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JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ ROUND 69
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Original start weight: 221 March 2016
Restart weight: 191 March 2018
Ultimate goal weight: 140
Female 5'4" 38 years
Round 54: SW 177.6 EW 176.6
Round 55: SW 175.8 EW 177
Round 56: SW 176.4 EW 173.2
Round 67: SW 179.4 EW 180.2
Round 68: SW 180.2 EW 179
🎯Mini Goal: 175.9
Day/Weight/Comment
02/22 180.4 Um. What? I’m totally baffled. Yesterday my weight went from 177 to 179 which I figured has got to be water weight. It’s higher today. I was within calories and had lots of water and thankfully had a much better night of sleep. Aggravating.
02/23 179.8 We went out to dinner last night to celebrate my hubby getting a new job. Was only slightly over calories, but weight is down a smidge so I’ll take it! I’m still trying to figure out my calories so I can consistently lose. So far this month, I’ve managed to maintain. I know I can get this figured out, and you guys are so supportive, thank you!
02/24 178 Coming back down. I was within calories and macros and I got my minimum 10,000 steps yesterday. 🙂
02/25 178.8 I felt like yesterday was a pretty good day. I was within calories, I got in 30 active minutes and 10,000 steps. Sodium was a bit high though. We did church, then had a relaxing day at home after.
02/26 I78.6 I’m just keeping up with what I’ve been doing! Within calories, no exrcise though. I’ve been pre logging my meals and I feel like it helps keep me on track.
02/27 178.2
02/28 177.8 Woo hoo! It's been a struggle to figure out what my calories need to be, but hopefully the trend continues down!
03/01
03/02
03/03
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HW-382
RSW-360
UGW-160
02/22-359.4
02/23- 359.2
02/24-359.8
02/25-360.2
02/26-359
02/27- 357.4
02/28 356.8 And the downward trend continues. My NSV for yesterday was doing my exercise even though I didn't feel like it. I've been adding less salt to my food and finding new ways of cooking things to make them a little healthier and enjoyable. Today (and the next few days) are going to be tons of stress and work. My goal will be to not turn to fast food just because I'm stressed or tired.
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Round 69, my 6th!
10 day goal: 159.9
May 17th goal: 145
August 31st goal: 135
Christmas goal: 125
45 female, 5'5"
Day/Weight/Comment
02/22 - 161.4
02/23 - 161.2
02/24 - 164.2
02/25 - 165.2
02/26 - 165.2
02/27 - 163.0
02/28 - 162.0 - 🎉🎉🎉 So happy my weight is moving in the right direction! Interesting to see how much TOM impacted my weight these past few days. I just walked my dog and I have a day of healthy food to eat and plans for a lunch walk and a run after work. It's going to be a good day!
03/01
03/02
03/03
64: 171-->166 (-5) 🎉🎉🎉
65: 166-->167.4 (+1.4) 👌
66: 166.4-->165.4 (-1) 👍
67: 164.4-->163.6 (-.8) 👍
68: 164.8-->161.8 (-3) 🎉🎉🎉
69: 161.4-->13 -
FROM THE MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 58 YEARS YOUNG & MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 27 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 185 by The end of February 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 168 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 158 by the 4th of July using the same plan as above.
My Fourth Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 145 by Halloween.
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 Stress eating the whole round! Emergencies and business problems took its toll.
R66 EW= 186.9 LOSS On my way to a better me!
R67 EW= 186.7 LOSS In the right direction!
R68EW = 188.2 GAIN Not doing well since R61. I have to get back in the groove!
MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R68 EW= 188.2
R69 EW= TBD
Day/Weight/Comment
02/22 …..188.8 ….. Bad start after pool hall & potluck. Yesterdays stats: 2032 Calories In / 2419 Calories Out. Net Carbs 156. 11,586 Total Steps & 4.9 Miles. IF 16:8. I slept 4 hours & 38 minutes. I walked 34 minutes outdoors & danced 22 minutes. Sample song “ Here comes my girl” by Tom Petty. That one put me in a great mood because of the nice vibe. Good luck on this round everyone!
02/23 …..189.0 ….. Here goes my embarrassing stats: 2653 Calories In / 2248 Calories out. 198 Net Carbs (the little Debbies are so much worse than the Oreos!). 10,183 Total Steps & 4.32 Miles. No IF yesterday. I slept 4 hours & 12 minutes & suffered severe Restless Leg Syndrome all night from the sugar. I very briskly walked for 17 minutes but did not dance yesterday.
02/24 ….. 189.0 ….. I am trusting the process here. Good day yesterday. 1111 Calories in / 2369 Calories Out. 14 Net Carbs. 13,161 Total Steps & 5.57 Total Miles. IF 17:7. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I charged my fitbit overnight, but got over 5 hours of sleep. I danced for 41 minutes, Sample Song “The Wanderer” by Dion. Tons of work today. I will get my steps in no problem. Have a great day everyone!
