Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 215

SModa61 · March 2023

GIVE ME 10 DAYS – ROUND 215

Round 215
February 21 – March 2, 2023

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

Goal for 215. Continue with good tracking, and exercise. Add more higher BPM days into my cardio. Organize the supplements I’ve been meaning to take and actually begin taking them daily instead of thinking about it. Was hoping for 5 lb loss for the month on February. I don’t think I will make that, based on rounds 213 and 214. BUT, getting under 140 and finishing the round under 140 is very doable. Simple goals. Trying to not bite off two much, too fast.

History:

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

Round 126 153.0 equivalent 9/14/20
Round 127 149.2 9/24/20
Round 128 147.2 10/4/20
Round 129 145.8 10/14/20
Round 130 144.4 10/24/20
Round 131 142.2 11/3/20
Round 132 139.4 11/13/20
Round 133 137.2 11/23/20
Round 134 136.4 12/3/20
Round 135 132.6 12/13/20
Round 136 132.0 12/23/20
Round 137 132.0 1/2/21
Round 138 131.0 1/12/21
Round 139 128.2 1/22/21
Round 176 138.2 1/26/22 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13 oz
Round 177 134.8 2/5/22
Round 178 137.0 2/15/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 181 138.2 3/17/22 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 oz
Round 182 137.8 3/27/22 Harry 10 lb 14.5oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 183 133.4 4/6/22 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13 oz
Round 184 136.0 4/16/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11lb 12.5 oz
Round 185 136.8 4/26/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11lb 13 oz
Round 186 136.0 5/6/22 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 187 137.8 5/16/22 Harry 10 lb 14.0 oz Han Solo 11lb 11.5 oz
Round 188 135.8 5/26/22 Harry 10 lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12 oz
Round 210 146.6 1/01/23 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12 oz
Round 211 144.4 1/11/23
Round 212 146.6 1/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 213 143.4 1/31/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 oz
Round 214 142.4 2/10/23
Round 215 140.0 2/20/23 Harry 10 lb 12 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6 oz

Exercise & Supplements

Supplements are to try and correct dry eye issues. See if they pay off.

2/21 – took the day off from formal exercise as we are doing Key West with Son and girlfriend while they visit. Should be plenty of social walking.

2/22 – walked with the girls, 3 laps (5.06 miles), pace 18’05”/mile, avg HR 99 BPM

2/23 – walked with the girls, 3 laps (4.88 miles), pace 18’ 11”/mile, avg HR 101 BPM

2/24 – ran 1.33 miles (pace 11’36”, would not read BPM), solo walked 1.89 miles (pace 14’48”, avg BPM 144), walked with the girls 3.3 miles (pace 18’03”, avg BPM 120)

2/25 – walked with one friend, mid pace, three laps (pace 16’26”, avg 112 BPM )

2/26 – took the day off

2/27 – solid day. 4 miles alone at 13’56” pace (three mile at 14’12” walk, 1 mile a run/walk to catch up at 12’51” pace), 6 miles with Julie, then Donna at 16’48” pace)

2/28 – walked with the girls, 2 laps, pace 18’11”, avg HR 96 BPM.

3/1 – currently, taking the day off. Early morning window installers taking priority.

3/2 – walked with the girls, 3 laps, pace 18’ 05”, avg HR 100 BPM ; 9 AM blood pressure 108/74, pulse 96

SW: 140.0

Day/Weight/Comment

2/21- 139.4 Ok, so that was a pleasant surprise. I apparently got the “under 140” goal right away. (not that I had far to go) Yesterday, I did one lap alone, then two slower with the girls. Later rode 6.5 miles on the bike with hubby, and stopped for a margarita along the way. Even later, went in the pool. Kept focused on my tracking. That margarita cost me a ton of calories, it appears. Today, will be a different challenge. Key West with DS and girlfriend. Calories will be a challenge and will also be first social day out while juggling Invisalign. I will say, if you want to stop snacking and your teeth are crooked, get Invisalign. :P Last night, I was super super hungry. I have a whole tray of Chocolate Butter Mochi. But ate none as I did not want to have to bother with taking out my trays, having the snack, and water picking, brushing, flossing and recleaning the trays. All with a timer running.

