Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 249
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R249 - my 19th
Maintenance/Build Muscle
F65, 5’6” married, MawMaw Proud. Clean Ketovore 🥩. NO processed foods. Track macros, cals, all exercise and NSVs. HW 172lbs in 2010. See “Health Journey”
RSW 131.4lbs - ➡️130.x
Maintain 129-130lbs
Focus: 🙆♀️🏋️♀️🤸🏼🚶♀️🎾💦🥩
1. 10-Day Focus: Push myself to be as healthy & as fit as possible! Continue to maintain, gain muscle & lose fat. Conquer lingering emotions toward the scale. Have fun!
2. Maintenance to 129-130.
3. InBody Scan this round to compare previous scans.
R249 Start stats & COMMITMENTS:
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This round: continue all MFP tracking, stats & movement/exercise but won’t post details here. If I fall short on a daily goal - will report-otherwise on target.(I think I’m the only person interested in that detail! 😎)
For comparison later this round:
1/5/24 InBody Scan Results:
131.0lbs
Lean Body Mass (LBM):
96.6lbs ⬆️ (+6lbs)
Body Fat Mass (BFM):
34.6lbs ⬇️ (-4lbs)
SMM: 52.5lbs (Skeletal Muscle)⬆️
PBF: 26.4 (% Body Fat)⬇️
(⬆️measured monthly)
To do:
1. 🙆♀️Daily Stretch 10min
2. 🤸🏼🏋️♀️Daily FT 20 min
3. 🚶♀️8-10k+
4. 💦 80oz
5. 💓Z2 60 min 5x per wk
6. Macros 5%c, 35%p, 60%f,
7. 1127kcals - Going lower on kcals to get to 129lbs. (Maintenance to 129-130).
8. Close all rings-10 days
9. Stay grateful & mindful.
10. Slow down & ENJOY!
R249 Prior day comments
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1/27 ⚖️ 131.4lbs
Yesterday:
✅ macros, cals, 🙆♀️,🚶♀️9.4k
NSVs:
1. Food no longer a “reward”.
2. Continue to see & feel small changes in my appearance.
3. Much more stamina, flexibility and energy.
Experimenting with new macros and kcals this round. Still want 129-130. It’s a psychological thing. Floating around 131–132 feels off -?like I’m on the brink or edge of gaining again… dunno. Maybe it’s just easier for me to “restrict” vs “do” during BAD weather? It’s clear I’m not as active in winter weather… so…. Adjust!
1/28 ⚖️131.6
Yesterday: ✅mac & kcals, 🙆♀️🤸🏼🏋️♀️🚶♀️💦 Great day. worked out in morn… and a perfect afternoon for 4.0 mi walk. Basic food day.
Today: Optimistic. Already got in my 30 min of ☕️ 🙆♀️🏋️♀️🤸🏼!!! (Up super early 3:15.) Weather forecast looks wonderful today & thru the weekend - 🌞 🎾 & outdoors for me!
1/29 ⚖️131.3🙆♀️🏋️♀️🤸🏼🚶♀️🎾💦🥩
Did it ALL! ✅ mac & kcals too😎
NSV: Had quite an emotional day that was “triggering” ice cream, ice cream, ice cream… Said OK-hold that thought…. let’s just eat the steak first and revisit that urge…
By the end of the steak, I didn’t crave the ice cream anymore. Was able to think through the “trigger”, and it just wasn’t worth it! THAT was a huge win!!! Boring yes, but a win! One ice cream wasn’t going to end my world, but it would’ve ended momentum, ketosis, put me back on square one for another week…. The victory tasted waaaayyyyy better than the ice cream!
Today: not sure yet but the weather is cooperating so I’ll be active.
1/30 ⚖️130.8 🙆♀️🚶♀️🎾💦🥩
✅macs & kcals
Wonderful to be outdoors! DGS spent night last two nights - what a treat! Positive day- taking advantage of gorgeous weather.
Today: 🙆♀️🎾🤸🏼🏋️♀️🚶♀️Another day outdoors. Food is planned.
1/31 ⚖️131.8 ✅🙆♀️🚶♀️🎾🥩
macros & kcals. Scale is up or down a pound like clock-work. Puff ball big-time this morning. Probably enjoyed outdoors a little too much. Played Tennis three hours and was feeling it last night. Thought I drank enough water yesterday, but I obviously didn’t … Woke up at 3am. Yuck.
Time for more 🏋️♀️🤸🏼today. Will play a little 🎾 … May also go for a walk want to take advantage of the ☀️😎.
