JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 79

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: 143.4 Yes!!!! Dropped below my short term goal of reaching my half-way point! Seems that rest days help me. Did the 5x5 lifts with 2 15 pound dumbbells this am at home; could do more reps so hoping to work up to a barbell soon when back in town. All packed for vacation and no room for scale so no weigh-ins until next Monday! Will be eating out lots, so will just have to focus on making good choices and estimate calories in as well as I can. Exercise will be primarily walking and some swimming at beach, maybe bike riding. Will need to see if the spin classes have any benefit on land, but might try a HIIT workout :-) Taking yoga mat and resistance bands so that I might be able to get in some strength and core work after kids go to bed.

06/11: Out of Town DNW

Round 77: 147.8
Round 78: 146.1
Round 79: 143.4

Female 5'4"

Round 78: SW 148.6 EW 147.6 ( - 1 pound)

Day/Weight/Comment
06/02  147.6 lbs
06/03 147.4 lbs ok!
06/04 147.2 lbs. (Moving down slowly) ok!
06/05 no scale
06/06 147.2.lbs ( same - stuck)
06/07 146.4 lbs yay
06/08 146.4 lbs (-1.2 lbs so far this round)
06/09 146.4 lbs same interesting!
06/10 no scale
06/11

Tomorrow is last of this round....so very focused on finishing strong!

Let's do this!!!!

OSW 199 (June 15 2018)
Female, 5' 4 1/2 " age 53

Joining a bit late this round, but I know better than to wait to start until the next one!!

Hi. My name is Trina. I started this challenge round 54, was pretty consistent, and then got lost somewhere mid Round 74. The scale slowed down a bit, but now I think I am on the move again. I am now 6-8 pounds till goal weight, and hoping to get there in the next couple of months. Trying to keep focused on losing, while also looking ahead to maintenance. I've been feeling great, and feeling great exercising, and not feeling food restricted, so all of those things are good! Let's all have a wonderful 10 days of making great choices!!

OSW 199 (June 15 2018)
R54 Pre-challenge start weight 177
R73 SW 140.5 EW 138 (-2.5)
R74 SW 138 EW ????? Oops. Fell off the train a bit here and didn't log everything. Back for Round 79!



MINI GOALS
1/31 149 -- (149 first time on 1/30...but bouncing Goal Met 2/3! )
2/28 145 -- Healthy BMI...I believe. But some of the calculators say 140 or 143 Goal Met 3/4! )
3/15 141.5 (0.5 lbs below my weight watchers lifetime member weight, pretty much haven't weighed this, since I achieved lifetime status 11 years ago! )
3/31 141 Goal Met 4/1!
4/30 137 Saw this number again time 6/5!
5/31 135 Saw this number first time 6/7....now to make it stick!
6/30 133
7/31 131 -- Final goal weight (Maintain 128-133)


Goals--
Carbs < 40-
Steps/day > 12000
Exercise/walk 6 of 7 days/week

CW 142 when I weighed before vacation on 5/23
RGW < 139

Day/Weight/Comment

6/2 DNW Spent the day helping my son pack his dorm room into the car and then a long drive. Ran around campus a bunch before driving, so got plenty of steps

6/3 DNW Not many steps. Drove from Virginia to Alabama. Stuck to low carb breakfast, car snacks and dinner.
6/4 138 So excited to see this number after 10 days travel with no scale and eating with others!
6/5 137.5
6/6 136
6/7 135 Totally doing the happy dance by the way!!! (This could be off, as I went to bed with no supper last night as I felt kind of off!)
6/8 136.5 Still happy. Staying under 137! Pushups this morning, 4 mile (slow) run, and then hour of zumba!
6/9 138 Sadness. Apparently I just started weighing again on a low! I always bounce around, although I prefer not to! Hoping this is just DOMS. I'm pretty sore from Friday's workout. Ate some cake yesterday, but still had extra calories at the end of the day.
6/10 136.5 Yup. I'm bouncing! But a down bounce after the weekend is truly nice!
6/11

OSW : 213 (May 2018)
CSW : 205.4
Challenge GW: 201
UGW : 135 lbs

Ending weight round 77 - 202.4
Ending weight round 78 - 203.3 (where I left off on 5/31)


06/02 ??
06/03 ?? Was out of town from 5/31-6/2 and not sure what my weight was during this time so leaving blank.

