Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 220
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Highest weight: 206
Goal weight: 146
Round 212 end weight: 200.7
Round 213 end weight: 198.7
Round 214 end weight: 196.9
Round 215 end weight: 191.9
Round 216 end weight: 190.0
Round 217 end weight: 187.5
Round 218 end weight: 184.4
Round 219 end weight: 183.5
4/12 183.7
4/13 181.9
4/14 183.3
4/15 182.0
4/16 181.5
4/17 181
4/18 181
4/19 180.9
4/20
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64 yr young F, 5ft 4 Round 220 (my 151st). As always, thank you. @QuiltingJaine you are a star!
Starting this round at the same weight as last – again! Goal for this round; sorry to be repetitive but, 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, not going to 100 days, starting small just going for 10, surely, I can make 10? 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 must 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!)
End of round 219 – 139.8 (0.6 down)
4/11 139.8 - Managed to walk, did get a bit wet in the rain but, dried out before I got home!! Stuck to my 3 chocolates out of my Easter box from DH. 40% of exercise calories eaten back. Feeling better in myself now back on the wagon & good to see numbers starting to come down again; back to round starting weight!
SW RND 220
4/12 139.8 - Managed just over 5 miles walking before a day out with my sisters & lunch (toasted sandwich, granary bread), declined a cake, NSV for me!! But, unfortunately, still meant I was 419 calories over; I had already had 2 of my chocolates before lunch so, didn’t have my 3rd after tea. MFP also shows that the sandwich was high in sodium.
100-day Binge-free Challenge starting April 11=1 day. ⭐️=2 day ****
4/13 140.8 – 5.4 miles walked, so much rain!! Well it seems I can’t manage 10 days ☹. Put it this way, my Easter box of chocolates is empty!
4/14 142!! – took little DGS (5 & 3) to Tramway Museum, we had a fun day, but I over ate and didn’t track after breakfast. I am hoping this is the shock I need to get a grip! Today we travel up to the Lake District towing our caravan, for 6 days, I’ve not packed the scales because in this new ‘van I can’t get them level in the shower tray so they always weigh inaccurately & lower. I never binge when I’m with DH so I am hoping that sticking to a healthy eating plan & plenty walking will get me back down to round start weight. We’ll see !!
4/15 DNW – 5.93 miles walked yesterday after setting up the caravan and having cheese & biscuits for a late lunch. Neither of us felt very hungry for our evening meal so we ditched our bbq plans & just opened a tin of red salmon with a light salad. All but 79 of exercise calories eaten back.
4/16 DNW – 13.58 miles walked, 40% exercise calories eaten back. My birthday today – 65, how can that be? can’t believe it! Still feel like late 30’s apart from when I have stiff joints 😊 !!
4/17 DNW – 11.92 miles walked yesterday, caught a narrow gauge steam train out 40 minutes, climbed up to view nearby waterfall and then walked back to the site. An excellent way to spend a birthday! Had video calls with family DGC (4 all aged 5 and under!) sang Happy Birthday to me , they are all so cute & precious! 80% calories eaten back.
4/18 DNW – 7.5 miles walked yesterday. ¾ exercise calories eaten back.
4/19 DNW – 11.74 miles walked yesterday, ¾ exercise calories eaten back.
4/20
4/21
I'M WORTH IT !! 👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a PERMANENT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
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Belated birthday wishes @musicsax ! I hope you had a fantastic day and are enjoying your break away!3
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F42, 5'4
Heaviest: 180.8 (5th July '21)
RGW: 149.2 lbs
UGW: 140lbs (trend)
UUGW: 122.4lbs
Past RoundsR160 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)
R216 SW:150.8 GW:149.8 EW: 151.6 (+0.8)
R217 SW:151.6 GW:150.6 EW: 150.2 (-1.4)
R218 SW:150.2 GW:150.2 EW: 148.8 (-1.4)
R219 SW:149.2 GW:148.2 EW:151.4 (+2.2)
R220 SW:150.2 GW:149.2 EW:
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4/10 150.4 (trend 149.7)
4/11 151.4 (trend 149.9)
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4/12 150.2 (trend 149.9) Yesterday was a better day than recently in terms of tracking food, although I lost a bit of discipline in the evening and eyeballed a few snacks rather than weighing them. Didn't complete my step target as I woke up too late to do an early morning walk and then later started to feel really unwell with fatigue, headache, sore throat, so rested more than I had planned. Heavy rain nixed my chances of an evening walk. I'll try again today, but still feeling like I've got a bit of a bug. Did 1hr weight training yesterday for 4th day in a row, so I may take a rest day today and do cardio instead.
STEPS 4,618
4/13 149.4 (trend 149.9) Not the best day again. Food was tracked and careful up until the evening, then I got lazy and stopped weighing things. Something I really need to get in control of. No exercise either.
Still feeling unwell, I'm beginning to suspect covid. My mouth feels really weird and waxy/burnt, and I'm really drained. My mouth has felt like this for over a week, I noticed my tongue is swollen, white, and pressing against my teeth. I'll try and get hold of a covid test today.
STEPS 4,937
4/14 150.4 (trend 149.9) Still maintaining this weight, it's been over 4 rounds stuck here, sigh! Went for a 5 mile walk yesterday morning. It was really lovely being out in the sun, walking through fields of sheep and lambs, seeing all the crops starting to grow and the trees in blossom. Did 1.5hrs weight training, upper body. I'm definitely looking more muscly, but still quite large, this body fat is so stubborn! Still having difficulty tracking my food in the evening, I get to about 200 cals left for the day and then stop counting and start snacking, so probably go over by 200 or so. Well, at least I'm getting practice for maintaining my weight, although at this point I'm losing hope of being able to lose any more. It's a wet morning here, not very enticing to go out and get steps in, but I really should...gah.
STEPS 12,187
4/15 149.6 (trend 149.9) Very similar day yet again. Started off well with a morning walk, tracked food and ate mindfully and healthily, did lower body workout. In the evening OH bought beers and made pizza, all downhill from there! I'll try again today 😉
STEPS 9,273
4/16 150.0 (trend 149.9) Had a binge day unfortunately, ate a large bag of crisps with a bottle of wine. I did 1.5hrs upper body weights session and 2 long walks so hopefully this helped mitigate some damage.
STEPS 15,418
4/17 151.8 (trend 150.2) Yikes Yikes Yikes! Started the day with a 2 mile walk, with the plan for another walk in the afternoon with OH, but it didn't happen. Instead, we went to the pub and had several pints, then back home for a take away, I had burger and chips, then slept terribly with indigestion. Why am I doing this? I'm throwing away all my hard fought for progress
I'm kind of glad that OH is away for 10 days at the end of the month as we're not being very good influences on each other at the moment in terms of diet! But I can't wait until then to get my act together, it needs to be NOW. Monday is a good reset day, let's do it.
STEPS 9,044
4/18 151.0 (trend 150.3) Didn't track food but on the whole ate mindfully. No weight training for second day in a row as I was too tired but did manage a 4.5 mile walk in the evening sunshine. Slept much better and woke up feeling refreshed.
STEPS 11,769
4/19 150.4 (trend 150.3) Tracked food by memory so not that accurate, over calories by 200. 3.5 mile walk in the morning, 1.5hrs lower body weight training. Sleep not great, 5hrs. TOTM due today or tomorrow and I'm feeling really drained, not sure how much exercise I'll manage today, if any.
STEPS 12,238
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4/21
STEP total: 79,484 / 85,000 round goal7 -
RND 220
4/12: 226.8
> Haven't weighed in in a while. Sucks to see that. I'm sure part of it will fall of quickly once I clean up my meals cause I've had a few rough days. But we'll see.
4/13: 226.4
> Not the best day diet-wise yesterday but better. Did track. Starting a simple home workout today. Did go on a walk yesterday for about 40 minutes. I have water on my desk today to start keep it easily available. Feeling good about it so far.
4/14: 223.2
> Did work out for 30 minutes. Just a short walk in the morning. Had more water than usual, but still far from my goal. The plan for rest days is some simple yoga with the kids. They had fun counting my reps and I'll be happy if they end up getting involved in as much as they can so I can set a healthier example. Calories were not hit but macro goals are looking better. Keeping the carbs way lower than usual so fingers crossed.
4/15: 225.2
> Enter into holiday season. Left home that morning. Not much of notes, but did move more and spent time with family. Kinda yay, kinda nay, cause of course I caved in. It's a very carby traditional table.
4/16: skip
4/17: skip
4/18: 229.8
> Didn't have a scale while away so skipping those days. I'm not gonna beat myself up over this. The goal for the first ten days was to just get used to tracking, moving and making it a habit. I'm bloated af, so definitely expected that. I'm sure it will be back where it was in a couple of days. I would usually give up after the plan fails, so it's still a plus in my eyes that I'm not falling off posting the updates.
4/19: 229
> Had a proper day yesterday. Feeling good about it as a whole. I know I'm not very interactive, sorry about that, but I do want to just make sure I'm updating these for myself. I got about 7k steps in, back to working out today as well. Hopefully it will help me sleep a bit better as well. Can't believe the ten days are almost done. I joined a 12 week one as well, but seems like this one is working a lot better for me, so I think I'll just stick to the ten days ones.4/20: ---
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RND 220 (my first round)
F39, 5ft 1
SW: 174lbs
RGW: 170lbs
UGW:140lbs
4/12 172.8lbs
4/13 173.6lbs so annoyed! Stuck to my calories and got my steps in. Was very anxious last night for some reason so didn’t sleep
4/14 173.6lb had a binge last night due to lack of sleep. These ten days not going to well!!
4/15 173lbs
4/16 174lbs
4/17 173lbs
4/18 171.8lbs
4/19 171 lbs
4/20
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Good Morning!
My whyI am playing a game with myself & setting little daily goals of losing 0.35lbs per day and using those goals to help me stay motivated and on track is a way of fasting that I saw in another group. Using my bathroom scale as a weight loss tool works for me. There are days that my weight increases by 2 pounds or more, and I understand that this is mainly water weight, and can go away as quickly as it came. That is why there are times that my daily goal and my weight that day are pounds apart. I am not expecting to lose 2 pounds of body fat by the next day. But it is possible to lose 2 pounds of water weight by the next day, so I stick to my goals. If it takes longer than one day to lose that water weight, I extend my fast for another day. Sticking to my plan, I will reach my 1st goal weight of 172 pounds on September 16 2023. This will put me in the overweight weight range which I have not seen since 2007. At that point I will decrease the daily amount to 0.2lbs per day to get to my ultimate goal of 140 by my birthday in February. I also have a cruise booked for my birthday & one of the tours offers a mini photoshoot. What a great opportunity to be at my goal & get semi professional pictures on the beach!
I started an extended fast on April 9th. That was a real kick start to hitting my goals
End of round 218 231lbs
End of round 219 229lbs
Previous days4/12 Goal 225.9/Actual 227.8. Still fasting. Still feeling good. I am on day 3. I have allowed some broth so not a true water fast yet but I wasn’t keto last week so this is easing me in. I decided that for every day I add the “helpers” I will extend my fast for a day. I am being very diligent with electrolytes & I am keeping busy. Yesterday I got over 10,000 steps & I expect the same today. I have hot Yin Yoga this morning after I walk the dog & then a couple of hours of work. There are some symptoms of fasting that I am not getting yet (💩) & hopefully that does not happen while I am working today 🤦♀️. I also usually get extreme heartburn & leg cramps but I think everything is just aligning & I am mentally ready to do this.
4/13 Goal 225.6/Actual 226.4.
