Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 210

GIVE ME 10 DAYS – ROUND 210

Round 210
January 2 - January 11, 2023

Hey all, I am 61 years old. Many of you here may remember me from my time here, Sept 2020 to March 2021. I stopped participating when I could not figure out what my role in a group is once I reach maintenance. I continued to lose a little more after and got down to a 30+ lb loss (153 to 121ish). Life happened. First we decided to sell our home of 28 years, and I only did limited damage, then my father broke his hip and my parents went to assisted living. Their home of over 50 years is still unable to be sold due to the contents, and they have a second home that I refuse to drive to until their primary home is done (as well as my own new home). Anyhow, I have neglected ME. 2023 needs to change that! While I am grateful that I did not get back to 153, I still can’t believe that I’ve “done it again”.

Started tracking yesterday. Exercise has not fit in yet, but it will. Traveling to Florida on the 4th. During round 212 I will have an additional change. I am getting Invisalign. Teeth have gone nuts in just the last year+, so yes, some is vanity, but I am very concerned structurally. I have heard there is a joke about the “Invisalign Diet” (you can’t eat with it in and even not supposed to drink other than water, yet you are supposed to keep it in 22 hours/day.)

First goal is to get back down to last winter’s high weight of 138.

History:
SW: 146.6 on January 1, 2023
Day/Weight/Comment
1/2 - 145.8 Yesterday, Jan 1 went well enough. I tracked the whole day. I did slightly overshoot my caloric goal, but everything was eaten intentionally. Feels weird not just eating randomly again…..

1/3 – 145.0 Another good tracking day though exercise did not fit in. But hopefully will have life in order to travel tomorrow. I am also starting to put into practice some of the habits I will need to adopt when I get my Invisalign in a couple weeks.

1/4 – 144.8 Ok so things are heading in the right direction. While I fully understand that these early losses are not per se “real”, they at least indicate that the choices I am making are correct.

1/5 – DWI No access to a scale this morning. Yesterday was travel day. Flew from Mass to Florida. This morning I am at MIL’s. In a few hours we continue on down to our own condo in the Keys. I will have a scale tomorrow AM. I did go over by target calories yesterday, but looking at my tracking, I am very happy with yesterday’s number.

1/6 – Scale did not work!! Made it to the Keys yesterday, worked on unpacking. It is clear that I meses up my back at the airport with my giant bag of “one way” items I wanted to get to Florida ($35 for up to 50 lb on airplane is cheaper than any shipping company). Stepped on the scale today and the batteries are dead……..

1/7 – 146.0 Not happy!!!!! Tracking is going well and on target so “up” should not have happened. But I am popping lots of NSAIDS, walked 5 miles yesterday and have not exercised in months, and it is a different scale. I guess at least I now have a starting reference for this scale for the rest of my stay (pretty sure they are normally identical – I own 3 of the same – so I am betting on NSAIDS). Getting pulled together to join the walking girls! ( 5 miles walked yesterday )

1/8 – 145.8 So the scale is being stubborn about its number, and I’ll just continue to work with it as everything is relative. Tracking is good so I know my choices are correct. Will be interesting when I get back to Massachusetts and try that scale again. ( 5 miles walked yesterday, plus 4 mile by bike to attend a Celtic festival)

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SW: 146.4
Day/Weight/Comment
1/2: 148.2
1/3: 147.8
1/4: 147.4
1/5: 145.6
1/6: 146.4
1/7: 144.8
1/8: 145.4 - Up .06 from yesterday. Oh how I get frustrated with myself! Yesterday I got in a sweaty 75-minute Peloton bike workout, but that did not make up for the extra snacking I did throughout the day. Also, after dinner I lost my resolve and did some late night snacking but it wasn't too bad. Instead of getting into high calorie snacks, I ate celery and hummus. "I get knocked down [by me], but I get up again". Today is a new day.
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SW: 170 pounds: Ultimate Goal weight 145 pounds
10 day goals:
GW for this round: 169--With consistency, I have been fluctuating between 172 and 167 for a few years now. I want my high weight to be below 170 for at least 3 consecutive days by the end of the challenge.

