Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 139
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@jaccimc63 Looking at your long-term journey and saw that you received challenging news recently...you are treating yourself with loving kindness by being here and staying the course. You have accomplished so much....such an inspiration
Thank you so much! I have learned lessons from so many people in this challenge, I know I wouldn't be able to maintain without this thread.4 -
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- Get under 150
- Get under 145 by my birthday (10/26)
- Get to pre-COVID weight from Feb 2020, 142.4
- Get under 140 before Thanksgiving 2020,
- Not gain over Thanksgiving,
- Get below 135
- Lose min 2 lb during December
- Walk/run to Sombrero B for sunrise photo
- Maintain losses of time in Florida
- Maintain weight for round 136 which included Xmas as well as New Years
- lost the 1 token pound in round 137, but is was what I hoped for, so all good, right?
- passed the -1 lb goal for round 138, and actually passed UGW of 129
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 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: -3.8 12/3-12/12
Round 135: -.6 12/13-12/22
Round 136: 0.0 12/23-1/1
Round 137: -1.0 1/2-1/11
Round 138: - 2.8 1/12-1/31
Running total, since Sept 14, 2020: -24.8
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 – 127.8 It flirted with 127.6, but then came back to the .8. So yesterday ended with getting dental implant surgery. Not awful. Oddly though, I think it’s “after” was worse than the tooth pulling and bone graft. Pain was not bad – no pain meds in me now at 18 hours, but was having heart skipped beats during it and, lesser so, even when I was falling asleep last night. Gone now. Got my exercise in, though the basic minimum. Planks gave me head pressure that was not good (could plank fine after the tooth pulling). Did not try my sit ups and such. Calories were fine for the days. I focused on getting more calories earlier in the day and easy foods later. Worked out well given I had a numb face until almost 9 PM.
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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
1/28 - PM: Indoor cycle 22 minutes
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ROUND 138 TOTAL: TBD
TOTAL SINCE 9/14: -24.8 (-40.8 from 9/2001)8 -
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”, 60R138 20200121: 207.7 (-2.3)
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
2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021)
GW: <200 in 2020 BMI 35.2
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese
My goal for 2021 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 64-80 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 20201212: 213.3 (-1.1)
R135 20201222: 212.9 (-.4)
R136 20200101: 211.4 (-1.5)
R137 20200111: 210.0 (-1.4)
R139: Still working on getting my water and carbs under control this year
Exercise Goal for this round: Bike 3x, Walk 8x, Plank 10x
🎯Mini Goal: S-T-R-E-T-C-H for 205
Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
1/22 209.6 Walked 2.5 miles, bike, plank, 1424 cal, 95 net carbs, AF. Whoa way up! Pasta for lunch & pizza for dinner is not carb friendly.
NSV: Actually tucked my shirt into my jeans & wore a belt out this evening.
1/23 209.6 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3.6 miles, 1849 cal, 138 net carbs, 1 bourbon & 7up. Walked after long car ride. Snacking did me in. Brought my scale to the camp!
1/24 209.3 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3.6 miles, fishing, 1705 cal, 82 net carbs, 2 rum & diet coke.
1/25 210.3 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked 3.6 miles, plank, fishing, 1942 cal, 132 net carbs, 2 vodka & diet tonic. WAKE UP!!! You are headed in the wrong direction. Giving in to old habits.
Quit eating all those chips, crackers, candy & more carbs in the form of waffles at breakfast, rice at lunch and more rice at dinner and skip happy hour (stick to water).
1/26 209.3 @ fishing camp 🎣 Walk 2 miles, plank, fishing, 1356 cal, 36 net carbs, 1 rum & diet coke.
1/27 209.7 Walked 1.3 miles, 2502 cal, 124 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Long drive home in the morning and then I was in a funk, depressed, gloomy for the rest of the afternoon. Basically threw in the towel with McDonalds for breakfast, Popeyes for lunch, and rice & gravy at dinner. Today is a new day! [/b]
1/28 208.0 Walked 4 + 2.4 miles, plank, 1708 cal, 68 net carbs, AF.
1/29 209.2 Walked 2.5, 2098 cal, 89 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. DH & I got our first COVID vaccine shots! Afterwards BBQ turkey & sausage with roasted cauliflower and green beans for lunch expecting small dinner at home. Instead pasta @ my sisters with wine.
1/30
1/31
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You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before
29, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2
GW: 135
Previous Rounds:R69 EW: 158.1
R70 EW: 156.5
R71 EW: 156.3
R72 EW: 156.3
R73 EW: 155.2
R74 EW: 155.4
R75 EW: 156.1
R76 EW: 155.6
R80 EW: 153.2
R81 EW: 154.3
R82 EW: 154.1
R84 EW: 156.5
R89 EW: 156.7
R91 EW: 160.1
R93 EW: 159.3
R94 EW: 156.1
R98 EW: 154.5
R99 EW: 155.9 R100 EW: 152.8
R101 EW: 149.7 (1/15)
R102 EW: 149.0
R103 EW: 149.0
R104 EW: 146.2
R105 EW: 146.6
R106 EW: 144.6
R107 EW: 146.8 (spring break, only 2 days weight)
R108 EW: 147.7 (Moving out of state, starting new job)
R109 EW: 148.1
R110 EW: 150.1
R111 EW: 154.3
R112 EW: 152.6
R113 EW: 151.7
R121 EW: 153.0
R122 EW: 154.8
R123 EW: 153.9
R124 EW: 153.4
R125 EW: 155.6
R126 EW: 152.3
R127 EW: 151.5
R128 EW: 151.0
R129 EW: 151.0
R130 EW: 152.6
R131 EW: 153.9
R132 EW: 150.6
R133 EW: 151.2
R134 EW: 149.3
R135 EW: 149.5
R136 EW: 148.4
R137 EW: 147.9
R138 EW: 148.4
Last weight
01/21 - 148.4
Round Goal: 147.x Fast 16+hrs on weekdays, 14+hrs on weekends. Up the water! Water minimum: 75oz, Goal: 91oz.
Day, Weight, Comment
01/22 - 147.7
01/23 - DNW
01/24 - 150.6
01/25 - 150.4
01/26 - 152.3
01/27 - 147.5
01/28 - 147.0
01/29 - 147.0 - Surprised I'm not up between pizza last night and no sleep. On the way home from pizza, we got hit by a drunk driver in our not-yet-3-week-old truck. We are ok. They were fine (though drunk, not injured). Their car was totaled, ours needs new front bumper. But it shook me up enough I barely slept. And now I get to drive my little car (smaller than what hit us) to San Antonio and I'm a little freaked.... I want to take my jeep or something more sturdy but I can't afford that gas mileage (1 tank down, 1 tank back in jeep. 1 tank will take me 2 trips down and back in my little car)....well, I could afford, but it'd put me in a tighter spot. Plus the thing sits since I'm not commuting and it needs to be driven..ANYWAY, fasted 16.75hr. About 80oz. Started fasting late but I'll be distracted all morning anyway. Good possibility I'll be dilated and after last night, I'm not taking any chances driving so I'll probably chill in my car for a bit after. Hopefully it's like the last 3 times - normal vision came back within an hour, just more light sensitive than normal.