Today will be the first day of my fast without helpers (like broth) to help me get through this fast. Sometimes I question my why. Things I know besides weight loss (which is #1) that fasting will help me to reduce inflammation & it will help with skin tightening through autophagy. Weight loss is the main reason & that’s why I don’t mind the helpers (usually less than 200 calories per day) but that stops autophagy so I gotta get to it. Hot yoga & walking the dog & some garden clean up are on tap today.
4/14 Goal 225.2 /Actual 224.8
Yesterday was a good day. I did everything I planned, I even cooked some soup for when I am ready to break my fast. Sleep was crappy (literally) last night but that was bound to happen eventually. Today is day 5 of my fast. I am at my goal so I could end it, but I made it through the hardest days so I will continue, maybe until Wednesday. I know there will be some bounce back when I start to eat again & I feel good, today I will walk the dog, work & hopefully have a little gardening time in the afternoon.
4/15 Goal 224.9/Actual 222.8
Still fasting. Today is day 6. I felt good yesterday but I did argue with myself from 3:00-7:00 about ending the fast. I spent most of that time looking at food and recipes that I can cook. Everyone in my house is being respectful, not eating around me, and not hassling me about anything. I slept really well last night so today should be easier. My plan for today is a dog walk, hair appointment, some cleaning & gardening.
4/16 Goal 224.6/Actual 221
Still fasting & on Day 7! Feeling pretty proud. I have hit over 10 lbs lost in the past 7 days, the arthritis in my toe does not hurt, sleep is getting better & I was busy so I argued with myself less yesterday. I had some heartburn yesterday but peppermint tea helped. I will add more herbal teas today because I am getting sick of water. I know this happened on my other long fast & I ended up getting a blocked salivary duct. Today will be interesting because I am doing a harder hot yoga class. I will drink salted water during the class & just do what I can. I started taking glycine last night which is an amino acid & supposed to help with sleep and healing when taken at night. I give myself permission to end my fast today but based on how I am feeling this morning I will continue as long as I am to live my life normally & I feel good.
4/17 Goal 224.2/Actual 219.6.
Weight loss is starting to slow down. I am on day 8 of an extended open ended fast. Yesterday hot yoga was hot & sweaty but i prepared & was well hydrated. I found out yesterday that PMS was probably part of my challenge last week. I keep hoping that is over, I am 52 dammit! I suspected that it was coming because the hot flashes had stopped for 2 weeks. 😂😂 I still continue to feel good so today I will go to the gym after work & lift light weights. I will also take the dog for a walk before work. I have been enjoying peppermint tea but today I will add ginger & turmeric tea at lunch time. I am naturally drinking less & not at all hungry so I want to be careful. Taking supplements was a little tricky. I have to take them one at a time now. I started oil pulling yesterday morning which I hope will help keep the salivary ducts active.
4/18 Goal 223.8/Actual 218.4
Still fasting day 9. There is so much more than just not eating with fasting. I take a long list of supplements, potassium, magnesium & drink salted water. I don’t really find that I have more time because I am spending a lot of it reading fasting stuff to make sure that I am keeping motivated. I have to concentrate to stay out of the fridge & kitchen because I have so many habits & eat often without thinking. I feel good, less pain, no hunger but I am tired because I do not sleep long enough. I think about food A LOT. I think about what to eat, where I want to eat. Yesterday was tough. TOM cramps & bloating were very bad & I think I made my ginger turmeric tea too strong & it made me feel nauseous. I thought about breaking my fast but figured I wouldn’t feel better doing that. Since I am this far in there is a process. I can’t just eat a meal now. I have to start with tablespoons of broth at a time to wake up my digestive system. I am taking it day by day but I really hope that this damn period isn't as painful as yesterday.
4/19 Goal 223.5 /Actual 217.2
I started breaking my fast yesterday. I made a mistake & did not have enough water & walked around Costco. I just couldn’t get feeling better & I was very hungry. I feel disappointed in a way that I couldn’t continue, but I have stuff to do & I was not productive. I read of people who have more mental clarity, energy, & feel great. I was fine, I did stuff but I was pretty distracted, & I am pretty behind on normal stuff like laundry. I lost 14lbs, which gives me a pretty good buffer, if it sticks. Now the hard work of breaking the fast & keeping the weight off begins. Today I will have 2 cups of the soup I made in small portions throughout the day, some tea, coffee & water. I will walk the dog & I have to work the entire day. TOM is horrible & probably part of why I had to stop.
4/20 Goal 223.1/Actual
4/21 Goal 222.8 /Actual
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GIVE ME 10 DAYS – ROUND 220
Round 220
April 12 – April 21, 2023
61 year old female, 5’5”. I am married, semi-nomadic (we live in three states, Mass, Maine, Florida).
Goal for Round 220. Strategically get through using up freezer and pantry items that can’t stay to next season. Take off at least 1 more lb. Getting so close to the 130.
Oh, and I can finally confess, I am going to be a grandmother for the second time. Daughter is giving us another grandson mid-august. DD had her mid pregnancy anatomy scan last week, and finally feels safe in sharing her news.
History:
Harry and Han are our cats, who travel with us. Have two “kids”, who are very much adults, a DGS, and second GS on the way. 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
Round 220 131.4 4/11/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Exercise & SupplementsSupplements are to try and correct dry eye issues. See if they pay off.
4/12 – 4 laps with the girls
4/13 – 4 laps with the girls
4/14 – 4 laps with the girls
4/15 – 2 laps – ran 2 miles, walked .5, walked and ran the remainder. After, I reset watch and walked a third.
4/16 – 3 laps with the girls
4/17 – 3 laps with the girls
4/18 - skipped, trip to Ft. Lauderdale
4/19
4/20
4/21
SW: 131.4
Day/Weight/Comment
4/12 – 132.0 Not concerned. I have a sneaking suspicion that eating 63 grams of fiber yesterday (21 is the daily recommended according to MFP) may be a contributing factor. I also did not walk. Yesterday was supposed to be a blow out rain day, and it was a 2 am, so I allowed myself to oversleep. Was there any rain during daylight hours? No. But the radar showed it could. Today is also supposed to be a blow out, but I can see outside that it is currently nice (it is ½ hour before sunrise). Rain in the Keys (and I think Florida in general) is different from my life experience of the northeast. ( a day later I notice I never wrote the day’s weight, so I added)
4/13 – 131.0 Not surprised given how much time I spent in the bathroom yesterday. :P Yesterday, I got in a nice walk. It was another day with predicted rough weather. It was so strange. I could hear thunder. Dark clouds were in every direction but over the harbor, where we are, was glowing bright. I wish I took a picture. Ft. Lauderdale made the news to its rain yesterday, and the day before Miami made the news due to rain flooding. We got some drips. Unfortunately, the plants really could use some.
4/14 – 131.4 Calories were good enough and I did my longer length walk, though I did get into a “chocolate salami” DD had bought us while in Quebec back in January. I am cleaning out cabinets here (2 weeks before leaving) and checking dates on everything. Well the salami “expired” at the end of March and had already travelled back and forth with us. I decided to splurge and open it. It was ok, like a very firm fudge. Probably would have liked (and eaten) it more had I taken my aligners out first. (Had 1.75 ounces – yes I weighed it) Decided I was going to throw out the rest, but I notice it is gone this morning. It wasn’t me sleepwalking, so hubby must have enjoyed it! BP check, 3 PM: 107/74 w/ 70 BPM 98 02% w/ 67 BPM
4/15 – 131.0 Again, the scale teased me this morning with a false lower number. Maybe I should check the batteries? Regardless, I like the number. This morning, I decided to attempt running a 5K (yes, you all are inspiring me). While I enjoy the social aspect of my “walking with the girls”, I walk faster grocery shopping and am seeing that I am not getting any cardio challenge. I think that played into the fact I could NOT run the whole 5K. I ran two, walked .5, and then alternated walking and running that last .5+ miles, 12’57” pace. Average BPM was 158 (range 106 – 172 BPM) After that, I threw in another lap 1.6 miles at an easy walk, 15’32”. BPM stayed higher w/ avg of 152 (range 144 – 160 BPM). It’s clear that I need to be throwing this in at least once a week. I’m contemplating entering a chipped 5K then weekend after I return to Massachusetts, Sunday the 27th. It’s a walk/run for Colleen Ritzer, the teacher that was stabbed to death in the bathroom by her student, Philip Chism in 2013. I walked this 5K its first year in 2014, so it would be nice to return. Anyhow…… we’ll see. BP Check, 9:30 AM 97/69 w/ 83 BPM (just checking for curiosity – yesterday was packing my cuff to send north so thought I would check. Won’t check again until May)
Adding these notes for my own reference: 79 degrees and 80% humidity. yuck!
4/16 – 130.4 Started the day with a lovely headache today. Yesterday was productive though. I went through our closets and drawers assessing exactly what we have here. What we need next year, things to get rid of, and things to take up north. Today, more little things to repair around the condo. Always something to do!
4/17 – 132.0 Definitely confused. Did 5 miles yesterday. Tracked well, and yes, total calories were over the goal I use for weight loss, but likely still under my caloric needs for the day. Now I am heading into two tricky days. Today includes short notice out to eat dinner with new neighbors. Tomorrow includes skipping exercise to drive 3 hours (plus pit stops) to Ft Lauderdale, to go out for lunch and to cruise the intercoastal. Then drive the 3 hours back home. Today, I pre-tracked. Tomorrow, I cannot plan so I will adjust on the fly. Curious what my Wednesday morning scale will bring (yes I will weigh tomorrow too)
4/18 – 130.8 Brief post this morning, then off to the car for our long day. I do think the scale was teasing me back on the 16th….. See you tomorrow!
4/19 – 129.6 Waiting to see if this shows up more than one day, but still nice to see that “2” again. According to MFP, last sighting of such number was October 2021, less than two weeks after my father broke his hip. I’m starting to get to those numbers where I need to think about a correct maintenance number. I DO NOT do maintenance well, and find it very psychologically confusing. I have to get better at it, for my health. Yo-yoing is not good. Anyhow, my long day 3 ½ hours each way in the car, plus almond croissants as a surprise treat when we arrived, and out to eat for lunch went well. For lunch, I ordered one of my safety nets – crab cakes and I chose their side of “thick sliced tomatoes” with EVOO and balsamic vinegar.
Today my son turns 36! OMG Hard to believe I am old enough to have a 36 year old.
4/20
4/21
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Round 220 (my 55th)
April 12, 2023 - April 21, 2023
Female, 5’7”
HW: 181 pounds (Dec 30, 2019)
Previous Rounds:R164 SW: 164.7, EW: 162.3RSW: 130.7 pounds (4/11/23, EO Round 219)
R165 EW: 161.2
R166 EW: 157.4
R167 EW: 157.0
R168 EW: 153.7
R169 EW: 154.3 - Thanksgiving week
R170 EW: 149.9
R171 EW: 151.0 - Travel almost the entire round
R172 EW: 149.7 - Christmas holidays
R173 EW: 148.6
R174 EW: 146.8
R175 EW: 145.5
R176 EW: 143.5
R177 EW: 142.4
R178 EW: 140.2
R179 EW: 139.6
R180 EW: 137.6
R181 EW: 135.6
R182 EW: 136.2
R183 EW: 134.9
R184 EW: 134.9
R185 EW: 135.4
R186 EW: 132.7
R187 EW: 132.1
R188 EW: 133.2
R189 EW: 133.8
R190 EW: 134.3
R191 EW: 132.5
R192 EW: 132.9
R193 EW: 132.5
R194 EW: 133.4
R195 EW: 132.7
R196 EW: 133.6
R197 EW: 134.9
R198 EW: 132.3
R199 EW: 130.7
R200 EW: 130.5
R201 EW: 130.7 (last weigh-in before traveling)
R202 EW: 134.5
R203 EW: 132.9
R204 EW: 134.0
R205 EW: 132.7
R206 EW: 133.2
R207 EW: 134.0
R208 EW: 134.5
R209 EW: 134.3
R210 EW: 131.8
R211 EW: 131.3
R212 EW: 132.9
R213 EW: 131.6
R214 EW: 132.5
R215 EW: 132.5
R216 EW: 132.9 (last weigh-in before traveling)
R217 EW: 130.3
R218 EW: 132.5
R219 EW: 130.7
RGW: < 135.0 pounds
UGW: 130-135 pound range
Day/Weight/Comment
4/12: 130.5 - Got both workouts in and ate fairly well. Was a little hungry mid-afternoon and had a fairly large handful of nuts.
