JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 70

You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. - John C. Maxwell Round 70: My focus is to continue tracking streak, reduce snacking on poor choices, drink more water and be active every day in some way shape or form! This round I need to move the needle on the scale!

Posting weight each morning, and comments for the previous day.
3/4 - 235.1 - fishing, long drive, no exercise, 9933 steps, 64oz water, track, V. Returned from the fishing camp without gaining tons of weight! YEAH
3/5 - 234.4 - walked 2+ miles, bike 20 min, 10692 steps, 24 oz water, track, V. Did not drink nearly enough water!
3/6 - No scale San Fran - walked 1+ miles then again airport & Bart, bike 20 min, 11500 steps, 64 oz water, track, V.
3/7 - No scale San Fran - bike 45 min, walked around town & Exploratorium, 18878 steps, 64+ water, track.
3/8 - No scale San Fran - walked around town & MOMA, 17343, 64 oz water, track.
3/9 - 234.3 - walked airport, 8571 steps, 48 oz water, track, V.
3/10 -
3/11 -
3/12 -
3/13 -

Round 64 SW 219 EW 213 not expecting another drop like this, but happy to report it!
Round 65 SW 211 EW 208.6 2.4 loss
Round 66 SW 208.2 EW 203.8 4.4 loss
Round 67 SW 204.6 EW 202.8 1.8 loss
Round 68 SW 202.8 EW 200.2 I saw Onderland, but now I need to see ONEderland, and stay for a while!
Round 69 203.8 EW 197.2 6.6 loss!!! I did the calculation twice!
Round 70 SW 198 hoping for a 3 pound loss

Day/Weight/Comment
03/04 198 totally ok with being up a bit from my weight yesterday. Still in ONEderland, so I am good.
03/05 198.7 went kickboxing, and stayed in my calories, think TOM is around the corner
03/06 196.8 Yay! So happy to see this !
03/07 195.6 really happy to see this, I can't wait until it warms up and I can add daily walks... 4 degrees!! Friggin' burr!
03/08 195.6 made it to kickboxing last night. Lot's of stuff going on this weekend, trying to plan so I can navigate it, without too much trouble. TGIF!
03/09 196.2 Not really surprised.... Shamrock shake last night...it was worth it LOL
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5’5”
51 yo female

R61EW = 195.6
R62EW = 195.4
R63EW = 194.2
R64EW = 193.6
R65EW = 192.4
R66EW = 191.8
R67EW = 191.4
R70EW = 🤷🏼‍♀️

R70 Goal = lose 1 lb

Day/Weight/Comment
03/04 192.4
03/05 191.6
03/06 191.2
03/07 191.2
03/08 190.6
03/09 191.0
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Grrrrrr! The dreaded weekend!! 😖

I am back for my 3rd round.

My goal is to be down 2 lbs and 7000 👣 or more each day.

HW 210
CW 194.8
FGW 130 (March 2020)
Goal for this round 192.8 (-2 lbs)

03/04 194.6 and 7611 steps
03/05 194.2 and 8577 steps
03/06 193.8 and 7661 steps (7757 forgot to update Fitbit)
03/07 193.8 and 8188 steps
03/08 193.6 and 8820 steps ( 3 birthdays this weekend, my goal is to stay within limits and have a great time )

03/09 193.2 and 7580 steps

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Round 58 (-5.8 lbs)
Round 69 (-2 lbs)
Total loss 7.8 lbs 🎉

Accountability is vital to my success.

