JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 98
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69 years old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion...
...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
Trying to get back to walking 5 miles a day. A pinched nerve and back surgery side-lined me for about a year.
Left hip and knee bothering me a lot. Hip Doc said surgery in April. Ugh!
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 140.0
UGW: 132.2
12/07 - 141.2 at 8:30 a.m.
12/08 - 140.8 at 8:30 a.m.
Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 - 143.0 at 5:30 a.m. Sleepin' in really makes a difference!
12/10 - 142.6 at 5:30 a.m.
12/11 - 144.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...bwahahah! I don't thinks so...
12/12 - 141.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...much better!!
12/13 - 140.8 at 5:30 a.m.
12/14 - 140.0 at 8:00 a.m.
12/15 - 141.0 at 8:30 a.m.
12/16 - 142.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...Egads!
12/17 -
12/18 -
Chris7 -
Round 98 (My 20th!)
This will be a busy round as I try to balance holiday preparations, festivities, and end-of-semester demands. Hoping to minimize the take-out and convenience foods I usually fall back on when things get hectic and work in some time to walk.
60 Female 5’6”
Starting weight: 212.8 (2/28/19)
Maintenance goal: 145-150R75 (1) – SW: 202.8 – EW: 198.8 (-4.0)R98 (20) – SW: 175.8 – EW: ???
R76 (2) – SW: 198.8 – EW: 199.4 (+0.6)
R77 (3) – SW: 199.4 – EW: 196.6 (-2.8)
R78 (4) – SW: 196.6 – EW: 195.4 (-1.2 for 7 days)
R79 – Skipped - vacation
R80 – Skipped - vacation
R81 (5) – SW: 197.0 – EW: 192.8 (- 4.2 post-vacation or -2.6 since before vacation)
R82 (6) – SW: 192.8 – EW: 190.4 (-2.4)
R83 (7) – SW: 190.4 – EW: 189.2 (-1.2)
R84 (8) – SW: 189.2 – EW: 187.8 (-1.4)
R85 (9) – SW: 187.8 – EW: 185.4 (-2.4)
R86 (10) – SW 185.4 – EW: 187.0 (+1.6 for 7 days – vacation)
R87 – Skipped – vacation
R88 – Skipped – vacation and mini diet break
R89 (11) – SW: 186.6 – EW: 186.4 (-0.2)
R90 (12) – SW: 186.4 – EW: 183.4 (-3.0)
R91 (13) – SW: 183.4 – EW: 181.2 (-2.2)
R92 (14) – SW: 181.2 – EW: 182.4 (+1.2)
R93 (15) – SW: 182.4 – EW: 180.2 (-2.2)
R94 (16) – SW: 180.2 – EW: 178.6 (-1.6)
R95 (17) – SW 178.6 – EW: 177.4 (-1.2)
R96 (18) – SW: 177.4 – EW: 175.6 (-1.8)
R97 (19) – SW: 175.6 – EW: 175.8 (+0.2)
Goals for this round:
1) Stay hydrated.
2) Log carefully and maintain a calorie deficit.
3) Walk or exercise 30+ minutes most days.
Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 – 176.4 – Typical Monday morning bounce, but it should be gone in a few days if I stay on track. Rain all day. No walk, so I started cleaning out the pantry – something I should have done months ago – and thinking that my grocery shopping habits are due for an update to match changes in my eating habits and lifestyle.
12/10 – 176.0 – Squeezed in a drizzly 30-min. walk after my morning class before the rain picked up. It felt good to be outdoors! Late dinner, but under my calorie limit. Tonight was my last evening class this semester 😊
12/11 – 175.4 – Snow!
12/12 – 175.6 – Forgot to post yesterday, but it was a pretty good day. The sun came out and melted most of the snow on the boardwalk, so I got a good walk in after my classes. Then went home and made a big pot of soup. Met my calorie and hydration goals, although I had a salty sandwich for lunch. No walk today but met my calorie goal. Need to drink more water.
12/13 – 175.6 –
12/14 – 175.6 – Feeling festive! Got our tree today, then went to a Christmas Market at the beach, where I got lots of steps in and picked up a couple of neat gifts. Dinner out and some extra treats put me over my calorie limit, but it is the holidays.
12/15 – DNW – Busy day. Never got around to logging or posting.
