Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 146

Round 146
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 60 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 104 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
R145 EW= 207.6
R146 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.
Day/Weight/Comment
04/01 …..207.6….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
04/02 …..207.6 ….. Holding my own but I had hoped for a little progress. A cold but beautiful day here. Taking two of the grands for their haircuts and lunch. Full hands today means less steps likely but I will watch my diet.

04/03 …..208.6 ….. Meals weren’t too bad but I did have grilled cheese for dinner as it was a busy day and it’s fast to make. Sodium perhaps? I am, however, beginning to think I may be lactose intolerant and that cheese greatly affects me. That is a nightmare on the diets I prefer to follow for my weight AND my diabetes. I also seem to bloat and gain unreasonably if I’ve had a glass of milk the day before (unless it’s Fairlife Milk). I’m going to pay close attention….. Are we still doing the steps challenge BTW?

04/04 …..207.6 ….. Back down to that comfortable number my body seems to like to hover on. Progress coming soon I hope. Almost 24,000 steps yesterday and over 10 miles. That was just working in the yard! Happy Easter everyone!

04/05 …..206.6 ….. I keep landing on the point 6 lol. Anyway, I’m happy to be down another pound. We did not have an Easter dinner yesterday due to all the construction in my home. Sad to not spend time with my kids and grands but they had more time with the other side of their families so I guess that was good. Daughter is back home with BF after we had a small quibble the other day. Nothing that would otherwise keep us apart but still feeling bad about it. I hope to continue on my good trend with my scale and body fat % losses. All these steps are helping with the leave burning. Another over 20,000 steps yesterday and over 9 miles. My elbow is killing me but my feet and legs say yay!

04/06 …..205.6 ….. Another weight ending in point 6. That means another whole pound down so I’ll take it! TMI helps and so does watching the dairy I think. Still experimenting with that. Another 19,000 steps yesterday burning the leaves. Back and forth to the house to keep an eye on the work crew during the reno. Rain for the next 10 days unless the forecast changes. I’ll find a way to stay as active as I can primarily inside.

04/07 …..207.6 ….. Two pounds overnight is crazy. Lots of veggies yesterday. Healthy eating. 10,200 plus steps. The bad parts? One glass of milk. Fell asleep shortly after a very late dinner and woke up very early for an early weigh-in. Slept 3.5 hours but was wide awake when I woke up.

04/08 …..208.2 ….. What??? Bad points of yesterday: 2 Alcohol drinks totaling about 24 oz. Good side: Healthy eating with lots of good veggies. No dairy. Over 12,000 steps. I managed to get away yesterday (when the work crew left early) for my first hike of the season. I walked several miles on a rugged and rustic trail following the river. It felt great on my legs and body but breathing was a little rough at times. It was a beautiful day. Pushing water today to see if that helps. I slept 5 hours last night which is better than usual.

04/09 …..xxxxx …..

04/10 …..xxxxx …..

04/11 …..xxxxx …..

Round 146

Age: 39
Height: 5’ 3”
SW: 163
CW: 124.0
GW: 125

GW for this round: 123-125

Round 140 (15): 128.8 to 127.4 (-1.4 lbs)
Round 141 (16): 127.4 to 128.2 (+0.8 lbs)
Round 142 (17): 128.2 to 125.8 (-2.4 lbs)
Round 143 (18): 125.8 to 124.4 (-1.4 lbs)
Round 144 (19): 124.4 to 124.8 (+0.4 lbs)
Round 145 (20): 124.8 to 124.0 (-0.8 lbs)

Goals for this round:

- Maintain between 123 and 125
- Begin following 10 week strength training program (and keep up with it!)

Still sticking around, as long as you guys will have me. 😂. Continuing to try and get into a maintenance mindset rather than a weight loss mindset. There is Easter, my husband’s birthday and a friend’s birthday for me this round, so I will be happy to end it around the same weight as I’m starting it.

4/2 - 125 - High, but I had popcorn last night as my husband and I finished the last 3 episodes of a season we’ve been watching. I also made lemon ricotta cookies with the kids and again, ate too many of them. I think I need to switch our baking to cakes and pies - when we make something with individual portions I eat way too many. Its much easier to control myself when I have to serve out the pieces.

