JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 98

CamandJarvis

28, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2
GW: 140 (will adjust if needed once I reach this)


Previous Rounds:

R69 EW: 158.1
R70 EW: 156.5
R71 EW: 156.3
R72 EW: 156.3
R73 EW: 155.2
R74 EW: 155.4
R75 EW: 156.1
R76 EW: 155.6
R77 EW: DNW
R78 EW: DNW
R79 EW: DNW
R80 EW: 153.2
R81 EW: 154.3
R82 EW: 154.1
R83 EW: DNW
R84 EW: 156.5
R85 EW: Did Not Participate (DNP)
R86 EW: DNP
R87 EW: DNP
R88 EW: DNP
R89 EW: 156.7
R90 EW: DNW
R91 EW: 160.1
R92 EW: Sick - DNW
R93 EW: 159.3
R94 EW: 156.1
R95 EW: DNW
R96 EW: DNW
R97 EW: DNW, vacation

Last weight
12/04 - 155.2


Day, Weight, Comment
12/09 - DNW, DNP - Vacation
12/10 - DNW, DNP - Vacation
12/11 - 155.2
12/12 - 155.4
12/13 - 155.4
12/14 - 154.3
12/15 - 153.9
12/16 - 155.9 - Um... what? Guess the weekend bump is inevitable? I'm going to chalk this up to hibernating inside as we got hit with a nasty winter storm yesterday. My neighbor ladies made chili for dinner and I do believe it was rather salty. Mix that with some slight dehydration and we have the perfect concoction of Monday morning bump up. Drive to work, which normally takes 20-25 minutes, took a little over 45 minutes this morning. That's after I slid out of my garage on a sheet of ice (my driveway is a giant hill). But I made it safe and sound, now to stay inside all day and pray the snow doesn't continue like they said it would.
12/17
12/18

Previous Day's Comments

12/09
12/10
12/11 - Okay, not bad for traveling! Back to where I was before BF left. In the truck all day Sunday, unpacking Monday, and car all day yesterday. I'm extremely dehydrated (its a 12 hour drive, I didn't want to stop too awful much by overhydrating) but I did end up sweating in my sleep quite a bit last night that just overcame me. Big water bottle came with me to work today to remedy it. I'm now officially on my own in Kansas. BF text me on my drive in that I need to hurry up and move down because he's meeting all these amazing people and wants me down there to partake in the fun. Guess its going to be a lot more job applications. I do get to call a recruiter today, though, so hopefully he can help a lot more than I can do on my own. Hoping within 6 months I'll be headed down there. Money-wise I'm hoping my bonus and tax return will assist with said move, otherwise I'm going to be in big trouble. But we will figure it out, as always. That's what budgets are for, right?
12/12 - Had our big Christmas lunch here at work yesterday. I was so stuffed it hurt and didn't get hungry again until about 730 (my neighbor was just making food and kindly offered me some since I didn't have dinner made). Surprised I'm not higher, honestly. Scale did flash higher a few times but settled in on this number so I went with it. Depending on today, it may show up tomorrow. Especially since I'm feeling rather sad. Normally I wouldn't be seeing BF on Wednesday night but I felt the lack of his presence anyway. Thankfully my neighbor is so wonderful and took me in. He's from Texas and would love to move back, but because of his kids, he cannot so he understands my homesickness very well. I will get through this! It is only temporary (: Y'all help, as well, by distracting me with your successes and general day-to-day life. I love it!! Gets me through the day.
12/13 - Honestly very surprised I stayed the same. I ate a lot more yesterday and had a few drinks a little later at night. Also woke up later as I got to sleep in today. I'm happy with this! Hopefully this weekend I can focus on prepping meals (whether that be cooking or just putting a plan in place for this week) and start back on a downward trend. I'm also hoping that I can get into the gym at work a couple times a week now that BF is gone and sitting at home is really depressing right now. Good happy endorphins for the win! My neighbor downstairs is also helpful. He is from Texas but stuck in Kansas due to his divorce and agreement with the kids. He lives alone when his girls aren't with him so we will probably hang out and keep each other company more often. Definitely helped last night. Was on a downward spiral so I went down there for tacos and football. Within minutes, I was in a much better mood, I just needed a friendly face and a distraction. At least I have him and the ladies across the street to keep me going until I can move.
12/14 - whoosh much? Definitely thought I gained by wow, I'll take it!! Made homemade chicken and rice last night to get me through a few days and got some of my leftover beef stew out so I could mix things up a bit and not get too bored. Feeling pretty okay with my eating despite not being primal like I want quite yet. Also, go Army, beat Navy (west point grad, I gotta cheer)
12/15 - I apparently was right to feel comfortable-ish with my new eating habits. They aren't great, but they're better than eating out all the time. Hoping in January I can start refining my nutrition more while continuing to see a drop. I can't believe I'm this far down, especially after I spent almost 6 months getting down to 153.x before ballooning back up to my (January) start weight just a couple months ago. Proof that mindset is a HUGE factor in my weight. I need to take measurements about now to make sure these drops aren't destroying my muscle too much. Was going to do that this morning but got distracted by the snow (I hate snow, so its not necessarily a happy distraction). Guess I can try tomorrow before work or I'll have to wait until next weekend. I plan on getting back to the gym this week, goal of 2x/week until I rebuild my habit and can increase the frequency. Hoping to maintain or drop again tomorrow instead of a Monday morning weekend bump up
12/16
12/17
12/18

jaccimc63

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

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

My 59th Round!

This round I really want to get below 145 and stay there for a few days before more celebrations start.

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) Christmas and New Year’s
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)
End R95: 143.5 (-1)
End R96: 144.5 (+1)
End R97: 146.5 (+2) Thanksgiving aftermath

SW R98: 146.5

Day/Weight/Comment

12/09 – 146.5 (BF 33.4%, MM 62.8%)
12/10 – 145.5 (BF 33.2%. MM 62.9%) – I had such a busy weekend, I didn’t have time to post. I know I didn’t eat very well, so I’m actually surprised to see a drop today.
12/11 – 145.5 (BF 33.1%, MM 63.1%) – I’m very glad I didn’t bounce back up today.
12/12 – 145 – (BF 33.1%, MM 63%) – I managed to get a 25 minute workout in last night.
12/13 - 146
12/14 - 145
12/15 - 147
12/16 - 146 - My computer at work was down on Friday and then I was so busy with Christmas decorating that I didn't get a chance to hop on here. I did keep logging my weight though. I am really struggling to behave myself with all the cookies and candy around the office and my house. Since I've been in maintenance this past year, I hadn't had a real problem staying away from the goodies, but there's been some extra stress at work and home and the quitting smoking has added to the snacking. Other than the two parties coming up, I'm really going to try to buckle down this week with my calories and water.
12/17
12/18

wpwarrior88

I had a very productive weekend. Yesterday I managed around 4 hours of work outside, it felt so good!

Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 - 136; stronglift 5x5 and 15 min of low impact cardio
12/10 - 134; 15 min low impact cardio
12/11 - 130.2; stronglift 5x5 and 15 min of low impact cardio
12/12 - 128.8; 15 min low impact cardio
12/13 - 129; 15 min low impact cardio
12/14 - 128; stronglift 5x5 and 15 min of low impact cardio
12/15 - 128.6; 15 min of low impact cardio
12/16 - 129
12/17
12/18

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: 159.8 | 159.0
Round 96: 159.0 | 159.0
Round 97: 159.0 | 158.0
Round 98 Goal: 157.0
Personal goals: Work on mental discipline.

12/09: 158.0-25 minutes rowing, legs a little tired.
12/10: 158.6-Ignoring the defeatist voice in my head.🤐
12/11: 158.4-35 minutes on the elliptical. Pretty snowfall this morning!
12/12: 158.2-Jury duty ended!
12/13: 157.6-Not sure how that happened! 60 minutes on the elliptical.
12/14: 157.8-Rest day. Lovely dinner out with friends.
12/15: 157.8-Late afternoon walk, fast pace. Had an in the zone moment when everything felt like it was working right, stride was smooth, breathing deep and easy. Exhilarating.
12/16: 157.8-Rest day.

SheilaBoneham

Goals this round.... make it through December without gaining. That’s enough holiday pressure!

UGW - 130
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
OSW - 151.8 (Aug. 31, 2016)
Restart - 168.8 (R94) (Oct. 30, 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 151.2
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)
R84 7/31/19 end weight - 161 (+1)
R85 8/10/19 end weight 161 (+/- 0)
R86 8/20/19 end weight 163 (+2)
R87 8/30/19 end weight 163 (+/-0)
R88 9/9/19 end weight 163
R89 9/19/19 end weight 165.2
R90 9/29/19 end weight 164
R91 10/9/19 end weight 165.8
R92 10/19/19 end weight 166.4
R93 10/29/19 end weight 168.8
R94 11/8/19 end weight 170.4 :-(
R95 11/18/19 end weight 169.8.
R96 11/28/19 end weight 171.6

R97 12/8/19 end weight 172.4

Day/Weight/Comment

12/09 - 173.4
Two parties yesterday. I did the best I could under the circumstances, but did eat too much. Lots of salt, and not enough water, so some of this is definitely water - I can feel it. Oh well. I’ve decided to just eat as healthfully as possible between holiday shindigs, do the best I can at said shindigs, and try not to gain. ‘It’s the season!

