JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 32
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SW: 178
Goal weight after this round: 165
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17: 171.3
02/18: 169.9
02/19: 170.5
02/20: 172
02/21: 169.9
02/22: 169.2
02/23: 170.2 -7 -
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OSW: 252
Ultimate GW: ?
Woman, Age 46, 5'6"
Round 32 start weight - 240.6
Round 32 goal weight - 239.0
Round 32
02/17 / 240.6 / I was at this same weight last week, lots of fluctuations. Doing at least SOME exercise every day.
02/18 / 242.4/ Not unexpected. Like a fool, I made marshmallow treats with rice chex. Not a good plan. Remind me never to do that again! I'm on day 18 of exercising at least some every day. My eating right now is rocky. I've been hungry the past couple of days.
02/19 / 240.6 / So many fluctuations! I'm struggling to string together lots of good eating days.
02/20 / 241.6 / Ate under calories yesterday and got in my exercise (every day in February is my goal. So far so good!). I developed a stomach ache last night (while on the treadmill) that hasn't resolved. I have lots of digestive issues, including Celiac, so this is not entirely out of the blue. But still. Bah. Not a single marshmallow treat eaten! I'M A WILLPOWER SUPERHERO.
02/21 / 242.6 / Had a bigger dinner than normal and went to the movies. Over 11,000 steps for the day and tons of water, so I did something right.
02/22 / 243.6 / Well, I hit the three week mark for exercising every day, so I'm pretty pleased by that. Obviously, the weight is going up. I've found myself hungry this past week and change and eating back exercise calories, which isn't a great strategy for me.
02/23 / 243.2 / Was under calories and continued my exercise streak. My wedding ring is tight, so I'm guessing I'm retaining water. Fun times! Still feeling draggy and bleargh (scientific term).
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puttyputty wrote: »kimothyschma wrote: »Wow got my first woo...
That one wasn't me, but I know I "wooed" a few people a couple of months ago because I though I was cheering them on! I hope that's the case for your wooer.
Are we clear on the meaning of woo? I always thought it was woo hoo! What else could it mean?
I posted this a few pages back...but this is what the woo reaction is intended for
"Woo, also called woo-woo, is a term for pseudoscientific explanations that share certain common characteristics, often being too good to be true (aside from being unscientific). The term is common among skeptical writers. Woo is understood specifically as dressing itself in the trappings of science (but not the substance) while involving unscientific concepts, such as anecdotal evidence and sciencey-sounding words."
- found the best definition I could online...
Thank you! Now I just feel awful calling everyone's accomplishments a hoax!! Seems like an odd thing to even have. So to all you, I have woo'd..... WOOOOO HOOOOOO ! I will change my ways!
Don't feel bad!! If you didn't know you didn't know! We all know your intentions were supportive!!
You won't see it too much in these 10 day challenge threads but there is a LOT of weight loss woo out there and you will see lots of questions about it or see it suggested as a solution on many of the other boards so I believe the woo reaction is intended to shed light on some of the unscientific claims. The MFP format is based on CICO not ACV and magic pills.4 -
Starting weight: 188.8 lb The goal for this round 185 lb Blood sugar: 271. goal get under 250.
02/17
02/18
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02/21 I didn't want to wait 5 more days for the next round. So starting today. Weight 188.8 lbs. blood sugar: 271 Today is a zero carb day to bring down the blood sugar.
02/22 190 lbs. eat super clean yesterday. Dont know why the weight gain. Have to see what happens tomorrow. blood sugar 267. didn't come down either.
02/23 189.8 lb. Yesterday was a tough day. Eat out with friends. Once got home wanted to binge so badly. Ended up having two pieces of sugar free chocolate. Not too bad overall. Start counting steps today.
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SW: 170
GW: 135
Round 18 SW: 163.8
Round 19 SW: 162.4
Round 20 SW: 160.2
Round 21 SW: 158.0
Round 22 SW: 157.0
Round 23 SW: 155.6
Round 24 SW: 155.6
BREAK - longer than planned
Round 30 SW: 156.0
Round 31 SW: 156.0
Round 32 SW: 155.0
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17: 155.0 Still TOM water weight. Hoping a solid day today will help get me closer to lowest weight last week. We will see. Hoping to fit in a run outside today or tomorrow.
02/18
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02/20
02/21: 155.4 I've been bad about weighing and checking in. Schedule is all changed up this week! I also haven't been tracking calories on these days. Back to business yesterday; ran 3.3 miles and got fitted for good quality running shoes! Planning on signing up for an April 5k.
02/22: 156.6 No idea where this number is coming from. Tracked, ate well, and was active. We will see.
02/23: 154.2 yipee! I'd really like to not go above this number again. Not likely, heading to visit my friend in RI tomorrow for a girls weekend. There will be drinks and eating out!
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S/W – 273
S/W MFP – 243
G/W – 180
END RND 32 – 200.6
RND 32 (My RND 3)
My goal for this round is 200, let’s get it…
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17 –
02/18 –
02/19 –
02/20 – 203.8, Control, Alt, Delete...
02/21 – 204.4, Stressed, when LOVE hurts...
02/22 – 204.2, I think I can and repeat...
