JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 21

lbrules

Thank you for the last challenge. I love this and want to keep going. My goal weight is 140 lbs, but for this 10 day challenge I will settle for 148 lbs.

Day/Weight/Comment
10/30 - 154.4 (down .2 lbs from yesterday)
10/31 - 155.0 I don't know why I am going up. Maybe not enough water intake?
11/1 - 155.6 ARGH... too much Halloween candy!
11/2 - 155.0 Not doing so well this round. No energy to excercise, so that is most likely the problem. Sigh!
11/3 - 154.2
11/4 - did not weigh in
11/5 - did not weigh in
11/6 - 156.8 - The weekend happened. I tried to keep the food to a minimum, but entertaining with friends so...
11/7
11/8

cyranda63

hammycakes wrote: »

11/6: 172.8 this is a major whoosh! my body wants to hold on for so long, but it finally gave up. Glad to hit my mini goal for this round (after a whole month!)

11/7:
11/8:

Woo button should be WOOOOOOSSSHHHHH! Been routing for you hammy, especially since you named yourself my two favourite foods. LOL

mmccool719

Ugh. dropping out until the next one. Terrible storms last night, no power, anticipating losing all of my food in fridge and freezer. Need to just focus on this for now. And drink my water .

quiltingjaine

@jennyhart200 Half a donut is better than a whole or 6!

@girliemom2015 Welcome aboard!

@Crinkle99 Welcome!

@ehseeker I love pj days! My husband thinks I need to get out of the house every day. I USUALLY get dressed but stay in. That’s my compromise. LOL

@mmccool719 hang in there. Hope everything is okay.

quiltingjaine

Female 5’1” Age 67 y 8.5 m
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5

SW Rnd 7 167 AW 165.8
SW Rnd 8 168* AW 166.1
SW Rnd 9 164.5* AW 165.5 SW Rnd 10 167 AW 165.3
SW Rnd 11 163 AW 163.5
SW Rnd 12 162.5 AW 160.2
SW Rnd 13 159.5 AW 159.1
SW Rnd 14 158.5 AW 158.9
SW Rnd 15 158 AW 157.25
SW Rnd 16 156 AW 155.9
SW Rnd 17 155.5 AW 156.5
SW Rnd 18 157.5 AW 156.15
SW Rnd 19 155.5 AW 155.6
SW Rnd 20 155.5* AW 155.3

SW Rnd 21 154.5

Day/Weight/Comment
10/30 153 Whoo hoo!! Yesterday’s weight was 154.5. What a difference drinking my water has made!
10/31 152
11/1 152.2 Had a really salty dinner last night so I’m good with this.
11/2 152
11/3 152
11/4 151.5
11/5 152.5 Expected. Had 2 Margaritas and 1 bite of chocolate cheese cake. I’ve got this!
11/6 151.5 or 154? Kept switching. Don’t know how I could have gone up, I hardly ate anything. May be lacking in water since it is cooling off here in the desert.

rparkerslim

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Highest weight: 242 on April 1

SW: R 14: 226 ..........EW R14: 224.3
SW: R15: 224.4 ....... EW R15: 222.6
SW: R16: 222.4 ....... EW R16: 222.8
SW: R17: 223.1........ EW R17: 219.2
SW: R18: 220.1........ EW R18: 217.3
SW: R19: 218.4........ EW R19: 219.2
SW: R20: 219.1........ EW R20: 217.1

I started in R: 14@226; current weight 217.1 for a total of 8.9 lbs. lost! These are my daily guidelines for the next 10 days. If it works out, I may keep them or tweek them until they do work!

1.no sodas
2.no bread
3.no unplanned eating out
4.drink at least 12 glasses water daily
5.eat protein every meal
6.reduce sodium intake
7.get more sleep

I've lost an average of 1.5 lbs. per round over the last 6 rounds! I'm going to see if these guidelines will make a difference in that average!

SW: R21: 216.9 GW: R21: 215

10/30: 216.9
Well, here we go again!

10/31: 215.6
You know I like this! First time in the 15s; just hope I can stay here or lower for the rest of this round! Today is my daughter's birthday, but thankfully, she is trying to stay at a healthy weight, so I should be alright even if we do go out to eat!

11/01: 216.2
Well, I can officially say, I didn't eat any Halloween candy! It's Nov. 1, and I'm back in the 16s for a min., but tomorrow is so totally another day! See you then!

11/02: 216.2
No exercise today! I'll be at it in the morning; going to be early, so I can get enough sleep!

11/03: 216.6

Now I wonder what happened? Do you think it was the pint on Halo Top Sea Salted Caramel I ate about 12:30 a.m.?
U m mmm! Maybe!

11/04: 214.1
Let me hear you say Yes, Yes, Yes! This is soooooo great!