12/16 - ??? – Weighed in this morning but forgot to note it and by now I’ve forgotten. I know I was up though. No big surprise since I wasn’t really paying attention this past weekend. Last week of classes with a few last-minute student issues, so I’m pretty distracted. I did finish my logging though and I made good food choices today. I even baked some amaretti for a meeting tomorrow and kept my taste-testing well within my calorie limit. But I’m really struggling to stay hydrated in the dry heated air.
12/17
12/18
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Ready for my round 35
OSW 88KG
RSW 60.15kg (-27.85 kg) or {- 61.4 lbs}
Goal... Less than I started
12/09 60.15kg I have a holiday from work until the 6th Jan and we're heading out of town on the 11th until the 2nd. No gym so I'll be swimming daily and doing what I can at home.
12/10 59.95kg. Had calories left over yesterday and left them as that! Last gym session today then packing up for the trip
12/11 60.05kg. Travel day but I've packed my food. No chance of any exercise just 8 hours in the car.
12/12 60.05kg.went well over calories yesterday but back in charge today. Going to do a home strength training the head to the beach for a long swim
12/13 60.6kg which is no surprise after weds. Going to workout at home and swim today, the beach was lovely yesterday.
12/14 60kg so all going well. Workout planned and a swim if it stops raining
12/15 60.0kg didn't exercise yesterday as still sore and dealing with builders. Going to get strength training in today.
12/16 59.45kg. 😁 Will do some strength training and spend the afternoon on the beach. Hubby can deal with the builders today!
12/17 59.45kg.Good job I did exercise and swim yesterday as I drank wine and snacked later. 🤞🏽For tomorrow! Electricity went for a few hours in the storm so it was unbelievably hot without a fan and I just couldn't sleep. Still very stormy which might limit my swim but not the strength training.
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Round 98
Age - 51
Height 167 cm
SW: 75.8 kg (167.1 lbs) - Round 93 - 20.10.2019
Goal for Round 98: Maintain between 71-72 kg
Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 - Dresden
12/10 – Dresden.
12/11 - 72.0 kg (158.7 lbs). 5.5 km run in the morning.
12/12 - 71.3 kg (157.2 lbs). Jillian Michaels in the morning.
12/13
12/14
12/15
12/16 - 7.7 km run in the afternoon.
12/17 - 72.3 kg (159.4 lbs). 5.2 km run in the morning.
12/18
RESULT OF ROUND 98: minus 0.0 kg (-0.0 lbs.) %BF minus 0.0; %MM plus 0.0; BMI.
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JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 98 (round 30 for me ) I'm in for another round, can't believe how many I've completed already! I need to continue losing my cheeky pre-Brexit weeks holiday gain. Christmas and the celebration season is looming and I'd like to get down before then, I know its a tall order, but !!!; must really dig in!
Female age 61 5' 4”
Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and have gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then; I don't want to gain any more, but would like to get back to my goal weight – I'm working at it – it's a permanent way of life !
Goal aim to stick with good habits: be mindful of what I eat & drink and keep walking. I'd like to see 132s this round.End of round 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4
End of round 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
End of round 83 133.4
End of round 84 133
Ended of round 85 131.6
End of round 86 133.0
End of round 87 134.8
End of round 88 132.8 (2 pounds lost)
End of round 89 138.2 (+5.4 pounds gained)
End of round 90 135 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 91 132.8 (2.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 92 133 (0.2 pound up from end of last round)
End of round 93 135.6 (2.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 94 135.8 (0.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 95 134.4 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 96 134.4 (no loss no gain!!)
End of round 97 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 135 – 4.31 miles walked yesterday. Celebration weekend over, back to the straight and narrow, need to lose these few pounds by the end of the round; feeling confident.
12/10 134 – 10.59 miles walked yesterday. Good to see the celebration weekend gain start to come off !!
12/11 134 – 7.24 miles walked yesterday.
12/12 134 – 11.88 miles walked yesterday and an hours yoga. All macros in green.
12/13 134.8 – only 2.23 miles walked yesterday; Thursday is my day for child minding my 20 month old DGS, we met up with my DS & DGD (aged 14 months) and we drove to a farm where there is a great soft play area, nice and dry in the persistent rain.
12/14 135.4 – oh dear! Hoping this is due to the sodium content in the gammon we had for tea last night. Just over 10 miles walked yesterday.
12/15 134 – yes there's the sodium drop! 6.22 miles walked yesterday.
12/16 133.4 – 9.16 miles walked yesterday, all macros well in green.
12/17 133.4 – 9.5 miles walked yesterday, just over calories as met up with a friend and had a 3 course Christmas lunch with all the trimmings and a glass of bubbly, however, I was so full that I didn't (need to) eat for the rest of the day!! Does this constitute IF?
