Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 260
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@Garbagegang - I'm proud of you too, hard enough to resist favourite treats, but when DH is eating them !! You are a star.
Thank you! It was hard but it really lit a fire under me to keep it up!
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@Skyleen75
@Garbagegang ugh my bulging disc is something I will have to address in the future. [/quote]
I’m so sorry you are dealing with this. Do you find the pain gets worse then eases and gets better? My first experience with the radiculopathy was in November. Talk about a shot in the butt! Yow!!
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@jspecies11 - so sorry to hear your sad news, it must be very difficult for you to not be able to travel to your family, sending comforting hugs2
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@jspecies11 I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your BIL. I hope that you and the entire family will find some comfort in the memories of him.2
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My condolences @jspecies11 I can imagine the distance and the circumstances makes it doubly difficult. Sending hugs and good energy 🙏🏾 to you and your family.3
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🎷 66 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 260 (my 190th). So grateful @Quiltingjaine for another round.
Goals for this round; to lose! To be consistent and lose something; to get back into the 130s, should be able to break that 140 barrier now! Strive to have a feeding frenzy free round😊. Good luck everyone for success.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
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)
End of round 244 – 141 (2.2 pounds up)
End or round 245 – DNW – away for Christmas with no scales
End of round 246 - 143.8
End of round 247 – 142.6 (loss of 1.2 pounds)
End of round 248 – 143.6 (gain of 1 pound) 26.01.24
End of round 249 – 141.6 (2 pounds down) 05.02.24
End of round 250 – DNW – away on holiday with family, Whitchurch.
End of round 251 – 242
End of round 252 – 242.6
End of round 253 – DNW but 142.2 the previous day
End of round 254 – 141 (loss of 1.2 pounds)
End of round 255 – 141.8 (increase 0.8)
End of round 256 – 141.6 (loss of 0.2 pound)
End of round 257 – 141.4 (loss of 0.2 pound)
End of round 258 – 140.6 (loss of 0.8 pound)
End of round 259 – 140 (loss of 0.6 pound)
SW RND 260
5/16 140 – (trend 140.3) 10.75 miles walked, all exercise calories eaten back.
5/17 141.6 – (trend 140.5) no structured walking, child minding little DGS.
5/18 140.8 – (trend 140.5) 8.24 miles walked, just over ¾ exercise calories eaten back
5/19 140.4 – (trend 140.5) no structured walking, 400 calories over. Spent the day at theme park with little DGC & their parents, so on our feet all day, we all had a brilliant day! Special memories >3
5/20 140 – (trend 140.4) 15.21 miles walked, but to be honest the last 2 or so miles were gardening ones! Planting, weeding, re-siting some plants and watering, less than 25% of exercise calories eaten back. Halfway through the round & at the end of last round weight.
5/21 139.2 (trend 140.3) 9.17 miles walked, 42% exercise calories eaten back. Endeavor to keep hold of this number ‘til the end of the round.
5/22 139.2 – (trend 140.1) 9.13 miles walked, 40% exercise calories eaten back.
5/23 139.2 – (trend 140) no structured walking yesterday, heavy rain all day ☹, within calories.
5/24 140.2 – (trend 140) no structured walking, child minding little DGS, calories over. Disappointed with this number, but this is what happens when there is no structured walking for 2 days, at least it is due to that and not a binge. Treating todays weight as the end date for the round as this morning we leave for a dance weekend in a hotel. No control on food preparation but will endeavour to make sensible choices & there will be lots of dancing, over the Bank Holiday weekend.
5/25
👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE & I AM WHAT I EAT!!!!! 👍👍
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@Garbagegang my back is complicated and I’ll spare you the details but yes, that stupid disc never exactly heals and flares up if I’m not super careful. My profession as a gardener is brutal on my back.
I’ve worked with my spine Dr and a physical therapist on my movements through the day, literally from how I get out of bed in the morning to how I drive a car to how I sleep at night.
I work super hard on my core strength. My back is the worst if I rest too much. We say “motion is the lotion and too much rest makes me rust”.
Even with all of this I can tell my disc is deteriorating and the flare ups happen more often.
I will share that the absolute worst back pain in my life was a few years ago when my primary put me on a statin. I got to the point where I was laying on the floor crying in pain several times a day. Turns out that in some cases statins can exacerbate spine damage. I felt better within days of going off the statin.
This is actually when I originally started my weight lose journey at 242lbs, to get my cholesterol into the healthy range. This last February as my weight was creeping up again so was my cholesterol. Again this motivated me to work on my weight to control this.
Lol this the short version of my back pain journey!!!!
