JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 68

kplumm88 · February 2019

30yo, female, Central Missouri
5'7"
SW 313.8
GW 140

Goal for this round: 302 Completed!!
New Goal: 299

Day/Weight/Comment
02/12 -313.8

02/13 -308.6

02/14 -306.6

02/15 -304.2

02/16 -303.6

02/17 -304.0 Picked up my daughter's girl scout order tonight. I managed to limit myself to 3 cookies and only because they fit into my calories.

02/18-302.0 Well I didn't think I'd hit this goal so soon. 12 pounds off this week?! Are you kidding?! Woohoo!

02/19-301.8 Didn't sleep well last night so I took a nap after taking the kids to school. Now my whole day feels behind. I missed breakfast and I am so behind on my water for the day. Hoping I can catch up.

02/20-299.6 Yesterday ended up going really well. I ended up missing my last 32oz of water but I still managed to drink 96oz! I managed to eat enough despite the late start. Went over a little on sodium but nothing too bad. SOO excited to be back in the 200's!! I'm not going to amend my goal since tomorrow is the last day of this round but I am so glad to see such a change over the last 10 days!

02/21-300.0 I'm up a little from yesterday but I knew that was going to happen. I had to take my son to urgent care and didn't eat before we left. We ended up at mcdonalds because he was hungry so I had 1 egg mcmuffin. 300 calories though high for what it was, was manageable. What got me was the 600+mg of sodium in it!! and it didn't even taste good. I came home briefly after he was seen but headed right back out to pick up prescriptions and keep some appointments. Overall I managed to keep everything under my calorie goal but I didn't have any veggies and the fat and sodium went over. A mild setback in the scheme of things.

You guys... I lost 13.8 pounds this round!! See you for the next one!

ghy5 · February 2019

SW=184.8
UGoal =160
Goal for this round=-2.
Drink 64 oz water
Carbs under 50
Walk 10000steps/day,today will be day46
My walking has improved,pain lessened with the mindfulness that this challenge provides.
2/12=184.8
2/13=184.8 Went to dentist yesterday bc of an ouchy tooth.Root canal tomorrow.I have never had one so fingers crossed on this one. This getting old adds more things to deal with often. Snowing hard now so no Y .I will stay warm at home.
SW=184.8
UGoal =160
Goal for this round=-2.
Drink 64 oz water
Carbs under 50
Walk 10000steps/day,today will be day46
My walking has improved,pain lessened with the mindfulness that this challenge provides.
2/12=184.8
2/13=184.8 Went to dentist yesterday bc of an ouchy tooth.Root canal tomorrow.I have never had one so fingers crossed on this one. This getting old adds more things to deal with often. Snowing hard now so no Y .I will stay warm at home
💗2/14=184.0 HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAYDentist visit was virtually painless with 1 Root canal & 2 temp crowns.All is good.
2/15=183.9
2/16=183.6 I was so hungry all day yesterday.I have not been hungry since beginning this.Wonder why yesterday was different but it reminded me to BEHAVE. I
can't wait to be in the 170's so that should help me overcome the hunger..😇I will try.
2/17=183.4
2/18=182.9 I think that my fitness tracker is quitng...Oh NO!Will change battery today.It has been acting weird lately,today I walked for 25 min nut it didn't track..I have had it for 3 years,never a problem.It is a Misfit that goes in the water with me many times/week.We will see huh??
2/19=183.1 UP😢 BUT my tracker is working...that's good news.will try harder today,more water,less carbs although all were in line yesterday. Still doing > 10000 steps.
2/20= 182.2.Salt gets us every time.Bone Broth day today. Lots of snow going nowhere,
2/21=184.0 What!!!makes no sense I was expecting a Whoosh..No reason for this increase.Yesterday was a good Day.

