JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 18

ehseeker

Back again!I started midway through Round 2 at 153.9 on 4/29. Ended Round 17 at 140. I'm at roughly .5 a week loss. For this round I'd like to hit the 139's and stay in the 39's or below . Started at 162 something back in early March so I'm down over 22 pounds.

9/30 141.4 Guess who didn't exercise and who had cheesecake and wine for dinner? Going to an Oktoberfest to do today. Will be walking in fresh air.
10/1 140.8 Indulged some at a buffet yesterday but also walked around quite a bit. Today back on ellip or maybe some more walking.
10/2 140.6 Sooo tired yesterday, no exercise. Took long nap. Think it's the change of seasons, maybe allergies. gym today for sure.
10/3 140.8 Considering how I ate yesterday = reuben and caramel apple = happy with this number. Went to gym, did therapy/exercise. Today, maybe a walk in the park to enjoy this glorious weather. or ellip. Now to up exercise and get below 140.
10/4 141.6 It finally caught up. No exercise yesterday. Allergy med had me listless. Today, gym and making chicken veggie soup which always helps me eat clean and lose. Come on, 139! I'm calling to you!
10/5 140.8 Great workout at gym. Changed things up a lot. Delightfully sore. Four more days to lose 1 pound and reach my goal for this round. Come on, Eileen!
10/6 141.4 Good grief! I understand I yoyo before permanently dropping but it still gets frustrating. Did an hour on ellip yesterday. I think this weight is partly salt. Give me a whoosh!
10/7 142 ...and the beat goes on

10/8 140.6 ... 45 yesterday on ellip and made another crustless quiche. Had wayyyy too many carbs yesterday.
10/9
I believe in my ability to lose weight and keep it off! I love eating healthy food and nurturing my body

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SW: 269.4 (9/12/17)
Highest: 279.8
CW: 262.0
R17SW: 264.2 R17EW: 262.0 Loss: 2.2

R18GW: 258.0

Goal: Continue to log all my food each day.


9/30 - 259.8 - Went grocery shopping last night. Got more veggies and no junk food. Let's see if I can survive the week! Last week I didn't buy any candy and after a few days, I wasn't craving it as much, so I'm keeping that up!
10/1 - 259.0 - Took my middle child out for lunch and had only protein for dinner to compensate. I was really craving junk last night but did not indulge. It paid off! Today is our weekly pizza night with the in-laws, so I'm going to try really hard not to have a gain tomorrow.
10/2 - 258.6 - Woohoo! Again, I planned my day around having pizza at night and I made sure to get a few walks in and I had a loss. Not by a lot, but usually Monday mornings means a gain of ~3 pounds. I feel like I'm really starting to get into the right mindset and it's getting easier and easier to have willpower. Not easy, mind you, but easier. Looking forward to more loss tomorrow
10/3 - 259.4 - Ugh. A gain. Less than a pound, but still. I am really seeing how important it is for my body that I walk or exercise or do something after dinner. Based on the walk I took earlier in the day and my calories, I was under. But I guess I need to make sure to add a 20 minute post-dinner walk in to my routine. Also, I didn't get much sleep, which could have been a contributing factor. Either way, I'm still under 260 and I am determined NOT to break that threshold again! Tomorrow will be a loss, I can feel it in my determination already
10/4 - 259.0 - I was right, it was a loss! Not by much, but a loss is a loss. As long as it's going in the right direction, I'm happy. Last night, I walked for about 20 minutes after dinner. This really seems to be important for me. Even though dinner was 3 pieces of leftover pizza, I had my walk and I had a loss.
10/5 - 260.2 - I am so frustrated. Yesterday was a really good day for me! I was under calories (when you consider exercise). I walked over an hour, got 11K steps, walked after dinner. The only reason I can think that it was a gain instead of a loss is that I didn't sleep very well. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of control over how much sleep I get right now (still pumping breastmilk for the baby which requires me to be up at 11 every night and 5 every morning), but the past few nights I've been waking up during my sleeping hours and just have been restless/uncomfortable. Luckily, my DH lets me get as much sleep as I need on the weekends, and I really feel like that helps. It's just really discouraging to work so hard and see a gain. I don't feel like giving up, but I do hope that tomorrow brings a nice big loss to keep me motivated. Oh, and today's my appointment with the podiatrist, so hopefully I'll find out what's wrong with my foot and a solution to fix the pain!
10/6 - 260.8 - Yesterday was a bad day. And I ate poorly for dinner. Mind you, not nearly as bad as I was eating for every meal just a few weeks ago, but not as good as I have been eating lately. I suppose I should be happy I only gained .6 pounds. I just feel so discouraged. Even though I didn't do an after dinner walk, I did still complete day 5 of a 30 day challenge. So, even though I was in a funk, I am still ahead of where I was 3 weeks ago. That's a win. Can't wait to get some sleep tonight and tomorrow! Hopefully that'll turn my mood around
10/7 - 260.8 - I suppose that's better than a gain. I didn't get quite as much sleep as I was hoping to. Tonight's the night.
10/8 - 257.2 - I felt good about yesterday. Compensated for taking my oldest out for lunch. Went on a family walk (got my 10k steps), did a 20 minute Zumba video, and got a little more sleep. Tonight is our weekly pizza night. Gonna make sure to burn those calories off so I can end this round by having met my goal!
10/9 -