Goal 1: Cut down on the boozy days: Stay dry for 7 out of 10 days.
X X

Goal 2: Increase water intake: Hit 70 oz per day for 8 out of 10 days.
X
Goal 3: Log my food 9 out of 10 days.

Goal 4: 20 minutes of movement separate from day to day activities. 8 out of 10 days.
X X
I want to focus on the things I can control and put less focus on the numbers, but I hope that I can be consistently out of the 170s for 3 days straight by the end of the challenge.

1/1 SW: 170.8
Day/Weight/Comment

1/2 AM Weigh-in 172.0--over a pound up since yesterday--I'll blame it on salty cravings yesterday-pickles, olives, and wonton soup. I also didn't hit the water goal, but yesterday was pre-game so it doesn't count toward this round's goals. I decided to add a movement goal because I have definitely been slacking in that area.

1/3 171.2 I met my daily goals yesterday. But, anticipation of going back to work kept me up all night and when I finally started drifting off my dog got sick. According to Fitbit I got less than 3 hours which isn’t like me. I never gave trouble sleeping and usually get a solid 7-8 hours a night. Getting through today is going to be tough.

1/4 169.8 even though I was exhausted yesterday—I put Holofit on freestyle and did my 20 minutes. I didn’t use a rower and it didn’t feel like a workout but I am sore today so it did something—I did the cycling which is just moving your arms for the freestyle mode—but i through in some dance steps for fun and I actually broke a sweat so im counting it. Still dry so far this year. You’d think I’d feel better because of it but I don’t feel any different. Maybe because of the sleepless night I had on Monday. I got almost 7 hours yesterday but mostly light sleep. My dog is having some intestinal issues and she was up a few times last night. I woke up to a run little gift to clean up in my bedroom this morning.

I’m a lot more prepared for eating today because I finally got to do some grocery shopping. No more holiday leftovers for lunch and dinner.

1/5 169.0 Skipped the movement yesterday but did good on all other fronts. My dog had me up again hours before my alarm. After taking her out 2 times it was too late to go back to sleep so I did a BOD stretch video. I feel so sore all over which is odd because I am not doing any intense workout. I think it might be a combination of sitting so much when I was on vacation last week, and not wearing sneakers. I need to get a new pair. I am either barefoot or wearing boots. All I know is that I am stiff all over and I feel achy and twisted up. . I need to stretch more. Yesterday I made a vegetable soup with some leftovers and it was delicious. Looking forward to having more of it for lunch tomorrow.

1/6 168.8 Forced myself to put on shoes yesterday and get on the rower after dinner. I realize the putting on my sneakers is the hardest part of making myself move. But once I put them on--as ripped up and uncomfortable as the are--it made it a lot easier to get on the rower. I rowed my way down the Charles river in Boston with my Holofit, but the occulus needed to be recharged so I did my 20 minutes and stopped. I probably could have rowed a bit more. That app makes me really enjoy the movement almost as much as if I was outdoors and traveling for real.

Today was a tough day. I actually slept through the night last night because my dog is starting to feel better, but my sleep didn't feel restful. I forgot my coat and my work bag and didn't realize it until I got to work. I felt frazzled all day. But it is Friday and I so far have 100% dry days so I think today might be a non-dry day for me. We shall see. I will try to hit my other targets first.

1/7 168.4 It was a fun day spent with my daughter. I made some really good food choices in spite of going out to lunch. And played a mystery solving game. But I had some cocktails and stayed up late and ended up very hungry by the end of the night and ended up trying to satiate with random things--not sure I logged everything. I don't think I was attending to my hunger cues and didn't get enough water. I did 40 minutes on the rower--rowing through antarctica, the dessert, and some weird space world in Holofit.

1/8 169.4 Woke up very thirsty and hungry. DD wants to go for a run today. I don't have good sneakers--although I ordered a pair that should be coming soon, and I haven't run in a while, also the area I live now has so many more hills than I am used to, so I think I might walk while she runs. I also want to clean out the fridge and set up my week so it will be as successful as last week.
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Thanks @quiltingjaine for another round.

