Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 141

UTMom81 · February 2021

Tesha231 wrote: »

@UTMom81 have you noticed the progress you are making this round? FIRE! !

Thank you. I’m expecting a bounce anytime now, but I’m pleased with the progress.

@quiltingjane Happy birthday!!!

cpanus · February 2021

I'm in! Thank you, @GrandmaJackie!

70 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...

...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.

The Shelter in Place has everyone freaked. We need to remain calm and respectful of each other.

Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 144.0
UGW: 132.2

02/09 - 144.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.64 miles in 70 mins and a bunch of peanut butter and grahams!!!
02/10 - 145.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.31 miles in 91 mins and 60 min workout with my trainer

Day/Weight/Comment

02/11 - 145.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...total rest day
02/12 - 144.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.86 miles in 77 mins and a lot of pb and grahams!!
02/13 - 144.2 at 7:45 a.m. ...4.89 miles in 105 mins
02/14 - 144.2 at 7:45 a.m. ...Valentine's Day...so sweet!!!
02/15 - 148.0 at 6:30 a.m. ...EGADS!!! I sure hope not. 4.35 miles in 87 mins and 60 min workout with my trainer.
02/16 - 146.0 at 6:00 a.m. ...better but still...
02/17 - 145.8 at 6:00 a.m. ...3.65 miles in 68 mins and 60 min workout w/trainer
02/18 - 145.8 at 6:00 a.m. ...nothing!!
02/19 -
02/20 -

Chris

acrylicfox · February 2021

I have decided to start food shopping months in advance, so will most likely have to incorporate a higher carb content (as I eat a mostly vegan diet and have limited freezer real estate), it might be a bit rocky to start with weightwise but I have faith that I can adjust eventually!

SW 186.9 / 84.8
CW: 181.8 / 82.5
Next goal: Lose 6lbs by St Patrick's Day Challenge
Aims: Focus on sleep

Try to sleep 5 hours a night - time it.

Day/Weight/Comment

02/10 = 84.5
02/11 = 84.8
154g carbs, about double my norm, will take it easier today. 5hrs sleep

02/12 = 84.2
68g carbs, and 5hrs sleep - two days in a row

02/13 = 84
I'm after a gradual carb increase, aiming to make my new norm 95g.
96g carbs yesterday, 5hrs of sleep

02/14 = 83.9

Happy Valentines Day!

I will be celebrating in my favorite way, spending the day in my garden dreaming up the next season's vegetable patch

102g carbs
5hrs sleep

02/15 = 83.9
Had a great time yesterday! homemade buckwheat pancakes and blueberry syrup followed by a trip to a garden centre *sigh* heaven!
I chose a Nagami kumquat:
"The Nagami Kumquat produces beautiful oval fruit which is excellent for marmalades and liqueurs. Can be eaten whole off the tree"
I'm so excited to add it to the garden!
99g carbs, 5 hrs sleep

02/16 = 83.8 Halfway!
Not a good night for sleep yesterday. Today will be better

61g carbs
1hr sleep (plus a couple of hours snooze in the afternoon)
02/17 = 83.5
92g carbs
4hrs sleep
02/18 = 82.9
67g carbs
6hrs! sleep

02/19 = 82.5
40g carbs
2hrs sleep

02/20

Previously...

2020 Goal <200lbs
133 = sw 205 / 93
133 = to 200.6 / 91
134 = to 197 / 89.5
135 = to 196.2 / 89 Solstice
136 = to 198.8 / 90.2 Christmas and NYE

2021 Goal: <176.3/80kg
137 = sw 198.8 / 90.2
137 = to 195.1 / 88.5
138 = to 191.1 / 86.7
139 = to 187.3 / 85
140 = to 186.2 / 84.5
141 = to ?

acrylicfox · February 2021

@quiltingjaine Happy Birthday! 🎂

musicsax · February 2021

@quiltingjaine - Happy birthday my friend for your 71st year young, you are inspiration, you have such a young mind, are you sure that age is correct?

Seriously enjoy your day, it's so nice that you are able to eat out to celebrate, I'm going to image when I sit down to lunch that I am in that restaurant with you and image eating mousaka & baklavos with you

xx

musicsax · February 2021

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 141 (round 73 for me ) I''ve proved 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 – get back into and stay in 120's? 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! Run 4 x during the 10 days.

