JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 228

cpanus · July 2023

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: 148.0
UGW: 140.0
06/29 - 152.2 at 7:00 a.m. ...3.91 miles in 85 mins w/sweet husband!!
06/30 - 152.5 at 7:50 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
Day/Weight/Comment
07/01 - 151.3 at 8:00 a.m. ...108 degrees here in Northern California...no walking for me!
07/02 - 150.5 at 8:00 a.m. ...106 degrees here in Northern California...no walking for me!
07/03 - 152.3 at 6:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
07/04 - 151.0 at 6:30 a.m. ...5.67 miles in 118 mins...a bit on the slow side!!!
07/05 -
07/06 -
07/07 -
07/08 -
07/09 -
07/10 -
Good luck everyone!
Chris

musicsax · July 2023

65 yr young F, 5ft 4 Round 228 (my 159th). Thank you @quiltingjaine for the new round.
Goal this round is yet again the same as last; to get back under and stay under 139. Holiday to Menorca is in 72 days, if I don’t crack on I’ll be needing to purchase a bigger size in holiday clothes and I do not want to do that. So, 72 days, 7 rounds at a pound per round should easily get me to where I want to be, only I can do it, I’ve done it before so I can do it again if I knuckle down otherwise before I know it I be up in the 150’s. Cuz that’s how weight just keeps creeping up on one !!! Really try to stay 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!! But then I crept up again, so need to get back to around 134. 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)
End of round 222 – 139.8 (1 pound down)
End of round 223 – 140 (0.2 pound up)
End of round 224 – 139.2 (0.8 pound down)
End of round 225 – 139.4 (0.2 pound up)
End of round 226 – 141 (1.6 pound up)
End of round 227 – 139.8 (1.2 pound down)

SW RND 228 139.2
7/1 139.2 – 5.8 miles walked, calories 247, carbs 50g & fat 17g over. We travelled down to St. Neots in Cambridgeshire for a 5 day break (brought scales with me !!) had cheese & crackers for lunch, with small glass port – mmmm. But restricted portion.
7/2 138.8 – 14.73 miles walked, 1 third of exercise calories eaten back.
7/3 139 – 7.38 miles walked. We were at an airshow at Shuttleworth, so the miles were done in 5 short walks; the woodland walk, round the gardens, up to the house & then back and also an evening walk back at the campsite after tea. All exercise calories eaten back.
7/4 139 – 9.85 miles walked mostly around the ground of Wrest Park, beautiful English Heritage property. 80% exercise calories eaten back.
7/5 140.4 – that’s what pizza does! 10.13 miles walked, all calories eaten back.

7/6 140.4 – 11.68 miles walked, 40% exercise calories eaten back.
7/7
7/8
7/9
7/10
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE & I AM WHAT I EAT!!!!!

felicityb2026 · July 2023

37F 5ft 7 SW 67.5kg round 225
GW 60kg CW 67.1kg round 228
1 July 67.1kg 33%
2 July dnw
3 July dnw
4 July dnw
5 July 66.8kg 31.9%
6 July 66.7kg 32.1%
Happy to say that I was feeling pretty good yesterday and was able to get back into the swing of healthy habits - tracking, staying under calories, lunchtime walk and a cardio workout. Feels good when you're back in a routine and it doesn't take a tonne of effort. I think that is one benefit of coming back here is making it a part of everyday life, not just a one off thing, it really helps keep you in check and get you back into the swing of things so much more quickly. 💙

gomifune · July 2023

Highest weight: 206
Goal weight: 146
Round 212 end weight: 200.7
Round 224 end weight: 177.7
Round 225 vacation☀️
Round 226 vacation☀️
Round 227 vacation☀️

7/1 176.3
7/2 177.0
7/3 176.2
7/4 176.7
7/5 174.8
7/6 176.1
7/7
7/8
7/9
7/10

rtls · July 2023

Round 228
Starting Weight- 147
Current weight- 142.4
10 Day Goal-I would love to see a loss. Try to stay positive.
Ultimate Goal Weight: Sub 130
7/1 142.4 55 minute walk. Remained under on calories. Did a little meal prep.
7/2 141.9 65 minute walk on the treadmill and then later in the day went for an evening stroll 28 minutes. Remained under calories.
7/3 141 51 minute walk. Remained under calories.
7/4 140.6 I went on an evening stroll but wouldnt count it as exercise. Under on calories.
7/5 141.5 Had dental work done today. No exercise. Under on Calories
7/6
7/7
7/8
7/9
7/10

SW RND 224 147 lbs. EW 148 lbs
SW RND 225 145.9 lbs. EW 143.2 lbs
SW RND 226 143 lbs. EW 142.1 lbs
SW RND 227 142.1 lbs. EW 142.4 lbs

Jakette3 · July 2023

Hoping there is another round as I just found this community. I am currently on vacation, but would love to join the next round.

Anabirgite · July 2023

Round 228
SW: 125
RGW: 123
Plan: Log daily( no lying or cheating!!!). Exercise daily, including beginning weights again and PT exercises, also working on deep squat- goal 10 minutes a day.

Day, Weight, Comment
7/01 #125.2 -Starting up from yesterday, but may have not been truthful counting calories yesterday either- so I need to not lie to myself, this should be added as a goal. Injured myself playing pickleball ( my favorite activity) in May. Going to try playing for a short time this morning, scared and excited. Think I will come home afterwards and do my PT exercises and cardio, once I see how it goes.

