JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 74

musicsax;c-43613162"]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
04/20 133 - walked 11.75 miles yesterday, glorious sunny warm weather 😄
04/21
04/22


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Rob, 46, Essex, UK

Round 68 - 1.6 lb loss
Round 69 - 3.0 lb loss
Round 70 - 4.75 lb loss
Round 71 - 2.0 lb loss
Round 72 - 2.5 lb gain
Round 73 - 2.0 loss
Round 74 - target 5 lb loss

Start weight 240 lbs
Current weight 219.00 lbs
Goal weight 175 lbs

Day / Weight / Comments

13/04 - 219.00 (-0.00 lbs)
14/04 - 218.50 (-0.50 lbs) 2 hours gardening
15/04 - 218.50 (-0.50 lbs) 5 hours gardening
16/04 - 219.00 (-0.00lbs) Afternoon tea
17/04 - 216.25 (-2.75 lbs) Unwell
18/04 - 216.50 (-2.50 lbs) 1 hours spinning on bike
19/04 - 217.00 (-2.00 lbs)
20/04 - 216.00 (-3.00 lbs)
21/04 -
22/04 -

I am in again and working on goals.
April 21st (Easter) 201 hit goal on 4/19

Round 74
Day/Weight/Comment
04/13 - 200.4
04/14 – 200.8 Ok with this because feeling a little stiff after almost 2 hours of walking and running to play tag with the grandkids.
04/15 – 202.0 I messed up by eating under calories, but too much fat. Amazing how everything works together. It ok and will work harder. Rain most of the week, so stuck in the house.
04/16 – 200.4 much better now to work on getting into Onederland!
04/17 – 201.8 up again not worrying I am sick and not doing anything, just sleeping a lot.
04/18 – 201.8 glad not more than this but was hoping was less, I am still sick since Monday.
04/19 201.0 Hit my Easter goal of 201.0 – Although it was a struggle with being sick. No matter what will push forward. Once feeling better can get back to moving like I do and tracking much better.
04/20 – 199.4 I didn’t even want to step on scale this morning, I am not eating right, I still feel like crap and should be excited about the loss, but know it may not last because not eating enough calories to survive with being sick.
04/21
04/22

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: 203.8

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 - 203.8 - back to exercising and choice in what eat. Just to keep it going now for the next 2 days!
04/21
04/22

Female, age 41, 5'6"
SW - 150.1 (starting on 3/25)
Ending weight round 72 - 145.3
Ending weight round 73 - 143.7
UGW - somewhere in the mid-130's. Will see what's attainable when I get in the 130's
Goal for round 74 - drop 1 pound.

4/13 - 144.0. Uptick to start off, yuck. Wins yesterday: dog walk and an upper body weights circuit. Hydrated well. Tracked food. Went to bed early. Ate too many snacks in the evening though and went over my calorie goal. My daughter’s softball tournament is cancelled due to rain so hopefully that helps me stay on track with food during the day. We are attending a Bat Mitzvah this evening so my goal is to not go overboard there. I don’t know what the food situation will be but I’m sure it will be delicious.

4/14 - 144.6. Not unexpected but I still hate to see it go up. Yesterday was my planned off day from the gym, and it coincided with a social event with food heavier than what I normally eat. And dessert 😉. So all was planned and I knew a higher number was possible. Also haven’t gotten enough sleep this weekend. Back on track today with a workout and tracking everything I eat.

4/15 - 145.1. Wrong direction! Wins Sunday: bodycombat class and a dog walk (cut shorter than I wanted due to rain but still got out there), good hydration. Tracked my food, but went over my calorie goal. We went out to a new breakfast place that opened near our house. I picked a healthier option but I'm sure it's higher calorie/uses more oil than I would make at home. And my daughter baked a cake so of course had a piece of that. I'm weak when it's in my house which is why I try not to have too much sugar at home! Today is a new day, and I feel a little stronger and more motivated than I did yesterday. At least right now . Hopefully that holds all day.

4/16- 144.8, not a big drop, but back in the right direction at least. Wins yesterday: 5.75 mile run, long dog walk (ended the day with just under 20,000 steps!), tracked my food, hydrated well. Things that didn't go well: not sleeping well the last couple of nights, went over calorie goal thanks to the cake that my daughter made. I cannot resist! Plus running makes me hungry... Goals for today - track everything and stay at goal, working from home and I tend to eat too much those days. Will really try to be conscious of this. I want to tighten everything up this week so I go in to travel this weekend in a good place.

