JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 95

StatChicBayes

Round 95:
Female, 57 yy, 4'11''
OSW: 177.1 lbs
LTG: 105 - 110.0 lbs or BF 23-25% (or lower)
STG: 110 (next milestone)

Goals for 10 Day Challenge: get back to 112.8 (lowest weight last round) and hold it!

Day/Weight/Comment
EW round 94: 114.8, BF% 27.5

11/09 DNW out of town for start of round. Did intervals this morning with dog and kids - run until HR reached 85% of max, and then walked until it reached 65% (repeat as many reps) so got a nice cardio workout in, though may have put too much strain on my achilles tendon. Went to the health and fitness center in town and was able to get my strength workout in so hopefully worked off the coffee milkshake (with whey protein at least) I had for lunch! Challenge dinner out tonight again!

11/10 DNW Was over on calories yesterday, but not too bad since I switched strength training to Sat from Sun so will just go under target for today. Achilles still a little tender from the intervals yesterday, so treating with ice and ibuprophen (rest + elevation too). Leisurely walk this morning with dog and kids helped, but avoiding any high impact exercise for now! 3 hour drive home, so will try to keep it elevated! Back to normal routine tomorrow and weigh-ins.

11/11 114.6, BF% 27.4 Glad to see a drop after the weekend with ice cream, a milkshake, pasta and wine! Muscle weight increased (if I believe scale :-) so back on track for the round! Incorporating Marcona almonds into the lentil/kale salad (https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/make-ahead-lentil-salad) with grilled chicken tonight!

11/12 114.0, BF% 27.3 Steady drop again! Back to upper end of ideal weight for my height and 1.2 lbs to get back to previous low, but NSV like waist measurements and visible flab are definitely improving! Strength training in the am with trainer, and then will fit cardio in after work. Extra calories today, so fettuccine and shrimp for dinner.

11/13 114.0, BF% 27.2 Holding steady for weight, but BF dropped by 0.1% (often see bumps with increase carbs and weight training). Cardio after work.

11/14 114.0, BF% 27.3 Still holding here… hopefully a short plateau - but would welcome a whoosh! Exercise has been good as has calories so just have to be patient.

11/15
11/16
11/17
11/18

Round 77: 147.8
Round 78: 146.1 (1.7 loss)
Round 79: 143.4 (2.7 loss)
Round 80: 140.6 (2.8 loss)
Round 81: 138.8 (1.8 loss)
Round 82: 136.1 (2.7 loss)
Round 83: 134.5 (1.6 loss)
Round 84: 131.8 (2.7 loss at lowest point, July 27, did not weigh rest of round)
Round 85: 128.8 (3.0 loss)
Round 86: 129.2 (0.4 gain)
Round 87: 124.8 (4.4 loss) (outlier whoosh is skewing stats :- )
Round 88: 123.2 (1.6 loss) ** Reached healthy Weight BMI **
Round 89: 121.9 (1.3 lb loss)
Round 90: 119.6 (2.3 lb loss)
Round 91: 117.6 (2.0 lb loss) (lowest weight since 2006)
Round 92: 115.8 (1.8 lb loss)
Round 93: 115.6 (0.2 lb loss, change in %BF of 0.5%)
Round 94: 114.8 (0.8 lb loss, change in %BF of 0.2%)

(long term trend is 2.4 lbs/10 days, current rate is 0.47 lbs/week)

StatChicBayes

Thought I would post my last three months of data to share how much weight goes up/down day to day, although generally with a downward trend.



Some bumps are eating too many calories/carbs/wine (increased water/food retention), others might be due to a heavy lifting day (DOMS + water retention, stress/cortisol/water retention), others who knows... But I realize it is frustrating when you feel like you are doing everything right, but the scale is not moving directly in response to your actions! (eg. why has my weight been at 114 the last 3 days but I should be in a deficit :-)

So for those also struggling with the ups/downs keep on tracking and doing what you are doing - if you are counting calories in/out accurately (or close enough) trust the process and the weight should come off! Often with a whoosh!

