JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 83
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For those of you who read my post notes you probably see how my sleep averages in the 4 hour range per night.
I understand the obvious with this: My eating window is much longer.
I must resist cravings for a much longer time. In this way I understand that my weight can be affected. However, articles I read talks about hormones that are affected that can truly interfere with weight loss (see an article below). So my question is this: If I am used to sleeping an average of 4.5 hours per night and function very well otherwise, is my weight still affected? That is the question I can't find answered on any of my research. I would love to hear anyone's opinion or knowledge on this. Perhaps it would help me (and others) understand how our bodies may work a little better. Thanks for any inputs!
https://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=407&utm_source=sparkpeople&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-generic
P.S. When I researched whether I can count my black coffee as water I found from multiple sources this: That if a person drinks it regularly and heavily it CAN be counted as water intake. However, if it is not a regular or heavy habit, it CANNOT. There seems to be a difference in the way the body would eliminate/dehydrate. This is why I am also wondering about regular 4 hour nights of sleep.3 -
OSW - 243 September 25, 2018, 5'6, 47yr old female; End of July 2019 goal weight: 211
“official weigh ins”:
Round 60 - My 1st round - EW 235.2
Round 61 - EW 235.4
Round 62 - EW 237.4
Round 63 – did not participate
Round 64 – EW 233.4
Round 65 – EW 234.4
Round 66 – EW 230.4
Round 67 – EW 227.8
Round 68 – EW 232.6 YIKES (last weigh in; didn’t finish round)
Round 69 – EW 229.2 (last weigh in; didn’t finish round)
Round 70 – EW 227.4
Round 71 – EW 225.8 (last weigh in; didn’t finish round)
Round 72 – EW 226.8
Round 73 – EW 224
Round 74 – EW 229.2 YIKES
Round 75 – EW 223.2
Round 76 – EW 224.8 (last weigh in; didn’t finish round)
Round 77 – EW 224.8 (last weigh in; didn’t finish round)
Round 78 – EW 222.4
Round 79 – EW 221
Round 80 - did not participate
Round 81 – did not participate
Round 82 – did not participate
Round 83 – End of July goal weight: 211
7/12 – N/A
7/13 –N/A
7/14 – N/A
7/15 – N/A
7/16 – N/A
7/17 – Joining late – 215lbs
7/18 – 214.6
7/19 -
7/20 –
7/21 –
So thankful for these challenges and the learning from participating! You may not see results as soon as you’d like but every smart choice makes a difference!!!
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These challenges seem to go by so quick sometimes. This round ends on a Sunday so I am going to do my best to be good that weekend. My only goal this round is to see a 144.xx and to get to into a “healthy” BMI range. We will see if I can do it, the last round I pretty much just maintained and didn’t ever see that new low I was looking for. So I am ready this round for it!
Round 80: 148.7 - 148.0 (10 day Avg 147.22)
Round 81: 148.0 - 146.5 (10 day Avg 147.87)
Round 82: 146.5 - 146.3 (10 day Avg 146.93)
07/12 - 144.6 A NEW LOW!!!!! I can't believe I hit my goal for this round already. 1.3 pound loss from last week. 1.6 more pounds and I will be out of the over weight category and I will be at the tip top of my maintenance. I will also officially be in the last 5 pounds of my journey. I have stayed strong this whole week and was expecting a loss, but I usually lose a half a pound at a time, so if I see an uptick tomorrow I would not be surprised or mad. It's a nice way to go into the weekend and hopefully keep me on track.
07/13 - 144.6 same so I’ll take it and run! Starting the weekend out stressful and busy. My oldest had to move back in with us last night. His living situation did not work out. His little heart is broken and my heart hurts for him. That first breakup is just horrible and I can remember mine like yesterday. He will be ok, but having a kid move back in after being out for a year and half is rough. Plus he is an adult now and in a completely different place than where he was at 18 when he moved out. Have lots to do to help him and get organized, so will be busy and eating on the run probably a lot this weekend. I’m going to try and stay on track and have a really strong weigh in on Monday.
07/14 - 146.8 didn't have time to check in but did weigh
07/15 - 150.5 Extremely busy and stressful weekend. My husband's company party was yesterday (last thing I wanted to deal with), but we went. We walked the zoo for hours in 100 degree weather and I only ate one meal. Saturday and Sunday my sodium and carbs levels were doubled what I usually eat and I haven't slept well in 2 nights. Last night was another horrible, restless night. I just couldn't get comfortable or turn my brain off. Calories were good, about 100-150 over each day, so I know this weight will fall off in a day or 2. I just get so frustrated that my body can gain 5.9 pounds in 48 hours. Going to move my son out of his condo tonight and put everything into storage, but hopefully will be able to sleep better once that is done. He needs to put closure on that situation and move on. On top of everything else happening, we are having new windows installed in the entire house today and tomorrow. So we spent the morning getting ready and moving furniture for that. Hopefully I will be down tomorrow. I am drinking plenty of water today and have my day planned for food.
07/16 - 148.2 coming back down. Slept really well last night and got my son all moved out of his condo yesterday. We are just getting him organized and adjusted back to living at home with rules, lol. Good day yesterday so happy I am moving back in the right direction. 2.3 pounds down and 3.6 to go to get back to the start of the round. We ate Taco Bell last night for dinner, because it was already super late, but I ate off the fresco menu and stayed way under calories for the day. We will see what tomorrow holds for my weight!
07/17 - 148.7 I have no idea why I'm still up, lol. I really expected to be down a couple more pounds today. I'm sleeping better and have not gone over my calories at all. Drinking plenty of water and had very little carbs the last couple of days. I am just starting to think this is one of those weeks that can't be explained. I'm doing everything right, so that's all I can tell myself. Two months ago I would have been thrilled to be here, my original maintenance weight was 145-150. I changed it last month to 140-145. So losing another 5 pounds was my brilliant idea, lol.
07/18 - 147.3 inching my way back down still. Did well yesterday and stayed under calories. I am hoping in the next 3 days to get back to 145.xx or 144.xx and end the round on a positive. Still don't know why I took this spike up, but it is what it is. I know I just have to stay on track and 1 of these days I will just drop again and be back to normal until my next spike that can't be explained. Lmao!
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JGM10D ~|~ Round 83
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”; FemaleFri 12/07: 163.6: Goals: ✅ Still holding steady.
SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
LW: 153 (Oct 2016)
UGW: 153
Sat 13/07: 163.5: Goals: ✅ We finally got our we boat back in the water, and the new engine is so quiet, and no nasty fumes either. Result! Now all we need is a few warm sunny days to enjoy it.
Sun 14/07: 164.2: Goals: Meh!!!
