JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 71

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)
R68 SW: 212.7 EW: 211.8 AW: 212.7 (-0.8)
R69 SW: 213.6 EW: 212.7 AW: 213.2 (+0.5)
R70 SW: 213.1 EW: 213.1 AW: 212.7 (-0.5)

Day/Weight/Comment

03/14--212.9 I realized that I need to really work on my evening snacking. I don't know if it's boredom, tiredness or something else, but I want to be really conscious of why I snack so much in the evening even when I'm not hungry. What's weird is that I'm not even snacking on junk food or any specific type of food. It's going to be hard, but I think it should be interesting. Trainer tonight.
03/15--212.5 Ok, yesterday evening I tried something new to help curb my snacking. I had my dinner and then about 1/2 an hour later I realized that I was still hungry, but instead of reaching for a snack I decided to have another serving of my dinner. After the 2nd serving the hunger was gone and when about an hour later my husband asked if I wanted any of the popcorn he made I said no when I realized that I wasn't hungry. I didn't snack for the rest of the evening and in the end ate less calories than I've eaten over the prior couple of days when I was snacking. This has made me realize that I'm probably not eating enough for dinner and when I get hungry in the evening and start snacking it's hard for me to stop. So, I think from now on I'm going to eat more at dinner which will curb my hunger during the rest of the evening and hopefully I won't even start snacking. Run tonight.
03/16-212.5. Kept with the larger dinner last night and there was no snacking. Finished w7d2...8 more days to my 5k. Went to the gym this morning to do some weightlifting. Have to work on getting my water in today...it's so much harder for me on the weekend.
03/17--212.9 Well, plan to drink more water yesterday was a fail. I also realized that my plan to eat more at dinner to reduce snacking works much better on days that I work because I will snack all day if I'm at home. I think I may just accept the fact that I will probably be eating at maintenance on the weekends and just not worry about staying in deficit. Today I finished W7D3...it was an absolutely perfect run...one more week until my 5k. I bought a sofa today and did some errands. Drinking more water today than yesterday so that is a plus.
03/18--212.5 Up and down and up and down. No workout/run planned today, but the weather is supposed to be great today, high 60's and sunny, that I might need to take the dog out after work for a long walk.
03/19--212.0 Had a tough workout today, trainer switched up some exercises and I definitely felt it.
03/20--211.4 Large dinner yesterday worked again with curbing my evening snacking. I was feeling stressed out yesterday about 2 hours after my dinner, I was studying for a test, and I wanted to snack, but then I stopped myself when I realized I wasn't hungry. So instead of starting to snack I had 2 pieces of dark chocolate. I won't have time to run after work today so instead of missing my run I am planning to run at lunch today, something I haven't done in years.
03/21--212.0 Went out for a run during lunch yesterday and finished W8D1...3 more days until the 5k. The run was great. It was a lot warmer than I thought it would be during the lunchtime run, but I was still able to finish. I had homemade pizza for dinner and instead of adding another slice for a larger dinner I decided to have a salad. Only snack after dinner yesterday was 1 piece of dark chocolate. My sister-in-law and I are back in a walking challenge, she already has 8k more steps than I do, so after my trainer session today I am going to take the dog out for a long walk.
03/22--212.5 I am so sore after the PT session yesterday, but I still took the dog out for a long walk later in the evening. Did a little more snacking yesterday than I had done over the past couple of days even though I ate a larger dinner. Even though I snacked, I realized that I wanted a snack because I was still hungry and not because of some other emotion, so that was definitely a positive. When I look back to yesterday I think the weightlifting yesterday made me extra hungry. Since I was hungry I don't have an issue that I actually snacked yesterday after dinner, instead my issue was that my snack wasn't healthy and if it had been any earlier in the evening I probably would have continued snacking. So my plan is to now preplan my snacks ahead of time for the days that I weightlift.
03/23--212.7 Went to my nutritionist yesterday and now that I have my food sensitivity issues under control she wants to now work on increasing my protein and veggies in my diet. So, when she found out I'm on MFP she had me add her as a friend so that she can could view my diary. I definitely feel more exposed. Went weightlifting this morning and then I am going to get a body fat scan later today, it will be interesting to get the results, and then I will be picking up my bib for my 5k tomorrow.

