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Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 281
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This is my group class pic. I'm the gray coat on the bottom row, left. It was such a fun week! This week was a culmination of NSVs. I started the Y BodyPump class after I lost my sister last March. Then I started tracking on MFP, got a trainer and found JGM10. All this helped me to be ready to ski 8:30 to 4:00 for 5 days. I did it!
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@Blueberries59 WHAT A PHOTO!!!!!! What an experience!!!!
Ok, please tell us ….. where are YOU in the photo!!!!????6 -
@Chapter_3 My current UGW of 170 is a milestone, 110 pounds down from my highest weight of 280. While it's still on the higher end for my height, it's a target I’ve been working toward for a long time. I was 140-150 before having kids over 30 years ago and haven’t seen that weight since—honestly, I’m not even sure what it would look like now or if it’s what I really want. For now, I’m focused on reaching 170, seeing how I feel, and adjusting from there.
Hi I'm Reshii ~ 58, 5'9" ~ HW: 280 (2018) | SW: 223.1 (11/24) GW: 170
December Daily: 30-60 Zone 2 minutes | 🔥800k cals | 8,000 steps | stretch 5 minutes 5x daily
RND 281: Continue establishing new habits supporting my health & overall wellness.
12/12 - 216.1 (✅ 31 Zone 2 | ✅🔥1053k cals | ✅ 8,178 👟 | ❎ stretch 4/5)
12/13 - 215.6 (✅ 38 Zone 2 | ✅🔥 990k cals | ✅ 8,139 👟 | ❎ stretch 2/5)
12/14 - 215.0
12/15
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12/14: Not sure why, but I’m feeling a bit glum today and battling my dark side—not with food, but with movement. It’s cold, I’m cranky, and all I want to do is sit on my butt, being lazy, and binge-watch stuff I don’t even care about. If I’m smart, I’ll line up a bunch of chair exercise videos and keep my 2lb weights within reach. But let’s be real—I’m still feeling pretty Grinchy.
💦 Water: 10-12 ✔️✔️
🎉 Indulge: 15 mins Me Time ✔️❌
🥗 Nutrition: IF 18+ hours ✔️✔️
💪🏾 Strength: 10+ Minutes ✔️❌
🫀 Cardio: 30+ Minutes ✔️✔️
💤 Sleep: 6-8 Hours ✔️✔️
Summary 2024DEC 31st: 000.0 | WAIST ??? ~ HIPS ??? ~ BF ??? ~ BMI ???
SW RND 282 SW: 000.0 | EW: 000.0
SW RND 281 SW: 216.1 | EW: 000.0
SW RND 280 SW: 222.0 | EW: 216.3
SW RND 279 SW: 223.4 | EW: 222.0
DEC 1st: 222.0 | WAIST 37.1 ~ HIPS 49.0 ~ BF 42.8% ~ BMI 32.9
OFF THE RAILS & MIA Rounds 267 - 278
1st Round 246 SW: 212.5 | Round 266 EW: 196.0
JUL 24th: 197.5 | WAIST 33.9 ~ HIPS 42.8 ~ BF 37.2% ~ BMI 29.3
JUN 4th: 196.8 | WAIST 33.4 ~ HIPS 42.8 ~ BF 37.0% ~ BMI 29.2
MAY 16th: 194.2 | WAIST 33.5 ~ HIPS 42.8 ~ BF 36.8% ~ BMI 28.9
MAY 1st: 197.3 | WAIST 34.0 ~ HIPS 43.0 ~ BF 37.5% ~ BMI 29.5
APR 1st: 198.2 | WAIST 33.5 ~ HIPS 43.0 ~ BF 37.3% ~ BMI 29.4
MAR 1st: 201.8 | WAIST 34.4 ~ HIPS 45.0 ~ BF 37.5% ~ BMI 29.5
FEB 1st: 203.0 | WAIST 35.1 ~ HIPS 45.8 ~ BF 38.5% ~ BMI 30.1
JAN 1st: 212.5 | WAIST 36.9 ~ HIPS 47.0 ~ BF 40.6% ~ BMI 31.5
AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER and most of NOVEMBER spent increasingly depressed and often sugar drunk. Regained almost 30 pounds and a ridiculous amount of fat without even noticing! This level of sabotage is extreme, even for me. My biggest gift to myself will be healing the holes inside.
July Goals: Starting over 7/12 ~ lost six weeks of progress and regained 7 pounds adjusting to new third shift work schedule. They call it graveyard for a reason!!! My exercise, water and step count have all also dropped considerably. Goals this month are simply to lose as much as possible building momentum and getting back in the groove.
June Goals: Having gotten as low as 193 in both April and May, I'd like to drop below that in June. (FAIL)
6/5 - 196.8
6/6 - 195.1
6/7 - 195.3 (LAST DAY REPORTING)
MAY 1st SW: 197.3 | EW: 196.8
MAY Goals: Lose 6-8bs, 2-3 inches and 1-2% body fat ❎❎❎
May 22: I had packed some shorts to change into after swim without trying them on. They were so tight last summer, I expected the fit to be better ~ but when I put them on ... wow. I was in front of the locker room mirrors and was like omg, that's you. How long has it been since you looked/felt like that? I was spinning around looking at myself for a good 2-3 minutes, y'all, lol ~ my New #1NSV
May 4: 10 of the 20 inches lost was off my belly! No pics, no proof, lol ~ I love/hate taking photos because they've become one of my best tools. You can't lie and you can't hide. Putting myself on blast 1) creates incentive to increase effort and 2) highlights new areas to focus on. Still a long way from my ultimate goals, but its nice to see muscle memory is real! At a size 15, I haven't been this small in more than 10 years.
APRIL 1st SW: 198.2 | EW: 197.8
Goals: Lose 6-8bs, 2-3 inches and 1-2% body fat ❎❎❎
Lost less than a pound, 1.25 inches combined on arms and legs | regained 0.2% body fat and 1/2 inch back on my belly. Starting dietary 200-400 calorie deficit and Intermittent Fasting 18-24 hrs. Breaking fast differently, including more protein, and continuing to look for new ways to increase step count and add more strength in May.
