Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 34

UTMom81 · March 2018

Historical SW (January 2017): 193
Recent SW: 187.6 (Sunday after Thanksgiving)
Challenge SW: 181.8
R25 AVE = 180.36
R26 (Christmas!) AVE = 179.23
R27 AVE = 176.1
R28 AVE = 172.1
R29 AVE= 169.3 (EW = 170.2)
R30 AVE= 167.3 (EW = 166.6)
R31 AVE= 166 (EW = 166.4)
R32 AVE=163.9 (EW = 162)
R33 AVE = 160.6. (EW = 159.8)
Goal for this round: 157

Day/Weight/Comment

03/09 = 159.4 First day of Spring Break! Hope to get in lots of exercise over the next 10 days!
03/10 = 160.2 Vacation food and drink. Splurged on a shrimp dip that was amazing.
03/11 = 161.2 Well, I expected yesterday morning’s “up”, but not this one. I worked hard yesterday, riding my bike 10 miles and walking 4 miles and getting 21K steps for the day. Ate well within limits. I guess this is still carry over from Friday’s splurge. Gotta get this back down! But I’m up early to ride before the rain comes.
03/12 = 162.4 Ok, this $%*#@ has got to STOP!!! I rode my bike 12.72 miles yesterday morning before the Island Way Grill Brunch Buffet (which was wonderful) then hiked 5 miles along the Hillsborough River. I ended up with 22K steps for the day. There is NO way I’ve eaten 10K calories over maintenance in the last three days, but here we are. Gonna push water and cook my own meals today and see what happens. Come on, body, get your act together!
03/13 = 160.4 That’s better! Now, gotta work back down into the 150s again.
03/14 = 159.4 Finally back where I started! YAY!
03/15 = 160.2 Rode 17 miles on my bike yesterday plus did some walking.
03/16 = 159.6 Guess this is just going to be a maintenance round. But I guess since it’s also vacation, I should be ok with that. Still not happy about it though. Rode 8 miles on my bike and also walked a LOT.
03/17 = 159.2 Headed in the right direction again, just doing it very slowly. I guess any loss is a good loss! Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone! This group is a blessing to me and I appreciate each and every one of you!
03/18 = 160.0 I seem to always go up when I ride a really long ride on my bike. Did 20.22 miles yesterday, so I was expecting this, but really was hoping it wouldn’t happen. This has been a plateau round for me, hovering all around 160. We fly home from vacation today though, so it’s back to more normal routines tomorrow. Here’s to a better Round 35!

TonyB0588 · March 2018

Male - 5' 10" - 52 years old

Original Start Weight 182 lbs in May 2016
Goal Weight 165 lbs

Late Start - February 2nd - 168 lbs
End of Round - February 7th - 168.8 lbs

Round 31
Day/Weight/Comment
Start Round - 02/07 - 168.8
End of Round - 02/16 - 167

Round 32 - My 3rd Round
Day/Weight/Comment
Start Round - 02/17 - 167.4
End of Round - 02/26 - 167.2

Round 33 - My 4th Round
Day/Weight/Comment
2/27 - 168
2/28 - 168.2
3/1 - 167.4
3/2 - 167
3/3 - 166.8
3/4 - 167.2 - Had ham twice yesterday. Maybe it's water weight from the Sodium.
3/5 - 167.8
3/6 - 167.8
3/7 - 167.2
3/8 - 167

Round 34 - My 5th Round
Day/Weight/Comment
3/9 - 168 - Same 1 lb off and 1 lb on as usual
3/10 - 168.8
3/11 - 167.8 Mowed lawn and walked 20 minutes yesterday
3/12 - 167.8
3/13 - 168.2 Not enough sleep the night before
3/14 - 166.8
3/15 - 166 Worked through lunch two days
3/16 - 166.8
3/17 - 166.2 Yesterday was a low calorie day!!
3/18 - 166.6

31flavors · March 2018

Day/Weight/Comment
CW: 124.2
GW: 117

03/09 124.2 Got to get back to exercising, hoping this challenge will get me motivated
03/10 124.6 Oops, pizza and wine last night
03/11 124.6
03/12 123.7 Body Combat yesterday, and much better with what I ate
03/13 125.4 So I ate the left over pizza last night, and suffered the consequences

03/14 125.7 Took an exercise class, plus walked 3 miles, ate well, and still this happens

03/15 125.2
03/16 124.1 Pretty much back to where I started
03/17 124.1
03/18 123.7 Well, a little bit down, so I call that a success! I think I'll keep doing these challenges. It is helping me to get back to exercising.

ehseeker · March 2018

Day/Weight/Comment
3/9..143.6 going to gym today
3/11???
3/12..146 ??? What is that?
3/13..145.2 egads... went to gym, did ellip for 25 and workout... ate donuts, protein shake and protein bar. What a mess. Today, some chicken and green beans.
3/14..142.6 .. It's a yoyo type of world. Went to gym. Eating clean-ish today. Drinking the water. Been staying away from alcohol but not seeing a big difference weight wise.
3/15..143.? .. Lord love a duck! Worked out at gym so maybe some water in muscles? Ate within limits. Ah well. Todays another day.
3/16.. No exercise... drank some wine.. Can't seem to get out of the 140's no matter what.
3/17..Forgot to weigh...

3/1...143.8.... no comment

cpanus · March 2018

I'm in again!!

03/07 - 144.6 at 4:00 a.m.
03/08 - 144.6 at 5:00 a.m.

Day/Weight/Comment

03/09 - 144.6 at 5:00 a.m.
03/10 - 144.0 at 6:00 a.m.
03/11 - 144.4 at 5:30 a.m.
03/12 - 144.8 at 5:00 a.m.
03/13 - 145.8 at 5:00 a.m.

03/14 - 144.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...crazy!
03/15 - 144.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...