R71 SW: 212.9 EW: 212.7 AW: 212.4 (-0.3)

31th Round for me: Female 66, height 5’
Goal this round, starting March 14: Still want to get out of the 160’s but this time I should be able to do it. I was much better on logging and watching cals. last round and only slightly better on getting in movement on my non-gym days. So my goals for this round are to keep up with the logging and add more movement and get into an earlier bedtime/rise schedule. That will take a little work since we’ve just gone through time change but worth it as I get so much more done that way.
Round 71 – SW 160.8
Day/Weight/Comment
03/14 – 160.6
03/15 – 161.8 – Was only slightly over on calories yesterday, although not the best choices and a little salty. My nose has started running since I got up and feeling a bit draggy so may also be water weight. Debating on going to the gym … maybe will opt for making soup instead … keep the calories down and liquids up.
03/16 – 160.8 – Well, I didn’t go to the gym and I did make soup, drank lots of liquids AND ate lots of calories – although still only slightly over maintenance. Not feeling too bad, just very stuffed up in the sinuses and also ears a bit. Still glad that I don’t have to go anywhere.
03/17 – 161.8 – This is feeling like a yo-yo. Did eat an evening snack that I didn’t need so will have to watch it today to keep the 160’s going here. Still have the cold but not too bad.
03/18 – 161.2 – Wasn’t planning to spend this round dithering between 160’s and 161’s! Feeling better today and got some news yesterday to up my activity. I was planning to go on the trip about April 9 till mid-May. Now it will be shorter but much sooner – like leaving next week! All I could think was “panic monster” from the https://waitbutwhy.com/2013/10/why-procrastinators-procrastinate.html blog. I am such a terrible procrastinator, but now I have to rush around and get everything ready. No stress eating allowed though as I want to keep my progress.
03/19 – 161.2 – So first time on the scale it said 163.something then I realized the scale was over about ½ inch from my usual spot … moved it and here we are again. Only feeling more thankful. And careful.
03/20 – 161.2 – Finally off to the gym today, think I’m over the germs.
03/21 – 160.8 – So, almost back to where I started … not sure that that is progress. No gym yesterday as DH got the car in to get windshield replaced and new rear view mirror. The mirror fell off a couple of weeks ago and we have been waiting to get it fixed since. No way I want to do a long trip and city driving with no mirror. I did shovel some snow though. We have one spot on the yard that gets snow blown on it from the road so it’s full of salt and gravel. If you shovel it back on the road before it all melts it is way easier than trying to get the gravel later and of course the salt just goes in the ground. When we first moved here I thought that was so weird – people spend all winter shoveling snow in piles and all spring shoveling it onto the road to melt.
03/22 – 160
03/23 – 160.8 – Went to the city shopping yesterday and picking up a load of bulk food to take to daughters in AB. Crazy day so drank much less and ate random things at random times. Was a little afraid to step on the scale and happy to see this #. Even though it is pretty much where I started.

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)
End R68: 263.8 (-3.4)
End R69: 264 (+0.2)
End R70: 264 (0)
Total challenge loss: 17.8

SW 3/13: 264
03/14: 261.8
03/15: 259.6
03/16: 258.6
03/17: 258
03/18: 257.4
03/19: 257
03/20: 256.8
03/21: 255.8
03/22: 254.6
03/23: 252.6

R67 SW 328.8 EW 321.4
R68 EW 317.2
R69 EW 309.2
R70 EW 298.4

Day/Weight/Comment
03/14 - NW - Getting ready to head out to the Y to workout. Already ate breakfast and took morning meds. Gotta catch the bus to get there. Will probably do more walking later to get all my steps in.
03/15 - 298.4 - NC - Yesterday I did the treadmill for 30 mins, bike for 30, and then hand weights. I won't be going to the gym today as I am fasting due it to it being Friday and Lent. I'll stop my fast for dinner due to medication which will put it at about 24 hours since I last ate anyways. I see my dietitian today, and I think I am going to skip out on Transitions today. I just don't feel like it. Thinking about it makes me anxious. My CSS may be disappointed, but oh, wells.
03/16 - NW - Yesterday was a rest day for me. The first in about in a month. Today I went to the Y, used the treadmill for about 32 minutes, NuStep 20 minutes and hand weights. Food is on point for the day. Going to just relax for the rest of the day.
03/17 - 295.0 - I'm glad to see the scale unstuck and moving again. I am not sure if I am going to the gym today or just walking around the community room or possibly, outside. I'm running out of lettuce and tomatoes, so...I might make a trip to the store, I might not. We'll see how the math goes with what I have for groceries for the rest of the week until the 26th. I've got some math to do.
03/18 - NW - I did a lot of cleaning yesterday and more to do today to finish off. I will be doing my walking around the community room as there's not enough time to go to the gym with the appointments that I have today without skipping meals and pills, and I can't do that. Having met my goal of 299 my next goal is going to be 275. My baby, my cat, is staring at me as I type this. I think he's trying to telepathically tell me that his bowl is low on food. So, today I'm going to the library. I'll probably walk around there some as it's a big place, and I don't have my hooking (crocheting) materials right now.
03/19 - 293.8 - I did not get my walking in yesterday. I fell asleep in the evening. I have worked on straightening up my apartment the last couple of days I have taken out four bags of trash and two carts of boxes and misc items that were broken but too big for a trash bags. I feel much better in cleaner and more organized space. I plan to attempt to walk later today after my aide leaves.
03/20 - NW - Did Mallwalking today. I walked for an hour and managed to walk about a 5K, I didn't make it to the gym due to the time I got back and had to meet with my CSS and eat. I'm not going to skip meals just to go to the gym.
03/21 - NW - Fell asleep in my chair and stumbled into bed last night forgetting to take my night meds. I didn't want to wake up this morning. I got up and went to a Nutrition 101 class and learned about coconut oil. I then went to the dentist. After lunch I went out for a walk in the park instead of the gym due to the beautiful weather. I walked for an hour and 2.5 miles. It was wonderful. The park behind my building has paved trails, not many, but enough you can kinda take different routes around the park. I came in and walked a flight a stairs before going to my apartment.
03/22 - NW - I totally blanked and forgot to weigh this morning. Since I forgot that it was Friday for awhile, I ate breakfast instead of fasting. I am fasting now until evening instead of the rest of the day because I have to my evening meds with at least 350 calories of food. I am considering skipping my evening snack, but it is also only 90 calories, so not fully decided yet. I am, after dinner, going to walk around the community room for awhile. Tomorrow off to the gym!
03/23 - 290.2 - I woke up this morning and was so tired I just went right back to bed. I went to the gym this morning, did 32 minutes on the treadmill, 20 minutes on NuStep, and 30 minutes on the bike doing 4.5 miles, and then I lifted the hand weights (dumbbells). Nutrition is on point on right now. I have switched to egg whites instead of whole eggs after talking to my dietitian.

