Just give me 10 days - Round 133
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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
Round 131 156.2lbs
Round 132 155.8lbs
Day/Weight/Comment
11/23 - 155.2lbs. So having started at 155.8 last round and ending at the same weight, I gave up yesterday. Ate slightly more, though still under calories, did no exercise and only doing a little over 1000 steps I woke up to find I'd lost half a pound!
11/24 - 155.4lbs
11/25 - 155.2lbs
11/26 - 155.2lbs
11/27 - 155.2lbs
11/28 - 155.2lbs, a bit of a theme going on here.
11/29 - 154.8lbs
11/30 - 154.8lbs another round and I'm still not out of the obese category. I just need a final push to get me there. This goal is sending me nutty!
12/01 - l54.6 lbs Less that a pound to go, so near and yet...9 -
Hi. This is my fourth round. I weigh in Kg and also record my Happy Scale trend
Round 130 SW 57.2. EW 56.5. Loss 0.7 kg
Round 131 SW 55.6 EW 56.1. Loss 0.5 kg
Round 132 SW 56 EW 54.7. Loss 1.3kg
Round 133 SW 54.7 GW somewhere in the 53’s would be great.
Mon 23 54.7 trend ⬇️ Same as yesterday
Tue 24 54.7 trend ⬇️ Same as yesterday and the day before!
Wed 25 54.9 trend ⬇️ Scaled moved today but in the wrong direction 👿
Thu 26 54.9 trend ↔️ The scale is not my friend at the moment 👿
Fri 27 59.8 trend↔️ TYPO. 54.8!
Sat 28 54.4 trend ⬇️
Sun 29 54.3 trend ⬇️
Mon 30 54.0 trend ⬇️ 😊 I might see something In the 53’s at the end of the round, scale almost gave me 53.9 this morning
Tue 1 54.2 trend ↔️ Mmmmmmmm
Wed 2
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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
Rd 131 SW: 181.6, EW:181.6
Rd 132 SW: 181.6, EW 178.8
Day/Weight/Comment
11/23179.8Thanks@GrandmaJackie! I need this to not go crazy during the holiday season, so we appreciate you for keeping this going! My goal for this round is to maintain control and not gain overall. I’m sure there’ll be some ups this week, but I MUST remember that it takes a lot longer to get them off than it does to put them on!
11/24 179.6 Good food day, but I've been locked out of the Community now for two days. My home laptop where I keep all my records for MFP was messing up and wouldn't let me in. Now, I restarted the computer and I'm locked out of it all together. (I'm typing all this on Wednesday since I can't get in that computer). I had a different entry written for 11/24 but don't remember what it said and I wasn't able to post it. Oh well. I do remember the weight!
11/25 179.8 The holiday baking has begun in earnest this morning. My 87-year old Mom was admitted to the hospital in NC yesterday. Covid test isn't back yet, but she's in the respiratory wing and my Dad cannot visit her there. He won't let me come home, so I'm baking things she always does and will put together a care package for them when I get it all done (the things that will travel at least.) The good thing is I'll be sending most of it away, so I won't be able to eat as much of it. Gotta get out for a good, long walk today. It will do me good in more ways than one.
11/26 180.2 Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends on here! Really, I think yesterday was the worst of the holiday nibbles day for me--the day I make all the goodies. Heading out here soon to do my 5K, so hopefully that will offset some of the Thanksgiving dinner. Today is about being thankful, and even in a year like this one, I have so much to be thankful for!
11/27 181.4 It was such a beautiful day, we ate outside on the screened porch and enjoyed our special time with our little nuclear family. Now it's time to chip away at the Thanksgiving gain. it's fine. This is a marathon this time. Not sure I'll ever trust myself to go on maintenance again, so gotta treat this like it's a forever thing.
11/28 181.6 Well, didn't do a very good job with mouth management yesterday! Lol. Need to meal plan today and allow myself only small indulgences.
11/29 180.8 Headed back in the right direction! The goodies are holding much less appeal now, and I am much more in control. Had a great exercise day yesterday too, and am not so sore I can't move this morning, so that is definitely improvement.
