Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 35

Round 8 for me (6 full rounds plus 3 days), and I'm getting smarter every day. I'm also kinder to myself, more reasonable, more forgiving, and just generally better. I think I'm going to track my calories forever, and I'm okay with that. I'm also going to continue to post here forever, too. Maybe I'll move to a maintenance thread, I guess, but I hope you get the picture. This group has been life-changing for me.

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

Total loss (before this round): 13.4 lbs
Average weight loss per round: 2.13 lbs

R35 SW = 206.6
Goal for this round: 203

Day/Weight/Comment

3/19 = 205.2 (-1.4). BOUNCE BACK™. I'm going to differentiate this loss with everyone's favorite rainbow unicorn, the WHOOSH™. I had a big gain on the last day of round 34 (2.2 lbs), and this is my body beginning to recover from that. I ate well yesterday, was under calories, drank plenty of water, and under on sodium. I have basketball tonight, which means a trip to the gym as well. Good start to this challenge!

3/20 = 204.6 (-0.6). Another BOUNCE BACK™. Good day at basketball yesterday, ate well, drank enough water, good on sodium. The sins of Sunday have been erased; it only took two days this time. I can pretty much predict my weight trend every night at this point based on my behavior during the day (thanks mostly to for tracking). I know a bunch of you have probably reached that point, but it's still pretty cool. Missed the gym last night, so I'll be lifting weights and doing HIIT tonight.

3/21 = 204.8 (+0.2). I felt a little out of control yesterday. Snacks were flying my way (some of them guided by my hand), and my wife bought me dinner (really hard to track), but I think I did okay. I was probably over a lot in salt, though (teriyaki is the devil). My wife was home early, so the gym didn't happen, either. The next stage in my development is motivating myself to get to the gym on non-basketball days (this upcoming Monday, for example). It's easy on basketball days, but mostly "miss" when basketball doesn't happen. I'm thinking of trying SL 5×5, but I need to make sure my knees can handle all the exercises before I get too excited.

3/22 = 203.8 (-1.0). And that's a WHOOSH™. Inching ever closer to onederland, I'm at an all-time low (since restarting MFP). Met all my eating goals yesterday, and snacked on fruit instead of crap last night. It's raining all day today, but it's basketball tonight. I will not miss it, nor will I miss lifting weights with my wife. Motorcycle life!

3/23 = 202.0 (-1.8). I had a really good night at basketball. It's relatively normal for me to have a good drop when I play. I ate within calories (didn't eat any of my 1250 exercise calories back), was over on sodium, and was a little light on water, at least for a basketball night. I have a really nice dinner out tonight; going to try to keep portions under control. I'm also trying not to get too excited, but ONEDERLAND is within reach. It will be my goal for next challenge.

3/24 = 204.8 (+2.8). Before I understood my pattern this would have been incredibly upsetting. It was a cheat meal. I did the best I could with it, and at least it wasn't 4.0 lbs (which had happened before!!!). It was tasty, salty, and fantastic, and I have only minor regrets (as I avoid these situations as much as possible). Basketball and the gym are happening this morning, and I have 4 days to work this off. Even if this challenge ended today I would be 1.8 lbs down, which is pretty great. I'm hopeful. Taking 80 ounces of water to basketball today.

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Height: 5'10"
Goal: 170
Start: 193
End Round 32: 184.6
End Round 33: 183.4
Skipped Round 34

Day/Weight/Comment
3/19 - Away from Scale (Weighed at night for ~186 but I was sleepy and didn't write down the exact weight)
3/20 - 184.4 - Not bad for being on vacation for seven days.
3/21 - 185 - Mistakes were made.
3/22 - 186 - Today's goal is less salt
3/23 - 184.2 - Better
3/24 - 185 - Training yesterday
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5th round

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

1st goal: 140
Ultimate goal: 110

3/19 - 149.8
3/20 - 148.6
3/21 - 149.8
3/22 - 148.6
3/23 - 148.6

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3/24 - 148.2 Felt hungry when I went to bed again. 5 more days at 1200 calories

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"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith

Round 35 Goal = UNCERTAIN. For the first time I am not sure. 5'7" 128.6 = 20.1 BMI. Time to maintain or recomp, but that's all hard and scary ....

3/19 - 128.6 - yesterday around maintenance calories, a few K extra low-impact steps, still not feeling great.
3/20 - 130.2 - yesterday over calories. Short walk at lunch. I have been over eating my goal for days now, emo over long term and seemingly unresolvable issues, and having a hard time pushing myself to work out. Have a social thing this evening, so struggling to balance it all when I just am not feeling it.
3/21 - 129.4 - yesterday just at calories for .5lb/wk loss, 20 minutes on the rower.
3/22 - 129.0 - yesterday under calories, lots of steps and a 2.5 mile run, first in a couple of weeks.
3/23 - 128.4 - yesterday under calories, 10K steps and some floors. Slowly easing back down from my over the weekend bump, in time for ... another weekend ...

