JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 68

Round 68, my 5th!

10 day goal: 162 🤞

May 17th goal: 145
August 31st goal: 135
Christmas goal: 125

45 female, 5'5"

Day/Weight/Comment
02/12 - 164.8
02/13 - 163.8
02/14 - 164.1
02/15 - 162.4 🎉🎉🎉 Stoked to see this number pop up on the scale this AM. I've been working really hard on diet and exercise. Yesterday I did a three mile run after work and then had some delicious soup I made a couple days ago, sweet potato and kale with lentils. I have a great plan to stay on track this weekend. Just hoping the weather cooperates and I can get outside to hike with my kids.
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64: 171-->166 (-5) 🎉🎉🎉
65: 166-->167.4 (+1.4) 👌
66: 166.4-->165.4 (-1) 👍
67: 164.4-->163.6 (-.8) 👍
68: 164.8-->

Hi-I’m Karen
Sept. 2018 OSW 187 (My Round #1)
UGW 135.....yes, 135!
I am taking care of my dad and am in the middle of moving. The good thing is that I am doing all of the cooking at my dad’s so I am in complete control of our food. I brought my weights and my scale with me and my dad has a recumbent bike I love riding. And I brought my sewing machine!!!!

2/12-167-When I got back to my dad’s house yesterday, there were Girl Scout Cookies and banana bread people had brought him.....I just had a taste of each and walked away.....and rode the bike.

2/13-168-I’ve been drinking my Beet Kvass I made and it’s salty. I have been riding the bike but I am also sitting a lot and sewing (and having a few beers). Today I am going to drink water and do the bike ride in the evening.....

2/14-167-Hmmmm...I have been eating good and riding the bike.My cousin is bringing us enchiladas and have dinner with us tonight. It has rained here every day and I can’t get out for a walk. My dad is recovering well after his knee replacement but I will most likely need to spend next week here with him.

2/15-165-I hit his last round, and am hoping I can stay there. I rode 10 miles on the bike right before I went to bed last night and my legs burned so bad, I couldn’t fall asleep!🤣 I am off to see my husband for the weekend, hopefully my eating will stay in control.

Have a good weekend everyone !🌸

It seems I never finished reading yesterday and never posted my stats - got caught up in life! 🤷‍♀️ It seems I may have lost some of the comments I intended to post.

@puttyputty We need an LOL emoji. I’m sure cussing would have been involved if I had been doing push-ups!
RE: cattle prod - I now have to keep a timer by my sewing machine to remind me to take a break and stretch my neck. No more “just this little bit” x hours on end! Stupid arthritis! AND you have inspired me to re-start push ups on the counter. I will start today and track the number while we are cruising! Easy to do without getting on the floor with unknown substances in hotel and ship!

@SarahG626 @SheilaBoneham is an author. Fiction and non. I love her Janet McPhail books!

@Sparx_81 Five Guys isn’t a disaster if you skip the bun and fries.

@shunggie I love your photos!!

My 3rd round. I'll be trying to keep under my calorie goals by at least a couple hundred a day, as I'm away at the weekend for a post-Valentines break, will give me more leeway. Won't be able to weigh 16th-19th.

SW on 01/18/19: 326lbs
GW: 234lbs (temp goal)

Round 66 Start: 323.5 End: 318.
Round 67 Start: 319.5 End: 316.5

Day/Weight/Comment:

02/12: 314.5 (-2.00) - Happy to see this again! After exercise - I added the "active time" minutes on Samsung health, just phone tracking of activity from my pocket - I was under by 600 calories yesterday.
02/13: Forgot to weigh, woke up in the night and couldn't get to sleep, had breakfast and a nap, all ok though.
02/14: 313.5 (-1.00) - Always nice to see a new low!
02/15: 314.5 (+1.00) - Hello old friend! Slightly early weigh, came in 0.5lb lighter later but I'm sticking with this. Away to a tiny cabin on a farm for the weekend, with my boyfriend, in the middle of the countryside. Heaven! Won't have scales for the next 3 mornings, will write if I feel like it, going to try and be a bit sensible with food but I'm not that worried.
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Ready for round 3 for me!

Female, 52 years old
SW: 230 lbs 1/1/19 Total loss 2019: -13
mini GW: 175

Round 66 EW: 220.4 (-2)
Round 67 EW: 217.4 (-3.4)
Round 68 EW: ???

Goals for R68: drink my water, close my circles, > 10K steps daily, journal my food. I've also cut wine back to once per week - I have a feeling this has made the biggest impact on my weight loss so far.

Day/Weight/Comment

02/12 217.0 Happy to be starting here - round 67 was good to me! Ready to put in the work to keep this going!