03/16 - 144.8 at 6:00 a.m.
03/17 - 144.8 at 6:00 a.m. ...no idea what is going on.
03/18 - 145.0 at 6:00 a.m. EGADS!!!!!

Chris

marcvb35 · March 2018

I will be monitoring daily my calories, muscle mass, bone mass, water %, BMI index, ketone levels, blood pressure, and finally my weight. my doctor has full knowledge of this diet plan and he is monitoring my PT/INR

1988 high school graduation 185-190lbs
weight on 1/29/18 = 234.5
goal = never be over 20% body fat. 12-15% would be great.
round 33 - start=215lbs end 202lbs
round 34 - start = 202 end 192.8lbs

3/9 - 202lbs.
3/10 - vacation day. i will try and be good, was not good, had alcohol
3/11 - no scale and I ended up having alcohol
3/12 - 201lbs - long day. eat fine but didn't weigh myself till the end of the day, typically my heaviest time right after diner
3/13 - yesterdays weight was from 4 am after bringing wife home from hospital. she will be okay. not going to weigh myself till tomorrow morning, foods for the rest of the week should only be from my approved list. I am planning on some rapid loss over the next 6 days.
3/14 - WOW finally 198.8.bs, 54% water, 145lbs muscle, 7lbs bone, 22% body fat according to new scale, Ketone looks good, and it couldn't have been on a better day. today I am cutting as much salt from my never monitored salt intake. I am only trying to limit any fluctuations due to water weight.
3/15 - 196.4 I was half expecting this due to yesterday I changed my fish to unsalted, and gave up pickles for cucumbers. I did eat almost 2 pounds of meat yesterday. probably bounce back up in a day or two. scale showed water at 52.7%
3/16 - 197.2 - sounds crazy but glad to see a slight gain. in the big picture I still think I will count the day as a loss of body fat. I most definatly don't want to need the IV of water like my wife did the other night. had a gigantic dinner that still was only 600 calories. all in all a great day. will be buckling down Saturday and sunday.
3/17 - 195.? - avoided eating pizza at bday party but did have 3 mix drinks there and a couple at home. still under my personal calorie goal.
3/18 - 192.8 --- water at 51.7 probably the alcohol again. well it is the weekend. should have a clean day today

I decided to participate in 49 day work challenge to test my willpower. I have done great on food but still have yet to go a full week without whiskey. I guess making it 5 days without is better then the everyday binge drinking for 20+ years. challenge is done on 3/19 and if I win the money there is a all u can eat crab leg casino buffet waiting for me.

puttyputty · March 2018

In for round three!

Woman, Age 46, 5'6"
OSW: 252

Round 32: SW 240.6; EW 241.6 (+1.0), Ave 241.92
Round 33: SW 241.6; EW 238.2 (-3.4), Ave 239.84
Round 34: SW 238.2; GW 236

Round 34

3/9 / 238.8 / A little bump up from yesterday, but I'm not complaining.

3/10 / 239 / Another bump up. Bah. Suffering from a gluten exposure which causes all sorts of trouble. My Achilles is better but still a little sore. Dumb!

3/11 / 237 / Nice! And I can walk pretty normally today. Whew! Moving my round goal weight to 236!

3/12 / 238.6 / I was so hungry yesterday. I ate back all calories and would have happily kept going. NOM. I'm actually glad this is just a 1.6 pound increase. I expected worse!

3/13 / 238.6 / TOM creeping up on me. Not feeling great today, but will still try to make good choices. I want to sleep, eat all the things, and sleep.

3/14 / 239 / Expected. Bleh. I would wrestle an alligator for something salty.

3/15 / 238.2 / And the downward trend can commence again! Yesterday, while walking to the train, I noticed that I kept feeling like I could just break into a run. What a great feeling, and that was on a day when I didn't really feel great. Oh, and I've got a trampoline arriving today. I can bounce right along with my weigh-ins!

3/16 / 238.6 / Normal fluctuations. I used my rebounder last night and people are right, that's hard work! But it's also pretty fun. It came with a DVD of exercises and... I am the least flexible person I know. Lordy. Have now gone a month and a half getting at least 20 minutes of activity/exercise in every day, which is a great accomplishment for a couch potato like me!

3/17 / 237.8 / I might miss my goal this round because of TOM, but I'm pretty pleased overall with my level of fitness (flexibility aside!) and my eating. Having a group like this (and the Ultimate Accountability Challenge) really helps, and I get to get to know all of you amazing, funny, and awesome people, which would make it worthwhile even if I had no good results.

3/18 / 237.2 / I had a headache all day yesterday and am starting today with one as well.

Otherwise, I'm pleased with this round! Onto the next!

CaliMomTeach · March 2018

5'6 47 year old female
Starting weight: 193 pounds July 2016
Lowest weight: 137 pounds April 2017
Current weight: 144.4 pounds
Goal weight: 135-137
Goal for this Round: get back to 140 with lots of water and NO days over calories

End of Round 11: 143.4 (7/31/17) -( I tried to look back. Not sure when I started these challenges)
End of Round 12: 142.5 (8/10/17)
End of Round 13: 140.4 (8/20/17)
End of Round 14: 138.6 (8/30/17)
No consistent tracking Round 15 to Round 26
End of Round 27: 144.8 (1/07/17)
End of Round 28 143.5 (1/17/18)
End of Round 29: 142.2 (1/27/18)
End of Round 30 150.1 (2/6/18)
End of Round 31 141.6 (2/15/18-no scale on 2/16)
End of Round 32: 140.0 (2/26/18)
End of Round 33: 146.8 (3/8/18)

