Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 219

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  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 4,677 Member
    64 yr young F, 5ft 4 Round 219 (my 150th). As always, thank you. @QuiltingJaine you are a star!
    Starting this round at the same weight as last. Goal for this round; I really need to continue to reverse this increasing trend, again I'm not looking at a specific number, any loss and keep my binge free streak going, keep that April Fool’s dunce’s hat in the corner! – be mindful when I’m tempted! Keep within calories & macros. I can do this but, consistency is paramount, let’s do it for just 10 days as the reward is great!!
    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. A healthy lifestyle 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 pounds loss)
    End of round 215 – 139.2 (1 pound up)
    End of round 216 – 136.6 (2.6 pounds lost)
    End of round 217 – 137.8 (1.2 pounds up)
    End of round 218 – 140.4 (2.6 pounds up – need to reverse this trend!)

    SW RND 219 139.8

    4/2 139.8 – 8.6 miles walked. Starting this round at the same weight as last. Want to try to be at a lower number by the end ! Good food day yesterday, stuck to pre-logged plan again. Feeling better physically & mentally, just a couple of pounds makes such a difference!
    4/3 139.8 – 12.69 miles walked, pre-logging first thing worked again for me. Hoping the scale will start going down soon.
    4/4 139.4 – 9.7 miles walked, hungry yesterday; all exercise calories eaten back.
    4/5 140.4 – 8..04, ate late last night at an Indian restaurant with friends, just had to guess at calories, but expected sodium overload, drank a pint of water before bed & still woke up with a ranging thirst in the early hours! Had eaten light earlier on in the week to compensate.

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    100-day Binge-free Challenge starting March 31….=1 day.
    ⭐️= 5 days ****

    4/6 140.4 – 6.11 miles walked; lots of other commitments. Not a good eating day, a mini binge.
    4/7 DNW – No structured walking yesterday as child minding little DGS.
    4/8 DNW – 9.54 miles walked.
    4/9 DNW – 14.08 miles walked yesterday & under calories. I have to confess I am struggling these last few days, just thought damn it, I’m not going to weigh, so came away for Easter and left scales at home for a change, I didn’t check in, but did read everyone’s posts and at least I logged what I ate and some days stayed within CICO. DH bought me a lovely box of chocs for Easter; all “because the lady loves”! I’ve eaten 3 chocolates and will try to do the same each day until they are gone. We came back from our weekend a day early cuz tomorrow is expected to rain all day; that doesn’t usually bother us but DH took the motorbike up whilst I towed the caravan so that today we could take part in the Sheffield Easter Egg Run in aid of the children’s hospital, it was one of the hospitals that DGS was in before he was transferred to Leeds to have his liver transplant, so it is our way of trying to pay back. DS & DIL also attended with his motorbike together with 716 other bikers! DD & family and DIL’s parents with DGDs joined us in the park opposite the hospital where the bikes all gather for a lovely family picnic, we really enjoyed the day. The reason why we came home early is cuz there is no fun for DH to ride the bike home 60+ miles in the rain. I will weigh in tomorrow and try to get back on track.
    4/10
    4/11

    I'M WORTH IT !! 👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a PERMANENT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,117 Member
    @clprieur I don't know what you would think of this suggestion, but would something like an appropriately used muzzle take stress off of both your and your sweet dog? I know they look mean, but they can actually be being kind. I did a quick search, and this article sounded very balanced https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/dog-muzzles-when-why-how-to-use/
  • miscanon3617
    miscanon3617 Posts: 296 Member
    4/2 - 124.8
    4/3 - 126
    4/4 - 125.2
    4/5 - 122.6
    4/6 - 124.2
    4/7 - 124.6
    4/8 - 124
    4/9 - DNW
    4/10 -
    4/11 -
  • JacquelineC53
    JacquelineC53 Posts: 157 Member
    Looking forward another challenge. My goals for the challenge are the same as last time - to log consistently and to avoid snacking after dinner - including over the Easter weekend, which falls in the middle of this challenge!

