JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 53

Soccrr99

Round 52 SW: 204
Round 52 EW: 202
Goal: whatever these 10 days bring!


9/15- didn’t weigh in
9/16 -didn’t weigh in
9/17 - 201.5
9/18 - 201 - ok I can do this! Was just mindful of what I was eating again without beating myself up for a mini cupcake. I felt better overall
9/19 - 200.5- definitely thought it would be higher. I caught a bad cold (already!!!) and only craved salty things all day.
9/20 - 199 - wasn’t expecting that! I don’t even eat less when I’m sick. I’ll believe it if it keeps up tomorrow
9/21 - 197.5?!- no idea how that happened. I ate a doughnut yesterday and definitely wasn’t starving all day. They say that sometimes after 4-5 months of breastfeeding the weight starts melting off. Hopefully that’s just what’s happening! I’m not supposed to lose too much too fast for milk supply.. 🤞🏻
9/22
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mthomas0228

In for my 10th Round!

Round 44 End Weight = 165.8 (5.2 lbs lost)
Round 45 End Weight = 164.9 (0.9 lbs lost)
Round 46 End Weight = 159.6 (5.2 lbs lost)
Round 47 End Weight = 157.2 (2.4 lbs lost)
Round 48 End Weight = 155.2 (2.0 lbs lost)
Round 49 End Weight = 151.2 (4.0 lbs lost)
Round 50 End Weight = 149.9 (1.3 lbs lost)
Round 51 End Weight = 146.2 (3.7 lbs lost)
Round 52 End Weight = 143.7 (2.5 lbs lost)

Stats = 5'4 female, age 48
Highest Weight = 172 lbs (June 18, 2018)
Initial Goal Weight = 139 lbs (last weighed this is 2013)
Ultimate Goal Weight = 129 lbs (last weighed this in 2011)

Round 53 Goal: Be solidly in the "normal" BMI weight range, so anything under 144
Exercise Plan = The Betty Rocker 90 Day Challenge (in weeks 9-10), run outside 3-4 times a week, get 8,000-10,000 steps/day
Nutrition Plan = Continue to limit gluten, dairy, sugar, diet soda, alcohol & eat non-processed foods, protein/fruit/veg at every meal, complex carbs at breakfast and post workout meal, drink plenty of water.

Day/Weight/Comment
9/15 (Out of town - no scale) Just got back home and did step on the scale (145.3) - super late time of day for me to weigh-in and had had things to eat/drink before so not too bad of an uptick after factoring those things in. My end weight for Round 52 was not really an accurate number since it was caused by a stomach bug. Looking forward to weighing in tomorrow and having a more "real" number to see where I am on the scale. My daughter and I had a great time together at the concert last night. So glad I was able to feel better in time for that!

9/16 = 143.5 Back weighing in a normal time, down .2 from Friday morning's weigh-in. Today will be super busy, we're having people over tonight, so lots to do. Planing on OMAD today to not go over calories with the dinner party food/drinks.

9/17 = 143.3 (down .2 from yesterday) So nice to be able to lose weight after a night off from logging my food. I enjoyed dinner last night, it was delicious but also super healthy & vegetarian. There were likely too many adult beverages though, need a lot of water today to re-hydrate. I completed the day 56 of 90 exercises yesterday, so today is the start of week 9 of my workout plan. After finishing this week's workouts, I'll be in the final month of the plan, Yay!

9/18 = 144.6 (up 1.3 from yesterday) Just another day with weird scale fluctuations Although more likely the delayed results from Sunday's dinner party. No worries here, it will come down within a day or 2. I moved my rest day to yesterday as my legs were feeling super tired from the weekend's workouts but so ready to get back to sweating a good workout today. In really good news, my treadmill has been stuck on the highest incline (basically unusable) for the past several months, which has not been too big of an issue because I really only love running outside and only use the treadmill when I have no other choice. We tried to fix it before by re-calibrating it without any luck but yesterday my husband found a reset switch on the underneath and it worked! Happy to have this back in business, I'll still keep my runs outside but it's nice to be able to do harder interval training on the treadmill and to get in some walks as well. Have a great day everyone!

9/19 =144.6 (no change from yesterday) So, settling in at this number, which I think is an accurate representation of where I should be. I think the big dips down into the 143's were effects of the stomach bug last week. Yesterday was a great exercise day but I give myself a "D" for nutrition. I would grade it an "F", except I did manage to stay withing my calorie range, so that's something. But these were all empty calories. Some days the body just wants junk, the good thing is those days happen less and less frequently. I'm back on track today with my nutrition, my body is craving a green smoothie (the norm) not potato chips like yesterday. Today, I have the day 59 of 90 workout and this one is a hard one! "Losing weight is hard, being fat is hard. Pick your hard!"

