Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 244
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Jen; 47; 5'4"
About Me:This is my sixteenth 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). I recently started working full-time (after over 23 years as a SAHM) so my time to exercise is now limited.
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)
RND 241 - SW: 220.6; EW: 217.2 (-3.4)
RND 242 - SW: 217.2; EW: 214.0 (-3.2)
RND 243 - SW: 214.0; EW: 213.6 (-0.4)
Total Lost: 74.2lbs
Goals:
* track food every day
* walk or go to the HOA gym on my days off (Wed/Thur)
Round 243
heaviest: 294 (7/4/23)
SW: 213.6
GW (short term): 200
RGW: 211.0
UGH, I had filled all of these out but hadn't posted it yet and then my computer restarted so I lost all of my comments. It's been a long few days.
12/8 - 211.2 - 9526 steps
12/9 - 212.4 - 8652 steps
12/10 - 213.0 - 8633 steps
12/11 - 212.6 - 8365 steps - This week has been ugh. I think part of the reason my weight keeps fluctuating so much during my work weeks is my legs--especially my knee--get very sore and swelled up from being on my feet all day. So I start retaining water. On top of that, I'm just super hungry when I get home so I just munch on anything I can find which has been screwing everything up. I know I'll eventually figure out something that works with my new schedule, but it's hard. I feel like I'm doing so much more during the day, but I'm not really doing much more steps than I did walking for an hour and a half each day. But I'm on my feet for 7.5 hours/day now. Today was absolute chaos at work. I was on my own starting at 3:30 and I did not slow down at all, not even for a moment to catch my breath or get a drink--until my co-worker called me at 5:30 (a half hour past my lunch break) to say she probably wasn't going to make it in. I told her I would close early and get to lunch at 5:45. That did not happen because as soon as I hung up, there were people waiting at the counter. It was 6:21 when I finally closed the department and clocked out for lunch. And even after I closed, people kept coming up to the counter wanting stuff despite seeing the lights off and that I'm cleaning. Ugh. At least I ate all the Veggie Straws yesterday so I was not tempted to stuff my face from the stress when I got home.
12/12 - 212.6 - 8243 steps - I finally gave into my cravings for chips and dip as an early birthday gift to myself. It was a stressful week already and I was tired of counting calories and always ignoring my cravings. It tasted so good, I don't even care what my weight is tomorrow. It's probably going to be up and all over the place the next few weeks as I start baking before Christmas but then I should get back on track. If I can figure out how to get my calories in while working and not feel so hungry when I get home at the end of the day.
12/13 - 214.6 - no exercise - Happy Birthday to me! I ate all of my dip I made and most of the two bags of Ruffles I bought. I also made steak and mashed potatoes for my dinner (after making burgers, fries and mac & cheese for everyone else). Then my husband brought home these cupcakes and a piece of carrot cake for me. Each cupcake was different and I just needed to try the raspberry one which had raspberry filling and also the icing (which was taller than the cupcake itself) was raspberry flavored. It was delicious. I only ate a quarter of it then the my carrot cake. I didn't care my weight was up 2lbs from yesterday and I don't care that it will be up tomorrow. It's my birthday so I get to eat whatever I want.
12/14 - 216.4 - no exercise - And my weight was up 2lbs again. Oh well. I enjoyed my pig-out days. I finished off the chips I bought and had a bit of cupcake earlier. Then I made meatloaf for dinner and had half a meatloaf sandwich and another slice of it with mashed potatoes, gravy and a bunch of veggies. I also finished off the bits of fries leftover from last night. I didn't really measure anything the last few days. I just don't care right now. But it's back to work tomorrow. I'm going to experiment with having a very light lunch before work. Just enough to hold me over until dinner time then I can eat something more substantial when I get home since I'm always so hungry at 9. We'll see how it goes.
12/15 - 213.6 - steps - Aaaand I'm back at my start weight for this round. This last week has been very crazy with food. And I know it's going to continue into this next week. I plan to do a bunch of baking on my next day off which means the house will be full of cookies through the new year. But, I tried something new with my meals today. I had a very small salad of mostly lettuce and grape tomatoes for lunch before work. Then had a dinner of meatloaf, mashed potatoes and veggies at work. And then I had 3oz of steak, mashed potatoes and broccoli after work since I always seem to be famished when I get off and want to eat anything I see. I still appeared to be under my calories for the day so hopefully this doesn't mess things up too much. I normally only eat 2 meals a day so redistributing those calories to 3 meals is going to be a pain I think, but I'm going to try to stick with it for a week. We'll see how it goes.
12/16
12/177 -
65 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 244 (my 174th. Thank you @quiltingjaine for the new round, as always, so grateful.
Goals for this round to, hopefully lose a pound, get resting heart rate back under 50 beats a minute, then longer term goal to keep under 140 for holiday abroad (28 days!).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 target of 130 = 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 pound down)
End of round 241 – 138.8 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 242 – 138.6 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 243 – 139.8 (1.2 pounds up)
Day, Weight, Comment
SW RND 244
12/8 139.8 – another wet day, got soaked twice, fetching older DGS from school and then taking him to football practice and waiting 20 mins for DD to arrive and take over, stupid thing is I have a pair of waterproof trousers for walking, will get them out of caravan for next wet Thursday. Childminded younger little DGS.
12/9 DNW - away in our caravan for the club Christmas party, a full all the trimmings 3 course meal tonight, going to eat moderately all day and try to watch my portions tonight. 8.62 miles walked yesterday ⅔ exercise calories eaten back.
12/10 DNW - managed 5.39 miles yesterday around the rain and high winds, really enjoyed my Christmas meal, but didn't sleep too well last night as my stomach felt uncomfortable full!!
12/11 139.8 – no structured walking due to a combination of persistent rain & travelling back home. Caught up on washing, ironing & did some more Christmas pressie wrapping. Back on track today before the next round of celebrations!!
12/12 139.2 – 9.35 miles walked, 45% exercise calories eaten back.
12/13 140 - can't stop eating!! 4.86 miles walked.