12/10 - 172.6
Lunch out with a friend yesterday, but I behaved. Off to the gym!

12/11 - 174
Whaaaa??? Must be the Sunday parties, cuz I’ve been on track since then. Lots of veggies today!

12/12 - 174.6
Nope. I didn’t do this yesterday, so this is time lag still. I had an event last evening and did eat some, but not excessive. No events today, though! Nothing until Sunday, so maybe I can recover a bit before the rest of the holiday gatherings.

12/13 - 174.2
I hauled myself out of bed and was at the Y at 6 this morning — yay! I used to be an early bird for both play (exercise) and work (writing), but got out of the habit last year with cross-country move followed by 6 months of illness/pain. But I’m working myself back into the habit of being very early at the Y (aiming for 5-5:30 arrival) followed by early start writing. I’m a little zombiefied this morning as I couldn’t sleep (and was sorely tempted to whine “tomorrow” and roll over!) but I’m glad I did it. The rest of Dec is the warm up for the “grand opening” in January. Now to the writing.... Have a great weekend, all!

12/14 - 174
Creeping, but in the right direction.

12/15 - 174
Yesterday I reminded myself why I prefer to avoid shopping at all costs this time of year! I hope those of you who “do” the holidays are surviving unscathed. Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

12/16 - 174.4
Yesterday was tough. Birthday cake at church in the morning, not much water all day, and sweets last night. Ugh.

12/17 -
12/18 -

motheroftwins95

New Day - New Start

Hi, my name is Deb. I'm 57 years old and 5'5" tall. I've fought my weight my entire life. After 35+ years "dieting", I still have not figured out what works for me but I have to keep trying. So...

I know its two weeks before Christmas which is always at least a 5 lb gain for me, but if I don't start again right now, it will end up a 10-20 lb gain.

12/9 - 180.4 - I haven't been tracking (actually writing down) what I eat. I'm going to start that today. I haven't been exercising. I'm going to start that today. I am in the habit of posting on MFP here in this challenge (yay me) and will continue by posting my calories, exercise and moods. I love coming here and reading about and sharing in everyone's journey.

12/10 - 177.0 - Good Start. Calories: 1126. Exercise: 20 minutes on the treadmill.

12/11 - 175.0 - Another good day. Calories: 1193. Exercise: 30 minutes on the treadmill

12/12 - 174.6 - Staying on track. Calories 1271. Exercise: 40 minutes on the treadmill

12/13 - 174.0 - Calories: 1091. Exercise: 30 minutes on treadmill/15 minutes on bike.

12/14 - 174.0 - Calories within limit but had salty crackers with my vegetable soup. Exercise: 80 active Fitbit minutes.

12/15 - 174.6 - Calories were a little over due to a glass of wine but the sodium in my veggie soup caused the gain I think. Exercise: 38 active Fitbit minutes. 10657 steps

12/16 - 174.4 - Calories were under, 60 minutes on the treadmill. Put up the tree and wrapped gifts. Spent the day inside looking out at the falling snow. Yesterday was a good day.

ajhouse

37yo female, 5'5"
Working on maintaining 120-125

1.1.19 170.4
Round 83 SW 137.2 – EW 135.4 - 1.8 lbs lost
Round 84 EW 135.4 – maintained
Round 85 EW 132.4 – 3.0 lbs lost
Round 86 EW 131.8 – 0.6 lbs lost
Round 87 EW 129.6 – 2.2 lbs lost
Round 88 EW 128.4 – 1.2 lbs lost
Round 89 EW 129.0 – 0.6 lbs gained
Round 90 EW 125.2 – 3.8 lbs lost
Round 91 EW 125.0 – 0.2 lbs lost
Round 92 EW 124.6 – 0.4 lbs lost
Round 93 EW 124.6 – maintained
Round 94 EW 124.4 – 0.2 lbs lost
Round 95 EW 123.2 – 1.2 lbs lost
Round 96 EW 122.6 – 0.6 lbs lost
Round 97 EW 124.2 – 1.6 lbs gained

Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 – 125.0 – Another holiday get together and a few too many things I shouldn’t have eaten.
12/10 – 125.0
12/11 – 124.0
12/12 – 123.4 – Surprised to see a drop, Christmas lunch out with my work team and some snacking for dinner
12/13 – 123.2
12/14 - didn't weigh
12/15 - didn't weigh
12/16 - 123.2 - Questioning the accuracy of my scale because I thought the would be a gain. Date with hubby Saturday, sick kid, lots of snacking.
12/17
12/18

kriskrossness

Just give me 10 Days
Round 98

Female, 5’2, 32
OSW :: 261 (11/15/2019)
CW :: 242.0
GW this round :: 239
UGW :: 150

R97: 242.0 (-0.6)

Goals ::
Return to IF hopefully 16/8.
Walk >6000 steps daily.

Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 :: 241.6 (-0.4) :: 8514 steps :: actually started IF today.
12/10 :: 241.8 (+0.2) :: 6400 Steps :: 20hr IF
12/11 :: DNW
12/12 :: 240.6 (-1.2) :: 8894 steps :: 16hr IF
12/13 :: 238.6 (-2.0 woah!) :: 16 hr IF
12/14 :: 239.4 (+0.8) :: 10242 steps :: 16 hr IF
12/15 :: 238.8 (-0.6) :: 8650 steps :: no IF, woke up starving
12/16 :: 238.4 (-0.4) :: Also no IF today, will restart that tomorrow. ::
12/17
12/18

Elbee1

58 yrs. 4'11" or less...
SW: 160 lbs.
CW: 157.8 lbs
SW Round 97 (my 1st): 156 lbs
UGW: 98 lbs (subject to change)

R97 (1st for me) SW 156 EW 157.8 (+ 1.8 lbs)

Round 98
Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 158.6 lbs Another bad day, today. I planned meals, but then binged late night... I've got to do better than this! Not giving up yet!
12/10 158 lbs stuck to food plan, today.
12/11 157.2 lbs
12/12 156.6 lbs
12/13 158.4 lbs I was surprised by this; yet, on the other hand I was not. I have been doing better the last couple days as far as food... but obviously didn't stick with my plans and it was still too much... just didn't show up until, today, I guess... Still not giving up!
12/14 158.4 lbs
12/15 158.4 lbs
12/16 157.4 lbs Stayed under in calories, yesterday. No exercise.
12/17
12/18

yelliezx

Name: Hayley
Age: 31
Height 5'9ft

R87 SW 210.8 - EW 206.8 (-4lbs)
R88 SW 206.8 - EW 205.6 (-1.2lbs)
R89 SW 205.6 - EW 202.2 (-3.4lbs)
R90 SW 202.2 - EW 198.4 (-3.8lbs)
R91 SW 198.4 - EW 195.5 (-2.9lbs)
R92 SW 195.4 - EW 192.3 (-3.1lbs)
R93 SW 192.3 - EW 192.3 (+/- 0lbs)
R94 SW 192.3 - EW 190.4 (-1.9lbs)
R95 SW 190.4 - EW 185.7 (-4.7lbs)
R96 SW 185.7 - EW 183.9 (-1.8lbs)
R97 SW 183.9 - EW 183.3 (-0.6lbs)

SW - 212.3
CW - 183.3
R98 GW - 179.9
GW (year end) - 180
UGW 150

Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 - 185.3 Oops! Went out for dinner last night and had waay too many cookies. Back on it today!!
12/10 - 184.1 Yay! Right direction!
12/11 - 183.9
12/12 - 183.9
12/13 - 183.5
12/14 - 182.5 😁 0.2 away from 30lbs exactly and 0.5 away from my highest prepregnancy weight!
12/15 - 182.4
12/16 - 182.4
12/17 -
12/18 -

ConfidentRaven

Round 98 (my 30th)

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
Round 95 -3.2 pounds 277.2-274.0
Round 96 -3.6 pounds 274.0-270.4
Round 97 -5.2 pounds 270.4-265.2

OSW 382.0
RSW 265.2

12/09 266.8 I was very hungry yesterday and even got a little lightheaded. I ended up going out for a high calorie dinner, but I felt much better afterwards. I think I didn’t eat enough on a couple of my high activity days.

12/10 265.4 And back down. I had another hungry day, not as bad as the day before though. I protein packed my dinner but stayed in calorie goal.

12/11 264.6 I upped my calorie goal to losing only a pound a week to help get a grip on this hungry stretch. I didn’t end up eating that high, but I wasn’t as low as normal either. On the plus the extra 200 or so calories that I ate throughout the day did help.

12/12 265.2 With the several hungry days and eating higher a couple of days I’m glad I haven’t bounced too much. I’m waiting for tom on top of that so we’ll see how the rest of this round goes. Yesterday I was about 50 calories more than my lower calorie goal. I would have been on track, but I didn’t notice my mayo had gone bad until after I had made my dinner side and had to improvise some of my dinner.