7/02 #124.8-Wow, I did not realize that using the food scale is a practice and art easily forgotten. Struggled yesterday, since I cook so much, adding recipes, then dividing, since not sure what the servings were going to be since I was making it up. I am sure it will get easier as I go, notorious taste tester, need to handle that. God looking out for me, only was able to hit pickleball for 5-10 minutes, huge storm rolled in, bummer looks like rain all today. Looks like stationary bike and housework. 4 minutes deep squat yesterday.

7/03 #124.4, I know slowly and surely are best but it sure is nice when you have focused all day on weighing, not snacking and making good food choices to have a little more drop- But I could also fo other way so much more frustrating- So Eeks, I am happy and maybe not filled with joy but a little joy I moving in right direction. Lots of squatting yesterday, over 7 minutes and 4 minutes at one time. Forgot to weigh my fish before i put in airfryer. But better job weighing yesterday. Soon to be ex husband took the elliptical left me with the spin bike. Not able to play Pickleball because of weather so had to bike.

7/04 #125- Eeks, I know it is probably water retention but mentally I struggle going backwards when I put so much effort yesterday. I did actually get to play pickleball since be sidelined since May 7, when I got hurt. I was scared and overthought every shop but actually went very well, AC joint sore in afternoon and last night. Debating going right now, So nice to be outside, socializing and running around, might make me forget I gained weight. Did 10 minutes yesterday of resting squats, not at once but got 4 minutes at one time.

7/05 #124.4 Really seem to be resistant change. Did do a redo of guided set up, now that I have gone back to work definitely not as active, bummer recommends 200 calories less. Sore from pickleball, was only able to play for an hour or so yesterday, but did my weights and PT exercises. 10 minutes of resting squats- did 4 minutes again. Experimented with protein powder cookies - surprisingly good. Going to try to reduce my alcohol.

7/06 #124.2- I am telling myself slow is good, losing weight slowly means I actually losing fat and not just water fluctuations...Putting great effort into weighing my food, created this medley for lunch: TJ cauliflower gnocchi, chicken sausage, asparagus, and colorful tomato medley, fried it up, and then poured in separate bowl to measure, so I can divide into 3 servings. I have been working on my just dirty the dish complex, one more dish to clean is not a big deal- My wonderful mother was the most fabulous cook, but she was messy, dirty so many dishes every night. I was the awful daughter who did the dishes and just complained... She has had several strokes the last year and can no longer talk and only can eat soft foods, my heart breaks for her quality of life. But I am rejoicing in the lessons she taught me, so just dirty the dish and measure! A thank you to God for my mother! - on a different note, did a 5 minute resting squat, 10 minutes total. 1 hour pickleball, physically sore, but mentally sorer- frustrated in 2 months could lose so much of my game, sure it will calm back but with working so hard need to accept will not reach that level of play again.
7/07
7/08
7/09

_JeffreyD_ · July 2023

Male: 65
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205

Goals for this round:

Log my food daily.
Get some exercise.

Round 227 Posts
This is my posting format….

Month/Day: Scale Reading - First thing today after bathroom visit before getting dressed.
/ Logged Food; Exercise – yesterday / Comment

Previous posts:

7/1: 224.0
/Logged all; did quite a bit of walking, and I mowed the grass. /

7/2: 224.2
/Not fully logged; walked about 3 miles/
I don't know why, but walking seems to help the edema in my ankle. Walking around with one compression sock on while wearing shorts is somewhat humbling. Not all "new normals" are fun.

Speaking of normal, here is one I need to change. Does anyone else ever wake up from a "trance" and find yourself standing in front of your open refrigerator without really knowing why or how you got there?

It is not really as dramatic as that, but you get my point maybe.

7/3: 223.6
/Logged; did some walking/
too many carbs in my life.

7/4: 223.4
/Nope; walked/
Happy Independence Day! Went to a parade this morning. Fireworks tonight.

Cooking some ribs today for the family. Trying a new way. Sous vide the ribs for 24 hours. Then finish 45 minutes in the smoker. Fingers crossed.

6/30: 224.8
Starting weight at end of last round.

7/5: 224.4

7/6: 222.2
/ Not doing a very good job logging lately; went over to the public pool yesterday and did a little bit of water walking./ By the way, I was very pleased with the way the ribs turned out on Tuesday.

7/7
7/8
7/9
7/10: Birthday

Historical Averages:

R 94: 210.7 (20191108 = date of the last day of the round)
R 95: 210.3
R 96: 210.5
R 97: 211.3 (20191208)
R 98: 212.7
R 99: 212.5* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 100: 215.0* (ghost vaycay entries) (20200107)
R 101: 216.0* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 102: 212.6
R 103: 211.9 (20200206)
R 104: 210.9
R 105: 212.5
R 106: 211.2 (20200307)
R 107: DNF
R 115: 215.6 (20200605)
R 116: 213.7
R 117: 213.1
R 118: 212.1 (20200705)
R 119: 212.4
R 120: 211.5
R 121: 207.9 (20200804)
R 122: 207.4
R 123: 207.3
R 124: 209.4 (20200903)
R 125: 208.9
R 126: 209.6
R 127: 209.1 (20201003)
R 128: 210.0
R 129: 210.6
R 130: 210.7 (20201102)
R 131: 211.5
R 132: 209.2
R 133: 211.7 (20201202)
R 134: 211.0
R 135: 211.5
R 136: DNW (20210101)
R 137: DNW
R 138: DNW
R 139: 215.7
R 140: 215.2 (20210210)
R 141: 213.6
R 142: 212.8 (20210302)
R 143: 211.5
R 144: 212.2
R 145: 211.6 (20210401)
R 146: DNW – scale broke during this round.
R 147: 213.1
R 148: 212.3 (20210501)
R 149: 209.7 (vacay 2nd half)
R 150: 210.4 (vacay 1st half)
R 151: 210.7
R 152: 211.0 (20210610)
R 153: 210.7
R 154: 210.6
R 155: 210.0 (20210710)
R 156: 210.9
R 157: 210.6
R 158: 207.8 (20210809)
R 159: 207.9
R 160: 205.9
R 161: 206.2 (20210908)
R 162: 205.9
R 163: 206.8
R 164: 207.1 (20211008)
R 165: 207.0
R 166: 207.3
R 167: 207.8 (20211107)
R 168: 206.2
R 169: 207.3
R 170: 208.2 (20211207)
R 171: 208.6
R 172: 207.4
R 173: 210.5 (20220106) Mostly estimated
R 174: 210.5 Mostly estimated
R 175: 211.8 Mostly estimated
R 176: 213.6 (20220205)
R 177: 214.6
R 178: 213.7
R 179: 213.7 (20220307)
R 180: 213.7
R.181: 214.2
R 182: 216.4 (20220406)
R 183: DNW
R 184: 216.2
R 185: 217.0 (20220506)
R 186: 216.8
R 187: 215.9
R 188: 217.1 (20220605)
R 189: 216.2
R 190: 215.5
R 191: 217.3 (20220705)
R 192: 217.9
R 193: DNW
R 194: 215.2 (20220804) Some guesstimates early I the round with no scale.
R 195: 216.2
R 196: 213.8
R 197: 216.0 (20220903)
R 198: 213.6
R 199: 214.7 (partial round)
R 200: 215.4 (20221003)
R 201: 215.6
R 202: 214.8
R 203: 215.7 (20221102)
R 204: 216.7
R 205: 217.2
R 206 DNW
R 207: 217.4
R 208: 218.6
R 209: DNW (20230101)
R 210: DNW
R 211: DNW
R 212: DNW
R 213: DNW (20230210)
R 214: 222.5 (post-surgery date)
R 215: 221.5 (20230302)
R 216: 222.2
R 217: 221.8
R 218 – 226 no data. AWOL
R 227: 224.8

I like to track averages due to my wild fluctuations. For the same reason, I like to weigh daily so I can see the lows from time to time. It gives me hope.

Machias1949 · July 2023

74 years-old great-grandmother (5'2")
ON 8/29/2022: I was 134 LBS and had a 33” natural waist

MAINTENANCE 114.9-116.5
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 (116.5-117.1 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 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.
Average weight recorded for 2022- 130 LBS
Average weight recorded for May ‘23-116.1
Average weight recorded for June ‘23-115.4

Round 227-ended 6/30-115.1
Round 228 RSW (away No Scale)

Away at a 5 day "Independence Day" party-slim chance of not gaining weight

07/01-away No Scale
07/02-away No Scale
07/03-away No Scale
07/04-away No Scale
07/05-away No Scale
07/06-117.2 (five days of sitting around eating is never good)

Losingit8305 · July 2023

7/1 128.6
7/2 128.4
7/3 127.8
7/4 128.4
7/5 128.8
7/6 130
7/7
7/8
7/9
7/10

fmfdfa2020 · July 2023

Thank you @quiltingjaine for another round!

💪🏋️‍♀️🤸‍♀️🎵💃👗👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💗🌻🏖🙏

Heaviest Weight Ever: 186.0
186 / 185 / 184 / 183 / 182 / 181 / 180
179 / 178 / 177 / 176 / 175 / 174 / 173 / 172 / 171 / 170
169 / 168 / 167 / 166 / 165 / 164 / 163 / 162 / 161 / 160 👉 159

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

07/03 - 170.2 - Groundhog Day, again - woke up to a day like many others where I have to lose the same pounds again! Fun! I could have sworn this time was it! Readjusted my charts, but I refuse to add color back to 170, LOL, No way! I will at least be done with the 170s again very soon!
07/04 - 169.4 -

07/05 - 169.0 - I feel like I have my head screwed on right this morning finally after going off track. Three good days - except water - got to do better with the water!

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

clprieur · July 2023

Christine from Burlington, Ontario, Canada 😊
My 17th Round
Age: 53
Height: 5’3.75”
HW: 345 lbs (Aug 2005)
LW: 135.4 (June 2023)
CW: 137 lbs
GW: 135 lbs
Long-term Goal: <145.6 lbs until June 5, 2024 (Normal BMI)

This round's daily goals:
1. <1300 + 50% exercise cals 10/10 days – 😊☹☹😊😊
2. 7.4 miles of steps 10/10 days – 😊☹☹☹☹
3. 8 cups fluids 10/10 days – ☹😊☹😊☹
4. Meditation 10/10 days – ☹☹☹☹☹
5. Strength/Bike/Swim 10/10 days – ☹☹☹☹☹
6. Attend work 3/3 days – 😊☹
7. Stay under 140 lbs 10/10 days – 😊😊😊😊😊😊