nikki062181

This group has been life changing for me. Accountability is something that I need.
SW: 172.6
GW: 172 (30 lb. loss when I get there)
UGW: 125

10/01: 172.6 It's officially October! I think I need to break out some hot apple cider. I'll totally skip pumpkin spice.
10/02 172.2 I wasn't expecting a drop of any kind today, but this thrills me to no end. Only 2 more oz. to go, and I've lost a total of 30 lbs. I CAN AND WILL DO THIS!
10/03 172.2 Steady...steady. I put in about 10,000 steps yesterday. I ate all of my calories plus 17 more before exercise.
10/04 172.6 Well, I'm up 4 oz today. I was in meetings all day, so I didn't get as many steps in. I'll get there to that 30lbs...eventually.
10/05: 172.6 Did not eat nearly enough in calories AND didn't get a lot of steps in. I also barely drank anything at all. It wasn't because I didn't want to. I simply had a lot of personal things going on. I have a tendency to not eat much when upset. I've been this way all of my life.
10/06: 172.8 It's slowly creeping back on me. I was at work until almost 7 last night. I had Taco Bell for dinner even though I did go with a healthy option, but I ate late. Not good at all.
10/07 171.6 YES!!!! DOING THE HAPPY DANCE! (I literally did one too.)I MET MY GOAL, AND I'VE LOST 30.4 LBS NOW!
10/08 171 I don't even know what to say. I weighed myself, and it didn't even register that I lost more weight until I saw my post from yesterday. I am so thrilled! I'm getting so close to dropping down to the next digits.

apexgtp

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30 / 228.6 / This coincides with a competition at work. My goal is the best 10 days EVER.
10/1 / 228.4 / Was expecting better than this but I failed on the diet.
10/2 / 227.2 / Picked up the cardio a bit harder and nailed the diet. I hope to be down a bit more tomorrow.
10/3 / 225.8 / nailed the diet, nailed the cardio, feeling pretty good about it! I'm positive i'm still dropping water weight. Though I like this 1lb a day thing!
10/4 / 224.8 / PHEW! Same status as above. Long Island from Friday's is calling my name... Must... Resist...
10/5 / 224.6 / Did pretty well yesterday and stayed under calorie goal. Looks like i need to up the cardio intensity. I'd like to see 220 by 10/9 weigh in.
10/6 / 223.6 / Progress was made. I skipped cardio yesterday and the burnout is hitting pretty hard. See above... Long islands are needed. haha I think i can hold out and maybe have a cheat meal tomorrow. Burgers? mmm
10/7 / missed day weigh-in / i can taste the regret still
10/8 / 223.3 / i'm surprised i still lost something. Yesterday included a bday party with some good food! I'm back on today and ready for final weigh in tomorrow.
10/9

cpanus

I'm in for another round.

