JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 74

@ConfidentRaven - Congrats on 40 pounds lost!!! Whoooohooo!! Keep up the good work!! :flowerforyou:

Round three for me! We're in spring break at school and I have a lot on my calendar. We'll be celebrating my boyfriend's birthday, going to an MLB game, travelling to spend time with friends and their new baby, and gathering with family for Easter. This time, I'd like to average 100,000 steps for the ten days, so I'll need to add extra walking on days we're not driving. I'm not looking to actively lose weight this round, but I'd like to maintain my hard work from the last two rounds.

Female, 32 5'6''
OSW 191 lb
R72 SW 191.0 lb EW 188.4 lb
R73 SW 188.4 lb EW 184.6 lb
R74 SW 184.6 lb EW TBD
GW: 160 lb (I'll probably re-evaluate when I get there, but I remember being pretty comfortable at that weight)
Day/Weight/Comment
04/13 184.6 lb Holding steady! No workout yesterday due to a meeting that went long and unanticipated traffic on the way home. I had to get home to walk the pup! I tracked 11,415 steps. Take-out Thai food was dinner and I ate lightly throughout the day to not blow-out my calorie goals. I expect some sort of gain in the next couple of days due to planned events with high-calorie foods options.
04/14 184.6 lb Still looking good. I only tracked 5,150 steps yesterday so I'll need to take the dog out for a long walk later. We went out for lunch and it ended up being my only meal of the day and that allowed me to meet my calorie goals. Again, I'm anticipating a gain in the next couple of check-ins. We're heading to a baseball game this afternoon and I'm making a key lime pie for my boyfriend's birthday.
04/15 185.6 lb I ate so much junk yesterday. Bagel and cream cheese for breakfast, sausage and peppers and beer for lunch at the game (Go Red Sox!), and pizza, key lime pie, and GOT whiskey for dinner. Good thing birthdays only happen once a year. 😂 I wish I checked my Fitbit before I took it off because it had tracked 9,982 steps. There's something about seeing the number go over 10,000 that I really enjoy. I've got three days of light eating planned and then we're off travelling for a few days.
04/16 187.0 lb Not surprised. I tracked 10,015 steps yesterday and went a little over my calorie goals. I'm definitely going to the gym this afternoon and walking the dog this morning because we're planning on going out for dinner. We put a water filter on our kitchen tap because the water was very metallic tasting, so I'm sure my water intake will be up. I'm looking for no gain tomorrow!
04/17 187.0 lb No gain! I had tons of water, tracked 13,598 steps, and burned about 300 calories at the gym. I've tracked a little over 50,000 steps for the last five days, so I'm on track to meet my step goal. I ate lightly throughout the day to help out my dinner calories, but I got a Long Island iced tea that I regret. It was all sour mix and not worth the calories. 😖 More dog walking and another gym visit planned for this afternoon and then pub trivia with the family!
04/18 188.0 lb Yup. Beer and buffalo chicken sandwich for dinner. 15,315 steps tracked and about 40 minutes at the gym on the elliptical yesterday. Travelled 6 hours today and ate garbage food all day. I'm already looking forward to the next round to lose what I gained this round.
04/19 Travelling, no scale
04/20 Travelling, no scale
04/21
04/22

@tlsteddyo

I only record water, I do drink tea and add the 'bag' to my meal or snack, as a reminder of what I have consumed each day.
I do not drink coffee or pop (soda). If I did I would record them with the meal/snack.

I did take time to slowly increase my water intake. Sometimes it is a challenge to drink enough water. I started with a glass first thing in the morning and one at each meal. I also keep a water bottle with me at work. I slowly I creased my glass size to 14 oz each meal and 24 oz water bottle. For a change I add a slice of lemon or lime to my water.

Female, 37, 5‘11‘
SW 190lbs
GW 177lbs
UGW - we‘ll see...

Goal for this challenge -3lbs

‪04/13 187.6‬ lbs

‪04/14 186.3‬ lbs goal for today: walk at least an hour and track water

‪04/15 186.6‬ lbs had a bad day yesterday with cramps and back pain, so not much activity. Food-wise it was an ok weekend. Looking at Monday motivated!

‪04/16 186.1‬ lbs Yesterday was a very good day exercise wise and also food wise. Even had some calories left over for a piece of chocolate (and stayed under my carbs goal! Yay!). Let’s do this again today!

04/17 184.8 lbs What a nice drop! Hopefully I can keep it. Made a semi-smart choice at the restaurant yesterday (very satisfying Couscous-Vegetable Stir-fry, left me with little calories for the rest of the day, but I got through with vegetables and fruit), so I will have to work on that.

04/18 184.6 lbs - wow! After having two scoops of ice cream with my son yesterday afternoon I was sure I was going to see a gain today. But I guess staying within my calorie limit and only eating veggies for dinner serves its purpose! Goal for today: going to the gym and finally tracking my water intake!

04/19 184.2 lbs never thought I was going to see another loss today. Did a lot of guessing yesterday and was a tiny bit over my calorie limit, but I’ll take it! Also did achieve both goals yesterday. Today involves a lot of cleaning, baking and preparing food for the upcoming Easter celebration. We’ll see how I do with all this delicious food around.

04/20
04/21
04/22 no scale

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 74 (round 6 for me !) Bring it on again !!!

Female age 60
5' 4”

Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and have gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then; I don't want to gain any more, but would like to get back to my goal weight – but I am finding it difficult!

End of round 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8

Last round I saw my lowest weight since September last year, shame I just nudged up again on the last day . Never mind, this is a new day and a new challenge, so lets rock it !! Over all I'm heading in the right direction, just need to keep going.


Day/Weight/Comment

04/13 133.8 – a super busy day yesterday – only had time to walk 4 miles. Off for our luxury weekend away today will try to limit the damage !!
04/14 NW – travelling. Almost 9 miles walked yesterday
04/15 NW – travelling. 8 ½ miles walked yesterday, travelling back later today.
04/16 133.8 – pleased with that after 3 days eating out & not being in control of how meals are prepared/cooked, I did try to make as many healthy choices as possible. Visited Sandringham House & Estate yesterday, walked just over 5 ½ miles yesterday.

04/17 133 - walked 9 miles yesterday. It was my birthday so did indulge in a small portion of cake and a little tot of alcohol to celebrate!!
04/18 133 - walked 12 ½ miles and an hours yoga yesterday.
04/19 133 - walked 6 miles pushing grandson in pushchair – didn't chase him around today as he is under the weather after his inoculations yesterday
04/20
04/21
04/22


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R70 average = 62.13
H= 63.1 L = 61.4
R71 average = 61.52
H= 62.0 L =61.35
R72 average = 61.53
H= 61.70 L= 61.35
R73 average = 61.67
H= 62.35 L = 60.80

04/13 - 61.90 - overeating at the moment. Need to get back in control!
04/14 - 62.00
04/15 - No scale
04/16 - 61.75
04/17 - 61.35
04/18 - 61.00
04/19 - 61.15
04/20 -
04/21 -
04/22 -

R73: SW 210.8 lb EW 205.0 lb (Lost 5.8 lb, lowered body fat, increased muscle mass)
R74 Goals: EW 200.0 lb, lower body fat, increase muscle mass.

Day/Weight/Comment
04/13- 205.9 lb Off to a bad start. 500+ cal over, yesterday #beer. Back on track, today.
04/14- 206.8 lb BOOZE! Time to hit the brakes before this bus goes off the cliff!
04/15- 206.6 lb (BF 25.5%, MM 30.9%)
04/16- 206.2 lb (BF 25.5%, MM 30.9%) Diminishing returns on dieting, alone. Time for Plan B! #staytuned
04/17- 207.5 lb Stress-induced food/alcohol binge
04/18- 206.4 lb Mini-break from MFP
04/19- 206.5 lb Mini-break from MFP
04/20
04/21
04/22

A HELLACIOUS week! I'll be lucky to break even this challenge. I have a few more days to pull a rabbit out of my hat!

This will be my 5th round! Good Luck, everyone!