NSV. I sincerely cannot remember the last time I ate a packaged food (bread, chips, protein bar, cookie, pasta-maybe June?)— anything not whole food (except hard cheese). I also make ketchup & mayo from scratch. And, it’s Mardi-Gras (King Cake) season here in Louisiana. (Basically bread sugar, sugar & more sugar). Last year I think I had a piece EVERY day from Jan-March. Not this year- and I don’t miss it! Thank GOD!
2/1 ⚖️131.8 ✅ macros & Kcals🙆♀️🎾🥩. Only 5.2k steps. Didn’t make time for walk in the afternoon. Hung around after tennis too long visiting,laughing & enjoying perfect weather. Lots of 💦.
Today: 🎾 this morn. Will conquer 🏋️♀️🤸🏼. Really must hit the “work-out”. Another nice day ahead!
NSV have stayed true to nutrition goals thru thick and thin the last few weeks. Emotional upheavals & circumstances beyond my control (that in the past) would have led me to an evening cocktail, chips & dip, snacking or huge portions. Intense worries for loved ones won’t be solved with a fork. I am starting to consistently conquer letting feelings pass long enough to delay reactions. This is benefiting my life far more than just food. Emotional maturity at 65?!?! Never too late. 😁
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📣#bestshapeofmylife 📣
Let’s Go! 💪🏻🙌🏻⚡️
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Health Journey
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I have always been on a “diet” since high school. I have never been comfortable with my body - no matter my weight.
Pre- college: 125-130lbs
College- 160lbs one year… graduated @130lbs.
1990 (Age 32) - Avg. 135 lbs
2001 (Age 43) - Avg 145 lbs
2010 (Age 52) HW 172 lbs
2020 (Age 62) Avg 130-135lbs
7/2023 (Age 64) 145lbs
1/2024 (Age 65) 130lbs
UGW = 130-132lbs ?
⬆️SMM: 100lbs +
Initial BF% : 22%
Aug 14, 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 remained @ 128-132lbs through the end of 2020. Five years!
🎢 Roller Coaster Begins….
2020 through 2021, I fluctuated 132-140 lbs. Always self-conscious.
8/1/ 2022 crept up to 142lbs.
Dropped to 128lbs again by 9/30 then held 130lbs till 1/1/23.
2023 Back ⬆️ 145lbs by July 15! 15lbs BOOM! Enjoyed eating & margaritas way too much! Ive always eaten somewhat healthy BUT portion control is/was a huge issue. Started tracking again 7/15/23. Joined “Just give me 10 days” R231 in beginning of 8/2023. Here we are @ 130 determined to…. be in the
📣#bestshapeofmylife 📣
The yo-yo is exhausting & unhealthy. Takes up way too much brain space.
I learned MY choices created an emotional 🎢 roller coaster with yo-yo weight and fitness. My forever goal is to maintain approx. 130lbs and IN SHAPE. Pretty clear that once I reached a goal weight I would then relax/ drift backwards.
As I age it becomes much, MUCH more difficult to lose weight. I could lose 15lbs easy in 8 weeks up to 2022 ish … This is absolutely not true anymore!
While active with 🚶♀️& 🎾 it’s clear a ST routine is absent. Time to incorporate ST 🏋️♀️ 🙆♀️🤸🏼as my TRUE focus.
Cumulative Round Results
7/15/23 SW 145lbs
R231 - R 247, lost 14-15lbs
Avg loss 1lbs per Round
Now in Maintenance with focus on building muscle - not the scale.9 -
248 SW 158.4
01/27 158.4
01/28 158.4
01/29 157.8
01/30 158.4
01/31 158.2
02/1. 158.2
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I'm Julie, 35 years old, SAHM to two year old twins
RSW: 132.6
1/27: 132.5. Eating was good, went for a walk and a 3 mile run. We are going through a ROUGH sleeping phase with my boys. 3 night in a row that I got less than 5 hours of sleep. It's starting to get to me. I am determined to not let bad decisions creep in, but it's a lot harder when I am tired.
1/28: 134.4. I was feeling a bit dizzy yesterday so ate a little extra. It probably didn't have to include ice cream, but oh well. Went for a walk, no run
1/29: 134.1. I managed to stay within calories, but they included some McDonald's. Eating hasn't been great so far this round. Went for 2 walks and a 3 mile run.
1/30: 136.1. well this is going the wrong direction. I had a bit of extra salt yesterday and drank a little more water than usual, so I have no doubt it's water weight. No run, but did get a walk in. Food was under calories.