Mon 15/07: 166.2: Goals: There are no excuses.I 😈Goals: ✅ Later: Noticed I had the wrong date for my post this morning, so I’ve fixed it. Hopefully back on track.
choose instant gratification over sensible eating at a family buffet yesterday. I haven't done that for some time. It did not go unpunished. My new healthy body rebelled big time. I spent an wretched evening feeling bloated and uncomfortable, with an extra big a big kick up the a** when I stepped on the scale this morning. Now, I know I haven't put on 2lbs of weight overnight, (though I may well have with the food I ate), and a lot of it is probably be water weight. But enough is enough, and too much is just plain daft. We all do daft things from time to time. The trick is to put it behind you and move on. I am choosing to have a few reset days of light eating to see if I can redress my blowout yesterday. Though if the truth be told, I have been sliding most of the week. I know this is only a blip. Nothing gets in my way when I'm on a mission.
Tue 16/07: 164.0: Goals: ✅😁 Sticking close to my goals has paid off. It must have been water weight!
Wed 17/07: 164.2: Goals: ✅ Normal fluctuation. Still keeping strong.
Thu 18/07: 163.9: Goals: ✅normal fluctuations.
Previous Round:Tue 02/07: 162.4: Goals: ✅Just trying to hold it steady.Daily Goals
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 muscle %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! 😂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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Purple: #ff4968.
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!- 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.
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Female, 31 years old, 5’1”
MFP SW: 172.6 lbs 12/1/18
TWL since joined MFP as of RW 82 end: 29.8 lbs
UGW: 120 lbsRound 64 SW 164.1 EW 162.3 (- 1.8)
Round 65 SW 162.6 EW 160.6 (- 2.0)
Round 66 SW 160.8 EW 158.4 (-2.4)
Round 67 SW 159.0 EW 156.4 (-2.6)
Round 68 SW 156.4 EW 155.7 (-0.7)
Round 69 SW 155.7 EW 155.0 (-0.7)
Round 70 SW 155.0 EW 153.9 (-1.1)
Round 71 SW 154.2 EW 152.9 (-1.3)
Round 72 SW 153.3 EW 152.6 (-0.7)
Round 73 SW 153.5 EW 151.5 (-2.0)
Round 76 SW 151.3 EW 149.8 (-1.5)
Round 77 SW 151.2 EW 148.8 (-2.4)
Round 78 SW 148.8 EW 146.7 (-2.1)
Round 79 SW 148.0 EW 146.3 (-1.7)
Round 80 SW 146.0 EW 144.2 (-1.8)
Round 81 SW 145.0 EW 143.8 (-1.2)
Round 82 SW 143.8 EW 142.8 (-1.0)
Goals for Round 83 (18th Round)
End weight for round 83 at or below 142
Drink 72 oz of water
Sleep 7+ hours every day
Add strength training 3 times a week.
Day/Weight/Comment
7/12 143, not too bad for being lower than usual on water and not working out as much as I normally do (in the middle of my TOM). Hoping to get my energy to today for 70 minutes on the elliptical.
7/13 142.8, going to the museum with a friend and then a yoga class later in the afternoon. Food is all prepped, so just hope to drink enough water throughout the day and keep to the plan .
7/14 141.2, today’s my last day of my cycle so a lot of the weight drop can be attributed to that, but still great to be almost in the 130s and at my round goal. One small victory is that I noticed that I’m under my license weight of 145. I put that number when I was in the 160s because I was too ashamed to put my real weight.
7/15 141.6, this is the second month that I recorded my TOM weight. I normally just track, but don’t actually look at the trends on what happens. Last month, I stalled for two weeks after so hopefully that won’t happen again. But if it does, I can prepare more next month. I won’t be making any radical changes to my diet or exercise this week to really see what my body does.
7/16 140.6, really don’t understand the weight loss today, but I’ll take it! Going to a baseball game with a friend and going to have a hot dog and a beer (will make sure in calories, but life is too short to not enjoy some days!)
7/17 140.8, took a barre class yesterday and really enjoyed it. I need to be more consistent since once a week isn’t cutting it. Planning to go Friday and Saturday as well. I think the closer I get to my goal, the faster I want it to go! Getting a bit impatient, but can’t forget the one day at a time plan.
7/18 140.0, don’t quite understand the sudden loss this week, but not mad at all! I am prepared for some of this weight to come back to since seems very rapid
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JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 84 has been posted, 💕
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10755040/just-give-me-10-days-round-84#latest
@quiltingjaine @tiabirdie56 @TerriRichardson1126 -
5’6", 38 yo
Round: 2/83
OSW 01/02/19: 210
GW for this round: 195
UGW: 140
Round 82 - SW/EW/Loss: 200.4 / 197.4 / -3.0
7/12: 197.8 (+0.4) up a little but feeling okay about it. I'm realizing that a bit of an up and down is really normal and trying to not let it freak me out, and worse stop, anymore. Water down 10 oz (at 50oz), Thai Curry for lunch with fam., left over curry for dinner.
7/13: 197.0 (-0.8) stayed within calorie goal but only 40 oz of water so surprised by this loss but I’ll take it 🥳 The weekend is here so big test for me every time. Trying to stay busy.
7/14:197 (-0.0) Stayed within calories but not whole/clean food all day (hot dogs for dinner)
7/15: 197 (-0.0) hmmmm..... same as above re: food but was ~10% below calorie target . Well, at least it's not going up.
7/16: ?
7/17: 194.8 (-2.2) visitors in = lots of walking! Goal reached!
7/18: 195 (+0.2)
7/19:
7/20:
7/21:
Total Loss Round 83: -2.4
Non-scale goals: Continue to log food even through vacation next week. Increase daily water intake from 60oz to 80oz. Move more.9 -
@MadisonMolly2017 I find your posts so insightful. I am not yet to maintenance but I am really watching with interest to learn before I get there. It seems like it would be so hard to go back to weight loss calories after having been in maintenance a while. You jumped on it fast, so smart! Thank you for sharing so we can all learn and start to think about that part of the journey.
@eb8566 Thank you so much! Your taking the time to comment means a lot to me.
Yes, it was really hard Day 1 & 2. Much easier yesterday. My theory (for me) which was a huge surprise, is that salt gives me “mouth hunger.” Ie I’m not hungry but I want to eat. I just kept my sodium low (this the no eating out) & drank lots of water. By Day 3, mouth hunger & cravings were gone. I’m vastly relieved.
What I learned for the future: If I’m too sick to walk, I HAVE to cut those ex calories OR understand that I’ll have to diet when better. (And I hate dieting lol)
And vacations disrupt my routines: other people have different meal patterns, suggest foods/extra meals I’d never have on my own. Just food to know.
We’ve got this. Just have to keep our minds on it & keep caring.
Thanks again!
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MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »Hi Everybody! I’m a returnee.
