JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 15

Started R6 @ 177.1
First Goal: 170 ✔️
Next Goal: 159 ... At a slow rate
End of R9: 170.2
End of R10 165.1
End of R11 168.1
End of R12 166.3
End of R13 163.9
End of R14 164.0

31/8 - 163.3 *Hit steps. Packed my lunch. Great dinner. Hit calorie goal!!

1/9 - 162.3 Hitting step goals (but not too much over) Packing lunch and having a healthy dinner. Planning on a hike around the lake on the weekend.

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cyranda63 wrote: »

R2 SW 221
9/01 - 192.4 Day 3 of liquid diet, I seem to be salt and carb loading. Today I can start soft foods for two weeks, at least I have more choices. When it's all over I'll have a brilliant smile, it won't erase the memories but it will erase the daily reminder of a time I would rather forget. On a better note, my bp without the water pill is still running around 110/70 and I see the Dr in 6 weeks, hopefully I'll be in a downward trend by then and he can eliminate more meds. Sorry for the grind guys... feeling the stress of the scale going up when I'm on point.

A student tenant I once had was recovering from a severe spinal injury. He said he needed to eat about 4000 calories a day to help rebuild the missing muscles and he was just a little slip of a thing. I don't know what effect your oral surgery will have on your calorie requirements but it's bound to screw up your water retention. It seems so recently that you were struggling to see the Onederland! Don't beat yourself up and look at this as a learning experience. We're here for you through this just as you've been here for all of us!

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
Round 12 132.7
Round 13 131.4
Round 14 132.6
Goal weight 129

8/31 - 132.1 I am the epitome of a yoyo for the last 2 months. I have to believe that if I want the loss bad enough, I will do the right thing. Obviously, I am not going to reach 130# this month. I leave tomorrow and return home to my regular scale. I will be interested to see what it reads But it's not just about the numbers!
9/01 - 131.7 on the road today and no scale tomorrow
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lajeanneh wrote: »

SW 235.5
I have a question: my "net calories" have been putting me under 1200 calories a day, should I be eating those calories gained or not? I'm just trying to rule out things that may be stalling the weight loss. I'm going to start measuring myself, because I think I'm also gaining muscle, or at least toning up. Just keep swimming!

Your TDEE, or the amount that would keep you the same weight is around 2100 for a 229 pound woman who is sedentary. If you do any exercise, that number would go up. I'm guessing you have your weight loss rate set to 2 pounds and are asking if you should eat back exercise calories.

To stay healthy, you want to not go below net calories of 1200 --which is pretty darn low. Let's say you do 200 calories worth of exercise. Arguably, you should now not go below 1400 at a minimum to get all the nutrients you need.

Now, a lot of folks only eat back 1/2 the calories MFP or some other sources give for exercise because the source seems to over estimate. So, using the above example, if MFP says you burned 200 calories then you could change that to 100 and eat 1300 calories and probably be pretty safe.

Another thing to try that would be easier on the numbers is to set your rate to 1 pound a week and ignore the exercise, as long as you are sure you aren't burning more than 500 a day and just eat at that new rate. It may be more sustainable for you.

Last round’s “mid-weight” was a bit up because of a logging hiatus for 4 days but it ended at a new low so hoping for more normalcy this round and ending it nicely down in the 250s. Goal for this round is no drama! CICO!!
Round 8/1: HW 274.4 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
Round 12/5: HW 264.8 LW 261.2 MidW = 263.0
Round 13/6: HW 263.8 LW 260.6 MidW = 262.2
Round 14/7: HW 266.4 LW 259.2 MidW = 262.8
/31 359.4 -- How nice to start out a challenge in the 250s. The top of the 250s but I’ll take it!

9/01 261.2 -- Not unexpected. Ate a commercial pizza sodium bomb and snacked away any deficit. Back to normal today and aiming toward a low sodium day, too. Lots of water to be drunk..

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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
Round 13 SW: 178.0
Round 14 SW: 178.5
Round 15 SW: 178.5

Goal for this round: 177.0
Ultimate goal: 128

I've only lost .5 in the last month. Need to get serious and determined!!

