JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 56

tiabirdie56

@Ooga78, 💝

@FarmerCarla, I'm thinking, 20 years ago is about the time my Morton's neuroma started. I never allowed it to stop me from exercising though. I changed from all leather athletic shoes to lightweight mesh so there was no pressure on top of my feet to cause nerve pain. It was so horrible in the beginning that a soft strike to the top of my foot would have me yelling out in pain.

OncologyChick

Age 49
Height 5’11”
SW 97kg
GW 79kg

Round 42 lost 1.5kg
Round 43 lost 1.5kg
Round 44 lost 1 kg
Round 45 lost 0.2kg
Round 46 lost 1.7kg
Round 47 lost 0.5kg
Round 48 lost 0.9kg
Round 49 lost 2.1kg
Round 50 gained 0.3kg
Round 51 lost 1.7kg
Round 52 lost 1.0kg
Round 53 - 55 On holiday gained 4.4kg and lost 2.5kg

Round 56 SW 84.3
End Round 56 GW 83.2kg

10/15 85.0 kg (+0.7kg) oke didn't see that one comming. Bit I'm happy to be part of this 10-day challenge again!
10/16 85.1kg (+0.1kg) Started moving again.... 15.000 steps and 7.5km bikeride. Stayed in kcalgoal
10/17 85.2kg (+0.1kg) Had a good and busy day, not much excersize... let's try today to be better
10/18 84.9kg (-0.3kg) Worked a long day, got 7000 steps It's no excuse, but it's a busy week....
10/19 85.5kg (+0.6kg) Feeling under the weather, had cravings all day and ate 250 kcal more then I supposed
10/20 85.4kg (-0.1kg) Need to turn around this number, my focus and the way I deal with this. I just don't want to turn the whole process around. I'm determend to get under the 80kg!! And....I will succeed
10/21 85.3kg (-0.1kg) My physical and mental status was badly influenced by my hormonal status . Did some reading and research and started excersizing again. Made a schedule for the next 4 weeks with strong curves. I still want to loose another 5-6 kilo's (11-13 lbs) and also get in a better shape with a more defined body. Sooooo I've got my positive attitude back, this round is a warming up for the real work!!
10/22 85.2kg (-0.1kg) Had a good day, walked 10.000 steps, cooked a lovely Sundaymeal and enjoyed my weekend.
10/23 85.5kg (+0.3kg) Biked for 1/2 an hour, followed my strong curves programma and stayed well in my kcalgoal. The number om the scale is influenced by all my hard work (waterretention), but still dissapoints me a bit.....
10/24 85.3kg (-0.2kg) Lets forget this round very fast and focus on the next one

Winner_in_Life

Round 56
Svetlana
Age - 50
Height 167 cm
Staring Weight 68.1 kg (150 lbs.)
Day/Weight/Comment
10/15 – 68.1 kg (150 lbs.) / I met Jillian Michaels twice (morning and evening).
10/16 – 67.8 kg (149.5 lbs.) – 7 km (4,3 miles) run in the morning and 3 km walk during the lunch break
10/17 - 66.8 kg (147.3 lbs.) – six-pack in 6 weeks (38 min in the morning). Yesterday calories consumed a bit more than 1200 kcal. Tracker told not enough considering all exercised I did. But I just could not eat more
10/18 – 66.4 kg (146.4 lbs.) – 7 km run in the morning
10/19 – 65.9 kg (145.3 lbs.) – slight stretching in the morning only
10/20 – 65.6 kg (144.6 lbs.) – no exercise today, but may be in the evening . Or at least try not to overeat. Weekends are full of temptations. But my usual glass at the market place in Frankfurt I will have anyway.
10/21 – 65.8 kg (145 lbs.)
10/22 – 67.5 kg (148.8 lbs.) – no comments required
10/23 – 67.0 kg (147.1 lbs.) – Known fact: eat less and move more. Jillian Michaels yesterday and 7 km run today in the morning, and the result is here.
10/24 66.0 kg (145.5 lbs.) – six-pack in 6 weeks (38 min in the morning). Result of Round 56 -2.1 kg (-4.5 lbs.). In pounds it is more . Is this challenge to be continued?

spookymulder00

F/24/5'1"
OSW: 85kg
CW:80.0kg
RGW: 79kg
UGW: 55kg

Day/Weight/Comment

Day/Weight/Comment
10/15 - 80.1kg, I expected my weight to go up a little. Bit too much sodium at dinner. I’m okay with this though! Still going strong with IF, eating 1200cals and drinking at least 1.5L of water. I’m feeling incredibly motivated and excited for this round
10/16 - 79.5kg !!! I feel like I’ll plateau around this number for a few days but happy to see it come down, and feeling much less bloated than yesterday
10/17 - 79.6kg, expected! Okay with it! I haven’t had coffee for two days and I’ve noticed I’ve not been so ‘regular’, which is probably contributing as well
10/18 - 79.5kg
10/19 - 79.4kg, happy with this considering I went a little over calories last night and probably had a bit too much sodium. I drank so much water though, over 2L!
10/20 - 79.2kg, glad the scales keep going down! Just doing everything I know I should, and it’s working
10/21 - 79.2kg, pretty happy to still be here. I had a very big night with too many drinks and basically no water all day I saved 400 calories for the evening after my alcohol but I still drank more and my body was not happy on the way home!!! I’ll likely go over my calories today nursing this hangover but I definitely need it
10/22 - 79.4kg, this was predicted as I went a bit wild yesterday. I’m okay with it though. I haven’t had a ‘cheat day’ since starting and allowed myself to just eat what I wanted. I can recognise how much better I feel when counting/eating healthier food. Straight back to it today! I have a salad made for lunch, and back to IF.
10/23 - 79.8kg, possibly still from overeating on Sunday. I’m still not ‘regular’ since cutting back on coffee, and it’s my TOM so really just anything and everything that will cause weight gain! I didn’t drink enough water yesterday either. I hope I don’t end the round tomorrow with such a small loss
10/24 - 79.3kg, I definitely wish I lost a bit more this round (total 700g). But glad to be ending it lower regardless! I did have my first official cheat day and have learned it wasn’t really worth it and I work better with eating what I want with moderation/within my daily calories. I’ll be back for the next round!!

