Just Give Me 10 Days Round 310

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  • SheilaBoneham
    SheilaBoneham Posts: 3,243 Member

    🌻🍁🌻🍁🌻🍁🌻🍁🌻


    I’m back, ready to go. 

    Goals for the rest of 2025

    • Eat mindfully. 🍎
    • Regain regular exercise habit beyond gardening. Walk! 👟
    • Check in here daily. ✏️

    Weight end of last round — R279, October 30, 2024– 194.9

    Date, Trend Weight, Comments

    09/28 — 199.7
    Ok, up a wee bit, but that’s ok. Off we go! 

    09/29 — 199.7
    Now I remember why I don’t like weighing every day. 😊 I did stick to my calorie limit yesterday, and met my walking goal. 

    09/30 — 199.4
    Another good day yesterday. 

    10/01 — 198.7
    This is good—I’m feeling empowered to do something about these stupid pounds. My actual weigh in this morning was 197.2, which I wanted to post, but in the long run I know I’ll be happier posting my trend weights. I used to walk 5-8 miles almost every day but got out of the habit. I’m trying now to rebuild my walking muscle, and even just 3 days in, I see improvement. All good! 

    10/02 — 198.7
    I had a little snack slide last night—that’s a backslide involving a snack. Not too bad calorie wise, but I’m trying to stop the late-night snack habit. I also skipped my walk due to horrible runny nose and watery eyes. I’m not sure if it’s a bad allergy attack or a cold. Oh, well, I’ll get back with it today. 

    10/03 — 198.6
    Still coughing and blowing yesterday, so I skipped my walk, but did do some garden work and ate responsibly. Creeping downward. 

    10/04 — 198.6
    Off for lunch with a friend—Panera Bread half salad for me. I’ve been doing better with my snack habit, and getting more exercise. Who’s a good girl? 

    10/05 — 198.3
    I’m surprised the scale went down today—I wasn’t terrible yesterday, but did go over my goals. I’ll take it! 

    10/06 — 198.3
    Whew—the weekend was full of temptations, but I did ok. I can’t believe this round is almost over!

    10/07 — 

    🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️

    My History, 2015-2024

    Feb 2015: 218 pounds. Got serious about getting it off.
    2015: end weight running average 178.2nd
    2016: end weight running average 147.7
    2017: end weight running average 148
    2018: end weight running average 137.2.
    Extreme elimination diet (doctor prescribed) for diagnostic reasons, very low calories, then boom! Gained 40 pounds.
    2019: end weight running average 176.1
    2020: end weight running average 183.8.
    2021: end weight running average 179.4.
    2022: end weight running average 178.6
    2023: end weight running average 191. 😳
    2024: last weight recorded 10/30–194.9.

  • fermatamb7212
    fermatamb7212 Posts: 95 Member
    edited October 6

    JGMTD Rnd 310 (#7)

    63yo | 5’3” | ret choir teach | MW USA | Celiac | MFP 07.31.25 | HW 191.1

    Spend my time enjoying: DH 💕| 5 adult kids | 🐶Jack & 🐱Sophie | My 6 vocal/piano students 🎤🎹🎭| Reading (2 book clubs) 📚📚| Knitting 🧶| Cooking 🥘👩🏼‍🍳| 50+ Tap Class 💃

    My goals: Healthy GF 🥗| 5 fruits & veggies/day | UGW 160 🎯 | ✈️🌎| +mobility/-pain 💪

    Rnd 304 | SW: 188.6 | EW: 185.1 (-3.6)

    Rnd 305 | SW: 184.9 | EW: 182.9 (-2.0) | TWL: 5.7

    Rnd 306 | SW: 183.1 | EW: 180.6 (-2.5) | TWL: 8.0

    Rnd 307 | SW: 182.1 | EW: 181.9 (-0.2) | TWL: 6.7

    Rnd 308 | SW: 182.6 | EW: 180.9 (-1.7) | TWL: 7.7

    Rnd 309 | SW: 180.0 | EW: 178.6 (-1.4) | TWL: 10.0

    Rnd 310 | SW: 178.9 | EWG: 176.8 🎯

    9/28: 178.9 😏I’m pleased that I’m only +0.3lbs because we ate out late…plus I had steak! 😋Today is tie-up-loose-ends day—TULE Day. 🤣Planning meals for the week is one of those tasks. Hmmm…🤔

    9/29: 178.3 😊📉Not much movement yesterday due to a lot of planning. 

