Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 315

@Zaxa2021

Stress? Yes, you can blame stubborn weight on stress. Stress causes increased cortisol, (read up on it) which can totally screw up your body / metabolism. Once you get rid of stress and proper hydration, you should see better results… Easier said than done! My stress is self-induced. But please, read up on it because stress definitely impacts your entire system (similar to sleep deprivation). Once the stress dissipates you will feel and notice a world of difference!

This is my 3rd round. Scale is moving very slowly but in the right direction but my determination is strong. I’m hoping to be down 3 lbs in this round🤞

SW Rnd 315

11/17 160.00

11/18 159.4 👏👏👏👏

11/19 158.4 amazing what happens when you stay on plan, have a great day everyone

11/20 158.8

11/21 158.6 hoovering

11/22 157.6👏👏👏

11/23 DNW away from my scale

11/24

11/25

11/26

@_JeffreyD_ let’s blame jet lag. I’m off my game!

Loving all of the picture shares. Our reasons to be thankful and our motivation to keep going!

JGMTD Rnd 315 #85

BHAG 128-130lbs #MindBodySoul #HSF 

R315 Consistent choices = BHAG

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11/17 134.0 🤸🏼🎾👣⏱️📖 ✅
11/18 134.0 🤸🏼👣⏱️📖✅

11/19 133.4 🤸🏼👣⏱️📖✅

11/20 133.4 🤸🏼🎾👣📖✅

11/21 132.6 🏆🤸🏼🎾👣⏱️📖✅

11/22 133.0 🏆🤸🏼📖

11/23 DNW 🏆🤸🏼👣🏋️‍♀️⏱️📖

11/24 133.4 🤸🏼🚶‍♀️💗👣⏱️✅

11/25

11/26

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11/17 134.0🤸🏼🎾👣⏱️📖 ✅ I’ve not been able to kick the habit of over-eating after 5 tennis matches in 3 days.  Pushing my physical limits, unfortunately limits my mental capacity to adhere to portion control. Note to self: Overly hungry combined with mental and physical exhaustion simply don’t mix well for this gal. Thankful to identity this pattern. Ready to start fresh again! #MindBodySoul #HSF 

11/18 134.0 Looking forward to a good day. 🏆🏋️‍♀️ #MindBodySoul #HSF 

11/19 133.4 🚫🏋️‍♀️I became distracted - did not prioritize … I had to run to the paint store since we finally found a painter and he starts today… Will be a crazy week preparing our Thanksgiving (we celebrate every year the Friday after Thanksgiving because DH family comes Fri vs Thurs since they all visit from out of town). They celebrate with their mother‘s side of the family on Thursday and then DH’s side of the family on Friday. We’ve done it for 20 years and it works well! 

I did a lot of reading late yesterday. RE: health and habits… Still straddling “commitment” mode and slowly getting there. Apparently, my “decision” isn’t sticking.  Weightlifting and structured walk has drifted and so my steps are WAY down over the last two+ weeks since returning from our hiking vacay. It’s not “food noise“ per se as I’m eating well - it’s simply energy / focus… and a commitment to all the additional movement my body needs. I’ll get there. it’s easy to slip into my previous life of not walking and lifting. 🚶‍♀️👣🏋️‍♀️are even more vital to my well-being than a perfect meal plan. 

NSV: I’ve identified unimportant detrimental distractions. I will refocus today.

Sidebar: My friend that passed away from ALS… She planned her services well. She opted to be cremated & is home now… A small, intimate “Celebration of Life” will be in early January. She and her husband have a combined family of eight children & 20+ grandchildren… They live all over the country. She didn’t want to disrupt their holiday plans. This way, they can plan ahead. ❤️ I love how she planned this out…

11/20 133.4 No 🏆 yesterday- over on carbs with two dates. 

You see, earlier in the morning I decided to have a zero carb day… All went well until after dinner and decided to eat the two dates. I don’t know why. I usually stick to my decision! Can’t figure it out just yet — but I’m going thru some type of transition with a few relationships… Which also means a transition for me? Letting go of the old and with the new ? Sort of numb / neutral. It’s not a bad thing. I’m ruminating a little, cant identify what it is exactly. Lost energy /desire. Sort of huh. 🤔 not being negative - I’m just in a place that’s unusual for me… committed to staying on plan, but noticing an underlying block. I have a singles tennis 🎾 match this morning, helping with DGD Eleanor, picking up DGS Tucker, then headed to Frisbee Golf. A full day…. Jesus will take the wheel!

