Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 212

TerriRichardson112 · January 2023

JGM10Ds Round 212
(In maintenance)
🍎🍓🍇🥝🫐🥝🍇🍓🍎
🍎🥝JANUARY 2022 🥝🍎
🍎🍓🍇🥝🫐🥝🍇🍓🍎
Mostly over Covid but still one or two niggly symptoms hanging on.

• In Maintenance since July 2019
• Smart BMI - optimal weight.
• Muscle/Fat %ages in normal range

Just because Covid restrictions aren’t compulsory doesn’t mean they’re not necessary.
People are still dying out there……… and the numbers are on the rise again.
😷Take care! Stay safe!😷
JANUARY focus:

* maintain weight < 140 (I have been maintaining since July 2019)
* Maintain Daily Solid Habits

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

🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
Stats

Terri: Female; 76; Northern Ireland; married > 56 years; ex Maths teacher; volunteer group leader for U3A (University of the Third Age - life-long learning charity)
SW: 227 (Mar 2014)
LW: 131.2(3 Dec 2022)
GW: < 140

I am - MINDFUL - of making heathy choices
to - MAXIMISE - the achievement of my goals!
Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!
JGM10Ds ROUND 212
Round 211: EW: 132.3
Day/Weight/Comment
22/01: 132.4: Daily Habits🫶
23/01: 132.2: Daily Habits🫶
24/01: 132.5: Daily Habits🫶
25/01: 133.1: Daily Habits🫶
26/01: 132.2: Daily Habits🫶
27/01: 132.4: Daily Habits🫶
28/01: xxx: Daily Habits
29/01: xxx: Daily Habits
30/02: xxx: Daily Habits
31/02: xxx: Daily Habits
Daily Habits - 2022
Update - January 2023

1. Log ALL CI/CO (Daily)
2. Stay under goal (Daily)
3. Balance macros/micros (Daily)
4. Hydrate adequately (Daily)
5. Choose healthy options (Daily)
6. Steps > 6000 (Daily)
7. Stretch before/after workouts
8. 15+ minutes Cardio > 5 days a week
9. 15+ mins Strength > 5 days a week
10. 15+ mins Flexibility > 5 days a week
11. Active hours > 6
12. Practice self-care (Daily)
13. Stay up to date with accounts (monthly)
14. Mindfulness Practice/meditation ((Daily - morning/evening)
15. 1 > 15 mins Declutter sessions (Daily)
16. Be creative
17. Purchase essential items only
18. Read a book > 15 mins
19. Work on ongoing craft projects
20. Learn something new
21. Develop Healthy Habits
https://www.random.org/colors/hex

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!

cassique · January 2023

SW: 170 pounds: Ultimate Goal weight 145 pounds
RND 210: SW:170.8 EW 169.8
SW RND 211: 169.8 EW 167.4
SW RND 212: 168.2 EW

Rnds 210 & 211 progress
Goal 1: Cut down on the boozy days: Stay dry for 7 out of 10 days.

Goal 2: Increase water intake: Hit 70 oz per day for 8 out of 10 days.

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.

212 Goals
GW for this round: under 168 for the last 3 days of the challenge.
Goal 1: Cut down on the boozy days: Stay dry for 7 out of 10 days.

Goal 2: Increase water intake: Hit 70 oz per day for 8 out of 10 days.

Goal 3: Log my food 9 out of 10 days.

Goal 4: 20 minutes of movement separate from day to day activities. 7 out of 10 days.

X X X

Day/Weight/Comment
1/22 168.2 Up a bit since yesterday. Last round I just let loose. Lot's of good things that shook up my routines and I gave in and let it get away from me. Surprisingly I ended the round down in pounds. I'll be happy with one pound down every 10 days. I am not in any rush to reach my goal weight--but I want to change my habits so that it doesn't creep back up.

1/23 168.6 rejoined OTF signed up for 8 classes a month but after going two days in a row I think I will get addicted again and want to increase.

1/24 167.0 Banged my toe last night and it is all swollen. I will get it looked at today and hopefully I will be able to do INFERNO at OTF on Thursday. It is a series of tread/row blocks and then the floor exercises.

1/25 168.4 I am wondering if this is due to going over on my sodium last night. I had a lot of soy sauce with my Mung bean sprouts. I had a lot of sodium for dinner tonight too. I think it might be worth tracking to see if there is a correlation between night time salt and scale gains.

1/26 168.4 So the morning after another high sodium night and my weight stayed the same. Tonight I stayed on the low side for sodium so we will see what the scale looks like tomorrow. My toe is feeling a bit better so hopefully tomorrow I will be back at the gym. I can get it into sneakers again.

1/27 169.0 hmmm so maybe salt isn't the problem. I did eat dinner later than usual last night and I also have been having a glass of milk with dinner the past three nights which is something I haven't done in a long time. I was just getting sick of water and without booze, milk is my preferred beverage--what can I say I'm a child of the 80s we drank milk with meals. It is a comfort beverage. So tonight, no milk. I worked out and feel really good. Tomorrow is going to be a whole day out and there will be booze. It was kind of what I was saving up for

. I don't plan on too many smileys tomorrow. But I booked a morning class at OTF before the festivities so at least one smiley should happen.

1/28 165.8 Well wouldn't you just look at that. Maybe it was the salt wait before. Maybe it was the extra water yesterday. Maybe I just can't drink milk. Maybe it was the work out yesterday. No idea what it was but THIS RIGHT HERE is the reason why I can't let daily fluctuations get to me. I could have beat myself up saying -- I am gaining I need to cut more calories--but instead I tried to assess and didn't let it bother me to much, and bam--I'm lower than I have been in months today.
I am off to the gym now for an early morning class, then a full day of fun in the city. I will definitely not stay dry today and I probably won't hydrate as much, and I may or may not try to log my food. I will check in again tomorrow.

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joans1976 · January 2023

Hello, I’m Amanda. I did great with these 10 day challenges in the summer and the fall but some things have changed health wise and I’m finding it harder to lose the weight. Here’s hoping for a more positive outcome this time around.

OSW: 250 lbs
1/22 SW: 204.4
1/31 GW: 203.4

1/22: 204.4
Up a little bit due to celebratory pizza last night but this will come off. It was a really good reason to celebrate and you can’t miss big milestones in life!

1/23: 201.7 (!)
Weighed myself twice. Hopefully I can stay here!

1/24: 200.7 (!)
Again, weighed myself twice. Bodies are so strange!
(I also realized yesterday I put my weight in as 101, not 201…lol)

1/25: 201.7
Up, down, up, down. Overall a downward trend this round.

1/26: 200.7
Lots of snow here, almost landed myself in a ditch yesterday and I was going slow. Very fatigued too, work is a killer this week. I will keep going!

1/27: 201.7
Feeling very low today. The only thing I can think of to say is TGIF.

1/28: 203.7
I expected this. I ate my emotions yesterday and had a salty snack before bed. I will try to do better today.

SModa61 · January 2023

GIVE ME 10 DAYS – ROUND 212

Round 212
January 22 – February 1, 2023

Round 212. Simple goal. To stay thoughtful in my actions the whole round.

