JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - Round 41

Round 41: Round 1 for me!!

SW: 200.2
GW: 190.0

Day/Weight/Comment
5/18 200.2 Ready to start this!!!!
5/19 199.8 Yay
5/20 199.8 No weightloss but no gain!!!
5/21 199.2
5/22 198.6 Yesterday I walked 6 miles then cooled off with some laps in the pool.
5/23 198.6
5/24 197.8
5/25 197.8
5/26 197.8
5/27

Seeking lower bodyfat %

My name is Tish.

USW: 253
SW: 240
CW: 199
GW: 189
FGW: 150
*It's easier for me to think 10lbs ahead at a time*
{Round 34- lost 2.8 lbs}
{Round 35 - lost 2.4 lbs}
{Round 36 - lost 1 lb}
{Round 37 - lost 5.6 lbs}
{Round 38 - lost 1 lb}
{Round 39 - lost 3.4 lbs}
{Round 40 - lost 3 lbs}

Day/Weight/Comment

•5/18 - 200.2 -slight uptick in weight this morning. Restless night and my buddy is back, fluid retention. I already need a nap.
•5/19 - 199.8 - That .8 still hanging on
•5/20 - 199.2 - I probably weigh a little bit under this number, but I drank water before stepping on the scale. My husband and I went to his Aunt's surprise 80th birthday celebration yesterday evening. It was after 5 pm when we got there. I eat my first meal at 2 or 3 so I wasn't hungry. Had no desire for cake or the godiva chocolate bars given out as favors. I gave mine to my DIL. I sipped on my lemon water and thoroughly enjoyed seeing and talking with family members that I haven't seen in years.
•5/21 - 199.6 -I can't blame the increase on sodium, because on keto you need sodium. I think I can pin it to electrolyte imbalance, specifically magnesium. I had cramping in my calf muscle down through my foot last night. It woke me up and I had to walk it out. I haven't had my electrolyte water for over a week. I'll be drinking it today though.
•5/22 - 200 - I weighed at 5 am, holding on to a ton of water. I usually weigh at 10am. We had a joyous family occasion to celebrate this past Sunday, but today is a somber occasion. My BIL passed last week and today is his funeral.
•5/23 - 199.6 (8am)- 200.8 (6am) - This is how much fluid I retain. That's 1.2lbs!and still holding fluid, but I can't wait until 10am to weigh, I need to drink some water now. 6 TBS of peanut butter later...smh. I was so tired yesterday. Feeling much better after some uninterrupted hours of sleep.

•5/24 - 199.2 - I didn't even think to weigh myself before having coffee. This morning was just off routine.

•5/25 - 199.6 - Mmm, seems my body likes 199.6 and 199.2 this round. BTW, This is the first time that MFP'S 5 week weight projection (199.5) has been almost dead on accurate. Usually I'm ahead of it. I got in the habit of keeping track of it to see how I measure up.

•5/26 - 197.6 - It's all good.


•5/27

Seeking lower bodyfat%

Round 40- Gained 2
SW- 238
UGW- 135

Day/Weight/Comment
5/18 153.4
I'm traveling for the next couple days and won't be able to weigh till Tuesday
5/19 Traveling
5/20 Traveling
5/21 Traveling
5/22 157.4
I figured I'd be up after a weekend visiting family. My hands are visibly swollen from water retention too. I feel like crap. I'm going to work on eating better, feeling better, and getting back to my exercise routine this week and see if I can recover from this weekend.
5/23 157.0
Had a good run last night, and drank lots of water all day. Im going to keep it up. I would love to be back to where I started by the end of this challenge, but Id be happy if I at least continue to head in the right direction.
5/24 155.6
I'm happy with this. I hope it sticks. I am continuing to drink more water and track everything. Not to bad considering we have family in town.
5/25 154.6
Going in the right direction. This weekend is going to be tough though... We shall see.

