JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 76

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 = 60.85
R74 average = 61.40
H= 62.00 L = 60.90
R75 average = 61.07
H=61.30 L = 60.80
R76 average = 60.26
H= 60.8 L = 59.95

Aiming to see 59 kg in the next 10 days

03 May: 60.35
04 May: 59.95
05 May: 60.05
06 May: 60.35
07 May: 60.80
08 May: 60.15
09 May: 60.15
10 May: 60.10
11 May:
12 May: 60.40

OSW-170.6
RSW-165
RGW-163.something
UGW-150

R74-166.4 (-3.8)
R75-165 (-1.4, 5.6 total)


05/03-166.4 feeling a little down about this number, I know its salt and the fact that I ate more yesterday (sill in calorie deficit) but it feels crumby to basically go back to the end of round 74...today is probably goint to include a "cheat meal" we are foinf to a retirement party
05/04-167.4 womp womp although I ate out I made decent choices, surprisingly in better spirits today, gonna get back to work
05/05-166 that feels a lot better! Walked so much yesterday, played outside with the kids. Today might be hard, a confirmation party and a birthday party…
05/06-166.4 😠 I guess this wouldnt bother me if i thought I should be up today. I ate well all weekend and when i had "cheat meals" i still made good choices. Well im gonna be eating at home for the majority of the week so im hoping I might still see a loss this round
05/07--165.4sorry ive been so grumpy, just gotta stick with it.
05/08--164 ok ok I see what's going on here. Ill try to remember this next time I have an unexpected gain
05/09-163.4🎉 hope I can hang on to the 163s until this weekend.
05/10-164 I'm ok with this. I have been on track with my eating even when I went to mcdonalds yesterday I got salad and water. Wins for this week I have been able to resist the doughnuts on the counter that have been there all week, im choosing water over other beverage choices almost every time and I have been skipping my before bed snack unless im truly hungry. MFP calories are in the green for probably 6 days in a row 🙌
05/11-163.6 actually suprised by this, ate out yesterday (again) and salad wasnt an option, not bad on calories but lots of sodium. Just gotta hold out today to meet my goal, might be tough, far away soccer game for my oldest, visit my gransparents (who always feed us yummy but unhealthy food) and a brat fry at church. Preparing mentally now!
05/12-163.8 I reached my goal! Yesterday was a tough one, an unexpected double header for my 6 yo soccer forced us to grab mcdonalds again for lunch (literally the only option in this tiny town 1 hr away from home) resisted food at grandparents house and then went to a brat fry where I couldnt track food but didnt drink my calories or grab desert. So happy I have been able to hold on to my self control for the last 3 rounds! Happy Mothers Day everyone!

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
R76:
🎯Mini Goal: top ignoring my inner voice! Start weighing daily again starting 5/9

Posting weight each morning, and comments for the previous day.
5/3 - ?
5/4 - ?
5/5 - ?
5/6 - 231 - liquid diet yesterday
5/7 - 232
5/8 - ?
5/9 - 231.8 - walking around flood waters
5/10 - 231.3
5/11 - 229.4 - walked 1+ mile, soup for dinner 2 nights in a row.
5/12 - 229.5 - rain, no exercise, working on food journal now this next round to pick back up on exercise too

Finally held below 230 for two days and at the end of the round! Bye bye 30s HELLO 20s!

05/03 187.5
05/04 186.8
05/05 185.8
05/06 186.6
05/07 185.6
05/08 184.0
05/09 183.8
05/10 184.2
05/11 184.0
05/12 184.2

A little over 3 lbs down but the bloat and inflammation is significantly improved! Feeling much healthier and looking forward to next round!

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 76 126.0 AW 123.36(7 days)


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.

