Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 171

musicsax

Round 171 (103rd for me). I prove yet again round after round that I need this to help keep me on the straight and narrow.

There is only 17 days to Christmas !! So I'd like to lose 3 pounds for then ( I think 2 pounds are more realistic, but I'll give it a go!), that is only 2.5 weeks, a pound a week or 2 pounds per round. I know it will be tight, with more pre-Christmas activities, but I'm going to persevere and keeping going. Incentive is that I feel good about the dresses I want to wear for our Christmas & New Year dance nights. I need to remain binge free, but as always – yet again any loss will be a win!

Covid numbers keep yo-yoing in England – we reached “freedom day” back in the summer, but there is still a pandemic, and now a new variant: Covid is still very much around! Continue to wash hands, be kind, wear a mask in public indoor settings, stay alert and always consider others.

Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and then gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then & didn't want to gain any more, It's took me 75 rounds to achieve my under 130 target; back to maintenance again!! But than I crept up again, so need to get back under 130. A healthy life style has to be a permanent way of life.
End of round 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4
End of round 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
End of round 83 133.4
End of round 84 133
End of round 85 131.6
End of round 86 133.0
End of round 87 134.8
End of round 88 132.8 (2 pounds lost)
End of round 89 138.2 (+5.4 pounds gained)
End of round 90 135 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 91 132.8 (2.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 92 133 (0.2 pound up from end of last round)
End of round 93 135.6 (2.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 94 135.8 (0.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 95 134.4 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 96 134.4 (no loss no gain!!)
End of round 97 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 98 133.4 (1.6 down from end of last round)
End of round 99 134.4 (1 up from end of last; not bad for Christmas period!)
End of round 100 133.4 (1 down from end of last round)
End of round 101 137.2 (3.8 pounds up)
End of round 102 136 (1.2 pounds down from last round – not bad considering Dad unexpectedly passed away 3 days before end of round & I went totally off plan & no walking!)
End of round 103 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down from last round – better!)
End of round 104 – 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 105 – 133.6 (1.4 down from end of last round)
End of round 106 – 133.6 (same as last round)
End of round 107 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 108 – 134.2 (0.6 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 109 – 135.6 (1.4 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 110 – 133.2 ( 2.4 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 111 – 133.2 (same as last round)
End of round 112 – 133.6 (increase of 0.4)
End of round 113 – 132.8 (0.8 down from end of last round)
End of round 114 – 136 (3.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 115 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 116 – 133.4 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 117 – 135.4 (2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 118 – 136 (1.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 119 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down)
End of round 120 – 135.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 121 – 135.2 (0.2 pounds down)
End of round 122 – 133.2 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 123 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 124 – 134.8 (2.4 pounds up )
End of round 125 – 135 (0.2 pounds up) – get a grip!!!
End of round 126 - 135 - same as last round
End of round 127 - 133.8 (1.2 pounds down
End of round 128 –133.4 (0.4 pound down)
End of round 129 – 134.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 130 – 133 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 131 – 133.6 (0.6 up)
End of round 132 – 134 (0.4 up)
End of round 133 – 134 .4 (0.4 up)
End of round 134 – 132.2 (2.2 pounds down) see what not binging can do!!
End of round 135 – 131.8 (0.4 down)
End of round 136 – 132.8 (1 pound up – happy for Christmas period, lower than at this time for many years!)
End of round 137 – 134 (1.2 pound up ugh!!)
End of round 138 - 131.2 ( 2.8 pounds down)
End of round 139 – 130.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 140 – 132.4 ( 2.2 pounds up)
End of round 141 – 131 ( 1.4 pounds down)
End of round 142 – 129.8 ( 1.2 pounds down)
End of round 143 – 130.8 (1 pound up)
End of round 144 – 130.2 (0.6 pounds down)
End of round 145 – 132 ( 1.8 pounds up)
End of round 146 – 133.8 (1.8 pounds up – again!!)
End of round 147 – 133.2 (0.6 down)
End of round 148 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 149 – 132.4
End of round 150 – 133.8 (1.4 pounds up )
End of round 151 – 135.8 (2 pounds up)
End of round 152 – 134 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 153 – 135.4 (1.4 pound up)
End of round 154 – 132.2 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 155 - 133.6 (1.4 pounds up)
End of round 156 - 134 (0.4 pounds up)
End of round 157 - 133.6 ( 0.4 pounds down)
End of round 158 – 135.4 (1.8 pounds up )
End of round 159 – 134.4 (1 pound down)
End of round 160 – 135.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 161 – 134.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 162 – 133.6 ( 0.6 down)
End of round 163 – 136.2 (2.6 up )
End of round 164 – 136 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 165 – 135.8 (0.2 pound down)
End of round 166 – 136 (0.2 pound up)
End of round 167 – 138 (2 pounds up)
End of round 168 – 135 (3 pounds down)
End of round 169 – 134.4 (0.6 pound down)
End of round 170 – 133 (1.4 pounds down)

SW: 132.4

Day/Weight/Comment
12/8 132.4 - 8.75 miles walked yesterday. Good food choices despite lunch out with DS. Calories under, but carbs 38g over.
12/9 133.4 - 11.63 miles walked and an hours yoga yesterday, calories well under, carbs 3g over.
12/10 132.2 – 10.99 miles walked yesterday, well under calories, as usual carbs over; 31g over.



12/11 134.2 - 7.33 miles yesterday, not a good food day, overindulged all day Today will be a challenge too, it's the caravan Christmas party weekend, too much festive food and drink temptations, need to concentrate on damage limitation!! (Think Christmas dance dress in a weeks time!)
12/12. 135.6 - ugh!! yes went a bit mad!! Never mind 5 days to buckle down.
12/13 135 – no structured walking, travelling back home, unpacking caravan, washing, etc. Today I am back to normal routine.
12/14 134.4 – 10.75 miles walked yesterday, calories and all macros within limits, a good food day.
12/15 134 - 11.05 miles walked yesterday, calories & all macros within limits, good choices. 2 days to get back to start of round weight !?
12/16
12/17

KEEP SAFE EVERYONE . Keep calm – Covid is still out there take care, we're still in this together!

?￰ﾟﾑﾍThis is NOT A DIET. It’s a PERMANENT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE?￰ﾟﾑﾍ

CamandJarvis

You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before

30, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2
GW: 130-135

Previous Rounds:

R69: 158.1; R70: 156.5; R71: 156.3 R72: 156.3; R73: 155.2; R74: 155.4; R75: 156.1; R76: 155.6; R80: 153.2; R81: 154.3; R82: 154.1; R84: 156.5; R89: 156.7; R91: 160.1; R93: 159.3; R94: 156.1; R98: 154.5; R99: 155.9; R100: 152.8; R101: 149.7; R102: 149.0; R103: 149.0; R104: 146.2; R105: 146.6; R106: 144.6; R107: 146.8; R108: 147.7; R109: 148.1; R110: 150.1; R111: 154.3; R112: 152.6; R113: 151.7; R121: 153.0; R122: 154.8; R123: 153.9; R124: 153.4; R125: 155.6; R126: 152.3; R127: 151.5; R128: 151.0; R129: 151.0; R130: 152.6; R131: 153.9; R132: 150.6; R133: 151.2; R134: 149.3; R135: 149.5; R136: 148.4; R137: 147.9; R138: 148.4; R139: 151.9; R140: 150.4; R141: 150.4; R142: 144.0; R143: 144.2; R144: 147.0; R145: 145.7; R146: 145.9; R147: 145.9; R148: 146.5; R149: 147.3; R150: 146.8; R151: 147.9; R152: 147.7; R153: 147.2; R154: 147.0; R155: 144.7; R157: 146.1; R158: 146.6; R159: 146.3; R160: 150.2; R161: 146.7; R162: 144.6; R163: 146.2; R164: 147.3; R165: 146.3; R166: 148.5; R167: 147; R168: 148.4; R169: 151.4; R170: 148.9

Last weight
12/07 - 148.9

Round Goal: 148.x Fast 16+hrs on weekdays, 14+hrs on weekends. Up the water! Water minimum: 75oz, Goal: 90oz.

