Just Give Me 10 Days - ROUND 164

ashleycarole86

Original SW (1/28/21) - 293
GW - 168

SW (9/28): 208.4
Round 164 GW: 205.6
Day/Weight/Comment
9/29 / 206 / I was expecting a drop, but not this big of one! I had a big lunch and went to bed early - ate slightly less calories than normal. Almost thinking it's just a reflection of me having less in my body right before weigh-in time. My round goal weight may be way too high but I'll see where things are at tomorrow.
9/30 / 206.4 / Played 9 holes of golf yesterday and walked the course rather than riding. Took my dog for a short walk as well. Losses the few days before were substantial so not surprised by this small bump. Today my husband, mom and I are going for a one night getaway to Banff. I am planning two days at maintenance calories - I was supposed to be in a two week maintenance break right now but decided for various reasons not to stick it out the whole time. However, decided to cut myself a few planned days at maintenance while I enjoy some holidays.
10/1 / 206.4 / Considering myself lucky I didn't see a gain on the scale today as I had a bigger dinner out with my husband last night. Sometimes it takes a day or two to show up but I also may have over-estimated how many calories I ate. Similar type of day today but intending to stay within calories.. focusing on ensuring I get my 10K steps as well.
10/2 / 206.2 / Yesterday my husband, mother and I had high tea at the Banff Springs Hotel. Whenever I have a meal out that I cannot accurately track due to the calories not being posted online, I take care to overestimate so I don't see a negative impact on the scale. So, I got to really enjoy myself but still saw a drop today, so double win!
10/3 / 206.6 / Golfed 18 holes yesterday and walked the course. Had supper out afterwards with friends. Pre-picked my meal and was happy with my choices.
10/4 / 207 / My husband and I are getting a Peloton delivered tomorrow but I decided to take a couple of their other classes on the app yesterday before it comes - my first HIIT and a yoga class. Off to hike in the mountains today as I'm still on vacation.
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UnstoppableSandra

MFP -Round #2
(164)

I’m 62 years old, 5’4” tall and my weight goal is to lose 30 pounds by my birthday on June 6, 2022

Goals for round #2:
1- drink more water
2- spend less time on social media and more time on my MFP
3- get up every day at 6AM

Round one: lost 2.2 lbs

09/29 -184.0 was a bit over with eating. Did a strength training class. I increased my cycling time this week and I usually gain a few pounds. So far my weight is steady. But yesterday I wasn’t organized with food… hmmm…. I’ll try to go back on track tomorrow.
09/30 - 184.2 and another 40K on the bike! Ended riding 400K in September. I’m happy about that and that is encouraging me to aim for 450K in October. But need to rest. I was pretty tired and aching during yesterday’s ride
10/01 - 183.8 today I biked 32K and got lost on one of the mtb trails. And it was fun.
10/02 - 185 this was kind of expected. The day before I had a big pasta dish for dinner. First I though I would eat half but I was so hungry! Another 36K on my bike😀
10/03 - 182.4 nice! But don’t like Sundays… :(still stayed almost on track with food.
10/04 - 183
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deepwoodslady

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Round 164
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 61 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 122 FOR ME.

“Today….I am choosing Me”

MY STATS:

Highest weight ever (05-10-2016): 253
Original starting weight on MFP: (01-11-2018) 235.0
R163 EW= 188.4
R164 EW= TBD


Current New Goals:
Weight:
Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.




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

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

R43 through R52 (06/07/18 thru 09/23/18) = …..19.4 LOST (Ending weight 179.0)
R53 through R62 (09/24/18 thru 01/01/19) = …..4.1 GAINED (Ending weight 183.1)
R63 through R72 (01/02/19 thru 04/11/19) = …..8.1 GAINED (Ending weight 191.2)
R73 through R82 (04/12/19 thru 07/20/19) = …..5.5 GAINED (Ending weight 196.7)
R83 through R92 (07/21/19 thru 10/28/19) = …..8.7 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)
R93 through R102 (10/29/19 thru 02/05/20) = …2.0 GAINED(Ending weight 190.0)
R103 through 112 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = …..14.9 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)

R113 through 122 (05/07/20 thru 08/23/20) = [color=blue)…..4.7 GAINED [/color=blue] (Ending Weight 209.6)

R 123 thru R132 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = ……1.5 LOST (Ending Weight 208.1)

R133 thru R142 (12/03/20 thru 03/01/21) = ……0.7 LOST (Ending Weight 207.4)

R143 thru 152 (03/02/21 thru 06/10/21) = ……3.6 LOST (Ending Weight 203.8)

R153 thru R162 (06/11/21 thru 09/18/21) = (b]…..16.2 LOST [/b] (Ending Weight 187.6)

R163 (09/19/21 thru 09/28/21) = …..0.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 188.4)

R164 (09/29/21 thru 09/08/21) = …..xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)

Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s


Day/Weight/Comment
09/28 …..188.4….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
09/29 …..185.6 ….. Finally a TMI on day 5. A huge drop on the scale and a full 1% down on the body fat. I’ve really got to start adding fiber, even if it’s in the form of benefiber. A very light dinner and some good snack choices last night really helped too. I am feeling hopeful after this drop. Good luck to everyone this round.