1/31: 133.3. Went for a walk, food was good. I was going to go to the gym, but when I got there, it was so packed the parking lot was full. I didn't feel like searching for a spot and then hoping a treadmill would be available, so I just went home. Probably not the best course of action, but it it what it is.
2/1: 132.6. Sleep has been terrible lately. Not sure why my boys aren't sleeping so well right now. I was under calories yesterday, but I ate pretty bad, as I didn't eat a lot, volume or quality. I woke up extra hungry today. Hoping I can keep food under control today. I have a lot going against me.
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RND 249
70 yr old female 5’5”
SW 127.8# (end of RND 248)
Intentions: Maintain weight between 127-129#; ST 5x/week minimum 🏋️♀️; water intake 60 oz/day💧; optimize protein in plant based diet 🥕; move it 3x/week minimum 👣
Showing today’s weight; yesterday’s actions
1/27 127.8# 🏋️♀️🥕👣
1/28 128.4# Rest day
1/29 128.4# 🏋️♀️💧🥕
1/30 127.8# 🏋️♀️💧🥕
1/31 127.6# 🏋️♀️🥕
2/1 127.6# 🏋️♀️💧🥕 48 days until Spring.
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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 EW 152.4
Round 245 SW 152.8 EW 152.8
Round 246 SW 152.2 EW 152.2
Round 247 SW 152 EW 151.4
Round 248 SW 151.4 EW 151.4
Round 249 SW 151
Ultimate GW 125
1/27: 151
1/28: 151.2
1/29: 151.2
1/30: 151
1/31: 151.6 Dreadful month. February better be better!
2/1: 150.2 February's looking better already!
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Female 60
It's been a while since I've been here, but decided to focus on weight loss again and this has always been a helpful tool for me. Lost 30 pounds last spring. then gained a few of those back. Have kept up my daily walks, but need to concentrate on nutrition.
SW January 2023 210
GW 160
SW RND 248 188.6
SW RND 249
1/27 185.2
1/28 185.2
1/29 185.0
1/30 185.4 Not sure why the scale is going up. Hoping for a drop tomorrow...
1/31 185.0 Ugg...can't seem to drop below 185....
2/1 183.4 Ok, some downward movement!
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Corina, looking to eat healthier, sleep better, and move my body a little. Weight loss is a bonus.
Previous RoundsMy Round 1 sw= 175.6 ew= 174.8
My Round 2 sw= 175.4 ew= 173.2
My Round 3 sw= 172.6 ew= didn't weigh
My Round 4 sw= 177.8 ew= 174
My Round 5 sw= 174.8 ew= 174.8
My Round 6 sw= 175.0 ew= 178
My Round 7 sw= 176.4 ew= 172.2
My Round 8 sw= 170.6 ew= 172.4
1/27 171.4 😃 slept late, ate well. Rested. Didn't sleep long, but expected that after sleeping so long Thursday night.
1/28. 172 ate well. No exercise. Slept well. One of those really NICE boring days where everything went well. Quietly.
1/29 oops
1/30. 176 here we go again. Long day Sunday, paid for it Monday. Lousy eating both days, even though I planned ahead for Sunday. No formal exercise but lots of walking Sunday, lots of rest Monday. No sleep Sunday night. 5 good hours last night. Looking forward to a lot of sleep tonight.
1/31. 175.4 Still feeling bad. Should be over it by now. No exercise. Decent, not great sleep.
2/1 need to eat better today. No exercise. 4 hrs sleep
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@itladyee thank you for asking ❤️. She is doing well after a long weekend of rest. This weekend we need to get her back out on the road as she swears she never wants to drive again. Part of me would be happy with that after the scare of this accident but part of me doesn't want to go back to driving her around everywhere again (I forgot how busy and involved she is after not having to drive her from place to place anymore) 🤪
I feel her... I can't imagine how scary the thought of driving must be. BUT...you are correct, she has to drive again. She will get her confidence back! Thanks for the update!3 -
SW RND 249 180.2
SW RND 248 179.8
GW 135
01/29 180.2 Started this morning with an interval walk and I packed a healthy lunch.
01/30 179.8 wall pilates this morning and packed a healthy lunch
01/31 177.6 wall pilates this morning and prepped dinner. With preparation I find it easier to stay within my allotted calories.
02/01 176.7 Staying within calories!
