JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 85
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5’4” 61yo female
SW Jan. 7: 201
SW Aug 5: 190
GW: 140
Day/Weight/Comment
08/01
08/02
08/03
08/04
08/05 – 190.0 - starting again. I’ve gained 5 pounds, but kept 10 off. I’ll be working on C25K three days a week. Signing up for a 5K on Oct. 26.
08/06 – 188.9 – good start. Recorded all food, no alcohol, drank all my water, and did first day of C25K.
08/07 – 187.6 – so excited. I’m sure this won’t continue as fast, but I need to keep recording. No exercise yesterday, but I did stand more at my desk.
08/08 – 187.0 – Getting back down to where I was a few months ago. Recorded all food, no alcohol, drank all my water, and did the second day of C25K.
08/09
08/10
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Female 5’1” Age 69 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008)
UGW 125 (HS weight 1968)SW Rnd 7 167 AW 165.8SW Rnd 85 120.5
SW Rnd 8 168* AW 166.1
SW Rnd 9 164.5* AW 165.5
SW Rnd 10 167 AW 165.3 Start Keto
SW Rnd 11 163 AW 163.5h
SW Rnd 12 162.5 AW 160.2
SW Rnd 13 159.5 AW 159.1
SW Rnd 14 158.5 AW 158.9
SW Rnd 15 158 AW 157.25
SW Rnd 16 156 AW 155.9
SW Rnd 17 155.5 AW 156.5
SW Rnd 18 157.5 AW 156.15
SW Rnd 19 155.5 AW 1
SW Rnd 20 155.5* AW 155
SW Rnd 21 154.5 AW 152.15
SW Rnd 22 152.5 AW 152.2
SW Rnd 23 151 AW 150.2
SW Rnd 24 150 AW 148.8
SW Rnd 25 147.5 AW 147.3
SW Rnd 26 148.5 AW 145.4
SW Rnd 27 146* AW 144.72
SW Rnd 28 145* AW 145.5
SW Rnd 29 146.5 AW 145.8
SW Rnd 30 146 AW 145.65
SW Rnd 31 146.5 AW 144.45
SW Rnd 32 144.5 AW 143.3
SW Rnd 33 141.5 AW 140.6
SW Rnd 34 140.0 AW 140.75
SW Rnd 35 139.5 AW 139.25
SW Rnd 36 138.5 AW 138.85
SW Rnd 37 139.0 AW 138.2
SW Rnd 38 139.5* AW 136.9
SW Rnd 39 137.0* No end/avg weight
SW Rnd 40 ???.?* 5 day avg 137.6
SW Rnd 41 137.5 AW 138.2
SW Rnd 42 my 36 138.0 AW 136.15
SW Rnd 43 136.5 AW 135.5
SW Rnd 44 133.5 AW 134.55
SW Rnd 45 134.0 AW 134.35
SW Rnd 46* 133.5 AW 133.28 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 47* 133.5 AW 133.0 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 48 133.5 AW 134.05
SW Rnd 49 134.0 AW 133.85
SW Rnd 50* 134.5 AW 134.6 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 51* 133.5 No scale on ship
SW Rnd 52* 134.0 AW 133.42 (6 Days)
SW Rnd 53 131.5 AW 131.9
SW Rnd 54 131.0 AW 131.6
SW Rnd 55* 131.5 AW 129.66
SW Rnd 56* 128.5 AW 130.7
SW Rnd 57 131.5 AW 130.85
SW Rnd 58 my52 131.0 AW 130.6
SW Rnd 59 132.0 AW 131.3
SW Rnd 60 131.5 AW 131.85
SW Rnd 61 130.0 AW 132.4
SW Rnd 62 132.0 AW 131.6
SW Rnd 63 132.5 AW 131.55
SW Rnd 64 131.5 AW 130.65
SW Rnd 65 129.5 AW 129.2
SW Rnd 66 129.0 AW 128.75
SW Rnd 67 128.0 AW 128.65
SW Rnd 68* 129.0 AW 129.41 (6 days)
SW Rnd 69* 131.0 (only 1 day left) AW 131.25
SW Rnd 70 131.5 AW 129.5
SW Rnd 71 129.0 AW 128.25
SW Rnd 72 128.0. AW 128.8
SW Rnd 73 129.5 AW 129.5
SW Rnd 74 128.5 AW 127.9
SW Rnd 75 126.5 AW 126.0
SW Rnd 76* 126.0 AW 123.36(7 days
SW Rnd 77 SW 125.0 AW 125.7
SW Rnd 78 125.5 AW 125.1
SW Rnd 79 125.0 AW 124.0
SW Rnd 80 SW 124.0 AW 123.3
SW RND 81 124.0 AW 124.65
SW Rnd 82 125.5 AW 124.35
SW Rnd 83 123.0 AW 121.75
SW Rnd 84 121.0 AW 120.95
We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19
Recommended reading and viewing -Recommended viewing on Netflix or YouTube: The Magic Pill
Recommended reading:
The Diabetes Code and
The Obesity Code
both by Jason Fung, MD
Eric Westman Keto Made Simple 58 min
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GH9IZHnyr2I
https://www.facebook.com/
Recommended for the ladies JamesSmithPT/videos/1494099927361618/
NEVER GIVE UP! You can surprise yourself! I have.
What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.
This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.
7/31 120.5
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8/1 119.5 Did beef and butter fast yesterday in support of my daughter. I really don’t want to lose more weight. Will see how these 3 days go. Going to the gym and the pool today and sewing.
8/2 120.5 Added a salad and some veg to my beef and butter. Went to the gym but it was raining so no pool and sun - until after we were home and showered! And it’s raining right now!
8/3 120.5
8/4 120.5 What a great “rut” to be stuck in! LOL
8/5 120.5
8/6 121.0 Life is good.
8/7 121.0
8/8 120.59 -
Let's go!
33 yr old male
Height: 6 ft
SW: ~295
CW: 200
GW: 185/12% BF
Day/Weight/Comment
08/01 - 200.4 - Been sitting at ~200 for weeks now. Eat a pretty consistent 2300 calories 5-6 days a week and do quite a bit of HIIT cardio + lifting.
08/02 - 201.2 - Not surprised at all..ate a bit more than usual.
08/03 -198.4 - Ehh..went out to drink that night and threw up a lot so lost a lot of water weight.
08/04 - 207 - There we go...recovering from hangover and ate a lot.
08/05 - 203.4 - Back on track
08/06 - 199.6 - Keeping it clean. Yeah, I know my weight fluctuates like crazy.
08/07 - 200.00 - Anddd back to square one lol.
08/08 - 198.4 - Woohoo!
08/09 -
08/10 -15 -
37yo female, 5'5"
1.1.19 170.4
Round 83 SW 137.2 - EW 135.4 - 1.8lbs lost
Round 84 EW 135.4 - maintained
Day/Weight/Comment
8/1 – 135.4
8/2 – 134.8
8/3 – no scale
8/4 – 134.0
8/5 – 133.8
8/6 – 133.6 – most of my calories were at the end of the day – busy day at work followed by Meet the Teacher (Kindergarten!) and grocery shopping, late dinner but didn’t do bad.
8/7 – 133.4 – I’m ok with losing .2 for a few days in a row. Early morning, 1st day of Kindergarten. Planning on taking my 2yo to a splash pad later.