4/13: 131.6 - Eating at the high end of my calorie range the last few days is catching up with me. Yesterday it was banana bread that did me in.
4/14: 131.6 -
4/15: 131.4 - Early workout did not counteract bad eating the rest of the day.
4/16: 131.6 - No workout yesterday
4/17: 131.6 - Normal workout, eating, sleeping, etc.
4/18: 131.0 - Lots of salad yesterday since we were trying to clear out the refrigerator of produce before leaving.
4/19: - DNW - Traveling - minimal exercise (a 20 minute walk at the airport) and under calories. Slept well even though we’re in a different time zone.
4/20: - DNW - Traveling
4/21: - DNW - Traveling
Total round weight loss/gain to date from EO last round: + 0.3 pounds7 -
You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before
31, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2 164.5 164.9 Dec 31, 2022 165.5 Jan 5, 2023
GW: 130-135
Previous Rounds:R69: 158.1; R70: 156.5; R71: 156.3 R72: 156.3; R73: 155.2; R74: 155.4; R75: 156.1; R76: 155.6; R80: 153.2; R81: 154.3; R82: 154.1; R84: 156.5; R89: 156.7; R91: 160.1; R93: 159.3; R94: 156.1; R98: 154.5; R99: 155.9; R100: 152.8; R101: 149.7; R102: 149.0; R103: 149.0; R104: 146.2; R105: 146.6; R106: 144.6; R107: 146.8; R108: 147.7; R109: 148.1; R110: 150.1; R111: 154.3; R112: 152.6; R113: 151.7; R121: 153.0; R122: 154.8; R123: 153.9; R124: 153.4; R125: 155.6; R126: 152.3; R127: 151.5; R128: 151.0; R129: 151.0; R130: 152.6; R131: 153.9; R132: 150.6; R133: 151.2; R134: 149.3; R135: 149.5; R136: 148.4; R137: 147.9; R138: 148.4; R139: 151.9; R140: 150.4; R141: 150.4; R142: 144.0; R143: 144.2; R144: 147.0; R145: 145.7; R146: 145.9; R147: 145.9; R148: 146.5; R149: 147.3; R150: 146.8; R151: 147.9; R152: 147.7; R153: 147.2; R154: 147.0; R155: 144.7; R157: 146.1; R158: 146.6; R159: 146.3; R160: 150.2; R161: 146.7; R162: 144.6; R163: 146.2; R164: 147.3; R165: 146.3; R166: 148.5; R167: 147; R168: 148.4; R169: 151.4; R170: 148.9; R171: 144.8 R172: DNW; R173: 146.1; R174: 147.9; R175: 145.9; R176: 150.5; R177: 149.3; R179: 150.5; R180: 151.6; R181: DNW; R182: 150.2; R183: 152.9; R184: 153.4; R185: 151.3; R186: 152.3; R187: 151.8; R188: 150.9; R189: 152.6; R190: DNW; R191: 154.8; R192: 155.5; R193: 155.2; R194: 156.5; R195: DNW; R196: 155.7; R197: DNW; R198: 156.1; R199: DNW; R200: DNW; R201: 159.8; R202: 159.7; R203: 160.5; R204: DNW; R205: DNW; R206: 161.7; R207: 163.6; R208: DNW; R209: 164.5; R210: 163.9; R211: DNW; R212: 163.1; R123: 162.1; R214: 162.1; R215: 160.4; R216: 160.4; R217: 159.6; R218: 159.0; R219: 159.6
Last weight
04/11 - 159.6
Round Goal: 157.x
Workout: 3x/week - M-W-F bodyweight and C25K training, regular walks with pups (weather permitting)
Nutrition: Log daily
Day, Weight, Comment
4/12 - 158.2
4/13 - 158.7
4/14 - 160.0
4/15 - 159.5
4/16 - 159.3
4/17 - 158.3
4/18 - 157.9
4/19 - 158.2 - Not surprised and actually rather shocked it's not higher. I had kind of a binge yesterday. It was a craving I couldn't quite figure out as well as seemingly insatiable hunger. I ate, listening to my body as best I could (much harder when there's a craving demanding to be paid attention to....) but I was well over calories. I stopped tracking eventually because I simply couldn't keep up with what was going into my mouth. Today I'm feeling better. I don't feel bloated or very heavy at all this morning which I'm grateful for, I'm just hoping that staying completely on track today will negate anything that could show up on the scale tomorrow from this. The pups had a rough night, waking up barking and whining from nightmares and then causing the other to bark and think something's going on. 3 times I was up trying to calm them down... they aren't a fan of BF being gone. I ended up sleeping an extra 20 minutes (of interrupted snooze sleep but it did seem to help a tad). All I wanted yesterday was a nap so I think maybe today, if I feel the same, I'll give in to a short one over lunch since I'll have my workouts done this morning. Especially given the overnight debacles I was awake for. Today is kettlebell strength and C25K. I have 2 8-minute runs with 5 minute walk in between to get through. Thankfully it isn't storming like it was forecast so I can knock it out at my usual time.
4/20
4/21
Previous Day's Comments4/12 - Ahhh, much better! Today I'm attempting to ease back into C25K with my ankle. I have my brace and I'm planning on taking it as slow and easy as necessary to get through it without re-injury. I'll stop if I think I'm coming close to that, though. Also picking back up on kettlebell strength circuit since I didn't on Monday as I was recovering from what we now believe to be the 12 hour stomach bug. BF dealt with the same thing I did on Sunday night/Monday all day. He was all good yesterday like nothing happened. I got an email yesterday about my upcoming training which I'm flying out in 2 weeks for. Business casual. Oof. I had to go dig that stuff out. My slacks fit, but they are TIGHT. Granted, this was yesterday, feeling bloated, and in the afternoon after breakfast and lunch had been consumed. Which is a good thing because I'll be wearing them from 8am to 5pm at training every day, food consumption included. So these next 2 weeks I need to kick my butt in gear in hopes of losing a tiny smidgen - just enough I don't feel like I'm going to bust seams on my only 2 pairs of slacks. I will wear slacks once, maybe twice a year, if that, with this job so I don't want to spend the money or all the time to find and buy new ones. Especially since I'm actively working to get healthier and lose the excess fat. Also, dinner is on my coworker and I Tuesday after I fly in (she's driving in) and Thursday. Friday I fly out right after class so I'll likely rely on airport fare (scheduled to land at 11pm so I'll be grabbing something). Breakfast and lunch is provided, continental-style, Wednesday-Friday. Dinner is out with the host on Wednesday night. AKA, I'm at other's mercy almost every meal during my trip. Oh and they specifically said "southern hospitality" which, being southern myself, makes me a little concerned with the fare provided. My co-worker is very sweet and I'm sure we can be flexible, the other stuff is questionable. So I'm really hoping that I can give myself enough buffer in these next two weeks that any bloat and gain between Tuesday afternoon and Friday doesn't cause a busted seam come Friday. I'll be wearing jeans to fly so once class is over, I can change and avoid any catastrophe at the airport at least. All this to say, I need to stay firmly on the wagon for 2 weeks straight.... Good news is, I have a plan for lunches next week AND I'm in charge of dinner at least 3 of the days as BF is gone on a business trip so I have a lot of control about the type of foods I'm eating. I'm looking up recipes and making plans for my grocery trip Friday to ensure I'm all set.
4/13 - Not quite sure the uptick....DOMS maybe? My abs were feeling quite sore yesterday afternoon and the squat down to the toilet and then to my work chair this morning was a little more of a struggle than normal (hello shaking legs first thing!) I feel lighter and I don't look bloated so I'm okay with soreness weight after a week off of heavy workouts. I had a dream last night about finances so I updated all my information and did a little digging this morning and lost track of time so no workout. I have a plan that will save money and help me pay off the one credit card I owe on in half the time, freeing up money for the kiddos this summer so it's not a total loss. I'm about to check work emails while pedaling gently on the bike, just to get some simple movement in which is better than nothing. Unsure dinner but planning on eating my curry before we head out to our Thirsty Thursday meetup to save some much needed cals. Especially since I'm not getting in an intense workout. Oops! FamWife got accepted to a new, better position yesterday so it's a little celebration and I'll need to be prepared with a nice full belly. Trying to fast until then as well, to help buffer the afternoon/dinner.
4/14 - I'm crying a little on the inside. It is my fault and I know it. I'm so incredibly bloated this morning I didn't want to step on the scale. Buuuuut I needed a reality check and a reality check it is. I fasted until 11 and ate some curry, though I only had a fraction of what I normally would eat (it filled me up super quick). I splurged and had 2 unplanned drinks while out which were calorie bombs. I did munch on a bit of the charcuterie board but I allowed myself that since I didn't eat much at all for lunch. I didn't think about how calorie-dense the drinks were until I logged them after. *insert facepalm here* Dinner was chili cheese dogs because BF was craving them like mad. All in all, not great day but I stuck to my guns and logged it all so I could see where I went wrong. Today, I woke up at 453am and cuddled in bed (I felt so cold despite the 2 dogs glued to my sides) until my alarm at 530. I was almost dozing and cold so I fought myself to get up, but I did. I knew the scale reading would be awful and I knew today was a workout day. I can't skip today after skipping more than a week last week! Anyway, kettlebell strength and C25K W4D3 once the sun begins to shed some light. I also have a dentist appointment at 2 today and then I'll grab groceries after since the dental office is across the street from the grocery. Plan for next week while BF is gone: Tuesday - taco salad, Wednesday-air fried drumsticks or thighs with veg Thursday - garlic steak bites with mashed potatoes and veg. Lunches for the week will be air fried stuffed bell peppers with ground tofu. I'm working on making my lunches fully plant-based when possible and trying to make dinners I'm in charge of healthy as possible but not so much BigBro won't eat them.
4/15 - Not down as much as I'd like, but I'm very happy to be back in the 150s. I feel and look much less bloated and puffy today which also makes me feel much better. Today the boys are riding down to Black Rifle Coffee Co to get coffee drinks (I'm jealous, but I got a battery for my bike so I can start practicing again) and enjoy the beautiful riding weather. FamWife is volunteering for a garden this morning so I'm going in to help her since the boys are gone. We had storms last night that normally I'd love, but the pressure was very sudden and significant. I woke up crying due to pain. I'm still in a lot of pain so I plan on taking it easy today. I did manage to enjoy the storms despite the pain once I figured out what was going on and did a breathing exercise to calm myself down (I was very anxious having woken up already crying). Friends coming in from out of town this afternoon so hanging out. I plan to fast until lunch to help offset whatever it is we do in the afternoon. If we don't do lunch as a group, I'll try to get something plant-based and healthy as FamWife likes eating healthy too. Dinner will likely be unhealthy so I'm working hard to offset that. Supposed to hit 90 today and I'll be outside so I'm really focused on pushing water through the day as well. Fortunately being hot is a great appetite suppressant!
