Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 215

gomifune · February 2023

Highest weight: 206
Goal weight: 146

Round 212 end weight: 200.7
Round 213 end weight: 198.7
Round 214 end weight: 196.9

2/21 194.8
2/22 195.1
2/23 193.9
2/24 195.4
2/25 195.5
2/26 193.2
2/27 193.1
2/28 192.1
3/1
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clprieur · February 2023

Christine from Burlington, Ontario, Canada 😊
5th Round
Age 53, 5’5”
Heaviest Weight: 345+ lbs (my highest known weight prior to gastric bypass in Aug 2005)
Weight in March 2022: 220 lbs
Weight beginning this Round: 150.6 lbs
Goal: Maintain 150 lbs

This round's daily goals:
1. <1500 cals per day - ☹☹☹<3<3<3<3
2. Jog/walking with dog every day - ☹<3☹☹<3<3<3<3
3. Zero work absences - ☹<3<3<3<3<3<3<3

2/21 – 150.6 lbs – WELP. I felt too gross to jog this morning, and I logged off work after lunch today because I felt so hateful (I didn’t sleep last night at all and when I did I had a lot of bad dreams – PTSD). I did manage to stay below 1500 calories, so let me try to focus on the positive. I have decided to keep my goals for this round very similar to last round. I have raised my calories up from 1300 to 1500, as I could not for the life of me stay at 1300 for some friggin mind-boggling reason. I kept the jogging goal as that is a new skill I am trying to incorporate into my life and I need to keep practicing it. It is my hope/belief that if I can do jogging every day, I may be able to maintain this weight for the foreseeable future (which I have never in my entire life been able to do). Also, I need to continue to work on not being absent from work, as the role I am currently doing is temporary and due to my absences, my manager is thinking about bumping me back down to my permanent role, which I would rather not do. (My current role is a more senior role; it is more challenging and aligns with my career goals and pays more.) I want to give myself a “shout out” for not missing any days last week. In the coming 10 days of this challenge I am scheduled for 8 days of work… please wish me luck/give me support to try to attend on those days. I really want to prove to my manager and teammates that I am worth keeping around. I am cutting myself some slack in that my goal is to just “attend”… not even to be 100% productive for those days. Just show up and do my best. Finally, you may notice that I have changed my goal weight from 145 to 150. I have been at this weight since February 2nd. Maybe I need to just accept that this is maintenance… ? Open to any thoughts or suggestions on this topic. 😊
2/22 – 150.4 lbs – Well, I attended the entire day of work, logged in on time and actually was a bit productive! I am really proud of that! I also did my walk/jogging, before the massive storm started. Unfortunately, I was SO hungry all day, I ate the entire house. And there likely won’t be much opportunity to exercise tomorrow, as the storm is expected to continue all through Thursday. I should do a “Grow with Jo” exercise video. I will still need to find a way to exercise my high-energy dog, nonetheless!
2/23 – 151.2 lbs – Okay, that is a problem. I was potentially adjusting to the idea of “maintaining” at 150 lbs. But I am NOT letting the scale go up. ABSOLUTELY NOT. I am NOT getting back on the emotionally draining merry-go-round of losing weight and then gaining it and then losing it and gaining it again… Yesterday I ordered Jenny Craig food. Not because I want to lose more weight, exactly. But more because my mental health has been all over the map lately and cooking has not been high on my list of priorities. I find that I have mostly been eating snacks, and the same things over and over again. I am hoping that using the Jenny food will help me have more of a variety of foods/nutrients, but also not go overboard on calories. In terms of my daily goals: it was too crappy for me to jog/walk this morning - too cold and also super icy. I also did not stay under my 1500 calories for the day. However, I did attend work and was able to do some work I was actually happy with. So there is the positive for the day. 😊
2/24 – DNW – Well, all I can say is that I woke up at midnight and did not get enough sleep and therefore felt kind of murderous all day. I did do my day of work and did as much actual work as I could and I got some positive feedback from my manager, so that was nice. I did not do my jog/walk as it continues to be very cold and icy. For the first time in months, I lost track of how much I ate and failed to log everything. I got so discouraged that I deleted all my entries for the day and now it’s a bunch of zeros. I know my calories were WAY over 2,000. Augh. TGIF.
2/25 – 151.4 lbs – Okay, the scale is headed in the wrong direction. I need to take action NOW. It continues to be cold and icy, so I can’t do my jog/walk. (I am too old to be falling on the ice.) So today I will bundle up and do a bunch of short walks with my dog. He didn’t get enough exercise yesterday and drove me up the wall with his whining and barking and shenanigans. (Poor dog.) I will also do a Grow with Jo video (she is on YouTube and I really enjoy her videos!). I also need to do a bunch of cleaning. So, that will hopefully help me get my steps in. (My daily Fitibit goal is 14K per day.) I will also pre-log my food and stick to the plan no matter how sore my stomach gets. (My body is doing this new thing where my stomach starts to hurt and nothing helps unless I eat something?) I’m going to post this now for accountability. (I usually only post the day after.) I need to at the very least get back down to 150.0 lbs by the end of this round. Feel free to cheer me on/chastise me. 😊 FTR, my TOM has been very irregular this last year, as I am hopefully approaching menopause. I am kind of hoping that the intense hunger/rage/fatigue I've felt over the last few days plus the weight gain is indication that I am premenstrual...
2/26 – 151.4 lbs – Well, the scale is the same as yesterday, but I am telling myself that if I hadn’t had a good eating/walking day yesterday my weight may have been even higher today, so I’m going to look at it that way. (I think we call that “reframing”! Ha!) I have 4 more weigh-ins this round to get back down to 150.0 lbs. I can do this! I did have a good day yesterday, as I had promised in yesterday’s post. I did stay under 1500 calories, I did pre-log my food and stuck with it, I got my steps in (over 20k steps), and did some cleaning. I also remembered to take my supplements, and got in decent fluids and protein, for which I should get extra brownie points. The only thing I did not do from my list yesterday was a Grow with Jo exercise video, but I actually got in a pretty good 90-min dog walk first thing in the morning, despite the weather, so I am okay with that. Actually, I just decided to give myself a “<3” on my chart above, as I did a good walk and jogging was not an option due to how icy the sidewalks are. Therefore, since I reached all my goals, I get to put a sticker on my calendar. Yes, I am five years old, why do you ask? 😊 The goal for today is to do exactly the same as yesterday: pre-log my food, stay under 1500 calories, jog and/or walk the dog, reach my step goal (14K), and finish my cleaning. I don’t think I’ll need to do a Grow with Jo video, as it is pretty decent out (-3 Celsius, or 26.6 Fahrenheit for my American friends!). I think it is still too icy out there to jog, unfortunately. I’m getting too old to fall, man!! I guess we are half way through this challenge, as of today. I was talking to my hubby last night and wondering aloud if I should actually be trying to get down to 145 lbs so that if I do happen to gain a pound I’m not so freaked out (and not over my goal weight). I am going to ponder that before we start the next round. I guess I’d have to lower my daily caloric goal, in that case. Mathematically, I’d need to stick with 1250 cals per day (if I did no exercise) to lose 0.5 lbs per week, which means it would take me 13 weeks to reach my goal. Holy hell. I hate math. Unfortunately, I tried to do 1300/day last round and was spectacularly unsuccessful. Augh. I’ll think about it. Anyway, let me focus on today. Like yesterday, I will post this now, so I feel compelled to follow through with what I posted here. Wish me perseverance! (Luck has nothing to do with this, y’all!!)

