JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 66

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.
01/28: 322.5lbs (+2.25) - Up a bit, I'm not worried, still puts me at about a 1.5lb loss since my last weigh in (I've left mine on the Monday default). Which is about right for fat loss. Woke up with my back very painful today, I have my suspicions it's not a coincidence. Hard part was getting proper breakfast instead of uhealthy snacks. I compromised with a couple of cookies. I know food won't actually fix the pain, and in the long run is causing it!
01/29: 324lbs (+1.5) - Bit annoying, I suspect getting up earlier has it up a bit (seems to keep going down until about midday), had gravy yesterday which is high in sodium, and most importantly my digestive system is still struggling to settle into a routine. I know though that I've stuck to my calorie goals and I will lose weight with time! There's a time this would've made me give up, now I'm sure keeping going is the only way to go.
01/30:322.5lbs - Think it'll be lower tomorrow again.
01/31:
02/01:

Day/Weight/Comment
01/23
01/24
01/25
01/26
01/27
01/28
01/29
01/30 86.6
01/31
02/01

First round for me, and excited to join! Female, 52 years old

SW: 230 lbs 1/1/19
mini GW: 175

Round 66

Day/Weight/Comment
01/23 222.4 lbs
01/24 222.6 lbs *sick, so no walking or exercise the past couple days. I met my daily goal for water intake and food, so I'm considering it a win.
01/25 222.2 lbs Slow recovery, so still no exercise today. But I'm holding steady with water and no wine. Hoping to get out walking tomorrow.
01/26 223.4 Yikes! Wrong way!
01/27 222.4 Back to the start, but ready to start exercising again. It's a gorgeous day for a walk outside!
01/28 223.4 How?? I had a great day; closed all my circles, drank all my water, 10K steps. My scale seems to love this number. My monthly goal was to lose 8 lbs, so I'm determined to get this down in the next 3 days!
01/29. 222.2. Finally moving in the right direction after being sick!
01/30. 221.0 Woo hoo! That number made me SMILE today!
01/31
02/01

Round 66 ( my first round)
Goal 5 lbs
Jan 23 269.8
Jan 24 268.6
Jan 25 268.6
Jan 26 266.4
Jan 27 266.8
Jan 28 267.7 I did way too much sodium yesterday . I made chili but need to find a better recipe without as much salt in it.
Jan 29 266.0
Jan 30 265.2 a bit more progress.
Jan 31
Feb 1

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith
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 and somewhat inconsistently in Round 60 but now I am back (for reals!)

1/23 - 133.6 - yesterday (again) way over calories due to low-sleep-induced sugar, and way under step goal. Poor sleep leaves me depleted and with very sub-par ability to govern myself.
Today, however, is the start of a new round and time to remind myself that every day, every moment, is a new chance to choose.
1/24 - 134.4 - yesterday was pretty good, honestly a bit over maintenance but at least I logged and did not totally abandon sense. 5500 steps only though.
1/25 - 134.2 -
1/26 - 133.6 -
1/27 - didn't weigh - yesterday doubtless over on calories, but 13/13 hours active on my fitbit, 11K steps, walked 2 miles, and got on my road bike for 40 minutes and climbed a hill till I couldn't.
1/28 - 135.0 and deserved. Food has been all over the map but mainly, over. On the brighter side, got on my road bike again for 40 minutes, and went farther up that hill (before I couldn't).
1/29 -134.4 - yesterday under my .5-loss calorie goal, 11K steps including a short 20 minute run with our newish rescue dog. Run included stops for canine bodily functions, prevention of leash-hobbling, soothing said dog when other canines barked or coveys of quail took off nearby. So not a continuous run, just saying! Still fun.

1/30 - 133.0 - yesterday under my calorie goal, which was a major accomplishment as I woke up at 1AM and never really slept after that! To make it through a bad night without snacking was HUGE, and to make it through work including some off-hours from home, without overeating, was very big too. Sleep difficulties have been my weak point with discipline. I even got out for a significant walk with the dogger.