06/04 205.4 - Really really discouraged after seeing these numbers. Not even a month ago I was 200 and since then I've just been slowly gaining. This past weekend get away was much needed, but I kind of let myself go with snacks. I had a healthy lunch yesterday, but got hungry and ate a late dinner which was a light meal, but still shouldn't have eaten so late. Today's lunch was a salad and keeping it healthy and light. Going to try and make a nice healthy dinner and get some steps in. I'm motivated, but sometimes feel like I'm not allowed to be healthy. From waking at 5:30am just to make it to work on time and working 7:30-4/4:30pm, and spending the morning driving to work and exhausted by the time I get home around 5pm along with literally every weekend being booked with SOMETHING it's draining and difficult to find time to take care of myself. I was trying to do the gym at least after work, but I don't even have time for that anymore and running on such little sleep is killing me. I need help.

06/05 204 - So so happy this number went down! I was starting to feel really defeated. I had Wingstop for dinner last night, but only had 5 wings. I messed up by having a couple boneless wings, those are heavier. I had a healthy lunch planned for today and although I won't have time for the gym this week, I'll be running around trying to get last minute errands done so I'll get my steps in that way. I appreciate everyone's hugs, they mean a lot to me and definitely cheered me up from this weekends big gain.

06/06 202.8 - This number just made me so happy! I ate healthy yesterday and took my dog for a walk so got my steps in. I did have bad tooth pain and woke up this morning with my mouth swollen from my wisdom tooth and an infected tooth. Stressing over all that, but excited I'll have the weekend off in Vegas to get away.

06/07 201.9

06/08 X

06/09 X

06/10 205.8 - I knew my Vegas trip would ruin everything. I had even gotten as low as 201.9 on the day we left. I walked A LOT this weekend and was very active with swimming. I've noticed usually when I walk a lot I tend to gain a lot somehow. I didn't eat anything too crazy this weekend and only had two beers and a couple baileys on ice, which was super small. 70% of the food I ate I cut out the carbs and kept my beverages to either diet sodas, iced tea or water and a few sips of coffee. I'm not too upset because I knew this would happen, but didn't expect the number to go up that high. Hopefully it will go down at least a little by tomorrow. I have a dental consultation today that I'm super nervous about.

06/11

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.
6/10--208.5 Yesterday was such a good day...it was the first time since I injured my hip that I felt that I was mentally back into healthy eating and exercising. I've been frustrated over the last 4 weeks with not being able to exercise like I use to and that led into me slipping with my eating, but yesterday I went to the gym. Before my injury I used to lift weights on Sundays at the gym, but instead I went to the pool and swam some laps and it felt really good. Yesterday I also drank a lot more water than I've probably drank over the last couple of weeks and I kept my snacking down to a minimum. I am sore this morning from swimming and from the massage, so even though the scale is up I feel like there has been a mental shift that will help keep me focused...losing weight is such a mental game.
6/11

MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 37 FOR ME.




“NO IF’s……..JUST WHEN’s”

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



MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R78 EW= 195.6
R79 EW= TBD

Current New Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: Lose 2 pounds this round.
My First Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 185 by the 4th of July using the same plan as above.
My Second Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 164 by Halloween.
My Third Long Term Weight Goal: Weigh 150 by Jan 11, 2020 (my 2 year anniversary of current Keto dieting).
Final goal: 145-150. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise:
During each Weight goal I plan on doing cardio in the form of dancing at aerobic levels whenever possible. I would also like to walk as much as possible although walking outside is impossible for me this time of year.

