JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 71

Female, 29, 5'3"
SW and BMI: 156 lbs, 27.6 (May 2018)
CW and BMI: 122.3 lbs, 21.6
GW and BMI: 116 lbs, 20.5

Round 69: 126.3 -> 125 (1.3 lb loss)
Round 70: 124.8 -> 122.5 (2.3 lb loss)

14 March: 122.3 lbs * Round three for me! I'm going to set my Round 71 goal weight at 121.3 lbs, so a pound loss over the next 10 days. Going out for dinner tonight and I've already put my meal into MFP so off to a good start!

15 March: 122 lbs * While at dinner last night I was tempted by a slice of chocolate cake for dessert. After looking the calories up on the restaurant's website and seeing it would only put me over my calorie budget by 75 I figured... screw it, and went for it. I opted not to get the ice cream on the side which would have put me over another 200 and wouldn't have been worth it. But the chocolate cake was! Didn't seem to harm anything as I was still in a deficit and the scale still went down this morning.

16 March: 122.5 lbs * I ate a massive chunk of my calories last night waaaaay after 8PM (when I usually stop eating for the night), so this wasn't a shock.

17 March: 122.3 lbs * Going back down -- feeling good! I've rediscovered granola and yogurt for breakfast. Sooo tasty and filling!

18 March: 122.3 lbs * I weighed in earlier than normal this morning but I didn't want to wait cause I was hungry. Need to drink more water today!

19 March: 122.3 lbs * Apparently my body really enjoys being this weight. Not worrying too much as I'm sticking to my calories and drinking lot of water. Trusting the system!

20 March: 122 lbs * Back down to my lowest this morning, I was very happy to see that! Date night with my husband tonight, might eat at maintenance but not sure yet. Leaving the option open. I'll be eating the majority of my calories for dinner tonight regardless so I won't be too surprised if there's a small increase on the scale tomorrow morning.

21 March: 122 lbs * I decided I didn't need to eat at maintenance last night since I was full-up from dinner. I'm feeling really good lately. My sleep is amazing, I have so much more energy. I've fallen in love with cooking all over again. And I'm still enjoying all the food I always have. Eating things I like in moderation is the key to my mental success, 100%. I focused too much in the past on letting other people's unsolicited advice tell me how and what I should be eating ("don't do x", "don't do y"). But lately I have been listening to my own body and judging my progress based on how I am feeling mentally and physically. I feel that this has been the biggest positive change. This journey has been more of a mental hurdle than anything and every day its getting easier. I really do feel like I could do this forever!

22 March:

23 March:

Male - 5' 10" - 52 years old \ Original Start Weight 182 lbs in May 2016 \ Goal Weight 165 lbs

Late Start - February 2nd - 168 lbs End of Round - February 7th - 168.8 lbs
Round 31 - My 2nd Round
Start Round - 02/07 - 168.8 End of Round - 02/16 - 167
Round 39 - My 10th Round
Start Round 4/28 - 167.6 End Round 5/07 - 169.4
Round 49 - My 20th Round
Start Round 8/06 - 170.2 End Round 8/15 - 170.2
Round 59 - My 30th Round
Start Round 11/14 - 170.0 Traveling 16th - 21st End Round 11/23 - 174.0
Round 60 - My 31st Round
Start Round 11/24 - 174.2 End Round 12/03 - 173.8
Round 61 - My 32nd Round
Start Round 12/04 - 172.0 End Round 12/13 - 173.0
Deleted some of my history to shorten this page
Round 62 - My 33rd Round
Start Round 12/14 - 172.4 End Round 12/23 - 172.0
Round 63 - My 34th Round
Start Round 12/24 - 172.2 End round 01/02 - 174.6
Round 64 - My 35th Round
Start Round 01/03 - 174.6 End Round 01/12 - 171.8
Round 65 - My 36th Round
Start Round 01/13 - 171.6 End Round 01/22 - 173.0
Round 66 - My 37th Round
Start Round 01/23 - 173.6 End Round 02/01 - 171.8
Round 67 - My 38th Round
Day/Weight/Comment
02/02 - 171.6
02/03 - 171.2
02/04 - 172.2 Walked 60 minutes last night
02/05 - 171.2
02/06 - 171.2 110 Steps up and down 7 times yesterday morning
02/07 - 170.2
02/08 - 171.8 110 Steps up and down 7 times yesterday evening
02/09 - 172.0
02/10 - 171.8
02/11 - 173.0 Two large meals yesterday - 2nd one during my regular exercise time
Round 68 - My 39th Round
Day/Weight/Comment
02/12 - 171.0 Treadmill 30 minutes last night
02/13 - 173.6 110 Steps up and down 7 times yesterday evening
02/14 - 172.0
02/15 - 171.0 110 Steps up and down 7 times yesterday evening
02/16 - 172.0
02/17 - 172.0
02/18 - 175.0
02/19 - 175.0
02/20
02/21 - 174.6
Round 69 - My 40th Round
Day/Weight/Comment
02/22 - 172.8
02/23 - 174.4
02/24 - 173.4
02/25 - 172.6 Yard work and 1 hour walk last evening
02/26 - 172.8
02/27 - 172.4 110 Steps up and down 7 times yesterday morning
02/28 - 172.0
03/01 -
03/02 - 171.6
03/03 - 172.2 Walked 45 minutes yesterday evening
Round 70 - My 41st Round
Day/Weight/Comment
03/04 - 172.0
03/05 - 170.8 Treadmill 30 minutes last night
03/06 - 171.6 Two hours night work on a construction site last night
03/07 - 172.8
03/08 - 172.4 30 minutes walk on steps yesterday evening
03/09 - 172.0
03/10 - 172.8 Walked 45 minutes yesterday morning
03/11 - 172.0 Walked 55 minutes last night
03/12 - 171.8
03/13 - 171.0
Round 71 - My 42nd Round
Day/Weight/Comment

