JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 81

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 …………….
R54 … 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)
R80 SW 173.75 EW 173.50 (-0.25)

TOTAL LOSS (Start of round) = 125lbs

Aim 3lbs down this round

06/21 - 173.50
06/22 - 176.75
06/23 - 175.75
06/24 - 174.50
06/25 - 174.25
06/26 - 172.50
06/27 - 174.75
06/28 - 173.50
06/29 - 173.50
06/30 - 173.50
07/01 - 171.75

1.75 down

UK Female age 47
Height 5' 3"

Start Weight on 1st Jan '19 - 158.5lb
End R64 - 154.9lb - Round loss 3.6lb - Loss to date 3.6lb
End R65 - 149.9lb - Round loss 5.0lb - Loss to date 8.6lb
End R66 - 149.9lb - Round loss 0.0lb - Loss to date 8.6lb
End R67 - 148.0lb - Round loss 1.9lb - Loss to date 10.5lb

End R70 - 150.6lb - Round loss 1.8lb - Loss to date 7.9lb
End R71 - 149.7lb - Round loss 0.9lb - Loss to date 8.8lb
End R72 - 150.6lb - Round gain 0.9lb - Loss to date 7.9lb
End R73 - 144.8lb - Round loss 5.8lb - Loss to date 13.7lb
End R74 - 144.2lb - Round loss 0.6lb - Loss to date 14.3lb
End R75 - 141.6lb - Round loss 2.6lb - Loss to date 16.9lb
End R76 - 140.2lb - Round loss 1.4lb - Loss to date 18.3lb
End R77 - 141.4lb - Round gain 1.2lb - Loss to date 17.1lb
End R78 - 143.5lb - Round gain 2.1lb - Loss to date 15.0lb
End R79 - 139.1lb - Round loss 4.4lb - Loss to date 19.4lb
End R80 - 137.8lb - Round loss 1.3lb - Loss to date 20.7lb

Lots going on this round again. Weekend in Liverpool for another cheerleading competition so lots of fast food outlets, hotel breakfasts and motorway service stations for our 5+ hour car journey each way
Three evening events for the kids inductions for their new schools and college they start in September, daughters Prom week then another cheerleading display show next weekend..... Ill be going to work in between for a rest

But aiming to carry on this round how I ended the last one..........

R81 Start Weight - 137.8lb Target for the round 136 something ....

06/22 - DNW
06/23 - DNW
06/24 - 139.9lb (+2.1lb) Back from the weekends Liverpool cheer competition so totally expected gain given the usual lack of decent remotely healthy food at comp and late night eating at the motorway service station Did try my best and my overall calories weren't too bad - I know alot of this is just the water retention from the increased fast food salt intake and reduced water. On the plus side the gain hasn't taken me back over 140.
"Gain" will take a few days to come off again as it usually does. Daughters prom on Thursday so will have a glass or two of fizz that night but other than that the rest of the round is clear so still aiming for a 136 finish

06/25 - 138.8lb (-1.1lb) Whoosh! That's half of it gone - now to work on the rest! No gym tonight as at my daughters new college for an induction evening but good food planned for the day and will try and get out for a walk from work at lunchtime.

06/26 - 138.2 (-0.6lb) Bit more gone.... 0.4lb to get back to pre-weekend weigh in then start on the proper downward path to get to round target. Good food day today planned and pre-logged so no excuses
May be a bit tough though as was awake at 2am this morning for no reason and struggled to get back to sleep. In fact my sleep recently has been awful - my husband always used to say I didn't sleep I went into a nightly coma I slept so well, but the last few months this hasn't been the case. Guessing I have so much going on at the moment and have no "down" time - or is this a peri-thing which I think has started as TOM all a bit erratic these days.
Roll on my holiday......