09/30 …..186.2 ….. I think this is a normal physical adjustment to the nearly 3 pound drop yesterday. However, I did have 3 pieces of sugar-free Russell Stovers dark chocolate from a friend that put me over calories by less than 200. Also, not too much movement yesterday. I was staining doors for my reno and that kept me in place most of the day. I’ll work harder at some extra activity. I’m just so tired in the evenings.

10/01 …..187.0 ….. Dammit! Binge last night due to cravings. I will try to make today count for something!

10/02 …..185.0 ….. I did very well yesterday. Tons of total overall calorie burn, 16,000 steps which added up going in and out of house working outside. 7 miles, 6 floors and 2900 overall calories burned for the day. This 2 pound drop is welcome! Travel today so, unfortunately, there will be a bump up again tomorrow. Today will be the opposite. Lots of car sitting and driving, little movement, and restaurant for my main meal. Ugg. Life happens! I’ll try to make good choices. I want to be able to bounce back quickly.

10/03 …..187.0 ….. There’s the travel uptick I expected. I’m okay with it even though my body always seems to prefer staying somewhere in the 187 range, I will not stay locked in. I’m boss of this body of mine! Today will be a very carefully planned day although rain is expected all day. At least I can keep my diet on point. The great NSV yesterday is that I was in a big city and did lots of shopping and I didn’t bring home (in groceries) anything that was not in my plan! Winning!

10/04 …..187.2 ….. …..Some unexpected travel yesterday which took me away for about 4 hours late afternoon until evening. However, the shorter trip did not blow my dietary goals. I just lacked movement and as much water as I would normally drink. I hope today goes smoother.


10/05 …..xxxxx ….. (trend weight xxxxx)

10/06 …..xxxxx ….. (trend weight xxxxx)

10/07 …..xxxxx ….. (trend weight xxxxx)

10/08 …..xxxxx ….. (trend weight xxxxx)

enlightenme3

Round 164
September 29 - October 8, 2021
Female, 5’7”
SW: 164.7 pounds(Sept 28, 2021)
RGW: 163.2 pounds (-1.5 pounds)

Day/Weight/Comment
9/29: 164.7 - Yesterday did a Jazzercise workout (cardio and light core) and a 2 mile neighborhood walk. Logged all my food and stayed within my calorie goals (did not eat back exercise calories). I’m trying out a size M workout leggings since my size L was falling down during workouts. I’m clearly in between sizes since I feel like a bit of a sausage in the size M.
9/30: 163.8 - Jazzercise workout in my new size M leggings. Pro - I didn’t have to pull up my pants every 5 minutes. Con - the muffin top. Ate within my calories (ate some of my exercise calories back, but not all) and was heavier on the protein (for me) yesterday. The overnight loss of 0.9 pounds was a nice surprise this morning.
10/1: 164.9 - Yesterday’s Jazzercise workout couldn’t counteract a night of debauchery (1/2 a veggie calzone, chocolate cake and a brownie). I had planned my calories around two social events yesterday, but the cake and brownie at 9pm no less, weren’t my best decisions.
10/2: 164.2 - Did my first training hike for my upcoming (first ever) backpacking trip. 5.75 miles with some light elevation gains (600 ft) and light pack (13 pounds). It felt great! Although I was within all my calorie and macro goals, I felt super full after dinner (carb and fat heavy) so was surprised at the .7 pound drop. I also realize this morning that one of my food entries, chosen from the database, was just calories and no macros. Will have to continue be vigilant about which entries I use for my food diary so I don’t get any false sense of being over or under.
10/3: 163.8 - Back to where I was on 9/30. Did my workout yesterday morning and ate below my calories but was too full to eat to plan. Macros were very heavy on carbs and fats. I really don’t know how many hours I slept since I had a hard time getting comfortable to fall asleep and then had to get up in the middle of the night since I have been drinking so much water. Hate that effect.
10/4: 164.7 - Ugh. I’ve been gaining and losing the same 1 pound all week long. Frustrating. A bunch of social (eating out) activities the last few days are teaching me that I need to figure out how to better estimate the calories when it isn’t my “usual” food. I thought I was estimating on the high side, but who knows…
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kramereh

