JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 63

tlgale

Round 58 SW: 258.8 EW: 247.4 (-11.4)
Round 59 SW: 247.4 EW: 244.8 (-2.6)
Round 60 SW: 244.8 EW: 241.0 (-3.8)
Round 61 SW: 241.0 EW: 239.0 (-2.0)
Round 62 SW: 239.0 EW: 241.4 (+2.4)

Mini goal is to be in 230's by the end of the year.
UGW: 165lbs by the end of next year.

Day/Weight/Comment
12/24 - 241.8...didn't get enough water and had a high sodium supper.
12/25 - 242.8...actually stayed within calories yesterday and got lots of water...weighed earlier than normal though. Oh well. Merry Christmas!!🎄🎄
12/26 - 242.8...considering all I ate yesterday I'm very happy with that...dinner was super yummy and I stuffed myself on it! I got a Fitbit for Christmas and I'm pretty excited. I had a cheap knock off before that worked okay but didn't have heartrate. So far the Fitbit seems to give me few more steps than my other one though.
12/27 - 244.8..I ate a lot of leftovers yesterday and chocolate and popcorn. And I don't think I drank any water 😐 I'm going out of town tomorrow until Sunday evening and I won't be tracking. We have a girls drinks night planned which will involve snacks, and a couple of family dinners to go to. Back on track starting Monday.
12/28 - 244.8
12/29 - no weigh in. Girls night was a lot of laughs, my cheeks were sore by the time I went to bed!
12/30 - no weigh in. Spent most of the day yesterday relaxing and eating, we had some snow so not much else to do. Suppose to stop snowing this morning so hopefully we'll get back home later today. Not looking forward to weighing after this weekend but back on plan starting tomorrow.
12/31 - no weigh in again today. Snow kept us out of town for an extra night. Back home again now though...going to drink lots of water and have a low calorie day..hopefully the scale isn't too hard on me tomorrow (I did stuff myself with junk food for 3 days though 😞)
Happy New Year Everyone!!! 😁
01/01
01/02

UTMom81

Heaviest Weight: 213
Recent Start Weight: 193 (January 2017)

I’ve been in maintenance for several months until the holidays, content at around 146. I am now OVER the point at which I didn’t want to be again (150), so I’ll be getting back on track to lose back down to at least around 146 or so. May try to go lower in the new year, but we will see. For the immediate future, I just want to get and stay back under 150.

Goal for round 63= 149.x

Day/Weight/Comment

12/24= 150.8 Still a couple more celebrations to survive, then back on track.
12/25= 153 Christmas meals and treats. Going to drink lots of water today.
12/26= 153.4 There you have it. My Christmas high. I’m owning it, realizing there’s lots of work to do in the coming days to not only lose the weight but make it past the sugar/carb cravings that will have increased due to these indulgent last however many days. Good luck in “recovery” friends.
12/27= 151.4 It felt really good yesterday to eat healthy again! Got in a bike ride and a walk on the beach, too. Bought an adorable pair of exercise leggings that I will be a walking in today! :-) (Why does something so silly make me feel good?) LOL
12/28= 152.6 Ate healthy again all day (cooked at home too), but did a lot of exercise, so maybe this is water weight from muscle fatigue. That’s what I’m hoping anyway.
12/29= 152.6 I must admit I’m discouraged by this. I’ve really upped the exercise levels since 12/26 with little positive effect. I’m eating healthy too and staying under my calorie goal (although not by much). I hope I’ll have a swoosh soon. :-(
12/30= 152.6 Still stuck. But did very well yesterday on all counts.
12/31= 151.2 Yay, a bit of a Whoosh!
01/01
01/02

deepwoodslady

@jecky74

FarmerCarla

ROUND 63 (Round 10 for me)
5’5” 66 y/o Texas Lady
SW 178 lb.
GW 135-140 lb.
Started Keto WOE on September 24th (2018). Still experiencing decreased arthritis hip and shoulder pain since the second week of Keto. Staying within calorie limits is easy enough, but not exceeding my carb limit is difficult. Per my KetoMojo meter, I’m in ketosis most of the time. Some of my NSVs: my wedding band fits, I wear smaller clothing, and my progress has encouraged my husband to try harder to end his cigarette habit.
Rounds 54 – 62 resulted in a cumulative loss of 27.2 lb.

