JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 53

My goal is to stay under my calorie goal, 1200, and to lose 3 pounds in this round. In all, I want to drop 55. I'm 5'6" and 185 lbs, so my goal is about 135. I'm trying to set small, realistic goals so that I can motivate myself with my successes.

In this round, I'm focusing on drinking about a gallon of water a day. I find that I eat more towards the end of the day when I'm tired, so I'm allowing myself NO after dinner snacks.

I'm a newbie here so sorry if I make any "new kid" mistakes. Thanks for the support and accountability, guys!

9/15 - I went only 35 calories over my goal, which is 1200 calories a day. I drank a gallon of water, too, which is good. Was out doing yard work in the sun all day so hopefully with the sweating and extra water intake, hopefully I'll lose some water weight!

9/16 - Forgot to weight myself today . But I was 159 calories under my calorie goal, even though we had a potluck at my church and they had my favorite mouth-watering donuts for dessert. I made it, tho!

9/17 - 186. I hate the scale. Doesn’t make sense that I would have gained a pound, so I’m attributing it to water weight fluctuation and trying not to get to discouraged. 1,068 calories. 1 gallon of water.

9/18 - 185. So, I ate nothing but coffee and lunch meat all day cause my stomach felt upset, but late at night I was out and was STARVING, so I went to steak and shake, and, ahem. Ate about 1400 calories in one sitting. So I had a total of about 2200 calories. Oh, well.

9/19 - Ha. Weighed myself this morning and was 184, even though I binged last night. Funny how your body works! Drank 1 gallon of water and ate 1,035 calories. Feeling pretty good.

9/20 - Still 184. I guess at least I’m not gaining. Went 100 calories over my goal and only had 72 oz of water, but all in all I feel it’s been a good day. Starting Keto diet tomorrow so I’m hoping that will speed things up.

9/21 - Ugh. 184 again. Went only 35 calories over and stayed at 15 grams of carbs.

9/22 - 183! Maybe I won’t make it to 182 by the end of the round, but at least I will have lost something. Keto is going well, I had 17 grams of carbs and ate lots of protein and fat. 1,040 calories. 72 oz of water.

9/23
9/24

bmaison2014
Round 53 (3rd round for me)

Goal for this round is to get under 200 pounds by exercising, drinking water, and staying under calorie goal.

Round 52 SW 203 EW 201

Day/Weight/Comment
9/15- 201. Over calories. No exercise. Need to drink more water. In pain most of the day. Will try to get back on track tomorrow.

9/16- 200.2. Over calories a little. No exercise but spent most of the day house cleaning. 80 oz of water.

9/17- 200.2. Over calories again, need to work harder on this. 40 min walk. 64 oz of water.

9/18- 197.8. Wow! I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that number this morning. I don't want to get my hopes up yet though just in case... Under calories. 30 min walk, 30 min strength training. 64 oz water.

9/19- 197.8. Over by 80 calories. Long work day and no exercise. 64 oz of water.

9/20- 199.2. Under calories. 40 minutes bicycle. 64 oz of water.

9/21- 198.6. Under calories. 45 minutes bicycle. 64 oz water.

9/22- 198.6. Under calories. Lots of walking today while out and about. 34 oz of water. I noticed today it's getting a lot easier to stay under my calorie goal and I'm not snacking as much throughout the day like I use too.

9/23
9/24

Goal for this round is to actually stick to plan for the entire 10 days!
I haven't been getting much sleep, so I've been eating all things bad and not exercising.

Round 48: SW 257.4 EW 253.8 (-3.6)
Round 49: SW 253.8 EW 257.2 (+3.4)
Round 50: SW 257.2 EW 255.8 (-1.4)
Round 51: SW 255.8 EW 252.4 (-3.4)
Round 52: SW 252.4 EW 253.5 (+1.1)

