JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 86

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 ✅
R85 EW: 231.4 Goal ✅

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

🌄🛣️🚙 August 🌻😎🌄
11: 230.7 Day trip across the state today, but I feel pretty confident about managing my food intake and the timing.
12: 231.6 Kept to calories and IF schedule, but had fast food for supper. I couldn't find a decent restaurant easily from the interstate. Then we were just in small towns and reaching the end of my eating window. It's all good though.
13: 231.4
14: 232 Yesterday was a really good day health wise. Anyone else have stalls or gains during ovulation?
15: 232.1 Same deal as yesterday. I have a feeling there will be a nice whoosh before this round is over!
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There's no such thing as failure; only feedback.

MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 44 FOR ME.

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” ~Thomas Edison




MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R85 EW= 197.0
R86 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
08/10 …..197.0….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
08/11 …..197.0 …..
08/12 …..199.8 ….. [/color=limegreen
08/13 …..196.6 …..

08/14 …..197.8 ….. I was out of town with my brother for his appointment (he will need to see a specialist). He chose a bar / restaurant for dinner and the reuben sandwich was the best I’ve ever had. I also split some sweet potato fries. Meal, overall, was too carby and loaded with starch & sodium, so I’ll be flushing today with extra water. Today I will be extra mindful of my diet. Yesterday’s stats: Calorie overload in / 2,772 Calories Out. Carb overload. 15,481 Total Steps & 6.55 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 35 minutes. I very briskly walked for 57 minutes upon returning home. I rigorously cleaned cabins late last night for 104 minutes . Total extra calorie burn 897. I stopped at rest stops during the day trip to fit in walking each hour. I left the restaurant twice during dinner to walk the parking lot. I’m sure fellow diners thought I went out to smoke lol! Hopefully I will see the scale go down tomorrow. I HATE typing my weight in a green gain instead of a red loss, but when I know I’ve caused it, I need to see it and be honest to myself about it. Tomorrow it will be typed in a red loss!

08/15 …..195.4 ….. A nice whoosh & almost to goal for this round. I realized that I was focusing on the BIG PICTURE instead of just 10 days. So I am trying hard just to make sure I make the 2 lb loss. I spent some of the past couple of days really reading over some of the spoilers again in some of the posts. Posts like @MadisonMolly20 , @shunggie , @quiltingjaine , @kmfeig87 , @jaccimc63 and dozens more. Seeing the one or two pounds, and even the partial pounds come off during their journeys has re-inspired me. The progress is phenomenal. Was I waiting for 50 pounds to just fall off all at once, not really, but maybe……. Anyway, my eye is on the prize. 2 lbs per round. I think I can achieve that if I just focus on that alone & watch myself during travel. Yesterday’s stats: 1011 Calories In / 2861 Calories Out. 15 Net Carbs. 18,054 Total Steps & 7.64 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 46 minutes. I took a neighborhood walk for 58 minutes & I rigorously cleaned tourist cabins for 53 minutes. Total extra calorie burn 611.


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Hi everyone. Glad to see everyone back again for another round and that we have so many new people joining. Last round I finally got into a new decade (139.6) but messed up right away and killed that weight,lol. Stress got me for a couple of days so I am back at it again and will try to get back down.

Round 83: 146.3 - 145.9 Avg 146.72
Round 84: 145.9 - 143.7 Avg 144.28
Round 85: 143.7 - 139.6 Avg 142.35

08/11 - 141.5 up a bit today, not unexpected. Got into a bit of an argument with my husband last night and ate my emotions today. Men just drive me crazy with how simple they think sometimes, at least that is the way husband is. I crave carbs and comfort food when I am upset, so I consoled myself with them. We have been married so many years we hardly ever argue and when we do we make up fairly quickly, but he just makes me so angry sometimes. Uugghhh

08/12 - 145.0 so here is the rest of my emotional eating on Saturday and I was horrible yesterday. Of course we have already made up, but then he took me to lunch to apologize and I had 2 bloody Mary's so the sodium and carbs are through the roof right now. Water, water, and water today to get me back down. 5.4 pounds from Saturday morning to Monday morning is such a bummer. I have been doing this long enough to know not to freak out though and within a couple of days I will be back down. One weekend of emotional eating and drinking and this is what happens. I have to learn how to deal with things a little better I think, lol.