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


Day/Weight/Comment
06/01 …..195.6 ….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND

06/02 …..195.6 …..
06/03 …..194.8 ….. Yesterdays stats: 1178 Calories In / 3386 Calories Out. 24 Net Carbs. 21,288 Total Steps & 9.04 Total Miles. IF 20:4. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 6 hours & 22 minutes. I took a 23 minute walk before starting my busy work day.

06/04 …..194.8 ….. Yesterdays stats: 1587 Calories In / 2427 Calories Out. 64 Net Carbs. 11,156 Total Steps & 4.73 Total Miles. IF 16:8 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 17 minutes. I danced a 44 minute dance set. Sample song was “My Generation” by The Who.

06/05 …..195.2 ….. This was a very bad day for me. So busy & all grab & go. I guesstimated over 2000 calories in & over 125 Net Carbs so the gain makes sense. Other stats: 2718 Calories Out. 14,511 Total Steps & 6.14 Miles. IF: 18:6 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 7 minutes. I danced 25 minutes in my small space of boxes. Sample song: “Bad Company” by Bad Company.

06/06 …..194.7 ….. Yesterdays stats: 1692 Calories In / 2303 Calories Out. 71 Net Carbs. 10,531 Total Steps & 4.41 Total Miles. IF 16:8. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 6 hours & 12 minutes & woke up refreshed. I did 18 minutes on my brother’s elliptical.

06/07 …..194.7 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1616 Calories In / 2341 Calories Out. 63 Net Carbs. 10,486 Total Steps & 4.44 Total Miles. IF 16:8 . 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours & 6 hours & 9 minutes & woke up refreshed
06/08 …..194.5 ….. I Love every drop of my drop! Calories were good, Carbs a little high again but overall a good day which found me working on disturbing emergencies at the cabins & on my feet all day. I managed to fit in some planned exercise before the frenzy set in. I came very close to eating my emotions last night & decided instead to have some cubed cheddar cheese & a square of 90% cacao dark chocolate and some water. So glad I did. I am keeping within my desired calories but inching over my carbs. I’ve got to make better choices in my foods, clearly. Yesterdays stats: 1384 Calories In / 2876 Calories Out. 71 Net Carbs. 18.148 Total Steps & 7.68 Total Miles. IF 17:7. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 34 minutes in a bad up & down night of sleep due to being troubled over cabin emergencies. I walked 33 minutes at leisurely pace and I danced for 25 minutes. Sample song: “Hold on I’m Comin’” by Sam & Dave which helped me get my groove on, at least for awhile until #5 & #6 Duplex cabin flooded with broken pipe in the wall after plunging a connected clog. Now…..to find a plumber in this one horse town. Had to cancel reservations so this is already costly enough. (Dear Husband, I need you again. Won’t God let me borrow you, just for a moment???? }. Focusing on the health today. Yay, I dropped a bit & I feel like I will do well today. I hope to get in some prep cooking. Sorry, long post. Just want everyone to know that even on horrific days, we can make small changes to those old routines and not completely blow our plan.
06/09 …..194.2 ….. I waited all day for the plumber to arrive & he was a no-show. So typical of my area. Very little skilled labor & those who are in the know are lazy and/or unreliable. That is why it is so frustrating and worrysome. My losses are already at over $1000.00 and no end in sight! In regards to my weight loss journey, I have decided to try and move my eating window to later times since I am always so hungry late night. (I stay up very late for the motel/ until the bars close). This will push my weighing closer to my last meal which may increase my numbers a bit, but may help avoid the extreme hunger I sometimes feel that turns into a late-night binge. I had a good day yesterday, but busy on chores. Yesterdays stats: 1214 Calories In / 2753 Calories Out. 52 Net Carbs because of a special protein drink to assist with hair loss. 14,252 Total Steps & 6.03 Total Miles. IF 16:8 . 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 3 hours & 12 minutes. My 8 hour eating window leaves me many many hours of having to resist food,grazing, & over-snacking during my very long day because I never get much sleep. Most days I sleep in the 4 hour range leaving me nearly 20 hours awake. I eat during 8 of them but I have an 11 or 12 hours window to contend with my cravings, temptations or hunger during which I am not allowed to eat or snack. That is a big window. I am working hard to figure it all out. A very overall successful day yesterday so the later eating window is working for now.

