JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 222

Scallyboo · May 2023

I'm going to join in. Personally I've had a bad two years and put on 70lbs, I am only 5ft 2".
I don't have a specific goal of pounds to lose this round, just want to get my 10K steps in per day and stick to my calories. Lets see how it goes....

02/05: 215.4lbs
03/05: 213.8lbs Had a good day yesterday. Drank my water and hit my 10k steps. Stayed within calories.
04/05: 213lbs Stayed within calories but didn't hit my 10k steps so I'm happy with this drop.
05/05: 213.2lbs. Stayed within calories, drank my water and hit my steps. Not sure why slight upturn but its nothing major.
06/05: 211.8. Hit my steps, drank water and stayed within calories
07/05: 212.4 gave into temptation and over indulged on biscuits.
08/05: 213.4. Don't know why I self sabotage all the time. Went for a hike yesterday, it killed! shinsplints are killing me today. But ate two croissants when letting the dog out for a wee in the middle of the night. Don't know why I do this! Half the time I barely remember, but every time the dog goes out for a wee I end up snacking. Don't know how I will reach 10k steps today with skin splints and blisters on the back of my heels...

penguinstuff · May 2023

RND 222:

5/02: 226
> Missed 221 cause I missed a couple of dates and didn't feel ok to start from the middle, but kept tracking daily. Food was ok, didn't miss a workout. Water is way up, barely any soda, just need to figure out my sleep as well somehow. But the goal this week will be to just keep maintaining those habits.

5/03: 228.8
> I have no idea what that jump was. It was a good day overall. Proper food, proper workout, proper sleep.

5/04: 226.4
> Good day. Did some walking cause it's supposed to be a rest day. It's starting to get easier to stay on track.

5/05: 227
> I think my scale is dead. I always go twice just in case cause mental thing, weighed in a few times this morning, went between 221 to 227, different number each time. Time for a new one I guess. It's pretty old, but I can't be going up and down like that, and if I didn't go up a second time would have been freaked out tomorrow seeing another weird jump again if I just stuck with the 221. Tracking with the highest one. That's an issue.

5/06: 224
> Gonna have to stick to the current scale and trust it as it is for a bit until I can afford a new one. At this point I just hope it's correct and that I soon start seeing change in clothes as well so I can rest my mind. But good day, walked a ton, and still sticking to a workout so yay

5/07: 223.2
> Good day. Overall weekly nutrition has been good as well. This is really helping to not have an out of sight out of mind moment and to stay mindful. Still not seeing a visible change, can't wait for that. I think it will be a game changer.

5/08: 224.6
>Up, down, up, down, ugh.

5/09:
5/10:
5/11:

RND 220
Started: 226
Ended: 229

RND 221 (missed but tracked)
Started: 229
Ended: 225.5

39flavours · May 2023

F42, 5'4
Heaviest: 180.8 (5th July '21)
RGW: 146.2lbs
UGW: 140lbs (trend)
UUGW: 122.4lbs

Past Rounds

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

R177-R210 DNW regained 26.6lbs 😵 Never again!
R211 SW:165.0 GW:163.0 EW:160.8 (-4.2)
R212 SW:161.4 GW:159.0 EW:157.6 (-3.2)
R213 SW:158.0 GW: 156.0 EW: 156.8 (-1.2)
R214 SW:154.4 GW:153.4 EW:154.4 (0.0)
R215 SW:153.4 GW:152.4 EW: 151.6 (-1.8)
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:148.4 (-1.8)
R221 SW:149.0 GW:148.0 EW:146.8 (-2.2)
R222 SW:147.2 GW:146.2 EW:

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4/30 148.2 (trend 148.5)
5/1 146.8 (trend 148.3)
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5/2 147.2 (trend 148.2) Yesterday I had a bit of a day off and just enjoyed myself. I met up with my mum, brother and his family, and we went to a village May Day fair as it was my nephew's 3rd birthday. I didn't have much control over what food and drinks I had as my brother brought a picnic for us all, so I had a big cheese sandwich, crisps, birthday cake, and coffee with sugar. Walking was at toddler-pace so didn't count as exercise! I did play football with my older nephew for a bit, which helped get my heart rate up at least. I'm fully responsible for getting home and eating a mini muffin and some Bournville though! Fresh start today, OH is away until next Thursday, so I have no excuses for overeating, being lazy, or skipping workouts.
I am determined to leave the 150s behind this round and never see them again!
STEPS 8,581

5/3 147.0 (trend 148.0) I had a slow morning, then made it out for a 6 mile hike. Arrived home really hungry but managed to avoid stuffing my face. I had a little snooze as I've been lacking sleep recently then went to the gym for a lower body session. Didn't manage to do my 3 minutes of planking at the end as I started to feel dizzy. I'm glad to see a drop on the scale, but to be honest I was expecting a bit more as I was well under calories yesterday. Maybe water retention from the training as it's been a week since I last did a leg workout.
STEPS 16,161

5/4 146.8 (trend 147.9) Had a day off the gym as it was sunny and lovely out so I went for a 9.5 mile hike instead. Feeling quite stiff today, I have no idea how @musicsax manages to do so much walking every day! Hats off to you! Calories below target but short on protein again.
STEPS 20,759

5/5 147.0 (trend 147.8) Felt really hungry all day but just about managed to stay within calories. 1.45hrs at the gym doing upper body in the morning, then a 2.5 mile walk around town in the evening. Feeling really stiff again today so maybe I'm holding onto some water. I really need a drop if I'm going to make my goal this round.
STEPS 8,635

5/6 145.8 (trend 147.5) I went clothes shopping, needed new gym clothes and some summery bits but I couldn't find anything good anywhere, which was disappointing. I don't like online shopping as it's so hard to find anything that works with my figure and I am not good at returning things on time, but I guess I'll have to give it a try. I was happy to see I look totally different in the changing room mirrors, compared to how I looked in January when I was 20lbs heavier. I also think the weight training has given me a much better shape compared to when I was this weight before, just through calorie restriction. I plan to take some progress photos when I get down to 142lbs so I can do a side by side with ones I have taken before in 2021.
STEPS 4,721

5/7 145.2 (trend 147.2) I was quite confused at this scale weight this morning, I was expecting to definitely be up at least a pound. Not much tmi for 2 days and I ate loads of fibre yesterday plus a whole bag of salted microwave popcorn to myself, so I should have had water retention. It was a very rainy day and I woke up feeling blah and didn't feel like doing anything at all. I basically stayed on the sofa all day and didn't wear my step tracker. Not a great mindset to be in, I need to get my act together today.
STEPS???

5/8 145.8 (trend 147.0) 1hr lower body workout in the morning, then gardening for a few hours, tackling an overgrown phormium and lugging bags of gravel around. Went for a 4 mile walk in the evening. I snacked on houmous, veggies and crisps for dinner, bit of a binge on the crisps to be honest and a few gin and tonics, whoops. I think it's because it was such a lovely, sunny day and smelling all the barbecues in the air and seeing all the pics of people having community coronation tea parties and picnics around the country made me want to join in!
STEPS 15,300

5/9
5/10
5/11

STEP total: 74,157 / 85,000 round goal

39flavours · May 2023

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@musicsax our bodies do stiffen up if we don't keep moving, that's for sure! I lift weights most days, but if I go more than 3 days without lifting then when I do I'm really suffering the next day. Walking 9 miles takes me around 3hrs, it's a big commitment and tricky with our UK weather, although we've had some really nice days recently. Do you get out for one big walk a day or do you break it up into smaller chunks?

Either depending on what other commitments I have & also whether away in our caravan with DH. You're right about the UK weather, there are plenty times when I have to cut a walk short cuz of the rain and I never go out if it is already raining heavy. What I will say though is if wherever I go if it is feasible to walk then I will. To visit MIL, to my seasonal job, nails appt, DS's.
This weekend we have come away for the weekend; brought our caravan up to Rhos on Sea, so plan on walking to Llandudno & Colwyn Bay before we return home.

