Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 242

Round 242


MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 63 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 199 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
R241 EW= 179.8
R242 EW= 180.4


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.
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
11/17 …..179.8….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND

11/18 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW)

11/19 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW)

11/20 -180.8- (Trend weight 182.5)

11/21 -180.4- (Trend weight 182.3)

11/22 -179.6- (Trend weight 182.0)

11/23 -182.0- (Trend weight 182.0)
11/24 -183.2- (Trend weight 182.2)

11/25 -183.0- (Trend weight 182.3)

11/26 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW) Our Thanksgiving Dinner was wonderful yesterday. Too much food! Today I travel to the movie theater with my grandson (5 yrs old), daughter, daughter-in-law and other (4 yr old) grandson. I just learned there is a theater about 60 miles from my house each way so off to see Trolls it is! I promised the 5 yr old I would take him to the movies and get popcorn if he would stop pooping his pants. I promised him during the summer and it’s been weeks now that he has stayed clean. A promise is a promise so that older overweight lady with the fake smile plastered on her face in the theater today will be me. I do love the movies and want to teach that love to my grandchildren. I’m just more of a Disney or Pixar fan. I also like Illumination Studios pretty well too. The good thing about Trolls: It is guaranteed to always have good music in it.

11/27 -180.4- (Trend weight 182.4) This is a 0.6 lb gain this round which is not bad considering the FOOD holiday of Thanksgiving thrown into the mix. But this round also completes another 10 round cycle which I keep track of in my spoiler. For the last 10 rounds (100 days) I have lost 17.6 pounds. For that I am thankful and grateful. I have a long way to go, still yet, so I’ll keep pushing forward and fighting tooth and nail. Nice round for everyone. So many inspirations. See you tomorrow in round 243.

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

5'7" woman, 41 years old

HGW: 327 in 2010
SGW on MFP: 301
SGW this round: 267ish
GW this round: 266ish 11/27: 267.2. Didn't meet my goal, however it was not as off track as i had feared it would be--typically after Thanksgiving I am still eating leftovers by this point and afraid to step on the scale, then that weight hangs around until after the new year with compounded interest at Christmas, lol. So that's a win, i think 🏆Will get some extra steps in at work today. On to the next round!

34 y/o, 5’8, starting over again
Total loss for round 242: 6.6 lbs

SW RND 242: 342.1
11/18 342.1 lbs - Started doing body weight exercises
11/19 340.3 - The swift initial loss is always cool to see. Thanksgiving dinner ⅓ tonight.
11/20 340.3 - Partner left dinner last night suffering the discomfort of overeating, meanwhile I felt satisfied but comfortable. I logged as best I could for a potluck type dinner, had very small portions of all the things that I liked.
11/21 338.4
11/22 338.1
11/23 USA 🦃 Thanksgiving Day 🦃 337.3
11/24 337.0 Again last night left dinner feeling full but comfortable and partner was over-full. He did mention yesterday that he wants to start logging too. I am super proud of myself cuz I did so well with the food this Thanksgiving.
11/25 337.3 Scale may not show loss today, but I am definitely starting to notice it in the way I feel and how my clothes fit.
11/26 336.6
11/27 335.5 🥳🥳🥳

My sixth day! Nov 27th. I like this challenge. So far so good. I worked outside most of Sunday and went to bed without reporting. Two eggs most mornings, sometimes a protein shake of my own making. My starting weight for round 242 was 202.6 and EW is 200.5. I am pretty ecstatic. Sticking with meat or chicken salad lunches. See you tomorrow night. Working on my before picture!

SW202.6
UGW156

Nov. 17
Nov. 18
Nov. 19
Nov. 20
Nov. 21
Nov. 22 202.6
Nov. 23 202.4
Nov. 24 202
Nov. 25 201.4
Nov. 26 201
Nov. 27 200.5
GREG 75 years, male, occasional long distance backpacker.

Jen; 46; 5'4"

About Me:
Previous Rounds:
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 242
heaviest: 294 (7/4/23)
SW: 217.2
GW (short term): 200
RGW: 214

11/18 - 216.0 - no exercise - Worked for four hours today. About an hour and a half on the computer and then the rest behind the meat/seafood counter. It was a littler overwhelming, but we closed early because several people called in sick and the only person left that knew what they were doing had been there since like 5am or something. So I worked until 5. Then got home and found my husband had made burgers for dinner in the cast iron pan. The kitchen was a mess. So I spent an hour unloading the dishwasher (my 13yo did help with that without me even asking), then cleaned up from dinner, washed the pans and cleaned the counters and stove. I finally sat down to eat my own meal at 6. And again, I feel stuffed. Like so full, I feel sick. And I had less than last night or the night before. Not sure what's going on with my stomach, but I guess I'll have to cut back portions so I don't feel sick at work (I was eating the food I had taken for my lunch break). Overall, it was a good day.