SW: 219.6
Day/Weight/Comment
9/29- 217.4
9/30- 216.8back on track this week after gaining all of my weight back. Time to make a lifestyle change vs temporary change. Seems I need to always track to keep myself accountable.
10/1- 216.2
10/2- 215.4- had a good day yesterday, the weekends always seem to cause me trouble.
10/3- 214.6 - had a good day eating wise. I worked out extra hard since I knew I would have a couple drinks and it seemed to pay off!
10/4- 214.2- it was nice to see I can have a couple drinks and some pizza in moderation with working out and still lose. It’s all about balance. ❤️
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jedaschultz

I am 58 yr old, 5' 6" female from the Midwest.
OSW 213.4 (July 2012)
SW 206.6
RGW 205
Round 164 (Round 1 for me)

Day/Weight/Comment

9/29 206.6 Getting started here. Weight hopefully is up a bit from the long weekend of traveling. We visit my almost 82 year old mother often to help her and also have carry in from somewhere. Always stressful and I eat.

9/30 207.2 Hopefully that was the salty food I ate yesterday. I should know better by now but it was tasty. Today is looking like it’s going to be stressful. Got to keep myself focused and not give into impulse stress eating.

10/1 206.8 Turned out to be an okay day yesterday even with all the stress. I was down instead of up. 😊

10/2 207.6. Not so good last night. We stayed up very late and ended up binge eating. Both of these I never do. Still a lot of stress and figuring out how to cope with it. Hubby had a very bad health diagnosis on Thursday and I need to learn better coping skills than eating.

10/3 206.2. Very happy with this. I watched my snacking and finally got rid of all that salt from eating out earlier this week.

10/4 205.8 Going in the right direction. Exactly half way there for this rounds goal. I wasn’t sure how much to shoot for since this is my first round.

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musicsax

@Elbee1 - don't feel bad about sharing your worries on here with us; good friends are supportive through good and bad times, many of us at one time or another have lived through difficult and worrying times. If we can't try to help each other then it would be quite sad. And sometimes it helps to "off load", after all a problem shared is a problem halved. I know we can't quite halved the difficult time your having, but we can empathize.
I really hope you get some support and help with your Dad, I know from experience how hard it can be. Sending you comforting hugs and letting you know you and your Dad and family continue to be in my thoughts.

playhardkf2017

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 -> 115 -> 115.4 ->115 ->113 -> 113-> 113.8 ->114.6 -> 113.6 -> 115.8-> 116 -> 115.6 -> 117.6 -> 115.8 ->118.2-> 117.4 ->116.6 -> 116.8 ->115.6 -> 116.6 -> 115.4 ->?-> 116.6 -> 116.2 -> 115.4->?-> 117.8 ->116.6 -> 116 -> 116 -> 115 -> vacation -> missed about 3ish rounds-> 117.4 -> 115.4 ->117.2
Goal weight for this round: Maintaining 116/117 or dropping a little bit

Previous days

9/29 117.2 pre-workout 116.4 post workout. Started the morning with a 4 mile run. It felt pretty decent except for a side stich almost half way through it but I just walked for a bit and then slowly jogged until I could run a bit faster again. Starting to look into cold weather gear for running because my goal is to run through winter. Slept well for the first time in a while last night. I’m not completely sure why I slept so well but I’m hoping it continues 😊.
9/30 117.4 pre-workout 116.4 post workout- Today was a solid day all around. I ran a little under 3 miles this morning and my food has been on point all day. I even resisted Chipotle when my husband decided he wanted that and I continued to cook the drumsticks I took out of the freezer for dinner. I had three drumsticks and dipped in a combo of bbq and buffalo sauce (~1 tbs total), roasted cauliflower sprinkled with this new powdered cheese seasoning from Trader Joe’s (so yummy!), and 300g of cantaloupe for dessert. Breakfast and lunch was also yummy while being healthy too!
10/1 Did not post. Scale was weird and read 115 prior to my workout and then it read 116 after my workout.
10/2 Did not weigh today. Walked the nearby lake and hit the farmer’s market with my friend. Walked a total of 6ish miles total this morning. Food has been good and energy is improving as I continue to eat at maintenance and work on building strength/muscle.
Non scale victory: I made soup and had left over chicken for lunch today with a slice of bakery toast. I got full pretty quickly and didn’t feel the need to finish the soup. I think eating the chicken before everything helped a bit with satiety. Have a good weekend all!

10/3 Celebrated my mother in law’s birthday today with takeout from the 99’s. It was crazy to think back to how far she has come this year. Last year around this time she was gearing up for chemo with a lot of unknowns and now today she celebrated another birthday and hopefully many more cancer free ones. She’s truly an amazing woman and I’m so blessed to have her in my life and be able to live with both her and my father in law.
I wasn’t super hungry for the takeout, so it worked out and only ate about half, but I did have a nice piece of tiramisu. It’s all about balance right? I think I’ll be having something light for dinner because I’m just kind of tired today and not in the mood to make anything fancy. Have a good night!