Day, Weight, Comment
12/08 - 147.5
12/09 - 146.7
12/10 - 146.2
12/11 - DNW
12/12 - 147.6
12/13 - 148.2
12/14 - 145.6
12/15 - 144.5 - This is odd... I'm eating my lunch, which fills me up until I head home (and BF always times dinner to finish up just as I arrive home). Dinner is smaller than what I think I'd normally have, but not by much. And not more than I'd normally have so close to bed. NF habits alright. I did 2 of the 3 sets of NF workouts yesterday. Things got hectic and I didn't even realize I hadn't finished until after I was already in bed. I'll do my one set today to make up for it. Water was good. Figured out the timing of it so I don't have to get up multiple times in the night. BF looked at a house yesterday and said it's perfect. We are in the process of putting in an offer. Really challenging when I'm at work haha! I took Monday off next week so I have a 4 day weekend to try to pack. BF is off, too, I believe, but only for a 3 day weekend. He was off this past Monday and packed a bunch of stuff (hanging photos, display cases, etc. Stuff we don't use). Wish us luck!
12/16
12/17

Previous Day's Comments

12/08 - Whew, the first weigh in of the round is now over and no random uptick! Food was okay, portions were good, water was excellent. All NF habits completed. Got plenty of stretching in through the day, but checked off goal with a 6 minute morning yoga routine. My body was a bit stiff so throughout the day, I got on the floor and moved in whatever way felt comfortable. Today is 7 reverse lunges each as well as my BW workout from NF so I'll knock those out here shortly. Lots of back to back meetings again so no grocery trip today (and if the meetings hold, tomorrow either) so I have to get creative with a balanced lunch these next couple of days. Friday I'm off so can stock up for the weekend and next week.
12/09 - Scale was making rash decisions this morning. Before I could even get both feet settled on it, it had settled on 146.2. I was not confident so I let it cycle through off and on, tried again. Another rash decision. With only one foot on the scale (the other hovering as I was in the process of stepping from floor to scale) 148.6. Okaaaaay, not even ON the scale. Finally, it acted normal and gave me 2 back to back readings (that took the normal couple of seconds to register) of 146.7. Well then. Today is rest day for NF. QFit wants me to do 9 staircases but I don't have any staircases around that are accessible to me/open to the public (or part of a state park in which you have to schedule a reservation and pay for). All habits good yesterday, water was good. Food was much much better with veggies in all 3 meals. I know dinner is homemade hamburgers at Fam's again tonight and I also know they usually leave me feeling horribly full and the scale jumping up the next day. Will be sure to plan around that with breakfast and lunch as well as eat slower tonight and be mindful of portion size.
12/10 - Actually shocked I'm down. Homemade venison/beef burgers. Also had a small pre-dinner snack of Limburger cheese on wheat thins (Those pushed me over calories by about 100). I did cut my burger in half. Ate half with the bun, the other half without bun. Saved me some calories and helped me up protein without upping carbs anymore. Also only ate cucumber and carrots as a side. Not a single chip, either! Lunch was a frozen burrito because meetings came flooding in back to back around my normal lunch and I only had about 5 minutes to get something and stuff my face. Breakfast was alright with ham/egg/cheese english muffin. No veggies, though. Finished my NF bodyweight workout already this morning. All of NF habits good. Hoping to hit 15 hours fasting despite my workout (NF goal is 15 hours so I'm not worried if I'm below 16. Training my body to adjust to fasting while working out is a lot harder than I thought. This is why fasting fell off my radar when I was training for my 5k. Hangry was not fun). Grocery shopping today. Hopefully I can get in and out before I get too ravenous. I am pretty good about sticking to my list, though, regardless of hunger.
12/11 - We ended up unexpectedly hanging out with some friends late last night and didn't get home until about 2am just talking and hanging out. Woke up at about 8 remembering I'd promised the local grocery store I'd be in early if they'd save me some boxes from overnight stocking (which they did! Yay free moving boxes). I was dressed and ready before my sleepy little brain realized I hadn't weighed. I figure it will likely be a false weight given the late night, lack of sleep, and water anyway so I'm not too upset by it. Back on goals/habits today. Everyone is out of town except the 2 friends we hung out with last night so it's just BF and I today. Making grocery list for dinners next week (I'm commuting) and I'll pick those up tomorrow before football starts. Rest day for NF (thankfully, after that little sleep I'd be really struggling). Not sure what's on the agenda for us today
12/12 - Expected. We wanted to get out of our crazy touristy town. Unfortunately, we had no idea the little cute town we wanted to visit had a Christmas event going on so it was just as toursity. Oh well, change of pace and scenery was still nice. Due to this, though, we ate out for "Linner" at a pizza place. Not too much water, either. Still hit minimum 70oz, but hard to tell with the glasses they provided us. Yesterday was NF rest day. Didn't track my fast, but I believe I was about 16 hours or so. All other habits good. NF promotes "paleo-ish" (more eat real foods and paleo is a good way to frame that). Lunch prep happened this morning, focusing on paleo: roasted broccoli and bell peppers for veggies, roasted sweet potato for my carbs, and baked chicken breast cut into tenders. Have a kiwi for dessert all 4 days. Errands: Grocery shop for staples to improvise dinner (complete, BF cooking dinners and he doesn't know what he wants to make), fill 5gal water jugs (complete), laundry (complete, just need to fold), meal prep (complete, tomorrow's lunch packed and ready to grab-n-go and coffee pot ready and set to brew), and shower (later). Whew. Busy busy. Trying to fast until lunch since I'm only just now starting to feel hungry. Have leftover sausage and broccoli from Friday as well as some sweet potato from this morning's meal prep. Unsure of dinner. Since I'm commuting this week, I expect a bump up this week. Later dinners and early mornings usually result in that. Will be focusing on my NF goals regardless and try to offset. I'm just happy to be pretty steady in the 140s again.
12/13 - As expected, the early morning jump up. Hopefully now I've shocked my system, I can continue on track and start dropping again. The fact that it's a larger blip up can likely be contributed to BF making homemade steak lo mein for dinner (hello sodium). Water was good and habits all good yesterday. Today is active rest day but I'll probably be up and down walking around a good chunk of the day. I'll at least do my best to find excuses to get up and move around rather than sit at the desk. BF said he wanted to make roast for tonight so hopefully he remembers to put in on this morning when he wakes up. Dinner was quite early last night (finished eating about 515pm) so my eating window this morning (16 hour fast) opens at 915am. I'll try to push to our lunch (11am) but I have a protein shake and a salmon packet I can have if I need a little extra. With that, my eating window may be longer today since dinner will be late (usually get home 630-ish and can't start eating until about 645-7pm) but it'll reset me to my correct fasting window for breaking it at lunch and finishing it with dinner.
12/14 - Likely due to fasting until lunch (18 hours) and a small dinner of roast. Probably should've had a little more roast so I don't get peckish, but I'll be alright. Just need to keep myself busy. Barely finished 90oz water before bed. Found a new house just posted to look at, BF is going to go get a first look today since we know it may go fast and our agent will be in the neighborhood today. My first opportunity is Friday due to working out of town. Didn't find a real good place to work out, but my office mate is out on vacation this week so I can expand into his cubicle today and Thursday to knock it out. Same lunch packed and ready today (other than sweet potatoes, I'm already sick of my lunch haha! I CANNOT do this eat the same thing every day thing very well. Just have to remind myself it's not a treat, it's fuel. It's healthy and balanced and that's what matters most. It's actually quite tasty, too).
12/15
12/16

