JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 63
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MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 58 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 22 FOR ME.
“The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
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During December I just want to make it out of the month alive and without too much damage. I have slowly inched myself into the 180’s. I want to get back into the 170’s and maintain (at the very minimum). I want to increase my exercising now that my livingroom renovation is complete. I want to get all my steps in and incorporate more & more of the great ideas you all have shared. My personal goals are the greatest presents that I can give to myself during this most Holy month of celebrations. This is my way of saying Merry Christmas to me. Your ideas and comments are the greatest presents that I could ever receive from all of you. Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to us all!
MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
My First Goal: To weight 165 by Valentine’s Day 💗💗💗
********LOOK AND SEE HOW MUCH THESE 10 DAY CHALLENGES HAVE HELPED ME********
R43 EW= 195.6.....LOSS
R44 EW= 192.4…..LOSS
R45 EW= 191.4…..LOSS
R46 EW= 186.0…..LOSS
R47 EW= 186.8…..SLIGHT GAIN/FLUCTUATION
R48 EW= 185.4…..LOSS
R49 EW= 182.8…..LOSS
R50 EW= 180.8…..LOSS
R51 EW= 179.6…..LOSS
R52 EW= 179.0…..LOSS
R53 EW= 176.0…..LOSS
R54 EW= 174.6…..LOSS
R55 EW= 174.6…..NO CHANGE (hard round for me, no change is a Victory!)
R56 EW= 179.2…..GAIN Most of the round spent traveling.
R57 EW= 177.2…..LOSS
R58 EW= 176.0…..LOSS
R59 EW= 178.6…..GAIN Ended day after my Family Thanksgiving festivities. Rough on the final weigh-in.
R60 EW= 178.4.....LOSS
R61 EW= 181.2…..Gain Heavy Travel at the end of this round resulting in lots of restaurant food and sitting in car which created a weight gain. Many non scale victories however.
R62 EW= 183.1 The Christmas Season bug bit me.
R62 EW= 183.1
R63 EW= 185.5
Day/Weight/Comment:
12/24 - 183.3 - I enjoyed my GS’s 2nd birthday yesterday. I ate out of plan with too many carbs but was reasonable. It is not hard to find yourself over 20 net carbs! I have a Christmas Party with friends tonight. I don't hold out much hope for this round either, so many food events to come! . But I do persist. Everyday (no matter what is on the agenda) is another day to make a small change or a good choice even if the day holds an event. I can certainly choose wisely even if it's only one of the meals on the day of a gathering. One meal out of plan on an event day should NOT sink my ship. Extra movement on an event day goes a long way too. I persist....I persist....I persist.....
12/25 - 183.2 Christmas party with friends last night. Tonight is my main present opening & goodie even with me adult kids and grandkids.
12/26 - 184.1 . Main Christmas gathering with my adult kids & grandchildren yesterday evening. . Food, Food, Food last night. A touch of alcohol too. I swear I heard the scale scream at me today!
12/27 - 184.5 Went out of town yesterday. Did much better with my choices until I got home to the Christmas cookies! I have boxed up most of them and are delivering some tomorrow to my kids. Roads are too slick today. My cravings have been out of control. My stomach actually growling again like it used to. That is what happens when I go off plan & eat too many carbs-I truly spin out of control. This is why it has to be a lifestyle, not a short-term solution to a long-term problem. I’ve done this to myself and will have to pay my dues. I have been inspired by SO MANY OF YOU and I am ready for January, come Heck or High Water.
12/28 - 184.5 Same old behaviors, same old results. Why would I expect otherwise? Frustrated with self. However, as promised, I will persist. January cannot come soon enough though.
12/29 - 184.4 A 0.1 drop. Retaining fluids for sure as there is very little shedding. I drank double threat water (parsley & lemon) but probably not enough. More black coffee than anything else. LNS was disappointing but the day and the meals went very very well though I experienced severe hunger all day. I tried all the low carb foods that usually help with that: eggs, bulletproof coffee, nuts & seeds for snacks, nothing seemed to help. That is typical after so many days of higher carbs. That is what led to the LNS but I managed to be reasonable with it. I have been doing some aerobic dancing and I’m sure that helped with the small drop on the scale. I wish this small backwoods town had a gym. We had a Curves for about 3 years a decade ago, but it didn’t last long due to such low population and membership. And our homes are really cabins, under 1000 sq feet (if they have been added onto over the years) so no chance for indoor equipment outside of hand weights. That is why I took up walking. However with very slippery roads now and a town without sidewalks, even that is difficult. I am going to keep up the dancing and perhaps resume walking inside the school when they are back in session. They have increased security (which must have been regulated since it's so safe here), so I am hoping I can still get in. I’m hoping for a bigger drop tomorrow morning before our Christmas feast and I pray I can keep the hunger at bay today. Right now it’s all about getting my body back into routine. Tomorrow is our big Christmas Feast. So I am going to try to make today count. Still, I persist.
12/30 - 184.3 Such s.l.o.w movement on the scale. It sure doesn’t go on that way! At least it’s in the right direction. Huge Family Christmas Feast today with Ham & all the fixings. I will try to be mindful of my portions since I know that it will be over my allowed 20 net carbs.
12/31 - 185.1 The family Christmas feast was held at my daughters yesterday evening. I kept to small dinner portions. Calories were not that bad but the carbs were high due to potatoes & gravy and dinner rolls. Kept it light, however. I did do a little dessert but truly kept it all at a minimum. I skipped the alcohol, soda and milk and stuck to black coffee. It wasn’t perfect, but pretty good for such a large feast with so much variety. Needless to say, I am very disappointed in the gain. However, @TerriRichardson112 reminds us in her spoiler, sometimes it does not show up for a few days on the scale. So I am hoping this is a bit of water/bloat weight, and my good choices will still show up in the next few days on the scale. I have to work today as New Years Eve is popular for motel & cabin rentals, so I will get lots of steps in today & will fit in some cardio & strength training tonight.
01/01 - 185.5 A little up again after festivities last night. Enjoyed time with family at home since it is also where my cabin & motel room rentals are (so I did have to work too). However, Today is GROUND ZERO. I have 365 days & 365 chances to rewrite my story and to make a difference in my own life and the life of others. Today is day #1. I will do my very best. My short term goal is to get back to my lowest weight of 2018 (174.6) and make my ticker honest (I never changed it upward in Faith). I would like to do this by Valentine’s Day. This was not my original goal, but one that I can attain if I work hard again. I am very excited and looking forward to it! Happy New Year everyone!
01/02- 185.5 Did well on my food plan all day. Added in some exercise. I found that LNS got to me and I dipped into the Christmas candy dish. This explains no improvement on the scale. I feel I cheated myself out of a downward trend just by a few Hershey kisses and mini reeces. It’s a dang shame since I did so well all day and worked so hard at it. I was so hungry after my workout and grazing is NOT the answer. I slept more than usual, a full 6 hours. I think it was a sugar crash since that is a full 30-50% more than my typical and I feel very sluggish today. Why oh Why do I do this when I know what is going to happen? I hope to redeem myself in the next round. Holidays are OVER. See you all in the next round.
