Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 48

allison8668 · August 2018

SW: 255, Aug 2014
CW: 165
GW: 150

Round 43 - No loss
Round 44 - 3 lb loss !
Round 45 - 1 lb loss
Round 46 - No loss
Round 47 - 1 lb loss

Round 48
7/27 : 165 to start
7/28 : 165
7/29 : 165
7/30 : 165
7/31 : 165
8/01 : 165
8/02 : 165 Time to reassess
8/03 : 165 I’m not trying hard enough. Break time I guess.
8/04 : 165
8/05 :

VermontDan · August 2018

Round 48
5'-10" Male
SW 228.8
CW 218.2
GW 175
Rd 47 (-7.2 lbs)

Day/Weight/Comment

7/27 - 221.2 - Went out with an old friend and only had one beer. Passed on the charcuterie plate that I wanted bad, but those are the make or break moments.
7/28- 220.2 - Had 600 calories of pizza last night with 2 glasses of red wine, just ate lightly rest of the day and stayed within 1550 calories. Some foods are out of the question though since the calorie/enjoyment trade off is low. See ya' soda and muffins.
7/29 - 220.6 - Ate out last night, very hard to count calories at restaurants. I went overboard on some kind of oily garlic bread. Then got more of the same bread with entree, didn't know it was coming. Still not a bad day.
7/30 -219.6.6 - Out of the 220's two days short of goal. Next plan is to be out of 210s by Sept 1st for a vacation. Doable, but almost no room for error.
7/31- 218.8 - Bad cereal and milk seems to be my biggest trigger food - by far the worst hunger that I offset with a salad. I wish it wasn't in the house but my wife eats it.
8/1- 217.8 - I got a new scale because the old one was +/- .8. New scale seems to be a pound less than the old one hence the big drop.
8/2- 218.8 - First bad day. I think, I hope, that the reason for the bad day was I ate almost no protein until dinner. I've had very few real urges to overeat, but yesterday I felt extremely hungry and lethargic all afternoon and didn't eat well because of it. Lesson learned, time to move on.
8/3 - 218.0 - Had two ground chicken tacos last night with tiny portion of mexican rice. Still lost weight. Amazing how I can still have this, pizza, steak and still lose weight as long as I stick to my calories.
8/4- 218.2 - A bit sloppy for last four days, time to pick it up.
8/5-

allmannerofthings · August 2018

HSW 229.4
R40 SW 199.4
R41 SW 197.6 -1.8
R42 SW 194.4 -3.2 (-5)

R43 SW 194.2 -0.2 (-5.2)
R44 SW 189.8 -4.4 (-9.6)
R45 SW 190.4 +0.6 (-9)
R46 SW 187.2 -3.2 (-12.2)
R47 SW 185.8 -1.4 (-13.8) - BMI 34.0 8 points down from HSW!!
R48 SW 185.4 -0.4 (-14.2)

Day/Weight/Comment
7/27 185.4 - ready for a woosh - anytime now please. Dug out my fitbit and started using it again. Will try to improve my steps and my NEAT
7/28 184.8 - lots of walking yesterday! 18K steps and feeling great!

7/29 183.8 woosh!!

7/30 184.2 that's ok a woosh is usually follow by a bounce. Today is World Embroidery Day. Yesterday I finished a big project. I always delay finishing - I don't know why I get nervous about it, because I am usually pretty happy with them when they are done. Anyway I ate more because I was anxious, but also went on a 5k walk to balance it all out.
7/31 185.4 Not sure why - hopefully just a blip - I won't panic . . .yet
8/01 184 That's better!

8/02 183.8 another good walking day yesterday!
8/03 184
8/04 182.6

8/05

CathyVee · August 2018

Original starting weight - 172 lbs (2009)
Female 56 y/o 5’3”

R45 SW 132.6 EW 131.6 lbs (-1.0 lbs)
R46 SW 131.8 EW 129.6 lbs (-2.2 lbs)

7/27–131.2 lbs
7/28–131.2 lbs
7/29–129.8 lbs
7/30–129.8 lbs
7/31–128.8 lbs
8/01–127.6 lbs
8/02–128.4 lbs
8/03–128.2 lbs
8/04–127.6 lbs
8/05

Went to the neighborhood fest yesterday—my plan worked. Ate dinner before I went, drank a Blue Moon, had a small Italian ice. Someone in my group brought Twizzlers and I had a few. Managed to keep just a bit under my calories.

AJB1014 · August 2018

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 EW 199.0 (-1.4)
R43 SW 199.0 GW 199.0 EW 197.6 (-1.4)
R44 SW 197.6 GW 196.5 EW 196.6 (-1.0)
R45 SW 196.6 GW 195.6 EW 196.2 (-0.4)
R46 SW 196.2 GW 195.6 EW 196.2 (-0.0)
R47 SW 196.2 GW 195.6 EW 192.0 (-4.2)
R48 SW 192.0 GW 190.6
Total Lost to Date: 20.6 lbs
Daily Goals: Smarter choices, that I still enjoy
Long Term Goals: A healthy lifestyle I can maintain
Short Term GW: 199.9 by 6/2
Short term GW2: 182.6 by 11/1
UGW: 155ish - by April 2019

