JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 56

abowersgirl · October 2018

@conniev2018 we are here for you!!!

OncologyChick · October 2018

Age 49
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 lost 0.5kg
Round 48 lost 0.9kg
Round 49 lost 2.1kg
Round 50 gained 0.3kg
Round 51 lost 1.7kg
Round 52 lost 1.0kg
Round 53 - 55 On holiday gained 4.4kg and lost 2.5kg

Round 56 SW 84.3
End Round 56 GW 83.2kg

10/15 85.0 kg (+0.7kg) oke didn't see that one comming. Bit I'm happy to be pasrt of this 10-day challenge again!
10/16 85.1kg (+0.1kg) Started moving again.... 15.000 steps and 7.5km bikeride. Stayed in kacalgoal
10/17 85.2kg (+0.1kg) Had a good and busy day, not much excersize... let's try today to be better
10/18 84.9kg (-0.3kg) Worked a long day, got 7000 steps

It's no excuse, but it's a busy week....
10/19 85.5kg (+0.6kg) Feeling under the weather, had cravings all day and ate 250 kcal more then I supposed

10/20 85.4kg (-0.1kg) Need to turn around this number, my focus and the way I deal with this. I just don't want to turn the whole process around. I'm determend to get under the 80kg!! And....I will succeed

10/21 85.3kg (-0.1kg) My physical and mental status was badly influenced by my hormonal status

. Did some reading and research and started excersizing again. Made a schedule for the next 4 weeks with strong curves. I still want to loose another 5-6 kilo's (11-13 lbs) and also get in a better shape with a more defined body. Sooooo I've got my positive attitude back, this round is a warming up for the real work!!
10/22 85.2kg (-0.1kg) Had a good day, walked 10.000 steps, cooked a lovely Sundaymeal and enjoyed my weekend.
10/23
10/24

Winner_in_Life · October 2018

Round 56
Svetlana
Age - 50
Height 167 cm
Staring Weight 68.1 kg (150 lbs.)
Day/Weight/Comment
10/15 – 68.1 kg (150 lbs.) / I met Jillian Michaels twice (morning and evening).
10/16 – 67.8 kg (149.5 lbs.) – 7 km (4,3 miles) run in the morning and 3 km walk during the lunch break
10/17 - 66.8 kg (147.3 lbs.) – six-pack in 6 weeks (38 min in the morning). Yesterday calories consumed a bit more than 1200 kcal. Tracker told not enough considering all exercised I did. But I just could not eat more
10/18 – 66.4 kg (146.4 lbs.) – 7 km run in the morning
10/19 – 65.9 kg (145.3 lbs.) – slight stretching in the morning only
10/20 – 65.6 kg (144.6 lbs.) – no exercise today, but may be in the evening . Or at least try not to overeat. Weekends are full of temptations. But my usual glass at the market place in Frankfurt I will have anyway.
10/21 – 65.8 kg (145 lbs.)
10/22 – 67.5 kg (148.8 lbs.) – no comments required. Too much food, zero acivity
10/23
10/24

TerriRichardson112 · October 2018

JGM10D ~|~ Round 56
I am FOCUSED on heathy food choices and DETERMINED to achieve my goals!
Previous rounds

Age: 72; Height 5’2”; Female
SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
LW: 153 (Oct 2016)
Round 47: SW: 173.6; GW: 170; EW: 168.4
Round 48: SW: 168.4; GW: 167; EW: 167.4
Round 49: SW: 168.4; GW: 166; EW: 167.4 (at least I didn't gain!)
Round 50: SW: 167.4; GW: 166.x; EW: 166.8 ✅ Result!!!
Round 51: SW: 167.1; GW: 166.x; EW: 167.0
Round 52/3 on vacation.
Round 54: SW: 166.8 GW: 166.4
Round 55: SW: 167.2 GW: 166.4 EW: 165.2
Round 56: SW: 165.4 GW: 165.0 EW:

Daily Goals

Daily Goals
Food
~ Pre-log; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Cardio:
~ 9,500+ Steps daily
~ 30+ minutes HIIT
Strength:
~ 15+ mins lower body physio daily
~ 10+ minutes arms/core/abs
Flexibility:
~ 5 mins stretch before/after workouts
~ 10+ mins yoga/tai chi
Daily Mindfulness Practice/meditation
15 mins Daily Declutter session

14/10: 165.2: Goals 😎 Very happy with this. Hoping it's not just because I have been ill the last few days.
Round 56 GW: 165.x
15/10: 165.4: Goals ✅ Feeling much better. 17 minutes Lower Body Circuits already done. The last few days have shown me that I need to be more focused on eating healthy food and limiting the treats. I don't need them.
16/10: 165.3: Goals ✅ A bit late posting this, but I did weigh first thing. Gradually easing back into some exercise.
17/10: 165.5: Goals ✅ Had a bit of a snack attack last night, but still under goal, so not much damage.
18/10: 165.4: Goals ✅ Still happy with that, although I would like to see it going down again before the end of the round.
19/10: 165.5: Goals ✅
20/10: 165.4: Goals ✅ Oh! Come on! Get down, you pesky scale!!!!
21/10: 165.6: Goals ✅
22/10: 165.5: Goals ✅ Holding steady. Not bad after the weekend. Had a glass of wine with dinner, Sat and Sun, and a slight attack of the snackies last night. Still under goal, but ate into my exercise calories.
23/10: xxxxx: Goals
24/10: xxxxx: Goals

THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieve permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.

Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.

Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

krea4 · October 2018

August 2018 - 143.0
Average weight R55 = 139.6

5'5", 46 yrs

10/15 - 137.8
10/16 -
10/17 -
10/18 -
10/19 -
10/20 - 137.6
10/21 - 138.2 - it's been a crazy week! Hopefully back on track this week.
10/22 - 137.2
10/23 -
10/24 -

bryony_bby · October 2018

Round one for me! Let's do this!

Round 56 sw-214.0lb
Round 56 ew goal-212lb

Day/Weight/comment
10/15- 214.0lb- Been out walking for an hour and a half this morning, I will add another 45mins to that later when I walk my dog. Feeling motivated!

10/16- 213.8lb- Feeling absolutely knackered today, I got a really bad nights sleep last night due to my youngest child being a little wotsit. I just hope that doesn't derail my eating plan for today. I will only be doing housework and walking the dog later.

10/17- 213.0lb- Another bad night with the little one, I ended up having more snacks than I intended last night, ended on my bmr though so not awful. Doing a food shop in the minute, I'm going to make smart choices.

10/18- 213.8lb- I had a really good day yesterday, plenty of walking and I stuck to my calorie goals. I'm going to make an effort to drink plenty today.

10/19- 212.8lb- A very undeserved weigh in this morning as I went on a bit of a binge last night. I'm not going to beat myself up about it but I am going to stick to my calorie goals today and just carry on, I have been known for one binge day turning into a binge week and then a month so the most important thing I can do today is to forget yesterday and carry on as if it didn't happen. On a plus note I walked over 12000steps yesterday, that's pretty good for me.

10/20- 212.6lb- Another low for me. I feel abit bloated and hormonal today. I stuck to my calorie goals yesterday and did over 10,000 steps. Today is going to be another controlled day calorie wise but I am not sure if I will get time to do much walking, perhaps a few strength exercises when kids go to bed later.

10/21- 213.0lb- Abit of a gain on the scales today but I also started my period so that could be the culprit.

10/22- 212.0lb- Reached my goal for this round, now the scales must play nice for the next few days and keep me here. I did well on the calorie front yesterday and got in most of my steps. Today is a low calorie day and I will reach 10,000steps!

10/23
10/24

fraukazi · October 2018

Round 56
OSW: 74kg May 2018
GW: below 70kg in Oct and stay there
UGW: below 65 by end of the year
Rounds 47-55 EW: 73-70.5kg

10/15 70kg oh wow, but then, i didn't have dinner yesterday. Went boxing in the morning, then for brunch, where we started drinking, ended up far too drunk and in bed by about 9.30pm... So this weight is after a very long sleep, let's see what tomorrow brings.
I'm off this week, which means I'll be able to exercise more, but also have to make mors of an effort to get my steps done. Today is a hung over rest day.
10/16 71kg - to be expected. I felt very sorry for myself yesterday and ended up not logging after lunch. I had loads of snacks in the eve but at least made it out for a walk to get my steps in despite being very sore from Sunday's boxing. Today started well, off work, so had a lie in, did some yoga befor weighing and breakfst and will either run or go boxing again tonight.
10/17 71kg still. Under cals yesterday, but quite a bit of exercise, however my run wasn't very successful. I stopped and walked after around 20mins, but went boxing in the eve - I think this is becoming an addiction... While I don't log boxing cals, I managed to get quite a few from the long walk and running a few errands. Also did Yoga in the morning and will get ready for day 2 now.
I didn't know there was an Adriene app, installed immediately, thanks bubblegumtofit
10/18 - 71kg still but I know why. Not going to work this week means I have to put extra effort in to make my step goals, which I didn't yesterday. It was also a rest day, but I ate like it was a very busy work out day, I just wanted things all afternoon and evening. Today, I'm posting very late, started with day 3 of adriene's yoga this morning, then went for a run this afternoon. It took quite a while to get into it, I haven't run as much as I wanted cos I'm so hooked on boxing these days. It really showed me how different muscle groups are used on different work outs. While I feel i'm making progress boxing and with the drills, running wasn't very good two days ago and still quite stiff today. I need to balance workouts more.
My motivation to log is a bit low, but this group is keeping me accountable.
10/19 71kg - oh boy, i'm self sabotaging. I can see my body changing for the better and my fitness improving, which is like giving myself a free ride to eat. Then I think I really need to get this back under control, while buying cheesecake for dessert after I had a burger! What is wrong with me?
I know being at home and in limbo about what I'll do next job-wise isn't helping. But come on!
At least the exercise is ok, did yoga day 4 today and will go for a walk. My knee hurts a bit from yesterday's run, so I'll decide later on boxing.
Soery for the rant, but I need to write this down to see how silly it I am being.
10/20 70.5kg, it's moving!
Sooo, maybe all this overeating is my way to go? Haha I wish. It means that I'm not doing as badly as I keep thinking.
I forget that I'm not just losing weight - however slowly and unlinear - I've also reversed gaining more, which should count for something.
Other wins are that I have also increased my exercise, reduced mindless snacking, emotional/stress-related eating and overall feel much better. The last few months have been slow for losing weight, but, and I have to say it again, I've reversed gaining! And that despite quite a few stressors - husband's slow path into depression and the start of treatment, increasing unhappiness about my job which lead to quitting, acknowledging that it's ok not be ok, an uncertainty and anxiety over what i'll do next for work, possibly going to Zambia for 3 months, almost having to make the decision to put down our kitten, family stuff. I know we all have our stuff to deal with and I have a tendency to play mine down. Writing here helps me tremendously, so does knowing that others have their own challenges and struggles and I thank you for sharing, commenting and reading.
Anyway, enough of that from me, have a lovely day, London has been beautiful these last couple of days and I'm giving myself a day of logging after all this self reflection (I already went for brunch with hubby and probably dinner at our friends').

