Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 161

*END ROUND 161 (Aug 30 - Sept 8) 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: 65
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 260
2021 Start Wgt: 215 (Jan 1)
CW: 202
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
Round 160 - 202.6 EW}Aug 29 2021
{Day/Weight/Comment}

▪Day1▪︎ Mo•8/30- 202 (Su•8/29 - 2:30pm, 8pm,10:30pm;16.5hrs;) 53g carbs; Fiber•9g; 64ozs water. Ate a half slice of zucchini bread. Took vitamins late again. I really wanted to save the bread for today, because we are taking a diet break this week.

▪Day2▪︎ Tu•/31- 201.8 (Mo•8/30 -4pm 7:30pm, 9pm; 17.5hrs) 36g carbs; Fiber•8g; 92ozs water.

▪Day3▪︎ We•9/01- 201 (Tu•8/31 -3:30pm, 7pm, 9pm; 18.5hrs) 49g carbs; Fiber•7g; 70ozs water.

Day4▪︎Th•9/02- 202.2 (We•9/01 -3pm, 7pm, 10pm; 18hrs) 92g carbs; Fiber•g; 76ozs water. Peach cobbler. My day starts full of 2's!😊

▪Day5▪︎ Fr•9/03- 202 (Th•9/02-4pm, 7pm, 9:45pm; 18hrs) 14g carbs; Fiber•5g; 80ozs water.

▪Day6▪︎ Sa•9/04- 202.2 (Fr•9/03 -5:30pm, 8:30pm; 20.25hrs)67g carbs; Fiber•13g; 80ozs water. 2ozs Terra vegetable chips. Tasty.😄 Two more days left in my diet week off.

▪Day7▪︎ Su•9/05- 201.8 (Sa•9/04- 2pm 7pm; 17.5hrs) 67g carbs; Fiber•g; 64ozs water. Yesterday's carb bomb was no salt potato chips and a sugar seckel pear. Tomorrow (Monday) is my last diet day off.

▪Day8▪︎ Mo•9/06- 200.2 early weigh in (Su•9/05- 7pm, 9pm; 24hrs) 20g carbs; Fiber•4g; 80ozs water. 2TBS of cheesecake and 2ozs of strawberry slices. Not counting it against my last day.

■Day9▪︎ Tu•9/07- 201.6 (Mo•9/06 -1:30pm, 8:45pm; 16.5hrs) 121g carbs; Fiber•g; 88ozs water. Half of a baked potato was in my plan. The remainder of the terra chips and last minute bag of no salt potato chips was not. I felt really stuffed and miserable from that potato. It's all good. So long diet break!

■Day10▪︎ We•9/08- 200 (Tu•9/07- 2pm, 5pm, 7pm; 16.75hrs) 17g carbs; Fiber•2g; 92ozs water. Knocking on 190's door. Maybe I'll gain entry in Round 162. When I make the breakthrough, I'll add my old information back to my spoiler. I had to take it out because it was causing me anxiety to see where I had been.


■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%

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:
Round 161
Month/Day: Exercise / Comment

8/30: 206.6
Actually DNW, but this is the average between what my last reading and today’s reading. (This is how I do it.)

8/31: 209.2
I am back, and just in time! I just returned from a long weekend away where the fantasy of weight gain does not exist. Now I am back to reality, HA! This should peal off pretty fast.

9/1: 207.2
Hello September! Where does time go?

9/2: 206

9/3: 206
Yesterday, I topped-off my calories like I was topping-off my car’s gas tank. Managed not to spill any.

9/4: 205.2
9/5: 206.4
9/6: 205.8
All things considered, for a holiday weekend I feel good about this. Still need to get through todays’ mine field.

9/7: 204.2
Nice recovery from a week ago. Some chaos in my life yesterday and I am grateful that I did not turn to food to make me feel better.

I have been flirting with my maintenance range as of late. I need a committed relationship with it though. That means touching both ends of it, not just the top end.

I have a good sense of what needs to be done as this months-long Autumn food-fest begins.. Now I just need to do it.

9/8: 205.2
I was at a big calorie deficit yesterday, but still gained a pound. Probably a correction from yesterday’s low reading in combination with my legs healing from the spinning class last night. It was one of those classes that take you way beyond what you would do on your own. I hate it and I love it.

Here is an NSV; as I was renewing my gym membership last night, I asked if there is a “senior rate.” She asked,”are you older than 55?” HA! The victory is that she did not just assume but went ahead and asked. I will take any cheap NSV I can get!!