Resolute, this time I am going to stay in bounds with my food and continue to escalate activity. I have sore muscles from biking and running and a little time with the exercise ball, but quads and hammies are fine thanks to having done body weight squats and lunges to entertain myself over past weeks - if I ever needed proof that EVERY movement, every moment counts, that is it.

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2/1

62 yo female
heaviest weight 148# (around January 2017)
lowest weight 132# (around November 2017)
GW 135#
UGW 132#
starting weight Round 66 142.6#

01/23 142.4#
01/24 144.2# not a very good start to the round. 2 regular beers, too many tater tots and skipping yoga
01/25 143#
01/26 144# follow the bouncing ball
01/27 142.2#
01/28 142.6#
01/29 142.4#
01/30 143# Had a very late dinner. Hoping that will be different tomorrow.
01/31
02/01

@NormaV14 it's so nice to see you back here too - we CAN reach our goals! (((hugs)))

R60 SW: 219.7 EW: 217.1 AW: 218.3
R61 SW: 217.1 EW: 217.3 AW: 217.1 (-1.2)
R62 SW: 216.4 EW: 216.9 AW: 216.6 (-0.5)
R63 SW: 215.1 EW: 214.2 AW: 214.6 (-2.0)
R64 SW: 213.4 EW: 214.2 AW: 215.6 (+1.0)
R65 SW: 214.7 EW: 215.1 AW: 215.0 (-0.6)

Goal: As a furloughed employee I didn't really how much of a challenge it would be for me to get my water in without the daily structure of work, so my goal for this round is to figure out a method that will work for me to get my water in while I am off work.

Day/Weight/Comment
01/23--214.9 I am going to try a new plan to get my water in...I have a pitcher that I am going to fill with water and I'll place it on the table so that I can see the pitcher throughout the day. Hopefully, this will remind me to drink my water. Today is run day, hopefully the rain lets up soon. Yoga tonight.
01/24--214.9 The water pitcher idea from yesterday worked! Even though I increased my water intake yesterday, I also did a lot of mindless snacking yesterday, so I need to work on that today. Finished w2d2 of c25k yesterday; however, I woke up this morning with some pain around the knee, so I don't know if I will be going to the gym today. I think I will do some stretching/foam rolling and if the knee feels better I will go to the gym later this evening, if no change then I will just skip the gym today.
01/25--214.9 Third day in a row for this weight. Finished w2d3 today, so far so good.
01/26--214.0 There's the drop, let's see if it will hold. Going out for long walk with my dog group.
01/27--214.2 Did over 6 miles of walking with my dog group yesterday, my legs were so sore this morning that I did not want to go to the gym, but I forced myself to go and while it wasn't pretty, I did my weightlifting. Relaxing for the rest of the day to get myself ready for a return to work tomorrow.
01/28--214.5 Back at work today. Didn't want to, but when I got home did W3D1, it felt great. Did some stretching and foam rolling when I got home. Tomorrow is weightlifting, sadly now that the furlough is over I will be up at 4:45 am in order to get to the gym before work. Ugh
01/29--214.5 My watch alarm did not go off this morning so I missed my morning weightlifting. What's ironic is that I was upset when I didn't wake up at 4:45 this morning even though last night I was dreading getting up that early. Now I have to figure out whether I go to the gym later tonight or try again tomorrow morning, I'm leaning towards going tonight but I will have to go late enough that I miss most of the evening crowd.
01/30--214.0 Even though I missed my early morning workout yesterday I ended up going to the gym later yesterday evening. Of course there was a part of me that didn't want to go after being all warm and cozy at home, but then at 7:30 I just told myself that I have to go, so I got up off the couch and went. I had a great workout and there was hardly anyone there at that time, even less then at 4:45 in the morning, so I think for now, especially at this time of year when it's so much harder for me to get out of bed that early, I'm going to start going to the gym in the evening. Tonight is w3d2 of c25k and then yoga.
01/31
02/01

Female, 5' 4 1/2 " age 53
This is my lucky thirteenth round. The last round was good until the end...so I'm hoping for a better time this round. I may decide to reset my Mini-goals....rather than be frustrated for the next 5 months!! They looked pretty reasonable at the start of January.