2/22 – 139.8 Yesterday was a tricky day. We were doing key west with DS and girlfriend. Original plan included a relatively early dinner in key west, then a drive home (hour to hour and a half). Well, we got there late morning, did the butterfly conservatory, THEN went to find lunch. Anyhow, lunch was around 2 pm. When early dinner time rolled around, everyone was still full. So, change of plans. We drove home first, had an hour+ break (walked and fed the cats), then 8:15 reservation for dinner. I did somewhat overeat at dinner (small cocktail, one slice bread and butter, caesar salad, and a pair of crab cakes from the appetizers as my entrée). Happy with choices. Did my best. Tonight is out to eat again. More challenges!!

2/23 – 139.2 Made it through another challenging food day. Was even a little higher on calories, but managed a scale drop. Looking at my HR from my past two day’s walks, I definitely want to mix in some higher cardio days.

2/24 – 140.0 !!!!!! No explanation for that! Maybe just a delayed by-product of two dinners out, and last night’s entertaining supper. This morning, I got out early and starting out at a running pace, at 1.3 miles I dropped to fast walk. Finished two laps (3.2 miles total) before joining the girls for two more at a slower pace. Apparently, my usual watchband does not hold me apple watch tight enough while jogging to get me a BPM. It’s like I was dead for those 1.3 miles.

2/25 – 138.4 That makes sense with my efforts lately, and am grateful for it. This morning I was contemplating trying to enter a 5k, but between my lack of vehicle to get to it (hubby has car on mainland, so would have to bike or walk) and yesterday I pushed my cardio and my legs are hurting this morning, I am going to just do a nice light walking day to keep my legs stretched out.

2/26 – 138.6 yesterday’s number was too good.

2/27 – 138.8 Other than no exercise, yesterday was spot on. Had a rough start to the day this morning. Overslept, rushed to get dressed, feed the cats, and realized my apple watch needed charging. I dropped it in the charger to get myself 5 minutes of charge to help its status. It was then that I noticed the first digit in the time, was a 5 and not a 6. I did think it was mighty dark outside. Going to be a long day.

Update: So I took advantage of my failure and headed out at 6:15. I managed to do two laps at my fast alone pace, then had to run and walk to catch up with the group as they were about 4 minutes ahead of me. I then stayed though all walkers. I did 6 laps (10 miles) Maybe it will pay off in the morning.

2/28 – 139.0 Scale is just being mean. :P was in clear deficit yesterday. I am speculating that I have fluid retention going on in my leg muscles. Funny thing is my butt cheeks ache. I am wondering, which aspect of yesterday’s workout affected my buttocks. Hmmmm………..

3/1 – 138.2 March 1st!! So, from my Round 213 notes, I was 143 on Feb1, and was trying for 5 pounds down during the month. I missed by .2, but I am perfectly fine with that. I am basically back to my “high” of January and March 2022 and down 8.4 since Jan 1, 2023. It is a start. What is most shocking are some body measurement changes from these last two months. While weight loss has got to have contributed, I can only explain the degree of change by just adding the walking that I have been doing. For anyone interested, waist -2.75 in, hips -3 in, thighs avg -1.5 in, bust -1.75 in, biceps -1 in. Eventually, I am hoping to diversify my exercise, but it is great to see benefits from something as straight forward as walking.

3/2 – 138.0 Got my “5”, just a day late.

CamandJarvis · March 2023

quiltingjaine wrote: »

@CamandJarvis I crocheted an afghan for my DB and SIL while I was flat on my back for 3 weeks after back surgery. I WAS an “old lady” of 32, almost 33!

When I was recovering I was an old lady of 25 and 3 whole weeks old (I nearly had surgery at 24 so at least I felt a little better about having my birthday a couple weeks before so I was "older" hahaha) Now I'm simply an old lady of 31 nearly 32. Especially since book club as I was the youngest by at LEAST 10 years, if not more. Of the 22 ladies, only 3 were younger than 70! BF definitely said I was an old lady after I told him that. They were delightful. The feistiest lady of the bunch was the oldest at 94 years and grooving like it was nothing! I adored her and hope I can be like that when I'm older.