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@taxgirl1, A serving of almonds is 10 nuts. A cup of almond flour is said to contain 90-100 nuts. Almonds have phytic acid in the skins, their protection to not be eaten and almonds contain polyunsaturated fats, omega 6, which we should limit. PUFA's cause inflammation and slow metabolism, prevent absorption of nutrients and more I'm sure. All raw nuts should be soaked first. Each has a different soaking time. I don't eat almonds anymore without soaking and sprouting them first. I have blanched almond flour but rarely use it. Try soaked and sprouted almonds, they are easy to digest. That is the way to eat the whole nut. 10 raw almonds in small jar filled with purified water. Soak for 8 to 10 hours or overnight. There will be a tiny white "tail" on the pointed end. That is the sprout. They will soften and plump up from being soaked. Rinse, remove skins, dry and eat. If you have a dehydrator, you can soak, rinse, dry and dehydrate an entire pkg of almonds.
@jecky74, Happy Belated Birthday!3 -
@abowersgirl They said on the news last night that these are the lowest forecasted temps in 3 years.
@jecky74 Happy belated birthday!3 -
Female 5’1” Age 68.75 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5 UGW ???SW Rnd 7 167 AW 165.8SW Rnd 63 132.5 AW 131.55
SW Rnd 8 168* AW 166.1
SW Rnd 9 164.5* AW 165.5
SW Rnd 10 167 AW 165.3 Start Keto
SW Rnd 11 163 AW 163.5h
SW Rnd 12 162.5 AW 160.2
SW Rnd 13 159.5 AW 159.1
SW Rnd 14 158.5 AW 158.9
SW Rnd 15 158 AW 157.25
SW Rnd 16 156 AW 155.9
SW Rnd 17 155.5 AW 156.5
SW Rnd 18 157.5 AW 156.15
SW Rnd 19 155.5 AW 1
SW Rnd 20 155.5* AW 155
SW Rnd 21 154.5 AW 152.15
SW Rnd 22 152.5 AW 152.2
SW Rnd 23 151 AW 150.2
SW Rnd 24 150 AW 148.8
SW Rnd 25 147.5 AW 147.3
SW Rnd 26 148.5 AW 145.4
SW Rnd 27 146* AW 144.72
SW Rnd 28 145* AW 145.5
SW Rnd 29 146.5 AW 145.8
SW Rnd 30 146 AW 145.65
SW Rnd 31 146.5 AW 144.45
SW Rnd 32 144.5 AW 143.3
SW Rnd 33 141.5 AW 140.6
SW Rnd 34 140.0 AW 140.75
SW Rnd 35 139.5 AW 139.25
SW Rnd 36 138.5 AW 138.85
SW Rnd 37 139.0 AW 138.2
SW Rnd 38 139.5* AW 136.9
SW Rnd 39 137.0* No end/avg weight
SW Rnd 40 ???.?* 5 day avg 137.6
SW Rnd 41 137.5 AW 138.2
SW Rnd 42/36 138.0 AW 136.15
SW Rnd 43 136.5 AW 135.5
SW Rnd 44 133.5 AW 134.55
SW Rnd 45 134.0 AW 134.35
SW Rnd 46* 133.5 AW 133.28 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 47* 133.5 AW 133.0 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 48 133.5 AW 134.05
SW Rnd 49 134.0 AW 133.85
SW Rnd 50* 134.5 AW 134.6 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 51* 133.5 No scale on ship
SW Rnd 52* 134.0 AW 133.42 (6 Days)
SW Rnd 53 131.5 AW 131.9
SW Rnd 54 131.0 AW 131.6
SW Rnd 55* 131.5 AW 129.66
SW Rnd 56* 128.5 AW 130.7
SW Rnd 57 131.5 AW 130.85
SW Rnd 58/52 131.0 AW 130.6
SW Rnd 59 132.0 AW 131.3
SW Rnd 60 131.5 AW 131.85
SW Rnd 61 130.0 AW 132.4
SW Rnd 62 132.0 AW 131.6
Recommended viewing on Netflix or YouTube: The Magic Pill
Recommended reading: The Obesity Code by Jason Fung, MD
Recommended for the ladies https://www.facebook.com/JamesSmithPT/videos/1494099927361618/
What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.
This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.
12/23 132.5
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12/24 131.5 Back in ketosis. Going to our daughter’s for crafting with some friends late this morning, need to make or buy something snacky but okay for everyone’s WOE. Our family tradition is pizza on Christmas Eve but I think the pizza places will be closed by the time DSIL gets home from work so we’ll make our own. Right now I need to make an apple pie for a neighbor! See you all tomorrow!
12/25 133.0 DD made chicken pizza crust and our dinner was really great! Then DD, DSIL, DH, and I played canasta. I haven’t played that in well over 50 years. It was fun but I really don’t like playing cards. Merry Christmas everyone!
12/26 132.0 Just the two of us yesterday. Rotisseried a chicken and found a recipe hack for Boston Market butternut squash. Chicken bones simmering overnight in the slow cooker.
12/27 131.5
12/28 130.5 I don’t know if something I ate didn’t agree with me but I’m tired of the bathroom and this isn’t a good way to lose weight. I’m making lasagna for Second Christmas dinner at our daughter and SIL’s tonight.
12/29 131.5 Didn’t post yesterday’s post yesterday. Movie was MEH. Too many sight gags and slap stick-ish. The lasagnas were great. I ate one end slice of French bread and one small bite of sticky bun. I can’t track my no noodle lasagna because I weighed all of the ingredients and Senza lists small, medium and large. Hmm. Ketones 0.2
12/30 131.0 Back in nutritional ketosis.
12/31 131.5 Gal pals are coming to craft and bringing my favorite HEALTHY fast food chicken! Everyone be safe tonight!
01/01 131.5 We are currently under a hard freeze warning until tomorrow morning! That’s pretty unusual for Las Vegas. There were even snowflakes on The Strip yesterday afternoon!
01/02 131.5 Average for the round 131.55, 5.5# below my goal. I guess that is truly maintaining! I did eat over my carbs yesterday so may bump up tomorrow.7 -
Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 55
NE Ohio
My 24th round!
OSW: 186 (March 2018)
UGW: 144-146
Pre challenge weight loss: -12 lbs.
Challenge weight loss R40 – R62: -30 lbs.
R63 SW: 144 EW: 147.5
These next 10 days include more holiday parties and out of town family visitors. I’m very happy to have maintained so far this holiday season and if I keep within a couple pounds of my current weight, I will consider this round a success.
Day/Weight/Comment
12/24 - 145 - Saturday's party just showed up on the scale. My Grandson is coming over to make Christmas cookies with me tonight. I'm enjoying every minute of this. I'll have plenty of time in January to make up for these indulgences.
12/25 - 144.5
12/26 - 147 - At least I'm still enjoying myself!
12/27 - 146.5 - Some of the family left yesterday evening and I'm back in the office for a couple days. I'm going to try to eat at weight loss calories for the next few days until the New Year's and football game festivities begin with the remaining family this weekend. NSV - Yesterday, my very fit and thin SIL and I walked to a local Lululemon store. She loves the workout gear and we've been walking over there the day after Christmas for several years now. At 186 or so pounds, I never found anything there that I thought would fit or look decent on me, especially for the price. Well, I ended up finding and buying a pair of size 8 travel pants that were on sale. My SIL was so excited for me.