    SW RND 218 152.4 lbs. EW 147.8 lbs
    SW RND 219 148.4 lbs

    2/4 148.4 lbs
    3/4 148.2 lbs.
    4/4 148.2 lbs
    5/4 148.0 lbs
    6/4 148.2 lbs
    7/4 147.0 lbs.
    8/4 146.8 lbs.
    9/4 147.4 lbs. Happy Easter!
    10/4
    11/4
  • tishawj
    tishawj Posts: 542 Member
    Hello Everyone! Back from Merida and ready to get back in the game! Just need to get into my regular tracking routine this round, shouldn't be hard, already seemed natural this morning even if I had a late start.

    Female - 51yrs - 5'5"
    Goal weight - to hang out somewhere 145-150
    Pre Vacay Weight 03/27 - 173.0

    4/2 - Vacay
    4/3 - Travel home day
    4/4 - 178.6 - Sausage fingers and toes...clearly retaining stuff from a LOOONG travel day with 2 flights and 8 hour layover. There are direct flights from Toronto to Merida but none back....it's off season. I'm sure the 6 days of 37C weather didn't help in the water retention department...or the many cervesas LOL. We walked so much, I'm glad I was able to maintain a good level of activity. Looks like they had quite the thaw here while we were away so I'm not sure what the trails will be like for my regular hikes. Will probably venture out that way tomorrow with the dog. Sticking close to home today to get the household back in order after the grands and boys did their own thing.
    4/5 - 176.0 - Released some water weight yesterday. Got in a good walk in the neighbourhood with the dog. Was planning on checking out the trails near us today but we're in the middle of a storm system that has been thundering and dumping heavy rain and hail on and off for a few hours now...don't really want to venture out and get caught in it. So may do a short walk after my coffee and then eliptical later today after I get groceries...need to fill the fridge...the teens did a good job of clearing it out while we were away...who am I kidding, they clear it out even when we're here!!
    4/6 - 175.6 - vacay weight still easily coming off...means it's still mostly water/bloat from the carbs/booze and different routine. I'm expecting it might get slower soon. Nicer day today so plan to get to the woods to see how dirty we can get :smiley: I'm making chicken stock and then chicken noodle soup for dinner tonight from the costco chickens we got yesterday. Family favourite and healthy!! Doggo is grumbling at me so I better finish my coffee and hit the trails!
    4/7 - 173.6 - Well there you go! Got on the scale 3 times to check this one. Apparently I didn't do as much actual damage as I thought I might have on our trip. It's windy and cold this morning...hubby is taking the dog out so I'm going to hop on the elliptical this morning. Going to stay way on top of tracking food today and tomorrow as we head up to my parents place later tomorrow until Monday for Easter. I won't be preparing all the food there so won't have as much control about what's we're eating.
    4/8 - 173.0 - YAY! back down to pre-vacay weight!! I did an Elliptical workout AND a walk outside later in the afternoon when the sun came out yesterday! Going to make a pie crust this morning for tomorrows desert (Maple Pecan Pie...good thing there are 10 of us to eat it so I'll only be able to have a small slice), and then head out to the woods for a hike.
    4/9 - DNW - at my parents house today....Happy Easter!! All I can say is "damn you mini eggs"!!!!!
    4/10 - DNW - still at my parents house, heading back home today. Ate too much yesterday, lots of sweets and dinner was very carb heavy. We'll see what happens when I get on the scale tomorrow to end the round. We did get in a great walk as the weather was lovely, it's going to be even warmer today so I'm hoping to get a another good walk in when we get home this afternoon.
    4/11
  • shmmm3
    shmmm3 Posts: 255 Member
    SModa61 wrote: »
    @clprieur I don't know what you would think of this suggestion, but would something like an appropriately used muzzle take stress off of both your and your sweet dog? I know they look mean, but they can actually be being kind. I did a quick search, and this article sounded very balanced https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/dog-muzzles-when-why-how-to-use/

    This is a good reminder for me, too. Many people with service dogs train their dogs to like the muzzle (it takes time and lots of treats) so that when out in highly trafficked public areas they are less likely to get hassled by people with a fear of dogs and there's no chance that someone can antagonize the dog to get it to react leading to a liability suit (sadly it happens).
  • shmmm3
    shmmm3 Posts: 255 Member
    edited April 2023
    RND 219

    Lifestyle goals: Only whole plant foods and never any calorie-rich and processed (CRAP) foods. No animal products at all of I can help it. It started as a short term challenge in this group to reduce inflammation but has bloomed into a lifestyle. Strength train or yoga 10 minutes every morning.

