JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 12

1/8 204
2/8 204.8 could be water as I've upped my intake
3/8 204.8- no difference better than another gain
4/8 205.2- went out with friends last - did pick a healthy option to eat but had a cheeky drink .. so I'm not surprised about the gain. Just want to start going in the other direction before the end of these 10 days. The good thing that I'm starting to make better food choices and starting to up my exercise, so that's a blessing

7/31 - 144.2

8/1 - 143.8
8/2 - 144.6 ???
8/3 - 144.2
8/4 - 143.6
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Original SW 150.6 (6/5/2017)
Round 10 SW- 147
Round 11 SW-144.4/end- 141
Round 12 SW-140.4
Round 12 GW- 138.2
Ultimate GW 130

8/1-140.4.-surprised by this- didn't workout yesterday or drink enough water. Only at 1250 cals but REALLY random things. Pepperoni and Halo Top ice cream anyone? No I'm not pregnant, ha!
8/2-142.6- Mexican food and salt for dinner last night.
8/3-142.6- worked out yesterday and stayed under 1100 calories. Learning my lesson about cheat meals and sodium, ugh!
8/4- 141.8

8/1: 144.7
8/2: 144.7 Food choices were mostly good ystrdy but supper definitely had too much salt.
8/3: 145.2 ☹️oh well can't really explain this one. Thought ystrdy was good, under calorie limit and exercised. Hopefully will settle out
8/4: 145.2. Still trying
8/5:
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This is my first official round. Thought I'd join in officially as I keep nearly getting to the UGW I originally set (will set a new goal when I finally get there), then... not. Focusing on 'where will I be in ten days if I put down the biscuits?', inspired by this thread got me back to my 'nearly there' weight of 61.2kg on July 31st.

Let's see if I can actually get there all the way this time.

Original start weight 69-70kg
Current weight on 1st August 61.2
Goal weight for R12 61kg
Longterm goal make 61kg midpoint of my weight range, not the absolute bottom

8/1 61.2kg. Still! Stayed within goal deficit. Did planks and sit-ups.
8/2 62.1kg. Sod off, water retention. Did planks and sit-ups. Kids are with grandparents for a couple of days, so took advantage of peace and quiet to do the yoga video I bought months back. Ate back all exercise calories, up to the tippy top of my MFP deficit, (except for yoga ones, because doing yoga instead of anything else around the house probably reduces my calorie burn for the hour)
8/3 62kg. Kids still away, so went out for my Cto5k walking session before my shower this morning and did my planks and sit ups. The day is off to a great start! Ate back all exercise calories except post-running stretching, but still within deficit.
8/4 61.9kg. Thighs are aching still from running nd my intense stretching session yesterday, so it's reasonable to assume that's still water. Beginning to wonder if I should change the batteries in the scale though, because a pair of jeggings that felt tight last week now feel just the right amount of loose. Surely I didn't stretch them when I decided to wear them anyway? Have done planks and sit-ups. Decided to have a day off dieting to taste-test my own culinary experiments, satisfy gnawing pre-menstrual hunger and to assist muscle recovery before next C25K day. WELL over cals!
8/5 62.4 Fair enough.
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SW, 212 (highest recorded weight) I've no idea what my highest weight was!
R09, (my R1) SW 203.4
R10, (my R2) SW 200.4
R11, (my R3) SW 200.6
R12, (my R4) SW 199.4

goal for R12 to STAY in the 100's (anywhere) and not see the 200's for a full round!!

UGW 140

31/7 - 199.4 - My muscles are slightly tender across my chest, thank the plank & TOM. 2l water under cals

1/8 - 199.4 - feeling bloated and sore, no exercise, under calories 2L water
2/8 - 199.6 - I was expecting an upswing today (happy with this one) 26 miles, under cals, 2L water
3/8 - 198.4 - 10 miles on the bike, calories on target near 1600 (very hungry) 2 L water
4/8 - 197.2 - TOM has gone. Hoping to stay here! high sodium day over cals (but under avg for week) 2L water
5/8 - 197.4 -
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I'm in again! I'm a teacher, so the busy time has started. Meetings, meetings, meetings this week, and trying to get my classroom set up. Finding a balance between work, home, and exercise is going to be a struggle.

