Just Give Me 10 Days - Rounds 134
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@starrjulia8 I’m so envious! Love Texas Roadhouse but haven’t seen one in ages! Surf and turf is one of my faves!1
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@Zondeare I have found “embracing a new internal picture of myself” to be particularly difficult, perhaps because the old me was there for almost 60 years! Here’s to both of us!
Ok no idea why the weight grab came up but can’t delete it! And just like that it disappeared. This is why I AM STRESSED OUT TODAY! TECHNOLOGY! Bah humbug!3 -
Round 133 95.0
3rd 95.8
4th 95.6
5th 95.4
6th 95.2
7th 95.0
8th 94.8
9th 95.0
10th 94.8
11th 94.7
Goal before 1st Jan: 100% of my exercise will be running (currently zero)6 -
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
Rnd 131 SW 116.5 AW 116.4
Rnd 132 SW 118.5 AW 116.95
Rnd 133 SW 117.5 AW 118.7
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
12/8 116.5 Yesterday we didn’t eat until 3:45pm on the way home from shopping. Outdoor dining at In-N-Out - the weather was perfect! I did have a handful of almonds around 8.
12/9 117.0
12/10 117.0 So frustrated with technology! Had to create a new password in my health insurance app 3 times in 2 days. It didn’t recognize it after I changed it so I entered the same one again this time it said I couldn’t use an old password! WTF (You can make of that whatever you like.) Then my Garmin wasn’t syncing! Spent an hour chatting with them! We haven’t had hot water more than a trickle in the kitchen tap for more than a month. Finally got new faucet from MOEN and had it installed yesterday. Now the water has quit coming through the refrigerator! Seriously sorry for carrying on but I. AM. FEELING. AT THE END OF MY ROPE! And now the damn cat is trying to bite me!!
Sorry for the whining-UGH!8 -
@kmort009 @UTMom81 @Anabirgite @_JeffreyD_ @SheilaBoneham
Stuck in the passenger seat for 4 hours, but have a pad of paper. I know my weight on dec 1 and this morning. I just looked up my TDEE for dec 1 - 9 and calories consumed in the same time. My net deficit during that time was 6202 calories which divided by 3500 calories/lb means I should have lost 1.771 lb. my scale says that during that same period of time, I lost 1.8 lb. I am blown away. Will be testing another time period to see if the accuracy remains.
@antiderivative Happiest of birthdays to you!8 -
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
12/08 179.8 12959 steps
12/09 179.6 10572 steps
12/10 180.7 11660 steps
12/11
12/12
12/13
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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.
12/8 - 135.4 - I like that number! Maybe I should eat more shortbread cookies. 😂. Good day so far - did 45 minutes of Just Dance before breakfast and then took the kids out for a hike (if I call it a hike instead of a walk, they’ll wear their backpacks and my carry their own snacks 😉). Move goal on my Apple Watch complete before lunch!
12/9 - 135.6 - The Fitness app on my watch has been saying my average TDEE is about 2400 calories a day. That seemed really high to me, but I did the math last night. If I’m eating around 1600 a day (which is what I aim for but I’m not super precise) and burning 2400, that would put me at a loss of 1.6 lbs a week - and HappyScale has my rate at 1.5. Nice to know the numbers really do work out! 😂
12/10 - 135.6 - Have to keep reminding myself that the whole idea was to maintain this month. That I’m already 5 lbs under where I hoped to be at this time back when I started. That the point is to be able to enjoy those cookies and holiday treats without beating myself up. I just feel myself slipping - extra bites here and there, “just one cookie” sort of things without tracking because I know it will turn my MFP calorie allowance negative. It’s obviously not really impacting my weight yet, but I don’t want to fall down into a spiral of overeating and hiding it.
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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
12/8 - Skipped yoga last night; will make sure to do it tonight
12/9 - I’m glad I changed my goal, because this is actually proving to be a challenge for me! You wouldn’t think taking 15 minutes for myself to do yoga each night would be hard, but it’s proving to be rather difficult. I did it last night, but nearly skipped it. Will make sure to get it in tonight as well.
12/10 - 20 minutes of bedtime yoga in front of the fire and Xmas tree last night. So nice!
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JGM10D Round 134🎄🎅🏻🌟🤶🌟🎅🏻🌟🎄
🎄 DECEMBER 🎄
🎄🌟🎅🏻🌟🤶🌟🎅🏻🌟🎄
Looking forward:
You are not stuck at home
You are SAFE at home
One word can change your attitude
☠️One cough can change your life☠️
😷Take care! Stay safe!😷
December focus: improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale
Aims:2020 Focus:JGM10D ~|~ Round 134- Stabilise weight under 150
- Strengthen strategies to reframe the tendency to use unhealthy snack food as a reward/treat.
- Make sure I have prepared healthy snacks available
- Cut down on eating between meals by keeping busy
Never give up! Never give in!
Recent Back Story:- 2018 goal: get back down to 160 ✅
- 2019 goal: proceed down to 150 ✅ with 2 months to spare
- 2020 goal: maintain below 150 dropping slowly down to 145 ✅ Working on it. Strength training has slowed progress, but that’s okay.
- That's a WIN in my book!
- 2020
- Focus: maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.
- (One good thing about Covid is that I don't have to traverse the minefield of family celebration meals.)
🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.🔹Age 74;🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹🔹GW: 2020: <150
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅
🔹13 Sept 2020: 152.2
🔹22 Nov 2020: 146.6
🔹LW: 146.0 (Oct 2020)
🔹Focus: maintain<150
I am MINDFUL of making heathy choices
to MAXIMISE the achievement of my goals!
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Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!
Round 133 EW: 146.7
Round 134
Goal: Maintain <150
==============================- 03/12: 146.6: Goals🌟
- 04/12: 146.8: Goals🌟
- 05/12: 146.4: Goal🌟
- 06/12: 146.2: Goals🌟
- 07/12: 146.6: Goals🌟
- 08/12: 146.4: Goals🌟
- 09/12: 147.0: Goals🌟
- 10/12: 146.8: Goals🌟
- 11/12: xxx: Goals
- 12/12: xxx: Goals
- Round 127 EW: 148.4🌻
- Round 126 EW: 151.2🌻
- Round 125 EW: 152.2🌻
- Round 124 EW: 149.4🌻
- Round 123 EW 150.2🌻
- Round 122 EW 150.1🌻
- Round 121 EW 150.6🌻 my
- Round 120 EW 150.1🌻
- Round 110 EW 148.2🌻
- Round 109 EW 147.2🌻
- June 2017: Round 8 SW 162; EW 169.9 This was my first round!!! I faffed about for 2 1/2 years before I got back on track!!!
Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Exercise:
🔹7,500+ Steps daily
🔹30 + minutes intentional exercise
Mind/Body/Soul/Spirit
🔹Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation
🔹Practice Self-care
🔹Positively reframe thoughts
🔹Learn something new
🔹15 mins Daily Declutter session
https://www.random.org/colors/hex
Purple: #ff4968.
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS: One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.- Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
- A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
- Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
- The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
- Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
- The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
- When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
- Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.
