Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 241

R241 My 11th Round

HW 172lbs in 2010.
UG 130lbs ceiling
(+ 3lbs muscle/-3lbs fat)

F65, married, MawMaw Proud. Ketovore - NO processed foods/eat clean. Big protein.

Track Daily: Steps, Macros, cal, ex minutes, exercise 🔥
Track Weekly: ST 🏋️‍♀️ 3-4x , NSVs
RWG: 130.x BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal)

FOCUS ON PROCESS😎
ST 🏋️‍♀️is my #1
Develop a more reliable routine & a plan B. Calendar “me” in advance.

Also, I’m going to address the emotional 🎢 rollercoaster again by ⚖️ every-other day. Rationally, I know I’ll fluctuate but I need to find out if I was truly over it or just avoiding. Facing that fear.

Let’s GO! 💪🏻🙌🏻
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11/8 132.0

Yesterday: 13k steps, 1100 cal, 122 ex min, 897🔥, ✅mac 🚫🏋️‍♀️

NSV: Ive tracked every crumb, step and exercise for 119 days on MFP. More than doubled average steps since tracking! (Less than 4k to 9k+)

Let’s GO! 💪🏻🙌🏻
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11/9⚖️ 🏋️‍♀️132.8 Ho hum. Fluctuation number one.
Ok emotions ✅!

Yesterday: 6.2k steps, 1286 cal, 73 ex min, 736🔥, ✅mac 🚫🏋️‍♀️

Unusual day yesterday. Played Tennis then stopped in traffic for 4 1/2 hours. Too late to walk extra steps. Experienced the WORST EVER calf cramping last night. ⬆️ magnesium/potassium today. Simply a no good, very bad, horrible day! 😂 Will travel again today, so not sure how much I can accomplish, but I’ll drink PLENTY 💧 and eat healthy. Will walk and ST🏋️‍♀️ before 9AM. Looking forward: Friday is scheduled to be a big movement/ stretch day! (On my ME calendar!) Going out with the girls this evening. I’ve already decided what I’ll enjoy - Ceviche and/or grilled shrimp. Rain ahead for wknd & all next week.

Let’s GO! 💪🏻🙌🏻
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11/10 ⚖️🏋️‍♀️ 131.4
When I woke up this morning, I decided to weigh myself because I felt “light”. Strange. Maybe cause I’ve been extra diligent. So here’s a fluctuation ⬇️ the other way. Glad that my emotions are in check both ways… Must take the good with the bad… This is an emotional 🎢 win.

So perhaps my body fluctuates between a half a pound and a pound each day… I’m good 💯as long as I know I’m focused/committed to the process and making healthy choices.

🏋️‍♀️I did 35+ minutes of upper body and core yesterday. Sore this morn… Not a bad sore, but a good sore… Waking up muscles that need activating.

🚫steps. 4K BAD vs goal. Again, in the car most of the day and then went out with the girls last night. I had planned my walk for the morning after strength training, but ran out of time before hopping in the car.

Last Night: Ceviche was delicious and I had one tequila w/ fresh lime juice. Win!

Biggest NSV?! Said NO to chips and salsa! Wow, what willpower!
ZIP, ZERO, NADA!!!!

NSV: Remember: Loving myself with healthy choices > momentary Tastebud satisfaction! (This feeling is so much better than regret or guilt! I literally would’ve eaten the ENTIRE bowl of chips+++ and salsa because I know for a fact I cannot eat just one.)

✅ 1299 cal, 47 ex min, 🔥276 ex cal, 🚫Macros (carbs were 7% over). Protein also over but that’s a win.

Rain in our area for the next week… Today it should be scattered/light so will squeeze in steps this morn and 🏋️‍♀️ lower body and core. Feeling positive and grateful. Day is well-planned.

Let’s GO! 💪🏻🙌🏻
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11/11⚖️ 131.8

Yesterday: 11.2k steps, 1233 cal, 67 ex min, 567 cal🔥, ✅macros, 15 min🏋️‍♀️

Yesterday: Walked, jogged, AND skipped -total distance 4 miles, in 55 min. Not too shabby. Skipping is HARD! This was an enjoyable spontaneous sweat.