9/28 - 145.6 at 5:00 a.m.
9/29 - 146.0 at 5:00 a.m.

GW: 138.0

09/30 - 145.6 at 5:00 a.m.
10/01 - 146.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...bouncing, bouncing, bouncing...
10/02 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...EGADS!!! I'm blaming it on the medicine I'm taking for the pain in my neck.
10/03 - 145.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...YAY!! Just hope it stays.
10/04 - 145.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...**sigh** up...down...up...down...all around!
10/05 - 144.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...YAY! down...down...down...
10/06 - 144.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...
10/07 - 144.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...up...down...up...down...
10/08 - 144.4 at 6:00 a.m.
10/09

Chris

joanl9

ROUND 18

Original Starting Weight – 205
Ultimate Goal Weight – 130
Current Weight – 188.6
Goal Weight R18 - 185

DAY/WEIGHT/COMMENT
09/30/17 – 188.6
10/01/17 - 188.6
10/02/17 – 188.0
10/03/17 – 187.4
10/04/17 – 187.0
10/05/17 – 186.6
10/06/17 – 186.8
10/07/17 – 186.6
10/08/17 – 187.4 Stress-ate pizza yesterday due to impending tropical storm. Still have power, so can fix better choices today.
10/09/17 -

smc92079

Round 13 SW: 232.4
Round 14 SW: 232.4
Round 15 SW: 229.0
Round 16 SW: 225.6
Round 17 SW: 224.2
Round 18 SW: 223.6

Round 16 GW: 222.4
Ultimate GW: Right now, 170

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30 - 223.6 - I have to get back on the ball with working out this week.
10/1 - 224.6 - I'm just having a rough run hovering within the same pound though so I guess that's not terrible.
10/2 - 225.6 - I HAVE to get back on the ball. Two weeks with little to no exercise and spotty tracking is catching up with me. Determined to get to the gym tonight and start getting everything back on track.
10/3 - 224.2 - Heading back in the right direction. Got to the gym and stayed in calories yesterday. Renewed motivation.
10/4 - 223.6 - Looks like things are under control again. Just have to keep working at it.
10/5 - 222.6 - I guess I was holding on to a lot of water. Numbers keep going down now that I'm back to walking three miles every night and keeping my diet in check. I'm pleased.
10/6 - 222.4 - Moving in the right direction. Going to have to make sure I keep it together this weekend w/ food and exercise so I don't backslide.
10/7 - 223.2 - Ugh. Binged so hard last night. Can't even begin to figure out how much I actually ate. That's OK though because today is a new day.
10/8 - 225.6 - too many drinks and snacks last night. I was so good at this when I started and now I feel like I'm completely failing.
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okohjacinda

SW: 274.4
CW: 237.4
GR18: 232

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30: 237
10/1: 236.7
10/2: 237.4 (back on track!)
10/3: 237.4
10/4: 237.6
10/5: 239
10/6: 237.4
10/7: 237.2
10/8: 234.4 (kinda left field but I weigh myself later in the day on weekends so that might be why its a bit lower im guessing?)
10/9:

shaumom

Sigh...going up right now, so frustrating!!
My first round, this time.

9/30- ?
10/1- ?
10/2 - 215.2. I expect weight to go down a couple pounds tomorrow, as I took this first weight after I ate a meal rather than in the morning like I usually do. :-) Hard day today, though - mild allergic reaction early in the day, and that always tends to make me space and flake out on my diet the rest of the day. :-/ Hoping that having this little challenge might help kickstart my brain into paying attention!

10/3 - 213.6 Allergic reaction still going on today. I'm using my recording of today's weight to remind myself not to flake on the diet like I did yesterday, and to try to keep things going well. And thoughts are with those from Puerto Rico, TX, Fl, and Las Vegas, or who have loved ones who were, or still are, there.