06/10 …..194.2 ….. A handyman finally showed up last night to assess. He ripped out all the drywall along a wall that is in two rooms so now it’s not just plumbing, it’s new drywall, tape, mud, primer, paint. More reservations cancelled. Others on the watch & hold list. He works full time in another industry so he will be back over tonight to work. His full-time job makes it slower, but he’s pretty good & fair priced and actually shows up so I’m glad he’s back from his short vacay. Bad eating day, but I did prep cook last night for today’s dinner. Yesterday’s stats: 1972 Calories In / 2637 Calories Out. 133 Net Carbs. 11,718 Total Steps & 5.15 Total Miles. IF 16:8. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 44 minutes. I Cleaned rooms for approximately 2 hours, no other planned exercise.


06/11 …..xxxxx …..

@quiltingjaine The trials & tribs of my work are so much worse during heavy tourism season & I don't always have time to stop & focus on myself or my journey. However, I agree with you completely. The IF may be leaving me very hungry and I am automatically relying on my fats to satiate me. Without being fat adapted that is too many calories. That may explain the slow losses & stalls. I know I have been out of ketosis for quite some time. However, watching my carbs is still helping to keep things a bit at bay, and primarily is helping to keep my blood sugars somewhat level (which helps in so many ways, as you know). I think the best way to get fat adapted again is probably a beef & butter fast (or an egg fast). I have travel coming up on 13th, 14th & 18th, so I think it's best I wait for beef & butter until I can get at least a four day stretch at home/work. Another thing, under doctors orders (hair loss) is that I have had to increase my protein. I always have such difficulty reaching the protein levels & now I have been aiming for at least what is expected in my keto macros (80 g). However, no matter how much protein I eat or drink, it does NOTHING for my hunger. I am very hungry very quickly after. Only the fat helps so it is VITAL that my fat adaption comes quickly! Thanks for your note which made me stop & put some thought into all things at this point in my journey & my life. It helps to have a friend who's got my back!

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 -0.9lbs
R75: SW 140.9 GW 138.9 EW 139.2 Result -1.7lbs
R76: SW 139.2 GW 137.2 EW 139.6 Result +0.4lbs
R77: SW 139.6 GW 137.6 EW 136.9 Result -2.7lbs
R78: SW 136.9 GW 134.9 EW 136.8 Result -0.1lb

R79
Goal: -2lb
SW: 136.8
GW: 134.8
EW:
Result:

Day - Weight - Comment
06/02 - 136.1 (-0.7) - still expect fluctuations. I am feeling bloated and retaining water. TOM weight should shed in a few days or so. Food was healthy and within cals, exercise cardio (lots of it) and strength training, 16 glasses of water. Staying on track regardless of the scale. My body shows a lot of changes even though the scale doesn’t reflect them.
06/03 - 136.3 (+0.2) - Drop any day now🤞🏻
06/04 - 136.1 (-0.2) - nice little drop but hopefully I see a bigger drop soon.
06/05 - 135.4 (-0.7) - lots of cardio the last few days and TOM is over so finally a good drop! Hopefully it sticks and I can continue the trend for the rest of the round.
06/06 - 136.6 (+1.2) - very sore today and ate later than normal. DOMS. Slow and steady is the name of the game these days. Still have a decent loss per week which I work out to about .8lbs. Being so close to goal it has been a bit of an adjustment learning to deal with smaller losses but it’s still moving in the right direction.
06/07 - 137.5 (+0.9) - extremely bloated. Not sure why but definitely a contributing factor.
06/08 - 137.3 (-0.2) - water weight still. I’m feeling the pump from strength training and some DOMS. Should come down shortly.
06/09 - 138.9 (+1.6) - no clue what’s going on. I’m eating healthy. I’m working out. I’m drinking my water. Just going to ride this out hopefully it comes down soon. Never had it creep up so much even with DOMS and water retention.
06/10 - 138.6 (-0.3) - still don’t know what’s going on with the scale but I did take measurements and I’m down in inches everywhere so I’m not too concerned. I am just going to focus on measuring weekly along with weighing to prevent any unwarranted discouragement.