Day/Weight/Comment

12/24 149.8 Finally below 150! I failed to attain my goal of less than 150 lb. in the last round, but here it is! Now I have to keep it going down. Yesterday was too busy to take a walk before dark, and walking our roads after dark is too dangerous—wild hogs, drunk drivers, etc. This afternoon should be perfect for a walk. First, I have to pick up a pecan pie (and discipline myself to have one bite each day when my husband has a slice), and I have to trade my nephew’s gift out—I realized I dropped off the bag with new wigs for my mother-in-law instead of his toy. Oops! He’d probably have fun with the wigs, but they’ll look better on her.
12/25 149.6 I plan to eat popcorn today, so I expect a little gain tomorrow. (I hope it’s little.) Thor, my GSD, and I had a nice 4 mile walk with cloudy, but comfortable weather. He’s a great walking companion, and he loves going with me. We saw my husband’s kids Saturday and won’t see mine until this coming Sunday. It seems a little strange not rushing around to make last minute preparations for company, but it’s nice, too. We decided to take it easy today—see a movie, eat out, celebrate each other, and, especially, celebrate the birth or our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Merry Christmas to all!
12/26 148.6 We went to a movie yesterday and enjoyed ourselves. I ate popcorn, too—not a lot, but enough to make me feel like I splurged. I’m happy to see it didn’t show on the scale, at least, not yet. The only open restaurant was a Chinese buffet, but I was able to select keto-friendly foods. I read my fortune, advising me to pay attention to minor details, but I didn’t eat the fortune cookie. 😊 I was disappointed yesterday evening that my husband wasn’t hungry for pecan pie, so I didn’t get my bite. Maybe today…. Nothing but rain/thunderstorms in today’s forecast, so it doesn’t look Thor and I will walk. I think I’ll follow the example of @taxgirl1 and organize my closets. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.
12/27 148.8 Tiny gain, but I had a pretty big loss yesterday, so I won’t complain. Playing cards with my friends today—probably canasta. Unlike my husband, I really enjoy card games and domino games. My singing group took a month off for Thanksgiving/Christmas, so we have to practice early this evening for a concert Sunday evening. There'll be no walk with Thor today. My husband skipped the pecan pie again last night, which meant I skipped my bite, but I ate one of his dark chocolate chip cookies. He’s been eating the cookies I baked and taking some to work. At Christmas, he took leftover pecan pie to a coworker, with my blessing. I must be patient. He’s probably trying to do me a favor. I already put half of the new pecan pie in the freezer to take to my boys on Sunday.
12/28 148.2 No time for a walk yesterday, but I enjoyed my card games with friends, and practice with my Magnolia sisters. I still haven’t had another bite of the pecan pie, but I’m surviving. Last night, the pie baker went to practice with me, and I found out the pecan pies she bakes contain 5 cups of pecans! That’s crazy. No wonder I like them so much!
12/29 148.2 It was chilly out yesterday, but Thor and I walked 4 miles. I had to wear a jacket, ear band, and gloves, but it was enjoyable. The prediction for today and tomorrow is cold and wet, so today’s plan is to stay inside. I went through “shrunken clothing” tubs last night and pulled out items I can wear now. I'm glad I held on to most of my smaller clothes. Today’s a good day to pull more baggy clothes out of the closet to donate.
12/30 148.6 The scale is punishing me for the bite of pecan pie and ½ of an oatmeal cookie I ate yesterday. I plan to have one last bite of that pie today before I hand the rest over to my boys. I’m excited to see all my boys today. I don’t get to see all three at once very often. It’s been years since they’ve all been together with their sister—maybe in the new year. At home, we have leftover spaghetti I made Friday night (I ate mine with spaghetti squash), leftover pork tenderloin I made yesterday, and a pot of keto chili that hasn’t been touched yet that I made last night. I shouldn’t have to cook for a few days. I have leftover roasted parmesan zucchini I cooked last night, too. I thank God we have a good roof over our heads and no shortage of good food. We are blessed.
12/31 147.2 Last night’s veggies must have cleaned me out. This morning, I weighed 3 times, moved the scale, walked away, and weighed 2 more times when I came back—still the same number. Yesterday was enjoyable—lunch with my boys, then a concert performance, followed by dinner with the girls in our group and one husband (not mine). The meals were good, especially my steak last night. I didn’t try to figure calories—just ate carefully. I messed up twice yesterday—forgot to take the pecan pie to lunch and, worse, forgot to tell my oldest son happy birthday. How could I forget? No one else said anything, that I heard, to remind me. I called him on my way to the concert and sang happy birthday to him. For the New Year’s Eve event at a friend’s home this evening, I’ll make a Twice Baked Cauliflower Casserole (for me) and a sweet desert (for my husband). If I remember, I’ll take the rest of the pecan pie! Enjoy your New Year celebrations!
01/01
01/02