10/4 - 213.4 - Feeling hopeful, as this is the end of the day weight and yesterday was weighed before eating, so I feel like I’ve probably lost a bit more. I am feeling really hopeful right now about doing this. First time doing it, and today I totally screwed up on eating and calories. Still having feeling crummy during much of the day, totally didn’t pay attention to calories, and when I entered them in, I was really feeling low. But thinking of this challenge, and how much I wanted to do well in it, I got up and exercised away a lot of the excess calories. Usually my motivation is not enough to do that, so I’m feeling pretty great about it.

10/5 - 212.8 - still lower, so good start to the day!

10/6 - 213.4 - didn’t do great today, sigh.

10/7 - 214.8 - ugh, yesterday definitely shows today. But still a few days left, so maybe still time to bring it around.

10/8
10/9

SharGetsHealthy

Ultimate Goal Weight: 157
RND 16 SW: 178.2 EW: 177 - Loss 1.2
RND 17 SW: 178 EW: 177 - Holding
RND 18 SW: 177 EW:
Goal this round: 175.6

9/30 - 176.8 - Off to a good start
10/1 - 175.5
10/2 - 177.3 - Higher salt yesterday
10/3 - 177
10/4 - 176.3 Happier about this number. I think the 175.5 earlier was dehydration.
10/5 - 177.3 - It's interesting to watch the pattern here. Yesterday was pizza for dinner which of course means salt. I'm not surprised to see the number rise. The last couple of days I have done a lot of walking, 3-4 miles a day, so I wonder if my muscles are holding onto some water too. Time will tell!
10/6 - 175.9
10/7 - 178 - Well, that is just out there. Can't think of a reason for this to be so high. I stayed within calories and ate well. Hoping it's a last ditch effort by my body to keep my weight the same and that there's a whoosh tomorrow.
10/8 - 175.2 Wow! Talk about all over the map here. The first time I stepped on it the scale actually said 175, but the next two times was 175.2, so I'll go with that.

LauraInTheWater

R10 AW: 132.4
R11 AW: 133.7
R12 AW: 132.6
R13 AW: 131.5
R14 AW: 131.0
R15 AW: 128.2
R16 AW: 129.4
R17 AW: 128.4

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30: oops. forgot.
10/1: 130
I literally have no clue what happened. It's not my TOM. I guess it's just a random fluctuation. Didn't eat super well yesterday because I got some bad story reviews (self medicating I guess). Maybe that plus stress was it.
10/2: 128.6
Stayed within calorie count and ate healthier, which definitely helped. Still a little stressed but it will get better. Started writing again today even though I didn't want to.
10/3: 127.4
I slept in this AM until 11. My hives are gone. I think those past few days of weight gain were stress related. I stood up in front of the group and read an excerpt from my piece out loud (the one that was getting bad reviews) and got my formal review today and it was approved! So I'm exhausted today and literally that is the only thing I can think of to explain the funky fluctuation in my weight.
10/4 no scale
10/5 no scale
10/6: 128.6
Honestly I can't believe I didn't gain all the weight back I've lost. My husband was in the hospital for a medical emergency and I was just eating what they had on hand for the past two days, cafeteria food and vending machine junk. Glad he's come home though and I'm back on track.
10/7: 129.8
10/8: 129.2
I literally have no clue what my AW will be at the end of this round.
10/9

sheilajean58

Highest weight April 2016 117 lbs
Starting weight for 2017 112 lbs
RD9: 108.4
RD10: 108.5
RD11: 107.6
RD12: 108.5
RD13: 107.5
RD14: 108.2
RD15: 107.7
RD16: 106.2
RD17: 106.5