History:

Round 126 153.0 equivalent 9/14/20
Round 127 149.2 9/24/20
Round 128 147.2 10/4/20
Round 129 145.8 10/14/20
Round 130 144.4 10/24/20
Round 131 142.2 11/3/20
Round 132 139.4 11/13/20
Round 133 137.2 11/23/20
Round 134 136.4 12/3/20
Round 135 132.6 12/13/20
Round 136 132.0 12/23/20
Round 137 132.0 1/2/21
Round 138 131.0 1/12/21
Round 139 128.2 1/22/21
Round 176 138.2 1/26/22 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13 oz
Round 177 134.8 2/5/22
Round 178 137.0 2/15/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 181 138.2 3/17/22 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 oz
Round 182 137.8 3/27/22 Harry 10 lb 14.5oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 183 133.4 4/6/22 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13 oz
Round 184 136.0 4/16/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11lb 12.5 oz
Round 185 136.8 4/26/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11lb 13 oz
Round 186 136.0 5/6/22 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 187 137.8 5/16/22 Harry 10 lb 14.0 oz Han Solo 11lb 11.5 oz
Round 188 135.8 5/26/22 Harry 10 lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12 oz
Round 210 146.6 1/02/23 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12 oz
Round 211 144.4 1/12/23
Round 212 147.2 1/22/23 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz

SW: 146.8

Day/Weight/Comment

1/22 – 147.2 So round 210 was on target, 211 started great, then distractions came in again. I have to figure out how to not swing extremes. This morning was more up from yesterday, but DH and I went out to eat last night and I made choices without regard to calories (cocktail, pad thai, and half a huge dessert). But I am back here today. Round 212. Thoughtful breakfast choices and will plan out my day as I will be “out” for most of the day and will need to face one meal out of the house.

1/23 – 146.2 yesterday went well enough. Spent the day at my parents’ assisted living apartment. I worked through cleaning the place up. They collect things and also seem to not be able to put things away. Tracked well, but no exercise.

1/24 - 147.0 No tracking, no exercise

1/25 – 145.2 Thoughtful food selections, but not MFP tracking. Still no exercise. Massachusetts weather is lousy ATM, not ready to get back into the Apple workouts, and tons to do in the two weeks I am up north. Counting on reestablishing exercise habits during the 3 months in Florida and my returning to pleasant weather in May. Starting my Invisalign this morning. Quite nervous about the process given my teeth are not young, and I’ve spent too much time reading about complications.

1/26 – 144.2 Tracked properly with MFP. Tracking was after the fact which is not my favorite, but hey, I tracked! AND was under my target!! Invisalign is ATM not bad. I had heard day 1 could be awful (kept remembering I have unused oxycodone from a 2018 surgery). Haven’t even needed Tylenol (Advil is a no no on Invisalign, sadly my preferred pain med). Tricky aspects is nothing but water while trays in, and goal is to have them in 22 hours a day. AND they are a pain to get out and must brush, floss/waterpic, and clean trays before putting them in. “Picking” on food will be very much deterred. Today, I need to plan ahead so that I get enough food in each meal so that I can make it to the next. Very foreign concept to me. Estimate for me is 14 months of this, so maybe I will have some new eating habits by then.

1/27 – 144.4 Two days of new learning curve of dealing with food and drinks with Invisalign. Cooking is a totally different experience for those of us that “taste” while cooking. You can’t, or you either have to take the trays out and clean (not so easy) or you risk sugars creeping under the tray and sitting there long term working at rotting your teeth. No more spoon licking :’( . Had three meals and a midafternoon coffee, so four “outs”. Tracking/planning ahead worked pretty well. I was hungry by the next meal, but I think that is how we are supposed to be. :P Came in at 1540 calories. Should not have produced an “up”, but that tells me that my recent ups and down have a solid fluid component to them.

1/28 – 144.0 Great, so possibly will end this round lower than round 210, which would be nice. I had a dream last night that I was eating with my Invisaligns in. Maybe that has to do with my being hungry since about 8 PM last night. :P

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hammycakes · January 2023

47F, 5’5
UGW-160

Round 212 EW 198.0 (-1.8)
Goal this round to lose 1 lb! Drink more water (hard for me when it's cold out) and to stretch minimum of 5 minutes every day.

SW Round 212: 198.0
Day/Weight/Comment
1/22 198.0
1/23 197.4
1/24 198.4 wrong direction but I lifted weights for the first time in a few weeks so probably holding water
1/25 199.0 even more wrong direction! I did go over my calorie goal yesterday but not by a lot.. we shall see what tomorrow brings. Plan to drink plenty of water today.
1/26 197.4 ok that's better. maybe my body go the picture about weight lifting. I stayed up really late reading a novel all in one sitting last night, it's probably been 20 years since I did that last, haha! and I also feel like I'm getting an ear infection, which I also have not had in about 20 years? weird day!
1/27 197.4 again, not bad, had a glass of wine last night and my food was a bit high sodium. The cold weather makes me not want to drink water and we've had a ton of rain so I don't want to get outside as much. Making up for it with tea and inside yoga.
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pezhed · January 2023

I’m Amanda, 37F, 5’2”
RSW: 121.6
RGW: 120.6
Day/Weight/Comment
1/22: 122

1/23: 121.6 - waiting for TOM to get here any minute. Have a dog walk and a treadmill run planned today. It’s chilly out there so not particularly excited about the dog walk 🥶 Happy Monday everyone!

1/24: 120.8 - still waiting for TOM. Was an utter insomniac last night but I'm trying not to focus on the lack of sleep (mind over matter?). Today I have plans for a dog walk and a Peloton ride, and chicken adobo with baby bok choy for dinner. Tonight I'm taking my dogs for a training consult with a company that uses e-collars for correction. I feel hesitant about it but also my dogs are so hard to walk and I'm tired of it. I want to improve our relationship since we're in this for the long haul.

1/25: 120.8 again. I'm fine with maintaining here for a while TBH. I have a feeling I'll have a whoosh loss if TOM ever gets here. Today I have plans for a 45-minute endurance run on the treadmill. It is really rainy outside so I doubt my poor pooches will get a walk. I don't think they love the rain much more than I do!

1/26: 119.8! There's TOM (finally - I was starting to worry when it was 3 days late! 2 babies is plenty for me) and a little whoosh. I did my 45-minute treadmill run yesterday and my legs are sore today. Think I'll take an active recovery day and try to focus on work since I got nothing done yesterday. I'll do some dog walking and/or yoga I think. I found a race to sign up for in May. It's a 10k at the New River Gorge in WV that goes rim to rim, so it's 1300 feet down and then 1300 feet up!

1/27 - 119.6. Yesterday I did a really fun Peloton walk on my Tread and some relaxed yoga. It felt so good! Today has started off weird because I decided to take my youngest in for an ear infection and a covid test (there was an exposure at his school this week and he developed a new cough). Negative for covid and we were able to get some abx for his ears. We’d been using drops but they weren’t doing the trick. Poor kiddo. Now I’m waiting at the pharmacy and will take him to daycare once I get a dose of amoxicillin in him. So I’ve essentially already burned a half day of work. Glad I had a productive day yesterday at least!! Happy Friday, everyone!

1/28 - 119.8. I definitely ate too much and didn’t make good choices yesterday. We went out for dinner and I had a huge cheeseburger. I couldn’t finish it but I had other bites of things. Glad I didn’t do any other damage. I cut off eating early because I took my pre-schooler to open gym where he does Ninja classes. Today we’re planning an all day outing to a transportation museum and rock climbing gym. I’ll have to be mindful of what I’m eating since we’ll be eating out!

