Just Give Me 10 Days - Rounds 134

Female, Age 50, 5'4
Living in New England, USA

SW: 181.4
GW: 134

Round 131 End Weight: 175.9
Round 132 End Weight: 174.2
Round 133 End Weight: 174.0

Round 134 Goals: Get closer to end of year of under 170 goal

Day/Weight/Comment
12/3 DNW
12/4 DNW
12/5 DNW
12/6 DNW
12/7: 174.0 Been off MFP for the last few days. Whacked my head pretty hard putting groceries in my car and been avoiding screens & resting as much as possible. Starting to feel a little better.
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🧘🏻🧶🏃🏽‍♀️📚🧣👩🏻‍💻🎄

Revised 2020 Goal - <180
UGW - 130
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
R133 12/2/20 End weight 182.6. 10 day ave cals 1633. Walked ~29 miles.


R134 Goals — High P&F, low C breakfast. No snacking. Walk & meditate most days.

Day/Weight/Comment

12/3 - 182.4
Another unintentional very low-cal day. I’m finding that a high-protein + moderate fat/low(er) simple carbs breakfast leaves me less hungry all day, and we’ve been having bigger lunches and a small snack at supper time the past few days. Not sure DH would go for this way of eating long term, but I could. Anyway, I’m feeling much better and in control than I have in a long time (which I attribute partly to being off FB for the past couple of weeks) + not scrolling the news feeds constantly! I’m hoping to get some walking mileage in the next few days while it’s in the 40s, before the temp drops and I hibernate indoors! Wishing everyone a good round!

12/4 - 182
I’ve decided to drop the competitive (mostly with myself!) frame around walking, though I’ll likely sign up in the spring for some races again. One thing I’m trying to work on along with another Type A friend is being kinder and less competitive with myself. All my life I’ve pushed myself very hard toward quantifiable goals, which has helped me to a fair amount of success in different realms. But my friend suggested a few days ago that I’m too hard on myself, especially during this weird, difficult time we’re living. “You’d never push a friend that hard or track them in so many arenas — calories, miles/minutes, words [I’m a writer] per day, or beat them up when they fall short.” I think she may be right. Goals are useful, but there’s a time for everything and although I’ll keep tracking calories & weight for a while, mostly out of habit, I’m going to try to cut myself some slack in other areas. I even slept in this morning!

12/5 - 182
Happy Saturday, all!

12/6 - 182.2
DH brought home some raspberry sherbet. I indulged a bit. I hadn’t had any in, wow, years maybe. Delish, and now I’m over it.

12/7 - 182
Monday, Monday...and cold! I guess vacuuming and scrubbing the tub will be my exercise.🧽🪣 And knitting counts, yes? I’m trying to finish a scarf for a friend. Have a love day!

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Round 124 SW 193.4 EW 191.6 (-1.8 )
Round 125 SW 191.8 EW 188.3 (-3.5)
Round 126 SW 188.6 EW 188.0 (-0.6)
Round 127 SW 187.8 EW 188.2 (+0.4)
Round 128 SW 189.2 EW 186.8 (-2.4)
Round 129 SW 187.2 EW 188.8 (+1.6)
Round 130 SW 188.6 EW 187.0 (-1.6)

Goals
- Stay within calorie budget
- run/walk, yoga, or lift every day this 10 day round


SW: 190.6
GW: 187.x

Day/Weight/Comment

12/03 DNW and also went over calories (PMS chocolate, wine, and salty snacks)

12/04 190.6 well it's to be expected, as my eating hasn't been great and I have some hormonal water weight hanging around. Mindfulness today and also lots of water.

12/05 189.9 total cals for the day 1537. Walked 2.5 miles

12/06 190.6 gentle stretching and lazy Sunday

12/07 190.6 total cals for yesterday 1778 so about 300 over. today I'm gonna prelog the rest of my calories to stay closer to my goal. Walked 3 miles.

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CW : 123.3 lbs
RGW : 121.5

Goals
1. Eat within alloted calorie goal
2. Eat clean and limit processed and restaurant meals
3. Min. 10K steps
4. 8 c. H2O
5. Start yoga / meditation

12/03 - 123.2 lbs. celebrated birthday and blew goals.
12/04 - 125.8 lbs. Ate in calorie budget. Ate clean except a slice of leftover cake, 13K steps, 6 c water. Probably last few days have caught up to me. Will keep focused on the prize.
12/05 - 125.8 lbs. Ate in calorie budget, ate clean, 13K steps, 8 c. Water.
12/06 - 123.8 lbs - Ate above calorie budget, ate mostly clean, slipped and snacked on unhealthy things, 15K steps, 8c. water.
Sigh, dont know if its my scale or luck, but my number has been lower post bad days and higher after good days. Need to keep reminding myself to be patient and see what turns up after 10 days.
12/07 - 125.8 lbs - Ate 200 cal over calorie budget, ate clean, 13K steps, 6c water
Thinking through low water intake causes me to snack at times. I need to plan ahead and not budge from the decided diary
12/08 -

