JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 64

wellnfree

25th Round for me: Female 65, height 5’
This round is turning out to be a real struggle but feel like I’m doing some good work getting started on things I should have done a long time ago. That means working through things, which in the short term is stressful (more likely to overeat) but in the long term will be beneficial – therefore help my weight loss. So right now am “walking through the swamp.” Thanks to FarmerCarla for link: https://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/The_Movie_Chair/view/walk-through-the-swamp-959755

Round 39 (1st for me) – SW 163, -.2
Round 40 – on holidays, gain +1.6
Round 41 – SW 164.4, -2
Round 42 - SW: 162.6, -.6
Round 43 – SW 162, -.4
Round 44 – SW 161.6, -1.6
Round 45 – SW 160.8, +1
Round 46 – SW 161.8, +.6
Round 47 – SW 162.4, -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, -.8
Round 51 – SW 160.8 -1
Round 52 – on holidays, no scale
Round 53 – SW 159.8, -1.4
Round 54 – SW 158.4, +.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
Round 63 - 160.6, +1.2

Round 64 – 161.6
Goal this round: to at least see some 159s. I was down here in Oct. and having so much trouble getting back there. Right now even ½ lb. per round would seem great. My short term goal is to be down at least 6 lb. by the end of March. That is just .7/Round but for me would be great progress.
Ultimate Goal Weight – 128; Hoping to be under 140 by end of June.

Day/Weight/Comment
01/03 – 162.2 - Did not post as I had not got around to setting up this Round. I did weigh though.
01/04 – 163.6 – Yesterday started out great but ended in disaster with RJ’s chocolate licorice twists. Thurs. I have knitting group in the morning which is always fun but get groceries in the afternoon which I never feel like doing … and then I buy something for a treat “now & then” only it often ends up being now. The other part of the disaster was that I had determined to do some planning, but I don’t feel like doing it. Well, I’m going to start on it today anyhow, whether my childish self feels like it or not.
01/05 – 164.4 – Scale was determined to say this although it seems odd. Thursday I was probably 450 calories over but the rest of the week has been good. No gym yesterday but calories were good. Today I have no car but doing exercises at home and also have to clean house so a more active day.
01/06 – 164.4 – Not so great yesterday but did log all. Determined to log all for the next 3 months. I tend to get slack with the evening meal and just make a rough guess – usually too kind to myself but sometimes I think I’m way over and actually I’m not.
01/07 – 163.6 – Much better! This round has been a scary blip back to what life used to always be – emotional eating in the evening and feeling draggy and bloated in the morning. I don’t ever, ever want that life again. Was listening to something by Jordan Peterson (clinical psychologist) and he said that in tests they’ve found that fear is a greater motivator than reward. If you think about it, it’s true – how many of us are here because we got a “good scare”? Sometimes it’s good to take a hard look at where you are going if you don’t change.
01/08 – 162.4 – Good day at the gym yesterday and logged all. Ate back only 50 cals. of exercise. My daily limit is 1200 which is enough for me to feel satisfied IF I get enough protein and a reasonable amount of fat. Because I’m so short, fine boned and sedentary plus being older I just don’t burn very many cals. Working to up the exercise on non-gym days.
01/09 – 162.4 – Gym today, thought I had no car but hubby took the bus so now have no excuse! Also got up ½ hr earlier. Somehow that extra time in the morning is often what makes or breaks the day. Yesterday got up a bit later (8:00) and then got a loooong phone call from daughter that I hadn’t heard from since before Christmas … all great but with the late start, exercising went out the window.
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wellnfree

I don't know for everyone else but for me - I mostly read posts, except for busy days, and they definitely get me motivated right off in the morning to stick with it for the day. I am NOT a morning person so that really helps. Even when I don't have time to read though, just reflecting a minute about my last 24 hrs. and writing about it, is so helpful too. I realize things about my weight loss journey that I've never thought about before - and I sure have thought about losing weight, lol! Really appreciate this group.

