JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 23
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11/19 - 158.4 ... (10,145)
11/20 - 157.6 ... So I think the loss is due to getting back on track with my steps (13,169) and mostly water weight. yippee!! I survived my first 2 get together advents of the season. Goal is to stay with the 5's
11/21 - 158.6 ... Still a 5!! (15,488 steps) Didn't pack a lunch but still ate well. Wasn't overly hungry but got in 1200+ calories. Working hard at trying to get it together so so busy and it's not 'gonna' slow down anytime soon.
11/22 - 157.6 ... (15,200 steps) Had cake, no idea how many calories it was. So shaved off some lunch items and had a light dinner. Got my walking in and forgot my salad dressing this morning.
11/23 - 157.7 ... (12,700) Just made my steps, hit cal goal and packed a lunch. Busy day at work filled with donuts, specialty coffees and STRESS... Happy Thanksgiving to all US friends, hope you enjoy the day, have a great dinner with family and friends and whatever happens just get back at it tomorrow!!!
11/24 - 157.0 ... (19,160) Pizza day at work. Do I opt out or just get a small piece? Extra STRESS today as SO is driving half way across the country (Canada) in a rig with landslides, road closures and winter/rain conditions. Need to hold my breath for 3 days!!
11/25 - 155.9 ... ‘what what’. Maybe my scale needs batteries? (17,800 Steps). Goal to hit 20,000.
11/26 - 154.4 ... This is the very tippy top of a normal BMI and a total loss of (- 68.7) lbs. Since finding my treadmill again and getting my walk on I think I’ve had a few whooshes.
As per usual SO comes come in a few days so holding on to this will be extra hard. Oh yeah the stress has disappeared for the weekend perhaps that’s helped too. (20,549 steps). Off to buy a dishwasher!! Happy Sunday.
11/27
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I think I've decided to replenish my glycogen stores that I had depleted from going low-ish carb in preparation for my upcoming 10 mi race next weekend, so I think my BF numbers are going to go down and the weight numbers are going to come up for a while. I'll just have to suck it up and readjust because I am going to need the extra energy.
Goal this round 131.0 25.5% BF, start logging again regularly, do at least 4 strength workouts (I will count yoga toward this too!)
11/19 133.6 26.0% BF Ran 11 mi + PT (strength)
11/20 134.0 26.0% BF Water walked
11/21 133.6 26.0%BF Rest day
11/22 133.6 26.0%BF Rest day
11/23 134.3 26.1% BF 5K Race
11/24 136.5 25.8% BF Water walk + strength workout
11/25 Didn’t weigh because out of town Ran 10K + yoga class
11/26 Didn’t weigh because out of town Ran 10 mi + stretching
11/27
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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
R22 Average Weight 220.8
I've decided that I am going to eat at maintenance/refeed 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.
Day/Weight/Comment
11/19--221.5 2lb increase over yesterday. I hit the trifecta of temporary weight gain--ate at maintenance, did not drink enough water, and worked out. Eating at maintenance today. I'm going to do some stretching today to help with the soreness from my kettlebell workout.
11/20--222.6 Temporary weight gain from eating at maintenance yesterday. Going to kettle bell again tonight.
11/21--222.0 Temporary weight gain from the hard work out yesterday, I am so sore, and lack of water. Today is rest day and making sure that I keep hydrated.
11/22--221.7 Still sore. Just a reminder that when you start working out you will show a temporary weight gain and your weight loss will slow for awhile. Going to kettlebell tonight. Goal is to stay hydrated today.
11/23--220.6 I am surprised that my weight went down after the tough ketttlebell class yesterday I thought I would still be retaining water. Going for a long walk today and then going out later for Thanksgiving dinner.
11/24--222.0 One day of eating above maintenance, now back to eating at deficit.
11/25--220.9 Nice to see the water weight going, but I still feel really heavy today and I can't see myself being able to eat at maintenance today, so I'll probably eat at a slight deficit today but that may change. Going to kettlebell today.
11/26--221.3 Slight gain from yesterday's workout.
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R22 * Start = 143.4 * Ave = 141.9 * Min = 140.2 * End = 141.2 *
ROUND 23 Start = 142
11/19 - 142.0 - ran 30 mins yesterday and under calories. This is the bounce, I get it.
11/20 - 140.4 - ran 33 mins yesterday, plus 2 mile hilly hike and under calories.
11/21 - 140.6 - calories almost even with .5 loss plan yesterday, small hike but that's it.
11/22 - 140.6 - major calories-in mess-up yesterday, over maintenance by a couple hundred. Felt sick and emotional much of day. Holiday approach without contact or plans with 22-yo daughter is kicking my *kitten*. No workout.
11/23 - 139.8 - woot first 130's weight since over a year ago!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Yesterday, ran and ate well under calories. Today, I plan to run and to eat at or below maintenance.
11/24 - 139.6 - Ran 4.25 miles yesterday. Healthy gourmet dinner, every dish (except the lobster) had something from his garden in it. Calories 200 below deficit.