5/2 126.0
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5/3 126.0 Flying to Oklahoma this evening. DH cut the area between 2 toes last night. We went to the ER around midnight and got home about 4AM. I got up at 6:45 to deliver my pot garden to the neighbor for care while we’re gone. Laid back down but didn’t sleep as DH started a load of wash. Got up delivered cat to sitter at 9:15. Bags are not packed - his job. Dragging his feet and I’m having an anxiety attack.
5/4 123.5 False low, I’m sure. Instead of weight around 5AM, very late weigh in - woke up after 10am. Arrived last night, needed some food. Waffle House bacon cheese burger, no bun, no fries with lettuce tomato and some pickles. I was exhausted and don’t even remember getting in bed!
5/5 120.0 I didn’t drink enough water or coffee yesterday so probably be dehydrated. DH’s foot was hot and red so trip to Urgent Care first thing (noon?)yesterday followed by lunch out (fast food) then DD#1 and I were out and about until about 8PM so she could find dresses for the graduations. Helping her get back to Keto while we’re here.
5/6 125.0 Okay, I thought those were a couple of false lows. DD had changed location of scale so now it is back in it’s old spot and weight is 👍. I’m good with this. Woke up early with scratchy throat and plugged nose.
5/7 124.5 I feel miserable. I wish my head would explode. Went to bed at 11:30, woke up at 2:30 and again around 4. Nose running like a faucet so I got up. Took something for the headache which has improved a bit. We are at DD’s with no car so forced rest. YAY! Maybe I’ll binge watch something on Netflix. And drink LOTS OF WATER. This will pass, just feeling sorry for myself.
5/8 123.0 Got a decent night’s sleep so I feel a little better. DGS’s graduation tonight.
5/9 122.0 1300 students - even with 4 people reading the names, it takes a while for all those kids to walk across the stage! Leaving for Iowa this afternoon.
5/10 NWI In Ames, Iowa until Sunday morning. Hanging out with DGD#2 who graduates tomorrow. DH has my cold, we’re all exhausted. Need this day to rest before graduation activities and moving Stassja out of her apartment.
5/11 NWI GRADUATION all day -activities!!
5/12 NWI Driving back to OK On Friday I had a small piece of cake minus the icing at our DGD’s apartment. After all of the Saturday activities we went to Freddy’s Steakburger. DD#1 and I split a fish and chips basket with DH helping to eat the fries. This has been a special weekend and I feel I did not deprive myself and did not really blow it. My glucose and GKI are both excellent. I can’t believe I only got about 7500 steps yesterday. A weight increase tomorrow is expected due to travel. 9 hours or more in car today.

OSW: 201lb
GW: 168lb (12 stone)
Next sub-GW: 182lb (13 stone)
Round Goal (my first round!): -3lb

(My scales round to the nearest pound)

Day/Weight/Comment
05/03 - 187lb - had take out the night before so this is actually a 1lb gain on the previous day.
05/04 - 186lb - back to what I was on 05/02 which makes sense
05/05 - 185lb - unexpected but yay! Had a good day with lots of walking yesterday and made a delicious (for my cooking anyway) low-calorie adapted Moussaka.
05/06 - 185lb - reasonably good day yesterday, stayed well within calorie goal and went for a walk.
05/07 - 185lb (though the scales jumped between 184 and 185 a couple of times so can't be too far off!). Good day yesterday again, made it to the gym though my back isn't too happy about that. Eating out this evening so we will see what that does to this number...
05/08 - 187lb - yep I deserve that. Massive meal, cider, loads of salt and I forgot to weigh in before I drank half a pint of water... It'll drop in a day or two but yeahhhh that's a bump.
05/09 - 184 lb - wowza! I knew yesterday's was artificially high but didn't expect a 3lb change! I'll take it . Might be slightly artificially low as I feel thirsty but we will find out tomorrow!
05/10 - 184lb - well it's not thirst! And I didn't have the greatest sticking-to-plan yesterday but did pretty good without compromising on social activities so I'm happy with that! I want to keep this number (or lower, you know...) until the 12th!
05/11 - 184lb - didn't make great food choices but did burn energy dancing so hopefully it all balanced out! Scale was jumping between 183 and 184 so *maybe* not too far off 183lb!
05/12 - 183lb! And it was jumping between 182 and 183 as well! I made good food choices yesterday and walked for about 3 hours (partly for errands and partly for fun). I did, however, drink beer (celebrating a pal's bday) but I chose the small beers over the pints and alternated with water which limited the damage I think I also got my first comment about looking visibly slimmer which was a real boost to the will power!