4/17 - 144.4. Wins yesterday: HIIT class, long dog walk, hydrated well, tracked food and was really close to calorie goal only over by a small amount. Still snacking/grazing too much though. Also have a bit of a sore throat so not feeling great yesterday and today. Will take it easier on the physical activity today to hopefully feel better. Will work very hard to stay within my calorie goal today and not graze too much (at home again today - why is it so challenging to stay away from the kitchen while working at home??). Not sleeping well this week at all, I think that has something to do with it. Hoping for a more restful day which will help my mindset. I don't think I'll lose a pound from my starting weight this challenge, this one has been difficult. Will be happy to get back to where I was on 4/12 at this point.

4/18 - 144.4. Feeling very stuck. Wins yesterday: easy short recovery run and a short upper body weight circuit, long dog walk. Hydrated fairly well, room for improvement though. Still grazing/snacking too much at night. I start the day very strong and motivated, and lose it as the day goes on. Something needs to change. I am trying to focus on the positive - that I've lost over 5 pounds in less than a month. That's a great achievement. But I'm having a rough week and not feeling good about my efforts/progress in this challenge. Doing my best to regroup.

4/19 - 144.0. Wins yesterday - RPM class and a long dog walk. Hydrated well. Cupcakes at work so of course I had one, no willpower! But it didn't put me too far over my calorie goal for the day. Leaving later today for a weekend away at my in-laws'. Won't weigh in (I'm sure they have a scale but I like to weigh on mine for consistency) but will try to check in if I can. Will be hard to track food since I'm not preparing it but I'll do my best. Goal is to get out for long walks with the dog when I can, stay hydrated, and practice mindful eating in an attempt to not overindulge. My IL's - all of my husband's family, actually - are very fixated on food. Every meal is huge, they are great cooks but all meals are very heavy and there is always dessert. Portion control will be key. Will see on Monday what kind of damage was done

4/20 - traveling no scale. Checking in because it helps me to write out what I went through the day before in hopes I can improve. Yesterday was very anxiety-ridden. We had severe weather, massive storms and under a tornado warning 3 times. We found a short window of time where there was a lull to drive to my IL’s, and it was really bad here too. I could only get a short dog walk in as it poured mostly all day. The travel and the anxiety over the storms caused me to stress eat big time. Not happy with how I handled the day. Today is a new one. Going to do my best to get in a lot of movement, drink a lot of water, and portion control.

4/21 - traveling no scale
4/22

You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. - John C. Maxwell
Round 74: This round I need to focused period! Reminder to self to pick back up my tracking streak and monitor daily, reduce snacking on poor choices, drink more water and be active every day in some way shape or form!
🎯Mini Goal: 225 by end of April

Posting weight each morning, and comments for the previous day.
4/13 - 231.8 - driving to camp, no exercise, fishing
4/14 - No scale @ camp - fishing, no exercise
4/15 - No scale @ camp - fishing, no exercise
4/16 - No scale @ camp - fishing, no exercise
4/17 - No scale @ camp - driving home, no exercise, rain, 2916 steps
4/18 - 231.5 - Need to refocus on journalling, WATER, exercise!!! Today is the day to kickstart my pursuit of the 220s!
4/19 - 231.4 - Bike 20 min, 6520 steps, still snacking & sitting too much.
4/20 - 231.0 - No exercise, lots of water and only 2 beers yesterday at my home for a noon fish fry & evening crawfish boil for Good Friday with family & friends.
4/21 -
4/22 -

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- 206.8 lb Hit my calories, yesterday, but still gained. Looks like a dreaded plateau. Hope I break even!
04/21
04/22

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
R73 EW 279.8

Day/Weight/Comment
04/13 - 276.6 - Woot! I got to sleep to closer to my actual waking point. Yesterday was my fast day until five (I have meds that require food). My sleep was interrupted at one point due to the fire alarm, no actual fire though. My cat still freaked out and hid under the bed. I'm almost to my next goal!
04/14 276.8 - A slight uptick caused by a rude awakening early. My cat insisted that I get up early. He pawed at my face and then my back and head when I turned over to go back to sleep. I think the snow was setting off his alarm bells. It was getting kinda chilly in the room. I had left the window open as it wasn't supposed to get that cold or windy as it was. I got a lot of walking in today. I finished with 27,020 steps. I did Zombies, Run! (London Calling) and a regular walk along with walking during commercial breaks. Tomorrow I start Week 3 of Zombies, Run! Couch to 5K
04/15 - 275.8 - Sooooo close to my next main target goal. It's 275, then the next one will be 250. I can't believe how far I've come. I started this journey this year at 339.8 on January 2nd. So I hope to reach that 275 this round and to surpass it, actually. I had to put on my winter coat to go to church yesterday due to unexpected shift in the weather yesterday morning. I haven't been able to button it up in years. I was able to button all the buttons with more than enough room to move around in the coat yesterday. It was nice. Today is Week 3, Day 1 of couch to 5K Zombies, Run! style, more walking, doctor's appointment and blood draw.
04/16 - 276 - Slight uptick, but weighed waaaay early due to waking up early again. I may have to try something different to try and get my sleep. I am fasting today to grieve the loss of the Notre Dame Cathedral, while she is not utterly destroyed it is going to take a generation and an untold fortune to rebuild her. It is also unfortunate that this happened during Holy Week. In one picture it looked like she was battling Hell itself. I am grateful to all 400 firefighters and further security personnel that worked to battle the blaze and keep the people safe as well. For the firefighter that was seriously injured I pray for his/her speedy recovery today. I will be doing some walking today. Yesterday I did do Week 3, Day 1 of my couch to 5K in the morning, it truly tested me.
04/17 - 271.8 - Well this was unexpected. It’s nice to see but unexpected. I did some walking and praying yesterday. I also did an episode of Zombies, Run! I’m not sure when I will do the next training session of couch to 5K training as I have an appointment this morning I don’t want to be late for. I can’t push it till tomorrow morning due to my aid coming. And Friday is a food pantry. I’ll figure it out.
04/18 - 273.4 - Eh. Not sure about the number. Weighed in an hour early. I woke up early due to the weather and couldn't get back to sleep. I did another episode of Zombies, Run! yesterday and unfortunately I discovered that the fun DJ's that come on after the mission are not coming on because I have to run through all the missions again! in order to get them back. Oh, well. It'll take awhile,but to me it's worth it.
04/19 - 272.2 - Going back down. I slept a bit later this morning, but still up early. I managed to Week 3, Day 2 of C25K yesterday. I got a little bit dizzy and quesy starting in the middle of it and got progressively worse. My glucose tablets finally arrive today, and I plan on carrying them with me the next I exercise just in case it happens again. I also walked for an hour using Zombies, Run! starting over with Mission 1.
04/20 - 270.0 - Woke up at a good time this morning. I'm going to the gym for Week 3, Day 3 of Zombies, Run! C25K. I will also do an episode or two in the community room later today too. Sun is out and it will be in the low 70's. Walking to and from the gym, taking my tablets with me, just in case. I may not have the problem since I am going closer to breakfast than I did last time. I expect it to be a good day. I am going to try and see my grandmother in the afternoon.
04/21
04/22

@quiltingjaine - No, I'm not diabetic, but my uncle was, my grandfather was, and my grandmother is, so I recognize the warning signs of low blood sugar. Though I do have a meter around here somewhere to check my blood sugar every once in awhile. I think you're right, and I should try to find it, and test to see where it's at

@noynoyavery - Have you ever considered chair aerobics?

SW 218
End R73 178.4
R74 goal 175

04/13 No Scale
‪04/14 177.6‬
‪04/15 178.8‬ *TOM
‪04/16 178.0‬
‪04/17 178.6‬ This week is testing me. I am frustrated and ready for a drop.
‪04/18 177.6‬
‪04/19 177.6‬ ☹️
04/20 176.6 My end goal from the start has been 175 and I am almost there!!! This week has been slow and hard. I realize now I need to lose more but I am going to celebrate my original goal. Hoping to hit it within the next week.
04/21
04/22

Female, 31 years old, 5’1”
MFP SW: 172.6 lbs 12/1/18
TWL since joined MFP as of RW 73 end: 20 lbs
UGW: 120 lbs
Goals for Round 74 (10th Round)
End weight for round 74 151.x
Drink 72 oz of water (really lacked last round)
Dinner no later than 7:00pm
Try to get 6-8 hours of sleep a night (been sleeping terribly!)