06/27 - 137.5lb (-0.7lb) Weekend gone plus a bit so down 0.3lb since the start of the round with 0.5lb to go to meet my round target. Very happy with that! Will be careful tonight - daughters prom tonight so will be drinks around this evening which I have factored into my days allowance but these things don't usually show favourably on the scales next day. But we'll see - just intend to have a lovely day with my daughter getting ready - eyelashes, hair, make up, nails, then pre-prom drinks with the girls and friends and family

06/28 - 136.5lb (-1.0lb) Not sure this is real as ' eat dinner last night. By the time we had had pre-prom drinks then watched the girls arrive and then got home afterwards I couldn't be bothered! So I'll take it for today, would love it to stay here but wont be disheartened if it goes up tomorrow. Still on a high from last night - my daughter looked beautiful

06/29 - 136.6lb (+0.1lb) Ooohh yesterdays loss seems to have stuck around for a bit - hoping it stays a bit longer. Its the weekend so usual temptations including the girls cheerleading gym show later today and then family over for dinner tomorrow visiting from Devon but aiming to finish the round in the 136's .... Have a great weekend everyone

06/30 - DNW
07/01 - 140.4lb (+3.8lb) Not a fair reflection of my round but a fair reflection of Sunday's family get together despite going to the gym Sunday morning for an hour! So only a temporary salt and lack of water "blip" on the scale, just annoying its at the end of the round
Today also sees the start of my 1,000,000 step challenge so will be logging my steps on here each day and tallying up the total so far....... At work for a large part of today so day 1 in itself could be tough to find the time, but guess thats part of the challenge
See you all round 82 .......

R78 SW 142.5 lbs / 64.4kg -***- EW 143.5 lbs / 65.1kg (gained 1lbs / 0.7kg)
R79 SW 143.5 lbs / 65.1kg -***- EW 139.5 lbs / 63.3kg (lost 4lbs / 1.8kg)
R80 SW 139.5 lbs / 63.3kg -***- EW 141lbs / 64kg (gained 1.5lbs / 0.7kg)

Round 81
I'm 32 and from Glasgow, Scotland
USW (July 2017) : 172lbs / 78kg
R81 SW: 141lbs / 64kg
R81 GW: 139lbs / 63kg
GW: 133lbs / 60.3kg
UGW: 126lbs / 57.2kg

R81 Goal: Round 80 was an insightful 3rd round for me. I learned a lot about my body and what causes fluctuations after noticing a trend of gaining weight following the previous day of intense exercise/lifting heavy weights. With this knowledge, I hope I can be kinder to myself and not launch into a chocolate bingeing frenzy when this is the case.
My overall aim for the whole month of June is to still train consistently - with that should come the weight / inch loss.

Daily Goals:
🍽 1,650 calories a day (1,800 on leg day if needed)
🏋️‍♀️ Weight training x5 days
👣 10,000 steps daily
🍗 124g protein

22/06 139.5lbs / 63.3kg (-1.5lbs / 0.7kg)

23/06 141lbs / 64kg (+1.5lbs / 0.7kg)

24/06 140.5lbs / 63.7kg (-0.5lbs / 0.3kg)

25/06 139.25lbs / 63.2kg (-1.25lbs / 0.5kg)

26/06 139.5lbs / 63.3kg (+0.25lbs / 0.1kg)

27/06 141lbs / 64kg (+1.5lbs / 0.7kg)

28/06 139.5lbs / 63.3kg (-1.5lbs / 0.7kg)

29/06 139.25lbs / 63.2kg (-0.25lbs / 0.1kg)

30/06 143lbs / 64.9kg (+3.75lbs / 1.7kg)

01/07 142lbs / 64.4kg (-1lbs / 0.5kg)

🍽 2,597 / 1,650 calories❎
🏋️‍♀️ Rest day ❎
👣 1,387 steps❎
🍗 164g / 124g protein✅

Yesterday was good until the cramps hit at night and I chose to eat way over my calories. Cramps have hit this morning for good old ⭐ week which resulted in vomiting etc this morning before I weighed in which is probably why I am showing a loss 🤢.

