JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 98
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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
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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 151.2R97 12/8/19 end weight 172.4
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
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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
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.
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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!10 -
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
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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.
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Round 98:
Female, 57 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 DH’s Birthday - black tie (optional) dinner dance
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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)
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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 treadmill9 -
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.
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Challenge delta: +1.0 lbs
Total Weight Loss: 102 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
- Intermittent Fasting 16:8, targeting 1700 calories/day intake.
- Cardio (running) 2x per week
- Strength training with a personal trainer once per week, one session on my own.
- Walking at least 10,000 steps per day.
- Eat at or below 2,700 calories per day (maintenance)
- Continue working out twice weekly at the gym
- Continue logging everything I eat as I eat it
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Round 98
Female age 50
My 44th Round
HWE - 275
OSW - 213
CW - 160.3
RGW - 159.5 ( Welcome to the Overweight Club goodbye Team Obese)Round 55 SW 194.3 EW 191.0 DIF -3.2Round 96 SW 160.9 EW 161.4 DIF +.5
Round 56 SW 191.0 EW 192.1 DIF +1.0
Round 57 SW 192.1 EW 190.2 DIF -1.9
Round 58 SW 190.2 EW 188.5 DIF -1.7
Round 59 SW 188.5 EW 187.8 DIF -0.7
Round 60 SW 187.8 EW 186.4 DIF -1.4
Round 61 SW 186.4 EW 185.4 DIF -1
Round 62 SW 185.4 EW 183.2 DIF -2.2
Round 63 SW 183.2 EW 182.9 DIF -0.3
Round 64 SW 182.9 EW 178.6 DIF -4.3
Round 65 SW 178.6 EW 181.9 DIF +3.3
Round 66 SW 181.9 EW 177.1 DIF -4.8
Round 67 SW 177.1 EW 175.8 DIF -1.3
Round 68 SW 175.8 EW 180.1 DIF +4.3
Round 69 SW 180.1 EW 177.1 DIF -3
Round 70 SW 177.1 EW 177.1 DIF 0
Round 71 SW 177.1 EW 177.1 DIF 0
Round 72 SW 177.1 EW 177.7 DIF +.6
Round 73 SW 177.7 EW 177.5 DIF -0.2
Round 74 SW 177.5 EW 175.7 DIF -1.8
Round 75 SW 175.7 EW 173.7 DIF -2
Round 76 SW 173.7 EW 172.9 DIF -.08
Round 77 SW 172.9 EW 172.4 DIF -.5
Round 78 SW 172.4 EW 172.1 DIF -.3
Round 79 SW 172.1 EW 170.3 DIF -1.8
Round 80 SW 170.3 EW 169.3 DIF -1
Round 81 SW 169.3 EW 168.0 DIF -1.3
Round 82 SW 168.0 EW 169.8 DIF +1.8
Round 83 SW 169.8 EW 168.1 DIF -1.7
Round 84 SW 168.1 EW 167.4 DIF -.7
Round 85 SW 167.4 EW 168.2 DIF +.8
Round 86 SW 168.2 EW 167.9 DIF -.3
Round 87 SW 167.0 EW 166.7 DIF -.3
Round 88 SW 166.7 EW 166.2 DIF -.5
Round 89 SW 166.2 EW 164.7 DIF -1.5
Round 90 SW 164.7 EW 164.7 DIF 0.0
Round 91 SW 164.7 EW 165.0 DIF +.3
Round 92 SW 165.0 EW 163.8 DIF -1.2
Round 93 SW 163.8 EW 163.5 DIF -.3
Round 94 SW 163.5 EW 161.6 DIF -1.9
Round 95 SW 161.6 EW 160.9 DIF -.7
Round 97 SW 161.4 EW 160.3 DIF -1.1
Round 98 SW 160.3 EW ????
12/9 160.3 Same as yesterday. I'm so glad that the water is gone. I have to stop worrying about being out of the obesity range. I think it's messing with my brain. Stick to the plan, stop thinking about artificial designations. A real goal is that I'm .06 away from having lost 25% of my starting weight. Sure it's taken more than a year and a half but since starting this challenge I've lost an average of .53 pounds per week and .78 pounds per Round. Remind me when I'm whining about water retention.
12/10 160.8 A little bump, due to our old friend NaCl. The jerk! I didn't exercise yesterday but I will either walk or do weights at the gym depending on the weather. Probably gym, I'm not desperate enough to go out in 20-degree weather yet. I lost my glasses forcing me to wear my old glasses. UGH!
12/11 160.4 Despite yesterday's lunch disaster I ended up with good numbers overall. Small salad for dinner solves a lot of lunchtime crimes. I went to a new location for the gym last night. They have different machines and new versions of old ones. My arms and legs are very sore today. It's supposed to be sunny this afternoon so I will try to get in at least 3 miles. I start vacation on Friday, only two more days!!!