5/26 154.2
After how much I ate yesterday, I'll take it.
5/27

Original SW: 201 lbs

Round 16 SW: 175.0 Round 39 SW: 148.0
Round 40 SW: 149.0
Round 41 SW: 148.5

05/18: 148.5
05/19: 147.0
05/20: 146.5
I've seen this a few times now.
05/21: 146.0
A new low. One pound from my initial goal weight.
05/22: 147.0
05/23: 146.0
05/24: 147.5
I ate well yesterday and it was a rest day so I'm surprised to be up. Just a fluctuation.
05/25: 146.5
05/26: 146.0

Round 2 for me. Last round I was away helping daughter pack and clean house. Despite the work, I obviously ate too much of her good, organic food (and Swiss chocolate)
Stats: F, 65, 5’
SW 164.4
GW under 163
final GW 130

Day/Weight/Comment – about the day before
5/18 164.4 - Hoping this is just a blip up and not what I gained the last week and a half.
5/19 163 - This was a happy surprise – Hope I can keep going. I was fairly consistently around this before my trip but was afraid I’d put some lb. back on. Guess we’ll see tomorrow. Went to the gym yesterday for the first time since I got back and ate somewhat on target. Still dead tired from all the travel.
5/20 163.3
5/21 162.8 – So nice to see this number again after the bump up on my trip. Gardening the last couple of days – clearing out weeds isn’t all that much exercise but way less snack inducing than inside the house.
5/22 162.4 - gym closed for Victoria day yesterday but lots of outside work.
5/23 162.4 -
5/24 162 – crazy day yesterday with no exercise really, didn’t even get to yard work. Maybe this is payoff from the previous days. Hoping to spend today mostly outside and get the garden planted. still plugging along at weedy perennial beds and moving stuff around too.
5/25 – 162.8 Would so like to be under 162, have to keep at it. Motivation to get to the gym today even though I have lots to do.
5/26 162.6 Good day, went to the gym in am. Digging garden bed and planting flowers in pm
5/27

Female.. 42 years and 5'2"
Round 40
SW: 149 (not sure why that high because next day I was at 145.7)
GW: 145
EW: 146.9
Round 41
Round 2 for me
SW: 146.9
GW: 145
Day/Weight/Comment
5/18 – 147.6 – I had 2 small cookies last night. Are freaking kidding me on this weight crap.
5/19 – 146.7
5/20 – 147.6 - yes it is seriously bouncing like that
5/21 – 151 – I deserved this number after the way I ate yesterday
5/22 - 148.5 - just lazy - did get a 2.5 mile walk in with the dogs though after dinner
5/23 - 147.4 - walk with the dogs in the evening
5/24 - 150 - deserved it because I went and ate junk after the walk last night. I did get a 1 mile walk in tonight
5/25 - 148.8 - at least it is going down. Not sure if I will get any exercise in as we go get the step daughter after work and it is 3 hours round trip
5/26 - 146.6 - got a 3 mile run in and 1/2 mile dog walk in this morning
5/27

Slow and steady. I'm going to keep riding this wave. I think I'm very close to my final weight goal. I'm going to start thinking in terms of what I'm doing AFTER I reach my weight goal. I have not returned to heavy lifting since I hurt my back, but I will (soon). As far as numbers go, I want to see if I can keep my lean body mass where it is (or increase) while simultaneously reducing my body fat percentage. I'm at just under 16%, but I'd like to see 12%. I want to know what my abs look like! I'm going to start including my scale's body fat percentage reading (even though I know it's not accurate) with my daily check-in.

Age: 46
Height 5’11”
Historical SW (January 2015): 245 lbs
Recent SW: 220.0 lbs (1/14/18)
Ultimate GW: 185 lbs (and 12% body fat)

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)
R35 SW = 206.6 EW = 204.2 (-2.4) AW = 204.1 (-2.5)
R36 SW = 204.1 EW = 207.4 (+3.3) AW = 203.9 (-0.2)
R37 SW = 207.4 EW = 202.0 (-5.4) AW = 203.5 (-0.4)
R38 SW = 202.0 EW = 196.8 (-5.2) AW = 197.1 (-6.4)
R39 SW = 196.8 EW = 194.2 (-2.6) AW = 195.8 (-1.3)
R40 SW = 194.2 EW = 192.6 (-1.6) AW = 193.3 (-2.5)