11/21 132.6 Extra FUN day yesterday. 🎾 I played 2hr singles vs a 25 yr old and won!  But the win wasn’t the victory… the victory happened with my mindset/attitude. Winning didn’t matter- it was simply being courageous enough vs. a 25-year-old! Sincerely amazed at the result because I was the underdog. The match was hilarious because she kept saying “ma’am” and “yes ma’am”… “No ma’am”… I just had to giggle….. She was so polite & nice! So I had my dopamine fix for the rest of the day… It’s funny how months and months of hard work can culminate in just one morning over a “No Big Deal” tennis match… I have to keep reminding myself that it’s the day-to-day hour-to-hour decisions that honestly make the difference for years to come. Small decisions matter… Walking 5 miles, not eating that dessert, getting my protein, jumping… NUTRITION! The big HOWEVER is that did not🏋️‍♀️…. So there’s that. And, the biggest win of all was spending the afternoon with Eleanor (photos to follow) and Tucker playing Frisbee Golf. 🥩 for dinner!  Happy weekend!

11/22 133.0 STILL learning to not focus on the scale (daily fluctuations). Again, did not 🏋️‍♀️or 🚶‍♀️prepping for next week.  Our weights are outside cuzz of painter. (How’s that for an excuse?, I could always go under carport with the rain!). Low Pg but calories on target. Prepping myself I’ll get it 🏋️‍♀️&🚶‍♀️Z2 💗5mi done today. Thx to all for loving my pics. They are my “WHY”!  What is your why?! #HSF #MindBodySoul

NSV: NOT sore one smidge from tennis match! 💪🏻

11/23 my sleep was discombobulated last night, and I got up way too early to weigh… Solid day with my nutrition yesterday and also my integrity held up!.
11/24 133.4 not sure what I did differently, but I had a fantastic nights sleep! Yesterday I accomplished 🚶‍♀️💗👣 ✅, but no🚫🏆🏋️‍♀️. Few too many healthy carbs so it is what it is. A no- carb day TODAY! 🎾👣🏋️‍♀️.

@Skyleen75 I understand about not getting over jetlag as quick. It seems that the older I get the harder it is.

Round 31517-26 Nov 2025

Please join us starting on 17 November for JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS, when we will begin Round 315. 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 – You may find it easiest to copy the dates to a document or note in your 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.

SW Rnd 315

11/17 DNW

11/18 156.4

11/19-156.8 

11/20 156.

11//21 156.2

11/22 DNW

11/23 155

11/24 154.2 💃🎉💯

11/25

11/26

👍👍This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE 👍👍.

11/17: 203.2 

11/18: 202.2 

11/19: 202.8

11/20: 201.6 

11/21: 202.6 

11/22: 202.2 

11/23: 203.4

11/24: 202 (so it confirms that my large gain yesterday wasn't real! Must have been salt or cortisol or something. I feel grateful for my weight loss. I feel I have been complaining a lot lately and I need to slow down and look at the bigger picture and see how far I have come. I have still lost 51 pounds! That's huge! I know I've been dancing around 202 for the last month but that's okay…plateaus happen. I thought I broke it this week but then went back up again. Fortunately I'm cooking a yummy Moroccan stew today that is zero points. I haven't cooked in a while since my husband has been away…so I'm forcing myself to make a big beautiful meal today because I deserve it. No more cereal for dinner! Happy Thanksgiving week to all the US friends on here!)

11/25

11/26

Jane 50+ 5'5

Starting Weight 173.3 lbs.

End Round 311: 168.9

End Round 312: 166.0

End Round 313: 163.1

End Round 314: 159.7

Goal Weight: 136 lbs.

1/17: 159.0 This is my last super crazy busy week, hopefully for a good while! Constant mantra in my head, "you just have to make it through this week, you just have to make it through this week". I'm going take a few minutes this morning and write out a big list for the week and tape it on the wall and cross of things as I accomplish them, think it will help to see that list get smaller and smaller as the week progresses. Some of this is work related, which is what it is, but a lot is stuff I have put on myself - so I have to remind myself, you are this busy because these are things you enjoy & want to do BUT if doing them stresses you out what's the point? So, taking a little mindfulness moment to take a deep breath & enjoy the chaos.

11/18 DNW Need to move the scale out of our family bathroom, too many mornings when it's time for me to weigh, my husband is there getting ready for work and then I miss my morning weigh-in.

11/19: 159.6 No reason, hitting my macros & eating in a deficit - but this is my bodies standard reaction to a big drop (lost .7 on Monday), to bounce back up and then slowly ease back down. Recognizing a pattern is one of the good things about daily weighing - keeps the panic away with these fluctuations happen.

11/20: 159.2 Easing back down

11/21: 158.6 Happy to see this drop this morning! Yesterday was an off-kilter day, too busy, and didn't get to log my food or track, but was just mindful with my eating and happily it worked out! Baking two pies today for my early Thanksgiving this weekend.

11/22 DNW Traveling

11/23 DNW Traveling

11/24 159.0 Was out of town the last couple of days visiting family and having an early Thanksgiving (won't be having "Thanksgiving" on Thanksgiving) and was not able to weigh or track food. Super pleased with only less than 1/2-pound fluctuation after eating Thanksgiving dinner on Saturday and then out in restaurants yesterday. I think it was probably the wine that got me as I was very mindful of my food portions. Anyway, I'm happy to have not derailed my weight loss and will look forward to dropping back down in the days to come as my schedule returns to normal.

