JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 78

brandyme · May 2019

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!
05/27 - 137 (+.6) - there’s the jump. It’s definitely water retention. DOMS, TOM coming.
05/28 - 137.1 (+.1) - eh will probably be like this for the next week or so with TOM. Eating right, water intake is good, and exercising.
05/29 - 136.6 (-.5) - right direction, hoping to see it drop more but likely will see water retention increase.
05/30 - 137 (+.4) - probably going to see back and forth into the next round. For now I’ll keep doing what I’m doing. Water, food, and exercise have all been on point.
05/31 - 135.8 (-1.2) - weird that it dropped because TOM started yesterday evening. I expect it will still fluctuate but nice to see that number again. Water was good, food was healthy, and exercised quite a bit cardio and strength.

06/01

CAS_53 · May 2019

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

ChrysalisCove · May 2019

I missed most of this round. My family found out at the end of Round 77 that we are moving internationally (with only a month’s notice!) so we have been scrambling to make arrangements. As such, I’m staying on maintenance until the dust settles.

SW (01/01/19): 235.0

Round 68 🔺 -1.8lbs (27.0 total)
Round 69 🔺 -3.2lbs (28.8 total)
Round 70 🔺 -3.4lbs (32.0 total)
Round 71 🔺 -2.8lbs (35.4 total)
Round 72 🔺 -1.2lbs (38.2 total)
Round 73 🔺 -2.2lbs (41.4 total)
Round 74 🔺 -3.8lbs (45.2 total)
Round 75 🔺 Overseas - No Scale
Round 76 🔺 -0.5lbs (46.7 total)
Round 77 🔺 +1.2lbs (45.5 total)

Day/Weight/Comment
05/23 190.3 Ended up with a slight bump at the end of last round, but it was temporary. Managed to maintain for an entire month overseas, despite the added stress of learning of our move. Very proud of myself! 🏆

05/24
05/25
05/26
05/27
05/28

05/29 189.8 Haven't been weighing & measuring during this whirlwind, but looks like I’m still on track. Lots of sorting & packing to do! 📦

05/30
05/31

06/01 189.6 Got a lot accomplished this week. Everything has been sorted between staying behind / coming with us. Meeting with shipping companies next week! ⚓️

tiabirdie56 · May 2019

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 34- lost 2.8 lbs}
{Round 35 - lost 2.4 lbs}
{Round 36 - lost 1 lb}
{Round 37 - lost 5.6 lbs}
{Round 38 - lost 1 lb}
{Round 39 - lost 3.4 lbs}
{Round 40 - lost 3 lbs}
{Round 41 - lost .8 lbs}
{Round 42 - lost 3.4 lbs}
{Round 43 - lost 1.4 lbs}
{Round 44 - lost 1 lb}
{Round 45 - no wgt loss}
{Round 46 - lost 3.6 lbs}
{Round 47 - lost 1.4 lbs}
{Round 48 - lost 1.8 lbs}
{Round 49 - lost .8 lbs}
{Round 50 - lost 3 lbs}
{Round 51 - .4 lb gain}
{Round 52 - lost 2 lbs}
{Round 53 - lost 1 lb}
{Round 54 - lost .8 lb}
{Round 55 - gain .8 lb}
{Round 56 - lost 3.2 lbs}
{Round 57 - gain 1.6 (FR)}
{Round 58 - gain .2 (FR)}
{Round 59 - lost 1.2 lbs}
{Round 60 - gain 3.4 lb EW 180.6(FR)}
{Round 61 - lost 3.4 lbs (FR) EW 177.2}
EW 174.2
{Round 62 - lost 2.8lbs EW 174.4}
{Round 63 - gain 2.8 lbs EW 177.2 (FR})
{Round 64 - lost 1.2 lbs EW 173.2 (FR)}
{Round 65 - gain 1 lb EW 174.2 (FR)}
{Round 66 - loss 1.4 lb EW 172.8}
{Round 67 - gain 2.4 lbs EW 175.2 (FR)}
{Round 68 - loss .6 lb EW 174.6 (FR)}
{Round 69 - gain .4 lb EW 175 (FR)}
{Round 70 - lost 3.2 lb (FR) 171.8 EW}
{Round 71 - gain .4 lb 172.2 EW}
{Round 72 - gain 2.4 lbs 174.6 EW}
{Round 73 - gain 3.6 lbs (FR?) 178.2 EW}
{Round 74 - lost 2.8 lbs (FW) 175.4 EW}

{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%

●Since joining this challenge:
•48.4lbs lost
•BMI lowered 7.3 points
•BF% reduced 11.2%

■Bodyfat% using Vanity Planet BF scale
■BMI using National Heart Lung & Blood Institute app

link to: Waist to Height Ratio

link to: Waist to Hip Ratio

link to: Cucumber Detox Water Recipe

SBMI ~ Smart Body Mass Index Link

R34/SW: 218.4 - BMI=34.1- BF%=44.4
R35/SW: 215.4 - BMI=33.7- BF%=44.2
R36/SW: 213 - BMI=33.4 - BF%=43.1
R37/SW: 212 - BMI=33.2 - BF%=42.8
R38/SW: 206.4 - BMI=32.3 - BF%=42
R39/SW: 205.4 - BMI=32.1 - BF%=41.7
R40/SW: 202 - BMI=31.6 - BF%=41.2
R41/SW: 199 - BMI=31.2 - BF%=39.9
R42/SW: 196.6 - BMI=30.9 - BF%=39.7
R43/SW: 195.6 - BMI=30.5 - BF%=39
R44/SW: 194.2 - BMI=30.4 - BF%=38.6
R45/SW: 193.2 - BMI=30.2 - BF%=38.4
R46/SW: 193.2 - BMI=30.2 - BF%=38.4
R47/SW: 189.6 - BMI=29.6 - BF%=38.1
R48/SW: 188.2 - BMI=29.4 - BF%=37.1
R49/SW: 186.4 - BMI=29.4 - BF%=36.8
R50/SW: 185.6 - BMI=29 - BF%=36.7
R51/SW: 183.4 - BMI=28.7 - BF%=36.6
R52/SW: 182.8 - BMI=28.5 - BF%=35.9
R53/SW: 180.8 - BMI=28.3 - BF%=35.7.
R54/SW: 179.8 - BMI=28.2 - BF%=35.4
R55/SW: 179 - BMI=28 - BF%=35
R56/SW: 179.8 - BMI=28.2 - BF%=35
R57/SW: 178.4 - BMI=27.9 - BF%=34.5
R58/SW: 177 BMI=27.7 BF%=34.5
R59/SW:178.4 - BMI=27.9 - BF%=34.5
R60/SW:177.4- BMI=27.7 - BF%=34.3
R61/SW: 178.8 (FR) BMI=(28) BF%=34.3
R62/SW: 175.4 - BMI=27.7 - BF%=34.2
R63/SW: 175.4 - BMI=27.7 - BF%=34.2
R64/SW: 175.8 - BMI=27.8 - BF%=34.2
R65 SW: 175.2 - BMI=27.7 - BF%=34.2
R66/SW: 174.2 - BMI=27.2 - BF%=33.9
R67/SW: 174.4 - BMI=27.1 - BF%=33.4
R68/SW: 176 (FR) - BMI=27.1 - BF%=33.4
R69/SW: 175.4 - BMI=27.1 - BF%=33.4
R70/SW: 177 (FR) - BMI=27.1 - BF%=33.4
R71/SW: 171.2 - BMI=26.8 - BF=33.2
R72/SW: 174.8 (FR)- BMI=26.8 - BF%=33.2
R73/SW: 174.6 - BMI=26.8 - BF%=33.2
R74/SW: 177.2 - BMI=26.8 - BF%=33.2
R75/SW: 177 - BMI=26.8 - BF%=33.4
R76/SW: 178.2 - BMI=26.8 - BF%=33.4
R77/SW: 174 - BMI= - BF%=
R78/SW: 176.8 - BMI= - BF%=

67.8 lbs lost since returning to MFP, Oct. 2017
81.8 lbs lost since Sept. 2017

sue_01 · May 2019

Day/Weight/Comment
05/23 - 48 days until holidays, I have to work really hard.
05/24-Went for a long walk, ate healthy.
05/25- Today Was a take it easy day, went for a manicure/pedicure, lots of bad thunderstorms today.
05/26- Went for a long walk, back on track.
05/27-I did a lot today, cardio, kettlebell exercises and lots of stretching. Did not get a good night sleep last night.
05/28- It is 9 C -rain all week and lots of fog. Indoor and outdoor exercises today.
05/29-Another rainy day! Ate healthy, worked on strength training exercises.
05/30- Great day! Lots of cardio, and strength exercises and lots of stretching.
05/31-Not much sleep last night, watched basketball and was up 5:15am. Still managed to get my exercise in.
06/01

