JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS - ROUND 85

Female
5’ 4”
46 (going up to 47 next round 😳)

Thursday, 8/1/19 - 123.9
Starting over AGAIN. Was fortunate throughout much of my life to be naturally thin. After two kids, was carrying around an extra 10 pounds. Lost those 10 pounds three years ago with MFP. Surprisingly, wasn’t as hard as I thought with careful MFP logging and exercise. In the intervening three years have let those 10 pounds+ creep back up with working much longer hours, focus on kids, much less formal exercise and not being careful at all with eating (i.e., too much junk food and snacking generally). Clothes don’t fit anymore and feel blah generally. Have tried a week here and a week there, but no real commitment to make a meaningful change. Going to try again now. Trick the first time was the game aspect - wearing Fitbit to see steps add up / logging food and then weighing daily as the “reward” for good habits. Set up now to do all three again this time. Started last week, and saw one pound down over the course of the week. With not too much to lose generally and being older, figure one pound a week is all I can hope for without being reckless (don’t want unsustainable short term success resulting in long term failure). Just one pound per week already has me on 1200 calories per MFP. Fingers crossed and hope my will power stays strong. The beginning is the hardest part!

Friday, 8/2/29 - 123.6
Saturday, 8/3/19 - 123.6
Sunday, 8/4/19 - 124.2
Monday, 8/5/19 - 124.0
Tuesday 8/619 - 124.8
Wednesday, 8/7/19 - 124.2
Thursday, 8/8/19 - 122.7

Friday, 8/9/19 -
Saturday, 8/10/19 -

Roxmom, 5’ 2”
OSW: 228
Jan. 1/19: 201.9

Round 65 (-0.2)
Round 66 (-3.6)
Round 67 (-2.2)
Round 68 (+0.2)
Round 69 (-1.8)
Round 70 (-2.0)
Round 71 (-2.0)
Round 72 (-0.0)

08/01 DNW
08/02 186.4
08/03 186.6
08/04 186.6 ugh! Hopefully, I will have loss after this long weekend is over. I seem to have less willpower on weekends!
08/05 185. Phew, I was beginning to think a loss would never happen.
08/06 185.4 not worried, as I had a good drop yesterday. I just have to keep on the plan.
08/07 184
08/08 184.6

I am a returnee! Hopefully, this time I will get to my initial goal of 170. Of course, I now have an extra 5 lbs to lose which I had regained since my last round

I ’m Karen and I’m 54.
SW-187 Sept. 2018
GW-135
8/5-170-Big weekend of eating and drinking. Monday is always a good day to regroup and get back on track.
8/6-168-
8/7-166-That just goes to show how much garbage I ate over the weekend 🙄. I got my 7 mile walk in and drank lots of water.
8/8-167-Salty food and only got 1/2 of my walk in. Finally it’s cool in the evening for another short walk.

It’s nice to have all of you here!!!🌸☕️

MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 43 FOR ME.

“IT HAS TO BE HARD SO YOU’LL NEVER FORGET”[/mediumorchid] – Bob Harper



MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R84 EW= 199.7
R85 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
07/31 …..199.7….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
08/01 …..202.0 …..

08/02 …..198.2 …..

08/03 …..198.2 …..

08/04 …..198.8 …..

08/05 …..198.8 ….. Just happy to be holding steady. Too many carbs yesterday on my busy Sunday. Grab & go as I cleaned cabins & not enough water. Returning guest in #6 made me a big breakfast including biscuits & gravy. Today will be busy but not so frenzied. Prepped food thawing for dinner. Yesterday’s stats: 2144 Calories In / 3086 Calories Out. 109 Net Carbs. 20,721 Total Steps & 8.77 total miles. I rigorously cleaned cabins for 98 minutes, did general cabin laundry. Some yard work & yard clean-up. I ended the day with a short 10 minute aerobics session. 13/13 fitbit step hours & I slept 5 hours & 19 minutes totally exhausted. Feel pretty good today. Cabin cleaning, yard work, painting projects in the cabins will keep me busy. I hope to get in a walk this evening in my neighborhood. Have a great week everyone!