*Round result: -4lb!*

Very happy and definitely going to sign up for the next round! Happy mother's day to all the North American Moms/Grandmas out there, and congrats all on completing the round

Goals for R76
- Exercise - 5-6 mile walks outdoors 5+ days/week; weight training 3 days/week.
- Food - eat healthy, mostly veggies, fish, whole grains, and fruit
- Weight - will follow Exercise & Food, but goal is 124 by the end of summer.

UGW - 124
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
OSW - 151.8 (Aug. 31, 2016)
Restart (R76) - 156.2 (May 3, 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. R75 end weight 156.2 (+3.2) !?!??!?!?!?!
R76 end weight 157 (+.8)

Day/Weight/Comment

05/03 - 156.2
I've been reading a bit about the dangers of obsessive tracking (which I've been doing for 4 years, even through gaining periods) and the imprecision of determining caloric content of foods and burn through exercise. So I'm experimenting this round with not counting calories but simply paying attention to what I eat, how much, and when. We'll see what happens.

05/04 - 159.4
Okay, I’m officially upset and befuddled. I did have 2 pieces of pizza last night, but come on. This is the heaviest I’ve been in a couple of years, and although my clothes still fit, I am most unhappy. I don’t think it’s even possible to gain 9 pounds in a month. Going into bunny rabbit mode for a while.

05/05 - 157
At least that's headed in the right direction.

05/06 - 156.2
Yesterday was a good day, mainly because I didn't cave in to snacking and I was outside a lot in the beautiful Spring sunshine. Today is a little gloomy, but that's ok, I have flowers to plant.

05/07 - 156.2

05/08 - 156.2
I’ve gotten a day off somehow, so catching up. I think today is today!

05/09 - 156.4
Rainy day today, so I'm off to the Y.

05/10 - 156
Gloomy day but no rain, so I hope to get outside for a walk and some gardening. I'm setting a new walking goal of 5-6 miles most days, plus weights 3 days/week.

05/11 - 158.2
Some of this is salt/water - we had pizza yesterday (thin & crispy veggie, so not too bad), and I had major Triscuit binge (very, very bad). I don't know why I'm doing that lately. I just confessed to DH that I'm sneaking food and he thought it was hilarious. Oh well - onward. Happy weekend!

05/12 - 157
Whatever. Onward.

Round five! With no holidays, travel plans, or field trips in sight, I can finally get back into my routine for this round. I plan on continuing to be mindful of how much water I'm drinking, getting at least 10,000 steps tracked each day, and working out when I have it scheduled on my calendar. I'd like to see anything in the 170's on the scale by the end of this challenge.

