JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 59

Round 59 - my 12th
36y/ 173cm or 5'8"
OSW: 74kg May 2018 (163lbs)
UGW: updated 67-63kg (148-139lbs)
Goals for this round: get body and food scales, find a gym,
- go for 3 runs - 2/3 done
- do my bodyweight routine 5x - 2/5

11/15 no scale
I think i'll switch to posting in the evenings since that is when I'm less busy and at home. So yesterday, I have no idea where i ended with my calories, went for Korean BBQ dinner with some new people.
Today started well with a short run, in the morning when it is much cooler than in the eve, then I also completed my exercise routine. I took my breakfast to the office, but still ended up super hungry most of the day - maybe because my body expected winter to come and is really confused by the heat. I cooked a healthy dinner, but then had some chocolate and popcorn... oops. But turned out necessary energy to scare off a massive cockroach and kill a medium sized spider.

11/16 no scale
oh what did I do today... First I overslept, so no exercise, then I bought Turkish for lunch, it'll last me for tomorrow also, but quite heavy. Dinner was alright, the second half of yesterday's healthy dinner. But, because I had to walk to the shops to buy water (still no car), i bought snacks and ate way over. I'm an idiot or maybe i'm starting to miss home and this is emotional eating?
Either way, it needs to stop. On the plus side, due to some hick ups with the flat, I ended up walking a bit more and managed my 10k steps.
I looked at my macros and always have the wrong split, even a few months back. With so much estimated food, it'll be difficult to fix, but i'll have to eat more protein.

11/17 no scale
The day started well, went for a slightly longer run than last time, 2.3km, followed by a ca 2km walk to get back home, then also did my body weight exercises. I had this dog follow me the whole round, no idea where he came from or if he found back home, i just had to abandon him at my gate, he was gone when i later left for work.
Fridays we only work half days, which is great. I got a car for the weekend and went to a bigger shopping mall and now have a yoga mat! Unfortunately, I didn't bring enough money to also buy scale, but at least I know where to get it over the weekend.
I also checked out a hotel gym nearby, they have treadmills in case I don't manage run in the morning, I can go there now.
Foodwise, I derailed terribly. I really need scales to keep me in check and be more confident with what i'm logging. I've decided against going out tonight but will have a glass of wine.
I'm also missing my husband (and cats) a lot. He's had a few bad days, so that doesn't make me feel bad for not being there in person. We discussed and knew this was gonna happen, but that doesn't make it better. I also feel like I should start writing a physical diary, then my entries may get a bit shorter...

Female, 5' 4 1/2 " age 53
This is my sixth round. I am starting not to freak out as much over the daily fluctuations. Went up a little bit at the end of last round, so 2.5 isn't too unreasonable. On the other hand, I've been pushing a 1000 calorie deficit for 2.5 weeks now and I think I'm going to have a slightly smaller deficit this round.


OSW 199 (June 15 2018)
Pre-challenge start weight 177
R54 SW 177 EW 175 (-2.0)
R55 SW 175 EW 171 (-4.0)
R56 SW 171 EW 170.5 (-0.5)
R57 SW 170.5 EW 169.5 (-1.0)
R58 SW 169.5 EW 166.5 (-3.0)
R59 SW 166.5 EW ???

CW 166.5
RGW 164

Goals--
Carbs < 40-
Steps/day > 12000
Exercise/walk 6 of 7 days/week

Day/Weight/Comment

11/14 166.5 -- Phew. I was super hungry and craving sweets and honestly everything yesterday. Kept trying to have a healthy filling something and it was all subtraction stew. Jogged in place at 10 pm to finish my steps and cover my extra snacking, so still had a big deficit. Glad to see that my indulgence in a scone did not move the scale the wrong way!!
11/15 166 -- Nice to see. Interesting observation: I am doing a monthly support group with a weekly weigh in. In that group I had a 3 lb loss last week, despite only a 1 lb loss in Round 57. Then this week, having finished round 58 with a 3 pound loss, I posted a .5 pound gain. Puts things in perspective about daily fluctuations! On another note NSV--three people at the gym yesterday independently commented on how good I looked and the weight I had lost. I've lost 33 lbs since June. I don't think the first 20 were so noticeable, but now there is a difference!
11/16 165.5 Hungry again yesterday. Somehow the low carb hamburger casserole that I made tasted good but felt more like subtraction stew. Don't think I will make that again! Combatted the hunger by going to zumba! So I guess that was a win!

Starting weight:

11/14:Was invited out for lunch today, passed for a bowl of cauliflower soup that I made, just vegetables. Steps :10,300

11/15:Blast of winters here tonight, lots of snow. Every day exercise is first priority.