MadisonMolly2017

01/01/2016 228.3
SW: 158.8

Round 56: My 23rd round!!
10/15 158.6 BMI=23.8!!!!
I was on a 3 day/2 night trip- ate 1 meal out each day (which I never do) & tracked all, walked over 37K steps. Lost 0.2lbs. I’m thrilled. The other trip we took, I gained & was hungry all the time. Pleased this one worked out!
10/16 157.0 BMI=23.5!!!! Lowest Weight Yet!!!
This is a Huge day for me!!
On the day of my fall & arm break, my weight was 157.8. Immediately after, it went to 161, and after surgery, it immediately went up to 165.8. All Along, despite being hugely disappointed with the weight gain, I kept walking/exercising and tracking all of my food carefully. I hope it was just water.
Today was my Reward.

Only 7 pounds to my Final Goal Weight!!

10/17155.4 BMI: 23.3 Oh My Gosh Lowest I’ve weighed since 9th grade OMG 💝🙏🏻😀🍀

Probably more water loss & maybe some loss of muscle since I’m just walking now

5.4 lbs to Final Goal

10/18 155.2
10:19 157.4
10/20 157
10/21 157.8
10/22 157.8
10/23 159.2
10/24

_______________________________________Below is For My Use:

Health!!! Focus on health! 🏃🏻‍♀️💪🏻💃🏆
You can do this - just a temporary setback.
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Round 34 to Round 55: 179.4 to lbs 158.8
-20.6 lbs in 22 Rounds!
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You. ARE Healthier. Than. You. Ever. Thought. Possible. #Grateful,soGrateful🍀
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Goals:
1. Steps for October > 8,500 9/9
2. Get & STAY in the 150’s!!!
Round 51 3/10 days good
Round 52 7/10 days better
Round 53 9/10 days almost there
Round 54 1/10 days (post arm break)yikes!
Round 55 1/8 days (post surgery)Double yikes! Oct 12... I am in the 150’s again!!!! B 👏💪🏻🙏🏻
Round 56: 9/9!!!!’Finally Doing this!!!

The PLAN !
Mini-goals:
Oct 31: 161.8 ✅ 🎃 👻
Nov 12: 160.8✅
Nov 22: 159.8 ✅🦃
Nov 28: 158.8
Dec 12: 157.8
Dec 24: 156.8 🎄
Jan 1, 2019 156 🎉
Jan11 155.5
Jan 21 155
Jan 31 154.5
Feb 14 154
Feb 28 153
Mar 15 152
Mar 31 151
Apr 15 150.5
Apr 30 150
Maintenance Begins < 150 ❣
Jan 1, 2020 < =150

You can do this.
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Tracie_Lord

I'm 38 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)
R45 SW 223.50 EW 219.50 (-4.00)
R46 SW 219.50 EW 217.50 (-2.00)
R47 SW 217.50 EW 215.25 (-2.25)
R48 SW 215.25 EW 215.50 (+0.25)
R49 SW 215.50 EW 211.75 (-3.75)
R50 SW 211.75 EW 209.50 (-2.25)
R51 SW 209.50 EW 207.75 (-1.75)
R52 SW 201.75 ..... HOLIDAYS .....
R53 .......... HOLIDAYS …………….
R54 … HOLIDAYS... EW 217.50
R55 SW 217.50 EW 222.50 (+5.00) - up 20.75 pre vacation
R56 SW 222.50 EW 220.50 (-2.00) - up 18.75 pre vacation

10/14 - 222.50
10/15 - 220.75
10/16 - 220.75
10/17 - 220.50
10/18 - 222.50 just cant shift this flu so everything is so hard
10/19 - 222.75
10/20 - 223.75
10/21 - 223.75
10/22 - 223.75
10/23 - 222.50 day 18 of illness and day 4 of antibiotics and finally starting to feel human again
10/24 - 220.50

fraukazi

Round 56
OSW: 74kg May 2018
GW: below 70kg in Oct and stay there
UGW: below 65 by end of the year
Rounds 47-55 EW: 73-70.5kg