02/25 …..188.6 ….. Slowly melting pound. But every little bit counts, right? Yesterdays stats: 1350 Calories In / 2455 Calories Out. 23 Net which was mostly veggies in my Curry bowl & 1 c. of Fairlife 2% milk. 14,200 Total Steps & 6.04 Miles. IF 16:8. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 6 hours & 13 min which was phenomenal! I took a very brisk & fast outdoor 10 minute walk & I danced for 40 minutes. Sample song “ Another one bites the dust” by Queen in honor of their Oscar performance where they sang “We are the Champions.” I enjoyed my evening watching the Academy Awards & especially liked seeing Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper perform “Shallow”. I agree with the critics that it was very “intimate”. But the nature of the movie & how it ended – just to be together again, I get it. Anyway, have a great week everyone.
02/26 ….. 188.0….. A very nice strong day again yesterday but no exercise. I worked late & then in-home movie night with my friend & son. Popcorn & hot cocoa for them. Water with grapefruit essential oil drops for me. It’s coming off very slowly but moving in the right direction. Cancelled travel plans for Thursday due to incoming weather. Yesterdays stats: 1381 Calories In / 2559 Calories Out. Net Carbs 19 including Peanut butter. 10,304 Total Steps & 4.36 Total Miles. If 15:9. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 3 hours & 14 minutes. Woke up feeling refreshed but that may change later. No dancing. I missed the music but enjoyed the movie.
02/27 ….. 187.6….. Another day on plan. 1189 Calories In / 2470 Calories Out. 36 Net Carbs. 13,170 Total Steps & 5.58 Total Miles. IF 16:8. 13/13 Fitbit step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 24 minutes and needed every second of it after very little sleep the night before. I walked 23 minutes at a moderate pace & I danced for 44 minutes. Sample song “Good Old Fashioned Lover boy” by Queen. Thank you to @shunggie for that one. She is right. A perfect dance song & lots of fun. Bad weather today so a long-distance doctor appointment was cancelled. However, tomorrow is an out-of-town to shop for a baby shower on Saturday. Watched a movie with my son. He had a small nachos & some Hershey’s special dark chocolate for a snack. I had Vanilla chai Tea with a hint of Stevia. I was proud of myself today!
02/28 …..188.8 ….. That is what pizza & German Chocolate cake does. I went to a friends & that was the menu. Bloated all night. Feeling bad from the sugar. I have no idea of the exact calories or Net Carbs. My best guess is about 2200 Calories & 200 Net Carbs based on MFP logging which I did my best to figure out. Calories Out 2363. 9,241 Steps & 3.91 Miles. IF 14:10 11/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours and 41 minutes but feels like none. Very tired today & taking a road trip out of town unexpected so this is going to be a yucky slow moving day. Probably restaurants involved. No chance at redemption for several days. Only one day at home left this round. This will not end well I’m sure. Not even much opportunity to get any exercise in. Ugg. No dancing yesterday since I was away from home. Feeling a little depressed right now. It takes so little to derail days & days of hard work. I know we’ve all been there but it really stinks. I hope you all will have a good day.
03/01 ….. ….. Travel no weigh.
03/02 ….. …..
03/03 ….. ….. Baby Shower with food festivities. Uggg. Tomorrows start weight will not likely be pretty as Donna is her own worst enemy!
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I am in again.
Round 67 SW 169.9 EW 168.2
Round 68 SW 170.4 EW 166.8 - 3.6 so far
GoaL stay the distance .. good or bad.
02/22 No weigh -in today. I know, I am up.. not enough water, sodium rich food yesterday and breakfast out this morn. Time to pull it back in!
02/23 169.1x I just keep eating the junkiest food around. Back to square one! AND Not deviating from what works.
02/24 168.7x Thank you so much for ALL your support!! Its been a rough day... one that makes you take a look at your life and not take ~anything for granted!
02/25 166.6x I didn't drink 1 oz of water yesterday. Why the loss this morn. ((Hugs back to everyone))
02/26 166.7_Got my water in today... makes me feel better.
02/27 166.7_Sad day in my life.. =(
02/28 166.2x Thank you for the huggs.
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2/22 160.4
2/23 159.5
2/24 159
2/25 158.2
2/26 157.7
2/27 157.6
2/28 157.2
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Goal today is to not eat crazy at the movie theater!!12 -
@thattoothfairy thank you so much, sorry for the late reply. Its been a great journey.
@Laura48593 I can't have girl scout cookies in my house, those are definitley my weakness....especially the mint cookies4 -
36y 5'6"
SW = 160
CW = 146.7 (-13.3)
RGW = 144
UGW = 135
Round 64 EW 155.0 (-5.0)
Round 65 EW 151.3 (-3.7)
Round 66 EW 149.9 (-1.4)
Round 67 EW 149.0 (-0.9)
Round 68 EW 146.7 (-2.3)
2/22 145.7 last round was tough for me, even though the ending numbers are fine. I struggled through a small bounce and a few days of no scale movement. And spent a lot of time trying to keep myself on track with my eating choices, which haven't always been great. I was tempted to forget logging. The visuals of the long term weight loss trends that people post in the forums with all their peaks and valleys on the way to goal weight really help keep me going. Yesterday was a great day. I earned my promotion to blue belt in jiu-jitsu! The scale showed me a new number today. All good things!
2/23 146.1
2/24 145.6
2/25 145.1
2/26 143.9 A small woosh. Not sure form where and I'm sure it will bounce up a bit tomorrow. No matter. I worked out this morning and took a long shower. Feeling pretty good today. Jiu-jitsu this evening, and I need to figure out dinner.