03/14 - 171.6
03/15 - 173.4
03/16 - 173.4
03/17 - 172.6 Almost three hours of yard work yesterday
03/18 - 172.6 Walked 60 minutes last night
03/19 - 171.2 Walked 60 minutes last night
03/20 - 172.4
03/21 - 172.6
03/22
03/23

51yo, 6’,Central New York

I’m in again! Hoping to go down a few pounds this round. I love this group!! Good luck everyone! 😀

Day/Weight/Comment
03/14 198.4 up 1.2 pounds from yesterday, ate more than I should have for dinner (darn delicious French fries!😩) did make it on the treadmill, felt heavy and tired, but got the full 31 minutes in. Hoping to be down to 195 for this round.
03/15 199.2 up a little bit, but I’m ok with that because I felt stronger on the treadmill and was around goal for calories. Today will be a different story, having dinner out and it’s the weekend! 🤷‍♀️
03/16 200.2. Just like I figured, went overboard on eating. The husband is working this weekend so I can focus on my eating (or not eating) and getting my workouts in. I just need to make it through the weekend and no excuses!
03/17 199.6. Feeling good about the little loss. Kept calories down. Had a huge sugar craving at night but fought it and did a juice instead. Then made crackers out of the leftover pulp! My first attempt, need some work but pretty impressed. Today’s agenda includes house cleaning, groceries and meal planning (for a successful week) bring it in strong for the week everyone! ✋🏻👊🏻
03/18 198.4. Yea!! Made it through the weekend. ☺️
03/19 198.4. Holding steady. The husband is working the next three nights, I will be using the treadmill.
03/20 197.6 four more days, I can do this! I did w2d1 on the treadmill last night. (Couch 2 5k) I’ve started that program over so many times and have never finished it! 😂 but I love the app. Will be using it again tonight, I don’t know why I can’t remember that it’s kinda relaxing and that I should keep using it, be more consistent.
03/21 197.4. Stayed under calories, didn’t feel like doing anything after work and went to bed somewhat early. My real goal for this round is to get under 197, it’s been elusive for a long time. Two more days!!
03/22
03/23

Original start weight: 221 March 2016
Restart weight: 191 March 2018
Ultimate goal weight: 140
Female 5'4" 38 years

Round 54: SW 177.6 EW 176.6
Round 55: SW 175.8 EW 177
Round 56: SW 176.4 EW 173.2
Round 67: SW 179.4 EW 180.2
Round 68: SW 180.2 EW 179
Round 69: SW 180.4 EW 177
Round 70: SW 177.2 EW 177.2
🎯Mini Goal: 172