2/27 – 149.6 lbs – Now that’s more like it! I did all the things yesterday: ate under 1500 cals, did my 90-min walk with the dog and beat my 14K step goal for the day, pre-logged my food and stuck with it, and finished my cleaning. And it looks like it paid off! 😊 I’m so excited that I had two good days in a row! I think the Jenny Craig food is making things easier for me, too. No cooking and not much in the way of decision making. The weather was better yesterday and also I know that getting my walk in usually dramatically lifts my mood. I am all ready to start the week. Now I think the hard part for the next 4 days is going to be to attend my work and also try to actually do the work that’s necessary. I’ve been put in charge of a project and I think this is a little test on my boss’s part. (It’s a low stakes project, for the most part.) I will do my best to rise to the challenge. Okay, so for today: I’m going to pre-log my food and stick with it, eat under 1500 calories, get my 14K steps in, (I still can’t jog, it’s still too icy and people aren’t clearing their sidewalks properly), attend all 7.25 hours of work, and try to get at least a few things done. I am also going to post this early because it has helped me stick to the plan the last 2 days. Here goes!! 😊 Oh, and btw, I was right: TOM arrived. Explains a lot. LOL.
2/28 – 149.4 lbs – WooHoo! I’ve been sticking to plan the last three days and the scale is doing what I want it to! If I can end this challenge with even a tiny loss, it will be a major win! Considering the weather, my mental health and the fact that I have been needing to make my work a priority, I am really happy with my recent efforts. 😊 The plan for today is to keep it going: pre-log and stick to my food, come in under 1500 calories, attend all 7.25 hours of work and try to do a much as I can in terms of being productive, and attempt to get my 14k steps in. The only wiggle room I am giving myself today is that we are in the middle of a major snow storm and I don’t think the sidewalks are cleared yet (it has been snowing for at least 11 hours straight, at this point). So I may not be able to get much of a walk in. I’ll really only know once I get out there. If I can’t walk much, I will do a Grow with Jo YouTube video, but that will only get me about 2500 steps. So, we’ll have to play that one by ear. Again, I’m going to post this early so that I feel I have to stick with it! Wish me luck! Oh, yesterday I emailed my gym about reinstating my membership. When I first got my rescue dog on January 2nd, I put my gym membership on hold, because at that point he was needing a lot of time and energy (he wasn’t house-trained, he didn’t know how to walk on a leash, resource guarding, biting, and pretty much zero self-control). I knew I wasn’t going to be able to leave him alone to go to the gym 2-3 times a week, and that I was going to be investing a lot of time in training him and bonding with him. Well, fast forward to 2 months later, and he is doing great! I think at this point I can leave him at least 2 times a week for 45-60 minute sessions (he stays alone a lot longer than that when I go in to the office for work). Originally I had put my membership on hold until March 18th – hopefully the gym can work it out for me to come back sooner!
3/1
3/2

**thoughts for next challenge: journalling, meditation, affirmations, band/strength exercises, Grow With Jo videos on cold days, get back to the gym, X pages of reading

clprieur · February 2023

@GirlOnTheRebound - I sent you a message/friend request! I have no idea why your protein goal is so high. I do 1500 calories per day and have my protein set for 20% which equals 75 grams per day. But I know others set their macros higher...

musicsax · February 2023

64 yr young F, 5ft 4 Round 214 (my 146th). As always, thank you. @QuiltingJaine.
Goal for this round; again I'm not looking at a specific number, any loss and keeping clear of binges, keep within calories & macros.

Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and then gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then & didn't want to gain any more, It’s taken me 75 rounds to achieve my under 130 target; back to maintenance again!! But then I crept up again, so need to get back to around 130. Healthy life style has to be a permanent way of life.
End of round 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4
End of round 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
End of round 83 133.4
End of round 84 133
End of round 85 131.6
End of round 86 133.0
End of round 87 134.8
End of round 88 132.8 (2 pounds lost)
End of round 89 138.2 (5.4 pounds gained)
End of round 90 135 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 91 132.8 (2.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 92 133 (0.2 pound up from end of last round)
End of round 93 135.6 (2.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 94 135.8 (0.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 95 134.4 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 96 134.4 (no loss no gain!!)
End of round 97 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 98 133.4 (1.6 down from end of last round)
End of round 99 134.4 (1 up from end of last; not bad for Christmas period!)
End of round 100 133.4 (1 down from end of last round)
End of round 101 137.2 (3.8 pounds up)
End of round 102 136 (1.2 pounds down from last round – not bad considering Dad unexpectedly passed away 3 days before end of round & I went totally off plan & no walking!)
End of round 103 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down from last round – better!)
End of round 104 – 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 105 – 133.6 (1.4 down from end of last round)
End of round 106 – 133.6 (same as last round)
End of round 107 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 108 – 134.2 (0.6 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 109 – 135.6 (1.4 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 110 – 133.2 (2.4 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 111 – 133.2 (same as last round)
End of round 112 – 133.6 (increase of 0.4)
End of round 113 – 132.8 (0.8 down from end of last round)
End of round 114 – 136 (3.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 115 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 116 – 133.4 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 117 – 135.4 (2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 118 – 136 (1.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 119 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down)
End of round 120 – 135.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 121 – 135.2 (0.2 pounds down)
End of round 122 – 133.2 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 123 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 124 - 134.8 (2.4 pounds up)
End of round 125 - 135 (0.2 pounds up) – get a grip!!!
End of round 126 - 135 - same as last round
End of round 127 - 133.8 (1.2 pounds down
End of round 128 - 133.4 (0.4 pound down)
End of round 129 - 134.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 130 - 133 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 131 - 133.6 (0.6 up)
End of round 132 – 134 (0.4 up)
End of round 133 – 134 .4 (0.4 up)
End of round 134 – 132.2 (2.2 pounds down) see what not binging can do!!
End of round 135 – 131.8 (0.4 down)
End of round 136 – 132.8 (1 pound up – happy for Christmas period, lower than at this time for many years!)
End of round 137 – 134 (1.2 pound up ugh!!)
End of round 138 - 131.2 (2.8 pounds down)
End of round 139 – 130.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 140 – 132.4 (2.2 pounds up)
End of round 141 – 131 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 142 – 129.8 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 143 – 130.8 (1 pound up)
End of round 144 – 130.2 (0.6 pounds down)
End of round 145 – 132 (1.8 pounds up)
End of round 146 – 133.8 (1.8 pounds up – again!!)
End of round 147 – 133.2 (0.6 down)
End of round 148 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 149 – 132.4
End of round 150 – 133.8 (1.4 pounds up)
End of round 151 – 135.8 (2 pounds up)
End of round 152 – 134 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 153 – 135.4 (1.4 pound up)
End of round 154 – 132.2 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 155 - 133.6 (1.4 pounds up)
End of round 156 - 134 (0.4 pounds up)
End of round 157 - 133.6 (0.4 pounds down)
End of round 158 – 135.4 (1.8 pounds up)
End of round 159 – 134.4 (1 pound down)
End of round 160 – 135.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 161 – 134.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 162 – 133.6 (0.6 down)
End of round 163 – 136.2 (2.6 up)
End of round 164 – 136 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 165 – 135.8 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 166 – 136 (0.2 pound up)
End of round 167 – 138 (2 pounds up)
End of round 168 – 135 (3 pounds down)
End of round 169 – 134.4 (0.6 pound down)
End of round 170 – 133 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 171 – 135.4 (2.4 up)
End of round 172 – 135.6 (0.2 up)
End of round 173 – 137.6 (2 pounds up)
End of round 174 – 135.2 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 175 – 138 (2.8 pounds up)
End of round 176 – did not complete (away on family holiday)
End of round 177 – 138
End or round 178 – 137.8 (0.2 down)
End of round 179 – 139.4 (1.6 pounds up)
End of round 180 – 137 (2.4 pounds lost)
End of round 181 – 139.2 (2.2 pounds up)
End of round 182 – 135.6 (3.6 pounds down)
End of round 183 – 138.2 (2.4 up)
End of round 184 - 136 (2.2 pounds down)
End of round 185 – 136.4 (0.4 gain)
End of round 186 – 136.4 (same)
End of round 187 – 138.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 188 – DNW (away for Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations)
End of round 189 – 139.2
End of round 190 – 139.8
End of round 191 – 139.8
End of round 192 – 138.8 (1 pound lost)
End of round 193 – 138.2 (0.6 lost)
End of round 194 – 136.4 (1.8 lost)
End of round 195 – 139.2 (2.8 pounds up)
End of round 196 – 138 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 197 – 138.2 (0.2 up)
End of round 198 – DNW (on holiday in Crete)
End of round 199 – DNW (on holiday in Crete)
End of round 200 – 138.8 (2.6 pounds lost)
End of round 201 – 138.2 (0.4 pounds lost)
End of round 202 – 137.8 (0.4 pounds lost)
End of round 203 – 137.6 (loss of 0.2)
End of round 204 – 135.8 (1.8 pounds lost)
End of round 205 – 135.6(0.6 pound lost)
End of round 206 – 135.4 (0.2 pound lost)
End of round 207 – 136.4 (1 pound gain) (Caravan Christmas Party Rally)
End of round 208 - 137.2 (0.8 pound gain)
End of round 209 - 137.4 (0.2 pound gain) (Christmas period)
End of round 210 – DNW (Lanzarote holiday)
End of round 211 – 138.2
End of round 212 – 139.8
End of round 213 – 139
End of round 214 – 138.2 (1.2 pound loss)

