JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 222
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Machias1949 wrote: »05/09-116.6 It is hard to lose weight sitting on a couch with your leg propped up! THE GOOD NEWS is I am using the time to TRY and finish writing my story (Book?) outline before I go to Maine. I am close to hitting a dead end here and have to get to the UM library for old Maine (Washington County) newspapers. My husband can fish and I will do research-sounds like a good deal!
Another Mainer! There are four of us here, I think 😎. I’m in Portland, @deepwoodslady is 15 miles inland, in the woods, down near Ogunquit, @SModa61 splits time between Florida Keys, MA, and OOB, and now @Machias1949 up in (I’m guessing) Mathias area 😎. It sounds like you split time between Maine and Away too?
Writing a book? How wonderful!! Wishing you success in your research and your writing ☺️.
60°F / 16° C 🌤 here in Maine - no rain!! four five days in a row!! 🥳🤣
Cheers!
- MK / @mkksemail (Maine)
@mkksemail No, I am in Northern Michigan (MI)0 -
Round 222
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 62 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 179 FOR ME.
“Today….I am choosing Me”
MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (05-10-2016): 253
Original starting weight on MFP: (01-11-2018) 235.0
R221 EW= 193.0
R222 EW= TBD
Current New Goals:
Weight:
Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.
Special Challenge: To Lose 4 pounds between Easter and my birthday. Final weigh-in for this challenge May 10th.
Starting Weight on Easter April 9th: xxxxx Goal Weight on May 10th: xxxxx
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.
COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain.Black is no change.
********LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME********
R43 thru R52 (06/07/18 thru 09/23/18) = -19.4 LOST (Ending weight 179.0)
R53 thru R62 (09/24/18 thru 01/01/19) = -4.1 GAINED (Ending weight 183.1)
R63 thru R72 (01/02/19 thru 04/11/19) = -8.1 GAINED (Ending weight 191.2)
R73 thru R82 (04/12/19 thru 07/20/19) = -5.5 GAINED (Ending weight 196.7)
R83 thru R92 (07/21/19 thru 10/28/19) = -8.7 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)
R93 thru R102 (10/29/19 thru 02/05/20) = -2.0 GAINED(Ending weight 190.0)
R103 thru 112 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = -14.9 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)
R113 thru 122 (05/07/20 thru 08/23/20) = -4.7 GAINED (Ending Weight 209.6)
R 123 thru R132 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = -1.5 LOST (Ending Weight 208.1)
R133 thru R142 (12/03/20 thru 03/01/21) = -0.7 LOST (Ending Weight 207.4)
R143 thru 152 (03/02/21 thru 06/10/21) = -3.6 LOST (Ending Weight 203.8)
R153 thru R162 (06/11/21 thru 09/18/21) = (b]-16.2 LOST [/b] (Ending Weight 187.6)
R163 thru R172 (09/19/21 thru 12/27/21) = (b]-5.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 192.6)
R173 thru R182 (12/28/21 thru 04/06/22) = (b]-7.0 GAINED [/b] (Ending Weight 199.6)
R183 thru R192 (04/07/22 thru 07/15/22) = -1.4 LOST (Ending Weight 198.2)
R193 thru R202 (07/16/22 thru 10/23/22) = -3.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 202.0)
R203 thru R212 (10/24/22 thru 01/31/23) = -7.2 LOST (Ending Weight 194.8)
R213 (02/01/23 thru 02/10/23) = -1.2 LOST (Ending Weight 193.6)
R214 (02/11/23 thru 02/20/23) = -0.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 194.0)
R215 (02/21/23 thru 03/02/23) = -0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 193.2)
R216 (03/03/23 thru 03/12/23) = -4.2 LOST (Ending Weight 189.0)
R217 (03/13/23 thru 03/22/23) = -0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 188.2)
R218 (03/23/23 thru 04/01/23) = -??? DNW (Ending Weight ?????) Did not weigh due to medical issues
R219 (04/02/23 thru 04/11/23) = -4.6 GAINED (Ending Weight 192.8)
R220 (04/12/23 thru 04/21/23) = -4.0 LOST (Ending Weight 188.8)
R221 (04/22/23 thru 05/01/23) = -4.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 193.0)
R213 thru R222 (02/01/23 thru 05/11/23) = -xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)
Day/Weight/Comment
05/01 …..193.0….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
05/02 -193.6- (Trend weight 192.3)
05/03 -193.4- (Trend weight 192.6)
05/04 -193.6- (Trend weight 192.7)
05/05 -193.6- (Trend weight 192.7)
05/06 -193.0- (Trend weight 192.7)
05/07 -194.0- (Trend weight 193.0)
05/08 -193.4- (Trend weight 193.2) It was a quiet day yesterday. I was exhausted after DGS left yesterday. 3 days of babysitting including overnights was tough on this old gal. I ate a bit too much at lunch yesterday with my daughter but I made up for much of it the rest of the day. No exercise. Layed on the couch most of the day trying to get my gumption back after minding my grandson! Much to do today!
