Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 160

You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. R157 20210730 205.6 (-1.5)
R158 20210809 203.2 (-2.4)
R159 20210819 202.9 (-.3)

R160: Time to make some progress and strive for <200 in August! Quit this yo-yo cycle.
🎯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
8/20 203.0 Walked 4 miles, Bike 30 min, 1590 cal, 76 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Cooking class with friends where we made Fruit Empanadas, Paella Mixta, Tortilla Española. Exercised and fasted through breakfast but obviously not enough. Expected bump up after 4 evenings in a row eating at restaurants with friends. Gearing up for damage control and not let this be an excuse to continue to backslide.
8/21 204.6 Walked 4 miles, Swam 500m + treaded water 12 min, 2003 cal, 110 net carbs, 3 glasses wine, >100 oz water. Great exercise day but snacked on way to many nuts, fries at lunch & rice at dinner. But wow the continued rise in the scale is worrying me!
8/22 203.6 Walked 4.5 + .5 miles, 1568 cal, 71 net carbs, AF. Planning fall road trip and kitchen remodel.
8/23 203.5 Walked 3.2 + 1 miles, 1521 cal, 110 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Lazy day.
8/24 203.7 Walked 3 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1656 cal, 156 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Cousin came in from Florida and we went to my sister’s for crawfish étouffée and wine … but I insisted on going to my exercise class before meeting up with them.
No swimming laps for a couple of weeks since they closed the olympic size lap pool for maintenance.
Thinking about signing up for twice per week strength classes in September to prep for hiking plans in Oct. The lunge part of the routine has made me much better at going up and down steps at home.
8/25 201.9 Walked 2.4 miles, 1255 cal, 117 net carbs, AF. Walked first thing in the morning, breakfast, donated blood & cleaned out a few kitchen cabinets … all before lunch! Then yard work and more cabinets in the afternoon.
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SW: 299.2 (April 20, 2021)
GW: 180
End of Round 157: 257.1
End of Round 158: 250.9
End of Round 159: 249.1
Round Goal: 245
Day/Weight/Comment
8/20 - 248.9 Today marks the 4 month anniversary of me starting this journey. I had hoped to be lower after seeing 246 on the scale earlier this week but my body had other plans. Still being down 50 lbs in 4 months is nothing to be upset about.
8/21 - 248.7
8/22 - 245.8
8/23 - 244.9 The usual weekend fall strikes again! Sometimes I wish I had a manual labor job so that I could get calorie burns from work rather than just sitting at a desk all day. I spread 1/2 ton of top soil and then mowed the lawn after. Last year I couldn't mow my entire lawn at one time, now I'm doing it after doing other work. I'm also starting to really feel more comfortable with my body. Still a long way to go but I'm not embarrassed to go places anymore and I'm excited to have nicer clothes!
8/24 - 246.0 Just how Mondays are always low, Tuesdays and the rest of the week are always high. Sitting around at work all day really takes its toll I guess. This was pretty disappointing to be honest. I just want to be out of the 240s and I keep bouncing around here.
8/25 - 246.5 Yeah this trend is really annoying. Looking back at last week, I'm down 2.5 lbs but I have no idea how I'm going up during the week. I'm doing everything right and the scale just doesn't cooperate. I know not to put much stock in the number on the scale but psychologically it's not the best start to the day when I know I've done everything right.
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* ROUND 160 (Aug 20 - Aug 29) 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: 204.6
RGW: Lose 1/2 to 1 pound
FGW: 175       
*It's easier for me to think 10lbs ahead at a time* 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
Round 159 - 204.6 EW}Aug 19 2021
{Day/Weight/Comment}

▪Day1▪︎ Fr•8/20- 204.6 (Th•8/19 - 3pm, 7:30pm; 20hrs;)21g carbs; Fiber•4g; 64ozs water. Never had the opportunity to weigh again yesterday. I think the 202 was correct, but I may not see it again until the end of this round.This morning, retaining fluid once again and my bodyfat has dropped .8%

▪Day2▪︎ Sa•8/21- 203 (Fr•8/20 -3pm, 7pm, 9pm; 18hrs) 19g carbs; Fiber•7g; 96ozs water.

▪Day3▪︎ Su•8/22- 203.8 early weigh in (Sa•8/21 -3:30pm, 7:30pm, 9pm; 18.5hrs) 28g carbs; Fiber•6g; 96ozs water.

▪Day4▪︎Mo•8/23- 203.4 (Su•8/22 -4pm, 7pm; 19hrs) 21g carbs; Fiber•7g; 108ozs water.

▪Day5▪︎ Tu•8/24- 202.2 (Mo•8/23 -3pm, 7:30pm; hrs) 25g carbs; Fiber•4g; 96ozs water

■Day6▪︎ We•8/25- 203, early weigh in. (Tu•8/24 -3:30pm, 5:30pm, 10pm; 20hrs) 29g carbs; Fiber•5g; 96ozs water. I ate my last meal earlier than usual yesterday, so ended up having to have a fatty snack just before bed so that I could take my vitamin D.


