Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 215

refactored · February 2023

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

Round 208 EW: 175.5 lbs (-0.5)
Round 210 EW: 173.7 lbs (-1.8)
Round 211 EW: 173.2 lbs (-0.5)
Round 212 EW: 172.0 lbs (-1.2)
Round 213 EW: 167.6 lbs (-4.4)
Round 214 EW: 167.1 lbs (-0.5)

My goals for this round will be the same as the last round: to not eat my children's leftovers and to eat smaller portions for dinner. I am also very sedentary so I will aim to get my heart rate above 100 bps for at least 22 minutes each day.

Round 215 SW: 167.1 lbs

2/21: 166.2 lbs
My elliptical broke so I am going to struggle to reach my 22 minutes of a heart rate above 100 bps. I need to think of an alternative way to achieve that goal.

2/22: 166.4 lbs
Achieved my goals for the day. I really focused on walking fast yesterday and that was enough to get my heart rate up.

2/23: 166.7 lbs
Achieved my goals for the day.

2/24: 166.7 lbs
Ate within calorie limit and exercised but didn't reach 22 minutes of heart rate above 100. Going to pull apart my elliptical later and see if I can figure out how to fix it.

2/25: 166.7 lbs
It turns out my elliptical had a loose bolt that was causing the problem. It was an easy fix but I did have to take the whole thing apart before I realised what was wrong. I have been measuring my waist each week and in 3 weeks I've lost about 1 inch. It really does pay to take measurements so when you stall you can see that you still might be losing inches.

2/26: 166.9 lbs
Achieved my goals for the day. Not sure why the scale is going up but I think it is just water retention from my hormonal cycle.

2/27: 167.1 lbs
Achieved my goals for the day. I would be lying if I said I was comfortable with my recent weight gain. But I guess it is what I do in the face of an apparent gain that will determine if I eventually reach my goals.

2/28: 167.1 lbs
Le sigh. At least it isn't a gain. Got my 22 active minutes in (heart rate above 100 beats per second) but I did eat some of my youngest's leftovers. I really need to tighten up my calorie counting.

3/01
3/02

_JeffreyD_ · February 2023

Male: 65
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205

Goals for this round:

1. For 2023, avoid a repeat of 2022 lack of discipline.
2. Log my food daily… That is how I lost my weight before.

Round 215 Posts
This is my posting format….

Month/Day: Scale Reading - First thing today after bathroom visit before getting dressed.
/ Logged Food; Exercise – yesterday / Comment

Previous posts:

2/21 – 220.4
/logged it (mostly); walked around the block/
Nice to see a drop after a few days of stall. I need to stay away from certain pantries and fridge areas this round. Maybe kick start some kind of exercise habit.

2/22: 219.8
/logged food; no exercise to speak of/
A couple stress points in my life that I need to keep an eye on (or take my eye off of?) so I won’t drown my sorrows with food.

2/23: 219.8
/logged food; negligible exercise/
I will take it. Today at Rotary, I see there is lasagna and garlic bread …. I hope it’s bad lasagna. HA!

2/24: DNW

2/25: DNW
My DW’s two DSs were house guests for the past two nights. They were in town to celebrate their mother’s 96th birthday. My scale was in their bathroom, so a spared everyone the spectacle of my morning weigh-in routine...

Just as well that I DNW. There were snaccidents galore, including birthday cake. I promise to do better.

2/26: 223
/did not log; walked/

2/27: 223
/did not log; walked/
OK, I am no angel, but these readings are above what I expect based on food and exercise. I think there is a lot of fluid retention happening as I recover from surgery. The scale shows it and so does the puffiness in certain areas.

Need to control what I can. I will try to actually feel some hunger pangs today.

2/20: 222.0
Starting weight at “end” of last round.

2/28: 222
/no log; short walk/
I am an impatient patient.