Age: 50
Original SW: 248.8
Round 69 SW 244.4 lb

Day/Weight/Comment
03/04: 245.8 - I ate some delicious food yesterday and it shows. No use crying over spilled hollandaise sauce, just need to get back on track today. I have no regrets.
03/05: 243.8 - I've been sticking to my workouts and stayed within my calories yesterday. I'm crossing my fingers that I see 242 this week because everytime I see 243 it keeps going back up. I need to get past the 5 lb mark! I'm ignoring my additional "exercise calories".
03/06: 243.6 - of course I would have love to see that number go down more but if I can see a 0.2 loss every day I will be happy. Plus I've never held 243 more than one day without going back up so that's an achievement in itself. I logged all my food yesterday, did my C25K workout, and got in 11,800 steps. My calories were a smidge high so I'll concentrate on keeping those low today.
03/07: 244 - frustrated. End of comment.
03/08: 243.6 - did my c25k training yesterday, got 11,300 steps, lots of sleep last night. I'm still frustrated. I may need to take a few days off from weighing myself.
03/09: 242.8 - finally got past 243. I'm so happy. It's very frustrating going up and down especially when you've really committed to losing weight. Like, your stupid body needs to get with the program, am I right? It's such a slow process. Serenity now!
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Woman, Age 47, 5'6", Celiac disease keeps things interesting!
OSW: 252

Round 69 SW: 211.6

03/04—211.8—Had a hungry day yesterday, but also an exercise-filled day. My head is fine (I smacked it hard yesterday on the tailgate of my car). This is gonna be a good week.

03/05—211.4—Another rather hungry day, though I was able to keep my calories in a good place. I hate the cold, but I took a nice long walk yesterday while it was in the thirties. I felt fairly invigorated, but I probably won't do that again today.

03/06—212.8—Not a concerning bump for several reasons. 1. Bumps happen; 2. I had a Frosty yesterday; 3. This was an early weigh-in; 4. My digestive system is positively wonky! Still having a good week, though I'm terribly sleepy this moment as I sit at my desk and attempt to write regulatory comments!

03/07—212.6—Tummy troubles continue to plague me and work continues to be very busy. But things are otherwise looking very spiffy! We're in the middle of planning a trip to Ireland in late May that's going to be fabulous.

03/08—211.2—New lows are always nice.

03/09—210.8—Another new low. I'm surprised by this one because we went to the movies last night and I had popcorn. I've had a pretty low-exercise week, though that's about to end since I'm going to do some significant working out in a few minutes.


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Round 70 here we go! Glad to see everyone back for another go at this.

HW (age 14) - 175 lb
SW Jan 2015 - 165 lb
SW Jan 2019 - 147.5 lb
GW - 135 lb
R67 EW = 141 lb; ∆ = -2.2 lb
R68 EW = 138.2 lb; ∆ = -2.8 lb
R69 EW = 135 lb; ∆ = -3.2 lb

Day/Weight/Comment:

03/04 - 137.4 lbs. (Up 2.4 pounds) I think yesterday was a fluke and that I showed as 135 because I was so dehydrated. I drank like 5 vodka sodas on Saturday night, but I also did so much dancing! Haha. So today I am back to the basics but I have changed my calories to 1480 (losing .5 lb per week). I hope I can stick with this without worrying about gaining weight. 1480 is not that much.
03/05 136.4 lbs. Coming back down 🙌 I had a hard time eating up to my calorie goal yesterday. But I did eat more than 1200, (1346), and since I realized eating too much in the evening is challenging I will add an extra 100 calories to my breakfast 🙂. I think it's my Fitbit that threw me off. I don't want to see my chart turn red (i.e. more calories in than out). But it's mind over matter right now. I am trying to build myself up for life long success.
03/06 136.4 lbs. 😃 This is good! I increased my calories yesterday and I was afraid it might show on the scale (1471). I think this is going great and honestly I had a moment of self reflection yesterday where I realized this last 1.5 pounds doesn't really matter. I'm happy with where my body is at right now. I just don't want to gain weight back. And NSV Yesterday I got a pair of jeans I ordered from Old Navy in the mail and they fit perfectly.
03/07 136.4 lbs. 1477 calories yesterday. Eating more throughout the day has become much easier. When I saw the scale go so quickly to 136.4 again my first thought is maybe the scale is glitching, but in reality I think this is just my new normal and that's just fine. My clothes fit so much better and I feel stronger as well. I've been doing yoga now for 39 straight days and today I am going to start the Dedicate 30 day yoga journey
03/08 137 lbs. Yesterday's stats: 1456 calories, 3,025 mg sodium, 10,000 steps, yoga, and body resistance strength training. Why am I up? I did move my scale to a different part of my floor and it seemed to calculate longer, so my guess is my weight has been creeping up. Also I had way more sodium than I usually do. I need to watch that. But it's just so hard. I can't imagine how much sodium I must have consumed before I started logging. Also I think my water was lower yesterday so I'll drink much more today to see if that helps. ✌️♥️
03/09 136 lbs. Yesterday: 1231 calories, 1853 mg sodium, 10,700k steps including 2 mile jog, and yoga. I'll admit, I went back to eating more restrictive because I didn't like seeing that scale go up, especially right before a weekend. Tonight I am going out of town and Sunday I'll be away all day, so I want to give myself some cushion. Today at 11:30 I am planning on going to a dance class. The dance is called Nia, have any of you done it before? I did it 3 years ago as part of an intensive outpatient program. I was super into it and wish I had continued after I finished. Nia is a unique blend of dance, yoga, Chi Gong and Aikido, that promotes energy, strength and well-being.
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Sorry friends... I am struggling. Failed my final defense so I will not be graduating this semester. Trying to bounce back but pretty unmotivated right now 😢