12/13 266.6 Pizza for dinner last night and tom showed up late last night. With only 5 more days until my break I’m considering just starting now rather than fight for the little bit I’ll lose in that time frame.

12/14 265.8 I did pretty well yesterday even with a dinner out. I stayed well in calories as we ordered from our favorite hibachi place and I got chicken with extra veggies.

12/15 266.0

12/16 264.4 No idea where this low came from. I’ve been eating higher for the last few days and not really tracking or weighing my food, but I haven’t been binging either. I think I needed a couple of mostly unplugged days, but I do know that tracking/weighing will be a must for weight loss success for me.

12/17
12/18

jamfullhouse

Original High Starting Weight 178 (March 2019)
SW this round 165.6
GW this round 164. 4 Get back to the weight I was before Thanksgiving.
UGW 135

Goals 1. Walk two miles or at least hit 10,000 steps everyday
2. Due a toning workout for 20 minutes 5X a week
3. Count calories, less pasta, bread

Ending weight from last round. 165.8 lbs

12/09 - 165.6 (+1.2)

12/10 -165.4 lbs, (+1) I am surprised at the loss considering, I was good all day but my stomach was not well, and I gave into a trail mix about 9pm. On the upside, my stomach did start feeling better and I could go to bed. Before I stepped on the scale this morning, I was thinking of giving up for this month. So I will keep at it. It's just to much going on this month and I know, I am constantly going to be disappointed.

12/11 - 163.6 lbs. (-.8) Made to my goal, just have to maintain. This is a nice surprise. I went shopping with a friend but we both are trying to keep the pounds down so we opted to not go out after shopping but to her place. Only had one light beer and supper was popcorn because I can't drink on an empty stomach. By the time I got home, it was late, no time for snacking just bed. Perfect.

12/12 - 163.2 lbs (-.1.2) on track

12/13 - 163.2 (-1.2) on track, loving that I am not bouncing back up. Though this was a fluke. So glad I didn't give up earlier this round.

12/14 - 163.6 (~.8) while waiting for my son to get home, caved in a late night snack.

12/15 - 163.8 (-.6). Creeping up ward but I got a head cold, old age, and girl issues all dumped on me at once. So I got half the steps in that I want and a third of the steps that I actually was doing this week. Plus I allowed myself a beer and bowl of ice cream to drown in but still stayed under calories. Praying I get better soon I am having Christmas at my house next weekend.

12/16 - 164.0 (-.4) Still slow on exercise.

12/17 -
12/18 -

dawnbgethealthy

Female 59, 5'3"
MFP start October 28.18 - 191
Round 95 - Nov 09 - 18.19 EW 158.4
Round 96 - Nov 19 - 28.19 EW 158.4
Round 97 - Nov 29 - Dec 08.19 EW 157.5

Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 – 158.5 - ouch
12/10 - 159.0 - not sure why I am up, I have been good.
12/11 - 157.2 - better
12/12 - 157.4
12/13 - 157.6
12/14 - 158.5 - holiday party gain.
12/15 - 157.5
12/16 - 158.8 - Argh
12/17
12/18

HoopsGuy72

47, male, 5'11"
Highest weight ever: 245.0
Original SW/BF%: 229.2/19.6 (7-31-2019)
Ultimate GW: One-derland

R85 EW/EBF%: 224.6 (-4.6)/19.0 (-0.6), AW/ABF%: 228.1/19.37
R86 EW/EBF%: 226.2 (+1.6)/19.2 (+0.2), AW/ABF%: 226.4 (-1.7)/19.19 (-0.18)
R87 EW/EBF%: 225.6 (-0.6)/19.1 (-0.1), AW/ABF%: 227.1 (+0.7)/19.27 (+0.08)
R88 EW/EBF%: 223.8 (-1.8)/18.9 (-0.2), AW/ABF%: 224.5 (-2.6)/18.98 (-0.29)
R89 EW/EBF%: 226.6 (+2.8)/19.2 (+0.3), AW/ABF%: 225.3 (+0.8)/19.04 (+0.06)
R90 EW/EBF%: 223.8 (-2.8)/18.9 (-0.3), AW/ABF%: 224.3 (-1.0)/18.95 (-0.09)
R91 EW/EBF%: 224.6 (+0.8)/19.0 (+0.1), AW/ABF%: 224.6 (+0.3)/18.99 (+0.04)
R92 EW/EBF%: 221.8 (-2.8)/18.7 (-0.3), AW/ABF%: 223.7 (-0.9)/18.89 (-0.10)
R93 EW/EBF%: 221.4 (-0.4)/18.6 (-0.1), AW/ABF%: 220.4 (-3.3)/18.53 (-0.34)
R94 EW/EBF%: 215.8 (-5.6)/18.0 (-0.6), AW/ABF%: 219.4 (-1.0)/18.40 (-0.13)
R95 EW/EBF%: 217.2 (+1.4)/18.2 (+0.2), AW/ABF%: 216.3 (-3.1)/18.10 (-0.30)
R96 EW/EBF%: 216.2 (-1.0)/18.1 (-0.1), AW/ABF%: 217.0 (+0.7)/18.17 (+0.07)
R97 EW/EBF%: 219.4 (+3.2)/18.4 (+0.3), AW/ABF%: 219.9 (+2.9)/18.47 (+0.30)

Total loss since returning: 9.8 lbs/1.2% BF
Average loss per round: 0.75 lbs/0.092% BF

Goal(s) for this round: Get under 217.0

Day/Weight/Comment

12/9: 219.2 (-0.2)/18.4 (0.0). I had a "day out" that included dinner out with my wife, brother-in-law, and his girlfriend. I ate reasonably, and shared some ice cream with my wife as we walked around after a movie. I'm STILL sore from basketball (on Saturday), but it's a "good" sore (muscular, but nothing "pulled").

12/10: 219.4 (+0.2)/18.4 (0.0). For some reason my "good sore" turned into both of my knees hurting pretty bad yesterday. They're better today, but that was at least mildly distressing. The next couple of days are going to be pretty busy for me. I likely won't get to the gym until Thursday or Friday; I'll just think of the next couple of days as continued recovery from one day of basketball. Hmm... maybe I need to reframe that.

12/11: 219.8 (+0.4)/18.4 (0.0). I'm having some minor medical issues to go along with my migraines, which have been off-and-on since last Sunday (a week and a half). If I wasn't aware of it before, medical issues are a trigger for me; I apparently believe that all of my symptoms will disappear if I eat enough food (I have no evidence to support this theory, by the way). I'm struggling to stay on the right track. I'm not going to be able to go to the gym until Friday, which is cramping my good workout habits as well. I will keep trying to right this ship, however. I'm not giving up!

12/12: 219.6 (-0.2)/18.4 (0.0). I went to my parents to celebrate my dad's 78th birthday. I tried to be good. I'm not really trusting my number here. We'll see what happens tomorrow. I CAN'T WAIT to get back to the gym tomorrow. My body creaks when I'm away for too long.

12/13: 219.4 (-0.2)/18.4 (0.0). I got in a weird "fight" with my wife last night. She came down the stairs and started telling me something like, "We need to do a better job taking care of our plants." I quickly informed her that "we" didn't need to do a better job; SHE did. I don't buy plants. My wife has a "black thumb" when it comes to them. She does not ask me for help, she does not give me any information regarding the care of any of the plants she brings home, and it's my belief that randomly watering plants (not knowing what she is doing) is likely a bad thing. Hmm. I just repeated everything I said in our fight. She got really mad at me. I hope she still wants to go to the gym tonight. Looking at what I said, I'm pretty sure I could have handled the conversation better.

12/14: 218.8 (-0.6)/18.4 (0.0). Today is better than yesterday. I feel like I'm in a bit of a holding pattern, but at least things are slowly moving in the appropriate direction. This will probably go at a quicker pace once the chocolate-covered macadamia nuts disappear from my home.

12/15: 222.0 (+3.2)/18.7 (+0.3). Neighborhood Christmas party. Disaster!

12/16: 222.8 (+0.8)/18.8 (+0.2). ANOTHER Christmas party ("cookie party"). I think this was my last one of the year, although New Year's Eve/New Year's Day is a time I will try to watch out for (Christmas eve/day as well, I guess). This time of year is a like a minefield. The sad part is that "this" is me actually putting some effort into trying to minimize the damage. I went to the gym in the morning to lift weights.

12/17:
12/18:

HoopsGuy72

@Anlaing016 Thank you as always for the support! You're doing GREAT btw!

nanishora

CSW: 128.6 lbs
CGW: 126 lbs
UCGW: 124 lbs

Round 98
Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 - 128.6, 10K steps. Colleague brought special sweets and snacks as treats, a favorite but fat and calorie heavy. Compensated on lunch.
12/10 - 126.2, 10K steps. Team lunch at office, controlled my portion. Did have some processed junk food but limited. Got hungry later at night but consciously made 1 slice pbj instead of eating instant noodles or other junk food.
12/11 - 126.2, 10K steps. Controlled eating most of the time except another colleague got sweets and insisted on me eating. Portion controlled but definietly fatty and calorie heavy.
12/12 - 126.2, 10K Steps. Lunch at an event loaded with carbs and fat, lots of pasta, bread and cookie. Heavy but healthy dinner. Skipped drinking.
12/13 - 125, 10K steps, had alcohol, ate at home, snacked mindfully and chose healthy options to snack.
12/14 - 125, 10K steps, light lunch, balanced meals but low in protein. Had more alcohol than planned.
12/15 - 123.6, 10K steps, managed step count but no real exercise. Alcohol, planned meals. Ate out last night but portion controlled lunch and dinner. Blew it on guac( my weakness) and chocolate croissants
12/16 - 125- 😔 still want to hit 124, 3 more days to make a difference. Will try my best.
12/17 -
12/18 -

deepwoodslady

Round 98
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 56 FOR ME.