10/21 70kg!!! YAY, let's see if it sticks.
Really enjoyed my day off logging and satisfied my cravings. I have noticed that many of the snacks ans sweets I used to eat are not as satisfying as they used to be. Which is good to know as I won't be wasting my calories on those going forward. Easy start to the day, but will go for a run in the lovely sunshine soon.

10/22 70kg - very happy with that! Halfway point to my goal
The dinner with friends from Sat was moved to yesterday, which I just quick added. I was sensible during the day and went for a run so had about 1100 left for dinner.
My husband noticed my loss yesterday - he's not that bothered as long as I don't get skinny, which I've never been. I finally feel like close to the me again that I am ok with. Now onto the next 3-7kg to get to the me I'm really happy with.
10/23
10/24

tinkerbellang83 · October 2018

Started: Round 51 226.2lbs
MFP Start Weight: 255.7lbs
End Goal Weight: 180lbs

ROUND 51 End Weight:228.0lbs +1.8lbs
ROUND 52 End Weight:225.8lbs -2.2lbs
ROUND 53 End Weight:230.6lbs +4.8lbs
ROUND 54 End Weight:227.8lbs -2.8lbs
ROUND 55 End Weight:230.8lbs +3.0lbs

ROUND 56
Current Goal Weight: 220lbs
Day Weight
10/15 229.6lbs
10/16 228.8lbs
10/17 No Weigh In - Business Travel
10/18 228.0lbs
10/19 228.6lbs
10/20 228.2lbs
10/21 228.2lbs
10/22 228.0lbs

15/10 Back to work today after a long weekend, I have been really struggling with discipline the last week or two and it's not like I've a particularly strict plan to start with, my heads just not been in the game. Need to try and focus on alternatives to stress/emotional eating. I know I can do it, because I've done it before, however, sometimes it's just easier said than done. Here's to a better week, goals for today hit calorie goal and get out for a run

16/10 I signed up to Healthy Wage yesterday, I've tried DietBet before I liked the concept but did not like how rigidly it expected the weight to come off, especially as I have huge water weight swings around ovulation/shark week, so I've set myself up to lose 30lbs over the next year, I will pay in $30 per month and if I hit my goal by the end I get $855 and can extend if needed. Hoping it will give me that extra nudge to the lose the 2nd half. Goals for today - get some strength training done and make sensible choices on business travel this evening/tomorrow.

18/10 Got a quick 20 minute weight session in before leaving work to travel on Tuesday, lifted really heavy to make up for the short time, ate reasonably well over the 2 days I was away and managed to even get a quick row in on the river yesterday evening when I got home.Today's goals - have an active rest day, get my steps in, hit my calorie and protein targets.

19/10 Had a lovely rest day yesterday, went way over on calories but over the week it's not so bad. Protein was spot on and got my steps in.Today's goals are to get a lunchtime weight session in and try to stay sensible when I am out this evening.

20/10 Got my weights session in after work, stuck with just 2 bottles of beer when I was out before hitting the diet coke. Today's goals are to hit my steps and eat well.

21/10 Just slightly over calorie deficit yesterday and got my steps in. Today's goal was to get a decent hike in and make sure I've hit my protein target for the week.

22/10 Smashed all my weekly goals aside from my calorie deficit, I was at around 3300 calories under at the end of the week rather than 3500 so really not a bad effort, got yesterday's hike in and got a lot more protein than I was aiming for, win-win. Today's goals are to get out for a run, get this weeks food plan filled in and hit my protein intake.

Tracie_Lord · October 2018

I'm 38 years old from UK and 5'11

Pre challenge loss 24.00lbs

R21 SW 274.50 EW 268.00 (-6.50)
R22 SW 268.00 EW 267.50 (-0.50)
R23 SW 267.50 EW 264.75 (-2.75)
R24 SW 264.50 EW 264.75 (+0.25)
R25 SW 264.75 EW 268.50 (+4.00)
R26 SW 269.25 EW 268.50 (-0.75)
R27 SW 269.25 EW 262.50 (-7.25)
R28 SW 262.50 EW 255.75 (-6.75)
R29 SW 255.75 EW 254.50 (-0.75)
R30 SW 254.50 EW 249.50 (-5.00)
R31 SW 249.50 EW 247.50 (-2.00)
R32 SW 247.50 EW 252.25 (+4.75)
R33 SW 252.75 EW 242.75 (-9.50)
R34 SW 242.75 EW 236.25 (-6.50)
R35 SW 236.25 EW 235.75 (-0.50)
R36 SW 235.75 EW 233.50 (-2.25)
R37 SW 233.50 EW 230.00 (-3.50)
R38 SW 230.00 EW 228.50 (-1.50)
R39 SW 228.50 EW 229.50 (+1.00)
R40 SW 229.50 EW 223.50 (-6.00)
R41 SW 223.50 EW 229.50 (+6.00)
R42 SW 229.50 EW 231.75 (+2.25)
R43 SW 231.75 EW 223.50 (-8.25)
R44 SW 223.50 EW 223.50 (-0.00)
R45 SW 223.50 EW 219.50 (-4.00)
R46 SW 219.50 EW 217.50 (-2.00)
R47 SW 217.50 EW 215.25 (-2.25)
R48 SW 215.25 EW 215.50 (+0.25)
R49 SW 215.50 EW 211.75 (-3.75)
R50 SW 211.75 EW 209.50 (-2.25)
R51 SW 209.50 EW 207.75 (-1.75)
R52 SW 201.75 ..... HOLIDAYS .....
R53 .......... HOLIDAYS …………….
R54 … HOLIDAYS... EW 217.50
R55 SW 217.50 EW 222.50 (+5.00) - up 20.75 pre vacation
R56 SW 222.50 EW