05/09 -194.2- (Trend weight 193.3) I travel today for my 4 month dental cleanings for myself and son. We’ll have a late restaurant lunch and do some shopping while out of town. I’ll try to choose carefully. Tomorrow is an art gallery and concert at the high school my grandchildren attend. I’ll be spending the evening with them. So many foodie things this week! No TMI yesterday or this morning. Otherwise a good day yesterday. I went to the school to walk with my son (like mall walking but no mall here). I ate within my budget.
05/10 -195.1- (Trend weight 193.6) My 63rd Birthday! Much planned over the next couple of days.
05/11 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
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Thank you, @quiltingjaine !
73 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 154.0
UGW: 132.2
04/30 - 154.9 at 7:00 a.m. ...7.01 miles in 138 mins
05/01 - 153.6 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
Day/Weight/Comment
05/02 - 152.4 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then cleaned house
05/03 - 154.6 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
05/04 - 155.0 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 6.46 miles in 120 mins
05/05 - 154.6 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
05/06 - 155.0 at 6:15 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then reading
05/07 - 155.5 at 7:15 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 5.75 miles in 108 mins
05/08 - 156.8 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
05/09 - 158.4 at 5:20 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 5.78 miles in 111 mins
05/10 -
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Good luck everyone!
Chris7 -
Hi, this is my 2nd round.
I’m Amanda, almost 50, wicked short 4’11” from New England.
My 1st goal is for mid-June (trip to LA/Vegas),
2nd goal for mid-August.
Appreciate all your support.
- Pre-plan meals for the day
- Daily movement
- No Late Night Snacking
Round 221 SW: 126.8
Round 222 SW: 122.6 - debloated 4.2#
Round 222 GW: 120
5/2 – 121.6
Great start to Round 222.
5/3 – 122.0
5/4 – 122.2
May the 4th be with you!
Almost did 1 pull-up: it's close. It's coming!
Max pull-ups = 8. **WHEN** will I ever get to 9?
I upped my hip thrust to 60#+thin bar. This feels good.
PR hip thrust was 205#. I’m coming back (so ever slowly).
5/5 – 121.4
Happy Margaritas Day!
5/6 – 121.0 ⬇️
So not used to weighing every day.
Almost didn’t want to weigh myself, since I had a HEFTY yummy dinner last night, but I was feeling good: great weight training this morning (instead of sleeping in)
Debloated almost 6# in 2 weeks; almost 12# in 1 month (I was sooooo bloated before getting back on track)
Did 1 pull-up today! (It’s been ?a year+ since I’ve been able to do pullups)
I’m coming back, baby!
5/7 – 122.0 ⬆️
I ate a nice filling soup before heading to the Derby party last night.
I had really great self control:
- smaller plate, so didn’t overstuffed myself
- Only 1 drink
- Only 1 bite of a delicious key lime pie
Beautiful weather on our early 4.2miles hike this morning.
5/8 - 121.2 ⬇️
Was such a beautiful day that when my gf suggested an afternoon walk, I said YES (even though I already did my weight training this morning). Great 3.3miles and gabbing all along the way.
5/9 – 120.2 ⬇️
I volunteer farm on Tuesdays at an organic farm.
3 wins:
- we get amazing nutritious yummy organic produce
- I work out in the beautiful outdoors
- I meet diverse friends, different from my usual group of people, and we chat the entire time and I often learn wonderful fascinating things from everyone.
EXHAUSTED:
Today was prepping 5 beds using this 15# broad fork tiller;
then weeding a fresh bed covered in tough weeds.