7/1 – 137 lbs - Down -- lbs this round and 2 lbs to goal; /228 miles for July.
7/2 – 136.2 lbs - Down 0.8 lbs this round and 1.2 lbs to goal; 10.76/228 miles for July. Well, my weight is coming down again. Maybe this is what maintenance looks like? I am charting a bunch of things in Excel so I can easily look at any correlations between mood, energy, hunger, weight, calories, menstrual cycle, etc. So far I am finding it helpful to be able to easily compare those numbers. I have noticed that my mood goes a bit low every time I weigh myself and the number has increased, so that is something to keep an eye on. I feel like my hunger has been pretty low in the last several days, and my calories are definitely not excessive (except for the one day we went out for Greek food). I wonder if this is the calorie range and exercise level I’ll have to maintain if I want to maintain this weight. My mood was excellent yesterday! I got to go visit a niece of mine who I rarely see. It was so nice to see her and her partner. Plus I got 10 miles of steps in. Had a nice long walk in the morning with the dog and hubby. I also tried a new recipe for breakfast- some kind of Greek yogurt pancakes with strawberries. It was pretty good. So overall it was just a really lovely day. I wonder if that Cipralex is kicking in. Lol. Hope so.
7/3 - 136.6 lbs - Down 0.4 lbs this round and 1.6 lbs to goal; 16.76/228 miles for July. We went to my MIL for lunch yesterday, which involved a long drive back and forth. I didn’t make my exercise goals and my calories went off the rails – I didn’t track and there was McDonald’s on the way home. The scale is only up a bit today, but I am sure it will be up even higher tomorrow. I will try to stay on the straight and narrow today, but we are having my niece and her fiancé over for dinner, so we shall see what happens (they wanted to order Chinese). This is a different niece from the other day, btw. Lol. We are doing a lot of visiting, as hubby is rarely home this long for socializing. I had all last week off with him, which was amazing. This week I have to work Tues/Weds only, and then I go back on the 10th. Hubby probably will go back on the 17th. It is just great having him home.

This Saturday I am hosting a kayaking/picnic for 9 of my family members, to celebrate my 1 year of sobriety (which is officially July 28th). I wanted to celebrate and didn’t want to do something that was sitting around and drinking. (IE, have everyone for dinner, or whatever.) So I came up with renting kayaks. Everyone was on board with that! So I have officially turned myself from a “party girl” to a “sporty girl”! Haha! It sounds silly but it really turned out to be quite an effective mind trick – thinking to myself, “What would a sporty girl do?” I do not miss drinking at all anymore, and I am so glad I don’t still have cravings, etc. It is difficult to feel my stupid feelings, but I guess it is better than being drunk every day. Plus, I am down 56.6 lbs since July 3, 2022, so I think overall it has helped me with my weight loss goals. Certainly I am killing it in the walking department, which I was not doing when I was drinking heavily. So I am proud of how far I have come. 😊 I was saying to hubby the other day that is surprising that I have not thrown in the towel and just started bingeing, this time, like I have always done every other time I have lost 30, 40, 50, 100 lbs. Always, no matter how long I restricted, I ended up going back to bingeing eventually and gained everything back and sometimes more. The difference is that this time I am not so hard on myself when I slip up or eat something that wasn’t on plan or go out for dinner or skip a day of exercise or whatever. I am wayyyy more gentle with myself, and forgiving, and I don’t beat myself up over it, like I would have in the past. Also I am being way more patient with the rate of loss – normally I would get so angry if I wasn’t losing “fast enough”, and eventually I would lose hope and just go back to over-eating (instead of restricting way too hard). So I have learned some self-kindness and some patience, at the old age of 53! Which makes me hopeful that maybe this time I will be able to maintain some kind of healthy weight, whatever that may turn out to be. I have not had hope of maintaining any amount of weight loss in… well, never, actually. So even though I ate too much when we went to McDonald’s last night, I am not too worried about it. I know my weight will bounce up, but I know we are on vacation, it is a long weekend, we were on the road and wanted something quick, and I was too hungry to wait the 2 hours till we got home, so I’m totally fine with it. I mean, I could have skipped the hot fudge sundae, but live and learn. Lol. Anyway, the point is that I feel very confident that no matter if the scale goes up a few pounds, if I just focus, I know it will come back down again in a few days; I don’t have to go into mega-restriction mode and punish myself with an unsustainable amount of exercise, etc. I just have to be chill, and everything will be fine. It’s really a very unusual state of mind, for me!
7/4 – 137.4 lbs - Up 0.4 lbs this round and 2.4 lbs to goal; 21.74/228 miles for July.
7/5 – 138.8 lbs - Up 1.8 lbs this round and 3.8 lbs to goal; 29.05/228 miles for July.
7/6 – 137.4 lbs - Up 0.4 lbs this round and 2.4 lbs to goal; 35.03/228 miles for July. Falling behind on my steps goal for this month. It’s been very hot so I can only really walk the dog in the early morning. (Other than pee breaks, of course.) Energy, concentration and mood have been very low the past few days, which is not unusual as I started my TOM yesterday. I had a super upsetting mtg with my boss yesterday and I felt the urge to drink afterwards (which I have not felt in a long time) and when that passed then I felt the urge to eat/binge. I was able to let both urges pass, thankfully. I started crying near the end of the mtg and had to turn off my mic and type my last few comments in the chat. I was crying too hard to speak. Then I couldn’t stop crying so I decided to log off work for the balance of the day. (I had a bunch of other mtgs scheduled and did not think I could be present and effective for those.) I was able to ask hubby for some time alone and I decided to feel my stupid feelings. I was able to label my feelings (“I feel sad and angry and unsupported”) and also identify where I was feeling that in my body (“I feel that in my stomach and my chest is really tight”). Then I reminded myself that feelings are temporary and will pass. And I remembered that if I could not calm down, I had an ice pack in the freezer to put on my eyes, if necessary, which was good to remember but I ended up not needing it. I’m glad I was able to remember some coping strategies even though I was very upset. Today I am thinking “I am just having a rough patch with my career. This is very common and happens to a lot of people. All I can do is make a plan to move forward. This will pass and things will get better.” It is unusual for me to not be thinking “I am a failure and I am stupid and I can’t do anything right and why bother and I should just quit” etc. although I did feel the “I should just quit” feeling right after the upsetting meeting. When I did think that, I was able to remind myself to not make any decisions when I am feeling so upset and think about it again later. I had previously booked today and tomorrow off to prepare for my kayak/picnic day on Saturday, so I have until Monday to calm down about it and hopefully return with a better attitude on Monday.
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CamandJarvis · July 2023