Day/Weight/Comment
9/15 - no weigh in. I forgot about it this morning until I had already eaten. Plan is to not eat after 5pm, try to get a good sleep tonight and than back to better eating (@ calorie goal) and exercise tomorrow.
9/16 - 255.6...a lot of bad food for a lot of days. Plan for today is to fast (which will be hard because I've woken up hungry), reset and get to the gym tonight.
9/17...?? Completely missed yesterday
9/18 - 256.6...yesterday was ok, not the best food choices but stayed under calories (with eating my exercise back), 80 mins of walking, 100 oz of water. TOM showed up this morning.
9/19 - 254.3...under calories by a few, 30 min walk and 76 oz water.
9/20 - 253.4...under calories, 60 mins of walking and 125 oz of water. I didn't have the greatest day yesterday and I really wanted to eat my emotions but managed to keep to plan instead...happy with that!
9/21 - 253.4...over calories, no exercise and only 50 oz of water. I was going to exercise after my son went to sleep but he wasn't feeling well so I ended up having to go to bed with him at 8pm. Went out for lunch and had nachos. The portion was so large I had to take it home and have it for supper as well..plus some ended up in the garbage. It put me way over on my calories though. Today will be better.
9/22 - 252.4...under calories, 70 mins of walking and 91 oz of water. Started to feel a little under the weather yesterday evening and today I woke up with a full blown cold. I'm going to try to stay within calories but with probably no exercise that will be hard.
9/23 - 251.2...was over calories but under maintenance. No exercise, barely moved out of bed. Still sick this morning so we'll see what happens.
9/24

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
Start Round 6/27 - 169 End round 7/06 - 168.4
Round 46 - My 17th Round
Start Round 7/07: - 169.4 End Round 7/16: - 169.0
Round 47 - My 18th Round
Start Round 7/17 - 170 End Round 7/26 - 169.4
Round 48 - My 19th Round
Start Round 7/27 - 169.6 End Round 8/05 - 170.4
Round 49 - My 20th Round
Start Round 8/06 - 170.2 End Round 8/15 - 170.2
Round 50 - My 21st Round
Start Round 8/16 - 169.8 End Round 8/25 - 169.4
Round 51 - My 22nd Round
Day/Weight/Comment
8/26 - 168.8 Garden and beach yesterday
8/27
8/28 - 170.2
8/29 - 169.0 Treadmill 30 minutes last night
8/30 - 168.4
8/31 - 168.8
9/01 - 168.4
9/02 - 168.8
9/03 - 169.2
9/04 - 169.8

Day/Weight/Comment
9/05 - 169.2
9/06 - 171
9/07
9/08 - 169.2
9/10 - No Batteries
9/11 - 170.4 Treadmill 30 minutes last night
9/12 - 170
9/13 - 171.2 Walked 25 minutes last night
9/14 - 171

Day/Weight/Comment
9/15 - 170.8
9/16 - 171
9/17 - 171.4
Somehow this just isn't working!!
9/18 - 170.6
9/19 - 170.6
9/20 - 169.4
9/21 - 169.6
9/22 - 168.4 Hope this trend continues
9/23 - 169.4
9/24

This round I begin a dietitian-designed 6-8 week anti-inflammation elimination diet (a bit tighter than what I've been doing the past month) with hopes of getting past these aches & pains without taking drugs. I'm feeling hopeful!

Goals:
Food ~~ Follow anti-inflammation elimination diet - learn new food tricks!
Exercise ~~ rebuild to 60-90 minutes/day of walking/swimming; restart weight training & yoga when joint pain subsides.
Weight ~~ [Edit 9/16] == 2018: maintain at 140 (or slightly lower)

UGW - ~135-140
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
OSW - 151.8 (Aug. 31, 2016)

Weight on 2/2015 - 218.2
Lost 75#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset 11/16-6/17. FIrst round (R15) Aug. 2017. R52 end weight 140.6 (-.4); 10-day ave 1192

Day/Weight/Calories Day Before/Comment

09/15 - 140.6 - 1116
I'm hoping to get a nice long walk in this morning, and some gardening this afternoon. Have a great weekend, all!

09/16 - 140 - 1131
Yeah, baby! Now to stay here (or a little lower)! I intend to slowly add calories to maintenance level - slowly to figure out what that actually is. Wow - I've been on the loser track for so long (3.75 years) that arriving doesn't feel real!

09/17 - 139.8 - 1010
I don't feel particularly deprived so far on this elimination diet, but I do struggle to get enough calories (never thought I'd say that 3 years ago!!!!). I need to work on that - running much too low. But all the veggies really fill me up!