11/30 181 Well, I expected a loss this morning, but it didn't happen. I did really well with food and had a strong exercise day, so maybe it'll happen tomorrow or at least by the end of the round. Time will tell! It's supposed to pour rain all day today, so getting in walking miles will be a challenge. May be a Leslie Sansone video day. Need to probably give the bike a rest today (or maybe just do a shorter time). Soreness from two days in a row on it kept me awake some last night.
12/01 179.6 YAY! Added in an 18-hour fast yesterday, sort of by accident. Had a very controlled food day and less exercise, but I'm thinking all the exercise from the previous couple days is a big part of this drop. It snowed here which doesn't happen in November very often.
12/02
11/23 Rest day. Only did a one-mile walk with the baby to loosen up. Other than that lots of steps while shopping.
11/24 1-mile walk. Meant to do another later, but it just never happened.
11/25 1.77 mile walk
11/26 1.18 because I'm doing my 5K today and had a knee that was tweaking a little bit. Decided not to push it so I'd be ok to do longer and faster today. I've got to start getting in more miles on a regular basis though or I'm never going to make my end of the year goal. Actually, it may already be too late for that. If so, I'll just see how close I can get.
11/27 Did my 5K yesterday as already noted. Then did another .9 as a cool down and, later, a walk around the block after dinner with hubby for a total of 4.7 walked.
11/28 Walked 3.06 pushing a stroller yesterday and then another .9 last night after dinner.
11/29 30 min Exercise Bike for 7.27 mi.; 3.5 mi. walk pushing stroller; over 19,200 steps
11/30 30 min Exercise Bike for 7.82 mi; 3.02 mi walk; 18,032 steps
12/1 1.19 mile walk, only 1.23 mi on the bike to close my rings last night before bed; I think I needed a light day.
Note: if I get to go to Florida over Christmas break, I'll count real bike miles in the bike category because I don't have an exercise bike down there but do get to ride my real bike.
Total toward 100 mile goal walked by 12/31 (since 11/14)= 40.89
Kick 2020 to the Curb Goal: 3-30 min exercise bike workouts per week= 105 miles by Jan. 1 in addition to the walking goal I'm already working on. Bike miles total= 16.32
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SW: 144 (maintenance is 135-145)
GW: 135
Day/Weight/Comment
11/23 - 140.0 - weekend water weight is gone.
11/24 - 139.2
11/25 - 138.2 - Potentially my last drop in weight until next week
11/26 - 138.0
11/27 - 138.4
11/28 - 140.2 - water weight from sodium and alcohol. Calories overall were over but not that terrible. Hopefully see the 130's within the next couple of days.
11/29 - 139.2
11/30 - 139.0 - surprisingly better than anticipated after a 2nd holiday gathering yesterday. Hope it stays 'away'.
12/01 - 139.2
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CamandJarvis wrote: »If you're the praying type, can you send my Godson prayers? If not, positive vibes, helping reiki, etc are more than welcomed.
3 days after the official call to be on the transplant list, this evening Fam got the call: they have a liver for littleman. They're about halfway to the hospital and will be there likely until after the new year.
We were told 3-6mo on average. It took 3 days. We are all freaked out from the suddenness. The unexpected. The nerves are real. I'll give updates as we go. What I know now: surgery will be tonight most likely. After surgery, he will be in NICU (average is about 8 days). From there, they stay in the area for minimum 30 days after release from NICU to monitor as he heals.
I'll be thinking of them all and sending good vibes their way!6 -
29 yo female
5’2” Small frame according to my wrist circumference
SW 126.2 (April 14th, 2020)
Highest lifetime weight: 138 lbs. August 2011
Goal Weight: 110 but also happy with where I’m at right now.
Previous rounds: 125.2 -> 122.8 -> 121.6 -> 121.2 -> 119.8-> 119.4 -> 117.8 ->116.6 -> 117.2 ->117.2->114.8 ->116.8 -> 116.4 -> 114.0 -> 115 -> 115.4 ->115 ->113 -> 113-> 113.8 ->114.6 -> 113.6
Goal weight for this round: Maintaining around 113 or dropping to 112 would be nice.
Another goal: Embrace the scale fluctuations and not get flustered.