12/14. DNW - out early to travel to child mind little DGS, forgot to weigh. 10.81 miles walked, all calories eaten back +.
12/15 139.8 – what a day yesterday!! Dropped eldest DGS at football and after DD arrived to take over watching him and youngest DGS, got back into my car to drive 60 miles home, but the electronic handbrake had jammed on and car couldn’t move, had to ‘phone for breakdown service and eventually got home at 11.30 pm exhausted. This morning plan was for breakdown service to collect the car and delivery it to the garage for repair, but when DH got into it before he left for work (he was going to check fuses etc., it had released itself? Unbelievable!! So I drove it there. They can’t look at it until Monday, just have to await the outcome now. Such a stressful few days.
12/16 139.8 – 10.28 miles walked, just under 90% exercise calories eaten back. Was dropping asleep at 8 pm on the sofa last night so finally went up to bed and slept through till 6 this morning, I think I’ve caught up on my sleep now 😊.
12/17
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE & I AM WHAT I EAT!!!!!
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Male: 66
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205
Goals for this round:
1. Log my food daily.
2. Get some exercise.
Round 244 Posts
This is my posting format….
Month/Day: Scale Reading - First thing today after bathroom visit before getting dressed.
/ Logged Food - yesterday; Exercise – yesterday / Comment
Previous posts:
12/8: 223.8
/logged it all; walked/
The damage from the Christmas open house last night should be minimal. I was able to engage with people more than the buffet. My overall calorie budget for the day was just barely broken, but the sodium budget was shattered.
After that I attended my DGS Christmas program at school. Did I mention that I also have a new DGD, born 17 days ago?
I have an upcoming beach vacation. I need to lose some inches around the waist so people will not try to roll me back into the ocean to save my life. That’s annoying 😊
12/9: 223.8
/yes, every bite; group fitness class/
I consider it a victory that my scale reading stayed level after that salted-calorie-festival of a diet yesterday. All I can say is, it would have been worse had it not been for food logging on the MFP app.
Thanks to those who had kind words about my return. I have been participating in this challenge off and on since 2019, with great results when I pay attention.
12/10: 225.8
/food logged; walked/
This jump up has to be water retention from sodium. (Combined with some catch-up from Friday.) My calorie count has been good.
12/11: 225.4
/logged; a few floor exercises…/
Mostly sitting yesterday. Church, football on television (for my European friends, I don’t mean soccer.)
Oh, and TMI is real.
12/12: 224.2
/yes; yes. Group exercise/
Been having trouble sleeping through the night. I basically just get up at 4:00AM after tossing and turning for an hour. I don’t drink caffeine after lunch. I wonder if I should just kick caffeine altogether, but I do love my morning cup of Joe. I need to switch it up somehow.
12/13: 224
/yes, but way over; no/
Yesterday was so busy I didn’t even think about exercise.
That was a lie.
The truth is, exercise is such an anomaly in my life lately that I didn’t even think about exercise.
The truth is, I was busy shoving high carbs into my cake hole all day. I invited and logged 193 of those bad boys yesterday. Key word: invited.
No hugs please. I wish there was a “slap” button you could use. 😊
12/14: 223.8
/yes food logged; yes group exercise/
Sheesh. Inching my way back to the starting weight.
Another party is on the horizon for this evening, so…
12/15: 225.2
/ yes; no /
Self-sabotage. That is all.
12/7: 223.2
Starting weight at end of last round.
12/16: 224.2
/yes; walked outside/
Fighting a cold…
Grateful to be paying attention at least. Otherwise, my emotional eating habits would rule my life. From the Mayo Clinis web site, “Emotional eating is eating as a way to suppress or soothe negative emotions.”
Fact is, I have nothing major to feel negative about in my life. (maybe a dash of procrastination and boredom?) I suppose this also involves a spiritual component.
I need to develop some emotional exercising habits. 😊
12/17
Historical Averages:R 94: 210.7 (20191108 = date of the last day of the round)
R 95: 210.3
R 96: 210.5
R 97: 211.3 (20191208)
R 98: 212.7
R 99: 212.5* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 100: 215.0* (ghost vaycay entries) (20200107)
R 101: 216.0* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 102: 212.6
R 103: 211.9 (20200206)
R 104: 210.9
R 105: 212.5
R 106: 211.2 (20200307)
R 107: DNF
R 115: 215.6 (20200605)
R 116: 213.7
R 117: 213.1
R 118: 212.1 (20200705)
R 119: 212.4
R 120: 211.5
R 121: 207.9 (20200804)
R 122: 207.4
R 123: 207.3
R 124: 209.4 (20200903)
R 125: 208.9
R 126: 209.6
R 127: 209.1 (20201003)
R 128: 210.0
R 129: 210.6
R 130: 210.7 (20201102)
R 131: 211.5
R 132: 209.2
R 133: 211.7 (20201202)
R 134: 211.0
R 135: 211.5
R 136: DNW (20210101)
R 137: DNW
R 138: DNW
R 139: 215.7
R 140: 215.2 (20210210)
R 141: 213.6
R 142: 212.8 (20210302)
R 143: 211.5
R 144: 212.2
R 145: 211.6 (20210401)
R 146: DNW – scale broke during this round.
R 147: 213.1
R 148: 212.3 (20210501)
R 149: 209.7 (vacay 2nd half)
R 150: 210.4 (vacay 1st half)
R 151: 210.7
R 152: 211.0 (20210610)
R 153: 210.7
R 154: 210.6
R 155: 210.0 (20210710)
R 156: 210.9
R 157: 210.6
R 158: 207.8 (20210809)
R 159: 207.9
R 160: 205.9
R 161: 206.2 (20210908)
R 162: 205.9
R 163: 206.8
R 164: 207.1 (20211008)
R 165: 207.0
R 166: 207.3
R 167: 207.8 (20211107)
R 168: 206.2
R 169: 207.3
R 170: 208.2 (20211207)
R 171: 208.6
R 172: 207.4
R 173: 210.5 (20220106) Mostly estimated
R 174: 210.5 Mostly estimated
R 175: 211.8 Mostly estimated
R 176: 213.6 (20220205)
R 177: 214.6
R 178: 213.7
R 179: 213.7 (20220307)
R 180: 213.7
R.181: 214.2
R 182: 216.4 (20220406)
R 183: DNW
R 184: 216.2
R 185: 217.0 (20220506)
R 186: 216.8
R 187: 215.9
R 188: 217.1 (20220605)
R 189: 216.2
R 190: 215.5
R 191: 217.3 (20220705)
R 192: 217.9
R 193: DNW
R 194: 215.2 (20220804) Some guesstimates early I the round with no scale.