taxgirl1 · February 2019

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.
02/16--213.1 I'm not surprised about the increase on the scale since I am probably still retaining water from my weight training from 2 days ago, but my weight trend is still downward. Going for a run today.
02/17--213.1 Finished W5D1 yesterday. I hadn't run in a week and wasn't sure if I should continue on with the training progression or if I should redo the previous week. Well, I decided to just continue on and if I wasn't feeling great then I would just reduce the amount of running. Well, I finished the first running interval and felt great, so I continued on and was able to finish without any problems. Today is a rest day, but I want to make sure that I do some stretching and foam rolling.
02/18--213.4 Finished W5D2 today. Personal trainer tomorrow.
02/19--213.4
02/20--211.8 I knew there would be a whoosh this morning considering I had to go to the bathroom at least 3 times within one hour last night even though I hadn't drank a lot of water yesterday. I reached this low weight last round, so it will be interesting to see what happens tomorrow on the scale. Met with the personal trainer yesterday and after the session I realized that I really wasn't pushing myself enough when I weightlifted on my own...so far so good. Tonight is yoga which I really need after yesterdays workout.
02/21--211.8 Wow, the weight stuck. I was so tired yesterday that I didn't even go to yoga. Tonight is trainer night. I just realized that every day this week I weighed in lighter than my average weight for last round.

R68 SW: 212.7 EW: 211.8 AW: 212.7 (-0.8)

Jentosan · February 2019

SW: 145 //CW: 144.8 // GW: 130
Goal is to lose 1 pound a week
02/12: 144.8// Today was a lazy day, it’s snowy out and gym was closed. I played videos for the majority of my day (I think 10 hours?) It sounds bad but it kept me distracted from junk cravings I would usually have since I focused on gaming.

02/13: 144.6// Today I went to class and started my day with a shake. After class it was time for lunch so I treated myself to a cheese burger from my favorite burger place. That filled me up for pretty much the rest of the day, I ended my “dinner” with a cup of milk and a pastry. Also drank more water today too.

02/14: 144.8// Valentines! I had some French toast slam at Denny’s. I had a late start to the day so that kept me full for the majority of my day.

02/15: 144.4// I really don’t remember what I ate yesterday because I was busy cleaning around the house all day. I know I had some gold fish and that was yummy.

02/16: ???// I rushed out the house this morning cause I was running late to work and didn’t weigh myself. I’ll make sure to do that tomorrow morning though. Today’s meals have been liquids only just so I don’t fluctuate too much.

02/17: 144.4// 4 pizza slices today

02/18: 144.6// I’m starting to get the feeling I can maintain my weight better than I thought. It’s the losing part I’m struggling with

Time to drink more water!

02/19: 144.2// i had tacos

02/20: 144// stayed under calorie limit

02/21:143.2// Smaller food portioned for the past two days & almost 2 pounds lost wow

taxgirl1 · February 2019

@shunggie The scale sucks!!! Sadly, it's the easiest way to get a reflection of CICO, but that doesn't mean that it's always a true reflection. Over the past 10 days you have been on long car rides and you've been eating out and I am positive that between both of these things you are totally retaining excess water and I know you know this, but like all of us, it still sucks when you see the number on the scale jump up. Just keep doing what you have to do and eventually the scale with catch up, but in the meantime look at all the positive things that you did this round...all the walking, continuing with C25K, and being aware of your eating all the while you were travelling, that, and not the number on the scale, is what is important.

shunggie · February 2019

@taxgirl1 Thank you. Your post made me cry. I'm a bit of a wreck today and feeling like a cow. The mirror and the scale lie no matter how clothes fit. I try to stay positive but I struggle with it on days like today. This group once again buoys me up when I start to drown.

MadisonMolly2017 · February 2019

Feb 12 151.3 sodium
Feb 13 152.2 hills climb.
Feb 14 151.2

2/14/18 wt: 183.4
2/14/17 wt: 216-221
2/14/16 wt: 219
2/14/15 wt: 225
2/14/14 wt: 208.5
2/14/13 wt [no weigh ins for 2013]
2/14/12 wt: 232.8

It’s good to keep it all in perspective!

💕❤️♥️❣️Happy Valentine’s Day❣️♥️❤️💕 “Know you are LOVED by many.”

Feb 15 152.2 belated Valentines dinner
Feb 16 152.6 hills/hiking
Feb 17 152.6 walking/easy yoga
Feb 18 150.6✅ happy
Feb 19 152.2 big beach hike, sodium, all good
Feb 20 152.4
Feb 21 153.0 I’m struggling. I have set 153 lbs as my TAKE ACTION weight ie high weight. So I’m eating at home, keeping busy, trying to distract myself from my sugar/salt/fat/eating out-addicted brain.