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@kmort009 @UTMom81 @Anabirgite @_JeffreyD_ @SheilaBoneham
Stuck in the passenger seat for 4 hours, but have a pad of paper. I know my weight on dec 1 and this morning. I just looked up my TDEE for dec 1 - 9 and calories consumed in the same time. My net deficit during that time was 6202 calories which divided by 3500 calories/lb means I should have lost 1.771 lb. my scale says that during that same period of time, I lost 1.8 lb. I am blown away. Will be testing another time period to see if the accuracy remains.
@antiderivative Happiest of birthdays to you!
Sorry, didn’t mean to go dark on the conversation today! Just a crazy day with the kids and I don’t like to be on my phone around them.
@UTMom81 - I’m using it to get a better understanding of what my TDEE actually is, and what impact my activities each day have on it. So many of the online calculations don’t define activity levels well - and most of the advice I saw was to assume you are sedentary. I’d set originally set MFP to “Lightly Active” and to lose 0.5 lbs a week, which currently gives me 1,560 calories a day. That’s clearly NOT accurate, since I’ve been losing around 6-7 lbs a month, but it’s been working so I’ve just rolled with the calorie amount. However, if I want to eat at maintenance, or change up my exercise routine, now I know I can look at my watch TDEE number to get a better sense of what to aim for or what the impact would be.
@SheilaBoneham - Thanks for the link to SailRabbit! I hadn’t seen that one before. The key is getting the right multiplier - I have to select “Very Active” for the TDEE to get into the range I’m seeing on my watch. I never would have assumed that my exercise plus daily activities would equal that - but that’s the loss I’m seeing and I’m certain that if I’m misrepresenting my calories eaten it would be by going too low rather than too high!
@_JeffreyD_ - I love playing with data too - I really want to export the data from MFP and HappyScale and match them up.
@antiderivative - Have a wonderful birthday!
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I'm in! Thank you, @GrandmaJackie!
70 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion... ...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
The Shelter in Place has everyone freaked. We need to remain calm and respectful of each other.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 149.0
UGW: 132.2
12/02 - 149.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...4.50 miles in 83 mins plus 60 min workout w/trainer
12/03 - 149.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.10 miles in 94 mins
Day/Weight/Comment
12/04 - 148.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...total Rest Day!
12/05 - 148.0 at 7:00 a.m. ...5.32 miles in 101 mins plus 60 min workout w/trainer
12/06 - 147.4 at 7:45 a.m. ...total Rest Day!
12/07 - 147.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...4.93 miles in 93 mins
12/08 - 146.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
12/09 - 146.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...4.78 miles in 78 mins
12/10 - 147.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.54 miles in 72 mins and 60 min workout w/trainer
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Day/Weight/Comment
12/03 - 154.8 -> Seems to be my set point... Time to start kicking butt!
12/04 - 154.4
12/05 - Forgot
12/06 - Forgot
12/07 - 155.4
12/08 - 154.6 - Missed a couple days... oh well... Today is day 3 of working out again for me!
12/09 - Didn't weight - didn't workout. I barely had 2 hours to myself today to eat!
❄️12/10 - Forgot... but worked out!!
12/11
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Round 134
Please join us! Starting on 12/03 JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS, we will begin Round 134
Anyone can join us at anytime during the round.
Join us! If we stay mindful we can do this, you can do this.
Welcome back past members, welcome new members, let's keep each other accountable for another 10 days!
Here is what you do: Post your daily weight and add little comments along the way of how your day went. Post everyday to let us know how you're doing! Copy and paste the days in your response--tell us how much you lost and other non scale victories (NSV) you'd like to share.
FOR NEWBIES - I find it easiest to copy the dates to a document or note in my device and edit it each morning. Then copy and paste to the message board. MFP will return you to the spot on the board where you left off on your previous visit which is nice to know if you like to scan all of the posts.
Goals
- check in at least every other day
- Participate
- Low carb
SW: 169.9
GW: 167
Day/Weight/Comment
12/03 169.9 ~ {Steps 6,981} ~ Spot on with diet and a shorter workout. I pulled a hamstring a couple days ago so basically besides yoga, I’m only talking Pete for his morning walk.
12/04 169.9 ~ {Steps 8,985} ~ I decided to start decorating, haven’t been in the mood lately. 😖
12/05 169.9 ~ {Steps 14,195} ~ I’ve NEVER had the scale the same for 3 days, my sodium isn’t high or calories. The only difference is my workouts. I’m thinking I might have to get another SHORT walk in.on the bright spot my hamstring isn’t as bad.
12/06 168.5 ~ {Steps 6,483} ~ woot hoot, now it’s time to keep the scale moving the right direction. The key is to keep moving 🚶♀️and healthy food choices 🫐🍌🥒🍎🧅🍆
12/07 ~ 167.5 ~ {Steps 10,431} ~ Today we decided to take a day drive, just to get a different out of dodge, lol. It helped tremendously, finding a nice trail to get a walk with my husband.
12/08 167.5 ~ {Steps 16,653} ~ A good all around day...
12/09 167.3 ~ {Steps TBD 6,162} ~ I couldn’t sleep so the whole day, I actually felt sickly.
12/10 168 ~ {Steps 14,056} ~ I don’t understand the scale, oh well! Today started out weird, got some errands out of the way, yay. Having a good nights sleep helped 100%. Hopefully the scale will go down to get to my goal.
12/11
12/12
👍🏼👍🏼 This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE. 👍🏼👍🏼
My goals are EARLY morning workouts and NIGHTLY YOGA
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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.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)
R131 (11/03/20 thru 11/12/20) = ……1.2 LOST [/color-fuchsia] (Ending Weight 207.4)
R132 (11/13/20 thru 11/22/20) = ……0.7 GAINED (Ending Weight 208.1)
R 123 thru R133 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = ……2.6 LOST (Ending Weight 206.8)
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 …..203.4 ….. A Very Very late dinner last night (after midnight). I was so hungry that I went back for seconds. Lesson learned (but will it be remembered by my brain fog brain?) I must eat earlier so I’m not so ravished! I will focus on a low cal day today but spread my meals out and eat proper!
12/09 …..204.0 ….. Someone brought over my trigger food – Donuts. So it’s my fault because I (over) ate them. Gotta get this train back on it’s tracks.
I'm still down 2.8 lbs for this round so I am going to hang onto my progress and not let go!
12/10 …..204.2 ….. up 0.2 more. This is EXACTLY how it sneaks up on you!
12/11 …..xxxxx …..
12/12 …..xxxxx …..
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.
Dec 07 – More workers here and no dancing. However, if you count going up and down stairs for hours as exercise, I got in my fair share!
Dec 08 – Danced about 8 minutes. Better than nothing I suppose.
Dec 09 – 20 minutes of dancing and it knocked the wind out of me. Slower songs next time until I get used to it again!
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JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 133 (round 66 for me ) I'm in for another round – I need this to lose a few pounds before Christmas! I've been going a bit haywire!!!! Thank you GrandmaJackie a brilliant champion in these unprecedented & unsettled times, for continuing to set up these challenges.
Female age 62 5' 4” - Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and have gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then; I don't want to gain any more, but would like to get back to my goal weight – I'm working at it – it's a permanent way of life !