I looked at my heart rate and only 30 minutes in zones two and three (fat burning). The rest was in 4&5 (Aerobic and anaerobic). Next extended walk needs to stay longer in zones 2&3 to burn fat.

One of my fitness goals is to improve agility / balance and yes, speed on the tennis court. While “aging”, Im not quite ready to play “old lady” tennis - I want to maintain my current ability but improve stamina, agility and speed. (While I can!).

Today: If weather permits, Tennis? And/or Long walk in heart rate zones 2 & 3; ST🏋️‍♀️.

Let’s GO! 💪🏻🙌🏻
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11/12 🏋️‍♀️ ✅

Yesterday: 9.1k steps, 1230 cal, 80 ex min, 357 cal🔥, ✅macros, 30 min🏋️‍♀️ core & lower body. Tons of 💧

NSV: Instead of mindlessly driving to go “early”vote, I chose to instead walk a delightful 2 1/2 miles. And, I monitored my heart rate … To keep me in the fat-🔥 zone. ✅ 30 of 40 min walk was zone 2&3. Victory.

I’m starting to slowly feel the benefits of increased stretching & ST🏋️‍♀️ (Certainly recognizing areas of my BODY that need attention.) Movement that once came easy long ago is now limited & difficult. Certainly wish to improve to help stay more fit, balanced and agile. I keep thinking to myself, oh wow, I used to be able to do that…

⚠️ LONG POST ⚠️ ⚠️REFLECTIONS ⚠️

From age five thru high school I was extremely active in competing sports. (We were a jock/jockett family). I swam competitively, took dance twice a week, & was active in multiple athletic activities. Road bikes & horses. I was also a lifeguard. In college, I played inter-murals and later as a young mom, squeezed in church league softball ….. and of course, there was always tennis.

And now that I’m 65 years young… I NOW want to be in the best shape of my life??!!!?… Is that nuts?

No, it is not. Nope. I truly want to be in the BEST shape of my life. Physically and mentally. Now. There, I said it. I don’t think I’ve ever declared it.

”I want to be in the #bestshapeofmylife!”📣

I can “blame” a 40+lb weight gain on situational stress, career & single parenthood challenges. But in truth, it’s all on me. I simply made unhealthy choices, DAILY & OFTEN …. It was MY BAD.

TODAY: Taking care of myself, planning, and being proud of smart choices & where I’m headed, is the REAL WIN. ❤️💪🏻

#bestshapeofmylife 📣
Let’s GO! 💪🏻🙌🏻
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11/13⚖️

Yesterday: 🚫 3.1k steps, 1530 cal, 197 ex min, 157 cal🔥, ✅macros, Tons of 💧

I simply never woke up yesterday. It was damp, drizzling & ugly. I read. Napped. Lethargic. Another call in “sick day”. Looking over my journal, I do this once every 3 to 4 weeks. A reset /recharge day? NSV: ✅ macros.

Today will be /do better. Lots of 💧. Will do hard things. Steps, exercise and ST 🏋️‍♀️ today. Week is well planned. 😎

#bestshapeofmylife 📣
Let’s GO! 💪🏻🙌🏻
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11/14 🏋️‍♀️
11/15⚖️
11/16 🏋️‍♀️
11/17⚖️

About me SW: 138.3
Gw: 136.0
UGW: 125

11/8: 138.3

11/9: 139.8. Not too happy about this, but I know I did everything right yesterday. I ate well, stayed within my calorie goal, went for a morning walk and a run at night. So I'm just going to chalk it up to daily fluctuations. I was slightly higher on carbs yesterday and I'm a bit sore from increasing my runs recently, so it's likely I'm retaining some extra water.

11/10: 139.8. Another good day, as far as eating and activity goes. Did a 4 miles run at night, as well as a long walk in the morning. Calories were within goal. So I'm happy with what I'm doing. I'm just not too happy with the results, or lack there of. I know I'm being impatient. There may be some pms retention at play as well. But it's frustrating to be trying so hard and seeing so little results. Especially since I have seen results before doing exactly what I'm doing now. I'm hoping for the magical swoosh that comes along sometimes, making up for the lack of previous progress.

