JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 56
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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: 73-70.5kg10/15 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.10/23 70kg, ok I'm going to believe it now
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 1200 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 into the shape I would like to be in.
I started my last week at work - this week will be a struggle, lunch out with different colleagues every day, coffees&cake invites...
Yesterday: No exercise, not even yoga, big lunch (Thai, which I estimated), no dinner as it was date night and went to see Jon Stewart and Dave Chapelle.
There is no boxing class today
I'll aim to go for a run tonight
10/24
@wendyj1012 do you log your weight on mfp every day? That graph will likely show you a downward trend. Mine looks like a heart rate monitor. I felt like i wasn't losing for several rounds,the same 2-3kg down and up again. But then the trend showed overall it was actually going down.
@quiltingjaine finally watched the video, thank you for posting, it explains so much in my own behaviour5 -
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 - 222.50 day 18 of illness and day 4 of antibiotics and finally starting to feel human again
10/24 -7 -
Started: Round 51 226.2lbs
MFP Start Weight: 255.7lbs
End Goal Weight: 180lbsROUND 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
10/23 228.5lbs
10/24
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.
23/10 Got out for a 4km run last night, feeling DOMs today which probably explains my fluctuation up, didn't write out my food plan but have pre-logged up til Thurs morning and know what the plan is for Friday and I'm away at the weekend so will be doing IF 16:8 which should keep me relatively on track calorie-wise Sat & Sun, got just under 190g of protein in yesterday so definitely hit my target. Today's goals are to get lower body weights session done at lunchtime and stay on track with calories. Also added an extra jackpot challenge to my HealthyWage app to lose 6% in the next 3 months.7 -
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- 211.6lb- stuck to my calorie goals yesterday and did over 10,000steps. Today I'm just going to try and keep my calories under 1700 for the day.
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JGM10D ~|~ Round 56
I am FOCUSED on heathy food choices and DETERMINED to achieve my goals!
Previous roundsAge: 72; Height 5’2”; FemaleDaily Goals
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 Goals14/10: 165.2: Goals 😎 Very happy with this. Hoping it's not just because I have been ill the last few days.
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
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: 165.4: Goals ✅ Happy to be maintaining. Hoping for a whoosh for the last day of the round. Measured myself yesterday and I am 2.5" less than the last time I measured. All the strength training is paying off.
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.Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!- 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.
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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—145.6 There’s that little drop I was looking for yesterday! I’ll take it. Made Potato Leek Soup from Skinnytaste last night, and it was delicious!
10/23
10/2410 -
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
Start Round 8/26 - 168.8 End Round 9/04 - 169.8
Round 52 - My 23rd Round
Start Round 9/05 - 169.2 End Round 9/14 - 171
Round 53 - My 24th Round
Start Round 9/15 - 170.8 End Round 9/24 - 168.8
Round 54 - My 25th Round
Start Round 9/25 - 168.8 End Round 10/4 - 169.0
Round 55 - My 26th Round
Start Round 10/05 - 168.8 End Round 10/14 - 173.0
Round 56 - My 27th Round
Day/Weight/Comment
10/15 - 175.6 A very bad eat week!!
10/16 - 174.8 Got new instructions from doctor
10/17 - 173.4 Garden and Treadmill
10/18 - 173.4 Treadmill
10/19 - 170.8
10/20 - 170.0
10/21 - 171.0 Lazy day yesterday
10/22 - 170.4
10/23 - 170.6
10/249 -
My 9th round, let's gooo!USW 6th of May: 210 lbs
UGW: 144 lbs
Challenge goal weight: 164 lbs
Previous rounds:
R39 SW: 196.2 lbs EW: 190.7 lbs (-5.5)
R46 SW: 185.8 lbs EW: 183.4 lbs (-2.4)
R47 SW: 182.8 lbs EW: 178.6 lbs (-4.2)
R48 SW: 178.2 EW: 180.1 (+1.9)
R49 SW: 182.1 EW: 180.2 (-1.9)
R50 SW: 180.0 EW: 175.9 (-4.1)
R51 SW: 175.3 EW: 172.6 (-2.7)
R55 SW: 171.2 EW: 166.4 (-4.8)
10/15 - 165.7 lbs Damn! Went clothes shopping with my mom today, and it was waaay better with her help. Picked out a lot of new clothes that actually compliments my body. Feels soo good to buy new clothes. I wasn't that good with my calories today. I ate a chicken/bacon salad for lunch at a restaurant, and I have no idea how many calories it had.. But I ditched dinner, because I'm still feeling full after that huge salad. I didn't eat the crutons, so that helps a bit I guess haha! But that salad def contained a lot of calories. Was delicious though. She wanted to buy me lunch since my birthday was yesterday, so it's all good
10/16 - 165.7 (—) No change! I’m good with that 😃 Happy I didn’t bump up since I have no idea how many calories my lunch had yesterday. I went to the gym yesterday, but today is a netflix kind of day 😂 I think I’m coming down with something, so I’ll go to the gym tomorrow instead (if I feel better).
