JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 64

Male, 6'2" 42 years old
Round 64 - Round 1.5 for me
Round 63 - SW=209.5, EW =205.7

Diagnosed with Type II Diabetes - November 10, 2016 A1C = 8.5%, September 21, 2018 A1C = 6.1%

Current Weight - 205.7
First Challenge (Round 63) Weight - 209.5
Highest Weight - 227.8, May 2016
Goal Weight - 199
Ultimate Goal Weight - 194

Goals -
* Under 1900 cals each day
* No blood glucose tests above 180
* Run 5 days above 2.5 miles

1/3 - 205.7, Happy that I did not eat a lot, but did not track and overall choices not great. Need to get on the darn treadmill and make sure testing blood glucose consistently. Focusing on tomorrow's goals.
1/4 - 204.2, Fairly happy. Relatively good eating and a blood glucose of 96 right before bed which was fantastic. A key to success in managing my type II is staying off the carbs after 3PM. Still need to get on the treadmill and track food intake.
1/5 - 202.8, Pretty good day. Ate a light and healthy breakfast and lunch. Went out for dinner and ate so-so, but did not over eat. Big win was 2.7 miles on the treadmill in 30 minutes. Going to try to track food tomorrow. Want to start posting calories and steps for more accountability.
1/6 - 202.8 (1,095 calories in and 11,241 steps). Very good day. First time I ever tracked every single item I ate. Took my son to the newly opened Top Golf. I did not realize it was a bar food place. Only drank unsweetened iced tea. Did not do a lot of walking all day, but hit the treadmill at 8PM. Got in a great 2.7 miles/30 minute run. Interested to see what the scale says tomorrow morning.
1/7 - 200.8 (1,180 calories in and 12,381 steps). Relatively happy today. Second day in a row tracking everything I ate. One bad choice that shot blood glucose up to 239, but one bad choice is better than many. Ran on treadmill for 30 minutes for 2.8 miles. Hoping the scale goes under 200 tomorrow.
1/8 - 199.7 (2,175 calories in and 9,505 steps) - WOW!!! Have not seen this number in 20 years. Extremely happy. Need to make this sustainable and go for another 6.
An odd day. The high of a great weigh-in followed by shaky eating after lunch and binge eating at night. The low calories the prior two days did not help. Need to find a place in-between. Happy that I tracked every single item I ate which I would have quit doing in the past. Not a horrible binge, but still a binge. Will show on the scale tomorrow and just need to bounce back. Will do!
1/9 - 201.6 (1,177 calories in and 14,297 steps) - Very good day. Happy that I have now tracked everything that I ate for 4 days in a row. Too low on my calories and need to do better with that, but nervous about the dinner/night binge so I have been staying away from a big dinner. Did a 35 minute treadmill run. Loving this forum to stay accountable and encouraging each other.
1/10 - 201.1 - It was some day. I will just leave it at that. The only positive was weighing in at the 201.1 for my yearly physical which was the lowest I have been at my doctor. Going to bounce back tomorrow and finish this round strong!!!
1/11 - 202.4

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.
01/10 213.4.... I honestly don't get it. I have been logging and keeping with in my calories... kickboxing to night, and I made some yummy skinnytaste cutlets... not giving up
01/11 212.2 Thhhhaannnnkkkk Goodnesss!!!!
01/12

1/1 174.
1/2 170.4
1/3 171.4
1/4 170.4
1/5 168.6
1/6 must not have written it down?
1/7 169
1/8 168.2
1/9 168.2
1/10 167.4
1/11 166.2
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Reshii, 52, 5'9, New York ~ UGW: 180

Round 60 sw236.8 ~ ew235.2 (-1.6)
Round 61 sw234.2 ~ ew231.4 (-3.8)
Round 62 sw230.6 ~ ew228.0 (-2.6)
Round 63 Vacation!!! ew 228.6 (+.6)

JANUARY GOALS: Lose 10 pounds and 3 inches. Drink 10+ glasses water daily and exercise 2-3x per day for 15-20 of 31 days.

