Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 125
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Round 125
My Round 3!
Jillian Age 34 and 5'1"
HSW: 179.8
CSW: 170
GW: 130
Mini GW: 158 will get me out of the obesity category and into the overweight category according to the BMI.
RGW: 167
Round 123 (1): 179.8 to 176.4 (-3.4)
Round 124 (2): 176.4 to 170 (-6.4)
🏃 09/04:170.0 This was excpected because I ate fried chicken. I never lose weight if I eat that, so not gaining is actually a triumph despite eating poorly. I will eat better today.
🏃 09/05:169.4 Great day.
🏃 09/06:169.0 I'm still tracking and losing despite only tracking and not exercising. The lack of exercise is why my loss is slower.
🏃 09/07:169.8 Even though I stayed within my calorie limit at first, I stayed up too late. At around 2 AM, my husband got some Taco Bell, and I had one little taco. That was all it took to take away progress.
🏃 09/08::170.2 These numbers are going the wrong way, lol. I am not eating more than my limit. I do not want to reduce my calorie intake, so I better pick my Switch fitness games back up now. Maybe I should get the Boxing game to give myself some variety. It is harder to post here when I am not doing well, but I do not want to regain the 10 pounds I've lost, so I know it is important to be here.
🏃 09/09: 170.8 I did my Ring Fit Adventure yesterday, and I will play again today. At this point, I don't even care about the round goal. I just want to start going back down again!
🏃 09/10: 170.2 Well at least it's going back down!
🏃 09/11: 170.2 It didn't go down, so I'm not too disappointed. I know I'll break through this eventually! I got my boxing game today to add variety to my Switch Jump Rope Challenge, Ring Fit Adventure, and Just Dance. Ring Fit Adventure added planks as an exercise today and that hurt (in a good way)!
🏃 09/12: 168.8That wasn't expected at all. There isn't any way I will get to 167 tomorrow, but if I can hold my weight right here, I will be happy. Now, I have no doubt that my Ring Fit Adventure is helping me immensely. I expected to gain actually because last night I had accidentally went 300 calories over my limit. I had a bowl of chili instead of the cup that I had allocated. Luckily, it didn't harm anything!
🏃 09/13:
My Weight Chart:
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10 DAY GOALS: (1) 10-minutes daily activity (2) Log all food and stay in calorie range (3) Weigh daily and post
Age: 40
Height: 5'7"
Highest weight 158 (3/9/19)
Round 125 starting weight: 144.2
Goal weight: 127
Day/Weight/Comment
09/04 144.2 I'd like to see 143 this round. Happy with this as a starting point!
09/05 144.2 I usually plateau right before I lose, so if I can get through the weekend on track, I might be in for 143 or even 142 very soon. Funny how you can look forward to seeing numbers that once would have been upsetting. I was in the 120s in March, pre-quarantine. Sigh.
09/06 143.6 All right! Now I expect to toggle between 144/143 for a bit. With a week left in this round, I think I'm headed for a real loss this time. That would be encouraging more for what it represents: finally taking charge of my quarantine weight gain and moving closer to the maintenance weight I'd worked so hard to achieve last year.
09/07 142.4 Didn't expect this at all! Yesterday was one of the most stressful days I've experienced in the last few years. A family member had a medical emergency and required emergency treatment (they're okay, thankfully). I was briefly tempted to indulge in a treat I gave my kids, but reminded myself of something I'd read by some wise MFPer (I'd credit them if I could remember who it was): If hunger isn't the problem, food isn't the solution.
09/08 144.2 Not really viewing this as a setback. I had a ton of sodium yesterday. Stayed on track in calories, but all of it was take-out. Things should be calmer today, and I'll be able to eat at home. When the scale treats you to random gains for no apparent reason, it's good to keep in mind some of the reminders @TerriRichardson112 posts: "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."
And my downward trend is looking good, guys!
09/09 143.0 Yesterday was an odd eating day for sure. I tried a protein shake that I couldn't finish (both because it was super filling and gross), so I ended up with only 150 calories until dinnertime. Kind of OMAD-style, I had a lot more calories to 'spend' in the evening, which was fun. Ice cream after dinner, plus a mini Coke (90 calories of my favorite soda- a much more reasonable serving size in a cute little can!). And I was still under calories overall. Not an everyday strategy, but it worked out.
09/10 143.0 Actually ended up eating fairly similar to the day before. Protein shake was all I had time for. Would like to see 142 to end this round, but if not, I'll be there shortly. All I can do is control the process, not the resulting number on the scale.
09/11 142.6 A super motivating weigh- in headed into the weekend! My goal is to keep my precious 142. It's pizza night, and I will budget accordingly, as I did last night for a bacon guacamole burger and fries. Had half the burger and since I knew it was going to be such a heavy dinner, I skipped an afternoon snack and had only a few dark chocolates after dinner. Stayed in calories just fine.
09/12 141.0 Ah, interesting. I feel like some of this must be water weight, but not complaining!
09/13
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29 yo female
5’2” Small frame according to my wrist circumference
SW 126.2 (April 14th, 2020)
Highest lifetime weight: 138 lbs. August 2011
Goal Weight: 110
Previous rounds: 125.2 -> 122.8 -> 121.6 -> 121.2 -> 119.8-> 119.4 -> 117.8 ->116.6 -> 117.2 ->117.2->114.8 ->116.8 -> 116.4 -> 114.0
Goal weight for this round: Somewhere in the lower 113-114 range. Will be thrilled if this happens because of where I’m at in the month.
Another goal: Embrace the scale fluctuations and not get flustered.
Previous days09/04 114.4 Got a soccer work out in this morning. Feeling sleepy and looking forward to the long holiday weekend. Having the Monday off will be nice and it’ll give me some extra time to cook something fun! I haven’t figured out what but I’m in the mood to experiment this weekend.
We had Bertucci’s delivered last night as a surprise from my father in law’s coworkers but it didn’t hit me too hard. It was a small piece of chicken parm, about 1 ½-2 cups spaghetti, salad, and a roll. I was full afterwards and didn’t feel icky…so that was good 😊. It didn’t make me retain too much water either, which was a plus for me. The meal train is dropping off a crustless quiche for dinner tonight which shouldn’t hurt the water retention either. I’ll just have to embrace the challenge of being ok with not knowing the calorie counts.
09/05 115.0 And up it goes. Meh, at least I know the time of the month that I am at my lowest weight. So, this is expected and I’m learning to embrace the fluctuations. The crustless quiche that was dropped off last night was delicious! It had spinach, basil, some sort of cheese mixed in and a layer of parmesan cheese on top. Tonight, for dinner we plan on making a homemade beef and broccoli dish with CSA broccoli and csa Flank steak. So that should be yummy too!
I plan on doing a spin bike workout this morning once my husband wakes up. Then, it’s most likely a chores day for me. Maybe we’ll go for a walk this morning too if he’s feeling energetic!
09/06 115.2 It’s been a great day so far. This morning my husband and I went for a nice 3ish mile walk and then I followed it up with a 45 minute spin bike workout from Youtube. Then, I got everything done I planned to do yesterday but had zero energy for. Yesterday, I didn’t end up exercising or doing any chores because I was just plain tired.
Today, I made a chorizo, pinto bean and brown rice stew in the pressure cooker. I used some Cajun seasoning, a little bit of onion, two baby bell peppers, ½ lb dried pinto beans, 1 cup dry brown rice, chicken broth, and 1lb of chorizo. First, I browned the chorizo and onion, then cooked the beans with the chorizo and chicken broth at high pressure for 27 minutes, then I added the rice to the beans and meat and cooked everything for another 22ish minutes. I didn’t measure the amount of chicken broth I used (I just eyeballed it). If I had to guess it was about 3-4 cups total of chicken broth. It made a total of 8 cups worth of food and I calculated it out as 2 cups is one serving = ~600 calories (588 if you want to get technical)
Earlier today, I got fancy and made us pancakes for breakfast. They were high fiber and my husband really liked them! .
09/07 114.6 I went for a really nice long walk this morning and multitasked on the phone by catching up with my mom, dad, and someone who is like another mom to me. It was perfect because it made the 8 miles fly by! I had a left-over pancake from yesterday for breakfast along with some fruit and yogurt. The only joking complaint my husband did end up having with the pancakes is that I “poisoned” him with all the fiber and he was tootin all day, lol! My belly is so used to it, it didn’t even bother me. We have a cookout planned with our immediate family today, so I will probably have a cheeseburger with corn on the cob, grilled eggplant, and some watermelon for dessert. I also have some cucumber salad planned for a snack in between. I’m sure I eat a few more things too because I have a good chunk of calories in green from my long walk.
I think the rest of the day will be a chill day laying on the bed with this cuddly fur ball 😊.
09/08 115.2 We went for a nice 5ish mile walk this morning and I ran the last mile of it. Cookout food went well last night, it was just a touch salty. Our CSA pick up was awesome yesterday! We got a big head of green cabbage for the first time, a gorgeous daikon radish and the biggest red radishes I’ve ever seen. We also got a couple of cute eggplants that I’m going to make a Crock-Pot Indian dish with them. There was even more produce that we got but I can’t remember everything. Today for breakfast/lunch, I plan on having the stew I made on Sunday and for a snack I’m going to make a microwave protein apple cake with one of the CSA apples we got. It’s usually a chocolate cake but I thought I would play with the recipe and add apple and applesauce to it with a few other spices. Then for dinner we are having steak tips and potatoes and salad for dinner. Have good day!
09/09 114.6 We did a good soccer workout this morning. Not too much excitement to report for today. I’m just looking forward to my fresh apples and nectarines to go with my yogurt and granola for breakfast today! Happy hump day!
09/10 114.4 5 mile walk completed this morning. Very sleepy today, woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t fall back to sleep for a bit. Our apartment is still really warm and I can’t wait to have AC next summer. I never realized how much the heat affects my sleep until this year, even though we’ve been living in the same place for the past 6 or 7 years. Maybe as I edge towards 30 I notice it more? I don’t know but I do find myself a lot warmer than I used to be. Any who!
I have a Baignan Bharta recipe I want to make for dinner tonight to use up our abundance of eggplant and couple of tomatoes. It should be nice to have Indian food for a change! I think I’ll serve it with brown basmati rice and a salad. Then, watermelon for dessert!
Have a happy Thursday!
09/11 114.6 Did a killer soccer workout and pushed it extra hard this morning. I’ve been working on my breathing lately and I think it’s already making a difference in my workouts. Last night we had Chinese food delivered unexpectedly but it didn’t do too much damage. I will admit this is my weight post exercise today, because the food caused me to retain a full pound of water coming in at 115.4 first thing this morning. Because I knew it was pure water weight I was curious to see what my weight was post workout and it was back in the normal 114 range, so I went with the 114.6 it gave me post workout.
