JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 73

I am now in my 4th round with all of you! I love doing this to keep me accountable. Let's keep it going everyone!

Age: 28
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 5”3
SW: 219.2
SW for this challenge: 197.6
Mini GW: 192.0 to go on my very first diet break!
Ultimate GW: 141

Results
Round 70: SW 202.6 EW 197.4 (-5.2 pounds)
Round 71: SW 197.4 EW 199.6 (+2.2 pounds)
Round 72: SW 199.6 EW 197.6 (-2.0 pounds)

Day/Weight/Comment
04/03: 197.4 (A slight decrease, which is awesome! I did a core workout and made some vegetable soup with grilled cheese last night. I was so exhausted that I went to bed early. My energy level has been at a decline this week and I'm not sure why!)

04/04: 196.2 (This is a great drop! I haven't been this weight since November of 2015! I've restarted many many times, but at that time I went through a breakup in February of 2015 and lost wayyyy too much in an unhealthy way. I'm more motivated than ever and I hope it continues! Last night I did a 20 minute HIIT elliptical workout and ate some Cuban chicken, black beans and rice!)

04/05: 194.8 (I’m literally in shock! I didn’t do a workout last night and had steak with rice and peas for dinner. We also went to a celebration of life and I had a tiny bit of treats but nothing too crazy. I lost 1.8 pounds since last Friday and I’m thinking I’ve been overestimating calories? We’ll see if this trend continues since I have it set to 1.5 pounds a week.)

04/06: 196.2 (I did a 45 minute elliptical workout yesterday and I had a Chipotle vegetarian bowl that I’m regretting for lunch yesterday. Oh man that red spicy salsa!! Anyway, the hubby and I went on a date night last night to our favorite Mexican restaurant by our house. I saved half my dinner like I always do! The gain was expected. Even though I’m Mexican, those beans still bloat me up no matter what 😂)

04/07: 198.0 (Oh man! What a gain this weekend. I was on plan but I’ve been saving all my calories for the weekends and these gains are expected. I’m back to lower calories today. Last night I went to Panera for dinner and had soup and salad and did a 30 minute strength training workout!)

04/08: 198.0 (Okay body, that's enough! Haha I worked out yesterday for 45 minutes on the elliptical and I hardly sat down yesterday taking care of things around the house. It was the first time since October we tried using the AC at home and it broke! That gave me some extra sweat as we were waiting for the technician to come over! lol....so I made chicken rice soup for dinner last night but for some reason as I was cooking it, my mind was thinking about a PB&J sandwich and I had that instead with a little bit of soup.)

04/09: 196.2 (The weekend weight is dropping off thank goodness. I had a weird day yesterday. I went to the gym yesterday and it was one of the first warmer days since last year and the gym's AC was not working properly. I could hardly breathe! The shortness of breath continued and I stepped off the elliptical after 10 minutes because I didn't want to pass out. I then went home and did a core workout in the comforts of my own (now working) AC. I made chicken parm yesterday with some pasta for dinner!)
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R67 SW 328.8 EW 321.4
R68 EW 317.2
R69 EW 309.2
R70 EW 298.4
R71 EW 290.2
R72 EW 285.0

Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 - 283.4 - I completed week 1, day 2 of Zombies, Run! couch to 5K training. I was able to do some longer runs on the free form run at the end; whereas on Monday I was so exhausted I just walked at the end. I have had a busy day. Food has been good, but a little short on breakfast.
04/04 - 282.6 - Yes! Day 2 of a drop. I will do some more walking later doing another episode of Zombies, Run! I had a good breakfast. I have changed up my apples for Halos. I tried a new flavor of yogurt this morning too. It was pretty good. Nutrition class was interesting. We talked about spices and what goes best with what. Looking forward to the rest of the day.
04/05 - 280.0 - WHOOSH! Well, now that was unexpected. Today is a fasting day, just two more after today. I will do an episode of Zombies, Run! later tonight after dinner. I walked to Transitions and back, but don't want to do too much without food in my stomach to keep my blood sugar from dropping too low.
04/06 - 280.0 - Holding steady. Walked in the park using Zombies, Ru! last night. I'm going to doing day 3 of week 1 of couch to 5K of Zombies, Run! 5K training today out in the park before the storms move in. I plan to also do some cleaning on my apartment today. Some other exercises I haven't decided on yet.
04/07 - 279 - Yay! I was glad to see this number. It's my official weigh-in day today so. I walked for an hour yesterday. After the episode for Zombies, Run! ended I kept going for another 20 minutes, just enjoying the music and the New Canton radio hosts banter (it's still part of the app). I completed day 3, week 1 of Zombies, Run! couch to 5K training yesterday as well. I felt very proud about that. I got like 14,000 steps by the end of the day.
04/08 - 281.2 - A fluctuation up. I'm not too worried about it. My sleep was off last night. I think I'm retaining a bit of water as well. Today is Week 2, Day 1 of couch to 5K using Zombies, Run! trainer, and I'm looking forward to it.
04/09 - 278.0 - I'm three pounds from my next major goal. It came up fast. I was able to acquire most of the groceries I need for the next week. The week after I'll have to dip into the pantry and that's a lot of processed foods. I don't know what it's going to do to my weight and diet.
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ConfidentRaven wrote: »

Round 73 (my 5th round)

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
Round 72 -1.8 pounds 349-347.2

I got a little sloppy last round and it showed in a lower weight loss than previous rounds. I want to nip in the bud a few bad habits that I’ve begun to fall back into so that I stay on track with my weight loss.

