Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 159

topathemorning · August 2021

SW:278
Day/Weight/Comment
8/10 209.2
8/11 210.6 Wow, yesterday afternoon I swam, did water aerobics, hit the jacuzzi, and sauna. I came out of the Y famished, and ate everything in sight! I had brought healthy snacks, but the Y staff had set out lovey treats for us. I indulged. Hopefully some of that weight is muscle mass. Otherwise I'm going to have to rethink what to eat post exercise. Yea, I know, my weight is supposed to be going down, not up. Although I've noticed that there's a range around which I tend to weight-up or down a couple of pounds
8/12
8/13
8/14 209.6
8/15
8/16
8/17
8/18 210.6
8/19

TerriRichardson112 · August 2021

🌸🌹🌺🌼🌹💕🌸💕🌹🌼🌺🌹🌸
🌸🌹💕🌼💖 AUGUST 💖🌼💕🌹🌸
🌸🌹🌺🌼🌹💕🌸💕🌹🌼🌺🌹🌸

I was after an elusive 85 lbs loss 😂 but 83 will do me fine.
• in Maintenance for over 2 years.
• Smart BMI - optimal weight.
• Muscle/Fat %ages in normal range

Just because Covid restrictions aren’t compulsory doesn’t mean they’re not necessarily. People are still dying out there………
😷Take care! Stay safe!😷

August focus:

maintain weight < 150 (I have been maintaining since July 2019)
Work on improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale

I liked this so much I'm borrowing it.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180's; 170's; 160's; 150's; 140's; 130's
Aims:

2021 Focus:

Maintain weight < 150
Strengthen strategies to reframe the tendency to use unhealthy snack food as a reward/treat.
Make sure I have prepared healthy snacks available
Cut down on eating between meals by keeping busy

Never give up! Never give in!
Recent Back Story:

2018 goal: get back down to 160 ✅
2019 goal: proceed down to 150 ✅ with 2 months to spare
2020 goal: maintain below 150 dropping slowly down to 145 ✅ Strength training has slowed progress, but that’s okay.
That's a WIN in my book!
2021
Focus: maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.
(One good thing about Covid is that I don't have to traverse the minefield of family celebration meals.)

JGM10D ~|~ Round 159

🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
Stats

🔹Age 75:🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅
🔹GW: 2020: < 150✅
🔹31 Dec: 145.8
🔹GW 2021: < 150
🔹1 Jan 2021: 147.2
🔹1 Mar 2021: 145.5
🔹LW: 143.2: (August 2021)

I am - MINDFUL - of making heathy choices
to - MAXIMISE - the achievement of my goals!
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Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!
Round 158 EW: 143.8
Round 159 Goals:

Maintain weight < 150
Work on strength/flexibility

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01/08: 143.2: Goals 🐝
11/08: 143.7:: Goals 🐝
12/08: 144.2: Goals 🐝
13/08: 143.6: Goals 🐝
14/08: 143.6: Goals 🐝
15/08: 143.9: Goals 🐝
16/08: 143.6: Goals 🐝
17/08: 143.9: Goals 🐝
18/08: 143.6: Goals 🐝
19/08: 143.8; Goals 🐝🌴

Previous Rounds:

Round 160 EW: xxx🌻
Round 155 EW: 144.8 🌻
Round 145 EW: 145.1🌻
Round 135 EW 146.8🌻
Round 120 EW 150.1🌻
Round 110 EW 148.2🌻
Round 109 EW 147.2🌻
June 2017: Round 8 EW 169.9
This was my first round!!! I faffed about for 2 1/2 years before I got back on track!!!

Daily Habits

Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Exercise:
🔹Steps daily > 7500
🔹30 + minutes intentional exercise
Mind/Body/Soul/Spirit
🔹Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation
🔹Practice Self-care
🔹Positively reframe thoughts
🔹Learn something new
🔹15 mins Daily Declutter session

https://www.random.org/colors/hex
Purple: #ff4968.

THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS: One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.

Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.

Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

Elbee1 · August 2021

@quiltingjaine Thank you for sharing the article about snacking. Hopefully a couple things in it will stick in my brain. Will try to sneak in some movement before I reach for a snack. My ideas are: a couple stretches, squats, jumping jacks, a few kicks, a few punches, march in place, drink of water. Things I can do in my office at work. Maybe even some back exercises.

4’9” petite-sm. boned
Ultimate goal: 98 lbs (subject to change)
SW (starting over--May 24, 2021): 160.3
Round 151 Lost 3.1 lbs. EW: 157.2
Round 152 EW: 159.6
Round 153 EW 158.6
Round 154 EW 157.8
Round 155 EW 157
Round 156 EW 159.4
Round 157 EW 158.6
Round 158 EE 159.2

Round 159 Goals: Stick with my plans as closely as possible even if I have to change them & even with the stress. Go to bed earlier & get up earlier. Drink at least 32 oz of water.
Day/Weight/Comment
8/10 159.8 I can & will do better! Yesterday was not a terrible food day, but wasn’t good either. Could have been worse, so did have some restraint on myself.
8/11 159.8 did better but will see tomorrow morning. And tomorrow is another day. Lol.
8/12 159.2 again, did much better than I have been, but not really enuff yet—I don’t think. I did remember the article that @quiltingjaine posted the link to re: snacking while I was at work. I did add a few more sips of water before reaching for snack candy. Also, did not have any snacks at all at home last night. None. But didn’t measure my amount of 1% milk & the Hershey’s chocolate syrup that I drank with my dinner last night. Chocolate milk was scheduled but only a certain amount. I got lazy. What an idiot! Lol so we’ll see what happens when I weigh in the morning. Lol
8/13 159 I guess not bad after yesterday. And forgot to mention that my sweet dog had a big seizure that I woke me yesterday morning. She’s still recovering from it. Needs assistance standing when not on carpet. Poor baby. Her condition improved as the day went on yesterday. But for a few hours afterwards she was very disoriented & bumping into walls & things. And my Mom had a slow motion fall yesterday even with a caregiver. New caregiver wasn’t trained or updated on her condition (poor mgmt & training/communications at the ALF) & wasn’t prepared. Supposed to have supplies ready before getting residents up & don’t leave a resident alone on toilet when they have dementia & can’t walk. So a very stressful day yesterday. Plus extra stressful events at work yesterday. All in all, I did pretty darn good! Lol
8/14 159 did ok yesterday.
8/15 159 diet was pretty darn good yesterday. Stressful day tho. Caregivers obviously forgot my mon yesterday. I had to call the ALF for them to get her out of bed. Of course, their excuse was that they get her up later as that’s what they usually do. Well, 11:30m for her to leave the room is way too late & besides they usually get her up at different times ranging from 7:30am to 9:30am. Plus she usually has morning meds with breakfast. Wtf. My dog had another seizure yesterday. She’s not doing well. My Dads eye infection was much worse. Just not a great day fir me, a gain… Today is a new day!!!!!!!
8/16 158.8 Did pretty good, yesterday. Normal work stress. Was awakened by SNF calling re: my Dad -- at 5am. He required wound care at that time... ghah! Then, noticed that my Mom was having an issue at the ALF. She can't walk anymore & has to be in a wheelchair, but she had gotten herself to a sitting position on the edge of the bed & was trying to get up. A caregiver finally went in there. (Motion sensors alert the caregivers on their pagers...) Luckily she arrived just in time to help my Mom, so no fall, thank goodness!
8/17 158.2 Did well dieting yesterday. At work this morning, got a terrible no good migraine, wasn't sure if that was all it was since I haven't had one this bad in so long. Was nauseous & had chills, felt incredibly tired, sneezed 6 times in a row & ended very congested. Had to call my husband to come help me at work. My co-worker was kind enough to offer to help when he saw me lying on the floor in my office. He's such a sweetheart. He brought me cold damp papertowels to put on my head & neck. My husband came & helped me do a Covid test -- thankfully negative, no fever, O2 was good, pulse was fine, Threw up, Gradually was better. Stayed at work & when better actually got work done. I haven't had a migraine like that one in a very long time... a couple years! Used to get them very often... they're in my family. Only 2 of my brothers escaped them...
8/18 157.4 Yay! Yesterday afternoon, my sweet dog had another big seizure. She’s been bumping into things & very discombobulated since then. Actually since the first one last Thursday morning… so hard to watch her like this. Having to help lift her to stand & walk. Sitting next to her on the floor. Holding water bowl for her. Night & day since Thursday. My sweet wonderful puppy
8/19