12/28 - 145.5 - Well I must have picked up some kind of virus while I was out last week. It seems to be centered around my chest and throat. I had to take off work today. It has not spoiled my appetite though, of course.
12/29 - 144.5 - I've been drinking a lot of water to help with my congestion. That's the only reason I think my weight is down, as I've been indulging in some comfort foods.
12/30 - 146.5
12/31 - 145.5 - I didn't feel well enough to post yesterday, although I weighed myself. I'm feeling better today, but I have indulged in some more comfort foods like chili and cornbread and a brownie. I hope everyone enjoys their New year festivities tonight!
01/01 - 146 - I'm just bouncing along waiting to see where I land when this round ends tomorrow.
01/02 - 147.5 - Ouch! I'm blaming part of this due to my illness which is still ongoing. I've been lucky to get in 3000 steps a day over the past week. I've certainly been feeding the cold too!7 -
53yo Female
OSW 187 Sept. 2018
My goals this round- get to 169. Drink lots of water and make exercise a priority.
12/24- 178- A salty swoosh up. We leave for the in-laws today and will return to the scale in a few days .
12/25 - Merry Christmas to all of you!!!
12/26- No Scale
12/27-178 Still on a swoosh up. It will go down.
12/28-177 Slow....that eating was fun, but it sure takes me a few days to get back into the swing of things!
12/29-174 Now that’s a swoosh! I’ve been logging my eating and getting exercise and drinking plenty of water.
12/30- 175. Hmmm. I did not go for my evening walk and ate a couple of heavy snacks yesterday.
12/31-174 Well, things could be worse between X-mas and New Years....I usually don’t care and eat like a pig. Good luck everyone!!!!! We’ve got this!!!!!
1/1-173 I was careful yesterday and had fun healthy food out last night, also got a good hilly walk in.
1/2-177 Oh, my!!! I had a heavy lunch yesterday and then even ate dinner.....I am back in the swing of things. I need to keep packing our house up. I’ll have a swoosh down in a day or two.
See all of you in the next round.....I am so glad we are in this together! You are the ONLY people who know how much I weigh.😳
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HW: 237.7
SW: 228.3 1/1/16
OGW: 169
Revised GW: 155 reached Thanksgiving 2018
Now shooting for 150 lbs to see what I look like since 153.5 is much better than 155. Curious how body will look at 150.
Should be a good round.
SW: 155
12/24 154.6 Managed not to eat out today...
12/25 154.2
12/26 153.8
12/27 153.8
12/28 153.6
12/29 154.2
12/30 154.4
12/31 154.4
01/01 155 What!?!?
OK, wake up call time!!! I’m committing to not eating out for the month of January, except for two already scheduled lunches with friends, so I feel better & lose this final lbs... Eating out is my addiction, I’m re-learning yet again...
01/02 154.4😀
Didn’t eat out, exercises, reminded myself of all I’ve done to improve my health, & moved on!
See you next round!!
Health!!! Focus on health! 🏃🏻♀️💪🏻🙏🏻💃♥🏆
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Round 34 to Round 62—> 179.4 to 155 lbs, -24.4 lbs in 29 Rounds!
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You. ARE Healthier. Than. You. Ever. Thought. Possible. #Grateful,soGrateful🍀🙏🏻🌈♥🌟🌈🍎
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Track Days at or under 155 for R63
10/10?days under 155❣♥❣♥❣♥❣♥❣♥️
THIS is a WIN. Keep staying the course...
Track days you eat home-cooked/prepared 6/10 meals for R63: 5/5 ❣♥❣♥❣♥️
GOOD Recovery.
Lunch with former student! Worth it. 12/27
Lunch with DH 12/28
Lunch with DH 12/30
Lunch with DH 12/31
You have accomplished great things with your health. Do keep this in mind!
GO for LOW New Year’s Weight! 5 day Burst!!7 -
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.
I need to step up my game if I want to meet any of my goals.
Start Weight Feb 2018 - 202
Next Goal - 170 I will get there, hopefully soon
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
Round 56 - SW - 181.4 - EW - 180.8 - Average weight over 10 days - 181.1
Round 57 - SW - 180.4 - EW - 179.8 - Average weight over 10 days - 178.9
Round 58 - SW - 179.8 - EW - 180.6 - Average weight over 10 days - 179.8
Round 59 - SW - 179.4 - EW - 178.4 - Average weight over 10 days - 180.1
Round 60 - SW - 178.8 - EW - 180.0 - Average weight over 10 Days - 179.3
Round 61 - SW - 178.6 - EW - 178.2 - Average weight over 10 days - 178.5
Round 62 - SW - 179.0 - EW - 178.0 - Average weight over 10 days - 178.8
Not sure what to expect in this round, being the Holidays, I guess my goal will be not to see anything starting with 18 in the average.
12/24 – 178 - The gathering at our friends house yesterday was fun, there was a nice roast beef with potatoes and asparagus. There were a lot of people and not as much food as there could have been so it was a win for me! Merry Christmas everyone!
12/25 – 179.2
12/26 – 180.8 I’m sure a lot of this was sodium from the chips I ate the last couple of days.
12/27 – 181.4 - ugh!
12/28 – 182.2
12/29 – 181.2 - hopefully I can keep on track today and the next few days will continue to go down.
12/30 – 179.2 - Better, but not where I was hoping it would be.
12/31 – 179.8
01/01 – 179.2
01/02 – 180.0 not where I wanted to end this round.6 -
68 yrs old...5'5 1/2"...used to be 5'7" but arthritis nailed me hard.
Heaviest: 192.2
RGW: 145.0
UGW: 135.0
12/22 - 146.2 at 6:00 a.m. ...making dinner tonight for DDD & SIL's anniv. Salad & bread & cheesecake was the request. No ice cream!!
12/23 - 147.0 at 6:00 a.m. ...salad toppers and mini cheese cake but no ice cream.
Day/Weight/Comment
12/24 - 147.0 surprised,
12/25 - 147.0 at 5:45 a.m. ...really surprised because we had our Christmas Eve dessert/ice cream/cookies and presents last night.
12/26 - 147.8 at 7:00 a.m. slept in this morning!
12/27 - 147.4 at 7:00 a.m. ditto...
12/28 - 147.2 at 7:00 a.m.
12/29 - 148.0 at 7:00 a.m. bwahahahah! ice cream madness!
12/30 – 148.4 at 7:00 a.m.
12/31 – 147.8 at 7:30 a.m.
01/01 – 148.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...what a way to start the new year!
01/02 - 148.0 at 8:00 a.m. ...got on the recumbent bike for 14 miles. Stayed within my calorie allotment yesterday.
Chris7 -
24th Round for me: Female 65, height 5’
I feel like I’m at the beginning of a new year. Usually we have company or go away but this year decided to do our visiting in spring and fall and stay put for winter - avoiding all the stress of driving in the snow in the mountains. I’m enjoying the peacefulness of it but my mind is jumping ahead to 2019.Round 39 (1st for me) – SW 163, loss -.2Goal this round: 159ish. I was down here in Oct. and having so much trouble getting back there. Right now even ½ lb. per round would seem great.
