JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 78

End of round 77 weight - 162.6

5/23 - 161.8
5/24 - 161.2
5/25 - 161.4
5/26 - 162.2
5/27 - 164.2
5/28 - 165.0
5/29 - 162.6
5/30 - 161.8
5/31 - 161.0

Had a tough last round due to TOM issues. I'm still recovering from an abnormal cycle, so I hope there is a good round ahead. Good luck everyone!

Age: 28
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 5”3
SW: 219.2
SW for this challenge: 192.6
Next 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)
Round 75: SW 196.2 EW 196.2 (-0.0 pounds)
Round 76: SW 196.2 EW 193.4 (-2.8 pounds)
Round 77: SW 193.4 EW 192.6 (-0.8 pounds)

Day/Weight/Comment
05/23: 193.0 (I had a slight increase in weight and I'm sure it's because of soreness and TOM has just barely ended. I'm staying the course and hope the weight falls off as my body adjusts back to a more normal cycle. I made some chicken breast kabobs and rice for dinner last night and did a 55 minute TurboFire workout.)

05/24: 192.0 (My body loves this number! My weekly loss this week is 0.8 pounds. It's still the lowest weight I've been since on this weight loss thing. I hope to make my goal next Friday! I did my 5K training last night. I do 30 minutes and 3 of those minutes I ran consecutively! I was proud of that. It was hard no doubt about that! I made meatball subs for dinner last night and had a small one.)

05/25: 191.8 (Woohoo a new low! I did not expect this at all and I’m happy to see it. Last night I went out to dinner with hubby and some family. I had a couple pieces of bread and some short ribs. I did not do a workout yesterday.)

05/26: 191.0 (Now thats a new low! I officially have 50 pounds to go until my goal weight. I’m so close to my mini goal weight for Happy Scale. Once I hit 190 my reward is a gym membership. I’m so excited! Last night I did no workout and I was at my nephews 4th birthday party and ate a lot.)

05/27: 192.0 (This is an amazing Monday weigh in! I know this will be an amazing week and I hope I can get into a new decade by Friday! I ate pizza last night for a friends bday party and I did my 5K training yesterday during a little rain and 50 degree weather. I ran 3 minutes in a row and could’ve done more but followed my plan.)

05/28: 192.0 (Staying right here, but that's okay! I had a good day yesterday just relaxing after a busy weekend. I did a bunch of laundry and grocery shopping as well. We had cheese quesadillas with chips and queso for dinner last night and I did a 55 minute TurboFire workout.)

05/29: 191.4 (I did my 5K training yesterday and added 3 more minutes of running to include 6 now. OMG was that difficult! There are tons of hills by my house and when I was going downhill, I felt like my form was horrible and I was stomping my feet. The next time I run, I'm going to focus on my form to not injure myself. I made eggs and potatoes last night with fruit for dinner. So close to goal!!)

05/30: 192.0 (I kind of knew this was going to happen. I did not do a workout due to some intense shoulder pain all day long which is a flare up from an old volleyball injury I got in high school. I iced the shoulder and then put an icy hot patch to relieve the pain. I'm also sore in my legs and mostly my inner thighs from my workouts Monday and Tuesday. I'm hoping for a new low tomorrow morning! Happy Scale says I should make my weight on Saturday! I made Mexican pizzas last night (copycat Taco Bell recipe )

05/31: 192.0 (That’s unfortunate. I’ve been at a 750 calorie deficit per day and can’t seem to pass this weight. My weekly weigh in came out to the same. So I maintained this week. I have no idea what it would be. I’m not sore so maybe it’s something to do with my stomach. I ate a chicken teriyaki vegetable bowl yesterday and did a 55 minute turbo fire workout.)
06/01

R76 SW: 207.6 EW: 208.9 AW: 208.4 (-0.9)
R77 SW: 207.8 EW: 209.6 AW: 208.5 (+0.1)

