Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 212
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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.
01/29 - DNW - I got up around 4am. I couldn't sleep. I drank lots of water, so skipped weighing. Yesterday was a good day. 64oz of water - not 80oz, but better. Rowed 20 mins. Calories 1460. Keeping it going today! Looking forward to watching playoffs today. I'm learning to enjoy something without it having to be wrapped around food. No unhealthy snacks today.
01/30 - 179.1 - 10th day off sugar/flour - I just need to keep increasing the water, increasing the exercise, adding more vegetables, and reducing calories by keeping carbs low - it WILL drop eventually!
01/31 - 178.7 - Even though my weight was all over the place this round, I'm very happy with the past 10 days. I have been trying to get back to my healthy ways for months, and coming back to this forum, and this first round back, got things turned around and headed in the right direction. So I'm thankful for that! I look forward to the next round where I'm going to kick it up a notch (and then some
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Congratulations everyone on making it thru another round!!
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 or White Flour / H20 / Exercise / Calories
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 / None / 64oz / / Rowed 20 mins / 1460
1/29 - DNW / None / 48oz / Stationary Bike/Rowed - 20 mins / 1479
1/30 - 179.1 / None / 40oz / None / 1451
1/31 - 178.76 -
56, 5'2"
R212 Starting Weight 144.0
R212 Goal Weight: 142.0
1/22 143.6 Trying to stick to a 'somewhat' intermittent fasting schedule. Eating the majority of my food before 2pm really seems to work well for me. I've been trying to get my husband on board with this too, but he's having a hard time mentally letting go of the dinnertime meal.
1/23 143.8
1/24 143.0
1/25 142.6
1/26 142.2
1/27 141.6
1/28 141.6
1/29 141.6
1/30 141.6 I seem to be stuck..lol!
1/91 141.8 Well the scale is working again, but in the wrong direction! Overall, very happy with this round. 2.2 lbs lost. Our weather here in Montana was crappy all weekend too. Lots of snow and then a deep freeze, -30 F. Hoping it'll warm up soon. 10 -
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
1/29 - 216.8
1/30 - 216.2
1/31 - 216.2
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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
1/29 – 144.2 No reason for the up. Guessing my body fat is catching up with a fluid loss. Today is going to be a challenge. Celebrating birthdays – Mother at 86, Father at 88, Grandson at 3, and son’s girlfriend 32. Pizza’s, homemade ice cream cake, and cupcakes. Making best effort and that will be good enough.
1/30 – 143.8 I handled yesterday very well. I am proud of that. I planned and pre-tracked and it worked. And more shout out to Invisalign preventing me from grabbing leftover ice cream cake at 10 PM, which I normally might do. :P
1/31 – 143.4 – Last night, I handled another last family get together before heading south this weekend. We got to see my daughter, SIL, and DGS by ourselves (previous night was a large group). So I finished this round a pound down from round start of 211 which is awesome. If I had not futzed around for that round, I would be in even better shape, but I am concentrating on the good. I did accomplish what I wanted for this round which was to be “thoughtful in my actions”. I survived Invisalgn and see if may help me with intentional eating. I could have improved on exercise as there was none. On to round, 213!!
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74 years-old great-grandmother (5'2")
ON 8/29/2022: I was 134 LBS and had a 33” natural waist
MAINTENANCE 115-118 LBS (still trying to decide what I want my range to be). Lessons for maintenance: 1) exercise at least 30 minutes five {5} days a week 2) try to walk no less than 10,000 steps a day 3) If/when my weight creeps up (118-119 LBS) increase the incline on the treadmill and add a burst of running to routine 4) eat a low-calorie salad before eating dinner 5) limit fried & breaded foods 6) continue to add ice cubes to my 5 oz glass of wine 7) eat fish for dinner at least 2 times a week 8) eight to nine hours of sleep a day 9) Of the 60oz of water daily-drink 8oz of water a half hour before each meal 10) three (3) meals a day and 1-2 small snacks, nothing after dinner.
11) do not park my car close to the store I am going into.
Round 211 - loss -1.1 LBS
01/21-116.5
Round 212: RSW: 117.2 waist: 28” (goal 27 ½’)
01/22- 117.2
01/23- 116.3
01/24- 116.4
01/25- 116.6
01/26- 116.6
01/27- 116.8
01/28- 116.7
01/29- 116.7
01/30- 116.6
01/31- 116.5
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@fmfdfa2020 thanks I think, you made me realize that I really like the research more than "finishing the book". So I "finished" it- sort of-- I am sending it off as an "2023 edition" (it was nearly done anyway). As I find new information-which I suspect i will get once the families and historical societies receive this edition. I will add to it. Thanks-Barb5 -
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
1/29 - 162.4
1/30 - 162.4
1/31 - 163.1 - No hugs needed. Uptick due to last minute change in dinner plans and alcohol inclusion (have y'all had Glühwein? German mulled wine? Its cozy and warm and definitely a once a year treat for me. I haven't had it since 2020 so it was a real treat on a cold night). I was on track for calories with no exercise cals eaten back. Cardio (read: rowing) workout done, 3 mins easy, 15 second sprint, repeat x4 and then easy row 2 mins to complete 15 minutes. I missed it but oh am I out of rowing shape, too. Guess a few months off will do that. Rest day tomorrow but double whammy Thursday with both bodyweight and cardio workouts (30 minutes. Will have to set my alarm a bit earlier). Anyway, happy to finish this round at low end of goal - 163.x. I'm looking forward to next round! See you there
Previous Day's Comments1/22 - 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!
