JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ Round 45
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I am in! And hoping to do much better than Round 44. I will be traveling but not nearly what this last month was like and I am logging much better.
December 2016 SW 148#
November 2017 lowest weight 133#
Round 41 final weight 139.2#
Round 42 final weight 138.4#
Round 43 final weight 140.2#
Round 44 final weight 141.6#
Goal weight 132#
06/27 140.8# good start
06/28 137.6# 😳 that can’t be real! And I am on the road for the rest of the weekend. The first test! And then a different scale!
06/29 no scale
06/30 no scale
07/01 no scale
07/02 141.9# different home, different scale. But I am here for almost 3 weeks, let's see if I can get it together
07/03 141.4# I feel like I am going in circles. But am motivated!
07/04 141.5# Happy 4th of July all
07/05 139.1 #
07/067 -
I notice that I keep making the same typo over and over. I'll write my weight as 24x when I mean 23x, or 23x when I mean 22x. My brain is struggling to keep up with my body!
Intentional movement days: 5/9Woman, Age 47, 5'6", Celiac diseaseRound 45: SW 230; GW 227
OSW: 252
Round 32: SW 240.6; EW 241.6 (+1.0), Ave 241.92
Round 33: SW 241.6; EW 238.2 (-3.4), Ave 239.84 (-2.08)
Round 34: SW 238.2; EW 237.2 (-1.0), Ave 238.28 (-1.56)
Round 35: SW 237.2--vacation started halfway
Round 36: Late SW 238.8; EW 239--vacation ended halfway
Round 37: SW 238.8; EW 237.4 (-1.4), Ave 238.10
Round 38: SW 237; EW 235.4 (-2), Ave 236.74 (-1.36)
Round 39: SW 234.8; EW 234.2, Ave 235.06 (-1.68)
Round 40: SW 236.4 (late); EW 236, Ave 236.85 (+1.79)
Round 41: SW 236; EW 233, Ave 234.42 (-2.43)
Round 42: SW 232.4; EW 231, Ave 231.4 (-3.02)
Round 43: SW 231; EW 231.2, Ave 231.22 (-0.18)
Round 44: SW 231.2; EW 230, Ave 230.02 (-1.2)
6/27 at 7:15 / 227.4 / Wow! That's 2.6 pounds overnight. I had a drop like that last round, too, though I bounced right back up. Sometimes, I imagine my body is laughing like that cartoon dog with the weird laugh as I get on the scale. "Let's see how surprising I can be. Tee hee hee."
6/28 at 6:20 / 228.4 / A little bump, but I did a ton of exercise yesterday, including new resistance loop exercises. I expected to have more of a water bump than this.
6/29 at 7:30 / 228.6 / Got some TOM nonsense.
6/30 at 8:15 / 228.6 / TOM. Blech.
7/1 at 9:15 / 227.6 / Feeling much better.
7/2 at 8:10 / 227.6 / It's so HOT! I think the trees are melting. I haven't been getting my exercise in, but have been meeting my calorie goals (aside from Saturday, when I went over by 12 calories). Hope everyone is hanging in there as best you can.
7/3 at 6:10 / 228.2 / I went over a bit on calories and I think I ate my weight in salt. I'm surprised I didn't bounce higher! Headachy today in the broiling heat, but life is treating me well otherwise.
7/4 at 7:45 / 228.4 / Still over in calories. Still eating salt salt salt.
7/5 at 8:10 / 228.4 / Same song! Same dance!
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Day/Weight/Comment
6/27-194
6/28
6/29 -191
6/30
7/01
7/02
7/03
7/04
7/05
7/06
6/27-Had a take it easy day! ( due to Radiation day 3) ate healthy! Drank lots of water, back on track tomorrow.
6/28 Felt fantastic today! Great, Fitbit steps, lots of water, healthy eating, smaller portions. Just could not sleep good due to steroids, 3 hours/ night -20 mins in the afternoon.,
6/29 -Feeling great today, Eating healthy! So lucky with a long weekend get three days of radiation. The next weeks we will see what happens to my hair, that will be devastating to me. I`m fighting hard.
6/30- Very hot, humid I have to be very careful in the sun. For sunburns or seizures, I slept an extra hour which really helped. Drank lots of water. Took it easy in the afternoon. Went to a concert tonight to see Shania Twain.
7/1- Planned my meals for next week. It is so hot here, and very humid. Drank lots of water. Need more sleep 3 hours again and nothing during the day. Great concert last night.
7/2- Feeling fantastic and back to myself. I did half hour on the treadmill, 5 mins. exercise bike, and lots of stretching. The more I do the better I feel. Starting week 2 of Radiation tomorrow.
7/3- I had two hours sleep last night, went for treatment #6, I feel amazing, took the grandchildren to the park all day. Just enjoyed family and beautiful sunshine. After dinner my husband and I did all our gardening. Fitbit steps 13,000. Fighting hard.
7/4 - I keep feeling fantastic! Fitbit steps10,200. Went clothes shopping and bought lots of nice clothes. Just positives for me I am so grateful!