Day/Weight/Comment
3/9 144.4 (50 min elliptical; under calorie Net goal of 1200; increased water intake)
3/10 143.1 (50 min elliptical; ate back all calories, annoyed with myself that I was down to 140 and then did this)
3/11 142.3 (Body Pump class; ate back all calories)
3/12 141.5 (60 min elliptical; under calories; slowly but surely getting back down closer to 140)
3/13 140.3 (Body Pump class; ate back almost all calories; almost to goal for this round)
3/14 140.1 (60 min elliptical; ate back all calories; looks like I'm back to 2/26 weight finally)
3/15 138.4 (GOAL met for this round ! New goal=keep it under 140. Body Pump class; ate back all cal.)
3/16 138.2 (60 min elliptical; ate back all calories)
3/17 136.5 (Wow! Finally! Ultimate goal of 135-137 range is reached. Now, to stay there. I am going on an all inclusive vacation for 7 nights at the end of the month, so I know I will gain some back, but I can get it back off again. Maybe my strategy will be to continue losing for the next week so that when I gain it won't be that big of a deal? I think that less than this weight is too much for my large frame-I have very large bones/frame size and am 5'6. Let's see what happens. 60 minutes elliptical yesterday and ate back all calories. If I drop much more in the next couple of days, I will up daily calories)
3/18 135.4! (Body Pump and 30 min elliptical; kept birthday cake slice at 1/12 of cake portion size at friend's birthday- still over 350 cal- still about 5 calories under calorie goal eating back exercise calories)

Loss from End of Round 33 to End of Round 34 = 11.4 pounds BUT lots of water weight from bad eating,high salt for 3 days in Round 33 so....real weight loss (more likely fat loss)...
Loss form end of Round 32 to End of Round 34 = 4.6 pounds...which is a lot so probably need to up calories soon.

I know I will gain weight in Jamaica when we go at the end of the month since I am taking kids to an all inclusive and I see many Pina Coladas, maybe Red Stripes (never had one), and lots of food in my future. There is a gym there, but last year on our similar vacation the sneakers and gym clothes did not leave the suitcase. So maybe I will try to lose a pound or two between now and March 27th, and then work to lose to 137 when we return, and up calories at that point. Also, will see how much TOM effects my weight now that it is so low. I love this group. It has kept me focused on not regaining all the weight I lost in 2016-2017 when it started to creep back up in late fall/ early winter. Thank you!!

PrimalJillian · March 2018

Age: 39
Height: 5'9"
Historical SW: 251.6 lbs 9/14/2015
Restart W: 230.8 12/26/2017

JGM SW: 222.7 (2/7/2018)
R31 EW: 218.6 ✔️ Goal
R32 EW: 215.8 ✔️Goal
R33 EW: 213 ✔️Goal

Goal: Release 2 lbs per round to reach onederland by Memorial Day weekend.
Ultimate Goal: 175 lbs, reevaluate at that point

March
9: 214... So, so hungry yesterday. Thank you ovulation! Ate at maintenance... Not that it helped me maintain though. Lol
Another hungry day today. I guess we'll see what tomorrow brings.
10: 212.7...I expect to keep releasing weight, sometimes the timing surprises me though. I made decent choices yesterday, but also ate back most of my exercise calories. Macros were ok, but not great. Sodium was a bit high, but I got plenty of water in me. Ended with a 254 calorie deficit. Chili cook-off for a school event tonight. I'm prelogging as best as I can, so I can work the calories and macros into my day. I'm wanting to have 1 drink, which might put me over, but I'd rather not feel like I'm depriving myself.
11: 214.2... I'm not surprised by this at all. Over calories yesterday because of the school event last night. 1 glass of wine turned to 3, and I had bread with my chili and cookies from the bake-off for dessert. I hadn't planned for that. I did win the chili cook-off though! Came home and ended up going for a walk in the neighborhood because the air felt really refreshing. It was a good night, and I feel positive and at ease around recovering from a night of relatively minor indulgences.
12: 214.1... I'm certain this would've been a bigger drop, but I ate kind of late last night and went over my calories. Plus, no exercise so I didn't have any leeway. Back to IF schedule today.
13: 211...Wowsa! I didn't expect that overnight! I essential had only one large meal yesterday though, aside from my bulletproof coffee. I didn't plan it that way, I just wasn't really hungry. I still ended up eating almost all of my 1400 calories between the coffee and 1 meal, so I guess my body is just recovering from the last few days.
14: 210.9... I was actually afraid to step on the scale today. After an out of town appointment, my kids and I decided on a whim to go see A Wrinkle in Time. Movies for me mean popcorn, which I usually plan my day around.... But we had Subway first, which lessened my popcorn intake. However, I ended up sharing soda and candy with my kids. I thought I'd be up AT LEAST a pound today, so I'm happy to see that isn't the case. Maybe because I stuck to my IF schedule? I don't know for sure though. I was definitely over my calories significantly.
15: 210... Yesterday was a great day, and it's now official... I'm down 20 pounds since Christmas!
16: 209.8... Managed to have Pizza Hut and still lose. Definitely feeling my energy shifting in a passive direction!
17: 210.2... Enjoyed an evening of red wine, cheese, veggies & hummus (and a landjager...lol) with a dear friend last night. I'm content with the minor fluctuation. I'm not feeling guilt or a need to get back on track as if I have messed up. This is kind of a new feeling for me. Nothing's wrong here. I'm on my path to the healthiest version of myself, and joy has exponentially more power to heal than just about anything else.
18: 211.3...Bahahahaha! I can't even blame that on St. Paddy's Day. I had a late night snack...or 3. It's all good though! TOM probably tomorrow, which might also be part of the sudden increase.