“We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou




MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R97 EW= 188.4
R98 EW= TBD


Current New Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: Lose 2 pounds this round.
My First Long Term Weight Goal: Weigh 174.X by Jan 11, 2020 (my 2 year anniversary of current LCHF dieting).
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise:

During each Weight goal I plan on walking as much as possible and always reaching my 10,000 steps. I would also like to do some aerobic level dancing in my livingroom whenever possible.

********LOOK AND SEE HOW THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME********

COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain. Black is no change.

R43 through R53 (06/07/18 thru 09/24/18) = [/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] …..19.4 LOST[/b][/b][/color=fuchsia] (Ending weight 176.0)
R53 through R63 (09/24/18 thru 01/02/19) = …..9.5 GAINED (Ending weight 185.5)
R63 through R73 (01/02/19 thru 04/12/19) = …..6.3 GAINED (Ending weight 191.8)
R73 through R83 (04/12/19 thru 07/21/19) = …..3.6 GAINED (Ending weight 195.4)
R83 through R93 (07-21/19 thru 10/29/19) = …..7.4 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)

R94 = …..1.2 LOST (Ending weight 186.8)
R95 = …..1.0 LOST (Ending weight 185.8)
R96 = …..0.2 LOST (Ending weight 185.6)
R97 = …..2.8 GAIN (Ending weight 188.4)
R98 = …..xxx LOST (Ending weight xxxxx)

Day/Weight/Comment
12/08 …..188.4….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND

12/09 …..188.2 ….. That is little consolation but better than nothing I suppose. Busy Bee here, off to do more wrapping & decorating! Good luck everyone on this round!

12/10 …..188.8 ….. Dinner at a friends yesterday. Chicken Alfredo loaded with pasta. I also gave in to the ice cream for dessert. She is FAMOUS for eating bad junk and not understanding why she isn’t losing weight (or why she is gaining). This morning I see things more clearly. The buck stops here. Today will be a good day. Yesterday I walked nearly 9 miles and well over 20,000 steps at the school. I have arranged with the principle to get into the school during the 2 week holiday closing. He will change the computer lock-down on the doors to be open until 2:00 pm daily (except Christmas & New Years Day). Once I’m in, no time limit. That is the good news my fat belly needed! Babysitting DGS #4 today (almost age 3). DGS #2 has to go to the hospital (a bit of a trip from here) for x-ray. He fell in the school yesterday and ankle is swollen (hopefully not broke.) I hope to do some marathon wrapping while babysitting. I hope I can still walk later at the school.

12/11 …..188.8 ….. In the middle of a wrapping marathon which involves standing in one place all evening. Waiting for results of xray on GS #2.

12/12 …..186.6 ….. A nice drop due to diligence in diet, but hardly any movement due to wrapping marathon which continues. Yesterday’s stats: 1229 Calories In / 2264 Calories Out. 27 Net Carbs. 9,762 Total Steps & 4.15 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 6 hours & 7 minutes and woke up tired, exhausted. I did 15 minutes of low-impact aerobics burning an extra 84 calories. I dropped 2.2 lbs so every little bit really does help!

12/13 …..184.0 ….. I am working my way back down though the inactivity is almost unbearable. I am mainly standing in place with the wrapping and there is no end in sight! Yesterday’s stats: 1103 Calories In / 2045 Calories Out. 26 Net Carbs. 7,260 Total Steps & 3.07 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours 28 minutes & needed more. No measureable exercise or activity to report. I am 4.4 lbs down so far from my ending weight last round. I'm not drinking enough water and TMI has been missing for 3 days now, but keeping my diet in check is really helping get this weight back down.


12/14 …..183.4 ….. Another good drop on the scale but today I am so hungry! I had a new fridge delivered so maybe seeing everything when I emptied the old one got to me. Sheesh, hold me back! No exercise again yesterday but good on diet and lots more wrapping done. Not done yet. I think I am the best friend of UPS, FEDEX and USPS. They just keep coming! Yesterday’s stats: 1070 Calories In / 2437 Calories Out. 23 Net Carbs. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 54 minutes. Today I will work on replacing food into fridge and more wrapping. The holiday season brings on so much work but Tis the Season to be Jolly so I’m keeping it positive. Fa La La La La.

12/15 …..183.6 ….. No worries today. Normal fluctuation. Now tomorrow will be ANOTHER STORY. Had an unexpected trip out of town all day until just a few minutes ago. Large lunch out so I won’t be hungry for dinner but we all know what carbs do to me, so I hope for the best but expect the worst. Anyhow, Yesterday was a good day. 1104 Calories In / 2104 Calories Out. 32 Net Carbs of healthy veggies mainly. 6,606 Total Steps & 2.8 Total Miles. 9/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 3 hours & 48 minutes. No exercise but lots of movement and heavy lifting working on the new fridge project. Still can’t fit in time to walk or dance. I have appointments with the holidays and I can’t change the dates. : /

12/16 …..186.6 ….. The unexpected trip yesterday left me sitting hours & hours in the car travel. Frustrating. Another travel day this afternoon. It’s difficult to live so far from everything. Brother’s doctor appointment with specialist (I’m his driver) and he needs to fit in a bit of shopping while we are in the city. Lunch out is inevitable. I will try to be reasonable but I do so enjoy the amazing choices that we just don’t have at home. Yesterday’s stats as best figured: 2184 Calories In / 2383 Calories Out. 189 Carbs. 7,734 Total Steps & 3.27 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours (yes, I stopped at rest areas & gas stations to get my steps in!) I slept 5 hours & 40 minutes and woke up to my Fitbit telling me its time to get in my 250. Wow, it felt great to get some sleep! I am going to try to get a handle on things. I quit smoking over 12 years ago and lost complete control of my weight (and my health). I am feeling very inspired by @jaccimc63 . She is staying in control even during her smoking cessation. I can do this!


12/17 …..xxxxx …..
12/18 …..xxxxx …..

lalabank

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

This round’s goal is to get back to my pre-party weekend weight, I’ll be happy 149-151. It might take a few rounds to fully accomplish

Averages
R94- 150.6
R95- 150.8
R96- 149.3
R97- 150.4

Ended R97 early on 12/04 at 149.4

12/05-12/07-the lost weekend of carbs
12/08- 158.7
12/09- 156
12/10- 152.4
12/11- 152.0
12/12- 150.2
12/13- 150.0
12/14- 150.2
12/15- 150.4
12/16- 149.4 I made it back! I’d love for this to stick around and keep moving down.

designerdiscounts

Height: 5'4"
Age: 45
Starting weight January 2019: 150 lbs
Current weight: 134.2 lbs
Ultimate goal weight: 130 lbs (I will reassess once I get there)
Goal this round: To get under 134 lbs. Honestly, this close to the holidays, I'd be happy to not gain.

I'm a pickleball addict and have been plagued with shoulder/chest/elbow/wrist injuries for about a year. My new plan is to incorporate strength training.

Day/Weight/Comment:

12/09 (Monday) - 134.2 - the weight is going to come off slowly partly because that's my MO and also because I'll be strength training and hopefully adding muscle. Took my measurements last week and will compare those in a month or two. Feeling motivated and on task!

12/10 (Tuesday) - 134.2 again - works for me. I kicked yesterday's behind. 2 hours of pickleball and 30 minutes of strength training (chest and triceps). And ate on point, ended the day with a protein smoothie for dinner. Was pretty exhausted by the end of the day and thought I'd be crazy sore this morning but I'm only a little sore, not too bad at all. Today is a rest day, will do it all again tomorrow. Planning homemade vegetarian chili for dinner tonight. I find it harder to eat right on rest days - partly because I'm not busy working out so I get bored and hungry and partly because I don't have the extra calories available from exercising.

12/11(Wednesday) - 135.2 - hmmph. I’m sure I’m holding onto water as my muscles repair because I am sore from the weight lifting Monday. That has to be it because my calories were under goal yesterday. I may have also had a tad too much salt in the chili last night. Not to worry, still on the right path.

12/12 (Thursday) - 135.0 - Completed day 2 of my new strength training routine yesterday (back and biceps) and I am so very sore this morning. But that's a good thing, looking forward to getting stronger and thwarting any overuse injuries from pickleball. Today is usually a rest day but I'm going to do a pickleball drills class for a couple hours, plenty of cardio. Feeling good and trying not to get frustrated with the scale. I knew adding strength training would stall out the scale, just need to be ok with it. Ate great yesterday, the scale will come around. Crustless broccoli quiche for dinner tonight.

