Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 142

Sept. ‘18. 187
R142 Goals-168, alcohol only Fri., lots of water. I’m glad to be here with all of you! 🌸☕️ Karen
2/21-DNW
2/22-174-Homemade Mac & cheese and bread and no walk. Glad it’s Monday and I can reset!
2/23-171-Fed the dogs the Mac & cheese, stayed under my calories and walked 7 miles!
2/24-170-Ate within my goals and walked another 7 miles.....Good Lord, my legs are sore!
2/25-169-So glad to get back into the 160’s. Starting on the taxes today and will take walking breaks...at least that’s the plan.
2/26-169-Started on paperwork and walked 7 miles. Ate sensibly.
2/27-168-Walked 7 miles ate well. The walking is paying off but is very time consuming. I want to keep it up. It’s Saturday!
2/28-DNW-Ate well, rest day from walking. I bought a horse, finally. He is a tank and makes me look like a little kid on him, I need to enlist him in my walking program......we ought to get along just fine.
3/1-169-Had another rest day. Visited with a friend at a park and had MIL over for dinner since she had her 2nd shot. Made chicken with polenta-glad the scale was still in 160’s.
3/2-169 walked 3 miles and didn’t eat real well. Today is going to be better-I will start off with a walk!

Good Afternoon!

First round, total newbie on the myfitnesspal community. On the final push to lose 3 more kgs, to get to my absolute goal weight. It seems so close and but also sooo far at the same time.

SW: 56,6kg
GW:55,6
Day/Weight/Comment
02/21 56, 4 - a lot of mindless overeating at Sunday family dinner + a whole bar of chocolate. Caused the weight gain on Monday morning. Back on track and back focused know with this challenge
02/22 56,6 - gain due to Sunday eating.
02/23 56,25 - had a perfect macro/ eating day yesterday & it already shows. Also starting to pre-plan my days more consistently again, so I don't just leave it to my willpower.
02/24 56,95 - so frustrated. did not post yesterday because of it. I totally binged eating with my roommates.
02/25 56,40 - because of my binge the day before I still binged yesterday. It was a total self-sabotaging 'whatever, it will never work, I can just quit now'-moment. But I don't want to quit. I really don't want to fall down that rabbit hole. But it has been increasingly hard to stay motivated. I planned out my day for today. I will show up better for tomorrows.
02/26 56,40 - Same as yesterday. Calorie & workout wise yesterday was nearly perfect. I did however eat quite a lot of sugar and salt, so maybe that has an effect. I do however feel great in my body today look wise. Motivation is quite high again to finish this 10-days strong!
02/27 56,05 - YEES! This feels so good! I sticked to my calories so well & I also got my 10k steps in (which has been so hard due to my studying schedule). Also I want to say THANK YOU! I just yesterday saw your likes on my post from the 25th. And tbh I felt so good knowing that there are people out there knowing about my struggle and also showing up. So my motivation to keep going is so high!
02/28 56,00 - another super small move, but still! Yesterday I encountered one of my constant struggles with weight loss: I ate my dinner, felt satisfied, full & really loved it, was perfectly within my calories. Then my housemate comes along and eats after me (I cooked for her too, she was still in a meeting). And then I feel obligated to eat more with her. I know she is not very fond of my journey (I guess mainly because she struggles with her weight too) and so I feel like I need to eat more. So that kinda annoyed me a lot, why I always have to adapt my plan for others to feel more comfortable... But I guess due to my workout it still did not get me to go way over my calories.
03/01 55,85 - juhu! I feel like this move is just due to my lack of water drinking yesterday but I am still very excited to be under the 56kg mark, which is always such a turning point for me. Honestly during this challenge I was worried if I'd ever make it below it again. I do feel slightly worried though: Tonight I am meeting a friend of mine (we get tested before) and with her it's always a movie night + snacks: M&Ms especially. I looove them, but they are just so high in calories. I'm worried about how I will approach that situation..
03/02 55,9 - I did it! I actually did not reach my goal weight, but I finished my first round and for consistently posting and not giving up I am already very proud of myself. There were multiple occasions the past days where choose the healthier option, because I had this challenge in mind. As for the M&Ms yesterday: we opted for ice cream and quuite some white wine. I did however adapt my calories during the day and also walked more.

Only question left: when does the next round start? Because I'm in & I'm already looking forward to reading from all of your journeys to a healthier & more mindful lifestyle

Round 142

Age: 39
Height: 5’ 3”
SW: 163
CW: 128.2
GW: 125

GW for this round: 126.5

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)
Round 139 (14): 130.2 to 128.8 (-1.4 lbs)
Round 140 (15): 128.8 to 127.4 (-1.4 lbs)
Round 141 (16): 127.4 to 128.2 (+0.8 lbs)

Goals for this round:
- No excuses - ONE maintenance day (having our pod-family over tomorrow for a mini-party for my son). I will keep a calorie deficit all other days this round.
- Addendum to the first goal: improve my calorie tracking and weighing. No more fudging and estimating or leaving anything off.
- Add an evening snack to my meal plan to prevent late-night binges.

2/21 - 127.2 - Where was this number yesterday when I ended the last round? 😂. Glad to get back on track - hopefully I can keep going down from here. Today is my only allowed “maintenance” day this round - we are having the other family in our pod over for a backyard bbq as a little birthday party. I’m going to try and stay in a calorie deficit for the day, but I’m ok with going up to maintenance. Yesterday’s calories were 1764 (my goal is 1700) - I’m going to start recording my calories for the prior day here to help keep me accountable.

