JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS | Round 22

SW: 269.4 (9/12/17)
Highest: 279.8
CW: 248.4
R17SW: 264.2 R17EW: 262.0 Loss: 2.2
R18SW: 262.0 R18EW: 256.6 Loss: 5.4
R19SW: 256.6 R19EW: 251.4 Loss: 5.2
R20SW: 251.4 R20EW: 247.6 Loss: 3.8
R21SW: 247.6 R21EW: 248.4 Loss: +0.8

R21GW: 245.0

Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 - 246.2 - I felt pretty good about yesterday. Got my exercise in, ate within my calories. Glad the scale reflected that!
11/10 - 244.0 - Finally making progress again! Woo!!
11/11 - 243.2 - Got a lot of sleep last night. Trying to get over this cold! Today I'm going to try out some keto recipes to see if that might work for me.
11/12 - 242.0 - Really pleased with the progress I'm making. Maybe I can be in the 230s by the end of this challenge. That would be awesome!
11/13 - 240.2 - Woo! I will be in the 230s, I can feel it!
11/14 - 240.8 - A little bit of gain, but I still pretty good!
11/15 - 240.6 - Last night we had a nurse come over to take blood for our life insurance. Because it was a little late and my arm was a little sore, I decided to make last night a rest night and I didn't exercise. I still had my 10k steps, though! So, I feel pretty good about the very small loss. At least it wasn't a gain! I know tomorrow is going to be a loss, I fee my determination. Tomorrow, I WILL be in the 230s!
11/16 - 241.2 - So, yesterday took a bit of a turn. We had a few hours kid-free, so we got fast food. But, I did Tuesday and Wednesday's workouts to try to make up for it. Based on how many calories I ate yesterday, I'm pretty pleased that my gain was only 0.6 lbs. Today I already have everything all planned out and nothing weird is happening in the evening. Should be an easy day to stay on track!
11/17 -
11/18 -

My goal is to reach 10% body fat by year end... actually by 12/30 because that is when my Dexa is scheduled. I'm going to list weight and BF% based on my scale, which is going to fluctuate at times as diet changes. On some days - and I know when those are based on diet - it will be inaccurate.

Day - Weight - BF% - Comment
11/9 - 149.6 lbs. - 16.8% - scale is reading higher than actual BF%

11/10 - 148.4 lbs. - 15.9% - scale is still higher than actual BF%, but getting closer to actual

11/11 - 147.2 lbs. - 16.9% - scale is higher than actual BF%, this time not expected

11/12 - 148.6 - 16.8% - scale is still showing higher than actual BF%, still not entirely expected. I have a theory as to what is driving the incorrectly high BF%.

11/13 - 148.6 - 18.5% - Yesterday was a re-feed / glycogen replenishment day. I'm surprised weight did not also increase, but expected BF% to be unreliable. I expect it to remain that way for the next 2-3 days.

11/14 - 147.2 - 16.4% - Depending on whether I eat a lot of fibrous green vegetables today, BF% will either stay pretty stable by tomorrow morning or will decrease. I may find it hard to feel full without lettuce or green beans... but since scale BF% is just artificially high if I eat them and real BF% is not truly much different, I'm probably going to eat greens if I'm hungry anyway.

11/15 - 146.4 - 15.6% - No veg yesterday, scale is closer to a correct BF%.

11/16 - 146.2 - 14.9% - No veg yesterday again, and BF% is almost right where I would expect Dexa to come up. The idea that eating low carb green / fibrous veggies would affect the scale BF% so much is a relatively new revelation. Thinking back, the last Dexa was 0.3% lower than the scale on that same day (that is extremely close); and my scale is ALWAYS higher than any other measurement method or device - including other bio-electric impedance devices, which are always super low. When that last Dexa was taken and it was almost the same as the scale, I had not eaten plants for 45 days prior (except coffee, tea, and small quantities of seasonings and sauces). I still plan to eat some low carb (net carb) fibrous veggies while I continue to strive for 10% BF by 12/30, but will do take breaks occasionally to get a better idea of where Dexa will come in.

