Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 241

Chalmation · November 2023

Previous Rounds
Round 237 SW 169.0 EW 167.4
Round 238 SW 166.8 EW 166.4
Round 239 SW 167.6 EW 166.6
Round 240 SW 166.6 EW 162.6

Round 241 SW 161.8 EW 159.2
Ultimate GW 125

11/8: 161.8
11/9: 162.2
11/10: 162
11/11: 161.8
11/12: 161.8
11/13: 161.2
11/14: 160.6
11/15: 160.2
11/16: 159.8
11/17: 159.2

Zaxa2021 · November 2023

About me

I'm 35 years old, married, mom of 2 year old twins. My highest weight (recently) was 153lbs. I'm trying to get down to 125. I'm trying to not just get slim, but get fit and in the best shape I can be.

I've somewhat recently got into running and have goals of running 10k (signed up for one in January) and hopefully a half marathon next winter. I see running as my 'me' thing.

I wouldn't say I've hit a plateau at this point, but I'm struggling to make the progress that I want. I reached 133 in early October, but I fell off the wagon pretty hard and am working to get back there.

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: 135.9. It was a good day. I ran 4 miles. I didn't feel like going to the gym and running but I did anyway. It ended up being a really good run. I felt really good and ended up getting a PR on my 4 mile run. I felt like I could have ran all night. Food was good too, I stayed under calories.

11/15: 134.7. Yeesh, I wasn't expecting that loss, but I'm super excited about it. I've really been sticking to my calories (even though way too many of them came from a Dutch Bros drink yesterday). I've also been upping my runs lately, in intensity, frequency and length. It feels so good for everything to be coming together. I'm starting to eye the 133.2 that I had about this time last month. I'm hoping to get back there soon. I'm a bit disappointed that i regained to much so fast, but glad I'm getting back there.

11/16: 138.3. Not happy, but expected. I don't usually eat too many carbs so when I do, I retain water like crazy. And yesterday, I had a large helping of spaghetti. It'll come off quickly, I'm pretty sure, as my calories were still in check.

11/17: 136.7. Meh. I'm glad it is less than 10 days ago.

musicsax · November 2023

65 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 241 (my 171st). Thank you @quiltingjaine for the new round, as always, so grateful.
Goals for this round to get into 138s solidly, hopefully lose a pound and keep heart rate under 50 beats a minute, then longer term goal to get back to 135 in time for Christmas (less than 7 weeks!).

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)
End of round 228 – 139.6 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 229 – 140.2 (0.6 pound up)
End of round 230 – 139.8 (0.4 down)
End of round 231 - 138.2 (1.6 pounds down)
End of round 232 – 140.6 (2.4 pounds up)
End of round 233 – 138.8 (1.8 ponds down)
End of round 234 – 140.2 (1.4 pound up)
End of round 235 – DNW – on holiday
End of round 236 – 142
End of round 237 – DNW, staying at DS’s.
End of round 238 – 139.8
End of round 239 – 139.6 (0.2 pounds down)
End of round 240 – 139 (0.4 pounds down)

Day, Weight, Comment
SW RND 241
11/8 138.6 – and back down! No structured walking yesterday as it was raining in the morning, so I was unable to walk to my seasonal part-time job (exam. Invigilator at local school) and later met sisters for lunch, but made sensible choices, 200 calories over.
11/9 138.6 - 9 miles walked yesterday, all but 28 exercise calories eaten back - I was hungry all day!!
11/10 138.6 – no structured walking hence 100 calories over – childminding little DGS.
11/11 138 – 10.33 miles walked, the last two were “dancing” miles! 70% exercise calories eaten back.
11/12 139.6 – 5.62 miles walked, an evening out with friends, and yes I did indulge, I’d had a sensible breakfast, fruit only at lunch time to leave extra calories for the evening to lessen the damage as much as possible, today is a new day and at least I didn’t let it trigger a binge. Onwards and upwards.

11/13 138.8 - It rained all day & cold rain at that!! No structured walking hence 177 calories over.
11/14 138.4 – 9.28 miles walked yesterday, less than 10% of exercise calories given back.
11/15 137.8 - 7.88 miles walked, met with sisters for lunch, 157 calories over. Tomorrow will be my round end weight as tomorrow evening I shall be staying overnight at DS’s house.
11/16 138.8 - 10.3 miles walked, 25% exercise calories eaten back.
11/17 DNW – as reported Wednesday I am taking yesterdays number as my round end weight. There was no structured walking as I was childminding little DGSs. 0.2 pound loss during the round which is miniscule but never the less a loss!! New round, onwards and downwards!

👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE & I AM WHAT I EAT!!!!!

AR10at50 · November 2023

F, 58, 5’5
HW-187 Sep. 2014.
UGW-140

11/13-169-Back after a busy week and weekend. DH called me this morning and asked how it was going……..apparently he remembered that I had jury duty 😳. Any way, I found the summons and yes, today was the day!!! I called and was told to report at 12:30…whew! Got dressed appropriately and reported only to be told I was free until 2025! Yay! Now, I can get back in the prep and cleaning mode to have the relatives here for Thanksgiving.

11/14-169-Stayed home from a quilting day to keep working on the house. My dad made me a quilt rack that either stands up straight like a ladder or folds in half like a saw horse. I took the tops that need to be quilted and hung them up on it and that really cleaned up my sewing room and I can actually see what needs to be quilted instead of being in a stack.
Next I’m heading out to blow and hose off patio since the weather is so nice and we may en up out there Thanksgiving.
11/17-169-Finally back to yoga yesterday and all of that stretching is just what I needed.

potasha · November 2023

I'm 30F and committed to wondering less about the scale and wondering instead about how great it's going to be when my daily healthy practices are so normal that it would be weird not to do them, even on vacations or holidays. It has been nice so far.

My original goal pants are within reach and I hope to be able to post a picture of a before and after with them this round or next.

Edit: My strategy has been: All home cooked foods and no LESS added fats and sugar and alcohol. Potatoes and legumes make up most of my caloric base. More vegetables and less meat. Logging 1500-1800 calories a day with Saturday and/or Sunday as refeed day(s) where I have maximum 2500 calories if I'm feeling like I need it. ST as much as I can and walking as much as I can.

11/8 macros ✔️ ST ✔️
11/9 out of whack yesterday and today catching up. Tomorrow will be better.
11/10 two bad days in a row but I didn't throw in the towel or embrace self sabotage so more like 1.5 bad days. Here's to a full day of good choices and doing the hard things.
11/11 macros ✔️ it's hard to get back into things when I step out. Something is better than all or nothing.
11/12 dnp
11/13 diet is still a ✔️. I'll start inching forward again and getting those check marks no matter how briefly I walked or ST.
11/14 macros ✔️ yoga ✔️
11/15 macros ✔️ ST ✔️ steps ✔️
11/16 macros ✔️ ST ✔️
11/17 macros ✔️

SheilaBoneham · November 2023

🍁🧶🍂🧶🍁

📆 2015–2023

Feb. 2015: highest weight 218.2h
2015: end weight running average 178.2nd
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: end weight 184 (+1)
R229 07/20/23: end weight 183 (-1)
R230 07/30/23: end weight 185 (+2 😡)
R231 08/09/23: end weight 185 (+/- 0)
R232 08/19/23: end weight 185.8 😡
R233 08/29/23: end weight 185.6
R234 09/08/23: end weight 186.4
R235 09/18/23: end weight 185.8
R236 09/28/23: end weight 188 😡
R237 10/08/23: end weight 187 (-1)
R238 10/18/23: end weight 187.6 (+.6)
R239 10/28/23: end weight 187 (-.6)
R140 11/07/23: end weight 190.2 (+3.2) 🤯😡

Day, Weight, Comment

11/08 - 190.2
Ok, new round, and I’m really aiming to clean up my act. I know I’ve said that round after round and just haven’t gotten it together. I’m up 12 pounds from the beginning of the year when I wanted to go 20 pounds the other way. I am trying not to beat myself up over it, but I have to figure out why I’ve been self-sabotaging, not just in terms of weight but other things as well. I’ve never been like this. But I’m going to try really hard this round to get back to eating responsibly and writing every day. Really. Really really. (Anyone have any reading recommendations on self-sabotage?)