Day/Weight/Comment
7/26 - R47 EW 192.0
7/27 - Friday - 192.6 - Well I self sabotaged myself last night. Didnt eat my snack, got home and went to the lake basically in avoidance mode. Starving on the way home and ordered pizza deal. Ate my hunger and my feelings. Woke up super grumpy today - stressed at work. Making a conscious effort to have a better attitude than I woke up with. Late start on water intake today. Had already planned on mexican for lunch so I'm going to enjoy it, log it, and move on. Same with last night - its over and done with. Today may not be too pretty eating wise either but honestly I'm more focused on my mental health today - I know food has a direct correlation to my mood so I'll remember that while being gentle with myself today.
7/28 - Saturday - 193.4 - Made it thru the day with minimal incidence of meltdown nor did I self sabotage - I are when I was hungry and didn't when I was full. Impromptu shopping trip with my mom today. Its bound to include lunch. I'll be present in the moment and listen to those hunger cues again. Happy saturday!
7/29 - Sunday - 194.6 - Oh restaurant food how you toy with my emotions. Not letting it get to me! Had a great day yesterday. Overindulged a bit at lunch. When I came home DH wanted to take me out on a date night for ice cream - so like any child in an adults body I had ice cream for dinner! I didnt spend the day feeling bad about the number, or trying to over compensate eating really well or starve myself. I just trust the process enough to know that tomorrow I'll be back on track.
7/30 - Monday - 193.2 - Ahh yes, rewarded for trusting the process. I was not perfect by any means yesterday. But I have been better about drinking my protein shake in the morning and taking my meds. Also trying to improve my NEAT. NSV's this weekend include, grocery shopping and sticking to the list, food prepped and meal planned for the week yesterday, trying on a bunch of clothes (down to a size 14 from a snug 16) and liking how I looked, handling stressful situations with more grace, and moving more in general! Oh and that pesky appraisal finally came back - it didnt let us down! So things are moving right along again, may even be able to move up closing! Onward!!!
7/31 - Tuesday - 193.2 - Finally got cracking on some cleaning/packing last night. It was a small dent - focused more on cleaning because the apartment is being shown Thursday, which I'm all worried about, because I hardly have friends over, nevermind strangers all up in my business BLAH. But it was great exercise and I made matzo ball soup for dinner before crashing. Happy to say I've cut back my eating out (this included a TON of drive thru in the past) to probably a quarter or less of what I used to do. Cooking at home doesn't have to be hard - and I'm relying on lots of different products to help make it easier. Like steam bag veggies, a frozen meal for lunch, tuna pouches, and bag salads. I try to eat local and organic as much as I can but lets be real...life is crazy and there is nothing wrong with having some help a long the way!
8/01 - Wednesday - 192.4 - Worked my butt off cleaning the house last night and getting to the laundromat - and also managed to make a home cooked dinner thanks to a little food prep on Sunday! Who am I?! I've had to seriously consider what needs my time and energy - because I'm prone to over extending myself and melting down. I'm learning to say NO. to things that do not serve me. NO. is a full sentence - I don't need to explain myself all the time. I am my number one priority right now - and it feels so good to be a little "selfish" after years and years of trying to pour for others out of my own empty cup. This weight loss journey is really blooming into a well rounded journey to better overall health.
8/02 - Thursday - 192.0 - Oh dear I just noticed this is a Sunday round end - usually my high weight for the week so might make a 2lb goal a little lofty - however I will visualize it anyway! Strangers in my house today! But we made a really good dent on getting things moving, packed, and tossed out. Protein shake in the morning and regular medicines have been improving steadily! I think I might make a frozen pizza and a bag salad for dinner tonight and swap the ground chicken for something tomorrow. The kitchen is clean for the time being and I tend to be a hurricane so this should be a nice balance without ordering take out.
8/03 - Friday - 192.0 - TOM imminent - probably today thru mondayish. Weight trends make sense after I realized that. Still visualizing goal weight! I want mac and cheese. Its my usual take out night. I will plan on making it at home to satisfy my craving but not with a 1200 calorie take out meal. Need to grab lunch at the grocery store today...SO CLOSE to going the whole week with just what I have on hand - I'll count it as a win compared to twice daily drive thru's a few months ago. This weekend I would like to meal plan to use up more of what we have in the pantry. I'd also like to start packing up decor and non essentials. Have a great day everyone!!!
8/04 - Sunday - 192.2 - Made mac and cheese last night and enjoyed every bite! Got out for a quick woods walk before tstorms rolled in. Have to get out of the house for showings today and the ice cream place was the chosen meeting spot of our friends. Im going to drink my protein shake this morning and probably have ice cream for lunch. Thats twice this week that ice cream has been a meal. No sweat though I dont plan on making it a habit. I do want to stay accountable for final weigh in tomorrow so I'll plan for a protein and veggie dinner. Visualizing 190!
8/05

cpanus · August 2018

Heaviest: 192.2
RGW: 139.0
UGW: 135.0

07/24 - 138.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...bwahaha...I doubt it very much!!
07/25 - 140.8 at 3:30 a.m.
07/26 - 141.0 at 3:30 a.m.