My advice is to get regular X-rays and MRIs to monitor. Find a specialist who understands you and a physical therapist who can help you live your best life!4 -
HW- 242
LW- 142
Feb 5th 2024- 200.4
I enjoy reading everyone’s posts with my morning coffee.
Rnd 259 End Weight 179.4
5/16 179.8
5/17 179.6
5/18 180.0
5/19 179.0
5/20 178.6
5/21 178.6
5/22 179.2
5/23 178.0
5/24 178.2 I can’t believe this round is almost over!! It’s going to be a beautiful day. I didn’t get as much work done yesterday as I would have liked. This normally causes me to stress out and double up on work.
Instead I’m going to work for two hours and then take a break to go to my favorite boot camp class. And I promised my husband I would be done working, showered and on the boat by 2:30 so that we can enjoy a beautiful afternoon.
This is huge for me, prioritizing myself!6 -
ROUND 260-my 30th
SW ⚖️130.2lbs
Ten day journey to continue solidifying a new identity!💃
F65, 5’6” married, MawMaw Proud. Clean MAD 🥩. Zero processed foods. Track macros, kcals, all exercise and NSVs. HW 172lbs in 2010.
Mission: Continuous improvement of daily habits that strengthen a “Healthy, Strong & Fit” identity.
Consciously shifting from “goals” to “habits” that support a new identity - to release the deep-rooted beliefs held since childhood.
📣#bestshapeofmylife📣
#helpfulhabits
Let’s Go! 💪🏻🙌🏻⚡️
R260 Habits:
✅🏋️♀️20 min/ day or 30 min 4x per week. RECORD DETAIL.
✅ 🙏📝 🧐60 min 5x /week (Pray, journal, and research)
✅🥩110g -120g of protein
NSVs/Journey Reflections…. 👇🏻
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👇🏻Review since my first R231
1. ✅Avg. close to 10k steps per day for 8+ mos. Not bad. It’s no longer a “daily goal” because it’s now a daily healthy habit - 👏🏻🤩
2. ✅Healthy Habit: 🙆♀️ I stretch daily and that has greatly improved my attitude & confidence.
3. ✅HH: I play 🎾about 4-5x per week.
4. ✅HH: Z2 💕avg 60 min/day
5. ✅HH: zero to 10g of net carbs/ day
6. ✅🥩MAD 110-120g Protein (Mostly Animal Diet-CLEAN)
7. ✅HH Naturally IF 18/6. Eating window=noon to 6PM.
8. ✅💦80oz daily
9. ✅Alcohol limited to rare occasions.
Tremendous progress since last July, but still “skinny-fat”. I want 🏋️♀️to become a healthy habit too. … 🏋️♀️20 min per day or 30 min 4x per week. I need to continue to journal📝 and to strive to ID unhelpful habits & replace with helpful ones.
Staying in the present moment is key to mental health and healthy choices.
In my dreams, I want to be 130 lbs with a HARD body… 😎 But let’s face it, this could be unattainable and/or unsustainable, but I’ll give it my best … It’s a 🥕! I don’t know how long it will take. Also, consuming 110g to 120g of protein per day is now a non-negotiable.
Let’s do R260 !!🙌🏻
Todays ⚖️/ Yesterday’s Reflections
Previous days journal
***********************5/16 ⚖️130.2
✅🥩 115g
✅🏋️♀️15 min
✅📝
Slept like a rock last night. 😀Groin is better but still not 💯. I’m hoping it to be well enough for 🎾tomorrow. I was able to walk five miles yesterday. A little 🏋️♀️. Read several hrs yesterday. Again, I recommend Atomic Habits (Clear), the Habit Mechanic (Finn) and a new release “Good Energy” by Casey Means, MD.
Cant believe 30, THIRTY rounds! I can honestly say that I’m energized again… And looking forward to digging in this round! I can also say this is the first time in my life, my entire life, feeling safe and secure on this health journey. I know in my soul this is who I am. I’m no longer the gal that has struggled with her 🎢 weight and choices her entire life…. I am a new person DAILY prioritizing health and fitness. Wow! Kinda hesitant to write that down…. But…. ONWARD! Ok ok ok, gotta see it, B E L I E VE it and work it! Let’s go! 💪🏻🏋️♀️🙌🏻
Pulling for all of you! Will continue enjoying coffee ☕️ with you each morning!
5/17 ⚖️130.4
✅🥩132g
✅📝
✅🏋️♀️upper
Good day. Interesting fact read in “Good Energy”: brisk walk 10x per day /6 min is = MORE benefits than one, one hr walk. Same for🏋️♀️. Called “snacking”. Will try today!