5/10 – 121.2 ⬆️
Beautiful day!
3 walks today 5.1 miles
- Wednesday Walk friends 2.6
- lunch to let out friend’s puppy 0.5
- waiting for DD appt 2 miles
Then I whipped up easy fresh shrimp rolls for dinner, with mint from my garden, and 0 calories shirataki noodles.
Kids never think about how it's just a salad rolled up.
5/11
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Good Morning
My whyI am playing a game with myself & setting little daily goals of losing 0.35lbs per day and using those goals to help me stay motivated and on track is a way of fasting that I saw in another group. Using my bathroom scale as a weight loss tool works for me. There are days that my weight increases by 2 pounds or more, and I understand that this is mainly water weight, and can go away as quickly as it came. That is why there are times that my daily goal and my weight that day are pounds apart. I am not expecting to lose 2 pounds of body fat by the next day. But it is possible to lose 2 pounds of water weight by the next day, so I stick to my goals. If it takes longer than one day to lose that water weight, I extend my fast for another day. Sticking to my plan, I will reach my 1st goal weight of 172 pounds on September 16 2023. This will put me in the overweight weight range which I have not seen since 2007. At that point I will decrease the daily amount to 0.2lbs per day to get to my ultimate goal of 140 by my birthday in February. I also have a cruise booked for my birthday & one of the tours offers a mini photoshoot. What a great opportunity to be at my goal & get semi professional pictures on the beach!
I 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 219
Well, now my body is getting smarter. It didn’t release a ton of water on the first day of fasting. I think that will be a good thing as I will have to give back less after I am done. I felt better yesterday, my stomach didn’t hurt. How is it that there are only 2 days left of this round? Time is passing sooo fast right now.
5/10 Goal 216.2/Actual 218.4
I actually forgot to post this morning. That is scary to me, since this is one of the things I need to do to stay focused & on track. I ended up eating supper yesterday. I was so tired & that made me unproductive at work so I couldn’t risk another day of no sleep. I am still behind so I will probably just have supper again. I don’t really like OMAD because I feel if I am eating I should be getting adequate protein & it is hard to keep calories low. I gotta figure it out before I get too far behind. I know this is not impossible I am not willing to accept defeat yet.
5/11 Goal 215.8/Actual
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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#
5/9 DNW
5/10 136.6# l have NOT followed my plan this crazy week. Buried with work, a sudden visitor and riding lessons. Hopefully things will feel more in control by the weekend.
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deepwoodslady wrote: »Machias1949 wrote: »05/09-116.6 It is hard to lose weight sitting on a couch with your leg propped up! THE GOOD NEWS is I am using the time to TRY and finish writing my story (Book?) outline before I go to Maine. I am close to hitting a dead end here and have to get to the UM library for old Maine (Washington County) newspapers. My husband can fish and I will do research-sounds like a good deal!
Another Mainer! There are four of us here, I think 😎. I’m in Portland, @deepwoodslady is 15 miles inland, in the woods, down near Ogunquit, @SModa61 splits time between Florida Keys, MA, and OOB, and now @Machias1949 up in (I’m guessing) Mathias area 😎. It sounds like you split time between Maine and Away too?
Writing a book? How wonderful!! Wishing you success in your research and your writing ☺️.
60°F / 16° C 🌤 here in Maine - no rain!! four five days in a row!! 🥳🤣
Cheers!
- MK / @mkksemail (Maine)
@mkksemail No, I am in Northern Michigan (MI)
This is the list:
@mkksemail Portland, ME
@smoda61 OOB, ME (part time)
@machias1949 Damariscotta, ME (part time)
@fmfdfa220 15 miles inland from Ogunquit1 -
RND 222
HW: 175
SW this round 161.2
Goals This round: It's gonna be a busy week. Gym 3 times at least. Extra steps wherever possible. Prioritize water and sleep.
5/2 DNW
5/3 161. 6
5/4 162.6 UGH. Wrong direction wrong direction. It's stress, poor sleep, not enough water more stress, and lack of time to exercise. Eating has been fine, and possibly even not enough. But I am super stressed, bloated, and icky feeling. This might not be the round I see 150s after all, which will be pretty disappointing.