4/16 - DNP
4/17 - I couldn't find my post from yesterday though I swear up and down I did post. I don't know anymore, I'm losing my days. I'm happy to report a loss and that I'm nearly back down to my pre-binge weight. I'm a bit late posting but fortunately my kettlebell workout doesn't take but 10-15 minutes so I should be okay to be on the computer for work in a timely fashion. It's chilly out so definitely waiting until sun is all the way up in the sky before I step away to run this morning. Today I'm air frying 4 tofu-stuffed bell peppers for plant-based lunches this week. I'm not prepping anything for breakfast as I'm trying to fast until lunch all week. Plus, oats are easy enough to make on the spot should I need something earlier than lunch. I'm not sure dinner yet as I'm letting BF choose as his last meal at home until Friday. I've got my meals planned until Friday so I should be good to go. Even better, with BF gone Tuesday-Thursday, I won't distract him with little dance parties or pacing around on work calls for extra steps. I'm hoping all this effort will mean those slacks fit better come next week.
4/18 - The scale almost settled on 158.3 again today and then suddenly flashed down to 157.9 which I am perfectly okay with. Goal for the round was to be 157.x so I'll be happy if I can lower the .x part or even hit 156! I did splurge on some dark chocolate yesterday but I pre-logged it and kept it all within goals. I tossed and turned quite a bit last night so I turned off my original alarm and ended up out of bed at 645 - just in time to get coffee and hop on work. I'll probably pedal on the bike while working later or do it over lunch for a light workout. I also plan to take the pups for a walk this evening after dinner. The man leaves about 930 this morning and then I'll have the house to myself (BigBro already left for school) to pace or dance or whatever as well. I made my stuffed peppers yesterday. I'm not sure how they taste so today I've already pre-logged them and will see if I can eat them for the next 3 days as well. I'm about to pull out some ground beef to thaw for taco salad and pre-log that for tonight so I know where I stand.
4/19
4/206 -
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My name is Paula and I am a 46 year old 100% service disabled veteran from the Army.
This is my first round. I am a newbie! I am signing up for a variety of challenges to help change my mindset about healthy habits and getting my weight under control. I want a better quality of life where I don’t have to ask my husband to constantly slow down when we are walking because he is going too fast.
I also use Noom, GOLO, and intermittent fasting (IF) using a 16:8 (fasting hours:eating hours) schedule to help affect the change with my weight. I have also DRASTICALLY overhauled my eating habits and what I eat to a more clean way of eating.
Starting weight - 248.0 lbs
Challenge goal weight - 243.0 lbs
4/12 - 248.0 lbs 🆗🚩
4/13 - 248.2 lbs 😕
4/14 - 243.8 lbs 😅🙃 Started going to the gym again, but this time with my 16 year old son as my workout buddy.
4/15 - 241.2 lbs 😌 Thinking of starting my modified fasting schedule since I want to try getting down to two meals a day. I am thinking of assessing how a 18:6 or 20:4 schedule will suit me. I will probably start with shifting to 18:6 (18 hrs fasting & 6 hours eating) for about a month to see how it goes. We are going back to the gym today for more cardio. Monday we start a strength training routine developed by my husband.
4/16 - 239.2 lbs 😅 We ended up not going to the gym yesterday and went today instead. 🏃🏾♀️ We added a whole 2 min⏱️ into our cardio to really weakly (I guess) push ourselves. We both exercise with our hands on the contacts so it can measure our heart ❤️ rate & we make sure to keep our heart rate in the target range —which caused me to have to adjust my speed several times because I can’t and don’t want to imagine waking up dazed in the hospital from passing the heck out. I already have high blood pressure to begin with. This is another of the MANY reasons why I need to lose this darn weight! I attempted to adjust my fasting schedule by cutting 2 hours from my eating time adding it to my fasting time & that was a disaster. I did a tad bit of emotional eating bc I am still learning how to manage my emotions —which is a huge problem for me & I finally had enough of that triggering me to begin an extensive personal & spiritual development/growth undertaking & boy am I grateful that I did! Just finished a course in this online training school for personal development on Emotional Mastery & Reprogramming Subconscious Beliefs & did all the exercises which was life changing, inspiring, & very revealing. I am about to finish the course called Discover, Embrace, & Fulfill Your Personal Needs —which I started midway into doing the before mentioned course. The next one up to tee for me is called Release Resentment from Relationships & Truly Forgive. I’ve already completed the one called Principles & Tools for Reprogramming the Subconscious Mind —which blew me away! 🤩🥳😎🤯. These have helped me understand how my developed habit of trash eating needed some work at a subconscious level along with other challenges/opportunities in my life. I also found a study, during my research on weight loss, that fiber intake was inversely related to weight & body fat % & I recognized my actual fiber intake was no where close the recommendation for weight loss so I started incorporating 3 teaspoons of psyllium husk mixed thoroughly in H2O to my nutritional intake twice a day to address that. We’ll see what happens! I was surprised I even had to do this because I eat a LOT of vegetables, plus quinoa, & hemp seed hearts with 2 out of 3 of my meals per day. Goodness! Like I was saying earlier, I tend to just be extra with whatever I’m doing, then managing to act surprised when I feel stressed out as a result. 😅🤓
4/17 - 241.6 lbs 🥲😳 This yo-yoing as I decline in weight is weird. I don’t know if this is post Workouts inflammation or water retention from our workout the previous day, but it should settle out tomorrow. We will see. It could also be from my poor emotions based choices I made yesterday -which almost always seem to bite me in the butt pretty immediately it seems. Y’all should see my weight loss line graph. It looks like it’s jumping rope down a hill! 🤨😑🙄😵💫🤷🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️. I already take a litany of vitamins 💊 & supplements —which is how it was when I was growing up so I’m just getting back into the tradition starting this intensely about 1 month ago & I think that is also contributing to some of the loss that I am experiencing. I am planning on adding a few more supplements because I tend to be extra like that & my liver & kidney function isn’t obviously taxed enough so why not! The supplements & vitamins I take are more for thyroid health (I have hypothyroidism), reproductive region health, & brain fog/fatigue/alertness. I found out after the fact that some were also strongly responsible for weight loss related benefits. So why not? I am an Amazon shopping addict as it is so let’s raise the bar!
4/18 - 241.4 lbs 🤦🏾♀️😑🫣 Excited about going to the gym today and hitting that cardio. We were supposed to start doing strength training at home with the hubby because he developed a whole strategy and everything, but we were slackers yesterday. I had to upend my eating and fasting hours some time get them closer to back on track, plus I cut out dinner because I couldn’t start eating until my window opened at 11:10 and I stay away hardcore now from eating past like about 1800. I have been trying to figure out why I emotionally eat even still sometimes here and there and automatically without much resistance fall prey to something comforting either sweet, crunchy, or salty when I need to regulate myself emotionally. I was working on my personal development course finishing up the one on Personal Needs and the teacher Thais notes that the reason why some people emotionally eat is that they have a subconscious high priority need for “comfort”, as many people do, and when our emotions are triggered because we have some subconscious need that is not being met our subconscious seeks the fastest (not necessarily the best way which tends to bite us sometimes or…often) way to get that need met and food is the stopgap it typically drives us to choose because it is such an easy quick fix. She then trained me what to do to be proactive in getting these needs met so that there is no opportunity for this to happen. My number one need come to find out from the class is comfort. That explains it and I already started putting the proactive strategy in play!
4/19 - 239.6 lbs 😅😊 Actually had a good night’s sleep. Woke up about two hours after I set my alarm for though. I am working on getting back to my scheduled and usual wake up time at 0430 so I can implement my new morning routine. I will just shift it to later after I get my youngest son on the bus. I am enjoying journaling including a food journal which I use to work through any times when I make unhealthy choices to get through the root cause and create a dialogue for myself that this is not the way! 😕. Will work out today since we didn’t go yesterday —which switches up our schedule. I understand the concern about the psyllium husk, but it is making me more regular than I was despite the amount of vegetables I eat daily. I drink over half a gallon of distilled water a day so it is working out for me fairly well this far. 💩 Today we are going grocery shopping and we usually go in the morning so we aren’t in the midst of decision fatigue from a long day if I go later in the afternoon or evening and before the store gets more full of people —which is one of the many tricks that Noom teaches that has really worked me in terms of sticking to what are good healthy choices and keeps me straight.
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Challenge actual weight lost: 8.4 lbs 🥰😎🙌🏾💥🏆🎉📉
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quiltingjaine wrote: »@PaulyJoMomma That is a LOT of psyllium! I hope you’re drinking enough water.
I read an article yesterday that said too much fiber can cause a “blockage” requiring a doctor’s “assistance.” I would at least split up those teaspoons.
You have a very valid point. I will break them up over three meals instead of just two. I also drink over half a gallon of distilled water a day. 👍🏾😎🚰
I did the research on how much fiber to target for women conducting weight loss and wanted to get that fiber from food. I monitored my nutrients by meal daily to see if what I was incorporating in my eating habits. I added chia seeds and hemp hearts to my repertoire consistently to lunch and dinner by recommended serving, etc.
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RND 220 goals
What: Whole foods plant-based. No dairy. No ultra-processed foods and no added sugar.
Why: I have felt much better since starting this extreme diet change, physically and emotionally. I will practice it every day because every day it gets easier and closer to becoming second nature.
How: Monday through Friday is strictly WFPB, no animal products, no alcohol, and no ultra-processed foods. Moderate myself on weekends. Try to keep dinners small and low fat to induce sleepiness.
💤10 more days of bed by 10💤
4/12 I might have shared this before that part of the fun of sticking with WFPB is all the foods that are new. I scanned the produce shelves for the on sale stickers and saw a sticker on a bag of bean sprouts. I have never noticed them before or would ever have bought them and last night I made fried rice with them. It turns out they are 30 calories per cup and 3 grams of protein! They're also delicious.
4/13
4/14 Still sticking with it but have had a few slip ups. Plan to weigh in on day five of this round to check on my status.
4/15
4/16 130.0 Not what I wanted to see but I can pinpoint a few obvious reasons. This week had outings, parties, and eating outs so I hope that some of it is lingering water weight but I also know I overindulged more than I needed to with alcohol and dinner rolls. I said no thanks to the dessert trays that people kept pushing at three different events this week and I didn't feel like I was depriving myself! Instead I loaded my plate with the vegetable dishes and salad. That's a big NSV for me, I didn't want the sugar bombs of the simple desserts, I didn't crave the meat offerings, and I would have preferred the vegetables cooked with less fat. How far I've come! Goal for this round is to be under 130 by the 21st. I can do that.
4/17 130.0 Hmmpf. I tracked carefully yesterday, logged everything (which I haven't done for some time), and came out just at maintenance calories. So this is my real weight. Those outings must have been more indulgent than I thought and added up to real weight gain. With all the opportunity and self-control wins I had last week I should be grateful that I didn't gain even more. 130 needs to be an absolute ceiling for my weight. I'll feel better when I'm back below 130 because it feels like I'm close to the mental gate that is about to be thrown open to "Oh, well, I'll do better tomorrow, next week" etc. I did better yesterday and I'll continue to do better today. I was remarking to my husband last week how nice it is that this WFPB diet is the first diet that doesn't feel like I'm "dieting." I've been eating as much as I want of whole plant foods but also have been eating lots of sourdough bread as a base for the veggie filled Mediterranean dip recipes and got slack with cooking with low or no added oil. I won't say that I'm cutting out bread, because the lifestyle change is about learning to eat for maintenance, but I will cut down on bread (4-6 slices a day is a bit much). Yes, now that I'm really thinking about it I've been in eating ad libitum in celebration mode as though I'm finally free of on/off dieting. Well, I am free of that, and that is worth celebrating, but as my weight shows I can dial it back a notch. I know what to do. Now to do it...