1/28 - 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.
1/29 - So I made a mindful choice and then a splurge for lunch (more like "linner"). Was still full by dinner so skipped it which made up for everything. Today will be a challenge as I'll be hungry earlier and likely eat breakfast. I'm about to do a gentle morning yoga practice (it's raining and rain on a metal roof is beyond relaxing) to ensure SOME movement. No walking pups yesterday or today due to the wet cold conditions. Feeling good right now about my abilities to stay on track today.
1/30 - No change, though the scale bounced around a bit before settling. I did splurge on some cheesecake last night but I had the calories and dinner was very small. I'm moving on to the next workout in the book today, a small step up. Monday, Thursday, and Friday I will do this slightly different 15 minute (one min each exercise) body weight workout. Then, on Tuesday and Thursday, I do cardio sprints, 3 min easy, 15 second sprint for 15 minutes. I have a stationary bike and my beloved rower to switch things up, though I'll likely stick to the rower. Thursdays the double whammy with both! I'm procrastinating it right now. Winter storm warning here and potential ice so I'm monitoring the school's site until the boy leaves to ensure it's not delayed or cancelled. They estimated potential of up to 1/4in ice this morning! It doesn't seem icy here by the house but doesn't mean it isn't elsewhere. Plus, I'm achy in all my injuries, as usual, when weather changes like this. It's hard to make myself workout when I'm achy though I know, in this situation, it's better if I do. Working out, typically, won't make this type of ache worse. In fact, sometimes it helps by loosening some of the stiffness and helping with reducing inflammation which eases pain in the long run. Doesn't make it an easy thing to start, though! Once I'm going, I'll get through, so here I go!
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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 - 181.8 - Got in another good hike with the dog and the hubby yesterday, that and shopping with DS(17) for business clothes for his upcoming DECA comp got me over 10,000steps which usually doesn't happen on a Saturday
1/30 - 181.8 - Quiet day yesterday, just stuff around the house and then 4 hours running boys back and forth to the rink in the evening. Mad a big pot of chili and homemade cheesy garlic bread...saved some calories so I could splurge on a piece of bread as I knew I wouldn't be able to resist.
1/31 - 181.4 - Nice to end the round on another little loss! We've had a fair bit of snow over the last few days so I've been sticking to sidewalks with the dog (wish everyone would clear them in a timely manner!!) until the trails in the woods get packed down a bit, my knees get angry otherwise. This is such a hard time of year for me to stay active. My hubby and boys love it, they ski and play hockey but I'm not a fan of speed I can't control. I love a walk in the snowy woods if it's clear and sunny, but the dogs lucky he's cute and fluffy or we wouldn't leave the house when it's cold and windy!!
See you all in round 213!!!
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SW: 110
10 day GW: 106
2023 GW: 103.8
Day/Weight/Comment
1/22 Ate badly and I don't want to weigh in. Probably better for my mindset.
1/23 Starting a 3 day cleanse. Probably will make it a 5 days cleanse. I really want results now.
1/24 *refuse to check the scale*. I did great yesterday with tracking and stayin on plan and under calorie target. It felt freaking amazing ladies. I felt so proud of myself! And I was able to go to sleep without beating myself up over the food choices I had made. And I didn't go to bed so full I couldn't sleep. Those are just a few of the things I've been dealing with in my mind that have been holding me back. Now, to make that one PROUD day, a string of days - and to string them together and keep going.
1/25 *DNW* Yesterday went very well. Ate under my calorie target and did not eat back any exercise calories. Instead of going on a walk last night at 5pm, I decided to clean my entire bedroom. The closet, under the bed and rearrange it all. Man, it felt SOOO good! My room looks amazing. I also polished my kitchen appliances (stainless steel) and put away stuff. The kitchen looks so happy and peaceful now. Just like my food! Started out today again with a shake and berries....Now I'm ready for some warm coffee. Stringing along another day to add to my success.
1/26
1/27
1/28
1/29
1/30: 110# - restarting nutrition...this is DAY 1. I can do anything for 1 day. Meal planned and prepped. Just have to stick to it. My hardest part of the day is 1-5 pm. SO I am starting my food intake at 1pm. And I will have another meal at 2, 3, 4 and 5 (just a couple 100 calories at each hour). My theory is that this will play into my mindset of...I get food again....and again...and I am okay. I am on track. I am not binge eating....I am on plan.
1/31: 107.0# - and yesterday's meal plan seems to have worked! #doing it again today!4 -
57, 5’5
OSW-187 Sept. 2018. Thank you @quiltingjaine !