3/24 - 129.2 - yesterday over calories, 10K steps and 20 floors though.

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Janice
Height: 5'5"
Age: 49
HSW: 189.7lbs

R34 SW: 145.2lbs EW: 143.6lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
3/19 - 144 - looking forward to this round!!!
3/20 - 143.6 - Sleeping better...so that's a plus.
3/21- 143.2 -
3/22 - 143.4
3/23 - 143.4
3/24 - 143.6 - well...right back to the beginning
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Female, 5’2”
Starting Weight: 125 lbs
Goal Weight: 115 lbs

Round 27- SW:125 lbs, GW : 122.0 lbs EW: 122.5
Round 28 - SW: 122.5 lbs, GW: 121.0 lbs, EW: 122.5
Round 29 - SW: 122.5 lbs, GW: 121.0 lbs, EW: 119.3 lbs.
Round 30 - SW: 119.3 lbs, GW: 118 lbs, EW: 119.3 lbs
Round 31 - SW: 119.3 lbs, GW: 118 lbs. EW: 119.4 lbs
Round 32 - SW: 119.4 lbs, GW: 118lbs.
Round 35 - SW 118.3 lbs, GW: 116.5 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment

3/19
3/20- 118.3, passed the realtor exams! So happy!
3/21- 118.3 didn't try yesterday but will start today.
3/22- 117.9
3/23-118.3
3/24 - 117.7
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Start Date: 1/16/2018
Start Weight: 295
First Goal: Back away from 300!!!
Next Goal: 265 263

Day/Weight/Comment
3/19 / ??? / No access to a scale this morning, or to the computer. I’m logging my food and keeping on.
3/20 / 271.6 / Working the plan. I can’t weigh in the morning reliably (watching two little ones) so this is after lunch, fully clothed for Alaskan weather.
3/21 / 269.0 / My mother just went to the hospital. I will log my food but I doubt I’ll have access to a scale for a couple of days.
3/22 / 268.0 / I had access. I’ll be at the hospital during visiting hours, and then back to my parent’s home to sleep.
3/23 / 268.0 / Forgot my water bottle yesterday, way low on water. I have it today.
3/24 / 266.6 / Whoosh. Water, water, water.
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SheilaBoneham wrote: »

I'm a little frustrated, so yesterday (3/23) I calculated my average calories over the past 3 weeks. The result - 1548 - aligns precisely with my TDEE per the sailrabbit.com calculator, so I believe I am eating at my current TDEE and I am making 1548 my new daily goal. When I try to eat less than that, I wind up really hungry and go over the lower goal, so I am rethinking.

Then I read a slew of articles on BMR, TDEE, calories, healthy weight, and so on. As a result, I've concluded that, although I would like to lose a bit more, I am currently at a healthy weight and I feel good about myself, and I have revised my goals. When warmer weather arrives, I’ll be exercising more, and will no doubt lose a bit if my caloric intake remains steady. Most important is to live a healthy, active, conscious life, and that is my primary goal. No diet, no extremes, just healthful foods. I hope you don't mind my hanging in here as I maintain/lose a little.

This is fantastic. I have a friend who was fighting to lose ten more pounds, until she talked to a trainer at OTF. Now she is looking at muscle mass, fat percentage, etc. Her metrics no longer include the weight on the scale, but continuing to remodel her body in a healthy way. Your heart rate, resting and at exercise, is also a great metric.

SW Jan 2017: 228

Round 34 (1st Round): 179.4 to 178.4
Round 35 (My 2nd Round)
3/19 179
3/20 179.2
3/21 178.8
Inches coming off! Lots of exercise daily, 7.5 hr sleep. Calories good.

3/22 178.4
Lots of exercise, 1850 calories, slightly low on water, great macros, only 5.5 hrs sleep Soldiering on!!

3/23 178.6
Doing everything I should. Have really stepped up exercise & have got calories in a good place. Feeling strong! Remembered to use mirror & tape measure this AM!!! Not just the scale. Sides of waist are definitely slimming! Not worried.

3/24 178.4
more muscles!

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SW: 255 (July 2017)
GW: 180

Round 20 SW: 234--- My first round Round 35 SW: 214.8

Day/Weight/Comment
3/19: 214.8 --Happy to have stood still coming off of Sunday dinner
3/20: 214.6
3/21: Got thrown off track due to snow delay this morning and did not weigh.
3/22: 214.8--- gotta watch the sodium
3/23: 214.4
3/24: 215.6---not feeling well. A friend brought dinner over yesterday and though it was much appreciated, it was very unhealthy. Fingers and toes are swollen again from Thursday's dose of meds.
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Eat to fuel your body not feed your emotions!!

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. Weigh first thing in morning / comments reflect prior day.
Previous round EW 154.5 LW 152.5
03/19: 155.5 Net calories were at -202 for day, then evening snacked on peanut butter ~ ack! Did not log. Walked dog 3.62 miles 1:02:05 / stretched / happy dog & happy me. Fitbit 13,062 steps, 250+ steps 11/14 & 27 floors.
03/20: 154.0 Treadmill before work / 3 mi 49:13 / stretched. Fitbit 14,338 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 40 floors. Net calories / sodium / sugar green, fiber good, protein ok & 14c water.
03/21: 154.0 No time for early treadmill / 8 hr seminar & I handled check-in table so there early. Fitbit 7,543 steps, 250+ steps 9/14 & 17 floors. Guestimated some food / net calories, sodium, sugar red, protein & fiber good, 12c water.
03/22: 153,5 In-house training 8 hrs / treadmill before class / 2 mi 33:10 / stretched / major grocery shopping in evening (Easter dinner supplies). Fitbit 10,717 steps, 250+ steps 9/14 & 21 floors. Net calories / sodium / sugar red, protein & fiber good & 13c water.
03/23: 153.0 No treadmill before annual mammo 8:10 a.m. No choir in evening (director away) so walked dog 3.4 miles 1:02:10 + picked up recyclable cans along route (put them in our bin at home) / happy dog & happy me. Fitbit 18,328 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 40 floors (helped that I was cleaning & decluttering in evening). Net calories -72, sugar -25 (mostly fruit, yogurt & power muffin), sodium -397, protein & fiber good, 14c water. Good enough!
03/24: 153.0 Walked dog after work + happy dog / 3.82 mi 1:04:54 / stretched. Fitbit 16,712 steps, 250+ steps 13/14 & 47 floors. Don't know why but had lots of snacks throughout the day, mostly healthy (string cheese, hard boiled egg, power cakes muffin, et. al.) ~ logged them all (I think). Net calories -348, sugar -17, sodium > 1,000 red, protein & fiber good & 12c water.
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Today ~ Smile ~ Laugh ~ Be Kind ~ ~ Eat Well ~ Be Active

@acance00 I seem to lose after drinking too. I know it dehydrates you but I always drink a glass of water for each adult beverage. If you are drinking non- caloric mixer with unflavored adult beverage, this might explain it.

Female, 40, 5'6".
SW: 88.4kg
Ultimate GW: 70ish.
Goals this round: eat better, track calories, be as active as my lupus flare will allow.

Day/Weight/Comment
3/19 - 88.4kg - ate well. Stayed under calorie goal which is easy when you don't have an appetite. Managed to walk a bit (2kms or so) while running errands.
3/20 - 88.0kg - stayed under calories and recorded everything. Haven't been sleeping well, tho, so very little energy.
3/21 - 88.0kg - 30 min walk, 50cal over goal, not much sleep again. Energy's a bit better.
3/22 - 87.3kg - 25min yoga felt good to get back on the mat, within calories, sleeping a bit better. Getting there....
3/23 - 87.3kg - 45min yoga. Can now do poses i couldn't a month ago. Yay core strength! 100cal over for the day. Yay wine!
3/24 - 86.7kg - rest day. Stayed within calories but had chippies. They were yummy.
3/25 - 87.3kg - not unusual for me to jump back up. As long as the overall trend is downward, no need to panic.
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@DebCountsAll and @brightresolve, thanks for your comments & support. This has been a rewarding, challenging, educational 3-year journey for me. It's all too easy to focus entirely on weight as a measure of success when there are so many other elements to a healthy, happy life. @brightresolve, I'll be looking for your new goals!

Original SW: 201 lbs

Round 16 SW: 175.0 Round 33 SW: 156.5
Round 34 SW: 152.0
Round 35 SW: 152.0

03/19: 152.0
Posting in the morning. I plan to do a hike today, but also to go to a cocktail tasting party so today might not be ideal from a diet perspective. I drink so rarely, I can't handle much alcohol but the party just sounds fun.
03/20: 152.0
Thought I'd be up today. I only had one cocktai yesterday, but I sat right next to the chips and dip and ate a lot.
03/21: 152.0
03/22: 151.5
I saw a lower number when I first stepped on the scale but I made the mistake of trying again. Did well at an exercise class tonight.
03/23: 151.0
Fifty pounds from my heaviest weight! 50 lbs! 50 lbs! 50 lbs! 50 lbs! 50 lbs! 50 lbs! 50 lbs! 50 lbs! 50 lbs! I'm not going to get tired of this for a while. OK, I didn't set any records getting here, but I believe I'm at my lowest weight since age 15 or so. I'm 48.

03/24: 150.5
I was prepared for an upswing but I lucked out.