Challenge for this round (again) will be to get back into and stay in133s. Stick with good habits; be mindful of what I eat & drink, keep walking, no binges, keeping the 10 days binge free makes such a difference!End of round 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4
End of round 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
End of round 83 133.4
End of round 84 133
End of round 85 131.6
End of round 86 133.0
End of round 87 134.8
End of round 88 132.8 (2 pounds lost)
End of round 89 138.2 (+5.4 pounds gained)
End of round 90 135 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 91 132.8 (2.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 92 133 (0.2 pound up from end of last round)
End of round 93 135.6 (2.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 94 135.8 (0.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 95 134.4 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 96 134.4 (no loss no gain!!)
End of round 97 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 98 133.4 (1.6 down from end of last round)
End of round 99 134.4 (1 up from end of last; not bad for Christmas period!)
End of round 100 133.4 (1 down from end of last round)
End of round 101 137.2 (3.8 pounds up from last round)
End of round 102 136 (1.2 pounds down from last round – not bad considering Dad unexpectedly passed away 3 days before end of round & I went totally off plan & no walking!)
End of round 103 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down from last round – better!)
End of round 104 – 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 105 – 133.6 (1.4 down from end of last round)
End of round 106 – 133.6 (same as last round)
End of round 107 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 108 – 134.2 (0.6 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 109 – 135.6 (1.4 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 110 – 133.2 ( 2.4 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 111 – 133.2 (same as last round)
End of round 112 – 133.6 (increase of 0.4)
End of round 113 – 132.8 (0.8 down from end of last round)
End of round 114 – 136 (3.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 115 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 116 – 133.4 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 117 – 135.4 (2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 118 – 136 (1.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 119 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down)
End of round 120 – 135.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 121 – 135.2 (0.2 pounds down)
End of round 122 – 133.2 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 123 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 124 – 134.8 (2.4 pounds up )
End of round 125 – 135 (0.2 pounds up) – get a grip!!!
End of round 126 - 135 - same as last round
End of round 127 - 133.8 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 128 –133.4 (0.4 pound down)
End of round 129 – 134.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 130 – 133 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 131 – 133.6 (0.6 up)
End of round 132 – 134 (0.4 up)
End of round 133 – 134 .4 (0.4 up)
Keep calm – we're all in this together! Wash hands, be kind & follow all latest Government guidelines for C-19 virus. Be positive for a vaccine.
Day/Weight/Comment
12/03 134.4 ! don't ask !! - 10.8 miles yesterday incorporating 5K in 48 mins 58 secs.
12/04 134.4 – 5.58 miles walked yesterday, calories 10 over.
12/05 133.4 - 9.97 miles walked yesterday including 5K completed in 46:06, 634 calories in credit.
12/06 133.4 - 4.3 miles walked yesterday; more sorting and clearing of MIL's bungalow!! 275 calories over
12/07 132.8 – rest day yesterday, no house clearing and enforced no walk; rain!! A delicious 3 course roast beef Sunday lunch yesterday kept me full all afternoon and evening, so I didn't need/have any tea; 281 calories in credit.
12/08 132.8 – I'll be happy if I stay at this until the end of the round. 12.94 miles yesterday including completed 5K (walking/jogging) in 46.11; I've repeated week 3 of C25K yet again, still finding running for the 3 minutes a chore, but have made the decision to go to week 4 today which includes a 5 minute run, otherwise I'll never move on!!! 669 calories in credit.
12/09 132.8 – 10.57 miles walked yesterday– didn't get to do my C25K as it was a very icy morning, so just walked. 779 calories in credit.
12/10 132.8 – 11.23 miles walked yesterday incorporating Oh my giddy aunt! I take my hat off to those of you who can actually run the 5K or more, I found it a struggle running for the 5 minute intervals this morning!! But combination of walking & running 5K completed yesterday in 45.5. 475 calories in credit, but over on carbs, in fact quite a heavy carb day.
12/11 132.2 - 11.42 miles walked yesterday including walking/jogging 5K in 45.04. 829 calories in credit.
12/12
12/13
KEEP SAFE EVERYONE . Keep calm – we're all in this together!
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quiltingjaine wrote: »@Zondeare I have found “embracing a new internal picture of myself” to be particularly difficult, perhaps because the old me was there for almost 60 years! Here’s to both of us!
Me to, I find that internal picture of myself very difficult to retain having being a very unhealthy weight for over 50 years - I still sometimes have to have a double take at my image in the mirror particularly when out strangely enough, or even when I catch a reflection of my profile in a shop window as I pass. I think that overweight picture of myself is ingrained in my memory and will never be erased !!!3 -
12/04 - 65.75
12/05 - 65.40
12/06 - 65.30
12/07 - 65.35
12/08 - 65.45
12/09 -
12/10 - 65.85
12/11 - 65.70
12/12
12/133 -
he 'drops' will be progressively difficult as December moves along. I'm OK with that. In fact, I will probably gain a few lbs. I don't deny myself the many food and beverage celebrations that come with the holiday season but the log will be for honesty sakes.
SW: 144 (maintenance is 135-145)
GW: 135
Round 133 ending weight: 138.4
Day/Weight/Comment
12/03 - 137.4
12/04 - 137.2
12/05 - 138.2 - high sodium and alcohol
12/06 - 137.6
12/07 - 137.6
12/08 - 137.5
12/09 - 136.8
12/10 - 138.0 - high sodium and alcohol
12/11 - 137.8
12/12 -6 -
Hi. This is my fifth 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 EW 54.0. Loss 0.7kg
Round 134 SW 54.2 EW Goal for the round 53.3
Thu 3 54.2 trend ⬇️ Scale went in the wrong direction 👿
Fri 4 54.1 trend ⬇️ Progress but I’d have liked more!
Sat 5 53.9 trend ⬇️ 😊
Sun 6 53.8 trend ⬇️ I’m back to the lightest I’ve weighed this year (back in April) 😊
Mon 7 53.6 trend ⬇️ 😀
Tue 8 54.0 trend ⬇️ 👿👿👿👿 what! At least I know I didn’t eat that many extra calories!
Wed 9 53.8 trend ⬇️
Thu 10 53.8 trend ↔️ It doesn’t look as if I’ll not be meeting my goal for this round 👿
Fri 11 53.5 trend ⬇️ The scale is playing games with me! 😊
Sat 12
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61 year old female; 5’5"
Highest Weight: 213
Lowest Weight: 143
SW: 188.4
GW: (for now: 165--will set it lower later)
Rd 129 SW: approx.186; EW: 181.6
Rd 130 SW: 181.6, EW: 182.6
Rd 131 SW: 181.6, EW:181.6
Rd 132 SW: 181.6, EW 178.8
Rd 133 SW: 179.8, EW 179.6 (Thanksgiving)
Day/Weight/Comment
12/03 179.0 Baby, it’s COLD outside! So all my exercise was done inside yesterday. I’ve done 18:6 IF the past two days so I think that is helping me.
12/04 178.0 Had a really good food day yesterday and did 19:5 IF.