Lilylady3k · August 2021

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”, 60
Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last
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

Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150's

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, strength training, 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; ~12-16 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)
R100-121: notes in 2020 folder
SWR122: 241 (8/6/2020)
R122 20200804: 234.8 (-6.2)
R123-135: notes in 2020 folder
R136 20210101: 211.4 (-1.5)
R137 20210111: 210.0 (-1.4)
R138 20210121: 207.7 (-2.3)
R139 20210131: 208.6 (+.9)
R140 20210210: 206.6 (-2)
R141 20210220: 210.2 (+3.6)
R142 20210302: 208.0 (-2.2)
R143 20210312:207.3 (-.7)
R144 20210322 209.2 (+1.9)
R145 20210401 208.4 (-.8)
R146 20210411 207.2 (-1.2)
R147 20210421 206.5 (-.7)
R148 20210501 207.3 (+.8)
R149 20210511 207.7 (+.4)
R150 20210521 205.5 (-2.2)
R151 20210531 206.7 (+1.2)
R152 20210610 205.3 (-1.4)
R153 20210620 207.1 (+1.8)
R154 20210630 205.9 (-1.2)
R155 20210710 206.1 (+.2)
R156 20210720 207.1 (+1)

R157 20210730 205.6 (-1.5)
R158 20210809 203.2 (-2.4)
R159 20210819 202.9 (-.3)

R159: Time to make some progress and strive for <200 in August! Quit this yo-yo cycle. Lots of event challenges this round that include food & wine! Wedding shower, 2x book clubs, ZTA alumnae kickoff.
🎯Mini Goal: <202 (Repeat until I hit it!)
Exercise Goal for this round: Bike, swim, and strength class once per week. Walk the dog 100 miles in August!

Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
8/10 202.4 Walked 3.1 + .6 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1678 cal, 91 net carbs, AF.
8/11 202.2 Walked 3 miles, Bike 30 min, 1415 cal, 83 net carbs, AF. Started planning a road trip for October up to TN & NC! Ordered a couple of new pairs of shorts and a swim suit since both are falling off me … which doesn’t work well when going to the strength training class or swimming laps.
8/12 202.1 Walked 3.4 + 1.3 miles, 1588 cal, 137 net carbs, AF. More planning for our trip this fall as well as making plans to remodel & repair our home.
8/13 202.0 Walked 3 + 1.3 miles, 1537 cal, 107 net carbs, AF. Switched up my daily nutrition goals and target calories. We’ll see how this plays out over the next week. My new bathing suit from Lands End came in yesterday! The size 16 fit! Yeah! I can get rid of my 1x & 2x bathing suits and swim laps today without flashing anyone. 🏊‍♀️
8/14 201.6 Walked 3.3 + .7 miles, swam laps 400m 20 min, treaded water 7 min, 1543 cal, 85 net carbs, 2 glasses wine.
8/15 202.0 Walked 3.2 miles with my DD & her dogs, 1808 cal, 100 net carbs, 1 glass wine. In the red calorie wise so not surprised by the uptick on the scale. Wedding shower which included cake then my kids came over for dinner. Definitely what I would call a food day though I spent most of the time talking to friends and family.
8/16 201.8 Walk 3 miles, Bike 30 min, 1325 cal, 113 net carbs (biscotti at breakfast & rye bread on sandwich blew my carb budget today), AF.
8/17 202.9 Walked 3.4 miles, Bike 30 min, 1514 cal, 95 net carbs, AF. Book club. Chose wisely at restaurant (chicken kabob, tomato cucumber salad, 1/2 cup rice, water) and still got a bump up. This was the easiest restaurant for the week to plan & execute. First of 4 nights out. Hmmm
8/18 201.6 Walked 2 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1049 cal, 78 net carbs, 1 glass wine. Evening event where my dinner consisted of a few appetizers … mini crab cakes & pot stickers.
8/19 202.9 Walked 3 miles, 1321 cal, 110 net carbs, AF. Uptick from pizza & tacos? Woke up thirsty with a salty taste in my mouth.

NSV: Vanity sizing probably but I ordered pants and shorts for walking in a couple of different sizes along with the new swimsuit from Lands End. I’m sending back the XL pants & shorts and the 18 swimsuit! Keeping the L and 16. 😊 That feels good.

A bump back up on the last day but still a little down overall. I had glimpses of 201.x during the round too!
10 day average 202.2

chublet25 · August 2021

heaviest weight: 225 pounds (Mar 23, 2021)
current weight: 165.0
goal weight: 126

weight lost (lb):

round 150: (3.0) . . . . . round 155 (4.0)
round 151: (3.0). . . . . .round 156 (3.5)
round 152: (3.0). . . . . .round 157 (4.0)
round 153: (3.5). . . . . .round 158 (3.0)
round 154: (3.5). . . . . .round 159 (3.0)

goal for round 159 is 2.5 pounds (looking for 162.5 on the scales)

8/10: . .164.5
8/11. . .164
8/12. . .164
8/13. . .163.5
8/14. . .163
8/15. . .163
8/16. . .163
8/17. . .162.5
8/18. . .162.5
8/19. . .162, , , another round done! congratulations everybody!

jaccimc63 · August 2021

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

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

My 120th Round!