10/14 - 222.50
10/15 - 220.75
10/16 - 220.75
10/17 - 220.50
10/18 - 222.50 just cant shift this flu so everything is so hard

10/19 - 222.75
10/20 - 223.75
10/21 - 223.75
10/22 - 223.75
10/23 -
10/24 -

UTMom81 · October 2018

Historical SW (January 2017): 193
Recent SW: 187.6 (Sunday after Thanksgiving)
Challenge SW: 181.8
R25 AVE = 180.36
R26 (Christmas!) AVE = 179.23
R27 AVE = 176.1
R28 AVE = 172.1
R29 AVE= 169.3 (EW = 170.2)
R30 AVE= 167.3 (EW = 166.6)
R31 AVE= 166 (EW = 166.4)
R32 AVE=163.9 (EW = 162)
R33 AVE = 160.6. (EW = 159.8)
R34 AVE = 160.2 (EW = 160)
R35 AVE = 157.2 (EW = 156.2)
R36 AVE = 156.3 (EW = 156.6) Kitchen Remodel
R37 AVE = 155.4 (EW = 156.6) Kitchen Remodel
R38 AVE = 153.9 (EW = 152.6)
R39 AVE = 152.6 (EW = 152.6)
R40 AVE = 153.5 (EW = 153.2)
R41 AVE = 152.7 (EW = 153.8)
R42 AVE = 152.0 (EW = 151.6)
R43 AVE = 148 (EW = 147.6) Broke through the plateau! Yay! NORMAL BMI
R 44-55 Have been in maintenance (I've been down to as low as 143.5 and as high as 148)
Goal for R56= 146

Day/Weight/Comment
10/15
10/16
10/17-- 146.2. Coming back to the group for a while, especially to support a friend. I've been away for a while because I'm happy where I am. But it won't hurt me to lose a little more especially right here before the holidays.
10/18— 147.2 I knew those Fritos with chili last night were a bad idea! Oh well, gotta drink more water today because of it.
10/19— 147 Not enough exercise yesterday, but did ok on food. Too many meetings at work.
10/20— 146.2 Had a pretty good day today. Slowly chipping away at vacation weight gain.
10/21— 146.8 Had a good day yesterday and was expecting at least a little drop this morning, but it didn’t happen. But I WILL continue to stay the course!
10/22
10/23
10/24

MyEvolvingJourney · October 2018

Original start weight: 221 March 2016
Restart weight: 191 March 2018
Ultimate goal weight: 140
Female 5'4" 38 years

Round 54: SW 177.6 EW 176.6
Round 55: SW 175.8 EW 177
🎯Mini Goal: 173
10/15 176.4 - It's my "Friday" today and I'm excited! I'm off tomorrow, then I work 1/2 a shift then I'm off the rest of the week!
I think I'm going to make it my goal this round to exercise 6 out of 10 days.
10/16 176 - I spent 10 minutes on the elliptical last night before deciding I just wasn’t feeling it, so I went for about a 10 minute walk. Today I’m off and I’m thinking of going for a walk today. We’re going to Chipotle for dinner tonight! I’m excited, I love Chipotle! 🙂
Exercise 1/6 is complete!
10/17 175.2 - Awesome! I had a really nice walk yesterday. And I got to eat one of my favorite dinners! And...nsv! I went to Victoria's Secret because I had a gift card. I've never shopped there before because I guess I assumed they wouldn't have my size. They did a fitting and the size gave me a surprise! I thought oh my gosh have I been buying the wrong size all along? Does anyone know? Are their cup sizes different? Anyway, I felt so confident and happy in a bra that actually fit me right! It makes such a difference! For the first time in a long time I was happy with what I saw in the mirror! Such a good feeling!
Exercise 2/6 is complete!
10/18 176.6 - Huh. The only thing I can think of is that dinner the past couple of nights was kind of high in sodium. Last night, I started feeling some IBS symptoms so I'm feeling pretty bloated. Not sure what's causing it. Hopefully it passes soon.
10/19 176 - I ended up at the dentist office yesterday. I knew that I need a root canal and it was scheduled for next month. My tooth broke, and it was hurting so I went in yesterday. The dentist that does the root canals was already off for the day, but they said that they are able to fix the tooth and do the root canal so I'll be doing that Tuesday morning. No fun! Thankfully it's not hurting right now.
Other than that I was within calories yesterday and I did not meet my step goal. Will go for it today!
10/20 176 - Hmmm...I'm thinking it's maybe time to lower my calories a smidge and see if that makes a difference. I spent most of last round hanging around 176 despite being within my calories. I'm still not going over. I did get in an evening walk last night for exercise 3/6.
10/21 174.8 - It was a fun day yesterday! My son had a cross country meet. We were freezing, but it was fun! He and I took a walk beforehand and we both jogged a little.
I had an exciting NSV! When I was getting dressed for the meet, I pulled a pair of jeans on and realized they felt different. I've been wearing my size 16 jeans even though they're slightly loose. These jeans fit comfortably. I quick like pulled them down to check the size and did a happy dance! They were the size 12 jeans I had bought last year! I had bought them last November and was so excited to be in a smaller size. By the end of January, they would no longer fit me, being much too tight. I'm so excited to be able to wear them again!
Tonight I have a family dinner and I'm going to do my best to stay on track.
Exercise 4/6 complete!
10/22 175.6 - I got in a short hiit workout yesterday. Yesterday as pretty good. I feel like I ate pretty well, I did have a family dinner and I didn’t do a bunch of snacking, which is a win for me. Tomorrow will be better. Exercise 5/6 is complete!
10/23
10/24

jaccimc63 · October 2018

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 54

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
UGW: 145-150

End R40: 171 (-3)
End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
End R42: 168 (-2.5)
End R43: 165 (-3)
End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
End R45: 163 (-.5)
End R46: 160 (-3)
End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
End R48: 159 (+.5)
End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
End R50: 154.5 (-3)
End R51: 154 (-.5)
End R52: 153 (-1)
End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
End R54: 151 (-1.5)
End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)

