JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 79

Good luck everyone! I hope you have a successful round!

Age: 28
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 5”3
SW: 219.2
SW for this challenge: 193.0
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)
Round 78: SW 192.6 EW 193.0 (+0.4 pounds)

Day/Weight/Comment
6/2: 193.4 (A slight gain which is expected on the weekend. I had a graduation party I went to last night so I ate a controlled amount that I preplanned. No workout yesterday as well. I really want to make my goal this round so I can get a gym membership!)

6/3: 192.8 (I had a very tough time during my 5K training last night. Part of my running is uphill since the areas around my house are very hilly and around my entire town. 3 of the minutes I am panting for breath but getting more and more used to it. I still was able to do 6 minutes of continuous jogging which is a very huge success. Last night I made potato corn chowder for dinner.)

6/4: 191.2 (It's on the way down! I am at my last Friday weigh in and I'm hoping to finally see the 190's tomorrow? Maybe? Crossing my fingers! I made poblano chicken with rice last night and I did a 30 minute TurboFire workout.)

6/5: 190.4 (Finally the 190's!!! I've been waiting for like a month for this and now it's here and I was so close to making my goal! I did a 5K training workout yesterday. The plan I have has me doing a recovery week so I had to run 3 minutes instead of 6 yesterday, which was super easy. I made chicken noodle soup and garlic bread last night. Yum!)

6/6: 189.4 (I am in the 180's! New decade and I can now get a gym membership as my reward! I am going to a LA Fitness by my house to sign-up tomorrow and I can't wait to finally get some classes in! I'm so happy I stuck with it after having a tough month with hardly any new lows. Last night I did a 55 minute TurboFire workout and ate some pork chops with potatoes. Now onto my next goal )

6/7: 189.0 (Another drop in weight I was not expecting since I'm SUPER sore from my TurboFire workout 2 days ago and my very difficult uphill 6 minute jog with a 24 minute walk. I'm hurting all over! I had pizza for dinner last night and some popcorn. My hubby and I were catching up on a show last night and it's almost Friday, so why not! I lost a total of 30.2 pounds today and that is a huge accomplishment for me!)

6/8: 189.8 (I went to a Mexican restaurant with a friend to catch up and for the first time I had a skinny margarita which was super good! I ate half of my food and had a coup of soup. Overall, I think that was successful! I didn’t do a workout yesterday.)

6/9: 191.6 (I’m so sore from yesterday’s first workout at the gym! I did the cardio kickboxing class and gosh everything hurts! I went out last night to a French restaurant and had some steak frites on a rooftop restaurant in downtown LA. It was so beautiful!)
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6/11

JGM10 - Rd 79

Shari out in North OC, CA
50 years young, 5'6"
SW - 207
Rd 78 EW - 189.2... +2 - really pissed at this!
UGW - 145

Starting Smoothie Cleanse this week to get SERIOUS! Got in here a day late and am already up another 1.9. Was not good this weekend AT ALL and not going to continue going this direction!

Goals

• 5 runs and 10 walks!
• Not to be an asshat cuz I'm hungry!
• Remember why I am doing this!

2-Jun... 189.2...0.0

3-Jun... 190.8... 1.6

4-Jun... 188.2...-2.6
Having some serious back pain. But still getting in some exercise! Walking off 150 cals. Thank God for the Smoothie Cleanse

5-Jun... 185.8...-2.4
Saw the doc.. have to ride it out. Smoothie Cleanse is working with a 5 lb loss in 2 days. Doc said last time I weighed showed I am down 28 lbs... can't believe that.

6-Jun... 183.8... -2
Smoothie Cleanse to the rescue. Down another 2 lbs for a total loss on the cleanse in 3 days to 7 lbs and down 5.4 for this JGM10 challenge. The weekend is coming and hubby is cooking A LOT of food for church and have a date with some friends on Friday. Will drink my smoothie while there, stick to fruits and veggies for munchies and bring ONE bottle of prosecco. It's my go-to at 90 cals a glass so if I go overboard, it won't completely derail my success. NO MEAT, NO WINE and NO BEER... just my smoothie and the snacks allowed!

7-Jun... 183.4... -0.4
Long hours yesterday. Didn't get home until 8 PM then dishes, floors, and crawl into bed after smoothie. Idiot me drank some detox tea at almost 9 PM and couldn't fall asleep. Gotta be good tonight. Don't want to give ANY weight back.