10/15 70kg oh wow, but then, i didn't have dinner yesterday. Went boxing in the morning, then for brunch, where we started drinking, ended up far too drunk and in bed by about 9.30pm... So this weight is after a very long sleep, let's see what tomorrow brings.
I'm off this week, which means I'll be able to exercise more, but also have to make mors of an effort to get my steps done. Today is a hung over rest day.
10/16 71kg - to be expected. I felt very sorry for myself yesterday and ended up not logging after lunch. I had loads of snacks in the eve but at least made it out for a walk to get my steps in despite being very sore from Sunday's boxing. Today started well, off work, so had a lie in, did some yoga befor weighing and breakfst and will either run or go boxing again tonight.
10/17 71kg still. Under cals yesterday, but quite a bit of exercise, however my run wasn't very successful. I stopped and walked after around 20mins, but went boxing in the eve - I think this is becoming an addiction... While I don't log boxing cals, I managed to get quite a few from the long walk and running a few errands. Also did Yoga in the morning and will get ready for day 2 now.
I didn't know there was an Adriene app, installed immediately, thanks bubblegumtofit
10/18 - 71kg still but I know why. Not going to work this week means I have to put extra effort in to make my step goals, which I didn't yesterday. It was also a rest day, but I ate like it was a very busy work out day, I just wanted things all afternoon and evening. Today, I'm posting very late, started with day 3 of adriene's yoga this morning, then went for a run this afternoon. It took quite a while to get into it, I haven't run as much as I wanted cos I'm so hooked on boxing these days. It really showed me how different muscle groups are used on different work outs. While I feel i'm making progress boxing and with the drills, running wasn't very good two days ago and still quite stiff today. I need to balance workouts more.
My motivation to log is a bit low, but this group is keeping me accountable.
10/19 71kg - oh boy, i'm self sabotaging. I can see my body changing for the better and my fitness improving, which is like giving myself a free ride to eat. Then I think I really need to get this back under control, while buying cheesecake for dessert after I had a burger! What is wrong with me?
I know being at home and in limbo about what I'll do next job-wise isn't helping. But come on!
At least the exercise is ok, did yoga day 4 today and will go for a walk. My knee hurts a bit from yesterday's run, so I'll decide later on boxing.
Soery for the rant, but I need to write this down to see how silly it I am being.
10/20 70.5kg, it's moving!
Sooo, maybe all this overeating is my way to go? Haha I wish. It means that I'm not doing as badly as I keep thinking.
I forget that I'm not just losing weight - however slowly and unlinear - I've also reversed gaining more, which should count for something.
Other wins are that I have also increased my exercise, reduced mindless snacking, emotional/stress-related eating and overall feel much better. The last few months have been slow for losing weight, but, and I have to say it again, I've reversed gaining! And that despite quite a few stressors - husband's slow path into depression and the start of treatment, increasing unhappiness about my job which lead to quitting, acknowledging that it's ok not be ok, an uncertainty and anxiety over what i'll do next for work, possibly going to Zambia for 3 months, almost having to make the decision to put down our kitten, family stuff. I know we all have our stuff to deal with and I have a tendency to play mine down. Writing here helps me tremendously, so does knowing that others have their own challenges and struggles and I thank you for sharing, commenting and reading.
Anyway, enough of that from me, have a lovely day, London has been beautiful these last couple of days and I'm giving myself a day of logging after all this self reflection (I already went for brunch with hubby and probably dinner at our friends').
10/21 70kg!!! YAY, let's see if it sticks.
Really enjoyed my day off logging and satisfied my cravings. I have noticed that many of the snacks ans sweets I used to eat are not as satisfying as they used to be. Which is good to know as I won't be wasting my calories on those going forward. Easy start to the day, but will go for a run in the lovely sunshine soon.
10/22 70kg - very happy with that! Halfway point to my goal
The dinner with friends from Sat was moved to yesterday, which I just quick added. I was sensible during the day and went for a run so had about 1200 left for dinner
My husband noticed my loss yesterday - he's not that bothered as long as I don't get skinny, which I've never been. I finally feel like close to the me again that I am ok with. Now onto the next 3-7kg to get into the shape I would like to be in.
10/23 70kg, ok I'm going to believe it now
I started my last week at work - this week will be a struggle, lunch out with different colleagues every day, coffees&cake invites...
Yesterday: No exercise, not even yoga, big lunch (Thai, which I estimated), no dinner as it was date night and went to see Jon Stewart and Dave Chapelle.
There is no boxing class today I'll aim to go for a run tonight

10/24 70 - holding steady, despite a dip in exercise and some very roughly estimated foods... My run didn't happen last night, I was tired, lazy and full of peanut butter m&m's my colleague had brought back from the US, the party sized bag sat on my desk... Lunches this week are roughly estimated as I'm eating out each day. Went way over cals in the eve and felt horribly stuffed by the end of the day.

TerriRichardson112

JGM10D ~|~ Round 56
I am FOCUSED on heathy food choices and DETERMINED to achieve my goals!
Previous rounds

Age: 72; Height 5’2”; Female
SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
LW: 153 (Oct 2016)
Round 47: SW: 173.6; GW: 170; EW: 168.4
Round 48: SW: 168.4; GW: 167; EW: 167.4
Round 49: SW: 168.4; GW: 166; EW: 167.4 (at least I didn't gain!)
Round 50: SW: 167.4; GW: 166.x; EW: 166.8 ✅ Result!!!
Round 51: SW: 167.1; GW: 166.x; EW: 167.0
Round 52/3 on vacation.
Round 54: SW: 166.8 GW: 166.4
Round 55: SW: 167.2 GW: 166.4 EW: 165.2
Round 56: SW: 165.4 GW: 165.0 EW:

Daily Goals

Daily Goals
Food
~ Pre-log; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Cardio:
~ 9,500+ Steps daily
~ 30+ minutes HIIT
Strength:
~ 15+ mins lower body physio daily
~ 10+ minutes arms/core/abs
Flexibility:
~ 5 mins stretch before/after workouts
~ 10+ mins yoga/tai chi
Daily Mindfulness Practice/meditation
15 mins Daily Declutter session