12/13 (Friday) - 135.0 - again. Expecting the scale to give me a nice drop soon, maybe tomorrow? Had a nice legs and shoulders workout this morning followed by 2 hours of pickleball. Plenty of calories burned, just need to eat on point the rest of the day. No pickleball this weekend, the courts are booked for a volleyball tournament. Will have to find some other way to get my exercise.

12/14 (Saturday) - 133.8 - woot! There it is. Now to keep it there. Planning drinks and dinner out with friends tonight, will find a way to make good choices.

12/15 (Sunday) - 133.4 lbs - happy to see this continuing to move down, would love to see that trend continue but we all know it's a roller coaster. Ate well yesterday considering we went out with friends twice for drinks - I split my meal with DH both times. A very fun day and since I snuck in a workout, was able to stay under calories. Was supposed to do an abs workout last night but was exhausted. Will do them today instead. I am surprisingly still very sore from Friday's leg workout - I thought my legs were in good shape from all the pickling. Guess I needed to do some new exercises. Still excited to stay on point BUT some of the candy and holiday sweets in the paper this morning looked pretty darn tempting. Must stay strong! Seeing the scale inch down helps keep me motivated. This is the lowest weight I've seen in maybe 3 years.

12/16 (Monday) - 131.8 lbs - wait, what? This is probably a fluke because I don't lose this quickly. But who knows? certainly not me. Maybe the stars are finally aligned and the scale is catching up to all my hard work. Would love for this to be the new normal, only time will tell... Working out (chest and triceps) and playing a couple hours of pickleball today. My chest is still sore from last Monday's workout, guess I have some work to do there.

12/17 (Tuesday) -
12/18 (Wednesday) -

deepwoodslady

taxgirl1

R60 SW: 219.7 EW: 217.1 AW: 218.3
R61 SW: 217.1 EW: 217.3 AW: 217.1 (-1.2)
R62 SW: 216.4 EW: 216.9 AW: 216.6 (-0.5)
R63 SW: 215.1 EW: 214.2 AW: 214.6 (-2.0)
R64 SW: 213.4 EW: 214.2 AW: 215.6 (+1.0)
R65 SW: 214.7 EW: 215.1 AW: 215.0 (-0.6)
R66 SW: 214.9 EW: 214.7 AW: 214.5 (-0.5)
R67 SW: 214.9 EW: 212.9 AW: 213.5 (-1.0)
R68 SW: 212.7 EW: 211.8 AW: 212.7 (-0.8)
R69 SW: 213.6 EW: 212.7 AW: 213.2 (+0.5)
R70 SW: 213.1 EW: 213.1 AW: 212.7 (-0.5)
R71 SW: 212.9 EW: 212.7 AW: 212.4 (-0.3)
R72 SW: 213.4 EW: 210.9 AW: 212.0 (-0.4)
R73 SW: 211.6 EW: 208.3 AW: 210.4 (-1.6)
R74 SW: 208.9 EW: 210.0 AW: 209.3 (-1.1)
R75 SW: 211.4 EW: 208.3 AW: 209.3 (0.0)
R76 SW: 207.6 EW: 208.9 AW: 208.4 (-0.9)
R77 SW: 207.8 EW: 209.6 AW: 208.5 (+0.1)
R78 SW: 206.1 EW: 207.4 AW: 207.4 (-1.1)
R79 SW: 207.0 EW: 207.2 AW: 207.1 (-0.3)
R80 SW: 207.2 EW: 207.4 AW: 206.6 (-0.5)
R81 SW: 207.2 EW: 207.4 AW: 206.7 (+0.1)
R82 SW: 207.0 EW: 206.5 AW: 206.1 (-0.6)
R83 Vacation
R84 Vacation (8/10 days) SW 214.7 EW 214.7 AW 214.7 (+8.6)
R85 SW: 212.7 EW: 212.7 AW: 212.1 (-2.6)
R86 SW: 213.4 EW: 212.0 AW: 212.3 (+0.2)
R87 SW: 211.2 EW: 209.4 AW: 211.4 (-0.9)
R88 SW: 208.9 EW: 210.0 AW: 210.0 (-1.4)
R89 SW: 209.8 EW: 208.3 AW: 208.7 (-1.3)
R90 SW: 208.5 EW: 207.4 AW: 207.9 (-0.8)
R91 SW: 207.2 EW: 208.3 AW: 207.4 (-0.5)
R92 SW: 207.2 EW: 208.1 AW: 207.7 (+0.3)
R93 SW: 207.6 EW: 206.5 AW: 207.2 (-0.5)
R94 SW: 206.5 EW: 207.0 AW: 206.9 (-0.3)
R95 SW: 207.0 EW: 207.0 AW: 207.0 (+0.1)

R96 SW: 207.0 EW: 205.9 AW: 206.5 (-0.5)
R97 SW: 207.9 EW: 205.6 AW: 207.0 (+0.5)

Day/Weight/Comment

12/09 -205.9 Yesterday I was able to keep my evening snacking under control. I'm going to try to go out for a run tonight before it gets dark outside.
12/10 -206.5 I got home late yesterday after work, so it was too dark to run outside. I may have to bite the bullet and go to gym and run on the treadmill after work today. I did not get enough water today, working on that today.
12/11 -206.5 Yesterday at work there was a Christmas lunch and cookie exchange, and, assuming everything goes as usual, I expect a bump on the scale in another day or two. However, I am proud that I didn't go totally overboard and only ate those things that I really wanted to eat and enjoyed. Strength coach tonight.
12/12 -205.9 That's a surprise. Getting a massage tonight.
12/13 -206.1 Sore from my massage yesterday. Plan is to go to gym today.
12/14 -206.5 Didn't do anything last night, I was so tired. Felt heavy this morning, so not surprised about the uptick on the scale. Goal today is to get my water in.
12/15 -205.6 Yesterday was such a mental win for me, I had been in a funk the last 2 weeks. Yesterday, I did not want to go out for my planned run, I hadn't run in almost a week, but I knew that if I didn't go, I wasn't sure when I would run again. But, I went out, finished w7d1, and, as per my Garmin watch, I ran my fastest mile ever! Strength coach today.
12/16 -205.6
12/17 -
12/18 -

PrimalJillian

Age: 40
Height: 5'9"
Lifestyle Plan: What is Primal Blueprint?

https://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-101/
The Primal Blueprint is a set of simple instructions (the blueprint) that allows you to control how your genes express themselves in order to build the strongest, leanest, healthiest body possible, taking clues from evolutionary biology (that’s the primal part).

Sometimes we get so lost in the science of human biology we just can’t see the forest for the trees. We overlook the simplicity and ease with which we could all be achieving exceptional health and fitness.

Living in modern society is extremely complex. With daily mind-boggling achievements made in science, technology and medicine, and with an ever-expanding knowledge base that increasingly grows more esoteric and niche, it is no wonder that we often look for complicated scientific solutions to problems that really only require simple answers. One of the best examples is the huge – and expensive – race to identify all the new possible genetic variances (or SNPs) within the human genome that might predispose some of us to certain health conditions. Hardly a week goes by without a new announcement of the discovery of a so-called “defective” gene that increases someone or some group’s risk of being obese, of getting cancer, of developing type 2 diabetes or arthritis. The net effect of all these announcements and the sensationalized news headlines is that many of us have become accustomed to blaming our health conditions on our unlucky inheritance of these “defective” genes. As if it weren’t enough to abdicate responsibility here, we then cross our fingers and close our eyes and hope that the scientists can create pharmaceutical “answers” to our particular condition before it’s too late. In most cases a few lifestyle adjustments are all that are needed to address all but the most serious of these genetic variations. Yes, I agree that some serious genetic diseases exist which are best treated with modern, truly life-saving drugs, but for the vast majority of the minor genetic variations that exist throughout the human genome, the real deciding factor as to whether or not a particular gene will be expressed in a particular manner, if at all, comes down to what you eat, how you move, what kind of air you breathe, what you think – in other words your environment. Big Pharma (CW) doesn’t want us to believe that most of our ills can be so easily solved, and so billions of dollars are being spent to unlock the so-called secrets of the genome. Meanwhile, the real secrets – and solutions – are contained within the DNA of every single one of our cells.

The essence of the Primal Blueprint is this: Most of life is really much simpler than modern medicine and science would like to have you believe. You can have a tremendous impact on how your genes express themselves, simply by providing your cells the right environments. All you need is a basic understanding of how your body works and a simple philosophical roadmap you can use to find answers to just about any questions of health and fitness – whether it involves personal choices or lifestyle adjustments or whether medical intervention might be appropriate. With this simple strategy, you will forever be able to examine or evaluate any food choice, any form of exercise or any other behavior in the context of how it impacts your genes! Even if you decide to opt for a “bad choice”, at least you’ll know why it’s bad…

You may already have a pretty fair understanding of how the human genome evolved to exactly where it is today (or 10,000 years ago, to be more precise) based on the environmental and behavioral factors under which our ancestors lived through natural selection. Tens of thousands of anthropologists, evolutionary biologists, paleontologists, geneticists and others have worked for over 100 years to piece together a fairly detailed picture of all the elements that helped influence our development as a species. Ironically though, when we examine all of the many environmental influences and behaviors that shaped our genome, we arrive at a very simple list of general things our early ancestors did to become what and who they were and which allowed them to pass 99.9% of those genes down to us. In essence, this list is the original “Primal Blueprint” since it provided the only set of behaviors they knew – the exact behaviors that enabled then to shape their bodies into healthy, robust, happy beings.