02/23 – 204.2, Love sucks,
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Day/Weight/Comment
02/17...144.. not sure about that increase... Got in 15 min on ellip and 1.5 in gym yesterday. Muscles delightfully sore. I'm hoping it's water weight in recovering muscles. My goal for this round is to lose a pound (or more)
02/18... 142... no exercise except walking around a mall after I showed up a week early for a group lunch. LOL Love this drop.
02/19..142 Holding... that's ok... Ate very clean, lots of veggies yesterday, did about 20 min exercising in pool on my own. Today, eating out at happy hour but no alcohol. That should help with the calories and water retention. Planning on either gym or elliptical.
02/20... 142.6 to 143... Got on scale, 142.6. Went back to bed for a bit, got up, went to bathroom, weighed and weight went up despite no drinking water, etc. Go figure. Had a great workout yesterday, went to happy hour: had club soda and lettuce wraps. Maybe club soda has a lot of sodium? Lemon water to the rescue!
02/21...143.. Did 50 on ellip, then went to movies and had a junior cheeseburger and some Good 'N Plenty. It was fun. Today, (to paraphrase Scarlett)is another day. Happy humpday, ya'll.
02/22...142.4..50 min on ellip...Today, hopefully gym. And lots of water.
02/23..142..50 min on ellip, no gym all week as my son has needed to use my car and today its in for annual checkup. I am so missing the gym. Tomorrow is book club so no chance then either. Sigh. Waiting for Sunday. Today's goal is to drink plenty of water and use ellip. Happy Friday to all.
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SW: 255 (July 2017)
GW: 180
Round 20 SW: 234 (-2.6)--- My first roundRound 21 SW: 231.4 (-2.4)Round 32 SW: 213.6
Round 22 SW: 229 (-1.4)
Round 23 SW: 227.6 (-3.4)
Round 24 SW: 224.2 (-1.8)
Round 25 SW: 222.4 (-1.8)
Round 26 SW: 220.6 (+.2)
Round 27 SW: 220.8 (-3.2)
Round 28 SW: 217.6 (+.8)
Round 29 SW: 218.4 (-2.2)
Round 30 SW: 216.2 (+.4)
Round 31 SW: 216.6 (-3)
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17: 213.4
02/18: 213.4
02/19: 214.4-- I knew when I laid down last night after an over zealous workout and a heavier Sunday dinner the scale would not be in my favor this morning.
02/20: 214.4
02/21: 214.2
02/22: 214.2--I looked back over my rounds and realized that every time I have a woosh and pass a number, I always go back to it and stay there for a minute. Ready to pass 214 and 213 (again) already. I should be a few pounds off one-derland right now.
02/23: 213.8
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The best project you'll ever work on is you9 -
5'6 47 year old female
Starting weight: 193 pounds July 2016
Lowest weight: 137 pounds April 2017
Current weight: 144.8 pounds
Goal weight: Under 140
End of Round 11: 143.4 (7/31/17) -( I tried to look back. Not sure when I started these challenges)
End of Round 12: 142.5 (8/10/17)
End of Round 13: 140.4 (8/20/17)
End of Round 14: 138.6 (8/30/17)
No consistent tracking Round 15 to Round 26
End of Round 27: 144.8 (1/07/17)
End of Round 28 143.5 (1/17/18)
End of Round 29: 142.2 (1/27/18)
End of Round 30 150.1 (2/6/18)
End of Round 31 141.6 (2/15/18)
Day/Weight/Comment
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17: no scale/ lots of walking and unhealthy eating Thursday and Friday at Disney
02/18: 144.8 (again, quick jump up after a couple of days of not tracking, off to the gym in a couple hours)
02/19: 146.8 ( did NOT get to the gym or get back on track yesterday )
02/20: 146.4 (family in town, not great eating (well tasted great), need to get back on track today!)
02/21: 145.3 (finally back under calorie goal of 1200 net and 55 min elliptical!)
02/22: 144.4 (60 min elliptical, ate back most calories, sodium over due to chicken tortilla soup)
02/23: 142.5 (25 min elliptical, 55 min Body Pump, ate back all calories, drank more water)
02/24: 141.6 (30 min elliptical, ate back all calories, drank enough water)
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R09 SW 197.8 (My round 1)R10 SW 198.9R31 SW 195.5
R11 SW 196.7
R12 SW 196.9
R13 SW 193.3
R14 SW 194.9
R15 SW 192.7
R16 SW 195.8 I'm not telling what happened here
R17 SW 194.2
R18 SW 194.0
R19 SW 191.4
R20 SW 191.4
R21 SW 191.1
R22 SW 190.7
R23 SW 194.0
R24 SW 192.2
R25 SW 191.6 missed R26 (didn't really finish 25 either missed last two days)
R27 SW 194.0
R28 SW 195.8
R29 SW 194.9
R30 SW 195.5
R32 SW 194.4
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17 - 194.4
02/18 - 195.8 - Sodium bomb on Saturday
02/19 - 195.8
02/20 - 195.1
02/21 - 195.1 not up is always good
02/22 - 195.8 daily fluctuation
02/23 - 195.8
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Height: 5'10"
Goal: 170
End Round 22: 193
End Round 23: 193.2
End Round 24: 191.2
End Round 25: 189.4
End Round 26: 190
End Round 27: 188.6
End Round 28: 186.4
End Round 29: 186.8
End Round 30: 185.6
End Round 31: 186
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17 - 184.8 - See that would have been nice yesterday.