9/20 = 144.4 (down .2 from yesterday) Slight downward movement on the scale this morning, although it had my water weight percentage about 2 points higher than usual, so definitely still retaining some water weight. Yesterday was on point for my food choices and exercise. I had looked over what my workout was in advance and thought it was going to be crazy hard, but in the middle of doing it, thought this isn't so hard after all. But that is doing myself a disservice, it was a hard workout, I'm just stronger now. Today's workout 60 of 90 is the repeat of the day 1 workout from the 1st 30 day challenge. I did this workout back on June 18th when I started my weight loss journey, I was sore for days after, very interested to see how it feels when I do it today.

9/21 = 143.7 (down .7 from yesterday) Ok, back where I ended the last round, hope that's the last of the weight fluctuation this round! Time get some losses on the board for this round Yesterday was a MAJOR stress day, nothing personal, just home repair nightmares! But I ate under calories and got my workout in. Still dealing with all that today and we may have to go to a hotel if this can't get resolved before everything shuts down for the weekend. I don't think it looks good, I can't imagine everything will fixed before Monday/Tuesday. I WILL NOT stress eat through this and there is huge comfort in knowing that! In good news, we got a new sofa delivered this morning for our family TV room, love it! Focusing on the positives today.

9/22
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iamworthy14

azkunk wrote: »

R53: SW=192.2, GW= 189.x
R52: -2.7 lbs
R51: -1.3 lbs

SW=196 lbs (BMI < 34.7)
MGW=169 lbs (BMI < 30) by January 2019
UGW=140 lbs (BMI < 25) by June 2019

Daily goals: stay under calories, 80 oz water, no eating past 6:30
Exercise goals: gym twice/ week

9/15 Saturday- 192.2 (+0.2)

9/16 Sunday- 192.3 (+0.1)

9/17 Monday- 192.3 (no change) I need to reign in my weekends. I am up 0.3 since Friday which isn't terrible but I need to do better. Time to kick it in high gear. I am going to Hawaii in 18 days. If I can get solidly below 190, I will be HAPPY. But I need to double up my efforts!

9/18 Tuesday- 190.4 (-1.9) This number has got to be wrong. The batteries on my scale were running low so I changed them last night and now my weight is much lower. I did weigh like 5 times this morning but I still do not believe it. Will see what tomorrow holds. I did have a NSV today though. I tried on pants that I stopped wearing because they were too tight and they fit this morning! So I can see the progress being made

9/19 Wednesday- 189.7 (-0.7) Well OK then, the number is still down below where I expect. I am still not believing it though. Yesterday was good with calories but I need to do a better job on my protein intake.

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own it girl! Your rocking it! WTG!!!!

iamworthy14

SW-159.2
MG-155
UGW 145
Day/Weight/Comment
9/15no scale
9/16 no scale
9/17 159.2- Im not giving up!
9/18 162.2-I don't get it!
9/19 157.4 - still don't get it but I'll take it..lol
9/20 DNW
9/21 158.0 Ill take it!
9/22
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kittiesandfarts

Original Starting Weight = 230

Round 51 EW = 229
Round 52 EW = 226

Day/Weight/Comment
9/15, 226
9/16, 225
9/17, 224.5
9/18, 224, I'm surprised I'm losing weight as fast as I am. Perhaps it's due to new medications, or improved sleep?
9/19, forgot to weigh, but I'm averaging about 1500 calories a day. Pretty much half of what I used to eat daily.
9/20, 224, wish I could see the needle on the scale a bit better. Got a digital scale and it says I'm 3 lbs heavier. But I think my waist is looking smaller! Yay!
9/21, 223.5, Stuck to my calorie goal yesterday. I usually go 100-200 calories over so I'm pleased with myself.
9/22
9/23
9/24

Round 53 GW = 223
Round 53 EW =

Snowflake1968

I am a 50 year old 5'4" woman. I am trying to get healthier to avoid diabetes and all of the problems that come from being overweight.