Hi, I’m Debbie.
I am 59 yr old, 5' 6" female from Missouri.
OSW 213.4 (July 2012)


Round 210 SW RGW 209.2 EW

SW: 211.2 1/1/2023 Focus is on sugar and water intake for this round, less sugar and more water.
Day/Weight/Comment

1/2 210. This is a pleasant surprise. I did eat less sugar and I did drink more water. Now to do it again. I always start off well and within a few days I give in to emotional and stress eating. Need to keep myself busy.

1/3 210 I’m very happy that the number did not go up. I did watch my sugar and drank my water but probably had too much sodium. Also not much movement yesterday.

1/4 209.6. Another great day. I know the way this works but I always fail due to emotional eating. My biggest challenge has always been how to channel that into something else and control what I put in my mouth. Looking at planning food and activities one or two days at a time right now and not any further. I want it to become a new habit of better self care.

1/5 209.6 Stayed the same but that’s great. So far so good today, challenges all around but need to also focus on me.

1/6 210 I don’t know how that happened as I was under my calories for the day yesterday. I’ll just take it as a normal fluctuation.

1/7 210 Ho hum! I didn’t gain but at least staying the same. I was good on the calories although hubby and I split a regular sized chicken Philly cheesesteak from Charlie’s. We had a combo and since he is on a low sodium diet I ate the fries. I’m sure that’s what happened with no loss.

1/8 210.6. Snacking again with its consequential gain. How disappointing but I know it would happen as I was doing it. Is that progress? Still it continues to happen.

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I'm Emery - 36 yo estrogen dominant non-binary human 5'7"
2019 - 223.0
2020 - 216.6
2021 - 216.4
2022 - 184.4
I use a moving weighted average (a la Hacker diet) to track my weight called trend.

I'm new to this, but excited to try it out (even if I am joining mid cycle!)

1/2: 179.2 (trend 178.7)
1/3: 179.2 (T 179.2)
1/4: 180.0 (T 179.3)
1/5: 178.7 (T 179.2)
1/6: 180.3 (T 179.3) - actually started tracking again and limiting sugar
1/7: 178.2 (T 179.2)
1/8: 177.1 (T 179.0)
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43 year old woman, height 5’3”
My doctor is very concerned about my weight / BMI. This is the second heaviest I have ever been. I practice a clean eating lifestyle, but need to exercise more. Goal is to exercise every day for ten days to teach my body this new habit.
SW: 149 lbs
Day 1–1/2 149 lbs, feeling motivated to exercise
Day 2–1/3 149 lbs, hiked 5.84 miles yesterday and felt great about it. Back to work today, but shooting for a few miles after work before it gets dark. Tracking macros again this year.
Day 3–1/4 148.5 lbs, walked 3 miles yesterday and ate clean. Feeling good.
Day 4–1/5 148 lbs, walked 3 miles yesterday, raked the yard, and ate clean. Feeling like I should have walked more. Fasting today before bloodwork this afternoon. Soooo hungry! Need to focus on not overeating after fasting.
Day 5–1/6 149 lbs, went to the gym and completed one hour of weight-lifting. Didn’t get any walking in today though, which I feel guilty about. I want to try eating dinner earlier in the evening. Been sneaking healthy foods into my partner’s diet by bringing him lunch at work. We are supposed to be fitness partners, but I feel like I’m the only one working at it.
Day 6–1/7 149 lbs, hiked 2.5 miles and walked one mile. Having some trouble balancing my macros – I keep going over on my fat while trying to get my protein up.
Day 7–1/8
Day 8–1/9
Day 9–1/10
Day 10–1/11

Skyleen75 wrote: »

I found myself thinking about how we physically lose weight this morning. I’m not sure if I’ve ever really thought about it much. Fat leaves the body as carbon dioxide when you exhale. The fat which becomes water mixes into your circulation until it's lost as urine, tears, sweat and other bodily fluids

There is a great video on YouTube that explains this
https://youtu.be/vuIlsN32WaE