JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 66

5’4” 61yo female
SW: 201
GW: 150
Round 64 SW: 199.3 (loss 1.7)
Round 65 SW: 198.6 (loss 0.7, 2.4 total)

Day/Weight/Comment
01/23 – 197.1 – back on track. Recorded all food and drank my water. No exercise though.
01/24 – 195.3 – so excited!! Recorded all food, drank my water, no alcohol, but didn’t exercise. I was very tempted last night with a glass of wine and my husband had a candy bar (offered me some too.)
01/25 – 196.0 – up some, but that seems to be a trend. Recorded all food (was over 6 calories), drank my water, no alcohol, and not exercise. I need to walk, but it’s so cold outside.
01/26 – 194.7 – YEA under 195. Still no exercise, but recorded food (and was under, but had a glass of wine) and drank all my water.
01/27 – 194.9 – I’ll take that. I had 2 glasses of wine, but still stayed below calories. Still no exercise, but drank all my water.
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36yo/, 173cm / German living in London, UK, currently in Lusaka, Zambia
2019 SW: 72.8kg; since May 2018: highest 75, lowest 69.6kg
GW: 62-67kg depending on how it feels
Average weight per round
R64 end weight: 70.5kg
Wed 01/23 70.8 (+0.3) no yoga in the morning, treadmill walk and short run done (35mins, around 5.5km)
So yesterday got slightly out of hand after some work frustrations. I asked a friend to come over for a glass of wine and we had a few glasses, snacks and stayed up waaaay too late. So i didn't have time for yoga this morning, but made time to pack health breakfast, lunch and snacks. I also packed my gym gear and will do at least 30mins of walking on the treadmill, there is no excuse not to do that - aim for what's achievable
This is my last week in the gym here, next week's evenings will be spend with DH and not the treadmill

Thu 01/24 71.4 (+0.6) yoga & treadmill run&walk (70mins, 50 running, 10km)
All my own fault, I was very hungry after that wine on Tue and had to work late after I got home, so of course I told myself I deserved snacks, which were left over from Tue.
shunggie, bethe238, afti50 and abowersgirl (links taken off) you know, last night, when I was guiltily enjoying my snacks and didn't log everything, I thought 'maybe this calorie counting just isn't for me. I've been doing it since May and don't have much to show for'. And then I read your posts and encouragement and realised that it is hard and if I hadn't been here, I probably would have gained more than I have lost, exercised less and just been annoyed with myself. So thank you for reminding me that it is worth it, however slowly. Your journeys are inspiring!

Fri 01/25 70.9 (-0.5) yoga
Alright, this is my last weekend that i'll be logging for about 3 weeks and I feel like it might not happen and that's ok. After the lovely comments I received, I had a talk with myself and realised a few things: Last time I spent 3 months in southern Africa, I gained around 10 kilos - I was 15 years younger. This time, I didn't gain anything apart from a wealth of experiences, new confidence in myself as a person and professionally, more love for my husband (this is the longest we've ever been apart), more appreciation for regular yoga practice and treadmill running, and many new low-medium recipes cooked very quickly with causing as little washing up as possible. I also met and reconnected with many lovely people, both in person and online.
Now, to my progress, I really need to change my eating patterns. It's not even that I'm very unhealthy, but I "spend" 500-700cals on snacks&fruit every day instead of proper meals. I love grazing throughout the day and then also at night. Basically, I could just eat snacks and no proper meals exclusively. I have changed chocolate bars and cookies (with some exceptions) for fruit, nuts, popcorn over the last year or so, but it's still too much, the cals add up so quickly. I don't know how to change my mindset that those snacks are a reward or fuel for "hard" work (desk work), but I'll keep trying. I've changed my goal to only 0.25kg loss per week to match my sedentary lifestyle here and am on 1510cals/day, but I mostly eat 1700-1900 in the week and probably more most weekends. That may explain my lack of proper downward progress, I should just admit that I'm currently in maintenance and accept that. Any exercise I do just ensures that I don't have serious gains and keep my mind balanced.
Wow, sorry for the long post, so many revelations and realisations this morning.
Have a good weekend!