5/5 161.8
5/6 DNW
5/7 159.4 Pretty ecstatic that I am finally hitting this on a day after the absolute busiest, most stressful week I have had in a long time. I didn't fit in exercise other than tons of steps naturally through my busy-ness. But I planned my food as best as possible and prioritized myself in getting what my body needs. So happy and ready to keep working my way down the 150s.
5/8 159.8 Slightly up but in a totally normal way. Don't think I will make it to the gym much in these extremely busy next few weeks but hope to continue focusing on food and getting more walks in.
5/9 160.8 I had an early dinner yesterday and then was starving at 9pm, so I ate again. I had the calories left, but rice, dumplings and soy sauce (carbs and salt) are definitely the culprit of this little blip up. Not worried.
5/10 159.6 Today I was out shopping with my daughter and got stuck in a very slow checkout lane. The candy aisle caught my eye and I suddenly badly craved the chest sprees. So I bought them (I find that I end up obsessing over unmet cravings and it goes badly.) Anyway, I ate some in the car and aas immediately horrified at how sweet they are, and felt sick. Craving over 😂
5/11
Total lost this round:
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👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE
RND 222 SW 193.4
5/2 193.4
5/3 192.6
5/4 193.6
5/5 195.4
5/6 193.0
5/7 193.2
5/8 193.8
5/9 193.4
5/10 194.6
5/119 -
Back for another round. My goals for this round is to undo the effect of being out of town last round and to get back to where I was.
SW RND 218 152.4 lbs. EW 147.8 lbs
SW RND 219 148.4 lbs. EW 146.8 lbs
SW RND 220 146.6 lbs. EW 145.6 lbs
SW RND 221 145.0 lbs. EW. DNW (out of town)
SW RND 222 149.2 lbs
5/2 DNW (out of town)
5/3 149.2 lbs
5/4 147.6 lbs
5/5 147.0 lbs
5/6 145.8 lbs
5/7 145.6 lbs
5/8 146.0 lbs
5/9 145.6 lbs
5/10 145.2 lbs
5/1110 -
Here are my babies 🐶
This is Tug, she’s the youngest and ornery!
The next one is Dixie
And my old man, Marley
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65 yr young F, 5ft 4 Round 222 (my 153rd). As always, thank you. @QuiltingJaine you are a star!
A good start to this round; back down under 140 this morning, so I aim to stay under this and hopefully lose another pound. I am fed up with repeating myself and berating myself for messing up, it’s time I really got back on track. After all I am what I eat in more ways than one, my whole demeanour is totally different when I am happy with myself!!Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and then gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then & didn't want to gain any more, it’s taken me 75 rounds to achieve my under 130 target; back to maintenance again!! But then I crept up again, so need to get back to around 130. A healthy lifestyle must be a permanent way of life.
End of round 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4
End of round 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
End of round 83 133.4
End of round 84 133
End of round 85 131.6
End of round 86 133.0
End of round 87 134.8
End of round 88 132.8 (2 pounds lost)
End of round 89 138.2 (5.4 pounds gained)
End of round 90 135 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 91 132.8 (2.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 92 133 (0.2 pound up from end of last round)
End of round 93 135.6 (2.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 94 135.8 (0.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 95 134.4 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 96 134.4 (no loss no gain!!)
End of round 97 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 98 133.4 (1.6 down from end of last round)
End of round 99 134.4 (1 up from end of last; not bad for Christmas period!)
End of round 100 133.4 (1 down from end of last round)
End of round 101 137.2 (3.8 pounds up)
End of round 102 136 (1.2 pounds down from last round – not bad considering Dad unexpectedly passed away 3 days before end of round & I went totally off plan & no walking!)
End of round 103 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down from last round – better!)
End of round 104 – 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 105 – 133.6 (1.4 down from end of last round)
End of round 106 – 133.6 (same as last round)
End of round 107 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 108 – 134.2 (0.6 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 109 – 135.6 (1.4 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 110 – 133.2 (2.4 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 111 – 133.2 (same as last round)
End of round 112 – 133.6 (increase of 0.4)
End of round 113 – 132.8 (0.8 down from end of last round)
End of round 114 – 136 (3.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 115 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 116 – 133.4 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 117 – 135.4 (2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 118 – 136 (1.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 119 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down)
End of round 120 – 135.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 121 – 135.2 (0.2 pounds down)
End of round 122 – 133.2 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 123 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 124 - 134.8 (2.4 pounds up)
End of round 125 - 135 (0.2 pounds up) – get a grip!!!