quiltingjaine · March 2018

Female 5’1” Age 68y
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5

SW Rnd 7 167 AW 165.8
SW Rnd 8 168* AW 166.1
SW Rnd 9 164.5* AW 165.5
SW Rnd 10 167 AW 165.3 Started Keto
SW Rnd 11 163 AW 163.5
SW Rnd 12 162.5 AW 160.2
SW Rnd 13 159.5 AW 159.1
SW Rnd 14 158.5 AW 158.9
SW Rnd 15 158 AW 157.25
SW Rnd 16 156 AW 155.9
SW Rnd 17 155.5 AW 156.5
SW Rnd 18 157.5 AW 156.15
SW Rnd 19 155.5 AW 155.6
SW Rnd 20 155.5* AW 155.3
SW Rnd 21 154.5 AW 152.15
SW Rnd 22 152.5 AW 152.2
SW Rnd 23 151 AW 150.2
SW Rnd 24 150 AW 148.8
SW Rnd 25 147.5 AW 147.3
SW Rnd 26 148.5 AW 145.4
SW Rnd 27 146* AW 144.72
SW Rnd 28 145* AW 145.5
SW Rnd 29 146.5 AW 145.8
SW Rnd 30 146 AW 145.65
SW Rnd 31 146.5 AW 144.45
SW Rnd 32 144.5 AW 143.3
SW Rnd 33 141.5 AW 140.6

SW Rnd 34 140.0 AW 140.75

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

3/9 140.5 up and down, up and down. It’s what I do. Would love to reach 139.x and continue DOWN!
3/10 142.0 Lunch At The Winery with friends and I had 1 glass of sweet wine and 1 piece of Bruschetta plus my Cobb salad. My left knee hurts again. This was a valuable “exercise” for me. Learning that that little change kicked me out of nutritional ketosis, I now know that I can’t do this at my HS reunion next month.
3/11 141.5 18 hour unplanned fast yesterday (except for BPC x 2) Maybe I’ll do it today too. I wish I had slept a few more hours!
3/12 141.0 Under on calories and macros. 21 hour fast yesterday - don’t eat if I’m not hungry.
3/13 141.5 Late dinner and I wasn’t hungry but ate anyway. Stupid, stupid, stupid! Dentist at 10am then lunch and a movie with DH.
3/14 140.5 I had a headache when I woke up and still have it. UGH. Leftovers for meals so easy prep day for me.
3/15 141.0 Awake at 4AM and a headache again. Under calories and macros yesterday, UGH UGH UGH!!!
3/16 140.0
3/17 140.0 lunch at Jimmy John’s yesterday. #9 Unwich YUM!
3/18 139.5 There is that elusive number again. My goal this round was to hit 139.x and I did it. Trust the process, Jaine, trust the process!

ALL KETO - NO EXERCISE

nikolasas · March 2018

OSW: 234.9
Final Goal: 170
End Round 33: 229
Goal Round 34: 227

Day/Weight/Comment

3/9 – 229.6. I’m good with this number.

3/10 – 228.2 before breakfast. Round 34 looking good so far!

3/11 – 226.2 this morning

3/12 – 227.6 before breakfast. Made every excuse not to go to the gym this weekend so I’m not surprised at this.

3/13 – 227 in the morning. Finally made it to the gym last night!

3/14 – 226.8 before breakfast. Forced myself to drink a bottle of water before I left the house just to start the day right!

3/15 – 227.4 this morning. A brutal reminder that just because I didn’t write it down doesn’t mean that I didn’t eat it. Made it to the gym last night tho so I got that going for me, which is good.

3/16 – 228.6. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t know where this came from. It came from overeating. Instead of focusing on the fact that I did that, I will focus on the good things yesterday – I took a nice long walk and got my water in!

3/17 – 228.2. Here’s hoping the numbers continue in this direction! I’m back in control!

3/18 – 226.8 this morning. Alright! Just squeaked in under my goal for this round!

str82nichelle · March 2018

SW: 255 (July 2017)
GW: 180

Round 20 SW: 234 (-2.6)--- My first round

Round 21 SW: 231.4 (-2.4)
Round 22 SW: 229 (-1.4)
Round 23 SW: 227.6 (-3.4)
Round 24 SW: 224.2 (-1.8)
Round 25 SW: 222.4 (-1.8)
Round 26 SW: 220.6 (+.2)
Round 27 SW: 220.8 (-3.2)
Round 28 SW: 217.6 (+.8)
Round 29 SW: 218.4 (-2.2)
Round 30 SW: 216.2 (+.4)
Round 31 SW: 216.6 (-3)
Round 32 SW: 213.6
Round 33 SW: 213.4
Round 34 SW: ?

Day/Weight/Comment

3/11: --Took a break away from the scales while I went through a round of meds. Will weigh in the morning to see the damage.
3/12: 217.2 Not good at all, but not as bad as I thought. Cleared to do light exercise again---so, I'll be back at it this evening.
3/13: 216.8
3/14: 215.6---back in the groove with cardio, strength training and WATER. When I'm not working out and sitting around idle I drink next to nothing (besides my coffee

).
3/15: 215.4
3/16: 214.6--weighed after being in the yard working for 2 hours (even though I was drinking water). Will not be surprised if I weigh more in the morning.
3/17: 215--I called it, and eating pizza for dinner didn't help.
3/18: 214.8

Grow Through What You Go Through

GrandmaJackie · March 2018

Round 14 SW: 147.9
Round 15 SW: 147.9
Round 16 SW: 147.4
Round 17 SW: 145.9
Round 18 SW: 146.6
Round 19 SW: x
Round 20 SW: 149.8
Round 21 SW: 145.4
Round 22 SW: 147.5
Round 23 SW: 147.5
Round 24 SW: 144.3
Round 25 SW 143.2
Round 26 SW: 141.8
Round 27 SW: 143.4
Round 28 SW: ?
Round 29: x
Round 30: 139.1
Round 31: 140.8 (Staying at my daughters for last couple days)
Round 32 140.3
Round 33 141.8
Round 34 142.4

SW: 142.4
GW: 139

Day/Weight/Comment

2/9 x

2/10 142.4 - (Steps 17,802)

3/11 143.9 - (Steps 16,663)

Focus Focus

3/12 142 ~ (Steps 10,066)

3/13 141.1 ~ (Steps 24,018)

3/14 not weighting in EXTREMELY bad day!~ (Steps 10,453)

3/15 142.4 ~ (Steps 20,018)

3/16 143 ~ (Steps 18,028)

having a tough round...