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 181.0 lb
R76 SW 181.0 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
05/03 182.8 lb I worked out for the first time last night in about three weeks and I'm feeling it today! Dinner was a burger, fries, and beer, but the rest of the day was very good. I drank 30 oz of water and 34 oz of non-calorie drinks and tracked 12,976 steps. I have the gym scheduled on my calendar for this afternoon, my meals planned through dinner, and I'm looking forward to not setting my alarm and sleeping in for the first time in 17 days! 😴
05/04 181.6 lb 20,714 steps were tracked and that included 40 minutes on the elliptical at the gym. 30 oz of water and 22 oz of non-calorie drinks. I'll be taking the dog for a nice walk today and cleaning up the house, but otherwise I have a rare unscheduled weekend to enjoy.
05/05 181.6 lb I'm happy to be holding steady. 10,334 steps were tracked and I had 48 oz of water. I made eggplant Parmesan and froze half of it so we wouldn't have as many lurking leftovers. I limited myself to one garlic knot when I usually go for three and I kept to one mint julep as we watched the Kentucky Derby drama. 🐎
05/06 180.6 lb We enjoyed a leisurely Sunday with a trip to Lowe's to pick up a new house plant, a visit to Yankee Candle where we spent way too much, and a dinner out. I tracked 12,540 steps, had 48 oz of water, and went over my calories by about 300 due to our first ice cream outing of the season. They weren't planned, but they were tasty.
05/07 181.4 lb I tracked 11,606 steps and had 52 oz of water and non-calories drinks. Dinner was half a small pizza, panko green beans, and a flight of beer so I'm not surprised about the bump. I'm planning on going to the gym after school today and then I'll be eating a late dinner after wind ensemble rehearsal. Still hoping for something in the 170's, but I'll need to reign in my calories to see that by Sunday!
05/08 181.8 lb 20,416 steps were tracked, but to be transparent, I played a lot of percussion yesterday and didn't bother to take off my Fitbit. I burned 350 calories on the elliptical at the gym and had 67 oz water and non-calorie drinks. The scale hasn't been doing too much in the last week, but the pair of dress pants I'm currently wearing that have been snug since December are fitting nicely today.
05/09 181.0 lb 15,687 steps were tracked yesterday and I had 52 oz of water and non-calorie drinks. I was eating well until my boyfriend asked me to bring him home some French fries and those basically became dinner #2. I'm not unhappy about it because he hardly ever asks me to bring him anything and the scale still shows a loss. I'm off from work today and plan to walk the dog, do some yard work, and do level one from the 30 Day Shred.
05/10 181.0 lb 13,101 steps were tracked and 42 oz of water and non-calorie drinks. I missed my workout because we had a handyman stop by to assess some water damage under our bathroom sink. It's stained but solid, so there's no immediate need to fix it. I cleaned the charcoal grill and grilled my first steak ever while the dog played in the backyard. We enjoyed marinated flank steak, tomato salad, and grilled garlic bread for dinner and it's a meal I'm looking forward to making again this summer. I WILL be going to the gym this afternoon and I WON'T have more than one beer tonight. 🍺
05/11 182.0 lb I WENT to the gym and I had ONE beer! 😁 I walked 15,372 steps and had at least 60 oz of water and non-calorie drinks. It was definitely more than that though because we went out for pho before catching a late night showing of Detective Pikachu and I refilled my teacup about 6 times. We've got yardwork and dog walking planned for today and I'm thinking salmon for dinner with our leftover fried rice.
05/12 179.6 lb Pleasantly surprised! I tracked 10,900 steps yesterday with the majority of them being 4 hours of yardwork. I had 58 oz of water and one delicious blackberry porter. I've lost 11.4lbs total since joining these challenges and I'll see you all in Round 77! 🤩

F/29 5’5”

OSW: 343
CSW: 328.4
GW: 150

Round 74 Loss: 10.5 pounds (339.3>328.8)
Round 75 Loss: 0.4 pounds
(327.8>327.4)

Day/Weight/Comment
05/03- 328.4 - I started a new medication yesterday, ate fast food for lunch and then had pie for dessert, and walked a lot yesterday... so it’s not surprising to see a gain, but I was hoping I wouldn’t. Back on the wagon though!
05/04- 328.4- I’m really not understanding this plateau at all, but I’m trying to just push through it. I was expecting to not start having these issues until I had lost significantly more weight.
05/05- 328.2- maybe things are starting to move again? I hope so.
05/06- 328.2- still frustrating.
05/07- 327.0- it moved! Yay! I stuck to it and didn’t let the lack of movement sabotage me!!
05/08- 325.8- feeling really positive about this! Hope the trend continues!!
05/09 325.4- ☺️
05/10 325.2- keep on rolling rolling rolling!
05/11- 325.0- yay! Very happy to see this number! Hopefully it sticks around!
05/12- 325.2- I’ll take it. Great end of round!!

JGM10 - Rd 76

Shari out in North OC, CA
50 years young, 5'6"
SW - 207
Rd 75 EW - 189.8
UGW - 145

Have a rough week ahead of me with hosting our entire region here for a conference. Lots of good food and lots of work. Going to have to be very DISCIPLINED and mindful.