Winner_in_Life

Round 95
Age - 51
Height 167 cm
SW: 75.8 kg (167.1 lbs) - Round 93
Goal for Round 95: 73 kg (160.9 lbs)
Day/Weight/Comment
11/09 - 74.5 kg (164.2 lbs). 5 km run in the morning
11/10
11/11 – I didn’t weigh myself. But I started to log in my food aiming for 1200 kcal. I do hope that this will help me to take my eating under control
11/12 - 74.4 kg (164.0 lbs). Stayed within 1200 kcal limit yesterday. 7.5 km run in the morning
11/13 - 73.7 kg (162.5 lbs). Good eating; didn’t eat exercise calories back. “Six-pack in 6 weeks” with Jillian Michaels in the morning.
11/14 - 73.5 kg (162.0 lbs). 7 km run in the morning. Sore muscles from yesterday. Looked into the statistics – at this time last year I was 60.4 kg (133.2 lbs). It seems I enjoy creating challenges
11/15 - 73.3 kg (161.6 lbs). No sport in the morning; if it doesn’t rain will go for a walk during the lunch break .
11/16
11/17
11/18

RESULT OF ROUND 95: minus 0.0 kg (-0.0 lbs.)

Tracie_Lord

I'm 39 years old, from UK and 5'11

Pre challenge loss 24.00lbs

R21 SW 274.50 EW 268.00 (-6.50)
R22 SW 268.00 EW 267.50 (-0.50)
R23 SW 267.50 EW 264.75 (-2.75)
R24 SW 264.50 EW 264.75 (+0.25)
R25 SW 264.75 EW 268.50 (+4.00)
R26 SW 269.25 EW 268.50 (-0.75)
R27 SW 269.25 EW 262.50 (-7.25)
R28 SW 262.50 EW 255.75 (-6.75)
R29 SW 255.75 EW 254.50 (-0.75)
R30 SW 254.50 EW 249.50 (-5.00)
R31 SW 249.50 EW 247.50 (-2.00)
R32 SW 247.50 EW 252.25 (+4.75)
R33 SW 252.75 EW 242.75 (-9.50)
R34 SW 242.75 EW 236.25 (-6.50)
R35 SW 236.25 EW 235.75 (-0.50)
R36 SW 235.75 EW 233.50 (-2.25)
R37 SW 233.50 EW 230.00 (-3.50)
R38 SW 230.00 EW 228.50 (-1.50)
R39 SW 228.50 EW 229.50 (+1.00)
R40 SW 229.50 EW 223.50 (-6.00)
R41 SW 223.50 EW 229.50 (+6.00)
R42 SW 229.50 EW 231.75 (+2.25)
R43 SW 231.75 EW 223.50 (-8.25)
R44 SW 223.50 EW 223.50 (-0.00)
R45 SW 223.50 EW 219.50 (-4.00)
R46 SW 219.50 EW 217.50 (-2.00)
R47 SW 217.50 EW 215.25 (-2.25)
R48 SW 215.25 EW 215.50 (+0.25)
R49 SW 215.50 EW 211.75 (-3.75)
R50 SW 211.75 EW 209.50 (-2.25)
R51 SW 209.50 EW 207.75 (-1.75)
R52 SW 201.75 ..... HOLIDAYS .....
R53 .......... HOLIDAYS …………….
R54 … HOLIDAYS... EW 217.50
R55 SW 217.50 EW 222.50 (+5.00)
R56 SW 222.50 EW 220.50 (-2.00)
R57 SW 220.50 EW 213.50 (-7.00)
R58 SW 213.50 EW 213.25 (-0.25)
R59 SW 213.25 EW 207.50 (-4.25)
R60 SW 207.50 EW 204.75 (-2.75)
R61 SW 204.75 EW 209.50 (+4.75)
R62 SW 209.50 EW 207.25 (-2.25)
R63 SW 207.25 EW 218.75 (+11.50)
R64 SW 218.75 EW 209.25 (-9.50)
R65 SW 209.25 EW 206.75 (-2.50)
R66 SW 206.75 EW 209.50 (+2.75)
R67 SW 209.50 EW 205.50 (-4.00)
R68 SW 205.50 EW 202.25 (-2.25)
R69 SW 202.25 EW 208.50 (+6.25)
R70 SW 208.50 EW 200.50 (-8.00)
R71 SW 200.50 EW 195.50 (-5.00)
R72 SW 195.50 EW 194.50 (-1.00)
R73 SW 194.50 EW 188.75 (-7.25)
R74 SW 188.75 EW 191.50 (+2.75)
R75 SW 191.50 EW 185.50 (-6.00)
R76 SW 185.50 EW 181.75 (-3.75)
R77 SW 181.75 EW 186.00 (+4.25)
R78 SW 186.00 EW 178.50 (-7.50)
R79 SW 178.50 EW 173.25 (-4.75)
R80 SW 173.75 EW 173.50 (-0.25)
R81 SW 173.50 EW 171.75 (-1.75)
R82 SW 171.75 EW 175.25 (+3.50)
R83 SW 175.25 EW 174.75 (-0.50)
R84 SW 174.75 EW 172.50 (-2.25)
R85 SW 172.50 EW 172.50 (+/-0)
R86 SW 172.50 EW 170.25 (-2.25)
R87 SW 170.25 EW 174.25 (+4.00)
R88 SW 174.25 EW 172.50 (-1.75)
R89 SW 172.50 EW 176.75 (+4.25)
R90 SW 176.75 ………... HOLIDAYS
R91 HOLIDAYS EW 187.25 (+10.5) ooops Florida break and then my bday on the return
R92 SW 187.25 EW 182.25 (-5.00lbs)
R93 SW 182.25 EW 179.00 (-2.25lbs)
R94 SW 179.00 EW 176.50 (-2.50lbs)
R95 SW 176.50 EW