SW 138.6
2/21 138.6 – 8.81 miles walked, two thirds of exercise calories eaten back.
2/22 138 - 8.99 miles walked, 90% exercise calories eaten back.

2/23 140.2 – ughhr! Binged yesterday ☹, why? 9.62 miles walked, all exercise calories eaten back ---and more ☹
2/24 141.6 – I don't know why I do this to myself, I feel awful & got practically no sleep last night due to the binging, definitely have a bad sugar hangover again this morning. I’ve got 6 days to turn this around. No structured walking, childminding little DGS.2/25
2/26 142 – 9.32 miles walked, good food up to evening meal which we ate late; SIL cooked for us and all food was high fat content ☹. I’m really hoping for a lower number tomorrow, pre-logged all food and I am determined to stick with it, getting out for a walk later - but it’s bitterly cold in the North wind.
2/27 140.6 – a much better number: I kept to the pre logged foods, I’ll do that again today, it does work! And I’m in control of all my food again today. 8.96 miles walked yesterday, just under 50% exercise calories eaten back. I'm going to try hard to get back to my round start weight.
2/28 140.2 - 10.09 miles walked yesterday around our nearest AONB, stopped off at Shugborough Hall for our picnic and a delicious latte coffee, it was such a fresh spring day, made me feel so alive and exhilarated!! A fraction over 50% exercise calories eaten back.
3/1 139.4 – 11.6 miles walked, a third of exercise calories eaten back. Bit of a tall order to expect to get down to round start weight, but will do my best today.
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I'M WORTH IT !!
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a PERMANENT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

39flavours · February 2023

GirlOnTheRebound wrote: »

39flavours wrote: »

clprieur wrote: »

GirlOnTheRebound wrote: »

2/27 218.5 (-1.5) Today is beginning of 28 day protien challenge which for me is 52 per meal which is making me anxious. This is not going to be easy but I have 28 days to get it right. I am starting with increasing dinner and tonight it is pressure cooker ham and beans. My recipe makes 8 servings at 13g protein each. Even at 2 servings I don't reach 52 lol. I am doing something wrong. Meh...day 1. 27 to go lol. 2 rebounder sessions done as well as pacing while helping momma with her first ever cell phone. What made my sister think momma could figure out an iPhone at 80?!? Did another rebounder as fitbit decided I didn't do two. Spent most the afternoon raking and blowing leaves to reach my step goal. I did over 9000. I will be sore tomorrow.

@GirlOnTheRebound 52 grams per meal?! Wow! I can barely reach 60-90 per day!! HAH! Let us know how it goes!

I agree, it's so hard to get enough protein while staying within calories. Today I've had eggs, protein pancake, protein shake, packet of ham, mini cheeses, milk and a protein bar and I'm still only on 96 grams for the day. I'd love to know how others manage to get high protein levels

@39flavours my goodness thats a lot of food lol. Then one needs vegetables and carbs and.....whew. I would like to know too. I am going to purchase protein drinks this weekend for starters.

Not really? That lot came to 854 calories but then I didn't eat much carbs at all yesterday. Protein shakes definitely help but they do taste a bit bleurgh!

39flavours · February 2023

F42, 5'4
Heaviest: 180.8 (5th July '21)
RGW: 152.4lbs
UGW: 140lbs (trend)
UUGW: 122.4lbs

Past Rounds

R160 SW:162.8 GW:164.0 EW:DNW
R161 SW:162.0 GW:159.5 EW:158.2 (-3.8)
R162 SW:160.2 GW:156.5 EW:154.6 (-5.6)
R163 SW:154.4 GW:152.4 EW:152.4 (-2.0)
R164 SW:151.8 GW:151.0 EW:150.2 (-1.6)
R165 SW:149.0 GW:148.4 EW:149.0 (-0.0)
R166 SW:148.4 GW:147.0 EW:147.0 (-1.4)
R167 SW:148.2 GW:146.5 EW:146.6 (-1.6)
R168 SW:146.6 GW:144.0 EW:146.2 (-0.4)
R169 SW:143.6 GW:143.0 EW:142.0 (-1.6)
R170 SW:143.0 GW:140.0 EW:140.6 (-2.4)
R171 SW:140.0 GW:139.6 EW:138.6 (-1.4)
R172 SW:141.4 GW:138.6 EW:145.0 (+3.6)
R173 SW:145.2 GW:142.8 EW:141.0 (-4.2)
R174 SW:141.0 GW:139.6 EW:142.2 (+1.2)
R175 SW:141.6 GW:139.6 EW:140.0 (-1.6)
R176 SW:139.6 GW:139.0 EW:138.4 (-1.2)

R177-R210 DNW regained 26.6lbs 😵 Never again!
R211 SW:165.0 GW:163.0 EW:160.8 (-4.2)
R212 SW:161.4 GW:159.0 EW:157.6 (-3.2)
R213 SW:158.0 GW: 156.0 EW: 156.8 (-1.2)
R214 SW:154.4 GW:153.4 EW:154.4 (0.0)
R215 SW:153.4 GW:152.4 EW:
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2/19 155.6 (trend 156.1)
2/20 154.4 (trend 155.9)

2/21 153.4 (trend 155.5) Last round's goal weight reached today, nice!
It's Pancake Day today so I have made banana protein pancakes for breakfast for the week, really tasty and satisfying as they feel a bit naughty but only 130 cals each, 10g protein, 15g carbs.
The recipe in case anyone wants to try them:
Into a blender put
3 ripe bananas
110g rolled oats
110g chocolate protein powder
8 egg whites
4 whole eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
Blend until smooth
Divide batter into 12 equal amounts and cook individually in a non-stick frying pan, flipping to cook both sides until golden. No oil necessary.

