JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 22
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Starting Weight 205.8 @ October 11, 2017
UGW: 140
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9...........................196.4 after a week of ups and downs (mostly ups) this is a nice surprise.
11/10.........................196.2 after a sluggish morning yesterday, I got up and added about 6000 steps walking the dog. Yay! Hoping to keep on track and get to 195 this round.
11/11.........................195.8 stayed on track yesterday and drank lots of water.
11/12.........................197.2 indulged too much yesterday, and moved too little. also feel dehydrated, so I must have forgotten to drink enough water.
11/13.........................197.0 again, I did not drink enough water, and definitely did not move enough! Back on track today. Checking out fitness blender, after a MFP friend mentioned it in a post. Seems interesting!
11/14.........................195.8 I would like to dedicate this number to the copious amounts of water I drank yesterday, and the many steps I took over my goal.
11/15.........................195.2 I started doing Fitness Blender workouts yesterday, nothing too crazy, but it felt good to move.
11/16.........................195.0! I made it! Did another Fitness Blender workout last night, and it kicked my butt. It wasn't even very difficult, I was just that out of shape. Gonna do it again today.
11/17
11/1813 -
Round 14 SW: 147.9
Round 15 SW: 147.9
Round 16 SW: 147.4
Round 17 SW: 145.9
Round 18 SW: 146.6
Round 19 SW: x
Round 20 SW: 149.8
Round 21 SW: 145.4
Round 22 SW: 147.5
Current Weight: 147.5
Goal Weight: 139
Challenge goal weight: 143
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 147.5 ~ (Steps 22,042) ~ Let’s see if I can get the scale moving the right way, these 10 days..
11/10 148.8 ~ (Steps 24,473) ~ Not surprised after last nights dinner,
11/11 147.7 ~ (Steps 19,581) ~
11/12 147.4 ~ (Steps 16,258) ~ Besides the popcorn at night was extremely successful at a healthy diet....
11/13 147.8 ~ (Steps 2,253) ~ spent the day with my daughter and grandkids
11/14 146.8 ~ (Steps 23,004) ~ yay hit all my goals
11/15 147.8 ~ (Steps ~ 21,712) ~
11/16
11/17
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Start weight Rnd 16: 178.2
End weight Rnd 21: 173.6
Loss to Date: 4.6 lbs
Final Goal Weight: 160
Goal for Rnd 22: 172
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 - 173.6 And away we go . . . . Holding steady! It's a good thing!
11/10 - 173.5
11/11 - 173.4 Not going anywhere fast, but at least it's in the right direction!
11/12 - 173.2 Haha, slow and steady wins the race, right?
11/13 - 173.8 Whoops! Birthday party last night and cake & ice cream were involved. Time to get serious!
11/14 - 173.9
11/15 - Missed
11/16 - 173.6 Okay, moving in the right direction again.
11/17
11/18
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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
EW Rd. 18 222.2
EW Rd. 19 222.4
EW Rd. 20 222.2
EW Rd. 21 222.0
Current Goal: 212.5
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 220.9
11/10 220.5
11/11 220.5
11/12 220.5
11/13 220.5
11/14 220.5
11/15 220.5
11/16 220.5 same place for a week. Let's work harder to get that number to move!
11/17
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Age 60, 5'4" [lost 1/2" somewhere, not the measurement I wanted to lose]
SW 195 [joined MFP Nov 2015, lost 9.5# & got serious Jan 2017]
1st Goal 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
2nd Goal 145 = normal BMI
UGW Range 140 - 145
I weigh first thing in the morning when I get up. My scale only has 1/2# increments, and I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. Comments reflect prior day.10/20/17: Oooh, I like this thread! I've been weighing myself daily since April, keeping track in MFP Food Notes, and logging my "official" weigh-ins on Saturdays. I've been amazed at how much my weight can fluctuate from day to day, depending on eating out or processed foods, adult beverages, net calories green or red, etc. Daily weigh-ins really help me see cause and effect with high sodium, too much sugar, etc. I don't get freaked now by a jump on the scale, since I know what I did to cause it, and what I can do to change it.