11/11: 138.9. Happy it went down a little, still hoping for another drop. Yesterday was okay, went for a walk, but no run. Eating was on track. Husband ordered ice cream, but I said no for me. It was quite difficult, but I'm determined to drop some weight.

11/12: 137.3. Happy with the drop. Water weight is working itself out. I ran 6 miles at the gym yesterday and gave the house a good clean. I ended the day with over 21,000 steps. Food was pretty good, I even said no to dessert!

11/13: 135.9!! There's the swoosh I've been waiting for! I ran 4 miles yesterday and was under my calories.

11/14
11/15
11/16
11/17

Alright this weekend was a flop and I felt sorry for myself and went into the food....today is a new day though and right back on it!!
Highest weight- 397.4lb

Weight after round 239- 372.6lb
Weight after round 240- 367.8lb

8/11- 378.2lb- honestly I am in a little bit of a plateau right now...I am not beating myself up but I am going to work on reaching my step goal every day!
9/11- DNW
10/11- DNW
11/11-DNW
12/11-DNW
13/11- 379.2lb- could be a lot worse. I ate a lot of things that I should not have. Today I am getting right back into exercising and my food plan!
14/11-
15/11-
16/11-
17/11-

I didn't track at all this weekend. I did keep up with some walks and got lots of rest. Focusing back today.

Goals:
1. Track food every day
2. Walk at least 20 minutes 3 times
3. At least 3 "workouts". In quotes because I am starting with lower intensity physical therapy work and stretching that my body really needs right now.

Round 241
heaviest: 366.8 (1/16/23)
SW: 342.3
GW (short term): 275
RGW: 339

11/8 342.3 30 min walk
11/9 339.6 20 min walk
11/10 DNW
11/11 DNW 20 min walk
11/12 DNW 40 min walk
11/13 344.1
11/14
11/15
11/16
11/17

Good morning! 🌞👋

48F 5'5"
HWE: 290 lbs
RSW: 247.2
RGW: 245
OGW: 140

Goals for this challenge: create a habit of logging food and water daily in order to become more mindful of my eating and to relearn healthy eating habits. Mostly plant based eating for me. I'll add exercise to the next round. I just want to focus on getting the food right this time. ☑️ for logging all food on the previous day.

Day - Weight
11/08 - X
11/09 - X
11/10 - 247.2
11/11 - 245.7 🥳 Logged: ☑️
11/12 - 244.4 🥳 Logged: ☑️

Comments
11/13 - 243.7 🥳 Logged: ☑️
11/14 -
11/15 -
11/16 -
11/17 -

40F, 5'4", 58.7Kg

Goals ->
* 8+ cups of water
* Workout 5 days a week
* Meal plan and eat planned foods only
* Reduce eating out to 1 meal a week
* No Salt Monday

RSW-58.7Kg :: RGW-57.7Kg :: UGW-54Kg

11/8 - 58.7Kg :: Ate per meal plan, had social plans and had a Ben & Jerry's Americone dream and adjusted meals around it, worked out 30 mins, 10 cups of water. Good day.
* Tomorrow there is a work related social meetup with drinks and tapas. Plan tomorrow's meal around it.

11/9 - 58.7Kg :: Ate per meal plan, had multiple social plans but skipped temptations (skipped donuts from Colleague's birthday, sweets, apps & lunch from Diwali celeb @ work and social drinks & tapas w/ friends). Worked out 40 mins, 10 cups of water. Good Day.

11/10 - 58.3Kg :: Ate per meal plan, was hungry and and did bit of unplanned snacking but was able to fit it in the plan, worked out 40 mins, 10 cups of water. Planned meals for next week. With family celebrations this weekend, need to be careful with my planning and eating in the weekend.

11/11 - 58.7 kg
11/12 - 59.2 kg
11/13 - 59.7 kg :: Completelky fell over on the weekend with celebrations, food and drinks. I am hoping some of this is just bloat because this is quite a climb in one weekend. Back to scheduled programming.

