Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 163
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SW: 227.0 lb (Sep. 18, 2021)
GW: 221.9 lb (Sep. 28, 2021)
Day/Weight/Comment
9/19: 226.0 lb
9/20: 225.2 lb
9/21: 224.0 lb
9/22: 222.8 lb - Did well on my 1st day on MFP. Need to work on my macros, though.
9/23: 223.2 lb - Expected gain, as I was 480 cal "over", yesterday.
9/24: 223.0 lb - Still over on calories, but a small weight loss and still headed in the right direction.
9/25: 222.2 lb - 0.3 lb away from goal weight for Round 163.
9/26: 222.4 lb - Probably miscalculated breakfast calories.
9/27: 223.4 lb - Went to a sports bar to watch Sunday football and ended-up 800+ cal "over".
9/28
1 day left in the challenge to lose 1.5 lb. Impossible? no, probable? no. #staytuned9 -
@mourvedre You've got this. My weight bounces up and down but the downward trend is obvious when I look over time. You are down over four pounds this round. That's fantastic!! Someone recommended an app to me early on called Happy Scale. It shows weight loss trends and is really reassuring when I see the bouncing numbers.
Awwwww, thanks so much! 🤗3 -
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”, 60R157 20210730 205.6 (-1.5)
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 2021 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)
R158 20210809 203.2 (-2.4)
R159 20210819 202.9 (-.3)
R160 20210829 203.1 (+.2)
R161 20210908 203.1 (+/-0)
R162 20210918 203.2 (+.1)
R163: Time to make some progress and strive for <200! Quit this yo-yo cycle. Pursue more days on plan with remaining calories in the green (vs red)
🎯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 September!
Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
9/19 203.4 Walked 4 miles, 1792 cal, 115 net carbs, 3 glasses wine.
NSV . My high waisted jeans slipped over my hips without unzipping … so bought 2 new pairs of jeans in a size smaller. WIN!
9/20 202.5 Walked 3.4 + 1 miles, 1899 cal, 246 net carbs, AF. Up a few times during the night and finally turned on coffee at 3am this morning. Feeling a lot of stress but also coughing a ton. Hope whatever ails me shakes loose soon.
9/21 202.7 Walked 2.4 miles, 1380 cal, 129 net carbs, AF. Definitely not feeling well yesterday. Took two 2 hr naps, hot tea, cough drops, meds, and skipped book club in the evening.
9/22 203.0 Walked 2 + 1.1 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1755 cal, 86 net carbs, 2 glasses wine.
9/23 202.7 Walked 3.8 + 1.3 miles, only thought about swimming, 2453 cal, 184 net carbs, 3 glasses wine. Spent most of the day looking at things to do on our trip in October and dreaming about places we could go early next year.
9/24 202.5 Walked 1.3 + 3.2 miles, Strength Class 1 hr, 1402 cal, 41 net carbs, 1 beer. Breakfast after exercise class with the gang + Torchy’s Tacos with DH in the evening. Held it together when ordering by preplanning and sticking to the plan.
9/25 202.9 Walked 3.2 miles, 1770 cal, 108 net carbs, 2 glasses wine + 1 Kirin beer. DD & I walked all 3 dogs, shopped today for clothes & rugs and enjoyed a pedicure. Then our husbands joined us for sushi dinner. Later in the evening DD & her hubby introduced us to 2 David Chang TV series “Ugly Delicious” and “The Mind of a Chef”. Wonderful Friday.
9/26 203.3 Walked 3.2 miles, 2025 cal, 177 net carbs, 2 glasses wine. DH requested his grandmother’s southern stewed chicken … I created something close. It turned out to be good comfort food for DS1 just returning from a work trip to Dubai and my DIL that is now 6 months pregnant and didn’t cook for herself while he was gone.
9/27 202.7 Walked 3.4 miles, ? Cal, ? Net carbs, AF. Dined out at Hearsay and ordered a Mojito mocktail (requested less sugar) since we were attending a Squeeze + Halls & Oates concert at Woodlands Pavilion an hour from home. Loved the food DH & I split! AHI TUNA FLATBREAD - rare tuna, micro greens, carrot, cucumber, gochujang aioli, wasabi caviar. KUNG PAO SHRIMP & CALAMARI - lightly fried calamari, shrimp, jalapeño, bell pepper, bean sprouts (no rice)
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I’m in! This is round 3 for me.
I can do anything for 10 days!
Goals: 11,000 steps a day, <80 carbs a day, strength training 3x/week, cycling 2-3x/week
MFP SW: 237.6
CW(9/18): 218.6
9/19: 217.8 Starting this challenge off good! Finished the day with over 11,000 steps and 52 net carbs. Saturdays are typically my rest days, so no exercise beyond the steps. ✔️Day 1 success!