allmannerofthings

HSW 229.4
R40 SW 199.4

R60 SW 173.2 - 0.2 (-26.2
R61 SW 174.8 +1.6 (-24.6)
R62 SW 173.4 -1.4 (- 26)
R63 SW 175.4 +2 (-24 for this challenge -32.6 for the year, -54 total)

12/24 - 174.4
12/25 - dnw
12/26 - 177.6 back to basics today!
12/27 - 177.2 getting back to weight loss calories is a challenge after 6 weeks at maintenance and a few splurge days. Thank goodness for exercise calories. Happy third day of Xmas - the decorations will remain until 12th night but the treats will be gone today.
12/28 - 176.2 This was a nice surprise - after pizza and cookies yesterday. Exercise routine is back on track now to get the meal planning going again.
12/29 - 176.2 exercise and logging are back on track and the last of the sweets dropped off at work for the students. Calories were still over, but just a little.
12/30 – 175.0 - on the road again, feels so good to be on the road again
12/31 – 175.4 Happy to see a new round coming up. I need a re-start
1/01 –
1/02 -

deepwoodslady

Lilylady3k wrote: »

deepwoodslady -
Thank you. Changing my life is my 2019 motto. I have a pic of me in London in front of a piece of the Berlin wall that states “Change Your Life”. Ran across it recently. I’m really shaking it up … announced that I’m retiring Jan 31 at 58 after 30 years with the same company to basically focus on me.

Thank you so very much for sharing the pic and the philosophy. I look forward to sharing this journey with you in 2019.

Congratulations, also, for your decision to retire at the end of January. Our work, our jobs, our professions, they truly become a huge part of who we are and how we identify ourselves so I know this decision is probably bittersweet. But we ARE more than what we do for a living. Our own person, in our own right. I hope you will enjoy decades of fun healthy living without the restraints of work schedules and professional responsibilities. I wish you much happiness, rest & peace.

wellnfree

24th Round for me: Female 65, height 5’
I feel like I’m at the beginning of a new year. Usually we have company or go away but this year decided to do our visiting in spring and fall and stay put for winter - avoiding all the stress of driving in the snow in the mountains. I’m enjoying the peacefulness of it but my mind is jumping ahead to 2019.

Round 39 (1st for me) – SW 163, loss -.2
Round 40 – on holidays, gain +1.6
Round 41 – SW 164.4, loss -2
Round 42 - SW: 162.6, loss -.6
Round 43 – SW 162, loss -.4
Round 44 – SW 161.6, loss -1.6
Round 45 – SW 160.8, gain +1
Round 46 – SW 161.8, gain +.6
Round 47 – SW 162.4, loss -2.2
Round 48 – SW 160.2, missed most of this round and Round 49 as I was away without computer or scale.
Round 50 – SW 160.2, loss -.8
Round 51 – SW 160.8, loss -1
Round 52 – on holidays, no scale
Round 53 – SW 159.8, loss -1.4
Round 54 – SW 158.4, gain +.6
Round 55 – SW 159.4, +2.4
Round 56 – SW 161.9, -.3
Round 57 – SW 161.6, No change
Round 58 – SW 161.6, -.4
Round 59 – SW 161.2, +.4
Round 60 – SW 161.6, -.8
Round 61 – 160.8, -.6
Round 62 – 160.2, +.4

Goal this round: 159ish. I was down here in Oct. and having so much trouble getting back there. Right now even ½ lb. per round would seem great.
I’m going to apply to go on a short course in April. That is 13-14 weeks away (about 9 rounds). So my more immediate goal is to lose 1 lb/round. The course is something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time – I don’t have to lose weight for it but it would be sweet if I did.
Ultimate Goal Weight – 128; Hoping to be under 140 by end of June.