Reaching onederland (March 13th) meant the end of 10+ years and up to 80 pounds!! gained and relost too many times to count. Yo-yoing is the main reason for so much body fat!!! Determined not to continue to self-sabotage ... I need a new target!! If I should lose an additional 8% body fat to reach the "standard" for my age, height and sex ~ and up to 15% more to reach excellent ~ that's @ least another 8-15 months of work before I can begin to relax and think maintenance.
January 1st - April 1st, I've lost 17 pounds and a total of 20.8 inches from 11 areas. 🥳 Thrilled to see my hard work reversing prediabetes and years of physical damage. Getting leaner and stronger and chair dancing proud of myself about it!! 57 and hormonal, it's taken longer than expected and a much rougher road than my youth.7 -
RND 281
My Round 2
SW RND 280- 247.4
Goals
Fast at least 16 hours for 8 out of 10 days
Increase water intake
12/12- 239.4
12/13- 238.4- Quick 10 minute TRX workout, walked around the block.
12/14-238.8
12/15
12/16
12/17
12/18
12/19
12/20
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71 yo female; 5’5”
SW: 127.8# (end of round 280)
Goals: optimize health, increase strength, stamina
RGW: under 127.5#
Strategy:
Hydration 💧 64 oz minimum
Strength training 🏋️♀️ 5x/week - increase weights
Keep to calories/nutrition plan🥕
Move 👣 7K steps minimum daily
Round countdown: 6 until beach vacation
Showing today’s weigh in; yesterday’s success with plan.
12/12 129.4# 🏋️♀️
12/13 129.2# 💧🏋️♀️🥕👣
12/14 129.0# 🏋️♀️🥕
Too much running around and poor planning impacted water intake and gym time for treadmill yesterday. I’ve got a plan for today to get it all done before ushering for our little theater that is hosting a performance of The Nutcracker. I’m looking forward to seeing children enjoy the ballet today.
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Thank you @quiltingjaine for keeping us accountable.6 -
reshii_devi wrote: »@Chapter_3 My current UGW of 170 is a milestone, 110 pounds down from my highest weight of 280. While it's still on the higher end for my height, it's a target I’ve been working toward for a long time. I was 140-150 before having kids over 30 years ago and haven’t seen that weight since—honestly, I’m not even sure what it would look like now or if it’s what I really want. For now, I’m focused on reaching 170, seeing how I feel, and adjusting from there.
Hi I'm Reshii ~ 58, 5'9" ~ HW: 280 (2018) | SW: 223.1 (11/24) GW: 170
December Daily: 30-60 Zone 2 minutes | 🔥800k cals | 8,000 steps | stretch 5 minutes 5x daily
RND 281: Continue establishing new habits supporting my health & overall wellness.
12/12 - 216.1 (✅ 31 Zone 2 | ✅🔥1053k cals | ✅ 8,178 👟 | ❎ stretch 4/5)
12/13 - 215.6 (✅ 38 Zone 2 | ✅🔥 990k cals | ✅ 8,139 👟 | ❎ stretch 2/5)
12/14 - 215.0
12/15
12/16 -
12/17
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12/14: Not sure why, but I’m feeling a bit glum today and battling my dark side—not with food, but with movement. It’s cold, I’m cranky, and all I want to do is sit on my butt, being lazy, and binge-watch stuff I don’t even care about. If I’m smart, I’ll line up a bunch of chair exercise videos and keep my 2lb weights within reach. But let’s be real—I’m still feeling pretty Grinchy.
💦 Water: 10-12 ✔️✔️
🎉 Indulge: 15 mins Me Time ✔️❌
🥗 Nutrition: IF 18+ hours ✔️✔️
💪🏾 Strength: 10+ Minutes ✔️❌
🫀 Cardio: 30+ Minutes ✔️✔️
💤 Sleep: 6-8 Hours ✔️✔️
Summary 2024DEC 31st: 000.0 | WAIST ??? ~ HIPS ??? ~ BF ??? ~ BMI ???
SW RND 282 SW: 000.0 | EW: 000.0
SW RND 281 SW: 216.1 | EW: 000.0
SW RND 280 SW: 222.0 | EW: 216.3
SW RND 279 SW: 223.4 | EW: 222.0
DEC 1st: 222.0 | WAIST 37.1 ~ HIPS 49.0 ~ BF 42.8% ~ BMI 32.9
OFF THE RAILS & MIA Rounds 267 - 278
1st Round 246 SW: 212.5 | Round 266 EW: 196.0
JUL 24th: 197.5 | WAIST 33.9 ~ HIPS 42.8 ~ BF 37.2% ~ BMI 29.3
JUN 4th: 196.8 | WAIST 33.4 ~ HIPS 42.8 ~ BF 37.0% ~ BMI 29.2
MAY 16th: 194.2 | WAIST 33.5 ~ HIPS 42.8 ~ BF 36.8% ~ BMI 28.9
MAY 1st: 197.3 | WAIST 34.0 ~ HIPS 43.0 ~ BF 37.5% ~ BMI 29.5
APR 1st: 198.2 | WAIST 33.5 ~ HIPS 43.0 ~ BF 37.3% ~ BMI 29.4
MAR 1st: 201.8 | WAIST 34.4 ~ HIPS 45.0 ~ BF 37.5% ~ BMI 29.5
FEB 1st: 203.0 | WAIST 35.1 ~ HIPS 45.8 ~ BF 38.5% ~ BMI 30.1
JAN 1st: 212.5 | WAIST 36.9 ~ HIPS 47.0 ~ BF 40.6% ~ BMI 31.5
AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER and most of NOVEMBER spent increasingly depressed and often sugar drunk. Regained almost 30 pounds and a ridiculous amount of fat without even noticing! This level of sabotage is extreme, even for me. My biggest gift to myself will be healing the holes inside.