This was me yesterday, I used the rain we had here as an excuse to not go out and instead was shamefully lazy all day. I should have just chucked on a waterproof and got on with it.
Your post has me yearning for Wales! I haven't been for a couple of years and being half Welsh it's not acceptable! I've not really ever explored North Wales, other than a day mountain biking in Bangor and climbing Snowden (not sure if that counts as North, and I should be calling it yr Wddfa now) but looking at Colwyn Bay on Google maps, it looks gorgeous! I must go there soon.
Hope you're having a lovely time and the weather has been fair for you

Thank you, I think Snowdonia does count as North Wales, and thank you we've had an amazing time. Hope you get back to your roots soon xx

Wishing you a safe journey home!

jspecies11 · May 2023

RND 222
69 yo female; 5’5”
SW 137.0#
Goals: strength training 3x/wk minimum; eat plant based high quality foods

5/2 136.6#
5/3 137.6#
5/4 137.0#
5/5 137.4#
5/6 136.6#
5/7 135.5#
5/8 136.0# I’m starting riding lessons again today after being out of the saddle when my horses passed away 6 years ago.. A little nervous to starting again at my age but what the heck.
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PaulyJoMomma · May 2023

RND 222 SW

5/2 - 239.8 lbs

5/3 - 241.2 lbs

5/4 - DNW

5/5 - DNW Having some emotional issues IRL related to my relationship that shut me down. Will get back on track. I even worked out for 72 min to get some of my emotions regulated a bit and make me too tired to be emotional. 😅

5/6 - 243.2 lbs ❤️‍🩹😒 I knew this weigh-in would be bad. Ugh. I overdid it for sure with junk and I can’t believe how easily I succumbed to it. GEESH! I plan to go back to my new-ish habit where I have an alarm set for every two hours and I do some sort of movement or exercise for 10 min at least each time my alarm goes off. I am going to try to do this every day and see what happens. I need to get back to my food & fitness journaling —which I like bc it keeps me really accountable to myself and helps me track the different tactics or new ways of being I implement to promote a healthier way of eating and being.

5/7 - 239.0 lbs 🥰🤩🫢 Well Holly I see my weird weight loss & gain trend is still in effect. It’s like my body gets down to a certain weight, then my mind is like “hold up, no no, this b*tch is trying to starve us then it does something hormonally triggering an uptick in weight that can only hold a short bit/few days, then it drops back to that lower weight, then descends again. 🤫🤔🤥. I know I just made up a story, but it sounded interesting anyway! Back to healthy eating habits past few days. Had to skip dinner in some instances so I could hit my fast start time as scheduled. I have found that out of all my revolutionized new ways of eating & doing fitness on this journey sticking strictly to my fast schedule has been a SIGNIFICANT determining factor in how well I do with this journey. I plan to workout today. I took a break yesterday because I had a twinge of some discomfort in my back and with two herniated discs I don’t want to hurt myself to the point where I can’t workout at all for several months —which has happened when I overdo it in the past. 🫤

5/8 - 238.0 lbs 😏 Experiencing pain in my upper right side of my back —probably from overdoing it during my last workout when I know I was overdoing it while experiencing stress & being upset by relationship crap so that is what I get. I will take it easy again today and maybe try some Pilates from some apps that I got recently and/or some extensive stretching session.

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SModa61 · May 2023

Round 222
May 2 – May 11, 2023

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

Goal for Round 222 – I want to start the process of transitioning to maintaining. While I would like to get to 126 (roughly weight at daughter’s wedding), I also don’t want just an “on” “off” switch. I’d like to finally start filling in the supplement section that I have claimed I was doing since February. And, I’d like to start expanding what I do for exercise. For a weight, I would like to end the round no higher than the nice surprise of 128.2 with which I started the round.

During this round, I have DEXA scan, BMR, and risk assessment on May 6th. Entering a chipped 5K on May 7th (not sure if walking or running, but I need do it to adjust my comfort zone). Mammogram on May 8th. Annual physical also on May 8th. Likely, all my annual blood work and such on May 9th. Then Dentist on May 11. A regular apmt except for it will be the first time seeing the dentist since starting Invisalign, which then includes me brushing, flossing, water picking, rinsing, etc, many many times a day. Going to be an informative round.

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 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 221 130.0 4/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11.5 oz
Round 222 128.2 5/1/23 Harry 10 lb 15 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz

Exercise & Supplements

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

5/02 – Rainy day. Used the Apple+ Fitness for the first time in 2023, and the first time ever in Andover. Did 30 min spin (just did steady state at 26), then a 10 minute core

5/03 – No exercise

5/04 – Practice loop w/ hills to prepare for Sunday 5K. “The Loop”

today 3.4 miles 43:26 min 12’45” pace 294 cal 150 avg bpm 135w avg power mixed run/walk (40 min 5k)

prior 3.4 miles 48:08 min 14’08” pace 272 cal 132 avg bpm all walk (44:44 min 5k)

5/05 – nothing, following instructions for RMR test tomorrow morning

5/06 – “CC Roads” – 5.84 miles, 86:52 min, 14’52” pace, elevation gain 434 ft, active calories 446

5/07 – Colleen Ritzer 5k, 35:54 min, came in 22nd out of 204 females aged 60 to 69

5/08 –

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SW: 128.2

Day/Weight/Comment

5/02 – 129.2 Had a visit with my friends Ben and Jerry, that I have not seen in 2023. Oh, well. The irony is that I was thinking how I would not buy this flavor again, as I finished the ice cream pint. I even thought how I could throw the rest away, but I ate it anyhow. The good thing is that I tracked it, and I stepped on the scale today despite knowing what was coming. The questions that come from this are 1) why did I allow myself to purchase it? It was on sale and was thinking I would find a day to make the ice cream work (just not yesterday) 2) why did I allow myself this stress response? Less than 24 hours from getting home we found out the master bathroom shower is somehow leaking through the walls into the basement and we are now facing getting a plumber and potentially wall repairs to our newly refinished bathroom after he gets done. Still, that is not an excuse and something to improve.

On a positive note, I did my first Massachusetts walk yesterday. Not super long, only 3.4 miles, but I had a great walking pace, especially since I have not seen a hill in ages (Florida elevation gain during my walk is 7 ft, but yesterday was 208 ft). It also got my BPM up to a nice rate. Average was 132 BPM, with a high of 150+.

I swear that sharing with this group is like therapy!!

5/03 – 129.6 Yup, the ice cream sale was buy “2”. At least it is over and done with. Otherwise the day was really good. I finally used the Apple+ Fitness that we have set up. I did a 30 minute spin (but only at steady state) and then a 10 minute core (meh, I’ve had better). I am reset and ready for a great day today.

5/04 – 129.8 I need to stop this cycle. Yesterday was no exercise. Perpetual rain. I should have used the Apple +. I did not. Had perfect calorie day, until about 9 PM. Then I found M&M’s that my MIL had me bring from Florida to use in baking. Gone. Being home, I am getting scattered again.

Today, I am heading to my parents at the assisted living. Today starts my next 8 to 9 months of dealing with their hoarding. Getting involved in their financials, and dealing with estate and medical issues. In all that, I need to remember me, and to not resort to Netflix and eating as a stress relief.

Just finished dinner prep. Now heading to MFP diary to pre-track my day, and try to get some early morning exercise.

Late add: I got my butt outside in the cold cold drizzle and did a run/walk of the hilly neighborhood. Getting ready for Sunday and my baseline 5k.

5/05 – 129.2 Finally, a back on track day. Three days with bad dietary endings. Good to see some of the gain was temporary. But I can do math, so I know there were some surplus calories that make a gain real.

Today, being smart before my fun tests tomorrow. For the RMR, to get as accurate a number as possible, one is to avoid things that might ramp up ones metabolism. These things include exercise, stimulants such as coffee, and then there are constraints regarding food such as being fasted tomorrow morning. So anyhow, no coffee or exercise for me today. But I have plenty of other things to accomplish today, so that’s ok.

5/06 – 129.4 Did not get my post up this morning. But had a good busy day. Did my DEXA scan, RMR, AI risk calcs, visited with DD, SIL & DGS, picked up my packets for tomorrow’s 5K, walked the cats, and did an experimental neighborhood walk. Will post info on the scans and such later.

5/07 – 128.4 Actually very excited for the number. Last night after my busy day, I bent the wrong way picking up a mostly empty box and I got a back zinger. It’s clearly another bulging disk issue that I have had before. I took a solid dose of Naproxen Sodium, which I know can cause fluid retention/weigh gain. Anyhow, going to be an interesting morning. I have to leave for the 5K in 45 minutes. Then once home, I have lots of work to do to get ready for a contractor who is coming early tomorrow morning. Regarding the 5K, I will enter it even if it means I am only walking it. I want to get comfortable with competing every now and then.