R 195: 216.2
R 196: 213.8
R 197: 216.0 (20220903)
R 198: 213.6
R 199: 214.7 (partial round)
R 200: 215.4 (20221003)
R 201: 215.6
R 202: 214.8
R 203: 215.7 (20221102)
R 204: 216.7
R 205: 217.2
R 206 DNW
R 207: 217.4
R 208: 218.6
R 209: DNW (20230101)
R 210: DNW
R 211: DNW
R 212: DNW
R 213: DNW (20230210)
R 214: 222.5 (post-surgery date)
R 215: 221.5 (20230302)
R 216: 222.2
R 217: 221.8
R 218 – 226 no data. AWOL
R 227: 224.8
R 228 – 242 no data. AWOL
R 243: 225.3
I like to track averages due to my wild fluctuations. For the same reason, I like to weigh daily so I can see the lows from time to time. It gives me hope.7 -
Round 243
Dec 8 – Dec 17, 2023
61 year old female, 5’5”. I am married, semi-nomadic (we live in three states, Mass, Maine, Florida).
SW WW Sept 29, 2001 - 168.8 (initially lost 29.8, became staff, then weight up and down 18 years with low of 126.8)
SW MFP Sept 14, 2020 – 153 (lost 40, then stress took off another 2.2 lb with low of 120.8, then stress became gain)
SW MFP Jan 1, 2023 – 146.6
GW Maintaining between 124 - 126
Continuing to figure out maintaining, and to work on best nutrition and exercise.
History:Harry and Han are our cats, who travel with us. Have two “kids”, who are very much adults, a DGS, and second GS on the way. We have three parents, 88(father), 86(mother), 84(MIL) still with us, and I have logically been needing to help them more as they age. I got my act in gear during COVID, somewhat inspired by NOT becoming my parents. I lost 30 lbs and was exercising daily. Unfortunately, I am an “all in or not” person. Hubby and I seeing our family home and downsizing distractions, plus medical incident with my father and all their new needs, became an excuse. A year and a half later, I gained 25 lbs and lost all my athletic improvements. I need to figure out balance and how to make health be a daily priority for life!
Round 126 153.0 equivalent 9/14/20
Round 127 149.2 9/24/20
Round 128 147.2 10/4/20
Round 129 145.8 10/14/20
Round 130 144.4 10/24/20
Round 131 142.2 11/3/20
Round 132 139.4 11/13/20
Round 133 137.2 11/23/20
Round 134 136.4 12/3/20
Round 135 132.6 12/13/20
Round 136 132.0 12/23/20
Round 137 132.0 1/2/21
Round 138 131.0 1/12/21
Round 139 128.2 1/22/21
Round 176 138.2 1/26/22 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13 oz
Round 177 134.8 2/5/22
Round 178 137.0 2/15/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 181 138.2 3/17/22 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 oz
Round 182 137.8 3/27/22 Harry 10 lb 14.5oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 183 133.4 4/6/22 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13 oz
Round 184 136.0 4/16/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11lb 12.5 oz
Round 185 136.8 4/26/22 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11lb 13 oz
Round 186 136.0 5/6/22 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 187 137.8 5/16/22 Harry 10 lb 14.0 oz Han Solo 11lb 11.5 oz
Round 188 135.8 5/26/22 Harry 10 lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12 oz
Round 210 146.6 1/01/23 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12 oz
Round 211 144.4 1/11/23
Round 212 146.6 1/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 213 143.4 1/31/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 10.5 oz
Round 214 142.4 2/10/23
Round 215 140.0 2/20/23 Harry 10 lb 12 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6 oz
Round 216 138.0 3/2/23 Harry 10 lb 11.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6.5 oz
Round 217 136.0 3/12/23 Harry 10 lb 15 oz Han Solo 11 lb 6 oz
Round 218 134.0 3/22/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 7.5 oz
Round 219 133.8 4/1/23 Harry 11 lb .5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 9.5 oz
Round 220 131.4 4/11/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 221 130.0 4/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11.5 oz
Round 222 128.2 5/1/23 Harry 10 lb 15 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 223 128.4 5/11/23 Harry 10 lb 15.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11 oz
Round 224 127.2 5/21/23 Harry 10 lb 14 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11.5 oz
Round 225 125.8 5/31/23 Harry 10 lb 12 oz Han Solo 11 lb 9.5 oz
Round 226 124.2 6/10/23
Round 227 125.8 6/20/23 Harry 10 lb 8.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 12.5 oz
Round 228 125.8 6/30/23 Harry 10 lb 13 oz Han Solo 11 lb 13.5 oz
Round 229 125.8 7/10/23
Round 230 122.6 7/20/23
Round 231 125.0 7/30/23 Harry 10lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb .5 oz
Round 232 123.6 8/9/23 Harry 10 lb 10 oz Han Solo 12 lb 2.5 oz
Round 233 125.8 8/19/23 Harry 10 lb 10 oz Han Solo 12 lb 1.5 oz
Round 234 125.8 8/29/23 Harry 10 lb 10.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb 1.5 oz
Round 235 127.2 9/8/23
Round 236 127.4 9/18/23 Harry 10 lb 6.5 oz Han Solo 11 lb 11.5 oz
Round 237 126.4 9/28/23
Round 238 124.4 10/8/23 Harry 10 lb 3 oz Han Solo 12 lb 1 oz
Round 239 124.2 10/18/23 Harry 10 lb 1 oz Han Solo 12 lb 0 oz
Round 240 125.0 10/28.23 Harry 10 lb Han Solo 11 lb 14 oz
Round 241 127.8 11/8/23
Round 243 127.6 11/28/23 Harry 10 lb 1.5 oz Han Solo 12 lb .5 oz
Round 244 129.0 12/7/23 Harry 10 lb .5 oz Han Solo 12 lb .5 oz
SW: 129.0
Day/Weight/Comment
12/8 – 127.2 Yesterday was good. I tracked the full day, made good choices, and hit proper numbers. Working on getting my head in place. On a another note, DH spoke with me yesterday about helping him with MFP again once we get through the holidays.
