JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 67
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@laurenhugs23 fitbits are awesome! Although sometimes I feel like it's mocking me with the sleep thing. After DD (2.5yrs) has kept me up half the night, having the app telling me I only managed 3 hours sleep makes me feel like screaming 'Yes, I know!!!' hahaha7
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I am back having to try again after gaining back some weight.
My goal for this round is 167.
02/03 - 174.3
02/04 - 173.9
02/05 - 173.4
02/06 - 172.1
02/07 - 170.7
02/08 - 169.6
02/09 -
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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 - My 2nd Round
Start Round - 02/07 - 168.8 End of Round - 02/16 - 167
Round 39 - My 10th Round
Start Round 4/28 - 167.6 End Round 5/07 - 169.4
Round 49 - My 20th Round
Start Round 8/06 - 170.2 End Round 8/15 - 170.2
Round 59 - My 30th Round
Start Round 11/14 - 170.0 Traveling 16th - 21st End Round 11/23 - 174.0
Round 60 - My 31st Round
Start Round 11/24 - 174.2 End Round 12/03 - 173.8
Round 61 - My 32nd Round
Start Round 12/04 - 172.0 End Round 12/13 - 173.0
Deleted some of my history to shorten this page
Round 62 - My 33rd Round
Start Round 12/14 - 172.4 End Round 12/23 - 172.0
Round 63 - My 34th Round
Start Round 12/24 - 172.2 End round 01/02 - 174.6
Round 64 - My 35th Round
Start Round 01/03 - 174.6 End Round 01/12 - 171.8
Round 65 - My 36th Round
Start Round 01/13 - 171.6 End Round 01/22 - 173.0
Round 66 - My 37th Round
Start Round 01/23 - 173.6 End Round 02/01 - 171.8
Round 67 - My 38th Round
Day/Weight/Comment
02/02 - 171.6
02/03 - 171.2
02/04 - 172.2 Walked 60 minutes last night
02/05 - 171.2
02/06 - 171.2 110 Steps up and down 7 times yesterday morning
02/07 - 170.2
02/08 - 171.8 110 Steps up and down 7 times yesterday evening
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5'5, female, 37
SW: 290
GW: 225
End R61: 278 (-4.6)
End R62: 274.6 (-2.6)
End R63: 272.2 (-2.4)
End R64: 270.4 (-1.8)
End R65: 269.6 (-0.8)
End R66: 270 (+0.4)
Total challenge loss: 11.8
SW 02/02: 270
02/03: 270
02/04: 269.8 - this is the first day back from a week off diet (all inclusive in Cancun lol) so I'm back on the wagon now. And kind of happy I only gained 2 pounds.
02/05: 268.8
02/06: 268.6
02/07: 270
02/08: 268.8
02/09
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02/02 - 186.8 upset stomach yesterday
02/03 - 186.4
02/04 - 188.6
02/05 - 189.4
02/06 - 189.4
02/07 - 187.8
02/08 - 187.4
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Roxmom66
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Roxmom, age 66, 5’ 2”
OSW: 228.0
R65. SW: 199.4. Loss .2
R66. SW: 199.2. Loss 3.6
Day/Weight/Comment
02/02. 196.0
02/03. 194.8
02/04. 195.4. I admit I earned the gain. Regular calories, and then a few chicken wings andthen nachos and cheese. Darn super Bowl!
02/05. 194.2. 😊.happy. Kept to plan, both with calories and water. A new low!
02/06. 194.0. Stayed on plan, drank my water and tried a new dinner recipe which was a hit. So good day.
02/07. 193.0. I had to weigh twice to confirm weight. On target for food, a little short on water.
02/08. 194.0. Food good, water good, but had a two glasses of wine. Can’t believe it would make that much of a difference.
02/09
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49 year old female from the midwest
In it for Round 20
OSW: 200.4Rnd 1: -3
Rnd 2: - 2.8
Rnd 3: -.4
Rnd 4: +1.4
Rnd 5: -4.4
Rnd 6: -1.6 (end weight 187)
Rnd 7: +1.6
Rnd 8: +.8
Rnd 9: -1.6 (185.6)
Rnd 10: -2.6 (183)
Rnd 11: +.6 (183.6)
Rnd 12: -1.2 (182.4)
Rnd 13: +3.8 (186.2)
Rnd 14: -3.4 (182)
Rnd 15: +.4 ended early at 182.4
Rnd 16: +2.4 (184.8)
Rnd 17: -1.6 (183.2)
Rnd: 18 - didn't finish
Rnd 19: - didn't finish (187.4)
Goal this round - less wine, more movement - Have to be "Fit by 50!"
2/2: 186.4 - went to a benefit last night and did pretty well. Today - swim meets and party in the neighborhood. Down from yesterday so all good
2/3: 187.2 -expected - neighborhood party was fun! Now just get through the Super Bowl!
2/4: 186.8 - not bad after a Super Bowl party!
2/5: 186.4 - back to the start. Haven't been able to work out because one of my co-workers was in the hospital and I had to cover for her. Hope to get back at it tomorrow!
2/6: DNW - completely forgot! Still covering for co-worker so no gym again. She'll be back tomorrow so back to more movement!
2/7: 186.4 - holding steady - at least it didn't go up!
2/8: 184.8 - phew! Now to keep it up through the weekend!
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CW: 166.6 lbs
GW for this week: 164 lbs
Day/Weight/Comment
02/03 - 166.6
02/04 - 167.4 The Super Bowl was yesterday. Not surprised with the gain. Kinda ate mindlessly. Back on track today and ending to the gym after work.
02/05 - 166.8 Almost back to where I started.