11/17
11/18

ROUND 22

Original Starting Weight – 205
Ultimate Goal Weight – 130
Current Weight – 184.0
Goal Weight R22 – 180.0

DAY/WEIGHT/COMMENT
11/09/17 – 183.4
11/10/17 - 183.0
11/11/17 – 182.4
11/12/17 – 182.6
11/13/17 – 182.0
11/14/17 – 182.4
11/15/17 – 182.2
11/16/17 – 181.8
11/17/17 –
11/18/17 -

Round 21 ended with 156.8.

Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 154.6 Lowest I've been in a while, but will be especially happy if I can get to 153 this round. I keep gaining & losing the same weight.
11/10 155.2
11/11 155.6 I'm good with this. Hopefully I'll still make it back down.
11/12 156.4 Having trouble since Friday afternoon. The gain makes sense since I haven't been dieting or exercising.
11/13 157.6
11/14 158.2 Yikes! I'm going the wrong way! I dieted successfully yesterday, and got more exercise!!! Must be the buildup of the last few days............
11/15 156.2 Yay! Dieted pretty well, yesterday, only a tad over.
11/16 156.2
11/17
11/18

Starting Weight 205.8 @ October 11, 2017
UGW: 140

Day/Weight/Comment
11/9...........................196.4 after a week of ups and downs (mostly ups) this is a nice surprise.
11/10.........................196.2 after a sluggish morning yesterday, I got up and added about 6000 steps walking the dog. Yay! Hoping to keep on track and get to 195 this round.
11/11.........................195.8 stayed on track yesterday and drank lots of water.
11/12.........................197.2 indulged too much yesterday, and moved too little. also feel dehydrated, so I must have forgotten to drink enough water.
11/13.........................197.0 again, I did not drink enough water, and definitely did not move enough! Back on track today. Checking out fitness blender, after a MFP friend mentioned it in a post. Seems interesting!
11/14.........................195.8 I would like to dedicate this number to the copious amounts of water I drank yesterday, and the many steps I took over my goal.
11/15.........................195.2 I started doing Fitness Blender workouts yesterday, nothing too crazy, but it felt good to move.
11/16.........................195.0! I made it! Did another Fitness Blender workout last night, and it kicked my butt. It wasn't even very difficult, I was just that out of shape. Gonna do it again today.
11/17
11/18

Start weight Rnd 16: 178.2
End weight Rnd 21: 173.6
Loss to Date: 4.6 lbs
Final Goal Weight: 160
Goal for Rnd 22: 172


Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 - 173.6 And away we go . . . . Holding steady! It's a good thing!
11/10 - 173.5
11/11 - 173.4 Not going anywhere fast, but at least it's in the right direction!
11/12 - 173.2 Haha, slow and steady wins the race, right?
11/13 - 173.8 Whoops! Birthday party last night and cake & ice cream were involved. Time to get serious!
11/14 - 173.9
11/15 - Missed
11/16 - 173.6 Okay, moving in the right direction again.
11/17
11/18

Age 60, 5'4" [lost 1/2" somewhere, not the measurement I wanted to lose]
SW 195 [joined MFP Nov 2015, lost 9.5# & got serious Jan 2017]
1st Goal 150 in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet.
2nd Goal 145 = normal BMI
UGW Range 140 - 145

I weigh first thing in the morning when I get up. My scale only has 1/2# increments, and I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. Comments reflect prior day.
11/09: 163.5 Active day, including dog walk 3.09 miles. Fitbit 16,212 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 46 floors. 10c water.
11/10: 163.0 Non-dog walk day. Fitbit 7,901 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours & 34 floors. 10c water & net calories green (barely).
11/11: 164.5 That's what happens after net calories -362 and super high sodium (smoked salmon & crackers w/ hubby). Walked dog 3.86 miles & yardwork prepping for winter. Fitbit 16,147 steps, 250+ steps 11/14 hours (day at home) & 35 floors. 14c water, need to keep that up today.
11/12: 163.5 Net calories red, sodium green, 13c water. Walked dog 2.34 miles. Fitbit 10,439 steps, 250+ steps 7/14 hours & 15 floors.
11/13: 164.0 Sometimes I wish my scale weighed in .1 increments. Oh well, as long as I can see the trend long term. Walked dog 3.28 miles. Fitbit 15,118 steps, 250+ 10/14 hours (church & watched Packers game) and 28 floors. 12c water.
11/14: 164.0 Walked dog 3.03 miles. Fitbit 14,836 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 hours (boom) & 37 floors.
11/15: 163.5 Happy w/ this after seminar 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Walked dog 3.09 miles. Fitbit 11,607 steps, 250+ steps 8/14 hours & 15 floors. 11c water (pitchers on tables at seminar).
11/16: 163.0 Little surprised, I'll take it. Net calories red, sodium red, 14c water. Non-dog walk day & evening at theatre. Fitbit 8,030 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 hours & 31 floors.
11/17
11/18