8-Jun...182... -1.4
Did ok last night. Kept to the veggies, but drank a little more than I should. Really happy with almost 9 lb loss in 6 days on the cleanse. Dealing with a lot of pain in my back so still not running and no walk today. Bummed about that, but have to get it healed. Stretched once, will do it again.

9-Jun... 181.6... -0.4
Tried going to bed early and in too much pain. Tossed, turned, moved to couch, then recliners, then back to bed, finally asked hubby for a pain pill at 1 AM. This is just bizarre because I haven't done anything to it so just don't know what's going on. Had 4 cocktails to quiet it while watching a couple movies with hubby. Going to just stick to pain pills today to keep it at bay.

10-Jun
11-Jun

R76 SW: 207.6 EW: 208.9 AW: 208.4 (-0.9)
R77 SW: 207.8 EW: 209.6 AW: 208.5 (+0.1)
R78 SW: 206.1 EW: 207.4 AW: 207.4 (-1.1)

Day/Weight/Comment
6/2--207.0 It was actually weird this morning to get up and not go to the gym, I usually go today and workout on my own but since my hip is hurt my my trainer does not want me to work out by myself...I can't wait to go to PT on Tuesday and hopefully get some answers. I did go out for a short walk this morning and will go out again today, but I still need to be careful. Going to work at getting water in today.
6/3--206.7 Don't know if this weight will stick. Didn't drink much water today, I'm just hoping to hold steady with my weight until I figure out what is going on with my hip.
6/4--206.7
6/5--206.5 Went to PT yesterday. The PT said that my hip is not going to get any worse and a lot of the pain I am feeling is because I am hypersensitive to the injury since this is my first injury ever. I worked out with my trainer and included the PT exercises and my hip is feeling better already. But most importantly the worry that there's something more to my hip pain and that I may not be able to ever run/hike/bike again is now gone.
6/6--205.9 Was stressed yesterday and did some evening snacking. First time in awhile that I've done that much snacking, luckily there isn't that much snack food in the house so it could have been worse. I've been doing the PT exercises and so far so good...trainer tonight.
6/7--207.0 Not surprised about the bump up since I've been eating closer to maintenance the last couple of days. Going out for lunch today and then out to happy hour later...working to get my water in today.
6/8--207.6 Not surprised about the jump after happy hour yesterday. Going to see nutritionist today and going to take the dog out for a long walk.
6/9--207.8 Went to the gym today and used the pool...it was great and I will definitely need to use the pool more often. Had a massage today. Today is organizing day...hubby and I are going to organize the laundry/storage area and then I plan on going through my closet. Need to get my water in today.
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6/11

Day 9 of Round 79

Age: 55
Height: 5' 4"
Recovering from abdominal hysterectomy and benign tumor removal on 4/02/2019. I see a nutritionist since my activity is low to non-existent with 12 week recovery.

Round 78 SW 183.4 - EW 181.2

OSW - 201.1 (Feb. 2019)
RSW - 181.2
RGW - 179.0
UGW - 135-140

Day/Weight/Comment
06/02 - 181.2 - I had a 2.2 lb loss on my first round. I have areas to improve and weekends tend to be the most challenging for me. I'm slowly getting used to being back at work and need to increase my stamina to walk in the evening.

06/03 - 182.2 - Most likely the weekend catching up with me. I need to be more disciplined. I'll get there.

06/04 -

06/05 - 182.0 - I was a little better yesterday, however, still room for improvement. The weekend comes so quickly and I better have a game plan in place for it!

06/06 -
06/07 -

06/08 - 181.5 - Well I am almost at my starting weight from the beginning of the round. I am making better food choices and drinking more water.

06/09 - 181.3 - I'll take any downward momentum

06/10 - 183.0 - I'm not sure why exactly the significant increase. I thought I was doing a little better this weekend. I'm patient and just thankful the number is not higher since surgery. If I can maintain (prefer to lose) while recovering ... I'll take as a win. I have not done much in the way of exercise. So food choices are everything right now. No pressure

06/11

I’m ready for June and to get going on another round. I have absolutely no plans of traveling or taking time off of work in this round, so hoping to make some progress and see a new low! Would love to finally see that ever allusive 145.xxx!



06/2 - 148.7 same as yesterday which means I did well on a Saturday. Need to make some progress this month so I am really going to try and be good.