3-May... 188.8... -1
Didn't eat enough yesterday and forced the workout. Doing happy dance for confirmation that I'm under 190. Asta la vista 190s! Gettin it done!
4-May... 189.4... +0.6
I'm totally happy with that considering what I had for dinner. Going home work out today and willmake good choices tonight. Have a fancy event to get dressed up for!
5-May... 188.4... -1.0
Busy, busy day. Didn't eat enough and drank empty cals for Cinco de Mayo and the stress of the weekend. The scale wasn't nice.
6-May... 190.4... +2
See? Scale was not kind. I'm pretty sure it's not real since I was under cals and had a VERY salty lunch, but only 2 tacos and only about a half cup of sides and a handful of chips and salsa so it shouldn't be bad enough to push me back into 190-ville. I hate that place. Ordered good food choices for lunches. Just have to stay away from the crap.
7-May... 189... -1.4
Had a feeling it would go down. Was exhausted and didnt work out last night. These 12 hour days are really hard.
8-May... 189... 0
Same same. Up at butt crack o dawn to set up big breakfast and have a big dinner on site tonight. Forced a workout when I got home at 8 and will be really good today around all the crap. NO CHICK FIL A MINIS this morning! Those little suckers are dangerous!
9-May... so so so so tired.. 14 hour day yesterday. Did not weigh or workout.
10-May... still trying to catch up on sleep. Didn't weigh and no workout. So glad the conference is over.
11-May... 189.4... +0.4
12-May... 187.4... -2
No snacking all week except a couple of red vines. Stayed well within calorie range. Didn't over indulge on any of the foods I got for conference... and everyone commented on the healthy selections. Went outside for a run yesterday and found it easier than the treadmill, except the dreaded hill coming back. That being said I am SORE and down 2 lbs. I didn't eat much yesterday and had a bottle of prosecco, but I'm taking it. Worked my *kitten* off this week and apparently it shows. I couldn't be happier!

Happy Mother's Day and here's to lucky Round 77!

UK Female age 47
Height 5' 3"

Start Weight on 1st Jan '19 - 158.5lb
End R64 - 154.9lb - Round loss 3.6lb - Loss to date 3.6lb
End R65 - 149.9lb - Round loss 5.0lb - Loss to date 8.6lb
End R66 - 149.9lb - Round loss 0.0lb - Loss to date 8.6lb
End R67 - 148.0lb - Round loss 1.9lb - Loss to date 10.5lb

End R70 - 150.6lb - Round loss 1.8lb - Loss to date 7.9lb
End R71 - 149.7lb - Round loss 0.9lb - Loss to date 8.8lb
End R72 - 150.6lb - Round gain 0.9lb - Loss to date 7.9lb
End R73 - 144.8lb - Round loss 5.8lb - Loss to date 13.7lb
End R74 - 144.2lb - Round loss 0.6lb - Loss to date 14.3lb
End R75 - 141.6lb - Round loss 2.6lb - Loss to date 16.9lb

Aiming to continue with the motivation and focus I had in the last round
Target for the round is to weigh in under 140 ........
Aiming to keep as active as possible - try to get in 10k steps everyday (if I'm not at the gym) by fitting in a quick lunchtime walk at work.

Its a Bank holiday weekend here in the UK so family dinner Sunday then friends round on Monday so going to be a tough start and a Sunday morning finish when I rarely weigh my lowest .... But these are excuses I guess not reasons so onwards and downwards. Here we go ............................


R76 start weight - 141.6lb

03/05 - 142.0lb (+0.4lb) Slightly up but not unusual for a Friday morning as we nearly always have home made burgers Thursday night so my carbs are higher than other days. Not worried as overall calories were all ok. Did 11k steps yesterday and so far today done a 2500 step walk and week 1 day 1 of C25k (going to try it and see if I can get to like running although I am doubtful and may end back on my bike - just wanted to try something else). Food all planned for the day too. Here's to a great Friday

04/05 - 141.4lb (-0.6lb) and there goes the burger bun!! 12k steps yesterday including my first C25K so that was all good. We've got a skip being delivered today so will be spending the weekend loading that up with building rubbish and clearing a bit more of the garden so plenty of exercise ahead and will no doubt ache lots by the time I go back to work Tuesday! Food planned for today so all looking good so far. Have a great weekend everyone and for those in the UK enjoy the long bank holiday weekend

