JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 18

Leroyoliver

SW 164.4
GW 145
End of round 17 154.8
Goal this round 153

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30. 155.2 wine last night
10/1 - 155.2 holding
10/2 - 155.2 goal was to not gain over weekend. Goal met, but now ready for scale to get moving...
10/3 - 155.8 - not the right direction.went out for dinner... probably due to sodium. Looking forward to a bike ride today.
10/4 - 154.4. - 10lbs LOST!!!!!!!! Happy dance
10/5 - 153.6 - I’m liking this!! Company coming for the weekend, extra challenge, but I think I’ve changed my mindset enough that I will stay the course.
10/6 - 153.2 - this is happening!!
10/7 - 154.4 ....or not?
10/8 - 154.8 heavy day of good and some drinks. Have company this weekend. I don’t like the number but I do know it’s not actual weight gain (at least not all of it) and I know I can take care of it.... it is slowing me down though. It’s hard not to fall into old habits when with old friends..
10/9 - 154.4

SW: 269.4 (9/12/17)
Highest: 279.8
CW: 262.0
R17SW: 264.2 R17EW: 262.0 Loss: 2.2

R18GW: 258.0

Goal: Continue to log all my food each day.


9/30 - 259.8 - Went grocery shopping last night. Got more veggies and no junk food. Let's see if I can survive the week! Last week I didn't buy any candy and after a few days, I wasn't craving it as much, so I'm keeping that up!
10/1 - 259.0 - Took my middle child out for lunch and had only protein for dinner to compensate. I was really craving junk last night but did not indulge. It paid off! Today is our weekly pizza night with the in-laws, so I'm going to try really hard not to have a gain tomorrow.
10/2 - 258.6 - Woohoo! Again, I planned my day around having pizza at night and I made sure to get a few walks in and I had a loss. Not by a lot, but usually Monday mornings means a gain of ~3 pounds. I feel like I'm really starting to get into the right mindset and it's getting easier and easier to have willpower. Not easy, mind you, but easier. Looking forward to more loss tomorrow
10/3 - 259.4 - Ugh. A gain. Less than a pound, but still. I am really seeing how important it is for my body that I walk or exercise or do something after dinner. Based on the walk I took earlier in the day and my calories, I was under. But I guess I need to make sure to add a 20 minute post-dinner walk in to my routine. Also, I didn't get much sleep, which could have been a contributing factor. Either way, I'm still under 260 and I am determined NOT to break that threshold again! Tomorrow will be a loss, I can feel it in my determination already
10/4 - 259.0 - I was right, it was a loss! Not by much, but a loss is a loss. As long as it's going in the right direction, I'm happy. Last night, I walked for about 20 minutes after dinner. This really seems to be important for me. Even though dinner was 3 pieces of leftover pizza, I had my walk and I had a loss.
10/5 - 260.2 - I am so frustrated. Yesterday was a really good day for me! I was under calories (when you consider exercise). I walked over an hour, got 11K steps, walked after dinner. The only reason I can think that it was a gain instead of a loss is that I didn't sleep very well. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of control over how much sleep I get right now (still pumping breastmilk for the baby which requires me to be up at 11 every night and 5 every morning), but the past few nights I've been waking up during my sleeping hours and just have been restless/uncomfortable. Luckily, my DH lets me get as much sleep as I need on the weekends, and I really feel like that helps. It's just really discouraging to work so hard and see a gain. I don't feel like giving up, but I do hope that tomorrow brings a nice big loss to keep me motivated. Oh, and today's my appointment with the podiatrist, so hopefully I'll find out what's wrong with my foot and a solution to fix the pain!
10/6 - 260.8 - Yesterday was a bad day. And I ate poorly for dinner. Mind you, not nearly as bad as I was eating for every meal just a few weeks ago, but not as good as I have been eating lately. I suppose I should be happy I only gained .6 pounds. I just feel so discouraged. Even though I didn't do an after dinner walk, I did still complete day 5 of a 30 day challenge. So, even though I was in a funk, I am still ahead of where I was 3 weeks ago. That's a win. Can't wait to get some sleep tonight and tomorrow! Hopefully that'll turn my mood around
10/7 - 260.8 - I suppose that's better than a gain. I didn't get quite as much sleep as I was hoping to. Tonight's the night.
10/8 - 257.2 - I felt good about yesterday. Compensated for taking my oldest out for lunch. Went on a family walk (got my 10k steps), did a 20 minute Zumba video, and got a little more sleep. Tonight is our weekly pizza night. Gonna make sure to burn those calories off so I can end this round by having met my goal!
10/9 - 256.6 - Not only did I meet, but I surpassed my goal! Woo!!