I don’t really know why it reared it’s head, but most likely it was my being close to Goal, so I thought I could handle eating out. And I could for awhile, but then it slid worse & worse.

I’ve now set a SMART goal to get back on track. “Calories in must be below calories out AND no eating anything that I don’t have accurate calories to record until the scale reads 152.2 or below.”

RGW: Back to 150.8 - 151.2❌
How quickly this went from EASY to DIFFICULT!

Looking forward to next round. Grateful for all of you.

deadchipmunk · February 2019

SW: 122.6
GW: 120.0

02/12: 122.6
02/13: 122.6
02/14: 122.6
02/15: no weigh day
02/16: 122.2 I had two evenings where my internet was out (stunned at how hard that was. lol) and another night out of town and couldn’t weigh in the morning. I am here now!
02/17: 122.2
02/18: 122.2 blah.
02/19: 122.8 well I got a move. Ha. Wrong direction.
02/20: 122.8 one more day in this round y’all! Make it good!
02/21: 122.8

NuggetBrain · February 2019

5'5, female, 37
SW: 290
GW: 225
End R61: 278 (-4.6)
End R62: 274.6 (-2.6)
End R63: 272.2 (-2.4)
End R64: 270.4 (-1.8)
End R65: 269.6 (-0.8)
End R66: 270 (+0.4)
End R67: 267.2 (-2.8)
Total challenge loss: 14.6

SW 02/12: 267.2
02/13: 266
02/14: 266
02/15: 263.4
02/16: 262.4
02/17: 261.2
02/18: 262.2
02/19: 262.4
02/20: 262.4
02/21: 263.8

krea4 · February 2019

Averages:
R64 = 62.33kg (137.41)
R65 = 61.62kg (135.85)
R66 = 61.40kg (135.36)
R67 = 61.47kg (135.53)

Goal this round is to get my eating back under control!

02/13 - 62.00
02/14 - 62.00
02/15 - 62.35
02/16 - 62.15
02/17 - 62.25
02/18 - 62.50
02/19 - 61.85
02/20 - 62.35
02/21 -

@Winner_in_life

sue_01 · February 2019

Day/Weight/Comment
02/12- huge ice storm, strong winds and lots of snow. Did lots of exercise today. Long day!
02/13- Third day of brutal winter weather. I slept two hours because the winds were so strong, by the time I fell asleep it was time to get up. No school for two days means grandchildren, back on routine tomorrow.
02/14-Steps up 10,000+ , walking and yoga.
02/15- I slipped on the ice, and I landed on my back.
02/16- I really hurt, back of my neck, front of my stomach, back, underlay arms and my left arm my elbow is bruised badly. More freezing rain this week. I did a lot of stretching and walking.
02/17-worked on yoga. Sore throat starting.
02/18-continued on yoga, chopping lots of vegetables and making soup.
02/19- Steps are back up, yoga everyday to keep my muscles from tightening up.
02/20- 3rd Wed. and the freezing rain continues. Treadmill and yoga today.
02/21- Treadmill, yoga ----sidewalks were still icy.

Fit2_T · February 2019

Height: 5’3
Original SW: 213 lbs
CW: 204.7
GW: 140 - 150 ( I’m not set on a number. Wherever my body settles is fine.)

Round 67 SW- 206.2 EW- 204.7 (-1.5 lb)
SW for round: 204.7 lbs
GW for round: 202.7 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
02/12: 204.7 Having one of those days that I want to eat a *lot*. Which means I’m not hungry but want to keep eating. But I’m fighting it and so far so good. Thankfully this doesn’t happen often.

02/13: 203.7 Back on track today. I’m 10 lbs down from my original start weight. Yay!

02/14: 203.7 Thank goodness cravings are gone. I’m happily skipping the candy this year. We had some at work and I was able to say no.

02/15: 203.0. Feeling good. Going to have some temptations tomorrow since we are going to visit relatives out of town. I’m just going to plan for a little extra calories and get right back to my healthy WOE the next day.

02/16: 203.4 Ate some peanut butter which I know always moves the scale up a bit.

02/17: 203.7 Visiting family and indulged a bit. Back to it today

02/18: 203.5 Eating better and tracking all food.