11/05: 214.8
Good morning, and goodbye to daylight saving time! Three more days in this round! Ten days go by so fast; hope I can finish strong in this round! Been doing good on my seven guidelines:

1.no sodas
2.no bread
3.no unplanned eating out
4.drink at least 12 glasses water daily
5.eat protein every meal
6.reduce sodium intake
7.get more sleep

11/06: 214.4

Didn't sleep well at all last night! When the clock went off this morning, I hit snooze once then just cut it off! No way I was even going to try to go exercise feeling like that, and was scheduled to start work at 8:30 am. Trying to rack up a few extra hours to use on vacation in 2 wks. And wouldn't you know it, my second call was from a guy who sounded like he got up on the wrong side of the bed and intended to make everybody he came into contact with pay for it! I had to pray, pull out my bible, read a scripture, and pray again before my headache eased off! I fixed him though; I prayed that God would bless him with a great day!

brittanydashnay

Round 21

SW - 226.4
GW - 218.0 ( i will lose most of this quickly)


10/30 - 225.1lbs - i fell off the wagon the last two weeks while on a road trip and put back on 10lbs -i earned this eating anything and everything!!! I know i will lose this quickly and more. Common November!

10/31 - 221.6 - buy buy salt and water and bloat!

11/1 - 219.6 - down down down. Survived halloween and only had 1 of each candy. 5 in total and tracked it all. Had yummy homemade pizza for dinner, half of it, but i didnt have lunch so im ok with this. No exercise today but will be going tomorrow.

11/2 - 218.6 - 3.6 away from.my.lowest. almost there. No exercise again but food was good. Planning for the gym tomorrow.

11/3 - 218.2 - 3.2 away. At the gym now finally, so the numbers should be going down faster now!

11/4 - 217.3 - yahoo. Gym worked. Heading to the gym again soon. Making some beef vegetable soup and prepping healthy snacks today.

11/5 - 216.7 - only 1.7 away. Yoga and dodgeball today! It took me a week to gain 11lbs. Its taking me a week to burn it off!

11/6 - 217.0 - no gym yesterday so understandable jump. Looks like all the vacation food/eater weight is gone..now i will need to burn the last 2lbs off! Home day today with baby but making beef vegetable soup and doing house chores!

11/7
11/8.

ajadorsey

R21 starting weight 167.4
Goal weight this round:165
Final goal: 145

Jumping in late. Missed the last 2 rounds because of a broken scale and now right back to where I started a few rounds ago


Here we go again. Back to water and tracking.

Day/Weight/Comment
10/30
10/31
11/1
11/2 167.4
11/3 165.4 good workout yesterday and watched my carbs last night.
11/4
11/5 166.2 can't find my post from yesterday. Lots of sodium these past couple of days.
11/6 165.6
11/7
11/8

candchughes

...and there we are...off the wagon - or wagon wheel...it started with one...then I was in munch heaven...got my chew on and thought I need more...so I had another and 6 rich tea!!!!
So gutted with myself but also it's ok...it's been a down - I'm pre-menstrual and I've had a bit of anxiety today over having to go to the job centre.
While I'm not going to make excuses for myself I am going to draw a line under it and say tomorrow is another day. This is something I am learning to do after severe depression and anxiety.

candchughes

..Jenny Ford, the marching and step workout instructor, just messaged me! Her site has been down and I;d started the beginners 30 day challenge! her workout are fantastic and most free on youtube or through her site.
https://jennyford.com/beginner-30-day-workout-program/

She really has some fantastic workout routines and they;re free...also when you get stuck she will reply in person! How fab is that. Given me a little boost now. I'm going to be marching my socks off tomorrow!!

SheilaBoneham

Ultimate goal - 140
R21 Goals: eat well, clean & mostly healthfully, walk an hour most days. Focus on the long view and be patient.
5'3", 64 yrs.
Weight 2/2016 - 218
Lost 68#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset. Time to slowly drop the last 15!
R15 end weight 151.2
R16 end weight 151.4
R17 end weight 151
R18 end weight 150.4
R19 end weight 149.6
R20 end weight 149.3

10/30 - 148.8
Interesting (in a good way!). I ate about 200 over my goal yesterday, but most of it in a big lunch out, which no doubt meant more sodium. I had no dinner, but a Kind bar and, late in the evening, a cinnamon raisin English muffin with peanutbutter. I more and more find that eating a big lunch (or breakfast, actually) and then nibbling a few hundred calories later works better for me than "normal" meals. Can't do that every day (hard to get the hubster to go for big lunches at home), but it would be interesting to try a full couple of weeks eating that way to see what happens. Anyway, always nice to start a new round with an encouraging drop! Good luck to all of you!

10/31 - 148.8
Happy Halloween! It's a scary day with all the goodies around -- I'm allowing myself one small Butterfingers from the trick-or-treat supplies. I plan to nibble and savor it. Otherwise pushing protein, whole-grain carbs, healthy fats, and lots of water. Planning a long walk this afternoon before the rain arrives. Have a great day, all!

11/1 - 149
Okay, I had 4 of the little Butterfingers, not 1, and they tasted great! :-) I ate a bit more than usual otherwise as well and I think I'm retaining water, so not surprised. But I happily think I'm firmly in the 40s now, so that's good.