OSW 199 (June 15 2018)
R54 Pre-challenge start weight 177


CW 155
RGW 153

MINI GOALS
1/31 149
2/28 145 -- Healthy BMI...I believe. But some of the calculators say 140 or 143
3/31 141
4/30 137
5/31 135 -- Final goal weight.


Goals--
Carbs < 40-
Steps/day > 12000
Exercise/walk 6 of 7 days/week


Day/Weight/Comment

01/23 - 156 -- Yeah. The cake yesterday. I'm mostly in a better frame of mind today and TOM left, finally, after a two week visit!
01/24 - 154.5 -- Here we go again. Down below start weight. Now to see if I can end below start weight!
01/25 - 152.5 -- Whoosh! I feel I deserve it, but trying not to get too excited given all the ups and downs lately.
01/26 - 151.5 -- Still holding my breath. Been back on the keto train after the cake wreck....
01/27 - 151 -- Clearly something is working right...Although I guess this has happened before, with wild bounces followed by a drop, followed by more bounces. This challenge definitely helps me ride the roller coaster!
01/28 - 151.5 -- Good day yesterday, so no worries with the slight bounce up.
01/29 - 149.5 -- Being good this month is finally starting to show! So excited to see this decade! Expecting a little bit of bounce. (I'm writing this now so I don't freak out when it happens!) Maybe my mini goals can stay after all!

01/30 - 149 -- YAY! Hit by January mini-goal!! We had a no snow snow day yesterday. They cancelled school Monday afternoon because they thought we were going to get rain turning to snow overnight, followed by a hard freeze til noon. It was a proper Alabama snow day, with no snow and low temps of 33 (although the "real feel" was supposedly 22). People in the south have a hard time predicting these things, and a real fear of getting it wrong since the state only has about 3 plows!

01/31
02/01


Round Result

ROUND 66 (Round 12 for me)
5’5” 66 y/o Texas Lady
SW 178 lb.
GW 135 lb.
Cumulative weight loss for Rounds 54-65 = 36.4 lb.
I started Round 54 and Keto WOE on September 24, 2018. My arthritis hip and shoulder pain have decreased significantly since my second week of Keto. Staying within calorie limits is easy enough, but not exceeding my carb limit is still tricky for me. I check my ketone level with a KetoMojo meter a couple of times a week to make sure my numbers are good. Some of my NSVs: feeling less self-conscious, wedding band fits, smaller clothing, a happy husband, and inspiring said husband to work a little harder on quitting his cigarette habit. The closer I get to my goal, the more excited and motivated I become! Don’t expect me to disappear when I reach maintenance. I like you folks, and I really appreciate and enjoy your company!

