JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 222

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  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 4,288 Member
    edited May 2023
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    @CamandJarvis - love Smokie, and his cute brown nose <3
  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 4,288 Member
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    @itladyee - sending best wishes for DH's op today and hoping for a speedy recovery.
  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 4,288 Member
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    quiltingjaine wrote: »
    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
    RND SW 220 128.0 AW 127.25

    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 6 years with amazing results!

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

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

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

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

    SW RND 222 128.0

    5/2 128.0 No access to scale after TMI
    5/3 127.0 Had gluten free toast and gluten free (brown rice flour) pasta yesterday. Lots of carbs but waiting to see if my knees start to hurt. Tonight maybe Mexican restaurant with family. DGD#2 flies back to Iowa tomorrow.
    5/4 128.5 Not surprised. Last night’s Mexican restaurant CHIPS followed high carb pasta from the night before. I woke up at 3:12AM and couldn’t get back to sleep. DGD leaves at noon.
    5/5 128.0 DGD finally got home about 1:30AM Iowa time. Delayed flight from LAS to DEN caused her to miss connection and she had to wait several hours for the (rebooked) new flight which was also late. Then an hour drive to her home after waiting for her suitcase. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

    *** A word to anyone flying in/out of Las Vegas. Apparently they are working on a runway until late July and this is causing delays on arrivals and departures.

    5/6 126.5
    5/7 127.0 Yesterday was a good day so maybe the vinegar salt. At least I haven’t been awakened by foot cramps the last two nights!
    5/8 128.5 Zing Zang Bloody Mary??
    5/9 127.5 I spent all day at the elementary school and I am finding it exhausting and I’m not even dealing with the kiddos! Does anyone discipline their children anymore?

    I agree with you on discipline or lack of it; I invigilate at a local secondary school for their national exams & what an eye opener! As someone who has brought their children/grandchildren up to be polite and respectful, I am shocked to see the behaviour of some of these kids that can only be described as feral, I dread to think what society is going to be in the future, and of course the teachers are really limited in their discipline methods!
  • Scallyboo
    Scallyboo Posts: 126 Member
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    Scallyboo wrote: »
    Scallyboo wrote: »
    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...
    09/05: 213.2. Managed to finish the day just 1k under my step goal which isn't too bad. But fell victim to the snacking when the dog wees again. I swear, I don't even realize I'm doing it! Such a bummer after being totally on plan all day. My challenge for today/tonight is no wee wee snacks!
    10/5: 213.6. No wee snacks! Cant really take the credit for it though, she didn't need a wee during the night! 1k under my steps, slightly over on calories. Am having to buy my lunch in the canteen in work every day as my husband did the grocery shopping and didnt get any of my staples that I take to work with me. So far this week I've got the meat option with a big side salad... although yesterday it was lasagna... calorie heavy.










  • 39flavours
    39flavours Posts: 1,494 Member
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    @musicsax
    Q: What's the fastest cake in the world?
    A: Scone!
  • jaccimc63
    jaccimc63 Posts: 1,737 Member
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    Female, 5ft. 6 in.
    Age 59
    Akron, Ohio

    OSW: 186 (March 2018)
    Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)
    My 183rd Round!



    After losing 12 lbs. I was stuck at 174lbs. for a couple weeks until I found this challenge.