08/06 …..199.0 ….. Likely from Sunday’s grab & go workday. Yesterday’s stats: 1418 Calories In / 2502 Calories Out. 31 Net Carbs. 13,635 Total Steps & 5.77 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 13 minutes making it two days in a row over 5 hours so I am thrilled with that. I took a nice 30 minute neighborhood walk with neighbor. I will be going to the Hairdresser today for some highlights mixed into the grays. Prepped food is ready & I will work hard to stay on plan today.

08/07 …..196.0 ….. Whoosh! There it is. Great day yesterday. Walked twice. Once for 67 minutes, once for 54 minutes so that probably helped. Also, an extra low calorie day that MFP scolded me on. Yesterday’s stats: 902 Calories In / 2657 Calories Out. 18 Net Carbs. 19,242 Total Steps & 8.14 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours (missed one during hair appointment) & I slept 4 hours & 41 minutes. I've exceeded my 2 lb goal (loss) this round. Now, just to preserve it!

08/08 …..195.8 ….. Happy to see it continue downward. Need more water. Slipped up & had a bit of Sherbet yesterday, otherwise pretty good day for food & moderate exercise. Yesterday’s Stats: 1688 Calories In / 2682 Calories Out. 61 Net Carbs. 13,553 Total Steps & 5.74 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 42 minutes. I have been sleeping better lately with more nights in or near the 5 hour range. I’m not sure why but I’m loving it. I walked twice yesterday at a moderate pace which burned a total of 194 extra calories. The second walk was the longest & I went because of the sherbet. Tomorrow I would like to take my new girlfriend to the local fish fry. She loves fish but struggles financially. I would love to buy her dinner as she is always helpful to me when I need it. Last time I went I did incredibly well with bringing much of it home to my son.

08/09 …..xxxxx …..
08/10 …..xxxxx …..

geauxtigerlily wrote: »

geauxtigerlily wrote: »

I'm in and very excited for Round 85! The last two rounds have been busy for me, but I don't have a lot of other activities going on for the next 10 days, so I want to step everything up a little for this round.

Age: 31
Height: 5'8"
OSW - 169.8 lbs (Sep 2018)
RSW - 146.8 lbs
RGW - 146.0 lbs
UGW: 145 lbs

Round 81: SW 150.2, EW 149.6 (- 0.6 lb), Round Avg = 149.7
Round 82: SW 148.4, EW 148.2 (-0.2 lb), Round Avg = 148.3 (-1.4 lb)
Round 83: SW 148.0, EW 148.0 (+/- 0.0 lb), Round Avg = 148.2 (-0.1 lb)
Round 84: SW 148.4, EW 147.8 (-0.6 lb), Round Avg = 147.9 (-0.3 lb)

Round 85 Goals:
- Practice push-ups every day. I want to be able to do at least 5 on my toes without stopping by the end of August.
- 3 tumblers of water at work/day, 3 workouts/week, and 3 times walking around the neighborhood.
- Nearly every night I have a little sweet snack after we put the kid to bed...it usually fits into my calories, but I'm wondering if I really need it or if it's just a habit. I want to try to not have a late night sweet 5/10 days this round.