321_goOO

Round 64: My 8th Round
F/23/5’3’’/OSW 59kg/RSW 57.5kg
Round 57 : -0.5kg
Round 58 : -0.2kg
Round 59 : No change
Round 60 : -1.1kg
Round 61 : -0.2kg
Round 62 : +0.1kg
Round 63 : +0.7kg

01/03 – 57.2kg (-0.3kg)
01/04 – DNW
01/05 – DNW
01/06 – DNW
01/07 – 57.1kg (-0.1kg)
01/08 – 57kg (-0.1kg)
01/09 – 57.1kg (+0.1kg)
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deepwoodslady

Winner_in_Life wrote: »

I don't know if somebody here follows the blog of this wonderful lady The_Movie_Chair, but I wish you read her last post. I feel the same, at my 51 I look and feel batter than at my 20th. It is great, but sad at the same time

https://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/The_Movie_Chair/view/two-years-123-lbs-lost-high-five-fat-lady-963762

@Winner_in_Life OMGosh I Just read the blog and am literally in tears. As a person in remission with cancer, I ask myself these same things all the time. This is my story. I could have written this blog post! Often I feel stuck in a rut. With my weight, with my profession, with my whole life situation since my husband passed. How much time do I really have to change anything, including my own weight and health? I need to stop putting off those things that would please me most, like swimming or writing poetry, or reading more. I need to stop dying and start living while life has been gifted to me! Wow. I'll post later. Gotta seriously sit in this for a little while and let it bring me the strength I need to continue forward in an enlightened and more self-loving way.

Leaving for a short trip in a little while. I will post later this afternoon. Thanks so much for sharing. I am not alone. This is my greatest tool and blessing of all. I hope everyone will read the blog post too. Today is the day I am changed.

fraukazi

@StefanieBerger88, i'll join the others in saying congratulations on the job!!

@AJB1014 I really like your no spending round. At the moment I don't spend much on non-essentials, but I might try no spending on unhealthy snacks next round

@wellnfree I totally agree, this group is awesome!

NuggetBrain

5'5, female, 37
SW: 290
CW: 274.6
GW: 225
End R61: 278 (-4.6)
End R62: 274.6 (-2.6)
End R63: 272.2 (-2.4)
Total challenge loss: 9.6

1/2 SW: 272.2
1/3: 271.8
1/4: 270.8
1/5: 270.8
1/6: 271.4 - had a crapton of sodium last night so I am OK with this
1/7: 271.8
1/8: 270 - I have the stomach flu so I'm not expecting this to last lol
1/9: 270.4
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1/11:
1/12:

teriraleigh

OSW - 243 September 25, 2018, 5'6, 46yr old female; End of May 2019 goal weight: 217

“official weigh ins”:



Round 60 - My 1st round - EW 235.2
Round 61 - EW 235.4
Round 62 - EW 237.4
Round 63 – did not participate ☹

Round 64 – End of January goal weight: 229
1/3 – 235lbs
1/4 – 235.6
1/5 – 232.8
1/6 – did not weigh
1/7 – 234.8
1/8 – did not weigh
1/9 – 233.4
1/10 -
1/11 -
1/12 –

MadisonMolly2017

HW: 237.7
SW: 228.3 1/1/16
OGW: 169
Revised GW: 155 reached Thanksgiving 2018
Now shooting for 150 lbs to see what I look like since 153.5 is much better than 155. Curious how body will look at 150.

Should be a good round.

SW: 154.4

1/3 154.6
1/4 154.6
1/5 154.8 It’s slow-going, but over time wt is going down. I like to think of it as “practice for Maintenance” 🤣
1/6 154.2
1/7 153.6
1/8 153.8
1/9 154.6 One of the best things about this Cgalkenge, I find, is logging the same or similar numbers each day for a long time, eventually makes me think, “Come on! Let’s make something happen!! LOL I’m not there yet, but next Round, I’m gonna go for it!
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RGW: 153.8

Health!!! Focus on health! 🏃🏻‍♀️💪🏻🙏🏻💃♥🏆
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Round 34 to Round 63–> 179.4 to 154.4 lbs, -25 lbs in 30 Rounds❣
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You. ARE Healthier. Than. You. Ever. Thought. Possible. #Grateful,soGrateful🍀🙏🏻🌈♥🌟🌈🍎
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Track Days at or under 154.5 for R64
3/7 days under 154.5
3/7 at 154.6

Track days you eat all meals at home
0/7 days in R64:
Jan 7 & Jan 11 are pre-planned

You have accomplished great things with your health. Do keep this in mind! You are winning the war, if not each day’s battle! ♥

jenn990205

I am back! I have no idea how many rounds I have done, but I need to get back on track. The last couple of weeks have been a little weird for me and I have not been great. I was hitting low days of 150/151 and high days of 155/156. So I have been all over the place. I will hit 149 this round without fail!