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arzoosana83 · January 2023

Female, 40, 5'3

OSW: 223.2 (12/1/22)
R208 SW: 219.4 EW: 219
R209 EW: 217.2
R210 EW: 216.4
R211 EW: 218.4

Day/Weight/Comment
1/22 - 218.4
1/23 - 218.4
1/24 - 218
1/25 - 217.8
1/26 - 217.8
1/27 - 216.8
1/28 - 217.6
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CamandJarvis · January 2023

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

31, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2 164.5 164.9 Dec 31, 2022 165.5 Jan 5, 2023
GW: 130-135

Previous Rounds:

R69: 158.1; R70: 156.5; R71: 156.3 R72: 156.3; R73: 155.2; R74: 155.4; R75: 156.1; R76: 155.6; R80: 153.2; R81: 154.3; R82: 154.1; R84: 156.5; R89: 156.7; R91: 160.1; R93: 159.3; R94: 156.1; R98: 154.5; R99: 155.9; R100: 152.8; R101: 149.7; R102: 149.0; R103: 149.0; R104: 146.2; R105: 146.6; R106: 144.6; R107: 146.8; R108: 147.7; R109: 148.1; R110: 150.1; R111: 154.3; R112: 152.6; R113: 151.7; R121: 153.0; R122: 154.8; R123: 153.9; R124: 153.4; R125: 155.6; R126: 152.3; R127: 151.5; R128: 151.0; R129: 151.0; R130: 152.6; R131: 153.9; R132: 150.6; R133: 151.2; R134: 149.3; R135: 149.5; R136: 148.4; R137: 147.9; R138: 148.4; R139: 151.9; R140: 150.4; R141: 150.4; R142: 144.0; R143: 144.2; R144: 147.0; R145: 145.7; R146: 145.9; R147: 145.9; R148: 146.5; R149: 147.3; R150: 146.8; R151: 147.9; R152: 147.7; R153: 147.2; R154: 147.0; R155: 144.7; R157: 146.1; R158: 146.6; R159: 146.3; R160: 150.2; R161: 146.7; R162: 144.6; R163: 146.2; R164: 147.3; R165: 146.3; R166: 148.5; R167: 147; R168: 148.4; R169: 151.4; R170: 148.9; R171: 144.8 R172: DNW; R173: 146.1; R174: 147.9; R175: 145.9; R176: 150.5; R177: 149.3; R179: 150.5; R180: 151.6; R181: DNW; R182: 150.2; R183: 152.9; R184: 153.4; R185: 151.3; R186: 152.3; R187: 151.8; R188: 150.9; R189: 152.6; R190: DNW; R191: 154.8; R192: 155.5; R193: 155.2; R194: 156.5; R195: DNW; R196: 155.7; R197: DNW; R198: 156.1; R199: DNW; R200: DNW; R201: 159.8; R202: 159.7; R203: 160.5; R204: DNW; R205: DNW; R206: 161.7; R207: 163.6; R208: DNW; R209: 164.5; R210: 163.9; R211: DNW

Last weight
01/18 - 163.7

Round Goal: 163.xlb Water goal: 90oz.

Day, Weight, Comment
1/22 - DNW
1/23 - DNW
1/24 - 164.0
1/25 - 162.9
1/26 - 163.1
1/27 - 163.5
1/28 - 163.8 - Quite alright, no hugs needed. This is sodium and general foodbaby uptick from a delightful dinner out. We went out to our local hibachi place for dinner to get out of the house. I got a bento box with teriyaki steak, tempura veg and shrimp (why must it be fried? At least there's some extra protein and nutrients still there), and california roll. I also ensured to eat all my miso and salad before dinner to help fill me up before the calorie bomb showed up to the table. I didn't eat all of it and focused on the proteins and veg before allowing myself to indulge in the roll and (best in town) fried rice. Today we are headed to the big city to get BF a suit jacket. I'm tasked with matching it to his already-owned slacks and shirts. We'll likely be eating out while there as it's an hour to hour and a half drive depending on traffic. I'm feeling confident. Today is the first day I've felt neutral. I've been feeling fat/bloated/heavy since October before I gained back all the weight (and then some) I had previously lost in this challenge. It's a nice feeling and I want it to stay so I'm very motivated to keep that up.
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Previous Day's Comments

1/22 - Headed out of town in a bit and there's a chance we won't come back until tomorrow (bringing work things to work on the road as a precaution) which also means no weigh in until Tuesday at the earliest. I wanted to let you all know I'm still alive. BF's dad and brother weren't so bad, though they all got a little silly Friday night and I went to bed with some loud sleepy music to drown out the loud talking/laughing. They left yesterday around noon and I spent the day putting my house/routine back in order. Pups are getting along now, for 3 mornings now they've taken to play fighting for hours as soon as I let them out after waking up. It's been an hour now and I can still hear them going at it. I'm glad, though. Harley still isn't sure about bed and couch sharing, but she's getting better. I'm working to get back into routine myself, but travel will postpone a little bit of that. For the most part, I stuck to my habits, though.
1/23 - DNP
1/24 - Not bad for not having weighed, tracked, and generally not checking in. Plus, TOM showed up on Saturday afternoon a little earlier than expected. And then travel, which not only lowers my water intake but also increases my eating out/unhealthy options. It's currently chilly, but a beautiful rainy morning. I did my workout to the sounds of rain on a metal roof. Journaled to the same sound. Just did a couple sun salutations under my porch overhang to thank Mother Nature for the rain as yesterday it was announced we were in a burn ban due to the dry conditions. I've taken to doing 3 iterations of sun salutation-forward fold-half fold-forward fold-sun salutation iterations a morning. It gets me focusing on my breath first thing, I always go to out on my back porch/deck (depending on weather) to get fresh air, and on clear days, I get a beautiful sunrise which always lifts my mood first thing. Despite missing my beautiful sunrise, it lifted my mood but that's due to the aforementioned dry conditions in the area being remedied. I went shopping and got myself the makings of a nice cobb salad I'll be able to munch on for at least 2 days this week, if not more. I also got the ingredients for making my own wontons/steamed dumplings which BF and I both like. Hoping this week will be a quick turnaround back into good habits after last week's upheaval. Also, it's good to be back here (: I've missed you all.
1/25 - Oh I'm so proud of that number! I ended up making a GIANT cobb salad yesterday and BF decided to be a smarty pants and say "I hope that's not for dinner! It looks good, but too many green things" and so we had taco salad for dinner bahahahah! Today I did my workout, as planned, and am all caught up. Rest day tomorrow. Workout Friday, my day off, and then vet visit with Smoke for more shots and follow up on surgery. Hopefully cleared to bathe and walk! Harley is so mad for stopping our evening routine and bugs me every night. Sorry girl, I miss it, too. Cobb salad again today for lunch. I did eat breakfast but kept portions fairly small and hope dinner can stay small, but filling, as well to avoid eating back all my exercise calories. I have the last of the cobb salad for tomorrow and plenty of leftover veg for more salads! Hopefully I can eat it all before it goes bad.
1/26 - I indulged in a small slice of my homemade strawberry swirl cheesecake (everything, including crust, is from scratch) after dinner. I was right at expected calories for Fitbit and under by 57 on MFP despite that splurge. It is lactose-heavy, though, so I'm not surprised at the little extra bloat, both visibly and on the scale. No workout today as I did 2 in a row already. Back at it tomorrow. Will be mindful about getting up and moving through the day, though. I have leftover cobb salad to finish up for lunch. Not sure dinner yet, but I should know by lunchtime and can adjust from there. Hoping to fast today and not need breakfast. Yesterday I was very nauseous and ate but hoping today I can push it a little further. Dinner was also later last night than it has been in a little while so I should be able to "tough it out" until lunch (and by "tough it out" I mean avoid the habit/boredom/mindless eating I'm used to while working. If I get nauseous or actually hungry, I'll eat)
1/27 - Sodium? Uptick from the cheesecake 2 days ago? I have no idea why I'm up today. I was under calorie goal (estimate since I was working late and didn't see what BF put in dinner specifically. He told me, but I couldn't estimate measurements) and didn't eat back any of my very miniscule exercise calories. I woke up about 15 minutes before my alarm today so I've already knocked out my FeelGoodPlan workout. Debating if I want to attempt yoga with the pups finally settled down and back sleeping (it won't last). Already finished all my scripting and journaling once I hit post on this... Grocery shopping today as well as taking the pup to the vet. A lot of driving. Wish I could take the pup in with me into the grocery store. I'm a tad nervous using curbside pickup as I had a bad experience with them after I broke my back in Kansas. The produce they picked for me had a bunch of mold on it! And the milk was out of date. I've heard good things from friends about the store here so I'm hoping it works out. Now to make sure I have everything I need in my cart... eek! I guess this risk is better than driving the 40 minute (one way) trip into town twice!
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deepwoodslady · January 2023

