JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 72

wcollett60 · March 2019

I am back for my 5th round.

HW 210
CW 190.7
FGW 130 (March 2020)
Goal for this round 188.7 (-2 lbs)

Round 68 (-5.8 lbs)
Round 69 (-2 lbs)
Round 70 (-2.2 lbs)
Round 71 (-2.5 lbs)
Total loss with these challenges: 12.5 lbs 🎉
(*Math was off on my last post)

Accountability is vital to my success.

DAY – WEIGHT – COMMENT
03/24 - no scale (out of province for work)
03/25 - 190.7 lbs and 101 oz water
03/26 - 189.9 lbs and 92 oz water
03/27 - 188.8 lbs and 86 oz water
03/28 - 189.6 lbs and 80 oz water
03/29 - 188.8 lbs and 96 oz water
03/30 - 188.5 lbs and 108 oz water
03/31 -
04/01 -
04/02 -

MyEvolvingJourney · March 2019

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
Round 71: SW 176.4 EW 174.6
🎯Mini Goal: 172

Day/Weight/Comment
03/24 173.4 We’re going to do church this morning, then do family pictures and possibly going out to eat after. It’s going to be a great day!
03/25 174.8 Yesterday was a pretty good day. Even if the morning was jam packed. I did manage to squeeze in a short cardio workout. We did go out to eat after pictures so I'm guessing that's what this little bump back up is about. My son says "We're eating out again!? Why can't we just eat at home?" It made me laugh! We don't eat out often and we've managed to do it three times in one week. And it made me feel kind of good that he'd rather eat at home. 😊
03/26 174.6
03/27 175.2 Hmm weight is creeping up. I ate a little higher sodium yesterday. But drank lots of water. Also got in a short walk.
03/28 173.4 This past week/month at work has been nuts! Can flu season be over already? I did get in an upper body Fitness Blender workout after work and really focused on relaxing.
03/29 172.6 A new low! To be honest I was a little surprised. I’ve been within calories, but work has been stressful. And sometimes when I’m stressed I hold water.
Hubby has been out of town this past week but he’s going to be back tonight! It’ll be so nice to have him back! 🙂
03/30 172.6 Stayed the same and I'm cool with that!
03/31
04/01
04/02

laurenhugs23 · March 2019

Figuring out how to do this is maintenance! Bare with me.

Goal range: 133-138
Goal trend: t = 135.5

HW (age 14) - 175 lb
SW Jan 2015 - 165 lb
lost down to 130 then gained back to 140 and within the last 8 months slipped back into bad habits
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
R70 EW = 134.8 lb; ∆ = -0.2 lb
R71 EW = 133.6 lb; ∆ = -1.2 lb
t = 135.7 lb; ∆ = -0.8 lb

Day/Weight/Comment

03/24-03/28

03/24 133.8 t = 135.4
I made my trend line goal!!! 🤸‍♀️
Saturday was so lovely. My parents came down and brought my grandpa and their elderly basset hound Molly. At this point I do think I want to gain weight or maintain so I gave myself permission to eat whatever I wanted. Spicy guacamole cheeseburger was delicious! I ate half and my side was a Cesar salad instead of fries. And I drank half my beer. We walked around the creek with Molly since it was a perfect day and then had frozen yogurt. I didn't hold back on the toppings! After they left I plugged everything in to MFP, I had eaten 2,044 calories! Welcome to maintenance! Haha. But I was over my goal so when I went out dancing Saturday night I vowed to "stay sober", I.e. no liquid calories. And according to my Fitbit (and my scale apparently) my exercise calories ended up evening it all out! Yay! Victory!

03/25 133.2 t = 135.2
I need to keep reminding myself "I don't want to lose anymore weight, I don't want to lose anymore weight..." I don't need the dopamine fix of the scale going down. I need the fix of the scale going up! At least to 135 where I felt better. Today I vow to eat to my goal of 1720!

03/26 133.2 t = 134.9 😺
Cal in: 1747; Cal out: 1920. I am super surprised I haven't gained anything since increasing my cals. I am going to check the batteries in my scale later today. I ran out of my go to snack yesterday (Atkins pb bars) and I ordered a replacement but it's a different brand (Pure Protein) and they don't arrive until tomorrow.

03/27 132.4 t = 134.6
1800 cals in; 1987 cals out. I don't understand why the scale went down, it has fresh batteries. But I'm not complaining. Today I will eat 1900 cals!
By 4:30pm yesterday I was only at 700 cals, so I needed to eat over 1000 before bed. So instead of panic, I went to the grocery store to get ideas. I wanted high cal, low sodium. I ended up making myself a steak salad with lots of goddess dressing, and for dessert I had raspberry truffle Haagen-Dazs ice cream and I added 100 grams of real raspberries to give me extra fiber to pass all this food in the morning, haha! Oh and I started my TOM yesterday.

3/28 132.4 t = 134.3
1777 cal in; 1725 cal out
I was not very hungry yesterday and consequently had a hard time sticking to that 1900 cal goal. But on the other hand I was pretty sedentary (only 3,700 steps). So, maybe my appetite is tightly attuned to my activity level? Wouldn't that be nice 🙃 As long as I only ate when I was hungry (and not emotional/bored 🙄🙊) this would be easy 😂
Overall I'm really feeling great! And I hope to go for a jog later today and eat my 1900 cals!

