JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 12

7/31 - 144.2

8/1 - 143.8
8/2 - 144.6 ???
8/3 - 144.2
8/4 - 143.6
8/5 - 142.8
8/6 - 143.4
8/7 - 143.2
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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.

8/6: 191.1 I wasn't home, but I used my sister's scale

8/7: 189.4 didn't do well with my food intake, but logged 12,125 steps yesterday.

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@quiltingjaine Way to go! I'm hoping to follow you soon.

Round 8: lowest, 162.0; highest, 169.0; mean, 165.5 (5 day holiday created overage)
Round 9: lowest, 164.8; highest, 169.0; mean, 166.8
Round 10: lowest, 166.0; highest, 168.0; mean 167.7 (166 on 4 days! I know I can improve on that!)
Round 11: lowest, 164; highest, 166.8; mean, 165.5 (-2.6 this round). 31/07/2017: 164.2. I'm happy with that. -2.8lbs between highest and lowest in Round 11, and all my stats are reducing.

Round 12: (Round 5 for me. Female/aged 71, weight in lbs)
SW: 227; Lowest weight 22/6/2017: 162; Final goal weight: 147
1/8/2017: 163.4. Another mini Whoosh! That's a good start. Expecting a little rebound bounce tomorrow. Today's Goals: pre-log/follow through; balance macros/micros; hydrate; 25+ strength ✅; 20+ flex ✅; 6,000+ steps ✅; close kitchen at 8pm! ✅
2/8/2017: 163.4. WOW! No bounce! Internet out today so posting late.
Today's Goals: All met! pre-log/follow through; balance macros/micros; hydrate; 25+ strength ✅; 20+ flex ✅; 6,000+ steps ✅; close kitchen at 8pm! ✅
3/8/2017: 163.2 I seem to be back on track. Almost back to my weight before holiday at end of June, and a number of family celebrations.
Today's Goals: pre-log/follow through; balance macros/micros; hydrate; 15+ strength ✅; 15+ flex ✅; 6,000+ steps; close kitchen at 8pm!
4/8/2017: 163. (((Happy Dance))) holding steady.
Today's Goals: pre-log/follow through; balance macros/micros; hydrate; 20+ strength ✅; 35+ flex ✅; 6,000+ steps; close kitchen at 8pm!
5/8/2017: 164.6. Hm! Cause and effect! Under calories but too much feta (high in sodium) with my ratatouille, and didn't hydrate enough.
Today's Goals: pre-log/follow through; balance macros/micros; hydrate; 20+ strength; 15+ flex; 6,000+ steps; close kitchen at 8pm!
6/8/2017: 161.8. Now that is a Whoosh! I had to get back on the scales to confirm it. Goals met yesterday and well hydrated.
Today's Goals: pre-log/follow through; balance macros/micros; hydrate; 20+ strength ✅; 15+ flex ✅; 6,000+ steps; close kitchen at 8pm!
7/8/2017: 161.8 I expected a rebound bounce here. Lol! Yesterday's goals met. Following through on my pre-logged food, and staying under goal, not eating after 8pm, and late breakfast seem to be working so far.
Today's Goals: pre-log/follow through; balance macros/micros; hydrate; 15/25+ strength ✅; 15+ flex; 6,000+ steps; close kitchen at 8pm!

8/8/2017: 162.4 Normal daily fluctuation, a little bounce after a Whoosh. Tracking gives a clearer picture of trends. Goals met yesterday.
Today's Goals: pre-log/follow through; balance macros/micros; hydrate; 20+ strength ✅; 15+ flex; 6,000+ steps; close kitchen at 8pm!

9/8/2017:
10/8/2017:

Have a great day!!!

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. Did ab exercises. Ate back exercise calories, and a little beyond, but not significantly. Much easier to stay on plan today, after having proper meals the day before.
8/6 62kg Ate back exercise calories, but no further, and even did stuff with cooking chocolate without nibbling it! Did Cto5k session. Really enjoying the Zombies Run app, especially with last night's update. It now tells me how many calories I've burned using the GPS directly, instead of me having to use the MFP database post-session to generate the same figures.
8/7 61.8kg. Finally moving in the right direction! Very active day, but only ate back 1/2 to 2/3s of exercise calories. Did vigorous ab work-out at class.
8/8 61.9 Still in the 61.# zone! Not surprised by the slight rise as my mid-section is still burning this morning. I swear I can see the water bloat in the mirror (bloody hormones) this week.
8/9
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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

08/01: 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.

08/02: 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.

08/03: 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.

08/04: 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!

08/05: 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

08/06: 184.8: These numbers look all too familiar this week. I went on a 4.5 mile bike ride yesterday. Stuck to my calories and my water.

08/07: 183.4: This is my lowest number yet and a new one this round. I know I've lost a LOT of water since Friday. I also biked 5 miles. Stayed within my calories and ate well. Drank 48 oz of water.

08/08: 182.8: I didn't get to exercise because I worked a 13 hour day. It was back to school night. However, I did get my goal for steps put in. I ate lighter because I was working, but I ate healthy and every 3 hours to keep my metabolism up. I walked away from offers of pizza, cookies, and candy from the principal.I drank 48 oz of water too.

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
8/6 147.0 Expected this, went out for dinner last night with my hubby
8/7 147.8 Very sore muscles today
8/8 147.8 Ugh!! I'm still sore, so hopefully it's just fluid retention.
8/9
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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
8/5- 141.4- torchy's avocado tacos have 410 calories! What? At least moving in the right direction.
8/6- 141.2-baby steps!
8/7- 140.6-almost back to where I started at the beginning of the challenge. At least moving in the right direction!
8/8-139.8- FINALLY broke 140! Scraping and clawing and working my booty off to get under 140. Here's to all of you out there like me seeing the yo-yo of the scale. Let's celebrate the big and the little losses. This is hard work! Have an awesome day everyone! We got this!