Round 212

MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 62 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 169 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
R211 EW= 196.4
R212 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.

COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain.Black is no change.

********LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME********

R43 thru R52 (06/07/18 thru 09/23/18) = -19.4 LOST (Ending weight 179.0)

R53 thru R62 (09/24/18 thru 01/01/19) = -4.1 GAINED (Ending weight 183.1)

R63 thru R72 (01/02/19 thru 04/11/19) = -8.1 GAINED (Ending weight 191.2)

R73 thru R82 (04/12/19 thru 07/20/19) = -5.5 GAINED (Ending weight 196.7)

R83 thru R92 (07/21/19 thru 10/28/19) = -8.7 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)

R93 thru R102 (10/29/19 thru 02/05/20) = -2.0 GAINED(Ending weight 190.0)

R103 thru 112 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = -14.9 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)

R113 thru 122 (05/07/20 thru 08/23/20) = -4.7 GAINED (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 thru R162 (06/11/21 thru 09/18/21) = (b]-16.2 LOST [/b] (Ending Weight 187.6)

R163 thru R172 (09/19/21 thru 12/27/21) = (b]-5.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 192.6)

R173 thru R182 (12/28/21 thru 04/06/22) = (b]-7.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 199.6)

R183 thru R192 (04/07/22 thru 07/15/22) = -1.4 LOST (Ending Weight 198.2)

R193 thru R202 (07/16/22 thru 10/23/22) = -3.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 202.0)

R203 (10/24/22 thru 11/02/22) = -4.0 LOST (Ending Weight 198.0)

R204 (11/03/22 thru 11/12/22) = -0.2 LOST (Ending Weight 197.8)

R205 (11/13/22 thru 11/22/22) = -0.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 198.6)

R206 (11/23/22 thru 12/02/22) = -0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 197.8)

R207 (12/03/22 thru 12/12/22) = -0.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 198.2)

R208 (12/13/22 thru 12/22/22) = -0.4 LOST (Ending Weight 197.8)

R209 (12/23/22 thru 01/01/23) = -1.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 199.2)

R210 (01/02/23 thru 01/11/23) = -0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 198.6)

R211 (01/12/23 thru 01/21/23) = -2.2 LOST (Ending Weight 196.4)

R203 thru R212 (10/24/22 thru 01/31/23) = -xxx LOST (Ending Weight 202.0)

Day/Weight/Comment
01/21 …..196.4….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND

01/22 -197.4- (Trend weight 197.8)

01/23 -198.2- (Trend weight 197.8)

01/24 -197.8- (Trend weight 197.8)

01/25 -197.6- (Trend weight 197.9)

01/26 -196.8- (Trend weight 197.9)

01/27 -196.0- (Trend weight 197.7) Today shows a nice whoosh after a very good day of diet. I was able to go down to the school yesterday and walk inside for 45 minutes because my daughter works there. That was so nice. They haven’t allowed that since 2019 before the Covid school shut-downs. I plan on doing this a couple of times a week. I will also be rotating in the equipment that has taken over my livingroom. I’m still feeling strong in my resolve. Today is a travel day with a friend who eats too much and is very overweight. She needed a driver. My diet may be off but I will work hard to not undo all my progress. Thanks to everyone who noticed my 5 year anniversary on MFP yesterday. Wow! Where has the time gone?

01/28 -197.8- (Trend weight 197.7) After travel and no medication yesterday I blew it with too many “diet” snacks last night including popcorn I could not afford after a bit of a high carb day. Self-sabotage was in full swing I guess. I was also feeling pretty depressed as I showed up at the school to walk with my oldest DD and they said I needed to fill out their paperwork (that’s new!), get a lanyard badge and we can’t walk until after 4:30. My DD is unable to walk except for directly after school so she had to give it up and we won’t be able to spend that bit of time together. I was so sad about this that I sat in my car when I drove back home for about an hour in my garage. I didn’t even have the strength to get out of the car, I was so burdened. I feel I ruined it for her too since seeing me flagged the secretary at the school. I definitely ate my emotions last night. I can, however, walk at the school on non-travel days and will still be planning that. My youngest Daughter and DGS are here as usual for the weekend and I am babysitting today. I will try to make it a banner day to compensate a bit for last night and hope some of this is the non-medication bloat I get after traveling. I’m really getting tired of the 197 – 200 weight range I seem to be bouncing around in for nearly a year now! 192 would be such a welcome change. Still aiming, however, ultimately for the 180’s so I can cross the 190’s off my list above. Then 179 or lower to get into overweight range. Then goal. I don’t care how long it takes but sooner is better than later with the diabetes issues. Pre-logging today, getting some time on my exercise machines (if DGS will leave me alone for 30 minutes) and flushing with plenty of water today are all part of the plan.

01/29 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)

01/30 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)

01/31 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)

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

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quiltingjaine · January 2023

@deepwoodslady You do need help from a medical professional but here is an old article I hadn’t seen before - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/low-carb-diet-for-diabetes#Whats-the-optimal-carb-intake-for-people-with-diabetes?

A hundred years ago, low carb was the method of treating diabetes. It’s nice to see the medical science has finally figured out how well it works. Some doctors are resistant. My theory is they don’t want to “cure” their patients because those people are their livelihood.

There are many books about the value of low carb but in your situation, you do need to be monitored by a professional who is in agreement with the low carb life.

quiltingjaine · January 2023

Female 5’1” Age 72 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
HWE 197.0 (2/2008)
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126) UGW was 125 (HS weight 1968)

👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE👍👍

Rnd 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 🙌
To Rnd 157 115.5
To Rnd 167 119.4
To Rnd 177 118.3
To Rnd 187 120.0 AW 119.6
To Rnd 197 121.5 AW 119.15
SW RND 198 119.0 AW 119.75
SW RND 199 119.5 AW 119.55
SW RND 200 120.0 AW 122.35
SW RND 201 123.0 AW 121.35
SW RND 202 124.0 AW 121.25
SW RND 203 122.5 AW 122.65
SW RND 204 122.0 AW 122.9
SW RND 205 122.0 AW 122.95
SW RND 206 123.0 AW 124.25
SW RND 207 123.5 AW 125.0
SW RND 208 124.5 AW 125.25
SW RND 209 124.5 AW 125.7
SW RND 210 124.0 AW 124.4
SW RND 211 126.0 AW 126.11

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.