Switching up my breakfast this morning and making toast with a couple of eggs and cheese and the other slice of toast will have some peanut butter and apple slices on it. Then, my snack will be some fruit with yogurt and granola. Dinner will be the Baignan Bharta dish I talked about yesterday. I’m looking forward to the weekend…we will be checking on our bees to see if it’s time to harvest the honey! Happy Friday everyone!
09/12 114.0 My husband and I went for a really nice walk this morning in a conservation area near us. Then, when we got back I went for another walk on my own around the neighborhood because I just wanted some “me” time. The weather has been gorgeous today and it officially feels like September in New England. We ended up getting Buffalo Wild Wings take-out but with all the walking I did today, it wasn’t too bad calorically. The salt might do me in, but I’m drinking a good amount of water today, so hopefully, it won’t affect me too much tomorrow.
The Indian eggplant dish I made for dinner last night came out pretty good and dinner tonight will be those leftovers. For a snack before dinner I’ll have some fruit and yogurt to use up the last CSA pears and peaches. I have a cantaloupe to eat tomorrow and Monday before the next CSA pick-up. I think I’m going to try to find a cool cantaloupe recipe to make to switch up the way I’ve been eating it all summer. Have a good weekend!
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Female 6'0
Age: 57
MFP & Challenge Start Weight: 289.8
Ultimate Goal Weight: One-derland
Goal for this round:
1. Lose 1 lb.
2. Do some kind of exercise.
3. Get up and walk around every chance I get.
Day/Weight/Comment:
09/05: 289.8
09/06: 288.6 (-1.2 lb loss) Hopefully, this is a good sign of how the rest of this challenge will go. 😄 But, I know when weighing daily weight can fluctuate. ⬆️⬇️
09/07: 287.8 (-0.8) ⬇️
09/08: 288 (+0.2) ⬆️ This is expected when weighing daily. I'm ok with this small amount of increase.
09/09: 286.8 (-1.2) ⬇️ I'm happy with this loss. 😄 Hopefully, will continue to lose weight the next 3 days, to end round on a positive loss.
09/10: 288.4 (+1.6) ⬆️ This is definitely my fault. 😩 I ate unhealthy and too much last night. 😡 I'll have to do much better today and the next 3 days.
09/11: 284 (-4…4 ) ⬇️ Was within my daily calorie goal. I ate a very spicy 🔥 meal which always cleanses me. Don't do it to offten because it really misses with my stomach, but I really love spicy food, 😍
09/12: Today and tomorrow there will be no Weigh-Ins. Taking a break.
09/13: DNW
R125: (09/05) Start Weight: 289.8, (09/11) End Weight: 284
Total Weight loss: (-5.8 lbs) ⬇️ Not bad for my first round.
Will also miss the first 2 days of R126. But will be back to complete the next round, after break. 😄10 -
JGM10D Round 125🌾🎍🌵🌴🌳💕💖💕🌳🌴🌵🎍🌾
🏖🎡💕💖💕 SEPTEMBER 💕💖💕🎡⛱
🌾🎍🌵🌴🌳💕💖💕🌳🌴🌵🎍🌾
Looking forward:
You are not stuck at home
You are SAFE at home
One word can change your attitude
One cough can change your life
Take care! Stay safe!
August focus: improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale
Aims:2020 Focus:Never give up! Never give in!- Stabilise weight around 145
- Strengthen strategies to reframe the tendency to use unhealthy snack food as a reward/treat.
- Make sure I have prepared healthy snacks available
- Cut down on eating between meals by keeping busy
Recent Back Story:2018 goal: get back down to 160 ✅JGM10D ~|~ Round 124
2019 goal: proceed down to 150 ✅ with 2 months to spare
2020 goal: maintain below 150 dropping slowly down to 145 ✅ Working on it. Strength training has slowed progress, but that’s okay.
That's a WIN in my book!
2020
Focus: maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
🔹Age 74;🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅
🔹1 Aug 2020: 149.8
🔹LW: 147.2 (Mar 2020)
🔹Focus: maintenance around 150 lbs
I am MINDFUL of making heathy choices
to MAXIMISE the achievement of my goals!
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Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!
Round 124 EW: 149.4:
(Goal: Maintenance ✅)
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04/09: 149.6: Goals 🌟
05/09: 149.4: Goals 🌟
06/09: 149.4: Goals 🌟
07/09: 149.6: Goals 🌟
08/09: 149.5: Goals 🌟I’ll Just sit here Twiddling my thumbs for awhile 😂
09/09: 149.6: Goals 🌟
10/09: 149.6: Goals 🌟
11/09: 149.4: Goals 🌟
12/09: 149.6: Goals 🌟Celebrating DH’s birthday today, so I see a bounce up in my near future. 😂
13/09: xxx: Goals
Last few Rounds
Round 124 EW: 149.4🌻Daily Goals
Round 123 EW 150.2🌻
Round 122 EW 150.1🌻-0.5
Round 121 EW 150.6🌻+0.5
Round 120 EW 150.1🌻-1.2
Round 119 EW 151.9🌻 -0.
Round 118 EW 149.4🌻+ 0.6
Round 117 EW 148.7🌻 -0.3
Round 116 EW 149.4🌻+ 0.6
Round 115 EW 148.5🌻- 0.3
Round 114 EW 148.8🌻+ 0.6
Round 113 EW 148.2🌻- 0.4
Round 112 EW 148.6 🌻+0.4
Round 111 EW 148.2 🌻
Round 110 EW 148.2🌻+ 1
Round 109 EW 147.2🌻 - 1.1
June 2017: Round 8 SW 162; EW 169.9 This was my first round!!! I faffed about for 2 1/2 years before I got back on track!!!Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Exercise:
🔹7,500+ 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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Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 56
Akron, Ohio
OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)
My 86th Round!
I've made it back to maintenance but I prefer to stay at the lower end. I will keep working to get back down to 142.End R40: 171 (-3)
End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
End R42: 168 (-2.5)
End R43: 165 (-3)
End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
End R45: 163 (-.5)
End R46: 160 (-3)
End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
End R48: 159 (+.5)
End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
End R50: 154.5 (-3)
End R51: 154 (-.5)
End R52: 153 (-1)
End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
End R54: 151 (-1.5)
End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)
End R56: 146.5 (-3)
End R57: 146.5 (0)
End R58: 146.5 (0)
End R59: 144 (-2.5)
End R60: 144 (0)
End R61: 145 (+1)
End R62: 144 (-1)
End R63: 147.5 (+3.5) Christmas and New Year’s
End R64: 145 (-2.5)
End R65: 145.5 (+.5)
End R66: 144 (-1.5)
End R67: 142.5 (-1.5)
End R68: 143 (+.5)
End R69: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R70: 142 (-2.5)
End R71: 141.5 (-.5)
End R72: 140 (-1.5)
End R73: 141 (+1)
End R74: 143 (+2)
End R75: 142 (-1)
End R76: 144.5 (+2.5)
End R77: 144 (-.5)
End R78: 143.5 (-.5)
End R79: 143.5 (0)
End R80: 140 (-3.5)
End R81: 143.5 (+3.5)
End R82: 142 (-1.5)
End R83: 143.5 (+1.5)
End R84: 142.5 (-1)
End R85: 142 (-.5)
End R86: 142 (0)
End R87: 140.5 (-1.5)
End R88: 141.5 (+1)
End R89: 141.5 (0)
End R90: 145 (+3.5) Quit smoking
End R91: 145 (0)
End R92: 143.5 (-1.5)
End R93: 146 (+2.5)
End R94: 144.5 (-1.5)
End R95: 143.5 (-1)
End R96: 144.5 (+1)
End R97: 146.5 (+2) Thanksgiving aftermath
End R98: 145.5, BF33.2%, MM 63% (-1)
End R99: 147.5 (+2) Christmas
End R100: 147 (-.5) New Year
End R101: 147 (0)
End R102: 145.5 (-1.5)
End R103: 144 (-1.5)
End R104: 143(-1)
End R105: 143.5 (+.5)
End R106: 143.5 (0)
End R107: 143.5 (0)
End R108: 142 (-1.5)
End R109: 143 (+1)
End R110: 143 (0)
End R111: 144 (+1)
End R112: 146 (+2)
End R113: 143.5 (-2.5)
End R114: 146.5 (+3)
End R115: 146 (-.5)
End R116: 146 (0)
End R117: 145.5 (-.5)
End R118: 146 (+.5)
End R119: 146.5 (+.5)
End R120: 147 (+.5)
End R121: 147 (0)
End R122: 145 (-2)
End R123: 144.5 (-.5)
End R124: 143 (-1.5)
SW: 143
Day/Weight/Comment
09/04 - 141.5 - This won't last but, wow, I haven't seen this weight since early March. We have a family picnic planned for Sunday and I expect to eat more than usual, so I'm glad I seem to be at the low end of maintenance for now.
09/05 - 142.5 - This is not a surprise. I taste tested too much while I was baking for the picnic. I ate lighter today and I'm planning to enjoy tomorrow with food and a few drinks so I'll just hope I can keep it below 145 on Monday.
09/06 - 143
09/07 - 143
09/08 - 144 - Back to the office after a long weekend and lots of food and drink. I'm going to stay at weight loss calories and hope to get back down to 143 by the end of the round.
09/09 - 144 - I'm happy I haven't continued to bump up.
09/10 - 143.5 - Yay! I signed my husband and I up for our county "Fall Hiking Spree." We have 20 metroparks in our area with numerous trails. We have to hike 8 trails by November 30th and then we'll be given a hiking staff and a badge. It's something I've wanted to do for years, but we've been so busy we could never find the time. Thanks to Covid-19 we had to ease back on our social obligations, but that gives us time to see areas of our county that we have not visited and burn a few extra calories.
09/11 - 143.5 - I will track my calories this weekend.
09/12 - 144 - I tracked my calories right over maintenance.
09/13
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F 37 158cm (5'2)
SW 136.6kg (Jan 2020)
CW 127.6kg
GW (13 September) 126.6kg
Round 123 - 1.8kg loss
Round 124 - 0.9kg loss
Day/Weight/Comment
4/9 127.7kg
Still going with a small bump. Sanded back a bedside table today, which took a surprising amount of effort. Back to the pool tomorrow.
5/9 128.0kg
Date night tonight so a bit over my calories, and too many carbs. But it was delicious, and it is important to me to be able to live with this way of life. And that includes occasionally going over.
6/9 128.2kg
Father's day, so another dinner out. Still trying to make ok choices, but it is much harder when you aren't cooking.
7/9 128.0kg
Finally back in the right direction. I will be happy if this round is a nil-all draw.
8/9 128.0kg
I'm still keeping up with things, so hoping that the numbers start favouring me again. But I'm feeling disheartened.
9/9 128.3kg
Still sitting really high. One foot in front of the other, one meal at a time. There is a reason I'm doing this, and I just have to keep it in mind.
10/9 128.4kg
Ugh. I'm hoping that water graphic was right, because this is so discouraging.
11/9 128.5kg
Keep going, keep going, keep going.