End of round 126 - 135 - same as last round
End of round 127 - 133.8 (1.2 pounds down
End of round 128 - 133.4 (0.4 pound down)
End of round 129 - 134.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 130 - 133 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 131 - 133.6 (0.6 up)
End of round 132 – 134 (0.4 up)
End of round 133 – 134 .4 (0.4 up)
End of round 134 – 132.2 (2.2 pounds down) see what not binging can do!!
End of round 135 – 131.8 (0.4 down)
End of round 136 – 132.8 (1 pound up – happy for Christmas period, lower than at this time for many years!)
End of round 137 – 134 (1.2 pound up ugh!!)
End of round 138 - 131.2 (2.8 pounds down)
End of round 139 – 130.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 140 – 132.4 (2.2 pounds up)
End of round 141 – 131 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 142 – 129.8 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 143 – 130.8 (1 pound up)
End of round 144 – 130.2 (0.6 pounds down)
End of round 145 – 132 (1.8 pounds up)
End of round 146 – 133.8 (1.8 pounds up – again!!)
End of round 147 – 133.2 (0.6 down)
End of round 148 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 149 – 132.4
End of round 150 – 133.8 (1.4 pounds up)
End of round 151 – 135.8 (2 pounds up)
End of round 152 – 134 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 153 – 135.4 (1.4 pound up)
End of round 154 – 132.2 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 155 - 133.6 (1.4 pounds up)
End of round 156 - 134 (0.4 pounds up)
End of round 157 - 133.6 (0.4 pounds down)
End of round 158 – 135.4 (1.8 pounds up)
End of round 159 – 134.4 (1 pound down)
End of round 160 – 135.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 161 – 134.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 162 – 133.6 (0.6 down)
End of round 163 – 136.2 (2.6 up)
End of round 164 – 136 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 165 – 135.8 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 166 – 136 (0.2 pound up)
End of round 167 – 138 (2 pounds up)
End of round 168 – 135 (3 pounds down)
End of round 169 – 134.4 (0.6 pound down)
End of round 170 – 133 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 171 – 135.4 (2.4 up)
End of round 172 – 135.6 (0.2 up)
End of round 173 – 137.6 (2 pounds up)
End of round 174 – 135.2 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 175 – 138 (2.8 pounds up)
End of round 176 – did not complete (away on family holiday)
End of round 177 – 138
End or round 178 – 137.8 (0.2 down)
End of round 179 – 139.4 (1.6 pounds up)
End of round 180 – 137 (2.4 pounds lost)
End of round 181 – 139.2 (2.2 pounds up)
End of round 182 – 135.6 (3.6 pounds down)
End of round 183 – 138.2 (2.4 up)
End of round 184 - 136 (2.2 pounds down)
End of round 185 – 136.4 (0.4 gain)
End of round 186 – 136.4 (same)
End of round 187 – 138.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 188 – DNW (away for Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations)
End of round 189 – 139.2
End of round 190 – 139.8
End of round 191 – 139.8
End of round 192 – 138.8 (1 pound lost)
End of round 193 – 138.2 (0.6 lost)
End of round 194 – 136.4 (1.8 lost)
End of round 195 – 139.2 (2.8 pounds up)
End of round 196 – 138 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 197 – 138.2 (0.2 up)
End of round 198 – DNW (on holiday in Crete)
End of round 199 – DNW (on holiday in Crete)
End of round 200 – 138.8 (2.6 pounds lost)
End of round 201 – 138.2 (0.4 pounds lost)
End of round 202 – 137.8 (0.4 pounds lost)
End of round 203 – 137.6 (loss of 0.2)
End of round 204 – 135.8 (1.8 pounds lost)
End of round 205 – 135.6(0.6 pound lost)
End of round 206 – 135.4 (0.2 pound lost)
End of round 207 – 136.4 (1 pound gain) (Caravan Christmas Party Rally)
End of round 208 - 137.2 (0.8 pound gain)
End of round 209 - 137.4 (0.2 pound gain) (Christmas period)
End of round 210 – DNW (Lanzarote holiday)
End of round 211 – 138.2
End of round 212 – 139.8
End of round 213 – 139
End of round 214 – 138.2 (1.2 pounds loss)
End of round 215 – 139.2 (1 pound up)
End of round 216 – 136.6 (2.6 pounds lost)
End of round 217 – 137.8 (1.2 pounds up)
End of round 218 – 140.4 (2.6 pounds up – need to reverse this trend!)