11/09 - 189.6
Right direction, if embarrassingly high. I’m off in a few minutes to pick up ingredients for a big pot of vegetable soup so I can freeze “soup muffins” for low-cal lunches. DH is making fettuccine with clam sauce tonight, so I’m having a salad for lunch. It’s gorgeous out, so I see a nice long walk in my day. Oh, and I knitted Charlie a sweater. 😊

11/10 - 188.4
That’s a bit better.

11/11 - 188.4
We ordered out Thai food for lunch, so skipped dinner. I had pad Thai, which is much lower in calories than my favorite green curry with rice! We aren’t the only ones with snack-control issues, though—I found the cat eating the dog’s breakfast! 🤣😂🤣

11/12 - 189
Sort of expected that, but it’s ok. Time lag from Friday.

11/13 - 190.2
Ugh. Well, since I can’t seem to motivate myself to move more, I’ve decided to sign Charlie up for the American Kennel Club Fit Dog program, which requires walking mileage on a regular basis. He can’t do it alone, so I’ll be walking with him. 😁 We start today. I’ve hung pants I want to back into on the bathroom and bedroom doors as motivation, and a pic of me 5 years ago at 129 on the fridge. How could I gain (back) so much weight in 5 years? I’ve also decided to weigh only on the last day of each round beginning next round. I think I see small losses as permission to eat more, and then I regain plus. I’m embarrassed about the whole thing and grateful for this non-judgmental group. Thanks, you guys!

11/14 - 189.4
Yesterday was a good day. No lapses. Yay!

11/15 - 188.4
Another good day. I’m hoping to keep some momentum going through the holidays. Fortunately, we don’t have a lot of events coming up, so that’s good. I’m determined not to start the new year heavier than I started this one.

11/16 - 188.2
I’m feeling much more in control that I have for quite awhile, but I’m also feeling very lazy and unmotivated about other things. I feel like I want to do a major purge of things I haven’t used in ages—my watercolor supplies, for instance, and partially written book manuscripts I can’t seem to get back to. Or the clothes I have stacked on a closet shelf with a note to donate if I don’t fit by June 1 (a date I fudged/extended from June first last year). I feel I need to make space for….something, no idea what. But such a purge seems extreme and, if I change my mind, expensive. And something tells me this is somehow related to losing the weight I’m holding on to. Does this make any sense?

11/17 - 189.2
Ok, a bounce back up (there’s that “permission to eat more because I lost a little” thing I mentioned on the 13th) but still, finishing the round a pound lower than I started (though up from the previous round). I shouldn’t be anymore, but I’m still astonished at how quickly weight goes on and how hard it is to get back off. But…onward.

rose9796 · November 2023

Good morning! 🌞👋

48F 5'5"
Linda B in SC
HWE: 290 lbs
RSW: 247.2
RGW: 245
REW: 244 🥳
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 (RSW)
11/11 - 245.7 🥳 Logged: ☑️
11/12 - 244.4 🥳 Logged: ☑️
11/13 - 243.7 🥳 Logged: ☑️
11/14 - 241.4 🥳 Logged: ☑️
11/15 - 243. 🤷‍♀️ Logged: ☑️
11/16 - 242.8🥳 Logged: ☑️
11/17 - 244. 🤷‍♀️ Logged: ☑️

11/17 - Overall I'm pleased with the results of this round. My average weight for the last 8 days (I started the challenge 2 days late) is 244. I would have preferred to keep the number from 11/14 😂 but it's been an up and down emotional week, and though I had some slips I handled it better than I have in the past. Plus it's that time of the month and I know that contributes to water retention and weight fluctuations. But at the end of the round I weigh less than when I started so I'll definitely take that win!! First challenge in the bag!🥳 🥳

Previous Comments:

11/12 - My lowest weight in 20 years was 239 which I hit earlier this year. Then stress hit BIG time, and I gained 15. I worked a lot yesterday on getting to the root of my eating issues. I'm a compulsive overeater and an emotional eater. In reality, I just really love food! I have a lot more digging to do to figure this out.

Also worked with my accountability partner on how to set up food safe zones in my house, creating a plan for the week, making a list of go to meals/snacks for "emergencies", quick but polite responses for when I'm offered something that would sabotage my efforts, and what to do when a craving strikes, ie - Pause! Drink a glass of water, several deep breaths, take my doggo for a walk, etc and reevaluate whether I still feel the need to eat the craved food.

It was a good day of reflection and planning! 🥰

11/14 - Yesterday was a rough day and I had a mini binge after getting some bad news about my son from his doctor. It was super stressful! But I logged everything I ate and I acknowledged what I was feeling. Even made a note of it in diary in the app. And even with the binge I was only around 200 calories over my daily goal. I consider all that a victory!

And I'm amazed that we only have 3 days left of this challenge! I'm planning to reward myself with some stuff from bath and body works for finishing the challenge.

Also, I read an encouraging article on the app yesterday about making the plan the goal rather than making the number on the scale the goal. That way if you stick to your plan but don't see what you want to see on the scale, you've still reached your goal. I thought that was a great idea.

11/15 - I believe today's weight gain is water retention. I was pretty close to my calorie goals yesterday, but we went out for Mexican for date night, and it was more salt and fat than I usually eat. There was a lower calorie soup and salad combo that I wanted to try but even though it was a vegetable soup, it was made with chicken broth. 🙄🙄🙄 It's a shame that more restaurants don't offer more vegetarian options. 😞

Anyway, I did ask for a to go box when I got my plate and packaged up half my meal right then and there so I wouldn't be tempted to eat the whole plate. I also counted out half a serving of tortilla chips and stuck to that, and I didn't even feel deprived. I broke them into bite size pieces so it felt like I was eating more.

Not what I wanted to see on the scale but I had some good NSVs yesterday so I'll take that!

11/16 - I have fibromyalgia and yesterday was super overcast and gloomy which always makes me have a flare. I had a couple places to go and when I came home I put on my warm comfy clothes. I'm very hot natured but I was chilled to the bone yesterday. I still managed to come in under my calories, amazingly. I chose to munch on low cal carb foods when I felt I needed something (pretzels and hummus rather than the chocolate bars I normally would reach for.) I feel I've made some good progress mentally this week. One more day to go!!

SheilaBoneham · November 2023

Interesting TG meal discussion. With just me and DH most years, we have a modified traditional meal that is pretty healthy. We get a skin-on turkey breast and oven roast it, serve with roasted sweet potatoes, steamed Brussel sprouts or broccoli, and, for DH, mashed potatoes and stuffing, neither of which I eat, and mushroom turkey gravy, which I do have on my turkey. I make cranberry sauce, which only I eat, with minimal sugar. I always make a pumpkin pie, but that’s the only dessert. So all in all, it’s a pretty reasonable dinner in terms of calories without sacrificing the sense of the holiday dinner.