Total loss (since 1/14/18, but before this round): 27.4 lbs
Average weight loss per round: 2.23 lbs

R41 SW = 192.6
Goal for this round: 191.0

Day/Weight/Comment

5/18 = 192.6 (no change). Basketball cancelled again last night. AFTER I drive half an hour to get there. For the first time in a while I had a frustration/depressed binge (related to basketball). Nothing too crazy, but I was done eating, and then I had a couple of raw chocolate balls and 2 servings of Thai Lime Chile almonds. And a stick of Monterey Jack cheese. I'm going to an amusement park today, so there should be tons of walking. And there's basketball tomorrow. I forgot to check my body fat percentage this morning. It's going to be a process!

5/19 = 192.2 (-0.4), BF% = 16.0. Walked over 15k steps at Magic Mountain. I was good at the park with food, but binged a bit again when I got home. I've been sneaking in a little chocolate (wife has it around) the past few nights, which I've got to address. I'm going to work on sticking much more closely to my macros. I'm not having any real negative consequences at this point, but I want to nip this in the bud. I have basketball this morning.[/quote]

5/20 = 192.0 (-0.2), BF% = 16.2. My knee felt really loose at basketball yesterday. I didn't hurt myself, but it didn't feel good. Ate out for brunch, and got a nice rare steak and eggs. Macros were okay. I was a little light on water, at least for a basketball day.

5/21 = 195.4 (+3.4). Let's call yesterday what it was: a full-blown slip. It was my father-in-law's birthday party. I was pretty good with food for most of the day (this is becoming a pattern that is not shaken, in a very good way). It started with my wife doing Mexican corn (with mayo, butter, cheese, and chili). Corn is not a great food for my diet, but I had more than I probably should have (the toppings are all fine, though). Later came dessert. My wife got a white chocolate raspberry cheesecake from the bakery in LA called Portos. It's ridiculous. I told her a few times throughout the day that I wasn't going to have any, but she persisted, and I gave in. Twice. Back to my eating during the day, though. I didn't track volume, only "quality." The food I was eating fit well into the Keto lifestyle, but I probably overate a bit overall, even before the corn/cheesecake. Anyhoo. It was a slip, not a full-blown relapse. Let's see how long it takes for my body to fully BWHOOSH™ (formerly known as BOUNCE BACK™).

5/22 = 193.4 (-2.0), BF% = 16.2. BWHOOSH™ (formerly known as BOUNCE BACK™). I felt pretty crappy throughout the day yesterday, but ate really well, and forced myself to go to the gym to lift weights. When I got there, I noticed my energy was up. I went to basketball, where I have not been able to hit the broad side of a barn the last two times I've played. My shot was pretty "on," and my bad knee felt just fine (not even one "pop"). I had a great Caesar salad with chicken and avocado for dinner, and ended up having a pretty great day. I had a bit of a revelation at basketball. I STILL have WAY TOO MUCH gut. So many people are screaming at me telling me how thin I am, but I'm NOT. I get that I look pretty different compared to where I was in January (when I started my MFP/JGMTD journey), and that people freak out/get jealous/whatever, but I don't think I have body image issues. Rather, I truly believe that I still have a ways to go on my journey. I said I would stop at 185. Maybe 180 is the number. Maybe I just need to start eating more at maintenance as I get back into heavy lifting. I don't know. I feel good today, though. Sorry for the rant!

5/23 = 194.6 (+1.2). This is when I know my sugar issues are an actual addiction. I can't have a slip one day and think that I'm okay the next day. I can't pretend that it didn't happen. A slip is a sign, and that should put me in high alert. That's what I would tell my patient. I would also tell them to be kind to to themselves, and to have some compassion, so I'm going to try to remember that, too. I didn't give my Saturday lapse the attention it deserved, and last night was a sign that my underlying issues are still there. I'm stressed, and will be until Tuesday, because of work issues. I binged last night on chocolate. It was bad. On some level I knew what was happening. My wife didn't say a word, not that it's her responsibility to. I have got to depend on myself, and I let myself down a little bit. Time to stop the bleeding today, and to get back to my good Keto habits. I don't want this to turn into a full blown relapse. I've worked too hard.

