JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 64

Overall Goal Weight: 85kg
Goal weight for this round: 129.8

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01/03 - 131.7 (didn't work out, ordered takeout 😖)
01/04 - 132.1
01/05 - 132.4 (ate the right food but did terribly with portion control. did a good workout though. Today is my one cheat meal for the week so expecting a spike tomorrow. Goal is to make sure I workout pre-cheat)
01/06 - 133.3 (cheat meal turned into cheat day, turned into booze and binge and takeout. Horrific. Hoping seeing these gross patterns in black and white will trigger something in me)
01/07 - 133.3 (worked out, ate low carb, could've definitely done better on portion control)
01/08 - 131.7 (ate pretty clean, limited portions, didn't work out though. Struggling to get enough water. Aim to do better on this front tomorrow.
01/09 - 131.1 (ate clean, limited portions, drank >3l of water and worked out. Only manage 20 mins of a 30 min workout though. Aim aiming for a minimum of 30 min of work out every week day because outside of that my lifestyle is very sedentary.)
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Goals for R64
- Calories - 1300
- Exercise - 30- 60 min aerobic per day; weight training 3 days/week
- Weight - no number, just a downward trend

UGW - 125
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. R63 end weight 138.8 (+4.2); 10-day ave 2154

Day/Weight/Calories/Prev 10-day Cal Ave/Comment

01/03 - 138.2 - 1347 - 2078
Back on track, finally, with food & exercise. I'm interested to see how long it takes to re-lose what I gained the past 40 days.

01/04 - 138.2 - 1540 - 2032
Average coming down, despite a piece of cranberry cobbler last night. Had to use those cranberries! On the plus side, I had my first of three sessions with a personal trainer yesterday and have a plan for the next month until I see her again, and I've been walking/biking every day and doing weights 3 times/week. We're supposed to get up to 48 this afternoon, hopefully with no rain, so I'm hoping to walk outdoors.

01/05 - 139 - 1686 - 1970
Ah, the mysteries of calories, exercise, averages, and weight. I walked and hour+ yesterday, happily outdoors as it was 58F! No idea why I bounced back up. I did bake some whole wheat applesauce carrot honey muffins last night, and I ate 1, but that was only 130. I have been slacking on veggies, so that may be part of it. Onward! Have a great weekend, all!

01/06 - 139.2 - 1612 - 1931
We had another beautiful day yesterday and I walked along the river for an hour. Temps are headed down, though, so I'll be back indoors - I'm a cold-weather weenie. This week I'm adding a stretch & flex and a yoga class to my routine.

01/07 - 137.6 - 1817 - 1907
Finally trending down a little. Today's the day I restart eating against inflammation. I'm aiming for lots of fish and veggies, and am cutting dairy, gluten, and added sugar for now. We shall see. Also, recommended reading -- Food Sanity by Dr. David Friedman. He looks at various eating styles -- paleo, keto, and more - and the research that supports or contradicts them. Useful info!

01/08 - 137.2 - 1304 - 1811
Yesterday I recommended (based on reading the intro) the book Food Sanity by Dr. David Friedman. I take it back. While there is some good info, Dr. Friedman's "science" is very shaky (my background is in anthropology, and his chapter on paleo and its basis in our species' history is underwhelming, to say the least) and many of his arguments read like junior high writing. I'm disappointed - I like the premise, but once I read material I know is incorrect I just can't trust the author re. the things I don't know. There's my review for what it's worth (and the book has many good ones online). Back to better sources for me!

01/09 - 137 - 1677 - 1752
I woke up at 4 this morning and couldn't get back to sleep, so I got up at 4:30 and was at the Y at 5:10. I walked 10 min to warm up and then did half an hour of weight training, and now I'm snuggled up at Panera Bread with a hot cup of vanilla spice tea, planning to write until DH shows up for breakfast. I'd love get back in the habit of early starts (although I like it better in the summer when the sun comes up earlier!). ! I have yoga this afternoon, so I'll walk another 50 minutes before class.

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I’m in for another round!!

UGW - 140lbs

Day/Weight/Comment

01/03 - 166.4lbs
01/04 - 166.6lbs
01/05 - 166.6lbs... hmm!
01/06 - 166.6lbs... lol, staying the same is better than a gain I suppose!
01/07 - 165.9lbs... yay!
01/08 - 165.8lbs... today marks the day that I start Synthroid for the rest of my life. Prepping for surgery (in a couple weeks) to remove the other half of my thyroid due to cancer. Hoping the meds help rather than hinder my weight loss success!
01/09 - 165.8lbs
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SW 254.5
GW 248
A slow start, but I'm on my way. My long term goal is 50lbs.
01/03 - 253
01/04 - 252
01/05...away
01/06 - 253
01/07...
01/08 - 254.5 my highest weight ever
01/09 - 251.5 so happy. Yesterday was a fluke, but it scared me straight.