7/5 Today was my first rough day humidity was in the 40`s , I had lots of swelling in the corner of my eye. But my husband and I still took the grandchildren out for lunch. Back to be strong tomorrow.8 -
Male - 5' 10" - 52 years old
Original Start Weight 182 lbs in May 2016
Goal Weight 165 lbs
Late Start - February 2nd - 168 lbs End of Round - February 7th - 168.8 lbs
Round 31
Start Round - 02/07 - 168.8 End of Round - 02/16 - 167
Round 32 - My 3rd Round
Start Round - 02/17 - 167.4 End of Round - 02/26 - 167.2
Round 33 - My 4th Round
Start Round - 2/27 - 168 End of Round - 3/8 - 167
Round 34 - My 5th Round
Start Round - 3/9 - 168 End of Round - 3/18 - 166.6
Round 35 - My 6th Round
Start Round 3/19 - 168.4 End of Round 3/28 - 166
Round 36 - My 7th Round
Start Round 3/29 - 166.6 End of Round 4/7 - 167.8
Round 37 - My 8th Round
Start Round 4/8 - 167.2 End of Round 4/17 - 167.2
Round 38 - My 9th Round
Start Round 4/18 - 167.8 End of Round 4/27 - 167.2
Round 39 - My 10th Round
Start Round 4/28 - 167.6 End Round 5/07 - 169.4
Round 40 - My 11th Round
Start Round 5/08 - 169.6 End Round 5/17 - 167.6
Round 41 - My 12th Round
Start Round 5/18 - 168.6 End Round 5/27 - 167.6
Round 42 - My 13th Round
Start Round 5/28 - 168.6 End Round 6/06 - 166.8
Round 43 - My 14th Round
Start Round 6/07 - 166.6 End Round 6/16 - 168.4
Round 44 - My 15th Round
Start Round 6/17 - 169 End Round 6/26 - 168.8
Round 45 - My 16th Round
Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 - 169 School event
6/28 - 168.2 School event
6/29 - 168.4
6/30 - 169.6
7/01 - 171
7/02 - 170.2 Long walk (90 minutes)
7/03 - 169.4 Treadmill 30 minutes
7/04 - 168.2
7/05 - 169.2
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Age 48
Height 5’11”
SW 97kg
CW 90,8kg
GW 79kg
Round 42 lost 1.5kg
Round 43 lost 1.5kg
Round 44 lost 1 kg
SW 90.8
End Round 45 GW 89.8kg
6/27 90.8kg (-0.0kg) feeling a bit under the weather this morning.
6/28 90.4kg (-0.4kg) did kettlebell swing workout nr. 3 and walked 10.000 steps!
6/29 90.7kg (+0.3kg) had a home made bbq last night and onlu walked about 7500 steps.
6/30 90.2kg (-0.5kg) Kettlebelle swing workout #4, 7500 steps.... I can almost smell the 8 as first number on the scale.
7/01 90.5kg (+0.3kg) Had a beachday, didn't move that much and a bbq at friends
7/02 90.3kg (-0.2kg) Loveley 'lazy' Sunday with homechores, kettlebell workout #5 en 11000 steps
7/03 90.7kg (+0.4kg) Didn't drink half of what I should have... didn't move at all..... Let me catch up today!
7/04 90.8kg (+0.1kg) Ovulating, extremely tired, only 8000 steps, skipped workout ppfff better days will come!
7/05 91.1kg (+0.3kg)
7/06 90.6kg (-0.5kg) Totall loss 0.2kg! See you all tomorrow ina next 10 days where I really, really, really hope to see a weight in the 80's6 -
R1: Lost 1.7 (SW 196.8)
Start Weight: 195.1
GW for Round: 190
Day/Weight/Comment
6/27- 194.0
6/28- 193.9- Ate rice today for lunch. NEED TO STOP. No more rice for the next 8 days. No more dilly-dallying, I really want to get out of the 190s. I want it to happen in these ten days! Hope this doesn't make my weight go up again!
6/29- 194.5- Lol it did
6/30- 194.5- Feel like I'm in a weird rut. Tomorrow's a new day!
7/01- 195.0- It's okay. I know this will go down tomorrow lol. I had a lot of salt the previous day but I did well today so I'm expecting to see results lol
7/02- 196.1- lol what is going on. stop.
7/03- 194.2- phew lol. Need to keep going! Will eat well today and workout. Need to see results tomorrow
7/04- 193.4- glad it's still going down! Will eat well today as well. So far breakfast was nice and healthy. Filling and low in calories. I didn't actually get a workout in yesterday but will do today since I'm off from school.
7/05- 194.1- I ate at deficit but more than I wanted to today so hopefully the scale goes down a little tomorrow? I don't know but we'll see. I guess it's still a loss overall. Definitely not getting to 190 this round lol
7/065 -
CW: 82.5 kg (182 lbs)
UGW: 70 kg (154 lbs)
GW for this round: as close to 81 kg (178.5 lbs) as I can get but under 82 for sure
Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 82.5 kg (182 lbs) - this is actually slightly up from yesterday. Not surprising, as I had a work thing with drinks and also had 2 small but very high sodium fried snacks. Healthy main meals though.