3/17 143 ~ (Steps 17,217)

3/18 143.3 ~ (Steps 25,781)

alicewonder_90 · March 2018

SW: 175.9lbs/ 79.8kg (1/7/2018)
1st GW: 153lbs

R28 SW: 177 EW: 174.4 AW: 175.8
R29 SW: 174.2 EW: 171.3 AW: 173.3
R30 SW: 170.9 EW: 168.9 AW: 169.6
R31 SW: 168.9 EW: 166.4 AW: 168.1
R32 SW: 166.2 EW: 165.8 AW: 166.9
R33 SW: 164.7 EW: 164.5 AW: 164.5

Day/Weight/Comment
3/9 - 164.9 - I was expecting this, so I m ok..!
3/10 - 165.6 - too much salt, gotta stay on track..
3/11 - 163.6 - woah.. now we’re talking..! I won’t be devastated if it goes up..
3/12 - 163 - yeah that’s me losing on weekend and gaining through the week!
3/13 - 163.6 - a coworker today said “hey, I see you’ve lost weight”, yay!
3/14 - 163.4 - under cals, not enough water..!
3/15 - 162.7 - happy! still not enough water..
3/16 - 163.6 - didn’t make good choices, but kept it under control..
3/17 - 163.4
3/18 - 162.9 / 73.9kg - yay less than 10lbs to 1st goal!

SheilaBoneham · March 2018

Goals this round - Recover from 3 weeks of travel/restaurant food, get back to my R31 weight of 146.8.

5'3", 65 yrs.
Weight 2/2015 - 218
Lost 68#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset 11/16-6/17.

R15 end weight 151.2
R16 end weight 151.4 (+.2)
R17 end weight 151 (-.4)
R18 end weight 150.4 (-.6)
R19 end weight 149.6 (-.8)
R20 end weight 149.3 (-.3)
R21 end weight 149 (-.3)
R22 end weight 148 (-1)
R23 end weight 148.4 (+.4)
R24 end weight 149 (+.6)
R25 end weight 148.4 (-.6)
R26 end weight 149.2 (+.8)
R27 end weight 149 (-.2)
R28 end weight 146.8 (-2.2)
R29 end weight 146.8 (+/-0)
R30 end weight 146.8 (+/-0)

R31 end weight 146.8 (+/-0) = goal for round
R32 end weight unknown - traveling, no scale
R33 end weight 149.1 (after traveling/eating out for 3 weeks!)

3/9 - 149.8
Okie dokie. I am eating better day by day as we get almost settled in, but still a lot of restaurant food, so sodium.

3/10 - 150.2
Sigh. But still eating out (we'll get to the grocery one of these days! House hunting has been all-consuming). I am mostly watching what I order better, but we had Italian last night and I always retain water after to many carbs. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.

3/11 - 149.6
That's better. Feeling much more in control.

3/12 - 150.2
Gaaa. I did not overeat yesterday, but I think this is still sodium, and will be for another few days. I'm trying to remain calm about it, and see the past 3 weeks and (probably) the next as a metabolism reset pending eating & exercise getting back to normal. My clothes still fit!

3/13 - 150.4
Right. I've eaten fewer calories the past couple of days and I'm up a little. Delayed reaction? I dunno. Not happy but not panicking yet. Sigh.

3/14 - 151.6
Whaaaaa??? Makes no sense unless very delayed reaction. Oh, well. Today's our 26th wedding anniversary, so I'm eating whatever I want. Then back at it.

3/15 - 150
That's better. And again, delayed, I think, since I ate over cals yesterday and had apple pie a la mode for dinner. I mean, it was Pi Day!

If I can drop one more pound by the end of this round, I'll be happy. But even now, I don't feel too bad about the +3.2 lbs in 4 stressful weeks of travel, moving, house hunting, and mostly restaurant food.

3/16 - 150
Day by day I'm eating better. Still spending too much time in the car - house hunting. Gaaaa!

3/17 - 150
We finally restocked the larder this morning, so I expect to lose a lot of H2O in the next few days. Who knew that getting yo eat at home would sound so good?

3/18 - 149
Okay, not quite back to my pre-move weight of 146.8, but I'm finally headed in the right direction again and eating better. It's a beautiful day, and I'm going for a nice LONG walk. On to R35! See you there!

fourathomej · March 2018

Height: 5'5"
Age: 49
HSW : 189.7lbs
CSW: 145.2

Round 34 GOAL - I need to start a downward trend and stop bouncing up and down these same 5lbs.

Day/Weight/Comment

3/9 - 145.2 - morning fasted walk/run yesterday! Calories/macros good.
3/10 - 145 - BodyCombat yesterday - awesome instructors. Got my hair cut - big mistake -bangs too short wanna cry!! It is what it is!!
3/11 - 145.2 - I hate weekends...lol
3/12 - 145 - yeah...
3/13 - 144 - what is going on...bowling league tonigh!
3/14 - 143.8 - big smile

HAPPY PI DAY!!! I love coconut cream...
3/15 - 144.4 - Damn you Coconut cream!!!