12/05 176.8 This feels great! If I know my body though, it’ll blip back up tomorrow. But I’m enjoying it today! Did 16:8 yesterday with the IF. Hopefully the weather will clear a bit today, and I can get in an outdoor walk. Got the Christmas tree up and will decorate it today if all goes as planned. Soon, I’ll be traveling to NC to be with my Mom. Dad says there’s a plan to bring her home from the hospital, but it’s complicated and he’s so exhausted he can’t articulate it well. Will find out more this evening. I don’t think there’s any hope that she pulls out of this though. Just a matter of time.
12/06 177.2 I figured this was coming after yesterday’s big drop, but I’m ok with it. It’s still trending down really well of late. I brought my scales to my parents’ house because I will have to really keep a close eye on things while I’m here or I will undo all my hard work.
12/07 177.6 Had a good food day yesterday and got in lots of exercise, so I’m not sure why this continues to go back up. Will have to see what I can do about this today. I can’t fast very well here at my parents’ house though. They just wouldn’t understand it. So that will work against me.
12/08 176.8 Here we go! I did get in a 17:7 IF yesterday after all. Not so hard when everyone sleeps late (but me of course). Then it was so frantic around here after they got up, I barely had time to think about eating. So many hospice deliveries of equipment and such. It was a blur.
12/09 177.2 Folks are bringing in food now. Have to be careful. 17:7 IF
12/10 176.6 Who has time to eat in the middle of something like this? I am prioritizing a little bit of exercise time though, and I’m thankful that everyone understands my need for that. The fasting hasn’t been an issue. No one has time or energy to notice. 16:8 IF Today’s goal is to figure out a way to track the hours of the caregivers we have coming in and track the essentials of Mom’s care. Kept me awake last night.
12/11 176.6 Good food day yesterday and only a little exercise. Holding steady. Hope I get to keep this overall loss for the round! 16:8 IF
12/12

12/03 Did 2 miles of Leslie Sansone video and really enjoyed it. She really works you out, full-body! I’m still a little uncoordinated for some of the moves she adds in, but it’s fun and hopefully I’ll get less clutsy as I do more.
12/04 Rode 35 minutes and 8.52 miles on my exercise bike. No walking other than 11K+ steps, but I’m only counting real “walking outside or in an exercise walk” miles.
12/05 Rode 30 minutes for 7.58 miles. No walks, but 13k steps getting things done around the house trying to get ready for Christmas and cook some meals to put in my parents’ freezer for whatever the future holds. Realized this morning that I had confused some bike and walking miles when working on the totals, so I’ve gone back to correct the totals in this post.
12/06 Rode my Dad’s ancient elliptical bike last night. It’s harder than mine, but it’s better than nothing. Cranked out a tough 4 miles on this total body machine and I’m feeling it in my arms a bit this morning. Hope to get in a long walk today before they bring Mom home.
12/07 Got in a 3.16 mile walk before EMS brought Mom home. I had planned for 4 miles, but Dad called right in the middle of it and I had to make a beeline back to their house by a shorter route. But I had almost 18K steps with everything that was going on, so at least I stayed active!
12/08 Carved out enough time before bed to get in 5 miles on the ancient elliptical bike thingy. Felt great! My brother promises he’ll come relieve me for an hour or so to let me get in a good walk today. We shall see! Making sure I get in some exercise though sure is helping me cope with Mom’s condition. So happy to be working toward an exercise goal in the midst of all this.
12/09 Was able to go on a walk, not as long as I wanted, at only 2.69, but I’m just thankful my brother relieved me long enough to do that.
12/10 I grew up in this neighborhood, but took a turn yesterday that didn’t go where I thought it went. Ended up having to use GPS to get back to Mom and Dad’s house. LOL. 2.5 miles right before dark.
12/11 Only 4 miles on Dad’s bike thing because I didn’t get any time until right before bed.
Total toward 100 mile goal walked by 12/31 (since 11/14)= 53.33 WALK
Total Bike Miles toward Goal: 52.93 BIKE
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. May do another 5K walk on or around Jan. 1, too, and just see if I can beat my Turkey Trot time.6 -
Goals
- Check in every day
- Close Apple Watch Move and Time 3 x's and 14 hours Stand
- Weigh and log everything in food diary
SW: 126
RSW: 123.4
GW: 118
RGW: 122 anything
Day/Weight/Comment
12/04: 123.4- Been a little messed up the pass 3 weeks- thought I had started menopause but went backwards which explains alot!!! I am 55 I am over this!!!! Still TOMing!!! 6 days later, migraine for 3 weeks, but now know I did not overeat as much as I thought and was ridiculous in my cravings. Hope to be over this hormonal blip soon and be able to access and monitor in a regular controlled environment this round.
12/05: 124.2- Going wrong way and still messed up hormonally -its been a week now. Today no pickleball, home gym workout, harder to push myself here.
12/06: 124.2- So happy to see I held steady. Made my husband his favorite dinner but must have ate in moderation, he had to work yesterday and had an extremely difficult day! While waiting for him drank some wine and talked with my family out west. No pickleball, my secret to calorie burn, yesterday...will play this afternoon. Tried my best to log, always struggle with my own recipes and then proportions.
12/07: 123.0 The scale is a crazy thing- No idea when I went to weigh myself this morning I would be down, don't get me wrong this is great but did not see it coming- I am really hormonally screwed up right now so it must be related to this since I ate slightly over my calories yesterday.
12/08: 123.2- Again tried to guess, was wrong but going sideways for a few days would be good. Migraine finally abated, will probably be more productive in day now, maybe thought I would have stayed the same or slight move down but headache didn't stop to mysteriously around 6pm. Use an Apple Watch and not getting the negative adjustments- trying to search for more info onsite but search engine does not seem to work for me.
12/09: 121.6- Now I know this is too fast I realize that I did not so much undereat yesterday but overexercise and run out of time to eat. Played in a Pickleball Tournament last night, so ate a light dinner before and nothing afterwards. Played all afternoon to warm up - really needed to. Not sure how my body will respond today. I just never had a drop like this before with no prior bloating. I want to lose slow and steady and have a sustainable weight loss.
12/10: 122- So funny- yesterday shocked I was 121.6 today perturbed I am 122, instead of grateful. Was very tired and sore from so much high level pickleball play Tuesday, was dragging all day. Still went to Body Pump and pushing myself to add weight. Actually have now re-added the bar on my back for squats this week ( a really light bar!), need to take this slow, tore my meniscus at beginning of year, shocked no pain this morning.
12/11:121.4- Surprised again ...I know this is good but I am zapped this morning so maybe need to eat a little better today, I have not ever lost fast before. I did fail tracking last night and am going to try to reconstruct but did not weigh anything.. had pickleball clinic last night and we stayed after playing for almost 2 hours after when I finally left- everyone else stayed! Snacked a little when got home, snacked before I went - Played in the afternoon too- we had 55 degree sunny day here in December, Northern Indiana- unbelievably beautiful, had to be outside. I think spin class in morning was what was too much. Missing body pump class this morning, husband forgot to set his alarm, total chaos trying to get him out the door, had to weigh after he left.
12/14
12/13
12/4: Body Pump- 1 hour, 2 hours Pickleball
12/5: Essentrics, CXWorks, Spin, Stretch, class then a walk.