6/28 82.6 kg - again, really slightly up although I was super strict with staying within my calories. Even weighed my tiny bowl of low-cal icecream for dessert. Gonna chalk this one up to natural fluctuations and/or maybe lack of water - must remember to hydrate!
6/29 82.2 kg (181.2 lbs) - better! Stayed within calories, ate very healthily, drank tons of water (was peeing ALL day) and killed it at the gym so have trouble walking now but I'll take it! Now to not undo it over the weekend....
6/30 82.0 kg (180.7 lbs) - lowest I have been in a while. We had a friend plus kids over, and I had a couple of drinks, but watched what I ate so I guess the extra calories were offset by the fact that I had a very active day overall... BBQ tonight at other friends, but I am driving so not drinking - hope this will last!
7/01 82.4 kg - up from yummy BBQ foods. But I did not go crazy so I expect this is mostly water retention. Back on track today!
7/02 81.9 kg - pleased to end the weekend at a lower weight than going into it, without feeling like I deprived myself. Now to just keep at it!
7/03 81.5 kg (179.7 lbs) - did not log because baby WOULD NOT sleep, but ate relatively well and moved quite a bit. Happy with this!
7/04 81.5 kg - same as yesterday. Happy with this as I was feeling bloated (TOM is on the way...)
7/05 81.8 kg - and there it is, the TOM uptick... well, this is the textbook definition of a "natural fluctuation" I guess. Stayed within calories and drank enough, will just have to make sure to do the same tomorrow... Hope to end this round with a solid loss!
7/06 81.9 kg - still bloated, and DOMS from heavy workout yesterday, so this was to be expected even though i stayed well within calories - a couple more days and we will drop down again, and I did get under 82 so that's good.... Loved doing this though - posting here every day really made me extra motivated! Next round I will be on a holiday for most so won't be able to weigh, but after that I will def be back!!! Thanks everyone for the support!7 -
In for my sixteenth
I'm 37 years old from UK and 5'11
Pre challenge loss 24.00lbs
R21 SW 274.50 EW 268.00 (-6.50)
R22 SW 268.00 EW 267.50 (-0.50)
R23 SW 267.50 EW 264.75 (-2.75)
R24 SW 264.50 EW 264.75 (+0.25)
R25 SW 264.75 EW 268.50 (+4.00)
R26 SW 269.25 EW 268.50 (-0.75)
R27 SW 269.25 EW 262.50 (-7.25)
R28 SW 262.50 EW 255.75 (-6.75)
R29 SW 255.75 EW 254.50 (-0.75)
R30 SW 254.50 EW 249.50 (-5.00)
R31 SW 249.50 EW 247.50 (-2.00)
R32 SW 247.50 EW 252.25 (+4.75)
R33 SW 252.75 EW 242.75 (-9.50)
R34 SW 242.75 EW 236.25 (-6.50)
R35 SW 236.25 EW 235.75 (-0.50)
R36 SW 235.75 EW 233.50 (-2.25)
R37 SW 233.50 EW 230.00 (-3.50)
R38 SW 230.00 EW 228.50 (-1.50)
R39 SW 228.50 EW 229.50 (+1.00)
R40 SW 229.50 EW 223.50 (-6.00)
R41 SW 223.50 EW 229.50 (+6.00)
R42 SW 229.50 EW 231.75 (+2.25)
R43 SW 231.75 EW 223.50 (-8.25)
R44 SW 223.50 EW 223.50 (-0.00)
Loss to date (measured start of round) - 75.00bs
GW end of round - 217lbs
Good luck for this round guys!!! xx
06/26 - 223.50 urgh!! assume water retention from hot weather being back but not good!!
06/27 - 221.25 very hot in the UK right now - I drank 5 litres yesterday to avoid water retention!!
06/28 - 221.50 oh man!!! on top with diet and exercise this is harsh
06/29 - 222.00
06/30 - 221.75
07/01 - 223.75
07/02 - 226.50 time of the month has give me cravings and I have given in - seen if I can pull this back any
07/03 - 224.50
07/04 - 223.25
07/05 - 220.50
07/06 - 219.50
still not getting that 217!!! Defo next round8 -
JGM10D ~|~ Round 45Age: 72; Height 5’2”; FemaleDaily Goals
USW: 220lbs (Jan 2015)
LW: 153 (Oct 2016)
Round 40: 165.7lbs (last Round in which I posted)
Round 41-43: slacked off, gained weight.
Round 44: SW: 170 EW: 168.4Daily GoalsRound 45
Food
~ Pre-log; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately
Cardio: 8500+ Steps daily
Strength:
~ 15+ mins lower body physio daily
~ 60+ minutes arms/core/abs per week
Flexibility:
~ 5 mins stretch before/after workouts
~ 60+ mins yoga/tai chi per week
Daily Mindfulness Practice/meditation
15 mins Daily Declutter session
SW: 168.4; GW: 167
27/06: 168.2 Goals ✅ Gotta keep this going!
28/06: 168.6 Goals ✅
29/06: 168.4 Goals ✅
30/06: 168.5 Goals ✅ I keep forgetting to post. Had a wee bounce up, but still going in the right direction.