■Bodyfat% using Vanity Planet BF scale
■BMI using National Heart Lung &amp; 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%

OSW 187 Sept. 2017
GW-140

8/20-169-Out to dinner with MIL tonight, it would have been their 55th anniversary but he died on Christmas Day. On a happy note, we got4 loads of road base delivered yesterday for our parking area around our house pad. I am excited because DH will have a road around the pad and I’ll have a walking path!
8/21-DNW-Lovely dinner out with MIL and aunt. Off to a quilting class, then probably yard work. Happy Saturday!🌸☕️
8/22-168
8/23-DNW- We have so much yellow squash, I decided to make a casserole with it. Also made a small loaf of herb bread and ate some of it. Off to ride the horse, then home to quilt.
8/24-DNW-Making cream brûlée French toast for MIL
this morning. I made French bread last night with a little nutmeg in it and it smelled so good, I had some of it. Work at the qui shop today.
8 25-169-Glad to be in the 160’s. Ride the horse this morning then quilt this afternoon.
Karen

Thank you, @quiltingjaine for getting us started, again.
4’9” petite-sm. boned female. 59 yrs
Ultimate goal: 98 lbs (subject to change)
SW (starting over--May 24, 2021): 160.3
Round 160 Goals: Go to bed earlier & get up earlier. Drink at least 32 oz of water. “Any loss is a win!”, as @musicsax always posts. I will also add “Any exercise is a win!”

8/20. 158.8
8/21 158
8/22 DNW
8/23 DNW
8/24. 158.6
8/25 157.6 Did awesome yesterday with food!
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@quiltingjaine Not all of our pools are open since COVID, but they opened the outdoor pools this summer. They all close after Labor Day, but have really cut back on the hours since school started a few weeks ago. I'm in Colorado, so it starts cooling off in the fall and snowing in the winter. The weather is still nice enough for them to be open, but I think staffing has been an issue and most of the staff are college students and are back at school too. I'll check out the indoor pools and see if there are options there. I don't want to miss out on an exercise I really enjoy.

Round 160
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 61 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 118 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
R159 EW= 187.8
R1160 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.




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Day/Weight/Comment
08/19 …..187.8….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
08/20 …..186.6 ….. (trend weight 189.6) My new low since before Covid. I’m dreaming of the 170’s. It may be awhile but it is within reach before Christmas if I stay committed and on track! Wishing everyone the very best of luck and circumstances this round. Let’s do this!

08/21 …..186.8 ….. (trend weight 189.3) My renovation handmen were here until late (9:30 pm). One helped prime my well pump and it’s still working this morning! Hopeful! I didn’t get in the walks I wanted and my dinner was very late and eaten in bed. Frozen pizza filled with sodium so I am happy the scale isn’t going crazy on me this morning. I finally settled in at about 11:30 pm to an Episode of Columbo which is one of my greatest pleasures. I had a heckofaday (with water problems and drywall dust) and deserved all two hours of it! Today I have pulled pork going in the crock pot to share with the workers.

08/22 …..185.4 ….. (trend weight 188.9) That’s better! Ended up having dessert last night which was unnecessary really. A double whammy – A little too much and totally of the wrong thing but the scale was still kind to me this morning. It was probably catching up to some good days a few days ago. Today is my DGD’s 1st birthday. She is about 65 miles away so there’s a tad bit of travel and there will be food and cake. I expect an uptick tomorrow but a wonderful day today! I will consider today my higher calorie day to keep my metabolism from dropping. Making it part of my plan instead of against it will help keep me in check in the coming days.

08/23 …..187.4 ….. (trend weight 188.8)The birthday party was fantastic for my DGD turning age 1. So beautiful with lots of things for toddlers to do (trampoline, kiddie pool, castle playing, bouncy house etc). Food was catered and delicious. I didn’t eat much real food yesterday, mostly junk. The cake was so sweet that, even after taking off most of the frosting, my teeth almost fell out. I felt like I died and went to heaven, truthfully. It was the land of milk and honey. Abundance. So…..two pounds later, I am planning an extra good day today. I’ll never forget her birthday celebration, but I will forget these 2 pounds. They will be gone before the end of this round!

08/24 …..187.4 ….. (trend weight 188.6) Still trending down and still below starting weight which is goal met. Yesterday I remained under calorie and with pretty decent macros. However, I didn’t drink enough water and I must have crawled like a snail or a turtle (at best) all day because I got in basically zero extra activity. So I am not surprised by no change on the scale. I will try to some lower carb healthier choices today and see what happens. On a positive note, today was morning 4 with water (and without priming well). Perhaps they’ve finally got the right settings!

08/25 …..187.0 ….. (trend weight 188.5) I am going out of town in a little while unexpectedly. Rain is due and the planned outside project is on hold for the day so it’s a perfect day to go buy the power/pressure washer I need. Lunch will be out, probably Chinese or Thai food. I drink less water when I am away from home, but I’ll try to get in extra tonight and tomorrow to offset the sodium. I do expect a temporary uptick on the scale tomorrow but temporary is the key word here…..

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Took a few days off from logging everyday on here.

End Weight R159: 291 (8/17-last day weigh-in)

Height: 6'0
MFP Start Weight: 299
Challenge Start Weight: 294.2
Heaviest Weight: 300.8
Ultimate Goal Weight: 184

Day/ Weight/ Comment:
8/21: .〰️ 294.4 ⬆️ (+ 3.4)
8/22: 〰️ 293. ⬇️ (-1.4)
8/23: 〰️ 291.8 ⬇️ (-1.2)
8/24: 〰️ 289.2.⬇️ (-2.6)

8/25: 〰️ 286.2 ⬇️ (-3) More determined/motivated to stay the course. I like seeing the lower number. 😄

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