JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 82

OSW 199 (June 15 2018)
Female, 5' 4 1/2 " age 54

Hi. My name is Trina. I've been back on MFP for a year now, am down 65 pounds and just 4 pounds from my revised goal weight! A year ago, this seemed like a pipe dream. I've been doing this challenge since Round 54 and it has been a blessing in helping to keep me focused and positive through the daily ups and downs of this journey to better health! Thanks to all for the wonderful support!

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!
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R79 SW 142 EW 137.5 (-4.5 or .5 from last tracked round)
R80 SW 137.5 EW 136 (-1.5)
R81 SW 136 EW 134 (-2.0)
R82 SW 134 EW ????



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 Goal Met 6/12!
5/31 135 Goal met 6/23!
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 134
RGW 133.5

Day/Weight/Comment
07/02 133 New low. This is actually the usual pattern. Down a little down a little more, than spike up before coming down...and then to a new low. It works...but it's a crazy ride! Strenghth class and zumba yesterday. Ate clean and healthy.
07/03 132 A new low! Definitely this one goes back 27 years. Not sure I've seen this number since I've been married! Stuck to low carb yesterday. Only a half of a real brownie my son made and then I made myself a pretty dang marginal brownie in a mug...which satisfied my craving to make a brownie in a mug, anyway and was at least filling. (P.S. I'm silently and in slow motion jumping up and down for joy....don't want the scale to hear me and backtrack!)

07/04 133 --Oooh. Definitely happy to still be seeing these numbers! 90 minute zumba party with 350 people this morning at the YMCA
07/05 133.5 -- Not bad after July 4th. Had a glass of wine and half of a piece of cheesecake, dinner was chicken and salad -- but the salad had lots of candied nuts and dried cherries). Ended dinner really full! Drank lots of water.
07/06 134.5 Yesterday was a good day. Strength class, step class, did some extra squats/step ups/planks and ate fine. Hopefully this is the uptick before the whoosh? Or just the scale in a bad mood! (I stepped on the scale after zeroing it this morning and must have shifted funny--because the first weight it gave me was 000.0. Yeah, right! Must have triggered the zeroing function when I stepped up!
07/07 133.5 Stuck to the plan!
07/08 134 Yesterday walked and did some body weight exercises. Today just walked and pushups--children and dr's apptmt interfered with zumba and strength classes!
07/09 133 There we go. That's what I was waiting for. 5 mile walk today with a friend. Now I need to do some cleaning.
07/10 132.5 Hopefully heading down to stay!

07/11

R82 SW 134 EW ?????

Round 82  ( 5th Round For Me)

Female  - 5'4"

Personal Weight Info:
Most of my life - 125 lbs
Highest Weight - 148.6 lbs
Final Goal Weight - 125 lbs
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R78 (1): SW 148.6 EW 147.6  ( - 1 pound)
R79 (2): SW 147.6 EW 147.0  ( - .6 pound)
R80 (3): SW 147.0 EW 145.8  (-1.2 pound)
R81 (4): SW 145.6 EW 144.8 ( - .8 pound)
R82(5): SW 144.8
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ROUND GOAL: Be 143 lbs
Day/Weight/Comment

07/02
 no scale
5K Steps w/ Barre

07/03
no scale
5K Steps

07/04
no scale
T.O.M., Feeling a bit tired and hormonal.
It will not stop me from staying on track!!!!
 5K Steps & Yoga

07/05
No Scale
5K Steps

07/06
No scale
NSV: A pair of skinny Jean's that were too tight this past year and ignored..fit today beautifully!!!
5K Steps

07/07
144.8 lbs
Same but feeling good. T.O.M., so retaining some water.
5K Steps

07/08
Same..:(
5K Steps and Barre


07/09
No Scale
5K Steps, yoga

07/10
No scale
5K, Barre
Doing well, body changing even if scale might not!

07/11

Female, 57 yy, 4'11''
OSW: 177.1 lbs
LTG: 110.0 lbs
STG: 133.5 lbs
MTG: 123.3 lbs Leave Overweight category and get into Healthy BMI range
Goal for 10 day Challenge - lose 2 pounds (ending weight 136.8)

Day/Weight/Comment

07/02: DNW Out of Town
07/03: DNW Flew back from the UK today, so long day with lots of sitting and eating. Couldn't wait to have a big salad at dinner and get some exercise in on the elliptical! Will weigh tomorrow, but expect weight will be up as usually retain water/feel bloated after long flights, not to mention being out of town and eating out for the last 6 days. Hope weight is not too far off from where I left off at end of last round (138.8). Will be going out of town with family after the 4th for the weekend so will start back at the gym consistently next Monday.