Day/Weight/Comment
‪05/23--Travel‬
05/24--Travel
05/25--Travel
05/26--206.1 I can't believe that I am down over 3 lbs after my trip to visit my parents. While I didn't eat a huge amount I did go out for dinner twice, I didn't do much exercise, was resting my hip, I didn't drink much water, and I was expecting some water retention from the flight. Well, my hip feels better, but not 100%. I'm supposed to see my trainer today, so I'll see how that goes. My hubby cleaned our house and even cleaned my car while I was gone...I should go out of town more often. Goal for today is to go food shopping, get back to my normal eating, and just relax.
05/27--207.4 Not surprised about the bump. Worked out with trainer yesterday which was the first time I worked out in about a month, so definitely some water retention. The workout was great. My hip held up for most of the workout, but I didn't finish the whole workout as my hip started to tighten up a little near the end of the workout. I am going to try and go out for a short run today and see how it goes. Going to see a movie and then relaxing for the rest of the day.
05/28--207.8 I was able to go out for a short run yesterday to test the hip and so far so good. There was a lot more walking then usual and some extra stretching, but the hip felt good and still feels good today. Going to trainer tonight. I had a co-worker this morning whisper to me what I've been doing lately because it looks like I've lost a lot of weight. What's funny is that I haven't lost much weight recently, but as someone whose 5'10" it takes a lot more of a weight loss for the weight to show. Add in the fact that I've started to get back serious to lifting weights over the past 3 months, it's now that the results of all the hard work are showing up. That is something that is hard to come to terms with when we are losing weight. Even though it would be nice to have the scale show a loss every day, every other day, or even every week it's not always the case and that's ok...it's a marathon, not a sprint.
05/29--208.1 Not concerned about the recent weight gain. I know that I am bloated right now, probably my digestive system still dealing with eating foods that I am allergic to from a couple of days ago. Worked out with my trainer yesterday an hip is still bothering me. He suggested I go see a PT, so I've booked an appointment for next week. After the trainer I was feeling frustrated because of the hip and the fact that I probably won't be able to run my 10K next Saturday even after all of the training I had done over the last couple of months, but then I had to remind myself that it is more important to make sure that I don't injure myself even more and make things worse. I also have a 7 miler scheduled in July that I running with my SIL that we had planned for months ago, so it's more important for me to get better now and be healthy to run that race.
05/30--208.1 Worked out with trainer tonight, we mainly focussed on working on the upper body. It was so busy at work today that I didn't get a lot of water in today.
05/31--207.2
06/01

SW: 154 lbs (Feb 2, 2019)
CW: 150.0
Current GW: 120
Ultimate GW: 110

Day/Weight/Comment
5/23: 150.5 lbs
5/24: 150.5 lbs
5/25: 150.0 lbs (Gave into emotional eating. It was a bad day.)
5/26: 150.0 lbs (Okay, so the needle didn't move. Today I will focus on exercise.)
5/27: 150.5 lbs (Grrrr, I even ran a couple of miles yesterday!)
5/28: 151.5 lbs
5/29: 150.5 lbs
5/30: 150.5 lbs
5/31: 150.5 lbs
6/1

Back again, still working on my last 10 lbs (they are very stubborn)! Last round was not my best and very discouraging. I was able to maintain through multiple events and parties, so I'm taking that as a win. This round I will be leaving for a long weekend with the family for a vacation through Memorial Day. We have lots of activities planned that will require walking and getting outside. It's rare to get the older kids (adults now) and the younger kids all together on the same trip, so I am excited.

OSW: 178 July 2018
UGW: 135-138
Round 75: 151.9 - 148.8 down 3.1 Avg 148.41
Round 76: 148.8 - 147.7 down 1.1 Avg 147.97
Round 77: 147.7 - 147.5 down .2 Avg 147.93


05/23 - 147.5 still here. 3rd day in a row and up just over a pound from last week. Way under calories yesterday and drank tons of water. On our way out the door for a 5 day much needed vaca!

05/24 - DNW VACATION
05/25 - DNW VACATION
05/26 - DNW VACATION
05/27 - DNW VACATION

05/28 - 154.3 I really debated whether I was going to post this or not, but it is what it is, plus I know most of it has to be water and sodium weight. I had an amazing time in Colorado with all of my kids and my husband, but I know my water intake was horrible the entire trip. I made pretty good food choices most of the time, but carbs were higher than normal just because they are sometimes easier to eat on the go. A 7 hour car ride yesterday to come home didn't help much and I returned with a nice little sunburn from the zoo the day before. Back at work today and drinking my water. Don't think I will make my goal this round, but taking a break from counting calories and weighing myself everyday is what I needed. I was starting to get really frustrated with the whole process and needed a restart. I was very temped just to take this round off and continue my little frenzy, but I chose to come back and post. I need the accountability and I am ready to see what I can accomplish in the next couple of weeks. So the break is over and I am back on the wagon.

05/29 - 151.9 big drop from yesterday. It's crazy how elevation changes affect me so much. The same thing happened when we flew a couple months back. Did well yesterday and on track today. If I can just end the month and this round back at 147.xx then I can take it as a win. We will see I guess!