TOTAL LOSS (Start of round) = 121lbs

11/08 - 176.50
11/09 - 174.78
11/10 - 174.25
11/11 - 175.75
11/12 - 176.75
11/13 - 175.00
11/14 - 173.50
11/15 - 173.75
11/16
11/17
11/18

matratazola

Stephie, 48, 167 cm, Brussels:
R95 (14) – SW 154.4 / EW xxx.x

A little at a time, I've never lost weight in a fast way so I have to stick it out Thank goodness this group is here to help !

OSW 172.0 lbs
RSW 154.4 lbs
RGW 154.0 lbs
EGW 145.0 bls

Past Rounds:

Total loss so far 17.6 lbs

Pre-MFP /Challenge loss 5.5lbs
R82 (1) - SW 166.5 / EW 163.9 (-2.6 lbs)
R83 (2) - SW 163.9 / EW 163.6 (-0.3 lbs)
R84 (3) - SW 163.6 / EW 161.0 (-2.6 lbs)
R85 (4) - SW 161.0 / EW 160.0 (-1.6 lbs)
R86 (5) – SW 160.0 / EW 162.2 (+2.2 lbs)
R87 (6) – SW 162.2 / EW 158.8 (-3.4 lbs)
R88 (7) – SW 158.8 / EW 158.8 (- 0.0 lbs)
R89 (8) – SW 158.8 / EW 159.6 (+0.8 lbs)
R90 (9) – SW 159.6 / EW 157.6 (-2.0 lbs)
R91 (10) – SW 157.6 / EW 156.8 (-0.8 lbs)
R92 (11) – SW 156.8 / EW 154.8 (-2.0 lbs)
R93 (12) – SW 154.8 / EW 154.6 (-0.2lbs)
R94 (13) – SW 154.6 / EW 154.4 (-0.2 lbs)

Goals
1 - Track my calories daily
2 - Run (or gym) 5x week
3 - Water 1.5l
4.- Stay on current weight or less

Date – Weight in of the morning– Summary of the previous day:

11/09 157.4 (+ 2.8) Too many calories to count lol I had a great time last night but dinner consisted of chips and such at a party.
11/10 155.6 (-1.8), 1099 cal, run 4.5km, good day, still need some time to drop off all those extra calories from Friday night.
11/11 155.8, (+0.2) 1388 cal, 8.5km run. That was a big run yesterday ... well for me a big one as I'd never done anything above 5km, also it was trail running in a forest which I found so much harder than hitting the pavement in town. I was starving afterwards and didn't watch enough what I was eating, It was more "get home and empty the fridge" scenario oups!!. I'll know better for next time and prepare some healthy food. Still a 900 cal deficit, but also didn't drink enough water.
11/12 DNW
11/13 DNW, spent the yesterday with my dad who had a small operation and slept over at his place so didn't weight. Hopefully not too much damage with the hospital snacking. Normally going for a run tonight if I'm not too tired.
11/14 153.6 (-2.2) 1300 cal, 3.5km run. Pleased with that loss, I knew it was coming as I had transit issues. Now a little effort to get it down to my end of round goal. Weather is crap today so I’ll go to the gym tonight for a bit although I was hoping to go for a run, maybe it’ll clear up by this evening!

11/15 153.4 (-0.2) 1330 cal, 12287 steps, 4.5 km run. Good day all over yesterday, I think as I’m running 4-5 times a week, I need to up my calorie intake to 1300-1400 otherwise I get too hungry and end up binging. I've also started preparing a plate of food before going out for my run so that when I come I don't empty the fridge . Tonight I'm taking a friend and both our 11y daughters for a run/walk in preparation of the 6km run we're doing on Sunday for Breast Cancer charity. I'm really pleased with the weight loss this round so now I’m going to battle to keep this weight over the weekend, luckily I don’t have many social events planned but mostly sports activities. I’m hoping to stay in the 134.x for this round which will be a new low for me.

11/16
11/17 1st official running event
11/18

matratazola

oldephatguy wrote: »

SW: 216.3 lb (Nov. 9, 2019)
GW: 211.0 lb (Nov. 18, 2019)


Day/Weight/Comment
11/09: 216.3 lb
11/10: 216.7 lb
11/11: 218.5 lb
11/12: 216.3 lb
11/13: 216.7 lb
11/14: 214.7 lb
11/15: 213.4 lb
11/16
11/17

Shocked by today's loss....On-paper, I should have either broken even or lost just a little (based on calorie intake). Expecting my body to self-adjust, soon. This Round's weight goal has went from pipe dream to do-able in a few short days.

Great Loss!!! That's brilliant!

LoveMyHikingBoots

A little about me, I lost weight last year and felt clean and healthy. I did this to accomplish a lifetime goal to climb Kili, which was accomplished in 2018. Very shortly will be the Inca Trail. A new lifetime goal is to climb to the base of Everest in 2020. I cycle, hike, do yoga and occasionally go to the gym. I follow a vegetarian diet and protein is a challenge. A loss of focus and accountability has resulted in weight gain. Anything you can share about nutrition, weight loss without muscle loss, macros would be appreciated.

Age: 61 this week!
H: 5' 3"
Heaviest:170 (2018)
SW:126.7
GW:115
Lowest weight:112 (2018)

Day/Weight/Comment
11/09 126.7
11/10 126.7
11/11 128.0 (3rd day fasting 17 hours)
11/12 127.6 (4th day fasting 17 hours)
11/13 126.6 (5th day fasting 15 hours)
11/14 127.4 - why aren't I loosing?
11/15 127.2 (7th day fasting 17 hours). Happy happy to me. Thanks for the gift of health.
11/16
11/17
11/18

lalabank

SW- 242
42yrs old 5’4”
Goal 121- half of my former self
Ultimate Goal- Maintain 130-135

Goal for this round is to average under 150. I’m going to start thinking of my rounds as ten day blocks to get my average down by 1lb.
Average for R94- 150.6

11/9- 151
11/10- 149.8
11/11- 151.6
11/12- 151.6
11/13- 151.8
11/14- 151
11/15- 149.6 proof to me that rest days are important. Back to training hard with higher calories and thoughtful eating times and macros. Would love to score a few more lower numbers and hit my goal.

BSchoberg

OSW: 208
LGW: 145

RND#84: 205.5
RND#85: 200.5
RND#86: 198.8
RND#87: DNW
RND#88: 194.9
RND#89: 191.0
RND#90: 190.2
RND#91: 182.2
RND#92: 180.2
RND#93: 177.9
RND#94: 175.4

RND#94SW: 175.4lbs
RND#94GW: 171lbs
Goal: Improve Sleep - duration of 7hrs and score above 80.