    This round's challenges:
    💤10 days of bed by 10💤
    Dr. Greger's Daily Dozen Checklist app 🥦🫚🍎🥔🏃🍵🍞🧄💤

    👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s MY NEW LIFESTYLE! :)

    4/2 125.6 💤🥦
    I've made it to bed before 10pm three nights in a row thanks to putting away the gadgets! Checked off all but one of the Daily Dozen Checklist yesterday.🍎🥔🥦🫚🥬 It's a lot of food to fit into just one day! I've made a plan for today to try to hit all 12. I can do it! The next step is getting all the servings for each food group. First attempt at veggie burgers was a hit with flavor but failed structurally. We'll follow a recipe next time. But, I made a roasted garlic, cashews, nutritional yeast, turmeric, salt and pepper "cheese" sauce/aioli that was out of this world! I had to remind myself how calorie dense it was to stop me from eating it like a soup. Golden goodness. It's in a jar now for Mac n cheese.
    4/3 126.8 💤🥦
    checked all servings and made it to bed by ten. Beans for breakfast is totally new to me but I'm trying to remind myself that it's normal in a lot of cultures. What's weird today can become habitual in a few weeks. Just gotta do it. I'm waiting for my gut to get used to this new way of eating. A lot of fermentation I'm still not used to. It's apparently normal and will subside if I keep at it. I'm measuring out each serving today so I don't overstuff myself. For breakfast I saw that a 1/2 cup of beans is a lot smaller than I was eyeballing! Oh, and I almost forgot this little victory.... I'm not panicking about the scale going up! From the FAQs on nutrionfacts.org: "The Daily Dozen averages about 1,200 calories, but given the wide array of food choices in each category, it can range anywhere from 800-1800." I've definitely been tipping the higher side, especially with my not measuring anything. Now that I know I'll be better at it. It's so much whole foods fiber though, so many of the calories end up in the toilet... I'll see a big drop when that happens. I made a pun 🙃
    4/4 126.8💤🥦
    I found a half-eaten bag of fritos in the pantry last night. What were they doing there!?! I had to clear the pantry of all ultra-processed foods, obviously, so I ate them all. Had a more restless sleep but I'm laughing at myself today. There's a big NSV for me: I'm not beating myself up about eating a half bag of fritos (it was a giant sharing size bag to be totally honest), and, it didn't turn into an all out binge! 🥦 Yesterday the Daily Dozen got checked and was a cakewalk when I actually measured 1/2 cup servings. I think it's safe to say I've gotten good at eating only plant based foods for days and have successfully reorganized the bulk of my diet. I'll call it quits on the strict tracking of the daily dozen but keep it up on my fridge as a reminder of "Green Light" foods we can always have more of. That is super doable without stressing about it and without forcing my gut to tolerate that level of insoluble fiber. It's not meant to be a diet but a base recommendation of foods to incorporate to help crowd out the less healthy stuff. It is a good base for practicing a Mediterranean Diet if anyone's doing that. I'm quitting the strict tracking before I start to resent it since the whole point of this is to stress less. But, beans for breakfast again with my potato hash is a great way to start the day.
    4/5 127.8💤🥦
    This is getting annoying but not unfounded given my carb intake and strenuous exercise yesterday. I'm not going to make any big changes just yet. If the scale is still up tomorrow then I'll start tracking my calories again. I really enjoy not tracking calories and instead tracking food types from the checklist app. I made a pasta dish yesterday that my husband said looked like "a real recipe...Martha Stewart would approve." What?! I know he doesn't know how to filter his compliments so that's big. It was so easy, too. I peeled and chopped up two large carrots, threw them in a pot to boil with salt, then added some whole wheat rotini, frozen spinach, and when everything was done boiling I drained it and added some leftover broccoli and mixed in my leftover cashew cheese sauce. The final product was colorful with the veggies and the mouth feel was all comfort food quality. It took 20 minutes and one pot and used up leftovers! Weight is up today but I am getting more confident in the kitchen and am learning how to cook healthy things that aren't boring tasting and gross looking so that is a good thing for the long term.
    4/6 126.8
    Good day yesterday. I've started adding fresh ginger root to my smoothies for the anti inflammatory effects of ginger but noticed that with the sharpness of the ginger I don't need a sweetener in the smoothie. That saves me a ton of calories since I like things pretty sweet. Got all my daily dozen veggies and beans yesterday and berries but somehow didn't binge on fruits per usual. That probably means today I'll be craving fruits but I won't let myself go overboard.