2/27 143.5 No bounce! I had two hard workouts yesterday and my chest muscles are screaming.
2/28 142.7 having a good run this week. Trying to temper my excitement in the same way I try to temper the disappointment when the scale goes up or doesn't move. Like, when I look at my graph, you can see the peaks and valleys and I'd like to know what the next peak will be and how much lower it is compared to the last one, if that makes sense. This week the weight is coming off a little too fast and not entirely sure why. I'm gonna chalk it up to hormones. 🤷♂️ Things that are going well: I've been working out really hard. My steps are up. I haven't been hungry this week. And my body fat percentage has been slowly but steadily dicreasing. Challenge for the road ahead is that I'm getting close to my happy weight were I am perfectly fine with how I look and feel, even if it could be better. Around here I tend to loosen up. Start drinking more and indulging more and working out less. Maintain is my long term goal and the one I've not approached with any effort in the past. Sorry for the ramble this morning and thank you to anyone who decided to read.
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Round 61 11st 12lb (-1 lb)
Round 62 11st 11.6lb (-0.5lb
Round 63 11st 11.8lb (+0.2lb)
Round 64 11st 8.0lb (-3.8lb)
Round 65 11st 6.8lb (-1.2lb)
Round 66 11st 6.6lb (-0.2lb)
Round 67 11st 4.0lb (-2.6lb)
Round 68 11st 4.6lb (+0.6lb)
Day/Weight/Comment
02/22 - 11st 4.8lb
02/23 - 11st 5.6lb Very disappointed with my weight today. I ate under calories yesterday and none of my exercise calories (211).
02/24 - 11st 4.2lb - That's better!
02/25 - 11st 4.0lb
02/26 - 11st 3.4lb
02/27 - 11st 2.6lb
02/28 - 11st 3.2lb - up again
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OSW 229.4
R69 SW 177.6
Day/Weight/Comment
02/22 176.4 Woosh! great way to start the round. Have some DOMS today from yesterdays work out so I will try to get some walking in today, despite the grey rainy weather. The days are getting longer if not yet brighter.
02/23 176.8
02/24 176.0
02/25 177.4 The wind storm we are having is making me anxious and keeping me indoors. Anxiety eating yesterday but able to keep it at maintenance cals.
02/26 179 Felt like cr@p, ate like cr@p. Ate like cr@p, felt like cr@p. Did not log after noon, but definitely way over on carbs and cals. I am taking today off work - hopefully some extra rest will help me get back on track. Really need to learn my lesson - comfort carbs backfire in so many ways.
02/27 178.6 back from the brink!
02/28 DNW - forgot to step on the scale this morning!
03/01
03/02
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Heaviest: 192.2
RGW: 145.0
UGW: 135.0
02/20 - 147.4 at 5:45 a.m.
02/21 - 147.2 at 5:00 a.m.
Day Weight Comment
02/22 - DNW - not the way to start this round...**sigh**
02/23 - 147.2 at 7:30 a.m.
02/24 - 143.6 at 7:30 a.m. ...got on and off the scale three times. Tomorrow will be higher with a 5:00a.m. wake up call, but I'm jazzed today!
02/25 - 146.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...okay, I knew that was going to happen, but I'm still down a pound from Sunday!! I'm jazzed!
02/26 - 146.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...
02/27 - 145.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...
02/28 - 145.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...^^^^^
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RSW: 194.2
Day/Weight/Comment
02/22 - 194.2 - same as yesterday. Hoping to motivate myself to run after work, always hard on a Friday. I want to nap! Looking forward to an active weekend.
02/23 - 193.1 - nice! Feel like it won’t stick though.
02/24 - 193.3
02/25 - 195.3 - Argh! What happened? I’m telling myself to trust the process, sigh.
02/26 - 195.3 - Ate well yesterday and exercised, not sure what’s going on.
02/27 - 194.4 - phew, back down. Ate well yesterday and went for a great walk. Beautiful outside. Need to motivate myself to run today.
02/28 - 194.8 - not really surprised. Now my goal is to be under my starting weight for this round.
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Avg wt Oct 2018: 159.2
Avg wt Nov 2018: 156.6
Avg wt Dec 2018: 154.8
Avg wt Jan 2019: 153
Avg wt Feb 2019 (so far): 151.8
Feb 22 152.2 yay❣️
Feb 23 152 I did OK yesterday, better on the 21st. But today, Feb 23, I’m really struggling with food, as I did Feb 19-20. First time in 15 months. Not sure why it changed. Also very tired, struggling with exercise- today is the first day in 11 months I haven’t done dedicated exercise. It’s very odd. My toes & fingers are tingling, hot, cold, or pins & needles & have been since Feb 19. No idea why. Called dr, and they are not concerned as all my labs are great. I hope it will all go away, and I’ll get back to normal.
UPDATE: After typing this, I just couldn’t skip my daily exercise. I also thought a walk might help the symptoms. Asked my husband to walk with me 9-10 pm. Appreciative that he loves to walk & happily said yes! Habits are amazing.
Feb 24 153.4 Got back on track because of MFP UAC Group.
Feb 25 151 2nd day in a row with a calorie deficit. Walked over 13K, feeling like myself again❣️Appetite is back to normal. 2 days down, 3 to go.
