JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 88

39, male, 5'8
Original Starting Weight: 386.6 lbs, 1/1/2019
Longterm Goal Weight: 195.0 lbs

Round 88
Starting Weight: 309.7 lbs
Goal Weight: 307.7 lbs

Day/Weight/Comment

08/31: 309.8 lbs (+0.1) … /shrug

09/01: 306.2 lbs (-3.6) … sweet, sweet uptick recovery. New low… with this weight I’ve now lost 80 lbs! Completed Couch to 5k Week 3 Day 2 this morning.

09/02: 305.9 lbs (-0.3) … it’s been a good 3 day weekend!

09/03: 305.8 lbs (-0.1) … I’m glad to see that these weigh ins aren’t a fluke! Completed Couch to 5k Week 3 Day 3 this morning.

09/04: 308.1 lbs (+2.3) … upticks happen, but I’m glad that I’m still under my round starting weight by a decent amount.

09/05: 307.5 lbs (-0.6) … bit better today. It would have been lower if I hadn’t ate closer to maintenance yesterday. Had a huge appetite for some reason.

09/06: 306.2 lbs (-1.3) … more uptick recovery. I’ve been eating more than usual for the past two days due to an increased appetite. Wednesday was still below budget when accounting for exercise calories and yesterday was a bit over budget. Glad to see that it’s not negatively affecting my morning weigh ins. Completed Couch to 5k Week 4 Day 1 this morning. Jogging intervals were pushed to alternating 3 minutes / 5 minutes, and I certainly felt those longer intervals in my legs.

09/07: 306.8 lbs (+0.6) … ate a bigger dinner last night, that’s likely all this is. Hopefully it’ll drop tomorrow a bit.

09/08: 306.4 lbs (-0.4) … kind of hovering around the same weight now, which is fine. Completed Couch to 5k Week 4 Day 2 this morning. Still very tiring. I may end up needing to repeat a day before W5D3’s 20 minutes of jogging with no walking. We’ll see how the rest of this week goes.

09/09: 307.8 lbs (+1.4) … missed my goal by 0.1 lbs. Oh well, this fluctuation will likely drop off in the next day or two.

Challenge delta: -1.9 lbs
Total Weight Loss: 78.8 lbs

My jgm10d History

Female 37 Yrs Old
SW: 234.8
Current UGW: 180

Previous Rounds:
Round 88 SW: 221.4
Round 88 EW: 219 (reassessed original goal of 218)

Day/Weight/Comment
08/31- 221.4
09/01- did not weigh
09/02 - 226 - yikes! Consequences of a night out..
09/03 - 224.4 - I'm going to spend this week making up for Sunday evening.
09/04 - 222.6 - See? Plus I was home yesterday and feeling particularly lazy. Getting my butt in gear as of today! I want to get close to my weight goal this round
09/05 - 222.8 - Ugh, the first day in a long time I went over 200g of carbs. On a positive note, I made my step goal and had a great walk with my son.
09/06 - 222.4 - I can't wait to get out of the 220's. I'm frustrated because I know that I'm not making the best choices this week. I'm making mostly good choices with some not so great sprinkled in. Chips are my kryptonite and when I buy them for the kids I end up overeating them (I don't like to deprive myself, but I'll eat 2 bags instead of 1). Also, I've been so beat at the end of the day and unmotivated to exercise. I know that I'll feel better once I do, but I just don't....I know this will pass. It could just be my TOM making me feel this way as well. I should be proud that I've quit smoking and drinking for 2 months and have not been shoving everything I can in my face...
09/07 - 222.6 - Looking back on the week, I wasn't so bad. I'm entering this on Monday so I already know that I've blown the week over this weekend. I really think it's the TOM (TMI, but I'm never sure because of my IUD, I just know by how much I'm craving snacks, bloating and how emotional I feel)
09/08 - DNW - Went out for lunch and had alcohol for the first time in 2 months. I enjoyed my time with friends I haven't been able to spend time with in a while, but I know I went a little overboard with food.
09/09 - 226.2 - Aaannndd here are the consequences of my actions to close out these past 10 days. I'm getting back on track but I need to get it together on the weekends. They are ruining my progress. Also, I need to get back into exercising. I've taken a couple weeks off and cannot afford to take any more. I'm not feeling great about myself.