09/18 - 140 - 997
So far, so good. I'm still finding it a challenge to get enough calories on this elimination diet, but I need to make an effort to increase slowly. Too low is too low. Otherwise, it's fine, and nice to be at goal. This has been a 3.75-year journey, so keep the faith!!!

09/19 - 139.2 - 1118
Since I'm losing on this elimination diet (yes to lots of veggies, moderate fruits, fish, gluten-free oatmeal, nuts, seeds...!), I've decided to just go with it. My real ultimate goal has long been ~130, but I stagnated in the low 150s for so long I decided to just aim for 140. But I'm losing steadily on this scheme, so... No goal, just eating and tracking and definitely not gaining.

09/20 - 139.2 - 1239
I woke up hurting all over and seriously thinking of caving in and taking the @&!!# prednisone. I'm off to look up ways, if any, to minimize side effects. It's a short course, but still.... Other than that, I feel great on this limited diet - can't say I really miss anything in particular (except maybe Dave's Killer Bread - Good Seed!).

09/21 - 138.2 - 1230
Maybe this elimination diet is kicking in re. food sensitivities causing my pain/inflammation - this morning, without any pain meds, I feel much better. So I'm delaying the pred another day or two to see what happens. I went for a lovely walk last evening - not up to my usual 60-90 min yet, but I'm hopeful that I will be up to some nice fall hikes.

09/22 - 138 - 1186
Happy Autumn (or Spring, for those of you in the Southern Hemisphere!). As if to prove her point, Nature cooled the temperature right down this morning. I love cool fall days myself - October is my favorite month - perfect for walking & hiking! Have a lovely weekend, all!

09/23 - 137 - 1199
Why didn't I try an elimination diet sooner? Can't believe I'm losing like this. I'd reset my goal but don't want to jinx it. I did start the prednisone yesterday, and I feel like a new woman this morning. I'm paying very close attention to my sodium and calcium intake and eating lots of potassium and magnesium rich foods to hopefully fend off some common side effects. I'd tickled pink to feel like doing fall things - hikes, walks, gardening....!

09/24

I'm in again!!

Heaviest: 192.2
RGW: 143.0
UGW: 135.0

09/13 - 144.6 at 5:15 a.m.
09/14 - 144.8 at 5:10 a.m.

Day/Weight/Comment

09/15 - 144.2 at 5:45 a.m.
09/16 - 145.0 at 6:45 a.m. ***sigh***
09/17 - 150.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...crimeny!
09/18 - 144.6 at 3:30 a.m.
09/19 - 144.6 at 3:30 a.m.
09/20 - 144.0 at 3:30 a.m.
09/21 - 144.6 at 5:00 a.m.
09/22 - 145.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...egads!
09/23 - 144.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...I think the meds for my arthritis are doing this. The arthritis gods are sitting on their little thrones and laughing their fannies off at me!! EGADS!!!
09/24

Female, Age 51 5'6"
My 12th round
GW 140ish not tied to the number
Round 53 Goals for this round:
*weight goal for this round 147.X
*log every day
*5/7 days of intentional exercise
*Positive Thoughts Only
*Keep Calories on target

