JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ Round 47

Round 39=0 loss (193.6)
Round 40=.4lb gain (194.0)
Round 41=.6lb gain (194.6)
Round 42=1.6lb loss (193.0)
Round 43=.6lb gain (193.6)
Round 44=4lb gain (197.6)
Round 45=1.8lb loss(195.8)
Round 46=1.6lb gain(197.4)
Round 47 (goal 194.2 or under):
Day/Weight/Comment
7/17 198.6 Did a 70 minute workout yesterday morning before work, ate well at work with a salad, small snack at home, then my husband brought home large blizzards before bed and undid my whole day.
7/18 196.4!
7/19 197.8 Chinese for dinner and movie theater popcorn.
7/20 198.0
7/21 196.2!
7/22 197.2
7/23 197.6
7/24
7/25
7/26

In for my 4th Round!

Round 44 End Weight = 165.8 (5.2 lbs lost)
Round 45 End Weight = 164.9 (0.9 lbs lost)
Round 46 End Weight = 159.6 (5.2 lbs lost)

Stats = 5'4 female, age 48
Highest Weight = 172 lbs
Initial Goal Weight = 139 lbs (last weighed this is 2013)
Ultimate Goal Weight = 129 lbs (last weighed this in 2011)

Round 47 Goal: to be in the 157's
Exercise Plan = The Betty Rocker 90 Day Challenge, run outside 3-4 times a week, get 8,000-10,000 steps/weekday
Nutrition Plan = Continue to limit gluten, dairy, sugar, diet soda, alcohol & eat non-processed foods, protein/fruit/veg at every meal, complex carbs at breakfast and post workout meal, drink plenty of water.

Day/Weight/Comment

07/17 - Weight = 159.0 (down .6 from yesterday) I'm *hopefully* solidly under 160 after 3 days of weighing under that. 1st milestone achieved! Very happy to get to this number, this is the lowest I've weighed this year, haven't been this weight since December of last year. Yesterday was super hot and humid and my day 29 exercise challenge was power yoga which was really like a hot yoga with the buckets of sweat that fell off me. Today I compete my 30 day challenge with a full body Tabata style workout. Looking forward to the next 10 days, this is the best challenge on mfp!

07/18 - Weight = 158.1 (down .9 from yesterday) I had Subway for lunch yesterday - UGH! I haven't had any type of fast food in over 30 days and wow did I feel awful after it. I limit gluten most days, because I just feel better when I do that, but add in processed gluten like Subway's bread and I was so nauseous I didn't eat anything else really the rest of the day because of how I felt, so super low calories day which isn't great. Exercise wise, the day was AWESOME!!! I completed day 30 of the 30 day challenge I was doing and it was a super intense Total Body Tabata workout: Star Jumps, Reverse Table Top Dips, Skater Twists, Supermans, Reverse Burpees, & Pike Push-Ups. I'm crazy pound of myself for completing this and the changes from it I can really see and more importantly feel, like how much stronger I am now compared to where I started. I've given myself 2 days "off" to have a little break and decide which program I am doing next, still trying to decide between another 30 day or the 90 day. I was fairly certain yesterday about going with the 30 but this morning I feel more like the 90 day program is in the lead.

07/19 - Weight = 157.8 (down .3 from yesterday) I'm tired! Did not get to bed until a little after 3 a.m. last night and up at little before 8 this morning. Sleep is so important, obviously for many reasons - but it really plays a part in hunger. I'm so hungry this morning and I do IF 16:8 so I don't eat until 10:30/11:00 a.m., which normally is no issue at all but today I'm counting down the minutes. Yes, I know I could just go ahead and eat earlier but this is my plan and I stick to it when possible and today it is possible...I'm just cranky from no sleep. I'm on the 2nd of my planned 2 day rests from exercise and I'm ready to get back at it tomorrow, might just start today if I can stay awake

07/20 - Weight = 160.7 (up 2.9 from yesterday) I'm not the slightest bit upset by this number, I know I did not gain 2.9 lbs overnight. I made a conscious, planned decision to have a dinner last night that put me over my calories for the day for the 1st time since I recommitted to my weight loss on 6/18. I didn't "cheat", these weren't "bad" foods, I wasn't "naughty", this is called life. I am focused on living a healthy life and know that part of that is moderation in everything so that this is sustainable for the long haul and sometimes that means being okay with making choices that are not part of my normal routine. As of today, my 2 exercise rest days are over and I am starting my new exercise plan today and I'm pretty excited about it. This one is a 90 day program compared to the 30 day I just finished. These are still all body weight exercises, but compared to the last program which was a new workout each day, in this one there are workouts that get repeated. I think I had such great results on the last one because my muscles got a new challenge each day but I think in this one I will be able to gauge my strength building better as I see how my ability to do certain moves changes over time. Have a great day everyone!

07/21 - Weight = 159.6 (down 1.1 from yesterday) Weight coming back down after the bump up from Thursday's dinner. I completed day 1 of 90 of my exercise challenge which was 3 sets of Body Squats, Push Ups, Stationary Lunges, Flowing Down Dog, Alternating Front Kick, Static V Sit, Fore Arm Plank and then got in a little extra calorie burn jumping at the trampoline park with my daughter and her friend. I was way too busy yesterday and my nutrition suffered from it. I left the house at 4:30 and wasn't back until after 9 so didn't get a real dinner. Was super hungry this morning so not doing IF today, nice solid breakfast in and feel much better and ready to get a great day in!

07/22 - Weight = 159.4 (down .2 from yesterday) Still working to get back down to Thursday's weight, was under calories yesterday but my sodium was a bit too high. My nutrition has not been on point this past week, so taking the time today to menu plan before shopping and then going to do a big meal prep later today for the upcoming week. Day 2 of 9 on my exercise challenge was a rest day but I'm just coming off 2 rest days so I took an active day. Went for a run in great weather, 84 degrees with a nice breeze, came back and did some much needed yoga stretches and then ended up doing a good Tabata workout later in the day. Only 4 more weigh-ins in this challenge, reaching my goal of the 157's might not be possible but I'm going to finish really strong!

07/23 - Weight = 159.2 (down .2 from yesterday) The scale is slowly inching back down. I had a great exercise day yesterday, went for a run, yoga stretches, and my day 3 of 90 challenge: Air Jump Rope, Tall Planks, Burpees, Cross Cross Squat, Crescent Kick Right, Crescent Kick Left, Jumping Jacks, Push-Ups. Nutrition wise I made good choices but did not eat enough, my calories were too low as I felt stuffed all day and not hungry. I got my meal prep in yesterday and will be focusing mainly on my nutrition this upcoming week. I feel like my exercise is under control but my nutrition not so much. I also looked back through my food diary and saw that I had alcohol 4 times last week, 2 nights only 1 glass, but still over where I want to be. So that is a focus also this week, alcohol only twice this week. I have a club meeting tomorrow evening, so I know I'll have a glass of wine there and will have to be extra diligent in the food choices I make, as everyone is bringing an appetizer. Today's goal: plan a healthy but super delicious app to take. On the super positive side...I took a selfie yesterday and didn't hate it. Since I gained weight, I have avoided pictures like the plague but I am trying to be kinder to myself during this weight loss journey and each week take a selfie to try and be okay with how I look along the way. Yesterday was the 1st day I achieved that goal, feels good!

07/24 -
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07/26 -

brightresolve wrote: »

I am going to go back and log when I get a chance, not to guilt myself, but for information. The old habit of guilting myself over food behavior is so strong, and so so counterproductive.

Information is key. Actual data trumps how you think you did, or how you feel about it.

STATS: 5’6, F
R44(1), SW 128.8; EW 122.6 (-6.2)
R45(2), SW 122.6; EW 119.8 (-2.8)
R46(3), SW 119.8; EW 117.4 (-2.4)
R47(4), SW 117.4; Goal EW 115.6
UGW: 110

Day/Weight/Comment
7/17 - 116.6
This much drop in a day must be a fluke. We shall see tomorrow. Don’t really see how it can be stable here, so expecting it to stabilize at this weight over the next few days. Worked out yesterday and ate within my goal. Did eat much cleaner and healthier yesterday with lots of water, to balance out Chinese takeout over the weekend. Think I need a day of full rest from workout but let’s see what happens today. Sleep hasn’t been the best, need to make a point to go to bed earlier.
7/18 - 116.4
7/19 - 116.2
Barely 5 hrs of interrupted sleep. Exhausted the entire day. Working out was a struggle, no surprise there. Ate within range.
7/20 - 116.4
Lack of sleep and sore from yesterday’s workout. May be water retention from muscle recovery. I’ll have to wait and see. Getting enough sleep needs to be a priority.
7/21 - 115.8
7/22 - 115.6
7/23 - 115.6
7/24
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7/26

Just starting back on MFP after a year and a half absence where I gained back everything I had lost, sheesh! So I am back to logging my food and happy I am. I am still recovering from an injury so exercise is somewhat limited at the moment to light walking, yoga and easy gardening. I miss those extra exercise calories. Looking forward to getting to know yoou all and sharing the journey to health and fitness.
Starting weight 152 first time around, this time 155
Goal weight 140


7/17 154
7/18 153.5
7/19 152 in that first week so I know this is water weight but still it feels good to see the scale go down instead of up.
7/20 151.5
7/21 152 dinner which was yummy but tricky counting calories.
7/22 152 aftenoon brunch today at my favorite gf restaurant so I am preplanning for a light late meal to compensate.
7/23 152.5 The weekend meals out were lots of fun so it is not a surprise I am up a pound😕 but I am back on track this morning.
7/24
7/25
7/26

In again. I don’t like the trend I see – going backwards! But I do like that, thanks to this challenge, I can see what’s happening. The worst thing would be to throw in the towel.

7th Round for me: Female 65, height – 5’
Round 39 (1st for me) – SW 163, loss -.2
Round 40 – on holidays, gain +1.6
Round 41 – SW 164.4, loss -2
Round 42 - SW: 162.6, loss -.6
Round 43 – SW 162, loss -.4
Round 44 – SW 161.6, loss -1.6
Round 45 – SW 160.8, gain +1
Round 46 – SW 161.8, gain +.6
Round 47 – SW 162.4, GW 160
Ultimate Goal Weight – 128
Day/Weight/Comment
7/17, Tuesday – 162.4
7/18, Wednesday – 162 No gym today, instead going to do some of the digging old beds in the yard. Really want to get them all cleaned up this summer. Still going to get some gym days in but feeling good about the yard will help the overall mood = cut the snacking urges. Persistence pays off.
7/19, Thursday – 161.6 Rushed off to a mtg. last night so finished my supper very late. Conclusion this morning: late eating=poor sleep.
7/20, Friday – 161.4 No late eating … when I felt a craving just thought, “Do I want a good sleep tonight?”
7/21, Saturday – 161.4 Gym yesterday, crazy day for interruptions but did get some things done. When mindless surfing the other day I came across an article on how to get out of a lot of debt. (Why I read it I don’t know as we have no debt.) The thing that hit home with me was, “Start with your smallest debt and get rid of it so you can feel the accomplishment and have momentum to keep going.” I going to use that for my mile long job list today. Start with the little things that are bugging me but quick to do. How does that relate to food? If I feel overwhelmed, I eat – not good.
7/22 - Forgot in my rush to get out of the house early.
7/23, Monday – 160.8 Will happily take this number! Getting stuff done on the “list of things that are bugging me” may be working – yesterday was clean out the freezer so today can stock up on some groceries and do some food prep.
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Jan 3, 2016 SW: 228.3 BMI: 34.2
July 3,2018 GW: 166.4 BMI: 24.9* Normal 5’8.5” Goal achieved 2-1/2 years later.
Now, slowly losing to 163.
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Round 34 to Round 46: from 179 to 166 lbs
-13 lbs in 13 Rounds!

Round 47 SW 166 Trend wt: 165.8 Loss/wk: 0.6*
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7/17 165.4* Trend wt: 165.6* Loss/wk: 0.6*
7/18 165.6 Trend wt: 165.5* Loss/wk: 0.6*
Ate over maintenance by 150 calories (special event), but tracked all, and exercised an extra 200, to reduce surplus from 350 to 150!
7/19 165.4* Trend wt: 165.4* Loss/wk: 0.7**
BMI=24.8 Normal!
Blood pressure 107/69, pulse 58
Ate on point. Delighted that the cravings that led to failure every other time are absent. Still a miracle to me.
7/20 164.6* Trend wt: 165.2* Loss/wk: 0.7**
BMI=24.7 Normal!!
Lowest weight & BMI so far!!
- 63.7 pounds (I had no idea I had this much to lose.) I will reassess when I get to 163 lbs. My doctor says my frame is medium-large. I’m guessing I have ~10 pounds more to lose, but who knows? I’m just taking it slowly. Quite the adventure.
7/21 165.4* Trend wt: 165.0**!! Loss/wk: 0.7**
I was bummed, but expected, that there would be a bounce up, but this is why I LOVE weight Trend apps (Happy Scale-iPhone, Libra-Android). Even at this wt, I have lost 30 Pounds in 30 days AND my Trend wt is lower than actual weight. I felt instantly better. Lowest trend weight yet! #There’sAlwaysSomethingToCelebrate
#We’veGotThis!!

7/22 165* Trend wt: 164.9** Loss/wk: 0.7**
Doing this.

7/23 164.2**new lowest weight** Trend wt: 164.6*** Loss/wk: 0.8*** BMI: 24.6!!!
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RGW: 165.5

Goals:
1. Average weight for July 166.4 (-2lbs) or lower
Status: Avg wt 166.2 down 2.2 lbs from June’s!! Achieved July 20!

2. Average step goal for July > 8K
Status: current step average for July is now 8,626!!

3. 10-day trend moving avg decreasing or maintaining for July!
Status: 23/23days ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||

4. Lengthen BMI Streak < 24.9 (Normal)
Status: 13 days ||||| ||||| |||

Longterm Goal: Get BMI to 24.4; weigh163 by my 1,000th day (Sept 27) 1.2 lbs to go!

Round 46 SW= 244.2 EW=244.3 (+0.1 lb)
Day/Weight/Comment
7/17 243.3 (-1 lb) - Back down from yesterday, thankfully. Hopefully, I’ll see a drop this round.
7/18 243.1 (-0.2 lb) - Going the right direction!
7/19 No weigh in
7/20 No weigh in
7/21 No weigh in
7/22 245 -
7/23 244.6 -
7/24
7/25
7/26

R1: Lost 1.7 (SW 196.8)
R2: Lost 0.7 (SW 195.1)

SW: 198.1
GW: 192.0 (Steep but I'm going to be losing water weight since I hadn't been watching my diet the past week or so.)


7/17 198.1 I didn't finish the last round. I was upset because I had gained weight and when I do gain weight I just go through a time where I just don't care about what I'm eating. I REALLY want to fix this and be more flexible and just because I have one bad day doesn't mean I should sabotage the rest of my days. On top of that my relatives had come over making it even harder to watch what I ate. So here's to getting back at it.
7/18
7/19- 196.6 thank god the 198 was just a fluctuation. I'm going to try to make sure I don't fluctuate anymore. I did an 18 hour fast today which I broke a little bit ago. I feel pretty full right now so I'm planning on this one big meal to be it for the rest of the day which I think is doable. I'm going to be really consistent the next few days and make sure to stay motivated. I'm going to meal prep and everything.
7/20- 196.7 I accidentally weighed myself AFTER I ate lol so I'd like to think that this number would be lower otherwise. But we'll see tomorrow. I worked out yesterday and again today so I'm happy about that. I've been increasing the amount of running I do (at 6.5 mph) by 10 second increments every time I go for a run. I'm at 3 minutes and 30 seconds of running currently and started at 3 minutes. I know it's not much but baby steps. I believe this is the right way to go about it. Maybe by the end of the challenge I can get to 4 minutes straight of running?
7/21- 194.7 (told you so about the water weight lol) So I worked out yesterday. I can't go to the gym today so no running until Monday but I'm going to try to do my mat exercises at night. I'll let you know how that goes. Already drank a half liter of water. Haven't had a proper breakfast. Going to go ahead and do that right now. I'm going to be under my calorie deficit today hopefully as well so that I can continue the downward trend. Really happy about this number. It motivates me to continue.
7/22 194.7 Was above my calorie limit yesterday. Won't be today. Couldn't get to my mat exercises either. Maybe tonight.
7/23 194.6. I was under my calorie goal so I'm not sure why I didn't lose a bit more. I have hope for tomorrow though. I ate light today and will be going to the gym soon.
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Round 47: My fifth round
OSW: 186.6
RGW: 179.0
UGW: 130

R42 SW 186.6 EW 182 (-4.6) (Round goal achieved)
R43 SW 181.8 EW 182.6 (+0.8)
R44 SW 181.5 EW 183 (+1.5)
R45 SW 181.2 EW 181.2
R46 SW 180.6 EW 178.8 (-1.8 Round goal achieved)
Round 47 goal: 176.8

Day/Weight/Comment

7/17: 179.8: Back up and well deserved!!!

