JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 60

Accountability is definitely a struggle for me so hoping this helps!!

Rd1 = my first round!
CW: 98.7kg
GW: 80kg

11/24: 97.8kg - water weight, not getting too excited
11/25: 98kg - overall calorie intake was spot on, too high in carbs and sodium though 🙁
11/26: 96.9kg - went a little over my set calorie intake today with a high protein consumption
11/27: 96.3kg - feeling really motivated - need to up the water intake though
11/28: 96kg - waiting for the plateau but not today!! 😁
11/29: 95.7kg - had a work lunch and was really happy with my food choices, usually in those situations I can't resist and go all out!
11/30: 95.3kg - ate well but did have a couple of cheeky drinks so assuming the loss is mostly dehydration 😜
12/01: 95.6kg - to be expected, were some celebrations had last night. The real test will be staying on the straight and narrow today 😬
12/02:
12/03:

Did better this last round, but Thanksgiving ended me kind of high. Saw 152 and 153 last round but couldn’t stay consistent. Bounced around a lot between those and 155. So my goal this round is to get 152 consistently by the end of this round. No vacations or holidays, so I should be able to focus more the next couple of rounds. I know I still have to live life and half of this journey is learning how to live and enjoy life, but at the same time not over indulging all of the time. So here is to round 60, good luck everybody!

Rnd 58 SW - 155 EW -157 (+2)
Rnd 59 SW - 157 EW - 154.8 (-2.2)
Rnd 60 SW -156.7 EW -


Day/Weight/Comment
11/24 156.7 better than my 158 yesterday but still higher than I would have liked to see. I knew it was going to be rough this weekend. My son and his girlfriend are leaving today to go back to school. So we are having a fair well lunch at this bbq place in town. Going to try and do well today and hopefully at least get back under 155 by Monday.
11/25 - 158.9 ouch! This 4 day weekend was just about as bad as my vacation a couple weeks ago. Back on track Monday morning. Hopefully I can drink lots of water and do half way decent today. Still tons of leftovers though in the house. So glad tomorrow is Monday and I can get back on schedule. Had an amazing holiday though and that’s what’s important.
11/26 - 157.9 Did better yesterday but, not great. I was hoping to at least see 156 something this morning, but didn't. Brought my salad to work for lunch and will make turkey pot pie for dinner (crust-less for me) and that will be the end of our leftovers. I can tell just the way my ring fits on my finger, my sodium levels are down from this weekend already. Lots of water and will stay on track this week. November has been rough. I have been all over the place. I have seen 152 all the way up to 159. I'm ready for some consistency.
11/27 - 155.5 Did good all day yesterday. Glad most of the Thanksgiving and weekend weight has fallen off. Would love to see 153 again tomorrow or at least by Friday and end November with at least a couple of pounds loss, but we will see.
11/28 - 154.1 Doing good this week. Back down to my pre-Thanksgiving wait. Actually a little lower. Youngest called from school and she was sick. So I had to leave work and stay home with her today. Kept my snacking under control which was hard since I was at home doing nothing. Did have plans for a dinner date with my hubby, but now I don’t know if we will go. We may have to postpone. We will see what the older kids are doing. I may actually finish this round with a loss! Half way through and doing well.
11/29 -155.0 Normal fluctuation. My DH and I did get our date night last night. Ate sensibly, but did have an amazing margarita. On track for today and we will see what I end November with.
11/30 - 153.8 I knew yesterday was high because of that dinner date. Going to do good again today and then have to deal with the weekend. Saturday and Sunday are the hardest days for me. My husband is leaving on a business trip early Monday morning, so it will just be the kids and I till Saturday morning. Going to try and work out everyday that he is gone. No excuses! Have to get him ready to go, do laundry, and normal household weekend stuff, so hopefully I can keep myself out of the kitchen.
12/01 - 152.4 had a deficit in calories yesterday and have kept to my plan all week. I wish this round ended today, lol. Now I have to get through the weekend. I go maintenance on the weekend just to try and not ruin the whole week, but most of the time the weekend is my worst time. Really working to see 149 maybe in round 62.
12/02
12/03