I have found this challenge to be both rewarding and frustrating! Looking at my weight daily has been a real eye opener to see all of the fluctuations and how a high carb day will affect me and the loss for 2-3 days after. On the other hand when I look at the big picture and the averages it has been a consistent loss except for one round.
Spoiler
Round 50 - SW - 182.6 - EW - 183.0 - Average weight over 10 days - 183.1
Round 51 - SW - 183.0 - EW - 183.0 - Average weight over 10 days - 182.5
Round 52 - SW - 181.2 - EW - 182.2 - Average weight over 10 days - 182.2

Start Weight Feb 2018 - 202
Next Goal November 2018 - 170
Goal Weight July 2019 - 140

Day/Weight/Comment
9/15 - 183.0 - I need to get back on track!
9/16 - 185.8 - late night, adult beverages, Olive Garden and a surprise birthday party. I’ll take it because I enjoyed every second of it!
9/17 - 182.3 Not too bad. I was expecting a higher number this morning.
9/18 - 186.0 - Three days of carbs and high sodium. I know this is temporary
9/19 - 185.4 - Ate better yesterday but still not 100% what I need to be doing.
9/20 - 182.6 - Getting back there.
9/21 - 181.2 - That's good.
9/22
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SuzyH

SheilaBoneham wrote: »

This round I begin a dietitian-designed 6-8 week anti-inflammation elimination diet (a bit tighter than what I've been doing the past month) with hopes of getting past these aches & pains without taking drugs. I'm feeling hopeful!

Goals:
Food ~~ Follow anti-inflammation elimination diet - learn new food tricks!
Exercise ~~ rebuild to 60-90 minutes/day of walking/swimming; restart weight training & yoga when joint pain subsides.
Weight ~~ [Edit 9/16] == 2018: maintain at 140 (or slightly lower)

UGW - ~135-140
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
OSW - 151.8 (Aug. 31, 2016)

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 151.2
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
R44 end weight 148.8 (-1.8); 10-day ave 1430
R45 end weight 147.6 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1338
R46 end weight 148.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1437
R47 end weight 147.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1449
R48 end weight 146.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1378
R49 end weight 144.2 (-2.6); 10-day ave 1174
R50 end weight 142.2 (-2); 10-day ave 1200
R51 end weight 141 (-1.2); 10 day ave 1231

R52 end weight 140.6 (-.4); 10-day ave 1192

Day/Weight/Calories Day Before/Comment

09/15 - 140.6 - 1116
I'm hoping to get a nice long walk in this morning, and some gardening this afternoon. Have a great weekend, all!

09/16 - 140 - 1131
Yeah, baby! Now to stay here (or a little lower)! I intend to slowly add calories to maintenance level - slowly to figure out what that actually is. Wow - I've been on the loser track for so long (3.75 years) that arriving doesn't feel real!

09/17 - 139.8 - 1010
I don't feel particularly deprived so far on this elimination diet, but I do struggle to get enough calories (never thought I'd say that 3 years ago!!!!). I need to work on that - running much too low. But all the veggies really fill me up!

09/18 - 140 - 997
So far, so good. I'm still finding it a challenge to get enough calories on this elimination diet, but I need to make an effort to increase slowly. Too low is too low. Otherwise, it's fine, and nice to be at goal. This has been a 3.75-year journey, so keep the faith!!!

09/19 - 139.2 - 1118
Since I'm losing on this elimination diet (yes to lots of veggies, moderate fruits, fish, gluten-free oatmeal, nuts, seeds...!), I've decided to just go with it. My real ultimate goal has long been ~130, but I stagnated in the low 150s for so long I decided to just aim for 140. But I'm losing steadily on this scheme, so... No goal, just eating and tracking and definitely not gaining.

09/20 - 139.2 - 1239
I woke up hurting all over and seriously thinking of caving in and taking the @&amp;!!# prednisone. I'm off to look up ways, if any, to minimize side effects. It's a short course, but still.... Other than that, I feel great on this limited diet - can't say I really miss anything in particular (except maybe Dave's Killer Bread - Good Seed!).

09/21 - 138.2 - 1230
Maybe this elimination diet is kicking in re. food sensitivities causing my pain/inflammation - this morning, without any pain meds, I feel much better. So I'm delaying the pred another day or two to see what happens. I went for a lovely walk last evening - not up to my usual 60-90 min yet, but I'm hopeful that I will be up to some nice fall hikes.

09/22
09/23
09/24

Let me preface this with the statement that I am not a medical professional... So glad that you are feeling better. I have read many times that many times you start feeling worse before you feel better as your body is getting rid of toxins. Maybe this is what is happening. So happy for you!

SuzyH

I’m 59, female, mostly plant based, and lover of outdoors. This is my third round; the first one really kept me accountable, the second one was an eye-opener. What I have learned is that my foods and the amounts really do matter. My tracking needs to be accurate and if I eat it, it needs to be tracked. This round’s goals: no eating after supper, no trigger foods and to stay up-to-date with my Bible study. Honor God with my food choices!