Day/Weight/Comment
04/13 153.5, had sushi (lent) and a lot of soy sauce, no idea how much salt was in that until I saw this number since is higher than I was all last week. I love weighing every day since I’m not freaked out by this number and know it will be gone soon
04/14 152.6, happy to see a lot of the salt is gone. Hopefully will resist temptation at dinner time tonight to end the weekend lighter than I started
04/15 152.4, so close to seeing a 151.x number this round. My TOM will be mid week so just going to make sure I’m hydrated and avoid fried foods. Going to a basic cardio and strength class that’s held once every few months for beginners. Those types of classes always intimidate me, but figured a beginning one should be good.
04/16 152.4, such a hard class yesterday, but I felt great for not giving up. I did have to modify a lot, but a lot of the exercises were completely new to me. I tend to do elipitical and spinning as my exercises, so any weights and total body exercises are foreign. My hamstrings and glutes are paying the price haha
04/17 152.1, new low and so close to a 151 number! Yesterday, I took it easy and might need to do the same today because I still hurt getting up and walking up and down stairs. Lots of stretching in my future!
04/18 152, managed to get a 35 minute elliptical. Hope to continue the downward trend to end this round under 152.
04/19 152, I only drank 48 oz of water so woke up thirsty bc I did have tofu with soy sauce for dinner yesterday. Off to the gym for 70 minutes. I’m fasting two meals for Good Friday so going to take it a bit easier than my usual Friday which involves more strenuous exercise
04/20 151.6, off to the gym for a strength class and have a friend’s birthday party later tonight. Hope to stay under 152 the rest of the round.
04/21
04/22

Female 5’1” Age 69 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5 UGW ??? SW Rnd 74 128.5

We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19

Recommended reading and viewing -
What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

4/12 128.5
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4/13 128.5
4/14 128.5 Two adult beverages-no carbs- last night. GKI is going down-YAY!
4/15 129.0 Going to water fitness for the first time this season! WF was great. Only 12 of us in the pool. It was a bit chilly when the wind came up just before we finished.
4/16 128.5 Went to the gym with Amy.
4/17 128.0 Art Quilts this morning, Bingo tonight.
4/18 128.0 How did I miss adding yesterday?
4/19 128.0 Busy day and super late check in. Excellent day!
4/20 127.0

Round 74 (my 6th) OSW 382
RSW 343.6

I was really happy with last round and I’m continuing a few goals

Water! I get sloppy when it comes to water
Lower sodium
Keep up with walking, maybe I can hit another 5k steps


04/13 345.2 I was out of control with my sodium yesterday and a little over calories too. Add in that after I posted yesterday I pulled a few muscles in my leg and the water weight was inevitable. I’m resting today and I’m sure I’ll see it all drop off again in a few days.

04/14 344.2 First of what I’m sure will be several drops. I have a lowish sodium week planned. If I stay on course I should be to close to 340 by end of round.

04/15 343.4 And now a little below my round start weight. Hopefully I’ll see a little more loss over the next few days.

04/16 343

04/17 342.4 I’m a little surprised because of spasticity in my leg causing me some trouble. I was far less mobile yesterday because of it and I thought for sure I’d see some water retention. My odd nsv yesterday was my husband noticing that it’s already easier for him to help me up.

04/18. 341.6 And now I’m past forty pounds lost.

04/19 340.2 Well that’s a nice unexpected loss. I know that I have a slightly heavier sodium day planned today so I’m betting I’ll have a bounce up tomorrow. I’m so close to my goal for this month and can’t wait to watch the 330’s go by(e)

04/20. 339.8 And there’s the goal for the month and I should lose a bit more if I continue on track. I’m setting my first big goal of being in the 290’s by my anniversary at the end of October. That’s 27 weeks to lose 40 more pounds, at the rate I’ve been going I think I can do it.

04/21
04/22

HW 236.8# on 1/1/17
SW 217# on 1/29/19
LW 202.2# on 4/18/19, 6/21/13=201.2#
GW 200# UGW 150-175

Age 40
Height 5’6”

Round 56: SW 208.8# (10/15/18) EW : 208# AW: 208#, (-0.8#)
Round 57: SW: 207.8# EW: 206# AW: 207.5# (-1.8#)
Round 66 (1/29/19), SW 217#, EW 213# (- 4#), AW 214.6#
Round 67 (2/8/19). SW 219.8#, EW 215.6# (+2.6#), AW 217.3#.
Round 68 (2/18/19). SW 216#, EW 215.8#, (-0.2#), AW 216.1#
Round 69 SW 214#, EW 216#, (+2) AW 216#.
Round 70 (3/4/19) SW 216#, EW 211.4#, (-4.6), AW 213.8#.
Round 71 (3/14/19) (-2.8#) SW 211.8#, EW 209#, AW 210.4#
Round 72 (3/24/19) (-1.2) SW 208#, EW 206.8#, AW 207.9#
Round 73 (4/3/19) (-1.8) SW 206#, EW 204.2#, AW 205#
Round 74 (4/13/19) (-) SW 202.6#, EW #, AW #

Day/Weight/Comment