01/07: 168.9 Goals ✅ Meh! Another bounce. Maybe need to hydrate more in this heat. Not used to it.
02/07: 168.9 Goals ✅ Happy with that. I was expecting a weekend bounce!
03/07: 168.4 Goals ✅ I'll run with that!
04/07: 168.6 Goals ✅ .oO Up again.
05/07: 168.2 Goals ✅ Oo... and down a bit further ..... the suspense ..... ..... .....
Man! This last 12 lbs is hard to shift! This process is not a quick fix. Sometimes motivation flags, but to get/remain fit and healthy requires an permanent lifestyle change. Going back to old habits will produce the same result as before, and I'm not prepared to waste all the work I have put in over the last 3+ years to get fit and healthy. Butt kicking is in order.
06/07: 167.2 Goals ✅ Whoosh!
Very relieved to be back on track. I have 4 days to build on this before I am off for a week with family. I am taking my scale with me to stay on track.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieve permanent change.- Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
- A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
- Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
- The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
- Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
- The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
- When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
- Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.
Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!
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OSW: 203 (1st April 2018)
End R37: 196.8 (-4.4)
End R38: 191.8 (-5.0)
End R39: 190.2 (-1.6)
End R40: 186.2 (-4.0)
End R41: 181.8 (-4.4)
End R42: 179.2 (-2.6)
End R43: 177.2 (-2.0)
End R44: 177.4 (+0.2)
R45 Goal: 175 (again)
Day/Weight/Comment
6/27: 176.6 Almost back to the point where I went off the rails.
6/28: 176.2 Not much urge to overeat in this heat.
6/29: 175.2 Might actually make my month-end goal after all.
6/30: 174.6 Drank loads of water yesterday. It's much easier to fit in at this time of year.
7/01: 173.6 Perfectly on plan all week; now I just need to not mess up at the last minute.
7/02: 174.2 I've had a great whoosh so I can live with this bounce back.
7/03: 174.6 Still bouncing back a little and it's still okay.
7/04: 173.2 Just .2 off a 30lb loss. I'll be really happy to pass that milestone.
7/05: 174.6 This round has been a real roller coaster. I've been perfectly on plan so I blame the heat.
7/06: 173.0 And another drop on this roller coaster. I really do think the heat is messing with me, but at least the general tendency is downwards.9 -
Round 45 Just give me 10 days-My Round (7)
STATS: 5’6, F
R39(1)-SW 159.2, EW 160.4 (+1.2)
R40(2)-SW 160.4, EW 157.4 (-3)
R41(3)-SW 157.8, EW 156.6 (-1.2)
R42(4)-SW 156.6, EW 156.0 (-.6)
R43(5)-SW 156.0, EW 153.6. (-2.4)
R44(6)-SW 154.0, EW 154.8 (+.8)
R45 (7)-SW 154.8 , EW 157.8 ( +3)
UGW: 136
CGL: -1.5
Day/Weight/Comment
06/27-154.4
06/28-154.0
06/29- On holidays
06/30-On holidays
07/01- On holidays
07/02- On holidays
07/03- On holidays
07/04-On holidays
07/05-On holidays
07/06-157.8 away on vacation -disappointed to see this but not unexpected .6 -
Round 22 start weight - 151.40
Round 23 start weight - 145.80
Round 24 start weight - 147.60
Round 25 start weight - 141.60
Round 26 start weight - 141.90
Round 27 start weight - 146.20
Round 28 start weight - 143.20
Round 29 start weight - 140.90
Round 30 start weight - 137.90
Round 31 start weight - 137.90
Round 32 start weight - 140.00
Round 33 start weight - 138.80
Round 34 start weight - 136.50
Round 35 start weight - 138.80
Round 36 start weight - 137.30
Round 37 start weight - 139.20
Round 38 start weight - 137.60
Round 39 start weight - 138.00
Round 40 start weight – 137.50
Round 43 start weight - 141.20
Round 44 start weight - 142.60
Round 45 start weight - 141.10
Round 45 aims - this is an uninterrupted 10 days ahead before we are away again so really looking to make the most of it - definitely planning to be under 140lb, and hopefully heading towards 138lb.......
6/27 - 139.90lb - down 1.2lb - yay! That will do for day 1 and I'm back under the magic 140 - now to make it stick and carry on down... Out of routine today though as off work so need to make an extra effort to keep drinking the water.....
6/28 - 138.70lb - 1.2lb down again today - totally due to losing excess water and carbs from the weekend away. This is good as proves to me that the weight on the scale is so dependant on what we have put in our bodies the days before (macros wise rather than calories) and the scale is not a true reflection of our weight - daily variations can be huge! Also makes me feel better that being back down to this weight means that although the scales told me I had put weight on, I have actually been behaving pretty well so want to make this stick - although expect a slight gain tomorrow as tonight is a carb heavier home-made burger-night dinner post gym workout. Feeling very positive about this round and really want to try and make this stick (including over the upcoming weekend!)