Pounds lost this round: 8.2

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!!
03/22 196.6 I did it!! It’s been a long time since I’ve gotten below 197, I feel like I broke the barrier. I’m really excited!! Now to make it through the weekend....
03/23 195.8 !! Well that’s a good end for this round! I feel like I can keep the momentum going, I’ve got a good handle on my food, it’s just making it to the treadmill. Good luck next round everyone!!!

** ROUND 71 **
# 7 for me
GW end of round – 372 - Surpassed goal @ 368!
GW 299 – End of 2019 (6.2)

Day/Weight/Comment
03/14 378.4 (-0.4) – My goal this round is to focus, focus, focus! No more red rounds! My goal is to lose 4 to 6 pounds per round. If I don't lose that much no worries – I am not beating myself up. But I am determined not to have any more red rounds! I can do that at least! So to help me do that, I reset my ticker yesterday to my 2019 start weight, which I am over by 5.4 pounds. I have really been struggling but I am going to try to come out of this slump because life is just not getting any easier as we struggle in these trying times. My goal this year is lose 50 to 75 pounds and to do that I am really going to have to buckle down. My ticker is set for 75 but I will gladly take 50 plus in a heartbeat and nothing less than that for sure. I think having something already on the ticker is not helping me so I am trying something new. I have to keep trying and trying until I get it right!
My Dad is doing pretty good considering he is in hospice in a nursing home. In February it has been over year. Life goes on, so I have to find a way to make me a priority also. Baby steps
I am also working on increasing my sleeping hrs per night. I am happy to say this week I have slept 3 days since Monday over 7 hrs! I have not slept 7 hrs 3 nights in a week in a loooong time, so I am proud of that and I am going to try to keep it going because this helps me for sure.
I am really going to try to check in here more often too. That too will help me because I will be more mindful. I will read something to inspire, etc. The rounds I lost -- I checked in more also. Even if I don't have time to comment every day, I want to log my weight at least.
03/15 378.4 (-0.0) – Went over my points but did my exercise and got my 7000 steps. Short on sleep but feeling great and back on it today. Pre-planning for weekend so I can maintain or even lose a pound or more. We will see. I usually make my goal for weekend to maintain or not to gain. If I do that I am doing good. Past weekends I have blown my whole week on the weekend. Now I can maintain and even lose. I may go up one day and come right back down the next because I try not to have 2 or 3 bad days if you include Friday.
03/16 374.8 (-3.6) - yesterday I resisted fast food after visiting my Dad in nursing home. Came home, had some eggs and grits. I also decided this morning to switch WW plans. I going to online only which will save me $25 a month since I am not going to meetings anyway but I love their points program. Right now the meetings are not in the plan for me and I rather use God, family, MFP and my therapist who I see Tuesday for my support system for now. That is my new plan for now. Giving up is not an option for me!
03/17 373.6 (-1.2) - I got in my 7000 steps yesterday. Since I was over my WW points yesterday, I was surprised I was down today. I think I may be up tomorrow. Not sure since I did eat a lot of protein and hardly any carbs. Back on track a little bit today. But I know I will be down overall this weekend for sure -- so a win win.
03/18 372.6 (-1.0) - This week has been awesome. Since last Monday I have lost over 8 pounds! Finally consistently going down. I have revamped my game plan going forward and feeling good. Now to just keep the consistency going is the real challenge. But I am going to do it! Glad to finally wipe out the gain for this year and see the 1 pound on my ticker. I got in another 7 hours of sleep last night too. Sleep is a key factor for me. It helps me stay focused. I can definitely tell the difference when I get in those zzz’s!
03/19 369.6 (-3.0) - Now to stick the new decade! Yay! I know this is going to slow down but I am going to enjoy every minute of it for now and try to keep it going as long as I can. lol
03/20 376.2 (+6.6) - I had 2 items yesterday with a lot of salt and I did overeat but not to the tune of 7 pounds. So we will see tomorrow. I sorta got back on track today. Had a salad for dinner tonight and resisted fast foods but had sweets at work. So I will see what my buddy says in the morning. Nite nite.
03/21 372.4 (- 3.8) Yeah!! Got my 7000 steps and 6 hrs of sleep. Over my points but no fast foods. Had a salad for dinner and drunk plenty of water to get rid of that salt. I saw 360’s this morning. I am really shooting for 369 by Saturday. If not I will still be at my goal for the end of this challenge. I had an awesome session with my therapist Tuesday too. She is very good.
03/22 375 (+ 3.2) – crazy and no explanation for it. My scale is crazy. I sent the new scale back. I will try one more time. Right now too busy so I will just keep using the old one.
03/23 368 (- 7.6) YEAH!! 10.4 pounds down!! That is crazy, but I love it!