12/9 128.4kg
This is where I started last round. Looks like this one will undo the progress of last round.
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Averages:
Round 123 94.0
Round 124 93.3
previous, this round
#1 94.1 94.0
#2 94.1 94.0
#3 93.3 94.0 XXX
#4 93.0 93.2 XXX
#5 92.8 92.4
#6 92.8 92.1
#7 92.5 91.6
#8 93.3 91.6
#9 93.5 91.9
#10 93.5 92.7
Average for this round: 92.8, a loss on 0.5 kg from last round. I'm fine with that, although I think that it was mostly a reduction of salt, so it's not a fat loss mostly. I wasn't particularly hungry. I now need to go low carb fully which is something I've been half doing for a few weeks now.
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Round 125
Female age 66
Height 5’7
OSW 235 lbs 5/1917
SW 1/01/20. 182 lbs
Update goal maintenance: 140/145 lbs
Walk 5,000 steps. 30 minutes water aerobics if weather stays Hot.
Beginning 182lbs at round 100
Round 100: 178.4lbs -3.6
Round 101: 174.4lbs -4
Round 102: 171.8lbs -2.6
Round. 103: 170lbs -1.8
Round. 104: 167.4lbs -2.6
Round. 105: 164.0lbs -3.4
Round 106: 169.6 lbs +5.6🙁
Round 107 : 163.8 lbs -5.8 😀
Round 108: 163.0 lbs. -0.8
Round 109: 159.6 lbs -3.4🤗
Round 110: 159.6 lbs. 0.00🤷♀️
Round 111: 158.2 lbs. -1.4🤗
Round 112: 157.8 lbs. -0.4
Round 113: 156.0 lbs -1.8 🤗
Round 114: 154.0 lbs -2.0 🤗
Round 115: 151.6 lbs. -2.4 🤗
Round 116: 150.0 lbs. -1.6 🤗⭐️
Round 117: 147.0 lbs. -3.0 🤗
Round 118: 145.2 lbs -1.8 🤗
Round 119: 145.4 lbs +0.2 🤗
Round 120: 144.4 lbs -1.0 🤗⭐️
Round 121: 145.4 lbs. +1.0 ⬆️🤷♀️
Round 122: 144.0 lbs -1.4 🤗⭐️
Round 123: 143.6 lbs -0.4 🤗⭐️
Round 124: 142.6 lbs -1.0 🤗
Round 125: 143.6 lbs +1.0.
Day/Weight/Comment
09/04 143.2 lbs 753 Calories, 44 Carbs, 31 Net Carbs and 12,570 steps.
09/05 142.6 lbs. 1,305 Calories, 6 Carbs, 4 Net Carbs, 7,633 steps and 30 minutes water aerobics. Low Carbs today because I need to go SHOPPING!!! As you can see my weight is up and down but not over my goal of 145 limit. This is what I call maintenance. It’s a work in progress! 🤗
09/06 142.6 lbs 1,582 Calories, 68 Carbs, 65 Net Carbs and 6,791 steps. Carbs higher but I feel they are healthy carbs. Had a nice southern Illinois peach with yogurt and veggies today. Calories higher due a Low Carb dessert.
09/07 142.0 lbs 1,448 Calories, 49 Carbs, 30 Net Carbs, and 12,918 steps.
09/08 142.2 lbs. 1,259 Calories, 60 Carbs, 54 Net Carbs and 6,769 steps.
09/09 142.0 lbs 1,327 Calories, 35 Carbs, 17 Net Carbs and 10,168 steps.
09/10 142.2 lbs 1,384 Calories, 41 Carbs, 27 Net Carbs and 11,666 steps.
09/11 141.8 lbs 1,328 Calories, 76 Carbs, 60 Net Carbs and 10,609 steps. Carbs are higher due to the ice cream I just couldn’t pass up! 🍦. But I did enjoy every bite!!. I always seem to do this at the end of each round. But I think it will be ok not over in Calories.
09/12 141.0 lbs 1,627 Calories, 43 Carbs, 31 Net Carbs and 2,938 steps. Not much exercise today. Trimmed bushes before the rain started. We are in a drought, this was a much needed rain under a 1/2 inch. The most we have had for a long time.
09/13
👍🏼👍🏼 This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE. 👍🏼👍🏼6 -
I'm in! Thank you, @GrandmaJackie!
70 year 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.
We used to walk 5 miles a day. Recovered from back surgery then hip surgery!! Got back to walking then I sprained my ankle. UGH! hurt! I was down for 6 weeks with the ankle. THEN...I face planted on the sidewalk while walking. Messed up my face, wrist and knee...sigh...Must keep going, tho.
The Shelter in Place has everyone freaked. We need to remain calm and respectful of each other.
Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 150.0
UGW: 132.2
09/02 - 152.0 at 4:00 a.m. ...got .9 miles in 22 mins. Knee wasn't happy...worked out w/trainer 50 mins.
09/03 - 152.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...nopey, nope...
Day/Weight/Comment
09/04 - 152.0 at 6:00 a.m. ...worked out w/trainer for 50 mins.
09/05 - 152.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...walked a little this morning...knee still cranky.
09/06 - 152.0 at 9:00 a.m. ??? this doesn't make sense. ...too much smoke out there so no walking.
09/07 - 151.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...no walking, but I worked out w/my trainer for 55 mins.
09/08 - 152.8 at 4:00 a.m. ...2.1 miles in 47 mins.
09/09 - 151.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...no exercise...too much smoke.
09/10 - 152.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.
09/11 - 151.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...no walking & no workout...too much smoke.
09/12 - 151.2 at 7:30 a.m. ...too much smoke.
09/13 -
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My weight is bouncing up and down, at least the general trend is down.
Day/Weight/Comment
09/04 - 224.4; 10.5k steps
09/05 - 225.6; 10.5k steps
09/06 - 225.4; 18 mile bike ride + 6k steps
09/07 - 223.4; 12.7k steps
09/08 - 222.6; 9 mile bike ride + 7k steps
09/09 - 222.2; 14k steps
09/10 - 221.4: 12k steps
09/11 - 222.2; 13mile bike ride + 4k steps
09/12 - 221.0; 15k steps
09/137 -
I'm in for round #125! LOVE the accountability this humbling little process provides.
SW: 139lbs GW: 115lbs
Round #122 < 3.8lbs
Round #123 < 3.4lbs
Round #124 < 2.4
Day/Weight/Comment
09/04 130.4lbs Seems like I started last challenge up a bit. Walking: 35mins
09/05 130.0 Walking: 36 mins
09/06 130.0 Walking: 30 mins
09/07 130.0 Rest day!
09/08 130.0 Walking: 30 mins
09/09 130.0 Walking: 30 mins I'm a month in, and I've been sitting at 130-ish, for the past week. It was fun for the first day or two...
09/10 128.8 Woo-hoo! Finally got past… So busy packing to evacuate wildfires not only didn’t walk, but I forgot to eat. Hmm…. I always wondered how that could happen!
09/11 128.2 Walking: 30 mins
09/12 127.6 Oh yeah! Walking: 37 mins
09/13
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Goal weight 135/Goal for round 125 2 pounds/down .4 pounds
Day/Weight/Comment
09/04
09/05
09/06 152/Went to wedding and had a good night! Did hour HIIT today. Goal weight 135
09/07 152/great day eating/will keep at it/hour bodysculpt this morning
09/08 151.2/rest day/tracked food
09/09 151/hour vinyasa yoga/tracked food
09/10 150.6/1 hour HIIT/ tracked food
09/11 150.6/rest day
09/12 151.6/yoga
09/13
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JGM10D Round 125🌾🎍🌵🌴🌳💕💖💕🌳🌴🌵🎍🌾
🏖🎡💕💖💕 SEPTEMBER 💕💖💕🎡⛱
🌾🎍🌵🌴🌳💕💖💕🌳🌴🌵🎍🌾
Looking forward:
You are not stuck at home
You are SAFE at home
One word can change your attitude
One cough can change your life
Take care! Stay safe!
August focus: improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale
Aims:2020 Focus:Never give up! Never give in!- Stabilise weight around 145
- Strengthen strategies to reframe the tendency to use unhealthy snack food as a reward/treat.
- Make sure I have prepared healthy snacks available
- Cut down on eating between meals by keeping busy
Recent Back Story:2018 goal: get back down to 160 ✅JGM10D ~|~ Round 124
2019 goal: proceed down to 150 ✅ with 2 months to spare
2020 goal: maintain below 150 dropping slowly down to 145 ✅ Working on it. Strength training has slowed progress, but that’s okay.
That's a WIN in my book!
2020
Focus: maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
🔹Age 74;🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅
🔹1 Aug 2020: 149.8
🔹LW: 147.2 (Mar 2020)
🔹Focus: maintenance around 150 lbs
I am MINDFUL of making heathy choices
to MAXIMISE the achievement of my goals!
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Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!
Round 124 EW: 149.4:
(Goal: Maintenance ✅)
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04/09: 149.6: Goals 🌟
05/09: 149.4: Goals 🌟
06/09: 149.4: Goals 🌟
07/09: 149.6: Goals 🌟
08/09: 149.5: Goals 🌟I’ll Just sit here Twiddling my thumbs for awhile 😂
09/09: 149.6: Goals 🌟
10/09: 149.6: Goals 🌟
11/09: 149.4: Goals 🌟
12/09: 149.6: Goals 🌟Celebrating DH’s birthday today, so I see a bounce up in my near future. 😂
13/09: 152.2: Goals: Ouch!!! We thoroughly enjoyed our celebration day. Phone calls and messages, and a garden visit from DED and her dogs. 💦 Water is up over 5% (having an analytical scale is very reassuring) which will go in a day or two. This is what maintenance is all about. The occasional indulgent day does little harm in the long run.
Last few Rounds
Round 125 EW: 152.2🌻Daily Goals
Round 124 EW: 149.4🌻
Round 123 EW 150.2🌻
Round 122 EW 150.1🌻-0.5
Round 121 EW 150.6🌻+0.5
Round 120 EW 150.1🌻-1.2
Round 110 EW 148.2🌻+ 1
Round 109 EW 147.2🌻 - 1.1
June 2017: Round 8 SW 162; EW 169.9 This was my first round!!! I faffed about for 2 1/2 years before I got back on track!!!Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Exercise:
🔹7,500+ 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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Female, 28, 159cm
OSW: 74.5kg
SW: 73.8kg
GW: 73.5kg
UGW: 62kg
Day/Weight/Comment
09/07 - 73.8 - Round start weight
09/08 - 73.9 - Judo yesterday so probably retaining all the water although I'm not feeling that sore today, which is eternally worrying. Calories were under before the exercise calories so I've got a nice buffer for the rest of the week. Feeling very tired today, so not looking forward to my expenditure value for today.