ROUND 18

Original Starting Weight – 205
Ultimate Goal Weight – 130
Current Weight – 188.6
Goal Weight R18 - 185

DAY/WEIGHT/COMMENT
09/30/17 – 188.6
10/01/17 - 188.6
10/02/17 – 188.0
10/03/17 – 187.4
10/04/17 – 187.0
10/05/17 – 186.6
10/06/17 – 186.8
10/07/17 – 186.6
10/08/17 – 187.4
10/09/17 - 187.8

I'm in for another round.

9/28 - 145.6 at 5:00 a.m.
9/29 - 146.0 at 5:00 a.m.

GW: 138.0

09/30 - 145.6 at 5:00 a.m.
10/01 - 146.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...bouncing, bouncing, bouncing...
10/02 - 146.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...EGADS!!! I'm blaming it on the medicine I'm taking for the pain in my neck.
10/03 - 145.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...YAY!! Just hope it stays.
10/04 - 145.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...**sigh** up...down...up...down...all around!
10/05 - 144.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...YAY! down...down...down...
10/06 - 144.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...
10/07 - 144.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...up...down...up...down...
10/08 - 144.4 at 6:00 a.m.
10/09 - 143.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...happy!

Chris

SW 184 (like 2 years ago!)
CW 178
GW 165 (for now)

I went into R17 at 179ish and ended it at 178. Goal for this round is 176 or lower.

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30 - 176.4. Nice drop! Yesterday I ate super clean and made sure to get my water in. I've had a cold, so I've hardly moved, though. I'm hoping to get a walk or hike in today. This is my first full 10 day challenge and I'm excited to be involved.

10/1 - 177.2 I ate clean again yesterday and went on a hike. I'm recovering from a cold, so I turned around sooner than I'd planned, but I still did 3 miles and managed over 11,000 steps for the day. I've started ignoring MFPs calories and going off my Fitbit. MFP routinely gives me almost 300 calories more than my fitbit says I should eat, so I'll play around with this and see what happens. I had 2 NSVs victory - 1) I made a vegetarian dinner and really enjoyed it, and 2) I realized my weight would likely pop up today, and when it did, I didn't feel discouraged. This challenge is already helping me, thank you! Today I'm smoking tri-tips for dinner; portions may be an issue because they are delish!
10/2 - 177. Yay! I'm surprised after a nice dinner with wine last night, but my calories were spot on.
10/3 - 176.2. I was actually pretty hungry yesterday but tamed it with healthy foods.
10/4 - 176.2. Nothing major to report. Ate well, calories on target, and managed to go on a walk.
10/5 - 177. My calories have been good, this is a normal daily fluctuation, I think. I had a little wine last night and not enough water yesterday.
10/6 - 178. This literally makes no sense at all. Except our weight fluctuates daily. Right?!? Perhaps I didn't drink enough water yesterday, but everything else was spot on.
10/7 - 177.4. Polished off a bottle of wine with hubby last night and I was expecting this number to be higher. It's starting to look like I won't hit 176 this round. We have Chinese food somewhere in our weekend and I imagine just the sodium will keep me from dropping, even if my calories are good. But, we shall see.
10/8 - 180.4. All I have to say is "Chinese food." my calories weren't even too horrible yesterday.
10/9 - 180.2. I know this isn't fat. I know I didn't gain any actual weight from one meal. I also know that one meal didn't undo all the miles I walked last week or the fact that I'd eaten at/under my calorie goal for 9 of the 10 days. But to end my first full round higher than I started, when I'd been diligent about staying under calories and exercising... Sucks.

Hello Friends! Here we go again!!

