Just Give Me 10 Days - Rounds 134

Anabirgite · December 2020

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 clinic

kalchthaleri · December 2020

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 -

MomLarisa · December 2020

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

Lilylady3k · December 2020

You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.

Female, 5’3”, 60
2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
GW: <200 in 2020 BMI 35.2
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
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)

R132 20201122: 214.6 (-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!

171lake · December 2020

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.
12/12

acrylicfox · December 2020

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/Comment

12/03 = 200.6/91
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!

12/07 = 90.2 Halfway
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

SModa61 · December 2020

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 129.0

Round 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

_JeffreyD_ · December 2020

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:

starrjulia8 · December 2020

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:

CamandJarvis · December 2020

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 Comments

12/03 - 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: 5/15

12/01 -

What better way to beat anxiety than yoga. Today I'll try to get some meditative yoga to help me calm down after last night.
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

SheilaBoneham · December 2020

🧘🏻🧶🏃🏽‍♀️📚🧣👩🏻‍💻🎄

Revised 2020 Goal - <180
UGW - 130
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)

Weight 218.2 in Feb. 2015
R15 9/9/17 end weight 151.2
R16 end weight 151.4 (+.2)
R17 end weight 151 (-.4)
R18 end weight 150.4 (-.6)
R19 end weight 149.6 (-.8)
R20 end weight 149.3 (-.3)
R21 end weight 149 (-.3)
R22 end weight 148 (-1)
R23 end weight 148.4 (+.4)
R24 end weight 149 (+.6)
R25 end weight 148.4 (-.6)
R26 end weight 149.2 (+.8)
R27 end weight 149 (-.2)
R28 end weight 146.8 (-2.2)
R29 end weight 146.8 (+/-0)
R30 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1411
R31 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1385
R32 end weight unknown - traveling, no scale - ave net calories 1468
R33 end weight 149.1 (+2.3); ave calories 1471 (after traveling/eating out for 3 weeks!)
R34 end weight 149 (-.1); ave calories 1577
R35 end weight 149.4 (+.4); ave calories 1592
R36 end weight 149.6 (+.2); ave calories 1650
R37 end weight 151 (+1.4); ave calories 1703 (154 over estimated TDEE, so no surprise I've gained)
R38 end weight 149.8 (-1.2); averages-- calories 1420; carbs ~48%; protein ~21% ; fat ~31%
R39 end weight 149.8 (+/-0); averages -- calories 1753.5; carbs ~47%; protein ~20%; fat ~33%
R40 end weight 150 (+.2); averages coming later
R41 end weight 150.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1792
R42 end weight 149.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1432
R43 end weight 150.6 (+.8): 10-day ave 1406
R44 end weight 148.8 (-1.8); 10-day ave 1430
R45 end weight 147.6 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1338
R46 end weight 148.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1437
R47 end weight 147.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1449
R48 end weight 146.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1378
R49 end weight 144.2 (-2.6); 10-day ave 1174
R50 end weight 142.2 (-2); 10-day ave 1200
R51 end weight 141 (-1.2); 10 day ave 1231
R52 end weight 140.6 (-.4); 10-day ave 1192
R53 end weight 137.2 (-3.4); 10-day ave 1134
R54 end weight 136.6 (-.6); 10-day ave 1238
R55 end weight 135.4 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1209
R56 end weight 135 (-.4); 10-day ave 1263
R57 end weight 134.4 (-.6); 10-day ave 1212
R58 end weight 133.6 (-.8); 10-day ave 1372
R59 end weight 130.8 (-2.8); 10-day ave 1125
R60 end weight 132.2 (+1.4); 10-day ave 1384
R61 end weight 132.6 (+.4); 10-day ave 1473
R62 end weight 134.6 (+2); 10-day ave 1666
R63 end weight 138.8 (+4.2); 10-day ave 2154
R64 end weight 138.8 (+/-0); 10-day ave 1683
R65 end weight 139 (+.2); 10-day ave 1654
R66 end weight 139.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1751
R67 end weight 142.4 (+2.6)
R68 end weight 145.6 (+2.8)
R69 end weight 146.4 (+.8)
R70 end weight 149 (+2.6)
R71 end weight 148.8 (-.2)
R72 end weight 150.8 (+2)
R73 end weight 152 (+1.2)
R74 end weight 153 (+1)
R75 end weight 156.2 (+3.2) !?!??!?!?!?!
R76 end weight 157 (+.8)
R77 end weight 159.8 (+2.4