8/8 – 132.6 – !!!
8/9
8/10
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Round 85 (my 17th)Loss before joining challenge -22 382.0- 360.0
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
Round 73 -3.6 pounds 347.2-343.6
Round 74 -4.4 pounds 343.6-339.2
Round 75 -3.4 pounds 339.2-335.8
Round 76 -0 pounds 335.8-335.8
Round 77 -8.4 pounds 335.8- 327.4
Round 78 +.4 pounds 327.4-327.8
Round 79 -2.8 pounds 327.8-325.0
Round 80 -1.4 pounds 325.0-323.6
Round 81 -7.6 pounds 323.6-316.0
Round 82 -4 pounds 316.0-312.0
Round 83 -4.4 pounds 312.0-307.6
Round 84 -4.2 pounds 307.6-303.4
OSW 382.0
RSW 303.4
This round might be a little rough, my birthday, my husband’s new job/schedule, and my usual pre-tom water weight stall fall in this round. I have pre-planned my birthday to stay on track, but sadly there is little I can do about hormones, or work schedules, so I’ll just have to stay on track and wait.
8/1 303.0 A nice start to the round. I’m hopeful of getting down a little more before the tom stall starts.
8/2 302.0 I wasn’t expecting this drop. I did extra weights yesterday and thought I would have a bounce or maintain. This makes a total of 80 pounds lost this year and I’m inching ever closer toward my next goal.
8/3 301.6 The trick this weekend is to stay on track even with my birthday tomorrow. We have a little extra money and it’s hard not to say let’s just go out. But I’m only two pounds from my next big goal and while I won’t make it there tomorrow I know that I will soon.
8/4 304.8 So for my birthday I got a 3.2 pound gain of water weight. I’ve been on track so I know that it has to be a water bounce from some source or another. I’ll be back down whenever this is passes.
8/5 304.2 I stayed on track and mostly on plan yesterday. I ate into my activity calories by 100 to have a cupcake that my daughter insisted had to be bought for me.
Because I was up yesterday I took the plunge and weighed at an earlier time that works better for the new household schedule. It’s all good though and while I didn’t account for a bounce up I knew this round would see some trouble with losing. Thankfully I don’t have anything else major happening until the end of the month so once tom comes the weight will go.
8/6 305.2 Wrong way again. I’ve had this happen before and it’s a matter of waiting it out because afterwards I have several big drops. I’m on track, though a little carb heavy last night , so I know that this is temporary.
8/7 304.8 I’m staying on track with calories, my food plan not so much. It’s okay though it’s more important to me to stay on track calorie wise than macro wise. The cravings for chocolate will pass. Tom, if on time, should show up in the next few days.
8/8 304.2 Right direction. I was on track with everything yesterday and got a few nice walks in
8/9
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39, male, 5'8
Original Starting Weight: 386.6 lbs, 1/1/2019
Longterm Goal Weight: 195.0 lbs
Challenge Starting Weight: 319.3 lbs
Challenge Goal Weight: 316 lbs
R85 - Day/Weight/Comment
08/01: 317.7 (-1.6) ... starting to recover from my recent uptick.
08/02: 316.1 (-1.6) ... more uptick recovery. This is where I should have been at the end of last round, sigh.
08/03: 314.9 (-1.2) ... back down to my previous low from last week.
08/04: 314.8 (-0.1) ... new low, barely.
08/05: 315.2 (+0.4) ... as far as fluctuations go, this is pretty minor. I was pretty lazy this past weekend due to being sick. That ends now - took a six mile bike ride and a one mile walk before work today.
08/06: 314.8 (-0.4) ... to be honest, I'd be happy enough if I just maintained this weight for the rest of the challenge.
08/07: 313.1 (-1.7) ... feeling good this morning! Completed the first day of the Couch to 5k program.
08/08: 313.5 (+0.4) ... VERY happy about this. Yesterday I didn't think to weigh myself until after my run, and I figured most of the loss was through sweat and that I'd rebound hard today.
08/09:
08/10:
Challenge delta: -5.8 lbs
Total Weight Loss: 73.1 lbs
jgm10d HistoryR84: +0.511 -
I need to get more serious about this as I updated MFP yesterday and it shows I’ve gained 6 Lbs.
Day/Weight/Comment
08/01 - 185.2
08/02 - 183.2 - this seems to be the norm right now bouncing around between 180 and 185.
08/03 - 184.5 - I don’t have much to say, yesterday was not a good eating day.
08/04 - 184.0 - I was expecting this to be higher actually.
08/05 -186.6 - there is the higher I was expecting
08/06 - 184.8 - I need to behave like this everyday.
08/07 -185.0 - yesterday was an epic failure all to be kind and polite
08/08 - 184.4 - I was not very hungry yesterday after having two suppers the day before.
08/09
08/1012 -
Round 85
HWE - 275
OSW - 213
CW - 167.4
RGW - 166.7Round 55 SW 194.3 EW 191.0 DIF -3.2Round 83 SW 169.8 EW 168.1 DIF -1.7
Round 56 SW 191.0 EW 192.1 DIF +1.0
Round 57 SW 192.1 EW 190.2 DIF -1.9
Round 58 SW 190.2 EW 188.5 DIF -1.7
Round 59 SW 188.5 EW 187.8 DIF -0.7
Round 60 SW 187.8 EW 186.4 DIF -1.4
Round 61 SW 186.4 EW 185.4 DIF -1
Round 62 SW 185.4 EW 183.2 DIF -2.2
Round 63 SW 183.2 EW 182.9 DIF -0.3
Round 64 SW 182.9 EW 178.6 DIF -4.3
Round 65 SW 178.6 EW 181.9 DIF +3.3
Round 66 SW 181.9 EW 177.1 DIF -4.8
Round 67 SW 177.1 EW 175.8 DIF -1.3
Round 68 SW 175.8 EW 180.1 DIF +4.3
Round 69 SW 180.1 EW 177.1 DIF -3
Round 70 SW 177.1 EW 177.1 DIF 0
Round 71 SW 177.1 EW 177.1 DIF 0
Round 72 SW 177.1 EW 177.7 DIF +.6
Round 73 SW 177.7 EW 177.5 DIF -0.2
Round 74 SW 177.5 EW 175.7 DIF -1.8
Round 75 SW 175.7 EW 173.7 DIF -2
Round 76 SW 173.7 EW 172.9 DIF -.08
Round 77 SW 172.9 EW 172.4 DIF -.5
Round 78 SW 172.4 EW 172.1 DIF -.3
Round 79 SW 172.1 EW 170.3 DIF -1.8
Round 80 SW 170.3 EW 169.3 DIF -1
Round 81 SW 169.3 EW 168.0 DIF -1.3
Round 82 SW 168.0 EW 169.8 DIF +1.8
Round 84 SW 168.1 EW 167.4 DID -.7
Round 85 SW 167.4 EW TBD
8/1 No Scale Didn't exercise yesterday but I should have time tonight. I did stay within calories and not too bad on sodium - even got in more water than I normally do on travel days. Probably won't exercise tomorrow unless the weather cooperates enough to get in an evening walk after the four-hour drive. I'm enjoying my time with the BF. He's back on the road next week, so I will savor this time.
