JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 75

Round 75 (R5): SW 205.0 EW 202.6 (-2.2lb)
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: 202.6
CW: 203.2

Round Goal weight: 200.0


Day/Weight/Comment
04/23 - 202.4 - down a little, food ok, exercise very good.
04/24 - 202.4 - food ok, couldn't fit much exercise in.
04/25 - 201.8 - an ok day yesterday. Not my best but ok.
04/26 - 202.6 - food very bad but exercise was very good.
04/27 - 204.8 - ate out again. Too much food. And no exercise again.
04/28 - 204.8 - ate out again. Way too much food. Went for a 6km run/walk.
04/29 - 203.2 - food ok, but a bit too much of it. Good brisk 7km walk, so that helped!
04/30 - 203.2 - food not great yesterday as I was away. Also no chance to exercise. Hoping next 2 days will bring me back to my start weight at least, though a little loss would be welcome.
05/01
05/02

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: SW 188.2 EW 186.4 (-1.8 lbs)

Round 75:
OSW 216.6
CW 186.4
Round 75 GW: 185.0

Day/Weight/Comment
04/23: 185.6 Nice little drop from yesterday. TOM showed up today. Ugh!
04/24: 184.8 I did good with water yesterday. Staying on track today.
04/25: 184.2
04/26: 185.2 My birthday! We celebrated my birthday early yesterday and had Chinese for lunch and BBQ for dinner. I showed no restraint lol I think some of this is water but I definitely went over my calories yesterday and for the first time I don't regret it. I'll be back on track tomorrow.
04/27: 185.4 Back at it today! Happy Saturday.
04/28: 186.0 Gotta get it together...
04/29: 184.4 Little woosh! I need to meal plan because this next week is going to be crazy.
04/30: 183.4 I seen this number in round 74 then shot back up. Hoping I can hold onto it going into May!
05/01
05/02

04/23 13,11 Reasonable day, good for exercise
04/24 13,12 Lazy day, not great on the food front, too much snacking (my usual downfall)
04/25 13,11 Hard workout at dojo, busy day so food kept under control
04/26 13,10 Nice to see the scales move. Rest day today so need to keep food under control
04/27 13,10 Half way through - even 10 days seems a challenge to me. Busy day with lots of exercise planned - but heading out to see Endgame with family so need to resist snacking at/after cinema
04/28 13,10 Quiet day today, resting after yesterday's mammoth workout. Unfortunately I always seem to be much hungrier the day after rather than on the day. Pondering using some of yesterday's 'spare' calories today
04/29 13,12 Grrr. I didn't kick the scales - I wanted to though. Yes, I know it's just fluctuation, but really??? I really need to make sure this doesn't distract me today. Whistles 'just keep moving forward'
04/30 13,10 Managed not to freak out totally yesterday. Reasonable workout today - have a shoulder strain from Saturday so slightly less energy than usual but better than not going.
05/01
05/02

Female, age 41, 5'6"

SW - 150.1 (starting on 3/25)
Ending weight round 72 - 145.3
Ending weight round 73 - 143.7
Ending weight round 74 - 145.7

UGW - somewhere in the mid-130's. Will see what's attainable when I get in the 130's

Goal for round 75 - regroup! Had a high gain at the end of round 74, no set goal just trying to reset after travel and illness and way too much stress eating.

4/23 145.3. Still have a nasty cough so not able to exercise yesterday. Did better with my food choices, although I did dip in to my daughter’s Easter basket. Happy to see a drop and hope it continues. Can’t wait until I can get moving again.

4/24 - 144.6. Still sick, went to doctor yesterday and got some meds to help with the cough. Hoping that helps, not resting is really hard! Wins yesterday: seeing the doctor, tracked food and stayed within calorie goal, hydrated well, took an easy walk with the dog. Hoping to be more active today, starting to go a little stir crazy from the lack of movement.

