208.9
R 126: 209.6
R 127: 209.1 (20201003)
R 128: 210.0
R 129: 210.6
R 130: 210.7 (20201102)
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 131
Month/Day: Weight / Comment
11/03: 211.0 / Clearly, I can maintain the proximity of 210. (If you see my recent history in the spoiler.) And, I do like my bod better now than I did at 240. But, I am trying to see if I can muster the discipline to get to that 205 plateau.
11/04: 211.8
11/05: 210.0 / I looked right at the bag of leftover Halloween candy and then looked away. In fact, it is hanging in the pantry and it seemed to reach out and brush my shoulder. Brazen temptress. I gave it the cold shoulder.
Another three-day weekend coming up with friends. Our fellowship usually revolves around some form of exercise (hiking, pickleball, yoga, biking), food (+ alcohol) and cards (bid euchre, rummy). There are ALWAYS piles and bins of naughty things to eat between meals.
Upon reflection, I am amazed how no ten-day challenge passes without involvement of some festival of food. First world problem.
11/06: 210.6
11/07: DNW
11/08: DNW
11/09: DNW
11/10: 214.8
11/11: 212.2 / Had a fun weekend. Lots of bulk food and salt. On my way back to discipline. I see I have missed reading 202 posts from you all. Not sure I will be able to lay eyes on all of them.
11/12:
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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.
11/11. 213.0 expected. Nothing exciting- just plugging away. Ran this am (another turtle jog) so feel pretty good.
11/12.
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SW: 181.4
GW: 134
Round 131 Goals: Minimize Alcohol, 30 Minutes Intentional Daily Movement, Loss of 1.5 pounds
Day/Weight/Comment
11/03 177.6 Ate within calories yesterday and did yoga but did have wine which put me over on calories, so this scale drop is a welcome sight!
11/04 177.7 Continued with my Yoga practice + walked
11/05 177.8 More Yoga
11/06 DNW
11/07 DNW
11/08 179.1 Went for a long walk, IF 16/8, AF
11/09 178.5 Logged all foods, made healthy choices, AF, IF 16/8, calories at a deficit
11/10 177.8 Logged all foods, made healthy choices, AF, IF 16/8, calories at a deficit
11/11 177.1 This round has been about getting back on track, after not tracking really at all last month. Feel like I'm back in a good place when this round ends tomorrow and in an even better place to start the next round on Friday.
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Round 131
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 60 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 89 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
R130 EW= 208.6
R131 EW= TBD
Current New Goals:
Weight:
Short Term Goal #1: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.
Short Term Goal #2: To be back in Onederland by January 1st.
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.
********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-=blue)……1.8 GAINED [/color=blue] (Ending Weight 211.2)
R125 (09/04/20 thru 09/13/20) = ……1.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 212.6)
R126 (09/14/20 thru 09/23/20) = ……0.6 LOST [/color-fuchsia] (Ending Weight 212.0)
R127 (09/24/20 thru 10/03/20) = ……1.6 LOST (Ending Weight 210.4)
R128 (10/04/20 thru 10/13/20) = ……1.8 LOST [/color-fuchsia] (Ending Weight 208.6)
R129 (10/14/20 thru 10/23/20) = ……1.8 LOST (Ending Weight 206.8)
R130 (10/24/20 thru 11/02/20) = ……1.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 208.6)
Day/Weight/Comment
11/02 …..208.6….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
11/03 …..207.6 ….. TMI helped. Just sayin’…… Good luck everyone on this round!
11/04 …..????? ….. I can’t believe I forgot to weigh in today before the half pot of coffee I have already drank! Will have to wait until tomorrow. Yesterday was an excellent day for meals and movement. The snacks were a bit much but, otherwise, all well-chosen meals. I hope to get in a lot more movement today. I had to cancel my far-away oncology and mammogram appointments due to insurance issues. Rescheduled for spring to avoid bad weather driving, 4 hours each way.
11/05 …..206.6 ….. I figured that it would be pretty good on the scale today. The last couple of days have been filled with lots of work & some lower calorie choices. Not perfect but I knew it would reflect well on the scale.