Feeling pretty shakey this morning after exercising for 10 days in a row, so I could really do with a recovery day. Think I'll eat a couple of hundred more calories today and try not to do anything too active.

2/22 152.8 (trend 155.2) Had a rest day yesterday. 30 mins walking to the hair dressers and back then stayed at home. I've pulled a muscle in my back, I think from doing lateral pull downs at the gym on Monday. OH tried to give me a massage but he's so bad at it, it was like torture! I found a nifty trick to press the muscle by standing against a wall with a tennis ball trapped against the painful area and using my back to move it around in small circles, it really works!
Job interview tomorrow, eeek!

2/23 152.6 (trend 154.8) Enjoying my new fitness watch but it was a shock to see my body fat percentage which was over 40% and apparently I'm obese. I know these gadgets can be unreliable but still, it was a wake up call! Well 10lbs to go until I'm within a normal weight range so will keep on keeping on. I have decided to up my calories a couple of hundred as I'm worried about losing too much muscle, will try to make it 200 cals of extra protein.

2/24 152.8 (trend 154.6) Yesterday was a good day, I met my food and fitness targets and am feeling a lot stronger and less deprived already after adding 200 extra cals. The job interview went well, fingers crossed I get it.

2/25 153.0 (trend 154.4) I think the uptick the last 2 days is because I have just started training legs at the gym and have had muscle soreness from that. I was avoiding doing legs as I already have really large thighs and I put on muscle there easily and yet take forever to lose fat from that area. I don't want my thighs to get any bigger and my jeans were just starting to feel loose, but large muscles burn more calories and wobble less, so I am giving it a go. I met all my fitness goals yesterday but didn't do so well with food. I got bored in the evening as everyone was out so got the dreaded munchies. Why is peanut butter so bloody tasty?

2/26 152.6 (trend 154.1) Gym in the morning, then met up with my mum for a walk. We went to a really lovely woods garden nearby that is famous for it's spring bulbs. Gorgeous swathes of snowdrops, narcissi, cyclamen and crocus as far as the eye can see. We drove to another woods for a bit more adventure but it started hailing as soon as we arrived so went to a cafe instead, which of course meant cake!
Planned on having a stir fry for dinner but instead munched on biltong and a protein bar because I felt like having treats. I had a few gin and tonics and this morning I'm regretting it as I didn't sleep well and feel rubbish. Eggs for breakfast and a cup of tea should sort me out.

2/27 153.2 (trend 154.0) Not a great effort from me this weekend. OH came back from his trip and the sun was shining so we went fire a walk by the canal and then had a couple of pints at a pub by the water. Back home I made a healthy stir fry but then OH and DD ordered pizza which I had a slice of and a tub of coleslaw, hence the gain. Feeling really sluggish today, need to snap out of it and get back on track.

Still no news on the job application, it was a much tougher interview than I had expected, lots of 'Tell me about a time at work when you...' type questions, which required me to really delve into my memory banks as I've been out of employment for 4.5 years! The interview lasted 1hr. I did have a good answer for each question though, so I think that part was OK. I had to fill out an availability sheet, showing what days and times I would be available to work. In hindsight I think I should have made myself more available than the 6am to 5pm Mon-Fri shots that I selected. I think they are looking for people willing to work late and weekends too so this will probably be the reason if I don't get selected. Ah well.

2/28 152.8 (trend 153.8) Glad to see the weekend bloat is leaving as fast as it came. Totm is due so my energy is a bit down today. I had a really good first half of the day yesterday, with extra gym time and feeling really positive. Then the wind got knocked out of my sails as I found out I didn't get the job, boo. I got a bit emotional (thanks, hormones!) and had to battle to not beat myself up with negative self talk (you can't even get a job stacking shelves blah blah blah) So I moped about for the rest of the day. I went grocery shopping with OH so that I could do a load of batch cooking, but he got into the kitchen first with his own batch cooking and now the freezer is rammed full with his stuff and I have loads of fresh food in the fridge in danger of wasting! One win for yesterday, I didn't eat or drink my feelings for once!

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GirlOnTheRebound · February 2023

clprieur wrote: »

@GirlOnTheRebound - I sent you a message/friend request! I have no idea why your protein goal is so high. I do 1500 calories per day and have my protein set for 20% which equals 75 grams per day. But I know others set their macros higher...

I am 1580 calories at 30% 30% and 40%. The 40% is protien. That 156g. Might need to tinker with values lol.

CamandJarvis · February 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; R212: 163.1; R123: 162.1; R214: 162.1

Last weight
02/20 - 162.1

Round Goal: 159.x Water goal: 75oz min/90oz

Day, Weight, Comment
2/21 - 161.4
2/22 - 161.3
2/23 - 162.6
2/24 - 161.2
2/25 - 161.0
2/26 - 160.2
2/27 - 160.6
2/28 - 160.3 - 159.9 flashed on the scale real quick which made me quite happy. My body is fighting me tooth and nail, it seems, to stay in the 160s but I'm sticking strong to my habits. I'm not holding on to it real tight, but I am holding a tiny sliver of hope a nice woosh into the 150s is in the cards for me soon. Ate back some exercise calories yesterday but still under goal on both MFP and Fitbit. Today is Taco Tuesday so I'll pre-log the most calorie-dense meal we have on Tuesdays so I can base lunch around it properly. Lunch is more leftovers. Today is cardio, I think I'll stick with the stationary bike on Tuesdays and rower on Thursdays.
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Previous Day's Comments