July Goals: Starting over 7/12 ~ lost six weeks of progress and regained 7 pounds adjusting to new third shift work schedule. They call it graveyard for a reason!!! My exercise, water and step count have all also dropped considerably. Goals this month are simply to lose as much as possible building momentum and getting back in the groove.
June Goals: Having gotten as low as 193 in both April and May, I'd like to drop below that in June. (FAIL)
6/5 - 196.8
6/6 - 195.1
6/7 - 195.3 (LAST DAY REPORTING)
MAY 1st SW: 197.3 | EW: 196.8
MAY Goals: Lose 6-8bs, 2-3 inches and 1-2% body fat ❎❎❎
May 22: I had packed some shorts to change into after swim without trying them on. They were so tight last summer, I expected the fit to be better ~ but when I put them on ... wow. I was in front of the locker room mirrors and was like omg, that's you. How long has it been since you looked/felt like that? I was spinning around looking at myself for a good 2-3 minutes, y'all, lol ~ my New #1NSV
May 4: 10 of the 20 inches lost was off my belly! No pics, no proof, lol ~ I love/hate taking photos because they've become one of my best tools. You can't lie and you can't hide. Putting myself on blast 1) creates incentive to increase effort and 2) highlights new areas to focus on. Still a long way from my ultimate goals, but its nice to see muscle memory is real! At a size 15, I haven't been this small in more than 10 years.
APRIL 1st SW: 198.2 | EW: 197.8
Goals: Lose 6-8bs, 2-3 inches and 1-2% body fat ❎❎❎
Lost less than a pound, 1.25 inches combined on arms and legs | regained 0.2% body fat and 1/2 inch back on my belly. Starting dietary 200-400 calorie deficit and Intermittent Fasting 18-24 hrs. Breaking fast differently, including more protein, and continuing to look for new ways to increase step count and add more strength in May.
Reaching onederland (March 13th) meant the end of 10+ years and up to 80 pounds!! gained and relost too many times to count. Yo-yoing is the main reason for so much body fat!!! Determined not to continue to self-sabotage ... I need a new target!! If I should lose an additional 8% body fat to reach the "standard" for my age, height and sex ~ and up to 15% more to reach excellent ~ that's @ least another 8-15 months of work before I can begin to relax and think maintenance.
January 1st - April 1st, I've lost 17 pounds and a total of 20.8 inches from 11 areas. 🥳 Thrilled to see my hard work reversing prediabetes and years of physical damage. Getting leaner and stronger and chair dancing proud of myself about it!! 57 and hormonal, it's taken longer than expected and a much rougher road than my youth.
Well done!! 👏👏5 -
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
To Rnd 197 121.5
To Rnd 207 123.5
To Rnd 217 126.5
To Rnd 227 127.5
To Rnd 237 128.0
To Rnd 247 135.5
To Rnd 257 134.5
To Rnd 267 132.5
Rnd 268 132.0
Rnd 269 132.5 AW 133.0
Rnd 270 133.0 AW 132.7
Rnd 271 132.0 AW (8d) 132.93
Rnd 272 131.0 AW (4d) 132.37
Rnd 273 131.0 AW 133.4
Rnd 274 133.5 AW 133.1
Rnd 275 133.0 AW 134.0
Rnd 276 134.0 AW 133.8
Rnd 277 133.0 AW 133.1
Rnd 278 133.5 AW 133.45
Rnd 279 133.5 AW 134.6
Rnd 280 135.0 AW 135.6We 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
Comments pertain to previous day
SW Rnd 281 135.5
12/12 135.5 Pleased with holding my own after fried chicken thigh and a Fat Boy ice cream sandwich at community bingo. Skipped the sweetened Cole slaw and Hawaiian rolls a margarine. I made myself a low carb peppermint martini.
12/13 136.0 Went out for pizza with friends. Their favorite for Chicago pizza in Vegas. The crust (which used to be my favorite part, was tasteless and thick) why didn’t I just eat the toppings like I did when I started LC/HF? Get your head on straight, Jaine!
BTW, thank you for the tip of drinking hot water! I tried it last night and it was quite good! Now I can cut down on coffee which I just heard could go up $1/pound in the next few months!
12/14 136.0 Just hanging in here. I’m okay with it.7 -
Blueberries59 wrote: »This is my group class pic. I'm the gray coat on the bottom row, left. It was such a fun week! This week was a culmination of NSVs. I started the Y BodyPump class after I lost my sister last March. Then I started tracking on MFP, got a trainer and found JGM10. All this helped me to be ready to ski 8:30 to 4:00 for 5 days. I did it!
What an achievement!! You’ve done great! 🥇🥇🥇6 -
It’s a busy time of year to ask a scientific / psychological, or a practical question … If you have time, great… If not, no biggie! For me, this is about learning something new, understanding perspectives and perhaps consider personal adjustments…
How did you go about choosing your ultimate goal weight? Knowing yourself?, Research? / feeling? / good place in your life? Of course, everything is based on age, sex, body build, activity level blah blah blah, but I’m just curious how you determined your personal UGW… published here.
I’ll go first: since I was a little girl, my mom & family physician would say: 5’ is 100lbs then add five pounds per every inch over 5’ … I’m 5’6” And hence, since high school I have had 130 pounds INGRAINED in my head!!!! This is actually grounded in science and known as the (1964) George Hamwi method …. (For men the start weight is 106 pounds @ 5’ and then 6 pounds for every 1 inch). Since then, there are so many more ways to calculate /estimate … So I was just curious… What is your personal knowledge / experience/ belief - if you are willing to share?
Here I go getting all deep again…. Thank you in advance!