Round 40 – on holidays, gain +1.6
Round 41 – SW 164.4, loss -2
Round 42 - SW: 162.6, loss -.6
Round 43 – SW 162, loss -.4
Round 44 – SW 161.6, loss -1.6
Round 45 – SW 160.8, gain +1
Round 46 – SW 161.8, gain +.6
Round 47 – SW 162.4, loss -2.2
Round 48 – SW 160.2, missed most of this round and Round 49 as I was away without computer or scale.
Round 50 – SW 160.2, loss -.8
Round 51 – SW 160.8, loss -1
Round 52 – on holidays, no scale
Round 53 – SW 159.8, loss -1.4
Round 54 – SW 158.4, gain +.6
Round 55 – SW 159.4, +2.4
Round 56 – SW 161.9, -.3
Round 57 – SW 161.6, No change
Round 58 – SW 161.6, -.4
Round 59 – SW 161.2, +.4
Round 60 – SW 161.6, -.8
Round 61 – 160.8, -.6
Round 62 – 160.2, +.4
I’m going to apply to go on a short course in April. That is 13-14 weeks away (about 9 rounds). So my more immediate goal is to lose 1 lb/round. The course is something I’ve wanted to do for a very long time – I don’t have to lose weight for it but it would be sweet if I did.
Ultimate Goal Weight – 128; Hoping to be under 140 by end of June.
Day/Weight/Comment
12/24 – 160.6 – Bought some borscht yesterday for a quick lunch, seemed way saltier than usual. Also made up some shrimp dip with light cream cheese (we used to always do it at Christmas but even with the light stuff is pretty high calorie) So not a great day yesterday although no LNS. Calories probably at maintenance.
12/25 – 161.2
12/26 – 161. 6 – Found a spiced beef roast deep in the freezer and decided to cook it for Christmas since dh is not a fan of turkey and we’ve had ham several times lately. Put potatoes and veg. in with it for an easy meal and it was amazing. Made angel food cake with lots of whipped cream – only got the small cream so it will soon be gone and not tempting me. Can’t remember when there has been just the two of us for Christmas but it was nice. Buckets of snow today (we live in the snowbelt) so feel for our neighbors’ kids who headed out early this am. At least our roads are just wet so likely only the passes will be nasty.
12/27 – 160.6 – Happy to be back here but let’s not stay! Busy day today, gym tomorrow.
12/28 – 161.4 – When I wrote “Let’s not stay” I wasn’t thinking of going up. Then had three dessert indulgences yesterday and here we are. Back to the gym today so maybe I can wear it off. Have to make cake today for a potluck so must be careful. I’m not much of a cake fan but love the fudge icing on this one.
12/29 – 162.6 – Cake made and actually didn’t have a piece, did sample the boiled icing (like caramel fudge) and also ate some of the candies I bought this week. They looked like a meringue to me but were actually more like white chocolate. I like the taste but they are bad for my body (high fat for starters, but that is not the only thing as equal fat in bacon or even dark chocolate is not as bad). So today am paying – draggy feeling, water retention. Threw the candies out, good thing that they were marked way down so was not also a huge waste of money.
12/30 – 162.4 -Made myself record cals., cake and all (which I don't usually do on Sunday cause my food is more irregular) and it's actually not as bad as I feared. Just have to not throw in the towel and eat other junk.
12/31 – 162.4 – Making myself record even the bad calories yesterday worked – came up at around maintenance. Today off to the gym and no more desserts.
01/01 – 162- … and very thankful. I put the scale in a slightly different position (1/2 inch) and it read 163.4 - eek!, moved it, reread and got the above, which is more reasonable. According to Jordan Peterson, fear is more motivating than something positive (think about how fast you can get something done when company’s coming even though you’ve been wanting to do it for months). So I’ll take that as my bit of fear to keep me going. Yesterday was good foodwise and pushed a little harder at the gym. Generally, I’m way too easy on myself.
HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVERYONE!
01/02 – 161.8 – This is the right direction but got to quit wobbling around in the low 160’s. Looking at my year, I started doing this beginning of Oct. Up till then though, the trend was consistently slowly down since I started at the gym (Feb.) and this challenge (Mar.)
See you all next round for sure - think I'm going to take a closer look at the past year and what worked and didn't.6 -
@wellnfree, I also looked over my year of logging on MFP, from January 1, 2018 to yesterday. The eye opener was my start of intermittent fasting and a month later when I started keto. The change of foods eaten from one month to the next. Very valuable insight. Some of those beginning days and weeks of keto, I plan to copy meals (and tweak to my current calorie allowance) to days going forward.3
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Another resolution for 2019:
I am going to STOP acting & feeling this way. I will not always be as perfect as I wish, but I will stop whining and START TAKING ACTION. I am IN IT TO WIN IT. No more CRYING OVER SPILLED MILK. Onward to Success. To better Health. To Cleaner eating. To More Exercise and Movement. To a Healthier Weight. To Beating Diabetes and stopping Cancer regrowth. On to a Better & Healthier version of me. Thank you all for joining me & helping me along. Look out January, Look out 2019, here WE come!7 -
F-35, 5’4”
SW: 124.4 lbs
GW: 117 lbs
Goals: eat clean and homemade, eat more frequently, move more
1/01 - 124.4 lbs. ate more frequently and ate more calories. Still better than overeating on other days. Avoided drinking and ate early meal. Found myself idle, need to move more.
1/02 - 123.2 lbs.
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I’m back in town, back to working on losing and back to the challenge!
49 year old female - 5'7" from the Midwest
In it for Round 16
OSW: 200.4Rnd 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
Rnd 9: -1.6 (185.6)
Rnd 10: -2.6 (183)
Rnd 11: +.6 (183.6)
Rnd 12: -1.2 (182.4)
Rnd 13: +3.8 (186.2)
Rnd 14: -3.4 (182)
Rnd 15: +.4 ended early at 182.4
12/27: 184 - pleasantly surprised by this (up 1.6) after a full week of parties to celebrate! Back at it today - no more maintenance and back to working out regularly!
12/28: 183.8 heading in the right direction! Off to the gym!
12/29: 184 - frozen pizza, cheese popcorn and wine last night so .2 is not bad
12/30: 184.2 - not so many good choices yesterday. The cheese popcorn is now gone (thank god) and did 50 minutes on the elliptical this morning so hoping for good things to come. Not getting discouraged. Seems like when I start working out consistently (was hit/miss for about 6 weeks) again it takes a few days for the scale to catch up. I got this!
12/31: 182.2 - yes! Finally! Happy New Year! Here’s to all of us hitting our goals for 2019!