Still trying 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) - May 2018
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 - 2018
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 - 2019
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 - 2019
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 - 2020
End R137: 144 (+.5) Dan's cancer diagnosis
End R138: 145 (+1)
End R139: 146 (+1)
End R140: 145.5 (-.5)
End R141: 145
End R142: 145.5 (+.5)
End R143: 143.5 (-2) - Dan hospitalized
End R144: 143(-.5)
End R145: 143.5 (+.5)
End R146: 145 (+1.5) - Problems with Dan's treatment
End R147: 144.5 (-.5)
End R148: 145.5 (+1)
End R149: 145 (-.5)
End R150: 144 (-1)
End R151: 145 (+1)
End R152: 144.5 (-.5)Dan started BCG at CC
End R153: 145.5 (+1)
End R154: 146.5 (+1)
End R155: 146 (-.5)
End R156: 147.5 (+1.5)Dan ill from BCG/flu, G hospitalized, retina flash, RP died
End R157: 147.5
End R158: 147.5

SW: 147.5

Day/Weight/Comment

8/10 - 147
8/11 - 146.5
8/12 - 147.5
8/13 - 147.5
8/14 - 146.5
8/15 - 146.5
8/16 - 146.5
8/17 - 147.5
8/18 - 147
8/19 - 147 - First time in 4 rounds that I'm down. I'll take it!

frobinson62 · August 2021

Round 159 – Aug 10 - Aug 19
SW 302.0lbs EW 298.9 loss of 3.1lbs.
RGW: 295.0 – Drink gallon of water per day/30min exercise per day/18:6 IF
SW: 302.0
Day/Weight/Comment
8/10: 302.0 - I have been going wildly over my daily calories- luvin' the homemade slurpies...smh
8/11: 300.9 – back on track – as you can tell..lol…no slurpies and I’m looking for a low carb/keto version
8/12: 299.3 – doing well with IF but still need work on the exercise and the water…maybe get one of those water apps??
8/13: 298.9 – Great on IF program!! Weekend starts today – making GUMBO!! Mummm!! Not eating the rice though
8/14: 301.3
8/15: 303.3
8/16: 302.4 – G U M B O – a whole lot of tasting going AND slurpies
8/17: 301.8 - I am doing much better with the water - I found an app: Hydro Coach!
8/18: 301.5 - Water app working out for me - started walking the inside of my office bldg. early before work
8/19: 298.9 – FINALLY ended in the 2’s – I have been getting the water in and working out the last 3 days!!

Lilylady3k · August 2021

frobinson62 wrote: »

8/19: 298.9 – FINALLY ended in the 2’s – I have been getting the water in and working out the last 3 days!!

@frobinson62 - HaPpY DaNcInG with you!!! Love your progress. Congrats for hitting the 2s! See you next round.

schmoyew · August 2021

SW: 299.2 (April 20, 2021)
GW: 180
End of Round 157: 257.1
End of Round 158: 250.9
Round Goal: 248
Day/Weight/Comment
8/10 - 251.3 Slight uptick today. We had alfredo pasta for dinner so probably some water retention. Also didn't run this morning after sleeping in. I always find the last pound getting to the next decade harder than any of the pounds in the middle.
8/11 - 250.2 SO CLOSE! 1 pound away from being 50 lbs down. Less than a pound away from under 250. Got in a short run this morning before work, doing a longer one tonight to see if I can see 249 on the scale tomorrow. Crazy to think that the start of round 159 will be on the 4 month anniversary of starting this and I could be down 50+ lbs. Really giving me that extra motivation I need during this period of 11+ hour work days!
8/12 - 249.8 Out of the 250s which means half way to the 100s. Also, this takes me out of the Morbidly Obese BMI and into just Obese. I'm just obese! The scale was teetering this morning between 249.8 and 250 but I gave it a death stare to get under 250. Did a short run again this morning but our A/C is broken... again, so that took up my morning.
8/13 - 250.7 Not really surprised by this after a stressful day dealing with the A/C and work. Had a high salt dinner so I expected a bounce up. Ran 2.5 miles this morning, though. I feel like the last week or so was a linear downtrend in weight so this is just normal life. Expecting a drop this weekend per usual.
8/14 - 251.1
8/15 - 250.2
8/16 - 247.4 The weekend drop strikes again! I was honestly surprised with the weigh-ins on Saturday/Sunday because of how much yard work I had to do this weekend. I spent almost 2 hours yesterday pulling up a patio and moving bricks across the yard. Now that I can officially say I'm 50 lbs down, the next goal is 60 lbs which is 1/2 way to my goal. The small goals like this group keep me motivated along the way!
8/17 - 246.9 Nothing really motivational today, because I'm really tired. I spent my morning shower thinking of what my next goal is after 60 lbs down because I've been so focused on that for 4 months. Long term I think it'd be cool to be down 100 lbs by Christmas but I know the weight loss is going to slow down so I don't want to pressure myself. Ran 2.5 miles this morning pushing through my exhaustion!
8/18 - 248.0 Well then, scale... Not exactly sure what this is about. I feel like I didn't even consume 1.1 pounds of things yesterday because I was caught up in a work project and forgot to eat/drink. Oh well. Lots of water today and hopefully finally getting a good night of sleep tonight.
8/19 - 249.1 I don't even know what to say... not the best ending.

_JeffreyD_ · August 2021

Male: 64
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205

Goals for this round: Generally, keep it under control. Specifically, get some more exercise done.

Major Goal is to have a lower average than last round.
Minor Goal is to end the round with lower than last day of previous round.

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
R 139: 215.7
R 140: 215.2 (20210210)
R 141: 213.6
R 142: 212.8 (20210302)
R 143: 211.5
R 144: 212.2
R 145: 211.6 (20210401)
R 146: DNW – scale broke during this round.
R 147: 213.1
R 148: 212.3 (20210501)
R 149: 209.7 (vacay 2nd half)
R 150: 210.4 (vacay 1st half)
R 151: 210.7
R 152: 211.0 (20210610)
R 153: 210.7
R 154: 210.6
R 155: 210.0 (20210710)
R 156: 210.9
R 157: 210.6
R 158: 207.8 (20210809)

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 159
Month/Day: Exercise / Comment

8/10: 208.2
Trying to establish a new base of operations near 207. Like football (American), I want to establish better field position on the opponent. I have been on the 210 yard line for too long. I want to be in a position to win the 4th quarter (of 2021.) For a change. Hike!

8/11: 208.0
I was kinda hoping for a better drop. Calories on-point and a huge exercise session in the spinning class. But hey, a drop is a drop.

8/12: 207.4
Did my mowing in the thick air last night. Clothes drenched. I do love this time of year though.

8/13: 207.2
Doing a lot of reading lately, which gets in the way of moving. (and eating)

8/14: 209.6

8/15: 210.2
That fish fry / potluck Friday night put a hitch in my get-along.

8/16: 208.2
Welcome to my roller coaster.