11/06 …..205.2 ….. More movement for sure and it’s helping. So much going on around here. I will explain when I have more time, but in the meantime, I am really trying to watch it and move as best I can!
11/07 …..205.2 ….. I am just happy to be the same today. I had a severe glucose drop last night. I managed to stay away from the panic and the feeding frenzy that usually accompany diabetic sugar drops, but I still stuffed things into my pie hole that I would not normally pick due to sheer need and fear. Thankfully the scale was okay today. I know what happened. I took my normal lunch and cut it in half to eat for dinner. Problem: my lunch was very very small to begin with so it was just not enough carbs or calories. I will be more careful today. Low cal volume with some reasonable carbs are on the menu!
11/08 …..206.0 ….. Stayed with small meals yesterday and some extra movement so I am a little stumped. However, no TMI and my meals may have been a bit too salty (??). We will see what tomorrow brings.
11/09 …..206.2 ….. McDonald’s which tasted like a salt shaker. I am just not used to it. It is the only fast food in my immediate town. I got tired of it years ago but yesterday was just too busy. Holding water I hope because I know I did not overeat.
11/10 …..207.0 ….. All my fault.
11/11 …..207.4 ….. The madness must stop.
11/12 …..xxxxx …..
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Female 50 yrs. 5'2"
9/23/2020 OSW 170.1
Long term goal 125
Round 127 ⬇️ 5.0 lbs. 165.1
Round 128 ⬆️ 0.3 lbs. 165.4
Round 129 ⬇️ 0.3 lbs. 165.1
Round 130 ⬇️ 1.6 lbs 163.5
Round 131
Starting Weight 163.5
Goal this round 161
Day/Weight/Comment
11/03 164.2 Went a bit overboard yesterday with the carbs and salt. Its time to pay the consequences.
11/04 164.2 No change today, need to watch stress eating today.
11/05 164.1 Just about the same.
11/06 164.2 Going nowhere!
11/07 163.8 Not much but I will take it.
11/08 163.6 Slow...
11/09 163.2 Ok, new goal! Just get below 163.
11/10 163.2
11/11 162.6 Well, I made it below 163 now to stay below.
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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 – 139.6 ok, up is totally reasonable given it is the only up this entire round. Yesterday, was even later than the night before. Went 3.5 miles at a “slow” pace, which took an hour. Just good to get out and do something and stretch things out again from the previous night’s walk/jog. I'm thinking I need to figure out how to format my 5k info.
11/12 –
ROUND 131 TOTAL: TBD
TOTAL SINCE 9/14: -10.8
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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
11/03:
11/04:
11/05:
11/06:
11/07:
11/08:
11/09: 163.9
11/10: 163.3 🙂
11/11: 163.1 It all counts.. would love to break out of the 163’s tomorrow.
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@SModa61 @deepwoodslady @SheilaBoneham @musicsax @UTMom81 Thank you all for the well wishes for DD#1. I will pass them on. She was on this message board during her recovery from surgery a year plus ago ( @MBabydoll ) She is feeling a bit better today but still has some “rattles” and is taking at least the rest of the week off. She said she doesn’t have to test negative to go back which I find odd. I agree that there should be some action about going to work when you think you might have it or be living with someone you think has it. When DD’s first symptoms showed up, she thought it was just her asthma and allergies acting up.4