Day/Weight/Comment
12/24 – 160.6 – Bought some borscht yesterday for a quick lunch, seemed way saltier than usual. Also made up some shrimp dip with light cream cheese (we used to always do it at Christmas but even with the light stuff is pretty high calorie) So not a great day yesterday although no LNS. Calories probably at maintenance.
12/25 – 161.2
12/26 – 161. 6 – Found a spiced beef roast deep in the freezer and decided to cook it for Christmas since dh is not a fan of turkey and we’ve had ham several times lately. Put potatoes and veg. in with it for an easy meal and it was amazing. Made angel food cake with lots of whipped cream – only got the small cream so it will soon be gone and not tempting me. Can’t remember when there has been just the two of us for Christmas but it was nice. Buckets of snow today (we live in the snowbelt) so feel for our neighbors’ kids who headed out early this am. At least our roads are just wet so likely only the passes will be nasty.
12/27 – 160.6 – Happy to be back here but let’s not stay! Busy day today, gym tomorrow.
12/28 – 161.4 – When I wrote “Let’s not stay” I wasn’t thinking of going up. Then had three dessert indulgences yesterday and here we are. Back to the gym today so maybe I can wear it off. Have to make cake today for a potluck so must be careful. I’m not much of a cake fan but love the fudge icing on this one.
12/29 – 162.6 – Cake made and actually didn’t have a piece, did sample the boiled icing (like caramel fudge) and also ate some of the candies I bought this week. They looked like a meringue to me but were actually more like white chocolate. I like the taste but they are bad for my body (high fat for starters, but that is not the only thing as equal fat in bacon or even dark chocolate is not as bad). So today am paying – draggy feeling, water retention. Threw the candies out, good thing that they were marked way down so was not also a huge waste of money.
12/30 – 162.4 -Made myself record cals., cake and all (which I don't usually do on Sunday cause my food is more irregular) and it's actually not as bad as I feared. Just have to not throw in the towel and eat other junk.
12/31 – 162.4 – Making myself record even the bad calories yesterday worked – came up at around maintenance. Today off to the gym and no more desserts.
01/01
01/02

321_goOO

Round 63: My 7th Round
F/23/5’3’’/OSW 59kg/RSW 56.8kg
Round 57 : -0.5kg
Round 58 : -0.2kg
Round 59 : No change
Round 60 : -1.1kg
Round 61 : -0.2kg
Round 62 : +0.1kg

12/24 – DNW
12/25 – DNW
12/26 – 57.1kg (+0.3kg)
12/27 – 56.7kg (-0.4kg)
12/28 – 56.8kg (+0.1kg)
12/29 – DNW
12/30 – DNW
12/31 – 57.1kg (+0.3kg)
01/01
01/02

eatingfoodles

After a very frustrating round 62, let's hope for a better round 63. Really need to get rid of whatever illness I have going on!

Ended R62 at 171

12/24: 170.4 Not that bad, I suppose. Gonna go get some running in for the first time in five days. Gotta earn my movie popcorn for tonight!
12/25: Decided to enjoy Christmas not worrying about a number. I did get an apple watch, so let's hope those activity rings motivate me!
12/26: 169.0 SO EXCITED. Praying that I can stay below 170! I know this has been the endless area for a lot of us. Just gotta work my butt off to keep going!
12/27: So I forgot to weigh myself this morning Had an early (and exciting) morning! Hoping for a good number tomorrow though.
12/28: 168.2 Hopefully gonna get to the gym today!
12/29: 169.0 Well that's mildly annoying...
12/30: 169.8 UH NO THANK YOU
12/31: 169.0 I was so dang close to the NY goal and now I'm a pound away
01/01:
01/02:

ghy5

12/24=199.0 up from yesterday's end of Round 62....My goal will be -1 considering the holidays,I wonder??
12/25=Same,We celebrate on Christmas Eve with many traditions that include Food but it is important to me that the grands learn all of them food,,only part of them.
12/26=199.8 Yep up but After all the leftovers are gone I will be down,I am determined.Back to Y. Best wishes to everyone in the New Year
12/27=off day
12/28=199.9
Most of the temptations are gone!! 2 water classes& bike today,feel good about that.All of you make me laugh & know we are so similar. This adventure will have a new start for me after the New Year,until then I will be cautious but gather all the joyful things that are all around us now
12/30=198.4 Good day yesterday,calories& exercise. Down 0.6
12/31=198.0Surprised.Having a good day,calories&exercise.Maybe a new trend??Happy New Year.....G

jenn990205

I’m back again for another round. I’m still just working on maintenance for this round. Lots of family in town and we have Christmas and New Years. My goal would be to end this round at 151 or 150. Round 64 is when I will be back on track and hopefully be in the 140 decade finally! Good luck everyone.