8/17: 208

8/18: 206 (my average for this round is 208.1 and my past-ten-day rolling average is 208.2. Yes, I keep a spreadsheet going that calculates all of this )
This is welcomed because today is DW’s and my anniversary. 42 years. Could mean some kind of higher calorie indulgence today. 😊

8/19: 205.8
Ending this round on a very happy note. I missed by Major Goal by “this much.” (Maxwell Smart reference?) But I smashed my Minor Goal. And, I kept it generally under control. I can see my maintenance range on the horizon.

tiabirdie56 · August 2021

* ROUND 159 (Aug 10 - Aug 19) Water, 80+ ounces daily, carbs at 30g, last meal(s) by 7pm., that seems to be what I end up at most days.

Seeking lower bodyfat%
My name is Tish.
Age: 64
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 260
2021 Start Wgt:215 (Jan 1)
CW: 206.6
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
{Round 139- DNW EW}Jan 31 2021
{Round 140- EW}Feb 10 2021
{Round 141- 211 EW}Feb 20 2021
{Round 142- 215 EW}Mar 2 2021
{Round 143- 215 EW}Mar 12 2021
{Round 144- 215 EW}Mar 22 2021
{Round 145- 214.3 EW}April 2 2021
{Round 146- DNW EW}April 11 2021
{Round 147 - 216 EW}April 21 2021
{Round 148 - 216.3 EW}May 01 2021
{Round 149 - DNW EW}May 11 2021
{Round 150 - 216.7 EW}May 21 2021
{Round 151 - DNW EW}May 31 2021
{Round 152 - 216.2 EW}June 10 2021
Round 153 - 215.6 EW}June 20 2021

Round 154 - 216 EW}June 30 2021
Round 155 - 212.6 EW}July 10 2021
Round 156 - 209.4 EW}July 20 2021
Round 157 - 208.8 EW}July 30 2021
Round 158 - 206.6 EW}Aug 9 2021
{Day/Weight/Comment}

Day1▪︎ Tu•8/10- 207- (Mo•8/09 - 12pm,4pm, 7pm; 16.5hrs;) 29g carbs; Fiber•2g; 80ozs water.

Day2▪︎ We•8/11- 207 (Tu•8/10 -1pm, 4pm, 7pm; 16hrs) 24g carbs; Fiber•2g; 80ozs water

Day3▪︎ Th•8/12- 205.2 (We•8/11 -4pm, 7:30pm; 21hrs) 17g carbs; Fiber•4g; 96ozs water.

Day4▪︎ Fr•8/13- 206.2 (Th•8/12 -3pm, 8:30pm; 19.5hrs)22 g carbs; Fiber•2g; 96ozs water.

Day5▪︎ Sa•8/14- 204 (Fr•8/13 -6pm, 7pm; 21.5hrs) 47g carbs; Fiber•1g; 88ozs water. zucchini bread. 10 loaves of zucchini bread from TWO humongous zucchini my DIL sent to me. I still have 3 cups of grated zucchini left😕 I froze what was left.

Day6▪︎ Su•8/15- 205.4 (Sa•8/14 -4pm, 6:30pm,10pm; 21hrs) 25g carbs; Fiber•2g; 96ozs water.

Day7▪︎ Mo•8/16- 206.3 (Su•8/15-1pm, 3:30pm, 7pm; 15hrs) 29g carbs; Fiber•3g; 96ozs water. Gonna have to push water up to a gallon today. Too much fluid retention, joints feeling achy.

Day8▪︎ Tu•8/17- 204.8 (Mo•8/16-7:30pm; 24.5hrs) 5g carbs; Fiber•3g; 116ozs water.

■Day9▪︎ We•8/18- 205.3 (Tu•8/17-6:45pm; 23.25hrs) 17g carbs; Fiber•2g; 80ozs water.

■Day10▪︎ Th•8/19- ?? I don't know. (We•8/18-3pm, 7pm; 20.25hrs) 19g carbs; Fiber•4g; 96ozs water. Weigh-in this morning read 202. I said no way. I weighed again, 200 and again 200.8. Therefore, I'm going to drink all of my morning liquids, weigh, subtract liquid and see what the results are. I do expect that my number will fall between yesterday's and today's weight. Scale does not need new batteries.

■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%

•lbs lost ✔
•BMI lowered points5
•BF% reduced

■2021
R137/Jan/2~SW: 212 (new start)
R138/Jan/12~SW: 209.8
R139/Jan/22~SW:209.6
R140/Feb/01~SW: DNW
R141/Feb/11~SW:
R142/Feb/20~SW
R143/Mar/03~SW:215
R144/Mar/13~SW:215
R145/Mar/23~SW:215
R146/Apr/02~SW:214.3
R147/Apr/11~SW:216
R148/Apr/22~SW:216
R149/May/02~SW:216.3
R150/May/12~SW: DNW
R151/May/22~SW: 216.7
R152/Jun/01~SW: 215.7
R153/Jun/11~SW: 216.2
R154/Jun/21~SW: 215.6
R155/Jun/30~SW: 216
R156/Jul/11~SW: 212.6
R157/Jul /21~SW: 209.4
R158/Jul /31~SW: 208.8
R159/Aug /10~SW: 207

CamandJarvis · August 2021

You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before

29, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2
GW: 130-135

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
R139 EW: 151.9
R140 EW: 150.4
R141 EW: 150.4 (SNOVID)
R142 EW: 144.0 (PRK)
R143 EW: 144.2
R144 EW: 147.0
R145 EW: 145.7
R146 EW: 145.9
R147 EW: 145.9
R148 EW: 146.5
R149 EW: 147.3
R150 EW: 146.8
R151 EW: 147.9
R152 EW: 147.7
R152 EW: DNW
R153 EW: 147.2
R154 EW: 147.0
R155 EW: 144.7
R156 EW: 146.1
R157 EW: 146.6

Last weight
8/09 - 146.6

Round Goal: 144.x Fast 16+hrs on weekdays, 14+hrs on weekends. Up the water! Water minimum: 75oz, Goal: 90oz.

Day, Weight, Comment
8/10 - 146.2
8/11 - 145.6
8/12 - 145.8
8/13 - 145.6
8/14 - 147.1
8/15 - 147.2
8/16 - 148.7
8/17 - 145.9
8/18 - 146.6
8/19 - 146.3 - A smaller drop than I'd like, but a drop nonetheless. Feeling rather bloated, though. No TMI might also play a part in bloated feeling as well as weight. Went for a mile run this morning. Ankle still giving occasional painful twinges when running so taking it easy. I'll be commuting next week so no running until likely Friday (assuming I can convince myself to get up early enough to beat the heat). Trying to run a little this week to maintain progress. Got all the things for next week's lunch and divided it up. All I'll have to do is whip up the main dish and pack it. Talking about possibly going back to the land to keep working which will be good manual labor (hello accidental workouts!) See y'all next round!