06/3 - 148.7 yeah!! Stayed the same through the weekend. On track today so far and hoping to see 147 something tomorrow. My daughter turns 17 today officially so we are doing enchiladas and cheesecake for dinner. Saving all my calories today for tonight and may only have a bite of the dessert. I am also doing my enchiladas without tortillas so that should save me on some of the carbs.

06/4 - 148.7 Still (4th day in a row), WTH! Stuck to my plan for dinner. I did my enchiladas over a bed of lettuce while everybody else had normal ones and I only had 3 bites of cheesecake without chocolate or caramel sauce versus an entire piece. Did well with water and no alcohol.

06/5 - 147.7 Finally some movement on the scale and luckily it's in the right direction! Staying on track and hoping for the best this month. I am 1.2 pounds away from my lowest weight last month (146.5), so waiting to see if I can make it back there this round. I ate a banana this morning for breakfast because I was running late and almost fell over when I entered it and found out how many carbs and calories there are in them. Guess I won't be grabbing that on the go anymore, should have taken the green apple. Oh well, lesson learned.

06/6 - 147.7 Well I can say this has probably been the most consistent round I have ever had. My hubby picked me up from work for a surprise lunch today and I am happy to say I did not blow the entire day. I had a burger wrapped in lettuce instead of a bun and a side salad instead of fries at Red Robin. It was not as good as the alternative, but I am really trying to break through this plateau I have been on. I have been super good, so I did what I needed to do. Hopefully I can see a pretty good drop soon. I have started tracking my steps as of yesterday too, so I am working up to 10,000 steps a day.

06/7 - 147.1 My scale couldn't really decide what it wanted to settle on. So I picked the middle number. It went from 147.7 all the way down to 146.8 and then 147.1. After my husband surprised me with lunch yesterday, he then decided he wanted sushi for dinner (my favorite but a killer on my sodium level). For some reason he really thinks he likes it, but decides every time he doesn't, so it's a rare occasion we ever eat it. He is so funny some times, he was in a weird mood all day yesterday. On track today with food/water and working on my step count. I didn't realize how hard it would be to get 10,000 steps a day as an accountant, but I'm trying. Today during a 15 minute conference call, I did laps in my office around my desk and chair. I ended up making a little obstacle course yesterday with different things in my office to get some extra steps. Yesterday I ended with just over 7,000, so my goal is to get at least 7, 500 - 8,000 today. I have to find creative ways to move and walk when I work at a computer for 8-9 hours a day.

06/8 - 147.1 did good yesterday. Only did about 6700 steps, so I will have to do better. Had issues all day at work, so getting up and doing laps was really hard. Getting ready for my sons graduation party today. So lots of shopping and cooking are on my to do list. We are expecting about 50-60 people so should be a good day. Cooking is my downfall, because I taste test everything about 20 times. So I’m going to try and be really good today and control my snacking/taste testing while I cook.

06/9 - 149.7 up a lot today, but was expected! Did well on food, but drank way more beer than I should have and had 0 glasses of water after about 5 last night. We also went to bed very late and was up bright and early this am to clean up. We had a blast though and have completed the only other big event we had to do this month. Last weekend we celebrated my daughters 17th birthday and this weekend we had my sons graduation party. Two weekends in a row it’s been crazy. I’m ready for a peaceful weekend, lol. 2 days left and would love a really good whoosh! We will see!

06/10
06/11

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 55
NE Ohio

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)

My 40th Round!

Keeping accountable so I don’t gain the weight back.

SW R79: 143.5

Day/Weight/Comment

06/02 – 144.5 – No surprise, we had family over that we hadn't seen in several months and they wanted Chinese and pizza. What the grandson wants, the grandson gets and I couldn’t pass it up. I'll have to work extra hard this week to make up for the extra calories.
06/03 – 144 – I ate much better today, but I have Monday’s off work during the summer and I can’t seem to get my water in when I’m home. Hopefully it doesn’t go back up tomorrow.
06/04 - 143 – Nice to see after a long weekend!
06/05 – 143 – I’m glad to see there was not a bounce this morning. Now to try to get down another half pound or so before another party we’re having on Saturday.
06/06 - 143 – I bundled up 10 trash bags of clothes sized from 12 to 18 and put them out for donation pick up this morning. Now if I gain back any significant weight, I will be forced to pay for it in more than one way.
06/07 – 142.5 – Nice start to the weekend.
06/08 – 143.5 – Late night dinner with plenty of salt. We’re having a party tonight so I’ll watch what I eat today and try to drink plenty of water.
06/09 – 144 – I didn’t do too bad at the party last night.
06/10
06/11