End of round 219 – 139.8 (0.6 down)
End of round 220 – DNW
End of round 221 – 140.8 (1 pound up)
RND 222 SW – 139.8
5/2 139.8 – 9.45 miles walked yesterday, just over 50% of exercise calories eaten back.
5/3 140.4 - 9.23 miles walked, 85 % of exercise calories eaten back. A tad disappointed at the uptick over 140, but hoping it is just a normal fluctuation.
5/4 140.8 – 9.23 miles walked, 20% exercise calories eaten back, this must start a downward trend soon !! Happy Star Wars day !!
5/5 140.8 – no structured walking as child minding little DGS, hence 500 calories over.
5/6 139.8 - 6.72 miles walked, 270 calories over (indulged in 2 adult beverages, Pimms & wine).
5/7 139.6 - 9.41 miles yesterday, down to the sea front along to the far end of Colwyn Bay, returned via Penryn. Did indulge in an ice cream, ⅔ exercise calories eaten back. Recorded the highlights of the Coronation to watch on our return, long live the king!
5/8 139.4 - a wonderful walk to Llandudno, along the promenade to Happy Valley at the bottom of the Great Orme, a Coronation cream tea and then back; 11.6 miles. 80% exercise calories eaten back. Today is as forecast to be wet wet wet all day, not a pleasant journey home ahead 🥲, still, we've had the most amazing couple of days so can't grumble.
5/9 140.4? - 6.752 miles walked; managed to get a rain free window after we had travelled home & unpacked the caravan. 95% exercise calories eaten back.
5/10 139.8 – 8.28 miles walked, luckily before the horrendous thunder storm; so glad I was not out in that torrential prolonged downpour! 30% exercise calories eaten back.
5/11 139.8 – 9.45 miles walked, just less than half of exercise calories eaten back. Pleased with how this round has gone; a pound lost since end of last and a whole binge free round, Coronation celebration was controlled. Yes proud of myself for a change!!
12 binge free days.
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE & I AM WHAT I EAT!!!!!
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Highest weight: 206
Goal weight: 146
Round 212 end weight: 200.7
Round 213 end weight: 198.7
Round 214 end weight: 196.9
Round 215 end weight: 191.9
Round 216 end weight: 190.0
Round 217 end weight: 187.5
Round 218 end weight: 184.4
Round 219 end weight: 183.5
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
5/9 178.1
5/10 178.7
5/11 177.0
Loss this round: 2.3
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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.
11/05: 213.4. Up and down the same little bit every day. Got my steps in and drank my water. Had vol au vents for lunch yesterday so probably not the best choice!3 -
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: 225.2
> I'm just not going to care for the numbers. I'm doing all I should be so I'm sure they'll catch up at some point
5/10: 226.2
> It's been a great week and I honestly thought it would finish stronger. But oh well. Haven't allowed it to demotivate me. Still haven't skipped a workout and only have had one carby day. It will be fine.
5/11: 225.4
> Welp, not as low as I was hoping, but it's at least sticking to going down even with the fluctuations. My trend line is still in the right direction so hopefully the next round will show some more progress. But screw numbers, I'm starting to build the right habits and it's getting easier. So I'll be focusing on that and counting it as a win.