Previous Day's Comments

8/10 - A little drop off. Still look slightly bloated, but much much better than yesterday. Slow on TMI these past few days, guessing to do with bloating, so hopefully once things get going along, weight will go with it. Water wasn't ideal, estimating 60oz. Went on a run but had a few stops along the way. The pup got to meet the neighbor pup and I got to finally officially meet my backyard neighbor (rather than waving across the yard). Said hello to the sweet old man at the end of the street as well. Truly enjoy chatting with him. Pup couldn't keep up on the last 8min free run so I dropped her off during the 2 minute break between free runs and finished the last by myself. Walked the last 2 minutes (ran 6 mins) of that but it warmed up real quick once sun came up and I was struggling with the heat. Maybe I need to suck it up and run earlier when it's still a tad darker (still very visible, just early dawn).
8/11 - Shocking as I didn't track my water. Decent amount, but not quite goal. Also shocking, TOM hasn't started yet and I can still see some visible bloat from it. Maybe more will drop off when that happens?! Not getting hopes up too high since this is such a huge drop, but hey, it's possible. TMI finally back to normal (of course, after weigh in....) but at least my body is back to chugging along. Speaking of chugging along, did another run today. Whew, I didn't want to. Told myself I have a choice: run today and choose either tomorrow or Friday (my day off to sleep in) to get at least 1 more run in or DON'T run today and HAVE to run on my day off (meaning getting up early enough to beat the worst of the heat). Yep, I ran today. Managed to go slightly earlier so didn't get the sun until the last 8 min free form run. Managed the full run since I didn't get too hot until the very end (last 2 minutes I could push through). 90% humidity is NO JOKE! Next run will be challenging. 15 min run at the end! Eeek. 8 minutes was bad enough. But a lot more walking at the beginning so hopefully I'll have good enough timing to drop pup off between the intervals and the free runs. Should also give pup a good walk in before I drop her off to do the free run. Two birds, one stone!
8/12 - Typical bounciness, not worried. Still no TOM. Found out today that starting Week 4 of Zombies, Run! you have to pay! Ick. I may just do it, I haven't decided yet. I do want to know how the story goes, though. It's $5.99/mo and I signed up for a 5k on Oct 30th now (virtual as a benchmark for the in-person on Nov 20th). It's only 8 weeks and I've completed 3 so far so I will only need it for maybe 2 months (depending on how work commute goes -- so far I'm staying home for a couple weeks and can run). I did run 1.5 miles continuous today instead. Figured that's half of what I need to run so it doesn't hurt to see where I'm at. Plus, before I started training, I struggled so hard to run just 1 mile. Showing improvement already! Side note: there is a Guiness World Record attempt on Sept 19th for a 10k. I know I can't run the entire thing, but I can run a good chunk of it, I think. Especially with a little over a month left to train. I signed up because if this ends up being a world record, I can say I am a part of Guinness World Records. How cool!
8/13 - TOM is here, finally, and some relief from bloating. Heavy dinner last night, though, which offset some of the bloating relief. Ran 2 miles this morning and did a super hilly road with Fam. We all needed each other to go so we could motivate ourselves to get out of bed. Once we started running, we all separated. Wowza that sucked, but I pushed through! First time running 2 miles straight since I was in the army. Trying to get prepared for the 10k to run as much as I can. Don't think I'll go from 2 to 6 miles in a month, but it'll also help me with 5k training, too. Plus, if I keep running hills like that, I think the mostly flat surface for my races will be that much easier! Goal: complete the 10k whether I walk or run. Run my 5k in October (in full) and beat my October 5k time (and hopefully become my PR) come November for the in-person race! Drank a little over 90oz but I was super thirsty last night. Think I need to up water more on days I run. Can't tell if I'm truly sweating a ton or if it's the humidity (90% plus every day)
8/14 - Sodium (tried a German restaurant in town. THE BEST. Hadn't had it before), not quite enough water (about 70oz) and no TMI. Tad bit bloated, but seems to be getting better as day goes on. Finally got my hair cut today. Haven't had a trim in almost 2 years now! It desperately needed it. Trying to grow it now (it's to my belt) but the dead ends were going up the strands. Had to take about 2 inches off to get all the dead ends before they kept breaking off the rest of my hair! Feels so much more healthy now, though. No more straw-like ends, yippee! Was also told my hair is suuuper healthy for as long as it is which made me feel better. I do try to take care of it as best I can and keep it healthy. Healthier = longer to me. Glad I could get in before she had to cut more off to save the rest. The kitty I rescued (with my parents) passed today. It's been pretty rough since I haven't been able to see her for almost 3 years. Between transitioning out of the army and COVID, she didn't really know me. Probably won't fully hit me until I go home next and she's not there.
8/15 - DNP
8/16 - No hugs needed. Was out working land yesterday so couldn't post. Also think I'm retaining water from a very strenuous day. Also heavy dinner of steak followed by Tres Leche cake. FamHub's mom's birthday was Saturday. We went out to eat but couldn't bring a cake so we had it last night. I had never had that type of cake so I had to try a bit. I imagine the lactose in that isn't helping matters. Didn't eat a full slice, just a few bites to try something new. Ended up tweaking my ankle yesterday and my brace hasn't been located yet so only walked this morning rather than running. I'll have to look when BF gets up so I don't disturb him. Working on water. Drank a ton yesterday but with the amount of sweating, there was no way to keep up. Aiming for veggie-focused lunch today. Unsure about dinner.
8/17 - Whew, I was wondering if this would take a few days to come off. Drank 90 oz. Veggie scrambled egg burrito for breakfast (tried a new white bell pepper from my garden! "Blond Bell" is what it's called), last of my grapes for lunch (was on meetings and not super hungry), then chicken and rice for dinner. Found my brace so going to try an easy run today. Not going to push it too much, just enough that I don't lose the progress I made, hopefully. Will see how the ankle feels.
8/18 - No hugs. It's dairy. Made a thought-out decision to enjoy some ice cream with BF last night. Took my lactose pills but between the cheese in dinner and the ice cream, it was a tad too much. Quite alright, feeling better this morning, just remnants of bloating. Planning my breakfast and lunch meals for next week. I have to drive in at LEAST Mon-Wed, possibly Thurs depending on what data I can collect Monday and if it's enough for analysis at home Thurs. Just ordered a Bento box since I used to have one and LOVED it. I think it broke during my move to Texas and was tossed. Not 100% sure, but it is NOT in this house. Definitely helps with portioning and the various compartments make me think about my sides (veggies and fruit for "dessert") while keeping my "main meal" within check. Going to do a sauteed kielbasa and red pepper with veggies/hummus and strawberries. Should get me through 2 days. Thinking a chicken&veggie wrap or pinwheel with carrots/hummus (if there's leftover) and strawberries (if leftover) for Wed/Thurs. Breakfast will be ham/egg/cheese/spinach muffin all 4 days.