R20 SW 166.0 (my round 1)
R20 LW 164.5 EW 166.5
R21 LW 163.0 EW 164.0Round 21
10/30: 166.0 Very sedentary day (church, visit parents & 3 hour round trip) following high carb day, no surprise. Fitbit 3,888 steps, 250+ steps 5/14 hours & 7 floors. At least I drank 12c water.
10/31: 165.0 Fitbit 13,521 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 hours & 48 floors and 12c water
11/01: 164.5 Fitbit 13,993 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 hours (boom) & 40 floors; 12c water
11/02: 164.0 Dog-walk day plus active evening: two loads of laundry, made large couscous salad, cooked triple batch cream of leek soup & baked lemon zucchini cake. Fitbit 16,109 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 42 floors; 13c water.
11/03: 165.0 Expected. Net calories red plus non-dog walk day plus shortened workday (fewer stairs breaks) plus inactive evening (busy-ness & stress of past 3 days took its toll). Fitbit 8,110 steps, 250+ steps 10/14 hours & 20 floors. 12c water.
11/04: 163.0 Wow, unexpected. Of course, net calories green, dog walk day & kept busy around the house after work. Fitbit 16,188 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 hours (boom) & 49 floors (plenty of stairs breaks at work plus home); 12c water.
11/05: 164.5 Pizza for supper, net calories red & 12c water. Walked dog 3.58 miles. Fitbit 16,837 steps, 250+ steps 9/14 hours, and 28 floors.
11/06: 166.0 Ack! Can you say sodium? Not great eating all day but active. Then caved when hubby got out tortilla chips & salsa con queso in the evening. Usually I ignore his snacking, but he was sitting next to me on the couch. I will have to forbid snacking next to me in future. Net calories red > 500 and sodium > 4,600mg oh my! 10c water and Fitbit 15,573 steps, 250+ steps 9/14 hours & 20 floors. Will be drinking lots of water today.
11/07: 164.0 Better. Net calories red 12, sodium green & 15c water. Fitbit 14,887 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 hours (boom) & 41 floors.
11/08: 164.0 Non-dog walk day, net calories red 319 & 12c water. Fitbit 7,056 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 28 floors. On to the next round!
11/09: 163.5 Active day, including dog walk 3.09 miles. Fitbit 16,212 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 46 floors. 10c water.
11/10: 163.0 Non-dog walk day. Fitbit 7,901 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 34 floors. 10c water & net calories green (barely).
11/11: 164.5 That's what happens after net calories -362 and super high sodium (smoked salmon & crackers w/ hubby). Walked dog 3.86 miles & yardwork prepping for winter. Fitbit 16,147 steps, 250+ steps 11/14 hours (day at home) & 35 floors. 14c water, need to keep that up today.
11/12: 163.5 Net calories red, sodium green, 13c water. Walked dog 2.34 miles. Fitbit 10,439 steps, 250+ steps 7/14 hours & 15 floors.
11/13: 164.0 Sometimes I wish my scale weighed in .1 increments. Oh well, as long as I can see the trend long term. Walked dog 3.28 miles. Fitbit 15,118 steps, 250+ 10/14 hours (church & watched Packers game) and 28 floors. 12c water.
11/14: 164.0 Walked dog 3.03 miles. Fitbit 14,836 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 hours (boom) & 37 floors.
11/15: 163.5 Happy w/ this after seminar 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Walked dog 3.09 miles. Fitbit 11,607 steps, 250+ steps 8/14 hours & 15 floors. 11c water (pitchers on tables at seminar).
11/16: 163.0 Little surprised, I'll take it. Net calories red, sodium red, 14c water. Non-dog walk day & evening at theatre. Fitbit 8,030 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 hours & 31 floors.
11/17
11/18
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Starting Weight January 1 2017 112 lbs
Round 22 goal: 107 lbs (please)
11/9 - 108.4 lbs I know this seems unrealistic but I have been in the 107s for awhile and just recently popped up
11/10 - 108.4 lbs but I feel smaller
11/11 - 107.9 Yes!