My goals this round:
Water!
Cut the sodium.
Tighten up my log
Weigh my food and not eyeball it

OSW: 382
RSW: 347.2
UGW: 160

04/03 346.2 Well that’s a nice start to the round. My nsv yesterday was a long walk outside. I managed 2100 steps in a single walk and will be working towards doing it twice a day by the end of the month.

04/04 347 Bounce, water retention from a late quick dinner because I forgot to plug in my crockpot. I also took my walk late. I’m sure it will drop again.

04/05 345 There’s that big drop I knew was coming. I knew it had to be and hopefully I’ll see a few more small drops this round.

04/06 345.8 Another late dinner, low water, higher sodium day.

04/07 344.4 I’m beginning to get used to this up down trend that I seem to have. Though I admit that I like the down so much better than the up. I tried moving my breakfast to a brunch and cutting out lunch yesterday. I ended up with a headache all day so I’m not sure I’ll try it again soon.

04/08. 342 I thought I would continue down, but not by this much. I expect that I’ll see a bounce back up in a day or two. If not then maybe this is all the water weight finally going. I guess I’ll see what tomorrow brings.

04/09. 341.2 I’m surprised, but happy that the trend is continuing. I’ve been sticking to my calorie goals and staying lower on sodium than before.


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@ConfidentRaven - Good job! - At least you are losing each round. I am trying to get more consistency with each round. I like having the spoiler at the beginning too! I may give that a try. Keep up the good work! :flowerforyou:

Goal is to lose 2lbs
SW 142.8
GW 140.8

Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 - 142.8 - dropped a pound already but I guess today was the official start so that’s where I’m starting.
04/04 - 142.5 - dropped .3 in a day, not too bad, that would be 3lbs by the end of this if I can keep it up.
04/05 - 141.6 - dropped .9 maybe going a little too fast. Didn’t quite reach my calorie goal yesterday but one day doesn’t hurt. I’ll try to be closer today.
04/06 - 142.4 - gained .8, i knew yesterday was a bit too fast but also had sweets yesterday and ate a little later than normal. It was a stressful day as well BUT its ok because today will be better and tomorrows weight will be less.
04/07 - 142.2 - small loss and more reasonable/expected results. I’ll take it. I also added in some Yoga yesterday previously I was just focused on eating right because have been on doc restriction from exercise but now I can add in yoga and I am so excited. I absolutely love Yoga. Yesterday’s practice was amazing.
04/08 - 142 - small consistent losses, I’ll take it. I have to remember I’m weighing daily. I’m used to weekly weight drops. Yoga was amazing!
04/09 - 141.9 - a little less than desired but at least it’s a loss. I am starting to get sore from the yoga, yey! I didn’t get in as much water as I wanted so that could be contributing. We will see.

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Female, age 44, 5’6”
Round 72: -8.4
Round 71: +0.2
R73 SW: 232.1
Goal: a loss for round 73

04/03 232.6 . Whole family is working on our sleep hygiene. Think benefits for me could be reduced stress and fatigue which lead to emotional eating. Went to bed early last night.

04/04 232.1 Didn't have any caffeine yesterday!

04/05 232.6 (forgot to weigh before breakfast) Had a rare lunch meeting at a restaurant yesterday. Very hard for me to guess the calorie content. Started listening to the “Losing 100 Pounds with Phat and Phit” podcast and enjoying it so far. I have a 40 min commute and have my main opportunities to overeat in the evening, so listening to a health podcast might help keep me focused on my goals.

04/06 232.4 Rarely have down time, but had 3 hours yesterday to myself.

04/07 234.6 Sunday. Got a book at the library on resistance band exercises and did some.
04/08 234.2
04/09 234.2

Round 73 (round 7 for me)

Height: 5’3
Original SW (Jan 15th): 213 lbs
CW: 190.9
TWL: 22.1 lbs
GW: 140 - 150 ( I’m not set on a number. Wherever my body settles is fine.)

