JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 78

Female 55

Lost down to 180 doing lazy keto last spring, but the summer vacations came and then the holidays
and I put all of the weight back on. I am going to be consistant with tracking my food...good or bad...and
get healthier this year.

Starting weight on 1/9/19 203

Round 66 SW 198.8--EW 194.4
Round 67 SW 194.4--EW 196
Round 68 SW 196.0--EW 195
Round 69 SW 192.0--EW 191.8
Round 70 SW 192.4--EW 192.3
Round 71 SW 195.8--EW 192.6
Round 72 SW 191.6--EW 192.0
Round 73 SW 191.0--EW 190.0
Round 74 SW 191.6--EW 189.2
Round 75 SW 195.2--EW 192.2
Round 76 SW 191.8--EW 187.4
Round 77 SW 189.8--EW 185.6
My goal is to end this round below 185.0

Day/Weight/Comment
05/23 186.8
05/24 187.2
05/25 187.0
05/26 187.4 Not sure why the scale is not going down. I did strenuous yard work for hours yesterday, drank more than 100 ounces of water, and ate well within my calories. I guess I'll just hope for a whoosh.
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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: 140.0
UGW: 135.0

05/21 - 141.6 at 5:00 a.m.
05/22 - 141.4 at 5:00 a.m.

Day Weight Comment

05/23 - 142.0 at 7:00 this morning...I think...brain fog and I didn't write it down.
05/24 - 143.0 at 6:00 a.m.
05/25 - 142.2 at 7:30 a.m.
05/26 - 143.0 at 6:30 a.m.
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Chris

MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 36 FOR ME.



“NO IF’s……..JUST WHEN’s”

***I WILL keep my estrogen fed breast cancer in remission***
***I WILL continue to improve my type 2 diabetes until it is in also in remission***
***I WILL continue to improve my thyroid function***
***I WILL stop demanding so my of my heart by losing weight & getting fit & improving my BMI***
***I WILL reduce / eliminate knee pain, hip pain & joint pain by getting lighter and stronger***
***I WILL have a better self-image of myself ***
***I WILL TAKE CONTROL of my own health***



MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R77 EW= 194.6
R78 EW= TBD

Current New Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: Lose 2 pounds this round.
My First Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 182 by the 4th of July using the same plan as above.
My Second Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 164 by Halloween.
My Third Long Term Weight Goal: Weigh 150 by Jan 11, 2020 (my 2 year anniversary of current Keto dieting).
Final goal: 145-150. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise:
During each Weight goal I plan on doing cardio in the form of dancing at aerobic levels whenever possible. I would also like to walk as much as possible although walking outside is impossible for me this time of year.

********LOOK AND SEE HOW MUCH THESE 10 DAY CHALLENGES HAVE HELPED ME********


Day/Weight/Comment
05/22 …..194.6 ….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND

05/23 …..194.6 ….. Hard to believe after another day of travel that the scale did not move in the wrong direction this time. I’m hoping it does not show up in a few days like it sometimes does. Good luck everyone this round!

05/24 …..195.8 ….. And there it is from the travels! A good day yesterday. Worked like a work horse getting my cabins ready for a full house for the holiday. Lots of yard work & flower planting too! Food numbers a bit up from the grab & go, but lots of activity & movement. Yesterdays stats: 2080 Calories In / 3034 Calories Out. 123 Net Carbs. 20,198 Total Steps & 8.66 Total Miles. IF 16:8. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 6 hours & 37 minutes which was fabulous! I took a 44 minute walk in the neighborhood after my higher calorie/carb dinner. Today I have a better plan for my food in my non-existent kitchen. My remodeling fella is not working today so it will be easier to get in there. I hope you will all be safe & enjoy the holiday as we remember our loved ones that have passed on and those that have served our country in the US.