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

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

Previous Rounds:

R69: 158.1; R70: 156.5; R71: 156.3 R72: 156.3; R73: 155.2; R74: 155.4; R75: 156.1; R76: 155.6; R80: 153.2; R81: 154.3; R82: 154.1; R84: 156.5; R89: 156.7; R91: 160.1; R93: 159.3; R94: 156.1; R98: 154.5; R99: 155.9; R100: 152.8; R101: 149.7; R102: 149.0; R103: 149.0; R104: 146.2; R105: 146.6; R106: 144.6; R107: 146.8; R108: 147.7; R109: 148.1; R110: 150.1; R111: 154.3; R112: 152.6; R113: 151.7; R121: 153.0; R122: 154.8; R123: 153.9; R124: 153.4; R125: 155.6; R126: 152.3; R127: 151.5; R128: 151.0; R129: 151.0; R130: 152.6; R131: 153.9; R132: 150.6; R133: 151.2; R134: 149.3; R135: 149.5; R136: 148.4; R137: 147.9; R138: 148.4; R139: 151.9; R140: 150.4; R141: 150.4; R142: 144.0; R143: 144.2; R144: 147.0; R145: 145.7; R146: 145.9; R147: 145.9; R148: 146.5; R149: 147.3; R150: 146.8; R151: 147.9; R152: 147.7; R153: 147.2; R154: 147.0; R155: 144.7; R157: 146.1; R158: 146.6; R159: 146.3; R160: 150.2; R161: 146.7; R162: 144.6; R163: 146.2; R164: 147.3; R165: 146.3; R166: 148.5; R167: 147; R168: 148.4; R169: 151.4; R170: 148.9; R171: 144.8 R172: DNW; R173: 146.1; R174: 147.9; R175: 145.9; R176: 150.5; R177: 149.3; R179: 150.5; R180: 151.6; R181: DNW; R182: 150.2; R183: 152.9; R184: 153.4; R185: 151.3; R186: 152.3; R187: 151.8; R188: 150.9; R189: 152.6; R190: DNW; R191: 154.8; R192: 155.5; R193: 155.2; R194: 156.5; R195: DNW; R196: 155.7; R197: DNW; R198: 156.1; R199: DNW; R200: DNW; R201: 159.8; R202: 159.7; R203: 160.5; R204: DNW; R205: DNW; R206: 161.7; R207: 163.6; R208: DNW; R209: 164.5; R210: 163.9; R211: DNW; R212: 163.1; R123: 162.1; R214: 162.1; R215: 160.4; R216: 160.4; R217: 159.6; R218: 159.0; R219: 159.6; R220: 157.6; R221: 156.5; R222: 155.8; R223: 156.8; R224: 155.1; R225: 152.2; R226: 154.9; R227: 152.4

Last weight
06/30 - 152.4

Round Goal: 151.x
Workout: Intentional movement 3x/week at least 15 minutes
Nutrition: Log daily

Day, Weight, Comment
7/01 - 153.0
7/02 - 153.0
7/03 - 152.3
7/04 - 152.6
7/05 - DNW
7/06 - 153.8 - Not as bad as I expected. I still feel puffy and bloated since it is not unusual for it to take 48 hours for my body to release water after I've re-hydrated. Over 100 ounces yesterday, whoot! Calories were on the high side, though, so that isn't helping. Ended up taking the dogs for a walk after dinner. I did 2 of the 3 rounds of my kettlebell workout as I forgot to do the last round after my walk. Ran a little over a mile today with both dogs. It's such a pain but they start to whine and bark which wakes everyone up if I go without them. Unsure today as it's Thirsty Thursday but we aren't going to our normal bar&grill as it's gone downhill horribly. I have plenty of my chickpea and veggie curry so I'll eat that regardless of plans for the day so I get my veggies in and fill myself up on something healthy. Simply hoping I can stay on track and see this bloat drop off in the next day or two.
7/07
7/08
7/09
7/10