02/06 - 166.8 Not yet
02/07 - 166.6 I didn't drink nearly enough water yesterday. I did walk for 40 minutes and stayed under calories.
02/08 - 165.4 Had a good workout at the gym last night. Just gotta be consistent and trust the process.
02/09
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CW: 199 lbs
GW: 130 lbs
02/06 - 199
02/07 - 199
02/08 - 189.5
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I just spent 15 minutes looking back over challenge notes from September, when my weight first dropped into the 170's. On the surface, the carb eating at first was from stress. Then the full realization of losing almost 80 lbs in a year. That really did scare me. I wanted to slow down the loss, so eating some keto forbidden carbs did not concern me and it wasn't daily. Then through the holidays, I had just a few goodies on hand for my family. I did enjoy 2 oatmeal cookies😁 January has always been when I gain weight and this year's unusual cold just made me want to eat. I honestly still do not crave anything usual like sweet and salty, but I do like crunchy. I figure that is my new crave on keto, because I don't eat anything crunchy. Radishes and celery don't fit the bill. Crackers, pretzels and once in a while chips. NONE of these junk foods taste good to me. They taste like pasty flour. Chips taste like rancid grease unless they have an added flavor AND they upset my stomach. They all are just crunchy. This is a very odd craving to battle. I had not been taking my B vitamins since early January and I think that's the reason for wanting the grain carbs. I started taking the B's again 3 days ago. I have to take them with food because they upset my stomach. Of course, when I remembered to take them it was bedtime when my stomach was empty, therefore, the chocolate truffle eating (they were on the table next to the vitamins) because I definitely do not want chocolate. Yesterday, I took them with my meal. I've been contemplating all of this for a while. I'm ready to move on now. If you took the time to read this "ebook" Lol. Thanks.8
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ROUND 67
SW: 227.9
GW: Get into ONEderland and assess
Day/Weight/Comment
02/03. 227.6 . Barely moved. Trying harder today to track more accurately!
02/04 228.4. Yikes! What happened? Tomorrow is another day!
The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. - John C. Maxwell
02/05. 227.4. I was more careful with weighing and it paid off. I saved a couple hundred calories yesterday for a dessert, but at the end of the day, decided I would rather see a scale drop and didn’t eat it! It paid off .
02/06. 225.7. It’s so important to log EVERYTHING ACCURATELY. That extra pat of butter or taste of something just adds up. I am learning that for me, it’s easier to log my meals before I have them so I can make better decisions about making a plate and feel good about eating it instead of being surprised at the total after I log it!
02/07. 224.7. Yipee!
02/08. 224.9. Pacing. . .
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36y 5'6"
SW = 160
CW = 149.9 (-10.1)
RGW = 148
UGW = 135
Round 64 EW 155.0 (-5.0)
Round 65 EW 151.3 (-3.7)
Round 66 EW 149.9 (-1.4)
02/02 149.7 yesterday was a good day. I'm nervous about tomorrow. I have two food centered event today, including a chocolate chip cookie bake off and a dumpling party. Lord, give me strength.
02/03 149.6 lesson for the day... When you don't get a lot of calories allotted for each day (1200), eating a cookie eats up like a quarter of your calories. That's insane. And leaves you feeling pretty hungry, since a cookie does not satiate. It was really hard not to over eat yesterday. I made it, and the scale obviously forgave me for the cookie bake off I attended, but really hard. What are people's strategies for making it through today? (those of you watching that sports thing going on).
02/04 150.4 eek. I ate at or pretty close to at my target calories, but salt got me and the two drinks I had when I've been dry for the part month. Super bowl partial sabotage. Actually, not that bad. I still feel good, and I did an hour of yoga this morning.
02/05 149.8 doing all the right things, so I'll have faith that, in the long run, I'll break though this little one pound yo yo thing.
02/06 149.8 sigh. It's not possible that I can be eating a maintenance amount of calories. I hope I break this plateau soon.
02/07 149.0 ¡por fin!
02/08 148.7 I had a really good day yesterday. Two workouts. Ate tons of protein. Some really nice conversations with friends. But, best of all, the better eating has improved my energy levels. I usual spend the afternoon exhausted and ready to fall asleep by four. That's not been happening recently.
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I am a 50 year old 5'5" woman. I am trying to get healthier to avoid diabetes and all of the problems that come from being overweight.
I have found this challenge to be both rewarding and frustrating! Looking at my weight daily has been a real eye opener to see all of the fluctuations and how a high carb day will affect me and the loss for 2-3 days after. I have been participating in this challenge since Round 40 My average loss/gain since Round 40 to 63 is a 0.5lb loss each round. This was better than I expected!
Start Weight Feb 2018 - 202
Next Goal - 170 I will get there, hopefully soon
Goal Weight July 2019 - 140
Round 60 - SW - 178.8 - EW - 180.0 - Average weight over 10 Days - 179.3
Round 61 - SW - 178.6 - EW - 178.2 - Average weight over 10 days - 178.5
Round 62 - SW - 179.0 - EW - 178.0 - Average weight over 10 days - 178.8
Round 63 - SW - 178 - EW - 180.0 - Average weight over 10 Days - 180.0
Round 64 - SW - 181.2 - EW - 180.2 Average weight over 10 Days - 181.3
Round 65 - SW - 180.6 - EW - 179.0 Average weight over 10 Days - 180.0
Round 66 - SW - 179.0 - EW - 180.4 Average weight over 10 Days - 179.1
Feb 2 - 179.8
Feb 3 - 179.4
Feb 4 - 179.8
Feb 5 - 178.8
Feb 6 - 178.0 - I have walked the last two nights in the house, and last night resisted having an evening snack!
Feb 7 - 179.2 - this up and down, in and down is so incredibly frustrating.