Previous Rounds:
R81 - EW 215.2 (-0.8 lbs!)
R82 - EW 214.8 (-0.4 lbs!)
R83 - traveling - back up to 215
R84 - EW 209.2 (-5.8 lbs!!!)
R85 - EW 208.5 (-0.7 lbs!)
R86 - EW 206.8 (-1.7 lbs!!)
R87 - EW 204.2 (-2.6 lbs!!)
Total Lost So Far: 11.8 lbs!!!

Female - Age: 30 - Height 5'11"
SW: 216
CW: 204.2
CGW: 202.2
UGW: 150
Goals this round: drop 2 lbs

08/31 - out of town DNW. Went to a friend's wedding and had a lot of fun. Managed to stay keto despite all the delicious looking temptations. Went for a hike before the wedding, so got a little exercise in
09/01 - out of town DNW. Went wedding dress shopping and the store had only three dresses that fit me 😭 most of their samples were street size equivalent 10 and below. I felt really crappy and embarrassed and also just stressed about how I'm going to find a dress I like if I cant even see what they look like on me. But I'm trying to move past it and start looking for wedding stores that carry bigger sizes. Made it home this afternoon and some friends stayed the night with us. They made cocktails and cookies and got a giant bag of peanut m&ms... All things I love and I kept wanting to give in but I didn't. So I have that positive to hold onto from today
09/02 - 204.4! First weigh in after two days away. A little bit up but not as high as I had feared. I looked so big yesterday in those dresses, I thought for sure I gained back. Now to hopefully make progress in the other direction! Doing lots of chores today but will try to exercise and stick to my calorie goals.
09/03 - 204.6 up again. I'm surprised it's not higher because I feel SO bloated this morning. I dont know why. Hopefully with exercise and good diet today, I can reverse this and start to go down a little
09/04 - 203.4! I can't believe it! So happy, I hope I'm able to keep this up and this isn't just a quick blip down before bouncing back up again. Had a lot of trouble focusing at work yesterday, trying to do better today. Sticking to my diet and hoping to get a good youtube workout in today. Yesterday I did a popsugar video that I liked, so maybe I'll see what other videos they have.
09/05 - 202.4! Wow, I'm so surprised but happy. Didnt exercise yesterday but I will definitely exercise today. Try to give my legs a break as they will get an intense workout tomorrow. Going to make healthy choices today and try to hold on to this loss
09/06 - 202! Oh man, was totally expecting to flux back up. Really happy that hasnt happened (yet!). Super intense workout today, can barely walk. Going to stretch a lot and take it easy tomorrow. Headed to a friends house for tonight and tomorrow. Will try hard to avoid the inevitable junk food temptations - packing lots of healthy snacks! Wont be able to weigh tomorrow at my usual time so fingers crossed I can maintain progress while out of town.
09/07 - DNW
09/08 - DNW
09/09 - 205!! Oy vey... Three pounds up. Not really sure why, I stuck to my diet while out of town. I had a couple glasses of wine throughout the weekend but made sure it was within ny macro/calorie allowance. I did eat all restaurant meals so maybe it's salt causing water retention or maybe I underestimated calories in restaurant salads. I'm really bummed out. My first challenge ending with a gain AND my first challenge where I achieved my several-year-lowest-weight of 202. *Sigh* Going to use this as motivation to exercise hard today and stick well to my diet. Hopefully next challenge goes better!

43, Female, 5'7
Highest weight ever: 260
Original SW: 184.5 (8/21)
Ultimate GW: 155