01/30
01/31
Previous Day's Comments01/22 - Shocked since I didn't sleep well last night. Today we have errands to run for Fam. FamHub had appointments for his '86 to get an alignment (just rebuilt front end) and to pick up telephone poles for building material for some project on the land. No updates from them yet. Fasted 17.5hrs, drank 75oz water. Didn't sleep well at all so hopefully tonight I can rest easier.
01/23 - Up and moving quick. Had to pick up FamHub's truck from service this morning before heading to the land. Gathering sandwich-making stuff, packing water (since we definitely thought there was water yesterday and there was actually NOT any water), and heading out to the land all day. Godson's surgery ended ahead of schedule at 9:55pm. He did great. The only concern is the bile buildup in him - likely to cause constipation and will need to be carefully addressed. At this point, he is in ICU until they deem him stable and healthy enough to be moved into regular hospital room (typically about 5-10 days). The fight is on, but he's definitely his daddy's boy and his daddy is a stubborn you-know-what (in a good way). Even mama is stubborn as all get out so he's got it going for him from both sides. He's certainly not one to give up, that's for sure. Now we wait until the boy can come home healthy and happy. By sounds of it, he may not need the full 60-ish days (between ICU, hospital stay, and the post-hospital stay in which they have to live no more than 30 minutes away) but time will tell. Shout out to the wonderful surgeons, docs, nurses, aids, and all others who helped this process along for my boy to have hope for a long and beautiful life. They're absolutely the best for doing what they do
01/24 - Pizza. Pizza. Pizza. Not shocked. Had it for dinner Friday, had it for lunch today, had it again for dinner yesterday. We had plans for baked chicken and rice for dinner but then we were helping watch Fam's daughter and distract her a bit (outside our house because she's scared of our hyperactive dog - dog isn't mean, but she's crazy and bigger than the daughter) and then it was too late to bother cooking. Didn't fast long - 14.5hrs. Was out push-mowing more milk thistle and other big brush so made a sandwich and felt a bit revived. Today, due to rain, we aren't going to work the land. Going to fast as long as my body is comfortable with it. Pulled out a pork butt to smoke while we chill and watch football. Also focusing on my water - I'm sure I need more than I have been drinking. Luckily I got time to drop back down and possibly still see a loss.
UPDATE: Godson's eyes are turning white! He always had such yellow eyes and they said one of the big indicators is his skin and eyes. Well, his skin had a pretty quick turn but when he woke up late yesterday afternoon, his eyes showed so much improvement. Those baby blues really going to be winning nurses over now! For the first time in 2.5 years, his bilirubin levels are ZERO! All else seems good. I believe today is the day they begin food and drink therapy
01/25 - Expected - couldn't quite get water intake up the way I wanted, salty foods, shorter fasting, possible TMI and possible pre-TOM bloating (can't tell if its that or the other stuff combined, but either very likely). Today will be better. Fast started a tad later, but completely doable hitting 16-17hrs. Working/tied to my computer and therefore tied to my water cup and the 5gal jug in the other room for refills. Already halfway done with my first cup (30oz) which bodes well for the day. Though a full night of sleep (for me), tired due to being woken up mid-dream. Those are the worst! Always makes me groggy and a tad cranky.
GODSON UPDATE: No big news. Yesterday the plan was to work on sitting up. Today, if all is still going well, they'll try to incorporate food and drink. Doing really well so far
01/26 - Didn't want to post this, but I feel I must. I'm guessing it's the dairy-heavy food, despite me taking my lactose pills (yay for me actually remembering I have those!). That and very possibly pre-TOM bloat. Just over 90 oz water. Fasted 16.5hrs. As for my Godson, he is out of ICU and in acute care. Typical is 6-10 days in ICU and he was there just less than 3 full days. Currently in acute care which they say typical minimum is 15 days. From there, they will stay in the local area for minimum 30 days. Fam also doing well, thankfully.
01/27 - So I'll be a bit honest here (TMI/digestion). Since the 3 pizza meals nearly in a row, I've been feeling it. With TOM coming any day, I figured SOME was bloating from that, as per usual. Welp, the last 2 days I've worked on balanced meals and actually COOKED my lunch into something balanced (steak for lunch? Oh yeeeeees) and yesterday I managed a whopping 120oz! Plus sticking to fasting (17hrs yesterday), I've made some movement (147.5). I was content. Took a quick nap because I was DEAD (I'm alive now, thanks to the nap), drank a bit of water, and FINALLY got some TMI movement. It's been several days. Like today would've been day 5 without proper movement. After I decided, since I felt so different, to weigh (146.6). Apparently I have been making some progress, but the bloating and digestion issues I've caused myself with too much processed food covered it up. Fasting helps a lot, but not when I totally destroy my insides with it! A little here and there, as I've proved before, can be mitigated, but not several days in a row. Still feeling a bit bloated, but light. Look a bit puffy in the belly but I'm believing THAT to be TOM related since I don't feel the heaviness. Plus, a new low since my regain and very close to my lowest weight in this group (144.6 back in March 2020)!
01/28 - I'm up from my lower weight but down from wake up weight. Blaming the wine (2 glasses) with steak dinner last night. 110oz water, 18.5hr fasting. Dead tired from 2 late nights in a row with early wakeups. I just want to sleeeeeep haha (my own fault). Tomorrow I can sleep in an hour and a half before I head to the city for my lasik evaluation. Hopefully soon I won't have to worry about contacts or glasses! Fingers crossed my eyes are good enough to drop the price to affordable. As for my Godson, he's doing really really well. Been eating and drinking just fine, all indications of a beautifully working liver are there! Lots of bowel movements but that's the new liver processing and ridding of the backlog of it in his body, so it's more than welcome. Went for a walk around a secure area of the hospital and was apparently acting his normal self. All the love, positivity, and prayers are working wonderfully Thank you so so much
01/29
01/30
Dedicated Stretching: 14/15 Daily incorporation: 28/3101/01 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓01/28 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Didn't get to yoga, my own fault. Aiming today, once I get home, to get some stretching knocked out. Incorporation won't be hard after that drive, though! I always stretch when I get out of that car haha!
01/02 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓
01/03 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Managed a seated upper body dedicated stretch. Arms, shoulders, sides, back, and belly! Felt so good. Next - lower body (:
01/04 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Got to do two dedicated lower body stretches. Hammys stiff so did a little in morning and a little after dinner.
01/05 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Started a dedicated stretch but interrupted by BF when he realized dog was not in backyard. Did some jogging through the neighborhood in search of her, though!
01/06 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓
01/07 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Nearly forgot to add in daily stretching.... oops!
01/08 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Alright, my morning bed stretch went well. Managed a few upper body stretches through the day. Need to focus more on lower body. The hammies in particular. Will be the focus for today
01/09 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Planned to do yoga but BF got off work and wanted OUT of the house so I didn't get to it. He's still asleep so I'm about to go do some as soon as I hit "post" haha
01/10 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Did my yoga like I promised. Was really nice, actually. Also the weather got quite ick and my lovely screws weren't happy so did a heating pad and additional stretching to try to loosen things up and release pressure on my nerve.