    9/30: 179.7 🤨📈Late night leftover lasagna for dinner. Need I say more? At least it’s gone. No more left. What made it worse was that I had walked almost 2 mi and had a bunch of burned calories from gardening. Whatever. I know it’s going to come back off. Tap class today. I’m going to tap my tootsies off!!!💃

    10/1: 179.4 📉Should have been less, but at least it’s down. 

    10/2: 180.0📈🤨Yesterday was a non-stop day with late-night eating along with a cocktail. No doubt this is what I’m seeing on the scale.Fortunately, I exercised a lot that morning or it would have been much worse. 🤷‍♀️

    10/3: 179.4 📉After a walk and lots of other stuff. With the exercise from yesterday, I expected more. I’m thinking my calories may have been more than I estimated. It’s so hard to figure nutritional values when you eat out and the restaurant doesn’t give you any info. 🤷‍♀️

    On a good note: I made Chicken Cacciatore tonight with some chicken breasts I cooked up and have ready to go. I froze the rest so I always have something on hand. One of our go-to meals is to chop up chicken breast and douse with Frank’s Red Hot sauce for a Buffalo wrap. I usually have all the other stuff to throw in the wrap. The next thing I did was make hummus with lentils instead of chickpeas. First time for that as well. We will have some dip for veggies now.

    10/4: 179.0 📉😏Getting there. 

    10/5: 179.1 😏 Went to the Renaissance Festival yesterday. Lots of walking but not cardio…except hiking between the car and the park. 🤣 Had street tacos that were healthy. Everything else had gluten, so I didn’t have anything else.

    10/6: 178.8 📉 Busy day of lessons. Maybe I’ll tap a little. 🤷‍♀️ I’m definitely not going to make my goal this round.

  • the_reflex
    the_reflex Posts: 486 Member

    Sun 88.7

    Mon 89.3

    Tue 88.8

    Wed 88.8

    Thu 88.9

    Fri 88.8

    Sat 88.8

    Sun 89.1

    Mon 89.3

    Tue 89.1


    median is 88.85 kg

  • musicsax
    musicsax Posts: 5,154 Member

    The new round is posted;

    Just Give Me 10 Days Round 311 — MyFitnessPal.com

  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 1,534 Member

    @itladyee thank you for asking that question… Why would I leave my club after 15 years? My dues will be double the new club that I joined one month ago. So right now I’m carrying two memberships. The new club has a much better tennis program for ladies my age…. And a much larger selection of weight training & additional class options. My current club has turned too hoity-toity for me…. The price keeps going up but the programs keep diminishing. The facilities are the best in the south (seriously) and only five minutes from my home… The other club is 20 minutes from my house & a nice facilty. I’ve decided to let them overlap just a couple of months while I make my decision, but I’m pretty sure I’m leaving the hoity toity club. I have about 2 weeks before I share the news with my two tennis teams that I will not be captaining … I’m definitely moving my activities to the new club. It will all come to ahead within the next couple of weeks. Our area “tennis” is interesting /different. Many communities have well run fantastic programs at public facilities. Unfortunately, there are no such programs at any public facilities in my area. Everything is private. We have three world class (and I’m not exaggerating) health /tennis clubs and two “country clubs”.
    The biggest challenge for me is that at almost 67, I feel like this is the last time I will make a change… It’s daunting. Many here know that I am an introvert so this is more about my social situations and not so much about the facilities. Tennis is VERY social. Yet, I am not. So….
    If I choose to NOT leave my current club, it will be a one year experiment. Can I change my environment & push myself to newness? Or do I cling to the familiar?

  • GrandmaJackie
    GrandmaJackie Posts: 37,627 Member

    Round 310 28 September – 7 Oct 2025

    Please join us starting on 28 September for JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS, when we will begin Round 310

    Anyone can join us at any time during the round.

    Join us! If we stay mindful, we can do this, you can do this.

    Welcome back past members, welcome new members, let's keep each other accountable for another 10 days!