11/19 - 215.0 - no exercise - Worked a little over six hours today. Wasn't really hungry during it. I had a salad like 45 minutes before I started then worked 4 hours before taking my break. My husband got me me a sandwich from Walmart that said it was about 420 calories. So I added some stuff to it and had it for dinner. It was filling but didn't make me feel sick like the last two days. But once I got home, I started getting the same upset stomach. So still not sure what's causing it, but I'll figure it out (or it'll just go away on its own.

11/20 - 215.2 - no exercise - Had to call in sick to work today. On my third day working behind the counter. I woke up with my throat so sore this morning, I could barely talk. Like literally my voice was gone. And I felt lightheaded and kind of weak. I took a bunch of cold medicine and hoped it would get better by 9:30 even with all the pain relievers I could take, I was still in a lot of pain and felt warm to the touch. So I called in. I felt so bad because they're short-staffed (which is why I was hired), and I'm already calling out and probably will have to tomorrow, too. Then Wed/Thur are my normal days off. I hope I'm feeling better by Friday. This cold is also messing with my weight loss because when I'm sick, I want to eat all the comfort food and I definitely don't want to exercise so even if I wasn't working, I wouldn't be out walkin either. I ate way to much today, but it's not the end of the world.

11/21 - 213.0 - no exercise - Missed work again today. My throat felt a million times better when I got up, but I was still lightheaded and weak. Like I felt find just sitting around, but as soon as I got up and started moving, I'd get dizzy. And moving my arms and legs... felt like I was lifting 20lb weights with each movement, leaving me worn out and sore just like going up the stairs or whatever. I did manage to make some stir fry for dinner. I have no idea why my weight fell so much overnight. I ate A LOT yesterday. I had Kraft mac & cheese with a hot dog on bread for lunch, a nice portion of pork roast with instant potatoes and a bunch of veggies for dinner and way too many veggie straws. I was really craving comfort food with how sick I felt.

11/22 - 214.0 - no exercise - Ate way too much leftover stir fry tonight. Ugh. I also made chocolate chip cookies for the kids and couldn't resist having a couple. And then when I went to make dinner for my grandson, I decided to have a third because I was already way over my calories for the day so one more wasn't going to make much of a difference. Plus tomorrow is Thanksgiving which is my big cheat day of the year. I did most of my prepping already so I can relax in the morning before putting the turkey in around 11:30-12. My eldest son is coming over with his dog (his girlfriend has to work and may or may not come by when she gets off) and my middle daughter came for a visit a couple weeks ago and decided to stay for the holidays. It's the first Thanksgiving she's been home for in a few years. Problem is, I don't know if we have enough chairs for everyone.

11/23 - 213.0 - no exercise - Happy Thanksgiving and ugh... I ate way too much today. I wanted a little of everything with dinner, but it was still too much when I'm used to eating really small portions/meals. I've been sick since dinner and didn't even get to enjoy a slice of apple pie. I guess I have to give myself permission to have that pie after work tomorrow. Then it's back to watching what I eat on Saturday. I was too sick to even hang out with the kids after dinner. All five were home for the first time in years. They all played board games together while I sat uncomfortably with my regrets in my room.

11/24 - 214.6 - no exercise - My weight wasn't up as much as I thought it would be. But it'll probably be up again tomorrow. I had a small lunch, but a much bigger dinner (although not as big as on Thanksgiving). I also had a full slice of pumpkin pie for breakfast and a full slice of apple pie with ice cream for dessert. But tomorrow, I go back to small portions and no desserts. Maybe a thin slice of pumpkin pie with my coffee but then a small lunch.

11/25 - 215.4 - no exercise - Ack, the holidays are going to be way harder than I anticipated. I just want all the yummy, fun food that I shouldn't have. I had a very small dinner tonight, but also had half a slice of cheesecakes. But that's that. I can have a half slice of pumpkin pie with my coffee in the morning but no more other desserts or snacking.

11/26 - 214.0 - no exercise - Closed on my own at my job for the first time. I think I did okay. My hands are now so dry that my phone doesn't recognize my fingerprint to unlock it, lol. I've bought lotion for at home and a small one to keep in my pocket at work. I've cut back on my portions for dinner because I always feel so full after eating and then I have 3 1/2 more hours to work and it's uncomfortable.

11/27 - 214.0 - no exercise - I'm really craving chips lately. I had a feeling once I started working that I would want chips a lot more. I just want to go home after being on my feet all day, sit back, kick up my feet and munch on a big bag of chips and dip. Sigh. I've been good, though. Well I did have cookies last night, but those are gone now. I made my round goal, though, so that's good. But now I need to get below my lowest weight which was 213.0. Not sure that will happen until the Thanksgiving leftovers are gone.