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 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4
End of round 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
End of round 83 133.4
End of round 84 133
End of round 85 131.6
End of round 86 133.0
End of round 87 134.8
End of round 88 132.8 (2 pounds lost)
End of round 89 138.2 (+5.4 pounds gained)
End of round 90 135 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 91 132.8 (2.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 92 133 (0.2 pound up from end of last round)
End of round 93 135.6 (2.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 94 135.8 (0.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 95 134.4 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 96 134.4 (no loss no gain!!)
End of round 97 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 98 133.4 (1.6 down from end of last round)
End of round 99 134.4 (1 up from end of last; not bad for Christmas period!)
End of round 100 133.4 (1 down from end of last round)
End of round 101 137.2 (3.8 pounds up from last round)
End of round 102 136 (1.2 pounds down from last round – not bad considering Dad unexpectedly passed away 3 days before end of round & I went totally off plan & no walking!)
End of round 103 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down from last round – better!)
End of round 104 – 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 105 – 133.6 (1.4 down from end of last round)
End of round 106 – 133.6 (same as last round)
End of round 107 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 108 – 134.2 (0.6 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 109 – 135.6 (1.4 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 110 – 133.2 ( 2.4 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 111 – 133.2 (same as last round)
End of round 112 – 133.6 (increase of 0.4)
End of round 113 – 132.8 (0.8 down from end of last round)
End of round 114 – 136 (3.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 115 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 116 – 133.4 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 117 – 135.4 (2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 118 – 136 (1.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 119 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down)
End of round 120 – 135.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 121 – 135.2 (0.2 pounds down)
End of round 122 – 133.2 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 123 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 124 – 134.8 (2.4 pounds up )
End of round 125 – 135 (0.2 pounds up) – get a grip!!!
End of round 126 - 135 - same as last round
End of round 127 - 133.8 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 128 –133.4 (0.4 pound down)
End of round 129 – 134.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 130 – 133 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 131 – 133.6 (0.6 up)
End of round 132 – 134 (0.4 up)
End of round 133 – 134 .4 (0.4 up)
End of round 134 – 132.2 (2.2 pounds down) see what not bingeing can do!!
End of round 135 – 131.8 (0.4 down)
End of round 136 – 132.8 (1 pound up – happy at this for the Christmas period & lower than I've been at this time for many a year!!)
End of round 137 – 134 (1.2 pound up uhh!!)
End of round 138 - 131.2 ( 2.8 pounds down)
End of round 139 – 130.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 140 – 132.4 ( 2.2 pounds up)

End of round 140 – 132.4 ( 2.2 pounds up)

02/10 132.4 – 7.93 miles walked yesterday. Not proud of this weight, relaxed and let things slip; 2.2 pound increase from end of last round and that was after seeing the figure that I wanted to be on the very first day of the round! Oh well, no point in dwelling too much on it, I'm moving on, today will effect the start of the new round, that's what I'm concentrating on right now.

SW: 132.4
GW: <130

Day/Weight/Comment
02/11 131.6 – a good start to the round, ate really healthily yesterday, aim to keep the momentum going for this 10 days. 9.2 miles walked yesterday; again in the light snow. Another cold day here -4C at the moment brrrh!! was hoping for a run this morning, but will have to see what the pavements are like later.
02/12 130.8 – 9.48 miles yesterday including 27 mins run. Another good food day & it shows on the scales. Keeping end of last round post in this rounds post to remind myself how I felt on that last day weigh in!

02/13 130.8 - 10.99 miles walked locally from home (as always during lockdown) yesterday. Cooked Chinese New Year meal; prawns on sesame ryvita to start, duck leg in hoisin sauce with black bean veggie stir fry for main washed down with a glass of Rosé & all within calories.
02/14 130.8 – 11.46 miles walked yesterday all in below zero C temps! ; 5 miles or so in I turned my ankle on a frozen rut whilst crossing a field, no pain no discomfort I carried on for another 6 or 7 miles incident free. However, later in the afternoon whilst watching the rugby the ankle began to ache, gradually getting worse as the day went on and by evening I could not bear any weight on it at all & the intense pain! DH had to prepare and serve tea! I didn't want to take painkillers as I am giving blood in a few days, just elevated it and very gently wiggled it a little. It was a little better before bed, but got up this morning and it is almost back to normal!! Can't believe it really ….. I'm going to avoid running for a good few days but will try out a gentle walk later this morning.
02/15 130 - 9.41 miles walked yesterday, the ankle held up so we just kept walking till the rain came!! Despite a home cooked delicious 3 course Valentine Sunday roast kept within calories.
02/16 130.6 – 9.97 miles walked yesterday.
02/17 130.6 – 11.45 miles walked yesterdy, good food day well within calories.
02/18 131.6 – indulged in too many treats after giving blood! 2 days to make a dent in it! 11.5 miles walked yesterday.
02/19 131 – 10.03 miles yesterday, including jogging for 21 minutes, but really struggled! Good food day well within calories. Last day tomorrow

where has that gone?

02/20

L0VE FOR MYSELF – be more positive; half glass full not half glass empty & 4 x runs of 20 mins + per round; I love the feeling of exhilaration afterwards!!
02/11 back to healthy eating yesterday.
02/12 - 27 mins running yesterday
02/17 – yesterday was pancake day (Shrove Tuesday) enjoyed a pancake planned into eating programme.