8/2 No Scale Walked/hiked three after work then went to dinner. It's very hard not to overeat at a tapas place with a Spanish boyfriend. He wants to try everything! I am not complaining just stating reality
Obviously, I had to do some serious estimations when I logged it but I think I did ok. The good thing is you only eat half of anything and there are loads of veggies. My favorite were these fried plantains chips with black beans and chimichurri. I wish I knew the exact numbers on them, I'd go back just for those. Happy Friday everyone. Hug 'em if you got 'em
8/3 167.4 I’m fine with this. Driving yesterday and not exercising, eating at weird times, and this after spending two days eating every meal with a well-intentioned BF. I’m pretty happy today. I just finished walking 5 miles and I’m taking my recovering friend to lunch and grocery shopping.
8/4 169.0 WTH? It has to be water cause I didn't eat enough calories to gain 1.6 pounds overnight. It's just the roller coaster doing its thing.
8/5 169.0 OK, still the dang roller coaster. I walked 3 last night and had a mug cake for dessert after. That's 350 calories not enough to gain 1.6 pounds. Since I'm on the roller coaster, I suppose I have to roll with it. Gym or walking tonight??? Probably the gym since I didn't make it one-night last week. Let's take Monday by the horns.
8/6 168.1 Better. I did not go to the gym or walk. Too many errands after work, then it was too late to walk. I could have gone to the gym late but it literally just occurred to me. When I was done with everything at 8:00 it was too late to walk (it would be dark before I got done) but I could have taken my lazy butt to the gym. OK. Lesson learned. I had this idea in my head that I could only go to the gym after work. That's dumb. My gym is open 24 hours. Monday got the best of me yesterday, but Tuesday will be MINE!
8/7 169.0 Why oh Why must the roller coaster go up??? I'm sure it's sodium and weight lifting water retention. I just want to be down by the end of the round. I did go to the gym last night and if the rain slows down I'll walk on the trail tonight, if not I'll go to the gym with an indoor track. Better that than the dreadmill. It's rainy and cold here this morning. Despite my umbrella, the sideway rain soaked me on the walk from the car to the office. I literally had to dry my arms off with paper towels. The bottom foot of my pants are soaked along with the right leg. Workout clothes in the car, but not really bank attire
8/8 167.5 Feeling the wind in my hair as the coaster goes back down... I walked 3 miles, got a little overheated (stupid humidity). Had to stop at the store on the way home, legs felt like they weighed 1,000 pounds each. Heat and MS ain't no joke folks. I went home, my roommate cooked dinner, I ate and went to bed. When I woke up I felt great. Happily, it's cooled off and the high is only 78 for today. Hoping to walk between rain showers. Two days to see a loss in this Round. I am going to watch my sodium. Even if I don't hit my goal if I'm down I feel like I've accomplished something.12 -
Female, 31 years old, 5’1”
MFP SW: 172.6 lbs 12/1/18
TWL since joined MFP as of RW 84 end: 32.4 lbs
UGW: 120 lbsRound 64 SW 164.1 EW 162.3 (- 1.8)
Round 65 SW 162.6 EW 160.6 (- 2.0)
Round 66 SW 160.8 EW 158.4 (-2.4)
Round 67 SW 159.0 EW 156.4 (-2.6)
Round 68 SW 156.4 EW 155.7 (-0.7)
Round 69 SW 155.7 EW 155.0 (-0.7)
Round 70 SW 155.0 EW 153.9 (-1.1)
Round 71 SW 154.2 EW 152.9 (-1.3)
Round 72 SW 153.3 EW 152.6 (-0.7)
Round 73 SW 153.5 EW 151.5 (-2.0)
Round 76 SW 151.3 EW 149.8 (-1.5)
Round 77 SW 151.2 EW 148.8 (-2.4)
Round 78 SW 148.8 EW 146.7 (-2.1)
Round 79 SW 148.0 EW 146.3 (-1.7)
Round 80 SW 146.0 EW 144.2 (-1.8)
Round 81 SW 145.0 EW 143.8 (-1.2)
Round 82 SW 143.8 EW 142.8 (-1.0)
Round 83 SW 143.0 EW 140.8 (-2.2)
Round 84 SW 140.8 EW 140.2 (-0.6)
Goals for Round 85 (20th Round)
End weight for round 85 at or below 138.5
Drink 72 oz of water
Sleep 7+ hours every day
Have a three day music festival the weekend that ends the round so will try not to lose progress there.
Day/Weight/Comment
08/01 140, I can’t believe this is my 20th round! Took a barre class yesterday and made it through. It was like hot barre because the weather in Maui is so warm so my Fitbit showed 100 calories more burned than a usual barre class. Heading to a tennis lesson. I’m always very positive at the beginning of a month and despite 5-6 lbs being difficult to get to in a month with 20 lbs to go, it’s not impossible with good choices
08/02 140, stayed the same, but need to drink more. I had 92 ounces, but still work up thirsty. Humidity is no joke especially if you aren’t used to it.
08/03 139.9, slow and steady but great to see a number in the 130s. I head back home on Monday, so have a few days left to get back to normal routine before the end of the round.
08/04 139.8, I’ve been eating really well and drinking less alcoholic beverages than usual (all the drinks here are really sugary and with it being so hot, been drinking almost exclusively water). I’m hoping to see a drop after the 7th (first full day back), because I’m a bit confused why haven’t dropped more this week unless it’s water retention.
08/05 139.8, weight from this morning. Just landed from 6 hour flight and didn’t eat very well and didn’t exercise so hoping not too much fallout tomorrow. My TOM is Wednesday so still optimistic a lot of the weight I may gain over the next few days will be water weight and can end round at or closer to 138.5
08/06 139.9, back home and will be back on schedule today food and exercise wise.
08/07 139.8, didn’t sleep well last night, but should be back to normal tomorrow.
08/08 139.5, hoping sleep schedule will be back to normal soon. Monday I didn’t get home and to sleep until 3:30 and haven’t been able to sleep more than 5 hours straight since. Slept better last night, so confident it will be soon.
08/10
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Female
5’ 4”
46 (going up to 47 next round 😳)
Thursday, 8/1/19 - 123.9
Starting over AGAIN. Was fortunate throughout much of my life to be naturally thin. After two kids, was carrying around an extra 10 pounds. Lost those 10 pounds three years ago with MFP. Surprisingly, wasn’t as hard as I thought with careful MFP logging and exercise. In the intervening three years have let those 10 pounds+ creep back up with working much longer hours, focus on kids, much less formal exercise and not being careful at all with eating (i.e., too much junk food and snacking generally). Clothes don’t fit anymore and feel blah generally. Have tried a week here and a week there, but no real commitment to make a meaningful change. Going to try again now. Trick the first time was the game aspect - wearing Fitbit to see steps add up / logging food and then weighing daily as the “reward” for good habits. Set up now to do all three again this time. Started last week, and saw one pound down over the course of the week. With not too much to lose generally and being older, figure one pound a week is all I can hope for without being reckless (don’t want unsustainable short term success resulting in long term failure). Just one pound per week already has me on 1200 calories per MFP. Fingers crossed and hope my will power stays strong. The beginning is the hardest part!