10/4 117.4 or 6 after a weekend that was a touch high in salt. So, I’ll happily take it. Did a 2 mile walk this morning and yoga during lunch. The next couple of days I’ll be taking it a little easier because I had a medical thing this weekend and it was recommended to reduce strenuous activity for 4ish days afterwards (everything is all good health wise). TOM is arriving within the next weekish, so this lines up well because my energy is usually a little lower anyways during the time leading up to it.

Breakfast consisted of two eggs, toast, and a protein shake. Lunch was plain Greek yogurt, a cut up peach and kashi go lean crunch sprinkled on top. I took out pork cutlets to sautee up for dinner with beets, corn, broccolini, and I forget what else I need to use up for produce in the fridge.

I treated myself to new headphones (thanks to credit card points), so I don’t have to fight with wires on my runs and I truly love them! The app that goes with them is awesome and allows you to choose from a ton of different presets based on the music genre you’re listening to. I never realized how different music could sound just by tweaking a couple of settings.

quiltingjaine

@fmfdfa2020 My husband has stomach issues too. He must have started trying to figure it out because last week he said he wondered if he was having a problem with gluten. We gave up all pasta 4 years ago but I know he gets “treats” when he’s out. Grandma’s Cookies at the blood bank this morning. Sugar plus a whole lot of other crap! I wish he would go all in on healthier ways! After almost 52 years together, I’m kinda used to having him around! 🙂

quiltingjaine

Female 5’1” Age 71 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008, WW goal 1985 was 126) UGW was 125 (HS weight 1968)
Maintaining below 120

Rnd 7 167.0 to Rnd 17 155.5
To Rnd 27 146*
To Rnd 37 139.0
To Rnd 47 133.5*
To Rnd 57 131.5
To Rnd 67 128.0
To Rnd 77 125.0
To Rnd 87 121.0*
To Rnd 97 121.0
To Rnd 107 122.0
To Rnd 117 116.0
To Rnd 127 117.0
To Rnd 137 117.0
To Rnd 147 116.0
SW Rnd 148 116.5 AW 117.41
SW Rnd 149 115.5 AW 116.8
SW Rnd 150 118.5 AW 117.15
SW Rnd 151 118. AW 117.11
SW Rnd 152 116.0 AW 115.35
SW Rnd 153 115.0 AW 115.2
SW Rnd 154 115.0 AW 115.2
SW Rnd 155 115.5 AW 115.2
SW Rnd 156 115.5 AW 115.0
SW Rnd 157 115.5 AW 114.75
SW Rnd 158 115.5 AW 115.8
SW Rnd 159 115.5 AW 116.3
SW Rnd 160 118.0 AW 118.0
SW RND 161 117.0 AW 117.45
SW RND 162 117.0 AW 117.6
SW RND 163 117.0 AW 118.45

We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19

What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

**Comments apply to previous day**

SW RND 164 117.5
9/29 117.0 AF Going to lunch with neighbor ladies. I plan on steak fajitas but no tortillas. There will be chips involved. 😱
9/30 117.5 👍 AF Lunch yesterday was so pleasant. We left the restaurant just before 2. I ate 5 cherry tomatoes in the evening. I did have a large diet soda in the evening and water. Overall a good day!
10/1 118.0 AF Golden Corral last night
10/2 117.5
10/3 118.0 Pool closing party last night although the pool is opened until at least Nov 1. Dinner was a carb storm so I did eat fried chicken but no macaroni salad, baked beans, cole slaw (always sweetened🤮) or dessert (cookies, cake, and brownies.
10/4 119.0 AF Thai meal Hot Chili w/beef and about 1/2 c steamed rice. I ate half for late lunch and half LATE for me. Fasting blood work at 7:15 this morning followed by blood donation at 8:45. LATE UPDATE: Lab started the day 1/2 hour late so had to change my eating plan. I made a stupid choice at McD’s and ate the bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit instead of leaving the biscuit. Then after blood donation grabbed the “healthiest” snack - Smartfood white cheddar popcorn. Sooo, over my carbs for today and need higher protein later. It’ll be okay, it’s only one day.

Nicoles0305

Heck yeah I’m in!

Fourth round for me! I can do anything for 10 days!