02/19: 203.0 I realized its not good for my WOE to have a cheat “day”. I can have 1 cheat item once a week, but having too much upsets my stomach. I like to plan on a cheat item on Saturdays but I don’t do it every Saturday. So far this is working for me.

02/20: 202.3 Yay! Made my goal weight for this round. Plan to keep going in this direction. Feeling good about my food choices.

02/21: 202.3 Stayed under calorie limit.

Lost 2 pounds this round. Happy with that!

LolaLaylola · February 2019

Sw: 199 lbs
CW: 197.5
GW: 130 lbs

This is my second round..

Round 67: SW:199 lbs EW 197.5 (-1.5)
Round 68: SW 197.5 EW 196.2 (-1.3)

02/12 197.5
02/13 197.2
02/14 197 (Had chocolate today! Its allowed on Valentine

I was so surprised I still lost weight!
02/15 198 (The scale did not forgive me for eating chocolate yesterday!)
02/16 197
02/17 196.6
02/18 196.3
02/19 197
02/20 197
02/21 196.2

thattoothfairy · February 2019

TerriRichardson112 wrote: »

@thattoothfairy

... I'm aiming for consistency! Sore in new places hehe. Today I'll try to finish all my eating before 530pm, that way my stomach can rest while the rest of me sleeps I discovered that I'm really loving this online- journaling. I feel it is helping with accountability. Thanks guys, you're the best... And to whoever reads this, I hope you find some inspiration in my journey as well!)

I can relate to that! 😂 I've been working on muscle definition, and have discovered a lot of new places! 😂 But it's worth it for the long term gain.

That's awesome! Good for both of us!
Thanks for your encouraging attitude @TerriRichardson112 and blessings on your journey and goals

thattoothfairy · February 2019

Goal: to spend 30+ minutes exercising 5 days a week, and lose only 1 lb per week!

#babysteps #permanentsteps

SW for round 68: 164.4 lbs
GW for round 68: 163.8 lbs (-0.6 lbs this round

)

SW: 164.4 lbs
CW: 163.8 lbs
GW: 135lbs

Mini target for end of Feb -162.4
TW for May 1st - 10 lbs (154.4 lbs)

Day/Weight/Comment
02/12
02/13
02/14
02/15- 164.4 (water weight?)
02/16- 165.5 (yup! Water weight >.<) walked for about 20 minutes today, ate more greens. Had (a few) sweets.. Definitely needing to work on that sweet tooth!
02/17 - 164.4 (weight ping-pong. Whatevers, right? lol. Met my goal! That 30 minute weighted upper body video made me feel awesome and strong! Took the cheese off my veggie pizza (o.O) and added some herbs- tasted just as good imo! Thinking about green smoothies to get more greens in tomorrow. Headed to bed right now because less sleep increases CORTISOL aka your friendly stress hormone and makes it harder to loose weight, curb cravings, etc.

Grateful for today.)
02/18- 164.2 (Met my goals today, worked out core with weights - expecting a little bump up tomorrow because that typically happens with me due to muscle inflammation via micro-tears with strength training. Ate well, and even took a nap. I didn't realize just how exhausted I was! I think it will help my body learn to fall asleep sooner if I scale back my bed-time by 10 minutes or so every day... anywhoo...here's to building better habits!)
02/19- 164.6 (Predicted that, so no worries. Even if I don't meet my 1 pound goal, I know I'm changing my body composition and I'm aiming for consistency! Sore in new places hehe. Today I'll try to finish all my eating before 530pm, that way my stomach can rest while the rest of me sleeps

I discovered that I'm really loving this online- journaling. I feel it is helping with accountability. Thanks guys, you're the best... And to whoever reads this, I hope you find some inspiration in my journey as well!)
02/20- 162.6 (hey hey... I've learned to become neither elated nor dissuaded by numbers because quick jumps in a short time period represent - excuse my bluntness- water fluctuations or GI evacuations lol. What I do know is that yesterday I certainly was dehydrated, and ended up having to stay several more hours at work. Needless to say I was very hungry when I got home

. So here's to improvements that were made today: More greens and More water! Hopefully tomorrow there will also be More exercise... and Less sweets, as well as Less sitting

)
02/21- 163.8 (Honestly, I'm happy in taking healthier steps this past week, and even touching below my goal weight! Thanks all for the last few days, and looking forward to the next challenge together!)

