JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 73
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Round 73 (my 5th round)Round 69 TL: -3.6 pounds 360- 356.4
Round70 TL -3.6 pounds 356.4 - 352.8
Round 71 -3.8 pounds 352.8-349
Round 72 -1.8 pounds 349-347.2
I got a little sloppy last round and it showed in a lower weight loss than previous rounds. I want to nip in the bud a few bad habits that I’ve begun to fall back into so that I stay on track with my weight loss.
My goals this round:
Water!
Cut the sodium.
Tighten up my log
Weigh my food and not eyeball it
OSW: 382
RSW: 347.2
UGW: 160
04/03 346.2 Well that’s a nice start to the round. My nsv yesterday was a long walk outside. I managed 2100 steps in a single walk and will be working towards doing it twice a day by the end of the month.
04/04 347 Bounce, water retention from a late quick dinner because I forgot to plug in my crockpot. I also took my walk late. I’m sure it will drop again.
04/05 345 There’s that big drop I knew was coming. I knew it had to be and hopefully I’ll see a few more small drops this round.
04/06 345.8 Another late dinner, low water, higher sodium day.
04/07 344.4 I’m beginning to get used to this up down trend that I seem to have. Though I admit that I like the down so much better than the up. I tried moving my breakfast to a brunch and cutting out lunch yesterday. I ended up with a headache all day so I’m not sure I’ll try it again soon.
04/08. 342 I thought I would continue down, but not by this much. I expect that I’ll see a bounce back up in a day or two. If not then maybe this is all the water weight finally going. I guess I’ll see what tomorrow brings.
04/09. 341.2 I’m surprised, but happy that the trend is continuing. I’ve been sticking to my calorie goals and staying lower on sodium than before.
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I am now in my 4th round with all of you! I love doing this to keep me accountable. Let's keep it going everyone!
Age: 28
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 5”3
SW: 219.2
SW for this challenge: 197.6
Mini GW: 192.0 to go on my very first diet break!
Ultimate GW: 141
Results
Round 70: SW 202.6 EW 197.4 (-5.2 pounds)
Round 71: SW 197.4 EW 199.6 (+2.2 pounds)
Round 72: SW 199.6 EW 197.6 (-2.0 pounds)
Day/Weight/Comment
04/03: 197.4 (A slight decrease, which is awesome! I did a core workout and made some vegetable soup with grilled cheese last night. I was so exhausted that I went to bed early. My energy level has been at a decline this week and I'm not sure why!)
04/04: 196.2 (This is a great drop! I haven't been this weight since November of 2015! I've restarted many many times, but at that time I went through a breakup in February of 2015 and lost wayyyy too much in an unhealthy way. I'm more motivated than ever and I hope it continues! Last night I did a 20 minute HIIT elliptical workout and ate some Cuban chicken, black beans and rice!)
04/05: 194.8 (I’m literally in shock! I didn’t do a workout last night and had steak with rice and peas for dinner. We also went to a celebration of life and I had a tiny bit of treats but nothing too crazy. I lost 1.8 pounds since last Friday and I’m thinking I’ve been overestimating calories? We’ll see if this trend continues since I have it set to 1.5 pounds a week.)
04/06: 196.2 (I did a 45 minute elliptical workout yesterday and I had a Chipotle vegetarian bowl that I’m regretting for lunch yesterday. Oh man that red spicy salsa!! Anyway, the hubby and I went on a date night last night to our favorite Mexican restaurant by our house. I saved half my dinner like I always do! The gain was expected. Even though I’m Mexican, those beans still bloat me up no matter what 😂)
04/07: 198.0 (Oh man! What a gain this weekend. I was on plan but I’ve been saving all my calories for the weekends and these gains are expected. I’m back to lower calories today. Last night I went to Panera for dinner and had soup and salad and did a 30 minute strength training workout!)
04/08: 198.0 (Okay body, that's enough! Haha
I worked out yesterday for 45 minutes on the elliptical and I hardly sat down yesterday taking care of things around the house. It was the first time since October we tried using the AC at home and it broke! That gave me some extra sweat as we were waiting for the technician to come over! lol....so I made chicken rice soup for dinner last night but for some reason as I was cooking it, my mind was thinking about a PB&J sandwich and I had that instead with a little bit of soup.)
04/09: 196.2 (The weekend weight is dropping off thank goodness. I had a weird day yesterday. I went to the gym yesterday and it was one of the first warmer days since last year and the gym's AC was not working properly. I could hardly breathe! The shortness of breath continued and I stepped off the elliptical after 10 minutes because I didn't want to pass out. I then went home and did a core workout in the comforts of my own (now working) AC. I made chicken parm yesterday with some pasta for dinner!)
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@quiltingjaine, Thank you Jaine☺
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R67 SW 328.8 EW 321.4
R68 EW 317.2
R69 EW 309.2
R70 EW 298.4
R71 EW 290.2
R72 EW 285.0
Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 - 283.4 - I completed week 1, day 2 of Zombies, Run! couch to 5K training. I was able to do some longer runs on the free form run at the end; whereas on Monday I was so exhausted I just walked at the end. I have had a busy day. Food has been good, but a little short on breakfast.
04/04 - 282.6 - Yes! Day 2 of a drop. I will do some more walking later doing another episode of Zombies, Run! I had a good breakfast. I have changed up my apples for Halos. I tried a new flavor of yogurt this morning too. It was pretty good. Nutrition class was interesting. We talked about spices and what goes best with what. Looking forward to the rest of the day.