Day/Weight/Comment
01/03 - 156.3 uuuggghhh, almost just skipped today, but decided to log it, own it, accept it, and be accountable. I ate 2 pancakes yesterday and the carbs and sugar destroyed me. I am sure this is also the rest of my New Years day celebration repercussions to. 2 days ago (Tuesday) I was at 151. Carbs, sodium, and not enough water kill me for some reason. Oh well, back at work today for the first time in a week and going to get back on track. I am sure I will be back down tomorrow to something at least manageable. Weighing and logging daily has at least taught me not to freak out about these things. I know I could not have gained 5 pounds in 2 days, but it is still frustrating to see that number. Next week I will be back at work all week and can get back on schedule.
01/04 - 153.3 I was expecting a pretty good drop. Stayed on track calorie wise yesterday and drank a ton of water. I'm hoping to be back down to 151 tomorrow and be good through the weekend. If I can start Monday on a half way decent start I will be happy.
01/05 - 151.7 and I’m back down. I have grocery shopping and house cleaning to do today. I also need to get all my Christmas stuff put back into the shed. DH has to work today so it should be a pretty low calorie day. Yesterday was a good day. It’s so easy to stay on track when I work and have a routine. I’m trying hard to stay the course and shed these last 15 pounds this year. I’m hoping to get back to losing my 4 pounds a month like I was before all the holidays started.
01/06 - 151.7 same today. Did well yesterday. Didn’t make the best food choices, but stayed at calories. Got all my Christmas stuff finally put away and my house is back to normal. It’s such a nice feeling waking up and not having all the clutter. Lol. DH and all the kids will be home today, so that will be nice. Kids finally go back to school tomorrow, thank goodness! So relaxing and getting stuff ready for them tomorrow is what is on the agenda today. It will be nice to get back on routine again.
01/07 - 153.2 up a bit, but very expected. DH decided to order Italian take-out for lunch yesterday. I did eat a salad first, but still ended up having 2 pieces of garlic cheese bread (so amazing) and Alfredo. Then decided we were going to make cinnamon rolls. So of course I had one of those with a beer. Yeah, my DH and kids do not help me at all on the weekends, lol. Did get all the kids off to school today and I am back at work! I haven't worked 5 days in a row in what seems like forever, but it has actually only been a month. Looking forward to seeing what happens at the end of this round now that I am back on track.
01/08 - 152.4 good day food wise yesterday, not so much on my water though. After a day of not so great eating, it always takes me 2 days to get back down. So tomorrow I should hit 151.xxx and then I am planning on finishing this round at 150.xxx. I have been in the 150 decade for 11 weeks now. I'm ready to move on! 4 days left of this one and so far going strong. I have not had any LNS and only had 1 day that I had a couple of bad food choices, which is way better than the last couple of weeks.
01/09 - 150.9 super stoked to see this number. I am 1/2 a pound away from where I was at the end of round 61, lol. I ended that round at 150.4 and then went off the deep end with all my holiday activities. May go up just a bit tomorrow. I was really low on calories by the end of my eating time and didn't want to break my IF. I don't know if I will be able to continue doing IF after this week. It really just doesn't work with my life. I think you have to be more disciplined or maybe organized than I am. I am trying very hard to have dinner on the table by 6 and have everything put away and cleaned by 7-7:30 (which is my cutoff), but by the time I pick kids up and do homework and deal with what ever crisis of the night there is or decide what we are going to eat it's later than that. I didn't even have dinner cooked until almost 7 last night. So I ate a couple of bites while cooking and then really didn't eat dinner. I am going to continue the rest of this week and see if I can get it together.
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GrandmaJackie

Round 64

Please join us! Starting on 01/03 JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS, we will begin Round 64
Anyone can join us at anytime during the round.