10/17 - 165.1 (-0.6) Great! I’ve lost 2 lbs / 1kg in 7 days 😃 Hope this losing streak lasts all the way to my goal! Heading to the gym today, feeling better.
10/18 - 165.1 (—) No change today, and that is fine. I’m happy to get this number confirmed two days in a row
Have a great day everyone!
10/19 - 164.6 (-0.5) Great! Headed to the gym soon. Haven’t exercised that much this week, since I’ve been in kind of a weird shape. Feeling a bit guilty that I skipped my exercises monday and tuesday.
10/20 - 165.1 (+0.5) Totally expected. Ate 30g more carbs than I use to (100g carbs, but same calorie intake), and that always bumps up my weight a bit This will go away when I stick to my carb goal again. I'm not sure how my day will look like today carb wise, but I'll try to not eat over 80g atleast.
10/21 - —
10/22 - 164.9 (-0.2) I forgot checking in yesterday. When I lose weight it happens a little everyday. So when I see the weight standing still a few days in a row, I know I’m not going to lose any weight in like 1-3 weeks. I know this, because this challenge has showed it to me time after time. I eat the same calorie intake and exercise just as much as when I have these «weight loss periods». Feels bad that this stop happens when I’m so close to my goal though 😂 It has happened that I don’t lose anything for up to 2 months, and then suddenly shed 2 months worth of weight in a few days. So I know that progress is happening, it’s just about the whoosh.. And since I just had one, it will be some time to wait for the next one if I know my body right 🙂 I probably sound totally weird now, but this is 100% how my body works.
10/23 - 165.1 (+0.2) Yes, it's not budging haha! Just have to be patient
10/24 -
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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 - 147.5 - I'm very happy that water weight came off that quick. It usually takes a few days. If I hold this weight through tomorrow, this will be the biggest loss I've had in 5 rounds.
10/249 -
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 53 - lost 1 lb}
{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 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 - 178.4 😅 - There it is
🎀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. 201710 -
Round 56
OW 230Round 46 SW 178 EW 172.6 (-5.4) 👍Round 53 SW 157.8 EW 156.2 (-1.6)👎
Round 47 SW 172.6 EW 170.8 (-1.8)👎
Round 48 SW 170.8 EW 168 (-2.8)👍
Round 49 SW 168 EW 166.8 (-1.2) 👎
Round 50 SW 166.8 EW 163.6 (-3.2) 👍
Round 51 SW 163.6 EW 161.4 (-2.2)👎
Round 52 SW 161.4 EW 157.8 (-3.6)👍
Round 54 SW 156.2 EW 155.8 (-.04)
👎
Round 55 SW 155.8 EW 151.2 (-4.6) 😄😁👍
Round 11
SW 151.2
GW get into the 40s
UGW 125
Spoiler
🍁10/15🍃 150.8 this weekend was a wash. I managed to stay under calories but the food choices were a bit questionable and I managed to work out but not like I had been during the week before I got sick. I am feeling better today but still have a dry cough which is just as bad as a stuffy nose. Hoping to get back into my routine today. Regardless a loss is a loss and I hope it stays that way
🕸10/16🕷 150.4 yesterday I had an ok day. Eating didn't have much variety, high carb day, exercised for a little over an hour and drank 1.3 liters of water. Still have a cough which is starting to annoy me. Want to get back to my usual workout
🎃10/17🎭 150.0 ate under and exercised good, drank 1.3 liters. This is where my weight starts to tease me..lol
⚰10/18🔮 149.8 Had a super hungry day yesterday and only got one small exercise in. It was all substantial food, not junk but I still couldn't help how hungry I was. Drank 2 liters *corrected, I was way off*. I'm going to wait a day to make sure this number is locked before I get excited...even if a little part of me already is
🍃10/19🍁 149.4 Had another super hungry day yesterday but I got in exercise (even though I ate almost all my exercise calories, which is rare) and drank 2 liters of water. I am so happy to officially say I'm in the 40s Wooot!! I put on a pair of pants that used to be tight on me and use to have that double bubble look but now they are so big, they are falling off..I am so happy about this, it's exciting.