Interesting question. I’ve never heard the 100 plus 5 lbs per inch. I don’t remember ever weighing 110. Maybe when I was 11? I felt pretty good around 120 but I was more skinny fat at that weight 2 years ago. I haven’t established my goal weight for this go-round. I want it to be somewhere I can comfortably maintain which I feel strongly is not as low as 110. Guess I’m hoping I know it when I see it!6 -
@Chapter_3 funny, I called myself “skinny fat” before I saw your comment about it!3
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Round 281
So i could not wait for my one meal and had some bites from dd meal but i am still proud of my self for not drinking wine on a weekend
Wishing everyone a lovely weekend ♥️
SW ROUND 280 : 100kg
SW ROUND 281: 98.2kg
Goals for round 281
No alcohol 🍷
Gratitude list 10/10
Walk 8k 10/10
OMAD 10/10
Count calories 1500kcal
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Daily reminder: PCDR
it takes patience, consistency ,determination and resilience ~ lyna
12/12: 97.1kg (-1.1)yay
12/13: 97kg
12/14: 96.9kg
12/15:
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@chapter_3 sweet of you. It is a lovely supportive group here, and I see you cheerleading so many.
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@Chapter_3: thank you for that reminder, I did do better than last year! I actually held to the salad at home, but had a glass of wine with DD!
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@blueberries59: oh boy, what a wonderful experience and a great photo! I envy you! My skiing days ended about 10 years ago post hip replacement and DP coming into my life- I switched to snowshoeing, which is great exercise and winter fun, but nowhere near the "rush" of flying down a hill!6
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@blueberries59 Great Photo! I'm so impressed!
@UTMom81 That outfit sounds slimming, stunning and sexy! You go Girl! Enjoy yourself and celebrate in the style you've earned and you deserve!
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Jude, 5’-2”, 67 YO
HW 165
CW: 129.5
I joined this group in Rnd 245 on Dec 18 2023, when I realized I was eating my way through the holidays; I finally got on the scale and was hovering just under 150 lbs. It took about 4 months to reach my goal weight of 125. Sounds great, but I’ve done this before, which is why I’m still here.
It’s not just about losing, it’s about changing the habits of a lifetime that keep me stuck in self-defeating cycles with food.
EW Rnd 280: 128.6
SW Rnd 281:
Previous rounds:SW Rnd 245: 146.6
SW Rnd 246: 147.0
SW Rnd 247: 143.4
SW Rnd 248: 140.8
SW Rnd 249: 140.6
SW Rnd 250: 137.2
SW Rnd 251: 136.2
SW Rnd 252: 134.2
SW Rnd 253: 133.4
SW Rnd 254: 131.6
SW Rnd 255: 130.0
SW Rnd 256: 128.8
SW Rnd 257: 126.8
SW Rnd 258: 129.0 post AZ trip
SW Rnd 259: 126.0
SW Rnd 260: 124.8
SW Rnd 261: 125.2
SW Rnd 262:126.6
SW Rnd 263: 123.4
SW Rnd 264: 124.4
SW Rnd 265: 125.0 post MV trip
SW Rnd 266:125.0
SW Rnd 267: 124.0
SW Rnd 268: 125.4
SW Rnd 269: 123.8
SW Rnd 270: 125.8
SW Rnd 271: 126.2 post Italy trip
SW Rnd 272: 126.8
SW Rnd 273: 125.0
SW Rnd 274: 126.0
SW Rnd 275: 126.8
SW Rnd 276: DNW
SW Rnd 277: 127.2
SW Rnd 278: 126.6
SW Rnd 279: 127.5
SW Rnd 280: 129.5
SW Rnd 281: 127.6
This round marks my first full year in this challenge! A 2 lbs uptick doesn't sound like much, but learning to maintain my fitness means recognizing patterns. So here's my goals as I round out the year:
Goals this round:
* start building up workouts as my foot heals from surgery
* enjoy holiday baking and treats, but not to excess
* would love to achieve that "pound a round" loss, but maintaining is a must!
12/12: 127.6
12/13: 127.8
12/14: 127.4
12/15:
12/16:
12/17:
12/18: 1 year anniversary with JGMTD!
12/19:
12/20:
12/21:
12/13: OK, better- I stuck to the plan and had salad and chicken before DD's house. I (mostly) resisted but dd have one garlic knot and a glass of wine! Yoga this morning; I still can't flex the "repaired" toes, but otherwise good!
Cookies start today- cutting waaaay back on how many because of time constraints, but we'll have plenty!
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Hello again, JGMTD crew! I'm Amanda, 39F/5'2" in Virginia
R281 SW: 127.8
R281 GW: 126.8
Planning to hit my 10-pound milestone at 127.4 this round!
NS GOALS:
🏃🏻♀️ 7/10 days
🏋🏻♀️ lift 3/10 days
🚫 no drinking 5/10 days
📝 track food 7/10 days
✔️core workout 10/10 days
(tracked for the previous day)
Previous days' monologues:12/12 - 128.6 🏃🏻♀️✔️ Not off to a good start on or off of the scale, but I did do some speed work on the tread and did a great 10-minute core for runners Peloton class yesterday. With DH being so stressed I've offered to walk the dogs and take care of dinner every day this week, but I'm kind of regretting it today. I'm supposed to do my long slow run today as well. I'm getting a bit more visibility at work right now so I'm going to have to rearrange my training schedule so that these ever-increasing long runs are on the weekend after the holidays. I think I can ride out Thursdays for a couple more weeks, though. I like not having to sacrifice half of a weekend day with my boys to running. Shockingly, after we get back from Puerto Rico on the 7th, the race will be in only THREE WEEKS. Whoa. By then I'll be approaching tapering my training load. Time sure is speeding by. I was hoping to get to my weight loss goal by then and start bulking/lifting heavy but we shall see.
12/13 - 128.4 🏃🏻♀️✔️ Today I will track again. I am REALLY out of the habit. I did my 8 mile run yesterday and slightly hurt my foot by stepping on some uneven terrain. It's already much better than last night, but I will skip my scheduled run today to make sure it's all better. I may go to the gym and row for some lower impact cardio and strength training. I usually just go to my basement, but I think they got a new sauna since I last went. This is all contingent on having a productive morning at work, so off I go!