09/09 - 73.5 - Well that's more like it. Yesterday was a pretty lazy day to be honest. I had a couple of things planned and instead I spent most of the evening sitting on the sofa playing games. I was tired, sue me. Actually I still am tired. Trying to find the motivation to go for a run at lunch today (which was my plan and one of the reasons I'm WFH today). I ate fine yesterday though, so you know, not all bad
09/10 - 73.7 - High anxiety day yesterday and didn't end up going out for my run. Did a small bunch of other house tasks instead (and finally dyed my hair), but my activity was very low. However my eating was nice and low too, so my in/out was actually on track, and I ate pizza yesterday. So all in all a pretty okay day yesterday actually.
09/11 - 73.4 - Another good day. A fairly lazy day at work as I'm not particularly pressured for anything (unlike today when I think after lunch I'm going to be very busy). Got home and made a veggie lasagne. That's something that I hate gets tarnished with the "vegetarian version of something else" brush, because personally I never make a meat version, but I love cooking a veggie one. And they are very different dishes in my opinion, to me it's a bit like comparing a dalh with a Tikka Masala, although both "indian" curries, very different experiences. Anyway, comfort food on he highest level, but a very modest ~550kcals per portion. I probably should have left it in the oven another 5mins as the pasta was just a little bit under which is a shame. Even with my nibbling while cooking I was no where near my calorie allowance for the day and I was definitely full after dinner, so I'm expecting to be a little bit more hungry today.
09/12 - 73.3 - Slightly surprisingly a good day. Was barely hungry for breakfast so only drank half my shake so when at three in the afternoon I started to feel a little snacky I finished it off for what felt like free calories (because it had already been logged for breakfast) . Dinner ended up being surprisingly light again and I just wasn't hungry into the evening. 09/13 - 73.3 - Nice and solid. Judo yesterday and my quads are killing me. I didn't even think we did much quad work, I was expecting my abs to be the ones in serious pain but they're only very slightly sore. As is standard practice I didn't feel any more hungry having done judo, so I ate as normal and ended up with ~900kcals left over at the end of the day. So much so we almost ordered a takeaway for dinner just because we had the calories. Didn't, instead I made a Thai curry that again, turned out to be less calories than I thought it was going to be. We're going out for lunch today, so I'm glad I've got calories banked for that.
Round Summary (7 days):
Down 0.5kg. I'm very happy with that. This round has been surprisingly easy to keep to my calorie goals, so I'm very happy about that. I'm sure that in the next couple of rounds I'll get more bad days as I've not had any this time, but very happy with this rounds progress.8 -
b]R125: Continue checking in daily even though we’ll be at our fishing camp with no scale. Every small habit still counts scale or no scale. This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE. [/b]
🎯Mini Goal: 225 I’ll not longer be morbidly obese
7 weeks till 60th birthday 💖
10 weeks till 37th wedding anniversary 💕
4 months till next physical 🩺
Date – Weight in of the morning– Summary of the previous day:
09/04 229.3 Starting this challenge off in the 20s! Never want to revisit the 30s again. Remember that as you go through a week without a scale. Don't want a surprise when I return for the next challenge! Today I’m walking 3 miles in this darn heat before driving 5 hours. Packed our lunch so that we don’t have a fast food emergency.
09/05 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Last night I forgot to thaw our steak so pulled out Plan B keto friendly frozen pizza. I’m so glad that I packed a few quick alternatives just in case since there are no restaurants near by. Plan to continue walking this week … 4 miles round trip thru the nearby county park to the boat ramp. I now have hand weights and yoga mats for the camp too for permanent residence here! Ready for the week.
09/06 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked! Food wise I was good for the majority of the day; however, 3 Saint Arnold Summer Pills at 155 calories & 11 carbs each was not a good choice as we sat outside during the evening. I did skip the chips & dip sitting in front of me and brought my own low carb tortillas for the fajitas.
09/07 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked my 3+ miles in the morning. Fished in the late afternoon. Sauted shrimp avocado salad for lunch & steak, prosciutto wrapped asparagus, cauliflower rice au gratin for dinner. Kept to my promise to myself 4 nights alcohol free per week … AF last night sipping on Fresca while others indulged. It was a wonderful day of me taking care of me
09/08 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked, fished, cooked fajitas (both chicken & beef so that we would have it for leftovers for the week), drank water, AF, tracked food … things are going as planned. While checking on my mom’s house yesterday afternoon I stepped on her scale and it indicated I’m still in the 220s … so not slipping back into the 230s! WHEW.
09/09 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked (jogged a little). Caught 3 large speckled trout fishing. Grilled Caprese Burger (homemade beef burger with butter lettuce, tomato, mozzarella, basil, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and no bun) for dinner with what my kids call a skinny margarita on the rocks (tequila, cointreau, lime juice & light agave nectar). Overall good day.
09/10 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked in morning & yoga with friends over Zoom in the evening. Fish Tacos! So much better with fresh fish you catch. On track with food and AF.
09/11 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Not an official WI but stepped on my mom’s scale next door this morning 225.4. Boy would I love that to be real when I get home. 🤞Walked my 3 miles in the rain yesterday morning and I was soaked through and through. Left the rain jacket at the camp duh! The park rangers kept driving by to check on me to make sure I didn’t want to give up and catch a ride back. Returned home and not sure if it was walking in the cool wet weather or the yoga the night before but I was exhausted! Spent the evening sitting on the dock sipping skinny margaritas.
09/12 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 Walked this morning and fished in the late afternoon. Mid 70s! Evening sunset with a Charcuterie board of smoke gouda, various salami, almonds and olives with a terrible cheap sweet pinot noir which I didn’t finish (only thing at the grocery store near camp). Back to my water!
09/13 DNW @ fishing camp 🎣 No excuses for going over both calories & carbs today. I did get my walk in but no fishing. Stressful day requiring new roof for the camp after hail damage in April and hurricane damage in July. They’ll finish today so that we can head home. I’ll find out in the morning if this was a successful round checking in daily without a scale. I went back the last few years of notes and found that I almost always return home after being at the camp with a gain on the scale. It was rare not to. My hope is that mental state & attitude are much better now and that I’ve learned how to deal with this challenging environment. However yesterday was not a good example! Hoping I didn't undo all my good work from earlier this week!5 -
F 37 158cm (5'2)
SW 136.6kg (Jan 2020)
CW 127.6kg
GW (13 September) 126.6kg
Round 123 - 1.8kg loss
Round 124 - 0.9kg loss
Day/Weight/Comment
4/9 127.7kg
Still going with a small bump. Sanded back a bedside table today, which took a surprising amount of effort. Back to the pool tomorrow.
5/9 128.0kg
Date night tonight so a bit over my calories, and too many carbs. But it was delicious, and it is important to me to be able to live with this way of life. And that includes occasionally going over.
6/9 128.2kg
Father's day, so another dinner out. Still trying to make ok choices, but it is much harder when you aren't cooking.
7/9 128.0kg
Finally back in the right direction. I will be happy if this round is a nil-all draw.
8/9 128.0kg
I'm still keeping up with things, so hoping that the numbers start favouring me again. But I'm feeling disheartened.
9/9 128.3kg
Still sitting really high. One foot in front of the other, one meal at a time. There is a reason I'm doing this, and I just have to keep it in mind.
10/9 128.4kg
Ugh. I'm hoping that water graphic was right, because this is so discouraging.
11/9 128.5kg
Keep going, keep going, keep going.
12/9 128.4kg
This is where I started last round. Looks like this one will undo the progress of last round.
13/9 126.8kg
Oh my! I didn't see this coming. What a reminder about weight loss not being linear. Here's hoping for a good round 126.
Weight loss round 125 - 0.8kg
Total weight loss since round 123 - 3.5kg10 -
Good luck to us all! This is my 4th round.
SW: 215
CW: 192.0
CSW: 192.0 (9/3)
CGW: 189.0
Day/Weight/Comment
09/04 - 191.6 I'm happy to see that. After my daughter's softball game yesterday she really wanted a caramel frappe from McDonalds, which also happens to be my weakness. I had iron clad willpower and didn't get one for myself as well lol I set my goal to lose 3 lbs in this challenge, which seems like a little too much but I really can't wait to see the 180's, so I'm hoping that my willpower sticks around! My youngest 2 kiddos and I are going to our lake lots to camp this weekend so I wont be weighing in tomorrow, and I'm sure there will be a small bump in my weight. Have a good weekend
09/05 - DNW. We are camping. Ate horribly yesterday 😮 I'm going to try to do way better today!
09/06 -193.4 We came home a day early from camping. I knew there would be a jump in my weight but I didn't think it would be nearly 2 lbs. For some reason even if I eat healthy when we are camping I still hold onto some extra weight for a few days. I'm still optimistic that I will see the 180's in this challenge, but if not, I won't beat myself up for it. I think this camping trip was our last for the summer and the 2 lbs was worth it
09/07 - 191.8 That's better! Happy Labor Day, hope you all have a great one! I work today so I will get plenty of steps in.
09/08 - 191.0 I definitely got plenty of steps in yesterday. I'm a waitress and I'm starting to see that my knees dont hurt as much anymore after a long busy shift. I'm very thankful for that. I was able to go for a walk last night and still had energy. I like these non scale victories as much as I do seeing the scale move!
09/09 - 189.8 I got to see the 180's, barely but I made it!! Now I just hope I can keep them around. The lowest I got the last time I tried to lose weight was 183, so that is my first mini goal this go around.
09/10 - 189.2 Very close to my round goal. It's raining here so I'm not sure that I will get in a walk today. I'm also off work today, so I will try to keep myself busy around the house to get some steps in.
09/11 - 188.4 I'm loving this trend and I sure hope it sticks around! I closed out my diary by 5pm yesterday. I was really full after dinner and I only had 10 calories left. If I close it out I typically won't eat anything else. I didn't need to either. Hubby made his famous pork chops and I stuffed myself I knew that's what he was making so I planned accordingly and was pretty proud of myself for staying within my calorie limit for the day. Happy Friday!
09/12 - 188.0 Pretty excited about this. I keep thinking I'm going to jump back up. Hope you all have a great weekend.
09/13 - 188.4 I was able to go on 2 different walks yesterday and it felt great. It had been raining here for the last week almost so the fresh air was nice. Today was weigh in day and I've lost 5 lbs in the last 2 weeks I'm happy with that progress!
RSW: 192.0
REW: 188.4
Total loss. 3.6 lbs
Good luck in the next round!8 -
Starting weight 179lbs
Goal weight 126 lbs
Round 123 174.0lbs
Round 124 172.8lbs
Day, Weight, body fat, Comment
09/04 ,172.8lbs, 41.6, weighed in earlier than usual today, so happy I'm not showing a gain
09/05, 172.0lbs, 39.9, Finally a good loss
09/06, 171.6lbs, 41.6 I didn't eat enough calories yesterday. I just wasn't hungry enough. I only did half of my normal steps too.
09/07, 171.6lbs, 40.9 I'm still not eating the required calories
09/08, 171.2lbs, 40.8 Today I decided to eat a a larger first meal, and get more calories in earlier in the day
09/09 171.2lbs, 39.9 I'm pleased to have maintained the same weight
09/10 170.4lbs, 43.0 How happy am i!