Definately not going to meet my 3300 mile target for the year, but with two elderly relatives with dementia in hospital for more than several weeks at a time and me being required to stay with them the majority of their waking time this is to be expected. Oh well there is a new year looming !!
12/18
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PrimalJillian wrote: »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.
Hi! thanks for your message! I've tried various plans of IF but each time after a while I get very bad gastric reflux, from what I've read some people are more prone to this than others unfortunately and I've always had issues with GERD. I find that I can do 2-3 weeks of IF I'm fine but I need a break for a month when I start feeling unwell. It's a pity because IF really works for me! Have you had this issue?2 -
Stephie, 49, 167 cm, Brussels:
R98 (17) – SW 154.2 / EW xxx.x
OSW 172.0 lbs
RSW 154.2 lbs
RGW 153.0 lbs or less
EGW 145.0 lbs
Past Rounds:Total loss so far 17.8 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)
R95 (14) – SW 154.4 / EW 154.4 (0.0 lbs)
R96 (15) – SW 154.4 / EW 153.0 (-1.4 lbs)
R97 (16) – SW 153.0 / EW 154.2 (+1.2 lbs)
Goals
1 - Track my calories daily
2 - Run (or gym) 3x week
3 - Water 1.5l
4.- Stay on current weight or less
Date – Weight in of the morning– Summary of the previous day:
12/09 154.2 Starting this round with the weekend bump, but hoping to get is back down again soon! I've been stuck in the 154.x for quite a few rounds now which is frustrating but I don't think much will change until January with constant dinners planned over the next two weeks. On another note, I went to the gym yesterday for an elliptical and bike workout, still no problems with my hip, I'm pleased I can at least do that and I worked up a good sweat. Today is rest day and will go again tomorrow.
12/10 152.6 (-1.6) A good quick post weekend drop! I had some chocolate yesterday but skipped dinner to compensate, ok not the healthiest of options but the chocolate was good
Last night I found a killer workout on youtube and today I'm hurting all over, it was sort of kickboxing, really fun! I'll have to do it again!
12/11 153.6 (+1.0) Up again... yesterday there was a business lunch and nibbled at some specialties, and also didn't have time to exercise so that was a miss. I've been looking back at my eating patterns and my lunches are where I've been adding up calories this last month so I need to go back to my previous lunch eating plans. I don't know about you but I'm finding the dark days and cold weather draining, it's hard not to compensate with comfort food
12/12 153.6 (-0.0) status quo, on track yesterday and nothing special except being very tired. I didn't have time to exercise, and it looks like it might be the same today. There's a lot of work to get through before the office closes for two weeks over Christmas.
12/13 153.6 status quo, good thing with what I ate yesterday, can't complain
12/14 153.6 No change, I was sick yesterday so stayed home. Today is rather busy, badminton this morning which will get me moving. Shopping for some Christmas decorations as I haven't bought any in 3 years and mine are starting to look a little worse for wear with the cats playing with them.
12/15 155.6 (+2.0) Weekend bump due to poor choices so I've only got myself to blame, 1h gym thank goodness to limit damage
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). Migraines are back, probably due to a combination of stress, lack of sleep and the rich food which I'm no longer used to.
12/17 153.6 (-1.4) IF did wonders to get the weekend bump quickly back down and I was under calories yesterday. Today is a different story as I have the office Christmas dinner which is a 3 course sit-down affair with the vegetarian main course being truffle risotto, delicious but definitely not diet friendly lol At least as I don't drink alcohol that's one area where I won't be adding empty calories! I'll be going to the gym at lunch to burn some extra calories ;-)
12/18
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I have already hit my 2019 goal. The trick now is to stay there as I travel through the minefield of December. 😂
I need this more than ever now that I am in maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.
JGM10D ~|~ Round 98Posting 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: 148.2: Goals I have a social event this evening. Planning to have a few small treats, but stay under goal.
18/12: xxx: Goals
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Previous RoundsRound 98 SW: 149.2; EW: 😑Daily Goals
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: 🌻- 1.5Food
🔹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
https://www.random.org/colors/hex
Purple: #ff4968.
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!- Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
- A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
- Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
- The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
- Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
- The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
- When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
- Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.
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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.
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
12/17- 149.6 working really hard. I can do this, I know this because everyday in order to find my previous post I search using my starting weight. So every single day I type in 242, reminds me how far I’ve come. Inspires me to keep going.13 -
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#95: 173.0
RND#96: 175.2
RND#97: 172.2
RND#98SW: 172.2lbs
RND#98GW: 169.0lbs
Goal: Improve Sleep - duration of 7hrs and score above 80; decrease BF; increase MM.
Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 172.6lbs 37.6%BF 7h45m/88 - not surprised, over on cals yesterday. Ready to get to the gym this morning!
12/10 171.8lbs 37.4%BF 7h36m/88 - good workout, good sleep. Let's see how this rest day goes...
12/11 171.6lbs 37.4%BF 6h30m/81 - more of what I'm used to seeing.
12/12 Happy Birthday, SCB! ❤ 171.0lbs 37.3%BF 6h18m/70 - up late watching the Caps beat the Bruins. 😊🏒
12/13 171.8lbs 37.4%BF 6h31m/80 - meh. Training today...
12/14 171.6lbs 37.4%BF 7h15m/82 - good workout, good sleep; need to get this BF to drop tho.
12/15 172.0lbs 37.5%BF 7h48m/89 - bah... under cals, good sleep... would usually result in a drop, but my body has reacted as expected for weeks now.
12/16 171.6lbs 37.5%BF 5h31m/74 - lot of housework on Sunday. Training this morning... plus, snow!
12/17 171.6lbs 37.5%BF 6h33m/81 - stranded again... not much chance of getting to goal.
12/18
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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)SW R98: 146.5
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
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 - 146.5 (BF33.3%, MM 62.9%) - Tuesday bounce which is expected from the weekend.
12/18
@deepwoodslady - Trust me, if I weren't logging here every day, I know my weight would have skyrocketed more than the 5lbs I've gained since I quit smoking. Reading your posts, along with so many others here, has been a real inspiration to me.
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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.
12/17: 157.8-30 minutes rowing.
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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
12/17 - 155.0 - Takes one day to put it on and several days to take it off. But I'm okay with that. Yesterday I couldn't tell if the winter storm brought in such dry weather that my sinuses and throat were just dry and sore or if I was sick. Good morning to me, I'm sick. Just a head cold but I feel miserable. Its enough to make sleeping horrid so all I could do with my alarm this morning is moan and say "its only Tuesday... I quit." Ah, well. Coworker got me one of those Airborne tablets for my water and luckily for me, I still have a small stock of honey and tea in my office cabinet. I'm not going to let this get me down! Brought leftover beef stew for lunch and have chicken and rice soup for dinner. Its soup season in my household! Thinking chili and hamburger-vegetable soup are on the menu in the coming weeks.
12/18
Previous Day's Comments12/09
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 - 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
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R95 SW 134.2
R96 SW 134/133.6
R97 134.4/133.2
R98 133.8/
UGW 131
Goal for this round is to stay in the 133's. I have three weeks before my trip so if I can make it to the 132's that would be outstanding!
12/09 133.8. ate too many calories after doing so well on Saturday.
12/10 133.6 I'll take it, but will need to be careful today. I sense some self sabotage coming on...
12/11 133.2 I ate the cookie and a small piece of black forest cake, but I also exercised and was careful the rest of the day. This evening I'll be cooking so that's good because I won't feel like eating cookies 😃
12/12 133.6 this evening there's a holiday dinner. I realize I'm actually much better at events than I am usually. I'm so careful. But when I'm at home, little less. I think it's because I'm counting and weighing, oddly enough. Need to think about it!
12/13 134.4 that holiday dinner was not great. I tried at first. Minimal appetizer. Then they brought a plate of butternut squash ravioli and they were drowned in brown butter sauce. I hate that stuff. It tastes like nothing and makes everything so greasy. So I tried to eat the least greasy ravioli and had two rolls out of irritation. Anyway. Sodium in the rolls. Sodium in the pickled veggies for appetizers. I'm not going to stress about this because it will be fine.
12/14 133.6. see? Fine! I drank a lot of water. Also migraine made it so that I could not eat too much! Friends enjoyed the dinner but I didn't. I didn't want to cancel and have all that food around.
12/15 134. Lunch out at a friend's with a very large portion. Leftover dip...that'll do it. Even though it bounces around a bit I am hopeful that im going in the right direction.
12/16 134
12/17 133.8
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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 - 158.9 Definitely hoping for a better number tomorrow.
12/189 -
My workouts last night were interrupted by a tornado warning. By the time I brought everything up from the basement, it was too close to my bedtime. Still, I had a fabulously productive day yesterday! I picked up 27 pounds of bones and a beef heart and have 2 crockpots simmering with bone broth which will be ready this afternoon.