11/12 - 107.4 lbs - over ate yesterday so surprised by this. I'll need to calm down today to stay in the 107s
11/13 - 108.7 lbs -
11/14 - 108.6 lbs
11/15 - 107.5 lbs - 1600 kcals average past 3 days. 1500 kcals gets the results I want. Gotta do it.
11/16 - 106.5 lbs !!! Although went over Calorie goal. This lower weight is temporary but will be permanent soon
11/17
11/1811 -
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 - 161.3 It's been a bit of a struggle to get my stuff together. Need to get back to planning and getting to the grocery store and getting my steps in (walks). That is my key to success...
11/10 - 163. Get it together K ... Get it together!!
11/11 - 164.4
11/12 - 163.7
11/13 - 162.9 I'm getting there. Uggggh
11/14 - 161.4 Better!! Lunch packed, dinner planned out. I will go for my lunch time walk, but still need to get a few extra steps in. It is stormy here lots and lots of rain and the wind is expected hope the power holds!!
11/15 - 160.4 ... Got 11,500 steps in. Have a packed lunch, will go for a walk at lunch and planned dinner. Invited to one of those 'home parties' tonight so there will be a lot of sitting and a little snacking. Need to find a way to get those steps in. Goal to get 11,500 steps in.
11/16 - 160.4 ... 12.452 steps. Could have been a loss but I had a couple of brownies. Looking forward to those 5's again. Have a party this weekend and the possibility of SO coming home soon. Things are looking more challenging, but I expected that for this time of year. If I hang out in the low 60's and any 50's until Janurary I consider myself doing well. Goal today is to get those steps in 11,500-12.000+.
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Hi! I am joining on the tail - end of this round! My 1st .. hopefully of many!
11/09
11/10
11/11
11/12
11/13
11/14
11/15 163.6
11/16 164
11/17
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Thank you so much, Cyranda! This challenge has kept me going with no thoughts of quitting. I get so much out of reading everyone’s daily squibs! Thank you all for sharing. And persisting!!
I’ve done 14 of these challenges which is exactly 20 weeks. I started MFP before joining the challenges so there’s no starting whoosh represented here. I’ve been aiming at a 500-calorie per day deficit which would theoretically result in a 1-pound/week loss. From high to low in 20 weeks I’ve lost 24 pounds. I’ll take it! CICO!!
Pre-challenges starting weight = 283 BMI = 48.6
Round 8/1: HW 274.4 LW 269.8 MidW = 271.9
Round 9/2: HW 269.4 LW 266.8 MidW=268.1
Round 10/3: HW 269 LW 266.4 MidW = 267.7
Round 11/4: HW 267.4 LW 264.2 MidW = 265.8
Round 12/5: HW 264.8 LW 261.2 MidW = 263.0
Round 13/6: HW 263.8 LW 260.6 MidW = 262.2
Round 14/7: HW 266.4 LW 259.2 MidW = 262.8
Round 15/8: HW 261.2 LW 256.8 MidW = 259.0
Round 16/9: HW 259.4 LW 256.8 MidW = 258.1
Round 17/10: HW 257.6 LW 253.4 MidW = 255.5
Round 18/11: HW 256.2 LW 253.4 MidW = 254.8
Round 19/12: End weight = 266.4 (on the road for 12 days preceding)
Round 20/13 HW 264.4 LW 254.0 EndW = 255.0 (the sodium whoosh after the trip)
Round 21/14: HW 254.8 LW 250.4 MidW 252.6
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 252.0 -- up a touch but ate with reckless abandon yesterday and I know some of it is water by how my ring feels. Wedding ring fell off once yesterday but it won’t this morning. Ordered ring guards. Lose weight? Yes. Lose wedding ring? NO!.
11/10 253.8 -- Salty food and too much of it. The scale just gave me the dope slap.
11/11 255.8 -- Took a day off to eat with reckless abandon -- much of it salty. Resume new normal today!
11/12 255.0 -- After a couple nights of late night snacking it could be very easy to slide into an old pattern. Tonight I go to bed and read. There’s no food downstairs in the bedrooms. (Our house is “upside down.”)