09/11 170.0lbs, 42.0
09/12 170.0lbs, 39.3
09/13 170.0lbs, 37.5
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5 F, 5'6"
SW 196
GW 170?
Goal for this round: to lose 1 lb. It would be even better to get below 190!
I plan to keep my calories around 12-1300 each day and continue drinking all my water.
Round 124 SW 193.4 EW 191.6 (-1.8 )
Round 125 SW 191.8 EW ?
Day/Weight/Comment
09/04 191.8 to start this round. I didn't drink enough water yesterday and didn't realize it until bedtime. Also, I thought I came in at 1293 calories yesterday and then realized I also ate walnuts as I was cooking bc I waited too long to start dinner. Plan for today.. only snack at planned snack time. Do not eat mindlessly.
09/05 192.8 today, I didn't mindlessly snack but we went out for dinner last night. I had half a nacho order and it was DELICIOUS but I'm paying the price in salt water weight today! Water water!
09/06 191.6 water weight dropped off a bit. healthy groceries for this week with minimal "treats" so not very many temptations are available.
09/07 192.0 up down up down. My trend line on libra still shows down so I'll take it. I went to yoga yesterday and my shoulders and hamstrings are so sore today! Also my girlfriends and are have having an afternoon tea today complete with scones and clotted cream, so I'm budgeting my calories around that!
09/08 191.2 lowest number this round. we shall see about tomorrow, I had a higher cal day and a bit salty dinner.
09/09 192.4 sitting on the trend line today, so I hope for a drop tomorrow to keep the momentum going. Plan for today:
B: coffee and more coffee, greek yogurt and berries
L: greek Salad with chicken dressed with olive oil and balsamic
Snack: carrots and cucumbers with light ranch dip, green tea
Dinner : cod with lemon and green beans, cinnamon apples with chopped walnuts for dessert
09/10 190.2! back on track with the downward trend and super excited for this number. fingers crossed it sticks
09/11 189.2 a whole pound down since yesterday feels amazing! nothing like seeing some results for continued motivation! Heading into the weekend without any major temptations in sight.
09/12 188.8 Even better, this is an awesome "whoosh" I'm having. I def. expect it to slow down but for now, Happy dance!
09/13 188.3 the trend continues see you next round 4 -
ROUND 125
I’m a 5’ 8”, 45 yo Mom of 2 young ones. The lockdown had me squeaking toward 200, so I knew I had to start taking better care of myself!
Original SW: 196.2 lb (6/11/20)
GOAL Weight: 165 lb
Total weight loss to date: 17.3 lb
13.9lb to go!
R121: -3.1 lb✔️
R122: -1 lb ✔️
R123: -.2 lb ✔️
R124: -3.4 lb ✔️
Round 125 SW: 178.9 (on 9/3/20)
09/04 – 178.6 – I had a piece of celebration cake yesterday and eliminated some of the other carbs I had planned for the day. The substitute seems to have worked.
09/05 – 179.1 – It’s that TOM, I know I ate more sodium, and my hands feel puffy today. Yep, water retention!
09/06 – 179.1 – Not too bad considering that yesterday I caved into stress and emotional eating. I guess I didn’t overdo it as bad as I thought?
09/07 – 178.5 – I finally feels like I am settling into the 170s and can say goodbye to the 180s!!
09/08 – 178.4 – I wasn’t able to get all of my steps in yesterday, but I met my calorie goal.
09/09 – 178.7 – Seems a little bit of a fluctuation. I managed my 3 goals of calories, steps and water yesterday, but I feel so scattered this week it’s all I can do to hold onto those 3 goals.
09/10 – 177.7 – Today is my weekly weigh-in day, so I was extra careful yesterday. 175 was the weight I settled into for the previous many years, so it’s nice to be in sight of it again.
09/11 – 177.8 – Tired. Tired and hungry for the last few days….
09/12 – 178.2 – Not bad considering that I got take-out lunch yesterday to “refeed”
09/13 – 177.7 – Finished this 10 days on a good note, excellent! I’m ready for another 10 days! Thank you so much for these threads!
-1.2 lbs this round! ✔️✔️✔️
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2020 Goal - 170
UGW for 2021 - 130
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)Weight 218.2 in Feb. 2015R124 9/3/20 end weight 182.2. (-.4) 10-day calorie ave 1493 (Goal <1500.)
R15 end weight 151.2
R16 end weight 151.4 (+.2)
R17 end weight 151 (-.4)
R18 end weight 150.4 (-.6)
R19 end weight 149.6 (-.8)
R20 end weight 149.3 (-.3)
R21 end weight 149 (-.3)
R22 end weight 148 (-1)
R23 end weight 148.4 (+.4)
R24 end weight 149 (+.6)
R25 end weight 148.4 (-.6)
R26 end weight 149.2 (+.8)
R27 end weight 149 (-.2)
R28 end weight 146.8 (-2.2)
R29 end weight 146.8 (+/-0)
R30 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1411
R31 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1385
R32 end weight unknown - traveling, no scale - ave net calories 1468
R33 end weight 149.1 (+2.3); ave calories 1471 (after traveling/eating out for 3 weeks!)
R34 end weight 149 (-.1); ave calories 1577
R35 end weight 149.4 (+.4); ave calories 1592
R36 end weight 149.6 (+.2); ave calories 1650
R37 end weight 151 (+1.4); ave calories 1703 (154 over estimated TDEE, so no surprise I've gained)
R38 end weight 149.8 (-1.2); averages-- calories 1420; carbs ~48%; protein ~21% ; fat ~31%
R39 end weight 149.8 (+/-0); averages -- calories 1753.5; carbs ~47%; protein ~20%; fat ~33%
R40 end weight 150 (+.2); averages coming later
R41 end weight 150.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1792
R42 end weight 149.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1432
R43 end weight 150.6 (+.8): 10-day ave 1406
R44 end weight 148.8 (-1.8); 10-day ave 1430
R45 end weight 147.6 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1338
R46 end weight 148.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1437
R47 end weight 147.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1449
R48 end weight 146.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1378
R49 end weight 144.2 (-2.6); 10-day ave 1174
R50 end weight 142.2 (-2); 10-day ave 1200
R51 end weight 141 (-1.2); 10 day ave 1231
R52 end weight 140.6 (-.4); 10-day ave 1192
R53 end weight 137.2 (-3.4); 10-day ave 1134
R54 end weight 136.6 (-.6); 10-day ave 1238
R55 end weight 135.4 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1209
R56 end weight 135 (-.4); 10-day ave 1263
R57 end weight 134.4 (-.6); 10-day ave 1212
R58 end weight 133.6 (-.8); 10-day ave 1372
R59 end weight 130.8 (-2.8); 10-day ave 1125
R60 end weight 132.2 (+1.4); 10-day ave 1384
R61 end weight 132.6 (+.4); 10-day ave 1473
R62 end weight 134.6 (+2); 10-day ave 1666
R63 end weight 138.8 (+4.2); 10-day ave 2154
R64 end weight 138.8 (+/-0); 10-day ave 1683
R65 end weight 139 (+.2); 10-day ave 1654
R66 end weight 139.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1751
R67 end weight 142.4 (+2.6)
R68 end weight 145.6 (+2.8)
R69 end weight 146.4 (+.8)
R70 end weight 149 (+2.6)
R71 end weight 148.8 (-.2)
R72 end weight 150.8 (+2)
R73 end weight 152 (+1.2)
R74 end weight 153 (+1)
R75 end weight 156.2 (+3.2) !?!??!?!?!?!
R76 end weight 157 (+.8)
R77 end weight 159.8 (+2.4
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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
R97 12/8/19 end weight 172.4
R98 12/18/19 end weight 174
R99 12/28/19 end weight 175.6
R100 1/7/20 end weight 177.6
R101 1/17/20 end weight 177.6
R102 1/27/20 end weight 177.2
R103 2/6/20 end weight 178.6
R104 2/16/20 end weight 179
R105 2/26/20 end weight 180.2
R106 3/7/20 end weight 180
R107 3/17/20 end weight 180
R108 3/27/20 end weight 180.8
R109 4/6/20 end weight 180
R110 4/16/20 end weight 180.6
R111 4/26/20 end weight 181.2
R112 5/6/20 end weight 181.4
R113 5/16/20 end weight 181.8
R114 5/26/20 end weight 183 ugh.
R115 6/5/20 end weight 182.6. 10-day calorie ave 1554
R116 6/15/20 end weight 181.8. 10-day calorie ave 1580
R117 6/25/20 end weight 181. 10-day calorie ave 1341
R118 7/5/20 end weight 182. 10-day calorie ave 1674 ☹️
R119 7/15/20 end weight 181.4. 10-day calorie ave 1651
R120 7/25/20 end weight 181.2 10-day calorie ave 1695
R121 8/4/20 end weight 182. 10-day calorie ave 1706
R122 8/14/20 end weight 182.8. 10-day calorie ave 1747
R123 8/24/20 end weight 182.6. (-.2) 10-day calorie ave 1624
R125 9/13/20 end weight 182.2 (0). 10-day calories ave 1612 (Goal 1400 😡)
R125 Goals — Calories <1400. Max 200 calories after 7 p.m. Walk at least 1 hour/day. Lose ~1 pound (181).
Day/Weight/Calories Previous Day/Snack Status/Comment
9/4 - 181.2 - 1357 - snack <200 - walked 70 min 😊
Yesterday was a good day. For whatever reason(s), I feel much more in control and determined. I seem to be succeeding at curtailing my night-time snack habit. I’ve set a goal of losing 1 pound/round, which seems realistic even with holiday season coming up. I guess one good thing about the lack of social gatherings is the reduced supply of beautiful goodies everywhere! Anyway, here’s to a great round for everyone.
9/5 - 182 - 1372 - snack >200 ☹️ - walked 50 min
There’s an uptick that makes me scratch my head. Oh, well. I’ve been making my calorie goal and my average is just barely higher, so on the right track. It’s cool and lovely here today and I hope to finish my current garden bed expansion and then maybe do some painting. All good! Have a lovely Saturday, all!
9/6 - 181.2 - 1672 - snack 🍨 >200 😐 - 3 hrs digging and hauling dirt 🙂
I went over my goal yesterday but did a lot of heavy work in the garden, and I was hungry! It’s ok, and I finished expanding one border, so the new area is read for plating. Today’s project — refinishing an end table I got for $20. This morning I sanded the old finish off the top. I plant to put a light stain on it and paint the body and legs. Primer on the lower parts this afternoon! Do something creative today — it’s good for the soul!
9/7 - 181.8 - 1659 ☹️ - snack Triscuits & cheese - walked 65 min
No idea why I got snacky last night, but today will be better. I’ve promised myself! Off to get stain for my end table top. I painted the body and legs yesterday and they look great — I’m excited to see it finished! Have a safe & happy Labor Day, and remember the people who worked hard for workers’ benefits and safety.