Day/Weight/Comment

10/15 - 150 - No surprise there, I had spaghetti both Saturday and Sunday night (within calories) and very little water.
10/16 - 149.5 - Nice to see this morning. More water today!
10/17 - 149 - I'm having lunch with a client today, so I'm glad I'm down a little more. He's taking me to a private restaurant at his club, so there is no online menu for me to pre-plan my meal. Nine months ago I wouldn't have though twice about it. Now, I'm going to take the advice that I've learned here and make the best choices I can to mitigate the damages for tomorrow's weigh in.
10/18 - 148 - Surprise! I ordered the baked cod for my business lunch yesterday (it would not have been my choice earlier this year) and this morning I'm happy I did.
10/19 - 148 - I fully expected a bounce back this morning as that is usually what happens after a new low. This is a nice weight to go into the weekend for me.
10/20 - 147.5 - Wow, I had a piece of pizza last night and expected the sodium to bump me up. It will probably hit tomorrow. I will say that having just adopted our new dog last week, my steps have definitely gone up. If I think about it, my weight loss started slowing too when our old dog died in July. I've read before how a dog helps people stay fit, it just never occurred to me that our previous dog probably kept me from gaining even more weight.
10/21 - 147.5 - I ate at maintenance calories yesterday and weight loss calories today, but I had a lot of sodium so tomorrow I'll probably see a bump up.
10/22 - 148.5 - There it is! I'll be drinking my water and sticking to my weight loss calories this week.
10/23
10/24

SheilaBoneham · October 2018

This round will get me into week 6 of my dietitian-designed 6-week anti-inflammation elimination diet. I'm trying to decide what food to add back first!

Goals:
Food ~~ Follow anti-inflammation elimination diet - learn new food tricks! Calories <1330.
Exercise ~~ 60-90 minutes 5-6 days/week of walking/swimming; weight training 3 days/week.
Weight ~~ stay below 136; eventually hit 130.

UGW - 135 +/- 2
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.

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
R48 end weight 146.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1378
R49 end weight 144.2 (-2.6); 10-day ave 1174
R50 end weight 142.2 (-2); 10-day ave 1200
R51 end weight 141 (-1.2); 10 day ave 1231
R52 end weight 140.6 (-.4); 10-day ave 1192
R53 end weight 137.2 (-3.4); 10-day ave 1134
R54 end weight 136.6 (-.6); 10-day ave 1238

R55 end weight 135.4 (-1.2); 10-day ave

Day/Weight/Calories Day Before/10-day ave/Comment

10/15 - 136 - 1322 - 10-day ave 1232
I weighed in about 2 hours early & suspect I'd be lower at my usual time. But no cheating.

I have two more weeks on this very restrictive diet and then I can start testing the foods I've eliminated - eggs first! I'm looking forward to the process. I generally feel better, but still have this !!*&% joint pain. It moves around and the past few days has settled into my shoulders, which makes getting in and out of clothes a lot of fun. OTOH, I have a lot more energy than I've had for a while, so the uptick in Vit B12 and other nutrients has made a huge difference.

10/16 - 135.4 - 908 - 10-day ave 1202
Note to self - do not take ginger & curcumin supplements on an empty stomach in the morning. I had an upset stomach until afternoon so ate a teensy lunch. I felt better later, but not enough to eat much. Back to normal calories today. I should have known better!

10/17 - 135.4 - 1283 - 10-day ave 1214
I finished teaching last night (6-week non-credit fiction writing course) and I feel free - I'm hoping to take a long walk this morning and work in my garden this afternoon.

10/18 - 135.8 - 1091 - 10-day ave 1173

10/19 - 135 - 1343 - 10-day ave 1202
No chance to check in yesterday. Gorgeous sunrise this morning! And I'm tickled with the scale!!! I'm down 16 pounds in 4 months for 83 total since Feb 2015, and it feels great.

10/20 - 135.2 - 1301 - 10-day ave 1214
Through the first 4.5 weeks of this elimination diet I didn't feel particularly deprived, but at almost the end of week 5 I'm lusting after a few things -- peppers! tomatoes! my favorite breakfast -- Bob's Red Mill Old Country Muesli with egg whites, kefir, and fruit! And it's probably the longer walks I'm slowly adding as my joint pain lessens, but I'm hungry! I'm eating lots of protein, reasonable fat, and lots of veggies and fruit, but finding snackables that don't violate the restrictions isn't easy. I am slowly trying to increase my calories, but there are days when I just can't. All things considered, I shouldn't complain, but still.... OTOH, I've lost about 12 pounds since I started this (and several before that on a modified do-it-myself version), so that's a plus.

Enjoy your weekend, all!

10/21 - 135 - 1218 - 10-day ave 1215
My doggy girl Lily had a bad day yesterday (she has a variety of signs that suggest cancer), so we, too, had a bad, long day, but she's much more chipper this morning. She's a reminder to cherish those we love, to take things one day at a time, and to live in the moment. And to play & be silly!

10/22 - 135 - 1251 - 10-day ave 1216
One more week and I can start adding food back into my diet - yay! The countdown has begun.... ( think my DH, who does most of the cooking, is more excited than I am.