4/3 - DNW
4/4 - DNW
4/5 - 126.4 - Two days of parties, birthday cakes and Easter dinner will definitely have an impact. Its been crazy busy this past weekend; I didn’t even have time to weigh the past two mornings - on Saturday it was my friend’s 2-year old son’s birthday and I made the cake for them - so plenty of tasting and decorating, plus the dinner at the little party (just us and them). Then yesterday was Easter - lots of candy, Easter dinner of ham, potatoes, asparagus, rolls - and it was my husband’s birthday, so I made him a cake and let the kids decorate it. I’m surprised I’m only up 2-3 lbs! Let’s see how it settles out over the next few days. I also started a new strength training program this morning- Caroline Girvan’s EPIC Heat series. It started with leg day and it was a serious workout! I can’t wait to keep going with it.

4/6 - 126.2 - I’m just going to expect the scale to stay around 125 - 128 for awhile as I adjust to these new workouts. Plus it’s tough to regain a calorie deficit with cake and lots of Easter candy still in the house. I’m at a healthy weight - now it’s about toning and getting stronger. As long as I’m not pushing 130 I won’t worry.

4/7 - 125.4 - Back on track with calories, though I’m not getting quite enough protein in terms of macros. My legs were still sore this morning from Monday’s workout, and today’s workout was also legs - I’m not going to be walking much tomorrow! I appreciate feeling challenged though - it makes me feel like I really can make progress and I feel so proud of myself when I finish.

4/8 - 125.0 - Weight is still making its way back down. I had a too few many cookies last night, but made myself freeze the rest of them for another time. We have way too much sugar and candy in the house already. I went for a 5K run this morning - it felt good to stretch out my legs! Hoping to get some time working in the garden today as well.

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Age: 42
Height: 5'8"
Lifestyle Plan: Primal Blueprint





Progress Photo July 2019-January 2020
Goals:
-Release 2 lbs per round
-Log all food, 80% Primal
-Follow Ashley Black's 12-week fascia recovery program

Incremental Goals:
229.xx ✅ August 19, 2019
219.xx ✅ September 21, 2019
209.xx ✅ October 27, 2019
199.xx
189.xx
179.xx
Ultimate Goal: 175 lbs, reevaluate at that point


Historical SW: 251.6 lbs 9/14/2015
Restart W: 241.6 7/12/2019
Restart W: 206.6 3/31/2021

⛈️🎍⛅April⛅🎍⛈️
2: 202.5 I'm up 12 lbs from my lowest weight that I reached in January 2020. Considering the absolute insanity of the last year or so, I am beyond thrilled that it isn't more! I'm so, so ready to reach the 175 range, which is what I weighed before I got pregnant with my first child 20 years ago. I'm giving myself some time to ease back into 100% primal eating. Some days might be 100%, and others might be 60%, but as long as I'm making overall progress, I'm happy with that. I've gotten into some bad carb habits over the last year, which is also why I'm surprised I haven't put on more weight. I started walking a few times a week most weeks about 4 months ago, but now that I'm doing a fascia recovery program I need to switch to no-impact exercises. Hopped on an elliptical yesterday and was shocked to make it 40 minutes because I find it so much more challenging than even a brisk walk. I'd like to add some rowing in, as well, and hopefully some weight training in the near future as I progress with this fascia program I'm following. I'm glad to be back with all of you and happy to see so many familiar faces!
3: 203.4 Rest day yesterday, plus calories were closer to maintenance. I expect to be down again tomorrow.
4: 203.4 Forgot to post because if the holiday.
5: 203.3 🥚After not weighing in daily for so long, I had forgotten that ovulating spikes my weight for a few days. Rest day and holiday didn't help, though I didn't do terribly either day. We'll see what tomorrow brings, but I'm not stressing. Heading to the gym for an elliptical session shortly, to be followed by my first full body fascia blasting.
6: 202.5 Back to my round starting weight! Lol Really though, between the holiday and ovulating, I'm pretty stoked about this. Food is planned for the rest of the day without taking my late afternoon exercise into account. I just need to stay focused on my water intake. On a side note, is anyone else having issues with MFP and FitBit not syncing steps or exercise calories until 11:59pm?
7: DNW - A friend was in crisis mode and needed a friend and a few drinks and Mexican food yesterday. Didn't feel great when I woke up. I'm sure the scale would've hated me though.
8: 205.0 Yeaaaa. So that spike sucks, but I'm not letting it get me down. Life happens, and I find I'm happiest when I can just be flexible and go with it. Fasting today. Got on the elliptical for 45 minutes and got my fascia blasting done for the day, so I'm feeling pretty productive.
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There's no such thing as failure; only feedback.