Previous days
Day, Weight, Comment
11/23 DNW today but I did do a 20 minute spin bike workout during my lunch break. Not much to report for today. I plan on doing another 20 minute spin bike workout tomorrow during my lunch break.
11/24 Feeling puffy today, I had a salty lunch and dinner last night. I think I’ll try and drink a few glasses of herbal tea to help increase the fluids so I don’t feel as uncomfortable. I’ll be making pork tenderloin with roasted carrots and maybe leeks for dinner tonight. We have some apple cider, so I’m going to put that with some chicken broth in the pan with the carrots and pork to create a yummy sauce and add some extra flavor to it all.
I also want to try and jump on the spin bike today, even if it’s just for 15 minutes! I normally don’t use it two days in a row, but my goal is to get up to 5x a week with it. That 5x a week goal will also be easier starting in January when my husband is leaving each morning for his clinical fieldwork. I’m a morning workout person, so having to be quiet in the mornings the past couple of months has made it a challenge trying to fit exercise into the afternoons for me.
11/25 I plan on weighing tomorrow morning to see where I’m at. I’ve exercised both Monday and Tuesday which is a win for me because lately I’ve just been doing something on Monday but not Tuesday. So I was really happy with that. Today I plan on using the bike again. Yesterday was a 27ish minute ride and I think today I’ll aim for another 20 minutes. For tomorrow my goal is to do a longer ride for the turkey trot. I plan to do a 45 to 60 minute ride as a challenge.
Dinner might be a pureed soup using up roasted veggies from last night’s pork tenderloin dinner. I ended up roasting white potatoes, carrots, fennel, hakurei turnips and leeks with the tenderloin sitting on top of it all. I also added a cup of apple cider and ¾ cup chicken broth. I thought it came out yummy and the veggies got nice and soft, making them perfect for a blender soup! That should be a nice light dinner before a day of eating lots of food for Thanksgiving. If I don’t get around to posting tomorrow, have a happy thanksgiving everyone!
11/26 Thanksgiving, did not post
11/27 My 45 minute turkey trot ride was a success 😊. Food was not a success but it’s only one day. We got to see my in laws safely, so that was nice. We have lots of left overs to munch our way through over the next few days along with CSA veggies to work on eating. Hoping this week hasn’t done too much damage, I already have plans to be more active moving forward related to at home workouts. I just signed up for the playbook app to have access to more spin bike rides and other at home workouts. So, I’m really excited about that! I definitely workout more when I have someone telling me what to do. I’ll be curious to see what I weigh today, I’m hoping to be pleasantly surprised but it’s been a week of salty food and just being a little more lax with food.
11/28 116.8 Creeping back down slowly. I got a 20 minute spin bike workout in this afternoon, which felt great. Yesterday, I ended up making soup from left over roasted veggies and added some turkey to it. It was so yummy and I also made some croutons from left over stuffing to go with it!
My challenge I’m going to work towards is to use the spin bike 4 to 5 times a week. Then, potentially add more little pieces to it as well.
11/29 116.4
11/30
12/01 I’m going to weigh in a bit. I weighed yesterday and the scale said 118.something which seemed really high after weighing 116.4 the day before. I ate a good amount of sugar and carbs on Sunday so I’m guessing that’s why. Sunday was my last day of eating the treats from Thanksgiving. Yesterday was a really good day for food. I made myself two eggs, spinach, and two slices of toast for breakfast and then had a big salad of Napa cabbage before dinner and 5 oz of turkey with a little bit of gravy, a baked sweet potato with a little bit of butter, and roasted parmesan lemon brussels sprouts.
Did 20 minutes on the bike yesterday and plan to do 30 minutes on the bike today during my lunch hour.
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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”, 60R132 20201122: 214.6 (-2.2)
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
4 weeks (~ 2-3 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 (3 AF days per week; ~12 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 20200804: 234.8 (-6.2)
R123 20200824: 231.4 (-3.4)
R124 20200903: 229.3 (-2.1)
R125 20200913: 227.7 (-1.6) Daily check-in but DNW 10 days @ fishing camp 🎣
R126 20200923: 224.8 (-2.9)
R127 20201003: 221.1 (-3.7)
R128 20201013: 220.3 (-.8)
R129 20201023: 219.6 (-.7)
R130 20201102: 219.0 (-.6)
R131 20201112: 216.8 (-2.2)
R13: Thanksgiving week but I still need to reset and focus on weight loss the remainder of the year. So back to lower carb days!