14/10: 165.2: Goals 😎 Very happy with this. Hoping it's not just because I have been ill the last few days.
Round 56 GW: 165.x
15/10: 165.4: Goals ✅ Feeling much better. 17 minutes Lower Body Circuits already done. The last few days have shown me that I need to be more focused on eating healthy food and limiting the treats. I don't need them.
16/10: 165.3: Goals ✅ A bit late posting this, but I did weigh first thing. Gradually easing back into some exercise.
17/10: 165.5: Goals ✅ Had a bit of a snack attack last night, but still under goal, so not much damage.
18/10: 165.4: Goals ✅ Still happy with that, although I would like to see it going down again before the end of the round.
19/10: 165.5: Goals ✅
20/10: 165.4: Goals ✅ Oh! Come on! Get down, you pesky scale!!!!
21/10: 165.6: Goals ✅
22/10: 165.5: Goals ✅ Holding steady. Not bad after the weekend. Had a glass of wine with dinner, Sat and Sun, and a slight attack of the snackies last night. Still under goal, but ate into my exercise calories.
23/10: 165.4: Goals ✅ Happy to be maintaining. Hoping for a whoosh for the last day of the round. Measured myself yesterday and I am 2.5" less than the last time I measured. All the strength training is paying off.
24/10: 165.5: Goals ✅ Aw, well. That whoosh will be along in a day or two. Lol! Maybe next Round?

THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieve permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.

• 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!

bryony_bby

Round one for me! Let's do this!

Round 56 sw-214.0lb
Round 56 ew goal-212lb

Day/Weight/comment
10/15- 214.0lb- Been out walking for an hour and a half this morning, I will add another 45mins to that later when I walk my dog. Feeling motivated!

10/16- 213.8lb- Feeling absolutely knackered today, I got a really bad nights sleep last night due to my youngest child being a little wotsit. I just hope that doesn't derail my eating plan for today. I will only be doing housework and walking the dog later.

10/17- 213.0lb- Another bad night with the little one, I ended up having more snacks than I intended last night, ended on my bmr though so not awful. Doing a food shop in the minute, I'm going to make smart choices.

10/18- 213.8lb- I had a really good day yesterday, plenty of walking and I stuck to my calorie goals. I'm going to make an effort to drink plenty today.

10/19- 212.8lb- A very undeserved weigh in this morning as I went on a bit of a binge last night. I'm not going to beat myself up about it but I am going to stick to my calorie goals today and just carry on, I have been known for one binge day turning into a binge week and then a month so the most important thing I can do today is to forget yesterday and carry on as if it didn't happen. On a plus note I walked over 12000steps yesterday, that's pretty good for me.

10/20- 212.6lb- Another low for me. I feel abit bloated and hormonal today. I stuck to my calorie goals yesterday and did over 10,000 steps. Today is going to be another controlled day calorie wise but I am not sure if I will get time to do much walking, perhaps a few strength exercises when kids go to bed later.

10/21- 213.0lb- Abit of a gain on the scales today but I also started my period so that could be the culprit.

10/22- 212.0lb- Reached my goal for this round, now the scales must play nice for the next few days and keep me here. I did well on the calorie front yesterday and got in most of my steps. Today is a low calorie day and I will reach 10,000steps!

10/23- 211.6lb- stuck to my calorie goals yesterday and did over 10,000steps. Today I'm just going to try and keep my calories under 1700 for the day.

10/24- 211.0lb- whilst yesterday was good for steps I did not eat well. Surprising to see this number on the scales this morning, though it does make for easy maths.

I loved doing this challenge, first round for me done and I'm 3lb down, il take it!

tinkerbellang83

Started: Round 51 226.2lbs
MFP Start Weight: 255.7lbs
End Goal Weight: 180lbs

ROUND 51 End Weight:228.0lbs +1.8lbs
ROUND 52 End Weight:225.8lbs -2.2lbs
ROUND 53 End Weight:230.6lbs +4.8lbs
ROUND 54 End Weight:227.8lbs -2.8lbs
ROUND 55 End Weight:230.8lbs +3.0lbs
ROUND 56 End Weight:229.2lbs -0.4lbs

ROUND 56
Current Goal Weight: 220lbs
Day Weight
10/15 229.6lbs
10/16 228.8lbs
10/17 No Weigh In - Business Travel
10/18 228.0lbs
10/19 228.6lbs
10/20 228.2lbs
10/21 228.2lbs
10/22 228.0lbs
10/23 228.5lbs
10/24 229.2lbs

15/10 Back to work today after a long weekend, I have been really struggling with discipline the last week or two and it's not like I've a particularly strict plan to start with, my heads just not been in the game. Need to try and focus on alternatives to stress/emotional eating. I know I can do it, because I've done it before, however, sometimes it's just easier said than done. Here's to a better week, goals for today hit calorie goal and get out for a run

16/10 I signed up to Healthy Wage yesterday, I've tried DietBet before I liked the concept but did not like how rigidly it expected the weight to come off, especially as I have huge water weight swings around ovulation/shark week, so I've set myself up to lose 30lbs over the next year, I will pay in $30 per month and if I hit my goal by the end I get $855 and can extend if needed. Hoping it will give me that extra nudge to the lose the 2nd half. Goals for today - get some strength training done and make sensible choices on business travel this evening/tomorrow.

18/10 Got a quick 20 minute weight session in before leaving work to travel on Tuesday, lifted really heavy to make up for the short time, ate reasonably well over the 2 days I was away and managed to even get a quick row in on the river yesterday evening when I got home.Today's goals - have an active rest day, get my steps in, hit my calorie and protein targets.

19/10 Had a lovely rest day yesterday, went way over on calories but over the week it's not so bad. Protein was spot on and got my steps in.Today's goals are to get a lunchtime weight session in and try to stay sensible when I am out this evening.

20/10 Got my weights session in after work, stuck with just 2 bottles of beer when I was out before hitting the diet coke. Today's goals are to hit my steps and eat well.