12/12 - 128.6 🏃🏻♀️✔️
12/13 - 128.4 🏃🏻♀️✔️
12/14 - 127.4 🏋🏻♀️✔️📝 Wahoo! 10 pounds down since my restart! Already not off to a great start with tracking today - had some odds and ends at the farmers market this morning and no proper breakfast. Planning to pull it together to avoid total upheaval of progress this weekend. Mostly a rest day today other than my core workout I’ll do shortly.
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Round 281
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 64 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 238 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
R280 EW= 194.2
R281 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 thru R262 (03/07/24 thru 06/14/24) = -5.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 183.6)
R263 thru R272 (06/15/24 thru 09/22/24) = - 10.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 193.8)
R273 (09/23/24 thru 10/02/24) = -0.4 LOST (Ending Weight 193.4)
R274 (10/03/24 thru 10/12/24) = -2.0 LOST (Ending Weight 191.4)
R275 (10/13/24 thru 10/22/24) = -0.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 192.2)
R276 (10/23/24 thru 11/01/24) = -1.9 LOST (Ending Weight 190.6)
R277 (11/02/24 thru 11/11/24) = -0.6 LOST (Ending Weight 190.0)
R278 (11/12/24 thru 11/21/24) = -2.0 GAINED (Ending Weight 192.0)
R279 (11/22/24 thru 12/01/24) = -2.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 194.2)
R280 (12/02/24 thru 12/11/24) = -NO CHANGE (Ending Weight 194.2)
R281 (12/12/24 thru 12/21/24) = -xxxxx (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
ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND 194.2
12/12-194.6-(Trend Weight: 193.3)-
12/13-194.4-(Trend Weight: 193.4)- I made some pretty bad choices yesterday. A neighbor brought over some thick slabs of fresh homemade bread which we slathered with butter and ate with coffee. Not exactly a good choice with my T2D. I skipped my entire dinner because of it which means any chance of nutrition went straight out the window. Then late last night I got hungry watching TV (which is to be expected with such a stupid dinner) and the snacks were less than desirable. I’m glad the scale did not go up but it really didn’t go down much either. It was not a good path to weight loss progress or better health. I hope she leaves her bread home today because it’s something I have a hard time saying no to. I’d like a real meal today! The choices are always up to me, this I do know. But sometimes the willpower is out of my hands!
12/14-191.8-(Trend Weight: 193.3)- I have no idea why there was such a bug whoosh today. I am questioning the scale reading and wish I would have weighed in a second place or with my second scale. Especially when I questioned it just the other day for a large drop. DGS had me hopping at the time so I’m stuck with just one reading. I’ll take the weight as a win today but will eagerly wait to see what happens tomorrow. Even though my goal is to lose ANYTHING per round, my micro mini personal goal is to stop focusing on the big picture and focus on just 5 pounds at a time. I think I was at 193.6 when I started focusing on this current 5 pounds. I need to land at 188.6. 3.2 lbs to go if the scale is accurate. T-Minus 1.8 lbs gone (I hope).
12/15-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/16-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/17-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/18-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/19-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/20-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
12/21-xxxxx-(Trend Weight: xxxxx)-
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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60+ Female using trend weight
I lost an average of 0.3 lbs last round. My focus was supposed to be on the gym x3/week. I got sick towards the end and didn't reach that goal. Still a bit sick but improving. I will still stick with my goal but reduce amount of time spent in the gym until next round.
🐸I will keep the analogy of boiling frog in my head🐸
Ending trend weight 209.2
SW RND 281
12/12 209.6🛑 over calories, 56.8/64 oz water, no exercise
12/13 209.5⬇️ ate within calories, 41.6/64 oz water, no exercise
12/14 210.3🛑
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Hi, I'm Charissa, losing the battle but still fighting the war!
Thank you, QuiltingJaine, for keeping us focused in 2024!
I'm gearing up mentally and physically for 2025
With 3 weeks left, I am focusing on reinforcing good habits and introducing a few more to take me into the new year.
Opening CommentsI'm ending another year NOT where I want to be, actually slightly higher (right now)and that's not a good thing.
BUT ~ I fear to think where I might be had I just thrown in the towel completed.
My goal for the remainder of 2024 is to get to my starting weight for 2024, and that will be two years in a row, which is a wash.
Putting all into perspective - maintaining is a WIN
In the last 27 years, I have
* Lost 4 times (2 were in the last 5 years, which answers the question of what if I didn't even try!)
* Maintained 2 times
* Gained 21 times
2024... my motto(s) - All the things I need to read daily!!!
🏋🏾♀️ Don't think, just do it!!
Eat well 🥗to Live Well 🚢✈️🧳
H2O - Make it Flow 💦💦💦
Lose weight in the kitchen ⚖️, get fit in the gym🏋🏾♀️
Note to Self: Alcohol kills weight loss as the focus is burning alcohol calories and not fat calories!🚫🍷
Goals this round:
Resuming structure~Goals and Targets
🚶🏽- Closing my rings M-S
🏋️♀️- Strength training 3x/week
🍎- Tracking/Under Calorie Budget > Plan for 1250 - Flex for 400 = 1650 (1250 - 1650) with small frequent meals
✅ - Macros - hit Protein > Plan for 150. 100 is acceptable. (100 - 150)
💧- Water - 50 oz minimum
⬇️- Downward trend
Stats and Previous Rounds63 y/o female
OSW 2022-03 230.3
1SW 2023-01 221.8
1SW 2024-01 223.4
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HW: 230.3
CW: 226.4 12/11/2024
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Abbreviated Round HistoryRound 210/1 SW: 221.8 EW: 220.6 (01/02/2023)
Round 246/37 SW: 223.4 EW: 219 (01/06/2024)
Round 283/74 SW:
Last 3 Rounds
Round 278 - SW 224.5 EW: 225.6⬆️ New Scale
Round 279 - SW 225.6 EW: 226.4 ⬆️
Round 279 - SW 225.6 EW: 226.4 ➡️⬅️
Weight Tracker 2024
2024 Start 223.6
Jan 215 ⬇️
Feb 215.4 ⬆️
Mar 219.2 ⬆️
Apr 218.4 ⬇️
May 220.4 ⬆️
Jun 222.2 ⬆️
Jul 222.2➡️
Aug 223.4 ⬆️
Sep 224.4 ⬆️ Goal, reverse the upward trend
Oct 223.6 ⬇️❤️
Nov 226.4 ⬆️ last known weight)
Dec
5 Goals/10 days!
🚶🏽🏋️♀️🍎✅💧⬇️
SW RND 279 - 226.4
Dates = Weight ; Comments regarding prior day.