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

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

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

**Comments apply to previous day**

SW Rnd 134 118.5
12/3 118.5
12/4 117.5 My DH is driving me crazy with his obsessing about something/anything daily.
12/5 118.0 We ate at Golden Corral yesterday-Early Bird Special. It wasn’t crowded at 3:30 and we were finished and leaving by 4:30. OMAD
12/6 118.0 DH had headache and slept a lot yesterday and didn’t want to eat. I should have ignored him and fixed dinner early (3-4) because I was getting pretty darn hungry by 5:30 when it was ready! He ate and his h/a improved. I got over 9 hours of sleep last night!!! WHOO HOO! That is unheard of!
12/7 118.0 Going shopping today



My goal is to get motivated to do ANYTHING!
12/4 Barely moved. 2621 steps!
12/5 UGH! Worse than day before!
12/6. WellI got more steps 3,377

HAPPY MONDAY ALL

M, 54.
12/2017 highest ever 221#
01/2020 pre-'work from home' 198#
09/2020 work from home has been tough 209#
Ultimate Goal: 185#

Goal for this round: Break 200#

12/03 SW: 202/ No exercise today; not enough water; too many nuts as a late night snack
12/04: 203/ The result of last night's salty fatty snacks. Better tracking and water today. 30min circuit training.
12/05: 201/ Off to a good start... Fewer carbs, more water. Power yoga (my edited version of P90X Yoga X)
12/06: 202 / Boo! Two steps forward, one back. Too much sodium in the taco seasoning last night, maybe. Today's workout: kickboxing, then taking the dogs to the park. Fish stew for dinner.

12/07: 201.5 / Didn't get in the kickboxing yesterday; had a very light jog instead. Glad the scale moved in the right direction, though not far enough.

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Round 134
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 60 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 92 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
R133 EW= 206.8
R134 EW= TBD


Current New Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise: 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.
Day/Weight/Comment
12/02 …..206.8….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND

12/03 …..206.2 ….. A low cal day to put things back in order.

12/04 …..203.6 ….. I actually counted how many times I got up last night to pee and in 5 hours I got up 10 times! That is a lot, even for a diabetic. I presume much of this overnight loss is fluid although I don’t recall eating anything that would retain such water! I did eat another low calorie and lower carb day but I didn’t get in many steps or movement. It was a paperwork day. Today I work on Christmas decorating a new house where nothing is planned or measured. Gotta start fresh on where to put things. I am struggling to make decisions.

12/05 …..203.8 ….. Hopefully rehydrated after a large fluid loss.

12/06 …..203.4 ….. I’m still bouncing around in the 203 range so that is a big YAY for me. I thought the big drop between the Dec 3 and Dec 4 would not stick. This just inspires me even more….. Come on Onederland!

12/07 …..202.6 ….. I am determined to not let this holiday season put me in my typical downward spiral into H – E – Double Hockeysticks. 3 small light meals yesterday and no snacks.

12/08 …..xxxxx …..

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My goal is to Dance for 20 minutes per day to increase my calorie burn.

Dec 01 – Danced 20 minutes and my was it harder than last time!
Dec 02 – Danced my heart out for 20 minutes.
Dec 03 – No dancing. Paperwork and wrapping presents.
Dec 04 – Danced for 20 minutes to mostly classic rock.
Dec 05 – Danced for about 22 minutes to a nice mix of music.
Dec 06 – Lots of movement but no dancing due to workmen here all day and continued unpacking.

Round 134

Age: 39
Height: 5’ 3”
SW: 163
CW: 137
GW: 125

GW for this round: 136

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)
Round 131 (6): 144.4 to 139.6 (-4.8 lbs)
Round 132 (7): 139.6 to 138.8 (-0.8 lbs)
Round 133 (8): 138.8 to 137.0 (-1.8 lbs)

Goals for this round:
- Enjoy the holidays and all the associated treats in moderation. Focus on enjoying the moments, not binging on the sweets.
- Train to be able to run a 5K without stopping by New Years Day.

12/3 - 136.8 - In for another round! Really want to work hard and lose another pound or two before Christmas. The temptation is starting already though - my daughter declared last night that she wants to make Christmas cookies today. I’ve got the sugar cookie dough defrosting in the fridge - we’ll have so much fun! I just have to limit myself to one cookie.