6/29 - 138.0 - another 0.70lb down - more of the "whoosh" - Love a good whoosh Been a normal week so been able to be totally in control for a change. I find drinking water in the week easy - bottle permanently in the car and on my desk at work - need to try harder at weekends - get too distracted doing stuff and forget! This was actually my goal for the round so now aiming to get through the weekend without the usual Monday morning gain and carry on losing a bit more before next Friday - reset my round 45 goal to 137.50.
6/30 - 137.20lb down another 0.8lb and the whoosh continues. Although in reality think this is really a result of the last few weeks as I have been consistent but just weighing at the "wrong" time as I haven't been weighing every day. Its the weekend and so far so good though .... Also surpassed my revised end of goal target - so final revision is 137.0 and to make it stick!
7/01 - 137.70 - slightly up from yesterday but ok with this as still down from Friday weigh in. Yesterday was a very late weigh in as actually didn't have to set the alarm for once. Slightly under calories too yesterday. Planned day today means I should be in calories for the day but dinner will be later than normal and being Sunday it will be a roast with dessert - all in calories but heavier dinner than usual. So if weight is up slightly tomorrow I wont be concerned as know I'm still on track Happy Sunday everyone xx
7/02 - 137.00 - not only down since yesterday but (huge happy dance alert!!!))) I actually weigh less on a Monday morning than I did on Friday - 1lb down! I was focused but I also accredit this to our builders starting our extension today so we have spent the weekend demolishing the old garage with a sledge hammer, lugging all the blocks and bricks to the skip and moving a pile of 1,000+ roof tiles to the end of garden out the way!! Was fairly hot here in the UK too over the weekend so drank so much water - but it does just go to prove that losing weight over a weekend is possible (albeit going to extreme measure with a sledge hammer ). Now to keep it off! Heres to a good week one and all ......
7/03 - 136.90 - 0.10lb - a tiny drop but guess after the weight I've dropped the last 5/6 days it cant keep coming off at that rate - shame! But very happy still as my main aim for the rest of this round is to keep it off and steady at around 137.00 so its all good. England play tonight in the World Cup but still going to go to the gym and watch the first half there. Sons wedding in 3 weeks and holiday in just under 5 weeks - #Feeling motivated
7/04 - 136.60 down another 0.30lb. If only all rounds were like this - I have really focused on my food and exercise this round and just proves what giving myself 10 days can do Was slightly under calories yesterday and went to the gym for an hour and feeling really good at the minute - still on target to maintain around 137 by the end of the round.
7/05 - 137.00 so back up slightly but not bothered given my loss this round! However it is a bit strange as yesterday I was actually way Way WAY under calorie allowance (only made 700 calories!) - I was off work and such a busy day so didn't get round to eating my usual 3 meals - only had a quick lunch and then dinner with no snacks or maybe I didn't drink enough water ? Thought this is around the calories you would eat for a "fasting" day on 5:2 style diets - interesting to see what happens tomorrow on the scale as today is a normal work and food day and gym for an hour. Heading away again tomorrow morning for another cheer weekend (last one of the season!) which also coincides with the England Quarter Final World Cup Game and my birthday - these events are sent to try us eh ?
7/06 - 136.0lb. Wow what a round - feeling so good and pleased with myself! Will have to give myself 10days more often. Heading away again today ( in the car now) for a cheer comp back Monday so sure it will test me as always but feel pretty motivated. Will be in the next round but starting a few days late so see you all there xx11 -
I've written a long one for today ....
SW: 71.9kg
GW: 70.9kg
UGW: 62kg
Day/Weight/Comment
6/27: 71.9kg - Started off with a much larger breakfast than I'm used to so didn't have barely any calories left over for dinner, but dinner turned out to be less calories than expected so I only went over by a small amount
6/28: 71.9kg - Really good day generally, excluding when I got home from work and mindlessly found myself with a spoon in the nutella jar (this is the reason I don't normally have it in the house!)
6/29: 71.4kg - Very happy with myself for yesterday. Changed dinner plans and had a BBQ instead. Instead of eating all of the things, I forwent the burger and bun option and went for just the chicken, steak, and corn and was more than happy. And my OH bought custard slices which is my kryptonite. I checked the calories before cooking, and gave myself slightly more than I was going to have so it put me about 200kcals over my goal for the day (I have flexible goals, so this is just about acceptable considering my week) and I worked out what I could have still in that number. I have a problem with custard slices, which means I always eat both in the packet, but I only had one yesterday, and I was happy with it. And the meal completely killed my craving for takeaway I normally get at the end of the week (I can fit it into my calories) so I'm probably doing better for it than if I stuck with my original plan
6/30: 70.8 - Fairly sure I'm a little dehydrated this morning which is why I've had another big drop, completely expecting a rise tomorrow. Was completely killed at judo yesterday. Hot weather combined with the fact I'm still recovering from illness made it a tough one certainly. Really happy with how I ate though, and I got that second custard slice I saved from the previous day and was still within my allowance.
7/01: 71.2 - And there's that jump back up. Not as awful as I was expecting, fingers crossed its not going to continue tomorrow. Ate really well and was well under. And then we went to a friends in the evening. And I ate so much popcorn (planned), crisps and cookies (definitely not planned) well over goal and surprised at how little self control I've got in those situations. Must do better!