2/22 - 127.0 - 2,111 total calories yesterday. High, but my Apple Watch had me at 2,213 for the day so I did manage to stay at maintenance. I tried to be as honest as I could with recording what I ate, though I didn’t weigh my food during the party. Now I’ve had my one day off - 500+ calorie deficit is my aim for every day the rest of the round.

2/23 - 127.2 - 1,789 calories yesterday - a little higher than I wanted, but I also took the kids to the park (a 1.5 mile round trip) and we played a lot of chase and were kicking the soccer ball around so my active calories were a little higher than usual too. Unrelated to weight loss - I got my daughter registered for kindergarten and my son signed up for a preschool program yesterday! I am just hoping so so hard that our area will be in a place where it is safe for them to go to school in-person this fall. It will help both of them so much (and I’ve got to admit that even just 2 hours twice a week completely kid-free sounds WONDERFUL to me!)

2/24 - 126.4 - 1704 calories - Ok, now I’m finally feeling back on track. Going by past drops, I’ll probably go back up a bit the next day or two, but hopefully I can keep the overall downward trend. I’m trying to decide now whether I want to make 120 my new goal weight after 125, or if I want to switch to eating at maintenance and increasing my strength training to focus more on building/toning.

2/25 - 126.8 - 1697 calories - I’m very happy to see the 126 again! Had a good day yesterday in terms of sticking to my meal plan; it was board game night for me and my husband and I was careful to save calories for a drink and cheese crackers. Didn’t sleep well though - had a lot of trouble falling asleep and then woke early. I’m hoping coffee and breakfast will help since I’m still feeling foggy and both kids are already going 100 mph.

2/26 - 126.8 - 1727 calories - No movement down, but at least it didn’t go back up again. I had to take my son to his 2 year appointment at the pediatrician this morning; he’s perfect and healthy but he did NOT want anything to do with getting weighed and measured there! They finally had me step on the scale, get my weight, and then pick him up and weigh again to find his from the difference. Now, my weight was higher than usual since I’d just eaten and was wearing a jacket, clothes and tennis shoes - but it was still only 130. Just realizing that it would have been around 170 if this had been needed at his last appointment (and I would have been so reluctant to do it) really impacted me. My weight today PLUS my 32 lb 2 year old is LESS than I alone was a year ago! What a difference a year (with 6 solid months of weight loss) can make!

2/27 - 126.8 - 1916 calories - Another one of those days where I just wanted all the carbs and still felt hungry no matter what I ate. I fully expected the scale to be up this morning, so I’m fine with holding at 126.8. While I let myself go above my planned calories, I did at least stick to a deficit.

2/28 - 125.8 - 1745 calories - Ahhhh! I was so excited to see the 125 on the scale this morning. I don’t think I’ll get there this round - I think TOM is about to start - but there is a chance I can hit my goal weight of 125 next round!

3/1 - 126.2 - 1984 calories - Yes, it’s high calories again, but in addition to my regular HIIT workout, I did a 4.5+ mile hike over big hills (while pushing a jogging stroller) yesterday. My watch had my total calories for the day at 2,600 instead of the 2,200 I normally see, so I feel ok with going a little higher than normal on my calories. I think the scale bounce is from my (very sore!!) muscles holding on to water after the intense workout. Will flush it out with lots of water today!

3/2 - 125.8 - 1747 calories - Really happy to see that 125 again! Such a better round this time than last round, but that’s because I stuck to my meal plans and calorie deficits. I’m guessing water weight and hormone timing had something to do with it as well - if I go from the first day of this round rather than the last day of the previous round I’d have lost 0.2 last round and 1.4 this round which is a more reasonable trend. If I can keep this up I’ll hit my goal weight next round!

Total Round Loss: -2.4 lbs

Round 137 95.2
Round 138 94.4
Round 139 94.1
Round 140 93.8
Round 141 93.6

21 93.5
22 94
23 94.3
24 94.7
25 93.5
26 93.7
27 94.4
28 94
1 94.5
2 95.5

Starting weight 179lbs
Goal weight 126 lbs

Round 123 174.0lbs
Round 124 172.8lbs
Round 125 170.0lbs
Round 126 168.2lbs
Round 127 165.2lbs
Round 128 163.2lbs
Round 129 161.0lbs
Round 130 158.0lbs
Round 131 156.2lbs
Round 132 155.8lbs
Round 133 154.0lbs
Round 134 152.2lbs
Round 135 153.0lbs
Round 136 153.8lbs
Round 137 150.4lbs
Round 138 150.4lbs
Round 139 148.4lbs
Round 140 146.8lbs
Round 141 145.4lbs

Day, Weight, Comment

02/21 145.4lbs
02/22 145.2lbs
02/23 144.8lbs
02/24 144.2lbs
02/25 144.2lbs
02/26 144.2lbs
02/27 144.0lbs
02/28 144.0lbs
03/01 144.0lbs
03/02 143.6lbs

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

02/19 - 144.4 at 6:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
02/20 - 145.4 at 7:30 a.m. ... 5.63 miles in 109 mins

Day/Weight/Comment

02/21 - 145.0 at 7:15 a.m. ...5.82 miles in 104 mins
02/22 - 145.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
02/23 - 145.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...4.19 miles in 77 mins
02/24 - 145.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...4.37 miles in 76 mins and 60 min workout w/trainer
02/25 - 143.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...4.84 miles in 87 mins
02/26 - 145.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer ...need a hammer for my scale.
02/27 - 143.8 at 8:00 a.m. ...4.46 miles in 81 mins
02/28 - 143.6 at 7:15 a.m. ...5.39 miles in 96 mins
03/01 - 142.8 at 6:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
03/02 - 141.2 at 6:00 a.m. ...4.43 miles in 79 mins

Chris