Not a good result for the round but I'll be back fighting for round 82! 🥊

@LyndaK32 "That" week is awful for me to. I also get sickness. As I get older my ankles also swell..delightful! Be kind to yourself sweetpea x
Round 81 SW 157lbs EW ?
30/06 157
01/02 155.8 Very pleased. I have gone back to 16/8 fasting. For the last 4 days my fasting blood sugar has been between 6 and almost 7. I have asked before about diabetes as there is so much in my family but drs ones have come back fine, with the hca1..whatever being within the normal range and that was just 3 months ago so I have no idea what is going on! I'm going to cut down the carbs and see what it does to my sugar in the morning.
Onto next round and have a great day all x

Day/Weight/Comment
06/22 247 lbs trying to restart Keto with sister
06/23 245.8 lbs mostly water, but drinking a lot of fluids to flush the body. Calories still at the 2100 top end. Goal is to get in 10000 steps per day again.
06/24 244.8 lbs Drinking plenty of water so I am not dehydrating. Did a morning walk for 1.5 mile in the morning. Took a nice hike with my son on a local “hill” after work. Nice vertical and plateau.
06/25 243 was able to get a 60 minute walk in on the treadmill. Went 3 miles with inclines. Whatever will help prep the hike. Doing another tomorrow if all goes well.
06/26 242.6. Ate like a pig at s farmers market. Knew it would not end well. Need to get past the issue wasting food. No problem, back on the horse.
06/27 243.4 lbs
06/28 241.4 lbs Yesterday did another hike for just over 1.5 hours consisting of a lot of hills with my son. It was tougher but easier since the body is waking back up nicely. Still have a ways to go to climb Mt. Washington. I figure I have six weeks to be ready. Will have to take it easy today since I am giving blood. My blood type is always in very high demand. Very happy with my progress!
06/29 241.2 lbs this morning. Off to a morning hike with the boys. Had a big meal of bbq. Not what I would call a nutritious meal, but very good😂. Sensible eating the next 6-8 days.
06/30 243.6 yesterday ended in a lot of eating with family 😂. Way too much consumption. Oh well, New day and back to eating sensibly. Another hike today, but both boys today.
07/01 242.2 starting a new week. Little more focused and a better understanding of the effect of eating past feeling full this week. Less of that in the next round. Started at 247, loss 4.8 lbs. nice steady loss. That would put this round in the win column 🎉🎉

My first round.
SW: 200
GW: 175
This round I would like to lose 5lbs. Might seem like a lot for 7 days....

6/24: 200lbs I really want active yesterday. I stayed away from carbs so that is a plus. But I ate a lot of whoppers candy and 2 pieces of key lime pie. 😭😭Another positive I downed 1 gallons of water.
6/25 198.4 lbs today I will stay away from junk food.
6/26 198.2 lbs
6/27 196.2 lbs not sure how that happened. I totally ate fast food of shame yesterday. But I only had about 1/2 gallon of water.
6/28 196.8 lbs a little gain not to sad about it. Today I think I will exercise for a good minutes. Maybe the scale will love me tomorrow.
6/29 196.0 lbs I am happy. Hopefully I can survive the weekend.
6/30 195.6 lbs
7/1 197 lbs I didn’t finish like I wanted to. But at least I dropped 3 lbs.

27, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2
GW: 140 (will adjust if needed once I reach this)


Previous Rounds:
Last Weigh-In
06/21 - 153.2

Day/Weight/Comment
06/22 - 152.5
06/23 - 152.3
06/24 - 152.6
06/25 - 155.6
06/26 - 153.8
06/27 - 154.3
06/28 - DNW, DNP
06/29 - DNW, DNP
06/30 - DNW, DNP
07/01 - 154.3 - Weekend bloat. Was outside all day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday so quite dehydrated, despite my best efforts. Food was okay, not the best. Think the activity helped with a lot of it. Honestly thought I'd be at least 3lbs higher. Pretty happy with this and I know it'll drop once I'm better hydrated.