Day/Weight/Comment

01/23 143.4 (sigh) Easy come, easy go. I’m up almost 2 pounds from my weigh-in yesterday. If I’d gone back to bed, I wonder how long it would have taken to go down? Oh well, I had to go to work and a foot doctor appointment this afternoon. I’m less than 10 lb. from my goal, and I will get there. It may not go down tomorrow. It’s cold, and I’m treating myself to a glass of dry red wine. I prefer sweet, but this is pretty good. It’s probably good because I’m not used to sugar anymore. As long as I’m ready for our cruise in April, I’ll be happy. I found out my daughter and her husband are signed up for the same cruise (not planned), and my granddaughter called from Kansas, very excited, to say they’ve decided to take her out of school that week so she can go! We love cruising with and spending time with my granddaughter and took her to Alaska last summer. She has a boyfriend now, so I expect her to start spending less time with me, and over 700 miles between us doesn’t help, either. Please excuse me, but I’m using these daily posts as a journal and keeping copies. Kill two birds with one stone kind of thing?
01/24 141.0 Yesterday’s gain is gone, so I’m glad I didn’t stress over it. I’ve corrected my priorities after someone in the Christian MFP group I belong to asked if we were more diligent about logging in MFP than we were about our Bible study. I found myself guilty, so Bible study is now done with breakfast rather than logging in here first. I played cards with friends today, and I took Thor for a 5 mile walk this afternoon. It was a very pleasant day.
01/25 141.4 Hmm…. it’s up just a little, so I’m still good. Last night, I was pleased to discover I’m already doing better, and more, pushups and sit-ups. I’m getting stronger! I hoped to go to lunch or leave work early today, but lots of folks are ready to complete their tax returns. I ate two boiled eggs and a little slice of cheddar for breakfast and didn’t get another chance to eat until I arrived home this evening. Actually, our break room has lots of candy and other carb-laden snacks, but I know better than to give in. I made it through the day!
01/26 140.4 I slept in this morning, then had a busy day. Thor and I got in a 6.4 mile walk, and my husband and I grocery shopped and had dinner at Denny’s this evening. It was good—the senior tilapia with salad, broccoli, and squash—all keto approved. I still have to get in my sit-ups and pushups before bedtime.
01/27 140.6 My walks are still taking time to pay off, but I can wait. I stayed up late last night, then rose early this morning for church. I’m about to take my Sunday nap, then I’ll try a couple of new recipes. It’s nice having meals I can just heat up during the week, especially on days I work.
01/28 140.6 I’m a little stuck, and I didn’t get a chance to walk today. It would have been a great day to walk, but I had too many clients at work. We do what we have to do. I made a great vegetable (cabbage, spinach, celery, Ro-Tel tomatoes) beef (top round steak) soup in my pressure cooker this evening. I didn’t try to log it because I was in a hurry and didn’t take time to record the recipe and calculate the number of servings. My husband likes it, too, so that makes it a winner. I will complete my pushups and sit-ups before I go to bed. It seems funny, but I enjoy doing them. The cold front has arrived this evening. The wind sounds fierce, and I’m so grateful I don’t live up north. God bless those of you who do, and I pray you can stay warm!
01/29 141.6 Okay, this makes me a little angry. I don’t like going up and down (only down). I went to an appointment to adjust my orthotics this morning, and I need to wear them a few times before taking a long walk. I had to get up early this morning, so I took a nap. I leave for singing group practice in a few minutes. I know the last few pounds are usually the hardest, so I’m trying to be patient.
01/30 140.2 That’s more like it. I could have gone for a walk today—it’s not nearly as cold as it is in the northern states, but it’s still cold for me. I have a sore calf and sore foot, probably both from my orthotics, so that’s my other excuse. I feel bad for those of you suffering with the bitter cold to my north. You’re in my prayers.
I know this is off topic, but there’s something heavy on my heart today. I’m praying, with a broken heart for healing of the spreading cancer of immorality in our nation. New York’s decision to allow abortion up to the birth date of children, and legalize killing the children if they are born alive, is sickening. Virginia has followed suit, and Rhode Island is considering doing the same. Already, in New York, it’s reported more children are aborted than are born. How can this evil exist in a nation founded on Godly principles? I'l try not to mention it again, but it's so disturbing.
01/31
02/1

kmfeig87 wrote: »

@shunggie LOL Burnt ends sounds like something you'd complain about, not something you'd order! Enjoy the barbecue!

Girl - I had them and they were delicious! Lunch put me over 800 calories even though I had a spinach salad as my side dish. Those beefy, fatty, tender bites of heaven were worth every calorie.