    Here is what you do: Post your daily weight and add little comments along the way of how your day went. You have only one hour to edit your post. Post every day to let us know how you're doing! Copy and paste the days in your response--tell us how much you lost and other non-scale victories (NSV) you'd like to share. Make the board your own - track what is important for YOUR JOURNEY. 

    FOR NEWBIES - I find it easiest to copy the dates to a document or note in my device and edit it each morning. Then copy and paste to the message board. MFP will return you to the spot on the board where you left off on your previous visit which is nice to know if you like to scan all the posts.

    RG - 151

    SW Rnd 310

    9/28 154.4

    9/29 155.2 HW WOE

    9/30 154.6 

    10/1 RTW

    10/2 153.8

    10/3 153 IE

    10/4 DNP

    10/5 155.4 (WOE)

    10/6 153.4 (GW)

    170/7 153.8

    = Big Hairy Audacious Goal 

    BIL - brother in law

    SIL - Sister or son in law 

    B-L-T or BLT - Bite, licks, tastes

    BOD - board of directors

    BP or BPC - bullet proof

    CRAP - calorie rich and processed

    DD or DS - dear daughter or dear son, may be followed by # to indicate birth order

    DGC, DGD or DGS - Dear grandchild(ren), granddaughter or grandson, when preceded by G indicates Great

    DH - dear or darling husband (or dam_ depending on current mind set)

    DNP - Did Not Post

    DNW - Did Not Weigh

    DOMS - delayed onset muscle soreness 

    DP - Darling Partner

    EF - extended fast

    EW - End Weight

    FIL - father in law

    GW - goal weight

    HSF - healthy, strong, fit

    HW - High(est) Weight

    IE - intentional eating

    IF - Intermittent fast

    IM - intentional movement 

    IMHO - in my humble opinion

    JMHO - just my humble opinion 

    Kuchisabishii - lonely mouth

    LCHF - low carb, higher (or healthy) fat

    MIL - mother in law

    NSA - no sugar added 

    NSV - non-scale victory

    NWP - no weight post

    OAP - Old age pensioner

    OH - other half

    OOT - out of town

    PB - peanut butter or pickleball 

    PCDR - patience, consistency, determination, resilience 

    RG - round goal

    RTW (Refuse To Weigh)

    SD, SS - StepDaughter , stepson 

    SMH - shaking my head

    ST - strength training

    SW - starting weight - can be for the Round or highest ever

    TMI - too much information - a euphemism for bowel movement !

    TOM - Time of Month (also seen as TOTM, Time of The Month)

    UGW - ultimate goal weight

    WFPB - whole food, plant based

    WOE - way of eating

    WW - weight watchers

  • AR10at50
    AR10at50 Posts: 1,829 Member

    60 y.o. 
    2017 SW-187 lbs.
    UGW-129

    9/28-142-A bag of Halloween candy in my sewing room is one of the worst choices I’ve made lately. Definitely need to get back on track.
    9/30-141-I started taking my smoothie without me to Pickel ball in the mornings and that seems to help curb my appetite.
    10/2-142
    10/3-141
    10/4-140-Well, I’m making progress but went to a quilting day and had a few snacks. Tomorrow, we are supposed to go out to Mexican food.

    10/6-141-I’ll take that after the eating I did this weekend. Next Saturday is my niece’s wedding so this week I am going to behave myself so I’ll look nice in my dress. I will start tomorrow with a week of quilting ant the local shop, and I am NOT going to eat the crap set out for grazing! I will bring my protein drink and healthy snacks with me. Today, we are going to Yosemite(right out the back door) and there is no way I will pay high dollars to eat the unhealthy tourist food; I’ll be prepared.

    10/7-139-Will take my protein drink and nuts with me again today. Off to quilt.

  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 1,534 Member

    @stephanj

    Good luck to you! Just wanted you to know how much I appreciate that you’ve let us know that you’ll be taking off next round… I tend to be concerned about peeps who have been consistent simply “disappear” … so thx much and I hope you destress!