01/11 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Need to do yoga and stop procrastinating. Dedicated time was short, but I managed it after dinner. Getting horrible about putting it off and then only getting short stretches in.
01/12 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Got my yoga in and then did legs and booty. Definitely need to stretch the quads today, woke up with jelly legs!
01/13 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Yoga yoga yoga. I don't know why I don't do it! Well, I do: I'm tired and lazy. But I always feel so much better after! Its the starting part that gets me... I did it yesterday, though I didn't want to and felt way better for it. Need to keep that in mind.
01/14 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Didn't get yoga in. Too many meetings first thing and didn't want to change back into workout clothes. Today I'm going to be gone half the day with the truck so not sure I'll get much in. Will try to do some dedicated stretching while the guy works on the truck, though.
01/15 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Was on the go first thing in the morning, no opportunity for a dedicated stretch. Unfortunately, no heat in the office so I was bundled up and frigid! I couldn't feel my toes by the time the guy was finished. Came home to shower since I caught a chill I couldn't shake and curled up in a blanket after.
01/16 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Did a lot of stretching while working yesterday. I needed to, body was soooooore. Today I will try to get a dedicated stretch in as I'm having some major DOMS.
01/17 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Did a bit of a dedicated stretch using the couch during the football game to help loosen these sore muscles. It felt phenomenal! I'm running out of days to meet my goal so I'm hoping this week I have a chance daily to get some yoga in daily. I set a lower goal in hopes that I'd beat it! At least I still have time to! Weekends are usually harder, but I still have 2 work weeks that are easier if I'll just get off my butt to do it
01/18 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - My yoga got interrupted by BF saying the Verizon store was open so he could go look at phones (researched online but he wanted something small so had to see in person to really compare size before purchase). Got a couple good stretches in though while out and about, though. Aiming for yoga this morning as soon as meetings allow me a long enough of a break.
01/19 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Did a yoga for flexibility yesterday as I found it really is a nice stretch for my sore hammies. Still recovering from all the physical labor out at the land. Today I may repeat the same one for another, hopefully deeper, hammy stretch.
01/20 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Today I'm doing yoga. No matter what. I have time in between work meetings so I know I can fit it in.
01/21 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - I debated considering my little stretch "dedicated" and decided it really wasn't enough by my definition to call it that. I did try, though, so its better than nothing. Couldn't quite get yoga done due to things popping up. About to do a quick practice now before BF wakes up to run these errands (8am appt for truck)
01/22 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - I'm sore today. If I'm able to do yoga, it won't be until tonight. FamHub's truck returned home and as soon as BF finishes gathering items, we are on our way to the land for the day. Will have plenty of chance to do some small stretching during my breaks to hopefully keep loose. Supposed to rain tomorrow so, depending on that, tomorrow may be my stretching day. All day haha!
01/23 - Dedicated: x, Daily: ✓ - Didn't get home until 11 and went STRAIGHT to bed. I'm definitely sore this morning and need a good relaxation stretch.
01/24 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Debated checking dedicated for yesterday but decided it may have been short, but I did do a little focused stretching yesterday outside my daily. It wasn't much, but it was "dedicated" so I'll count it.
01/25 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Found myself stuck on stupid watching a movie so I got on the floor and did a lower body stretch while watching. Quite a good compromise, I think.
01/26 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Did some yoga for digestion (maybe that helped, too?) yesterday plus a nice hammy stretch after. Nothing too crazy, but got me up and moving for a few minutes.
01/27 - Dedicated: ✓, Daily: ✓ - Neck/shoulders yoga once I was functional which really helped. My neck was hurting so bad (I sleep with chin to chest apparently) plus grinding my teeth horribly. Wore my retainer last night and it helped with grinding. Was so tired I was able to find a comfortable straight position with my neck and stayed that way most of the night. Feels much better (though still sore) today. Going to try that same practice today to get another good stretch to loosen it up
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Tesha
HW: 186
GW: 150
R134 172.6
R135 172.8
R136 170.1
R137 170.5
R138 168.8
R139 - 16:8 to minimum 18:6 IF, evaluate personal benefits/drawbacks to a longer fast. Drop a pound. Move more, stress less.
Day/Weight/Comment
01/22 - 168.9 It's a gramma kind of day. Snuggling with my 10 mo. old grandson<3
01/23 - 169.2 Pop!
01/24 - 168.3 Drop!
01/25 - 168.8 Crazy eights. Despite the pops & drops I feel like I'm moving in the right direction. Not going to let indecisive ozs freak me out! I will drink more water today as I drank more herbal tea and club soda than I did water yesterday.
01/26 - 169.6 But yet I feel lighter than yesterday, so there is that.
01/27 - 168.7 I knew there was a lighter me in there yesterday!
01/28 - 167.4 If you can see it, you can be it. Happy to see this number BUT suspect it is temporary water reduction and tomorrow will "pop". That said, I'm going to be really, really good today to try and keep it!
01/29 - 167.6 YAY me! It doesn't seem too long go I was cringing trying to get the 7 out of the second position--now so grateful it is in the third position for two days. Weight is a weird mental. The same numbers we hate seeing as we gain weight, we love on our way back down. Happy Friday everyone. Finish strong this weekend!!
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Happy Friday! Have a great day, all!
About me47-year-old woman, 5’6”
Highest Weight (2015): 236.6
01 Jan 2019 Weight: 165
01 Jan 2020 Weight: 186
01 Jan 2021 Weight: 208
01 May 2021 Goal Weight: 175
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140
Past Rounds
11-21 Jan 2021 (Round 138) SW: 205.2 / GW: 204 / EW: 203.4
22-31 Jan 2021 (Round 139) SW: 204.4 / GW: 202
Day, Weight, Comment
1/22 – 204.4 -- 16,555 steps, 40 min aerobics yesterday. Started my TOM so hopefully this slight drop is not temporary. Focus today on controlling portions and being mindful of my eating (as usual!). We’re supposed to have a bunch of snow coming, so trying to get lots of steps in before walking close to home becomes more difficult and work starts back up in full swing next week.
1/23 – 204.8 – 10,437 steps, 30 min aerobics yesterday
1/24 – 205 – 10,103 steps yesterday. Felt exhausted and sore yesterday with no energy whatsoever and overate a bit. Fasting today.
1/25 – 202.4 – 10,345 steps, 45 min. aerobics yesterday. Big drop after Sunday fast. I think a lot of the ups and downs the last couple of weeks are related to my cycle. I’m hoping to stay below 205 PERMANENTLY (but not counting on it!). Focusing on being mindful of what I’m eating, avoiding mindless snacking, eating standing at the counter, cupboard, fridge, or table (as usual!).
1/26 – 202.6 – 10,300 steps, 50 min aerobics yesterday. Shocked and amazed that my weight didn’t skyrocket this morning after a midnight Toblerone. Today: focus on mindful eating by sitting down to eat, turning off the TV during dinner, putting down the phone/magazine during lunch and breakfast.