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R78 end weight 159.4 (-.4)
R79 end weight 161 (+.6)
R80 end weight 159 (-2)
R81 end weight 158.4 (-.6)
R82 end weight 160.4 (+2)
R83 end weight 160 (-.4)
R84 7/31/19 end weight - 161 (+1)
R85 8/10/19 end weight 161 (+/- 0)
R86 8/20/19 end weight 163 (+2)
R87 8/30/19 end weight 163 (+/-0)
R88 9/9/19 end weight 163
R89 9/19/19 end weight 165.2
R90 9/29/19 end weight 164
R91 10/9/19 end weight 165.8
R92 10/19/19 end weight 166.4
R93 10/29/19 end weight 168.8
R94 11/8/19 end weight 170.4 :-(
R95 11/18/19 end weight 169.8.
R96 11/28/19 end weight 171.6
R97 12/8/19 end weight 172.4
R98 12/18/19 end weight 174
R99 12/28/19 end weight 175.6
R100 1/7/20 end weight 177.6
R101 1/17/20 end weight 177.6
R102 1/27/20 end weight 177.2
R103 2/6/20 end weight 178.6
R104 2/16/20 end weight 179
R105 2/26/20 end weight 180.2
R106 3/7/20 end weight 180
R107 3/17/20 end weight 180
R108 3/27/20 end weight 180.8
R109 4/6/20 end weight 180
R110 4/16/20 end weight 180.6
R111 4/26/20 end weight 181.2
R112 5/6/20 end weight 181.4
R113 5/16/20 end weight 181.8
R114 5/26/20 end weight 183 ugh.
R115 6/5/20 end weight 182.6. 10-day calorie ave 1554
R116 6/15/20 end weight 181.8. 10-day calorie ave 1580
R117 6/25/20 end weight 181. 10-day calorie ave 1341
R118 7/5/20 end weight 182. 10-day calorie ave 1674 ☹️
R119 7/15/20 end weight 181.4. 10-day calorie ave 1651
R120 7/25/20 end weight 181.2 10-day calorie ave 1695
R121 8/4/20 end weight 182. 10-day calorie ave 1706
R122 8/14/20 end weight 182.8. 10-day calorie ave 1747
R123 8/24/20 end weight 182.6. (-.2) 10-day calorie ave 1624
R124 9/3/20 end weight 182.2. (-.4) 10-day calorie ave 1493 (Goal <1500.)
R125 9/13/20 end weight 182.2 (0). 10-day calorie ave 1612 (Goal 1400 😡)
R126 9/23/20 end weight 181.6 (-.6). 10-day calorie ave 1580 (Goal 1400 😐)
R127 10/3/20 end weight 182 (+.4). 10-day calorie ave 1821 (Goal 1400 ☹️)
R128 10/13/20 end weight 182 (+/-0). 10-day calorie ave 1659 (Goal 1400)
R129 10/23/20 end weight 182 (+/-0). 10-day calorie ave 1552
R130 11/2/20 end weight 183 (+1). 10-day calories ave 1856 🤬
R131 11/12/20 end weight 183 (+/-0). 10 day ave cals 1776 ]
R132 11/22/20 End weight 183 (+/-0). 10 day ave cals 1358. Walked 16.6 miles.

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!

12/8 - 182
Ha ha! I just noticed my typo yesterday — I meant lovely, but a love day sounds good, too. I seem to be back to my body’s favorite weight — she really loves to hang out here. Have a lovely love day!

12/9 - 184.6
Aaack. I went on a carb fest last night. DH made mac & cheese for dinner, which should have been ok if I’d stopped there, but (and I should know this) all those carbs made me want more, and boy howdy, I found ‘em. Obviously I didn’t gain 2.6 pounds of fat overnight, so a lot of this is water and, well, food, but still... why do I do this? I’d like to blame COVID brain, but really? Anyway, I don’t need hugs, just a place to ‘fess up. Now to straighten my self out. Again. One good thing about a restricted holiday season — I’ve decided the only baking I’ll do for Christmas will be a mince pie, because we both love them and it’s the only time of year to have one.