11/13 255.0 -- I clearly need to set myself an arbitrary rule to prevent reckless eating late at night. Okay. Here it is. Simple really. No eating after 9 p.m.
11/14 254.4 -- There we go. Ate at a deficit. Logged everything. Back on the right path because I did not eat after 9 p.m.
11/15 254.0 -- Homemade pizza was still within calories & I did not eat after 9 p.m.
11/16 252.0 -- A nice lowish weight to take to the Dr. He’ll probably still insist I’m doing it wrong. Just cut out junk food, he’ll say. He’ll ask what I had for breakfast and tssk-tssk at my eggs and cheese. He’ll harrumph at calorie counting and say if I just exercise 30 minutes a day I’ll lose weight. I may try to educate him. I did not eat after 9 p.m.
11/17 No eating after 9 p.m.
11/18 No eating after 9 p.m.9 -
@cyranda63 == Amazing!! You go girl!4
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@Elbee1 -- you use the verb "diet" a lot and I wonder if you've considered removing it from your vocabulary? Dieting, to me, suggests a kind of eating I'm only going to do temporarily. To be a thinner person, I will need to eat as a thinner person -- not only as I am trying to get to it but as I try to remain that thinner person.
So, I am not dieting. I am eating less than I did as a 280-pound sedentary person. I'm now eating the amount of a lightly active 140 pound person which has me losing at a speed of about 1 pound per week. I am working toward becoming that 140 pound lightly active person who will eat this amount. I'm slowly losing weight and I'm slowly increasing my activities. I am not dieting.
The word diet may not have the same connotations for you but just a thought.8 -
Weight Challenge R22
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9…..234
11/10…234
11/11..233.2
11/12…234.8
11/13….233.2
11/14….233.4 Steadily going down! 30 min walk, lower body workout, tracked all food
11/15….232.6
11/16…233
11/17
11/18
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... Cold rain and dark evenings got me down... it always takes me a couple of weeks to adjust to this time change. ...
Me, too. I use light therapy and it really seems to work. I had a blue light that died so just started using my old Ott light over my head. It seems to help. Whether it's real or placebo, I don't care because it's working.3 -
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11/14 - 153.2 - The weekend! Not bad though. I tried to stick to healthy eating and less alcohol. Back on track today!
11/15 - 154.4 - ARGH! Going the wrong way again. I even went to kickboxing class last night and did lots of walking. I will never understand weight!
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I find that sometimes it's two days of ups after a salty day -- could be the same for you after the weekend. But also, doing lots of exercise causes a bit of water retention as your muscles naturally rebuild after it. So kickboxing and lots of walking could explain it.
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@midwesterner85 Thank you again for helping me with the Spoiler issue!
@HeidiCooksSupper I agree with you. A diet is something temporary. I think we all need to grasp the concept that we are changing our LIFESTYLE.
@cyranda63 Thank you for continuing these challenges! They are keeping me going and I really need my MFP pals to back me up!5 -
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 1/17/17 174.5SW Rnd 7 167 AW 165.8SW Rnd 22 152.5
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 AW 152.15
11/9 152.5 Well, is this my new “stuck point?”
11/10 151.5 Come on now, down, down, down...
11/11 152 Oh come on scale! I spent a lot of time working in the kitchen yesterday, baking Keto bagels and pizza crust. Didn’t eat much all day and drank over a gallon of water!
11/12 153 My appetite is almost nothing but after picking up friends at the airport we all went out for pizza. I only ate the toppings. I’m sure this is water but it is still frustrating!
11/13 152.5 Okay with this, think I didn’t drink enough water. (I love that my phone gave me a choice of water, a water drop emoticon, or vodka!)
11/14 152.5 again
11/15 153 Groan! Just home from art quilt holiday potluck. Made good choices but had to toss fruit that had been sugared. Accidentally erased all info from my earlier posts. Will search back to restore! Whoo, thank goodness.
11/16 152.5 Community Thanksgiving potluck tonight. I can do this!7 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »...I had not eaten plants for 45 days prior ...