🕷10/20🕸 149.2 im glad that I am here and can have a mini celebration dedicated to my new number 😄😄😄 Yesterday I wasn't as hungry but I feel, once again, super hungry today. I will just have to mindful about what I eat. Yesterday was a crazy work out day and i had 2 liters of water. Today is girls days with my MIL and SILs, were are going to the movies and I already know that I won't have to worry about the popcorn but the treats on the other hand...might be a little more difficult. Been having cravings for chocolate and I am trying to ignore them and replace those cravings with real food...which has worked so far. My TOM is next weekend so after watching that video @MultoMundoMonkey posted, I am going to start paying attention to cravings and try to have less carbs during this time frame. I'm glad I watched that video, it will now make me feel a little more in control and know what to expect
🎭10/21🎃 149.8 so yesterday I had written about being mindful and staying away from popcorn and treats...that didn't happen. I am not the biggest popcorn fan so I was pretty confident, at first...but it was as if the minute I started eating I couldn't stop...and that kept going on and on and on for the rest of the day. I was able to exercise as well though, so everything was tracked and under but my exercise calories were definitley all eaten up and although I had a +20 I still managed to eat over 1800. I decided to check my due date on a cycle calender I have for TOM and once again I made a mistake. I thought it was due next weekend but it's actually due on Tuesday...so that explains my over eating, hunger all week long and crazy cravings. I am used to getting cravings before hand, happens every month but the day of the week always changes, it can happen a week before or two days before but it's never consistent. So I am taking the gain in stride, jumping on the horse again today and going for it.
(You can stop reading here if you would like cause here comes a mini rant..you can read it if you want but it's more for me)I need to get my mind set in shape. I have always written and told people you need to get your head on straight and healthy along with your body, don't neglect it or else it will have an effect on your longevity and your will power. Every week I write how pleased I am about my eating but then also write I could have done better with exercise...while this week I have been proud of my exercise but not my eating. I am getting tired of being a self-nag. I need to be proud period. Positivity has always been hard for me (a self nagging perfectionist who is also a pessimist) and it wasnt until the beginning of this year, with difficulty I wanted to switch that around. Change all negatives to positive. I start off well enough but then drown again, have to remind myself, get back on, stick to it ...and then drown again. In the past I have battled with severe depression so every day is still a constant battle to give myself a break mentally. And here I go again trying to remind myself to be greatful for my full body, my ability to be a functioning, mobile healthy 28 year old and to thank God for all the privileges I have in life..no more I could have done better or I could have pushed harder or I could have gone another mile..from now on I am greatful I was capable of accomplishing what I have accomplished today, I am greatful I am healthy enough to have pushed myself as hard and I am greatful I am able to take those first steps and every step afterwards. I am going to start to be as mindful about my thoughts as I am about my eating and as mindful as I would be towards my form while exercising and the minutes I put in. This journey is about getting healthy, not just telling myself I am..but actually being it. For those still reading, it will never matter how much you loose or how fit you become if you don't fix your mentality, can't stress this enough, because if you don't you will never really be happy about your results...you will forever be stuck in the body you began your journey in and never break free.
🔮10/22⚰ 149.6 yesterday i ate within calories, exercised and had two liters of water. I am finally getting a hold of my hydration..big NSV for me. My hubby is also starting to notice, telling me I have been looking great latley..in the past 8 years of knowing this man he has always steered away from any conversation regarding weight (smart man lol) I am feeling bloated today so I am hoping after my TOM passes, I will at least flush another pound or two...we will see.
🍁10/23🍃151 I am ignoring this weight today. TOM has arrived and its normal for me to gain a couple pounds of water weight. It just so happens yesterday I didn't exercise much, just walking but I stayed under calories and drank 1.5 liters of water. It was just a shock to see considering I did nothing that would have caused it. Hopefully it will go down by tomorrow so I make my goal for the round
🕸10/24🕷11 -
]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 - 130-135
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 151.2R55 end weight 135.4 (-1.2); 10-day ave
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
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 - 135 - 1448 - 10-day ave 1249
Last night I came home from painting class with a serious case of the hungries! But I stuck to healthy snacks - some fresh ground cashew butter, an orange, and -- still hungry! - some cashews and pistachios.