People say keto/LCHF isn’t sustainable. I’ve been doing it for over 5 years with amazing results!

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

We are unstoppable not because we do not have failures but because we continue on despite them. - paraphrase of original quote by Beau Taplin

Up and down - just riding the waves of life. 🌊 🏄‍♀️ (My new mantra-3/19/22)

"Do or do not. There is no try." -Yoda

**Comments apply to previous day**

SW: 127.0
I need to get back to a fasting schedule.

1/22 126.5 Fasted until 4:30 or 5. Got an Unwich at Jimmy John’s (#7) and could only eat half! I did have a glass of red wine and dumped the remaining 1/2 bottle down the drain!
1/23 125.5 Art Quilts, etc meeting this morning, picking up a friend for lun-ner this afternoon (Golden Corral?) Weight might jump up tomorrow.
1/24 127.0 As anticipated. Golden Corral for the first time in months. Not as good as I remembered it. 🤷‍♀️ Stayed to 25g TC limit but too much salt and not enough water and drank coffee later than usual so couldn’t get to sleep.
1/25 127.0 No TMI for a couple of days UGH Got my new Garmin and set it up yesterday afternoon. YAY! Calories, protein and fat all under; carbs over by 6 - all came from assorted low vegetables.
1/26 126.0 Good day yesterday- only 13g TC and over 5000 steps due to shopping. Today I have guild meeting an hour away and meal with a friend before repeat meeting. I’ll do my best to make that a good meal.
1/27 126.5 20g carbs - it was 15 until I ate 2 squares of Sam’s Choice Dark Chocolate-something has changed with that product. It no longer melts in my mouth. Oh well, Amy and I went to Chipotle for dinner - we each got a salad and no chips. Or as many steps as I expected. I’m so happy to have my new Garmin and that it is synced with my iOS devices!
1/28 127.0 No idea except no TMI. I have beef and Brussels sprouts with butter and my BP coffee with cream.

amnu_co · January 2023

Female: 52, 5'9

HW: 278 lbs (January 2017)
LW: 198 lbs (March 2018) -- kept it off 'til covid. Been working remotely getting fatter ever since.

SW: 247.4 | RW: 240.0

GOAL: MOVE MOVE MOVE as much as possible @ least 5-10 minutes every hour/everyday

Day/Weight/Comment

1/12 - 247.4 First weigh-in this month after slow week of just getting back on track.
1/19 - 246.9 Ecstatic to see a drop!
1/22 - DNW But was eager to do more.
1/23 - DNW
1/24 - 244.8
1/25 - DNW after restless night woke up late and tired. HOWEVER; proved to myself YOU CAN get 10,000 steps without leaving the house!!

Completed my food and exercise diary for the first time in months, and a little happy sore from all my 5 minute workouts today. A tiny bit nervous about weekly weight in tomorrow since I'm eating my last meal so late, but hoping some stretching tonight and a good BM in the morning won't disappoint, lololo
1/26 - 244.1 (mixed feelings about that)
1/27 - 243.2
1/28 - 243.2*
1/29
1/30
1/31

*weighed myself three times after waking up, going to the bathroom, running for 10 minutes .... scale didn't budge. Logically it makes sense, emotionally just wanted to kick it!

itladyee · January 2023

Charissa here, ready to go for Round 212/3.
62 y/o female

OSW 2022-03 230.3
1SW 2023-01 221.8
RSW 2023-01 218.6

Goal This Round per Day:
Water: 64 ounces (minimum)
Alcohol: 0 ounces

Stats:
HW: 230
CW: 218.6
Goal Weight #1 199 Target Date 4/1/2023
Goal Weight #2 180 Target Date 6/10/2023
Goal Weight #3 160 Target Date 9/30/2023
Goal Weight #4 150 Target Date 12/30/2023

Round 210/1 SW: 221.8 EW: 220.6 Loss 1.2 Total Loss 1.2
Round 211/2 SW: 220.6 EW: 218.6 Loss 2.0 Total Loss 3.2
Round 212/3 SW: 218.6 EW: NNN Loss 0.0 Total Loss 3.2

SW: 218.6

1/22 218.7 (+0.1/+0.1) Alcohol Goal Met ✔
1/22 218.2 (-0.5/-0.4) Both Goals met ✔✔
1/23 217.1 (-1.1/-1.5) Both Goals met ✔✔
1/25 216.8 (-0.3/-1.8) Alcohol Goal Met ✔
1/26 215.6 (-1.2/-3.0) :)Both Goals met ✔✔
1/27 215.1 (-.0.5/-3.5)

I am over the moon....I am a wine drinker and enjoy a glass or two daily. On the weekends my husband and I might share a mixed cocktail. I knew that it was all empty calories and had slowed down my weight loss. I told myself that was ok, as long as I was still losing and I still got to enjoy my wine.
Then I hurt my foot, so the exercise stopped and my weight loss stalled as I was maintaining (if not gaining) even though I was eating well; clearly, it was the empty calories. So I decided to skip the booze and OMG...It's not like I didn't know it but I just didn't take action~Both Goals met ✔✔
1/28 214.8 (-0.3/-3.8)
1/29
1/30

Skyleen75 · January 2023

got care free in maintenance and the scale went up one lb at a time. Now I’m turning it around one lb at a time.

2016- 245lbs
2019- 142lbs
9/12/22- 185lbs
R211 EW 186.6

1/22 188.8
1/23 188.9
1/24 185.8
1/25 186.6
1/26 184.6
1/27 182.8
1/28 181.0 this is 100% dehydration!!! While I would love to keep seeing this dramatic drop I am guessing there is a 5-6 bump up coming from last night. My calories were under but I had three Manhattans and I know how my body responds to alcohol.
I want to say I will make good choices today but I have to admit I’m kind of hungover and I already opted for dog snuggles on the couch over kickboxing class.

quiltingjaine · January 2023

Round 213 is posted

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10882901/just-give-me-10-days-round-213#latest

deepwoodslady · January 2023

quiltingjaine wrote: »

@deepwoodslady You do need help from a medical professional but here is an old article I hadn’t seen before - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/low-carb-diet-for-diabetes#Whats-the-optimal-carb-intake-for-people-with-diabetes?

A hundred years ago, low carb was the method of treating diabetes. It’s nice to see the medical science has finally figured out how well it works. Some doctors are resistant. My theory is they don’t want to “cure” their patients because those people are their livelihood.

There are many books about the value of low carb but in your situation, you do need to be monitored by a professional who is in agreement with the low carb life.

@quiltingjaine Thanks for an excellent article. Of course, the dietician will help me navigate as this article addresses the diabetes (which is what I was looking for), and I have the heart healthy to contend with also. (No butter etc.). It is nice to have a starting point of 90 carbs or less. I had put 100 carbs in my macros but was usually closer to 115 when logging. I will continue to reduce when meal planning. The lower the better, of course. Hopefully this dietician will help me to figure out how to eat a diabetic diet, a heart healthy diet and a weight loss diet all at once with menus that include more than 3 meals a day of chicken breast and nuts lol. Right now I am trying to substitute some of my low carb foods with low fat items. Low fat cottage cheese, plant based margarine, etc.

Thanks for the article. Healthline is an excellent source too. 90 grams or less, here I come! BTW, on Keto I did count net carbs but I have not been doing that on the low carb plan. My counts have been for total carbs which I know is what you agree with most. The article did touch on the pros and cons of both ways. I rarely ever eat back my exercise calories or carbs. Thanks again for the resource.