R51 SW: 121.6 – EW: 122.4 – Avg weight over 10 days: 122.4
R52 SW: 120.6 – EW: 124.4
R53 SW: 126. 😩
Day/Weight/Comment
9/15/18 / 126 / my late night binge eating has to stop.
9/16/18 / 121.4 / stayed on the plan and even accommodated a night out! I am determined to do this.
9/17/18 / 120.4 / biked yesterday afternoon. It’s warm here, so much so that I (one who actually likes hot weather!) wish it would cool down to a “normal” September temp! It’s supposed to be warmer today, so my planned bike ride may turn into something else!
9/18/18 / 119.2 / Biked & water aerobics. Love being in the water after a workout! I think my starting weight may have been water… it makes no sense, but I’ll take it! Apparently eating on plan not eating after supper make a HUGE difference!
9/19/18 / 121 / Biking yesterday was canceled due to rain. I was tired, actually achy in my legs so I did a long walk. Calories were slightly up, but not enough to make the weight gain. Just life, I guess! Plodding on!
9/20/18 / No weigh-in / Being accountable by posting! I’m battling food cravings and am trying to stay strong, so today’s goal is to eat healthy. “If it is made in a plant, don’t eat it. If it grows on a plant, eat it!” Did water aerobics this morning (love that class!) and if it doesn’t rain will be biking late this afternoon. Steps were in yesterday and am aiming for a good day step-wise today (10,000+)

9/21/18 / 120.2 / Went for a great group bike ride last night. Weather was perfect! Got home and had popcorn last night, so I’m happy with today’s weight. Sometimes my exercise is weather-dependent so I’m not sure how today is going to go. I’ll get out there one way or another. For breakfast I usually have a protein shake. In an attempt to save a few bucks, I switched brands to one that looked “pretty close” to what I was using. I’m finding that this new brand does not keep my hunger down like the other one did. When I’m done using it, I’m going back to my original one. Lesson learned… why fix it if it isn’t broken! Goal today is to eat well and within my range.
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9/24/18

AR10at50

SW-187. UGW-139
I found you guys again!!!!!!! I hope you all are doing good. I miss this group! I am miserable and need to get back on track.
9/17 - 184 My first day (again) of tracking my food & exercise.
9/18 - away from home
9/19 - 182 I made wise choices. I already feel better because I am eating good food and exercising.
9/20 - 181 I am trying to keep motivated.....this is going so slow. I just want to get tot the 170’s.
9/21 - 182 🙄 Salty food even though I exercised and had low calories. Tomorrow......

Have a wonderful day!🌸

quiltingjaine

I am not a medical professional but over 50 years of trying to get this body into shape and reading most things I can get my hands on have led me to some, IMHO, reasonable conclusions.

I know that weighing daily can be discouraging if that number is all you look at. But you need to take into consideration all of the data and realize that your body does not change overnight. Personally, it takes two or three days for my scale to reflect my eating. If you eat ice cream, realize that sugar can make you retain water. It seems most Asian food contains corn starch or some other thickener and may contain MSG. Grains and salt also can contribute to water retention. Many “good” food sources also lead to inflammation which also leads to water retention. You need to consider ALL OF THE AVAILABLE DATA and find what works for you. And don’t give up!!

quiltingjaine

Female 5’1” Age 68.5 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5 UGW 135

SW Rnd 7 167 AW 165.8
SW Rnd 8 168* AW 166.1
SW Rnd 9 164.5* AW 165.5
SW Rnd 10 167 AW 165.3 Start Keto
SW Rnd 11 163 AW 163.5h
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 1
SW Rnd 20 155.5* AW 155
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
SW Rnd 32 144.5 AW 143.3
SW Rnd 33 141.5 AW 140.6
SW Rnd 34 140.0 AW 140.75
SW Rnd 35 139.5 AW 139.25
SW Rnd 36 138.5 AW 138.85
SW Rnd 37 139.0 AW 138.2
SW Rnd 38 139.5* AW 136.9
SW Rnd 39 137.0* No end/avg weight
SW Rnd 40 ???.?* 5 day avg 137.6
SW Rnd 41 137.5 AW 138.2
SW Rnd 42/36 138.0 AW 136.15
SW Rnd 43 136.5 AW 135.5
SW Rnd 44 133.5 AW 134.55
SW Rnd 45 134.0 AW 134.35
SW Rnd 46* 133.5 AW 133.28 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 47* 133.5 AW 133.0 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 48 133.5 AW 134.05
SW Rnd 49 134.0 AW 133.85
SW Rnd 50* 134.5 AW 134.6 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 51* 133.5 No scale on ship
SW Rnd 52* 134.0 AW 133.42 (6 Days)