06/11

My third consecutive round: progress so far RND'S 77-78 net - 1.9 lbs lost

Start this round - 273.5
Goal this round - 270.0

Day/Weight/Comment I keep hoping this is the round it really busts lose; I know its coming.
06/02 - 273.5 I have really been stuck for awhile and need to get this thing moving. The weekends are always a step back for me.
06/03 273.4 Looking forward to a good week and making some progress. So looking forward to saying adios to the 70's forever.
06/04 272.2 down a bit , was a slim day of eating yesterday.
06/05 272.8 some positive takeaways, im not having huge wt fluctuations day to day. Im trying to work through bad leg pain and hoping to get more active if it improves.
06/06 271.6 man i usually get 8k steps a day pretty easy even with my bum knees, but ive had alot of right leg pain so I have given it a three day break. im at 6400 with a couple of hours left so hopefully its improving the pain has been less today. Don't take your health for granted if you can get out there and go do it, someday your body may not cooperate. I may not be done with the 70's quite yet but we are getting close. 👍
06/07
06/08
06/09
06/10 271.4 wow this round has flown by, gotta finish up strong.
06/11

I’m new to this challenge and jumping in a little late. I’m 51 years old, female, 5’7 and started getting serious on MFP about 10 days ago. I’m in the midst of a couch to 5K program and really enjoying it.

Starting weight: 186 (as of about 10 days ago)
Goal weight, eventually: 150
NSV goal: Goal this round: increase endurance while running and to stay on top of logging

6/4…182.4. Felt pretty good about this, though I felt like I was cheating the scale by weighing myself after I ran first thing this morning, so little water intake and before breakfast. It still counts, I think!

6/5…181.5. I’ll take that! I like this result in particular because I met a friend out for lunch on 6/4 and I thought the sodium might have an impact. I really slogged through a 45-minute walk/run today. I felt so sluggish and low energy, but we’re going out tonight, so I need to.

6/6…182.0 I confess: I had beers aplenty last night plus a late-night slice of chocolate cake. We had a blast. No regrets at all.

6/7…182.4 Migraine last night and no exercise yesterday, so I’m not surprised. Did my 45 minutes of running/walking today and burned off some calories. Legs feeling strong.

6/8…182 Got up and ran first thing. This is my weight after running; I probably weighed more before I ran, but I’m sticking with this one. My 15th day of logging in, which is my longest stretch. (I know others of you are so diligent and have done this for hundreds or thousands of days. I’m getting there!) Saturday is traditionally a pizza day in our household, so I know I’ll have that to navigate.

6/9…Did not weigh. Migraine!

6/10…183.0 Not surprised because I haven’t been very active. Back on track today, though and did an hour of running/walking in the gym. Feeling better, too.

Day/Weight/Comment
6/2: - Ready to start the week! Healthy eating, and lots of exercise.
6/3- Lots of vegetables today and water! So cold outside today, treadmill day.
6/4- Eating super healthy, kettlebell exercises, walks exercise videos today.
6/5- Did not sleep good last night! Slow day.
6/6-Super Busy! Went for a long walk
6/7- I feel really exhausted this week. Rest on the weekend!
6/8- Going to bed late and getting up early.
6/9- Starting to get back on track, went for a long walk, ate healthy!
6/10- Went to the family doctor to have blood work done, the doctor was so pleased how I am doing. The last week of June last year I was starting my radiation, he said to me keep doing what ever you are doing. It is a fantastic feeling.