Adding: turns out I never put up my post earlier this morning. I survived the 5k! Now to clean!

5/08 – 129.0 Yesterday was interesting as my back was in significant pain, and I was debating about trying to run during the 5K at all. But I really wanted to try, and to obtain a baseline for an officially timed 5k with running (years ago I walked one or two – my walking is pretty fast). Got there early, with around 3600 others (Look up Colleen Ritzer if you are curious about who this honored). Lots of time to kill, and lots of feeling my sore back (I did take a second max dose of NS). Got to the starting line and decided to see what would happen if I ran. I could always stop and walk. Race starts uphill. :’( and all my exercise until a week ago has been in the keys that is beyond flat. I actually ran almost the whole time. I allowed myself two breaks. One less than .2 miles and the other .03 miles. For the second .03 break, BPM was 178 (planning to verify with PCP today that that is ok to do).

Getting back to what was interesting. At the end of the race, I had zero back pain, and had forgotten about it. About a half hour or so later, it returned.

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LisaPower123 · May 2023

Good Morning!

My why

I 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 did an extended fast on April 9th that lasted almost 9 days. That got me back on track after Easter.

Round 218 SW 232.4 EW 231lbs (-1.4)
Round 219 EW 229lbs (-2)
Round 220 220.2lbs (-8.8) (Extended fast)
round 221 220.6 (+0.6) (normal after an extended fast)

Goals for this round:
Zone 2 cardio 150 minutes
Weightlifting 5x

RND 221 EW 220.6

5/2 Goal 219.3/Actual 219.8
Moving forward from the last round. I wasn’t able to fast yesterday because my stomach hurt. I wasn’t feeling well so my activity was low. I did work a full day. Today I will concentrate on drinking enough water & I will attempt to continue my fast. I am still behind. I guess I will see how I feel after my coffee & go from there.
5/3 Goal 218.6/Actual 219.4
Still not feeling great, I was up for 2 hours during the night with a very sore stomach. Hopefully this passes soon because I need energy next week to work since the weather will be better. I won’t fast when I am feeling crappy. I just don’t want the added discomfort but maybe it is exactly what my body needs to clear this gastrointestinal virus or whatever is going on. I don’t usually get stuff like this so I don’t even know how to deal with it. I know people usually resort to the BRATs diet for situations like this but none of that fits my macros. I feel like oatmeal would be soothing but I think it is more a comfort food which doesn’t work for my food is fuel new way of life.
5/4 Goal 218.3/Actual 219.2
Slowly, ever so slowly creeping down in the right direction. I slept through the night (thanks to gravol) but still feel nauseous this morning. I ate pasta yesterday which did make my stomach feel settled, but I would rather not eat that. I won’t fast again even though I have been behind for several days until I feel better. As long as the gap stays small I know I can catch up quickly.
5/5 Goal 217.9/Actual 219.6
This is how easy it is to get off track from my goals. I have been working every day. I haven’t been feeling great. So with working & being sick I have not gone to the gym. I have eaten some foods that do not fit my macros, while I have logged most things & calories have been reasonable I am not meeting my targets. Today is a planned “treat day” for cinco de mayo, but since I am feeling better I will go to the gym. I am just having Mexican take out but no margaritas. Tomorrow I will start another extended fast.
5/6 Goal 217.6/Actual 219.9
Well yesterday went as planned & will continue today. I have leftovers that I am not willing to give up so another treat day on tap followed by a 5-7 day fast starting tomorrow. I have logged everything today & I am sure my weight will be up but I know it will come right back down. No big deal.
5/7 Goal 217.2/Actual 220.9
Wow look at that! Being tired, eating junk, just destroyed 2 weeks of progress 🤦‍♀️. Will I learn from it? Probably not. I will just use fasting as a tool to get back where I want. I have not felt good this past week & neither eating healthy nor the junk from the past 2 days have helped. Hopefully fasting will kick whatever it is out.

5/8 Goal 216.8/Actual 220
Still not feeling great. I threw up a few times before bed last night. I planned to start my fast in the afternoon but decided to eat supper. I wish I knew what was up with my stomach. Hopefully this week will be the reset it needs. I may start some probiotics when I end my fast & I may eat carnivore for a couple of weeks just to see if it is food related. Maybe eliminating stuff is what I need to do. I also added a new supplement which I won’t be taking this week.

5/9 Goal 216.5/Actual
5/10 Goal 216.2/Actual
5/11 Goal 215.8/Actual

CamandJarvis · May 2023

You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before

31, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2 164.5 164.9 Dec 31, 2022 165.5 Jan 5, 2023
GW: 130-135

Previous Rounds:

R69: 158.1; R70: 156.5; R71: 156.3 R72: 156.3; R73: 155.2; R74: 155.4; R75: 156.1; R76: 155.6; R80: 153.2; R81: 154.3; R82: 154.1; R84: 156.5; R89: 156.7; R91: 160.1; R93: 159.3; R94: 156.1; R98: 154.5; R99: 155.9; R100: 152.8; R101: 149.7; R102: 149.0; R103: 149.0; R104: 146.2; R105: 146.6; R106: 144.6; R107: 146.8; R108: 147.7; R109: 148.1; R110: 150.1; R111: 154.3; R112: 152.6; R113: 151.7; R121: 153.0; R122: 154.8; R123: 153.9; R124: 153.4; R125: 155.6; R126: 152.3; R127: 151.5; R128: 151.0; R129: 151.0; R130: 152.6; R131: 153.9; R132: 150.6; R133: 151.2; R134: 149.3; R135: 149.5; R136: 148.4; R137: 147.9; R138: 148.4; R139: 151.9; R140: 150.4; R141: 150.4; R142: 144.0; R143: 144.2; R144: 147.0; R145: 145.7; R146: 145.9; R147: 145.9; R148: 146.5; R149: 147.3; R150: 146.8; R151: 147.9; R152: 147.7; R153: 147.2; R154: 147.0; R155: 144.7; R157: 146.1; R158: 146.6; R159: 146.3; R160: 150.2; R161: 146.7; R162: 144.6; R163: 146.2; R164: 147.3; R165: 146.3; R166: 148.5; R167: 147; R168: 148.4; R169: 151.4; R170: 148.9; R171: 144.8 R172: DNW; R173: 146.1; R174: 147.9; R175: 145.9; R176: 150.5; R177: 149.3; R179: 150.5; R180: 151.6; R181: DNW; R182: 150.2; R183: 152.9; R184: 153.4; R185: 151.3; R186: 152.3; R187: 151.8; R188: 150.9; R189: 152.6; R190: DNW; R191: 154.8; R192: 155.5; R193: 155.2; R194: 156.5; R195: DNW; R196: 155.7; R197: DNW; R198: 156.1; R199: DNW; R200: DNW; R201: 159.8; R202: 159.7; R203: 160.5; R204: DNW; R205: DNW; R206: 161.7; R207: 163.6; R208: DNW; R209: 164.5; R210: 163.9; R211: DNW; R212: 163.1; R123: 162.1; R214: 162.1; R215: 160.4; R216: 160.4; R217: 159.6; R218: 159.0; R219: 159.6; R220: 157.6; R221: 156.5

Last weight
05/01 - 156.5

Round Goal: 155.x
Workout: 3x/week - M-W-F C25K training, JTues/Thurs strength or yoga, regular walks with pups (weather permitting)
Nutrition: Log daily