  • jrago47
    jrago47 Posts: 97 Member

    SW: 253

    Goals:

    Honest tracking daily, stay within points, 80oz of water daily, pool 5x/week, walk 1 hour a day, gratitude journal, plan my week/goals and schedule in my activity for the week every weekend, update MFP and weight spreadsheet daily

    9/28 211

    9/29 211 

    9/30: 211.6 (6.2 pounds gone this month! Feeling great.)

    10/1: 210.6 (finally! was on a mini plateau for a few days. I cooked a delicious salad from Greta's cookbook Every Salad Ever last night. Haven't had a single recipe go wrong out of that cookbook, I swear! My husband would agree. Thankfully he eats whatever I put on the table so I can keep everything WW friendly! He's even losing weight by default haha.)

    10/2: 209.6 (yay! new decade!! I've been working hard to lose a gain I had over the summer. I am feeling motivated and inspired!)

    10/3 209.2 (I was surprised with a loss today because I had a pasta feast last night but I'll take it! Also couldn't get to the pool as much this week due to appointments but I have still been hitting my other goals)

    10/4: 209.8 (went up a little bit from pasta last night. I made homemade meatballs with my stepson :) it's always fun cooking with him! Trying to teach him young! He's 12)

    10/5: 209.6 (Usually I have a gain Sunday mornings due to going out to eat Saturday nights. We went for sushi but I didn't eat much so I'm sure that's why. GO BLUE JAYS!)

    10/6: 209.8 (Small gain today from popcorn and chocolate at the movies yesterday. WORTH IT for a Taylor Swift party ;) )

    10/7: 209.2 (excited for a loss today. I made a delicious curry last night for my husband and brother in law and it was so good! Tonight I'm making a roasted beet salad which is new to us so I'm excited for that)

  • itladyee
    itladyee Posts: 8,028 Member

    @Chapter_3 ~ From one introvert to another….you had me a double dues and diminishing programs. A better tennis program, larger selection of weight training and class options make the the new club a win in my books. The only thing that gives me pause is the distance of 20 miles to the new club (if i read that correctly). If the distance is not a deterrent, then I say change and push! You can do it! It will be a bummer to leave the social aspect of the old club and your captain position, but perhaps you can save some of those relationship with other activities or invite them to visit your new club.

    I was excited about this time last year to renew my membership at a club that I was a member of 10 years ago. I didn't do my homework and made assumptions. This club is 20 minutes away. In 10 years, on the surface, it looked like they had kept up with the times but once I was a member again, I noticed that a lot of the equipment was not well taken care of. They have a women's area for weights, which is a plus, but again, subpar equipment. And the locker room was horrid….I had no desire to use the juccuzi and the sauna was not inviting as well. But the money was spent so I went frequently in the begining but the motivation was not there…and made the drive very long. I haven't been since the end of July….I'm actually looking forward to options avaible through medicare….less than 30 days! :)

    Thanks for sharing!!

  • SheilaBoneham
    SheilaBoneham Posts: 3,243 Member
    edited October 7

    🌻🍁🌻🍁🌻🍁🌻🍁🌻


    I’m back, ready to go. 

    Goals for the rest of 2025

    • Eat mindfully. 🍎
    • Regain regular exercise habit beyond gardening. Walk! 👟
    • Check in here daily. ✏️

    Weight end of last round — R279, October 30, 2024– 194.9

    Date, Trend Weight, Comments

    09/28 — 199.7
    Ok, up a wee bit, but that’s ok. Off we go! 

    09/29 — 199.7
    Now I remember why I don’t like weighing every day. 😊 I did stick to my calorie limit yesterday, and met my walking goal. 

    09/30 — 199.4
    Another good day yesterday. 

    10/01 — 198.7
    This is good—I’m feeling empowered to do something about these stupid pounds. My actual weigh in this morning was 197.2, which I wanted to post, but in the long run I know I’ll be happier posting my trend weights. I used to walk 5-8 miles almost every day but got out of the habit. I’m trying now to rebuild my walking muscle, and even just 3 days in, I see improvement. All good! 

    10/02 — 198.7
    I had a little snack slide last night—that’s a backslide involving a snack. Not too bad calorie wise, but I’m trying to stop the late-night snack habit. I also skipped my walk due to horrible runny nose and watery eyes. I’m not sure if it’s a bad allergy attack or a cold. Oh, well, I’ll get back with it today. 