10/24
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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!
10/23 175 - Yesterday was a totally crazy day at work and I one point I began to feel overwhelmed. When I got home, I was considering a glass of wine or some cider but we had neither. Which worked out! I spent the evening just relaxing. Today, I'm working just half a shift because I have a dentist appointment. I'm actually kind of looking forward to it. I haven't been able to eat things like salad in at least a week. I've been choosing things that are easy to chew. It'll be nice to eat normally again! I do want to meet my minimum step goal today. Have a great day everyone!
10/2411 -
R52/My 13th EW: 170.0 (+2.6) AW: 169.5
R53/My 14th EW: 170.4 (-0.4) AW: 170.4
R54/My 15th: EW: 172 (+1.2) AW: 171.1
R55/My 16th: EW 172.3 (+0.3 AW: 171.97
R56/My17th SW: 172.3 GW: 170.0
Day/Weight/Comment
10/15: 172.8; TOM
10/16: 172.2
10/17: 171.6
10/18: 171.4
10/19: 172.2; dinner w/ friends last night, headed to the treadmill after work
10/20: 170.8
10/21: 171.8
10/22: 172.6; possibly due to lack of water over the weekend, eating wasn't that bad
10/23: 170.8, yay!
10/24
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This week I will continue to log my food everyday. Will also be more careful about sugar intake.
Age 48
Height 5’4”
OSW 139 Lb
UGW 120 Lb
Day - Weekday - Weight - Comment
10/15 - Monday - 136.5 - For a serial starter like me, 10-day challenge is the perfect way to hold myself accountable. It’s a busy day today, but I will stick to no snacking after dinner.
10/16 - Tuesday - 135.4 - cannot believe how fast today went by. Was good all day until I got home. Oh well. There were reasons. I will do better tomorrow.
10/17 - Wednesday - 134.9 - Honestly I did not stick to my food plan yesterday, because I was so hungry when I got home after my evening class. But I am pleasantly surprised.
10/18 - Thursday - 134.9 - The scale has been kind to me. I did not do well with my food intake. But my weight did not go up right away. I suspect has to do with how much water the body retains. On a positive note, I have kept up with logging food everyday.
10/19 - Friday - 134.9 - second day in a row of eating out for lunch. Paid attention not to eat dessert that was offered.
10/20 - Saturday -135.1 - I think all the sweets I ate during the week is starting to show 😫 But on the other hand, I logged my meals everyday of the week!
10/21 - Sunday - 136.0 - It’s been challenging on weekends!
10/22 - Monday - 136.2 - The numbers from this last week form a perfect valley. Sigh… it’s been hard to keep up with everything.
10/23 - Tuesday - 136.7 - feeling low.
10/24
12 -
@eminater, ? I have not seen a post for a while from her. She is always upbeat, but I know from her last posting that she said she was losing motivation. I hope that she is just busy with family life.6
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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 - 187.2 - in the right direction again. Hoping to end on a lower note!
10/2411 -
Female, age 39, 5'5"
OSW: 6/13/18, 178.8
End of Round 44, 6/26/18, 170.6 (-5)
End of Round 45, 7/6/18, 168.8 (-1.6)
End of Round 46, 7/16/18, 166.2 (-2.6)
End of Round 47, 7/26/18, 164.8 (-1.4)
End of Round 48, 8/5/18, 167 (+2.2) *on vacation
End of Round 49, 8/15/18, 163 (-4)
End of Round 50, 8/25/18, 162 (-1)
End of Round 54, 10/4/18, 158.8 (-3.2)
End of Round 55, 10/14/18, 157.0 (-1.8)
Day/Weight/Comment
10/15: 157.2/Committed to sticking with my goals this round.
10/16: 155.8/Ran on the treadmill yesterday instead of outside and I hated it, but with the fall setting in I don't have much of a choice.
10/17: 155.2/Had a work conference, worried about blowing my diet, but kept it together.
10/18: 154.0/Feeling great! Went for a run outside yesterday. It days like this that motivate me to keep going and not drink that glass of wine or eat a whole bag of chips. I have just over 2 weeks(my birthday)to hit my goal of getting into the normal BMI range, which is attainable as long as I keep focused.
10/19: 153.8/Have to keep this momentum going into the weekend! Down 25 lbs, from my osw!