Declared maintenance April 25, 2019 (12 weeks ago)
Did well maintaining, including while on two recent weeklong vacations, but the day I returned home the scale jumped up July 10: 156.4 and then further up July 11: 157 & then further up July 12: 158.2 😮😳😮 I haven’t seen that number since November ‘18.
Dec’18 they June ‘19 Monthly avg weight <155
7/10 156.4
7/11 157
07/12 158.2
Over 155 (my scream wt) for the past 3 days. Not sure why, exactly, as I’m tracking all & my apps indicate I should be down 1-2 lbs.)
So, I’ve gone back to full weight loss mode as of 1 pm today. No eating out, no sugar, no starches after lunch, and keep those under 60g/meal. 3 meals per day, no snacks. Low sodium, high fiber. Time to get back to 153 (my GW) or even lower.
07/13 156.4
07/14 157.2 Disappointing (social engagements around eating) walked
07/15 158.8 OMG
Restart #2: I’m not giving up.
07/16 157.6 [I did very well yesterday. All macros/micros very good & calories of 1,736 (low for me).
I’m glad the scale responded. Makes it easier when we are turning the “cruise ship” around to get some encouraging news.]
Just successfully talked myself out of eating out (several places) as I ran errands... was dicey there a few times.
What worked?
“Yes, that’s a habit, but the food is cr*p.”
“Yes, you’d like to go there, but remember you feel awful afterwards even if you eat wisely: too rich, too much SALT.”
“Why are you doing this. You’re not even hungry? (Recognizes salty taste in mouth.) “Ah Yes, WAY too much salt in Sunday.” Water water water!
I was 155 or below until July 10. A week ago. I’m reminding myself that I have caught this quickly.
07/17 155.8 Yesterday was tough. Hubby arrived home tired & I suggested our favorite Mexican restaurant (😳). Words out of my mouth - not thinking. He gently said “I thought we weren’t eating out.” I asked Which would you prefer, and he said he was happy with either. I said, “OK let’s eat here.”
Bullet dodged. Rewarded with scale.
2/2 days going well.
SALT is my culprit. Once I whack that down, my appetite becomes normal.
BUT I am not letting up. I’m still above Scream Weight AND my Maintenance Weight of 153. Carrying on. After I get through today, I will have to white knuckle much less! (Usually takes theee Days.) I did skip a group potluck lunch today - I knew I wasn’t “safe” yet to handle the temptations.
Thanks again❣️& a big hug to deepwoodslady 💕
And congratulations to TracyLord!
07/18 156.0 Yay! One more pound to go until scream wt again! Yesterday was quite easy & I felt better so took an hour walk! Got groceries back in the house, got the carrots & celery cleaned & in containers. Planned & cooked a fab dinner that was healthy.
This is the new habit I’m building. A month’s worth if dinners that I can re-use & will give us a variety if flavors & prevent eating out.
1/1 day successful 🍀 I think I’m going to cook dinner after lunch, so I’m not tempted to say “I’m tired.”
07/19
07/20
07/21 (hopefull 155 by here!)10 -
Round 83 (7 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 – EW: 192.8 (- 4.2 post-vacation or -2.6 since before vacation)
R82 (6) – SW: 192.8 – EW: 190.4 (-2.4)
Goals for this round:
1) Thoughtful food choices
2) Daily exercise
3) Good hydration
Day/Weight/Comment
07/12 190.6 – Up a bit. Starting this round with a long weekend away to visit my younger grandkids. On the road today, so options for meals and exercise were limited. At least I stayed hydrated.
07/13 DNW
07/14 DNW
07/15 191.6 – Lovely, relaxing weekend with my son and his family. Took a break from tracking, but now I’ve got some work to do. Unfortunately, I’ve been dragging today, so no walk. I stayed under my calorie allowance, but had too much salt and not enough water. Hopefully a good night’s sleep will help me get back on track.
07/16 192.2 – Another bump. Well, at least I’ve learned that this is what too much salt (prepared or restaurant food) and not enough exercise or water does. Today was a bit better, but I’m still not back on track. On the up side, I had a lovely beach day, and I really enjoyed the pizza I had for lunch. It’s going to be a challenge to turn things around this week, but I’m not giving up yet.
07/17 190.4 – Well that’s a surprise, but I’m not getting too attached to this number. We’ll see where it is tomorrow. I had a lunch date with my sister and nieces to celebrate my god-daughter’s new job. My sister had chosen a lovely restaurant, and I really wanted to relax and enjoy the day with them. So after a few minutes of anxiously scanning the menu for lower-calorie options, I reminded myself that I could choose what I wanted and make other trade-offs. I skipped the appetizer and ordered lobster risotto and unsweetened iced tea, then had a single scoop of amaretto ice cream at my favorite ice cream place. It felt indulgent and celebratory!
07/18 190.4 – Okay, so it looks like I’m back to where I was at the end of last round. This one’s been really challenging so far, with heat advisories and thunderstorms limiting outdoor activity, as well as fewer opportunities to prepare my own meals. But that’s summer! And the challenges are giving me some opportunities to test what I’ve been learning through these discussion boards. Managed a walk today before the thunderstorms rolled in again, so I met all my goals. Now to keep on track – the 180’s are so close!
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Round 83 (round 17 for me)
Original SW (Jan 15th): 213 lbs
CW: 164.2
TWL: 49 lbs
GW: 140 - 150 ( I’m not set on a number. Wherever my body settles is fine.)
Day/Weight/Comment
07/12: 164.2
07/13: 163.7
07/14: 163.9
07/15: 164.6
07/16: 162.9
07/17: 163.7
07/18: 163.4
07/19:
07/20:
07/21:
Total challenge loss: 42.7 lbs
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R67 (1) - SW 206.2 - EW: 204.7 (-1.5)
R68 (2) - SW 204.7 - EW: 202.3 (-2.4)
R69 (3) - SW 202.3 - EW: 200.0 (-2.3)
R70 (4) - SW 200.0 - EW: 195.5 (-4.5)
R71 (5) - SW 195.5 - EW: 193.3 (-2.2)
R72 (6) - SW 193.3 - EW: 191.2 (-2.1)
R73 (7) - SW 191.2 - EW: 190.1 (-1.1)
R74 (8) - SW 191.1 - EW: 187.4 (-3.7)
R75 (9) - SW 187.4 - EW: 183.0 (-4.4)
R76 (10) - SW 183.0 - EW: 180.3 (-2.7)
R77 (11) - SW 180.3 - EW: 178.4 (-1.9)
R78 (12) - SW 178.4 - EW: 175.0 (-3.4)
R79 (13) - SW 175.0 - EW: 173.7 (-2.0)
R80 (14) - SW 173.7 - EW: 171.4 (-2.3)
R81 (15) - SW 171.4 - EW: 168.4 (-3.0)
R82 (16) - SW 171.4 - EW: 165.2 (-3.2)10 -
@Hilogirl2018 what did you about carbs? Are you still on keto? Low carb? I went on vacation about that time and missed how it went.