4/18 130.0 That's 2 days of carefully logging for maintenance calories. I'm going to finish out the week logging calories and being careful to stay at or slightly below maintenance and see where that lands me in the next 3 days.
4/19 129.0 yay! That's 3 days of careful tracking for maintenance calories. On Sunday I reinstated my one sweet potato every day rule. I get tired of cutting them everyday but I love them as sweet potato fries, cubed and roasted, or baked and loaded with baked beans and coleslaw.
4/20
4/21
Goal weight: 120-125
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Good Morning 10 day friends!! Looking forward to this round...no holidays, vacation, special days (except for nephews b-day, but it will just be a lunch I can manage) to bump me out of my routine. I'm committing to tracking as best I can, getting enough water and daily activity. Let's do this!!!
Female - 51 years old - 5'5"
Goal Weight - to hang out somewhere 145-150
R219 EW - 4/11 - 174.6
4/12 - 173.0 - coming down after a carby long weekend. Weather has skipped over spring and we have summer this week...I LOVE it!! Expecting to get great hikes in every morning until Sunday looking at the forecast, the woods are my happy place and a great way to start my day.
4/13 - 173.0 - hopefully I won't be stuck here for long.
4/14 - 172.8 - Was a bit surprised to see this down a smidge. I got really snacky last night and instead of being smart and grabbing some grapes or snap peas to cure the crunch craving I dipped into the chip drawer. I was well in a calorie deficit before that so I likely didn't go over maintenance with my little bowl of munchie mix....but I felt gross when I went to bed, and slept horribly. A regular walk with the dog this morning after I get tickets (hopefully) for DS17 belated bday present and then we're heading up to the storage place to pick up the bike for the summer, might get a ride in tomorrow before it snows again next week
4/15 - 170.6 - !!! Nice drop !!! Whooshed water weight all day yesterday and through the night...inconvenient for sleeping but I'll deal LOL. Excited to think I might break into the 160's this round! It's been a couple of years, it will be nice to see them again. I had a bleach accident doing laundry yesterday that ruined a couple of dark tshirts and my favourite maxi-dress. But you know what? All were starting to be really too big on my anyway, so it's a good excuse to go get some replacements that will actually fit this summer. Going to take advantage of the summer like weather this weekend and get outside as much as I can before we return to a typical Ontario spring next week. Happy Saturday everyone!!
4/16 - 171.4 - thought there might be a bounce back after that whoosh as my body figures out hydration. Good hike yesterday morning and we got in a nice ride in the afternoon. We're heading out for my Nephew's birthday lunch this morning. Don't know what we're having but they ususally eat pretty healthy so there should be good choices...but also cake. We will probably take the dogs out for a walk after though so can hopefully offset anything extra...at least in part.
4/17 - 172.4 - Too many things with buns yesterday...and haven't had TMI in a few days come to think of it...and TOM is closing in...so many things contributing to this. Planning lots of water today, a good long walk with the dog and hopefully will see this number head back down.
4/18 - 171.6 - heading back down. Calories were good but had the blahs yesterday...this massive change in weather really has me down. After a week in Mexico, we returned to a week long April heat wave...and now we're back below freezing and its grey and dreary, all I wanted to do yesterday afternoon was sleep. At least the dog forces me to get out for a walk at least once a day.
4/19 - 171.4 - another tick back down. We decided to go see a hockey game last night (our local Junior team is in the second round of the playoffs) and ate out....we shared a big salad and fajitas so I didn't to too much damage calorie wise there, but I did have some wine. Hoping the night out doesn't have a delayed reaction to end this round. Still grey and dreary here...snowed off and on yesterday and might again today Going to get pork carnitas started in the crock pot then make myself get outside for a walk with the dog. Maybe if I head to the woods for a short hike I'll feel better about it...
4/20
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Round 220
End weight round 219 - 174.2 up from 173.5
Start weight round 220 - 173.2
Goals for round 220
To hit 171.2
Water! Water! Water!
Run every other day
Incorporate kettle bells back into my workouts
4/12 - 173.2 - woke up about 3am feeling like I’d been ran over by a bus. Headache, sinus pressure, cough, sore throat. “Called in” from work - which I’m remote today so no impact on the office. Going back to bed now.
4/13 - 172.8 - still sick but got all of my calories in yesterday. Feeling a little better today but sleep was crap. Hopefully I’m on the upswing. Not sure if I will make the gym tonight. Still really worn down.
4/14 - 171.8 - perks of being sick. I do feel somewhat better today. Going to at least get some walking in and possibly a jog.
4/15 - 172.0 - I’ll take it! I thought it was going to be way more than that. I’m still congested, but feeling soooo much better than I have been. I was able to get a walk/jog in yesterday even with this crud in my head & chest. It felt good!! I got just a tad over 2 miles. I should’ve done a full 3.1 just to see what time I could do it in. Hubby wants Mexican tonight - my weakness 2nd to fried chicken & mashed potatoes. I will get the veggie fajita with no tortillas! Win!
4/16 - 171.7 - Trucking along in the right direction. I slept like crap. This congestion is lingering, otherwise I feel pretty good. Didn’t get my walk in yesterday as planned. Storms on & off today, so we will see how it goes.
4/17 - 173.3 - Ope!! Helllllooooo sodium!
4/18 - 173.0 - Didn’t make the gym yesterday as all the congestion flared back up just when I thought it was heading out. Plan to make the gym tonight and hopefully flush some of this sodium out.
4/19 - 172.6 - was able to do a walk/jog yesterday. This congestion is still lingering 8 days in. With losing weight, I’ve started to notice my bones. I have a collar bone, ribs, hip bones and I can actually feel them now. I find myself feeling them bc I’ve never been able to before. Also, I have to sleep with a pillow or blanket between my knees now. It’s uncomfortable for my knees to lay on top of each other.8 -
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HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
2023 Goals — move more; eat mostly healthfully, no extremes. Have fun!
📆 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: end weight 180 (+2 ☹️)
R216 03/12/23: end weight 178.8 (-1.2)
R217 03/22/23: end weight 178.8 (+/-0).
R218 04/01/23: end weight 182.8 (+4).
R219 04/11/23: end weight 183.4 (+.6).
R220 04/21/23: goals—NO after dinner snacking; walk at least an hour a day most days; more fresh veggies, less bread & cheese.
Day, Weight, Calories, Comment
4/12 - 182.8
Well, I hit my no after-dinner snacking and my walking goals. Did not hit the others, but I also didn’t go overboard. I didn’t sleep well last night (puppy got me up twice, and I couldn’t go back to sleep) and I feel like I need a nap already. But I’m going to put my shoes on and go for a walk on this beautiful morning! Planning salad for lunch and salmon Pattie’s (no bread, just salmon, egg, celery, and spices) for dinner with a vegetable or two on the side. I’m cutting my no-snacking goal to 10 days at a time. These bite-size chunks are much more manageable.
4/13 - 182.8
Yesterday was great—two 45-min walks, calories within bounds, no snacking. Hoping for more of the same today.
4/14 - 182.2
I feel like I may be taking back a little control. Yesterday the pupper and I went for a 50 min walk along the river in the morning, and then had an hour of obedience class in the evening. I did have buttered popcorn when I came home, but no dinner so my calories were quite low. We have an ozone alert today with advice against strenuous outdoor activity, so I probably won’t get a long walk, but I do plan to do some garden cleanup. Enjoy your day!
4/15 - 182
We got our long walk in last evening after they lifted the health advisory, so that was great. Today is another beautiful, clear, hot (80) day, so I’m headed to a park with the pup and then some more garden tidying. Nice to be outside again. Tomorrow we’re supposed to get rain and possibly snow! Aaaack! Enjoy the weekend, everyone!
4/16 - 182
Gloomy out, but not raining yet—just about to put my shoes on, leash the pup, and go for a walk before the rain rolls in.
4/17 - 182
It’s cold and windy this morning, so I’m not sure I’m going for a walk. I don’t want to end up with bronchitis, which I’ve done too many Aprils in the past. Maybe later. I was hoping the scale would shift this morning. Oh, well. I need to remind myself to focus on what I do, not what I weigh.
4/18 - 182
Again? (In best whiny voice). Oh well. I did go a bit over my calorie goal, but not much. All good.
4/19 - 182
I remember being stuck here before. I guess my body thinks this is where it belongs. We’re going to have to have a talk about that.
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Thanks @quiltingjaine for another round.
Hi, I’m Debbie.
I am 60 yr old, 5' 6" female from Missouri.
OSW 213.4 (July 2012)Round 164 (Round 1) SW 206.6 RGW 205 EW 204 (-2.6)Round 220 SW 201.8 RGW 199.8 EW
Round 165 (Round 2) SW 204 RGW 204 EW 205.4 (+1.4)
Round 166 - I skipped this one. Husband started radiation. (+2.4)
Round 167 (Round 3) SW 207.8 RGW EW 207.2 (-.6)
Round 168 (Round 4) SW 207.2 RGW 204 EW 205.8 (-1.4)
Round 169 (Round 5) SW 205.8 RGW 204 EW 206 (+.2) Thanksgiving
Round 170 (Round 6) SW 206. RGW 204 EW 206.8 (+.8)
Round 171 (Round 7) SW 206.8 RGW 204 EW 208.6 (+1.8)
Round 172 (Round 8) SW 208.6 RGW 206 EW 207.8 (-.8)
Round 173 (Round 9) SW 207.8 RGW 205’s EW 208.6 (+.8)
Round 174 (Round 10) SW 208.6 RGW 206 EW 204.6 (-4.0)
Round 175 (Round 11) SW 204.6 RGW 203 EW 207.4 (+2.8)
Round 176 (Round 12) SW 207.4 RGW 205 EW 208.6 (+1.2)
Round 177 (Round 13) SW 208.6 RGW 205 EW 206.2
Round 178 (Round 14) SW 206.2 RGW 205 EW 205.8
Round 179 skipped this one - traveling
Round 180 (Round 15) SW 208 RGW 205 EW 210.2
Round 181 (Round 16) SW 210.2 RGW 209 EW 209.2
Round 182 skipped
Round 183 (Round 17) SW 209.2 RGW 208 EW 208.2
Round 184 (Round 18) SW 208.2 RGW 207 EW 210.2
Round 185 (Round 19) SW 210.2 RGW 208 EW
Round 186 skipped
Round 187 skipped
Round 188 skipped
Round 189 skipped
Round 190 SW 209.6 RGW 209 EW 210
Round 191 SW 210 RGW 209 EW 205.2
Round 192 SW 205.2 RGW 204.2 EW 205.8
Round 193 SW 205.8 RG 205 EW 213.2
Round 194 SW 211.4 RG 207 EW 213.2
Round 195 Skipped
Round 196 SW 210.2 RG 209 EW211
Round 197 SW 211 RG 209 EW
Round 198 Skipped
Round 199 Skipped
Round 200 EW 211.8
Round 201 SW 211.8 RGW 209 EW 210.2
Round 202 SW 210.2 RGW 208 EW 210.6
Round 203 SW 210.6 RGW 209 EW 209.8
Round 204 SW 209.8 RGW 208.4 EW 210
Round 205 SW 210 RGW 208.4EW 208.8
Round 206 208.8 RGW 208 EW
Round 207 skipped
Round 208 skipped
Round 209 skipped
Round 210 SW RGW 209.2 EW
Round 211 SW RGW EW 210.2
Round 212 SW 210.2 RGW 208 EW 208.8
Round 213 skipped
Round 214 skipped
Round 215 skipped
Round 216 skipped
Round 217 skipped
Round 218 SW 204 RGW 202 EW 203.4
Round 219 SW 203.4 RGW 202 EW 201.8
Two pounds might be a lofty goal but I'll shoot for it anyway.