Sat 01/26 71.1 (+0.2) yoga done, treadmill planned
I had a snack feast last night and it was great! Skipped the gym, evening plans changed, so I stayed home with some work, wine, sweets and a few episodes.
@bethe238 thank you. My husband will be here with me for 3 weeks and we'll be out most evenings next week and then on holiday (mostly safari lodges) for 2 weeks. Logging only guesstimates makes no sense to me for such a long time, so I rather jump back on the waggon afterwards.

Sun 01/27 dnw DH arrives (in the middle of night to Mon)
Today is the day! Well technically tomorrow morning, so I still have half a day to get through. No exercise or logging as i'm hung over after a fun night with drinks and dancing and great people til the small hours.
Still have to do some work once my brain gets back into working order. No regrets and I could not be happier to see my love again in around 12 hours. Have a great sunday everyone

SW: 142 (1/22/18)
GW (10 days)=139
GW: 125

01/23 144.4‪ ‬
Good morning! This morning I am sure I am holding on to a bit of water weight as I overate last night!! Feeling very bleh this morning but ready for accountability throughout the next ten days.

01/24 141.4
Yay! Loss! I knew yesterday’s weight gain had to have been water weight so I drank as much water as I could yesterday and ended up having over 10,000 steps which is quite a bit since I spend the majority of my day in class and it’s absolutely freezing where I am. I also took a Pure Barre class in the evening and cooked a Hello Fresh meal that was amazing!!

01/25 No Scale
01/26 No Scale

01/27 140.8
Getting closer to the 130s! That will be such a happy day! I’m actually surprised I’ve seen as much loss as I have. The past couple of days I’ve been spending a lot of time in the car even though I’ve squeezed a workout in the rest of my time was pretty sedentary. I ate around 1700 calories both Friday and Saturday and even though it resulted in a loss I think I’m going to still aim for about 1500 and use the extra 200 as a buffer if I need it.

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NOTE TO SELF: “It always seems impossible until it's done.” ~Nelson Mandela
Reshii, 52, 5'9, NYC
OSW: 278 ~ GW: 180

Round 66 Goals: (1) Meditate for 15 minutes @ least 4 days (2) exercise a combined 60+ minutes for 6 of the next 10 days and (3) finish proud of yourself.

Day/Weight/Comment
1/23: 218.6 @ 6:30am (meditated 15 mins & exercised 60+)
1/24: 217.8 @ 7:00am - body isn't sore, but struggling to push myself today. Planning to drink a gallon of water and try a new workout. 🤞 .... (exercised 60+)
1/25: 216.9 @ 7:30am - FAIL on the water yesterday, but found a 3 day flexibility challenge I'm gonna need more than 3 days for, lolololo. Exercise earlier was mostly cleaning but will get in a good walk at lunchtime. Dinner out tonight and Sunday so pretty much in party mode til Monday. 😜🍸💃 Have a great weekend everyone. Enjoy!!! (20mins meditation & exercised 60+)
1/26: 217.0 @ 8:30am One Year MFP Anniversary and exactly 61 pounds down! I also earned a new NSV at Red Lobster last night with amazingly only ONE cheddar biscuit people, lol ~ That's HUUUGGGGE!!!! Not only do I usually eat way more than I'd like to admit, I always took some home for later. Didn't happen!!! Everyone laughed while I picked on it like a bird, but like Judy Garland I sang "I don't care, I don't care .... " all the night long

1/27: 216.6 @ 6:00am - 15 mins meditation & 60 mins exercise done. Have a great day everyone!

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New here, hoping a 10 day challenge will keep me on track, usually I give up because I have a bad day or two and don't want to log. Based in the UK.

SW on 01/18: 326lbs
GW: 234lbs (temp goal)
CW: 324lbs ish.

My goal is to be under 322 by the end of January as that's down to the round stone. Under would be nice but I'm not aiming lower.