Join us! If we stay mindful we can do this, you can do this.

Welcome back past members, welcome new members, let's keep each other accountable for another 10 days!

Here is what you do: Post your daily weight and add little comments along the way of how your day went. Post everyday to let us know how you're doing! Copy and paste the days in your response--tell us how much you lost and other non scale victories (NSV) you'd like to share.

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: 145.1
GW: 143

Day/Weight/Comment
01/01 - 145.1 ~ (Steps 19,253) ~ I decided to reset my ticker, I’m 3.3 pounds heavier the last New Years but I call that a win. Plus I realize that Round 63 is still going but I need to start focusing on the New Year now. Today I went to a Boot Camp class at the gym, love it....

01/02 143.5 ~ (Steps 12,635) ~ We do anything special yesterday, my husband watched football so I got a couple sessions at the gym. My son was supposed to stop but didn’t, on the bright side on News Years Eve he announced his engagement. My baby is getting married, okay he’ll turn 31 but he’ll always be my baby, My future DIL is adorable such an adorable couple.

01/03 144.4 ~ (Steps 22,887) ~ Another successful day even though the scale is up. I was able to not have a snack last night, which is a win,

01/04 - 145.2~ (Steps 10,196) ~ Unexpected weight gain, lol

01/05 - 145.6 ~ (Steps 19,510) ~ I did sync my new scale so I’m okay with this!

01/06 144.8 ~ (Steps 9,510) ~ I took my grandkids to the Hands On Kids Museum since my daughter had to work, we had a blast. Plus I slept like a baby hanging out with 8 and 4 year old during the day, I’m loving the honesty my scale is having on my journey. Today my main focus is continuing on healthy food choices.....

01/07 - 144.5 ~ (Steps 17,628) ~ Yesterday was a tough day as far as emotionally eating but I didn’t give in, yay!

01/08 143.7 ~ (Steps 19,561) ~ Besides again the day didn’t go as planned I was able to stay focus. The scale is starting to corporate with me, yay!

01/09 145.2 ~ (Steps 19,470) ~ 😈😭😈.....REALLY...........I decided back in December I wanted a new scale that will sync up with MFP since I weigh in every morning. I have accepted the fact that our weight will fluctuate every day due to our sodium, DOM, underestimating our calorie intake and other factors. I’ve been on this journey for a long time so if I have a bad day....I can jump right back on the horse.....But that being said sometimes you just want to toss the scale out the bathroom window. The ONLY reason I don’t my neighbors might not like it, lol.

Even though the scale is up by 1.5 pounds at least the last week I was able to be successful in my food choices and workouts. I’m keeping lots of fruit in the house because LNS is my struggle, I can do this consistency, focus......

Okay, I think my rant is over for now, lol.


The key to weight loss in consistency...

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👍🏼👍🏼 This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE. 👍🏼👍🏼

BethE238

quiltingjaine wrote: »

@BethE238 I had to grin at your “hind”sight! I couldn’t figure out what bathing suits were so baggy in the butt until I took a selfie of my rear! I ended up sewing 2 big darts in each side of my suit!

**A pound is a pound no matter if it is fat or muscle. A pound of muscle is more dense than a pound of fat.

@quiltingjaine bahaha! “Hind” sight - thanks for the laugh!

Soccrr99

Hi everyone! I always have success in this group but totally ruin everything once I stop 😑 so anyway, I’m back! Debating trying 16:8 fasting- is anyone doing that while still eating semi-normal without having to meal prep? Is it working for you?? Thanks!

eminater

Day/Weight/Comment
01/03 206.4 lbs - actually up a little, but I am logging every day so absolutely HAPPY about that.
01/04 207.0 lbs - What on EARTH is going ON I am weighting absolutely every morsel
01/05 206.4 lbs - well, I have to accept this and get on with it! I must admit I am finding it a little hard this time around.
01/06 207.2 lbs
01/07 205.4 lbs ... FINALLY heading down ... I just hope it stays this way! Hoping to end the round below 205
01/08 204.0 lbs ... YES YES YES! .... Ahh ... lucky I persisted through those bumps!
01/09 202.4 lbs ... so happy to see this ... 2 weeks of dogged weighing and logging finally paying off!
01/10 202.8 lbs --> the beer and pizza last night probably had a say in this! Still feeling good for the final weigh day this round though!!