05/30 - 149.3 got some kind of stomach bug yesterday in the afternoon so hardly ate at all. Still not 100%, but way better than last night. Not a whole lot of calories today so far either, but I am going to try and eat a decent dinner. Still coming back down from my vacation weight and hoping to be back to 147.xx by tomorrow to end the month with a whole 1 pound loss, lol. I guess a pound is a pound, right, if I make it!

05/31 - 149.3 same, I still was not 100% last night at dinner and pretty much could only stomach some toast and crackers. Water was terrible all day, but slept 100% better. Today I'm back to normal, so hopefully we can see a drop to end this round. May I am ending up 1.1 pounds from last month and my trend is up 2.3 pounds, so hopefully I can do a lot better in June. These last couple of weigh-ins for the month killed my average. Oh well still ended the month in the 140's.

06/01

USW 161lbs
R78 SW 151lbs
R78 GW 148lbs
UGW 121lbs

05/24 weight 151lbs: goal to do 30 mins on treadmill - tick
05/25 weight 151lbs: goal to do 30 mins on treadmill - tick
05/26 weight 151lbs: goal to do 30 mins on treadmill and drink 1500ml water - tick. This challenge really works as a motivator. I've not done one before, not done any social media before, but I can get into this. There is no way I would have done 30min treadmill today if I hadn't got into the challange. Finding it hard to get 1500ml water in but I have done it for last three days just because I put it on my challenge goals. I usually just drink tea but not having so much tea and coffee means I don't have to waste cals on milk. I am sticking to 1200 cals so this is going to be a slow slog

05/27 weight STILL 151lbs: goal to do 30 mins on treadmill - tick - will get the 1500ml water in by end of day. Getting a bit disheartened now but I'm not giving up. The scales kissed 150lb but jumped back to 151.0 so was really good and logged 151. I'm going to start to put the .ounces in now. Since I started the challenge havent done less than 16k steps. Yesterday I did 22k steps, all day in the garden putting in veggies, hoeing etc. Agreed not much cardio or peak fat burn going on but I thought I would have gone down a notch. Ah well, hopefully tomorrow will see the drop. Logging every bit of food I eat, even logging it before I eat it to make sure I dont go over, how sad am I

05/28 weight 150.4lbs: yay!!!! at last: goal to do 30 mins on treadmill - tick - got the 1500ml water in yesterday. 1999 cals

05/29 weight 151.2: what a bum, went out last night for a meal. Over 2k calories yesterday. Extra exercises needed now, you can't go out for a meal and not eat though....can you? goal to do 30 mins on treadmill + extra 30mins to show willing - tick - 1500 ml water in yesterday, which reminds me I haven't drunk any water yet!!!! I hate drinking the water now I've got to guzzle like a crazy elephant to get it all in today

05/30 weight 150.6 - goal to do 30 mins on treadmill - tick - drank 1500ml water yesterday

05/31 weight 150.2 - goal to do 30 mins on treadmil - tick + 30 mins general work (step and weights) only drank 1000 water yesterday

Seeking lower bodyfat%
My name is Tish.
Age: 62
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 253
MFPSW: 240
CW: 176.8
RGW: 170
FGW: 150
*It's easier for me to think 10lbs ahead at a time* {Round 75 - gain 1.8 lbs (FW) 177.2 EW}
{Round 76 - lost 3.2 lbs (FW) 174 EW}
{Round 77 - 178 - gain 4 lbs (FW) EW}

Day/Weight/Comment

5/23 - 176.8 - 18g carbs, 11g net carbs. Carbs were: lemon juice, avocado, salsa.
5/24 - 176.4 - 19g carbs, 16g net carbs. Carbs were: green beans, mushrooms, onion, peppers.
5/25 - 177.4 - 28g carbs, 24g net carbs.Carbs were: salad, stuffed mushroom, peanut butter.
5/26 - 176.8 - 51g carbs, 34g net carbs. Carbs were: salad, croissant, avocado, psyllium husk powder.
5/27 - 178.4 - 55g carbs, 41g net carbs. Carbs were: hot dog roll, kale, peanut butter. Spent the day with Son, DIL and Grands. Always a lovely time, but never good for my weigh in, lol.
5/28 - 176.8 - 54g carbs, 48g net carbs. Carbs were: pretzels, croissant.
5 /29 - 177.6 - 77g carbs, 71g net carbs. Carbs were: brownie (2), broccoli slaw, salad dressing.

5/30 - 177.6 - 20g carbs, 16g net carbs. Carbs were: peanut butter.

