JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 61

5’4” female
OSW 185
R61 SW 149.8
R61 GW 148.4
UGW 125
R37 SW 166.8 EW 164.2 (-2.6)
R38 SW 164.0 EW 160.8 (-3.2)
R39 SW 160.8 EW 162.8 (+1.8)
R40 SW 162.6 EW 162.4 (-0.2)
R41 SW 162.4 EW 160.0 (-2.4)
R42 SW 160.0 EW 159.0 (-1.0)
R59 SW 151.4 EW 151.2 (-0.2)
R60 SW 151.2 EW 149.8 (-1.4)
R61 SW 149.8 EW?
Day/Weight/Comment
12/4 149.8 I’ve been at this exact weight for days now!
12/5 149.6 A .2 pound weight loss per day would be nice rate.
12/6 150.4 I was hoping never ever ever to see 150 on the scale again. Sodium is my enemy!
12/7 150.4 well this might have been a different story if I didn’t have margaritas last night. Did great all day then that. Oh well, onward.
12/8 150.4
12/9 149.4
12/10
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12/13

Round 61 - my 4th round

Female - 58 - 5'7"
OSW: 271.8 (Oct 9/18)
UGW: 165 or lower

End R58: 261.2 (-2.2)
End R59: 258.8 (-2.4)
End R60: 256.6 (-2.2)

My goal is to stick to 1500 calories or less per day. I would love to see the 240s by the end of December and I feel confident I can do it.

12/03 - 256.6 - End R60 - bumped up 2# from the day before with indulgent after dinner eating.
12/04 - 255.8
12/05 - 253.8 - This is what I like about daily weighing. I can see that one or two off-plan days don't have to turn in to ruination as long as I get back to plan asap. (I edited my weight after posting because of TMI )
12/06 - 254.4 - Yesterday, I made fudge for my partner to take to his Christmas party at work. Do I have to even tell you who ate some? To taste test of course. The scale will show me a better number tomorrow.
12/07 - 255.6 - The scale didn't show me a better number today. lol . Too much non-essential eating before bed.
12/08 - 254.0 - That's better!

12/09 - 000.0 - DNW - I'm without a scale this morning. I ate approx. 4735 calories yesterday, almost all of them last night, all carbs & fat. Ugghhhh. I've had a very emotionally exhausting week and really crappy sleep and it's showing in my very poor food choices.

12/10 -
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I'm in - my 2nd round

Female - 56, 5'5"
OSW: 179.4
UGW: 140.0

End R60: 174.8

12/03 - 174.8
12/04 - 174.6 Small victory. I enjoyed goulash and garlic bread for dinner last night but used portion control.
12/05 - 174.6 Holding steady. I have to keep motivated. I should maybe add a little more exercise, or just some exercise lol, would be good. I know that would kick it up (or down) a notch.
12/06 - 174.0 Now that's more like it. 20 minutes on the treadmill and I survived. I might try it again tonight.
12/07 - 172.8 Woo Hoo! Gotta keep on it. Love the feeling of accomplishment.
12/08 - 173.6 Too much celebration. I didn't think I went over on my calories that much but just poor food choices - starchy and salty. I did exercise. Minor setback. I'm going to concentrate on more water and more veggies this weekend and maybe Monday i will see that number on the scale again.
12/09 - 175.0
12/10 -
12/11 -
12/12 -
12/13 -

Goal is 140 by 4/1/2019!
My first full round!
Day/Weight/Comment
12/04 161.2 lbs; Ugh! Working nights so hoping some of that is fluid. (:
12/05 unable to weigh
12/06 161.2 lbs; I can take time to do some meal planning today!
12/07 159.8 lbs; Need to continue to pre-plan meals. Things go a lot better for me if I have make it convenient to make good choices. Will chop up some veggies today. (:
12/08 160.4 lbs; Need to be careful about tracking!
12/09
12/10
12/11
12/12
12/13

Goals for R61
Calories - 1200-1300
Exercise - at least 3 days/week
Weight ~~ stay within 2lb of 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. R60 end weight 132.2 (+1.4); 10-day ave 1384

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

12/04 - 131.6 - 1246 - 10-day ave 1401
Back in the "legal" zone. I'm still slacking off on exercise because of lingering pain, especially in my joints. The elimination diet I was on eliminated 15 pounds but not the pain. Still a win! We tried another short course of prednisone and will re-check inflammation levels mid month and go from there. In the meantime, I need to suck it up and exercise anyway. Maybe I should join a "get off your butt for 10 days" challenge!

12/05 - 131.2 - 1160 - 10-day ave 1383
Follow-up visit with dietitian today re. the elimination diet, which has made no difference in my pain/inflammation. It will be interesting to hear what other suggestions she might have. In the meantime, I'm trying a new baked salmon patty recipe for lunch. Mmmm!

12/06 - 130.4 - 1370 - 10-day ave 1399
OK, back down where I belong. My dietitian visit left me a little confused and blue. I've seen no difference in pain with the elimination diet I did, and no symptoms of any sensitivities as I've added foods back into my diet. The only major changes I've noticed is that my gut seems to be functioning better and I lost 9 pounds on the diet. Anyway, my integrative doctor is sending me to another rheumatologist, and I know he's going to want me to take prednisone long term, and I'm not happy about that. The dietitian did say that 6 weeks of eliminating foods may not be enough and suggested I think about doing it again for 12 weeks, or even doing the much more restrictive auto-immune paleo diet. But of course if I take pred and follow the diet and the pain subsides, we won't know which treatment did it. I had such high hopes for the elimination diet I was on that I'm really bummed out right now. I don't want to be on pred long term but it's the only medication mentioned in anything I've read about PMR. Anyway, thanks for listening. My salmon patty (new recipe) yesterday was delicious, so there is that! And our kitten is lovely and funny and sweet, and I just sold two paintings, and I've just started a new book (writing, not reading, although I did just start Louise Penny's new book, Kingdom of the Blind). So I guess a bit of pain isn't the end of the world. Thanks for giving me a place to unload.