    4/7 125.0💤🥦
    Yay! There's the drop I was needing, seriously. TMI. Phew. I feel so. much. better. Hit all my Daily Dozen yesterday, too and bed was calling me by 9. 💤🥦🍎🫚🥬I was being an ignoramus when I was making my belly distended by not looking at servings sizes. 1/2 cup of peas counts as one serving of beans. I regularly eat a can of peas (3.5 servings) a day as a snack for the fiber and protein in it. Got my "beans" and toast and greens and fruit smoothie and dinner was mixed vegetables on another failed focaccia attempt. I should get points for still trying when 9/10 of my cooking/baking attempts are failures. One day it'll work. I'm eating a lot more carbs than usual and I know I don't "need" them but I'm noticing that I'm less snacky after a high carb dinner. Good Good Friday, everyone!
    4/8 DNW 💤🥦
    I wanted to share a page from the book I'm reading. It is so hard to get out of the toxic food environment when it's all around us. So much effort to say no to the cheap and pleasurable calorie-rich and processed (CRAP) foods no wonder everyone is struggling. Getting better at cooking at home seems to be the only way out but that is a luxury so many people don't have or don't have the knowledge to do. I know I didn't and I'm only just now learning. The last paragraph is spot on. It's a wonder anyone can be healthy in the environment we live in.

    The numbers are reference numbers that can be checked on the website.

    Page 19 of How Not to Diet

    THE PROBLEM | 19

    the brain.98 Put people with "food addiction" in an MRI scanner and show them a picture of a chocolate milkshake, and the areas that light up in their brains are the same as when cocaine addicts are shown a video of smoking crack-100 101 99 or when alcoholics are given a whiff of whiskey."

    Food addiction is a misnomer. People don't suffer out-of-control eating behav- iors to food in general. We don't tend to compulsively crave cabbage. But milk- shakes are packed with sugar and fat, two of the signals to our brains for calorie density. When people are asked to rate different foods in terms of cravings and loss of control, most incriminated was a load of CRAP-highly processed foods like donuts, along with cheese and meat." 102 Those foods least related to prob- lematic eating behaviors? Fruits and vegetables. Calorie density may be the rea- son people don't get up in the middle of the night and binge on broccoli.

    Animals don't tend to get fat eating the foods they were designed to eat. There is a confirmed report of free-living primates becoming obese, but that was a troop of baboons who evidently stumbled across some dumpsters at a tourist lodge. The "garbage-feeding animals" weighed 50 percent more than their wild-feeding counterparts. 103 Sadly, we, too, can suffer the same mis- matched fate and become obese by eating garbage. For millions of years be- fore we learned how to hunt, our biology evolved largely on leaves, roots, shoots, fruits, and nuts. Ironically, even the creationists agree that we 104 started out plant-based in Eden's garden. 105 Maybe it would help if we went back to the basics and cut the CRAP.

    Toxic Food Environment

    It is hard to eat healthfully against the headwind of such strong evolutionary forces. No matter our level of nutrition knowledge, in the face of pepperoni pizza, the ancestral heritage baked into our genes screams, Eat it now!106 Any- one who doubts the power of basic biological drives should see how long they can go without blinking or breathing. Any conscious decision to hold your breath is soon overcome by the compulsion to breathe. In medicine, short- ness of breath is sometimes even referred to as air hunger.

