JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - Round 46

Age 60, 5'4.5" and eating in a livable way = It's. Not. A. Diet. I eat back exercise calories, or I would be starving and cranky. Hubby does not like cranky me. Changed MFP setting 5/5/18 [R39] to 1/2# per week loss ~ within 10# of UGW, weight loss had stalled 3 months + was feeling hungry more often.
MFP SW 195 ~ Goals: #1 = 150 / #2 = 145 [normal BMI] / #3 = maintain 140 - 145 / no goal dates ~ I get there when I get there
Thrilled with my 2/15/18 annual physical: BP 110/68, pulse 64 and BMI 26.14
Ecstatic with my 5/15/18 annual workplace Health Risk Assessment: waist smallest since 2007 and BMI 25.6

My digital scale only has 1/2# increments, and I'm too cheap to buy a fancier scale. Weigh first thing in morning / comments reflect prior day.
Previous round EW 157.0 LW 154.5
07/07: 156.0 Another leftovers day, no crazy snacking. Net calories 5, sodium 26, sugar -13, fiber & protein good & 12c water. Walked dog before work 3.65 mi 1:00:54. Fitbit 15,170 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 47 floors.
07/08: 158.0 Farmers market & walked dog 3.73 mi 1:06:12. Fitbit 13,083 steps, 250+ steps 9/14 & 33 floors. Hubby's family party + did not log food (potluck).
07/09: 157.5 Brunch w/ in-laws + guesstimated best I could. Net calories -76, sodium -1,347, sugar 16, fiber & protein good, 9c water. Walked dog 3.44 mi 59:30. Fitbit 12,443 steps, 250+ 9/14 & 25 floors.
07/10: 156.5 Net calories -121, sodium -311, sugar -23 (Siggi's yogurt, popeye bread, fruits, veggies, rhubarb strawberry crisp), fiber & protein good, 12c water. Rest day / Fitbit 7,089 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 (hair appt) & 35 floors.
07/11: 155.5 Net calories GREEN 31, sodium -142 (that's kind of a victory), sugar -34 (popeye bread, Siggi's yogurt, fruits, veggies, finished last of rhubarb strawberry crunch & 3 Hershey miniatures), fiber & protein good & 14c water. Prelogging everything really helped! Walked dog before work / 3.51 mi 1:01:04. Fitbit 16,306 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 40 floors.
07/12: 155.5 Net calories green 42, sodium -369, sugar -27, fiber & protein excellent & 12c water. Walked dog & hung load of laundry before work / 3.15 mi 56:07. Fitbit 14,721 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 35 floors.
07/13: 156.0 Sodium + not enough water ~ somehow, too much chlorine in water system at work ~ what??? & not able to go home for lunch & refill my water bottle and I only purchased one bottle from the machine. Net calories -83, sodium -480, sugar 5, fiber & protein good & 9c water. Rest day / appt for oil change in car / Fitbit 8,555 steps, 250+ steps 12/14 (car appt) & 33 floors. Stressful day at work.
07/14: 154.5 Walked dog before work 3.46 mi 1:03:45. Fitbit 13,929 steps, 250+ steps 14/14 (boom!) & 56 floors. Net calories -171, sodium -936, sugar -25, fiber & protein excellent & 14c water.
07/15: 156.0 Very hot & humid ~ farmers market & walked dog 3.22 mi 55:22. Fitbit 15,185 steps, 250+ steps 11/14 & 49 floors. Net calories -397, sodium -887, sugar -39, fiber & protein excellent & 14c water. Too many peanut M&Ms!!!
07/16: 156.5 Very hot & humid / rest day / Fitbit 6,041 steps, 250+ steps 8/11 (Sunday) & 11 floors. Net calories -495, sodium -812, sugar -40 (Brookside & Breadsmith cookie ~ yum but ack!), fiber & protein good & 10c water.