R1: Lost 1.7 (SW 196.8 EW 195.1)
R2: Lost 0.7 (SW 195.1 EW 194.4)
R3: Gained 3.7 (SW 194.4 EW 198.1)
R4: Lost 2.8 (SW 198.1 EW 195.3)
R5: Lost 1.1 (SW 195.3 EW 194.2)
R6: Lost 0.8 (SW 194.2 EW 193.4)
R7: Lost 0.2 (SW 188.7 EW 188.5)
R8: Lost 1.7 (SW 188.9 EW 187.2)
R9: Lost 2.0 (SW 187.2 EW 185.2)
R10: Lost 0.5 (SW 185.2 EW 184.7)
R11: Lost 2.3 (SW 184.7 EW 182.4)
R12: Gained 0.5 (SW 182.4 EW 182.9)
R13: Lost 0.1 (SW 182.9 EW 182.8)

CW: 182.8
GW: 179.0
EW: TBD

Joining a little late. But I feel that we're getting to the 170s this round. Let's go!

Day/Weight/Comment
11/24-No weigh in
11/25- 182.8
11/26- 181.7
11/27- 183.2
11/28 -181.8- This is my new maintenance weight. It's been pretty steady recently. Did really well yesterday. Going to try to do the same today. I packed some hummus today with my carrots but I just realized that one little cup is 160 calories and, as a lot of you know, that's kind of a lot of calories for someone who's in a deficit! So I think I'm just going to save it for dinner because I know I'm going to get hungry otherwise.

11/29- 181.7- I did well last night and was under calories. If I keep my calories down tonight as well then this should go down by tomorrow I think. Let's see what happens. I've been on track lately so I'm feeling good. I really just want to reach the 170s and I think we'll be there soon which is exciting! Just need to stay focused which I plan on doing.
11/30- 181.1

12/01- 179.5- GUYS. I'm officially no longer in the obese BMI category! I haven't been this size since high school! I'm still overweight but this is a big milestone!

12/02
12/03

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 54
NE Ohio

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
UGW: 144-149

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)
End R56: 146.5 (-3)
End R57: 146.5 (0)
End R58: 146.5 (0)
End R59: 144 (-2.5)

Day/Weight/Comment
11/24 - 146.5 - Well, the past week finally caught up with me. We'll finish up our leftovers today and I'll spend the next 10 days trying to undo the damage. I'm very relieved that I'm comfortable with my weight right now though. I'm also glad I have this challenge to keep me accountable and stop the gain before it gets out of control.
11/25 - 147.5 - Ouch, talk about a delayed reaction! I'm going to have to be pretty careful the next few weeks to make sure I'm back down before Christmas!
11/26 - 146.5 - Back to work, back to logging food, back to eating better, and back to drinking water!
11/27 - 144.5 - I was really surprised to see this number this morning. I didn't even drink much extra water yesterday. I'll take it!
11/28 - 145 - I changed my profile yesterday to a loss of .5 per week, instead of 1 lb. a week. I now have an extra 140 calories to eat a day. I'll see if these extra calories create a weight gain issue for me.
11/29 - 144.5 - I drank all my water yesterday and ate my extra calories in some cashew trail mix. I was surprised how full I felt all day.
11/30 - 143.5 - Nice surprise this morning! Before I left for work this a.m., my husband set out the canned ingredients for a sausage corn chowder that I used to make a lot in previous winters. He was so excited when he asked if I could start making this again. I'm glad I've got a few extra calories to compensate.
12/01 - 143 - Another surprise! I'll bet the sodium shows up tomorrow. I ate at maintenance calories today and enjoyed some winter weather food.
12/02
12/03

@ssssanaaaa Congratulations great milestone!- that's my goal for January

Male, 39
6'0"

Goal: Get BF% to 10-12%, then bulk.

Round 57: +2.6 (15.1%)
Round 58: -1.8 (15.1%)
Round 59: -1.8 (14.1%)

Starting Weight for Round 60: 185.6

Date/Weight/Comment

11/24 - 180.6 - Sick all weekend. This is not the way to lose weight. Lol.

11/25 - 181.8 - Was able to eat some. Feel a little better today. Tomorrow I go back to the doctor to get test results. Hoping for good news. Not going to lie, I'm a little nervous about it.

11/26 - 182.6 - Still not feeling well. Went to the doctor. Got mostly good news. There is one area they want to take a little closer look at.

11/27 - 182.8 - Missed work again today. Went to the doctor for that. Got some medicine to hopefully make me feel a little better.

11/28 - 183.0 - Heading back to work today. Feeling a little better, just a little weak still. Hoping to feel good enough to get a light workout in tonight.

11/29 - 183.2 - Wasn't feeling up to working out last night, but I did make it through work without getting sick. Hope to continue improving over the rest of the challenge. Not even really worried about weight right now.