11/25 - 139.4 - 30 mins on elliptical, under calories yesterday. Today: hike to the top of the little "mountain" on Angel Island, which will be easier without the 8 lbs I have lost so far
11/26 - 139.8 - Hiked 10K on Angel Island yesterday, ate back all my exercise cals but still just under my calories for the day. Bounceback is part of my journey, just delighted to still be in the 130's
11/27
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Start weight Rnd 22: 152.2
End weight Rnd 22: 148.6
Loss to Date: 3.6 lbs
Final Goal Weight: 135
Goal for Rnd 23: 145 lbs
Day/Weight/Comment
11/19 - 149.0 disappointed a bit with going up. I ate pretty well yesterday and beat my step goal AND didn’t even eat the chocolate truffle I was dying to eat last night! Oh well, I guess that’s the way it goes sometimes. Keep persisting.
11/20 - 148.4 honestly a bit surprised with this one. Kind of broke down and over ate with a burger last night.
11/21 - 148.2 I’ll take it! Not sure why, but weekdays are so much easier to keep to the green salad for lunch.
11/22 - 147.8 well hello there! Slow and steady wins the race. Green salad for lunch over the last couple days equals happy number on the scale. Really do need to buckle down and move more but the -20 outside (I’m in Canada) is making that less than motivating lol
11/23 - 148.0 hoping this bounce up is a momentary blip. A bit frustrating after a day where I ate decent and went to the gym and ran around with my dogs in the evening (dog class). Back to the green salad for lunch today and hopefully that will help tomorrow’s weigh in.
11/24 - 147.2 definitely thinking yesterday must have been water retention from my work out. Ended up with pizza for lunch yesterday as work brought it in. All in all kept within the calorie goal though. Onwards to today!
11/25 - 146.4 Wahoo! Although I still haven’t managed to eat that green salad lol. Oh well, yesterday was good for calorie intake. Today will be a bit rough, going to some Christmas markets and plan on eating a freshly made cinnamon bun and also drinking a mocha or hot chocolate along the way. Need to enjoy the Christmas season a bit
11/26 - 145.8 well that is a surprise for sure considering the amount of sugar I consumed at the craft markets. I did end up finally eating that green salad for dinner (needed to be eaten and I was craving some vegetables). So maybe that helped? We shall see what happens heading into the start of the week though.
11/27
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SW 242
EW Rd 22 - 183.4
Cyranda
Day/Weight/Comment
11/19 - 185 - lunch with old friend and ribs for dinner. Feel like I made healthy choices so not worried about this gain.
11/20 - 184.2 - moving in the right direction. Introducing alcohol back into my diet slows the process to a crawl. Truly need to get a handle on drinking.
11/21 - 183.4 - Back to my end 22 weight, I feel good but the weight is dropping so slowly, all I want for Christmas is the 170's....
11/22 - 183.2 - Decided to meal prep and made a wonderful crustless quiche with broccoli, roasted red pepper, red onion, fresh dill, all the good stuff. It smelled delicious and looked beautiful and festive. I carefully recorded and weighed every ingredient for my log. I left it to cool on the stove and my stepson spied it and asked if he could have some. Long story short - he used a stool to get a small plate from an upper shelf and left the stool at the counter and when I walked into the kitchen next there was an opportunistic Chihuahua eating the quiche. I just wanted to cry.
11/23 - 182.8 - new low! Canadian's have already had our Thanksgiving day feast in October so it's smooth sailing for me until Christmas! Happy Turkey Day to my friends that celebrate it.
11/24 - 182.4 - Hubby to me, "Why are you weighing your new pajama's? - Me, "So I don't have to get on the scale naked tomorrow morning, duh!" - Hubby, "Sigh" (I like that he likes me naked, personally I think I look like a duvet, lol.
11/25 - 182.2
11/26 - 183.2 went out last night and had a couple glasses of wine and some potato chips. Expected.
11/27
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Goal 140 and then pause; UGW 130 (no rush)
R23 goal 147.5; hit macros - 30% protein, 40% fat, 30% carbs;
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
R22 end weight 148
11/19 - 147.8
Planning ahead for a small splurge but mostly healthy on TG. We've taken to having sweet potatoes without the sugar & butter (and I love them neat anyway), and I limit the stuffing and make my own cranberry sauce with chopped apple in place of sugar (I'm the only one who eats it, and I like it this way). So the big splurge is pie, and I minimize how much we have. Luckily by hubby isn't a big sweet eater. (To get my pumpkin fix this time of year, I get pumpkin butter and mix a Tbsp into cottage cheese or plain yogurt - yummy!) Everything else in our main dinner is healthy. The past three years I've run a 5K on TG morning, but we're in a different place and I didn't enter a race, so, unless it's pouring rain, I'll do my own private turkey trot. :-) I plan to enjoy TG without overdosing.
11/20 - 147.8
Went out for a ginormous (though healthy) breakfast yesterday, then had an apple for lunch and a light supper, so I didn't go over my goal, but did, I'm sure, get more sodium than usual. So this is fine.