Round 64 - my 4th round

Round 61 11st 12lb (-1 lb)
Round 62 11st 11.6lb (-0.5lb
Round 63 11st 11.8lb (+0.2lb)


Day/Weight/Comment
01/03 11st 10.4lb Was not feeling too well yesterday so didn't quite manage to eat all of my calories which explains the loss. Better today but I do have a sore throat.
01/04 11st 11lb Slightly up. I did have to estimate my breakfast out yesterday but it couldn't have been much more than I put and I had a lot of exercise calories that I didn't eat which wouldn't explain the difference. But I'm not too worried
01/05 11st 10.2lb Happy with this although it only takes me down 0.2lb from starting weight of round. Still not feeling well. I'm beginning to think I would have been better staying at home for Christmas instead of picking up bugs from family!
01/06 11st 8.8lb Not surprised with this as I didn't eat all of my calories yesterday. That's due to not feeling well still. I'll have to be careful when I'm feeling better and more active that I keep to my calorie limit as I don't want to under eat anymore than over eat.
01/07 11st 8.0lb Late weigh in this morning. At the moment I'd rather feel better than lose this weight by not being able to eat properly. I have a committee meeting this evening so I need to give myself a little push today and stop lounging around
01/08 11st 7.8lb. Weight loss has slowed slightly which is good. I was worried it was going too fast this month. Yesterday I cooked chips for the first time and not only managed to calorie count them but managed to keep within my fat and calorie level for the day. I am still eating lower than my planned calorie level but I hope by going out today and getting some exercise my appetite will increase.

01/09 11st 8.0lb Late weigh in. Slight increase which I'm not surprised at, except I did get out and walked for the first time in 3 days! I didn't eat any of my exercise calories but I also didn't eat all my allowed calories either. This I think shows me that I will gain on 1200 calories, and I'm only losing when I don't eat all of them. So the solution really is that I do have to more exercise if I want to lose on 1200 calories. Everything weighed properly.

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Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 55
NE Ohio

My 25th round!

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
UGW: 144-146

Pre challenge weight loss: -12 lbs.
Challenge weight loss R40 – R63: -26.5 lbs

Although I’m up a few pounds from last round, I’m still down about 40 lbs. from a year ago. It feels amazing to be starting the new year with a healthy bmi. My goal this round is to start moving back down to the mid 140’s.

R64 SW: 147.5

Day/Weight/Comment
01/03 - 148 - I know I've done some damage this past week, but I also drank about 16 oz. of water before I hopped on the scale this morning because of a coughing fit. I can't wait until this illness is over.
01/04 - 147 - I'm half afraid to say it but I think I'm feeling a little better. Just in time for my tax season to start. I stayed under weight loss calories yesterday and drank plenty of water. I'm going to try to be extra careful this weekend so I don't bump back up, but weekends are hard.
01/05 - 146.5 - I was surprised to see a drop since we had turkey tacos last night and they are full of sodium, but I'll take it. I've eaten around maintenance today so I hope this sticks.
01/06 - 146 - I'm surprised again, but I'm happy!
01/07 - 147 - There's my weekend bounce! We're having a new treadmill delivered today, after 18 years of pretty steady use our old one is just starting to fall apart. My husband is responsible for most of the use in the past year. I'm hoping the new, quieter, and stable treadmill will get me on track to start doing more regular exercise. I've lost this 40 pounds this past year by calorie counting only. I haven't really done any exercise to speak of and I know to stay healthy I need to build up my cardio health along with counting my calories.
01/08 - 146.5 - The only exercise I got last night was trying to put together the new treadmill. I ended up you-tubing an assembly video and hopefully we can finish it up in a couple days. Meanwhile, it does feel good to be back to my normal eating habits and I'm hoping I can finish this round with a loss.
01/09 - 146.5 - After a few different attempts, we finally got the treadmill up and running last night. I'm hoping to give it a try tonight after work, but our dog wouldn't eat her breakfast this morning, so now I'm wondering if I'll be spending my evening at the vet.
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I’m 42 and currently ~225. I’d like to lose 75lbs, maybe more. I tend to get overwhelmed when I think about how much I need to lose and then I give up as soon as the going gets tough. I struggle with consistency.