SheilaBoneham · August 2021

HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
UGW - 130

2021 Goals — 165; eat mindfully; meditate most days; exercise for the pleasure of moving.

History 2021

R136 1/1/2021 End weight 187. (+1.4lb). 10-day ave cals 1885.
R137 1/11/2021 End weight 187. (+/-0). 10-day ave cals 1789.
R138 1/21/2021 End weight 187. (+/-0). 10-day ave cals 1753.
R139 — End weight 187. (+/-0). Didn’t track calories.
R140 — end weight 187.
R141 — end weight 187. Ave calories 1587. (Goal 1600) ⭐️
R142 3/2/21. End weight 187.2. Ave calories 1720. (Goal 1500)
R143 3/12/21. End weight 188. Ave calories 1733. (Goal 1500)
R144 3/22/21. End weight 187. Ave calories 1690.
R145 4/1/21. End weight 187.2. Ave calories 1504. (Goal 1500). ⭐️
R146 4/11/21. End weight 184 (188.6). Ave calories 1516. (Goal 1500).
R147 4/21/21. End weight 188 (-.6). Ave calories 1526. (Goal <1500.)
R148 5/1/21. End weight 187.4. (-.6). Ave calories 1607. (Goal <1500.)
R149 5/11/21. End weight 188. (+.6). Ave calories 1789. (Goal <1500.)
R150 5/21/21. End weight 188.4. (+.4). Ave calories 1593. (Goal <1500.).
R151 5/31/21. End weight 187.6. (-.8). Ave calories 1812. (Goal <1500.).
R152 6/10/21. End weight 188.6. (+1). Ave calories 1843. (Goal <1500.)
R153 6/20/21. End weight 188. (-.6). Ave calories 1563. (Goal <1500.)
R154 6/30/21. End weight moving average 187.9. (-.1). Ave calories 1663. (Goal <1400.).
R155 7/10/21. Moving average 189.1. (+1.2). Ave calories 1677.
R156 7/20/21. Moving average 188.8. (-.3). Ave calories 1867.
R157 7/30/21. End weight 187. Moving average 187.9. (-.9). Ave calories 1570.

R158 8/9/21: End weight 189.2. Moving ave 188.8. (+.9). Ave calories 1633.
R159 8/19/21: End weight 188.8. Moving Ave 188.3. (-.5). Ave calories 1518.

Day/Weight (Moving Ave)/Calories/Comment

8/10- 187.8 (188.8) - 1642
I was really hungry around 9 last night, held out until 10, then ate a piece of Dave’s Good Seed thin with a T of peanuts-only peanut butter. So calories a bit higher than planned, but not stupid high. I’m going to try for a walk right now, but we’re under a heat advisory with very high humidity and it’s already hot and muggy out, so I don’t know that I’ll get far. Maybe I’ll go hike around Menard’s. 🏃🏻‍♀️🪛🏃🏽‍♀️🔨🏃🏽‍♀️

8/11 - 187.8 (188.5) - 1315
Lots of rain and wind last night and another heat advisory today. Must be August!

8/12 - 188.6 (188.5) - 1470
Lots of rain and heat here. I’m catching up with my reading!

8/13 - 188.4 (188.4) - 1523
Love it when daily and average weights merge, though I’d like them lower! But my average is going down, so all good! It’s finally cooled off today so I’m going for a walk and the looking for a new viburnum for my garden. Have a great Friday!

8/14 - 187.8 (188.2) - 1558
I’m surprised because we had Thai carry out yesterday. I did stick to vegetable stir fry, but still. Not gonna argue! The heat and humidity have subsided finally, and I have a garden day planned — new viburnums, hydrangeas, and a few others to plants, plus a lot of happy weeds to yank. Happy Saturday, all!

8/15 - 188.2 (188.2) - 1362
It’s a perfect summer day here — I hope you have the same. Yesterday I did a lot of planting. Today, deadheading and weeding! And a walk later. Perfection.

8/16 - 186.8 (187.7) - 1213
Monday, Monday… cool and overcast here, so a good morning for a long walk, methinks. Right now I’m having a second cup of coffee in the garden with about eight pairs of goldfinches, two Ruby-throated hummingbirds, some house finches, a bunch of sparrows, and a couple of wascally wabbits. Perfection!

8/17 - 188.6 (187.9) - 1503
How does that make any sense? Has to be water, even if yesterday was a false low, since my calories have been consistently below maintenance for more than a week. Frustrating, though. No hugs needed, just venting where I can! I think next round I’ll go to recording just my running average — much less volatile.

8/18 - 188.4 (188) - 1436
Reminding myself that my running average has dropped this round even if daily numbers are weirdly bouncy. I’m still having a snack in the evenings but have stopped crazy late-light snacks while reading, so that’s progress. And I’ve kept my calories below maintenance all round without trying for crazy low and without feeling deprived of anything. Yesterday I dug up two humongous plants I’ve decided to remove from my garden and planted a good sized hydrangea I had in a big pot, so that was my weight training for the day!

8/19 - 188.8 (188.3) - 1854
Oops. I ate too much and too salty last night. Still, my moving average is down for the round and I’m feeling more in control most of the time, so all is well. My creativity group meets tonight for pitch-in dinner, so who knows what’s on the menu? I’ll just try to keep portions under control and move on tomorrow. See you in R160!

frida001 · August 2021

SW:167
GW:130

Round 147 SW 162.8 EW 160.2
Round 148 SW 160.2 EW 159.6
Round 149 SW 159.6 EW 157.6
Round 150 SW 156.8
Round 159 SW 161

SW: 161
Day/Weight/Comment
8/10 161 walk 5 miles
8/11 161
8/12 161 walk 4 miles
8/13 161.8 I had a beer last night. This may be water retention. Woke up at 5:30 for cycling.
8/14 159.2
8/15 DNW - cycling and a little yoga
8/16 159.6 joined a fitbit challenge : ) cycling

8/17 159.6 Yesterday was the first day of school and our air conditioning went down. OMG it was 93 F in our classroom with masks on. Miserable. I didn't come home to have a beer though (yay)! I did a short spinning class. WALKED 5 MILES

8/18 159.6 My Birthday
8/19 160.4 Too much indulgence?

fmfdfa2020 · August 2021

May 10, 2021 - 183.1 - just 2.9 pounds off 186, my heaviest weight ever - (stopped posting on this challenge July 2020 - very glad to be back!)

Next short-term goal: 162.X
169....168....167....166....165....164....163....162.X

SW: 169.2

8/10: 168.4 - IF 18.5 hrs, 80oz water. Rowed 30 min. The garden is really starting to produce now so it's that time of the year where every meal has vegetables out of the garden. Today I made zucchini noodles which I had never made or eaten. I didn't have anything to spiral them with so I just used a peeler. They were more like egg noodles than spaghetti. I was surprised how good they were. I like zucchini but cooking them this way really did make you feel like you were eating noodles.
8/11: 168.5 - IF 17 hrs, 64oz water.
8/12: 168.2 - IF 17 hrs. Not enough water, or vegetables yesterday. Replaced them with too many carbs/salt. We'll see if it catches up with me tomorrow on the scale, but, either way, today I'm back on track. I want to continue on this healthy track because I am feeling so much better!

8/13: 168.3 - IF 18 hrs. 44oz water. Rowed and Free-weights.
8/14: DNW - IF? I forgot to log when I quit eating yesterday and can't remember the time.

