Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 213

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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 10,769 Member
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  • MommaGemz
    MommaGemz Posts: 494 Member
    Hi all! Starting back with these challenges. I’m a Mom of 2, in my 40s, and just diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Trying to make some healthy changes.

    OSW: 215.5
    R213 SW: 211.8
    GW: 165

    2/1 – 210.5 – Looks like I shed a lot of water weight yesterday. The new thyroid meds and low-sodium diet have been helping me regulate my water levels. Thyroid patients tend to retain a lot of water. Today is elliptical day for exercise.
    2/2 – 210.6 – I thought I would see a large jump back up in weight because that seems to be the trend for me, but not today. I’m just shy of the first 5lb milestone from where I started. Today is yoga day.
    2/3 – 211.2 – I had some pizza yesterday. It was within my calories, but higher in sodium, so some water retention seems normal. I’ll try not to do that too often, but the low-sodium diet is important for my health. Friday = Elliptical day!
    2/4 – 210.5 – I exercised yesterday even though I didn’t feel like it, and I felt better after. Since it’s Saturday I try to get outside for a 2 mile walk if the weather is nice. Today, the weather is reasonable. Getting outside in the fresh air is a treat during the winter! I was grocery shopping today and I discovered… shopping for low-sodium is HARD ☹
    2/5 – 210.0 – Going for another walk outside today even though it will be colder than yesterday. Looking forward to warmer weather. I also got a low-sodium cookbook so I’ll be experimenting with new recipes 😊
    2/6 – 209.6 – Yesterday I took our dog for a walk and a trip to the dog park. Nice, relaxed movement as exercise.
    2/7 – 210.1 – My daughter has a school performance tonight, so we’re eating dinner out before. I already know what I’m going to order to stay within calories. Normally I would splurge a little, but I don’t feel like it today. Going to try to stay on track and also do some yoga in the afternoon before we go.
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  • 39flavours
    39flavours Posts: 1,494 Member
    quiltingjaine wrote: »

    @39flavours If you or anyone is looking only at calories, averages 895 last week and 745 this week is a reduction of 150 average. 150 cal X 7 days =1,050. There are 3500 calories in a pound so about 1/3 of a pound would equal 1,050 calories. What you were eating is as important as how much. That is why tracking is so important.
    A side note about the gym - I have a “thing” about clean hands. I wipe down each machine before and after using it. I bring my own cloth and use the cleaning spray they supply. Now if I would just GO!


    Sorry I didn't explain that very well in my post, the 895 was my average net DAILY intake for the past week, 745 for the week before. I haven't worked out my basal metabolic rate in a while but I'm pretty sure that it's around 1300 cals a day, so that's a daily deficit of at least 400 cals. Then add on energy burnt through daily activities (about 350 maybe? More on the days I consciously exercise) so that's a 750 daily deficit or 5250 a week which should equal 1.5 lbs loss a week as far as I understand. But these things are never that straight forward and I think my body is just really good at conserving energy!
    I need to learn some patience.
  • pezhed
    pezhed Posts: 777 Member
    @_JeffreyD_ I'll be thinking of you and your surgery tomorrow. I hope all goes smoothly!
    @fmfdfa2020 Holding you and your family in my heart as you endure your MIL's illness <3
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 2,847 Member
    GIVE ME 10 DAYS – ROUND 213

    Round 213
    February 1 - 10, 2023

    61 year old female, 5’5”. I am married, semi-nomadic (we live in three states, Mass, Maine, Florida).