2/21 - Well, I've dropped some of the bloat, while some of this will stick around until TOM starts. Any day now.... I don't feel awful today, either. Fortunately yesterday's hangover feeling didn't last very long. I also ended up getting a good walk with the pups. Today I'm up a half hour earlier. I'm trying a new thing where I'm waking up a half hour earlier to drink coffee before a workout. It's almost like a pre-workout for me and helps me get through my workout better. So far, I like the coffee thing, not so much the wake up thing. It also should make Thursday easier with only a half hour difference in wake-up times versus the full hour difference previously. It's also been in the upper 70s, lower 80s so I spent the last hour and a half of work sitting on my back deck enjoying the weather before the pups and I went for a walk. Goal is to do that again today. It's a bit too hot to open windows in the house this week so I'm very grateful I did it last week when it was a touch cooler. Coffee half gone so time to hit post and catch up reading yours! EDIT: I did the spin bike for cardio sprints and they're complete.
2/22 - I don't know why I didn't post yesterday. Pretty sure I thought I did and actually physically didn't. Oh well. I did my journaling which is good. Yesterday was a mess. I was hungry. Very hungry. All day. Snack monster got me early. No workout (rest day) to make up for it. I did walk the pups after dinner, though. Salt is definitely involved. TOM (which hasn't reared its ugly head yet) is still causing the pre-bloat as usual. I attempted to log everything (lunch we had sitting outside at the cafe by our house so an estimate at best) and was only over by 250, which is about my deficit so hopefully the scale uptick will drop back off quickly. Today I am back on track. There's no trying, I AM. I'm drinking my coffee as I type this out to prepare for my double: bodyweight and cardio sprints. Will check in (likely separate post) to verify for accountability. EDIT: Bodyweight is complete. Taking a breather and to cool down a bit before I start rowing for sprints. That will be a separate post, if I do, as this edit period is about to end.
2/23 - I'm content to be back down this far as TOM is taking its sweet time coming around and allowing my body to release all this bloat and bleh. I'm only 0.1lbs heavier than I was one week ago today (Friday) and up 0.7lb from last Saturday. Not at all that bad all things considered! Unfortunately the weather turned, no more 80 degrees for awhile! Today's high is in the 50s. Will still try to walk the pups at some point today if life works out. I did walk them yesterday, though! Friends coming into town this weekend. Crawfish boil for the woman's birthday courtesy of her husband. That always gets me up on the scale. They want to go out drinking and partying but BF and I just aren't feeling it and are sure we'll forgo it. Unless he get convinced but I'll be a party-pooper and not drink (one of us has to forgo the drinking for that 45 minute drive home anyway!) Hopefully lots of activity to offset this weekend in general, though. About to do my workout as I just finished my last gulp of coffee while typing this. Off work today so just errands. Need to get taxes submitted as I finally got my investment documents delivered. Ugh I hate having to wait to do taxes until March...Hopefully I can get documents submitted today and be done with it earlier than normal years.
2/24 - Apparently my body doesn't want to break into the 160.x range at all. I'm still battling hormones. I've had a whacky year so far when it comes to hormones. Maybe TMI but I had 2 TOMS in January and now my February scheduled TOM is not really showing up. My visible bloat is gone but I'm still feeling that heaviness that comes pre-TOM. I'm scheduled to be back on meds today and I don't know what my body will do... I've had 2 other girls I know say they had something similarly weird happen with theirs so it's not just me. Something is happening... I'm going to just do like I do weight loss: trudge on and see what happens when I follow my schedule. Crawfish boil this afternoon but just hanging out at home until then as long as possible. Cold dreary day here again. Ugh. Hoping I can stay active enough and be mindful about my food.
2/25 - 159.x flashed on the scale and I got so dang excited. I had to remind myself that yesterday was crawfish and other yums and it may take a day or two for that to show up. Granted, I didn't eat much BUUUUUT I had 1.5 cookies and I absolutely loaded up on fruit and veg which I didn't log because I was mindlessly eating pineapple, grapes, strawberries, and carrots. Not terrible things to mindlessly eat, but I'm not sure if I was under calories or over or what the situation is. So I'm going to play it safe and assume the scale will jump up tomorrow or Tuesday. I shockingly got over 8,000 steps yesterday despite allowing myself to sit more than stand for the majority of the day. I also avoided alcohol despite being convinced to hang out with birthday girl at the bar after we ate. Feeling pretty proud of myself for this weekend. Not sure plans today but it is rainy and dreary. Birthday girl and her hubs are leaving late this morning to head back home and nothing going on as far as I know. I'm going to read for a bit once I finish catching up on posts.
2/26 - No hugs needed.There's the uptick I anticipated from Saturday. And probably a bit yesterday as we went into town and ended up having lunch out. Then finally a home cooked dinner. I hit my step goal of 7,200 but barely. Did get activity in helping BF put the new rims and tires on his truck that came in before we went to town. Estimating my calories, I was almost 300 over meaning I was about at maintenance for the day. Today is back to routine. Once coffee is done, I'll knock out my bodyweight workout. I've got leftover steak, jalapeno poppers, and corn from last night's dinner for lunch the next couple days. No clue on dinner, but I'm sure I'll find out before lunch so I can play food tetris with my logging. EDIT:Bodyweight workout complete.
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jaccimc63 · February 2023

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 59
Akron, Ohio

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)
My 176th 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, NYE, Cassie and Fiona get covid
End R210: 148.5
End R211: 149.5
End R212: 151
End R213: 147.5
End R214: 149

SW: 149

Day/Weight/Comment

2/21 - 149
2/22 - 149
2/23 - 148.5
2/24 - 148.5
2/25 - 150
2/26 - 150
2/27 - 150.5 - Weekend got to me.
2/28 - 149.5
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TerriRichardson112 · February 2023

JGM10Ds Round 215
(In maintenance)
🍎🍓🍇🥝🫐🥝🍇🍓🍎
🍎🥝FEBRUARY 2023 🥝🍎
🍎🍓🍇🥝🫐🥝🍇🍓🍎
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!😷
FEBRUARY 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 215
Round 214: EW: 132.9
Day/Weight/Comment
21/02: 133.6: Daily Habits🫶
22/02: 133.1: Daily Habits🫶
23/02: 133.8: Daily Habits🫶
24/02: 133.6: Daily Habits🫶
25/02: 132.6: Daily Habits🫶
26/02: 132.4: Daily Habits🫶
27/02: 132.5: Daily Habits🫶
28/02: 132.7: Daily Habits🫶
01/03: xxx: Daily Habits
02/03: xxx: Daily Habits
Daily Habits - 2023
Update - February 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!

staceymcmd · February 2023

56, 5'2"
R215 Starting Weight 138.6
R215 Goal Weight: 137.6

2/21 138.2
2/22 137.8 Woohoo, scale finally moved!
2/23 137.4
2/24 138.2 Yikes! Had the grandkids last night so we took them to pizza for dinner.
2/25 138.4
2/26 138.0
2/27 137.6
2/28 137.4
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Skyleen75 · February 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
R214 EW 187

2/21- 187.2
2/22- 187.2
2/23- 185.6
2/24- 184.8
2/25- DNW
2/26- DNW
2/27- DNW
2/28- 187.2 Happy to be home! It’s a beautiful snowy day here but roads look decent enough to get to the gym, which I NEED! .
I own and operate a small fine gardening business so part of my commitment at the gym is because I need strength and endurance everyday April-November.
Gardening season starts in about a month so if I can hold steady, I should be able to drop considerably once my activity level goes through the roof.
All of my weight gain the last few years has been winter time. This year I worked on my diet in September and lost consistent until gardening stopped. I did gain back that loss but not more, so it’s a win!

tishawj · February 2023

Hello again 10 dayers!! Back again for consistent tracking and accountability. 35 Days (I think) until we leave for Mexico and I'd like to get to 170 before we go...and then I'll be back to help me get to my goal. Looking forward to following all of your progress as well, it's inspiring!
51yrs-Female-5'5"
Goal weight - to hang out somewhere 145-150
R14 EW - 177.0