R18 Goal Weight - less than 106.5

9/30 106.5
10/1 106.9 - 1900 Calories!
10/2 106.4 - back to 1500 Calories and exercise
10/3 108.8 lbs What! So I have been limiting exercise to lose weight (yes that's right). Exercise increases my appetite. This week I am adding back lifting weights (which I love). The gain is not muscle (not yet) but more likely the water needed to increase my glycogen stores. My Calorie intake past 5 days = 1630. I should be able to recover if I stay consistent. Right?
10/4 107.8 - better but still over 1500 calories yesterday.
10/5 107.1 - 2000 Calories, and feeling it.
10/6 106.8 - 1400 Calories, feeling great
10/7 106.7 - 1500 Calories

10/8 107 - 1500 Calories: getting close to the end of this 10 day series and not meeting initial goal of < 106.5. Reviewed my year and can see a pattern of losing 1 lb and holding for 2 months and repeating. With an initial goal of 105 lbs by the end of this year, I'm right on track (if I stay the course). Still would be nice to end this series at 106.4

10/9

suebee143

Round 12: 174
Round 13: 171.4
Round 15: 166.8
Round 16: 164.6

Back for Round 18!

9/30: 165.5 Just returned from NYC yesterday. I did pretty well during the week, but once the event was over, celebrated with drinks, salty food and a very long day yesterday, flying home. Lots of water and a good workout is on the agenda today.
10/1: 165.5 Didn't get in my workout yesterday. Business travel just screws with my momentum and energy. Trying to get my 64 oz of water in today.
10/2: 163.4 This drop is just what I needed this morning, because I was not feeling any motivation this weekend. The fridge is stocked with fruits and veggies and stuff for lunch. I have pre-tracked my food. Time to get back into the routine and make this stick!
10/3: 163.4 October is going to be busy, both work wise and on a personal level/family obligations. The potential for stress eating is high. I didn't exercise or drink enough water yesterday. Fought off the late night snacking, but I just didn't feel that great. Lots of sadness in the news yesterday. How I eat and how I exercise is about the only thing in my life that I control... I guess I should look at my going to bed instead of eating a bunch of sweets last night as a victory.
10/4: 163.5
10/5: 163.1 My body needs a jump start. Got my 30 Day Shred DVD out last night and did it. This worked well for me when I lost a bunch of weight 4 years ago. Still doing the C210K and have made it to 4 miles, so seeing progress. I have a bunch of cute fall clothes in my closet that are still a little too tight. Right now that is my motivation: to be able to get up in the morning and have everything fit!
10/6 163.1 Day 2 of 30 Day Shred in the books. I am sore, but a good sore and these muscles need to wake up. Breakfast & Lunch packed and tracked on MFP. TGIF!
10/7 163.1 Did I say "good sore" yesterday? I lied. Everything. Hurts. Day 3/30 in the books. Time to stretch. Holding steady.
10/8 163.1 TOM showed up this morning. It is becoming very irregular, so I never know. Interesting that I did not gain, though. Usually I am up a few pounds; maybe the eating less/exercising more is having an effect. Now to be mindful today so I can finish strong!
10/9

lajeanneh

SW: 235.5
EW Rd. 13 231
EW Rd. 14 229.1
EW Rd. 15 226.6
EW Rd. 16 227.1
EW Rd. 17 224.4
Current Goal: 212.5
Goal for this round: 223

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30 - 224.4
10/1 - 224.4
10/2 - 224.4
10/3 - 224.4
10/4 - 224.4
10/5 - 223.1
10/6 - 223.1
10/7 - 224.0
10/8 - 224.0 Ugh, day two of TOM.
10/9

calichiro

SW 184 (like 2 years ago!)
CW 178
GW 165 (for now)

I went into R17 at 179ish and ended it at 178. Goal for this round is 176 or lower.

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30 - 176.4. Nice drop! Yesterday I ate super clean and made sure to get my water in. I've had a cold, so I've hardly moved, though. I'm hoping to get a walk or hike in today. This is my first full 10 day challenge and I'm excited to be involved.