9/20: 217.4 Creeping down some more! Finished yesterday off with 60 carbs, over 12,000 steps, and got a Pelo ride in. I’m ready for this week!
9/21: 216.6 Feeling really good this morning! Hit my step goal yesterday, finished the day with 48 net carbs, and got my strength training in last night. Bring on this Tuesday!
9/22: 216.0 Another successful day yesterday! Hit my step goal, finished with 48 net carbs, and got a 38 minute Peleton ride in. Today I’m feeling a little tired, but nothing I can’t handle. I also have dinner with my MIL tonight. She’s a great cook, although not a low carb cook. So I’m planning a very low carb lunch, and then I’ll just do as well as I can at dinner. I got this!
9/23: 216.8 A bump up this morning, but not unexpected after ice cream for dessert last night. I did everything right, even kept to my carb goal. Ice cream gets me every time though! It’s all good! Back to my normally scheduled programming today!
9/24: 215.6 Had a great day yesterday! 40 minutes on the Pelo, over 11,000 steps, and 53 net carbs. Ready to do it again today!
9/25: 214.8 Yesterday was a good day overall. Got my steps in and finished the day with 44 net carbs. Postponed my strength workout till today though because I was feeling rough yesterday.
9/26: 213.2 Pretty surprised by such a big drop, but very happy about it. Had a great day yesterday- hit my steps, finished the day with 50 net carbs, and I’m feeling better too! Bring on today, I’m ready!
9/27: 212.0 Another big drop, wow! Had a great day yesterday- 34 net carbs and hit my step goal. I took the weekend off from exercise because of not feeling 100%-I still don’t today- but hopping back on it today. Bring on the week!
9/28:
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@Lilylady3k Wow, Squeeze + Hall&Oats . That would be a fun concert. It just occurred to me that they are older than me! How are the voices holding up?
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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)
R 159: 207.9
R 160: 205.9
R 161: 206.2 (20210908)
R 162: 205.9
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 163
Month/Day: Exercise / Comment
9/19: 207.6
9/20: 207
Still dealing with pumpkin residue. 😊 Great to be back at it with a fresh round. Great to see all of you regulars and also the new folks!
I need you all.
9/21: 206
Working from home today with some cold symptoms.
9/22: 206.2
Decided to just go get a test yesterday. Negative! Still running a bit slow today though.
9/23: 205.2
Every week I have to break the back of the Carbo-Monster that I sometimes let through the front door on the weekends. Just writing this makes me want a cinnamon roll.
40 pounds ago I let the Carbo-Monster sleep in my basement full time. I am slowly building boundaries.
9/24: 206.6
It’s a happy Friday! (if you decide that it is…and I do!)
9/25: 206.2
9/26: 206.8
9/27: 208.4
Cruising along in the 206 zone and BOOM! Chinese Buffet for lunch yesterday. Yes, yesterday was higher in calories, and the weekend was pretty undisciplined, but I think most of this is sodium based water retention. With a little leakage and evaporation, things will get back to normal soon. 😊
9/28
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Thank you, everyone, for the comments on my art. It's been an amazing journey and art is my play and me time. The show is online and is one of my biggest events for the year. I'm excited to see where it all lands.8
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Starr
Age 40 Height: 5.8
Highest Weight: 229.6 (March 2016)
January 1st 2020 226.5
January 1st 2021 195.5
October 31 2021 10 lb loss goal
September goals:
Drink 64 oz of water
Strength training twice a week
Eliminate junk food.
Limit alcohol.Round 115 SW: 223.1 EW: 218.1 -4.3Round 163 SW: 200.3
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
Round 160 SW: 198.6 EW: 200.3 +1.7
Round 161 SW: 200.3 EW: 200.7 +0.4
Round 162 SW: 200.7 EW: 200.3 -0.4
9/19 202.3
9/20 202.3 I feel like I am fighting off stress with a club and I am losing the fight. I know I have to get my head together in order to lose weight and my head is not together right now. Maybe I should be working on maintenance instead of attempting to lose because right now I am so discouraged. Trauma is not something you just get over and I am trying to just get over it. I am still trying to watch my calories intake, I am still doing my workout routine. However cortisol (stress hormone) is a beast.
9/21 202.2 .
9/22 201.3
9/23 201.8
9/24 DNW
9/25 DNW
9/26 DNW
9/27 202.7 I didn’t really try too hard.
9/28
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@coblujay, Your artwork is very colorful and quirky, as you say. I like it!4
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@mourvedre I messaged you with the details.