Day/Weight/Comment

07/27 - 140.0 at 3:30 a.m.
07/28 - 140.6 at 5:00 a.m.
07/29 - 140.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...no control yesterday...EGADS!!!
07/30 - 140.6 at 5:00 a.m.
07/31 - 141.2 at 3:30 a.m.
08/01 - 141.2 at 3:30 a.m.
08/02 - 142.6 at 3:30 a.m.
08/03 - 140.8 at 5:00 a.m.
08/04 - 140.2 at 5:00 a.m.
08/05

Chris

Sweetzyd · August 2018

Round 47- SW 175 EW 170 (-5lbs)

5'4"
Round 48 (My 2nd round)
SW 170
GW 166
UGW 140

7/27- 170 Ate 3 tacos at dinner time last night and went way over my sodium for the day. But I also did 2 workouts as well 😊
7/28- 170
7/29- 170 Patiently waiting for the 160's! Trying to get a workout in every day and staying within my calorie range. It's amazing how much better I feel already though!
7/30- 169! My family keeps bringing goodies to our home, cobblers, cakes and the other day doughnuts. I've been trying to stay away from all of it but yesterday I gave in to the doughnuts lol. Still proud of myself! 😊
7/31- 168 I sure hope my scales are right. I know it's still early in my journey (14 days in, 7 lbs down) so the weight loss will probably slow down soon.
8/01- 168
8/02- 167 Consistancy is key! Staying within my calorie range and getting a workout in daily, even if its only 10-15 minutes.
8/03- 168 1 pound up, probably from all the sodium yesterday. I had a 16 oz mango rita last night. Feel very dehydrated even though I drank a lot of water with it. I also ate cheese dip for dinner, but stayed in my calorie range. Bad choices and I feel crummy today. Will do better today!
8/04- 167 😊 happy! Feel so much better today. I felt terrible most of the day yesterday, and I know it was from that rita I drank the night before.
8/05

susiemcmac · August 2018

OW: 200.4
SW: 197.8
GW: 195

Round 48
7/27 - 196.6
7/28 - 196.2 -pleased to see after wine and pizza!
7/29 - 196.4 - not bad after a night out with friends
7/30 - 196.2
7/31 - 195 - WOW! Not what I expected but I’ll take it!
8/01- 195.2 - not what I hoped for but trusting the process
8/02 - 194.4 phew!
8/03 - 194.2
8/04 - 194
8/05

grebber1 · August 2018

SW 386
GW 379

7/27 385.4
7/28 383.8
7/29 382.0
7/30 382.
7/31 382.
8/1 379.8
8/2 379.8
8/3 377.0
8/4 376.6
This was an unexpected surprise. I ate clean all day but really I felt I ate too much for dinner even tho it was veggies and salmon. kinda figured I would have stayed in the 377s. I'm not getting back on the scale to make sure just in case it goes up lol
8/5

gomezdiana06 · August 2018

Round 3 for me, I didnt do so good last time around, but definitely staying positive.

OSW 186.6 July 7th
UGW 160

End R46 184.6 (-2lbs)
End R47 184.8 (+.2lbs)

Day/weight/comment

7/27 183.0 what!? I'm glad I continued to work out, it's not easy but I'm willing to continue moving forward
7/28 Out of town
7/29 Out of town
7/30 184.4 it's hard to not fall back into old eating habits on a road trip, this was a quick roadtrip and I did horrible I have to start all over again. My goal to end this week 181.
7/31 184.0 ok so I said I was going to start off this week good, but first I didnt do my morning workout then I ate half of my calories at Starbucks this morning, I surpassed my calories for the day, but at least I worked out. Tomorrow's a new day it will be better

8/1 182.8 nice, let's not scare it away...I ate over my calories but I at least worked out in the afternoon, although I really didnt want too, I pretty much half assed it but now I'm glad I did it. Ok so now I need to loose one more pound by Friday I can do this...I realized I have to start working out a little more, if I want to get to my goal. Morning abs night cardio.

8/2 182.4 stayed under my calories worked out morning and evening. I have one more day to meet my goal of being in 181 by Friday come on come on.

8/3 183.0 what! That can't be right, I swear I got off and on about 20 times and it still gave me same number, I would like to think my hair is wet, maybe it added some lol I don't know what to think I was under my calories and I worked out morning and afternoon. I'm so disappointed I really wanted that 181😭. I feel like I just want to binge today. I'm trying to stay positive but its hard.

8/4 182.8 I didn't workout yesterday still feeling a little down on myself, I didnt binge the way I thought I would still watched my calories but definitely went over. The weekends are the hardest I really need to find out how to work out if I'm not going to eat right. I'm trying to stay focused but I seem to be going no where. I just need to keep trying that's all I can do

8/5

missm2 · August 2018

Round 3 - dropped out the last round - basically gave up because my weight wasn't moving - eventually, it moved in the wrong direction!!!
I have picked myself up and dusted my blues off - ready to restart and get back to my goals
The goal for this challenge to get to 200lbs !!! And I WILL make it this time :-)

7/27 203lbs
7/28 203.5lbs
7/29 204lbs - back to drinking the right amount of water (half my body weight ) and eating more veggies
7/30 203.5 lbs
7/31 202lbs - still need to drink more water( not hit the half my body weight target yet) and restart exercising
8/01 202.5lbs - hit my water target and restarted exercising so hopefully I will start going down soon
8/02 202.5lbs- no change. .keeping up with my water
8/03 201.5lbs - water amount is good .. been here before. ..this is the number I haven't been able to get under, but I'm determined to break into onederland
8/04 201.5lbs - no change
8/05

SheilaBoneham · August 2018

This round I am not particularly aiming to lose, although losing would be fine. I'm aiming for good food, good exercise, and healing of my back and neck issues. Everything else is bonus!