It isn't just about the destination...We are blessed by the journey. Well done, ladies and gents!

IsMollyReallyHungry · February 2019

* ROUND 68 *
GW 369 – Feb 28th
GW 299 – End of 2019 (6.2)

Day/Weight/Comment
02/12 375.2 - Glad to be back! Going to try to be consistent here on out. Today has been good so far foodwise. Not sure I will make my step goal of 7000. Still snowing in Shy town...snow, ice, snow, ice....SO tired of it already!!

I updated my weight on MFP also. Gained 8 pounds!! smh..... NO more messing around if I want to get under 300 lbs by end of the year.
02/13 373.6
02/14 376
02/15 377
02/16 377.4 – I had a nuclear stress test today – which was 3 hours long and stressful! Lol
02/17 379.4
02/18 377.6 – Got a call from the DR. that the stress test was irregular and need to do an angiogram right away like tomorrow. Really?! Now grant you I ask about this myself because a lady on my job almost had a heart attack. Long story. I have low cholesterol, normal BP, not diabetic. The stress tests I took in 2003 and 2004 when I weigh 600 pounds and ate much worse were fine so this was puzzling to me since I eat much better now. So when I asked could it wait, they told me no, I need to do asap.
02/19 379.4 – Short story because no time. Did angiogram and it was normal, no blockages. So all the dramatics from health personal and doctors was for nothing. I am so glad I did not fall for it. Kinda wish I did so I could eat better, right? I am not being horrible, just not consistent if you know what I mean. So here we are again and I am up 2 pound! Uggg!
02/20 378.8
02/21 377 - First day back at work because I could not drive yesterday because angiogram.

”Consistency over a day - no problem. Consistency over a week - ehh. Consistency over a month is hard. Now think about consistency over six months or a year. That takes grit, accountability and preparation.”— Author Unknown

Round 64 - SW 373.4 EW 369 (-4.4)
Round 65 - SW 370.8 EW 375.4 (+4.6)
Round 66 - SW 376 EW 373.6 (-2.4)
Round 67 – Did not participate (2/11/19 375.4)
Round 68 - SW 375.2 EW 377 (+1.8)
Net change 2019 = (+3.6)

Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.

:flowerforyou: SW 373.4 - 1/3/19 GW 299 - 12/31/19 :flowerforyou:

zimborunner · February 2019

Round 68. 4th round for me. 51 female; 5'2"; Mum of 2 grown boys; wife of 1;) Live in San Diego, formerly of Zimbabwe and Zambia.

This challenge:- stay focused; keep tracking and stay accountable....ooooh, and be honest with tracking!
Mini goal:- 164 - into 'just fat' and out of obese.
Mini goal:- 160 - just a nice round number - and hopefully me not looking so round!
Goal:- 134

Round 65 SW 170.6
Round 66 SW 169
Round 67 SW 167
Round 68 SW 166.2

Day/Weight/Comment
2/12- 166.2. 60 mins 'fat burn' on treadmill. 21K+ on Fitbit. Calories and tracking in range. Constantly feeling fatigued - work is doing a number on me, looking forward to 4 day weekend.
2/13- 166.2 Did not exercise this morning. Pouring rain and more tomorrow, so no trail walking for me this weekend - treadmill is getting tedious

Calories a little over but tracked it all.
Also ordered a Fitbit Versa last night, updating from my Charge 2. Hope it's a good buy!
2/14- 165.6 60 mins treadmill but 21K steps after a chaotic day at work. Valentine's day with kids is interesting - added to that, severe rain storms on and off all day. Exhausted!
2/15- 165.4 90 mins treadmill. Rain stopped, long weekend off - yay! New Fitbit Versa working great...love it so far.
2/16- 165.8 90 mins treadmill. Calories over today - not making good choices

2/17- Did not weigh. 90 mins treadmill
2/18- 165.4 90 mins treadmill
2/19- 164.8 Took a rest day. Did not sleep well....should have just got out of bed and on to the treadmill! A strange rain storm last night, freezing night and ice everywhere this morning....in San Diego! I slipped on the ramp outside our classroom, now have a nicely bruised hip and very painful wrist

Homemade pizza for dinner tonight, so weight will go up tomorrow I'm sure.
2/20- 165.2 Yip...there's the gain! Treadmill 70 mins, calories better today and tracked.
2/21- 165. That 'below 164' mark is elusive

Here's to round 69.