*GOAL for today* - move more often!!!


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Putting in the hard work now will pay off later. Today WILL BE A GOOD DAY!

note to self: *drink more water*

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

kmfeig87

Female, 5' 4 1/2 " age 53
This is my eleventh round. Just realized that despite a gain last round, I not only made my goal of being 155 by Christmas, but that I kept that til after Christmas too! We have one more party Jan 5, which we are hosting. The good news is I've already tried all the food! I have 10 more pounds to reach a healthy/normal BMI, and I think I may go down a little from there. I'm thinking that my UGW is 135. I'm posting mini goals below.

OSW 199 (June 15 2018)
R54 Pre-challenge start weight 177

R54 SW 177 EW 175 (-2.0)
R55 SW 175 EW 171 (-4.0)
R56 SW 171 EW 170.5 (-0.5)
R57 SW 170.5 EW 169.5 (-1.0)
R58 SW 169.5 EW 166.5 (-3.0)
R59 SW 166.5 EW 164 (-2.5)
R60 SW 164 EW 159.5 (-4.5)
R61 SW 159.5 EW 159.5 (-0.0)
R62 SW 159.5 EW 154 (-5.5)
R63 SW 154 EW 155 (+1.0)
R64 SW 155 EW ???

CW 155
RGW 152

MINI GOALS
1/31 149
2/28 145 -- Healthy BMI...I believe. But some of the calculators say 140 or 143
3/31 141
4/30 137
5/31 135 -- Final goal weight.


Goals--
Carbs < 40-
Steps/day > 12000
Exercise/walk 6 of 7 days/week


Day/Weight/Comment

1/03 -- 154 -- There we go. Back again to pre-Christmas AND pre-New Year's weight. Did 45 minutes of zumba followed by a 35 minute jog on the treadmill (too rainy to go outside). Was super tired at the end of the day, so went to bed early and slept 9 hours. Of course it might have just been procrastination over cleaning and prepping for the party we are having Saturday!
1/04 154.5
1/05 156
1/06 157
1/07 157.5
1/08 158 -- Just caught up on everyone's posts. My week has beena mess. We had our party Saturday 1/5, so I wasn't surprised I was up a little on 1/5 and 1/6, but the continued climb is irritating me! I worked out a ton yesterday. 1 hour fast walk, 1 hour strength class, 1 hour zumba, 31,000 steps. Could be the extra exercise that made today's weight high. TOM also decided to pay a visit. Seriously? Thought I was over TOM! It could, however, be the cause of cravings/bloat/weight gain. Trying to hold on this round and get back into the swing of things. Treats lying around the house aren't helping either!
1/09 158 -- At least it levelled off. Definitely feel and look bloated today. Blaming TOM. Frustrated....but not losing it quite so much today!
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kmfeig87

Sorry for playing Rip Van Winkle on you all! Fixed my dates!

@StefanieBerger88 -- Congrats on the job and the progress! Prayers of healing for your Father in law.

@milktruckd -- It was looking like your calories were a bit low. 1500 is normal minimum for guys, and you are tall! The rules are a little different if you are doing intermittent fasting...on a fast day your calories can be lower. You are doing great with the weight loss, but I want you to be successful and healthy for the long haul!!

Congrats to all of you that are rockin' the diet and exercise in the new year!

AJB1014

fraukazi wrote: »

@StefanieBerger88, i'll join the others in saying congratulations on the job!!

@AJB1014 I really like your no spending round. At the moment I don't spend much on non-essentials, but I might try no spending on unhealthy snacks next round

@wellnfree I totally agree, this group is awesome!