CamandJarvis · March 2023

Happy belated birthday @MommaGemz !

pezhed · March 2023

I’m Amanda in Virginia. 38F, 5'2"

RSW: 118.6
RGW: 118.0

2/21 - traveling - DNW. Yesterday I probably overdid it a bit but it's unlikely I did too much damage. I had an extreme sweets craving at like 9 when I was in bed but didn't go find a vending machine, so I'll call that a small victory. My hotel has a Peloton bike so I did a ride yesterday afternoon and this morning. At my birthday dinner, my stepmom made a huge deal about my weight loss and made it sound like I look emaciated. I really don't (I'm 5'2"), but I decided it's because my clothes are all too big. So I went shopping yesterday and hated every minute of it. I did get a pair of skinny jeans (size 4! first time ever) and one blouse at LOFT. I'm turning into my mom, but I just cannot wear "mom jeans" and crop tops. I don't get it. I live in a college town and I feel like these young women are wearing the most unflattering clothes during the prime of their lives. Okay, off my soap box now. One of my friends directed me to a subscription clothing company called Short Story I'm going to try out - it's specifically for women under 5'4". We'll see!
2/22 - traveling - DNW. My trip got extended by a day due to an issue during the study we're doing. Just hoping we don't have any more issues. I'd planned a treadmill run at the hotel this morning but wasn't feeling up for cardio. I got dressed and almost didn't go at all, but I decided to do 20 minutes of strength training instead. So I'm proud of myself for that choice. What I'm not proud of is that I bought 3 cannolis to share with my friend and her son and she rejected them, so I ended up eating 3 cannolis! Whoops! I ate 1 of those and a cheese omelet from the hotel breakfast bar and plan to skip lunch and try to snag a good salad for dinner.
2/23 - traveling - DNW
2/24 - 121.6 - back to the weight my body seems to love. I'm considering making my official goal weight 120 lbs with a maintenance range of 118-122. I feel good about where I am, and I feel that it's sustainable. I don't think there's a number on the scale at which I won't find something to criticize, so I think it's time to change my mindset. I'd still like to build more muscle in due time.
2/25 - 119.4! Guess I had some water retention from days on end of restaurant meals.
2/26 - 119.8
2/27 - 120.4. My youngest is home from daycare with a fever/cough/snot. Blahh. We had such a good run there that I started taking daycare for granted. I know I should work during his nap but I think I'm going to work out instead. It's better for my attitude. And I for sure need a positive attitude when I spend all day spread between half-working and half-parenting my two-year-old!
2/28 - 121.4. Ahh creeping up on the high end of my newly established maintenance range. I'm not even sure why, I guess I snuck a lot of snacks yesterday. I did a 45-minute Peloton ride and a 30-minute treadmill run to try to get ahead in my 8-week Peloton challenge. Not sure how today is going to go with the toddler home again. It's hard for me to do any brain work when he's home. I don't know how people manage to not have daycare for their kids when they WFH!
3/1 - DNW
3/2 - 119.4. Didn't meet the goal I set at the beginning of this round but I'm in my newly established maintenance range, so I guess I'm good to go! It's really going to take a shift in my mindset. This week has been terrible and I have not been managing my stress well. My 2 year old has been home from daycare all week and I am feeling spread so thin. Even though my weight stayed okay I have not been making good choices, so I need to improve there. I am going to miss R216 because we'll be at MIL's for almost all of it. See you all in round 217!

tishawj · March 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!!!
3/01 - 175.2 - That's better! Only got in a 25 minute walk yesterday as the sidewalks were still yucky. Still grey and dreary today but I'm going to try to make myself head to the woods with the dog when we leave for our walk shortly. Hoping to see that 175 again tomorrow so I've only got 5 left to go to reach my goal before we head out on vacation.
3/02 - 175.2 - didn't quite make it....but still down for the round. Made it out to the woods yesterday but twisted my right leg funny walking in the snow. It's really tight today so I might stick to the sidewalks and do some extra stretching today to let it do it's thing. I've got some cleaning to do so should get some extra steps/activity in with that. Se you all in the next round!!!

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 - 180
Phooey. But I ate sensible yesterday, within bounds, and had a nice walk in a nearby park with the pup. Onward.

roscoe1998 · March 2023

SW 1/2/23 210
GW 175

I will work hard to get into the 80's this round.....

Round 214 SW 193.8 EW 191.1
Day, Weight, Comment
2/21 190.5 Good start to this round. Going out for Fat Tuesday, so hopefully tomorrow's weigh in will be ok....

2/22 190.3 Drank some wine last night, so I am happy to see a little loss.

2/23 190.5 I think my Fat Tuesday shenenigans caught up with me! I am disappointed because I thought I would drop into the 80's today. I have a party to go to tonight.....

2/24 189.8 Yay! I have to keep focused over the weekend so that I stay in the 80's and keep going down....

2/25 189.4 Happy for a loss...

2/26 188.5 I had a good day yesterday. Did not have any weekend social activities, so that helped my weekend weight loss.