Feb 8 - 178.2 - I am trying very hard to stay within calorie goals and do some form of exercise everyday.
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@td19852007 WELCOME! Better late than never!
@tiabirdie56 Tish, loved your ebook! Something I read the other day made me think I should add B-12 to my daily regimen but I haven’t bought it yet.1 -
Female 5’1” Age 68.953 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5 UGW ???SW Rnd 7 167 AW 165.8
SW Rnd 8 168* AW 166.1
SW Rnd 9 164.5* AW 165.5
SW Rnd 10 167 AW 165.3 Start Keto
SW Rnd 11 163 AW 163.5h
SW Rnd 12 162.5 AW 160.2
SW Rnd 13 159.5 AW 159.1
SW Rnd 14 158.5 AW 158.9
SW Rnd 15 158 AW 157.25
SW Rnd 16 156 AW 155.9
SW Rnd 17 155.5 AW 156.5
SW Rnd 18 157.5 AW 156.15
SW Rnd 19 155.5 AW 1
SW Rnd 20 155.5* AW 155
SW Rnd 21 154.5 AW 152.15
SW Rnd 22 152.5 AW 152.2
SW Rnd 23 151 AW 150.2
SW Rnd 24 150 AW 148.8
SW Rnd 25 147.5 AW 147.3
SW Rnd 26 148.5 AW 145.4
SW Rnd 27 146* AW 144.72
SW Rnd 28 145* AW 145.5
SW Rnd 29 146.5 AW 145.8
SW Rnd 30 146 AW 145.65
SW Rnd 31 146.5 AW 144.45
SW Rnd 32 144.5 AW 143.3
SW Rnd 33 141.5 AW 140.6
SW Rnd 34 140.0 AW 140.75
SW Rnd 35 139.5 AW 139.25
SW Rnd 36 138.5 AW 138.85
SW Rnd 37 139.0 AW 138.2
SW Rnd 38 139.5* AW 136.9
SW Rnd 39 137.0* No end/avg weight
SW Rnd 40 ???.?* 5 day avg 137.6
SW Rnd 41 137.5 AW 138.2
SW Rnd 42 my 36 138.0 AW 136.15
SW Rnd 43 136.5 AW 135.5
SW Rnd 44 133.5 AW 134.55
SW Rnd 45 134.0 AW 134.35
SW Rnd 46* 133.5 AW 133.28 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 47* 133.5 AW 133.0 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 48 133.5 AW 134.05
SW Rnd 49 134.0 AW 133.85
SW Rnd 50* 134.5 AW 134.6 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 51* 133.5 No scale on ship
SW Rnd 52* 134.0 AW 133.42 (6 Days)
SW Rnd 53 131.5 AW 131.9
SW Rnd 54 131.0 AW 131.6
SW Rnd 55* 131.5 AW 129.66
SW Rnd 56* 128.5 AW 130.7
SW Rnd 57 131.5 AW 130.85
SW Rnd 58/52 131.0 AW 130.6
SW Rnd 59 132.0 AW 131.3
SW Rnd 60 131.5 AW 131.85
SW Rnd 61 130.0 AW 132.4
SW Rnd 62 132.0 AW 131.6
SW Rnd 63 132.5 AW 131.55
SW Rnd 64 131.5 AW 130.65
SW Rnd 65 129.5 AW 129.2
SW Rnd 66 129.0 AW 128.75
SW Rnd 67 128.0
Recommended reading and viewing -Recommended viewing on Netflix or YouTube: The Magic Pill
Recommended reading: The Obesity Code by Jason Fung, MD
Eric Westman Keto Made Simple 58 min https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GH9IZHnyr2I
Recommended for the ladies https://www.facebook.com/JamesSmithPT/videos/1494099927361618/
What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.
This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.
2/1 128.0
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2/2 128.5 Yesterday I felt irritated-don’t know why. I wanted “something” but have no idea what. I was under on carbs and 2g below protein. I have my carbs set to 15g total and without having any idea about that or my eating, someone in a Keto FB group started counseling me on how to get my weight to “start dropping” again! It was strange. I think I’ve got this Keto thing down after 18.5 months and being minus 46#. Some people! It’s raining in Las Vegas again. Not much but it’s damp outside.
2/3 129.0. Weird day yesterday. We were hungry but nothing sounded good. Finally tried a new to us Chinese place. It was good and we have tons of leftovers! Picked up neighbors at the airport last night. Flight was due at 6PM but weather delays caused it to arrive at 10PM. They had traveled from The Gambia and been awake for 48 hours! Meeting friends at 1:30 for lunch as one of our group is flying in from Kentucky for work here this week.
2/4 129.5 Shared “shareable” meatballs (4 small meatballs aren’t very shareable) and a large Greek salad with DD at lunch yesterday. It was overpriced and under good!
2/5 128.5 Wind, wind, go away! Come again in another decade!
2/6 129.0 Went to lunch with BFF and another friend who is visiting from Denver. I had my first margarita in over a year! It was tasty, ordered beef tack salad with no beans and no rice - got a boatload of lettuce and that is fine. Ate the guacamole and sour cream and a small piece of the enormous bowl. Went to bed at 9PM and slept until 6 this morning! Forgot my BP pill yesterday but my BP this morning was 130/75 when I sat down. My Ketones are back up today. Life is good.
2/7 128.0 We went to Miller’s Ale House for lunch. It never occurred to me that “soy marinated salmon” would be loaded with sugar! My ketones are back down to zero. I was hungry most of the afternoon and evening, the result of sugar causing an insulin spike. Gave in to some pork rinds and guacamole in the evening which I tracked but no nutritional info available for that lunch! A clear sign, had I checked first, that I should not have ordered it! Going to meet some friends for crafting now.