Same! I'm pretty good, and light years better than i used to be. But all too often im like "treat yo self!" On any whim...figured 10 days without a "treat yo self" momentt wouldnt kill me.

brightresolve

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith

Start this FINAL weight loss journey 10/18/2017 = 147.9
Start Just Give Me 10 Days ... 11/9/2017
R22 * Start = 143.4 * Ave = 141.9 * Min = 140.2 * End = 141.2
R23 * Start = 142.0 * Ave = 140.1 * Min = 139.4 * End = 139.6
R24 * Start = 140.0 * Ave = 138.6 * Min = 137.0 * End = 137.0
R25 * Start = 136.6 * Ave = 137.0 * Min = 135.8 * End = 135.8
R26 * Start = 136.6 * Ave = 135.6 * Min = 134.8 * End = 136.0
R27 * Start = 135.4 * Ave = 135.0 * Min = 133.4 * End = 134.0
R28 * Start = 135.2 * Ave = 133.5 * Min = 132.2 * End = 133.0
R29 * Start = 132.6 * Ave = 131.8 * Min = 130.6 * End = 131.8
R30 * Start = 132.4 * Ave = 131.4 * Min = 130.6 * End = 130.6
R31 * Start = 130.6 * Ave = 130.9 * Min = 130.0 * End = 130.8
R32 * Start = 130.0 * Ave = 130.0 * Min = 129.0 * End = 131.0
R33 * Start = 130.0 * Ave = 129.3 * Min = 128.4 * End = 129.2
R34 * Start = 129.0 * Ave = 128.7 * Min = 128.0 * End = 129.8
Maintenance Starts
R35 * Start = 128.6 * Ave = 128.7 * Min = 127.6 * End = 127.6
R36 * Start = 128.2 * Ave = 128.1 * Min = 127.2 * End = 127.4
R37 * Start = 127.2 * Ave = 126.9 * Min = 126.6 * End = ???.?
R38 * Start = ???.? * Ave = 127.5 * Min = 127.0 * End = 127.4
R39 * Start = 127.8 * Ave = 128.4 * Min = 127.2 * End = 129.8
R40 * Start = 129.0 * Ave = 128.4 * Min = 127.6 * End = 127.6
R41 * Start = 128.2 * Ave = 128.7 * Min = 128.0 * End = 128.4
R42 * Start = 129.2 * Ave = 128.2 * Min = 127.2 * End = 128.6
R43 * Start = 126.4 * Ave = 127.1 * Min = 126.0 * End = 127.8
R44 * Start = 128.6 * Ave = 128.0 * Min = 127.0 * End = 127.4
R45 * Start = 127.0 * Ave = 126.7 * Min = 125.4 * Max = 127.4
R46 * Start = 125.8 * Ave = 126.6 * Min = 125.8 * Max = 127.6
R47 * Start = 126.4 * Ave = 126.1 * Min = 124.6 * Max = 127.4
R48 * Start = 125.0 * Ave = 126.4 * Min = 125.0 * Max = 128.4
R49 * Start = 126.4 * Ave = 127.4 * Min = 125.6 * Max = 129.2
R50 * Start = 127.0 * Ave = 128.0 * Min = 127.0 * Max = 129.8
Break! Gained weight! Came back!
R60 * Start = 133.6 * Ave = 131.7 * Min = 130.6 * Max = 133.6
R61 * Start = 131.2 * Ave = 130.8 * Min = 130.0 * Max = 131.2
R62 * Start = 130.2 * ....ghosted....
R63 * ....ghosted.... * Ave = 133.8 * Min = 133.0 * Max = 134.8

About me: 62, 5'7", hit maintenance in March 2018 and, typical yoyo, currently bouncing back up over original goal weight of 130. Want to get back to 127-128.
Crept back to JGM10D quietly and somewhat inconsistently in Round 60 but now I am back (for reals!)

1/3 - 132.8 - 8000 steps yesterday and under my calorie goal, currently set to -.5/week
1/4 - 131.8 - 7K steps, 12 minute vigorous row, and under calorie goal yesterday. Also 12 hours of work... went back late evening to after midnight, life of a sysadmin, then keyed up and couldn't sleep much. Today is a day to beware and not blow it!
1/5 - 131.0 - 8K steps and just under calorie goal yesterday. Got a great night's sleep but still feeling a little transparent. Love a rainy day. Good for taking care of myself.
1/6 - 132.6 - expected bounce and no worries! 15K steps yesterday including a huge rainy walk run with my dog, under calorie goal.
1/7 - 132.4 - yesterday 11K steps, got a little bodyweight strength work done, still raining, under calorie goal.