Round 12: 185.4
GW: 184.4
UW: 125

09/01: 185.4 Meetings for an all day Math Summit. I didn't get any exercise in, but I did stay on my diet and water consumption.

09/02: 184.8 Skipped a few meals because I was working hard to get a good start on setting up my classroom. I put in a lot of steps too and stayed on my water consumption. I also made up my calories at dinner.

09/03: 185: I skipped multiple meals yesterday due to working on my classroom again. I have almost all of it done and am excited about that! Just a few more tweaks and paperwork. I almost got all of my steps put in as well.

09/04: 185.6: I stayed within my calories ONLY due to the 4 miles of biking I did and the 2 and something miles of walking. It's the first time I ate well over 1200 calories. I'm a yo-yo this round!

09/05: 185.4: I was on my feet and moving all day yesterday. I reached my goal for steps and then some. I stayed within my calories and ate healthy even though I wasn't home. I also drank a ton of water. So now, I'm back to starting weight. Lol

R8 SW 156.0
R9 SW 152.6
R10 SW 151.0
R11 SW 149.0
R12 SW 147.8

8/1 147.6
8/2 147.2
8/3 147.0
8/4 147.0
8/5 146.4
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I'm back for more!!! Finished Round 11 at 143.4 which wa a sudden drop at end. My goal for this round again is to drop 1.5 #'s. I'd like to finish at 141.9 or below. Wishing all good food choices, happy movement and successful drops!

Day/Weight/Comment
8/1 144.6 Up over a pound from yesterday. Had a couple of beers and some pilaf. Below on cals but the rice and beer put me over on carbs. It seems I can't have anything like rice, potato, processed foods and lose. I haven't lost anything in the last 2 weeks. whine, whine, whine.......
8/2 144.8 Still going wrong direction. Went to gym yesterday followed by aqua aerobics class. I had a beer and hot dog and that's what's what. Lemon water today.
8/3 145.6 Up over 2#. Too many carbs for moi. Back to veggies and protein. Lemon water. The basics for me. I've been in this 143-145 range for almost a month. Something's gotta give. Off to gym today.
8/4 144.4 Stayed within macros, etc, yesterday and got to gym. Off to Aqua class today hopefully.

8/5 145.4 Sigh. Could be water weight. Going for drive up to Erie, a challenge to eat right. Spent a wonderful hour in aqua arthritis. It's so much fun and an hour later it hits me and I'm tired. At least I know it's doing something. Happy Saturday everyone.

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SW: 125.5kg
CW: 124.0kg
GW1: 113kg
UGW: ?

Day/Weight/Comment
8/1: 125.5kg - bounced back up to my starting weight, but I'm only day 3 so I can't complain too much. I guess yesterday was a fluke
8/2: 125.0kg
8/3: 125.9kg - no surprises here. Went to my favourite Italian restaurant for dinner last night. Pasta was eaten. No regrets. I've made better choices today so hopefully will see some improvement in the next few days.
8/4: 125.4kg - stayed under my calories yesterday and just had a great workout so hopefully I'll keep moving in this direction.
8/5 124.2kg - this is probably another fluke rather than true loss but it was a great motivator for me to stay on track for the day! Curious to see what will happen tomorrow.
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Cyranda, this is just so perfect. 10 days. More than a week but not so long as two, or a month, or now-until-Christmas as so many other challenges are. Just the right length of time. And how we dutifully have come to read each other's daily struggles! Such an important sense of community! I'm in for the duration!
Round 8/1: HW 274 LW 269.8 MidW = 271.9
Round 9/2: HW 269.4 LW 266.8 MidW=268.1
Round 10/3: HW 269 LW 266.4 MidW = 267.7
Round 11/4: HW 267.4 LW 264.2 MidW = 265.8
My goal this round is to go without Chinese take-out for 10 straight days since it really only is a lazy, I-don't-want-to-cook-tonight response and it represents a day without counting. And to exercise at least twice.
8/1 264.8 -- Starting out this challenge with something approaching the low weight of round 11. Let's go down from here!
8/2 264.2 -- Excellent. Paying attention pays off. CICO rocks!
8/3 264.4 -- Fine. I will not be discouraged by some uppity scale. I will eat TDEE-500 and no more. The weight will go down. The goal is to do limited but satisfying eating. The scale will follow.
8/4 263.2 -- Patience and keeping to calorie limits pays off yet again! Even if I don't see quite this low for the rest of the challenge, this is the first time seeing 263 and I'm a happy camper! Now, if I'm going to exercise twice this challenge I should try to get one in soon. Today?