I usually stop by 5pm but had watermelon sitting on my counter and ate some every time I passed by it last night. This is also the reason I decided not to weigh this morning.
8/15: 168.1 - IF 16. 80oz water. Lots of vegetables.
@quiltingjaine - Thank you for the reminder about watermelon. When I stop sugar and refined flour products, I tend to overdo sweet fruit like watermelon. I was more mindful of it yesterday.

It's a beautiful Sunday morning with the humidity dropping. I'm going to ride over to the ocean this morning - should be beautiful with the clear blue skies.
8/16: 168.0 Come on 167.x. IF 18hrs. 80oz of water 2 days in a row - YAY! Rowed 30.
8/17: 168.3 I think this will drop off tomorrow with 80oz of water today (knock on wood).

IF 18 hrs. 56oz water.

8/18: 167.8 - Finally 167.x. I am so determined!! Only 5 lbs to reach my next short-term goal of 162.x. Row 30 min. No IF because I had to get up early for an appt and had to force myself to eat something at 6am. 54oz of water (I will get 80oz in today!).

8/19: 167.1 Woohoo! Good Riddance to 168! My NSV at the moment is watching a pair of pants that I lived in for years starting to fall off - such a motivator! I tracked my goals this round and did pretty good. I didn't exercise as many days as I wanted, and need to try to hit 80oz of water each day. All in all, I'm happy with the round. See y'all in round 160!

I'm going to track my goals this round:
Water - 544 (Goal: 640oz)
Row 30 mins, Free-Weights, Walk - 4 (Goal: 8 days)
Vegetables/Fruit -56 (Goal: 50 servings)
Intermittent Fasting - 9 (Goal: 7 days)
No Sugar - 10 (Goal: 10 days)

Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
180's; 170's; 160's; 150's; 140's; 130's

If I quit now, I'll soon be back where I started. And when I started, I so desperately wanted to be where I am now!
There is no going back! NOT THIS TIME!

chloeguo · August 2021

SW:141.4

8/10: 139
8/11:138.6
8/12:137.6
8/13:138.8
8/14 139
8/15 136.8
8/16 137.8
8/17 137.2
8/18 137.2
8/19 137.2

deepwoodslady · August 2021

Round 159
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 61 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 117 FOR ME.

“Today….I am choosing Me”

MY STATS:

Highest weight ever (05-10-2016): 253
Original starting weight on MFP: (01-11-2018) 235.0
R158 EW= 189.6
R159 EW= 187.8

Current New Goals:
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.

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********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 R52 (06/07/18 thru 09/23/18) = …..19.4 LOST (Ending weight 179.0)
R53 through R62 (09/24/18 thru 01/01/19) = …..4.1 GAINED (Ending weight 183.1)
R63 through R72 (01/02/19 thru 04/11/19) = …..8.1 GAINED (Ending weight 191.2)
R73 through R82 (04/12/19 thru 07/20/19) = …..5.5 GAINED (Ending weight 196.7)
R83 through R92 (07/21/19 thru 10/28/19) = …..8.7 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)
R93 through R102 (10/29/19 thru 02/05/20) = …2.0 GAINED(Ending weight 190.0)
R103 through 112 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = …..14.9 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)

R113 through 122 (05/07/20 thru 08/23/20) = [color=blue)…..4.7 GAINED [/color=blue] (Ending Weight 209.6)

R 123 thru R132 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = ……1.5 LOST (Ending Weight 208.1)

R133 thru R142 (12/03/20 thru 03/01/21) = ……0.7 LOST (Ending Weight 207.4)

R143 thru 152 (03/02/21 thru 06/10/21) = ……3.6 LOST (Ending Weight 203.8)

R153 (06/11/21 thru 06/20/21) = ……3.6 LOST (Ending Weight 200.2)

R154 (06/21/21 thru 06/30/21) = ……3.8 LOST (Ending Weight 196.4)
R155 (07/01/21 thru 07/10/21) = ……1.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 197.6)

R156 (07/11/21 thru 07/20/21) = ……3.2 LOST (Ending Weight 194.4)

R157 (07/21/21 thru 07/30/21) = ……0.2 LOST (Ending Weight 194.2)

R158 (07/31/21 thru 08/09/21) = ……4.6 LOST (Ending Weight 189.6)

R159 (08/10/21 thru 08/19/21) = ……1.8 LOST (Ending Weight 187.8)

Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s

Day/Weight/Comment
08/09 …..189.6….. (trend 192.3) ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
08/10 …..189.6 ….. (trend 192.0) Exactly the same as yesterday. Hanging on to those 180’s . I really noticed that my early summer clothes are now very baggy and beginning to fall of me. And I’m starting to notice those bones I forgot I had. Many who have lost a fair amount of weight before knows exactly what I mean. It’s the NSV I’ve been waiting for. I’m hoping for more water and more movement today.

08/11 …..189.6 ….. (trend 191.8) Third day in a row at the same actual weight but still trending down. Lots of movement on the downward trend due to recent weight losses. Tomorrow is a very long travel day. A friend will be going with me. There will likely be indulgences but nothing I can’t handle when I get home. I’m feeling strong and capable still.

08/12 …..190.0 ….. (trend 191.6)
Late Dinner, early weigh-in. 3 hours of sleep. Travel today to the cancer center for my annual mamm and check-up. I expect more uprise from the scale tomorrow but it will be temporary.

08/13 …..193.2 ….. (trend 191.7) I obviously did not practice any restraint whatsoever at the golden corral during my medical traveling yesterday. I am on top of it today! News a little worse than I expected. I need a liver scan due to multiple lesions that showed up in the corner of my last lung CT scan in 2020. Due to covid there has been delays (some on my part) on everything medical. They have also ordered a CT scan for my lungs again. The last scan showed a nodule had grown from 1.7 to 2.3 cm. That does not mean cancer from breast has metastasized yet. It could be a benign growth because they considered that a small change in a 6 month period. I Missed 2 scans 6 months apart for rechecks so I will have to go have it checked soon. Making the appointments today on the phone. My breast mamm was good but my manual breast check with the oncologist showed a small growth in the skin (not in the breast tissue itself) very near the surgical sight. She said it did not look good. She had a general surgeon look at it who didn’t like it either. They had a plastic surgeon come in and check who didn’t like it either. They found a dermatologist who hadn’t left for home yet who didn’t like it. She asked to do an emergency biopsy which I agreed to. I was moved to a procedure room, numbed and the entire thing was fully removed. If it is cancerous it will not be skin cancer but, rather, breast cancer metastasized. No cure but can be treated (whatever that means). I have 2 stitches which I can have family take out later to avoid another long trip back. I am still waiting to hear the results. I have 2 other smaller bumps that looks just like it that they didn’t touch. If the big one they removed is okay, they should be okay too according to the doctor. Hoping for the best!