Although I'm really learning a lot from your posts about fat % -- and it's led me to go out and read more about it -- I do worry a bit that you may be hurting yourself long term by some of the things you are doing to get to the 10%. Avoiding veggies just isn't healthy. Of course, I know posts like this don't tell the whole story so I'm hoping you are doing something to compensate for the lack of nutrients veggies provide.3 -
Round 22
SW 216.6
GW 213.0
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 - 215.6 - pushed hard at the gym yesterday doing cardio and arm weight. Stayed within calories and no treats. Hoping to do the same today. If baby isnt too fussy i will be going to the gym this afternoon.
11/10 - 214.4 . Yahoo a new low! Feeling great and motivated. Heading to the gym today! Going to a wedding tomorrow and Sunday..i will allow myself a piece of cake but otherwise will.try to make healthy choices! Looking forward to seeing slme 3's soon!
11/11 - 214.4 - maintaining. Wedding day. Wish me luck!
11/12 -out of town for wedding
11/13 - 218.3 - oops. Cake and wedding food! Gym and kickboxing today!
11/14 216.6. Heading back in the right direction
11/15 - 216.2 - i woupd love to get back into the 4s before the end of the challenge! Healing my toe though from kickboxing.
11/16 -214.7 - went to the gym late last night out of the blue. Trying to boost my mood as i've been bitchy lately. Almost done to my lowest. Hopefully tomorrow i pass it and finish off strong!
11/17
11/1810 -
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 150.4
11/10 150.0
11/11 152.4 Got diagnosed with a UTI, so I had to drink a lot of water. Training session today and measurements next week.
11/12 150.8
11/13 150.8 spinning and under calorie goal
11/14 150.6
11/15 149.6
11/16 149.2
11/17
11/187 -
SW: 174
Round 12: 171.4
Round 13: 168.6
Round 15: 163.3
Round 16: 164.4
Round 18: 164.1
Round 20: 165
Round 21: 164.5
11/9: 162.1 Got my new bluetooth scale yesterday, so weight will probably adjust. Had a good day yesterday. Managed my portions well and went out in the cold and rain to the gym to do my C25K. Have finished the 5K part, now I am going back a few weeks and upping the speed.
11/10: 163.2 This seems a little more realistic! Yesterday's drop probably due to a weird perimenopausal TOM I was having all week? Maybe the new scale, too? I was really hungry yesterday, and very busy at work. Got my exercise and water in, but didn't track.
11/11: 163.4 Felt good yesterday. Not feeling deprived, and my body feels stronger because of the exercise. I guess if I wanted to lose faster I could severely limit certain foods, but with the holidays coming, my mind and body are not prepared for that.
It's all about balance. Which is so hard to achieve sometimes!
11/12: 164.5 Had a good day cleaning, laundry, good workout, a little shopping with my daughter... but did have some wine and salt & vinegar pop chips (my weakness) and a higher calorie dinner than normal. Could barely get my rings off this morning. Back to paying closer attention to sodium and calories, so will *sigh* start tracking again today.
11/13: 164.1 Was more mindful of the sodium, but still went over by 104mg yesterday. Really going to focus these next five days.
11/14: 164.5 In a holding pattern. Dental work yesterday... but managed to get my workout in and walk the dog. Didn't quite make my steps and really did not get enough water.
11/15: 164.9 Not the direction I want to be heading. Cold rain and dark evenings got me down... it always takes me a couple of weeks to adjust to this time change.
11/16: 165 And there it is. I know why this is happening... my diet is just too carbohydrate-rich right now. The only thing that is not keeping me from gaining at a faster rate is the hour of exercise I do each day. Last night I got home and said, "I'm not gonna do my workout, I am too tired..." but then I did. So, need to be mindful of food so it all comes together!
11/17
11/186 -
Just give me 10 days
R8 EW:164.4
R9 EW: 161.2
R10 EW: 160.2
R11: Didn't complete
R12: Didn't complete
R13: 08/21 163.0
SW: 167.8
GW: Staying below 169.0
UGW: 140
11/9- MIA
11/10- MIA
11/11- MIA
11/12- 167.8
11/13- 170.6
11/14- 170.0
11/15- 169.6
11/16- 171.8 argh and the weekend is coming shoot!!!!
