JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 74

brandyme

Past rounds
R73: SW 142.8 GW 140.8 EW 141.8 Results -1lb

R74
R74 goal: -2lb
SW: 141.8 (4/12/19)
GW: 139.8
EW:

Day/Weight/Comment
04/13 - 140.7 I believe this is the TOM drop I was waiting for in the last challenge, better late than never. I also cut white carbs yesterday that I had been eating through the previous week. -1.1lbs
04/14 - 140.7 I guess it has to slow down at some point. My diet was on point and I met my exercise goal yesterday as well. I also drank a ton of water yesterday (12cups). Not sure why the stall. Will see what tomorrow brings.
04/15 - 140 I did weigh in 3 hours later than normal so might be a little off but progress nonetheless.
04/16 - 140.7 I thought it might be up a little because of yesterday’s late weigh in possibly skewing numbers but I didn’t think I’d be back up where I was the day before. I have been doing a lot of strength training, maybe I’m retaining water. Either way I’m still on track. NSVs are abundant. I look much better in clothes than I did when I weighed less. I am also seeing noticeable changes in my strength and muscle mass. Hopefully I’ll see a drop on the scale tomorrow but either way I’m doing good! 💪🏻
04/17 - 140.2 I was expecting a little more but it’s a loss so I can’t complain. Looking forward to getting back into the 130s!

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04/22

fraukazi

@musicsax Happy belated birthday!

MadisonMolly2017

I began Round 34 @ 179.4, ~April 8, 2018, having lost 48.9 lbs since 1/1/16.

Now, unbelievably, it’s Round 74, my 41st Round.
400 days!

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I found this graph on my Happy Scale. It tells the story of the last year best. AS we are losing we’re keeping all that weight in green off, too. Feel proud, folks!!

Thank you to all of you past & present for your encouragement and for hanging in there!

4/12 151.4 -28lbs
4/13 152.2
4/14 152.7
4/15 152.6
4/16 151.4
4/17 150.4 Lowest Weight since 9th grade. Almost done. Thank goodness- 1202 days so far.
4/18
4/19
4/20
4/21
4/22

Still figuring out my Maintenance Range.
Thought it would be 169, but I shrunk, so 166 (normal BMI). Hit May 2018. Realized I needed to lose more.

Then set 155. Hit Thanksgiving Day 2018. Realized I needed to lose more.

I like 153 Much more than 155.
Ditto 151.2 more than 153.
Shooting for 150 now, gradually.
Exercising lots.

fraukazi

Stats & Round goals

36yo/, 173cm / London, UK
2019 SW: 72.8kg; since May 2018: highest 75, lowest 69.6kg
GW: 62-65kg
RGW: 71.2kg

Goals
1.🚶‍♀️walk 10k+steps 2/7x
2.🏃‍♀️run - 1/2x
3.🥊boxing - 1x
4.🧘yoga - 1/4x
5.🍫no LNS - let's see, all snacks after dinner 0/2
6.🍷no alcohol - 3/5x
Yesterday: 🚶‍♀️🏃‍♀️🥊🧘🍫🍷

This round is going to be tough. Two weekends including Easter, when I'll be going back to London to pack up our house for the move while catching up with friends and a desperately needed date night with DH.
I'm reinstating some moderate goals, but left some out that I know I won't be managing this round.

R73 EW: 71.7kg
Sat 04/13 71.5kg - 🚶‍♀️13k🍷 2300+cals in, 650 fitbit adjust, 8-900over
Picking up new car, yay! Steps will probably be quite low today, 2hr train ride to car, meet SIL and a couple of friends for lunch, then 2.5hr drive back home, dinner out...
Sun 04/14 - 71.5kg 🚶‍♀️8k🍷 didn't log cals, 315 fitbit adjust
I have a car! This is so exciting. It will negatively impact on my steps, but it also means I save 30mins each way to work, so I can start my morning runs again. And overall a new way of living 😊🚗
Yesterday wasn't too bad foodwise, a few road trip snacks (easter eggs) and ice cream after dinner. I estimated very generously, so cals might well have been lower.
Today, went for brunch, but very civilised, then Ikea before I dropped off my SIL at the airport. I didn't eat much, but had a few more Easter eggs - to finish them before the new week.
Mon 04/15 71.0kg 🚶‍♀️10k 🏃‍♀️2k 🧘🍷 1422 cals in, 447 fitbit adjust, 315 deficit
What a nice surprise this morning! Day was good food-wise, went for a brief lunch time walk and a 2k run - I really need to do some work to get back into running...
Tue 04/16 71.3kg no goals achieved, oops
Dinner with work, it was tapas style dinner but loads of different cuisines. I just estimated 1000cals for it.
I only did 3000 steps, this is my new reality, driving to and from work, plus no time for a lunch walk... Definitley don't want that to be the norm.