🎯Mini Goal: Finish this round below 214
Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
11/23 215.3 Walked 3 miles, 1279 cal, 35 net carbs, AF. Wow! Brunch with the kids to celebrate DH’s birthday … poached eggs on crab cakes with hot sauce hollandaise and skillet hash browns.
11/24 214.1 Walked 5 miles, 1684 cal, 55 net carbs, AF. I know what to do to lose weight I just need to execute and repeat! One slice of pizza with salad instead of 3 slices and no salad. Did splurge on a little yummy homemade mac&cheese with steak and roasted broccoli.
11/25 213.8 Walked 3 miles, tracked, 2 wine, 2 drinks.
11/26 213.6 Walked 3 miles morning + 2 miles evening, cal, net carbs, 2 wine. Fries but no bun with the burger
Turkey thawed, side dishes created and in fridge!
11/27 215.6 Walked 3 miles, 2553 cal, 140 net carbs, 3 wine. Skipped lunch after logging my food for dinner in advance! Lovely Thanksgiving meal.
11/28 215.6 Walked 2 miles, 1820 cal, 119 net carbs, AF. Leftover Thanksgiving food galore for lunch & turkey sausage gumbo for dinner.
11/29 214.1 Walked 4 miles in the rain, 1224 cal, 38 net carbs, AF.
Heading to the camp in order to help my Mom (her husband passed away this month) … review her financial situation, review & pay bills, get her Christmas decor out of attic and decorate (plus find a spot for it to store so there is no need to use attic in the future). Remember to care for myself as I care for her.
BROUGHT MY SCALE TO THE FISHING CAMP!
11/30 214.5 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles after long drive, 1293 cal, 25 net carbs, AF.
12/01 214.3 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3 miles, 1617 cal, 92 net carbs, 2 7&7. Rice in my gumbo and the pecan pie were the killers to my carbs today.
12/02
ONE MORE DAY! How time flies on this challenge. I feel stuck but then I'm better off than gaining and holding out till the new year to kick start.
Down 4 lbs in November. While I'm a little disappointed DH reminded me that I'm down! I made it through multiple out of town trips, funeral, anniversary, birthdays, Thanksgiving, etc.
When I set out on this journey in August 2020 I strived for 100 miles walking per month. Accomplished that in Aug, Sept, & Oct. Nov fell short at 95 miles.
Dec I will once again target 100 miles! PLUS 10x 30 min recumbent bike workouts. AND daily plank (no specific number or time ... just do a plank). Kick starting my weight loss that has been losing momentum before the new year.
Monthly Running Total
GOAL : Progress
- Walk 100 miles:
- Bike 10x30min:
- Plank 31 days:
@ fishing camp 🎣 this week so I'll need to focus on walking and planks since the bike is back home. When I get home there will be some catching up to do on that front!7 -
SW: 158 (11/24)
GW: 156
Day/Weight/Comment
11/23 - Forgot
11/24 - 158 - I'm sad I've gained 5 since last month, but this is around the weight I've been for most of this year, give or take, so I'm not fretting it too much. I plan of starting my home workouts again tonight.
11/25 - 158 - I did not start my workouts yesterday due to my class schedule, but today is a new day!
11/26 - I forgot again, but I did my workout yesterday (but not tonight).
11/27 - Forgot again... I only remember when I turn on my computer before breakfast, apparently.
11/28 - 155.6 - Probably not a lot of work on my part... I presumed the 158 was retention of water. (I had Friday night snacks, too, so it was really unexpected.)
11/29 - 153.2 - Back to my "set point" I think. I snacked on celery and nuts last night, instead of higher carbs like usual. Still need to incorporate some cardio and more weights.
11/30 - DNW
12/01 - 154.8 - Too many snacks, not enough calorie burn... Looking forward to the new month!!