SW: 178
End R62: 152.3

Day/Weight/Comment
12/24 - 153.0 up a little from last round, but started doing all the cooking for our Christmas Eve dinner so completely not a surprise.
12/25 - 155.0 up some more. Drank a lot of beer and ate a lot of food yesterday. Had an amazing time with all the family though. I’m glad I get to go back to work tomorrow and get back on schedule. Love the holidays, but glad I am done with Christmas this year.
12/26 - 156.3 Up some more. Wow 4 pounds in 3 days. Hopefully it is a lot of water weight and sodium and just crap that I normally don’t eat that will get out soon. I think I gained 6 pounds over Thanksgiving so I guess 4 isn’t terrible. Sucks being over 155 again though. Back at work today and lots of water and clean food is what I have planned. Oh well, it happens once a year, so I will suck it up and take it for what it is.
12/27 - 153.7 going back down. Did well yesterday. Drank lots of water and stayed on track for the most part. Did have some friends stop by unexpectedly and had a couple of drinks with them. I think this would have been a little lower if not for that. Hopefully I will see that 151 or 152 tomorrow. I am just counting the days until these holidays are over, lol.
12/28 - 152.3 Half way through this round and going back in the right direction. I'm back where I was at the end of the last round, so can't complain. One more weekend of entertaining, food, drinks, and fun. Then I am back going full force. I so want to be in the 140's already. I have been so close this entire month. Next round for sure, hopefully, lol!
12/29 - 151.8 and we continue to get back to my 2 week pre-holiday festivities. Hopefully I can do good today and maintain through this weekend. Glad to know I didn’t do to much damage.
12/30 - 152.4 had a couple of drinks with my husband for the ufc fights last night. Ate under calories, but I could have made better choices. Also did a little LNS that I probably could have done with out. Those chips were calling my name though. Football and getting my house cleaned is on my schedule for today.
12/31- 151.8 super happy with this. Nice day at home with the kids and husband. Did not make my 30 pound goal this year, but was super close. I was 3 pounds off. Not going to complain, super happy with my progress so far. Ready to conquer that last 16 pounds I have remaining in 2019. We have 2 more days of this round. Hopefully I can finish on a decent note. Have plans with the kids and husband tonight. Movies, snack food, and probably a couple of drinks. I’m going to try and be careful, but I’m also going to have a good night with my family. Hope you all have a great NYE tonight!
01/01
01/02

Kres567

My name is Jen. I’ve been sitting at the low 200s for a while now trying everything to get my weight to budge. A great MFP friend suggested this group and so far it’s helping! The weight is still moving at a snails pace but at least it’s moving!

Round 56 SW - 207.4 EW - 206.8
Round 57 SW - 206.6 EW - 205.6
Round 58 SW - 205.6 EW - 206.2
Round 59 SW - 206.2 EW - 205.2
Round 60 SW - 205.2 EW - 205.8
Round 61 SW - 205.8 EW - 205.6
Round 62 SW - 205.6 EW - 206.6

12/24 207.0. Now that I see my numbers up top I realize I only gained a pound during a very busy time when I was sick and work was very stressful. I’m up again today but I think that is mainly due to two very salty dinners in a row. Gotta drink lots of water today!!
12/25 - did not weigh
12/26 - did not weigh
12/27 - 208.8. I’m back and ready to bring this number down. I couldn’t bring myself to weigh in yesterday. This number isn’t horrible but I can’t wait until it comes down again. I feel heavy and lethargic which needs to change.
12/28 - 209.2. I was hoping this number would go down lol! I had some salty food yesterday so I think that might be part of it. This was a good wake up call for me. Need to get back to basics.
12/29 - 211. I’m really hoping this is all water retention. I worked out again yesterday and had a salty dinner so I’m hoping this will start to disappear soon. I have my day all planned out today so should see a drop tomorrow.
12/30 - 209.4. Much better today. Going to do the same things today plus get a treadmill workout in.
12/31 - 208.8. Happy with this! Happy New Year everyone!