Day/Weight/Comment
01/23: 323.5lbs (-0.5) - my scale does 1/4lb increments. Weighed after breakfast instead of before, but I doubt it'll change much.
01/24: 321.75lbs (-1.75) - I suspect most of the drop is water, which I may need to regain. Still recovering from a bad stomach flu, so I'll just see how this settles.
01/25: 322.25lbs (+0.5) - I ate at my calorie goal yesterday, thought this would go up more. Think I'm whooshing a bit just being early on in the process, need to not get discouraged if I stall for a week or 2 due to it later on. Writing it down so I remember!
01/26: 321.5lbs (-0.75) - Quite happy with where I seem to roughly be sitting.
01/27: 320.25lbs (-1.25) - Still seem to be wooshing. Hard to not like it, I think when it tapers off will be the hard part. And I indulged in a lot of camembert and bread yesterday, I thought this may be quite bad today, even though I came in about 300 calories under target (total deficit of 800). The daily changes are very interesting.
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End weight from last round: 173.2

1/23: 173.2
1/24: 172.2
1/25: 172.0
1/26: 171.6
1/27: traveling, no scales, lots of carbs 🙈

Female, 5’5”, age 25.
SW: 154 (26th Sept 18)
GW: 119 (approx. depending on look)
Jan GW: 130
I usually measure in stone and just convert that to pounds for the site, however I’ll be switching my scale to pounds so I can get the oz reading each day.
01/22 – 132lb (pre-scale change)

Day/Weight/Comment

01/23 -131.8 (Been 9st 6lb for a few days so don't know rate the oz's have dropped. Will be interesting to see)
01/24 -132.2 (Had quite a bit of salt yesterday, so may be water retention.)

01/25 -131.4 (That's better. So that would mean I'm 9st 5lb now right? Had real tasty food yesterday. Pork
tenderloin stuffed with garlic, kale, mushrooms and chorizo. Served with wild mushroom gravy and veggie mash, for lunch. Keto crème brûlée for desert. Then had a mini omelette (mushroom, bacon, bell pepper) with guacamole for dinner. Satisfying day )

01/26 -131.4 (Had a nice massage yesterday. Late birthday treat. They had a lot of sugary snacks on hand in the waiting area. Biscuits being offered, chocolates on the table, gummy sweets to the side; It was a challenge to resist free offerings. Then when I had a cup of tea, 2 little biscuits with dark chocolate and coconut covering were served beside it. Warred with myself for 5mins before I ended up having them. After searching for them online, 2 of them come to 7g carbs. So much for such small biscuits. But I was able to resit asking for more or going 'oh well might as well splurge now and have that chocolate too'. I managed to keep to my carb limits for the day.)

01/27 - 130.8 (Surprising, considering I snacked on some nuts late last night. Stressful time with my 6 months old nephew as he has a cold and wouldn't stay asleep for long. Sister out for the night with friends. )
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RSW 178.6
My 26th round
Goals for this round 175.x and - track everything!

Day/Weight/Comment
01/23 177.6
01/24 177.2
01/25 176.0 I suspect that is the end of the water woosh and things will slow down again now. I still don"t have a fridge or a stove but I have started getting the cupboards and small appliances organized. The cupboards are configured differently than before so it takes some trial and error, but it is very nice to have a new clean kitchen! I think that the first thing I will cook when I get my appliances in chicken picatta - I've never made it before but this seems like a good time to try new things.
01/26 DNW
01/27 177.6 I was basically AWOL yesterday, got my workout in but did not weigh or track. Got up stupidly early to get DS1 out the door for a tournament. In the afternoon I attended a memorial service for a dear friend, mass followed by a series of presentations followed by a reception followed by a party. Dinner was take out Chinese food. I expect some of this gain is sodium related. Back to kitchen unpacking today after I catch up on all the posts here.
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SW: 294.6
CW: 280.6
GW: 150

Total loss: 14 lbs
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01/23 280.6 (?) it was somewhere around there and if I don’t log things right after they happen I forget. I partied too hard this weekend...and it was hard to get back on track. My goal for this 10 days though is to be somewhere in the 270’s. It would be nice to see an overall 20 pound drop this month which I’m really close to.

