JUST GIVE 10 DAYS - ROUND 42

Age 49
SW 204.2lb 2/6/18

5/28
5/29
5/30
5/31
6/01
6/02 204.2 lb
6/03 201.8lb Just found this thread and love the idea of daily accountability. Just started yesterday. Using MFP to track. So far so good.

6/04
6/05
6/06

Day/Weight/Comment

5/28: n/a

5/29: 250.6

5/30: 250.8

5/31: 252 - how discouraging

6/01: 249.2 - that's more like it! I hope the scale keeps heading in that direction.

6/02: 249.2 - better than going up!

6/03: 250.8 - went to a buffet yesterday and didn't hold back. I ate all the things!

6/04:
6/05:
6/06:

Round 42: My first round
SW: 186.8
RGW: 183.8
UGW: 130

R42 SW 186.6 EW
Day/Weight/Comment

5/28 – 185.8: This is surprising because I indulged in pizza and wings last night. I’m sure those will show up on the scale tomorrow.

5/29 – 185.4: I was so excited to get on the scale this morning! Went for an hour long walk last night, which was a victory for me. I’ve been really depressed for months and haven’t had the energy to do much. Really, really happy that I made the effort. Didn’t eat my exercise calories either. Glad to see a slight downward trend. I’m not the most consistent person in the world, so I’m really hoping that doing small chunks of time will work for me. Made good breakfast choices even though I went grocery shopping on an empty stomach. Good luck everyone for a healthy and active day.

5/30 – 185: Slowly, slowly the scale creeps down and I’m ok with that. Before this challenge, this slow drop would have driven me crazy. I’m still struggling with night eating. Trouble for me starts at about 4 p.m. when I start craving sweet things. I believe this is related to my Diet Pepsi addiction. I want to quit diet soda so badly, but I find it very hard. One step at a time. Wishing everyone a day of healthy choices!!!

5/31 – 184.2: Approached the scale with some trepidation this morning. I made the very mature decision to have cookies, candy and diet pop for lunch yesterday. Brilliant!! My eating age is 5!!! The only saving grace is that I measured the portions of each and managed to stay under calories. Another one-hour walk in the evening. It was so lovely – just around sunset. Love watching the world winding down for the evening.

6/01 – 184.0: I am grateful for the miniscule drop on the scale. With better planning I believe I would see better results. I am thinking about doing a “Booster Weekend” this weekend. (I made that up!!) What that will mean for me is raising me exercise time from one to two hours (one in the a.m. and one in the p.m.) and REALLY focusing on clean choices and staying well within calories. Anyone in for this mini challenge within a challenge?

6/02 – 183.4: Yay!!! Really grateful for this downward trend. Since yesterday was Friday, my usual start of weekend junk binging, I indulged in a few bad choices. The only difference is that I measured out a portion size and stuck to it. If the portion calories were high, I had half a portion. Still over calories for the day, and no walk, so I am very thankful (and surprised) to see the drop. Long may it continue!!!

6/03 – 183.6: An uptick. Expected because I ate dinner super late last night. I mean midnight late – that’s what happens when my husband cooks. Even though it’s expected, it’s still disappointing because I ate below calories and had almost 600 exercise calories. Ah well, onward …

6/04
6/05
6/06

R38 SW 212.6 GW 210 EW 207.4 (-5.2)
R39 SW 207.4 GW 206 EW 206.2 (-1.2)
R40 SW 206.2 GW 204.6 EW 203.0 (-3.2)
R41 SW 203.0 GW 202.5 EW 200.4 (-2.6)
R42 SW 200.4 GW 199.9
Daily Goals: Smarter choices, that I still enjoy
Long Term Goals: A healthy lifestyle I can maintain
Short Term GW: 199.9 by 6/21
UGW: 155ish - by April 2019