9/8 - 181.4 - 1507 - snack 🍿
Ok, holiday over, back to fighting off the snack monster. Lots to do today, which should help. I finished my end table makeover. Still drying, so ignore the backdrop, but what do you think? It started with a beat up, very dark cherry finish.
9/9 - 182.4 ☹️ - 1735 ☹️ - snack 🍨
Aaack! Very very not-on-track day yesterday! We had tuna casserole for dinner (yep, the old-fashioned kind) and then for who knows why I had ice cream later. I wasn’t even hungry. 😡 Obviously some of the gain is water, but still.... otoh, my calorie average is below maintenance, so this should be a minor glitch. It’s really cool today, so off for a long walk. I read how on track the rest of you are and feel inspired to get control again. Thank you all!
9/10 - 181.8 - 1597 - snack Triscuits
I did reasonably well yesterday, though high on sodium from leftover casserole and my Triscuit snack. Feeling a little puffy, but not bad. I’m in a small creative-women’s support group (just four of us — I’m a writer/painter, one painter/interior designer, one rug hooker, one quilter) — and we’ve been meeting outdoors at one another’s homes all summer (zooming March - April). Tonight they’re coming here and we decided to make it dinner this time since it may be our last outdoor face-to-face (distanced!) for a while. So I probably won’t pig out too much, but expect higher than normal calories. It will be worth it — these 3 are a major link to sanity at the moment! Hoping all of you in the West are safe, and wishing you all beauty, friendship, and delight.
9/11 - 181.6 - 1600 - snack 🍨
Our group dinner was cancelled due to weather. We’ll try next week. Today I have to bake cookie for a “thing” but I will minimize taste testing. Making maple cookies — mmmm. Going for a walk while the dough chills. Have a lovely Friday!
9/12 - 182 - 1545 - snack - don’t ask
Bleagh. What’s wrong with me? I can’t seem to stop eating at night. I’m seriously thinking of shifting my food day to start with lunch. I don’t expect I’ll hit my goal for the round. Again. OTOH, it’s a lovely if cloudy day here and we’re healthy, so there’s that. I baked maple pecan cookies for a “thing,” and had one bite of one to sample. Happy with that at least. Have a good weekend.
9/13 - 182.2 calorie ave 1612 - snacks 😡
Ok, not my goal, and I know why and I know who’s at fault. On to the next round. Try, try again to get a grip.
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58 y.o. female 5' 7"
HW: 186 UGW: 150
R119 - Lost 2.9# -
R120 - Lost 1.9# - 171.3
R121 - 171.9
R122 - 171
R123 - 170. 8
R124 - 168.7
R125 - Goal 167.7
Day/Weight/Comment
09/04 - 168.8
09/05 - 168.5
09/06 - 169.5
09/07 - 168.5
09/08 - 169.5 So I weighed every day since after Friday but only entered it all today. Look at that crazy 1 pound up and down. lol I'd like to act like I don't know why my scale is acting like that, but I am a bad liar. Of all the treats I enjoyed over labor day weekend, my 5 mo old grandson was my favorite.
09/09 - 169.9 Lost and Found:Found. 1.1 pounds. Sometimes disguised as 17 ozs. Answers to bad choices, including Dots pretzels, ice cream and the hubs homemade air fryer donuts. Approach with caution. Runs from IF, water, logging balanced nutrition and long walks. Happy to return it to its rightful owner by 9/13.
09/10 - 170.1 So normally a bump up or down of an oz or two doesn't excite me much...but that "7" though! It will NOT be there tomorrow and I'm a bit surprised it is there today after 14,600 steps yesterday.
09/11 - 169 12,980 steps. This round's goal seems out of reach, but that's ok. In a couple more days we'll start R126!
09/12 - 168 15,801 steps yesterday, but also slept in so will need to be extra prudent if I intend to drop 3 oz to make goal tomorrow
09/13 - 168.6. Lots of ups and downs this round. Off to donate blood today. A pint’s a pound the world around. (Well, we will see if the scales believe that tomorrow. )4 -
28, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2
GW: 138
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
R80 EW: 153.2
R81 EW: 154.3
R82 EW: 154.1
R84 EW: 156.5
R89 EW: 156.7
R91 EW: 160.1
R93 EW: 159.3
R94 EW: 156.1
R98 EW: 154.5
R99 EW: 155.9
R100 EW: 152.8
R101 EW: 149.7 (1/15)
R102 EW: 149.0
R103 EW: 149.0
R104 EW: 146.2
R105 EW: 146.6
R106 EW: 144.6
R107 EW: 146.8 (spring break, only 2 days weight)
R108 EW: 147.7 (Moving out of state, starting new job)
R109 EW: 148.1
R110 EW: 150.1
R111 EW: 154.3
R112 EW: 152.6
R113 EW: 151.7
R121 EW: 153.0
R122 EW: 154.8
R123 EW: 153.9
R124 EW: 153.4
Last weight
09/03 - 153.4
Round GW: 152.5
Day, Weight, Comment
09/04 - 154.5
09/05 - 155.6
09/06 - DNW
09/07 - DNW
09/08 - DNW
09/09 - 156.5
09/10 - DNW
09/11 - 155.0
09/12 - 156.1
09/13 - 155.6 - Back down a little. I still feel heavy in the lower belly area. Dinner was delivery because BF started feeling not so great and instead of getting smoked chicken quarters and veggies from our friends, we came home. He really wanted pizza so pizza we got. Don't feel bloated in the normal sense, think its still hormone-related bloat, especially since my fingers and face aren't swollen anymore. I'm hungry this AM but trying to hold off a little longer and get my water in first. About to change out of PJs and do some yoga to get movement in since it's been a minute since I was able to get any workouts done.
Previous Day's Comments09/04 - Worth it! We had a mini girls night last night, I got to go to a new restaurant so I splurged a little trying things and had a glass of wine with dinner. The storm derailed our original plans which I planned my breakfast and lunch around but this new place was much fancier and harder to plan around. Ended up getting the grilled trout. I hit my water goal before leaving the house and had several glasses of water in between sipping my wine. We shall see how bad this derailed me tomorrow.
09/05 - DNP
09/06 - I didn't get a chance to post yesterday. The uptick was the day 2 of Girl's Night Friday and very much expected. We had our Fantasy football draft (its my first one in person) with Fam yesterday. It was crazy busy getting 3 drafts done and I DEFINITELY did not get water in. We had wings, tatortots, and fries available for food so it was that or nothing at all. I know sodium is high and dehydration retention is high so I decided to give myself grace today and tomorrow to recover before I subject myself to what is probably not pleasant weigh-ins. No need to mentally destroy myself for circumstances not entirely under my control. I will be catching up this morning on yesterday's updates and I will be back to post tomorrow, assuming nothing crazy interrupts my morning, to stay accountable and get the much needed support to be back on track. Love you all so dearly!
09/07 - Late posting, but had a busy busy day that started earlier than normal for days off. Ended up getting to go to the zoo with Fam (BF and I's first time) because they secured day passes and requested 2 free guests off their annual membership in case we said yes. Then pitstop at Old Navy for FamWife and I to get clothes for an impromptu river swim on the way home. Lunch wasn't great- taco bell, but all the other places nearby the zoo were closed or super duper busy. Kept it small and simple. Dinner was homemade shrimp pad thai and egg rolls with some tofu on the side and a kale salad. May have had a little too much of pad thai but the veggies and shrimp in it were so amazing. Water was super expensive (and couldn't bring your own) so I'm short on water, but still chugging away. A lot more walking than I anticipated, but less than I'd like (by the time I was ready to go for my morning walk, I had to shower super quick to leave on time). I'll still come to post regardless of weigh-in decision which I'll make depending on how I feel when I wake up. Choosing to take a mental break so I don't overstress or freak out over a false high (I call them false because its mostly water retention and bloating, not actual fat) is a really really pleasant thing and I wish I had given myself that opportunity in the past rather than beat myself up and super restrict. Its freeing knowing that I've learned so much about my body from this group that I can step away when I know its necessary but still have the support of the group with no judgement.
09/08 - Woke up late for work... Luckily not too late and boss was super chill when he realized I made it to the meeting (I was about 10 minutes late to meeting but he didn't realize I was on until we all almost hung up). Didn't want to weigh in this morning anyway, so this was simply the universe ensuring I couldn't. I chugged water while on the call before ever stepping into the bathroom where the scale is. I feel so dehydrated and bloated this am. I know it is all water weight from yesterday. With that, today's goals: get a walk in once I can get to my closet without waking up BF, focus on water intake, and eat good, healthy, filling foods. Also, get back on IF. I may not hit the full 16, but aiming for at least 15 hours due to a later than normal dinner yesterday. Edit: Walking may not happen as it just started pouring rain. I didn't realize it was supposed to rain before Wednesday! Maybe, if it calms down this evening and dinner isn't too late, I'll take the pup out for an after-dinner walk. Its been getting darker earlier so my evening walks have been suffering a bit.
09/09 - Pre-TOM weight kicking in, I guess. I feel back to normal as far as water weight goes but I know TOM will be here any day now. Upsetting coming off grace period feeling ok, like I'm back down in weight, only for my weigh in to be higher than I expected because hormones.... Hopefully it'll drop quickly, though. Going to keep chug-a-lugging my water. No walk, its raining like crazy. Woke up at 345 wide eyed and bushy tailed for absolutely no reason. Then got scared when my phone went off with a immediate danger flash flood warning. I might need a nap between all my meetings today. No walk, its still absolutely pouring rain and seems it will be for the rest of the week. Need to figure out how to get steps in while in this little house. Nowhere I walk is more than 5-6 steps before a 180 so getting a nice brisk pace is impossible. Maybe I just jog in place and hope for the best?
09/10 - Didn't have time to weigh as I had to take BF to hospital for surgery this am. Now doing laundry in hopes of getting as much dog hair off his sheets and blankets as possible. I'm being uprooted from the bedroom into daughter's room with the dog (she LOVES to plop right on him at night and short dog hair+surgery=bad. It gets everywhere.) Got plenty to do with the house and actual work before I head back at 930 (pickup is scheduled at 10/1030 right now). Hopefully that will get me plenty of steps in to count as a small workout. Last night was horrid. I battled a headache all day (excedrin didn't do a thing) but last night around dinner it went into a full blown migraine. I got dizzy, couldn't focus my vision, nauseous, etc. Almost threw up when I went to bed. Have a small lingering headache in back of head this am but was finally able to pass out last night and rid of the worst of it. Tossed and turned all morning since 3am (similar to yesterday but was able to doze a few times for a few minutes this morning unlike yesterday). Not sure what happened... Chugging water and trying not to eat my stress away today is the goal, especially once BF is home and I have to wrangle the dog (who is likely to be super freaked out).