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 ->115.6 -> 116.6 -> 115.4 ->?-> 116.6
Goal weight for this round: Maintain in the 115-117ish range.

04/02 Did not weigh this morning. Started my day with a 20 minute spin bike ride because I knew I wasn’t going to have time later in the day. It’s our CSA pick up today, so for breakfast I made a frittata to use up our left over fresh spinach from last week along with carrots, potato, and breakfast sausage. It was yummy and now I’ll have breakfast for the next 3-4 days depending on if my husband has any more of it. Tonight we’ll be getting take-out from the Thai place down the street and I still haven’t figured out what I want.
04/03 Today has been a day filled with cleaning, but now it’s done and I get to relax. I also did a 25 minute spin bike workout this morning after cleaning because I knew I wouldn’t want to exercise later this afternoon. Now it’s time to meal plan and set up my bullet journal for the week and reflect on what worked for my spreads this month and what didn’t. Super sleepy as well because I slept weird last night. Breakfast was the frittata I made yesterday and a cut up apple. I’m not sure what my snack will be but dinner will be drumsticks with this buffalo parmesan wing sauce we got last weekend along with oven fries and maybe some greens.
04/04 Did not post
04/05 Did not post
04/06 Did not post
04/07 Did not post
04/08 Weighed yesterday and I was 116.2. Easter was nice for us. It was so nice to see my in-laws after so long. Food has been pretty decent except for the other night choosing onion rings with my wrap instead of a salad but I ended up not even finishing them. Tonight, will be leftover pork chops with roasted veggies for dinner. Breakfast was a beet blueberry smoothie with toast and butter. My snack is an apple withy spicy chakri mix. I hope everyone has been doing well. I really have to figure out a routine again with posting daily. That’s been really challenging for me lately.

SW:223.2lb
GW: 178lb
CW: 213lb
End of Round 146 Goal: 211lb

Round 142- 219lb (-4.4lb)
Round 143- 216.4lb (-2.6lb)
Round 144- 215.8lb (-0.6lb)
Round 145- 213lb (-2.8lb)

Day/Weight/Comment

04/02- 214lb. Bad few days, feeling ready to go again today. Meals all logged for today, lots of water and exercise. Going to have a very healthy 10 days. I’m on Easter break now, so exercise will go through the roof!
04/03- 213.4lb. Back on it yesterday and I already feel better. Trying to keep up my water consumption and my alcohol consumption down will be hard over this Easter break. I’m just agonising over which gym to join, crossfit gym (which is superb but limited by class timings) or my local council gym which is full of cardio machines, but hardly any weight areas.
04/04- 211.6lb. Decent loss on the scales this morning. Loads of exercise this weekend. Feel very positive.
04/05- 212.6lb. High sodium dinner last night. Long bank holiday walk this morning, going to shoot for 10 miles. Trying a new veggie recipe today which sounds amazing- not sure my partner agrees though.
04/06- 212.2lb. Stomach feels bloated this morning. Had a great veggie meal yesterday which my partner loved- she didn’t even mention the lack of meat! Just joined a gym ready for them being allowed to reopen on 12th April. Feeling motivated to smash through my goals at the moment.
04/07- 211.2lb. No walking yesterday, so I had to be more disciplined when sticking to my calories. Going to go for a long walk today, drink plenty of water and prep some healthy meals for the next couple of days.
04/08- 212.6lb. Big jump up on the scales. Feel full of a cold and have been exercising quite hard and walking a lot of miles. Calories have been around the mark consistently for a while now, even if I have a few days over, it averages out across the week. Not worried about the jump, but would love to end the round around or below 211.
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