12/12 161.0 I'm going to say water from weights? No clue. I am going to focus on the fact that I walked 4 miles in 64 minutes which is a personal best for me. I know weight loss isn't linear or fair but I was so "good" last night when the BF offered Vietnamese food, I stuck to what I had calories budgeted for - salad. The take-away should be (I guess) if I had the sodium-laden noodle dish I wanted I would be ok today but tomorrow maybe 164. Today is my last day of work until the 26th. I am so excited, real-time off with my boyfriend. Not a day here or a day there.9 -
**Round 98**
Age: 39
Height: 5'7"
Highest weight 158 (3/9/19)
ROUND HISTORYRound 71 SW 157.8 EW 155.4 (-2.4)GOALS
Round 72 SW 155.4 EW 153 (-2.4)
Round 73 SW 155.4 EW 153.6 (+0.6)
Round 74 SW 153.6 EW 153.6 (vacation, mini maintenance goal achieved!)
Round 75 (BEGAN KETO): SW 153.6 EW 149.2 (-4.4)
Round 76 SW 149.2 EW 144.2 (-5 )
Round 77 SW 144.2 EW 142.8 (-1.4)
Round 78 (TRANSITION KETO-->LOW CARB) SW 142.8 EW 139.4 (-3.4)
Round 79 (LOW CARB-->"CARBY" DIET AGAIN) SW 139.4 EW 139.8 (+0.4 )
Round 80 SW 139.8 EW 134.2 (-5.6)
Round 81 SW 134.2 EW 134.8 (+0.6)
Round 82 SW 134.8 EW 134.6 (-0.6)
Round 83 SW 134.6 EW 134 (-0.6)
Round 84 SW 134 EW 131.2 (-2.8)
Round 85 SW 131.2 EW 130.6 (-0.6)
Round 86 SW 130.6 EW 129.2 (-1.4)
Round 87 SW 129.2 EW 129.6 (+0.4)
Round 88 SW 129.2 EW 127 (-2.6)
Round 89 SW 127 EW 127.2 (+0.2)
Round 90 SW 127.2 EW 127.4 (+0.2)
Round 91 SW 129.2 EW 126.6 (+1.8)
(MAINTENANCE DECLARED!)
Round 92 SW 129.2 EW 126.6 (-2.6)
Round 93 SW 126.6 EW 126.6 (-0)
(BREAK)
Round 97 SW 128.2 EW 127.2 (-1)
UGW: 126-127
SW this round: 128.4 lbs
GW this round: 127.8-128.2 lbs
**Total lost after 23 rounds: ~30 lbs**
Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 128.4 A little spike, not sure why. Oh, wait, I broke my limited tasting rule when I was baking and tried TONS OF DOUGH.
12/10 127 This is where I expected to be. My body seems to love 127, but I don't love it. I love 124-125; however, I'm feeling pretty good about how I'm managing things now. I know when I slip, and I know how to correct.
12/11 126.2 Happy to see this.
12/12 125.2 Look what NOT eating cookie dough can do! Because I don't exercise, my calorie range to maintain doesn't give me that much wiggle room, and adding the extra (hard to calculate) calories of cookie dough to my regular day of eating puts me into Gainland instead of Maintenanceland. In other words, not where I want to be. But. I can't kid myself, I will need to taste a bit when I'm baking- I'm one of those people who loves the dough more than the baked cookie- and I've just got to get better at following some tried-and-true strategies: (1) portion out a cookie-sized amount of the dough (no sampling at the heavenly butter and sugar stage!) and log it as one cookie (2) drink water or diet soda while baking. Doable!
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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
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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.10 -
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
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Female, 27, 5'5"
SW: 192 lbs
GW: 140 lbs
Short Term Goal: 175 lbs before my honeymoon in February.
* indicates I was traveling and weighed in on a different scale
Previous Rounds:R95: 190.6 -> 188.8 (-1.8 lbs)
R96: 188.8 -> 184.0 (-4.8 lbs)
R97: 184.0 -> 187.0* (+3.0 lbs)
R97 EW: 187.0*
Day/Weight/Comment:
12/09 187.0*
12/10 188.8
After a weekend of traveling and visiting family and friends, not surprised the scale has jumped a bit. Time to get back to the grind.
12/11 189.0
I'm up five pounds in two weeks. I'm convinced some of it is water weight...there's no way my tracking is off so much that I've gained five pounds of actual weight...
12/12 187.8
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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.
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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.
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Height: 5'4"
Age: 45
Starting weight a very long time ago: 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.