End of Round 78 Weight - 162.0

6/2 - 161.4
6/3 - 162.2
6/4 - 161.2
6/5 - 161.2
6/6 - 161.2
6/7 - 163.o
6/8 - DNW - traveling, no scale
6/9 - DNW - traveling, no scale

Female, 57 yy, 4'11''
OSW 177.1 lbs
LTG: 110.0 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
06/02: 145.7 Had been bouncing around from 145.8 to 147.x last 10 days week so happy to see a drop again. Today was my "rest" day but still did a slow routine on the elliptical using the Zone app to target HR, then lots of stretching and some ab routines. Swam a couple of laps (actually feeling better getting in a bathing suit in public) and realized that default workout app in Apple Watch does not track laps with a kick board, so looking into alternatives. Still trying to loosen up quads after the HIIT workout yesterday, so won't be surprised if weight does not go down or actually goes up tomorrow! Ate well today - dinner was grilled grouper, homemade guacamole & chips (measured to control carbs!), cabbage slaw with pumpkin seeds and rose.

06/03: 145.7 Yeah!!!! Weight did not go up - I needed that after last week's trend that looked more like a kid's version of the Rocky Mountains in profile. Plus I caved and had some more tortilla chips at 11 pm :-() In any case don't think it put me much over calorie budget! Quads felt looser after the spin class this am, but I decided to give the leg machines a rest today to let the quads recover some more and pick that up later in the week. I may switch the order and do weights for chest/upper back/arms later this evening. So far calories/macros good for the day, so hoping for a decrease for tomorrow! Half-way point is only 2.2 pounds away! So close, yet so far!

06/04: 143.7 wow - 2 lb drop!!!! Definitely a whoosh and will probably bounce back up a bit tomorrow, but will still take delight as any gain tomorrow is likely going to be water (as long as I stay in control for dinner/evening eating!) and now within 0.2 lbs of my short term goal of reaching midpoint to ultimate goal weight!!!! Went to circuit class last night rather than do weights so had a pretty intensive cardio day yesterday (total "active energy" based on Apple watch was 1220, which also includes walking, etc). Held off today on weights for legs, and just focused on arms/upper body this am. Less intensive cardio so far so may try to work in a short HIIT session on the spin bike before pilates later on.

06/05: 143.6 OK it is a small drop and holding steady after the whoosh, but really expected it to go up!!! Extremely happy that I am within 0.1 lbs of my midpoint weight!!!! Particularly thrilled since I had pasta (half of the size that I use to eat, but still satisfying - radiatore with fresh tomatoes, shrimp, olive oil, garlic and basil) so was wondering if higher carbs would lead to more water retention. Macros were all within usual bounds, with just more carbs at dinner, so not really an excess of carbs. Now last week I did have a 1+ lb increase after having carbs + heavy leg weight training, as well as the day when I had heavy leg weight training and no pasta/lower carbs so it might suggest that my weight is more sensitive to the weight training than variations in carb sources (most days carbs are vegetables/fruits/dairy sources). Today I had heavy leg weight training (but lower carbs for the day), so will be interested in weight tomorrow. Prediction right now is that it will increase. Will continue to collect the data as it is difficult to generalize based on small amounts of data!

06/06: 144.2 Went up as I had expected might be the case. Seems to be a response with the heavy weight training for legs, as was within calorie goals (well as close as I can be and did weigh the salmon and other items yesterday as well as prepare all of my own food). Even though weight went up by 0.6, I am still down 2.8 lbs over the last 7 days, so actually above my goal of 1-2 lbs a week. It will even out, but impatient to get to my midpoint weight! Needed to hook bra on middle set of hooks today (first drop there since February) so at least the clothes indicate improvement! Primarily cardio today - step class and may do tabata later and some weights for upper body. Need to work more on upper body strength as not as strong there as with legs.