Starting at 216.7, looking to lose 5 lbs in 10 days.

Day/Weight/Comment
8/1-216.7- Came off a rough kids birthday party weekend
8/2- 215.6- Back to OMAD
8/3- 215.2- OMAD, Good workout
8/4- 214.8- OMAD, Chips Ahoy before bed, Bring on the weekend!!
8/5- 217
8/6- 215.8
8/7- 217.2 Ugh, Take back the weekend
8/8- 215.2 OMAD yesterday, I guess it does make a difference
8/9
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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.
8/6 144.6 Surprising since I ate sushi for lunch and a 5 guys little burger for dinner. Wayyyyy over on carbs. I guess fresh air and walking on beach helped. Only 4 days left and I'm still yoyo-ing the same few pounds this round again. Out for lunch today. A salad sounds good. Happy Sunday to all. If you're where weather is nice, get out and enjoy.
8/7 145.6 Ate lunch out, salad and chicken, had 2 adult beverages. No regrets. Ate healthy, enjoyed the drinks, spent time with a friend. Lovely day. New week, new effort. Mwuah!

8/8 145.6 Did the gym and a aqua fitness class. Well, some of this weight must be muscle, right? One of these days I break through. It's been almost 3 weeks yoyoing at these few pounds. I will persist! Today I'm watching grandson so it's elliptical in family room.
8/9
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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
5/8 205.6 - still going the wrong way, disappointing
6/8 204.8- hopefully this will be the start of the scale going the right way
7/8 205.6 - need to really focus on these last few days
8/8 205 - went swimming yesterday ..now to keep the exercise and water intake up

Sfrazine wrote: »

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.
8/6 missed weighing in
8/7 200.4lbs. SOooo close to getting under dreaded 200. Please please I hope soon.

You can see it on the horizon. Keep paddling.

1/8 - 242.2
2/8 - 237.4
3/8 - 234.0 (heading out for a walk now)
4/8 - 232.0 (- did a 7.5km walk yesterday morning. Tracked all foods. Even prepped veggies for salad and dip an made a quinoa/egg breakfast dish for the week! This is my lowest weight so far since being pregnant so hopefully it me to be smart tonight and tomorrow at the dodgeball tournament.)
5/8 - 231.2 - lowest yet!
6/8 - 233.2 - had a dodgeball tournament yesterday and although i did fairly well eating i had quite a few drinks. Im hopeful it will go back down tomorrow!
7/8 - 236.4 - went up more.. i didn't eat properly yesterday as i was recuperating from the day before.. not an excuse. But i have stayed on track today and just joined the Biggest Loser Challenge and plan on going for a walk with my husband and baby tonight after dinner!
7/9 - 234.6 - i had a great day yesterday tracking and going for a walk and drinking lots of water. Im heading back in the right direction! Hopefully tomorrow im back to my lowest or close to!

R10 SW 211
R11 SW 209
R12 SW 209
R12 GW 207

8/1 208
8/2 207.7
8/3 207.9
8/4 207.5
8/5 207
8/6 206.4
8/7 206
8/8 205.7
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Starting weight 148
Round 6 135.7
Round 7 134.4
Round 8 133.8
Round 9 Last weigh in 7/8 135.2
Round 10 132.8
Round 11 131.6
Goal weight 129

8/1 - 130.8 I have worked out since Friday, every day (after my 2 week mandatory time out). Today is my rest day. And I have been mindful about eating. I love seeing these #s on the scale. My goal is within reach!
8/2 - 130.2 woohoo!!! Ran 4 miles in the hot Florida sun this morning.
8/3 - 130 things are looking good
8/4 - 129.8 it's becoming a reality. And it is worth every effort that I am putting forward. My Goal is near!
8/5 - 131.4 too much grazing and didn't log. Self sabotage! Today back on track. No scale tomorrow because I'm on the road!
8/6 - no scale! Trying to be mindful. Will have a different scale for the next month or so, beginning tomorrow. Looking for good things to happen while I am in the mountains and away from the heat in Florida.
8/7 -132.5 not what I want to see. But a different house with a different scale. And this will be me for the next month. So I will go with the flow and hope to push the numbers down on this scale too! Hopefully, now that I am settled in with no traveling in site, I can get back to a normal routine of mindful eating and working out. Happy Monday!
8/8 - 131.8 creeping down. Hopefully, will continue to go in that direction. Ran 4.5 miles yesterday. Plan on going to the gym later this morning. And always try to practice mindful eating.
8/9
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SW: 185.5

Round 8 SW: 185.5
Round 9 SW: 182.5
Round 10 SW: 181.5
Round 11 SW: 181.0
Round 12 SW: 179.0

I'm really hoping to get to 175.5 or lower. It's a lofty goal but it's back to school night at my older kids school on the 10th, and I haven't seen a lot of those people since the end of May. If I hit 175 it will be a 10lb loss. Wish I had started MFP the end of May instead of last week of June. Oh well.

Goal weight: 175.5
Ultimate goal weight: 128

8/1 179.5
8/2 179.5 A new # my body loves. Sigh.
8/3 181.0 TOM and had pizza, brownies and Caesar salad last night!! So bloated!
8/4 182.5 Grrr...TOM plus binge eating. So disappointed in myself. :-(
8/5 180.5
8/6 179.5
8/7 179.0 Back to where I started. Obviously I'm not going to meet my goal this round. Maybe next time.
8/8 177.5 whoohoo!! Hope it sticks!
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