12/10 - 184.2
Boy, it goes on easier than it comes back off, that’s for sure. But I know there’s a 2-3 day lag so.... I’m trying to figure out some quick high-protein breakfasts besides eggs (which I love, but not every day). I do make my own lower calorie, lower salt, higher fiber, higher protein egg MacSheila sandwiches several times a week — yummy and very satisfying, but not something I want every day. Breakfast ideas, anyone? DH is happy with cereal, but starting the day high carb makes me hungry all day. I’m also determined to really, finally stop the night-time snacking. I do well for a few days, then backslide until I’m adding a lot of calories after dinner. I never used to eat at night like this! So my goal (again) for the rest of the year is to stop this bad habit once and for all.

12/11 - 183.8
Better yesterday, although I got so hungry in the evening that I ate a little. I need to figure out what to eat for dinner that will leave me satisfied until bed time. Or maybe it’s habit makes me hungry? Anyway... just for fun, here’s my buddy Mike helping me knit.

12/12 -

AR10at50 · December 2020

Hi, I’m Karen, in my 50’s
OSW Sept.
2018 187

12/3-165-Rode my bike 10 miles and tried to eat healthy.
12/4-166-IF 17 hrs. Lots of digging in the yard.
12/5-164-IF 16 hrs. I didn’t have time to walk far or ride my bike, so I rollerbladed around (outside) our house; the dogs love it and chase me the whole time. Got the Christmas decor up in our new house, I know how @deepwoodslady feels, but, Donna, we can keep moving it all around until we have to put it all away.Our adult boys are coming to visit today, FIL is on hospice and won’t last until Christmas.
12/6-DNW- We got 2 visits in with FIL and our boys before they had to head home. It was wonderful for them to see him. While they were here, we ate and drank ourselves silly.
12/7-DNW-IF 17 hrs. I refuse to weigh after a big weekend of eating what I normally don’t. Bloat doesn’t mean weight gained. Biked 10 miles and walked 2 miles.
12/8-DNW
12/9-163-If I eat a bunch of bread and junk over the weekend, it takes me until Wednesday to get back to where I was Saturday morning. It’s just not worth it.
12/10-165 IF 12 hrs, biked 11 miles, ate sensibly. Baked a chicken breast, wrapped in parchment paper, came out moist.
12/11-163-IF 12 hrs. Walked 5 miles, ate well, except for the pie.

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GOALS: Either Bike 10 mi, or Walk 5 mi Daily and throw in some skating.
BIKED:
12/2-10 mi, 12/7-10mi., 12/9-11 mi = 31 mi. Total
WALKED
12/1-5 mi, 12/7-2 mi, 12/8-5mi, 12/10-5 mi= 17mi. Total
SKATED
12/4- 1 mi,
@UTMom81 - I am loving the challenge-it has really got me moving, when normally, I would just throw in the towel after Thanksgiving and just keep eating what ever I wanted and not exercising because it’s cold. This is fun!!!!

SheilaBoneham · December 2020

_JeffreyD_ wrote: »

I would rather track these things than do anything about them. 😊

@_JeffreyD_ Ha! I can identify with that in so many areas!

MTW70 · December 2020

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.

12/8: 173.8 Feeling much better today. It's been a week since my last run, really feeling the urge to get out today for a least a short one and see how I feel. I recently bought a duo instapot/air fryer online for my DH as one of his Christmas gifts and it shipped in a box that showed what it was & of course he was home when it arrived. So since the surprise was ruined, we went ahead and opened it, going to try it out tonight, thinking about doing "fried" chicken wings. Anyone have any good cookbook recommendations for air fryers or instapots?

12/9: 173.6 Decided to give it another day to rest yesterday, so planning a run for my lunch hour today. Ate a little later last night so IF window might be a little less than 16 hours. So much to do, will definitely be a busy one!

12/10: 173.5 Warming up a bit to the 40's today, so definitely getting out for a run on my lunch hour! And the warmer temps mean I can get the last bit of holiday decorating done and hang the garland on my front door (my command strips won't stick outside when temps are lower). Scale wise my weight is dropping but the progress is sooo sloooow. Since I turned 50 earlier this year, I just can't seem to drop weight like I used to. I really need to get back to strength training, I think that will help.