05/25 …..195.8….. Holding steady but *%$#*^ I had LNS I should not even have in the house. Sorry grandchildren, it is all going in the trash can today! I’ve got to get a hold of my diet. I am doing good exercising and/or movement so it’s clearly my diet that is failing me. Yesterdays Stats: 2376 Calories In / 2547 Calories Out. 114 Net Carbs. 15,123 Total Steps & 6.4 Total Miles. IF 16:8 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 44 minutes. I raked & hauled leaves for 52 minutes & I took a 22 minute walk after dinner. Somehow I’ve got to get my kitchen long enough to do prep cooking. I’m just so busy with my business check-ins & so tired in the evening. Today is a new day. The buck stops here!

05/26 …..194.7 ….. Now we’re talking! I decided at about midnight to prep cook for the next 4 days lunch (or dinner) meals. I was tired but I knew I had to do something. This will make it easier over the next few days as the guys continue to work on my kitchen. Yesterdays Stats: 1385 Calories In / 2504 Calories Out. 25 Net Carbs. 12,531 Total Steps & 5.3 Total Miles. IF 16:8 . 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 6 hours & 11 minutes which felt great. I took a short 20 minute walk. I’m feeling pretty strong right now & hope to stay on this horse & ride awhile. I found that I was so sick of some of my keto recipes that I didn't think I could stomach another bite so I got online & found some new ones to help keep my diet more varied & it's working. The new recipes are great & tasty. I just had to find/take the time but it was so worth it. My goal is to keep researching & finding more. Those great recipes and tastes are out there.......

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Day 4 of Round 78

First timer on message board and challenge.

Age: 55
Height: 5' 4"
Recovering from abdominal hysterectomy and benign tumor removal on 4/02/2019. It was recommended I see a nutritionist since my activity is low to non-existent with 12 week recovery. It was fortunate I visited the community page on MFP and found this challenge. The challenge helps with accountability.

OSW - 201.1 (Feb. 2019)
RSW - 183.4
RGW - 181.0
UGW - 135-140

Day/Weight/Comment
05/23 - 183.4 - First day of logging food and weighing portions.

05/24 - 181.4 - Yesterday I made a conscience effort to drink all my water, smarter food choices, weigh all food portions and no eating after 7pm. I decided my 12 week recovery doesn't entitle me to eat whatever and whenever.

05/25 -181.1 - I'm happy with the loss since I was not as diligent with water in take and had dinner at 8:30 pm. One of my college sons home and I waited to have dinner with him. I am hoping to go for a 3 mile walk today.

05/26 - 181.6 - I'm finding it challenging to eat before 7:00 pm with all my family home. We had another late night dinner and staying up way too late. I decided to enjoy my family over the holiday weekend and focus on fine tuning my eating and time frame on Tuesday. I won't go crazy with my food choices, however, I will allow myself to enjoy and (try) not to feel too guilty over the holiday weekend.

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@emmacken congratulations on your engagement!

RSW: 199.0 lbs

05/23: (199.6 lbs) I managed to turn down free donuts for breakfast and candy for lunch, and I also turned down a Dr. Pepper later, so that's good. I caved later on and had cookies and cheezits I went up a little bit I think it's because of yesterday, not today.

05/24: (198.4) I had a klondike bar and half a cookie at lunch instead of sticking to what I packed. Not my best, but certainly not my worst. I turned down free ice cream (you don't realize how often people offer you free dessert until you have to say no 😭). I lost a good amount, which I'm happy about.

05/25: (196.4 lbs) I think my weight is so much lower today because I'm so dehydrated 😅 All I've had today is coffee and cookies because I'm saving up calories to go to a friend's house later.

05/26: (195.0 lbs) I'm even more dehydrated today! I have a headache but I'm out of advil. I hardly had anything to drink yesterday and saved up too many calories in the morning. We had thin crust pizza for dinner instead of normal so I didn't eat as much as I thought I would. I'm losing a bit too fast right now, I think I'll increase my calories.

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Almost halfway through the round! Good job today everyone!