08/13 - 145.0 I am thinking this is all hormonal. I have been extremely sensitive and moody the last couple of days. I also wanted salt/sour things all weekend and couldn't satisfy my cravings. There is no reason for my weight to be this high and still be up other than stupid hormones. I know when just looking at my husband annoys me that there is something else going on. I am actually feeling a bit better today and can see how crazy I have been the last couple of days. I should have known when the scale jumped up almost 6 pounds over night and has stayed there something else is influencing it. Hopefully by Thursday or Friday I will be back to normal. Just have to stay the course at this point.

08/14 - 142.7 back down and feeling back to "normal". I am not mad at the world anymore, lol, and can actually think straight again. I love being a woman sometimes! Hopefully I will be back down to my 140/141 tomorrow and be able to hold steady there the rest of the round. I have 1 more round after this one to try and get into the next decade and stabilize before birthdays, vacation, and 3 day weekends take over for a month. The end of August and first half of September are going to be challenging, but I think I am up for it.

08/15 - 142.7 same as yesterday which is good, because I was not great last night. 3 beers, a half a piece of lasagna, and a garlic knot for dinner. Thankfully I started with a huge salad and I had only had 300 calories all day before that. It was so nice outside last night my husband and I sat out in the back yard and just enjoyed the evening. That's where my 3 beers came in, lol. Oh well, hopefully I can keep it together this weekend because I haven't accomplished much this week. I am still up about 3lbs from the ending of the last round, so if I can get rid of at least 1 more pound I will be happy. These last 5-7 pounds are really stubborn.

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jaccimc63 wrote: »

shunggie wrote: »

shunggie wrote: »

@abowersgirl There are few things more frustrating than what you're going thru. Big Hugs to you.

Why would this get a WOO? I meant it kindly.

When I was new to the message boards, I thought "woo" meant "woohoo" as in Great Job! I found out, after I had mistakenly wooed some posts, that it meant B.S. I suspect someone else on here has made the same mistake. Also, I think @abowersgirl mis-interpreted your post, as had I at first glance. I had initially read it as saying "There are A few things more frustrating than what you're going thru." which could sound a little snarky. I re-read it right away and realized what you meant was that there aren't many things more frustrating than a plateau.

Yes they really should change that. I thought the same thing!! When I see someone has clicked on "Woo" I automatically assumed they do not know it is negative. People have asked them to remove it as it is negative and there is no need for it on any level. As my Mom always used to say IF you don't have anything good (or encouraging) to say then don't say anything. That rule has served me well. Of course we all say negative things but there is a time and place for it and on the message boards is not the forum for it. If I have something well meaning to say to someone of MFP I send them a message and believe me you it is well thought out so as not to offend in any way. We all have had enough of that over the years and we do not come here for the negativity. Well meaning advice seasoned with salt and said in a kind way is all ways refreshing and received well by most. I know it is for me. It is all in the way it is presented. Some things I don't understand about MFP but not much I can do or complain about since it is FREE I make a suggestion and move on....... END of VENT

31, Female, 5'3"
Highest weight ever: 217
Original SW: 203.0 (7-31-2019)
Ultimate GW: 180.0

R85 EW: 200.8 (-2.2)

Goal for R86: 200.0

Day/Weight/Comment

8/11: 201.6 (+.8) not too bad. Expected far worse. Didn’t make it to the gym yesterday and went over my calories. Had family day and although I weighed all my food and portioned It properly. I gave in at night for ice cream with the family. Today I have a kids bday party. Going to try super hard to be better.

8/12: 200.6 (-1.0) I’m ok with this. I did good yesterday but I didn’t have enough water like I usually do and I also didn’t eat very good. I ate small but I ate crap. I was super exhausted so it threw me off nans I was at a birthday party for kids. So too much was accessible.

8/13: 200.8 (-.2) I’m not sure what happened. I was far under my calories. Had 2 workouts yesterday and drank over a gallon of water. Yesterday was the best I felt in a while. And yet the scale went the wrong way. What the heck!!

8/14: 199.6 (-1.2) yesterday was a pretty good day. Good gym session. Good food choices. Plenty of water. Soccer game at night. I felt really good when u went to sleep and i am content with today’s results. It’s a slow journey but at least I’m on it. Thanks for the support

8/15: 201.0 (+1.4) well I have no idea what’s going on anymore I lower my calorie intake. I’m working out. I’m staying active. I’m not eating late at night. And I’m not making any progress. My new challenge goal is to just get to my starting weight for the challenge.