2/27 188.7

2/28 188.5 I'm really having to work to get down into 187! Hopefully tomorrow......

3/01 187.7 Happy with that!

3/02 187.0 This was a successful round!

antiderivative · March 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 215 (4): 164.8 to 163.2 (-1.6)

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: 163.2

My Weight Chart:

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:151.6 (-1.8)
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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!

3/2 151.6 (trend 153.3) 1.8lbs lost this round, which is really good progress after a few weeks of very little change. I had a weird amount of energy yesterday, bouncing around, unable to sit down. Didn't sleep great as I was so wired.
We're going to visit OH's family at the weekend, going to a restaurant and I want to make a bit of an effort to look nice, which means going clothes shopping for a new top so that I don't just end up wearing my usual jumper and jeans. I am not a fan of clothes shopping, I can never find anything I like. The problem is I don't really have a style, I know what I don't like but have no idea what would suit me, and I really don't like drawing attention to myself so avoid colours and bright patterns, especially floral or girly stuff, yuck. Chances are I'll come home with a plant or something. See ya all next round!

fmfdfa2020 · March 2023

Thank you quiltingjaine for another round!

💪🏋️‍♀️🤸‍♀️🎵💃👗👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💗🌻🏖🙏

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!!

3/02 - DNW - I couldn't sleep last night. I got up at 1:30am. At 4:30am, I was starving and had a bowl of the chicken soup I made yesterday, then back to bed at 5:30am. Obviously my weight this morning was not going to be accurate. Ugh! Time for a reset in the next round. This one was all over the place!

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 / None / 56oz / Snow Shoveled / 1300
3/02 - DNW

quiltingjaine · March 2023

RockinRobyn672 wrote: »

39flavours wrote: »

RockinRobyn672 wrote: »

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

Other half! My husband but not quite, we've been together for 11 years, 'married' in India 5 years ago, but not legally so it always feels a bit false if I say 'husband'

@39flavours Now why couldn't I figure that out!

@RockinRobyn672 & @39flavours This made me LOL

Now my question is why was getting married in India not legal?

quiltingjaine · March 2023

@SModa61 It WAS a short month!

quiltingjaine · March 2023

Female 5’1” Age 73 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
HWE 197.0 (2/2008)
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126) UGW was 125 (HS weight 1968)

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

Rnd 7 167.0 to Rnd 17 155.5
To Rnd 27 146*
To Rnd 37 139.0
To Rnd 47 133.5*
To Rnd 57 131.5
To Rnd 67 128.0
To Rnd 77 125.0
To Rnd 87 121.0*
To Rnd 97 121.0
To Rnd 107 122.0
To Rnd 117 116.0
To Rnd 127 117.0
To Rnd 137 117.0
To Rnd 147 116.0 🙌
To Rnd 157 115.5
To Rnd 167 119.4
To Rnd 177 118.3
To Rnd 187 120.0 AW 119.6
To Rnd 197 121.5 AW 119.15
To Rnd 207 123.5 AW 125.0
SW RND 208 124.5 AW 125.25
SW RND 209 124.5 AW 125.7
SW RND 210 124.0 AW 124.4
SW RND 211 126.0 AW 126.11
SW RND 212 127.0 AW 126.45
SW RND 213 126.5 AW 127.9
SW RND 214 127.0 AW 126.37

We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19

What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

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

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

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

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

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

SW RND 215 126.0 AW 127.4
2/21 127.0 Liberally salted chicken. YUM! I haven’t made a rotisserie chicken in ages! I SLEPT almost 8.5 hours!!!
2/22 128.0 Made “Just like the real thing lasagna” and was so hungry that I ate too much.
2/23 127.0 It was snowing in Las Vegas yesterday! Definitely weird winter!
2/24 126.5 Fasting since 11:30 AM yesterday.
2/25 126.5
2/26 128.5 Buttered, salted popcorn last night. Weighed before coffee and TMI so I will hope for a better number tomorrow. Great Greek today.
2/27 128.0 Steak skewer at lunch, plain hamburger at dinner, tiny Greek salad with each
2/28 127.5 I’m stressed beyond belief by everything! DH ran for HOA board last fall and lost by 10 votes but someone who (or lots of someones) didn’t/doesn’t like the policies of the only candidate who actively campaigned and beat him, started a recall. He’s stressed, I’m stressed. Add to that trying to find reasonably priced housing at our reunion in July for the 14 plus baby. The younger generation is looking at Air BNB sites. I finally said that I can’t deal with it, just find a place where we can squeeze in. I’m sure DH and I can sleep on an air mattress at my sister-in-law’s - we’ve done it before. Oh and sweet blind friend gave us a Dutch Almond Pastry Stick which we didn’t find as wonderful as he does. (He is Dutch) The almond paste was yummy, the pastry not so much. Who doesn’t love crushed almonds and sugar??? Oh dear!
3/1 127.5 73 days until we cruise! I need to get it together and make an effort! The wind is still howling and it’s RAINING AGAIN! YAY! We need rain and snowmelt! March is coming in like a lion. I hope the lamb arrives soon!
3/2 127.5 I decided yesterday that a new month would make a new me (or return me to my better me.) I started doing a plank challenge and I did the “15 minute mile” twice that one of my former WW leaders gave us. I think I had mentioned that several rounds ago but didn’t know what had happened to the business card with the directions. I think it was a sign when I found it last week and set it on top of my sewing machine. I even took measurements for the first time in years. I will measure again on April 1. I did not take pictures but maybe I should.