5/31 - 176.2 - I thought I had posted earlier before my Grand Niece took all of my attention and got hold of my kindle. Lol. 28g carbs, 22g net carbs. Carbs were: pkgd shredded cheese, mushrooms, spinach, peanut butter.

Seeking lower bodyfat%

Round 78 (second round)
Starting Weight 147.8

Female, 57 yo
Starting Weight (Feb 3, 2019) 177.1
Goal Weight 110
STG 143.55 Midpoint on this journey! (loss of 33.55 pounds)


Day/Weight/Comment
05/23 147.3 Great start for this challenge; 0.5 drop from the end of the last challenge!!! So far this week have not seen the typical one pound increase/plateau but have been keeping carbs more stable lately. Have a relatively low carb day dinner planned (spinach/arugula with quinoa salad and grilled arctic char) so seeing if that might help with the usual bump that seems to occur each week! (also saved enough calories to enjoy a glass of wine and stay within target). Did weight circuit (legs) at the gym and then 45 minute step class - good workout! When I went to bathroom, saw what looked like small pea size blood clots, but urine looked OK otherwise. (I have been in menopause since I was 45 so not period related!) Checked it out with PCP this afternoon and no microscopic blood in urine, so supposed to check back if it re-occurs. Mystery for now, but she thought it could be exercise related or perhaps ibuprofen as had been taking as lower back was a little sore still.

05/24 147.4 small bump up, but typical. At least not the 1 lb bumps that I have seen previously. Went to gym this morning for flexibility/strength class and then spin for 45 minutes. Noticed that sweat smelled like ammonia (yuck) and did not have the same energy level for my workout. only had a cappuccino this am before working out (forgot to make overnight oats with yogurt and had to leave early so skipped even the yogurt) so likely burning protein and low on glucose. Yesterday was also lower carbs than usual so need to watch that I get enough healthy carbs relative to protein/fat to avoid this. Finished up at the gym with some walking on the track to cool down and then did my arm weight machine circuit as will be out of town Sat/Sun/Monday. While I felt I had plenty of energy for the arm circuit, having a three day rest away from the gym for the holiday weekend is probably a good break!

05/25 DNW out of town no scale/no gym so going to eat at maintenance level
05/26 DNW " "
05/27 DNW " "

05/28 145.8 Highly pleased when scale this morning read 145.8, a drop of 1.6 pounds from the last weigh in!!! (Although I won't be surprised if it goes up tomorrow!). Limited exercise while on vacation - just walking in town/beach and did some core body exercises each night. Tried to make good food decisions when eating out, although did have more wine than normal. Highlight was going through closet to find beach clothes and trying on the large linen pants from last year and finding that they were too big, and that the medium ones looked great! (getting close to halfway). Still need a large top as bust size as not changed as much as hips. Worked out at the gym this am - did leg weight machine regime and latin dance class, and may go back this evening for pilates for more stretching/core work.

05/29 147.2 Well not at all surprised that the 1.6 pound drop vanished overnight, as this does tend to happen after a big "whoosh" and I had a good run of 9 days without a big increase! Likely combination of the cardio/weight training (legs yesterday) and pasta for dinner, so expect that a lot of this is water, and hopefully will drop back down over the week (usual pattern). At least I felt well fueled for the spin class this morning and then upper body weight routine!!! Increased the weight for the chest press and some of the other exercises so feeling stronger. Have an appointment with nutritionist late this afternoon for monthly check in/tweak of diet. So far have lost 4.6 pounds this month, so slower pace than last month. Hopefully will end the month with a 5 pound loss!

05/30 145.8 Yeah!!!!! Back to 145.8 this morning, even with an extra glass of wine last night ! I was still at calorie goal, but probably need to not add the extra glass on a regular basis, as that was one of the reasons I got to my peak weight ! Should meet macros today so interested to see how the usual carb load (e.g. not the higher pasta carb load of Tuesday) combined with weight training (legs) and step aerobics plays out with water retention tomorrow, as exercise level today was comparable to Tuesday. Would be happy to try to tweak macros to reduce the big bumps up primarily for the psychological boost of seeing stability or drops, rather than increases :-) Of course if that were possible, I am sure that info would be more widespread and we would not be talking about nonlinear weight loss! In any case happy to see the drop!