Day/Weight/Comment
01/03 - 223.4- I did a 30-min cardio video and stayed within my calories for the day.
01/04 - 222.2- awesome strength workout and decent eating day. 64oz water (most in a long while). No mindless eating (big for me). Stayed within my calories (eating some exercise calories)
01/05 - 222- I am so proud of myself. Today is my son’s birthday and last night we had his family dinner celebration. I exercised in the morning and ate super light all day to prepare for the big meal. I ate 1500 calories for dinner! 😱 But I didn’t eat all day and still eat that big of a meal, which is huge for me. I managed to stay under 1800 calories for the day (1580 is my goal). Also I exercised 5 days in a row this week.
01/06 - 221.6-yesterday was my son’s birthday and my friend and I took a small group to play Airsoft. The boys play a round then come back for a rest. So, my friend and I walked while they were out. It helped me get over 13,000 steps and my 6th consecutive day of exercise. Despite having chorizo for breakfast, just snacking for lunch, and pizza for dinner, I stayed under my calories for the day. I’m a teacher and today is the last day of break. Tomorrow is when the real challenge begins.
01/07 - 221.6- I ate okay all day but didn’t move much and didn’t drink all of my water. Still, no gain and I’m down 3.4lbs in a week so I’ll take it!
01/08 -221.4- I went back to work Monday after 2 weeks off. We had professional development which means lunch out. I am thrilled I made a good decision there. I did a 20-minute HIIT workout after my dinner settled, so I can check off my Monday workout commitment! More water tomorrow (only 5 cups today).
01/09- 222.0- My first increase. Not going to worry about it because I know I’m on track. I did my 3rd strength training exercise (since getting back on track) and it felt amazing. It makes me wonder why I ever stopped in the first place. My only struggle right now is that my fat consumption is a little high each day. I’m mostly worried about tracking, exercise, and staying within my calorie range so I’ll worry about that later.
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Back for my 2nd day ladies! Remember me the late starter?

So....I’m 43, and 5”3. I’m self employed, mom of 2 and in Canada.
My ultimate goal is to get into the 140s. I feel like I avoid social situation and the weight thing is a huge hit on my confidence.

Jan 8 SW: 176.4
January 9th - 174.8: So happy to be down! This is the first time I’ve even seen any loss in weeks! I didn’t have a perfect eating day yesterday but mostly avoided junk and bad snacks.
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Goal weight for end of Jan: 167-168 (just want to get back in the 160's again!)
Ultimate goal: 145

Started: Round 51 226.2lbs
MFP Start Weight: 255.7lbs
End Goal Weight: 180lbs

Previous Rounds End Weights/Variance
ROUND 64
Current Goal Weight: 195lbs
DATE/WEIGHT/TRENDWEIGHT
01/03 230.8lbs 229.3lbs
01/04 No Weigh In
01/05 229.1lbs 229.3lbs
01/06 No Weigh In
01/07 229.2lbs 229.2lbs
01/08 230.6lbs 229.4lbs
01/09 231.6lbs 229.7lbs

03/01 Yesterday I did my December and 2018 review, I gained 4lbs over the whole year, so I'll put that down to a success for a year of unintentional maintainance , I've outlined my 2019 goals in my blog today (www.exercisenotextrafries.com if anyone want to take a peek - not selling anything)both for my fitness and nutrition and also my life in general, which includes shifting 30lbs of weight by Mid-October. I overate a little yesterday but hope to curb it today, usual story of trying to get back into a routine after being overly indulgent over the holidays. Today's goals are to get a lower body workout done at lunchtime, get my steps in and do a good food shop this evening. I need to be more strict with myself, I know I can do it, I've done it before so on with it I get!

07/01 Busy weekend, not at my own place every night at the moment so weigh in's are a bit intermittent. Stomach has been a bit off last couple of days and felt a bit bloated, not sure why, maybe something to do with the cold I've had. Goals for today are to stick within calorie goals and get an Upper Body Workout done this evening.

08/01 Schedule took a bit of a turn so took yesterday as my rest day, got out for a 5km row this morning, water was lovely and calm but row was tough, boat kept pulling to the left so right shoulder had a lot of workout, will be doing my upper body workout in the work gym before I leave this evening. Switched my calorie numbers around again going with fixed intake of 2000 calories per day (averaging over the week) which will give me an approximate deficit of 400-1000 calories depending on activity levels. If I have an exceptionally active day like a 20km row or something I'll adjust accordingly.

09/01 I try out my first pole dancing class tonight and have finally taken advantage of the CycletoWork Tax Benefit scheme so will have a quicker but fitter way of getting to work in the rubbish weather, so will cut down on the more regular use of taxis/car in the Winter/Spring season. I got my weights done last night and have started incorporating some bodyweight exercises into my working day. Food discipline was way out of the window yesterday but should still have had around a 600 calorie deficit by time all the rowing/walking/strength training was accounted for. If I stick to what is planned today that puts me on track for my 2000 calorie goal.

I lost my way, but was loving this challenge when I was on track. I know it's cliche', but it is a New Year, and I am back. Missed you all!

Day/Weight/Comment
01/03 219.4 Only one day back, but the positive changes felt good!
01/04 216.8 Day 2 of getting back on track....I am peeing my brains out!! = )
01/05 212.4 So, my scale was at work and I brought it home, this is a first thing weigh in, the others were not... only way I would have this sort of drop....having said that .... YEEEEeeeeSSssss!
01/06 212.8 after yesterday's drop, I am good with this. Start bootcamp today... pray for me!
01/07 212.6 = )
01/08 212.6 second day of kickboxing, omgimsore, going back Tuesday
01/09 212.8 little frustrated, anytime the scale travels in the wrong direction it frustrates me.
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