Age: 62 5’6”
SW: 261 (6/3/21)
CW: 227.6 (09/18/21)
UGW: 175
End of 10 day challenge goal: 225
Drink a minimum of 64 oz water a day
Swim, Circuit, Hike (5x week minimum)
Challenge 156: 245.4 (-1.8) - Challenge 157: 242 (-3.4) - Challenge 158: 240 (-2.0) - Challenge 159: 237 (-3.0) - Challenge 160: 235.6 (-1.4) - Challenge 161: 229.6 (-6.0) - Challenge 162: 227.6 (-2.0)
9/19 228 (+.4) Bounce from my Friday indulgence meal. Today I’m hiking with my sister and will really focus on getting my water. I’m expecting the scale to start moving back down in the next day or two.
9/20 227.2 (-.4) Hiking was wonderful, yesterday. It was beautiful and I’m seeing improvement in my endurance. We’ve knocked off several minutes per mile since starting back in early July. I’ve been hungry lately so will plan to eat every 3-4 hours to keep me from eating things I shouldn’t. Definitely got all my water in yesterday.
9/21 226.2 (-1.4) I stayed on track yesterday. It was easier because I was so busy. Today is a swim day. Can’t wait to get to the pool.
9/22 225.6 (-2.0) Happy, and a little surprised. I’ve been finding my eating creeping up a little. I’m tracking everything, which is really helpful. I’m still losing so I’ll just keep an eye on things and try to do a better job of having prepared meals and snacks on hand. Swimming was wonderful yesterday. I can't do more than one lap of freestyle without being out of breath, so I do breast stroke in between. My goal is to be able to swim my whole hour doing freestyle. It's going to take some time to get there, but I'm determined.
9/23 224.8 (-2.8) Yay! It’s funny how some days it feels like I haven’t lost a thing. It’s slow motion sometimes. I’m glad we have fitness trackers, apps, phones with cameras…so that I can track progress even when I don’t see it in the mirror.
9/24 226.8 (-.8) A bump after my indulgence meal last night. I had a great swim yesterday. Looking forward to finishing off these ten days strong.
9/25 226.0 (1.6) Stayed within my calorie goals and drank all my water. Limited exercise. Today is Orange Theory Fitness. Another busy day ahead.
9/26 225.4 (-2.2) Didn’t end up working out yesterday. I have an art show coming up in a few days and I’ve been painting and preparing. I think I need to give myself a little grace here. Still doing great staying in my calorie goal range. Things will get back to normal later this week.
9/27 223.8 (-3.8) Wowsa! This is a fabulous surprise. No exercise yesterday, but I did still focus on staying on plan and drinking all my water. Today I’m looking forward to being back at the pool.
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Height = 5'4
Highest Weight = 193 lbs.
Goal Weight = 134 lbs.
Total Pounds Lost = 30 lbs.
Pounds To Goal Weight = 29 lbs.
Round 163 Goals: 80+ oz. water daily, IF 16/8, Limit Alcohol, Run 3 x Week, Strength 2 x Week, Yoga 1 x Week, Focus on Better Sleep
Round 162 End Weight = 163
Day/Weight/Comment
9/19: 163
Really good run yesterday, pushed the pace super hard! Today is supposed to be a Rest Day, but have a strength workout to make-up that I skipped on Thursday. The scale has stalled at 163 since the beginning of the last round but I can see body changes and clothes are fitting looser, so all is good!
9/20: 162.9
Very good day yesterday with food & exercise! Going to make this a great week
9/21: 162.3
Yesterday was a rest day...today is a running day + maybe strength training today also if I have the energy
9/22: 162.1
Felt super sluggish on my run yesterday but powered through it. Even though I was definitely in a calorie deficit yesterday, dinner was a bit high on sodium, so I'm super happy to see a drop on the scale this morning!
9/23: 161.8
Lunch time walk yesterday + upper body weights...going on a run today which is always something to look forward to! In a good place at the moment with my food & exercise, just need to stay the course.
9/24: 161.8
Rainy day here, but hoping it will clear in time to get a walk in this afternoon. So ready for it to be the weekend!
9/25: 161.7
Rain cleared up much earlier than expected yesterday and brought with it such a nice breeze on my mid-day walk. Busy, busy all weekend but have lots of planned exercise I need to fit in as well.
9/26: 161.5
Very active day yesterday but at the same time super relaxing. Made a delicious dinner last night with cauliflower gnocchi.
9/27: 161.7
Normal weight fluctuations, no reason for any gain. Running day today + will get in a little yoga if I can.
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SW: 240.2
9/19 - 240.2
9/20 - 240.5
9/21 - 239.8
9/22 - 240.1
9/23 - 239.9
9/24 - 236.6
9/25 - oops
9/26 - 238.7
9/27 - 238.7
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HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
UGW - 130
2021 Goals (revised) — get out of the 180s; eat mindfully; meditate most days; exercise for the pleasure of moving.
History 2021R136 1/1/2021 End weight 187. (+1.4lb). 10-day ave cals 1885.R162 9/18/21: End weight 183.6. Moving Ave 183.8 (-2.9). Ave calories 1260.