Previous Day's Comments

7/01 - Sodium blip. BF wanted out of the house (don't blame him) so we went and got Japanese at a new place. This one was definitely more mom-and-pop shop, homemade versus the other place which has more of a chain restaurant vibe. I did really well with pushing my plate to be taken away after piling my trash on it once I was full, a HUGE NSV. I'd normally feel obligated to pick at it while others ate and try to finish it to get my "money's worth". I didn't leave hungry, my taste buds were satisfied (even happy as I was craving sesame chicken), and I didn't feel sick from overeating. That was my money's worth despite there being more food on the plate. Not sure plan today other than SD has a "volunteer" job (they get paid but it's just to help increase staffing for a one-day event) from 1-9. Then that place puts on fireworks from 9-9:30 so we're hanging out at the fire station (upon request) in case of need (so dry with these record temperatures). LittleBro will come with us and SD will meet us there (it's maaaaaybe 1/4mile walk from the place she's working) to watch the fireworks together. Once I post and catch up reading, I'll stretch my poor sore hamstrings out while I read as everyone is still asleep.
7/02 - Scale blipped down to 151 range before settling higher. I do feel a tad puffy from the garlic salt at dinner, but not as bad as before. I'm also still very sore in the hamstrings despite setting aside time to stretch yesterday. I will do so again today. We had a freak storm form over us last night bringing much needed rain. My intended morning walk with the pups was also canceled due to continuing rain this morning. Oh well. Tomorrow is a scheduled walk, weather-permitting, and my kettlebell workout. Likely another lazy day today, especially with all the rain. If so, I'll keep reading like I did yesterday. It's nice to read my own books during the day and then my Book Club book (for that month) before bed.
7/03 - There we go. I'm still holding on to water weight - we went mini-golfing and to TopGolf. First mini-golf was outside and no food/drinks on the course (which at 100 degrees in the sun is not at all smart...but that's just me). Had lunch and then a round of indoor mini-golf (a bottle of water cost $7 so.... yeah, didn't happen). Finally we went to TopGolf which I drink 2 large glasses of water. I didn't want to make myself sick, though. Also, though all this, I managed to be 1,300 steps shy of 10k. How?! So much walking. Ended up skipping dinner as lunch was at 2pm and very heavy. None of us were hungry by dinnertime. Today I took the dogs for a walk and completed my NF Journey kettlebell workout. Tomorrow is a day off, but I'm supposed to run. I'll see how I feel, soreness-wise and sleepy-wise, in the morning. Making veggie chickpea curry for lunches this week for myself. SD said she'd try it, too.
7/04 - Happy 4th to all my fellow American friends! Little fluctuation, not worried about it at all. I did enjoy a small bowl of ice cream and took my lactose pills immediately after. It satisfied the craving and fit into my calorie goal perfectly so the slight bloat isn't a concern. Today I slept in until 630 and still managed a run. It wasn't a long one, but I only said "a run" not a time or distance so I've managed to check the box. I'm trying not to put a hard and fast rule to it otherwise I'll lose all desire to even continue running until I have no choice but to train for the other 5k I've signed up for in November. Anyway, I'm hoping everyone wakes up in time for me to run through the shower quickly before we have to leave for the parade and other events going on today. It's a very social day and I'm not sure I'm ready for it mentally. Oh well. I feel stronger about my food and movement choices now that I've done my run so hopefully that mental strength will also bleed through into my people-ing ability. I have a general plan today (I vaguely know the lunch offerings and the event this evening is likely to be the same ol' American-fare for the holiday so not terribly hard to guess) and hopefully plenty of opportunity to get my steps in.
7/05 - I woke up and chugged water a couple different times through the night so I decided to forego weighing. I feel like it'd be a false high from all that water. I'll see the damage done from yesterday tomorrow anyway. I did do pretty good overall, especially in the food department, but there was beer involved. I don't even like drinking beer when it is that hot, but we all ended up buying each other a round which added up through the day. I got all my steps and such in, though, and met my calorie goal despite all the liquid calories. By the time fireworks happened and we got home, it was 2 hours past my bedtime so I decided to put off my workouts. I'll try to take the dogs for a walk after dinner tonight to make up for it. It's supposed to storm between 5-6 so maybe it'll cool things down and I can walk them around 7? We shall see. I have 3 rounds in my kettlebell workout circuit with 3 exercises each so I'll divide those up through the day. I'll knock the first one out after I post. Likely one around lunch and one in the afternoon (after lunch slump?). Just because I slept in doesn't give me a free pass to miss out on my workout. Not when it is typically done next to my work desk anyway haha!
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DancesWithDogz · July 2023

I am Marlene. I'm 63. Married, two adult children in their 40s, 2 grand babies (5 and 3 months) and one pup (Missy who is 13). Semi retired since 2014

July Goals
Lose 5 pounds ⚖️
Make Water a Daily habit again 💦
Dog Walk Daily 🐶🚶‍♀️
Daily Purge Project

HW 234
WLTD: 12 lbs
July SW: 224.8
Short Term Goal: 199
Long Term Goal - 145

Goals for the Next 10 Days: stick to morning and evening routines, cut out ADS (after dinner snacking), walk dog daily, pre-track nutrition and weight daily.

July 1: 223.8
Stayed focused and met all my goals

July 2: 222.6
Another good day of focus and staying on track.

July 3: 221.8
I was out most of the day today. My knee was horribly painful (tore my meniscus last month 😥) you do not realize how important your knees are until they are damaged. Pup will get a break from a walk today - besides, it's 35 degrees out there. #idonotfeelguilty

July 4: 223.8
A gain today. Likely because I had popcorn last night. This is why I have difficulty weighing in every day. I go up and down and i get frustrated.
Will persevere and keep focused.

July 5: 223.4
Out and about today.
Got an afternoon swim in the river too! It was like a bathtub it was so warm.
Worked the knee, but man..it is so sore.
Must keep working on the physio.

majork29 · July 2023

5'1", female, 52 years old.
SW: 190.0 CW: 190.0
R228 (my 1st)
RGW: 187.0
FGW: 160
UGW: 120

R228 Goals:
1. Track food daily
2. Strength training 3X
3. Steps: 80,000
4. Floors: 80
5. Zone Minutes: 450
6. Water: 82oz Daily

Day, Weight, Comment

7/1 - 189.6 - tracked food, Strength training - rest day, 8,488 steps (71,512 left), 9 Floors done ( 71 left), 59 Zone Minutes ( 391 left). 56oz water, under goal. Over all it was a good day. Got out for a 45 minute walk/run with Fraley.
7/2 - 189.4 - bad day. Didn't track, didn't wear Fitbit most of the day 1,894 steps (69,618 left) 1 Floor (70 left), 5 Zone Minutes (386 left). Water not tracked. Smoke and bad air quality was back.. Spent the day baking donuts and watching TV, not great.
7/3 - 190.4- good day, didn’t track my food that well . Strength training completed, 6,902 steps (62,716 left), 5 Floors (65 left), 31 Zone Minutes (355 left).
7/4 - 191.6 - overall good day. Didn’t track food or water I really need to get this on lock. Rest day from strength training, muscles are sore from the other day. 9,443 steps (53,273 left), 3 floors ( 62 left), 31 Zone minutes (324 left). I listened to 2 episodes of the coaches cup podcast. Took Farley for a walk last evening, we didn’t go as far the other day but we got out and he had fun
7/5 - 190.4 - average day, it got a little hot in the afternoon and the smoke was really bad again from the fires. I finished tracking my food this morning. I was over for my calorie count. My water was little low, still need to work on that. 8,752 steps (44,521 left), 4 floors (58 left), 81 Zone Minutes (243 left). Farley and I didn't get out for our walk due to the air quality. I did a new strength training workout. Found it on YouTube Senior Fitness Seated Dumbbell Workout For Beginners | 20 Min, it is part of a workout series Senior Fitness with Meredith. I think that I am going to continue to use this one.
7/6 - 189.8
7/7 -
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7/9 -
7/10 -

