Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 294

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  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 13,125 Member

    Round 294

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    MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 64 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.

    ROUND 251 FOR ME.

    ……….We are fierce and so we fight……….

    MY STATS:

    Highest weight ever (05-10-2016): 253

    Original starting weight on MFP: (01-11-2018) 235.0

    R293 EW= 195.8

    R294 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.

    Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.

    🔜🔜🔜🔜🔜Final goal: 145-155. I’ll know when I get there.

    👀👀👀 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) = 16.2 LOST (Ending Weight 187.6)

    R163 thru R172 (09/19/21 thru 12/27/21) = 5.0 GAINED (Ending Weight 192.6)

    R173 thru R182 (12/28/21 thru 04/06/22) = 7.0 GAINED (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) =] 10.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 193.8)

    R273 thru R282 (09/23/24 thru 12/31/24) = 1.2 LOST (Ending Weight 192.6)

    R283 (01/01/25 thru 01/10/25) = 1.6 LOST (Ending Weight 191.0)

    R284 (01/11/25 thru 01/20/25) = 2.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 193.2)

    R285 (01/21/25 thru 01/30/25) = 0.8 LOST (Ending Weight 192.4)

    R286 (01/31/25 thru 02/09/25) = 3.3 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.7)

    R287 (02/10/25 thru 02/19/25) = 0.1 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.8)

    R288 (02/20/25 thru 03/01/25) = 0.6 GAINED] (Ending Weight 196.4)

    R289 (03/02/25 thru 03/11/25) = 1.8 LOST (Ending Weight 194.6)

    R290 (03/12/25 thru 03/21/25) = 0.4 LOST (Ending Weight 194.2)

    R291 (03/22/25 thru 03/31/25) = 1.6 GAINED (Ending Weight 195.8)

    R292 (04/01/25 thru 04/10/25) = 0.6 GAINED (Ending Weight 196.4)

    R293 (04/11/25 thru 04/20/25) = 0.6 LOST (Ending Weight 195.8)

    R294 (04/21/25 thru 04/30/25) = xxxxx (Ending Weight xxxxx)

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    Day/Weight/Comment

    ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND 195.8

    04/21-195.0 ✅ - (Trend Weight: 196.5)

    04/22 – 194.2 ✅ (Trend Weight – 196.3)

    04/23-194.2 💠 - (Trend Weight: 196.1) After lunch out yesterday and a bit too many healthy snacks last night, I’ll take it! I’m quite sure TMI helped as well as the raking and burning I did for several hours yesterday. Possible rain today. I have a lot of projects inside too so I’ll be watching the skies to see if I’ll be working inside or outside. Dr. appointment was disappointing. My blood sugar A1C went back up to 8 point something from 7.0 as tested on Dec. 18th. That is putting me back into some very bad numbers where lots of other health issues start coming along. I can’t afford the GLP-1 meds for diabetes he is recommending so if I don’t turn this around, I could end up on insulin. I’ve fought hard against it. I’ve got to get my *kitten* together and get this done!

    🐰 🐰 🐰 🐰 🐰 04/24-195.2 ❌ - (Trend Weight: 196.0) Ditto on @quiltingjaine post today. It’s finally all coming back to haunt me. I’ve been eating a LOT of restaurant food due to how busy I’ve been. At night, I’ve started to just grab my nut snack (type varies) out of the container without measuring or counting them out so I know the quantities have been too high. I haven’t done that in years, honestly. I don’t want to start developing any bad habits! I got about 6 more hours of burning in yesterday but no more raking. Although not even half done with the raking, my piles are already too high so I’ll continue to focus on the burning for now. However, at some point the raking and branch removals will have to start back up or I’ll never be able to have it mowed! I hope you will all enjoy your day.

    04/25-xxxxx- (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

    04/26-xxxxx- (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

    04/27-xxxxx- (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

    04/28-xxxxx- (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

    04/29-xxxxx- (Trend Weight: xxxxx)

    04/30-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🌻

  • CamandJarvis
    CamandJarvis Posts: 2,252 Member

    4/21 - 168.9

    4/22 - 168.5

    4/23 - 167.5

    4/24 - 167.5 - No change and that's okay. I did have a snack this afternoon despite it putting me over calories by 175, and over my +/-10g buffer by 16g protein, 3g fat, and 13g carbs. This isn't too bad overall and I'm okay. TOM is really kicking my behind this go 'round and I needed the extra boost. I still need to figure out my non-keto dinner for next week as well as lunches for both BF and I. I also need to see what I have on hand in the freezer/fridge/pantry for lunch and dinner tomorrow since there's no current plan. If we continue our alternating keto days, it would be a keto day. I'll see what BF says tonight based on what I have available. There is hope, though!