01/03 ~ 229.7 @ 8:30am (last meal 11pm, followed by too little sleep). No worries 🤞 -->> 40mins brisk walking
01/04 ~ 228.4 @ 8:30am - no exercise last night or this morn, fighting a cold and not feeling my best. But its Friday so no complaints, lolol ~ plan to make a big pot of soup later and get some extra sleep tomorrow. Have a great weekend everyone!
01/05 ~ 226.8 @ 10:00am - Rainy day today perfect for a pot of soup ... too bad can't trust the men around me to make it, lolo.
01/06 ~ 225.6 @ 8:30am - no workouts today
01/07 ~ 226.2 @ 7:30am - no exercise and too many comfort crackers with my soup yesterday, lol ~ add a restless night, an early morning appointment and low energy all day ~ not sure what its gonna look like tomorrow.
01/08 ~ 226.4 @ 8:00am - feeling more like myself and worked up a good sweat this morning. Round 2 tonight!
01/09 ~ 223.8 @ 8:30am - started IF 16/8 two days ago so hope it's the reason AND it continues, lol. Yesterday was also my first time exercising twice/day in a while so more than the weight drop, happiest got my energy back. 🤗🤗🤗
01/10 ~ 224.3 @ 7:00am - crept up a bit, but didn't eat or drink enough yesterday. Still very happy overall.

01/11 ~ 224.7 @ 7:00am - don't know how I'm feeling about these numbers yet, but if it sticks would still be 5 pound loss which is pretty incredible!! Already got in a 40 mins workout this morn and planning to enjoy a Venus pampering kinda day to the fullest as I'm waaayyyyy overdue, lol ~ Happy Friday FitFam! 💖

01/12 ~

In late!

Woman, Age 47, 5'6", Celiac disease
OSW: 252

Round 64 SW: 217.2

1/7—217.2—Hello friends and friends-I-haven't-met-yet! I hope everyone had some break time. I had some vacation days, some lounging about days, and some recharging my batteries for 2019 days. I'm starting this round at almost the same as my start weight for round 62, which pleases me.

1/8—219—Digestive whammy. I forgot to mention yesterday that I'm continuing on my quest to be able to do 100 pushups by the end of 2019. When I started, I could do 4. Now I can do 20! The program I'm using requires me to hit certain goals before I can move on to the next level, and I need to get to 31 before I can move on. In the meantime, I'm repeating week 4 a few million times.

1/9—221—Yikes! Okay, I know I ate some gluten free puff pastry treats last night, but this amount of water retention is insane. There is obviously pufferfish in my family tree.

1/10—220—Frankly, I think the loss is because I weighed in later than yesterday. But hopefully I can figure out what's going on digestively. I know that it isn't gluten, since I have cooked all of my meals for the last week with no chance of cross contamination. But something is a bit wonky!

1/11—220.2—A little bump up because this weigh-in is 2 hours earlier than yesterday. That's not a big deal, but obviously I'm still holding onto some water. My ring is a little tight and my tummy a little upset. Good times! On the plus side, I finished week 4 of my push up program (again) last night, so on Saturday I again get to try what's called an exhaustion test where I just do as many push ups as I can and try to get to 31 so I can move on. I'm not super confident, but I think (and hope!) that I'll improve on last week's mark of 20. Can I do 25? That would be AMAZING.

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01/11 181.2 My body seems to have misinterpreted my goal of losing 3 pound and instead wants to gain 3 pounds. In fairness, I have been emotional eating all week. It’s been a rough one. Serious financial woes and long-term unemployment can send one on an endless march to the fridge. It’s so bloody ridiculous. I have fantastic experience, but apparently all of your life’s work and your intelligence evaporates once you turn 50. Ugh. Anyway, I see another round in the distance. Another round, another chance to succeed! Going to my doc today to have my knee looked at. Haven't been able to exercise all week due to knee pain. Hope to get this resolved quickly.