01/24 280.4 I had a miserable night, I woke up with a stomachache and things spiraled out of control quickly, lol. I went to the bathroom and my stomach hurt so bad but I couldn’t get anything out and then I started sweating and cramping so bad I literally thought I was going to pass out and then OH MY GAWD the sweetest relief, swear I should have lost 2 pounds. Sorry for the tmi but I had to tell my story. I then had a really weird dream about riding my husbands Harley...yeah right. Anyhow, I have a partial day at work so I’m going to fit in a workout there and if the weather is nice go outside for some air. Hope everyone else has a good day.

01/25 278.8 must have been all that stomach aching the other night. Hope to see it keep dropping. Going to stay on track this weekend. NO DRINKING! I’m working all weekend too so I feel like that should help just have to bring my lunches so I’m not tempted into anything else. 4 more lbs and I’ll be where I was before thanksgiving started. Hit my 15 lb goal and went and bought a new outfit. Still hate trying on clothes but I was happy to actually see I fit into a size 20 jeans. Certainly would like to see lower numbers. As o lose more weight I’m also so worried about my excess skin again. It wasn’t the worst but with having double my weight in 2 years I feel like it’s going to be horrific. Ugh. The stupid things I have anxiety over and haven’t even happened. Anyways. Here’s to tomorrow! Good luck with keeping on track everyone. Every day has gotten easier for me.

01/26 278.2

01/27 277.8 Am back on my Qysmia and could barely touch anything yesterday for being nauseated. Worked 10 hours yesterday and it was a busy day with the girls. I even built and LOL surprise doll house and got a blister from all the screwing I had to do...not the naughty kind either. Good news is, I got most of my homework done, have one thing to do today and I’m done for the week. Big paper due for Sociology next week. Am excited to still be losing. The lady I nanny for got me a Louis Vuitton bag and I am so in love with it and seriously love her an unimaginable amount.
No more MK for me, lol. I feel so spoiled.

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OSW - 243 September 25, 2018, 5'6, 46yr old female; End of May 2019 goal weight: 217


Round 66 – End of January goal weight: 229

1/23 – 232 FINALLY!!! Movement in the right direction on the scale!!!
1/24 – 232
1/25 – 232.8 I have my "official" weigh in at the drs office on the 29th - a little antsy for the results as 1) my scale isn’t moving as i think it should lol and 2) this is an afternoon appointment compared to a morning appointment (all other appointments have been mornings) and my weight can fluctuate 3 to 5lbs end of day weigh in compared to morning weigh in
1/26 – did not weigh but tracked
1/27 – 230.6 @ 930am EST
1/28 –
1/29 –
1/30 –
1/31 –
2/1 –

FarmerCarla wrote: »

@SarahG626 You've stood the test of time! From 2001 'til now, you've had a phenomenal drop. What an inspiring woman you are!

@FarmerCarla Thank you. It’s been 18 years since my weight loss surgery but, that doesn’t mean it’s still easy. It’s quite hard and frustrating at times. I’m finding inspiration here in this group!

Round 66! Have fun ~you got this!

Round 66 SW180 CW170 GW125

Day/Weight/Comment
01/23 170 Bye Bye 70s!
01/24 Forgot to weigh in
01/25 Forgot to weigh in
01/26 171 Well at least it is a palindrome! Will refocus today,
01/27 169 Back in the game!
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02/01

SW (this round): 151.1
GW (this round): to be in the 140’s

Day/Weight/Comment
01/23 - 151.3
01/24 - 151.1
01/25 - 150.7
01/26 - 150.8
01/27 - 150.4
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01/31
02/01

Busy day yesterday with the dog agility trial, but got in over 15k steps and managed to just be slightly over my calorie goal so pretty happy with that. Plus I managed to push myself to prep my salads for the week which should help me stay on track for the work week.

5’5, Female, 53 years old
OSW 187 Sept. 2018
UGW 135
Current weight 169

My goals this round- stay in the 160’s.
1/23-169-I’ve been so busy moving. I ate light but salty yesterday. I haven’t exercised because I am on my feet all day, packing and taking it to storage.
1/24-German food and German Beer with my uncle and worth it!
1/25-No Scale
1/26-168I had entered the latest info and pressed “Done” instead of “Post” and it disappeared. So I gave up.
1/27-167-I finally lost another pound. I just want to keep losing weight, but it sure comes off slow!
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It is wonderful to have all of you here!!!!🌸
Karen