    My goal for round 213? To make it through these 10 days without regret. I start in Mass trying to pack and getting home and family in order. Leaving for 3 months is more like a move than a vacation. I have to go through every aspect of my life and transport those items to this other home so life there continues on normally. I then have 22 hours of car riding in two days, followed my time in MIL’s home, and then a final 4 hour drive. Then it is the unpacking and putting my life in order until I repeat the process going north in 3 months. My husband yesterday asked when will there ever be less stuff be going in the car. My reply was when we start flying instead. :P

    So, exercise will not start until I make it to the Keys. But once there, my goal is to work on my exercise habits so that they are re-established and will continue when I get back to Mass in May. As for the road trip, I am planning out my meals and pretracking. I did this in 2021 when I was with you all and it worked great. Trying to decide if I will smuggle my scale in the suitcase or not, or just accept three DWI in a row. At least it would be in the middle of the round. We will find out this weekend, won’t we? :P

    History:

    Harry and Han are our cats, who travel with us. Have two “kids”, who are very much adults, and a DGS. We have three parents, 88(father), 86(mother), 84(MIL) still with us, and I have logically been needing to help them more as they age. I got my act in gear during COVID, somewhat inspired by NOT becoming my parents. I lost 30 lbs and was exercising daily. Unfortunately, I am an “all in or not” person. Selling family home distractions, plus medical incident with my father and all their new needs, became an excuse. A year and a half later, I gained 25 lbs and lost all my athletic improvements. I need to figure out balance and how to make health be a daily priority for life!

    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
    Round 213 143.0 2/1/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 oz

    SW: 143.4

    Day/Weight/Comment

    2/1 – 143.0 Last night, I was crazy hungry later in the evening. Calories had been on target for the day (I aim for 1443 – don’t remember how I set that number way back when). I decided that I was too hungry and made a thoughtful decision to add an 80 calorie parmesan snack, and a fifth of an open candy bar. Brought me up to 1591. I kind of glad that I have had some section of this process without exercise as I am getting to see little hints of where my baseline might be.

    2/2 – 142.4 Yesterday was challenging. Spent the day helping my parents at assisted living. Planned on having lunch with them as they keep asking me to join them. Nope, they now skip lunch, and they had a day packed with tasks for which they needed my assistance. One was trip to fidelity to deal with account issues in person. There they have a nice coffee machine and bowl full of candy AND I was very hungry. Well I was unprepared to snap out my trays, so nothing for me…… Got home 3:30 and had some quick food and adjusted my planned dinner and added a little after dinner, to fill in those missing lunch/afternoon calories. It worked!! I’m pretracked through next Monday which is helping me a lot! :)

    2/3 – 142.6 Just means I am where I am supposed to be. :)

    2/4 – 142.0 road trip Amazing that I dodged stress eating last night. Yesterday was last push of packing and cleaning to leave our home for three months. We lost power late afternoon for an hour. We used the time well, but were strategizing for what we do if power does not come back. Came on just in time to cook dinner. We finish up and head for a relaxing few hours before early bedtime, for todays early rise and journey. A little after 9 pm, we realize the heat never came back on!!!! (right now it is -12 outside not including windchill – logan airport – 9 and -33 with windchill). Panic!! We cannot get it back on. Each phone call to emergency heating services goes to voicemail………. Facebook comes to the rescue. I used facebook messenger figuring that no one would be online. In less than a minute I got a reply. Repairs were crazy last night, but they came. Heat is working, and I am loading the car as I type. I was certainly thinking about chocolate last night. Pre-tracking and the inconvenience of Invisalign kept me in line. :)

    2/5 – road trip, DNW I decided to be logical. That is part of this journey is to live the reality so for me that was not packing the scale into the car and annoying the heck out of my husband. Do I am going to have three days of not weighing, until I get to marathon where I have a sister scale ( I have three matching scales – maine, mass, florida). Stayed true to my pre-tracked foods. Again, Invisalign really stops that impromptu eating. You just can’t or risk dental health.

    2/6 – MIL, DNW Continued the road trip, and made great time yesterday. I was very close to keeping with my pre-tracking. MIL made homemade lasagna, which I planned for, but also had meatballs and her mixed meats from her Italian sauce. But I traded my two unplanned meatballs and meat for the peanut butter M&M that I had planned on, but skipped. While I am calling today a DNW, because I don’t have MY scale, I did step on MIL’s and it stated 142.2. Should not have an up. I am curious how it will align with mine on 2/8.