09/11 - Surprised to be back down after yesterday. I didn't do my IF, I kinda stress ate, I was 100% nursemaid focused on BF. Did get a lot of water in, though. Nerve block wore off and BF in ton of pain so probably hanging around the house and helping him. I'm working today but have nothing going on and everyone knows I'll be helping him. Don't think I'll manage my goal but if I can get back down to 153.x I'll be content.
09/12 - TOM is kicking my butt... maybe its the added stress of being nurse to BF or something but holy moly symptoms. My poor lower belly was bloated tight as a rock this morning and my fingers are all swollen. I hit my water goal yesterday so not sure what's going on since this NEVER seems to happen. I have to retain a ton of water to get swollen fingers (usually my face gives it away first for some reason). I also feel heavy and my stomach is a bit achy. Going to try to fast for longer so long as I don't get too nauseous and drink my water early in hopes of dropping some water weight. Blaming it on TOM and stress because my eating wasn't great, but it wasn't horrible -- especially not bad enough for all this.
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Female 59, 5'3" - S.E. BC Canada
MFP start October 28.18 – 191
GW 115
Previous rounds:
Round 95 - Nov 09 - 18.19 EW 158.4Round 96 - Nov 19 - 28.19 EW 158.4Round 123 – August 15 – Aug 24 – EW 144.9
Round 97 - Nov 29 - Dec 08.19 EW 157.5
Round 98 - Dec 09 - Dec 18.19 EW 159.0
Round 99 - Dec 19 - Dec 28.19 EW 161.8
Round 100 – Dec 29.19 – Jan 07.20 EW 159.8
Round 101 - Jan 08 - Jan 17 EW 159.7
Round 102 - Jan 18 - 27.20 - EW 160.1
Round 103 - Jan 28 - Feb 06.20 - EW 158.1
Round 104 - Feb 07 - Feb 16 - EW 158.2 - AVG 157.7 10th round
Round 105 - Feb 17-26 - EW 154.7
Round 106 – Feb 27- March 07 - EW 155.2
Round 107 – March 08 – March 17 – EW 156.7
Round 108 - March 18 - March 27 - EW 155.7
Round 109 - March 28 - April 06 - EW 155.4
Round 110 - April 07 - April 16 – 154.9
Round 111- April 17 - April 26 - 155.3
Round 112 - April 26 - May 06 - EW - 154.1
Round 113 - May 07 - May 16 – 154.8
Round 114 – May 17 – May 26 – 153.1 20th round
Round 115 – May 27 – June 05 – 151.3
Round 116 - June 06 - June 15 – 150.9
Round 117 June 16 – June 25 – 150.7
Round 118 - June 26 - July 05 – 149.1
Round 119 – July 06 – July 15 - 148.4
Round 120 - July 16 - July 25 – 147.7
Round 121 – July 26 – Aug 04 – 146.4
Round 122 – Aug 05 – 14 - 144.9 28th round for me
Round 124 – August 25 - September 03 - EW 143.7
Round 125 - September 04 - September 13 - 142.9
Friday 09/04: 142.3 - New low today
Saturday 09/05: 143.1 - The goal is always to be below the EW of the last 10
Sunday 09/06: 142.5 - Hoping to hover around this weight for awhile.
Monday 09/07: 143.1
Tuesday 09/08: 143.2 - Hanging in there, completely on track. Hoping to see those 142s again soon.
Wednesday 09/09: 143.6 - Pizza and a few cocktails last night. Back on the horse today.
Thursday 09/10: 143.9 - 2 days left of the 10 to hopefully drop a few ounces
Friday 09/11: 142.0 - Well, we all hate fluctuations unless they are in the right direction : - )
Saturday 09/12: 142.0 - Great to see this number again.
Sunday 09/13: 142.96 -
quiltingjaine wrote: »@CamandJarvis and ALL I urge you to read Life in the Fasting Lane. I’ve learned so much in the first 40 or 50 pages! I have added it to my next Amazon order. I have such an urge to highlight passages but this is a library book. 🥴
I'll have to order that. I love IF (when I can get it to work with my schedule) and debated doing longer fasts (alternate day or 36/48hr) for awhile now. Its really hard because COVID limits our gatherings and our primary reason for gathering is potluck style dinners (occasionally a lunch) and I don't want to have to sit down and explain my reasoning to everybody individually (they won't all sit down at once so they'll each approach me one-by-one about it haha). Plus, one is a former nurse and she is absolutely against fasting... I don't want to argue.
I'm thinking once I go back to work - 10hr days at work plus a 3+hr daily commute will give me the perfect excuse! They won't ever know and I can fast in peace. Gives me time to learn, too.
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Female, Age 50, 5'4"
Highest Weight = 181.4
Ultimate Goal Weight = 134
Round 124 = 173.4 (4.6 lbs lost)
Round 125 Goal: I will be going to the beach next week, so my plan is to hopefully maintain through that & not gain. Would love to be under 170 when this round ends but not sure that is doable with a vacation in the mix.
Day/Weight/Comment:
09/04: 172.7 (down .7 from yesterday) Happy with this drop to start this round! Yesterday was my 4th day this week AF, I don't think I will have a drink until we are at the beach next week. Trying to bank some good losses before then! Up for today is a run and cooking a nice dinner tonight, last night was kind of a scavenger hunt for something to make, so my body is craving a real meal tonight.
09/05: 172.6 (down .1 from yesterday) A loss is a loss, so I'll take it! Yesterday was my last day at work before vacation & I was chained to my desk all day for an additional 3+ hours to get everything in order before taking off next week, so never got my planned lunch hour run in or even lunch for that matter. ( I telecommute from home to my office, so usually I can get a work out in on my lunch hour) Today my daughter and I are off on a little road trip to pick up a FB Marketplace find so will be in the car most of the day. Hopefully will be back in time to get a run in and water the lawn before dinner prep begins.
09/06: 171.6 (down 1 lbs from yesterday) A little low on calories yesterday from being in the car for an extended time & my fast lasted 18 hours instead of the usual 16. Got my run in when I got home and was just as fast solo as my last run where my husband really pushed my pace, so progress! Feel the need for super protein today, so planning a steak for dinner + maybe asparagus to go with it. So much to do today, 100 million loads of laundry, packing everything for the beach, meal planning for the week, grocery shopping (staying in a house & taking all the non-perishable with us as just a small market nearby there). And really would like to get another run in today if there is time. Yesterday was my 6th day this week AF (yay!) but need to head to the liquor store today, planning some festive (yet low calorie) alcoholic drinks for the vacay.
09/07: 171.8 (up .2 lbs from yesterday) Slight uptick on this scale this morning, just a normal fluctuation but did weigh in a bit earlier this morning. Had no time to get a run in yesterday but that's okay, my goal is 3 runs a week right now, so yesterday would've just been a bonus run. Fasting yesterday was 20 hours due to being super busy running errands to leave town and 90% of my calories came from dinner. It was on the higher end of my allowed range but still at a deficit. Yesterday marked 7 days AF, hoping to get 4 days AF this new week. I *think* I'm in a good place to stay on track (maintain) at the beach. It is only 4 days and we are still social distancing so plan on cooking in every night except one. I've meal planned and already pre-logged in my dinners (with dessert) and adult beverages to MFP, so as long as I stick to those I should be okay. Cooking out tonight with hot dogs & corn on the grill, plus making coleslaw and a strawberry buttermilk cake. Looking forward to a nicely chilled glass of rosé to top off the day! Happy Labor Day to everyone in the US!
09/08: DNW (Beach) Stayed on the low end of my calories yesterday, 20+ hours fasting, and going with one meal a day (OMAD) whole at the beach. I had wine pre-logged into my calories to enjoy after dinner but didn't even want it, so that makes day 8 AF. On plan for tonight to cook is Tacos, peach cobbler with homemade vanilla ice cream, and Margaritas. I will have a Margarita! Will not weigh in again until Friday morning, I meant to pack my scale but forgot it. I'll still daily check in to keep myself accountable for the choices I make.
09/09: DNW (Beach) Mid range on my calories yesterday (still a deficit), 20+ hours fasting & OMAD. Spent the morning on the beach and then the afternoon had lots and lots of walking. Had 2 Margaritas after dinner that fit into my calories. So delicious but woke up with the puffiest eyes! We are getting BBQ take-out tonight, I've looked at their online menu and pre-logged into MFP as best as I can (not a chain so no exact MFP entries). I think I'll still be in a deficit. No running so far, I think I'll save my 3 weekly runs for Fri, Sat, Sunday when I get back home.
09/10: DNW (Beach) Went way, way over on calories yesterday. But it was just one day and while the scale will most likely go up, it was just one day and I know the scale will drop back down. Will be weighing in tomorrow morning and see where I am.
09/1: 172.3 (up .5 from Monday) Just a half pound up after returning home from the beach. I'll happily take that number! Don't think it's an actual gain, just the day 2 blip up from going over calories on Thursday, so it should bounce back down *hopefully* tomorrow. Either way, I'm still lower than I started this round and have 2 days to go to make some more progress. Yesterday was OMAD and that meal was lunch at 1 p.m. so currently in the midst of a 24 hour fast today, only 3.5 more hours to go. Will be running today, tomorrow, and Sunday.
09/12: 171.8 (down .5 from yesterday) Dropped back down to my exact pre-vacation weight, YAY! Just 1.9 lbs away from a major goal, mentally I just need to be under 170 lbs. Won't hit it this round but for I'll be going really hard for this goal next round! Got in a run yesterday and heading out shortly for another one. Great running weather, love the cooler September temps:)
09/13: 171.6 (down .2 from yesterday) Happy, I successfully navigated this round with a vacation in the middle and still came out with a loss. Positives this round are: IF 16/8 (some days longer fasts), completed my 3rd week of returning to structured running (been a runner for 10+ years but fallen off track), & AF 5 out of 7 days (goal was 4 AF days)
1.8 lbs = loss this round
9.8 lbs = total loss
37.6 lbs = left to lose
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Female age 51
Round 125
My 52nd Round
HWE - 275
OSW - 213
CW - 166.1
RGW - 164.8
Mileage goal for 2020: 634 miles
Completed distance - 574.4 mileRound 55 SW 194.3 EW 191.0 DIF -3.2Round 107-123 Skipped completely
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 96 SW 160.9 EW 161.4 DIF +.5
Round 97 SW 161.4 EW 160.3 DIF -1.1
Round 98 SW 160.3 EW DNW DIF 0
Round 99 DNW EW DNW DIF 0
Round 100 SW 161.0 EW 159.3 DIF -1.7
Round 101 SW 159.3 EW 161.7 DIF + 2.4
Round 102 SW 161.7 EW 161.7 DIF 0
Round 103 SW 161.7 EW 160.4 DIF -1.3
Round 104 SW 160.4 EW 160.4 DIF 0
Round 105 DNW EW DNW DIF 0
Round 106 SW 158.2 Ew 158.2 DIF 0
Round 124 SW 165 EW 166.9 DIF +1.9
Round 125 SW 166.9 EW ???