Day/Weight/Comment
5/28 Monday - 200.8 I finally slept thru the night last night for the first time in a whole week with a hacking cough. Woohoo. Nice not to see a huge jump after a night out. I was ravenous today so I just ate. Homemade breakfast sandwhich, some flat iron steak for a snack, and homemade matzo ball soup for dinner - which will also be lunch for a few days too. Goal for this round is to maintain at or under 199 which is 1 week or so ahead of schedule. Leaving for mini vacation at the end of this round, good motivator. Need to get a bathinsuit!
5/29 Tuesday - 202.4 - Back to my pre-sickness weight. Thats fine - I'd rather have my health and 2 pounds than that miserable cold for one more day. DH is on the verge of getting it now, lots of EmergenC, bone broth, and encouraging him to drink lots of water. Knock on wood he can beat it! Having a hard time drinking my smoothie this morning, but it will be done. Time to start downing water myself! Leftover soup for lunch, popcorn and blueberry applesauce for snack. No idea on what to have for dinner yet, still pretty exhausted so I need to make a plan so I don't end up eating convenience foods. I took out some ground beef, so maybe koren beef?
5/30 Wednesday - 201.8 - Half way thru the week! DH is home sick today - fingers crossed that this shall pass a little more quickly for him. I was 202 at first waking, then 201.8 about a half hour later. I was weighing later in the day when I was sick because I was sleeping in - and after seeing @tiabirdie56 show how her weights flucuate in the morning I wonder If my body operates in a similar way. I'll keep an eye on that as I continue my journey. NSV last night - went bathing suit shopping and found something flattering and confidence boosting! It even matches the sun shirt I already have. I spent a little more than I would have liked (again painfully frugal) but its a Lands End suit so I'm hoping to get a lot of use out of it this summer and it will hold up. The past summer I've been shy about swimming up at my MIL's because hanging out in a bathing suit is not something I enjoy - so I got a swim skirt and a modest tankini top and plan to ENJOY the lake and swim more this year. Hopefully the suit fits thru the summer, I guess if it doesn't that would be okay too! As long as its too big not too small! I will try on the top again tonight and make sure I don't need to size down, my recommended size online was a 14 but I purchased a 16 - but I'm notorious for wearing my clothes too big. I did make korean beef last night - tired and still not feeling 100% is not a time to try a new recipe! I also had some graham crackers and chocolate hummus, what a yummy dessert! Didnt pack a lunch today, only breakfast and snacks - thought I didnt have anything but I should have brought a veggie burger. I'll be sure to take that tomorrow! Maybe panera for lunch? Didnt take anything out of the freezer for dinner and with DH not feeling well I have a feeling I may be picking up Pho for him...we shall see. The things I can control today are to drink lots of water, make better portioned healthy choices, and to be kind to myself thru this process.
5/31 Thursday - 202.0 - Dinner last night was thrown off track because DH ate the leftovers I was planning on for dinner for his lunch. No big deal, I'm glad he ate something. I didn't have much of anything ready to cook (all meats frozen) but I did have a frozen pizza and french fries calling my name. I checked to make sure my portion would fit my caloric allotment - I went slightly over carbs and a bit over sodium because I had panera for lunch. I couldnt figure out why I was such a carb monster yesterday. I stepped on the scale this morning and was a bit dissapointed in myself and the number. *TMI warning - if womanly functions bother you feel free to scroll past! But TOM unexpectedly arrived and explained everything! Water retention and carb cravings are the norm for me a day or two before and a day or two during. A NSV for me as a woman with PCOS - my cycle has regulated to 28 days on the dot! I have a follow up with my endocrinologist next week, so I'm excited to be able to report some good news. I was ranging anywhere from 35-50 days previous to changing my diet. I'm hoping to start a family in the next 2 years or so, so this is one of my biggest goals is improving my reproductive health! I truly was not expecting TOM to come until next week (which would have sucked while vacationing but it always seems to happen that way without fail so I was planning for it). First day is still proving to be incredibly painful - hopefully that will improve as well as I continue my journey.
6/01 Friday -202.0 Just hanging out here. Fine by me FOR NOW. Definitely didnt get enough water yesterday. It was a pretty emotional day overall and I didnt crawl into a bowl of mac and cheese so thats a win. I made an old favorite recipe, taco noodle caserole. I used recipe builder, logged it, and ate an appropriate portion that fit my calories for the day. At lunch with a friend at panera I stuck with an order which I knew has worked in the past while still tasting food and filling me up. I'm a hurting unit today with crazy cramps and my lower back is aching. But I made my smoothie and packed lunch. May order out tonight - it's Friday, our usual order out night, but I'll do my best to be reasonable with my choices to fit in my day. A busy weekend ahead - hopefully seeing a house prospect Saturday, DH needs to shop for vacation clothes, lots of prep to get the house ready while we're away, and get the dog out for a hike. I'll need to drink my morning smoothie (need more flax milk) make sure to drink lots of water and have a positive attitude!
6/02 Saturday - 200.8 - surprised by that number this morning as last night we went out for fried seafood, and I was a bottomless pit upon returning home and ate 6 fig newtons! But, I logged it all as accurately as I could and it wasn't as much of a bust as I thought! Nonetheless I haven't eaten like that in a while. We also took a nice little hike after work so that was good! A busy day today checking out the house. Didn't eat breakfast, too many nerves and no flax milk for smoothie. Late lunch grilled meat and veggies, dinner was a homemade cajun chicken Alfredo that fit into my day nicely. An awesome new recipe that I will definitely use again, and could certainly modify to be lighter depending on needs. Ran errands all afternoon and I'm pooped! Need to make some good choices tomorrow at the grocery store, some meal prep for a short week but not too much because going away Thursday night and don't want to be wasteful. Excited for a good night's sleep!!
6/03 Sunday - 200.2 - first waking weigh in was 200.8 half hour later 200.2 - NSV went to the grocery store and bought ONLY what was on my list. Made a plan to use what I've got this week and only needed minimal ingredients. Made a New recipe tonight, zuppa Toscana copycat recipe came in around 400 cals per serving. I've been sticking to recipes more than I have in the past because it's easier to import the recipe in recipe builder and know the calories are close opposed to winging a recipe, which is what I usually do. Slight change but so far it's tasting good and easier to track! Bread an butter with soup put me right at cals for the day, but I plan to have a 150 cal dessert too because I'd rather fill the craving with a small amount of what I do want rather than a large amount of something else not satisfying. For today anyway but don't plan to make a habit of it. TOM really affects my hunger so I'm just listening to my hunger cues more closely and eating closer to maintenance when I am very hungry during TOM. We are both finally feeling better so back to getting to work early tomorrow. Short week, leaving Thursday night, lots to do before we go so planning to be positive and proactive about healthy eating this week so traveling is less taxing.
6/04 Monday
6/05 Tuesday
6/06 Wednesday