07/04: 139.4 Yep weight up from where it was at the end of last round, but only 0.7 pounds, so I'll take that as a success given all the eating out/drinking and long travel day. Rained out of going to the pool (although I rarely swim laps) so did find time to get in an elliptical workout and free weights and had a pretty good workout at home! Will see what tomorrow brings.

07/05: 138.2 Woohoo! Whoosh to get rid of fluid build up after travel! Below ending weight from last round!
Up early today so got in a cardio workout on elliptical at home, then time to pack up with family for long weekend sailing. Won't have much in the way of cardio, but will try to keep active! Only one dinner out (which will likely involve pasta) so will enjoy 'cause there is always Monday to hit the gym!

07/06 DNW
07/07 DNW Back in town, will weigh in tomorrow am.

07/08 136.6 Woohoo! big drop over the holiday weekend is nice and trends indicate that I am back on target after overseas trip. Not to mention that this is below my goal weight for this round!!! Really tried to stay semi-active over the weekend: sailing, some running intervals with the dog, playing sharks and minnows with the kids and tried to watch food calories; having only one meal out helped a lot as I prepared the rest. Great 45 minutes on elliptical to Apple Music 90's workout mix (best workout so far for staying in the peak zone!) when we got back home last night, and then spin class for 45 minutes and strength training lower body this am to get back in the groove at the gym. Hope this "whoosh" stays with me for the rest of the round but won't be surprised if there is a gain tomorrow after the heavy leg workout today which often results in water retention.

07/09 136.7 As expected a gain, although 0.1 pounds is in the noise - so happy to see that the bump was not any bigger! This am did full hour+ of upper body strength training - usual machines plus added in bench press, overhead/military press, and up-right row with barbell on the smith machine (no real barbells at gym). Back to the gym this evening for 30 minutes of cardio on the spin bike and then 45 minute pilates class for core and more stretching. Feeling more DOMS in legs so may have water retention tomorrow (hope weight is stable for end of round as still below goal!). Food should be fine for the day - lunch calories are approximate for sashimi, greens, seaweed salad, and other vegetables as guesstimating portions, but dinner was homemade turkey burgers with mint, basil, ginger, and kaffir lime leaves (minced young leaves) with a big salad. Just need to hide the left over tortilla chips from the trip this weekend so that I am not tempted to have a late night snack - saving the extra calories instead for a glass of red wine and will relax!

07/10 137.0 Not too surprising based on how legs felt yesterday; also sore back after pilates. Seems to be a typical pattern as well of a big drop followed by some small increases and then another drop. Felt much better this morning and did 60 minutes of spin bike (class + 20 min extra), leg strength training and then walked 1.5 miles. Meals today were higher in protein than yesterday, and much lower carb, so will see if that helps with water retention. Calories as measured/guestimated should be within target relative to exercise to lead to an eventual drop! Even though there was a bump today, the highlight was looking at my reminder from 5 weeks ago that MFP predicted my weight today would be 141, and it is actually much lower! Even if the model MFP uses to predict is not accurate (I don't include my exercise calories) still feels like a win!

07/11

Round 77: 147.8
Round 78: 146.1 (1.7 loss)
Round 79: 143.4 (2.7 loss)
Round 80: 140.6 (2.8 loss)
Round 81: 138.8 (1.8 loss)

07/05 -215.8
07/06 -215.0
07/07
07/08 -215.2
07/09 -213.6
07/10 -214.8
07/11 -215.0 *groan*

SW 206lbs May 2016
GW 136lb

Round 82
I'm 35 and from Lancashire, U.K. I am 5’5”

R79: sw 165.4 ew 164 — -1.4
R80: sw 164 ew 163.6 — -.4
R81: sw 163.6 ew 162.8 — -.8

02/07 162.9
03/07 163
04/07 163.6
05/07 163.6
06/07 162
07/07 162.8
08/07 162.8
09/07 161.6
10/07 161.4
11/07 160.4

Well, I don’t know why I’ve lost so much the last couple of days, and it may come back in the next 10, but I’m really glad! Yay!

Round 82 - Number 1 for me

Female, 48, 167 cm

Goals:
1 - Hoping to loose 2 lbs this round.
2 - cycling to work every weekday and running or gym on the weekend
4 - 10.000 steps
3 - drinking my water