1/1: 186 - over indulged with king crab legs and drawn butter plus appetizers and wine to celebrate - will be down again
1/2: 184.8 - better but not quite where I wanted to end - on to the next round.6 -
"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver GoldsmithStart this FINAL weight loss journey 10/18/2017 = 147.9
Start Just Give Me 10 Days ... 11/9/2017
R22 * Start = 143.4 * Ave = 141.9 * Min = 140.2 * End = 141.2
R23 * Start = 142.0 * Ave = 140.1 * Min = 139.4 * End = 139.6
R24 * Start = 140.0 * Ave = 138.6 * Min = 137.0 * End = 137.0
R25 * Start = 136.6 * Ave = 137.0 * Min = 135.8 * End = 135.8
R26 * Start = 136.6 * Ave = 135.6 * Min = 134.8 * End = 136.0
R27 * Start = 135.4 * Ave = 135.0 * Min = 133.4 * End = 134.0
R28 * Start = 135.2 * Ave = 133.5 * Min = 132.2 * End = 133.0
R29 * Start = 132.6 * Ave = 131.8 * Min = 130.6 * End = 131.8
R30 * Start = 132.4 * Ave = 131.4 * Min = 130.6 * End = 130.6
R31 * Start = 130.6 * Ave = 130.9 * Min = 130.0 * End = 130.8
R32 * Start = 130.0 * Ave = 130.0 * Min = 129.0 * End = 131.0
R33 * Start = 130.0 * Ave = 129.3 * Min = 128.4 * End = 129.2
R34 * Start = 129.0 * Ave = 128.7 * Min = 128.0 * End = 129.8
Maintenance Starts
R35 * Start = 128.6 * Ave = 128.7 * Min = 127.6 * End = 127.6
R36 * Start = 128.2 * Ave = 128.1 * Min = 127.2 * End = 127.4
R37 * Start = 127.2 * Ave = 126.9 * Min = 126.6 * End = ???.???
R38 * Start = ???.??? * Ave = 127.5 * Min = 127.0 * End = 127.4
R39 * Start = 127.8 * Ave = 128.4 * Min = 127.2 * End = 129.8
R40 * Start = 129.0 * Ave = 128.4 * Min = 127.6 * End = 127.6
R41 * Start = 128.2 * Ave = 128.7 * Min = 128.0 * End = 128.4
R42 * Start = 129.2 * Ave = 128.2 * Min = 127.2 * End = 128.6
R43 * Start = 126.4 * Ave = 127.1 * Min = 126.0 * End = 127.8
R44 * Start = 128.6 * Ave = 128.0 * Min = 127.0 * End = 127.4
R45 * Start = 127.0 * Ave = 126.7 * Min = 125.4 * Max = 127.4
R46 * Start = 125.8 * Ave = 126.6 * Min = 125.8 * Max = 127.6
R47 * Start = 126.4 * Ave = 126.1 * Min = 124.6 * Max = 127.4
R48 * Start = 125.0 * Ave = 126.4 * Min = 125.0 * Max = 128.4
R49 * Start = 126.4 * Ave = 127.4 * Min = 125.6 * Max = 129.2
R50 * Start = 127.0 * Ave = 128.0 * Min = 127.0 * Max = 129.8
Break! Gained weight! Came back!
R60 * Start = 133.6 * Ave = 131.7 * Min = 130.6 * Max = 133.6
R61 * Start = 131.2 * Ave = 130.8 * Min = 130.0 * Max = 131.2
R62 * Start = 130.2 * ......g.h.o.s.t.e.d......
About me: 62, 5'7", hit maintenance in March 2018 and, typical yoyo, currently bouncing back up over original goal weight of 130. Want to get back to 127-128.
Crept back to JGM10D quietly in Round 60, disappeared for a couple of weeks, but I'M BAAAAACK
12/24 too much baking. no weigh, no log.
12/25 too much baking. no weigh, no log.
12/26 too much baking. no weigh, no log.
12/27 too much baking. no weigh, no log.
12/28 too much baking. no weigh, no log.
12/29 too much baking. no weigh, no log.
12/30 133.6 and that was a gift.
12/31 - 134.8 - Yesterday ate almost double my maintenance calories. 135ish is what I weighed a year ago, but then I was going down! So this is the new ceiling and I am crawling back mid-round ... "rising again every time I fall."
1/1 -133.8 - yesterday only 6500 steps but under my calorie goal (-.5/week)
1/2 - 133.0 - yesterday 10,500 steps and a 45 minute bike ride - hubs gave me Speedplay pedals for my road bike and omg it's like a whole new ride, I was accidentally unclipping on hills before and it was so pathetic! I am totally happy with the new system, allows me to focus on just getting down the road, not fear of almost-falling.
Well under my -.5/week calorie goal for the day.
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After a very frustrating round 62, let's hope for a better round 63. Really need to get rid of whatever illness I have going on!
Ended R62 at 171
12/24: 170.4 Not that bad, I suppose. Gonna go get some running in for the first time in five days. Gotta earn my movie popcorn for tonight!
12/25: Decided to enjoy Christmas not worrying about a number. I did get an apple watch, so let's hope those activity rings motivate me!
12/26: 169.0 SO EXCITED. Praying that I can stay below 170! I know this has been the endless area for a lot of us. Just gotta work my butt off to keep going!
12/27: So I forgot to weigh myself this morning
Had an early (and exciting) morning! Hoping for a good number tomorrow though.
12/28: 168.2 Hopefully gonna get to the gym today!
12/29: 169.0 Well that's mildly annoying...
12/30: 169.8 UH NO THANK YOU
12/31: 169.0 I was so dang close to the NY goal and now I'm a pound away
01/01: oops
01/02: 169
Y'all, I've been slacking. Hopefully R64 can show me some love.9 -
R38 SW 212.6 GW 210 EW 207.4 (-5.2)R64 SW 173.4 GW 173.4 EW 177.4 (+4.0)
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 EW 177.6 (-0.4)
R60 SW 177.6 GW 177.0 EW 177.4 (-0.2)
R61 SW 177.4 GW 176.0 EW 173.4 (-4.0)
R62 SW 173.4 GW 173.4 EW 173.4 (-0.0)
Total Lost to Date: 35.2
Daily Goals: Smarter choices, that I still enjoy
Long Term Goals: A healthy lifestyle I can maintain
Short Term GW: 199.9 by 6/2
Short term GW2: 182.6 by 11/1
Short term GW3: 170.0 by 1/7/19
UGW: 155ish - by April 2019
12/24 Monday - 174.8 - late night snacking got me last night. Enjoying the next two days without regret and may or may not log. Aiming to maintain again this round, especially ending the round on the 2nd we usually do a buffett for new years eve so being realistic. I have a crazy headache today so I'm hitting the water hard.
12/25 - DNW
12/26 - Wednesday - 176.6 - No surprise there as I enjoyed yesterday without holding back and without logging. Back at it today though! Lots of water at work - DH made beef stew for lunches this week. And I've got some yummy teriyaki salmon cakes to make for dinner tonight!
12/27 - Thursday - 176.6 - Weird day yesterday; both schedule wise and eating wise. Got into work, then had to leave at noon for our wood delivery. Spent the last 2 hours of daylight stacking. Ate dinner. Still hungry, ate ramen noodles?! Havent done that in a long time - used to live on that junk. Got up early and moved some more wood, probably got about a cord stacked with another cord we have to get done tonight because snow/rain is due in tonight and it will absolutely kill me to see this beautiful kiln dried wood sit in a pile in the rain so we'll be working in the dark tonight. Atleast I'll get my exercise in! Eating what we have available, sandwich for lunch and leftover stew for dinner. Need to get cracking on my water!!!
12/28 - Friday - 174.6 - back in the right direction. Stacking wood for hours helped too, but I was starving and ate all the calories back. Anyway, working from home today and need to grocery shop later so I'll try to find a balance and drink enough water. Got another headache today, they had all but disappeared for a while but seem to be more frequent lately and id like to curtail that, just gotta figure out exactly whats causing them to return again.