2/8 127.512 -
Day/Weight/Comment
02/03 - 169.0 lbs
02/04 - 167.9 lbs
02/05 - 167.6 lbs
02/06 - 167.3 lbs
02/07 - 167.8 lbs - Yesterday was rest day.
02/08 - 167.3 lbs
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Gender = Male
Height = 5'11"
Age = 46
SW (2/4/19) = 222.0
SBF% = 18.7
UGW = 195
Goal this round - Get under 220.
Day/Weight/Comment
02/02 = N/A
02/03 = N/A
02/04 = (no weigh-in) So I've had a funky last few months. I started a new job 2.5 months ago (good thing, but stressful). I got some bad news about the osteoarthritis in my reconstructed right knee. My wife and I are trying to have a baby. We're also trying to buy a house. I've been in the throes of my sugar addiction, I haven't been exercising at all, and I've gained back just about everything I lost last year. I've been trying to get myself back to a "healthy" state of mind for a while now, but I've been feeling guilty and stupid for leaving this community in the first place. Rather than "pick up where I left off," I'm going to start over (no posting my history). We'll see how it goes, as I can always look it up later if I really want to. The bottom line is, coming here and posting every morning really worked for me before. Having your support really worked for me.
I'm trying really hard to be kind and forgiving to myself. I'm really angry that I let things go as far as I think they have. I'm really going to try to stay around for a while, 10 days at a time, just like I did before. I'll weigh-in tomorrow morning to see where I'm at. Thanks in advance for letting me hang around.
02/05 = 221.8 (-0.2), BF% =18.7 (no change). First weigh-in and post in a long time. I was under calories yesterday and on point in macros. No sweets. So far, so good.
02/06 = 218.2 (-3.6), BF% = 18.3 (-0.4). Didn't take long for that first WHOOSH. I was under calories yesterday, even if I didn't hit my macros exactly the way I wanted to. It feels good to be back. I had a "chubby" coworker mention today that we have the exact same belly. I was both "thrown off" by the comment, and frustrated at the same time. It figures that someone would notice me being chubby the moment I get back into health and fitness. Rather than being angry with the universe, I'll acknowledge that I'm listening to what the universe has to say. I have to say, being back in this challenge feels pretty natural. I'm going to have to spend some time figuring out exactly why I left in the first place...
02/07 = 216.2 (-2.0), BF%.= 18.1 (-0.2). Another decent day eating. I'm generally sticking to keto, and I'm getting under my calorie goal every day. Keto is a definite quick start/boost for my weight loss, and I'm okay with that. I've really wanted this for a long time. So glad to be back!
02/08 = 214.6 (-1.6), BF% = 17.9 (-0.2). I forgot how fast weight drops off in the first week of keto. Not complaining! Truth is, I'm only half-@$$ing it (the keto part). I do lots of avoiding (no sugar, no rice, no pasta, [usually] no bread), but at this point I'm really focusing on portion control (until I can get myself fully back in to food-prepping, which is hard). So far, so good! Waiting for my first "bump" in the road, which will inevitably come... it has to. Preparing myself for it. It's not a bad thing, it's just part of the journey. It will always be there. Until then, however, I'm going to enjoy my "fun" streak (7.4 lbs in 4 days), and see how long I can keep it going.
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Ending Weight Round 66: 153
02/02 152.6
02/03 151.6
Last night I was looking through photos on phone. Wow, am I thinner than 15 months ago. I checked my weight back then, and I can’t believe I’m 40lbs down.
But the really amazing part was looking at photos from May 2018. I look so much leaner. Again, I checked, and I’m about 20lbs down. This is notable because my Inner Critic has been saying “See, you’ve barely lost anything since April.” NOT!! I look - and feel - light years better. Kicks that voice to the door!
Then I decided to take my
Measurements - basically ALL of them. LOL
Measured waist holding it in & natural, for example. Amazingly, my hips have gotten smaller. I guess muscle does take up
Less space! If someone had told me this was even possible, I would have said “no way.”
Very happy. If you are mid-weight loss journey, I beg you to keep going. You will not believe how much better you will feel - and look. My goal all along was to lose enough that I felt good about myself and would be willing to fight to maintain it.
It will likely take another 5-10 lbs, but I’m not giving up. I’d like a 30 inch waist. After seeing my hips shrink smaller than I could have ever imagined, I’m beginning to my believe waist will actually trim down too.😇
02/04 150.8
02/05 151.6
02/06 151
Wasn’t going to exercise or eat a good dinner last night (tired, slightly under the weather), but my habits kicked in. I just couldn’t not do my daily exercise & get that calorie burn. Wearing my regular clothes lol , I took my sketching supplies & said just do 20 mins (thank you UAC!). Drew a couple of portraits- better than usual - I might need to add a desk top to ex bike...😛 And then looked at my stats...calorie burn not high enough. Finished with HIIT for a total of an HOUR. Then ate nutritious dinner - berries, small lean pork, a Doctor Kracker Seedlander cracker, cut raw veggies w/ some balsamic vines and a touch of olive oil & a big cup of tea. Hardest day I’ve faced in over a year, and I did it. Happy that scale came back down.
Shooting for 150 by ♥️’s Day.
02/07 151.2
02/08 150.8 ❣️A huge NSV for me: four years ago I bought a cropped jacket with a matching scarf in France that I hoped one day I would be able to wear unbuttoned over a shirt. This morning I was looking for something in my closet to wear that fit (recently my “thin” clothes have been baggy - a surprise for sure). I saw the dry cleaned jacket & scarf & thought well maybe it will fit, unbuttoned... well it fit perfectly buttoned!!!! And the scarf I had planned to use to cover my middle looked really bulky. As I was typing this, I realized I can transform the scarf into a blouse! This is actually my biggest clothing/related NSV yet ❣️#grateful #GRATEFUL *happy tear*[/b]
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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 151-152 is much better than 155.