Round 42
5/28
5/29
5/30
5/31 Weigh in day tomorrow.
6/01 195.5
6/02 195
6/03
6/04
6/05
6/06

5/28- Made a list on improvements, eating, exercise and my goals to work on.
5/29 - Watched my food choices. Ate at home instead of going to a restaurant. Went for a long walk after dinner.
5/30- Today I was bit of a picky eater. Had a MRI -was not enjoyable.
5/31-Big improvements in my overall health, starting to feel back to myself, staying active.
6/1- since my surgery I am having a real hard time losing my weight because I had to take steroids. It doesn't seem to matter what I eat. Going to the doctors Tuesday - have it checked out. Good walking steps.
6/2 Today did not eat what I am suppose, back on track tomorrow.
6/3 Ate healthy today, have to be more consistent on my exercise.

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
Start Round - 02/07 - 168.8 End of Round - 02/16 - 167
Round 32 - My 3rd Round
Start Round - 02/17 - 167.4 End of Round - 02/26 - 167.2
Round 33 - My 4th Round
Start Round - 2/27 - 168 End of Round - 3/8 - 167
Round 34 - My 5th Round
Start Round - 3/9 - 168 End of Round - 3/18 - 166.6
Round 35 - My 6th Round
Start Round 3/19 - 168.4 End of Round 3/28 - 166
Round 36 - My 7th Round
Start Round 3/29 - 166.6 End of Round 4/7 - 167.8
Round 37 - My 8th Round
Start Round 4/8 - 167.2 End of Round 4/17 - 167.2
Round 38 - My 9th Round
Start Round 4/18 - 167.8 End of Round 4/27 - 167.2
Round 39 - My 10th Round
Start Round 4/28 - 167.6 End Round 5/07 - 169.4
Round 40 - My 11th Round
Start Round 5/08 - 169.6 End Round 5/17 - 167.6

Round 41 - My 12th Round
Day/Weight/Comment
5/18 - 168.6 Restaurant food yesterday for 30th anniversary
5/19 - 168.2
5/20 - 167.6 Hours of power washing and scrubbing mossy surfaces
5/21 - 169
5/22 - 167.6
5/23 -
5/24 - 170.4 Worked hard yesterday, but also ate stupid
5/25 - 168.8 Lots of garden work yesterday
5/26 - 167.4 Mowed the lawn
5/27 - 167.6

Round 42 - My 13th Round
Day/Weight/Comment
5/28 - 168.6
5/29 - 167.4
5/30 - 168.2 Special occasion yesterday. Not even sure what some of the stuff was that I ate.
5/31 - 168.6
6/01 - 168.8
6/02 - 171.2 Another special occasion meal yesterday
6/03 - 171
6/04
6/05
6/06

First time for me. Round 42.