12/6: Almost 3 hours Pickleball
12/7: Body Pump, 1 hour, 15 yoga, am going to increase this, 2 hours pickleball
12/8: Essentrics, 3 1/3-4 hours pickleball
12/9: Body Pump 2 hours pickleball
12/10: Spin class, outside pickleball, yeah, pickleball clinic4 -
STARTING WEIGHT ON 12/1/2014: 338lbs
ROUND 133 STARTING WEIGHT ON 12/3/2020: 137.5lbs.
ROUND GOAL WEIGHT: 137.5-137 lbs.
ULTIMATE GOAL WEIGHT: 122-125 lbs.
PREVIOUS ROUNDS
Round 128: 138-139 lbs. (+1)
Round 129: 139-134 lbs. (-5)
Round 130: 134-137.5 lbs. (+3.5)
Round 131: 137.5-134 lbs. (-3.5)
Round 132: 134-136.5 lbs. (+2.5)
Round 133: 139-138 lbs. (-1)
Round 134:
DAY/WEIGHT/COMMENT
12/03 – 137.5 lbs. (Here we go!)
12/04 – 140 lbs. (It is okay!)
12/05 - 136.5 lbs. (The scale is a strange thing.)
12/06 - 139.5 (Thank goodness I have been tracking since 2014 and I see that this is "normal." The ups and downs...)
12/07 - 137.5 lbs. (Here!)
12/08 - 136 lbs. (And here!)
12/09 - 135.5 lbs. (Last night was a BIG VICTORY for me. When I returned home from work the lovely woman who helps me tidy up had left me A DOZEN SUGAR COOKIES! They smelled so good. They looked delicious and I know they were...because she baked for my mom before and my mom just went on and on about how amazing she is! And I LOVE sugar cookies. But I know I can’t have just one. I would have eaten them all. And then I would have gone to the store and eaten more and more. It would have been a binge. So it was late (I am so blessed to have a job and I work pretty much 7:30am-7:00pm, six days a week, about 5 hours on the seventh day) and I just thought...I can’t throw these away...but can I keep them here without eating them. AND I DID! I can’t believe it! They were still there in the morning. EVERY ONE and I gave them to my partner’s parents on the way to work and they were THRILLED. I am so grateful to my dear friend who baked them and gave them to me. She gave me the gift of confidence that- at least for last night- I didn’t binge, even though they were there. Right there. And then she allowed me to give her delicious cookies to two people who really could enjoy them in a sensible way. So that’s me today. Grateful.)
12/10 - 138.5 lbs. (Here!)
12/11 - 133.5 lbs. (Here.)
12/12 -
12/13 -9 -
44, 6' trying to maintain at 150. Have to track here for accountability. More water, more low/0 calorie snacks when starving.
12/3 DNW
12/4 157.6
12/7 157.4
12/8 158.6 sigh. It was the cheesecake...
12/9 158.4 I'm going to be better today. I can do this.
12/10 DNW
12/11 156.6 Must. stay. the. course
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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
3 weeks (~ 2 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)
R133 20201202: 214.4 (-.2)
R134:
🎯Mini Goal: Finish this round below 213
Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
12/3 213.6 @ fishing camp 🎣 No exercise, mentally exhausted helping my mom, 1109 cal, 39 net carbs, 2 wine. Fried shrimp & boiled crabs fresh out of the water for dinner.
12/4 215.1 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3.6 miles, plank, 2396 cal, 98 net carbs, 3 bourbon & 7.
12/5 214.6 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3.6 miles, 1163 cal, 35 net carbs, 1 bourbon & 7, 2 wine.
12/6 215.1 No exercise, long car ride, 1834 cal, 126 net carbs, 2 wine.
12/7 215.0 Walked 3.3 miles, 1517 cal, 52 net carbs, 2 wine + 1 Benedictine. Time to get serious about losing weight and not let it creep up this holiday season!
12/8 214.9 Walked 3.5 miles + 1 mile, 1 plank, 1438 cal, 27 net carbs, AF. Back to better habits … weekly menu planning, logging my meals each day in the morning, less alcohol, focus on water & exercise!
12/9 214.1 Walked 4 miles, 1 plank, bike 30, 1630 cal, 21 net carbs, 1 wine, 1 Benedictine.
12/10 213.9 Walk 3.6 miles, 1 plank, 1227 cal, 27 net carbs, 2 wine. There is that elusive 213 again! Now to not bounce back up and lose sight of it again for weeks on end!
12/11 213.4 Walked 2.3 miles, 1 plank, bike 30, 1465 cal, 45 net carbs, 3 wine.
12/12
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: 28.5
- Bike 10x 30 min: 2
- Plank 31 days: 7
Walked to the library to drop off my book ... nice walking destination instead of just jumping into the car!8 -
33, F, 5’1”
SW: 146lbs
GW: 120 lbs
GW for this round: 144
Day/Weight/Comment
12/06 146, plan on doing a 45 minute peloton ride and will start decorating the Christmas tree today.
12/07 145.8, I hope to do a 45 min bike ride and 30 minute barre class today. I made a corn chowder for dinner yesterday and have leftovers so dinner is already made, which is always easier for staying on track.
12/08 145.7, I’m going to focus on really increasing my water intake today (only had 36 oz yesterday). Final day of corn chowder (one disadvantage and advantage of living by myself is that meals last 2-3 days, but also meals are usually ready just for reheating).
12/09 145.5
12/10 145.2, ate well yesterday and have leftovers for dinner tonight (I made roasted veggies- onion, bell pepper, sweet potato with a curry spice blend for a pita sandwich with cucumber salad). 30 minute barre class and 30 minute peloton class. I’m going to a virtual ugly sweater party / cocktail demonstration with friends so will be drinking, but hopefully can do well the rest of the day to save calories for those two drinks. Need to up water again since keep on waking up thirsty- heater is on and air is dry too.
12/11 145.0, work was hectic yesterday so didn’t get around to workout beyond walking the dog, will make that more of a priority today.
12/126 -
Round two!
Last chance before the Solstice, Christmas, and New Year's Eve, to get some calorie domination in!
Previously...
133 = 205/93 - 200.6/91
SW: 200.6/91
CW: 197.3/89.5
Goal: Preplan my food Every day
Goal: Be under 200lbs at the end of the round
Day/Weight/Comment12/03 = 200.6/9112/07 = 90.2 Halfway
The saga of the chicks continues. Abandoning the two remaining eggs yesterday, the hen and three chicks had a grand first day out of the nest pecking, scratching, and all that wholesomeness, but did not return to the nest, I had to gather up the eggs and keep them warm till they hatched -which they did today (after a rough night for me of turning up/down an electric throw blanket every hour or so to maintain heat at the right temp)
Monitoring the two chicks (and their blanket) all day, I had no energy left for anything else, None. I found myself completing the routine tasks mindlessly, and definitely would have strayed from my kj budget but I'd already preplanned my food which saved me the effort of having to choose what to have and made it... just easier.
I realised I need this in my life. It's a new goal to preplan my food every day for Dec (changes on the day are fine)
12/04 = 91
Sad start to the morning, one of the chicks passed away overnight (drowned in the chick waterer somehow) we buried her under the mulberry tree, RIP sweetie.