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 188 (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.
R160 8/29/21: End weight 187.4. Moving Ave 187.9 (-.4). Ave calories 1519. ]
R161 9/08/21: End weight 185.6. Moving ave 186.5 (-1.4). Ave calories 1324.
R163 Goals—average calories <1400; keep moving!
Day/Weight(Moving Ave)/Calories/Comment
9/19 - 182.6 (183.3) - 1485
Yay yippee! So nice to see the downward momentum. Enjoy your Sunday, everyone.
9/20 - 184.4 (183.5) - 1435
Had Thai veggies for lunch, so probably salt. I also had some Triscuits and cheese in the evening — skipped dinner but I was really hungry. All good.
9/21 - 183.2 (183.3) - 1177
Thai leftovers yesterday so sodium still a little high, but not bad. I’m certainly on my feet more with the puppy!
9/22 - 183 (183.1) - 1230
Rain rain rain, which we definitely need, but it makes exercising the pup a lot messier! Oh, well, that’s what towels are for, right? And he makes sure I get off my duff a lot more! Have a lovely Wednesday!
9/23 - 182.8 (182.9) - 1201
Brrr! 45 this morning and wet wet wet. But it’s supposed to clear up later, so Rory and I will get a walk. Warming up into the 70s tomorrow and the following week, so perfect. Enjoy!
9/24 - 182 (182.5) - 1096
I’m glad my calories were low yesterday as my creative group is meeting for dinner this evening and I know there will be white chicken enchiladas and dump cake! I’m bringing salad, so at least one low-cal dish. 😁 I’m budgeting breakfast and lunch carefully so I can enjoy dinner. Also headed out for a long puppy walk — burn calories and puppy juice!
9/25 - 184 (182.8) - 1627
I didn’t keep my calories as low as I’d hoped but it wasn’t a complete blowout, and the only leftover is salad— everybody took the fattening stuff home with them. Yay! Back on track today.
9/26 - 183 (182.7) - 1119
As long as my moving average keeps dropping. Enjoy your day!
9/27 - 182.6 (182.6) - 1182
Not bad. DH wants gyros for lunch, so I’ll skip the pita and won’t be hungry for dinner, plus lots of water. Should be fine!
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Thank you @quiltingjaine !! 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!)
Calorie/Carb Cycling with an average of 1200 to 1400 calories at the end of 10 days. 80 oz water each day. Row/Walk/Free-Weights most days. IF, no sugar/white flour products. Focus on getting enough vegetables.
Last short-term goal - done, done and done!!!!!
169....168....167....166....165....164....163....162.X
Next short-term goal:
162....161....160............159.x
SW (9/18): 163.3
9/19 - DNW
9/20 - DNW
9/21: 163.1
9/22: 163.2
9/23: 163.0
9/24: 163.0
9/25: DNW - I went to bed after midnight, woke up around 3am and couldn't sleep so got up. Obviously, weight would not have been accurate so skipped weighing in today.
9/26: 162.9 - I finally hit my latest short-term goal and it seemed to take forever - hit 162.x. I'm moving on to my next goal even if it bounces back up a little over the next days. I am going to make my next short-term goal a little easier to get to this time. I want to see the 150's. So here goes.....
Stewed the last of our tomatoes from the garden yesterday and going to make chili today. Fall weather, chili, and football - what more could you ask for on a Sunday!
9/27: 162.8 - hung on to 162.x even with the chili I made. I was tempted to make cornbread but the way I make it (and maybe everyone makes it this way? or it's the southern way?) is so fattening by heating oil in a cast iron skillet and when you pour the batter in it starts frying. So good, but I'll save that for a day later down the road. The weather is absolutely beautiful and will be all week. I can't wait to go hike some trails by the ocean. Have a great week everyone!
I had to edit because I keep transposing my numbers or I can't get my head around I'm 162.9 and not 169.2. It is so much fun to correct and be reminded that I'm finally in the low 160's.
9/28
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!7 -
@coblujay What fun paintings! Congratulations on your show. I keep thinking that when sitting outdoors weather is gone, I’ll get back to painting. As you say, it’s me time, and fun! Are you working in acrylic?4
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4’9” petite-sm. boned female. 59 yrs
Ultimate goal: 98 lbs (subject to change)
SW (starting over--May 24, 2021): 160.3I started mfp on 2/20/11 at 160.2 lbs.
My lowest weight on mfp was 140 lbs in 11/2013 and 5/2014.
My highest weight ever: 168+ (and I wasn't even pregnant at that time... ) That was in 12/2016.
Just for the record used to be an athlete a long, long time ago. Used to teach Aerobics and Step Aerobics. Used to LOVE exercise.