4/25 - 145.1. Slowly feeling human again. Not happy about the gain but my body is all out of whack due to illness so I didn’t know what to expect. Wins yesterday: slow run/walk, hydrated well, meds helping me feel better. I was bummed about this number going up until I noticed that today is one month since I started tracking and I’ve lost 5 lbs. That is a healthy, sustainable loss and if I could lose 5 lbs a month I’ll be at goal 2 months from now. Feeling more positive after that.

4/26 - 145.1. My body and my mind are stuck! Wins yesterday: long walk with dog. That's about it. Still not sleeping thanks to this cough that likes to pop up at night. Can't lay flat (I do have a prescription cough med that I got but it's not helping the nighttime/laying flat issue). Being tired typically leads to bad decisions. TOM coming in a few days so I'm super hungry. Goal for today is to regroup and plan for the weekend. My daughter has a 2-day softball tournament so we won't be home at all Sat/Sun. Need to pack my snacks and bring plenty of water, and be very mindful when we eat out. I don't know that I'll be able to fit in a workout Saturday, Sunday is a possibility. I don't want these to turn in to excuses but rather just things that are part of my day that I will work around. Happy Friday to all!

4/27- had to get up really early today and completely spaced on weighing. Oops! Will check in tomorrow.

4/28 -145.5. Got mad at myself for a minute today. Then I actually thought about what is going on. I’ve been sick so way less movement this week (today is the first day I feel completely back to normal, yay!). The meds I’m on have backed me up (TMI I know, but it’s a thing going on). TOM due any day now. Thinking about this I realized I’m doing just fine! I’ll see the downward trend again soon.

4/29 - 144.8. Wins yesterday: hydrated well, long dog walk. Grocery shopped and meal planned. Tried to get my house back in order after a week of illness and high stress at work. Doing my best to get back in my routine this week and will hopefully see some drops. (also I swear I posted earlier but don't see my post. Guess I didn't hit post reply? Hopefully I didn't double post).

4/30 -145.3. TOM due today, not unexpected. I tend to fluctuate a good bit the few days before. Yesterday was a good day so I'm not upset about it. Wins yesterday: first real workout in a while, 4 mile run. 3 miles walking with the dog. Hydrated well. Tracked food, over my calorie goal but still in a deficit based on my activity. Goals today - stay the course. TOM fluctuation should be over soon and I'll see where I land. Hydrate lots and keep tracking food.

5/1
5/2

I'm back from Disney World... Ugh Gained 5.5 pounds😭😭😭😭😭

Back up to 157 time to start over...

SW: 170.0
GW: 135.0

Day/Weight/Comment
04/23
04/24
04/25
04/26
04/27
04/28
04/29: 170 Day 1. I've done this group before with success. I've fallen off the exercise/eating healthy train hard. Gained back what I have lost numerous times. Starting again today. Looking forward to seeing whose in this group and reading daily posts for motivation!

04/30: 170.6 Ate late at a pizza party scout event. Not great options. Ate as sensible as I could. Woke up bloated. Planning out meals for the rest of the week. My husband is gone for the next 10 days for work so I always find it super easy to eat very healthy meals that he may not like as much!

05/01
05/02

Round four, back for more! I have another challenging round ahead of me. I'll be taking my high school students on their first multi-day trip right in the middle of this round and I'm also expecting my TOM at the same time. That means water retention and high sodium food choices for several days. I plan on being more diligent tracking my water, getting at least 10,000 steps everyday, and I'm aiming for a 1 lb weight loss to get myself back to where I was at the end of Round 73.