04/05 - 280.0 - WHOOSH! Well, now that was unexpected. Today is a fasting day, just two more after today. I will do an episode of Zombies, Run! later tonight after dinner. I walked to Transitions and back, but don't want to do too much without food in my stomach to keep my blood sugar from dropping too low.
04/06 - 280.0 - Holding steady. Walked in the park using Zombies, Ru! last night. I'm going to doing day 3 of week 1 of couch to 5K of Zombies, Run! 5K training today out in the park before the storms move in. I plan to also do some cleaning on my apartment today. Some other exercises I haven't decided on yet.
04/07 - 279 - Yay! I was glad to see this number. It's my official weigh-in day today so. I walked for an hour yesterday. After the episode for Zombies, Run! ended I kept going for another 20 minutes, just enjoying the music and the New Canton radio hosts banter (it's still part of the app). I completed day 3, week 1 of Zombies, Run! couch to 5K training yesterday as well. I felt very proud about that. I got like 14,000 steps by the end of the day.
04/08 - 281.2 - A fluctuation up. I'm not too worried about it. My sleep was off last night. I think I'm retaining a bit of water as well. Today is Week 2, Day 1 of couch to 5K using Zombies, Run! trainer, and I'm looking forward to it.
04/09 - 278.0 - I'm three pounds from my next major goal. It came up fast. I was able to acquire most of the groceries I need for the next week. The week after I'll have to dip into the pantry and that's a lot of processed foods. I don't know what it's going to do to my weight and diet.
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Stats & Round goals36yo/, 173cm / Amsterdam, NL
2019 SW: 72.8kg; since May 2018: highest 75, lowest 69.6kg
GW: 62-65kg
RGW: 70.xkg
Cals: 1200 + exercise
Sun 04/07 - 72.4kg // 3km run // 2041cals, 208 over // 10k steps
Alright, I am back after a couple of failed attempts of coming back and rather sporadic couple of months, little exercise and some gain.
For now, my goals are to get back to good habits of logging my food, eating healthily and posting here and then I finally want to make some real progress.
Mon 04/08 72.0 kg //yoga in am, thai boxing in eve // 1791cals in, 1140exercise, 639deficit // 19k steps
Good day today cooked some healthy food yesterday that I took to work. Went to thai boxing this eve and I am absolutely exhausted. Had some LNS but all well within my calories.
Tue 04/09 71.4kg // stretched briefly in the morning // 30min walk in the eve // 1804cals in, 528fitbit adjust 14 deficit // 13k steps
One kg in 2 days? I'll take it. I'm so sore from yesterday, but it feels good. Was very hungry all day and had catered lunch, which was quite unsatisfying. Stressful day at work and another fail trying to register in a new country, what a waste of money and time. Made pasta for dinner, within cals, and went for a walk afterwards, which lifted my mood. But before that I ate all the Easter eggs - emotional/stress eating I need to get under control again.
Wed 04/10
Thu 04/11
Fri 04/12
Average weight per roundR45 73.4
R46 72.5 ✔
R47 73.1 ❌
R48 72.7 ✔
R49 71.8 ✔
R50 71.9 ✔
R51 72.4 ❌
R52 71.4 ✔
R53 71.2 ✔
R54 71.4 ❌
R55 70.8 ✔
R56 70.5 ✔
R57 70.2 ✔
R59-R60 DNW ➖
R61 70.5❌
R62-R63 DNW ➖
R64 71.3 ❌
R65 71.3 ➖
R66 71.4 ❌
R67 DNW ➖
R68 72.5 ❌
R69 72.3 ✔
R70 71.7 ✔
R71 DNW ➖
R72 DNW ➖
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ConfidentRaven wrote: »Round 73 (my 5th round)Round 69 TL: -3.6 pounds 360- 356.4
Round70 TL -3.6 pounds 356.4 - 352.8
Round 71 -3.8 pounds 352.8-349
Round 72 -1.8 pounds 349-347.2
I got a little sloppy last round and it showed in a lower weight loss than previous rounds. I want to nip in the bud a few bad habits that I’ve begun to fall back into so that I stay on track with my weight loss.
My goals this round:
Water!
Cut the sodium.
Tighten up my log
Weigh my food and not eyeball it
OSW: 382
RSW: 347.2
UGW: 160
04/03 346.2 Well that’s a nice start to the round. My nsv yesterday was a long walk outside. I managed 2100 steps in a single walk and will be working towards doing it twice a day by the end of the month.
04/04 347 Bounce, water retention from a late quick dinner because I forgot to plug in my crockpot. I also took my walk late. I’m sure it will drop again.
04/05 345 There’s that big drop I knew was coming. I knew it had to be and hopefully I’ll see a few more small drops this round.
04/06 345.8 Another late dinner, low water, higher sodium day.
04/07 344.4 I’m beginning to get used to this up down trend that I seem to have. Though I admit that I like the down so much better than the up. I tried moving my breakfast to a brunch and cutting out lunch yesterday. I ended up with a headache all day so I’m not sure I’ll try it again soon.
04/08. 342 I thought I would continue down, but not by this much. I expect that I’ll see a bounce back up in a day or two. If not then maybe this is all the water weight finally going. I guess I’ll see what tomorrow brings.
04/09. 341.2 I’m surprised, but happy that the trend is continuing. I’ve been sticking to my calorie goals and staying lower on sodium than before.