🌷🍀Day/Weight/Comment🍀🌷
03/14 176.4 Water weight is coming off! I’m ready to see what the next 10 days brings! I was within calories yesterday and got in a Fitness Blender upper body workout. Have a great day everyone!
03/15 176.8 Hmm...I was within calories and macros but I've got a little doms from that Fitness Blender workout and yesterday was a stressful day at work. I did get in a short walk. Today is my day off. I plan to do some resting today even though I need to buy some groceries. Not sure if I'll go for my step goal today, but I am thinking of getting a workout in!
03/16 174.8 I surprised myself and got my steps in and I got a workout! A lot of times it can feel a little hard to get 10,000 steps on my day off. But yesterday it felt easy. And I still feel like I had a relaxing day! Back to work today.
03/17 175 It was another crazy day at work yesterday. And I wanted so bad to give in to my old habit of soothing with sweets. "Just forget it. Eat whatever you want!" But I didn't give in to that thought! And it was just perfect timing that pastor is doing a series on feelings and how we don't want to just make decisions based on how we feel!
I'm going to try today and not let the craziness at work get to me.
03/18 175.6 Tried to post earlier but couldn't. Is this the corned beef and the beer? I tracked them both and was supposedly within calories. Anyway it was a delicious way to end my day! I've been gluten free for close to 10 years and hubby bought me a gluten free porter as that used to be my favorite type of beer. It was so good! But I only had 8 oz. It's nice to know I can enjoy it again!
03/19 175 It’s my hubby’s birthday today! But we’re going to have family dinner out tomorrow for his birthday. It’s my day off today, and I’m really taking a rest day today. This past weekend at work was the longest and busiest weekend ever. I might take a short walk because it’s beautiful sunny out today!
03/20 173.6 I stepped on and off the scale a couple of times just to be sure! I had a pretty nice day off yesterday, and we took a nice sunset walk. Felt like a relaxing day. Tonight we’re going out to dinner for my hubby’s birthday. I’ve guessed how many calories it’s going to be. I’m looking forward to it! I hope you guys have a great day!

03/21 175.2 Crazy. We went out for my hubby's birthday dinner and had a nice visit with family. I thought I over estimated the calories in my dinner. I might have and this is salt? 🤷‍♀️ And I guess we're going out again tonight because some friends are in town. It'll be nice to see them again! Nutrition information was not available at either place, the one we ate at last night and the place we're tonight. I'm trying to make healthy choices.

03/22
03/23

F 38yrs 5'4

MFPSW 168 MGW 150 UGW 125

R70 SW159.2 GW157 EW155(-4.2) ✅

R71 my R2
Last round got off to a difficult start but I had a woosh at the end and exceeded my goal by 2 pounds.
I'm setting my new goal at 153

This round I'm going to concentrate on staying really hydrated, getting lots of sleep, keeping up my 5 gym days and avoiding wheat/potatoes.


3/14- 154.6 starting the round with a new low! Recovering today from two heavy exercise classes back to back yesterday. I might need to pace myself as today I've been feeling quite weak.

3/15 - 153.6 (-1#) I wasn't expecting this drop and am thrilled because it puts me into the 10 stone bracket, just! Going out to dinner tonight though so I expect it'll go back up.

3/16 - 154.4 (-0.2#) yep, as expected, its back up a bit. Did an exercise class so that gave me some flexibility with calories for the meal out. I managed to stay within my calories by choosing wisely. It was an Indian restaurant so choosing something without tons of oil is tricky but I went for chicken shashlik and alcohol free beer. Going to cinema tonight so that's going to be another challenge! I won't drink again tonight as it makes it so much easier to make food choices!

3/17 - 154.6 (-0#) another tricky day yesterday, went shopping and had lunch at pizza hut. Had a flatbread pizza and a couple of bowls of salad but stuck to vegetables with French dressing. Cinema in the evening, had a few crisps and chocolates but not much. No gym but stayed within calories.

3/18 - 155 (+0.4#) yuk, no-one likes a gain! Did two exercise classes back to back yesterday and was quite tired afterwards so ended up taking a nap. I was feeling sore and drained in the evening so had a mini binge on some biscuits. Carby day! Five more weigh ins to get down 2#!

3/19 - 153.4 (-1.2#) yay back down again and a new low! Didn't workout yesterday but had a very physically demanding day clearing out the garage and fitting my new workshop. Crashed out in the evening and had two blackberry muffins for dinner! (Can't resist my daughter's baking) still feeling quite worn out today. Going to visit an old friend which is lovely but she always makes a cake so I may be having cake for lunch!