LOVE FOR OTHERS – Had my assessment to volunteer to help in the Covid vaccination process.
02/13 – the birds yesterday morning started inspecting our nesting boxes, I really love nature – spring really is round the corner. Bring it on!!
02/14 – Happy Valentine Day to all MFP; sending all my friends here love to boost you in anyway it can.
02/15 – A wonderful video call yesterday with DD, DS and little DGCs; love my family, miss them so much.
02/16 – all top 4 in list of cohert groups now been offered first vaccine so yesterday they moved on to 5 & 6, we're in group 7 so loving it that it''s getting closer for se lf & DH.
02/17 – had a lovely video call with all my sisters yesterday.
02/18 – donated blood yesterday evening.
02/19 RAK – dropped some daffodils otside the front door of a neighbour who is a nurse, she later tweeted to thank the flower fairy as it lifted her spirit!
Love this group; so much diversity in age, background and geographical locations, but all working towards same goal of a healthy lifestyle and giving & receiving support from each other. @GrandmaJackie you so enrich so many of our lives by keeping it going

KEEP SAFE EVERYONE

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

?�ﾟﾏﾼ?ﾏﾼ?�ﾟﾏﾼ This is NOT A DIET - It’s a PERMANENT LIFESTYLE. ?�ﾟﾏﾼ?�ﾟﾏﾼ

Honey_Pumpkin39 · February 2021

Start weight (31 August 2020): 349.2 lbs
Start weight for 140 challenge: 317.2 lbs
Aim for 20 February 2021 (end of 141 challenge): 315.2 lbs

02/11: 318.2 lbs - ah, sick of this number!!!
02/12: 317.7 lbs - better:)
02/13: 316.7 lbs - ridiculously pleased to see the scales come down again!!!
02/14: 315.8 lbs - woo hoot, that's great, feeling so pleased with this!
02/15: 315.8 lbs - really pleased not to have a weekend bounce (yet!)
02/16: 315.8 lbs - yes, this is making me happy!
02/17: 315.0 lbs - WOOT!!!!!!!!!!! Get in:)
02/18: 315.0 lbs - this is good, especially as I tend to do well on the last few days of the week. Yay!
02/19: 315.0 lbs - feels like a good week, so pleased.
02/20:

Challenge 137: lost 1.5 lbs
Challenge 138: lost 2.6 lbs
Challenge 139: lost 2.7 lbs
Challenge 140: lost 1lbs

jemtred · February 2021

Last round was not successful so now I'm aiming to do better in Feb

OSW 88kg
RSW 63.5kg {1.5kg loss this year }
Average last round 62.8 kg

2/11 - 63.3kg gym done. Going to be on plan today
2/12 - 63.0kg finally heading down. Gym done
2/13 - 62.7kg...inching down. Rest day
2/14 - 62.95kg...up and hopefully down tomorrow
2/15 - 62.55kg. Everything is happening later this week because I'm on half term break. Gym done.
2/16 - 63.2kg....gym done
2/17 - 62.95kg gym was tough but in a good way.
2/18 - 63.5kg and another tough gym session

2/19 - 62.8kg. Killer gym session

2/20 -

jamessurloire · February 2021

About me

54-year-old man, 177 cm (5’10”)
Starting weight: 101.3 kg (223.3 lb)
Round 138 from 101.3 kg (223.3 lb) to 98.3 kg (216.7 lb) losing 3.0 kg (6.6 lb)
Round 139 from 98.3 kg (216.7 lb) to 97.2 kg (214.3 lb) losing 1.1 kg (2.4 lb)
Round 140 from 97.2 kg (214.3 lb) to 95.3 kg (210.1 lb) losing 1.9 kg (4.2 lb)

Goal weight: 78 kg (172 lb)

Round 141 (round 4 for me)
Round 141 starting weight: 95.3 kg (210.1 lb)
Round 141 goal weight: too early on my journey to be making predictions

21/02/11 07:42 - 94.9 kg (209.2 lb)
21/02/12 08:33 - 95.2 kg (209.9 lb)
21/02/13 10:30 - 94.9 kg (209.2 lb)
21/02/14 09:12 - 94.6 kg (208.6 lb)
- - - - - - - 10:05 - 50 min 4.8 km (3.0 mi) walk for shopping and errands - brisk pace
21/02/15 06:49 - 95.3 kg (210.1 lb) - aw c'mon
21/02/16 10:00 - 94.7 kg (208.8 lb)
21/02/17 08:27 - 94.6 kg (208.6 lb)
21/02/18 06:34 - 94.8 kg (209.0 lb)
21/02/19 06:55 - 94.5 kg (208.3 lb)
21/02/20

SouthWestLondon · February 2021

I'm in.

Here we go again...