2/29 132.8 t = 134.1 😃
1902 cal in; 1929 cal out ✔️
I ended up doing a super short jog last night when the rain stopped. It was nice but today I am sore. Last night I wasn't hungry for the 1900 cals but I really don't want to lose anymore weight so I ended the night with more raspberry truffle Haagen-Dazs ice cream! That stuff is calorie dense and delicious, it makes it easy to add an extra 450 cals at the end of the day! Although I did go to sleep full which was weird.
Today maybe I will try to have a bigger breakfast.

3/30 133.4 t = 134
1963 cal in; 2021 cal out ✔️
There's that jump in the scale I was expecting from food bulk in NY system! But I'm not worried for two reasons A) I know it's physically impossible to gain a pound of fat from the amount of calories I'm consuming/burning in three days.

I'm still at the bottom of my maintenance range, gaining is good!
(Part of me does want to end the round at a loss, but I know that has to end sometime since I'm in maintenance 😂).

Yesterday was really good activity wise. I had a long walk and did 50 min of yoga.

MurphmomSparkles · March 2019

SW=240.5
Goal= a loss for round 72
Day/Weight/Comment
03/24 Sunday 240.5 Did spend some time being active outdoors today.
03/25 Monday 237.4 Tracked all my food today for the first time since starting this challenge in the last round. Always seem to end up around 14% protein instead of 20%. Tried PB Fit peanut powder mixed with water on toast and liked it.
03/26 Tuesday 237.4
03/27 Wednesday 233.2
03/28 Thursday 233.0 Maybe things will start settling down from some crazy water weight loss. It's a major achievement that I have been tracking and not overeating this week.
03/29 Friday 236.6 Feeling optimistic, like I can do this. Don't want to get ahead of myself, but would love to be able to wear some of the clothes in my closet that are currently too small! My hardest days are going to be my days off. I work Mon-Thurs, so have 3 of those to contend with each week...
03/30 Saturday 232.6

TonyB0588 · March 2019

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 - 171.4
03/23 - 172.0

Day/Weight/Comment
03/24 - 171.6
03/25 - 172.6 Walked 45 minutes last night
03/26 - 173.4 Drank a glass of Port last night
03/27 - 173.2 Walked 40 minutes yesterday evening
03/28 - 172.4
03/29 - 171.8 Treadmill 30 minutes last night
03/30 - 171.4
03/31
04/01
04/02

NuggetBrain · March 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)
End R68: 263.8 (-3.4)
End R69: 264 (+0.2)
End R70: 264 (0)
End R71: 252.6 (-11.4)
Total challenge loss: 29.2

03/23 (SW): 252.6
03/24: 253.2
03/25: 252.6
03/26: 252.2
03/27: 251.6
03/28: 251.2
03/29: 251
03/30: 251.2
03/31
04/01
04/02

amfmmama · March 2019

ound 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 EW 196.2 1.8 loss
Round 71 SW 195.0 EW 195.6 (2 pound gain on the last day

Round 72 SW 194.6 Goal ~ just to be down !

Day/Weight/Comment
03/24 194.6
03/25 193.6
03/26 192.8

03/27 192.0 Made some delicious turkey taco empanadas... so good, can't wait to have them again for lunch today!
03/28 191.6

03/29 192.2 3 words ... GOLD FEVER WINGS!
03/30 191.0 Kickboxing this morning. Love starting my day that way. Wish I could do it during the week.
03/31
04/01
04/02

emmacken · March 2019

First round! I'd like to track 10,000 steps a day on my Fitbit, go to the gym on the days I have it on my schedule, and average a little under my calorie goals to help fit in any unexpected treats/beers. A 2lb loss would be great!

Female, 32, 5'6"
OSW: 191
GW: 160 (I'll probably re-evaluate when I get there, but I remember being pretty comfortable at that weight)
Day/Weight/Comment
03/24 191.0 lb Pretty pleased! I had homemade pizza and beer last night and had expected a bump on the scale. I'm going out for dinner tonight, so we'll see what happens tomorrow.
03/25 192.2 lb Dinner last night was Chinese food and beer, so nothing unexpected here and I'm not planning on eating out again until the weekend. I walked 10,487 steps yesterday and drank a decent amount of water.
03/26 191.4 lb I had one extra beer that put me a little over calories. 12,557 steps were tracked yesterday and I have a workout scheduled for today.
03/27 191.4 lb My boyfriend "made" dinner last night and got us steak and cheese subs. They were delicious and mostly fit my calorie goals. I also had a 2.5 hour board meeting that had free beer and I had two boozy IPAs. I knew there would be beer, so I didn't snack very much in the afternoon to fit them in. I walked 11,638 steps and did one round of level one from the 30 Day Shred. I'm either going to go to the gym this afternoon or doing another 30 Day Shred. I need to drink more water!
03/28 189.4 lb Crushed my calorie goals. We had trivia night and I ate dinner beforehand so I wouldn't be tempted to get bar food. I burned 350 calories on the elliptical at the gym and tracked 16,643 steps. I had an extra cup of tea and a full water bottle to help get more water in. I've got a fundraiser event tonight with a build-your-own taco bar, so I have good choices planned in my food diary today to fit in a few tacos for dinner.
03/29 189.4 lb I had a taco and nachos for dinner, so I'll keep hydrated today to combat the sodium. 13,208 steps were tracked and I only had two beers even though the fundraiser was hosted by a taproom. I have the gym/fitness DVD scheduled for this afternoon and I'm going out for dinner, so I hope to keep steady for the next few days.
03/30 188.0 lb I missed my workout due to an unanticipated rehearsal for a local high school's production of Chicago. I'm going to try to workout this morning at home. I did track 12,104 steps and enjoyed a great salad with steak on top for dinner.
03/31
04/01
04/02

laurenhugs23 · March 2019

emmacken wrote: »

First round! I'd like to track 10,000 steps a day on my Fitbit, go to the gym on the days I have it on my schedule, and average a little under my calorie goals to help fit in any unexpected treats/beers. A 2lb loss would be great!

Female, 32, 5'6"
OSW: 191
GW: 160 (I'll probably re-evaluate when I get there, but I remember being pretty comfortable at that weight)
Day/Weight/Comment
03/24 191.0 lb Pretty pleased! I had homemade pizza and beer last night and had expected a bump on the scale. I'm going out for dinner tonight, so we'll see what happens tomorrow.
03/25 192.2 lb Dinner last night was Chinese food and beer, so nothing unexpected here and I'm not planning on eating out again until the weekend. I walked 10,487 steps yesterday and drank a decent amount of water.
03/26 191.4 lb I had one extra beer that put me a little over calories. 12,557 steps were tracked yesterday and I have a workout scheduled for today.
03/27 191.4 lb My boyfriend "made" dinner last night and got us steak and cheese subs. They were delicious and mostly fit my calorie goals. I also had a 2.5 hour board meeting that had free beer and I had two boozy IPAs. I knew there would be beer, so I didn't snack very much in the afternoon to fit them in. I walked 11,638 steps and did one round of level one from the 30 Day Shred. I'm either going to go to the gym this afternoon or doing another 30 Day Shred. I need to drink more water!
03/28 189.4 lb Crushed my calorie goals. We had trivia night and I ate dinner beforehand so I wouldn't be tempted to get bar food. I burned 350 calories on the elliptical at the gym and tracked 16,643 steps. I had an extra cup of tea and a full water bottle to help get more water in. I've got a fundraiser event tonight with a build-your-own taco bar, so I have good choices planned in my food diary today to fit in a few tacos for dinner.
03/29 189.4 lb I had a taco and nachos for dinner, so I'll keep hydrated today to combat the sodium. 13,208 steps were tracked and I only had two beers even though the fundraiser was hosted by a taproom. I have the gym/fitness DVD scheduled for this afternoon and I'm going out for dinner, so I hope to keep steady for the next few days.
03/30 188.0 lb I missed my workout due to an unanticipated rehearsal for a local high school's production of Chicago. I'm going to try to workout this morning at home. I did track 12,104 steps and enjoyed a great salad with steak on top for dinner.
03/31
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Boozy board meetings, trivia night, high school musicals, your life sounds really fun and interesting! Good job on losing weight while not losing the fun!

Roxmom66 · March 2019

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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)
Round 71. (-2.0)

Day/weight/comment
03/24. 187.0
03/25. 186.8. Nice! No major gain over weekend, just a bump up. I’ll take it! Now to stay on track.
03/26. 185.8. A new low for this round and last. Must keep on track, must keep on track.....
03/27. 185.4.
03/28. 184.4
03/29. 185.2. Bounce up! I was good on calories and water; hoping it’s hidden sodium from the soup last night.
03/30. 185.4. Up, the weekend!
03/31
04/01
04/02

Snowflake1968 · March 2019

I am a 50 year old 5'5" woman. I am trying to get healthier to avoid diabetes and all of the problems that come from being overweight.

I have found this challenge to be both rewarding and frustrating! Looking at my weight daily has been a real eye opener to see all of the fluctuations and how a high carb day will affect me and the loss for 2-3 days after. I have been participating in this challenge since Round 40 My average loss/gain since Round 40 to 63 is a 0.5lb loss each round. This was better than I expected!

Start Weight Feb 2018 - 202
Next Goal - 170 I will get there, hopefully soon
Goal Weight July 2019 - 140

Round 60 - SW - 178.8 - EW - 180.0 - Average weight over 10 Days - 179.3
Round 61 - SW - 178.6 - EW - 178.2 - Average weight over 10 days - 178.5
Round 62 - SW - 179.0 - EW - 178.0 - Average weight over 10 days - 178.8
Round 63 - SW - 178 - EW - 180.0 - Average weight over 10 Days - 180.0
Round 64 - SW - 181.2 - EW - 180.2 Average weight over 10 Days - 181.3
Round 65 - SW - 180.6 - EW - 179.0 Average weight over 10 Days - 180.0
Round 66 - SW - 179.0 - EW - 180.4 Average weight over 10 Days - 179.1
Round 67 - SW - 179.8 - EW - 179.1 Average weight over 10 days - 179.1
Round 68 - SW - 178.8 EW - 177.4 Average weight over 10 days - 178.2
Round 69 - SW - 178.4 EW - 179.0 Average weight over 10 days - 179.2
Round 70 - SW - 179.6 EW- 177.4 - average weight over 10 days - 178.1
Round 71 - SW - 175.4 EW - 178.2 Average weight over 10 days - 178.3

Mar 24 - 182.4 - had a high carb day yesterday.
Mar 25 - 178.8
Mar 26 - 178.0
Mar 27 - 181.2
Mar 28 - 180.1
Mar 29 - 179.0
Mar 30 - 180.8

SheilaBoneham · March 2019

I'm considering this round my official restart - getting my act back together!

Goals for R72
- Exercise - minimum 60 minutes, 5 day/week; weight training 3 days/week
- Weight - downward
- Food - STOP BINGEING; limit snacks to <100 calories; aim for 1530 max/average & 60g P

UGW - 124
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
OSW - 151.8 (Aug. 31, 2016)
Restart (R72) - 150.6 (March 21, 2019)

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

R15 end weight 151.2
R16 end weight 151.4 (+.2)
R17 end weight 151 (-.4)
R18 end weight 150.4 (-.6)
R19 end weight 149.6 (-.8)
R20 end weight 149.3 (-.3)
R21 end weight 149 (-.3)
R22 end weight 148 (-1)
R23 end weight 148.4 (+.4)
R24 end weight 149 (+.6)
R25 end weight 148.4 (-.6)
R26 end weight 149.2 (+.8)
R27 end weight 149 (-.2)
R28 end weight 146.8 (-2.2)
R29 end weight 146.8 (+/-0)
R30 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1411
R31 end weight 146.8 (+/-0); ave net calories 1385
R32 end weight unknown - traveling, no scale - ave net calories 1468
R33 end weight 149.1 (+2.3); ave calories 1471 (after traveling/eating out for 3 weeks!)
R34 end weight 149 (-.1); ave calories 1577
R35 end weight 149.4 (+.4); ave calories 1592
R36 end weight 149.6 (+.2); ave calories 1650
R37 end weight 151 (+1.4); ave calories 1703 (154 over estimated TDEE, so no surprise I've gained)
R38 end weight 149.8 (-1.2); averages-- calories 1420; carbs ~48%; protein ~21% ; fat ~31%
R39 end weight 149.8 (+/-0); averages -- calories 1753.5; carbs ~47%; protein ~20%; fat ~33%
R40 end weight 150 (+.2); averages coming later
R41 end weight 150.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1792
R42 end weight 149.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1432
R43 end weight 150.6 (+.8): 10-day ave 1406
R44 end weight 148.8 (-1.8); 10-day ave 1430
R45 end weight 147.6 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1338
R46 end weight 148.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1437
R47 end weight 147.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1449
R48 end weight 146.8 (-1); 10-day ave 1378
R49 end weight 144.2 (-2.6); 10-day ave 1174
R50 end weight 142.2 (-2); 10-day ave 1200
R51 end weight 141 (-1.2); 10 day ave 1231
R52 end weight 140.6 (-.4); 10-day ave 1192
R53 end weight 137.2 (-3.4); 10-day ave 1134
R54 end weight 136.6 (-.6); 10-day ave 1238
R55 end weight 135.4 (-1.2); 10-day ave 1209
R56 end weight 135 (-.4); 10-day ave 1263
R57 end weight 134.4 (-.6); 10-day ave 1212
R58 end weight 133.6 (-.8); 10-day ave 1372
R59 end weight 130.8 (-2.8); 10-day ave 1125
R60 end weight 132.2 (+1.4); 10-day ave 1384
R61 end weight 132.6 (+.4); 10-day ave 1473
R62 end weight 134.6 (+2); 10-day ave 1666
R63 end weight 138.8 (+4.2); 10-day ave 2154
R64 end weight 138.8 (+/-0); 10-day ave 1683
R65 end weight 139 (+.2); 10-day ave 1654
R66 end weight 139.8 (+.8); 10-day ave 1751
R67 end weight 142.4 (+2.6)
R68 end weight 145.6 (+2.8)
R69 end weight 146.4 (+.8)
R70 end weight 149 (+2.6)

R71 end weight 148.8 (-.2)

Day/Weight/Comment
03/24 - 150
Aww, come on. Ppffftttttt.

03/25 - 149.6
Still struggling a bit with evening snacking, but at least they're not sugar. Working on it.

03/26 - 149.6
It's a beautiful, sunny day here. Off to the Y for weights and then a walk outdoors. Yay!

03/27 - 149.6
Okie dokie. Hangin' out here for a few days. No problem. My crocuses are starting to bloom, birds are courting and building nests in my nest boxes, and the cold wind feels like Spring cold, not winter. All is well.

03/28 - 150.2
Too much salt yesterday and not enough water or exercise.

03/29 - 149.6
The bad news - I'm not dropping the weight I regained Nov-March. The good news - I'm averaging more calories than seems possible and seem to have hit a balance point, suggesting that my metabolism is faster from regular exercise + a little more muscle. So I'm working at cutting my calories a bit, but also feel pretty optimistic that I''ll drop the weight when the weather settles into "lovely outside" and I get back to my long walks, some hikes, and putting in a new perennial+annuals garden (we moved in a year ago May and our backyard is a blank slate). I still have some pain and stiffness from PMR, but feel MUCH better than I did all last summer and fall. I have to get blood work next week to check my inflammation levels again, but can't help but think they're down since I feel so much better. I see a new rheumatologist April 8, which should be interesting. I'm still determined not to take prednisone, at least not long term. So now I'm off to the gym and then to look for paint to paint a garden bench. Thinking some luscious shade of violet. Have a lovely weekend, friends! Oh - and look who has moved into my front porch! House finches.

03/30 - 149.6 - 10-day ave 1679
Yesterday was a good day food wise, though I did skip the gym. But I went shopping (rare for me) and walked quite a bit. I'm getting back to tracking my 10-day calorie average, which served me well before and, like weight trends, makes more sense than daily numbers. I just joined a walking/hiking challenge run by our city & county parks, local land trust, and a couple other organizations - hike 10 of 14 designated trails and earn a thingy to fasten to a walking stick or wherever. I'm going to try to get in all of last year's trails as well, plus I'm challenging myself to hike at least one day at each of most of our beautiful state parks (I figure since some are a pretty good drive, those will be two-dayers!). This round may be a wash (again), but next round! Yeah, baby! So happy to see Spring, even if today is gloomy rainy. Happy weekend, all!

03/31
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Hilogirl2018 · March 2019

10 DAY GOALS: Planning to (1) log everything carefully over the next 10 days with 1200-1400 range (2) be within 10 grams of my protein macro daily (3) eat noon to 8 pm most days
Age: 38
Height: 5'7"
Round 71 SW 157.8 EW 155.4 (-2.4 lbs)
CW:
GW: 123
GW for this round 153 (151.6 as a woohoo but probably not gonna happen yet goal)

Round 72 (my 2nd) Day/Weight/Comment
03/24 152.6 This makes 5.2 down since I started this challenge, and 2.8 down overnight! Now that's the week 1 whoosh I'd hoped for and never got. I exercised and ate some calories back, had my usual ice cream bar and even three squares of caramel dark chocolate yesterday! I also looked up the calories in my favorite bakery cookies and discovered to my horror that each one has over 500 calories! I used to eat several in the course of a day. Maybe I can have one occasionally on maintenance, but I am so glad I'm not blindly stuffing my face now!

I feel like tracking on MFP has revealed that holy grail of successful weight loss: moderation. I'm finally empowered to enjoy treats in moderation, guilt-free. Other big lessons so far: I must practice patience (this is all gonna go way more slowly than I'd like!), and I can't freak out when the numbers on the scale go up or plateau. It's all part of this nonlinear process.

My original goal weight for this round was 153.8, but I'm lower than that today, so I've revised the goal to be 151.8. That's only 1 lb in the next 10 days, slow and steady.
03/25 154.8 Well, it's to be expected. I may bounce up and down over the next few days. I ended the last round at 155.4, and that's probably closer to the truth. 153 still feels attainable for this round. Focusing on lots of hydration and staying in my calorie range while getting as close to my protein macros as possible.
03/26 155.6. Sigh. Okay. I ate super salty foods yesterday and I know this isn't a true reflection of what's going on. My pants feel looser, at least! My 153 goal for this round seems less likely bu the day, but there are still 7 days left. A lot can happen.
03/27 155.6. All right, as long as I don't gain, this means I'm basically maintaining what I've lost so far. Still down more than 2 lbs, and more importantly, I'm feeling better than I have in a while about my ability to stick with something. I have to admit, knowing I'm posting here every day makes a difference! I clearly need this level of accountability.
03/28 154.8 Yay, moving back down again (even after yesterday's cheeseburger). This weighing every day thing is a real mindjob. Up, down, down, way up, stall... it's so helpful to see others' 10-day logs and notice similar patterns, and so encouraging to see the longer trends of true weight loss for those of you who've been at this for a while. I love that there are a couple of maintainers in this group, too! The struggle doesn't necessarily end, but you get to carry on in a lighter, more fit body. I can deal with that! Okay, 5 MORE DAYS to stay within my calorie limit, drink tons of water, and maybe even fit in some light exercise.
03/29 156. Arggghh...I dunno. I'm staying at or just over/under calories, drinking plenty of water.
03/30 153.8 Well, I couldn't even complete my log yesterday because I was under calories (only managed 900 because I wasn't feeling well). So I'm not celebrating this number because I obviously can't stick with so few calories every day, if that's what it takes. However, it's another accidental data point in this journey: keeping calories variable is perhaps more effective (this includes an occasional bump up in calories, too!).
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Round 71 loss:
Total challenge lost after 2 rounds:

171lake · March 2019

Female, 31 years old, 5’1”
MFP SW: 172.6 lbs 12/1/18
TWL since joined MFP as of RW 71 end: 18.7 lbs
UGW: 120 lbs
Spoiler
Round 65 SW 164.1 EW 162.3 (- 1.8)
Round 66 SW 162.6 EW 160.6 (- 2.0)
Round 67 SW 160.8 EW 158.4 (-2.4)
Round 68 SW 159 EW 156.4 (-2.6)
Round 69 SW 156.4 EW 155.7 (-0.7)
Round 70 SW 155.7 EW 155 (-0.7)
Round 71 SW 155 EW 153.9 (-1.1)