The good news is that in the evening the two late hatched chicks, now named Dora (the explorer) and Daisy (she? is tiny with a large yellow patch) easily joined the other two chicks under the fluffy butt of Tweets (the hen), who at first seemed a little confused but happy at having suddenly doubled her wards
I tried to stay awake to listen out for chick trouble and don't even remember falling into blissfully undisturbed sleep.
(I didn't feel so great today and didn't eat enough, or so MFP informs me in Big Red Letters, I do hope it's not three strikes you're out )
12/05 = 90.8
I'm feeling the calorie deficit today! That'll teach me to eat half my calories, I'm extra useless!
So I'm having an indulgence day, the only thing I'm keeping green today is the kj count, the rest can put on the red light,
put on the red light
put on the red light
Roxanne!
12/06 = 90.5
Wowzers! Onederland!
Hope I can still be under 200lbs at the end of the round! *fingers crossed* If I can manage it I decided that I'm going to buy myself a fruit tree as a reward
(I can't tell ya how hard it was to come up with a non-food based reward. note to self: get better at that!)
The younger chicks have settled in and all four are enjoying the arrival of an electric brooder (that I ordered way back before my hen went broody) though they seem to prefer the real thing most of the time
Onwards to building the top part of the enclosure before they start flying!
12/08 = 90.0
I've been dreading my dentist appointment tomorrow so I wasted my free time today searching for presents online instead of getting on with one of my Many Projects.
I don't like shopping online, actually, I don't like shopping. I find it exhausting to want so much but then I have a difficult time with "want", "need", on the other hand, is quantifiable "how much do I need it?" is usually pretty easy to figure out, wants are so complex, always tangled up with whys and whens and whos
The most difficult thing to acknowledge is that I can't ever have it all, be it all, do it all, given limited resources - one life - 24 hours - 60 minutes.
If I ever got a tattoo it would say:
Choose well, but choose now.
12/09 = 90.0
Dentist Urgh! ...and gin and tonic
12/10 = 89.7
Got a tummy bug today, takin' it easy and using the downtime to plan the holiday menu, trying to find low sugar "healthier" versions of the ol' favourites.
12/11 = 89.5
Ate lunch at a cafe today while running errands - I may never eat out again, How does anyone estimate what is in their meal?!
Near enough is good enough I expect, but it was certainly a wake-up call as to how pedantic I've gotten about what and how much I'm putting in my mouth.
Long ago, before MFP, when I imagined counting calories, I thought it would take a lot of effort and be so inconvenient or frustrating that I'd give up, but (as long as I remember to do it) it's easy... usually,
just sayin' if I ate out regularly I'd be first in line to use the new "meal scan" app 'cause it seems I suck at estimating ingredients.
NSV: Punched a new hole in my belt and it was almost necessary!
12/12
7 -
Round 134 will be spent in Florida. The good is that there are lovely opportunities to get outdoor exercise but the bad is more dietary challenge with restaurants and MIL cooking when we visit her. Goal for this round is to get to 135 or below, which should not be hard given that the past two days I was under 136 (.8 uptick this morning to start off the round ) and this goal would support my goal for overall month of December of 2 lb loss from yesterday, Dec 1.
For my kick it to the curb, my goal for while I am in Florida (this whole round) is to walk/run to Sombrero beach, take a picture of the sun rising, and walk/run back. That appears to be a little over 6.5 miles total. With that milage, it will likely be a lot more walk than run. :P I’ll figure out my next challenge when I get back home.
Previous goals: get under 150; get under 145 for my birthday (10/26); get to pre-COVID weight 142.4, get under 140 before thanksgiving, get to 137.6 (weight on 10/2/19), not gain over Thanksgiving.
Round 133
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 9/14-9/23
Round 127: -2.0 9/24-10/3
Round 128: -1.4 10/4-10/13
Round 129: -1.4 10/14-10/23
Round 130: -2.2 10/24-11/2
Round 131: -2.8 11/3-11/12
Round 132: -2.2 11/13-11/22
Round 133: -.8 11/12-12/2
Round 134 – starting weight 136.4
12/3 – 136.0 (florida scale) Successfully handled dining out last night and keeping under calories. I order two items from the appetizer section, tuna tataki and lump blue crab cakes with chipotle sauce. Perfect meal. For main exercise, I have been heading out before sunrise for my alone walks. Yesterday, got a 4 mile walk and this morning I went for 4.5 miles. Working closer to heading for my Sombrero Beach morning.
12/4 – 135.2 (florida scale) Had to change the batteries last night. I have no idea if that impacted numbers either before battery change or after. But this number is within the realm of possibilities given I weighed this same number one day last round. We’ll see what tomorrow brings.
12/5 – 134.8 (florida scale) To continue to get through these remaining days in the keys, I have pre-tracked all my dinners and breakfasts, including dining out (accessed online menus). That bit of control is helping me get through.
12/6 – 133.8 (florida scale) Really curious if this scale is accurate or not. Anyhow, yesterday, I found I had woken up before 6 am and decided to go for the “sunrise photo walk” sooner than I planned, given I needed to be out the door by 6:10 to make it to the beach in time for sunrise. I arrive at 6:54 for the 6:56 sunrise. Glad to have done it. Also, sharing a totally different observation. Last night, did take out pizza. Now, my normal method is “more is better” and would have ordered the 16” pizza and who knows what I would have eaten. Instead, I looked up pizza calories and concluded that with a 14” pizza I could have 2 slices safely, but then figure out during the day that will a little tweaking of the rest of the day, I could have 3. I thoroughly enjoyed dinner!
12/7 – 134.6 (florida scale) Makes more sense, but there is also an interesting coincidence (of course we are only at n=2), but I have had two notable upticks since arriving in the Keys. Both were the day after I did a 3.3 mile walk/run. Yesterday, I also did something new. Hubby had been commenting on how we were in the Keys and had been unable to have a drink due to daily calorie allotments. So I proactively looked up a classic margarita recipe and preplanned our day to include one margarita each. 15 minutes later I needed a nap…….
12/8 – 134.6 (florida scale) Lazy walking day yesterday, BUT I met people which is nice because we know very few people here.
12/9 – 134.0 (florida scale) Encountered same ladies and joined them after 2+ miles and resulted in my walking 6.96 miles. Spot on with my food diary but I think I am technically a little low because of all the exercise calories that I am not eating back. But this will be ending soon, as I will be heading home soon and back to cold and walking alone so my exercise minutes/calories will be dropping shortly. Only good aspects to heading back north is I will have access to indoor equipment for those days that outside makes no sense and hopefully I will have time to be more interactive here again in the group. I am still here!!! :P
12/10 – 133.6 (florida scale) Surprised for a loss. Last night was a splurge out to as last night in the keys. Skipped the drinks and dessert but had Oysters Rockefeller, and dinner of Seared scallops over Succotash with asparagus and a bacon ju. Still fantasizing about the succotash and bacon ju. OMG Tracked it all though. Because of my 7 miles walking yesterday AM, MFP considered me under for the day but IMM, because I am not eating back exercise, I was over. This morning, I will be heading out for my last walk in the Key for the next few months, and likely my last long walk for a while. Heading to MIL for the next two days and will get some walking there, but all very TBD. Food though for our stay with her is already planned and tracked to protect my goals. Debating if I am going to drag my florida scale to MIL’s and have it stay then until our next southern trek. Not keen on no scale my last two days of the round (would have been fine in the middle). If I do not pack (debate, debate), then this morning’s weight will be my end weight for this round and I will move on from there Sunday morning when I have access to my Massachusetts scale.