5/18 ⚖️129.6lbs
✅📝
🚫🏋️♀️ (only 5 min)
🚫🥩 100g
Haven’t seen 129ish since late 2023. I think it’s from inactivity & an incredible night’s sleep. Instead of one long walk, I walked four times yesterday to reach 5 miles. I enjoyed it.
🏋️♀️”snacking” didn’t work because of an emotional interruption… 🤬🥲 I’m determined for today to be positive. I will stay in the present moment and listen to Norman!
(DH is gone for the weekend with a handful of his high school buddies… They do this once a year… He always has a wonderful time!) Major thunderstorms today. Planning on challenging resistance band sessions & 🏋️♀️ throughout the day & steak tonight! [Oh, my groin is a little better, but it is still limiting my movement a great deal - can tell it’s getting better each day. ] This is the longest I’ve gone without playing tennis in at least 10 years… Hoping to LIVE and enjoy a really good day today. Come ON! 💪🏻
5/19 ⚖️129.7 lbs.
✅🏋️♀️
✅🥩110g
✅📝
Good things to share:
1. Yesterday I started off gung-ho and then I got caught spending too much time surfing Amazon/piddling but I was able to get in two 10-minute 🏋️♀️ “snacks” and a 4.5 mi walk. How? I just let the day pass by and finally after my 4 o’clock steak, I asked myself who the heck am I? And I literally responded to myself… “Fit, healthy & strong”. What would a “healthy, fit & strong” person with a groin injury do right now? … A long brisk walk! I literally embraced this new identity… It was a wild feeling! Akin to WWJD? What would HFSD?! My new inner-voice of encouragement. It was such a mind game… Going back-and-forth between slouch or HFS? While walking, I just gave myself so many affirmations. It was empowering & uplifting.
2. “White Noise” App. A friend of mine recommended this app weeks ago, and I’ve been putting it off. Several nights ago I started listening to “Rain”. For the last three nights, I have slept like a baby… Nature Sounds. There are a gazillion apps similar to this… This one’s very basic and I’ve hit a jackpot.
Unfortunately, my groin is still bothering me so I ordered a compression strap to see if it would help and I’ve started icing it several times a day… some relief. I have a tennis match scheduled for Tuesday and I’m concerned I’ll have to cancel it…
Have a disciplined day!
HFSD?😎
5/20 ⚖️ 129.8 lbs.
✅🏋️♀️
✅📝
🚫🥩100g (just shy). Phooey.
Nice, even day. Terrific sleep. What more could I ask for? Groin making a wee-bit of progress. Icing helps. Today is my 🥩130g day. Let’s see if I can make it!
5/21 129.7lbs
✅🏋️♀️ 20 min
✅📝
✅🥩131g
Solid day. Highlight was attending my DGS end-of-year award ceremony. Honor Roll proud! Canceled my 🎾 match this morn. Hoping I’m good to play Friday. Walking & 🏋️♀️today.
5/22 DNW. Up too early
✅🏋️♀️ 25 min
✅📝
✅🥩132g
Feeling strong but back to 4 hrs sleep. I listened to a babbling brook instead of rain… going back to rain tonight! Keeping positive!
Actually picked up a tennis racket and played for about an hour yesterday. I think I’m good to go… I feel like I’m about 98%.
Excellent 🏋️♀️✅
NSV: I’ve been naturally not eating till about noon every day… (water & coffee when I wake). Enjoying ☕️ now…. Keeping my eating window from noon to 6 PM continues to work well. I pretty much eat the same thing every day… Fresh Eggs/avocado/sometimes cheese @noon- Throw in a little bacon every now and then, then, some kind of protein and maybe high protein greek yogurt & a few fresh berries later (around 3pm), a protein shake and then more protein at 5:30pm. Zero calories from liquids. Boring is good. Actually, I can then spend time with other priorities … I spend a whole lot less time at the grocery store and planning meals…. I don’t know if I’m gaining muscle or not but my clothes continue to feel loose. My identity “HSF” starting to click. Mindset is “present” and positive (for now anyway). ONWARD!
5/23 ⚖️ 130.0lbs
✅🏋️♀️ 15 min
✅📝
✅🥩113g
🚫💦
Solid day but surprisingly, I was actually hungry all day… Quite unusual & didn’t drink my usual water. Had a vodka /soda at bridge last night. Didn’t sleep well again. My DH is taking my DGS and friend camping 🏕️ tonight at local state park for end-of-school year boys night. My hubby is brave. They’ll have so much fun! So glad they are making memories. Cant wait to hear the stories!