1/27 – 202.2 – 12,018 steps, 60 min aerobics, 10 min weights, stretching yesterday. I’m fasting today, so hopefully I’ll see another drop tomorrow! I would really like to get below 200 by Feb. 1 and stay there even through my horrific monthly cycles. Focus today on enjoying the snow that pummeled us last night and will return this afternoon.
1/28 -- 200.6 – 10,800 steps, 40 min aerobics yesterday. Great to see this drop! I remember from when I last focused on losing weight that I’d go up and stay steady and then suddenly see a big drop. I fasted yesterday which accounts for some of this, but I’m hoping to keep close to 200 and hopefully end the month in Onederland. We’ll see. That could be tough. My TOM just ended, which is also a huge factor. It’s also possible that I’ve just finally digested the 10 pounds of prime rib I ate at Christmas. Focus today as always on mindful eating, eating more fruits/veg and less nuts, chips, cheese. Sit down for meals. TV off at dinner.
1/29 – 202 – 11,448 steps, 60 min aerobics yesterday. Well, not great, but not terrible, either. What a roller-coaster ride. Focus on avoiding the dastardly trail mix bowl. Overate yesterday. Not good. Lots of hard work shoveling snow, though. I am buying a ticket to go downhill skiing Feb. 23 so the pressure is on to really be in shape by then. Today: exercise, get outside as much as possible, control cravings, replace high calorie snacks with veggies and fruit.
1/30
1/31
Goals and RewardsExercise goals:
- 10,000 steps/day
- aerobics at least 4 days per week
- weights at least 4 days per week
Eating goals:
- 24-hour fast one day per week (or two)
- No late-night eating
- More fruit, veg, whole grains
- Less meat, cheese, and processed food
- Sit down for breakfast and lunch
- Less snacking
- Focus on food; avoid mindless eating
General goals:
- Hike a significant portion of TRT next season
- Feel less pain and discomfort hiking
- Downhill ski confidently at intermediate level by end of next season
- Feel more confident in social and work situations
- Feel comfortable in my skin
- Live life to its fullest
- Feel more confident dancing in public
- Live longer!
Rewards
- 195 lbs hair color
- 185 lbs new car (to replace totaled car)
- 175 lbs new clothes
- 165 lbs travel to Ore or Ca coast
- 150 lbs new skis or snowshoes
- 140 lbs travel to Europe or South America6 -
UGW - 130
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
2021 Goals — eat mindfully; meditate most days; exercise for the pleasure of moving. Weigh in every 10 days.
History 2020-21R100 1/7/20 end weight 177.6R138 1/21/2021 End weight 183. (+/-0). 10-day ave cals 1753. More progress with intuitive eating and daily meditation.
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
R125 9/13/20 end weight 182.2 (0). 10-day calorie ave 1612
R126 9/23/20 end weight 181.6 (-.6). 10-day calorie ave 1580
R127 10/3/20 end weight 182 (+.4). 10-day calorie ave 1821
R128 10/13/20 end weight 182 (+/-0). 10-day calorie ave 1659
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.
R133 12/2/20 End weight 182.6. (-.4). 10 day ave cals 1633.
R134 12/12/20 End weight 182.6. (+/-0). 10-day ave cals 1547.
R135 12/22/20 End weight 181.6. (-1lb). 10-day ave cals 1460.
R136 1/1/2021 End weight 183. (+1.4lb). 10-day ave cals 1885. Not too bad for birthday + Christmas + New Year’s Eve!
R137 1/11/2021 End weight 183. (+/-0). 10-day ave cals 1789. Made progress with intuitive eating and daily meditation.
R139 goals — meditate daily, eat mindfully.
Day/Comment
1/22 - met goals, although my walk was short
Not tracking is weird after 6 years of doing it religiously, and of course my internal calculator has a pretty good sense of my calories & macros, but I’m not dwelling on the numbers, at least through this round. My daily mindful eating meditation class is making me very aware of what I’m eating and also how. DH is a “shoveler” and when I married him, I started eating faster so I wouldn’t still be eating 15 minutes after he finished. I’m working on getting back to eating slowly and savoring what I eat, even if I’m the last one finished! This morning I couldn’t finish my yogurt because I’d given myself time to realize I was full. I’m also looking at ways to cozy up all the rooms I spend time in, thinking I’ll find more comfort in my surroundings rather than in too much food too often.
1/23 - met goals
Yesterday was good. Today is very cold, but cozy inside, so all good. Enjoy your Saturday!
1/24 - met goals
DH wanted the lunch special from our fav Italian carry out yesterday, so I ordered house salad and minestrone— very satisfying, and enough salad that I split it between lunch and dinner. Excellent. I’m making no-bread salmon patties tonight — yummy! Not weighing and tracking is weird, but I think I’m doing pretty well (though I’m curious about the numbers, of course!) and will stick it out for the next week. Then I’ll see. Enjoy your day!
1/25 - meditated 30 min.
Ugh — ate too much yesterday. Too many morning carbs always encourage me to overeat later. This morning DH wanted French toast, so I had one piece instead of two and cooked the remaining egg mix into a mini omelette for myself. Good compromise, I think. The weather isn’t bad this morning, so I’m off for a walk before the snow and ice hit around noon. Whee!
1/26 - meditated 20 min.
The big storm system across the Midwest has mostly skirted us, but did lay down a nice slick sheet of ice, so no walk for me until it melts. I got on the scale before I stopped myself and though I’m not posting it, I wasn’t happy with what I saw, so this intuitive eating venture may not be working for me, or maybe it’s too soon to know. I’ll stick out the experiment for the rest of the round, then re-evaluate. Seeing everyone’s progress (and struggles) on here is inspiring & reassuring, so thanks for that.
1/27 - met meditation and mindful eating goals
Yesterday was a good day, aside from the layer of ice over everything. Even that has an upside, though — the trees are stunning in the sunlight. I started a complicated lace knitting pattern 8 times and ripped it out 8 times — I may put that one away for for a little while and finish my blanket. A metaphor? 😁
1/28 - met meditation and mindful eating goals
Pretty darn quiet around here with the icy pavement and frigid weather! I think I’ll see what progress I can make on the stack of to-be-read books by my chair! I have made progress on the snacking front — my only snack yesterday was a very mindfully enjoyed square of good dark chocolate. 🍫 Mmmm. I finished my mindful eating meditation course, and feel it was helpful. Now to put the principles into consistent action.
1/29 - met meditation and mindful eating goals
Ok, I backslid on the snacking last night — popcorn and cinnamon raisin bread (not all at once!). Sigh. I was a tad hungry when I went for the popcorn, and by itself it wouldn’t have thrown me off, but why the bread? I mean, it’s tasty, but....Oh, well, day by day.
1/30 -
1/31 -
Goals for 2021 — Meditate most days. Eat mindfully.
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@CamandJarvis So glad you are ok. What a scary incident!6
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Round 139
Please join us! Starting on 01/22JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS, we will begin Round 139
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: 166.2 (1/21)
GW: 164
Day/Weight/Comment
01/22 166 ~ {Steps 5,341} ~ I used this as a rest completely could get my mojo going, I didn’t go over my calorie intake though, woot hoot
01/23 167.2 ~ {Steps 15,795} ~ I don’t understand the spike in the scale but nothing I can do about it..