11/2 - 149.1
I expected this (or more), and know a lot of it is water. I had a little splurge last night - spinach feta pretzel at Barnes & Noble and a couple of cookie samples. Also had mac & cheese for dinner, and I'm always up a bit after that. Back on track today and going forward.

11/3 - 149
Slowly, slowly, down we go....maybe I'll get to the 8's this round, but if I stay right here, that's okay, too.

11/4 - 149.1
Sodium. I went out for lunch yesterday and had a reuben and sweet potato fries, so I know I had a lot of salt. I wasnt hungry for dinner, but had a snack later. I went slightly over my goal, but not enough to gain anything but water. Tomorrow!

11/5 - 149
Back on track! I'm hoping for a little drop before the end of the round, but staying here works, too.

11/6 - 149.1
What is it with that .1 lb?

11/7 -
11/8

ehseeker

swopen wrote: »

SW: 269.4 (9/12/17)
Highest: 279.8
CW: 247.6
R17SW: 264.2 R17EW: 262.0 Loss: 2.2
R18SW: 262.0 R18EW: 256.6 Loss: 5.4
R19SW: 256.6 R19EW: 251.4 Loss: 5.2
R20SW: 251.4 R20EW: 247.6 Loss: 3.8

R21GW: 245.0

Day/Weight/Comment
10/30 - 246.2 - I am so HAPPY about this loss! I've been trying to add more exercise at night, and I think it's really going to pay off. I would love to go much further than my goal in this round and I'm going to try!
10/31 - 247.2 - I ate a little extra but I worked off some of it. I think the lack of sleep was a factor. Tonight's Halloween, so I'm really hoping I can keep my resolve and have a loss instead of a gain!
11/1 - 247.8 - I had candy, not a lot, but I did have some. I actually am pretty proud of how restrained I was. I was still under calories with exercise, and it wasn't a big gain. I'm going to call it a win and hope that tomorrow is better. Eating at book club tonight, so hopefully there are some healthy choices for me!
11/2 - 248.8 - I was bad. I ate way too much, didn't exercise. I'm hitting a low point and I'm not really sure how to pull myself out of it.
11/3 - 249.8 - This week has definitely been a struggle. But finally it's winding down. I am going to get back on track this weekend, for sure!
11/4 - 247.2 - Got some sleep, didn't overeat, did my exercise. Getting the train back in the right direction!
11/5 - 245.6 - Close to my R21 goal!!
11/6 - 245.2 - I was hoping for a bigger loss. I ate within my calories and exercised. A little disappointed, but at least the scale is going in the right direction.
11/7 -
11/8 -

That's almost .5 pound in 1 day!

suebee143

Round 12: 174
Round 13: 171.4
Round 15: 166.8
Round 16: 164.6
Round 18: 164.1
Round 20: 165

Round 20 was a definite challenge, pulling me out of my comfort zone. Hoping to get back on track this round and focus on the daily weigh-in the next morning when I am tempted to go off the rails. Loving this accountability.

10/30: 165 Good day yesterday; got a run in and drank my water. Having trouble tracking, though. I get lazy by dinnertime and don't finish out the day.
10/31: 164.5 managed to finish tracking yesterday. Got in a walk with the dog and 30 minutes on my elliptical at home. My DH took apart the elliptical, cleaned it, fixed the fan so it works again... nice for those cold mornings when I don't want to drive to the gym...
11/1: 165.7 Not gonna lie. Yesterday I ate with... what did you call it, Heidi, Cyranda? ...reckless abandon. Today has not been much better. Gotta turn it around, and FAST!
11/2: 165.7
11/3: 165.7 My goal today is to not dip into the candy stash at work. I have half an apple and snap peas ready to help me do battle. If I want to see the scale go down, I need to get control of this sugar demon!
11/4: 164.5 Tracked yesterday, exercised, and did not eat one piece of candy at work. One day at a time...
11/5: 164.5 Tracked again, ate a bit over calories, but also put in an hour of exercise. Had a difficult time with the night snacking last night. Portioned out my chips and a little bit of wine to have with our movie, but my DD also made pumpkin pie and I had some of that, too.
11/6: 165.4 I am on day 5 of a new exercise routine with weights. Don't think I got enough water yesterday and went out to eat. I feel good, though!
11/7:
11/8:

mrsharmon622

10/30: 227.7/ Met my step goal today. Food choices were not terrible, but I did give in to the Halloween candy temptation.
10/31: 226.6/ Doing okay today. I'm almost at my step goal, so I should get meet my goal this evening. But the food temptations! School Halloween party, plus a student's birthday, plus Halloween candy at home for my son!!! I have to resist!
11/1: 226.3/ Did great on calories and steps today, if I stop eating now. I have a lot to do this evening, but that's when my munching temptations kick in. I may just go on to bed early to avoid the temptation.
11/2: 226.4/ Not so great with food choices today, but went over my step goal.
11/3: 226.1/Having a hard time resisting snacks and munching. Doing pretty good on calories but not the best. There's a good bit I could cut out to help with losing weight. It's easy to say that after the fact, not as easy when food is right in front of me.
11/4: 225.8/ Weight is going down, so I'm happy. Still haven't made good food choices. Tomorrow- no sugary desserts all day. No chips or other snacks. Only planned meals and a planned snack between meals. I know I can do it for one day!
11/5: 225.2/ Weight is still going down! I did really good on the no sugar snacks today, not perfect, but much better than usual. Tomorrow- same goal- no unplanned snacks. I'm also going to cut back on processed carbs.
11/6: 225.8/ I don't like that it went back up today. Hope it goes back down tomorrow, but I had a lot of sodium today, so I may retain/gain more.
11/7:
11/8:

krea4

Average weight per round
R11 = 145.18 .....................R12 = 143.40
R13 = 141.88 .....................R14 = 141.40
R15 = 140.16 .....................R16 = 140.04
R17 = 139.75 .....................R18 = 139.02
R19 = 138.75. ....................R20 = 138.02

10/30 - 137.6
Exercise = 45mins leg circuits
10/31 - 138.2
Exercise = 60 mins walk
11/01- 137.6
11/02 - 138.2
Exercise = 60 mins
11/03 - 137.8
11/04 - 138.4
11/05 - 137.4
11/06 - 137.6
Exercise = 45mins leg circuits
11/07
11/08

KayHBE

Jan 1 2017 226... I'm 5'6"
Started R6 @ 177.1
First Goal: 170 ✔️
Next Goal: 159 ✔️
Next Goal: Hit a healthy BMI 154.4'ish


10/30 - 159.0
10/31 - 160.1 Happy Halloween!! Been an off track last few days, but back at it. NSV: Wearing a size small today!! Just a sweater jacket, but small. Only size they had left super cute so I tried it on and it fit ok.
11/01 - 162.5 Day after Halloween. Ate less than 1/4 of treats I would have on previous Halloweens. Had Indian for dinner and my increase is probably due to that. Gave the last few kids tons of candy their eyes were huge!! Only had 15 kids and gave out regular sized bars. I figured if I had (1) regular bar that the would satisfy me and I would end up eating less and lose count on all those tiny ones. So over on cals, enjoyed the night. Did way way better than previous Halloweens. So I'm chalking this up as a win!!
11/02 - 161.1 Thought this was going to be way worse, having trouble with time manangement these last few days. Need to get to the grocery store and prep/plan dinners.
11/03 - 159.6 It snowed here a little yesterday evening. Made it to the grocery store and picked up ingredients to make a slow cooker stew for tonight. Friday night of cozying up with a bowl of stew (380 calories/ bowl) and a movie with the kids. Simple Friday!! Have a great weekend everyone!!

11/04 - 159.1
11/05 - 160.3
11/06 - 161.9 > I feel very bloated today, had a couple glasses of wine last night, it's been awhile since I've drank. SO is home for a couple days. Need to stay on track

11/07
11/08

ccrife

Day/Weight/Comment
10/30
10/31
11/1
11/2 167.8 lb night, post workout. Not quite back down to my lowest (Halloween rise) but I'm getting there. Did a crap ton of exercise today (3 hours), I'm pooped.
11/3 168.2 lb midday. Period struck. That probably has attributed to the rise. Just going to keep going as see what happens at the end.
11/4 no scale
11/5 no scale
11/6 168.0 lb night. Kept it stable over the weekend! Hoping to see the number drop again by the end of this.
11/7
11/8

Asturiah

R21 SW 75.9 kgs / 167.3 (29/10)

Day/Weight/Comment
10/30 - 75.8 kgs / 167.1 (slow start but fingers crossed!)
10/31 - 75.3 kgs / 166
11/01 - 75 kgs / 165.3
11/02 - 75 kgs / 165.3
11/03 - 75 kgs / 165.3
11/04 - 75 kgs / 165.3
11/05 - 74.5 kgs / 164.2
11/06 - 74.6 kgs / 164.4
11/07 - 74 kgs / 163.1
Well pretty happy with that! It also means that I have now officially lost 30 pounds since I started this weight loss adventure! Now to lose 26 more pounds !

10/08 -

jennyhart200

I would like to join this challenge for some extra accountability. I've found myself much more lax with my food lately because I'm pretty close to my goal weight. My SW was 148, current weight is 121.6 and goal weight is 117ish (I'm 5'1). I'm starting a few days late but better than waiting for another 7 days to get going again.

10/30: NA but had a really good workout
10/31: 121.8-
11/1: 121.6-
11/2: 122.0-
11/3: 121.4
11/4: 121.0- Happy with this! I definitely increased my water intake today and had a really good workout. I don't believe I've ever sweat that much. My goal tomorrow is to avoid the donuts at church.
11/5: 121.4- Down Up Down Up! Well I didn't avoid the donuts at church today. I forgot to factor in DST and was super hungry and ended up eating half of one. Water intake was good for the day. Eating was on track until I made myself a bowl of popcorn at 8 pm. I think I'm going to join the no late night snacking challenge too.
11/6: 121.0- I did good today. I finished week 8 day 3 of C25k, which means that I only have 1 more freaking day to go!! I had a salad for dinner too. If I gain tomorrow, I think that it will be due to the broccoli that I ate with my salad. Excited since I did some meal prep for lunches too for the rest of the week.