GOAL. This month I am planning a non stop dieting month. June 1st-July 1st
Round 79
OW 230
Spoiler

Round 46 SW 178 EW 172.6 (-5.4) 👍
Round 47 SW 172.6 EW 170.8 (-1.8)👎
Round 48 SW 170.8 EW 168 (-2.8)👍
Round 49 SW 168 EW 166.8 (-1.2) 👎
Round 50 SW 166.8 EW 163.6 (-3.2) 👍
Round 51 SW 163.6 EW 161.4 (-2.2)👎
Round 52 SW 161.4 EW 157.8 (-3.6)👍
Round 53 SW 157.8 EW 156.2 (-1.6)👎
Round 54 SW 156.2 EW 155.8 (-.04) 👎
Round 55 SW 155.8 EW 151.2 (-4.6) 😄😁👍
Round 56 SW 151.2 EW 149.8 (-1.4) 👍
Round 57 SW 149.8 EW 148.2 (-1.6) 👎
Round 58 SW 148.2 EW 147.2 (-1) 👎
Round 59 SW 147.2 EW 146.2 (-1) 👍
Round 60 SW 146.2 EW 145.2 (-1) 👍
Round 61 SW 145.2 EW 142.4 (-2.8) 👍
Round 62 SW 142.4 EW 142.4 (0) 👎
Round 63 SW 142.4 EW 146.6 (+4.4) 👎 my first gain since joining 🎄
Round 64 SW 146.6 EW 142.8 (-3.8) 👍
Round 65 SW 142.8 EW 141.8 (-1) 👎
Round 66 SW 141.8 EW 140.8 (-1)👍
Round 67 SW 140.8 EW 141.2 (+0.2) 👎
Round 68 SW 141.2 EW 139.8 (-1.4) 👍
Round 69 Sw 139.8 Ew 138.6 (-1.2) 👎
Round 70 SW 138.6 ew 138.8 (+.2) 👎
Round 71 SW 138.8 Ew 138.4 (-.4) 👎
Round 72 SW 138.4 EW 138.2 (-.2) 👎
Round 73 SW 138.2 EW 136. (-2) 👍
Round 74 SW 136.2 Ew 139 (+2.8)👎🐰🐣 Easter gain
Round 75 SW 139 ew 139.8 (+.8) 👎having trouble sticking to it
Round 76 SW 139.8 Ew 141 (+1.2) double yikes 👎
Round 77 SW 141 Ew 135.8 (-5.2) 👍😃
Round 78 SW 135.8 Ew 138.8 (+3)😥😥👎

Round 33
SW 138.8
GW under 135
UGW 125

06/02 no weigh in but had a good day. 1/30 accomplished

06/03 138.8 2/30 accomplished today I entered all my meals for the week, hopefully this will help keep me on track and stop me from mindlessly snacking or looking for easy meals. I am feeling really good about this decision

06/04 136.8 3/30 accomplished had a good day today and nice whoosh this morning when I woke up. Hopefully it keeps going and doesn't plateau *fingers crossed*

06/05 135.8 4/30 accomplished so far so good. Entering all my meals for the week has so far worked out really well. I am sticking to it and I am not frustrated with making decisions on what to eat and has kept my snacking mindlessly at bay. 👍👍

06/06134.8 5/30 accomplished woooooooot!!! Finally kicked that 135 mark.....ok, i know that it is only a .2 but progress is progress and I have been waiting for this to be kicked for so long now. (I think the count is four months) unfortunately for me though shark week is in a day or two...so this might be short lived. I don't mind though, as long as I am here I know I can touch this number again!!! Yay!