Nowadays, I don't exercise at all. Why, oh why not? How can I go from loving exercise and doing tons of exercise to nothing at all?
Going from low blood pressure to being on medication for high blood pressure. What have I done to myself?!
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 EW 159.2
Round 159 EW 158.8
Round 160 EW 158.4
Round 161 EW 158
Round 162 EW 159.6
Round 163 Goals: Go to bed earlier & get up earlier. Drink at least 40 oz of water. Exercise. Stick with menu plans as closely as possible even if my day gets changed up... and plan every day, if at all possible. Weight goal: end this round below 158 lbs.
I know that I keep blowing it, but I also know that I "can do" it!!! And, I know that I will!!!
Day/Weight/Comment
9/19 157 Wow! I already met my goal!
Well, if I can sustain this until the end of this round. I'll be happy. If I can get down to 156.6, I will be thrilled as that was what I was at in the middle of Round 162. I did follow food plan, yesterday, and drank my minimum of water. No exercise, tho.
9/20 157 Very stressed out to the point of shaking. Dad still in hospital... issues. Stuck with food plan yesterday. Drank 48 oz of water (above my minimum), No formal exercise, but did have over 11,000 steps yesterday.
9/21 154.8 wow! Did not expect that so weighed again. Same tame. Put scale up, then weighed again almost 10 minutes later. Exactly the same! I’m happy about it, but did not have such a good food day yesterday. No exercise yesterday. Did have minimum water & felt like I slept better, although still not enough sleep. Another very stressful day!!! Das had different dr today & problems with this dr. Ghah! He’s now been in the hospital since September 10th. Lost most of my afternoon to phone calls with drs & hospital. Unable to work, altho was at work…
9/22 154.8 Dad had procedure done, today. He made it through that, waiting for surgical consult now. He will need to have a small surgery done. He is having problems with feeding tube, so now he needs a different kind... Did well with food, yesterday/ At least 40 oz of water. Still no exercise.
9/23 156 I'm still happy with this. Yesterday, was another rough day. Yesterday, I tried to alter my food plan as I had to eat out instead of at home & also had to use meat that someone else bought & didn't know how fatty it was. So, hopefully I've learned from that rather than letting someone else convince me of something. Over 9,000 steps, but no formal exercise.
9/24. 156 again rough day yesterday… work was tough. Dad had surgery. 30 minute surgery ended up 2 hours.
9/25 156 Another rough day yesterday. Feeling horrible about surgery my dad had day before yesterday. Was there a miscommunication between drs & surgeon? I would not have approved this surgery & likely begun hospice for my dad instead. I knew risks with surgery but this seems more like miscommunication. So upset… hard to stay strong. How could this have happened?! Sorry don’t need answers just venting…
9/25 157
9/26 155.6 My Dad not doing well.
9/27 155.6
9/28
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tiabirdie56 wrote: »@Elbee1, Happy for your weight drop. {{{BIG HUGS}}} to you for your Dad.
Thank you! @tiabirdie56
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@Elbee1 - I went through the exact same thing with my Mom in 2014. It's so hard and I'm sending hugs.
@jaccimc63 Thank you, and I'm so sorry that you went through the same thing with your Mom.4 -
@SheilaBoneham It's such a fun way to play. I do work in acrylic and mixed media. Thank you!!4
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5’5 female in 50’s.
OSW - 187. Sept. 2017
GW - 140
9/20-172-Insanely busy week last week, no time for exercise and was on my feet most of the time. Got all of the laundry done yesterday and cooked extra food that’s healthy. It shouldn’t be too hot today, so I should be able to fit everything in...we’ll see!
9/21-169-Walked 5 miles, ate the healthy food I prepped, rode the horse and quilted. Drank lots of water too!
9/22-168-Only walked 2 miles, and went to a garden club meeting. It ended up being pretty hot by the time I got out to see the horse, so I gave him a bath in the shade. I’m getting an earlystart this morning.
9/23-DNW-I refuse to weigh if I feel bloated for the day, but have eaten healthy. I made Bieler Broth yesterday (just a bunch of veges and some sea salt) puréed it and had 2 cups. Also had my seasoned bone broth, thus, the bloat. Only walked a couple of miles yesterday after long horse ride, which ended with moving cattle...oh, fun! Lots of running around today.
9/24-169-Glad to be in the 160’s. Only walked 2 miles, one was with the horse as his warm up. Ate healthy need more water.
9/27-DNW-Ate a well seasoned steak last night. Finally cooler and can spread my tasks throughout the day and evening.7 -
Round 163
Stats: 5'1", F
heaviest weight: 62 kg (Nov 18/2020)
current weight: 57 kg (Sep 17/2021)
goal weight: 50 kg (October 31/2021)
total weight lost so far: 5 kg / 11 lbs
weight to go: 7 kg / 15.4 lbs
Round 162 SW: 57.4 kg EW: 57 kg
Goals for round 163 are to be mindful of my portions, eat less carbs, and be more active!