11/16:Tried to do snow shovelling last night, had a take it easy day it hurt my head where I had surgery.
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quiltingjaine wrote: »

@deepwoodslady We used to stay at a little lodge in Colorado. We aren’t hunters and we’re quite disturbed to come out of our cabin and discover elk hanging from every tree! Hunters were sitting outside their cabins hacking up and packing into huge coolers those (formerly) beautiful animals. It made us all sad.

I agree with you 100% on the hunting. As an animal lover, it is certainly something that I just could not do. I am originally a city girl so I found all the hunting and fishing I've seen to be disturbing when I first moved here. I try not to dwell on it now. Many people who live in this area actually do hunt, fish or farm their own food. And "city folks" like I used to be come north to hunt as well. It is just not something I am accustomed to. With Ruby the Chicken, my greatest fear in taking her to the nearby farm was that she would eventually be slaughtered for meat when she no longer can produce viable eggs (if she can even do so now). But I also know that they have the coops, the roosting boxes, the egg boxes, the heat during our brutal winters, the proper food and knowledge and that whatever life she has left, she would be most comfortable. But trust me, I lost sleep every night she was here. There are actually "buck poles" all over town on the main roads in front of businesses who hold contests so it is common to see deer hanging everywhere, even in front of our small clothing stores! I try not to look. Like you, I always feel sad. It is during these times the most that I more understand vegetarians. I am with you on how sad this practice is. I only pray it is not for sport or display, but for food.

Sheila. F/21/5’2” HW:226 CW:191.5.9 GW:185 UGW:126
Round 55 SW: 195.4 EW: 194.6 (-0.8lbs)
Round 56 SW: 194.6 EW: 195.9 (+1.3lbs)
Round 57 SW 195.9 EW: 193.9 (-2lbs)
Round 58 SW: 193.9 EW: 191.5 (-2.4lbs)
Other goals: 10,000 steps at least 4 days a week. Strength training 2 times a week. Run 3 times a week. Do a yoga flow daily. Eat at a deficit. Prepare for the Banquet this round. Be more consistent about hydration.
Day/Weight/Comment
11/14 191.5. I Passed my biology midterm!!! Food yesterday was salty and so was the food today (I tried the impossible burger at a local bar/restaurant today. It was good, but not meat-like at all) I’m behind on my water right now, so I might see a bump on the scale tomorrow lol.
11/15 192. Water weight.
11/16 192. I’ve noticed that my body loves this weight, and her chaotic-neutral sister, 192.1 lol. I remember sitting at that weight for over a week once. Tomorrow is the banquet for our local silhouette rifle shooting club, and because I helped out at the cook shack during the summer, I was invited to go. So I will dress up in my new dress, wear high heels and makeup for the first time in a while, and have a lovely evening. I’ll try to remember to take a photo of me in my dress and maybe of the dinner, if I bring my phone.
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Round 59
SW 170.4 lbs
GW 166 lbs
UGW 145 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
11/14 170.4 lbs
11/15 169.9 lbs
11/16 169.9 lbs Run 1 hr Cal under steps
11/17 169.3 lbs
11/18
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11/23

Last Round was frustrating, with a whoosh at the end. Working on continuing with this downward trend.

JGM10D ~|~ Round 59
I am FOCUSED on heathy food choices and DETERMINED to achieve my goals!
Previous rounds Daily Goals ROUND 58: SW = 166.8; GW: 165.x ❌ Must do better!!!
11/11: 166.6: Goals ✅ Bump! Bump! Bump! Where's the Whoooosh?
12/11: 166.9: Goals ✅ I know the view from a plateau is lovely, but REALLY⁉️⁉️⁉️
13/11: 166.3: Goals ✅ 👀 WOW! Hope this doesn't pop up again.

Round 59
14/11: 166.5: Goals ✅ Minor bounce. Focus is good nutrition today.
15/11: 166.6: Goals ✅
16/11: 166.5: Goals ✅ Focusing on good nutrition, hydration, and effective exercise.
17/11: 166.6: Goals ✅ Just for today, I am choosing to stay focused, and break the habit of weekend over-indulgence.

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!