5/28- 189.8
5/29-190.7
5/30-190.3
5/31-189.8
6/01-189.7
6/02-189.5
6/03- 189.7
6/04
6/05

Age 48
Height 5’11”
SW 97kg
CW 94,8kg
GW 79kg

Round 42 (round #1 for me)
SW 94.8
End Round GW 92.8kg

Day/Weight/Comment
5/28 94.8kg Had a birthdayparty without a real dinner, just snacks....
5/29 93.7kg (-1.1kg) I lost the kilo I gained between Sunday and Monday hahahaha. Walked 9000steps
5/30 93.4kg (-0.3kg) Worked, walked 8000 steps and ate 300 kcal too little.
5/31 93.1kg (-0.3kg) Had a blèhhh day, worked, walked 8500 steps and had a good night sleep!
6/01 93.0kg (-0.1kg) Still blèhhh, walked 7500 steps. Tricky part starts where I loose weight and think I can eat something extra...... Oh boy, I need to keep strong!!
6/02 92.8kg (-0.2kg) Had a good walked, walked less, only 6000 steps, but stayed strong and left the snacks in the cupboard!!
6/03 92.5kg (-0.3kg) I'm suprised! Went out for dinner (on my bike), made good choices but there was a whole lot of oil on my plate and I couldn't estimate and log all the kcal. Had a fair amount of steps 9.500. Hope to keep this flow going. I desperately want to get under the 90's!!
6/04 92.7kg (+0.2kg) Had a lazy Sunday, although I walked 9000 steps.
6/05
6/06

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)
End R41: 181.8 (-4.4)

R42 Goal: 180

Day/Weight/Comment
5/28: 181.2 Good to start the challenge with a drop.
5/29: 181.0 I'm still at the very beginning of this journey, but I'm starting to make actual progress. Finally seeing a difference in my mirror.
5/30: 180.6 Excited to think about breaking through 180 and get into the 170s for the first time since 2013.
5/31: 180.4 Slow and sure this round.
6/01: 180.4 I always seem to slow down coming up to a goal. Come on 179.x!!
6/02: 181.0 Huh. Hopefully this means that my body is gearing up for a whoosh.
6/03: 180.0 Goal, though it doesn't feel like it. I still really want that 179 number.
6/04: 179.8 Not expecting to see this number tomorrow -- my scales is enjoying messing with my head right now.
6/05
6/06

Age: 30
SW: 90kg | GW: 57-59kg

R42 SW: 63.6kg
R41 GW: 61.9kg

Day/Weight/Comment
5/28 - 63.6kg (-0.8kg) - I ate my body weight in sourdough on Saturday so the scale is showing a bit high. I am expecting a quick drop at the beginning of the round into the 62s then it should slow down a bit. Working towards getting back into the 61s this round where I haven't been since R36!
5/29 - 63.5kg (-0.1kg) - Hmmmmm. Guess that quick drop back to my weight last round that I was expecting decided to pass me by... TOM arrived as well which is perhaps playing a part.
5/30 - 63.4kg (-0.1kg) - C'mooooon. So slow.
5/31 - 63.2kg (-0.2kg) - Clearly consistency of my diet is shining though even when I had a pretty high carb day yesterday!
6/01
6/02
6/03
6/04 - 63.4kg (+0.2kg) - I've been oh so naughty! Not logging my food, not checking in here, eating whatever I wanted. But do you know what? Life is tough sometimes and I needed a break. More importantly, I'm back! Time to carry on
6/05
6/06

Round 42 Just give me 10 days-My Round (4)

STATS: 5’6, F
R39(1)-SW 159.2, EW 160.4 (+1.2)
R40(2)-SW 160.4, EW 157.4 (-3)
R41(3)-SW 157.8, EW 156.6 (-1.2)
R42(4)-SW 156.6, EW TBD
UGW: 136
CGW: -1.6 lb


Day/Weight/Comment
05/28-155.6
05/29-155.4
05/30-155.8
05/31-155.0
06/01-155.0
06/02-154.0
06/03-157.0 at a Wedding!
06/04-156.4 fallout from a wedding weekend away ..it’s a never ending battle!