11/17
11/184 -
The Plan: Lots of water, averaging under 1300 calories per day across the 10 days, moving more (getting back to my yoga practice and dusting off my kettlebells in the house) and keeping my carbs, sodium and alcohol low.
SW: 90kg
R21 EW: 64.7kg
R22 GW: 63.2kg (revised from 63.9kg)
GW: 59kg
Height 5'3"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
Round 21 Stats-
Start weight: 65.6kg
Average weight: 65.1kg
End weight: 64.7kg
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 - 63.9kg (-0.8kg)- The scale is absolutely messing with me. 800g overnight? I wish! I'm not changing my mini-goal until I see this stick for a few days. And when it does - then I will celebrate haha YAY
11/10 - 63.6kg (-0.3kg) - This is not a drill people! The loss is real. I'm still tossing up where to reset my mini-goal to as I am away for a conference at the end of the challenge. Hmmmmm. Getting a big walk in today and sticking to gin and sodas tonight at the pub.
11/11 - 63.9kg (+0.3kg) - Well I didn't get that walk OR stick to gin and sodas at the pub. Oops. Weekend weight gain totally expected. More to come tomorrow.
11/12 - 64.2kg (+0.3kg) - I'm super happy that my usual weekend heavier weight is actually lower than my lowest weight last round! Had friends around to watch multiple games of football yesterday and ate all the food and drank all the beer. Back on the wagon today with a walk and IF.
11/13 - 64.4kg (+0.2kg) - I am starting at a new yoga studio tonight too which I am looking forward to! Also looking forward to losing my weekend water weight haha. Making plans today for managing my intake while I'm away at this conference later in the week.
11/14 - 63.7kg (-0.7kg) - Yaaaaaay! I finally feel like the plan is working for the first time in years. It's tough, like really tough, but I have faith in the science and it's paying off! I really feel like my body is bouncing back from minor weekend indulgences a lot better Today I am focusing on water intake as I have been feeling a bit under the weather. Going to prep some stuff to take away to this conference with me too. BYO crudites haha.
11/15 - 63.3kg (-0.4kg) - Ooo that's a nice follow up from yesterday! It's my lowest weight this round and in the last decade! Also only 100g away from my revised mini-goal. Maybe I'll rethink my Chinatown dinner plans hmmm. Looking forward to getting back to my scale Saturday morning!
11/16 - away from scale - stressed out and dehydrated. Went a bit nuts at the conference lunch. Making up for it tonight with a light dinner. Still hoping to make goal for Saturday.
11/17 - away from scale
11/18 - Mini goal revised to 63.2kg
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I’m traveling for work for 6 days this round so I plan to be more strict on those days. I'm feeling really good about my new way of eating. The last few months I’ve been following a whole food plant based diet. Not only do I feel great, but my weight has been dropping effortlessly.
Female, 5'4"
Starting Weight: 135 lbs
End of Year Goal: 112 lbs
Goal This Round: Average lower than 115.5 lbs & try to see 114
11/8 - 116 - Coming in from round 21.
11/9 - 116 - Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning. Traveling but brought my scale. 1650 cal.
11/10 - 115 - Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning. Being more strict while traveling paid off. I just ate a lot of salad & fruit the last couple days. 1650 cal.
11/11 - 114 - Played 3 sets of tennis this morning. A new low. I can’t believe how easily my body is letting go of this weight. 1500 cal.
11/12 - 115 - Played 3 sets of tennis this morning. 1600 cal.
11/13 - 115 - Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning. Traveling but brought my scale. 1450 cal.
11/14 - 115 - Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning. Traveling but brought my scale. 1650 cal.
11/15 - 115 - Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning. Traveling but brought my scale. 1650 cal
11/16 - 114 - Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning. Traveling but brought my scale. These last few days of traveling with free unhealthy food offerings would have derailed me in the past. But with my whole food plant based diet, for the first time in my life, I feel 100% in control. It’s a great feeling.
