JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 83

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!

07/19 - 145.3 and there it is that random drop that I have been waiting for. Whatever it was is gone now and I'm back down almost to my starting weight. Staying the course and hoping for 2 more great weigh-ins. I doubt I will get another new low in this round, but I will be happy if I end up anywhere in this area.

07/20 - 145.3 walking the mall, grocery shopping, school supply shopping, cleaning the house, laundry, and doing some spring cleaning in my daughters room is what’s on the calendar for today. Should burn a lot of calories with all of that activity and hopefully I can stay on track food wise to end well this round. Anything below 146, hoping I am back down to 144. We will see, 1 more day of this round!

07/21

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!
07/19 189.8 – Woo hoo! First peek at the 180’s feels great! It’s also only 20 pounds away from my end-of-year goal of 169.8 (based on averaging a pound a week weight loss for 10 months). I’m 4 ½ months in with 5 ½ months to go, and I’m happy to see I’ve got a little cushion to help me get past the holidays or to offset slower weight loss in the future. Excessive heat warnings for these last 3 days of the challenge, so I’ll be working to stay on track while I stay cool. Hydration, hydration, hydration!
07/20 189.2 – Nice! The boys are getting good at pool volleyball, so I got a nice workout chasing the ball in the deep end yesterday. In the evening, we took them seining in the bay and then went for a long nature walk along the shore. Such a pleasant way to meet my exercise goal! Friends rescheduled today’s BBQ because of the heat, so my husband and I enjoyed a rare quiet summer day. Too hot to cook, so dinner was basically an extended cocktail hour – cheese and crackers, a few slices of chorizo, fruit, cold shrimp, and a couple of whiskey sours. Not the most balanced meal, but perfect for a lazy day. Kept close to my calorie limit, so we’ll see what the scale says tomorrow.
07/21

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! Fri 12/07: 163.6: Goals: ✅ Still holding steady.
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. Goals: ✅ Later: Noticed I had the wrong date for my post this morning, so I’ve fixed it. Hopefully back on track.
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.
Fri 19/07: 164.1: Goals: ✅Normal fluctuations!
Sat 20/07: 163.8: Goals ✅
With muscle %age improving, I'm happy that the scale is not increasing. I have no scale this week as I am on holiday, so I will give Round 84 a miss. Will be back with you for Round 85.

Previous Round: Daily Goals

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!

musicsax wrote: »

You don't say why you're so depressed, sometimes it helps to share - can almost feel as if you're offloading some of the stress and depression. I was very depressed due to my weight when I started on this particular stage of my weight losing journey some years ago - I had been very overweight all my life (not just as an adult), I made the decision that to beat my depression I needed to lose the excess weight once and for all and this was the motivation that carried me through.

If you need to off load there are plenty of us here that can empathise/sympathise and will support as much as we can. If you feel that you need to keep it to yourself then we respect that too. Sending you a big comforting hug hang on in there my friend x.

Oh, thank you, you're so kind and nice. Actually, I've been always depressed, I've taken help with meds and therapy for years. I've been getting better through the years but sometimes I cannot deal with it and do emotional/stress eating. These days I'm really stressed because of my master's thesis. I'm finishing it, I need to do some edits, but I often lost my self-confidence. And also I'm single, dating around but cannot find anyone and it makes me sad. And also, mostly I'm really confident about myself but sometimes I think that people don't attract me because I'm not thin enough. I really need some love, I know everyone feels like that... So feeling lonely and stress about thesis make me eat and drink more.

SW: 141 #
CW: 134 #
GW for round 83: 133 #
UGW: 128 #

Plan: Portion control - MOVE! Log every single day

Round 78 ending wt: 139#
Round 79 ending wt: 138#
Round 80 ending wt: 137#
Round 81 ending wt: 136#
Round 82 ending wt: 134#

7/12: 134#
7/13: 134#
7/14: 134.5# Bread and pizzaaaaah!
7/15: 134#
7/16: 134#
7/17: 133.5# dare I hope?
7/18: 133.5# steady on - I’ve been working at this
7/19: 133.5#
7/20: 133#
7/21: 133.5# Scale bounced around so much, I'll take the higher measure. Although not my goal, still moved in the right direction and that's ok.
Thank you @Grandmajackie - see you all in the next round.