Goals for Round 71 (8th Round)
Round weight 152.6 (20 lbs down since I started)
Go to spin class 3x a week
Try Yoga for the first time
Chart out meals in advance throughout the round
Drink 100 oz of water

Day/Weight/Comment
03/24 154.2
03/25 153.9
03/26 153.9
03/27 153.9 today will be my third day in a row of spinning class. I haven’t noticed any difference on scale yet, so hoping that will come soon. March has been difficult because I had a ton of work and social functions so really looking forward to a April when life calms down a bit.
03/28 152.8 new lowest weight! I couldn’t believe seeing this number on the scale, but checked twice to make sure it wasn’t a fluke. Just .2 lbs away from 20 lbs total weight loss from when I started and solidly in size 12 clothing. I tried on my dresses yesterday and will be able to donate the size 16 (around 5 dresses, which felt good). I also just moved out of 29 BMI to a 28 number, so one number closer to 24.9
03/29 153.1
03/30 153.3 yesterday I had migraine, but today I’m feeling much better and planning to be active outside
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jenn990205 · March 2019

So back again for another one. Round 71 I went back and forth between 151 and 150. I expected a pretty good whoosh all week but never saw it. I’m just staying on track and hoping for the best next week. Hoping to finally get back into the 140’s by the end of this round.

Day Weight Comment

03/24 - 150.9 so no whoosh yet. We have our weekly family meal today so hoping for the best tomorrow. Holding steady so far through the weekend. Come on 149 something!

03/25 - 153.6 and there is my Sunday family dinner gain! 2.7 pounds, uuugggh. My husband decided he was going to grill some t-bones last night and they were amazing. We also had grilled asparagus and mashed potatoes with it. Then I decided I needed a couple of mini butterfingers. So the weight is well deserved, I am assuming mostly carbs and food still in my stomach. Anytime I eat steak it stays with me for a couple of days. Had a great Sunday though and back to eating clean today. Looking for that 149 sometime this round.

03/26 - 152.1 Got to love sodium and carbs. Should be back down tomorrow and back on track for a loss by Friday. Have all my meals planned for today and should stay under calories again. Pushing to see that 149 this week!

03/27 - 151.1 am almost back to my starting weight for the round. I was only a couple of ounces away from where I was. The scale flashed 150.7 and then stuck on 151.1. I got off and on a couple of times to try and make 150.7 stick, but it didn't, so I will have to settle for this, lol. Still not feeling 100%, allergies are killing me and now I have no voice. So just trying to drink my water and tea and get through the day. I have a roast in the crock pot for dinner tonight, so that should make tonight easier and I can get some rest.

03/28 - 152.1 no idea why it's up. Ate under calories yesterday and didn't have any late night snacking. Ate a little bit of roast for dinner and a big salad for my side. No mashed potatoes, roll or dessert. Woke up with a really dry mouth this morning, so maybe I am just dehydrated from allergy pills. Going to try and drink more water today and see what the scale says tomorrow. I see another 10 day round of floating around 150-152. Not giving up, but 149 may be in the next round. I think my body is anti-weighing under 150, lol.

03/29 - 150.1 Yesterday I was completely over trying to lose weight. I have been working so hard to get into the 140's it has taken over my life. I was beyond frustrated and was thinking about taking a break from this whole thing. I actually ate about 2 handfuls of cheese combos and had 2 beers when I got home from work. Then I snapped myself back into reality and had a salad for dinner instead of the chicken fried chicken that I had planned on having. I think I have figured out my spikes are due to red meat (steak, brisket, roast)n and eating after 7:00. I know it's great for iron and protein, but I think it stays in my stomach longer than chicken or hamburger meat for some reason. So I am avoiding it for the next week or 2 and see if that is what causes the crazy 2 or 3 pound spikes. I always lose the weight right away, but it really messes up my 10 day and 5 day averages. This morning I got on the scale when I first woke up and it said 150.0, after my shower and stuff it said 150.1. Not really much of a difference, still not 149, so I'm sticking with the 150.1. Staying on track today so far and waiting to see what the next 4 days bring me.

03/30 - 151.9 uugghh. Maybe it’s from dinner out last night. I was not expecting the uptick to be honest. I picked the chicken fajitas and ate a ton of the veggies. Only had half a tortilla and mostly stayed away from the rice and beans. I did cave and have a margarita, so maybe it’s from that. Hopefully I will be back down tomorrow. This is the longest and most frustrating plateau I have ever had. I think I am going on 3 weeks of floating around 150 or 151. Today I have to help my oldest move out and into his first place with his girlfriend. They found a really cute condo, but it is just crazy that I have a child old enough to move into his own condo and in with a girl. I really like her and she is good for him, I just worry about them being so young. Lol, they are both only 20 years old, so hopefully they don’t make me a grandmother anytime soon. I am not ready for all of that! On track to get a lot done today and within calories.

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roscoe1998 · March 2019

Female 55

Lost down to 180 doing lazy keto last spring, but the summer vacations came and then the holidays
and I put all of the weight back on. I am going to be consistant with tracking my food...good or bad...and
get healthier this year.