SW: 57 kg (Sep 17, 2021)
Day/Weight/Comment
9/19: 57.3 kg
9/20: 57.5 kg - worked for 10+ hours last night. Need to get moving!!!!!
9/21: DNW
9/22: 57.2 kg
9/23: 57.4 kg
9/24: 57.2 kg
9/25: 57.1 kg - celebrating a birthday today. We'll be going out for sushi, so may see increase tomorrow, lol. Yesterday, went for two walks!
9/26: 57.1 kg - surprisingly stayed same weight even after all you can eat sushi and cake 😂 happy! Taking time for self today - drawing, walking, reading, tidying room. Will have a relaxing day for sure. Enjoy rest of your weekend, all!
9/27: 57.1 kg
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@coblujay ❤️ your whimsical paintings!
@fmfdfa2020 The problem with cornbread, for me is not the butter I put in the skillet but the grains and sugar.3 -
Female 5’1” Age 71 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126) UGW was 125 (HS weight 1968)
Maintaining below 120Rnd 7 167.0 to Rnd 17 155.5
To Rnd 27 146*
To Rnd 37 139.0
To Rnd 47 133.5*
To Rnd 57 131.5
To Rnd 67 128.0
To Rnd 77 125.0
To Rnd 87 121.0*
To Rnd 97 121.0
To Rnd 107 122.0
To Rnd 117 116.0
To Rnd 127 117.0
To Rnd 137 117.0
To Rnd 147 116.0
SW Rnd 148 116.5 AW 117.41
SW Rnd 149 115.5 AW 116.8
SW Rnd 150 118.5 AW 117.15
SW Rnd 151 118. AW 117.11
SW Rnd 152 116.0 AW 115.35
SW Rnd 153 115.0 AW 115.2
SW Rnd 154 115.0 AW 115.2
SW Rnd 155 115.5 AW 115.2
SW Rnd 156 115.5 AW 115.0
SW Rnd 157 115.5 AW 114.75
SW Rnd 158 115.5 AW 115.8
SW Rnd 159 115.5 AW 116.3
SW Rnd 160 118.0 AW 118.0
SW RND 161 117.0 AW 117.45
We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19
What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.
This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.
**Comments apply to previous day**
SW RND 163 117.0
9/19 118.0 Well yesterday turned out to be extremely stressful. 24 yo DGD’s 21 yo friend got drunk early on and after taking DGD’s phone and purposely dropping it and breaking it, decided to leave her and go with some random much older guy who offered to buy her a drink. So we drove to The Strip, picked up DGD and took her to the hotel to pick up her stuff and she spent the night with us. DGD changed her flight so she wouldn’t be forced to take a 3 hour drive with “friend.” I had one really watered down adult beverage late in the evening. Now her flight is delayed almost 2 hours. My stomach is in knots.
9/20 117.5 DGD finally got home, after late boarding they spent almost an hour on the taxiway waiting to take off.
9/21 118.0 I had about an ounce of peanuts and a lot of salt from the bottom of the jar. 🤷♀️ I seem to have done something to my left foot, middle toe and it really hurts to bend it. Awake since 3:30AM UGH!!
9/22 118.5 AF I was so tired I went to bed a little after 9 and slept until about 6:30. GARMIN shows 9h 31m I didn’t log any of the food I ate yesterday but we did go to Golden Corral where I made less than stellar choices due to extreme tired. Today DH takes neighbor to lunch and I plan to fast. We’ll see how that goes. My “fasting muscle” seems to have taken leave. I should not have eaten bread Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. I believe I’m “paying the price.”
9/23 119.0 AF Lots of salt?? Under on carbs, fat and calories. 5 over on protein.
9/24 119.0 AF It has cooled off here and I need to keep my water consumption up. I also have quit making my version of BPC. (BulletProof Coffee)
9/25 118.5 AF Only 2100 steps because I’m trying to not use my left foot. Toe still hurts but I think it’s better.
9/26 120.0 ??? Water retention??? Another low carb day. Had 1/2 of a Greek salad and a small amount of gyro meat, NO pita. Drank at least 90 oz of water and had large TMI. Thank you BPC! AF
**UPDATE: By noon today I had consumed about 10 cups of coffee and my weight was down to 119.0. When I went to bed I was up to 125.0!
