JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ Round 45

STATS: 5’6, F
R44(1), SW 128.8; EW 122.6 (-6.2)
R45(2), SW 122.6, goal EW 119
UGW: 110

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 - 121.4
6/28 - 121.2
Another awesome workout yesterday and ate within my budget. May not be able to get a workout in today but I’ll try to. Hoping the weight at least stays here for a bit and doesn’t go up.
6/29 - 121.2
6/30 - 121.2
7/01 - 120.8
Super busy weekend, ate within my range and ate healthy. Couldn’t get any workouts in at all these two days
7/02 - 121.2
Weight stabilizing and I feel great, so I guess this bump is fine. Worked out today and it was a good one. Have to focus on not having dinner too late. May not be able to reach goal of 119 this round.
7/03 - 120.2
Yay! Let’s see if it holds. Pushed myself hard yesterday during workout and ate really well. Worked out today too but took it easier today.
7/04
7/05
7/06

HSW : 257.7lbs
CSW : 237.8 lbs (15 Jan, 2018) Round 45 GOALS:
1) stay Alcohol-Free!
2) 8.5 k steps per day with minimum 11 active hours per day
3) Goal Weight: 211.x

Day/Weight/Comment

27/06: 213.0 lbs
28/06: 212.0 lbs …. I’ll take it! …. whooosh
29/06: 212.8 lbs … feeling bloated but very happy to see that 2 again.
30/06: 211.8 lbs
01/06: 211.2 lbs … YES!!
02/06: 211.8 lbs
03/06: 212.4 lbs
04/06: 211.6 lbs … happy with this
05/06:
06/07: GOAL: 211.x

This is a long term thing, a few bad days is something I'm getting better at coping with.

I am SO SO determined!! I 100% NEED to stay mindful about my daily logging and being mindful about what I eat and drink.

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 Gardening
6/15 - 168.2
6/16 - 168.4

Day/Weight/Comment
6/17 - 169 Grrr
6/18 - 168.8 Had a brisk walk last night
6/19 - 169
6/20 - 167.8 More gardening yesterday
6/21
6/22 - 169.2
6/23 - 169.4
6/24 - 168.8 Walked for 1hr
6/25 - 168.2 Walked for 1hr
6/26 - 168.8

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 - 169 School event
6/28 - 168.2 School event
6/29 - 168.4
6/30 - 169.6
7/01 - 171
7/02 - 170.2 Long walk (90 minutes)
7/03 - 169.4 Treadmill 30 minutes
7/04
7/05
7/06

Goals - SW:123.2lbs, GW: 117 lbs, CGW: 122 lbs
1. Drink 8+ cups of H2O
2. 8K+ steps
3. Minimize eating out ( to 1 day a week) + mindless snacking
4. Eat within calorie limits
5. Limit alcohol - 6/7 dys AF

Day/Weight/Comment

7/01 - 123.2 lbs :: upped H2O; but not enough to goal; 5K steps; ate lunch out ( leftovers); did not track calories; one beer :: Bad Day
** Lessons - Commit myself and track things better **

7/02 - 122.0 lbs :: 8 cups of H2O; 10K+ steps; ate at home, no snacking; within calorie limits; AF :: Good day

7/03 - 121.2 lbs :: 10 cups of H2O; 10K+ steps; ate at home, accounted for snacking; within calorie limits; AF :: Good day
** Lessons - for the days dinner is not ready on time, have some healthy pre-planned snacking option on hand **

7/04 -
7/05 -
7/06 -

Give me just 10 days

Round 45
My Round 4
SW: 164.9 lbs
GW: 161 lbs
UGW: 145 lbs
Round 41 loss: 1 lbs
Round 42 Loss: 1.2 lbs
Round 43 Gained 1.1 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 164.9 lbs
6/28 163.5 lbs shedding extra sodium, lots of water, walk.
6/29 164 lbs too much carbs, walked 13000 steps.
6/30 163 lbs 12000 steps
7/01 162.2 lbs 12000 steps
7/02 161.3 lbs 12500 steps
7/03 162.9 lbs calories over high sodium food yesterday. 19000 steps, 4 km run.
7/04 162.4 lbs Strong Lift 5x5, Run 45 min
7/05
7/06

Round 45 (2nd proper round for me, dropped out of round 44)
SW: 74kg May 2018
UGW: 62kg Oct/Nov 2018