OSW 168
CSW 166.5
CGW 164.5
UGW 140

Day/Weight/Comment
07/02 - 166.5 Good day, cycled as planned, I'm feeling it in my legs! I'm behind on drinking my water though!
07/03 - 166.1 (-0.4) Gives me hope lol Yesterday was really good, but I was still doing my steps at 10pm lol one of the disadvantages of cycling to work is that I'm finding it harder to get my steps in!
07/04 - 166.1 (0.0) - Happy with a status quo, I had a pasta dish for dinner last night so I wasn't expecting any change even though I stayed within my calorie count. All my goals were covered for the day. Today is going to be hard as I'm going to the restaurant tonight. I don't often go (2-3 times year) because it's expensive here so I do tend to indulge on those rare occasions
07/05 - 166.2 (+0.1) - So considering I went to the restaurant yesterday evening I think it's not too bad. I was dreading weighing myself this morning! I've got another lunch date today but I'll try and stick to salads and avoid carbs today as I eat so much bread last night with the tapas yum !
07/06 - 161.7 (-4.5) This is weird, I don't normally loose so much but happy. However feeling a little light headed today.
07/07 - 164.9 (+3.2) I'm not really surprised, I ate all my sports calories yesterday as I was feeling totally drained the day before (tired and weak) I think I over did it during the week but now I'm feeling better. Going for a long walk today.
07/08 - 165.0 (+0.1)
07/09 - 165.2 (+0.2) So this is the time when I have to try hard not to give up, I have been eating constantly my 1200 allocated calories (except one day when I also ate most of my daily exercise calories gained), cycling 5/6 days, getting my steps in but my weight just fluctuates so much and now I'm nearly back to my starting weight after all this effort, it's quite discouraging
07/10 - 165.2 (0.0) Status quo, at least I've stopped gaining back so an improvement!! I'm so please to have done this, I can't believe it's nearly the end of my first round!

07/11- 163.9 (-1.3) wohoooo finishing this first round on a good loss with 2.6lbs instead of 2lbs planned! Yesterday I added a low impact aerobic and drank my water which I had been skipping. I also squeezed in another low impact working this morning to get the day started in a good way before cycling to work!

This group has helped me stay accountable and I'm looking forward to joining you all for the next one

So round 82 (1) SW 166.5 / EW 163.9 / -2.6lbs

Here we go again! Good luck everyone

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
End R81 - 140.4lb - Round gain 2.6lb - Loss to date 18.1lb

Away this weekend for 4 days for the last cheerleading competition of the season.
But aiming to finish in the 136's (Last round ended on an artificially high weight due to family event the night before).
Started my 1,000,000 step challenge on July 1st and only 5 weeks till my holiday so plenty to focus on!

Round Start Weight 140.4lb

07/02 - 136.9lb (-3.5lb) Well that's the weekend whoosh expected a day or so early but happy to take it. TOM started unexpectedly too today so maybe that was part of it as well.
Food planned and prepped for the day and gym for an hour tonight.
Logged 11,378 steps yesterday which isn't bad having been at work - 988,622 to go! At work but hoping to get a walk in at lunchtime to up my steps for the day.

07/03 - 136.7lb (-0.2lb) 16,735 steps. Lots of steps as trainer took us out on a run tonight! Did a total of 7.5km where we ran for 5 minutes then walked for 2 minutes! Quite proud of myself as I am not a runner at all - love walking and love being out on my bike but not running!
07/04 - 135.4lb (-1.3lb) 10,967 steps (960,920 to go) Happy with this although not sure how much of this is down to the fact I only had a small dinner yesterday evening. Had a day off work yesterday to watch my youngest in her swimming gala so think it may also be due to sweating off pounds in the swimming pool as it was unbelievably hot in there! Good food day planned today then heading off early tomorrow to Bournemouth for the UK Cheerleading Nationals finals weekend - these events are always a test to any form of healthy eating!

And a Happy 4th July to our American friends today

07/05 - 135.6lb (+0.2lb) Really pleased the drop has hung around despite my (homemade within calories) burger last night. Heading off for the weekend now with good intentions but so hard at these events plus it is my birthday on Sunday so will have a gin and tonic and probably an ice cream on the beach too. 10,817 steps
Have a great weekend

07/06 - AWAY Only 5,380 steps as too much travelling time!
07/07 - AWAY 14,986 Steps
07/08 - AWAY 11,111 steps
07/09 - 137.7lb (+2.1lb) Not an unexpected gain for a long cheerleading weekend away with my birthday in the middle of it all as well - overall pleased with my weigh in today. Youngest got a 2nd and also crowned National Junior 1 Champions and eldest got a 3rd and a 4th (losing out on top spot by less than 0.8% - such a close competition!). Also only manged 6,707 steps yesterday as too much car time travelling home. 88,081 steps to date though.
Back on track today and gym tonight for an hour plus water, water and more water !
Couple of days to try and finish this round weighing less than what I started it .....