As a whole I am happy with the ten days. Met my general goal and my minor goal. The Major goal was going to be tough to achieve with a big travel weekend in there at the start and then Labor Day weekend (even though labor day weekend ended up great!)

New round tomorrow!

Round 161

Stats: 5'1", F
heaviest weight: 62 kg (Nov 18/2020)
current weight: 57 kg (Aug 21/2021)
goal weight: 50 kg

Round 160 SW: 57.9 kg EW: 58.1 kg
Minor increase from last round. Goals for round 161 are to be mindful of my portions, eat less carbs, and be more active!

SW: 58.1 kg
Day/Weight/Comment
8/30: 58.6 kg (129 lbs)
8/31: 58.2 kg
9/1: 57.8 kg - doing well so far with eating less carbs (e.g. No rice atm, but did have buttered toast) and focusing on my protein and veg intake. Work has been so busy lately and I have an interview today. Been inside coz of it but ystd, I had morning errands and went for a 20 minute walk in the evening to get fresh air.
9/2: 57.4 kg - my interview went well! I was only asked questions abojt my work background. The interviewer was 15 minutes late though... It made me feel like they didnt value my time. Ill hwar back next week if I move forward to the next rounds or not. Such a busy and long day ystd, but had a big breakfast and pasta lunch to keep me energized! Went for a nice hike afterwards.
9/3: 57.6 kg
9/4: 57.4 kg (126.3 lbs) - lots of hiking today! Was out the whole day, so lunch/dinner was late. I had croissant and marble loaf for breakfast, and szechuan beef for dinner. A bit dehydrated tho, but will make sure to drink lots of water tomorrow! I started preparing my products to contribute to swag bags for a local pop up vendor market in october. Exciting!
9/5: 57.3 kg
9/6: 57.7 kg - no surprise in this little increase. Had some pizza yesterday, but still got 13k steps in! All good 😊 happy long weekend everyone!
9/7: DNW
9/8: 57.8 kg (127.2 lbs) - ok, past few days have been eating some pork buns mom made here at home hehehe. But happy with total of 0.8 kg / 1.8 lbs lost this week! 😊

67 yr old female, 5'9" and ready to get this show on the road.

May we all make progress this round!

SW: 278
CW: 211.8

Goals:
To weight less than I start out this 10 day challenge!
202 mini goal for this month- I'll be at my top BMI range of Overweight!
199.8 Ye old Onerand goal-anytime this fall
169 Top BMI range for Normal, although "being normal" has never been a life goal for me-ha-it is now!

Day/Weight/
8/30 211.8 I swam, did a bit of water aerobics & met a new swimming buddy Peggy Obeg. So far I've eaten commensurate w/ my plan & exercise regimen.

8/31 213
9/1 214.8
9/2 213.2
9/3 210.8 Whoo whoo. Down! After several days eating chocolate bars one after another to give me energy (or so I told myself) to clean prior to company's arrival, I got back to my sensible eating plan. It took discipline, but I was able to keep my focus yesterday. I've discovered having the protein cooked and ready to heat up is key for me to stay on track. Hurray! Now to stick with it! I'm planning to swim and do Yoga today, which always increases my hunger-hopefully I can stick with it today!

9/4 210.4
9/5
9/6 210.6 less salt and no chocolate bars, my weight went back down. Onward ho!
9/7 209.6
9/8 207.6 "To weight less than I start out this 10 day challenge!" Whoo whoo, I met my 10 day challenge! I'm down weight wise (and up emotionally- I'll take that dopamine hit) and hopefully holding-less than what I weighed Jan-May, but I was here in June, July and August, up and down a 4-5 point range over several months. I suspect that my adipose point is at least 10-20 pounds less than the first 1/2 of the year. May we all stay mindful of our meals, and continue on this journey together. Thanks for the support!

Lilylady3k wrote: »

So true!

Round 161
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 61 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 119 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
R160 EW= 188.4
R161 EW= 187.6


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
08/29 …..188.4….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
08/30 …..189.2 ….. (trend weight 188.5) Not the best way to start. It was a bit of a lazy day yesterday but my meals were on point. However, the snack monster hit me last night and while it wasn’t too bad, it put me over calorie and into the red. Today will be better. I don’t like looking down the throat of the 190’s when I’ve already put that chapter behind me.