    End R40: 171 (-3) - May 2018
    End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
    End R42: 168 (-2.5)
    End R43: 165 (-3)
    End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
    End R45: 163 (-.5)
    End R46: 160 (-3)
    End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
    End R48: 159 (+.5)
    End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
    End R50: 154.5 (-3)
    End R51: 154 (-.5)
    End R52: 153 (-1)
    End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
    End R54: 151 (-1.5)
    End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)
    End R56: 146.5 (-3)
    End R57: 146.5 (0)
    End R58: 146.5 (0)
    End R59: 144 (-2.5)
    End R60: 144 (0)
    End R61: 145 (+1)
    End R62: 144 (-1)
    End R63: 147.5 (+3.5) Christmas and New Year’s - 2018
    End R64: 145 (-2.5)
    End R65: 145.5 (+.5)
    End R66: 144 (-1.5)
    End R67: 142.5 (-1.5)
    End R68: 143 (+.5)
    End R69: 144.5 (+1.5)
    End R70: 142 (-2.5)
    End R71: 141.5 (-.5)
    End R72: 140 (-1.5)
    End R73: 141 (+1)
    End R74: 143 (+2)
    End R75: 142 (-1)
    End R76: 144.5 (+2.5)
    End R77: 144 (-.5)
    End R78: 143.5 (-.5)
    End R79: 143.5 (0)
    End R80: 140 (-3.5)
    End R81: 143.5 (+3.5)
    End R82: 142 (-1.5)
    End R83: 143.5 (+1.5)
    End R84: 142.5 (-1)
    End R85: 142 (-.5)
    End R86: 142 (0)
    End R87: 140.5 (-1.5)
    End R88: 141.5 (+1)
    End R89: 141.5 (0)
    End R90: 145 (+3.5) Quit smoking - 2019
    End R91: 145 (0)
    End R92: 143.5 (-1.5)
    End R93: 146 (+2.5)
    End R94: 144.5 (-1.5)
    End R95: 143.5 (-1)
    End R96: 144.5 (+1)
    End R97: 146.5 (+2) Thanksgiving aftermath
    End R98: 145.5, BF33.2%, MM 63% (-1)
    End R99: 147.5 (+2) Christmas - 2019
    End R100: 147 (-.5) New Year
    End R101: 147 (0)
    End R102: 145.5 (-1.5)
    End R103: 144 (-1.5)
    End R104: 143(-1)
    End R105: 143.5 (+.5)
    End R106: 143.5 (0)
    End R107: 143.5 (0)
    End R108: 142 (-1.5)
    End R109: 143 (+1)
    End R110: 143 (0)
    End R111: 144 (+1)
    End R112: 146 (+2)
    End R113: 143.5 (-2.5)
    End R114: 146.5 (+3)
    End R115: 146 (-.5)
    End R116: 146 (0)
    End R117: 145.5 (-.5)
    End R118: 146 (+.5)
    End R119: 146.5 (+.5)
    End R120: 147 (+.5)
    End R121: 147 (0)
    End R122: 145 (-2)
    End R123: 144.5 (-.5)
    End R124: 143 (-1.5)
    End R125: 143 (0) - Labor Day
    End R126: 144.5 (+1.5)
    End R127: 142.5(-2)
    End R128: 143 (+.5)
    End R129: 142.5 (-.5)
    End R130: 144 (+1.5)
    End R131: 144(0)
    End R132: 143 (-1)
    End R133: 144 (+1) Thanksgiving
    End R134: 143.5
    End R135: 143.5
    End R136: 143.5 Christmas and New Year - 2020
    End R137: 144 (+.5) Dan's cancer diagnosis
    End R138: 145 (+1)
    End R139: 146 (+1)
    End R140: 145.5 (-.5)
    End R141: 145
    End R142: 145.5 (+.5)
    End R143: 143.5 (-2) - Dan hospitalized
    End R144: 143(-.5)
    End R145: 143.5 (+.5)
    End R146: 145 (+1.5) - Problems with Dan's treatment
    End R147: 144.5 (-.5)
    End R148: 145.5 (+1)
    End R149: 145 (-.5)
    End R150: 144 (-1)
    End R151: 145 (+1)
    End R152: 144.5 (-.5)Dan started BCG at CC
    End R153: 145.5 (+1)
    End R154: 146.5 (+1)
    End R155: 146 (-.5)
    End R156: 147.5 (+1.5)Dan ill from BCG/flu, G hospitalized, retina flash, RP died
    End R157: 147.5(0)
    End R158: 147.5(0)
    End R159: 147(-.5)
    End R160: 147.5(+.5)Dan clear from treatment
    End R161: 147.5(0) L had covid
    End R162: 146(-1.5)
    End R163: 145.5(-.5)
    End R164: 145(-.5)
    End R165: 146 (+1) Dan's final BCG Maint. Mary's Memorial
    End R166: 145.5 (-.5) E Bday/Halloween party
    End R167: 145
    End R168: 146(+1)
    End R169: 145.5 Thanksgiving
    End R170: 145.5 Dan cleared at CC again
    End R171: 145.5
    End R172: 148 (+2.5) Christmas - 2021
    End R173: 147(-1) Heart monitor placed
    End R174: 147(0)
    End R175: 146(-1)
    End R176: 146(0)
    End R177: 145.5(-.5)
    End R178: 145.5(0)
    End R179: 146.5(+1)
    End R180: 145(-1.5)
    End R181: 146(+1)
    End R182: 147(+1)
    End R183: 145.5(-1.5) Dad passed away 4/10/22
    End R184: 146(+.5)
    End R185: 146(0)
    End R186: 148(+2) Stress eating
    End R187: 149(+1) Prep for Dad's service
    End R188: 149.5 (+.5) Celebration of Life for Dad
    End R189: 149.5(0)
    End R190: 149.5(0)
    End R191: 151.5(+2) 4th of July
    End R192: 151(-.5)
    End R193: 149(-2)
    End R194: 149(0)
    End R195: 149(0) - Mark went missing
    End R196: 152(+3) - Niagara Falls trip
    End R197: 149
    End R198: 150.5
    End R199: 149
    End R200: 150.5 - Ron deathly ill
    End R201: 149.5 - Hospitalized with bigeminy
    End R202: 147.5 - Fiona born, Cassie got custody
    End R203: 146.5 - Heart issues
    End R204: 146 - Failed Ablation
    End R205: 146
    End R206: 147 - Thanksgiving and Fiona home
    End R207: 147
    End R208: 148 - Birthday
    End R209: 149.5 - Christmas, NYE, Cassie and Fiona get covid
    End R210: 148.5
    End R211: 149.5
    End R212: 151
    End R213: 147.5
    End R214: 149
    End R215: 149.5
    End R216: 150.1 - New scale, Fiona sick
    End R217: 151.4
    End R218: 151.6
    End R219: 152.3
    End R220: 152.9
    End R221: 152.9