Wed 04/17 71.4kg 1713 cals in, 306 fitbit adjust, 178 over, 7k steps today
Weight is going the wrong direction, but not really surprising.
I favoured sleep over run or yoga again in the morning. I'm finding it really difficult to find an end to my day in the evening as they seem so short.
Food was acceptable, too much sugar, but not terrible. Ikea trip after work upped my steps, but still not made the 10k.

Thu 04/18
Fri 04/19 - trip to London, night out
Sat 04/20 - packing // no scale
Sun 04/21 -packing and date night //run? //No scale
Mon 04/22 - brunch with friends, back to Amsterdam // no scale

Average weight per week

Changing this to weekly averages as I can take that from my fitbit.
R45 73.4 - R70 71.7
Rounds lost ✔11
Gained ❌7
Stayed same/not tracked ➖6

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Apr1 72.2 ➖
Apr8 71.7 ✔
Apr15
✔1 ❌ ➖1

MadisonMolly2017

deepwoodslady wrote: »

MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

Dear @deepwoodslady,
I took a ziplock with me yesterday (because I knew it would be a crazy day) with weighed:
Washed apple
1.5 oz of unsalted nuts
2 oz of Kashi flax cereal
1/2 oz dark chocolate
And 2 bottles of water

Sure enough, something went over by 2 hours, and I was “famished” when I got back to the car. Ate the apple -slowly. Drank 1-2 cups water. Ate 5 nuts mindfully. Drive to the nearest Starbucks & got a nonfat decaf latte (130 cal) & instead of eating my choc & the cereal (269), I got a warmed choc chip cookie (360). I ate a few more nuts. Went and did next few things.
Made it home. Ate healthy vegetable heavy dinner.

I think having a refrigerated pack of ready to eat things will be my savior in maintenance as the American on-the-go food scene is pretty hostile for us. IE the choc chip cookie. I would have been happy with my cereal and my choc, but suddenly seeing that on the shelf (I was looking for a container of yogurt), and old habits popped up. So my next step is to pull out my refrigerated bag, so I can pack a protein too!

Thinking of you. I can assure you, I promise, your grief WILL get better. Really.
♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️

@MadisonMolly2017 Thanks so much (again) for all the travel tips. Knowing what has worked for you is so very helpful because you have come a long way successfully. I have been traveling with unsalted nuts, but adding some other things including sweet (like the chocolate) and the ever-filling fiber (like Kashi flax cereal) is a great idea! Curbing cravings is essential! Because I am diabetic and am usually gone 10 to 12 hours I do eat at restaurants too. However, my goal is to limit it to just one meal and supplement with these snacks. The trick is to be mindful of my restaurant meal when I have so little available in my own town & I get excited. This is where the snacks may also come in handy. Less hunger = smaller meal. That is my experiment today. Also I am vowing right now to all my mfp family that one meal, at least for today, will not turn into an all night binge. A late dinner, at home, from my prep cooked meals is all I will need, if anything. I am also vowing (one day at a time) that I will not stop at a bakery or donut shop (none available in my own town) to get the goodies that are not normally available to me. They are not going anywhere and will be there some other time. Not today. I've got to get back on track and back to my pre-Thanksgiving weight. It's spring, for goodness sakes! Thanks again for sharing. It really, really helps.

Dear @deepwoodslady!
Sounds like a perfect plan!