39flavours

F41, 5'4
Heaviest: 180.8 (5th July '21)
RGW: 139.6lbs
UGW: 130lbs (trend)
UUGW: 122.4lbs

Round 171 Goals: 8hrs sleep/night, wholesome eating, stay active, stay hydrated, limit alcohol, accurate logging, avoid Christmas treats

Past Rounds

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 (-2.0)
R164 SW:151.8 GW:151.0 EW:150.2 (-1.6)
R165 SW:149.0 GW:148.4 EW:149.0 (-0.0)
R166 SW:148.4 GW:147.0 EW:147.0 (-1.4)
R167 SW:148.2 GW:146.5 EW:146.6 (-1.6)
R168 SW:146.6 GW:144.0 EW:146.2 (-0.4)
R169 SW:143.6 GW:143.0 EW:142.0 (-1.6)
R170 SW:143.0 GW:140.0 EW:140.6 (-2.4)

R171 SW:140.0 GW:139.6 EW:

12/06 141.4 (trend 142.1)
12/07 140.6 (trend 141.9)

Trend GW: 141.0
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12/08 140.0 (trend 141.6) hit last round's goal a day late, it's nice to start on a round number. I'm surprised to get a drop today as I was waaaay over calories yesterday so this may just be dehydration, we'll see tomorrow. The family had a Chinese takeaway last night, I had a taste and a few prawn crackers but didn't order a meal, instead I had a ham sandwich and a chocolate bar, probably not the best substitute on reflection! I'll have to try and make amends today.

12/09 139.8 (trend 141.4) Excited to get a glimpse at the 130s! Didn't eat much again yesterday but woke up starving so I think it's safe to say my appetite is back, got to watch out that I don't binge today. I'm craving soup and have a couple of pumpkins left that I grew so may have to make some nom nom. Still haven't got a kitchen though so it'll be a bit tricky, maybe I'll use the slow cooker.

12/10 140.4 (trend 141.2) Had a really lazy day yesterday and probably snacked a bit too much. I need to up my water intake and get back to more structured eating. Taking my daughter (17) for her first vaccine today, 1 hour in the car each way, we'll probably stop off at the garden centre on the way back and go to the cafe, buy a special tree ornament and maybe a holly wreath. OH is away for a few nights so we can binge on tacky Christmas movies and decorate the house a bit. I just need to clean it first, blah. Not all girly stuff though, we're gonna watch the grand prix tomorrow. Mercedes F1 is based in our little town so it's the law that we watch it!

12/11 140.4 (trend 141.1) had a bit of a binge last night, bought some lebkuchen which I absolutely love and holds so many nostalgic memories for me. I probably scoffed about 8 and a packet of crisps and stayed up until the wee small hours so I'm expecting a gain over the next few days. Really tired today so I'm gonna be relaxing and taking it easy.

12/12 142.0 (trend 141.3) Me and the girl decorated the tree, danced around to wham and had far too much baked camembert, bread and mulled wine. Big gain but hopefully only temporary!

12/13 142.2 (trend 141.4) Didn't eat much yesterday but still processing all the rich food from the last few days. Not worried, yet! Gonna try and eat light for the rest of the week.

12/14 140.0 (trend 141.2) Phew, the last time I had a bread and cheese fest (pizza) I was bloated for about 5 days, this time was only 2. I had a probiotic yoghurt last night which I think helped. Note to self, flour is not your friend.

12/15 139.4 (trend 140.9) Surprised to see a new low today as I ate salty instant noodles last night. Hubby pimps them up with onions and spices and scrambled eggs and they are soo tasty! Busy day doing plumbing in the downstairs loo, connecting the basin and shower and feeling proud that all my pipework works as intended, no leaks! Passed my goals for this round, hopefully I can hold it for two more days.

12/16
12/17

Lilylady3k

You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.

Female, 5’3”, 61
Ultimate Lifetime Goal: Weigh Less Each Year Than the Last

2019 SW: 245 BMI 43.4 (1/2/2019) Lost 15 lbs in 2019 then regained 5
2020 SW: 235 BMI 41.6 (1/1/2020) Then back up to 241 before refocusing in Aug
2021 SW: 212 BMI 37.6 (1/1/2021)
GW: <200 in 2021 BMI 35.2
UGW: 165 BMI 29.2 Overweight NOT Obese

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

My goal for 2021 is to get into ONEderland and make it stick. Changing my life.

Plans:🔹Find workout routine that works (walk, bike, planks, yoga, swim, strength training, take advantage of retirement to be more active); target walking 100 miles each month
🔹Drink more water (target min 64-80 oz daily; start with 1 glass before coffee)
🔹Journal Food Daily (tracking with MFP since 12/28/2018; basically skipped June-Dec 2019; recommit 1/1/2020; skipped out April-July 2020; recommit 8/6/2020)
🔹Daily Vitamins (Dr’s orders; need to not ignore)
🔹Drink less alcohol (3 AF days per week; ~12-16 AF days per month; limit 1-2 glasses per day)
R63: 245 (1/2/2019)
R64-75: notes in 2019 folder
R76: 229.5 (5/12/2019)
R77-99: notes in 2019 folder
SWR100: 236.4 (12/29/2019)
R100-121: notes in 2020 folder
SWR122: 241 (8/6/2020)
R122 20200804: 234.8 (-6.2)
R123-135: notes in 2020 folder
R136 20210101: 211.4 (-1.5)
R137 20210111: 210.0 (-1.4)
R138 20210121: 207.7 (-2.3)
R139 20210131: 208.6 (+.9)
R140 20210210: 206.6 (-2)
R141 20210220: 210.2 (+3.6)
R142 20210302: 208.0 (-2.2)
R143 20210312:207.3 (-.7)
R144 20210322 209.2 (+1.9)
R145 20210401 208.4 (-.8)
R146 20210411 207.2 (-1.2)
R147 20210421 206.5 (-.7)
R148 20210501 207.3 (+.8)
R149 20210511 207.7 (+.4)
R150 20210521 205.5 (-2.2)
R151 20210531 206.7 (+1.2)
R152 20210610 205.3 (-1.4)
R153 20210620 207.1 (+1.8)
R154 20210630 205.9 (-1.2)
R155 20210710 206.1 (+.2)
R156 20210720 207.1 (+1)
R157 20210730 205.6 (-1.5)
R158 20210809 203.2 (-2.4)
R159 20210819 202.9 (-.3)
R160 20210829 203.1 (+.2)
R161 20210908 203.1 (+/-0)
R162 20210918 203.2 (+.1)
R163 20210928 203.9 (+.7)
R164 & R165 20211018 207.6 (+3.7) 16 day road trip did some damage
R166 20211028 207.8 (+.2)
R167 20211107 208.3 (+.5)
R168 20211117 207.3 (-1)

Note: Lowest in August 201.1
R169 20211127 208.4 (+ 1.1)
R170 20211207 208.6 (+.2)

R171: Really!?! Another round already. I need to get the menu planning & grocery shopping that I promised myself I would do the last round.
🎯Mini Goal: <205 (Repeat until I hit it!)
Exercise Goal for this round: Strength class twice per week. Walk the dog 100 miles in Dec!