3/16 - 143.2 - BodyCombat...on point. Oh yeah!!
3/17 - 143
3/18 - 143.6 - pizza...that's all I have to say

cschmitz110515 · March 2018

Age 60, 5'4" and eating in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet. I eat back exercise calories, or I would be starving and cranky. Hubby does not like cranky me.
MFP SW 195 ~ Goals: #1 = 150 / #2 = 145 [normal BMI] / #3 = maintain 140 - 145
Thrilled with my 2/15/18 annual physical: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14

My digital scale only has 1/2# increments, and I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. Comments reflect prior day.
Previous round EW 153.5 LW 153.0

R20 SW 166.0 10/20/17 (my round 1)
R20 EW 166.5 LW 164.5
R21 EW 164.0 LW 163.0
R22 EW 162.0 LW 162.0
R23 EW 162.0 LW 162.0 = included parade day & Thanksgiving (no food/drink logged)
R24 EW 159.5 LW 159.5 = walked Jingle Bell 5K in 44:37 & pace 14:22 / first time in 10 years my weight is 1-5-anything!
R25 EW 160.0 LW 158.0
R26 EW 161.0 LW 157.5 = included Christmas (no food/drink logged) & several gatherings
R27 EW 159.0 LW 159.0 = included New Year's Eve (no food/drink logged)
R28 EW 157.0 LW 157.0 = walked Frenzy on the Fox 5K in 47:26 & pace 15:19 / temp 10F & NNW 12 mph wind ~ fun!
R29 EW 156.5 LW 156.5
R30 EW 153.5 LW 153.5 = sick 4 days
R31 EW 154.0 LW 152.0 = recuperation during entire round / annual physical 2/15/18 BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14
R32 EW 155.0 LW 153.0 = oops / still lower than before sick
R33 EW 153.5 LW 153.0

Round 33 (previous round)
02/27: 155.0 Net calories on track until snacked on chocolate covered almonds in evening (did not log) ~ ack!!! 15c water. Treadmill 2 mi before work / 32:50 / stretched. Fitbit 11,037 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) hours & 26 floors ~ rearranged evening plans so I could get that boom!
02/28: 154.5 Treadmill 3 mi before work / 49:28 / stretched. Fitbit 13,678 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) hours & 29 floors. Net calories & sugar green, sodium -197, protein ok, fiber good & 14c water.
03/01: 154.5 Considering evening snacking, whew! Forced myself to log all / not pretty. Net calories, sugar & sodium all RED, at least fiber & protein good, and 14c water. Treadmill 3 miles before work / 49:50 / stretched. Fitbit 14,509 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 (paced during webinar & officemate though I was crazy / Lenten service) & 23 floors.
03/02: 155.5 Midnight snack attack ~ ack!!! At least I was awake when hubby got home from his shift at 12:30 a.m. Fitbit 9,218 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 hours (rest day) & 35 floors.
03/03: 155.0 Treadmill 3 mi before work / 50:41 / stretched. Fitbit 12,425 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 35 floors. Net calories & sugar green (yay), fiber good, protein low-ish & 12c water. No ridiculous snacking in evening ~ woot woot!
03/04: 155.0 Roads / sidewalks in Green Bay are ice-free, so walked dog 3.55 miles / 59:43 / happy dog & happy me. Fitbit 14,365 steps, 250+ steps 11/14 & 32 floors. Net calories, sodium, sugar, protein & fiber all good, only 10c water.
03/05: 153.5 Walked dog 3.26 miles 1:00 & picked up recyclables (disgusting what appears when snow melts). Fitbit 12,325 steps, 250+ steps 11/14 & 30 floors. Net calories red 200, sodium really red, sugar / protein / fiber good & 12c water.
03/06: 153.0 Walked dog 2.92 miles 54:52 & recylcables again (different route). Fitbit 15,628 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 45 floors (some elevation changes on dog walk). Net calories, sodium & sugar little red, protein & fiber good & 12c water.
03/07: 153.0 Shoveled snow before work. Fitbit 10,531 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 34 floors. Net calories & sugar red, sodium / fiber / protein good and 15c water.
03/08: 153.5 Not unexpected ~ best-guess logged soup supper at church. Net calories, sodium & sugar red, fiber & protein good, 12c water. Treadmill 3 mi before work / 49:19 / stretched. Fitbit 13,150 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 31 floors. Pretty good considering haircut after work & evening Lenten service. Happy with -1.5# this round. On to the next!

03/09: 153.5 Rest day / Fitbit 8,543 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 28 floors. Net calories & sugar red (not too bad), sodium / protein / fiber good & 15c water.
03/10: 153.5 Treadmill before work / 3 mi 48:46 / stretched. Fitbit 14,037 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 36 floors. Net calories -148, sugar -6, fiber & protein excellent, sodium good & 14c water.
03/11: 155.5 Expected ~ 8th Annual Beer & Biscuits charity event (benefit for area no-kill animal shelter) = samples of adult beverages (craft beer & wine) and food (mostly desserts & cheese) ~ no logging & no regrets! Also, buffet lunch at Golden Corral and overate (oops), but not like I used to. Walked dog 3.35 mi 57:39 & happy dog. Fitbit 13,753 steps, 250+ steps 10/14 & 38 floors.
03/12: 155.5 Walked dog 3.9 miles 1:05:38 & happy dog. Fitbit 15,174 steps, 250+ steps 8/14 hours & 19 floors. Net calories -161, sugar & sodium green, fiber ok, protein excellent & 12c water.
03/13: 155.0 Treadmill before work / 3 mi 49:29 / stretched. Fitbit 12,186 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) hours & 37 floors. Net calories were on track for day, until evening snack attack of the veggie straws ~ did not log. 15c water.
03/14: 155.0 then had another (ahem) waste elimination, but no weigh-in. Net calories -27, sugar -7, sodium / protein / fiber all good, & 14c water. Rest day...turned off alarm in my sleep = I hate DST. Fitbit 8,268 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 35 floors.
03/15: 154.5 Another day on track with net calories/nutrients, then evening snack attack of pistachios ~ did not log. 14c water. Treadmill before work / 2.5 mi 40:33 / stretched. Fitbit 12,999 (really?!?) steps, 250+ steps 13/14 (Lenten service) & 32 floors.
03/16: 153.0 Net calories -60, sugar -14 (mostly fruit), sodium / protein / fiber excellent, and 12c water. Rest day (snooze alarms > 1 hour ~ ack! ~ no treadmill before work). Fitbit 8,400 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 25 floors.
03/17: 152.5 Treadmill before work / 2.5 mi 41:13 / stretched. Fitbit 13,816 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 35 floors. Net calories -19, sugar -3 (mostly fruit/veggies), sodium / protein / fiber good & 14c water.
03/18: 154.5 High sodium day ~ Mexican restaurant. Walked dog 4.1 miles in 1:09:31 ~ happy dog & happy me. Fitbit 16,492 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 & 48 floors.