Day/Weight/Comment

11/9 - 161.3 It's been a bit of a struggle to get my stuff together. Need to get back to planning and getting to the grocery store and getting my steps in (walks). That is my key to success...
11/10 - 163. Get it together K ... Get it together!!
11/11 - 164.4
11/12 - 163.7
11/13 - 162.9 I'm getting there. Uggggh
11/14 - 161.4 Better!! Lunch packed, dinner planned out. I will go for my lunch time walk, but still need to get a few extra steps in. It is stormy here lots and lots of rain and the wind is expected hope the power holds!!
11/15 - 160.4 ... Got 11,500 steps in. Have a packed lunch, will go for a walk at lunch and planned dinner. Invited to one of those 'home parties' tonight so there will be a lot of sitting and a little snacking. Need to find a way to get those steps in. Goal to get 11,500 steps in.

11/16 - 160.4 ... 12.452 steps. Could have been a loss but I had a couple of brownies. Looking forward to those 5's again. Have a party this weekend and the possibility of SO coming home soon. Things are looking more challenging, but I expected that for this time of year. If I hang out in the low 60's and any 50's until Janurary I consider myself doing well. Goal today is to get those steps in 11,500-12.000+.

11/17

Thank you so much, Cyranda! This challenge has kept me going with no thoughts of quitting. I get so much out of reading everyone’s daily squibs! Thank you all for sharing. And persisting!!

I’ve done 14 of these challenges which is exactly 20 weeks. I started MFP before joining the challenges so there’s no starting whoosh represented here. I’ve been aiming at a 500-calorie per day deficit which would theoretically result in a 1-pound/week loss. From high to low in 20 weeks I’ve lost 24 pounds. I’ll take it! CICO!!

Pre-challenges starting weight = 283 BMI = 48.6
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
Round 15/8: HW 261.2 LW 256.8 MidW = 259.0
Round 16/9: HW 259.4 LW 256.8 MidW = 258.1
Round 17/10: HW 257.6 LW 253.4 MidW = 255.5
Round 18/11: HW 256.2 LW 253.4 MidW = 254.8
Round 19/12: End weight = 266.4 (on the road for 12 days preceding)
Round 20/13 HW 264.4 LW 254.0 EndW = 255.0 (the sodium whoosh after the trip)
Round 21/14: HW 254.8 LW 250.4 MidW 252.6
Day/Weight/Comment
11/9 252.0 -- up a touch but ate with reckless abandon yesterday and I know some of it is water by how my ring feels. Wedding ring fell off once yesterday but it won’t this morning. Ordered ring guards. Lose weight? Yes. Lose wedding ring? NO!.
11/10 253.8 -- Salty food and too much of it. The scale just gave me the dope slap.
11/11 255.8 -- Took a day off to eat with reckless abandon -- much of it salty. Resume new normal today!
11/12 255.0 -- After a couple nights of late night snacking it could be very easy to slide into an old pattern. Tonight I go to bed and read. There’s no food downstairs in the bedrooms. (Our house is “upside down.”)
11/13 255.0 -- I clearly need to set myself an arbitrary rule to prevent reckless eating late at night. Okay. Here it is. Simple really. No eating after 9 p.m.
11/14 254.4 -- There we go. Ate at a deficit. Logged everything. Back on the right path because I did not eat after 9 p.m.
11/15 254.0 -- Homemade pizza was still within calories & I did not eat after 9 p.m.

11/16 252.0 -- A nice lowish weight to take to the Dr. He’ll probably still insist I’m doing it wrong. Just cut out junk food, he’ll say. He’ll ask what I had for breakfast and tssk-tssk at my eggs and cheese. He’ll harrumph at calorie counting and say if I just exercise 30 minutes a day I’ll lose weight. I may try to educate him. I did not eat after 9 p.m.

11/17 No eating after 9 p.m.
11/18 No eating after 9 p.m.