Day - Weight - Comment
2/21 - 177.4 - little blip up....not worried. Food was all over the place timing wise yesterday with shuttling kids around and hubby bringing home bbq from the Family Day event at the ski hill he was working at. I only ate 1/3 of the chicken and ribs combo he got for me so there's that, I'll leave the rest for the teenagers.
2/22 - 176.8 - Made sure I saved some calories for pancakes last night, the boys made breakfast for dinner and I try not to deter their initiative to prepare a meal by making my own LOL. Wasn't a super active day, bank meetings, short walk with the doggo, that's it. Hoping to get out for a longer walk in the woods today before we get slammed with another winter storm.
2/23 - 177.4 - Here I go bouncing again...as long as it keeps bouncing downhill.......Got in a nice snowy walk in the woods yesterday just before the crazy weather moved in. We didn't get hit here with the storm as much as south of us has. Have an appointment for DS(17) this morning about his knee so my regular walk will have to wait until later, hopefully the sidewalks will be cleared by then.
2/24 - 177.0 - Did some shoveling and a shorter walk with doggo yesterday. Felt super snacky in the afternoon as I was sitting around figuring out physiotherapy and insurance and taxes...made myself eat a big bowl of strawberries instead of hitting the chip drawer....yay me! Wind chill is -27 this morning...not sure the dog will make it past the corner, never mind me.....elliptical here I come!
2/25 - 175.0 - Whoosh! I was kind of expecting this as yesterday my body was "releasing water" it had been holding on to for a while all day. I may blip back up again as TOM is expected to arrive tomorrow. Got in 35 minutes on the elliptical and plan to do that again today, might try to make it to 40. Not sure why I can go for an hour plus walk/hike with no issues but the elliptical seems to last forever....boredom factor maybe...
2/26 - 175.6 - was not surprised...TOM arrived yesterday and....food... I got in my 40 minutes on the elliptical and then we decided to participate in a fundraiser last night for our local Youth Shelter. It's somewhere we support a couple of times a year when they do Christmas box drives and other campaigns but this is the first Coldest Night of the Year walk they've done since 2020. We did the 5k with a couple of friends. She's training for a trekking tour in Portugal so we went at a pretty good pace. It was fun and inspiring to see so many from our community come out and support such an amazing place. After we went out to eat. Our city does a Localiscious event twice a year where restaurants can sign up to offer 3 course prix fixe menus. I did that....probably shouldn't have LOL....but with all the extra steps (hit over 16000 yesterday) and the elliptical work out I don't think I was not too far off maintenance calories. We will see how it shows up over the next few days.
2/27 - 175.8 - TOM bloat I think. Got a good walk/hike in yesterday and over 10000steps throughout the day. Calories were good as well so this bounce up should be gone after another good day or two I suspect. Have a great day everyone...sun is shining here so we're heading to the woods!
2/28 - 176.6 - ??? I dunno....whatever...I know my activity has been good and diet has been excellent over the last couple of days so that will show eventually. More snow here...and it's pretty dreary. I'll get out with the dog but not sure I'm up to a long hike, which will actually be a slog until the trails get packed down again...Editing to add...ONE MONTH TO MEXICO!!!
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RockinRobyn672 · February 2023

SW: 148.6

Hi All - Robyn here in SE Virginia. I'm doing strength and Pilates workouts while continuing to recover from foot surgery. I've been going up and down weight-wise the last few rounds. My strategy for this round is to strictly track food and skip the weigh-ins until day 10.

Day/Weight/Comment
2/21: 148.6
2/22: DNW
2/23: DNW
2/24: DNW
2/25: DNW
2/26: DNW
2/27: DNW
2/28: DNW - I almost broke and weighed today but I'm holding off until Thursday. I am trying hard to break the habit of rewarding myself with food on days that my weight is down. I'm pretty sure I've done okay this round with my food intake. I've tried to plan and have tracked my food. I've gone over calorie budget at times but the tracking is keeping me from going all out. Who was it who said that they're going to stop tracking?!? I know. It was me. I tried briefly and it didn't work.
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RockinRobyn672 · February 2023

GirlOnTheRebound wrote: »

clprieur wrote: »

GirlOnTheRebound wrote: »

2/27 218.5 (-1.5) Today is beginning of 28 day protien challenge which for me is 52 per meal which is making me anxious. This is not going to be easy but I have 28 days to get it right. I am starting with increasing dinner and tonight it is pressure cooker ham and beans. My recipe makes 8 servings at 13g protein each. Even at 2 servings I don't reach 52 lol. I am doing something wrong. Meh...day 1. 27 to go lol. 2 rebounder sessions done as well as pacing while helping momma with her first ever cell phone. What made my sister think momma could figure out an iPhone at 80?!? Did another rebounder as fitbit decided I didn't do two. Spent most the afternoon raking and blowing leaves to reach my step goal. I did over 9000. I will be sore tomorrow.

@GirlOnTheRebound 52 grams per meal?! Wow! I can barely reach 60-90 per day!! HAH! Let us know how it goes!

@clprieur ...I could be reading it wrong but MFP says I should have 156g protien per day. That's 52g per meal. Please tell me I am wrong lol. I barely reach the 40s....sigh

@GirlOnTheRebound I agree that 52 grams per meal seems high. Based on some research that I've done, I upped my protein intake goal to spread it out over the day, so 25g per meal, plus at least 5g fiber, and then a 7g protein snack with at least 2g fiber. I'm also trying to get in at least 3 servings of dairy a day and 3-4 servings of fruit/veggies. Needless to say I eat a lot of low-fat cottage cheese, usually mixed with blueberries or a pear or some other kind of fresh fruit. I LOVE cottage cheese with fresh blueberries.

You may just want to check in with your doctor about the right amount of protein. The 52g per meal may be fine but I remembered reading something about too much protein not being good and found this research, which states within it that "Extra protein is not used efficiently by the body and may impose a metabolic burden on the bones, kidneys, and liver. Moreover, high-protein/high-meat diets may also be associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease due to intakes of saturated fat and cholesterol or even cancer."

RockinRobyn672 · February 2023

I see lots of downward trends! Congrats!

SheilaBoneham · February 2023

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HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015) - 135
2023 Goals — no snacking after dinner; move more; eat mostly healthfully, no extremes. 150 by the end of the year.

📆 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).
R212 01/31/23: end weight 177.6 (+.8).
R213 02/10/23: end weight 178 (+.4)

R214 02/20/23: end weight 178 (+/-0).
R215 03/02/23: goals—cut back on bread; more protein & veggies; no evening snacking; walk >30 min/day.

Day/Weight/Comment no food after dinner 💚 ~~ >20 min meditation 🧘🏻 ~~ >30 min walking 👟

2/21 - 178.8 🧘🏻👟
Today is “plan ahead for lots of veggies” day. 😊 I’m planning a Mediterranean lunch salad with olives, tuna, feta, and hard-boiled egg. Dinner is leftover chicken Mac & cheese (DH cooked last night!). Trying really hard to make this a “no evening snacks” round—I did it once, I can do it again. Have a great day, all!

2/22 - 178.6 🧘🏻
Ok, it’s not a no snack round, but maybe I can make 9 out of 10. I found out yesterday that a good friend is in the hospital with problems related to her very excess weight. She has talked for years about needing to clean up her diet due to gout, kidney and gallbladder issues, and probably a hundred excess pounds. She wasn’t all that active before, but she’s become practically immobile since the pandemic began, and now needs a walker. She was decluttering recently and I went to see if I wanted any of the books she was purging. She had every major healthy eating/lose weight book published in the past 20 years. And yet their kitchen counters always have gooey iced baked goods, candy galore, multiple breads, and other things piled up, and candy dishes on every table throughout the house. Granted her DH, also way overweight, does the shopping, but but I doubt he does all the junk-food eating. Anyway, I’m very worried about her and also a bit angry that she has come to this, a good part of it through self-destructive eating. I’m taking it as a big fat (yes, I’ll use the word) wake-up call to stop with the excuses. We don’t have a house filled with goodies, but I do eat too much, especially at night, and I make too many excuses not to get out and exercise. I had a long talk with myself last night and we 😁 decided this has to stop. I don’t have decades left to fool around with this and I want to stay as healthy as possible. No fad diets, just attention to what I eat and how much plus more exercise. Nothing new here, just more resolve. Thanks for letting me let it out. Again.