Goals:
Food ~~ 1430 calories max; P 15-25%, C 35-50%, F 25-35%; mostly clean & healthful
Exercise: 60 minutes/day of walking/swimming + yoga/stretch class 3X/week
Weight ~~ maintain or lose slowly.

UGW - ~135-140
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
OSW - 151.8 (Aug. 31, 2017)
Goal for 2018 - 140 (slowly, slowly...)

Weight on 2/2015 - 218.2
Lost 75#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset 11/16-6/17. FIrst round (R15) Aug. 2017.

R15 end weight 151.2
R16 end weight 151.4 (+.2)
R17 end weight 151 (-.4)
R18 end weight 150.4 (-.6)
R19 end weight 149.6 (-.8)
R20 end weight 149.3 (-.3)
R21 end weight 149 (-.3)
R22 end weight 148 (-1)
R23 end weight 148.4 (+.4)
R24 end weight 149 (+.6)
R25 end weight 148.4 (-.6)
R26 end weight 149.2 (+.8)
R27 end weight 149 (-.2)
R28 end weight 146.8 (-2.2)
R29 end weight 146.8 (+/-0)
R30 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1411
R31 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1385
R32 end weight unknown - traveling, no scale - ave net calories 1468
R33 end weight 149.1 (+2.3); ave calories 1471 (after traveling/eating out for 3 weeks!)
R34 end weight 149 (-.1); ave calories 1577
R35 end weight 149.4 (+.4); ave calories 1592
R36 end weight 149.6 (+.2); ave calories 1650
R37 end weight 151 (+1.4); ave calories 1703 (154 over estimated TDEE, so no surprise I've gained)
R38 end weight 149.8 (-1.2); averages-- calories 1420; carbs ~48%; protein ~21% ; fat ~31%
R39 end weight 149.8 (+/-0); averages -- calories 1753.5; carbs ~47%; protein ~20%; fat ~33%
R40 end weight 150 (+.2); averages coming later
R41 end weight 150.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1792
R42 end weight 149.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1432
R43 end weight 150.6 (+.8): 10-day ave 1406
R44 end weight 148.8 (-1.8); 10-day ave 1430
R45 end weight 147.6 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1338
R46 end weight 148.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1437

R47 end weight 147.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1449

Day/Moving Ave Weight/Calories Day Before/10-day calorie ave/Exercise/Comment

7/27 - 147.6 - 1328 - 10-day ave 1432 - 75-min walk
Hubby's bd yesterday, but I ate a lovely, healthy lunch out - grilled shrimp, salad, broccoli, one spoonful of his dessert. Yesterday evening I went for a 4-mile walk along the Maumee River on the beautiful Rivergreenway.

7/28 - 148.2 - 1330 - 10-day ave 1425 - 35 min walk + 30 min gardening
One of those mysterious upticks. All is well. It looks like a beautiful day, so I'm hoping to get at least one nice walk along one of our three rivers. Enjoy your weekend!

7/29 - 148 - 1653 - 10-day ave 1458 - 30 min walk + misc walking around stores & public garden
Splurged a little last night on ice cream and crackers (not together!) and my sodium was a little higher than usual, so no surprise. Pants I haven't worn in a while feel looser, so there's that! I've been having a lot of lower back and hip pain and blood work shows significant inflammation, so in addition to seeing a chiropractor I'm going to start an anti-inflammation cleanse in a few days. Happily, it's not very different from how I typically eat - the main things I'll have to give up are coffee (no biggee if I have my herbal teas) and chicken, which we eat fairly often. Anyway, I'm not doing it for weight loss, but will be interested to know whether it makes a difference (heavy on veggies, whole grains/no bread or grain-based pasta, and healthy fats). It's the Journey Alive 8-week cleanse program by Coralie Murphy, which is science-based and not extreme. Has anyone here done it?

7/30 - 148.2 - 1479 - 10-day ave 1469
Averages, averages....

7/31 - 148.3 - 1251 - 10-day ave 1457
Hmmm. I'm recording my moving average weights -- my actual weight has been steadily rising for the past 4 days (from 147.6 - 148.8 - 149 - 1496 - 149.8). I guess that makes sense in terms of my 10-day calorie averages (although those are actual, not net after exercise), but seems excessive. I have been sporadically taking Ibuprofen for back/hip/neck pain, so maybe water retention? I don't care that I'm not losing, but don't like the steady gains. And this hurting business has gotten old very quickly.