05/31 147.0 Bummer - well weight back up again, but hard work out yesterday with weights and step aerobics so still hope it is due to water retention! Quads still a bit sore from the leg press yesterday (up to 195lb!) but loosened up after the spin class. Need to look back at diary to see if there are more of these up ticks after the serious leg regime. Did upper body weight training and so far no soreness, so probably can increase weight there. In any case, looking forward to some "rest" days over the weekend! I am under calorie budget so far and expect to end the day within my goal. Dinner out tonight with sashimi and sushi, so not sure how accurate my entries are. In any case the scale is the great equalizer between errors in reported calories in and errors in exercise calories burned, so will just have to see what tomorrow brings!

06/01

Change in weight this round: 0.8 lbs loss
Ending Weight Round 77: 147.8

Round 7! My goals will be to walk at least 10,000 steps a day, drink at least 60 oz of water a day, and exercise when I have it scheduled on my calendar. I'm also going to start each round by updating my measurements. I've been wanting to do that for some time, but never seem to get around to it.

This is a busy time of year for me! We have our spring concert on the 23rd, the Memorial Day Parade on the 27th, a trip to Six Flags with the seniors on the 29th, and graduation on June 1st. I'll be happy with meeting my goals for this round. I will continue to weigh everyday, but it won't be my main focus.

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 179.6 lb
R77 SW 179.6 lb EW 180.6 lb
R78 SW 180.6 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
05/23 178.8 lb 19,482 steps, 50 oz of water, and I finally updated my measurements. I kept to two slices of pizza, mostly because the high schoolers ate the rest. Our spring concert is tonight! I might exercise this afternoon, but only if I get everything set-up for tonight by the end of the school day. I'll definitely be keeping my tradition of going out for beers afterwards. I think I'll be taking a half day tomorrow so I can get a jump start on cleaning my house and continuing to clean my yard for this weekend.
05/24 178.0 lb 27,251 steps, 54 oz of water, and several beers. The concert was great! The students always come together and create something magical. I did not get to exercise yesterday, but after conducting the concert, my Fitbit congratulated me on my "31 minute run". I'm planning on going to the gym and walking two miles with the dog this afternoon.
05/25 179.0 lb I got engaged today! 💖
05/26 DNW
05/27 DNW
05/28 DNW I've spent the last few days catching up with family and friends, which including drinking and eating more than usual, so I'm going to give myself a break on weighing in daily and get back in the habit on Saturday. I'll be walking the dog when I get home, I've refilled my water bottle once this morning, and I'm planning on doing an exercise DVD when I get home. Thank you all for the engagement congratulations. I'm so excited!
05/29 DNW We'll be at Six Flags all day with the seniors, we have the elementary school band concert tonight, and then we're going out for drinks. Busy busy!
05/30 DNW I'm feeling pretty dehydrated today. I only had about 20 oz of water and everything else was coffee, soda, or beer. I also ate unhealthy park food including bbq, pizza, and a funnel cake. At least I tracked 16,707 steps. I'll be drinking lots of water today, attempting to workout at home this afternoon, and then I need to go back to school for senior awards night. There will probably be drinks again tonight because my very favorite bar is located in the town I teach in.
05/31 DNW I'm tired! I only got 7053 steps yesterday. I missed the awards night after being stuck in traffic due to a boat that became unhitched from its truck and blocking four lanes of traffic. Graduation is tomorrow and then it's dinner at my fiance's parent's house.
06/01

CW (05/22) : 91.9 kg (202.6 lbs)
GW (for this round): 90 kg (198.4 lbs)


05/23 91.4 kg (201.5 lbs)
05/24 91.3 kg (201.2 lbs)
05/25 91.1 kg (200.8 lbs)
05/26 90.9 kg (200.4 lbs)
05/27 91.1 kg (200.8 lbs)
05/28 90.5 kg (199.5 lbs)
05/29 -
05/30 90.5 kg (199.5 lbs)
05/31 90.4 kg (199.2 lbs)
06/01 90.9 kg (200.4 lbs)

I was so close... I know the reason, the second half of this challenge I was so stressed and ate deserts. I tried to not to eat more than the calorie limit but still, I took so much sugar. I hope tomorrow I will see the lower numbers again...