Previous day's comments for R81

Round 81 (5 for me)
R75 (1) – SW: 202.8 – EW: 198.8 (-4.0)
R76 (2) – SW 198.8 – EW: 199.4 (+0.6)
R77 (3) – SW 199.4 – EW: 196.6 (-2.8)
R78 (4) – SW 196.6 – EW: 195.4 (-1.2 for 7 days)
R79 – Skipped - vacation
R80 – Skipped - vacation
R81 (5) – SW 197.0

Joining a couple of days late to get back on track after vacation. My goals this round are to re-establish good habits:
1) Daily accurate logging
2) Daily exercise
3) Good hydration

Day/Weight/Comment
06/22 DNW – Last day of vacation
06/23 DNW – Travel day
06/24 197.0 – (+1.6 from my last weigh-in on 5/29)
06/25 197.0 – Okay, not too bad for 3 ½ weeks of vacation meals and treats. Giving myself a few more days to adjust to the 6-hour time change, restock the fridge, and get back on track with logging and exercise.
06/26 195.8 – Almost back to my pre-vacation weight (after correcting yesterday’s typo), but I’m thinking this morning’s drop is probably a water adjustment now that I’m fixing most of my own meals again. Still struggling with jet lag. The heat and humidity aren’t helping, so I haven’t been walking, but I’m (loosely) logging what I eat and getting enough water.
06/27 194.8 – A new low on this weight loss journey, so I’m feeling good about maintaining during my long vacation. Three months of MFP “training” before my trip helped me make good choices without feeling deprived. I also did a LOT of walking most days. I’m pretty much back on track with logging and eating at a deficit, but I need to ramp up my exercise again.
06/28 193.6 – Surprised to see another drop, but I’m assuming it’s water-related. Spent yesterday at the beach with my grandkids and got my workout in the rough surf. The water was glorious, but the sun was intense! Had a few salty snacks and did my best to stay hydrated, but this morning’s lower weight suggests I should have upped my water intake even more. I’ve got my calories set for a pound-a-week loss (currently 1580 calories), but most days this week I’ve gone over by 200-300. I’m okay with slower weight loss this summer, but I don’t want to reset my MFP goals. For now, it helps me to think of the calorie goal as a target to aim for rather than a strict limit. I’ll keep an eye on the numbers, but I won’t stress if I don’t hit the bullseye everyday.
06/29 192.8 – Hmm… Well, I’m done trying to guess how much of that initial post-vacation weight was water retention related to the long transatlantic flight. Instead, I’m embracing the new low and celebrating reaching the 20-pounds-lost mark. Did some work in the garden yesterday before it got too hot and then ran errands. Minor league baseball game with the kids last night – fixed dinner for everyone before the game and was surprised that I wasn’t even tempted by all the ballpark treats. I would have had a beer, but I’d volunteered to drive. Good hydration and under my calorie limit – I feel like I’m back on track.
06/30 192.8 – Happy to see this number again. Yesterday was another scorcher. Got a bit of yardwork done in the morning before the heat and humidity became too oppressive. Teaching the grandkids to play pool volleyball was a fun way to exercise in the heat.
07/01 192.8 – Feeling great! This is -2.6 for June and -20.0 in the 4 months I’ve been on this weight-loss journey. Best of all, I have more energy and a lot less arthritis pain.

Despite the late start, this has been a surprisingly successful round for me. I was worried that it would be tough to get back into the weight-loss routine after vacation. Coming back to this challenge group and reading all your posts was just what I needed! Thank you all for sharing the ups and downs of your journeys. I’m learning so much, and I am truly inspired.

Now it’s a lovely, cool morning, so I’ll be going out for a walk before the day heats up. And I’ll see you in Round 82!

Female, age 42, 5'6"

SW - 150.1 (starting on 3/25)
Ending weight round 72 - 145.3
Ending weight round 73 - 143.7
Ending weight round 74 - 145.7
Ending weight round 75 - 145.9
Ending weight round 76 - 143.7
Ending weight round 77 - 142.4
Ending weight round 78 - 140.4
Ending weight round 79 - 139.6
Ending weight round 80- ???, for mental health reasons stopped weighing at 6/19. Picking this back up on 6/22 hopefully refreshed and ready to work!