Purposely committing now as this is a rough/tough time of year to stay strong! Accountability is so important!
Starting weight: 121.8

Day/Weight/Comment
11/14 - 121.0
11/15 - 122.6 / Not how I wanted it to go, but expected. How I ate yesterday directly shows how I eat when I don’t sleep well the night before. On the bright side, I slept well last night! Plan is to not eat unless I’m truly “hungry” and then stop when I’m not!
11/16 – 123.8 / I’m taking ownership of this ☹ Not the way I wanted it to go. It’s a mind game for me. Recommitting.
11/17 - 123.8 / NSV: I was on plan all day, passed on a glass of wine (that was hard but I’m learning that even one glass of wine gives me a headache the next morning and isn’t worth it), got my exercise in and had a great day! Trying to really focus on doing this for glory of God. I have so much to be thankful for!
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Started this week (Mondays are my official weigh in date)- 211
OSW: 225
Ultimate target weight: 175
(One I hit it I will look and see what I want to do from there)
Goal for the next 10 days (based on the 211 number) - 208.5
Target for Nov. 30th - 206 (may not quite hit it but should come close)

Day/Weight/Comment
11/14 - 212.2 - Focusing on getting all my water in today!
11/15 - 213 Not really happy that it has gone up over the last few days but I did get all my water in. The goal for today is to get all my calories and see if that helps.
11/16= 212.6 - Movement downward again. Still frustrated. I am eating healthy options and staying in my cal limit. Last night I got near the top of my target limit without adding processed or sugary items. Also got in my water target and workout for the day. I am just frustrated at making the right choices and seeing and upward tick this week.
11/17-- 210.. uh... what? doing the same things I have done all week. not sure what the difference has been.
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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 179.8 EW 182.6 (+2.4)
R56 X X X X X X Messed up my numbers?
R58 SW 179.6 GW 170's EW 178.0 (-1.6)
R59 SW 178.0 GW 177.0
Total Lost to Date: 34.6
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

11/14 - Wednesday - 177.6 - I still find myself typing 19X when going to record my weight. My brain cannot fathom that I'm in the 170's! I had a crackpot goal to be 175 before thanksgiving but that seems pretty extreme given its a week away and the end of this round is a day after thanksgiving - yikes! Okay, considering that I think I'll actually aim to maintain this round. Finding a balance between enjoying my favorite holiday guilt free and not binging for the entire weekend. Fortunately, we are going out this year, so I wont be totally tempted by all the leftovers - but we will probably cook a bird and make some soup over the weekend. I'm committing NOW to next round as to not let myself slip into holiday regression. Last night I overindulged a bit so scale may be up a bit tomorrow. Desperately need to go to the grocery store and stock up on healthy options again. Been basically cleaning out the cupboards for the past week!
11/15 - Thursday - 176.8 - Been visualizing that 176! Solid morning, fish oil, smoothie, packed lunches, snacks, and got dinner on deck with a chicken teriyaki salad! Weather has me feeling especially dry and dehydrated so I'll focus on water today. Probably working from home tomorrow so I planned to make extra dinner to have for lunches tomorrow so we're not tempted to order out or snack our way thru the day at home. Went grocery shopping and have a good plan to get us thru the weekend fed with yummy, home cooked, whole foods. Been craving Zuppa Toscana so making a copy cat!
11/16 - Friday - 176.8 - ive been consistent and my numbers have been more consistent! Got hit with the munchies last night but got by with half a pb&j toast. Working from home today. Went out and did a little snow removal and made homemade pancakes. Leftovers for lunch and zuppa for dinner! Its a winter wonderland and we will probably be going snowboarding tomorrow or Sunday!!!!
11/17 Saturday - 178 - well I did well all day then mindlessly snacked after an early dinner. Dissapointed, but working from home proved to be tricky for me so I'll be mindful of that in the future. Back at it today!
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Round 59 SW 187
Round 59 GW 185

Day/Weight/Comment
11/14 187 - saw this challenge and figured I'd join in since the weight seems to be creeping back on.
11/15 185.1 - dinner out w/family last night will most likely show up on scale tomorrow though I did try to plan ahead knowing I would have a higher calorie meal when out.
11/16 185.1 - I did a little bit of mindless snacking yesterday so that will probably catch up to me in a day or so. Especially, since I worked from home yesterday and will again today and I have all the food in the next room easy to get up and grab it. Did try to put some lower calorie items in pantry for when the urge strikes.
11/17 185.1 - Started logging but, didn't complete yesterday - though, I feel like I probably over ate but, didn't go over board.