08/31 …..186.8 ….. (trend weight 188.3) One day, one step, one decision at a time…… A good day yesterday. Going for another today.

09/01 …..182.8 ….. (trend weight 187.8) I find this weight hard to believe today. 4 pound loss overnight??? (After a 2.4 loss the day before???) My scale is reliable and I stepped on it 3 times but I don’t trust this and consider it a fluctuation. I did everything right. I had TM. I finally slept over 4 and ½ hours which is good for me> But that is a bit much. Traveling today and tomorrow. Plenty of sitting and restaurant food. I’ll be home each night and will keep up with the posts. Friday morning my scale reading will not be pretty but that is how I roll.

09/02 …..185.2 ….. (trend weight 187.5)That is more like it. It is still down from day before yesterday and feels more permanent than the extra low scale reading yesterday. More travel today so I know the scale will be up tomorrow (Friday). I am going to count this coming Sunday morning as my accurate weight. That will give me 24-48 hours to exercise again and shed some travel/restaurant water retention. Until then, I’ll type my weight in maintenance black. I’ll be working hard over the weekend to put this travel behind me!

09/03 …..187.5 ….. (trend weight 187.7) Day one of expected bump up after multiple days of travel. Only 3 hours & 1 minute of sleep last night. Only hours between last meal and weigh-in due to lack of sleep. No water yesterday hardly and no TMI today. None of that helps but it certainly contributes. Today will be a good day. Next appointment and travel, barring a medical or renovation emergency, will be on Tuesday. I will be getting things back in order before then.

09/04 …..187.5 ….. (trend weight 187.8) Yesterday I found out that my ex-sister-in-law that I’ve known for 46 years died of Covid in South Carolina. She was fully vaccinated and had just turned 64. She was immuno-compromised. Her daughter found her unresponsive in her home (she lived alone). She was alive, but was later determined to be brain dead. She was lucky enough to get a ventilator for a short time since they are scarce, but she was taken off all life support measures when it was determined she would never wake up and never go home. Please, even if vaccinated, mask up in those highly public places. More people love you and don’t want to lose you than you even realize. I spent all evening and night eating my emotions and moving into the 2nd phase of grief = anger. I am surprised the scale didn’t go up. Today I will try hard to be more mindful. The food binges changes nothing.

09/05 …..188.2 ….. (trend weight 187.8) I ate 400 more calories after closing out my MFP last night. A little hunger, a lot of grief and emotional eating which solves nothing. Today I am going to a family BBQ for Labor Day at my oldest DD’s house. There will be tons of food. One moment I’m too sad to eat (that’s how I handled rough things when I was young=no appetite), other moments I use food as a crutch. I know that most of you are on one side of this or the other during emotionally tough times and I 100% feel your support and understanding. I am navigating through as best as I can. Keeping my weight level right now would be a plus. Catch-up is just another battle I don’t need right now. Thanks for your kind comments and your understanding.

09/06 …..189.4 ….. (trend weight 188.0) Well…….this day certainly didn’t start well. My well went out again. My handyman came over and re-primed and I had to let my neighbor know (who has company for the holiday staying over) that I needed his water and hoses again. When it rains, it pours! Then…..My TDEE/total calorie intake was less than calories burned overall, but there it is! CICO is much more complicated due to cortisol, other hormones, sugar levels as a T2D, water retention etc. So true that the scale is not always the only measure. I enjoyed the family labor day BBQ yesterday. I’m glad I went. Today I am going to be very strict with my diet unless I let my emotions overtake me. I hope for extra low calorie and lots of water and walking/movement. Doctors appointment tomorrow and 2 CT scans on Thursday (Thursday involves travel). I can’t believe this round is almost over! I’ll push to end a little better for tomorrow’s final weigh-in.

09/07 …..187.2 ….. (trend weight 187.9) I really didn’t think I would hit goal (any loss at all) but I am down 1.2 lbs this round. I had to work hard for it yesterday. To shake it up I kept to a one-day-only calorie count of 1002 and kept an eye on the carbs. I got in some extra calorie burn too with an extra walk. Today I went to my PCP doctor appointment. Glucose still too high, but improving. I have to go back in a month. Her scale showed me down about 4 point whatever pounds since last month. This month I wore heavy sweats (cold and rainy here today), last month was lightweight shorts so there’s that….. Funeral was today for my SIL. How wonderful that I was sent a live video link so I could “be there” for it in South Carolina. I was happy to see that some of the pictures on the tribute wall of the funeral home website included me even though she stopped being my SIL in 2002 at the time of my divorce after a long 21 year marriage. She was a great person and she died too soon. Please mask up at the very least folks! You are loved!