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@ConfidentRaven - Good job! - At least you are losing each round. I am trying to get more consistency with each round. I like having the spoiler at the beginning too! I may give that a try. Keep up the good work! :flowerforyou:
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motheroftwins95 wrote: »motheroftwins95 wrote: »End of Round 72 Weight: 165.6
4/3: 164.4
4/4: 163.8
4/5: 163.0
4/6: 163.0
4/7: 165.8
4/8: 166.4
4/9: 165.4
Why the big jump on 4/7? Hang in there! *hugs*
Thank you. I ALWAYS gain on the weekend. This weekend I went out to eat with my daughter and then a beautiful 5 mile walk. Afterward, I could not get enough water so I drank and drank and drank. I'm sure the gain is mostly water and if things go as usual, it will come off just in time for the weekend, lol
Makes sense...It might come off over the next few days, then. Keep plugging away! 5 -
Goal is to lose 2lbs
SW 142.8
GW 140.8
Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 - 142.8 - dropped a pound already but I guess today was the official start so that’s where I’m starting.
04/04 - 142.5 - dropped .3 in a day, not too bad, that would be 3lbs by the end of this if I can keep it up.
04/05 - 141.6 - dropped .9 maybe going a little too fast. Didn’t quite reach my calorie goal yesterday but one day doesn’t hurt. I’ll try to be closer today.
04/06 - 142.4 - gained .8, i knew yesterday was a bit too fast but also had sweets yesterday and ate a little later than normal. It was a stressful day as well BUT its ok because today will be better and tomorrows weight will be less.
04/07 - 142.2 - small loss and more reasonable/expected results. I’ll take it. I also added in some Yoga yesterday previously I was just focused on eating right because have been on doc restriction from exercise but now I can add in yoga and I am so excited. I absolutely love Yoga. Yesterday’s practice was amazing.
04/08 - 142 - small consistent losses, I’ll take it. I have to remember I’m weighing daily. I’m used to weekly weight drops. Yoga was amazing!
04/09 - 141.9 - a little less than desired but at least it’s a loss. I am starting to get sore from the yoga, yey! I didn’t get in as much water as I wanted so that could be contributing. We will see.
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Female, 5 ft, 23 yrs
OSW 134
GW 125 (for now)
Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 133 lbs - I honestly thought it was going to be higher than my OSW from eating at my sisters, good surprise
04/04 133.8 lbs - I did have a Starbucks drink yesterday ;;
04/05 132.6 lbs - Well this is a much better number, I haven't gone over any calorie goals so far.
04/06 132.6 lbs - I overate yesterday ;; enough to maintain weight. Its because I always get the munchies real bad when I watch shows. I will try to have more willpower next time.
04/07 131.6 - On track again, I hope I can get into 120s this month
04/08 131 - I made an amazing smoothie this morning its so good ;o;
04/09 129.8 - I upped my calorie intake today by 200 to see how it feels, wasn't expecting this kind of drop haha.
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Female, age 44, 5’6”
Round 72: -8.4
Round 71: +0.2
R73 SW: 232.1
Goal: a loss for round 73
04/03 232.6 . Whole family is working on our sleep hygiene. Think benefits for me could be reduced stress and fatigue which lead to emotional eating. Went to bed early last night.
04/04 232.1 Didn't have any caffeine yesterday!
04/05 232.6 (forgot to weigh before breakfast) Had a rare lunch meeting at a restaurant yesterday. Very hard for me to guess the calorie content. Started listening to the “Losing 100 Pounds with Phat and Phit” podcast and enjoying it so far. I have a 40 min commute and have my main opportunities to overeat in the evening, so listening to a health podcast might help keep me focused on my goals.
04/06 232.4 Rarely have down time, but had 3 hours yesterday to myself.
04/07 234.6 Sunday. Got a book at the library on resistance band exercises and did some.
04/08 234.2
04/09 234.2
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First Round - 73
Shari out in North OC, CA
50 Years Young
5'6"
4/3...199.2
4/4...198.8...-0.4
4/5...197.8...-1
4/6... 196.4... -1.4
Hockey Game - Watched Kings beat the Golden Knights! Woot Woot! Only had 2 ounces of Absolute Raspberry over ice and some peanuts. So so proud of myself.
4/7... 197.6... +1.2
Didn't drink my dinner smoothie and my body held on for dear life with the little calories it was given. But after Monday Smoothie Cleanse will be done and took 2 hours to meal plan next week's breakfast, lunch and dinner. Promptly went shopping so that's what's in the house to cook now. Guess I'm walkin the talk this time around!
4/8... 196.6... -1
Last day of the green smoothie cleanse and feeling good. Will do measurements tomorrow. Gotta get some new runnin shoes because my knee is screaming at me after my Week 2, Day 3 C25K yesterday. Can't be injured! Friend says need shoes!
4/9... 197.2...+.6
Not enough cals in the smoothie day is all I can determine because way under cals and no cheating or extra. Moving on to my meal plan and feeling really full on it. Will stay within range and get in a workout. Gotta go get those shoes. Knee is feeling better and don't want to screw it up. W2, D3, C25K today. Measurements back to where I was when succeeding in Jan and under weight so still feeling good!
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4/11...
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Healthywage bet started 3/31 @ 202.8 to lose 50 lbs in 6 months/27 weeks
Week 1 -5.2
I'M DOING THIS!11 -
Round 73 (round 7 for me)
Height: 5’3
Original SW (Jan 15th): 213 lbs
CW: 190.9
TWL: 22.1 lbs
GW: 140 - 150 ( I’m not set on a number. Wherever my body settles is fine.)