10/20: 153.4/Dinner and drinks with friends tonight, we'll see what this brings tomorrow.
10/21: 156.2/And here is my awesome weekend bump, sigh
10/22: 155.6/Just want to curl up with a pizza and wine, the struggle is real today.
10/23: 155.4/We'll see how today goes. I need to go back and read my notes, I am on a downward motivation spiral.12 -
First time.
Starting weight - 218
Current weight - 201
Height - 5-10
Goal - 175
Day/Weight/Comment
10/15 200 25 to go
10/16 199 - water or no?
10/17 199 - couldn't get to the scale this morning
10/18 199 - weighed in after eating breakfast
10/19 197 - Running 7 miles last Saturday was hard but it has blasted me past my Plateau I was at 201 for a month
10/20 196 - Before running 4 mile tempo run
10/21 196 - Ran 6 miles faster than ever before
10/22 195 - I'm melting :-) 20 to go!
10/23 194 -The melt continues - Linking my Garmin Connect account to MFP has solved it for me.
10/2410 -
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 - 179.3 - Feeling a little sheepish that I had a freak out moment on the scale yesterday. Still .3 loss in 9 days is irritating, especially for someone who is just starting out and has been having 1000 deficit each day. I'm going to keep going knowing that the scale will respond eventually. I'm going to keep weighing daily as well, and try not to let it get to me.
10/2411 -
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.
10/23 176.0 -it ain't a whoosh - but it is at least a baby step in the right direction.
10/2411 -
26 yo female, 5'8"... This'll be Round 1 for me!
Highest Weight: 212.8lb
SW: 192.4lb
CW: 193.0lb
2018 GW: 180lb
UGW: 160lb
Day/Weight/Comment
10/15 - 192.4, following a weekend getaway with some pretty lax eating. Looking forward to focusing on my goal for the next 10 days!
10/16 - 193.0, which I think is some delayed fallout from my bingey weekend. Also, I had 150 cals of popcorn for a post-workout carb last night just before bed, so I wouldn't be surprised if some of that gain is salt retention too. Ate within my targets yesterday, so I'm sure I'll see the scale moving in the right direction soon.
10/17 - 192.6, moving the right way today! Last night, I was eating Monday's leftovers for dinner, and realized I made a mistake tracking the meal, and was shy 300 calories! That also helps explain the increase yesterday... figured it out and fixed my mistake. I'm hoping I can hit 190 by the end of this round... I haven't seen a 1-8 at the front of my weight in years (unless the scale has been glitching haha) and it's feeling so close!
10/18 - 193.0... ARG. I haven't been sleeping well this week, maybe that's why I'm really not seeing the scale move? Feeling pretty frustrated, kind of want to just give up for the week and dive bomb into a loaf of bread. I won't though. Still, pretty annoyed.
10/19 - 193.9 got sad yesterday and did some emotional eating in the evening, so I was expecting his. Its something I'm working on, and ultimately I didn't binge as much as I used to, so not too bad considering. I just did a 10.75km this korning though, which has renewed my motivation! I surpassed my goal of getting to 10km by the end of October, YAY! Just had a teriyaki chicken skillet for 300 cal and a latte, and planning on keeping dinner lighter too, and trying to use this run to balance out my missteps this week.
10/20 - 193.2 *didn't have time to reflect/blog post this weekend, just took weight*
10/21 - 192.8 *didn't have time to reflect/blog post this weekend, just took weight*
10/22 - 193.0... This past couple weeks has been a high intensity phase of training for me, I thought that would result in a faster decrease, maybe I'm over-stressing my body too much though and need to focus in on recovery. No idea, just going to keep trucking. Le sigh. I was reading that it only counts as a plateau if you don't lose for 3 weeks in a row, so going to try not to panic yet.
10/23 - 193.0 LAWL *throws hands up* at least it's holding steady and not really going up....
10/2410 -
Heaviest: 192.2
RGW: 145.0
UGW: 135.0
10/13 - did not weigh
10/14 - 147.0 at 5:00 --this is why I didn't weigh.
Day/Weight/Comment
10/15 - 147.2 at 5:00 a.m.
10/16 - 147.2 at 5:00 a.m.
10/17 - 146.4 at 5:00 a.m.
10/18 - 145.0 at 5:00 a.m.
10/19 - 145.8 at 5:00 a.m.
10/20 - 144.2 at 6:00 a.m.
10/21 - 145.2 at 6:00 a.m.
10/22 - did not weigh
10/23 - 145.6 at 5:00 a.m. ugh!
10/24
Chris10 -
10/18 - 207.4
10/19 - 207.0 - went to my son’s hockey BBQ as planned and only had the veggie burger that I brought with me. And it was enough. It was more about enjoying the outdoors and the people. I didn’t care about not having the chips that were there. Today is normally a bit of a free day for me but I’m going to try my best to track everything, get my water and steps in
10/20 - 207.0. I’m so happy with this. I tracked everything yesterday which kept me from having more of a free day than I might have. I had some salty meals yesterday so I’m going to drink tonnes of water today.
10/21 - 209.0 - looks like the salt caught up to me. I had one slice of pizza last night and that really put me over. I also only got half my steps for the day. Drinking a lake today and walking more.
10/22 - 208.0 - and the salt is going away. Although I up since Friday this is probably the least amount I have gained over a weekend in a long time so I’m feeling pretty happy right now. My food is all planned out for today. Planned a walk at lunch so just need to make sure I get my water in again today.
10/23
10/24
Good job, Jen! It's hard to make much progress if we let the weekends undo all our hard work from the previous week. Good for you for continuing to track. Keep up the good work!
I think that’s been a huge downfall for me on this journey - weekends are so hard!7 -
10/18 - 207.4
10/19 - 207.0 - went to my son’s hockey BBQ as planned and only had the veggie burger that I brought with me. And it was enough. It was more about enjoying the outdoors and the people. I didn’t care about not having the chips that were there. Today is normally a bit of a free day for me but I’m going to try my best to track everything, get my water and steps in
10/20 - 207.0. I’m so happy with this. I tracked everything yesterday which kept me from having more of a free day than I might have. I had some salty meals yesterday so I’m going to drink tonnes of water today.
10/21 - 209.0 - looks like the salt caught up to me. I had one slice of pizza last night and that really put me over. I also only got half my steps for the day. Drinking a lake today and walking more.
10/22 - 208.0 - and the salt is going away. Although I up since Friday this is probably the least amount I have gained over a weekend in a long time so I’m feeling pretty happy right now. My food is all planned out for today. Planned a walk at lunch so just need to make sure I get my water in again today.
10/23 - 207.6 - continuing to come off by keeping to my plan. Doing it all again today! Lots of water and a walk planned at lunch.
10/2410 -
GrandmaJackie wrote: »
Starred it! Thanks for letting us know and for all that you do to encourage us.
Agreed!3 -
Round 47- SW 175 EW 170 (-5)
Round 48- SW 170 EW 166 (-4)
Round 49- SW 167 EW 165 (-2)
Round 50- SW 165 EW 163 (-2)
Round 51- SW 162 EW 160 (-2)
Round 52- SW 160 EW 157.5 (-2.5)
Round 53- SW 157.5 EW 156 (-1.5)
Round 54- SW 156 EW 153.5 (- 2.5)
Round 55- SW 153.5 EW 152 (-1.5)
5'4
RGW 150
Goal by Dec 31st 140
UGW 130-135
Round 56 (My 10th)
10/15 152 I'm really surprised I didn't gain anything from the weekend. I felt so full and yucky yesterday from all the wine I had Saturday night. I only had 700 calories yesterday though because I really couldn't eat much. Not complaining though! Hope you all are well, I didnt have much time on my phone this weekend to read all your posts but I plan to go back through them today.
10/16 151 Woohoo! So close to the 140's. I was just thinking back to my crazy hunger phase that I had back in September. So glad I pushed through it. It has definitely gotten easier.
10/17 151 (forgot to post but did weigh)
10/18 151 I originally set myself a goal of 148 by Halloween. Working hard to reach it! I know I can do it.
10/19 151 pizza last night and cereal for lunch so yesterday was a high carb/sugar day. Will make up for it today! 😊
10/20 150.5 not getting too excited about this because I'm going to eat Mexican food tonight! Ate light yesterday because I really wasn't all that hungry. Today's goal is to make sure I get enough water in because of the sodium in the foods I'm having tonight. I am also on my last lap of my morning walk of 3 miles. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
10/21 150.5 forgot to post- I did not over eat at the mexican restaurant yesterday.
10/22 150.5 Yesterday was homecoming at my church so there was tons of food. I didn't eat too bad, but had sweet tea which I normally skip and dessert. I know eating like this some of the times is ok, but also know if I keep eating like I have this weekend my weight will creep back up! Staying mindful of this. Happy my weight maintained through the weekend though!
10/23 151.5 I gave in to my sugar and chocolate craving at midnight last night. I had cereal and chocolate milk. Feeling really bloated today, so I'll for sure be drinking on cucumber water as soon as I can get to the grocery store! Not down though, I know this is only temporary! I have eaten a lot of junk the past week.
10/2412 -
In for my 13th 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)
Round 48 End Weight = 155.2 (2.0 lbs lost)
Round 49 End Weight = 151.2 (4.0 lbs lost)
Round 50 End Weight = 149.9 (1.3 lbs lost)
Round 51 End Weight = 146.2 (3.7 lbs lost)
Round 52 End Weight = 143.7 (2.5 lbs lost)
Round 53 End Weight = 143.1 (0.6 lbs lost)
Round 54 End Weight = 142.0 (1.1 lbs lost)
Round 55 End Weight = 141.3 (0.7 lbs lost)
Stats = 5'4 female, age 48
Highest Weight = 172 lbs (June 18, 2018)
Initial Goal Weight = 139 lbs (last weighed this is 2013)
Ultimate Goal Weight = 129 lbs (last weighed this in 2011)
Round 56 Goal: 140.0
Exercise Plan = Betty Rocker 90 Day Challenge (currently in week 11). Still not back to running due to sprained ankle recovery but hopefully will be able to by the end of this round.
Nutrition Plan = Continue to limit gluten, dairy, sugar, diet soda, alcohol & eat non-processed foods, protein/fruit/veg at every meal, complex carbs at breakfast and post workout meal, drink plenty of water.
Day/Weight/Comment
10/15 = 141.7 (up .4 from yesterday) Spent the day at a Corn Maze/Pumpkin Patch, no healthy choices so did small portions. Expected a small bump up from this.
10/16 = 141.9 (up .2 from yesterday) Ugh! Not off to the best start this round, went out for Asian food last night, again just kept to small portions, a slice of scallion pancake and a small portion of sesame chicken with rice. I have Cookbook club tomorrow night (dinner party where everyone cooks & brings a dish from the selected cookbook) so trying to keep my nutrition really tight today in anticipation of another bounce up from that on Thursday morning's weigh-in. I have day 73 of 90 workout on the schedule for today as well, looking forward to a good sweaty workout. Lots of water today, trying to flush out the sodium from the previous days.
10/17 = Did not weigh in. I weigh in 1st thing in the morning and yesterday as soon as I got up was dealing immediately with some compulsive issues with my daughter that happened while she was supposed to be sleeping the previous night. She took everything with a battery (night light, alarm clock, her cell phone), removed the batteries, which she hid, and then put everything in her trash can, which she filled with water. Not a great start to the day but the bright side is, she was not in an agitated state, was actually in a decent mood, so while the medication is not helping 100% with her OCD at least she was not experiencing anxiety along with it. "Look for the positives in each day, even if some days you have to look a little harder".
10/18 = 144.0 (up 2.1 lbs) I know this is a not a real gain and I was expecting this bump up as last night was Cookbook Club - so not upset by this, it will drop down back down in a couple of days. The cookbook for last night was Magnolia Table from Joanna Gaines (from HGTV's Fixer Upper). I made her recipe for Flatbread Pizza with Prosciutto and New Potatoes and also her Layered Arugula Salad with Pear Vinaigrette. Both were really good, the salad will definitely make again. It has arugula, pears, pomegranate arils, candied walnuts, & goat cheese, along with a tangy vinaigrette, just had some leftovers for lunch, delicious! The other dishes were Baked Bruschetta with Tomato, Basil & Fontina, Baked Chicken with Bacon Bottom and Wild Rice, Scalloped Potatoes, Gruyere & Asparagus Quiche, Brussels Sprouts with Bacon, Pecans, & Balsamic Reduction + Lemon Pie, Chocolate Chip Cookies & Shortbread Cookies. A 2 lb. uptick on the scale, NOT SURPRISING But, it was my only meal of the day and everything was a polite portion, not binge eating. Lots of water today, along with yoga and my typical food choices and tomorrow the scale should drop some of this. A fun evening and we only do these 5-6 times a year, so I am glad I was able to partake, guilt free and be right back on track today with the choices I make. I'll end on a super positive note...wore new pair of pants last night which were a size 4!!!!!! "Work out, eat well, be patient, your body will reward you."