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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: end weight running average 191. 😳
2024 Rounds
R146 01/06/24: end weight 191.4 😊
R147 01/16/24: end weight 192.8 ☹️
R148 01/16/24: end weight 191.6 (-1.2)
Day, Weight, Comment
1/27 - 191.6
Happy Saturday! Mine will be crazy, running to a friend’s house several times to let two of her dogs out while she’s off at a dog show with #3 and her hubby is driving one of the little Shriner cars at the circus all day. In between I’m going to take my first stab at a full groom of Charlie by myself. I show groomed Aussies for decades, but Cocker Spaniel coiffures are a whole new world, what with clippers. Eek! I hope I don’t butcher him too much. Wish me luck!
1/28 - 192.4
Salt. My calories were on target, but we ordered enchiladas for dinner and they tasted salty to me. It’s fine, I’ll just drink lots of water today. It’s snowing to beat the band right now, so other than a dog walk, I’m planning a cozy day at home. Enjoy your Sunday, all!
1/29 - 193
Yikes! 😳 Has to be delayed residual from Saturday. It’s ok, I’ll get rid of it.
1/30 - 192
I was planning a walk this morning, but it’s sleeting and there’s a thin layer of ice on everything, so guess my exercise will be some light cleaning, another stab at dog grooming, and then knitting—I’m making DH a sweater he requested (which he’s never done before) and have just one sleeve and the neck band to do. Then back to the cardigan I’m knitting for myself. 😊🧶
1/31 - 192.6
Sigh. But I did snack a little last night, so not unexpected. I haven’t completely finished trimming Charlie, but I did pretty well with his furry little face. 😊
2/01 - 192.6
I had a major calorie blowout yesterday so expected a spike—it will no doubt come tomorrow or Saturday. Back on track today.
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PW: 178.7
- Thu 02/01: 177.8;-.9lbs
~ Still on it. Having a hard time sleeping though. I should figure that out soon. I have to have good sleep to better cope with my grueling job and ultimately prevent a food binge.
Stayed Below SW 179🟢=Yes 🔴=No
(Sat > > > > > > > > Next Mon)
🟢🔴🔴🔴🟢🟢🔘🔘🔘🔘- 02/02 Fri
- 02/03 Sat ~ 8th Day
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- 02/05 Mon ~ Last Day
- Wed 01/30🟢178.7;-.9lbs
~ FINALLY!! I’m at a lower weight than where this round started me! That’s all you can hope for sometimes… Let’s keep the momentum going! - Tue 01/30🔴179.6;-.9lbs
~ Back on track-ish
~ My daughter is on a very strict diet to correct her EOE. No wheat, soy, milk, eggs are some of the big ones. It has been a very trying time in our house. Like ..what the hell do we eat!? The answer so far is: Meat, potatoes, rice and vegetables. No butter, no ranch on the side. This is a very difficult concept for my teenager to grasp. - Mon 01/29🔴180.5;+1lbs
~ 4 more macadamia nut cookies and they’re gone and out of the house! (Until he makes more from the batch). My husband likes to put us down for cookie dough every time my nephews are sponsoring a school fundraiser.. not very helpful having those around the house...
~ Time to get back on track! - Sun 01/28🔴179.5;+.5lbs
~ Those 3 macadamia nut cookies were so good though!!😫 - Sat 01/27🟢179; +0lbs
~ I was “good” all day yesterday until the late night munchies hit me. And I sorta kinda splurged and had chips and queso. At least I counted the tortilla chips out beforehand*small win for me*
~ Still struggling to log everything -will do better today. Fingers 🤞🤞
I used to be so methodical about this. Why is this so difficult now!?
~ Still working towards eating on an IF schedule between 2pm and 10pm - SW: 179
~ Glad this challenge is still going on. The MFP COMMUNITY can be a bit of a challenge in and of itself, so when I fall off the wagon this challenge helps me to bridge that gap back here. So thank you!!