Round 67 SW- 206.2 〰 EW- 204.7 (-1.5 lb)
Round 68 SW- 204.7 〰 EW- 202.3 (-2.4 lb)
Round 69 SW- 202.3 〰 EW- 200.0 (-2.3 lb)
Round 70 SW- 200.0 〰 EW- 195.5 (-4.5 lbs)
Round 71 SW- 195.5 〰 EW- 193.3 (-2.2 lbs)
Round 72 SW- 193.3 〰 EW - 191.2 (-2.1 lbs)
Round 73 SW- 190.9 〰 EW -
Total challenge loss: 15 lbs
Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 - 190.9 Being very careful with portion sizes. I feel like that is what gets me in trouble the most. I’ll eat something healthy, but eat too much. I’m getting in the habit of checking to see if I’m truly hungry before eating everything on my plate.
04/04 - 190.6 - Eating on plan.
04/05 - 190.0 - Staying on plan.
04/06 - 190.4 - Ate off plan last night. Going right back to clean eating today.
04/07 - 190.2 - I’m keeping closer to plan and I feel lighter even if the scale says I’m the same weight.
04/08 - 189.9 - Going in the right direction! I ate really well yesterday. I’ve felt really good the last couple days. I’m taking magnesium malate the last 2 days and I feel a lot clearer mentally.
04/09 - 189.4 - Going in the right direction.
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Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 154.2
04/04 155
04/05 154.2
04/06 154.2
04/07 154.4
04/08 152.6 ✅ Under High End (153) of my Maintenance Range
04/09 152.8 ✅ Under High End (153) of my Maintenance Range
04/10
04/11
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4/3 156.5
4/4 155.5
4/5 154.5
4/6 no weigh in
4/7 no weigh in
4/8 158.2
4/9 156.7
4/10
4/11
4/12
Goal 153
Headed back in the right direction!!14 -
@IsMollyReallyHungry Thanks! It really helps that my spouse is very supportive and is now also trying to lose weight and get in shape. I’m not sure that I could do this if we weren’t on the same page. I’m sure that you’ll figure out the key to consistency in your own journey soon.8
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Goal is to lose 2lbs
SW 142.8
GW 140.8
Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 - 142.8 - dropped a pound already but I guess today was the official start so that’s where I’m starting.
04/04 - 142.5 - dropped .3 in a day, not too bad, that would be 3lbs by the end of this if I can keep it up.
04/05 - 141.6 - dropped .9 maybe going a little too fast. Didn’t quite reach my calorie goal yesterday but one day doesn’t hurt. I’ll try to be closer today.
04/06 - 142.4 - gained .8, i knew yesterday was a bit too fast but also had sweets yesterday and ate a little later than normal. It was a stressful day as well BUT its ok because today will be better and tomorrows weight will be less.
04/07 - 142.2 - small loss and more reasonable/expected results. I’ll take it. I also added in some Yoga yesterday previously I was just focused on eating right because have been on doc restriction from exercise but now I can add in yoga and I am so excited. I absolutely love Yoga. Yesterday’s practice was amazing.
04/08 - 142 - small consistent losses, I’ll take it. I have to remember I’m weighing daily. I’m used to weekly weight drops. Yoga was amazing!
04/09 - 141.9 - a little less than desired but at least it’s a loss. I am starting to get sore from the yoga, yey! I didn’t get in as much water as I wanted so that could be contributing. We will see.
04/10
04/11
04/12
I just realized what happened 4/6... TOM (sorry if TMI) is here and that would have been around when I would have started retaining water... which means I'm likely a pound less than what I am actually reporting. Hopefully this is the case! Should know in a few days, hopefully in time to end the challenge hitting goal.
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Round 73
Female, 41, 5’9”, Central Ohio
1/23/01: 336 (gastric bypass surgery)
1/1/19: 213.4
UGW 170
ER64 – 205.4
ER65 - 205.4 (0)
ER66 - 199.2 (-6.2)
ER67 - 202.6 (+3.4)
ER68 - ????
ER69 - 207.7 (+5.1)
ER70 - 204.2 (-3.5)
ER71 - 205.8 (+1.6)
ER72 - 207 (+1.2)
Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 205.1 (5416 steps but no exercise) Okay this is a good # to start a horse show on. Hopefully we'll see a lower # by Monday morning. I zoomed around the house last night trying to get things all packed, car cleaned out, then packed again, and still get to bed at a decent hour. The night before heading for a show is like Christmas Eve. It was after midnight before my mind settled down. It's going to be LONG, HARD days and not much sleep. I'll try to check in each night before bed.
04/04 DNW (@Horse Show) 5030 steps. Wednesday was a good day except dinner. I got to the show and treated myself to Arby’s gyro and large fries. I figure I am going to burn it all off over the weekend.
04/05 DNW (@Horse Show) 20,114 steps. Thursday was a long freaking day. We were busy from dawn to dusk. Eating was okay. I honestly forgot to eat for most today of the day.
04/06 DNW (@Horse Show) 28,857 steps. Friday was an even longer day at the show (4:30am to 10:30pm). I showed both horses and walked a lot! My feet are killing me. I did well on my eating, especially not snacking between meals.