Every day we are doing experiments & figuring out what is best for our bodies!!

We are strong & creative problem solvers & we are motivated. We will never quit no matter what! We realize every time we go through a rough patch & recover the thread & get back on track, we are learning Essential Skills for maintenance!!

You inspire me continually & I know you’ve got this❣️

TRaffDR

Hi..My name is Diane and I live in Louisville, CO..a bit south of Boulder. I started My fitness pal last week and I just saw this today. I am 53 years old and this sounds like a great challenge to keep me on track.. I need to be held accountable, thats where my strength is and that helps me stay on track. I am joining a few days late and I am going to put my last weight from Saturday on there for the 1st 3 days! Would like to continue on with you guys and join the sessions. My goal is to lose 13.2 more pounds to get to my first goal!! I am doing much better on my water and sometimes it is hard to get motivated to exercise but I have my Fitbit and am trying to get to 10000 steps each day!! Thanks for the support and I am glad I found this group. My profile pick is when I was close to my goal weight and I hope to get there again!!

4/13....158.2
4/14....158.2
4/15....158.2
4/16....158
4/17....158

sianisabel2018

4th 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, EW 150.2 (-5.0)

R74 SW 150.2
R74 GW because I lost so much in R73 due to being sick and the reality of 2 weekends including Easter in this round my goal will be 149.5

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
04/13 151.2 not surprised as I ate whatever I wanted yesterday. Back on track today before good habits disappear.
04/14 150.6 food choices not great but portions in check so pretty good for the weekend.
04/15 150.6 pretty happy with that!
04/16 149.8 good food choices and portions yesterday. Hoping for a few days of very healthy eating and then not too much of a gain on the long weekend.
04/17 149.8 🙂
04/18
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04/22

Rob72Essex

Rob, 46, Essex, UK

Round 68 - 1.6 lb loss
Round 69 - 3.0 lb loss
Round 70 - 4.75 lb loss
Round 71 - 2.0 lb loss
Round 72 - 2.5 lb gain
Round 73 - 2.0 loss
Round 74 - target 5 lb loss

Start weight 240 lbs
Current weight 219.00 lbs
Goal weight 175 lbs

Day / Weight / Comments

13/04 - 219.00 (-0.00 lbs)
14/04 - 218.50 (-0.50 lbs) 2 hours gardening
15/04 - 218.50 (-0.50 lbs) 5 hours gardening
16/04 - 219.00 (-0.00lbs) Afternoon tea
17/04 - 216.25 (-2.75 lbs) Unwell
18/04 - 216.50 (-2.50 lbs) 1 hours spinning on bike
19/04 -
20/04 -
21/04 -
22/04 -

whitej1234

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 EW:95.2 (⬇️0.7kg)

R74 SW:95.4
Goal: GW2!!!! I want to put a checkmark there already!

04/13- 95.4 and 9636 steps. Ups and downs trying to keep it together.
04/14-95.6 and 16842 steps.
04/15-96.5 and 24,000 steps. What?!?!?!?! 😲😭Had a really long day on my feet yesterday and ate (more or less) good. What happened?! Better be water retention.
04/16-96.0 and 7,800 steps. Still not on track and recovering from that walk.
04/17-96.3 and 5,300 steps. I guess i am not in maintenance even. Will try to walk more tomorrow...
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04/22

TerriRichardson112

JGM10D ~|~ Round 74
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”; Female
SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
LW: 153 (Oct 2016)

Sa 13/04: no scale: Goals: Have fun! Away on a weekend break. ✅ Had Rather too
Much fun yesterday made much better food choices today 😂 Rocking the night away. Had a prawn starter as a main and drank mostly water. Dancing until the small hours 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
Su 14/04: no scale: Goals: Pack and drive home. Drive home was uneventful, but haven't eaten since lunch time. Tummy is upset, having an early night. Will weigh in the morning.
Mo 15/04: 165.8: Goals ✅ Amazed that my weekend away hasn't put the scale up by much! Happy days!
Tu 16/04: 165.4: Goals ✅ 😁 And a wee drop! Yay!
We 17/04: 164.6: Goals ✅ 😁 I'm liking this streak! Long may it contimue.
Th 18/04: xxx: Goals
Fr 19/04: xxx: Goals
Sa 20/04: xxx: Goals 🎈🎉🎈 73 today!
Su 21/02: xxx: Goals
Mo 22/04: xxx: Goals

Daily Goals

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
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Purple: #ff4968.