02/13 216.0 Today I’m on a field trip and dinner out. Praying for the determination to make good choices!

02/14 216.8 Ouch! Dinner out last night was mexican - Chips and queso gets me very time!

02/15 215.8 Added a couple glasses wine for Valentines Day, so that might show up later this week. Managed to increase my exercise yesterday, and determined to be good all weekend.

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tiabirdie56 wrote: »

@BethE238, Congrats on your new BMI! That is such an awesome achievement!

Thanks so much, Tish! I am really excited about this milestone!

Here is one of my recent photos:

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)
R66 SW: 214.9 EW: 214.7 AW: 214.5 (-0.5)
R67 SW: 214.9 EW: 212.9 AW: 213.5 (-1.0)


Day/Weight/Comment

02/12--212.7 Tried to go out for a run yesterday, but heavy wet snow started before I could get out. Raining today, so may try again later.
02/13--212.9 Haven't run since Saturday, ugh!
02/14--212.3 First weight training session with my trainer is this evening. My trainer has already sent me what we would be doing this evening and I noticed that there are a lot of exercises and while most of the exercises are familiar to me, there are some exercise I have never heard of. Weather is starting to warm up a little and the snow/ice is starting to melt, so hopefully I can get out running some time this weekend.
02/15--212.5 I had my first training session yesterday and it was great. Having a trainer is a kind of weird experience because you have this person constantly watching you to make sure you have proper form. After just the first session I realize that my form on some exercises is not as great as I thought it was and I can be pretty lazy, there were some exercises that we did that I knew if he wasn't there I would not have done that many reps. At the same time the training session also made me realize that if I just push myself a little I can do a lot of things that I thought I couldn't do. I was thinking of going for a run today, but I think I will take the extra time off to recover from yesterday.
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@BethE238 Yes, when I actually read through the posts, I realized my mistake. I'm no photographer but love looking at the pics. Love the detail in your scene, it's almost like a black and white but has those little touches of color. I read someplace that your brain reacts to black and white in a different way than something that is in color.

28th Round for me: Female 65, height 5’
Goal this round, starting Feb 12/19: To get out of the 160’s or at least consistently not above 160. Right now even ½ lb. per round would seem great. Round 68 – 162.6

Day/Weight/Comment
02/12 – 162 – There goes the bloat of the last few days, yay. Did not go to the gym but made it through the day OK yesterday. Draggy again today but don’t have to go anywhere except drive DH to work.
02/13 – 161.8 – No gym today as still feeling off, although much better. Will get my exercise shoveling out the car so I can go pick up DH. Glad our driveway is short.
02/14 – 162 – DH brought home chocolate. My cals. were low for the day (at that point) and did not eat it all so was only a tiny bit over.
02/15 – 162.2 – Feeling back to normal. Caved and bought some fancy ice cream yesterday which made DH happy. I had ½ cup which I can manage and keep within cals. The trouble is the cravings that starts – maybe I should do a “test” and see how many days it takes of not caving till the craving goes away, lol?
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MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 58 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 26 FOR ME.

“I DON’T STOP WHEN I’M TIRED - I STOP WHEN I’M DONE”





Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: Lose 2 pounds this round.
First Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 180 by The end of February I hope to achieve this by losing about 1.5 pounds per week (or 2 lbs per round).
My Second Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 160 by my Birthday on May 10th by sticking to my plan to lose 1.5 pounds per week (or 2 lbs per round).
My third Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 150 by the 4th of July using the same plan as above.
Exercise:
During each Weight goal I plan on doing cardio in the form of dancing at aerobic levels whenever possible. I would also like to walk as much as possible although walking outside is impossible for me this time of year.

********LOOK AND SEE HOW MUCH THESE 10 DAY CHALLENGES HAVE HELPED ME********

MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R67 EW= 186.7
R68 EW= TBD

Day/Weight/Comment

02/12 …..185.4 ….. Yay me! It finally budged but I had to go to extreme measures to get a jumpstart! That was actually easy since I woke up with a bad cold & didn't feel well most of the day. Today I will get the carbs & calories back up to plan & try to keep this ball rolling, especially in light of Valentine’s day this round which will include multiple meals outside of my home and we all know how that ends with me. But I’m working on that weakness. Travel at the end of the round for some overnight medical trips will not allow me to do the last few days weigh-ins (unless weather causes me to cancel trip). This will be a tough round but I’ll do my best. My stats for yesterday: 708 Calories in / 2648 calories out. Net carbs 7. IF 16:8 A total of 19,105 steps which included a planned walk. 8.22 Total miles for the day. 13/13 fitbit step hours. I danced for 37 minutes & I walked indoors at moderate pace for 69 minutes. My sample song was “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins. A great high-paced peak song. Good Luck everyone on this round.
02/13 .....185.2..... I had to cancel an out of town Dr. Appointment today due to weather. We have gotten 11” of snow since yesterday afternoon into today. No school again for my grandkids. I wanted to pump up my calories over yesterday’s post, but it was an all day & evening phone day so I was way under on everything again but so distracted my stomach stayed satisfied. I will try to bring my calories up again today a bit. Yesterdays stats: 848 Calories In / 2454 Calories out. 11 Net Carbs which was mainly my Cauliflower Rice casserole. 14,440 steps & 6.11 Total miles. I spent a bit of time briskly walking up & down long hallway (on purpose) during some of the calls to get my steps in. IF: 17:7 I completed 13/13 fitbit step hours. I slept 5 hours and 11 minutes which was very refreshing. I walked 50 minutes & danced 44 minutes. Sample song was “Lighthouse” by Ziggy Marley.
02/14 .....185.4..... Plans for today: Valentines Day luncheon with Friends followed later at night with Pool Hall Potluck featuring special V-Day desserts. Wish me luck! Food…Food…Food… A slight blip up in weight on scale. I’m not sure why because yesterday was a good day & I stuck to plan. I managed to slightly increase my calories because they had been running too low. No as much exercise but still got a bit of planned movement in. Slept well. However, water intake was low which usually happens when I’m so busy. Stats: 1061 Calories In / 2492 Calories Out. 16 Net Carbs which was mainly Keto friendly Jalapeno Poppers to help me pump up my calories. 13,144 Total Steps & 5.58 Total Miles. IF: 16:8. I completed 13/13 fitbit step hous. I slept 5 hours & 41 minutes. I walked indoors for 20 minutes & danced for 22 minutes. Sample song was “Last Kiss” by Pearl Jam . (The remake of the oldie). I’m planning a fun day & night. Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone!
02/15 .....189.0..... Whaaaat????? Yes, I doublechecked it. I had two different food fests yesterday. I ate very lightly & wisely during the afternoon luncheon with friends. At the Valentine’s Potluck last night I know I ate over calories & carbs. Too confusing to count. But 3.6 lbs overnight? Hopefully some of it is water so I will work on that today. Calories Out 2344. 10,513 total steps & 4.48 total miles. I did not IF due to afternoon luncheon. I completed 13/13 fitbit step hours. I slept 5 hours & 15 minutes. No time for the dancing yesterday, but I did walk moderate pace outside in the freezing cold for a planned walk which was 41 minutes. Back to losing the same pounds again! I hate the way carbs work in my body so I am only too happy to be back on plan today. I hope everyone had a lovely day yesterday & will enjoy their weekend.

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02/20 No Weigh. Away from home in travel.
02/21 No weigh. Away from home in travel.

@deepwoodslady awww you are so sweet. It's been a bit difficult to get on latley to post but I am always weighing and making sure to update you guys when I do. I love reading everyone's posts and I hate leaving it a day behind because there is so much to catch up on. I spent almost a whole day last weekend trying to play catch up. I am happy the thread seems to be more active then normal...it makes me happy seeing people working toward their goals and trying to get healthy and I only hope all those people find this thread to be as motivating as I do. It's also so sweet of you to think of my mom. I hope you are having a wonderful day

Hi, My name is Joan. This will be my first round.
Age- 60 years young.
Height-5’3 1/2”.
OW-156# - Oct 2016
Hit Maintenance goal weight -125#- June 2017.
I set a goal weight range of 125-130, for myself. My weight’s been creeping back up. Jan 2019-135. I Do Not want to regain weight lost as I have in past; because I feel SO good at lower weight!
I just can’t let that happen!
This challenge sounds like just what I need.
CW-132.4
GW for this 10 day challenge-130
2/12-131.6. First drop in 3 weeks! “Happy Dancin”
2/13-132.4; slept crappy last night. Did the Nighttime snacking thing. But not out a control. Still under my daily cal limit. Gotta stay on plan with my eating today. My weakest is when I’m very tired and not feeling well.
2/14-132.6, weighing daily is stressing me right now. Been working hard. Hope to see a better number tomorrow.
2/15-133.0– scale is making me crazy!!! Absolutely no good reason for going up! But Im determined. Im going to do a alternating daily calorie goal to hopefully break this plateau and work on getting my water in better. IF is not an option nor Keto for me. One positive, I was so ticked this morning; I did a 45 min HIIT workout before coming to work.
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