12/29 - Saturday - 176.6 - spiraling a bit here. Headache has not gone away despite lots of water and some Tylenol. Hate how much these have come back with a vengeance and its a bit cyclical, feel worse, eat worse, feel worse, struggle to get back to habits because I'm feeling poorly. Ah I went grocery shopping and got way too much junk cause it was easy. Realized that eating crap costs just as much as eating healthy so thats no excuse. We have plans for chinese food and friends coming over for new years eve so I'll unload a lot of these snacks on them too. A regular work schedule makes it so much easier for me to stay on track so I'll get back in the swing soon enough.
12/30 - Sunday - 177.6 - really didnt even want to post this number. Considered calling it a dnw day, or skipping posting all together. But gotta be honest thru the process, thats what its all about. Theres all kinds of reasons for it, salt, not enough water, a little constipated, the list goes on. But just being honest and present is a win for me despite a higher number.
12/31 - Monday - 177.6 - chinese food tonight so might be higher still tomorrow. Staying positive and celebrating all the victories of the year and letting that spur me on in 2019. Driven, is my word of the year!
01/01 - Tuesday - 176.6 - surprising, but todays eating has been so bad, I'm mentally preparing for tomorrow. A gain at the end of the round is not the end of the world, just part of the journey. The new year was rung in with joy and hope and I'm feeling so incredibly fulfilled by all ive accomplished this year; personally, professionally, as a partner. Thanks to all you here for growing with me as we shrink our waistlines!!! Happy new Year, all!
01/02 - Wednesday - 177.4 - 4 lb gain - I guess its maintenance for the holidays though, so it is what it is. I'm stressed about a number of things today but I'm back to logging my food! See ya next round!!
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I’m back again for another round. I’m still just working on maintenance for this round. Lots of family in town and we have Christmas and New Years. My goal would be to end this round at 151 or 150. Round 64 is when I will be back on track and hopefully be in the 140 decade finally! Good luck everyone.
SW: 178
End R62: 152.3
Day/Weight/Comment
12/24 - 153.0 up a little from last round, but started doing all the cooking for our Christmas Eve dinner so completely not a surprise.
12/25 - 155.0 up some more. Drank a lot of beer and ate a lot of food yesterday. Had an amazing time with all the family though. I’m glad I get to go back to work tomorrow and get back on schedule. Love the holidays, but glad I am done with Christmas this year.
12/26 - 156.3 Up some more. Wow 4 pounds in 3 days. Hopefully it is a lot of water weight and sodium and just crap that I normally don’t eat that will get out soon. I think I gained 6 pounds over Thanksgiving so I guess 4 isn’t terrible. Sucks being over 155 again though. Back at work today and lots of water and clean food is what I have planned. Oh well, it happens once a year, so I will suck it up and take it for what it is.
12/27 - 153.7 going back down. Did well yesterday. Drank lots of water and stayed on track for the most part. Did have some friends stop by unexpectedly and had a couple of drinks with them. I think this would have been a little lower if not for that. Hopefully I will see that 151 or 152 tomorrow. I am just counting the days until these holidays are over, lol.
12/28 - 152.3 Half way through this round and going back in the right direction. I'm back where I was at the end of the last round, so can't complain. One more weekend of entertaining, food, drinks, and fun. Then I am back going full force. I so want to be in the 140's already. I have been so close this entire month. Next round for sure, hopefully, lol!
12/29 - 151.8 and we continue to get back to my 2 week pre-holiday festivities. Hopefully I can do good today and maintain through this weekend. Glad to know I didn’t do to much damage.
12/30 - 152.4 had a couple of drinks with my husband for the ufc fights last night. Ate under calories, but I could have made better choices. Also did a little LNS that I probably could have done with out. Those chips were calling my name though. Football and getting my house cleaned is on my schedule for today.
12/31 - 151.8 super happy with this. Nice day at home with the kids and husband. Did not make my 30 pound goal this year, but was super close. I was 3 pounds off. Not going to complain, super happy with my progress so far. Ready to conquer that last 16 pounds I have remaining in 2019. We have 2 more days of this round. Hopefully I can finish on a decent note. Have plans with the kids and husband tonight. Movies, snack food, and probably a couple of drinks. I’m going to try and be careful, but I’m also going to have a good night with my family. Hope you all have a great NYE tonight!
01/01 - 151.2 I’m almost where I was before Christmas started. Probably will be up tomorrow but that’s ok. My 2 week vacation is over and we go back to regular life. Which honestly is probably best for me! I actually didn’t do terrible, but could have been better. Hopefully end on a loss or at least maintain tomorrow.
01/02 - 153.3 almost exactly where I started this round. Uuugghhh, not happy, but very expected. Next round I am hitting the 140’s for sure!8 -
Female, 5' 4 1/2 " age 53
This is my tenth round. Just realized that I not only made my goal of being 155 by Christmas, but that I kept that til after Christmas too! Thanks so much to everyone for all the support and for sharing your ups and downs! This challenge has really helped me to stay focused and to stay sane! Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays & blessings for the New Year!
OSW 199 (June 15 2018)
R54 Pre-challenge start weight 177R54 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 164 (-2.5)
R60 SW 164 EW 159.5 (-4.5)
R61 SW 159.5 EW 159.5 (-0.0)
R62 SW 159.5 EW 154 (-5.5)
R63 SW 154 EW ???
CW 154
RGW 154
Goals--
Carbs < 40-
Steps/day > 12000
Exercise/walk 6 of 7 days/week
Day/Weight/Comment
12/24 -- DNW- Vacation
12/25 -- DNW- Vacation
12/26 -- DNW- Vacation
12/27 -- DNW- Vacation
12/28 -- DNW- Vacation
12/29 -- DNW- Vacation
12/30 -- DNW- Vacation
12/31 -- 154.5 -- Very pleased with this after not weighing since Friday Dec 21, and eating exclusively away from home and mostly at restaurants for 10 days! Sorry for not posting. I've been lurking in the background reading everyone's updates, but decided not to log food or try to post while on vacation.
1/1 -- 154 -- Yes! Back to pre-Christmas weigh in weight. It probably helped that we all went to bed early instead of feasting the year away! Now to maintain this through New Year's Day eating! I did start out right with a 3.3 mile walk/run. Happy New Year everyone! Let's make 2019 awesome together!!
1/2 -- 155 -- Oh well. Got too excited yesterday to be back to pre-Christmas weight and forgot all about New Year's day. I ate pretty well, but had a biscuit, a second glass of wine, and snitched on brownies and pecan squares. Trying to be better today!