Day, Weight, Comment
4/12 201.8
4/13 202 I splurged and had fast food cheeseburger and fries. Too much salt I hope.
4/14 201.6 very happy with this.
4/15 201.6 Great, it stayed down.
4/16 201.4 Creeping down but at least it’s lower than yesterday. I took DH car and sold it yesterday. Hard going into the garage and seeing it gone. I didn’t need to have two cars so another part of him is gone even if it was just a car. It just makes me so sad to have to do these things but it’s reality.
4/17 201.0 Still heading down little by little.
4/18 200.6 Lowest I’ve been in about two years. It’s been very stressful with many life changes.
4/19 200.8 That’s okay.
4/20
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Thank you @quiltingjaine for another round!
💪🏋️♀️🤸♀️🎵💃👗👨👩👧👦💗🌻🏖🙏
Heaviest Weight Ever: 186.0
186 / 185 / 184 / 183 / 182 / 181 / 180
179 / 178 / 177 / 176 / 175 / 174 / 173 / 172 / 171 / 170
169 / 168 / 167 / 166 / 165 / 164 / 163 / 162 / 161 / 160 👉 159
Stick to Plan:
- Calorie cycle for a weekly average of 1200 to 1500
- Exercise: Row, Walk, Bike, Weights, Pushups, Dance, Jazzercise, Kayak, Hike
- Water: Shoot for 80oz per day
- Binge-Free & Sugar-Free for 100 days
- Reduce added salt
- Lots of veggies and protein, some fruit (very little processed foods or simple carbs which I hardly ever have)
- I need to figure out a way to get more fiber, especially from grains.
End of Round 219: 171.2
Round 220
Previous Days' Notes:4/12: DNW Bike ✔ Water ✔ Calories ✔ Got up way too early to weigh.
4/13: 171.6 Bike ✔ Water ✔ Calories (a little over maintenance - 1671). I'm really sticking those 171.x's.
A drop into the 170's should come soon.🤞 When I want something a little sweet, I've been eating frozen blueberries. They're really good. I'm stopping my pushup challenge for a little while. My arm has been hurting very badly and it may have started around the time I started pushups - not sure, but will lay off for a couple of weeks because I can't row now either, and I really miss rowing! It's going to be warmer in Maine (76) today than Georgia (68) (where my family is). huh?
4/14: 171.6 Bike ✔ Water ✔ Calories ✔ Patience.🤪 Patience.🤪 Patience.🤪 I'm following my plan - it will drop!!
4/15: 170.6 Bike ✔ Water ❎ Calories ✔ Patience won out over my internal fight between patience and frustration! LOL Unlike the "old" me who would have eaten out of frustration, the "new" me did not!! I finally dropped out of the 171's. Yay! I'm 40 days straight with no binge and no sugar. Believe me, I don't think there's anything wrong with sugar in moderation. I wish I was one of those people that could eat it. It just makes me feel like pure sh**, and it keeps my craving/bingeing going. Maybe one day I can eat it every now and then, but honestly, right now, I feel so good without it, I can't imagine wanting to feel like that again. We shall see...
4/16: 170.0 Bike ✔ Water ✔ Calories ✔ Almost back into the 160's!! I stayed at 171.X for 10 days, and because of that, it looks like I'm going to get out of the 170.X's pretty fast. 🤞🤞🤞 I think that's fingers crossed even though it looks like a duck. Maybe I should put my glasses on before I start typing. LOL
4/17: 170.2
Bike/Walk ✔ Water ✔ Calories ✔ I cleaned out my standalone freezer in the basement moving all the frozen vegtables upstairs to the refrigerator freezer so I can keep up with what I have better. And I'm going to the farmer to buy meat tomorrow, so needed room. I started eating more frozen vegetables during the winter because they seemed fresher than the "fresh" vegetables. I do look forward to fresh summer vegetables though. 🌽🥦🥕
4/18: 169.6 🔔🔔🔔ding! ding! ding! Hit the 160's! Goodbye
4/12: DNW
4/13: 171.6
4/14: 171.6
4/15: 170.6
4/16: 170.0
4/17: 170.2
4/18: 169.6
4/19: 169.6 I was glad to see 169.x stuck around a second day even though I made cheese bread. I counted every calorie while making it, then weighed it after it was cooked and determined the number of calories per oz (it was 75 per oz). NSV: I made 2 small loaves so I could freeze half, and I was able to control myself and only eat a few slices instead of the entire loaf. No sugar, processed food, or simple carbs is helping with my 100-day binge-free challenge. Hopefully the bread won't set me off (it was not made with whole wheat flour). I bought a lot of meat from the local farmer yesterday. I'm about to make chili with pinto and kidney beans, ground beef, sausage, and tomatoes. The mix of protein and complex carbs works so well for me. I just need to make sure I eat a normal serving and add a couple of vegetables on the side.Bingeing is why I'm where I am now. I want to see the results with 100 days of no bingeing. I'm not talking about going over calories from overeating a little, I'm talking full-out bingeing. And that's not just on bad foods, even when I'm eating well, I'll binge. This will be extremely challenging but if I stick to it (and stay off sugar and simple carbs to stop cravings), there is no way I'm not going to see consistent weight loss during these 100 days (not to mention the health benefits)! Part of this challenge, too, is if I do have a slip, that I don't revert back to old habits of bingeing for days/weeks/months. I will acknowledge the slip, celebrate that it didn't derail me, and just keep on keeping on.100-day Binge-free Challenge starting March 6…
I want to see what happens when I don't give up!
*=1 successful day / ⭐=10 successful days / ^=1 oops Day
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100-day Sugar-free Challenge starting March 6…
*=1 successful day / 💚=10 successful days / ^=1 oops Day
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Breaking the salt habit (replace with spices and herbs) starting April 16. Plan: 10 days 1/2 tsp, then 10 days 1/4 tps, then 10 days 1/8 tsp, lastly no added sugar (maybe?)
✳= 1 day 1/2 tsp added salt / ✴= 1 day 1/4 tsp added salt / ☑= 1/8 tsp added salt
✳✳✳
I decided to start at 1/2 tsp for 10 days because I was having a hard time getting started. To my surprise, I've had salt left over each day - yay!
100-Day Weight Tracking to remind me that fluxations are normal and that you can stay at a certain weight for days/weeks but it will eventually come off - so be patient and stick with the plan!March 09 - Day 01: 177.5
March 10 - Day 02: 177.9
March 11 - Day 03: 177.0
March 12 - Day 04: 176.7
March 13 - Day 05: 176.8
March 14 - Day 06: 176.0
March 15 - Day 07: 175.9
March 16 - Day 08: 176.0
March 17 - Day 09: 175.8
March 18 - Day 10: 176.0
March 19 - Day 11: DNW
March 20 - Day 12: 175.9
March 21 - Day 13: 176.0
March 22 - Day 14: 175.6
March 23 - Day 15: 175.7
March 24 - Day 16: 174.9
March 25 - Day 17: DNW
March 26 - Day 18: 174.7
March 27 - Day 19: 174.3
March 28 - Day 20: 173.8
March 29 - Day 21: DNW
March 30 - Day 22: DNW
March 31 - Day 23: DNW
April 1 - Day 24: DNW
April 2 - Day 25: 173.2
April 3 - Day 26: 172.6
April 4 - Day 27: 172.0
April 5 - Day 28: 171.8
April 6 - Day 29: 171.0
April 7 - Day 30: 171.8
April 8 - Day 31: 171.6
April 9 - Day 32: 171.6
April 10 - Day 33: DNW
April 11 - Day 34: 171.2
April 12 - Day 35: DNW
April 13 - Day 36: 171.6
April 14 - Day 37: 171.6
April 15 - Day 38: 170.6
April 16 - Day 39: 170.0
April 17 - Day 40: 170.2
April 18 - Day 41: 169.6
April 19 - Day 42: 169.6
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
180s / 170s / 160s / 150s / 140s / 130s
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Round 220~Wed Apr 12 2023 ~ Fri Apr 21 2023
Round 220
Apr 12 2023~ Apr 21 2023
My name is Tish.
Age: 66
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 260
2023 Start Wgt:Don't know (Jan 1)
CW:206.4
RG: 64ozs to 80ozs water
●(Tue-Apr 11 2023~206.8lbs)
▪︎Day1▪We•Apr 12-¤206.4
( Tu•68g Prot; 48ozs water)
▪︎Day2▪Th•Apr 13- ¤206.6
(We•83g Prot; 80ozs water)
▪︎Day3▪Fr•Apr 14- ¤206.3 (205.9-after 12hrs fasting)
(Th• 78g Prot; 64ozs water)
▪︎Day4▪Sa•Apr 15- ¤204.3
(Fr• 30g Prot; 80ozs water)
▪︎Day5▪Su•Apr 16- ¤203.9
(Sa• 96g Prot; 80ozs water)
▪︎Day6▪Mo•Apr 17- ¤204.9 (12hr)
(Su•69g Prot; 72ozs water)
▪︎Day7•Tu•Apr 18-¤203.8
(Mo•42g Prot; 88ozs water)
■Day8•We•Apr 19- ¤203.6
(Tu•28g Prot; 80ozs water)
▪︎Day9▪Th•Apr 20- ¤
(We•g Prot; ozs water)
▪︎Day10▪Fr•Apr 21-¤
(Th•g Prot; ozs water)
Intermittent Fasting
●4/11•Tue•21.5hrs/8pm
Wed•1:30pm•17.5hrs/6pm
Thu•2:30pm•20.5hrs/10pm
Fri•7:30pm/21.5hrs
Sat•10:30•15hrs/9:30pm
Sun•1:30pm•16hrs/4:30pm/8:30pm
(Kombucha)
Mon•3:30pm•19hrs/10pm
Tue•6p-20hrs/8:30p(coffee)
Wed•
Thu•
●4/21•Fri●
*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
Round 216- 212.6 EW} Mar 12 2023
Round 217- 209.3EW} Mar 22 2023
Round 218- 208 EW} Apr 1 2023
Round 219- 206.8 EW} Apr 11 2023
Round 220- EW} Apr 21 20236 -
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
SW RND 215 126.0 AW 127.4
SW RND 216 127.5 AW 127.4
SW RND 217 126.5 AW 127.15
SW RND 218 127.5 AW 127.45
SW RND 219 127.0 AW 127.95
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
RND SW 220 128.0
4/12 127.0 IF until 5:30 last night - chicken, broccoli, salad at El Pollo Loco (his choice but good with me)
4/13 126.5 Got some activity by moving stuff in the sewing room so I could get rid of the dead TV. Horrid headache this morning but I’m sure it’s from the extra physical activity yesterday. Moving a treadle sewing machine on carpet isn’t easy!
4/14 126.5 This won’t last - Golden Corral for the first time in months. Haven’t been since before DH had first shoulder replacement in September. DH had tooth extraction so I made a second trip to WM for Orange sherbet. Well, apparently I never posted so I will catch up tomorrow from the top of page 6.
4/15 128.0 Up as expected but my GKI is down in spite of fried chicken, hush puppy and NSA dessert.
4/16 127.5 I have found that if I have my main meal around noon I am satisfied all day and don’t even snack in the afternoon/evening. Unfortunately, since DH is playing some form of cards (Tripoley, pinochle, poker, bridge) 6 days a week it makes it impossible to eat at 3 - my chosen time during the pandemic. Cards start at 12 or 1 and go until 4 plus “hanging out” and chatting. This makes eating eat too late for me. I need to start making “dinner” in the morning so he can leave.