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 - 128.8
12/1810 -
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
12/17 - 174.0 - Calories under, 80 active fitbit minutes. Sun is peaking through. Snow is pretty. Roads are clear. Day is looking good.9 -
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.
12/17 156.8 lbs Didn't stay under, but wasn't too bad. No exercise
12/18
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Hi, I’m Karen and I’m 53.
OSW-187 Sept. 2018
Gym weight lifting class 2 x week
Walk +/- 7 miles 3 x week
Drink plenty of water, alcohol on weekends only.
12/9-171- Salty dinner out.
12/10-169-Hopefully a walk today, the rain is finally gone.
12/11-167-Got 1/2 of walk done and then went and shoveled mud for hours making trenches. Grueling but worth it; I’m sore.
12/12-I refuse to weigh today. I did half of my walk, went to work, then a party......I think I can be back down tomorrow.
12/13-167-Now I can go into the weekend not up from the party. I am heading to the gym....it’s cold & foggy for a walk.
12/14-167
12/15-167-A party yesterday with tons of carbs and sweets. I just lightly picked and drank coffee.
12/16-No scale-Traveled to see our boys, took one to get his wisdom teeth out while the other one worked. Got to stay with my uncle and do my Christmas baking. My son was doing great, so we turned around and drove back home, after eating the last 4 meals out.......I am off to the gym this morning, knowing for sure I will weigh less tomorrow.😊10 -
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 most for weight loss success for me.
12/17 265.2 I think my scale needs some new batteries, either that or I’m swaying when I’m weighing. Either is possible. I picked the highest weight it showed, and I have to say I’m happy that I’m staying within the range I wanted for a maintenance stretch. I’m also not craving or grabbing the foods I thought I would and that’s even better.
12/18
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39, male, 5'8
Original Starting Weight: 386.6 lbs, 1/1/2019
Long term Goal Weight: 186.6 lbs
Round 98, 15th Round for Me
Starting Weight: 283.6 lbs
Goal Weight: 283.6 lbs
(in maintenance mode for the remainder of December)
Day/Weight/Comment
12/09: 284.9 lbs (+1.3) … been bouncing around lately around the same weight for a couple weeks now. I’ve been pretty frustrated with my lack of progress during that time… but stepping back a bit, that feels ridiculous. I’m very happy with what I’ve accomplished so far this year, and I don’t like the idea that I’m stressing out over my rate of loss as much as I am.
I’ve decided that I’m going to allow myself to eat up to maintenance for the remainder of December. I’ve pushed myself hard for 11 months now and have seen some pretty great results from it, but I wouldn’t mind a little bit of a rest. Not going to push myself to eat at a certain number of calories, I’ll just eat more if I feel I need to, as long as I keep myself at or below maintenance.
Then I’ll start again with my regular deficit on the first, just like I did this year.
12/10: 285.3 lbs (+0.4) … up a little bit. Not concerned. Hopefully while eating at maintenance I can at least stay under 286.6 lbs (the -100 mark for me).
12/11: 285.4 lbs (+0.1) … nearly no change. Very happy about that after having a fairly indulgent day. Work holiday party was last night.
12/12: 285.0 lbs (-0.4) … this is exactly what I wanted to see. I can’t help but be a little nervous eating more food… so it’s good to see my weight go back down a little when it edged up over the last couple days.
12/13: 285.7 lbs (+0.7) … ate at about a 500 calorie deficit yesterday, didn’t feel the need to get as close to maintenance as I have been the last few days. Going to try and do the same today and make sure this uptick goes back down.
12/14: 287.4 lbs (+1.7)
12/15: 288.9 lbs (+1.5)
12/16: 289.1 lbs (+0.2) … so after a week of eating at maintenance and watching my weight creep up, I’m done with it. I know it’s water weight and that I’m not really gaining all that much fat, but it’s enough to stress me out more than dealing with a deficit, ha. Started back on a deficit today. I set MFP to “lose 1.5 lbs per week” and have a calorie budget of 2000/day.
12/17: 285.1 lbs (-4.0) … and whoosh goes the water weight. I’m still a bit up for this round, which is fine, but at least I’m not up 5 lbs anymore.