8/31 179.0 (almost forgot to post)
9/01 177.0
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This is my second round!
R14 sw 205 end 201

Day/Weight/Comment
8/31- 202.6 yesterday I was finally able to eat some food after two days of having awful strep throat. I still have it but the antibiotics is working. I can't go to the gym because now my son and husband are sick.
9/01 202.6- I officially caught my sons cold. My throat feels better but I'm still on antibiotics. Man I can't catch a break from all this sickness!
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Day/Weight/Comment
8/31 150.8
9/01 151 (salty Chinese food)
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Round 12: 174
Round 13: 171.4
Round 15: 166.8

8/31 166.8 Happy to be back in the challenge after being away for a week. Business trip to NYC and I lost a pound! I will attribute that to less alcohol, more water, and a LOT of walking!
9/01 168.1 Pretty sure I know what this is from. I want to say TOM, but not sure when that's happening due to hormones and heat waves in my body... ugh. I am hot, I am irritable, there is a heat wave coming this weekend... Yesterday I ate too much, did not track, and did not do any planned exercise. I did get my water in, though, and am drinking it like crazy today. It's a new day and so far, so good.
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R12: 213.8 | R13: 212.2 | R14: 209.5

Round 13: lowest: 210.2; highest: 215.6; End: 212.2; mean: 212.9 (-1.6 lbs this round woo!)
Round 14: lowest: 209.5; highest: 215.2; End: 209.5; mean: 211.4 (-2.7 lbs this round woo!)

In for round 15 even though 5 of these 10 days will be spent in Las Vegas! Keeping my fingers crossed that I stay mindful about everything I've committed to doing. I'm bolding the Vegas days

(8/30 - 209.5)
8/31 / 209.5 / Another rest day yesterday. Getting pumped to go for a run tonight!
9/01 / 208.6 / 3.3 miles last night. Not sure if this is accurate, i stepped on the scale and it was 209.5 then my daughter stepped on and then i stepped on again three more times and each time it was 208.6. So i'm going with it... lol
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HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »

lajeanneh wrote: »

SW 235.5
I have a question: my "net calories" have been putting me under 1200 calories a day, should I be eating those calories gained or not? I'm just trying to rule out things that may be stalling the weight loss. I'm going to start measuring myself, because I think I'm also gaining muscle, or at least toning up. Just keep swimming!

Your TDEE, or the amount that would keep you the same weight is around 2100 for a 229 pound woman who is sedentary. If you do any exercise, that number would go up. I'm guessing you have your weight loss rate set to 2 pounds and are asking if you should eat back exercise calories.

To stay healthy, you want to not go below net calories of 1200 --which is pretty darn low. Let's say you do 200 calories worth of exercise. Arguably, you should now not go below 1400 at a minimum to get all the nutrients you need.

Now, a lot of folks only eat back 1/2 the calories MFP or some other sources give for exercise because the source seems to over estimate. So, using the above example, if MFP says you burned 200 calories then you could change that to 100 and eat 1300 calories and probably be pretty safe.

Another thing to try that would be easier on the numbers is to set your rate to 1 pound a week and ignore the exercise, as long as you are sure you aren't burning more than 500 a day and just eat at that new rate. It may be more sustainable for you.

Thank you so much! This was extremely helpful! I think I'll try your suggestion, and set my rate to a pound a week. Thank you again!

Start Weight - 106.5kg / 233lbs
Current Weight - 103.2kg /227.5lbs
Goal Weight - 80kg /175lbs

I would love to lose 2kg (4lb) or close to it.



Day/Weight/Comment

8/31 - 227.5
9/01 - 226.6 im actually really happy with this. 2 days super clean eating and no exercise those days either.
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Here we go time to do it to it.
RD14 start 252.6 End 252.8

Day/Weight/Comment
8/31 253.6 I have been yoyoing between a couple of pounds lately time to make some progress. Having a long holiday weekend during this 10 days will be a big challenge.
9/01 253.9 I have this two pound back an forth thing going on. Holiday weekend is looming large gotta focus.
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Yay!  Ready for my third round with this glorious group!

Round 15: 
SW:  165.6
GW:  164.2

Round 13:  SW 167.6, EW 166.4 (-1.2 lb), LW 165.4, HW 168.4, AVG 167.4

Round 14:  SW 166.4, EW 165.6 (-0.8 lb),
LW 165.6, HW 167.2, AVG 166.2

Day/Weight/Comment
8/31:  165.8  Normal fluctuation.  Did not want to weigh today - late night snack attack.  Somehow thought a dinner of carrots and hummus would be enough.  Wrong!  Lesson learned. 

9/01:  165.2  New 2-year low!    Will not overdo it this holiday weekend!

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Move, move, move, friends!