NuggetBrain · March 2023

MFP SW: 297
R200 EW: 291
R201 EW: 286.4
R202 EW: 283
R203 EW: 280.2
R204 EW: 273
R205 EW: 274.4 (yikes!)
R206 EW: 268.2
R207 EW: 265.6
R208 EW: 260.2
R209 EW: 256
R210 EW: 252.4
R211 EW: 248.6
R212 EW: 249.2 (booooo)
R213 EW: 245
R214 EW: 241.4
2/21: 241.2
2/22: 240.6. Also down 35 inches today overall, woot woot!
2/23: 239.8
2/24: 239.4
2/25: 239.2
2/26: 239.6
2/27: 239.2
2/28: 239
3/01: 239.4
3/02: 237.6. Not bad!

SModa61 · March 2023

quiltingjaine wrote: »

@SModa61 It WAS a short month!

@quiltingjaine Very very true!!

itladyee · March 2023

Hi, I'm Charissa, ready to go for Round 215/6.
I love these 10 days at a time rounds! Very doable. Better than a week as you tend to follow the same up and downs per week and it doesn't always show your progress. Also being able to refocus after 10 days is great! Thank you QuiltingJaine for hosting this challenge!

Round 214 continued to be tough getting back on track. I made it through the weekend without significate damage and did managed to weigh in lower than my start of the round even though I don't think I hit one of my goals. The goals weren't tough, I just didn't focus so same goals in this round and adding one to start some weight training.

62 y/o female
OSW 2022-03 230.3
1SW 2023-01 221.8

Goals This Round per Day:
- Water: 64 ounces (minimum)
- Alcohol: M - TH = 0 ounces, F - Sa = 12 ounces per day max, Su - flex day
- Weight Training Exercises 3x per week - Cancelled - New plan does not call for weights
Round Goal - lose 2.5
Stats and Previous Rounds

HW: 230
CW: 219.4
Goal Weight #1 199 Target Date 4/1/2023 5/13/2023
Goal Weight #2 180 Target Date 6/10/2023
Goal Weight #3 160 Target Date 9/30/2023
Goal Weight #4 150 Target Date 12/30/2023

Round 210/1 SW: 221.8 EW: 220.6 Loss 1.2 Total Loss 1.2
Round 211/2 SW: 220.6 EW: 218.6 Loss 2.0 Total Loss 3.2
Round 212/3 SW: 218.6 EW: 216.6 Loss 2.0 Total Loss 5.2
Round 213/4 SW: 216.6 EW: 219.8 Gain -3.2 Total Loss 2.0 Yikes!
Round 214/5 SW: 219.8 EW: 219.4 Loss 0.4 Total Loss 2.4
Round 215/6 SW: 219.4 EW: 216.9 Loss 2.5 Total Loss 4.9

SW: 219.4

2/21 220.0 (+0.6/+0.6) Hoping the remaining trend is downward....Yesterday was my 6 hours marathon meeting day (only once a month). I don't consume my water on these days as I'd like to, as I'd be in the bathroom every hour. Lunch is also brought in (I had a Teriyaki Chicken & Broccoli Bowl from Panera @600 calories. Sunday I made a turkey veggie lasagna and had left overs for dinner. Pasta usually bumps me up and my future goal is to limit pasta to once a month. Alcohol Goal Met ✔

2/22 219.8 (-0.2/+0.4) Meh

2/23 219.8 (-0.0/+0.4)