Previous Round

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: 166.2: Goals: ✅And there’s the bounce back up again 😂 😂 😂 What will tomorrow bring?
Th 11/04: 165.6: Goals: ✅ 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 💁🏼 Didn't expect that. 😂 Here's hoping it sticks tomorrow. Fitbit recorded 229 active minutes today!
Fri 12/04: 165.4 Goals: ✅ Away for the long weekend. Logged as best as I could.

THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.

• 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.

Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

eb8566

SW 218
End R73 178.4
R74 goal 175

04/13 No Scale
04/14 177.6
04/15 178.8 *TOM
04/16 178.0
04/17 178.6 This week is testing me. I am frustrated and ready for a drop.
04/18
04/19
04/20
04/21
04/22

ChrysalisCove

Back for my “lucky #7” round!

SW (01/01/19): 235.0
Round 68 🔺 -1.8lbs (27.0 total)
Round 69 🔺 -3.2lbs (28.8 total)
Round 70 🔺 -3.4lbs (32.0 total)
Round 71 🔺 -2.8lbs (35.4 total)
Round 72 🔺 -1.2lbs (38.2 total)
Round 73 🔺 -2.2lbs (41.4 total)

04/12 - 194.6 This is happening more & more frequently, so I think it’s my “new normal”. Hit a new low, go up about a pound for several days, drop to the old low & beyond over the course of 2-3 days. Rinse, lather, repeat. 🤷🏻‍♀️

04/13 - 194.6 Waiting patiently for it to drop... 🚶🏻‍♀️

04/14 - 194.2 Tomorrow is the last day of one of the long-term challenges I’m in. I’d love to see a new low, or at least the one I caught a glimpse of last week! 🤞🏼

04/15 - 193.2 Wish granted! Net loss of 0.4 from last week. Excited to see if it continues to fall! 💫

04/16 - 193.2 Had a (large, delicious) impromptu dinner out with friends so I was expecting far worse! 🍲

04/17 - 191.6 Yay! ⭐️

04/18 - 191.4 Flickered on .2, but I’ll gladly take the continued drop regardless. I’m not picky 😉

04/19
04/20
04/21
04/22

sue_01

Day/Weight/Comment
04/13- felt great pants, coat all went down a size. walked for 45 mins.
04/14- 69 mins exercise, in the pouring rain. Back on track.
04/15-15,243 steps, pushing hard every day.
04/16- 15,217, hour walk, lots of hills, its been rainy all week. Eating healthy.

04/17-16,569 steps, sunny day, I`m really tired tonight.
04/18
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04/22

Fit2_T

Round 74 (round 8 for me)

Original SW (Jan 15th): 213 lbs
CW: 191.1
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- 191.2 〰 EW - 190.1 (-1.1 lbs)
Round 74 SW- 191.1 〰 EW-

Total challenge loss: 16.1 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
04/13 - 191.1 - Trying to stay on plan. Some days easier than others.
04/14 - Not feeling well due to a medical procedure.
04/15 - 190.0 - Not Feeling well.
04/16 - 189.1 - Not Feeling well.
04/17 - 189.0 - Still feeling sick.
04/18
04/19
04/20
04/21
04/22

cpanus

69 years old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion... ...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.

Heaviest: 192.2
RGW: 143.0
UGW: 135.0

04/11 - 144.6...popcorn yesterday...salt...salt...salt...and no water to speak of.
04/12 - DNW ...last one to catch the family cold...feel like blaaaaaaa

Day Weight Comment

04/13 - DNW
04/14 - DNW
04/15 - DNW
04/16 - DNW
04/17 - DNW
04/18 -
04/19 -
04/20 -
04/21 -
04/22 -

Chris

astroamy

Had a really good day, but yea, not much scale progress so far.