3/1
3/2

Historical Averages:

R 94: 210.7 (20191108 = date of the last day of the round)
R 95: 210.3
R 96: 210.5
R 97: 211.3 (20191208)
R 98: 212.7
R 99: 212.5* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 100: 215.0* (ghost vaycay entries) (20200107)
R 101: 216.0* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 102: 212.6
R 103: 211.9 (20200206)
R 104: 210.9
R 105: 212.5
R 106: 211.2 (20200307)
R 107: DNF
R 115: 215.6 (20200605)
R 116: 213.7
R 117: 213.1
R 118: 212.1 (20200705)
R 119: 212.4
R 120: 211.5
R 121: 207.9 (20200804)
R 122: 207.4
R 123: 207.3
R 124: 209.4 (20200903)
R 125: 208.9
R 126: 209.6
R 127: 209.1 (20201003)
R 128: 210.0
R 129: 210.6
R 130: 210.7 (20201102)
R 131: 211.5
R 132: 209.2
R 133: 211.7 (20201202)
R 134: 211.0
R 135: 211.5
R 136: DNW (20210101)
R 137: DNW
R 138: DNW
R 139: 215.7
R 140: 215.2 (20210210)
R 141: 213.6
R 142: 212.8 (20210302)
R 143: 211.5
R 144: 212.2
R 145: 211.6 (20210401)
R 146: DNW – scale broke during this round.
R 147: 213.1
R 148: 212.3 (20210501)
R 149: 209.7 (vacay 2nd half)
R 150: 210.4 (vacay 1st half)
R 151: 210.7
R 152: 211.0 (20210610)
R 153: 210.7
R 154: 210.6
R 155: 210.0 (20210710)
R 156: 210.9
R 157: 210.6
R 158: 207.8 (20210809)
R 159: 207.9
R 160: 205.9
R 161: 206.2 (20210908)
R 162: 205.9
R 163: 206.8
R 164: 207.1 (20211008)
R 165: 207.0
R 166: 207.3
R 167: 207.8 (20211107)
R 168: 206.2
R 169: 207.3
R 170: 208.2 (20211207)
R 171: 208.6
R 172: 207.4
R 173: 210.5 (20220106) Mostly estimated
R 174: 210.5 Mostly estimated
R 175: 211.8 Mostly estimated
R 176: 213.6 (20220205)
R 177: 214.6
R 178: 213.7
R 179: 213.7 (20220307)
R 180: 213.7
R.181: 214.2
R 182: 216.4 (20220406)
R 183: DNW
R 184: 216.2
R 185: 217.0 (20220506)
R 186: 216.8
R 187: 215.9
R 188: 217.1 (20220605)
R 189: 216.2
R 190: 215.5
R 191: 217.3 (20220705)
R 192: 217.9
R 193: DNW
R 194: 215.2 (20220804) Some guesstimates early I the round with no scale.
R 195: 216.2
R 196: 213.8
R 197: 216.0 (20220903)
R 198: 213.6
R 199: 214.7 (partial round)
R 200: 215.4 (20221003)
R 201: 215.6
R 202: 214.8
R 203: 215.7 (20221102)
R 204: 216.7
R 205: 217.2
R 206 DNW
R 207: 217.4
R 208: 218.6
R 209: DNW (20230101)
R 210: DNW
R 211: DNW
R 212: DNW
R 213: DNW (20230210)
R 214: 222.5 (post operation)

I like to track averages due to my wild fluctuations. For the same reason, I like to weigh daily so I can see the lows from time to time. It gives me hope.

shmmm3 · February 2023

@fmfdfa2020 It reminds me of this

GirlOnTheRebound · February 2023

SW Round 215 (1st) 220 LBS

2/20 trying to meet protien intake without going over cholesterol. 2 oz steak at breakfast with an egg and 3 ozs at dinner with roasted veggies. Was not hungry for lunch but ate junk. No exercise today and didn't meet step goal. Was "off" all day.

2/21 220.0. anybody else feel protien goal is unreachable? Had pork rinds and tuna with mayo for breakfast. Not hungry for lunch. Bibigo pork wontons with corn and cream cheese for dinner. Met water goal, step goal and activity goal on rebounder (2 x 10 mins). Sodium over 53mg due to pork rinds and wontons. Packaged food in moderation going forward.