Day / Weight / Comment

08/01 - 146.8 I seem to have a very special ability to get a nice low weight on the first day of a round, so that it's hard to compare back to at the end! But I jest, I'm not complaining about any loss. Especially because yesterday I gave into those fast food cravings for lunch - but also made time for two back-to-back classes at the gym (a kettlebell/HIIT style class and a tough kickboxing class), tracked all the food and had a reasonable dinner, so it didn't throw off all my progress. Also, besides a couple of lunches out with coworkers, this is the first time I've bought food for lunch since May!
Now that we're in a new month, I'm done with the distractions of July and setting my sights on our beach trip at the end of the month. It was on our Labor Day beach trip last year that I realized how uncomfortable I felt in my body and that I wanted to make changes. So I'm very excited for the changes I've already made, and for the progress I know I can make in the next month. And that starts with this round!
08/02 - 145.6 Well that's 3 Fridays in a row seeing a 145 on the scale! The last two weeks I've gone up over the weekend, so I'm determined not to let that happen this time! Yesterday was good: I had a lot of water, ate soup for lunch and walked to some stores instead of driving, and I made a salad for dinner and packed another serving for my lunch today. I completed 8 continuous inclined pushups on my desk at work, and also a few at home on the kitchen counter. Also no late night dessert!
08/03 - 143.6 Well. Well. What. **NEW LOW**
What.
I checked like 6 times to make sure this wasn’t a mistake! I doubt it’ll stick around, but a pretty good feeling to know something was working “behind the scenes” even when I didn’t see that on the scale every day. Yesterday was actually closer to maintenance calories than deficit, so I wasn’t expecting this at all!
08/04 - 144.2
08/05 - 146.0 Well I guess I felt like I had some extra room to eat after that big drop on Saturday morning, so my weekend wasn't quite as on point as I wanted it to be, but still happy with where I am this morning! And I did some prep to set myself up for success this week: salad lunches packed, water bottles filled, going to the gym tonight and healthy dinners prepped. I'm going out of town Thursday evening, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to weigh in on the last 2 days, so I'd like to hit my goals before then!
08/06 - 144 Whoosh! Ok, that feels better! Yesterday was on track with my eating (no LNS!) and went to the gym for a conditioning and boxing workout. I worked hard, but still came home to practice my push-ups - feeling a little bit stronger already!
08/07 - 144.4 Normal fluctuation. Proud of myself for not throwing in the towel with dinner last night. I was making chicken enchilada zucchini boats (from SkinnyTaste), which I've made before and know that we liked, but they are more involved than some of the other recipes I make on weeknights. So we ended up eating kind of late, but it was really tasty. I made a note in my recipe app that this one needs some shortcuts or prep work in the future. And now we have a couple of days of leftovers available! But I got in my water, didn't have a snack after dinner, and practiced my push-ups. I was able to do 5 on my toes with breaks in between!

08/08 - 145 Some more upward movement which could be normal (TOM starting), could be the result of some poor decisions yesterday. But I refuse to be bummed about a weight that (up until last week), I hadn't seen on the scale in 3 years! Tuesday setbacks: ate fast food for lunch since I was craving it (as is typical for my TOM) and running errands and stayed up WAY late packing for my trip today. 3 hours of sleep does not make me feel super. Tuesday positives: didn't snack after that fast food, was able to squeeze in a weight lifting workout at the gym, ate healthy leftovers, and practiced a few inclined push-ups. Also NSV: in packing for the trip, I dug out several old shorts that I haven't attempted to try to wear in a few years. THEY FIT! And they're coming on vacation with me!
08/09
08/10

Goals
Practice Push-ups: 8️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣8️⃣🔟5️⃣⏺⏺⏺
Water: 💦💦🚫🚫💦💦💦⬜️⬜️⬜️
Walking:⬜️⬜️⬜️
Workouts: ☑️☑️❌|☑️☑️⬜️
No LNS: ✅✅✅✅⬜️

End of Round 85 weight - 161.4

8/1 - 161.6
8/2 - 161.8
8/3 - 161.8
8/4 - 162.4
8/5 - 163.8
8/6 - 161.4
8/7 - 161.4
8/8 - 162.0
8/9 -
8/10

47, male, 5'11"
Original SW/BF%: 229.2/19.6, 7/31/2019
Ultimate GW: 195.0

R85 SW/BF%: 229.2/19.6
R85 Goal: 229.0

Day/Weight/Comment

08/01: 228.8 (-0.4)/19.5 (-0.1). First day back, tracked all my food, and was under calories by a bit. So far, so good. I may try to hit the gym today, but if not today, tomorrow for sure.

08/02: 229.0 (+0.2)/19.5 (0.0). It took me one day to remember one of the main reasons why getting healthy and fit can be a challenge. Wife and I got take-out last night, and she picked up the food. I ordered EXACTLY what I wanted, and she decided to order 510 calories worth of food that I didn't ask for. It's hard for me to say no when it's in front of me. I would have been just about at my calorie goal otherwise.

08/03: 228.4 (-0.6)/19.4 (-0.1). Didn't eat particularly well yesterday, especially in the evening, but did better with portion control than I have recently (little steps). I had a couple of glasses of delicious red wine with dinner, and a healthy little snack in the evening. But my wife is gone for the next three days, so I should be able to get a nice jump-start/boost into my weight loss. I'm also headed to the gym as soon as I'm finished posting; I'll let you all know how it goes in my post tomorrow!