  • itladyee
    itladyee Posts: 6,563 Member

    Measurable Daily Goals 🚶🏽🍎✅💧🚫⬇️
    🚶🏽- Closing my rings M-S Move = 700/Exercise = 45/Stand = 12)
    🍎- Tracking/Under Calorie Budget (~ 1650 ~)
    ✅ - Macros - Protein (75g - 100g) Carbs < 75g
    💧- Water - 50 oz minimum
    🚫 - No Wine
    ⬇️- Downward trend
    SW RND 294 ~ 230.2 Goal this round 228.5 (less than end of March)
    4/21 230.2 ~ Had Easter at my DH's Mom's, so no leftovers…a good thing. Working on a good water day today!
    4/22 230.2 ~
    4/23 230.0 ~ 🚶🏽💧🚫⬇️ good on protein but over on carbs (seems always). Great exercise day yesterday. Was good on calories until after dinner. I had settled in at about 1400 calories, eating small meals through out the day… but I was still hungry, even had all of my water. I intentionally allowed all the snacks to disappear so there's nothing really bad to consume. I did find some chicken strips that put me over my count. I think I'm going to grill some chicken breast and put in the refrigerator for these times.
    4/24 229.2 ~🚶🏽🍎✅💧🚫⬇️ ok!
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    @Chapter_3 ~ non-negotiables 1) is exercise, at least 30 minutes of something (ok for one day of rest) 2) water - min 50oz 3) Still thinking about his one….leaning towards protein.

    @SModa61 ~ if only I had the answers. It frustrates me so much! Congrats on your progress, traveling nonetheless!!

    @quiltingjaine ~ Sorry to hear the one pup didn't make it 💔 What breed of puppies?

    Welcome @kaitlinwilliamson140

  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 4,892 Member

    🎷 66 yrs young F, 5ft 4 Round 294 (my 224th). So grateful as always @Quiltingjaine.

    Goals for every 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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    Spoiler Warning

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

    ***

    EW RND 293 – 140.6

    SW RND 294 –

    4/21 DNW – yesterday we rode the motorbike to Sheffield on the annual Easter Egg run to raise funds for the children’s hospital; our youngest DGS received treatment in there as a 6 month old before his liver transplant, so the charity is dear to our hearts. We do it together with our DS, but this year was a little different, instead of our DIL riding pillion with him, his oldest DD,(aged 6 ½) rode with him now that her legs are long enough to reach the footrests. She was so excited! Three generations took part this year! A total of 827 bikes turned out! Not heard yet how much money was raised.

    4/22 140.8 (trend 140.4) No structured waking; travelled back home.

    4/23 141.8 (trend 140.4) 9.33 miles walked.

    4/24 141.8 (trend 140.7) 3.6 miles walked, with little DGD (3), after a craft morning at her local library we took a picnic up to the peaks. She loves to step up & across the rocks up there. Update on the Easter egg run; it raised £68,000.

    4/25 141.8 (trend 140.9) 8.89 miles walked, must stop indulging in the Easter chocolate today.

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

  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 4,892 Member

    @SosiRegime - happy belated birthday, sounds like you had a lovely relaxing day.

  • _JeffreyD_
    _JeffreyD_ Posts: 2,276 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48580495#Comment_48580495

    @Chapter_3 this could be the year. (We cub fans are eternal optimists.)

  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 1,205 Member

    SW RND 294 #64

    F66, 5’6” married, MawMaw Proud. Clean P:E (ProteinG> (Cg+Fg) A clean/whole food WOE- Track macros, fitness, habits and NSVs.

    Mission:  Continuously improve daily habits that strengthen a “Healthy, Strong & Fit” identity.   #HSF  #bestshapeofmylife #ENGAGED #agingyounger 

    UGW BHAG: 128-130

    Daily: 🏆Nutrition (ALL: IF 18:6, cals 1150, macros = Pg 120g)🙆‍♀️15min🚶‍♀️10k, 💗Z2 60min, 💦 80oz. 🏋️‍♀️(5x) ⏱️(5x) Plyo

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    activities = actual day

    Daily = morning reflections

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    4/21 135.6 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓🏆💦

    4/22 133.6 🙆‍♀️🚶‍♀️💓🏋️‍♀️🏆💦🎾⏱️

    4/23 131.2 🙆‍♀️🏆💦

    4/24 ⚖️131.0 🙆‍♀️💦

    4/25 DNW

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    4/30

    4/21 135.6 Back to basics. For real. Fell off the “habit” train so must not have been TRUE habits after all…

    I often have fluctuations, but this huge swing is serious. Behaviors have been erratic since early February -  will focus on “doing” and not “being”. 