5/24⚖️ 131.2lbs
🚫🏋️♀️
✅📝.
✅🥩116g
✅💦
⚖️ uptick can’t be from what I ate… Steady uptick this round not sure why except it’s my “range” I can only surmise it’s from not sleeping…. Listened to “rain” again last night, and it worked till about 3:45.
Honestly, not a bad day yesterday just not a good+ day… My energy levels were down with several mood swings but all in all it wasn’t bad - just not able to create a level of positivity that I want.
My consulting role is pausing for three months (summer break). I really enjoyed it and so I will miss it. Client is understaffed with a stagnant culture. There won’t be any improvements unless their culture changes … What you do /prioritize every day is who you are and things won’t improve unless habits change/improve. Sound familiar? Daily habits AGAIN!
I’ll make today a good day! I have a tennis match early this morning (it’s been 17 days!!!!) and then I will pump some iron 🏋️♀️immediately following! Hopefully groin will survive 💪🏻. DH coming home mid-day after the camp out! Let’s finish 💪🏻💦!
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@jspecies11 I’m so sorry. Thinking of you today and sending heartfelt prayers.3
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Stacey
57, 5'2" Female
Highest weight: 182
R260 Starting Weight: 129.6
R260 Goal Weight: 129.0
Hi, I'm back..lol!
Hoping I can jump back in here. I missed the last round due to visiting family. I've managed to lose a little during my hiatus, but posting my daily weight here really helps to keep me on track
5/19 129.6
5/20 128.6 I wasn't expecting that drop, but I'll take it!
5/21 128.8
5/22 128.4 Lots of protein yesterday. I usually have a hard time getting enough protein.
5/23 127.8
5/24 127.4
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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; try to eat cleaner.
2. Daily exercise; at least some movement…
3. Drink 90 oz. water.
4. Break 220 at least five times.
Round 260 Posts
This is my posting format….
Month/Day: Scale Reading - First thing today after bathroom visit before getting dressed.
/ Logged Food - yesterday; Exercise – yesterday; water - yesterday / Comment
Previous posts:
5/16: 220.2
/logged; exercised; 80 oz water/
So I ended the last round with a nice little drop, which gives me a challenge to better it in this round. I am surprised this morning was not higher due to my mini binge last night on totally inappropriate snacks.
Today’s challenge? Rotary meeting lunch is lasagna and bread sticks. Sheesh. If I am smart, I will just have a big plate of salad.
5/17: 222.2
/logged; exercised; not enough “drank”/
There is a reason. Yes, I ate the lasagna for lunch, but not a big portion. Yes, I went to Culver’s for supper and had a Tenderloin Basket. DGS 7th birthday celebration yesterday. DS made a cake “from scratch” for the birthday.
Overall calories were maxed out, not over. But worse was the salt. And, I got up at 3:30. Couldn’t sleep……
I am smoking a pork shoulder or two this weekend. We have 16 people coming over for dinner on Sunday evening. All I can say is the weather better be good so we can expand to the outdoors. Thinking about smoking some mac’n’cheese too. I have never done that at home, but have had it at a restaurant.
5/18: 220.2
/logged; exercised; 70 oz water/
I need to bring water more to the top of my mind. Today we get picky about the house and yard in preparation for our dinner party tomorrow.
5/20: DNW
/Nope; Yes; ?/
Big day yesterday so I didn’t pay attention to logging. Got plenty of exercise.
DW hid the bathroom scale from our guests so I couldn’t do my normal routine this morning. She is still sleeping as I write, so… just as well. I think I would be weighing everything I ate in the last 24 hours. Too much Information I know.
Off to the eye Dr. this morning. Yesterday I experienced a sudden “floater.” Still with me this morning. Kinda big, so I am having it looked at.
5/21: 218.6
/logged; exercised; 78 oz water/
I will gladly take this fluke reading.
Well, the “floater” in my eye is just that. A floater. Too much detail to go into here, but when they took a look inside, they thought it best to see a retinal specialist. There was no sense of alarm, just concern. Meanwhile, I need to learn to live with my new companion, the floater. Perhaps I should give him a name. No way to eliminate him. We need to learn how to get along. I think they can break them up with a laser, but they are not eliminated.
I think I will name him Nemo.
5/22: 218.6
/logged; exercised; 78 oz water/
Going to travel four hours to see my 34-year-old DD for a couple days. Her birthday is today. Can’t believe she is that old already. When she was a little girl, I used to ask her on each birthday if she would please just repeat another year without getting older. I saw this coming.
She was born on the year of the 17-year locust. So weird. So this is her third emergence (though she can’t remember the first.) Where she lives, south of us, they are out. They should be hitting here soon.