3/20 - 152.6 (-2#) I think I just lost a shed load of water weight as I have been feeling achy and tired and yesterday I was peeing a lot! Didn't end up visiting my friend so was able to eat carefully. However I had a mini binge on a white bread roll with butter and a beer. Oops!
Haven't been to the gym since Sunday as I've just not felt recovered enough and it's getting me down. Also I'm concerned that a large part of my weight loss it's muscle loss as I feel like I'm losing strength and my biceps/upper arms have shrunk quite rapidly, this is not good.

3/21- 151.6 (-3#) down again! I'm not going to change my goal weight though as that's tempting fate! Yesterday I rested a lot during the day and didn't eat much. Did a body combat class in the evening which I found really tough. I think I need to make sure I've eaten enough if I'm gonna attempt that class again as I just burned out really quickly. Starting to get hopeful that I might get into the 140s next week but totm is looming and that usually brings a plateau of a week or so.

3/22
3/23- 153#

Goal: Lose 5 lb this round.

03/14- ?
03/15- 211.0 lb
03/16- 209.9 lb
03/17- 209.0 lb
03/18- 209.4 lb My St. Patrick's Day pub crawl caused the 0.4 lb gain. Back-on-track, today!
03/19- 209.2 lb Social drinking, again, erased most of my efforts from yesterday. Time to eradicate it!
03/20- 208.3 lb Back on track!
03/21- 207.2 lb Expected larger loss, but water retention (high sodium intake, yesterday) probably the culprit.
03/22
03/23

End of Round 70 - 168.0

3/14 168.2
3/15 167.6
3/16 166.8
3/17 166.2
3/18 167.6
3/19 167.2
3/20 167.8
3/21 167.2

Round #71

OSW - 213
CW - 177.1
RGW - 175.5
UGW – 130

Round 55 * -3.2
Round 56 * +1.6
Round 57 * -1.8
Round 58 * -1.5
Round 59 * -0.04
Round 60 * -0.06
Round 61 * -1
Round 62 * -2.2
Round 63 * -0.03
Round 64 * -4.3
Round 65 * +3.3
Round 66 * -4.8
Round 67 * -1.3
Round 68 * +4.3
Round 69 * -2
Round 70 * 0.0

03/14 177.1 Stayed withing calories and walked 4 miles last night. It was 64 degrees and sunny after being SUPER rainy all morning. It was a great walk and a good dinner after. I had hoped to see something a little lower this morning but I guess not.

03/15 176.9 Sure I saw 175 but only briefly, damn flirty scale. Walked 3.5 on the treadmill at the gym. Made sure I was under the HGTV screen because at least it's something interesting to watch while I'm walking hooked up my headphones and boom - the channel goes out. Talk about first world problems. I should be able to walk outside this afternoon at 47 and sunny. Happy Friday all! Here's to good choices this weekend.

03/16 No Scale but I walked Friday night and Saturday.

03/17 177.7 I hate this weight. I've been here for approximately 20 days and another 10 days at an even higher weight. Spent the day babysitting my niece who was cranky, she is not enjoying being weaned.

03/18 177.5 I feel like I need to change things up. I have been at this same basic weight for a month. It's super frustrating. I need to think about what to do. Keeping my head down and doing the same thing isn't working and it's time to address that. I spent yesterday going thru all my winter clothes and donated 2 bags. It occurred to me that I probably have no summer/spring clothes that fit me. Lots of big comfy tshirts but I don't know if I have a single pair of capris or shorts that will fit. I know it's just March but shopping season never ends

03/19 No Scale Traveling again. I decided to eat maintenance for a few days to give myself a break. Still exercising and tracking but I set my calories at 1700 and I'm not going to freak out about it. I got in 3 miles last night though not on the cool trail. I'm going to try to do the cool trail tomorrow on the drive home. Tonight is weights, I upped several weights last week and was a little sore, we'll see how it goes tonight.

03/20 No Scale Meetings this morning, then driving home with a planned stop along the Katy Trail for a quick walk. If you're in Missouri you should check it out, if I had more time I'd try other stops.

