Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 289

🎷 66 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 289(my 219th). So grateful as always @Quiltingjaine.

So here we go again, I’m just keeping plugging away! New round, this time I need to stop playing around & take it more seriously, I am not in maintenance & I want to get back to where I should be. I will be taking something forward from @Chapter_3 (yet again) if I may "We should be strategically engaged with our lives each day, right?! That’s my word… ENGAGED." " I will try to keep that word ENGAGED in my mind over these new 10 days & also remember that I am the driver of my life & not the passenger. My goal for this round is to get back to 139s. I need to be diligent as only 3-5 days per round staying on the wagon is not sufficient to get me back to where I want to be & then relaxing for the last 2/3 is not acceptable! I want to stay strong, walk the walk as well as talk the talk! & make the round a successful one. So, goals for this round;

First and foremost, no feeding frenzies – I am not a shark or even a piranha!

to weigh less at the end of the round than the start be happy because I feel that I have made the round count at the end

I need to remain consistent - it does work! Good luck for success everyone.

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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.

Updated 20.08.24 – I met up with youngest DB, first time after his DP passed away at the way too early age of 46. DB lives a long way from us, we see him very infrequently & is very introvert, so not a sharer of info 😞. However, he finally opened up to me, it seems that his DPs bad health leading to heart failure followed by kidney, liver failure & then a massive stroke, was originally caused by heavy drinking. By the time he realised he was abusing his body and went teetotal, the damage was too late to reverse. He was on the list for a heart transplant, but his other organs gave up before one became available. This has made me think about how I am abusing my body when I have binges with way too much sugar, fat & salt. I know I am a food addict. I'm going to try to think about this when I am tempted to overindulge, I need to start respecting my body more and think about whether I want to be in the best health I can be. My body has served me so well for 66 years, it deserves to be given the best chance to keep serving me well & I've been really lucky that life has not dealt me a raw health deal, so I must not jeopardize that luck.

End of round 69 134.2 22.2.18 to 03.03.19

End of round 70 133.6 04.03.18 to 13.03.19

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 – not bad considering Dad unexpectedly passed away 3 days before end of round: 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 f round 259 – 140 (loss of 0.6 pound)

End of round 260 – 140.2 (increase of 1 pound)

End of round 261 – 141.6 (increase of 1.4 pound)

End of round 262 – 139.2 (loss of 2.4 pounds) 03.06.24 – 14.06.24

End of round 263 – 140.8 (gain 1.6 pound) 15-24.06.24

End of round 264 – 139.2 (loss of 1.6 pound) 25.06.24 - 04.07.24

End of round 265 – 139.8 (gain of 0.6 pound) round weigh in 2 days early due to weekend away 05-14.07.24

End of round 266 – 139.4 (loss of 0.4 pound) 15-24.07.24

End of round 267 - DNW - Transplant Games 25.07.24 - 03.08.24

End of round 268 – 140.2 (trend 140.7) 04-13.08.24

End of round 269 – 139.8 (trend 140.7) 14.08.24 to 23.08.24

End of round 270 – 142.4 (trend 141-4) 24.08.24 to 02.09.24

End of round 271 – 140.6 (trend 141.1) 03.09.24 to 12.09.24

End of round 272 – DNW on holiday in Salou.

End of round 273 – 142.6 ( 2 pounds lost) 23.09.24 to 02.10.24

End of round 274 – 142.4 (0.2 lost) 03.10.24 to 12.10.24

End of round 275 – 143.6 (1.2 gain) 13.10.24 to 22.10.24 (6 days in Turkey visiting DB).

End of round 276 – 143 (0.6 lost) 23.10.24 to 01.11.24

End of round 277 – 141 (2 pounds lost) 02.11.24 to 11.11.24

End of round 278 – 142.6 (0.6 gained) 12.11.24 to 21.11.24

End of round 279 – 141.6 (1 pound lost) 22.11.24 – 01.12.24 *

End of round 280 – 141.4 (0.2 lost) -2.12.24 – 10.12.24

End of round 281 – 141.6 (0.2 gain) – 11.12.24-21.12.24

End of round 282 – 143.2 (1.6 gain) – 22-31.12.24

End of round 283 – 144 (0.8 gain) – 1-10.01.25

End of round 284 – 141 (3 pound loss) 11-20.01.25

End of round 285 – 144 (3 pound gain) 21-31.01.25

End of round 286 – 141.8 (2.2 pound lost) 1-9/01/25

End of round 287 – 142.6 (0.8 up) 10-19 March 2025

End of round 288 – 143 (up 0.4) 20.03.25 – 01.03.25

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I am the driver in my life & not the passenger, I need to drive my life to a healthy life."Health is wealth",

2/28 143 (trend 142.8) 9.37 miles walked 9.37 miles walked. Feeling very low with myself at the mo., the gain is not only apparent in the fit of clothes but also starting to show in the mirror. I’ve started to withdraw into myself again, really need to pull myself together & sort myself out.