9/27 118.5 Made 5 trips to the bathroom during the night to get rid of water!8 -
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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
End of Round 160: 244.5
End of Round 161: 237.2
End of Round 162: 234.1
Round Goal: 232
Day/Weight/Comment
9/19 234.8
9/20 233.7 - What a weekend. Saturday night had a comedy show so we went out to eat and got soft pretzel bites, hamburgers, fries and beer. To counter that, I've been doing 600+ calorie rides on the Peloton and absolutely feeling it. I'm addicted to the Peloton rides because unlike T25, you just burn a ton and have no clue until you're finished how hard you've worked.
9/21 233.0 - Honestly surprised about this because I got home and snacked and then ate dinner and then snacked more. But getting in longer Peloton rides and burning more and more calories. Probably too many calories at this point so I'll have to eat a bit more to make up for that. Did an almost 800 calorie ride this morning and really feeling it right now. Water and protein all day.
9/22 233.6 - I imagine that bottle of water I chugged a minute before weighing in had a lot to do with this. Did 45 minutes on the bike this morning for 640 calories. Down from yesterday but you can't push yourself to your max every day. Any work is positive! I wanted to be under 235 by this coming Sunday for a friend's wedding and it looks like I'll be there.
9/23 234.4 - Not really sure here. I did snack a bit because I was starving when I got home from work and work ordered Chinese, probably just a lot of water retention. Have to drink more today and hope to flush the system. Burned 720 calories on the bike this morning. I had a lot left in the tank but I had to start getting ready for work
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9/24 234.1 - Not a true comparison vs previous days because I didn't work out this morning. I woke up and was feeling sluggish, heavy legs and figured I wouldn't give my best if I worked out then. Luckily it's the weekend and I can get some good work in tonight and all weekend long. I honestly feel gross not working out in the morning, which is kind of interesting to notice.
9/25 231.3
9/26 228.8
9/27 230.8 - Clearly yesterday was an anomaly. Between a hard workout and cutting the grass, I was probably in need of water. Although this morning's weigh-in was without working out... so I guess we'll see tomorrow what my normalized weight will be. I can't stop getting rides in on the bike and I love trying to get huge calorie burns and pushing myself. BUT as injury prone as I am (especially my legs) I also try to keep it light on certain days to not get hurt and then have to find a new workout. I think I beat my round goal????
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@mourvedre I messaged you with the details.
Age: 62 5’6”
SW: 261 (6/3/21)
CW: 227.6 (09/18/21)
UGW: 175
End of 10 day challenge goal: 225
Drink a minimum of 64 oz water a day
Swim, Circuit, Hike (5x week minimum)
Challenge 156: 245.4 (-1.8) - Challenge 157: 242 (-3.4) - Challenge 158: 240 (-2.0) - Challenge 159: 237 (-3.0) - Challenge 160: 235.6 (-1.4) - Challenge 161: 229.6 (-6.0) - Challenge 162: 227.6 (-2.0)
9/19 228 (+.4) Bounce from my Friday indulgence meal. Today I’m hiking with my sister and will really focus on getting my water. I’m expecting the scale to start moving back down in the next day or two.
9/20 227.2 (-.4) Hiking was wonderful, yesterday. It was beautiful and I’m seeing improvement in my endurance. We’ve knocked off several minutes per mile since starting back in early July. I’ve been hungry lately so will plan to eat every 3-4 hours to keep me from eating things I shouldn’t. Definitely got all my water in yesterday.
9/21 226.2 (-1.4) I stayed on track yesterday. It was easier because I was so busy. Today is a swim day. Can’t wait to get to the pool.
9/22 225.6 (-2.0) Happy, and a little surprised. I’ve been finding my eating creeping up a little. I’m tracking everything, which is really helpful. I’m still losing so I’ll just keep an eye on things and try to do a better job of having prepared meals and snacks on hand. Swimming was wonderful yesterday. I can't do more than one lap of freestyle without being out of breath, so I do breast stroke in between. My goal is to be able to swim my whole hour doing freestyle. It's going to take some time to get there, but I'm determined.
9/23 224.8 (-2.8) Yay! It’s funny how some days it feels like I haven’t lost a thing. It’s slow motion sometimes. I’m glad we have fitness trackers, apps, phones with cameras…so that I can track progress even when I don’t see it in the mirror.
9/24 226.8 (-.8) A bump after my indulgence meal last night. I had a great swim yesterday. Looking forward to finishing off these ten days strong.
9/25 226.0 (1.6) Stayed within my calorie goals and drank all my water. Limited exercise. Today is Orange Theory Fitness. Another busy day ahead.
9/26 225.4 (-2.2) Didn’t end up working out yesterday. I have an art show coming up in a few days and I’ve been painting and preparing. I think I need to give myself a little grace here. Still doing great staying in my calorie goal range. Things will get back to normal later this week.
9/27 223.8 (-3.8) Wowsa! This is a fabulous surprise. No exercise yesterday, but I did still focus on staying on plan and drinking all my water. Today I’m looking forward to being back at the pool.