Day, Weight, Comment
5/02 - 157.0
5/03 - 157.8
5/04 - 157.3
5/05 - 156.5
5/06 - 155.7
5/07 - 157.3
5/08 - 156.3 - I'm actually shocked. I figured, at best, I'd still be in the 157.x range. I guess the lactose pills helped more than I anticipated and my efforts all day yesterday, minus dinner, to push water and be mindful paid off. I'd love to see 155.x again by end of round and I think that is more than doable if I stick to my goals. Today (and Wednesday and Friday) are 25 minute straight runs. I'm not sure I'm mentally (or physically) ready to take on these hills, but I need to do it. This week is 25 minutes, next week is 28 minutes (3x) and the following week is the final with 30 minutes (3x). From there, I'll just be running to maintain until the 5k itself, probably repeating the 30 minute runs to focus on increasing distance (I won't hit 5k in 30 minutes at my current pace - I'm closer to 40 minutes right now. My fastest ever was 37:11) or running for distance instead of time. Unsure the plan for lunch and dinner, but I've got carrots and spinach plus I stocked up on frozen veg again so I can piece something together fairly easily for lunch. Goal to hit 10k steps will be easier with the run involved but, if weather holds, I'll try to take the pups out after dinner for a walk. Especially as it's supposed to rain/storm the remainder of the week if the forecast is correct (it was supposed to storm Thursday-Sunday but nothing, not even rain, so I'm not 100% sure it really will this week)
5/09
5/10
5/11

Previous Day's Comments

5/02 - No worries -- DOMS and/or sodium. I know dinner had quite a bit of salt included in it so I'm not too surprised if it's that. Wouldn't also surprise me if my muscles were holding on to a little extra from yesterday after a week off from workouts. Just because I don't feel sore, doesn't mean I'm not retaining anything in that regards. I am exceptionally sleepy this morning. The dogs and I had a rough night (they had a rough night and being a light sleeper, I was dragged into it involuntarily). I think I'll focus on yoga today as my "strength workout" since I am so sleepy. Maybe a little wake up one this morning and a little bedtime routine to help relax me before I curl up to read tonight? I'll aim for both, but will certainly knock out this morning's. Hopefully, too, a nice after dinner walk to help add movement for both the dogs and I.
5/03 - Cheese, sodium, and BF sabotaged me hahaha!. He wanted to clean up the drink counter. There were 3 bottles with 1-2 drinks worth left in them. He had 3 drinks all night (small ones) and he made me a vodka soda (sparkling water - which I already had open to drink by itself prior to this brilliant clean up plan). I wasn't planning to drink, but I had the calories and I figured enjoying ONE with BF won't hurt. I had an unsweetened sparkling water, as usual, open but he prefers the sweetened. Only he discovered the sweetened ones taste horrible in his drink of preference so he took my unsweetened and gave me his sweetened one. Unfortunately, I realized just earlier this morning after researching - the sweetened sparkling water from HEB is artificially sweetened with sucralose. Between the cheese (which always causes bloat) from enchiladas last night, the alcohol (which disturbs my normal digestion), fizziness (which usually doesn't impact me in the small amounts I drink it but it could help contribute in this situation so I'm mentioning it), and then realizing that the artificial sweetener CAN indeed cause bloating or digestive issues, I'm not surprised I'm up. I look so bloated, especially at and below the belly button. I feel heavy in the intestine area, too. Unsure dinner tonight (hopefully healthier/more balanced) but I have leftover boiled chicken thighs. Thinking burrito bowl of sorts? I don't have much by way of veg (frozen potato/pepper mix I think) due to not being able to go to the store to stock up so I'm limited on including those. I'll figure something out that isn't terribly unhealthy. I do have one or two servings of fruit left to make my protein smoothie should I get hungry early enough after my run to have breakfast and not simply wait until lunch. If there are 2 servings, the other will be for Friday after my run. I'm off work Friday so I'll be headed to the store to stock up then and will likely need a breakfast that can hold me over until after my errands. Okay, it's bright enough for a run. 10 min run, 2 min walk, 10 min run and done today! Starting Friday it is straight runs, no walking breaks. Oof. Hopefully I can manage this (physically I've proven I can, mentally I struggle still). Once I'm back I'll catch up on all the posts I've missed between yesterday and this morning
5/04 - May the Fourth be with you! Cheese dropped but sodium didn't. I requested garlic mashed potatoes with my steak for dinner and had no idea just how much sodium gets put into it. BF uses the garlic salt (and claims it's 95% garlic, 5% salt when, in fact, it's the opposite...sigh, there's no convincing him otherwise). He put a ton of garlic salt on the steaks, the amount in the mashed potatoes made me want to gag, AND EVEN THE CORN. No wonder I'm always bloated! I'm not a salt person, either. I don't add it to anything, really so my cooking all day vs his cooking dinner is a huge difference. I'll need to pay more attention to those things going forward if I hope to avoid the bloat. I'm about to take the dogs for a walk this morning as my legs are very sore from yesterday's run up those hills. I'm thinking, if I have time, I'll do a quick morning yoga before I hop on work or I'll do some yoga at my lunch break before we head to Thirsty Thursday. Also a debate I'll have this morning: order a chicken wrap and make myself stop at 1/2 a wrap OR eat before I leave and hope I don't get munchy and order something because I'm the only one not eating while there. I'll log both and see the impact on my day before I decide. I think I'll skip drinks, if I can, while out. Especially since at this time, I'm not sure if we're coming home to cook or if we're going to Fam's to eat after.
5/05 - FamWife cooked dinner - crock pot beef ragu (first time I've ever had that! She made it with spaghetti noodles this time like a bougie spaghetti but she said she's made it before to use in her lasagna. Yum!) She also had the caesar salad kit - not the healthiest, but it's greens on the plate. Overall, it wasn't a totally unhealthy meal and light on salt! I spent about 10 minutes taking the last 4 bites of dinner trying to eat at a painfully slow pace. I'm trying to do that now - I leave several bites on my plate and eat them very slowly to allow my body to say "I'm content, you can stop now!" I did finish the plate, but I also chugged water. The water made me feel overly full for about 5 minutes and then I was satisfied. A win! Today is going to be crazy. Apparently FamWife is in this MOPs thing (Mothers of Preschoolers but it's moms off all ages helping each other out and getting together). As a "stepmom" I'm invited to tonight's "Mom Prom" and it's 90s theme. My 90s grunge/punk is showing in the fact that I have 2 different outfits that fit that profile already in my closet haha! It starts at 7 but the boys and kids (BF, FamHub, both kids) doing dinner so I guess I'm on my own for dinner? I'll figure it out. Today is 22 minute run which I'll do once I give my body time to settle after this coffee. Grocery run this morning and then I suppose just hanging out until "Mom Prom"
5/06 - Oh my goodness! Though I can't say I'm too shocked. "Mom Prom" last night was lots and lots of movement. MFP said I had an extra 1,433 calories from exercise I could eat and still hit my deficit goals. Fitbit said I burned over 3,000 calories total through the day. Lots of dancing to old 90's songs and absolutely no sitting. The only time I sat yesterday was driving errands, then driving to the Mom Prom and home and when eating lunch and dinner. 16,272 steps and 7.34 miles. Whew. I'm sore and exhausted today. In an hour and a half we have Fire Department classroom training followed by hands-on. Not sure what or how intense hands-on training will be - I suppose it partially depends on how many people are available for it. I plan to eat some eggs and toast beforehand to ensure I have enough fuel in the tank for it. Especially since it lasts until about 12-1pm so lunch will be later than my normal as well. Depending on the training, I should get plenty of steps in this morning and it'll count as a "functional fitness" workout.
5/07 - This is 100% last minute late night pizza and eating near maintenance. I simply hope the bloat and such drops off as much as possible for tomorrow, I have a weekly weigh in for 12 weeks and I'm up nearly a pound from last Monday as of right now. I'd like to stay the same, if not lower - no increases! Pizza was our fault- we didn't pull anything from the freezer to thaw in time for dinner. The last minute late night? We had a fire call right as I was making the dough (it was done, just needed to be shaped) so we left to go assist. Small grass fire, but it pushed dinner back and we didn't finish eating until about 8-8:30pm. Oof. I did stay up and march in place to hit 10k steps, though. It is my new May goal to do so. I missed May 1st and 2nd, but I'm marching in place before bed to get it now. Once I post I'm taking these pups for a nice morning walk. Not sure plans today other than my walk and my plan to stay mindful and careful of my intake with plenty of water. Going to be a warm one, too, so extra water is important.
5/08
5/09
5/10

playhardkf2017 · May 2023

Hi! This weekend I completely forgot to pop in and say hello. On Friday, my allergies hit me like a ton of bricks in the afternoon and I spent Saturday doing the bare minimum and then they became a bit more tolerable yesterday. I was able to run with my friend I'm doing the five mile race with in a couple weeks and get some grocery shopping and chores done.