R88 EW: 183 (8/30) -1.5 pounds

Goal for R88: 180

Day/Weight/Comment

8/31 181.5 (-1.5) level was very low. Food intake was good, managed to hit the gym and give it my all.
9/1 181.5 +/- 0 Went to the gym with SIL, some cardio, shoulders, and back. I was craving carbs today.
9/2 182 +.5 Gym day included cardio and legs @anlaing016 has strong legs and pushed me to the limit. Who needs to walk on arm day right?
9/3 180.5 (-1.5) Boot camp in the morning and 45 minutes of cardio. Meal prepped early in the day to keep myself on track.
9/4 180 (-.5) Boot camp and 30 minutes of cardio. Eating clean seems to be working
9/5 181 +1 This challenge and logging my food seem to be working with the weight loss. Hard time finishing my water today. Boot camp and cardio but sat a lot at work.
9/6 180.5 (-.5) felt very sluggish today
9/7 180.5 +/- 0 Did very well up until dinner, Red Robin with the family. I’m glad that the scale didn’t notice my cheat meal.
9/8 181.5 +1 My brother said that I looked very skinny yesterday, little does he know that his wife has me on this challenge @anlaing016. Walked and ate a lot at Disneyland yesterday but back on track today. Weekends are always the hardest for me.
9/9 182 +.5 Carb overload yesterday but it’s a new week and a new day! Went to the gym this morning and feeling so much better.

Female 5’1” Age 69.5 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008)
UGW 125 (HS weight 1968) SW Rnd 88* 122.0 on 9/1 AW 121.75


We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19

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8/30 No scale. On a ship.
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8/31 NWI Up before 5AM! BPC on board. Back to Long Beach and fly home. Will add final weight on 9/1 which might be up due to travel but will be fine. Still fit in my size 4 shorts - good thing because that’s all I brought! El Pollo Loco double chicken avocado salad. Half for lunch when we got home and half for dinner after picking up DGD and her friends at the airport, taking them for groceries and dropping them at their hotel.
9/1 122.0 Back home in my own bed last night. Ship’s beds are comfortable but there’s no place like home!
9/2 122.0 I didn’t drink enough water on the ship last week because I failed to take my larger water glass. Now need to get back at it. I’ve caught up on the posts from the time I logged in last night. Missed 137 posts in the last round but c’est la vie.
9/3 DNW Three 22 year olds in the house (DGD#2 and 2 of her high school friends made there annual girls trip to Las Vegas.) We gave them the hall bathroom which is where the scale is. It was in use when I got up early. My tummy is very grumpy this morning. Yesterday OMAD at Golden Corral, no snacks except cream in my coffee.
9/4 122.0 Realized in the evening that I had not had my BPC in the morning as one of the girls was sleeping on the couch. Bouncing back is harder when you get older- even a few months older. All of this travel is having an impact also. Being with Mbabydoll was the BEST! I know I can do this. Making good choices with an occasional treat works. I did drink more water.
9/5 123.0 UGH This is the result of fries at lunch with the kids on Tuesday and the potato chips I DID eat on Tuesday night before they went in the disposal! Drank at least a gallon of water. Had to get some groceries so now I can make a salad again. Recover begins today!
9/6 121.0 Ate well, drank LOTS of water! And I made a salad for “breakfast” this morning.
9/7 122.0 Ugh, I was up several times during the night with diarrhea (sorry if TMI) Yesterday was a good day - recalled airbag replaced, went to Arts & Crafts at our community center.
9/8 121.5 Did absolutely nothing yesterday. It was lovely!
9/9 120.5 OMAD yesterday. Burnt ends and 2 tomato slices with mayo. The BBQ rub was really salty!

Must get dressed now and meet DH at the gym. He’s an early bird, I need my coffee first.🤪 I haven’t been to the gym in weeks!

See you all in Round 89 -

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10763578/just-give-me-10-days-round-89/p1?new=1

OSW:128.8, CW:125.4, CGW:123.4
R87 SW:126.6 GW:125 EW 125.4 (-1)

08/31 - 123.4 :: was very active and unintentionally ate far lower than my calorie limit because of being busy through out the day. Made healthy choices. Last round was slow progress. This is a kicker to start with.
09/01 - 124.4 :: last drop was surprising, seems numbers evened out. Over calorie limit by < 100 cals. Not very active. Ate healthy.
09/02 - 124.4 :: ate a bit higher than calorie limit, <50 cals. Decently active. Ate healthy. Breakfast choice of Sago was very calorific, be cautious next time.
09/03 - 123.6 :: Ate in calorie limit, ate planned snack and controlled portions. Not very active.
09/04 - 124.4 :: Ate in calorie limit, ate planned snack and controlled portions. Decently active.
09/05 - 125.4 :: Ate under calorie limits, controlled portions. Active. TOM started, hence a little upswing.
09/06 - 125.4 :: Ate in calorie limits, was able to fit cravings in allowed limits. Decently active.
09/07 - 124.4 :: Ate under calorie limits, activity low. Ordered in dinner, too much sodium. Need to track sodium better.
09/08 - 124.4 :: Ate over calorie limts > 500 cals. Drank 2 glasses of wine, snacked after uncontrolled. Need to restrict drinking to avoid binges.