RSW 154 REW 155 (+1.0 lb which isn't too bad when the round started with a 10 day vacation away from the scale.7 -
5'5, female, 37
SW: 290
CW: 274.6
GW: 225
End R61: 278 (-4.6)
End R62: 274.6 (-2.6)
12/23 SW: 274.6
12/24: 273.6
12/25: 273.4
12/26: 273.6
12/27: 272.6
12/28: Missed
12/29: 273
12/30: 273.8 - holidays are catching up with me these last few days
12/31: 273
1/1: 272
1/2: 272.26 -
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 39 - My 10th Round
Start Round 4/28 - 167.6 End Round 5/07 - 169.4
Round 49 - My 20th Round
Start Round 8/06 - 170.2 End Round 8/15 - 170.2
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
Start Round 11/24 - 174.2 End Round 12/03 - 173.8
Round 61 - My 32nd Round
Day/Weight/Comment
12/04 - 172.0
12/05 - 173.0
12/06 - 172.6 Morning walk - 50 minutes
12/07 - 172.6
12/08 - 172
12/09 - 173.8
Deleted some of my history to shorten this page
12/10 - 173.6
12/11 - 174.0
12/12 - 172.2
12/13 - 173.0
Date/Weight/Comment
12/14 - 172.4 Walked 75 minutes last night
12/15 - 172.8
12/16 - 172.4 Mowed lawn yesterday
12/17 - 172.6 Walked 60 minutes last night
12/18 - 171.4
12/19 - 172.0
12/20 - 172.8
12/21 - 172.6 Treadmill 30 minutes last night
12/22 - 171.2
12/23 - 172.0
Day/Weight/Comment
12/24 - 172.2 Walked 70 minutes last night
12/25 - 172.6
12/26 - 172.4 Enormous lunch yesterday, but I weigh less today!!
12/27 - 174.0 Treadmill 30 minutes last night
12/28 - 172.4
12/29 - 171.6 Treadmill 30 minutes last night
12/30 - 172.4
12/31 - 173.2 Treadmill 30 minutes last night
01/01 - 174.6 Mowed lawn yesterday
01/02 - 174.6
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12/25. December 25, 2018 8:22AM Flag Quote · Insightful Inspiring 8Like Woo Hug
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12/26-Hardly wait until next week, We have a family Party on Sat., New Years Eve, birthday party, I need to get back on track.
12/27-Trying to get back to eating healthy!
12/28-I am so ready to get back on track, I did not even feel like dinner tonight.
12/29- We had a big family party at our last night, the good thing my husband and I were hosting so no time for eating!
12/30-Lots of left overs and I gave everyone a large plate to take home.
12/31-Going to the Chop house for a dinner it is my Son in laws birthday and New Years Eve.
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01/01- Day 1 Healthy eating, had a good breakfast, and then went for a long walk and tripped on a water shut off , I think I did something to the knuckle on my hand it is like there is a golf ball that is how swollen it is , my knee is super big and is bruised and cut. Bruised wrist and sore hip. Continued to eat proper meals.
01/02- Back on track, I still have lots os swelling and bruising.5 -
tiabirdie56 wrote: »@taxgirl1, A serving of almonds is 10 nuts. A cup of almond flour is said to contain 90-100 nuts. Almonds have phytic acid in the skins, their protection to not be eaten and almonds contain polyunsaturated fats, omega 6, which we should limit. PUFA's cause inflammation and slow metabolism, prevent absorption of nutrients and more I'm sure. All raw nuts should be soaked first. Each has a different soaking time. I don't eat almonds anymore without soaking and sprouting them first. I have blanched almond flour but rarely use it. Try soaked and sprouted almonds, they are easy to digest. That is the way to eat the whole nut. 10 raw almonds in small jar filled with purified water. Soak for 8 to 10 hours or overnight. There will be a tiny white "tail" on the pointed end. That is the sprout. They will soften and plump up from being soaked. Rinse, remove skins, dry and eat. If you have a dehydrator, you can soak, rinse, dry and dehydrate an entire pkg of almonds.
Do they still taste like crunchy almonds after you dry them out again? Sounds like a lot of trouble.0 -
ROUND 63 (Round 10 for me)
5’5” 66 y/o Texas Lady
SW 178 lb.
GW 135-140 lb.
Started Keto WOE on September 24th (2018). Still experiencing decreased arthritis hip and shoulder pain since the second week of Keto. Staying within calorie limits is easy enough, but not exceeding my carb limit is difficult. Per my KetoMojo meter, I’m in ketosis most of the time. Some of my NSVs: my wedding band fits, I wear smaller clothing, and my progress has encouraged my husband to try harder to end his cigarette habit.
Rounds 54 – 62 resulted in a cumulative loss of 27.2 lb.
Day/Weight/Comment
12/24 149.8 Finally below 150! I failed to attain my goal of less than 150 lb. in the last round, but here it is! Now I have to keep it going down. Yesterday was too busy to take a walk before dark, and walking our roads after dark is too dangerous—wild hogs, drunk drivers, etc. This afternoon should be perfect for a walk. First, I have to pick up a pecan pie (and discipline myself to have one bite each day when my husband has a slice), and I have to trade my nephew’s gift out—I realized I dropped off the bag with new wigs for my mother-in-law instead of his toy. Oops! He’d probably have fun with the wigs, but they’ll look better on her.
12/25 149.6 I plan to eat popcorn today, so I expect a little gain tomorrow. (I hope it’s little.) Thor, my GSD, and I had a nice 4 mile walk with cloudy, but comfortable weather. He’s a great walking companion, and he loves going with me. We saw my husband’s kids Saturday and won’t see mine until this coming Sunday. It seems a little strange not rushing around to make last minute preparations for company, but it’s nice, too. We decided to take it easy today—see a movie, eat out, celebrate each other, and, especially, celebrate the birth or our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Merry Christmas to all!
12/26 148.6 We went to a movie yesterday and enjoyed ourselves. I ate popcorn, too—not a lot, but enough to make me feel like I splurged. I’m happy to see it didn’t show on the scale, at least, not yet. The only open restaurant was a Chinese buffet, but I was able to select keto-friendly foods. I read my fortune, advising me to pay attention to minor details, but I didn’t eat the fortune cookie. 😊 I was disappointed yesterday evening that my husband wasn’t hungry for pecan pie, so I didn’t get my bite. Maybe today…. Nothing but rain/thunderstorms in today’s forecast, so it doesn’t look Thor and I will walk. I think I’ll follow the example of @taxgirl1 and organize my closets. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.
12/27 148.8 Tiny gain, but I had a pretty big loss yesterday, so I won’t complain. Playing cards with my friends today—probably canasta. Unlike my husband, I really enjoy card games and domino games. My singing group took a month off for Thanksgiving/Christmas, so we have to practice early this evening for a concert Sunday evening. There'll be no walk with Thor today. My husband skipped the pecan pie again last night, which meant I skipped my bite, but I ate one of his dark chocolate chip cookies. He’s been eating the cookies I baked and taking some to work. At Christmas, he took leftover pecan pie to a coworker, with my blessing. I must be patient. He’s probably trying to do me a favor. I already put half of the new pecan pie in the freezer to take to my boys on Sunday.
12/28 148.2 No time for a walk yesterday, but I enjoyed my card games with friends, and practice with my Magnolia sisters. I still haven’t had another bite of the pecan pie, but I’m surviving. Last night, the pie baker went to practice with me, and I found out the pecan pies she bakes contain 5 cups of pecans! That’s crazy. No wonder I like them so much!
12/29 148.2 It was chilly out yesterday, but Thor and I walked 4 miles. I had to wear a jacket, ear band, and gloves, but it was enjoyable. The prediction for today and tomorrow is cold and wet, so today’s plan is to stay inside. I went through “shrunken clothing” tubs last night and pulled out items I can wear now. I'm glad I held on to most of my smaller clothes. Today’s a good day to pull more baggy clothes out of the closet to donate.