    The battle of the bulge is a battle against biology, so obesity is not some moral failing. I can't stress enough that becoming overweight is a normal, natural response to the abnormal, unnatural ubiquity of calorie-dense, sug- ary, and fatty foods.

    The sea of excess calories in which we are now floating (and in which

    4/9 DNW 💤🥦
    4/10 130.6 💤🥦🍿 I jumped off the wagon and feasted for two days. Got in all my daily dozen plus lots and lots of pleasure foods. As of right now I plan to fast until tomorrow morning. Initial reaction to returning to animal products was that they're not as good as I remembered. Chicken wasn't bad but it was boring. Ice cream wasn't bad but it seemed so plain and I couldn't enjoy it the way I used to. That didn't stop me from eating way too much of it but I appreciate that my palate has changed and the way I think about food has changed. I think this whole foods plant based run has turned me into a food snob. I guess that's a good thing for my health in the long run. I'm going back to WFPB this week because I feel like I've unlocked a whole world of delicious recipes that I otherwise would have never tried. Baba Ganoush! Our new favorite thing. I adapted the recipe from America's Test Kitchen Mediterranean Diet Cookbook. I just cook a peeled eggplant in the air fryer for twenty minutes and then blend it in the food processor with roasted garlic, olive oil, sesame seeds(I need to purchase tahini), lemon juice, and salt. Smother a piece of sourdough toast and I'm in heaven. I ate 3 eggplants this weekend. 🍆🍆🍆 Vegetables are getting easier and easier to enjoy when I follow real recipes 😀
    4/11

  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,117 Member
    GIVE ME 10 DAYS – ROUND 219

    Round 219
    April 2 – April 11, 2023

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

    Goal for 2019. New round, new month, so my goals are a bit for both. So I have just under a month before heading back to the real world that set me off on my year and a half of bad behavior, and 25 lb weight gain. For April, I want to continue to cement in healthy actions so that the odds are greater that I will stay with them when I return to Massachusetts where my parents are, and I return to frequent responsibilities on their behalf. Can’t let frustrations turn into not caring, ceasing exercise, and binging (often ice cream). Over the course of April, I would like to lose another 5 lbs. That will get down 18 lb for 2023, and to a very nice weight. My 121.X of July 2021 may have not been sustainable. Plus I had gotten there also due to stress, before the stress sent me in my more typical way to eating and gaining. I would be thrilled to eventually be at the weight I was for my daughter’s wedding, 126.

    So, to recap, lose 5 lb during April, and to support that, losing 2 lb for round 2019 would be awesome!!

    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
    Round 216 138.0 3/2/23 Harry 10 lb 11.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6.5 oz
    Round 217 136.0 3/12/23 Harry 10 lb 15 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6 oz
    Round 218 134.0 3/22/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 7.5 oz
    Round 219 133.8 4/1/23 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 9.5 oz

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

    4/2 – Walked with the girls, but finished alone – 5 laps, 8.2 miles

    4/3 – walked with the girls. Three laps as a compromise. Frank needed assistance getting ready for fishing.

    4/4 – walked to Sunset Grill and back. 8.76 miles in 2 hr 12 min. Left the house roughly 6:04 AM.

    4/5 – walked with the girls, 3 laps

    4/6 – did not walk. Did spend about an hour attempting pickleball.

    4/7 – walked with the girls – 4 laps

    4/8 – walked with the girls – 4 laps

    4/9 – walked with the girls, 2 laps. Kayaking with frank

    4/10 – walked with the girls, 4 laps

    4/11

    SW: 133.8

    Day/Weight/Comment

    4/2 – 134.6 Fully expected it this morning. Yesterday, I did great while in Key West sightseeing with the kids and then seeing them off at the airport. Easy hour+ trip home. Get home and promptly ate a Mickey Mouse ice cream (left over from purchases for DGS), then I ate another, then it continued. Probably on the order of 2000 junk calories. It’s out of my system. Today is a new day. I am up early and planning on one of my longer versions of walking. Food’s today are healthy and balanced, and will be getting my home all back in order.