09/09 - 124.4 :: Ate over calorie limts > 300 cals. Drank 2 glasses of wine, snacked after a bit. Need to restrict drinking to avoid binges.

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

R87 EW: 197.8 (-3.8)

Goal for R88: 196.5

Day/Weight/Comment

8/31: 197.8 (+/- 0) I didn’t think yesterday was horrible but I guess it wasn’t great. Weighed in today after my light breakfast. But not gaining is ok by me. Guess I’ll make this a 9 day challenge.

9/1: 199.0 (+1.2) well this challenge isn’t working so much so far. I did good all day yesterday. Even went to a wedding and didn’t eat. Ate McDonalds late but only half the food. Still early. Still hopeful

9/2: 198.2 (-.8) not to bad. Had a good workout yesterday. But ate a lot of junk food in small quantity. Mostly because I had a late lunch/ early dinner and was getting hungry. As long as it’s going down. Hopefully I can get back to my starting weight

9/3: 197.6 (-.6) yesterday wasn’t great but wasn’t horrible. Today is my daughters birthday and she’s requesting carb overload for birthday dinner. I’ll try to control myself. But sometimes there has to be risk to get a reward.

9/4: 198.0 (+.4) not to bad for celebrating my youngest daughters birthday with carb overload. I did my best to have portion control. But I also hadn’t eaten most of the day knowing most my calories would be going to dinner. Plus also haven’t slept much the past few days. Going to hit the gym and hope I can work it off.

9/5: 198.4 (+.4) guess working out and eating good only lasts for so long. Seems whenever I get to a low and maintain what I’ve been doing my body decides to gain. I’ve had this problem for a long time. It’s starting to look like I’ll never get where I wish to be. And it’s not just muscle gaining from weight training. Just like my life in general. When I start to see some good light darkness quickly takes over.

9/6: 198.0 (-.4) weighed in kind of late today. Didn’t have much motivation or drive to do it this morning. But I did. No matter the results I will stick through it. And with the help of a few people I will stay positive and keep pushing towards my goal no matter how long it takes. The best results are in the mirror not the scale. And I just have to remind myself of that daily. One day at a time with my accountability partners I’ll get there. Thanks! (They know who they are)

9/7: 197.8 (-.2) had an earlier weigh in than normal today. But a busy day/weekend ahead of me. Hoping I can stay on track or as close as possible.

9/8: 197.4 (-.4) guess I’m on the down hill part of that roller coaster. Spent the day at Disneyland yesterday. Didn’t eat great but didn’t eat a lot. Today will be a different story as I head to the colts game! But I’ll do my best. So I’ll wait till Tuesday ish to see the real results of my weekend

9/9: 196.8 (-.6) rough day yesterday. Decent way to end this challenge. Looking forward to the next.

Name: Hayley
Height 5'9ft
SW - 212.3
R87 SW 210.8 - EW 206.8 (-4lbs)
CW - 206.8
R88 GW - 204
GW (year end) - 180
UGW 155