SheilaBoneham · January 2023

HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015) - 135
2023 Goals — no snacking after dinner; calories below maintenance, adjusted every 10 lbs; move more; eat mostly healthfully, no extremes. Aim for 150 by the end of the year.

📆 History 2015–2023

Feb. 2015: highest weight 218.2
2015: end weight running average 178.2
2016: end weight running average 147.7
2017: end weight running average 148
2018: end weight running average 137.2.
Extreme elimination diet (doctor prescribed) for diagnostic reasons, very low calories, then boom! Gained 40 pounds.
2019: end weight running average 176.1
2020: end weight running average 183.8.
2021: end weight running average 179.4.
2022: end weight running average 178.6

2023 Rounds
R209 01/01/23: end weight 178.6. Ave calories — who knows? I didn’t bother with the holidays.
R210 01/11/23: end weight 176.2 (-2.4). Ave calories 1102. No after-dinner snacking!

R211 01/21/23: end weight 176.8 (+.6). Ave calories
R212 01/31/23: goals—no after dinner snacking; calories <1300.

Day/Weight/Comment no food after dinner 💚

1/22 - 176.4
Good. I’m headed back down despite the sample oatmeal-coconut-raisin cookie from the batch I baked for DH. I just shoveled the driveway and sidewalks so I’m feeling warm and energized! I hope it sticks for a few hours. Still wrestling with puppy-induced sleep deprivation, although he did nap a long time yesterday afternoon because one of my training buddies brought her 15-week-old Flat-coated Retriever puppy over to play. My Booker is 10.5 weeks. Boy, did they have fun wrestling and running and getting wet and dirty. We had fun watching, and then cleaning them up! Some of you said “more pics,” so here they are in a less frenzied moment, my Booker on the left and Chaos on the right. Cutie boys.

1/23 - 177
Oops.

1/24 - 177.4
Ah, well, a couple of nights of relapsing snackwise will do that. DH bought a Marie Callender chocolate pie to try, and I didn’t realize how crazy many calories were in a serving until later. Yikes! Trying to straighten myself out today.

1/25 - 177.2
Better, not perfect, last night. We’re getting all-day snow, so I’m off to shovel what’s there now. Exercise!

1/26 - 176.8 💚
I did much better yesterday — no nighttime snacks. Yay!

1/27 - 178
Aww, come on. No idea. Salt maybe.

1/28 - 177.4
Does this round seem to be slipping by extra quickly, or is it just me? I just hope the rest of Jan and Feb go as quickly—the really cold weather makes it much harder to manage puppy energy, though it does help when he runs like a nut through the snow, which is up to his chin. There’s a lot of ice, though, and ice on top of snow, and I’m afraid of falling, so I don’t go out with him much— I stand on the clear part of patio and throw things. I wish I could run of calories like Booker does! Ok, have a great Saturday, and stay warm & safe if your in the freeze zone.

1/29 -
1/30 -
1/31 -

shmmm3 · January 2023

SW: 135.8
Day/Weight/Comment
1/22 137.2 Bloated and retaining water.
1/23 137.2 Been eating cheesecake a lot so today I start clean.
1/24 133.8
1/25 131.8 On track the last 2 days.
1/26 132.4
1/27 131.0
1/28 131.8
1/29
1/30
1/31

tishawj · January 2023

Female - 51yrs - 5'5"
SW:186.8
Day/Weight/Comment
1/22-186.8
1/23 - 187.6 - we did homemade pizza last night...carbs and salty meat...rest of the day was good
1/24 - 185.8 - good way to start the day!
1/25 - 185.2 - was setting up for a client yesterday...11 hours and 15000 steps. Brought a salad with tuna and cottage cheese instead of going out for lunch and lots of water which seems to have fended off the carb/sodium bloat from the leftover pizza I scarfed down when I got home.
1/26 - 184.4 - We only did half a day at set up yesterday as a big storm was rolling in and we didn't want to deal with the drive if we stayed later. Got home in time to pop over to our local with hubby...chose a craft gin and soda vs a craft beer.
1/27 - 183.0 - Was not expecting this! DS(17) was making dinner for us when I got home from set up last night...and as not to deter the teenager from taking the initiative to make dinner I just guestimated my logging based on what he told me was in it. He used way more oil and soy sauce than I would so I was expecting some sodium bloat today. Gift show set up is done and I don't have any work booked for a while so I'll have to keep myself busy and moving in other ways.
1/28 - 181.8 - Again.... wow...that's the first week for you though, all water weight and bloat, I do not expect this rate of loss to continue but will stick with the plan!!! Took the dog for an hour hike in the woods near our house yesterday, it was lovely with all of the recent snow we've had but a bit of a slog, but that makes for a good workout for sure. Had an awesome steak dinner last night, filled my plate with lots of broccoli and only a few roasted potatoes

Happy weekend!!
1/29
1/30
1/31

jedaschultz · January 2023

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 164 (Round 1) SW 206.6 RGW 205 EW 204 (-2.6)
Round 165 (Round 2) SW 204 RGW 204 EW 205.4 (+1.4)
Round 166 - I skipped this one. Husband started radiation. (+2.4)
Round 167 (Round 3) SW 207.8 RGW EW 207.2 (-.6)
Round 168 (Round 4) SW 207.2 RGW 204 EW 205.8 (-1.4)
Round 169 (Round 5) SW 205.8 RGW 204 EW 206 (+.2) Thanksgiving
Round 170 (Round 6) SW 206. RGW 204 EW 206.8 (+.8)
Round 171 (Round 7) SW 206.8 RGW 204 EW 208.6 (+1.8)
Round 172 (Round 8) SW 208.6 RGW 206 EW 207.8 (-.8)
Round 173 (Round 9) SW 207.8 RGW 205’s EW 208.6 (+.8)
Round 174 (Round 10) SW 208.6 RGW 206 EW 204.6 (-4.0)
Round 175 (Round 11) SW 204.6 RGW 203 EW 207.4 (+2.8)
Round 176 (Round 12) SW 207.4 RGW 205 EW 208.6 (+1.2)
Round 177 (Round 13) SW 208.6 RGW 205 EW 206.2
Round 178 (Round 14) SW 206.2 RGW 205 EW 205.8
Round 179 skipped this one - traveling
Round 180 (Round 15) SW 208 RGW 205 EW 210.2
Round 181 (Round 16) SW 210.2 RGW 209 EW 209.2
Round 182 skipped
Round 183 (Round 17) SW 209.2 RGW 208 EW 208.2
Round 184 (Round 18) SW 208.2 RGW 207 EW 210.2
Round 185 (Round 19) SW 210.2 RGW 208 EW
Round 186 skipped
Round 187 skipped
Round 188 skipped
Round 189 skipped
Round 190 SW 209.6 RGW 209 EW 210
Round 191 SW 210 RGW 209 EW 205.2
Round 192 SW 205.2 RGW 204.2 EW 205.8
Round 193 SW 205.8 RG 205 EW 213.2
Round 194 SW 211.4 RG 207 EW 213.2
Round 195 Skipped
Round 196 SW 210.2 RG 209 EW211
Round 197 SW 211 RG 209 EW
Round 198 Skipped
Round 199 Skipped
Round 200 EW 211.8
Round 201 SW 211.8 RGW 209 EW 210.2
Round 202 SW 210.2 RGW 208 EW 210.6
Round 203 SW 210.6 RGW 209 EW 209.8
Round 204 SW 209.8 RGW 208.4 EW 210
Round 205 SW 210 RGW 208.4EW 208.8
Round 206 208.8 RGW 208 EW
Round 207 skipped
Round 208 skipped
Round 209 skipped
Round 210 SW RGW 209.2 EW
Round 211 SW RGW EW 210
Round 212 SW 210 RGW 208.5 EW 209.4

SW: 209.4
GW for Round: 208

Day/Weight/Comment
1/22 211 Oh my!!!
1/23 210.2 It wasn’t a very good weekend.
1/24 210 Slowly coming back down.
1/25 210.2
1/26 210.2
1/27 209.2 I was much more active yesterday.
1/28 208.6 Yeah!!
1/29
1/30

fmfdfa2020 · January 2023

deepwoodslady wrote: »

@fmfdfa2020

@deepwoodslady Thank you!

fmfdfa2020 · January 2023

Have you tried Monkfruit sweetener? It natural, ZERO calorie and often touted as a better sweetener because of all its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It's definitely a little pricey but a little goes a long way. Good luck and Happy Friday!