Feb 26 151.6! Struggling with urges a bit, but keeping busy & not giving in.
Feb 27 150.8 I have to remember when it’s hardest is when I lose the most. Curbed the eating out, finally. Sodium is still a bit too high but steadily decreasing day by day. Took along hilly hike!
Feb 28 152.6
1. sodium is STILL too high.
2. two hour steep climb fast non-stop hike 4:30-6:30 last night: retains water in my ever-stronger muscles
3. Vagaries of scale
4. Early weigh in
I know I’m on track & eating/exercising far better❣️Have a wonderful day❣️
Mar 1
Mar 2
Mar 3
Down 75.7 pounds in 38 months
2.8 pounds to get to 149.8
Never Give Up, especially when the going gets tough.♥️15 -
Female, 31 years old, 5’1”
MFP SW: 172.6 lbs 12/1/18
TWL since joined MFP as of RW 68 end: 16.2 lbs
UGW: 120 lbs
Round 65 SW 164.1 EW 162.3 (- 1.8)
Round 66 SW 162.6 EW 160.6 (- 2.0)
Round 67 SW 160.8 EW 158.4 (-2.4)
Round 68 SW 159 EW 156.4 (-2.6)
Goals for Round 69 (5th Round)
End the round below 155
Once hit 155, go to basic strength class 2x a week
Drink 64 oz every day
Walk 10,000 steps every day not just a total of 100,000 for the challenge
Day/Weight/Comment
02/22 - 156.3, went to a basketball game yesterday night and had a couple of beers so preparing myself for a uptick tomorrow. Was worth it though since had a great time and we won!!
10,232 steps, 35 minutes of exercise, 68 oz of water
02/23 - 156.1, busy day today with a volunteer shift from 9-1, brunch (not a great menu for a diet but they have a la carte eggs and fruit salad), gym/shower after, and then a club dinner at 5 so won’t be back home until after 8pm.
12,282 steps, 60 minutes of exercise, 64 oz of water
02/24 - 156.4, had brunch out today (2 egg white scrambled, piece of rye toast, and breakfast potatoes) so hoping I stay under 156.5 tomorrow. Diet will be back to normal tomorrow since weekends I tend to eat out more. Really going to try for 155 on 3/01, but started February 160.4 so 5.4 lbs is a bit ambitious for only 28 days so won’t kick myself too much if don’t get there.
Phone ran out of battery at 2pm with 6850 steps but walked a lot after. Charging Fitbit today since I have to get used to wearing it even if I don’t think it’s attractive— no time for egos., 60 minutes of exercise, 64 oz of water
02/25 - 156.3, back to where I was at the start of the round and pretty happy with that since ate out 3 out of the past 4 days and even if you think you’re ordering correctly it’s hard to know how much oil or salt was used.
10,345 steps, 55 minutes on elliptical, 70 oz of water
02/26 - 156.1, going in the right direction. It’s raining hard here today so hoping to get steps in. Not sure if will be able to if wind picks up.
12,672 steps, 95 minutes on elipitcal, 60 oz of water
02/27 - 156.2, this is a very stable round so far, but I know that weight loss is in my future. I also am seeing what foods fill me up more. I love cereal but it’s not doing it’s job compared to oatmeal haha
11,904 steps, 35 minutes on eliptical, 48 oz of water
02/28 -156, at this point I just am hoping for any loss this round. Should be a good food and exercise day for me today since have all meals planned and prepped and have two hours between work and a meeting for an organization tonight to go to gym and shower.
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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
Round 67 - SW - 179.8 - EW - 179.1 Average weight over 10 days - 179.1
Round 68 - SW - 178.8 EW - 177.4 Average weight over 10 days - 178.2
Feb 22 - 178.4 - these fluctuations are insane. I need some lighter meals for a few days.
Feb 23 - 178.6 - my scale is really acting up, this is the number that repeated the most
Feb 24 - 180.1 - too much junk yesterday
Feb 25 - 180.4 - yesterday was good, but still seeing effects of Saturday
Feb 26 - 180.6 - ugh
Feb 27 - 180.4 - great day yesterday, lots of movement and no overeating or junk.
Feb 28 - 179.4 - another good day yesterday
Mar 1
Mar 2
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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)
End R67: 267.2 (-2.8)
End R68: 263.8 (-3.4)
Total challenge loss: 18
SW 2/21 - 263.8
02/22 - 264.4
02/23 - 264
02/24 - 264.4
02/25 - 264.2
02/26 - 263.8
02/27 - 263.8
02/28 - 262.4
03/01 -
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Took a 10 day hiatus from tracking and logging. Gained a total of 12 pounds in those 10 days! I weighed 147.7 before leaving on vacation and came back and weighted 159.9. I almost cried, but I didn't. I knew it was mostly water weight and carbs and it should come off fairly quickly. I am not setting any goals for this round except to get back to 147.xx. The last couple of weeks have been extremely stressful, fun, amazing, exciting, and scary all wrapped up in to 1 box. Vacation was amazing, but my older kids had stuff going on at home that we were having to deal with so it made things a lot more hectic this year. I'm ready to get back down and start losing again. 10 days! 10 days!