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Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 56
Akron, Ohio
OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)
My 94th 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)
End R131: 144(0)
End R132: 143 (-1)
SW: 143
Day/Weight/Comment
11/24 - 144
11/25 - 144
11/26 - 143.5 - Made some of the side dishes for Thanksgiving. I'm putting them in "to go" containers and my Dad, daughter and her boyfriend are coming over for a little backyard bonfire tomorrow. It should be in the 50's, so we can hang out by the fire for a little bit (socially distant), divvy up our food, go to our respective homes and then eat. We'll have virtual drinks with my out of town relatives. I hope everyone has a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!
11/27 - 143.5
11/28 - 144.5
11/29 - 145
11/30 - 145 - Back to the office and back to better eating and plenty of water.
12/01 - 144.5 - OK! Approximately 2 years ago I hit my maintenance weight and after each Holiday since then, I seem to go over my top level of 145. Of course this year is different since we didn't have weekend guests, but I'll take a silver lining where I can find one.
12/02
12/03
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@CamandJarvis Sending lots of prayers and good vibes for your godson!4
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Everyone has been doing amazing. Even if you gained a little over the past day or 2, I've noticed that most of you still reported you stuck to your workout or calorie plans! THAT'S SO INCREDIBLE! You are still an inspiration to me!
Keep up the fantastic work! I'm looking forward to being a part of this group again for the next round. 8 -
@CamandJarvis - I'm really hoping everything goes well for your family!2
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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
R131 EW: 153.9
R132 EW: 150.6
Last weight
11/22 - 150.6
Round Goal: Water - min: 64oz, target: 75oz. Fast 16+hrs weekdays, 14+hrs weekends.
Day, Weight, Comment
11/23 - 151.7
11/24 - 151.7
11/25 - 151.2
11/26 - DNW
11/27 - 156.3
11/28 - 153.2
11/29 - DNW
11/30 - 153.2
12/01 - 151.5 - Figured I wouldn't drop since I didn't sleep well. Fam text that they arrived at 11pm and I was up a little past that with worry. I have several meetings today but may try to squeeze in a nap. Headed to store early to get the meat for Irish Stew this evening for my goddaughter, her grandma (who is watching her), BF, and I. Try my best to keep things as normal as possible for that little girl. She's 4 so she understands, but not quite thoroughly enough. Plus, I bought all the stuff (besides the meat) for 2 dinners this week, so it takes a little stress off of Gigi trying to wrangle a kid and trying to cook. Fasted 17.5hrs yesterday and hit my 75oz water goal.
12/03
Previous Day's Comments11/23 - Bump as I expected the way my body has been acting lately. Had seafood last night as an annual birthday dinner for Gramps (the dinner is his gift so we made it socially distanced). Didn't eat much but was quite full after. Then had a small slice of homemade gluen/dairy free German Chocolate Cake to finish off the night because I can't turn down coconut! Not sure, but guessing, that is what's caused the bump up. That, and I'm sore from 2 hours of leaf blowing with a handheld blower. The boys had their backpacks (BF finally got to use his birthday gift I got him!) Woke up this morning and for some reason, I thought it was Tuesday or Wednesday. Weekend wasn't the most restful so I can understand my groggy confusion haha Made it 1 minute shy of 16hrs fasting yesterday, did leaf blowing in my fasted state which actually dulled my hunger for quite a bit. Today, if BF doesn't make me breakfast, I'll aim for another 16hrs. I may need to start pushing my fasts a little longer to see more benefit of it. And FamWife and I discussed trying to incorporate healthier foods in our meals. Hopefully between the two of us, we can!
11/24 - No movement is better than a gain! TOM arrived. Again. Had a visit 2 weeks ago and wasn't supposed to have another visit for 1.5 more weeks. Pretty sure it was my medication - did you know some cold meds and antibiotics can actually cause birth control to lose effectiveness? I'm on the pill due to hormone imbalances - it would make sense if my cold meds caused it to not properly balance my hormones and my body went a little haywire. Would also explain the bloating and weight bouncing. Its not harmful, its the natural state of my body. I just prefer to have a regular schedule and avoid all side effects of imbalances. Hopefully, since I stopped taking my cold meds Friday, it'll be out of my system and I can go back to normal. Fasted just shy of 16hrs yesterday and just barely under my water goal. Today is a little bit busier work day so I'll be glued to my computer and therefore my water bottle at my desk. Hopefully I can also fast a little longer but time will tell if BF makes breakfast for just him or for us both. I have a sinking feeling he'll make biscuits and gravy for us both and that's my weakness. I'll at least be close, if not at, 16hrs by the time that happens which is good. Could be worse!