11/21 - 148.2
Aha! There's my big, probably high sodium Sunday breakfast! Ok, moving right along...
11/22 - 149.2
Uck. OTOH, I'm under 150. I may give myself a little weigh-in break the next few days so the likely small gain on TG won't make me crazy. We'll see,
11/23 - 148.6
Ok, I have a pretty healthy day planned, so I will keep weighing after all. I will have some pumpkin pie, but the sweet potatoes are sans sugar and butter, and I'm skipping the stuffing. I have been a little careless this week, so no surprise that I'm up slightly, and I won't be surprised if I don't lose anything this round. Holding steady through the holidays is fine. Wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving!
11/24 - 148.5
Well, there's a surprise! I didn't exactly pig out yesterday, but I did eat more than usual. Today is very healthy leftovers + a piece of pie. And a walk - finally a day without rain!
11/25 - 148.4
The pie is gone, and the leftovers, so back on track today. Hoping to finish this round no higher than I started. :-)
11/26 - 148.6
Doncha love the time lag on ups and downs? I ate within limits yesterday and got some exercise, so whatever.
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My goal is to reach 10% body fat by year end... actually by 12/30 because that is when my Dexa is scheduled. I'm going to list weight and BF% based on my scale, which is going to fluctuate at times as diet changes. On some days - and I know when those are based on diet - it will be inaccurate.
From round 22:Day - Weight - BF% - Comment
11/9 - 149.6 lbs. - 16.8% - scale is reading higher than actual BF%
11/10 - 148.4 lbs. - 15.9% - scale is still higher than actual BF%, but getting closer to actual
11/11 - 147.2 lbs. - 16.9% - scale is higher than actual BF%, this time not expected
11/12 - 148.6 - 16.8% - scale is still showing higher than actual BF%, still not entirely expected. I have a theory as to what is driving the incorrectly high BF%.
11/13 - 148.6 lbs. - 18.5% - Yesterday was a re-feed / glycogen replenishment day. I'm surprised weight did not also increase, but expected BF% to be unreliable. I expect it to remain that way for the next 2-3 days.
11/14 - 147.2 lbs. - 16.4% - Depending on whether I eat a lot of fibrous green vegetables today, BF% will either stay pretty stable by tomorrow morning or will decrease. I may find it hard to feel full without lettuce or green beans... but since scale BF% is just artificially high if I eat them and real BF% is not truly much different, I'm probably going to eat greens if I'm hungry anyway.
11/15 - 146.4 - 15.6% - No veg yesterday, scale is closer to a correct BF%.
11/16 - 146.2 lbs. - 14.9% - No veg yesterday again, and BF% is almost right where I would expect Dexa to come up. The idea that eating low carb green / fibrous veggies would affect the scale BF% so much is a relatively new revelation. Thinking back, the last Dexa was 0.3% lower than the scale on that same day (that is extremely close); and my scale is ALWAYS higher than any other measurement method or device - including other bio-electric impedance devices, which are always super low. When that last Dexa was taken and it was almost the same as the scale, I had not eaten plants for 45 days prior (except coffee, tea, and small quantities of seasonings and sauces). I still plan to eat some low carb (net carb) fibrous veggies while I continue to strive for 10% BF by 12/30, but will do take breaks occasionally to get a better idea of where Dexa will come in.
11/17 - 147.8 lbs. - 13.9% - Slight weight increase, not sure why... probably water weight. Another day without veg and BF% is spot on as close as I'm going to get to being real. Tomorrow is going to be high again based on today's planned diet.
11/18- 146.0 lbs. - 15.4% - Did not expect weight to decrease, but expected reported BF% to rise.
Day - Weight - BF% - Comment
11/19 - 145.8 lbs. - 13.5% - Did not expect BF% to drop this much this fast.
11/20 - 147.6 lbs. - 16.2% - Both increases were expected based on yesterday's food plan. Should see decrease over the next few days until Fri. morning, which will go back up again.
11/21 - 147.0 lbs. - 15.7% - Expected a small decrease. Expect another small decrease tomorrow.
11/22 - 146.6 lbs. - 15.3%
11/23 - 145.6 lbs. - 14.8% - Will be higher tomorrow.
11/24 - 147.2 lbs. - 14.4% - Did not expect BF to decrease, but maybe that is delayed...
11/25 - 145.8 lbs. - 15.2% - There is the delayed fat storage.
11/26 - 145.2 lbs. - 15.7% - Did not expect another rise in BF%, but I can only assume it is continued delayed fat build. Tomorrow will be higher probably of both weight and BF.
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sheilajean58 wrote: »Round 23 Goal: 107.0 pounds
11/19 - 107.3
11/20 - 106.7
11/21 - away
11/22 - away
11/23 - away
11/24 - 106.3 lbs Woo!