Round 139 SW 210, End Weight 209.8
Round 140 SW 209, End Weight 204.8

Highest Weight: 292 (March 2015)
Current Weight: 204.8 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 165 lbs
Round Goal Weight: 203 lbs

Goals
- Cals in < 1750; Cals out > 2750
- Five Long Walks (75 mins +)
- Five basic low intensity strength training sessions (20 mins +)

Day/Weight/Comment

02/11 - 204.4. A good start. Kept my calories under goal on Wednesday, though didn't manage to get in a walk as work was really busy.

02/12 - 203.2. Keeping this in perspective - probably just stabilisation of water weight. Plus I'm planning an indulgent weekend. Not been able to go to the cinema for a year, so bringing the cinema home, complete with big screen, popcorn (with butter, I'm afraid) and sweets. So by Monday, this loss may have evaporated a bit. But For now I'm enjoying seeing the drop.

02/13 - DNW

02/14 - DNW

02/15 - 205.2 I expected this. I had a bad weekend. Entirely planned, as noted above. I was still within my target calorie deficit for the last week, so am hoping this is mainly water weight rather than actual gain, and that it will come off once I'm back to eating less sugar and salt.

02/16 - 206.8. Yuck. The exertions of the weekend really catching up with me. Had a good day on Monday - was under calories (although not that active). But my scale is showing water % at 55, which is the highest it's been, so assume a lot of water weight still from the weekend.

02/17 - 206.8. Another quite inactive day. Was under calories - though not by as much as usual since it was Pancake Day! Water %age still pretty high (55%) so hoping that once that starts coming down, I'll drop back at least to where I was before last weekend. 203 lbs as a goal for this round looks unlikely to be achieved though

02/18 - 204.8. A good day. Under calories and went for a run - restarted Couch to 5K at week 2 (having completed Couch to 5K before Christmas). Think maybe starting to shift some water weight after an indulgent weekend.

02/19 - 203.2 well it's only taken a week to get back where I was a week ago. Would be happy with this as a final end weight given the ups and downs I had over the last week. Let's see what tomorrow brings.

02/20 -

ZizzyBumble · February 2021

Hi. I weigh in Kg and also record my Happy Scale trend

Goal for this round is to be below 53.2

Thu 11 53.7 trend ↔️
Fri 12 53.6 trend ↔️ 😊
Sat 13 53.7 👿 trend ↔️
Sun 14 53.6 trend ⬇️ 😊
Mon 15 53.4 trend ↔️ 😊 lowest weight this year ✅
Tue 16 53.3 trend ⬇️ 😊 ✅
Wed 17 53.4. 👿 trend ⬇️ 😊. I’m tantalisingly close to my goal for this round!
Thu 18 53.4 trend ↔️
Fri 19 53.4 trend ↔️ 😡
Sat 20

Previous Rounds

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 EW 53.9 Gain .5 kg - takeaway on the last night was to blame, I was on target for another no change round
Round 140 SW 53.9 EW 53.7. Loss 0.2kg [/spolier]

UTMom81 · February 2021

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

Rd 129 SW: 186; EW: 181.6
Rd 130 SW: 181.6, EW: 182.6
Rd 131 SW: 181.6, EW:181.6
Rd 132 SW: 181.6, EW 178.8
Rd 133 SW: 179.8, EW 179.6 (Thanksgiving)
Rd 134 SW: 179.6, EW 176.2
Rd 135 SW: 176.2, EW 176.8
Rd 136 SW: 177.4, EW 177.8 (Christmas)
Rd 137 SW: 177.8, EW 176.4
Rd 138 SW: 176.4, EW 174.2
Rd 139 SW: 174.2, EW 175.8
Rd 140 Sw: 175.8, EW 176.8

Day/Weight/Comment
02/11 176.0 excellent food day; tracked everything and stayed under calorie goal; 5.29 mile bike, 1.36 mi walk
02/12 174.2 Yay!!! Lost back what I gained in Florida and then some. I’ve done much better on food the last few days, staying with lots of vegetables and protein, and tracking everything.
02/13 173.0 Finally, real progress again this round. Just hope I can keep it up. Celebrated Valentine’s Day last night with hubby and did just fine. Will celebrate with the kids on Sunday. Got in a walk at lunch yesterday as a break from work. Love it when I can make that happen.
02/14 173.0 Another really good food day, and got in an 8.7-mile ride too. No walk in the cold rain, but the bike felt great last night. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!
02/15 173.6 I did pretty well on Valentine’s Day, food wise, and got in an 8-mile ride on the bike, but I did splurge a little on two chocolate covered strawberries and a half a serving of ice cream after dinner. But I did not use yesterday as an excuse to eat all the things! Will get back on track today so I can keep the 173.xx and make this a great round. Already have lunch packed.
02/16 172.0 This probably won’t hold. Didn’t eat much yesterday due to some stressors, but I’m happy about the weight loss for the day. Did 8.49 miles on the bike.
02/17 171.4 Finally some real progress this round, but don’t expect it to stay quite this low till the end. I’m sure there will be a bounce back up soon. Want to hold on to as much of the loss as possible, though.
02/18 171.2 Had a good food day yesterday, so I’m pleased to see there hasn’t been a bump up yet. Tweaked my back a little yesterday, so no real exercise. Hoping to try the bike a little today and see how it goes.
02/19 172.0 So, here’s the little bounce I was expecting, but it was time. My body never goes on a straight downward path for long. I ate some carbs yesterday that are not typical for me, so its back to protein, veggies, and berries today. Back was better yesterday, so I did 7.73 miles. Sure wish the weather would straighten itself out though, so I can get in a good walk.
02/20