Friday, 8/2/29 - 123.6
Saturday, 8/3/19 - 123.6
Sunday, 8/4/19 - 124.2
Monday, 8/5/19 - 124.0
Tuesday 8/619 - 124.8
Wednesday, 8/7/19 - 124.2
Thursday, 8/8/19 - 122.7
Friday, 8/9/19 -
Saturday, 8/10/19 -12 -
I’m new and a little late but this challenge looks inspiring and I’d like to give it a go. I’ll be away and unable to check in all days but let’s call this a warmup round.
Female 5’5”
Round 85 (round 1 for me)
SW 153.6
Round GW 151.6
UGW 135
Day/Weight/Comment
08/01 153.6
08/02 153.4
08/03
08/04
08/05
08/06 152.3 had a great time at the lake. Went for a morning jog each day. No internet so tracking food was a lot of guess work especially because my lovely mother in law did all the amazing cooking. Beer seems to taste so much better at the cabin but I limited myself to one light beer a day. I was so happy to jump on the scale today and see that commitment to my goals paid off.
08/07 151.3 tracked, stayed under calorie budget, excercised
08/08 150.7 staying the course is paying off. Today’s goal is to work on adding some healthy lunch options to my meal plans so I can happily continue to stay under budget.
08/09
08/1017 -
Roxmom, 5’ 2”
OSW: 228
Jan. 1/19: 201.9
Round 65 (-0.2)
Round 66 (-3.6)
Round 67 (-2.2)
Round 68 (+0.2)
Round 69 (-1.8)
Round 70 (-2.0)
Round 71 (-2.0)
Round 72 (-0.0)
08/01 DNW
08/02 186.4
08/03 186.6
08/04 186.6 ugh! Hopefully, I will have loss after this long weekend is over. I seem to have less willpower on weekends!
08/05 185. Phew, I was beginning to think a loss would never happen.
08/06 185.4 not worried, as I had a good drop yesterday. I just have to keep on the plan.
08/07 184
08/08 184.6
I am a returnee! Hopefully, this time I will get to my initial goal of 170. Of course, I now have an extra 5 lbs to lose which I had regained since my last round14 -
I’m in going for my 2nd round. My first ten day round had a lot of traveling/camping. These next ten days will be more structured.
My goal this round is to cut out sugar and cut back on gluten, continue drinking 100 oz water per day, get at least 20 minutes of cardio per day, and get enough sleep.
SW 158
GW 130’s
Day/Weight/Comment
08/01 - 158
08/02 - 157 yesterday was a rest day, ate well, met my water goal and no added sugar.
08/03 -
08/04 -
08/05 -
08/06 -
08/07 -157
08/08 - 156 lbs so much for these ten days being more structured. My work schedule changed up my routine and it’s taken me a few days to get in the new swing of things. Unfortunately I have not been doing my cardio or keeping up with my water. I need to keep up with this challenge and stay accountable!
08/09 -
08/10 -14 -
I ’m Karen and I’m 54.
SW-187 Sept. 2018
GW-135
8/5-170-Big weekend of eating and drinking. Monday is always a good day to regroup and get back on track.
8/6-168-
8/7-166-That just goes to show how much garbage I ate over the weekend 🙄. I got my 7 mile walk in and drank lots of water.
8/8-167-Salty food and only got 1/2 of my walk in. Finally it’s cool in the evening for another short walk.
It’s nice to have all of you here!!!🌸☕️12 -
My highest weight was 197# at 5’4”. I’m 48 years old.
I was 189# when I first started keto (1/1/18), and had gotten down to 150# before I let life interrupt me.
Round 83 (my round 1) SW - 165.5, AW - 163.25
Round 84 (my round 2) SW - 160, AW - 161.2
Round 85 (my round 3)
8/1 - 159.5 - started beef & butter yesterday. Not angry about the weight loss. Am over the headache I had last night.
8/2 - 159 - worked out yesterday, so I have some water retention, but that’s expected. Staying the course with beef & butter.
8/3 - 159
8/4 - 159 - I’m tired of this number.
8/5 - 159 - look! Again!!
8/6 - 159.5 - well. That’s not what I wanted. 😒 I need to TMI. Maybe that would help. Ugh!
8/7 - 158.5 - finally a different number! Frustrated is an understatement, but I’m staying the course. Lots of changes happening and still basically no activity, so I just have to ride this out while my body finds the new “normal”.
8/8 - 158 - more movement. Can it be real!?!14 -
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 43 FOR ME.
“IT HAS TO BE HARD SO YOU’LL NEVER FORGET”[/mediumorchid] – Bob Harper
MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R84 EW= 199.7
R85 EW= TBD
Current New Goals:
Weight:
Short Term Goal: Lose 2 pounds this round.
My First Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 187.X by Labor Day using the same plan as above.
My Second Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 175 by Halloween. (new revised & realistic goal)
My Third Long Term Weight Goal: Weigh 165 by Jan 11, 2020 (my 2 year anniversary of current Keto dieting).
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
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.
********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
R57 EW= 177.2…..LOSS
R58 EW= 176.0…..LOSS
R59 EW= 178.6…..GAIN
R60 EW= 178.4.....LOSS
R61 EW= 181.2…..Gain
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
R66 EW= 186.9….. LOSS On my way to a better me!
R67 EW= 186.7….. LOSS In the right direction!
R68 EW= 188.2….. GAIN
R69 EW= 189.2…..GAIN
R70 EW= 186.6….. LOSS
R71 EW=189.6….. GAIN Travel last 5 days of round ending with a higher weigh-in. Ugg. All restaurants & sitting!
R72 EW=191.2….. GAINEnded with a plate full of emotions & I ate every drop of them! Lesson learned.
R73 EW=[color-limegreen]191.8….. GAIN Ate my emotions.
R74 EW=196.8…..GAINGrief emotions & Easter .
R75 EW=197.6…..GAIN
R76 EW=192.7…..LOSS Met a short-term goal & now I’m PUMPED!
R77 EW=194.6 GAIN Things are going to change!
R78 EW=195.6 GAIN Direct weigh-in after two days of travel & lack of movement. It's a battle & I'm gonna win!
R79 EW=195.9 GAIN Gained at the very last day for no reason that I can specifically figure out! Ugg. A Journey it is!!!!
R80 EW=197.7 GAIN Much work travel during this round. Lack of movement & all restaurant foods. I was back home & on track by the end of the round. I am currently working on fat adaption & ketosis. I have been doing badly since Thanksgiving & Christmas season 2018. Half a year has passed & I can no longer use them as an excuse! I plan on CRUSHING round 81.
R81 EW=194.6 LOSS I finally made goal! A 3.1 lb Loss. I’m beaming!!!!
R82 EW=196.7 GAIN Holiday & Travel. All a normal part of life. I must learn to do better during these re-occurring moments!
R83 EW=195.4 LOSS
R84 EW=199.7 GAIN
R85 EW=TBD
Day/Weight/Comment
07/31 …..199.7….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
08/01 …..202.0 …..
08/02 …..198.2 …..
08/03 …..198.2 …..
08/04 …..198.8 …..