11/25

11/26

JGMTD Rnd 315 (#12)

Rnd 315 | SW 171.7 | EWG: 169.9 🎯

11/22: 171.6 📉I made some GF dinner rolls to see if they would be good enough for Thanksgiving to be our only rolls. Um…they were amazing!!! 

11/23: 171.9 📈I’m not going to make my round goal, but that’s okay. Guess that dinner roll right before bed was a bad idea.

11/24: 171.2 📉🫢Always amazing to me when I have a sizeable weight loss the morning after a day of no exercise. 🤷‍♀️I had no snacks after dinner, which I believe plays a part. I didn’t post over the weekend and I see there are a lot of pics to check out. Hope I can get to them; I have such a long list of to-dos over the next three days!!

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

Non-scale goals (tracked for prior day):

🏃🏻‍♀️ Intentional movement 8/10 days

🚫 No alcohol 5/10 days

📝 Track 5/10 days

SW Rnd 315 - 128.8

RGW - 127.6

11/17 - 129.0 🏃🏻‍♀️ Starting this round higher than the last. However this is pretty good for me after a weekend. Today was probably a wash - ate close to or slightly above maintenance including eating my exercise calories. My lunch was accidentally huge and I still had snacks. Tomorrow’s a new day!

11/18 - 129.8 🏃🏻‍♀️📝🚫 This was a surprise gain, but perhaps still packing it on from the weekend. It is only Tuesday, after all, and we went to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the Bills game on Sunday. Today my main goal is to drink a lot of water. Then at some point a dog walk and strength training.

11/19 - 129.0 🏃🏻‍♀️📝 Spiraling a bit today. Had a follow-up breast ultrasound after my first mammogram a couple weeks ago. The ultrasound identified a 5mm mass but it's too small to tell what it is. Now I'm to wait 6 months and go for a follow-up mammogram/ultrasound. The logical part of my brain knows this is probably because I don't have any baseline imaging established and that could have been there forever. The other part of my brain is freaking out and obsessing. What am I supposed to do for those 6 months?? My MIL suggested seeking a second opinion but I'm not sure how that works in this case (and insurance-wise). There is another hospital chain with imaging nearby but I don't have a relationship with any of their providers. Trying not to panic while also giving myself grace to panic a little bit.

11/20 - 128.0 🏃🏻‍♀️Feeling a lot better and less distracted today. Leaning heavily on the 98.something% chance that everything is fine. I don't usually WIN things with a less than 2% chance so I can't and won't dwell on the possibility of losing in this case.

Tonight I'm taking my 6 year old to the Wicked For Good premiere. Our local theater is having a whole thing with special drinks and treats and photo ops. Mainly just planning a dog walk for activity but may throw something else in.

11/21 - 128.6 I think? Forgot to write it down 🏃🏻‍♀️ This week has been a wash is almost every way possible. I think part of my problem is that I don’t really despise where my weight is. I think strength training consistently has made my arms more muscular (they’ve always been big but I’m more accepting of this when there’s more muscle) but of course my belly is still holding on tight to some fat I’d like to shed. Just not super motivated at the moment! But being here consistently is making me less likely to allow myself to gain a bunch so for that I am very pleased. I just need to do a deep dive on what’s driving me. Hope everyone has a lovely Friday and weekend!

11/22 - DNW (well I can't remember how much I weighed if I did.

11/23 - 129.0 🏃🏻‍♀️

11/24 - 130.6 🏃🏻‍♀️🚫 Just checking in, motivation still low. I was a pizzatarian all weekend, as in I ONLY ate pizza it seems. I made homemade pizza on Friday and then we went to two children's birthday parties. I felt majorly protein-deprived last night and only realized it when I was disproportionately snapping at my kids. Doing better today on the protein front, but I've failed to track anything thus far. We're hosting Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday so I'm sure to have a busy week. Our house is never even close to visitor-ready so we'll be working hard on that while also preparing the dishes we need. Making gingerbread "mans" for my 4yo's Friendsgiving at pre-k tomorrow per his request so I'll have to be careful of my dough nibbling and taste testing! I'm making chicken tortilla soup for dinner tonight and hoping we'll have enough leftovers to have it tomorrow too. I've been doing tons of planning for Thursday, but, annoyingly, we have to eat during all the days this week!

11/25

11/26

Mon 89.8

Tue 90.3

Wed 90.4

Thu 90.7

Fri 90.1

Sat 90.1

Sun 89.9

Mon 90.6

Tue 90.1

MemberNovember 24

Good Morning,

This is my thrid round .

Rnd 314 EW : 185.8

SW Rnd 315

11/17 : NWD ( Moving homes , So bit stressed with shifting and arranging new home . Eating out for convenience Hoping to be back on track soon) .

11/18 : 186.7

11/19 : 185.4

11/20 : 186.2

11/21 : 186.7

11/22 : 186.7

11/23 : NWD

11/24 : NWD

11/25:188.4(Ovulation weight gain Ithink)

11/26