enlightenme3 · July 2023

Round 228 (my 63rd)
July 1, 2023 - July 10, 2023
Female, 5’7”
HW: 181 pounds (Dec 30, 2019)
Previous Rounds:

R164 SW: 164.7, EW: 162.3
R165 EW: 161.2
R166 EW: 157.4
R167 EW: 157.0
R168 EW: 153.7
R169 EW: 154.3 - Thanksgiving week
R170 EW: 149.9
R171 EW: 151.0 - Travel almost the entire round
R172 EW: 149.7 - Christmas holidays
R173 EW: 148.6
R174 EW: 146.8
R175 EW: 145.5
R176 EW: 143.5
R177 EW: 142.4
R178 EW: 140.2
R179 EW: 139.6
R180 EW: 137.6
R181 EW: 135.6
R182 EW: 136.2
R183 EW: 134.9
R184 EW: 134.9
R185 EW: 135.4
R186 EW: 132.7
R187 EW: 132.1
R188 EW: 133.2
R189 EW: 133.8
R190 EW: 134.3
R191 EW: 132.5
R192 EW: 132.9
R193 EW: 132.5
R194 EW: 133.4
R195 EW: 132.7
R196 EW: 133.6
R197 EW: 134.9
R198 EW: 132.3
R199 EW: 130.7
R200 EW: 130.5
R201 EW: 130.7 (last weigh-in before traveling)
R202 EW: 134.5
R203 EW: 132.9
R204 EW: 134.0
R205 EW: 132.7
R206 EW: 133.2
R207 EW: 134.0
R208 EW: 134.5
R209 EW: 134.3
R210 EW: 131.8
R211 EW: 131.3
R212 EW: 132.9
R213 EW: 131.6
R214 EW: 132.5
R215 EW: 132.5
R216 EW: 132.9 (last weigh-in before traveling)
R217 EW: 130.3
R218 EW: 132.5
R219 EW: 130.7
R220 EW: 131.0 (last weigh-in before traveling)
R221 EW: 131.2 (DD wedding/travel)
R222 EW: 130.5
R223 EW: 133.4
R224 EW: 132.9
R225 EW: 132.9
R226 EW: 132.7
R227 EW: 132.9

RSW: 132.9 pounds 6/30/23, EO Round 227)
RGW: < 135.0 pounds
UGW: 130-135 pound range

Day/Weight/Comment
7/1: 134.0 - Well, not a great way to start a round, but hopefully can only go down from here.
7/2: 133.8 - I just love (not) how my weight will take these 1 pound jumps up over night but then sloooooooowly work its way down.
7/3: 133.2 - Last night’s binge has not yet shown up on the scale, but it will soon.
7/4: 133.2 - Hmm…I thought I did pretty well yesterday. Holding steady.
7/5: 133.4 - Too many sweet treats yesterday
7/6: 134.5 - I had a great day yesterday with a good workout, good sleep and not eating back my exercise calories. The scale is finally catching up with my past sins.
7/7: -
7/8: -
7/9: -
7/10: -

Total round weight loss/gain to date from EO last round: + 1.6 pounds

SheilaBoneham · July 2023

🌻🐈‍⬛🌞🦋🎆🍒🐕‍🦺🌿

📆 2015–2023

Feb. 2015: highest weight 218.2
2015: end weight running average 178.2
2016: end weight running average 147.7
2017: end weight running average 148
2018: end weight running average 137.2.
Extreme elimination diet (doctor prescribed) for diagnostic reasons, very low calories, then boom! Gained 40 pounds.
2019: end weight running average 176.1
2020: end weight running average 183.8.
2021: end weight running average 179.4.
2022: end weight running average 178.6

2023 Rounds
R209 01/01/23: end weight 178.6. Ave calories — who knows? I didn’t bother with the holidays.
R210 01/11/23: end weight 176.2 (-2.4). Ave calories 1102. No after-dinner snacking!
R211 01/21/23: end weight 176.8 (+.6).
R212 01/31/23: end weight 177.6 (+.8).
R213 02/10/23: end weight 178 (+.4)
R214 02/20/23: end weight 178 (+/-0).
R215 03/02/23: end weight 180 (+2 ☹️)
R216 03/12/23: end weight 178.8 (-1.2)
R217 03/22/23: end weight 178.8 (+/-0).
R218 04/01/23: end weight 182.8 (+4).
R219 04/11/23: end weight 183.4 (+.6).
R220 04/21/23: end weight 182.2 (-1.2)
R221 05/01/23: end weight 183.2 (+1).
R222 05/11/23: end weight 184 (+.8).
R223 05/21/23: end weight 184 (+/-0).
R224 05/31/23: end weight 184 (+/-0).
R225 06/10/23: end weight 183 (-1).
R226 06/20/23: end weight 183.6 (+.6).

R227 06/30/23: end weight 183 (-.6).
R228 07/10/23: goals — cut back on nighttime snacks, walk 60+ minutes/day.