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Aug 10, 2019 Round 86 (My 1st Round)
Female – Age: 52 - Height: 5’8”
Highest Weight Ever: 183
Current Weight: 179
Goal for this round: to lose 3 lbs.
Ultimate Goal Weight: 140

8/11 – 177.9 Having a family dinner tonight (steak) so the goal is to keep portion sizes small but still enjoy the meal.
I managed to keep my calories within a good range but the meal was much heavier than I would like. Will see tomorrow how it affected my weight.

8/12 – 177.9 Kept calories low today to see if I can get a drop in numbers tomorrow.

8/13 – 176.4 Will be playing tennis today so fingers crossed for another drop tomorrow.
(Played 1 ½ hours of singles)

8/14 – 175.0 No Exercise today.

8/15 – 175.5 A small gain. Could have been the spaghetti for dinner or the lack of exercise yesterday. Played 1 ½ hrs of tennis (doubles) today so hoping for better numbers tomorrow.

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@angela1980r Welcome and Happy Anniversary!!

@ConfidentRaven Welcome to 2topia!!!

@RecommittingNYC Happy Birthday!

@debbie7373 I hope you are doing better after your procedure!

@hammycakes So sorry to hear about the breast cancer. Sending prayers for you that the radiation does it's job and that you tolerate it well, both mentally & physically.

@jaccimc63 Wishing you a quick and painfree passing of the stones!

@Hilogirl2018 Tell your friend that CICO works for the last 5-7 pounds...but with only a little to lose at pretty low BMI, he really wants to aim for only .5 lb/week. At .5 lb/week loss, he really has to look at his trend weight, as daily fluctuations can mask that slow of a loss PLUS weight loss isn't linear. If he sticks to it, it will happen!

@SheilaBoneham Beautiful garden!!

@MBabydoll Awesome losing!

@abowersgirl Stephanie, so sorry for all of the stress and health issues frustrating you along with the weight loss plateau. Sending you hugs and prayers and hoping that things start to get better soon. Unfortunately stress and the accompanying cortisol produced by your body can also mess with progress. Hugs. Also, I think that @shunggie was sympathizing with your frustration over the plateau, not blowing it off, and I'm sorry that you judged by what she meant to be a kind comment. Hugs.

GOAL. This month I am planning a non stop dieting month. August 1-September 1 (5 day exception)

Round 86
OW 230
Spoiler
Round 46 SW 178 EW 172.6 (-5.4) 👍
Round 47 SW 172.6 EW 170.8 (-1.8)👎
Round 48 SW 170.8 EW 168 (-2.8)👍
Round 49 SW 168 EW 166.8 (-1.2) 👎
Round 50 SW 166.8 EW 163.6 (-3.2) 👍
Round 51 SW 163.6 EW 161.4 (-2.2)👎
Round 52 SW 161.4 EW 157.8 (-3.6)👍
Round 53 SW 157.8 EW 156.2 (-1.6)👎
Round 54 SW 156.2 EW 155.8 (-.04) 👎
Round 55 SW 155.8 EW 151.2 (-4.6) 😄😁👍
Round 56 SW 151.2 EW 149.8 (-1.4) 👍
Round 57 SW 149.8 EW 148.2 (-1.6) 👎
Round 58 SW 148.2 EW 147.2 (-1) 👎
Round 59 SW 147.2 EW 146.2 (-1) 👍
Round 60 SW 146.2 EW 145.2 (-1) 👍
Round 61 SW 145.2 EW 142.4 (-2.8) 👍
Round 62 SW 142.4 EW 142.4 (0) 👎
Round 63 SW 142.4 EW 146.6 (+4.4) 👎 my first gain since joining 🎄
Round 64 SW 146.6 EW 142.8 (-3.8) 👍
Round 65 SW 142.8 EW 141.8 (-1) 👎
Round 66 SW 141.8 EW 140.8 (-1)👍
Round 67 SW 140.8 EW 141.2 (+0.2) 👎
Round 68 SW 141.2 EW 139.8 (-1.4) 👍
Round 69 Sw 139.8 Ew 138.6 (-1.2) 👎
Round 70 SW 138.6 ew 138.8 (+.2) 👎
Round 71 SW 138.8 Ew 138.4 (-.4) 👎
Round 72 SW 138.4 EW 138.2 (-.2) 👎
Round 73 SW 138.2 EW 136. (-2) 👍
Round 74 SW 136.2 Ew 139 (+2.8)👎🐰🐣 Easter gain
Round 75 SW 139 ew 139.8 (+.8) 👎having trouble sticking to it
Round 76 SW 139.8 Ew 141 (+1.2) double yikes 👎
Round 77 SW 141 Ew 135.8 (-5.2) 👍😃
Round 78 SW 135.8 Ew 138.8 (+3)😥😥👎
Round 79 SW 138.8 Ew 138.6 (-.2) 😥👎
Round 80 SW 138.6 Ew 138 (-.6)👎
Round 81 SW 138 EW 135.8 (-2.2) 👎
Round 82 SW 135.8 EW 137 (+1.2)👎
Round 83 SW 137 Ew 138 (+1)👎
Round 84 SW 138 Ew 139 (+1) 👎
Round 85 Sw 139 Ew 139 (0) 👎