7/02: 70.5 - Yesterday was really good eating wise, so please to see the scales down. Mostly because I was detracted all day and so didn't get that hungry. Had my main meal at lunch as opposed to dinner, so probably had less actual food in my body this morning which might account for the drop. We'll find out tomorrow, hoping it'll stay under 71, but we'll see. Barely moved from my computer chair though.
7/03: 70.8 - Come on I deserved better than that! Yesterday was a great day. Yes I know what I said that I kinda expected a smallish rise, but I actually ate under my bottom goal and did an hour and a half of Judo! Might just be water retention (I hope). At least I'm pretty sure that I've made my GW for this round.
7/04: 70.8 - I feel like yesterday was a big failure. It wasn't, but I'm beating myself up over it. I was 70kcals over my upper calorie goal, which isn't great, but I was still over 200kcal under maintenance at GW (above which I class as a bad day). It came from a dessert that I could've had a healthier choice, it was much lighter than I would've previously made before I started losing weight. And I did really enjoy it, so I'm slightly conflicted. It wasn't a bad dessert per say(in terms of calories), just not the best choice I could've made. I dunno, I've been feeling really hungry the last couple of days, and I know I've been doing well besides it, so it's probably more of a response to that, as opposed to the fact I was over goals.
7/05: 70.2 - Mmmk, wasn't expecting that one. Didn't have time to make breakfast or lunch yesterday, so ran out and grabbed some food from the super market. For breakfast I had a pain au chocolate. Damn it was good, but wasn't exactly good on the calorie balance. At least, not compared to my normal breakfast anyway. However, did keep me full until lunch, which was a surprise to me. Especially as I had a stressful morning and normally get hungry around 11. Maybe I should have pastries more often . Anyhoos, lunch was bigger than normal, although I did pick the sandwich without butter (not worth the calories imo) but I misread the label on the cereal yogurt, so turned out to be less of a good choice as I thought it was. Clawed back my calories on dinner and kept myself under my upper goal. A definite win for me as I really didn't feel like cooking and the appeal of a takeaway was much larger than normal. Was thirsty this morning, so might've been a bit dehydrated, might explain some of the 0.6kg drop.
7/06: 70.7 Slightly up to be expected. Less than my drop yesterday so probably just mostly variation. However, yesterday I tried something out. I had a takeaway pizza. Now one thing I wanted to point out was that I wasn't craving pizza. This was very much a case that I wanted it, as opposed to craving it. I felt that this was important for this test. My attitude has always been that I am not trying to lose weight, I am trying to change my relationship with food and eat in a way that will allow me to lose weight. The important thing there is that I want the way that I'm eating now to continue, even when I reach my ultimate goal weight. You see, I know that takeaways are very much part of my life and that’s not about to change. I could probably lose weight faster if I abstained, but I’m changing how I eat for the future. If I can’t make a takeaway work for me now, how will it go when I suddenly reintroduce it.
It was a large pizza. Previously I wouldn’t consider eating any less than ¾ of a pizza in that situation (with sides as well). But yesterday, I logged half the pizza, logged all the chicken sides, and then started to eat. It put me over my daily goal, and my maintenance goal. I knew this was going to happen, but I shrugged it off. It would be a bad day, not the end of the world considering the week I’d had.
But I didn’t eat all of that. I had 4 out of 10 slices, and I didn’t eat all my chicken. Not because of the calories, but because I was full. I was full and I stopped. Working it out later, the calories put me below my maintenance amount. I was able to have the takeaway, and I should be able to still lose weight on those calories. I was below my highest target, and I was completely satisfied. My calories were still higher than I'd like, but I’m very happy with how yesterday went!
Reached my goal this round! I've found this challenge super motivating, so will definitely be doing it from now on!
Round 45 (1) - SW: 71.9 EW: 70.7 (-1.2kg)10 -
Round 43 - No loss
Round 44 - 3 lb loss !
Round 45 - 1 lb loss
Round 45
6/27 : 167 lbs, start - oops, wrote the wrong SW yesterday
6/28 : 166 lbs - yay, lost a pound !
6/29 : 166 lbs -
6/30 : 166 lbs - feeling like I can keep going ! What I mean is, sometimes I feel like I need to take a diet break and eat at maintenance. But, today, I feel like I can continue to eat at my lower calorie range.
7/01 : 166 lbs - Happy July
7/02 : 166 lbs - Go Monday !
7/03 : 166 lbs - Drinking lots of water
7/04 : 166 lbs - Just waiting ...
7/05 : 166 lbs - I think that one pound above is all i’m gonna lose this round
7/06 : 166 lbs - That’s fine, i can wait until next round
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R40/My 1st EW: 170.2 (-1.8) AW: 170.7
R41/My 2nd EW: 170.2 (0) AW: 169.8
R42/My 3rd EW: 169.4 (-0.8) AW: 170.3
R43/My 4th EW: 167.6 (-1.8) AW: 168.9
R44/My 5th EW: 167.2 (-0.6) AW: 167.7
R45/My 6th SW: 167.2 EW: 171.4 (+4)
Day/Weight/Comment
6/27: 166.8; TOM is upon us, water weight here I come
6/28: 166; super geeked for this downward trend. My bachelorette party is this weekend so I know I will see high numbers on Sunday.