12/12 DNW
12/13 227.7 ~ urgh.... late night snacking, albeit popcorn, is the culprit. My mind is already looking to 2025 and that's not good. And it's cold too....hibernation....with comfort foods!! NOOOOOOOOOO!
12/14 DNW ~ it's not going to be pretty. Have a Christmas party this afternoon...the good part is it's an afternoon party so maybe I can burn off some of the excess before going to bed.
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@UTMom81 ~ I hope you have a great time on your "date". You're going to look great!!!
@Smoda61 ~ I have not heard of Habitnest but just made a note of it. Sounds like something I'd like. I'm not sure how much weight lifting could change over the years but I know I'm doing stuff that I did in my 20's
@capewrathultra ~ it's got to be the holidays, too many temptations this time of year. Cookies, did someone say cookies???
@BLueberries59 ~ Great picture and that's a lot of skiiing!! Almost a full time job but much more fun I bet!
@reshii_devi ~ Grinchy is a good characterization. I feel you but you are doing well. While I do enjoy the season (bittersweetly), I am anxious for the New Year and New Goals.
@deepwoodslady ~ Take the win, tomorrow's another day 10 -
[quote} @Smoda61 ~ I have not heard of Habitnest but just made a note of it. Sounds like something I'd like. I'm not sure how much weight lifting could change over the years but I know I'm doing stuff that I did in my 20's[/quote]
@itladyee They also have in-home dumbbell and body weight ones. I really need something to do the thinking for me as I do not have the capacity right now to research and put together a workout plan. It claims to tell you exactly what to do for each workout. If that is the case, I just need to get to the gym and follow instructions. Then hopefully that will get me a foundation from which I can do my own research and workout. Finders crossed. Need to find that way to make it work!!4 -
USW:241
UGW: 180
Goal (logging and weighing through mid January): 2/35
SW: 206.4
12/12 - 206.2 walking
12/13 - 205.2 cycling
12/14 - 204.6 walking
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Thank you, @capewrathultra !
74 year old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 155.0
UGW: 140.0
12/12 - 154.7 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then nothing but rain
12/13 - 156.1 at 5:30 a.m. ...Grandson Duty then 60 min workout w/trainer
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Good luck everyone.
Chris4 -
It rained really hard yesterday, something they call an arial flood. I found myself stress eating, which didn't feel great, but on the plus side I'm tracking my food and that has helped somewhat.
I've been pretty good with the water, and I'm enjoying the beautiful full moon out my window.
Affirmation: I am kind to myself as I set new intentions and supportive boundaries. The world rises up to meet me, and everything is always working out for me.
xoxo
Dailey
Round 281 Goals:
1. To get back into drinking water.
2. To log every day.
3. To laugh more this week.
Round 281: "Birthday Health"
12/12 218 lb
12/13 218.0 lb
12/14 217.2 lb
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@Blueberries59 I must’ve seen your photo before the caption posted. Wonderful accomplishment! Excellent! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻7
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RD 281 #51
F66, 5’6” married, MawMaw Proud. Clean P:E (ProteinG> (Cg+Fg) A clean/whole food WOE- Track macros, all fitness and NSVs. I’ve had an unhealthy relationship with food my entire life.
Mission: Continuously improve daily habits that strengthen a “Healthy, Strong & Fit” identity.
#HSF 📣#bestshapeofmylife📣
#helpfulhabits #agingyounger
📣BHAG Restated: My FIRST BHAG is to hit 128xlbs on this #HSF journey and maintain a “+ or -“ 2lb range @128lbs by 1/10/2025. I want a sustainable #HSF BHAG that’s achievable with hard work & determination.
R281 Commitments TO ME:
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I am tracking these individually, and will record the “icon” only when I honor myself that day.
⚖️ 10x
📝 10x
CLEAN 300 cal deficit
P:E >1
Pg = 115g to 125g
🤸♂️10x
🚶♀️+8-10k 8x
💗Z2 60min 8x
🏋️♀️+20 min 6x
⏱️HIIT (sprints/plyo) 5x
📚 💦💤 7-8hrs 10x
Backstory & Progress
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Lived in 140-150s throughout adulthood. HW 172lbs in 2010. Lost 30lbs in 2014 to 128lbs. Crazy🎢 for 10years. Joined JGMTD R231 7/31/23. Lost 15lbs 8/1 -11/23. Said goodbye FOREVER to the 🎢! I’ve named my maintenance journey “#HSF” & “Healthy Strong Fit” on my way to 📣#bestshapeofmylife
👇🏻December Level Up (Down)
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I pledge to prioritize each of these #HSF choices EVERY DAY of Dec:
1. P:E: Protein g greater than 1:1 vs. Energy g. [Pg > (Cg+Fg)] (and cals = avg. maintenance).I will continue this CLEAN nutrition plan. It is supposed to support muscle gain with fat loss while 🏋🏼♀️🚶♀️🤸🏼♀️ ⏱️🎾. I will continue to track NSVs/macros/ activities, etc. to learn about my body.
2. 🙏📝📚🧐 - I will continue to pray, journal, research. This is my aspect of “leveling up” because I am nothing without my relationship w/Jesus Christ. I’ve also grown into loving/enjoying learning about my body & healthy aging. Replacing BAD habits w/ GOOD habits is a journey in itself. This practice helps me stay present /mindful of many decisions/ thoughts/ actions that impact not only nutrition, but improves self-talk & interactions w/others.