AJB1014

R38 SW 212.6 GW 210 EW 207.4 (-5.2)
R39 SW 207.4 GW 206 EW 206.2 (-1.2)
R40 SW 206.2 GW 204.6 EW 203.0 (-3.2)
R41 SW 203.0 GW 202.5 EW 200.4 (-2.6)
R42 SW 200.4 GW 199.9 EW 199.0 (-1.4)
R43 SW 199.0 GW 199.0 EW 197.6 (-1.4)
R44 SW 197.6 GW 196.5 EW 196.6 (-1.0)
R45 SW 196.6 GW 195.6 EW 196.2 (-0.4)
R46 SW 196.2 GW 195.6 EW 196.2 (-0.0)
R47 SW 196.2 GW 195.6 EW 192.0 (-4.2)
R48 SW 192.0 GW 190.6 EW 191.2 (-0.8)
R49 SW 191.2 GW 190.0 EW 189.5 (-1.7)
R50 SW 189.5 GW 188.0 EW 185.5 (-4.0)
R51 SW 185.5 GW 184.0 EW 185.5 (-0.0)
R52 SW 185.5 GW 183.5 EW 183.5 (-2.0)
R53 X X X X X X
R54 SW 183.8 GW 182.0 EW 180.4 (-3.4)
R55 SW 180.4 GW 179.0 EW 180.2 (-0.2)
R56 SW 180.2 GW 179.8 EW 182.6 (+2.4)
R56 X X X X X X Messed up my numbers?
R58 SW 179.6 GW 170's EW 178.0 (-1.6)
R59 SW 178.0 GW 177.0 EW 177.6 (-0.4)
R60 SW 177.6 GW 177.0 EW 177.4 (-0.2)
R61 SW 177.4 GW 176.0 EW 173.4 (-4.0)
R62 SW 173.4 GW 173.4 EW 173.4 (-0.0)

R64 SW 173.4 GW 173.4 EW TBD
Total Lost to Date: 39.2
Daily Goals: Smarter choices, that I still enjoy
Long Term Goals: A healthy lifestyle I can maintain
Short Term GW: 199.9 by 6/2
Short term GW2: 182.6 by 11/1
Short term GW3: 170.0 by 1/7/19
UGW: 155ish - by April 2019

12/24 Monday - 174.8 - late night snacking got me last night. Enjoying the next two days without regret and may or may not log. Aiming to maintain again this round, especially ending the round on the 2nd we usually do a buffett for new years eve so being realistic. I have a crazy headache today so I'm hitting the water hard.
12/25 - DNW
12/26 - Wednesday - 176.6 - No surprise there as I enjoyed yesterday without holding back and without logging. Back at it today though! Lots of water at work - DH made beef stew for lunches this week. And I've got some yummy teriyaki salmon cakes to make for dinner tonight!
12/27 - Thursday - 176.6 - Weird day yesterday; both schedule wise and eating wise. Got into work, then had to leave at noon for our wood delivery. Spent the last 2 hours of daylight stacking. Ate dinner. Still hungry, ate ramen noodles?! Havent done that in a long time - used to live on that junk. Got up early and moved some more wood, probably got about a cord stacked with another cord we have to get done tonight because snow/rain is due in tonight and it will absolutely kill me to see this beautiful kiln dried wood sit in a pile in the rain so we'll be working in the dark tonight. Atleast I'll get my exercise in! Eating what we have available, sandwich for lunch and leftover stew for dinner. Need to get cracking on my water!!!
12/28 - Friday - 174.6 - back in the right direction. Stacking wood for hours helped too, but I was starving and ate all the calories back. Anyway, working from home today and need to grocery shop later so I'll try to find a balance and drink enough water. Got another headache today, they had all but disappeared for a while but seem to be more frequent lately and id like to curtail that, just gotta figure out exactly whats causing them to return again.
12/29 - Saturday - 176.6 - spiraling a bit here. Headache has not gone away despite lots of water and some Tylenol. Hate how much these have come back with a vengeance and its a bit cyclical, feel worse, eat worse, feel worse, struggle to get back to habits because I'm feeling poorly. Ah I went grocery shopping and got way too much junk cause it was easy. Realized that eating crap costs just as much as eating healthy so thats no excuse. We have plans for chinese food and friends coming over for new years eve so I'll unload a lot of these snacks on them too. A regular work schedule makes it so much easier for me to stay on track so I'll get back in the swing soon enough.
12/30 - Sunday - 177.6 - really didnt even want to post this number. Considered calling it a dnw day, or skipping posting all together. But gotta be honest thru the process, thats what its all about. Theres all kinds of reasons for it, salt, not enough water, a little constipated, the list goes on. But just being honest and present is a win for me despite a higher number.
12/31 - Monday - 177.6 - chinese food tonight so might be higher still tomorrow. Staying positive and celebrating all the victories of the year and letting that spur me on in 2019. Driven, is my word of the year!
01/01
01/02