5/24 = 195.8 (+1.2). I initially freaked out at seeing this, because I ate well yesterday. But then I remembered the day before (psycho-binge, sugar), and figured that this is likely some holdover from my awesomeness that day. It's really not that fun to see this number, but I'm going to let it go. Basketball and the gym tonight. I'm going to eat uber-healthy today. I'm really hoping to see a significant drop tomorrow. Before I sign off for the day, I want to remind myself out loud that I'm super-stressed at work right now, and it doesn't get any better when I go home (doing an overtime project). At this point I'm really hoping just to settle down toward my SW for this round. *Edit* I'm actually feeling a little bit depressed right now - it's raining outside, I got wet on my ride in, I am feeling a bit out of control right now (still related to what happened 2 days ago). I am on "high alert" food-wise because, if I'm not, this could easily end up a disaster. I'm having poké for lunch, and my wife is picking up a nice keto-friendly salad for me for dinner. No sweets today of any kind. Only keto-friendly snacks.

5/25 = 194.6 (-1.2), BF% = 16.2. I'm feeling more settled after a mini-BWHOOSH™. I definitely ate over-calories yesterday, but it was a basketball day, so I burned them off (and then some). My acknowledgement of the day: I have too many sweet snacks at work, and I need to stop. I'm learning about sugar alcohols, and that just because something says it has a certain level of "net carbs" does NOT mean it's Keto-friendly. So I have a couple of "treats" here that I probably shouldn't. On a day like yesterday, they made up about 1/2 of my (even) net carbs. When you have 20g of net carbs or so a day, that doesn't leave a lot of room for actual food. And I like food. I'm going to work on this. Basketball sucked last night, by the way. I play with 2 different groups of guys: the first is super organized, and everyone contributes their fair share to the permit (my Saturday group); the other group is terribly disorganized, very few people contribute to the permit, and no one cares about trying to set up teams so that games are actually competitive (which happens on Saturdays). I'm going to fix it (my Monday/Thursday group), or else I'm going to quit. That's what I've decided.

5/26 = 192.2 (-2.0), BF% = 16.3. I weighed late today (by about 2 hours), but I'm putting it down anyway. I didn't have the most amazing day eating yesterday, but I was okay. Tomorrow will be the true measure of where I'm actually at. I feel okay, though. Working all weekend. I'm going to try to get to the gym once.

5/27

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
Round 39 SW: 84.3kg
Round 40 SW: 84.8kg
Round 41 SW: 83.5kg
Ultimate GW: 70ish.

Goals this round: eat better, track calories, be as active as my lupus will allow.
Day/Weight/Comment
5/18 - 83.5kg
5/19 - 83.7kg
5/20 - 83.7kg
5/21 - 83.5kg
5/22 - 83.5kg
5/23 - 83.5kg
5/24 - 82.9kg
5/25 - 82.5kg
5/26 - 83.1kg
5/27 - 82.8kg - I'm good with that. On to the next round!

Round 41: Round 1 for me

SW:189.8
GW:175

5/18

5/19: 189.8 Just jumping in now!

5/20: 189.4 Got a decent amount of exercise in yesterday and kept nighttime snacking at bay

5/21: 189.2 Made an effort to eat actual meals yesterday when I normally tend to snack on Sunday's.