04/07 DNW (@Horse Show) 12,633 steps. Saturday was a "slow" day as we only had 1 person showing but I still had a decent amount of walking and rode Spark. Problem with eating was the sausage "casserole" that Colleen made. I have NO CLUE how to record it. I'm not even sure I know what all was in it. I DID avoid the dirt cake dessert that Kelly made (the WHOLE weekend).
04/08 204.6, 17,990 steps. Sunday was the last day of the show. I showed both horses so my steps were up. I just realized that I really didn’t drink that much water the entire weekend (maybe 2 bottles per day). Thought the scale would be lower but, I will take it.
04/09 204.0, 3,954 steps. Monday after a horse show is usually a VERY difficult day but this time it wasn't too bad. I didn't have as much pain as I thought I would (knees/back). I was able to stay within my calories for the day. No LNS seeing as I crawled in bed by 8pm. LOL I was whooped. (I was going to go to beginner's yoga after work but, forgot my workout clothes. Oops.) *Next Monday I am signed up.*
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JGM10D ~|~ Round 73
Making a new start for this round. Posting weight and comments each evening.
My aim for 2019 is to reach 155.
I am FOCUSED on heathy food choices and DETERMINED to achieve my goals!
Age: 72; Height 5’2”; FemaleDaily Goals
SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
LW: 153 (Oct 2016)Food
~ Pre-log; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Cardio:
~ 9,000+ Steps daily
~ 45+ minutes walking
Strength:
~ 10+ 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 73 ~|~ End Goal: < 166
We 03/04: 165.8: Goals: ✅ Busy day, but managed to fit my exercise in early
Th 04/04: 165.4: Goals: ✅ 'Free' day today, so worked on decluttering my craft room.
Fri 05/04: 166.0: Goals: ✅ Final Boditrax assessment this afternoon. Good progress made. Reduced metabolic age to 62, increased muscle mass, reduced fat mass, so I am very happy. All my stats were improved.
Sa 06/04: 166.3: Goals: ✅ granddaughter is home for a long weekend so we took advantage of the gorgeous spring weather to have a family day out. Lots of walking. Restaurant lunch, but made healthy choices, and drank lots of water to combat sodium.
Su 07/04: 166.4: Goals: ✅ Felt out of sorts today, despite sensible choices at the restaurant yesterday.
Mo 08/04: 165.8: Goals: ✅ Great day today. Unexpected after the weekend, but a nice little whoosh this morning. It will probably bounce back up tomorrow.
Tu 09/04: 165.8 Goals: ✅Delighted that I stayed down. I had a full day today, so had to walk when I got home late this evening to hit my step goal.
We 10/04: xxx Goals:
Th 11/04: xxx Goals:
Fri 12/04: xxx Goals:
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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My goal for this round is just to see a net drop / new low. Had one at the very beginning of last round, then stalled out.
SW: 235 (01/01/19)
GW: 135
Round 68 🔺 -1.8lbs
Round 69 🔺 -3.2lbs
Round 70 🔺 -3.4lbs
Round 71 🔺 -2.8lbs
Round 72 🔺 -1.2lbs
04/03 - 197.8 😣
04/04 - 197.8 😖
04/05 - 197.0 Maybe headed back down?🤞🏼
04/06 - 196.6 Back to “zero”. C’mon new low!! 🙏🏼
04/07 - 195.6 Finally, a (net) loss! 🎉
04/08 - 194.2 Making up for lost time ⏱
04/09 - 193.6 🤩
04/10 - 193.6 Looks like this is my new baseline. Very happy with the loss for this round! 🏅
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3rd round for me.
R71 SW 161.0, EW 159.4 (-1.6)
R72 SW 159.4, EW 155.2 (-4.2)
R73 SW 155.2, GW 153.6
Original start weight 180 (April 2018). Stopped trying in September (153.6) and back up to 161 (March 2019)
UGW 140 (end of July)
Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 154.0 Not sure where that came from.
04/04153.6 pretty excited to see the low I got to in September. 😀
04/05153.0 going into the weekend
04/06 153.4
04/07 153.6 it’s the weekend and was out all day at friends’ place so I’m ok with it.
04/08 151.8 I’ve had stomach flu overnight so I’m 100% sure that number reflects the fact that I’m empty as opposed to actual weight loss.
04/09 151.2 still not really eating after stomach flu. Hopefully tomorrow.
04/10
04/11
04/1213 -
HW 236.8# on 1/1/1704/08 206.2#. 25 minute walk.
SW 217# on 1/29/19
LW 203.4# on 2/28/18
GW 200# UGW 150-175
Age 40
Height 5’6”
Round 56: SW 208.8# (10/15/18) EW : 208# AW: 208#, (-0.8#)
Round 57: SW: 207.8# EW: 206# AW: 207.5# (-1.8#)
Round 66 (1/29/19), SW 217#, EW 213# (- 4#), AW 214.6#
Round 67 (2/8/19). SW 219.8#, EW 215.6# (+2.6#), AW 217.3#.
Round 68 (2/18/19). SW 216#, EW 215.8#, (-0.2#), AW 216.1#
Round 69 SW 214#, EW 216#, (+2) AW 216#.
Round 70 (3/4/19) SW 216#, EW 211.4#, (-4.6), AW 213.8#.
Round 71 (3/14/19) (-2.8#) SW 211.8#, EW 209#, AW 210.4#
Round 72 (3/24/19) (-1.2) SW 208#, EW 206.8#, AW 207.9#
Round 73 (4/3/19) () SW 206#, EW #, AW #
Day/Weight/Comment
04/03/19 206#. 1,554 calories in. 30 minutes stationary bike. I want to do better on my shoshoo this round. Down 30.8# from my heaviest. 6,771 steps.