Day/Weight/Comment
9/15 149.6 Went for a morning walk then planted myself on the couch. Feeling better but still a little low energy and scratchy throat. Feeling pretty good with my body, starting to read the maintenance boards and the concensus seems to be that maintenance is a series of small, 5 lb yoyo's to keep yourself in check. In my past, maintenance has been the hard part. As I am nearing my goal I am thinking more and more about how I want to live this second half of my life, and it's all about getting rid of the baggage I've carried, in my mind and on my bod. I don't know if I have another 50 years or 50 days or 50 hours, but I intend to take care of this body just in case!
9/16 151.6 Thankfully due to this challenge I know I didn't gain 2 lbs of fat overnight. I went to Mexican food yesterday and totally enjoyed my taco, rice, beans and some chips. Though the quantity was small, this was the real authentic stuff, cooked with manteca and oh so worth it! I expect this to disappear within the next 2 days. Super hydration and low carb is the plan today, as well as a hilly walk with my pups. I increased my daily calories from 1200 to 1400 and my goal is to STAY within this window for the rest of this challenge. Have a great Sunday everyone!
9/17 WEIGH IN DAY 149.8 Got rid of most of the bloat thanks to lemon/cucumber water! Yesterday was pretty uneventful, didn't end up going on a walk, instead chilled and did stuff around the house. Hard to do sometimes but I am learning. I have been a go go go person for so much of my life, and now have reached a place where I don't have to work, but I can if I want. Having to learn to be ok not being busybusy is sometimes difficult. The pup helps, as well as my 16yo son who still needs my presence. Today walking the hill with DH and pups, this hill used to be partially in the "red zone" heart rate for me, but now sticks in fat burning, though I am not charging it as much on the uphill so as not to leave hubby in the dust, but still a success. I am waiting for him to catch up so we can do it twice instead of once and done.
9/18 149.6 Good day, morning walk, went to work for a couple of hours and felt accomplished. Made chicken wings and french bread pizza for dinner, a fun break from the usual protein/veggie/carb balanced meals that I make for the family. Logged my food and stayed in the green! Hubby is slowly but surely getting on board, which makes me so happy. He suggested we walk the dogs TWICE a day on the hill instead of once, or add the bike ride in as well. I am all for it since I had pulled back for him to catch up, and it feels so good to be active together!
9/19 150.4 Staying in the green so far with this new increased calorie alottment from 1200 where I was over every day to 1400 now, however I have eased up on the carbs so will need to be conscious of that...but I am reminded it is a lifestyle. Really trying to break out of the diet mentality that I started this journey with as I near my goal. Being okay with a slower loss and incorporating foods that I was eliminating in moderation. Last night was the first good nights sleep I had in a long while. For the past several months I have felt my sleep is very restless, waking up at 4-5 am wide awake and unable to go back to sleep. I go to bed early, so I know it may just be that my body has had enough, but its the waking up throughout the night that leaves me feeling like I didn't sleep well. Walking the hill with my pups and DH then off on a mountain bike ride while my youngest son is at work, so I should get nice and physically tired today!
9/20 149 Success yesterday, did my ride and my walk, and ate in the green. Went to bed early when the snacking monster hit to avoid blowing it. Lowest weight so far, the solid 149, feeling strong and happy and accomplished.
9/21 149 Woke up hungry yesterday, had a big breakfast then skipped lunch. Walked, stayed in the green. DH told me I was looking slim.
9/22 149.2 Not sure...headache yesterday so not a lot of activity, ate within calories though. I have been tracking my headaches in the fitbit app and it's every 2-3 weeks, not on a monthly hormonal cycle like I thought. I would love to finally stop with the headaches if I could determine the cause. 147 looks like it's going to be out of reach this round, but that's ok, I'll just carry it over to next round. I feel good and stronger on my hilly walks, more time in "fat burning" less in "peak" so my heart rate is improving, meaning more fitness!

9/23 149.6 Looks like this round is going to be one of those rounds. Using all my tools to be okay with that, especially since I just adjusted my calories up from 1200 to 1400. I booked that trip to Maui, leaving in 12 days, so super excited. We have a disabled son and a teenager still at home, so getting away is always a challenge, this is our first just hunny and I vacation in over 4 years. NSV I ordered some bikinis on Zappos and all but 2 fit and make me feel good wearing them! Bathing suits are those things that I refused to wear when I was feeling fat. We have a hot tub and a pool at home but I would always say no, hating the feeling of putting on a suit and seeing my belly. I still have some more to lose, as well as some room to increase my activity level, so super happy to feel good now!

9/24 WEIGH IN DAY

R49 AW: 220.7 (-) EW: 221.3 (-)
R50 AW: 219.7 (-1.0) EW: 218.9 (-2.4)
R51 AW: 218.9 (-0.8) EW: 218.2 (-0.7) Success: Pre-planned before going to birthday party and stuck to plan.
R52 AW: 217.8 (-1.1) EW: 216.0 (-2.2) Success: I stayed the course regardless of the weight on the scale.