2/22 219.5 ( -.5) Today is day 23 of rebounder exercising and recommiting to MPF. I have lost 8.5 pounds in this stretch. This 10 day challenge will also be my range for increasing my rebounder intensity. 2 x 10 mins will increase to 3 the next session. The weather here in Florida is creeping into the unbearable stage so outdoor walks will decrease. Pre filled menu is adequate with highest sodium product being 1 cup of cottage cheese. Still under and cholesterol is perfect. Wonderful Wednesday

2/23 218.2 (-1.8). Tonight is leftover wonton night. Still struggling to reach full calories but I am reading articles. Did 3x rebounder but less daily activity. Love my rebounder! I do 4 songs now and that gets me over my ten minute minimum. I average 1700 "steps" per session. No evening walk. Happy to see I reached Fibre goal by having a piece of Ghirardelli dark chocolate lol. Doing Sam's Club run this weekend so will pick up protien shakes. Today I moved fitbit watch another notch. Yay Thursday!

2/24 217.8 (-2.2) 3x rebounder not good. My thighs are very sore, but i did do this mornings session. It was blood donation day. Do this with husband usually but a mobile bus was at his office yesterday so it's a solo date for me today. Added bonus is getting my cholesterol reading without having to see my doctor! Supposed to take it relatively easy after donation so i used the blower to clear half the front yard leaves. They fall in the spring in Florida. That blower gets heavy! Will do evening walk tonight. I have been doing MFP challenge of 9000 steps in 28 days and I am proud to say I have reached minimum 9000! 2 days left then I am going to do the protien challenge. Off to Flagler Beach tomorrow for beach steps and fresh fish.

2/25 217.2 (-2.8) Beach day! Husband had a morning meeting so I tagged along and walked a park. We usually do Daytona beach but had a restaurant recommendation in Flagler Beach. There are no accurate options on MFP for fish and chips so I chose the average option. Did not get many beach steps as this beach was narrow and had "sinky" sand. And many crazy people in the water! Getting my water and my steps this evening with a rebound session.

2/26 217.6 (-2.4) Sunday funday! Cholesterol reading from blood donation reads 214. Still high BUT down from 233 just over a month ago when my primary told me medication would be needed. I am on enough meds for migraines and dementia that this merited my return to MFP. Next labs are April. Go Me! Not well today. Dizzy and nauseous when moving and twitchy legs when laying down. Eating rice cakes and tuna to ease tummy. Husband is enjoying pizza night lol. (Not a pizza fan myself so he has this on my off days). Absolutely no active minutes today.

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.

2/28 217.8 (-2.2) I am thankful for seriusxm's Happy Dance station. Not my typical listening fare but my goodness! Every song has a hyper beat to get me moving. I have learned that getting that first session in early sets my day up for success. 3x rebounder workouts and finished raking the backyard leaves. Who's idea was it to live on half an acre filled with trees?? Decided on leftover beans for breakfast for a protien Kickstart. Chicken brown rice and asperagus for dinner. All I could muster for lunch was a turkey tortilla wrap. Enjoyed frozen yogurt as a treat. Met step goal (oddly no soreness from yesterday) and water.

antiderivative · February 2023

Round 215
Jillian Age 37 and 5'1"

HSW: 179.8
CSW: 164.8
GW: 130
UGW: 116
Mini GW: 158
RGW:163

Round 212 (1): 167 to 167.4 (+0.4)
Round 213 (2): 167.4 to 164.8 (-2.6)
Round 214 (3): 164.8 to 164.8 (0.0)

Round Goal: 163
🏃 02/21:
🏃 02/22: 165.6
🏃 02/23:
🏃 02/24: 164.2
🏃 02/25: 163.8
🏃 02/26: 163.2
🏃 02/27: 163
🏃 02/28: 162.8
🏃 03/01:
🏃 03/02:

My Weight Chart:

miscanon3617 · March 2023

2/21 - 123.8
2/22 - 124
2/23 - 127
2/24 - 126
2/25 - 124.4
2/26 - 124.2
2/27 - 123.4
2/28 - 123.8
3/1 -
3/2 -

gomifune · March 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
3/1 192.1
3/2

musicsax · March 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.
2/25 142 – 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.
2/26 140.6 – 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.
2/27 140.2 - 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.
2/28 139.4 – 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.
3/1 138.4 – wow!! A lovely woosh to just below start weight, aim to try to keep this for tomorrow. 9.42 miles walked, all but 53 exercise calories eaten back.
3/2