12/07 - 130.6 - 1140 - 1382
I'm feeling slightly less overwhelmed, although...I asked for a referral to a different rheumatologist and my integrative doctor tried, but because ALL the rheums in this system are in the same practice, they won't let me see a different doctor. I will not go back to the first one - he didn't listen, dismissed my concerns about prednisone, IMO lied to me abut potential side effects (said there are non for short-term use, which is not true), and spoke so fast I couldn't understand him (I had to see the printed appt report before I knew what he diagnosed, although I asked him to repeat several times). The other system in town has rheumatologsits but it's a 40-min drive to the office, which I'd just as soon avoid, so I'm pretty annoyed. I am going to contact the hospital admin to find out about recourse - can they really deny me care because I didn't feel comfortable with one of their doctors? The patient is punished for the doctor's shortcomings? OK, another rant, but I'm almost to the point of saying I'll just live with the pain. So annoying.

12/08 - 131.8 - 1884 - 10-day ave 1418
It's water! We went out for lunch yesterday and my calories & sodium were both high for the day, plus I had a minor binge last night that would have been fine if not for the big lunch. But it's fine - I have today mapped out. Happy weekend!

12/09 - 131.6 - 1356 - 10-day ave 1405
Cold weather is making me want to bake. Last night, chocolate chip cookies. But I ate only one, so all good.

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Round 61 - my 2nd
Female 43yo 5’4”

OSW: 225 (4/9/18)
CSW: 188.6
CGW: 186

End weight round 60: 189.4 (-2lb)

12/4 188.6
12/5 187.4 This may not stick. My calories were low yesterday and sometimes that makes the next day hard not to eat everything in sight. Will do my best and log everything! Did one hour of yoga yesterday too.
12/6 187.2 I’ll take it, had pizza for dinner and even though I stayed in my calorie range I didn’t know what to expect on the scale this morning
12/7 189.2 out to dinner last night, hope this is just water retention from sodium. 1 hour of yoga today
12/8 191.4 ?!? I felt pretty good about yesterday but obviously not as well as I thought. This is disappointing because I have been bouncing around 188-192 for a month and felt good about where I was two days ago.
12/9 191.2 not a lot of change but I didn’t expect one at all. I was sort of a bottomless pit last night. Water and walk today to shed the same 3 lbs. I have lost 10 times already in the last month.
12/10
12/11
12/12
12/13

HSW 229.4
R40 SW 199.4
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R60 SW 173.2 - 0.2 (-26.2 with this challenge; -34.8 since Jan 1 2018; -56.2in total)
R61 SW 174.8 +1.6

12/04 174.4 undeserved but i'll enjoy it while it lasts
12/05 173.2 and the sun is shining!!
12/06 173.8 early weigh in - enjoyed some fruitcake yesterday but stayed within my calories - next special event is on the 12th so hopefully i can make some progress before then
12/07 173.8 not enough exercise yesterday
12/08 173.2
12/09 173.4 maintenance as a goal for the season is definitely helping with the stress, but I notice that my nutrition is not as good - too many carbs and salt and not enough protein - so this is not sustainable long term. Will try to address that this week.
12/10
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12/13

5'5, female, 37.
SW: 290
CW: 282.6
GW: 225

12/04: 282.6
12/05: 282.6
12/06: 281.8 - Managed not to eat the ice cream I really wanted to eat last night so I figure this is my reward, lol
12/07: 281.6 - A little is better than nothing at all!
12/08: 280.2
12/09: 280.2
12/10
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12/12
12/13

12/3=200.1
12/4=200.1
12/5=200.4 First party today,Did well
12/6=200.1
12/7=200.5 Party this afternoon.I am hearing so many of you to keep this holiday thing in perspective,bc if I weren't doing this,wow,it would be higher.I will enjoy,be cautious,exercise & always laugh with my pals.fingers crossed for tomorrow
12/8=201.5 😢
12/9=didn't weigh too afraid
12/10=
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@deepwoodslady What a wonderful post, you are so kind to take the time and post thank yous to everyone that has inspired you. Your posts have definitley been an inspiration to me as well.

@GrandmaJackie I am repeating the example that @deepwoodslady has set, thank you for the thread. I am sure everyone here has made better choices, has found this group to be the most effective and motivating group on MFP and personally reading everyone's day to days has kept me going longer then any diet program or competitive group. I have never lasted a year on MFP and I am making it a personal goal to do so, this thread will definitley make it easier. I don't think I have ever had such great progress and commitment without. I could write pages and pages on how effective and life changing it has been to be here but I will end it here with a big thank you before I take a whole page up with my thoughts lol

@tiabirdie56 and @quiltingjaine thank you for all your wonderful advice and recipes, your years of wisdom have taught me more about this process then any self help book or advice from any RL strugglers. I dont think without the both of you I would have had realistic expectations and I just wanted you both to know how much I have appreciated every word you have written and commented on not only my posts but others.

Thank you to everyone who takes the time to post daily, no matter how much or how little you write I have found every individual inspirational in their own way and I dont think I have ever been more excited to read everyone's days to days in my life. In the past 5 or so months of being apart of this group, I have built better habits and have had less discouraging days then I would have had on my own. Thank you!!