4/17 127.5 Egg Roll in a Bowl with shrimp, I think.
4/18 126.5 Ate above at 10:45AM, small snack at 3. Macros were right on. Dermatologist appointment at 7:25. What was I thinking? Not a morning person!
4/19 128.0 No TMI x 2 and ate OMAD late yesterday . Had an hour and a half to kill between derm and nails. Had a venti latte with cream at Starbucks, read an ebook and people watched. Didn’t want food when I met DH @ In-n-Out. I should have just fasted. Ate a plain burger (no bun) and Brussels sprouts at about 3. TMI happened after WI, 18 oz of coffee, and while reading posts. 🤷♀️5 -
I'm Amanda, 5'2" in Virginia.
R220 Goal Weight - 123.6 lb (which will still put me at 1.6 lb above my maintenance range of 118-122)
Other R220 goals -
daily exercise
16-hour fast 6/10 days
no mindless snacking
4/12 - 125.6. Excited to get back to it today! The weather is gorgeous this week so working out outside shouldn't be a problem. Yesterday my husband and I went on a midday road bike ride together, which was awesome! Today will probably just be a dog walk since those pooches and I really need it. I'm also adding back some strength training, and today will be core and upper body. I've been super hungry lately, but I am going to squash my snacking this week.
4/13 - 124.6 I think? Definitely 124.something but I can't remember. Surprised to see any decrease from yesterday at all. Yesterday I was just trying to comfort my body because I could feel I was coming down with something. Definitely was. Super congested today and tired from a bad night of sleep. I still want to do something active outside today to try to shake it off.
On an unrelated note, we're getting all the documentation lined up to sell our rental house now! We were supposed to list it next week, but once we got the contract in place with our realtor, he sent the info and the previous listing out to his colleagues, and we got a super aggressive offer (11k over asking, no inspection contingencies) from someone sight unseen. So we are now scheduled to close on May 4th! It might have been wise to hold on to it, but we absolutely hated being landlords. The tenants move out on Saturday, appraisal and termite inspection are scheduled for Monday, and then we should be good to go. It's very exciting, but it still seems too good to be true.
4/14 - 123.6! Must have been holding on to some water, whew. Hit my round goal already but we're headed into the weekend. I always go off the rails, but I'll do better this weekend. My cold is making it so I really only crave more nutritious foods and don't want any alcohol, so that's a silver lining to being a little sick I guess. I took the kids to Dairy Queen for dinner and got a salad of all things. I of course rewarded myself with a mini Blizzard My husband and I went on a lunchtime mountain bike ride yesterday. It was lovely. Today it's rainy, so I'll probably do a Peloton run and some strength training. Happy Friday, all!!
4/15 - 120.0. I really must have been holding on to a lot of water and other TMI things. TOM is around the corner so maybe that’s a factor too. I hope to get some exercise in today but sometimes wrangling my 2 year is enough of a workout! Happy weekend everyone!
4/16 - 120.4
4/17 - 121.8 whoops. I had a chicken biscuit for breakfast yesterday and sushi for lunch. Hoping some of that is water but I definitely played it a little fast and loose all weekend. Sleep has been horrible for a plethora of reasons and I want to do absolutely nothing today. I even procrastinated posting here until 3pm. But I wanted to jump on here just long enough to be somewhat consistent and to commit to taking the dogs out walking NOW! So here I go.
Edit: Woohoo I did it!
4/18 - 122.6. Probably still rebound from the weekend.
4/19 - 122.4. I guess I didn't just gain water over the weekend! That's okay, I'm just a little bit above my maintenance range. I'll stay motivated to get back in it and stay there! Yesterday I squeezed in a 20-minute treadmill run which was better than nothing. Today I'm getting my standing desk attachment for my Tread that I'm very excited to use while I work. Obviously just slow moving but it will be better for my body than sitting still all day. I'm planning to get the dogs out for a walk, too. Happy Hump Day everyone!
4/20
4/215 -
PaulyJoMomma wrote: »quiltingjaine wrote: »@PaulyJoMomma That is a LOT of psyllium! I hope you’re drinking enough water.
I read an article yesterday that said too much fiber can cause a “blockage” requiring a doctor’s “assistance.” I would at least split up those teaspoons.
You have a very valid point. I will break them up over three meals instead of just two. I also drink over half a gallon of distilled water a day. 👍🏾😎🚰
I did the research on how much fiber to target for women conducting weight loss and wanted to get that fiber from food. I monitored my nutrients by meal daily to see if what I was incorporating in my eating habits. I added chia seeds and hemp hearts to my repertoire consistently to lunch and dinner by recommended serving, etc.
@PaulyJoMomma Most (it used to be all) mornings start with 39 grams of fiber one cereal (MFP says 19 grams fiber, box says 18 grams fiber) plus 1 TB chia seeds. Those totaled come to 23 grams (or 22 depending) out of the 21 grams recommended each day.
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RenaPink11 wrote: »Round 220
End weight round 219 - 174.2 up from 173.5
Start weight round 220 - 173.2
Goals for round 220
To hit 171.2
Water! Water! Water!
Run every other day
Incorporate kettle bells back into my workouts
4/12 - 173.2 - woke up about 3am feeling like I’d been ran over by a bus. Headache, sinus pressure, cough, sore throat. “Called in” from work - which I’m remote today so no impact on the office. Going back to bed now.
4/13 - 172.8 - still sick but got all of my calories in yesterday. Feeling a little better today but sleep was crap. Hopefully I’m on the upswing. Not sure if I will make the gym tonight. Still really worn down.
4/14 - 171.8 - perks of being sick. I do feel somewhat better today. Going to at least get some walking in and possibly a jog.
4/15 - 172.0 - I’ll take it! I thought it was going to be way more than that. I’m still congested, but feeling soooo much better than I have been. I was able to get a walk/jog in yesterday even with this crud in my head & chest. It felt good!! I got just a tad over 2 miles. I should’ve done a full 3.1 just to see what time I could do it in. Hubby wants Mexican tonight - my weakness 2nd to fried chicken & mashed potatoes. I will get the veggie fajita with no tortillas! Win!
4/16 - 171.7 - Trucking along in the right direction. I slept like crap. This congestion is lingering, otherwise I feel pretty good. Didn’t get my walk in yesterday as planned. Storms on & off today, so we will see how it goes.
4/17 - 173.3 - Ope!! Helllllooooo sodium!
4/18 - 173.0 - Didn’t make the gym yesterday as all the congestion flared back up just when I thought it was heading out. Plan to make the gym tonight and hopefully flush some of this sodium out.
4/19 - 172.6 - was able to do a walk/jog yesterday. This congestion is still lingering 8 days in. With losing weight, I’ve started to notice my bones. I have a collar bone, ribs, hip bones and I can actually feel them now. I find myself feeling them bc I’ve never been able to before. Also, I have to sleep with a pillow or blanket between my knees now. It’s uncomfortable for my knees to lay on top of each other.
@RenaPink11
The 180's have given me back my sternum, my knee bones, my collar bones and especially my hip bones. I sat on a plastic chair the other day and realized I have bones in my butt too! Wow, I forgot about that! It's nice they came back. I can't wait for the 170's when I get my ribs back (LOL)!!! I agree, it's hard not to touch!2 -
Round 220
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 62 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 177 FOR ME.
“Today….I am choosing Me”
MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (05-10-2016): 253
Original starting weight on MFP: (01-11-2018) 235.0
R219 EW= 192.8
R220 EW= TBD
Current New Goals:
Weight:
Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.
Special Challenge: To Lose 4 pounds between Easter and my birthday. Final weigh-in for this challenge May 10th.
Starting Weight on Easter April 9th: 188.2 Goal Weight on May 10th: 184.2
COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain.Black is no change.
********LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME********
R43 thru R52 (06/07/18 thru 09/23/18) = -19.4 LOST (Ending weight 179.0)
R53 thru R62 (09/24/18 thru 01/01/19) = -4.1 GAINED (Ending weight 183.1)
R63 thru R72 (01/02/19 thru 04/11/19) = -8.1 GAINED (Ending weight 191.2)
R73 thru R82 (04/12/19 thru 07/20/19) = -5.5 GAINED (Ending weight 196.7)
R83 thru R92 (07/21/19 thru 10/28/19) = -8.7 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)
R93 thru R102 (10/29/19 thru 02/05/20) = -2.0 GAINED(Ending weight 190.0)
R103 thru 112 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = -14.9 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)
R113 thru 122 (05/07/20 thru 08/23/20) = -4.7 GAINED (Ending Weight 209.6)
R 123 thru R132 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = -1.5 LOST (Ending Weight 208.1)
R133 thru R142 (12/03/20 thru 03/01/21) = -0.7 LOST (Ending Weight 207.4)
R143 thru 152 (03/02/21 thru 06/10/21) = -3.6 LOST (Ending Weight 203.8)
R153 thru R162 (06/11/21 thru 09/18/21) = (b]-16.2 LOST [/b] (Ending Weight 187.6)
R163 thru R172 (09/19/21 thru 12/27/21) = (b]-5.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 192.6)
R173 thru R182 (12/28/21 thru 04/06/22) = (b]-7.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 199.6)
R183 thru R192 (04/07/22 thru 07/15/22) = -1.4 LOST (Ending Weight 198.2)
R193 thru R202 (07/16/22 thru 10/23/22) = -3.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 202.0)
R203 thru R212 (10/24/22 thru 01/31/23) = -7.2 LOST (Ending Weight 194.8)
R213 (02/01/23 thru 02/10/23) = -1.2 LOST (Ending Weight 193.6)
R214 (02/11/23 thru 02/20/23) = -0.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 194.0)
R215 (02/21/23 thru 03/02/23) = -0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 193.2)
R216 (03/03/23 thru 03/12/23) = -4.2 LOST (Ending Weight 189.0)
R217 (03/13/23 thru 03/22/23) = -0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 188.2)
R218 (03/23/23 thru 04/01/23) = -??? DNW (Ending Weight ?????) Did not weigh due to medical issues
R219 (04/02/23 thru 04/11/23) = -4.6 GAINED (Ending Weight 192.8)
R220 (04/12/23 thru 04/21/23) = -xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)
Day/Weight/Comment
04/11 …..192.8….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
04/12 -193.2- (Trend weight 192.0)
04/13 -192.2- (Trend weight 192.5)
04/14 -189.4- (Trend weight 192.2)
04/15 -191.0- (Trend weight 192.0)
04/16 -187.4- (Trend weight 191.6)
04/17 -188.4- (Trend weight 191.3)
04/18 -187.8- (Trend weight 190.9) Another small loss which is more like a miracle. I say that because I have been absolutely STARVING ever since I had that (over) 3 pound whoosh the other day. So far I have SUFFERED through it trying EVERYTHING to get the hunger to go away. All the tricks in my bag aren’t working right now. I’ve managed to stay within my limits on calories and have only went slightly over on carbs per day. I hope this passes soon or I’ll need the strength of Samson to keep going without a major binge.
04/19 -188.4- (Trend weight 190.7) After 3 days of no TMI and 3 days of extreme hunger, I went off the deep end for a bit. I ate back about 50% of my exercise calories and went way over on carbs and sodium though my calories were okay due to the exercise. The worst part is that by night time I was already hungry again anyway so what did I really accomplish? I ended up going to bed hungry anyway (trying to offset the damage)! Bad choices and bad behaviors will never equal good results. The positive side is that every day is a new day to do better. Today I go to my family doctor for yearly overall bloodwork. It’s just the next town over. My doctor suddenly retired so I will be looking for a new one. I don’t think I will stick to her replacement as it will be in the wrong medical system. A new doctor will end up being in another town (and county). Probably where my cardiac rehab had been. It’s going to take time to move my 23 year old medical records over and not get my meds interfered with. Ugh!