Hope all goes well with the doc, but you can do this friend!! Have you tried chair exercises to help with your knees? They help me tremendously. But I most wanted to say how I feel your pain and can totally relate as I'm 52 and lost my mom and my job within weeks of each other. Comfort ate my way through most of the summer and fall and only snapped out of it when I realized just how much weight I'd regained. Still unemployed and facing similar challenges not only because of age, but like so many others, technology is rapidly changing my industry. This awareness is making me look at life and my future very differently now. But I believe we'll be led to a brighter chapter soon. All we can do is keep moving towards it. Hugs, peace and blessings ~ 🙏

name is Jen. I’ve been sitting at the low 200s for a while now trying everything to get my weight to budge. A great MFP friend suggested this group and so far it’s helping! The weight is still moving at a snails pace but at least it’s moving!

Round 56 SW - 207.4 EW - 206.8
Round 57 SW - 206.6 EW - 205.6
Round 58 SW - 205.6 EW - 206.2
Round 59 SW - 206.2 EW - 205.2
Round 60 SW - 205.2 EW - 205.8
Round 61 SW - 205.8 EW - 205.6
Round 62 SW - 205.6 EW - 206.6
Round 63 SW - 206.6 EW - 206.6

1/2 - 206.4
1/3 - did not weigh myself
1/4 - 208.4. I’m a little surprised I jumped that much. I worked out two days ago and normally I see a gain after that but I thought it would be gone by now. Hopefully it will be by tomorrow
1/5 - 208.4. Can’t wait for the scale to start moving down again. Woke up today and did a power walk workout on my treadmill. Hopefully I can keep things in check this weekend.
1/6 - 208.4. I guess this is okay given it’s the weekend and I normally gain over the weekend. Will plan and drink lots of water today.
1/7 - 208.2. Very slow progress but what is positive about this number is that for the first time in almost forever I had a loss over the weekend. I’m going to celebrate that and use it to motivate me. Plan to stay on track today, walk at lunch and try to get a treadmill workout in tonight.
1/8 - 206.4. That’s the whoosh I’ve been hoping would happen (again). Have my day all mapped out. Won’t get a lot of steps in but trying for 1000 more than yesterday. Making up for it by drinking more water.
1/9 - 206.2
1/10 - 206.8. not worried. I worked out last night. I always gain after a workout. Going to drink a lot of water today and walk at lunch.
1/11 - 206.2. I’m now down from the start of this round but still not at my lowest weight. I have lunch and dinner plans to eat out. Going to keep it really clean so I don’t mess with this number!

68 yrs old...5'5 1/2"...used to be 5'7" but arthritis nailed me hard.

Heaviest: 192.2
RGW: 146.0 <-- need to change this to ...uummm...144.0!
UGW: 135.0

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.

Day/Weight/Comment

01/03 - 145.8 at 7:00 a.m. ...surprised! Wow!
01/04 - 145.6 at 7:00 a.m. ...just a little excited!
01/05 - 146.8 at 8:00 a.m. ...this makes more sense.
01/06 - 147.6 at 8:00 a.m. ...no clue what's going on.
01/07 - 147.6 at 8:00 a.m. ...got on the bike yesterday for 15 miles.
01/08 - 146.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...this makes me happy!!
01/09 - 146.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...^^^^^^
01/10 - 145.4 at 5:00 a.m. ...and again...happy!
01/11 - 146.2 at 5:00 a.m. ...it's still .2 down from Wednesday.
01/12 -

Chris

Round 64
OW 230 Round 60 SW 146.2 EW 145.2 (-1) 👍
Round 61 SW 145.2 EW 142.4 (-2.8) 👍
Round 62 SW 142.4 EW 142.4 (0) 👎
Round 63 SW 142.4 EW 146.6 (+4.2) 👎 my first gain since joining 🎄