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.
05/27 133.8 I said I was skipping my strength training workout last night, but, at 1 a.m., I just had to do it. This morning, 11 a.m., I completed my cardio and stretching workout. So, I’m still on track with my strength training program. I’m afraid if I give myself a break, I won’t stop with just one. That’s how I gained back the 40 pounds I had to lose again! I want to think I’ve learned my lesson. Time will tell. No walk for Thor this morning, since I was up until 4 a.m. and didn’t get out of bed this morning before it got too hot to take him for a long walk. I will do better tomorrow morning.
05/28 135 Thor and I got a walk and some jogging in yesterday, but it was a busy day/evening. It was after midnight before I finished my Bible study, so I put off posting the study and my weight.
05/29 133.8 I started the day with my strength training, delivered meals on wheels, then took my car in to repair a leaky tire. It seems I ran over a screw. The tire shop was close to a Home Depot, so I walked over and bought a rug so my shoes don’t slip on some of the exercises I’m doing. Today was the first day of my third week doing the Chalean Extreme strength training program. It’s not easy, but I already feeling stronger. Chalene Johnson teaches how to exercise (including squats and lunges) without hurting my knees. I appreciate that. About 10 years ago, I had to quit a boxercise class because I wasn’t taught that lesson, and my knees were killing me.
05/30 134.4 I didn’t weigh this morning, because the electricity went out during the morning storm, and there wasn’t enough light to read the scale. I played cards with friends, had lunch, ran errands, took a nap, then decided to step on the scale. Now, it’s after midnight, so I need to get to bed so I can take Thor for an early walk before it gets too hot.
05/31 134 I had a short night—rose early to take Thor for our walk/jog. I’m gradually increasing our jogging time. Still no knee or toe pain! I completed my strength training session, too. I hadn't checked my ketone level since I reached my goad and started allowing myself a few more carbs, but I decided to check, and I was still in the burn range at 0.6 mmol/L. Listening to the radio this morning, I heard a reference to a pit bull attack a few years ago on a 65 yr. old, “elderly” woman. I’m 67, but I’m not elderly! I have an active friend who's 85, still jogs, and she's not elderly, either! Some of us "mature" folks are more fit and can do more than a lot of teenagers. It's fun to surprise them.
06/01

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 78 (round 10 for me !) I'm in for another round, need to lose rest of vacation weight !

Female age 61 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 – I'm working at it!

Away for long bank holiday weekend, but still in UK so shall take my scales with me!

Round goal – 130 which is just below the end weight of round 76

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
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4

Day/Weight/Comment

05/23 132 – just under 14 ½ miles walked yesterday and an hours yoga
05/24. 133.4 - 4.5 miles walked pushing my toddler grandson in his pushchair for his nap!!!
05/25 134.4 - 10 miles walked yesterday and started course of antibiotics & I see they contain high sodium!
05/26 134 - just short of 13 miles walked yesterday around the beautiful peaceful Elan Valley reservoirs.
05/27 134 - 5 miles walked. It seems I missed a day posting? I think it was Friday, had to queuing at my Dr's surgery from 7.45 in order to get an appointment; I've put it right now!

05/28 135.6 - damn medication!!! Still, halfway through and infection is responding. 5 miles walked yesterday.

05/29 136.4 - 10 ¼ miles walked yesterday
05/30 136.4 - 5 ½ miles walked yesterday. Has the antibiotic sodium weight levelled out ?
05/31 135.2 – 6 ¾ miles walked yesterday pushing my toddler grandson in his pushchair to the park and back.
06/01 135.4 - 9.25 miles walked yesterday. Last day of antibiotic course yesterday so looking forward to losing the sodium induced weight over next challenge.

?�ﾟﾏﾼ?�ﾟﾏﾼ This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE. ?�ﾟﾏﾼ?�ﾟﾏﾼ

Round 10 for me, and have been slacking some. I feel like I am losing my motivation and hubby starting to eat out again. This makes it very hard to lose weight, at least for me. I don’t always have will power to stay away from the foods I don’t need. So this round going to really focus on getting my head back into it.

Day/Weight/Comment
05/23 – 195.8 not off to a good start again (a gain). I ate too much last night, and can’t let it bother me and get my head back in the right place. I am losing motivation early in my weight loss (its only 3 months since I started over again and been steady)
05/24 – 193.4 this was a surprise, was not expecting
05/25 – 195.6 I am sabotaging myself and I don’t know how to stop. I have to get my head back in the game. Last night I was binge eating ( I finished the fish and at more watermelon and didn’t log it.
05/26 – I did not weigh, skipped out this weekend, have been binge eating primarily healthy just over abundance of choices. I have been struggling and just gave in to the binging.
05/27 – 196.0 I expected higher with all my binge eating this weekend.
05/28 – 194.8
05/29 – 195.2
05/30 – 194.8
05/31 – 194.0
06/01 – 194.0 This was not a great round for me. All I can do right now is put my focus and energy into the next round.

End Results: 0.4 gain