Goals for R70
- Exercise - minimum 60, 5 day/week; weight training 3 days/week
- Weight - downward
- Food - curb crazy snacking, return to mindful eating, aim for fewer than 1300 calories

UGW - 124
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
OSW - 151.8 (Aug. 31, 2016)

Weight on 2/2015 - 218.2
Lost 75#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset 11/16-6/17. FIrst round (R15) Aug. 2017. R69 end weight 146.4 (+.8)

Day/Weight/Comment

03/04 - 149.4
Well, that makes no sense. I couldn't gain 3 pounds overnight even if my calories were crazy, which they were not. So I'm recording, shrugging, and moving on. Speaking of moving - it's 7F right now and I do not feel like moving myself from my warm house to the Y! Maybe I'll suck it up and go, or maybe just do something here. Anyway, I have my food planned for the day and am working on no stupid snacks. U.S. friends - if you're in the path of the current storms, be safe!

03/05 - 148
I still can't imagine why I'm this high, unless it's due to a massive time lag. Oh well. I'm pretty much back on track, so all is well.

03/06 - 147
I was sick yesterday afternoon - I think a mild reaction to a pneumonia shot I got in the morning - so I skipped dinner and, when I got up around 8 p.m. I had a lovely bowl of ice cream. But I'm back to normal (or as normal as I ever get! ) this morning. Off to the Y in a few minutes. Have a great day, everyone!

03/07 - 147.4
I spoke too soon - I'm still not feeling up to par and I slept most of the day today, which is why I'm late here. I'm also hurting again from the PMR I've been fighting since last summer, so I'm back on an anti-inllammatory diet to see if it will help. I didn't notice much difference last time, but I have to do something. So basically I'm on veggies, fish, chicken, and a little bit of fruit for a bit.

03/08 - 148
To my surprise, I got a good night's sleep even after sleeping most of the day, and I feel MUCH better today. I've also decided not to make my diet quite so restrictive, so I'll be eating as clean as possible, but including whole grains and healthy fats. There is so much conflicting info about food and inflammation - it can make your head explode! But I do have a sense of what makes me feel good and energetic and what makes me feel like crap. Sugar is the biggest offender, and I have it back under control after my crazy 4-month baking spree, which was very weird for me. So I will now limit my baking urge to whole grain, low-/no-sugar items, particularly breads that have nothing in them but the basics. Yum! And now I'm off to the Y! Have a great Friday, all, and thanks for all the hugs last night.

03/09 - 148.4
I'd say I don't understand this, but alas, I do. Vowing to do better. Have a great weekend, all.

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I am in again. No expectations.. just going to do my best. *I hope this is a successful round for you all!

03/04x 166.6
03/05x 166.1
03/06x 166.0 I will take it.
03/07x 165.8 Even itty- bitty ozs are encouraging.
03/08 X Decided not to weigh in..early coffee/high carb day yesterday. Have a happy weekend everyone!
03/09 X Again no weigh in. Weekends..associated with family/ friends/ food do the most damage to the belly but not the heart.
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