@eb8566 I'm not on keto now. Here's what I did: I was on for a month as you know (25 g carbs or fewer). Took a month to gradually add back carbs until I was at/slightly above 50 g. Then stopped counting. I got all the benefits of keto that I love, none of the awful joint pain and fatigue that I've experienced when (too abruptly) going from low to high carb previously, and didn't gain any weight back! Experiment success! I think I'll do this a few times a year- keto can be one amazing tool in my toolbox, but not my forever, day in day out way of eating. Hope this helps!6 -
Here we gooooooo!!!!! Lost 1.9 last round, shooting for 2 this round. down almost 9 pounds on the year it has been slow going for sure. I have really been watching the carbs and processed food, alcohol, and the needle has been moving slowly down. I think I need to crank up the exercise a notch or two.
Goal: -2 lbs last round; lost 5.7 since round 77.
07/12 269.0
07/13 269.2 The weekends are always tough. Still trying to find that balance of eating and activity.
07/14 269.9 I usually have huge wt swings on the weekend so I'm pretty happy to be holding steady. Push mowing in 90 degree heat will get rid of that water weight for sure.
07/15 269.9 Weekends over time to crank it up.
07/16 269.4
07/17 268.4 Lowest I've been in awhile, still time to drop a pound.
07/18 267.8 still battling, the weekend is upon us and thats when it gets tough.
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beachwalker99 wrote: »Round 83 (7 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 – EW: 192.8 (- 4.2 post-vacation or -2.6 since before vacation)
R82 (6) – SW: 192.8 – EW: 190.4 (-2.4)
Goals for this round:
1) Thoughtful food choices
2) Daily exercise
3) Good hydration
Day/Weight/Comment
07/12 190.6 – Up a bit. Starting this round with a long weekend away to visit my younger grandkids. On the road today, so options for meals and exercise were limited. At least I stayed hydrated.
07/13 DNW
07/14 DNW
07/15 191.6 – Lovely, relaxing weekend with my son and his family. Took a break from tracking, but now I’ve got some work to do. Unfortunately, I’ve been dragging today, so no walk. I stayed under my calorie allowance, but had too much salt and not enough water. Hopefully a good night’s sleep will help me get back on track.
07/16 192.2 – Another bump. Well, at least I’ve learned that this is what too much salt (prepared or restaurant food) and not enough exercise or water does. Today was a bit better, but I’m still not back on track. On the up side, I had a lovely beach day, and I really enjoyed the pizza I had for lunch. It’s going to be a challenge to turn things around this week, but I’m not giving up yet.
07/17 190.4 – Well that’s a surprise, but I’m not getting too attached to this number. We’ll see where it is tomorrow. I had a lunch date with my sister and nieces to celebrate my god-daughter’s new job. My sister had chosen a lovely restaurant, and I really wanted to relax and enjoy the day with them. So after a few minutes of anxiously scanning the menu for lower-calorie options, I reminded myself that I could choose what I wanted and make other trade-offs. I skipped the appetizer and ordered lobster risotto and unsweetened iced tea, then had a single scoop of amaretto ice cream at my favorite ice cream place. It felt indulgent and celebratory!
07/18 190.4 – Okay, so it looks like I’m back to where I was at the end of last round. This one’s been really challenging so far, with heat advisories and thunderstorms limiting outdoor activity, as well as fewer opportunities to prepare my own meals. But that’s summer! And the challenges are giving me some opportunities to test what I’ve been learning through these discussion boards. Managed a walk today before the thunderstorms rolled in again, so I met all my goals. Now to keep on track – the 180’s are so close!
07/19
07/20
07/21
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Starting 7th round - these daily updates have been so helpful for me to stay on track! Thanks @GrandmaJackie!
Female, 57 yy, 4'11''
OSW: 177.1 lbs
LTG: 110.0 lbs
STG: 133.3 lbs 10 pounds away from MTG of healthy weight category - last seen 6/2011
MTG: 123.3 lbs Leave Overweight category and get into Healthy BMI range - last seen 6/2010
Goal for 10 day Challenge - lose 2.8 pounds (starting weight 136.1 ending weight 133.3 of STG should be doable with exercise and staying on track with food. No travel this round should help!)
Day/Weight/Comment
7/12 135.8 Yeah! into the 135.x range for the start of the round! Good workout in spin class today in terms of estimated calories burned, although heart rate did not really get into the peak zone - end of week fatigue? consequence of doing an interval class last night and step in the morning yesterday and not enough carbs? recovering still from weight training from Wednesday? new routine (did have lots of heavy resistance)? In any case, I have the weekend to take it easier, although hope to fit in the HIIT class in the morning. Cavatappi pasta with homemade duck bolognese sauce and smoked mozzarella for dinner (have to watch portion size!), so should have no problem recharging glycogen! Unfortunately I used up all the salad greens last night so no side salad for dinner; although did have a large salad at lunch. Will get fresh greens at the farmer's market tomorrow!
7/13 136.0 Up by 0.2 pounds, but likely water weight fluctuations; pasta last night (but should be within target) and still have some leg muscle soreness from the tabata class, followed by twister with the kids on Thursday. Did go to the circuit class this morning and stayed on with a small group to do some additional core work, so a great cardio (+ social) workout all over! Rest day for the serious heavy strength training today and tomorrow to recover and start the week fresh. Got fresh shrimp with the heads on at the farmer's market, so planning on making a shrimp stock for shrimp paella on the big green egg! No greens at the farmer's market (too late
) so need to go to the store to get them for a side salad (craving greens right now!) Thinking about making a keto blueberry/blackberry crumble (supposed to be only 100 calories) as a treat tomorrow night so will try to find almond flour. NSV - MFP 5 week prediction was to be at 141 today based on food diary, but was 5 pounds under!!!
7/14 136.0 Weight same as yesterday, although this is a typical pattern by now of good drop, slight increase, stable, then drop again (plus more carbs yesterday and forgot to take BP medicine!) and overall trend is consistent over the last 6 months. Today was rest day for weights, so cardio only -- did spend an hour+ on elliptical so not sure legs are going to be really rested tomorrow (so may not see drop due to DOMS) and may switch out upper body routine for tomorrow and then do leg strength training on Tuesday for more recovery depending on how I feel in the am. Calories should be fine for day based on tracking. NSV - have been able to enjoy "new" (at least not worn in last 7 years) wardrobe of old clothes that now fit!!! Looking forward to dropping more sizes in the months to come!
7/15 136.3 Bummer - slight bump up and half pound up since beginning of round (although still have a 7 pound loss for the last 30 days so still on track). Have been hitting cardio/strength training hard and calories/exercise as best as I can tell should be in definite territory. Just need to be patient as this seems to be a typical pattern of weight increase with exercise and then a drop. Will be patient and just keep up the exercise and practice good eating habits! NSV: MFP prediction for today was 141, so definitely beat that!
7/16 134.4 WHOOSH!!!! Intense cardio yesterday, but did refuel with pasta so surprised that there was that big a drop! (and will not be surprised if I am back up tomorrow :-) Went to my old gym at the university with DH and started lifting with barbells today - new high in my exercising regime as I could actually use a 45 lb bar (with some extra weight!) Went to the spin class there, which was really intense - really felt like I put everything into it and pushed myself to a new calorie burn record for me! Now hoping I have enough energy to move tomorrow! NSV: Beat Pacer's 30 day prediction of weight (134.7) even with a weak of travel!
7/18 134.8 Not surprised at all at the increase; standard nonlinear change by now! Switching up exercise regime to do 5x5 lifts with barbells (plus a few other specific muscles) rather than my split upper/lower body workouts with machines as more efficient use of time and can do all on one day, so today was a cardio only day. Did the "cardio move" class and spin class (not at the uni so a good workout but not at the peak HR zone like the university class so don't feel like I was overdoing it. Calories were good for the day. Feel like I need to incorporate more fiber - nuts seems to be good but if anything fat levels are the one area where I tend to exceed in macros. I need to get over mindset from Atkins/low carb days that beans/legumes have more carbs/calories and do more to incorporate them in my meals. Have worked passed views about low GI fruit, so there is hope! Just have to remember with Atkins beans/legumes/low GI fruits are all encouraged at the later stages and that what matters for me is keeping an eye on the total calories and carbs within my limit.
7/19 135.0 well slight increase, but not completely surprising based on past after a 1.9 drop earlier as adjusting (but not likely to make 2 lb loss this round :-( Did feel constipated this morning so some may be due to food retention. Did make sure that I had more fiber today (although not sure if that increases water retention) Oh well - main thing is that medium sized pants are starting to feel baggy (although that might be the effect of the heat on making linen more baggy!) and my profile does not look like I am possibly pregnant as belly fat is slowly going away now! No weights today, but did get in a step class, spin and did a short 9 min interval of run/jog (felt great to run again!)
7/20
7/21
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)
Round 82: 136.1 (2.7 loss)11 -
I’m in. I’m a newbie at this and sounds fun. I’m somewhere between 5’2 and 5’3. I am hypothyroid, which has made weight loss challenging at times. I have IBS and gallbladder, which prevents me from eating too much fat without paying a steep toll.
HW: 230
SWMFP: 220
CW: 128
GW: 115-120
Day/Weight/Comment
07/12 132 worked hard doing my strength training definitely feeling it in my calves. Happily starting to see muscle development.
07/13 130: very sore. Did a lot of stretching for my sore muscles.
07/14 128.5 walked all day at my city’s cornucopia/fair. Logged over 10,000 steps. Tired; deciding whether to do the rest of my exercises.
07/15 127.8: So bloated and crampy today; thanks period😒. Still sore, so lots of stretching today and a quick aerobics workout. Feeling ultimately great about my weight loss, but my hanging, seemingly unshrinkable stomach apron is getting me down. Maybe it’s from emotions stemming from PMS, but I spent a chunk of time today searching about tummy tucks.
07/16 127.2. Surprised I lost weight today, usually my weight is up when I’m pmsing. Had a good workout today. Used my waist trainer, which really helps with bloating and cramps. Forced food down for energy. Anyone else have little to no appetite when they have pms? Going to go on a walk to wind down the day.
07/17 128.5lbs. Not surprised my weight is bumped up; still very bloated. Got good news from my doctor today. All my tests are normal and my thyroid levels are well into the normal range for the first time in years!!
Walked for hours today had so much to do, so decided to walk everywhere. Love the endorphins I get from exercising, but not the soreness.
Treated myself to a skinny macchiato from starbucks and now putting my feet after my long day.
07/18 127.2lbs. Got in a mix of workouts. I started with some aerobics than strength training and flowed into yoga for recovery. I wasn’t sure if I was going to exercise today had a health scare last night that had me in the er for hours. I feel good, I love how relaxing yoga 🧘♀️ is.
07/19
07/20
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@MadisonMolly2017 Thanks! It's taken me a long time to get to get to a place where self-care feels natural and I can be patient with myself. Although I've been on and off MFP a few times since 2015, this is the first time I've ventured into the discussions. Best decision I could make. The sense of community is phenomenal!10
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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: SW 136.8 GW 134.8 EW 137.6 Result +0.8lbs
R80: SW 137.6 GW 135.6 EW 136.1 Result -1.5lbs
R81: SW 136.1 GW 134.1 EW 134.6 Result: -1.5lbs
R82: SW 134.6 GW 132.6 EW 136.2 Result: +1.6lbs *Started weight lifting*
R83
Goal: -2lb
SW: 136.2
GW: 134.2
EW:
Result:
Day - Weight - Comment
07/12 - 135.5 (-0.7lbs) - I’m really starting to slack with posting these on time. I think since I’ve shifted my focus to strength training I started to care less about my weight. I’m getting a lot of definition and transforming my body so much that it shows in a short time and I love it... so much so that the scale doesn’t even seem to matter anymore. Maybe this is the ultimate NSV? To not desire a number on the scale anymore! Well, if only life were that amazing, I still fixate on the scale but now it’s the BF% but shouldn’t it have been this whole time? A bit of an aha moment for me. I know my scale BF% is not 100% accurate bit it does seem to correlate fairly closely to other BF measurements I’ve done. More excitingly it has shown a decrease in my BF in the last few weeks even though my weight has gone up overall.
Loads of walking yesterday like 3 hours? Did a hike and other stuff. It was a rest day overall so no intense cardio or strength training.
Ate out since I need to grocery shop but all was fairly healthy. 16,053 steps. 131oz water.
07/13 - 134.5 (-1lb) - two rest days from strength training and weight has fallen back down as I expected. I’m going to hit the gym today so tomorrow will likely go back up. At some point though I expect to get into the 120s 😆 Ate out all day yesterday because I still need to shop but I kept it as healthy as possible. No strength training. 1.5 hours of activity yesterday including hiking, walking, and elliptical. 18,981 steps. 126oz water.
07/14 - 134.3 (-0.2lbs) - slowing working back down. Food was ok, ate out again because still haven’t shopped 🤦🏻♀️ but also had vegan tacos 😲... today is a new day 😆 1hr strength. 45min cardio. 14,422 steps. 126oz water.
07/15 - 135.5 (+1.2lbs) - lots of strength training. 1hr strength. 45min cardio. 16,000 steps (not 100% sure since Apple Watch/MFP sync deleted about 1-2 hours of activity data). 123oz water.