    #ENGAGED! #HSF

    I’m definitely more content when “routining”. No wading … jumping in! I have approximately three months to regain my groove for my two year JGMTD anniversary and a lifetime to experience the reward … My reward? Contentment.

    Good luck to all! 

    4/22 133.6 #ENGAGED. Solid day back.  good 💦but still puffy. Somewhat lethargic. Better 🥩 (110g). Will 🎾🏋️‍♀️& ⏱️ today. Mindset change leads to optimism. Claiming identity #HSF. Do vs Be. 

    4/23 131.2 Well I guess the scale lied to me Monday and/or it’s lying to me this morning! Nothing is real until I get well established into my routine. 

    After almost 2+ years of daily tracking (and 11 years pretty consistently) I can state with certainty (for me) that two days of home food prep and knowing EXACTLY what enters my mouth (Whole Food / single ingredient) is THE difference. (Hydration and IF 18/6). I’m sure the scale will bounce around as I continue moving forward. 

    Activity: yesterday was the first day I played tennis in 10 days & unfortunately, I injured myself. I am just beside myself… My right tricep was killing me as well as my neck, back and shoulders… (maybe aggravated areas from my fall last week). Must be a combination of all the physical work at the property and using unfamiliar parts of my body… I went to bed in so much pain last night. I could barely move and then miraculously I woke up after a solid night sleep feeling fine “almost” except for my right tricep… Some things are just inexplicable. 

    Puffiness and brain fog starting to dissipate. I’ll lay off weights today and will go for a very long, long walk. Maybe two. DGS Chauffeur time this week!

    Property update: What a roller coaster! Nothing yet from the “We are going to buy your property” neighbors… Strange. The roof is going on April 30 and we will list ASAP.

    4/24 I woke up, feeling no pain yesterday but as the morning progressed the pain returned. I decided to completely take the day off. Very little movement. 🚶‍♀️6k steps getting organized, errands, completing property disclosure statements, Listing agreement, etc. chauffeured DGS and went to the grocery.  I’m better this morning, but I think I need to take another REST day from structured movement. We’ll try and get my steps in, pay attention to my posture, do some breathing work, 🙏, healthy nutrition, and plenty of 💦💦💦. 🙆‍♀️. 

    NSV: My body loves one ingredient, whole food, and plenty of hydration. The 4/20 spike is still a mystery… I guess it was a combination of eating unfamiliar restaurant foods over a stretch of time and lack of hydration, TMI, cortisol, sleep, etc. Our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made. 

    4/25 DNW this morning because I woke up once again WAY too early… Yesterday I was off track a little because I went to lunch with my tennis team. I was very good but had a handful of tater tots… Why? I don’t know they just looked so good! Very little movement yesterday and my back flared up around 7PM. It was painful sleeping. Ice works better than heat and I’m feeling better this morning. Will take it easy AGAIN today. I think all this came from the jolt of the fall almost 2 weeks ago… I have another landmine tonight with my high school friends and I’m planning on eating protein only.

  • SModa61
    SModa61 Posts: 3,304 Member

    @itladyee At least here in JGM10D, we can share our frustrations, as well as ideas and know we are not alone! <3

  • patriciafoley1
    patriciafoley1 Posts: 460 Member

    SW RND 294
    4/21 148.8 this is salt retention from yesterday's ham Unfortunately it was delicious and we have a ton of leftovers so this salt is probably going to plague me all week. But my BS was 98 this morning, so that is a big plus for the week.
    4/22 stayed the same, in spite of a calorie deficit and 20K steps. But the easter ham is almost gone, just a bit left, and throwing away food is not my thing. So long as I stay in a calorie deficit, I ignore temporary salt/water retentions. On the plus side, for this round I decided to start a 16/8 fast, starting at 11 and eating till 7. Starting at 11 is not a problem, though I have been snacking a bit on sugar free dark chocolate and almonds after 7. I am not doing this fast so much for weight as to have a normal blood sugar in the morning. Snacking at night is my hardest thing to give up. I have no problem staying within calorie goals but I always budgeted a few hundred calories for an evening snack and this is hard to move earlier or change. I'm not going to beat myself up about it if I fail, but I am going to try every day. On a plus/minus side, I had bought quite a few size 16 insect shield lee jeans in the winter, when they were on sale, and they are all so big that they look like elephant skin on me. I am almost in tens. Wondering if I can alter them. I never thought I'd get this low. So I guess that's a plus, but it is frustrating to not have them available during the worst of spring tick season.
    4/23 148.4 Last of the ham was yesterday, so hoping tomorrow sees the end of water weight. I've been in a calorie deficit, salt aside, so hoping for a whoosh in the next couple of days.
    4/24 took the dog to the vet early, did not weigh
    4/25 147.8 finally back where i was before the easter ham And yesterday, before I ate dinner, tested my blood sugar and it was 96 So that was a plus!