02/18 - 186 - I guess I just live here now.
02/19 - 185 - It's weird how fast 186 felt incredibly bloated instead of just fine.
02/20 - 184.8 - Still feeling kind of bloated but a lot better today. Tomorrow I think we'll be retesting body fat percentage.
02/21 - 184.4 - Not a new low but still in the right direction. Training later this morning.
02/22 - 184.4 - Holding, didn't do our retest yesterday. But had a more intense workout.
02/23 - 185.4 - Did better on my macros the last couple days, probably a little too much salt though.
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Back again...round 31 for me!!!
SW - 182.4 - March 2017
Original GW 145 - Achieved October 2017
New GW - 140
I maintained nicely around 143 from October to Dec...then is started creeping back up to 145. Working on getting it down to 140...slowly but surely...
02/16 - 143 coming in from round 31 with a 7 day rolling average of 144.1
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17 - 144.6 - pizza rebound...spent lots of last round here
02/18 - 145.6
02/19 - 145.4 - NOT a great weekend...puffy fingers and heavy belly this morning...water and activity over the next couple of days should hopefully flush out this bloat.
02/20 - 147 - the bloat continues...didn't do a good job of controlling the sodium and carbs with the noodle stir fry we had for dinner last night...
02/21 - 146.4 - hopefully it continues to come off...I need to get back into the routine of working out in the evenings if I have to go into the showroom early in the mornings...I'm not getting enough activity...
02/22 - 145.8 - feeling a bit less bloaty today...just keep hydrating...
02/23 - 145.6 - chipping away
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Round 18 average weight 176.6
Round 19 average weight 176.5
Round 20 average weight 175.8
Round 21 average weight 174.3
Round 22 average weight 172.6
Round 23 average weight 174.3
Round 24 average weight 173.7
Round 25 on vacay
Round 26 average weight 175.9
Original starting weight: 198
Start this round: 181.4
Goal this round: 176
UGW: +/- 145
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17: 181.4 well this is very hard to own. A full 10 lbs up since before Christmas. I had the holidays, 2 long weekend trips out of town with a lot of rich food, and then a 10 day bout of vertigo where I ate everything in the kitchen just trying to settle my stomach (didn't work). I hope to see a couple of lbs of water weight drop off quickly. Plan for today to drink water before each meal and measure my portions.
02/18: 181.2 at least it wasn't up. I drank my water yesterday and mostly stayed within my plan- I did eat some oreo thins. those are a major trigger food for me for some reason! now that they are gone, I will never buy them again. plan for today: gym and costco to stock up for the month on healthy stuff. gonna eat before I go so I don't make dumb choices.
02/19: 179.8 Happy to see this number. I don't know why psychologically it feels so much better to drop a decade even if in reality it only is 1.5 lbs. I guess it's the same mentality where your brain thinks something that is 1.99 is much better deal than 2$? Anyway plan for today: NO ALCOHOL AND NO ADDED SUGAR. These are the things that make it HARD for me to stick to my plan, so they make it HARD for me to meet my goals. Drinking all my water as well!
02/20: 178.8 bye bye water weight! Expecting a slow down here shortly.
02/21: 178.2 Excited about this. My Libra app trend line is still pointing upward, but if this sticks maybe tomorrow it will show a downward trend again. I had Thai lunch and black forest cake out yesterday (not at the same time) and so I had to estimate calories, but I chose the highest number available and still came in under my goal. Halfway through the round. Will I make my goal? hmm
02/22: 178.0 holding steady. Went a bit overboard last night so I'm calling it a maintenance day and moving on.
Plan for today. Drink LOTS of water, a tall glass before each meal. No mindless snacks. and no alcohol.
02/23: 179.9 a 2 lb jump! I ate too much yesterday, I sort of felt a "binging mentality" which is so counter productive. Today will be better. I'm going to write down first, then eat second. I do a lot better when I plan that way.
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Sw-210
Gw- 140
Goal weight this round- 205
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17- 208.2
02/18- 209.4 (bad day of eating yesterday)
02/19- 209 (great day until the end when I had pasta and garlic bread)
02/20- 208.4 exercise is going well. Food still not great.
02/21- 207.4 lots of exercise. Ate better.
02/22- 207.4 really disappointed. Worked out and ate pretty well.
02/23- 206.6 ate a bunch of cookies yesterday so can’t complain. Worked out well.
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Age 60, 5'4" and eating in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
MFP SW 195 ~ Goals: #1 = 150 / #2 = 145 [normal BMI] / #3 = maintain 140 - 145
Thrilled with my 2/15/18 annual physical: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14
My digital scale only has 1/2# increments, and I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. Comments reflect prior day.