Day/ Weight/ Comment
08/31: 206.8 same as yesterday but I'm okay with that! Hopefully this round will be as successful as the last!
09/01: 206.8 day 3 of the same weight! I am definitely not complaining considering it's a long weekend here in Canada and weekends aren't usually the best for my eating habits. I do try and stick within my maintenance calories at the very least but I'm doing pretty well so far this weekend Usually I would've gained a couple of lbs in water today lol.
09/02: 206.5 I still can't believe I haven't had any water gains. I stayed within my calorie goals yesterday but my calorie goal is set at 1670; I usually try to stay around 1400 per day during the week. I'm going to kill it this week (after today) haha!
09/03: 206.5 I don't think my weight has ever been this consistent lol. I'm hoping for a decent loss tomorrow ;D I ate McDonald's yesterday and still managed to stay well within my calorie goal.
09/04: 205.3 Wooooohoo! Gotta keep 'em coming off! 5 more days to hit my goal 💪
09/05: 205.3 Again with the consistency! Lol. 1.3lbs to go to reach my goal for the round!
09/06: 205.3 Again!!! This has to be water weight. I had 2 days of Subway in a row lol.
09/07: 204 Yaaaasss! I knew it was just water. I've hit my goal for my round!! Now to exceed it! Or at least keep it off
09/08: 205.2 REALLY?! Lol this was really hard to log. I know its lies but still not s very good feeling. I was really hoping to reach my goal this round. Guess we will see what tomorrow holds!
09/09: 205.6 What can I say? I had a crappy eating day yesterday. I went over on my calories and I had a high sodium day so it's to be expected! I'm disappointed that I didn't reach my goal after initially reaching it lol but that just means I'm going to kill it next round!!

Total loss this round: 1.2lbs

47, male, 5'11"
Highest weight ever: 245.0
Original SW/BF%: 229.2/19.6 (7-31-2019)
Ultimate GW: One-derland

R85 EW/EBF%: 224.6 (-4.6)/19.0 (-0.6), AW/ABF%: 228.1/19.37
R86 EW/EBF%: 226.2 (+1.6)/19.2 (+0.2), AW/ABF%: 226.4 (-1.7)/19.19 (-0.18)
R87 EW/EBF%: 225.6 (-0.6)/19.1 (-0.1), AW/ABF%: 227.1 (+0.4)/19.27 (+0.08)

Goal for this round: 224.4 (to get below R85 "low")

Day/Weight/Comment

8/31: 224.0 (-1.6)/18.9 (-0.2). A reward from heaven because I finally went to the gym? I went out to dinner with my wife, and split a sandwich with her. It was relatively healthy, but my willingness to portion control was what made my night a success.

9/1: 225.6 (+1.6)/19.1 (+0.2). I did my best last night with what I could regarding food (quality/quantity), at least as much as I could while out at a restaurant I love. It's likely my previous weigh-in was a slight exaggeration (weighed late) and that it was affected by me working out the night before. I'm going to the gym this morning, and I'm going to try my best to keep things under control today (wife's birthday party). If I have alcohol, it will be in the form of a mixed drink or two (spirit + diet soda). Going to the gym this morning (right now) to try to give myself a little wiggle room tonight. Oh, and to get myself into good habits! :-)

9/2: 225.6 (0.0)/19.1 (0.0). I went to bed late last night and got up late this morning, so this number is potentially a little bit under what it should be. I did pretty well yesterday at my wife's birthday party; I planned out what I was going to eat before I ate it (for the most part). I had one beer, but other than that it was all spirits + diet soda. I couldn't resist a tiny slice of the best carrot cake I have ever had (homemade by my sister-in-law). I also hit the gym before going to the party, which made it twice in three days that I made it there. I think I can sustain three times per week: Friday (with my wife), Sunday, and Tuesday, with basketball starting up this coming Saturday. I'll shoot for three times times at the gym, but I'll feel successful even if I can make it twice per week. Coming out of the weekend (particularly given two celebrations for wife's B-Day) still at my starting weight for the round feels like a pretty significant accomplishment.

9/3: 226.0 (+0.4)/19.1 (0.0). This is probably the right number, and not bad for the weekend I just had. I'm feeling okay right now, but this is going to be a stressful week. Trying to stay focused...

9/4: 226.2 (+0.2)/19.2 (+0.1). Last night (and much of my waking hours) was spent worrying about what was going to happen today (I'll talk about that tomorrow). I am pretty sure that I ate within calories (and according to plan), and I know that my weigh-in does not always reflect my previous day's efforts. Eat that, scale!