NormaV14

Starting weight 148
Round 6 135.7
Round 7 134.4
Round 8 133.8
Round 9 Last weigh in 7/8 135.2
Round 10 132.8
Round 11 131.6
Round 12 132.7
Round 13 131.4
Round 14 132.6
Round 15 131.8
Round 16 133.2 :(:(
Round 17 130.8
Round 18 130.2
Round 19 Epic failure
Round 20 133.2
Goal weight maintain 129 -132

10/30 - no scale (on the road)
10/31 - 132.2 went for a 4.5 mile run, ran around doing wedding planning activities with my daughter (wedding is 11/18) AND Halloween candy to boot. I am being stressed and not handling it great. But keep trying!
11/01 - 131.8 not sure how but I'll take it.
11/02 - 132.2
11/03 - 132.8 other than working out, I am very off kilter
11/04 - 133.2
11/05 - 135.2 That happens when you are complacent. Don't log and sabatoge yourself. UGH!!!
11/06 - 133.8 It's a rollercoaster for the noncompliant!
11/07
11/08

40lbslighter

Round nine for me...ding!  I'm upping my exercise game.  Watch it Round 21, I'm coming to get you!!

Have a great MOVEmber!

Rounds 13 - 20:

Round 13: SW 167.6, EW 166.4 (-1.2 lb), LW 165.4, HW 168.4, AVG 167.4
Round 14: SW 166.4, EW 165.6 (-0.8 lb),
LW 165.6, HW 167.2, AVG 166.2
Round 15: SW 165.6, EW 164.0 (-1.6 lb),
LW 163.6, HW 165.2, AVG 164.4
Round 16: SW 164.0, EW 162.6 (-1.4 lb),
LW 162.4, HW 165.6, AVG 163.8
Round 17: SW 162.6, EW 159.8 (-2.8 lb),
LW 159.4, HW 161.8, AVG 160.2
Round 18: SW 159.8, EW 158.0 (-1.8 lb),
LW 157.4, HW 159.8, AVG 158.7
Round 19: SW 158.0, EW 154.6 (-3.4 lb),
LW 154.6, HW 158.0, AVG 156.6
Round 20: SW 154.6, EW 155.2 (+0.6 lb),
LW 154.8, HW 156.8, AVG 155.6

Round 21
SW:  155.2
GW:  153.0

Day/Weight/Comment
10/30:  154.8  Good start.
10/31:  154.6 
11/1:  154.4  Lowest recorded MFP weight!
11/2:  154.4 
11/3:  154.2  Oh happy day!
11/4:  154.2  C'mon 153s!
11/5:  154.6  Not too worried.  Higher than usual sodium yesterday and also retaining a little, ahem, waste.
11/6:  155.0  Panic Time!!!  Breathe...  I must keep in mind that just three short weeks ago I would have done backflips in seeing this number.  Three months ago, this number was a far-off dream.  Perspective.
11/7
11/8

I believe in my ability to MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES, to LOSE WEIGHT, and KEEP IT OFF!

Pepsab

I skipped the last one so ready to get back into it. I would love to lose 2kg in this time so i can officially say ive lost 10kg.

sw- 106.5kg
gw- 75kg
cw- 98.5kg


10/30 - 98.4kg Monday today Im well ahead of the rest of you since im NZ time.

10/31 - 97.8kg I did 20 minutes on the elliptical today. Trying to slowly increase my exercise every day.

11/1 - 98.4kg No exercise today and had some chocolate so slightly over calorie goal.

11/2 - 97.8kg 20 minutes on the elliptical today and i had mc donalds but within my calorie goal.

11/3 - 98kg

11/4 -98kg

11/5 - 97.8kg ive noticed a few to many treats slipping back in this week so making a conscious decision now about better food choices

11/6 -98kg arghhhhhh im playing the up down up down game this week

11/7 - 98kg
11/8

smc92079

Back again. This challenge really keeps me motivated! Keeping my goals for each round pretty low since I've been bouncing a lot.

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 19 SW: 223.6
Round 20 SW: 221.2
Round 21 SW: 219.6

Round 21 GW: 218.2

Day/Weight/Comment
10/30 - 218.2 - goal already? I have been pretty sick this weekend and not eating much, so.i expect that this will bounce when I'm feeling better. But we'll see.
10/31- 218.0 - still on the downward trend; feeling better today and ate a bit more. we'll see if it holds.
11/1 - 218.4 - a little but of a bounce. Not too bad for eating Chinese food for dinner and not accurately tracking it.
11/2 - 217.0 - All kinds of new lows so far this round. I guess being sick really helps! lol
11/3 - 216.4 - forgot to post yesterday
11/4 - 215.2 - I'm sure this will be higher tomorrow. I didn't do any tracking today because we got engaged!!!
11/5 - 216.8 - Not too much of a bounce. I expect to be drinking lots of water to day.
11/6 - 216.8 - Holding steady right now; I'm OK with this. Gotta get back on track with the exercise.
11/7
11/8