Birder165

Lilylady3k wrote: »

deepwoodslady -
Thank you. Changing my life is my 2019 motto. I have a pic of me in London in front of a piece of the Berlin wall that states “Change Your Life”. Ran across it recently. I’m really shaking it up … announced that I’m retiring Jan 31 at 58 after 30 years with the same company to basically focus on me.

Birder165 -
Thank you for the Jan 1st blurb! YEP It is definitely time to pull out the stops for Onederland. I’ve been there once in the past 10 years … close 3x. This time it will stick. Changing my life! No excuses.

Congratulations on your pending retirement! I retired at 52 after 30 years in Jan/12. I'm 58 now and I haven't regretted a second of leaving it all behind.
I hope you enjoy every bit of yours! It's so nice to conduct your days any which way you like.

The last time I was in Onederland was sadly back in 1994 (!) and I did come so close in 2008 - 207 or something and I can't believe I gave up then. Oh well ... forward we go.

I love your photo in front of that piece of the wall. It's perfect!

I'm looking forward to seeing you succeed this year. This group is so fantastic with lots of support through comments, likes and hugs.

Happy New Year!

eminater

'm back! I'm in. ... I've gained a little ... but HERE I AM AGAIN and I'm ready to re-focus!!!

Day/Weight/Comment
12/24 - 205.6 lbs ... I'm up 5 lbs! I need to get back onto daily logging!
12/25 - Xmas - don't ask!
12/26 - 207.0 lbs - I am ZERO percent surprised. Had a BRILLIANT Christmas day! Full of feasting and merriment!
12/27 - 204.8 lbs ... well, expected to be honest!
12/28 - 204.6 lbs ... correct direction, but need to drink more water!
12/29 - 204.2 lbs ... oh! this is a good sign!
12/30 - 203.4 lbs! ... drink more water! eat more fibre ... say goodbye to Christmas Flab!
12/31 - 204.4 lbs ... not sure what this is ... but got my daily logging back so happy with that!
01/01 - 206.6 lbs ... starting the new year on a BUMP I see ... very funny!!
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This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

deepwoodslady

NuggetBrain

5'5, female, 37
SW: 290
CW: 274.6
GW: 225
End R61: 278 (-4.6)
End R62: 274.6 (-2.6)

12/23 SW: 274.6
12/24: 273.6
12/25: 273.4
12/26: 273.6
12/27: 272.6
12/28: Missed
12/29: 273
12/30: 273.8 - holidays are catching up with me these last few days
12/31: 273
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doseofcrazy

emale, 39, 5'5"

Original Start Weight: 167.5 (April 2017)
Round Start Weight: 151.0 (12/23/18)
Round Goal Weight: enh, it's Christmas, I'll be good-ish, but so long as my gain is small I'll be happy
Ultimate Goal Weight:135 (ish. Maybe higher if I get some muscle.)

Day/Weight/Comment
12/24 150.6 (-0.4 from yesterday, -0.4 from round start) Ah, giving myself a little tiny drop to start off. I won't be weighing about food for the next couple days, and I have a dinner out with friends on the 29th and on the 1st, and NYE is generally spent "grazing" snacky things. So I know going into this that this round is almost certainly ending in a gain, and I'm okay with that. A pound or two up won't derail my overall progress and I'm alright with there being some "food traditions" that we stick to.

12/25 150.4 (-0.2 from yesterday, -0.6 from round start) I'm sure it'll be up tomorrow. I'm thoroughly enjoying my stocking goodies, and just lounging around enjoying my gifts - and enjoying watching my people enjoy their gifts.