12/11 – 132.4 (carried florida scale to MIL’s house) Totally shocked! Yesterday was a long day including a 4 hour drive north, but lots of packing and cleaning and a 5 mile walk in the morning. Pre-planned my dinner as a “Wendy’s” drive through (sat and ate in the car). Did another early morning walk today at MIL’s and got a sunrise photo (attached from here).
12/12
12/2 – AM: Solo walk 0:57:29 at 14’21” for 4.0 miles, avg HR 119 BPM, 3 min mixed planks
12/3 – AM: Solo walk 1:07:03 at 14’46” for 4.54 miles, avg HR 117 BPM; PM: walk w/hubby 0:50:44 at 22’04” for 2.3 miles, avg HR 92 BPM; 1 - 3 min plank
12/4 - AM: Solo walk 0:25:52 at 15’43” pace for 1.64 miles, avg HR 103 BPM; PM: walk w/hubby 1:07:20 at 22’34” for 2.98 miles, avg HR 92 BPM; 3 min mixed planks
12/5 – AM: Solo walk 1:41:06 at 14’25” pace for 7.01 miles, avg HR 135 BPM, 1 – 3 min plank
12/6 - AM: Solo walk/run 0:38:56 at 11’54” pace for 3.3 miles, avg HR 157 BPM; PM walk w/ hubby 0:35:14 at 21’28” pace for 1.62 miles, avg HR 99 BPM; 1 – 3 min plank
12/7 - AM: Started solo and then met people 0:47:06 at 16’28” pace for 2.86 miles, avg HR 110 BPM, 5 min mixed planks
12/8 - AM: Solo walk 0:37:08 at 14’45” pace for 2.51 miles, avg HR 116 BPM; AM: Joined Neighbor walk 1:11:10 at 15’58” pace for 4.45 miles, avg HR 116 BPM; 5 min mixed planks
12/9 - AM: Mixed solo and neighbor walk 1:45:47 at 15’09” pace for 7:01 miles, avg HR 115 BPM; 1 – 2 min plank
12/10 - AM: Neighbor walk 1:19:15 at 15’57” pace for 4.96 miles, avg 111 BPM; 1 – 2 min plank
12/11
ROUND 134 TOTAL: TBD
TOTAL SINCE 9/14: -16.6
10 -
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: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)
R 131: 211.5
R 132: 209.2
R 133: 211.7 (20201202)
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 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.
12/08: 211.4 / Trying something new today. Less salt and less sugar.
This morning I realized that it has been a while since I let myself get hungry. By that I mean “first world” hungry. For me, first world hunger is more of a (mental?) pang, not a pain. Grateful that I live in an area of the world where food is abundant. I take it for granted. I am always topping off the “tank.”
I support an organization that helps families in the Dominican Republic. Every year they offer supporters the “rice and beans challenge.” Only eat rice and beans for a week and donate the money you save on groceries to help feed children in the DR. So, what do I do? I eat my normal diet and donate money anyway. That is how blessed I am, and also how unwilling I am to experience any pain or inconvenience… I need to work on that.
Sorry, this is not a rant at you all. Just for myself. Thanks for letting me share.
12/09: 212.2 / The reason I post here is plain as day.
12/10: 212.0 / I am enjoying hearing about TDEE. I have an old Excel spread sheet I made that uses a formula I found online. Starts with calculating my BMR. There seems to be some variance in how to calculate them both. I do not use an apple watch, but I might dig into this a little deeper.
I can be pretty nerdy. For example, I track my weight on a spread sheet and have it calculate and graph my 10-day high, low and average and also returns my average BMI.
By the way, if I actually got down to “normal weight” BMI, my mother would wonder if I need to go see a doctor! HA!
I would rather track these things than do anything about them. 😊
12/11: 211.4 / I have one more chance to get back to my starting weight this round.
12/12:
6 -
Starr
Age 39 Height: 5.8
Highest Weight: 229.6 (March 2016)
January 1st 226.5
Ultimate Goal Weight 175 by August 2021
I want to see 189.9 in December 2020.
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 EW: 198.6 0.0
Round 132 SW: 198.6 EW: 193.6 -5.0
Round 133 SW: 193.6 EW: 196.2 +2.9
Round 134 SW: 196.2
Round 133
Month/Day: Weight / Comment
12/03 194.8 It was just bloating. I had pizza last night because I was busy running errands with my children. I do my Zumba every morning for the past month not one day missed. 15 minutes wakes me up and loosens up my muscles. If I get additional workout in great but to me the morning Zumba is part of my routine like brushing my teeth.
12/04: 194.6 Busy cleaning house getting ready to put this tree up. So very active.
12/05: 193.2 storming here all day. Tree trimming all day...
12/06: 193.9 I did tree trimming today. I was eating on the fly yesterday it was hard to be mindful.
12/07: 193.3
12/08: 194.6 13733 steps 1890 calories. There are busy days ahead with lots of sweet stuff everywhere I look. I am done with tree and decorations, on to finalize the shopping and wrapping.
12/09: 193.7
12/10: 193.2 I had Texas Roadhouse last night. I had surf and turf. Sorry not sorry
12/11: 194.2 Acceptance.
12/12:
6 -
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
R133 EW: 151.2
Last weight
12/03 - 151.2
Round Goal: Fast 16+hrs on weekdays, 14+hrs on weekends. Up the water! Water minimum: 75oz, Goal: 91oz.
Day, Weight, Comment
12/03 - 150.1
12/04 - 150.6
12/05 - 150.4
12/06 - 151.9
12/07 - 156.3
12/08 - 155.6
12/09 - 153.9
12/10 - 149.9
12/11 - 154.1 - At least I don't look bloated. Less so than yesterday, actually. Seriously, what's with everyone and their mother (literally, FamHub's mom made dinner last night, sent some to BF and I) making these super dense, carb heavy dinners this week?! That and I woke up dehydrated despite having 90oz of water! 16hr of fasting. Hoping for 17-18hr today - I'm off work so I can keep myself busy to forget about the temptations of food (so long as BF doesn't decide to make me breakfast). Hopefully tonight isn't so bad. Definitely going to make myself something light but filling for lunch JUST in case.
12/12
Previous Day's Comments12/03 - Wowza, I didn't expect this. Scale even teased me by flasting 149.9 a couple times before settling. My official TOM is here so I'm wondering if that's playing a part in it. Hopefully it also means my hormones are rebalancing from the (potential) medicine interaction. I did admire myself in the mirror this morning - I can see how much different I look without all the chronic bloating. Apparently my fasting sweet spot is 17-18+ hrs instead of 16 to see significant drops in bloating. May be a bit more challenging to reach on a daily basis, but when its just BF and I, dinner is early enough to make it doable. I drank about 112oz (estimating) yesterday. I was real thirsty towards the evening. Fasted 17.5hrs. Was a bit peckish but wanted slightly longer fast. Had back to back meetings that I knew I couldn't make it through, though. BF made steak and mashed potatoes for us for dinner. I tried to eat slowly and mindfully as to not overeat, but I finished my plate and then finally felt the fullness 20 minutes later. Luckily, the stuffed feeling lasted only about 10 minutes and I was back to feeling satiated. Bodies are funny when you try to learn to listen to them. Definitely not the most straightforward at times.