21/10 Just slightly over calorie deficit yesterday and got my steps in. Today's goal was to get a decent hike in and make sure I've hit my protein target for the week.

22/10 Smashed all my weekly goals aside from my calorie deficit, I was at around 3300 calories under at the end of the week rather than 3500 so really not a bad effort, got yesterday's hike in and got a lot more protein than I was aiming for, win-win. Today's goals are to get out for a run, get this weeks food plan filled in and hit my protein intake.

23/10 Got out for a 4km run last night, feeling DOMs today which probably explains my fluctuation up, didn't write out my food plan but have pre-logged up til Thurs morning and know what the plan is for Friday and I'm away at the weekend so will be doing IF 16:8 which should keep me relatively on track calorie-wise Sat & Sun, got just under 190g of protein in yesterday so definitely hit my target. Today's goals are to get lower body weights session done at lunchtime and stay on track with calories. Also added an extra jackpot challenge to my HealthyWage app to lose 6% in the next 3 months.

24/10 Lower body workout done and feeling the DOMs again between that and Monday's run, calories were over, but had a few banked from other days so overall still at the deficit for the week, expected the slightly higher weigh in today. Trendweight from Libra has me at around 228.6lb.

UTMom81

Historical SW (January 2017): 193
Recent SW: 187.6 (Sunday after Thanksgiving)
Challenge SW: 181.8
R25 AVE = 180.36
R26 (Christmas!) AVE = 179.23
R27 AVE = 176.1
R28 AVE = 172.1
R29 AVE= 169.3 (EW = 170.2)
R30 AVE= 167.3 (EW = 166.6)
R31 AVE= 166 (EW = 166.4)
R32 AVE=163.9 (EW = 162)
R33 AVE = 160.6. (EW = 159.8)
R34 AVE = 160.2 (EW = 160)
R35 AVE = 157.2 (EW = 156.2)
R36 AVE = 156.3 (EW = 156.6) Kitchen Remodel
R37 AVE = 155.4 (EW = 156.6) Kitchen Remodel
R38 AVE = 153.9 (EW = 152.6)
R39 AVE = 152.6 (EW = 152.6)
R40 AVE = 153.5 (EW = 153.2)
R41 AVE = 152.7 (EW = 153.8)
R42 AVE = 152.0 (EW = 151.6)
R43 AVE = 148 (EW = 147.6) Broke through the plateau! Yay! NORMAL BMI
R 44-55 Have been in maintenance (I've been down to as low as 143.5 and as high as 148)
Goal for R56= 146


Day/Weight/Comment
10/15
10/16
10/17-- 146.2. Coming back to the group for a while, especially to support a friend. I've been away for a while because I'm happy where I am. But it won't hurt me to lose a little more especially right here before the holidays.
10/18— 147.2 I knew those Fritos with chili last night were a bad idea! Oh well, gotta drink more water today because of it.
10/19— 147 Not enough exercise yesterday, but did ok on food. Too many meetings at work.
10/20— 146.2 Had a pretty good day today. Slowly chipping away at vacation weight gain.
10/21— 146.8 Had a good day yesterday and was expecting at least a little drop this morning, but it didn’t happen. But I WILL continue to stay the course!
10/22—145.6 There’s that little drop I was looking for yesterday! I’ll take it. Made Potato Leek Soup from Skinnytaste last night, and it was delicious!
10/23—145.6
10/24—146 Had a good day yesterday, so this is just normal fluctuation. Hope to drink more water today, but steps will be harder because of a day-long series of meetings.

Bendiz_

My 9th round, let's gooo!

USW 6th of May: 210 lbs

UGW: 144 lbs

Challenge goal weight: 164 lbs

Previous rounds:
R39 SW: 196.2 lbs EW: 190.7 lbs (-5.5)

R46 SW: 185.8 lbs EW: 183.4 lbs (-2.4)

R47 SW: 182.8 lbs EW: 178.6 lbs (-4.2)

R48 SW: 178.2 EW: 180.1 (+1.9)

R49 SW: 182.1 EW: 180.2 (-1.9)

R50 SW: 180.0 EW: 175.9 (-4.1)

R51 SW: 175.3 EW: 172.6 (-2.7)

R55 SW: 171.2 EW: 166.4 (-4.8)

10/15 - 165.7 lbs Damn! Went clothes shopping with my mom today, and it was waaay better with her help. Picked out a lot of new clothes that actually compliments my body. Feels soo good to buy new clothes. I wasn't that good with my calories today. I ate a chicken/bacon salad for lunch at a restaurant, and I have no idea how many calories it had.. But I ditched dinner, because I'm still feeling full after that huge salad. I didn't eat the crutons, so that helps a bit I guess haha! But that salad def contained a lot of calories. Was delicious though. She wanted to buy me lunch since my birthday was yesterday, so it's all good



10/16 - 165.7 (—) No change! I’m good with that 😃 Happy I didn’t bump up since I have no idea how many calories my lunch had yesterday. I went to the gym yesterday, but today is a netflix kind of day 😂 I think I’m coming down with something, so I’ll go to the gym tomorrow instead (if I feel better).


10/17 - 165.1 (-0.6) Great! I’ve lost 2 lbs / 1kg in 7 days 😃 Hope this losing streak lasts all the way to my goal! Heading to the gym today, feeling better.

10/18 - 165.1 (—) No change today, and that is fine. I’m happy to get this number confirmed two days in a row Have a great day everyone!

10/19 - 164.6 (-0.5) Great! Headed to the gym soon. Haven’t exercised that much this week, since I’ve been in kind of a weird shape. Feeling a bit guilty that I skipped my exercises monday and tuesday.