10/1 - 177.2 I ate clean again yesterday and went on a hike. I'm recovering from a cold, so I turned around sooner than I'd planned, but I still did 3 miles and managed over 11,000 steps for the day. I've started ignoring MFPs calories and going off my Fitbit. MFP routinely gives me almost 300 calories more than my fitbit says I should eat, so I'll play around with this and see what happens. I had 2 NSVs victory - 1) I made a vegetarian dinner and really enjoyed it, and 2) I realized my weight would likely pop up today, and when it did, I didn't feel discouraged. This challenge is already helping me, thank you! Today I'm smoking tri-tips for dinner; portions may be an issue because they are delish!
10/2 - 177. Yay! I'm surprised after a nice dinner with wine last night, but my calories were spot on.
10/3 - 176.2. I was actually pretty hungry yesterday but tamed it with healthy foods.
10/4 - 176.2. Nothing major to report. Ate well, calories on target, and managed to go on a walk.
10/5 - 177. My calories have been good, this is a normal daily fluctuation, I think. I had a little wine last night and not enough water yesterday.
10/6 - 178. This literally makes no sense at all. Except our weight fluctuates daily. Right?!? Perhaps I didn't drink enough water yesterday, but everything else was spot on.
10/7 - 177.4. Polished off a bottle of wine with hubby last night and I was expecting this number to be higher. It's starting to look like I won't hit 176 this round. We have Chinese food somewhere in our weekend and I imagine just the sodium will keep me from dropping, even if my calories are good. But, we shall see.
10/8 - 180.4. All I have to say is "Chinese food." my calories weren't even too horrible yesterday.
10/9

ElleEm72

I'm in for my second round!

SW 162
GW 135
Round 17 EW: 157.5lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30 - 157.5lbs
10/1 - 158.9lbs. A family BBQ last night and TOM are against me today! I didn't drink all my water yesterday either. I feel getting in my water really helps!
10/2 - 158.8lbs
10/3 - 158.4lbs .... slooooowly going in the right direction!
10/4 - 157.1lbs ... I like what I see!
10/5 - 157.2lbs ... stayed within calories however yesterday’s drop may have been too much. It all evens out!
10/6 - 157.0lbs ... been under calories the last four days. I’m a little nervous as we have 2 Thanksgiving dinners this coming weekend! Hoping to make some good choices!
10/7 - 156.9lbs
10/8 - 157.8lbs ... yup, figured it would go up! Turkey, ham, all the fixin’s, wine and dessert...
10/9

quiltingjaine

@taxgirl1 I used to take my daily water to work every day. I made sure to drink it all so I didn't have to lug it back home in the afternoon. Just a thought.

@shoui16 Don't give up even for a day or two. That leads to starting again on the Monday that never comes. We're here for you!

@cpanus 2 steps down, 1 step up. Overall you appear to be shrinking!

@rparkerslim Why Burger King instead of Wendy's? Get Wendy's with no cheese or bun (even two parties) and a side salad instead of fries. They used to do the "burger in a boat" for me all the time). CONGRATS on the drop!!

@smc92079 A couple of bad days do not equal a fail. It's a temporary setback. Get back on the horse and ride.

quiltingjaine

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS Round 18
Weight on 1/17/17 174
SW Rnd 7 167
SW Rnd 8 168 Traveling
SW Rnd 9 164.5 Traveling
SW Rnd 10 167
SW Rnd 11 163
SW Rnd 12 162.5
SW Rnd 13 159.5
SW Rnd 14 158.5
SW Rnd 15 158
SW Rnd 16 156
SW Rnd 17 155.5
SW Rnd 18 157.5

SHORT TERM GOAL Get to 153 but any loss is good!
ULTIMATE GOAL 137

I believe in my ability to lose weight and keep it off.