12/9 – 128.0 Scale is being a twit. I feel great today. Yesterday’s pre-tracked lunch plan went to heck when the omelet from the “all day breakfast” turned out to be weekend only. I need to read better. I ended up with a much more caloric buffalo chicken fingers with fries, cole slaw, blue cheese dressing. Those were the best chicken fingers I may have ever had. Skipped the slaw, though I love it. Had seltzer, but the rest got eaten (did skip a FEW fries). Got home. Adjusted my tracking and had a simple salad for dinner, and and evening stella doro “biscuit”. Happy with how I handled the day. Today SHOULD be straightforward, though I don’t have a full plan as yet. But I will track.
12/10 – 128.8 Yup, yesterday started fine, then ended off track and un-tracked. Today will be better.
12/11 – 127.8 So, decent day, though not “officially” tracked like I promised on the day. Just finished entering everything just now, and it was acceptable. Have not figured out my plan for today. I need to get to the grocery store!
12/12 – 128.2 Yes, I should have gone to the grocery store. Still limping along with no food selection in the house, so extra excuses for making bad choices.
12/13 – 128.6 So I am now realizing that I just need to hang on the best I can for this round and the next. If I can lose a little, great. At worse, I just do not want to go up further. Have to hang on until I can truly refocus again. I am just juggling too many balls at the moment to do ANYTHING well.
12/14 – 128.0 I weighed, but almost forgot to report in.
12/15 – 129.0 Full circle. DH is now home (midnight last night). That should mean that I will cook real meals again. For two weeks now, I have not cooked a meal. I have eaten lots of ice cream, and last night I discover a lb of bacon that was expiring. It is now gone, and not in a good way. BUT I am going to be brave and throw the second lb, also in the fridge, in the trash before I cook that up as well.
12/16 – 129.4
12/17 –
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Round 244 - round 3for me
12/9. - won’t be at my scale until 12/13
12/10
12/11
12/12
12/13 163
12/14 162.6
12/15 162.8
12/16 162.4 a crawl in the right direction
12/177 -
A quick share. As many of you have heard, I have been off track since early october due to all that has been going on with my parents.
Anyhow, this morning, I have my coffee and untracked english muffin with PB on top. I am facing going out to dinner tonight, and decided I need to get my **it together. (if I stop things now the damage is minimal) So, I decided my dinner, and then decided I should back fill my breakfast. So, I thought, my peanut butter was unmeasured, but I was going to estimate 3 TB and track it. THEN, I decided I'm going to be honest and recreate/measure the PB I used. Got out the jar, the same knife, and a 2 TB scoop. Using the knife, I scooped a similar amount of PB and put in the 2 TB scoop. IT WAS NO WHERE NEAR FULL. I thought I was low balling with my 3 TB and wanted to check. Instead, I was charging myself way too much at roughly double.
So, going back to the advice I always gave out as a WW receptionist. Weigh and measure. You could be over OR undercharging yourself.8 -
I'm Julie. 35 years old. SAHM to 2 year old twins. 5'3.
Ultimate goal: 125
SW RND 244: 137.7
12/8: 137.3. I've been really tired lately because one of my boys has been having a hard time with sleeping. So I haven't been going to the gym as much as I should, skipped it yesterday so I could get some extra sleep. My food has been good. I've really been enjoying OMAD. It's easier to refrain from snacking if I just tell myself "it's not my eating time right now. I'm a bit disappointed that my weight isn't following suit, I'm still counting calories and staying under my goal.
12/9: 137.1. Still holding on to some PMS bloat. I wasn't able to go the gym because we took away pacifiers from our boys. I usually go when they're in bed, but didn't feel like I should leave my husband alone to deal with the angry boys. It took them over an hour to cry themselves to sleep It really broke my heart. Food wise, it was okay. It's never perfect on my husband's days off of work. Today probably won't be too great either.
12/10: 137.5. I'm honestly surprised it's not higher. I did not stick to OMAD yesterday and portion sizes were a bit larger than they needed to be. Didn't go to the gym again last night, as were still adjusting to the boys not having their binkies and I wanted to be home for it.
12/11: 136.9. still higher than I would like, but at least it's going down. I have to get back to the gym soon, and back to running. I have a 10k race next month and can't take too much time off of training. And I feel better when I run. Food was okay, not the best use of calorie but was under at least. Didn't quite stick to OMAD, so that's my goal for today.
12/12: 137.1. I didn't get to the gym last night, still dealing with the binkies situation. I ate okay, apart from some ice cream I had. I tried to limit the portion size though.
12/13: 136.6. I'm just not very motivated right now. I think going so long without seeing any permanent changes has got to me. Why bother if I don't see results? I had ice cream again yesterday (too much to be honest). I went for a short walk, but no real exercise. I've decided Ill take the rest of the week off from the gym and get back to it this weekend. No reason other than I just don't want to right now. I'm sorry for the not-so-uplifting post.
12/14: 137.0.
12/15: 136.2. I'm trying to keep pushing. Diet was good. Exercise was still lacking a bit. Just a walk, nothing else. I'm happy to see the number on the scale come down a bit.
12/16: 135.8. Diet was good yesterday, even though I didn't track. No exercise. I'm about to go to the gym for a nice long run this morning. I'm hoping I can get my head back in the game. I also need to track food today. Time to stop wallowing and pull up my big girl pants. I'm feeling a little more motivated after a little bit of a break.