11/14 -
11/15 -
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11/17 -

@SheilaBoneham Keep at it girl. You KNOW you can do this because you’ve done it before. But yes, it is harder as we get older… (I’ve learned that this go-round!)

The scale can ABSOLUTELY control my mood. Such a love/hate relationship. I sure like what you’ve done to get going again … taking the time to figure out what’s best for you. Something will click and you will be full speed ahead! Trust each part of the process. 💪🏻😎🙌🏻

5'7" woman, 41 years old

HGW: 327 in 2010
SGW on MFP: 301
SGW this round: 269.2
GW this round: 🫠🫠 11/13: 272.2. Body is hanging on to that water, boy. It will be a busy day at work today. Went to bed at 7:30 last night. Ate a good sized breakfast this morning to keep me full since I don't know what the lunch at the department meeting will be. Planning to do a few laps around the courtyard at work after lunch today also. Reflecting on just how little I need to eat off-plan to throw my weight loss off track and honestly am trying not to dread the holidays because of that. Baking and cooking are things I look forward to, and that keeps the seasonal depression at bay until after the new year. However, being relatively recent transplants to the area, we don't have big gatherings on the holidays, and what I cook always ends up being leftovers for days, which will end up being every meal I eat until it's gone, because I was raised by people who lived through the Great Depression and cannot make throwing food away ok in my brain. I'm revising my Thanksgiving menu to be a non-traditional meal so we won't have ten pounds of turkey and dressing left. I'll make one dessert instead of two. Maybe only one day of food debauchery will keep me from going too off the rails--I am starting to see that reaching my Healthy Wage goal of 262 may be a struggle at the end since the deadline is the first week of February 🙃

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Round 241


MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 63 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 198 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
R240 EW= 183.6
R241 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. But I must say, I would love to hit the 170’s this round. 179 point ANYTHING.
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.

Day/Weight/Comment
11/07 …..183.6….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND

11/08 -182.6- (Trend weight 184.1)

11/09 -183.2- (Trend weight 184.0)

11/10 -183.0- (Trend weight 183.9)

11/11 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW)

11/12 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW) I got home last night after dark. OMAD yesterday but it was Chinese while on the road. Today I feel sodium bloated. No weigh-in today as today will be my buffer day from the travels. So much sitting over the weekend. 5 hour drive each way (plus stops) and, of course, the show itself. It’s nice to be home where I can get in more movement but I did have a wonderful time. This week will be damage control for me more than progress, I fear….. I mean, the cat was kneading on my tummy again last night and that tells me a lot.

11/13 -183.8- (Trend weight 184.3) Well, here I am typing my weight in blue, surprise, surprise. No, but really….I knew that Chinese buffet would do me in. I am up nearly a whole pound since my last weigh-in and 0.2 above my starting weight for this round. I’ve got a few days to work on it so that is exactly what I am going to do. I showed a 0.2 overall gain in the last round, small yes, but still going in the wrong direction. I’ve got to remedy that this round. I like typing in pink! I’m still eyeing the 170’s. Hopefully by the end of the month.


11/14 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)

11/15 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)

11/16 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)

11/17 -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

Round 241
Jillian Age 37 and 5'1"

HSW: 179.8
CSW: 159.7

GW: 130 (From an Overweight BMI to Normal)lyrics out of my head
UGW: 116 (Optimal BMI)

Mini GW:1̶5̶8̶ (From an Obese BMI to Overweight) ✔
Mini GW 2: 148

RGW: 157

Previous Rounds: Round 238 : 162 to 161.2 (-0.8)
Round 239 : 161.2 to 158.4 (-2.8)
Round 240 : 158.4 to 159.7 (+1.3)

Overall: Rounds 228-240: 166.8 to 159.7 (-7.1)

Round Goal: 157
🏃‍♀️ 11/08: 159
🏃‍♀️ 11/09: 158.6
🏃‍♀️ 11/10: 158.7
🏃‍♀️ 11/11: 158.9
🏃‍♀️ 11/12: 159.3
🏃‍♀️ 11/13: 158.3
🏃‍♀️ 11/14:
🏃‍♀️ 11/15:
🏃‍♀️ 11/16:
🏃‍♀️ 11/17: