Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 38

Female, 40, 5'6".
SW (early Jan): 90.8kg
Round 35 SW: 88.4kg
Round 36 SW: 86.1kg
Round 37 SW: 87.4kg
Round 38 SW: 85.4kg
Ultimate GW: 70ish.
Goals this round: eat better, track calories, be as active as my lupus will allow.

Day/Weight/Comment
4/18 - 85.4kg
4/19 - 85.1kg
4/20 - 84.8kg
4/21 - 85.2kg
4/22 - 84.9kg
4/23 - 84.5kg
4/24 - 84.3kg
4/25 - 84.5kg
4/26 - 84.3kg
4/27

Round 38
SW 183
GW 150

42 years, female, 5’7 (169 cm)

My first round, I’m joining very late, but better late than never right?
Goal this round - stay in calorie goal, exercise every day, drink water. Would love to be down 2# in weight at the finish.
Day/Weight/Comment
4/18 168.9 unfocused unhappy unmotivated
4/19 167.6
4/20 can’t find motivation to even weigh in
4/21 same as yesterday
4/22 I found it! I have my motivation. All day meal prep for this week. Stayed under calorie goal! Exercise plan in place. Didn’t weigh in as I didn’t want to know.
4/23 168 back on track. I found this thread and started reading through. I’m going to join next time.
4/24 167.1 I’m joining now! You have all motivated me.
4/25 166.4 has a good day yesterday. Food ✅ gym ✅ water ✅
4/26 166.2 bit of a binge last night, hoping it doesn’t show tomorrow (day 10!)
4/27

Female 5'7
Starting weight 297 (4/8/18)

Round 38

4/18
4/19
4/20 291

4/21 289.7

wow what?!?!? I was not expecting that! Down 1.3lbs in one day - ahead of schedule but I will take it
Eating on days like today can be super tricky - out of bed at 3am, starting work at 5am - so I'm home and have had dinner by 4:30pm which gives me the rest of the night to get hungry. I need to remember to not eat too much as early as I did today and learn to save some calories on days like these.

4/22 290.3

I knew last night would be tough, and it was - I ended up eating a mini-bag of popcorn (100 cals) and slice of multigrain bread with pb and jam. So in ended up over my calories for the day booooo. Good start to today with egg whites on multigrain bread, a banana, and a cup of coffee. I'm going to do some meal prep this afternoon - mostly involving cleaning and cutting up fruit and veggies, cooking some chicken and boiling some eggs - adding some good proteins to my work lunches should help with being too hungry for dinner - my lunches last week were mostly fruit and veg so I ended up super hungry by the time dinner rolled around.

4/23 290.3

4/24 290.3

4/25 290.1

my goal for this first round is 289....I am so freaking close but not showing any movement on the scale for 3 days in a row is tough and then today seeing it move by .2 of a lb.....gahhhhhh. I know I should be only losing 2 lbs a week but those days without movement make me a bit nutty. Also, today I kept under my calories but ate some very bad things which is not what I want to be doing.

4/26
4/27

I'm in again!

04/16 - 144.6 at 5:00 a.m.
04/17 - 144.4 at 4:30 a.m.

Day/Weight/Comment

04/18 - 143.8 at 5:00 a.m.
04/19 - 144.4 at 4:30 a.m.
04/20 - 144.8 at 5:00 a.m.
04/21 - 143.6 at 5:30 a.m.
04/22 - 144.2 at 5:30 a.m.
04/23 - 144.6 at 5:00 a.m.
04/24 - 143.8 at 5:00 a.m.
04/25 - 143.8 at 5:00 a.m.
04/26
04/27

Chris

SW: 216 1/01
GW: 185
SW R36 202.8
EW R36 201.7
SW R37 201.7
EW R37 199.5

Day/Weight/Comment
4/18 199.5
4/19 198.9
4/20 198.9
4/21 197.8
4/22 197.8
4/23 197.8
4/24 197.8
4/25 197.1
4/26
4/27

Original SW: 201 lbs

Round 16 SW: 175.0 Round 35 SW: 152.0
Round 36 SW: 151.5
Round 37 SW: 151.0
Round 38 SW: 150.5

04/18: 150.5
04/19: 149.0
04/20: 150.0
04/21: 149.5
04/22: 150.5
04/23: 150.0
04/24: 149.0
04/25: 148.0

End R37: 196.8 (-4.4)
R38: Goal 195.x (new goal 193.x)

Day/Weight/Comment
4/18 -- 195.0 Okay, looks like I need to pick a new goal.
4/19 -- 194.2 (TOM) Gave myself permission to step off plan today. Just a little, because I've found that small, conscious indulgences satisfies me and prevents me from breaking out completely.
4/20 -- 193.6
4/21 -- 192.6 That's my first 10lb gone. I hope that I start seeing my progress in my clothes and my mirror soon instead of just on my scales. I still have nearly 7lbs to lose before I get to my "I will never allow myself to get this heavy again" weight from 2013.
4/22 -- 192.2 Progress is progress.
4/23 -- 194 Okay, I'm due a bounce back after so much whooshing, but that doesn't mean I have to like it! My aim is to stick to the plan and hope that it's a temporary blip.
4/24 -- 193.4 Better. Need to keep it going, my first mini-goal is in sight.
4/25 -- 192.2 Going the right direction again.
4/26 -- 191.8 I'm very happy with slow and steady progress.
4/27

I'm in! Round 11 for me

Male, 22, 6ft3’ UK

HW: 135.0kg/297.6lbs (November 2017) Overall loss (start of round) – 24.4kg/53.8lbs

4/18: 109.8kg/242.0lbs - Went to the football last night, we lost 3-1 but the atmosphere was amazing and I didn't buy a pie - winning. Starting to feel that I'm gaining a better relationship with food! Sidenote: I have wanted to be below 110kg for sooooo long, today is a great day.
4/19: 109.7kg/241.8lbs – A step in the right direction! Nice 11km run this morning, changed up my route and it was very scenic, got my breakfast and lunch meal prepped and off to the gym tonight! Refraining myself from finding a beer garden after work despite this weather being so nice!
4/20: 108.9kg/240.0lbs – Not feeling good today, had to cut this morning’s run very short as my stomach turned – shame really but I’ll try again on Sunday. Buzzing with this drop though – out for food and beers tonight so this will change.. (Also updated my HW as it was incorrect)
4/21: 109.1kg/240.5lbs – Feeling bloated, but the weather was lovely. Dragged myself on an 18km in the sunshine, time wasn’t great and I think I need to start looking at some energy gels to keep me going.
4/22: 108.1kg/238.3lbs – Expected a drop after such a long run, rest day today even had a couple of beers.
4/23: 108.4kg/239.0lbs – Monday, back to work and back to my meal preps. Lunch for the week consisting of: Lemon & Herb chicken, sticky rice, broccoli & sweetcorn. Gym tonight too. Good news also, my BMI has gone from Obese to overweight - WOOO.
4/24: 108.3kg/238.8lbs – Back down a little, a step in the right direction. 8km run this morning, gym tonight and then 16km tomorrow morning!
4/25: 108.2kg/238.5lbs – I like this, slow and steady wins the race! 16km this morning, legs are aching, no gym tonight and rest day tomorrow. I may eat pizza tonight..
4/26: 108.1kg/238.3lbs – 0.1kg down a day is fine by me! Rest day today then running 21km tomorrow morning. Just over 2 weeks until my half marathon!
4/27

Thank you for the Birthday Wishes. I had a wonderful weekend.

Messed up a little last round, but back on track.
JGM10D ~|~ Round 38 Round 37 didn't go as planned, but I will do better this round.
SW: 227; Lowest weight 11 Oct 2017: 158.2. Dream goal weight: 155.0
Daily Goals: pre-log/follow through; balance macros/micros; hydrate; 15+ strength; 15+ flex; 8000+ steps; close kitchen at 8.30pm!
GW: 165

End of Round 37
17/04: 167.4 Goals ✅ Hopefully, back on track

Round 38 (Round 30 for me. Female, 5'2" aged 71, weight in lbs)[/c]
18/04: 167.6 Goals ✅ What is it that makes us revert so easily to our old ways?
I have really been tightly back on track for the past week, and then last night we had a friend in for coffee and as we were chatting I suddenly realised that I had absentmindedly munched several of the biscuits hubby had put out with the coffee. (not sure exactly how many, lol! as we were having such a great chat.) Not going to beat myself up, but wondering how do we combat the old habits which just seem to lurk there, waiting until we are off-guard, to sabotage all our hard work?

Maybe all we can do is to be aware of it happening, and make sure that we stop as soon as we realise what we are doing. I am continually reminded that being fit and healthy has to be a life time commitment, and is not a quick fix.
19/04: 167.7 Goals ✅
20/04: 167.2 Goals ✅ Birthday today. I'm not going to use this as an excuse to go over the top. Goal is to eat a little, drink a little, and be merry a lot.
21/04: 167.2 Goals ✅ Spent my birthday in the garden enjoying the sun. A perfect pamper day.
22/04: 166.9 Goals ✅ Had an very active day yesterday out in the fresh air.
23/04: 167.0 Goals ✅
24/04: 166.7 Goals ✅ No time to post yesterday. Hoping this trend continues.
25/04: 166.8 Goals ✅ Aw, well! Something has gotta give eventually. Trust the process!
26/04: 166.8 Goals ✅ Steady as she goes.
27/04: xxx Goals

OSW: 130 kg
SW: 114,5 kg
GW for this round: lose at least 1 kg.

Other goals; logging accurately, keeping up the exercise (Stationary bike, and walking).



4/18: 114.2. Going in the right direction. I hit a minor plateau the last 2 weeks, so I hope this is the start of a good 10 days. Yesterday; logged everything, under calories, did some exercise.

4/19: 114,1
4/20: 114,1 (TOM)
4/21: 113,7
4/22: 113,5
4/23: 113,3
4/24: 113,9
4/25: ?? (forgot to weigh myself)
4/26: 113.5 Happy with this!
4/27

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)
R34 AVE = 160.2 (EW = 160)
R35 AVE = 157.2 (EW = 156.2)
R36 AVE = 156.3 (EW = 156.6) Kitchen Remodel
R37 AVE = 155.4 (EW = 156.6) Kitchen Remodel
Goal for Round 38 = 154

Day/Weight/Comment
4/18 = 155.6 Home from vacation, but still no functional kitchen, so we are eating out almost every meal.
4/19 = 155
4/20 = 154.6 Was surprised by cake and Ice cream at a lunch meeting yesterday. Had small amounts of each, but counted them. Enjoyed them, but small amounts were enough and then kept calories controlled for the day.
4/21 = 153.8
4/22 = 152.8 Cooked my first meal in my “almost back together” new kitchen last night! Wahoo!
4/23 = 153.2
4/24 = 153.4
4/25 = 154
4/26 = 152.6
4/27

Round 37. Male 6'1" age 46

389 lbs start of the official journey 5/1/2016
SW: 272.0 (+2.4 lbs from last round / -117.0 lbs from start weight)
GW: 269ish
End GOAL: 220ish

Day/Weight/Comment
4/18 Travel for Work
4/19 Travel for Work had fun in Atlanta traveling is a hassle gets everything off
4/20 272.0 Late start to this challenge but back from travelling for work and ready to start again
4/21 271.6 Getting back in the groove should be great weekend for hiking and moving
4/22 272.8 Surprising gain but looking like water going back ino those muscles
4/23 273.0 Time to tighten up the logging and get going the right way
4/24 272.0 back in right directio had good gym time last night and was on target
4/25 271.7 Still moving right direction I'll take it
4/26 271.6 Rest day from gym should get a hike in this evening
4/27

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.

Round 38
My 3rd round!

Round 36 - SW 167 EW 168
Round 37 - SW 168.2 EW 166.6

SW - 172 on 1/14/18
CSW - 166.6
CEW - 165
UGW - 130

Day/Weight/Comment

4/18 - 166.6 - Good way to start this next challenge. The last couple times it seemed I'd gain weight right away and the rest of the challenge was trying to get rid of my 1st day gain. Hoping it warms up and the rain holds off so I can get out and walk. Looking forward to the next few days and I'm determined to make my goal.

4/19 - 166.6 - I've never had the same number for 3 days in a row before (I've only been weighing myself everyday for 20 some days now) so it's interesting to see. Since I started logging every meal and keeping track of my exercise for the past 40 days and weighing in every day for the past 20 I'm starting to see and understand what works for me and what I need to do to lose the weight. I'm sure it'll always be a learning experience but one that I'm willing to learn. Interested to see tomorrows weigh-in.

4/20 - 166.6 - So I guess I'm going to be stuck at this weight now but if I'm not showing a gain, I'm happy. Need to plan meals out for this weekend so I can stay on track, Saturday and Sunday are usually days I slack off on and then regret it come Monday morning but I want to prevent that from happening this time. I can have a fun, healthy weekend.

4/21 - ?? - tried to weigh in this morning but the battery died in my scale and I'll take it as a sign that I'd be unhappy with what it would tell me as I indulged in many butter covered perogies last night. Have a busy day today though and I'm ready with healthy snacks already packed and lots of water. Will try to get out and buy a battery some time today so I can weigh in tomorrow and keep myself accountable for those damn, delicious perogies.

4/22 - ?? - still no battery for my scale, probably won't weigh myself until Tuesday morning unless I make a special trip into town and pick some things up. I had a good day yesterday though, it was busy but I was ready with healthy snacks, a chicken broccoli rice bowl for lunch, a light dinner and lots of water. Wasn't able to work out but got plenty of steps in, feeling optimistic for when I can weigh in.

4/23 - ?? - Still no scale but I will have one back tomorrow, interested to see what I will weigh. Weekends are usually hard for me but it was really nice out and I got a lot of steps in all weekend and I had my meals better planned out so I'd say this weekend was better than most my weekends. Hoping tomorrow weight reflects it. Happy Monday!
** 166.2 @ 2:50 pm

4/24 - 166.2 - feeling optimistic that I can be 165 by Friday. My eating habits have been on point, I'm at or slightly below my calories, just need to get myself exercising more. I have been getting a lot of steps in since it's been nice out but I haven't been doing anything to get my heart rate up and so today since it's raining I'll head back to the gym. I've got 3 days to make my goal, I've got this.

4/25 - 165.0 - Made my goal! Now to just maintain or continue to drop on down for the next couple days. Gave in to cravings last night and had a hot fudge sundae, hoping I won't see an increase tomorrow from it but it was oh so good and I only felt a tiny bit guilty about eating it after I had sat there and ate it all. Kind of worried about such a drop but hoping it's true and I won't have a big increase tomorrow or Friday, still feeling optimistic.

4/26 - 165.8 - Not too bad of an increase, I was expecting some. Walked for an hour last night and was under my calorie goal a little but dinner wasn't the healthiest. I hope to be able to bring it back down for tomorrow's final weigh in for this 10 day challenge. I have a 30 minute toning walk planned for today, water bottles filled and a healthy lunch packed, today's going to be a good day.

4/27

CynthiaByrne wrote: »

Ending weight (round 37) - 187.2

4/18 - 186.2....healthy eating yesterday paid off!
4/19 - 186.2....Again with the healthy eating. Maybe now I'll start going down?
4/20 - N / A
4/21 - N / A
4/22 - N / A
4/23 - 188.8....My bad for not weighing in for 3 days. Will start to do better!
4/24 - 187.4....Ok, I can salvage this round
4/25 - 186.2....On the right track. Gotta keep this going!
4/26 - 186.2
4/27

It won't be easy, but it will be worth it!

My ultimate goal is 170lbs, so any loss is a good loss.

1988 high school graduation 185-190lbs
weight on 1/29/18 = 234.5
round 33 - start=215lbs end 202lbs
round 34 - start = 202 end 192.8lbs stomach empty and bone dry
round 35 - start = 192 end 196lbs
round 36 – 195lbs no change.
Round 37 194lbs start and finish but did see 192 for a couple days
4/18 – 196lbs – allowed myself a free for all day to end the free for all week. The next 10 days I plan on shifting from maintenance to weight loss program. Should drop 2-3 in the first days then a couple more by the end of 10 day challenge. 190lbs on or before 4/27 is my goal
4/19 – 195lbs – still predicting a quick drop if I don’t have adult beverages. Eat before logging and WOW does prime rib have a lot of calories. Homemade and worth every bite. Managed to ride bike for 30 minutes
4/20 – 194lbs – good thing lunch was on target. Eat 5 hotdogs at a gathering last night and had 1 to many cocktails! It’s a fishing weekend so I probably will not eat right the next 2 days
4/21 – 192lbs – eat kinda okay yesterday but didn’t plan on 2 pound change.
4/22 – 192lbs – not bad for a weekend. Hope the fish are biting this afternoon. had the last salmon in the freezer a week or so ago.
4/23 – 193lbs - to much sunshine out fishing lake Michigan, fell asleep in my chair till 6pm. Instead of cooking the fresh coho salmon I took the wife to chines buffet. Still full this morning. Salmon tonight!
4/24 – 192lbs – kinda not expected. Lots of snacks and beer on the boat last night. Only caught one brown trout, then had dinner after 10pm. Going to try hard to reach 190 yet this round even if only for the last day
4/25 – 193lbs – my bad eating habits as of lately are late night binge eating after a cocktail. Good thing I have been keeping my days in check or I would end right back at 235lbs.
4/26 – 195lbs – right back where I started. Yesterday after a kinda bad lunch the wife tells me we are going out for all u can eat shrimp. I got my moneys worth!!!!!!!!!!!!