The Original Primal Blueprint® – The Rules of Living 10,000 Years Ago:


1. Eat lots of animals, insects and plants. This is the basic description of everything our ancestors ate to get the protein, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phenols, fiber, water and other nutrients necessary to sustain life. But it was a huge list of individual foods – some anthropologists say it may have been 200 or 300 food choices at a time depending upon the geographic area. The net result was a dietary “breakdown” of fat, protein and carbohydrate that was far different from what Conventional Wisdom considers optimum today. This diet provided all the necessary fuel and building blocks that, along with specific exercise, prompted their genes to create strong muscles, enabled them to expend lots of energy each day moving about, to maintain healthy immune systems, to evolve larger brains and to raise healthy children. They ate sporadically, too. When food was plentiful, they ate more than they needed (and stored the excess as fat). When times were scarce, they survived on fat stores. This random or “non-linear” eating pattern kept their bodies in a constant state of preparedness.

2. Move around a lot at a slow pace. We know that our ancestors spent an average of several hours each day moving about at what today’s exercise physiologists might describe as a “low level aerobic pace.” They hunted, gathered, foraged, wandered, scouted, migrated, climbed and crawled. This low level of activity prompted their genes to build a stronger capillary (blood vessel) network to fuel each muscle cell, to be able to store some excess food as fat, but also to be readily able to convert the stored fat back into energy. Of course, they did all this without the benefit of paved sidewalks or comfortable shoes. Because every footfall landed at a different angle, every muscle, tendon and ligament worked and became stronger together in balance. Note that they did NOT go out and “jog” at 80% of their MAX Heart Rate for long periods of time as Conventional Wisdom suggests today!

3. Lift heavy things. The women carried their babies much of the time (hey, no babysitters in those days), as well as bundles of firewood, or whatever they had gathered, foraged or scavenged. The men carried heavy spears or other tools, they dragged heavy carcasses of animals they had hunted, and they moved large boulders or logs to build shelters. They also lifted themselves into trees or up onto higher ground when escaping from danger or to scout a new route. The biochemical signals created by these very brief but intense muscle contractions generated a slight surge in growth hormone and a reduction in myostatin gene expression, prompting an increase in muscle size and power; particularly fast twitch fibers.

4. Run really fast every once in a while. In a world where danger lurked around every corner, your ability to run was a strong indicator of whether you would live long enough to pass your genes down to the next generation. (Note to Nietzsche: That which didn’t kill Grok made him stronger). Avoiding a charging beast to save your life, or surging forward to catch a different beast for dinner, the net effect was still survival. A combination of the hormonal events that occurred simultaneously and the resultant gene expression within fast twitch muscle made sure that the next time this happened Grok could sprint a little faster.

5. Get lots of sleep. Our ancestors got plenty of sleep. Even after the discovery of fire, it wasn’t as if they stayed up all night partying. From sunset to sunrise it was safer to huddle together and rest. Long days of hunting and gathering and otherwise working hard for every bite of food also required sufficient time to repair and recover. Studies of modern hunter-gatherers suggest it wasn’t necessarily always an uninterrupted nine or ten hours, either. It’s likely that they slept together as families or as small tribes, keeping a watch out for predators, breast-feeding the baby or just dozing in and out throughout the night. Growth hormone and melatonin were the major hormonal players. Of course, the occasional afternoon nap was also available when the urge hit, with no guilt about what else they really should have been doing.

6. Play. Just like in modern times, all work and no play made Grok a dull boy. Hunter-gatherers have always generally worked fewer hours and have had more leisure time than the average 40-hour-plus American worker. Once the day’s catch was complete or the roots, shoots, nuts and berries had been gathered, our ancestors spent hours involved in various forms of social interaction that we might categorize today as “play.” Young males would chase each other around and wrestle, vying for a place higher up in the tribe social strata. The males might also practice spear- or rock-throwing for accuracy or chase small animals just for sport. Young females might spend time grooming each other. To the extent that play was considered enjoyable, the net effect was to solidify social bonds and to prompt the release of endorphins (feel-good brain chemicals) and to mitigate any lingering stress effects of life-threatening situations.

7. Get some sunlight every day. Cavemen weren’t really men (or women) who lived their lives in caves all the time. Most of the day, they were in the great outdoors pursuing their various survival tasks. Regular exposure to sun provided lots of vitamin D, an all-important vitamin which they could not easily obtain from food and which their bodies could not manufacture without direct sunlight.

8. Avoid trauma. Our ancestors required an acute sense of self-preservation matched with a keen sense of observation. Always scanning, smelling, listening to the surroundings, on the watch for danger, aware of what immediate action needed to be taken, whether it was running from a saber-tooth tiger, dodging a falling rock, eluding a poisonous snake, or just avoiding a careless footfall. Remember that a twisted knee or a broken ankle could spell death to anyone who couldn’t run away from danger. In fact, it was probably trauma (or a brief careless lapse in judgment) that was most responsible for the low average life expectancy of our ancestors, despite their otherwise robust good health. Avoid trauma and there was a very good chance you could live to be 60 or 70 – and be extremely healthy and fit. Modern day hunter gatherers maintain strength and health often well into their 80s.

9. Avoid poisonous things. Man’s ability to exploit almost every corner of this earth was partly predicated on his ability to consume vastly different types of plant and animal life. But moving into a new environment and trying new foods posed a danger that the new food might contain potent toxins. Luckily, our liver and kidneys evolved to handle most brushes with novel-but-slightly-poisonous plant matter – at least to keep us alive anyway if the stomach didn’t regurgitate it first. Our keen senses of smell and taste also helped us sort out the good from the bad. The reason we have a sweet tooth today (dammit) is probably an evolved response to an almost universal truth in the plant world that just about anything that tastes sweet is safe to eat.

10. Use your mind. Obviously, one of the most important things that separate man from all other animals is his intellectual ability. The rapid increase in the size of our brains over just a few thousand generations is the combined result of a high-fat, high protein diet (see rule #1) and a continued reliance on complex thought – working the brain out just like a muscle. Hunter gatherers all around the world have developed language, tools and superior hunting methods independently. The fact that some haven’t entered the industrial age doesn’t mean they don’t possess the same ability to process information rapidly and effectively (try living in a jungle where you need to catalog thousands of different plant and animal species, knowing which can kill you and which can sustain you).

That’s it.
That’s the full – albeit general – list of behaviors that shaped our current genome (OK, I left out the sex part because that kind of goes without saying. On the other hand, having sex with your partner IS a natural part of the Primal Blueprint. I’ll cover it in a future post)…

If there’s any doubt on your part about whether or not we should emulate our ancestors’ behavior (but in a context of a modern world) let’s at least agree that we are looking to achieve some very similar benefits. Certainly, we all want to be:

Healthy
Ideally, we’d never want to be sick. We’d want to be in the best possible health all of the time.

Energetic
We’d want to have lots of energy to do all the fun things life has to offer and not feel like we are dragging at any point during the day.

Happy
No one wants to be depressed or miserable. It’s no way to go through life. We want a reason to get out of bed every day and take on all the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Lean
We’d want to be in a metabolically balanced state where we burn off our excess or stored fat, where we find a point at which we have enough fat to be healthy, but we rarely (or never) store any more additional fat.

Strong
Let’s face it: we’d want muscles that not only look great in a bathing suit, but that serve us well in allowing us to move, to play, and to stay balanced throughout that movement. That means well-balanced strength with proportional muscles.

Bright
We’d want full access to our mental faculties, to be bright and alert, creative, focused when appropriate, able to recall all the great memories, etc.

Productive
We’d certainly want to feel as if we are contributing to ourselves, our family and society.

We know from evolutionary biology that our ancestors exemplified all the above healthy traits (as I will detail later). Those may or may not have been their stated goals, but those attributes certainly allowed them to survive the rigors of a hostile environment and be in a position to pass their traits along to the next generation, and finally, to us.

Now, understanding that everything we do, eat, think and breathe can affect our 10,000-year-old genes, how does that Original Primal Blueprint compare to what we might have to do today to achieve robust good health, a well-sculpted body, a strong immune system, boundless energy and an increase in productivity – all the goals we are after? Ironically, it’s almost the exact same thing.

The Modern Primal Blueprint® – The Rules of Living Today:

1. Eat lots of animals, insects and plants. Focus on quality sources of protein (all forms of meat, fowl, fish), lots of colorful vegetables, some select fruits (mostly berries), and healthy fats (nuts, avocados, olive oil). Observe portion control (calorie distribution) week to week more than meal to meal. Eliminate grains, sugars, trans- and hydrogenated fats from your diet.