02/22 - 151.2 so I'm still going in the right direction. I have lost 8.7 pounds since Monday. I have another 3.5 to go just to get back to where I was 2 weeks ago. Hopefully this weekend I can stay strong and on track. I would like to be back in the 140's by Monday, but of course this weekend is jam packed with all kinds of stuff to do. Fingers crossed I will make wise and healthy choices.
02/23 - 151.2 same which is good and I will take it. LNS got to me last night. Ate a couple of mini sized butterfingers. So I’m glad I stayed the same.
02/24 - 152.5 up a bit. Did really well yesterday. I don’t know why I’m up. Probably a late reaction from the night before. Have a family lunch today and more laundry. We will see where I end up tomorrow.
02/25 - 155.5 I am over February! I know why there was an uptick yesterday and today now. My TOM decided to show up today. Because of the type of birth control I am on it just shows up once every 3 or 4 months and 3-4 pounds of bloat always come with it. I think this will be the first month I end gaining versus losing. That didn't even happen in November or December. I was still up 4 pounds from my vacation and now I just added another 4 for TOM. So I am back to +8 pounds for this month. All I can do is continue to try. I do not think I will be back down in 3 days for the end of this month, but I can start working on March. I think I am a little more frustrated than usual because my emotions are all over the place. Doing good so far today, so I'm taking that as a win and hoping I go down a bit tomorrow. Although usually I hang out with the bloat weight for at least the first half of this week.
02/26 - 153.3 and we continue the yo-yo that is my weight. At least it went down. About 5.5 pounds left of my bloat vacation and TOM extra weight to get rid of. Would love to be back in the 140's by then end of this round and then the next one finally try to start loosing again. I have 2 months to lose 7-8 pounds which is completely doable. On track for today so far and hoping to continue going down.
02/27 - 152.5 going down very slowly. 4.8 pounds left to get back to where I was. I don't expect to lose it very quickly, at least not until probably this weekend. To be honest I was surprised with the slight loss this morning. March is right around the corner and starts a fresh slate. Looking forward to a new month of weight loss!
02/28 - 153.3 I knew yesterday was a fluke or I was dehydrated or something. The first 4-5 days during my TOM I don't lose anything. I hold on to that weight for dear life. I wasn't even going to finish this round because of it, but since I didn't complete 67 and didn't do any of round 68 because of vacation and stuff I didn't want too get into a bad habit and honestly it helps me to have the accountability. Even though this round is pretty much a false weight round of water retention and bloat! I have never finished a month with a gain since I started losing weight in June or July of last year. This month I will finish with a 4.8 pound gain. March is going to be a very strict month for me.
03/01
03/02
03/0316 -
First round with this challenge!!!
Goal for the challenge: hit my water goal of 64+ oz a day. (6/10 days)
OSW 197
SW for Round 69: 191.8 lbs
Day/Weight/Comment
02/22 - 191.2
02/23 - 191.8
02/24 - 192.2
02/25 - 193.4
02/26 - 192.4 (-1 lb)
02/27 - 191.8 (-0.6 lb)
02/28 - 190.2 (-1.6 lb) - does that count as a whoosh?
Would love to see the 180s by the end of the challenge!
03/01
03/02
03/0312 -
hoshaugh73 wrote: »
02/28 - 162.0 - 🎉🎉🎉 So happy my weight is moving in the right direction! Interesting to see how much TOM impacted my weight these past few days. I just walked my dog and I have a day of healthy food to eat and plans for a lunch walk and a run after work. It's going to be a good day!
Yaaaay!
Reading your number is helping me not freak out about my TOM increase
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Round 69
5’7, female, 39 years old
SW: 210.8
GW: 140ishR64: 207.8-200.8 (-7.0lbs)
R65: 200.8-200.6 (-0.2lbs)
R66: 200.6-194.8 (-6.0lbs )
R67: 194.8-193.6 (-1.2lbs)
R68: 193.6-188.8 (-4.8lbs)
Round 69 goals:
📉 Get to 185.8 - that will make 25lbs down. Also, when I started I remember thinking, “if I could only get to 185, I’d feel so much better about myself.”
💧100+ ounces of water daily
🥣 Stay around my 1200 calorie limit days I am home, and at least under maintenance while I am away
🤸🏼♂️ 1hr dedicated exercise every day I am home
🧘🏼♀️ Meditate 10 mins everyday
🥂 Limited alcohol
🔥 3k daily calorie burn according to Fitbit
👣 15k+ steps a day
R69: SW 188.8 GW 185.x
2/22: 189.0 - up a little with beer and pizza for dinner yesterday.
2/23: 188.8
2/24: 188.2
2/25: Did not weigh
2/26: 187.2 - today marks 60 days of logging into MFP. I am down almost 24lbs since then. 🙌🏻
2/27: 186.8
2/28: 188 - totally inexplicable bump up 🤪
3/1
3/2
3/3
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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 – EW 233.4
Round 65 – EW 234.4
Round 66 – EW 230.4
Round 67 – EW 227.8
Round 68 – EW 232.6 YIKES
Round 69 – End of February goal weight: 226
2/22 – did not weigh; work travel - tracking
2/23 – did not weigh; did not post - tracking
2/24 – did not weigh; did not post - tracking
2/25 – 228.6
2/26 – 229.2
2/27 – did not weigh; vacation - tracking
2/28 – did not weigh; vacation - tracking
3/1 –
3/2 –
3/3 –
10 -
"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver GoldsmithStart this FINAL weight loss journey 10/18/2017 = 147.9About me: 62, 5'7", hit maintenance in March 2018 but, typical yoyo, currently bouncing way over original goal weight of 130.