One of the keys to long-term and sustainable weight loss is to cut total calorie intake, and there’s no better way to do that than by eating just a little bit less of what you currently eat. Once you get into a habit of reducing portions—especially of sugary, fatty and other nutrient-poor foods—you can fine tune your diet to incorporate more nutrient-rich foods. But paring portions is still the best first step. — Elisa Zied, MS, RDN, CDN, author of Younger Next Week

amybkatherine · March 2018

amybkatherine wrote: »

Guys, I'll be honest... I have joined 3-4 rounds and never completed one. I maybe posted two days last round and stopped because I got sick. But I am going to complete this round. I will!! I'm tired of bouncing back and forth with my weight. I want to see a steady decrease. I want to be better. My son is 15 months old and I want to be able to set a better example for him when it comes to health. I can do it. I will do it!

SW: 228lbs
GW: 224lbs
Ultimate GW: 175lbs

3/9 - 225lbs - Yay! I like that as a start. It might be back up tomorrow, though. My dad came to visit us and we went out to dinner to a place that had a very limited menu. I got a chicken sandwich, but didn't realize it was fried until it came out... I cut it in half, though, and substitutes fries for veggies!

3/10 - 226lbs. Yep. Not at all surprised thanks to last night's dinner. But I've done well today, so hopefully that'll reflect in tomorrow's number.

3/11 - 224.4lbs. Alright! Back down! I'm happy to see that. I keep looking through these before and after transformation photos and all I can think is I really want to be able to share my own some day... Just gotta keep working at it!

3/12 - 225lbs. I wasn't totally on track yesterday, so that's not a surprise. I just need to do better. More consistent.

3/13 - 223.8lbs. Woo, back down! I wasn't totally on my game diet wise today, but I did take a long walk so I got a fair amount of steps.

3/14 - 226lbs. I didn't want to report this. I really thought about leaving it alone. But I am on this journey to be open and honest with my health, so here we are. I overate yesterday. For sure. This isn't a surprising number. But today I resisted the temptation to go out and buy snacks so that I could overeat more. Instead, I stayed home and cooked chicken breasts and asparagus.

3/15 - 224.4lbs. I felt like I did a pretty good job yesterday with diet, which reflected well on the scale. But I did overeat a little today. I really need to get better with that...

3/16 - 225.2lbs. Well. Yep. The overeating gets me. I just have a really hard time fighting it. It's just tough when I'm still job searching and spend the majority of my time home alone. I overeat when I'm bored. But today I spent 5 hours outside building a deck! My husband and I are building a ground level deck ourselves and while he was at work today, I spent my time working on it, so I feel like I burned a good amount of calories!!

3/17 - 226lbs. Man, this week has been fluctuating so much. I kept pretty active today, though. Worked more on our deck and went for a good walk in the park since it was such a nice day.

3/18 - 226.4lbs. I would have liked to end this on a bigger weight loss, but I know I wasn't as consistent as I needed to be this week. I still did a good deal of overeating. But my husband and I had a long talk about our bad eating habits last night and talked about how we need to be supporting each other better. So I'm looking forward to the next ten days. And I'm proud of myself for following through and finishing this round.

Total Weight Loss for Round 34: 1.6lbs.

genchiyu · March 2018

4th round in

R31 End 151.4
R32 End 152.2
R33 End 148.6
R34 End 150.0

Ultimate goal: 110

3/09 - 148.2
3/10 - 148.6
3/11 - 151.8
3/12 - 151.2
3/13 - 151.4
3/14 - 150.4
3/15 - 150.2
3/16 - 149.4
3/17 - 148.2
3/18 - 150.0 ---- Understandable. Every Saturdays I let myself loose to eating whatever I want and have a little fun. Ate at Red Lobster for the first time. The Dragon Shrimp was so good! Did one hour of cardio to make up for it. I didn't eat over 3500 calories, so this 1.8-pound weight gain is due to the sodium intake.

puddlegoober · March 2018

Age: 45
Height 5’11”
Historical SW (January 2015): 245 lbs
Recent SW: 220.0 lbs (1/14/18)
Ultimate GW: 195.0 lbs (and then reevaluate)
R28 SW = 220.0 EW = 219.8 (-0.2) AW = 220.2 (+0.2)
R29 SW = 219.8 EW = 214.0 (-5.8) AW = 215.9 (-4.3)
R30 SW = 214.0 EW = 214.0 (-0.0) AW = 214.1 (-1.8)
R31 SW = 214.0 EW = 209.2 (-4.8) AW = 211.3 (-2.8)
R32 SW = 209.2 EW = 209.6 (+0.4) AW = 208.9 (-2.4)
R33 SW = 209.6 EW = 207.4 (-2.2) AW = 208.2 (-0.7)
Total loss (before this round): 12.6 lbs
Average weight loss per round: 2.37lbs

Goal for this round: 205

Day/Weight/Comment

3/9 = 206.6 (-1.0). Good start, but this little whoosh just gets me back to zero. It officially took me 6 days to recover completely from last Saturday's 4.0 lb gain, but it finally happened. This was my normal pattern before this challenge. I need to remember how long it takes me to recover from a bad day, even a bad meal (6 days, apparently). That all being said, I'm energized. My knee feels great this morning without pain killers. I'm going to the gym tomorrow (need to rest one more day after my cortisone injection), and I'll get in my weights and my HIIT. It feels SO GOOD to be back down to zero. I'm going to destroy this weekend. No eating out. Everything planned. I might even cook. No wifey temptations, because she's in SF with her sister and friend.