09/08 …..187.6 ….. (trend weight 187.9) Made goal with a 0.8 lb drop. I’m surprised as this has not been a very good 10 days. I see that many of you have done very well reaching your varied personal goals. Congratulations! See you next round.

STATS: 5’6", F

Goals
- Check in everyday
- Some form of exercise at least every other day
- Eat within calorie goal
- Intermittent Fasting (Weekdays) 16:8

R157(1): SW: 134; EW: 131.8 (-2.2 lbs)
R158(2): SW: 131.8; EW: 132.6 (+0.8 lbs)
R159(3): SW: 132.2; EW: 126.2 (-6 lbs)
R160(4): SW: 126.4; EW: 125.6 (-0.8 lbs)
R161(5): SW: 125.4; EW: 123.4 (-2 lbs)
UGW: ~115 LBS

SW: 125.4
Day/Weight/Comment
8/30 - 125.4
8/31 - 125.6
9/1 - 125.2
9/2 - 124.6
9/3 - 124.6
9/4 - 124.6
9/5- 124.6
9/6 - 124.2
9/7 - 123.6
9/8 - 123.4

Round 152 SW 189.0 EW 185.4 (-3.6)
Round 153 SW 185.4 EW 184.2 (-1.2)
Round 154 SW 184.2 EW 183 (-1.2)
Round 155 SW 183.0 EW 180.4 (-2.6)
Round 156 SW 180.4 EW 177 (-3.4)
Round 157 SW 177.0 EW 180 (+3)
Round 158 SW 180.0 EW 174.6 (-5.4)
Round 159 SW 174.6 EW 173.6 (-1.0)
Round 160 SW 173.6 EW 172.6 (-1.0)

SW: 172.6
GW: 169.7

Day 1 8/30: 172.6, Trend 172.2 (-0.0)
Day 2 8/31: 171.0, Trend 171.4 (-1.6)
Day 3 9/1: 171.0, Trend 171.1 (-0.0)
Day 4 9/2: 171.6, Trend 171.1 (+0.6)
Day 5 9/3: 170.8, Trend 170.9 (-0.8)
Day 6 9/4: 170.4, Trend 170.6 (-0.4)
Day 7 9/5: 172.4, Trend 171.0 (+2.0) DOMS!
Day 8 9/6: 171.6, Trend 171.1 (-0.8) Quads still a bit sore.
Day 9 9/7: 172.4, Trend 171.5 (+0.8)
Day 10 9/8: 173.4, Trend 172.0 (+1.0). Well, *this* sucks. 😬

Round 161 starting weight: 159.5 lb
Round 161 goal weight: < 159.0 lb

8/29. 72.9 Began lower calorie/day target & no more Graham crackers.

8/30 72.5 159.5
8/31 72.4 159.28
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9/1 72.2. 158.8🎉
My Three Year Maintenance Anniversary!!!!!!!!

9/2 72.7 still doing what I need to. Day#5
Scale will behave soon LOL
9/3 72.5 159.5 I’ve got the food under control - scale is just fooling around lol
If not, I’ll try trimming some more calories.
Day#6

9/4 72.6 159.7. Day#7
9/5 72.5 159.5. Day#8
9/6 73 🤷‍♀️ I’m doing everything I should. Maybe holding onto water from our long, steep hike yesterday. 2nd hardest of 2021❣️
And I feel great today. Really helps to walk 10K steps daily.

Tracking verrry carefully. I’d decrease my calorie goal, but honestly having to work at staying below 2,100.

9/7. 72.3 159.06 almost there!!
9/8. 72.5 159.5
🌸Maddie

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 -> 116.2 -> 115.4->?-> 117.8 ->116.6 -> 116 -> 116 -> 115 -> vacation -> missed about 3ish rounds->
Goal weight for this round: Get to pre vacation weight!

Previous days 9/8 117.4 Went for a 3 mile walk this morning instead of a run. I just wasn’t feeling up for intense cardio this morning. Food was good all day and I even resisted fast food that my husband got because I knew I had a peach, tomato, basil and corn salad waiting for me at home. I'm happy with a neutral end to the round. See you all tomorrow!