GW-140
1/23-165-No better day to get back on the wagon, than Monday.
1/24-Walked 5 miles. Made split pea soup.
1/25-DNW-Ate Mexican food and walked 3 miles.
1/26-DNW-Walked 6 miles. My goal is to walk 3 days a week and do yoga the other 2......in a perfect week that is....with not many appointments or meetings. I still have bruising from getting my eyelids done; next week I should be able to cover it up with makeup.
1/27-164
1/28-164
1/30-164-Went to a quilting class yesterday, it was fun and relaxing.
1/31-164-Soper cold and windy so I put my flannel lined jeans on and walked 6 miles and will go to yoga today. The horse needs to be ridden too; that guy has had enough time off.
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@joans1976 and all who need it
It seems the only exercise I get is mentally kicking people in the butt!6 -
1/30: 223 hot off of 6 weeks in Florida not caring.
1/31: 220.2 one day in Illinois caring.6 -
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 2015–2023Feb. 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).
R212 01/31/23: end weight 177.6 (+.8).
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 - 177.6
I can’t seem to stay out of the snacks this weekend. Sigh. Day by day, right? Otoh, I got out for a little walk with the pup this morning since the temp is actually above freezing (though starting to drop with a very cold week coming up). Yesterday I blocked a new wrap I knitted—last fall, when the Virginia Creeper on my fence was in its red and gold and brown glory, I wanted to wrap myself up in it. So I knitted it. 🙂 The picture doesn’t show the yarn well—it has subtle shades of gold and red and green in with the rich brown. Not exactly food related, but I can’t snack while I’m knitting!
1/30 - 177.6
Popcorn. Why? Sigh. No hugs needed—more like a kick in the pants!
1/31 - 177.6
Ok, not what I wanted but at least I’m hanging out 5 pounds lower than I was a few weeks ago. Onward! See you next round.
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Round 212
69 yo; 5’5”
SW: 145#
GW for Round: 144#
Day/Weight/Comment
1/22 144.8#
1/23 144.4#
1/24 144.4#
1/25 144.4#
1/26 144.0#
1/27 144.8#
1/28 144.8#
1/29 144.2#
1/30 143.8#
1/31 143.8# No walk today the ever popular “wintery mix” rolling through. See you in round 213.5 -
@_JeffreyD_ Welcome back! I was just think8ng about you yesterday and hoping all is well.3
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January 23rd
SW 176.2lbs
GW 150
Round Start:176
Round Goal: 170
Water Goal 72oz. Step Goal 15K WO Goal 6 WO Round 212
SW:
Day/Weight/Comment
1/23/ 173.6 I know I have some water weight so should be able to get it down the first week.
Thought it started today. Boy I wish I would’ve started yesterday ate way way too much. This feels good to join. If the weather would cooperate would be easier.
1/24 173. Down -.6 was hoping for more.
Walked, worked out, drank water, tracked and golfed.
1/25 172.8 -.2 Exercised walked over 15K steps stayed at 1200 Calories drank water did it all. Hoping tomorrow is better.
1/26 174.1 UP 1.3 YUK!! Dang did not do well yesterday in my eating went to a car show, the food choices there were awful. Thought the turkey leg would be the best choice. It was OK but tasted greasy and everything went downhill from there. Going to set a daily goal. Today is going to be Water 64oz.
1/27 173.6 -.4 Much Better. Hoping for more but will take it. Key drink lots of water, Goal today nothing eaten after 7PM
1/28 No Weigh Bad night
1/29 No Weigh in Forgot early morning hoping for a better 10 days going forward
So many different diets out there confusing, looking for inspiration
1/30
1/31 173.8 Got on the scale this morning was doing very poorly for eating exercise going well but I am very ready to start round 213.
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_JeffreyD_ wrote: »1/30: 223 hot off of 6 weeks in Florida not caring.
1/31: 220.2 one day in Illinois caring.
@_JeffreyD_ Welcome back! You've been missed.1 -
@fmfdfa The art work is from the Bitmoji app. I wish I was this artistic. I’m limited to stick people. LOL
@_JeffreyD Welcome back! We missed you!!
@hammycakes Did you try weighing with something of a higher weight? I have my DH get on the scale when it does that, just to shake up/wake up the scale. Something like a 5# or 10# weight would work
@clprieur I think our mood/feelings have a great deal to do with weight loss. I think I might have been inclined to say to the yelling lady, “We’re working on it!”1 -
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 RND 212 127.0 AW 126.45
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.
1/29 126.0 Great Greek today for lunch
1/30 126.5 Up at 4:30. Less of an uptick than expected and I had a glass of Chardonnay. EDIT: I made pancakes for breakfast- a keto recipe but I added 1 T almond flour and 2 t psyllium husk. Those added 9 grams of fiber carbs so after eating them, I have hit my 25g total carb LIMIT.
1/31 126.5 I’m okay with this. 2 events this weekend-neighbors’ 60th anniversary party on Friday evening and my sewing ladies are coming on Saturday afternoon. Need to plan ahead!3
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