SW Rnd 53 131.5

Recommended viewing on Netflix or YouTube: The Magic Pill

Recommended reading: The Obesity Code by Jason Fung, MD

Recommended for the ladies https://www.facebook.com/JamesSmithPT/videos/1494099927361618/

What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

9/15 132.5 Up 1# from yesterday. That’s fine.
9/16 132.0 I’m tired of having this cold.
9/17 132.0 No energy
9/18 132.5 Water fitness luncheon today
9/20 133.0 Art Quilts meeting today, community bingo tonight - fried chicken is on the menu
9/21 132.0
9/22 131.5 Going to Grandparents’ Day at grandkids school.

deepwoodslady

ROUND 11 FOR ME - Female 58 yrs old –My name is Donna 5’ 5” Midwest USA


WEIGHT LOSS IS NOT LINEAR.
THIS I KNOW – WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN.







Goals:
1. To be an inspiration to my 22 year old Autistic son who started his weight loss journey on
May 1, 2018 weighing 308.4. His current weight is 276.8 .
2. Weight Goal this round: 177.0 (2.0 lb. loss)
3. No Bingeing (new attitude on food outside of my home and socially)
4. 20-50 Net Carbs Daily. 1277 Calories Daily.
5. 10,000 steps per day. Mixed modes of exercise.
6. Lots of water, green tea daily, apple cider vinegar before carby meals.
7. Check my blood sugar daily for improvements.

MY STATS:

Highest Weight EVER: 253
Original starting weight : 235 lbs. on 1/11/18

R43 EW= 195.6
R44 EW= 192.4
R45 EW= 191.4
R46 EW= 186.0
R47 EW= 186.8
R48 EW= 185.4
R49 EW= 182.8
R50 EW= 180.8
R51 EW= 179.6
R52 EW= 179.0
R53 EW= TBD


R53 SW= 179.0 EW= TBD


Day/Weight/Comment

9/15 – 180.0 Hello everyone! As I get nearer to my weight loss goals I am transitioning this round to 20-50 net carbs per day with the intent of staying in a fat burning mode. I am keeping my calorie goal the same which is 1277. My original goals when I started my journey in January 2018 was to lose 8-10 pounds per month . My newest goals are to lose 1.5 pounds per week, 6 pounds per month. I am carrying a bit of water weight from a travel day earlier this week. However, at my general weight I am 30 pounds from my complete goal weight with approx 60 pounds lost. My ticker will reflect this when I shed the water back off. Yesterday I stayed within calorie goal but went quite a bit over on my carb goal. As my business slows down I find I am walking a lot less and will have to build in more planned exercise and intentional walking. In the end, my hope is to reach 145 pounds by Valentine’s Day. I am building in an 8 pound cushion as I expect to gain a bit of water weight when transitioning to higher carbs and calories. My final goal would be to weigh about 153. I then intend to keep my carbs and calories in a maintenance level to help keep my T2D in control or in remission. I would love to hear everyone’s exact plan for their weight loss and fitness goals as we go along. I know a lot of great ideas may come of these readings. Good luck everyone on this round!

9/16 - 178.8

9/17 - 179.4

9/18 - No weigh. Out of town.

9/19 - 178.6

9/20 - 177.0 A great big thanks to everyone for sharing their overall plans to reach their goals. Whether it’s 10 day goals, mini goals or overall goals and plans, I learn so much. Hugs to you all.

9/21 - 176.4 All I can say is wow. Just 3 years ago I weighed 253. I worked hard to lose 18 pounds which I kept off, but the health and fitness came to a complete stop when I began caring for my terminally ill husband. Dialysis every other day (nearly 100 miles away each way) and so many specialists with heart lungs etc. (all over 100 miles away each way also) kept me away from my home, my children, my home business and my own goals. But I would not change a thing. It was such an honor and a privilege to be able to be the one to help him through this to “the other side”. After 2 years of legal stuff, getting my business back on track, comforting my children & grandchildren and getting the dynamics of the family back in order, I decided to get back on the health and weight loss journey and start working toward my original goals. My starting weight this time was 235 in January of this year. The road is not always easy, and the diet I chose was something I “bumped into” on the internet when I looked up modern low carbs diets out there. I have had a lot to learn about the diet and about fitness in the modern age. What I’ve learned is that even with all my slip-ups and personal disappointments, this can be done. Thanks again for all the support. My children are grown now, out on their own except for my disabled son. Thanks to all of you for giving me the support that my dear Leonard would have given had he been here. I want everyone to know that I am not sorry I quit smoking even though it led to all this weight gain (which brought on many health problems like diabetes, thyroid and even contributed to my breast cancer). One battle at a time. I beat the cigarettes a decade ago, I beat the cancer 5 years ago, I had a couple of last years with my devoted husband. Now I am beating down this weight, diabetes and thyroid one…pound….at….a…..time. My weight was down again today. It makes me feel so hopeful that I can get back to being “Me” “Me was a nice lady, a good mother, a good wife, a hard worker and a person who took good care of herself and cared about good diet and fitness in her life. I miss her. So I’m on my way to see her now. When I embrace her completely, I will never let her go again.