2/23 - 179.2 🧘🏻💚
Well, phooey. Possible delayed reaction from Mon or Tues. Oh well. It poured all day yesterday with a cold, cold wind, so I didn’t get my walk, but it’s supposed to be a bit better today. I had an egg on Dave’s Good Seed Thin bread, no butter, this morning for a good start to the day—one of my favorite breakfasts. Here’s a new hat I knitted the past couple of days—the colors cheer me up!

2/24 - 178.2 🧘🏻👟
Happy Friday! Cold and gray here—Are we ready for Spring? I’ve been looking through plant catalogs to remind me that it’s coming. Enjoy your day, all!

2/25 - 179.2
Well, darn. Bouncy bouncy. Not from yesterday, so Wed. or Thurs. DH wanted French toast this morning, so I had some, too, but used Dave’s Killer Bread Good Seed Thin, no butter, thin topping of fruit-only orange marmalade. Delicious, reasonable protein, and calorie friendly. Salad or veggie soup for lunch. Sounds like Saturday to me! Have a lovely!

2/26 - 179.8
Ok, this has to stop. I decided last night that I’m going to get back to “wunning”—walk/run intervals. 7 years ago I “wan” a half-marathon. Now I’ve let myself become a blob. Yes, I walk a lot with dog training, especially spring through fall when we’re tracking a lot, but I’ve been kidding myself that that’s the same as serious walking and wunning. So starting today through the end of March, I’m planning to build up my walking time and distance, and if I feel I’m ready, I’ll start wunning (maybe follow a C25k schedule) April 1. Can’t think of a more appropriate date to start! I’ve even ordered new running shoes. The pupper can accompany me for 20 min or so at a time, which I may just make an extra walk. I need strength and flexibility training, too, so need to make a schedule. Gardening will soon help with strength, and I need to make myself stretch regularly. And of course I need to clean up my diet, but I know from experience that when I get serious about exercise, I tend to eat better, maybe because a moving body wants healthier food, maybe because I become conscious of healthful foods and activities on a deeper level. My friend gave me several books on plant-based eating when she was decluttering recently, so I’m starting to go through those today. I’m ashamed of having let myself go, and don’t want to be an obese, immobile, unhappy person any longer. So that’s my story and I’m going to try hard to stick to it!

2/27 - 179.6 🧘🏻👟
Rain, rain, rain, all-day rain today. Also cold. Ick. I might go walk around Menard’s.

2/28 - 179.6
Aaack. I fell down in all departments yesterday. I just couldn’t seem to stop eating last night. Popcorn. Graham crackers (which DH brought home because I mentioned a memory of tea and Graham crackers with my mom—sweet of him but I don’t need them!). Cheese. Wth? Determined to do better today, starting in about 5 minutes with a puppy walk and salad for lunch, and knitting instead of snacks tonight. I just don’t understand why I keep sabotaging myself.

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shmmm3 · February 2023

@GirlOnTheRebound @RockinRobyn672 @clprieur
Protein recommendations can be all over the place. I personally found that once I stopped trying to eat tons of protein, and just kept to at least 10 grams per meal/snack I was able to get to at least 50 grams per day and I've been able to gain muscle with that amount of protein. My average day of low calorie eating has me between 40-60 grams of protein. If I am low on protein because I had a carby breakfast or something I'll just eat a $1 bumblebee tuna packet that has about 70 calories and 13 grams of protein. I also like peas a lot and they're surprisingly high in protein and fiber.

I follow the 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight rule as my protein goal. Any protein above that is okay but keeping it to the .8 grams per kilogram recommendation really helped me achieve that goal with a normal healthy diet. Also, I fear gallstones.

tiabirdie56 · February 2023

Round 215~Feb 21 ~Mar 2 2023

Round 215
Feb 21~Mar 2 2023

My name is Tish.
Age: 66
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 260
2023 Start Wgt:Don't know (Jan 1)
CW: 212
RG: Increase protein and water

▪︎Day1▪Tu Feb 21- ¤212
( Mo•84g Prot; 64ozs water)

▪︎Day2▪We Feb 22- ¤212
(Tu•77g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day3▪Th •Feb 23- ¤211.7
(We• 108g Prot; 64ozs water)

▪︎Day4▪Fr•Feb 24- ¤211.3 b]
(Th• 90g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day5▪Sa•Feb 25- ¤DNW
(Fr• g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day6▪Su•Feb 26- ¤DNW
(Sa•52g Prot; 48ozs water)

P▪︎Day7•Mo•Feb 27- ¤212.5
(Su•53g Prot; 64ozs water)

■Day8•Tu•Feb 28- ¤213
(Mo•83g Prot; 56ozs water)

▪︎Day9▪We•Mar 1- ¤
(Tu•g Prot; ozs water)

▪︎Day10▪Th Mar 2-¤
(We•g Prot; ozs water)

*Round End Weights*

▪2018▪
{Mar 19~Round 34- lost 2.8 lbs~215.8}
{Mar 28~Round 35 - lost 2.4 lbs~214}
{Apr 7~Round 36 - lost 1 lb~212}
{Apr 17~Round 37 - lost 5.6 lbs~206.4}
{Apr 27~ Round 38 - lost 1 lb~205.4}
{May 6~ Round 39 - lost 3.4 lbs~202}
•••Transition Round⬇•••
{May 17~Round 40 - lost 3 lbs~199}
{May 27~Round 41 - lost .8 lbs~198.2}
{Jun 6~Round 42 - lost 2.6 lbs~195.6}
{Jun 16~Round 43 - lost 1.4 lbs~194.2}
{Jun 26~Round 44 - lost 1 lb~193.2}
{Jul 6~Round 45 - no loss~193.2}
{Jul 16~Round 46 - lost 3.6 lbs~189.6}
{Jul 26~Round 47 - lost 1.4 lbs~188.2}
{Aug 5~Round 48 - lost 1.8 lbs~ 186.4}
{Aug 15~ Round 49 - lost .8 lb~ 185.6}
{Aug 25~Round 50 - lost 3 lbs~ 182.6}
{Sep 4~Round 51 - .4 lb gain~ 183}
{Sep 14~Round 52 - lost 2 lbs~ 180.8}
{Sep 24~Round 53 - lost 1 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 4~Round 54 - lost .8 lb~ 179}
{Oct 14~ Round 55 - gain .8 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 24~Round 56 -lost 3.2 lbs~176.6}
{Nov 3~Round 57 - gain 1.6 ~178.2}
{Nov 13~Round 58 - gain .2 ~178.4}
{Nov 23~Round 59 -lost1.2 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 3~Round 60 -gain 3.4lb~180.6}
{Dec 13~Round 61 -lost 3.4 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 23~Round 62 - lost 2.8lbs~174.4}▪2019▪