Love for myself—100-Mile Challenge—Total So Far = 87.63

Love for others—Random Acts of Kindness and other things I love:
2/11 Love a beautiful day in the middle of winter! It was 64 here yesterday, definitely felt like spring (although I know it is fleeting) so I got in a good walk at lunch. Amazes me just how much that helps me be more productive in the afternoon.
2/12 Love that I am in Chapter 77 of @SheilaBoneham’s book and there are so many viable suspects that I don’t yet have this “who done it” figured out. ;-)
2/13 Handed out a random compliment to a stranger last night, and again, faces just light up when you do that!
2/14 Loving on my family yesterday—putting together a Little Tykes Princess car for the one-year-old light of my life, and preparing to celebrate with daughter and hubby today.
2/15 Left a very nice tip with a Happy Valentine’s note to the server at dinner last night.
2/17 I love my first cup of coffee in the mornings. I usually spend it with this group as I read the posts from the day before and create my own. Happy Wednesday, everyone!
2/18 Thankful for the fact that even though so many others in our nation are without power in the snow/ice, we have heat. Also love that schools are on virtual learning today, so I can do my job in my yoga pants and favorite sweatshirt.
2/19 Love my Dad, who is going to be 90 next week. He is fully vaccinated now, so I get to go see him this weekend. So excited about that!

jaccimc63 · February 2021

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 57
Akron, Ohio

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)

My 102nd Round!

I still need to get back down to maintenance!

Being overweight is hard.
Maintaining a healthy weight is hard.
Choose your hard.

After losing 12 lbs. I was stuck at 174lbs. for a couple weeks until I found this challenge.
End R40: 171 (-3)
End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
End R42: 168 (-2.5)
End R43: 165 (-3)
End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
End R45: 163 (-.5)
End R46: 160 (-3)
End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
End R48: 159 (+.5)
End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
End R50: 154.5 (-3)
End R51: 154 (-.5)
End R52: 153 (-1)
End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
End R54: 151 (-1.5)
End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)
End R56: 146.5 (-3)
End R57: 146.5 (0)
End R58: 146.5 (0)
End R59: 144 (-2.5)
End R60: 144 (0)
End R61: 145 (+1)
End R62: 144 (-1)
End R63: 147.5 (+3.5) Christmas and New Year’s
End R64: 145 (-2.5)
End R65: 145.5 (+.5)
End R66: 144 (-1.5)
End R67: 142.5 (-1.5)
End R68: 143 (+.5)
End R69: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R70: 142 (-2.5)
End R71: 141.5 (-.5)
End R72: 140 (-1.5)
End R73: 141 (+1)
End R74: 143 (+2)
End R75: 142 (-1)
End R76: 144.5 (+2.5)
End R77: 144 (-.5)
End R78: 143.5 (-.5)
End R79: 143.5 (0)
End R80: 140 (-3.5)
End R81: 143.5 (+3.5)
End R82: 142 (-1.5)
End R83: 143.5 (+1.5)
End R84: 142.5 (-1)
End R85: 142 (-.5)
End R86: 142 (0)
End R87: 140.5 (-1.5)
End R88: 141.5 (+1)
End R89: 141.5 (0)
End R90: 145 (+3.5) Quit smoking
End R91: 145 (0)
End R92: 143.5 (-1.5)
End R93: 146 (+2.5)
End R94: 144.5 (-1.5)
End R95: 143.5 (-1)
End R96: 144.5 (+1)
End R97: 146.5 (+2) Thanksgiving aftermath
End R98: 145.5, BF33.2%, MM 63% (-1)
End R99: 147.5 (+2) Christmas
End R100: 147 (-.5) New Year
End R101: 147 (0)
End R102: 145.5 (-1.5)
End R103: 144 (-1.5)
End R104: 143(-1)
End R105: 143.5 (+.5)
End R106: 143.5 (0)
End R107: 143.5 (0)
End R108: 142 (-1.5)
End R109: 143 (+1)
End R110: 143 (0)
End R111: 144 (+1)
End R112: 146 (+2)
End R113: 143.5 (-2.5)
End R114: 146.5 (+3)
End R115: 146 (-.5)
End R116: 146 (0)
End R117: 145.5 (-.5)
End R118: 146 (+.5)
End R119: 146.5 (+.5)
End R120: 147 (+.5)
End R121: 147 (0)
End R122: 145 (-2)
End R123: 144.5 (-.5)
End R124: 143 (-1.5)
End R125: 143 (0) - Labor Day
End R126: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R127: 142.5(-2)
End R128: 143 (+.5)
End R129: 142.5 (-.5)
End R130: 144 (+1.5)
End R131: 144(0)
End R132: 143 (-1)
End R133: 144 (+1) Thanksgiving
End R134: 143.5
End R135: 143.5
End R136: 143.5 Christmas and New Year
End R137: 144 (+.5) Dan's cancer diagnosis
End R138: 145 (+1)
End R139: 146 (+1)
End R140: 145.5 (-.5)