12/4 - 136.0 - Hello, mini-whoosh! Haven’t had one of you in awhile. Had a great day yesterday - we did do the cookies though we used leftover orange frosting, so they kind of ended up as Halloween/Christmas hybrid cookies. 😂. The one I had was delicious though! And it’s great to be able to model healthy attitudes toward food to my daughter. Today she’s saying she wants to go exploring (and I want to get us outside as much as possible before the new stay-at-home order kicks in here in the Bay Area) so I’m hoping to take the kids to a nearby open space. We’ll see what happens when I tell them that means they have to put on their shoes. 🤣

12/5 - 136.2 - My county announced yesterday that we are implementing a new stay-at-home order starting on Sunday. No non-essential travel, no social gatherings of any kind, non-essential businesses shut down again. We’ve been in a social “pod” with one other family and our twice-weekly play dates have been a major part of the structure of our week. I know we are incredibly lucky to be in a position to weather this relatively easily, but it’s still a blow. However, we will absolutely do what we need to in order to help slow the spread of this virus. Now I need to focus on helping my kids through this and not just turning to cookies, cakes, candy and all the holiday treats to “make myself feel better.” *sigh*

12/6 - 136.2 - A short workout this morning, before a pancake breakfast with the family and a virtual book club Zoom call. Just finished getting most of my meal prep done - carrot cake overnight oats for breakfast, chipotle shredded chicken for lunch and a Tuscan chicken stew in the slow cooker for dinner tonight. Whew!

12/7 - 136.2 - Yesterday didn’t go so well - slipped and had several more cookies than I should have last night. We’ll see if it affects the scale in the next few days. I did manage to stop myself from eating even more of them - and I was beating myself up for awhile about it. But I spent a chunk of my yoga/wind-down time thinking of all the progress I’ve made and everything I’ve accomplished, and how one time of a couple hundred extra calories can’t undo that. I’ll do better today, and tomorrow and the next day.

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12/3 - Walked/jogged 1.57 miles last night. I’d like to find a good C25K program that I could jump into - I don’t need to start from the beginning, but I’d like a plan to help me get to a full 5K without breaks.

12/4 - Walked/jogged 2.1 miles last night. I also downloaded the C25K app - I think I can start with Week 6 and work up from there. Hardest part will be getting the dog to cooperate!

12/5 - So...I hope this is ok, but after a lot of thought yesterday, I am going to change my goal for this challenge. I do still want to be able to run a 5K without stopping, but this new stay-at-home order made me rethink whether that’s what I need to be working towards right now. As I explained above, my kids (and I) are losing our only social outlet - our play dates with our “pod family” - which have been a major factor in keeping my 5-year old (and therefore me and my almost 2-year old) grounded. Even with them, it’s been rough on her and she’s acted out a lot... and I’m ashamed to say I haven’t been as patient and calm as I’d like to be when she has. I think it’s a fitting way to end 2020 by focusing on connecting to and centering myself - so I don’t turn to food to deal with this stay-at-home situation, and so I can better support my kids as they go through it as well. Very very long way of explaining that I’m changing my goal to 15-20 minutes of yoga and mindfulness meditation each night before bedtime. If anyone has suggestions for videos/apps they like, I’d love to hear them.

12/6 - No yoga yet, but I sat and just breathed for about 10 minutes last night after everyone else went to bed.

12/7 - Did a 12 minute set of “wind down” yoga and then some sitting and breathing before bed last night

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Stay low carb this round. Keep trying

SW: 181
GW: get under 180

Day/Weight/Comment

12/04 181 12870 steps

12/05 179 12752 steps finally under 180 after many rounds of trying. did egg fast yesterday. It is effective but blood sugar stayed high. staying keto today and see what happens tomorrow.

12/06 Sunday. Taking a break

12/07 179.8 14201 steps

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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. Frankly, I just want to get through the next month close to my current average. That is not surrender; that would be a victory for me.

Historical Averages:
Round 133
Month/Day: Weight / Comment

12/03: 210.4 / happy to start another ten days that matter. It’s easy to see how an unexamined life can eb away if you aren’t paying attention.

12/04: 209 / Hope you all have a great Friday! This weekend I am going to try to figure out how to get more active. Yoga with Adrienne is my go-to also when it comes to virtual yoga. Before the pandemic I was practicing twice a week in a class at the gym.

I think about YWA a lot…. I just need to unroll the mat and do it!

That reminds me of my Meyers-Briggs personality analysis. I think it is INTJ. (Introvert, Intuitive, Thinking, Judging) I might be an F instead of a J. Feeling. One of the traits is that if an INTJ thinks through how to do something (which they always do before hand), they somehow think in their memory that they have already done it. HA!

On the Enneagram scale I am a five.

12/05: 210.2 / yoyo

12/06: 211

12/07: 210.8 / Yesterday, I not only rolled out my matt, but I did some yoga.

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