Revised GW to 148.5 to help me (hopefully) blast into the 140’s!
NEVER GIVE UP, EVER! 🙏🏻😇
“Focus on Health.”
Good Luck ALL❣❣
Health!!! Focus on health! 🏃🏻♀️💪🏻🙏🏻💃♥🏆
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Round 34 thru Round 66– 179.4 to 153lbs, -26.4 lbs in 33 Rounds❣
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You. ARE Healthier. Than. You. Ever. Thought. Possible. #Grateful,soGrateful🍀🙏🏻🌈♥🌟🌈🍎
♥️Labs are perfect!
♥️I track everything I eat Every Day, weighing everything to the gram. I pay attention to sodium, protein, fiber, water, sat fats under control. Minimum 5 fruits/veg servings a day, protein every meal,
♥️I exercise daily (10K steps, 60 mins exercise, and 300 workout burn daily, minimum, averages over a week.)
♥️I keep CI under CO daily.
♥️I use a trend app & look at averages weekly, monthly, etc.
♥️Water, sleep, yoga (recent addition), body positivity affirmations, (another recent add), GLAD (grateful, learned, achieved, delighted) quick daily journaling..
♥️Baby steps. As my Dad always reminded us, “Rome was not built in a day!”)
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You have accomplished great things with your health. Do keep this in mind! You are winning the war, if not each day’s battle! You are stronger & more robust than you think❣12 -
puttyputty wrote: »You can do this! Remember, the scale gives you data. It's your tool, not your enemy!
Love it! I feel like I need to make this into a poster or something and put it by my scale!!
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27th Round for me: Female 65, height 5’
Goal this round: To get out of the 160’s or at least consistently not above 160. Right now even ½ lb. per round would seem great. This is the same goal as last round. Was feeling discouraged until I looked at a year ago and realized that I’m only down 4 lb. but I have established a “new normal.” I’m at the upper range of that the beginning of this round. Before starting at the gym and then joining this group, I was gaining about 5 lb. a year. So all my changes have me close to the 150’s instead of into the 170’s.
Ultimate Goal Weight – 128; Hoping to be under 140 by end of June. (Not sure if this is possible for me but even well down in the 150’s would be better than where I am at now.)Round 39 (1st for me) – SW 163, -.2Round 67 – 162.8
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, +.6
Round 65 – 162.2, -.4
Round 66 – 161.8, +1
Popped up a lb. at the beginning of last round and ended up in the same place. Not sure why the beginning of a round there is often a jump. Anyway, I use the last day of the last round as my start weight.
Day/Weight/Comment
02/02 – 162.4 – Gym yesterday, nice to get in a good workout. It’s a year since I started at the gym and even with 2-3 times a week has made a huge difference in how I feel and, I think, look. Planning to take measurements later today.
02/03 – 163 – Have been unusually good about the cals., so was expecting to go down.
02/04 – 162.8 – A little LNS last night but managed to stop at a couple of cookies. Off to the gym today.
02/05 – 162.6 – Good workout yesterday. Will try out the treadmill, that we have been “storing” for our daughter for years, at home today. Hubby uses it regularly. I tried one at the gym when I first went but couldn’t seem to get the rhythm. I prefer walking outside but it’s icy and we have very steep streets.
02/06 – 162.8 – Well, didn’t do the treadmill yesterday – worked on my knitting project and took a nap. Amazing how your mind completely forgets the things you don’t really want to do. Off to the gym today.
02/07 – 162.6
02/08 – 162.2 – No gym today. No school today (likely a ProD day for the teachers to make the family day weekend longer) so that means the gym will likely be crazy with teens and DH needed the car. Good motivation to do that treadmill so I don’t go back up. Inspired by my sis-in-law who has lost 63 lbs. this year. She is much heavier than I but has been overweight all her life so has bigger lifestyle/mindset changes to make than I do.
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Ready to go!
Female, 52 years old
SW: 230 lbs 1/1/19
mini GW: 175
Round 66 EW: 220.4 (-2)
Goals for R67: drink my water, close my circles, > 10K steps daily, journal my food
Day/Weight/Comment:
02/02 219.8 drank my water, closed my circles, > 13k steps. Off to a good start! In January, I didn’t really change my food, but I did drop alcohol for #dryjanuary and added in exercise. I wanted to try and incorporate small changes along the way that I could sustain. This month I will really start tracking food, and being aware of making better choices. 🤞🏻
02/03 219.6 drank my water, closed my circles, only 8K steps as I was in the car most of the day. About to go walk now, but is anyone else worried about overeating/drinking at the Superbowl parties? Thinking I need to plan for the number to go up some the next few days.

02/04 . 220.4 drank my water, closed my circles, 10K steps...but the Superbowl was so booooring that I ate my way right through it! Back on it today!
02/05 220.2 drank my water, closed my circles, 12.7K steps. Hoping to see a nice downward slide soon!
02/06 219.8 drank my water, closed my circles, 12.7K steps. Argh. Wished for more today!
02/07 219.4 **didn't get to update yesterday, but had weighed in.
02/08 219.0 a bit frustrated now that 7 days later all I've lot is .8lbs! But to be truthful with myself, my exercise has been great but I've had a couple big meals the last few days.
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MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 58 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 25 FOR ME.
“I DON’T STOP WHEN I’M TIRED - I STOP WHEN I’M DONE”
Goals:
Weight:
Short Term Goal: Lose 2 pounds this round.
First Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 180 by Valentine’s Day 💗💗💗 I hope to achieve this by losing about 1.5 pounds per week (or 2 lbs per round).
My Second Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 160 by my Birthday on May 10th by sticking to my plan to lose 1.5 pounds per week (or 2 lbs per round).
My third Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 150 by the 4th of July using the same plan as above.
Exercise:
During each Weight goal I plan on doing cardio in the form of dancing at aerobic levels whenever possible. I would also like to walk as much as possible although walking outside is impossible for me this time of year.
********LOOK AND SEE HOW MUCH THESE 10 DAY CHALLENGES HAVE HELPED ME********R43 EW= 195.6.....LOSS
R44 EW= 192.4…..LOSS
R45 EW= 191.4…..LOSS
R46 EW= 186.0…..LOSS
R47 EW= 186.8…..SLIGHT GAIN/FLUCTUATION
R48 EW= 185.4…..LOSS
R49 EW= 182.8…..LOSS
R50 EW= 180.8…..LOSS
R51 EW= 179.6…..LOSS
R52 EW= 179.0…..LOSS
R53 EW= 176.0…..LOSS
R54 EW= 174.6…..LOSS
R55 EW= 174.6…..NO CHANGE (hard round for me, no change is a Victory!)
R56 EW= 179.2…..GAIN Most of the round spent traveling.
R57 EW= 177.2…..LOSS
R58 EW= 176.0…..LOSS
R59 EW= 178.6…..GAIN Ended day after my Family Thanksgiving festivities. Rough on the final weigh-in.
R60 EW= 178.4.....LOSS
R61 EW= 181.2…..Gain Heavy Travel at the end of this round resulting in lots of restaurant food and sitting in car which created a weight gain at the very end of the challenge.. Many non scale victories however.
R62 EW= 183.1 Gain The Christmas Season bug bit me.
R63 EW= 185.5 Gain Food Filled Holiday Season.
R64 EW= 183.4 LOSS Yayyyyy!
R65 EW= 187.1 GAIN[/color=rlimegreen Stress eating the whole round! Emergencies and business problems took its toll.
R66 EW= color=red]186.9 LOSS On my way to a better me!
MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R66 EW= 186.9
R67 EW= TBD
Day/Weight/Comment
02/02 ….. 186.9 ….. Same as yesterday on the scale. I ate back my 222 calories from exercise. Over on the carbs, but not too bad. I kept my bun on my hamburger because I was so hungry. I should have planned differently. I burned 2437 calories overall. 11,640 total steps & 5.12 miles overall. 13/13 fitbit step hours. I slept 6 hours 26 minutes which is great for me. No dancing (frown) but I did take a brisk walk indoors at the school for 34 minutes.
02/03 ….. 186.9….. Drats! The same, but it’s my own fault. I am certainly eating my emotions. Still dancing, eating back some of my calories with the dance but still staying under . However, it doesn’t work that way with carbs, so I’m getting nowhere. 1353 Total Calories. 75 Net Carbs of mostly junk. Burned 2557 total calories. 14,807 steps & 6.27 miles all of which are helping me to at least maintain. 13/13 fitbit stephours. 4 hours 16 minutes of sleep. IF 16:8. I danced for 71 minutes burning 434 calories. Calorie burn does depend on the songs I choose. Sample song was “Got it Wrong” by the Wildfeathers.
02/04 …..186.9….. no planned exercise yesterday or dancing. My stats: 1668 Total Calories. 81 Net Carbs. 44 minutes of stripping beds burned a whopping 48 calories according to my fitbit activity marker. 10,460 total steps & 4.43 miles. 13/13 fitbit stephours. 5 hours & 14 minutes of sleep. IF 16:8.
02/05 ….. 186.7 …..Great strong day yesterday in my eating plan. 1305 Total Calories & 11 Net Carbs. 2374 Calories Out. 12,388 Total Steps & 5.24 Miles. IF 16:8. 13/13 fitbit stephours. 5 hours & 3 minutes of sleep. I danced 29 minutes. Sample song (which was perfect beat for dancing) was “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder.
02/06 ….. 186.7….. My Stats for yesterday after going out with a friend for Mexican Food lunch: 1358 Total Calories In. 38 Net Carbs In. 2189 Calories Out. 10,123 steps & 4.45 total miles. IF: 16:8. No sleeping record because I charged my fitbit during sleep. I danced 36 minutes and one of my songs was “Gimme One Reason” by Tracy Chapman.
02/07 ….. 186.5 ….. Dripping off like water on the icecicles, but it’s in the right direction! My stats for yesterday: Very low calories in because of workload that caused me to starting eating so late in my IF eating window: 775 Calories In. 2260 Calories Out. 27 Net Carbs which were mostly from my Zoodles in Marinara. 12,351 Total Steps & 5.23 total Miles. IF with a late start so it was more like 20:4. I slept a fantastic 6 hours & 40 minutes. I danced 77 minutes My sample song was “Lido Shuffle” by Boz Scaggs. I found myself doing more of a funky twist with lots of arms, more than anything. Anytime I twist it makes my waist feel so slender! And we all know how well it did for Chubby Checker!
02/08 ….. 186.9 …..Up a blip from pool hall & potluck. No worries. Too hard to calculate calories & carbs but I know they were higher than my normal plan. My other stats: Over 2000 calories likely. Over 200 carbs is probable. Net carbs unsure. 2240 Calories Out. 10,120 total Steps & 4.3 Total Miles. IF 16:8 Slept 4 hours 33 minutes. 11/13 step hours. Danced 35 minutes before leaving for the event. Sample song: “Jealous” by Nick Jonas, only because I am Sexy Beautiful and so are you! My sister may be leaving the hospital today so it is a blessed day. Have a great weekend everyone!