I'M WORTH IT !!
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a PERMANENT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

clprieur · March 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<3
2. Jog/walking with dog every day - ☹<3☹☹<3<3<3<3☹
3. Zero work absences - ☹<3<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 – 148.0 lbs -WOW!! Things seem to be going my way! Happy March, everyone! We made it!! 😊 My calories the last 4 days have been around 1350 and I’ve been walking between 16-22K steps. So that seems to be the sweet spot. Today’s goals: Stay under 1500 cals, try to hit 14K steps (although I have to work in the office today so I may not make that goal), pre-log my food and stick to it, (although there is a potential plan to have lunch with a colleague today, so…) and also to attend my 7.25 hours of work and try to be productive. I notice there is a lot of “try” in there. LOL. All I can do is my best. I am going to go ahead and post this early, again, as I have done the last few days, so that I feel compelled to stick with it - but I am going to give myself an "unhappy" face for "jog/walk" today as since I have to take the train into the city to go to the office, the dog-walker is going to walk my dog for me, unfortunately, today and tomorrow. I mostly stayed on track yesterday, with the exception of not eating the food I had pre-logged. Instead I only ate snack type foods all day (ask @GirlOnTheRebound, LOL!) Oh – my gym membership is sorted out so I can go back any time! Now to figure out where in my schedule that is going to work…
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**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

39flavours · March 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!

3/1 151.4 (trend 153.5) Nice! I was so tired and drained yesterday, it felt like gravity had increased tenfold. Gym was really tough, my usual 10 minute elliptical warm up took much more effort and had me sweating and puffing. I had to lower my weights on some exercises and just really wasn't feeling it. Really hungry in the evening so I decided to add more carbs to help my blood sugar. First day of totm is probably the culprit. Feeling much better today! I'm starting a 30 day plank challenge today, 3 minutes of planking per day. I expect I'll only be able to do max 30 seconds chunks to start with, but so long as it totals 3 minutes, it's a win. Hope I can hold this weight until tomorrow and actually reach my round goal!

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Skyleen75 · March 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
3/01- 186.6 felt good getting back to the gym yesterday. It was interesting that I felt my lung endurance struggling in spin and my heart rate was a bit higher after a week with no intense cardio.
Do we really lose that conditioning so fast? My legs felt great and strong so the rest days was good for them.
I did feel my breathing get better towards the end of the hour. I got 15 miles, which is my minimum for an hour but I worked hard for it.
Today is lifting and I meet with my boxing coach tonight. I’m a bit nervous since I did not spend enough time working on my stance this last week and he is not afraid to yell at me.
It’s so weird- no where else in life would I allow someone to yell at me but it feels ok from him. I mean his job is to make sure I don’t break my wrist or my nose.

staceymcmd · March 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
3/01 137.0
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CamandJarvis · March 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
3/01 - 160.8 - My best guess is sodium and/or cheese. I put a smaller amount of queso blanco on my burrito last night than I normally do with this meal, but cheese is cheese with my lactose sensitive body. I was under calories by over 272 (total deficit 772) according to MFP and I was under 210 calories on Fitbit for a total deficit of 710. Either way, I was below calories so something else caused this bump up. 1/2 "exercise" calories eaten back on MFP. I'm going to keep trudging along and just assume my body is throwing a tantrum about entering into the 150s and will get over itself soon. Book club starts today so I'll have reading material again. Since I was without a book to keep me off electronics for an hour before bed, I re-taught myself to knit last night. I pulled apart a partially completed scarf I started for my best friend years ago and started over (I did a knit-purl pattern but I don't remember said pattern so I decided it's best I just started over). I cheated and listened to a podcast (so not entirely off electronics, but eyes-off) but it was very relaxing. BF called me "old lady" but knitting saved me after back surgery so I'm very fond of it. No workout today but, if weather holds and storms don't show up early, I'll take the pups for a walk after dinner. I'll link below, but I was reminded of why I prefer after dinner walks to before dinner last night when a similar article popped up. Fascinating how the body works!
3/02

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.
2/27 - 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.
2/28
3/01

After dinner walks are AWESOME. I need to implement this after lunch, too.
https://www.health.com/news/walking-after-meal-blood-sugar