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
R64 * Start = 132.8 * Ave = 132.5 * Min = 131.0 * Max = 133.4
R65 * Start = 132.6 * Ave = 133.6 * Min = 132.6 * Max = 134.8
R66 * Start = 133.6 * Ave = 133.9 * Min = 132.8 * Max = 135.0
R67 * Start = 132.8 * Ave = 133.8 * Min = 132.8 * Max = 135.8
R68 choices: < cal goal 6/10 | > steps 7/10 | strength 2/3 | cardio 3/4
R68 * Start = 132.6 * Ave = 133.2 * Min = 132.4 * Max = 134.2
GOALS THIS ROUND reporting on all the "yesterdays":- under calorie goal 9/10 days: 4/10 so far
- over 8K steps 9/10 days: 6/10 so far
- three strength workouts: 1/3 so far
- four cardio workouts: 2/4 so far
2/22 - 133.2 - Yesterday under calorie goal for .5 lb weekly loss, got 8K steps.
2/23 - 133.2 - yesterday at calorie goal, 8K steps.
2/24 - 134.2 - Yesterday over calorie goal and didn't even log
but, got 16K steps in spite of driving 300 miles, a number of those steps in short .25 to .5 runs with the dog.
2/25 - 135.6 - exhausted and mostly sedentary yesterday, 5K steps. Overate, didn't even log. Tried a 10 minute row but that was all I had. Today, up again and take another. There is a reason that Oliver Goldsmith quote is at the top of my posts.
2/26 - 133.8 - yesterday under my calorie goal, 8K steps. Raining hard in NorCal!
2/27 - 133.0 - yesterday under calories and: rainsoaked walk-run with dog, 27 minute row, and a body-weight strength workout, 8K steps total.
Unfortunately left me in a place where the office break-table breakfast looked better than mine, so I already have eaten over half my calorie allowance in one stupid Costco muffin, WHO KNEW?!?!?
Live and learn .......
2/28 - 133.0 - yesterday logged, a bit over maintenance, 10K steps and some casual strength work and stretching that I am not really going to count as a "workout" but better than nothing!
3/1
3/2
3/315 -
R67 - SW (169.0 lbs) EW (166.3 lbs) (-2.7)
R68 - SW (167.3 lbs) EW (164.8 lbs) (-2.5)
R69 - SW: 165.2
Goal Weight -162.5 lbs (This Round)
Day/Weight/Comment
02/22 - 165.2 lbs - Too be expected. Came home from work and ate late because I forgot my fork at home. Should be back on track tommorow. 👌
02/23 - 164.5 lbs
02/24 - 164.9 lbs - Not bad. Moving on..
02/25 - 164.8 lbs
02/26 - 164.2 lbs
02/27 - 163.8 lbs - Just might hit my weight goal this round? At least I'm going to try. If not? Bring on round 70! 💪
02/28 - 164.4 - Up, but down! 2" gone! Today was measurements day.So that puts me at 10.5" lost since Feb.1st. Yeah! 🎉 💖
03/01
03/02
03/0312 -
02/22 - 62.70
02/23 - 62.30
02/24 - 62.35
02/25 - 62.45
02/26 - 62.50
02/27 - 62.80
02/28 - 62.85 - I've spent the last 3 weeks breaking all my exercise habits and stress eating. Nearly back to where I started in January!
03/01
03/02
03/03
@Winner_in_life - yes....it's going in the wrong direction! I always do this. Work hard, lose weight then put it back on. It's been the same 5-10lbs for the last 3 years!
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Gender: Female
Height: 5’11”
Age: 43
Highest: 340
SW: 320
GW: 190
UGW: 175
Goal: To create healthy habits to live by. Not feel like I am dieting just making better choices for my life and my future.
02/22 – 298.8 – I was craving everything and anything unhealthy. I mean really just wanted to eat anything. I didn’t give in to cravings and made a healthier choice by just having a creamsicle instead.
02/23 – 298.2 – Another day of crazy cravings! ARGH! Ate a piece of bacon that made my stomach hurt, felt a bit guilty but then reminded myself it was only one. And, I can eat bacon just not every day.
02/24 – 296.8 – Today was a good day with eating. Went out for Ramen and got it without noodles and didn't feel deprived. Didn’t get in quite enough protein but a good day overall.
02/25 – 260.0 – Today was another day that all I thought about was eating, when am I going to be able to eat next. What am I going to eat next? I think I overate too.
02/26 – 260.0 – Stayed still which is fine by me. I also adjusted my attitude and allowed myself to be more patient with myself and realize that I am doing everything just fine. I am eating just fine and change is always challenging. Focus on how good you feel about making the right decisions for yourself in the long run.
02/27 – 295.2 – Super surprised that I didn’t really have cravings today for just general eating and eating the wrong thing. Maybe a little bit of positive self-talk is helpful.