Previous round EW 154.0 LW 152.0 recuperation during entire roundR20 SW 166.0 10/20/17 (my round 1)
R20 EW 166.5 LW 164.5
R21 EW 164.0 LW 163.0
R22 EW 162.0 LW 162.0
R23 EW 162.0 LW 162.0 = included parade day & Thanksgiving (no food/drink logged)
R24 EW 159.5 LW 159.5 = walked Jingle Bell 5K in 44:37 & pace 14:22 / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!
R25 EW 160.0 LW 158.0
R26 EW 161.0 LW 157.5 = included Christmas (no food/drink logged) & several gatherings
R27 EW 159.0 LW 159.0 = included New Year's Eve (no food/drink logged)
R28 EW 157.0 LW 157.0 = walked Frenzy on the Fox 5K in 47:26 & pace 15:19 / temp 10F & NNW 12 mph wind ~ fun!
R29 EW 156.5 LW 156.5
R30 EW 153.5 LW 153.5 = sick 4 days
R31 EW 154.0 LW 152.0 = recuperation during entire round / annual physical 2/15/18 BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14Round 31 (previous round)
02/07: 153.5 Still not feeling great & no appetite.
02/08: 152.5 Back to work, still wonky & no appetite. Net calories, sugar, sodium & protein good, fiber low & 17c water. Fitbit 6,251 steps, 250+ steps 8/14 hours & 12 floors.
02/09: 152.0 Not healthy loss, because still not fully recovered from illness. Waiting for my appetite & body to catch up...appetite slowly returning. Net calories, sodium, fiber & protein all ok & 14c water. Fitbit 8,575 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 34 floors.
02/10: 152.5 Still recuperating & ate to regain energy. Net calories / all numbers red & 13c water. Fitbit 6,463 steps, 250+ steps 11/14 hours & 23 floors.
02/11: 153.0 Total rest day at home. Net calories, sodium, fiber and sugar good, protein ok & 10c water. Fitbit 2,325 steps, 250+ steps 4/14 hours & 5 floors. Skipped Seroogy's 5K / bummed about that.
02/12: 153.5 Another rest day at home...best medicine! Scale heading back up as my appetite returns, and I am totally fine with this. Net calories / sodium / protein / sugar good, fiber low & 12c water. Fitbit 4,543 steps, 250+ steps 6/14 hours & 5 floors.
02/13: 153.0 Feeling almost normal / I miss feeling good all day long / know it will come. Net calories red 149, sugar red (mostly fruit), sodium & protein good, fiber ok & 15c water. Fitbit 7,986 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 29 floors.
02/14: 152.5 Getting better slowly but surely, also getting antsy to "walk" again...reminder to self, don't overdo, don't want my health to backslide. Fitbit 8,174 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 32 floors. Net calories red 40, sodium not great, fiber low, protein & sugar ok, and 15c water.
02/15: 153.0 Fitbit 9,059 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 (Ash Wed service) & 27 floors. Food est. b/c soup supper at church: net calories, protein & sodium good, fiber ok, sugar red (fruit & yogurt) & 13c water. Today at my annual physical, Dr. B was very happy about my weight loss, and even congratulated me!
02/16: 154.0 Red sodium, sugar & net calories, protein & fiber good, 14c water. Fitbit 8,697 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 (hour webinar) & 26 floors.
02/17: 153.0 Treadmill 2 miles before work / 33:52. Fitbit 10,941 steps, 250+steps 14/14 (boom!) hours & 32 floors. Net calories red 7, sugar red, protein & sodium good, fiber ok & 15c water.
02/18: 155.5 Oops! Pizza for supper & no regrets! Net calories red > 800, sugar red & sodium red >2,000...ack!!! Protein & fiber ok & 12c water. Walked dog 3.08 miles before snow again covered icy patches / 51:09 & happy dog. Fitbit 12,859 steps, 250+ steps 8/14 hours & 21 floors.
02/19: 155.5 Sunday was a rest day / grocery shopped before icy travel arrives Mon. Fitbit 8,528 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 hours & 14 floors. Net calories & sugar red, sodium & protein good, fiber ok & 12c water (should've been more).
02/20: 155.5 My sweet tooth bit me. Net calories, sodium & sugar red, fiber / protein good & 14c water. Treadmill 3 miles before work / 50:41 & stretched. Fitbit 13,603 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) hours & 36 floors.
02/21: 155.5 Net calories on target until hubby & I got home from theatre, and I dipped into peanut butter jar and walnut halves...ack!!! Glad weigh-in isn't worse. Red net calories, sodium & sugar, at least protein & fiber good & 15c water. Treadmill 3 mi before work / 50:06. Fitbit 16,534 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 hours (took advantage of 2-hr delay at work due to ice storm, and stayed in bed) & 33 floors.
02/22: 155.5 Guesstimated soup supper food / snacked way too much on walnut halves (again). LIttle out of control this week / ack!!! Net calories, sodium & sugar red, protein & fiber good & 13c water. Fitbit 9.807 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 (rest day / Lent service) & 29 floors.
02/23: 155.0 Better day on track / didn't open bag of walnuts / net calories red 110, sugar red, sodium/protein/fiber good & 16c water. Workplace hike 1.5 mi. at lunchtime. Fitbit 13,310 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 31 floors.