11/25 - A little drop down. I noticed last night, even after eating dinner, that my stomach looked quite a bit less bloated. I almost looked like I had dropped several pounds off me the difference was so huge. Was hoping the scale would reflect what the mirror did, but I'm good with any drop! Ended up fasting 17.5hrs yesterday, woo! I was planning on eating around the 16hr mark but realized I wasn't horribly hungry, I just wanted food for the taste of it. So I showered and ran errands over my lunch period first (I got the eggs for Deviled Eggs!) Then I had a small lunch as I couldn't put together much without being late to my meeting. Held off eating again until dinner - glad I didn't snack, dinner was delicious and I could enjoy a bit more. Water was really good, too. Didn't quite measure (my cup is 32oz so its that or less), but I'm pretty sure I surpassed my target water goal. Today I'll be making my apple crisp for tomorrow and probably knock out the pecan pie cheesecake for Friday's Friendsgiving potluck (all planned around COVID restrictions - its the friends whose kids all go to school/daycare and play together. We'd all end up sharing sickness from kiddos anyway. Still taking precautions among the adults, 2-4 year olds don't always listen well). May even knock out the pecan pie for Friday, as well. Cheesecake was a request, pecan pie is for me, but I suppose I'll share for the sake of my waistband
11/26 - Power went out and woke me up. Couldn't weigh but wanted water so chugged some before power came back on. Woke up with bleeding lip due to lips being so dry and cracked. Not sure why, drank like 90oz yesterday and day before! Hopefully today I can keep up on it. Busy busy day. All I have left to make is deviled eggs, though I already have the eggs boiled. Happy Thanksgiving to all my US friends here!
11/27 - Likely a lack of water (cooking and hard to drink and go pee as much when you're trapped in the kitchen!) and food. I didn't eat too awful much, but still more than I normally would in one sitting. I had to try all the dishes, of course. Luckily we ate at about 3pm and I started fasting earlier than normal. Already almost at my 16hrs for today. Hoping to fast as long as possible today and tomorrow to offset 2 thanksgiving dinners a bit. Especially since I only got about 13.5 hrs yesterday. FamHub attempted to make Scotch eggs and oh my were they delicious. I only had one, but it was earlier than I'd normally eat (still warm and fresh - plus I had to get one before everyone else ate them all!) Friendsgiving today means more food, but I'll probably tone it down and stick with simple stuff since the majority of it will be similar to yesterday's food. Plan is to eat at 3 or so again so maybe I can start fasting early like yesterday. If not, it's fine. One day of indulgence and a second day of slightly less indulgence won't kill me. I got my pecan pie fix yesterday, FamHub's mom made it. Today I'll taste a small bit of my pecan pie cheesecake so I can learn and improve on it but no other desserts. Thankfully too much sweet stuff makes me feel sick to my stomach these days so its easier to stay away from it. Not sure when that change happened as I used to love sweets so much, but I'm sure glad it did. I'm blaming BF, he hates sweets and so I stopped eating them as frequently. Now things that used to be normal to me taste overly sweet.
11/28 - That's slightly confusing. I hit my water goal but still feel a little dehydrated. I was sooooo full it was painful to move and drinking water wasn't helping my case. Problem was, I had to try my cheesecake. It was a hit and only a couple pieces left when I went in. After dinner I realized there was no way I could eat a piece until I saw it was almost gone. Pecan pies went untouched because the cheesecake was the show stealer apparently. Either way, I'm slightly more bloated looking than yesterday, but not as bad as I expected. Weight is down so I'm not going to complain! I feel like the bloat will fix itself through today. Made it 17.25hrs fasting yesterday (yay! win for me) and starting fasting a little earlier than normal. BF said he planned on sanding down his bug for primer today. Its got a load of bondo and chipped paint. We can't afford to do a paint job, but he's done body work all his life so sanding things down and primering it isn't out of his realm. It'll also help us see what kind of body trouble the bondo is covering up so we can fix and the primer will help seal things up to avoid rust and other issues. Perfect job for a rainy dreary day.