11/25 - 106.7 lbs
11/26 - 108 lbs (did not go over Calorie goal but ate lunch out . . . ) Will trust the process with only 2 more days left in this round
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It simply could be sodium. You've got this.3 -
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. Previous round EW 162.0 LW 162.010/20/17 / Started Round 20: 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 EW 166.5 LW 164.5
R21 EW 164.0 LW 163.0
R22 EW 162.0 LW 162.0Round 22 (previous 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 & yard work 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: 163.0 Steady is good. Net calories & sodium green, 14c water. Walked dog 3.09 miles. Fitbit 15,052 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 hours (boom) & 35 floors.
11/18: 162.0 Another surprise...maybe this was why I felt hungry. Net calories -48, sodium green & 12c water. Walked dog 3.09 miles. Fitbit 15,280 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 hours (boom) & 44 floors.
11/19: 165.0 Expected jump from parade day. Staged holiday parade in a.m. Gave myself day off from logging & to imbibe / eat whatever I wanted. Drank adult beverages, ate restaurant meal and treats at home. Totally worth it! Walked dog 2.83 miles in afternoon. Fitbit 14,794 steps, 250+ steps 9/14 hours and 19 floors.
11/20: 163.5 Net calories red 18, sodium red 647 (ack) but sugar green (yay), 12c water. Walked dog 3.26 miles. Fitbit 13,815 steps, 250+ steps 11/14 hours & 29 floors.
11/21: 162.5 Net calories & sodium green, 11c water. Walked dog 3.4 miles before work. Fitbit 15,951 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours (one hour at optometrist) & 31 floors.
11/22: 162.5 Non-dog walk day. Paced in office during webinar. Fitbit 13,083 steps, 250+steps 13/14 hours & 28 floors. Net calories, sodium, carbs all red. 13c water.
11/23 = Thanksgiving Day (US) 162.5 Walked dog 3.06 miles before work. Fitbit 15,055 steps, 250+steps 13/14 hours (one hour in church) & 40 floors. Net calories green & 12c water.
11/24: 162.5 Weight is big surprise day after Thanksgiving. A day off from logging adult beverages & food for me, and ate what I loved (just not as much), limited wine to one glass. Felt absolutely stuffed after dinner, can't eat like I used to, which is an excellent thing. Ate very small pieces of pie (couldn't resist apple & pumpkin) later for dessert and no supper, just ate hard boiled egg for late evening snack. As planned, walked dog 3 miles before travels (had 5 1/2 hours round trip in car) & drank plenty of water = 14c. Fitbit 10,102 steps, 250+ steps 5/14 hours (yikes, that was sedentary) & 5 floors.
11/25: 163.0 Net calories green (barely) & 12c water. Walked dog 4 miles & raked backyard for final time this year. Fitbit 17,908 steps, 250+ steps 10/14 hours & 46 floors.
11/26: 164.5 Gave in to way too many Cheetos as evening snack w/ hubby & net calories / sodium very red.
Non-dog walk day, lazy Sat. & movie date w/ hubby, felt good to have an easy day. Fitbit 3,851 steps (ack!), 250+ steps 7/14 hours, 6 floors & 10c water. Still, very happy to stay under 165, there is no target date.
11/27
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@archersport I’m so glad that your kitty has returned home.
@nikki062181 Could your migraine be food related? My husband gets them from exposure to chemicals - perfumes, petrochemicals, etc. Just a thought. They are miserable! Mine were hormonal. Hope it is gone soon.
@SheilaBoneham RE: time lag on ups and downs -That’s why I keep saying it can take 2 or 3 days to show up on the scale. It seems we eat 2 hot fudge sundaes and the next day the scale is down & we think we’ve hit on the secret. Hot fudge sundaes are a weight loss miracle! NOT!! Or you gain after eating salad for a day and salad is from the Devil because it made you gain. It took me years to figure this out, I’m sad to say!3 -
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 23 151
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
SW Rnd 22 152.5 AW 152.2
11/19 150.0 I got on and off the scale 3 times to make sure this was real! I even took a picture! So excited because the last 4 days have included 2 potlucks and a buffet at Golden Corral for my husband’s birthday and lunch today with our daughter and her family.
11/20 151 This is okay. It occurred to me that I accidentally fasted from our meal on Friday until Saturday evening. I was visiting with a friend who is moving and realized when I got home that I had not eaten anything all day. I may incorporate a one day a week fast into my plan.
11/21 150.5 Bouncy bouncy
11/22 150.0
11/23 149.0 What a wonderful Thanksgiving with our younger daughter and her family!
11/24 149.5 Not bad at all after Thanksgiving. Didn’t stuff my self but was quite satisfied. When I thought about having some dessert in the evening I had a piece of turkey instead. This +0.5 is a normal bounce. I’m happy with it.
11/25 149.5
11/26 150.5 WTH??? Salt? I do not feel this was deserved.6 -
quiltingjaine wrote: »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 23 151
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
SW Rnd 22 152.5 AW 152.2
11/19 150.0 I got on and off the scale 3 times to make sure this was real! I even took a picture! So excited because the last 4 days have included 2 potlucks and a buffet at Golden Corral for my husband’s birthday and lunch today with our daughter and her family.