05/05 - 141.2lb (-0.2lb)
06/05 - DNW
07/05 - 144.6lb (+ 3.4lb) I know this isn't real weight gain just a post bank holiday gain which consisted of a family roast dinner Sunday, friends round for dinner last night and I did have 3 G&T's over the weekend. Did also spend a large part of the weekend loading up a skip with builders rubble so got a good workout and definitely didn't drink enough water. Back to normal today - food planned and prepped and gym session tonight so its all good

08/05 - 142.0lb (-2.6lb) theres most of the weekend whoosh - as ever food prepped and planned, water bottle at my side ........ Carb heavier dinner (all within calories though) of baked potatoes and salad but still hoping for a drop tomorrow......

09/05 - 142.2lb (+0.2lb) as expected given my dinner last night. Been a "meh" round so far - nothing really moved - always amazes me how long it takes for your body to "get over" a weekend (even though it wasn't particularly indulgent and I did loads of activity). 3 days left of the round though to make a difference and aim to finish lower than I started - had hoped for under 140 but looks like I may have to save that for R77.... Food prepped for the day and gym PT session tonight ...

10/05 - 141.1lb (-1.1lb) Don't you just love a Whoosh Food planned for the day and feeling positive for a decent end to the Round and to finish lower than I started. Next weeks worth of food planned, on line shop done and shopping being delivered today so no reason not to have a good week

11/05 - 139.6lb (-1.5lb) Wow that was unexpected but I will happily take it. Stepped on the scales twice just to make sure though. Didn't have a particularly heavy dinner last night so think some of it may be that so may possibly see the scale up a bit tomorrow? Went to the gym this morning for a mobility session, had my favourite breakfast of smoked haddock and feeling good so far and set up ready for a great weekend ahead.
Have a good one everyone

12/05 - 140.20lb (+0.80lb) As expected from yesterday but pleased with this round as still on track to meet my target. 1.4lb down over the round as a whole

See you all round 77.....

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
Round 75 - SW - 179.4 EW - 178.2 - Average weight over 10 days - 178.4

May 3 - 175.2 - I started swim lessons last night again. I haven’t been in the water since my last set ended in August. This is a stroke improvement class and this instructor is probably the best I have had. Weight is funnily low today, not sure how much I trust it, but it was nice to see.

May 4 - 179.4 - I don’t believe my scales anymore. I have changed the battery and the fluctuations are still a bit insane. I guess I’ll have to break down and get another one. I was expecting to be a bit up today though because yesterday was not a good eating day.

May 5 - 176.2 - I had a good day yesterday. Stayed within my calorie goals and got a little exercise in.

May 6 - 175.6 - had a good day yesterday calories were a bit over and sugar intake was definitely higher than normal.

May 7 - 176.2 - another fairly decent day yesterday. I need to buy some groceries today and get other things besides carbs in the house.

May 8 - 176.4 - I was hungry all evening last night I don’t know why. I managed to stay within calories but it was a struggle.

May 9 - 175.0 - had a great eating day and got some exercise in!

May 10 - 176.4 - I don’t know how accurate my scale is, it also showed 169.4 this morning but I don’t trust it.

May 11 - 178.0 - today marks 10 years that I have been smoke free. Now to get my weight where I want it to be. Yesterday was a long day after a near sleepless night Thursday. Carbs were high.

May 12 - 177.0 and 175.0 are the readings that showed up today. I have replaced the batteries in my scale and I make sure it’s level on the floor. Does anyone have any suggestions? I will use the 177 instead of the 175.0 in my average.

05/03 270.2 Feeling pretty good about today. Made it through the first three days of low carb diet and went for a jog last night. Seeing a weight drop is really uplifting.

05/04 268.6 Worked last night. Nothing like a 13 hour shift to help get the blood moving!

05/05 268.2 Worked last night. So many steps! Today is run day, but I picked up a shift, so I'll be trying for my 5K at midnight. Eating is on point, and I feel really good about pretty much everything.