08/05 …..198.8 ….. Just happy to be holding steady. Too many carbs yesterday on my busy Sunday. Grab & go as I cleaned cabins & not enough water. Returning guest in #6 made me a big breakfast including biscuits & gravy. Today will be busy but not so frenzied. Prepped food thawing for dinner. Yesterday’s stats: 2144 Calories In / 3086 Calories Out. 109 Net Carbs. 20,721 Total Steps & 8.77 total miles. I rigorously cleaned cabins for 98 minutes, did general cabin laundry. Some yard work & yard clean-up. I ended the day with a short 10 minute aerobics session. 13/13 fitbit step hours & I slept 5 hours & 19 minutes totally exhausted. Feel pretty good today. Cabin cleaning, yard work, painting projects in the cabins will keep me busy. I hope to get in a walk this evening in my neighborhood. Have a great week everyone!
08/06 …..199.0 ….. Likely from Sunday’s grab & go workday. Yesterday’s stats: 1418 Calories In / 2502 Calories Out. 31 Net Carbs. 13,635 Total Steps & 5.77 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 13 minutes making it two days in a row over 5 hours so I am thrilled with that. I took a nice 30 minute neighborhood walk with neighbor. I will be going to the Hairdresser today for some highlights mixed into the grays. Prepped food is ready & I will work hard to stay on plan today.
08/07 …..196.0 ….. Whoosh! There it is. Great day yesterday. Walked twice. Once for 67 minutes, once for 54 minutes so that probably helped. Also, an extra low calorie day that MFP scolded me on. Yesterday’s stats: 902 Calories In / 2657 Calories Out. 18 Net Carbs. 19,242 Total Steps & 8.14 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours (missed one during hair appointment) & I slept 4 hours & 41 minutes. I've exceeded my 2 lb goal (loss) this round. Now, just to preserve it!
08/08 …..195.8 ….. Happy to see it continue downward. Need more water. Slipped up & had a bit of Sherbet yesterday, otherwise pretty good day for food & moderate exercise. Yesterday’s Stats: 1688 Calories In / 2682 Calories Out. 61 Net Carbs. 13,553 Total Steps & 5.74 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 42 minutes. I have been sleeping better lately with more nights in or near the 5 hour range. I’m not sure why but I’m loving it. I walked twice yesterday at a moderate pace which burned a total of 194 extra calories. The second walk was the longest & I went because of the sherbet. Tomorrow I would like to take my new girlfriend to the local fish fry. She loves fish but struggles financially. I would love to buy her dinner as she is always helpful to me when I need it. Last time I went I did incredibly well with bringing much of it home to my son.
08/09 …..xxxxx …..
08/10 …..xxxxx …..
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Female 5'4""
Highest Weight:148.8 lbs
Most of my life; 125 lbs
Goal: 125 lbs
Day/Weight/Comment
8/1 147.2 lbs
8/2 146.4 lbs.
8/3 146.4 lbs
8/4 146 .0 lbs
8/5 145.8 lbs.
8/6 145.6 lbs
8/7 145 lbs
8/8 145 lbs ( good round, trying to finish strong)
8/9
8/10
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geauxtigerlily wrote: »geauxtigerlily wrote: »I'm in and very excited for Round 85! The last two rounds have been busy for me, but I don't have a lot of other activities going on for the next 10 days, so I want to step everything up a little for this round.
Age: 31
Height: 5'8"
OSW - 169.8 lbs (Sep 2018)
RSW - 146.8 lbs
RGW - 146.0 lbs
UGW: 145 lbs
Round 81: SW 150.2, EW 149.6 (- 0.6 lb), Round Avg = 149.7
Round 82: SW 148.4, EW 148.2 (-0.2 lb), Round Avg = 148.3 (-1.4 lb)
Round 83: SW 148.0, EW 148.0 (+/- 0.0 lb), Round Avg = 148.2 (-0.1 lb)
Round 84: SW 148.4, EW 147.8 (-0.6 lb), Round Avg = 147.9 (-0.3 lb)
Round 85 Goals:
- Practice push-ups every day. I want to be able to do at least 5 on my toes without stopping by the end of August.
- 3 tumblers of water at work/day, 3 workouts/week, and 3 times walking around the neighborhood.
- Nearly every night I have a little sweet snack after we put the kid to bed...it usually fits into my calories, but I'm wondering if I really need it or if it's just a habit. I want to try to not have a late night sweet 5/10 days this round.
Day / Weight / Comment
08/01 - 146.8 I seem to have a very special ability to get a nice low weight on the first day of a round, so that it's hard to compare back to at the end!
But I jest, I'm not complaining about any loss. Especially because yesterday I gave into those fast food cravings for lunch - but also made time for two back-to-back classes at the gym (a kettlebell/HIIT style class and a tough kickboxing class), tracked all the food and had a reasonable dinner, so it didn't throw off all my progress. Also, besides a couple of lunches out with coworkers, this is the first time I've bought food for lunch since May!
Now that we're in a new month, I'm done with the distractions of July and setting my sights on our beach trip at the end of the month. It was on our Labor Day beach trip last year that I realized how uncomfortable I felt in my body and that I wanted to make changes. So I'm very excited for the changes I've already made, and for the progress I know I can make in the next month. And that starts with this round!
08/02 - 145.6 Well that's 3 Fridays in a row seeing a 145 on the scale! The last two weeks I've gone up over the weekend, so I'm determined not to let that happen this time! Yesterday was good: I had a lot of water, ate soup for lunch and walked to some stores instead of driving, and I made a salad for dinner and packed another serving for my lunch today. I completed 8 continuous inclined pushups on my desk at work, and also a few at home on the kitchen counter. Also no late night dessert!
08/03 - 143.6 Well. Well. What. **NEW LOW**
What.
I checked like 6 times to make sure this wasn’t a mistake! I doubt it’ll stick around, but a pretty good feeling to know something was working “behind the scenes” even when I didn’t see that on the scale every day. Yesterday was actually closer to maintenance calories than deficit, so I wasn’t expecting this at all!
08/04 - 144.2
08/05 - 146.0 Well I guess I felt like I had some extra room to eat after that big drop on Saturday morning, so my weekend wasn't quite as on point as I wanted it to be, but still happy with where I am this morning! And I did some prep to set myself up for success this week: salad lunches packed, water bottles filled, going to the gym tonight and healthy dinners prepped. I'm going out of town Thursday evening, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to weigh in on the last 2 days, so I'd like to hit my goals before then!
08/06 - 144 Whoosh! Ok, that feels better! Yesterday was on track with my eating (no LNS!) and went to the gym for a conditioning and boxing workout. I worked hard, but still came home to practice my push-ups - feeling a little bit stronger already!
08/07 - 144.4 Normal fluctuation. Proud of myself for not throwing in the towel with dinner last night. I was making chicken enchilada zucchini boats (from SkinnyTaste), which I've made before and know that we liked, but they are more involved than some of the other recipes I make on weeknights. So we ended up eating kind of late, but it was really tasty. I made a note in my recipe app that this one needs some shortcuts or prep work in the future. And now we have a couple of days of leftovers available! But I got in my water, didn't have a snack after dinner, and practiced my push-ups. I was able to do 5 on my toes with breaks in between!
08/08 - 145 Some more upward movement which could be normal (TOM starting), could be the result of some poor decisions yesterday. But I refuse to be bummed about a weight that (up until last week), I hadn't seen on the scale in 3 years! Tuesday setbacks: ate fast food for lunch since I was craving it (as is typical for my TOM) and running errands and stayed up WAY late packing for my trip today. 3 hours of sleep does not make me feel super. Tuesday positives: didn't snack after that fast food, was able to squeeze in a weight lifting workout at the gym, ate healthy leftovers, and practiced a few inclined push-ups. Also NSV: in packing for the trip, I dug out several old shorts that I haven't attempted to try to wear in a few years. THEY FIT! And they're coming on vacation with me!