3/1 DNW - taking yesterday's number as end of round weight as came away in the caravan so no scales. Feel better about myself this morning after the 'downer'; was totally engaged with every mouthful yesterday, need to continue to drive for a healthy life. 0.4 pound gained this round. I'll catch up with the posts later.

SW RND 289 143

3/2 DNW – travelled home today. Walked 9.32 miles yesterday, was very engaged all day, thought very carefully before putting every bite in my mouth.

3/3 142 – (trend 142.7) 6.83 miles walked, keeping the mindfulness going.

3/4 142 – (trend 142.6) 10.13 miles walked, feeling strong.

3/5 142 – (trend 142.5) 8.96 miles walked. Well in control of driving my life.

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👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE & I AM WHAT I EAT!!!!! 👍👍.

Goals for the round:

2L water per day - ✔️

Stay under calorie goal - ✔️

Weigh daily - ✔️

Over 10,000 steps on days not in work - ✔️

End weight from last round - 153.8 lb

3/2 - 153.2 😊

3/3 - 153.4

3/4 - 152.8 😊

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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 288 End Weight 178.4

03/02 178.4
03/03 177.6
03/04 DNW

03/05 177.6 Pleased with this! I had lunch with a gardening friend and we took a little walk to see what’s poking up in her neck of the woods. Not much yet but we had fun being outside.

Also there are not many options for lunch in those woods. I knew this going in and had prepped for the calorie bomb. I ordered a taco salad, folks this was nachos! Taco salad isn’t exactly a healthy option to begin with but I had been counting on a nice big pile of crispy iceberg lettuce. Bahahaha this was a bowl of chips with a garnish of shredded lettuce.
I rolled with it, the country cafe is not a place to take a stand for my health. Also I was enjoying the company. A few delicious nachos wont kill me.

I did feel a bit guilty tossing my large to go box after. I dislike wasting food.

I had to put in extra effort and will power to adjust my evening eating. But I did it, it didn’t kill me. I didn’t starve to death without my evening snack. I need to remind myself of that.

I’m taking a young friend to a trampoline park today. What am I thinking???? lol I’m thinking I need to find my wrist guards!!!

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#ENGAGED #DRIVER#HSF #FINISHEACHDAY💪🏻

SW RND 289 ⚖️131.8

The next 10 days, I will focus on mindset & reflection. I will deploy healthy habits. 

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Daily: 🏆Nutrition (ALL: IF, cals, macros, Pg )🙆‍♀️15min🚶‍♀️10k, 💗Z2 60min, 💦 80oz. 🏋️‍♀️(5x) 

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Daily = morning reflections

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3/1 131.6 🚶‍♀️💓🏆

Onward!

**Previous Daily**

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3/2 ⚖️⬆️⬇️ same 2-3lbs. I want 128-130 as my range. By re-focusing on daily habits/commitments, the ⚖️ will range lower. Remember my WHY! My why is to “age younger” maintaining strength, balance, flexibility, and agility - enjoying daily activities with my hubby & grandchildren!

🏆 Nutrition is key. That’s where the scale is controlled… In the kitchen! Movement is for health & wellness.

Back to measuring 💦🙆‍♀️🏋️‍♀️ because those habits slacked-off the entire month of Feb. 🚶‍♀️💓 better but not 💯daily. The birds are singing! Spring is on its way! 

NSV: I’ve logged 605 days in a row!

She is BACK! Let’s do this together. Good luck!

3/3 a “very good gal” day.  The first day of many, many more to come.🏋️‍♀️ & 🚶‍♀️today!  What made yesterday different? Reflection, discipline & my inner-cheerleader. Assumed and Engaged my “#HSF identity” all day, long.  Journaled. And…. Fought through the “kitchen wondering”… quieting my negative inner voice and shifting thought patterns… to #HSF Again! (the whistle is still taped on the cabinet!)

Today, I have meetings with two city councilmen. (Will walk). That project is going well - sleeping better and OCD has subsided.  (so far so good.)