Round 19
SW 146.6
GW get back to preholiday weight (142)
UGW 125

Day/Weight/Commen
01/03 143.8 the woooosh train has arrived, mind you I had a ton of energy yesterday (which are the days I absolutley love😍😍) so ended up jogging over 3 miles, walking over 30,000 steps and pretty much worked out right up until bed. I drank 1.6 liters of water and was way under calories...but even if I had worked for this drop, I am still shocked it happened over night. Today although, has so far not been as good. Because of yestedays workout craze, I was sore as heck! My steps are over 10,000 but otherwise I haven't worked out..yet. Once I am finished posting, I am planning at least a 1.5 mile jog (indoor because of how cold and late it is) and hopefully another routine right after..maybe strength...maybe an additional cardio.. maybe both. I will see how I feel when I am done. 1 liter of water and hoping my little workout will bring me to a maintenance calories wise because so far, I am way over lol. We will see

01/04 144.8 a small bump but i deserved it. LNS got to me 😥 16,005 steps

01/05 143.6 and back down, 22, 748 steps and worked out like a mad women.

01/06 144.6 TOM arrived last night so I am hoping this is just a bump of bloat, which I am definitley feeling. I am back....again lol. I planned to post every night but I have recently joined a lot of MFP groups that require end of the day posting so I think I will just do what I always did to begin with, post in the morning about the previous day. So the scale is moving slowly and I expected this after the holidays, I am hoping for a mini whoosh once this bloat dies down though. Today I am planning on hopefully getting to the grocery store. For meals it's been pretty good, sticking to healthier options but snack wise has not. Still have a crazy amount of treats floating about and every time I think my family has made a dent, I find another box or tin of something and the worst part is I am running out of veggies and fruits to eat so I don't go running to the cookies. Exercise this past week has been great but my eating could be a lot better

01/07 145 TOM bloat still here

01/08 144.4 slightly dissapoined. I am still slightly bloated but I worked out like mad, walked a little over 31,000, drank 1.75 liters of water and ate under cals. I am hoping tomorrow will be better 😧😧 hoping for a nice whoosh to end the round strong. Right now my goal is to get back to pre-holiday weight of 142 but I am hoping I can push out a little more. I didn't think it would be this difficult to take it off, especially because I got right back on track. We will see what the next four days offer. Volleyball tonight but I messed up by doing upper body strength workouts yesterday and today my arms are hurting, so much...I really hope it doesn't effect my performance

01/09 143.8 that is fine!! Slow and steady eh? I'm just going to have to kick my own *kitten* .
Anyway yesterday was pretty good, food wise. My brother brought me a Cobb salad wrap, which sounds healthy but ended up being closer to 800 cal...yikes!! Thank gosh I exercised a lot yesterday or else I actually would have been in trouble. Had volleyball last night for the first time since before holidays started and we kicked butt. Two matches, six games and we won them all!! Kind of shocked because the first team we faced is the hardest one in the league and if they didnt keep defaulting (not showing up, not having enough players etc.etc and a total of 6 times!!) they would most definitley be in first. We have been standing strong in first place all season but they still managed to climb to second....which I am still trying to wrap my head around because that just seems ridiculious to me. Anyways 26,000+ steps, 1.5 liters of water and under cals.

1/10 142.4 YES!! BACK TO MY PRE HOLIDAY WEIGHT!! It only took me 9 days *note the sarcasm* but I am here before the round ends so I couldn't be happier. Hopefully I can push out a little more and my weight doesn't stop here! I can't wait to see those 30s and as much as I am working for it, i have to remind myself to be patient and take it one step at a time. Nothing happens over night. Yesterday I ate amazingly, work out was fantastic but only drank 1 liter of water..😧😧 24, 661 steps.

1/11 142.4 my body likes this number lol, i know it is going to be so difficult dropping but I WILL perserver. Hopefully I can drop even a .2 tomorrow to at least enter a new low since joining the group but we will see. I am just going to have to work for it. On the bright side, I hit my goal for the round, so I am greatful and happy about that. Ate under calories, walked +13,000 steps and drank over 1 liter of water. Here is to ending the round strong