2/24 219.2 (-0.6/-0.2) Was very frustrated yesterday so I didn't post as it would have been a crazy rant. Today, I'm only simi frustrated but also confused. I know that weight loss is not linear, and it's times like this when I think I should try the once a week weigh in.....yesterday I had an unplanned bagel, chicken breast for lunch and then a filet with salad and au gratin potatoes. I was over on calories, but not as much as I thought. The scale went down.... My frustration yesterday, sent me on a quest to find something different to follow. CICO is ok but I'm just counting calories and not looking at my choices for nutrition. A little planning this weekend and next week will be fruitful (pun intended)

2/25 220.3 (+1.1/+0.9)

2/26 219.6 (-0.7/+0.2) Starting a new plan today. Fingers crossed that I stay the course.

2/27 219.0 (-0.6/-0.4) Alcohol Goal Met ✔, Water Goal Met ✔

2/28 218.5 (-0.5/-0.9) Progress - 2 days on the new plan and I'm down 1.1. Alcohol Goal Met ✔, Water Goal Met ✔

3/01 217.5 (-1.0/-1.9) So far, so good, but this is the "honeymoon" phase. Water Goal Met ✔

3/02 216.9 (-.6/-2.5) Rough start to the round but turned it around! And - I met my weight loss goal for the round!!!!

SModa61 · March 2023

quiltingjaine wrote: »

Female 5’1” Age 73 years

3/2 127.5 I decided yesterday that a new month would make a new me (or return me to my better me.) I started doing a plank challenge and I did the “15 minute mile” twice that one of my former WW leaders gave us. I think I had mentioned that several rounds ago but didn’t know what had happened to the business card with the directions. I think it was a sign when I found it last week and set it on top of my sewing machine. I even took measurements for the first time in years. I will measure again on April 1. I did not take pictures but maybe I should.

congrats on the new challenges. Curious what you did as your "15 minute mile". I need to get back to my planking. I was doing it consistently in 2021. I avoid pictures, so I never seem to have a before and even "afters" are rare.

tiabirdie56 · March 2023

End 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- ¤211.8
(Tu•83g Prot; 56ozs water)

■Day10▪Th Mar 2-¤211.8
(We•72g Prot; 88ozs 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- 211.8 EW} Mar 2 2023
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MommaGemz · March 2023

Hi all! Starting back with these challenges. I’m a Mom of 2, in my 40s, and just diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Trying to make some healthy changes.

OSW: 215.5
R213 SW: 211.8
R213 EW: 210.3 ✅
R214 EW: 208.5 ✅
GW: 165

2/21 – 208.0 – Lost some of the sodium water weight. I’ll tell you – sodium sneaks in sometimes. If I don’t look at the labels carefully, I could get a full day’s worth in one item.
2/22 – 207.2 – I was so lethargic yesterday that I declared it a rest day. I think it’s part of my newly diagnosed hypothyroid condition. My body is letting me know it’s time to adjust meds. This process is normal until I get to the optimum level of medication to normalize my system (which could take months). Follow up blood tests in 2 weeks and med adjustment then. I just have to be gentle on myself until then.
2/23 – 206.7 – This is such a strange week. I’m in a very low energy cycle of my thyroid meds, so I haven’t been exercising. I have been tracking calories though and trying to be compassionate with myself. The scale has been trending down, but I wish I felt better. Soon – the cycle will swing back eventually.
2/24 – 206.5 – Still tired, but still plugging along. Tracking calories because that doesn’t require much physical energy. I may try to get on the elliptical today and a very mellow pace and no resistance just so I can move. I’d take a walk, but there is 8” of snow outside.
2/25 – 207.5
2/26 – 207.4
2/27 – 207.0
2/28 – 206.7 -
3/1 – 207.1 – Yesterday was my birthday so we went out for dinner, and even though I really a really filling meal – the scale seems to have been good to me. I’ve just not been feeling great this week. Low energy, that TOM, and many distractions, but I’m hanging in there. I know this is not a sprint, so I can slow down sometimes.
3/2 – 206.5 – Despite feeling really low this week (and no exercise) I lost 2 lbs for this 10 day round.

quiltingjaine · March 2023

@MommaGemz Happy belated birthday!

@SModa61 I fully intended to include the pictures in my earlier post and only came back now just to do that. If I can remember long enough, I will put them on 216 also!

Full disclosure- my 15 minutes did not track as 1 mile.

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