Day/Weight/Walking distance/Comment:
9/8 166.1 Walked 3.25 miles Holiday went well, bbq'd with roommate and her kids. Didn't overeat and I got in a good walk. I'm still not logging in on the weekend to update this. I took Friday off for a long holiday weekend. Ended up hiking 5 miles on Friday and 4 miles on Saturday. I'm surprised I'm not down a little bit more, sodium as always is my bugaboo. My boyfriend has moved closer to me in addition to changing jobs. All the things that made it harder to see him are gone. We're spending tons of time together and it's great. However, he likes that I've lost weight (mostly he likes what 500 miles of walking does to your booty) but he also tries to talk me into pastries. We're going shopping tonight and I'm getting fruit. He can have his cream pastries and I'll have a banana. It's all growing pains and figuring this stuff out. Happy Tuesday ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9/9 166.3 Walked 0 miles Rain, rain, rain. No walking last night or this morning but it looks good for tonight. I feel like I'm carrying a pound or two of water weight. Fingers crossed it will drop off sooner rather than later.
9/10 164.3 Walked 1.09 mile WooHoo the water is gone! Of course the rain is still here. It got me last night, I had to turn around after half a mile. Sinuses are bothering me and I didn't sleep well. The boyfriend's new mattress and I are not getting along.
9/11 164.6 Walked 3.0 miles At least I got my walk in yesterday, sprinkles didn't melt me after all. Stayed on course food wise, not worried about a .3 change.
9/12 DMW Walked 4.11 miles Good walk last night. Kept sodium low so yeah! Still fighting bf's mattress but I slept better than Wednesday.
9/13 165.2 Walked 3.08 Took the almost 3 year old with me on my walk. Took us an hour and 20 minutes by the time we stopped to looked at flowers, dog and dino prints in the mud, played hide-and-seek and picked up some cool rocks to show her grandma. I will say 3 miles pushing a stroller with a 35 pound kid is a lot more work than just walking 3 miles. New respect to these people I see flat out running pushing a stroller. Not sure why the weight is up. I've been good calorie and sodium wise. It's beautiful here today. I'm going for a long walk and fishing at some point.7 -
50 yo man
MFP Start Weight: 191 lbs (Mai 10, 2020)
Ultimate goal 143 lbs.
Previous Rounds results
R 115. SW 186.76 EW 184lb ⬇️ 2.76
R 116. SW 184.19 EW 181.19.⬇️ 3
R117. SW 181.19 EW 178.90 .⬇️ 2.29
R118. SW 178.90 EW 175.26 ⬇️ 3.64
R119. SW 175.26 EW 173.26 ⬇️ 2
R120 SW. 173.26 EW 168.44 ⬇️ 4.82
R121 SW 168.44 EW 168.87. 🔺0.43
R122 SW 168.87 EW 167.77. ⬇️ 1.10
R123 SW 167.77 lbs EW 169.31🔺1.54
R124 SW 169.31 lbs EW 166.66 ⬇️ 2.65
R124 SW 166.66 lbs EW 162.92 ⬇️ 3.74
Round 125
Day/Weight/Comment
09/04 165.78 lbs (75.20 kgs)
09/05 165.56 lbs (75.10 kgs)
09/06 165.12 lbs (74.9 kgs)
09/07 165.12 lbs (74.9 kgs)
09/08 165.12 lbs (74.9 kgs)
09/09 164.68 lbs (74.7 kgs)
09/10 164.02 lbs (74.4 kgs)
09/11 164.02 lbs (74.4 kgs)
09/12 162.92 lbs (73.9 kgs)
09/13 162.92 lbs (73.9 kgs)
5 -
29 yo female
5’2” Small frame according to my wrist circumference
SW 126.2 (April 14th, 2020)
Highest lifetime weight: 138 lbs. August 2011
Goal Weight: 110
Previous rounds: 125.2 -> 122.8 -> 121.6 -> 121.2 -> 119.8-> 119.4 -> 117.8 ->116.6 -> 117.2 ->117.2->114.8 ->116.8 -> 116.4 -> 114.0
Goal weight for this round: Somewhere in the lower 113-114 range. Will be thrilled if this happens because of where I’m at in the month.
Another goal: Embrace the scale fluctuations and not get flustered.
Previous days09/04 114.4 Got a soccer work out in this morning. Feeling sleepy and looking forward to the long holiday weekend. Having the Monday off will be nice and it’ll give me some extra time to cook something fun! I haven’t figured out what but I’m in the mood to experiment this weekend.
We had Bertucci’s delivered last night as a surprise from my father in law’s coworkers but it didn’t hit me too hard. It was a small piece of chicken parm, about 1 ½-2 cups spaghetti, salad, and a roll. I was full afterwards and didn’t feel icky…so that was good 😊. It didn’t make me retain too much water either, which was a plus for me. The meal train is dropping off a crustless quiche for dinner tonight which shouldn’t hurt the water retention either. I’ll just have to embrace the challenge of being ok with not knowing the calorie counts.
09/05 115.0 And up it goes. Meh, at least I know the time of the month that I am at my lowest weight. So, this is expected and I’m learning to embrace the fluctuations. The crustless quiche that was dropped off last night was delicious! It had spinach, basil, some sort of cheese mixed in and a layer of parmesan cheese on top. Tonight, for dinner we plan on making a homemade beef and broccoli dish with CSA broccoli and csa Flank steak. So that should be yummy too!
I plan on doing a spin bike workout this morning once my husband wakes up. Then, it’s most likely a chores day for me. Maybe we’ll go for a walk this morning too if he’s feeling energetic!
09/06 115.2 It’s been a great day so far. This morning my husband and I went for a nice 3ish mile walk and then I followed it up with a 45 minute spin bike workout from Youtube. Then, I got everything done I planned to do yesterday but had zero energy for. Yesterday, I didn’t end up exercising or doing any chores because I was just plain tired.
Today, I made a chorizo, pinto bean and brown rice stew in the pressure cooker. I used some Cajun seasoning, a little bit of onion, two baby bell peppers, ½ lb dried pinto beans, 1 cup dry brown rice, chicken broth, and 1lb of chorizo. First, I browned the chorizo and onion, then cooked the beans with the chorizo and chicken broth at high pressure for 27 minutes, then I added the rice to the beans and meat and cooked everything for another 22ish minutes. I didn’t measure the amount of chicken broth I used (I just eyeballed it). If I had to guess it was about 3-4 cups total of chicken broth. It made a total of 8 cups worth of food and I calculated it out as 2 cups is one serving = ~600 calories (588 if you want to get technical)
Earlier today, I got fancy and made us pancakes for breakfast. They were high fiber and my husband really liked them! .
09/07 114.6 I went for a really nice long walk this morning and multitasked on the phone by catching up with my mom, dad, and someone who is like another mom to me. It was perfect because it made the 8 miles fly by! I had a left-over pancake from yesterday for breakfast along with some fruit and yogurt. The only joking complaint my husband did end up having with the pancakes is that I “poisoned” him with all the fiber and he was tootin all day, lol! My belly is so used to it, it didn’t even bother me. We have a cookout planned with our immediate family today, so I will probably have a cheeseburger with corn on the cob, grilled eggplant, and some watermelon for dessert. I also have some cucumber salad planned for a snack in between. I’m sure I eat a few more things too because I have a good chunk of calories in green from my long walk.
I think the rest of the day will be a chill day laying on the bed with this cuddly fur ball 😊.
09/08 115.2 We went for a nice 5ish mile walk this morning and I ran the last mile of it. Cookout food went well last night, it was just a touch salty. Our CSA pick up was awesome yesterday! We got a big head of green cabbage for the first time, a gorgeous daikon radish and the biggest red radishes I’ve ever seen. We also got a couple of cute eggplants that I’m going to make a Crock-Pot Indian dish with them. There was even more produce that we got but I can’t remember everything. Today for breakfast/lunch, I plan on having the stew I made on Sunday and for a snack I’m going to make a microwave protein apple cake with one of the CSA apples we got. It’s usually a chocolate cake but I thought I would play with the recipe and add apple and applesauce to it with a few other spices. Then for dinner we are having steak tips and potatoes and salad for dinner. Have good day!
09/09 114.6 We did a good soccer workout this morning. Not too much excitement to report for today. I’m just looking forward to my fresh apples and nectarines to go with my yogurt and granola for breakfast today! Happy hump day!
09/10 114.4 5 mile walk completed this morning. Very sleepy today, woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t fall back to sleep for a bit. Our apartment is still really warm and I can’t wait to have AC next summer. I never realized how much the heat affects my sleep until this year, even though we’ve been living in the same place for the past 6 or 7 years. Maybe as I edge towards 30 I notice it more? I don’t know but I do find myself a lot warmer than I used to be. Any who!
I have a Baignan Bharta recipe I want to make for dinner tonight to use up our abundance of eggplant and couple of tomatoes. It should be nice to have Indian food for a change! I think I’ll serve it with brown basmati rice and a salad. Then, watermelon for dessert!
Have a happy Thursday!
09/11 114.6 Did a killer soccer workout and pushed it extra hard this morning. I’ve been working on my breathing lately and I think it’s already making a difference in my workouts. Last night we had Chinese food delivered unexpectedly but it didn’t do too much damage. I will admit this is my weight post exercise today, because the food caused me to retain a full pound of water coming in at 115.4 first thing this morning. Because I knew it was pure water weight I was curious to see what my weight was post workout and it was back in the normal 114 range, so I went with the 114.6 it gave me post workout.
Switching up my breakfast this morning and making toast with a couple of eggs and cheese and the other slice of toast will have some peanut butter and apple slices on it. Then, my snack will be some fruit with yogurt and granola. Dinner will be the Baignan Bharta dish I talked about yesterday. I’m looking forward to the weekend…we will be checking on our bees to see if it’s time to harvest the honey! Happy Friday everyone!
09/12 114.0 My husband and I went for a really nice walk this morning in a conservation area near us. Then, when we got back I went for another walk on my own around the neighborhood because I just wanted some “me” time. The weather has been gorgeous today and it officially feels like September in New England. We ended up getting Buffalo Wild Wings take-out but with all the walking I did today, it wasn’t too bad calorically. The salt might do me in, but I’m drinking a good amount of water today, so hopefully it shouldn’t affect me too much tomorrow.
The Indian eggplant dish I made for dinner last night came out pretty good and dinner tonight will be those leftovers. For a snack before dinner I’ll have some fruit and yogurt to use up the last CSA pears and peaches. I have a cantaloupe to eat tomorrow and Monday before the next CSA pick-up. I think I’m going to try to find a cool cantaloupe recipe to make to switch up the way I’ve been eating it all summer. Have a good weekend!
09/13 115.0 Oh hey salt. We went for another nice walk this morning and then I came back and did a bodyweight workout. I had a NSV today: being able to complete 10 chin ups in a row unassisted! Summer goal hit! Have a happy Sunday all!
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