~ Still weighing in in the morning
~ Still practicing dirty keto
5 - Thu 02/01: 177.8;-.9lbs
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SW RND 248: 233.6
GW RND 248: 231
1/27 - DNW
1/28 - DNW
1/29 - DNW
1/30 - DNW
1/31 - 232.8
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You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before
32, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2 164.5 164.9 Dec 31, 2022 165.5 Jan 5, 2023
GW: 130-135
Previous Rounds:R69: 158.1; R70: 156.5; R71: 156.3 R72: 156.3; R73: 155.2; R74: 155.4; R75: 156.1; R76: 155.6; R80: 153.2; R81: 154.3; R82: 154.1; R84: 156.5; R89: 156.7; R91: 160.1; R93: 159.3; R94: 156.1; R98: 154.5; R99: 155.9; R100: 152.8; R101: 149.7; R102: 149.0; R103: 149.0; R104: 146.2; R105: 146.6; R106: 144.6; R107: 146.8; R108: 147.7; R109: 148.1; R110: 150.1; R111: 154.3; R112: 152.6; R113: 151.7; R121: 153.0; R122: 154.8; R123: 153.9; R124: 153.4; R125: 155.6; R126: 152.3; R127: 151.5; R128: 151.0; R129: 151.0; R130: 152.6; R131: 153.9; R132: 150.6; R133: 151.2; R134: 149.3; R135: 149.5; R136: 148.4; R137: 147.9; R138: 148.4; R139: 151.9; R140: 150.4; R141: 150.4; R142: 144.0; R143: 144.2; R144: 147.0; R145: 145.7; R146: 145.9; R147: 145.9; R148: 146.5; R149: 147.3; R150: 146.8; R151: 147.9; R152: 147.7; R153: 147.2; R154: 147.0; R155: 144.7; R157: 146.1; R158: 146.6; R159: 146.3; R160: 150.2; R161: 146.7; R162: 144.6; R163: 146.2; R164: 147.3; R165: 146.3; R166: 148.5; R167: 147; R168: 148.4; R169: 151.4; R170: 148.9; R171: 144.8 R172: DNW; R173: 146.1; R174: 147.9; R175: 145.9; R176: 150.5; R177: 149.3; R179: 150.5; R180: 151.6; R181: DNW; R182: 150.2; R183: 152.9; R184: 153.4; R185: 151.3; R186: 152.3; R187: 151.8; R188: 150.9; R189: 152.6; R190: DNW; R191: 154.8; R192: 155.5; R193: 155.2; R194: 156.5; R195: DNW; R196: 155.7; R197: DNW; R198: 156.1; R199: DNW; R200: DNW; R201: 159.8; R202: 159.7; R203: 160.5; R204: DNW; R205: DNW; R206: 161.7; R207: 163.6; R208: DNW; R209: 164.5; R210: 163.9; R211: DNW; R212: 163.1; R123: 162.1; R214: 162.1; R215: 160.4; R216: 160.4; R217: 159.6; R218: 159.0; R219: 159.6; R220: 157.6; R221: 156.5; R222: 155.8; R223: 156.8; R224: 155.1; R225: 152.2; R226: 154.9; R227: 152.4; R228: 152.5; R229: 152.2; R230: 152.8; R231: 151.8; R232: 153.3; R233: 154.1; R234: 151.9; R235: 155.1; R236: DNW; R237: DNW; R238: 152.8; R239: 153.7; R240: 154.9; R241: N/A R242: N/A; R243: N/A; R244: 154.9; R245: 154.0; R246: 153.7; 247: 153.1; R248: 153.1
Last weight
01/26 - 153.1
Round Goal: 151.x
Workout: Daily walks with dogs, weather permitting. Work out 3x/week minimum. 10k run training and bodyweight/kettlebell/resistance band strength training
Water: 80oz
Day, Weight, Comment
01/27 - 152.7
01/28 - 152.4
01/29 - 151.4
01/30 - 151.5
01/31 - 151.1
02/01 - 152.6 - Yeah.... I went a little overboard. I had 127g net carbs yesterday because I splurged on a treat. Oops. I did walk the dogs before dinner, though, which was a task I wasn't 100% convinced I could manage in the visible light timeframe. Fortunately I wasn't starving before dinner so I could take the extra time before cooking. Today I woke up and knocked out a 10 minute upper body immediately followed by a 10 minute lower body strength workout (via Peloton because I couldn't be bothered to do it without external guidance/motivation). I finished up with a 15 minute full body stretch before walking the dogs. I might have to do an additional lower body stretch sometime today, I'm feeling a bit of soreness seeping into these legs and I have a run scheduled for tomorrow. I had a bacon, egg, cheese sandwich (low carb bread) for breakfast. Lunch is leftover keto eggplant lasagna, and dinner is salmon with steamed broccoli (with a small sprinkling of sharp cheddar cheese), and garlic parmesan zoodles (zucchini noodles). BF will be home tonight, his plane is scheduled to land 730 so he should be home about 9. I do have work tomorrow so I'll be up early to knock out my run before work meetings.