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 185.6 lb
R75 SW 185.6 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
04/23 184.6 lb Yesterday was a great start to this round! I drank 45oz of water and 22oz of non-calorie drinks, walked 13,645 steps, and kept within my calorie goals. We even went to Red Robin for dinner and I got salmon instead of the usual burger and fries. It was tasty, if not a little too salty. More water planned for today as it's the boyfriend's night to provide dinner and it usually is not particularly healthy.
04/24 184.6 lb I walked 13,218 steps, drank 30oz of water and 34oz of non-calorie drinks and kept within my calorie goals again. I'm getting anxious about the high school trip. I expect it to go well; I've taught most of these students for the last five years and know them very well, but I keep thinking of the phrase, "One kid, one brain. Two kids, no brains." We have 23 kids going on this trip.
04/25 183.6 lb Yesterday I had 14,529 steps tracked, 30oz of water and came in under calorie goals in preparation for our band trip. We boarded the bus at 6:30 with no issues and are on our way to Philadelphia!
04/26 Travelling, no scale. I tracked 13,415 steps, drank about 30oz of water, and went about 700 calories over, which isn't too bad for restaurant food all day. The students are behaving well and our day is packed with museum visits and musical experiences. They better sleep well tonight to be ready for our competition tomorrow.
04/27 Travelling, no scale. I hate the "Done" button in the app. I always hit it first instead of "Post Reply" and wipe out my response. I tracked 10,115 steps, drank 65oz of water, and made sure my food choices weren't all garbage. They weren't great, but it could have been worse. We're competing this morning and then spending the rest of the day in the theme park! I love roller coasters! 🎢
04/28 Travelling, no scale. The band received an "excellent" rating at competition yesterday! I tracked 22,133 steps, drank 50 oz water, and rode four roller coasters.
04/29 183.6 lb Super pleased with today's check-in. I walked 20,196 steps yesterday wandering around NYC with the students. Water was okay with about 40oz, but I'm feeling pretty thirsty today so I don't think it was enough. I have no idea about calories; breakfast was hotel food, lunch was a burger and fries, and dinner was a stromboli from a highway rest stop. I'll be very curious to see where the scale goes in the next few days as I get back into my routine.
04/30 182.6 lb Calories were low yesterday to help offset the last few days of overeating. I drank 30oz of water and 32oz of non-calorie drinks. 12,042 steps were tracked and I was able to watch the latest GOT episode and watch Avengers Endgame so my students don't accidentally share any spoilers with me. They were very good yesterday, but I can't expect them to not talk about it all week.
05/01
05/02

Male 49
Weight Power Lifter
Trying to get to 240 lbs to compete
SW 288 01/01/19
CW 260 04/23/19

UGW 240 07/04/19 🧨

04/23: 260
04/24: didn't weigh
04/25: didn't weigh
04/26: didn't weigh
04/27: didn't weigh
04/28: 258.8
04/29: 258.0
04/30: 255.7 must have been water weight,
Keeping calories around 2000,
Protein 240g, carbs 100g
05/01:
05/02:

Weight end of round 74 - 165.0

4/23: 165.8
4/24: 164.4
4/25: 164.0
4/26: 164.4
4/27: 163.4
4/28: 163.8
4/29: 164.4
4/30: 163.6

69 years old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion... ...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.

Heaviest: 192.2
RGW: 140.4
UGW: 135.0

04/21 - 142.6 at 5:00 a.m.
04/22 - 142.2 at 5:00 a.m.

Day Weight Comment

04/23 - 141.4 at 5:00 a.m.
04/24 - 141.4 at 5:00 a.m.
04/25 - 141.6 at 6:30 a.m.
04/26 - 141.6 at 5:00 a.m.
04/27 - 140.4 at 7:00 a.m.
04/28 - 141.4 at 5:00 a.m.
04/29 - 140.4 at 5:00 a.m.
04/30 - 140.4 at 5:00 a.m.
05/01
05/02

Chris

This is my 6th round! I have had lots of success during this process. I am going to be on my diet break during this entire round eating at maintenance to reset. I reached my 192.0 pound goal on my official weigh in day Friday April 19th. I'm also curious to see how the process works at maintenance for the future. We'll see how it goes! Good luck to all!