***My 8th Round!***
10 DAY GOALS: Planning to (1) log everything carefully over the next 10 days 1250 or fewer calories with 35 grams net carbs or less (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)
Age: 39
Height: 5'7"
Highest weight 158 (3/9/19)

HISTORY
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 (BEGAN KETO): SW: 153.6 EW: 149.2 (-4.4 lbs)
Round 76 loss: SW: 149.2 EW: 144.2 (-5 lbs)
Round 77 loss: SW: 144.2 EW: 142.8 (-1.4)

Total challenge lost after 6 rounds: 15 lbs
UGW: 123
GW for this round: 141.7-142 lbs
***ROUND 78 (my 8th)***
SW this round (5/22): 142.8
Day/Weight/Comment
05/23 142.8 The same weight as the past few days. So I am having a really tough time increasing my carbs, which is a strange thing for me! I only committed to do keto for one month to support my husband, and hopefully, to break the previous stall (which worked well). That was halfway through Round 75, and I've lost 10.8 lbs since then! Inches, too, a lot of them.

But. I did the keto thing for 2 years previously, and I don't want to go that route again as a lifestyle I can do forever (because I can't). And I don't want to risk blood vessel inflammation by suddenly eating the way I did before (sticking to my calorie limit, unlimited carbs), so I need to gradually add carbs. Why am I having trouble with this? I don't know.
05/24 144 Lol, broke that mini plateau, but not in the right direction! It's okay. I'm reading a lot about healthy carbs and I think I'll continue to gain a bit as I add some in, because they carry extra water. But if I hadn't stepped on the scale this morning, I would have been sure I'd lost weight. I feel good! Going to take measurements again at the end of this round.
05/25 142.2 Better! Still under 30 g of net carbs, and I will probably hover around this level for a lot of this round, as I'm shooting for 35. It's an interesting experiment to ditch the carbs and add them back in so thoughtfully. I've satisfied my sweet tooth with 85% dark chocolate (daily), diet sodas, and occasionally, awesome homemade keto desserts, but no added sugars, and that feels good. By the Fourth of July, I'll be having (portion-controlled) watermelon!
05/26 143.4 For me, keto= slow digestion now and then, and things are currently sitting in my stomach, so I'm not worried. This is food and water weight, not fat. Around 34 g net carbs yesterday.
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RESULTS
Measurements:

End of round 77 weight - 162.6

5/23 - 161.8
5/24 - 161.2
5/25 - 161.4
5/26 - 162.2

Newbie and starting late, but I'm starting!
Female - Age: 49 - Height 5'0"
Current Weight: 178
Goal Weight: 128

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CAS_53 wrote: »

TerriRichards, how do you get those little green ticks?

They are emojis on my iPad.

JGM10D ~|~ Round 78
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!

Thu 23/05: 165.0: Goals ✅
Fri 24/05: 164.6: Goals ✅
Sat 25/05: 164.8: Goals ✅
Sun 26/05: 164.9: Goals ✅ Both my knee and elbow are definitely on the mend. I regard it as a win if I can maintain at the minute because of my enforced inactivity. I'm doing what I can, which is precious little. But it's increasing day by day, so happy with that. Had a great visit to GoTs exhibition in Belfast with DYD and DH yesterday

Previous Rounds: Daily 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!

Past rounds
R73: SW 142.8 GW 140.8 EW 141.8 Result -1lb
R74: SW 141.8 GW 139.8 EW 140.9 Result -.9lbs
R75: SW 140.9 GW 138.9 EW 139.2 Result -1.7lbs
R76: SW 139.2 GW 137.2 EW 139.6 Result +.4lb
R77: SW 139.6 GW 137.6 EW 136.9 Result -2.7lbs

R78
Goal: -2lb
SW: 136.9
GW: 134.9
EW:
Result:

Day - Weight - Comment
05/23 - 136.1 (-.8) - off to a good start. Did yoga yesterday and some other random cardio. Ate chips for the first time in awhile but didn’t go overboard, ate healthy otherwise. Not feeling bloated but I do feel sore from yoga.
05/24 - 136.4 (+.3) - feeling bloated. Food and exercise was good yesterday.
05/25 - 136.4 (0) - worked out quite a bit (yoga and cardio), drank 11 glasses of water, healthy food.
05/26 - 136.4 (0) - I believe TOM is hitting again in a few days causing water retention. Will see. Happy there hasn’t been a gain!

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This is my fifth round. My goal for this round is to meal prep most of the week and lose 4 lbs until my son’s brithday on June 1st.