And…. It’s Mardi Gras season, which I haven’t mentioned yet… Purple, green and gold, masks, beads, music everywhere - means king cakes are out in full force, but I have resisted. 

One piece, just one taste of that sugary delicious poison, and you’re done for! NO ONE can take just one bite so 🚫 to just one bite!

“You can make it if you really want but you must try. Try and try, try and try!” That song was in my head all day long yesterday probably today too!

3/4 Laissez les bons temps rouler 💜💚💛 Let the good times roll! 

It’s plain ol’ Tuesday where you live but it’s FAT TUESDAY here! 

All that cheer aside,  we really don’t celebrate Mardi Gras in this house … I plan on handing out flyers and getting petition signatures working the parade if weather holds out…. Terrible storm - expecting 60 mph winds… I feel badly for those who love Mardi Gras and who celebrate - especially all the children! Many are hoping they can get in the parade before the storm so we shall see.

Lundi Gras yesterday- (Monday before Mardi Gras). Our little town has another tradition with King of Mardi Gras, arriving by boat @ our park & second-lining to our historic hotel downtown. Couple of hundred folks, jazz bands. Great music. Gorgeous weather. Fun. I got my 🚶‍♀️10k yesterday that way. Today will be thousands stretching the main drag, which we will avoid… when the parade circles to the neighborhoods is where I’ll work the petition…. That’s the plan anyway, but let’s see if the weather cooperates.

Many celebrate with tailgate parties, food, drink, costumes… ALL DAY. I do enjoy watching the children -“throw me something mister”.  Our town hosts “Family Gras” after the parade… With bands and more food and family fun & games …. This may cancel due to the forecast. 

Me? I had a great day yesterday 🏋️‍♀️ 30 min & 💦… hit macros (115Pg) - ate at maintenance. I was hoping for kcals deficit but enjoyed hi pro yogurt & fresh berries @ 7pm…. Portion control always my battle… I truly love to eat. ‼️Reenter: the “fuel” mindset‼️

NSV: through breathing, stretching, and walking (& prayer) I’ve been able to break the constant rumination. It’s still simmering, but no longer in the foreground dominating.  Health is winning (for now). 

3/2 131.8 🙆‍♀️🎾🚶‍♀️💓💦🏆

3/3 131.2 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓💦

3/4 131.2 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓 💦

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3/5 DNW - Will ⚖️ with a good night sleep… 

Yesterday was perfect until … hubby and I went out for an ice cream cone after dinner… Que Delicioso!  Moose Tracks-never disappoints. (made it through Mardi Gras season without king cake or over indulgence… But OOOOOh that last indulgence before Lent… ) Back on track today!

Read an interesting article yesterday about stress/cortisol and the negative impact on health. Our nervous system is just as important as other systems… And is often neglected. My sleep avgs approx 6hrs per night - needs attention. I know I need more to be at my optimum each day.

Onward! 

#HSF 

 #FINISHEACHDAY💪🏻

📣#bestshapeofmylife 

Mods to my usual post here. I took out the spoilers and other BBCode until I can figure it out.

Male: 67

6’-2”

OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016.) I was actually at 250 in 2011 or so…

OGW: 199 (just to say I did)

Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205

Simple Goal for this round : Start treating my OGW like a REAL PROJECT with the future of “the company” on the line.

Round 289 Posts

This is my posting format….

Month/Day: Scale Reading - First thing today after bathroom visit before getting dressed. / Comment

3/1/25 : 232.0 SW a day before.

3/2: 229.4

Thanks for allowing me the rant yesterday. And thanks for the encouraging words. Even chapter_3 😊

I had a molecule of self-control yesterday. Before I pound my chest like king kong I will remember what skyleen75 wrote… “I tell myself “weight loss isn’t linear” when I’m dealing with daily ups and downs…“

I won the battle of March 1. Now, onward with the war. Don’t fear the upticks and lost battles. No single battle will lose the war.

3/3: 230.0

I need to lock it down today!

DW made some yogurt in the Instant Pot Saturday. My new breakfast anchor for the rest of this round. She hasn’t done it in a while, but when she did I was in a losing mode.

3/4: 230.6

OK I am a bit confused because I thought yesterday was a lock down. I ate right and exercised well. Food was kinda carby. Logged it all. Group class at the gym in the morning and a nice bike ride in the afternoon. Worked up a sweat at both. Sat at the car dealer yesterday around noon for an oil change with free movie theater style popcorn 5 feet away and didn’t eat one kernel.