Goal: Increase my fiber levels

Day/Weight/Comment

9/15--216.4 Did not get a lot of water in yesterday, work was busy and stressful. Work will be stressful over the next couple of days so I have to be conscious of any signs of stress eating. Zumba today.
9/16--216.4 Going out of town on a work trip today for 3-4 days. My plan for this trip is (1) I'm bringing workout clothes with me and I've already found places to workout, run outside, and if nothing else I'll swim at the hotel and (2) I've found a grocery store near the hotel to buy some healthy snacks. It's pouring rain today, so not sure if if I will be able to get outside and exercise before I fly out tonight.
9/17--Out of town. Snacked last night on a small bag of chips due to stress and did not get a lot of water in..I could definitely feel it this morning. Eating was better today and I finished W4D1 today and kept up with my water. Goal tomorrow is to continue drinking my water and be conscious of my eating while I am out of town.
9/18--DNW out of town.
9/19--DNW out of town.
9/20--DNW out of town
9/21--217.8. So happy to be back home. I would rate my eating while I was out of town as a 7/10. I only ate when hungry, even didn't eat dinner one evening because I just wasn't hungry, but there were times when I could have made better choices. However, overall I am happy. Of course when I came home my husband had not gone food shopping as promised, so there was nothing to eat for lunch today and I had to buy lunch today...the first time in months.
9/22--218.4 Had barely any water yesterday. Positive yesterday is that there was no snacking last night even though I was home alone last night and bored...I just didn't feel like snacking. Zumba this morning, food shopping, and then shopping for bathroom stuff, bathroom renovation starts in less than 2 weeks. Goal for today is get my water in.
9/23--217.8 Did not get a lot of water in yesterday, will continue to work on it today. No rain in the forecast today, so hubby, me, and the dog are going out for a small hike this morning.
9/24

I am a 50 year old 5'4" woman. I am trying to get healthier to avoid diabetes and all of the problems that come from being overweight.

I have found this challenge to be both rewarding and frustrating! Looking at my weight daily has been a real eye opener to see all of the fluctuations and how a high carb day will affect me and the loss for 2-3 days after. On the other hand when I look at the big picture and the averages it has been a consistent loss except for one round.
Spoiler
Round 50 - SW - 182.6 - EW - 183.0 - Average weight over 10 days - 183.1
Round 51 - SW - 183.0 - EW - 183.0 - Average weight over 10 days - 182.5
Round 52 - SW - 181.2 - EW - 182.2 - Average weight over 10 days - 182.2

Start Weight Feb 2018 - 202
Next Goal November 2018 - 170
Goal Weight July 2019 - 140

Day/Weight/Comment
9/15 - 183.0 - I need to get back on track!
9/16 - 185.8 - late night, adult beverages, Olive Garden and a surprise birthday party. I’ll take it because I enjoyed every second of it!
9/17 - 182.3 Not too bad. I was expecting a higher number this morning.
9/18 - 186.0 - Three days of carbs and high sodium. I know this is temporary
9/19 - 185.4 - Ate better yesterday but still not 100% what I need to be doing.
9/20 - 182.6 - Getting back there.
9/21 - 181.2 - That's good.
9/22 - 181.6
9/23 - 182.2 - that makes no sense
9/24

Female 5’1” Age 68.5 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5 UGW 135
SW Rnd 53 131.5

Recommended viewing on Netflix or YouTube: The Magic Pill

Recommended reading: The Obesity Code by Jason Fung, MD

Recommended for the ladies https://www.facebook.com/JamesSmithPT/videos/1494099927361618/

What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

9/15 132.5 Up 1# from yesterday. That’s fine.
9/16 132.0 I’m tired of having this cold.
9/17 132.0 No energy
9/18 132.5 Water fitness luncheon today
9/20 133.0 Art Quilts meeting today, community bingo tonight - fried chicken is on the menu
9/21 132.0
9/22 131.5 Going to Grandparents’ Day at grandkids school.
9/23 131.0 Didn’t go to kiss school as I was having leg cramps and didn’t think I should drive. On the plus side, a couple of days ago I switched from coconut oil in my coffee to MCT or XCT oil as I have partial bottles of both. The day before yesterday I realized I had more energy than I have had in months and yesterday was even more! In the last 2 days I’ve done more around the house than I did total in the last 6-8 months! When I have said I was a slug, I REALLY meant it!
9/24 131.5