04/04 205.6#. 1,864 calories in. Got slightly fuller than I wanted at supper. Very tired this evening. Skipping my workout. Have been cranky all day. Steps 4,321.
04/05 205.6#. Went alright today fasting for Lent. I did eat ALL of my calories for the day at supper, which I think you're supposed to eat a light meal. 1,528 calories in. Terrible with my water today! 40 ounces. 5,866 steps.
04/06 204.2#. 84 ounces of water. 1,969 calories in. Steps ___. Averaged almost 7 hours of sleep per night. I would like to try to hit 7 hours per night next week.
04/07 205.4#. 1,539 calories. Ate at a bar, so saved up my calories. 5,951 steps. 83 oz water.
04/09 205.2#. 5,383 steps. 1,990 calories in. 30 ounces water.11 -
JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 73 (round 5 for me !) Bring it on !!!
Female age 60
5' 4”
Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and have gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then; I don't want to gain any more, but would like to get back to my goal weight – but I am finding it difficult!
End of round 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 132.2 – a nice drop to start, but will it stay down? 6 ¼ miles walked yesterday plus 30 mins swimming
04/04 132.2 - 8 ¼ miles walked yesterday – today we move site to Great Malvern
04/05 132.2 - yesterday woke up to rain, sleet and snow so started the day with 45 mins swimming – rain didn't stop all day – no walking !!
04/06 131.4 - made up for not walking on Thursday by walking almost 14 ¾ miles yesterday and 69 flights of stairs as the first half of the walk was all climbing !! It felt good !!!
04/07 132.2 - walked 13 miles yesterday. Today we headed back home. I have to say that all my life I have never returned from holiday – even a walking holiday like this one, without putting on 4 or 5 pounds! I am so grateful for the support of this ground that at the end of a 10 day holiday I weigh less than when I started it 10 days ago !!
04/08 132.2 – 8 miles walked yesterday – need to not get complacent now that back home & had small loss whilst away, going back to no alcohol in the week will help.
04/09 132.2 – 10 ¾ miles walked yesterday, stayed within calorie limit, no alcohol.
04/10 131.6 – 8 ¼ miles walked yesterday. Scales finally moved again, knew they would have to soon as stomach and muffin top looking and feeling much flatter!!
04/11
04/12
?�ﾟﾏﾼ?�ﾟﾏﾼ This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE. ?�ﾟﾏﾼ?�ﾟﾏﾼ15 -
178cm female (all in kg)
SW: 101.3 (Jan 21st, 2019)
Mini GW1: 97.5✔️
Mini GW2: 94.8
Mini GW3: 91.9
Ultimate GW1: 89
Ultimate GW2: 80
R69 SW:96.8 EW:95.1 (⬇️1.7kg)
R70 SW:95.1 EW:95.2 (⬆️0.1kg)
R71 SW:94.9 EW:96.4 (⬆️1.5kg)
R72 SW:96.4 EW:95.9 (⬇️0.5kg)
R73 SW: 95.9
New life and maybe mini GW2 will show its face again!! Additional logging -step count. Goal: over 8k steps daily. Logging the count the day before.
04/03 - 95.7 and 12,800 steps. Let's keep this trend 🤩
04/04 - 95.5 and 10,100 steps. Tom and still dropping. Staying on track!
04/05 - 95.5 and 9,900 steps. Realized I have less then 3k steps on the way back from work. Had to take a 5km evening walk just to barely get over step count.
04/06 - 95.0 and 13,150 steps. Now that's a drop! Had drinks and a restaurant meal last night, though I think it should fit my calorie goal (didn't track to meticulously but basically had a light breakfast and lunch), so not sure why I see it now.
04/07 - 94.7 and 10,000 Steps. Got a new bike yesterday. Did over 22km on it and walking next to it, so I can't say how much exactly of each. Hurting in places I didn't know I had. Also it's weekend so I weighted a bit late. So some of this drop could be fake. Will try to not discourage myself tomorrow, not marking GW2 just yet.
04/08 - 95.0, 3,800 (2.5km) steps and 4.5 km bike. Now that I have the bike I can't really aim for steps only. Will still try to get 7K steps though since I consider the bike to be exercise, and moving is important throughout the day.
04/09 - 94.9, 11,200 (8.2km) steps and 6 km bike. So close to GW2!!
04/10 - 95.0 , 8,500 (6.1km) steps and 2 km bike. Long work day yesterday. And late night drinks. Not surprised.
04/11 -
04/12 -13 -
Round 72 (R3): SW 206.8 EW 204.7 (-2.1lb)
Round 71 (R2): SW 208.2 EW 206.8 (-1.4lb)
Round 70 (R1): SW 211.4 EW 208.2 (-3.2lb)
OSW: 211.4
SW: 204.7
CW: 203.2
GW for Round 72: 202.0
04/03 - 205.0 - food ok yesterday but a bit too much of it! Exercise - none!
04/04 - 203.6 - food ok, a lot of picking and no exercise!
04/05 - 203.4 - food good, a lot of walking around but more strolling! On my feet though so that helped.
04/06 - 203.4 - stayed the same. Happy with that as weekends are my downfall. Just need to hold on to that loss now.
04/07 - 202.8 - down a little, but I was in bed til late so that probably helped. Food was good yesterday and I got a good 6km walk in. Plenty of water too.