02/28 – 294.8 –
02/29
03/01
03/02
03/03
Here are my weight loss self-treats/rewards:
300 - Kitchen scale
280 - Spa Day! Mani, Pedi, massage, facial, body wraps, everything!
260 - A few new outfits
240 - Horseback riding (I miss it)
220 - Skydiving (never small enough to do it, and I have organized many fundraisers for people to do it)
200 - Scuba diving (cuz I should be able to fit a normal sized wet suit)
180 - Amusement Park! (Can't wait to be able to fit in all the rides again!)
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Round 64 SW 187.8 EW 186.8 (-1.0)
Round 65 SW 185.6 EW 186.8 (+1.0)
Round 66 SW 186.8 EW 186.8 (0.0)
Round 67 SW 186.8 EW 184.2 (-2.6)
Round 68 SW 185.2 EW 188.9 (+3.7) vacation
Round 69 SW 187.8 EW TBD
Goals this round:
Get below 184.0
plan my meals the night before
keep carbs at 1 serving per day
make sure to drink water before each meal
follow my gym plan: lift 3x and cardio 2x this 10 day cycle
02/22 188.0 well this is not too exciting. I am sure it is salt and water bc there is no way I ate 14,000 extra calories while in London for 3 days. We averaged 7.5 miles per day walking while we were there, too! Drinking extra water today.
02/23 187.8 Still hanging on. Mentally I'm having a hard time getting back into watching my food intake. On the last travel day of my trip I found myself wanting to eat all of the things I normally avoid (potato chips, ice cream, pizza) sort of like I "deserved" it bc I was on vacation? Self sabotaging is what it feels like now. I don't really know how to stop those sort of feelings. Then when I got home, I wanted to continue to eat comfort foods, because I was tired and jet lagged. Healthy choices seemed unappealing and gross. Now today I have my trainer appointment and I feel embarrassed to get on the scale at the gym
02/24 186.4 some water weight finally leaving! My trainer was nice and said I didn't have to get on the scale and we could wait til next week. Also had a really strong workout, went up on a bunch of my lifts, probably due to lots of calories in the bank. Hopefully tomorrow will continue the trend. Drinking water, working on getting all my steps today.
02/25 187.6 Kinda surprised to see this number on the scale. Made my workout tonight, I did go over my calories but not by much. Cardio 45 minutes.
02/26 186.6 down again. Surprised more of this weight hasn't dropped off by now but I'm sticking to the plan. Maybe I still have a chance to make my goal for this round. Got my workout in today and logging all my food.
02/27 187.0 Wednesday humpday nothing else to say except I'm still waiting for the scale to do something! Barre class tonight!
02/28 186.6 wow the scale ain't doin nuthin'.. Stayed under my calories yesterday and a good workout this am. Have to go to a cocktail board meeting tonight so hopefully won't blow it there since I have no idea what the food situation will be! I always think about eating before I go but then if I do it doesn't really stop me from eating while I'm there? so I don't want to double up on calories. Maybe I'll eat a big salad at home beforehand.
03/01
03/02
03/0311 -
69th Round for me: Female 65, height 5’
Goal this round, starting Feb 22/19: To get out of the 160’s or at least consistently not above 160.Round 39 (1st for me) – SW 163, -.2Round 69 – 161.4
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
Round 67 – 162.8, -.2
Round 68 – 162.6, -1.2
I’ve been bopping around in the low 160’s for months. Last round I worked on getting my head in a different space as far as eating (trying to look at portions as I would have in my 20’s – i.e. much smaller is plenty) and upping my exercise. My gym exercise is about the same but I’m trying to not allow myself to just sit doing crafts, computer or reading without breaking it up with some movement.
Day/Weight/Comment
02/22 – 161.8 -
02/23 – 162 – Good day yesterday for sticking with financial stuff that had to get done but ended up not moving as much as planned. Kept within cals. though and logged.
02/24 – 162 – Got in some home exercise but only about 20 min.
02/25 – 161.6 – Did not track cals. but think they were pretty good. No movement except for grocery shopping. Then did some online shopping for a pattern book, out of print a few years ago, and found it at a decent price – dithered & looked some more – you never know if you’ll find it at some library sale for $.50 or if this is your last chance to get it. Finally bought it because I want to make the pattern on the cover, although the exchange from USD to CAD is awful, and realized it’s 1 a.m.! But I got so caught up in my looking that no LNS and went to bed a little hungry.
02/26 – 161.8
02/27 – 161.6 – Gym today, finally. Maybe that will give me a little extra kick going down. Think I’m going to set up a couple of new knitting and embroidery projects – if I don’t have anything like that going, I tend to surf online for my downtime and that inevitably leads to snacking. I used to be terrible about snacking while reading – handwork is so much better because you can’t eat or your project gets grimy with fingerprints.
02/28 – 162 – Good day yesterday. Lots of determination to log everything after reading posts on a different thread and realizing that I was guessing too much of the time – then when I went to do it the website was under maintenance … oh well, on course for today.