8/01 - 148.4 - 1743 - 10-day ave 1461
My actual weight has come back down .4, so I'm sure the increase is water from NSAIDs. I'm still researching anti-inflammatory regimes, but I'm pretty sure I'm going to start by cutting wheat, milk, and added sugars (which I get very few of anyway). Quite an adjustment - no more whole-wheat muffins with peanutbutter. :

8/02 - 148.4 - 1335 - 10-day ave 1458
Today I'm starting a strict anti-inflammatory diet to see if it helps. Waiting for more blood work results. Ugh.

8/03 - 148.6 - 1255 - 10-day ave 1438
My running average is up a smidge, but my actual weight is back down to the same number, so I seem to be liberating some of that water. Just one day "anti-inflammatory" and I don't want to get too hopeful too soon, but I swear I feel a little better. Have a lovely weekend, all!

8/04 - 147.6 - 1255 - 10-day ave 1436 (7-day ave also 1436 - hah!)
It's still early, of course, but after 2 days anti-inflam I think I really do feel a bit better. Motivation enough for me to stick to the plan! I've also discovered some great new protein sources - lentil and black bean pastas. So far we have tried the TruToots green pea and red lentil pastas and they're high protein & delicious. Soon to come - black bean spaghetti - 25 g. protein/serving! Yum yum!

8/05

texasfarmer · August 2018

I’m in. I’ve gone completely out of control! I can’t believe I keep doing this to myself.

SW this round 185.8
Goal this round 180.0 looking for -5.8 this round.

It’s a big goal but my body is just so so so bloated that I think I’ll drop a few pounds easy as long as I push the water. If I can make this happen this round I will make more reasonable goals in the future rounds.

7/27 - 185.8
7/28 - 184.4. (-1.4) so far so good.
7/29 - 182.8 (-3 total so far)
7/30 - 180.8 (-5 total so far)
7/31 - 180.0. (-5.8 total so far) I know it’s just water weight coming off but it’s a good motivator anyway!
8/1 - 178.6 (-7.2 total so far) shocked at the weigh in this morning. I thought I would have a gain as I had a love fest (or feast) with half a package of S’more wafer cookies. I did run just over 3 miles in this Texas heat after work yesterday so who knows. Our bodies are funny things that react in ways we don’t expect at times.
8/2 - 178.6 (-7.2 total so far)- well the water weight seems to have worked itself out! Pleased.
8/3 - 179.6 (-6.2 total so far) up a bit but still pleased overall.
8/4 - 179.6 (-6.2 total so far this round)

eminater · August 2018

HSW : 257.7lbs
CSW : 237.8 lbs (15 Jan, 2018)

01. R29 SW 237.8 EW: 233.6 (- 4.2 lbs)
02. R30 SW: 233.6 EW: 230.2 (- 3.4 lbs)
03. R31 SW: 230.2 EW: 228.4 (-1.8 lbs)
04. R32 SW: 228.4 EW: 223.2 (- 5.2 lbs)
05. R33 SW: 223.2 EW: 221.4 (-1.8 lbs)
06. R34 SW: 221.4 EW: 218.4 (-3.0 lbs)
07. R35 SW: 218.4 EW: 217.6 (-0.8 lbs)
08. R36 SW: 217.6 EW:--- did not complete round.
08. R38 SW: 218.4 EW: 216.2 (-2.2 lbs)
09. R39 SW: 216.2 EW: ---- did not complete this round
09. R43 SW: 219.4 EW: 215.8 (-3.6 lbs)
10. R44 SW: 215.8 EW: 213.8 (-2.0 lbs)
11. R45 SW: 213.8 EW: 213.4 (-0.4 lbs)
12. R46 SW: 213.4 EW: 210.4 (-3.0 lbs)
13. R47 SW: 210.4 EW: 207.6 (-2.8 lbs)
14. R48 SW: 207.6 EW:

Loss since challenge: -30.2 lbs (Jan 2018)
Average loss per round: -2.3 lbs (13 completed rounds)
Loss since highest weight: -47.3 lbs

GOALS:

1st Goal - 215 ✅ *clothes shopping*

Reward: clothes shopping trip (x 2 Round 44 and Round 45)

mini goal : 210 ✅= fresh flowers - I LOVED this reward and will use this again!
next mini goal: 205 = foot massage and pedicure
mini goal : 200 = afternoon tea with friends

2nd Goal - 190 -195 lbs - onedeland = *increase exercise* I AM GOING TO GET THERE!
3rd Goal - 175 lbs = *clothes shopping
4th Goal - 155 lbs - hitting "healthy" and changing the pace
5. UGW - 135

mini-goals
210 lbs ✅ fresh flowers for my dining table. - R47

205 lbs - foot massage and pedicure - hopefully Round R48 if all goes very well.

Round 32 GOAL - target 225.x, EW 223.2 = accomplished, big time! ✅
Round 33 GOAL - to get down to 221.x - EW 221.4 = YES! ✅
Round 34 GOAL - to get out of the 220's EW 218.4 lbs!!! ... ACHIEVED!!! ✅
Round 35 GOAL - keep in the 21x.x … DONE! ✅
Round 36/37 - Easter holidays - stalled.
Round 38 GOAL - end the round with a loss. - yup, getting back on track! *FAIL*
Round 40 GOAL - actually RE-START after all these stalls. OMG *FAIL*
Round 43 GOAL ... ACHIEVED!!! ✅ OMG! SO SO HAPPY …. I DID IT

Round 44 GOAL - get below 215 ✅
Round 45 GOAL - Goal Weight: 211.x um …. Haha… not when the round ends on a bumb!
Round 46 GOAL - To get to 210.x a ✅ - taking this round as a WIN!
Round 47 GOAL - to get to 20x.x ✅

Round 48 GOALS:
1) Goal Weight: to get to 205.x
2) To stay in this new decade, to permanently kiss 21x.x GOODBYE
3) To drink 3+ litres a day
4) To swim at least 5 days out of the 10.