Goals- Lose as much weight as I can! Keep to 80 net carbs/day; Pelo 2-3x/week; strength training 2-3x/week; 11,500 steps/day

MFP SW: 237.6
Round 164 SW: 211.8


9/29: 212.0 Had a great day yesterday- hit my steps, got a Pelo ride in, and finished the day at 52 net carbs. So all things considered, this tiny uptick this morning is not unexpected because it’s absolutely the monthly hormonal shift. One foot in front of the other! It’ll pass soon.
9/30: 211.8 Had a great day yesterday, especially considering I was unsure of what dinner would look like. Wound up having a salad! Finished the day with 46 net carbs, a strength training session done, and step goal achieved. On to today!
10/1: 212.4 Had a weird day yesterday. I was busy all day, literally from the time I got up to the time I went to bed, I was going nonstop. That led to undereating slightly, less water than usual, and not hitting my step goal. It is what it is though. Still stayed within my carb goal- 66 for the day. Today will be less busy and I’ve got half my food already planned out. Going camping this weekend, and I’ve learned my best method when camping is to preplan my meals, so I’m sure I’ll be fine with food. For now, I’ll continue riding out this hormonal weight shift.
10/2: 🏕 DNW Had a good day yesterday. Hit my steps, got plenty of water, stuck to my plan for my first camping meal of the weekend, and finished the day with 54 net carbs. I have today’s food all mapped out already to avoid any overeating, and plenty of walking in the forecast too.
10/3: 🏕 DNW Preplanning my food for our weekend camping trips makes things so easy. I might start doing this every other day too. I had a great day yesterday. 44 net carbs, step goal hit, and plenty of water. Tomorrow I should see the reward for sticking to my plan this weekend, even when I was soo tempted to make myself a s’mores while I was making them for the kids last night!
10/4: 212.4 Had a great day yesterday. Finished the day with 36 net carbs, hit my step goal, and plenty of water. Unfortunately, hormones are still masking any scale progress. Hopefully I’ll drop before the end of this challenge. I did take my monthly measurements today and have dropped a total of 15.5” over the past month, so there’s that at least!
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RetiredAndLovingIt

Hi, I am in again. I tried a month without weighing & although I didn't gain much, I also didn't have my head in the game to lose either. I am ready now to work to a healthy weight.

71 yr old 5'3" Original SW= 175 on 8-19-12.
Lost 25# and basically maintaining since. My goal is 140#

SW 148.2 (Round 149)
Round 149 EW= 147.8 (Average Weight= 147.25) Round 161 DNW
Round 150 EW= 149 AW= 149.3 Round 162 DNW
Round 151 EW= 149.4 AW= 148.73 Round 163 DNW
Round 152 Didn't do
Round 153 SW= 150 EW= 148.4 AW= 148.94
Round 154 SW= 148.4 EW= 148.2 AW= 148.74
Round 155 SW= 148.2 EW= 150.4 AW= 150.06
Round 156 SW= 150.4 EW= 152.4 AW= 150.91
Round 157 SW=152.4 EW= 152.4 AW= 152.6
Round 158 SW= 152.4 EW= 152.8 AW= 151.9 Yay!! Starting back down a little
Round 159 SW= 152.8 EW= 152.4 AW= 152.64 Oops, not a good 10 days, need to do better
Round 160 SW= 152.4 EW= 152.4 AW= 151.64

9-27= 152.5
9-28= 152.4

9-29= 152.8
9-30= 153.2
10-1= 151.8
10-2= 151.8
10-3= 151.6
10-4= 151.2 keeping my calories within my range and walking a little more
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krea4

HW: 70.40 Kg - 24.05.21
SW: 68.45 Kg - 16.09.21
CW: 67.25 Kg - 27.09.21
GW: 64.00 Kg - 21.11.21

9/30: 67.60
10/1: 67.65
10/2: 67.85
10/3: 67.10 - happy with this. Hope it's not a glitch.
10/4: 67.55 - let's see what tomorrow brings. I've got a feeling that it's going to be up and down this week 🤪
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TerriRichardson112

🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃
🎃🎃🎃 OCTOBER 🍂🎃🎃🎃
🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

I was after an elusive 85 lbs loss 😂 but 83 will do me fine. (Now 84 😁)
• In Maintenance for over 2 years.
• Smart BMI - optimal weight.
• Muscle/Fat %ages in normal range

Just because Covid restrictions aren’t compulsory doesn’t mean they’re not necessarily. People are still dying out there………
😷Take care! Stay safe!😷
October focus:

• maintain weight < 150 (I have been maintaining since July 2019)
• Work on improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale

I liked this so much I'm borrowing it.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180's; 170's; 160's; 150's; 140's; 130's
Aims:

2021 Focus:

• Maintain weight < 150
• 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

Never give up! Never give in!
Recent Back Story:

• 2018 goal: get back down to 160 ✅
• 2019 goal: proceed down to 150 ✅ with 2 months to spare
• 2020 goal: maintain below 150 dropping slowly down to 145 ✅ Strength training has slowed progress, but that’s okay.
• That's a WIN in my book!
  
• 2021
• Focus: maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.
  
