Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 139

SW: 190.0/86.2
CW: 187.3/85
Next goal: Lose 10lb by Valentine's Day Challenge
Aims:

• Experiment with different strategies to mitigate stress eating.
• Don't restrict KJ further to "make up" for overeating - it just creates more stress!

Day/Weight/Comment 01/27 = 85.2 Halfway
Only halfway? Feels like this round has gone on forever!
Today I get to put together some planters (I gave myself for Christmas) YAY!
01/28 = 85
Love a whole number!

01/29 = 85
I normally feel pretty satisfied with the KJ I eat, but I tried to go Low Carb yesterday and was so hungry and light-headed that I doubt I'll be trying again anytime soon, maybe it's just not for me (there's probably a right way to do Low Carb and obviously what I did wasn't it, will have to do some research next time )

01/30
01/31
02/1 Valentine's day challenge weigh in

Previously...

Apparently, I never posted this morning..... again!

So in round 138, I unexpectedly reached the goal weight I specified back at the beginning of my first round, #127. So by rights, I should be switching to maintenance. BUT, since Round 139 ends exactly on January 31st and Round 140 will align perfectly with all the other 1-month challenges and am going to stay the course one more round and see what that brings. If nothing goes awry, then I will start maintenance with round and with all my challenge starting in sync, I hope to give some real thought to my February challenge goals and watch cause and effect.

Goal for 139 – See what happens. :P

Past Goals
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 (being revisited)

Round 138 – starting weight 128.2

1/22 – 128.4 I mentioned in this rounds intro. Though now below original UGW, I am not switching to maintenance until round 140. Staying the course for these 10 days.

1/23 – 128.6 Blaming mostly salt and carbs. All ok. I have no great expectations for tomorrow’s weigh-in either though as tonight we are celebrating early my grandson’s 1st b-day with pizza and ice cream cake.

1/24 – 129.2 Last night was totally worth the gain. Celebrated my grandson’s first birthday, but early at 51 weeks. Had pizza and ice cream cake and did not worry about calories for the day. The extra special treat was when my grandson decided to finally walk for the first time! DD and I were sitting with him when it happened. “Grandpa” and SIL were getting on coats to pick up the pizza so Gpa missed it but SIL responded to our screaming and caught the last bit. At least there is some proof that we did not image it! Spent the rest of the evening trying to get a “do over”.

Other notes, exercise is not great these past days. Two factors – lots of distractions and low temps (today is 19° F with a windchill landing around 0°. Just not super appealing……. Three weeks until I start complaining that I am too hot!

Today, and most of the week is all pre-tracked so I'm ready to move forward!

1/25 – 128.8 I expected a little more down

1/26 – 128.4 Given that I am still at a higher weight than the first day of the round, I am glad that I have opted to not switch to maintaining for this round. It’s giving me a little more time to see where I am actually at before confusing everything with adding calories. This is also telling me that I will likely ease into the added calories. The last thing I want to do is bounce back up, and my weight while nice is not dangerously low. :P What is going through my mind is adding 50 calories next round, which technically should still be a number that produces a loss. But based on numbers, this round would have had a loss as well. Still only halfway through the challenge so we’ll see what the data looks like on 1/31.

1/27 – 127.6 Funny, I could pretty well tell last night that I was going to see a drop today.

1/28 – 127.8 Happy with that. I’ll have a secondary effect going on each week for the next few months which I will be monitoring. Had annual physical last week and did my bloodwork and such this week. My vitamin D was 22. Deficient is <20, low is 20-30, normal is 30-100. PCP put me on 50,000 IU D3 once a week (RDA is 600-800 daily) for 12 weeks and listed side effects are possible constipation. We shall see. Ironically my B12 is also low, and side effect of being low is constipation. Those supplements are coming next. The good news is that my low iron that I have had for a few years is actually nicely above normal and I attribute that to the way I have been eating since returning to MFP in September. I custom changed one of the columns to monitor iron and have been hitting my numbers 99% of the time for 4 months.

1/29 -
1/30 -
1/31 -



1/21 - PM: Indoor cycle 30 min; 4 min mixed planks, 1.5 min sit up (37), knee pushups (15)
1/22 - PM: Indoor cycle 41 min; Climbing stairs (30 extra height) 11 min
1/23 - PM: Indoor cycle 30 min
1/24 - PM: Indoor cycle 52 min; 7 min planks, 1.5 min sit up (40), 1.5 min squats (60), knee pushups (15), 30 flights round trip
1/25 - AM: 0:54:45 Solo walk at 13’36” (4.44 mph) for 4.02 miles, avg HR 134 BPM; 6 min mixed planks, 1.5 min sit up (34), knee pushups (20)
1/26 – PM Indoor cycle 25 min
1/27 - PM: Indoor cycle 25 minutes; 35 round trip flights of stairs – 11 min; 5 min planks, 1.5 min sit up (34)
1/28 -
1/29 -
1/30 -

ROUND 138 TOTAL: TBD
TOTAL SINCE 9/14: -24.8 (-40.8 from 9/2001)

1.28. 237.5 again. This is a 4 pound loss for January and I'm super happy about it. Pizza and cake for dinner but only went over my calories a bit and ate half of what I normally would have. Happy almost Friday everyone!