11/20 151 This is okay. It occurred to me that I accidentally fasted from our meal on Friday until Saturday evening. I was visiting with a friend who is moving and realized when I got home that I had not eaten anything all day. I may incorporate a one day a week fast into my plan.
11/21 150.5 Bouncy bouncy
11/22 150.0
11/23 149.0 What a wonderful Thanksgiving with our younger daughter and her family!
11/24 149.5 Not bad at all after Thanksgiving. Didn’t stuff my self but was quite satisfied. When I thought about having some dessert in the evening I had a piece of turkey instead. This +0.5 is a normal bounce. I’m happy with it.
11/25 149.5
11/26 150.5 WTH??? Salt? I do not feel this was deserved.
You'll get it back down. I just know it.3 -
quiltingjaine wrote: »@archersport I’m so glad that your kitty has returned home.
@nikki062181 Could your migraine be food related? My husband gets them from exposure to chemicals - perfumes, petrochemicals, etc. Just a thought. They are miserable! Mine were hormonal. Hope it is gone soon.
@SheilaBoneham RE: time lag on ups and downs -That’s why I keep saying it can take 2 or 3 days to show up on the scale. It seems we eat 2 hot fudge sundaes and the next day the scale is down & we think we’ve hit on the secret. Hot fudge sundaes are a weight loss miracle! NOT!! Or you gain after eating salad for a day and salad is from the Devil because it made you gain. It took me years to figure this out, I’m sad to say!
Mine are also hormonal. They are quite unique too because they come with or without pain, but they cause paralysis. I haven't had one in quite some time.3 -
11/19 - 158.4 ... (10,145)
11/20 - 157.6 ... So I think the loss is due to getting back on track with my steps (13,169) and mostly water weight. yippee!! I survived my first 2 get together advents of the season. Goal is to stay with the 5's
11/21 - 158.6 ... Still a 5!! (15,488 steps) Didn't pack a lunch but still ate well. Wasn't overly hungry but got in 1200+ calories. Working hard at trying to get it together so so busy and it's not 'gonna' slow down anytime soon.
11/22 - 157.6 ... (15,200 steps) Had cake, no idea how many calories it was. So shaved off some lunch items and had a light dinner. Got my walking in and forgot my salad dressing this morning.
11/23 - 157.7 ... (12,700) Just made my steps, hit cal goal and packed a lunch. Busy day at work filled with donuts, specialty coffees and STRESS... Happy Thanksgiving to all US friends, hope you enjoy the day, have a great dinner with family and friends and whatever happens just get back at it tomorrow!!!
11/24 - 157.0 ... (19,160) Pizza day at work. Do I opt out or just get a small piece? Extra STRESS today as SO is driving half way across the country (Canada) in a rig with landslides, road closures and winter/rain conditions. Need to hold my breath for 3 days!!
11/25 - 155.9 ... ‘what what’. Maybe my scale needs batteries? (17,800 Steps). Goal to hit 20,000.
11/26 - 154.4 ... This is the very tippy top of a normal BMI and a total loss of (- 68.7) lbs. Since finding my treadmill again and getting my walk on I think I’ve had a few whooshes. As per usual SO comes come in a few days so holding on to this will be extra hard. Oh yeah the stress has disappeared for the weekend perhaps that’s helped too. (20,549 steps). Off to buy a dishwasher!! Happy Sunday.
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Way to go! I need to start using my exercise bike again.5 -
Hi peeps, I love this thread! You all are helping me learn that fluctuations by 1% of weight or so are extremely usual, and are not a reliable feedback indicator about actual fat loss. It's the system that counts, not the goal.
Lightening up today, trusting the process, knowing that if I continue to:- be rigorously honest in slightly overestimating calories consumed
- be scrupulous and consistent in slightly underestimating calories expended through exercise
- stay within my slow steady loss guidelines the great majority of the time, know EXACTLY how much I am over when I am over
- stay rigorously honest in confronting emo eating or binging behavior
Have a wonderful day everyone!7 -
Ready for Round 23.
11/16 - 145.0 at 7:00 a.m.
11/17 - ???
11/18 - 144.8 at 5:00 a.m.
Starting weight: 192.2
Start this round: 144.8
Goal this round: 142.0
UGW: 135
Day/Weight/Comment
11/19 - 145.6 at 4:30 a.m.
11/20 - 144.8 at 4:30 a.m.
11/21 - 146.0 at 7:00 a.m. Egads!
11/22 - 146.0 at 7:00 a.m.
11/23 - dun...dun...dun
11/24 - 146.4
11/25 - 146.6...so the wrong way!
11/26 - 146.6
11/27
11/28
Chris6 -
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......................R22 = 137.68
19/11 - 138.2 - too much chocolate and cake. I need to make better health choices this round.
20/11 - 138.4 - So yesterday I ate all the chocolate I had left in the house. Exercised today, back on the wagon!! What is it about this time of year which makes me want to eat and eat and eat?!