SW: 145.5

Day/Weight/Comment

02/11 - 146
02/12 - 146.5 - OK, it's time to get serious about getting back down to maintenance weight. I pulled out the food scale this morning and I'm logging everything. After 3 years of daily weighing and losing/maintaining my weight, you would think I would have it down by now, but the reality is that without using the food diary and the food scale, I give myself too much leeway in the amount and what I eat. That works fine when I weigh 142 or 143, but not when I'm trying to lose several pounds.
02/13 - 145.5 - I came home from work last night and my newly retired husband had made spinach lasagna and homemade garlic bread. I measured out enough to stay below maintenance calories, but I won't be surprised if the sodium and carbs hit tomorrow. Plenty of water today!
02/14 - 144.5 - I don't trust this number, but I'll take it!
02/15 - 146.5 - More carbs and sodium yesterday, so this is not a surprise. I'll probably leave the office a little early today to beat the winter storm heading our way. I hope everyone else stays safe over the next day.
02/16 - 146 - The scale flashed between 145 and 146, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for tomorrow.
02/17 - 145 - OK!
02/18 - 144.5 - There is a young man (and he is overweight) in my office who is a nice guy, but he is obnoxious when it comes to food. He knows that I, along with a couple others in my office try to watch what we eat. At least once a week he brings in cake, cookies, donuts, brownies, etc. That is fine except he walks over to me and waves the food in front of me and "jokingly" asks me if I want a piece. When I usually say no, he'll bug me about it throughout the day and he leaves it at the end of his desk where I pass by it 10 times a day. Yesterday, after 4 years of this, I reached my breaking point with brownies. After his 3rd try to get me to take one, I took a half piece of brownie. I ate one bite, and told him it wasn't worth the calories and wrapped the rest up and threw it in the trash. It felt kind of like a b**** move, but we will see if he keeps bugging me with sweets. I guess I'm getting old and grumpy.
02/19 - 145 - As long as I keep trending downward, I'm OK with this weight.
02/20

jaccimc63 · February 2021

@quiltingjaine - Happy Belated Birthday!

playhardkf2017 · February 2021

29 yo female
5’2” Small frame according to my wrist circumference
SW 126.2 (April 14th, 2020)
Highest lifetime weight: 138 lbs. August 2011
Goal Weight: 110
Previous rounds: 125.2 -> 122.8 -> 121.6 -> 121.2 -> 119.8-> 119.4 -> 117.8 ->116.6 -> 117.2 ->117.2->114.8 ->116.8 -> 116.4 -> 114.0 -> 115 -> 115.4 ->115 ->113 -> 113-> 113.8 ->114.6 -> 113.6 -> 115.8-> 116 -> 115.6 -> 117.6 -> 115.8 ->118.2-> 117.4 ->116.6 -> 116.8
Goal weight for this round: Maintain in the 115-117ish range.
Another goal: Actually check-in each day and weigh daily.
Previous days