Day/Weight/Comment
04/13 - 180.6, no sweets
04/14 - 180.8, no sweets
04/15 - 179.8, no sweets
04/16 - 180.8, no sweets
04/17 - 180.2, no sweets
04/18
04/19
04/20
04/21
04/22

sverri28

Female, 37, 5‘11‘
SW 190lbs
GW 177lbs
UGW - we‘ll see...

Goal for this challenge -3lbs

‪04/13 187.6‬ lbs

‪04/14 186.3‬ lbs goal for today: walk at least an hour and track water

‪04/15 186.6‬ lbs had a bad day yesterday with cramps and back pain, so not much activity. Food-wise it was an ok weekend. Looking at Monday motivated!

‪04/16 186.1‬ lbs Yesterday was a very good day exercise wise and also food wise. Even had some calories left over for a piece of chocolate (and stayed under my carbs goal! Yay!). Let’s do this again today!

04/17 184.8 lbs What a nice drop! Hopefully I can keep it. Made a semi-smart choice at the restaurant yesterday (very satisfying Couscous-Vegetable Stir-fry, left me with little calories for the rest of the day, but I got through with vegetables and fruit), so I will have to work on that.

04/18 184.6 lbs - wow! After having two scoops of ice cream with my son yesterday afternoon I was sure I was going to see a gain today. But I guess staying within my calorie limit and only eating veggies for dinner serves its purpose! Goal for today: going to the gym and finally tracking my water intake!

04/19
04/20
04/21
04/22 no scale

Bridie_Bird

Bridie giving this another go!

SW: 118.5kg
CW: 81.5kg
GW for this round: Under 80kg.
End GW: 70-72kg.

My weight has been all over the place this last week with my period. After having plataued on 80.6kg for 4 days prior to this, it shot up to 81.6kg over the past couple of days. Really want to focus hard these 10 days on a strong weight loss as my June trip is coming close and I've worked hard to get as close to my end goal weight as I can for it!

Day/Weight/Comment
04/13: 81.5kg.
04/14: 80.5kg. Yesterday was eating well, gardening and doing 15000 steps. I am feeling it today! Wondering if THIS is the bounce back to my pre-period rate or if my weight will move up again tommorrow.
04/15: 80.7kg. Not as much as a bounce up as could have been. Lots of gardening and walking. Now, back into the work week!
04/16: 80.3kg. Glad to be moving down but really getting tired of being stuck in the 80 point dots. Managed to do my 10000 steps even with a sudden double shift.
04/17: 80.2kg. Arg. and, yay. But arg. 10,000 steps, calories on point.
04/18: 80.0kg. Doing all the right things. Seeing the results. 70s still proving veeery hard to break. Tommorrow, maybe? Maybe...
04/19
04/20
04/21
04/22

jlbtnc

I am in again and working on goals.
April 21st (Easter) 201

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)
Round 73 SW: 206.0 – EW: 201.4 (↓5lbs)

Round 74
Day/Weight/Comment
04/13 - 200.4
04/14 – 200.8 Ok with this because feeling a little stiff after almost 2 hours of walking and running to play tag with the grandkids.
04/15 – 202.0 I messed up by eating under calories, but too much fat. Amazing how everything works together. It ok and will work harder. Rain most of the week, so stuck in the house.
04/16 – 200.4 much better now to work on getting into Onederland!
04/17 – 201.8 up again not worrying I am sick and not doing anything, just sleeping a lot.
04/18 – 201.8 glad not more than this but was hoping was less, I am still sick since Monday.
04/19
04/20
04/21
04/22

krea4

R70 average = 62.13
H= 63.1 L = 61.4
R71 average = 61.52
H= 62.0 L =61.35
R72 average = 61.53
H= 61.70 L= 61.35
R73 average = 61.67
H= 62.35 L = 60.80

04/13 - 61.90 - overeating at the moment. Need to get back in control!
04/14 - 62.00
04/15 - No scale
04/16 - 61.75
04/17 - 61.35
04/18 - 61.00
04/19 -
04/20 -
04/21 -
04/22 -