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 139 (round 71 for me ) I'm in for another round as I need this to help me keep on track! 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 closer to my goal weight – I'm working at it – it's a permanent way of life ! Long term goal is to get and then stay under 130; then full maintanace starts and dare I say it is in my sights?

Challenge for this round – dare I hope to get into 130s for the end of the round? I've not been that low since June 2019! Stick with good habits; be mindful of what I eat & drink, try to keep it in moderation, keep walking, no binges; remember keeping the 10 days binge free makes such a difference!
Hoping to complete 5K run by end of this round.

Keep calm – we're all in this together! Wash hands, be kind, continue to follow all latest Government guidelines for C-19 virus. Be positive for the vaccine – its here and inoculation has started! Take it when offered.

End of round 138 - 131.2 ( 2.8 pounds down)


Day/Weight/Comment
01/22 130.2 – Whooowhoo !! Knock me down with a feather ! I didn't expect that! I had set my goals last night daring myself to get into the 130's during this new round and here I am on day 1!! So my amended goal is to stay within the 130's and maybe sneak down below 130? The later is a big ask with these whooshes the last 2 consecutive days. 8.86 miles yesterday including 17 minutes running. I really struggled yesterday with the running: I was aiming for 30 minutes after doing 28 & 29 on Monday & Tuesday respectively, but after 15 minutes I was pushing myself, oh well, try again today.



01/23 130.2 - 10.03 miles yesterday including 23 mins running – looks like I've got to build my time up again! Good food day, it's helping that I pre log food for the day at breakfast tweaking it slightly as the day goes on.
01/24 131.6 –that's last night's pizza tea; in calories but high in carbs, the last day of this round is a Sunday so I will need to work hard this week to keep numbers down for that last day. 9.45 miles walked yesterday with DH, as we are still in lockdown it was pounding the pavements in the local area from home – again!!
01/25 130.8 – coming back down again. 5.83 miles walked with DH in the snow we woke up to yesterday morning, such a winter wonderland and so exhilerating, made those same old pavements (due to lockdown) seem much fresher and different!! Good day food wise, all within limits. It's Burn's night so I have got haggis for dinner; we're not Scottish, but being in lockdown everyday is Groundhog day so I thought I'd make an effort to do something different. There'll be no pipping in the haggis, but we might stretch to a small nip of whiskey!! We don't normally participate in alcohol in the week so this will be an exception!
01/26 131.8 - ? hopefully normal fluctuation. 9.65 miles walked yesterday again in the snow and ice. Haggis, neeps & tatties all delicious last night, and within calories, 10g carbs over. Giving blood later today, it will be nice to have some face to face interaction with someone other than DH ! Lockdown making me crazy!!!
01/27 130.8 – better. 9.51 miles walked yesterday. NSV – my skinny jeans no longer hug me, they are quite loose; not sure I like that, I do like very snug jeans! Am I never satisfied? Looks like I might need to buy smaller.
01/28 130.2 - 10.38 miles including 31 mins running, soooh chuffed with this !! Another NSV – found another pair of skinny jeans same size as yesterdays but different make and come up tighter on the waist which used to push my middle up to make a muffin top – now a perfect fit and no muffin top – yesss!! Had notification yesterday that I had reached my 8 year anniversary  ; I joined MFP when I reached my goal weight with WW, it was a free way of keeping me on track in maintanance, I maintained that weight for 2 years before loosing a further 21lbs, I am 5lbs above that lower weight now but to be honest I am more or less where I want to be, maybe just lose another couple of pounds and then stay under 130.
01/29 130.8 - 10.66 miles yesterday, including 31 minutes running. Good food day yesterday.



01/30
01/31

KEEP SAFE EVERYONE . Keep calm – we're all in this together!