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The key to weight loss is to never feel like you’re on a diet, because diets don’t work. If you feel deprived, you will never make it past a few weeks. The only way to achieve long-term weight loss is to learn to appreciate food as fuel and slowly replace processed food that cannot properly energize the body with real food that can. After a while this will become second nature and won’t feel like a daily struggle. — Laura Burak, MS, RD, CDN10 -
OSW: 150.8 (10/2/17)
Round 30 SW: 133.0
Round 31 SW: 130.8
1st GW: 115 (4’10 Female)
Round 32
02/17 128.6
02/18 127.4
02/19 127.4
02/20 128.4
02/21 126.8
02/22 127.2
02/23 128.4 - Wow, I didn’t see that coming.
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Round 32
Starting Weight ~107 lbs
Goal: lose half a pound each Round to reach 105 lbs by April 1st.
Date/Weight/Comment
2/18 108.1 lbs (slowly climbing past 10 days with Calories ~ 1700 per day). When I restrict successfully down to 1500 Calories I lose too fast and am too hungry. Going to test out 1600 over these 10 days and see where I land (with normal exercise).
2/19 107 lbs: 1636 Calories yesterday
2/20 107.4 lbs: 1700 Calories - very active day, but still wish I could have held it together @ 1600.
2/21 107 lbs: 1865 Calories - sneaky food at work.
2/22 107.4 lbs: 1854 Calories - over wine budget!
2/23 107.3 lbs: <1500 Calories! - under wine budget
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Day/Weight/Comment
02/17
02/18
02/19 - 174.6
02/20 - 172.6 Nice to see the drop. I'm really trying to get my water in. I was only able to do 50 oz.
02/21 - 172.4 .2 lbs but I'll take it. Anything on the downward slope. I really have to stay diligent.
02/22 – 171.8 Slow and steady wins the race. I'm really focusing on water this week.
02/23 - 170.8 My goal is to end this round under 170. If I stay focused, I can do it. Tonight hubby and I are going out to dinner. I'll scope out the menu ahead of time and have my choices pre-selected in my head. I'll also have an apple or something before I go so I'm not starving. Just trying to think of different strategies to get over the humps.
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I’ve lost 10.8 lbs so far in 3 full challenges plus 3 days (started late on the first). I’m getting into better habits. I’m learning to “stop the bleeding” when I have a moment of “weakness” (I need to come up with another name for this… moments are normal). I’m loving this group, and I'm loving all of you just for being here. Without saying a word, you are a HUGE source of support for me.
Age: 45
Height 5’11”
Historical SW (January 2015): 245 lbs
Recent SW: 220.0 lbs (1/14/18)
Ultimate GW: 195.0 lbs (and then reevaluate)
R28 SW = 220.0 EW = 219.8 (-0.2) AW = 220.2 (+0.2)
R29 SW = 219.8 EW = 214.0 (-5.8) AW = 215.9 (-4.3)
R30 SW = 214.0 EW = 214.0 (-0.0) AW = 214.1 (-1.8)
R31 SW = 214.0 EW = 209.2 (-4.8) AW = 211.3 (-2.8)
Total loss (before this round): 10.8 lbs
Goal for this round: 207.0
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17 = 208.6 (-0.6). Let the good times roll. Even when I have a “bad” day, I’m always at maintenance or under (215 over calorie goal last night). And the bad days are becoming few and far between. Being accountable every day seems to be the ingredient that has been missing for all these years. I’ve logged for long periods of time in the past, but this opportunity to “journal” has been lifechanging. Had a glass of wine and a small dessert last night, but felt in-control the whole time. Going to the gym today to lift weights and do some HIIT. Light lunch, and then dinner and a movie with my wife and a couple of friends. Going to try to make healthy choices (or at least portion control) tonight at dinner. I'll see where I'm at with calories and decide beforehand if I want a drink.
02/18 = 209.2 (+0.6). Lifted weights yesterday, but HIIT didn’t happen (Got a little lazy. I miss basketball!). Ate light for breakfast, but had a surprise poke bowl from my wife for lunch. Had plans for dinner and a movie with my wife and two of her friends, but apparently there was some miscommunication regarding the movie, so it ended up just being dinner. I ate pretty light, but the food was decadent, and I had a drink. I’m having dinner tonight at my parents, which will likely include at least a drink or two. I’ll be happy to escape this weekend at my starting weight. This really is a constant challenge, but it’s getting so much easier to make good choices (and stop my bad choices from going too far and completely derailing me). This feels like it’s working, even if my weight does not go down every single day.
02/19 = 207.4 (-1.8). I think this number is a little exaggerated because I slept in 2.5 hours longer than ususal, but I’m mostly just really happy. Ate super light for breakfast and lunch. Had a standing rib roast with twice-baked potatoes and two margaritas for dinner at my parents' place. Plus it was my brother’s (my mom’s dog) birthday, so also a cupcake and a scoop of ice cream. I’m pretty sure I overestimated everything calorie-wise, because I really try to err that way if I’m not sure what I’m taking in. If I weren’t calorie-counting I would have eaten 2-3 times as much as I did. Of course, I didn’t, and I was completely satisfied.
