JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - Round 43

6/13 192 lbs great choices for breakfast and lunch. Planned what I was eating. Did not have any of the donut holes at work. I told myself ‘you’ve had those before, not so great. So leave them alone’. And I did. 3.59 mile run/walk. Easy walk for 1.36 miles for cool down. Had very cold, very good fresh fruit for dinner. Wasn’t very caloric but it’s what I needed. Didn’t eat pretzels but I did have plantain chips. Traded one salty snack for another. Only good thing is the plantain chips are less calories than the pretzels. Did various 30 day challenges. At this point, I am working to get back to the weight at the beginning of this round - 189. Let’s see if that happens.

6/14 192 lbs AM: various 30 day challenges. No other exercise today. Went 678 calories over. No breakfast because I craved fried chicken wings and French fries from Chinese spot. Dinner was crap at a meeting. Won’t get back to starting round weight. Good point: no pretzels! I’m thinking maybe I should just have the pretzels as I seem to be eating everything else!?!?
6/15
6/16

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
Start Round 5/18 - 168.6 End Round 5/27 - 167.6
Round 42 - My 13th Round
Start Round 5/28 - 168.6 End Round 6/06 - 166.8

Round 43 - My 14th Round
Day/Weight/Comment
6/07 - 166.6
6/08 - 168.4
6/09 - 168.8
6/10 - 169.4 Yesterday's dinner was provided at a fund raising event
6/11 - 169.6
6/12 - 169.2
6/13
6/14 - 168.4
6/15
6/16

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)
End R42: 179.2 (-2.6)

R43 Goal: 177.9

Day/Weight/Comment
6/07: 178.8 I'm all set to make good progress this round. Watch out, scales!
6/08: 178.8 Stabilising before my next drop.
6/09: 178.0 Nice drop this morning. I intend to keep it going.
6/10: 177.4 Goal! A nice surprise. To be fair, I did set my goal quite low this round.
6/11: 177.6 Still feel very good about this round.
6/12: 177.4 Back on track.
6/13: 177.2 The last couple of rounds I've had slow and steady losses instead of whooshes. Makes it much easier to stay on track.
6/14: 178.2 TOM.
6/15: 177.8 Still TOM.
6/16

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

R43 SW: 62.6kg
R43 GW: 61.5kg

Day/Weight/Comment
6/08 - 62.6kg (-0.4kg) - Christened our new BBQ yesterday and got a lot of veggies in. Resisted the last half a krispy kreme hanging about the house. I wish my partner would just hurry up and eat it already!
6/07 - 62.6kg (0.0kg)- Weigh in was a pleasant surprise after a big carby dinner last night. I succumbed to that stupid half a doughnut as well - I just got sick of looking at it haha. Lots of incidental exercise today and a light dinner planned.
6/08 - 61.9kg (-0.7kg) - I'm very excited and very dubious. I'm off sick with a cold so it is likely that the loss is dehydration. Still cool to see that 61.xx number Aiming for my goal weight of under 60kg by my birthday on the 9th July so it's potentially only one month to go! Let's do this!!
6/09 - 62.3kg (+0.4kg)- I'm ok with this. Had a BBQ at a friend's house with lots of delicious food and drinks. Still trending downwards too
6/10 - 62.3kg (0.0kg) - Had a light eating day yesterday and today. Feeling motivated and super excited to see my weight staying under the 63s (despite a little weekend indulgence)
6/11 - 62.6kg (+0.3kg) -
Note to self: Long-term consistency will overcome daily fluctuations. Keep focused on your targets, keep doing what you're doing and you will achieve your goals.
6/12 - 61.9kg (-0.7kg) - Bye bye weekend weight. Went for another run last night which was easier than the run last week Also, I think I might be approaching the upper limit of my maintenance range. For the first time in my life I think I can say that I like my body - a combination of weight loss and self-acceptance/love. Only took 30 years!
6/13 - 61.7kg (-0.2kg) - I am expecting a stressful work situation to come to a head today. I refuse(!) to be derailed by stress eating so am planning a long walk in the woods to relax and reflect before coming home for dinner.
6/14 - 61.7kg (0.0kg) - Well, you can't lose weight every single day can you? I had planned a run today but it's gale-force winds and rain outside. Yoga maybe? Feeling a bit deflated and down in general. At least my weight loss is going well, I guess! Only 0.2kg to my R43 goal.