03/01
03/02
03/0314 -
Day/Weight
02/22
02/23
02/24 - 209.6
02/25 - 207.8
02/26 -205
02/27 -204.8
02/28 -204.8
03/01
03/02
03/0312 -
* ROUND 69 *
GW end of round 69 – 373.4
GW 299 – End of 2019 (6.2)
Day/Weight/Comment
02/22 380.2
02/23 377.8 (-2.4)
02/24 378.8 (+1.0)
02/25 379.6 (+0.8) – Not going good at all today so I may have another gain tomorrow. But after today back on track for sure. Goal today to get in my 7000 steps.
02/26 380.6 (+1.0) – Today is going pretty good so far. Hope I lose something tomorrow. I ordered me a new scale today. It should be here by March 7th. Cost a little over $50. Tired of getting on this one a 100 times. You get what you pay for. I am hoping it is better. If it is not I will be sending it back.
02/27 377.2 (-3.4) - Yesterday I got in my 7000 steps. I was not perfect but still ate pretty good. I can't wait to get new scale because this one is really getting on my nerves with the different weights each time I step on it. I am so spoiled because when I weighed over 450 I was spoiled I had an excellent scale that cost a lot. Now I don't want to pay for it so I am hoping the $50 scale from Walmart will suffice. I think I only paid $20 something for the current one. I am used to getting the same reading. After 10 years my other scale was gone But it was worth every cent. Hopefully I will not have to get it again 
02/28 377.4 (+0.2) – I got in my 7000 steps yesterday. It was an ok day. Went over my blue dots. But ate ok overall. Not too stressed out with month end at work. Today is going ok too. I should lose something tomorrow for sure. Need to stay focused over the weekend. These 10 days are flying by!
03/01
03/02
03/03 ”Consistency over a day - no problem. Consistency over a week - ehh. Consistency over a month is hard. Now think about consistency over six months or a year. That takes grit, accountability and preparation.”— Author Unknown
This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.Round 64 - SW 373.4 EW 369 (-4.4)
Round 65 - SW 370.8 EW 375.4 (+4.6)
Round 66 - SW 376 EW 373.6 (-2.4)
Round 67 – Did not participate (2/11/19 375.4)
Round 68 - SW 375.2 EW 377 (+1.8)
Net change 2019 = (+3.6)- Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
- A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
- Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
- The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
- Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
- The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
- When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
- Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.
:flowerforyou: SW 373.4 - 1/3/19 GW 299 - 12/31/19 :flowerforyou:
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This is a great thread for accountability and support.
Back for another round. Posting weight each morning, and comments for the previous day.
In October 2017 I weighed 158lbs. My aim for 2019 is to reach 155.
JGM10D ~|~ Round 68
I am FOCUSED on heathy food choices and DETERMINED to achieve my goals!
Previous 5 rounds
Age: 72; Height 5’2”; FemaleDaily Goals
SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
LW: 153 (Oct 2016)
Round 65: SW: 166.7 Goal: < 166 EW: 165.6
Round 66: SW: 165.6 Goal: < 165 EW: 165.1
Round 66: SW: 164.7 Goal: < 164 EW: 165.0
Round 67: SW: 165.0 Goal: < 165 EW: 165.0
Round 68: SW: 165.1 Goal: < 164 EW: 164.5Food
~ Pre-log; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Cardio:
~ 9,000+ Steps daily
~ 15+ minutes walking
Strength:
~ 15+ mins lower body
Flexibility:
~ 5 mins stretch before/after workouts
~ 10+ mins yoga/tai chi
Daily Mindfulness Practice/meditation
15 mins Daily Declutter session
https://www.random.org/colors/hex
Purple: #ff4968.
Round 68 ~|~ End goal: <164
Thurs, 21/02: 164.5: Goals: Dance class this morning, weights w/o and yoga after lunch.
Fairly happy with Round 68. Looking forward Round 69. I've been doing this Challenge since June 2017. This time last year I was 172 lbs. Today? 164.5! Vive le difference! It's been up and down, but the trend is downward!
Round 69 ~|~ End Goal: < 164
Fri 22/02: 164.5: Goals: Gym session with personal trainer + Week 5 Boditrax review. ✅Assessment showed small improvements in all areas. Down 1.8lbs. Did 50 mins treadmill/stationary bike/weights.
Sat 23/02: 164.4: Goals: 20 mins circuits/60 mins HIIT/60 mins yoga. ✅kept my circuits relatively low key as my muscles were protesting. Almost scuppered myself last night calorie wise, but fortunately, reined it in while I was still under goal. Not good as a general practice, though
Sun 24/02: 164.8: Goals: rest and leisurely walking only today. Keep as close to basic calories as possible. ✅Muscles appreciated the rest today. I did some bodyweight arm exercises, and gentle stretching + walking.
Mon 25/02: 164.9: Goals: HIIT/Tai Chi/walking. ✅
Tues 26/02: 164.6: Goals: HIIT/walking ✅ Posting very late today (bedtime! 😂). Managed my goals. Pleased that the weekend weight is on the move. I think I may post in the evenings in future.
Wed 27/02: 164.9: Goals: Fit exercise in round meetings. 9000 + steps/15 + strength/60 mins yoga session ✅
Thurs 28/02: 164.8: Goals: ✅Had planned on going to extra dance class but it was cancelled. Did 30 mins treadmill, 10 lower body circuits, 10 stretching, 9000+ steps. On a plateau yet again. Story of my life!!!
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!- Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
- A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
- Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
- The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
- Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
- The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
- When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
- Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.
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