StatChicBayes · May 2019

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

Hilogirl2018 · June 2019

***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.
05/27 142.2 33 net carbs yesterday. 5 days into this round, and I seem to be maintaining, not losing. Need to reevaluate what I'm doing.
05/28 143 37 net carbs yesterday. So low compared to the number I was having before keto, but I'm guessing it's enough of an increase this round to carry some extra water. It'll all sort out. I'm never over calories as best I can tell from weighing food carefully, so I know it's not that.
05/29 141 30 net carbs yesterday. YAY! It'll be different by tomorrow, but this is nice to see!
05/30 141.3 32 net carbs yesterday. Great to see this number again! Maybe I could break into the 139s next round???
05/31 142 43 net carbs, approximately. I have family visiting and I am apparently not bold enough to let them see I weigh and measure everything, so I estimated my butternut squash noodles yesterday instead of weighing them, and there's a lot of room for mistakes with that! I didn't realize it had a not-so-ideal carb to fiber ratio, oops. On the other hand, it's BUTTERNUT SQUASH, so... I'm not getting too worked up about "indulging" here.
06/01
RESULTS
Measurements:

emmacken · June 2019

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

cpanus · June 2019

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.
05/27 - 143.0 at 7:00 a.m.

05/28 - 143.0 at 5:00 a.m.
05/29 - 144.2 at 5:00 a.m. EGADS!!! I do not know where this is coming from. Well...I have a pinched nerve in my back that is causing horrible pain down both legs and numbing both feet. I cannot walk like I used to. My husband and I walked five miles a day...five days a week...and I can't do that now. I do still work out w/my trainer three times a week but the exercises are not strength exercises like before. She is being very careful with me. It seems everything I'm eating is staying with me.

I am scheduled for back surgery June 18th. Doc said the surgery should take care of 80-90% of the pain. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
05/30 - 143.6 this morning at 5:00 a.m.
05/31 - DNW
06/01

Chris

lolakinks · June 2019

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...

jemtred · June 2019

Ready for my round 15
OSW 88KG
RSW 71.4 kg (-16. 6 kg) or {-36.5 lbs}

05/23 70.8kg but I'm sure this drop belonged to the last round! 😁
05/24 70.8kg still. Happy with this!
05/25 70.1kg. I think the scale has gone crazy or I've found a sweet spot on my bathroom floor!
05/26 70.1kg on official weigh in Day. Down 1.4kg for the week. 70kg was my old maintenance weight before I put loads on. But now I'm going hidown more to where I was when I 1st lost weight.

05/27 70.0kg 1st major goal and 7th mini goal reached in 20 weeks I'm 18kg {39.6 lbs} down. I haven't been this weight for 5 years!! Next major goal is 63.5 kg which was my maintenance weight 20 years ago.

05/28 70.0kg and happy with it. Waiting for my usual blip up after a big loss but I won't complain if it doesn't happen! No exercise this week except a bit of yoga... Body needs a break and some stretching.

05/29 70kg again. Still happy with this. Had a huge clothes sort and chuck session yesterday for the whole family... Not quite Konmari but nearly. Inspired me to move onto the rest of the house.

05/30 70kg (was actually 69.95 but I don't believe that level of accuracy so I'm rounding up). All good.

05/31 70kg (69.95 really!) still not bored with seeing this! Went out for ribs and wings last night. Love Keto! And today I'm on a day trip with my skinny bestie who hardly eats. Scale reading should be interesting tomorrow!

06/01 69.4kg! Yesterday was a fun day and an inadvertent IF seems to have worked amazingly. I won't mind if it goes up tomorrow but I'll aim to keep it down.

Total loss for the round 2kg {4.4 lbs}

FarmerCarla · June 2019

@quiltingjaine

quiltingjaine wrote: »

@FarmerCarla Typo on weight 5/30?

Good catch! Thanks! I was heavier than usual, since it was late when I stepped on the scale, but I added an extra 10 lb.

OncologyChick · June 2019

49 year old woman, 1.82 cm / 5'11
Original start weight 98 kg / 216 lbs (may 2018)
Current start weight 83 kg / 183 lbs
Ultimate goal weight 75 kg / 165lbs

23/05 - in Sicily
24/05 - in Sicily
25/05 - in Sicily
26/05 - 83.1 kg Not too bad after spending a week in Sicily, with lovely food that balanced out with lots of walking.
27/05 - 83.3 kg Stayed in my kcalgoal and walked about 13.000 steps
28/05 - 82.9 kg Walked 11300 steps with the dog and now back to work

29/05 - 83.7 kg Ehhhh...

maybe high sodium food today, walked 7300 steps, stayed in kcalgoal.
30/05 - 82.5 kg Whatever it was.....it's gone

31/05 - 83.0 kg Helped my sister paint the walls all day, stayed under kcalgoal, not many steps walked.
01/06 - 83.1 kg Ended where I started. Let the next round be more helpfull with less kilo's!