    10/03 — 198.6
    Still coughing and blowing yesterday, so I skipped my walk, but did do some garden work and ate responsibly. Creeping downward. 

    10/04 — 198.6
    Off for lunch with a friend—Panera Bread half salad for me. I’ve been doing better with my snack habit, and getting more exercise. Who’s a good girl? 

    10/05 — 198.3
    I’m surprised the scale went down today—I wasn’t terrible yesterday, but did go over my goals. I’ll take it! 

    10/06 — 198.3
    Whew—the weekend was full of temptations, but I did ok. I can’t believe this round is almost over! 

    10/07 — 198.5
    Already? 😊 Good first round back. My trend weight is down 1.2 and I’m getting back in the swing. On to the next round!

    🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️

    My History, 2015-2024

    Feb 2015: 218 pounds. Got serious about getting it off.
    2015: end weight running average 178.2nd
    2016: end weight running average 147.7
    2017: end weight running average 148
    2018: end weight running average 137.2.
    Extreme elimination diet (doctor prescribed) for diagnostic reasons, very low calories, then boom! Gained 40 pounds.
    2019: end weight running average 176.1
    2020: end weight running average 183.8.
    2021: end weight running average 179.4.
    2022: end weight running average 178.6
    2023: end weight running average 191. 😳
    2024: last weight recorded 10/30–194.9.

  • itladyee
    itladyee Posts: 8,028 Member

    Measurable Daily Goals
    🚶🏽- Closing my rings M-S Move = 700/Exercise = 45/Stand = 12)
    👣 - 10k steps
    🍎- Tracking/Under Calorie Budget (~ 1650 ~)
    🥗 - Macros - Protein (75g - 100g) Carbs < 75g
    🏋️‍♂️ - ST - Twice per week
    💧- Water - 50 oz minimum
    🚫 - No Wine
    ⬇️- Downward trend/even ok
    🚶🏽👣 🍎🥗🏋️‍♂️💧🚫⬇️
    SW Rnd 3️⃣1️⃣0️⃣ 231 Goal 229.x
    9/28 DNW
    9/29 231.8
    9/30 231.4
    10/1 230.2
    10/2 230.8
    10/3 DNW
    10/4 DNW
    10/5 DNW ~ I'm struggling with getting on the scale first thing in the morning. I get up with Lola, and the next thing I know, it's afternoon.
    10/6 231.2~ back to early weigh-in :). Not focused… sleep deprived. Lola's doing well at almost 6 hours each night but I just have a hard time falling back to sleep. The last couple of days I've taken a nap…. Felt great! Today will be a good day!! Already knocked out my 3 mile walk and I'm cooking dinner now so we should be able to eat and be done by 4 or 5.
    10/7 231.2 ~

    @stephanj ~ Sometimes a break is what we need. See you soon.

  • pezhed
    pezhed Posts: 1,103 Member

    @Chapter_3 Thanks for the insight from the other side of early childhood parenting! The thing is that while we technically can and are affording it, we have dipped into our savings a few times to make ends meet. DH is not a super high earner as a teaching-only college professor and right now we are much richer in time than we are in money. Obviously life is always a balance of the two resources. I've been working through the pros and cons this morning and still am undecided but it's nice to have your opinion in the mix. The WFH aspect allows me a little flexibility and more time with the kids than a job with a commute would. I'm considering taking the job and hiring a sitter for 3 afternoons a week and having the 4yo with only me for 2 of them (so I'd try to have productive hours the rest of the week but may have to do some work with him home) and continuing his morning pre-k program. I haven't figured out how realistic that would be, but having him at home with a sitter would allow me to drop in when I get/need a break. Then again it might also make me feel spread too thin! Never a simple decision. I've been fortunate to vacillate between SAHMotherhood, remote employment, back and forth, and it's hard to know what I'll regret later on. As a SAHM I've felt a little weird about spending any money on myself (hence my hip pain from running in worn-out running shoes, for example), so taking this job would resolve that struggle. And since this is a short-term position I could be back to staying with the kids as soon as this upcoming summer with some additional funds stashed away. Decisions, decisions!