12/177 -
R244 My 14th
F65, 5’6” married, MawMaw Proud. Ketovore - NO processed foods/eat clean. Big protein.
HW 172lbs in 2010.
Roller coaster 🎢 till now!
CW 129.8
“Now is always the right time to make a good decision/choice for myself, the person I want to be and the life I want to live.”
R244 Commitments
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Now in “Maintenance” - Focus on strength, flexibility, agility, balance & muscle mass. Reach goals for next “InBody” in early Jan - gain 2lbs SMM. Stay at 130lbs or below while continuing to gain more SMM. (Skeletal Muscle Mass)
I can do much better w/exercise: steps 🚶♀️calisthenics🤸🏼, & ST🏋️♀️. Need stronger commitment & consistency. Must load up on protein on🏋️♀️days.
R244 Commitments:
1. ➡️⚖️ everyday. (What will this do to my psyche?!)
2. ST 🏋️♀️ every other day
3. DAILY: 60min HR 💓Zone 2
4. 5x per week - 🤸🏼 calisthenics (stretch, balance, agility, flexibility & speed) HIIT 3x /week
5. Stay grateful & mindful of the 🎄 ⛪️ holiday! 🙏
6. Plan and PREPARE.
7. Track daily: food, 8-10k+ 🚶♀️, macros, calories, Ex minutes, HR 💓Z2 min, Ex cal 🔥and NSVs
8. Choose health everyday!
Good luck 🍀💪🏻 Warriors!
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R244
12/8 129.8
12/9 131.4
12/10 130.0
12/11 129.8
12/12 131.8
12/13 130.5
12/14 130.2
12/15 131.0
12/16 130.0
12/17 DNW Out of town - ⚖️12/18
#bestshapeofmylife 📣
Let’s GO! 💪🏻🙌🏻
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12/16 ⚖️ 130.0 lbs ***
Yesterday: ✅macros & 1414 cal, 179 ex min including 118 min 💗Z2. 🔥1220 total ex cal🚶♀️14.1k. I think I was in beast mode.
12/16 Yesterday - great 💗Z2 exercise day. We will be on the road today, so I’m not sure how much exercise I can get done before leaving… DGS spent the night so maybe we will 🏋️♀️when he wakes up!
We will be spending the night at a friends’ farm with several couples… and unfortunately there will be a non-stop FARM FEAST (noon to noon) today… oh Lord help me! (at least all fresh farm to table). I’m reviewing my affirmations. 🙏. I’m not feeling strong yet….
NSV: I cannot remember the last time I ate processed food. Eating clean has completely changed the way I feel! I think it’s been at a minimum six months - probably eight months+ …. What a lifestyle change!
This is my last post this round… I’m definitely proud of R244! (Doubts $ all!).
Good luck 🍀 this weekend!
Stay 💪🏻. See y’all in R245!
R244 Prior Daily Comments
Health Journey
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244R Daily Comments
12/8 Yesterday - Good day but no real activity due to unforeseen meetings. ✅macros & 1443 cal. 🚶♀️5.6k.
Im noting I’m loosing some commitment to workout. This is a WARNING ⚠️ SIGN!! Cold weather does a number on me. Must move ONWARD no matter my “feelings”.
NSV: I’ve tracked 150 days in a row!! Staying mindful.
12/9 ⚖️. 131.4 I won’t pretend like that weight didn’t bother the hell out of me-for about THREE MINUTES… I was 100% on plan yesterday and ate under goal. The NSV? ⚖️won’t ruin my day… So…. Let’s stick with my continued commitment to weigh every day and see just how my scale swings… To really know my body and its fluctuations is to love my body-RIGHT?! I know I’m following the process, so I won’t be deterred… ! (But gosh… I do hate that scale… I do I do I do!)
✅macros & cal 1290, 🚶♀️3.1k, 🏋️♀️15 min, 💗Z2 - 12 min, 🔥42 active cal
Movement yesterday was cut short because I strained my back ST 🏋️♀️early in morn. (I did not properly warm-up!) But that 15 minutes was awesome! Therefore, I really couldn’t exercise, so I decided to limit my cal. I will be active today -back is good and my foot feels 💯!
12/10 ⚖️ 130.0lbs
Yesterday: ✅macros & 1744 cal , 125 ex min including 45min 💗Z2. ✅🏋️♀️20 min, 🔥570 total cal. 🚶♀️11.2k.
Nice walk. Solid 🏋️♀️. Enjoyed taking my DGS Christmas shopping.
Worked on developing a fully integrated/documented fitness routine - was to begin 1/1/24 (hard scheduled). But…. WILL START TODAY! Why put it off? Will do measurements today and head to the gym. (I just made a fresh commitment to myself!)
"Just like delayed gratification, outcomes and results are a lagging measure of really good daily habits." James Clear
12/11 ⚖️ 129.8lbs
Yesterday: ✅macros & 1440 cal , 80 ex min including 71 min 💗Z2. ✅🏋️♀️20 min, 🔥493 total cal. 🔥🚶♀️11.5k.
Gorgeous day! Nice walk. Good 🏋️♀️. NSV: So darn glad I woke up fresh and positive (no 🎄party!)
💡 I’m learning the scale doesn’t have as much of a grip on me during maintenance vs when I was in weight-loss mode. In maintenance I expect the fluctuations… But for some reason not so much during weight loss phase. (But obviously, I KNOW that’s not true!) So far so good - I’ve stayed on my plan so I don’t expect too much of a fluctuation & MAYBE ⚖️ everyday is a good thing for me in this time period. (increased ST 🏋️♀️to maintain/build muscle…) Let’s see how the scale reflects what’s happening in my body. The good thing is my mood is no longer ever-changing or riding on the 🎢.
12/12 ⚖️ 131.8 lbs
Yesterday: ✅macros & 1406 cal, 🚫ZERO ex min including ZERO min 💗Z2. 🚫🏋️♀️ZERO min, 🚫🔥ZERO total cal. 🚶♀️2.5k.
Started out positive: planning my exercises for day (took all my measurements for a starting point) then I became 💯distracted…. ALL DAY on another project that came out of nowhere. ⚠️Warning ⚠️ I am definitely prone to distractions😳
I WILL stick to my plans today!