Hi, I just joined MFP...A VERY late start to this challenge, but I want to get in-the-groove for Round 84.

SW 212.7 lb (July 19, 2019)
GW 211.5 lb (July 21, 2019)

07/12: DNW
07/13: DNW
07/14: DNW
07/15: DNW
07/16: DNW
07/17: DNW
07/18: DNW
07/19: 212.7 lb
07/20: 211.9 lb
07/21: 210.5 lb

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! On to Round 84!

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

07/20 - 135.5lb (-3.1lb) And there's the whoosh! Took 3 days but got there in the end plus an extra bit and I've been spot on this week other than that damn Chinese! Its amazing really how long one meal can affect your weight on the scales for...... Am at the cinema tonight but have every intention of staying on plan so I can finish this round on a low as only one more round before my holiday!!

07/21 - 134.9lb (-0.6lb) Cool!!! Round goal was to finish 135 so consider this target well and truly met! Controlled myself at the cinema last night and only had a few handfuls of popcorn and sweets too which is a win! On to round 84 with the aim of keeping this momentum going!

Height: 5'0" (152cm)
SW: 168.4lbs on 6/23/19
GW: 100lbs (If no weight training)

07/12: 162.4lbs
07/13: 159.8lbs (-2.6lbs)
07/14: 165.0lbs (+5.2lbs)
07/15: 159.4lbs (-5.6lbs)
07/16: 160.8lbs (+1.2lbs)
07/17: 159.8lbs (-1.0lbs)
07/18: 159.8lbs (±0.0lbs)
07/19: 158.8lbs (-1.0lbs)
07/20: 157.4lbs (-1.4lbs)
07/21: 157.8lbs (+0.4lbs)

Total Loss this round: 4.6lbs

Thank you all for this round! Excited what will happen in the next!

Rob 47 Essex, UK
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 4 miles - 100% 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 99.20 miles - 165% 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) 2 mile swim
20/07 - 200.00 lbs (-0.75 lbs) Meal out
21/07 - 201.50 lbs (+0.75 lbs) 41.1 mile club cycle ride

MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 41 FOR ME.

“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” ~Wayne Dyer




MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R82 EW= 196.7
R83 EW= TBD

Current New Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: Lose 2 pounds this round.
My First Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 187.X by Labor Day using the same plan as above.
My Second Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 175 by Halloween. (new revised & realistic goal)
My Third Long Term Weight Goal: Weigh 165 by Jan 11, 2020 (my 2 year anniversary of current Keto dieting).
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise:
During each Weight goal I plan on doing cardio in the form of dancing at aerobic levels whenever possible. I would also like to walk as much as possible.

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


Day/Weight/Comment
07/11 …..196.7….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
07/12 …..196.0 ….. [/color=redYesterday’s stats: 1546 Calories In / 2213 Calories Out. 49 Net Carbs. 7626 Total Steps & 3.23 Total Miles. 9/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I lost the first two hours when I overslept the night before! Last night I slept 4 hours & 33 minutes.

07/13 …..194.8 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1640 Calories In / 2444 Calories Out. 43 Net Carbs. 10,285 Total Steps & 4.35 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept a lousy 3 hours & 3 minutes & woke up tired today. I walked for 10 minutes at a moderate pace. I cleaned house & laundry for 90 minutes & I danced for 12 minutes. Sample song “”Miss You” by the Rolling Stones.

07/14 …..198.0 ….. I deserve this in body but not in soul. Binge last night after encountering a problem that I’ve not had before on this journey. While in bed watching TV I smelled a frozen pizza my son was heating in the oven. He eats later than me & normally I am satisfied at that hour & not tempted. Last night, however, a dark shadow overcame me & I was up & running for the kitchen. It turned on to a full-on binge undoing everything I’ve accomplished in the past week. So a new problem (will this happen again?) is turning into a new plan. BEDROOM DOOR SHUT in this very small house so the smells will not affect me. I will just have to get up & down as the cat wants out. I think my counts are pretty accurate as the foods I indulged in were mostly pre-packaged garbage. 2750 Calories In / 2410 Calories Out. 208 Net Carbs. 10,376 Total Steps & 4.39 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours & I slept 4 hours & 4 minutes. I Took a 13 minute walk (I can’t stray too far from my office when the cabins & rooms are filled for the weekend) & did 45 minutes of yardwork & transplanting