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azkunk

R53: SW=192.2, GW= 189.x
R52: -2.7 lbs
R51: -1.3 lbs

SW=196 lbs (BMI < 34.7)
MGW=169 lbs (BMI < 30) by January 2019
UGW=140 lbs (BMI < 25) by June 2019

Daily goals: stay under calories, 80 oz water, no eating past 6:30
Exercise goals: gym twice/ week

9/15 Saturday- 192.2 (+0.2)

9/16 Sunday- 192.3 (+0.1)

9/17 Monday- 192.3 (no change) I need to reign in my weekends. I am up 0.3 since Friday which isn't terrible but I need to do better. Time to kick it in high gear. I am going to Hawaii in 18 days. If I can get solidly below 190, I will be HAPPY. But I need to double up my efforts!

9/18 Tuesday- 190.4 (-1.9) This number has got to be wrong. The batteries on my scale were running low so I changed them last night and now my weight is much lower. I did weigh like 5 times this morning but I still do not believe it. Will see what tomorrow holds. I did have a NSV today though. I tried on pants that I stopped wearing because they were too tight and they fit this morning! So I can see the progress being made

9/19 Wednesday- 189.7 (-0.7) Well OK then, the number is still down below where I expect. I am still not believing it though. Yesterday was good with calories but I need to do a better job on my protein intake.

9/20 Thursday- 189.3 (-0.4) I am starting to accept this weight as correct, watch tomorrow it will jump back to 192. Stayed on track yesterday and so far, so good today. I feel like I may have added to much salt to my eggs this morning though. So I need to up the water intake. Tonight, I plan to hit the gym while my daughter is in dance class.

9/21 Friday- 191.0 (+1.7) I knew it was too good to be true. Still down from CSW so I will not be too deterred.

9/22
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LonniJay

F/30/5'6"
CSW: 255 lbs
CGW: 253 lbs
UGW: 140 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
9/15: 255.2

9/16: 256 - strength training water retention.

9/17: 255 - tacos last night, actually expected to weigh more today.

9/18: 256.2 - I had pizza! Don't judge me!

9/19: 253.6 - Woot woot! That's more like it!

9/20: 252 - I was surprised to see that number today. I ate pizza but worked out quite a bit to fit it in my calories. Unfortunately, I smashed my foot into the couch and either sprained or broke my little toe so I have to take it easy for a while.

9/21: 251.4 - My foot doesn't hurt as much today. Had spaghetti last night and it was delicious!

9/22:
9/23:
9/24:

Sweetzyd

Round 47- SW 175 EW 170 (-5lbs)
Round 48- SW 170 EW 166 (-4lbs)
Round 49- SW 167 EW 165 (-2lbs)
Round 50- SW 165 EW 163 (-2lbs)
Round 51- SW 162 EW 160 (-2lbs)
Round 52- SW 160 EW 157.5 (-2.5lbs)

5'4
RGW 155
UGW 140

Round 53 (My 7th round)
9/15 157.5 Today is my 60th day on MFP. I am so happy that I took this step to a healthier me, and haven't given up even though I am still fairly new. I now weigh less than my husband. (He is only a couple of inches taller than me). I know weight is only a number, and us women have the "goodies" men don't lol but it was a constant bother to me. I'm not even sure why because he's not a big guy at all. He's always loved me the way I am, but I never dared tell him my weight before. Anyways, hope its a wonderful round for you all ❤
9/16 157.5 I need to get my sweet tooth back under control. Made cookies and told myself I was just gonna have 1. That did not happen so I just used cookies as my dinner lol.
9/17 157 the scale was bouncing between 155 and 157, I'll go with 157 for now because I didn't make the best food choices yesterday. Happy to see a loss though! Goal for today is to resist mall sweets and foods, my sis in law and I are having a girls day. I know we will be going out for lunch too.
9/18 157 happy to see this number again . Still not making the best food choices but staying in calorie range. Today already started off bad, my Grandma bought me Mcdonalds.
9/19 156.5 I didn't let my breakfast ruin my whole day yesterday. Had a smoothie for dinner. 🙂 Thinking I may change my ultimate goal to 130-135 instead of 140. Maybe. Going to see how the next couple rounds go.
9/20 157 I expected to see a little gain as my carbs and sugar were high yesterday.
9/21 156.5 Yesterday was a tough day again because I craved sugar all day. Usually fruit helps but didn't yesterday. Seems like this is happening a lot this round. It's going to get better though I'm not going to allow myself to fall back into old habits. Just trying to keep myself busy. I have added diet drinks in every so often, where as I was only drinking coffee and water. I almost wonder if this is what's causing it.
9/22
9/23
9/24