NSV: Kept true to measuring, calories, macros & tracking.
131.8 lbs 🎢 ? I do feel “heavy” this morning…. I’ve been averaging 1450 cal /day so I don’t think it’s REAL weight … , maybe my body fluctuates 2 to 3lbs vs less than that? …. Learning.
12/13 ⚖️ 130.5lbs
Yesterday: ✅macros & 1506 cal, 143 ex min including 18min 💗Z2. 🏋️♀️35 min, 🔥1354 total cal. 🚶♀️8.5k.
Yesterday I wore myself out playing a competitive 🎾match & then doing 35 min 🏋️♀️at my newly found personal treasure Island/gym. I’m very comfortable there! The weight room was filled with peeps, but only three in the 🏀gym … I had a hair appointment later and actually had time to walk there and back (3 mile round trip) but opted out- (didn’t want to push it too much after nursing a stone bruise & a strained lower back for several days). Is there REALLY a true need for walking even more after my full/intense work-out? I was able to reach my other 💗Z goals. I give myself a 🙌🏻yesterday!
Today :💗Z2 & 🤸🏼.
Family holiday dinner this evening at a favorite restaurant. I’ve determined my order & will plan accordingly today!💪🏻
12/14 ⚖️ 130.2 lbs
Yesterday: ✅macros & 1536 cal, 30 ex min including 18min 💗Z2. 🔥300 total cal. 🚶♀️4.2k.
Another day of distractions, which are monopolizing my time and taking away my exercise/workout time. This is out of the ordinary, and will be over by mid-next week…. Special project fell in my lap…. Lots of decisions to make. All good. Actually, very good (Except for taking care of physical activity goals yesterday!). Dinner was enjoyable last night - went over just a fraction in carbs. Still barely in ketosis. Pleased to record everything!
NSV: Will power is strong. Keeping mindful of long-term benefits vs perceived short-term pleasure. Clothes continue to fit better or just too big.
NSV: I’m still learning/researching my body… Calorie intake is up (planned) to sustain my workouts and macros are ✅. I definitely need to eat even more on big workout 🔥days. Building muscle and increasing metabolism needs fuel…
NSV: I also let go of something today that was causing me HUGE stress… Glad to take that weight off.
Today: 🎾🏋️♀️🚶♀️🤸🏼
12/15 ⚖️ 131.0 lbs *** (see commentary)
Yesterday: ✅macros & 1468cal, 200 ex min including 60min 💗Z2. 🔥1028 total ex cal 🚶♀️10.4k.
No distractions yesterday! Accomplished ALL exercise commitments… However… I spent a solid hr trying to talk myself out of going to play tennis & the gym… Came up with a gazillion excuses! Why? WHY did I do that? I finally FORCED myself to go & so it’s amazing that I did it. Woo-HOO!!! After playing tennis and the gym, I was still 2k steps short of 10k so 🚶♀️to Adoration chapel … Nice to be outside on a pretty day!
It’s forever a battle of my mind. REMEMBER: Facts OVER feelings. The battle is REAL!
👊🏻🥊👊🏻
***⚖️⚖️⚖️ Commentary: I’ve really had an incredibly good week trying to get to know and understand my body…. Over the last 9 years I was able to hit under 130 several times but not for more than six mos. Hovering around 130 must be my natural resting weight? I’m 65?Hmmmm…. I’ve never been this active before with ST🏋️♀️… still learning and focused. I’ve been so 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 on the plan. Building SMM. Scale DOESN’T MATTER when staying the course! @potasha - where are those “⚖️doesn’t matter photos”?!?!! 🥰
#bestshapeofmylife 📣
Let’s Go!
“Now is always the right time to make a good decision/choice for myself, the person I want to be and the life I want to live.”
Today: 🤸🏼🎾 Taking DGS to a basketball 🏀 game tonight.
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Health Journey
1990 (Age 32) - Avg. 135 lbs
2001 (Age 43) - Avg 145 lbs
2010 (Age 52) HW 172 lbs
UGW = 130lbs (ceiling)
In Aug 2014 @ 157lbs (down 15 from heaviest of 172lbs in 2010), I decided to take control of my health. I lost 30lbs by 1/1/2015. Weight topped @ 128-132lbs through the end of 2020. Five years!
🎢 Roller Coaster Begins….
2020 through 2021, I fluctuated 132-137lbs. Three more solid years.
8/1/ 2022 crept up to 140lbs.
Dropped to 128lbs again by 9/30 then held 130lbs till 12/22.
2023 Back ⬆️ 145lbs by July 15! 15lbs BOOM! Enjoyed eating & margaritas way too much! Ive always eaten healthy BUT portion control is/was a huge issue. Started tracking. Joined “Just give me 10 days” R231 in beginning of 8/2023. Here we are!
I learned MY choices created an emotional 🎢 roller coaster with yo-yo weight and fitness. My forever goal is to reach 130lbs as a ceiling. Pretty clear to me that once I reached my 60s, I would reach a goal weight and then relax/ drift backwards. So glad 145lbs was the max over the last nine years.
I also noticed that as I aged it became much MUCH more difficult to lose weight. I could loose 15lbs easy in 6 to 8 weeks up to my 60s … This is absolutely not true anymore!!!!
Cumulative Round Results
7/15/2023 145lbs
R231 SW 143.6 EW 141.6 -3.4
R232 SW 140.2 EW 138.7 -6.3
R233 SW 139.4 EW 137.8 -7.2
R234 SW 137.8 EW 136.2 -8.8
R235 SW 136.2 EW 137.0 -8.0
R236 SW 137.0 EW 135.4 -9.6
R237 SW 135.4 EW 134.6 -10.4
R238 SW 134.0 EW 133.2 -11.8
R239 SW 133.0 EW 131.8 -13.2
R240 SW 132.3 EW 132.0 -13.5
R241 SW 132.0 EW 131.2 - 14.3
R242 SW 131.8 EW 129.2 - 16.3
R243 SW 129.0 EW 129.5 -15.8
R244 SW 129.86 -
@_JeffreyD_ For me, a lot of my issues relate to juggling too many things. I revert to my "natural state" during those times. Unfortunately, I have yet to establish a "new normal" for myself. But I am working on it. At 62, I need to stop saying I can do it when I have time in the future.......