07/15 …..195.8 ….. A nice drop back down, but still a pound up before the pizza. However, I know I am the sum of ALL my parts, not just the weak ones![/fuchsia] Yesterday’s stats: 1254 Calories In / 2742 Calories Out. 23 Net Carbs. 16,127 Total Steps & 6.82 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 6 hours & 43 minutes which is UNHEARD OF for me! I did rigorous cabin cleaning for 92 minutes after check-outs & I took a 34 minute very brisk walk to offset that pizza from Saturday night.

07/16 …..194.2 ….. All together now…..Hip Hip Horray!!! I haven’t ended this low since back in March & early April just prior to my sister passing away. Yesterday I decided to knock on a new neighbors door down the road. She appears to be about my age & to live alone. She is always puttering in her yard & gardens. I decided to brave it and ask her if she’d like to go on the 1 ½ mile walk I’ve mapped out in my neighborhood. She said yes. It was a wonderful walk & we plan on doing it more regularly. I’m so glad I took the chance! A new friend & walking partner! Yesterdays stats: 1265 Calories In / 2735 Calories Out. 14,225 Total Steps & 6.02 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours & I slept 5 hours & 17 minutes. I walked 46 minutes with friend at a moderate pace. I walked 23 minutes at a brisk pace alone in rougher terrain. I rigorously cleaned cabins for 76 minutes.

07/17 …..194.4 ….. Just a normal fluctuation. Potty trouble. Dr. appointment went well, but clearly she wants my weight back down. AIC was 8.9 which is way up from my lowest weight last year after loss. I’ve been given the warning, lose the weight I gained over winter, or add back the 4 extra diabetic pills I was taken off last year (I still take metformin). So I must be diligent. Yesterdays stats: 1389 Calories In / 2313 Calories Out. 48 Net Carbs. 12,150 Total Steps & 5.15 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours & I slept 3 hours & 50 minutes but woke up refreshed & ready to work! I took a 34 minute moderately paced walk & I did 21 minutes on the elliptical. Today will be another good day. I am going to see if my new neighbor wants to take a longer walk with me in the neighborhood again.

07/18 …..194.2 ….. Hanging in there & following plan. Another walk with my new walking partner/neighbor. She’s very excited about the opportunity to do it and not be alone! I’m sure that the extra walk in the neighborhood (1 ½ miles) will be a frequent thing. Yesterday’s stats: 1381 Calories In / 2778 Calories Out. 28 Net Carbs as I try to increase my fiber. 15,428 Total Steps & 6.53 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours & I slept 4 hours and 19 minutes. I took a 34 minute walk & I rigorously cleaned motel & cabins for 68 minutes. We are expecting thunderstorms today. I want to get out & walk but I have to wait for my arriving guests. I hope to fit it in before the rain. If not, I’ll be dancing inside & hoping for no interruptions (unless someone wants to rent a cabin  ). @MadisonMolly2017 Aw Shucks! 

07/19 …..194.6 ….. I might have had a thick slice of banana chocolate chip bread which was sliced thick enough to look like one piece but was likely more like two. Otherwise, a spot on day. Egg roll in a bowl for dinner. Yesterday’s stats: 1877 Calories In / 2765 Calories Out. Approximately 70 Net Carbs. 15,200 Total Steps & 6.39 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 21 minutes which was very nice. I walked for 31 minutes with my neighbor at a very brisk pace. I cleaned cabins at a moderate pace, light effort for 48 minutes because the two cabins that checked out were thankfully not slobs. It is going to be extremely hot here today for our area. We’ll see how the exercise goes. Have a great weekend everyone!