04/08 - 203.0 - food not too bad yesterday but a lot of it was bread. Fitted another 6km walk in so that should help.
04/09 - 203.8 - don't know why I am up. Food yesterday was good and I got plenty of exercise. Ah well. Will keep going. I want some bit of a loss for this round.
04/10 - 203.2 - it's a loss. Food good yesterday. Some exercise but not as much as I would have liked. Limited by time! Hopefully I will see a loss again tomorrow.
04/11
04/1215 -
Diet SW 155lb
Round 65 SW 153.00 EW 150.8
Round 66 SW 151.02 EW ?
Round 67 SW 151.02 EW 150.04
Round 68 SW 150.02 EW 147.08
Round 69 SW 148.04 EW 147.0
Round 70 SW 147.00 EW 146.00
Round 71 SW 145.00 EW 145.08
Round 72 SW 144.08 EW 144.00
Round 73 SW
Challenges loss -9lb Total loss -11lbs
Really want to get under 140 before 18th my 41st . Last year I was in a really bad place with my mental health and always had in my head to stay in the 9 stone area in my 40s well that didn't happen but I can and will do my best to make it this year even if it is only just in the 9 stone area! Have a great round this time all xx
04/03 144.04
04/04 142.04...Huh?? Wasn't expecting that! Bmi 29.2 almost into obese now 26.8 next goal another 5% 7lbs and ill be in the healthy range just 1.4 lb for a stone please stay off!
04/05 143.02..totally fine had a lovely and healthy late night thai veg curry
04/06 143.08..Again fine Had take out pizza only managed 3 before could have eaten almost a whole pizza in two sittings (Hangs head in shame) Woke up this morning feeling hungover from Processed food urgh! Todays plan stuffed red pepper and couscous
04/07 143.00..good good.
04/08 143.00 Need to pick up the pace somehow.
04/09 144.03 gah is all I am saying but yes it was worth it for the most delicious curry on our two days off .
04/10 144.02 Well hope I lose something more this round!
04/11
04/1214 -
Round 73
5’9, female, 27 years old
USW: 304
GW: 170R68: SW - 280 EW - 277.2 = -2.8
R69: SW - 277.2 EW - 273.8 = -3.4
R70: SW - 273.8 EW - 276 = + 2.2
R71: SW - 276 EW - 272 = - 4 Pulled it back and a bit more
R72: SW - 272 EW - 269.2 = - 2.8
Total loss = 10.8lbs
RSW - 269.2
RGW - 267
Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 - 267 -....Erm....What? Surely that can't be right.......
04/04 - 266.2 - I'm really confused, but I guess I should take it! No idea why it's dropping off so fast?
I've not done anything different! I'm still going to keep this rounds target at 267 just in case it goes back on! haha
04/05 - 267 - What did I say haha
04/06 - 266.2
04/07 - 266.2
04/08 - 267 - weekend always gets me!
04/09 - 267 - Feel like absolute poop. Emotions all over the place making me want to eat everything in sight. So fed up and stressed at the minute. Just hope I can get a bit more control back and stay here till the end of the round. Had a PT session last night, didn't make me feel much better!
04/10 - 267.6 - So today is a new day. I know my weight is up a little but I did have a bad food night last night. On the plus side my binge was NOWHERE near as big as it would have been pre MFP. And today I’m moving on from it. It’s happened, I don’t feel guilty about it, I’m not going to beat myself up about it and I’m all prepped today with chicken, mixed veg, rice, salmon, sweet potato, fruit ect.
I feel much better today and in control. I’m glad these little blips don’t have the downwards spiral effect they used to have on me. So although they still happen (but less often now) I’m taking out of it a positive that I deal with them in a healthier way now and that’s all I can ask for.
04/11
04/12
17 -
Round 61 11st 12.0lb (-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)
Round 69 11st 1.4lb (-3.2lb)
Round 70 11st 0.8lb (-0.6lb)
Round 71 10st 13.8 (-1.0lb)
Round 72 10st 13.6 (-0.2lb)
Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 10st 12.8lb
04/04 10st 12.4lb
04/05 10st 12.2lb
04/06 10st 13.6lb
04/07 10st 12.6lb
04/08 10st 12.6lb
04/09 10st 10.8lb - I was away for a few days, now back to weighing on my own scale. Very pleased!
04/10 10st 11.0lb
04/11
04/1213 -
Angela, 35, UK Born, living in Ireland.
Started: Round 51 226.2lbs
MFP Start Weight: 255.7lbs
End Goal Weight: 180lbs
Previous Rounds End Weights/VarianceROUND 51 End Weight:228.0lbs +1.8lbs
ROUND 52 End Weight:225.8lbs -2.2lbs
ROUND 53 End Weight:230.6lbs +4.8lbs
ROUND 54 End Weight:227.8lbs -2.8lbs
ROUND 55 End Weight:230.8lbs +3.0lbs
ROUND 56 End Weight:229.2lbs -0.4lbs
ROUND 57 End Weight:227.6lbs -1.6lbs
ROUND 58 End Weight:232.0lbs +4.4lbs
ROUND 59 End Weight:226.4lbs -5.6lbs
ROUND 60 End Weight:228.0lbs +1.6lbs
ROUND 61 End Weight:225.0lbs -3.0lbs
ROUND 62 End Weight:228.4lbs +3.4lbs
ROUND 63 End Weight:230.8lbs +2.4lbs
ROUND 64 End Weight:231.2lbs +0.4lbs
ROUND 65 End Weight:234.1lbs +2.9lbs
ROUND 66 Missed a Round
ROUND 67 End Weight:233.4lbs -0.7lbs
ROUND 68 End Weight:233.0lbs -0.4lbs
ROUND 69 End Weight:239.2lbs +5.8lbs
ROUND 70 End Weight:234.5lbs -4.7lbs
ROUND 71 End Weight:234.8lbs +0.3lbs
ROUND 72 End Weight:238.0lbs +3.2lbs
ROUND 73
Current Goal Weight: 195lbs
Date/Weight/Trendweight
04/03 No Weigh In - Not at home.