  • pezhed
    pezhed Posts: 1,103 Member

    I’m Amanda, 5’2” 40F in Appalachian Virginia.


    Non-scale goals (tracked for prior day):

    🏃🏻‍♀️ Intentional movement 7/10 days

    🚫 No alcohol 7/10 days

    📝 Track 5/10 days


    SW Rnd 310 - 132.0

    RGW - 129.6 (hoping I’m retaining some water but we’ll see)


    9/28 - 131.6 🏃🏻‍♀️Have to work harder this round and act like I’m actually trying to get healthier. Yesterday I co-hosted a baby shower for a friend and of course overindulged, but it could have been worse. I made good choices for lunch at least to offset some of the damage. DH and DSs had an adventure last night. They were at a scout campout when there was storming and heavy rain. There was a flash flood warning and they all packed up in the dark and rain. Thankfully everyone was safe and home around 9!


    9/29 - 132.4 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫 Not pleased with this number. Today is going to have to be a tracking day for me, as closely as I can anyway. DH is doing the cooking tonight and I’m not off to the best start, but hopefully I can right the ship. 


    9/30 - 129.6 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫📝 Very happy about this! Apparently there’s something to drinking all that water we’re supposed to consume. Really moved things through the system. I also tracked for the first time in a while, and though I went over, knowing I was going to track it stopped me from being too excessive. The only issue I had is that I drank my water too late (or at least it unlocked my retained water too late) and I had to pee twice in the night. Will try to get it in earlier today. I’m off today and both kids are in school for the morning. Going to start by walking the dogs and figuring out with chores I’m going to do. Once I figure that out and lift weights it will be time to pick up the 4yo! 


    10/1 - 128.2 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫📝 Pleasantly surprised with this number! Proud of myself for tracking two days in a row - an achievement I have not unlocked since I rejoined these challenges! Now to continue the trajectory. I’m subbing this morning so will have to neglect DS for a little while to get my strength training in this afternoon, but at least the workouts are short. 


    10/2 - 128.8 🏃🏻‍♀️📝 That’s a bit of correction from the low weight yesterday. All good!


    10/3 - 129.0 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫📝 Being up a bit before heading into the weekend isn’t ideal, but I guess I’m still below my RGW so it could be worse. Not totally sure why I’m up but I’ll just stay the course for now. I wound up having a really active day with a dog walk, weight training, e-biking my kid around, and then a K-pop Demon Hunters Peloton ride I couldn’t resist! Going to the local university’s homecoming parade and out to dinner tonight and a birthday party tomorrow. Social weekend ahead! Gotta keep it together. 

    10/4 - 128.6 🏃🏻‍♀️📝 Just had to go through and finish tracking my dinner so I could get my tracking emoji! Ended up having 2 beers at dinner so that one is unearned. Also planning to drink tonight but won’t go wild. Last night’s parade and fireworks were super fun! I’m pretty much taking a rest day today. I may walk the dogs or do yoga but mostly giving my muscles a rest after 5 days of lifting.

    10/5 - 128.8 🏃🏻‍♀️ 

    10/6 - 130.0 🚫 Welp, hoping I can get 0.4 back off today to meet my goal but I’m not sure I’ll be able to. Today will at least not be a challenging day. I ebiked the 4yo to and from daycare which isn’t a big calorie burner but more than sitting in the car for that distance. I also started the 4th week of my strength program this morning. I’m really loving it and am feeling at least some minor improvements since week 1! I planned dinners for the week but have to convince 4yo to go shopping with me this afternoon. I know I shouldn’t have to convince him BUT when I drag him against his will it can be a nightmare.

    I got a text from my former manager this morning about picking up a full time, remote contracting position. I’m torn and have to do a lot of introspection this week to see if it makes sense to take it and get 4yo back into full-time daycare.