7/18: 178.0!!!!! AWESOME!!!!! Walked a lot yesterday and today as well. Nutrition still shaky.

7/19: 179.2 Hmmmm….

7/20: 180.0 So, I was thinking about the show, My 600-lb Life, and how irritated I become when the people refuse to stick to the eating plan or refuse to exercise. And then I had an epiphany. OMG – I am them. This is my fifth round and I’ve only lost 6-ish pounds (it was 8 a couple of days ago, but here I am). I convince myself that eating utter garbage, food-like substances is ok as long as I’m within goal. Or I exercise enough to cover the overage. Honestly, WHEN will I learn. What would Dr. Now say? I imagine people throwing things at their screens and sighing in disgust if I was on some kind of weight loss show. Where do I get the nerve to judge other people when I have not mastered the seemingly simple task of eating well and moving more? Time to smarten up!!! But will I … stay tuned!!!

7/21 180.4 – Wrong direction, Mr. Scale!!! Ate relatively well today and managed to get in my 10,000ish steps. Hope the scale takes that into consideration in the morning.

7/22 180.2 – Very slight downward movement. Hoped for a teeny bit more but I’ll take what the scale gods have to offer. Some much needed rain for the grass today. Temptation is great to be super lazy but will work on getting at least 10,000 steps today.

7/23 179.0 – Yesss!!! No walking today. Eating erratic. Sigh!!!

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7/17 -191
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7/18 Enjoyed the weather outdoors today, went power walking today through the park. I am feeling100%. Eating healthy! But not much sleep.
7/19- Finally had some more sleep last night 10:00- 3:45 that is like three nights sleeper me. Great weather spent a lot of time out doors walking, outside makes me feel like a million dollars.
7/20- went for my radiation appointment and then weekly doctors appointment I am doing fantastic I am so fortune. Did a lot of walking today.
7/21 Tried to replace protein smoothie instead of eating bread, my diet is really hard being on steroids I really have to watch my food choices. Walking helps, 13,600 steps. Going to try to exercise more and try to get some yoga in too.
7/22 Today was a busy cooking morning starting at 2:00 am. We went to a birthday party for my grandson which is
birthday is tomorrow. Ready to start the week walking and yoga are on the list. Week # 5 radiation- 11 more.
7/23- Today made cauliflower soup for lunch, then I can watch my ingredients. Went walking 30 mins. and yoga today.

Age 48
Height 5’11”
SW 97kg
GW 79kg

Round 42 lost 1.5kg
Round 43 lost 1.5kg
Round 44 lost 1 kg
Round 45 lost 0.2kg
Round 46 lost 1.7kg

Round 47 SW 88.9
End Round 47 GW 87.9kg

7/17 88.9kg (-0.0kg) It was very warm, walked 10500 steps did kettlebell workout #10 and read 400 pages of my book
7/18 88.9kg (-0.0kg) oké, 've seen this number for quite some days now, I'm ready to drop a bit again.....
7/19 89.0kg (+0.1kg) That is NOT what I meant . Tonight is burger-night with friends, oowww
7/20 89.3kg (+0.3kg) Ahh soo that's what salty nacho's, burgers, fries and sauce do to you . But what a fun I had!
7/21 88.8kg (-0.5kg) Gooood start of the weekend! Walked 10000 steps, stayed in kcal goal and drank lots and lots of tea.
7/22 88.1kg (-0.7kg) I'm so much more active in the weekends than during the week, with good results!! Walked 17500 steps, did kettlebell workout #12 and it al felt very relaxt....
7/23 88.4kg (+0.3kg) Too bad, but can happen after a big drop.... walked, gardened, biked for 35 km and had a bbq with friends
7/24 88.2kg (-0.2kg) with a bit of luck I can get my weekgoal before the end of this round.
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