10/20 - 165.1 (+0.5) Totally expected. Ate 30g more carbs than I use to (100g carbs, but same calorie intake), and that always bumps up my weight a bit This will go away when I stick to my carb goal again. I'm not sure how my day will look like today carb wise, but I'll try to not eat over 80g atleast.

10/21 - —

10/22 - 164.9 (-0.2) I forgot checking in yesterday. When I lose weight it happens a little everyday. So when I see the weight standing still a few days in a row, I know I’m not going to lose any weight in like 1-3 weeks. I know this, because this challenge has showed it to me time after time. I eat the same calorie intake and exercise just as much as when I have these «weight loss periods». Feels bad that this stop happens when I’m so close to my goal though 😂 It has happened that I don’t lose anything for up to 2 months, and then suddenly shed 2 months worth of weight in a few days. So I know that progress is happening, it’s just about the whoosh.. And since I just had one, it will be some time to wait for the next one if I know my body right 🙂 I probably sound totally weird now, but this is 100% how my body works.

10/23 - 165.1 (+0.2) Yes, it's not budging haha! Just have to be patient

10/24 - 165.1 (--) No loss in a week, but lost 0.6 lbs during this round of the challenge. Happy that there is a small change A small change is better than no change. Let's hope that my woosh mode goes on next round or the round after that

gmiller725

R52/My 13th EW: 170.0 (+2.6) AW: 169.5
R53/My 14th EW: 170.4 (-0.4) AW: 170.54
R54/My 15th EW: 172.0 (+1.2) AW: 171.1
R55/My 16th EW: 172.3 (+0.3) AW: 171.97
R56/My 17th EW: 169.2 (-3.1)

Day/Weight/Comment
10/15: 172.8, TOM
10/16: 172.2
10/17: 171.6
10/18: 171.4
10/19: 172.2, dinner with friends
10/20: 170.8
10/21: 171.8
10/22: 172.6; no idea how this happened other then a lack of water drinking this weekend
10/23: 170.8
10/24: 169.2 (-3.1) Goal ✅ I haven’t seen the 160s in about 2 rounds. Go me!

TonyB0588

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
Start Round 6/27 - 169 End round 7/06 - 168.4
Round 46 - My 17th Round
Start Round 7/07: - 169.4 End Round 7/16: - 169.0
Round 47 - My 18th Round
Start Round 7/17 - 170 End Round 7/26 - 169.4
Round 48 - My 19th Round
Start Round 7/27 - 169.6 End Round 8/05 - 170.4
Round 49 - My 20th Round
Start Round 8/06 - 170.2 End Round 8/15 - 170.2
Round 50 - My 21st Round
Start Round 8/16 - 169.8 End Round 8/25 - 169.4
Round 51 - My 22nd Round
Start Round 8/26 - 168.8 End Round 9/04 - 169.8
Round 52 - My 23rd Round
Start Round 9/05 - 169.2 End Round 9/14 - 171
Round 53 - My 24th Round
Start Round 9/15 - 170.8 End Round 9/24 - 168.8
Round 54 - My 25th Round
Start Round 9/25 - 168.8 End Round 10/4 - 169.0
Round 55 - My 26th Round
Start Round 10/05 - 168.8 End Round 10/14 - 173.0

Round 56 - My 27th Round
Day/Weight/Comment
10/15 - 175.6 A very bad eat week!!
10/16 - 174.8 Got new instructions from doctor
10/17 - 173.4 Garden and Treadmill
10/18 - 173.4 Treadmill
10/19 - 170.8
10/20 - 170.0
10/21 - 171.0 Lazy day yesterday
10/22 - 170.4
10/23 - 170.6
10/24 - 169.6

jaccimc63

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 54

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
UGW: 145-150

End R40: 171 (-3)
End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
End R42: 168 (-2.5)
End R43: 165 (-3)
End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
End R45: 163 (-.5)
End R46: 160 (-3)
End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
End R48: 159 (+.5)
End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
End R50: 154.5 (-3)
End R51: 154 (-.5)
End R52: 153 (-1)
End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
End R54: 151 (-1.5)
End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)
End R56: 146.5 (-3)

Day/Weight/Comment

10/15 - 150 - No surprise there, I had spaghetti both Saturday and Sunday night (within calories) and very little water.
10/16 - 149.5 - Nice to see this morning. More water today!
10/17 - 149 - I'm having lunch with a client today, so I'm glad I'm down a little more. He's taking me to a private restaurant at his club, so there is no online menu for me to pre-plan my meal. Nine months ago I wouldn't have though twice about it. Now, I'm going to take the advice that I've learned here and make the best choices I can to mitigate the damages for tomorrow's weigh in.
10/18 - 148 - Surprise! I ordered the baked cod for my business lunch yesterday (it would not have been my choice earlier this year) and this morning I'm happy I did.
10/19 - 148 - I fully expected a bounce back this morning as that is usually what happens after a new low. This is a nice weight to go into the weekend for me.
10/20 - 147.5 - Wow, I had a piece of pizza last night and expected the sodium to bump me up. It will probably hit tomorrow. I will say that having just adopted our new dog last week, my steps have definitely gone up. If I think about it, my weight loss started slowing too when our old dog died in July. I've read before how a dog helps people stay fit, it just never occurred to me that our previous dog probably kept me from gaining even more weight.
10/21 - 147.5 - I ate at maintenance calories yesterday and weight loss calories today, but I had a lot of sodium so tomorrow I'll probably see a bump up.
10/22 - 148.5 - There it is! I'll be drinking my water and sticking to my weight loss calories this week.
10/23 - 147.5 - I'm very happy that water weight came off that quick. It usually takes a few days. If I hold this weight through tomorrow, this will be the biggest loss I've had in 5 rounds.
10/24 - 146.5 - Wow! As slow as my weight loss has been the past couple months, this loss actually unnerved me a little this morning. I will say that I had been a little extra stressed over several issues over the past few months and a good portion of it was relieved last week. My understanding is that stress can cause changes in metabolism, so maybe my body is slowly going back to normal. I'll take it!