    10/7 - 129.4 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫 Juuuust met my goal. Hooray! My goal next round will have to be getting back to the low weight I achieved this round (128.2) 🤞🏻

  • CamandJarvis
    CamandJarvis Posts: 2,361 Member

    9/28 - DNW

    9/29 - DNW

    9/30 - 167.2

    10/01 - 167.7

    10/02 - 167.3

    10/03 - 167.3

    10/04 - DNW

    10/05 - DNW

    10/06 - 168.0

    10/07 - 168.2 - Between TOM (still no show but app estimates tomorrow or Thursday) and a little mug cake treat I allowed myself last night. I had to estimate so it could've estimated wrong. Even if I estimated low, I can't have estimated 300 cals too low (there's no way that mug cake was over 1000 calories by itself) and I was in maintenance at worst. Steps were low and I was 10oz shy of my water goal. I'm aiming to do better today with my intake since I have today and tomorrow before I'll be traveling and I likely won't try to log since it will all be best guesses and complete estimations. I'm not great with those.

  • fermatamb7212
    fermatamb7212 Posts: 95 Member
    edited October 7

    JGMTD Rnd 310 (#7)

    63yo | 5’3” | ret choir teach | MW USA | Celiac | MFP 07.31.25 | HW 191.1

    Spend my time enjoying: DH 💕| 5 adult kids | 🐶Jack & 🐱Sophie | My 6 vocal/piano students 🎤🎹🎭| Reading (2 book clubs) 📚📚| Knitting 🧶| Cooking 🥘👩🏼‍🍳| 50+ Tap Class 💃

    My goals: Healthy GF 🥗| 5 fruits & veggies/day | UGW 160 🎯 | ✈️🌎| +mobility/-pain 💪

    Rnd 304 | SW: 188.6 | EW: 185.1 (-3.6)

    Rnd 305 | SW: 184.9 | EW: 182.9 (-2.0) | TWL: 5.7

    Rnd 306 | SW: 183.1 | EW: 180.6 (-2.5) | TWL: 8.0

    Rnd 307 | SW: 182.1 | EW: 181.9 (-0.2) | TWL: 6.7

    Rnd 308 | SW: 182.6 | EW: 180.9 (-1.7) | TWL: 7.7

    Rnd 309 | SW: 180.0 | EW: 178.6 (-1.4) | TWL: 10.0

    Rnd 310 | SW: 178.9 | EW: 178.5 (-0.4) | TWL: 10.1

    9/28: 178.9 😏I’m pleased that I’m only +0.3lbs because we ate out late…plus I had steak! 😋Today is tie-up-loose-ends day—TULE Day. 🤣Planning meals for the week is one of those tasks. Hmmm…🤔

    9/29: 178.3 😊📉Not much movement yesterday due to a lot of planning. 

    9/30: 179.7 🤨📈Late night leftover lasagna for dinner. Need I say more? At least it’s gone. No more left. What made it worse was that I had walked almost 2 mi and had a bunch of burned calories from gardening. Whatever. I know it’s going to come back off. Tap class today. I’m going to tap my tootsies off!!!💃

    10/1: 179.4 📉Should have been less, but at least it’s down. 

    10/2: 180.0📈🤨Yesterday was a non-stop day with late-night eating along with a cocktail. No doubt this is what I’m seeing on the scale.Fortunately, I exercised a lot that morning or it would have been much worse. 🤷‍♀️

    10/3: 179.4 📉After a walk and lots of other stuff. With the exercise from yesterday, I expected more. I’m thinking my calories may have been more than I estimated. It’s so hard to figure nutritional values when you eat out and the restaurant doesn’t give you any info. 🤷‍♀️

    On a good note: I made Chicken Cacciatore tonight with some chicken breasts I cooked up and have ready to go. I froze the rest so I always have something on hand. One of our go-to meals is to chop up chicken breast and douse with Frank’s Red Hot sauce for a Buffalo wrap. I usually have all the other stuff to throw in the wrap. The next thing I did was make hummus with lentils instead of chickpeas. First time for that as well. We will have some dip for veggies now.

    10/4: 179.0 📉😏Getting there. 

    10/5: 179.1 😏 Went to the Renaissance Festival yesterday. Lots of walking but not cardio…except hiking between the car and the park. 🤣 Had street tacos that were healthy. Everything else had gluten, so I didn’t have anything else. 

    10/6: 179.4📈Busy day. 

    10/7: 178.5 📉I tapped an hour yesterday! 💃 We are also going to try having a smaller entree with a side salad for dinner every night. I think this is a good move. Today is tap class. I’m also getting interested in lifting weights. I know I need to for osteoporosis as well as increasing metabolism, so yeah. Since I am stalling out on my weight loss, I know this is needed. I’ve been inspired reading about how many of you do this as part of your regimen! I need a beginner course. See y’all on the flip side.