Female, 37, 5‘11‘
OSW 190lbs
SW Rd 78 181lbs
GW 172lbs
UGW - we‘ll see...




Day/Weight/Comment

05/23 181 lbs - went out with a friend last night and had some Mexican food and two cocktails, so I was expecting a bit of water weight this morning. Hoping to have dropped it by the weekend, but I’m positive I will.

05/24 178.9 lbs I was hungry most of yesterday even though I wasn’t even that active. I snacked on strawberries mostly and drank lots of water.

05/25 179.3 lbs No idea where this comes from. I was well within my calorie limit yesterday and even worked out some 🤷‍♀️

05/26 178.4 lbs Sometimes I don’t get it. Had burger (without the bun) and a few fries yesterday and was sure I’d gain a pound of water weight because of the sodium alone. I guess I did sweat it out in the gym last night 😜

05/27 178.2 lbs slooooow but steady 🙄 did really well yesterday, both with food and water intake, so I’m hoping to see results soon.

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ROUND 78 (Round 20 for me)
5’4 ½” 67 y/o Texas Lady
SW 178 lb.
Goal: Maintain between 135 and 140 lb. and increase muscle mass
I started Round 54 and Keto WOE on September 24, 2018.
Cumulative weight loss for Rounds 54-70 = 44 lb.
I started and finished the last round below my maintenance range. I like the keto WOE and, mostly, stick to that, but I add extra carbs when I’m under 135.

Day/Weight/Comment
05/23 134.4 Ten days go by so quickly! Yesterday, I did a 3.5 mile walk with my dog, Thor, in the morning and strength training in the afternoon. Today was a rest day, and I played Canasta with friends. My shoulders were sore today, so I’m glad it was a rest day.
05/24 134.2 Thor and I walked about 3.5 miles today. We jogged about a half mile of it, only up-hill and flat areas—no down-hill. My knee isn’t bothering me now, the orthotics have relieved the Morton’s Neuroma problem in my toes, and I’m pretty sure I can work up to running again. I miss running 5K and 10K races. I’m sticking with the strength training, too, and that helps my knees.
05/25 132.6 Part of this drop is because we didn’t get to bed until 3 a.m., and I didn’t get up until almost 11:30! A late start makes for a short day. Tonight, I don’t plan to stay up that late. I haven’t don’t today’s cardio workout in my strength training program, so I’m about to do that. Tomorrow morning, I leave early to sing, with our gospel group, at a church in the area, so I’ll miss my own church service. Since I lead the singing at my church, I try not to miss very often. My sweet husband will take over tomorrow, but he’d rather just play his guitar and let me lead.
05/26 134.6 I intended to go to bed early last night, but it was after 2 a.m., and up again at 6:30. (sigh) That always results in a higher scale number, but it’s still under maintenance, and I had a good day. The morning concert went well, and I took a nap before working in the yard. I didn’t get my strength training in, but tomorrow’s another day.
Before dark yesterday, my husband brought Thor in and said Thor had alerted on a rattlesnake in the yard. My husband said he’d take care of it, so I continued with my cardio workout. A few minutes later, DH knocked on the back door and again on the front door before I could get to either, so I went out to look for him. I grabbed a hoe and heard the snake in the front yard before my husband showed up with a spade. Well, the rattlesnake waited for me to go back in the house and get my revolver loaded with snake shot, and I ended his threat to our tranquility. What I didn’t realize until later was that I was in the front yard, shooting a snake, while only wearing short shorts and a bra. Fortunately, we live in the country, and it’s possible only my husband saw me. Praise God, all is well.
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OSW: 211.4
SW: 199.2
CW: 202.0
GW: 198.0


05/23 - 199.4 - up a bit but I will lose that today
05/24 - 199.4 - loads of exercise and water but an unexpected lunch out
05/25 - 199.6 - not a lot of exercise and had a couple of glasses of wine with pizza
05/26 - 202.0 - not surprised, more wine and a lovely dinner out.
05/27 - 201.0 - that's better. Good exercise and water yesterday. Food only ok but I am never at my best at the weekend.
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