12/26 149.8 (-0.6 from yesterday, -1.2 from round start) I have no idea how there was a loss, lol, but I'll take it. Hope everyone had a happy holiday!

12/27 149.8 (-0.0 from yesterday, -1.2 from round start) My best guess is that eating out is mainly what trips me up the most. These past several days have been including treats, no weighing of food or logging anything, and I've somehow managed to go down. The round before I had a swing up.. but we also did a lot of eating out as our holiday prep had us busy-busy. Eating at home, I can at least dish up my own food or put leftover aside and not feel subconscious pressure to finish it all. Plus we don't have a fryer, so there's that. LOL Two meals out expected for this round - one on the 29th, one on the 1st. We'll see how things go.

12/28 150.0 (+0.2 from yesterday, -1.0 from round start) The last of the holiday treats should be gone after today. I'm going to make a token effort to log stuff again today (it's harder when the kids are home). I need to start up the exercise again, but it's all gloomy and gross (though at least not windy like yesterday.. our neighbors actually had a tree blown down, roots and all). Maybe I'll just cart the laundry down the stairs in about 70 trips. LOL Cardio plus housework.

12/29 149.8 (-0.2 from yesterday, -1.2 from round start) Not bad, but will likely be offset by a dinner out tonight and no chance to get in real exercise today.

12/30 150.4 (+0.6 from yesterday, -0.6 from round start) Expected, but I have no regrets. The creamcicle cake splurge was worth it. LOL Still, I do know I need to rein in those splurges. All of our holiday stuff is almost past us, then it's back to it. Oddly enough, I'm kind of looking forward to being able to weigh things for logging again once the kidlets get back to school. Didn't think that would ever be a thing. Ha!

12/31 150.0 (-0.4 from yesterday, -1.0 from round start)
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jaccimc63

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 55
NE Ohio

My 24th round!

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
UGW: 144-146

Pre challenge weight loss: -12 lbs.
Challenge weight loss R40 – R62: -30 lbs.

R63 SW: 144

These next 10 days include more holiday parties and out of town family visitors. I’m very happy to have maintained so far this holiday season and if I keep within a couple pounds of my current weight, I will consider this round a success.

Day/Weight/Comment
12/24 - 145 - Saturday's party just showed up on the scale. My Grandson is coming over to make Christmas cookies with me tonight. I'm enjoying every minute of this. I'll have plenty of time in January to make up for these indulgences.
12/25 - 144.5
12/26 - 147 - At least I'm still enjoying myself!
12/27 - 146.5 - Some of the family left yesterday evening and I'm back in the office for a couple days. I'm going to try to eat at weight loss calories for the next few days until the New Year's and football game festivities begin with the remaining family this weekend. NSV - Yesterday, my very fit and thin SIL and I walked to a local Lululemon store. She loves the workout gear and we've been walking over there the day after Christmas for several years now. At 186 or so pounds, I never found anything there that I thought would fit or look decent on me, especially for the price. Well, I ended up finding and buying a pair of size 8 travel pants that were on sale. My SIL was so excited for me.
12/28 - 145.5 - Well I must have picked up some kind of virus while I was out last week. It seems to be centered around my chest and throat. I had to take off work today. It has not spoiled my appetite though, of course.
12/29 - 144.5 - I've been drinking a lot of water to help with my congestion. That's the only reason I think my weight is down, as I've been indulging in some comfort foods.
12/30 - 146.5
12/31 - 145.5 - I didn't feel well enough to post yesterday, although I weighed myself. I'm feeling better today, but I have indulged in some more comfort foods like chili and cornbread and a brownie. I hope everyone enjoys their New year festivities tonight!
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auto63

Day/Weight/Comment
Round 62 lost 6.6 lbs 221.6
Round 63
12/24 DNW
12/25 DNW
12/26 DNW
12/27 223.4
I am home was a great holiday. Nobody had a scale but I am glad to see only up 1.8 lbs. Today not a good day got a stomach virus from my grandkids.
12/28 221.8 I didn’t eat or drink much slept most of the day. I am only up .2 feeling good about this challenge. I am off the weekend hoping to feel better get a workout in
12/29 221.2 very pleased with the continuous loss even if .1. I have a Christmas Party for work Jan 19 bought a dress it fits but would look better with about 10 lbs off taking 1 day at a time.
12/30 221.2
Furniture moving, cleaning day
12/31 221
No big plans for the evening.

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