02/20 = 208.6 (+1.2). I didn't really believe my weigh-in yesterday, so I'm okay with this number (I am also -0.6 for the long weekend, which is fantastic!). I have a new nephew, but I managed to stay in control when we went out to eat with my in-laws. Went over with salt on the day (I think), but drank plenty of water. I'm going to the gym tonight with my wife to lift weights, and I WILL get my HIIT workout in. Two more days until basketball starts up again. I can't wait!!!
02/21 = 208.4 (-0.2). Yesterday was fine eating-wise, but I felt like I was getting sick last night (didn't go to the gym). I'm in bed now, sick. I know I'm supposed to drink lots of fluids, but I don't want anything. Basketball is tomorrow night. I really want to feel better. I HATE missing basketball.
02/22 = 209.4 (+1.0). I didn't want to post this number. This week is a reminder that things can go sideways for a million different reasons. I think yesterday's sickness was a little bit of a false alarm; it definitely was NOT the flu. I'm back at work today (mostly because I couldn't justify playing basketball if I didn't go to work). I really do feel better, though, even if I have some congestion. The "sideways" - wife brought me a sandwich last night, and I ate mindlessly (I also fear it was a salt bomb). I would have been fine with half a sandwich, but I ate all of it, plus half of my wife's. This is a pattern that has plagued me through our 14.5 year relationship. She didn't offer it to me this time (which is good), but I asked her for it, and she let me have it. Rather than beat myself up about it, however, I'm going to treat it as the reminder it is. This week is so far is a wash (very little exercise, but staying at or below maintenance calorie-wise so far), but I have 4 days left in this challenge, including 2 days of basketball (which always includes a full body weight workout at the gym). I'm going to finish this off strong, no matter what my weight says at the end.
02/23 = 208.4 (-1.0). Expected drop after a basketball day. I’m bouncing around a lot this challenge. Dinner last night was some beautiful salty concoction from my in-laws; I went a little heavy on the tortillas (2) and rice (probably shouldn’t have had both). Basketball was definitely a good idea; I’m feeling much better today. I’m definitely on the mend from my brief illness. Three more days in the challenge, but the weekend is almost upon me, so I’m going to try my best to keep myself focused and mindful. I still want to finish strong (effort, not necessarily results)!
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"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver GoldsmithStart this FINAL weight loss journey 10/18/2017 = 147.9
Start Just Give Me 10 Days ... 11/9/2017
R22 * Start = 143.4 * Ave = 141.9 * Min = 140.2 * End = 141.2
R23 * Start = 142.0 * Ave = 140.1 * Min = 139.4 * End = 139.6
R24 * Start = 140.0 * Ave = 138.6 * Min = 137.0 * End = 137.0
R25 * Start = 136.6 * Ave = 137.0 * Min = 135.8 * End = 135.8
R26 * Start = 136.6 * Ave = 135.6 * Min = 134.8 * End = 136.0
R27 * Start = 135.4 * Ave = 135.0 * Min = 133.4 * End = 134.0
R28 * Start = 135.2 * Ave = 133.5 * Min = 132.2 * End = 133.0
R29 * Start = 132.6 * Ave = 131.8 * Min = 130.6 * End = 131.8
R30 * Start = 132.4 * Ave = 131.4 * Min = 130.6 * End = 130.6
R31 * Start = 130.6 * Ave = 130.9 * Min = 130.0 * End = 130.8
Round 32 Goal = work slowly toward new goal weight 127.0
2/17 - 130.0 - starting with a drop back to current low weight. Yesterday under calories, modest walk / stress-bust run.
2/18 - 129.8 - first sight of the under-130's, but likely to be temporary over calories yesterday, knee hurting, did not work out.
2/19 - 129.8 - okay lol. Under calories yesterday, did some resistance training at the gym which I literally hate, and still got my steps in. Struggling to get into some kind of weight training as it's the cure for skinny-fat.
2/20 - 130.0 - Yesterday under calories, 7.4 mile long run. I love running.
2/21 - 129.8 - Yesterday just over calories but well under maint, short rowing session, planned rest day due to other commitments.
REALLY PLEASED to see the weight still lurking around my original goal 130, have not seen this in years, I think the curse of hitting 132, giving up, and starting to gain is FINALLY BROKEN. We will see! Even announcing that scared me a little
2/22 - 130.2 - over calories no workout ... have to admit work ate me alive yesterday! Today... dental work
2/23 - 129.0 - over calories no workout - new crown installed, my cracked molar should stop hurting when I breathe cold air on a run! And likely dehydrated.
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Start Date: 1/16/2018
Start Weight: 295
First Goal: Back away from 300!!!
Next Goal: 265First Celebration Goal, No longer obese: 196
Second Celebration Goal, No longer overweight: 163
Ultimate Goal: Approx 150, but with muscles, and active with hiking, kayak, and all manner of outdoors.
R 29 End Weight: 285.4
R30 End Weight: 286.4
R31 End Weight: 277.8
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17 /278.2 / Late Valentine’s Day. Totally worth it.
02/18 / 279.2 / I ate to plan yesterday. Even Valentine’s Day I didn’t go over calories, but I’m certain I did with sodium. Keep on swimmin!
02/19 / 277.8 / Couldn’t sleep last night. I’m not even remotely hungry.