Chalk it up as a bump in the road. “It’s only a flesh wound.”

DW and I watched a Les Misérables concert on PBS Sunday night. Such a great story. Such great music. Fantastic performers. All about my favorite book. So, yesterday I decided to read it again after 30 years. I read it on the train, to and from work, in another life. To say Victor Hugo grinds the character development is a gross understatement. I guess if your going to fill 1500 pages you need to write about something! HA! This could take a while.

3/5: 229.6

Good luck to all as we find a new normal.

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36F 5’9

SW - 175.8

GW - 155

Backstory

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In 2022 I was around 157lbs with 24% bf. Was definitely in the “best shape” of my adult life then.  Since then I started a new career working from home as a developer. Have moved away from my family for fiancés job. We’ve moved several times to various states in a short time span. So far we’ve moved 3 times, all about 9 months apart. Welcomed two puppies into the mix. Lots of changes. Lots of time spent at home. Lots of time spent away from family. Fell out of touch with friends. All of the adjustments and figuring out how to manage/handle more daily responsibilities and navigate through this phase of life has manifested into me gaining 20+lbs and losing a lot of willpower, motivation, drive, positivity, etc that I once thrived on. Found this challenge and it has been helping me get it back. Nothing is permanent! Looking forward to working through this. 

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Overall Goals and Challenges

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Goals

1. Focusing on behavior and mindset. Calories have been going way over for so long I need to reel the behavior back in a healthy way. 
2. Don’t give up on the day when it’s challenging. Choose to make good decisions in those moments instead of giving in.

Challenges

1. Working from home makes it easy to stress eat or just eat out of boredom/habit. 
2. Sleeping less (have two puppies, a 9mo and a 1yr old) makes it hard to wake up early enough to get a good workout in or at least to feel good awaking up. Feel defeated in the motivation and drive department compared to how I was previously.

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Daily, Small, Attainable Goals

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1. Finish 1st 27oz water before 2pm
2. Finish 2nd 27oz water before bed
3. Alternate standing and sitting at desk every other hour during working hours (or stand at least half of the day). 
4. Hit maintenance calories at a minimum.
5. -200 cal deficit on gym days
6. If I go over cals, try to cap it at +200
7. Weekly deficit of 1300cals.

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Helpful Reminders

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…it IS possible to achieve my goals. Sometimes it CAN just be that simple…

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Past Challenge Stats

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RND 279 : SW - 175.8 : EW - 176.4 : ⬆️ 0.6

RND 280 : SW - 175.7 : EW - 176.9 : ⬆️ 1.2 

RND 281 : SW - 176.7 : EW - 176.9 : ⬆️ 0.2

RND 282 : SW - 176.9 : EW - 178.4 : ⬆️ 1.5

RND 283: SW - 178.4 : EW - 179.9 : ⬆️ 1.5

RND 284: SW - 179.9 : EW - 181.2 : ⬆️ 1.3

RND 285: SW - 181.2 : EW - 181.2 : 🟰 0.0

RND 286 : SW - 181.2 : EW - 180.7 : ⬇️ 0.5

RND 287 : SW - 180.7 : EW - 181.7 : ⬆️ 1.0

RND 288 : SW - 181.7 : EW - 181.8 : ⬆️ 0.1

RND 289 : SW - 181.8 : EW - 

Total : ⬆️ 6

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RND 289 SW - 181.8

3/2 - 181.9

3/3 - 181.7

3/4 - 181.9

3/5 - 181.9

3/6

3/7

3/8

3/9

3/10

3/11

Gym: rest

Wins: managing to maintain 

Challenges: last two days were crap days

*ps - this copied/pasted in weird with extra spaces and the spoilers not working. Not sure why. Sorry for the lengthy post!

23F, 5’1, Canada

Next Goal Weight: 190lbs

Ultimate Goal Weight: 140lbs

Weight to Go: 56.4lbs

Highest Weight: 205lbs

SW Round 289: 196.4lbs

Total Weight Lost: 8.6lbs

Previous Rounds:
Round 288: -1.2lbs

3/2

Weight: 196.3lbs

Trend Weight: 196.3lbs

3/3:

Weight: 196.1lbs

Trend Weight: 196.2lbs

3/4

Weight: 196.3lbs

Trend Weight: 196.2lbs

3/5

Weight: 195.5lbs

Trend Weight: 196.1lbs

3/6

3/7

3/8

3/9

3/10

3/11