Day, Weight, Comment

7/01 - 182.6
Happy 🍁 Canada 🇨🇦 Day to the Canadians on here. Although I was born in the States, I am proud to be Canadian by parentage, and all my sibs were born in Alberta. I can’t believe it’s July already. The year’s half gone! July is “eye month” for me, with cataract surgeries this Monday & the next one, and then a string of follow up appointments. Not my idea of summer fun, but everyone assures me I’ll be glad I did it. I’m trying not to think much about it! Nervous. But I don’t seem to be channeling that into food, so there’s that. Now to keep it that way!

7/02 - 183.2
Yep. I ate a lot yesterday, including two pieces of cake. Yikes! I some of this is obviously water — can’t gain half a pound of fat in one day. I feel like that got the urge out of my system and today will be more controlled, although I’m quite nervous about tomorrow. Anyway, it’s love out right now, and our air quality is, for now, back to good. Have a happy Sunday!

7/03 - 183.2
Monday, Monday…. First cataract surgery coming up this morning. I’m very nervous, but keep telling myself it will be over in 3 hours, other than waiting around for a post-surgery check up. Then I get to do it all again in a week. I know it’s pretty routine, and everyone tells me it’s a snap, but still…. Anyway, my calories should be lower today!

7/04 - 183.6
Happy Fourth! My cataract surgery went well. My vision in that eye is like looking through thick gauze because of the meds they put in, but no other pain or discomfort. On our way home mid-afternoon DH wanted a Whopper & fries, so I got the same — was pretty hungry by then — which was my first such food in years! Then I had ice cream late evening. Not great, but my calories weren’t much over my goal, so other than a lot of salt I think it was ok. Back on track today. I don’t think I’ll be doing much until my vision clears, but it seems to be getting better every hour. Many thanks to those you sent well wishes!

7/05 - 185.2
Yep, there’s my Whopper and fries from Monday, plus some salty junk food yesterday — chili cheese Fritos, Parmesan garlic pita chips, like that, plus barbecue ribs and potato salad. Recovery foods. 😁 Back on track today, menu all planned, including lots of water. My vision is clearing, but I still have blurry spots from the medication they put in my eye. Hopefully it will clear more today. Neighbors were shooting off LOUD fireworks (no sparklies, just noise — I don’t get it) until well after midnight, so I might need a nap. 😌 I hope all my American friends here had an enjoyable 4th.

7/06 - 183.8
That’s a bit better. I knew yesterday I was full of water! My vision has mostly cleared, and although my glasses are not correcting optimally (which was expected), they’re not bad. Of course, I get to do this all again next week. 🤪 But I’m feeling strangely energized, and am going to make myself some schedules and set some goals beginning in August — I want to get back to serious writing, get Booker’s advanced trick titles by December, get him ready for his first obedience and scent work titles this fall, and get back to painting regularly. And walking! I guess I hadn’t realized how much having these surgeries hanging over me was weighing me down. I am confident that getting back to the activities that buoy my spirits, and to my real work (writing) will help me get seriously back on track weight wise. Oh, and when registration opens I’m signing up for an online fitness class aimed at getting dog-sport competitors in shape. It sounds great and gets rave reviews, so there’s that! Now to clean my office and rearrange so I can do things when I’m ready! Sorry a lot of this doesn’t sound weight/health related, but it is!

7/07 -
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7/10 -

🌻🐈‍⬛🌞🦋🎆🍒🐕‍🦺🌿

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jspecies11 · July 2023

Round 228
SW: 135.0# end of Round 227
RGW: 134.5#
Plan: log daily, plant based nutrition, strength training 3x/week, hydrate

Day, Weight, Comment
7/01 134.8#
7/02 135.4#
7/03 136.3#
7/04 135.2#
7/05 134.8#
7/06 134.2# Better mood now that it’s not raining. I’ve been stressing over work but talking to my adult son (my swim buddy) always helps to put things into perspective.
7/07
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quiltingjaine · July 2023

Jakette3 wrote: »

Hoping there is another round as I just found this community. I am currently on vacation, but would love to join the next round.

@Jakette3 Join in whenever you can! There will be more rounds. I already have the next round ready to post. The link should be posted on 7/8. Welcome!

quiltingjaine · July 2023

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
SW RND 220 128.0 AW 127.25
SW RND 221 127.5 AW 127.35
SW RND 222 128.0 AW 127.75
SW RND 223 128.5 **travel
SW RND 224 no scale ** EW 130.0
SW Round 225 130.0 AW 128.2
SW Round 226 128.0 AW 127.95
SW Round 227 127.5 AW 128.65

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 228 129.0
7/1 127.5 Great way to start the round.
7/2 127.0
7/3 127.0 Supposed to meet high school friend for lunch but I’m sending DH to Urgent Care since he’s still congested and coughing.
7/4 127.5 🇺🇸Happy Birthday USA🇺🇸I wish all of my fellow Americans a wonderful day. Okay with this slight uptick, OMAD was a beef chimichanga with my HS friend and my DH. That certainly would have been a better choice without the tortilla but they are made in house and SOOO good! I wasn’t hungry the rest of the day but should have had a lot more water. Between spending about 4 hours in the car and sitting about 6 hours at the racetrack in temperature over 105. . . I drank a lot of water when we got home after 11PM and went to bed. Community “picnic” this afternoon - hot dogs, hamburgers, sides I don’t eat. I will indulge in an adult beverage and perhaps dessert.
7/5 128.5 Indulge I did. And we ate 3 hours later than I like. I woke with foot cramp and later calf cramp during the night.
7/6 127.5

@tiabirdie56 Thank you for the informational links!

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 228

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