8/5 264.6 -- some of that is water but some of it is due to falling into an old behavior last night -- the dreaded LATE NIGHT SNACKING. Old habits die hard. I probably undid a couple days of calorie deficits. Sigh. Extra self-discipline required to go back into TDEE-500 today!

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R7 SW: 202.2
R8 SW:199.8
R9 SW: 197
R10 SW: 195.2
R11 SW: 195

7/31: 193.2
R12 GW: 190 and to keep my focus on off/weekend days
UGW: 130

8/1: 192.2 which is 10lbs lost since my first round!! It's my off day, so (even before I weighed in) I decided to do a mini fast for the day. No meat, no grain. Just veggies/fruit and liquid. I've been feeling heavy, even though I'm losing weight, so hopefully this will help.

8/2: 191.4 yay my plan worked. I feel better/lighter and the scale backed me up lol but its back to my regular routine at work today. Hoping to sustain this progress although I predict a spike tomorrow.

8/3: 191.2 still doing well. Did 14,000+ steps yesterday, and stayed within 1500 bmr calorie limit.

8/4: 188.2 weighed my self three times, sat down for a half hour and weighed again, because I just couldn't believe what I was reading. It made me think about before I started these 10 day challenges. Even though I hated what I saw, I never doubted that I was 200+ lbs, but I can't wrap my head around the numbers going down sometimes. I need to think about why and ways to adjust my reactions. I should rejoice in my hard work paying off, not feel nervous about the results.

8/5: 190.2 that's alright. I did 12, 739 steps yesterday, but I ate at odd times and really didn't get a chance to hydrate. Also, got home so late and I'm super tired today but I still have a full day of work ahead of me.
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7/31 205lbs. Desperately want to get out of the 200's.
8/1 203lbs. Feeling a little better to finally drop a couple. Its been a loooooong time since the number went
down.
8/2 203.6 Ugh.... I don't know what to say.
8/3 203.6
8/4 204.6 So frustrated as usual. I have cut down so much on the garbage I use to eat and NO POP which is silly but I love it. Nothing for a week and up goes the scale.
8/5 202.4 lbs. Getting closer to the 100's. Hoping I can fight through the weekend without backsliding. Wedding showers and family dinners do me a number. Would love love love to see progress over the weekend not the opposite.

Goal weight for this round: 156
Ultimate goal weight: somewhere around 125


8/1: 159.6
8/2: 158 I've been up over the last few days, so a drop was expected
8/3: 156.8 Currently TOM, so fluctuations are all over the place
8/4: 157.2 I always go up & down daily during TOM
8/5: 156.8 Getting better
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Round 7--SW 229.7 EW 228.3 Weight loss/gain: -1.4
Round 8--On vacation
Round 9--SW 235.6 End 230.3 Weight loss/gain: -5.3 (vacation water weight)
Round 10--SW 230.3 EW 230.3 Weight loss/gain: 0
Round 11--SW 230.3 EW 229.7 Weight loss/gain -0.6
Round 12 SW 229.7

8/1--229.2 Kept up with my liquids yesterday and had a weightlifting session yesterday.
8/2--229.0 Still making sure I keep myself hydrated.
8/3--228.1 Had a great weightlifting/workout session yesterday. Not sure if the weight loss will stay for the remainder of this round but it's nice to see a new low weight.
8/4--228.1 Holding steady.
8/5--227.9 My goal for this weekend is to make sure that I keep hydrated. I find on the weekend I tend to forget to drink my water which leads to me thinking that I am hungry, when in fact I am just thirsty.
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