Day/Weight/Previous Day’s Comment
12/8 207.8 Walked 1.1 miles, Strength Training 1 hr, shopping, ? cal, ? net carbs, AF. Dinner out Italian again but I ordered grilled crab cakes. Went to a play (TUTS Little Mermaid) with my sister, DD and DIL which was a nice change of pace but it was a late night.
12/9 207.5 Walked 2.8 + 1 miles, ? cal, ? net carbs, AF. Healthier eating and this time I included veggies! But I’m craving and snacking on Simply Jif by the spoonful.
12/10 206.6 Walked .7 + 1.5 miles, Strength Training 1 hr, ? cal, ? net carbs, AF. Doing great with meals but my snacking is still off … Snickers and then opened a bag of Fritos after coming home from grocery store.
Pregnant DIL was in a car accident. The driver fell asleep behind the wheel at 3pm!! Didn’t even tap the brakes and ran into the back of her. He and his daughter were taken away in ambulance … he was not conscience. DIL and the baby are okay. She was wearing a Pregnancy Bump Strap so no trauma across the tummy from the seat belt! Met her doctor at the hospital for observation and to throughly check her & baby out.
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12/11 206.4 Walked 3.1 miles, ? cal, ? net carbs, AF. Went to doctor to see if I can do anything about a lingering 3 week cough before granddaughter is born. No root cause except drainage down throat (not nose). No sinus congestion or headache, no chest congestion, no fever, no aches, clear ears, negative Covid, etc. Got a steroid shot, Z-Pak, & take Zyrtec. Hopefully it will knock out whatever it is.
12/12 207.2 Walked 3 miles, ? cal, ? net carbs, AF. Red Beans & Rice with cornbread for dinner was yummy & warm but not great carb wise! I made an extra large batch! Taking some to DD & hubby who are packing to move into their new home and DIL & my son who are expecting our granddaughter soon. Some will be going into the freezer and some left for DH on the nights I’m out this week.
12/13 207.0 Walked 3.4 miles, ? cal, ? net carbs, 2 glasses wine. Healthy meals planned after grocery shopping and restocking the kitchen! Attended a cookie party today where a friend makes a dozen different cookies (small bites) and invites 75 of her friends to drop by and rate them all. Yummy annual holiday fun activity! After the sugar high I had a lot of energy but really didn’t accomplish much.
12/14 206.4 Walked 3.2 + 1.3 miles, ? cal, ? net carbs, AF. Made Party Trash mixture to take to various parties this week. Also made chicken sausage gumbo. Did not eat either since I had book club dinner out. The restaurant is normally closed on Mondays but they opened for our group. Kept my meals reasonable.
12/15 208.4 No walking, Strength Training 1 hr, ? cal, ? net carbs, AF. I ate gumbo for lunch and the party trash as a snack. Making those on Monday and not eating them was an accomplishment for Mon but not Tues. Made holiday cookies Tues which I ate 7! Then I went to a party with tons of food and sampled everything. I am NOT surprised by the number on the scale this morning.
12/16
12/17

schmoyew

End of Round 157: 257.1 End of Round 158: 250.9 End of Round 159: 249.1 End of Round 160: 244.5
End of Round 161: 237.2 End of Round 162: 234.1 End of Round 163: 229.1 End of Round 164: 229.9
End of Round 165: 224.9 End of Round 166: 222.4 End of Round 167: 216.5 End of Round 168: 211.2
End of Round 169: 208.6 End of Round 170: 207.0

Starting Weight: 299.1 (4/20/21)
Round Goal: 203.5

Day/Weight/Comment

12/08: 205.7 - Alright back down after my body played an end of the round trick on me. Felt really tired this morning so it was a drag to get on the bike but just did it anyway and set another 20 minute PR. Either my cardio is improving that much or I'm getting stronger to set 3 new PRs in a week.
12/09: 204.4 - I'm guessing a lot of water in this but I also had a good day of eating yesterday and I'm just burning so many calories lately that weight is flying off (even though I'm eating plenty, including some junk). Took a 45 minute ride with my favorite instructor this morning and set a 45 minute PR tomorrow is definitely going to be active rest day because my poor legs need it!
12/10: 204.1 - Not much to say today. Very tired. Almost didn't want to work out this morning but pushed myself to do 2 rides. Secondary scale said 203.5... getting so close to 200.
12/11: 201.3 - Two words: Water. Weight. 60 minute ride this morning burning 850 calories and a TON of sweat. Either way it’s nice to see that 200 is attainable probably within a week or so.
12/12: 202.4 - Had Chinese for dinner yesterday and a few alcoholic seltzers so not overly surprised about a slight bump up. Still got up for my scheduled 8am Peloton class and my legs are feeling it!
12/13: 205.5 - Was tempted to just not post today because this is disappointing. But staying accountable. Weight fluctuates and I figured I'd be higher than the weekend with Monday being a low-impact day for me. Still sad to see.
12/14: 205.0 - Feeling like I won't get to my 200 by Christmas for the first time so that's not the best feeling in the world.
12/15: 204.4 - Hard to believe no scale progress for the week and slowed down big time over the past month. I know I'm getting close to goal and a slow down happens but it's a little disheartening. I'm still working hard and not going to let a number stop me. In past 24 hours I've set new 10/15/20 minute PRs on Peloton, so cardio improving and I can be happy with that.
12/16
12/17

lindamtuck2018

Stats
57 F
5’4”
OSW: 262.8
UGW: 140
CW: 198.8
RGW: 197.5

December goals: close rings daily, get December challenge badge and stick to calorie goal.

12/8 198.8
12/9 198.6

12/10 198.8 This is my official weigh day. I am down .8 from last Friday. I have back problems and I swim daily. The pool is closed for maintenance so I hope to be back swimming by Sunday. Also, we had pizza last night so water retention could mask a bigger loss. We will see what happens the next few days. 2/3 rings closed but stayed within calories.

12/11 198.8 Yesterday I went slightly over calories. I was craving a chocolate bar so to prevent a binge I allowed myself. I actually closed my rings, I was resting from my back injection on Thursday but I got up and did short slow walks around the apartment a few times. Also, I am enjoying reading everyone’s posts. Here’s to a super Saturday.

12/12 198.4 Stuck to calories and closed my rings. I made sure I did short walks yesterday again. I am back in the pool today so my calorie burn will be much better.

12/13 197.8 This is a new low for me. My weight loss has been a slow process that I started in February 2019. For some reason I struggle every fall. Last fall I gained over 30 pounds so now that is all gone plus a little. At least this year it was more a matter of maintaining instead of a huge gain. We are going to a restaurant tonight to celebrate my granddaughters 16th birthday. I am going to be every mindful of my eating but I will not be accurately able to count my calories. Have a great start to the week!

12/14 199.6

12/15 199.6 I fell behind a day. Yesterday’s weight gain was water weight from the restaurant meal on Monday night. My sodium was too high yesterday so I am hoping my weight will drop over the next few days before my granddaughters official birthday party on Saturday. On Monday, I got a few new achievements and badges with my Apple Watch. I have been trying to get the 400% move goal since I got the watch in November and I did on Monday. Also, got the new move and exercise record badge on Monday.

12/16
12/17

_JeffreyD_

Male: 64
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205

Goals for this round:

Generally, keep it under control. Specifically, get some more exercise done.
Major Goal this round is to just lower my ten-day average from previous ten days.