UGW - somewhere in the mid-130's.

Goal for round 81 - FOCUS! Weight loss was great, then stalled a bit due to some stress and insomnia. Took a little break from the challenge in order to free up some brain space. I believe physical health follows mental health and I must be in the right mind space in order to track food intake.

6/22 - 140.9. Not as much damage as I expected after taking a few days off. Traveling today/tomorrow with extended family so no scale. When I get home tomorrow night I’m going to grocery shop and meal plan for the week and do my best to hit a deficit the last 8 days of the challenge.

6/23 - traveling no scale

6/24 - 142.0. Knew I had to face the music. This weekend consisted of fried salty food, cake, and not as much physical activity. Add in my TOM due tomorrow and that I haven’t “gone” in a couple of days due to travel, and I’m not surprised at all. I’m unhappy with the choices I made, but they are done and it’s time to move on. I’ve committed to movement every day and tracking my food to stay in a deficit each day the rest of this challenge. My husband is on board too after this weekend!

6/25 - 140.9. There goes some of the bloat from the weekend salty foods. Wins yesterday: hydrated very well, 30 min on elliptical, 30 min walk, in a caloric deficit, slept well. Ready for another good day.

6/26 - 140.4. Pleasantly surprised as my TOM hit and it’s brutal (sorry for the TMI). I have cramps, I’m super irritable and I’m hungry all the time. I gave it to the cravings yesterday quite a bit too. Won’t be surprised if it goes up again when that catches up to me but happy for the drop today. Wins yesterday: HIIT class, 2.75 mile walk, good water intake. Today I need to focus on diverting my attention from the binge cravings.

6/27 - 139.6. Shocked it went down, I thought it would be up. I feel so heavy and gross this week (thanks, TOM). And I've been so hungry. I did better yesterday with managing that - deciphering if I was truly hungry or just stressed - and I was truly hungry so I ate. Wins yesterday: 4 mile run, 4 mile walk. Hydrated well. Listened to hunger cues. We will see if the scale stays low or if this extra food catches up with me at some point.

6/28 - 140.4. Rough round. All my fault though. Gave in to the binge cravings yesterday. Wins: RPM class, hydrated well. Other than that, I ate way too much and was way too sedentary outside of my gym workout.

6/29 - 140.7. All due to my choices. I’m not in the head space for tracking and dieting right now. I need to either be ok with my weight for now and take a break, or get myself together.

6/30 - 139.6. This is the round of bouncing between this number and something in the 140’s. I think my body likes being here. Which is not bad, I’m at a healthy weight/body fat %. I’m at the point where I need to decide if I’m good staying here or if I want to push for those vanity pounds.

7/1 - 139.3. Matched my low from a previous round. Happy and quite shocked to see I got back down to it. Wins yesterday: cycle class, 2.5 mile walk (so hot, don't want to overheat the dog so walks are getting shorter). Enjoyed some uninterrupted time with a friend at the pool. This round was a rollercoaster due to TOM and some emotional stuff so I'm quite happy to see I didn't undo my progress. Maintenance is perfect sometimes.

CamandJarvis wrote: »

shaunTshaun wrote: »

When will the next round start?

Tomorrow! Its already created on challenges page (:

Oh wow thanks. #NODAYSOFF

Goals for R81
- Exercise - walk 5-6 miles/day at least 5 days/week; weight training or equivalent (garden8ng) 3 days/week.
- Food - mostly veggies, fish, whole grains, and fruit; very limited flour & added sugar; aim for 1300 cal max.
- Weight - 140 by Labor Day.
- Life - walk a new trail every week; try one new thing every month.