FarmerCarla · June 2019

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

LyndaK32 · June 2019

Round 78
I'm 32, 5' 2" female, from Glasgow, Scotland
USW: 172 lbs (Jul 2018)
R78 SW: 142.5 lbs
R78 GW: 140 lbs
GW: 133 lbs
UGW: 126 lbs

R78 Goal: Have been in maintenance (+/- 3 lbs) since December 2017, going for weight loss again as still not happy with what I see.
This is my first week back following Slimming World alongside calorie counting so this is my first round of 10 days to give me some accountability.
10K steps daily (a bit harder to do on the weekends but will try)

23/05 - 141.5lbs (-1lb) and 10,311 steps
Was expecting a maintain or small gain this morning as I had the most amazing banana ice cream float last night, it was free so who am I to turn down free ice cream?! 2 gym sessions on the planner for today; getting my new weight training programme from the gym instructor at lunchtime, then it's circuits after work before my usual 20 min walk home. I always tend to eat 'better' on the days I exercise so expecting a loss tomorrow 0:)

24/05 - 140lbs (-1lb) and 13,267 steps
Very achy and sore today after starting a new weight training programme, and I did a Circuits class last night too. I'm really hoping I don't blow my calories over the weekend - my snacking tends to be out of control at weekends which is why I'm doing this challenge. Had my 7am workout this morning and will do a Functional HIIT class on my lunch break. Food all planned out with an extra 300 calories built in on my gym instructors advice.

25/05 - 138lbs (-2lbs) and 13,471 steps
Had a really good day of eating and exercise, the DOMS were real!! However, after dinner we had an unexpected offer of a night out so although it pleases me to see 138 on the scales, it's a false reading as is most likely down to dehydration.
I'm really, really ill so wont be eating much and trying to drink as much water as I can today.

26/05 - 138.5lbs (+0.5lbs) and 7,539 steps
Expected the small gain after the previous night of partying. I managed to eat 2 slices of pizza before I crashed out at half past 7. Didn't get my 10k steps and not likely to get them today either as the weather is rubbish.

27/05 - 143.75 (+5.25lbs) and 7,309 steps
Well this was always gonna happen. Its all fun and games until the hangover munchies kick in and you make horrendous food choices. Most of that gain will go over the next couple of days. It's bank holiday Monday and I'm not at work, but I'm still going to the gym later on.

28/05 - 140.5lbs (-3.25lbs) and 10,938 steps
Delighted to see the bulk of that gain from yesterday has gone. I had a great sleep last night and am feeling much, much better today. My mental health took a hit yesterday, I was so down in the dumps and it took every fibre of my being not to go on a sugar rampage. I didn't make the gym but I did keep pushing to get out and get my steps. I'm out for lunch today with work colleagues and have pre ordered the best choice on the menu (a chicken salad). It means though, that I won't have a gym session but I will still get my walk to and from work done.

29/05 - 141.5lbs (+1lbs) and 11,888 steps
Just one of those things, not going to get upset over a pound. After all, it's most likely coz I'm a bit bunged up. Looking forward to getting back to the gym today and REALLY looking forward to lunch - yesterday's work lunch was awful; not worth the time, effort, money or calories. At least today, I have made my own lunch from scratch and I know it's worth it! Happy hump day!

30/05 - 145.25 (+3.75) and 12,336 steps
Yesterday was not a good day. I had a panic attack when I got to work and on my way home, I slipped and cut both my knees. When I eventually got home, I was so miserable. I took my meds, had a bath and ate my prepared lunch. And then proceeded to eat 1,341 calories of sweets and chocolate, followed by a Chinese takeaway for dinner. These things happen...BUT then I had a rare visit from Aunt Flo this morning, so there's the explanation for my behaviour and 'some' of the gain. Today will be a better day. There are only 2 weigh ins left of this challenge and I WILL see 141 again.

31/05 - 142.5 (-2.75) and 12,415 steps
Much better day all round. Slept well, ate well and exercised on top of hitting my steps. Gym instructor has increased my calories to 1,650 a day which makes me feel a bit more in control. I'm really praying I can stick with it this weekend. I have a check in with him in 2 weeks time and I want to give him the news I haven't 'burst' my calories.