Note: I have always had issues with food. Don't know why, but I recall sneaking food all the time as a kid. Weight was fine somehow, but my problem relationship began long ago.7 -
@SModa61 thank you for the reminder!
Also “problem with food”…. I have always had a problem with food as well… Probably began in sixth or seventh grade… But it has always been top of mind, and I always tend toward total insecurity no matter my size or weight… And, I have always been an emotional eater. It’s a tough battle that must be won where thoughts begin…. Mind the mind! I too slip up when too busy…. Distractions and business play a large part of not planning in advance leading to bad choices. I wish I could have slowed down and prioritized my health a LONG time ago…. Thank you for your insights!6 -
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
Round 242 SW 160.6 EW 156.0
Round 243 SW 155.8 EW 157.2
Round 244 SW 156.4
Ultimate GW 125
12/8: 156.4
12/9: 156.2
12/10: 156.6
12/11: 156.6
12/12: 156.6
12/13: 156.4
12/14: 154.4
12/15: 153.8
12/16: 153.8
6 -
Back for 10 more days of losing at a snail's pace 🐌, trying to be healthy
Round 1 sw= 175.6 ew=174.8
Round 2 sw= 175.4 ew= 173.2
Round 3 sw= 172.6 ew = didn't weigh
Round 4 sw= 177.8 ew=
Just trying to be healthy. Weight loss is an extra bonus.
Eventual weight goal = 164
12/8 = 177.8 more than I've weighed in a few months. Nursing a mad Gall bladder and upset tummy.
Life happens. Doesn't mean I'm quitting. Just means I'm taking a few personal days.
Today's better. I walked today.
12/9 178.2 7 pounds up in 10 days. Walked yesterday. Ate good all day. Still not asleep at 2 am. Got up and ate bad until 6 am. Went to bed and slept til 11. Slow progress. Held it together all day. Next, tackle the night.
12/10 178.6 walked twice as far as usual, slept well. Overate
12/11 = 176 finally the right direction. No walk. Slept. Ate fair, less.
12/12 = 176.2 slept well. Didn't walk. Ate better
12/13 = 175.4 slept. Didn't walk. Ate fair. Dr. Appointment today. Plan today to walk tomorrow.
12/14 = 176 slept. No walk. Ate well.
12/15 = 175 slept long. Walked. Ate too much good for me food. Raining today so no walk? 😞
12/16 = 174.8 haven't been asleep yet. Maybe this morning? Walked and walked yesterday. Had to stop at Burger King halfway home for coffee and a rest! Ate well.7 -
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
SW RND 241 128.0. AW 129.61
SW RND 242 130.5 AW 130.8
SW RND 243 131.5 AW 132.2We 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 244 132.0
12/8 133.0 Carb load yesterday as I made ham and beans and cornbread. No TMI in several days. Just keep on keeping on. 95 days until cruise
12/9 133.0 DH kept forgetting to get tickets for the Community Christmas dinner on the 14th. I called yesterday and sales are closed. We’re at the top of the waiting list to see if anyone cancels. Last night we went to see the living nativity at a friend’s church.
12/10 132.0 We went to a new to us Greek restaurant. Half of the plate was Basmati rice, the other half was thin strips of filet mignon and grilled tomato, green pepper and onion. It was delicious. Today we’ll go to Great Greek as we do almost every Sunday. 12/11 132.0 Somehow I managed to not post again yesterday. My eating has been good for the last several days, mainly because I don’t have “illegal” junk available.
12/12 132.0 I need to go shopping so will go while DH is out with our blind friend.
12/13 131.0 Just because my husband gets something to eat doesn’t mean I do! This new (lack of) schedule is taking some getting used to. As board president he is going to most committee meetings just to see how they all function.
12/14 132.0 Okay with this, OMAD was at Golden Corral yesterday. ⭐️I have said I was going to get my eating under control and I have. I was going to start exercising but I have not - other than whatever walking is involved in my daily activity. I am parking farther from stores. What I am happy about is my return to sewing. So far several items for DH and a Christmas gift for DGGS. I’m giving myself a pass on extra exercise until after Christmas.
12/15 132.0 I made Keto “Ravioli” for dinner yesterday. It was good but definitely not a ravioli “noodle.” Arts and Crafts potluck today. I’m making brownies and cranberry bars. Brownies aren’t keto but cranberry bars are. ⭐️⭐️My biggest accomplishment in some time was finishing Christmas gifts.⭐️⭐️
12/16 133.5 My Christmas potluck was very nice and I allowed myself, for better or worse, to sample everything I wanted. Now back on the straight and narrow until Christmas when I make “sticky buns” for breakfast, a tradition for most of our almost 54 years. Oh and my keto dessert was raved about! (Ibreatheimhungry.com Cranberry Streusel Bars)6 -
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📆 2015–2023Feb. 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) 🤯😡
R141 11/17/23: end weight 189.4 (-.8)
R142 11/07/23: end weight 189 (-.4)
R143 11/07/23: end weight 189
R144 I’m taking a break from weighing or tracking food the next two rounds, but will check in nonetheless because I enjoy reading your posts. 😊 I’ll probably return to normal programming in round 246. I had hoped to end the year no higher than 2022, but at this point that seems unlikely, so I’m working on accepting that I’ve gained weight this year, not beating myself up, and getting back on track.
Day, Weight, Comment
12/08 - DNW
12/09 - DNW
12/10 - DNW
Good morning! My morning schedule has switched around a bit and I forgot to check in the past couple of days. As planned, I'm not weighing this round and am not tracking food except in my head. So far, I feel slightly less obsessed. 🤪 Now to read through all your inspiring posts from the past two days!