RND 220
Started: 226
Ended: 229
RND 221 (missed but tracked)
Started: 229
Ended: 225.5
RND 222
Started: 226
Ended: 225.47 -
F42, 5'4
Heaviest: 180.8 (5th July '21)
RGW: 146.2lbs
UGW: 140lbs (trend)
UUGW: 122.4lbs
Past RoundsR160 SW:162.8 GW:164.0 EW:DNW
R161 SW:162.0 GW:159.5 EW:158.2 (-3.8)
R162 SW:160.2 GW:156.5 EW:154.6 (-5.6)
R163 SW:154.4 GW:152.4 EW:152.4 (-2.0)
R164 SW:151.8 GW:151.0 EW:150.2 (-1.6)
R165 SW:149.0 GW:148.4 EW:149.0 (-0.0)
R166 SW:148.4 GW:147.0 EW:147.0 (-1.4)
R167 SW:148.2 GW:146.5 EW:146.6 (-1.6)
R168 SW:146.6 GW:144.0 EW:146.2 (-0.4)
R169 SW:143.6 GW:143.0 EW:142.0 (-1.6)
R170 SW:143.0 GW:140.0 EW:140.6 (-2.4)
R171 SW:140.0 GW:139.6 EW:138.6 (-1.4)
R172 SW:141.4 GW:138.6 EW:145.0 (+3.6)
R173 SW:145.2 GW:142.8 EW:141.0 (-4.2)
R174 SW:141.0 GW:139.6 EW:142.2 (+1.2)
R175 SW:141.6 GW:139.6 EW:140.0 (-1.6)
R176 SW:139.6 GW:139.0 EW:138.4 (-1.2)
R177-R210 DNW regained 26.6lbs 😵 Never again!
R211 SW:165.0 GW:163.0 EW:160.8 (-4.2)
R212 SW:161.4 GW:159.0 EW:157.6 (-3.2)
R213 SW:158.0 GW: 156.0 EW: 156.8 (-1.2)
R214 SW:154.4 GW:153.4 EW:154.4 (0.0)
R215 SW:153.4 GW:152.4 EW: 151.6 (-1.8)
R216 SW:150.8 GW:149.8 EW: 151.6 (+0.8)
R217 SW:151.6 GW:150.6 EW: 150.2 (-1.4)
R218 SW:150.2 GW:150.2 EW: 148.8 (-1.4)
R219 SW:149.2 GW:148.2 EW:151.4 (+2.2)
R220 SW:150.2 GW:149.2 EW:148.4 (-1.8)
R221 SW:149.0 GW:148.0 EW:146.8 (-2.2)
R222 SW:147.2 GW:146.2 EW: 145.6 (-1.6)
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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
5/9 145.6 (trend 146.8) 3.5 mile walk in the morning but no gym, I spent the day cleaning instead. More cleaning and housework to do today, I've let the house get into a bit of a state and it needs a really deep clean, so that should burn a few calories I hope!
STEPS 15,006
5/10 147.4 (trend 146.9) Yikes! I'm hoping this nearly 2lb spike is just the result of having a higher carb day than usual and eating nearly half a jar of gherkins last night! My eyes felt really sore and grainy this morning, which is usually a sign that I've had too much salt. Didn't get out for any exercise yesterday but I was cleaning and decluttering all day so I wasn't inactive at least. I had quite a large appetite all day and had to really draw on my will power to not go over calories. I'm higher than my start weight for this round, after several days of being comfortably below my goal, so I'm feeling a bit disappointed, but it is what it is. I'll try and drink lots of water and have a lower carb day today to see if I can pull it back a bit.
STEPS 7,909
5/11 145.6 (trend 146.7) Phew, I'm glad yesterday's weight was just a blip. We had a very wet day here, glorious in the morning but it didn't last long and I didn't get out for a walk in time. Did 1.5hrs upper body weights and finished with 3 mins of planks. I still can't hold for the full 3 mins, the max I can do is 2 mins after 2.5 months of practice, but I'll keep going. Once I can do 3 mins, I'll add in some dynamic plank movements. I got a haircut at last, I hate having my hair cut as I can never find a style I like so always end up feeling frumpy and older, sigh, I want one of those makeover gurus to take me under their wing because I feel a bit lost with my style and skincare etc. I had a high fibre day but nowhere near enough protein again. 1.6lbs lost this round, yay!
STEPS 4,362
STEP total: 101,434 / 85,000 round goal
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Starting Weight (2018): 230lbs
Ultimate Goal: 140lbs
Starting weight for R202: 163.5
R202 Goal Weight: 162
5/2 - dnw
5/3 - dnw
5/4 - dnw
5/5 - dnw
5/6 - 163.5
5/7 - dnw
I love that I freaking forgot to weigh in the 2nd day of the challenge for me😂 It’s incredible really. However, I stayed below calories and had over 10k steps yesterday. We’ll try again tomorrow 😅 It’s not really tempting to step on the scale now after eating and drinking, no point in that when I weigh in on an empty stomach.