Day/Weight/Comment

27/06: 206.2 lbs… starting with a whoooosh

28/06: 205.6 lbs … unexpected, loved seeing that 5
29/06: 207.2 lbs … ate out, under cals - but darn sodium I guess
30/06: did not weigh
31/07: 206.6 lbs

YES!
01/06: 206.0 lbs…

02/06: 205.0 lbs … YES!! WELCOME BACK 5
03/06: 204.8 lbs …

04/06: 204.6 lbs … SO HAPPY to see that 4 again… please come again tomorrow!
05/07: Goal: 205.x

Looking for a general downward trend. Really focused on my logging, and on clean eating, and MOVING more - which is what I love - it gives me ENERGY!

I am SO SO determined!! I 100% NEED to stay mindful about my daily logging and being mindful about what I eat and drink. I need to get into the HEALTHY BMI band.

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

1991court · August 2018

I have never done this before!
Sw: 221.2 (grr was 219.6)
Gw: 218.2 (is 3lbs a good 10 day goal weight?)
UGW: 130.0

Round 48
7/27: 219.6 Wooot back to my lowest weight that I was a week ago, dang I missed those numbers! Must have been retaining water!
7/28: 219.2 Really surprised I had a loss today!
7/29: 218.6 OMG I ate terrible yesterday, I logged everything and was just a little over but how did I lose?? I am so surprised!

7/30: 218.6 Happy it's not a gain, I'm so tired. Wondering if my weigh ins are better when I've slept longer. On the 27th woke up at 6:10, 28th 7:30 29th 8:30, today the 30th 6:10.
7/31: 217.8 10 Day Goal Met!!!! This is really exciting, I have never met a weightloss goal before!! (This may be a repost, I posted earlier or at least I thought I did lol)
8/01: 217.2 I am continuously surprised that losing weight can feel easy, and that I don't feel deprived. This has never been my experience.
8/02: 217.8 Not surprised, and not a big deal! I didn't mean plan yesterday, had Chili's Chicken Tacos (how the heck are those so high in Calories) and they were yummy. Back to planning today!
8/03: 217.8 Well I guess my body likes this number, might as well chill here lol. 😒😂
8/04: 218.2 What The Heck?!?! I am so annoyed. The only differences have been the last 2 days I had coffee and homemade chocolate cake (small pieces). Can that really throw off my weight this much? One a positive note I posted this today, in the past I wouldn't have and I honestly felt like saying screw it.
8/05

SharGetsHealthy · August 2018

I'm back! Was doing this challenge last year for a while. I think from about round 11 - 17. Got off track and am ready to get serious again.I'm 60 years old, soon to be 61. I like to walk and do yoga, but haven't been doing either lately.
I mostly eat a Paleo type diet, but just bought some ketostix and may give keto a whirl, but not until after my anniversary and birthday in August. I've done two rounds of Whole30 and had really good results from it.

UGW - 160
SW - 186 - July 28
GW - 184

7/27 - Did not weigh
7/28 - 186 First day for me
7/29 - 188.4 Expected. Ate within calories, but high sodium day yesterday.
7/30 - 186.2 That's better!
7/31 - 188.2 Hmm. . . Another salty day. . . Will have to do better.
8/01 - 187.7 Moving in the right direction.
8/02 - 188.1 Hmm . . .I guess the 2 beer and corn chips might have been a bad choice.

8/03 - 189 . . .I ate well yesterday. Is it possible that it's the previous day still catching up with me?
8/04 - 187.9
8/05

back2cute · August 2018

Round 48: My sixth 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)
R47 SW: 179.8 EW 179.6 (-.2)

Round 48 goal: 177.6

Day/Weight/Comment

7/27: 178.8. I won’t lie, this was a late weigh-in, but I’m taking it. I’m still playing nutritional roulette. Why? I know how critical it is for me to get my weight down and my nutrition on point. I’m in my 50s and I can’t afford to keep eating like a 11-year-old let loose in a junk food store. Today, for example, I had a banana in the morning, nothing all day and then a jam sandwich, diet coke and a piece of chocolate that my son bought for me. I’m way low on calories, but not given my body one bit of nutrition. No point in whining though. I’ll just start over right now.

7/28: 178.4

7/29: 178.8. Super lazy weekend. Binge watched an entire two seasons of Queen of the South. I was so absorbed my accent changed to Southern and I could swear like a trooper in Spanish. Feels like I spent the weekend in Mexico and Texas. That being said, no exercise, no effort to eat well, so up we go!!