12/18:
Challenge delta: +1.5 lbs
Total Weight Loss: 101.5 lbs
My jgm10d HistoryR84: 319.3 (+0.5)
R85: 314.7 (-4.6)
R86: 311.5 (-3.2)
R87: 309.7 (-1.8)
R88: 307.8 (-1.9)
R89: 303.1 (-4.7)
R90: 299.1 (-4.0)
R91: 298.1 (-1.0)
R92: 297.1 (-1.0)
R93: 290.6 (-6.5)
R94: 291.0 (+0.4)
R95: 286.9 (-4.1)
R96: 283.2 (-3.7)
R97: 283.6 (+0.4)
My PlanPhase 1: 1/1/2019 (386.6 lbs) - 8/1/2019 (317.7 lbs)- Log all foods as I eat them
- Aim for 2000 calories/day intake
- Increase walking, park further away at work
- Push exercising more, starting with cardio / running
- Couch to 5k Program
- Aim for 2000-2200 calories/day intake
- Targeting 2000 or less calories/day intake.
- Cardio (running) 2x per week
- Strength training with a personal trainer once per week, one session on my own.
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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
12/10 (Tuesday) - 134.2 again
12/11(Wednesday) - 135.2
12/12 (Thursday) - 135.0
12/13 (Friday) - 135.0 - again.
12/14 (Saturday) - 133.8 - woot!
12/15 (Sunday) - 133.4
12/16 (Monday) - 131.8
12/17 (Tuesday) -132.4 - Not surprised, yesterday's low number was a pretty big jump for me. I was also super hungry and ate back all my exercise calories which I normally don't do. So this number is still a good one in my book. Worked out chest and triceps and played 2 hours of pickleball. Today is a forced rest day, my elbow/wrist is acting up.
12/18 (Wednesday) -9 -
69 years old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion......Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.
Trying to get back to walking 5 miles a day. A pinched nerve and back surgery side-lined me for about a year.
Left hip and knee bothering me a lot. Hip Doc said surgery in April. Ugh!
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 140.0
UGW: 132.2
12/07 - 141.2 at 8:30 a.m.
12/08 - 140.8 at 8:30 a.m.
Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 - 143.0 at 5:30 a.m. Sleepin' in really makes a difference!
12/10 - 142.6 at 5:30 a.m.
12/11 - 144.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...bwahahah! I don't thinks so...
12/12 - 141.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...much better!!
12/13 - 140.8 at 5:30 a.m.
12/14 - 140.0 at 8:00 a.m.
12/15 - 141.0 at 8:30 a.m.
12/16 - 142.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...Egads!
12/17 - 141.4 at 5:30 a.m.
12/18 -
Chris9 -
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) :: 7002 steps :: Also no IF today, will restart that tomorrow.
12/17 :: 237.8 (-0.6) :: lol once again no IF. ReStarting tonight
12/1810 -
R60 SW: 219.7 EW: 217.1 AW: 218.3R96 SW: 207.0 EW: 205.9 AW: 206.5 (-0.5)
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)
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 -206.7 Hubby and I spontaneously decided to go out for dinner last night. I only ate 1/2 of my meal. If I get home before it gets too dark outside, plan is to go for a run.
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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 7/12/2019R83 EW: 238.5 Goal ✅R96 EW: 201.5 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 ✅
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
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🌨️❄️⛄ 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: 198.5
18:
There's no such thing as failure; only feedback.10 -
matratazola wrote: »PrimalJillian wrote: »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.
Hi! thanks for your message! I've tried various plans of IF but each time after a while I get very bad gastric reflux, from what I've read some people are more prone to this than others unfortunately and I've always had issues with GERD. I find that I can do 2-3 weeks of IF I'm fine but I need a break for a month when I start feeling unwell. It's a pity because IF really works for me! Have you had this issue?
I haven't had any issues like that, no. My first thought is that logically (at least in my own logic) gastric issues would stem from what is being eaten rather than a period of fasting. If IF works for you otherwise, it might be worth looking into what you're eating that could be causing the issue at the 2-3 week mark. I imagine you have an understanding of what foods cause you issues since you've had issues with GERD. I always thought that I was sensitive to casein(a protein in dairy), but since cutting out grains (and sugar) I can handle cheese, butter, and heavy whipping cream with no issues at all.3 -
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 - 185.5 I'm stuck!! Lol
12/18 -10 -
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 weight loss department.
12/17 – 164.6 Didn’t track yesterday but being diligent today. I’m also getting my head around organizing for our major move in the new year (May? June?). Lots of times for me, eating is just a way to procrastinate. Getting organized helps because I’m not mentally facing the whole job (moving) but rather “this is what I need to do today.” I am really looking forward to being moved and closer to kids and grandkids so that should keep me going.
12/189
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