Round 70: SW 198.6 EW 197.2 (-1.4lb)
Round 71: SW 197.2 EW 194.2 (-3 lbs)
Round 72: SW 194.2 EW 188.2 (-6 lbs)
Round 73: SW 188.2 EW 188.2 (-0 lbs)

Round 74:
OSW 216.6
CW 188.2
GW for this round 185

Day/Weight/Comment
04/13: 187.6 After the way last round went, I'm hoping this small drop is a good sign for this round!
04/14: 186.6
04/15: 186.4
04/16: 186.8 I've been off for the last 2 days so this isn't as bad as what I thought it would be.
04/17: 185.4
04/18: 186.4 Well, I seen 185 so I'm hoping I'll make my goal this round! Water game was great yesterday, food wasn't bad either.
04/19: 183.6 I'm trying not to get too excited over this number. Maybe it's a fluke... I stepped on the scale 3 times to make sure lol Maybe it's the woosh I've been expecting since last round. Or maybe it's because I changed the batteries in my scale last night. Hopefully tomorrow shows the same!
04/20
04/21
04/22

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 55
NE Ohio

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)

My 35th Round!

Keeping accountable so I don’t gain the weight back.

SW R74: 141

Day/Weight/Comment

04/13 – 140.5 – Last Saturday in the office for me until next January! I will try to avoid the mindless stress snacking today, but I’m taking advantage of our last catered lunch. Have a good weekend everyone!
04/14 – 140.5
04/15 – 142 – This always happens when I eat stuffing with supper. My CPA office will also be celebrating tax filing day today, so tomorrow’s weigh in may be worse. I’m within maintenance range though so I’ll worry about getting back on track after the next couple days.
04/16 – 142.5
04/17 – 142 – My office was closed yesterday, so I spent the day lazing around watching mindless television while trying to get over this sinus/throat infection I’ve been battling the past couple weeks. I also indulged in some comfort foods. Back to work today and back to a more healthy mindset about my eating. I may end up at the Dr. later though, because I can’t seem to shake this infection.
04/18 – 141 – I ate well yesterday and drank plenty of water. I’m also on antibiotics now so I have to limit dairy and I’ll avoid my evening glass of wine. I’ll try to eat more protein to make up for the lost calories.
04/19 – 141.5 – Half day of work today, then home to clean and get ready for family to come over on Sunday. I’ll try to eat at weight loss calories the next couple days to prepare for all the good food.
04/20
04/21
04/22

@deepwoodslady - I'm on doxycycline and was told to avoid any dairy 2 hours before and after taking a dose as it interferes with the absorption of it. I've never had those instructions with any other antibiotic, so it may just be this one.

pratainua wrote: »

Round 73 (R4): SW 204.7 EW 205.0 (+0.3lb)
Round 72 (R3): SW 206.8 EW 204.7 (-2.1lb)
Round 71 (R2): SW 208.2 EW 206.8 (-1.4lb)
Round 70 (R1): SW 211.4 EW 208.2 (-3.2lb)


OSW: 211.4
SW: 205.0
CW: 205.0

Round Goal weight: 204.0


Day/Weight/Comment
04/13 - 204.4 - much better. Although neither food nor exercise were good yesterday. I am happy to see a loss. I officially weigh in on Fridays and it was the first week in 2019 that I had seen a gain and I was very disappointed by it so I wallowed a bit. I'm over it now. Back on it again. Next week will be Easter and there will be lots of eggs around so I need to be on my best behaviour until then.
04/14 - 203.8 - feel much better about that. Food was good yesterday. Exercise not so much. Away from tomorrow morning early so will log my weight at some point and will weigh again when I get back on Friday.
04/15 - 203.0 - feeling much better about that number. I was good foodwise yesterday and I went for a long walk in dreadful conditions. I am way now until very early on Friday so who knows what I will weigh then.
04/16 - no scales
04/17 - no scales
04/18 - no scales
04/19 - 205.0 - away until this morning and had to eat out with not much access to healthy food and no exercise at all. Happy to be back to normality!
04/20
04/21
04/22