• (One good thing about Covid is that I don't have to traverse the minefield of family celebration meals.)

JGM10D ~|~ Round 164

🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
Stats

🔹Age 75:🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅
🔹GW: 2020: < 150✅
🔹31 Dec: 145.8

🔹GW 2021: < 150
🔹1 Jan 2021: 147.2
🔹1 Mar 2021: 145.5
🔹LW: 142.1: (August 2021)

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 163 EW: 143.4
Round 164 Goals:

• Maintain weight < 150
• Work on stamina/strength/flexibility

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• 29/09: 142.9: Goals 🎃
  
• 30/09 142.2:: Goals 🎃
  
• 01/10: 142.5: Goals 🎃
  
• 02/10: 142.4: Goals 🎃
  
• 03/10: 142.5: Goals 🎃
  
• 04/10: 142.2: Goals 🎃
  
• 05/10: xxx: Goals
  
• 06/10: xxx: Goals
  
• 07/10: xxx: Goals .
  
• 08/10: xxx; Goals
  

Previous Rounds:

• Round 160 EW: 142.6🌻
  
• Round 155 EW: 144.8 🌻
  
• Round 145 EW: 145.1🌻
  
• Round 135 EW 146.8🌻
  
• Round 120 EW 150.1🌻
  
• Round 110 EW 148.2🌻
  
• Round 109 EW 147.2🌻
  
• June 2017: Round 8 EW 169.9
  
• This was my first round!!! I faffed about for 2 1/2 years before I got back on track!!!

Daily Habits

Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Exercise:
🔹Steps daily > 7500
🔹30 + minutes intentional exercise
Mind/Body/Soul/Spirit
🔹Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation
🔹Practice Self-care
🔹Positively reframe thoughts
🔹Learn something new
🔹15 mins Daily Declutter session

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THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS: One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.

• Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
• A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
• Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
• The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
• Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
• The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
• When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
• Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.

Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

cpanus

I'm in! Thank you, @quiltingjaine !

71 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.

Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 143.0
UGW: 132.2

09/27 - 145.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
09/28 - 145.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.64 miles in 104 mins

Day/Weight/Comment

09/29 - 143.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...hahaha! I don't think so!! ...60 min workout w/trainer
09/30 - 144.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...5.41 miles in 92 mins
10/01 - 145.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...60 min workout w/trainer
10/02 - 144.0 at 6:00 a.m. ...5.48 miles in 95 mins.
10/03 - 144.2 at 8:30 a.m. ...5.46 miles in 95 mins
10/04 - 142.4 at 7:30 a.m. ...5.73 miles in 98 mins
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Chris

39flavours

F41, 5'4
Heaviest: 180.8 (5th July '21)
RGW: 151.0
UGW: 150
UUGW: 130

Round 164 Goals: 8500 steps/day, 8hrs sleep/night, less time sitting down, exercise in the morning, 2.5 litres water/day, Low alcohol

R160 SW:162.8 GW:164.0 EW:DNW
R161 SW:162.0 GW:159.5 EW:158.2 (-3.8)
R162 SW:160.2 GW:156.5 EW:154.6 (-5.6)
R163 SW:154.4 GW:152.4 EW:152.4 (-2)
R164 SW:151.8 GW:151.0 EW:

9/27 153.0 (trend 154.5)
9/28 152.4 (trend 154.2)

Trend goal for round 152.8
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9/29 151.8 (trend 153.9) Starting this round with a drop is exciting but I don't think I'm going to change my goal weight, instead I think I'll track my trend weight this round too, to see if I learn anything from it. My trend weight drop last round was 3.2lbs, compared to the 2lbs change in scale weight I had. I spent most of yesterday at my mum's house restoring and refitting some skirting boards that were removed back last winter when her house got flooded. It was good to get it done so she can close that chapter and move on from it. Had a banana for breakfast and then nothing until 7pm as I was busy and didn't feel hungry so I ended up 200 under which might be why there's a drop today. Protein is concerning me, I'm thinking of changing my macros to reduce fat and raise protein, not sure if it'll work for me as I find fat really satiating but I'm worried about losing muscle and I don't want to reduce carbs any further as I get really lethargic when I go below 35%.

9/30 151.6 (trend 153.6) I went shopping for some new walking/trail running shoes yesterday, first time in clothes shops for about 18 months. I didn't find anything suitable so decided to browse for clothes, although I'm not really needing any as stuff I have that's been in storage is starting to fit me again. It was such a different experience to how I remember it in the past, I didn't cringe every time I saw my reflection and even tried on a few things and was surprised to find I'm down a jeans size and can fit medium size 12-14 jumpers without them clinging in all the wrong places! Went for an evening walk with hubby and a couple of drinks, gotta watch out, this is becoming a habit. Calories 100 over, binged a bit on cheese, ham and pickles and not enough veggies.