NormaV14

So, I have dropped off the face of the earth for a bit and have gained some weight back. AND am ready to join this group again. Since you are at the last 4 days it's a little late for this round...but here I am. I have missed you! Let's see if I can get some consistency back in my life!
Current weight 144.2#
Goal weight 135#

9/21 144.2#
9/22
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Sweetzyd

@deepwoodslady you are so inspirational! I whine about my problems but you have been through so much. You are doing so amazing and I know you will get back to "you" ❤❤❤

abowersgirl

@fraukazi love the pic ❤❤😍😍 my animals do the same. My cat on top and my dog bottom lol especially if I am doing plank work or push ups lmao

@orngnerdz don't give up!!! Do what's best for you but maybe you can still post on here every day but save your weigh ins for once or twice a week, as an alternative but don't throw in the towel just yet. I know it is super frustrating but this week hasn't been as bad as you are telling yourself, especially with a pizza and Chinese night back to back. After eating high sodium foods the weight can take a hit but give it two solid days to take it off. It won't happen all at once but it will come off. It happens to all of us, I literally was eating amazingly well and exercising hard every day but I ended up staying at the same weight for 6 days..then whoooosoosh I big continual drop. If I had thrown in the towel I would have not only continued gaining but wouldn't have seen another 10 pound drop. This is a slow process and it won't come off over night but that is why patience and being kinder to yourself is absolutely necessary and every day you don't stick with the process will be another day of continual gaining. You got This! Your stronger then That! I guarantee that if you start believing it you will be amazed with what you are capable of.

abowersgirl

@quiltingjaine you didn't tag anyone in your last post... I don't know if she will see it

jaccimc63

@deepwoodslady - I wish there were a LOVE icon to click. I think you're already all the things you want to be, it's just going to take a little more time for your body to get there.

abowersgirl

@deepwoodslady 😭😭 that was so beautiful I teared up a little. You are so inspirational and an amazingly strong person, I completely admire you and definetley look up to you. I'm rooting for you all the way!!!

GrandmaJackie

@deepwoodslady, Donna I agree with a previous post, your SUCH an inspiration! Thank you for sharing, I do have days too, I feel sorry for myself but like the previous post said, you been through so much..***hugs***. I have no doubt you will get back to “you”

GrandmaJackie

Round 53

FOR NEWBIES - I find it easiest to copy the dates to a document or note in my device and edit it each morning. Then copy and paste to the message board. MFP will return you to the spot on the board where you left off on your previous visit which is nice to know if you like to scan all of the posts.

SW:142.5
GW:140

Day/Weight/Comment
9/15 142.5 ~ (Steps 27,393) ~ Last night we went to go see Terry Fator at our state fair....

9/16 143.1 ~ (Steps 18,247) ~ What’s up with the scale, . It’s time to give it a toss out the window, hehehe j/k

9/17 no scale had to change batteries

9/18 142.5 ~ (Steps 24,153) ~ Yesterday morning since my husband left early on a business trip, I was able to get to the gym early. Plus last night nobody was having a snack after dinner which helped too,

9/19 142 ~ (Steps 26,576) ~ Today was a successful day hitting all my goals both in fitness and nutrition.

9/20 143 ~ (Steps 16,317) ~ Tough day staying focus but last night the late night snacking, didn’t come, yay.

9/21 142.7 ~ (Steps 21,271) ~ Another tough day but I was able to get a swim lesson in, which helped...Plus day two of NLNS, yay...

9/22
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denswrex

@deepwoodslady lots of love to you my darling beautiful soul❤️❤️❤️

cpanus

I'm in again!!

Heaviest: 192.2
RGW: 143.0
UGW: 135.0

09/13 - 144.6 at 5:15 a.m.
09/14 - 144.8 at 5:10 a.m.