9/5: 224.0 (-2.2)/18.9 (-0.3). WHOOSH!!!. There's no good reason for this, and who cares!?!?!? I was above my calorie goal yesterday, but below maintenance. I have a lot of workplace stress right now; a coworker is basically trying to get me fired because she did not like that I reported her inappropriate behavior, and I'm being investigated as a result (my stressful day yesterday was meeting with the investigator). I'm going to the gym either tonight or tomorrow night, and basketball is FINALLY BACK! Saturday will be my first time in over two months (problem with gym permit).

9/6: 223.2 (-0.8)/18.8 (-0.1). This is the lowest weight I've been in months. I'm going to try not to get too excited about a number (just as I don't get too upset about a number), but I can't help but feel good about this. On a side note, I HATE the way my body looks as I lose weight. I tend to see losses first in areas I DON'T want to lose (thinning out of legs, shoulders, arms), and I don't see ANY CHANGES around the belly area. Weight training only exaggerates this, unfortunately (I love to lift, both upper and lower body). To make things even more fun, my wife loves to point out changes in my legs in particular (though she has not done this yet during THIS cycle, to her credit). The good news is that I generally know how this process goes. At about 215 my face thins out a bit, and when I get below 210 I start to notice a change in the midsection. I just need to stick with the process and utilize my delayed gratification skills and patience. And continue to stay accountable, of course! This group feels like the only thing that really works for me, in addition to a supportive friend or two (who also happen to be in this group!).

9/7: 223.4 (+0.2)/18.9 (+0.1). I went out for sushi last night and did pretty well. Mostly stuck to sashimi (no rice), clams, and mussels. I got peer-pressured into three small shots of sake, but overall I'm pretty pleased with the way I handled myself. I did my best to track, but I am pretty sure I overestimated my calories by quite a bit. Basketball happened today, but I'll talk about that tomorrow morning

9/8: 223.4 (0.0)/18.9 (0.0). I played basketball yesterday, and I felt like I was playing "beach" basketball. I was exhausted. I couldn't move. I didn't expect it, but I can't be surprised by it. 2.5 months of no basketball = THIS. Still, even a bad day at basketball is a pretty good day. Eating was a bit of an afterthought, though I did log to the best of my ability (and I'm 99% sure I was significantly under calories considering how much I know I burned). I went to bed VERY late, so I'm taking this weigh-in with a grain of salt (expected a loss). That being said, I was also a little surprised that I didn't have a worse weigh-in yesterday, given the "all-you-can-eat" sushi experience I had the night before. This weigh-in (unexpectedly up) is what I was talking about yesterday @arlak21 ... I'm not trying to curse you, but sometimes some context can help make sense of otherwise confusing information. Basketball days are (in my mind) supposed to lead to a good weigh-in the next day (edited weight in post because I misread it... need to get the old eyes checked... again).

9/9: 223.8 (+0.4)/18.9 (0.0). I thought about complaining/being a little upset, but I'm going for half-full at this point. From Friday morning to Monday morning I gained 0.6 lbs. THAT IS FANTASTIC (for me). Weekends are the DEVIL, and I did okay. On to the next!

R88 EW/EBF%: 223.8 (-1.8)/18.9 (-0.2), AW/ABF%: 224.5 (-2.6)/18.98 (-0.29)

My highest weight was 197# at 5’4”. I’m 48 years old.
I was 189# when I first started keto (1/1/18), and had gotten down to 150# before I let life interrupt me.

Round 83 (my round 1) SW - 165.5, AW - 163.25
Round 84 (my round 2) SW - 160, AW - 161.2
Round 85 (my round 3) SW - 159.5, AW - 158.75
Round 86 (my round 4) SW - 158.5, AW - 157.64
Round 87 (my round 5) SW - 157.5, AW - 157.25