I am officially in the 120 range at 120.9 this morning which was really exciting for me. My cut is ending this Wednesday and then I'll slowly start increasing my calories to see how high I can push them without gaining. Looking forward to being able to eat more and have more energy/sleep better/be able to push more while working out with the extra energy.

I started my day off with yoga this morning and I always feel amazing afterwards. Yesterday I made myself two types of nut butter to add to my protein shakes for some extra pizazz. They were a chocolate hazelnut butter spiked with a scoop if instant cold brew coffee powder and then a vanilla macadamia cahsew but butter. Both taste divine! I'm happy to share the recipes if anyone is interested!

Have a lovely Monday!

fmfdfa2020 · May 2023

CamandJarvis wrote: »

fmfdfa2020 wrote: »

5/05 165.8 I haven't posted since 4/27. I had a medical emergency - ICU/Hosp for 5 days. I can't exert myself, absolutely no exercise including treadmill, rower, weights, etc., for an entire 6 months. So, another adjustment in this unpredicatable life. I came out on the otherside, though, and very grateful! 🙏🙏🙏
It will take days to catch up with everyone's progress, but look forward to reading thru all.
05/06 165.8
@mkksemail @musicsax Thank you for your kind comments!
05/07 165.8
@gomifune @deepwoodslady @SModa61 Thank you for your thoughtful comments!💚
Right now, I'm trying to determine how in the world I can keep muscle mass while still losing weight but when I'm not exercising. I have an appt next Monday with the surgeon and will talk more about walking as long as my heart rate stays low. I'm trying to figure out if eating more protein will help, and how much.

I hope you can find a solution that works for you and assists in a quick and healthy recovery. I am glad to see you back, though, and hope that there are no more frightening situations in the future for you or any of us

@CamandJarvis Thank you! 💚

fmfdfa2020 · May 2023

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 (with a maintenace day thrown in every now and then.
Exercise: Row, Walk, Bike, Weights, Dance, Jazzercise, Kayak, Hike
Water: Shoot for 80oz per day
Binge-Free & Sugar-Free for 100 days (46 days at the beginning of this round)
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.

If I quit now, I will soon be back to where I started. And when I started, I so desperately wanted to be where I am now.

Last Weight - Round 221 on 4/27: 169.0
Round 222
Previous Days' Posts

5/02
5/03
5/04
5/05 165.8 I haven't posted since 4/27. I had a medical emergency - ICU/Hosp for 5 days. I can't exert myself, absolutely no exercise including treadmill, rower, weights, etc., for an entire 6 months. So, another adjustment in this unpredicatable life. I came out on the otherside, though, and very grateful! 🙏🙏🙏
It will take days to catch up with everyone's progress, but look forward to reading thru all.
05/06 165.8
@mkksemail @musicsax Thank you for your kind comments!

05/07 165.8
@gomifune @deepwoodslady @SModa61 Thank you for your thoughtful comments!💚
Right now, I'm trying to determine how in the world I can keep muscle mass while still losing weight but when I'm not exercising. I have an appt next Monday with the surgeon and will talk more about walking as long as my heart rate stays low. I'm trying to figure out if eating more protein will help, and how much.

05/08 165.8 It just doesn't seem possible to weigh the exact same thing this many days in a row.

It's an absolutely gorgeous day here in Maine. Blackflies are swarming here in the woods where I live, though, so I may go sit by the ocean (no walking, yet).
Hi @mkksemail I believe I saw a posting where you said you live in Maine. What part? I live about 15 miles inland from Ogunquit. I also think I read a post from @SModa61 about living part-time in Maine??

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.
I want to see what happens when I don't give up!

100-day Binge-free Challenge starting March 6…
*=1 successful day / ⭐=10 successful days / ^=1 oops Day
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐***

100-day Sugar-free Challenge starting March 6…
*=1 successful day / 💚=10 successful days / ^=1 oops Day
💚💚💚💚💚💚***

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 / ^=1 oops Day
✳✳✳✳^^✳✳✳^^✳✳✳
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 06 - Day 00: 179.6 Day after 2-day binge
March 07 - Day 00: DNW
March 08 - Day 00: DNW

March 09 - Day 01: 177.5 2-pounds water weight gone. Day 1 Tracking
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
April 20 - Day 43: DNW
April 21 - Day 44: DNW
April 22 - Day 45: DNW
April 23 - Day 46: DNW
April 24 - Day 46: 168.8
April 25 - Day 47: 169.0
April 26 - Day 48: 169.6
April 27 - Day 49: 169.0 - Hosp/ER
April 28 - Day 50: DNW - Hospital
April 29 - Day 51: DNW - Hospital
April 30 - Day 52: DNW - Hospital
May 01 - Day 53: DNW - Hospital
May 02 - Day 54: DNW
May 03 - Day 55: DNW
May 04 - Day 56: DNW
May 05 - Day 57: 165.8
May 06 - Day 58: 165.8
May 07 - Day 59: 165.8
May 08 - Day 60: 165.8

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

schmoyew · May 2023

It's been awhile but I swear this time I'm staying until I reach my goal...

Original Start Weight (4/20/2021) - 304
Lowest Weight (2/18/2022 ) - 193.1
Current Weight (5/4/2023) - 213.8
Round Goal Weight - 213.0

5/4/23 - 213.8 - I'm back and ready to be held accountable. While I work out daily and burn over 1,000 calories, my brain uses that as an excuse to snack and snack and snack. Obviously I'm not burning off all that I'm eating. My pants are tighter, my workouts aren't as good as they should be. Writing here keeps me in check. If my numbers go up, I have to show you all. I have to step on the scale every day. This morning I did a 30 minute Peloton ride and a 20 minute yoga. Tonight I'll walk the pups, get a quick strength class in and more yoga.
5/5/23 - 211.0 - I sweat a lot this morning so this makes sense. I always weigh in post-workout so numbers will always fluctuate a bit but a tough ride + leg day is going to produce more sweat than yoga yesterday. A few times yesterday I went to grab something to snack on but knowing I'd have to post here made me stop. If I can get under 200 by my daughters birthday (7/31), I'll take that as a temporary win. I'm going to try to not drink tonight... Let's see how this goes.
5/6/23 - 209.6 - Not going to count my chickens til they hatch but I’ll take 2 good days in a row. Have a fancy dinner tonight for wife’s birthday (they have an incredible warm donut sundae…). So I woke up early to get a longer ride in and some strength classes, still have to walk the dogs and cut the grass so I can fit some good food in!
5/7/23 - 213.2 - LOL this just shows the difference in working out vs not. Slept in too late and have to go to a baptism so I’ll have to workout later. Doesn’t help that last nights meal was very heavy… we will course correct!
5/8/23 - 213.2 - Same weight but that's okay. It was a busy weekend and busy weekends make for quick food choices and maybe not as much working out as I'd have liked. Woke up and did a 45 minute ride and 20 minutes of strength so I feel decent. Just have to make good food decisions today.

SModa61 · May 2023

@SheilaBoneham The DEXAscan was fun. Results were actually so good that I have been googling whether or not they are accurate. The "AI" can be read about here https://www.dexafitboston.com/dexafitdx. RMR is Resting Metabolic Rate. It is supposed to be very similar to BMR but easier to calculate/obtain. RMR is done in a rested fasted state, no exercise 24 hr prior, and no stimulants (plus few other parameters). As for the AI, I am glad I did it out of curiosity, but, in my case, I am not sure that I gained that much from it.

Results:
RMR was 1469 and was deemed 19% above what would be calculated for me based on ht, wt, gender, age. So that was nice news and might explain when I target 1430 for my daily calories, I lose weight.
Harris-Benedict predicts BMR of 1234.9
Mifflin St. Jeor predicts BMR of 1151
I am curious what number MFP thinks is my BMR. Is there a place for me to look?

From the DEXAscan, my body fat was 28.2% (suggests I aim for 25%, but wondering if they are keeping age in mind), visceral fat was .46 lb, android/gynoid ratio was 0.68 (want <1.0 and ideal is .6 - .8), and total bone mass is 4.7 lbs. It does suggest that I gain 4 lb in lean muscle mass, and not surprisingly, I do have some asymmetry.

For my bone density, T-score was 1.00 (ie one standard deviation above the bones of an average healthy 30 year old female, 84th percentile), and z score was 2.3 (ie 2.3 standard deviations above the bones of average healthy woman my age, 98.93th percentile).