SW - March 2017 - 182.4
GW - to maintain between 145-150- will try to hit 145 before adjusting to maintenance calories

9/29 - 148.4 - coming in from round 17

Round 18 ends on Canadian Thanksgiving...so to be honest I'll be thrilled if I can keep it under 150 at the end of the round

9/30 - 148.8 - I feel super crappy today...headache, scratchy throat, ache everywhere...we'll see how the day goes, if I feel like eating it will probably be comfort food but I'll try to be good. I had a long trail run planned this morning but that's out the window now...my dog is super disappointed LOL
10/1 - 149.0 - Woke up feeling no better today...if not worse. Ate hardly anything yesterday but also hardly moved, I'm so stiff and achey. Not going to worry about the weight too much until I feel better, my body is going to hold onto stuff as it kicks this bug to the curb.
10/2 - 149.0 - Diagnosis in...Strep infection. Lets see what this prescription does to my body besides kill the germies...
10/3 - 148.0 - Amazing how quickly antibiotics start to work. Feeling significantly better but still pretty weak and run down. I thing I sweated out a pound of water over night though while the fever broke...I was drenched!!
10/4 - 147.2 - that's what happens when you hardly eat anything for almost 4 days. Feeling so much better this morning and I seem to have my appetite back so we'll see if I can make this stick as my bod wants to re-fuel and repair.
10/5 - 147.4 - Feeling well enough to get in to work for a client today...mostly a planning day so nothing too physical. Hope I'm feeling up to a few hikes/runs on the trails this weekend to ward off the Thanksgiving pounds...
10/6 - 146.8 - Surprised but pleased. We went out for dinner after "Meet the Teacher" at school last evening. Ate more than I should have but probably kept total in somewhere around maintenance. Looking forward to a Yummy Thanksgiving weekend.
10/7 146.6 - swear I posted this yesterday...must not have hit the green button
10/8 - 147.2 - more sugar carbs entered my body than normal yesterday with dessert prep for today. Looking forward to Turkey dinner tonight with the whole famjam. Not going to worry about calories, it's only one big meal and I'm going to enjoy it.

10/9 - 147.2 - apparently walking back and forth to the hockey rink twice and 8756 laps around my kitchen making dinner offset the extra food yesterday Good 10 days except for the strep..

Highest weight April 2016 117 lbs
Starting weight for 2017 112 lbs
RD9: 108.4
RD10: 108.5
RD11: 107.6
RD12: 108.5
RD13: 107.5
RD14: 108.2
RD15: 107.7
RD16: 106.2
RD17: 106.5

R18 Goal Weight - less than 106.5

9/30 106.5
10/1 106.9 - 1900 Calories!
10/2 106.4 - back to 1500 Calories and exercise
10/3 108.8 lbs What! So I have been limiting exercise to lose weight (yes that's right). Exercise increases my appetite. This week I am adding back lifting weights (which I love). The gain is not muscle (not yet) but more likely the water needed to increase my glycogen stores. My Calorie intake past 5 days = 1630. I should be able to recover if I stay consistent. Right?
10/4 107.8 - better but still over 1500 calories yesterday.
10/5 107.1 - 2000 Calories, and feeling it.
10/6 106.8 - 1400 Calories, feeling great
10/7 106.7 - 1500 Calories

10/8 107 - 1500 Calories: getting close to the end of this 10 day series and not meeting initial goal of < 106.5. Reviewed my year and can see a pattern of losing 1 lb and holding for 2 months and repeating. With an initial goal of 105 lbs by the end of this year, I'm right on track (if I stay the course). Still would be nice to end this series at 106.4

10/9 107 lbs yep - increased the exercise so kinda expecting it but was hoping that since Calories were controlled I could lose fat while gaining muscle and it's friends (glycogen and water). That's okay. At least I have more practice keeping Calories close to 1500!

Ultimate Goal Weight: 157
RND 16 SW: 178.2 EW: 177 - Loss 1.2
RND 17 SW: 178 EW: 177 - Holding
RND 18 SW: 177 EW: 175.5 - Loss1.5
Goal this round: 175.6

9/30 - 176.8 - Off to a good start
10/1 - 175.5
10/2 - 177.3 - Higher salt yesterday
10/3 - 177
10/4 - 176.3 Happier about this number. I think the 175.5 earlier was dehydration.
10/5 - 177.3 - It's interesting to watch the pattern here. Yesterday was pizza for dinner which of course means salt. I'm not surprised to see the number rise. The last couple of days I have done a lot of walking, 3-4 miles a day, so I wonder if my muscles are holding onto some water too. Time will tell!
10/6 - 175.9
10/7 - 178 - Well, that is just out there. Can't think of a reason for this to be so high. I stayed within calories and ate well. Hoping it's a last ditch effort by my body to keep my weight the same and that there's a whoosh tomorrow.
10/8 - 175.2 Wow! Talk about all over the map here. The first time I stepped on it the scale actually said 175, but the next two times was 175.2, so I'll go with that.
10/9 - 175.5 - Just squeaked in on that one!