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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)
SW Rnd 7 167 AW 165.8
SW Rnd 8 168* AW 166.1
SW Rnd 9 164.5* AW 165.5
SW Rnd 10 167.5 AW 165.3 Start Keto
SW Rnd 11 163 AW 163.5
SW Rnd 12 162.5 AW 160.2
SW Rnd 13 159.5 AW 159.1
SW Rnd 14 158.5 AW 158.9
SW Rnd 15 158 AW 157.25
SW Rnd 16 156 AW 155.9
SW Rnd 17 155.5 AW 156.5
SW Rnd 18 157.5 AW 156.15
SW Rnd 19 155.5 AW 155.6
SW Rnd 20 155.5* AW 155
SW Rnd 21 154.5 AW 152.15
SW Rnd 22 152.5 AW 152.2
SW Rnd 23 151 AW 150.2
SW Rnd 24 150 AW 148.8
SW Rnd 25 147.5 AW 147.3
SW Rnd 26 148.5 AW 145.4
SW Rnd 27 146* AW 144.72
SW Rnd 28 145* AW 145.5
SW Rnd 29 146.5 AW 145.8
SW Rnd 30 146 AW 145.65
SW Rnd 31 146.5 AW 144.45
SW Rnd 32 144.5 AW 143.3
SW Rnd 33 141.5 AW 140.6
SW Rnd 34 140.0 AW 140.75
SW Rnd 35 139.5 AW 139.25
SW Rnd 36 138.5 AW 138.85
SW Rnd 37 139.0 AW 138.2
SW Rnd 38 139.5* AW 136.9
SW Rnd 39 137.0* No end/avg weight
SW Rnd 40 ???.?* 5 day avg 137.6
SW Rnd 41 137.5 AW 138.2
SW Rnd 42 my 36 138.0 AW 136.15
SW Rnd 43 136.5 AW 135.5
SW Rnd 44 133.5 AW 134.55
SW Rnd 45 134.0 AW 134.35
SW Rnd 46* 133.5 AW 133.28 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 47* 133.5 AW 133.0 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 48 133.5 AW 134.05
SW Rnd 49 134.0 AW 133.85
SW Rnd 50* 134.5 AW 134.6 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 51* 133.5 No scale on ship
SW Rnd 52* 134.0 AW 133.42 (6 Days)
SW Rnd 53 131.5 AW 131.9
SW Rnd 54 131.0 AW 131.6
SW Rnd 55* 131.5 AW 129.66
SW Rnd 56* 128.5 AW 130.7
SW Rnd 57 131.5 AW 130.85
SW Rnd 58 131.0 AW 130.6
SW Rnd 59 132.0 AW 131.3
SW Rnd 60 131.5 AW 131.85
SW Rnd 61 130.0 AW 132.4
SW Rnd 62 132.0 AW 131.6
SW Rnd 63 132.5 AW 131.55
SW Rnd 64 131.5 AW 130.65
SW Rnd 65 129.5 AW 129.2
SW Rnd 66 129.0 AW 128.75
SW Rnd 67 128.0 AW 128.65
SW Rnd 68* 129.0 AW 129.41 (6 days)
SW Rnd 69* 131.0 (only 1 day left) AW 131.25
SW Rnd 70 131.5 AW 129.5
SW Rnd 71 129.0 AW 128.25
SW Rnd 72 128.0. AW 128.8
SW Rnd 73 129.5 AW 129.5
SW Rnd 74 128.5 AW 127.9
SW Rnd 75 126.5 AW 126.0
SW Rnd 76* 126.0 AW 123.36(7 days
SW Rnd 77 125.0 AW 125.7
SW Rnd 78 125.5 AW 125.1
SW Rnd 79 125.0 AW 124.0
SW Rnd 80 124.0 AW 123.3
SW RND 81 124.0 AW 124.65
SW Rnd 82 125.5 AW 124.35
SW Rnd 83 123.0 AW 121.75
SW Rnd 84 121.0 AW 120.95
SW Rnd 85 120.5 AW 120.5
SW Rnd 86 120.5 AW 121.15
SW Rnd 87* 121.0 ended on travel
SW Rnd 88* 122.0 on 9/1 AW 121.75
SW Rnd 89 120.5 AW 121.21
SW Rnd 90 122.0 AW 121.35
SW Rnd 91 121.0 AW 120.2
SW Rnd 92 121.5 AW 120.9
SW Rnd 93 120.5 AW 120.45
SW Rnd 94 119.5 AW 121.45
SW Rnd 95 123.5 AW 122.4
SW Rnd 96 122.0 AW 121.6
SW Rnd 97 121.0 AW 120.22
SW Rnd **98 119.0 Travel NWIs
SW Rnd **99(late) 126.5 😮 AW 123.79
SW Rnd 100 121.0 AW 121.75
SW Rnd 101 121.0 AW 120.95
SW Rnd 102 120.5 AW 121.05
SW Rnd 103 121.5 AW 121.05
SW Rnd 104 120.0 AW 120.9
Rnd 105 SW 122.5 AW 120.8
Rnd 106 SW 121.0 AW 120.5
Rnd 107 SW 122.0. AW 120.6
Rnd 108 SW 122.0 AW 121.0
Rnd 109 SW 120.5 AW 120.4
Rnd 110 SW 121.0 AW 120.3
Rnd 111 SW 120.5 AW 120.6
Rnd 112 SW 120.0 AW 119.2
Rnd 113 SW 119.5 AW 120.2
Rnd 114 SW 119.0 AW 118.3
Rnd 115 SW 117.5 AW 118.25
Rnd 116 SW 118.0 AW 117.55
Rnd 117 SW 116 AW 118.11
Rnd 118 SW 121 AW 118.3
Rnd 119 SW 119.0 AW 116.75
Rnd 120 SW 117 AW 117.2
Rnd 121 SW 116 AW 117.3
Rnd 122 SW 118.0 AW 116.55
Rnd 123 SW 115.5 AW 116.35
Rnd 124 SW 117.0. AW 116.6