08/09
08/10
Goals
Practice Push-ups: 8️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣8️⃣🔟5️⃣⏺⏺⏺
Water: 💦💦🚫🚫💦💦💦⬜️⬜️⬜️
Walking:⬜️⬜️⬜️
Workouts: ☑️☑️❌|☑️☑️⬜️
No LNS: ✅✅✅✅⬜️15 -
Female - 66, height 5’
New month, new round – no more trips till Sept. so hoping to do some planning and then see some real progress since I have no big interruptions to my schedule. Habits for this round are ab exercises and stretching to complement gardening exercise and eating lots of raw veggies each day.Round 39 (1st for me) – SW 163, -.2Day/Weight/Comment
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 – SW 160.8, -.6
Round 62 – SW 160.2, +.4
Round 63 - SW 160.6, +1.2
Round 64 – SW 161.6, +.6
Round 65 – SW 162.2, -.4
Round 66 – SW 161.8, +1
Round 67 – SW 162.8, -.2
Round 68 – SW 162.6, -1.2
Round 69 – SW 161.4, +.8
Round 70 – SW 162.2, -1.4
Round 71 – SW 160.8, no change
Round 72 – 160.8, -.4
Loss while away – -1
Round 75 – SW 159.8, -.2
break from posting, major yard work and travel +2.8
Round 81 – SW 162.4, -.2
Round 82 – SW 162.4 – away most of round
Round 83 – SW 163 - +.6
Round 84 – SW ? – not much tracking as had company - +.6
Round 85 – SW 163.6 -
08/01 – 163.6 – Had a pretty good day yesterday except for the salt/sweet pecans in the evening which did me in. Today is a planning day – setting priorities for this fall/winter as I look at what needs to get done for us to move in the spring. Should be motivational for weight loss but sometimes that backfires with me. I’ve found setting goals can freak me out and I just head for the metaphorical woods screaming which undermines everything I’m trying to do. Incorporating small habit changes works better but they still need to have some plan/focus.
08/02 – 162.8 – There goes the water weight, now will have to really work to get the next lb gone.
08/03 - 163
08/04 – 163 Weighed yesterday but got a long phone call before I could post and the day just got away on me. Good last couple of days but it will take a few to fight back down from the uptick. Fresh veggies exercises x
08/05 – 162.8 Fresh veggies exercises some LNS but on fruit. Feel so yucky when I first get up in the morning. I think I need to have a whole week of low fat and no snacking after supper to see if that helps.
08/06 – 164 – Did weigh but no time to post as off to an appointment in the city.
08/07 – 164 - Not sure why this is staying up. It’s been hot (for us, nothing like southern States). Got home hot, tired and annoyed. Was delayed getting to my appt. because of a bad accident and then twice in the day almost had someone back into me. Really need to just be thankful I got home fine with my important errands done. LNS - some chocolate but mostly blueberries and skim yogurt. Fresh veggies exercises X tracking cals X
08/08 – 163.6 - Spent most of a hot day figuring out new window cover options for the bedroom and putting in an online order – two huge time sucks. Did get in some outdoor gardening in the evening which was beautiful. Fresh veggies exercises X tracking cals X
08/09
08/1014 -
End of Round 85 weight - 161.4
8/1 - 161.6
8/2 - 161.8
8/3 - 161.8
8/4 - 162.4
8/5 - 163.8
8/6 - 161.4
8/7 - 161.4
8/8 - 162.0
8/9 -
8/1012 -
Back again. I've been backsliding (can you slide up?) since Dec. and it stops now, no more excuses. So new plan & goals....
Food -- cut out added sugars & flour products; focus on healthy plant-based foods with some fish & chicken. Calorie goal ~1200.
Exercise -- Aim for a 4-6 mile walk most days; weights either working in garden/house or at gym.
Weight -- I don't like to set weight goals since I can control only what I eat & do, not what I weigh. However, my aim this round is to be consistently below 160, and my goal for Aug. is to be below 155.
UGW - 124
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
OSW - 151.8 (Aug. 31, 2016)
Restart (R80) - 161 (June 11, 2019)
Weight on 2/2015 - 218.2
Lost 75#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset 11/16-6/17. FIrst round (R15) Aug. 2017.R15 end weight 151.2R84 7/31/19 end weight - 161 (+1)
R16 end weight 151.4 (+.2)
R17 end weight 151 (-.4)
R18 end weight 150.4 (-.6)
R19 end weight 149.6 (-.8)
R20 end weight 149.3 (-.3)
R21 end weight 149 (-.3)
R22 end weight 148 (-1)
R23 end weight 148.4 (+.4)
R24 end weight 149 (+.6)
R25 end weight 148.4 (-.6)
R26 end weight 149.2 (+.8)
R27 end weight 149 (-.2)
R28 end weight 146.8 (-2.2)
R29 end weight 146.8 (+/-0)
R30 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1411
R31 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1385
R32 end weight unknown - traveling, no scale - ave net calories 1468
R33 end weight 149.1 (+2.3); ave calories 1471 (after traveling/eating out for 3 weeks!)
R34 end weight 149 (-.1); ave calories 1577
R35 end weight 149.4 (+.4); ave calories 1592
R36 end weight 149.6 (+.2); ave calories 1650
R37 end weight 151 (+1.4); ave calories 1703 (154 over estimated TDEE, so no surprise I've gained)
R38 end weight 149.8 (-1.2); averages-- calories 1420; carbs ~48%; protein ~21% ; fat ~31%
R39 end weight 149.8 (+/-0); averages -- calories 1753.5; carbs ~47%; protein ~20%; fat ~33%
R40 end weight 150 (+.2); averages coming later
R41 end weight 150.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1792
R42 end weight 149.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1432
R43 end weight 150.6 (+.8): 10-day ave 1406
R44 end weight 148.8 (-1.8); 10-day ave 1430
R45 end weight 147.6 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1338
R46 end weight 148.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1437
R47 end weight 147.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1449
R48 end weight 146.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1378
R49 end weight 144.2 (-2.6); 10-day ave 1174
R50 end weight 142.2 (-2); 10-day ave 1200
R51 end weight 141 (-1.2); 10 day ave 1231
R52 end weight 140.6 (-.4); 10-day ave 1192
R53 end weight 137.2 (-3.4); 10-day ave 1134
R54 end weight 136.6 (-.6); 10-day ave 1238
R55 end weight 135.4 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1209
R56 end weight 135 (-.4); 10-day ave 1263
R57 end weight 134.4 (-.6); 10-day ave 1212
R58 end weight 133.6 (-.8); 10-day ave 1372
R59 end weight 130.8 (-2.8); 10-day ave 1125
R60 end weight 132.2 (+1.4); 10-day ave 1384
R61 end weight 132.6 (+.4); 10-day ave 1473
R62 end weight 134.6 (+2); 10-day ave 1666
R63 end weight 138.8 (+4.2); 10-day ave 2154
R64 end weight 138.8 (+/-0); 10-day ave 1683
R65 end weight 139 (+.2); 10-day ave 1654
R66 end weight 139.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1751
R67 end weight 142.4 (+2.6)
R68 end weight 145.6 (+2.8)
R69 end weight 146.4 (+.8)
R70 end weight 149 (+2.6)
R71 end weight 148.8 (-.2)
R72 end weight 150.8 (+2)
R73 end weight 152 (+1.2)
R74 end weight 153 (+1)
R75 end weight 156.2 (+3.2) !?!??!?!?!?!