21/11 - 138.0 - I have over eaten again today. I need to get a grip!!
22/11 -138.8 - too much food at work. I could not resist!
23/11 - 138.6 - I had a good chat to myself and ignored the biscuits even though they were calling my name!!
24/11 - 138.2
25/11 - 138.6
26/11 -137.8
27/11 -
28/11 -7 -
Female, 5'4"
Starting Weight: 135 lbs
End of Year Goal: 112 lbs
R19SW - 119
R20SW - 117
R21SW - 117
R22SW - 116
R23SW - 116
Goal This Round: Average lower than 115 lbs
11/19 • 116 • Played 3 sets of tennis this morning. 1800 cal
11/20 • 116 • Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning. 1650 cal
11/21 • 115 • Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning. 1550 cal
11/22 • 115 • Ran 3.5 miles & lifted weights this morning. 1680 cal
11/23 • 115 • Played 3 sets of tennis this morning. 1850 cal. 3 servings of alcohol.
11/24 • 114 • Played 2 sets of tennis this morning. 1550 cal.
11/25 • 114 • Played 3 sets of tennis this morning. Went salsa dancing tonight & had 3 servings of alcohol. 2000 cal.
11/26 • 115 • Played 3 sets of tennis this morning.
11/27
11/280 -
Back for another round. So thankful for this challenge; I learn a lot from all of you.
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
Round 22: 164.1
11/19: 163.5 Nice little drop there.
11/20: 164.9 Grrr. I am not surprised. Started a new level on my weights this weekend and went to get a massage yesterday. Had some wine and a delicious dinner afterwards. I am sore all over! Focus is on the water today.
11/21: 164.6 I've stopped tracking; need to start that up again as I think it will help me with eating better foods at a deficit (instead of maintaining, which is what I have been doing). Had a good run on the treadmill last night. I am starting to feel my muscles again!
11/22: 164.3 Had a nice mini hike with my son yesterday. We went to his favorite pizza place and I managed to order a half spinach salad instead of the slice. Really did not want to see a bounce up today! lol
Prepping for dinner tomorrow... stuffing, pie, and veggies are on my list.
11/23: 165.4
Okay, I have to keep reminding myself it is not about the number... but about my mindset and the changes I am making. I allow myself one plate today and one tomorrow and will get plenty of water, and plenty of exercise. Happy Thanksgiving!
11/24: 164.3 Nice. I was able to monitor myself pretty well. Yesterday I did my weights and 20 minutes on my elliptical before I headed over to my parents' house. Limited myself to one plate and I felt exhausted after eating all those carbs! It was quite delicious, though.
Back on track today; went to the gym and ran 3 miles.
11/25: 163.3 I have seen this number before. TOM came back. Couldn't get enough of me apparently. @tishawj, you are so right... so unpredictable!!
11/26: 163.1 A day in the city with the family yesterday. Got my steps in, and then we got home and cleaned up leaves, pulled weeds, etc. Needless to say, too tired to exercise! My eating was not the best; a glass of white wine and some leftover artichoke dip and chips should not have been dinner, but I had a nice green salad for lunch, so... balance?
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11/26 - 154.4 ... This is the very tippy top of a normal BMI and a total loss of (- 68.7) lbs. Since finding my treadmill again and getting my walk on I think I’ve had a few whooshes. As per usual SO comes come in a few days so holding on to this will be extra hard. Oh yeah the stress has disappeared for the weekend perhaps that’s helped too. (20,549 steps). Off to buy a dishwasher!! Happy Sunday.
Congrats!!! The feeling of getting to 154.4 (same height) was super thrilling.
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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
R21 EW: 145.0
R22 EW: 145.6
R22 GW: 144.xx
11/19 - 146.2
/It's been a rough few days. Today was also not great in terms of food. It's all these social events that are happening. Tomorrow will be a good day. Tuesday is a work happy hour. Wednesday should be good. And then...Thanksgiving.
11/20 - 145.6
/Hopefully, I can make my way down again, even with Thanksgiving and such. Ate well today. Feeling bloated and moody in anticipation of TOM.
11/21 - 142.6/Well, this is a surprise! Had pub food and drinks today.
11/22 - 141.8/This is nice. I ate within calories today.
11/23 - 142.2/Won't complain. Ate a lot today for Thanksgiving...and a lot of desserts.
11/24 - 144.4/Well, I'm not surprised. Now time to recover!
11/25 - 144.4/Hasn't budged yet. Continued to eat within calories today. 11/22 was such a tease!
11/26 - 142.8/Making my way back to that elusive 11/22 weight. I'll be happy staying in the 142s for this challenge. Ate within calories and went to the gym today.
11/27
11/288 -
MFP Starting 2012 & 2015: 201
MFP Starting 2017: 184
Round 16 SW: 175.0
Round 17 SW: 173.5
Round 18 SW: 173.0
Round 19 SW: 170.5
Round 20 SW: 166.5
Round 21 SW: 167.0
Round 22 SW: 164.5
Round 23 SW: 161.5
11/19: 161.5
OK day for food, not enough water. My goal for this round is 159.