10/1 153.0 (trend 153.5) Biggest overnight gain that I've had in a while but I'm not surprised. I had cravings all day yesterday and felt really lethargic so didn't get any activity in. I started the day with eggs and a pear rather than my normal banana and rather than making me feel more satisfied it just triggered the munchies monster and nothing I ate would stop me from thinking about food. I wasn't even hungry, just wanted to snack snack snack. I was 200 cals over in the end so obviously not enough to cause a 1.4lb gain, but extra carbs and fibre are having lingering effects I guess. Feeling a bit disappointed with myself and worried that I might be subconsciously self sabotaging as I'm nearly at 30lbs lost and I had told myself when I get there I would start regularly visiting the gym, something I'm dreading. I must make sure I stay busy and stick to the plan today.

10/2 151.4 (trend 153.2) Steps 13,973 Well I decided that the best thing to do was not to wait until I hit 30lbs lost to start going to the gym in case it was leading to self sabotage, so straight after posting yesterday I chucked on my gym clothes and hot footed it down there before I had a chance to over think it and chicken out. First time I've been there in 2.5yrs and it was totally fine, I just walked on the treadmill for an hour at 3.8mph, I don't want to start any complicated fitness routine as my main focus is fat loss right now. Went out in the evening and calories were way over so I'm extra happy with the drop today.

10/3 153.0 (trend 153.2) I think this is going to be one of those bumpy rounds, time to stop staring at numbers and just trust the process.

10/4 150.8 (trend 152.9) Steps 10,450 That's exactly 30lbs lost! 🎉 went to the gym and did an hour fast walking while watching the London marathon for inspiration. Walking at 4.2mph is almost too fast for my short legs and I'm tempted to jog... but not quite there yet! Hubby spent the day batch cooking lots of different curries for the freezer, he's a bit annoyed that I won't be eating them too, I think it gives him joy to cook for me, but it's not what I want to be eating at the moment and I have to do what's right for me.

10/5 150.6 (trend 152.6) Didn't make it to the gym, couldn't get up early enough! I am aiming to build the habit of going first thing in the morning, leaving the house at 7am so I can be back for 8.30am. I'm very lucky that my gym is only a 5 minute walk away. I'm nearly at my first UGW of 150lbs but I think I'll wait until I am at a trend weight of 150 before I update my new UGW which I think will be 142.8, which represents being out of the overweight bmi category.

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matratazola

F51, 5.5ft
Start weight: 74.7 kg /164.8 lbs
1st goal weight : 70kg / 154.3 lbs
2nd goal weight : 67 kg / 147.7 lbs
Final goal weight : 64 kg / 141.1 lbs

Round 162 SW 164.8 EW 164.8 (loss 0.0lbs)
Round 163 SW 164.8 EW 161.8 = - 3.0lbs / 74.7-73.4 = -1.3kg

Day/Weight/Comment

Previous days

9/29 73.4kg (161.88) No change is better than gain Autumn is finally here, leaves are falling, it's pouring down and windy. Time to make some soups !
9/30 73.4kg (161.8) Still no change, I ate maybe too many carbs yesterday, but nothing major, I'm happy with a status quo as I'm not really exercising, I do some yoga in the morning and go everywhere by ebike but that's more like a brisk walk than anything, well except yesterday when my battery was flat, that was some workout lol Yesterday evening, I switched my summer/winter clothes and I was happy to find clothes are easy to get into or a bit big so that's a nice. I'll wait till the January sales to get some new clothes, I'm hoping to drop a size (or two ) between now and then !
10/1 73.4kg (161.8 / - 0.0lbs) And again no change Kept to low carb but probably too many calories. Although I'm seeing a difference in body shape with the cycling and I'm happy about that. Also I'm surprised that my inflammation from Rheumatoid Arthritis has nearly gone, I had heard it could be one of the positive aspects of going low carb but I didn't expect such a quick and dramatic change. The swelling and pain in my hands were the first to go but more surprisingly I've had inflammation in my ribcage for nearly 6 months and now I can also breath without pain. So it looks like I'll be adopting keto WOL for the long term. If I could loose weight too that would be a definite winner
10/2 73.4 (161.8 / -0.0lbs) The day went well but I had a dinner at friends that evening, we had sushi to compensate for my vegetarian side, I didn't feel I could impose Keto on them either, I also treated myself to a slice of cake while I was at it lol
10/3 DNW - wanted to spend my Sunday blissfully unaware of the consequences of the day before
10/4 74.3 (163.8 / +2.0lbs) yep there it is lol Even though yesterday I was very attentive to stay below 20g carb I still managed to gain from that one day slip, but you can't stop going out and seeing friends because of diet I've planned to commute by bike all week except tomorrow when I'm taking my dad to hospital and I'm going to try to fit in the gym as well to do some cardio and weights. I'm hoping things will get back into enough of a routine that I can go more regularly to the gym on my lunch hour during the week.