I am in! So far I have lost 58 pounds, gained 14 back. Since June of 2016. I haven't given up yet, just finding it hard to stay on track. Hoping this will help keep me accountable.

SW 250.2
GW 145
Round 17 207.6/204.2
Start this round 204.2
Goal this round 202.2
Let’s do this!

9/30 205.6
10/1 205.0
10/2 204.2
10/3 203.8, 40 minute run, Lots of food, but under calories. Just saw that my weekly average has not gone down. But the scale is down from the beginning of the week. So I am taking it.
10/4 205.0 Did 50 minute run, Stayed in the green. Ended up caving and got lunch out/high sodium not enough water. Long day.
10/5 205.8 Had a bad day yesterday, was exhausted so slept half the day and ate all the salty food. Also forgot the meds, so some gain from that.
10/6 205.4 Did pretty good, Made it through pizza, did some roller skating. Awesome calorie burn. Was so busy didn’t have time for snacking at night. Just at work.
10/7
10/8
10/9 205.0 Had a busy food filled weekend. Did some great exercise though. Half a pound loss, not as good as I hoped, but not horrible.

SW (7/12/17): 292
R14 SW: 269.8
R15 SW: 267.4
R16 SW: 264.4
R17 SW: 263.2
R18 SW: 260.2


R18 GW: 258

Daily Goals: Log all food, 3L of water, 7k steps, Multi-vitamin

Special focus: Mindful eating

Day/Weight/Comment

9/30 260.2
Goals met. Good workout at the gym. Tracked everything and stayed just barely within calories.

10/1 259.4
Back to making better choices today. Goals met.

10/2 258.4
TOM started. Really good day at the gym. Goals met.

10/3 257.2
Goals met.

10/4 257.2
Goals met.

10/5 256.4
Goals met. Feel really good about food choices and working on mindful eating.

10/6 255.6
Goals met. Made it to the gym for cardio.

10/7 255.8
Strength training- increased weights all round. It is always awesome to see NSV like this. Over calories by about 170 but still below maintenance calories.

10/8 no scale
I was running behind this morning. Some muscle soreness in my arms, shoulders and chest. I am considering the idea of challenging to myself to do 5 days of cardio instead of 3 next week. Goals met.

10/9 255.6
Yay, I lost 4.6 lbs this round. I suspect part of this loss is really some of the last round but the few days (maybe even week) before TOM I was retaining a lot of water weight. I am so happy to see my weight loss progress.

See everyone next round.

SW: 235.5
EW Rd. 13 231
EW Rd. 14 229.1
EW Rd. 15 226.6
EW Rd. 16 227.1
EW Rd. 17 224.4
Current Goal: 212.5
Goal for this round: 223

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30 - 224.4
10/1 - 224.4
10/2 - 224.4
10/3 - 224.4
10/4 - 224.4
10/5 - 223.1
10/6 - 223.1
10/7 - 224.0
10/8 - 224.0
10/9 - 222.2 Soo, I don't even know about this. We'll go with it and celebrate it, but not be too upset when it bounces back up. See you next round!

R10 AW: 132.4
R11 AW: 133.7
R12 AW: 132.6
R13 AW: 131.5
R14 AW: 131.0
R15 AW: 128.2
R16 AW: 129.4
R17 AW: 128.4

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30: oops. forgot.
10/1: 130
I literally have no clue what happened. It's not my TOM. I guess it's just a random fluctuation. Didn't eat super well yesterday because I got some bad story reviews (self medicating I guess). Maybe that plus stress was it.
10/2: 128.6
Stayed within calorie count and ate healthier, which definitely helped. Still a little stressed but it will get better. Started writing again today even though I didn't want to.
10/3: 127.4
I slept in this AM until 11. My hives are gone. I think those past few days of weight gain were stress related. I stood up in front of the group and read an excerpt from my piece out loud (the one that was getting bad reviews) and got my formal review today and it was approved! So I'm exhausted today and literally that is the only thing I can think of to explain the funky fluctuation in my weight.
10/4 no scale
10/5 no scale
10/6: 128.6
Honestly I can't believe I didn't gain all the weight back I've lost. My husband was in the hospital for a medical emergency and I was just eating what they had on hand for the past two days, cafeteria food and vending machine junk. Glad he's come home though and I'm back on track.
10/7: 129.8
10/8: 129.2
I literally have no clue what my AW will be at the end of this round.
10/9: 128.4
Looks like I'm headed back on track. My husband went back to work today and I'm back to work/school as well. Meanwhile I still have one serving of mango sherbet calling my name for some time this week.