R76 end weight 157 (+.8)
R77 end weight 159.8 (+2.4
)
R78 end weight 159.4 (-.4)
R79 end weight 161 (+.6)
R80 end weight 159 (-2)
R81 end weight 158.4 (-.6)
R82 end weight 160.4 (+2)
R83 end weight 160 (-.4)
Day/Weight/Comment
8/1 - 163.8
OK, I seriously considered fibbing about this. But I did not gain 2.8 pounds overnight, so this is water. Still, though, terrifying. But I'm serious now -- new month, new plan, new goals, new attitude. I'm also going to aim for no evening snacks. I've been eating way too many calories between 9-11 pm. If my cat will let me, I think I'll knit to keep my hands occupied. If he won't, I'll sit on them.
If I don't have a downward trend over the next 10 day, please, someone, kick my butt.
8/2 - 161.8
I did pretty well yesterday, but I'm still working on my garden (now laying edging and mulch, painting furniture, transplanting plants, ....) and I'm HUNGRY in the evening. I did stick to pretty healthy snacks last night, though. One step at a time. And I'm so happy about my back yard transformation! I'm next.
8/3 - 162.8
8/4 - 161.8
8/5 - 161.6
I can find my posts from the past two days. Oh well! Still have my weights.
8/6 - 161
8/7 -162
8/8 - 161
Beautiful morning here. I went for a lovely hour-long walk in one of my favorite parks and am planning another on the Rivergreenway this evening.
8/9
8/10
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47, male, 5'11"
Original SW/BF%: 229.2/19.6, 7/31/2019
Ultimate GW: 195.0
R85 SW/BF%: 229.2/19.6
R85 Goal: 229.0
Day/Weight/Comment
08/01: 228.8 (-0.4)/19.5 (-0.1). First day back, tracked all my food, and was under calories by a bit. So far, so good. I may try to hit the gym today, but if not today, tomorrow for sure.
08/02: 229.0 (+0.2)/19.5 (0.0). It took me one day to remember one of the main reasons why getting healthy and fit can be a challenge. Wife and I got take-out last night, and she picked up the food. I ordered EXACTLY what I wanted, and she decided to order 510 calories worth of food that I didn't ask for. It's hard for me to say no when it's in front of me. I would have been just about at my calorie goal otherwise.
08/03: 228.4 (-0.6)/19.4 (-0.1). Didn't eat particularly well yesterday, especially in the evening, but did better with portion control than I have recently (little steps). I had a couple of glasses of delicious red wine with dinner, and a healthy little snack in the evening. But my wife is gone for the next three days, so I should be able to get a nice jump-start/boost into my weight loss. I'm also headed to the gym as soon as I'm finished posting; I'll let you all know how it goes in my post tomorrow!
08/04: 230.4 (+2.0)/19.6 (+0.2). Hmm. I went to the gym yesterday, and I felt better than I have in a long time. Ate within my calories... didn't even eat back my exercise calories... and I'm up 2.0 lbs. If I take a snapshot of the last 24 hours it makes no sense. But if I think about my eating the two days prior, I get it. Consequences seem to occur a day or two later than I expect them to. I had did well yesterday, and I'll focus on having a good day today as well.
08/05: 229.8 (-0.6)/19.5 (-0.1). I ate better most of the day, but went to a birthday party in the evening. I generally did a good job with portion control, but missed my calorie goal by about 150.
08/06: 230.2 (+0.4)/19.6 (+0.1). This weigh-in was maddening (at first). I didn't get it. I was good yesterday, ALL DAY LONG. How the hell do I gain weight when I'm GOOD!?!? I think I know the answer. Because. I've had an up-and-down first challenge, and, for the most part, I've hit my calorie goal at about a 50% clip, including two days where I had 2+ drinks. I also know that, in the past, there's no linear relationship between what I do (or eat) in a day and the following day's weigh-in. I forget sometimes how important it is to look for trends, no matter how much I know this. I'm going to try to finish strong; my adjusted goal for the challenge is to lose a total of 0.2 lbs, which would mean losing 1.2 lbs over the next four weigh-ins.
08/07: 228.6 (-1.6)/19.4 (-0.2). That's better... a WHOOSH! This challenge has been filled with a lot of "ups," so it's nice to finally have a little bit of a "down" when reading the scale. I was under my calorie goal again yesterday; that part of things seems to be getting easier. I'm able to say "no" to things like french fries and sweets, where I have had serious difficulty with either previously. When the wife and I order out, I'm EXPLICIT about what I would like, what I DO NOT want (she likes to add a cookie or side she is buying FOR ME without asking), and how I'm NOT going to graze on anything she has left over (another bad habit of mine). I love being accountable, as much as I hate it. It feels like it's been a roller-coaster ride this so far, but it's so nice to be able to look back over the week and think about areas in which I can improve. I'm feeling really motivated to finish off this challenge in a strong way. I also talked with a co-worker yesterday, who decided I HAVE TO get more cardio in (I like to lift weights, but I hate cardio). I'm going to commit, every time I go to the gym, to either 30 minutes on the elliptical (steady state) or doing an HIIT workout on the elliptical. I'm also going to work basketball back into my schedule. I'm aiming eventually to go twice per week, but I'll start with one for a while. I will be in the gym tonight.
Two side notes - 1) I finished GOT last night (not sure how I feel about the ending yet), and 2) I've been in these challenges before, but under a different name. I felt like I had to change things up in order to get some traction, so I deleted my old MFP account.
08/08: 225.8 (-3.0)/19.1 (-0.5). Another WHOOSH!!!. Sometimes they just seem to happen when you need them, and I am REALLY happy it happened during my first challenge. Have I been perfect? No, not at all. Have I been working really hard? Yes. I really have. I deserve this today. Slightly over calories last night, and did not make it to the gym, but ate REALLY healthy.
08/09:
08/10:
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@geauxtigerlily I have to remind myself of that exact attitude sometimes. When I start to get frustrated that the scale moves so slowly compared to how fast it used to move when I had an extra 40 pounds on me, I have to remind myself that I would have killed to be in the low 140's 6 months ago. Actually a year ago when I started this weight loss adventure my goal was 145 and I am lower than that now. I have actually changed my goal numerous times since then. if anything this has definitely taught me patience, lol.10
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Back again! Saw 141.7 last round once so I would like to get back down to that this round. Goals are to stay under 145.0 and drop my 10 day average again. I would also like to see a new low, but the last round I dropped 4 pounds and bounced around a lot. So this round I would be happy just to stabilize at 141/142.
Age 39 for another 5 weeks, Height 5' 3.5"
Last couple of rounds stats
Round 82: 146.5 - 146.3 Avg 146.93
Round 83: 146.3 - 145.9 Avg 146.72
Round 84: 145.9 - 143.7 Avg 144.28
08/01- 143.7 still holding onto Tuesday nights date night. Was hoping I would drop, but still hanging out here. Was on track all day yesterday and so far today I have been good. I have dinner planned tonight and we will be watching the first football game of the season, so should be relaxing for the most part.