11/20: 161.5
Did what I was supposed to do today. A bit anxious about a work event tomorrow.
11/21: 161.0
Saw this about a week ago. On my feet and outside most of the day today. OK day for calories, protein, etc. Probably a bit dehydrated although I drank over 2L. Kind expecting to be down tomorrow but I could be wrong.
11/22: 161.5
So, I was wrong on that one. Glad to have the day off tomorrow. We go to a relative's house for the holiday, not sure how I'll do on food. I pre-logged some stuff and I'm not planning to have wine or appetizers, but I'm going to have to say no a lot.
11/23: 160.5
Today was very bad, diet-wise. No surprise but I had kind of a plan I didn't stick to. Went way over on calories, yet didn't hit my goals for veggies or protein. Didn't have enough water. Definitely had sugar. I did get a little exercise at least. It's only one day, have to move forward. Hope those who celebrate had a nice Thanksgiving.
11/24: 162.5
Well deserved. I guess it's a victory that I got on the scale. Today I got quite a bit of exercise and ate pretty perfectly. I don't want to let the holiday derail me.
11/25: 161.0
Walked quite a bit plus did some other exercise, ate under my calorie goal.
11/26: 160.5
So, today... Banana bread. I did get exercise, good on veggies, protein, water but I went over a little on calories.
11/27
11/28
@archersport That's wonderful news you found your cat after so long!! It's such a terrible feeling, when they go missing.7 -
SW: 185.5
Round 8 SW: 185.5
Round 9 SW: 182.5
Round 10 SW: 181.5
Round 11 SW: 181.0
Round 12 SW: 179.0
Round 13 SW: 178.0
Round 14 SW: 178.5
Round 15 SW: 178.5
Round 16 SW: 179.5
Round 17 SW: 180.0
Round 18 SW: 180.0
Round 19 SW: 178.5
Round 20 SW: 179.0
Round 21 SW: 179.0
Round 22 SW: 183.5
Round 23 SW: 181.5
Goal Weight: 180.0
Ultimate Goal Weight: 128.0
11/19 181.5
11/20 181.0
11/21 181.0
11/22 182.0
11/23 182.0
11/24 185.5
11/25 didn't weigh
11/26 188.5 You read that right. I've gained 7.5lbs in 5 days. I'm higher than when I started in June. :-(
11/27
11/28
Days without binge eating: 15 -
@nikki062181 - I am so sorry to hear about your mom. My prayers are for you and your family. My mom passed away from cancer almost 6 years ago. It's such a hard thing to go through. Bless you for keeping up with getting healthy.4
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Current Weight: 102.4kg
Goal Weight: 80kg
Challenge goal weight: 101kg
So mini goals for the next 10 days:
Stay away from Coke 0 or any other pop drink
Eat all my calories everyday, too many days under
up my water another l. taking it to 4l/day
Day/Weight/Comment
11/19 - 102.4kg - I've had 2 high sodium meals (restaurant), so I'm trying to flush it out. Rest day today.
11/20 - 102.6kg - Of course, yesterday being Sunday, I ate for England! - well, within my maintenance allowance, but that is NOT how I'll lose the weight! Had a very restless night and woke up too early. My cat was hit by a car this morning - he died on impact, just felt so out of it today. My daughter is so heartbroken she stayed home from school. Not much of an appetite really - and I feel a horrendous migraine coming on. What a Monday
11/21 - 102.4kg - Fitful night again, need to up the exercise (and buy a new Fitbit watch because mine is worn out and has decided to work part-time).
11/22 - 102.6kg - Ate below my calories and no exercise, such no-nos! I had a meeting that went through lunchtime so I was only able to eat at 3PM. As some of you mentioned feeling fuller eating a protein-based breakfast (@SheilaBoneham & @HeidiCooksSupper I think) I took that suggestion and had a veggie cheese egg-white omelet... What a difference! Helped me stay lucid during the (boring) meeting.
11/23 - 102.4kg - Well what a number's game this is! Wonder what my weight will be tomorrow after Thanksgiving dinner... nothing crazy, but still, (carby) foods that I don't usually eat
HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone
11/24 - 102.8kg - Not too bad, considering everything! I didn't hit my water goal, had a can of Coke zero - but definitely ate all my calories
11/25 - 102.2kg - Much better! Still no appetite yesterday and no exercise and had a Coke 0 yesterday. Pandora's box has opened with the fizzy drinks it's like if I have one, I have have it everyday after that and all the bad habits come running through the cracks. ONE month until Xmas - Need to get moving
11/26 - 101.8kg - WOOHOO, finally broke the cycle! I haven't seen this number in over a year - and I had 4 McVities last night before bed, just went to town and gobbled them up before even realizing it, and didn't feel bad about it which is unusual. Then this morning
I think my mindset has changed from "I'm on a diet until I hit goal" to "I'm going to eat within my allotted calories and be mindful, but this is for life, so no pressure goal date" - I feel so much better about it... I'm still on a learning curve though and I still have a tendency to eat below my cal allowance.