11/30 - 178.0 - Super sick yesterday and today. Can't hold down any food at all.

12/01 - 177.0 - Started feeling a little better today. Got some bland food to stay in me and got to watch my Sooners beat the Longhorns!

12/02
12/03

Round 60
SW 168.3 lbs
GW 166 lbs
UGW 145 lbs
End Weight
Loss

Day/Weight/Comment
11/24 168.3 lbs
11/24 168.3 lbs
11/26 No track
11/27 No tracking
11/28 168.8 lbs
11/29 168.8 lbs
11/30 168.6 lbs
12/01 168.6 lbs
12/02 167.9 lbs
12/03

Starting Weight: 294.6
Estimated Weight: 292.5

I'm excited to see what I comment!

Day/Weight/Comment
11/24: 294.6: (5:55 AM) Night Shift, feeling good about today, quite positive. (Hopefully this last.) I'll update before I go to sleep. (After Work) I slept like a baby for six to seven hours. We (My boyfriend and me.) did a few errands. He could tell something was up, as soon as I asked for Diet Pepsi. (Since, I wanted something other then Water.) He then asked about supper and suggested something healthy! We then walked 1.6 miles before I went for my last night shift. (I'll weigh myself for 11/25 when I get off work.) I hit a snag for a brief moment. I wasn't expecting to deal with a stress issue's today with court. (Trying to send a bad man to prison.) Anyways, it instantly made me want to make cookies. I stopped myself! I was 171 calories over. I burned 160 calories. (-11)
11/25: 293.0: Night Shift, went good, didn't feel like I put all my effort in my job. I slept for five hours and then I was deep cleaning our apartment. Doing laundry until 10:00 PM. With the deep cleaning and running around doing errands, I felt like I did my own little workout. Especially, running on little to no sleep. We went to bed at midnight. (+465) Burned (634)
11/26: 292.6: DAY OFF! John told me to relax. John had to get up for work at 4:30 AM. I got up around 6:00 AM. By the time he got home, I pretty much did everything I needed to do on my check list. (Which, hasn't happened in quite awhile. At least, since I had my severe depression.) My weight I think is low, only because, I hadn't ate that much from work and I didn't eat anything at home, due to lower paycheck. HOWEVER, I had a rock bottom moment. (Not Depression.) I believe stress just caught up with me, from the last few days. (The next day, I felt fine.) (+525) Burned (668)
11/27: 293.9: You must be wondering, what happen to the walking? Ha, snow storm. That's Kansas for you. Anyways, been doing good. Still keeping track of my food. Work went well. I did better then expect. Today, is my cook day and I sample everything and then eat everything. However, I didn't this time. (I did know that my Mom was gonna take me out to eat later.) I left to help my Mom with her exchanging for her new car. Afterwards we shopped. (Costco, sad moment. Screw his family.) When we got back to our town, we ate Sonic. (I know, not smart but, boy was it good. Lol, worth the calories? HELL TO THE NO!) Worst day with my calories. (-753) Burned (267)
11/28: 293.8: Another good day at work. I felt a little sluggish but, it went away after awhile. Nothing exciting about today. Really, lay back day and cleaning here and there. John came home from work and bought us Taco Bell with his leftover money. (We are excited for pay day.) (-124) Burned (267)
11/29: 293.4: Work went by quickly and I went strong with my work, today! I left early to go home and start working on wrapping presents and cleaning the apartment up. When John got home, we bought Burger King. We splurged and went all the way with our meals. Money and Calories. We had a lovely date night. At the end of the night we talked about being better with our budget. (The next day we bought sandwich material, chips, and canned goods.) (-358) Burned (267)
11/30: 292.6: I slept in, until noon. It was amazing! I took care of our fur babies and cleaned up the apartment. (Not much to do because, I've been keeping it up.) I watched Christmas Movies and played Spyro. (If I had to describe my perfect day off, it would be this.) However, it's been a week. John and me, have only walked one day. I hope to change that and slowly start walking more. (According to weather.) When John got off work, we ate sandwich's and slept more. (Since, I have a night shift, tonight.) (+160) Burned (0)
12/01: 293.0 (Not Accurate): My night shift went by in a breeze. However, my motivation was gone when I came home and John was sleeping. I slept too. Until around noon-ish. We were keeping ourselves busy with things. I went to bed at a good time and got sleep before my night shift. However, I realized around 7:00 PM. I forgot to weigh myself when I got home. My weight, 293.0, is from weighing myself right before work (12/02) and after eating a Foot-long Sandwich. My finally weigh in will be tomorrow morning. I'm excited to see the results! I'm really proud of myself for completing this challenge. I do plan to start the next one and see how far this takes me. I'll be happy for keeping one pound off but, two pounds would be even better.
12/02:

Hoping that I will be true to this...
11/24=202(post Holiday,probably not accurate)no more snacks or desserts till Christmas,a tall order but I will TRY

11/25=202,????did good yesterday,1hr water aerobics & shopping
11/26=Same...bone broth day,always
11/27=201.5.Ok,that is slightly down,no work out today.but tomorrow
11/29=200.9
11/30=202.1 Parties are starting,sitting with friends,heartwarming,I made good choices for dinner but did have that Alomnd torte,I will continue track,drink water,& exercise.With my history that is never enough But,you ladies have taught me to push aside the guilt & enjoy the lovely things that come our way.So I will keep on keeping on & NOT give. Up.
12/1...Today is to be a Bone Broth day unless something interferes,like the other day.Walked 30 min,so that's something,hope to do bike later.Got highlites yesterday,will stay out of pool till Mon.Christmas is creeping up on us,shopping is required.
12/2=199.0 Bone broth works every time. I will,try the Fiber day today,never get enough.Apples clementines,kale salad are planned,along with steak for husband.Will walk & do bike. Tree is up & we're decorated. Tis the Season. Blessings to all you amazing peeps.

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Round 58 SW: 258.8 EW: 247.4 (-11.4)
Round 59 SW: 247.4 EW: 244.8 (-2.6)

Mini goal is to be in 230's by the end of the year.
UGW: 165lbs by the end of next year.

Day/Weight/Comment
11/24 - 245.8..made cake and cupcakes for my sons birthday today, and got into the cupcakes. They were yummy! We're still both sick but excited for his party today. Definitely going to be another high calorie day, but I'm going to enjoy it and then get back on track tomorrow.
11/25 - 245.8..took the day off as planned yesterday and enjoyed my sons birthday. Back at it today though.
11/26 - 243.8...weighed 3 times and it was the same but I still don't believe it. I did not get back on track yesterday as planned and ate at probably around maintenance. Possibly dehydrated as I only had 50 oz of water I think. Still sick and wanting to eat bad things but I will not do it today!!!
11/27 - 243.8?...not really sure. I couldn't stop coughing last night so I wasn't able to get to sleep until 4:30am. Woke at 6:30 when my son woke and weighed in at 246.4. Went back to bed a little later until 2pm and weighed in at 243.8. Oh and I also ate a bunch of chips and cookies with milk when I wasn't able to sleep 🙁 I'm sure I'll be up tomorrow.
11/28 - 243.8...probably dehydration, didn't have much of anything to drink yesterday.
11/29 - 243.8...amazed to still see this number cause I haven't been doing great. This cold has really knocked all strength and motivation out of me. Not feeling as crappy today so I'm going to at least turn the eating around...still no energy to exercise though.
11/30 - 243.8..had one meal yesterday at around 5pm, it was a big one but still within calorie goal. I haven't been getting nearly enough water and I'm feeling bloated.
12/01 - 243.8..ate at around maintenance yesterday. Very little sleep last night, up at 3am, sons been up since 3:30am. Took him to the doctor yesterday and he has pink eye on top of his cold. If he doesn't get better soon (colds been around for 2 weeks) I'm going to have to take him to hospital..he has cerebral palsy so not a lot of muscle strength to move anything that builds up, which worries the hell out of me of course. My cold seems to have picked back up as well and I may need to go to the doctor myself. With all the sickness and stress this week I'm happy to be maintaining.
12/02 - 241.4...weighed a bunch of times and they were all the same. I don't believe it though. Lol. I did only have about 1200 calories yesterday but that wouldn't make me drop over 2lbs. I updated my weight in mfp yesterday and it knocked me down to 1230 calories, I had a hard time staying in the 1300 calories I had, so I changed my loss to 1.5lbs a week instead of 2. Hopefully it doesn't slow down my progress too much.
12/03

When my weight is off like that, I always check if there is something under the scale. (Having cats, littler can reach over there.) However, woman's weight fluctuates all the time. From gaining weight around "Aunt Flow" to losing weight from ending of it. That's why I wait a few days or little over a week before I log. However, on my period app. I add my weight every single day. To see when I gain or lose weight. (So, I don't feel bad if I gain two or four pounds out of no where.)

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 - My 2nd Round
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
Start Round 10/15 - 175.6 End Round 10/24 - 169.6
Round 57 - My 28th Round
Start Round 10/25 - 169.6 End Round 11/03 - 168.4
Round 58 - My 29th Round
Start Round 11/04 - 169.0 End Round 11/13 - 169.8
Round 59 - My 30th Round
Start Round 11/14 - 170.0 Traveling 16th - 21st End Round 11/23 - 174.0

Round 60 - My 31st Round
Day/Weight/Comment
11/24 - 174.2
11/25 - 174.8
11/26 - 174.8
11/27 - 174.2 Treadmill 30 minutes last night
11/28 - 174.4
11/29 - 174.0 Walked 45 minutes yesterday
11/30 - 173.6
12/01 - 174.6 Walked 60 minutes yesterday
12/02 - 173.8

HSW 229.4
R40 SW 199.4
. . .
R60 SW 173.2 - 0.2 (-26.2 with this challenge; -34.8 since Jan 1 2018; -56.2in total)

Goal for this round 172.X

Day/Weight/Comment
11/24 173.2
11/25 173.2
11/26 172.8
11/27 174.8 What the hey? partly due to an early weigh in, I know for sure I did not eat 7000 calories over expenditure yesterday - so it has got to be temporary - it is going to be temporary.
11/28 172
11/29 173.2 a middle of the night carb attack - and not much sleep - a friend passed away unexpectedly yesterday morning. I am only 56 and I have lost 3 friends this year.
11/30 172.8 Thanks for all the hugs yesterday. This is a great group.
12/01 DNW did not get much sleep - been on autopilot all day and eating without thinking - tomorrows weight will not be good - Still - I met my November goal.
12/02 174.2 better than I expected!
12/03

Hi everyone ~ so happy to be here! I've been with MFP since February 2018 and have lost about 40 lbs. Early on, I weighed myself daily for a brief period but couldn't handle it!! The emotional up and downs of the scale made me a little cray cray so I stopped for the sake of my family, lol. Then between June and November I lost my mom, my job and my fitness mojo. I regained 13 lbs (including the recent holiday), but have lost 10 of it again so yayyy me. It's been very difficult to motivate myself and remain consistent, but believe I'm finally back on track and strong enough now to handle a daily weigh-in, lololo. Thanks for the opportunity.

51, Standing: 5'9"
OSW: 274 ~ CSW: 236.8 ~ GW: 190
R60 - 1st round

11/24
11/25
11/26 ~ 236.8 (up 2.6 lbs from DAYS of Holiday yumminess - no regrets!)

11/27 ~ 236.2 - been pushing more than usual to counter balance all the carbs and sugar and feeling a little sore this morning. So even though my inner competitor wants to run 10 laps, today will definitely be a rest day. (UPDATE: was feeling so good did 30 minutes of HIIT in the afternoon)

11/28 ~ 238.0 - WT? Poor sleep maybe? It better be muscle!

11/29 ~ 236.8 – Yesterday was so carb heavy I was afraid to look! But I stayed within calorie count and got in some exercise, so this time it worked like it should, lol. Definitely need to keep it simple the next few days.

11/30 ~ 235.0 – yessss! almost back to my pre-holiday weight of 234.2. I have to say, while still no regrets for the holiday eating, I’ve had to work almost 3x as hard to lose the weight this time. I know I need time and consistency to build up a momentum again, but definitely going to be more mindful of this going forward.

DECEMBER GOAL: Do my best to end the year on a high note.

12/01 ~ 233.8 and 7 inches lost since last month! Feeling pretty good this morning ~ BUT ~ will have guests through Monday morning so fingers crossed it keeps dropping, lol. Have a great weekend everyone!

12/02 ~ 234.4 - talk to the hand scale, I'm still 7 inches down so whatever man. Onwards and downwards!

12/03 ~

Round #60 My Round #6
Female/49 years/Missouri

Round 55 * -3.2 (I was sick)
Round 56 * +1.6
Round 57 * -1.8
Round 58 * -1.5
Round 59 * -0.04

OSW - 213 (highest weight ever 280 but I've had most of that off for more than 15 years but still)
CW - 187.8
RGW - 186
UGW – 135

Food Goals:
Get 5 servings of fruits/veggies every day.
Stay under my calorie goal of 1,400.

Exercise Goals:
Walk at least an hour 3 days a week, 4 days if nothing better is available.
Weight training 1 day a week
Walk 45 miles in November (Nov 30th - 50.7 miles!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Day/Weight/Comment:
11/24 - 187.8 Down is always the right direction. Got over three miles in yesterday and stayed within calorie goals even with a half a piece of pecan pie! Thankfully the leftovers are all gone. I'm just happy to have made it through Thanksgiving without a gain. I have decided if the weather holds out I am going to try to get 50 miles in before the end of the month.
11/25 - 187.3 It ain't much but I'll take it, happily. I did not end up walking yesterday. I went to a funeral (step grandfather I didn't know well but needed to go for my step Mom who I love) and the chatting after lasted too long to get a walk in before dark. I have three hours before the snow starts, I am trying to talk myself into walking before the storm, but it's cold... Whining doesn't make me healthier just fatter. Ok I'm going dang you guys are tough on a girl!
11/26 - 187.8 I'm sure this is due to a high sodium day yesterday. I did get my three miles in though, finished just as the rain that turned into ice that turned into snow started. It was actually a great walk after the first half mile of freezing. I didn't see another person or even animal on the trail. Usually I see or hear squirrels off in the woods - not yesterday.
11/27 - 186.4 Woohoo goodbye retained water!!! The only exercise I got yesterday was snow-shoveling the driveway. I turned on the MapMyFitness app. It said I burned 371 calories in 25 minutes. I know that's not right though I did work up a sweat. Tonight is gym night and I even remembered my clothes so I don't have to go home first. Of course I did forget my breakfast and lunch I was bringing to work... Meal planning is great and everything IF you remember to bring it with you.
11/28 - 186.7 Nothing but a blip! Yesterday's drop was a little dramatic so I think this is more of a true-up. Half way thru this challenge already, it goes so quickly. I did a short walk yesterday trying to get to 45 miles but I had misremembered how far I needed and am still a little more than half a mile away. BUT since I still have three days and need to exercise, I'm going for 50. These self imposed goals encourage me when I'm thinking I'd rather not go out in the cold to walk. I still did weights after walking but not as much because I got overheated walking and one of the fun symptoms of MS is when you get hot you get weaker. Not an ideal time to lift weights. I couldn't do the same weights I normally do so I did slightly lower ones for fewer reps, but still feel pretty good about it. MS can suck it!
11/29 - 188.5 I got in a three mile walk and stayed within calories but somehow I'm up. As we always do I assume it's the sodium from yesterday. I won't lie it's a kick in the guts when you see a number that's 2 pounds more than yesterday and you know you've done everything right. It's the problem with weighing daily. I'm also not feeling well. Another frickin' cold, my head hurts, I'm sneezing like a fool but thankful for Dayquil. Good news tomorrow is another day, all we can do is trust the process. I'm less than 3 miles from getting 50 for November.
11/30 - 187.1 Sodium is the devil. I'm hopeful for 186.X by the end of the round. I am super excited because I got 50 miles in November! My cold is still here, which means I cannot see my immune suppressed boyfriend this weekend but I'm going to celebrate hitting 50 miles anyway. I don't want to set another mile goal for December because I couldn't do any other exercising when trying to get a mile goal. I'll still walk for the majority of my exercise but I need other things too. It's cold to much other than exercise videos or stationary bike, but on those few sunny days I'll play tennis. Happy Friday everyone!
12/01 - 186.6 A good day. No exercise but stayed within calorie limits. Girlfriend brought over some awesome Blackberry Crumble ice cream. It's delicious. I had my 1/2 cup so it would fit within 1400 calories but I wanted another scoop or 2 or 3. That's the lifestyle change right. One small amount of something indulgent is enough. The real challenge is I'm going to a party tonight. I'm definitely walking this morning before the rain starts up again. I'm looking forward to my happy trail just me and my brain time.
12/02 - 186.2 I got two miles in before the rain started. A little mad at myself that I didn't get an earlier start. I was just sitting around like a bum on a Saturday morning. But beating myself up doesn't help the overall cause. The party went well food wise. There were plenty of good things to eat (veggie soup and raw veggies with hummus). I did have a tiny slice of homemade key-lime pie and a mini red velvet cupcake. I did not stay within calorie goal but I only went over by 150 calorie and I'm down this morning. I'll take it!
12/03