02/20 / 277.8 / Still working my plan, but I am dissatisfied with my lack of progress.
02/21 / 277.4 / There it is.
02/22 / 277.4 / Still.
02/23 / 275.6 / That’s a whoosh.
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@SheilaBoneham Where did you stop in NM? There is an Asian buffet in Grants (exit 85, I think) which we try to hit every trip - either for lunch or dinner. Also a good Mexican place in Santa Rosa. Family owned since the 40’s if I remember correctly. Or Chili Hills in Moriarty is also very good. Moriarty is roughly the half way point from Vegas to Tulsa. We’ve made this trip a few times, you might have guessed!
@Claire5520 National TOAST Day?? Seriously, just say NO!
@amfmmama I used to interpret the WOO as both WHOOHOO and WHOA depending on the post. Somewhere MFP said they changed to emoticon to more of a crazy face to indicate that WOO=bad.
@kimothyschma I haven’t seen any haters here. Just awesome supporters!3 -
Female 5’1” Age 68y
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 32 144.5
SW Rnd 8 168* AW 166.1
SW Rnd 9 164.5* AW 165.5 SW
Rnd 10 167 AW 165.3 Started Keto
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
SW Rnd 23 151 AW 150.2
SW Rnd 24 150 AW 148.8
SW Rnd 25 147.5 AW 147.3
SW Rnd 26 148.5 AW 145.4
SW Rnd 27 146* AW 144.72
SW Rnd 28 145* AW 145.5
SW Rnd 29 146.5 AW 145.8
SW Rnd 30 146 AW 145.65
SW Rnd 31 146.5 AW 144.45
02/17 145.0 Hardly ate yesterday. Still satisfied from the night before. As I’ve said, it will be 2 or 3 days before those sins settle.
02/18 145.0
02/19 144.5
02/20 144.0 Golden Corral for dinner last night. Free birthday buffets this week. Perhaps Sweet Tomatoes today.
02/21 143.5. Art Quilts, etc meeting today and community bingo tonight. I will be taking my own meal as spaghetti is NOT on my food plan!
02/22 143.0 Stuck to my plan last night and only had about 1/2 c salad with the deviled eggs I took. Drank 128 oz water, 20 oz Powerade Zero, and lots of coffee.
02/23 142.512 -
R31 - sw 153.3 ew 153.0
Ultimate Goal: 143.5
LCHF, Yoga, Walking and Lifting weights
2/17 - 151.8 (had a nice whoosh last night!)
2/18 - 151.8 (yay it held!!!)
2/19 - 152.2 - likely just some water weight. Didn’t drink much yesterday! Pretty good day yesterday, higher on calories than I like, but super low on carbs. I did get in lots of steps, weight lifting and yoga!
2/20 - 152.2 - another good day. Nice and low carbs but still a little high overall on calories. I'm going to modify a bit and try to cut back on calories. Slow but sure wins the race!
2/21 - 153.0 - water weight? At least my pants are fitting a little better!!! Yesterday was a good day! Even did some weight lifting!
2/22 - 152.6 - on it's way down again (I hope!!)
2/23 - 153 - but that's ok. I can still button up my skinny jeans and I'm making long lasting habits. I'm hoping for a whoosh one day (soon I hope!!)
2/24
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Started Jan 1 2017 @ 226 lbs... I'm 5'6" and 47.
First Goal: 170 ✔️
Next Goal: 159 ✔️
Next Goal: Hit a healthy BMI 154.4 ✔️
Next Goal: 149.9 eating over 1500 calories✔️
Next Goal: Still be here or under @ March 31.
Start of R6 177.1
End of R29 153.1
End of R30 154
End of R31 150.5
2/17 ~ 149.9 ~ Crazy!! So this was a goal because I recall being 20 something and hitting 150 and thinking I was huge. I know it’ll go up, maybe even tomorrow. I’ve friends in town and planning some kind of mini vacation in March. But I will make this solid!! 16,650 steps 1683 calories
2/18 ~ 149.4 ~ Went for a walk with a friend, very nice. 25,070 steps 1547 calories. Off for breakfast with the fam.
2/19 ~ 149.6 Breakfast calories were guessed at 950, not including the coffee!! I was filling at least so tried for a lower cal lunch and dinner. Got a good walk in and grocery shopped/meal prepped. 21,600 steps and 1631 calories. Interested to see how hungry I am this afternoon. Happy to see these 4's. Next goal hang around here maybe aim for 145 and to still be around 149.9 after vacation.
2/20 ~ 149.5 ... Dinner out and a drink, can't believe this number. 15,445 steps 1842+ calories!
2/21 ~ 150.4 ... 18,200 steps and 1574 calories. Evening out, will see how I do.
2/22 ~ 149.5 ... 14,460 steps and 1310 calories. Visited a friend but not for dinner so did ok. Didn't have my after work walk so steps are down and skipped part of my snacks. Tried 5 minutes of planks and high steps, needed a few breaks!
2/23 ~ 148.9 ... New low, but heading to the big city for the weekend!! Was planning on a long walk but it is suppose to snow. 16,825 steps and 1654 calories. Have a wonderful weekend!!