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Hi. 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 53.7. Loss 0.5kg
Round 135 SW 53.6. EW 53.4 Loss 0.2kg
Round 136 SW 53 EW 54 Gain 1 kg but it was Christmas and the New Year
Round 137 SW 53.9 EW 53.5 Loss 0.4kg
Round 138 SW 53.5 EW 53.5 No change - must try harder!
Round 139 SW 53.4 GW for the round = below 53.4

Fri 22 53.4 trend ↔️ 😊
Sat 23 53.4 trend ↔️
Sun 24 54.3 trend ⬆️ That’s not a typing error; it’s the result of a lazy indulgent day so should be temporary!
Mon 25 54.3 trend ⬆️ I had hoped to see some improvement on yesterday. 👿 maybe tomorrow will be a big drop?
Tue 26 54.1 trend ⬆️ A small drop and it looks like it’s going to be a challenge to end this round with a loss
Wed 27 54 trend ↔️
Thu 28 53.7 trend ↔️ Maybe I can end the round with a loss 😊
Fri 29 53.5 trend ⬇️ 😊 still hoping to see a minuscule drop this round!
Sat 30
Sun 31

homemademama wrote: »

1.28. 237.5 again. This is a 4 pound loss for January and I'm super happy about it. Pizza and cake for dinner but only went over my calories a bit and ate half of what I normally would have. Happy almost Friday everyone!

Congratulations! Great work!

61 year old female; 5’5"
Highest Weight: 213
Lowest Weight: 143
SW: 188.4
GW: (for now: 165--will set it lower later)

Round History
Day/Weight/Comment
01/22 174.2 Did well with food choices all day long. I was hungry yesterday afternoon, but managed to snack on just berries and a few almonds and made it to the dinner I had planned without blowing it. Continuing my No Junk Food Challenge this round. It has become a staple for me. I think I've only messed it up one day in the last 11 days and it is helping. IF yesterday was 18:6.
01/23 174.6 My husband’s birthday dinner and a little dessert was last night. I did really well though, only ate half my dinner and less than half dessert. We enjoyed ourselves and I didn’t go overboard, so I’ll call that a win! IF was 16:8.
01/24 176.6 Birthday splurge continued, but it stops today! Late night snacking didn’t help and will make a meaningful IF today very difficult. But, I will narrow my eating window today so I can get back on track. I am meal planning this morning for the rest of the week. That always helps me, too.
01/25 175.2 Did well food wise yesterday, but I’m catching something that includes a cough/chest congestion, so didn’t do very much “exercise.” Have a good IF going today with a reasonable start time last night, so I’ll see how I do today. Happy Monday, everyone!
01/26 175.4 Ate out unexpectedly last night, but made good choices and did 10 miles on the bike to offset. Did 19:5 IF. Meals are planned for today and will stick with them!
01/27 175.6 Well, not really sure what’s happening here. Stay the course!
01/28 176.2 This is the result of carbs this week coupled with not very much exercise. When feeling bad on Sunday, I made my mother’s potato soup because it always made me feel better. Even though I fit it into my calorie count, I think the carb load is to blame for the gain. This is how fast I creep up if I eat like a semi-normal person! Let's see if I can get back to where I started.
01/29 175.0 Better! Still have work to do though, so stay focused today. Did IF 18:6 yesterday and have another good one going today.
01/30
01/31



JANUARY EXERCISE GOALS:
EXERCISE BIKE—100 miles
WALKING—50 miles (outside or with walking workout videos if weather is bad)
HIKING—at least one hike in the mountains during January

1/22 1-mile walk on my lunch break
1/23 9-mile exercise bike ride
1/25 1.08-mile walk with the pup
1/26 10-mile exercise bike ride
1/27 1.46-mile walk at lunch
1/28 I really need to get it together and hit these goals. They are so close, but I’m just in a funk. Didn’t do anything formal yesterday, so I still need 3.55 miles of outdoor walking and 17 miles on the bike by the end of January 31. I CAN do it; the question is “will I?”
1/29 Got in 10 miles on the exercise bike and a 1.1 mile walk at lunch even though it was super cold!

TOTALS for January:
EXERCISE BIKE: 93.14 miles
WALKING: 47.55 miles
HIKES: 3—completed on 1/2. Another on 1/16. Another on 1/18

Start weight (31 August 2020): 349.2 lbs
Start weight for 139 challenge: 320.9 lbs
Aim for 31 January: 318.9 lbs

01/22: 321.7 lbs
01/23: 320.7 lbs
01/24: 319.5 lbs - woo hoo, come ON!
01/25: 320.9 lbs - back where I started this round, sigh.
01/26: 320.9 lbs - feels like deja vue!
01/27: 319.5 lbs - yes, this is going a bit better:)
01/28: 320.9 lbs - this isn't progress! Gah
01/29: 320.2 lbs - you win some you lose some - and I have been sooooooooooooo good all week
01/30
01/31

Challenge 137: lost 1.5 lbs
Challenge 138: lost 2.6 lbs