Round 67 SW- 206.2 〰 EW- 204.7 (-1.5 lb)
Round 68 SW- 204.7 〰 EW- 202.3 (-2.4 lb)
Round 69 SW- 202.3 〰 EW- 200.0 (-2.3 lb)
Round 70 SW- 200.0 〰 EW- 195.5 (-4.5 lbs)
Round 71 SW- 195.5 〰 EW- 193.3 (-2.2 lbs)
Round 72 SW- 193.3 〰 EW - 191.2 (-2.1 lbs)
Round 73 SW- 190.9 〰 EW -

Total challenge loss: 15 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 - 190.9 Being very careful with portion sizes. I feel like that is what gets me in trouble the most. I’ll eat something healthy, but eat too much. I’m getting in the habit of checking to see if I’m truly hungry before eating everything on my plate.
04/04 - 190.6 - Eating on plan.
04/05 - 190.0 - Staying on plan.
04/06 - 190.4 - Ate off plan last night. Going right back to clean eating today.
04/07 - 190.2 - I’m keeping closer to plan and I feel lighter even if the scale says I’m the same weight.
04/08 - 189.9 - Going in the right direction! I ate really well yesterday. I’ve felt really good the last couple days. I’m taking magnesium malate the last 2 days and I feel a lot clearer mentally.

04/09 - 189.4 - Going in the right direction.

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4/3 156.5
4/4 155.5
4/5 154.5
4/6 no weigh in
4/7 no weigh in
4/8 158.2
4/9 156.7
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Goal 153

Headed back in the right direction!!

brandyme wrote: »

Goal is to lose 2lbs
SW 142.8
GW 140.8

Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 - 142.8 - dropped a pound already but I guess today was the official start so that’s where I’m starting.
04/04 - 142.5 - dropped .3 in a day, not too bad, that would be 3lbs by the end of this if I can keep it up.
04/05 - 141.6 - dropped .9 maybe going a little too fast. Didn’t quite reach my calorie goal yesterday but one day doesn’t hurt. I’ll try to be closer today.
04/06 - 142.4 - gained .8, i knew yesterday was a bit too fast but also had sweets yesterday and ate a little later than normal. It was a stressful day as well BUT its ok because today will be better and tomorrows weight will be less.
04/07 - 142.2 - small loss and more reasonable/expected results. I’ll take it. I also added in some Yoga yesterday previously I was just focused on eating right because have been on doc restriction from exercise but now I can add in yoga and I am so excited. I absolutely love Yoga. Yesterday’s practice was amazing.
04/08 - 142 - small consistent losses, I’ll take it. I have to remember I’m weighing daily. I’m used to weekly weight drops. Yoga was amazing!
04/09 - 141.9 - a little less than desired but at least it’s a loss. I am starting to get sore from the yoga, yey! I didn’t get in as much water as I wanted so that could be contributing. We will see.

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I just realized what happened 4/6... TOM (sorry if TMI) is here and that would have been around when I would have started retaining water... which means I'm likely a pound less than what I am actually reporting. Hopefully this is the case! Should know in a few days, hopefully in time to end the challenge hitting goal.

JGM10D ~|~ Round 73
Making a new start for this round. Posting weight and comments each evening.
My aim for 2019 is to reach 155.
I am FOCUSED on heathy food choices and DETERMINED to achieve my goals!
Daily Goals
Round 73 ~|~ End Goal: < 166
We 03/04: 165.8: Goals: ✅ Busy day, but managed to fit my exercise in early
Th 04/04: 165.4: Goals: ✅ 'Free' day today, so worked on decluttering my craft room.
Fri 05/04: 166.0: Goals: ✅ Final Boditrax assessment this afternoon. Good progress made. Reduced metabolic age to 62, increased muscle mass, reduced fat mass, so I am very happy. All my stats were improved.
Sa 06/04: 166.3: Goals: ✅ granddaughter is home for a long weekend so we took advantage of the gorgeous spring weather to have a family day out. Lots of walking. Restaurant lunch, but made healthy choices, and drank lots of water to combat sodium.
Su 07/04: 166.4: Goals: ✅ Felt out of sorts today, despite sensible choices at the restaurant yesterday.
Mo 08/04: 165.8: Goals: ✅ Great day today. Unexpected after the weekend, but a nice little whoosh this morning. It will probably bounce back up tomorrow.
Tu 09/04: 165.8 Goals: ✅Delighted that I stayed down. I had a full day today, so had to walk when I got home late this evening to hit my step goal.
We 10/04: xxx Goals:
Th 11/04: xxx Goals:
Fri 12/04: xxx Goals:
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.
Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

3rd round for me.
R71 SW 161.0, EW 159.4 (-1.6)
R72 SW 159.4, EW 155.2 (-4.2)

R73 SW 155.2, GW 153.6


Original start weight 180 (April 2018). Stopped trying in September (153.6) and back up to 161 (March 2019)
UGW 140 (end of July)

Day/Weight/Comment
04/03 154.0 Not sure where that came from.
04/04153.6 pretty excited to see the low I got to in September. 😀
04/05153.0 going into the weekend
04/06 153.4
04/07 153.6 it’s the weekend and was out all day at friends’ place so I’m ok with it.
04/08 151.8 I’ve had stomach flu overnight so I’m 100% sure that number reflects the fact that I’m empty as opposed to actual weight loss.
04/09 151.2 still not really eating after stomach flu. Hopefully tomorrow.
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