10/5 74.2 (163.6 / -0.2lbs) Slight drop, I was very good with carbs yesterday but not very active as only did my usual bike commute. Today I'm taking my dad to hospital appointments therefore I'm by car, I was stuck in traffic for 40 minutes (3 km) looking at all the cyclists going by with envy lol. We're getting the results of my dad's biopsies this afternoon and we'll know if it is confirmed as cancer or not, crossing fingers. I'm hoping to not fall into stress eating by the end of the day!

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Round 164 SW 161.8 EW xxx.x = xxx lbs / 73.4-xx.x = xx.x kg

Deviette

SW: 73.5kg
GW: 62kg

Round 164: SW: 73.5 GW: 72.9 EW: TW:


Day/Weight/Comment
9/29 - 72.9 - Still coming down from the weekend. Good eating yesterday although was hungry in the middle of the day. But powered through. Finally decided to switch my calories from very slow loss mode (-250kcal per day) to normal loss mode (-500kcal per day) now that my injury is starting to heal and I'm definitely becoming more active. And I've got my fitbit back on so I actually accounting for the calories I get by wandering around all the time. So although the starting calories are smaller, I'll probably end up in about the same place. I mean, I can always change it back again if I find it hard again.

9/30 - 72.9 - Turned out the dinner that I thought was going to be ~700kcals was actually ~1000kcals which completely messed my values up yesterday. I mean, it was 100% worth it as it was delicious, but still, and extra 300kcals I hadn't budgeted for was not a nice thing to realise.

10/1 - 72.9

10/2 - DNW
10/3 - DNW
10/4 - 73.9 - Really crappy weekend that started with an entire slab of chocolate, then a cancelled Judo session, an enormous meal out (I mean it was delicious and 100% worth every single one of the calories), and then a stressful Sunday with some slightly disappointing cake. Aaaaaand I just didn't log anything because I was in a mood. Today is a new day. Let's just not let that happen again.

10/5 - 73.3 - Aaand yesterday just proves how much I need exercise in my life. Over 1000kcal deficit for the day and just not feeling hungry. Gives me a nice buffer for the rest of the week and just makes me feel better as well. Knee's feeling a little rickety this morning, but not as bad as I thought it might for the first judo session back. Still not able to do as much as I normally do, and missing out on groundwork really sucked. However all in all: pleased


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islander85

My third round!

36, 5'4
OSW on 23 Aug 21: 234 lbs
UGW: 125-135 lbs (I’ll see when I get there)

Round 163 EW: 229 lbs

Round 164 GW: 226 lbs

Round 164 goals: work out at least 30 mins every day, drink 2 litres water daily, fast 16 hours a day, no alcohol

Day/Weight/Comment:

9/29 – 229.4 – Had a salty dinner but stayed under my calorie goal and worked out for 30 minutes. No alcohol.

9/30 – 227.6 – Wasn’t expecting this drop, but I’m not complaining! Did pretty well yesterday, stayed under my calorie goal and worked out for 30 mins. No alcohol.

10/1 – 228 – I went wayyy over my calorie goal yesterday and I didn’t exercise. No alcohol. I will try to have an extra healthy day today to make up for it.

10/2 – 227 – I did not have a healthy dinner but still stayed under my calorie goal. No exercise. No alcohol. Nervous about our anniversary dinner tonight and hoping I can make good choices while still enjoying myself. Fingers crossed!

10/3 – 228.4 - Weigh in after night out for 3 year anniversary – Well, my food choices at dinner last night were actually ok but I ruined it with too much wine! Another night out tonight unless the weather doesn’t get any better in which case I’ll stay in and eat healthy.

10/4 – 228 - Weigh in after night out to comedy club – Great night out meeting new people. I had some naughty treats but did fine overall. Still hoping to hit my round goal!

10/5 – 229.2 – Ugh! I ate really well yesterday so I’m guessing this is a delay from the weekend. I will keep pushing forward!

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Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
230's; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180's; 170's; 160's; 150's; 140's; 130's; 120's

jspecies11

SW: 135.2# (end of round 163 on 9/28)
Round goal: 134.0#
Plan: Proactive calorie planning; strength training, walk in nature as weather allows, and stay engaged.

Day/Weight/Comment
9/29: 136.0#
9/30: 134.0#
10/1: 134.8#
10/2: 134.8#
10/3 Travel
10/4 Travel
10/5: 135.0# Not bad considering the weekend food fest. Salty snacks at the winery visit too. Incredible dinner out with son but no way I could estimate the calories with the complexity of the meal so just over estimated. Back to work today.
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