Day/Weight/Comment
11/09 175.1lbs 6h47m/83 - good leg/butt workout... 🍑
11/10 175.3lbs 6h52m/82 - I don't even know.... or it's DOMS (cuz my booty is s.o.r.e!).
11/11 Thank you to our Veterans! 175.6lbs 5h12m/74 - fun night out, but late... hope I am not dragging all day.
11/12 175.7lbs 6h14m/74 - great workout yesterday, but not great sleep. Not gonna panic, this is NOT a trend. There is no chance of making goal, tho.
11/13 175.7lbs 6h22m/77 - frustrated, but I know this will break. Heavy back/butt workout this morning, which will help me feel better....
11/14 176.1lbs 6h38m/81 - slept well, but feel like I could use another hour. Do NOT understand my weight, but I've wobbled like this before. Great workout yesterday, excellent mood. TATTOO THURSDAY! Excited!
11/15 175.8lbs 6h44m/82 - got a new scale that links to Fitbit, want to start tracking BF. I will take this weight, but the old scale had me at 174.8. Still not making goal, but I'm ok with it. Workout this am. Caps game tonight! 🦅🏒
11/16
11/17
11/18

BSchoberg

@oldephatguy ... told you you could make it! 💛

jaccimc63

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 55
NE Ohio

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)

My 56th Round!

I‘ve gained a few pounds, so my goal is to weigh less at the end of the round. I feel more comfortable hovering around the lower end of my maintenance weight.

End R40: 171 (-3)
End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
End R42: 168 (-2.5)
End R43: 165 (-3)
End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
End R45: 163 (-.5)
End R46: 160 (-3)
End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
End R48: 159 (+.5)
End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
End R50: 154.5 (-3)
End R51: 154 (-.5)
End R52: 153 (-1)
End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
End R54: 151 (-1.5)
End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)
End R56: 146.5 (-3)
End R57: 146.5 (0)
End R58: 146.5 (0)
End R59: 144 (-2.5)
End R60: 144 (0)
End R61: 145 (+1)
End R62: 144 (-1)
End R63: 147.5 (+3.5)
End R64: 145 (-2.5)
End R65: 145.5 (+.5)
End R66: 144 (-1.5)
End R67: 142.5 (-1.5)
End R68: 143 (+.5)
End R69: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R70: 142 (-2.5)
End R71: 141.5 (-.5)
End R72: 140 (-1.5)
End R73: 141 (+1)
End R74: 143 (+2)
End R75: 142 (-1)
End R76: 144.5 (+2.5)
End R77: 144 (-.5)
End R78: 143.5 (-.5)
End R79: 143.5 (0)
End R80: 140 (-3.5)
End R81: 143.5 (+3.5)
End R82: 142 (-1.5)
End R83: 143.5 (+1.5)
End R84: 142.5 (-1)
End R85: 142 (-.5)
End R86: 142 (0)
End R87: 140.5 (-1.5)
End R88: 141.5 (+1)
End R89: 141.5 (0)
End R90: 145 (+3.5) Quit smoking
End R91: 145 (0)
End R92: 143.5 (-1.5)
End R93: 146 (+2.5)
End R94: 144.5 (-1.5)

SW R95: 144.5

Day/Weight/Comment

11/09 – 144.5
11/10 - 144
11/11 – 145 – Monday bump…I’ll drink plenty of water today and hope it will be gone tomorrow.
11/12 – 145.5 – I used to always get my weekend bump on Monday, but now my body wants to screw up my Tuesdays too. More water today!
11/13 – 144.5 – That’s better! I woke up in the middle of the night and my knee was locked in a bent position. It hurt like crazy to straighten it out, but it was fine once I did. This happened a couple months ago too. I’m not sure if I should continue with my treadmill walking or just focus on knee strengthening. I have a Dr. appt. in early December so I’m hoping I don’t have any major problems before then.
11/14 – 144 – I stopped after work last night and bought a knee stabilizer wrap. I used it while I exercised last night and I didn’t have any problems with the knee.
11/15 – 143.5 – I really have to watch this weekend. I am going to log all my food and try to stay around 1200 calories both days. This is my last weekend before out of town relatives start coming in next week and I know the parties will start.
11/16
11/17
11/18

fit502014

R95
SW 134.2
UGW 131
Goal : 1 lb this round

11/09 134.2 : I didn't sleep the previous night so ate cookies. Then in the evening I was starving and the only thing there was cheese and crackers, so those have led to a little bump. But!! Today is Saturday and I'm going to make sure my usual weekend sabotage doesn't happen.