    SW: 152.9

    Day/Weight/Comment

    5/02
    5/03
    5/04
    5/05
    5/06
    5/07
    5/08 - 154.1 - Oh boy, time to start working on this before none of my clothes fit.
    5/09 - 154.3 - Still recovering from weekend indulgences.
    5/10 - 154.1
    5/11


  • CamandJarvis
    CamandJarvis Posts: 2,041 Member
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    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, Tues/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
    5/09 - 155.8
    5/10 - 155.8 - I'm very happy with no change after eating out Mexican last night. I opted for a ground beef taco salad and a skinny margarita. I had maybe 5 chips and salsa, as well. Overall, I was within calories after fasting until lunch and staying active. I finished my yoga with a quick 5-minute stretch from Yoga with Adriene.The t-ball game was cancelled due to very wet fields and more rain forecasted so we ended up coming back home after eating which gave me a chance to walk the dogs for a second time. I needed to as I wasn't even close to meeting my 10k step goal until after that. There's no rain forecasted for today (despite this entire week being forecasted for it...now it's next week. We shall see) so I'm heading out for another 25 minute run once the sun peaks up enough I can see (and cars can see me). Not looking forward to it, but I know I'll feel so happy and accomplished after. I'll need to coordinate today to see when BF plans to leave on Friday so I know whether I have time for a run and shower or not - I may be running Friday's C25K tomorrow to ensure I squeeze it in. Especially with a threat of rain next week....a treadmill would be fantastic about now to ease my anxiety about keeping up with my training.
    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 <3
    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 - 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 - I was very careful yesterday to not only hit my 10k steps but also stay in my calorie goals. I ate back all but 81 calories of my day's exercise calories but I did a short walk after dinner with the dogs and didn't eat after that so it gave more of a buffer but I didn't see how much extra it gave me. We had storms last night and the pups were freaking out so I had a rough night of sleep. I ended up snoozing an extra hour, waking up a few minutes before my 630 alarm went off which gave me time to take a morning walk with the pups before work. We got home just in time for it to start raining again and my work alarm to go off. Today is up in the air - if the forecast is correct and it storms this evening, Godson's t-ball game will be cancelled (and no after dinner walk), if the storms go around us, dinner is up in the air. I think the game is at 7pm so we may eat at home before heading out but there's still possibility we will head into town early to eat out first. I did do 10 minutes of dog-interrupted yoga before BF got up and I had to stop. I'll do the remaining 5 minutes over lunch. Will also focus on getting in my steps and extra movement today to make up for any eating - Taco Tuesday dinners are usually higher calories so I'll have to be mindful. I have leftover roasted veggies and the couscous/quinoa steamable package leftover for lunch. I'll find a protein to add in and keep it lower-calorie overall. Trying to fast until lunch. Fortunately I'm on a 2-hour work call right now to keep me busy and out of the kitchen until 11am!
    5/10
  • SheilaBoneham
    SheilaBoneham Posts: 3,012 Member
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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 218.2b
    2015: end weight running average 178.2b
    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: 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 - 183.4
    Wth? No clue. I’ll just keep eating within my goals and it will fall back off. But really? I will say my feet felt a bit swollen last night, so maybe water. Anyway, gorgeous day here. Booker turned 6 months old yesterday—pic below, no idea what he has all over his face. Off to his well-mannered dog class in a few. It’s a fun class as we go to different places—last week was Tractor Supply, Menard’s, PetSmart, and Kohl’s. Today we’re going to a park. I’ve taken him to lots of places since I got him, but it’s fun with the other dogs (6 of us). Lots of walking and I skip lunch on Tuesdays since class is 11:30-1. 🙂