2. Move around a lot at a slow pace. Do some form of low level aerobic activity 2-5 hours a week, whether it is walking, hiking, easy bike riding or swimming. Ideally, and when possible, find time to go barefoot or wear as little foot support as possible. Low-level activity is necessary (especially if you find yourself chained to a desk every day). The combined effect will be an increase in capillary perfusion, fat-burning and overall integration of muscle strength and flexibility.

3. Lift heavy things. Go to the gym and lift weights for 30-45 minutes, 2-3 times a week. Focus on movements that involve the entire body and in wider ranges of motion – not just on isolating body parts. Emulate the movements of our ancestors: jumping, squatting, lunging, pushing, pulling, twisting, etc. This will stimulate your genes to increase muscle strength and power, increase bone density, improve insulin sensitivity, stimulate growth hormone secretion, and consume stored body fat.

4. Run really fast every once in a while. Do some form of intense anaerobic sprint bursts several times a week. This could be as simple as six or eight (or more) short sprints up a hill, on the grass, at the beach… or repeated intense sessions on a bicycle (stationary, road or mountain bike). These short bursts also increase HGH release (HGH is actually released in proportion to the intensity (not the duration) of the exercise).

5. Get lots of sleep. Get plenty of quality sleep. Our lives are so hectic and full of things to do after the sun goes down that it’s often difficult to get enough sleep. Yet sleep is one of the most important factors in maintaining good health, vibrant energy and a strong immune system.

6. Play. Spend some time each week involved in active play. In addition to allowing you to apply your fitness to a real-life situation, play helps dissipate some of the negative effects of the chronic stress hormones you’ve been accumulating through the week.

7. Get some sunlight every day. Contrary to the“Common Wisdom” dispensed by dermatologists (who suggest you shun the sun), the Primal Blueprint would insist that you get some direct sunlight every day. Certainly not so much that you come close to burning, but definitely enough to prompt your body to make the all-important vitamin D and to support the mood-lifting benefits. A slight tan is a good indicator that you have maintained adequate Vitamin D levels. Natural sunlight also has a powerful mood-elevating effect, which can enhance productivity at work and in inter-personal interactions.

8. Avoid trauma. Eliminate self-destructive behaviors. These concepts are self evident to most people (wear seat belts, don’t smoke or do drugs, don’t dive into shallow water) yet so many of us live our lives oblivious to impending danger. Develop a keen sense of awareness of your surroundings.

9. Avoid poisonous things.
Avoid exposure to chemical toxins in your food (pesticides, herbicides, chemicals, etc) and on your skin. But also try to avoid the hidden poisons in foods like sugars, grains, processed foods, trans and hydrogenated fats, and mercury in certain fish.
10. Use your mind. Exercise your brain daily as our ancestors did. Be inventive, creative, and aware. If your work is not stimulating (or even if it is), find time to read, write, play an instrument and interact socially.

As with the Original Primal Blueprint, this list is very general, designed simply to allow you to understand that everything our ancestors did can benefit us as well. Except that we can do it having fun, enjoying every aspect of the lifestyle and without worrying about our survival! In future blog posts (and to a much greater extent in my book) I will be going into much more detail as to how and why these behaviors work and exactly what foods to eat, what exercises to do and how to otherwise find ways to allow your genes to recreate you in the healthiest, fittest way possible.

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 ✅
R85 EW: 231.4 Goal ✅
R86 EW: 229.8 Goal ❎
R87 EW: 226.7 Goal ✅
R88 EW: 223.3 Goal ✅
R89 EW: 221.8 Goal ❎
R90 EW: 218.8 Goal ✅
R91 EW: 216.2 Goal ✅
R92 EW: 212.9 Goal ✅
R93 EW: 208.8 Goal ✅
R94 EW: 208.7 Weight Goal ❎
Immune system goal ✅
R95 EW: 206 Goal ✅

R96 EW: 201.5 Goal ✅
R97 EW: 204.8 Goal ❌


Goal: Release 2 lbs per round.
Incremental Goals:
229.xx ✅ August 19, 2019
219.xx ✅ September 21, 2019
209.xx ✅ October 27, 2019
199.xx ✅ December 2, 2019
189.xx
179.xx
Ultimate Goal: 175 lbs, reevaluate at that point

Progress Photo

🌨️❄️⛄ December ⛄❄️🌨️
9:
10: 204.8 First day fully back into my regular routine. I expect these few added pounds to disappear pretty quickly now. I need to drink more water though.
11: 200.0 Hallelujah! Goodbye water weight. Back on track!
12: 199.7
13: 198.9
14:
15: 198.7
16: 198.4
17:
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There's no such thing as failure; only feedback.

PrimalJillian

matratazola wrote: »

12/16 155.0 (-0.6) doing Intermittent Fasting this week to help limit damage with the 3 lunches and 2 Christmas dinners planned. I'm going to keep doing IF for the next 3 weeks (any longer and I start feeling sick).

I hope you don't mind me asking what IF schedule you're doing. If it's making you feel sick, a different, less restrictive plan might be a better option. IF shouldn't make a person not feel well. It's meant to do the opposite. Just a thought.
Just for context, I do 16:8 everyday as a sustainable dietary plan. This time around, it's been about 5 months.

wellnfree

Round 98 - Dec. 9-18
Female, 5’, 66 years. SW – 165.6, GW – 163 or 4 something (the 165 is a recent blip up so hoping it will come down easily), UGW – 140. (This really should be 125 or 130 but that seems like such a long ways to go and 140 would be a huge improvement.)
Goals – finish calorie log each day, 30 min. of movement every day, gym 2-3 times a week, only yogurt or fruit in the evening and nothing after 9 p.m.
Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 – 165.6
12/10 - 165
12/11 – 165.2 – Made it to the gym on Monday but today will have to exercise at home. I’ve finished off or frozen dessert leftovers so there should be no temptation.
12/12
12/13
12/14
12/15
12/16 – 164.8 - Made it through our final concert which went well. Got a very nice compliment from the choir director and a musician for another group – likely the only two professional musicians at our small town do. I have practiced quite diligently and it sure paid off. Now if I can just apply that diligence to the weight loss department.
12/17
12/18

StatChicBayes

Round 98:
Female, 58 yy, 4'11''
OSW: 177.1 lbs
LTG: 105 - 110.0 lbs or BF 23-25% (or lower, we’ll see :-)
STG: 110 (maintain), BF 25%

Goals for 10 Day Challenge: stay at or below 110
Day/Weight/Comment
EW round 97: 109.4, BF% 25.9[


Day/Weight/Comment

12/09 111.4, BF% 26.5 Well the usual Monday bump! Sunday is heavy weight training day + higher calories so that seems to be followed by a bump - whether it is carbs or DOMS from squats/deadlifts/benchpress, etc, this is a temporary bump and should get back to last round’s weight soon. My Birthday is Thursday and DH’s is Friday (going to a black tie optional dinner dance) so some challenges with eating out ahead, but not out of the ordinary. Will go to spin class tonight (should have plenty of glycogen stores as skipped cardio yesterday) Pre-logged dinner so should be on track for the day!

12/10 110.0, BF% 26.1 Bye to part of the weekend bump! Weight training in am and cycle class after work today!

12/11 108.8, BF 25.8 Not sure where that whoosh came from ???? but will take the new low for however long it can stay around - 3.8 lbs to goal!!!! (But if this keeps up will need to increase calories again) Went shopping yesterday during lunch to find a dress for dinner/dance Friday night and excited to find a long black dress that could be hemmed in time for Friday! Found 2 other cute cocktail dresses too so may get one of those to take to Miami after Christmas for going out on New Year’s Eve or special dinners! Even though I ate lefteover grilled chicken thighs (with skin) ahead of time, was so hungry in the afternoon that fished out the leftover Halloween candy kids stashed in my bag (comparison of Krackle versus Crunch - tie) and then went to campus convenience store and bought a quest protein bar before spin class! (need to figure out how to make my own high protein snacks that are portable and not outrageous in calories - the Quest was OK at 190 calories, but would rather have something less sweet!!!) Refueled last night for dinner - fresh clams & linguine (with lots of garlic!!!) so hope glycogen levels are back up for cardio tonight after work!


12/12 109.6, BF% 25.8% Increase, but within normal variation and not surprising at all given the 1+ lb drop yesterday! Birthday today - and thrilled that I reached 110 - original goal set in Feb this year! But as typical this time of year I get to give a final exam from 2-5! Will go to step class this morning - ankle feels back to normal so will try this (still low impact) but continue with calf raises and single leg exercises to strengthen. Then session with trainer so hope to get a great workout in during the first half of the day as not sure timing of activities today will allow going to spin class in the evening. (Probably need to diversify cardio more but love the feeling after a great spin class :-) Not sure what dinner plans are - one of my daughters was part of the set design for the school play so we may go to see the evening performance at 7, but not sure when dinner fits into that schedule, as her tutoring session ends at 6:30 and need to account for travel between locations! May just postpone family B’day dinner/celebrations to the weekend!