06/07 134.8 6/30 accomplished a little dissapointed I stayed the same because yesterday was an amazing day but at the same time happy I saw this two days in a row. I am officially here. Although I ended my day at an underage, I still almost ate all my exercise calories. I have been moving all day and my food choices weren't the best because although I had my food already planned out, I didn't have time to actually eat it before I was out and about. Hopefully I stay the same tomorrow as well because I did eat at maintenance but we will see

06/08 no weigh in. Had to get up super early for a family function. Because of the family function I preplanned that this day would be my cheat meal day and so didn't stick with it. 6/30 accomplished

06/09 141.8 whhhhhhaaaaaattt?!?!! So I am done fasting!! I tried for a month and this is what happened. I had a family function on Saturday and had preplanned that that day to be a pass. What I ate was a whole bunch of veggies, about half a cup of rice and three chicken balls.....that is it. No desert, no pop nothing that was binge worthy...I was actually proud of myself because the day didn't end in a crazy binge session. I have done far worse on these type of days in the past and have never seen a crazy weight gain like this. Not only did I gain everything I took off for the month but plus some. I am so frustrated and slightly depressed...I have had week long eating days like Christmas and gained at most 3 pounds, i have had family function weekends like Easter and have gained a little more than 2...so to have one day lead to a 6 pound gain seems so outlandishly rediculious that I am so angry I wasted my time. Not to mention my period has never been late (minus a random one here and there) and both my periods I have had through this fast has been all out of whack. Fasting is not for me. I am so angry. I have been working harder then ever before and this is what I got to show for it after one day of not sticking the course. The experiment is over, I am going back to what I was doing before. 7/30 accomplished

06/10 8/30 accomplished 140.6 still disappointing, wanted to end this 10 days on a good note but I don't see that happening. I had a hard time eating because my body was used to being in fast mode but hopefully I can get back to normal soon. I did notice an extreme gain the last time I had a cheat meal and decided to just jump back in...but now I know for sure it isn't right for me. I know I am just repeating my last post but it has been so frustrating.

06/11

SW 206lbs May 2016
GW 136lb

Round 79
I'm 35 and from Lancashire, U.K. I am 5’5”

R79 Goal: get back on track. I have lost around 40.5lb so far, but have been maintaining for the last year. I need to get back on it and lose the last pounds.

2/06 165.4
3/06 166.2
4/06 165.2
5/06 164.4
6/06 164.0
7/06 164.2
8/06 164.2
9/06 164.2
10/06 165.8
11/16 164

11/06 - so that was a rollercoaster of a month, but happily down 1.4lb from the beginning. I have my module exam for my degree Friday and then I’m free till October so hopefully I can carry on and get some good numbers.

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 79 ((round 11 for me !) I'm in for another round, need to get back to end of round 76 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!

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
End of round 76 134.4

Day/Weight/Comment
06/02 134.4 - almost 9 miles walked yesterday
06/03 133.6 – almost 8 miles walked yesterday
06/04 133.2 – 8 ¼ miles walked yesterday
06/05 132.4 – 5 miles walked yesterday
06/06 132.4 – 8 ¼ miles walked yesterday
06/07 132 – 7 ½ miles walked yesterday
06/08 DNW - 6 ¼ miles walked yesterday
06/09 DNW - 7 ¾ miles walked yesterday
06/10 132 - 6 ¾ miles walked yesterday. Thanks for all the thoughts, prayers and best wishes – my elderly aunt is now back on the road to recovery; I'm no longer “living” at the hospital. Reading all your posts whilst at her hospital bedside has really helped me. I'm back to posting daily now again. Love to you all.