This year we’ve been invited to dinner with my friend who has been very I’ll this year. She and her husband are not very food conscious, so it may be a challenge, but I offered to make the dessert and a salad, and I plan to focus on the salad, turkey, and veggies if they’re not swimming in butter. But we decided to accept their invitation because it could be her last TG at home if she continues to deteriorate.

quiltingjaine · November 2023

Morag_eja wrote: »

I think it might be a fear the round is over and that I don’t know if there will be another round. I’ve found it really helpful just to think of this as 10 days and a part of me is sad it’s over. Here’s 🤞there is another round and I can find it on community.

I believe there will ALWAYS be another round. Round 242 was posted a couple of days ago. Here is the link-

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10903344/just-give-me-10-days-round-242#latest

Morag_eja · November 2023

@quiltingjaine thank you for this truly helpful community board. I’ve never joined a MFP group before and I’m so glad that this was my first experience because it’s been so positive.

RSW 194 lbs
RGW 189 lbs
REW 188lb 🎉

Absolutely amazed that the final day ended with a -0.2lb loss. So pleased because my round end weight is lower than what, I thought, was an already ambitious goal. So ready for the next round.

Boundaries -
1200kcals (set by MFP)
Exercise 2 to 3 times a week

11/8 - 194
11/9 - 193 ✅ 5k run done
11/10 - 191.4
11/11 - 191.2 ✅ 5k run done
11/12 - 190.4
11/13 - 190
11/14 - 189.4 ✅ walk with weights
11/15 - 188.6
11/16 - 188.2
11/17 - 188🎊🥳

quiltingjaine · November 2023

@Morag_eja You’re welcome! While I can’t take credit for starting it in 2017 there have been several who have continued it. @GrandmaJackie kept it going for several years and @musicsax has filled In periodically when I had tech issues. Probably others as well.

pettycoatjunction · November 2023

🍁🏈10 more days of my life🏈🍁

My goal for this go around is to find the number on the scale to be smaller than today’s number. Hoping for the 137’s. I have several birthday events this go around, including my own, so this make take some creativity! Will continue to keep my steps 👣 above 10,000, guzzle the 💧water, log my ✏️ food, and hit the gym at least 3 times a week. No munching 🚫 after 8:00 pm and limit my alcohol 🍷 intake. Come on people! Let’s do this!!!

SW RND 237. 148.2
SW RND 238 145.8
SW RWD 239. 142.5
SW RND 240. 141.9

SW RND 241. 139.0

11/8. 138.1. ✏️👣💧🚫🏋️‍♀️🍷
11/9. 138.4. ✏️👣💧🏋️‍♀️🍷
11/10. 138.4. ✏️👣💧🚫🍷
11/11🎉. 138.8. ✏️👣💧🍷
11/12. 139.0. ✏️💧🍷
11/13. 139.8. ✏️👣💧🍷. Out of town for the next few days. These social events are catching back up to me. Glad I managed to get all my steps in today.
11/14. DNW. ✏️💧🍷
11/15. DNW. ✏️💧🍷
11/16. 141.9. ✏️👣💧🚫🍷. Yikes! Time to take the bull by the horns and turn it back around!
11/17. 140.6. Well, that’s better. Now to keep it heading in the downward direction!!! See you all for the next round.

quiltingjaine · November 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 127 117.0j
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
To Rnd 217 126.5 AW 127.15
To Rnd 227 127.5 AW 128.65
SW RND 228 129.0 AW 127.65
SW RND 229 128.5 NO AVG WT**
SW RND 230 133.0 AW 129.55
SW RND 231 129.5 AW 129.4
SW RND 232 128.5 AW 128.9
SW RND 233 130.5 AW 129.6
SW RND 234 129.5 AW 129.4
SW RND 235 128.0 AW 129.0
SW RND 236 130.0 AW 128.65
SW RND 237 128.0 AW 128.7
SW RND 238 128.5 AW 128.4
SW RND 239 129.5 AW 128.5
SW RND 240 130.5 AW 128.7

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.

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 241 128.0. AW 129.61
11/8 128.0 Edit - we went to Walmart around 8AM. Mail appt in the PM, HOA Board of Directors meeting in the evening.
11/9 128.5 DH was elected president of the board. This is going to be a rough year. After at least a year of “us vs them” his goal is to turn it back into the friendly community it was a couple of years ago and to rein in the crazy spending of the past board, most recently $18K for 12 chairs! All hugs and prayers are appreciated.
11/10 129.0 @4:30AM then back to bed until 6. Adult grandkids arrived, we ate at Carlito’s - I had a stuffed sopapilla and calabacitas.
11/11 129.5 OMAD Out for brunch yesterday-steak, eggs, potatoes, toast. Plumbing issue at midnight! Woke up at 3:30
11/12 130.5 Granddaughter made potato soup last night. YUM! One small bowl way later than I usually eat. Ate leftover stuffed sopapilla. So many carbs all day!
11/13 131.5 And it continues . . . Going out to dinner tonight with family again. The “kids” leave tomorrow, have to be at the airport by noon.
11/14 DNW Yesterday a road trip to Valley of Fire State Park then dinner with fam @Great Greek
11/15 129.5 Surprising
11/16 129.5 Community Thanksgiving Dinner tonight
11/17 130.5 Holy sugar, Batman!! Honestly, if I had known the menu before we bought tickets, I would’ve saved $20! Honey *baked ham, Honey *baked turkey, *candied sweet potatoes or the *sweetened sweet potato casserole with marshmallows on top, mashed potatoes, plain green beans(YAY!), *cranberry sauce, *Kings Hawaiian rolls, *pumpkin pie with *whipped cream, and *apple pie with *ice cream! In a community of older folks, many of whom are diabetic or close to that, how does a group choose this menu??? I am SOOO disappointed. I won’t be buying a ticket for the Christmas dinner-pasta, pasta, pasta and garlic bread, cannoli for dessert.

tiabirdie56 · November 2023

End Round 241 Wed Nov 8 ~ Fri Nov 17 2023

Round 241
Nov 8 2023 ~ Nov 17 2023

My name is Tish.
Age: 67
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 260
2023 Start Wgt:Don't know(Jan1)
CW:198
RG: 80ozs to 96ozs water

●Tue-Nov 7-∆●
▪︎Day1▪We•Nov 8-¤DNW
(Tu•71g Prot; 64ozs water)

▪︎Day2▪Th•Nov 9-DNW
(We•61g Prot; 64ozs water)

▪︎Day3•Fr•Nov 10- ¤DNW
(Th•83g Prot; 80ozs water)

▪︎Day4•Sa•Nov 11-¤DNW
(Fr•65g Prot; 64ozs water) I

▪︎Day5•Su•Nov 12- ¤DNW
(Sa•103g Prot; 64ozs water)

▪︎Day6▪Mo•Nov 13- ¤DNW
(Su•47g Prot; 48ozs water)

▪︎Day7▪Tu•Nov 14-¤DNW
(Mo•50g Prot; 48ozs water)

▪︎Day8▪We•Nov 15-¤DNW
(Tu•105g Prot; 48ozs water)

▪︎Day9▪Th•Nov 16-¤DNW
(We•79g Prot; 64ozs water)

■Day10▪Fr•Nov 17-¤199.5
(Th•99g Prot; 64ozs water)Not too bad, but not good. A steady gain since the end of August. I am not defeated. My stress has calmed down somewhat so I'll take advantage of the opportunity to get back on track.