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30 157 Come on whoosh!
10/1 157.5 WTH
10/2 156.5 Another tragedy in Las Vegas. Saturday night 4 teens walking on the sidewalk were mowed down by a car passing where there was no lane. Now at 59 dead and 527 injured on The Strip. Pray for Las Vegas.
10/3 157 I did not stress eat although I was pretty upset all day. DH reminded me that I wanted a Greek salad so I did not have to deal with fixing leftovers. Went to my fave Greek place, ate half of my salad w/gyro meat and 1/4 pita. Did not drink even half of my Daily water!
10/4 156.5 Played 2 games of bocce last night with DH, BFF, and her man-friend. Gentle activity but activity all the same!
10/5 155.5 Well hello again 155.5. I would love to meet your neighbors 154 and 153.
10/6 155.5 Okay Body, a little more please.
10/7 155.5 Okay, content to stay here for a bit. Lunch out with friends today. Keeping my fingers crossed!
10/8 155.5 I had the best and biggest "side salad" ever yesterday. I asked for that instead of fries and one of the other starchy sides. Beautiful, crisp, dark green lettuce, fresh red bell pepper strips, cool cucumber, and ripe red tomato slices. The pulled pork was "pre-sauced" so I got some sugar there but I left the bun on the plate. I didn't sleep worth beans last night! We'll see the final impact tomorrow or Tuesday but I feel great!!

SheilaBoneham

Ultimate goal - 135
R18 Goals: eat well, clean & healthfully, ~1700 cal, macros P30 C35 F35 %.
5'3", 64 yrs.
R15 end weight 151.2
R16 end weight 151.4
R17 end weight 151

9-30 - 150.8
Good start, despite salty lunch out yesterday.

10-1 - 151
There's that sodium!

10-2 - 151.2
Up, down, up down... I've been way too hungry at 1500, so I've bumped my calorie goal back up to ~1700. I've been maintaining @ 1800-1900 for 6 months, so I should slowly lose at 1600-1700. I don't care about speed, as long as I'm moving in the right direction. And I'm not hangry!

10-3 - 151.2
I should be losing by all calculations, but I'm not. I've been hovering around 151 for months, eating anywhere from 1500-2000 calories. Doesn't make sense. Apparently my body thinks this is where it should be. Sigh.

10-4 - 151.2
Still here. Calories, exercise, macros all on point, so I duuno. Patience, I guess.

10-5 - 150.6
Finally! Jeesh! About time. :-)

10-6 - 150.8
That's fine - still under 151! Still hoping to get out of the 50's by the end of this round, but at least I'm moving in the right direction. Looking forward to meeting a long-time Facebook friend and her dogs today as they drive through. One of her Border Collies modeled for the cover of one of my mystery novels, and another inspired a scene in a later book. I've wanted to meet them for years! Then a long walk this evening. :-)

10-7 - 150.8
The scale isn't showing much, but something's happening. Yesterday I noticed that my pants looked baggy in pics my hubby took of me and my friend and her dogs -the belly looked especially "poochy." So I tried on the next size smaller, and voila! Comfy and look better. I wore the smaller ones before I did the metabolism reset, so I seem to be getting back to where I was when I started that almost a year ago. That's better than weight!

10-8 - 150.4
Progress! Maybe I've said faretheewell to the 51s. Today's plan - long walk and drink LOTS of water -- we went out for breakfast and I had French toast, bacon, 1 egg, so to counteract the sodium, I'm thinking gallons. ;-) Walking to the mall to get my hair cut, backpacking to Starbucks to write this afternoon.... Salad + salmon for late lunch, I think, and some fruit. I can still hit my calorie & macro goals.

10-9 -

dlhollin1

Round 18

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30 256.6 - I have learned to set realistic goals. I hope to lose -2 lbs this round and to lose -12.6 lbs between now and the end of the year. That's 13 weeks or a pound a week. This will put me at -50 over 2 years.
10/1 257.0 Daughters birthday, no excuse but chicken enchiladas and carrot cake, oh yes.
10/2 257.0
10/3 257.0
10/4 256.8
10/5 256.3 Trying to get it together. No diet soda, no chips/crackers, no heavy sugars/desserts etc. Day 1
10/6 256.2
10/7 257.0
10/8 257.5
10/9