{Jan 2~Round 63 - gain 2.8 lbs~177.2}
{Jan 12~Round 64 -lost 1.2 lbs~ 173.2}
{Jan 22~Round 65 - gain 1 lb ~174.2}
{Feb 1~Round 66 - loss 1.4 lb~ 172.8}
{Feb 11~Round 67 -gain 2.4 lbs~175.2}
{Feb 21~Round 68 - loss .6 lb~174.6}
{Mar 3~Round 69 - gain .4 lb~175}
{Mar 13~Round 70 - lost 3.2 lb~171.8}
(Lowest weight 171.2~March 17, 2019)▪RETROSPECT▪This is the point when I looked too bony to myself. I purposely wanted to gain back 10lbs. I'd lost 89lbs in a little over a year, but I thought it was too fast, even though it didn't seem fast during the process!
{Mar23~Round 71 - gain .4 lb ~172.2}
{Apr 2~Round 72 - gain 2.6 lbs~ 174.6}
{Apr12~Round 73 - gain 3.6 lbs~178.2}
{Apr 22~Round 74 - lost 2.8 lbs~175.4}
{May 2~Round 75 - gain 1.8 lbs 177.2}
{May 12~Round 76 - lost 3.2 lbs~ 174}
{May 22~Round 77 - gain 4 lbs~ 178}
{Jun 1~Round 78 - lost 2 lbs~176}
{Jun 11~Round 79 - lost .2lbs 175.8}
{Jun 21~ Round 80 - gain .2 lbs~ 176}
{Jul 1~Round 81 - gain 1.4 lbs -177.4}
{Jul 11~Round 82 -gain .8 lbs -178.2}
(*Round 82 • LIFE STRESS ROUND* gains begin)
{Jul 21~Round 83 - gain 2.8 lbs-181}
{Jul 31~Round 84 -loss 1 lbs - 182}
{Aug 10~Round 85-gain 1.6 lbs-183.6}
{Aug 20~Round 86 - gain .6 lbs - 183}
{Aug 30~Round 87- gain .6 lbs -183.6}7 1.2 lbs -184}
{Sep 29~Round 90 - lost .8 lbs -183.2}
{Oct 9~Round 91 - gain .4lbs~183.6}
{Oct 19~Round 92-lost 1.8 lbs 181.4}
{Oct 28~Round 93 -gain 1.6 lbs~183}
{Nov 8~Round 94 -lost .4lbs~182.6}
{Nov 18~Round 95 - gain 1 lbs~183.6}
{Nov 27~Round 96 -lost lbs~183.4}
{Dec 8~Round 97 - gain 1.8 lbs -185.6}
{Dec 18~Round 98 - 185.6}
{Dec 25~Round 99 -185.6}
▪︎2020▪︎

{Round 136 - 215 EW}Dec 31 2020(1/01)
????
▪︎2021▪︎
{Round 137-209.8 EW}Jan 11 2021
{Round 138- 209.5 EW}Jan 21 2021
{Round 139- DNW EW}Jan 31 2021
{Round 140- EW}Feb 10 2021
{Round 141- 211 EW}Feb 20 2021
{Round 142- 215 EW}Mar 2 2021
{Round 143- 215 EW}Mar 12 2021
{Round 144- 215 EW}Mar 22 2021
{Round 145- 214.3 EW}April 2 2021
{Round 146- DNW EW}April 11 2021
{Round 147 - 216 EW}April 21 2021
{Round 148 - 216.3 EW}May 01 2021
{Round 149 - DNW EW}May 11 2021
{Round 150 - 216.7 EW}May 21 2021
{Round 151 - DNW EW}May 31 2021
{Round 152 - 216.2 EW}June 10 2021
Round 153 - 215.6 EW}June 20 2021
Round 154 - 216 EW}June 30 2021⬅
Round 155 - 212.6 EW}July 10 2021
Round 156 - 209.4 EW}July 20 2021
Round 157 - 208.8 EW}July 30 2021
(???? is diet break)
Round 158 - 206.6 EW}Aug 9 2021
Round 159 - 204.6 EW}Aug 19 2021
????Round 160 - 202.6 EW}Aug 29 2021
Round 161 - 200 EW}Sep 8 2021
Round 162 -196.8 EW}Sep 18 2021
Round 163 - 198 EW}Sep 28 2021
Round 164 - 197.6 EW}Oct 8 2021
Round 165 - 195.2 EW}Oct 18 2021
Round 166 - 197.6 EW}Oct 28 2021
Round 167 - 197.4 EW}Nov 7 2021
Round 168 - 198 EW}Nov 17 2021
~illness spanning next 4 rounds~
Round 169 - DNW EW}Nov 27 2021
Round 170 - 188.2 EW}Dec 7 2021
Round 171 - 189 EW}Dec 17 2021
Round 172 - 191 EW}Dec 27 2021
▪︎2022▪︎
Round 173 - 193.6 EW}Jan 6 2022
Round 174 - 194 EW}Jan 16 2022
Round 175 - 196 EW}Jan 26 2022
Round 176 - 197.8 EW}Feb 5 2022
Round 177 - 199 EW}Feb 15 2022
Round 178 - 199 EW}Feb 25 2022
Round 179- 205 EW}Mar 7 2022
•March 15, 2002- 202.5lbs
Round 180- 203 EW}Mar 17 2022
▪︎2023▪︎
Round 210- 210.4 EW}Jan 11 2023
Round 211- 211.7 EW} Jan 21 2023
Round 212- 212.5 EW} Jan 31 2023
Round 213- 215 EW} Feb 10 2023
Round 214- 212 EW} Feb 20 2023
Round 215- EW} Mar 2 2023
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shmmm3 · February 2023

Round 215 goals:

#1 Diet goal: No alcohol, added sugar, ultra-processed foods
#2 Exercise goal: Strength training or yoga for 10 minutes every day.
#3 Me goal: Journal gratitude and desires in the morning. Read for 30 minutes before bed.

Round 214 end weight: 128.2

2/21 125.2 Kuchisabishii last night
2/22 DNW Enjoyed both a glass of wine and dessert at a social gathering. Otherwise, my exercise goal and journaling part of "me" goal were both achieved. I completed a big project and the toasting myself on Fat Tuesday of all days to go off my diet goal seemed perfectly appropriate.
2/23 125.8 Felt blah all day yesterday. The sugar definitely ruined my sleep Tuesday night. Restless night made Wednesday feel like a hangover and that effect is what initially led to my suspicion of sugar as the culprit to my sleep problems. I sleep so poorly when I have sugar at night. This morning I feel much better. Last night's kuchisabishii feeling was anticipated. I made a whole batch of air fried Brussels sprouts for dinner but didn't include any on our dinner plates so that I didn't fill myself too quickly just due to my habit of having to clean the plate as quickly as possible. I'm trying to slowly train my stomach not to like the feeling of being overly full. Some people hate that feeling and some people are comforted by it. I'm the latter. Then, after dinner, when my stomach wasn't too full but the feeling of wanting "something" struck, I had the plate of tasty roasted Brussels sprouts for us to munch on while watching TV. We both liked having them. I was like a happy little pig in a trough with the plate of caramelized sprouts and I slept so well last night!
2/24 DNW long story short I completely overdid it on dairy yesterday and my head is killing me today. I'm cutting dairy for the rest of this round to see if reintroducing with kefir will negatively affect me. I hope not.
2/25 DNW successfully avoided any and all dairy.
2/26 128.2 So, a 3 LB scale weight gain since the 21st but a 0 LB weight gain since the 20th. I'm glad I posted the last round's end weight to show myself this isn't a big setback. Aside from Fat Tuesday I've stuck to my diet and haven't gone 10,500 calories over maintenance (a pound of fat is 3,500 calories) so I know this is not fat gain. I have to tell myself again, this is not fat gain. I think I was better off not weighing myself everyday last round.
2/27 DNW I ate well over maintenance but kept with whole foods.
2/28 128.8 Ate over maintenance again yesterday. The extra calories have given me a lot of energy to put into my strength training exercises. I'll reframe this round as my "bulking" round since my calories have been higher and next round can be my "cutting" phase where I'll be strict with just under maintenance calories, but not too low that it messes with my energy or mood. My husband knows I've been trying to gain muscle and I held a yoga chair pose asking him to critique my form and he said, "your thighs look huge!" We need to work on how he phrases his compliments.

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