11/10 133.6 I was one calorie over for yesterday and didn't eat any sweet. Also, I didn't feel like eating cheese yesterday and was wondering what to put on my toast for a very light dinner. Sprinkled some nutritional yeast on top and was supremely pleased with myself!

11/11 133.6 not bad since I was home and had easy access to snacks! Armistice day today.

11/12 134 I should expect this because I was at maintenance calories by the time I finished for the evening with pretzels and ranch dressing. Hello, salt, thanks for sticking around 😆 good news is that the elliptical seemed very comfortable! And I was at a faster pace than usual. I think today I am going to have some low-salt foods, and water.

11/13 134 I was sad and anxious last evening so I ate more than I should have. I feel awful this morning 😔 but have to think positive. Everything will be fine.

11/13 133.8. nothing else to report!

11/14 133.8. I'm so glad I signed up for the group. I'm having a tough time in the evening and go over my calories, but I keep thinking that I have to report here and it's keeping me from going berserk. I don't even have anything fantastic, just mindless stupid eating for no reason. Once again, this week I realized how much working out helps my anxiety come down, so I've been doing that every evening after work. Thinking about adding a short walk immediately after dinner so I can break out of the after- dinner habit.

fit502014

@jaccimc63 don't push your knee incase you hurt it more. Better to be safe than sorry!

lrsirius

5’ 7” | 63 | OSW 168 | UGW 130
Round 91: 163.8 | 162.2
Round 92: 162.4 | 160.2
Round 93: 160.2 | 160.0
Round 94: 160.0 | 159.8
Round 95 Goal: 158.4
Personal Goal: More water, full body pushups, continue N2R

Day/Weight/Comment

11/09: 159.8-Jumped rope for the first time in 20 years. It was so easy when I was a kid but now it’s a workout from 😈🌋🔥
11/10: 159.8-45 minutes elliptical. First time getting past 20 minutes felt easy.
11/11: 159.8:🤔. 2nd week of N2R, it’s going well and am happy that getting outside for a walk/run when it’s cold feels surprisingly good.
11/12: 159.0-Nice to finally see this number move!
11/13: 159.0-Active rest day. Back to N2R on Thursday.
11/14: 159.4-Strength day, knee push-ups, and stretching. Knees a little achy and it’s 18 outside, may skip the N2R today.
11/15: 159.0-35 minutes rowing, felt great.

LisaW57

I couldn't agree more with @StatChicBayes and @oldephatguy - good stuff!

If you are going to use the MFP progress chart, look for a downward trend. Back it up to a month, 3 months, 6 - whatever you need to see that overall progress.

Remember that our scales are measuring in 10th's of a unit. Fluctuations are going to be the norm - especially at a data point that small. A weekly (or even monthly) view is likely to look like an EKG, and that can mess with your head.

I was so frustrated back in April, I was ready to give up. I'd only been at it for a few months. I'm a data geek, and no matter how I backed up the process chart, I couldn't see a trend. Up and down, but almost flat lined. @mtararoot recommended reading the Hacker Diet and using Trend Weight (trendweight.com). It links into Fitbit and calculates a rolling 10 day average. BOOM! Look at this!



You can see the scale weight, but the red overlay is your trend. You really don't have to try to switch things up or analyze your food and exercise unless you see the trend edging up.

Coolest thing I've ever seen! And here I am, 7 months later. Still motivated, and still inching along.

LisaW57

Intro:

Let me introduce myself. I struggled with my weight as a teen, topping out at nearly 200. I dropped it after high school and got to a healthy weight. Every major life changed has brought weight back on - having kids, pre-menopause, menopause, family tragedy, post menopause. I've knocked it back down each time, and have been surprised that each time required a different strategy, and resulted in a different type of lifestyle change to maintain. Each time as been much harder and slower. At this point, it's moving off at a snail's pace.