From the DEXAFit DX AI, I got that I have a .3/100 risk of Heart disease, a body Comp score of A+, 38/100 risk of type 2 diabetes, and a longevity score of 95 years.

I guess we need to re-examine our financial plans so I don't outlive our money. :P

Machias1949 · May 2023

74 years-old great-grandmother (5'2")
ON 8/29/2022: I was 134 LBS and had a 33” natural waist-
Average weight recorded for August’22: 134 started exercising
Average weight recorded for September ‘22: 130
Average weight recorded for October ‘22: 127-started thyroid pill-hypothyroidism
Average weight recorded for November ‘22: 124
Average weight recorded for December ‘22: 120
Average weight recorded for January ‘23-117.5
Average weight recorded for February ‘23-116.5
Average weight recorded for March ‘23- 117.2
Average weight recorded for April ‘23-116.8

MAINTENANCE 114-118
Lessons Learned for maintenance: 1) exercise at least 30 minutes five {5} days a week 2) try to walk no less than 10,000 steps a day 3) If/when my weight creeps up (118.1-119 LBS) increase the incline on the treadmill and add a burst of running to routine 4) eat a low-calorie salad before eating dinner 5) limit fried, breaded, and salty food 6) continue to add ice cubes to my daily 5 oz glass of wine 7) eat fish for dinner at least 2 times a week 8) eight to nine hours of sleep a night 9) Of the 64oz of water (+ plus two capfuls of lemon) daily-drink 8oz of water a half hour before each meal 10) three (3) meals a day and 1-2 small snacks, nothing after dinner. 11) take my thyroid pill on an empty stomach an hour before drinking coffee and 4 hours before other pills 12) Average out the weight for the week so as to have a running record of the “Average weight recorded” for every month.

Round 221-ended 05/01-116.0
Round 222 RSW 116.0

05/02-116.0
05/03-116.5
05/04-116,2
05/05-116.0
05/06-116.7
05/07-116.6-My leg is still hurting so I think I will need to try and see my doctor. I suspect it may have something to do with a fatty tumor in my thigh.
05/08-116.6- A MIRACLE- after a great dinner last night at a friend's home with LOTS of wine: I thought the scale would punish me but I guess it decided to give me a pass!

fmfdfa2020 · May 2023

playhardkf2017 wrote: »

Hi! This weekend I completely forgot to pop in and say hello. On Friday, my allergies hit me like a ton of bricks in the afternoon and I spent Saturday doing the bare minimum and then they became a bit more tolerable yesterday. I was able to run with my friend I'm doing the five mile race with in a couple weeks and get some grocery shopping and chores done.

I am officially in the 120 range at 120.9 this morning which was really exciting for me. My cut is ending this Wednesday and then I'll slowly start increasing my calories to see how high I can push them without gaining. Looking forward to being able to eat more and have more energy/sleep better/be able to push more while working out with the extra energy.

I started my day off with yoga this morning and I always feel amazing afterwards. Yesterday I made myself two types of nut butter to add to my protein shakes for some extra pizazz. They were a chocolate hazelnut butter spiked with a scoop if instant cold brew coffee powder and then a vanilla macadamia cahsew but butter. Both taste divine! I'm happy to share the recipes if anyone is interested!

Have a lovely Monday!

Hi @playhardkf2017 I would love the recipes for the nut butter. I don't eat many nuts due to allergies but I would like to make it for my husband. They sound so amazing! I never thought about adding nut butter to a protein shake - interesting. I'm trying to help my husband get more protein since he doesn't eat much meat. How do you add protein to your shakes? A protein powder? A certain brand? (If anyone else has a protein powder you like, I would appreciate the info.) Thanks!

huango · May 2023

SModa61 wrote: »

Round 222
Got to the starting line and decided to see what would happen if I ran. I could always stop and walk. Race starts uphill. :’( and all my exercise until a week ago has been in the keys that is beyond flat. I actually ran almost the whole time. I allowed myself two breaks. One less than .2 miles and the other .03 miles. For the second .03 break, BPM was 178 (planning to verify with PCP today that that is ok to do).

WAY TO GO!!!

SModa61 · May 2023

@mkksemail Thanks. I am glad I gave it a try. Also, starting next weekend, I start splitting my time between OOB Maine, and Massachusetts until September. Maine is lovely!

@CamandJarvis So sorry about that ice cream/lactose incident. Hope you recover quickly.

@Scallyboo - Snacking while the dogs are out? I used to snake while the baby bottle was warming. It was amazing what I could consume.

fmfdfa2020 · May 2023

jspecies11 wrote: »

RND 222
69 yo female; 5’5”
SW 137.0#
Goals: strength training 3x/wk minimum; eat plant based high quality foods

5/2 136.6#
5/3 137.6#
5/4 137.0#
5/5 137.4#
5/6 136.6#
5/7 135.5#
5/8 136.0# I’m starting riding lessons again today after being out of the saddle when my horses passed away 6 years ago.. A little nervous to starting again at my age but what the heck.
5/9
5/10
5/11

@jspecies11 This must be emotional after losing your horse and getting back in the saddle after 6 years. How inspriring, though, that you are nervous but going to do it!! Let us know how it felt being back in the saddle!

SModa61 · May 2023

playhardkf2017 wrote: »

Yesterday I made myself two types of nut butter to add to my protein shakes for some extra pizazz. They were a chocolate hazelnut butter spiked with a scoop if instant cold brew coffee powder and then a vanilla macadamia cahsew but butter. Both taste divine! I'm happy to share the recipes if anyone is interested!

@playhardkf2017 I'm always interested in new recipes!

SModa61 · May 2023

@fmfdfa2020 Yes, indeed, I now start splitting my time between Maine and Mass until about the second week of September (Of course DGS #2 coming in August might impact that

). I am downtown OOB, and we keep a boat at the mouth of the Saco river.

As for protein powders, the one that I use is Quest. Peanut butter is my fave, but I have bought several of the flavors.

mkksemail · May 2023

mkksemail wrote: »

First Timer! 🙋‍♀️😀

I'm coming from Fitbit, for the food logging capabilities. I lost 30 pounds over the course of 18 mos ... and gained it all back, plus bonus, in 3 mos. 😵‍💫😖.

- - - - - - - - -

07/21/21 194.2 lbs - started Fitbit

07/22/21 194.0 lbs - started Fitbit food logging

08/19/21 197.6 lbs - previous high weight

12/04/21 184.5 lbs - started 10k steps/day Fitbit goal streak, still going 17 mos later 😎

12/26/21 184.4 lbs - stopped Fitbit food loggng
(5 mos, 5 days food logging; -9.8 lbs)

02/13/22 181.7 lbs - re-started Fitbit food logging
(1 mos, 18 days no food log; -2.7 lbs)

03/22/22 177.6 lbs - stopped Fitbit food logging
(1 mos, 8 days food logging; -4.1 lbs)

10/08/22 163.5 lbs - 15 mos to lose 30.7 lbs 💪
(6 mos, 16 days no food log; -14.1 lbs)

01/01/23 181.3 lbs - started Fitbit food logging
(2 mos, 24 days no food log; +13.8 lbs)

01/15/23 181.3 lbs - stopped Fitbit food logging
(14 days food logging; +/- 0.0 lbs)

03/04/23 194.2 lbs - 5 mos to return to original starting weight 😬
(1 mos, 18 days no food log; +12.9 lbs)

04/30/23 197.9 lbs - started MyFitnessPal food logging
(retrospectively - didn't start until late night)

05/01/23 200.9 lbs - new highest weight 😳😮‍💨🤬
(1 mos, 27 days no food log; +6.7 lbs)

- - - - - - - - -

Starting again ... yesterday (Mon 5/1/23).