05/06 265.8 Holy crap! I expected to be up, since I spent all night cooking, meal prepping for the week. I logged every bite I took, and I guess it wasn't as much as I'd assumed. Ran 5K and now for a 13 hour shift.

05/07 266.0 Work was rough, and I ran that out for 1.5 miles. Saw a podiatrist. Turns outs one leg is shorter than the other! Weight is up a bit, and I'm weirdly glad. Dropping lbs so fast was making me nervous. I've got 'slow and steady' as my mantra, and I don't want to fall into the trap of craving a big loss every day.

05/08 265.4 A couple days off, and I'm still eating well. Doing my wakeup and bedtime routines. The fridge is packed with easy grab meals for the next week. Making the act of healthy choices the easiest one.

05/09 266.0 Skipped running today, boo. Will go first thing in the morning after work. Weight held steady through two days off! I feel like I've made good eating choices. Sleep average is at goal of 7hrs. I'm up to 9 push-ups a day. It's been a very good week. Thank you all for this daily check in.

05/10 265.2 Work was rough. No: Brutal. 13.5 hour shift and my uterus decided to remind me that I have endometriosis, and my lower back chimed in for funsies. It was not a good night. Times like these make me so proud when I don't hit the vending machine. Stick to my bag lunch, pop some Tylenol, and power through. Rough times pass, but I just gotta hold out till morning. I did, and I'm still hurting, still tired, but filled with satisfaction and accomplishment.


05/11 266.0 Whew, weekend has been hard and I totally binged on sugar free cheese cake bites. Got work tonight. Good thing, because it means no snacking!

05/12 264.0 Know what I said about no snacking? Well I earned this weight loss! Night shift ordered pizza last night and I stuck to my bag lunch! Then, I went for a 5K run this morning and got a high five from another runner and I felt like a cool kid!

❤️❤️6.2 lbs lost this challenge, and 9 lbs overall. Feeling great, thank you!❤️❤️

R74 SW: 208.9 EW: 210.0 AW: 209.3 (-1.1)
R75 SW: 211.4 EW: 208.3 AW: 209.3 (0.0)


Day/Weight/Comment
05/03--207.6 Lowest weight in about 3 years. Went to trainer yesterday...my trainer complimented me on my strong back, I felt really good. Hubby and I practiced our dancing last night.
05/04--207.6 Going for a run today, The weather is supposed to be great here today so later hubby and I will be taking the dog for a long walk and then going out for dinner.
05/05--207.4 Perfect weather in the PNW yesterday for a run...ran for 4.5 miles. I went out for dinner yesterday and ate something that I have a food sensitivity to so I expect a bump up in the scale over the next couple of days, but I made a conscious decision to eat the food so I'm okay with that. Went to the gym this morning. My husband was impressed that he could see the definition in my shoulder muscles as I was tying my shoes...it's funny how a compliment about something like shoulder muscles could make my day.
05/06--208.5 There's the jump I was expecting. I woke up with a tummy ache and felt heavy, so I knew the weight gain was because of me eating food I was sensitive to, but back to my non-sensitive food eating today. Doctor's appointment today and run later today.
05/07--208.3 Ran 2 miles yesterday, was going to run longer but it was a little too humid. Trainer tonight.
05/08--208.7 Sore from trainer yesterday and was so hungry when I got home. Snacked and didn't drink a lot of water today. Will make sure to get water in today. Run today and then yoga.
05/09-208.5 Was pretty warm when I went out to run yesterday so I cut the run a little short. Yoga was great. Trainer tonight.
05/10--208.7 Had a great workout yesterday. My trainer, who is usually on the subdued side, was giving me fist bumps.
05/11--209.8 Well, all my snacking has caught up with me. Regardless of the scale I went out and ran 5 miles, which is the longest distance I've ran in years. More importantly I woke up later than I had planned and didn't want to go run, but instead I went out in the heat and easily ran the 5 miles...for me that's more important than the number on the scale
05/12--208.9 Went to the gym this morning and then going to take the dog out for a long walk.