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SW: 175.9lbs/ 79.8kg (1/7/2018)
1st GW: 153lbs
R28 SW: 177 EW: 174.4 AW: 175.8
R29 SW: 174.2 EW: 171.3 AW: 173.3
R30 SW: 170.9 EW: 168.9 AW: 169.6
R31 SW: 168.9 EW: 166.4 AW: 168.1
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17 - 166.2 - just under cals and little over sodium, so i m pleased with the result..!
02/18 - 167.6 - expected.. I had dinner out and made poor choices, high sodium.. not too worried (yet!)
02/19 - 166.9 - that’s better..
02/20 - 169.3 - it took a lot of courage to write this down.. I didn’t log my food yesterday..
02/21 - 168.2 - feeling better today, emotional eating sucks! Keep going..
02/22 - 166.9 - back to my normal routine..!
02/23 - 166.7 - TOM showed up..! I just hope to finish this round around where I started..
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I'm in and definitely more motivated!
Starting weight in 6/2016 -148#
Weight 2/16 - 137.8#
Goal weight - 132#
Ultimate goal - 130#
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17: 137.8 logging, logging, logging. I figure if I keep repeating it, maybe I'll do it! Happy Saturday all!!!
02/18: 138.8 I am in a funk!
02/19: 137.8
02/20: 138.4 just putting my weight out as public knowledge. Hopefully I’ll get it together. At least I am on the stepper right now!
02/21: 138.2
02/22: 138 this would be great if I was in maintenance. NOT! I don’t know where I am at. Working out and...
02/23: 137
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Lets do it again!! Round 2 for me. Good luck, discipline, and accomplishment to all!
**Round 32**
Heaviest Weight: 235 lbs/106.6kg (February 7th 2018)
Smallest Weight: 175 lbs/79.4kg (March 2009)
First Goal Weight: 220 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 185 lbs
R31 Starting Weight: 106.6kg/235 lbs R31 Ending Weight: 103.9kg/229.8 lbs (-2.27kg/5lbs)
R32 Goal Weight: 225-226 lbs
Daily Goals:
Drink 90-120oz of water daily; consume 1300 cal (amended) and measure food; no added sugars/sweeteners; around 1500mg sodium intake max; get in 5000+ steps daily; do chi gung; sleep more than 6 hours nightly!
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17: 228.4 – The day’s events (brother coming back from Nigeria, Shabbat meal, and snowy/prolonged travels) produced a day where I chose to be highly mindful but not meal plan due to difficulties and wanting peace of mind. I am hoping that this did not take me back much, if at all. Water was still good and I got a full night of sleep! These don’t come around often, but/so I intend to stick to the plan on subsequent Saturdays!
02/18: ??? (post-breakfast and 24 oz of water has me at 231.0) - Weigh-in might be a bit off since I went out of sequence and didn’t weigh first thing in the morning. Activity and water intake were lower than desired, but everything else was good! Not having a good place to walk around on days that I am not working or running errands is a challenge I will have to tackle so that I’m still getting some exercise. I am starting a new Ayurvedic supplement, so I’ll have to see how that affects things.
02/19: 229.2 – Weight is following the same pattern as before, so I’m hoping I know what to expect (good things!). An early evening out to see Black Panther threw off some of the meal timing, but all the good meals were eaten and there was no compensatory popcorn bingeing! I got way less sleep than desired, so I will have to make that a priority moving through the rest of the round.
02/20: 228.0 – The daily goals were on point except those last three, again! I ended up going to bed (way) later and eating my last meal later again, so I am keeping an eye out to see if this will affect anything. Water intake still has me going to the bathroom a lot, and I have to time it to accommodate long commutes, but this is also pushing last intakes to later at night. I’ll be taking smaller bottles with me to work to see if I can keep up intake without being in trouble on the road, lol. Grateful to still be making progress in the midst of adjustment
!
02/21: 228.0 - Looks like the weight is holding a bit earlier in the round than before. I was SUPER tired and super hungry (craving-ry?)today! I powered through both meeting intake goals and getting my first 5,000+ step day for the week! With half of the round to go and intake-based goals being on point, the priorities now are chi gung, steps, and a 10 pm bedtime threshold to hit the 6+ hour sleep goal.
02/22: 228.0 – 3rd day of holding at the same weight! I’m doing the same (good) things and am well under maintenance calories, so I’m wondering about this. Sleep was good, intake goals were on point, and steps exceeded 5,000 again. Folks have talked about elimination on here, and that’s been off too so the number is likely to be odd alongside it. I’ve been advised to go back and look at details from last week to see if there have been changes, and I have noticed that my macro ratios have been off (high on carbs and protein though still in the 1300 calorie range). If the round doesn’t improve then I’ll take a close look at that and try to adjust.
02/23: 228.4 I thought this might happen, though I am not sure why it is. Though I’m not going to let it change my discipline, and it's not a huge gain, it’s a tad discouraging since my work-week consistency is pretty on point (no slips, tiny treats, etc.).
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Day/Weight/Comment
02/17
02/18
02/19 145
02/20 144.6
02/21 143
02/22 141.8
02/23 142.4 (tacos + margaritas9
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