11/29 - Drank a ton of water before I got to the scale so decided not to skew numbers by weighing at all. Almost feel hungover but don't think I had near enough for a hangover? I know my headache is based on my neck - I definitely slept funny on my neck and it hurts - headache seems centered on neck pain. Fasted 18hrs yesterday. Ate one of my quesadillas I had frozen extras of - ground turkey, chopped spinach, chopped bell pepper, cheese to break my fast and had a small bowl of gumbo for dinner. Water was good, but I think I need to up it more. Been feeling oddly dehydrated despite hitting water goals. Need to get on top of that. Think it'll be a lazy football day today. I hope so, at least.
11/30 - Bloated today, not surprised. Water wasn't the greatest yesterday, I felt so full, even though I hadn't eaten, it was hard to drink more. Today seems better so going to really try to get the water in. Already have a nice start! Got 14.25hr fast yesterday but I was hoping to settle my stomach with all the water sloshing around in it. Did help. Plus, it was nice hot broth-based and felt amazing in the cold snap we're having this week. I'm planning to make chicken gnocchi soup this week. I might aim for today if I find out Gymnastics is going on - that way Fam doesn't have to worry about cooking while 1 is at gymnastics and the other at home with the other kid. If not, Thursday has a low of 28 (the coldest temp since I've moved here!) so a hot soup will go well with that. Aiming for 17hr fast, if not more today. Also going to get some intentional movement outside of yoga. Even if its just getting up to move around or stretch in between work meetings.
12/01
12/01 - What better way to beat anxiety than yoga. Today I'll try to get some meditative yoga to help me calm down after last night.
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SW: 170.9
GW: less than my start weight ☀️
Day/Weight/Comment
🌤 11/23 170.9 - I’ve got some work to do
🌤11/24 170.5 - I’ll take it
⛅️11/25 171.0 - wrong way!! I have a feeling that will be the trend this week
🦃11/26 171.0 - actually I don’t remember
☀️11/27 169.4 - after a big meal even
☀️11/28 169.5 - staying in the 160s!!
☀️11/29 169.4 - woot woot!!
🌥11/30 170.1 - hmph
🌥12/01 170.2 - double hmph
12/027 -
44, 6' trying to maintain at 150. Have to track here for accountability. More water, more low/0 calorie snacks when starving.
11/30 161 I have no one to blame but myself. I didn't want to post here, but I knew I had to. I'm right back where I was last year. Not that that's terrible. I'm at a healthy weight, but I'm trying to get leaner. It needs to be more of a priority and that starts by posting here. Tracking for today. Hugs to anyone else that struggled through the mass consumption that is Thanksgiving.
12/1 159 better. I really have to stay mindful or everything falls apart.
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11/30 161 I have no one to blame but myself. I didn't want to post here, but I knew I had to. I'm right back where I was last year. Not that that's terrible. I'm at a healthy weight, but I'm trying to get leaner. It needs to be more of a priority and that starts by posting here. Tracking for today. Hugs to anyone else that struggled through the mass consumption that is Thanksgiving.
12/1 159 better. I really have to stay mindful or everything falls apart.
We have ALL been there. 🤗7 -
50 days ago, I was 2.5lbs heavier than I am now. 49 days ago I was 6.5lbs heavier! The body is a funny thing! I gained 4.5lbs. over night? Running and working out yesterday, just like every day? Weighing each blueberry and apple and grape tomato. (Not each grapes because they are WAAAY too many calories!) No, I know that is not a "true weight." I am obsessive and I admit I have disordered eating issues. BUT I am getting better for now.
This round MIGHT be my last...because it has helped me so much. However, I want to try to move away from weighing-in every day. These rounds have helped me not to be so dependent on the scale to define myself. I am going to TRY to get weighed every 5 days, so I would have to say good bye to Just Give Me 10 Days.
But I may very well be back! I hope to reach my ultimate weight goal of 122-125lbs. by the end of October of 2021. Slow and steady. And I hope to stay there and not get sick again, like last time...moving my goal to 120, then 118, then 115, then lower and lower until I was eating 800 calories a day and exercising for three hours a day, losing my hair, etc.