FarmerCarla · February 2019

ROUND 68 (Round 13 for me)
5’5” 67 y/o Texas Lady
SW 178 lb.
GW 135 lb.
I started Round 54 and Keto WOE on September 24, 2018.
Cumulative weight loss for Rounds 54-67 = 38.4 lb.
NSVs: Besides wearing smaller clothing and my wedding band fitting now, my blood pressure has been lower on my last couple of doctor visits and when I’ve checked it at home.
I like you folks, and I really appreciate and enjoy your company. Besides, I’m not sure I can stay on track without you!

Day/Weight/Comment
02/12 137.2 I only ended with a .2 lb. loss last round, but I’m starting this round 2.2 lb. lower than my weight yesterday. My scale likes to torment with me. On a high note, I’ve been experimenting with not logging calories, just following keto guidelines, and I think I can do it. Starting out, I had to track everything, but I think I’ve got the hang of it now. I keep experimenting with keto recipes that appeal to both me and my husband. I just add pasta or rice or potatoes to his meals. I’m trying to reach my GW by the end of this month.
02/13 137.8 Not bad, considering yesterday was a 2 lb. drop and I was up early this morning. After lunch with the Red Hat ladies, I did one tax return, then took Thor on a 6-mile walk. One of our Red Hat ladies, Ruby, celebrated her 85th birthday last week. Ruby is trim and let us know she jogs, because walking is boring. Ruby’s my new role model!
02/14 137.6 Better than nothing. Today, my hip was sore all day. It hurt when I started walking yesterday (from arthritis in back, per my doctor), but I hadn’t experienced hip pain since September, so it took me by surprise. I won’t have time to walk again until Sunday, so I should be all better by then.
02/15 137.4 Slowly, but surely. Hopefully, I’ll get below my start weight before the end of the round, but probably not tomorrow. It will be an early day to leave for a couple of concerts 2 ½ hours away. It will probably be close to midnight before I get home tomorrow evening—long day ahead. Time for bed now! Hope everyone has a great weekend of fun and relaxation, but not overeating or over-drinking! 😊
02/16 DNW I got up and raced out early yesterday morning. Yesterday was a good day, but we didn’t get home until almost midnight.
02/17 137 I see it’s going back down. When I saw the number this morning, I couldn’t remember if it was good or bad. There’s too much going on to keep my head straight. Other than my pushups and sit-ups, I’m not exercising today.
02/18 136.6 I worked this morning and did my sister’s tax return. She took me to lunch, and I had my favorite green salad with grilled shrimp. I ate half for lunch and had the rest for dinner this evening. My husband and I spent at least 3 hours working in the yard this afternoon, so Thor didn’t get a walk. Our yard is an acre, so Thor ran around while we worked. He sniffed every blade of grass, ate a little of the organic fertilizer, chased a squirrel, and warned the cows to stay away from the fence. My husband and I will have sore backs tomorrow, but we accomplished a lot.
02/19 136.6 No gain is good. I ate a big breakfast this morning, because I didn’t know if today’s women’s club luncheon would have anything I could eat. Fortunately, one of my low-carb friends brought a delicious soup her husband made. She even gave me some to bring home for dinner. 😊 I’m very close to goal now.
02/20 137.0 (sigh) I hope to be back under 137 tomorrow, but who knows? I’m happy to stay between 135 and 140, but I’d like to see the 135 before I begin maintaining. My hip still hurts and my foot doctor made a temporary adjustment to my orthotics today to see if it helps my alignment and eases the hip/back pain that started after the last orthotic adjustment. At least I’m no longer having a problem with the Morton’s Neuroma between my toes. The toe pain was my reason for visiting the foot doctor in the first place. One step at a time.
02/21 136.4 Yay! I’m down a little from the start of the round. I’m sort of enjoying this journey, and not sure I’m ready to see it end. When it does, maintaining will be another challenge. I started a crockpot keto gumbo before I left the house this morning. It wasn’t a real gumbo—no roux and no okra (I may add okra next time.). It was still a good recipe, and my husband loved it! I added rice to his bowl.

brightresolve · February 2019

"Our greatest glory is, not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Oliver Goldsmith

Start this FINAL weight loss journey 10/18/2017 = 147.9
Start Just Give Me 10 Days ... 11/9/2017
R22 * Start = 143.4 * Ave = 141.9 * Min = 140.2 * End = 141.2
R23 * Start = 142.0 * Ave = 140.1 * Min = 139.4 * End = 139.6
R24 * Start = 140.0 * Ave = 138.6 * Min = 137.0 * End = 137.0
R25 * Start = 136.6 * Ave = 137.0 * Min = 135.8 * End = 135.8
R26 * Start = 136.6 * Ave = 135.6 * Min = 134.8 * End = 136.0
R27 * Start = 135.4 * Ave = 135.0 * Min = 133.4 * End = 134.0
R28 * Start = 135.2 * Ave = 133.5 * Min = 132.2 * End = 133.0
R29 * Start = 132.6 * Ave = 131.8 * Min = 130.6 * End = 131.8
R30 * Start = 132.4 * Ave = 131.4 * Min = 130.6 * End = 130.6
R31 * Start = 130.6 * Ave = 130.9 * Min = 130.0 * End = 130.8
R32 * Start = 130.0 * Ave = 130.0 * Min = 129.0 * End = 131.0
R33 * Start = 130.0 * Ave = 129.3 * Min = 128.4 * End = 129.2
R34 * Start = 129.0 * Ave = 128.7 * Min = 128.0 * End = 129.8
Maintenance Starts
R35 * Start = 128.6 * Ave = 128.7 * Min = 127.6 * End = 127.6
R36 * Start = 128.2 * Ave = 128.1 * Min = 127.2 * End = 127.4
R37 * Start = 127.2 * Ave = 126.9 * Min = 126.6 * End = ???.?
R38 * Start = ???.? * Ave = 127.5 * Min = 127.0 * End = 127.4
R39 * Start = 127.8 * Ave = 128.4 * Min = 127.2 * End = 129.8
R40 * Start = 129.0 * Ave = 128.4 * Min = 127.6 * End = 127.6
R41 * Start = 128.2 * Ave = 128.7 * Min = 128.0 * End = 128.4
R42 * Start = 129.2 * Ave = 128.2 * Min = 127.2 * End = 128.6
R43 * Start = 126.4 * Ave = 127.1 * Min = 126.0 * End = 127.8
R44 * Start = 128.6 * Ave = 128.0 * Min = 127.0 * End = 127.4
R45 * Start = 127.0 * Ave = 126.7 * Min = 125.4 * Max = 127.4
R46 * Start = 125.8 * Ave = 126.6 * Min = 125.8 * Max = 127.6
R47 * Start = 126.4 * Ave = 126.1 * Min = 124.6 * Max = 127.4
R48 * Start = 125.0 * Ave = 126.4 * Min = 125.0 * Max = 128.4
R49 * Start = 126.4 * Ave = 127.4 * Min = 125.6 * Max = 129.2
R50 * Start = 127.0 * Ave = 128.0 * Min = 127.0 * Max = 129.8
Break! Gained weight! Came back!
R60 * Start = 133.6 * Ave = 131.7 * Min = 130.6 * Max = 133.6
R61 * Start = 131.2 * Ave = 130.8 * Min = 130.0 * Max = 131.2
R62 * Start = 130.2 * ....ghosted....
R63 * ....ghosted.... * Ave = 133.8 * Min = 133.0 * Max = 134.8
R64 * Start = 132.8 * Ave = 132.5 * Min = 131.0 * Max = 133.4
R65 * Start = 132.6 * Ave = 133.6 * Min = 132.6 * Max = 134.8
R66 * Start = 133.6 * Ave = 133.9 * Min = 132.8 * Max = 135.0
R67 * Start = 132.8 * Ave = 133.8 * Min = 132.8 * Max = 135.8