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01/29 - Happy to have dropped back off to the 151 range. Yesterday was a good low carb day though both BF and I were quite peckish all afternoon. We managed, though. He's leaving here in the next 15 or so minutes and will be gone until after dinner Thursday so I'm on my own. I have a solid low-waste menu for myself (including leftovers, which he doesn't eat) this week. The weather looks as though it will be good to resume my running starting tomorrow. Today was a Peloton ride due to an early meeting for work. My knee is a little sore, but not painful so I'm hoping I'll know by tomorrow if today's ride irritated it enough to avoid a run (especially now I'm home alone with no-one to rescue me) or if I feel good enough to take it easy and adjust (walk) if necessary to get through. Normal eating day but only dinner has a surplus of carbs in the form of potato gnocchi. Lunch is a low carb eggplant lasagna (with leftovers for a low carb day). I've never tried eggplant before so this will allow me to hit my yearly goal of "try one new thing" early.
01/30 - I'm delighted with this negligible change after a normal eating day yesterday. I kept it mindful, tracked, and was low carb other than dinner. I also took the dogs for a second walk after dinner which was delightful. My first time trying eggplant wasn't too bad either. It was a bit bitter in certain bites but I read that sometimes soaking them in salt will help with bitterness found in store-bought eggplants which I didn't do. For the most part, the remainder of the dish hid the eggplant so well I forgot I was even eating it! I will eat that again on Thursday for lunch. Chicken and gnocchi was for dinner (the carb meal) and the leftovers will be eaten Wednesday for lunch. I added in a bit more spinach to give it some extra nutrients, too. Today is air fried garlic parmesan chicken skewers for lunch but I forgot to buy the skewers themselves! I'll make chicken chunks instead in the same manner and have my planned side salad with it. Dinner is keto taco salad with the leftover ground venison from yesterday's lasagna. For breakfast I had zero-carb street taco tortillas to make 2 breakfast burritos with egg, bacon, spinach, and salsa. Delightful and only 5g net carbs, coffee with atkins shake as creamer included! Today I did attempt a run. I used the Peloton outdoor guided run and it took me through 3 different "workouts" as an introductory (endurance, progression, and intervals to give us a taste of what options there are available I guess). I'll have to dig a little deeper into classes if I choose to do an outdoor run again to be sure I don't choose a beginner class - it's mostly about introducing Peloton's methods (which is great!) but I just want a nice run with a little voice telling me I can do it every now and again haha Today is beautiful so windows open! I'm hoping to take the dogs for a second walk (took them after my run this morning) after dinner if I can get done cooking and eating before it gets too dark to head out for some extra fresh air.
01/31 - The scale flashed 150.x a few times and it got me feeling quite excited to be this close again. Hopefully I can hold on to that. I ran today, 2.25 miles in 30 minutes before walking the dogs. Hoping to take them for a second walk this evening. Likely before dinner this time, due to the longer cook time and it likely being too dark once I finish cooking and eating. I'm having leftover creamy chicken and gnocchi (from Monday) for lunch and a single-serving spinach manicotti with a side of baked parmesan green beans for dinner. For breakfast I had avocado toast (on low-carb bread) for the first time ever. So good! I added some grape tomatoes which I sauteed in olive oil a bit and topped with an over easy egg. I added some raw baby spinach to one slice to see if I preferred one or the other. Both great! Spinach made it a tad messier to eat, but I enjoyed it tremendously anyway. Overall today, if I stick to my plan, I'll be under 100g net carbs on a "normal" eating day which I'm happy about. Strength workout planned for tomorrow and my final solo meals - assuming all goes well, BF will get home about 9pm.
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182.4Round 249
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 63 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 206 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
R248 EW= 182.4
R249 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) = -0.6 LOST (Ending Weight 178.6)
R245 (12/18/23 thru 12/27/23) = -0.6 GAINED (Ending Weight 179.2)
R246 (12/28/23 thru 01/06/24) = -3.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 183.0)
R247 (01/07/23 thru 01/16/24) = -0.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 183.4)
R248 (01/17/23 thru 01/26/24) = -1.0 LOST (Ending Weight 182.4)
R249 (01/27/23 thru 02/05/24) = -xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)
Day/Weight/Comment
01/26 …..182.4….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
01/27 -183.4- (Trend weight 183.5)
01/28 -181.6- (Trend weight 183.3)
01/29 -181.6- (Trend weight 183.2)
01/30 -181.2- (Trend weight 183.0)
01/31 -181.6- (Trend weight 182.9) Uptick due to the out-of-town yesterday. Today I will zig-zag a lower calorie day and lots of water to help flush it all away. Today I await the news from my older friend on her pet scan. They found a mass the size of an orange on her lung recently and have been testing her bones and her brain to see if it has metastasized and to stage her cancer. Her two daughters are with her today and she will find out her options, if any. I’m praying for good news but in the last 3 months she has broken her hip and then fell again and broke her pelvic which is inoperable. She also has many small blood clots in her lungs they’ve been treating for about a year. To sit and speak with her, you wouldn’t even know that anything is wrong, she still seems pretty healthy so I’m just so confused. Please pray for Diana H.