)

10/23
10/24

susiemcmac · October 2018

49 year old female - 5'7" from the Midwest

OSW: 200.4
Rnd 1: -3
Rnd 2: - 2.8
Rnd 3: -.4
Rnd 4: +1.4
Rnd 5: -4.4
Rnd 6: -1.6 (end weight 187)
Rnd 7: +1.6
Rnd 8: +.8
UGW: 165

Day/Weight/Comment
10/15 - 187.2 - ugh! I'm going to do better this round. Goals are to exercise 5-6 days a week and be below 185.5 by the end!
10/16 - 185.6 - got my workout in this morning too!
10/17 - 185.6 - workout done this a.m.
10/18 - 185.2 - stayed up late with the family and missed my early workout. Will try to walk the dogs this afternoon to get some movement.
10/19 - 186.2 - have to make better choices for snacks after work! I'm starving and we eat dinner late and I make all the wrong decisions at this point!
10/20 -187.2
10/21 - 187.2
10/22 - 188.2 - missed a few days of posting due to a crazy weekend which is evident by the scale. Hoping for a loss these last 2 days...
10/23
10/24

Soccrr99 · October 2018

Round 52 SW: 204
Round 52 EW: 202
Round 53 EW: 198
Round 54 EW: 195
Round 55 EW: 194
Goal: 191 I’ll start giving myself a round goal now that I lost my initial 10- we will see if it helps!

10/15 - 193.5 woohoo! Started to change my habit of eating a snack after 10pm.. I don’t go to sleep until 1am but I’m sure late night snacking is not helping.
10/16 - 192.5 is not night snacking that effective?? Maybe it’s avoiding peanut butter.. I’ve been kind of obsessed lately lol
10/17 - 192.5! Alright! It’s real!
10/18 - 192.5
10/19 - 191.5 I don’t think I’m eating enough... haven’t had a chance to eat all that I need to. Very sick toddler and a baby.. I’m exhausted

10/20 - didn’t weigh
10/21 - 195 omg. Had a wedding yesterday and went totally overboard.. also the water tasted so gross I didn’t drink any all day or night. Hopefully tomorrow’s weigh in will bring me back
10/22 - 194 disappointed. I need more water. Life lesson, never binge at a wedding again 😕
10/23
10/24

AJB1014 · October 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 EW 191.2 (-0.8)
R49 SW 191.2 GW 190.0 EW 189.5 (-1.7)
R50 SW 189.5 GW 188.0 EW 185.5 (-4.0)
R51 SW 185.5 GW 184.0 EW 185.5 (-0.0)
R52 SW 185.5 GW 183.5 EW 183.5 (-2.0)
R53 X X X X X X
R54 SW 183.8 GW 182.0 EW 180.4 (-3.4)
R55 SW 180.4 GW 179.0 EW 180.2 (-0.2)
R56 SW 180.2 GW Anything under 180
Total Lost to Date: 32.2
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
Short term GW3: 170.0 by 1/7/19
UGW: 155ish - by April 2019

10/15 - Monday - 183.4 - Birthday celebrations increase - to be expected. Gave myself some grace this weekend and getting back at it today!
10/16 - Tuesday - 184.2 - Did NOT get back at it yesterday. Mom wanted pasta and any excuse is a good excuse for pasta to me. Then I continued the gluttony with a brownie after dinner that made my tummy hurt. And now I am REALLY getting back to it today. Had smoothie, fish oil and took meds already this morning. Going to prelog the day and make it a good one, no matter what I eat - I will eat the correct portion size.
10/17 - Wednesday - 184.0 - House guest kindly bought us pizza for dinner as a thank you last night - I had no self control and ate 3 pieces and was hungrier after so I kept eating like the hungry caterpillar. Oh well moving on! Missed my morning goals to trade for extra snuggle time. If I've learned anything so far - its that I just gotta keep trying, despite the trips, stumbles, and falls!
10/18 - Thursday - 181.2 - Alright! Not enough water yesterday. Working on that today. Kept dinner reasonable yesterday with leftover soup and a piece of bread and butter. I wanted something sweet after so badly but fortunately we didn't have anything! Prelogged today and its helping me stay on track better, even when things change I know where I'm at better than logging after the fact. Did 10 minutes of stretching and core work last night - just enough to feel my muscle work and get some endorphins flowing - then took a sauna and relaxed myself to bed early! Wasnt able to get up when I first woke - rolled around til 7 - really need to stop doing that and wake up with the stretching in the morning too maybe - it made me feel great! Started the day with smoothie and fish oil and even remembered my meds! My libra weight trend app started really getting me down as it showed my 170 goal wont be achieved until JUNE! I want to be 150 by june! But it's not the apps fault Its just been a ton of celebrating and that is something I'm learning how to work through, emotional eating as celebration is just as damaging as emotional eating to ease pain so I'm working on that especially during this upcoming season of celebrations!
10/19 - 180.0 - A super strong day yesterday. Hit all my goals yesterday and mostly this morning (failed to wake up early - always and forever a struggle). No packed lunch but craving a salad for lunch so Wendys salad it is. Still 600 calories but it's a treat! And I was looking at some other restaurant salads - 1200 calories!!! We have friends coming over tonight and I'm not sure dinner plans either. Rolling with it but making better choices this weekend because that is where I fall short and have ended up losing and gaining these same 4 lbs for the past month and a half.
10/20 - Saturday - 177.0
10/21 - Sunday - 180.0
10/22 - Monday - 183.0 - Aaaaand I did not make better choices this weekend. Friday turned into an impromptu party at our house. I have not stayed up that late in forever. Worth it though - have not connected like that in a while. But the lowest weight Saturday was surely dehydration. Then PMS and hangover turned into an ugly monster and we cooked ALL DAY LONG just to be gluttons. This was not the food prep I had longed for lol oh no - it was pea soup and buffalo chicken mac and cheese and mulled cider and on and on. And then Sunday was the pot luck and I honestly did OK - not great but OK. TOM arrived this morning and I'm so bloated and what did I do? Stopped for a breakfast sandwich at dunks! Then I'm suddenly reminded that as winter approaches spring is that much closer too! And spring means the next phase of goals - be baby ready! So I'm letting my goals inspire me again. Letting the fire ignite my soul again so I can figure out how to navigate this season of celebrations without using food to celebrate every single time. Committing to being present here on the weekends again to be accountable!
10/23
10/24

shunggie · October 2018

Round #56 but My #2 round
Female/49 years/Missouri

OSW - 213 (highest weight ever 280 but I've had most of that off for more than 10 years but still)
CW - 191
RGW - 187
UGW – 135