07/20 …..194.6 ….. Holding steady but I feel like I’m holding water. Yesterday was blistering hot. No AC in the home or business because it is not usually needed here. Too hot to go outside to walk. I stayed on plan and had a good Hot day. Yesterday’s stats: 1368 Calories In / 2132 Calories Out. 29 Net Carbs. 10,507 Total Steps & 4.19 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours & I slept 3 hours & 14 minutes. I took a short walk around the property for 14 minutes in the very late evening. I worked on my own housecleaning at a moderate easy pace for 53 minutes. Total extra calories burned 270. Tomorrow is the birthday party for my DGS. Unfortunately I will be starting the new round up, more than likely. However, I am beginning to accept that these occasions are going to happen all the time and that I’ve got to make decent choices, increase exercise and cut a few carbs & calories around these events to mitigate the damage. I need a life plan for life events. Mentally, I really am getting there.

07/21 …..195.4 ….. End of round self-sabotage. However, I did end the round lower than the start so that is a bit of a win. Today brings on new challenges. It is my oldest DGS’s 13th birthday. A teenager! Big party including BBQ at the lake. My beginning weigh-in next round will likely be up. I also have some travel next round for business. I hate when I have to spend an entire round catching up on the scale, and with travel expected, catching up may be very difficult. Keeping my chin up. I will make more small changes on the days at home to mitigate the damage! That’s the plan! But I am disappointed on how my evening went yesterday including a restaurant. Yesterday’s stats: 1929 Calories In / 2756 Calories Out. 88 Net Carbs. 11,833 Total Steps & 5.01 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 11 minutes and am very very tired this morning, on such a big party day and work day too. I took a 23 minute walk yesterday & did general housecleaning & yard work for 77 minutes. I burned a total of 400 extra calories in that extra movement. Great job to everyone who achieved their goals this round. I’ll see you all around the corner!

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 -125 Had Sam's club sushi and wine last night was very busy driving my daughter all over town (actually my daughter was driving and her first time on the bypass- stress level thru the roof), haven't drank all week so feeling it this morning. My son surprised me with a visit. So just grabbed a quick easy dinner but hard to figure out the calories and wonder if the sodium was very high.
07/21- 125 Honestly great for the weekend. Saw 123 Friday, so I know that that weight is doable. Look forward to doing the whole todays and not ending on the weekend when I tend to relax and cooking with my husband though fun is impossible to measure.

end weight from round 82 -- 145.8
heaviest was June 16 --153.4...that day I came up with a new plan, and here we are..thank you for this forum! I will achieve my goal and I will maintain it once there.
goal this round; 1.5 lbs less
end goal: 125
GOAL: Be AWARE of my food choices...
WHY ---do I choose what I choose
WHEN --do I choose the food I choose
HOW ---do those choices impact your weight and fitness goals? The understanding of these questions should be enlightening to help me make better future decisions and change patterns of behavior

3rd round for me. This is a great way to keep in touch with others with similar goals. I'm 49 yo female Canadian expat living in Central America. Good luck all for to continuing the journey to all our goals. On 6/25 I decided to give up alcohol for a month, partly to help with weight loss, but who am I kidding...lol I need a etoh break anyways. So, I'm doing my exercise, mindful choices with food, and haven't had etoh in 26 days.

Day/Weight/Comment
7/12 144.0 carbs-65, protein 50, cal 983
7/13 142.6 carbs-146, protein 66, cal 1486 made home-baked meatballs with homemade sweet/sour sauce, was not even that good...lol i had fresh pineapple, and should have blended it to make pina juice, instead i subbed orange juice, which was too sour...and all the carbs, yikes. up side to the carbs, i have tonnes of energy this morning, i'll use for workout, and yard work.
7/14 142.2 carbs-95, protein 63, cal 1170
7/15 142.2 carbs-114, protein 95, cal 1553
7/16 143.2 carbs-94, protein, 58, cal 970
7/17 143.4 carbs-117, protein,93,cal1388
7/18 144.4 carbs-61, protein 56, cal 1046
7/19 144.2 carbs-107, protein 53,cal 1177
7/20 144.0 carbs-132,protein 61, cal 1213
7/21 143.6...
***to recap- start 145.8 end 143.6 = 2.2lbs Yeah...lets keep on rolling right into the next 10 day challenge. I am surprised and pleased how effective this accountability has been for me. June 16 weighed 153.4 so in about 5 weeks down about 10 lbs. I must say not drinking etoh has helped with this. So..well, now decisions...I was doing a 30 day etoh 'experiment'. Do I risk my success in weightloss if I end the experiment...or do i continue the 'experiment' until i reach my weight goal? Umm, not sure yet...keep you posted

lolakinks wrote: »

musicsax wrote: »

You don't say why you're so depressed, sometimes it helps to share - can almost feel as if you're offloading some of the stress and depression. I was very depressed due to my weight when I started on this particular stage of my weight losing journey some years ago - I had been very overweight all my life (not just as an adult), I made the decision that to beat my depression I needed to lose the excess weight once and for all and this was the motivation that carried me through.