12/11 - DNW
Meeting my “Monday lunch” friend for—surprise!—lunch today. We often go to a diner that has great breakfasts. I’m planning just eggs and bacon. 🥚🍽️☕️
12/12 - DNW
12/13 - DNW
Obedience Training Club 🐾🐶🍰🥧🐩 Holiday Party tonight. There’s always an embarrassment of food at these, and I’ve been thinking strategy. If I eat very little during the day and go hungry, knowing my calories are low, I’ll have “permission” to eat more. So I’ve decided to eat a responsible lunch, then have small to sensible portions and not double up on things (I don’t need to sample two cheesy potatoes and a Mac & cheese!), and focus on the nearly naked salads & veggies. And I’ll get “mouthful” servings of the 3 best-looking desserts and leave it there. Shouldn’t cause too much damage. I get to wear my new Christmas sweater—can’t remember if I showed it to you when I finished it, so here it is (possibly again 😊). Sorry it’s so big — there doesn’t seem to be a way to change that anymore.
12/14 - DNW
Good thing I’m not weighing in right now—the party…. I didn’t really go too overboard, but I did eat more than I’d planned. (I almost said “more than I should,” but I’m trying to get that word out of my head.) It was fun, though, and always a chance to see people I don’t see often.
12/15 - DNW
12/16 - DNW
Not much happening today…vacuuming, dusting, seaming to gather DH’s Christmas present (sweater). Maybe a nap. 😊 Enjoy your Saturday!
12/17 -
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@quiltingjaine Nice gifts! I especially like the tree and the dinosaurs. 😊5
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RND 244
SW: 129.6#
GW: Below 129#
Process: Track food and follow nutrition plan, increase water, strength training 5X/week, move it!
12/8 129.8#
12/9 128.8#
12/10 129.2#
12/11 129.2#
12/12 128.8#
12/13 128.4#
12/14 129.0#
12/15 128.8#
12/16 128.6#
“Each day is a new opportunity to improve yourself. Take it and make the most of it.”
Hmmmmm🤔
12/176 -
34 y/o, 5’8
OSW: 348.1 lbs
RSW: 329.5 lbs
UGW: 150 lbs
RGW: less than now
SW RND 244 - My RND 3
12/8 329.5 Finally a drop after the scale held out on me all week! And hit my first mini goal of 5% body weight lost!!! 😁
12/9 330.2
12/10 329.8
12/11 329.1 Forgot to post yesterday
12/12 328 Over 20 lbs down now!!!
12/13 327.6
12/14 325.8 If I don't lose any more this round I'll still be very happy with this. Like, I'll take it!
12/15 326
12/16 326.2
12/17
8 -
SW 152.4 RND 244
GW 135
12/8 152.4 🧘♀️📝
12/9 152.3 🧘♀️📝
12/10 152.6 📝
12/11 152.6 Birthday dinner out, tracked food but salt always gets me. I expect to be up tomorrow but back at it and hoping to be back down on 12/13
12/12 152.2 Nice! Tracking worked
12/13 151.6 🧘♀️📝
12/14 151.6 🧘♀️📝
12/15 152.4 went out to happy hour with friends. Enjoyed myself but will pay with tomorrow’s weight. No worries, back at it tomorrow
12/16 151.6 🧘♀️📝
12/177 -
🎄🎁Just 10 more days 🎁🎄
I’m a 65 year young gal working on getting rid of those last 10 pesky pounds. Last go-a-round I managed to stay firmly under 139, this round I would like to flirt with the 136 number. Here we go! We got 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
SW RND 243. 138.6
SW RND 244. 138.9
12/8. 137.8. ✏️👣💧
12/9. 138.0. ✏️👣💧
12/10. 139.2. ✏️👣💧Dinner out last night. And popcorn snack.
12/11. 138.0. ✏️👣💧🏋️♀️
12/12. 137.7. ✏️👣💧
12/13. 137.6. ✏️👣💧
12/14. 137.6. ✏️👣💧
12/15 137.8. ✏️👣
12/16. 137.1. I have a social event tonight, so I plan to put in the extra exercise today to give myself some wiggle room.
12/175 -
Round 244
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 63 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 201 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
R243 EW= 179.2
R244 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.
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 thru R242 (08/20/23 thru 11/27/23) = -17.6 LOST (Ending Weight 180.4)
R243 (11/28/23 thru 12/07/23) = -1.2 LOST (Ending Weight 179.2)
R244 (12/08/23 thru 12/17/23) = -xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)
Day/Weight/Comment
12/07 …..179.2….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
12/08 -179.0- (Trend weight 181.0)
12/09 -179.6- (Trend weight 180.9)
12/10 -179.6- (Trend weight 180.7)
12/11 -178.8- (Trend weight 180.6)
12/12 -178.2- (Trend weight 180.3)
12/13 -178.8- (Trend weight 180.2)
12/14 -177.2- (Trend weight 179.9)
12/15 -177.8- (Trend weight 179.7) A great day yesterday with diet and I was able to increase the exercise a bit due to improvements in breathing. However, last night I began bingeing after I closed out my MFP. Was it self-sabotage or because my daughter arrived for the weekend? She didn’t bring any bad food (as of yet) so am I anticipating a bad weekend overall? I’m not sure. It feels more like my typical self-sabotage I engage in when I start doing well. I’ve got to keep today clean. Tomorrow is the birthday party and I would like to enjoy it within reason.
12/16 -178.0- (Trend weight 179.5) I am starting to slip up on Christmas “goodies”. I’ve kept my meals clean but have only had time for minimal exercise. If I can’t use it or burn it off, I really don’t need to be eating it! I have the birthday party today with (sodium filled) taco bar, cake and ice cream. I’ll enjoy my day but will keep my other meals and snacks for the day and night very very clean and within plan. However, I still expect I will see some damage tomorrow. There will be little time to burn it off. I guess, in general, I will be off plan until tomorrow which will affect my bottom line on this challenge ending tomorrow. However, I should still make goal if I’m very careful as my goal is to lose ANYTHING, even if it’s just a smidgen.
12/17 -xxxxx- (Trend weight xxxxx)
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
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