11/18
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HSW 229.4
R40 SW 199.4
R41 SW 197.6 -1.8
Spoiler
R57 SW 174.6 -2.0 (-24.8)
R58 SW 175.8 +1.2 (-23.6)
R59 SW 173.4 -2.4 (-26)


Day/Weight/Comment
11/14 174
11/15 174 Today is my 200th day on MFP !!
11/16 IDK When I stepped on the scale I got 172 which seemed too good to be true. So i tried again and got 175.2 which doesn't make sense either as I was within calories and macros yesterday. So I will wait and see what tomorrow brings.
11/17 174
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Goals for R59 & beyond:
Food ~~ continue reintroducing foods post elimination diet. Calories <1400.
Exercise ~~ 60-90 minutes 5-6 days/week of walking/swimming; weight training 3 days/week.
Weight ~~ stay below 134; eventually hit 130.

UGW - 130
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. R58 end weight 133.6 (-.8); 10-day ave 1372

Day/Weight/Calories/10-day Can Ave/Comment

11/14 - 134 - 1345 - 10-day ave 1378
Cold weather is making me hungrier - I'm sure I have company in that, yes? I'm not craving junk, just more good stuff. I see a big bowl of vegetable soup in my future....

11/15 - 133 - 1303 - 10-day ave 1254
Freezing rain all morning, so I've been catching up on laundry and cleaning, moving some furniture and books around, and other stuff. And a friend's DH fell off a step stool while changing a light bulb and broke his back in 3 places - yikes! They're gluing it back together this afternoon, so her beautiful Springer Spaniel, Star, is hanging out at our house. She's lying I my lap as I write this.

11/16 - 131.6 - 973 - 10-day ave 1219
Whoa! That would have knocked my socks off if I'd had any on when I weighed in this morning! I did have a very low cal day yesterday, not really by planning, but I was satisfied and just decided to go with it. I can't believe I'm a pound and a half away from my "I'll probably never reach it but wouldn't it be great" goal. It will be 4 years in Feb. since I started this journey for real (after years of "trying" to lose weight and ending up heavier in the long run). Keep at it, folks!

11/17 - 131.2 - 1132 - 10-day ave 1203
I guess eating more last round primed the pump to lose again this round. Maybe I'll get through Thanksgiving with a loss. Have a great weekend, everyone.
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Female, Age 51 5'6"
My 17th round
MINI GOAL UNDER 140 BY 1/1/19 NEW YEAR NEW ME!
GW 134.5 (new goal set 10/25/18)
Round 59 Goals for this round:
*144.xx
*Maintain Calm during Thanksgiving week*
*Enjoy the holiday as ONE DAY but get right back on track

Day/Weight/Comment
11/14 145.6
11/15 147.6 Well worth this bump, had an unexpected great day with my oldest daughter, shopping and catching up and just overall amazing. She is moving to New Zealand for a year after Christmas, so these days are extra cherished! We are both usually so busy with life that we don't get to do that as much as when she was younger. The day started off with our FAVORITE english muffin, which despite many trials I have not been able to recreate at home. Any bakers out htere have a recipe?? (the egg pudding wasn't too shabby either!)
11/16 149.4 Yikes full disclosure, ate off the rails yesterday...red wine, homemade scones, yummy potatoes, sourdough with butter, filet...Human not perfect, and that's ok. Prelogging today and made the triple threat water, confident I will drop this as quickly as I put it on thanks to this challenge and what weighing daily has taught me. It's just important to catch it quick so that it doesn't end up a full week/month/year of mindless eating. NSV I did some lower body/glute exercises and have committed to continuing to see if I can reconfigure the bod. I know it's slow going work, but I also know it's the next step for me now that my weight is very close to maintenance.

11/17 147.8 Better day yesterday, just 2 more days til my weekly weigh in - hoping to get to back to 145.6 by then- it is possible but I have to stay focused. Air quality here is still in the dangerous zone, so still no walking the hill. Indoor exercises again.

11/18
11/19 WEIGH IN DAY
11/20
11/21
11/22 Thanksgiving Day!
11/23

Seeking lower bodyfat%
My name is Tish.
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 253
MFPSW: 240
CW: 178.4
GW: 170
FGW: 150
*It's easier for me to think 10lbs ahead at a time* {Round 53 - lost 1 lb}
{Round 54 - lost .8 lb}
{Round 55 - gain .8 lb}
{Round 56 - lost 3.2 lbs}
{Round 57 - gain 1.6 (FR)}
{Round 58 - gain .2 - EW 178.4 (FR)}

Day/Weight/Comment

11/14 - 179 - Late evening pretzel eating again. It's over, bag's empty, lol.
11/15 - 177.4 - Infused water? Lately I've been using cilantro instead of parsley. Can't find a decent bunch of parsley anywhere. I do really like the spiciness of the cilantro in the water.
11/16 - 176.8 -

11/17 - 177.4 - Smh
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Seeking lower bodyfat%