01/06 - 143.5 (+1) and 13,932 steps
Disappointed isn't the word 😔 Food and water were spot on, this is defo a result of being sore after all the exercise I did yesterday - 30 min walk to work, an hour of heavy weights, 30 min HIIT class and a 30 min walk home. My legs and upper body are really achy so my aim for today is to keep moving, keep up the water intake and take time to reflect on this challenge, ready for round 79! Have a great Saturday! 🌞

FarmerCarla · June 2019

@cpanus Sorry you're in pain! I hope the surgery is wildly successful so you can get back to your walks and workouts. God bless you!

MadisonMolly2017 · June 2019

05/23 155.6
05/24 153.8
05/25 153.2
05/26 155
05/27 154.6
05/28 155
05/29 155
05/30 154.2
05/31 154.7
06/01

musicsax · June 2019

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

TerriRichardson112 · June 2019

JGM10D ~|~ Round 78
Posting weight and comments each evening.

Aim for 2019 ~ reach 155.
Aim for each round ~ Weigh less at the end than I did at the beginning

I am FOCUSED on heathy food choices and DETERMINED to achieve my goals!

Age: 73; Height 5’2”; Female
SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
LW: 153 (Oct 2016)

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
Mon 27/05: 164.4: Goals ✅ Planned to plant up containers for my terrace today, but rain stopped play. It's early days yet. I will get them done when the rain passes through.
Tue 28/05: 163.6: Goals ✅ Wasn't really expecting that, but will take it. Spent time planting up and moving heavy pots around the garden, and cutting hedges.
Wed 29/05: 163.0: Goals ✅ Delighted that it’s still going in the right direction.
Thu 30/05: 163.1: Goals ✅Just a wee bounce.
Fri 31/05: 163.4: Goals: I have no formal plans for today, but I'm sure that will change once I get going. 😂 ✅ I had a relatively easy day. Physio, gentle walking, some paperwork cleared up.
Sat 01/06: 162.4: Goals: Keep on doing what I'm doing. It seems to be working! 😂

Previous Rounds:

Fri 03/05: 163.6: Goals: Move more than I did yesterday ✅ Slowly building my steps back up. And the scale continues to drop. I seem to have lost my appetite for snack foods!
Sat 04/05: 163.2: Goals: move more than yesterday, spring-clean bedroom ✅ Now I’ve developed a throaty head cold. Gotta get on top of this! Feel really washed out!
Sun 05/05: 163.6: Goals: Nurse my cold ✅ Too whacked to do much else My energy levels have been really low today. Sleeping a lot and having an early night.
Mon 06/05: 162.4: Goals: [/i]put the house back in order after being sick last week. ✅ I didn’t expect another drop so soon, but I have been largely under budget for the last week. [/i]
Tue 07/05: 162.6: Goals: Start prep for packing for trip to Croatia on Friday. ✅ knee and cold definitely on the mend.
Wed 08/05: 162.0: Goals: Shopping at the mall, remedial knee exercises. Sort out meds for the cold. ✅ Started packing. Knee held up well to a little more gentle walking at the mall.
Thurs 09/05: no scale
Fri 10/05: no scale
Sat 11/05: no scale
Sun 12/05: no scale

Daily Goals

Food
~ Pre-log; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Cardio:
~ 6,000+ Steps daily
~ 15+ minutes walking
Strength:
~ 10+ mins physio
Flexibility:
~ 5 mins stretch before/after workouts
~ 10+ mins yoga/tai chi
Daily Mindfulness Practice/meditation
15 mins Daily Declutter session
https://www.random.org/colors/hex
Purple: #ff4968.

THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.

Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.

Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

jlbtnc · June 2019

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.

Round 68 SW: 225.8 – EW: 219.8 (↓6lbs)
Round 69 SW: 219.2 -EW: 215.8 (↓4lbs)
Round 70 SW: 215.8 – EW: 210.8 (↓5lbs)
Round 71 SW: 210.2 – EW: 209.4 (↓1.2lbs)
Round 72 SW: 210.0 – EW: 206.4 (↓3lbs)
Round 73 SW: 206.0 – EW: 201.4 (↓5lbs)
Round 74 SW: 200.4 – EW: 200.2 (↓1.2lbs)
Round 75 SW: 200.2 – EW: 197.6 (↓2.6lbs)
Round 76 SW: 197.6 – EW: 194.6 (↓3lbs)
Round 77 SW: 196.6 – EW: 193.6 (↓1lb)
Pounds loss are from the weight of the previous round, because starting weight varies.

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

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 78

Replies

Categories