06/07: 144.2 Holding steady, but still a reasonable drop for the week and figure it will go back down. Spin class for 45 minutes and flexibility/light weights this morning. Today was the kids last day of school so went out for lunch and ordered a beet salad with greens and grilled shrimp. Shrimp were fine, but the salad was soaked in a too sour balsamic vinaigrette that I just couldn't eat - so disappointed. The arugula salad on the kids avocado toast was slightly better but still too vinegary for my taste. Tonight kids have a sleep over so we are going out to our favorite sushi restaurant. Will probably order the omakase and have wine, so may see a bump up tomorrow but need a break after the lunch today! (will skip the dessert likely)

06/08: 143.9 Yeah!!! a drop even though had extra wine and rice with sushi last night (but well worth it !!!!) Step class this morning, but felt a slight cramp in my calf/hamstring so not at 100% for class and still a bit sore - tomorrow is my rest day and then we are going on vacation for a week so will have plenty of time for it to work itself out. Short round of tree weights at home. Fresh seared scallops with saffron porcini risotto for dinner so currently at goal for calories (possibly over as added fresh shiitake mushrooms to recipe so volume for a serving was a bit off). Will see what scale tomorrow says, but main goal is to eat what I enjoy (occasional risotto and pasta :-) and keep losing at a reasonable pace, while not feeling hungry/low energy to be able to exercise!!!!

06/09: 143.8 Another little drop, so in the right direction even with the rich dinner last night! Still trying to get back to where I was earlier in the week. Today was my rest day, so no cardio or weights, although might try to get in an ab routine before watching "Big Little Lies".

06/10:
06/11: Out of Town

Round 77: 147.8
Round 78: 146.1
Round 79 :

Female, age 65
SW: 141 #
CW: 139 #
GW: 137.5 #
UGW: 132 #

Day/Weight/Comment
6/2: 139.5 #
6/3: 139 # I'm sequestered in a week long problem solving group at work. They have bagels in the morning and sugary snacks for the afternoon of course. I'm glad to say that I was able to resist them both today with the luck of planning and bringing my own healthy foods in. The cookies were right in front of me during the wrap up - yikes! Let's see how this week goes.
6/4: 139.5 #
6/5: 139 # still resisting those evil sugary snacks in the work group room; bringing in my own healthy snacks seems to be helping.
6/6: 139 # one more day of a crazy work week, holding steady
6/7: 138.5 # that’s my incentive to keep focused today
6/8: 139 # This was expected, I enjoyed bread and wine for dinner and was over my calorie target yesterday.
6/9: 139# I eeked in my post before midnight although the weight is from this morning.
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6/11

Height: 5ft 10in
Highest weight ever: 213 lbs
End game goal weight: 170 lbs
Starting weight for round 79: 210.6
Goal weight for end of round 79: 207

06/05 – 210.6 lbs. Weighed myself in the morning before eating or drinking anything. Ate Chana Masala and half a cup of rice for breakfast. Had coffee for lunch – I know, not a good lunch. Drank a lot of water starting after lunch. Cleaned the house a little, and had turkey chili for dinner with a garden salad and biscuit. Went over my sodium limit for the day, which is not ideal. Stayed under my calorie, carbs, fat, and sugar limits for the day. I usually do cardio every day, like power-walking, elliptical, or spin bike. However, today I was tired and didn’t work out.

06/06 - 210.5 lbs. I didn't expect my weight to change much. Drank a lot of water throughout the day. And again, I was lazy and didn't work out. Just cleaned around the house. On 06/03, before I joined this challenge, I ran for over an hour on my elliptical. I feel like it set me up for feeling extremely tired this week. (I have reactivated mono and it attacked my immune system, liver, and has taken a lot of my energy. I should know better not to over-stress my body by running for that long.) When I hit that runners' high, it's hard to stop.

06/07 - 210.0 lbs. Yeah! Losing! Woke up early this morning, fed the cats, and fed myself. An egg on toast with a sausage patty. Drank some Earl Grey tea and coffee. I made myself a green smoothie for lunch, had a chicken asian salad for dinner, and a slice of apple pie

06/08 - 209.8 lbs. Had a strange day today. Was extremely sleepy all day and took an 8 hour nap. Now it's 11pm and I'm tired again! I had breakfast for dinner and then had myself an at-home spa night lol. I was under my calorie goal for the day. Now I'm off to read and go to sleep. Stupid mono.

06/09 - Didn't get a chance to weigh myself, but I ate healthy today. I got to spend time outdoors with family and soaked up a lot of vitamin D I wasn't as sleepy or tired, which felt amazing!

06/10
06/11