Intermittent Fasting
●Tue▪︎11/7•7:30pm ●
08▪︎1/Wed•3:30pm/9pm
09▪︎2/Thu•2:30pm-17hrs/7pm
10▪︎3/Fri•12:30pm-17.5hrs/6:30pm
11▪︎4/Sat•12:30pm-18hrs/6pm
12▪︎5/Sun•7pm-25hrs
13▪︎6/Mon•12:30pm-17.5hrs/6:30pm/9pm
14▪︎7/Tue•
15▪︎8/Wed•8:30am-7pm
16▪︎9/Thu•11:30am-16.5hrs/6pm
●Fri▪︎11/17●

*Round End Weights*

▪2018▪
{Mar 19~Round 34- lost 2.8 lbs~215.8}
{Mar 28~Round 35 - lost 2.4 lbs~214}
{Apr 7~Round 36 - lost 1 lb~212}
{Apr 17~Round 37 - lost 5.6 lbs~206.4}
{Apr 27~ Round 38 - lost 1 lb~205.4}
{May 6~ Round 39 - lost 3.4 lbs~202}
•••Transition Round⬇•••
{May 17~Round 40 - lost 3 lbs~199}
{May 27~Round 41 - lost .8 lbs~198.2}
{Jun 6~Round 42 - lost 2.6 lbs~195.6}
{Jun 16~Round 43 - lost 1.4 lbs~194.2}
{Jun 26~Round 44 - lost 1 lb~193.2}
{Jul 6~Round 45 - no loss~193.2}
{Jul 16~Round 46 - lost 3.6 lbs~189.6}
{Jul 26~Round 47 - lost 1.4 lbs~188.2}
{Aug 5~Round 48 - lost 1.8 lbs~ 186.4}
{Aug 15~ Round 49 - lost .8 lb~ 185.6}
{Aug 25~Round 50 - lost 3 lbs~ 182.6}
{Sep 4~Round 51 - .4 lb gain~ 183}
{Sep 14~Round 52 - lost 2 lbs~ 180.8}
{Sep 24~Round 53 - lost 1 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 4~Round 54 - lost .8 lb~ 179}
{Oct 14~ Round 55 - gain .8 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 24~Round 56 -lost 3.2 lbs~176.6}
{Nov 3~Round 57 - gain 1.6 ~178.2}
{Nov 13~Round 58 - gain .2 ~178.4}
{Nov 23~Round 59 -lost1.2 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 3~Round 60 -gain 3.4lb~180.6}
{Dec 13~Round 61 -lost 3.4 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 23~Round 62 - lost 2.8lbs~174.4}▪2019▪

{Jan 2~Round 63 - gain 2.8 lbs~177.2}
{Jan 12~Round 64 -lost 1.2 lbs~ 173.2}
{Jan 22~Round 65 - gain 1 lb ~174.2}
{Feb 1~Round 66 - loss 1.4 lb~ 172.8}
{Feb 11~Round 67 -gain 2.4 lbs~175.2}
{Feb 21~Round 68 - loss .6 lb~174.6}
{Mar 3~Round 69 - gain .4 lb~175}
{Mar 13~Round 70 - lost 3.2 lb~171.8}
(Lowest weight 171.2~March 17, 2019)▪RETROSPECT▪This is the point when I looked too bony to myself. I purposely wanted to gain back 10lbs. I'd lost 89lbs in a little over a year, but I thought it was too fast, even though it didn't seem fast during the process!
{Mar23~Round 71 - gain .4 lb ~172.2}
{Apr 2~Round 72 - gain 2.6 lbs~ 174.6}
{Apr12~Round 73 - gain 3.6 lbs~178.2}
{Apr 22~Round 74 - lost 2.8 lbs~175.4}
{May 2~Round 75 - gain 1.8 lbs 177.2}
{May 12~Round 76 - lost 3.2 lbs~ 174}
{May 22~Round 77 - gain 4 lbs~ 178}
{Jun 1~Round 78 - lost 2 lbs~176}
{Jun 11~Round 79 - lost .2lbs 175.8}
{Jun 21~ Round 80 - gain .2 lbs~ 176}
{Jul 1~Round 81 - gain 1.4 lbs -177.4}
{Jul 11~Round 82 -gain .8 lbs -178.2}
(*Round 82 • LIFE STRESS ROUND* gains begin)
{Jul 21~Round 83 - gain 2.8 lbs-181}
{Jul 31~Round 84 -loss 1 lbs - 182}
{Aug 10~Round 85-gain 1.6 lbs-183.6}
{Aug 20~Round 86 - gain .6 lbs - 183}
{Aug 30~Round 87- gain .6 lbs -183.6}7 1.2 lbs -184}
{Sep 29~Round 90 - lost .8 lbs -183.2}
{Oct 9~Round 91 - gain .4lbs~183.6}
{Oct 19~Round 92-lost 1.8 lbs 181.4}
{Oct 28~Round 93 -gain 1.6 lbs~183}
{Nov 8~Round 94 -lost .4lbs~182.6}
{Nov 18~Round 95 - gain 1 lbs~183.6}
{Nov 27~Round 96 -lost lbs~183.4}
{Dec 8~Round 97 - gain 1.8 lbs -185.6}
{Dec 18~Round 98 - 185.6}
{Dec 25~Round 99 -185.6}
▪︎2020▪︎

{Round 136 - 215 EW}Dec 31 2020(1/01)
????
▪︎2021▪︎
{Round 137-209.8 EW}Jan 11 2021
{Round 138- 209.5 EW}Jan 21 2021
{Round 139- DNW EW}Jan 31 2021
{Round 140- EW}Feb 10 2021
{Round 141- 211 EW}Feb 20 2021
{Round 142- 215 EW}Mar 2 2021
{Round 143- 215 EW}Mar 12 2021
{Round 144- 215 EW}Mar 22 2021
{Round 145- 214.3 EW}April 2 2021
{Round 146- DNW EW}April 11 2021
{Round 147 - 216 EW}April 21 2021
{Round 148 - 216.3 EW}May 01 2021
{Round 149 - DNW EW}May 11 2021
{Round 150 - 216.7 EW}May 21 2021
{Round 151 - DNW EW}May 31 2021
{Round 152 - 216.2 EW}June 10 2021
Round 153 - 215.6 EW}June 20 2021
Round 154 - 216 EW}June 30 2021⬅
Round 155 - 212.6 EW}July 10 2021
Round 156 - 209.4 EW}July 20 2021
Round 157 - 208.8 EW}July 30 2021
(???? is diet break)
Round 158 - 206.6 EW}Aug 9 2021
Round 159 - 204.6 EW}Aug 19 2021
????Round 160 - 202.6 EW}Aug 29 2021
Round 161 - 200 EW}Sep 8 2021
Round 162 -196.8 EW}Sep 18 2021
Round 163 - 198 EW}Sep 28 2021
Round 164 - 197.6 EW}Oct 8 2021
Round 165 - 195.2 EW}Oct 18 2021
Round 166 - 197.6 EW}Oct 28 2021
Round 167 - 197.4 EW}Nov 7 2021
Round 168 - 198 EW}Nov 17 2021
~illness spanning next 4 rounds~
Round 169 - DNW EW}Nov 27 2021
Round 170 - 188.2 EW}Dec 7 2021
Round 171 - 189 EW}Dec 17 2021
Round 172 - 191 EW}Dec 27 2021
▪︎2022▪︎
Round 173 - 193.6 EW}Jan 6 2022
Round 174 - 194 EW}Jan 16 2022
Round 175 - 196 EW}Jan 26 2022
Round 176 - 197.8 EW}Feb 5 2022
Round 177 - 199 EW}Feb 15 2022
Round 178 - 199 EW}Feb 25 2022
Round 179- 205 EW}Mar 7 2022
•March 15, 2002- 202.5lbs
Round 180- 203 EW}Mar 17 2022
▪︎2023▪︎
Round 210- 210.4 EW}Jan 11 2023
Round 211- 211.7 EW} Jan 21 2023
Round 212- 212.5 EW} Jan 31 2023
Round 213- 215 EW} Feb 10 2023
Round 214- 212 EW} Feb 20 2023
Round 215- 211.8 EW} Mar 2 2023
Round 216- 212.6 EW} Mar 12 2023
Round 217- 209.3EW} Mar 22 2023
Round 218- 208 EW} Apr 1 2023
Round 219- 206.8 EW} Apr 11 2023
Round 220- 202.9 EW} Apr 21 2023
Round 221- 203.7 EW} May 1 2023
Round 222- 203 EW} May 11 2023
Round 223- 202 EW} May 21 2023
Round 224- 201.6 EW} May 31 2023
Round 225- 200.3 EW} Jun 10 2023
Round 226- 199.6 EW} Jun 20 2023
Round 227- 199 EW} Jun 30 2023
Round 228- 198.1 EW} Jul 10 2023
Round 229- 196 EW} Jul 20 2023
Round 230- 195 EW} Jul 30 2023
Round 231- 195 EW} Aug 9 2023
Round 232- 196 EW} Aug 19 2023
Round 233- 193.5 EW} Aug 29 2023
Round 234- 195.5 EW} Sep 8 2023
Round 235- 196.8 EW} Sep 18 2023
Round 236- 196 EW} Sep 28 2023
Round 237- DNW EW} Oct 8 2023
Round 238- 196 EW} Oct 18 2023
Round 239- 198 EW} Oct 28 2023
Round 240- 198 EW} Nov 7 2023
Round 241- EW} Nov 17 2023