    2/7 – MIL, DNW Yesterday, tracking went well. Reworked my day as I went on as nothing except breakfast went as planned. Numbers were good, and I was hungry from about 7 pm on, so I have no concern that I overate. I did step on MIL’s scale, 142.4. we will see how this corelates with my scale tomorrow. Today is packing the car, driving another 4 hours and then unpacking again.

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    2/10 -

  • cyn_love
    cyn_love Posts: 93 Member
    edited February 2023
    SModa61 wrote: »
    GIVE ME 10 DAYS – ROUND 213


    61 year old female, 5’5”. I am married, semi-nomadic (we live in three states, Mass, Maine, Florida).

    @SModa61 I don't mean to be nosey, but could you explain how/what it looks like to live in 3 states? My boyfriend is from Louisiana and moved here (Missouri) this year. I'm looking into options for what our future looks like. More than likely Missouri will stay home. But it would be amazing if we could eventually have two homes somehow.
  • jaccimc63
    jaccimc63 Posts: 1,730 Member
    Female, 5ft. 6 in.
    Age 59
    Akron, Ohio

    OSW: 186 (March 2018)
    Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)
    My 174th Round!



    After losing 12 lbs. I was stuck at 174lbs. for a couple weeks until I found this challenge.

    End R40: 171 (-3) - May 2018
    End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
    End R42: 168 (-2.5)
    End R43: 165 (-3)
    End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
    End R45: 163 (-.5)
    End R46: 160 (-3)
    End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
    End R48: 159 (+.5)
    End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
    End R50: 154.5 (-3)
    End R51: 154 (-.5)
    End R52: 153 (-1)
    End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
    End R54: 151 (-1.5)
    End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)
    End R56: 146.5 (-3)
    End R57: 146.5 (0)
    End R58: 146.5 (0)
    End R59: 144 (-2.5)
    End R60: 144 (0)
    End R61: 145 (+1)
    End R62: 144 (-1)
    End R63: 147.5 (+3.5) Christmas and New Year’s - 2018
    End R64: 145 (-2.5)
    End R65: 145.5 (+.5)
    End R66: 144 (-1.5)
    End R67: 142.5 (-1.5)
    End R68: 143 (+.5)
    End R69: 144.5 (+1.5)
    End R70: 142 (-2.5)
    End R71: 141.5 (-.5)
    End R72: 140 (-1.5)
    End R73: 141 (+1)
    End R74: 143 (+2)
    End R75: 142 (-1)
    End R76: 144.5 (+2.5)
    End R77: 144 (-.5)
    End R78: 143.5 (-.5)
    End R79: 143.5 (0)
    End R80: 140 (-3.5)
    End R81: 143.5 (+3.5)
    End R82: 142 (-1.5)
    End R83: 143.5 (+1.5)
    End R84: 142.5 (-1)
    End R85: 142 (-.5)
    End R86: 142 (0)
    End R87: 140.5 (-1.5)
    End R88: 141.5 (+1)
    End R89: 141.5 (0)
    End R90: 145 (+3.5) Quit smoking - 2019
    End R91: 145 (0)
    End R92: 143.5 (-1.5)
    End R93: 146 (+2.5)
    End R94: 144.5 (-1.5)
    End R95: 143.5 (-1)
    End R96: 144.5 (+1)
    End R97: 146.5 (+2) Thanksgiving aftermath
    End R98: 145.5, BF33.2%, MM 63% (-1)
    End R99: 147.5 (+2) Christmas - 2019
    End R100: 147 (-.5) New Year
    End R101: 147 (0)
    End R102: 145.5 (-1.5)
    End R103: 144 (-1.5)
    End R104: 143(-1)
    End R105: 143.5 (+.5)
    End R106: 143.5 (0)
    End R107: 143.5 (0)