Age: 28
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 5”3
SW: 219.2
SW for this challenge: 196.2
GW for this challenge: 192.0 to maintain my weight during my diet break
Next mini GW: 190.3 to reach Happy Scale Milestone 3
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)
Round 73: SW 197.6 EW 194.2 (-3.4 pounds)
Round 74: SW 194.2 EW 196.2 (+2.0 pounds)

Day/Weight/Comment
04/23: 195.4 (A slight decrease back to baseline! I ate around 1600 calories yesterday AND worked out, so I'm still at a deficit since my maintenance calories are set at 1960. It's pretty difficult to eat more during the week. I guess this means I'll have extra treats over the weekend. I did a 10 minute elliptical workout followed by 15 minutes of HIIT on the elliptical and finally a core workout. I made Cajun grilled chicken with asparagus and had some rice.)

04/24: 194.2 (I'm having a hard time sticking to my calories! Yesterday I ate 1375 calories and did a 50 minute elliptical workout. I was supposed to have 2613 calories with my maintenance and exercise calories . At least I'm going down toward my maintenance weight of 192.0 pounds. I made spaghetti and meatballs last night and had a decent sized bowl.)

04/25: 193.4 (My boss brought me an unexpected glazed donut and large hot chocolate from Dunkin Donuts yesterday. Oh goodness! Definitely not planned, but I drank half the hot chocolate and donut since the sugar content was too much for my liking. I did a 25 minute elliptical workout mixed with some HIIT. I made some grilled chicken pitas yesterday for dinner. So this loss is pretty nice considering the sugar high I had.)

04/26: 193.4 (I gained 1.4 pounds since last Friday. I calculated my calories from last Friday until last night and I had a deficit of almost 4500 calories over the week and still gained. I've been eating lots of high sodium things these past few days and I'm sure that is the reason for the gain. I've also increased exercise by 5 minutes this week per day but I don't think it would've made that much of a difference. Last night I had 2 slices of pizza for dinner and it was my day off from exercise too.)

04/27: 195.0 (30 minutes of weight training. Not feeling too great to post anything else other than that.)

04/28: 196.2 (50 minutes on the elliptical. Still doing maintenance but having a hard time eating all this food.)

04/29: 197.8 (Another increase, which is okay because there's still a few days left until the end of the challenge and my weigh-in day Friday. I did 55 minutes on the elliptical and could not eat all the calories I had leftover for the week. Happy Monday!)

04/30: 196.8 (On the way down. I did a 30 minute elliptical workout with a core workout. Dinner last night was sesame chicken strips, broccoli and rice.)
05/01
05/02

It seems I can’t say this often enough. -
@edising Look back at what you have eaten over the last 2-3 days to explain gains (and losses.) “Wine and dessert” equal a LOT of carbs and for me a lot of weight. Stick to your plan!

@MaryQueen26 Welcome back!

@sverri28 See my note above. It could be hormonal OR the pizza from a couple of days ago catching up with you.

@GrandmaJackie Thank you for posting Round 76!

@suefitnessaccount Do you have a high protein snack after your workout? How about extra water? These both help me immensely.

I'm back after missing last round! I hit maintenance after round 71 and since then have been reporting my 10 day average towards my goal at the end.
Goal range: 132-137
Goal trend: t = 134.5

Day/Weight/Comment
04/23 132.8 t = 133.5
Glad to be back here! I ate so much over the weekend and miraculously didn't gain anything. I think I may have created a new weight set point! Hopefully! Either way I've been back to logging since yesterday, back to doing what works 😁

04/24 132.6 t = 133.4
Feeling super lathargic the last two days, which is bad because I'm a full time nanny. You can't phone that in. It's hard to tell if it's metabolic or related to depression (i.e. premenstrual dysphoria; T.O.M. is coming up). Also I haven't been working out at all, and maybe that is making me conserve more energy??? Idk, I'm gonna do a 1 mile jog before work and see if that helps.

04/25 132 t = 133.3
Yesterday was great! I went for a mile run and did my best pace since starting again, 9 min/mile. I also did some yoga. It feels good to get back on the movement train. But today my back muscles are sore. I need a massage 😂
I want to do another mile run today but I don't want to over do it, and hurt my knee.