Historical Averages:

R 94: 210.7 (20191108 = date of the last day of the round)
R 95: 210.3
R 96: 210.5
R 97: 211.3 (20191208)
R 98: 212.7
R 99: 212.5* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 100: 215.0* (ghost vaycay entries) (20200107)
R 101: 216.0* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 102: 212.6
R 103: 211.9 (20200206)
R 104: 210.9
R 105: 212.5
R 106: 211.2 (20200307)
R 107: DNF
R 115: 215.6 (20200605)
R 116: 213.7
R 117: 213.1
R 118: 212.1 (20200705)
R 119: 212.4
R 120: 211.5
R 121: 207.9 (20200804)
R 122: 207.4
R 123: 207.3
R 124: 209.4 (20200903)
R 125: 208.9
R 126: 209.6
R 127: 209.1 (20201003)
R 128: 210.0
R 129: 210.6
R 130: 210.7 (20201102)
R 131: 211.5
R 132: 209.2
R 133: 211.7 (20201202)
R 134: 211.0
R 135: 211.5
R 136: DNW (20210101)
R 137: DNW
R 138: DNW
R 139: 215.7
R 140: 215.2 (20210210)
R 141: 213.6
R 142: 212.8 (20210302)
R 143: 211.5
R 144: 212.2
R 145: 211.6 (20210401)
R 146: DNW – scale broke during this round.
R 147: 213.1
R 148: 212.3 (20210501)
R 149: 209.7 (vacay 2nd half)
R 150: 210.4 (vacay 1st half)
R 151: 210.7
R 152: 211.0 (20210610)
R 153: 210.7
R 154: 210.6
R 155: 210.0 (20210710)
R 156: 210.9
R 157: 210.6
R 158: 207.8 (20210809)
R 159: 207.9
R 160: 205.9
R 161: 206.2 (20210908)
R 162: 205.9
R 163: 206.8
R 164: 207.1 (20211008)
R 165: 207.0
R 166: 207.3
R 167: 207.8 (20211107)
R 168: 206.2
R 169: 207.3
R 170: 208.2 (20211207)

I like to track averages due to my wild fluctuations. For the same reason, I like to weigh daily so I can see the lows from time to time. It gives me hope.

Round 171 Posts
Month/Day: Exercise / Comment
Previous posts:

12/08: 209.4
I ate back some of my Spinning exercise calories last night, but still at a net deficit for CI/CO.

Two nights ago, I ate a steak at an office party that totaled a whole day’s calorie budget. Left to my own judgment, I would be fine with that. This is why I do these ten day challenges, so I can fall under your judgement. HA!

12/09: 208.6
12/10: 209.2 AT this point of the year I am happy to be below 210.

12/11: 210.0
12/12: DNW
12/13: 210.0
12/14: 208.4
Well, I have been absent without leave. Reporting back to duty. I have been too busy with work and social activity to care about caring.

I just caught up with all your posts, and that helps.

12/15: 206.8
I actively denied myself yesterday. This restores a bit of dignity to the situation. This round is in shambles right now, but I will take this day.

12/16
12/17

deepwoodslady

@CamandJarvis Fingers crossed for your offer.

deepwoodslady

Round 171



MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 61 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 129 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
R170 EW= 190.4
R171 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 10/08/21) = …..2.8 LOST (Ending Weight 185.6)
R165 (10/09/21 thru 10/18/21) = …..0 LOST or GAINED (Ending Weight 185.6)
R166 (10/19/21 thru 10/28/21) = …..3.6 GAINED (Ending Weight 189.2)
R167 (10/29/21 thru 11/07/21) = …..0.2 LOST (Ending Weight 189.0)
R168 (11/08/21 thru 11/17/21) = …..0.8 GAINED LOST (Ending Weight 189.8)
R169 (11/18/21 thru 11/27/21) = …..1.2 GAINED (Ending Weight 191.0)
R170 (11/28/21 thru 12/07/21) = …..0.6 LOST (Ending Weight 190.4)
R171 (12/08/21 thru 12/17/21) = …..xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)

Day/Weight/Comment
12/07 …..190.4….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
12/08 …..190.4 ….. (Trend weight 189.6) I’m a hot mess. Now I’ve ran my glucose up and I am feeling like sheer crap on top of it all. I’m making changes today to get to a better place. More paperwork and business for my brother is due today. I don’t even feel like I can raise a pencil to paper! It’s the food choices.

12/09 …..190.4 ….. Trend weight 189.7) Same weight for 3 days in a row but my trend weight is creeping up 0.1 each and every day. I still haven’t made the changes I need to. I am not eating my meals proper, then I’m snacking too much at night turning snacks into meals. Cravings are all over the place. Back and forth from salt to sweet. Glucose numbers still up, even with new meds. I am not even giving them a chance to work. Self-sabotage is putting it mildly. I promise myself everyday that it will change today, and then I begin the tasks for my brother’s death and I either lean on food for comfort, or I get to busy to plan for success. I suppose the first part of success and change is recognition, so here I am standing at the confessional podium. Better planning is next and success (while currently elusive) is mine to take.

12/10 …..189.8 ….. (Trend weight 189.7) I ate better yesterday and kept my snacks to sugar-free items. I still haven’t started Christmas shopping and you all know how far I am from ANY stores. I hope to do a little shopping online today, we are expecting another bad winter storm. We’ve had over 12” of snow in the past couple of days. I am still working on decorating with my handyman’s help. It’s hard to get in the spirit. I’m hanging on by the skin of my teeth here, please continue to be patient with me, my friends.

12/11 …..190.6 ….. (Trend weight 189.8) Waited too long for dinner due to unexpected company over. Then I overate. Dinner at 11:30 pm. Early wake-up and weigh-in after 3.5 hours of sleep. I can’t wait for life to get back to normal, but sadly it will be without Jeff. I still haven’t starting shopping yet. Today I hope to spend some time online doing the online shopping thing. I hope it will better get me in the spirit. Gotta watch my meals today and make sure I don’t get too hungry! I’m actually quite perfect at all this……..that is, until I get hungry. I know ya’ll get that!

12/12 …..192.0 ….. Trend weight 190.0) Out to dinner with a friend who helped move some of my brother’s furniture. Pasta and a shared dessert in the same meal is never a good idea. Freaking out today. Making it a low cal / carb mindful day. Lots of water.

12/13 …..192.2….. (Trend weight 190.2) Small fluctuation with no TMI. Travel today for building supplies and product returns won’t help. I’ll not be home until later tonight after dark.


12/14 …..191.6 ….. (Trend weight 190.4) Travel weight has not shown up yet on the scale. I got my Covid booster Sunday and the fatigue and flu-like symptoms hit me hard while I was out of town. Wow. Just so tired and lethargic. While it is totally worth it, I hate that it happened while I was away from home. The Moderna was half the dose of my last shot so I didn’t expect this. I got to bed early and just rested until this morning. I feel back to 100% now. Today is hair appointment this afternoon. Then back to some more decorating/tidying up and maybe even some wrapping later!

12/15 …..190.4 ….. (Trend weight 190.4) Good meals. Bad snacks but thankfully not too many. Trend weight and actual weight have caught up with each other and landed on a number I’m not happy with but I’m very close to being back in the 180’s so I will try to make today an exceptional day. I’ve already planned my dinner and snacks. I am sitting right now at my exact start weight. Goal is to lose ANYTHING per round so I’m going after it with a vengeance! Scale down by 1.2 today and that is with no sleep, very little movement and an early weigh-in. Watch me go!