Corina1143 · November 2023

Just trying to get healthy. Skinny may be a bonus.

SW RND 241
11/8 - 175.6, walked 2 miles yesterday, ate ok, need more veg, fruit
11/9 - 175.2, didn't walk yesterday, 1 mile today, ate bad yesterday, better today
11/10 - 176.2, no idea why. No problem.
11/11 - 176.2 didn't walk yesterday, going right now. Ate well yesterday
11/12 - 176.2 do I need to check my scales? Lol. Maybe I've found my happy spot!
Walked yesterday and today. Beautiful weather. Ate pretty well, too.
11/13 - 176.2 walked, ate well, extra hungry, ate extra, but still healthy.
11/14 - 176.6 paying for that extra yogurt and fruit last night. But it was sooo good! I will do it again today, but I will plan ahead to fit it in my calories.
11/15 - 175.8 ate well yesterday. Ate a lot of low calorie high nutrient foods. No exercise.
11/16 - 175 ate well yesterday. Not real hungry. Didn't walk. Didn't sleep well last night, so probably won't eat as well today. We'll see.
11/17 - 174.8, ate well and walked yesterday

Through this round, I walked several times, could have walked more. I ate healthy most of the time. I didn't ever completely derail, just a few indulgences. I'm still losing a little weight, very slowly, which is fine. I'd like to add a little exercise, but my mind just isn't ready for it.
Good round!

tiabirdie56 · November 2023

@deepwoodslady, Congrats Donna on reaching the 170's! Hard fought and well deserved❤

deepwoodslady · November 2023

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= 179.8

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.

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 thru R222 (02/01/23 thru 05/11/23) = -0.5 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.3)

R223 thru R232 (05/12/23 thru 08/19/23) = -3.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 198.0)

R233 (08/20/23 thru 08/29/23) = -6.2 LOST (Ending Weight 191.8)

R234 (08/30/23 thru 09/08/23) = -0.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 192.0)

R235 (09/09/23 thru 09/18/23) = -1.6 LOST (Ending Weight 190.4)

R236 (09/19/23 thru 09/28/23) = -2.0 LOST (Ending Weight 188.4)

R237 (09/29/23 thru 10/08/23) = -2.2 LOST (Ending Weight 186.2)

R238 (10/09/23 thru 10/18/23) = -0.4 LOST (Ending Weight 185.8)

R239 (10/19/23 thru 10/28/23) = -2.4 LOST (Ending Weight 183.4)

R240 (10/29/23 thru 11/07/23) = -0.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 183.6)

R241 (11/08/23 thru 11/17/23) = -3.8 LOST (Ending Weight 179.8)

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)

11/13 -183.8- (Trend weight 184.3)

11/14 -182.6- (Trend weight 184.1)

11/15 -181.4- (Trend weight 183.8)

11/16 -179.6- (Trend weight 183.4) Thrilled, amazed and grateful to have hit the 170’s today. I worked so hard yesterday on both diet and exercise to give myself the push I needed to get as close as possible. I have not hit the 170’s in over 5 years, since Sept 2018 according to my MFP records. Last time I hit them, it was very short-lived. I never met my 145-155 goal. I never saw the 160’s even. Almost immediately I started to slowly creep back up. I re-gained the most during Covid shut-downs in early 2020. I’m not going to get lax this time. I haven’t met my goal yet in my weight, my size, my BMI or my blood glucose numbers. Everything is getting better but there’s still so much work ahead.

11/17 -179.8- (Trend weight 183.0) I am up just a blip after beginning to self-sabotage last night. Luckily I kept it to my “approved foods” and stopped before the damage was too bad with a 0.2 lb gain overnight. I’m hanging onto the 170’s by the skin of my teeth. Those of you who know me best know that I will not consider myself in the 170’s solidly until I reach 177 point anything so I still have a ways to go. However, I am grateful for the possibility. Great round everyone! Tomorrow I travel about 4 hours each way down to University Hospital for some medical tests (for daughter). Food will be at restraunt along the way. I will try to be mindful but where we eat will be her choice. Thanksgiving is coming up for those of us in America. I’m hoping I can tip-toe all the way up to it, Bang it out on Turkey day, then tip-toe back out without too much lasting damage. The key will be what I keep for leftovers and what I send home with others. Will it be lean turkey that I keep or will it be pie and desserts? Oh boy! See you all next round.

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

antiderivative · November 2023

Round 241
Jillian Age 37 and 5'1"

HSW: 179.8
CSW: 159.7

GW: 130 (From an Overweight BMI to Normal)
UGW: 116 (Optimal BMI)

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

RGW: 157 ✔

Previous Rounds:
Round 228 : 166.8 to 165 (-1.8)
Round 229 : 165 to 164.6 (-0.4)
Round 230 : 164.6 to 163 (-1.6)
Round 231 : 163 to 161.6 (-1.4)
Round 232 : 161.6 to 160.4 (-1.2)
Round 233-235 : I took three weeks off and gained 3 pounds.
Round 236 : 163.4 to 161.8 (-1.6)
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)
Round 241 : 159.7 to 157.2 (-2.5)

Overall: Rounds 228-240: 166.8 to 157.2 (-9.6)

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: 159.2
🏃‍♀️ 11/15: 157.6
🏃‍♀️ 11/16: 157.7
🏃‍♀️ 11/17: 157.2

itladyee · November 2023

Hi, I'm Charissa

Thank you, again, QuiltingJaine for hosting this challenge!

62 y/o female
OSW 2022-03 230.3
1SW 2023-01 221.8

Back from vacation and feeling, albeit a little heavier, but relaxed and rested~ This next week is going to be challenging as well as I prepare to move.
I will take it one day at a time.
I'm definitely dehydrated so that will be my focus while also trying to maintain my step count.