Anyway, today we will eat out twice, and then a couple times tomorrow. Tonight is a favorite tapas restaurant, which means you only eat a little bit… of 20 things.
5/15: 219.8
SW on day before this round.
5/19: 219.4
5/23 No check-in
5/24: 220
/Nope; nope and nope/
Great time with DD. Regarding my under 220 goal… “missed it by that much.” I need to get smart.
5/25
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 (20231207)
R 244: 224.4
R 245 - 249 AWOL
R 250: 226.2
R 251: 227.4
R 252: 226.1 (20240306)
R 253: 223.0
R 254: 223.6
R 255: 224.4 (20240405)
R 256: 221.7
R 257: 220.4 incomplete
R 258: 223.2 (20240505)
R 259: 222.1
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 -
Violet : 58, 5'7"
Current Wt : 185
Highest Wt : 255
Lowest Wt after Highest : 165 (wish I was still there)
Goal Wt : 155
Good Morning - Hope everyone has a great day.
5/22 : 185
5/23 : 185
5/24 : 185 - Not worried I know the scale will move soon. I've been eating better and being more active.
5/255 -
Happy to be here for the Accountability!
Mochas Mommie ~ 52 y/o Female
Starting Weight 159.0 (3/27/2024)
1st Goal ~ 155.0 (4/26/2024)
2nd Goal ~ 150.0
3rd Goal ~ 145.0
Ultimate Goal ~ 140.0
EW RND 259 ~ 154.2
Goal for this round: To eat (and drink) according to my goals
5/16/2024 154.4
5/17/2024 153.0
5/18/2024 152.6
5/19/2024 153.2
5/20/2024 153.6
5/21/2024 153.6
5/22/2024 153.4
5/23/2024 152.4
5/24/2024 152.2
~~Previous~~Round 255 End 4/5/2024: 157.4 ~ Down 1.6 ~ Total 1.6
Round 256 End 4/15/2024: 155.6~ Down 1.8 ~ Total 3.4
Round 257 End 4/25/2024: 155.4~ Down 0.2 ~ Total 3.6
Round 258 End 5/5/2024: 155.0 ~ Down 0.4 ~ Total 4.0
Round 259 End 5/15/2024: 154.2 ~ Down 0.8 ~ Total 4.87 -
PW: 166.2
- Fri 5/24: 165.5; -.7lbs
~ Can’t believe I came out of yesterday with a loss. I had spent the evening with my brother who surprised everyone with a visit from South Carolina.
Log / Und-Cs&Cs / 1Hr-Ex
❌✔️✔️✔️❌✔️✔️✔️❌🔘
Yes Days: 6 out of 9
Stayed Below SW 168.3 🟢=Yes 🛑=No
(Thu > > > > > > > > Next Sat)
🛑🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🔘- 05/25 Sat ~ Last Day
lowering to push myself a little extra this round
Prev Days:(added Cliff’s Notes):- Thu 5/23🟢166.2; +.9lbs
~ Post TMI was 164.6(that was cool seeing that proceeding 4… I haven’t seen those numbers in 1.5 years!)
~ Survived my brother’s grad-night dinner and I’m sure the sodium count caused the bump up. I stayed away from alcohol and still had a nice time.
I counted the hours of walking all over the parking lot and the fair grounds stadium stairs as a total of 30 minutes of exercise + plus the 30 mins of ACTUAL exercise in the morning. - Wed 5/22🟢165.3; -.7lbs
~ Got a couple of those “did you lose weight???” exclamations when I went to my strength training class at Planet Fitness. Either I was wearing the right outfit or I hit that threshold where people start to notice. Either way, felt nice to have my efforts to being acknowledged. #feelingencouraged - Tue 5/21🟢166; -.6lbs
~ Ate more than I should have but still stayed under goals .. barely. Had a small smidge of a gummy which probably contributed to my appetite - Mon 5/20🟢166.6; +.9lbs
~ Needed a rest day yesterday - Sun 5/19🟢165.7; -.7lbs
~ The poker game was successful and the food wasn’t tempting in the slightest .. and there was a good salad option. I drank 6 or 7 Mich-Ultras last night. I logged ahead and overestimated (just in case) I also stayed on my treadmill instead of my couch, while I binge watched a tv show. (Roughly 3 hours) - Sat 5/18🟢166.4;-.9lbs
~ I tossed and turned, trying to go to sleep last night.. considered a snack but ultimately decided not to sabotage my weigh in this morning. So proud of me! ☺️
~ Today I have another poker game and the food will be questionable. I’m going to tryyy not to drink alcohol but it’s so hard as it helps calm my nerves at the start of the game. - Fri 5/17🟢167.3; -1lbs
~ Same as yesterday💪 - Thu 5/16🛑168.3; +0lbs
~ Getting back in the game!!💪💪 - SW 5/15🛑168.3
~ This round my plan is to stick to my daily goal 8 out of 10 days: I’ll give myself a ✔️if I do the following: Stay under Cals&Carbs;Log every single food; Exercise for an hour
5 - Fri 5/24: 165.5; -.7lbs
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SW Round 260: 222.4
Goals:
1. Close my rings every day
2. Walk 6k+ steps
3. Daily food logs
It’s a marathon not a race!