07/16 - 134.2 (-1.3lbs) - kind of tired so I turned off negative adjustments. I love MFP but it doesn’t calc AppleWatch burn properly and leaves me not eating enough, especially on intense weight training days. This allowed me to eat more yesterday and feel much better today. Food was good. 50min strength. 45min cardio. 10,416 steps. 131oz water.
07/17 - 132.9 (-1.3lbs) - eating more! It’s still early but I think eating more is helping. MFP does not calc AppleWatch calories just steps so having negative adjustments on like I would with my Fitbit was causing my body to eat too little. We will see how this goes in the coming week but I think this will get the weight dropping again. Day off strength. 1hr cardio. 11,684 steps. 111oz water.
07/18 - 131.8 (-1.1lbs) - Food on point but making a conscious effort to eat more protein. Day off strength. 1hr cardio. 15,162 steps. 106oz water.
07/19
07/2011 -
JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 83 (round 15 for me ) I'm in for another round, still need to get back to end of round 76 weight ! Must stop messing about !!
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 – (same as last round!) – 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 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
Day/Weight/Comment
07/12 132.4 – 8 miles walked yesterday & afternoon tea out with my sisters
07/13 132 – 10 miles walked yesterday
07/14 132.2 – 10 ½ miles walked yesterday
07/15 133.6 – whoops !! 7 ¾ miles walked yesterday
07/16 132.4 – yippee !! 10 miles walked yesterday plus 2 “cleaning” miles (fitbit counted as steps!!)
07/17 131.6 – whoop whoop!!! 9 miles walked yesterday, must keep the momentum going!
07/18 132 – 9.5 miles walked yesterday
07/19 133.4 – drat ! This is what happens when I have a day with my beautiful baby grandchildren, get tempted to have a piece of banoffee cake with delicious icing and only manage 4 ¼ miles walking! But it was worth it! Quality time with family
07/20
07/21
?�ﾟﾏﾼ?�ﾟﾏﾼ This is NOT A DIET. It’s a PERMANENT LIFESTYLE. ?�ﾟﾏﾼ?�ﾟﾏﾼ13 -
Hey, I'm one day late but I'm in, again with my 238734786th attempt... I feel motivated I hope it'll become my lifestyle 'cause I'm really bored of being obese. I cannot be self-confident with my body anymore.
RSW: 92.2 kg (203.2 lbs)
RGW: 90 kg (198.4 lbs)
07/12
07/13 92.2 kg (203.2 lbs)
07/14 91.2 kg (201 lbs)
Yesterday in the morning I was motivated but through the day my motivation decreased. I took too much sugar but total calorie was kinda ok (1600 cal). In the night I went out with my friends, we were kinda depressed and drink one beer. I'm happy that today I'm much less than yesterday, probably it's about not binging.
07/15 90.6 kg (199.7 lbs)
Yesterday, I was at home all day. That helped me to diet appropriately. I ate enough, as I planned. I revised my diet according to the day before when I felt hungry. It worked well. I think I lost some binging and water weight, otherwise, it doesn't make sense. And also today it's my period, it also may be about that. I don't know still happy to see fewer kgs. I hope it'll continue.
07/16 90.4 kg (199.2 lbs)
Ok, this makes sense, I'll take it. Yesterday, I was all good even I went out but stayed in calorie limit and walked a little (around 4000-5000 steps).
07/17 90.5 kg (199.5 lbs)
Not a surprise... I felt really depressed yesterday, then I ate a big brownie cheesecake. It was good, I cannot lie I enjoyed. However, I stayed in the calorie limit and walked 11k steps. I'll continue, no problem. It's a long journey.
07/18 -
07/19 90.8 kg (200.1 lbs)
Ok, I lost some motivation. I feel depressed and stressed these days, and it makes hard for me. Still, I don't eat a lot max I take 1500 cal. However, I cannot lose. I don't know.
07/20
07/2114 -
Day/Weight/Comment
07/12 - 215.4 lbs
07/13 - 213.2 lbs *re-start WHOOSH* YIPPEE!!
07/14 - 211.8lbs ... I want this awesome restart water-loss to continue!
07/15 - 211.0 lbs ,,, my goal is to stay under this the remainder of the round
07/16 - 210.0 lbs ... Ah, the thrill of the re-start, it's keeping me super motivated. If only the real hard slog of it were like this!
07/17 - 212.0 lbs ... tomorrow will be better - I am on plan
07/18 - 210.8 lbs ... nice once! Hoping for a loss again tomorrow
07/19 - 212.8 lbs ... well, maybe the original goal of 212.x is the way to go this round!
07/20
07/21 - goal is 212.x lbs to hit the new decade!
👍🏼👍🏼 This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE. 👍🏼👍🏼11 -
Round 83 - Number 2 for me
Female, 48, 167 cm
R82 (1) - SW 166.5 / EW 163.9 (-2.6lbs)
Goals:
1 - Hoping to loose about 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 163.9
CGW 162
UGW 140
Day / Weight/Comment
07/12 - 164.6 (+0.7) - Anyway I think that's my weight, I had a battle with my scales this morning, every time I tried to started it, it showed a number already there (e.g. instead of 0.0 there was 1.8 or 0.8 or 2.3....) So I deducted the initial wight from the final weight. I'm going scales shopping this afternoon but I'm so disappointed as it's was an expensive one (Garmin to go with my tracker)
If anyone has a brand to recommend I'm all ears 
07/13 - 165.8 (+1.1)
07/14 - 165.8 (-0.0)
07/15 - 165.2 (-0.6)
07/16 - 163.2 (-2.0) I didn't have time to post this weekend but I did weight every day I've been really active which is good, it keeps me away from food I ended up buying a new scale in the sales, a very simple one, I'm hoping it'll last a little longer but at that price it won't matter lol I've been sticking to my allocated MFP calories but it's been up and down and all over the place, looks at least like it's going in the right direction now!