5/8 - 163.5 (—)
Stayed within my calorie goal. It’s bothering me that I can’t move as much as I usually do right now. I have injured my back and it limits me quite a lot at the moment. I’m eating less calories now that I’m less active though.
5/9 - 163.5 (--)
Wow, the exact same weight again. It's almost impressive Stayed below calories. But man, it's hard for my body to go under this weight. I feel like this weight (+- 5lbs) is my "set point weight". It is extremely hard to lose below it, even on a super strict diet and workout routine. Going to focus on increasing my non-exercise activity. Getting in over 12K steps the last days of the challenge, in addition to my workouts.
5/10 - 161.5 (-2.0)
There we go 🎉 Goal for the round reached! Stayed below calories and got in about 13K steps yesterday.
5/11 - 160.7 (-2.8)
Almost 3 pounds this round. Really pleased with that 🙌🏻 Had about 15K steps yesterday and stayed below calories. Going to continue getting in over 10K steps everyday.
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Good Morning
My whyI am playing a game with myself & setting little daily goals of losing 0.35lbs per day and using those goals to help me stay motivated and on track is a way of fasting that I saw in another group. Using my bathroom scale as a weight loss tool works for me. There are days that my weight increases by 2 pounds or more, and I understand that this is mainly water weight, and can go away as quickly as it came. That is why there are times that my daily goal and my weight that day are pounds apart. I am not expecting to lose 2 pounds of body fat by the next day. But it is possible to lose 2 pounds of water weight by the next day, so I stick to my goals. If it takes longer than one day to lose that water weight, I extend my fast for another day. Sticking to my plan, I will reach my 1st goal weight of 172 pounds on September 16 2023. This will put me in the overweight weight range which I have not seen since 2007. At that point I will decrease the daily amount to 0.2lbs per day to get to my ultimate goal of 140 by my birthday in February. I also have a cruise booked for my birthday & one of the tours offers a mini photoshoot. What a great opportunity to be at my goal & get semi professional pictures on the beach!
I 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 219
Well, now my body is getting smarter. It didn’t release a ton of water on the first day of fasting. I think that will be a good thing as I will have to give back less after I am done. I felt better yesterday, my stomach didn’t hurt. How is it that there are only 2 days left of this round? Time is passing sooo fast right now.
5/10 Goal 216.2/Actual 218.4
I actually forgot to post this morning. That is scary to me, since this is one of the things I need to do to stay focused & on track. I ended up eating supper yesterday. I was so tired & that made me unproductive at work so I couldn’t risk another day of no sleep. I am still behind so I will probably just have supper again. I don’t really like OMAD because I feel if I am eating I should be getting adequate protein & it is hard to keep calories low. I gotta figure it out before I get too far behind. I know this is not impossible I am not willing to accept defeat yet.
5/11 Goal 215.8/Actual 216.3
I am very happy with my weight today. That is the whoosh I have been waiting for! I ate a good supper yesterday, had a decent sleep & lost 4.3 lbs this round!!! That’s amazing to me. I am off my target but still so close. I did not exercise except for daily puppy walks. I am having a hard time getting to the gym after work. I think maybe I will just accept it & when things slow down in a few weeks I will go. For now, I think I will just be thankful that my game is working & that I have the tools to keep at it. This round was a roller coaster on the scale & emotionally. The accountability of the day 10 challenges is really helping. Thanks @quiltingjaine. On to the next one!
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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
5/11 - 155.8 - I got dressed and weighed after this to ensure the scale wasn't stuck. It's not - fully dressed I do weigh more, as expected. I probably should've been lower but BF made spaghetti and had me make baguettes so he could make garlic bread....hello again garlic salt that is mostly salt...I do feel a tad bit puffy and I'm okay with staying the same weight despite being puffy - it shows I probably should be lower. Plus, I hit round goal of 155.x despite the salt so that's a huge win! BF said we are leaving tomorrow at about 730-8am so I'm knocking out my C25K W7D3 today with back to back days of running. I don't expect much from this run other than to have it completed due to the limited rest. I might aim for a quick yoga tomorrow morning and/or walk the pups since they'll be stuck inside between storms and BigBro working this weekend while we're gone. I'm waking up at the same time as normal so I shouldn't have any issue checking in before we take off. I'll be back Monday morning to check in with a damage report. See all of you next round!
Previous Day's Comments5/02 - 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 - 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 - 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.6 -
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