SW RND 260
5/16 222.6
5/17 222.4
5/18 223.4 late night meal wasn’t such a good idea
5/19 223.6 it’s not a loss but I’m okay with this. Lower activity yesterday and I realized yesterday that I need to up my water intake. I’m only drinking half what I thought was. I have a new goal for the next round.
5/20 223.4 graduation festivities are over. Hoping to get on track for some solid weight loss the rest of the month.
5/21 221.6 yesterday was a good day. Hoping to replicate today.
5/22 222.2
5/23 222.0 happy the trend is down and not stable or up. I have to keep reminding myself slow and steady = lifestyle changes I can maintain.
5/24 221.8 If this trend of .2 pounds a day continues, I'll be happy. Only one more day of this round and it looks like I'll finish with an end weight lower than my start. Given the up and down of the scale, I'm good with the result.
5/256 -
🍓🌷🍓🌷🍓🌷🍓
📆 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) 😊
R149 02/05/24: end weight 193 (+1.4) ☹️
R150 02/15/24: end weight 194.6 (+1.6) ☹️
R150 02/15/24: end weight 194.6 (+1.6) ☹️
R151 02/25/24: end weight 194.2 (-.2) 😊
R152 03/06/24: end weight 194.4 (+.2) 🙂
R153 03/16/24: end weight 194.2 (-.2).
R154 03/26/24: end weight 195 (+.8)
R155 04/05/24: end weight 194.6 (-.2).
R156 04/15/24: end weight 194.6 (+/-0).
R157 04/25/24: end weight DNW
R158 05/05/24: end weight 197
R159 05/15/24: end weight 196.6
Day. Weight. Comments.
5/16 - 196.6
I’m sore this morning from weeding yesterday, but I’m headed out for more. The fun never stops!
5/17 - 196.8
Oops. Snacked last night. Will try to do better today. 😁
5/18 - 197.4
Double oops. Didn’t do better yesterday, obviously. I’ll try today.
5/19 - 197
A couple of hours weeding and transplanting in the hot sun yesterday actually reduced my appetite. Maybe I can lose my winter fat now! I thought I’d share a pic of my happy clematis. It’s beginning to look a lot like summer!
5/20 - 196.6
Wow, we jumped straight from chilly rainy to hot and humid. Flowers are happy, weeds are happier! Happy Monday, all!
5/21 - 197.6
That’s lunch out yesterday. Oh well. Healthy menu planned today, plus at least a couple of hours of garden work.
5/22 - 197.4
Mostly healthy food yesterday, but DH asked for cake, so I baked a lovely strawberry cake with strawberry cream cheese frosting, and of course I had to be sure it was up to snuff. It was! 😳 🍓 Menu for today is healthy, low-calorie, and I’m taking pieces of cake to friends, leaving just enough for DH. Off to agility class with Charlie in a bit.
5/23 - 197.6
Ugh. Oh well. Just keep on keepin on. Hopefully I can still end the round even or down a little.
5/24 - 196.6
5/25 -
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Round 260
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 64 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 217 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
R259 EW= 187.2
R260 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.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 thru R252 (11/28/23 thru 03/06/24) = -2.6 LOST (Ending Weight 177.8)
R253 (03/07/24 thru 03/16/24) = -3.4 GAINED (Ending Weight 181.2)
R254 (03/17/24 thru 03/26/24) = -1.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 183.0)
R255 (03/27/24 thru 04/05/24) = -1.4 LOST (Ending Weight 181.6)
R256 (04/06/24 thru 04/15/24) = -0.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 182.4)
R257 (04/16/24 thru 04/25/24) = -??? GAINED (Ending Weight ???)
R258 (04/26/24 thru 05/05/24) = -2.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 185.2)
R259 (05/06/24 thru 05/15/24) = -2.0 GAINED (Ending Weight 187.2)
R260 (05/16/24 thru 05/25/24) = -xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)
COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain.Black is no change.