  • fermatamb7212
    fermatamb7212 Posts: 95 Member

    @pezhed I’m glad I stayed home for a few years with my kids. Those are times I cherish! But I will say that I learned that it was not easier than working full-time outside the home (for me at least). I also did not have a supportive spouse at that time either. It may have been a different ballgame with my husband now. Once I got back to the classroom, I was happy, but also very stressed. It’s never an easy decision and I don’t envy you with having to do that. I like a lot of the advice you’re getting here though. 😊

  • deepwoodslady
    deepwoodslady Posts: 14,109 Member

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    ROUND #310

    ROUND 266 FOR ME.

    🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

    MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 65 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.

    MY STATS:

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

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

    STARTING WEIGHT / R309 EW= 183.6

    R310 EW= TBD

    “We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” - Maya Angelou

    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, but hope for 1 lb per 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 thru R292 (01/01/25 thru 04/10/25) = 3.8 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 196.4)

    R293 thru R302 (04/11/25 thru 07/19/25) = 8.6 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 187.8 )

    R303 (07/20/25 thru 07/29/25) = 2.4 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 185.4)

    R304 (07/30/25 thru 08/08/25) = 0.2 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 185.6)

    R305 (08/09/25 thru 08/18/25) = 2.8 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 182.8)

    R306 (08/19/25 thru 08/28/25) = 2.8 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 185.6)

    R307 (08/29/25 thru 09/07/25) = 3.0 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 182.6)

    R308 (09/08/25 thru 09/17/25) = 1.4 GAINED ❌ (Ending Weight 184.0)

    R309 (09/18/25 thru 09/27/25) = 0.4 LOST ✅ (Ending Weight 183.6)

    R310 (09/28/25 thru 10/07/25) = xxxxx (Ending Weight xxxxx)

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    Day/Weight/Comment

    ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND 183.6

    09/28-183.4 ✅ (Trend Weight – 184.2)

    09/29-182.0 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.0)

    09/30-DNW ↔️ (Trend Weight: DNW)

    10/01-183.0 ❌ (Trend Weight: 183.9)

    10/02-185.2 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.0)

    10/03-184.2 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.1)

    10/04-186.0 ❌ (Trend Weight: 184.2)

    10/05-186.0 ↔️ (Trend Weight: 184.4)

    10/06-185.0 ✅ (Trend Weight: 184.5) I just couldn’t seem to get full yesterday although my meals were planned and typical. Just one of those days that happen from time to time. I got thru it with no slip-ups. Whew! I hope today is easier! There is no way I will even reach my starting weight this round, but I’ll play a little limbo and see how low I can go. I will make all good choices today!

    🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 10/07-DNW ↔️ (Trend Weight: DNW) I’m in a real slump. I will have to come back and record a number tomorrow perhaps. Handyman is finally coming back today to hopefully start or plan a new project. Trying to pull it together here. I’ve been so busy between yard work and babysitting that the house is a mess and I have no energy to change that. I’m usually pretty tidy and organized so this is uncharacteristic of me. It’s probably crash & burn sugar responses with those foods I am not even supposed to eat. Standing in my truth today no matter how difficult the reflection is. See you all tomorrow.

    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🌻

    ..

  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 1,534 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48789116#Comment_48789116

    Did I write 20 miles? That was a big boo-boo… It’s 20 minutes (w/o traffic. 30 min with traffic.). I’m sorry about the shape of your club… Yes, we do tend to make assumptions sometimes! Please let me know about your new club. I’m hoping it brings motivation and enjoyment! 🥰💕

  • Chapter_3
    Chapter_3 Posts: 1,534 Member
    edited October 7
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48789139#Comment_48789139

    Did I miss, “short-term”? Knowing that is valuable to your decision making process! Thats an added plus because you’ll have time to weigh what’s best for your family. If it grows into another position, then you have options and if it ends, you will have learned a great deal. It’s phenomenal that you have a supportive husband - so you’re way ahead! Good luck!!! Keep us posted.

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