Day/Weight/Comment

09/15 - 144.2 at 5:45 a.m.
09/16 - 145.0 at 6:45 a.m. ***sigh***
09/17 - 150.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...crimeny!
09/18 - 144.6 at 3:30 a.m.
09/19 - 144.6 at 3:30 a.m.
09/20 - 144.0 at 3:30 a.m.
09/21 - 144.6 at 5:00 a.m.
09/22
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Chris

airbeat

Round 53
Round 4 for me. Major roller coaster but the pounds are coming off. Here's to continued success.

69 YO Texas Male
Highest Weight 290
Round 50 EW 277 (-13 lbs)
Round 51 EW 284 (+7 lbs)
Round 52 EW 271 (-13 lbs)

Final Goal 190

Goal this Round (269)

9/15 No Scale
9/16 No Scale
9/17 No Scale
9/18 -279lbs (+9 lbs) Returned from four days camping so no scale to weigh and of course went off track and gained on carb overload. Not too concerned as I know 90% of this is water weight gain and I still expect to reach my goal this round of 2 lbs loss. Fasting today.

9/19 -277lbs (-2 lbs) Dropping again. A little slow first day but not unexpected. I didn't drink enough fluid to cleanse things out but today I will do better. Hope to see a larger fluid drop tomorrow but still have time to make my challenge goal. Just have to stay on track and not take any breaks from the routine. I have a hard time when it comes to taking a “day off” and then getting back on. It seems to wind up being 2,3,4 or more “days off” and thats not good. Clothes have gotten loose and took in another notch in the belt. That's ALWAYS a good incentive to stay with it.l

9/20 -274lbs (-3 lbs) Another good move down. Had too many peanuts last night. Still having trouble with the night time snacking. I do well all day and then the evening comes along and the snack monster strikes with a vengance. He is so difficult to overcome. At least I don't give him the satisfaction of pure sugar junk food. Its a beginning.

9/21 -272 (-2 lbs) Still 1 pound up from last challenge goal due to not sticking to the plan while camping last week. Still I'm hoping for another 3 lbs down to get to this challenge goal. Three days to go and hopefull.
9/22
9/23
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ssssanaaaa

R1: Lost 1.7 (SW 196.8 EW 195.1)
R2: Lost 0.7 (SW 195.1 EW 194.4)
R3: Gained 3.7 (SW 194.4 EW 198.1)
R4: Lost 2.8 (SW 198.1 EW 195.3)
R5: Lost 1.1 (SW 195.3 EW 194.2)
R6: Lost 0.8 (SW 194.2 EW 193.4)

SW: 188.7
GW: 186.5

9/19 -188.7- really happy about this. Let's take it down more! Next mini goal weight is 185.0 (but GW for this challenge is 186.5).

9/20- 188.3- woohoo! I didn't do as well yesterday as I wanted to but today went really well so hopefully the scale delivers

9/21-187.9- The scale kept showing me different numbers. I usually weigh myself twice to account for random error. But the two numbers were off (187.9 then 187.1) and so I decided to do it again somewhere else and got no straight answer (188.1, 187.5). Just went with the first number I originally got. Seemed most likely to happen. At least they were all lower than yesterday's number

9/22
9/23
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heymossy

Round 47 - SW 158 EW 152.5 (-5.5 lbs)
Round 48 - EW 150 (-2.5 lbs)
Round 49 - EW 147 (-3 lbs)
Round 50 - EW 147
Round 51 - EW 145 (-2 lbs)
Round 52 - EW 143 (-2 lbs)

5 '-1"

Day/Weight/Comment
9/15- Out of town, no scale.
9/16- Out of town, no scale.
9/17- 145. Up 2 from the end of the last round. The weekend was active... And I ate a lot. Goal for this week: Maintain good habits when the weekend rolls around.
9/18 - 145. I am happy with how I ate yesterday. Regardless of the number on the scale this morning, yesterday was a success.
9/19 - 142.5 - Ha, that's one of the biggest drops I've ever seen in a day. Hoping it's real! Given where I was at the end of round 52 and then my weight on Monday and Tuesday, it's going to take a few more days to understand the trend. In the meantime, it was really nice to see the line on the scale edging down this morning.
9/20 - 142.5 - Happy to see the number stick today. I fit a serving of caramel cookie crunch gelato (yum! totally worth it) and a pumpkin spice cookie (meh, not worth it) into my calories yesterday.
9/21 - 141. Wow, so many inspiring posts in front of mine today. I love how the inspiration comes in the form of everyone's efforts and the journeys, not just from numbers on your scales. The people in this challenge are the best!

9/22
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abowersgirl

https://howdienduphere.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/optimist.jpg

fraukazi

@deepwoodslady way to make us all cry
You are so inspiring and I am very honoured to meet you virtually. On a side line, your weight loss is also very impressive, you go girl!