Normal Goals

- Tracking to the best of my ability 🍎and staying under calorie budget (just say NO!)
- Water (Goal 64 oz/SS and 96oz M-F) : ✅
- Closing my rings (which I've made a bit more difficult): 🚶🏽

Stats and Previous Rounds

HW: 230
CW: 216.8 as of 10/28/2023
Goal Weight #1 199 Target Date 4/1/2023 6/17/2023 10/01/2023 11/01/2023
Goal Weight #2 180 Target Date 6/10/2023 9/9/2023 12/30/2023 Let's hit #1 first

Goal Weight #3 160 Target Date 9/30/2023 3/31/2024
Goal Weight #4 150 Target Date 12/30/2023 5/30/2024

Round 210/1 SW: 221.8 EW: 220.6 Loss 1.2 Total Loss 1.2 (01/02/2023)
Round 211/2 SW: 220.6 EW: 218.6 Loss 2.0 Total Loss 3.2
Round 212/3 SW: 218.6 EW: 216.6 Loss 2.0 Total Loss 5.2
Round 213/4 SW: 216.6 EW: 219.8 Gain -3.2 Total Loss 2.0 Yikes!
Round 214/5 SW: 219.8 EW: 219.4 Loss 0.4 Total Loss 2.4
Round 215/6 SW: 219.4 EW: 216.9 Loss 2.5 Total Loss 4.9
Round 216/7 SW: 216.9 EW: 219.5 Gain -2.6 Total Loss 2.3
Round 217/8 SW: 219.5 EW: 217.4 Loss 2.1 Total Loss 4.4
Round 218/9 SW: 217.4 EW: 221.7 Gain -2.6 Total Loss .1
Round 219/10 SW: 221.7 EW: 220.9 Loss 0.8 Total Loss .9
Round 220/11 SW: 220.9 EW: 218.9 Loss 2.0 Total Loss 2.9
Round 221/12 SW: 218.9 EW: 213.4 Loss 5.5 Total Loss 8.4
Round 222/13 SW: 213.4 EW: 216.9 Gain 3.5 Total Loss 4.9
Round 223/14 SW: 216.9 EW: 214.5 Loss 2.4 Total Loss 7.3
Round 224/15 SW: 214.5 EW: 214.0 Loss 0.5 Total Loss 7.8
Round 225/16 SW: 214.0 EW: 213.6 Loss 0.4 Total Loss 8.2
Round 226/17 SW: 213.6 EW: 214.7 Gain 1.1 Total Loss 7.1
Round 227/18 SW: 214.7 EW: 212.7 Loss 2.0 Total Loss 9.1
Round 228/19 SW: 212.7 EW: 213.8 Gain 1.1 Total Loss 8.00 * Holiday, 6 days vac- last home weigh in
Round 229/20 SW: 213.8 EW: 215.2 Gain 1.4 Total Loss 6.6 A bit of a setback
Round 230/21 SW: 215.2 EW: 213.8 Loss 1.4 Total Loss 8.0 simply lost what I gained
Round 231/22 SW: 213.8 EW: 215.1 Gain 1.4 Total Loss 6.7
Round 232/23 SW: 215.1 EW: 215.1 Loss 0.0 Total Loss 6.7
Round 233/24 SW: 215.1 EW: 217.4 Gain 2.3 Total Loss 4.4
Round 234/25 SW: 217.4 EW: 214.7 Loss 2.7 Total Loss 7.1
Round 235/26 SW: 214.7 EW: 214.5 Loss .2 Total Loss 7.3
Round 236/27 SW: 214.7 EW: 216.0 Gain 1.3 Total Loss 6.0
Round 237/28 SW: 216.0 EW: 217.4 Gain 1.4 Total Loss 4.4
Round 238/29 SW: 217.4 EW: 214.6 Loss 2.8 Total Loss 7.2

Round 239/30 SW: 214.6 EW: 216.8 Gain 2.2 Total Loss 5.0
Round 240/31 SW: 216.8 EW: 216.8 Gain 0.0 Total Loss 5.0 ~ Vacation and didn't weigh so just going to leave it here even though its not right🙂
Round 241/32 SW: 216.8 EW: 220.2 Gain 3.4 Total Loss 1.6 at least I know why....

SW: 216.8
****Vacation****
11/8 ~ DNW
11/9 ~ DNW
11/10 ~ DNW
11/11 ~ DNW
11/12 ~ DNW
****End Vacation****
11/13 ~ 222.4 Yikes! I exercised daily anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. There was still lots of walking. Did NOT do well with water so I know I'm dehydrated and retaining water. I ate and drank what I wanted and had a great time. Refocusing.... Looking forward to catching up with everyone.
11/14 222.4
11/15 221.5
11/16 220.4 ~ Coming back down but not due to anything I'm doing! Struggling with water and super busy this week prepping for move next Monday....so lots of grab and go. Tonight though, I am going to cook a decent meal.
11/17 220.2

Chapter_3 · November 2023

@quiltingjaine “ In a community of older folks, many of whom are diabetic or close to that, how does a group choose this menu??? I am SOOO disappointed. I won’t be buying a ticket for the Christmas dinner-pasta, pasta, pasta and garlic bread, cannoli for dessert.”

Holy Batman ! 🤣 Thank goodness you have the discipline to say no!
That’s a WIN! 🙌🏻. Do you have any time to impact the choices for Christmas?

Why are there so many celebrations centered around unhealthy food?! it just doesn’t have to be that way… Even a few “healthy choices” would be a wonderful option!

lanniemcvern8827 · November 2023

I got a last minute subbing job, so I didn't weigh this morning. I'll use yesterday's weight for starting the next round. I didn't make much progress this time, but didn't gain. Hoping for bigger losses in the next round. Really, I hope to be in the 170s at the end of the next round.

11/08 182.0
11/09 181.8
11/10 182.4
11/11 181.6
11/12 DNW
11/13 DNW
11/14 182.4
11/15 182.0
11/16 181.6
11/17 DNW

potasha · November 2023

@quiltingjaine that menu is absurd! Who do they think they're catering to? Even kids cafeterias at least pretend to offer healthy options. I'm not even avoiding carbs and I'd be afraid of everything on that menu because it just sugar and fat laden junk and even the mashed potatoes are probably the boxed kind with margarine because it's cheaper. Since you're going for the social aspect what if you bring your own dish or lunch box and make a fuss about it by leading by example?

justanotherjen13 · November 2023

Jen; 46; 5'4"

About Me:

This is my thirteenth round and really appreciate having someplace to stay accountable.
Thanks to a medication I'm on for my mental health and an overeating habit, I managed to gain a lot of weight in the last year or so. On July 4, I stepped on the scale for the first time since I started the med (that is known to cause weight gain) and decided enough was enough. I buckled down and started actually recording my food for the first time in over five years and started walking every day. Now I need motivation to keep going. I'm a mom of five and grandma of one 4yo that I babysit during the week when my daughter is working. We live in the Pacific Northwest where we're entering the rainy season which makes walking a lot harder, and it's my main form of exercise right now. I do have access to gym equipment at our HOA clubhouse, but I still have to walk there and back (takes about 9 minutes).