07/17 - 163.2 (0.0) I'm happy I'm staying at this weight, the other days it had gone straight back up! it's my "new low" number
Yesterday evening I had a flat tire with my bike so I'm going to learn to change it myself. I'll get the gear tonight but as I'm busy tonight it'll have to wait till Thursday so I have enough time to do it. I've really started enjoying cycling to work, it's a good way to get my cardio workout done (4km each way is not too long but rather hilly so I change at the office). I walked to the office this morning and it took me 50 minutes. I'm still confused how fitbit/MFP calculate the exercise activities as not all exercise carries over from Fitbit to MFP 
07/18 - 163.2 (0.0) Status quo, yesterday was quiet a good day, I walked tons but didn't do any cardio as I still need to repair my bike. Today I'm taking it easy, I'm hurting all over due to arthritis for some reason so just calorie counting on the menu for me
Yesterday evening I was out with friends and someone posted a group photo on social media of us, I looked enormous and it really depressed me, I know some people who are much heavier than me and look absolutely fantastic but I just don't carry weight well. I should print that photo out as motivation
07/19 - 162.4 (-0.8) Super pleased although a bit surprised lol I'm hoping it'll stay this way but I doubt it as tonight I'm going out to my fortnightly board games evening which is usually crisps and junk food munched on all evening till 3-4 am. I'm planning on having a very good dinner so that I feel full enough watching my friends eat their way through tons of packets of crisps! From experience I know that if I start I don't stop so I have to restrain myself ! I have to admit that I purposely didn't go last time as it was just at the beginning of my diet and I didn't want to ruin it straight away. Now I'm more motivated as I see the weight slowly coming off at last
07/20
07/2113 -
@beachwalker99 Like you, it's the first time I venture into the communities and this thread is keeping me going! it's great to have the support
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Ready for my round 20
OSW 88KG
RSW 66. 5kg (-21.5 kg) or {- 47. 4lbs}
Goal... Less than I started
07/12 65.8kg probably a false low as a only had a tiny dinner last night but I don't care! Last day of work today for 6 or so weeks so I will be at a party but I'm now good at keeping it keto.
Just realised I've lost over 25% of my original start weight!!
07/13 65.9kg with a tiny blip up which is not a problem. I ate more yesterday but stayed under calories.
07/14 65.2kg on official weigh in day is great! And it's holiday time. I'm leaving on Wednesday for a 5 week break to our lake house. This is when I used to have crazy gains and just eat and drink. We went over Easter break and I managed to lose. I'm happy if I just maintain this visit.
07/15 65.6kg not a big surprise as I didn't have a big calorie deficit this weekend. Back on it today
07/16 66.0kg...the weekend bites back! I'm back to a deficit now and it will come off. Leaving on lake holiday tomorrow but it should be fine as its our own place so we aren't eating out the whole time. It's way too hot and hilly for running but I will swim a lot and do pilates or strength training every day. Maintenance is ok as its a holiday but I'll try to lose and I will not gain. NSV... I'm packing my bikini for the 1st time in 10 years.
07/17 65.8kg in the right direction. I reread my goals, my NSV and past round last night for motivation. Stopping at an Airbnb for 2 nights to meet up with friends and I'm not going to have drinks despite a sundowners catamaran cruise!
07/18 DNW for the 1st time since 6th January! Ate salads yesterday and drank water on the boat so hopefully no nasty shock on Saturday when I can next weigh.
07/19 DNW but eating as good as it can be with eating out. Travelling today. Tomorrow I start IF and pilates plan. And I get to weigh again.
07/20
07/2110 -
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)
R80 SW 173.75 EW 173.50 (-0.25)
R81 SW 173.50 EW 171.75 (-1.75)
R82 SW 171.75 EW 175.25 (+3.50)
R83 SW 175.25
TOTAL LOSS (Start of round) = 123lbs
Aim 3lbs down this round
07/11 - 175.25
07/12 - 175.00
07/13 - 172.75
07/14 - 173.50
07/15 - 171.00
07/16 - 170.50
07/17 - 169.75
07/18 - 167.75
07/19 - 170.50
07/20
07/2112 -
Hi all,
Female, 43yr old, 168cm.
Cape Town, South Africa.
My first round. Started to get focused again this week and need to lose some weight before our spring holiday in September. Looking forward to the challenge. Not sure of all the acronyms everyone uses, but here goes:
Current Weight - 74.2kg
Goal Weight - 69kg
Day/Weight/Comment
12/7 -74.0kg - Good day meeting all goals
13/7 - 73.8 - Exercise and watching what I eat paying off.
14/7 - 73.9 - Had a good run - new PB. 6:21min/km on 5km run.
15/7 - 74.7 - Too much wine and good food with family celebrating 2 new babies to this world.
16/7 - 74.5 - Getting focused again meeting all goals.
17/7 - 74.0 - Lots of exercise yesterday, kept strong when temptation came begging. Paid off this morning!
18/7 - 74.0 - Mmm....disappointed.. Did some interval training yesterday and expected a drop. Just have to be patient.
19/07 - 73.6 - Played squash yesterday and met all goals. Hard work paying off. Rest day today.
20/7
21/7
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Stats & Round goals37yo/, 173cm / Amsterdam
GW: 62-65kg
Goals - let's see what happens
1. 🧘yoga 0
2. 💪Freeletics 0
3. 🚶♀️walk 10k+steps 1
3.🏃♀️run / 🥊box / 🚴cycle 2
4. 📖 all logged and 🥗 within cals 0
5.🍫no LNS 0
6.🍷no alcohol 0
🧘💪🚶♀️🏃♀️🚴🥊📖🥗🍫🍷
This will be a tough one, back in London for almost all this round to pack up some more things in our house. But also quite a few events and celebrations.
My plan ist to get as many runs in as possible and also delay breakfast where I can.
R82 EW 72.3
Fri 12/07 DNW 🚶♀️18k 🏃♀️5k
Night out with Friends
I didn't log today. And won't do until Monday.
I woke up stressing about work. Had nice lunch and dinner plus drinks out.
But I also made a bet with a friend to lose 5kg by her birthday end of Sep, which gives me 10 weeks to go from what I'll expect to be 73kg when I start on Monday to get down to 68kg. That's totally doable and I hope it'll give me the motivation to stick to it.
Sat 13/07 DNW 🚶♀️14k 🍷Seinfeld
Genuinely forgot to weigh, had a great day and hilarious evening.
Sun 14/07 74.5kg non-digital scale 🚶♀️9400. daytime birthday celebration.
I did not watch what I ate or drank and just enjoyed the day eith friends. Tomorrow will be the start of my diet bet.
The gain is fair after the last few days and all will be reversed starting tomorrow.
Mon 15/07 74.5kg non-digital scale 🚶♀️12.5k📖1850🍷
Stopped eating 22.30 last night, Started 12h --> 13.5hrs fast. Stopped eating 20h --> 8hrs eating.
Only had breakfast and dinner and no snacking. Despite pizza almost within cals.
Tue 16/07 74kg non digital🚶♀️19k🏃♀️5k🥗📖1990 🍫dinner at friend's
Fast: 8pm-11.30am = 15.5hrs
Eat: 11.30am - 23.00 = 11.5hrs
Very late breakfast, worked from home, hectic day but good foodwise during the day.
Pasta&wine dinner at a friend's house...ooh and then som brownie when our lodger came home with it. Grrr, I had stopped eating and drinking at 21h originally
Wed 17/07 72kg🚶♀️16k🥗📖1900🍫
Fast: 23h-10.30 = 11.5hrs
Eat: 10.30- 19.30= 9hrs
I saw someone else say this: going to the bathroom helps... as well as arrival of TOM. Also non digital scales, but there was a big difference between today and yesterday.
I woke up hungry and decided to see how long I could last without food - not that long.