Gaia85

Female, 5'6"
Starting weight (Nov 2016): 202.2lbs
Goal Weight: 135lbs

R16 SW: 159.6
R16 EW: 157.6
R17 EW: 155.4
R18 EW: 152.4
R19 EW: 149.2
R20 EW: 146.8

Goals for this Round:
1. Weight: Get to 145 lbs or lower
2. Fluids: Drink 64oz of fluids/day 7x --> 1
3. Activity: Go to the gym 3x and reach 10,000+ steps 5x --> 1w-1g-1g-1w-1w-1w
4. Fiber: Meet fiber goal at least 5x --> 1

Day/Weight/Comment
10/30: 147.6 /Up by almost a pound. To be expected but still disappointing. Had a good day today. Under calories and reached 11,000+ steps. Only got in 48oz of fluid and 16 of 25g of fiber.
10/31: 147.8 /(Posted on 11/1) Now a pound heavier than the end of Round 20. And today was a very bad day...drank two cocktails and two glasses of wine plus a ton of bad food. Well over calories and unable to log properly. This is the third day in a week of poor eating.
11/1: 147.8 /Still not budging. Did all the right things today. Drank 64oz of water, walked 9000+ steps and went to the gym (swimming). Ate under my allotted calories. Struggling with getting enough fiber and I feeling it in the area of digestion...
11/2: 147.8 /This number really likes me! @quiltingjaine, you're totally right! I have to be patient. Ate under calories today. Clocked in 13,000+ steps including 34:44 minutes of running at 11:30 min/mile, which is my fastest yet. Unable to get 64 oz or meet fiber goal. I really struggle with water, fiber and protein goals. Fingers crossed for a dip tomorrow!
11/3: 147.0 /Well, at least it's getting back down to my R20 end weight. Ate under calories and clocked 12,000+ steps.
11/4: 145.6 /Ok, so I got on the scale around 7am and it was 146.4 but then I went back to bed and when I woke up the scale read lower. So, the reality...who knows? Walked 10,000+ steps, ate under calories and actually met my fiber goal! I hope to see 145s tomorrow too!
11/5: 145.8 /I stayed in today, so no gym or steps. I reduced my weight loss goal to 0.5lbs/week which gives me 1490 calories now. I'm 10.8 lbs away from my goal and I want to start seriously strength training soon. That being said, totally had the munchies today. It's only 6pm and I only have 90 calories left.
11/6: 146.4 /Definitely not the best round. I'll be happy if I at the very least end in the 145s on Wednesday. I dropped my calories back down...I'm definitely conflicted. Anyways, ate under calories today. Made an awesome Trader Joe's salmon burger on an English muffin and salad for dinner.
11/7:
11/8:

rtls

R14 SW-160.38
R15 SW- 158.4
R16 SW- 155.98
R17 SW- 154.66
R18 SW- 153.12
R19 SW- 152.68
R20 SW- 150.7

Current weight- 149.82
10 Day Goal: 148.3 This will make me 15 lbs. down since the start of my weight loss.
Day/Weight/Comment
10/30: Forgot to weigh
10/31: Forgot to weigh
11/1: 149.16- The days are so hectic here I keep forgetting to weigh.
11/2: 149.6- Yesterday I was super hungry all day. (think it was probably more tired than hungry) I tried to drink lots of water, but I went over on calories by about 50 calories. Today was really nice. Had a walk to and from a local cafe to have coffee with a friend.
11/3: 149.38- Yesterday I was quite hungry again, so I had a small snack that put me over calories by about 50.
11/4: 149.6- Got an hour walk in today.
11/5: 148.94- Planned to walk to the grocery store, but I got caught up in house cleaning and had to jump in the car 5 minutes before they closed. I'm doing a major winter purge and clean, so I'm sure the extra work is burning calories at least.
11/6: 148.94- The temperature has dropped here and it is getting hard to feel motivated to get out and exercise. I think I need to figure out a winter exercise plan.
11/7:
11/8:

cjsacto

MFP Starting 2012: 201
MFP Starting 2017: 184

Round 16 SW: 175
Round 17 SW: 173.5
Round 18 SW: 173
Round 19 SW: 170.5
Round 20 SW: 166.5
Round 21 SW: 167

10/30: 167.0
Had a dr appt today, just routine, was hoping she'd notice or comment on weight loss but nope. Nice relaxing day otherwise.
10/31: 166.5
My lowest yet, but I've seen it four (five?) times now. I'm ready to move on.
11/1: 165.0
Today the magical scale showed 163, 164, 165. I'll take it, but doubt it's for real. On my feet all day working an event, lots of standing and walking back and forth. Brought my own food so I didn't buy from vendors or try snackies in the break room. Drank lots of water, practically perfect on macros. No added sugar.
11/2: 165.0
Worked very late, got home at 11. Under ate today and not enough water.
11/3: 163.0
I ate low and was dehydrated yesterday. I enjoyed a rest day today, just a half day in the office then out to eat. It was lovely after two days working outside. I expect a tick up tomorrow, but I hope not above 165. Oh, had honey mustard dressing so I can't say no added sugar today.
11/4: 163.5
OK! I'll take it. Had a decent day with water, food, exercise and not touching the bleeping leftover Halloween candy that appeared in the office. I'll be honest, it was tough not to eat it.
11/5: 163.5
Fine on food & water. Enjoyed a "dessert" of plain Greek yogurt with cacao nibs and one chopped date for a little sweetness. I think I'll look up some recipes for cacao nibs, they are growing on me.