It should be easy cruising (fingers crossed) until 93kg, my other plateau number where my body just sits for ages.
11/27 - 102.4kg - Annnnd we're back! ok, so I'm not going to hit the panic button yet I did see a good number yesterday. Very much under calories yesterday because I felt nauseous and had a nasty migraine due to TOM. Dehydrated as well and I was up on my feet all day until I hit the sack at 1am. I could see my sock outline when I took them off so water retention was happening. Plan for today - eat and drink (water)
11/287 -
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......................R22 = 137.68
19/11 - 138.2 - too much chocolate and cake. I need to make better health choices this round.
20/11 - 138.4 - So yesterday I ate all the chocolate I had left in the house. Exercised today, back on the wagon!! What is it about this time of year which makes me want to eat and eat and eat?!
21/11 - 138.0 - I have over eaten again today. I need to get a grip!!
22/11 -138.8 - too much food at work. I could not resist!
23/11 - 138.6 - I had a good chat to myself and ignored the biscuits even though they were calling my name!!
24/11 - 138.2
25/11 - 138.6
26/11 -137.8
27/11 - 138.8
28/11 -6 -
So this is my first time doing this, think it will focus me as i usually fall off the wagon for a day or two here and there. Hope these ten days go to plan
Round 23 start: 171.2
GW: 167
11/19.....171.1
11/20.....173.8
11/21.....170.8....very good day yesterday, plenty of water and healthy eating, now to do the same again today!!
11/22.....170.....going in the right direction anyway!! Had bread yday so need to cut it out again today. 167 is looking possible!!
11/23.....170.6....really wasn't expecting an increase. really want to get below 170. Won't be near a scales tomorrow so gotta stay on track with out them. Will log all food thou. 167 isn't looking as possible any more
11/24.... no scales today, gotta try log everything to stay on track and hope for a big drop tomorrow. Really wanna get to 168.
11/25....170.4....scales really don't want to go any lower
11/26.....169.4... woohoo below 170, delighted
11/27......169.4...staying the same is better than a gain I suppose
11/287 -
am in for another round. Previous rounds:
R14: start 61.3
R15: start 60.9
R22: start 60.5
R23: end weight R22 60.2. I really really want to stick to 59s!
11/19 - 60.2
11/20 - 60.0 - ran 7km on the treadmill yesterday, so all good. Ate a little bit of bread and too much cheese, but all in all was a good day. Hopefully tomorrow will go under 60 again!
11/21 - 59.8 - hello 59! Good dieting yesterday! No sweets, healthy eating all day.
11/22 - 60.3 - Don't know how this happened. I ate well, exercised at lunch, no carbs or sweets all day. Could be my salad in the evening was too bug, but still
11/23 - 58.8 - Ran 8km yesterday evening, so maybe this is just the water loss through sweat. I will see tomorrow the real weight! Ate well, had some sweets (200cal or so.. so quite a lot), but exercising seems to work well for me
11/24 - 59.5 - Quite a big difference between daily weights, but still going downward. Ate well yesterday so keeping up the hard work!
11/25 - 60.5 - so 2 kg in 2 days, not not good. It was Junk food Friday yesterday, as I had a hard day at work, but I will be back on track starting tomorrow
11/26 - did not weigh
11/27 - 60.8 - that time of month is closing in, so cravings + weekend don't make a good fit. I ran 8km yesterday but that didn't seem to make up the bread and cheese!
11/28 -5 -
SW: 90.0kg
GW: 58-60kg maintenance range
Round 22 End weight: 63.9kg
Round 23 Start weight: 65.5kg
Round 23 Goal weight: 62.9kg
The Plan - Lots of water, spreading calories across 10 day period to stay under an average of 1300.
Day/Weight/Comment
11/19 - 65.5kg - Big blow out with friends on Saturday and TOTM. Still, thought I was out of seeing the 65s! Grrrr.
11/20 - 65.1kg - Still seeing the effects of Saturday and my big Sunday dinner
11/21 - 64.4kg - Back down to my usual bump for hormonal water retention. So so bloated.
11/22 - 64.2kg - Slowly slowly back down. I want to see a 63 in there tomorrow! Had a bit of a stress eat yesterday but managed to do a bit of damaged control. Today is another day!
11/23 - 64.1kg - Still feeling like I have a brick in my stomach. Had a snack attack again last night so I am going to add a snack in for afternoon tea and see if I can avoid raiding the cupboards before dinner tonight.
11/24
11/25
11/26
11/27 - 64.3kg - Oh my lord this round has gone down in flames! My weight looks OK but I'm not happy with the food I am eating or my lack of exercise. I'm still here though, have a bag of healthy groceries for my lunches and yoga tonight. Setting aside time this morning to do a bit of reflection and planning.
11/28
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