5/22: 189.2
5/23 188.8
5/24 187.6 Really surprised to see this number since I didn't make good food choices yesterday or earlier today...honestly still expecting too see the consequences in a few days.
5/25 187.4
5/26 187.6
5/27

OSW: 203 (1st April 2018)

End R37: 196.8 (-4.4)
End R38: 191.8 (-5.0)
End R39: 190.2 (-1.6)
End R40: 186.2 (-4.0)

R41 Goal: Under 185

Day/Weight/Comment
5/18 -- 185.6
5/19 -- 184.6
5/20 -- 184.0 That's the last of the water weight gone.
5/21 -- 184.0 In one more pound I'll hit the 20lbs mark. Still plenty of miles to go, but it will feel good to pass that marker. I'm starting to feel some difference in my clothes though I don't see any in the mirror yet.
5/22 -- 183.2 Very close to my lowest weight since 2013 (180). Once I pass that I'll feel like I'm making real progress.
5/23 -- 182.8 I've just passed the 20 pounds mark -- onwards to 30!
5/24 -- 183.8 I've been perfectly on plan so I'm not stressing this. I have noticed, though, that all of my rounds seem to fall into the same pattern -- big drop in the first half then struggle to hold on to it in the second. I wonder if this is some sort of natural cycle.
5/25 -- 182.6 Evening out again. This is why I weigh every day; if a once a week weigh in caught one of these natural fluctuations I'd probably throw in the towel and eat a whole tub of ice cream.
5/26 -- 183.0 Really getting tired of being stuck at this number. Time for a whoosh, please.
5/27 -- 181.8 Thank you, body, that's more like it!

Turned out to be an excellent round. As usual, I dropped fast in the first half, then had to fight in the second half to keep it off.

Round 41

Round 40 SW: 313.8 EW 307.0
Round 41 SW: 307.0 GW 303.0

5/18 306.4 (-0.6) (Coming on 11 days on keto based diet. Doing well, staying focused, getting past "bread" desires -- mostly. Still a struggle and I didn't realize how much carbs constituted my daily caloric intake. Breaking old habits in favor of new habits.)

5/19 No weigh in

5/20 No weigh in (Spent the last two days in the great outdoors camping with my seven year old and his Cub Scout Pack. Great weather, lots of opportunity for exercise, ate well and burned off calories. We'll see if I'm rewarded on the scale tomorrow morning)

5/21 308.0 (+1.0) (Just a blip up on the scale but back to tracking everything today after a weekend in the wild.)

5/22 307.6 (+0.6) (Why does down take so much longer than up -- good meeting with my medical provider yesterday. She likes the overall trend, we discussed energy level, just need to keep working the plan. Dinner out tonight with my wife for our anniversary. Planning ahead to know what to order.)

5/23 306.8 (-0.2) (Eating out was good. Second time while on the Keto diet. Planning ahead is key for me. Need to hoof it to get to this round's goal weight.)

5/24 306.0 (-1.0) (Good day on Wednesday. Someone brought donuts into the office. I didn't eat one, didn't really even want one. They did look good though . But focus on the long term goal must outweigh short term food desires.)

5/25 304.8 (-2.2) (Found myself hungry in the mid-afternoon. Used to be that was time for the vending machine to get a visit. This time I went to a nearby grocery store and found some cheese. Not nearly as exciting as a snickers but kept me on track. Holiday weekend upcoming -- family parties, Indy 500, more food challenges but I'm prepared more than I was a few weeks back.)

5/26 303.4 (-3.6) (Made dinner from a keto friendly website recipe last night. It was great, filling, paired with a salad. The best part is the family liked it too. Looking forward to a fun filled Saturday. Happy weekend everyone.)

5/27 304.2 (-2.8) (Missed my goal for this round but pleased with the result. Figuring things out and every day is a new opportunity. Race day in Indianapolis today so lots of water and sunscreen. And steps. See everyone in Round 42.)

texasfarmer wrote: »

Bit late but I’m in.

Goal this round 177.6


5/19 - 180.6
5/20 - 179.0
5/21 - 178.0
5/22 - 179.0
5/23 - 179.0
5/Bit late but I’m in.

Goal this round 177.6


5/19 - 180.6
5/20 - 179.0
5/21 - 178.0
5/22 - 179.0
5/23 - 179.0
5/24 - 178.6
5/25 - 178.0
5/26 - 178.0
5/27 - 177.2

Thrilled as I have met my goal and beyond! Lost 3.4.