Food Goals:
Get 5 servings of fruits/veggies every day.
Stay under my calorie goal of 1,500.

Exercise:
Walk at least an hour 3 days a week.
Weight training 1 day a week
Other 1 day a week for an hour (biking/tennis/water aerobics or walking if nothing more fun is available)

Day/Weight/Comment
10/15 - 191 The first day back at work after being sick. Hope to return to exercise routine tomorrow.
10/16 - 192.2 Worked out at the gym over an hour (drove for 3.5 hours to St. Louis)
10/17 - no scale traveling. Walked 3 rough miles (included 150 steps back up a steep hill)
10/18 - no scale traveling. Walked 3 miles (drove 3.5 hours back to K.C. and still walked!)
10/19 - 193.3 Hopefully just retained water, I stayed within calories goals. I will rest today and go for a 4 mile walk tomorrow.
10/20 - 191.6 Did not make the long walk but did walk around the pumpkin patch for 3 hours. Sometimes carrying a squirming 22 pound baby, that should count right??
10/21 - 191.6 I’m definitely walking today. I need it!
10/22 - 192.2 I walked 5 miles yesterday. Which made it seem OK to have that 2nd pumpkin doughnut... Dang it! I am not going to make my goal for this round. I need to be more realistic next round. I just hope to be belong my starting current weight.

Though I have stayed in my calorie goal everyday this round.
10/23
10/24

wendyj1012 · October 2018

10/15 - 179.6 - Finally in the 170s!
10/16 - 180.1 - Darn it!
10/17 – 179.9 – Yay!
10/18 – 179.7 – Not feeling hungry at all, but feeling thinner. I wish everyday was like this.
10/19 - 180.0 - Today is "Weigh-in" day and I'm down -2.2 for the week. I'm upping my calories for the next 2 days so I am preparing myself for a slight increase on the scale.
10/20 - 179.7 - I'll take it!
10/21 - 179.7 - Went to Six Flags yesterday, walked a lot, burned a lot of calories. I guestimated what I ate calories wise and being conservative I think I only went over by 100. I am definitely taking a rest day today. Feeling motivated.
10/22 - 180.6 - Did everything right, I've had large deficits the past 10+ days and I've only lost 1.6. I'm thinking it's hormonal, ovulation maybe?? Idk. I'm about to stop weighing if it's going to affect me like this all the time. I feel like I've lost weight, 1/2" off my waist, yet the scale is messing with my head. Not sure about stepping on the scale anymore. Maybe just once a month. Still trying to decide on what I want to do. One thing is for sure, I AM NOT GIVING UP. I have to lose this weight for so many reasons. The scale is trying to break my spirit.
10/23
10/24

allmannerofthings · October 2018

HSW 229.4
R40 SW 199.4 . . . R53 SW 178.4 (-21)
R54SW 177.8 -0.6 (-21.6)
R55 SW 177.2 -0.6 (-22.2)
R 56 SW 176.6 -0.6 (-22.8)

Day/Weight/Comment

10/15 176.2 A long evening walk with my son to end the day. 14 days in a row we've gone for a walk together!
10/16 176.2 My son headed out with a friend yesterday so I went for a walk by myself - it was chilly so I didn't stay out long. Started today with a workout.
10/17 176.2

Was really hoping for a loss today. I ate under calories yesterday and did an 8 mile walk with my son on top of my morning work-out. Today will be mostly a rest day - I am wiped and will need to be mindful to avoid zombie eating.
10/18 176.4 just can't seem to shake this 176.
10/19 179 Did not want to weigh in this morning - I knew I blew it yesterday - I had to work an extra five hours at the end of the day, I was tired and feeling sorry for myself. Had szechuan noodles and cookies for very late dinner . Didn't want to track it - but I went back and made my best estimate. Even using exercise calories I was more than 1000 calories over!!
10/20 177.4 It was a struggle to stay on track yesterday, but no other option really, a second day of self-indulgence would have been a real motivation killer. I wonder why it is that I can handle lots of discomforts, headaches, sore knees, etc, but hunger and to a lesser extent tiredness make me restless and unhappy and I feel driven to shut them down as fast as possible and d@mn the consequences.
10/21 176.2 For a second the scale flashed 175.8 - maybe before the end of the round I can make that real.
10/22 176.2 humph! I have a cold - so don't have the energy to rethink my strategy right now - will just try to stick with the plan until my energy levels pick up and then if i am still marooned here at 176 i will do a rethink.
10/23
10/24

tiabirdie56 · October 2018

Seeking lower bodyfat%
My name is Tish.
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 253
MFPSW: 240
CW: 179.8
GW: 170
FGW: 150
*It's easier for me to think 10lbs ahead at a time*