RockinRobyn672 · March 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
3/1: DNW - I felt bad yesterday due to Shingles vax side effects. When I feel bad or am tired, my body tells me "EAT so that you'll feel better!", which never works. I got into unplanned and unaccounted-for snacking near the end of the work day, but regrouped, added it to the log, and ate a smaller dinner than planned. I haven't worked out for two days now. Today will be a better day.
3/2:

RockinRobyn672 · March 2023

CamandJarvis wrote: »

After dinner walks are AWESOME. I need to implement this after lunch, too.
https://www.health.com/news/walking-after-meal-blood-sugar

@CamandJarvis You've inspired me to try and get in some walking after dinner and reading or doing something more relaxing an hour before bedtime at least one night a week, if not more. I can't walk very much yet due to the foot surgery, but it will still be nice to get myself outside. The additional challenge is that sometimes we're eating dinner at 8 or 9 at night due to our after-work activities. We also like to crash on the sofa after dinner and watch TV, a habit I'd like to break.

RockinRobyn672 · March 2023

@39flavours I'm probably being dense but I can't figure out what OH means? Please enlighten me.

jspecies11 · March 2023

69 yo female; 5’5”
Thank you @quiltingjaine
SW: 140.2# (end of round 214)
RGW: 139#
2/21 140.6#
2/22 140.6#
2/23 travel
2/24 travel
2/25 travel
2/26 travel
2/27 travel
2/28 home late
3/1 142.0# Family visit was sad and cold. Last time seeing my brother as he’s very fragile. Thank goodness for the support of my fabulous sisters.
3/2

fmfdfa2020 · March 2023

Thank you quiltingjaine for another round!

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First Goal: Hit the 160's (again)
179 / 178 / 177 / 176 / 175 / 174 / 173 / 172 / 171 / 170 👉 169

Round 215
2/21 - DNW - Okay, here goes. On Sunday, I was making dinner and I just didn't want to weigh everything, figure the per-serving calories, etc. Instead of just ball-parking the calories and still tracking, I decided I was "intentionally" not going to track that day, nor exercise. Okay fine. Except, on Monday, I didn't go right back to tracking, I decided to "intentionally" make cheese crackers, and ate half of them. This morning, instead of throwing them out, I "intentionally" ate the rest. Then, after no sugar for 28 days, I "intentionally" opened a jar of my husband's homemade strawberry jam and "intentionally" ate it with crackers. I don't even really like jam.

So, there it is, 3 days of floundering around. I'm not happy I got off track, but I don't feel like I've totally lost it and will start bingeing. I will feel like I have a hangover tomorrow from the sugar. I didn't weigh today and probably won't weigh for a few more days. My last weight on 2/19 was 177.2. All I ask for this round is to track, exercise, and drink water, and hit 176.X. These rounds really help to stop the downward spirals. I'm glad to be starting a new round. Here's wishing everyone a good round! Cheers! 🍻
2/22 - 178.6 - Glad I weighed so I know where I stand after the last 3 days. Today IS going to be a good day!
2/23 - 178.6 - Much better day yesterday as far as tracking and food consumption. I get the extra boost from shoveling now the next two days - yay!

2/24 - 178.9 - I had hot air popcorn last night with salt. Such a good snack. I just need to lower the amount of salt.
2/25 - 178.9
2/26 - DNW - got up at 4am
2/27 - DNW - my battery is low and would not register a weight, and I don't have any desire to go back upstairs to change it. I have struggled the past few days again. I haven't tracked calories, drank enough water, or exercised other than shoveling snow. I think I need to drop my calories to around 1200 most days, for at least a couple of weeks, so I can see results a little faster and stay motivated. I've been trying not to be so rigid, which is good for me, but I've stayed a little too loose. I'm going to row today and drink 64 to 80oz water.
2/28 - 178.1 - Replaced my scale battery this morning because, unlike yesterday, I actually wanted to weigh because I was able to manage my calories better yesterday. I'm trying to stay focused on the choices I make. I can either be starving at the end of the day because I blew 1/2 my daily calories on too many pecans, or I can have a few pecans and a 1/4 apple, leaving room for other nutritious food and feel satisfied at the end of the day. I choose NOT to be starving! Ok, 'nuf said, just frigging keep it up!