01/24 166.6 ~ {Steps 11,659} ~ Today it rained a lot so only a morning walk.
01/25 167 ~ {Steps 15,668} ~ Again, with the spike in the weight, on the bright spot, I’m eating healthy to eventually the scale will start dropping.
01/26 167.5 ~ {Steps 14,161} ~ I’m focusing on my goals, hopefully my stall in losing will end soon!
01/27 165.8 ~ {Steps 13,252} ~ Another sluggish day but hit all my goals concerning my workouts and nutrition!
01/28 165.6 ~ {Steps 12,862} ~ It was a hectic day unfortunately, spending the weekend at my daughters this weekend.
01/29 165.3 {Steps TBD} ~
01/30 no scale -
01/31 no scale -
👍🏼👍🏼 This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE. 👍🏼👍🏼
My goals are EARLY morning workouts and NIGHTLY YOGA
Long term goal is to get back to maintenance by SUMMER, JUNE!
January goals
1 Log everything!
2 Morning walks (except Sundays)
3 Yoga (3 to 4 times weekly)
4. Minimum sweets (work them in my calorie goal)
5. Control boredom and emotional eating
6. Keep negative thoughts at bay!7 -
Male: 63
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205
Goal this round: To just get up off the ground and climb back on the horse.
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)
R 134: 211.0
R 135: 211.5
R 136: DNW (20210101)
R 137: DNW
R 138: DNW
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 139
Month/Day: Exercise / Comment
01/22:
01/23:
01/24:
01/25: 217.8
Yes, I am still here after a 5 week stay in a Sunnier Climate. I did do some walking, but unfortunately too much of it was walking to the kitchen. 😊 Time to pull up my big boy pants and get some discipline.
Seriously, I had an exceptionally good time with family and worked remotely for some of that time. But that lifestyle will cut my life short if continued.
01/26: 217.4
This is disappointing, and a harbinger of the hard work I need to do. I was a good boy yesterday with calories, but kind of salty.
It was so windy (and cold) yesterday, I didn’t have the heart to go for a walk.
01/27:215.8
That is better. I forgot how hard this is. 😊
01/28: 216
I was under calories yesterday, but boy was it salty. If asked, I may have to confess that I had a Culver’s Snack-Pack with Chicken Fingers at lunch with my wife.
01/29: 215
But the weekend is coming. I need to keep busy so my robotic impulse to open the cupboards is distracted.
01/30:
01/31:
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@UTMom81 I need to dig out my Leslie Sansone TAPE! I hope the VCR still works!4
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@acrylicfox I suggest listening to Eric Westman, MD for Duke University and Jason Fung, MD a nephrologist from Canada regarding low carb/keto. An easy read is Keto Clarity by Jimmy Moore and Dr. Westman and another interesting book is Life in the Fasting Lane by Dr. Fung and two ladies, one a psychologist (I think) and the other a client. This book might also be of interest to anyone doing CICO.2
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@SModa61 When we lived in the land of perpetual clouds a decade ago, southern Illinois, my doc put me on high dose of Vit D, once a week for 13 weeks. I loved his explanation. He said it’s like having an empty gas tank. You have to fill it up and then it is easier to keep it topped off. My doctor here (LasVegas) said my level was too high the last time and told me to stop taking Calcium with D. Because of COVID, I cut back but did not stop. I’m hardly ever out in our abundant sunshine so I’m curious to see my labs which will be drawn in late March.3
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SouthWestLondon wrote: »5' 8" guy.
01/29 - 209.8 (really frustrated as I'm keeping below 1750 calories each day, logging and tracking all calories in and burning at least 2750 each day)/quote]
I don’t know how long you’ve been under eating by 1000 calories a day but you might look up some articles on why CICO (calories in calories out) doesn’t work.1 -
* ROUND 139 ( January 22- January 31) Increase electrolytes, no grains
Seeking lower bodyfat%
My name is Tish.
Age: 64
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 260
2021 Start Wgt:215 (Jan 1)
CW: 209.5
RGW: Lose 1/2 to 1 pound
FGW: 175
*It's easier for me to think 10lbs ahead at a time*(Lowest weight 171.2~March 17, 2019){Round 136 - 215 EW}Dec 31 2020(1/01)
{Round 137-209.8 EW}Jan 11 2021
{Round 138- 209.5 EW}Jan 21 2021
{Day/Weight/Comment}
Day1▪︎Fr•1/22-209.5 (Th/21-1pm, 4:30pm, 10pm~16hrs) 64g carbs.🚫*did not dry fast* It was not the day for it. LATER, (too late) I ate one of the jumbo blueberry flax wheat bran muffins that I made for my son (he's been dropping hints for a week, lol) and husband. It was worth the calories and the carbs.
Day2▪︎Sa•1/23- DNW (Fr/22- 4:30pm, 6:30pm~18.5hrs) 65g carbs.Another bran flax muffin, another high carb day. Experiencing some TMI (unusual for me), the reason for eating muffin, but stewed prunes work much better for me. 🚫no more muffins
Day3▪︎Su•1/24- DNW (Sa/23- 3pm, 4:30pm~20hrs) 22g carbs. Well yes I did eat another muffin. I was hungry this morning. Today we celebrated our 1st Grandson's Bday. The muffin kept me full all day and safe from wanting somethng even more carb and calorie laden. I'm good.
Day4▪︎Mo•1/25- 209.8 (Su/24- 11:30am, 6:30pm, 8:30pm~19hrs) 53g carbs. Not so bad. I'll take it after a few high carb days, because I have to, right? 😏
Day5▪︎Tu•1/26- (Mo/25- 1pm, 7:30pm~16.5hrs) 19g carbs.
Day6▪︎We•1/27- 209.8 (Tu/26- 1pm, 7pm~17.5hrs) 35g carbs.
Day7▪︎Th•1/28- DNW (We/27-12:30pm, 5pm~17.5hrs) 30g carbs. 24hr water fast 6pm Wed--->Thur 6pm
✔Day8▪︎Fr•1/29- DNW (Th/28- 5pm, 7pm~23hrs-OMAD) 17g carbs. 24hr water fast became 23hr water fast, 7 waking hrs of it was dry. I don't do longer fasts when I have to be out for most of the day and that is what happened. Just could not make the last hour without a hot drink or food.