Previous Rounds:

RND 229 - SW: 287.8; EW: 280.4 (-7.4)
RND 230 - SW: 280.4; EW: 276.0 (-4.4)
RND 231 - SW: 276.0; EW: 267.2 (-8.8)
RND 232 - SW: 267.2; EW: 262.0 (-5.2)
RND 233 - SW: 262.0; EW: 252.8 (-9.2)
RND 234 - SW: 252.8; EW: 248.2 (-4.6)
RND 235 - SW: 248.2; EW: 243.4 (-4.8)
RND 236 - SW: 243.4; EW: 243.0 (-0.4)

RND 237 - SW: 243.0; EW: 237.4 (-5.6) !
RND 238 - SW: 237.4; EW: 232.8 (-4.6)
RND 239 - SW: 232.8; EW: 226.4 (-6.4)
RND 240 - SW: 226.4; EW: 220.6 (-5.8)
Total Lost: 67.2lbs

Goals:
* track food every day
* walk for at least one hour and/or 3.5-4 miles every day
* OR go to the gym and do 15 minutes on the bike and 30 minutes on the treadmill
* DAILY exercise is being suspended as I've started working full time and I'm currently sick with an annoying cold... I'll try to do my walks or time at the gym on my days of (once I'm not sick anymore)

Round 241
heaviest: 294 (7/4/23)
SW: 220.6
GW (short term): 200
RGW: 216

11/8 - 220.4 - 3.82 miles - Made pizza tonight. As always, it's a long, arduous project, but so worth it in the end. I made a half pizza for myself with fat free mozzarella and turkey pepperoni. It didn't look very appealing because the cheese didn't really melt well (as expected), but it tasted surprisingly good. I think it was the extra stuff I put in the sauce. I'm stuffed and sore all over. Started cooking at 3:30 and sat down to eat a little before 6pm after cleaning up the kitchen except for where the cut pizzas are (will clean that later). I shouldn't have to cook until Saturday I think. There are a lot of leftovers (besides the pizza). Tomorrow I have a job interview and I'm getting really nervous. I need this job because it's the only place I can get to without a car, but also the thought of going back to work after almost 24 years is terrifying.

11/9 - 220.0 - 2.77 miles (walk) - 4.2 miles (bike) - My job interview went great. Basically the hiring manager said she'd give me the job right there on the spot but then told me to go home, talk with my family (because me working for the first time in almost 24 years is a huge adjustment) and call her in the morning with my decision. I'll be working the seafood counter which is exactly what my last job was in 2000. The hours will hopefully be 1-9:30 with Wed/Thur off (those are days I have to be home to watch my grandson). I'm not exactly thrilled to go back to work after all this time, but I'm focusing on having extra money to spend on things I enjoy. Also, my weight was down despite the pizza last night so I had a really good day. And I got to talk to my middle daughter for a bit. She turned 21 yesterday and is coming in to town tomorrow to visit.

11/10 - 219.4 - 4.07 miles - Went to Costco to restock the freezers. We had done a full refill in a long time so we were out of just about everything. Tomorrow, we need to go to Walmart for the rest of the stuff, I have to go into my new job to fill out paperwork at 12:30. Not sure how long that will last. I also need to get some pants that fit because I have 1 pair of jeans and 1 pair of khakis that currently fit. And the jeans are starting to slide off of me so I'm constantly pulling them up. Pretty much nothing else in my drawer fits unless it has drawstrings to tighten the waists.

11/11 - 219.2 - 2.84 miles (walk) - 4.0 miles (bike) - Apparently I filled this out yesterday and never posted it. Oh well.

11/12 - 217.8 - 4.0 miles - Ate the last of my pizza this morning (both slices), so I'm a bit above my calories compared to most day and still debating have a piece of Hershey bar for dessert. It might mean I lose nothing or gain a small amount tomorrow, but the candy sounds really yummy. And I did a good 4 mile walk today. It'll only add like 90 calories. Tomorrow I have to go into work to finish filling out paperwork. Then the woman that hired me said she was going to try to have me in for training on Tuesday. I have Wednesdays and Thursdays off because I need to babysit my grandson those days. I plan to make a bunch of pork roast tomorrow which will have lots of leftovers for the week (for me at least... everyone else gets bored after 2 days). Then on my days off, I'll make some things that everyone else really likes. Hopefully, the leftovers will last through the weekend. Then I'll have to figure out something easy and quick I could make before leaving for work. I especially don't want to make anything big next week before Thanksgiving. This job is throwing me way off. I've been at home cooking nearly every night for 23+ years. Not being able to make dinner is weird.

11/13 - 218.6 - 3.53 miles - I definitely ate too much yesterday. Oops. But I'm now done with the leftover pizza from the other day so I won't be having it for breakfast and messing up my whole day. Did half a small salad and half a sandwich for lunch and then made pork roast for dinner which was so good and should last me the week (my family will only eat leftovers for like 2 days so the rest will be mine). Still haven't decided if I'm going to continue my daily walks once I start work. They're hoping to get me set up an on the schedule by Friday. I think, at the least, I'll continue my walks on my days off (Wed/Thur) but unless I feel the need to get out and get some fresh air, I probably won't walk on the days I work because 1, I'll be walking around at work, and 2, it would take up over an hour of my now very limited free time (5.5 hours between getting up and leaving for work pretty much). I guess I'll see how it goes this weekend.

11/14 - 220.2 - 3.48 miles - No idea what I did wrong yesterday. I think I underestimated too much of the food (I usually don't weigh or portion control my vegetables--just eyeball it) and just ate too much then, because I didn't have an accurate count, I ate an ice cream sandwich after dinner and that was just too much. I don't know. I was a bit shocked to see that number on the scale this morning. Oh well. I tried to be good today, so hopefully the number goes in the right direction in the morning. I have two more days before I start my job and then I have no idea how things are going to work. I won't be doing my daily walks anymore (I just won't have time) and I have no idea how hungry working will make me and if I'll start snacking from the stress. I'm hoping to keep my portions under control while at work. So I'm hoping it will all be okay.

11/15 - 219.4 - 2.43 miles (walk) - 3.7 miles (bike) - Went grocery shopping for Thanksgiving and got back just in time to start dinner (well within like an hour of getting home). After dinner, I was talking to my 21yo daughter and we decided to go to the HOA clubhouse at like 7:30. She messed around with the different machines while I did my normal 30 minutes on the treadmill and 15 minutes on the bike.

11/16 - 219.6 - no walking - Today was a busy day and it started wiht my weight up again and a scratchy throat. I had to drive my daughter to work this morning, take care of my grandson during the day then run to the UPS store at 12:40 to return something and print two things then right over to the grocery store to finish paperwork for my new job. Then grabbed a couple groceries and by the time I was done, I needed to rush over and pick up my daughter from work. Then I had to get online and find some slip-resistant shoes because I start my training tomorrow between 1 and 1:30. I also needed black hoodies or sweaters or something to wear under my uniform because the meat/seafood department gets really cold. Those hoodies just came and both fit well but my uniform shirt is way too tight even at a 2XL. They're like polyester or something and have zero stretch. Even with just a t-shirt on under it, it was too tight in the arms and stuff and you can't stretch them out to fit better. I would need at least a 3X to wear with nothing under it to be comfy and probably 4X to fit over my hoodie (which is mid-weight and only an XL so it wouldn't be too bulky (it fit fine). I guess I'll have to tell her that tomorrow and hope she didn't just order the 2XL for me. At least I won't need the hoodie under it tomorrow.

11/17 - 217.2 - no walking - I started training at my new job today. Of course, I'm sick and on top of that, I literally did not sleep last night. I somehow messed up my pills so I've now been up since 7am on Thursday (it's almost 6pm on Friday). I only had to work a half day today, but tomorrow I'm there for a full shift. I think the only plus is that the meat/seafood department is a cold room which clears my sinuses when I'm sick so my nose doesn't run as much. I finish my computer training tomorrow then will be training in the meat department the rest of the day. Then I work full shifts Sunday-Tuesday and next Friday/Saturday--thankfully not on Thanksgiving because it's my regular day off (but I'll be cooking and my son is coming over and maybe his girlfriend after she gets off work). Hopefully, I can somehow maintain my weightloss while working.