3/01 - 177.0 - My weight this morning is very motivating! We'll see if it takes a few days to stick because yesterday my calories were exceptionally low. I didn't eat until 2pm. I'm never hungry before noon, and had a meeting from 11a to 2p. I also snow shoveled, which speaking of, I am so glad to see March 1 - not many more days to shovel. YAY!!

Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
180s / 170s / 160s / 150s / 140s / 130s

Tracking: Weight / No Sugar / Minimum Simple Carbs / H20 / Exercise / Calories

2/14 - 180.0 / None / 80oz / Row 15 Mins / 1312
2/15 - 177.6 / None / 80oz / Row 15 Mins / 1088
2/16 - 176.8 / None / 80oz / Row 15 Mins / 1481
2/17 - 177.8 / None / 56oz / Row 10 Mins/Bike 20 Mins / 1512
2/18 - 177.6 / None / 40oz / Row 20 Mins/Bike 10 Mins / 1436
2/19 - 177.2 / None / 64oz / None / Did not track
2/20 - DNW - / None / ?oz / None / Did not track
2/21 - DNW - / Ugh - Yes / 48oz / None / Did not track
2/22 - 178.6 / None / ?oz Not enough / None / 1131
2/23 - 178.6 / None / 48oz / None / Did not track
2/24 - 178.9 / None / 40oz / None / Did not track
2/25 - 178.9 / None / 40oz / None / Did not track
2/26 - DNW / None / 48oz / None / Did not track
2/27 - DNW / None / 56oz / None / 1171
2/28 - 178.1 / None / ?oz / Snow Shoveled / 914
3/01 - 177.0

SModa61 · March 2023

Hey all, yesterday was wild. Totally missed even posting, and just now am catching up on reading all of yours.

So, lots of discussion on the topic of daily protein consumption, which I enjoyed. It also got me doing some thinking and googling.

So out there are references to calculating based on % calories, and other references to grams/lb body weight. Then, since when maintaining weight, your daily calories relates to your body weight, those two concepts are not considered in conflict.

Now, but what is the gram/lb needed? One site lists, average woman .36g/lb, weight loss woman .7g/lb, muscle gain .8g/lb. (in my working out days, I have seen .8 - 1 g/lb suggested).

Another site just lists a pure, 46 grams/day for a adult female, unless pregnant or breastfeeding.

Then I went to a calculator, and used my data. This was the response:

American Dietetic Association (ADA): at least 63 - 113 grams/day.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): 45 - 158 grams/day (10-35% of daily caloric intake).

World Health Organization safe lower limit: 52 grams/day.

Notice the huge range on % of daily calories. From as low as 10% to as high as 35%. (note that none list 40%, since was the % that started this discussion.)

I continued my questions. So, if we are basing on grams protein per lb body weight, is that based on current weight, or healthy weight for frame? As we know, if we eat all our calories based solely on the needs of our current weight, then we maintain. What about our protein? Are our protein needs based on our current weight, or based on some other weight number? That led to another search, and I came across an interesting page titled, Target Protein Ranges based on "reference weight". Here is the link: https://www.dietdoctor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CME-Target-protein-ranges.pdf As I read the first chart, it appears to me that the "reference weights" correspond to a middle subset within "healthy" BMI weights for a given height (or at least it is for my height). From there, using ones "reference weight", based on height, one uses chart two to obtain protein needs. Using my height and these charts, I get a protein need range anywhere from 69 to 108, that works out to .5 - .8 grams/lb of my currently body weight (I happen to currently be in the "reference weight range" for my height), and works out to 19 - 30% of my current targeted daily calories of 1430. For giggles, I used another calculator to see what my "basal" is considered to be. That comes out as 1275 for my current height, weight and age. Not sure how that applies, but it was another number to think about. I also just looked at my MFP protein goal. It currently comes in at 72g/day, which I typically exceed.

Anyhow, looking forward to seeing where the conversation goes.

SheilaBoneham · March 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.

3/01 - 180
Intake was good yesterday, so delayed reaction. I had a nice walk in the morning and another short one in the afternoon. Day by day.

3/02 -

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