{Round 34- lost 2.8 lbs}
{Round 35 - lost 2.4 lbs}
{Round 36 - lost 1 lb}
{Round 37 - lost 5.6 lbs}
{Round 38 - lost 1 lb}
{Round 39 - lost 3.4 lbs}
{Round 40 - lost 3 lbs}
{Round 41 - lost .8 lbs}
{Round 42 - lost 3.4 lbs}
{Round 43 - lost 1.4 lbs}
{Round 44 - lost 1 lb}
{Round 45 - no wgt loss}
{Round 46 - lost 3.6 lbs}
{Round 47 - lost 1.4 lbs}
{Round 48 - lost 1.8 lbs}
{Round 49 - lost .8 lbs}
{Round 50 - lost 3 lbs}
{Round 51 - .4 lb gain}
{Round 52 - lost 2 lbs}

{Round 53 - lost 1 lb}
{Round 54 - lost .8 lb - EW 179}
{Round 55 - gain .8 lb - EW 179.8}

Day/Weight/Comment

🎀 10/15 - 180.2 - Still tired lol. 65g carbs, 52g net carbs. Last night I thought I would have a good report on carb intake, then I remembered the bread and butter that I ate with my DGD, smh. I have some reading to do on the last thread.

🎀10/16 - 181.6 - I have been neglecting my electrolytes. Sodium and potassium have been very low for the past 2 weeks. Probably also contributing to my tiredness. Carbs were higher than 25g yesterday, but I can go as high as 50g without a problem. So, the plan is electrolytes twice a day until my body adjusts.

🎀10/17 - 179.8 - Electrolytes X 2✔ 10 hours of sleep?!✔✔ That NEVER happens. Still tired though, lol. Inadvertently, I did a sort of egg fast. My first meal, I ate 2 boiled eggs that were sitting in the fridge with some cheddar cheese. I wasn't in the mood for the dinner that I prepared, so my second meal was an omelette filled with spinach and arugula.
🎀10/18 - Scale weight was all over the place this morning. Started with 172, ten times! Ended with 180.2, three times. Other numbers in between. Hopeful that it will settle tomorrow.
🎀10/19 - 178.2 - I went to bed at 9pm last night. I've been slowly decreasing the carb grams back to keto level this week and increasing the fat. Drinking my electrolytes. Sunday was 65g carbs, 52g net carbs. Yesterday was 22g carbs, 18g net carbs. Also, getting back to 16/8 and 20/4 intermittent fasting. IF was not consistent daily while I worked on the project for my friend.
🎀 10/20 - 177.6
🎀10/21 - 178.2 - A litttle bit higher carbs yesterday, but not enough to cause this weight uptick. Just normal. Celebrating my Grandson's birthday today. He turned 2 yesterday. I have no clue what the carb grams could be today. Taking a fatty dip and vegetables with me. Tomorrow, the rest of the carby story. Smh.

🎀10/22 - 177.4 - I'll find out tomorrow if that weight will stand for more than a day, because here is the rest of yesterday's story. 130g carbs, 117g net carbs. 84.9 ozs water +52ozs other fluids (coffee and wine) 100 quick add calories, because I ate chocolate frosting off my fingers after wrapping cake for the freezer. I know it had to be at least 100 calories. BTW, that cake was 790 calories per 7oz slice! I asked my son to get his wifes food scale out. His MIL said "Tish, you gonna weigh the cake?" I said yes and ate 1/4 of it. I just remembered before going to sleep last night, 6ozs of chardonnay I drank. 3ozs I asked for, 3ozs my DIL added to my cup without permission. I drank it though😂 So add 93 calories and 3.1 grams more of carbs to the carnage.

🎀10/23
🎀10/24

Seeking lower bodyfat%

●Since joining this challenge:
•40.2 lbs lost
•BMI lowered 6.1 points
•BF% reduced 9.4%

■Bodyfat% using Vanity Planet BF scale
■BMI using National Heart Lung & Blood Institute app

link to: Waist to Height Ratio

link to: Waist to Hip Ratio

link to: Cucumber Detox Water Recipe

SBMI ~ Smart Body Mass Index Link

R34/SW: 218.4 - BMI=34.1- BF%=44.4
R35/SW: 215.4 - BMI=33.7- BF%=44.2
R36/SW: 213 - BMI=33.4 - BF%=43.1
R37/SW: 212 - BMI=33.2 - BF%=42.8
R38/SW: 206.4 - BMI=32.3 - BF%=42
R39/SW: 205.4 - BMI=32.1 - BF%=41.7
R40/SW: 202 - BMI=31.6 - BF%=41.2
R41/SW: 199 - BMI=31.2 - BF%=39.9
R42/SW: 196.6 - BMI=30.9 - BF%=39.7
R43/SW: 195.6 - BMI=30.5 - BF%=39
R44/SW: 194.2 - BMI=30.4 - BF%=38.6
R45/SW: 193.2 - BMI=30.2 - BF%=38.4
R46/SW: 193.2 - BMI=30.2 - BF%=38.4
R47/SW: 189.6 - BMI=29.6 - BF%=38.1
R48/SW: 188.2 - BMI=29.4 - BF%=37.1
R49/SW: 186.4 - BMI=29.4 - BF%=36.8
R50/SW: 185.6 - BMI=29 - BF%=36.7
R51/SW: 183.4 - BMI=28.7 - BF%=36.6
R52/SW: 182.8 - BMI=28.5 - BF%=35.9
R53/SW: 180.8 - BMI=28.3 - BF%=35.7
R54/SW: 179.8 - BMI=28.2 - BF%=35.4
R55/SW: 179 - BMI=28 - BF%=35
R56/SW: 179.8 - BMI=28.2 - BF%=35

61.8 lbs lost since returning to MFP, Oct. 2017
74.8 lbs lost since Sept. 2017

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 56

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