04/04 236.8lbs 237.1lbs
04/05 237.2lbs 237.1lbs
04/06 236.8lbs 237.1lbs
04/07 239.4lbs 237.3lbs
04/08 239.0lbs 237.6lbs
04/09 237.8lbs 237.6lbs
04/10 237.4lbs 237.6lbs
Previous Daily Summaries02/04
Had plenty of Fruit & Veg yesterday (An apple for a snack; 1/2 Banana on my breakfast; an onion, 1/2 a cucumber, cherry tomatoes, capers and spinach in my lunch salad & veggie and chicken stirfry for dinner) plenty of fat in my breakfast and lunch. I did go a little OTT with some of those little mousse filled easter eggs from Cadburys, but I had walked 22000 steps after my watch decided to reset itself, after I'd done 9000 and wiped the step data so I had a choice between doing another 12000 to hit my StepBet target or taking an unplanned rest day. I went with doing the extra 12000 and ended up doing just over 14000 in the end. This morning has been pretty active already - cycled into work and then out on the river for an hour to get some more practice in for June's race.
04/04
Have been slightly over-indulging the last couple of days, partly because of the not logging, partly because my exercise has been increasing and my hunger levels haven't settled down yet. Have done well with my goals so far, just need to get back to planning my food ahead for grocery shopping as it's easier to go with a planned list than freestyle it.
05/04
Looking forward to a relaxed weekend, having a poker night at my place tonight so having a light lunch today to make room for all the tasty foods my other half will be making for it, have nothing on tomorrow which is probably the first time in weeks, so nice lie in and a couple of nice walks if the weather is nice. Then Sunday I have a training row, so will be rowing for about 2.5 hours. Plan is tomorrow to write up my food plan for next week and pick up the groceries for it.
08/04
Shark week started over the weekend and had a lot more starchy carbs than normal so very bloaty as seen by the sudden up-swing in weight. Nailed my 3rd week of StepBet so I am halfway through the challenge now.
09/04
My watch continues to plot against me and reset itself after doing 6000 steps yesterday, so it put me behind on my StepBet yesterday as I must do over 11000 to meet my goal to win my money back, this is the 2nd time it's done it now, so fairly unimpressed, have ordered a new one out of frustration. Food was relatively good yesterday despite an extra slice of cake (whoops). Had plenty of fruit and veg yesterday and did some yoga before bed. This morning I cycled into work and then went out on the water for an hour rowing and will need to do an Active Step day today so that's 14000 steps or thereabouts. So plan is to go for a walk at lunchtime and then after work I need to head into the City to collect my neighbourhood food order (fresh milk, bread, butter from farmers market suppliers) so that should put me well on the way to my target, provided my watch behaves.
10/04
Got a Power Day (Higher Goal) on my StepBet challenge yesterday so feel like I have made up a little for Monday's watch glitch issue. Stuck mostly to planned food yesterday, had some sweets at the cinema and a small butterfly cake at lunch but nothing that would damage calorie deficit too badly if at all.12 -
04/10 - 267.6 - So today is a new day. I know my weight is up a little but I did have a bad food night last night. On the plus side my binge was NOWHERE near as big as it would have been pre MFP. And today I’m moving on from it. It’s happened, I don’t feel guilty about it, I’m not going to beat myself up about it and I’m all prepped today with chicken, mixed veg, rice, salmon, sweet potato, fruit ect.
I feel much better today and in control. I’m glad these little blips don’t have the downwards spiral effect they used to have on me. So although they still happen (but less often now) I’m taking out of it a positive that I deal with them in a healthier way now and that’s all I can ask for.
@13ecca4 it's quite a freeing feeling once you realise it's not the end of the world to have a bad day.
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In for my 6th round, they seem to just fly by. In the beginning no matter how well I did with calories and my exercise I put a pound on, this was disappointing because I was not over eating. Finally started the right direction again which was very pleasing. So hang in there, it will happen in time.
I have one goal, and it is to be 201 by Easter (goal is from another group I am involved in).
Round 68 SW: 225.8 – EW: 219.8 (↓6lbs)
Round 69 SW: 219.2 -EW: 215.8 (↓4lbs)
Round 70 SW: 215.8 – EW: 210.8 (↓5lbs)
Round 71 SW: 210.2 – EW: 209.4 (↓1.2lbs)
Round 72 SW: 210.0 – EW: 206.4 (↓3lbs)
Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 – 206.0 nice start to this round.
04/04 – 207.6 I am not sure what happened here, but making no excuses.
04/05 – 205.8 I wasn’t sure if was making this today but glad I did!
04/06 – 205.4
04/07 – 205.2
04/08 – 204.6
04/09 – 203.6
04/10 – 202.4 This does not seem real, but I am doing everything right and staying under calories and moving everyday (mainly walking or some form of exercise at home).
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