03/21 179.1 Sodium and two days of driving has upped this number. Got in 3.2 miles and was very happy to spend an hour outside on the first day of spring walking along the Missouri river before it's too high to do so safely. Eating at maintenance was harder than I thought. I'm giving myself until Monday. I was, with exercise within calories yesterday but it was a close thing. An old friend is staying with me for a few days and we went to dinner last night after the long drive home.

03/22
03/23

Seeking lower bodyfat%
My name is Tish.
Age: 62
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 253
MFPSW: 240
CW: 171.2
RGW: 170
FGW: 150
*It's easier for me to think 10lbs ahead at a time* {Round 69 - gain .4 lb EW 175 (FR)}
{Round 70 - lost 3.2 lb (FR) EW 171.8}

Day/Weight/Comment

3/14 - 171.2 - 20g carbs, 15g net carbs. Carbs were: steamables golden potatoes (6.5gcarb), salad, deli smoked turkey, manzanilla olives, cucumber ranch dressing, au jus sauce. Okay, my weight has settled here for today. Probably that tiny potato 😂 Dinner was 2 hours later than I planned, due to this HUGE chuck roast I was cooking. It took 2+ hrs in the pressure cooker! with a couple of stops and starts to check it during the process. Should have put the 2nd weight on the pot.
3/15 - 172.2 - 32g carbs, 26g net carbs. Carbs were: salad, olives, dill pickle, grape tomatoes, jalapenos, peanut butter, almonds, walnuts, deli smoked turkey. A little fluid retention..... from exercise, not carbs! Knee is behaving, so back to strengthing quads and hams. Taking it low and slow, but consistently. I'm dealing with old shoulder injuries too, so must not be impatient with myself trying to do sets, reps and long workouts like I used to do.

3/16 - 173 - Normal fluctuation. 35g carbs, 27g net carbs. Carbs were: Strawberries, salad, peanut butter, celery, carrot, apple in chicken salad, cranberry cheddar, spaghetti squash, au jus sauce. Did not take vitamins 2 days, Th, F.
3/17 - 171.2 - 38g carbs, 28g net carbs. Too much peanut butter! Need B's. I did take my vitamins. Carbs were: green beans, au jus sauce, olives, deli smoked turkey, peanut butter.
Carb count increased from peanut butter.

3/18 - 171 - 26g carbs, 19g net carbs. Carbs were: eggs, spinach, salad, strawberries, peanut butter, sundried tomato dressing. It's going to be a slow roll with some backtracking out of the 170's. That was my normal pattern of weightloss before October 2018. Now I've buckled down and become conscious of the issues holding me in this decade for so long. With humbleness, prayer, guidance and thankfulness, I'm certain that I will exit this learning phase successfully. ☺
3/19 - 171.2 - 21g carbs, 16g net carbs. Carbs were: peanut butter, spinach and peppers as toppings on chicken crust pizza. Not very hungry yesterday, only ate 2/3 of allotted calories. If it wasn't for the peanut butter it would have been closer to 1/3!

3/20 - 172.2 - Back here again, but it's not 177 thank goodness! 32g carbs, 25g carbs. Carbs were: guacamole, peanut butter, uncured turkey hotdogs, salad, cauliflower, low carb bbq sauce.

3/21 - 170.6 - She's (my body) trying to come to terms with what I'm doing. I guess.😁 35g carbs, 30g net carbs. Carbs were: uncured turkey hotdogs, spaghetti squash, salad, guacamole, cream cheese.


3/22
3/23


Seeking lower bodyfat%

OSW: 228
SW 01/01/19: 201.9

Round 65: (-0.2)
Round 66: (-3.6)
Round 67: (-2.2)
Round 68: (+0.2)
Round 69: (-1.8)
Round 70. (-2.0)

Round71
Day/Weight/Comment

03/14. 189.0. On track with calories and water. Must start to work on increasing exercise.
03/15. 188.8.
03/16. 188.8. The same,. Hoping to maintain at least this weekend.
03/17. 189.2. Weekend bump, and still have family dinner today! We are having Shepherd’S pie for dinner. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all.
03/18. 189.4. Small gain over weekend, and stayed in the 180s, which I consider a win! Now to get back to basics again.
03/19. 188.4.
03/20. 187.4. This is the low I hit in the last round: hopefully I keep it this time
03/21. 186.6. Keeping my fingers crossed! Am on track with food and water.
03/22
03/23