12/30 148.6 The scale is punishing me for the bite of pecan pie and ½ of an oatmeal cookie I ate yesterday. I plan to have one last bite of that pie today before I hand the rest over to my boys. I’m excited to see all my boys today. I don’t get to see all three at once very often. It’s been years since they’ve all been together with their sister—maybe in the new year. At home, we have leftover spaghetti I made Friday night (I ate mine with spaghetti squash), leftover pork tenderloin I made yesterday, and a pot of keto chili that hasn’t been touched yet that I made last night. I shouldn’t have to cook for a few days. I have leftover roasted parmesan zucchini I cooked last night, too. I thank God we have a good roof over our heads and no shortage of good food. We are blessed.
12/31 147.2 Last night’s veggies must have cleaned me out. This morning, I weighed 3 times, moved the scale, walked away, and weighed 2 more times when I came back—still the same number. Yesterday was enjoyable—lunch with my boys, then a concert performance, followed by dinner with the girls in our group and one husband (not mine). The meals were good, but I didn’t try to figure calories—I just ate carefully. I messed up twice yesterday—forgot to take the pecan pie to lunch and, worse, forgot to tell my oldest son happy birthday. How could I forget? No one else said anything, that I heard, to remind me. I called him on my way to the concert and sang happy birthday to him. For the New Year’s Eve event at a friend’s home this evening, I’ll make a Twice Baked Cauliflower Casserole (for me) and a sweet desert (for my husband). If I remember, I’ll take the rest of the pecan pie! Enjoy your New Year celebrations!
01/01 147.4 HAPPY NEW YEAR! We celebrated with friends last night and enjoyed ourselves. I had one margarita, a small piece of bread, and a small piece of cobbler with a little scoop of ice cream, but everything else I ate was low carb. Texas A&M won their bowl game by a convincing score of 52-13. Yay! Thor and I had a 4 mile walk before the celebration, so that was good. I realize my blessings always exceed my trials, but I’m a little slow to make that connection at times and give God the praise as quickly as I should. I pray each of you will see blessings far exceed the trials in your lives in 2019.
01/02 147.4 First day back at work. No one came in to do a tax return today, which is good, since I need practice with the new program, and I left early to pick up my new orthotics. I’ll wear them Friday to take Thor for a walk. Tomorrow is card day with the girls, and Friday should be a little warmer and dryer. Today was wet and cold. I'm happy I continued weight loss during the holidays. It's been challenging, but much better than gaining the usual 8-10 lb. during Nov. and Dec. Thanks for helping me! See you in Round 64!
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@FarmerCarla, I don't dehydrate the almonds. I just soak them overnight, rinse, put them on a paper towel and dry them. The skins slip right off. I would compare them to the crunch of a cashew. I've been eating them this way for a year. I will find info about soaked and sprouted almonds and the benefits and post a link here in this reply.
@taxgirl1
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F-35, 5’4”
SW: 124.4 lbs
GW: 117 lbs
Goals: eat clean and homemade, eat more frequently, move more
1/01 - 124.4 lbs. ate more frequently and ate more calories. Still better than overeating on other days. Avoided drinking and ate early meal. Found myself idle, need to move more.
1/02 - 123.2 lbs. Ate frequently and in calorie limits. Ate early meal. Need to add more activity
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My comment is moot.
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Round 63 - New to the group
Male, 6'2" 42 years old
Diagnosed with Type II - November 8, 2016 A1C = 8.7%, September 21, 2018 A1C = 6.1%
Starting Weight - 209.5lbs
Highest Weight - 227.8lbs, May 2016
Goal Weight - 199lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight - 194lbs
Goals -
* Under 1900 cals each day
* No blood glucose tests above 180
* Run 12/30, 12/31, 1/1, and 1/2 above 2.5 miles
12/30 - 209.5lbs. Not a great day. I have been battling a cold for a week and definitely using "feed a cold" as my mantra. Have not felt like working out. Tracked breakfast, but stopped after that. Blood glucose was terrible all day (multiple >200 readings). Need to get that under control immediately as I have a A1C test on January 10th. Will get it together tomorrow. Can't use colds and holidays as an excuse.
12/31 - 207.8lbs. Great all the way through dinner with eating right, tracking all food going into my mouth, and blood glucose <110 from noon-8PM. Kids made brownie sundaes and my sweet teeth got me. Not terrible though. Finished Peter Sagal’s book The Incomplete Guide to Running. Good motivator and will be on the treadmill today. Cold seems to be gone.
1/1 - 206.8lbs. Fantastic day. Ran 2.6 miles in 30 minutes on the treadmill. It felt rough after having an awful cold for four days, but very happy to complete it. The key was no carbs from lunch through bed time which meant no bing eating. That is so key for me. Blood glucose readings were amazing all day. Long stretch between 90-110. I tracked my food pretty well. Extremely happy to see the reversal in weight from the cold/Christmas crazy carb, no portion control eating.
1/2 - 204.3lbs. So-so day. Ate okay. Did not exercise. Did not test blood glucose as frequently. First day back to work so need to watch emotional/boredom eating. Looking forward to the next round! Happy New Year!!!
1/3 - 205.7lbs.5 -
milktruckd wrote: »Round 63 - New to the group
Male, 6'2" 42 years old
Diagnosed with Type II - November 8, 2016 A1C = 8.7%, September 21, 2018 A1C = 6.1%
Starting Weight - 209.5lbs
Highest Weight - 227.8lbs, May 2016
Goal Weight - 199lbs
Ultimate Goal Weight - 194lbs
Goals -
* Under 1900 cals each day
* No blood glucose tests above 180
* Run 12/30, 12/31, 1/1, and 1/2 above 2.5 miles
12/30 - 209.5lbs. Not a great day. I have been battling a cold for a week and definitely using "feed a cold" as my mantra. Have not felt like working out. Tracked breakfast, but stopped after that. Blood glucose was terrible all day (multiple >200 readings). Need to get that under control immediately as I have a A1C test on January 10th. Will get it together tomorrow. Can't use colds and holidays as an excuse.
12/31 - 207.8lbs. Great all the way through dinner with eating right, tracking all food going into my mouth, and blood glucose <110 from noon-8PM. Kids made brownie sundaes and my sweet teeth got me. Not terrible though. Finished Peter Sagal’s book The Incomplete Guide to Running. Good motivator and will be on the treadmill today. Cold seems to be gone.
1/1 - 206.8lbs. Fantastic day. Ran 2.6 miles in 30 minutes on the treadmill. It felt rough after having an awful cold for four days, but very happy to complete it. The key was no carbs from lunch through bed time which meant no bing eating. That is so key for me. Blood glucose readings were amazing all day. Long stretch between 90-110. I tracked my food pretty well. Extremely happy to see the reversal in weight from the cold/Christmas crazy carb, no portion control eating.
1/2 - 204.3lbs. So-so day. Ate okay. Did not exercise. Did not test blood glucose as frequently. First day back to work so need to watch emotional/boredom eating. Looking forward to the next round! Happy New Year!!!
1/3 - 205.7lbs.
Hey @milktruckd Don't be left behind!
Round 64 has started over here: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10714912/just-give-me-10-days-round-64/p11
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