About me: 62, 5'7", hit maintenance in March 2018 but, typical yoyo, currently bouncing way over original goal weight of 130.
GOALS THIS ROUND reporting on all the "yesterdays":

under calorie goal 9/10 days: 6/10 so far
over 8K steps 9/10 days: 7/10 so far
three strength workouts: 2/3 so far
four cardio workouts: 3/4 so far

2/11 for continuity - 135.4
2/12 - 132.6 - under calories yesterday. Whew, it was food and water I was carrying lol! Was not feeling well yesterday so light on steps.
2/13 - 132.4 - way under calories yesterday, my fitbit didn't sync till the last minute! Yesterday 10K steps and a 25 minute video workout: heart rate was high and muscles are sore, so I can't decide if it was cardio or strength

2/14 - 133.2 - bounce expected. Under calorie goal, 8K steps.
2/15 - 133.4 - under calorie goal yesterday, 11K steps, and I RAN 2.5 MILES. With the dog in the rain.
2/16 - 132.6 - under calorie goal and 10K steps. Got to get with my plan about actual workouts though! Still, super happy about how my mini goals for this round are motivating me to do that little bit extra.
2/17 - 133.2 - yesterday under calorie goal, 11K steps, 30 minute rowing workout.
2/18 - 132.8 - yesterday over maint calories, only 3K steps. Cumulative bad sleep got to me.
2/19 - 134.0 - gah! Yesterday over maint calories, but 10K steps and a nice sharp bike ride. Weekends are hard!
2/20 - 134.2 - double gah. Yesterday noon, got in a small strength workout, enough for some solid sore muscles, and a short walk. But just gave up at and after dinner, so tired I wanted to cry and put my face in the food and didn't stop. Went to bed at 7:45 and got 9.5 hours of real sleep. Not sure what all the extremely tired thing is lately, but I know that when I am super tired I really mess up on food.
The good news: Still reporting, still logging even if after the fact when my choices are less than optimal.

2/21 - 134.0 - yesterday 10K steps but well over maintenance on calories. Ah well: on to the next round!! Looking at the bigger picture,

R68 * Start = 132.6 * Ave = 133.2 * Min = 132.4 * Max = 134.2

Astrue · February 2019

February 12, 2019 8:19AM
36y 5'6"
SW = 160
CW = 149 (-11)
RGW = 147
UGW = 135

Round 64 EW 155.0 (-5.0)
Round 65 EW 151.3 (-3.7)
Round 66 EW 149.9 (-1.4)
Round 67 EW 149.0 (-0.9)

My weight loss has decelerated, and it going to be a long push though these next ten pounds, I imagine.

2/12 147.6 I expect this to go up slightly tomorrow, didn't eat nearly enough yesterday and went to bed super early. But, it's a new number on the scale! My goal for today is to hit my protein goal. I have my first jiu-jitsu competition on Saturday, I'm super nervous, and I need to eat well leading up to it so I don't die.
2/13 146.7 I hit my protein goal yesterday (small victories) and worked out twice. My first jiu jitsu competition is coming up on Saturday. It is very small and only three women in my bracket. But still feel nervous. I'm going out to lunch to celebrate the anniversary of my first date with my husband. Need a strategy because I don't feel good about a "cheat" day right now.
2/14 146.7 Anniversary lunch yesterday went well. I ate only half of the pasta I ordered (puttanesca sauce, so on the healthier side) and a glass of wine. I can't believe there are only two days left before I compete on Saturday. Super nervous. Like, really really nervous. I am not an athlete. I was never an athlete. I excelled in participation ribbons.
2/15 147.6 got a little behind with checking in here. Friday was a terrible eating day. Ate way too much sugar and felt awful as a direct consequence. It was a rest day due to my jiu-jitsu tournament on Saturday, so I didn't even really have much activity to offset.
2/16 147.9 result of above. Ha.
2/17 147.2 so, yesterday went really well and was so much fun. I was in a bracket with just three women and came in 2nd place. Lost my first fight (arm barred) and won my second fight by submission (key locked her). I ate healthy, but likely ate too much. It is hard to log my meals from yesterday because I ate out for all of them. I tried my best, but am likely way under estimating calories. Restaurants were of the California healthy variety. Feel good today and need to grocery shop so I can meal. Prep.
2/18 148.1
2/19 148.1
2/20 148.1
2/21 146.7

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 68

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