R76 SW: 207.6 EW: 208.9 AW: 208.4 (-0.9)

My 6th Round!
10 DAY GOALS: Planning to (1) log everything carefully over the next 10 days 1250 or fewer calories with 20 grams total carbs (2) 16-hour fast most days (3) Try to boost TDEE with small daily movements to achieve 3000 steps daily (I'm disabled and I often get less than 1000 per day) (4) Workout using Beachbody on Demand: every other day
Age: 39
Height: 5'7"
Highest weight 158 (3/9/19)
Round 71 SW 157.8 EW 155.4 (-2.4 lbs)
Round 72 SW 155.4 EW 153 (-2.4 lbs)
Round 73 SW 155.4 EW 153.6 (+0.6 lbs)
Round 74 SW 153.6 EW 153.6 (vacation, mini maintenance goal achieved!)
Round 75 loss: SW: 153.6 EW: 149.2 (-4.4 lbs)
Total challenge lost after 5 rounds: 8.6 lbs
UGW: 123
GW for this round: 146-147.2
***ROUND 76 (my 6th)***Day/Weight/Comment
SW this round (5/02): 149.2

05/03 147.8 Even though this is technically hitting my goal weight for this round, I'm going to keep my goal weight the same for now. Still going strong on my (temporary) keto plan, and I set movement alarms yesterday to reach 3744 steps. Two weekends to get through in this round, here we go! (Don't mess it up, don't mess it up...)
05/04 147 No complaints! Expecting it to bounce up again tomorrow. Everything is sitting like a lump in my stomach.
05/05 144.4 What?! Yesterday, I did a short aerobics workout, but it only balanced the extra 200 calories I ate, so I guess I have to credit keto for this? Boo, kind of. I like carbs!
05/06 145.6 Nothing big to report from yesterday- still keto, still within my calories. Did 2278 steps on a bad pain day, so I'm happy with my efforts yesterday.
05/07 145.6 Cruising along. Tomorrow I will be a week and a 1/2 into my keto month. There are lots of things I like about this way of eating, and so many things that are not sustainable for me in the long term, as I have learned previously. But I may be able to do a month off and on as I am losing. There are a lot of benefits for sure. Something to consider.
05/08 143.6 Um...
05/09 146.2 So of course I didn't GAIN 2.6 lbs overnight on the 887 calories I consumed yesterday (abnormally low, I was having an awful pain day). Nor did I, evidently, LOSE 2 lbs OF PURE FAT between Monday and Tuesday, ha. Weighing daily on this challenge has taught me that it'll all settle out!
05/10 145 Down 1.6. What a rollercoaster of a round this has been! Only two more days to go, but one of them is Mother's Day, so I need to be proactive and *make a plan* for not blowing my progress in one day.
05/11 144 My lowest weight in over a year. Even if it doesn't stick (probably won't), I am just shocked by this round. I'm weighing in this morning 5.2 lbs less than at the start of the round somehow as I approach the end of my second week on keto. And I lost 4.4 lbs in my first week. Honestly, it worries me a bit because I'm only doing this for a month to support my husband, then back to regular ol' CICO. Hope I don't regain.
05/12 144.2 Great round! Well under my GW for this round and 9.4 lost in the past two rounds, coinciding with... when I started keto. Ugh! I'm only doing this for a month, why must it work so well?! Only half kidding.

But I did some research on transitioning back to carbs yesterday that reassured me I can do this safely and without gaining. Yes, safely. There's some research showing you can damage your blood vessels if you just go off keto and start having donuts (I've done EXACTLY this before, no wonder my joints hurt the next day; I'd inflamed my blood vessels). I'll start adding carbs back in slowly at the end of the month. Keto has certainly created the long-sought-after 'whoosh', and it 'ain't all water, either- as Shakira says, "the hips don't lie."
RESULTS
Round 71 loss: (-2.4 lbs)
Round 72 loss: (-2.4 lbs)
Round 73 loss: (+0.6 lbs)
Round 74 loss: (0 lbs)
Round 75 loss: (-4.4 lbs)
Round 76 loss: (-5 lbs)
Total challenge lost after 6 rounds: 13.6 lbs