6/15 - 61.6kg (-0.1kg) - Ooo it's a cliff hanger! 0.1kg to go and a scale flashing low battery! Will I make it to goal tomorrow? Will my scale still be alive? Will I find my stash of scale batteries, lose that last 0.1kg and save the day? Stay tuned folks haha

6/16

SW: 160.1
GW: 145

6/07 - 160.7 Ready to take on these next 10 days with discipline and self-control!
6/08 - 159.0 Great day yesterday! Didn’t feel deprived, but I was able to stay in control of my eating.
6/09 - 161.0. Unexpected grill out at my parents’ last night and went a little overboard. Back on track for the rest of the weekend.
6/10 - didn’t weigh - race day
6/11 - 160.1 I competed in a triathlon yesterday and I always struggle with my eating the day of a race. I’m tired, I’m hungry. I didn’t do great, but I did better than I usually do.
6/12 - 159.9 Went out to dinner and tried not to overstuff myself. Brought home lots of leftovers! No plans over the next few days so time to buckle down!
6/13 - 161.0 Tired of this roller coaster.
6/14 - 158.5 Focused on getting lots of protein yesterday. I was so full all day! But look what happened - major loss on the scale. Day two focusing on protein begins today!
6/15 - 156.4. Something has finally clicked! If I focus on getting 100+ grams on protein a day, then I feel completely satiated, my sugar cravings go way down, and the weight starts falling off. No calorie counting necessary, which is very freeing. I’m still inputting my food as I learn what I need to eat to hit that protein target, so I know I’ve been in my calorie range. But no more “bargaining” with myself over what I can eat and not eat to stay in my calorie goals. I fill up my plate with veggies and protein and I feel so stuffed I don’t want to eat anything else. I feel like I have turned a corner. I’m starting day 3 of this new focus and I’m hopeful I can keep it up. I’m excited to see where the near future will take me!
6/16

1988 high school graduation 185-190lbs
weight on 1/29/18 = 234.5

Round 43 goal – get to and stay in the upper 180’s


6/7 – 189lbs – what do ya know. 2-pound loss overnight. Now STAY THERE
6/8 – 188lbs – nice, had lots of fish and veggies yesterday. Also had adult beverages.
6/9 – 191lbs – makes no cents but we all know it happens even when we eat right.
6/10 – 191lbs – eat good. Had an entire jar of pickles 3 days in a row now. love them but maybe to much salt.
6/11 190lbs – no pickles and down a pound over the weekend. That’s unheard of !!!!!!!
6/12 – 190lbs – fasting for blood test later today. hope the 40lbs loss gets some of my meds lowered!!!
6/13 – 189lbs – really surprised by this since I had Asian buffet for lunch and pizza out on the boat fishing. It was hot and the bugs may have nibbled off the pound. Oh well it puts me back to starting weight.
6/14 -191lbs – 3 big homemade lake Michigan steelhead tacos.dang good, to good!!! Also had late nigh binge on my homemade 10 hour smoked BBQ ribs.
6/15 – 190lbs – with what I have been cooking this week I am shocked to maintain. This is probably the most consistent I have been in a long time.

Ok I’m back! I’ve had a hard 6 months and finally I’m in a good place to start losing the extra 5 pounds that snuck on! I’m at a new high so I have lots of work to do! I’m commuting to 1500 calories a day and today is day 1! So far day 1 is good trying not to snack tonight.. so hard! Looking forward to losing 10 pounds with you all!