3/10 = 207.8 (+1.2). LOL. Can't blame my wife for the Na+ bomb(s) I consumed yesterday. Ate within calories, but was 50% over in my salt intake. Another weird thing... it was REALLY HARD to get any water down yesterday. I ended up drinking about 100 ounces, but I had to force it down more or less, and drinking water is usually not a problem for me at all. Good news is there MAY be basketball today that I wasn't expecting (I'll find out in an hour or so). Either way I'm hitting the gym, and I'm going to make it a good day eating. Knee is still feeling good; we'll see how I feel AFTER the gym. Can missing my wife cause me to gain weight?

3/11 = 208.0 (+0.2). Basketball happened. I was more than 1300 calories below maintenance. I drank a crap load of water. The scale doesn't care! It's one weigh-in, and I'm not supposed to let one weigh-in bother me. But IT BOTHERS ME!!! And yet, as I say this, I have to acknowledge that I had 580 calories of junky sweet deliciousness yesterday, and a bunch of damned Na+. Under calories yes, but was it a healthy day? Not really. I really do miss my wife.

3/12 = 207.4 (-0.6). I did well yesterday. I ate within calories, hit my macros, had a ton of water, and was under on sodium. My dinner (that wife pre-bought) was half good, half bad (chicken with rice, but the rice was REALLY salty). For the first time in I don't know how long, I actually chose to throw away my food. I tossed 80% of my rice, and it felt great. My wife is coming home tonight. I missed her a bunch, and I learned that her being gone was not a magic weight loss elixir (which I'm actually happy about). There may be basketball again tonight; if there is I'll hit the gym, if not I'll hit the gym tomorrow.

3/13 = 208.8 (+1.4). My wife is back, and I had a cheat meal with her last night (burger from my favorite place). I was only about 200 calories over maintenance, but it's never simple when it comes to cheat meals. It was amazing, and I'm going to own it. Gym tonight, and I'm going to be do weights and HIIT. Not going to beat myself up. Plus it's only 1.4 lbs (not 4!). I'm okay. Plenty of time to turn this challenge around.

3/14 = 206.0 (-2.8). WHOOSH™. This is what keeps me coming back... knowing that this can happen at any moment, as long as I'm being accountable and generally sticking to my goals. I didn't even make it to the gym last night (raining and I ride a motorcycle). This is a new low for me since coming back to MFP, and I'm NOT going to celebrate in any way! I'll try hitting the gym again tonight (can borrow my wife's car). I also have basketball on Thursday and Saturday, so I should be able to finish off this challenge STRONG!

3/15 = 206.2 (+0.2). I had a high calorie day (200 calories over maintenance, estimated), but I ate SO HEALTHY (except for my dessert, but even that was okay). It was a day that helped me imagine what life could be like when I finally hit my final goal (whatever that might be) and I'm just chilling at maintenance. For dinner I had this fantastic superfood vegetarian salad that I NEVER would have craved before now, but that was my choice last night. I knew it would put me over calories, but that's where I'm recognizing another paradigm shift in me. It's more than okay for me to eat really good (healthy) food whenever it's available, especially if I'm craving it. I thought about not eating dinner last night (I would have been under calories), but I chose my salad instead. It felt so clearly like the right choice. Basketball tonight, and lifting weights.

3/16 = 204.0 (-2.2). WHOOSH™ again! It's the day after lifting weights and basketball, but as I get closer to my goal weight I should eventually stop seeing big numbers like this. I'm not "celebrating," but I'm going to take a moment to enjoy this so I can remember it when I get to my next plateau. I ate well yesterday, drank lots of water, and stayed under calories (didn't eat back most of my exercise calories, either). I had a tiny dessert, which cleared out the cupboard regarding candy/cookies my wife bought me when she went to San Francisco last weekend. We'll see if this number sticks in the morning, and for the weekend. I'm happy to shoot for maintaining my challenge goal (205.0) at this point. Basketball and lifting weights again tomorrow. Going to mix up my leg workout a bit. 9 lbs from "ultimate goal weight" (but we'll see how I feel when I get there... I'm feeling motivated to take this as far as it needs to go).

3/17 = 204.4 (+0.4). Tiny gain is not an issue. I ate healthy yesterday with a small deficit. Started using a step tracker for funzies and I have it sending my step calories here to MFP (it makes me walk more). Lifted weights this morning, played basketball, and felt pretty good (better than Thursday). One of my friends told me he hoped I'd be easier to push around as I'm losing weight, but he said I'm getting stronger. That made me smile. Going to a 2-year-old's birthday party this afternoon, and I'm going try my best to be mindful. My friend can not only cook, but he brews his own beer, and it's amazing. I'm glad I got to play basketball today to make this afternoon easier to deal with. I'm going to try not to eat back more than 50% of my exercise calories.

3/18 = 206.6 (+2.2). I actually did okay yesterday, despite the scale. I would like to have ended on my number from 2 days ago, but I'm noticing something changing inside me. I previously would have starved myself the day after a splurge to "make up for it," or the day before a weigh-in to get a better result. But now I'm seeing the bigger picture in a way that I haven't before. I know now that I'm better off at any moment by making a good choice, or at least stopping the bleeding, than I would be if I did something unhealthy in order to make myself look better (like lie about a weigh-in or starve myself).Today my number is okay. As I weighed myself this morning I knew my average weight for this challenge is pretty great, and that I've been doing well consistently for the past few months. I ate back almost all of my exercise calories at the party last night, and I'm sure my Na+ was terrible, but I was just about as controlled as I could be. I was also a little light on water, at least for an exercise day. I'm literally not angry with myself for last night. On to the next challenge!

R34 SW = 207.4
R34 EW = 206.6 (-0.8)
R34 AW = 206.6 (-1.6)

Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 34

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