@jedaschultz , what does RGW mean? 😀

RND 222 SW 200.9 lbs on 5/1/23
My goal this round is to food /water log each day 👍

5/2 199.4 lbs
5/3
5/4
5/5
5/6
5/7
5/8
5/9
5/10
5/11

Cheers!
- MK 🙂

RND 222 SW 200.9 lbs on 5/1/23
My goal this round is to food /water log each day 👍

Still raining 🌧️ here in Maine! It's rained more days than not, for the last few weeks 😬😝

5/2 199.4 lbs (-1.5, food log ✔️)
5/3 197.9 lbs (-1.5, food log ✔️)
5/4
5/5
5/6
5/7
5/8
5/9
5/10
5/11

Cheers!
- MK 🙂

RND 222 SW 200.9 lbs on 5/1/23
( food log ✔️ on 5/1)

My goal this round is to food /water log each day 👍

Not raining 🌧️ (finally!), but still overcast and gloomy ☁️ here in Maine! It's rained more days than not, for the last few weeks 😬😝.

I am down 4 lbs in four days - this is obvs water weight!! Nevertheless, really damn glad to watch it go. I've NEVER been over 200 lbs, except for the day before this chall started 😝

5/2 199.4 lbs (-1.5, food log ✔️)
5/3 197.9 lbs (-1.5, food log ✔️)
5/4 196.9 lbs (-1.0, food log ❓)
5/5
5/6
5/7
5/8
5/9
5/10
5/11

Round total-to-date (-4.0 lbs, food log 3 of 3 ✔️)

Cheers!
- MK 🙂

My goal this round is to food /water log each day 👍

RND 222, 5/1/23 on
5/1 200.9 lbs (SW, food log ✔️)
5/2 199.4 lbs (-1.5, food log ✔️)
5/3 197.9 lbs (-1.5, food log ✔️)
5/4 196.9 lbs (-1.0, food log ✔️)
5/5 196.1 lbs (-0.8, food log ❓)
5/6
5/7
5/8
5/9
5/10
5/11

Round total-to-date (-4.8 lbs, food log 4 of 10 ✔️)

It is neither raining NOR overcast and gloomy, here in Maine! 🌤️🔵🌼😁
It's rained more days than not, for the last few weeks 😬😝.

I am down 4.8 lbs in five days - this is obvs water weight!! Nevertheless, really damn glad to watch it go. I've NEVER been over 200 lbs, except for the day before this chall started 😝

Cheers!
- MK 🙂

My goal this round is to food /water log each day 👍

RND 222, 5/1/23 on
5/1 200.9 lbs (SW, food log ✔️)
5/2 199.4 lbs (-1.5, food log ✔️)
5/3 197.9 lbs (-1.5, food log ✔️)
5/4 196.9 lbs (-1.0, food log ✔️)
5/5 196.1 lbs (-0.8, food log ✔️)
5/6 195.8 lbs (-0.3, food log ❓)
5/7
5/8
5/9
5/10
5/11

Round total-to-date (-5.1 lbs, food log 4 of 10 ✔️)

74°F / 23° C 🌤️ here in Maine - no rain!! Two days in a row!! 🥳🤣

Cheers!
- MK 🙂

My goal this round is to food /water log each day 👍

RND 222, 5/1/23 on
5/1 200.9 lbs (SW, food log ✔️)
5/2 199.4 lbs (-1.5, food log ✔️)
5/3 197.9 lbs (-1.5, food log ✔️)
5/4 196.9 lbs (-1.0, food log ✔️)
5/5 196.1 lbs (-0.8, food log ✔️)
5/6 195.7 lbs (-0.4, food log ✔️)
5/7 196.5 lbs (+0.8, food log ❓)
5/8
5/9
5/10
5/11

Round total-to-date (-4.4 lbs, food log 6 of 10 ✔️)

First UP day this round! Its ok, I was surprised at (but happy with) five DOWN days in a row, to start! I guess when you're starting/re-starting, water weight sheds pretty easily .. I mean, I *know* it was water weight each day, but it was still necessary to watch it go 😁🤣

76°F / 24° C 🌤️ here in Maine - no rain!! Two three days in a row!! 🥳🤣

Cheers!
- MK 🙂

My goal this round is to food /water log each day 👍

RND 222, 5/1/23 on
5/1 200.9 lbs (SW, food log ✔️)
5/2 199.4 lbs (-1.5, food log ✔️)
5/3 197.9 lbs (-1.5, food log ✔️)
5/4 196.9 lbs (-1.0, food log ✔️)
5/5 196.1 lbs (-0.8, food log ✔️)
5/6 195.7 lbs (-0.4, food log ✔️)
5/7 196.5 lbs (+0.8, food log ✔️)
5/8 196.6 lbs (+0.1 food log ❓; -4.3 lbs mtd, -4.3 lbs wk1)
5/9
5/10
5/11

Round total-to-date (-4.4 lbs, food log 7 of 10 ✔️)

67°F / 19° C ☀️ here in Maine - no rain!! three four days in a row!! 🥳🤣

Cheers!
- MK 🙂

SheilaBoneham · May 2023

🥬🥒🌶️🥑🫑🍆🥕🫐

HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
2023 Goals — move more; eat mostly healthfully, no extremes. Have fun!

📆 2015–2023

Feb. 2015: highest weight 218.2b
2015: end weight running average 178.2
2016: end weight running average 147.7y
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: end weight 182.2 (-1.2)

R221 05/01/23: end weight 183.2 (+1).

Day, Weight, Comment

5/02 - 182.6
Yesterday was great food wise, horrible weather/walking wise—cold windy rain. Still cold and wet this morning but hopefully drying up this afternoon and warming up the rest of the week.

5/03 - 182.4
Spring, please come back! I’m tired of the cold wet rainy days! I thought you’d be here by this morning, but…. Anyway, it should warm up this afternoon if the forecasters are correct and then I can go for a comfortable walk. But I have been walking the pup 30 min twice a day, and I’m definitely getting my walking mojo back.

5/04 - 181.8
Well, this makes me feel a bit better. I did snack last night (ice cream), but walked a good hour and did some garden work. No ice cream tonight!

5/05 - 182
It’s a gorgeous day here, so I’m heading out for a walk with the pup, then doing some garden work, including transplanting a few things, so digging and lifting. We had fairly caloric chicken enchiladas last night and I’m feeling kind of “full” this morning—probably salty, though they didn’t taste that way. I’m making a cherry tomato galette with olives, spinach, and feta for dinner. I’m not officially on the Mediterranean diet, but I lately I’ve been having some sliced tomato, olives, feta or cottage cheese, and stuffed grape leaves for lunch and couple days a week. Yum yum! Have a great weekend, everyone!

5/06 - 181.8
I’m feeling pretty good the past couple of days. Maybe it’s the two walks a day and garden labor and 🌞 sunshine! I’m starting a major garden revamp today in our side yard, where I started a wildflower/butterfly garden two years ago but thistles and other weeds have taken over. So we got an estimate from a guy to take out the mulch etc. lay sod, but it’s $2500, and I don’t want to spend that kind of money on it, so I’m going to weed whack the weeds and then lay a barrier of garden fabric and mulch and hope that helps. I’ve never in 35 years had such a problem with thistles! So I’m starting that today. It’ll be a lot of work, but actually sounds like fun to me right now. Knowing how expensive the alternative it makes a big difference! Have a lovely weekend, all!

5/07 - 181.8
I got lots of exercise yesterday and ate responsibly, so all good. I can’t remember who all was part of the cottage cheese discussion last round, but want to say thank you—I’d forgotten how good it is. I’ve been have 1% cottage cheese with sliced tomatoes or pineapple or berries for lunch every couple of days. Yummy!

5/08 - 182.8
One of those things….