7/30: 178.8

7/31 178.4

8/01 179.8 It’s what happens when you eat half of a huge bag of Twizzlers and a bowl of chips. You know, I have to laugh at myself. I spend my life teaching my boys, who are now 20 and 21, the importance of the quality of food you put into your system. I drone on about balanced diets, the evils of excess sugar, the effects of food-like substances on energy levels and sleep patterns. Best part is, they’ve taken it all on board and eat well, exercise daily and have junk food in moderation. I am a great teacher – if only I was a better learner!!!

8/02 179.4 Think I’m going to have to be more consistent with my weigh in times. I’m all over the board and it’s frustrating. I ate way below calories yesterday and did almost 14,000 steps. Was hoping for a slightly bigger drop, but I’ll wait it out. Today is another day to do well.

8/03 178.2 It really does matter what time I weigh. Weighed at three different times, got three different weights. Took the middle ground even though I SO wanted to take the lowest one. @quiltingjaine, thanks for the encouragement and sorry if I’ve been whiny. I am aware that I’ve been whining lately and I need to change my state of mind. I am also determined to get this thing on track. It’s been six rounds and my loss has been painfully slow. Time to pull up my socks and start afresh!!!

8/05 178.4
8/06

fraukazi · August 2018

*Non-digital scales*
7/27 73kg - today is too hot to exercise!
7/28 72.5kg, the needle is definitely in the middle between 70-75 today! Also change of plan and I can go for my run today. The food might still happen, but at least not all day as originally planned
7/29 no scale, the foodie weekend did happen afterall

7/30 74.5kg and i only have myself to blame. I need to stop making excuses every weekend. I want this, so I must make the necessary changes
7/31 73.5kg alright, good day yesterday within cals+half exercise cals and running. Let's keep this up
8/01 72.5kg, yes! Another good day, stayed withon cals, only ate back half my walking cals. Went to a boxing class, which I didn't log, because it was too late to eat afterwards anyway
8/02 72.5kg, i thinks it"s pretty close to 72, but I don't want to call it just yet. Also I have two nights with drinks ahead of me, which might mess this up a gain. I will be mindful and not go crazy.
Maybe it is time for digital scales again?
8/03 72kg YES! The needle is moving the right way! I did drink yesterday, but stuck to the drinks I planned for, didn't get any bar food or eat when I got home, so all round great success. It did mean no run today as I was in bed too late, but i'll make up for it tomorrow. Just gotta do the same thing tonight when out.
8/04 72kg! Had more drinks last night, but didn't go crazy. I couldn't stay away from the bar food, but went just over maintenance. And managed to go for a run

Only one more day to go. Already looking forward to the next round.

quiltingjaine · August 2018

@AKTipsyCat Don’t let discouragement derail you! I know where you’re coming from. It took me FOUR MONTHS to get through the 140’s! I was doing lazy Keto and got more strict, I still didn’t lose. I even did a 3 day fast and didn’t get going again. I had been told previously that if you stall, your body is healing on the inside. Hang in there! DON’T GIVE UP. Go for the long term goal of a healthier body!

mthomas0228 · August 2018

In for my 5th 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)
Round 47 End Weight = 157.2 (2.4 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 48 Goal: to be in the 155's
Exercise Plan = The Betty Rocker 90 Day Challenge (in week 2 of 12), 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.

07/27 - 157.2 (no change from yesterday) I had a really good exercise day yesterday! Was able to get a run in and completed the 1st week of my 90 day challenge with the day 7 exercises. Food wise, everything was on point. I'm tired today and super happy it's Friday! So looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow, although a later weigh-in may sque the number on the scale. I bought a book yesterday that was recommended by another person on a similar weight loss/fitness journey called Intuitive Eating and looking forward to diving into this book over the weekend. Welcome to everyone new to this challenge, excited to see what this round brings!

07/28 - 157.0 (down .2 from yesterday) Late weigh-in this morning and hopefully will have a late weigh-in tomorrow, so we'll see what the scale brings on Monday with a normal weigh-in time. Yesterday I completed day 8 of my 90 day challenge: Body Squat w/ 2 Knee Lift, Incline Push Ups, Alternating Reverse Lunges, Elbow Plank, 4-Point Triceps Dips, Side Step Squat w/ Bicep Curls (used dumbbells), & Bridge Lifts. My upper body is my weakest area (in terms of strength) and I put on weight here 1st and lose here last. Those 4-point triceps dips were hard!! But the sense of accomplishment after is worth all the pain of doing them! On point yesterday with nutrition, calories & macros. Today is a scheduled rest day and my plan was to do nothing, but my daughter just got invited over to a friend's house, which opens me up to be able to get outside and get a run in - Yay!

07/29 - 156.7 (down .3 from yesterday) Didn't get to sleep in this morning as my daughter had a friend sleepover and they were up quite early wanting breakfast. They had a baked berry French toast, I had prepped the night before, I took a small bite but it didn't really interest me, happy to stick to my green smoothie. Yesterday was a partial rest day, just did a short run, it was a little warm but there was a nice breeze so no complaints. I did my day 10 of 90 workout earlier this morning and for the rest of the day I'm hoping to get some meal prep in and then have some nice family time with my husband and daughter. Enjoy your day everyone

07/30 - 156.3 (down .4 from yesterday) I've got a feeling my weight is about to have a little bounce up, maybe I'm wrong but we'll see. Usually when it drops like this (more than .2 a day), it goes up a bit and then settles back down. I'll just keep plugging along and roll with it. I didn't get enough sleep on Saturday night, so yesterday wasn't the best. I felt sluggish in my workout, and while I ate according to plan, I didn't eat enough. I took a huge afternoon nap and then couldn't sleep last night and stayed awake stressing about all sorts of things. So not good! I'm about to make some protein pancakes for breakfast and get re-charged for the day. Today is an active recovery day for day 11 of my 90 day challenge, so looking to get some yoga in, self care, and do the meal prep that didn't happen yesterday. Let's have a great start to this new week everyone!