11/17
11/18
Average: 114.88 - On track to meet my goal for this round7 -
Here we go again!!! Back in for round 22 (my round 20). I'm proof that this works...trust the process and the weight will come off. It's not all down...lots of ups along the way. This daily check in group has been a huge part of keeping me going. Many thanks to all of you who have been around for the long haul and welcome to the newbies in round 22, you're going to love it here!!
SW - 182.4 in March 2017
GW - 145 - hit this target a couple of rounds ago...now checking in daily as I figure out how to maintain this for the long term
There was an update on my Garmin app last week that has a rolling 7 day average on the home screen. I think that if I keep an eye on this to make sure the number stays in the 145 range I'll be golden!!
11/08 - 145.4 - coming in from round 21
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9: - 144.6 - had a great run yesterday and ate well (probably a bit under maintenance). Looks like we're getting snow tonight so that may have been my last trail run for a while, not sure I'll brave the bluffs in the snow. So I'll be heading to the basement for my workouts in the mean time...elliptical and kettlebells...
11/10: - 144.2 - Lots of steps in the showroom yesterday and a bit of a calorie deficit to give me a buffer for the weekend meals and cocktails. There are 3" of snow on the ground and it's -25C with the wind chill this morning so I put on my workout gear instead of my running gear when I got up this morning. The dog is going to be very disappointed...
11/11: - 144.6 - right where I expected.
11/12: - 146.6 - Wine and salty snacks...but not over 7000 calories worth...so this is mainly water retention. I should see it gone in the next couple of days with lots of water and watching the sodium.
11/13: - 147.2 - I did NOT do a great job of NOT shoving food in my face over the weekend. It's Monday...time to buckle down for a new week. 7 day rolling average is still in the 145's...need to make sure it stays there.
11/14: - 145.0 - Amazing what a low carb, low sodium day with lots of hydration can do to flush away the excess water retention.
11/15: - 142.6 - SAY WHAT!! So apparently a whoosh is possible even when not actively trying to lose more weight! I'm going to assume that I've still been eating at a deficit while trying to figure out my maintenance calories...and my salty boozy weekend masked what I actually lost. I'm less than half a pound away from 40lbs lost since March...more than I intended but I'll own it
11/16: - 141.8 - I'm kind of blown away!! I've had a very anxious and emotional few days which has taken away my appetite so I know my calories have probably been way too low to maintain...but I was not expecting this much of a drop.
11/17:
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Hello everyone, I can't wait to join the next round... Just chomping at the bits. Such an interesting thread!9
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Ultimate goal - 140
R22 goals: hit macros - 30% protein and fat, 40% carbs; walk when Oregon rain allows and strength train 3 days a week; read something inspiring and meditate daily.
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
R21 end weight 149
I'm in again! Thanks for keeping this going. It's easy to feel we're not progressing or we're slower than everyone else, but seeing the round by round numbers and other people's ups as well as downs is reassuring and inspiring.
11/9 - - 148.6
That's an encouraging start. :-) Weather is on and off, but I'm hoping to sneak in a walk today between rains.
11/10 - 147.2
Woot! I see my internal fat hoarder has finally decided to let go of some of her treasures. About time! I don't expect it to happen again for a while, but that's okay. This will keep me sticking to the plan for the next 7.2 pounds at least!
11/11 - 148.2
I thought yesterday might be a fluke. That's ok. Still moving the right direction and sticking to eating plan.
11/12 - 148.2
Heading out for a long walk - expecting rain later and the rest of the week and big winds tomorrow. Have a lovely Sunday, all!
11/13 - 149
I have no idea - has to be sodium. Bouncy bouncy.
11/14 - 148.6
This is good, since I went over by a couple hundred calories yesterday and my sodium was higher than normal. My exercise is on again, off again, because of cold rain. I need to find an indoor option, but don't want to join a gym as we're moving in a few months. Maybe jumping jacks in my bedroom!
11/15 - 148.6
I was on target yesterday, so I guess this is from the day before. I'm trying to take the long view, but I'm feeling a bit frustrated at the moment. Sigh.
11/16 - 148.6
Okay then. I was on target yesterday and my average the past week is on target, so ppffftttttt.