6/29: 169.8; staff potluck and still TOM.
6/30 bachelorette party
7/01 bachelorette party; did some damage this weekend and I will pay the price tomorrow morning!
7/02: 172.4; yikes!
7/03: 171.0
7/04: 170.2; crazy how long it takes to recover from one weekend of poor choices.
7/05: 171.6; good cookout yesterday! Lol
7/06: 171.4; could not recover from last weekend. No more free for all’s eating whatever I want from Friday to Sunday.
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Newbie here as well! I'm going on holiday in 15 days so this should help get off a couple more pounds before I leave
Great job to everyone!!!
Day/Weight/Comment
6/27: 257.6 - started intermediate fasting 23/1 yesterday for these 10 days. It's not something I would do all the time but wanted to change up my routine for a bit.
6/28: 256.8 - yesterday was good! I stuck with the fasting schedule, stayed under calories and got in a walk.
6/29: 256.8 - yesterday wasn't a great day. I couldn't stick with the fast, I had to eat after 20hrs...was just too hungry. I did get a walk in though and lots of water.
6/30: 254.8 - woke up with a stomach bug
7/01: 253.6 - was only able to eat a few crackers last night. Feeling mostly better today though so hopefully I'll be able to eat. I don't see this number sticking around for tomorrow!
7/02: 252.2 - wasn't able to eat much yesterday but was feeling well enough for some dinner, so surprised to see a drop Expecting this to go up a little tomorrow.
7/03: 253.4 - finally able to eat again need to make this stick now!
7/04: 254.8 - bad food choices yesterday, not enough water and no exercise. Have to do better today!
7/05: 254.6 - yesterday was a nice hot day here (we don't get many) stayed under calories and went for a decent walk. Need to drink more water though.
7/06: 254.6 - under calories and had a good amount of water, but no exercise. I'm ok with this though, still managed a drop.
I really enjoyed this challenge and it kept me on track! I will definitely be rejoining in August after holidays8 -
HSW 229.4
R40 SW 199.4
R41 SW 197.6 -1.8
R42 SW 194.4 -3.2 (-5)
R43 SW 194.2 -0.2 (-5.2)
R44 SW 189.8 -4.4 (-9.6)
R45 SW 190.4 +0.6 (-9)
Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 188 woosh! partly due to lots of fibre and partly due to sleeping in -now to make it stick
6/28 188.6 - patience is a virtue after all
6/29 DNW - up all night with depressed teenager - this is when my eating tends to go off the rails - will aim for maintenance today and log it all
6/30 189.8 Thanks for all the hugs yesterday. Yesterday was a WAM day. At first that was an acronym for wife and mother - which is what I put on my exercise calendar when caretaking takes all my time and energy for the day. (otherwise it's W for walk, WO for workout or R for rest) WAM is also nicely onomatopoeic for that feeling of being banged around by life. (The image in my head is like the old batman comics) Now it has a third meaning "work at maintenance" which is what I did. It is great to be able to cut yourself a little slack without it feeling like failure or cheating. My weight is up a little but that is most likely digestive issues.
7/01 188.0 Hoping it sticks this time - good day yesterday. Work out done, calories on target and a calm household
7/02 187.2 !! wasn't expecting a drop Ate well but not much exercise. Happy to be putting some distance between me and that 190.
7/03 187.0 Enjoyed my long weekend - back to work and early mornings today. Workout done.
7/04 187.6 That's OK I am getting used to these bounces now.
7/05 186.8
7/06 187.2 -3.2 for the round!!!7 -
Haven’t been tracking the past couple of days. Total loss for the 10 days is 1 lb but I’ll take it. I’ll be joining the next round as I have a mini vacation planned beginning July 19. I’m going to commit to accurately tracking every day because that seems to be the for me to weight loss success.
6/27–132.6 lbs
6/28–131.2 lbs
6/29–131.0 lbs
6/30–131.2 lbs
7/01–130.2 lbs
7/02–130.4 lbs
7/03–129.8 lbs
7/04–131.8 lbs
7/05–130.8 lbs
7/06–131.6 lbs6 -
ROUND - 45
6/27 - 189....OK enough is enough. I need to get serious about this. Enough fooling around!
6/28 - 186.6
6/29 - 185.6...LONG weekends are my downfall. I don't like being off my routine for to long.
6/30 - N / A
7/1 - N / A HAPPY CANADA DAY!
7/2 - N / A
7/3 - 187.4.....UGH!
7/4 - 189.0....I was going to quit this group, but I realize that I need it now, more than ever. I can't keep going
down the path of self destruction, so I need to PICK myself up...DUST myself off...and get back on the
weight loss express!
7/5 - 188.4...Better, but I am totally disgusted with myself. I should NEVER have let it get to this!!!!
I realized that this group didn't let me down, I let me down.....
7/6 - 189.4...Pasta & Garlic toast for dinner..... this was a bad week for me. I felt mentally out of it. I didn't exercise at all. It was just to damn hot here all week! I can't let that get to me... I need to get my brain in the game if I want to win (or in this case....Lose!)