    5/10 - 182.8
    Very weird ups and downs. I like the downs better! Our class got postponed to today, so yesterday I did a lot of work in the garden, digging out strange weeds that are trying to take over (I think maybe some sort of groundcover that’s blown in?), digging up limestone pavers and moving to edge the front bed, getting reading for a major overhaul of side yard. Was really sore last night! I’m a little sore still this morning, but not bad. Off for a walk with the pupper, then a little more garden work, then off to doggy school. We’re having a late lunch/early dinner pizza, so I don’t see much hope for tomorrow/end of round, but hey, I’m healthy and getting things done, so it’s not the end of the world.

    5/11 -




  • Machias1949
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    @mkksemail @SModa61 -my husband is originally from Machias, and I spent my summers in my family's summer home in Damariscotta. We live in Florida but travel as often as we can.
    @mkksemail-I just mentioned in my book about the great fire in Portland in 1866. My book is about a con man Reverend who goes to Maine in the 1860s and cons people in Washington County to give him all their money to go with him to Jaffa for the Second Coming of Christ (it is a true story). It also goes into detail about the Civil War and the Copperhead movement in Washington County (which was surprising to me and has caused me to need to go back and read more old local newspapers from UMM) Sadly, I think this will be the never-ending story, as I learn more and more about that era in Maine.
  • GrandmaJackie
    GrandmaJackie Posts: 35,890 Member
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    Round 222
    May 2 - May 11, 2023

    Please join us starting on 5/2 for JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS, when we will begin Round 222!

    Anyone can join us at anytime during the round.

    Join us! If we stay mindful we can do this, you can do this.

    Welcome back past members, welcome new members, let's keep each other accountable for another 10 days!

    Here is what you do: Post your daily weight and add little comments along the way of how your day went. You have only one hour to edit your post. Post everyday to let us know how you're doing! Copy and paste the days in your response--tell us how much you lost and other non scale victories (NSV) you'd like to share.

    FOR NEWBIES - I find it easiest to copy the dates to a document or note in my device and edit it each morning. Then copy and paste to the message board. MFP will return you to the spot on the board where you left off on your previous visit which is nice to know if you like to scan all of the posts.

    If you feel your post is too lengthy, you can add spoilers to temporarily hide the information. It is readily available by tapping the SPOILER bar. To create a Spoiler just type or copy [ Spoiler ] xxx [ /Spoiler ] Omit the spaces within the brackets and put your information where I have xxx

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

    RND 222 SW

    5/2 153.5
    5/3 153.4
    5/4 155
    5/5 156.3
    5/6 157.8
    5/7 157.5
    5/8 157.7
    5/9 158.3
    5/10 157.5
    5/11

    Goal 155
  • Machias1949
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    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-
    05/08-116.6
    05/09-116.6
    05/10-116.6 - ”My bad” I stopped and got a small Haagen-Dazs ice cream last night after a dinner out. I finally see my doctor today hopeful she can tell me why my leg hurts and has a solution so I can get back to exercising.
    It looks like I am going to end this round on a HIGH which in this case is not good!


  • pezhed
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    Round 222!
    I’m Amanda, 5’2” from Virginia

    RGW: 122 (high end of maintenance range)
    Non-scale goals:
    ⏱️ Intermittent fast >16 hours 7/10 days
    💪🏻 Intentional exercise 7/10 days
    ✏️ track food 6/10 days

    RSW: 123.6 (5/1)

    5/2 - 123.2. 💪🏻✏️⏱️This week is so exciting! First, I love it when a round starts close to the beginning of the month, feels like a fresh start! Then I found out yesterday that my new cargo ebike has arrived at the bike shop and just needs to be assembled. And Thursday we close on the sale of our rental property and hopefully get our counters installed! Super exciting all around 😊 Trying not to get my expectations too high on any front but it’s hard not to!