08/04: 230.4 (+2.0)/19.6 (+0.2). Hmm. I went to the gym yesterday, and I felt better than I have in a long time. Ate within my calories... didn't even eat back my exercise calories... and I'm up 2.0 lbs. If I take a snapshot of the last 24 hours it makes no sense. But if I think about my eating the two days prior, I get it. Consequences seem to occur a day or two later than I expect them to. I had did well yesterday, and I'll focus on having a good day today as well.

08/05: 229.8 (-0.6)/19.5 (-0.1). I ate better most of the day, but went to a birthday party in the evening. I generally did a good job with portion control, but missed my calorie goal by about 150.

08/06: 230.2 (+0.4)/19.6 (+0.1). This weigh-in was maddening (at first). I didn't get it. I was good yesterday, ALL DAY LONG. How the hell do I gain weight when I'm GOOD!?!? I think I know the answer. Because. I've had an up-and-down first challenge, and, for the most part, I've hit my calorie goal at about a 50% clip, including two days where I had 2+ drinks. I also know that, in the past, there's no linear relationship between what I do (or eat) in a day and the following day's weigh-in. I forget sometimes how important it is to look for trends, no matter how much I know this. I'm going to try to finish strong; my adjusted goal for the challenge is to lose a total of 0.2 lbs, which would mean losing 1.2 lbs over the next four weigh-ins.

08/07: 228.6 (-1.6)/19.4 (-0.2). That's better... a WHOOSH! This challenge has been filled with a lot of "ups," so it's nice to finally have a little bit of a "down" when reading the scale. I was under my calorie goal again yesterday; that part of things seems to be getting easier. I'm able to say "no" to things like french fries and sweets, where I have had serious difficulty with either previously. When the wife and I order out, I'm EXPLICIT about what I would like, what I DO NOT want (she likes to add a cookie or side she is buying FOR ME without asking), and how I'm NOT going to graze on anything she has left over (another bad habit of mine). I love being accountable, as much as I hate it. It feels like it's been a roller-coaster ride this so far, but it's so nice to be able to look back over the week and think about areas in which I can improve. I'm feeling really motivated to finish off this challenge in a strong way. I also talked with a co-worker yesterday, who decided I HAVE TO get more cardio in (I like to lift weights, but I hate cardio). I'm going to commit, every time I go to the gym, to either 30 minutes on the elliptical (steady state) or doing an HIIT workout on the elliptical. I'm also going to work basketball back into my schedule. I'm aiming eventually to go twice per week, but I'll start with one for a while. I will be in the gym tonight.

Two side notes - 1) I finished GOT last night (not sure how I feel about the ending yet), and 2) I've been in these challenges before, but under a different name. I felt like I had to change things up in order to get some traction, so I deleted my old MFP account.

08/08: 225.8 (-3.0)/19.1 (-0.5). Another WHOOSH!!!. Sometimes they just seem to happen when you need them, and I am REALLY happy it happened during my first challenge. Have I been perfect? No, not at all. Have I been working really hard? Yes. I really have. I deserve this today. Slightly over calories last night, and did not make it to the gym, but ate REALLY healthy.

08/09:
08/10:

Back again! Saw 141.7 last round once so I would like to get back down to that this round. Goals are to stay under 145.0 and drop my 10 day average again. I would also like to see a new low, but the last round I dropped 4 pounds and bounced around a lot. So this round I would be happy just to stabilize at 141/142.

Age 39 for another 5 weeks, Height 5' 3.5"

Last couple of rounds stats
Round 82: 146.5 - 146.3 Avg 146.93
Round 83: 146.3 - 145.9 Avg 146.72
Round 84: 145.9 - 143.7 Avg 144.28

08/01- 143.7 still holding onto Tuesday nights date night. Was hoping I would drop, but still hanging out here. Was on track all day yesterday and so far today I have been good. I have dinner planned tonight and we will be watching the first football game of the season, so should be relaxing for the most part.

08/02- 142.2 this is more where I thought I should have been the last couple of days. My 5 day average is the lowest it has been and maybe I will hit a new low tomorrow on my "official weigh in day". Last Saturday I weighed in at 141.7, so we will see what it says tomorrow. Dinner is in the crock pot and planned and so far today I have been on track. Took my daughter (my middle child) to go and register for her senior year of high school and get her schedule. Can't believe I will have another one graduating this year.