Motivation. I have a hyatial hernia. It does not bother me as long as I keep the weight at 150 or below. Every female on my mother's side has had arthritic knees, and I'm starting to feel twinges. They have also sustained falls and broken bones. My husband had a major health scare a coupe of years ago. The idea of being put out of commission by a preventable injury or illness scares the bejimminies out of me.

Goals. The goals at this stage are to drop weight to a healthy range, realign my eating style to a lifestyle that will keep me healthy into my golden years, and strengthen the muscles that support my knees, ankles, and shoulders, along with my core, to prevent injury.

Dropping weight post menopausal has been so difficult, I need this to be the last time. 10-15 pounds used to be easy to drop, so that was always my warning bell to focus. Not so much now. Looks like a 3-5 pound fluctuation will be it.

A healthy weight for me is 135-140. I've always looked anorexic at 120. We'll see how things are at 135, and go from there.

Strategy: Up the hydrating foods. Fruit with breakfast. Salad/veggies as bulk of lunch. Healthy dinner. Limit/eliminate processed carbs and sugars. Zero calorie intake after 8pm. Strength exercises 3 days on/1 day rest. Regular movement through day to compensate for desk job.

Female. Age 62 / 5'2"
OW: 158.5 (12/30/18)
UG: 135.0 (for now, healthy weight for me)

R95 SW: 146.3
R95 GW: 146.0 (you'll see why in a sec)

11/09 (S) 146.3 I was firmly in the 147's the week prior (147.1 on the 8th) This is a whoosh. Hoping it is the result of a modification to my WOE, where I've added fruit to breakfast and a handful of greens to lunch.

11/10 (S) 147.0 The expected spike after a whoosh. Had a higher than normal fat breakfast Saturday morning, skipped lunch, and had frozen appetizers (high sodium) for dinner watching the Xfinity Race (we're big NASCAR fans here). Skipped fruit altogether. Did have a salad with the appetizer dinner).

11/11(M) 147.0 Another big Sunday breakfast with high fat and no fruit. Skipped lunch. Again. Tacos during the Monster Cup Race. Higher fat than one expects. Sodium was high as well, so drink extra water to accommodate - and that looks to be a successful strategy. Blueberries for an evening snack.

So. Next weekend are the Championship races for all 3 series. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We make a huge big deal out of this. It's my family's Super Bowl. I need to plan ahead so I'm not stuck in kitchen and we have plenty to eat. I also need to make sure I'm moving early and afterwards - that's a lot of TV time.

11/12 (T) 146.9 Nice. Ripped the water intake, and stayed on plan. Tried a new recipe for gazpacho for lunch! Have enough of the ingredients for a second batch for lunch today! Had salmon cakes for dinner. Family tradition calls for fried white potatoes as a side 😳 I splurged with a half size portion and added a spinach salad. Win for everyone. 😊

Having the family in Sunday for the big race 🏁 Decided on a menu of chili w/ground turkey & a big bowl of salad. Oven baked chicken strips for the kiddos. Fruit & salad tray and hummus with low carb flat bread for snacks should keep me and daughter in-law out of the inevitable chips & dip. I think I've got this!

11/13 (W) 146.4 These are morning weigh ins. Yesterday was an on track day for eating and water intake. Worked late, missed dinner so had an after 8pm snack. I could have easily ditched my strength exercises, but dragged myself out of chair once I was fueled up. Good day!

11/14 (T) 147.0 Ugh. Skipped workout. Missed breakfast. Canned soup with big sodium for lunch. Last two days of work have been brutal prepping for a monthly briefing. Stress + long hours + high sodium + reduction in water intake + skipped workout. Had a pretty good idea it would show up on scale. Need to get back on track today. Still have time to end round at goal.

11/15 (F) 146.6 Work is still nuts. I did get some aerobics in early. Was mindful of water intake, and back on eating plan. I'm fortunate to not have to severely limit sodium, but it's clear that high sodium days pull me off target.