07/31 - 156.5 (up .2 from yesterday) There's that little bump I felt coming, no reason for it except normal weight fluctuations. Yesterday was good food wise and an easy day 11 of 90 challenge wise with just gratitude sun salutations scheduled. My lower back was in a lot of weird pain yesterday so I did yoga stretches throughout the day, Epson salt bath, and alternated heat and ice therapy. Still feel kinda of wonky this morning. I've done my stretches again and will do these a couple more times throughout the day and then see about my day 12 of 90 workout later today. It is mostly upper a body/booty workout, so it should be fine but I'll see how the back situation progresses before tackling this. I'm okay with taking a day off if needed. And, sleep seems to be my big issue this round, another night with little of it. My daughter was not sleeping last night, she is 12 and has OCD/Anxiety issues and last night was one of the night she just didn't sleep, which puts me on high alert that she is about to have an OCD blow-up/anxiety attack. So I was checking in on her all night to make sure all was good. She was okay but just not sleeping, but she has seemed "off" since the weekend so I know something is coming and I need to be ever watchful of her. She has been on meds. for the past couple months prescribed by her pediatrician as a "hold in place" until we can get her on a regular medication protocol by a Psychiatric MD. We are finally getting closer to that appointment which is August 20th, which I am just living for. The medication she is on right now is really just a sedative to try to keep her in a calmer place, the goal is to get her on something that will deal with the actual OCD symptoms, which in turn will put her in a calmer place. We also do CBT therapy, this drug protocol was a last result this year after years of dealing with this. It's hard. She is such a wonderful, happy child when not troubled by these issues, I hate seeing her have to deal with all this. But I will say, I am handling of it it so much better since I decided I had to focus on me again as well. Being in control of my health, nutrition, and fitness makes me able to be a better parent for her.

08/01 - Weight = 156.1 (down .4 from yesterday) Closing in on my goal for the round, hope saying that doesn't jinx it! Yesterday was a pretty good day, ate well & under calories and was able to do my day 12 exercises, albeit a little gingerly, due the nagging lower back pain. Back pain is still there today, but improving. Today is a scheduled rest day on my 90 day challenge. My mind tells me that there are too many rest days on this plan and that I should do something anyway, but my body feels like it needs the rest, I have to reset my mind to trust the plan, there are improvements happening when you give your body time to recovery,

08/02 - Weight = 156.3 (up .2 from yesterday), playing this fun weight game again, up and down, up and down

Took my rest day yesterday and my back is much improved today, looking forward to getting my day 14 of 90 exercises done today and be at the halfway point for the 1st month of the challenge. Ate under calories yesterday, but sodium was a little higher than usual (still within macro range) and my water weight percentage was way up on my scale this morning when I weighed-in, may explain the 0.2 lb little uptick on the scale.

08/03 - Weight = 156.1 (down .2 from yesterday) Just bouncing around on the scale, hoping it drops to 155.something sooner than later! Yesterday was a bit of a mental struggle, the urge to sabotage by making poor eating choices was strong, but I resisted them all & made healthy choices. I completed my day 14 of 90 exercises and felt super sluggish through the whole workout. I need to really focus back more on my nutrition, my calories have been too low. I need to eat to fuel my workouts better. I know how to do this, just got a little lazy. Only 2 more days left in this round and it ends on a weekend, time to buckle down everyone, we can do this!

08/04 - Weight = 155.6 (down .5 from yesterday) Super late weigh-in this morning, but oh, did it feel good to sleep in! Hopefully this is a "real" number but won't know until Monday for sure as I'm definitely sleeping in tomorrow as well. My husband is working today and my daughter is heading to a friend's house for a sleepover, so I've got the day & probably most of the evening to myself. I completed day 15 of my 90 day challenge yesterday, and discovered I had been doing the exercises in the "advanced" mode not the "intermediate" mode that I had intended to. When I did the 30 day challenge everything was 1 minute per exercise x 3 rounds, it was challenging but I could do it and felt stronger after. The 90 day challenge is set up different: 2 rounds for beginners, 3 rounds for intermediate, & 4 rounds for advanced. I have been doing intermediate but feeling like I can't keep up, not feeling stronger, feeling discouraged. I went back and re-read the plan information and I was supposed to be adjusting the time as well: 30 secs each for beginner, 45 secs each for intermediate, & 1 min each for advanced. So I dropped yesterday's workout down to 45 seconds per move instead of the 1 minute and huge improvement. Challenging but I can do it better! Feeling more on track now, glad I didn't succumb to feeling discouraged and instead looked for a solution.

08/05 -

Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 48

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