08/02- 142.2 this is more where I thought I should have been the last couple of days. My 5 day average is the lowest it has been and maybe I will hit a new low tomorrow on my "official weigh in day". Last Saturday I weighed in at 141.7, so we will see what it says tomorrow. Dinner is in the crock pot and planned and so far today I have been on track. Took my daughter (my middle child) to go and register for her senior year of high school and get her schedule. Can't believe I will have another one graduating this year.
08/03- 142.2 way to many beers last night again. I have to get it together. I have done that twice now this week. I pretty much drank my calories last night, which is not doing anything for my weight loss. Had a good time, but isn’t going to help me lose these last couple of pounds and get into the 130’s. Water, water, no alcohol, and eat right today and maybe I will see a drop by Monday.
08/04- 142.2 Holding steady. Going to see Hobbs and Shaw with the hubby today and probably grab some lunch. We have to do a couple of maintenance things around the house this morning and buy a new lawn mower. So hopefully I can stay on tack and start getting it together.
08/05- 144.6 did not keep it together at all yesterday. Food was spot on, but had a couple of drinks at the movies and then a couple of more at dinner after the movies. I think I am replacing food with liquor. I am trying really hard not to snack and instead I am noticing I am drinking more. We did not buy popcorn or candy while at the movies because I didn't want the extra calories, but instead ended up drinking my beers faster and having more than normal. So this week I am going to have to switch something up.
08/06- 144.0 was on track all day yesterday. Still up from Sunday and Fridays shenanigans, but should be back down by tomorrow. Looking to finish this round strong, but have had numerous days where I was slacking and less days that I was working in this 10 day challenge. So I am trying to change that now. 4 days left to get back to 141 and it's easily doable if I stick to it and not mess up the next couple of days.
08/07- 142.1 Back down again. On track for today and meals are planned. Looking to drop again tomorrow, but we will see what happens. I never know anymore what that stupid scale will say in the am, lol. If I can hang out at around 141.xx for the rest of the challenge and stabilize I will be happy.
08/08- 142.1 I was expecting to be lower this morning, but I am the same. Usually I have a 3 pounds difference in my weight from when I weigh at night and the next morning. Last night I weighed 144.0, so I should have been 141.xx, but obviously I didn't. Was on track all day and have everything planned today. Happy with my progress and looking to finish up the round strong!
08/09-
08/10-
12 -
31, Female, 5'03"
Original SW: 203, 7/31/2019
Ultimate GW: 180
R85 SW: 203.0
R85 Goal: 198.0
Day/Weight/Comment
08/01: 202.8 . First day ever doing this, tracked all my food, and was under calories by a lot. So far, so good. Getting comfortable with it slowly but surely.
08/02: 202.0 even with the struggle of hanging out watching the dodger game. Limiting myself to only a few lower calorie beers. Few chips and salsa. And nothing else, I was able to stay under my calorie count by a small amount. Really only because I worked out hard enough before so I could have those yummy things.
08/03: 201.6. Going in the right direction. Stayed under my calories for the day. Had a great workout. Got all my water in plus some. Getting into a rhythm to get me where I want to be. Yay!!
08/04: 202.8. OOPPSS WRONG WAY! didn’t have a strong day yesterday. Had a girls day and enjoyed myself. Today is a new day and back on track. I’m going to get rid of that pound I gained and some!
08/05: 202.4. Not what I wanted or expected. I know I have a lot of water weight going on. Had a great day yesterday with exercise. Plenty of water. And stayed under my calories. This heat has me retaining water. Or at least that’s what I’ll keep telling myself.
08/06: 202.0. Not where I want to be.. but on my way! Had a great day yesterday stayed within my calories without starving myself. Plenty of water. And had a great workout. I love being back in the gym. No stopping me now... hopefully.
08/07: 200.8 is this for real?? A little accountability and motivation can truly go a long way. Finding myself again mentally and physically are showing me i can reach the goals I have set for myself. I’m not allowing anyone to get in my way. And even when good food and drinks are dangled in my face. I don’t turn them down I just limit myself and portion my food. I have found enjoyment in the gym again and even being there by myself I push myself. There is no greater enemy than the person staring back at me in the mirror. I can’t wait to keep this journey going!
08/08: 199.6. Getting there! Yesterday I didn’t feel like i had a “great” day. But it wasn’t horrible. Didn’t get as much gym time as I wanted but every little but helps to keep me on track. Food choices were ok. But dinner for someone’s bday had me really paying attention to what was going into my body.
08/09:
08/10:14 -
5'3", 60 yrs old
Round 3/85
SW: 222.9
GW for this round: 220.9
UGW: 150
Day/Weight/Comment
08/01: 222.9
08/02: 222.9 Got a little carried away with the nachos we had for dinner, plus ate way too late!
08/03: 221.2 Finally the numbers are going in the right direction. Got my 10,000 steps in yesterday.
08/04: DNW
08/05: 220.0 I'm pretty happy about this 😀
08/06: 218.8 Only got in 5500 steps, but got in the pool for just a bit. Trying to do keto and IF.
08/07: 218.1 Got in just over 7000 steps. Doing IF and only ate one time yesterday. Of course it helped that I had a Dr. appointment at 1:45 in the afternoon and needed to go in fasting. By the time I got out of his office, went to the lab and waited, we finally got to eat at 5pm.
08/08: 217.0 I'm having a difficult time believing the scales. Surely this must be water weight that I'm losing. Though I am happy the scales are going down 😊
08/09
08/1012 -
8/1 157.4 long walk deficit 150+
8/2 157.2 Ex Bike 16 mins, walk 30 didn’t want to do either, but I did. 5 mins arm exercises
8/3 156c tired, muscles sore, but I know that will change for better as I build back to where I was! #NeverGiveUp
8/4 158
8/5 157.2
8/6 158.6 ate out last night, salty
Ate at home
8/7 158 eating at home
8/8 156.4 Yay eating at home
I think my body has gotten used to working out back at level I used to! Eating at home helps me a lot!
8/9
8/10
RGW 156
Maintenance Range 153-15511 -
Female
Age: 40
Height: 5'9"
Historical SW: 251.6 lbs 9/14/2015
Restart W: 241.4 7/12/2019
R83 EW: 238.5 Goal ✅
R84 EW: 234.5 Goal ✅
Goal: Release 2 lbs per round.
Ultimate Goal: 175 lbs, reevaluate at that point
🌄🛣️🚙 August 🌻😎🌄
1: DNW Was in a hurry to get out the door this morning, and we're out of town until tomorrow night. I did ok with food today. I have a huge deficit because we did a lot of walking, but my carbs were high. I've got plans for a Jucy Lucy tomorrow, so I've got plan my day around that. Lots of walking again though!
2: DNW Out of town. Getting ready to take a nice long walk around one of the many lakes in Minneapolis. Food is planned out for the day with some wiggle room even before Fitbit gives me an extra calorie allowance.
3: 233.4 Gone for two days; down a pound... I'll take it!
4: 233
5: 232.7
6: 232.7
7: 232.6
8: 231.6 Carb intake over the last few days was pretty much the same, but the timing was different. I'm finding that the bulk of my carbs need to be eaten before my last meal of the day.
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