If you need to off load there are plenty of us here that can empathise/sympathise and will support as much as we can. If you feel that you need to keep it to yourself then we respect that too. Sending you a big comforting hug hang on in there my friend x.

Oh, thank you, you're so kind and nice. Actually, I've been always depressed, I've taken help with meds and therapy for years. I've been getting better through the years but sometimes I cannot deal with it and do emotional/stress eating. These days I'm really stressed because of my master's thesis. I'm finishing it, I need to do some edits, but I often lost my self-confidence. And also I'm single, dating around but cannot find anyone and it makes me sad. And also, mostly I'm really confident about myself but sometimes I think that people don't attract me because I'm not thin enough. I really need some love, I know everyone feels like that... So feeling lonely and stress about thesis make me eat and drink more.

I'm sorry to hear that, Im sure that you will find love when the time is right, the right person will love you for being you no matter what your size and good luck with your thesis - at least you can see the end in sight there xx.

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
07/20 133.4 – 11 ¾ miles walked yesterday – the last mile and a half was actually very vigorous dancing! A brilliant night ! I did think I might have a drop, but heyhoe it is what it is.

07/21 133.4 – 8 miles walked yesterday. A christening today with celebration afterwards at an Indian restaurant.

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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 67 pounds and just 4 pounds from my revised goal weight! A year ago, this seemed like a pipe dream! Trying to settle in to slow weight loss on the way to maintenance!


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 132 (-2.0)
R83 SW 132 EW 130.5 (-1.5)



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 Goal met 7/4!
7/31 131 --
8/31 129 --
9/30 128 -- Final goal weight (Maintain 128-132)


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

CW 132
RGW 131.5

Day/Weight/Comment


R83 SW 132 EW 130.5 (-1.5)

7/12 - 132 Yay! Two days in a row! Dashed to the gym today for a step class, only to find out it was cancelled. The teacher had reminded us to check last week....but I forgot. Ran 3 miles on the treadmill instead. Then ate all my exercise calories and more at a delicious out to brunch with friends! Thought my son and I had fixed the washing machine yesterday (we sent a bum circuit board off to be repaired and re-installed it). It ran two loads and is failing again. Arghh!
7/13 - 132.5 A few extra carbs yesterday...frustration with the washing machine!
7/14 - 132.5 Weighed, but didn't post yesterday morning. Happy to see the same weight. Celebrated my son's birthday last night with cake, so higher carbs, but within budget! Zumba in the morning.
7/15 - 132.5

7/16 - 135 Neighborhood get together with friends. I'm assuming this is the result. Should have been well within calories, and not overly carby. Had two glasses of wine and snacks. Mostly cheese, tuna/chicken salad, a few crackers. Some sweets...but not excessive. And 2.5 hours of gym time!
7/17 - 134.5 I'm thinking some of the gain might be DOMS. Did walking lunges on Monday and my butt is still sore!

7/18 - 134 Down a bit more. Woke up super early to take my husband in for knee surgery, so didn't weigh at the usual time. Also ate too many caramel chocolate chip cookie squares yesterday. Luckily they are gone now!

7/19 - 132.5 So happy to see that that really was just a momentary blip up from DOMS and late night with neighbors! Did pushups today! New max of 12 in a row, full, on the floor!!

7/20 - 132 YAY! Back to my start weight. We will see if I get .5 tomorrow! Did zumba this morning and tried a cross fit class. I was pleasantly surprised with my ability to keep up as I had not done the class before!
7/21 - 130.5 Nice end to the round! Interesting journey this week, as it's the first time in 10 days below start weight. I kind of have a lose, lose, go up, go down....lose lower pattern though. Onto the next round!

R83 SW 132.......... EW 130.5 (-1.5)