02/01 -183.4- (Trend weight 183.0) WTH? I did NOT expect this. Could it be the travel & restaurant from two days ago? Could it be the birthday celebration complete with cake/ice cream catching up? Could it be day 2 of no TMI? Could it be the worst sleep last night that I’ve had in years? Maybe it’s all one big ball of wax (or fat) all rolled up into one. In any case, I feel cheated when I probably shouldn’t. Looks like I’ll be spending the rest of this challenge chasing my own tail. I have partial news on my friend Diana—her pet scan and bone density scans came back that her tumor is isolated in her lung. Next stop will be a needle biopsy through the back and then an oncologist to find out exact staging, type of lung cancer, treatment options if any and prognosis. They have already said it was cancer so the biopsy is to further identify. I was so happy to hear it hasn’t metastasized but there is still a lot up in the air. Please continue to keep her in your prayers.
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Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
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SW RND 249. ⚖️ 216.1 lbs
GW for the week 214lb. I'm just restarting this journey so my weight is coming down pretty quickly for the next week or so.
1/27 ⚖️ 216.3 lb not surprised it's up as changing my eating style has effected my system🥴. ✍️
1/28 ⚖️ 216.5 coming in under calorie goal daily, staying away from wine. I know the weight loss is there, just waiting for my body to catch up with my new eating style and workouts. Poor food choices
1/29 ⚖️ 216.1. Still under calorie goal. White wine sitting on the deck today. ✍️Journal and food log complete.
1/30 ⚖️ DNW ✍️ stayed within calorie goal. Journal and food log complete
1/31 ⚖️ 216.1lb stayed under calorie goal. ✍️Journal and food log complete
2/1 ⚖️ 214.8lb
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Hi, I'm Charissa
Thank you, QuiltingJaine, for keeping us focused in 2024!
So here we go 2024... my motto -
🏋🏾♀️ Don't think, just do it!!
Goals this round:
- Tracking/Under Calorie Budget 🍎
- Macros - hit Protein ✅
- Water - 64oz minimum 💧
- Closing my rings M-F🚶🏽
This is a critical round for me. I stalled at the end of last round which messes with my mind. I'm approaching where my body likes to "live" ~ 213.
I will focus on my 4 goals and try to ignore the scale!
Stats and Previous Rounds63 y/o female
OSW 2022-03 230.3
1SW 2023-01 221.8
1SW 2024-01 223.4
HW: 230.3
CW: 216.4 as of 1/26/2024
2023 Round History2023 EOY Results = 1.6 Gain2024 Round History
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....
Round 242/33 SW: 220.2 Can't find my scale and totally missed reporting this round
Round 243/34 SW: 220.2 EW: 216.4 Loss 3.8 Total Loss 5.4 .
Round 244/35 SW: 216.4 EW: 218.8 Gain 2.4 Total Loss 3.0 .
Round 245/36 SW: 218.8 EW: 223.4 Gain 4.6Total Gain 1.6 .2024 YTD Results = 4.4 LossGoal Weight
I restarted my counter for 2024 since 2023 was basically a wash ....
TTLY = This time last year
Round 246/37 SW: 223.4 EW: 219 Loss 4.4 Total loss 4.4 .
Round 247/38 SW: 219 EW: 218.4 Loss 0.6 Total loss 5.0. TTLY 3.2.
Round 248/39 SW: 218.4 EW: 216.4 Loss 2.0 Total loss 7.0 TTLY 5.2.Goal Weight #1 213 Achieved on:
Goal Weight #2 203
Goal Weight #3 193
Goal Weight #4 183
Goal Weight #5 173
Goal Weight #6 163
Goal Weight #7 153
Goal Weight #8 143
🏋🏾♀️ Don't think, just do it!!
SW: 216.4 end of round 248
1/27: 215.8 🍎✅🚶🏽I don't think I hit my water yesterday!
1/28 : 216.8🍎🚶🏽Unplanned lunch out....
1/29: 217.0 🍎🚶🏽 A few treats with the NFL games so expected. They were budgeted but just not good choices.
1/30 : 215.8 🍎🚶🏽 Water is a problem.....i need to fix this! Protein is too but not as big of a problem. Fix water first!
1/31 : 215.0 🍎✅🚶🏽Protein macro hit! Yeah!! Today I'm trending to hit 64 ounces. Happy almost February!