Round 41
SW 139
GW 135
UGW 125


08/11 - 139 9/31 I am really getting so frustrated I can cry. This isn't fair anymore... If anyone pulled my activity, constant moving and eating habits they would be withering to nothing... I am really starting to hate this. I am working way to hard to see no results. This is not fair!!!! I have even dropped foods and replaced them with fruits and veggies last week... I haven't eaten this healthy in almost two months but I seem to see steadily be climbing. I dont know what to do anymore 😭😭

08/12 - 140 10/31 something has to change. I have been watching my macros and they seem fine. Super frustrated. Going to try one last thing. Hopefully that helps or else I am going to need a nutritionist or something to really beat this weight

08/13 - no weigh in 11/31

08/14 - no weigh in 12/31.

08/15 - no weigh in.. and ate like crap today. So emotional and tired. Just trying to keep swimming.

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AR10at50 wrote: »

@SheilaBoneham - I love your garden!!!!! Great job!!!!! So much more rewarding than housework!!!! 🌸👍

@AR10at50 Housework? What’s that? Seriously, I can’t stay inside when the weather is so gorgeous! Thanks for your comment.

F43/5’7”
OSW 218.6
R84EW 153.8
Day-weight-steps
08/11 153.8 - 17,100
08/12 152.8 - 17,700
08/13 152.8 - 14,100
08/14 151.6 - 5,500
08/15 152.4 - 12,600 stomach sick most of night so not sure why the increase
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My thoughts and prayers go out to those going thru trying situations in their lives currently. I don't have time to mention them all, but I have read them all, and my heart goes out to you each of you. I have friends who are going thru similar pains, situations and tribulations. Somehow this too shall pass. You will find a way to get thru it whatever your belief is. Keep your chins up, stay positive, keep shining, smile when you can, and cry when you need to. Most of all let your family and friends help you and be there for you. They may not always know what to say and they may not always say the right things but trust me they love you. Forgive them if they do or say the wrong things. Thinking of you all as you cope each day. Sending you all positive thoughts...
(((HUGS)))

I am in for another round! Hoping to finish this round at 234.x

Age: 31
Height: 5’4”
SW: 236.7 (-.7lb)
GW: 192

R84 - EW=239.2 (+2.5lb)
R85 - EW=236.0 (-3.2lb)

Day/Weight/Comment
08/11 - 236.3 - was not as strict as I wanted to be yesterday; I didn’t log so I’m not 100% sure the “damage” but this is all about balance and being consistent when you can’t be perfect.

08/12 - DNW - skipped the scale intentionally this morning, didn’t want to make my Monday even Monday-y-er because of the fluctuations. Today I was spot on with eating though for the first time in a while. Who knew making good choices throughout the day would make it easier to stay under my target calories Lolol!

08/13 - 238.7 - 🙄; still plan on making today a good one.

08/14 - 238.7 - 🤷🏾‍♀️ have a work function tonight (and tomorrow actually). I will enjoy a glass of wine and try to keep the food choices light.

08/15 - DNW - choosing not to weigh for the next several days. Several work functions this week - I tried to make good choices (and made better than I would have otherwise) but not the best in water and wine 😂 I feel the water retention/bloat all the way down to my feet. Gym in the AM. Still checking in even though I am skipping the scale for my own sanity.

08/16 - DNW

08/17 - DNW

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08/20

Second 10D challenge
F53, 5’8
SW 244
GW by end of challenge 238
AM weigh-ins

Food goals: whole foods, raise protein intake, lowish carbs, IF, 1200 calorie max
Exercise: 20min stretch + one focused video workout


Day/Weight/Comment
08/11 244 Still need to do stretches
08/12 243 kayaked today for almost 4 hours. No stretches- What the hell is my problem with doing simple stretches?
08/13 243. No stretches. Took vits, IF
08/14 243 No stretches and gee, admitting it doesn’t seem to be a motivator now does it!
08/15 242 nope
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