12/16 …..xxxxx ….. (Trend weight xxxxx)

12/17 …..xxxxx ….. (Trend 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

RetiredAndLovingIt

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

SW 148.2 (Round 149)

Round 149 EW= 147.8 (Average Weight= 147.25)
Round 150 EW= 149 AW= 149.3
Round 151 EW= 149.4 AW= 148.73
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
Rnds 161, 162, 163 tried a month of not weighing..pretty much maintained Ready to work to a healthy weight.
Round 164 SW= 152.8 EW= 151.8 AW= 152.06
Round 165 SW= 150.2 EW= 150.4 AW= 150.48 was at dd's house most of this round
Round 166 SW= 153.6 EW= 150.6 AW= 151.85
Round 167 SW= 151 EW= 152.4 AW= 152.69
Round 168 SW= 152 EW= 149.6 AW= 150.79
Round 169 SW= 150.4 EW= 152.2 AW= 151.1

Round 170 WS= 152 EW=149.8 AW= 150.72
12-6= 150
12-7= 149.8
on to the new round...my goal each round is to have my AW lower than the round before

12-8= 150.2 (trend= 150.7)
12-9= 150.2 (t= 150.7)
12-10= 150 (t= 150.6)
12-11= 150.6 (t= 150.6)
12-12=150.6 (t= 150.6)
12-13= 151 (t= 150.6)
12-14= 150.6 (t= 150.6)
12-15= 150.4 (t= 150.6)
12-16=
12-17=

Been very busy time around here, helping dd with things, so giving myself some grace & just trying to maintain until after Christmas. According to my trend, it must be working, lol.

coblujay

Age: 62 5’6”

SW: 264.1 (5/11/21)

CW: 206.4 (12/7/21)

UGW: 160
End of 10 day challenge goal: 204

Drink a minimum of 64 oz water a day

Swim, Circuit, Hike (5x week minimum)

Challenge 156: 245.4 (-1.8) Challenge 157: 242 (-3.4)
Challenge 158: 240 (-2.0) Challenge 159: 237 (-3.0)
Challenge 160: 235.6 (-1.4) Challenge 161: 229.6 (-6.0)
Challenge 162: 227.6 (-2.0) Challenge 163: 223.4 (-4.2)
Challenge 164: 221.6 (-1.8) Challenge 165: 218.6 (-3.0)
Challenge 166: 216.8 (-1.8) Challenge 167: 215.6 (-1.2)
Challenge 168: 211.8 (-3.8) Challenge 169: 211.6 (-.2)

Challenge 170: 206.4 (-5.2)

12/8 205.4 (-1.0) Swam yesterday. I swim an hour of laps and my time is faster. I swam 100 yards averaging 4’14”. When I started swimming in July, it took me 10’52”. Today is no organized exercise. My son flies in tomorrow for a long weekend. Can’t wait to see him!
12/9 205.0 (-1.4) A busy day today, but I plan to swim in between everything on my schedule. Eating and exercise will probably be a little off with company over the weekend, but I’m planning to stay on track with the exception of one indulgence meal.
12/10 206 (-.4) I was hungry yesterday and polished off some salted roasted almonds last night. I felt a little nauseous afterwards. I did not get my swimming in. I’m heading to Lion King tonight with my son and his friends and we are going out to dinner before the show. That will be my indulgence meal, so there will be more of a bump tomorrow.
12/11 207.4 (+1.0) Enjoyed the night out at the Lion King. I swam yesterday morning so did manage to get some good exercise in, along with about 7,500 steps. So I’m hoping this extra weight drops off quickly in the next few days. Heading to Meow Wolf, which is an installation art exhibit. So we’ll be walking a lot. It’s been fun having my son and his buddy in town.
12/12 208.2 (+1.8) Ate late last night and off plan. But I’ve enjoyed every moment of having my son in town. He’s heading home this morning and my routine will be back on track. When we went to Meow Wolf yesterday, I climbed and crawled through lots of spaces that I never would have gone through before. It’s amazing how much of a difference the extra energy and smaller size make. Today begins the final push before Christmas Eve when my family gets together to celebrate. So I have two weeks and hoping to be at a new low later this week.
12/13 206 (-.4) Moving back down after a busy weekend. There is always that seed of doubt…maybe this is the time I won’t be strong enough to get refocused. I’m back on routine today and will be busy with no organized exercise. I think it will be easy because I have my meals planned and tomorrow I’m back in the pool, which always helps with those extra exercise calories.
12/14 205.2 (-1.2) Another busy day today, but it starts with swimming, so I should be good. Still hoping to hit my goal weight for this round. Fingers crossed!
12/15 204.0 (-2.4) Woohoo! Officially have lost 60 pounds since May and have 44 pounds left to go. Swimming was good yesterday and I stayed under calories and drank all my water. I went out to lunch with a friend and knew exactly what I was going to order to stay on track. No organized exercise today. My days have really been busy. I finished a commission that gets delivered on Friday. Things will slow down after that. I’m looking forward to some time to relax and play with paint.

shariletts

SW: 134
Day/Weight/Comment
12/8 134
12/9 134.2
12/10 133
12/11 131.6
12/12 133.2
12/13 132.4
12/14 133
12/15 133
I had thought I could be down a full pound, but I seem very stuck at around 133. I will make better choices today and tomorrow to see if I can end this round with a 132.x number. That would be measure success for me.
12/16
12/17

PrimalJillian

Age: 42
Height: 5'8"
Lifestyle Plan: Primal Blueprint





Progress Photo July 2019-January 2020

Goals:
-Release 2 lbs per round
-80% Primal
-Follow Ashley Black's 12-week fascia recovery program

Incremental Goals:
219.xx November 13, 2021
209.xx
199.xx
189.xx
179.xx
Ultimate Goal: 175 lbs, reevaluate at that point


Historical SW: 251.6 lbs 9/14/2015
Restart W: 221.5 11/2/2021

R167 EW: unknown
R168 EW: 219.9
R169 EW: 216.3
R170 EW: 213.3


❄️🌨️☃️ December ☃️🌨️❄️
8: 212.6 I've got a new goal to reach 195 by 2/22/22...the day before my birthday. Broken down into 5 pound increments, the first being the longest because of the holidays, I'd like to see 210 by December 30th. With TOM this round and Christmas next round, it might be challenging, but I intend to hold myself to it.
9: 212.2 Good day yesterday. Honestly surprised to not be seeing little gains yet, but I'll take the loss! Makes me curious what's different now though. 🤷🏽
10: 212.2 I'm gonna call this a win because I would normally definitely be gaining by now. Getting ready to hunker down for a couple days. Winter storm on the way. First we were expecting 5-12 inches of snow. Now they're saying mixed precipitation. Either way, I don't want to drive in it, so meals are planned and groceries are bought.
11: 212.4 Since my (formally?) normal PMS gain pattern isn't happening, I wonder if the TOM whoosh will still happen on day 2 or 3. I'm kind of excited to find out.
We got around 4 inches of snow overnight, so looks like shoveling will need to happen at some point. I'll probably be sore tomorrow!
12: 212.6 No TOM yet, so maybe these are my PMS gains. Definitely better than gaining 2-3 pounds. I'm really happy about this round so far! Shoveled yesterday for about an hour. Ended up with a 1000 calorie deficit, even eating about 1300. I'm not as sore today as I thought I would be, but I am feeling muscles I'm not used to being aware of.
13: 211.5 I'm baffled, but I'll take it. Lol 🤔 Visiting a friend overnight tonight, so no weight tomorrow. Will probably be up a bit anyway since we'll likely soak in the hot tub tonight with drinks in hand.
14: DNW
15: 212.9 No doubt this is from my overnight the other night. Got home late in the afternoon yesterday. Feeling good about being right back on track. Curiously, still no TOM.
16: ♀️
17: ♀️



There's no such thing as failure; only feedback.