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Round 67, my 4th!
10 day goal: 163🤞
May 17th goal weight: 145
45 female, 5'5"
Day/Weight/Comment
02/02 - 164.4
02/03 - 164.4
02/04 - N/A
02/05 - N/A
02/06 - N/A
02/07 - 165.8
02/08 - 164.2! So happy to see a loss this AM. I've felt my weight loss has been a little stagnant the past couple weeks. I keep reminding myself that it's slow to come off.... I just need to stick with the plan. CICO. That should be my mantra, CICO. Happy Friday everyone!
02/09
02/10
02/11
02/12
64: 171-->166 (-5) 🎉🎉🎉
65: 166-->167.4 (+1.4)👌
66: 166.4-->165.4 (-1) 👍
67: 164.4-->
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Last day of this round I will be on a plane leaving for our 6 day vacation. No Kids, no animals, just my DH and I. So that means I have 10 days to do my best work and stay on track so that I can have fun and not stress about the scale while I am away. Round 67 here we go!
End of Rnd 66:147.6 which is a new low for me (Avg 10 day was 149.56)
Goal 146.xx and get my Avg 10 day lower
02/02 - 148.5 up a little today. Had a couple of beers last night to celebrate my son getting into the college he wanted. So I expected a little bit of an up tick. Have to get up early and do some cleaning and then get some shopping done. We will see how it goes.
02/03 - 151.1 up some more. Again expected. This weekend we have had lots of eating out and lots of celebrations. Going to try and do better today and not let myself continue to go downhill.
02/04 - 153.7 UUUGGGHH!!! I didn't eat terrible yesterday, but it wasn't great either and we drank a lot (BEER) at a Super Bowl party. I am extremely dehydrated this morning and I know I didn't drink any water after noon yesterday. 6 pound gain in 2 days. It will be gone by Wed, so not going to freak out. This weekend I am going to try and change things up a bit. I think it is the beer that I drink that makes me gain so much. I am not drinking at all Monday- Friday. I only drink on the weekend and I always gain a ton of water weight. At least 4-6 pounds. It's my sons 18th birthday on Saturday and we are having a big family party so that should keep me busy and then Sunday I will be getting ready to leave on vacation. I will be in Vegas for a week so I want to see if it really is the beer that makes me retain so much fluid.
02/05 - 153.7 Did not do any better yesterday, just could not get on track. I ate fast food for breakfast and lunch. I can not tell you the last time I have done that. I think I have already decided I am not going to worry about it since we will be on vacation all next week. I watched everything I ate so close last year and am down 35 lbs. for that effort. Honestly I wasn't even going to post today, but decided I was not giving up and I had 6 days left until we left. I want to be back in 140's before we leave, which is doable. I am just having a really hard time this year staying the course I guess. I am not making any of my goals and can not seem to focus. I need to get my will power back in check and do what I know I need to do. So today I am doing what I need to do!
02/06 - 151.1 back down and we continue to yo-yo this month.Day 3 no alcohol, definitely a better day calorie wise, and plenty of water. Been backed up indigestion wise for a couple of days now, so hopefully will get some relief from that today. I don't think my stomach is agreeing with the amount of crap I ate over the weekend. Today my day is planned and should go well. Hoping to be back in the 140's tomorrow and stay there till the end of this round. My 10 day average is definitely going to be up this round.
02/07 - 149.3 almost back to where I was at the beginning of the round. Did well yesterday and getting rid of the carbs, or alcohol, or whatever weight it is that I put on last weekend. Lol, have my day planned and am on track.Hopefully I can finish strong in 4 days.
02/08 - 149.8 Had Chinese food at about 8:30 last night. My life has just been insane lately. Trying to get ready for my son's 18th bday party tomorrow and get through this work week. I am so ready for vacation. I need a break! Should go back down tomorrow, I'm sure it went up because we ate really late and the sodium. 3 more days, trying to finish in the 140's at this point.
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prehistoricmoongoddess wrote: »deepwoodslady wrote: »
@CowgirlConnieMay I love this philosophy, this plan! Especially the part that says "treat with portion control in mind". Sometimes my treats turn into a full-on binge and that is what I've been working so hard on. Like @quiltingjaine tried to tell her friend, there is nothing we cannot have. We only need to choose not to, or to fit in into our plan or our macros as best we can. I know if I try to do that deliberately and with full intent, then even if I fail, it is part of my lifestyle to always be mindful and to make choices. Thanks for sharing these words of wisdom. I have a social even tonight & will "try to eat healthy as much as possible and treat with portion control in mind". It really is that simple, isn't it?
My philosophy is ' You can have anything you want, you just can't have everything you want'
@prehistoricmoongoddess An excellent & true philosophy! Thanks for the insight.4 -
This is a good gluten free and low carb friendly zucchini bread recipe. I like that it doesn't use artificial sweetener/stevia, although you could substitute for the 2T honey. Enjoy! https://paleogrubs.com/zucchini-bread-recipe
Thanks for the recipe. I was hoping you would see my request on the homepage. While Honey has many beneficial properties, I usually do substitiute stevia because of my T2D. I will figure the amount probably by tasting the batter. I will also add a few walnuts in to get in the healthy fats & heart healthy omega 3's. Entering the recipe into MFP recipes will give me the exact macros with the changes. Interesting that it has both banana & zucchini. I am assuming the banana is to aid with the sweetness naturally. I may play around with omitting the banana to lessen the carbs & up the stevia. I may also use this recipe without the zucchini but with the banana for banana nut bread. This may very well be two recipes in one & I am so excited! I am so looking forward to this & will be making it first exactly as given. I may be able to take it to my potlucks to be sure there is something there I can eat! How wonderful is that? Thanks again.