10/19 Did not weigh in
10/20 Did not weigh in
10/21 142.9 (down 1.1 lbs, still up 1.6 lbs) Super busy past couple of days, no time to check in, haven't been logging, no exercising, but trying to just practice intuitive eating. My ankle feels almost 100% healed, I wanted to run this weekend but my husband said to give it another week. Tomorrow starts a new week, & I think I am ready (sprained ankle wise) to be 100% back in my workout program and start running again. I know as soon as I can resume my full exercise program, my nutrition will fall back in line. The low 140's have been difficult to get out of but I still have a bit of weight to lose and my next goal is to get to into the 130's. I don't think this will happen this round, but I need to re-group and make this happen for the next round. I'm not done yet.
10/22 Did not weigh in
10/23 142.9 (no change, still up 1.6 lbs) This round is a wash for me, I'm really looking forward to the next round and getting my "A" game back! I'm hosting a big(ish) party tomorrow night and have 101 things to do but once I get past that I can turn my attention back to where it needs to be with weight loss. I really, really want to go running! The good news is that I am no longer wearing the compression brace and all signs point to be fully healed I have just 11 more workouts left in my 90 Day Challenge (which has been going on for now over 90 days), I can't wait to finish this up and move on to a new Betty Rocker workout, but will stick to the 30 day ones from now on.
10/2412 -
I am a 50 year old 5'5" 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 two rounds. Round 53 was my 50 birthday celebrations that upped my weight for a few days.
I need to step up my game if I want to meet any of my goals.
Start Weight Feb 2018 - 202
Next Goal November 2018 - 170
Goal Weight July 2019 - 140
Round 40 - SW - 193.2- EW - 190.2 - Average weight over 10 days - 191.9
Round 41 - SW - 190.4 - EW - 190 - Average weight over 10 days - 191.2
Round 42 - SW - 187.8 - EW - 188.2 - Average weight over 10 days - 189.0
Round 43 - SW - 188.2 - EW - 188 - Average weight over 10 days - 187.8
Round 44 - SW - 188 - EW - 187.6 - Average weight over 10 days - 187.3
Round 45 - SW - 187.6 - EW - 186.6 - Average weight over 10 days - 187.7
Round 46 - SW - 186.6 - EW - 186.6 - Average weight over 10 days - 186.5
Round 47 - SW - 186.6 - EW - 183.2 - Average weight over 10 days - 184.5
Round 48 - SW - 183.2 - EW - 185.4 - Average weight over 10 days - 184.3
Round 49 - SW - 185.4 - EW - 183.0 - Average weight over 10 days - 184.1
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
Round 53 – SW – 183.0 – EW – 182.0 – Average weight over 10 days – 183.2
Round 54 - SW - 179.0 - EW - 180.2 - Average weight over 10 days - 180.5
Round 55 - SW - 182.2 - EW - 180.4 - Average weight over 10 days - 181.4
10/15 - 181.4 - 2 higher carb days in a row. I really need to come up with some new ideas for meals in the cooler weather.
10/16 - 181.4 - such a frustrating process
10/17 - 181.4 - apparently I'm able to maintain at this weight very well.
10/18 - 181.2 - Too many carbs again yesterday.
10/19 - 181.0 - oh so slow....
10/20 - 181.2 - ate KFC yesterday and I know better.
10/21 - 181.4
10/22 - 181.4 - This is not going to be a good round. I am so disappointed in myself, I'm not sure where my discipline has gone lately but I really need to find it again.
10/23 - 180.4 - I ate better yesterday, still not 100% but better. I also instead of eating another snack in the evening when I really wanted it went to bed.
10/2411 -
Let's get started . CW is 158.3, my GW is 153. Let's see how this goes.
10/10 158.3
10/12 156.9
10/15 156.7
being extra mindful of after work/after dinner snacking. Am particularly glad since i am down .2 from after a weekend away. That's a big win for me.
10/16 157.9 totally my fault I thought I had picked healthier foods that day and then did the calculations after and realized the error of my ways. Good reminder
10/17 157.1 I made extra careful choices and drank more water. Rest of the week will be a challenge as i have several business meetings over dinners and lunches. But mindfulness will be my watchword!
10/18 156.7 I did make good choices after all
10/19 157.2 +.5 ☹
10/22 156.5
10/23 156.69
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