04/20 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)
04/21 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's 190's ;; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
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RND 220
HW: 175
SW this round 163.8
Goals This round: I will not be weighing this round until the very last day. I want to take a little time to not be attached to the scale.
4/12 163.8 Did strength training and pickleball yesterday, ate within my goals, and got a decent night's sleep, so feeling pretty good! Going to take my son to the zoo today, so steps and sunshine instead of the gym.
4/13 DNW Feeling pretty great. I am starting to notice some physical changes and body shape changes. Played pickleball instead of the gym this morning. Trying to come up with a game plan for this weekend...3 day dance competition equals no exercise, high stress, little sleep, and no at-home meals.
4/14 I let my family pick dinners for this week and my daughter chose fettucine alfredo. Ugh! But I accepted the challenge. I made a roux with less butter, used chicken stock instead of cream, added fat free cream cheese and blended cottage cheese to up the flavor, and air fried shrimp to go along with it. Now that is what I called sustainable changes!
4/15 We are day 2 of 3 for dance competition. Chick fil a dinner, Birria tacos lunch, but too busy to snack so within calories still. Stress and exhaustion high.
4/16
4/17
4/18 DNW Still recovering from an Exhausting weekend. Went back to the gym today and got a nice arm and back workout in. Made a delicious buffalo chicken wrap for lunch, and just trying to hydrate and rest. My body and mind need it.
4/19 TOM is completely kicking my butt. I skipped pickleball last night and the gym this morning, spending about 12 hours in bed with a heating pad. Cravings aren't a problem because the pain is making me feel sick. So, I guess I can still stay on track. Ha.
4/20
4/21
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Hi, I'm Charissa - Round 220
Thank you, again, QuiltingJaine for hosting this challenge!
My last two rounds were not ideal.
Round 218 - Vacation sabotage - Difficult to get back on track.
Round 219 - A bit of a recovery but then there was Easter (had fun with some new dishes though)
I'm doing well with my steps - the risk of losing $$ (you bet on yourself) really does motivate me to get going.
Now it's time to reign it in again.
I am continuing my focus on nutrition. I will use the Mayo Clinic plan for reference (recipes, serving tracking) but I think I will go back to MFP for actual calorie tracking.
62 y/o female
OSW 2022-03 230.3
1SW 2023-01 221.8
Goals This Round per Day:
- Tracking:
- Water (Goal 64 oz/SS and 96oz M-F :
- Walk/Steps:- Week 1 - Power x 2 = 7,500/Active x 4 = 6,250 (minimum for the Step Bet Challenge)
- Week 2 - Power x 2 = 8,000/Active x 4 = 6,750 (Personal Goals)
- Week 3 - Power x 2 = 8,500/Active x 4 = 7,250 (Personal Goals)
Week 1
4/3 - 8,338 Power +
4/4 - 7,772 Power +
4/5 - 7,959 Power +
4/6 - 9,879 Power +
4/7 - 5,304
4/8 - 7,963 Power +
4/9 - 10,163 Power +
Week 2 Power x 2 = 8,000/Active x 4 = 6,750 (Personal Goals)
4/10 - 9,995 Power +
4/11 - 8,587 Power +
4/12 - 6,708 Ok for step bet, but 42 steps short of my personal goal.
4/13 - 7,673 Active +
4/14 - 6,839 Active +
4/15 - 9,833 Power +
4/16 - 10,303 Power +
Week 3 Power x 2 = 8,500/Active x 4 = 7,250 (Personal Goals)
4/17 - 8,150 Active +
4/18 - 8,091 Active +
4/19 - 5,827 so far..... can I hit my personal Power Goal today, 2700 more to go....
4/20
4/21
Stats and Previous Rounds
HW: 230
CW: 220.9
Goal Weight #1 199 Target Date 4/1/2023 6/17/2023
Goal Weight #2 180 Target Date 6/10/2023 9/9/2023
Goal Weight #3 160 Target Date 9/30/2023 12/2/2023
Goal Weight #4 150 Target Date 12/30/2023 1/06/2024
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
Round 216/7 SW: 216.9 EW: 219.5 Gain -2.6 Total Loss 2.3
Round 217/8 SW: 219.5 EW: 217.4 Loss 2.1 Total Loss 4.4
Round 218/9 SW: 217.4 EW: 221.7 Gain -2.6 Total Loss .1
Round 219/10 SW: 221.7 EW: 220.9 Loss 0.8 Total Loss .9
Round 220/11 SW: 220.9 EW: nnn.n Loss n.n Total Loss .9
SW: 220.9
4/12 220.4
4/13 220
4/14 219.6 - Slow but moving in the right direction. Tomorrow's will be interesting. I have had a couple of bad mental days this week. I worked from home today as in my current mental state, I would have bit someone's head off. My husband suggested we go to lunch...at Red Lobster. I haven't been to Red Lobster in years, and all I could think about were those biscuits and how detrimental they would be. But, I said..ok! I logged everything and I'm right at the limit for the day. I ordered a salad (it wasn't very good so I didn't each much of it). I ordered a cup of clam chowder and had half. For my meal, I had grilled lobster, shrimp and salmon. I ate the lobster and shrimp and saved the salmon to eat for dinner (already logged). Oh, and I did have 2 of those amazing biscuits. Calorie wise I'm good, the carbs.... I'm hoping it was early enough in the day that I've burned them off. Either way, it was a nice treat. Tomorrow is our last day of spring like weather, so I'll try to walk a 5k or close to it.
4/15 219.4
4/16 219.3 The carbs treated me nicely yesterday. Today I expected a little more but it's still moving the right way so not complaining. I went for my first long walk of the year outside - much more challenging than the treadmill. Almost 3 miles (2.88) in just over an hour.
4/17 218.6 A loss over the weekend! If you 've been following my rambles, you know that I keep looking for the weight loss program that will be sustainable for me. As noted above I was following the recipes from the Mayo diet, for nutrition balance, yet tracking in MFP to make sure I stayed within calorie range and met my nutritional goals. On Wednesday, an email came to me from my insurance company called Wondr for weight loss and it encouraged me to join. I joined and picked a start date of 4/13. Most plans start with a menu and a shopping list and planned times that you will eat etc etc, hence the reason I picked the next day to "start", thinking it would give me some info of what I needed to do to prepare. Instead, I got nothing....and thought....that's weird. I was going to try and change the start date but it wouldn't let me. The next day, I got busy and then had my mental breakdown. Finally on Saturday, I opened the app and instead of a list of foods to eat and when, it had videos that provided behavior changing tools to help with with weight loss. I may not have these in exact order but it talked about hydration especially upon waking. We all know that. Then it talked about levels of hunger 1 - 4. 1 being full (i just ate) 2 - I'm a little hungry, 3 - I'm really hungry and 4 - I will eat anything I can get my hands on. It explained why you should eat at a level 3 AND eat only until your comfortably full. It talked about taking time to listen to your body to determine how many meals you really need in a day vs a strict 3 meals or 6 little meals etc. It recommended chewing slowing, not rushing your meal and finally, started to cut back on added sugars.... I was so pleasantly surprised that yet another plan, was different. I'm sure they will get what you're consuming but for now I like it. The other thing I like, you can't speed through the program. I've finished all the videos for week 1 but can't get to week 2's information until 4/20. oh, and it's free through insurance!
4/18 218.5 - it's slowing down....oh noooo......yesterday I had a lunch that was not my norm. We have an all day meeting once a month and they bring in lunch. I ordered a Chicken Avocado over spinach bowl. It was actually really good and clocked in at just over 500 calories. I usually try to keep lunch around 300. 2.4 so far, can i make it to 3, I really need to see a 3!
4/19 217.6 Hip Hip Hooray.....I wasn't exactly on plan yesterday as I really didn't feel like cooking. For lunch I had leftovers from Sunday, then ordered a thin crust pizza with a side salad. The pizza was just ok and the salad was lacking as well. At the end of the day...a good thing. Ate just enough to kill the hunger but didn't overdo it. What will tomorrow bring? 3.3 and counting! While I am happy, I'm not ecstatic as these are the same pounds that I keep gaining and losing. When I hit 215, I will feel like I've made some progress and will be even more excited to continue.
4/20
4/219 -
deepwoodslady wrote: »RenaPink11 wrote: »Round 220
End weight round 219 - 174.2 up from 173.5
Start weight round 220 - 173.2
Goals for round 220
To hit 171.2
Water! Water! Water!
Run every other day
Incorporate kettle bells back into my workouts
4/12 - 173.2 - woke up about 3am feeling like I’d been ran over by a bus. Headache, sinus pressure, cough, sore throat. “Called in” from work - which I’m remote today so no impact on the office. Going back to bed now.
4/13 - 172.8 - still sick but got all of my calories in yesterday. Feeling a little better today but sleep was crap. Hopefully I’m on the upswing. Not sure if I will make the gym tonight. Still really worn down.
4/14 - 171.8 - perks of being sick. I do feel somewhat better today. Going to at least get some walking in and possibly a jog.
4/15 - 172.0 - I’ll take it! I thought it was going to be way more than that. I’m still congested, but feeling soooo much better than I have been. I was able to get a walk/jog in yesterday even with this crud in my head & chest. It felt good!! I got just a tad over 2 miles. I should’ve done a full 3.1 just to see what time I could do it in. Hubby wants Mexican tonight - my weakness 2nd to fried chicken & mashed potatoes. I will get the veggie fajita with no tortillas! Win!
4/16 - 171.7 - Trucking along in the right direction. I slept like crap. This congestion is lingering, otherwise I feel pretty good. Didn’t get my walk in yesterday as planned. Storms on & off today, so we will see how it goes.
4/17 - 173.3 - Ope!! Helllllooooo sodium!
4/18 - 173.0 - Didn’t make the gym yesterday as all the congestion flared back up just when I thought it was heading out. Plan to make the gym tonight and hopefully flush some of this sodium out.
4/19 - 172.6 - was able to do a walk/jog yesterday. This congestion is still lingering 8 days in. With losing weight, I’ve started to notice my bones. I have a collar bone, ribs, hip bones and I can actually feel them now. I find myself feeling them bc I’ve never been able to before. Also, I have to sleep with a pillow or blanket between my knees now. It’s uncomfortable for my knees to lay on top of each other.
@RenaPink11
The 180's have given me back my sternum, my knee bones, my collar bones and especially my hip bones. I sat on a plastic chair the other day and realized I have bones in my butt too! Wow, I forgot about that! It's nice they came back. I can't wait for the 170's when I get my ribs back (LOL)!!! I agree, it's hard not to touch!
LOL! I thought I was just being weird -- I keep feeling my shoulders and my knees. It's like "Oh, there's actually different parts in there!" LOL Like I have seen photos of what bones should be where on my body, but I've never been able to actually feel them.4 -
69 yo female; 5’5”
Thank you @quiltingjaine
SW: 137.0# GW: under 137.0#
This will be “just give me 8 days”before vacation. Plan: eat plant based unprocessed foods; increase hydration; strength training 3x/week minimum.
4/12 137.0#
4/13 136.6#
4/14 137.6#
4/15 137.4#
4/16 137.0#
4/17 136.6#
4/18 136.6#
4/19 137.0 # not below 137 but I’m ok with this.
4/20 travel
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