My official weekly weigh in, is Tuesday evening @ TOPS, so my ticker tape will reflect that loss.
My daily weight is on my home scale, so I can monitor how my week is going.
My ultimate goal is 175lbs, so any loss is a good loss.
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Goals:
Food ~~ 1420 calories max 10-day average; P 15-25%, C 35-50%, F 25-35%
Exercise: aim for 60 minutes/day of vigorous exercise; long walk/hike each week in a new-to-me or long-time-no-see place to get reacquainted with the area.
Weight ~~ UGW - 125-130; looking for indefinite downward trend, ideally 1 pound/round. I'd love to see the 147s this round.
Weight on 2/2015 - 218.2
Lost 75#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset 11/16-6/17. FIrst round (R15) Aug. 2017.R15 end weight 151.2R44 end weight 148.8 (-1.8); 10-day ave 1430
R16 end weight 151.4 (+.2)
R17 end weight 151 (-.4)
R18 end weight 150.4 (-.6)
R19 end weight 149.6 (-.8)
R20 end weight 149.3 (-.3)
R21 end weight 149 (-.3)
R22 end weight 148 (-1)
R23 end weight 148.4 (+.4)
R24 end weight 149 (+.6)
R25 end weight 148.4 (-.6)
R26 end weight 149.2 (+.8)
R27 end weight 149 (-.2)
R28 end weight 146.8 (-2.2)
R29 end weight 146.8 (+/-0)
R30 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1411
R31 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1385
R32 end weight unknown - traveling, no scale - ave net calories 1468
R33 end weight 149.1 (+2.3); ave calories 1471 (after traveling/eating out for 3 weeks!)
R34 end weight 149 (-.1); ave calories 1577
R35 end weight 149.4 (+.4); ave calories 1592
R36 end weight 149.6 (+.2); ave calories 1650
R37 end weight 151 (+1.4); ave calories 1703 (154 over estimated TDEE, so no surprise I've gained)
R38 end weight 149.8 (-1.2); averages-- calories 1420; carbs ~48%; protein ~21% ; fat ~31%
R39 end weight 149.8 (+/-0); averages -- calories 1753.5; carbs ~47%; protein ~20%; fat ~33%
R40 end weight 150 (+.2); averages coming later
R41 end weight 150.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1792
R42 end weight 149.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1432
R43 end weight 150.6 (+.8): 10-day ave 1406
R45 end weight 147.6 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1338
Day/Weight/Calories Day Before/10-day ave (aiming for 1450)/Comment
06/27 - 148.4 - 1258 - 10-day ave 1379
Rainy day today, but last evening I had a lovely long walk on our beautiful river greenway. Off to the weight room later. I'm feeling more optimistic about this round than I have in a while. Off we go!
06/28 - 148 - 1427 - 10-day ave 1361
My fat cells finally seem to be ready to let go. Yay! Finally! I'm planning a nice long walk this evening before the "hazardous heat" returns tomorrow, and we're going to try a new-to-us Ethiopian restaurant for lunch. Vegetarian injera platter for me! Yum!
06/29 - 148 - 1144 - 10-day ave 1326
Another day on which I didn't plan to go so low on calories, but even stuffing myself on Ehtiopian veggies, my big fat lunch cals were not much, and I just wasn't hungry until about 9, when I had an English muffin with peanutbutter.
06/30 - 148.6 - 1478 - 10-day ave 1356
That half lb is sodium & water - I had very salty red beans & rice for dinner. Uck. I drank about 6 glasses of water last night (and more during the day, of course), but even so.... We have another very hot day on the way, but that's ok - it is almost July! Have a great weekend, all.
07/01 - 148.2 - 1163 - 10-day ave 1349
Happy Canada Day!
07/02 - 148.2 - 1571 - 10-day ave 1382
Nice, warm-but-not-furnace-y, overcast day. I'm hoping to get my walk in before the rain (if any on the Greenway - 40% chance). Hubby wants to go out for pancakes for lunch, so I'll be having eggs. I love breakfast for lunch/dinner! Then I plan to do some gardening, painting (watercolor, not walls!), and, in the evening, writing. Play with my doggy girl all along the way. She likes to help, as you can see (sorry it's so big - is there a way to reduce the size on the forum?). Have a lovely, healthful day, all!
07/03 - 147.8 - 1273 - 10-day ave 1392
Another nice day on tap, so my plans are a lot like yesterday's.
07/04 - 148.2 - 1215 - 10-day ave 1324
Very salty Chinese for lunch yesterday (and leftovers today - we won't be trying that restaurant again!), but this, too, shall pass.
07/05 - 147.8 - 1497 - 10-day ave 1304
Chinese leftovers for lunch yesterday, and PBJ for dinner but I drank LOTS of water and seem to be washing away the sodium. Back to normal today.
07/06 - 147.6 - 1356 - 10-day ave 1338
OK, I guess I've found the formula - down 3 lbs the past two rounds, finally! Sore today - I started a new yoga class yesterday - but the temp has dropped and I'm off for a long walk this morning. On to R46!
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