Soccrr99

Round 52 SW: 204
Round 52 EW: 202
Round 53 EW: 198
Round 54 EW: 195
Round 55 EW: 194
Goal: 191 I’ll start giving myself a round goal now that I lost my initial 10- we will see if it helps!

10/15 - 193.5 woohoo! Started to change my habit of eating a snack after 10pm.. I don’t go to sleep until 1am but I’m sure late night snacking is not helping.
10/16 - 192.5 is not night snacking that effective?? Maybe it’s avoiding peanut butter.. I’ve been kind of obsessed lately lol
10/17 - 192.5! Alright! It’s real!
10/18 - 192.5
10/19 - 191.5 I don’t think I’m eating enough... haven’t had a chance to eat all that I need to. Very sick toddler and a baby.. I’m exhausted
10/20 - didn’t weigh
10/21 - 195 omg. Had a wedding yesterday and went totally overboard.. also the water tasted so gross I didn’t drink any all day or night. Hopefully tomorrow’s weigh in will bring me back
10/22 - 194 disappointed. I need more water. Life lesson, never binge at a wedding again 😕
10/23 - 192.5 slowly deflating I guess lol
10/24 - 191.5 only .5 away from goal... it’s ok for now! Probably would have surpassed it if it wasn’t for 10/21!

allmannerofthings

HSW 229.4
R40 SW 199.4 . . . R53 SW 178.4 (-21)
R54SW 177.8 -0.6 (-21.6)
R55 SW 177.2 -0.6 (-22.2)
R 56 SW 176.6 -0.6 (-22.8)

Day/Weight/Comment

10/15 176.2 A long evening walk with my son to end the day. 14 days in a row we've gone for a walk together!
10/16 176.2 My son headed out with a friend yesterday so I went for a walk by myself - it was chilly so I didn't stay out long. Started today with a workout.
10/17 176.2 Was really hoping for a loss today. I ate under calories yesterday and did an 8 mile walk with my son on top of my morning work-out. Today will be mostly a rest day - I am wiped and will need to be mindful to avoid zombie eating.
10/18 176.4 just can't seem to shake this 176.
10/19 179 Did not want to weigh in this morning - I knew I blew it yesterday - I had to work an extra five hours at the end of the day, I was tired and feeling sorry for myself. Had szechuan noodles and cookies for very late dinner . Didn't want to track it - but I went back and made my best estimate. Even using exercise calories I was more than 1000 calories over!!
10/20 177.4 It was a struggle to stay on track yesterday, but no other option really, a second day of self-indulgence would have been a real motivation killer. I wonder why it is that I can handle lots of discomforts, headaches, sore knees, etc, but hunger and to a lesser extent tiredness make me restless and unhappy and I feel driven to shut them down as fast as possible and d@mn the consequences.
10/21 176.2 For a second the scale flashed 175.8 - maybe before the end of the round I can make that real.
10/22 176.2 humph! I have a cold - so don't have the energy to rethink my strategy right now - will just try to stick with the plan until my energy levels pick up and then if i am still marooned here at 176 i will do a rethink.
10/23 176.0 -it ain't a whoosh - but it is at least a baby step in the right direction.
10/24 174.6 - i don't really believe this - but I tried 4 times with the same result. I guess my goal for next round will be making it stick. loss for this round 2 lbs

deepwoodslady

MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 58 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 14 FOR ME.


SOMETIMES I GIVE IN………BUT I NEVER GIVE UP!




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 276.2 .

2. Weight Goal this round: 172.6 (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. Increase my fiber. Reach my protein goal of 80g per day.

7. Check my blood sugar daily for improvements.


MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
My Final Goal: To weight 145 by Valentine’s Day



********LOOK AND SEE HOW MUCH THESE 10 DAY CHALLENGES HAVE HELPED ME********

R43 EW= 195.6.....LOST
R44 EW= 192.4…..LOST
R45 EW= 191.4…..LOST
R46 EW= 186.0….LOST
R47 EW= 186.8…..SLIGHT GAIN/FLUCTUATION
R48 EW= 185.4…..LOST
R49 EW= 182.8…..LOST
R50 EW= 180.8…..LOST
R51 EW= 179.6…..LOST
R52 EW= 179.0…..LOST
R53 EW= 176.0…..LOST
R54 EW= 174.6…..LOST
R55 EW= 174.6…..NO CHANGE (hard round for me, no change is a Victory!)
R56 EW= 179.2 Most of the round spent traveling.

R55 EW= 174.6
R56 EW= 179.2 Ouch!

Day/Weight/Comment:

10/15 - 175.4

10/16 – 175.4

10/17 - 175.4
10/18 - …..Away from home, no weigh.

10/19 - …..Away from home, no weigh.

10/20 - …..Away from home, no weigh.

10/21 - …..Away from home, no weigh.

10/22 - 177.8 ..... Got back home last night from my DB’s. I was afraid of the scale this morning with good reason! We are so close to the end of this challenge so I am very disappointed, but onward & forward it is. I know what to do and will be diligent with all my knowledge and tools starting today. I hope everyone will have an excellent & safe week.