Rnd 125 SW 115.5 AW 116.5
Rnd 126 SW 115.0 AW 116.5
Rnd 127 SW 117.0 AW 116.2
Rnd 128 SW 115.5 AW 115.65
Rnd 129 SW 115.5 AW 116.85
Rnd 130 SW 116.5 AW 115.9
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.
SW Rnd 131 116.5
11/03 116.5 DGD#1 turns 26! AF
11/04 116.0 DD#2 and friend came over early yesterday to help go through more stuff in the garage, huge allergy issues from dust last night. AF last night because of all of the sinus meds. Better this morning.
11/05 116.0
11/06 115.5 Community socially distanced Arts and Crafts today - first time in person for me since February.
11/07 116.0
11/08 116.0
11/09 117.0 Expected, it’s fine.
11/10 116.0 Feeling like a real slacker because I have not made one step toward the Turkey Trot. Feeling down as we learned yesterday that older daughter (RN in a hospital) is positive for COVID. One of her coworkers came to work in spite of not feeling well and DD is #12 on her wing to have it. A young person who wants to use their leave for fun not when actually sick!
11/11 116.5 Expected, Great Greek yesterday and going to get Chinese take out today so tomorrow will probably be higher. Can’t believe tomorrow is the last day of another round! AF5 -
Later this afternoon I'll create our next round, getting my morning walk in now.8
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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.
11/10 - 140.8 - Yay, yay, yay!!! 140, here I come! I actually expected a bump up this morning since we did take-out BBQ for dinner last night (and it was delicious!). I guess it’s a good thing the kids ate all the mac & cheese before I could have more than a few bites. 😂
11/11 - 140.0 - That was fast! Can’t believe I hit 140 already! I am now officially back to a “normal” BMI. I know BMI is far from an accurate measurement, and I have another 15 lbs to go to hit my ideal weight, but I’m so happy to hit this milestone. My “reward” outfit finally arrived yesterday - and it fits!
Today’s goal for 5K - going to take the dog out tonight and figure out a 5K route I can do; then I can “train” on our nightly walks.
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
11/11 - 153.4 - I'm feeling horribly bloated. Woke up with a headache and uneasy stomach that rivaled a nasty hangover. Hungover with no alcohol, huh. Now that the day's gone on a little more, I've rid of most of the bloat, but I still feel heavy like I've gained. Headache is there, but when distracted I don't notice it. Ah well. Also didn't fast yesterday. I was feeling nauseous and the only thing that seemed to help was bread. From that point, it was challenging to not eat everything in sight constantly. But then again, I had TOM pay a visit, so I'm assuming it was an oddball hormone fluctuation - I get those oddball ones every now and again, not often. Today's lunch (break-fast) will be leftover chicken-bacon fried rice with egg drop soup. Dinner I'm making a sausage/kielbasa-rice dish (has a bit of a cajun influence) with side salad and fresh dinner rolls. I'm already halfway to my minimum water goal so hoping I can hit my 75oz goal without too much trouble. I'm slightly peckish right now, but nothing compared to yesterday so I feel I can stick to my goals a bit longer. 16hr fast is up here in about 10 minutes, but thinking I may try to push through. Will see how this water settles the stomach and if I'm still feeling a tad hungry.