Today was another home packing day, also had our cleaner come to help, and went to the hairdresser in between.
Dinner: a disappointing burger - generously estimates, hardly ate during the day to have enough calories for it and then it wasn't very good. But then Hamilton was very good.
Thu 18/07 72ish 🚶♀️7k
Fast: 19.30-11.30=16hrs
Eat: 11.30-22.30=11hrs
TOM well and truly hit today, cramps&cravings. Had a few snacks during the day, working from home. That meant no time for exercise.
Went completely off track in the eve at dinner date. We had a great time, so no regrets. Back to the plan tomorrow, I have a busy last day planned.
Forum didn't work last night...
Fri 19/07 72ish
Sat 20/07 drive back to Amsterdam
Sun 21/07 sister+family in town
Round result: 72.3-xx=xx
Average weight & total steps per weekApr1 72.2 ➖ total steps 70k
Apr8 71.7✔️ total steps 92k
Apr15 71.4✔️ total steps 73k
Apr22 71.2✔️ total steps 91k
Apr29 71.1✔️ total steps 71k
May6 71.2❌total steps 62k
May13 72❌ total steps 110k
May20 71.8✔️ total steps 72.9k
May27 72❌ total steps 65.9k
June3 72.8❌ total steps 66.5k
June10 72.8➖ total steps 67.9k
June17 73.2❌ total steps 105.6k
June24 72.8✔️ total steps 113.5k
July1 72.7✔️ total steps 103k
July8 73.2 ❌ total steps 78.6k
July15 total steps
✔️7❌ 6➖29 -
Rob 47 Essex, UKRound 68 - 1.6 lb loss
Round 69 - 3.0 lb loss
Round 70 - 4.75 lb loss
Round 71 - 2.0 lb loss
Round 72 + 2.5 lb gain
Round 73 - 2.0 lb loss
Round 74 - 4.5 lb loss
Round 75 - 2.5 lb loss
Round 76 - 0.0 loss
Round 77 - 4.25 lb loss
Round 78 - 1.25 lb loss
Round 79 - 1.50 lb loss
Round 80 - 2.50 lb loss
Round 81 + 1.25 lb gain
Round 82 – 3.00 lb loss
Round 83 - Target 5 lb loss
Start weight 245 lbs
Current weight 200.75 lbs
Goal weight 175 lbs
Continue the exercise pattern. Targets are for the next 10 days:
4 miles of swimming (Total 2 miles - 50% achieved)
15 miles of running (Total 9.31 miles - 62% achieved)
20 miles of walking (Total 6.33 miles - 32% achieved)
60 miles of cycling (Total 58.1 miles - 97% achieved)
Day / Weight / Comments
11/07 - 200.75 lbs - 2.61 mile lunchtime walk
12/07 - 200.75 lbs (-0.00 lbs) 2 mile swim
13/07 - 197.25 lbs (-3.50 lbs) BBQ
14/07 - 200.25 lbs (-0.50 lbs) 58.1 miles club cycle ride
15/07 - 199.75 lbs (-1.00 lbs) 2.82 mile lunchtime walk. 5.71 mile evening run.
16/07 - 197.75 lbs (-3.00 lbs)
17/07 - 200.50 lbs (-0.25 lbs) 2.83 mile lunchtime walk.
18/07 - 200.75 lbs (-0.00 lbs) Pub lunch. 0.9 mile walk. 3.6 mile running track session.
19/07 - 201.00 lbs (+0.25 lbs)
20/07
21/0711 -
Female, age 54, 5'4 1/2"
First Time - starting late, but really need to get on track!
Goal Weight -123. anything
Day/Weight/Comment
07/15 126# Let my guard down this weekend not sure if it was food or wine that waylaid my path...
07/16 124.8 Still having trouble managing my calories during the day, but instead of over was under 200 last night so had a smoothie/dessert-very nice. Ate the well yesterday, no alcohol and think I loss water weight built up from the weekend. Great now to be on track.
07/17 124.8- Hopefully not many TOM's left but alas still like clockwork. Since have not been tracking previously thru TOM, I should be happy I stayed the same weight. Bummer part is I ate almost the same calories as day before- expected just a little loss.
07/18
07/19- 123.6 Nice way to start super hot (literally 110 heat index) weekend. look forward to a glass of wine but still need to keep on track.
07/20
07/2112 -
UK Female age 48
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
End R82 - 136.4lb - Round loss 4.0lb - Loss to date 22.1lb
Away again this weekend to go and meet our newest grandson but a round clear of any other major social events or weekends away.
This round & R84 to go before my holiday so reason to stay focused as would love to hit the 133lb by then (which in the UK is a milestone as it equates to 9.5stone. Aiming to lose 1.4lb this round and finish at 135lb
Round Start Weight 136.4lb
07/12 - 136.6lb (+0.2lb) OK with this - not unexpected as Thursday night is home made burger night so carb heavier than normal with the bun. Weight is holding steady. No distractions on the horizon today and will weigh in early tomorrow morning before we head off up north for the weekend to meet our new grandson - back Sunday evening so only one night away of eating out and hotel breakfasts!
07/13 - 136.8lb (+0.2lb) Expected after carb heavier dinner last night. Need to try and stay focused over the weekend as we're away and only three weeks till our holiday!
07/14 - AWAY
07/15 - 136.5lb (-0.3lb) YAY!!!! Not often I can report a loss over a weekend let alone a weekend away. Away up north to meet our new grandson so ate out on Saturday night, made a sensible main course choice and avoided dessert (there was no cheese and biscuits on the menu anyway!). Had a full hotel breakfast buffet Sunday morning too but was then very full for the rest of the day so only had a light snack when we got home. Maybe I'm finally learning to listen to my body when its says actually I'm not that hungry! Onwards and downards towards my 135 finish .........
07/16 - 137.0lb (+0.5lb) OK with this as holding steady and I was really hungry last night so did have a pretty big dinner. Difficult day ahead food wise as have a friend over from Australia and we're meeting up tonight for a chinese and a few bottles of wine! Will stick to my normal food during the day and drink plenty of water and just try to not overdo it tonight - I know the scales will definitely be up tomorrow morning but still aiming to lose in this round overall. Have a good Tuesday
07/17 - 139.8lb (+2.8lb) As expected following our chinese take out and a couple of glasses of red. Didn't overeat at all but its just the whole take away food and salt excess that's making me feel awful today - which is why I personally never choose to have a take out! Plenty of water today and tomorrow and I'm sure this will drop back down in the next day or so
07/18 - 139.60lb (-0.2lb)
07/19 - 138.6lb (-1.0lb) Felt as rough as old boots since that Chinese on Tuesday Weight is slowly coming off and hope to see a bit more of a "whoosh" the next couple of days to at least get back to where I was as currently still 2lb up 
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