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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-> 117.4 -> 115.4
Goal weight for this round: Staying or dropping below 115.4 would be fantastic!
Previous days
9/19 116.8 Back up and I can feel the water retention in my face even though yesterday wasn’t a super salty day. I think it’s just where I’m at cycle wise. So later this week will be the real tell of where my weight is at if I don’t have take out for the next week or so. It was nice to see the 115 range again even for just a moment. I plan on doing some sort of meal planning today for the week. I think that has been a bit of the problem with dinners lately, is that I don’t have plans until the day of. So, I want to try and fix that.
9/20 116.8 Went for a run this morning for the first time in a week and it felt great. My muscle that was weird last week still feels tight but at least there isn’t pain. I’ve just been more aware of actively stretching throughout the day to help it. Food was solid yesterday until my husband wanted ColdStone’s ice cream…That was rough calorie wise but I think I hit a wall with the ice cream and don’t think I’ll want it again for a while. I think it also made me sleep horribly from all the sugar. I can’t be sure of that but at least it’s one more reason not to have it again for a while.
2 eggs and bakery bread for breakfast, dolma’s for lunch with fruit and yogurt as a dessert, and leftover baked eggplant for dinner with high fiber pasta. CSA pick up tonight, so I’ll be stocking the fridge with all sorts of produce today.
9/21 116 when I first woke up this morning. Not sure if this is a real number because I weighed myself after I worked out and the scale said I was 117 and I couldn’t get the scale to say the same number more than once. So, I have no idea where I’m at today but I feel good, so that’s a win, right? Started the day with a 30 minute spin bike ride and plan on going for a lunch walk today too.
9/22 116.4 Again, my scale was super wacky but this was the first number so I’ll go with it. Maybe this is the universe telling me to take measurements instead of weighing? Oh well. Maybe one day I’ll have a bathroom with an even floor and properly functioning scale. What I would love is an old school scale that you balanced every time before stepping on to it. Food was good yesterday, and I was able to go on a nice 3 mile walk during lunch/multi tasking listening to a webinar for work.
Went for a 3 mile run this morning and it felt awesome. Today’s breakfast was bakery bread/toast with Kerry butter and on the side a ramekin of whole milk ricotta with a drizzle of honey and a sliced nectarine. I’m kind of testing to see which has more staying power for me: eggs vs dairy based protein. I feel like it’s hard to track hunger though because there are soo many variables that factor into it. Meeting up with a friend tonight for an outdoor hangout at a local park. I plan on bringing homemade beef stew for my dinner. I figured that would be a tasty and cozy dinner to eat outside on the first night of Fall in New England.
9/23 116.6 Today the scale cooperated and gave the same reading twice in a row. I started my day with a 45 minute spin bike ride which felt surprisingly good even though my sleep has been weird the past few nights. (My husband went up to NH to hike and I always sleep a little weird when he’s not home.) I also plan on going for a walk today during lunch. My lunch walk didn’t happen yesterday because the day got away from me and the time I did have, I threw beef stew in the pressure cooker, so it would be ready to eat around 5ish.
So, I decided last night that I’m going to focus on recomping to help build muscle and get leaner instead of trying to lose more weight. I want to be stronger and I think being in a deficit during the week is making me a bit tired and then also causing me to have cravings by the time the weekend hits…resulting in a frustrating cycle. I also bought myself two new books to help me build a routine. They are Body Weight Strength Training Anatomy and Functional Training Anatomy. I have a couple of the other anatomy books and I love them because I love knowing the why of an exercise and these books are usually really good at explaining that. The other books I have are the Stretching Anatomy, Running Anatomy and a couple others and I’m excited to add new ones to my collection.
9/24 posted from mobile
9/25 Did not post hiking/camping
9/26 Did not post, headed home
9/27 117.6 or 8 can’t remember. This past weekend’s camping trip was beautiful!!! Saturday was a salty food day but not the worst. Food was over all decent this weekend. Food has been really good all day. I made a healthy apple cobbler yesterday to have for breakfast a few days this week. It came out so yummy! I had that and a protein shake for breakfast; lunch was 3ish oz of chicken breast, a couple roasted tomatoes, 3 cone peppers, a pickling cucumber, roasted beets and 1.5 oz honey goat cheese. Lunch was also really good and was so much food for only about 420-475 calories (not sure how much spray olive oil was on the roasted veggies). Dinner will be roasted pork chops with golden potatoes, broccoli, and summer squash.
Eating at maintenance has already been really good for me mentally and physically. I’m looking forward to seeing how my energy levels are over the next couple of weeks. I ran about 3.5ish miles this morning and did a full body bodyweight/light dumb bell workout during my lunch.
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