Day/Weight/Comment
05/15 …..187.2….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
05/16 -186.8- (Trend weight 186.0)
05/17 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW)
05/18 -187.4- (Trend weight 186.2)
05/19 -DNW- (Trend weight DNW)
05/20 -188.2- (Trend weight186.5)
05/21 -188.2- (Trend weight186.7)
05/22 -186.0- (Trend weight186.9)
05/23 -185.6- (Trend weight186.9) I was expecting an uptick today. Although I stayed within my calories (eating up part of my exercise calories) my carbs were over by about 10 due to the pasta/lasagna. I have leftovers for today (for lunch) so I don’t know if it all will finally catch up to me or if I can get away with it. I plan on making sure my dinner is lower carb to offset it all. Probably bacon & eggs today as a breakfast for dinner. I’m trying to use up some of the food in my freezer. Or shall I say “Freezers”. I have 3 of them and they are all over-full. There is no reason I can’t be mindful of my macros and still eat food I already have. I’m usually careful about my shopping choices anyway. I will have to pre-plan and pre-log for sure. My weight is slowly going in the right direction and I don’t want to compromise that.
05/24 -183.4- (Trend weight186.6) I’m not sure that I completely believe this 2.2 lb drop overnight. I have dropped that much in a 24 hour period before but it seems extreme to have two large drops in the same week. I did burn a lot of extra calories yesterday with a workout video in the morning and then an hour of raking and hauling leaves but it is still questionable. I have another scale that does not give me as much information so I tested that one too. It’s usually about .2 to .4 higher than my daily scale but this time it was .8 more and at nearly a pound different I am definitely questioning today’s reading. I guess tomorrow will tell. Wishing you all a great weekend. Be safe, have fun, and remember our fallen heros and those we have lost and love.
05/25 -xxxxx- (Trend weightxxxxx)
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s
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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; R249: 153.0; R250: 151.7; R251: DNW; R252: 150.0; R253: 149.6; R254: 148.8; R255: 147.3; R256: 150.2; R257:148.2; R258: 150.2; R259: 147.9;
Last weight
05/15 - 147.9
Round Goal: 147.x
Day, Weight, Comment
05/16 - 148.2
05/17 - 1482.
05/18 - 148.1
05/19 - 149.1
05/20 - 148.5
05/21 - 147.8
05/22 - 147.7
05/23 - 147.6
05/24 - 147.7 - Hovering here and that's okay. Yesterday was busy. Had to cut workout short halfway through due to elbow pain that got worse (we were doing arms so I just stopped and walked on the treadmill while BF finished the workout alone). Then rushed to get ready so we could see our Godson graduate Kindergarten! Then busy busy busy with work the rest of the day. Today we skipped the gym since BF left this morning to go to the meetup spot to get the kids for summer. After this post, I'm going to research some at-home booty exercises (Fridays are low back/hips/booty) I can do as a little work break through this afternoon so I can at least say I did something. I did walk the dogs earlier and I'll likely go again after lunch to enjoy the weather. Very overcast but no signs of rain/storms. It's warm, though, and helps keep me a bit more awake/focused in the afternoon if I take a lunch walk break. Dogs love it, too, when it's not too hot. Meals planned for next week and grocery list made - going to get groceries after work today since I'm off a bit earlier (8hr day) and that way I don't feel rushed tomorrow since BF and kids will get home in the early afternoon. I have meals planned/logged for today, tomorrow, and Monday already to meet my macros! I'm feeling pretty dang good. Monday may be a wash if my macros get adjusted but my lunch is a filler - I'm not sure if we'll do lunch together or not so I just put something in there in case I'm on my own I have something pre-logged. Feeling pretty confident I can get through this adjustment period with the kiddos while still staying on track.
05/25
Previous Day's Comments05/16 - I'm guessing a TOM-related blip. I felt really bloated this morning although I got rid of many of the other (more annoying/painful) pre-TOM symptoms so I won't complain at all! Hopefully I'm now on the recovery side of things and I can resume normalcy in the next day or two. Arm workout this morning. Lower weight with higher reps due to already having done a smaller bit of biceps on Tuesday and triceps yesterday. More to push lactic acid and get some muscular endurance. I'm not sure if I'm going to go tomorrow- BF was talking about knocking out squats but then trying to get in on the hydro-massage to help with his shoulder (he had injections due to partial tears he's trying to heal from. Surgeon said to keep working out within reason). Since his alarm wakes me up anyway, I may go and, if I'm not feeling up to it, I can walk on the treadmill or pedal on the bike until he's done. The hydro-massage isn't a guarantee so it could be a short visit anyway. Last day of fully prepped meals. I have one more lunch for tomorrow but dinner will be improvised. I pre-planned for fish but we shall see what BF is feeling so I can log that and lunch to figure out snacks to meet macros!