3. 🏋🏼♀️this is my biggest challenge. I still don’t like it. Not one bit. I have some days that it clicks, but it’s a daily struggle. Living “fake it till I make it”… Faking my “identity”. My hope is that some 🏋️♀️version eventually becomes a healthy habit. I’m working on a minimum of 10-minute “🏋🏼♀️snacks” 2-3x per day, 5x per round. Gosh, how I wish someone, ANYONE would have told me in my earlier years that 🏋🏼♀️is the key to fat-loss / maintaining - NOT cardio. I was brainwashed.
4. Healthy Aging - includes mobility, flexibility, balance and agility. While I do stretch every morning plus “stretch snacks”… I want to up this game… I added ⏱️“sprints” (which is NOW only fast jogging… 😂) and plyometrics (celebrating a 2” vertical jump) 😂. I read to “sprint” and jumping is vital to joint-health as we age…..
5. I have much “work” to do with family relationships. Won’t detail here, but it’s a challenge & my overall health will not flourish without this being acknowledged and improved. Mind, body & spirit are connected. I won’t be fully content until I reconcile this part of my life.
6. Sleep- This is a big one. I’m usually fast asleep by 8:30-9PM. I can’t stay up later…. I love getting up early. I’m good with a 5AM wake up but I want to sleep soundly through the night. Will continue to prioritize this key component to health and well-being…
7. Have fun… lighten up … & give myself permission to be spontaneous. (This is THE HARDEST)!!!!
👇🏻Review since my 1st R231 7/31/23 NSVs/Journey Reflections
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1. ✅HSF: Avg. close to 9k steps per day for 12+ mos. Not bad. It’s no longer a “daily goal” because it’s now a daily healthy habit - #HSF 👏🏻🤩 (12/11 This is down due to injury - I pledge to recommit.
2. ✅#HSF: 🤸♂️ Daily stretch greatly improving my attitude & confidence.
3. ✅ #HSF 📝 🙏 everyday
4. ✅#HSF: I play 🎾about 4-5x per week.
5. ✅#HSF : 💗Z2 avg 60 min/day
6. ✅#HSF : zero to 20g of net carbs/ day
7. ✅Clean P:E 110-125g Protein
8. ✅#HSF Naturally IF 18/6. Eating window=noon to 6PM. (At least 5 days/wk)
9. ✅#HSF 💦70-80oz daily
10. ✅#HSF Alcohol limited to rare occasions.
11. 💤 7 to 8 hours sleep per night is a goal. Sleep is still inconsistent the last few rounds…
12.Staying in the present moment is key to mental health and healthy choices.
13.Rotating 115g to 125g of protein per day is now a non-negotiable. In my dreams, I want to be 128- 130lbs #HSF … 😎 I want to be Healthy, Strong & Fit to live out “Chapter 3” enjoying a full range of mobility, flexibility & activities… !
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12/12 Stellar. I studied my journal since R231 in preparation for this round to set realistic commitments to myself. I have 💪🏻re-committed to 🚶♀️step goals and 💗Z2. By far my best results over a period of time is consistency with 🚶♀️10k+ & 💗Z2=60 min.
Finished the day strong with 🚶♀️⏱️🏋️♀️. 📝 Icon includes 300 cal deficit, P:E Ratio 1:1 & Pg macro success. If I don’t hit all three of those measures, 🚫📝!
Love my improved tracking spreadsheet. Even though I have MFP premium, I like to SEE my daily NS commitments, all in one place side-by-side. THERE’s beauty, calm & surety in ✅✅✅s!
ngl: I was distracted yesterday and at 3:30 I had to FORCE 🤸♂️🚶♀️⏱️🏋️♀️. That feeling of ✅✅✅ is unmatched!
12/13 Another 💪🏻.
I missed 💗Z2 by 10 min!
“Turning thought into action is a moment of courage and clarity — worth acknowledging and celebrating!”
Each time I resist temptation/procrastination or distraction & follow through on a commitment to myself- I will celebrate! Mindfulness also includes not only present awareness, but celebrating the change of thought patterns that lead me to #HSF. Celebrate the smallest of actions…. I often say “let’s do the hard things”, and I rarely say “let’s celebrate with excitement every small decision that leads closer to achievement. Need to give myself a 🙌🏻 more often!
ONWARD!
12/14 🚫📝💗⏱️Still in a calorie deficit - only 100. Not a win according to by goals. Hit P:E and Protein 119g….💗 only 45 minutes…. Need 60min to claim it….Played two hours of tennis so not up to ⏱️… Today will 🚶🏼♀️➡️⏱️🏋🏼♀️💗.
Looking back over Thanksgiving and one day-long brunch with the gals…. I can honestly declare that three days of eating out of routine (not gorging) coupled with eating late causing sleep depravation was NOT WORTH the two weeks+ it has taken me to get back. And, I’m still 1lb over from mid-November. Also realize that I didn’t walk or 🎾for two weeks ….. My metabolism is slow as molasses…. Quick to gain and slow to shed. FACTS that I forgot! It’s not the “pound” per se…. It’s simply the journey to get where I want to be and for the freaking “fork” in the road…. (No pun intended) that I took to get off track…. So pleased I have recommitted! A tastebud party is just not worth the pain after!
Found a few fun “core” exercises on Instagram that I will incorporate into resistance training… Enjoying!
Read more data on the benefits of IF…. This is soundly incorporated in my routine (I haven’t mentioned in a long while). My eating window is noon to 6PM. This works for me.
Onward!
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R281 Hi, I’m Carolyn, and Im on an “INTEGRITY” challenge.
R281 SW ⚖️ 132.2
Goal: EW ⚖️⬇️ 131.0 (rounded!)