@amnu_co I have not heard of Monkfruit sweetener. I searched for info on it and I'll give it a try. Thanks for letting me know!

fmfdfa2020 · January 2023

I was part of this challenge a while back, and was glad to see it's still around (thank you @quiltingjaine!

) In June, I was diagnosed with a serious medical illness. I had surgery with great results! I stress-ate like there was no tomorrow, and didn't exercise at all. I'm back to just 6 pounds from my heaviest. I'm having a hard time getting back to my healthy ways. This forum helped me before so I'm back, not just for the accountability but because how kind and supportive everyone is to each other.

Goal this round:
Do NOT eat sugar or white flour. These are my downfall. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Start back rowing/walking/weights. Eat healthy. Drink 80oz water each day.

01/21 - Start Weight: 180.2

Round 212
01/22 - 177.9 - As I've gained weight this time, I've gotten closer and closer to the 180's and hitting 180 yesterday, I hope, jerked me awake. My plan was never to see that number again (and for that matter, I never "planned" to see any of the numbers I've seen, who does, right?

) . Anyway, yesterday was a really good day, finally! I did as I have done every day, which is eat healthy and keep my calories in check for the entire day, but all other days, I've ended up bingeing in the evening. Yesterday, I did NOT. Yay! Getting thru a day where I was in control and not my sugar-craving self was wonderful! Happy Sunday everyone, and for those who watch - football!!

01/23 - 177.2 (weighed later than my normal time) - Second day on track. Need to up the amount of water I'm drinking - only drank a little over 40oz each of the last 2 days. I rode the stationary bike yesterday for a whole 10 mins, but you have to start somewhere. I haven't exercised since my surgery in June. My exercise today is snow shoveling. I shoveled once already and another round is coming in this afternoon. We have a 600ft driveway (no, not shoveling it LOL). We have a plow but there are all the side doors, sidewalk, getting out to my workshop, etc. I could use the snow blower but sometime it's easier just to grab a shovel and it burns lots of calories!

01/24 - 178.5 - Perfectly normal to fluctuate but too many carbs/salt doesn't help. I did not have any sugar or white flour yesterday, which is great. I am very happy about that! However, I'm trying to make up for the lack of these with too many other carbs. For some reason the carb I've chosen to eat too much of is grits. I haven't really eaten grits that often since I was a kid growing up in Georgia. I know it's just my body craving the white flour and sugar. I also have been adding too much salt. Recognizing I'm doing this is the first step, now I'll adjust. More snow shoveling today. Yay!

01/25 - 178.7 -

01/26 - DNW

01/27 - 178.5 - I thought I would be up after over indulging for my 26th wedding anniversary

. It may catch up with me tomorrow. That's okay. What I'm proud of is that I still had no sugar/flour. I already don't eat hardly any processed foods, so to keep sugar in my life, it takes an effort from me to literally add it or to buy something sweet. I've had nothing sweet in my house for months except sugar. I had been adding way more than I want to admit to my hot tea that I would drink all day (I'm originally from the Georgia, where sweet tea is like syrup

). That stopped 6 days ago! The first days are the hardest, and I'm so glad to be past them. I love drinking hot tea in the winter. I need to slowly learn to enjoy it without sugar.

01/28 - 179.1 - Okay, anniversary is over even though I still ate more than I should have yesterday. I look at the days up to now as a short period of time of me watching what I'm eating more than how much. Now that I'm past the ultra-craving stage of no sugar/flour, it's time I work harder on the "how much" (calories, water, exercise). I haven't hit 80oz of water yet so today is the day. I've been shoveling snow, but today I start rowing again. And lastly, I'm shooting for 1200 to 1400 calories.

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

Long-term Tracking: Weight / No Sugar/White Flour / H20 / Exercise

1/21 - 180.2 / None / 48oz / Walked
1/22 - 177.9 / None / 48oz / Rode Bike
1/23 - 177.2 / None / 48oz / Snow Shoveled
1/24 - 178.5 / None / 40oz / Snow Shoveled
1/25 - 178.7 / None / 40oz / Snow Shoveled
1/26 - DNW / None / ? oz (not enough) / / None
1/27 - 178.5 / None / ? oz (not enough) / / None
1/28 - 179.1
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Sherbearp38 · January 2023

Hi!
My name is Sherry.
58 yo.
I’m just going to do the best I can to stay in a calorie deficit most days! Keeping it simple. 🌸

HW: 234
MFP SW 215.8
CW: 213.2

SW: 215.8
Day/Weight/Comment
1/22
1/23
1/24
1/25
1/26 215.8
1/27 215.4
1/28 213.2 (finally, last weekends overindulgence bloat is coming off! Lol)
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🎀

jspecies11 · January 2023

Round 212
69 yo; 5’5”
SW: 145#
GW for Round: 144#
Day/Weight/Comment
1/22 144.8#
1/23 144.4# Hoping for a trend. I’m working at the office where it’s easier to follow my plan and push water.
1/24 144.4# good day yesterday, ate according to plan and went to the gym after work.
1/25 144.4# crazy work day yesterday no exercise at all; stay with eating plan
1/26 144.0# hoping for a trend
1/27 144.8# not what I planned on.
1/28 144.8# okaaaaay
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mazzeryamaryliss · January 2023

SW:159lbs GW for this week: 156
26th January/159lbs/hello again everyone, first time back after a few months. Starting again to track weight. My diet has been bad. Time to be accountable.
1/27th Jan/ 159lbs/ quiche for lunch not so sure about cheese content now, cals where high for what it was, dont think I'll have again. no fat Greek yoghurt blueberries and raspberries was a treat just before bed.😋
1/28th Jan/159lbs/ Mediterranean veg and baby potatoes, ate it all for dinner, slimming world noddles for lunch. Havnt done any exersise past few days but have been on the go. Scales tipped for a second lower, optimistic for tomorrow's weigh in. This will be my lowest, time to stop maintaining and make it happen. 🙂
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refactored · January 2023

HSW: 211.6 lb (Aug 2021)
SW: 191.1 lb (Oct 2022)

Round 208 EW: 175.5 lb (-0.5)
Round 210 EW: 173.7 lb (-1.8)
Round 211 EW: 173.2 lb (-0.5)

Round 212 SW: 173.2 lb

Day/Weight/Comment

1/22: 172.8 lb
Stayed within calorie budget and exercised. I am going to aim for consistency this round.

1/23: 172.8 lb
Achieved my goals for the day.

1/24: 173.0 lb
Stayed within calorie budget and exercised. Was an active day for me and I was a bit hungry during the day.