12/04 - Ah man! Honestly, I expected a larger bump up. BF made chicken alfredo for dinner so there's some bloating from that. Fasted 16hrs - he made breakfast as well. Biscuits and gravy, yuuum. Its been a few weeks since I've had that so I decided to splurge. Hit 75oz I think. Didn't measure leftover water from my 32oz water bottle. I'm satisfied with it. Lazy day today, I think. Going to make bread base to refrigerate tonight for tomorrow's chicken gnocchi. Recipe says refrigerating it helps with fluffiness or something? Can be made 3 days ahead before popping it into oven. Guess we shall find out! Found out last night, his ex is letting the kids come down here for Christmas! A week!! They leave the 26th to go back We weren't expecting to have them again until spring break. He bought them presents from us to ship up there but now we want to spoil them some more and grab a few more things for them to open down here with us. EEK! Exciting.
12/05 - I'm shocked to be down. I started fasting after dinner but decided to drink a glass of hot gluhwein after BF told me the 2.5hr call with his mom is about his dad in hospital. Its an ugly situation all around. I felt helpless as I'm the helper type so I sipped my gluhwein and read while he isolated in the garage to work on the bug. Got to socially distance see Fam! COVID cancelled our usual Christmas parade, but the community (about 30 people) got together to do their own. Park on main street, stay in vehicles, and watch them drive personal vehicles decorated past us. We parked next to Fam and got to see the Godkids through the windows (Godson is still showing zero signs of COVID. If anything, he's crazier and happier than before hospital. Think its because he's free from hospital again). I was able to ask about gluten free flour alternative and now I can make enough dinner to drop off chicken gnocchi and bread. FamWife has sensitivies/intolerances so the soup has just enough of those to make her a little uncomfortable, but nothing huge (a little gluten from gnocchi and lactose). So I'll be making a second loaf today of gluten free bread to drop off to her with the soup! At least I know she can enjoy the bread without worry! Cooking and baking will be a good distraction and therapy for me today.
12/06 - Not shocked or worried. Had pizza for lunch as well as homemade bread and chicken gnocchi soup for dinner. A very heavy, high-carb day. Had one small glass of wine, but tummy feels like a hangover. I'm guessing that doesn't have to do with wine and is all food-related. I did have lots of dairy - cheese for lunch, heavy cream and cheese for dinner. Sipping water frequently this morning to overcome and seems to be helping. Managed 14hr fast yesterday and ~75oz water. Depending on when wings are done for Football Sunday and when my fast ends (aiming 16hrs, if I can), I'll save leftover chicken gnocchi for lunch tomorrow. Hopefully I can show a drop in the morning to get back on track.
12/07 - Holy moly bloat! The scale bloat is much worse than the visible bloat. Possibly due to water - I definitely didn't get more than 45oz yesterday. Woke up real thirsty, too, which is a tell-tale sign I didn't drink enough yesterday. Didn't think I ate too awful much. Fasted 15hrs, not terrible for a weekend for me. I'm very very tired, been up 10 minutes and already eying a nap kind of tired. Hopefully I can wake up and be functional soon.
12/08 - Easing back down. Last night was a heavy dinner of steak, a small bit of macaroni&cheese (I'm a little kid), mashed potatoes, and greens so I'm not surprised to be up quite a bit still. Got ~75oz water but woke up feeling dehydrated still. Lips chapped, mouth dry, skin feeling dry and tight in a shriveled up kind of way. Definitely need to push water and I think that'll also help with the weight. Fasted just over 17hrs yesterday. I easily could've managed longer, but back to back meetings would've forced OMAD and I wasn't prepared for that. Today's meetings are a little more forgiving timeline wise - though will force a 16.5hr fast minimum. Not so forgiving when it comes to fitting in yoga. Its hard to listen to a yoga video AND a meeting!
12/09- Still dropping down. Had pizza again last night. Thought I'd be up more than this. Eating window pushed back pretty late so I'll be content if I make it to a 16hr fast today. Managed 17.5hrs yesterday. Had more than 64oz but not sure I hit 75oz, either. Feeling less dehydrated this morning, which I'm happy about. Not sure lunch or dinner plans - still have leftover chicken gnocchi I may finish off. Hopefully it won't be a double-whammy like yesterday with all the carbs.
12/10 - I think its time to check the batteries on my scale because this doesn't seem right at all! I had bagel bites for lunch (BF made them) and a homemade scallop spaghetti in white wine garlic butter sauce for dinner (with a large side salad). I even indulged in a SECOND piece of garlic texas toast. PLUS my advent calendar wine. Fasted 16.25hr, had about 80-85oz water. I know this is going to bounce back up tomorrow (unless I really do need to get batteries for my scale) but I'm definitely enjoying today. Especially since I noticed before weighing in that I wasn't all that bloated, either. I love it when the scale and mirror agree EDIT: I just realized with this weight, I hit "normal" BMI! 150.0 and above is "overweight" for me.
12/11
Completed: 5/1512/01 - 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.
12/02 - Yesterday I got halfway through my yoga workout and the dog started throwing up everywhere. I have a weak stomach so cleaning it had me gagging and running to the bathroom. Ruined the mood. Try again today to make up for it
12/03 - Did get my yoga done yesterday. Yoga With Adriene has her December calendar up so I'm following those videos on the days I can practice. Yesterday was a 10 minute meditation yoga so I decided to get some movement as well by finishing the practice I didn't get to on 12/01. I just started over since it was also a pretty short one.
12/04 - Started my yoga practice but was interrupted with BF waking up earlier than normal. The worst part about having a house a tad too small.
12/05 - I realized I'm behind on YWA calendar. I did the meditation as day 2 instead of day 1! Oops. Hoping a short practice today since I'm not sure plans.
12/06 - Didn't get a practice in and not sure I'll get one in today. Will have to focus on getting them done during the week and give myself slack on weekends since they're always spur of the moment.
12/07 - No yoga. Couldn't even finish making coffee and BF was ready to go. I kind of figured that would happen. Hoping today I'll wake up a little bit more so I can get a practice in, even if its short and sweet.
12/08 - No yoga, work has been crazy busy with meetings. Today is even busier! Almost back to back meetings. It'll be a miracle if I can get yoga in today. The remainder of my work week looks just as bad. Will keep looking for opportunities
12/09 - Managed to squeeze in a really quick practice for gut health yesterday. Not sure I'll get to today, but I'll keep trying to squeeze something in whenever I possibly can!
12/10 - Work got stupid busy so couldn't squeeze in a practice yesterday. Once my 630am meeting is over, I'll hop on the living room TV for practice since BF won't be up until 8 at the very earliest (plus I have an 830 meeting). I'm not as groggy this morning so I think I can push through to hopefully wake me up fully.
12/11 - Right after my meeting I did a quick practice, but it was more of a morning wake up stretch to jolt some energy through you. It worked, I needed a good, over-the-top morning stretch
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