■Bodyfat% using Vanity Planet BF scale
■BMI using National Heart Lung & Blood Institute app
link to: Waist to Height Ratio
link to: Waist to Hip Ratio
link to: Cucumber Detox Water Recipe
SBMI ~ Smart Body Mass Index Link
Seeking lower bodyfat%
•5.5lbs lost ✔
•BMI lowered points
•BF% reduced
■2021
R137/Ja/2~SW: 212 (new start)
R138/Ja/12~SW: 209.8
R139/Ja/22~SW: 209.54 -
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)Rnd 7 167.0 to Rnd 17 155.5
To Rnd 27 146*
To Rnd 37 139.0
To Rnd 47 133.5*
To Rnd 57 131.5
To Rnd 67 128.0
To Rnd 77 125.0
To Rnd 87 121.0*
To Rnd 97 121.0
To Rnd 107 122.0
To Rnd 117 116.0
To Rnd 127 117.0
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
Rnd 134 SW 118.5 AW 117.6
Rnd 135 SW 117.5 AW 118.45
Rnd 136 SW 118.5. AW 117.94
Rnd 137 SW 117 AW 119.1
Rnd 138 SW 117.5 AW 118.2
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 and steps apply to previous day**
Rnd 139 SW 119.5
1/22 118.0
1/23 118.0 Sam’s Town, Angry Butcher
1/24 119.0 Meeting DGD and her BF for lunch at a Mexican restaurant. AF
1/25 119.0 I know I was short on water yesterday and ate a tortilla. AF
1/26 118.0 Lunch with neighbors today then planning to fast until Thursday. Cold, windy, rainy - snow on the west side of the valley. AF
1/27 117.5 Yesterday’s lunch was less than satisfying and I ate about 2 oz of almonds between 4 and 4:30pm. Fasting has begun. AF
1/28 117.0 Fasting until 4:30 today. Making keto dessert to take to quilt guild online meeting tonight-getting together with my baby girl and 2 friends. 4g total carbs AF
1/29 117.0 Lun-ner out with friends today
Sorry for giving so much (not asked for) advice. I love research and I love my WOE. Our doctor told my husband that keto/low carb is stressful to the body so he doesn’t approve. I’ve spent the last month looking for ANY documentation that his statement is correct so have read lots of articles and medical papers. I love ❤️ you all and read every post every day.
@GrandmaJackie Thank you for posting the link to 140!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10822894/just-give-me-10-days-round-140/p1?new=14 -
Age: 64
Height: 159cm
Starting weight: 58.1kg
Ultimate goal weight: 54kg
Goal weight this round: 54kg
Ending weight Round 138: 55.2kg
Day/Weight/Comment
1/22 - 54.9kg, happy to start here, >18,000 steps and adequate eating yesterday, no yoga
1/23 - 54.9kg, pizza last night for dinner but all within limits, >16,000 steps as well as yoga!
1/24 - 54.8kg, making progress, >21,000 steps, calories leftover for pudding, no yoga tho...
1/25 - 54.8kg, no surprise as this weight has not been seen for over a decade, lots of exercise yesterday but no yoga, lots to log but kept calories in check :-)
1/26 - 54.6kg, yoga at last, >21,000 steps, hard to eat enough but more protein than normal
1/27 - 54.7kg, yoga again! >22,000 steps, plenty of food but still within range after exercise
1/28 - 55.6kg, oh no, epic fail yesterday afternoon with a total eating frenzy - it happens...
1/29 - 55.0kg, did not log, <13,000 steps, no yoga, but feeling better
1/30 - 55.2kg, no more logging now and my last round also for now.
1/31 - DNW as away camping :-)
It's been an absolute pleasure coming back on this thread to drop another few kilos. Good luck to everyone in meeting your goals :-)7 -
GW: 102.0
Avg wt: 103-104
Day/Weight/Comment
1/29 weight was down, i'm counting it as 1/2# from last friday. Weighed in first thing in the morning for this weight. Then again after my workout. Interesting...lost 1/2# water for my workout. Feeling accomplished FINALLY!!!!
1/28 food was within calories. Birthday cake at 8pm was more food than I should have....but its a birthday so, that's all okay. its called living and celebrating!!
👍🏼👍🏼 This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE. 👍🏼👍🏼1/29 107.4 FOOD: didn't stick to eating the healthiest yesterday....was happy the # wasnt' higher.
1/28 107.8 FOOD: 8/10 Wo: Max 30 Tabata Power/Tabata Bi/tri 3 rounds each body part. 20/10 (8)
1/27: 107.8 Food: 7/10 Wo: Cardio & abs
1/26: ---- Food: 10/10 Wo: Shoulders
1/25: ---- Food: 10/10 Wo: Back
1/24: 105.2 Food: 10/10 Wo: Chest
1/22: 108.0 Food: 7/10 Wo: Pilates
1/17: 105.0 Food 7/10 Wo: TotalBody7 -
quiltingjaine wrote: »@acrylicfox I suggest listening to Eric Westman, MD for Duke University and Jason Fung, MD a nephrologist from Canada regarding low carb/keto. An easy read is Keto Clarity by Jimmy Moore and Dr. Westman and another interesting book is Life in the Fasting Lane by Dr. Fung and two ladies, one a psychologist (I think) and the other a client. This book might also be of interest to anyone doing CICO.
Thanks for the info!
I'll look 'em up
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Starr
Age 39 Height: 5.8
Highest Weight: 229.6 (March 2016)
January 1st 2020 226.5
January 1st 2021 195.5
Ultimate Goal Weight 175 by August 2021
January goal Is 4 lbs no aggression just results.However not starting from the beginning, 191.5 by February 1st.Round 139 SW: 193.0
Goals
-Toning arms, core 3 days a week with out the use of a gym
-Planks 4 times a week
-stay the course work lunch walk, morning Zumba
-Add in 10 minute Zumba before leaving work or before bed
-Under 2000 calories everyday for month of January
-No cookies cakes candy chips and no juice
-no alcohol in January
-no eating out
Aggressive for January but January is a cleansing month.
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 EW: 195.7 -1.5
Round 135 SW: 195.7 EW: 195.4 -0.3
Round 136 SW: 195.4 EW: 195.5 +0.1
Round 137 SW: 195.5 EW: 194.7 -0.8
Round 138 SW: 194.7 EW: 193.0 -1.7
01/22 192.7 14818 steps 1569 calories yesterday
01/23 193.1 12159 steps 1551 calories TOM started no worries staying the course
01/24 193.9 13995 steps 1697 calories lots of housework/ finished nothing
01/25 193.2
01/26 Twins 4th Birthday DNW Apparently I need a really need a battery for my scale could not get a number. Obviously I am really busy today so I am not sure I’ll have time to replace it.
01/27 192.0 Replaced the battery this morning. 2253 in calories 13576 steps yesterday. I got the second half of COVID vaccine this morning. Just doing my part.
01/28 193.3 13688 steps 1577 calories so either yesterday was a fluke with the battery change or the previous day cupcake.
01/29 192.6 It’s not a bad number for the day. It’s very, very cold today outside. I will be walking the halls. 14153 steps and 1426 calories. This weekend will be a challenge putting together 2 low loft beds and taking apart they’re other beds. NSV down 4 and inches on my waist and 5 inches on hips since July!!!!
01/30
01/31
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Round 139
Age: 39
Height: 5’ 3”
SW: 163
CW: 130.2
GW: 125
GW for this round: 128.5
Round 135 (10): 136.6 to 133.6 (-3.0 lbs)
Round 136 (11): 133.6 to 133.2 (-0.4 lbs)
Round 137 (12): 133.2 to 131.8 (-1.4 lbs)
Round 138 (13): 131.8 to 130.2 (-1.6 lbs)
Goals for this round:
- Finish the beginner plank challenge
- Complete my Apple Fitness challenge for January: Earn a total of 25,900 Move calories this month.