08/03- 142.2 way to many beers last night again. I have to get it together. I have done that twice now this week. I pretty much drank my calories last night, which is not doing anything for my weight loss. Had a good time, but isn’t going to help me lose these last couple of pounds and get into the 130’s. Water, water, no alcohol, and eat right today and maybe I will see a drop by Monday.

08/04- 142.2 Holding steady. Going to see Hobbs and Shaw with the hubby today and probably grab some lunch. We have to do a couple of maintenance things around the house this morning and buy a new lawn mower. So hopefully I can stay on tack and start getting it together.

08/05- 144.6 did not keep it together at all yesterday. Food was spot on, but had a couple of drinks at the movies and then a couple of more at dinner after the movies. I think I am replacing food with liquor. I am trying really hard not to snack and instead I am noticing I am drinking more. We did not buy popcorn or candy while at the movies because I didn't want the extra calories, but instead ended up drinking my beers faster and having more than normal. So this week I am going to have to switch something up.

08/06- 144.0 was on track all day yesterday. Still up from Sunday and Fridays shenanigans, but should be back down by tomorrow. Looking to finish this round strong, but have had numerous days where I was slacking and less days that I was working in this 10 day challenge. So I am trying to change that now. 4 days left to get back to 141 and it's easily doable if I stick to it and not mess up the next couple of days.

08/07- 142.1 Back down again. On track for today and meals are planned. Looking to drop again tomorrow, but we will see what happens. I never know anymore what that stupid scale will say in the am, lol. If I can hang out at around 141.xx for the rest of the challenge and stabilize I will be happy.

08/08- 142.1 I was expecting to be lower this morning, but I am the same. Usually I have a 3 pounds difference in my weight from when I weigh at night and the next morning. Last night I weighed 144.0, so I should have been 141.xx, but obviously I didn't. Was on track all day and have everything planned today. Happy with my progress and looking to finish up the round strong!

08/09-
08/10-

5'3", 60 yrs old

Round 3/85

SW: 222.9
GW for this round: 220.9
UGW: 150

Day/Weight/Comment
08/01: 222.9
08/02: 222.9 Got a little carried away with the nachos we had for dinner, plus ate way too late!
08/03: 221.2 Finally the numbers are going in the right direction. Got my 10,000 steps in yesterday.
08/04: DNW
08/05: 220.0 I'm pretty happy about this 😀
08/06: 218.8 Only got in 5500 steps, but got in the pool for just a bit. Trying to do keto and IF.
08/07: 218.1 Got in just over 7000 steps. Doing IF and only ate one time yesterday. Of course it helped that I had a Dr. appointment at 1:45 in the afternoon and needed to go in fasting. By the time I got out of his office, went to the lab and waited, we finally got to eat at 5pm.
08/08: 217.0 I'm having a difficult time believing the scales. Surely this must be water weight that I'm losing. Though I am happy the scales are going down 😊
08/09
08/10

Female
Age: 40
Height: 5'9"
Historical SW: 251.6 lbs 9/14/2015
Restart W: 241.4 7/12/2019

R83 EW: 238.5 Goal ✅
R84 EW: 234.5 Goal ✅

Goal: Release 2 lbs per round.
Ultimate Goal: 175 lbs, reevaluate at that point

🌄🛣️🚙 August 🌻😎🌄
1: DNW Was in a hurry to get out the door this morning, and we're out of town until tomorrow night. I did ok with food today. I have a huge deficit because we did a lot of walking, but my carbs were high. I've got plans for a Jucy Lucy tomorrow, so I've got plan my day around that. Lots of walking again though!
2: DNW Out of town. Getting ready to take a nice long walk around one of the many lakes in Minneapolis. Food is planned out for the day with some wiggle room even before Fitbit gives me an extra calorie allowance.
3: 233.4 Gone for two days; down a pound... I'll take it!
4: 233
5: 232.7
6: 232.7
7: 232.6
8: 231.6 Carb intake over the last few days was pretty much the same, but the timing was different. I'm finding that the bulk of my carbs need to be eaten before my last meal of the day.
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