11/17
11/18
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ROUND 22 (first round for me)
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 - 143.4 - (missed this day starting late) this plateau weigh has held 5 days
11/10 - 142.4 - may be dehydrated, great workout yesterday!
11/11 - 142.0 - under calorie goal yesterday and ran 25 minutes. Usually I don't get 2 days of loss after a plateau breaks
11/12 - 143.2 - I do bounce around. But also: I was super emotional last night about my daughter (who is not choosing to speak to us, heartbreak) and I overate; not over calories, but ate back all my exercise calories which I know is a bad habit.
11/13 - 143.4 - rebound continues, no worries. under calories easily yesterday, ran 42 minutes. I HAVE FAITH IN THE PROCESS (repeat as necessary)
11/14 - 142.2 - yep, bounce. under calories yesterday, planned for no workout.
11/15 - 140.8 - no workout yesterday planned, a trice over calories (unplanned) But this is how it goes, I know I will rebound from this REALLY NICE NUMBER but it sure is good to see.
11/16 -140.2 - 35 min burn on elliptical and under calories. Lovin' the drop, but not attached because I know I will rebound some. It's just evidence that the system in place is working
11/17
11/18
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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
R21 = 137.86
09/11 - 138.2
10/11 - 137.8
11/11 - 137.6
12/11 - 136.8 a new low
it's been at least 10 months since I was in the 136s
13/11 - 136.8
14/11 - 137.2
15/11 - 137.6
16/11 - 138.8 ......blip????
17/11
18/115 -
R07 SW 229.7
R08 On vacation
R09 SW 235.6
R10 SW 230.3
R11 SW 230.3
R12 SW 229.7
R13 SW 227.0
R14 SW 226.6
R15 SW 225.9
R16 SW 225.9
R17 SW 225.3
R18 SW 223.3
R19 SW 224.4 Sick
R20 Average Weight 222.5
R21 Average Weight 222.3
R21 Average Weight 222.3
I've decided that I am going to eat at maintenance for 2/7 days a week, which is why I am going to start using my average weight. I want to offset hormonal changes that occur when losing weight for extended periods of time that can make it harder to lose and maintain weight and I'm hoping to alleviate potential emotional stress of constantly being in a deficit. After two rounds of eating at maintenance for 2/7 days not only is my weight lower over the last two rounds, but it's been easier to eat at a deficit on the other days.
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9:--221.1. My trend is downward. Completed W4D2.
11/10:--220.6
11/11:--220.4 Maintenance day today. Going hiking today and later going out for dinner.
11/12:--221.3 Ate at maintenance yesterday. Temporary weight gain.
11/13:--222.8 Note to self, don't primarily eat sugary foods to get up to maintenance calories, your body will not be happy.
11/14:--222.2 I will take it. Had no power yesterday evening and ended up having to go out to eat an unplanned dinner which included unplanned extra calories and sodium.
11/15:--220.6 There goes the water weight.
11/16:--220.6 Trend still downward
11/17:
11/18:
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HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »...I had not eaten plants for 45 days prior ...
Although I'm really learning a lot from your posts about fat % -- and it's led me to go out and read more about it -- I do worry a bit that you may be hurting yourself long term by some of the things you are doing to get to the 10%. Avoiding veggies just isn't healthy. Of course, I know posts like this don't tell the whole story so I'm hoping you are doing something to compensate for the lack of nutrients veggies provide.
I can't go into the details about everything I do because MFP wouldn't want those details in the forums. My current plan is only for the most advanced dieter who really knows what they are doing and the same plan can be lethal (in the worst case) for someone who is less knowledgeable or attentive. Likewise, some of the supplements I take work really well when how they work is understood and the proper dose is taken at the proper time; yet can be very dangerous (to the point of death) to someone who doesn't understand how they work / interact with each other or when taken in the wrong dose or at the wrong time.
Having said all of that, I see no problem mentioning that I take general vitamin/mineral supplements as a part of my overall plan. Specifically, I use the GNC VitaPak Men's Whole Body, which includes more than what one would typically find in the 'garden variety' daily multivitamin supplements.4
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