Round 47- SW 175 EW 170 (-5)
Round 48- SW 170 EW 166 (-4)
Round 49- SW 167 EW 165 (-2)
Round 50- SW 165 EW 163 (-2)
Round 51- SW 162 EW 160 (-2)
Round 52- SW 160 EW 157.5 (-2.5)
Round 53- SW 157.5 EW 156 (-1.5)
Round 54- SW 156 EW 153.5 (- 2.5)
Round 55- SW 153.5 EW 152 (-1.5)
Round 56- SW 152 EW 151 (-1)
Round 57- SW 151 EW 150 (-1)
Round 58- SW 150 EW 148 (-2)
Round 59- SW 147.5 EW 147.5 (-0)
Round 60- SW 147.5 EW 146 (-1.5)
Round 61- SW 146 EW 145 (-1)
Round 62- SW 145 EW 145 (-0)
Round 63- SW 145 EW 147 (+2)
Round 64- SW 148 EW 144 (-4)
Round 65- SW 144 EW 143 (-1)

5'4
RGW 141
Goal by April 1st 134
UGW 130-135

Round 66 (My 20th)

01/23 143 Late posting but I'm going to try not to forget a day this round 🙂. Still grying to focus on IF, for the most part have done well. Also could do better with water intake. Good luck friends!
01/24 143 Tonight we are going out to eat to a wing place, so there may be a temporary gain tomorrow.
01/25 143.5 I expected a little gain, had a cocktail and wings last night and wing chips. Was so good though!
01/26 144 LNS got to me last night, I didn't just snack, I had pancakes! Drinking lots of water today.
01/27 144 Well I'll never reach my goals if I keep eating like I have this weekend. We had fast food last night. Going to the grocery store today because I'm out of a lot of healthy foods, that should help for sure. Time to make things better this round. My husband has taken a lot of work off lately just to burn some of his vacation time, and it's so much harder for me to stay on track when he's home. He goes back to work tomorrow, so this coming week should be better.
01/28 143.5 Was under a few hundred calories yesterday.
01/29 143 back where I was at the beginning of the round.
01/30 142.5 Ok I'll take it.
01/31
02/01

Round 64 SW 187.8 EW 186.8 (-1.0)
Round 65 SW 185.6 EW 186.8 (+1.0)
Round 65 SW 186.8
Goal this round: finish at below 183.x

01/22 well I didn't weigh bc I was afraid to get on the scale after vacation, flying, and airport food!

01/23 186.8 only up one lb from vacation, so I consider it a win. I had a hard time getting back in the groove yesterday, I hope today will be easier. I did go to yoga which felt great after a long day of uncomfortable travel. Need to hydrate and veggies today. I already have some meals portioned out so that will make it easier.

01/24 185.8

01/25 185.8

01/26 186.6 stayed close to plan today. chose rice as my main grain for the day with my poke bowl, but only got 1/2 cup rice and the rest salad greens and had the left overs for dinner.

01/27 188.0 well hello, water weight!

01/28 186.8 almost gone. leg day at the gym.

01/29 186.8 so sore from yesterday! yoga to stretch it out.

01/30 187.2 still sitting here. my trend line is actually going up right now. Maybe tomorrow I can see a drop that will correct that. I did have a super hungry day yesterday probably because I've been hitting the gym hard, so that makes sticking to my plan a lot tougher. It's like the reptile brain turns on "must have FUEL!!!" but the choices I made were lean proteins and only 2 cookies. I also really wanted some wine with dinner, but turned that down too.Hope tomorrow is easier.

01/31
02/01

Averages:
R64 = 62.33kg (137.41) H=62.60 L = 61.95
R65 = 61.62kg (135.85) H=62.05 L = 61.30

01/23- 62.35
01/24- 62.10
01/25- 61.50
01/26- 61.20
01/27- 61.45
01/28- 61.05
01/29- 61.10
01/30- 61.20 - played a netball match tonight. Lost by 1 point. Absolutely gutted!
01/31
02/01

@Winner_in_life - I love rewarding myself with clothing. I need some new long leggings; my pairs fit me until I start running, when they start to fall down. Very frustrating when playing netball in the cold!

@jaccimc63 Mind over Matter! Great NSV on the choice to walk instead of that candy bar. I had a similar thing happen today at work but luckily I had a bowl full of cut up yellow/orange bell peppers. I ate the ENTIRE bowl (2 peppers), but thank goodness it wasn't an entire bowl of candy. Yikes!