06/11 132 – just short of 12 miles walked yesterday. Quite pleased with the end result of this challenge considering the additional challenge of my elderly aunt being in hospital with a life threatening condition, Now she is recovering I'm hoping for a good next round,

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I'm 38 years old, from UK and 5'11

Pre challenge loss 24.00lbs

R21 SW 274.50 EW 268.00 (-6.50)
R22 SW 268.00 EW 267.50 (-0.50)
R23 SW 267.50 EW 264.75 (-2.75)
R24 SW 264.50 EW 264.75 (+0.25)
R25 SW 264.75 EW 268.50 (+4.00)
R26 SW 269.25 EW 268.50 (-0.75)
R27 SW 269.25 EW 262.50 (-7.25)
R28 SW 262.50 EW 255.75 (-6.75)
R29 SW 255.75 EW 254.50 (-0.75)
R30 SW 254.50 EW 249.50 (-5.00)
R31 SW 249.50 EW 247.50 (-2.00)
R32 SW 247.50 EW 252.25 (+4.75)
R33 SW 252.75 EW 242.75 (-9.50)
R34 SW 242.75 EW 236.25 (-6.50)
R35 SW 236.25 EW 235.75 (-0.50)
R36 SW 235.75 EW 233.50 (-2.25)
R37 SW 233.50 EW 230.00 (-3.50)
R38 SW 230.00 EW 228.50 (-1.50)
R39 SW 228.50 EW 229.50 (+1.00)
R40 SW 229.50 EW 223.50 (-6.00)
R41 SW 223.50 EW 229.50 (+6.00)
R42 SW 229.50 EW 231.75 (+2.25)
R43 SW 231.75 EW 223.50 (-8.25)
R44 SW 223.50 EW 223.50 (-0.00)
R45 SW 223.50 EW 219.50 (-4.00)
R46 SW 219.50 EW 217.50 (-2.00)
R47 SW 217.50 EW 215.25 (-2.25)
R48 SW 215.25 EW 215.50 (+0.25)
R49 SW 215.50 EW 211.75 (-3.75)
R50 SW 211.75 EW 209.50 (-2.25)
R51 SW 209.50 EW 207.75 (-1.75)
R52 SW 201.75 ..... HOLIDAYS .....
R53 .......... HOLIDAYS …………….
54 … HOLIDAYS... EW 217.50
R55 SW 217.50 EW 222.50 (+5.00)
R56 SW 222.50 EW 220.50 (-2.00)
R57 SW 220.50 EW 213.50 (-7.00)
R58 SW 213.50 EW 213.25 (-0.25)
R59 SW 213.25 EW 207.50 (-4.25)
R60 SW 207.50 EW 204.75 (-2.75)
R61 SW 204.75 EW 209.50 (+4.75)
R62 SW 209.50 EW 207.25 (-2.25)
R63 SW 207.25 EW 218.75 (+11.50)
R64 SW 218.75 EW 209.25 (-9.50)
R65 SW 209.25 EW 206.75 (-2.50)
R66 SW 206.75 EW 209.50 (+2.75)
R67 SW 209.50 EW 205.50 (-4.00)
R68 SW 205.50 EW 202.25 (-2.25)
R69 SW 202.25 EW 208.50 (+6.25)
R70 SW 208.50 EW 200.50 (-8.00)
R71 SW 200.50 EW 195.50 (-5.00)
R72 SW 195.50 EW 194.50 (-1.00)
R73 SW 194.50 EW 188.75 (-7.25)
R74 SW 188.75 EW 191.50 (+2.75)
R75 SW 191.50 EW 185.50 (-6.00)
R76 SW 185.50 EW 181.75 (-3.75)
R77 SW 181.75 EW 186.00 (+4.25)
R78 SW 186.00 EW 178.50 (-7.50)
R79 SW 178.50 EW 173.25 (-4.75)


TOTAL LOSS (Start of round) = 120.00lbs

Aim 4lbs down this round

06/01 - 178.50
06/02 - 182.75
06/03 - 179.00
06/04 - 178.50
06/05 - 178.25
06/06 - 175.75 seems a little weird, I even weighed 4 times!!
06/07 - 175.75
06/08 - 175.00
06/09 - 174.25
06/10 - 174.50
06/11 - 173.75

4.75lbs down this round, very happy