R18 AW: 128.9

Seriously I'm amazed it's not in the 130s

I'm in for my second round!

SW 162
GW 135
Round 17 EW: 157.5lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30 - 157.5lbs
10/1 - 158.9lbs. A family BBQ last night and TOM are against me today! I didn't drink all my water yesterday either. I feel getting in my water really helps!
10/2 - 158.8lbs
10/3 - 158.4lbs .... slooooowly going in the right direction!
10/4 - 157.1lbs ... I like what I see!
10/5 - 157.2lbs ... stayed within calories however yesterday’s drop may have been too much. It all evens out!
10/6 - 157.0lbs ... been under calories the last four days. I’m a little nervous as we have 2 Thanksgiving dinners this coming weekend! Hoping to make some good choices!
10/7 - 156.9lbs
10/8 - 157.8lbs ... yup, figured it would go up! Turkey, ham, all the fixin’s, wine and dessert...
10/9 - 158.7lbs ... well, this round was a bit of a bust! Thanksgiving weekend... one feast down another to go tonight! As much as I love Thanksgiving and have so much to be thankful for, I’ll be thankful when it’s over! Looking forward to round 19...

Well...to say I've had a set back is an understatement. I did great while on vacation - it's been the two weeks that I've been back - I've been eating like a pig (and that's an insult to pigs everywhere!).

Back for my 4th round.
BW - 221.8
R14 - 218.8
R15 - 216.2
R16 - 218.2 - vacation
R17 - who knows what happened here.
R18 - goal of 219. The bulk of this should come off quick, right?

10/2 - 222.8
10/3 - 223 - well that's certainly not good
10/4 - 220.6 - that's more like it.
10/5 - 220.6
10/6 - 219.6
10/7 - 219.4
10/8 - 220.4
10/9 - 219.4 - so close.

Ultimate goal - 135
R18 Goals: eat well, clean & healthfully, ~1700 cal, macros P30 C35 F35 %.
5'3", 64 yrs.
R15 end weight 151.2
R16 end weight 151.4
R17 end weight 151

9-30 - 150.8
Good start, despite salty lunch out yesterday.

10-1 - 151
There's that sodium!

10-2 - 151.2
Up, down, up down... I've been way too hungry at 1500, so I've bumped my calorie goal back up to ~1700. I've been maintaining @ 1800-1900 for 6 months, so I should slowly lose at 1600-1700. I don't care about speed, as long as I'm moving in the right direction. And I'm not hangry!

10-3 - 151.2
I should be losing by all calculations, but I'm not. I've been hovering around 151 for months, eating anywhere from 1500-2000 calories. Doesn't make sense. Apparently my body thinks this is where it should be. Sigh.

10-4 - 151.2
Still here. Calories, exercise, macros all on point, so I duuno. Patience, I guess.

10-5 - 150.6
Finally! Jeesh! About time. :-)

10-6 - 150.8
That's fine - still under 151! Still hoping to get out of the 50's by the end of this round, but at least I'm moving in the right direction. Looking forward to meeting a long-time Facebook friend and her dogs today as they drive through. One of her Border Collies modeled for the cover of one of my mystery novels, and another inspired a scene in a later book. I've wanted to meet them for years! Then a long walk this evening. :-)

10-7 - 150.8
The scale isn't showing much, but something's happening. Yesterday I noticed that my pants looked baggy in pics my hubby took of me and my friend and her dogs -the belly looked especially "poochy." So I tried on the next size smaller, and voila! Comfy and look better. I wore the smaller ones before I did the metabolism reset, so I seem to be getting back to where I was when I started that almost a year ago. That's better than weight!

10-8 - 150.4
Progress! Maybe I've said faretheewell to the 51s. Today's plan - long walk and drink LOTS of water -- we went out for breakfast and I had French toast, bacon, 1 egg, so to counteract the sodium, I'm thinking gallons. ;-) Walking to the mall to get my hair cut, backpacking to Starbucks to write this afternoon.... Salad + salmon for late lunch, I think, and some fruit. I can still hit my calorie & macro goals.

10-9 - 150.4
Okay! Not into the 40's, but half a pound lower that at the start and moving in the right direction. See you at R19!