- Get below 129 lbs
1/22 - 130.2 - Starting this round at the same weight as the end of the last one. I’m happy that the drop held, but we’ll see about tomorrow. Friday is our family movie night and I’ve budgeted calories for popcorn and a drink, but it will still be a sodium hit. I did 45 minutes of cardio this morning and about 10 minutes of weights - I meant to do 20 but the kids needed me and I didn’t get back to it. I’ll just have to fit it in tomorrow.
1/23 - DNW - Not a great day yesterday. I don’t know the final calorie total, but I definitely indulged in too many snacks and sweets on top of the popcorn. Chocolate is my big weakness - once I have any I start craving more and then I start justifying to myself why “one more” is ok. Well, the damage is done and today is a new day. I’m not facing the scale until tomorrow though. I still got some exercise in this morning despite the kids getting up early, and just snuck in my plank while they had lunch.
1/24 - 130.8
1/25 - 129.6 - I’m sorry I didn’t get around to checking in yesterday! It turned into a crazy day where I didn’t get to exercise until the afternoon, so my morning weight was higher than usual. Our not-quite-two year old tried to climb out of the crib twice on Saturday, so yesterday we converted the crib to a toddler bed. Now I’m not likely to get any sleep for the foreseeable future as we try and get him to understand he has to STAY in bed at night. Oh, an he’s waking up at 5 AM, which makes my usual “get up at 6 and exercise before he wakes up” kinda problematic. Hopefully things will settle into a new routine soon.
1/26 - 129.8 - I wasn’t expecting the sub-130 weight to stick, so that was a nice surprise! After the initial fight (he was just so excited he didn’t want to sleep), my little guy slept all night and didn’t get up until 7! It let me get a good workout in and hopefully I’ll have enough energy to keep up with both kids today. I want to do some Beat Saber or Just Dance tonight too in order to get my calorie burn up or I won’t hit the January challenge on my watch.
1/27 - 130.2 - Super sore in my legs, shoulders and back this morning. I’m hoping that means I’m holding onto water which is causing the weight increase. It’s cold and rainy here too, so it’s tough to get the motivation to get up and move. Closing in on the end of my plank challenge - today was a light day but I’m feeling very confident that I’ll be able to do the full two minutes.
1/28 - 130.2 - Still holding right around 130. So hard not to get into my head when the scale doesn’t move, even when I KNOW I’m doing it right and my calories burned are greater than my calories eaten. I’ve considered not weighing as often, but I’m afraid that will make it worse rather than better. I have 4 more days (including today) to finish my Apple Fitness January challenge and I’ve got 3,170 calories to go. It’s doable but I’ll definitely need to add in some extra workouts to get there.
1/29 - 129.8 - I keep hoping for a drop on the scale each morning. No big change this morning - I did have to get up at 4:30 though, so that might have thrown things off. We also got pizza last night, so sodium and carbs were high. One day at a time - I’m in it for the long haul and the scale is only one part of it.
1/30
1/31
30 day beginner plank challenge! Goal is to be able to hold the plank for 2 minutes by the end of the month. Will be doing them in front of a mirror to confirm proper form.
1/22 - 100 secs - Done!
1/23 - 100 secs - Done!
1/24 - 110 secs - Done!
1/25 - Rest Day
1/26 - 100 secs - Done!
1/27 - 30 secs - Done!
1/28 - 110 secs - Done!
1/29 - 30 secs - Done!
1/30 - 120 secs -
1/31 - 120 secs -
6 -
Got this msg from Alex - MFP Staff...
Its because your post contains a combination of numbers or words that are commonly used by spammers, it happens sometimes when you post has a lot of numbers in it.
Don't worry though you just have to wait for a mod to approve your post, which may take a few hours.
I explained that most of the challenges are about numbers...sigh...
Chris6 -
@UTMom81 @GrandmaJackie Thank you for the clarification. I agree, the camaraderie is inspiring and love how we are so supportive of one another, really helps on those challenging days. I love freedom of choice and respect whatever lifestyle that everyone chooses for themselves. I am not following a Keto plan and did not want to upset the applecart if that was the goal on this thread. Thank you both for your efforts and wishing each of us all the best on this journey!4
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@cpanus, SMH. That is so peculiar! It must be random selection. I have kept track of my daily water consumption for 3 years, on another thread. Its nothing but numbers and that has never happened to me.3
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SW: 167.2
GW: 130
1/22: 167.2
1/23: 166
1/24: 167
1/25: 166.4
1/26: 166.4
1/27: 165.8
1/28: 165.2
1/29: 165
7 -
SW: 195
GW: 135
Day/Weight/Comment
01/22 195 Glad to be back...wishes for success for all of us!
01/23 193.5 Staying focused on my goals
01/24 195 Ate a processed high salt food last night (rare occurrence -I don't eat salt/processed food and use a tasty herbal salt substitute)...temporary blip. Eating clean today.
01/25 193 Staying the course for the win...back to basics and loving my simple meals.
01/26 192 Staying strong...maintaining deficit. Lunch salad prepared...using Bragg's no oil dressing.
01/27 191.7 Made my favourite "ice cream" yesterday....frozen cherries/frozen bananas in the blender with a spoon of cacao - so decadent so yummy so good for me
01/28. 191.7 No deprivation, restriction, or hunger in my home...fragrant Thai Coconut Curry chock full of veggies served over riced cauliflower....yum! Today I reminded myself that my perceptions/choices determine my world.
01/29 190.5 My goal for January has been to release the 190s and welcome the 180s...I might make it! Thank you for this supportive community...it has kept me accountable.
01/30
01/318 -
Round 139
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 60 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 97 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
R138 EW= 205.4
R139 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)
R134 (12/03/20 thru 12/12/20) = ……2.6 LOST (Ending Weight 204.2)
R135 (12/13/20 thru 12/22/20) = ……0.6 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.8)
R136 (12/23/20 thru 01/01/20) = ……3.0 GAINED (Ending Weight 207.8)
R137 (01/02/20 thru 01/11/20) = ……0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 207.0)
R138 (01/12/20 thru 01/21/20) = ……1.6 LOST (Ending Weight 205.4)
R139 (01/22/20 thru 01/31/20) = [color-fuchsia]……xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)
Day/Weight/Comment
01/21 …..205.4 ….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
01/22 …..205.2 ….. I am inviting my friend over tonight (the one that always brings me high calorie foods without notice) for dinner. I am making low calorie / low carb shish-kabobs. This time it’s MY choice for the menu lol. My friend is a friend of 20 years. He is male and can eat things without gaining which just isn’t true for this female post-menopausal body! No matter how many times I tell him, he just doesn’t get it. Anyway, I hope to dip into the 204’s by tomorrow or the next day. Persisting……..
01/23 …..206.2 ….. A wonderful low cal/carb dinner with my friend. Then, late night pop-tarts with milk. Just don’t do it folks!
01/24 …..206.2 ….. Drats! Tired today. Slept 3 hours 47 minutes.