    4/3 – 133.4 Amazing how a single “off” day can be ok if I don’t spiral and turn it into many. I did track and count everything yesterday as well as walk a bit extra. Skipped popcorn at the movies (John Wick), but again, Invisalign helps with this.

    In a different note, I had an interesting observation yesterday. I have “cleared my throat” for years. On the order of 10, 15, maybe more years. It was identified as a sign of LPR, or silent reflux. I noticed last night, that I have not cleared my throat now in months. I know one action to help with LPR is to not eat in the evening, and I always have, including evening coffee every night. With Invisalign, no night eating for me, and gave up evening coffee so my teeth are done after dinner. If anything, I drink water at night. I have also noticed on random nights with overeating, that I will taste or sense acid in my mouth during the night or when I get up. Just interesting. I’ll continue to study myself.

    4/4 – 132.4 Total shocker, but at least a good one. Not sure what to add. :)

    4/5 – 133.2 Well turns out the scale is playing a prank on me. I stepped on this morning and weighed 132. Wow! Right? So then I decided to double check it. Suddenly I weighed 133.4. Took the batteries out and put them back in. Now, 133.2 several times. I enjoyed it while it lasted. :P

    Yesterday, cats started playing at 5:15 and I could not get back to sleep, so I decided to go for a “mystery walk” and see where I could end up. Headed out right after 6 am. (carried my cats’ flashing collar for visibility – sunrise was 7:13). I also set a timer for 1 hr, so I should make a concrete decision about what I am doing at that time as I would have an hour journey back home. At the hour mark, I was a block from the southern/western-most point on Marathon key (AKA island), so I walked that block to the sunset grill and snapped a picture. Only unfortunate aspect was that shortly thereafter my Morton’s Neuroma decided to get angry, and I had over 4 miles to go to get home. Could have called hubby to pick me up, but did not want him dissuading me from adventures in the future. Made it home. Something like 8.78 miles in 2 hr 12 min. Today I will walk, but keep it lighter with the girls.

    4/6 – 132.2 Scale is truly confusing me. I did triple check this time and no change. Yesterday, I did my typical “good” day ie I had tracked dinner (restaurant pizza) before the day even started, then I filled in the rest of the day. Today will have a weird dinner. We leave Florida 3 weeks from today, and I need to start clearing the freezer. I have a bag of raw chicken wings, and also gyozo’s. So I guess it is going to be appetizers for dinner. :P Hubby is beyond excited. He has been asking “when” all week. It should not be hard for me to track.

    4/7 – 132.2 Holding to that number. Today calories are going to be an issue, but will do my best to be responsible. Today, we are having our Easter dinner as we wanted to share the nice meal with our widower friend, and he is unavailable on Sunday. The meal is not traditional by any means, braised short ribs, risotto cacio e pepe, roasted asparagus, and chocolate cheesecake with oreo crust and ganache. Going to focus on making one plate with appropriate portions, small serving of cheesecake, aim for lower calories earlier in the day, and getting a decent walk in this morning. We’ll see what my scale says in the morning.

    Oh, yesterday, hubby and I tried learning pickleball!

    4/8 – 132.4 Pleased with the number. Overall day finished out around 2000 calories minus 400+ calories walking. The short ribs were perfect!!! Only second time I have done this recipe, and so worth the effort. But I will say that if I had not put together a plan, I would never have stopped at my single plate. Today, going out to eat. Either lunch or dinner, TBD. Then a little leftovers (made sure our widower friend went home with a nice bag). Heading for my walk right after I post.

    4/9 – 132.4 Still holding and surviving the weekend. Again I am pleased to have not gone up as I ended up eating a whole 4” (1200 calorie) cheesecake for dinner. This is after going out to eat for lunch. Today though, should actually be an easy day. Friday leftovers are gone. Our Easter, this year, is dietarily easy since out “meal” was Friday. Getting in a shorter walk this morning with whomever that shows, then going kayaking with hubby (I need to do that at least once this season).