Corina1143 · November 2023

@justanotherjen13
You're doing great! Considering all you've got on your plate right now. Keep logging the best you can and stay with us. Things will calm down, and you'll be right where you need to be.
Hang in there!

justanotherjen13 · November 2023

@Corina1143 I'm hoping if I portion out my dinners with leftovers and take them with me, it'll keep me from eating junk at work. But I'm also not sure if my small portions will be enough to get me through the last 4 hours of my shift. It's definitely going to be an experiment to find the right balance again. I had to eat lunch an hour earlier than I'm used to today. I got home right at dinner time and warmed up some leftovers. It was actually less than I gave myself last night, but for some reason, it was way too much. I feel sick now. I probably should have stopped halfway through. Not sure what's up with that. Weird.

EDIT: Ooh, might be the sparkling water the manager gave me as a gift. I mean, I often drink diet coke with dinner, but I was thirsty when I got home and drank a bunch of the sparkling water. I bet the carbonation is adding to my full feeling. But it tastes so yummy (cranberry raspberry flavored). Guess I'll go put it in the fridge for tomorrow and just drink regular water the rest of the night.

jlwalker6 · November 2023

5'7" woman, 41 years old

HGW: 327 in 2010
SGW on MFP: 301
SGW this round: 269.2
GW this round: 269

11/8: 269.2 this morning! I am hoping this puts me firmly in the 260's. Woke up this morning to news that we are going to need home repairs - kind of stressing. However, I am looking forward to baking these acorn squash--If imma be stress eating it will at least be some high fiber vitamin packed healthy business 😄

11/9: 269.2. Soooo busy. Not a minute of downtime. The kid requested an orange basque cheesecake for birthday time, so that was a fun challenge. I've never made one before so i am so curious to see how it turns out. I get to be a sneaky sneak and wrap the presents in the morning while everybody is asleep 🥷 We've also got the party coming up on Saturday and all of the kids will probably not eat the cheesecake, so I'm making cupcakes tomorrow after dinner.

11/10: Young'un's birthday 🥳🎂 269. Laughs, wings, cheesecake, and presents. The cheesecake turned out great! And the perfect size to not have it hanging around for several days. I might try to figure out how to do that with pumpkin for Thanksgiving. Good day today.

11/11: Young'un's birthday party 🧁🍕🎳 270.5 this morning--water weight gain. We went out for wings last night and afterwards I baked half the cupcakes for the party, then figured out i needed another 1/3 of a cup of dulce de leche so i was up till 3 boiling another can of condensed milk. 🙃🙃🙃 Got up this morning and baked the rest of the cupcakes, made frosting and decorated them. I'm ready for a nap and the party isn't even for another hour 😂

11/12: 272. Lots of sugar and lots of salt yesterday. I'm getting used to seeing the fluctuations now that I'm weighing every day. It makes me feel better that it's normal for weight to go up and down, but I have to admit that it does make me feel guilty about eating fun food to see the water weight even if my calories are in check. Everyone had a good time at the party! My NSV is I brought home only a few cupcakes -- what the kids didn't eat i gave away to other folks at the bowling alley. Came home and fell asleep by 8, then woke up at midnight and couldn't get back to sleep until 5. So my schedule is all crazy but I'm not taking any naps today so i can fall asleep tonight. I have leftover cake so I'm going to make cake truffles to send to work with my husband and that will be the end of that! No cake hanging around for days after the event 🏆🏆

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 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.

11/14: 271.8. Better, but geez. I've decided for sure now on making a Thanksgiving meal that will be finished in one day. Same for Christmas although i know the whole month of December is full of treat-making and giving; maybe these two meals not being week-long events will offset that. I'm interested to try the experiment, anyway! I've always cooked more than enough for six people to eat twice (at least) with leftovers for days on these holidays, so it may even be refreshing to be able to spend more time relaxing and less time shopping and cooking this year.

11/15: 269.5. Low energy this morning but I'm hoping that picks up once my coffee kicks in. I have a few things in mind for Thanksgiving. Husband keeps suggesting tacos and I can take a hint 😂
I am thinking about holidays and my relationship with food going all the way back to my family and childhood. The holidays have always been the time when everyone brought out their top game in the kitchen, because it would not just show that they want everyone to know they care, but also it would kind of seem rude not to do so. Nobody ever brought just a bag of chips or a premade potato salad to dinner, and if someone brought a raw vegetable tray they would also bring a dessert or side dish. I don't think I have ever not made a traditional Thanksgiving dinner before, so I'm curious about how it will feel to not be cooking for three days or more. Will I feel like I have deprived my family, or that i have been deprived if there is no cornbread dressing? Should i still make a small pan of dressing and cranberry sauce anyway (now that i think about it, cranberry sauce in a shredded beef taco kind of sounds like it would work)?

11/16: 269. Planning my Thanksgiving menu in earnest now. I'm going to skip making the traditional dinner this year, and if i really, really feel like I can't live without some of it, I'll make it for Christmas. I'm going to do birria and some roasted chayote and dessert--now that I'm looking at all these recipes I'm getting excited to do something different 🦃

11/17: 267.5--this scale is playing with my emotions 😂 I was sure i would wake up heavier today since I picked up dinner instead of cooking, and i drank sooo much water yesterday. So what i learned from this round is that i have no idea what to expect day to day and to just keep logging, I reckon. On to the next round 🛣️

quiltingjaine · November 2023

Cchassee wrote: »

Holy Batman ! 🤣 Thank goodness you have the discipline to say no!

I wish I had more discipline!As far as the Christmas dinner, catering has to be booked months ahead so, no, no chance to change that. I have considered taking my own meal but do I want to pay for a place at the table?

Even a few “healthy choices” would be a wonderful option!

Yes, they would have been.

potasha wrote: »

@quiltingjaine that menu is absurd! Who do they think they're catering to?. . . even the mashed potatoes are probably the boxed kind with margarine because it's cheaper. Since you're going for the social aspect what if you bring your own dish or lunch box and make a fuss about it by leading by example?

The menu WAS absurd. I do have to say the potatoes were real as was the butter for the rolls. I can taste instant potatoes a mile away. All the real butter in the world can’t disguise the flavor. My MIL peeled and mashed potatoes (I watched her) one holiday but “extended” them with instant when I was out of the kitchen. I could taste the instant and didn’t eat them. 🤷‍♀️

cpanus · November 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
11/06 - 151.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
11/07 - 150.5 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing
Day/Weight/Comment
11/08 - 151.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
11/09 - 150.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.30 miles in 65 mins then Grandson Duty
11/10 - 151.5 at 7:30 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer then made soup
11/11 - 150.5 at 7:45 a.m. ...5.35 miles in 102 mins
11/12 - 151.5 at 8:00 a.m. ...4.70 miles in 137 mins
11/13 - 151.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
11/14 - 151.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then Kaiser for covid shot
11/15 - 152.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
11/16 - 151.5 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.30 miles in 65 mins then Grandson Duty
11/17 - 152.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
Good luck everyone!
Chris

threewins · November 2023

I am about 12 kg along the way to lose 32 kg. I use multiple tape measurements (cm) around my body because they aren't affected by salt intake. Apparently I've been trying to lose weight since September 2012, the last time I was at goal weight. Let's see if stopping eating sugary food is going to change things.

Heaviest ever 1st Jan 2021, goal+31.8 kg

March 2022, started measuring system 867.0 cm total

Here are my measurements, bolded means a number has been chosen for future comparison, and is the median number for this round. It is used to sum the total measurement.

100.0 90.0 100.0 57.0 47.5 56.5 46.0 101.0 91.0 101.5 15th Nov
100.0 90.5 102.0 57.0 48.0 57.0 46.0 100.5 92.0 102.0 16th Nov
101.0 90.5 102.0 57.0 47.5 56.0 47.0 102.0 93.5 103.0 17th Nov

The total is 794.5 cm.

Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 241

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