Day/Weight/Comment
6/07
6/08
6/09
6/10
6/11 168
6/12 166.8
6/13 165.4
6/14 165.2
6/15 164.6
6/16

ROUND - 43

6/7 - 184.8....Off to a good start for this round!
6/8 - 185.2....Oopsie. Hit a hickup last night. Must do better over the weekend!
6/9 - N / A
6/10 - N / A
6/11 - 187.4......Weekend at the Marina.
6/12 - 186.4
6/13 - 186.8
6/14 - 187.0...Had our Choir (end of season) Party last night with nibblies. Didn't overdo it, but still in moderation
6/15 - 186.4
6/16

My official weekly weigh in, is Tuesday evening @ TOPS, so my ticker tape will reflect that loss.

My daily weight is on my home scale, so I can monitor how my week is going.

My ultimate goal is 175lbs, so any loss is a good loss.

am in! Going to try a little different follow-up by adding my final weights from each round. So even though I have been doing this off and on for a while. Let's see if that doesn't give me some additional motivation (just not going to go back to look up the weights, will go from this point forward). Bring it on Round #43! I will be on the move beginning 6/10, so not sure about scale availability.

December 2016 SW 148#
November 2017 lowest weight 133#
Round 41 final weight 139.2#
Round 42 final weight 138.4
Goal weight 132#

Round 43:
6/07 138.2# I think this may be luck. We will see tomorrow.
6/08 139.2#
6/09 140.2# We went out for an early Father's Day celebration. That's my excuse. Leaving tomorrow for 4 days. Hope things get better. When I went to buy snacks, I passed up all the chocolate that looked enticing, for healthier but delicious other snacks i.e. fruit, nuts...
6/10 140#
6/11 no scale
6/12 no scale
6/13 no scale
6/14 no scale
6/15 139.2# I have a scale for 2 days then none for 7. Off to the gym I go. Not logging at all, which means trouble. But let's see if I can right this ship!
6/16

Just Give Me 10 Days

Hello! Joining in late. Please don’t flay me if I’m breaking some kind of unspoken rule. I weigh myself everyday but don’t log it because I think I’ll jinx myself. I usually log loss once it stays under for a few days. This might be a great way for me to document my weight every day.

5'2", Female, Serial Starter, Loss 65lbs in 6 months with MFP in 2013 (250lbs to 185lbs). Did it once, can do it again and then some.

Round 43 (My Round 1)
Round Goal: Familiarize self with challenge format. Overall downward trend.
SW: 250 (05/28/18), CW: 240.4, UGW: 150

Day/Weight/Comment
6/07- Entered round late.
6/08- Entered round late.
6/09- Entered round late.
6/10- 240.4 Proud of myself for exhibiting self control yesterday. Had to go to a Chinese buffet for a lunch thing. I made better food choices, did not over-eat, and stayed under my calorie budget for the day.
6/11- 239.8 Woohoo! Still cautiously optimistic as I’m still waiting for that initial massive loss to steady out. 10lbs in 2 weeks seems too good to be true. Does anyone know if that initially loss comes back a little? Did good yesterday food wise.
6/12- 239.2 Pizza was provided at lunch meeting. I walked away and ate my tuna instead. I did go back and ate the toppings off a slice of the chicken and veggies. Still a win, I think. I was just under calories goal today but felt hungry. Need to eat more protein.
6/13- 238! <insert Austin Powers voice>. Yea Baby! Trucking along nicely. Under calories yesterday but did not feel hugger. Onwards and downwards!
6/14- 238. Womp womp. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed after logging such a nice loss yesterday. Trying to stay positive and remember that at least it maintained but it’s difficult. Going to work hard to not let it get to my head. Was well within my calories and hit my protein goal yesterday. Possible reason for maintaining is that I may be PMSing. Light cramps yesterday and this morning. AF may be finally returning after last baby in January.
6/15- 238.2 Making history here with actually logging a gain while actively trying to lose weight. I was within calories and ate enough protein. Didn’t log water but I think I didn’t drink enough. AF hasn’t arrived. Trying not to over analyze the small gain.
6/16