    4/10 – 131.6 Fantastic! I want to see more than one day of this number before I believe it, and tomorrow is the day that counts for this round. Of course that means I am going out to eat….. again……tonight. Will do my best. I have already tracked my day. Just have to stick to it.

    4/11
  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,117 Member
    shmmm3 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    @clprieur I don't know what you would think of this suggestion, but would something like an appropriately used muzzle take stress off of both your and your sweet dog? I know they look mean, but they can actually be being kind. I did a quick search, and this article sounded very balanced https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/dog-muzzles-when-why-how-to-use/

    This is a good reminder for me, too. Many people with service dogs train their dogs to like the muzzle (it takes time and lots of treats) so that when out in highly trafficked public areas they are less likely to get hassled by people with a fear of dogs and there's no chance that someone can antagonize the dog to get it to react leading to a liability suit (sadly it happens).

    @shmmm3 Thank you for being kind about my post. I was very concerned it could be taken poorly. I feel so bad for the stresses on @clprieur and her dog. It must be so difficult dealing with daily conflicts, at her own home. I'm a crazy cat lady, but I love all creatures. (I'm the idiot that would be trying to pat her dog, even if it was barking at me.)
  • NuggetBrain
    NuggetBrain Posts: 526 Member
    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
    R215 EW: 237.6
    R216 EW: 235.8
    R217 EW: 235 ( :neutral: )
    R218 EW: 231
    4/2: 231.2
    4/3: 232.4
    4/4: 231.2
    4/5: 230.2
    4/6: 229.8
    4/7: 228.8
    4/8: 228.8
    4/9: 228.6
    4/10: 228.8
    4/11
  • SheilaBoneham
    SheilaBoneham Posts: 3,223 Member
    @fmfdfa2020 Thanks for your comments. I love breakfast, and try to make sure I get plenty of protein in the morning because I know it helps, so skipping it isn’t my first choice. I would like to eat dinner later (7ish) but DH is very much a 5 o’clock guy, so we’ve always eaten then. I’ve thought about making lunch very small, because I’m not usually very hungry then and I could use the calories later. I think I eat a “decent” lunch mostly out of habit. I also think my urge to snack is tied to other non-food life things that I need to get a grip on. That isn’t any easier than losing weight! But it’s nice to have this supportive group, and I appreciate your ideas. I could happily go to bed early and read! Or maybe I should go to my office and write (I write mysteries, btw 😁).
  • shmmm3
    shmmm3 Posts: 255 Member
    SModa61 wrote: »
    shmmm3 wrote: »
    SModa61 wrote: »
    @clprieur I don't know what you would think of this suggestion, but would something like an appropriately used muzzle take stress off of both your and your sweet dog? I know they look mean, but they can actually be being kind. I did a quick search, and this article sounded very balanced https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/training/dog-muzzles-when-why-how-to-use/

    This is a good reminder for me, too. Many people with service dogs train their dogs to like the muzzle (it takes time and lots of treats) so that when out in highly trafficked public areas they are less likely to get hassled by people with a fear of dogs and there's no chance that someone can antagonize the dog to get it to react leading to a liability suit (sadly it happens).

    @shmmm3 Thank you for being kind about my post. I was very concerned it could be taken poorly. I feel so bad for the stresses on @clprieur and her dog. It must be so difficult dealing with daily conflicts, at her own home. I'm a crazy cat lady, but I love all creatures. (I'm the idiot that would be trying to pat her dog, even if it was barking at me.)

    @SModa61 and @clprieur It's a great suggestion! I have the benefit of having positive dog trainers in my life who have shown me how they will muzzle their very calm non reactive dogs in public just as practice for their dogs and to help teach people that muzzles aren't punishment. That article from AKC is spot on. I actually think dog training is great to incorporate here on a weight loss forum because it's all about the power of positive reinforcement and conditioning for positive associations and oftentimes reconditioning to unlearn negative associations. I doubt I'm the only one who has ingrained reactions to foods and learned eating behaviors from childhood. Reading about dog training helped me with my own life more than self-help books ever did, specifically The Power of Positive Training. Please keep us updated with Golly.

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