Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 35

SW R27 144.2. SW R28 141.2. SW R29 140.5. SW 30 141.2 SW R31 139.5
SW R32 139.2. SW R33 139.5. SW R34 140.7. SW R35 140.2

Day/Weight/Comment
3/19 140.2
3/20 139.7
3/21 140.7
3/22 139.2
3/23 141.2. Lost the plot yesterday and it showed on the scale this morning. No excuses today. Looking for a drop tomorrow
3/24 140.5
3/25 139.7
3/26 139.7
3/27
3/28

3rd full round. Male 6'1" age 46

SW: 274.6 (-3.6 lbs from last round)
GW: 271ish
End GOAL: 220ish

Day/Weight/Comment
3/19 276.9 Not starting off great but all good I know it's water walked a lot yesterday and was under calorie goal
3/20 275.1 Love it when the water weight goes away changed my exercise this week instead of 3 cardio / 2 strength reversing them as would like more muscle definition so 3 days of lifting with light cardio and 2 days of heavy cardio see how that route works.
3/21 275.4 A tad up but still happy got a day of lifting and some cardio if I can get to the gym got 2 inch snow already and still coming down but roads look clear
3/22 275.7 moved wrong direction but actually went over calories yesterday not by a lot but first time in a long time be nice if weather would decide between winter and spring so can go hiking more. Going to do cardio day at gym did get measured yesterday at dr and gained 3 inch on my chest so lifting weights does work.
3/23 275.3 going right direction again good burn at the gym today getting ready for more snow tomorrow might get a quick hike in this afternoon ahead of it since this weekend looking like not getting outside
3/24 275.6 Just stalling out this round feel I'm eating good and under getting good exercise body just sometimes doesn't know to shrink some fat just doing some light cardio ahead of snow storm coming in
3/25 275.7 My body just doesn't like losing this round was low exercise day yesterday and snow storm so really just watch tv so that didn't help but was under my calories have anthor rest day but hoping does get warm enough to do a short hike this afternoon
3/26 274.9 good move in the right direction amazing how good it feels to not see a five in the number back to the grind today got strength day at gym
3/27
3/28

Nothing works unless you have a sustained calorie deficit over time. Anything will work if you have a sustained calorie deficit over time.

Motivation is overrated. What you need is education, willingness to eat less, a good plan, and discipline to stick to it.

According to John Walker's The Hacker's Diet which is an interesting perspective on "diet" page 54 you take in 13.5 lbs of food/water/oxygen a day but depending on how efficient everything processes we don't operate on a perfect 24 hour cycle to use all that so you get those fluctuations. I think that is semi comforting to keep in mind we are not robots and CICO doesn't operate at perfect 24 hour scale either.

I'm in! Round 8 for me

Male, 22, 6ft3’

HW: 133.4kg/294lbs (31st October 2017)
Overall loss (start of round) – 18.5kg/40.7lbs

3/19: 114.4kg/252.2lbs - Overall a small loss for me last round, but I'm excited to push on and hopefully shake a few more lbs. This is week 3/32 for my marathon training, so I'll be going for a run after the gym tonight, enjoying it all so far and hopefully it will all contribute to my weight loss journey!
3/20: 113.5kg/250.2lbs – Now, this happened last round and then it shot back up the following day. I’m still eating well and exercising hard and I’m excited to push on and drop some more this round. Thanks for the support as always
3/21: 112.8kg/248.7lbs – How on earth?! I must have been holding on to some water weight here! Today is my rest day and calves are feeling very tight – will probably get them on the foam roller tonight. Food is going extremely well, I would even go as far as saying I have created some habits which are enabling me to do so well. Also… I’m now under 250lbs!! WOOOO. Time to push on and keep this down.
3/22: 113.5kg/250.2lbs – Eurrrgh why did I think yesterday was correct. Feeling a bit low today, need to harvest some energy from somewhere.
3/23: 131.1kg/249.3lbs – Step in the right direction, now to build on this! Gym today after work and running 10km tomorrow morning!
3/24: 131.3kg/249.8lbs – Can’t really complain, managed a 7mile run and probably could have done more but I’m sticking to my programme!
3/25: 131.3kg/249.8lbs – Spent far too much money on some running shoes after getting a Gait Analysis done, hopefully will offer more support and prevent injury.
3/26: 131.4kg/250.0lbs – I’m happy with this, I had a few beers over the weekend and ate out a couple of times, let’s see is I can push on and lose a bit more weight towards the end of the round.
3/27:
3/28:

Round 35

SW: 193.0
CW: 184.0
GW: 150

Day/Weight/Comment
3/19 183.4
3/20 184.0
3/21 183.4
3/22  183.2
3/23  182.6
3/24  181.8
3/25  181.4
3/26  180.6
3/27
3/28

Back again! Hello everyone!! My motto this week is "write it before you bite it" as I haven't been super consistent logging my food lately.

SW - 182.4 - March 2017
Original GW - 145 - Smashed this in October 2017 and maintained around 143 until the winter blahs and my crazy freelance schedule got the better of me and I put a few back on.
New GW - 140 - really want to work on getting another 5-7 off from where I am now and committing to fitness so I can participate in some adventures with my boys over the summer...no more watching from the sidelines!!

3/18 - 147 - coming in from round 34

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3/19 - 147.4 - weekend aftermath...blaming it on the beer. We were super active so I can only hope some of this is also muscle recovery as well.

3/20 - 146.4 - One year ago today....I started tracking my food and weight everyday with the intention of losing 20lbs before a big family vacation and then to keep going to lose a bit more before the summer. I've gone from barely squeezing into size 12 pants and covering my top with flowy XL shirts to not event hesitating to go to the size 8's and smalls and even bought a pair of size 6 jeans last week. I'm participating in sports and activities with my active kids instead of watching from the sidlines!! I'm very proud of myself...it's hasn't all been down...but I didn't let the upswings derail me. Weighing and checking in here everyday has made me very mindful of how my choices affect the scale and what those trends really mean in the long run. I still have some goals to achieve but if this chocolate/craft beer/wine loving mama can do it so can anyone!!


3/21 - 145.6- working it off...
3/22 - 144.6 - Wooot!! Under 145 again!!!
3/23 - 144.0 - Still coming off!! Hoping to get back down to 143 before we leave on vacation next week...if I can only keep the wine in control this weekend.
3/24 - 142.8 - Yep!!! That happened!!! I expect this will rebound a bit over the weekend. I think I will back off the deficit a bit and start eating more of my activity calories back.
3/25 - 143.8 - Saturday night beer and pizza rebound
3/26 - 143.0 - best weekend I've had in a while!! Two more days until we leave on our trip...gotta keep it under control during the stress of packing on the sly...this vacation is a surprise for the boys and they have no idea teeheehee....
3/27
3/28

Seeking lower bodyfat %

My name is Tish.

USW: 253
SW: 240
CW: 215.4
GW: 210
FGW: 150
*It's easier for me to think 10 lbs ahead at a time*
{Round 34- SW: 218.6 - lost 2.8 lbs - EW: 215.8}

Day/Weight/Comment

3/19 (Monday) - 215.4
3/20 (Tuesday) - 216.8 - Here we go again!
3/21 (Wednesday) - 214.8 - Nice surprise, especially since I didn't drink my usual amount of water yesterday
3/22 (Thursday) - 214.6 - I woke up, went to potty, weighed.....215.8. Still tired, laid down, read the challenge posts, pasted my reply to the thread, but fell asleep before posting. Woke up, bathroom again, I thought maybe I should weigh again. Glad that I did.
3/23 (Friday) - 214.2
3/24 (Saturday) - 214
3/25 (Sunday) 213.4 BF 43.1%

3/26 (Monday) - 213.2
3/27
3/28


Seeking lower bodyfat %

I'm in for another round!

R34 SW 124.2
R34 EW 123.7
GW 117

Day/Weight/Comment
3/19 - 123.4 Off to a good start, hope I can keep it up.
3/20 - 123.8 No explanation for this, just the whims of life in general I guess
3/21 - 123.1
3/22 - 122.9 I like a downward trend
3/23 - 123.0 Basically no change for last three days, but it's not up, so I'm ok with that.
3/24 - 124.0 What the heck
3/25 - 124.3 It is beyond maddening when you do all the right things and still this happens
3/26 - 124.0
3/27
3/28

Gen
Age: 29
HSW: 336 (January 2015)
SW: 245 (February 2018)
CW: 233 as of this morning
GW: 1st GW: 199 2nd GW: 180 UGW: 165-170ish?

R34 SW: 238 EW: 233
R35 GW this round: 229. Walk to work at least once a day (I work approximately 3/4 of a mile from where I live; most days I do walk but sometimes I am lazy and take a bus :P), exercise 5x a week burning 500 calories each round!

Day/Weight/Comment

3/19: 233. Surprised at this number given this weekends’ indulgences but hopeful I stay on track. I was off work today so got a work out in the AM and met up my friend for matcha ice cream. I meal prepped for the week and had a big dinner tonight so washing it all down with lots of water. Let’s see what tomorrow brings!
3/20: 234.4 A bit up but yesterday I had very little to eat all day and came home starving. I meal prepped and ended up having a larger portion than I wanted to (oops). Got in an hour of activity though so that is definitely a plus. Today I focusing on drinking a lot of water and staying within my calories. That's it. Sounds so easy, right?
3/21: 233.2 Yesterday I got in a quick walk and an hour of Zumba and burned almost 800 calories. However I ate 2,000 calories and still a drop this morning! It almost doesn't seem right. I will take it. Drank 120 oz of water today so that was a plus also. It's snowing where I live so not very motivated to work out. I have chili simmering on the stove, yummy
3/22: 233.4 The same, basically. No activity yesterday, got less than 6K steps which is a rarity for me. I have my gym bag with me today so no excuses!
3/23: 233.2 Scale is not moving. Perhaps because I am not really moving? Meaning, I am not making much progress. Though I am still getting an hour of activity each day (yesterday it was cardio kickboxing), I find that I am either drinking or eating back those calories, which is good because I am not gaining but sucks because I want to see a lose! Heading into the weekend and am going to try and be mindful of my caloric intake. Looking into the Volume Eaters thread for some recipe/food inspo, I think this might help...
3/24: 232.8 -skipped a few days in posting but I weighed in!- Woke up pleased with this number as any loss is a positive! Got in an hour of boot camp the day prior (3/23) even though I really did not want to go as I had not been in several months and this class is HARD. The instructor called me out on this mid-class which was semi-embarrassing but I pushed through anyway. On this day I did a light brisk walk for 35 mins and got some more activity in by walking around the city with my friend.
3/25: 233.6 Hmph. Well alright. I blamed this on the late night concoction I made after a night of drinking: I had some steamed rice with beans and melted cheese. Weird but that's what I had on hand. Moving on with the day...
3/26: 235.2 what.the.heck. I have slacked this weekend on tracking/checking in but I was not totally off track. This week I also worked out for 6 out of 7 days a week so this is kind of discouraging. Starting fresh today.
3/27
3/28

ROUND 35 (round 2 for me)
Skipped round 34
Round 33 end weight 199

SW: 209.9
CW: 199.2
For this round shooting for 194
GW: 165

Day/Weight/Comment
3/19 - 199.2 - good start after being unable to workout all last challenge that would be why I skipped it. Goal is to drop another 4-5 this round so I can completely kiss the 200’s goodbye!
3/20 - 200.2 not sure I like weighing everyday. This one is frustrating. I haven’t been able to workout for over 10 days and still can’t. I guess I’ll have to cut back on more calories or do a better job drinking more water. Trying to keep my head up. I can do this!!!
3/21- 200.4 I’ve been staying under my calorie count my only challenge is I can’t workout for a couple of more days. This is pretty frustrating. I’m 5 weeks into my new Keto lifestyle and I thought the lbs would come off a bit easier at this point. Ho hum….
3/22- 198.6 - not sure I believe it since I drank last night. Stressful week and still can’t work out due to my ankle issues. I’ve been under in calories everyday. We will see if this holds I have my doubts.
3/23 - 199.0 - not thrilled about this and was not going to post but it helps to write it out. I can only hope that my body is adjusting. My clothes fit better than they have in months so I have to think I am losing more than my scale is letting on. I will keep my macros in check all weekend and keep plugging along. I’d really like to be in the low 190’s by middle of April but that might be a bit of a push.
3/24 - 196.0 yeah right- I have been staying in my macros and been stagnant. Went out with friends last night and had several drinks so not sure how this is possible. I’ll roll with it but not thinking it will stick.
3/25 - not weighing today. Tomorrow is weigh and measurements. Didn’t track a thing yesterday and had two glassss of wine. I’m sure I know what the scale will say. I’ll put the 200’s behind me by the end of this challenge though. Thanks for all the support.
3/26 - 197.0 YES! so this might start to stick. I might get my new shoes next weekend. My reward for 15lbs is a new pair of black boots. I needed to get away from food rewards because that just sends me downhill. Two days to get to 196.0 with no exercise…. we’ll see.
3/27
3/28

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.
03/25: 154.5 Snacked on tortilla chips with hubby and they tasted so salty. Fast food for supper (we had gift cards to use up), first time in weeks, maybe even before Christmas. No regrets, I've been craving fast food lately. But net calories, sodium & sugar horribly red, at least fiber & protein good & 14c water. Rest day / lazy Sat. at home / Fitbit 4,280 steps, 250+ steps 6/14 & 10 floors.
03/26: 154.0 Net calories -119, sodium -1,845 (ack), sugar -24, fiber ok, protein good, 14c water. Walked dog 4 mi 1:05:03. Fitbit 15,142 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 & 29 floors.
03/27
03/28

Today ~ Smile ~ Laugh ~ Be Kind ~ ~ Eat Well ~ Be Active

Start Date: 1/16/2018
Start Weight: 295
First Goal: Back away from 300!!!
Next Goal: 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.
3/25 / 267.0 / I was at the hospital all day and into the night, with surprisingly no good options for food. I ate before I left in the morning, and had fruit for lunch. By the time I got home, I was far, far, Far too hungry. My prepared food didn’t cut it. I ate bad stuff. I wasn’t horribly over calories, but salt? I might as well have just opened the Little Girl with Umbrella container. It has been horrible ups and downs with my mom in ICU, but I have also got to make sure my own basics are covered. Today, I’m going back to eat my prepared food for lunch. I’m going back to eat my prepared food for dinner.
3/26 / 267.0 /
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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
R34 EW: 211.3 ✖️

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

March:
19: 214.2... I will not beat myself up about this. Instead, I'm looking at this as feedback about what currently isn't working. Hormones play a part in this journey in multiple ways, and cravings are a LOT more difficult to reign in the day or 2 leading up to TOM. So, I've been considering what I can do to adjust my regular eating style to allow for my regularly scheduled hormonal fluctuations during this time of month (and ovulation time). Eating at maintenance and cutting out IF for a couple of days is my new game plan. My goal is to prevent the munchie monster from going overboard, which is what happened last night. If I allow myself a bit of leeway, then I feel like I'll be less tempted to overdo it. Once TOM starts, I feel better going back to IF and calorie deficits.
20: 214.2...I prelogged most of my food today, so I'll know where I have wiggle room for PMS cravings.
21: 214.1
22: 211.3... Yesterday was the first day I ate below maintenance. I was still significantly over my goal calories though. Even though I recognize how my weight is affected by my cycle, it still blows my mind to drop about 3 pounds overnight when my food and exercise would not suggest that shift. Back to IF today.
23: 209.8!
24: ???
25: 212.1
26: 210.1... Had a few unusual days with food over the weekend. I like this number a lot better than yesterday's!
27:
28:

There's no such thing as failure; only feedback.

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.

3/25 = 204.8 (+/-0.0). Played basketball, ate back a little less than half my exercise calories. Went over my salt intake with dinner again (pizza, kale salad). I'm hoping to get back on track after the cheat meal two days ago, and that today's weigh-in (no drop after basketball) is an additional consequence. My brother-in-law (personal trainer) is going to teach me tonight proper form on the exercises I need to do SL 5×5. I'll be starting it this week while basketball is off for spring break.

3/26 = 204.4 (-0.4). My brother-in-law (not the personal trainer) asked my wife and I to be godparents for my newborn nephew last night, so i had a little unexpected celebration. I was below maintenance, but did not eat super healthy (high on sodium, again). I also forgot to fill my water bottle and take it with me at the beginning of the day, which made it really hard to keep up with my normal water intake. My brother-in-law the personal trainer flaked out on me regarding the heavy lifting help. I may hire a personal trainer short-term to make sure I'm doing things right. I may also just get started and hope for the best. We'll see. Tough weekend eating-wise.

3/27
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