05/17 - DNP
05/18 - DNP
05/19 - DNP
05/20 - Recovery from TOM and the weekend - I didn't go crazy, but I wasn't as disciplined as I am during the week. I did end up going to the gym on Friday and felt better for doing so. Today I wasn't so sore and fatigued so I pushed hard and was able to increase weights a bit - progress! I haven't gotten my check in responses from Coach yet, so still waiting to see if macros or other goals have changed. We get the kiddos at the end of the week (they'll be home Saturday) so there will be more movement and a tad more struggle when it comes to macros (no meal prepping dinner so will have to plan as best I can ahead). It's worth it, though!
05/21 - Bumped back down despite feeling oh so full yesterday. This is good. My Coach adjusted my macros so I'm reducing carbs and fats (and subsequently calories) a bit more to get into a good cut based on my feedback (that I'm noticing my muscle growth now that I'm getting enough protein, yippee!). I'd love to lose a bit more of the fat layer so my muscles shine through a bit more (get that toned look) before the beach but that's in a bit less than a month and I don't know if I can safely and reasonably lose that much fat around my tummy, hips, and legs in that time. At least there's hope for my birthday when we take an island trip. I can look good then if nothing else!
05/22 - This is okay. I'm feeling day 2 DOMS from Monday's leg workout (increased weight) and I can feel the soreness which means I'm sure there's associated water retention in my muscles. I ended up skipping dinner and replacing it with a couple smaller-volume protein bars which got me nearly perfect on macros in replacement. I simply was not hungry at all and barely managed the bars - at least I had those on hand. Hoping today is better - I have no room in macros for any snacks but lunch and dinner leave me so full I can't fathom a snack anyway. If today leaves me feeling like yesterday, I'll need to split my dinner into 2: a portion as an afternoon snack so my dinner portion is a little more tolerable. I've got some tentative plans for next week and pre-logged what I could so far. I'll continue working on that so I know my basic 2 meals (and maybe breakfast if I've got enough wiggle room). My macros may change again Monday morning (after breakfast) based on my Sunday weekly check-in so I'll be sure I stay mindful
05/23 - DNP
05/246 -
Female 5’1” Age 74 years
*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) Started LCHF/Keto 7/17/2017 (mid round 10)
👍👍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 127 117.0
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
To RND 237 128.0 AW 128.7
SW RND 247 135.5 AW 134.05
SW RND 248 133.5 AW 133.95
SW RND 249 133.5 AW 133.6
SW RND 250 135.0 AW 133.75
SW RND 251 131.5 AW 131.9
SW RND 252 133.0 AW 131.65
SW RND 253 131.0 AW 131.1**
SW RND 254 **Cruising, no scale until 3/27
SW RND 255 137.5 AW 136.0
SW RND 256 136.5 AW 135.55
SW RND 257 134.5 AW 135.1
SW RND 258 133.5 AW 133.88
SW ROUND 259 133.0. AW 133.95We 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
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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)
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Comments pertain to previous day
SW RND 260 133.5
5/16 134.5 Not surprised - those Fat Boy ice cream sandwiches after bingo are making me a fat girl - just kidding (only once a month)
5/17 130.5 Also not too surprised. This is what happens when I have a really good day. Drank at least 100 oz of water plus coffee and 1 Coke Zero.
5/18 133.0 Had very salty ham for OMAD “brunch” then went to “work” at DD’s school.
5/19 133.0
5/20 133.0 Worked at the school yesterday and will again today.
5/21 133.0 Support staff prepared lunch for teachers and others-first pasta and garlic bread I’ve had in about 7 years. Back to the library today.
5/22 134.0 Result of pasta and bread? DSIL brought lunch from Chipotle. I got a salad with barbacoa, cheese, guacamole-not sure 2 green pepper strips really count as fajita veg. Tomorrow night we’re going to an Italian restaurant with friends. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️Back to the library today to finish up.
5/23 132.5 The library is done. Italian dinner cancelled and DH and I have a lun-net date with our friends who like Golden Corral more than we do. 🤦♀️ Fasting until then.
5/24 134.0 I’m okay with that blip. Chicken, pot roast, meatloaf (no ketchup). What I’m not okay with is DH saying he can’t remember anything and can’t do this to every thing he tries. Last night it was setting up his new computer. I’m feeling super stressed right now and I know that isn’t working in my favor for weight loss.7
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