07/10 - 136.4lb (-1.3lb) 12,426 steps. All good as weekend bloat going and feeling good and motivated. No gym tonight so will fit in a decent lunchtime walk at work. Food prepped and planned

07/11 - 136.4lb (STS) Happy to finish the round here as lost in the round overall and had a celebratory glass of fizz last night with the news of the safe arrival of our latest (6th) grandchild! They live 200 miles away so its another hotel and car weekend ahead so we can head up and meet the new man. Piccie to show him off here



See you all next round xxx

TerriRichardson112 wrote: »

JGM10D ~|~ Round 82
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)
UGW: 153

Tue 02/07: 162.4: Goals: ✅Just trying to hold it steady.
Wed 03/07: 162.5: Goals: ✅
Thu 04/07: 162.5: Goals: ✅Had a busy day being foster mum to my daughter's 2 fur babies. Jack is very used to being with us, and is no trouble. Sydney is fairly new, and very nervous, and we haven't really got to know him until this week. DH is the doggie person in our house, but Sydney won't go near him, so I'm it! Worse than having a toddler in the house.
Fri 05/07: 162.5: Goals: ✅ Lots of walking and gardening today.
Sat 06/07: 162.5: Goals: ✅ Lots of garden work done today. Perfect weather with a bit of a breeze to take the edge off the heat.
Sun 07/07: 162.6: Goals: ✅ Normal fluctuation.
Mon 08/07: 162.5: Goals: ✅ Another plateau. 😏
Tue 09/07: 163.6: Goals: ✅ Drat! The weekend caught up with me!
Wed 10/07: 163.4: Goals: ✅ *sigh* Keeping on keeping on!
Thu 11/07: 163.6: Goals: ✅ I was quite disappointed with this result until I noticed my strength %age has increased since last week. I have been working hard on lower body strength for a couple of weeks. Also yesterday, DH asked me if I had lost weight again. It just goes to show that Progress isn't always about the scale dropping. Looking forward to the next round, and making more progress! 😂

Previous Round:

Sat 22/06: 163.1: Goals: ✅Still holding steady.
Sun 23/06: 165.1: Goals: ✅Ooops! Bit of a splurge late last night. Hoping it's mostly water. Stayed under and made better choices today.
Mon 24/06: 164.8: Goals: ✅That's Better!
Tue 25/06: 164.0: Goals: ✅ Nice whoosh! Probably water, but I’ll take it.
Wed 26/06: 163.6: Goals: ✅ And another mini whoosh!
Thu 27/06: 163.2: Goals: ✅ Uh! Oh! It's almost the weekend! No more splurges!
Fri 28/06: 162.9: Goals: ✅
Sat 29/06: 162.4: Goals: ✅ Holding my breath! 2 days to go!
Sun 30/06: 162.2: Goals: ✅I'm amazed at this losing streak!
Mon 01/07: 162.6: Goals: ✅That's not unexpected. I often have a small bounce up after the weekend. But I do weigh less than at the beginning, and the trend is still downward. Yay! Me!

Daily Goals

Food
~ Pre-log; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Cardio:
~ 6,000+ Steps daily
~ 15+ minutes intentional walking
Strength:
~ 10+ mins physio
Flexibility:
~ stretch before/after workouts
~ 10+ mins yoga/tai chi
Daily Mindfulness Practice/meditation
15 mins Daily Declutter session
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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!

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

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

My 43rd Round!

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

SW R82: 143.5

Day/Weight/Comment

07/02 - 143
07/03 - 143
07/04 – 143.5
07/05 – 145 – I’ve been so busy I haven’t had a chance to post, but I’ve been weighing every day. We’ve got two more picnics this weekend, so I know I’ll be doing a lot of work over the next couple weeks to get back to a better maintenance range. I’m going to try to catch up on all the posts today before the new guests arrive. I hope everyone has a good weekend.
07/06 - 144
07/07 – 143 – I don’t know how this happened. Although I didn’t really overindulge with the food, I’ll admit I had quite a few adult beverages over the past couple days. We’ll see if it hits tomorrow, but otherwise I’m really happy with this weight after all the parties.
07/08 – 143.5 – OK! Back to work and drinking plenty of water today.
07/09 – 143 – Feeling pretty good about getting back to this weight. Now to keep it here or lower for Thursday.
07/10 – 143 – I need to focus on getting in more water and steps. Otherwise, my eating has been pretty good this week.
07/11 – 142 – Nice way to finish the round!

Goal for round 82: lose -2 lbs.


7/02: 270.9
7/03:
7/04:
7/05:
7/06:
7/07: 273.3 yes we ate well over the holiday weekend. Minor setback, tomorrow back to work and time to refocus.
7/08:
7/09: 271.5 Trying to get off that holiday weight. Might be a break even round.
7/10: 269.8 I have really been watching the carbs, had a really light couple of days of eating. I'm doing a 21 day create better habits challenge. No sweets, soda, alcohol,chips, processed meats, planning to clean up my act and make better choices. Bad knees are hindering my exercise efforts but theres still plenty I can do, had over 9000 steps yesterday and lifted weights. Hey, if theres a will theres a way.
7/11 268.5 finished up strong, very excited, I have definately denied myself the fun foods the last 5 days and the results are spot on. Looking forward to round 83.