10/23 - 177.8 ….. No Change. Not surprising. Another trip away from the country life here and back to the big city yesterday. Another trip planned for today in the opposite direction for building supplies while I can haul in truck without rain. Tomorrow will bring a long 4.5 hour trip to Univ of Mich for my mammogram and breast cancer re-check where I hope to find I am still in remission. I don’t hold out much hope for my weigh-ins for the remainder of challenge, but I can weigh each day before I leave for trips. I will not be able to weigh on the 25th because I will be at the Univ Hospital overnight. This round will not end well on the scale, but I have learned so much this round it is unbelievable! I continue to hold myself accountable with my logging and weighing (when able) which I hope will encourage me to make a few of my choices good ones, even in travel and where exercise is difficult.

10/24 - 179.2 ….. Yikes!!!! More travel today and tomorrow. When will this end? Univ Hospital today for my cancer re-check. I will log today and tomorrow but cannot weigh until Friday. I will use my end weight as my starting weight but in travel, I know that weight may actually be rising. I’ve got a lot of work to do when I get home! Nice round everyone. I’ve enjoyed seeing all the posts. See you in R57.

twatson4936

Day/Weight/Comment
10/15 200 25 to go
10/16 199 - water or no?
10/17 199 - couldn't get to the scale this morning
10/18 199 - weighed in after eating breakfast
10/19 197 - Running 7 miles last Saturday was hard but it has blasted me past my Plateau I was at 201 for a month
10/20 196 - Before running 4 mile tempo run
10/21 196 - Ran 6 miles faster than ever before
10/22 195 - I'm melting :-) 20 to go!
10/23 194 -The melt continues - Linking my Garmin Connect account to MFP has solved it for me.
10/24 194 - 10 days and 7 lbs. Backing off a little and let my body adjust. Going for a Physical Friday. Lost 24 lbs since I was last there. I run over 20 miles per week and my resting heart rate is 52. Hope the Doc is happy.

SheilaBoneham

This round will get me into week 6 of my dietitian-designed 6-week anti-inflammation elimination diet. I'm trying to decide what food to add back first!

Goals:
Food ~~ Follow anti-inflammation elimination diet - learn new food tricks! Calories <1330.
Exercise ~~ 60-90 minutes 5-6 days/week of walking/swimming; weight training 3 days/week.
Weight ~~ stay below 136; eventually hit 130.

UGW - 130-135
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
R53 end weight 137.2 (-3.4); 10-day ave 1134
R54 end weight 136.6 (-.6); 10-day ave 1238

R55 end weight 135.4 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1209
R56 end weight 135 (-.4); 10-day ave 1263

Day/Weight/Calories Day Before/10-day ave/Comment

10/15 - 136 - 1322 - 10-day ave 1232
I weighed in about 2 hours early & suspect I'd be lower at my usual time. But no cheating. I have two more weeks on this very restrictive diet and then I can start testing the foods I've eliminated - eggs first! I'm looking forward to the process. I generally feel better, but still have this !!*&% joint pain. It moves around and the past few days has settled into my shoulders, which makes getting in and out of clothes a lot of fun. OTOH, I have a lot more energy than I've had for a while, so the uptick in Vit B12 and other nutrients has made a huge difference.

10/16 - 135.4 - 908 - 10-day ave 1202
Note to self - do not take ginger & curcumin supplements on an empty stomach in the morning. I had an upset stomach until afternoon so ate a teensy lunch. I felt better later, but not enough to eat much. Back to normal calories today. I should have known better!

10/17 - 135.4 - 1283 - 10-day ave 1214
I finished teaching last night (6-week non-credit fiction writing course) and I feel free - I'm hoping to take a long walk this morning and work in my garden this afternoon.

10/18 - 135.8 - 1091 - 10-day ave 1173

10/19 - 135 - 1343 - 10-day ave 1202
No chance to check in yesterday. Gorgeous sunrise this morning! And I'm tickled with the scale!!! I'm down 16 pounds in 4 months for 83 total since Feb 2015, and it feels great.

10/20 - 135.2 - 1301 - 10-day ave 1214
Through the first 4.5 weeks of this elimination diet I didn't feel particularly deprived, but at almost the end of week 5 I'm lusting after a few things -- peppers! tomatoes! my favorite breakfast -- Bob's Red Mill Old Country Muesli with egg whites, kefir, and fruit! And it's probably the longer walks I'm slowly adding as my joint pain lessens, but I'm hungry! I'm eating lots of protein, reasonable fat, and lots of veggies and fruit, but finding snackables that don't violate the restrictions isn't easy. I am slowly trying to increase my calories, but there are days when I just can't. All things considered, I shouldn't complain, but still.... OTOH, I've lost about 12 pounds since I started this (and several before that on a modified do-it-myself version), so that's a plus. Enjoy your weekend, all!

10/21 - 135 - 1218 - 10-day ave 1215
My doggy girl Lily had a bad day yesterday (she has a variety of signs that suggest cancer), so we, too, had a bad, long day, but she's much more chipper this morning. She's a reminder to cherish those we love, to take things one day at a time, and to live in the moment. And to play & be silly!

10/22 - 135 - 1251 - 10-day ave 1216
One more week and I can start adding food back into my diet - yay! The countdown has begun.... ( think my DH, who does most of the cooking, is more excited than I am. )

10/23 - 135 - 1448 - 10-day ave 1249
Last night I came home from painting class with a serious case of the hungries! But I stuck to healthy snacks - some fresh ground cashew butter, an orange, and -- still hungry! - some cashews and pistachios.

10/24 - 135 - 1472 - 10-day ave 1263
Good round! Thanks for all your stories and support! See you in R57!