02/11 116.0 Had a .8 whoosh overnight, so I’ll take it. I’m planning to eat at maintenance today but it’ll be spent on good for me foods like a couple more ounces of nice and lean pork tenderloin and roasted veggies. I went into the office today and spent the day with my manager and our clinical nurse manager. It was nice to connect in person and we were able to get part of a project done too!
02/12 115.4 I’ll continue to take these whooshes. It has inspired me to not get takeout tonight and just find myself something more manageable at Trader Joe’s for a “Friday night easy dinner”. Dinner last night was so filling for me that I didn’t even have room for everything I had portioned out. I ended up choosing butternut squash and potatoes to roast with the pork tenderloin plus a bit of quinoa too. My husband was craving Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner so he got that, but I stuck with the pork tenderloin and he is having some of the pork for his lunch today. I was tempted with takeout but after realizing that I didn’t want a 1,400 calorie dinner it was easy to pass on.
02/13 Did not weigh but ate pretty well all day and treated myself to mochi cake. I figure 200 caloires over is much better than 800 or more with getting takeout. So I’d call Saturday a win for myself 😊.
02/14 Haven’t weighed yet but TOM arrived, so I’m going to be kind to myself and eat at maintenance today. I have my spin on a split pea soup in the croc pot right now. I’m making the soup with a mixed bone broth that has been in the croc pot since Friday afternoon. I used a combo of mostly chicken bones with a few beef and pork bones mixed in. I typically have a zip loc bag in my freezer that I’ll throw bones in after dinner and sometimes other veggies scraps. When the bag gets full, I toss it all in the croc pot and let it simmer until I feel it’s “right”. I also added about 30 g of bacon to it to give a little smokey flavor because I couldn’t find the type of meat I wanted at Trader Joe’s for it. Regardless, it should be tasty because of the rich bone broth used and sauteed onion, carrots, leeks, celery and garlic I tossed in as well.
02/15
02/16
02/17 116.2
02/18 It has been a crazy week. Work has been a bit stressful. I thankfully got my second dose of the vaccine, but had some effects so I laid low for a day. Then, yesterday I had a busy work day and running around afterwards. My food has been pretty good luckily, just maybe high on sodium and carbs(possible reason for the uptick). Tuesday, all I ate were crackers, fruit, and then Thai Tom Kha soup with a little bit of rice noodles and sticky rice with mango. Tuesday I had a post vaccine fever and when I have a fever all I want is light food and my husband offered to pick up Thai on his way home for dinner and I took him up on it. Last night I grabbed us sandwiches for dinner but was still able to stay within a 100 calorie deficit. Sleep was weird last night which made me hungry for breakfast a lot earlier than normal. I’m rambling now but I will catch up on people’s posts this weekend. Holy moly I just noticed the end of the round is this weekend. When did that happen?!?
02/19 115.4 This is a nice number. I think this will be the first round in a while where I have a loss 😊. My happy scale app is finally in green again and in a downward trend! This number is making me want to just eat my leftovers from dinner last night and not get takeout tonight. This progress is very motivating for me.
02/20

02/11 Grateful that everything is rolling along for our basement renovation and found out today that it shouldn’t take as long as expected. We are still putting in some cushion with our timeline, but this is all very exciting!
02/12 I’m grateful for my physical therapist that I’m heading to see in a few minutes. She has made such a difference for me! I did a quick 20 minute yoga session this morning and plan to do a 30 minute spin bike ride this afternoon.
02/13 Was able to do a 45 minute spin bike ride and nice long heart opening vinyasa yoga video yesterday afternoon. I also did more hip and pelvic floor stretches after, which felt so good!
02/14 I love my husband! We are having a lazy day because he got his 2nd dose of the vaccine and just feels a bit weird/off. Today I plan to do some yoga but I’m not sure what length of time I’m in the mood for.
02/15 Yoga and spin bike for 20 minutes.
02/16 Grateful for the second dose of the covid vaccine and my not so fun natural immune response to it. No exercise today though.
02/17
02/18 Got in some yoga this morning plan to ride the bike at some point.
02/19 So grateful for my supervisor at work. Did a bit of yoga this morning and plan to use the bike later today. I was able to get a 45 minutes ride in yesterday.

playhardkf2017 · February 2021

@quiltingjaine Happy belated birthday! I hope you had a wonderful day!

Tesha231 · February 2021

Tesha
HW: 186
GW: 150
R134 172.6
R135 172.8
R136 170.1
R137 170.5
R138 168.8
R139 - 167.9
R140 - 168.8
R141 - Last full round before heading to FL for a month with no scale. Need to plan how to stay on track and continue to make progress without a scale in our condo--BUT with a beach across the street. Round 140 was eye-opening as to how quickly progress can rebound.

Day/Weight/Comment
02/11 - 169.4 I don't mind pops-&-drops, but I gotta get a handle on this scale creep. At least it is early in the round. 9 more days to figure it out.
02/12 -169.5
02/13 -167.7 persistent attack after the SuperBowl splurge finally paid off.
02/14 - 168.3 may all your hearts be happy today!
02/15 - 168.9 feeling bloated and mean. Several possible explanations for the pop, but I choose sodium. Ate lunch at a newly opened restaurant in our little town. (It was so good!) Only ate 1/2 a reg size Rueben, a few of my daughter's fries and the hub's green beans. Wish I could have logged to see to impact but impossible to really know for sure when someone else cooks. Plan to pound water today in hopes for a just as large drop tomorrow.
02/16 - 168.1 Feels like 167.9;)
02/17 - 167.7 13-hour work day. 4 hours of that being new tool training. My poor rear.:#Scale still popping and dropping all over the place. (I feel your struggle@_JeffreyD_--I used to trend consistently down but also dread the morning weigh now) Hoping the round ends on a downward trend. Would really like to have a 6 in the scale's third position.
02/18 - 167.1
02/19 - 167.0
02/20

SheilaBoneham · February 2021

UGW - 130
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)

2021 Goals — eat mindfully; meditate most days; exercise for the pleasure of moving, get back to >150.

History 2020-21

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
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.
R137 1/11/2021 End weight 183. (+/-0). 10-day ave cals 1789.
R138 1/21/2021 End weight 183. (+/-0). 10-day ave cals 1753.
R139 — End weight 183. (+/-0). Didn’t track calories.