12/13 109.4, BF 26.0% Small drop and still below STG for the round!!! - which is nice given takeout pizza (usually excess sodium) last night so that we could get to the play in time for DD. No DOMS from weight training yesterday or bruises on delts from the bar doing front squats either!!! DH’s Birthday is today so we are going to a black tie (optional) dinner dance! Pre-logged wine and will try to go back and find the menu and prelog food. I will go to express cycle over lunch to get cardio in for the day and then pick up dress from alterations/errands. I need to make sure that I have some healthy mini-meals (I can’t eat lunch before cycle) so that I don’t get to the dinner and then eat too many appetizers with wine! If I can convince DH to stay for some of the dance part then can dance away some of the excess (not sure if they will play in punk music to get him on the dance floor LOL)

12/14 110.4, BF 26.2% as expected
12/15 110.8, BF 26.4% as expected

12/16 112.8, BF 27.0% Eating out, dessert for birthday celebrations, more wine than normal, two beers and fries to celebrate the end of the semester last night with students after their final presentations + DOMS from weight training Sunday are likely all contributors to the 4 lb gain (extended) weekend bump since 12/11 - but I know by now that when weight comes on this fast it can come off just as fast! Went to the gym this morning for a Manic Monday workout (step class + spin cardio blast plus stretching for DOMS)! Meals for day are on target for calories and macros. May not get back to the round low or starting weight by the end of the round, but still have time before Christmas & travel to work on this and worth the calories to celebrate with friends and loved ones!

12/17
12/18

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%) ** increased calories **
Round 94: 114.8 (0.8 lb loss, change in %BF of 0.2%)
Round 95: 114.4 (0.4 lb loss, change in %BF 0.2%)
Round 96: 111.2 (3.2 lb loss, change in %BF 0.9%)
Round 97: 109.4 (1.8 lb loss, change in %BF 0.5%)

(long term average rate is 1.51 lbs/week, current Happy Scale average rate is 0.93 lbs/week)

rhi_0808

Height 5'6"
Starting weight this round: 159.8

Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 - 159.2 - really difficult day because I'm completely exhausted. food wise it's been fine though
12/10 - 159.4 - went slightly over my calories for today but I'm about to work out for the first time in... a while... so it's all good!
12/11 - 159.8 - the people I live with baked cookies tonight so willpower is low
12/12 - 159.8 - pretty good day, very high in calories but that's okay
12/13 - 159.6 - feeling a little bloated today but I'm really motivated to have a healthy day
12/14 - 160.2 - going out drinking tonight, I'm a little worried because nights out were one of the biggest factors in my weight gain but I'm trying to let myself have fun
12/15 - 160.4
12/16 - 161- getting sick of being in the 160s! But I'm trying to stay patient. My weight hasn't changed but I'm feeling a lot better about my body than I did two weeks ago.
12/17 -
12/18 -

LisaW57

Back for Round 98
Female / Age 62 / 5'2"
OW: 158.5 (12/30/18)
UG: 135.0 (for now, healthy weight for me)

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.

Round Stats

R95: SW 146.3 GW 146.0 EW 145.3 Results -1.0
R96: SW 145.3 GW 144.0 EW 145.0 Results - 0.3
R97: SW 145.0 GW 144.0 EW 143.8 Results - 1.2

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.

R98 Challenges: Continue to increase the amount of plant based hydration in my diet. Get back to workout schedule. This is the week of our big monthly briefing at work - try not to let it derail me. Start planning for family Christmas.

R98 SW: 143.8
R98 GW: 142.8

12/9 (M) 143.6 (Trend Weight 144.9) Ate well yesterday - within calorie range, but of plan. Somebody needs to go to the grocery store 😳

12/10 (T) 144.6 (Trend Weight 144.8) I'm gonna blame it on the moon waxing gibbous. It certainly isn't the Hershey Bar

12/11 (W) 144.2 (Trend Weight 144.8) Better. 6 days and 1.4 lbs to get to goal. Still off on workouts. Still need to get to grocery store - I'm literally out of things that are part of my plan.

12/12 (T) 144.5 (Trend Weight 144.7)
12/13 (F) 144.7 (Trend Weight 144.7)

12/14 (S) 143.6 (Trend Weight 144.6) I have been a hot mess. New boss and new staff member at work. Getting them up to speed, dealing with monthly reporting, and just the day to day stuff. I was offline here and had 140+ posts to catch up on 😳 Hugs to all who need them, and high 5's to all with great progress!

I'm still off on workouts. Fitbit sat on charger for 3 days. I still haven't been to grocery store. Been eating from stock in freezer and cupboards. Managing to stay close to calorie allowance given Loire activity. Finished working up meal plan to get to Christmas Eve. Will hit grocery store early tomorrow. I had my dates for this round all hosed up. They're fixed. 😜

Had a spike, but back to Round SW. Should be able to net a loss with some focus.

12/15 (S) 144.1 (Trend Weight 144.6) Bouncy bouncy. Anyone remember the song Red Rubber Ball? 😂 Ate well within my allowances yesterday and got plenty of water. I started my workouts up again last night. Just my body going "What the heck?!"

12/16 (M) 145.9 (Trend Weight 144.7) Well 💩 I got nothing. Don't know if it's me, the scale, or the alignment of the stars. I think that red rubber ball has a super ball core and just bounced injury the neighbor's yard.

12/17 (T)
12/18 (W)

R98 End Results ~

michy84

Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 122.6 My goal this round is 120.8. That will be a new low weight for me.
12/10 121.6
12/11 122
12/12 122.2
12/13 123
12/14 122.6
12/15 122.4
12/16 122.2
12/17
12/18

Aquarian

Day/Weight/Comment

12/09 -
12/10 -
12/11 -
12/12 -
12/13 - 61.1 kg (I did weigh this in a different scale from usual as I was away from home, so need to check tomo to see if the weight loss is real! Fingers crossed!)
12/14 - 61.1 kg (yay, this is in my usual home scale, so relieved! Hope tomorrow I can break into the sweet 60’s!)
12/15 - 61.3 kg (sigh! I did this to myself with greasy snacks and multiple epic meals yesterday. I thought an hour on the treadmill will give me a fighting chance but apparently not! I will be good today!)
12/16 - 61.2 (this is the highest of the three weights my scale showed me today! I was really good yesterday with food and workout so I expect there to be a good drop soon enough, hopefully tomorrow!)
12/17 - 60.9 yay! I was so good yesterday!
12/18 -

TerriRichardson112

I have already hit my 2019 goal. The trick now is to stay there as I travel through the minefield of December. 😂

JGM10D ~|~ Round 98

Posting weight and comments each evening.
Age: 73; Height 5’2”; Female
SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
LW: 153 (Oct 2016) 150 (Nov 2019)148.2 147.8 (Dec 2019)
Aim for 2019 ~ reach 155 ⚖️⏬ 140s ⏬⚖️ 💐 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 RIP 150s
Aim for each round ~ Maintain
UGW: 150 140s
I am FOCUSED on heathy food choices and DETERMINED to achieve my goals!
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Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!

Round 97 EW: 149.2
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09/12: 148.6: Goals 🎄 💃🏼💃🏼💃🏼
10/12: 148.8:: Goals 🎄
11/12: 149.2: Goals 🎄
12/12: 147.8: Goals 🎄 Yesterday and Today were much better. I had loads of spare calories, but choose not to over-indulge. Previous Decembers saw a sharp increase in weight. I'm hoping this is my new normal.
13/12: 148.8: Goals 🎄Too much socialising.
14/12: 148.5: Goals 🎄
15/12: 147.2: Goals 🎄
16/12: 148.6: Goals 🎄I'm happy with this after the weekend. Staying well under goal and maintaining.
17/12: xxx: Goals
18/12: xxx: Goals
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Previous Rounds

Round 98 SW: 149.2; EW: 😑
Round 97 SW: 151.3; EW: 149.2 🌻 - 1.1
Round 96 SW: 150.8; EW: 151.3 😑 + 0.5
Round 95 SW: 151.6; EW: 150.8: 🌻 - 0.6
Round 94 SW: 151.8; EW: 151.0: 🌻- 0.6
Round 93 SW: 155.1; EW: 151.6; 🌻 - 3.5150.8
Round 92 SW: 155.8 EW: 155.1: 🌻- 0.7
Round 91 SW: 156.6: EW: 155.8: 🌻- 1.4
Round 90 SW: 158.8: EW: 157.2: 🌻- 1
Round 89 SW: 158.9: EW: 158.2: 🌻- 1
Round 88 SW: 161.6: EW: 159.2: 🌻- 1.8
Round 87 SW: 163.2: EW: 161.0: 🌻- 3.2
Round 86 SW: 166.4: EW: 164.2: 🌻- 2.1
Round 85 SW: 167.8: EW: 166.3: 🌻- 1.5

Daily Goals

Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Exercise:
🔹7,000+ Steps daily
🔹30 + minutes intentional exercise
Mind/Body/Soul/Spirit
🔹Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation
🔹Practice Self-care
🔹Positively reframe thoughts
🔹Learn something new
🔹15 mins Daily Declutter session

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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!