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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
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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) :: 16hr IF
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32, Female, 5'3"
Highest weight ever: 217
Original SW: 203.0 (7-31-2019)
Ultimate GW: 180.0
R85 EW: 200.8 (-2.2).. AW 201.6
R86 EW: 201.6 (+.8) .. AW 201.0
R87 EW: 197.8 (-3.8) .. AW 199.0
R88 EW: 196.8 (-1.0) .. AW 197.7
R89 EW: 196.6 (-.2)/ 29.1% .. AW 197.3 ABF 29.06%
R90 EW: 195.8 (-.8) 28.8% (-.3%) AW 197.6 ABF 29.09%
R91 EW: 195.0 (-.8) / 28.7% (-.2%) AW 195.8 ABF 28.85%
R92 EW: 195.2 (+.2) / 28.7% (+/- 0%) AW 195.7 ABF 28.77%
R93 EW: 195.8 (+.6) / 28.8% (+.1%) AW 195.9 ABF 28.74%
R94 EW: 195.0 (-.8) / 28.6% (-.2%)
R95 EW: 193.2 (-1.8) / 28.3% (-.3%)
R96 EW: not there due to vacation
R97 EW: not sure ended the round super sick no weigh in for a few days
R98 Goals: hold myself and my people around me accountable. Starting the next journey in my life finally coming to terms with it and ready to do as much and as best as i can.
Day/Weight/Comment
12/9: -sick-
12/10: 191.0 I think this is my magic number for a while. Getting over being sick. Hope to have some energy soon. I miss my gym partner =(.
12/11: 192.0 (+1) welp I didn’t expect that. Didn’t think i did that bad at Disneyland.
12/12: 191.8 (-.2) Maybe just a lot of water retention
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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!!
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Back for this round again. I'm Christie, 33, from Australia.
GOALS THIS ROUND:
- Lose any amount of weight
- Walk 6,000 steps daily
- Do 20 mins of intentional exercise daily
- Track calories dailyWEIGHT HISTORY:
OSW 134.7kg (Nov 14, 2019)
UGW 65kg
ROUND HISTORY:
R95 | SW 134.7kg | EW 133.8kg | 0.9kg loss (joined mid-round)
R96 | SW 133.8kg | EW 135.0kg | 1.2kg gain
R97 | SW 135.0kg | EW 134.6kg | 0.4kg loss
KEY:
✅ denotes goal met
❌ denotes goal not met
R98 SW 134.6kg
Day | Weight | Delta | Steps | Exercise mins | Log | Comments
12/09 134.6kg
12/10 133.9kg | -0.7kg | 4,610 steps ❌ | 0 mins exercise ❌ | Did not track ❌ | I have no explanation for this dip in my weight. Sudden drop of water retention? Maybe. I did not do very well yesterday with my food choices and I did not exercise. I am just so tired. I think I need to start taking my iron supplement again, I've been working on getting more sleep but it's just not helping.
12/11 133.5kg | -0.4kg | 3,087 steps ❌ | 0 mins exercise ❌ | Did not track ❌| Again, no explanation for this dip, but I like that it's sticking around!
12/12 133.6kg | +0.1kg | 4,705 steps ❌ | 0 mins exercise ❌ | Did not track ❌ | It was my son's first birthday on the 11th, so I have been super busy this week preparing for that and Christmas, as well as helping hubby with our home renovations (we're putting in a walk-in pantry in the kitchen - it's almost finished now and I can't wait!). We had a fun day at home celebrating with our son and my mother-in-law came to visit for the night as well.
12/13 133.8kg | +0.2kg | 6,376 steps ✅ | 3 mins exercise ❌ | Did not track ❌ | Had a busy day. We had our Secret Santa gift exchange at work, which meant a morning tea full of high-calorie, low-nutrition foods. I tried not to eat too much and didn't eat my lunch but I'm sure I would have been over on calories! After work I had to rush home and take my now 1-year-old to see the nurse for his checkup and get his vaccinations. Poor little fellow had four needles! It takes an emotional toll hearing him scream like that, but I know it's worth it. Then I had to run down to the shops to get some baby paraphernalia to make a nappy cake for a colleague's maternity leave farewell on Friday. I had intended to buy one premade but the joys of living in a small town, the lady was out of town and had her shop shut so I had to make it myself! So that took a few hours in the evening as well. I got lots of steps in, but no actual exercise.
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I’m Anne, 42 from Australia.
My second round! I failed my first, just fell off track so never finished.
Height 5'8"
Starting weight this round: 64.8kg / 143 lbs
Goal this round is to get back to under 64kg(141lbs), and reduce my sugar intake.
Day/Weight/Comment
12/09 - 64.8kg / 143lbs (binged last night on cereal, corn chips, cake and chocolate 😓😓).
12/10 - 64.65kg / 142.5lbs (good day within calories)
12/11 - 64.2kg / 141.5lbs (take away Thai for dinner, but just had a smaller portion.