1/25: 173.0 lb
Why O why do I eat my children's leftovers? My youngest is the worst for leaving food on his plate. He eats like a bird - the occasional peck at his food then he moves on. I need to add a goal which is not to eat my children's leftovers and get him to sit at the table until dinner is done.

1/26: 173.3 lb
I have been naughty and have not been counting a vegetable stir fry I usually eat for lunch. I think that is the reason for my lack of progress. I will count it from now on and see what happens. I thought it was relatively benign. It has cauliflower, zucchini, mushrooms, onion, and bok choy. It will be interesting to see how many calories it comes to.

1/27: 172.0 lb
Well the "benign" stir fry turned out to be 100 calories per serve. So not insignificant. I will count it from now on and not treat it as a free pass. I think my consistency otherwise has lead to a drop finally showing up but I will wait to see how much of a bounce back I get tomorrow. Oh and I didn't eat my kids leftovers!

1/28: 172.0 lb
Surprised this weight stuck. I did not indulge in pizza night instead having a cauliflower stir fry. My DS made brioche though and I had 2 small slices. I don't know why he felt the need to spend a few days making it but he is already a better cook than me!

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enlightenme3 · January 2023

Round 212 (my 47th)
January 22, 2023 - January 31, 2023
Female, 5’7”
HW: 181 pounds (Dec 30, 2019)
Previous Rounds:

R164 SW: 164.7, EW: 162.3
R165 EW: 161.2
R166 EW: 157.4
R167 EW: 157.0
R168 EW: 153.7
R169 EW: 154.3 - Thanksgiving week
R170 EW: 149.9
R171 EW: 151.0 - Travel almost the entire round
R172 EW: 149.7 - Christmas holidays
R173 EW: 148.6
R174 EW: 146.8
R175 EW: 145.5
R176 EW: 143.5
R177 EW: 142.4
R178 EW: 140.2
R179 EW: 139.6
R180 EW: 137.6
R181 EW: 135.6
R182 EW: 136.2
R183 EW: 134.9
R184 EW: 134.9
R185 EW: 135.4
R186 EW: 132.7
R187 EW: 132.1
R188 EW: 133.2
R189 EW: 133.8
R190 EW: 134.3
R191 EW: 132.5
R192 EW: 132.9
R193 EW: 132.5
R194 EW: 133.4
R195 EW: 132.7
R196 EW: 133.6
R197 EW: 134.9
R198 EW: 132.3
R199 EW: 130.7
R200 EW: 130.5
R201 EW: 130.7 (last weigh-in before traveling)
R202 EW: 134.5
R203 EW: 132.9
R204 EW: 134.0
R205 EW: 132.7
R206 EW: 133.2
R207 EW: 134.0
R208 EW: 134.5
R209 EW: 134.3
R210 EW: 131.8
R211 EW: 131.3

RSW: 131.3 pounds (1/21/23, EO Round 211)
RGW: < 135.0 pounds
UGW: 130-135 pound range

Day/Weight/Comment
1/22: 131.3 - I’m surprised it is not higher since I’ve had two late night binges in a row. I think the only saving grace calorie-wise is that on both days I ended up eating only one meal. Today I’ll go back to a more normal meal schedule.
1/23: 131 - My daughter stopped by on her way home (we’re about half-way on her 7+ hour drive) and took a bunch of the goodies that I had made for our dinner party with her.
1/24: 132.9 - Binged last night
1/25: 131.8 - Did better yesterday. I think it helped that all my meals were very vegetable-forward (less carbs)
1/26: 131.4 - Still too many sweets/carbs yesterday. Did not do my usual workout but got a hike in instead.
1/27: 131.4 - Ate better and got some extra walking in, but still need to lay off the after dinner eating.
1/28: 131.4 - Got my workout in towards the end of the day…
1/29: -
1/30: -
1/31: -

Total round weight loss/gain to date from EO last round: + 0.1 pounds

clprieur · January 2023

Christine from Burlington, Ontario, Canada 😊
2nd Round
Age 53, 5’5”
Heaviest- 345+ lbs (my highest known weight prior to gastric bypass in Aug 2005)
Weight Aug 2006: 170 lbs.
Weight in Jan 2022: 219 lbs
Weight at beginning of 1st Round: 157.6 lbs
Current Weight- 156 lbs
Goal Weight- 150 lbs (TBD)*

This week's daily goals: 90 grams of protein, 8 cups fluid, iron/supplements, 10 mins meditation.**

1/22- 156.0 lbs, took iron, took supplements, 85 g protein, 7 cups fluid, forgot to meditate. I spent the entire day cleaning my apartment (other than a long dog walk).
1/23 – 156.4 lbs, took supplements but forgot about iron, 66 g protein, 7 cups of fluid and I forgot to mediate again.

Feeling a bit discouraged.
1/24 – 155.2 lbs, took iron, took supplements, 65 g protein and 5 cups fluid. No meditation. Sheesh!
1/25 – 153.6 lbs, took iron, took supplements, 77 g protein, and 6 cups fluid. Again, shockingly, no meditation. I need to make a plan, man.
1/26 – 153 lbs, took iron, neglected to take supplements, 76 g protein, 8 cups fluid. I guess I shouldn’t have made meditation a challenge…
1/27 – 152.8 lbs, took iron, took supplements, 108 g protein, 8 cups fluid. I keep NOT meditating, otherwise, I would have had a perfect day! Was super hungry today and ate ALL the things. Definitely pre-menstrual. I expect my weight will be up tomorrow.
1/28 – 151.4 lbs, took iron, took supplements, 69 g protein, 7 cups fluid, no meditation. So, my weight is not up, as expected. Weird. My weight has never been this low in my entire adult life. I had always been between 300-400 lbs since I was 13 (until gastric bypass at age 35). Since gastric bypass, I always seem to float between 170-220. (I did get to 163 in 2019 but maintained that for about 60 seconds.) That being said, I did walk 90K steps between Mon-Fri, last week. (Very energetic dog!) Anyhow, a bit confused as to what I should set my “goal weight” to. And what I can actually maintain. I really don’t want to go up to 220 again. There has to be a way. Open to any suggestions or advice. 😊
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*I have been in touch with the office of my bariatric surgeon and will have an initial consultation on Feb 15th where I will discuss an appropriate goal weight to maintain and also book an appointment with their dietitian.
**thoughts for next challenge: journalling, affirmations, band/strength exercises, Grow With Jo videos on cold days, zero work absences, 12K steps, X pages of reading

QoLmatters · January 2023

My details: 62yr old F 168cm; Australian, reason my weigh in is nearly a day ahead.
SW: 116.3 kg
10 day GW: 115.3
2025 GW: 70 kg

Day/Weight/Comment
1/22 116.3 Down 500g from yesterday so very happy.
1/23 116.2 Great to have a loss no matter how much. Sticking to kilojoule allowance but having a rest day from exercise as back a little sore.
1/24 116.2 No change but yesterday I was under my kjs so hopefully it’ll change tomorrow. Today I will be doing a lot of steps.
1/25 116.2 Yesterday I only ate half my exercise back. I’ll try to do some rowing today.
1/26 116.2 Getting a bit frustrated with weight not changing though I know it will probably have a drop soon. Did row yesterday and only ate a 1/3 back. Will row again today.
1/27 116.2 Checked my scale is not broken. Still behaving and rowing.
1/28 115.9 Lost 300g; I was hoping for 500 but its better than none. Expect to do lots of steps today.
1/29 115.8

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