Today ~ Smile ~ Laugh ~ Be Kind ~ ~ Eat Well ~ Be Active

I am in. I have been very cognizant of my eating but not logging. Hopefully I will get it together. I am motivated. But as we all know it takes more than motivation. It takes using all the tools you have and dedication.

December 2016 SW 148#
November 2017 lowest weight 133#
Round 41 final weight 139.2#
Round 42 final weight 138.4#
Round 43 final weight 140.2#
Round 44 final weight 141.6#
Round 45 final weight 139.1#
Goal weight 132#

Day/Weight/Comment
7/07: 140.5# Happy hour was only happy yesterday
7/08: 141.4# I'm going in circles because I am not using the tools I have
7/09: 141.9# the struggle is real! I am going in the wrong direction.
7/10: 141.1#
7/11: 140.4# If it appears I am going in circles, it is because I am! Perhaps I am in the right trajectory
7/12: 140.5#
7/13: 140.7#
7/14: 141#
7/15: forgot to weigh
7/16: 141.3# Circles!!!

ROUND 4 FOR ME - Female 58 yrs old Original starting weight 235 on 1/11/18

………We are fierce and so we fight………

Goals: 1. To be an inspiration to my 22 year old Autistic son who started his weight loss journey on May 1, 2018 weighing 308.4 .
2. 3 lb loss to land at 188.4 or less
3. No Bingeing
4. No “cheat days” only “Earn days”. No “Earn Days” only “Earn Meals” which are much easier to bounce back from.
5. 10,000 steps per day. Mixed modes of exercise.
6. Lots of water, green tea daily, apple cider vinegar before carby meals.
7. Check my blood sugar daily for improvements.


R43 SW 193.8 EW 195.6 +1.8 lbs Gain
R44 SW 195.6 EW 192.4 - 3.2 lbs Loss
R45 SW 192.4 EW 191.4 - 1.0 lbs Loss
R46 SW 191.4 EW = 186.0 - 4.4 lbs Loss

Day/Weight/Comment

7/07 189.6 Can this be real? I worked hard at this yesterday to get this challenge off to a better start than the last. Over 10,000 steps. Intermittent fasted for 16:8 . 25 net carbs. 1269 calories. Now just to hang on……..

7/08 189.0…. Very pleased with progress. Now….Just to keep from sabotaging myself. Dr. Appointment tomorrow which is keeping me accountable. Hope I can hold it steady afterward…..
I walked nearly 13,000 steps yesterday including a planned 1 mile brisk walk just prior to dinner. I intermittent fasted 16:8. Liquids okay but could have been better. Battled some cravings late night, but got through it with a square of bitter 90% dark cacao chocolate. I tried hard to pretend it was milk chocolate or maybe a Milky Way but eh…….

7/09 188.4 Dr. Appointment later today so I wanted to be accountable. I walked over 16,000 steps yesterday and nearly 7 miles. Low on water due to work and being so busy. Followed my diet well and fought the late night cravings and urges to binge which I sometimes give in to. I intermittent fasted 16:8 which is not always easy for me. The doctor appt today kept me on track for sure!

7/10 187.4 Keep on keepin’ on. Walked over 10,000 steps. 16:8 Intermittent fast. Good water, tea and vinegar. Brisk 1.5 mile walk after dinner. Dr. & staff impressed with weight loss. Blood Pressure 112/77. All is well. Today is an out of town trip quite far from home. Due to being mainly carbound, I will not get in my steps and my diet will be off. We’ll see what tomorrow’s scales bring. I hope everyone has a great Tuesday!

7/11 out of town today. No scale, but it won’t be good. Chinese buffet yesterday. I will be very careful today as I travel home. I dread the water weight after so many carbs and so much sodium. When I’m home and use the scale tomorrow it will probably be a very sad day. Why? Why? Why?...........

7/12 192.2 ugggg…….. 13,122 steps yesterday after I got home but less than 5, 000 on Tuesday due to travel plan. The Chinese food yesterday is showing and the picture isn’t pretty. I watched my diet pretty carefully yesterday after I arrived home. 27 carbs, 1085 calories. The 13,000 steps included a brisk 1.5 mile walk in my neighborhood. But as I’ve stated before, you cannot outrun the fork so I pay dearly….. I will continue to be careful today and try hard to reach my macros, carbs and calories with grace (even if it is without ease). The fight continues and I do remain fierce.

7/13 192.4 Drats! A night out last night with too many carbs and calories. 7,556 steps. No planned walk or exercise. I guess the number could be even higher so I’ll take it. Today, however, I will be doing my Intermittent fasting 16:8. Drinking my tea, lemon water, vinegar water etc. And I will be doing an Egg Fast to get my macros back on track. My goal at this point is to try and reach my lowest weight I have achieved this round which is 187.4. Don’t know that I can make that in the next 3 weigh-ins, especially on a weekend, but I am surely going to do my best! No desserts!!!!

7/14 190.0 The 180’s are flirting with me again and I plan on falling for it hook, line and sinker. Yesterday: 10,223 steps. Began an Egg Fast which went very well. Drank my vinegar, my lemon water and my black coffee. No green tea. Busy day. Not a lot of time, no walk today but plenty of natural steps. Net Carbs 12, Calories 1363. Look out 180’s, you can run but you can’t hide!

7/15 187.8 This meets my original goal. However, I still would like to see my lowest weight during this round which is 187.4. I will be very careful today so it will hopefully drop that 0.4 by tomorrow. Yesterday I practiced the intermittent fast 16:8. Fluids good. Very low calorie and carb counts which is why I see such a dramatic change on the scale. It was the 2nd day of my Egg Fast. I walked 10,500 steps including my 1.5 mile brisk walk in the neighborhood. Total miles walked yesterday 5.72 . I made tacos, rice and loaded refried beans for my son, brother and neighbor friend. My son’s quantity was limited for calorie restriction. But tacos are his favorite. I am proud that I didn’t eat any at all to stay within my carb limits. Overall it was a good day. NSV= Ex-Husband seen me today for the first time in over a year. I had no idea he was coming to see our son. I was looking so much thinner, healthier…..Folks, I was rockin it and looking so gooooood……. .It definitely gave me the boost up that I needed in morale…..

7/16 186.0 I can’t believe it, I met my goal. Yesterday stats: 3rd day of Egg Fast. Had 15 net carbs, 1220 calories. Over 11,000 steps in working but no set exercise. Lots of water. Low sodium I think so I sipped boullion. Intermittent fasted 16:8 again. See you all tomorrow.

Female 5’1” Age 68y
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5 UGW ???
WW goal 137.0 HS Weight 125 SW Rnd 46* 133.5 AW 133.28

Recommended viewing on Netflix or YouTube: The Magic Pill

Recommended reading: The Obesity Code by Jason Fung, MD

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

7/07 133.5 My 40th Round! Working in maintenance or continued slow loss as I am already below my initial goals of 137 and 135. I’ll be traveling starting next Saturday.
7/08 133.0 Over calories, over macros, 4 servings of vodka (assuming they even put vodka in the drinks at the casino!) Two there, two at home. I slept like a baby!
7/09 133.0 Starting today I’m doing a 4 day Beef and Butter Fast with some of my online Keto friends. I love burgers! But there other recipes too! YUM!
7/10 133.0
7/11 132.0
7/12 132.5
7/13 133.5 @0500 had coffee then 133.0 @0800 went to water fitness, drank a pint of water and still 133.0. Leaving for Oklahoma in the morning so will post from the road.
7/14 135.5 Left for Oklahoma this morning. How do you gain more than the weight of the food you’ve had in the last 2 days?
7/15 Traveling- no scale Dreadful eating with three teenagers yesterday.
7/16 133.5 Tomorrow is my Keto-versary My EW is the same as my SW but my 10 day average continues to go down. I am more than happy with this.

Heaviest: 192.2
RGW: 139.0
UGW: 135.0


07/05 - 139.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...giggle...giggle...giggle...we'll see.
07/06 - 140.4 at 6:30 a.m. ...so much for the 130's...ha!

Day/Weight/Comment

07/07 - 141.0 at 6:00 a.m. **sigh**
07/08 - 140.8 at 4:30 a.m. 35th wedding anniversary...Zoo w/DDD, SIL and grandbaby...a few treats.
07/09 - 140.6 at 5:30 a.m.
07/10 - 140.2 at 6:00 a.m.
07/11 - 139.8 at 5:00 a.m. yay! maybe?
07/12 - 138.8 at 5:00 a.m. ...giggle...giggle...giggle.
07/13 - 138.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...Yay!!
07/14 - 138.2 at 5:00 a.m.
07/15 - 138.4 at 6:00 a.m. ...what? am I going to just play here for a while?
07/16 - 140.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...ice cream and pound cake yesterday!!

Chris

R46

HW - 234
MFP SW - 215

Day/Weight/Comment
7/07 - 209.4
7/08 - 208.8
7/09 - 209.6
7/10 - 209
7/11 - 208.2
7/12 - 208
7/13. - 208.4
7/14. - 207.6
7/15 - 208.4 (thought I would see a bigger jump after last night. Maybe see it tomorrow.).
7/16 - 207.8

07/06: 191
07/07:
07/08:
07/09:
07/10:
07/11:
07/12:
07/13:191.5
07/14:
07/15:

7/06- I had a super hungry day due to (steroids), but I know to watch tomorrow, more exercise and watch my food choices. I went for a long walk tonight.
7/07- Prepared my meals for next week. Made broccoli soup, for lunch next week. Lots of vegetables and fruit.
Going to be very careful what I pick to eat. Fitbit steps 11,500.
7/08- Better food choices having a hard time steroids are making me hungry and 2-4 hours of sleep at night, went out walking Fitbit steps-10, 500. Enjoyed the weather outside today.
7/10- Great day spent lots of time outside, went for a walk after dinner 11,500 steps. Made a lot of good food
choices, had a smoothie frozen pineapples, celery, cucumbers, spinach, flax seed and water. Kept me full.
7/11- Tip - I made enough of my smoothie to last for today too. Fitbit steps 10,500, I was tired today only 2 1/2 hours of sleep last night.
7/12- another 2 hour sleep night. Fitbit steps 9,000. Need the weekend to rest.
7/13- Went for my radiation appointment and then weekly visit with the doctor he could not believe I`m doing so good, active and no symptoms at all. I have to work on planning my meals today I did not plan and I ate more than usual. I have to make soups and smoothies to have ready.
7/14 - Only one day I didn't reach 10,000 steps. I am going to increase this week. Have to do some cooking and preparing food for next week. I am craving strawberries but it is to hot for me to pick them. Maybe during the middle of the week it is suppose to be a little more comfortable.
7/15 Made broccoli, leek soup today. Then had a take it easy day, not much sleep last night. Fitbit steps 8,500.
7/16 -Today was my half way mark for radiation, 15 more to go and not one symptom yet. Except steroids.Keep me up during the day and night. I think my diet is helping I drink so much water and I think the avocados I crave ,are helping me. Tomorrow it is suppose to be better weather so I can go power walking again.

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
Start Round 6/07 - 166.6 End Round 6/16 - 168.4
Round 44 - My 15th Round
Start Round 6/17 - 169 End Round 6/26 - 168.8
Round 45 - My 16th Round
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 - 168.2
7/05 - 169.2
7/06 - 168.4

Day/Weight/Comment
7/07: - 169.4
7/08: - 171
7/09: - 168.4
7/10: - 170
7/11: - 170.4
7/12:
7/13: - 170.2
7/14: - 169.4
7/15: - 169.6
7/16: - 169.0