1/8 - 133.4 - yesterday 28 minutes on the rower, but only 5K steps and wildly over on calories, honestly just gave up behind a scattered, churning day at work. At least I am getting more workouts.

1/9 - 133.4 - yesterday 25 minutes on the rower, 8500 steps, just under maintenance calories. It was a horrible day at work, but today has been much calmer thanks only to an attitude readjustment

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taxgirl1

R60 SW: 219.7 EW: 217.1 AW: 218.3
R61 SW: 217.1 EW: 217.3 AW: 217.1 (-1.2)
R62 SW: 216.4 EW: 216.9 AW: 216.6 (-0.5)
R63 SW: 215.1 EW: 214.2 AW: 214.6 (-2.0)

Goal: Continue to work on elimination diet for my food allergies.

Day/Weight/Comment
01/03--213.4 Went to the gym to lift weights this morning and while I know a lot more people go to the gym at the start of the year I was still surprised that at 5 am there were so many more people than usual. It's rainy and windy today, so I will probably just do some work around the house as I continue to wait for the shutdown to end.
01/04--215.3 Bump in weight due to extra water retention and extra sodium from going out to eat last night, it was a last minute decision. Definitely feeling heavy this morning. Today I have to run around and do some errands and do some cleaning to get ready for tomorrow when the in-laws come by to celebrate my husbands' and my brother-in-laws' birthdays. Plan today is to make sure I get my water in.
01/05--216.2 Normal for me to have a second day bump in weight after eating out. Feeling very heavy this morning, I'm sure I ate something that I was allergic to when I went out to eat 2 days ago. Going out for a birthday lunch today, so I have to be more conscious of what I am eating today. If weather holds up I will take dog for a walk after the birthday festivities today.
01/06--216.4
01/07--216.4 Wow, 3lb bump on the scale in 5 days. It's fascinating to see what happens when I eat foods that I am sensitive/allergic to. Yesterday my power went out all day, so I couldn't go to the gym because it was closed and I ended up going out for breakfast. So, in the last 4 days, I've gone out to eat 3 times and I'm sure I ate something I am sensitive to in every meal that I ate. Adding in the sodium, that definitely accounts for the 3lb increase. Today I got back on track, but I can definitely feel that my digestion is not happy with what I have been eating, it's funny but I used to feel this way all the time before I started the elimination diet and I thought it was normal. Tomorrow my husband wants to go out to his favorite restaurant for his birthday dinner and I have already planned what I am going to eat. I went out for a 1 hour walk with the dog today.
01/08--217.4
01/09--216.4 Husband and I went out for an amazing dinner for hubby's birthday. I ate as well as a could with my elimination diet parameters, but I definitely ate a few things that weren't, but the food was so good so I will live with the consequences. The last of my eating out is done for awhile, so got back on track as of this morning. Yoga tonight.
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sue_01

Day/Weight/Comment:

01/03- Started the weekend walking and tripped over the water shut off valve on the sidewalk, had a hard fall. Worked on stretching today. Lots of huge bruises, cuts, and sore muscles.
01/04- Enjoyed a family day, went to the movies, a short walk in the sunshine and worked on crafts with the grand children. Continued stretching the bruising on my hand has not went down since Sunday.
01/05- working on getting my steps up, and doing lots of stretching.Planning my meals for next week.
01/06- Five years today - logging my food, on MFP.
01/07-My steps are going back up, 10,000+, healthy eating, back on track.
01/08- Hit over 10,000, planned meals.
01/09- Continued over 10,000+ steps, had my hand x-ray, it said soft tissue damage I still have bad bruising and swelling on my hand.
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milktruckd

kmfeig87 wrote: »

@milktruckd -- It was looking like your calories were a bit low. 1500 is normal minimum for guys, and you are tall! The rules are a little different if you are doing intermittent fasting...on a fast day your calories can be lower. You are doing great with the weight loss, but I want you to be successful and healthy for the long haul!!

Thank you @kmfeig87 I agree 100% with you. It is not sustainable for that low of calories. What happens is that I will binge one day and lose all of the effort.

Thanks for the advice! I very much appreciate it.