08/14 …..189.6 ….. (trend weight 191.5) So, my well went out again while I was standing naked to get into the shower Thur morning as I was getting ready for my road trip to the University Hospital. I had to go to neighbors for a shower again just to prep for the cancer appointment. The well man worked all day Friday and when he finally got the brand new well pump on, it seized up and so I still have no water since basically last Wed night. He is here now trying again but I can hear him cursing as he comes back & forth up the basement steps. Pray pray pray! Weight back down today. Not much planned exercise yesterday, moderate water, but I did get almost 5 hours of sleep last night (that’s good for me). I also did a lot of walking back & forth to neighbors for potty putting my steps at 14,000+. All my workers are sharing an unflushable toilet in my house as the other bathroom is getting remodeled. Not me! Well man is still slamming doors out to attached garage as we speak. Please God, give me and everyone else on earth clean flowing water. Our world has never been more divided than right now between Essential and Non-Essential. This is Essential!

08/15 …..187.6 ….. (trend weight 191.1) Still no water. I will have to wait until Monday. Repair man thinking the screen in the tip may be clogged which requires big machine to get down into the ground. He will call a well company on Monday to get advice/their take on what needs to be done. Happy that weight is still moving down. I watched my diet carefully again yesterday and added as much movement as possible in light of all the workers here. I got in over 14,000 steps again just walking back & forth to the neighbors to use their bathroom.

08/16 …..187.2 ….. (trend weight 190.7) A lower cal day yesterday and 11,000+ steps to the neighbors again so I am not surprised to see a bit of a drop. Hoping and praying that well man gets some answers and there will be a fix in store very soon. In this rural area, well companies are not nearby, but there are 1 or two in surrounding counties, over an hour away. Hoping the fix will not be too expensive as I’ve already spent so much already. Hoping anyone that can help has an opening on their schedule VERY SOON!

08/17 …..187.8 ….. (trend weight 190.4) Well….I guess I am happy that trend weight is down. Scale weight up but truthfully, I am estatic that it isn’t higher. I made a bad and unplanned choice during the late afternoon and then tried to skip dinner to make up for it. It ended up being a binge for food by 11:00 pm. Bad mistakes all around. I won’t do that again. After eating over calories, I always feel STARVING the next day as my body wants me to overdo the calories again. So strange how that works. I am ignoring the requests and eating to plan today. I am carefully planning all meals and not getting sidetracked by the flurry of activity at my house right now. BTW…..No water still……no response from well company yet. I may have to take some dirty dishes and some laundry to the neighbors today. This is a new house to me and I don't even know them that well. Sad today.....all hugs welcome! Prayers requested.

08/18 …..187.4 ….. (trend weight 190.1)
Stuck to plan yesterday although most of my time and my movement was limited. The well company I called does not have enough help and are too backed up to make the trip and help. So disappointed! I found another company who said they were willing to come on Thursday. Hoping for best! 3 hair appointments today – DGS #1, DGS #2 and my son Johnny. Then the handyman will be over to work on a long sidewalk framing I am having poured soon to give me a sidewalk up the hill to my house so I can get up and down in the winters for mail or to take out trash. I found out last winter that the driveway is impossible to walk on (crushed stone). A flurry of activity again today expected. Drywall finisher will also be here to mud and sand this evening after he is done from another job. I took a hard fall yesterday in my yard and my knee is black and blue. Lots of pain but no break. I won’t be able to walk the hills of my yard and neighborhood much. I’ll do what I can to stay active.

08/19 …..187.8 ….. (trend weight 189.9) A blip up but I’m not sure why. Calories in the green by 176. A little better movement yesterday considering injured knee during the fall. I guess it’s just a normal fluctuation. I am down 1.8 lbs this round (my trending weight is down 2.1) Overall I am very happy with the round. I have seen great progress by so many this time around! Congrats to all. See you in round 160!

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10841150/just-give-me-10-days-round-160#latest

fitnatic130 · August 2021

First time joining in with the challenge

SW: 215lbs ( march 2020)
Day/Weight/Comment
8/10 . 202.6 lbs.
8/11 200.4.
8/12 200.4
8/13 200.8
8/14 201.2
8/15 201.6
8/16.. 200.2
8/17 199.6
8/18 200.2
8/19 199.0. goal accomplished, 3.6lbs down 🎉 proud of myself 😁. Went out for a meal which I'm thinking was around 1200 calories so I guess I'm doing omad for today lol if I get hungry tonight I will have banana before bed but I highly doubt it.

Good luck to everyone in the next round.

starrjulia8 · August 2021

Starr
Age 40 Height: 5.8
Highest Weight: 229.6 (March 2016)
January 1st 2020 226.5
January 1st 2021 195.5

I need new goals going forward. No idea what that will entail but I am staying the course.

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
Round 139 SW: 193.0 EW: 192.1 -0.9
Round 140 SW: 192.1 EW: 190.5 -1.6
Round 141 SW: 190.5 EW: 192.5 +2
Round 142 SW: 192.5 EW: 192.6 +0.1
Round 143 SW: 192.6 EW: 195.7 +3.1
Round 144 SW: 195.7 EW: 196.8 +1.1
Round 145 SW: 196.8 EW: 194.2 -2.6
Round 146 SW: 194.2 EW: 195.8 +1.6
Round 147 SW: 195.8 EW: 195.3 -0.5
Round 148 SW: 195.3 EW: 197 +1.7
Round 149 Skipped
Round 150 SW: 198.6 EW: 196.2 -2.4
Round 151 SW: 196.2 EW: 195.7 -0.5
Round 152 SW: 195.7 EW: 195.9 +0.2
Round 153 SW: 195.9 EW: 200.0 +4.1
Round 154 SW: 200.0 EW: 197.5 -2.5
Round 155 SW: 197.5 EW: 197.1 -0.4
Round 156 SW: 197.1 EW: 197.4 +0.3
Round 157 SW: 197.4 EW: 196.8 -0.6
Round 158 SW: 196.8 EW: 196.7 -0.1

Round 159 SW: 196.7 EW: 198.6 +1.9

8/10 197.1 Got a haircut this weekend. Feeling better.
8/11 197.1
8/12 196.2 I weighed very early in the am. So yesterday my children's father showed up at my job. It was potentially a very messy and extremely scary situation however he was arrested without incident. He is off the street which will make me sleep better at night. No hugs for me though. I am not hurt, and I am now on a tropical beach...determined to enjoy our birthday. (I am a twin). HERE'S TO 40!!!
8/13 DNW
8/14 DNW
8/15 DNW
8/16 198.2 Not bad for 4 days of relaxing. I did get a morning walk everyday and TOM is upon me as well.
8/17 197.6
8/18 197.5
8/19 198.6 I fell into a late evening snack, a small bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios. I knew it was last day to weigh in for the 10 day challenge but I went grocery shopping late last night. Personally I am proud that it was only a bowl of cereal. I am not doing too well lately. I am struggling with some of the drama of the last few weeks but I am still here. I am just trying not to use food as a form of comfort because that can be dangerous. This challenge keeps me grounded right now.

quiltingjaine · August 2021

@frida001 Happy belated birthday!

Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 159

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