5/09 -
5/10 -
5/11 -

shmmm3 · May 2023

RND 222

Goals: no ultra-processed food, added sugar, or dairy. Whole foods, plant-based Mediterranean diet mindset.
#1 Calories at max 2000 for 10/10 days
#2 strength train or yoga for 10/10 days
#3 drink 3 liters of water for 10/10 days

Previous day's comments:

5/2 130.6 calories over 2000 but lots of water and very little salt. Husband made braised lamb with carrots, potatoes, shallots, and garlic for dinner. It was incredible. I had seconds of all the vegetables. Today's focused goal is to not snack between meals or after meals. Let myself feel hungry and acknowledge it and wait for meal time.
5/3 130.0 Goals achieved yesterday even though my exercise was yoga for a few minutes here and there throughout the day. I like that way of doing it. It's easier for me than committing to a 30 minute session. 3.5 liters of water and calories just at 2000. I'm hoping for a bigger drop tomorrow when all this bloating should be gone. Baked sweet potatoes until they're mushy inside and then loaded with beans are the base of my diet right now. I wanted a sweet dessert so badly last night even though I was stuffed from dinner I couldn't finish my plate. Of course my second stomach was saying it had more room for dessert. I gave it a la croix and nothing else. Building habits takes so much time! I got into the WFPB habit after about 1.5 months, end of March to now, and it really is my new habit. So maybe another 1.5 months I can be out of the habit of wanting sweet dessert at night. I have to be strict with myself but I think it can be done. By June I could have a new habit of preferring tea to dessert. I can hope.
5/4 130.0 Goals achieved and I was able to do a home, quick paced, sweat dripping strength training session for 25 minutes before I quit. Intermittent yoga throughout the rest of the day because I didn't want to sweat again. Got ravenous before bed and ate too many dried apricots. I logged it this morning and my calories a day went up to 2000. Still made that goal! I know if I'd gone to bed earlier it wouldn't have happened. Staying up too late equals more time to get hungry.
5/5 129.0 Goals achieved and then some. I was a productivity pro yesterday. Had three glazed donuts for breakfast and then tacos for dinner. Cumin made the tofu really flavorful + mashed beans, crunch from red cabbage, avocado slices, and a bit of hot sauce on top. I didn't want dessert after all that. A new cookbook came in the mail yesterday, ATK's The Complete Plant Based Cookbook and I spent the night flipping through it. It has write ups on substitutions and flavors and an index in the back of the complete nutritional profile of each recipe in the book. That was a nice surprise.
5/6 DNW Goals achieved and a big day planned today. Happy Saturday, everyone.
5/7 DNW

5/8 129.0 Starting the work week feeling good and ready to take it on.
5/9
5/10
5/11
Round goal: 127

schmoyew · May 2023

quiltingjaine wrote: »

@schmoyew Is your daughter going to be 1? DGGS will turn 1 on 6/25. His fuzzy baby hair was shaved off yesterday. Someone said what grows in will be less fuzzy. 🤷‍♀️

Yes she's going to be 1... the days are long but the months are short!

mkksemail · May 2023

gomifune wrote: »

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
Round 220 end weight: 180.1
Round 221 end weight: 179.3

5/2 178.6
5/3 178.3
5/4 178.4
5/5 178.6
5/6 177.8
5/7 177.8
5/8 177.4

@gomifune , you’re doing great!! Almost to 30 lbs / halfway pt ! 🥳
What food strategy do you use?

enlightenme3 · May 2023

Round 222 (my 57th)
May 2, 2023 - May 11, 2023
Female, 5’7”
HW: 181 pounds (Dec 30, 2019)
Previous Rounds:

R164 SW: 164.7, EW: 162.3
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
R220 EW: 131.0 (last weigh-in before traveling)
R221 EW: 131.2 (DD wedding/travel)

RSW: 131.2 pounds (5/1/23, EO Round 221)
RGW: < 135.0 pounds
UGW: 130-135 pound range

Day/Weight/Comment
5/2: 131.6 - Lots of carbs yesterday. Good workouts and so-so sleep.
5/3: 131.6 - Heading out today for our backpacking trip, which will hopefully stop me from snacking as much, particularly after dinner. Yesterday was okay, less carb-heavy than the day before.
5/4: - DNW - Backpacking
5/5: - DNW - Backpacking
5/6: 132.1 - A little under 25 miles of backpacking over 3 days. High calorie/salty meals to go along with it but under calories. Back home and back to normal workouts and eating.
5/7: 131.0 - That’s a little more like it. Had a good workout, and ate well within my calorie goals despite all the baking I did (waaaay too many leftover bananas that needed using up).
5/8: 130.7 - Got my workouts in, ate well and slept so-so.
5/9: -
5/10: -
5/11: -

Total round weight loss/gain to date from EO last round: - 0.5 pounds

BrenM1985 · May 2023

Second time taking on this challenge. Started my journey last April at 167. Currently 125 and aiming for 115. I’m 4’11”, 37/f.

RND 222

RSW: 125
RGW: 123

5/2 - 124.6 - good start

5/3 - 123.2 - woohoo! I was waiting for this drop! Nutrition and exercise has been on track without a loss for a week. Happy dance 💃🏻💃🏻

5/4 - 123.2 - happy with this after yesterdays drop

5/5 - 122.4 - omg was not expecting this! Officially down 45lbs! I’ve got my eye on 50 😉

5/6 - 122.4 - Had a great day yesterday. Workout was intense, was off from work early and had one drink with a friend before picking up the kids, then made a healthier version of a cheat meal for dinner and was completely satisfied. Stayed within cal goals for the day too 🙌

5/7 - 122.4 - Holding steady.

5/8 - 122.6 - Normal fluctuation I think. Active day planned today. If all goes to plan nutritionally I hope to see a small drop tomorrow. 🥒🥗🍓🍌

5/9
5/10
5/11

tishawj · May 2023

Here we go again!! I've had 6 straight days under 170...but just barely...hoping to keep it that way and make the gap bigger. I think I'd like to start incorporating some strength training back into my activity routine. 6plus years ago I was majorly into kettle bell workouts, started having some issues with my elbow and shoulder and just stopped. I've got a whole set of them that my boys now use. This week I'm planning on carving myself out a space down there to give them a go again...starting slowly to make sure I get my form back.
Off we go friends! Make it a good one!
Female, 51yrs, 5'5"
Goal Weight - to hang out somewhere 145-150
R221 EW 5/1 - 169.2

5/2 - 169.0 - mini drop! Heading north today for a job interview...looking to pick up something part time while I'm up at my parents place with my boys for their summer jobs. Still need to take the dog out for a walk and then figure out what I'm going to wear.
5/3 - 168.4 - was able to balance lower activity with good food choices yesterday. Interview went well (manager said they would have HR email me an offer this week) and I called about another sign I saw while I was up there and had another phone interview on the spot that was also great...I may have a decision to make. Still yucky, cold and damp outside, makes me want to sleep all day, but I'm going to get the Mackster out for a walk and then tackle the disaster that is the basement...it's boy territory and as much as they say they tidy it, it needs a good mom clean.
5/4 - 168.8 - nothing to worry about, normal fluctuation. Weather is finally taking a turn for the better! Off to the woods this morning to see how muddy we get after the last few days of rain!! Have a great day everyone - May the 4th be with you!!
5/5 - 168.0 - nice! I feel like it may be a hungry day today...calories were really low yesterday and if I go on another big hike this morning I'm going to be ravenous at lunch...will log and keep it balanced. I have a plan and I will stick to it.
5/6 - 168.0 - Loving the return of spring we're having...lots of outside stuff to do. Hike with the dog (and DS15 if I can get him out of bed) and a concert this afternoon....BFF's choir's spring concert and I'm going to go sit with her boys to see her perform, I know she's gonig to try to get me to join the choir after, not likely LOL.
5/7 - 169.0 - Went for pizza with BFF and her boys after the concert yesterday. Guestimated calories and pretty confident I was still working with a deficit...so likely it's carb/sodium shock showing on the scale this morning. Time to get out for a walk this morning before it rains.
5/8 - 169.2 - Bleh! Feeling super puffy today. Sodium and carbs again yesterday. Hoping the bloat comes off before the end of the round or I'll have made zero progress on the scale. Hiking this morning then a mammogram this afternoon...need to plan a reasonable dinner somewhere in there.
5/9
5/10
5/11

jedaschultz · May 2023

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 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
Round 220 SW 201.8 RGW 199.8 EW 200
Round 221 SW 200 RGW 198 EW 199.8

Round 222 SW 199.8 RGW 198 EW

Day, Weight, Comment
5/02 - 200.6
5/03 - 200.8 Not very happy with the last two days. A lot of depression going on. Found out Sunday that my youngest DD had a miscarriage. Very hard to have another loss after DH died Mar.9.
5/04 - 201.6 I’m rather surprised at this. Oh well, I will keep trying. Traveling today and tomorrow, going back to our previous home (we moved two years ago). DH and I played in a community band. The band has a concert tonight and is playing a piece in honor and memory of him. Taking both daughters with me and meeting lots of friends there. It will be an emotional trip.
5/05 -
5/06 - 202
5/07 - 201.8
5/08 - 200.8 coming back down
5/09 -
5/10 -
5/11 -

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 222

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