12/12 - 64kg / 142 lbs
12/13 - 64.2kg / 141.5lbs (reading clever guts diet, Michael Moseley. Has certainly made me think twice before eating. Not sure if I can commit fully to the diet, however I’ll definitely make some permanent changes.)
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Looking to stay between 135-138 right now to see if it is doable. My lowest has been 137.1, so still looking to lose a little bit more, but not in a hurry and not actively working to lose. Just trying to figure out maintenance and if I continue to lose very slowly I will be stoked. It has taken me almost 18 months to lose 40 pounds, but it looks like I finally made it, lol. Let's see how maintenance goes.
12/09 - 138.8 Not bad for a Monday. I think I am officially in maintenance. I would like to drop a couple more pounds, just so I have that cushioning for when I go on vacation or have a fun night out, but I am pretty happy where I am right now.
12/10 - 138.3 Oldest daughter's has a Christmas choir concert tonight. Last one she will have in high-school. Can't believe how fast time goes. Hopefully I will stay on track today and get back to 137.xxx in the next couple of days. In less than 6 months I will have 3 children that have graduated high school and in college.
12/11 - 138.3 Two meals out yesterday. Low calorie, but I am sure the sodium wasn't great. Was hoping I would be a little lower, but I guess not. On track for today and hopefully lower tomorrow. My only free night is tonight, so dinner at home and watching a movie with the hubby.
12/12 - 136.8 probably a little dehydrated. Drank more than I should have last night watching a movie with the hubby. We also didn't eat dinner, just kind of snacked on stuff. So I was good on calories, but will probably go up tomorrow. Usually after a night of drinking the 2nd day I have a spike in weight.
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Previous Rounds:
R81 - EW 215.2 (-0.8 lbs!)
R82 - EW 214.8 (-0.4 lbs!)
R83 - traveling - back up to 215...
R84 - EW 209.2 (-5.8 lbs!!!) *started keto here*
R85 - EW 208.5 (-0.7 lbs!)
R86 - EW 206.8 (-1.7 lbs!!)
R87 - EW 204.2 (-2.6 lbs!!)
R88 - EW 205 (+0.8 lbs...)
R89 - EW 201 (-4 lbs!!!)
R90 - EW 199.6 (-1.4 lbs!!)
R91 - EW 195.8 (- 3.8 lbs!!!)
R92 - EW 194.2 (-1.6 lbs!!)
R93-97 - fell off the tracking wagon EW 190 (-4.2 lbs!!!)
Total Lost So Far: 26 lbs!!!!
Female - Age: 30 - Height 5'11" - PCOS
SW: 216
CW: 190
CGW: 188
UGW: 150
12/09 - 191.4
I think (I HOPE!) probably mostly water weight. We had a big holiday party yesterday and I had more carbs than I should have. But I'm back on the wagon with keto and with tracking in MFP and posting in these challenges to help maintain my progress. It's so much harder to make progress now that the holidays are here and the weather has changed. Being cozy in sweatpants with a hot chocolate is just so much more appealing. Trying to remind myself that I have my whole life to enjoy special treats, I don't need to have them all now and I can treat myself a little while still making healthy choices for the rest of the day. Hopefully I can get this weight jump off by the end of this challenge
12/10 - 192.2 Well this is just a shocker... I ate really well yesterday and I exercised so I don't know why I'm up so much. Ate well again today and exercised again, so hopefully I start to go back down again. Trying to remember that when I started this journey at 216, 192 sounded like a dream to see on the scale, so I'm going to try to keep that in mind and not get so bummed out when I see it on the scale now
12/11 - 192 Down a little bit so that's good. Had a super stressful day at work, having a health condition flare up that's made it even harder to deal with work. But I made it through the day and did a good job with my presentation at the end of the day, so at least that's something to be happy about. I had a non-keto day today because I just got this lumen device that needs you to eat carbs on calibration day. Wondering if this device will help me understand my metabolism or not, we will see over the next few weeks, back on the keto bus tomorrow though now that the device is calibrated.
12/12 - 191.4 I guess at least I'm back to the high that I started at *shrug* going to keep pushing and sticking hard to my diet goals. I haven't been feeling well lately so I'm not exercising today, it's too uncomfortable
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@untrachelable MFP has been iffy for a few days now. The app keep sending crashing for no reason. They must have done an update. It usually take a few days for,it to settle down again. I have already hit my 2019 goal. The trick now is to stay there as I travel through the minefield of December. 😂
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: 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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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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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!
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Male: 62
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OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199
Historical Averages:
R 94: 210.7
R 95: 210.3
R 96: 210.5
R 97: 211.3
Round 98
Day: Weight / Comment
12/09: 213 / Still paying the price for six parties last week….
12/10: 209.6
12/11: 212.4
12/12: 213
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This time of year OWNS me. Too busy to exercise. Too many special parties and other food temptations. All poor excuses, but I am rolling with it for now.
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