”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

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

1st round for me. Started on 19th.
R71 SW 161, GW 160
UGW 140

03/14
03/15
03/16
03/17
03/18
03/19 161.0
03/20 159.6 I will attribute that to drinking lots of water.
03/21 159.4
03/22 158.6
03/23 159.4 met goal...shall see how the weekend plays out. Will join for Round 72 🙂

Day/Weight/Comment
03/14-I had a very sore arm from a needle I had yesterday, it hit my muscle and is really hurting me.
03/15-still a take it easy day, not much change in my arm.
03/16- Finally I can move my arm, back on track.
03/17-Back on track we had family over for dinner, kept reminding myself no thank you, went for a long walk.
03/18-Lots of exercising, trying my hardest.
03/19-Eating three healthy meals, walking steps back up. Logging my food and lots of water.
03/20-Feeling great, walking steps 14,000+, meals are healthy.
03/21-15,000 steps, eating healthy.
03/22- I started on Sunday to really watch what I am eating, with lots of exercise. No eating after dinner. I weighed myself lost 5.2 pounds. One year ago today I had my brain surgery to remove my tumour. I am so happy today.
03/23-Yoga, walk, strength training and eating healthy!

Round #5 for me.

Followed a 1000 calorie diet for the last 5 weeks! Lost some weight during the first 3 rounds but not as much as I expected and the last round was Disappointing for me. I gained .6 lbs .. Still hanging in there. Got some great advice from other members here and will make some changes this round.. I'm trying now the 5:2 diet, where I'm eating free for five days of the week (up to 1700 calories) and the other two days restrict calories to 500–600 per day. Hope I'll see good results this round.

Sw: 199 lbs
CW: 195.5
GW: 130 lbs


Round 67: SW:199 lbs EW 197.5 ( -1.5)
Round 68: SW 197.5 EW 196.2 ( -1.3)
Round 69: SW 196.2 EW 195.8 (-.4 )
Round 70: SW 195.9 EW 196.5 (+ .6)
Round 71: SW 196.5 EW 195.5 ( -1)

03/14 196.4
03/15 196.1
03/16 196.2
03/17 196.3
03/18
03/19 196.3
03/20 196
03/21 195.7
03/22 195.6
03/23 195.5

Angela, 35, UK Born, living in Ireland.

Started: Round 51 226.2lbs
MFP Start Weight: 255.7lbs
End Goal Weight: 180lbs

Previous Rounds End Weights/Variance
ROUND 71
Current Goal Weight: 195lbs
Date/Weight/Trendweight
03/14 235.4lbs 234.9lbs
03/15 234.9lbs 234.9lbs
03/16 No Weigh In - On Holiday
03/17 No Weigh In - On Holiday
03/18 No Weigh In - On Holiday
03/19 234.6lbs 234.8lbs
03/20 234.4lbs 234.7lbs
03/21 234.3lbs 234.7lbs
03/22 235.0lbs 234.7lbs
03/23 234.8lbs 234.7lbs

Previous Daily Summaries
23/03

Not a bad round, I have had shark week and a holiday during this round so small gain was fine with me.