    5/3 - 123. 💪🏻✏️⏱️ My bike was ready yesterday! I jog/walked 4 miles-ish to the bike shop to pick it up yesterday afternoon. Riding it is a little tricky but I know I’ll get the hang of it. It’s awesome! On the negative side, the 2 year old popped a fever this morning which leads to a huge work/home life disruption. Thankfully I completed a big task at work yesterday so I can probably get by with minimal brain work today. My workout plans for the day are essentially out the window since any break I get from the kid will have to be for work. My mom is not able to come help because she has a hair cut and color tomorrow…which I find a little hard to comprehend but whatever. Priorities are priorities I guess.

    5/4 - 123.6 💪🏻✏️⏱️ ugh. I think I actually did okay on calories yesterday based on what I tracked, but all of my food was from restaurants, so probably retaining some water and possibly underestimating. We were in survival mode with the 2 year old home and having to work. Thankfully his fever was super brief so he's back at daycare today! I don't have to be so salty toward my mom now, hehe. I did my first daycare pickup on my new ebike yesterday and it was really fun. I'm not sure how much of a workout it is, but that is highly adjustable, just requires me to actively reduce the e-assist. I'm struggling with parking/the weight of it but hopefully that comes together because everything else is great. I have 30 days to change my mind. We closed on the rental property this morning, and the counters for our kitchen remodel seem to actually be coming this afternoon. Sorry for rambling on but it really feels like everything is coming together right now. I managed to squeeze in a 20-minute Peloton ride during DS's nap time and hope to do a little more today. Definitely going to walk my poor neglected dogs today now that the weather has improved.

    5/5 - 122.4! I did a longer fast yesterday that seems to have paid off. I still consumed a lot of calories. We were in a celebratory mood and drank too much, so some of this nice loss could be dehydration. I also just overindulged while trying to quell the slight hangover that is affecting my brain and body. Not my proudest Friday morning. Looking forward to the weekend, though!

    5/6 - DNW
    5/7 - DNW
    5/8 - 💪🏻✏️⏱️ 125.4, ugh. Not even remotely surprised. Kicked off the weekend with unlimited pizza/wings/breadsticks and continued eating and drinking like the world was ending. Had Mexican for lunch yesterday so I know some of this is water but I feel really gross. Feeling unmotivated and overwhelmed in general. Think I'm going to get outside with the dogs after my 2pm meeting to get some vitamin D and a little movement. I really need to get my head right. I'm traveling for work for all of next week, then the following week I'm on vacation starting on Wednesday. My husband is having a party for some of his students tomorrow evening and I feel like I need to do a million things before people come to our house, but I can't seem to get started on that or work or being a healthier human. It's only 1:40 here and I've already had 942 calories, zero of them from a fruit or vegetable. Confessing here in hopes of doing better!

    5/9 - 124.4, there went a pound of water anyway! I'll do better drinking water today in hopes of flushing my system out. We're having a big barbecue for my husband's college students today. I'm making some delicious crockpot mac & cheese, quinoa salad, and a spinach & strawberry salad to go with my husband's barbecue chicken. We just got an induction stove yesterday, and we don't have any saucepans to go with it yet, so I'm putting my instant pot to good use for the macaroni and the quinoa (can recommend for quinoa, the pasta turned into a big disk in the bottom of the liner). DH cleaned for hours last night while I put the kids to bed so I can tell he's wanting to make it look like functional adults live here. It's stressing me out, but I'm sure we can pull off the illusion, at least if we close the bedroom doors. I already blew my fast for today because I'm also making brownies and couldn't resist tasting the batter!

    5/10 - 123.2. At least I'm back where I was at the beginning of the challenge...but still over a pound above the high end of my maintenance range. I really have to crank on work today since yesterday I was so focused on party prep! The ability to work and prep at the "same time" is one of the advantages and pitfalls of working from home. Unfortunately, DS has a check-up so I'll be a little sidetracked by that, not sure if I'll get a chance to work out at all. I didn't update here but the ebike that I was so excited about last week ended up not working out. I returned it and ordered a much cheaper ebike that is due to arrive today. Fingers crossed it works out for me and the boys!

    5/11
  • pezhed
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    CamandJarvis wrote: »
    pezhed wrote: »
    spinach & strawberry salad

    This sounds delightful! Do you mind me asking what all you include in it?

    I ended up skipping it because I ran out of time! But my plan was spinach, strawberries, feta, and toasted pecans with a balsamic dressing that my huband makes (crushed garlic, dry mustard, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, and my addition - a little maple syrup :smile:)

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