01/25 …..208.2 ….. An unfair weight for what I ate but I had little to no movement yesterday. A very restful day. Back on track today is my hope. Shocking scale has awaken me!
01/26 …..207.0 ….. I’m not sure why it jumped so high yesterday (I checked it several times) or why it reduced so much overnight, but I’ll take it as inspiration to get these numbers moving back down again. However, I know I am not as strong as I was early in my journey. I’ve got to work on the mind and spirit too.
01/27 …..206.6 ….. I am glad to see a drop but I must be honest. I didn’t lose nearly half a pound because I got in a lot of physical fitness or I watched my portion sizes. I didn’t drop because I carefully balanced my macros and made very informed choices. It was a very busy day with my time schedule and I ended up eating OMAD. That caused overall lower calories for the day and that is the end of the story. I’m glad to be a tad lighter today, but honestly, I still have so much to learn and to implement. I did get over 7 hours of sleep last night also. UNHEARD of for this 4 hour per night girl! I am Still on the journey of enlightenment overall.
01/28 …..207.6 ….. No TMI x3. We’ll see what the next 3 days bring. However, I don’t see me hitting my goal this round and it’s such a simple goal. Disappointed. Back to 4.5 hrs sleep.
01/29 …..207.0 ….. Somewhat better with TMI slightly cooperating somewhat. Today I am being brought Chinese food from out-of-town for dinner. Not the best thing at the end of the round, but I will try to stick to IF until dinner. I am pushing the water already.
01/30 …..xxxxx …..
01/31 …..xxxxx …..
My Goal is to get my 10,000 steps in daily (like I used to!)
STEPS REPORTED ARE FROM DAY BEFORE
01/22/21 10,238 steps.
01/23/21 7229 steps. Busy with dinner guest. I made a nice low cal/low carb dinner but not much activity.\
01/24/21 7123 steps.
01/25/21 4024 steps. Pitiful!
01/26/21 5869. I’m just not moving enough in my new retirement phase of my life. I must make an inside plan since outside is too treacherous for a fall-risk person like me!
01/27/21 4302 busy day but not with a lot of walking involved.
01/28/21 4103 steps. Lots of company today at home.
01/29/21 4706 steps. Wow. It’s pitiful really.6 -
SW: 145, GW: 125
Round 138: 134.6 to 129.8 (-4.8lbs)
Goals for this round:
-at least 8 glasses of water daily
-pre-track as much as possible...and stick to it
-move at least 30 minutes a day
-asleep by 10:30!
01/22 - 130.8. I tried out a couple new recipes yesterday, which means more opportunities to "sample"...which would be fine, except for when it happens after I've officially finished eating/tracking for the day! An additional goal for this round (this is for my benefit, as I tend to forget): no new recipes that require testing/sampling!
Stairs, walking, free weights, and an online Zumba class yesterday. I'm not used to having so much energy! Definitely a NSV!
01/23 -132.4. Yesterday was a little rough for me, but thanks to so many positive examples on this forum, I decided to stick with the group and with my weightloss/healthy-habit-forming efforts. Thank you!
01/24 - 132.4. Staying consistent and plugging along. Walked and drank water and tracked. Busy day but got to connect with some friends via zoom. Did some meal prep today and video-chatted with long-distance family. Will try again for the 10:30 pm bedtime!
01/25 - 135. I am meeting my daily goals, including earlier bedtime, and I feel *so* much more energetic and stronger. Not sure what's going on with the scale, but I'll just finish out this round with my same approach, and potentially revise it for the next round. At this point, I'll continue weighing myself daily more as data collection and to help me stay accountable. Honestly, I felt great this morning...until I weighed myself. Which ultimately has been good for me today, as it prompted me to ask myself what my true motives are for this effort. Now I just feel too stubborn (and curious as to how this will play out) to quit!
01/26 - 133.4. I've got everything pre-tracked for today and will stick to it!
01/27 - 134. Honestly, no idea. But I feel positive about how I did yesterday, got some extra walking and calisthenics in, got plenty of water, and I've got my plan in place for today.
01/28 - 132.2. A little sore, which is a good sign for me! Accomplished all my goals yesterday. I'm tracked and set for today, currently walking indoors as I type this. Not much more to report!
01/29 - 133.2. Even though I'm enjoying my added strength training, I'm beginning to wonder if it's causing water retention and/or muscle mass gain, and therefore weight gain. Or, perhaps I'm not being as accurate with my food tracking as I think I am. I truly don't understand how this round has been so different in terms of weight loss than the previous round, when the main difference (as far as I can tell) has been adding more strength training! I also changed my macros a bit (though not my calories), increase the proportion that comes from protein.
Honestly, I'm tempted to put some of my strength training on hold as I work on getting some extra weight off, but I also am enjoying how strong and energetic weight lifting helps me feel...so I'm torn.
Goal-wise, it was a great day yesterday! I went to bed later than I hoped as I got sidetracked with some research, but I felt positive and strong.
Today is pre-tracked and set. We'll see what the next two days bring!
01/30 -
01/31 -8 -
SW:99.2 kg
GW:65 kg
CW:97.6 kg
Goals
- train every other day
- GW for the challenge: 96 kg
- Low carb
- reach my daily step goal (Garmin sets it higher every day)
Day/Weight/Comment
01/22 - 97.1 kg - reached my step goal and signed up for more PT sessions yesterday
01/23 - 96.8 kg - reached my step goal yesterday and look forward to PT today
01/24 - 96.5 kg - going in the right direction... reached my step goal, enjoyed my PT session and got a 4k HIIT run into the books yesterday
01/25 - 96.3 kg - reached my step goal by doing a 6k walk
01/26 - 96.5 kg - no idea why it went up again... I reached my step goal by doing a 1h walk/run on the treadmill and stayed within my calories
01/27 - 96.9 kg - again up... I think it's because I ate more carbs the last few days because I reached my step goal and stayed within my calories again yesterday... so hopefully just water
01/28 - 96.4 kg - finally the right direction again. Maybe I reach my goal by the end of the challenge. Got my steps in and did a 5k run
01/29 - 96.4 kg - not much happening with the weight right now but at least it stays the same... reached my step goal yesterday and looking forward to PT tomorrow
01/30 - 96.6 kg - this starts to get frustrating. I eat right, I move enough and still my weight goes up or does nothing at all. Reached my step goal although it was a challenge because it rained all day
01/318 -
Thank you,@GrandmaJackie
Goals
- check in at least every other day
- Move 30 minutes a day.
- Log all food.
MFPSW:223.4(March 8, 2020)
SW: 156.9
GW: 135.0
Day/Weight/Comment
01/22 156.3 Over ate Friday night, also restarted weight training with a full body program.
01/23 157.5
01/24 156.5
01/25 156.6 Lifted weights yesterday and have some muscle soreness today. Expecting 8-12" snow tonight.
01/26 157.1 Shoveled snow today. Didn't get to go to rec center today.
01/27 155.1 Reached my high school weight. I was never a thin person.
01/28 154,0
01/29 155.0 Does anyone else have a lot of unresolved emotions pop up when they reach a certain weight?
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