Starting weight on 1/9/19 203

Round 66 SW 198.8--EW 194.4
Round 67 SW 194.4--EW 196
Round 68 SW 196.0--EW 195
Round 69 SW 192.0--EW 191.8
Round 70 SW 192.4--EW 192.3
Round 71 SW 195.8--EW 192.6

Goal for round 72 is to end below 190.

Day/Weight/Comment
03/24 191.6 Surprised by this pound loss, because even though I stayed on my plan, I ate throughout the day
and only got 8,000 steps. Plan on taking a 5 mile walk around the lake, drinking lots of water and staying
keto.
03/25 192.2 Walked 13,000 steps yesterday, and stayed below my calorie goals, but did not drink much water.
03/26 192.2
03/27 192.6 Ate under my calorie goal and walked 11,000 steps. Not sure what's up...
03/28 192.2 My body seems to like 192. Just gonna keep plugging on..
03/29 191.2 Ok! Let's keep this going!
03/30 191.4
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AR10at50 · March 2019

Hi-I’m Karen
Sept. 2018 OSW 187 (Was my Round #1)
UGW 135.....yes, 135!
Goal this round-159-hopefully! I got down to 162 last round.

3/24-165 Salty heavy food yesterday, but worth it. Later today I leave for my week long quilting class...I can’t wait!
3/25-29 No Scale
3/30-166-Better than I expected after sitting and sewing all week without a bit of exercise. I’m back on track today. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

🌸☕️🌸

deepwoodslady · March 2019

FROM THE MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 58 YEARS YOUNG & MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 30 FOR ME.

“YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE PERFECT TO BE AMAZING”

MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R71 EW= 189.6
R72 EW= TBD

Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: Lose 2 pounds this round.
First Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 175 by my Birthday on May 10th by sticking to my plan to lose 1.5 pounds per week (or 2 lbs per round).
My Second Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 165 by the 4th of July using the same plan as above.
My Third Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 145 by Halloween.
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********

R43 EW= 195.6.....LOSS
R44 EW= 192.4…..LOSS
R45 EW= 191.4…..LOSS
R46 EW= 186.0…..LOSS
R47 EW= 186.8…..SLIGHT GAIN/FLUCTUATION
R48 EW= 185.4…..LOSS
R49 EW= 182.8…..LOSS
R50 EW= 180.8…..LOSS
R51 EW= 179.6…..LOSS
R52 EW= 179.0…..LOSS
R53 EW= 176.0…..LOSS
R54 EW= 174.6…..LOSS
R55 EW= 174.6…..NO CHANGE (hard round for me, no change is a Victory!)
R56 EW= 179.2…..GAIN
R57 EW= 177.2…..LOSS
R58 EW= 176.0…..LOSS
R59 EW= 178.6…..GAIN
R60 EW= 178.4.....LOSS
R61 EW= 181.2…..Gain
R62 EW= 183.1…..Gain The Christmas Season bug bit me.
R63 EW= 185.5 …..Gain Food Filled Holiday Season.
R64 EW= 183.4….. LOSS Yayyyyy!
R65 EW= 187.1…..GAIN
R66 EW= 186.9….. LOSS On my way to a better me!
R67 EW= 186.7….. LOSS In the right direction!
R68 EW= 188.2….. GAIN
R69 EW= 189.2…..GAIN
R70 EW= 186.6….. LOSS
R71 EW-189.6….. Travel last 5 days of round ending with a higher weigh-in. Ugg. All restaurants & sitting!

Day/Weight/Comment
03/23 …..189.6….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND

03/24 ….. 188.0….. [/color=redYesterdays stats: 1069 Calories In / 2049 Calories Out. 12 Net Carbs. 8,199 Total Steps & 3.48 Total Miles. IF 12:12. Had 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 21 minutes. My only exercise was 10 minutes on elliptical.

03/25 …..188.8 ….. [/color=limegreenStats for yesterday: 1061 Calories In / 2692 calories out. 53 Net Carbs. 12,612 Total Steps & 5.34 Total Miles. IF 12:12. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 14 minutes & woke up refreshed. Thanks for the inspiration you all have given me this morning as I fast & enjoy my morning black coffee. One foot in front of the other, I can do this again today. Thanks guys!

03/26 …..187.6 ….. Yesterdays stats: 1031 Calories In / 3077 Calories Out. 8 Net Carbs. 22,130 Total Steps & 9.38 Total Miles. IF 12:12. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 15 minutes & woke up refreshed. I exercised myself nearly to death yesterday (for an old lady, that is!) I walked for 115 minutes inside the school I also danced for 43 minutes. Sample song was “Shooting Star” by Bad Company.

03/27 …..187.6 …..
Yesterdays stats: 2168 Calories In / 2790 Calories Out. 92 Net Carbs. 11,393 Total Steps & 4.82 Total Miles. IF 12:12. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 3 hours & 58 minutes .