    End R108: 142 (-1.5)
    End R109: 143 (+1)
    End R110: 143 (0)
    End R111: 144 (+1)
    End R112: 146 (+2)
    End R113: 143.5 (-2.5)
    End R114: 146.5 (+3)
    End R115: 146 (-.5)
    End R116: 146 (0)
    End R117: 145.5 (-.5)
    End R118: 146 (+.5)
    End R119: 146.5 (+.5)
    End R120: 147 (+.5)
    End R121: 147 (0)
    End R122: 145 (-2)
    End R123: 144.5 (-.5)
    End R124: 143 (-1.5)
    End R125: 143 (0) - Labor Day
    End R126: 144.5 (+1.5)
    End R127: 142.5(-2)
    End R128: 143 (+.5)
    End R129: 142.5 (-.5)
    End R130: 144 (+1.5)
    End R131: 144(0)
    End R132: 143 (-1)
    End R133: 144 (+1) Thanksgiving
    End R134: 143.5
    End R135: 143.5
    End R136: 143.5 Christmas and New Year - 2020
    End R137: 144 (+.5) Dan's cancer diagnosis
    End R138: 145 (+1)
    End R139: 146 (+1)
    End R140: 145.5 (-.5)
    End R141: 145
    End R142: 145.5 (+.5)
    End R143: 143.5 (-2) - Dan hospitalized
    End R144: 143(-.5)
    End R145: 143.5 (+.5)
    End R146: 145 (+1.5) - Problems with Dan's treatment
    End R147: 144.5 (-.5)
    End R148: 145.5 (+1)
    End R149: 145 (-.5)
    End R150: 144 (-1)
    End R151: 145 (+1)
    End R152: 144.5 (-.5)Dan started BCG at CC
    End R153: 145.5 (+1)
    End R154: 146.5 (+1)
    End R155: 146 (-.5)
    End R156: 147.5 (+1.5)Dan ill from BCG/flu, G hospitalized, retina flash, RP died
    End R157: 147.5(0)
    End R158: 147.5(0)
    End R159: 147(-.5)
    End R160: 147.5(+.5)Dan clear from treatment
    End R161: 147.5(0) L had covid
    End R162: 146(-1.5)
    End R163: 145.5(-.5)
    End R164: 145(-.5)
    End R165: 146 (+1) Dan's final BCG Maint. Mary's Memorial
    End R166: 145.5 (-.5) E Bday/Halloween party
    End R167: 145
    End R168: 146(+1)
    End R169: 145.5 Thanksgiving
    End R170: 145.5 Dan cleared at CC again
    End R171: 145.5
    End R172: 148 (+2.5) Christmas - 2021
    End R173: 147(-1) Heart monitor placed
    End R174: 147(0)
    End R175: 146(-1)
    End R176: 146(0)
    End R177: 145.5(-.5)
    End R178: 145.5(0)
    End R179: 146.5(+1)
    End R180: 145(-1.5)
    End R181: 146(+1)
    End R182: 147(+1)
    End R183: 145.5(-1.5) Dad passed away 4/10/22
    End R184: 146(+.5)
    End R185: 146(0)
    End R186: 148(+2) Stress eating
    End R187: 149(+1) Prep for Dad's service
    End R188: 149.5 (+.5) Celebration of Life for Dad
    End R189: 149.5(0)
    End R190: 149.5(0)
    End R191: 151.5(+2) 4th of July
    End R192: 151(-.5)
    End R193: 149(-2)
    End R194: 149(0)
    End R195: 149(0) - Mark went missing
    End R196: 152(+3) - Niagara Falls trip
    End R197: 149
    End R198: 150.5
    End R199: 149
    End R200: 150.5 - Ron deathly ill
    End R201: 149.5 - Hospitalized with bigeminy
    End R202: 147.5 - Fiona born, Cassie got custody
    End R203: 146.5 - Heart issues
    End R204: 146 - Failed Ablation
    End R205: 146
    End R206: 147 - Thanksgiving and Fiona home
    End R207: 147
    End R208: 148 - Birthday
    End R209: 149.5 - Christmas, NY, Cassie and Fiona get covid
    End R210: 148.5
    End R211: 149.5
    End R212: 151

    SW: 151

    Day/Weight/Comment
    2/01
    2/02
    2/03 - 150.5
    2/04
    2/05
    2/06 - 150
    2/07 - DNW
    2/08
    2/09
    2/10

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