It has been a long, hard road, but I am grateful and still the luckiest girl in the world, as I realize that my problems are the problems of the privileged.
STARTING WEIGHT: 338lbs on January 1, 2014
ROUND 133 STARTING WEIGHT ON 11/23: 139lbs.
ROUND GOAL WEIGHT: 139-138.5lbs.
ULTIMATE GOAL WEIGHT: 122-125lbs.
Previous Rounds
Round 128: 138-139lbs. (+1)
Round 129: 139-134lbs. (-5)
Round 130: 134-137.5 (+3.5)
Round 131: 137.5-134 (-3.5)
Round 132: 134-136.5 (+2.5)
11/23: 139lbs. (I know what this weight gain is. I know it is hormonal or water or whatever! Because it happens EVERY MONTH! And I have been running consistently and counting every grape tomato and weighing every banana! And it takes an excess of 3,500 calories to gain a pound. There is no way I could have legit gained 7lbs. in two days with my energy expenditure and my caloric intake! And I am okay! By Friday or Saturday I will be at 136 or 135! And even if I am not, as long as I am still counting calories and exercising and not bingeing I am okay!)
11/24: 138lbs. (Still on plan!)
11/25: 137.5lbs. (Slow and steady!)
11/26: 136lbs. (Here!)
11/27: 135.lbs. (Stuck to plan! 1152 calories, ran, worked out, didn't binge or restrict and I figure that was good considering many see yesterday as a day of eating. Today is mom's birthday, and I have a wedding rehearsal tonight -small group who will adhere to social distancing today and also for the wedding, but weddings always make the nervous. So we will see if I can keep on track today. Worked out this morning and plan to run before work.)
11/28: 134lbs. (Sticking to plan.)
11/29: 138lbs. (Gained 4 lbs. overnight! Hahha! Not! This would have KILLED me before I started "Just Give Me 10 Days"
11/30: 139lbs. (I was 138 before my shower! Hahha! Not going to panic because I am sticking to plan! Run is done!)
12/1: 138 lbs. (Here!)
12/2:8 -
I'd like to join you all....
I need to eat 3-5 meals a day and focus on lowering starchy carbs and eating highest quality naturally nutritious food. I believe a body well nourished will regulate it's appetite properly and perform well.
Female age 55
Height: 5' 0"
Starting Weight: 130.5
Highest Weight: 151
Goal: body fat at 18-20%, 115-117 lbs
12/1:130.57 -
Weight 1/1/20: 225
Round 129 BW: 213.6
Round 130 BW: 209.2
Round 131 BW: 211.2
Round 132 BW: 211.4
Round 133 BW: 209.8
Day/Weight/Comment
11/23 - 209.8
11/24 - 209.4
11/25 -
11/26
11/27 - 210.4 - not bad considering....
11/28
11/29
11/30
12/01 - 210.8 - not where I wanted to be, but I'm not beating myself up about it.
12/02
I'm in for the Turkey Trot - great idea! Goal: 20 miles by Nov. 30
11/16 1.75 miles
11/17 34 degrees with winds 16mph. Call me wimpy. In January this will probably sound tame.
11/18 2.65 miles
11/20 2.67 miles
11/21 3.76 miles
11/23 3.76
11/26 3.75
11/27 4.25
Total so far: 22.59
Made it - with days to spare! Thanks@UTMom81for a great challenge. I'm in for December too.10 -
SW: 241.6 (August 2020)
Final GW: under 160 (normal BMI)
Round 133 GW: under 210.6
Final weight in each round.
130. 215.6
131. 212.0
132. 212.6. It was a bad round. Scale broke so I replaced it and my new weight was 2 full pounds higher. I’m guessing this was still a loss even though I can’t prove it.
Day/Weight/Comment
11/23. 211.6
11/24. 212.6
11/25. 210.6
11/26. *thanksgiving* 209.2.
11/27. 211.0
11/28. 209.6
11/29. 209.0
11/30. 209.6.
12/1. 209.6 didn’t want to but I got out and ran this morning. I’ve walked everyday but this is my first run since last Wednesday. Felt good though. Glad I did it.
12/2.7
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