03/28 …..187.6 ….. I’ve finished reading all the posts from yesterday & realized there was something in the air that caused all the LNS, cravings & especially the bingeing last night. I, too, was overcome by this mysterious fog that enveloped so many. I had a great hardworking day at my DD’s helping her again. Plenty of calorie burn & steps. I stuck to my eating plan perfectly. Then the fog rolled in last night while I was in bed watching TV. Why did I buy that Easter candy so soon? Sale? Well, it wasn’t worth it. Mini kit kats, kisses & reece cups took over my life for a few minutes there. I was SHOCKED to see the scale read the same this morning. Either I will see it in a day or two show up on that scale or I have been given yet another chance to prove myself. 1928 Calories In/ 2995 Calories Out. 143 Net Carbs. (OMgosh). 15,282 Total Steps & 6.47 Total Miles. IF 12:12 . Fitbit Step Hours 13/13. I slept 6 hours & 22 minutes (probably in a sugar crash). I danced for 20 minutes. Sample song “Flat bottom girls” by Queen. I hate posting when I have disappointed myself, but I’m only going to succeed if I continue tracking, logging, weighing & keeping myself honest & accountable. This challenge is one of my weapons & one of the most important tools in my toolbox. I hope to have a much better night tonight.

03/29 …..188.1 ….. That LNS from the 28th finally showing up on the scale. Tons of movement yesterday or it may have been worse. Today my DGS’s invited me out to lunch, their treat, so I will likely be over carbs but will watch my calories carefully. But when I do eat out I do know what to expect including bloating & water retention. They are in 5th grade & 6th grade and have never taken me to lunch before so they are feeling like charming gentlemen & I look forward to it. Late afternoon I have a salon appt. for haircut so a little more sitting will be had overall today. Then my DD will be coming over for some girly stuff. She is going to start selling Mary Kay & wants to show me some things. All in all, busy day planned & so I won’t be able to walk at the school today but fun with family is always fantastic. Yesterday’s stats: 1538 Calories In/2764 Calories Out. 32 Net Carbs. 20,103 Total Steps & 8.58 Total Miles. IF 12:12 . 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 15 minutes but needed more. Tired today. I walked 79 Minutes inside the school & I danced for 41 minutes in 2 sets. Sample song “Soul Man” by the Blues Brothers.

03/30 …..189.6 ….. I enjoyed the lunch with my DGS’s a little too much I think. Then dessert last night. Ugg. Back to square one & working on the bloat already today that I feel. Too many calories & carbs to count or admit to. I almost held my hands over my eyes on the scale but decided to look. My fitbit info for yesterday is as follows: 2175 Calories Out. 8180 Total Steps & 3.46 Miles. IF 12:12. Got in 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours (all but the hour I sat in the Salon Chair during appointment). Not sure on sleep as I charged my fitbit last night, but it was between 5 & 6 hours. My hairdresser has found a new bald spot in the back of my head & my hairline has receded even more. She desperately wants to get answers but I am working with my dr & a dermatologist and nothing is helping. I’ve got to keep working on my protein intake.
03/31 ….. ….. 04/01 ….. ….. 04/02 ….. …..

ConfidentRaven · March 2019

Round 72 (my fourth)

Round 69 TL: -3.6 pounds 360- 356.4
Round70 TL -3.6 pounds 356.4 - 352.8
Round 71 -3.8 pounds 352.8-349

OSW: 382
RSW: 349
UGW: 160

03/24 347.4. I’m a little surprised at this woosh, I’ll see if it stays. I’m certain tom is starting sometime soon and I usually see a little upswing then, but hopefully I’ll still be solidly in the 340s. My nsv yesterday was staying in calorie goal despite feeling hungry a portion of the day.

03/25 347.8 Not unexpected I had a higher sodium day yesterday and I’m not sure that I got in all my water. I have both a sick kid and a kid who fell skateboarding, she’s okay just bruised, so yesterday was a little rough and it will be a rough day today. My nsv yesterday was not having any of the snacks that my husband picked up to deal with his stress.

03/26 347.2 Looks like I’m really in the 340’s, at least for now. I’ve not only reached my goal for this month, but if this trend continues I’ll be several pounds under where I had hoped to be. My nsv was not having a single bit of the high calorie snacks that my husband got.

03/27 347.8 I’m not surprised by a little gain I took a couple of longer walks yesterday. Both were further than I normally walk, the second one was nearly double the first. I’m feeling those walks this morning so I’m certain that it’s all water and I’ll see my usual pound drop after a bounce around in a day or two. My nsv yesterday were the walks outside, I’m really proud of myself for getting out and doing them.

03/28. 348 Tom should be here soon, I’ve been feeling cramps since last night. I expect once that’s over I’ll see some drops.

03/29. 348.4 I was over calories, over sodium and under on my water intake, it could have been worse.

03/30. 347 Tom finally arrived this morning, as did a nice down swing. I didn’t feel well yesterday and I was under calories by a bit, but since that doesn’t happen often and the day before was high I didn’t bother trying to eat more. I figured listening to my body was better than forcing myself to eat. I’m feeling better today so today should be normal calorie wise.

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woolylemon · March 2019

Female, 46, 5'4"
OSW: 173.5
CW: 170
GW: 145

Day/Weight/Comment
03/24 - 170
03/25 - 170.5
03/26 - 170
03/27 - 169
03/28 - 170 (nachos !)
03/29 - 169.5
03/30 - 169
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