Loseitnotkeepit

I am at my heaviest weight ever. This is my 1st round. The first of many !

Female, 5’4
Age: 51

First round
R171 SW: 191
R171 GW: 189
Day/Weight/Comment

12/08
12/09 I’m starting today. Plan on eating chicken noodle soup, and mixed salad. Weight: 191 lbs after a heavy breakfast
12/10 : 187.4 (morning before eating)
12/11: 186 (this morning after waking up, no eating). For the past 3 days, I’ve reached my goal of not going over 1300 calories. I’m very happy that it is clicking, I’ll do everything to reach my calorie goal one day at a time.
12/12: 187. I exceed my calories by 211. I was so hungry, but I don’t think that explains the gain. I must have been losing water weight the first day. I’m still ecstatic with the results. Today I will do the low impact beginner workout video from Body Project on YouTube.

It’s 11:37, I just finished the video “Fun, low impact workout for TOTAL beginners” on YouTube. I hadn’t worked out in a loooong time. I was able to finish the whole workout, I feel AMAZING right now !! Next goal for the day: stay within my daily calories.
12/13: 185.8. Yesterday, I stayed within my points. Today, I did the same video as yesterday. I’m giving myself a challenge: do one video of 30 mn at least 4 times this week. The workouts are for beginner but they’re not that easy, today I was slightly sore from yesterday but was still able to finish today’s workout. I feel beyond AMAZING and proud of myself!!!! My goal is to 1. stay within my calories today, 2. do another video tomorrow morning.

This is working. It’s not rocket science, it’s simple to understand but not easy to do. I think I got the click this week, I’m taking it and running!!!! Let’s goooooooo!!!!!!

12/14: 185.4. I’m very sore (especially legs), I’ll take a break from working out. Goal for the day: not going over my calorie (this is hard, my limit is 1275), before that I think I was easily eating 3000-4000 calories a day. Last thing I forgot to mention, I drink a lot of water (2.5 liters per day), about 5 small bottles.

12/15: 185.8. I ate over my calorie limit yesterday. I just finished doing video 2 for beginners (1/2 weight training and 1/2 cardio). I am more sore after this one, I hadn’t worked out my muscles in a long time. I’m feeling great and happy that I am pushing through it. 2 more days in this challenge but so far it is a success!
12/16
12/17

enlightenme3

Round 171 (my 7th)
December 08 - December 17, 2021
Female, 5’7”
HW: 181 pounds (Dec 30, 2019)
RSW: 149.9 pounds (12/06/21, EO Round 170)
RGW: 149.9 pounds (0 pounds)

Day/Weight/Comment
12/08: DNW - Traveling, no scale
12/09: DNW - Traveling, no scale
12/10: DNW - Traveling, no scale
12/11: DNW - Traveling, no scale
12/12: DNW - Traveling, no scale
12/13: DNW - Traveling, no scale
12/14: DNW - Traveling, no scale
12/15: 149.7 - I was worried to step on the scale this morning after a long day of travel and 9 days away from home. I kind of gave up tracking calories our last couple of days since it was a lot of foods I didn’t prepare and so many nibbles. When I did track, I was so clearly over my calories each day (even with exercise) that I was sure I gained 5 pounds. Imagine my surprised that I essentially maintained. Tomorrow will be another story as I had a mini binge when we got home from the airport.
12/16: -
12/17: -

Total round weight loss/gain to date from EO last round: - 0.2 pounds

playhardkf2017

31 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: Stay around 115-118
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 -> 118.2 -> 116.6 -> 118.2 -> 118.4 -> ? scale was wonky -> 118.8
Goal for this round: Maintain weight while continuing to focus on strength training and running
Previous days

12/8 119.6 Cool with that weight today. Went for a run this morning and it felt good but it was chilly, so I sweat less than the past two days of using the spin bike inside. I plan to spin tomorrow morning, so I don’t push it with my knee. Food was good all day, although when I was done with my day/finished dinner I was still hungry. I ended up going over on calories but spent them on a microwave baked apple (core an apple, pop in the microwave for 4-5 minutes with a splash of water, finish with a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice) and that helped curb the hunger a bit.
12/9 Did not weigh this morning. Did a 60 minute spin bike ride this morning. My husband came home super early this morning because there was a fire at my in-law’s condo complex. He was okay but he could smell and see smoke in the building’s hallway and the fire fighters were starting to show up, so he didn’t stick around to see what happened and just grabbed his stuff and headed home at 3:30 in the morning. That was a scary text to see when I woke up but was so grateful that he was okay and that he heard the faint fire alarm going off.
I have my food all planned for the day and it should be a solid day.

12/10 did not post
12/11 did not post
12/12 Feeling tired today. I had caffeine yesterday and thought I slept okay but I guess I didn’t because I’m definitely not energetic. TOM is due in the next 5ish days and I’m just feeling funky from it, I feel puffy, blah, and just sick of the extra weight creep that has happened over the last few months. Now, when I cut I end up feeling extra hungry (even if it’s like 200 cals max but typically 75-100) so it just makes me want to eat at maintenance but then the Christmas treats have been showing up randomly and my will power is gone at the moment (my mother In law made anise cookies and I had three of them but that was probably 300 empty calories and on Friday and Saturday I ended up going over my calories too) . It’s probably just hormones but it’s really annoying. Then on the other hand, I know I’m getting stronger and my runs have been improving a bit along with my strength routine, so I guess I’m just having a struggle moment. Sorry for the ranting but it’s my truth right now.
12/13 Feeling a bit better this morning, there was the most incredible sunrise this morning, to the point where I turned a corner and said, “Holy ****” and proceeded to pause and take a picture because it was so magnificent. I’ll add a picture below even though it won’t do it justice. Preworkout I was 120 but felt less puffy and post workout I was 119. Went for a 6 mile run this morning at a very slow pace because I’m still nursing my knee and my forever tight right hip. Looking forward to the massage I booked for myself next week. I hope she can dig out all the tension/tightness in my hip that I can’t stretch/ theragun massage out. Breakfast was a pre-run raspberry mini corn muffin, and post run was a protein shake, bakery wheat toast with peanut butter and a drizzle of local honey, plus some mushroom tea full of chaga, turkey tail, and a scoop of Thrive 6. Not sure what lunch will be but dinner will be meat loaf with roasted potatoes and Romanesco. I also plan to do a strength workout during my lunch break.
12/14 120.2 I got a 60 minute spin bike ride in this morning and a nice long stretching session afterwards. Food is all planned for today. Breakfast will be toast with cocoa hazelnut spread I made, Whole milk yogurt with apple and a drizzle of molasses; my lunch will be a protein shake and dinner will be left overs from last night. I’m looking forward to this weekend because we’re planning to go to Santa’s Village in NH. I have never been and my husband used to go as a kid, so it’ll be fun to be a kid again and see it for the first time during the Christmas season.

12/15 120.2 Went for a 6 mile run this morning which felt good and I plan to do some yoga on my lunch instead of strength training. I’m feeling like I need some zen out time with yoga with where I’m at in my cycle. Maybe it’ll help stretch out the forever tight right side of my body.

Breakfast was toast with butter and two eggs, lunch will be yogurt with apple, molasses and a couple of the molasses cookies I made, my mid afternoon snack will be a protein shake and dinner will be ground turkey tacos that I’m super excited for. I’m excited because I plan on making a cilantro sauce to go with them and a bright/tangy/ fruity cabbage slaw. Have a happy Wednesday everyone!