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171lake

Female, 31 years old, 5’1”
MFP SW: 172.6 lbs 12/1/18
TWL since joined MFP as of RW 94 end: 41.4lbs (24.79 BMI)
UGW: 120 lbs

Round 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)
Round 85 SW 140.0 EW 139.0 (-1.0)
Round 86 SW 139.5 EW 138.3 (-1.2)
Round 87 SW 138.4 EW 137.6 (-0.8)
Round 88 SW 137.7 EW 136.9 (-0.8)
Round 89 SW 136.8 EW 135.3 (-1.5)
Round 90 SW 135.3 EW 134.3 (-1.0)
Round 91 SW 134.5 EW 133.0 (-1.5)
Round 92 SW 133.0 EW 132.4 (-0.5)
Round 93 SW 132.5 EW 131.5 (-1.0)
Round 94 SW 131.8 EW 131.2 (-0.6)

Goals for Round 95 (29th Round)
End weight for round 94 at or below 130.5
Drink 72 oz of water daily
Sleep 7+ hours every day
Commit to Barre/Bodyweight Strength classes 3x a week

Day/Weight/Comment
11/09 131.3, off to gym for 60 minutes today, volunteering for a couple of hours, going to a college football game watch, and making a new recipe with tofu (never made tofu before) for dinner so pretty busy Saturday for me.
11/10 131.3
11/11 131.2, lazy weekend but back at the gym today and still have tofu from Saturday. I made a pie yesterday as a trial before thanksgiving and it turned out well.
11/12 131.1, no gym today but ate leftovers of tofu stir fry for lunch and dinner
11/13 Trying a new Mac and cheese recipe with kale and leeks tonight for dinner and will go to the gym for 70 minutes for the elliptical. I need to get back to doing barre and hope to start that this weekend. It’s easy when you go regularly but you regress pretty quickly so I’m a bit intimidated. My birthday is next week so want to end this birth year on a high note.
11/14 131.0, leftover Mac and cheese and trivia night tonight. Been catching up on past seasons of British Bake Show at the gym so it’s a good way for me to do 60 minutes on the machine.
11/15 130.3, ate very well yesterday, but didn’t drink as much water as I should have. Going to drink three glasses before 10am so I start the day off hydrated.
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ConfidentRaven

Round 95 (my 27th)

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
Round 85 -1.8 pounds 303.4-301.6
Round 86 -4.4 pounds 301.6-297.2
Round 87 +1.6 pounds 297.2-298.6 partial maintenance round
Round 88 +1.0 pounds 298.6-299.6 full maintenance round
Round 89 -5.8 pounds 2996.6-293.8
Round 90 -2.4 pounds 293.8-291.4
Round 91 -5.6 pounds 291.4-285.8
Round 92 +2.2 pounds 285.8-288.0
Round 93 -4.4 pounds 288.0-283.6
Round 94 -6.4 pounds 283.6-277.2

OSW 382.0
RSW 277.2

Tom arrives mid-late this round depending on if it wants to be early, on time, or late. My goals are to stay on track and end less than I started.

11/09 276.2 There’s the drop back down. We’ll see what tomorrow brings though as I’m a little under the weather and my entire schedule today is off.

11/10 278.8 I binged last night, after helping a friend move. I was tired, a little stressed from the day, and oddly hungry. Today this bounce up is brought to me by pizza, cookies, and helping move furniture. I’m sure it will go in a few days.

11/11 279.0 No drop yet, but I have been experiencing all the pre tom symptoms that I get about a day or two before it shows. Once it shows the water weight should hopefully go.

11/12 276.6 That’s back in the right direction. Tom arrived late last night and as I thought the water weight has started to drop.

11/13 275.8 Back down plus a little more.

11/14 275.6 Yesterday was my rest day. I take them on Wednesday because my weekends start on Thursday evening with grocery shopping and then errands all weekend. One of my favorites has become walking over to the mini grocery/burger place to pick up milk and eggs because they have the best of both in town.

11/15 275.2 I oddly prefer the slower weight loss, when it whooshes a lot I fear that I’m under eating and it leads to me to going it’s okay if I eat too much. When it’s slower I worry about screwing up the progress and it’s easier for me to stay on track.

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