11/6: 162.0
Monday is my "Saturday." I went on a hike, I'm proud of myself for making it up 880ft elevation gain in a mile. We went out to eat, then I had a lovely nap. Not sure what to expect on the scale tomorrow, definitely had a large calorie deficit today and I'm ok on water but I'm expecting sore legs and that can mean a little inflammation.

11/7
11/8

candchughes

Goals are - log all calories daily
Exercise 6 days a week

R21 is my first round
40 yrs old
Height 5'4.5"
SW: 193.0 lb
GW for R21 : 191.0 (lose 2lbs)
UGW: 140



Day/Weight/Comment
10/30 - 193.0 lbs - excited to do this challenge and praying I last the round!
10/31 - 192.4 lbs - no exercise routine yesterday because I did gardening which was very active and tiring.
11/01 - 191.6 lbs - really pleased with that. I'm staying on track so far - logging cals and working out.
11/02 - 192.0 lbs - I was a little 'picky' yesterday! Confident it will come down again tomorrow. Mostly on track.
11/03 - 192.0 lbs - it will come down tomorrow. I was under a little yesterday. Still working out
11/04 - 192.2 lbs - I've been good so it has to come down soon. Not too worried yet! Premenstrual too.
11/05 - 192.0 lbs - pleased to see it coming down again.
11/06 - 193.0 lbs - picking too much. I am still logging and working out so all is not lost! Sigh!
11/07 - 194.0 lbs - I expected this after a binge yesterday! New day today.
11/08

TerriRichardson112

I HAVE the power and determination to do this.

In the middle of Round 20, it occured to me that I may have reached my maintenance weight. I have hovered around 159 for weeks, despite keeping to my calorie goal, (10% below my TDEE), and doing loads of exercise, (and eating back minimal exercise calories). I am in the normal range for my age height and build, so I wondered if I was being realistic in my Target Goal Weight. I'm fitter and healthier than I have been for decades. I think fit and healthy should be my new focus rather than weight loss!
New Primary Goal - stay under 160lbs.

Losing a pound would be ace, as I would like a cushion for celebrations.

to all the Newbies, and Hi to those returning for another Round. This has given me an element of daily accountability which is motivational.

Observations, and Previous Rounds

Many events along the way will scupper our best intentions, but they merely delay the achievement of our goals. Life is for living, and one must learn patience. It takes many years to put on excess weight, so It follows that it takes much time to remove, but it does come off, bit by stubborn bit! If you stick with it! The game continues!

A lot of people get upset by apparent weight gain when they have been working their butts off. Body weight fluctuates, both up, and down, from one day to the next depending on so many factors. From my experience:

• Changes often take several days to show on the scale.
• A drop is often followed by a bounce up before it settles back down. A general downward trend is the aim.
• A high sodium day usually results in a gain due to water retention, unless you drink extra fluids to flush it out.

Don't beat yourself up over a temporary gain. Trust the process and stick with the programme.
If you are making positive lifestyle changes it will lead to increased health and fitness.
Slow and steady leads to sustainable weight loss.
But remember to live a little along the way!

Previous 5 Rounds[/colour=green]
MW : R8/1, 165.5; R9/2, 166.8; R10/3, 167.7; R11/4, 165.5; R12/5, 162.6
Round:..~ Mean ~ Highest ~ Lowest
13/6: ... ~ 160.4 ~~ 161.8 ~~ 161.8
14/7: ... ~ 160.7 ~~ 167.8 ~~ 160.4 (on vacation)
15/8: ... ~ 161.8 ~~ 163.8 ~~ 163.8 (on vacation)
16/9: ... ~ 161.3 ~~ 162.8 ~~ 162.4
17/10: . ~ 160.5 ~~ 162.2 ~~ 160.0
18/11: . ~ 159.8 ~~ 162.5 ~~ 158.4
19/12: . ~ 159.0 ~~ 159.2 ~~ 158.2
20/13: . ~ 158.8 ~~ 159.4 ~~ 158.6

29/10/2017: 159.0 Goals ✅ Holding steady! And still under 160. I call that a successful Round.

SW: 227; Lowest weight 11 Oct: 158.2. Final goal weight: 155.0

Round 21: (Round 14 for me. Female, 5'2" aged 71, weight in lbs) [/b]

Daily Goals: pre-log/follow through; balance macros/micros; hydrate; 15+ strength; 15+ flex; 8,000+ steps; close kitchen at 8.30pm!
Stay under 160!!!