12/11: 173.2 Got my run in yesterday after having taking a break since 12/1. I had hoped the calf issue I had been experiencing since November would have eased up given some time to rest, no such luck. Still dealing with that. In 11 years of distance running, have had plenty of ailments and injuries but this is a new one, especially at this super low mileage. In addition to the yoga stretches, Epson salt baths, compression recovery sleeves, KT tape, & foam rolling, I've added in a magnesium supplement & a hemp pain cream. Not giving up, will get through this!

12/12

Goal: Run 5K on New Year's Day, Improve Time From Turkey Trot 5K
Training
12/01: 1.12 Miles (Road)
12/10: 2.00 Miles (Road)

quiltingjaine · December 2020

@musicsax I’m sure I have related my story from summer 2019 - my dear friend kept telling me I was “tiny” but I didn’t believe her until I saw someone watching me dry off when I got out of the community pool. I couldn’t figure out WHO that small lady was staring at me until I realized she was wearing MY BATHING SUIT! OMG!! SHE was ME!!! I AM tiny! Now, over a year later I am still having difficulty but it may be getting easier. Everyone have faith and believe in yourself and believe your friends when they compliment your progress!

Tesha231 · December 2020

Tesha 231
Started late this round after missing several rounds. Lost track of my previous rounds so posting fresh here.

SW: 186 (maintenance is 135-145)
GW: 150
R134 Goal: Using this round to get back in the weighing/logging habit, as well as eating more deliberately. Not planning to lose weight, but re-learn good habits to gain my motivation back!

Day/Weight/Comment
12/07 - 173.2
12/08 - 173.4
12/09 - 174.3
12/10 - DNW
12/11 - 173.0 Apparently the haircut worked
12/12 -

quiltingjaine · December 2020

@CamandJarvis Carbs are cheap - load up a casserole with pasta and you can feed the multitudes. Does Fazoli’s still exist? We quite going there when I realized we were paying about $12 for 2 not large servings of mostly pasta. I looked at DH and said, “I can make a hell of a lot of pasta for $12!” I was always hungry after eating there and the bread sticks were so delicious but more inexpensive carbs and sooooo bad for me!

quiltingjaine · December 2020

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
12/10 117.5 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!!
12/11 117.5 Where has this round gone??? At least I’m not caving to food. A year ago today we were boarding a cruise ship. Oh how I long to be back there!

My goal is to get motivated to do ANYTHING!
12/4 Barely moved. 2621 steps!
12/5 UGH! Worse than day before!
12/6 WelI got more steps 3,377
12/7 6398 steps love Walmart and Sam’s Club because it’s walking with a purpose.
12/8 5019 steps
12/9 4033 steps
12/10 3071 steps

One more day.

kmort009 · December 2020

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.

12/11 - 137.0 - Not surprised given how I’ve eaten the past few days and just the general time of month for me. Time to focus on how I feel and decide what is best for me mentally and physically going forward for the rest of December.

12/12 -

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!

12/11 - Was about to do my yoga last night when the little guy woke up and started crying - took over a half an hour to get him back to sleep and at that point I just went to bed.

12/12 -

CamandJarvis · December 2020

quiltingjaine wrote: »

@CamandJarvis Carbs are cheap - load up a casserole with pasta and you can feed the multitudes. Does Fazoli’s still exist? We quite going there when I realized we were paying about $12 for 2 not large servings of mostly pasta. I looked at DH and said, “I can make a hell of a lot of pasta for $12!” I was always hungry after eating there and the bread sticks were so delicious but more inexpensive carbs and sooooo bad for me!

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE pasta and have been craving it. Usually though, meals with a carb-base (and meat/veggies as the supplemental) are a once a week thing. MAYBE twice a week. Not this week, though. So far, only our steak/mashed potatoes/veggies dinner was not carb-based. Have to go grocery shopping today anyway. Thinking of grabbing some hearty salad making items as my "appetizer" at dinner so I can fill up on that instead of having to be satiated by 90% processed carbs. Plus, I can get my fill of veggies which has been severely lacking lately.

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