04/26 132.6 t = 133.3
Super happy with this!
Yesterday I had a NSV, I was browsing Facebook around lunchtime and someone posted about wanted taco Bell and then all of the sudden I really wanted some taco Bell crunchy beef tacos. I realized that while attempting to achieve my goal weight I had been super strict when it came to fast food, but now that I'm securely at the low end of my range why am I still avoiding it? Could it be unhealthy anxiety? So I decided to prelog 3 crunchy tacos and guess what? They were only ~500cal, the same as my lunch usually is now. So I did it, I went over to taco Bell and had 3 crunchy tacos for lunch and guess what? It was awesome and satisfying.

04/27 133.6 t = 133.3
My weight is up a pound but my treat is still exactly the same, I love maintenance! Yesterday I decided to do a pretty difficult hike by myself mid-day and it was awesome! There were hardly any other hikers out so it really felt alone. Especially when I got to the top. I suspect my weight increase today is just water from me taxing my muscles so much yesterday.

04/28 133.8 t = 133.3
Weight is continuing upward but my trend is holding steady ☺️
I still haven't gotten T.O.M. and it was starting to really bother me. I am super regular at 27 or 28 days, and we are now at day 34. So I took a test and hallelujah 🙌 I'm not pregnant! I just need to hold out til my menses gets here, but at least I'm no longer freaking out.

04/29 133.2 t = 133.3
Yesterday was really rough. After my post I started my T.O.M. (finally!!!) and was feeling really snacky. When I went to visit my mom's booth at the craft fair she had a big bowl of salt water Taffy to luer in patrons and it was an irresistible impulse to help myself while I watched her booth so she could use the restroom. That was at 9:30 a.m. and that kind of set the tone for my day. I ended up doing to much unrestrained eating and drinking. It kind of scared me. I don't want to go back to that. I almost made myself throw-up, something I haven't done in three and a half years. I decided to google how much fat can you gain in a single day of bingeing and this article popped up and it was exactly what I needed to see.
https://legionathletics.com/how-much-fat-can-you-gain-when-you-binge/?fbclid=IwAR1czNUKhzukRR_UKa6vsqefduwm5ddSSOgsSiDPDxsKSgxOdOJCtGaSHTc
I had a fear of getting on the scale this morning. I actually stayed in bed much longer to avoid the scale. Because I knew the second I got up I'd have to weigh so I could have my wakeup water. I always wake up super thirsty, drinking about a pint to a liter straight away so I have to weigh myself first to insure we don't have water as a confounding variable in scale reading.
I still have no idea why my weight went down. It really shouldn't have with all the carbs I consumed. Ok well stay tuned to see if my body bounces up tomorrow or the next day 🧐
My final thoughts after that super long stream of consciousness: holy Hannah my trend line sure is holding steady! That's super neat!

04/30 133.4 t = 133.3
Feeling good today. Looking forward to what the day will bring.

05/01
05/02

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.

Start Weight Feb 2018 - 202
Next Goal - 170 I will get there.
Ultimate Goal - 145-150

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
Round 72 - SW - 182.4 EW -180.2 Average weight over 10 days - 179.8
Round 73 - SW - 181.4 EW - 183.2 Average weight over 10 days - 181.3
Round 74 - SW - 181.4 EW - 180.4 - Average weight over 10 days - 181.4

April 23 - 179.4 - have had two good days in a row, need to keep it up for number 3.
Apr 24 - 179.2 - had another good day yesterday if I can just keep it up.
Apr 25 - 178.6 - I’m liking this trend and feeling determined to keep it up.
Apr 26 - 179.4 - Didn’t get a long walk in yesterday and had too much supper last night.
Apr 27 - 179.6 - too much junk at a friends house last night.
Apr 28 - 179.0 - another decent day yesterday.
Apr 29 - 177.2 - I haven’t seen this number in a long time. It was a pleasant surprise.
Apr 30- 177.2 - I am entering this one, but 176.8 flashed for a second!