Morning ⚖️ & Prev Day Activity
12/12 132.2 📝🤸🏼♀️🚶♀️💗🏋️♀️⏱️💤
12/13 132.0 📝🤸🏼♀️🚶♀️🏋️♀️💤
12/14 131.8 🤸🏼♀️🚶🏻♀️💗💤
12/15 132.0 🚫
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12/15 Wonderful day yesterday, and nothing went according to plan… I spontaneously headed to an estate sale and spent several hours there wasting time… It was so much fun! Met DS & DGS For lunch… I wasn’t too bad, but not great. DH and I enjoyed a spontaneous date night… I was actually pretty good but too many carbs holding @ maintenance… Once again… just four hours sleep because I ate later / different than usual. Back on it today! Want to earn & see more ✅!
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GOALS RECORD—
⚖️ 10x✅✅✅✅
📝 10x✅✅
NUTRITION
CLEAN 300 cal deficit✅✅
P:E >1✅✅✅
Pg = 115g to 125g✅✅✅
🤸♂️10x✅✅✅
🚶♀️+8-10k 8x✅✅✅
💗Z2 60min 8x✅
🏋️♀️+20 min 6x✅✅
⏱️HIIT (sprints/plyo) 5x✅
📚 💦💤 7-8hrs 10x✅✅✅
#HSF #healthyhabits
#agingyounger
#📣bestshapeofmylife
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Round 281
December 12, 2024 - 22, 2024
My Round 2
HW 222 in 2017
GW 130
Goals this session:
1. Keep net carbs below 30—I know, not sustainable; however, it is useful for short periods
2. Record all dietary intake
3. Lose one pound in ten days—during the holiday season.
Date
12/12 151.2 Up from yesterday ☹ but lower than 10 days ago 😊
12/13 151.1 on plan
12/14 150.2 Stayed on plan
12/15 150.0 Stayed on plan
12/16
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@reshii_devi I am strongly in support of spending an entire day in snuggy clothes on the couch watching mindless tv and napping. It’s even better if there is a four legged friend to cuddle with. My dogs always look at me with such love on a day like this “finally, this stupid human figured out the secret to life”.
Sometimes our minds and bodies just need to rest. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this.8 -
Jude, 5’-2”, 67 YO
HW 165
CW: 129.5
I joined this group in Rnd 245 on Dec 18 2023, when I realized I was eating my way through the holidays; I finally got on the scale and was hovering just under 150 lbs. It took about 4 months to reach my goal weight of 125. Sounds great, but I’ve done this before, which is why I’m still here.
It’s not just about losing, it’s about changing the habits of a lifetime that keep me stuck in self-defeating cycles with food.
EW Rnd 280: 128.6
SW Rnd 281:
Previous rounds:SW Rnd 245: 146.6
SW Rnd 246: 147.0
SW Rnd 247: 143.4
SW Rnd 248: 140.8
SW Rnd 249: 140.6
SW Rnd 250: 137.2
SW Rnd 251: 136.2
SW Rnd 252: 134.2
SW Rnd 253: 133.4
SW Rnd 254: 131.6
SW Rnd 255: 130.0
SW Rnd 256: 128.8
SW Rnd 257: 126.8
SW Rnd 258: 129.0 post AZ trip
SW Rnd 259: 126.0
SW Rnd 260: 124.8
SW Rnd 261: 125.2
SW Rnd 262:126.6
SW Rnd 263: 123.4
SW Rnd 264: 124.4
SW Rnd 265: 125.0 post MV trip
SW Rnd 266:125.0
SW Rnd 267: 124.0
SW Rnd 268: 125.4
SW Rnd 269: 123.8
SW Rnd 270: 125.8
SW Rnd 271: 126.2 post Italy trip
SW Rnd 272: 126.8
SW Rnd 273: 125.0
SW Rnd 274: 126.0
SW Rnd 275: 126.8
SW Rnd 276: DNW
SW Rnd 277: 127.2
SW Rnd 278: 126.6
SW Rnd 279: 127.5
SW Rnd 280: 129.5
SW Rnd 281: 127.6
This round marks my first full year in this challenge! A 2 lbs uptick doesn't sound like much, but learning to maintain my fitness means recognizing patterns. So here's my goals as I round out the year:
Goals this round:
* start building up workouts as my foot heals from surgery
* enjoy holiday baking and treats, but not to excess
* would love to achieve that "pound a round" loss, but maintaining is a must!
12/12: 127.6
12/13: 127.8
12/14: 127.4
12/15: 128.3
12/16:
12/17:
12/18: 1 year anniversary with JGMTD!
12/19:
12/20:
12/21:
12/15: still see-sawing in this same range; I'll take it as a "win" if I hold to good eating habits and don't start mindless snacking through the holidays. Today is a dance recital for DD#1's girls in north NJ, about 1 1/2 hrs away, and I love these holiday programs with the kids- to me that's what this time of year is really all about.
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I enjoy reading everyone’s posts with my morning coffee.
Highest weight 242 lbs
Lowest weight 142 lbs (2019)
Re-start JGMTD Feb 2024 @ 204 lbs
Round 280 End Weight 169.8
12/12 171.0
12/13 170.2
12/14 DNW
12/15 DNW It only takes a day and a half for me to be reminded that it’s always chaotic here. There is one child, there are two adults with large incomes and there is help throughout the week (i.e. regular cleaning, scheduled and on call childcare).
Yet their life just feels overly complicated. Every kitchen counter is covered in gadgets, shelves and drawers over flow. I’ve never seen so many water bottles in one place in my life!!!!
It’s just too much. Nobody needs this much stuff.
It makes me feel overwhelmed. Meals are not organized either. I find myself chaos eating. I’ve had far too many cookies and take-out meals.
One more day. Today I will do my best to not shovel chocolate covered double stuff Oreos in my mouth just because it’s 1pm and nobody has offered me food and I didn’t dare leave to go on my normal gym/breakfast adventure because we had plans to go out at 9am…
Family dynamics, at least I’m old enough to just keep my mouth shut and enjoy our time together!7
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