R140 — end weight 183.

R141 Goals — lose something!; calories <1600; no snacking.

Day/Weight/Calories/Comment

2/11 - 183.2 - 1702
Got my first COVID shot yesterday. I feel fortunate to live in a city & state where vaccination is going smoothly. One of today’s projects is some behavior design a la Dr. B.J. Fogg’s Tiny Habits — I’m trying small changes to make snacking more difficult and small exercise habits easier. Excellent book, btw.
❤️ Looking through nursery catalogs and day-dreaming about my garden.

2/12 - 185 - 1412
That’s catch up from very high calories last round. It’s ok, will come back off. I’m planning an easy day, unless I feel better later — very woozy this morning, which I’m sure is from my vaccine. Good excuse to sit and read (not that I need an excuse!)
❤️ Watching Mike the cat as he watches birds out the window, and listening to his comments.

2/13 - 183 - 1572
That’s better. I don’t know why I went so nuts on calories last round, but I feel back in control.
❤️ Going through my yarn stash — the colors, the feel of the various fibers, the visions of what can be, the urge to start something new.

2/14 - 183.4 - 1226
Yesterday was a good day. Wishing you all a lovely Valentine’s Day!
❤️ Silly Valentine rhymes.

2/15 - 183 - 1270
Today I begin a two-week news semi-fast in an effort to lose some of the emotional weight of the past few months. My plan is to check once a day for updates on COVID and the weather and to ignore the rest as much as possible. I can’t help but think that tuning out the craziness and tuning in instead to learning something new and doing something creative with that time will cut into my emotional food snarfing. The last time I did this I found myself craving salads 🥗, steamed veggies 🥦, nuts🥜, and fruit 🫐 instead of sugar and salt. I’ll letcha know!
❤️ Listening to uplifting songs from singers whose voices fill my heart. This morning, I am lifted by Mercedes Sosa singing Gracias a la Vida (on YouTube).

2/16 - 183 - 1511
Everyone ok out there in snowland? I’m not sure what our official count was, but my 16 inch planters on the back patio are completely covered and snow in the yard is higher than the seat on my garden bench. Wheee! Our lovely neighbor blew off our driveway and sidewalks. I shoveled the walk to the front door and that was plenty. Be safe and warm out there!
❤️ Seeing bunny tracks in the snow.

2/17 - 183 - 1486
It’s very cold and very sunny here today — I’m enjoying the bright light and looking out at the snow from my cozy house. My attention to daily meditation & mostly mindful eating seems to be sinking in as I’m not snacking like I was for the past while, and I’m consciously enjoying what I do eat. I did another of my geeky calculations yesterday, comparing my weekly average calories to weekly moving average weight since last May and found that 1500 calories seems to be the magic number for me — through that whole time, despite the difference in my activity level, when my calories averaged below 1500 I lost weight, and when they were higher I stayed steady or gained. So I’ve adjusted my goal to 1500 max. for now. Hard to argue with long term data.
❤️ Having the tools to make record keeping, calculating, and planning easy peasy.

2/18 - 184 - 1472
That’s weird. Oh, the ups & downs. Sooner or later my grasping fat cells will have to let go some of their precious cargo.
❤️ The fragrance of coffee when it first starts to drip.

2/19 - 183 - 1601
I have had a serious baking urge — more the baking than the eating — since this snowy period started, so yesterday I decided to bake a healthy-ish pumpkin crunch cake — extra egg, reduced sugar, added nuts. Not very seasonal, but I love the flavor & fragrance! Then I cut half into slices and took them to my two next-door neighbors. DH was happy to get dessert, and I enjoyed my half slice, and felt satisfied.
❤️ How rearranging even one piece of furniture can give a room a whole new feel.

2/20 -

SheilaBoneham · February 2021

🎈🎂Happy birthday, @quiltingjaine ! 🛍🎉 (sorry I’m a little late)

staceymcmd · February 2021

Round 141
Female, 5' 2"
Age 54

Round 138: 151.8 (-1.4 lb)
Round 139: 147.8 (-4.0 lb)
Round 140: 147.8 (-0.0 lb)

Starting Weight: 147.8
Round Goal Weight: 146.8

02/11 147.4
02/12 147.0 So glad to see that scale moving in the right direction again.:)
02/13 147.2
02/14 147.2
02/15 DNW
02/16 147.0
02/17 147.2
02/18 147.2
02/19 147.0
02/20

Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 141

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