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  • quiltingjaine
    quiltingjaine Posts: 6,624 Member

    @thistime716 Where in Illinois? DH was born and mostly raised in Carbondale. We met at SIU.

    @SosiRegime HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!

  • thistime716
    thistime716 Posts: 15 Member

    Round 294female 48… size 9.5 shoe, if you are dull you know

    4/24 Finally doing the word doc as suggested. I did not weigh this morning, as I felt working on habits and cleaning up my diet was more important. Which I have brought my daily intake down considerably. I’ve been drinking my coffee black for 3 days now, rather than with half and half and sugar, though I will indulge in that from time to time. I really keep hoping to keep this brief, but I’m that annoying chatty neighbor who overshares. I did take all of my houseplants outside to their summer shelves. (Illinois, USA). I normally can’t do this until the second week of May. I may have to bring them in for a night at some point, but the forecast is promising. I repotted several yesterday and this morning. I purchased an umbrella style clothesline a few weeks ago. I received a ridiculous power bill, and decided my dryer was going to get minimal use when the weather permitted. I’ve really enjoyed taking the laundry out to hang. Hopefully I offset the expense of the line soon.lol4/25 211.0 or -8.4 since the 21st. Which is wonderful, but also very unbelievable. Last evening I was certainly dumping fluid. I had felt very swollen for the last few days. Which was all the easter splurges. I’m very happy about all of that, but only the .4 is likely real weight. Lol. But retaining about a gallon of fluid is not pleasant! Goals continue to be to drink 5 my water, log my food, make better choices. This morning I resisted milk and sugar in my coffee as a reward for a lot of hard work yesterday. 4/264/274/284/294/30

    4/23, f48, 220.2lbsmy intake today was much better. This evening I have developed a migraine and I didn't want to forget to do this, so here I am. Keeping it brief. I feel very swollen and puffy today. Hopefully the gain is mostly water….try eating less, immediately gain weight…ive certainly done that before.

    4/22, F48, I didn't dare get on the scale. Lets say 219.4, same as yesterday.This morning I finished tracking yesterday's foods, and was horrified at the calories in some of those few times a year foods I make. I think I HAVE to throw away the left overs. Which is difficult because food is crazy expensive. However, if I want to make progress in this first 10 day challenge it has to happen. But I did track! I did choose smaller portions! I did do this and I started a CBT weight loss book/workbook. Oh and I did write out a "sort of" meal plan. Today I will be more cognizant of those calorie bomb foods. I will log every bite. I will drink at least 8 cups of water [looks at water bottle and pick it up to drink].

    SW RND 294

    4/21: F48, 219.4 lbs, 5'6" Goal weight 155

    10 day goal is to: stick with it. Not be on a mission to finish the easter leftovers. If they spoil they spoil! Increase my water. Track my foods, even if my intake exceeds my MFP goal. I know my first week will be an adjustment.

    I'm nearing my all time high weight. This is my first day on MFP. Last week I knew things had to change, but the holiday was going to set me up for first week failure. I signed up for MFP today, found this challenge and thought, "I can manage this for a win."

    I used to be quite fit. I lifted daily and worked out 1.5-2 hrs a day…had abs and all that. My self esteem is in the toilet right now. I'm a 48 yr old gran, who feels like an 80 yr old gran. Hopefully future updates will be more brief…lol

  • itladyee
    itladyee Posts: 6,563 Member

    @quiltingjaine

    So cute…my heart is full… puppies are one of my most favorite things in the world!!!

    Thank you for sharing….. (please post more when you can, it makes me smile)

  • thistime716
    thistime716 Posts: 15 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48582134#Comment_48582134

    I'm originally from Montgomery county IL. But have live in the Highland area for 16 years. However, I have friends and family in Herrin and Marion. My father attended SIU, I fell short and attended SIUE ;)

  • thistime716
    thistime716 Posts: 15 Member

    @stephanj I had to turn on my a/c today. I don't have central air so I've managed to put 2 of 4 small window units in this morning. We are at hot temps one day, cool the next 2-3. I only had my heat off all together for about a week, though it has really only been on at night the last few weeks. It rained this morning and that is the down side to line drying. I don't mind using the dryer some. I do like hanging laundry out. I enjoyed that chore as a child. I still love the sheets blowing in the wind. I love it when I see it in advertising too. I'm glad I gave you the reminder.

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