2/1: 216.8 🍎✅💧🚶🏽Calorie, Protein macro hit, Water 80 ounces and rings closed. Superfecta! And the scale rewarded me with a gain!! (But I was over in carbs)... That's ok...we know weight loss is not linear and I had more water than I've had in a while so my body is probably thinking...there's won't be more..so hang on to this!🙂 On track for another 80 today!
2/2: xxx.x 🍎✅💧🚶🏽
2/3: xxx.x 🍎✅💧🚶🏽
2/4: xxx.x 🍎✅💧🚶🏽
2/5: xxx.x 🍎✅💧🚶🏽
@deepwoodslady ~ Keeping your friend, Diana in my prayers!
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@Leigh_b sorry to hear about the accident but glad to hear your daughter is okay. Even though she may be fine physically, it may take some time psychologically for her to recover. She may need time to process the cause of the accident and reflect on why it happened. I witnessed an accident a while ago and that was enough to make me want to stop driving. I started out by doing only short, slow speed drives around the block and worked my way up from there. It took a few months before I was comfortable driving again. I agree that getting back to driving is a good idea but it could take a while for her to do all types of driving again. Perhaps even if you help her out in the short term, try to encourage her to do at least short, slow drives every few days after she has physically recovered.
@deepwoodslady sending lots of prayers for Diana.5 -
HSW: 211.6 lbs (Aug 2021)
SW: 191.1 lbs (Oct 2022)
Results from previous challenges ...Round 208: 175.5 lbs (-0.5)
Round 210: 173.7 lbs (-1.8)
Round 211: 173.2 lbs (-0.5)
Round 212: 172.0 lbs (-1.2)
Round 213: 167.6 lbs (-4.4)
Round 214: 167.1 lbs (-0.5)
Round 215: 165.3 lbs (-1.8)
Round 216: 165.1 lbs (-0.2)
Round 217: 163.1 lbs (-2.0)
Round 218: DNW
Round 219: DNW
Round 220: DNW
Round 221: 163.4 lbs (+0.3)
Round 222: DNW
Round 223: DNW
Round 224: 164.0 lbs (+0.6)
Round 225: 162.5 lbs (-1.5)
Round 226: 161.4 lbs (-1.1)
Round 227: 159.0 lbs (-2.4)
Round 228: 157.2 lbs (-1.8)
Round 229: 156.5 lbs (-0.7)
Round 230: 157.6 lbs (+1.1)
Round 231 - 236 : DNW
Round 237: 159.1 lbs (+1.5)
Round 238: 158.5 lbs (-0.6)
Round 239 - 246 : DNW
Round 247: 164.7 lbs (+6.2)
Round 248: 162.9 lbs (-1.8)
I am going to focus on eating 3 meals per day and staying within my calorie budget. For exercise, I will focus on getting 22 active minutes per day. I also need to keep showing up here no matter what the scale says!
SW RND 249 : 162.9 lbs
1/27 : 163.8 lbs Well I am disappointed in myself. I ate more pizza than I had planned. My kids help DH make the pizza and it is the one night I have off cooking each week. At the time, I felt like I had to show that I appreciated their efforts. I know that was just an excuse I used to justify it to myself at the time. I can of course tell them how much I appreciate their effort and not let them get in to the cycle of needing to see people overeat the food they make as proof that they have cooked well.
1/28 : 163.1 lbs
1/29 : 162.9 lbs I slept terribly after having my first coffee in almost 1 month. I give up coffee whenever I need to lose weight because it seems to slow my progress. It's probably because I have a lot of milk with my coffee and I have a habit of wanting something sweet with it. I have only black tea instead but gosh the coffee I had yesterday was good.
1/30 : 163.8 lbs I had a hungry day and ate at maintenance.
1/31 : 164.7 lbs
2/1 : 163.8 lbs I have had a rough couple of days but I am back on track again today.
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I'm in for Round 249
RND 249 (my first)
SW): 177.8
GW: 165
1/27 - 178.8 I went up a little because I wasn't focused, but I'm going to do better today.
1/28 - 177.2. I was focused on not eating too much too late last night. That's going to be my focus for the rest of this challenge.
1/29 - 176.2. Ice cream Sunday, but I kept my calories low and still got the win. Today I plan on getting a workout.
1/30 - 176.4. I wasn't focused enough at night, snacking got to me, but I won't let it defeat me today! Onwards and upwards
1/31 177.8. I failed! Binge eating at its best
2/1 176.2. Down from yesters nose dive, but still fighting for a victory this week!
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