Last night, I also got the book The New Power Eating which is written by an RD with their PhD who has worked with athletes throughout her career, so I’m excited to read some more of that tonight and see how I can tweak my diet for better performance and results.

ashleycarole86

R164 SW 208.4 EW 204.8 (-3.6)
R165 SW 204.8 EW 205.4 (+0.6)
R166 SW 205.4 EW 199 (-6.4)
R167 SW 199 EW 196.4 (-2.6)
R168 SW 196.4 EW 193.4 (-3)
R169 SW 193.4 EW 192 (-1.4)
R170 SW 192 EW 190 (-2)

R171 SW: 190
R171 GW: 188.4

Day/Weight/Comment
12/08 / 190 / Rough night volunteering last night. Today will be busy at work, we'll see what exercise I get up to at lunch and afterwards. Excited to see the first 18x number this round!
12/09 / 188.2 / Hello whoosh! I haven't seen the 180's for over 15 years... I am over the moon excited for this final stage of my weight loss journey!
12/10 / 189.6 / Did my first 60 minute Peloton ride this morning. I didn't want to get out of bed but I was so glad I did!
12/11 / 189.2 / Had my work's virtual Christmas party last night. Husband and I got to order in and watch the private concert. I know I want to do some strength training today and we'll see what else we get up to. Feeling a bit sore so might take it easier than normal.
12/12 / 189.6 / More sedentary day yesterday as we saw two movies in the theatre (there was a good promotion on). Still did 53 minutes of exercise though so I'm happy about that.
12/13 / 191.8 / Definitely feel bloated today which is unusual for me. I set a 60 minute PR on the Peloton yesterday and then spent the day in the kitchen on my feet with my husband and mom making homemade perogies and meat kebabs.
12/14 / 191.6 / Week is off to a fine start - definitely feeling the time crunch before the holidays. Off to fit in my Peloton ride over my lunch hour since it's really cold outside here and the dog has no desire to go outside.
12/15 / 191.4 / Slowly chipping my way back down. Peloton ride is done for the day. It's still cold here but I am going to try to get out for a 20 minute walk at least over my lunch hour.
12/16
12/17

MaggieGirl135

Hello! This is Round 3 for me. 60F, 5' 3.5". I'm pretty good with following my calories/day allotment and exercising most days (5-6/wk). I lift weights, cardio, stretching, and PT exercises as part of my exercise routine. Good luck everyone!

Round goal: 139.0
End-of-year goal: 140 lbs
End of Feb goal (vacation): 135 lbs, UGW

SW: 140.9
Day/Weight/Comment
12/8 140.9 Another hike in my favorite park yesterday. Last time, a few days back, it was in the 60's. Yesterday, it was in the 40's (and sunny in Colorful Colorado!). I wore leggings and jeans, 2 pairs of socks, 2 shirts, 2 sweatshirts, and a knit hat, lol! I have never hiked in that much clothing before! It worked out well. I thought I would have to wrap one sweatshirt around my waist partway through, but didn't because it was a bit windy. I realized that I did not state a Round goal yesterday, so I added that to my other goals above. Today, I am going to a lunch at a restaurant with a number of ladies and have scoped out the menu online and figured out my calories for the day to keep within my allotment. We'll see how that works. Have a wonderful day, everyone.
12/9. 141.1 OK, for the last six days or so, I've been fairly level with my weight, ever so slightly ticking up. I have been tolerating it, but today, I'm starting to become less tolerant. Yesterday, I went out to lunch and ate more for that meal (~725 calories as opposed to the more typical ~400 calories), and went over ~225 calories for the day. I almost always stay within my allotted amount, so I thought this would be totally ok. And it is, but I am still displeased, lol! It's all good. I'll continue following my calories and my exercise routine...
12/10 140.8 Much better
12/11. 139.8 First time in the 130's for decades, since before my children (in the nineties). My first child "gave" me seven extra pounds and my second, two. I, unfortunately, "gave" myself more! Too many years of prioritizing everything before my needed weight loss. Yo-yo'ing up and down the overweight range of BMI was not the best. No doubt, I'll bounce around 140 for a awhile. This is my year-end goal, which means I need to get lower than that to compensate for the two holiday parties on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
12/12 139.7
12/13 139.2. It's amazing how we can compartmentalize, isn't it? I have been thinking that I only have two Christmas parties to go to this year (actually, just small family get-togethers, hardly parties). A couple days back, I added my second REAL party date to my calendar and it took until yesterday to I realize that I am now up to four events which will adversely impact my weight loss. My plan for the two family get-togethers is to follow my usual eating pattern during the day, excluding those two meals. Then I will eat a bit of everything and not bother to log calories, other than throwing in some wildly estimated "quick add" calories. For the two actual parties, I plan to eat three items and have a glass of punch/wine and do the same with the quick add calories. Like many others, I find when I develop a plan, it is far, far easier! Even with holiday parties, I still believe I will be able to meet my UGW by the end of Feb (vacation). My 140 lb interim goal at end-of-year may not be met and that will be okay.
12/14 139.3
12/15 139.3
12/16
12/17

Chalmation

SW: 145
GW: 125

Previous Rounds

Round 139 SW 167.2 EW 165
Round 140 EW 161.6
Round 141 EW 158.8
Round 142 EW 156
Round 143 EW 153.8
Round 144 EW 150.8
Round 145 EW 151.8
Round 146 EW 152
Round 147 EW 147.8
Round 148 EW 144.6
Round 149 EW 147.2
Round 150 EW 143.6
Round 151 EW 144.4
Round 152 EW 142.2
Round 153 EW 142
Round 154 EW 142.6
Round 155 EW 140
Round 156 EW 138.2
Round 157 EW 137.4
Round 158 DNF
Rounds 159-165 DNS
Round 166 SW 156.6 EW 153
Round 167 EW 150.2
Round 168 EW 150
Round 169 EW 148.8

Round 170 EW 144.8

12/8: 145
12/9: 145
12/10: 145.2
12/11: 144.2
12/12: 144.2
12/13: 143.8
12/14: 144
12/15: 143.4

Overall Weight Loss

fmfdfa2020

Thank you quiltingjaine for keeping this going!
May 10, 2021: 183.1 - just 2.9 pounds off 186, my heaviest weight ever.

Calorie/Carb Cycling with an average of 1200 to 1400 calories at the end of 10 days. 80 oz water each day. Row/Walk/Free-Weights most days. IF, no sugar. Focus on getting enough vegetables. If I hit each of these, the weight loss will follow!

Next short-term goal:
166....165....164....163....162....161....160...159.X

12/08 - Weight ? Yesterday I weighed 162.8. Today's weight at 6am before going to an early doc appt was 161.3. When I got home and weighed at my usual time, I weighed 160.6. Regardless of which one is correct, my goal is to reach the 150's at the end of 10 days.
12/09 - 160.6 - I guess I was ready for drop since I'm still 160.6.
12/10 - 160.4
12/11 - 160.2 - Today feels like winters in Georgia - cold and rainy. It's a great day for projects! Enjoy the weekend!
12/12 - 160.3
12/13 - DNW
12/14 - DNW
12/15 - 160.5 - maintaining at 160.x. If I will increase my exercise and water, I may hit 150's in 2 days but either way I'm happy to be maintaining and not going up. If I can get back to the 150's and hold it there until Jan 1, I'll be fine with that. It's going to be so nice to start a new year where you're already on your way to being healthier instead of just starting. Yay!
12/16
12/17

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

If I quit now, I'll soon be back where I started. And when I started, I so desperately wanted to be where I am now!
There is no going back! NOT THIS TIME!