30/09/2017: 159.5 Goals ✅ Weekend bloat. It will soon go!
31/10/2017: 159.8 Goals ✅ Or maybe not?
01/11/2017: 160.4 Goals ❌ Cause and effect! Party Central weekend + Halloween! Chose to be off plan! It will soon go!
02/11/2017: 162.1 Goals ❌ Hhmm! Wrong direction! But understandable.
03/11/2017: no scale Goals ❌
04/11/2017: no scale Goals ❌
05/11/2017: no scale Goals ❌
06/11/2017: 162.5 Goals ✅ I have had the week from hell foodwise. Involved in a gameplay event in Belfast, eating on the hoof. Lol!
07/11/2017: 161.6 Goals ✅ Phew! Back on plan. Mostly water weight, so should go soon.
08/11/2017: Goals

Don't worry!
... ...oO~ 162.5 ~Oo... ...

... ...oO~ 159.5 ~Oo... ...
Be Happy!!!

Round 21 is almost over. Good luck with final weigh-in, everyone!

mrsharmon622

10/30: 227.7/ Met my step goal today. Food choices were not terrible, but I did give in to the Halloween candy temptation.
10/31: 226.6/ Doing okay today. I'm almost at my step goal, so I should get meet my goal this evening. But the food temptations! School Halloween party, plus a student's birthday, plus Halloween candy at home for my son!!! I have to resist!
11/1: 226.3/ Did great on calories and steps today, if I stop eating now. I have a lot to do this evening, but that's when my munching temptations kick in. I may just go on to bed early to avoid the temptation.
11/2: 226.4/ Not so great with food choices today, but went over my step goal.
11/3: 226.1/Having a hard time resisting snacks and munching. Doing pretty good on calories but not the best. There's a good bit I could cut out to help with losing weight. It's easy to say that after the fact, not as easy when food is right in front of me.
11/4: 225.8/ Weight is going down, so I'm happy. Still haven't made good food choices. Tomorrow- no sugary desserts all day. No chips or other snacks. Only planned meals and a planned snack between meals. I know I can do it for one day!
11/5: 225.2/ Weight is still going down! I did really good on the no sugar snacks today, not perfect, but much better than usual. Tomorrow- same goal- no unplanned snacks. I'm also going to cut back on processed carbs.
11/6: 225.8/ I don't like that it went back up today. Hope it goes back down tomorrow, but I had a lot of sodium today, so I may retain/gain more.
11/7: 227.3/ Well, that just sucks. I'm right back where I started this round.
11/8:

evivahealth

Round 21 - The Plan:
I am away for work for a few days this round so will be practicing intermittent fasting and will have to remember to take my water bottle with me. Got into a good groove last round so looking to keep that going. Would like to get some more exercise this time around though as I only made it out twice last round.

Start weight: 90kg
Current weight: 65.5kg
Goal weight: 59kg
Round 21 Goal weight: 64kg

Round 19 Stats-
Start weight: 66.9kg
Average weight: 66.9kg
End weight: 65.5kg

Round 20 Stats-
Start weight: 65.8kg
Average weight: 66.6kg
End weight: 64.9kg

Day/Weight/Comment

10/30 - 65.6kg - Had a lovely day of not counting yesterday as a bit of mental reprieve. Enjoyed a glass of wine and spaghetti for dinner with my partner. The blip on the scale was expected. Back to high protein, low carb, intermittent fasting for the rest of the round. C'mon goal weight!
10/31- 65.0kg - Good day yesterday, managed to stay away from all the sweets that are in the house at the moment. Almost down past my finishing weight for last round. Didn't get any exercise yesterday but will be hitting the gym today!
11/1 - 64.4kg - YAY!! So happy to see my lowest weight in over 12 months. Bye bye TOM. The plan is working! Prepped my dinner to eat in my hotel tonight (so so boring but necessary) and will be seeking out healthy options while I'm in London. Looking forward to potentially being at my mini-goal by the time I get back to my scale!
11/2 - Away from scale - had a super hungry day yesterday but managed to stick to the plan. Definitely under my water goal. London tap water BLERGH. Eating light today because I'm out with a work colleague for dinner tonight. Going to stick to max two glasses of wine and will order vegetable and protein off the menu (sauce on the side of course).
11/3 - Away from scale - well the plan to only have two wines last night didn't happen hahaha. Did well with dinner though. Feeling a little sorry for myself today and trying to stay away from the food car on the train home. A Kit Kat is calling my name haha
11/4 - 65.9kg
11/5 - 65.2kg
11/4 - 65.2kg - Apologies for being AWOL, I've been having problems with both my MFP on my phone and my motivation levels (as you can see with the scale). Back at 'em today. Still keen to get under 65kg for the end of the round. Bring it on!
11/7 - 64.8kg - YIPPEE! The plan is working people! Imagine that. Averaging out my calories to be under 1300 for the 10 day challenge is really keeping me focused and gives me the wiggle room I need on the weekends
11/8 - GW: 64.0kg