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-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
11/11 - No Walk today, work has been rather busy. I've got more meetings coming up that will keep me to a 10minute walk or less. Not worth risking being late to a meeting trying to squeeze it in. Hopefully during these meetings I can stand and march in place to at least get movement/steps which definitely need to be increased in general.
7 -
Starting weight 179lbs
Goal weight 126 lbs
Round 123 174.0lbs
Round 124 172.8lbs
Round 125 170.0lbs
Round 126 168.2lbs
Round 127 165.2lbs
Round 128 163.2lbs
Round 129 161.0lbs
Round 130 158.0lbs
Day/Weight/Comment
11/03 158.4lbs
11/04 157.6lbs
11/05 157.8lbs
11/06 157.6lbs
11/07 157.2lbs
11/08 157.2lbs
11/09 157.6lbs...not sure what's happening here, I was under calories, same amount of exercise and over 500 calorie deficit all week. Still no further forward than 5 days ago.
11/10 157.2lbs
11/11 156.8lbs
11/12
6 -
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.
11/10 196.1 I had Chinese food last night. Felt so bloated afterwards. Plus I had an appointment so I lost my half hour lunch walk.
11/11 197.5 Not upset at all. Working hard Chinese food lingering a bit. As long as I don’t go up. Oh also I walked 1.5 in 26 minutes during lunch which is good compared to how well I have been doing.
11/12
6 -
Female
Height 5’ 4.5”
Age 55
Starting Weight: 125
Ultimate Goal Weight: 118
Challenge Starting Weight 125
Challenge Goal Weight- anywhere in the 124 range
11/09- 125.00-Finally got brave enough to step on scale- relieved damage wasn't as much as I thought. Bummed though pulled muscle in calf yesterday playing pickleball so my easy way to burn calories is off the table for the next few days. We are having a beautiful fall day do hope to go for a power walk after doing my new stretch routine.
11/10- 124- Well took a muscle relaxer last night for my calf- Calf felt great but was loopy all day. Trying to figure out the negative calorie adjustments with my apple watch - ate the calories adjusted yesterday and was down a pound- must be water weight? Probably last awesome day of year- but 75 in November is incredible-
11/11-123.4- I am wondering if I should turn off negative calorie adjustments? I am trying it one more day, its great to drop weight quickly but usually it pops back on quickly too, I want sustained weight loss. Did body pump today and 1 1/2 hours of pickleball, with several challenging games. Errands all afternoon, think I will let the leaves sit on the lawn one more day.
11/124 -
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@quiltingjaine @musicax @Smoda61 and anyone else who might be interested. I know this doesn't give us much time. I also understand that Thanksgiving is an American holiday, but the images out there for Turkey Trots are just so CUTE! But, currently, I have it more as an end of November thing. I thought maybe some of us (I know I do) need something concrete to work on. If we like this, I can see us doing a "Kick 2020 to the Curb" 5K/10K Walk/Run/whatever by the end of December.
In this virtual event, each person could set their own goal. I will be walking only because of my knees, but others could run/walk/exercise/dance/treadmill/whatever they wish to set as their goal. @quiltingjaine, I noticed Leslie Sansone has an indoor 5K video. Her videos are always fun. I need to get back to doing them.
As for "training together," I think just mentioning our progress toward our goal occasionally along the way here in this forum might be motivating, give us a sense of camaraderie in a time when physical separation from those we used to hang out with is so depressing.
Anyone interested?
I'm in for the Turkey Trot!
Ran just under 2 miles on my lunch hour today.5 -
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!
11/11: 267.4 ~ put new batteries in my scale, so who knows how that affected things.5
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