*Analogue scales*

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27 73kg after a little diversion from my new ways
6/28 73kg
6/29 73kg, then went off to eat silly things
6/30 didn't weigh myself and had another indulgent day
7/01 74kg - no surprise after yesterday...
7/02 74kg - it's ok. I've upped my calories to avoid getting annoyed with myself for going over. If I don't lose anything, I know I need to reduce them, but maybe I can find determination first
7/03 73.5kg - i'm being optimistic here, but maybe it'll help me keep it up
7/04 73.5kg it's worked
7/05
7/06

In for my sixteenth

I'm 37 years old from UK and 5'11

Pre challenge loss 24.00lbs

R21 SW 274.50 EW 268.00 (-6.50)
R22 SW 268.00 EW 267.50 (-0.50)
R23 SW 267.50 EW 264.75 (-2.75)
R24 SW 264.50 EW 264.75 (+0.25)
R25 SW 264.75 EW 268.50 (+4.00)
R26 SW 269.25 EW 268.50 (-0.75)
R27 SW 269.25 EW 262.50 (-7.25)
R28 SW 262.50 EW 255.75 (-6.75)
R29 SW 255.75 EW 254.50 (-0.75)
R30 SW 254.50 EW 249.50 (-5.00)
R31 SW 249.50 EW 247.50 (-2.00)
R32 SW 247.50 EW 252.25 (+4.75)
R33 SW 252.75 EW 242.75 (-9.50)
R34 SW 242.75 EW 236.25 (-6.50)
R35 SW 236.25 EW 235.75 (-0.50)
R36 SW 235.75 EW 233.50 (-2.25)
R37 SW 233.50 EW 230.00 (-3.50)
R38 SW 230.00 EW 228.50 (-1.50)
R39 SW 228.50 EW 229.50 (+1.00)
R40 SW 229.50 EW 223.50 (-6.00)
R41 SW 223.50 EW 229.50 (+6.00)
R42 SW 229.50 EW 231.75 (+2.25)
R43 SW 231.75 EW 223.50 (-8.25)
R44 SW 223.50 EW 223.50 (-0.00)

Loss to date (measured start of round) - 75.00bs
GW end of round - 217lbs

Good luck for this round guys!!! xx

06/26 - 223.50 urgh!! assume water retention from hot weather being back but not good!!
06/27 - 221.25 very hot in the UK right now - I drank 5 litres yesterday to avoid water retention!!
06/28 - 221.50 oh man!!! on top with diet and exercise this is harsh
06/29 - 222.00
06/30 - 221.75
07/01 - 223.75
07/02 - 226.50 time of the month has give me cravings and I have given in - seen if I can pull this back any
07/03 - 224.50
07/04 - 223.25
07/05
07/06

Seeking lower bodyfat%

My name is Tish.
Height: 5'7.5"

USW: 253
SW: 240
CW: 193.2
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}
{Round 41 - lost .8 lbs}
{Round 42 - lost 3.4 lbs}
{Round 43 - lost 1.4 lbs - EW 194.2}
{Round 44 - lost 1 lb - EW 193.2}



Day/Weight/Comment

•6/27 - 194.4 - Tired. Need water and COFFEE! Got things to do. I can't wait out spongebarb this morning.
•6/28 - 195.2 - 16ozs of water before stepping on the scale.
•6/29 - 193.6

•6/30 - Didn't even think to weigh this morning.

•7/1 - 194.2 - Almost forgot to weigh again. When the weather is hot, one of my first thoughts upon waking is to drink some water. I did. I enjoyed a couple of cubes of watermelon and cantaloupe yesterday with my breakfast. Sooo good and sweet. I was sooo bloated the rest of the day from the sugars. July is the month I give myself to enjoy a bit of fruit, so I expect bloat and weight loss stall. I also need to make some infused water with cucumber, lemon and parsley. I'm 7 weeks away from my weight loss journey 1 yr anniversary.
•7/2 - 192.4 - Muddled some fresh picked mint leaves and added to my water yesterday. No bloating and so refreshing! It was BLAZING HOT! Heat index of 106° I really hate it when the heat index card is drawn. "SIGH" our month of suffering high heat and humidity began with a BANG.

•7/3 - 194.2 - Okay

•7/4 - 193.2 - OMGosh, I don't know HOW I managed the entire day on 16ozs of water! If it wasn't for coffee I would have been dehydrated. I will have to lay the blame on being indoors in the air conditioned environment and just not focusing attention on myself. I didn't even start the day with water. I have not done that in years! Busy and happy day with all the grands :bigsmile:



•7/5
•7/6


Seeking lower bodyfat%

Not been sleeping well, I think it's effecting my weight loss efforts. I'm much much hungrier than normal


SW: 71.9kg
GW: 70.9kg
UGW: 62kg

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27: 71.9kg - Started off with a much larger breakfast than I'm used to so didn't have barely any calories left over for dinner, but dinner turned out to be less calories than expected so I only went over by a small amount
6/28: 71.9kg - Really good day generally, excluding when I got home from work and mindlessly found myself with a spoon in the nutella jar (this is the reason I don't normally have it in the house!)
6/29: 71.4kg - Very happy with myself for yesterday. Changed dinner plans and had a BBQ instead. Instead of eating all of the things, I forwent the burger and bun option and went for just the chicken, steak, and corn and was more than happy. And my OH bought custard slices which is my kryptonite. I checked the calories before cooking, and gave myself slightly more than I was going to have so it put me about 200kcals over my goal for the day (I have flexible goals, so this is just about acceptable considering my week) and I worked out what I could have still in that number. I have a problem with custard slices, which means I always eat both in the packet, but I only had one yesterday, and I was happy with it. And the meal completely killed my craving for takeaway I normally get at the end of the week (I can fit it into my calories) so I'm probably doing better for it than if I stuck with my original plan
6/30: 70.8 - Fairly sure I'm a little dehydrated this morning which is why I've had another big drop, completely expecting a rise tomorrow. Was completely killed at judo yesterday. Hot weather combined with the fact I'm still recovering from illness made it a tough one certainly. Really happy with how I ate though, and I got that second custard slice I saved from the previous day and was still within my allowance.
7/01: 71.2 - And there's that jump back up. Not as awful as I was expecting, fingers crossed its not going to continue tomorrow. Ate really well and was well under. And then we went to a friends in the evening. And I ate so much popcorn (planned), crisps and cookies (definitely not planned) well over goal and surprised at how little self control I've got in those situations. Must do better!
7/02: 70.5 - Yesterday was really good eating wise, so please to see the scales down. Mostly because I was detracted all day and so didn't get that hungry. Had my main meal at lunch as opposed to dinner, so probably had less actual food in my body this morning which might account for the drop. We'll find out tomorrow, hoping it'll stay under 71, but we'll see. Barely moved from my computer chair though.
7/03: 70.8 - Come on I deserved better than that! Yesterday was a great day. Yes I know what I said that I kinda expected a smallish rise, but I actually ate under my bottom goal and did an hour and a half of Judo! Might just be water retention (I hope). At least I'm pretty sure that I've made my GW for this round.
7/04: 70.8 - I feel like yesterday was a big failure. It wasn't, but I'm beating myself up over it. I was 70kcals over my upper calorie goal, which isn't great, but I was still over 200kcal under maintenance at GW (above which I class as a bad day). It came from a dessert that I could've had a healthier choice, it was much lighter than I would've previously made before I started losing weight. And I did really enjoy it, so I'm slightly conflicted. It wasn't a bad dessert per say(in terms of calories), just not the best choice I could've made. I dunno, I've been feeling really hungry the last couple of days, and I know I've been doing well besides it, so it's probably more of a response to that, as opposed to the fact I was over goals.
7/05:
7/06:

Round 45
My 10th round!

Female - 29 - 5'2"

Round 40 - SW 163.6 EW 161.6
Round 41 - SW 161.6 EW 158.4
Round 42 - SW 159.4 EW 156.6
Round 43 - SW 156.6 EW 155.0
Round 44 - SW 155.0 EW 153.2

SW - 172 on 1/14/18
CSW - 153.2
CGW - 151.8
UGW - 130

Day/Weight/Comment

6/27 - 154.6 - Up a little from yesterday but not worried, muscles are a little sore today from working out so might be holding on to some water, feeling a little heavy this morning. Food, water and steps were all good yesterday so not going to stress about this slight gain.

6/28 - 154.2

6/29 - 152.6 - whoop! whoop!!

6/30 - 152.6 - Now to not screw it up at the pig roast tonight. I've got this.

7/01 - 153.2 - slight blip, not worried. It's either from sore muscles or the cherry vodka and lemonades I had last night. Was good about the food yesterday at the pig roast though so won't be expecting to see this number stick around. A little slow on getting moving today but about to go get a workout in and then a nice swim in the pool. Suppose to be 94 degrees here today so lots of water for me.

7/02 - 154.6 - It sucks to see this number but it's alright I know I got good exercise this weekend (sore muscles) and my eating wasn't terrible. I've noticed this trend before and I know what I need to do to get back on track so I just need to focus today, workout and drink plenty of water.

7/03 - 154.0 - Heading back in the right direction. Most likely won't make my goal this round, just want to get back to my start weight at this point.

7/04 - 155 - late dinner, late weigh in, every muscle in my body hurts. So frustrated with the number on the scale. I've been pushing it when it comes to workouts lately so hoping it might be some muscle gain and not the chips I ate last night.

7/05
7/06

Original SW: 190 (12/29/2016)
Round 36 SW: 183.0 (Avg. 181.16)
Round 37 SW: 179.8 (Avg. 179.26)
Round 38 SW: 179.0 (Avg. 177.63)
Round 39 SW: 178.2 (Avg. 178.66)
Round 40 SW: 179.6 (Avg. 177.31)
Round 41 SW: 177.4 (Avg. 177.97)
Round 42 SW: 177.0 (Avg. 177.73)
Round 43 SW: 177.0 (Avg. 176.72)
Round 44 SW: 178.2 (Avg. 177.20)
Round 45 SW: 178.6

Round 45 GW: 176 consistently
Ultimate GW: 145ish

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27--178.6 I feel like I'm off track the last several days. Need to make some adjustments.
6/28--177.4 Glad to see some downward progress. Last night I reevaluated my MFP goals. I had it set at 1 lb/week, sedentary (which I am), which gave me 1420 calories. I was really struggling with this. After fighting it for a few months now, I decided to change it to .5 lb/week. This gives me 1670 calories. Part of what was happening is I would go so far over my calories that I would just stop worrying about it. What's another 100 when you are already several hundred over? I'm hoping by having a more realistic goal it will keep me more accountable, because I will feel like I can actually meet it. Plus, even though I was set at 1 lb/week, it was really more like 1 lb/month, so .5/lb per week would make me perfectly happy. I don't really care how slow it is as long as its going down. The last round I felt like I was really starting to go the wrong direction. So, today is the first day I try to hit my new calorie goal!
6/29--177.8
6/30--175.8 This is probably a fluke and I'm dehydrated or something, but I'll take it!
7/01--176.4 Back on the hamster wheel. I'd rather be here than in the higher range I started this challenge with. Just ready to have a breakthrough!
7/02--175.8 Hello there, old friend. Pleased to see you today!
7/03--175.8 Two days in a row, unheard of! I feel like changing my calorie goal was the right decision, and its paying off. Although, I did eat ice cream last night even though I didn't have any calories left--but I did this knowing I could make it up the rest of the week. Went for a brisk 2-mile walk this morning and I feel great!
7/04--175.2 Going in the right direction!
7/05
7/06

R40/My 1st EW: 170.2 (-1.8) AW: 170.7
R41/My 2nd EW: 170.2 (0) AW: 169.8
R42/My 3rd EW: 169.4 (-0.8) AW: 170.3
R43/My 4th EW: 167.6 (-1.8) AW: 168.9
R44/My 5th EW: 167.2 (-0.6) AW: 167.7
R45/My 6th SW: 167.2 GW: 166

Day/Weight/Comment
6/27: 166.8; TOM is upon us, water weight here I come
6/28: 166; super geeked for this downward trend. My bachelorette party is this weekend so I know I will see high numbers on Sunday.
6/29: 169.8; staff potluck and still TOM.
6/30 bachelorette party
7/01 bachelorette party; did some damage this weekend and I will pay the price tomorrow morning!
7/02: 172.4; yikes!
7/03: 171.0
7/04: 170.2; crazy how long it takes to recover from one weekend of poor choices.
7/05

I'm in!

06/25 - 140.6 at 5:00 a.m. I'll take it!
06/26 - 142.2 at 5:00 a.m. I can't explain this one.

Day/Weight/Comment

06/27 - 140.0 at 6:30 a.m. Sleeping in help!
06/28 - 141.0 at 4:30 a.m. Oh, the difference two hours makes!!
06/29 - 141.0 at 5:00 a.m. Fell into some real salty snacks yesterday. Pantry cleaned out now.
06/30 - 140.4 at 5:00 a.m.
07/01 - 139.8 at 4:00 a.m. ...Hello! July!!! Maybe...tee hee hee!
07/02 - 140.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...too much salt yesterday.
07/03 - 141.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...peppermint attack!
07/04 - 140.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...better!
07/05
07/06

Chris

Female, Age 51
5'5"
Round 45
SW 171
GW 136
Prior Rounds 43 SW 168 (-2.4)
44 SW 165.6 (-2.2)
45 SW 163.4
weight goal for this round 161.5
log every day

6/27 163.4 I set an aggressive goal weight for this round, but I believe I can reach it if I continue the course.

6/28 162.6 I cannot wait until I am freed up to get on my bike or at least go walk the dogs. It has been a long 10 days. On the bright side I feel I am getting a better grasp on my eating, and I haven't binged this week. I am biting my tongue about my husband's In and Out burgers, donuts and fat boy ice cream sandwiches, abstaining, and letting him make his own choices without piping in. This has always been challenging for me unless we are both on the downward trajectory as far as weight.

6/29 163.0 I can't begin to explain the series of events that led to banana split and potato chips after dinner. I can only say that the stress of caregiving for my mom for the past 2 weeks added to the ever present worry about my 16 year old son has caught up with me and something gave. I was either going to get drunk or eat ice cream, and there we go. I expect to see another step up on the scale tomorrow as a delayed effect of last night's binge.

6/30 161.8 My goal for this round is in reach! I am looking so forward to getting out of the 160's, and resolve never to go there again! I was looking at the before and after success thread last night and how inspiring it is to see how so many people are able to take conttol of their eating and moving and reshape their bodies. I am super stoked to have found this platform and community.

7/01 163.5 Just another reminder that our weight will reflect the result of what we eat, duh. Last night I had a heavy carb dinner, indulging in extra bread and paella, not really too ar over my calories but enough to cause this immediate feedback. It was worth it though, because it is a lifelong change I am making. Better choices day at a time for the rest of my life, leaving room to indulge and then getting back on track.

7/02 WEIGH IN DAY 162.8 Kinda bummed that I am only .2 lbs down from my last weekly weigh in, but looking back at my week I did indulge in ice cream and extra carbs, defiitely making some choices that reflect on the scale. Well, better a small loss than any gain! Goals for this week are more water, more moving and getting my parents back to their own house!

7/03 163.5 you play you pay

7/04 162.2 Is it within reach??? Goal for today is to over hydrate and stay away from sweets.
7/05
7/06

Goals:
Food ~~ 1420 calories max 10-day average; P 15-25%, C 35-50%, F 25-35%
Exercise: aim for 60 minutes/day of vigorous exercise; long walk/hike each week in a new-to-me or long-time-no-see place to get reacquainted with the area.
Weight ~~ UGW - 125-130; looking for indefinite downward trend, ideally 1 pound/round. I'd love to see the 147s this round.

Weight on 2/2015 - 218.2
Lost 75#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset 11/16-6/17. FIrst round (R15) Aug. 2017. R44 end weight 148.8 (-1.8); 10-day ave 1430

Day/Weight/Calories Day Before/10-day ave (aiming for 1450)/Comment

06/27 - 148.4 - 1258 - 10-day ave 1379
Rainy day today, but last evening I had a lovely long walk on our beautiful river greenway. Off to the weight room later. I'm feeling more optimistic about this round than I have in a while. Off we go!

06/28 - 148 - 1427 - 10-day ave 1361
My fat cells finally seem to be ready to let go. Yay! Finally! I'm planning a nice long walk this evening before the "hazardous heat" returns tomorrow, and we're going to try a new-to-us Ethiopian restaurant for lunch. Vegetarian injera platter for me! Yum!

06/29 - 148 - 1144 - 10-day ave 1326
Another day on which I didn't plan to go so low on calories, but even stuffing myself on Ehtiopian veggies, my big fat lunch cals were not much, and I just wasn't hungry until about 9, when I had an English muffin with peanutbutter.

06/30 - 148.6 - 1478 - 10-day ave 1356
That half lb is sodium & water - I had very salty red beans & rice for dinner. Uck. I drank about 6 glasses of water last night (and more during the day, of course), but even so.... We have another very hot day on the way, but that's ok - it is almost July! Have a great weekend, all.

07/01 - 148.2 - 1163 - 10-day ave 1349
Happy Canada Day!

07/02 - 148.2 - 1571 - 10-day ave 1382
Nice, warm-but-not-furnace-y, overcast day. I'm hoping to get my walk in before the rain (if any on the Greenway - 40% chance). Hubby wants to go out for pancakes for lunch, so I'll be having eggs. I love breakfast for lunch/dinner! Then I plan to do some gardening, painting (watercolor, not walls!), and, in the evening, writing. Play with my doggy girl all along the way. She likes to help, as you can see (sorry it's so big - is there a way to reduce the size on the forum?). Have a lovely, healthful day, all!

07/03 - 147.8 - 1273 - 10-day ave 1392
Another nice day on tap, so my plans are a lot like yesterday's.

07/04 - 148.2 - 1215 - 10-day ave 1324
Very salty Chinese for lunch yesterday (and leftovers today - we won't be trying that restaurant again!), but this, too, shall pass.

07/05
07/06