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**Round 67**
Heaviest Weight: 235 lbs/106.6kg (February 7th 2018)
Smallest Weight: 175 lbs/79.4kg (March 2009)
First Goal Weight: 220 lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight: 185 lbs
R65 SW: 233.2 lbs/105.8kg R65 EW: 232.2 lbs/105.3kg R65 AW: ~233.1 lbs/105.8kg (-0.1 lbs/0.045kg)
R66 SW: 230.6 lbs/104.6kg R65 EW: 227.6 lbs/103.2kg R65 AW: ~230.2 lbs/104.4kg (-2.9 lbs/1.4kg)
R66 Goal Weight: 224-225 lbs
Daily Goals:
Drink 90-120oz of water daily; consume 1300-1400 cal and measure food; no added sugars/sweeteners; around 1500mg sodium intake max; get in 7500+ steps daily; do chi gung; sleep more than 6 hours nightly!
Day/Weight/Comment
02/02: 228.4 @ 6:00a
02/03: 229.6 @ 12:00p
02/04: 230.6 @ 5:30a
02/05: 229.6 @ 5:54a
02/06: 229.0 @ 7:00a
02/07: 228.2 @ 7:00a
02/08: 226.4 @ 1:30p - It's been a struggle to find time to get on here this round, but I'm doing what I can! Happy with my current progress. The increase on the scale this past weekend was due to a long, schedule-skewed and event filled weekend (including the Super Bowl) that deviated from routine and lower calories. Things got back under control and my water intake increased steadily throughout the week, bringing more digestive regularity back into the mix as well. I intend to be more conservative going into the augmented schedules for this Shabbat, and am setting up for this weekend to ensure success!
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tiabirdie56 wrote: »I honestly still do not crave anything usual like sweet and salty, but I do like crunchy. I figure that is my new crave on keto, because I don't eat anything crunchy. /quote]
@tiabirdie56 I do eat nuts for most of my crunchy snacks. (90% cacao dark chocolate for the sweet cravings.) Walnuts. Almonds. Even salted smoke flavored Almonds if I must have salty. That is me satisfying a crunchy craving (instead of popcorn, chips or pretzels I used to eat). Full of healthy fats & omega 3 too!. If push comes to shove, I eat pork rinds because of the zero carbs & fat content. Flavored ones available too. I just don't eat the rinds as often because I do try to stay fairly heart healthy, even in my keto. I know that you already know all these tricks. Just a reminder & a word of encouragement to you because you're the best!3 -
Female aged 47 based in the UK .
Start Weight on 1st Jan '19
Starting - 158.50lb
End R64 - 154.90lb - Round loss 3.6lb - Loss to date 3.60lb
End R65 - 149.90lb - Round loss 5.0lb - Loss to date 8.60lb
End R66 - 149.90lb - Round loss 0.00lb - Loss to date 8.60lb
Disappointed with the last round as didn't feel the scales accurately reflected my 10 days. Going to try and change up my diet a bit this round and try and get out walking a bit more (already do 10k+ steps a few days a week so going to try and achieve this every day) along with keeping up my weekly swim one day a week and twice weekly gym PT session. Here we go!!!!
Round Target - lose 1.50-2lb
02/01 - 149.90
02/02 - 149.00lb (-0.90lb) Yay - off to a good start. Was a good food day and also walked 13k steps yesterday too - more of the same then I guess
02/03 - DNW - 10,561 steps
02/04 - 150.40lb - AARRGH!!! Back up we go again. Hoping this is just the weekend taunting me....... Found this pretty easy last year, but not so far this year ? Not doing anything really that different (have gone back and looked over my food diaries - is it that "(peri)-menopause thing" that makes it so much harder ? May investigate this a bit more.....
Didn't have my fitbit on yesterday but was busy all day cleaning and doing housework (builder are still going!). Planned walk later for the school run and then another one later on too. Hoping to see a drop tomorrow
02/05 - 149.90 down 0.50lb today but back to this number AGAIN! Fourth time in two weeks I've seen this number and would love it to be the last! Did my planned walks yesterday (14K steps in total) - unlikely to be so many today but will get in what walking I can and I am also at the gym tonight for an hour. Food all planned for today, will aim to drink more water as been a bit lax on that front recently and hope tomorrow sees another drop - anything less that 149.90lb - please!!!
02/06 - 150.40lb - here AGAIN!!!! Beginning to think my scales may be stuck in some horrendous loop
8,020 steps yesterday plus a weights session at the gym so that was all good and so was my food (I thought). Decided last night to go back to one of my earlier food diaries when I was losing weight relatively easily and repeat it today and see what happens...... I refuse to give up though - 5 days left of this round to crack it! Also planning a walk later after work .....
02/07 - 149.50lb down 0.90lb - OK this is good, heading in the right direction and my scale didn't stop on 149.90 again! Did my 10,000 steps yesterday and my food was spot on. Food planned for the day and will also be at the gym tonight for an hour - I shall continue my quest .....
02/08 - 148.70lb down 0.80lb - ok this is better. 7500 steps yesterday plus a tough HiiT session at the gym. No change in calories consumed but was grabbing convenience foods like bars or shakes for breakfast rather than preparing something (lazy I know!). As a result eating less overall carbs and more protein? Could this be the answer or at least part of it......
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puttyputty wrote: »You can do this! Remember, the scale gives you data. It's your tool, not your enemy!
Love it! I feel like I need to make this into a poster or something and put it by my scale!!
Yay! I'm glad I said something useful.3
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