UGW - 124
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
OSW - 151.8 (Aug. 31, 2016)
Restart (R80) - 161 (June 11, 2019)

Weight on 2/2015 - 218.2
Lost 75#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset 11/16-6/17. FIrst round (R15) Aug. 2017. R80 end weight 159 (-2)

Day/Weight/Comment

6/22 - 159

6/23 - 160.4

6/24 - 160.4
Phooey! But ok, I did over-indulge on Saturday - emotional/frustration eating. Major problems with the so-called landscaper we hired to dig out new beds -- aside from never showing up when he promises and then working an hour or less per day, he dumped a load of clay fill into our beds instead of garden soil. Aaaggghhh! I'm so frustrated - I have perennials & annuals sitting in pots as I expected to have them in the ground 2 weeks ago. So I ate chocolate and other junk to comfort myself, which of course it did not. What did help was when I decided take back control, so I bought myself a small electric tiller and some cheap planters to hold the plants until the beds are actually ready, and I planted the annuals in my existing front-yard beds. They'll be crowded, but that's ok, they're in the ground and can be moved later. I HATE depending on unreliable people, and this guy takes the cake. Anyway, I know part of this bump up is water because I had way too much sodium, and I'm taking back control of my emotions and food as well as my garden. So there! (Sorry for the off-topic rant, but really it's not since most of us are familiar with eating in the face of frustration, and the post-bad-eating recriminations.)

6/25 - 160.4
I behaved myself yesterday and have my eating plan in place for today. All good. I moved my bigger perennials into bigger pots and put all the annuals intended for new beds into my existing beds so they're not in the tiny pots. I may start tilling a new space today. Not a peep from the so-called landscaper. Grrrr.

6/26 - 159
I won't hold my breath, but supposedly the "landscaper" will be here today to take back the clay he dumped in my flower beds, and then we're done and I can do the rest myself. I have all sorts of yard projects planned for after I get my plants in the ground, so yay summer! I also have an one-person art show opening Sunday, so I have to get my paintings organized today to hang tomorrow. And Friday a friend is dividing some perennials to give me more to plant. And Greek Fest runs tomorrow through Sunday -- always a wonderful event with GREAT food, mostly not too off-diet (except baklava). So I'm off for a nice walk now, then the paintings, then....Busy week! Have a lovely!

6/27 - 158.4
We fired the "landscaper" -- I feel SO much better. Ordering soil today and I'll do the rest myself. Big beds -- the whole back of the house other than patio + one side of the backyard + back of backyard. I can't wait to dig in the dirt -- and aside from the pleasure I get from playing with plants, it's great exercise and I don't snack. Yay!

6/28 - 159.6
Pizza. So sodium. I went over my calorie goal, but barely, and I did a fair amount of work in the garden, so all good.

6/29 - 159
Lots of wheeling soil from driveway to garden yesterday. Back at it today. Yay!

6/30 - 159.2
I moved wheelbarrows of topsoil for 2.5 hours yesterday and ate responsibly, so I assume this is holdover from Thursday’s pizza. More soil to move, but one bed is full and the promise contained in this beautiful soil makes me happy. And I have a one-woman art show opening today. All good! Have a lovely Sunday!

7/01 - 158.4
All's well that ends well. I moved more soil yesterday and half another 3-4 hours to do, hopefully a lot of it today. Whew! But I'm so excited about my new garden!!! See you all in R82!

Round 81 Goal - enjoy the rest of vacation then lose the vacation weight 😆
Day/Weight/Steps
06/22 16,400
06/23 11,200
06/24 1,024 sick with migraine all day
06/25 162.0 - 13,300 so excited to be -.4 after vacation! I hope it is real!
06/26 161.6 - 10,500
06/27 161.2 - 11,000
06/28 161.0 - 10,200
06/29 161.4 - 13,000
06/30 161.6 - 11,000 🤷‍♀️ maybe I’m going right back to the ten day stall and whoosh pattern. Either way, I’ll just continue on
07/01 161.8 - 11,800 Overall a good round. I survived 10 days at the beach with no gain. I have also met all my exercise goals and increased my morning walk to 5 miles each day. TOM anytime so may be a few more days before I see a drop. Ready for the next round!