Round 88 (my round 6)
8/31 - 157 - last weekend before work starts again! Forgot my meter, so no numbers. I’m going to have to stay focused! We’re going to be busy cleaning out the garage at my SO’s so we can move my stuff in & organize for a garage sale.
9/1 - 156 - more cleaning, purging & organizing today! Combining 2 households is hard work! 😂
9/2 - 157 - homemade fish fry last night 😬 I had 1 onion ring & 2 hush puppies. They weren’t what I hoped for. But my keto coating was much better than his corn meal coating! Staying the course. Work starts in 2 days! Back home today to work on my place.
9/3 - 157 - holding steady. Today was an off day. Too many carbs. Back to work bright & early tomorrow and no choice but to walk the thin line.
9/4 - 156 - up & out the door before 0600. Hopefully I’ll be home before 2000. Have my first jug of water & plenty of food.
9/5 - 157.5
9/6 - 158
9/7 - 156.5 - the last 2 days at work were awful. The bright side is that I was able to do OMAD. The down side was no “movement” for several days and so much stress that I didn’t sleep well. Got to crash last night & sleep in today then out of bed to get things moving. Have to stay strong & focused this weekend so I can finish this 10 days strong. I’m starting to wonder how the stress hormones are related to cravings. Any insight?
9/8 - DNW - craved Mexican so bad yesterday, ate it last night, pay for it later. BPC to start the day.
9/9 - DNW - if I trusted this scale, I would say I’ve lost 10# in 2 days! Lol! I’ll start round 89 with a fresh weight tomorrow. My other numbers are steady. Staying the course.
AW - 156.875

Female, 57 yy, 4'11''
OSW: 177.1 lbs
LTG: 110.0 lbs
STG: 123.8 lbs Leave "Overweight" category and get into Healthy BMI range (<= 25)- last seen 6/2010

Goals for 10 day Challenge:
- loose 1.5 pounds

Day/Weight/Comment

08/31 126.4 Well the 1.6 lb whoosh at the end of the round went right back up to previous weight so as usual have to wipe out the gain at the beginning before showing anything for the round - LOL. Dinner out the night before was heavy on sodium/carbs (although guesstimated calories were under), so may come back down after a day or so. Tried Xtrain today (20 min spin/tabata body weight exercises)!

09/01 126.4 Well at least it did not go up! Only 2.6 lbs away from Healthy BMI! patience, patience patience...

09/02 126.6 Up, but according to scale the gain is muscle and not body fat so will take this as a plus - LOL. Typical pattern after a whoosh - exercise has been great as well as calories so expect the upward pattern will break in the next day or so. Just to repeat again, but as long as the number of drops/amounts are more than the stalls/increases I will be making forward progress!

09/03 126.6 same. anyway another whoosh... pasta for dinner (aglio & olio with shrimp) with 2 servings of linguine (refeed/cheat day :-) but within macros. Tried foam rolling today for first time! Definitely adding that to my workout repertoire!

09/04 124.8 Back to weight at end of round so breaking even at this point. Spin class and then later this evening some ab work. Hopefully weight will stay around in the 124-125 range and not bounce back up in the 126's. Overall loss rate is still stable.

09/05 125.4 up, but typical, so not worried. NSV is that this is 5 pounds below what MFP or Pacer predicted for this day 5 weeks ago! (neither used exercise calories and I do not eat those back). Saw the nutritionist today and no tweaks to diet/exercise at this point so at current rate should reach goal weight in November and will retest BMR for maintenance plan. Good strength/cardio workout today followed by foam rolling and sauna so hope no DOMS and water retention tomorrow! Need to catch up on sleep - took an hour nap before dinner tonight so going to try to get to bed earlier tonight!

09/06 124.4 Yeah!!! new low! It is my third time to cross milestone 11 (125.0 lbs) on the Happy Scale app so really hoping that this time I stay below 125. - third time is the charm - no? Workout today Latin dance class before work and then a 30 minute spin class during lunch. Calories good for the day, but Fri/Sat are the days I allow wine with dinner/after (if within calorie budget - I split alcohol calories over carb/fat to be accountable) so hoping don't get a bump from that at tomorrow's weigh in. Challenge tomorrow will be that we are having friends over for dinner so will try to get to the gym for XTrain at 9:15 plus weights.

09/07 123.6 Happy Dance!!!! First time weight is below cut off for healthy BMI (25)! (Major STG reached!!!!) Did XTrain this am which may help to balance the dinner tonight with friends. Definitely over budget, but will treat as a refeed/cheat day! Most of meal was within macros, but made Dulce de Leche ice cream with salted macadamia nuts and had to try some! Life is too short to not enjoy treats now and then! Besides there is always the gym tomorrow or the next day. I have had ups, but usually quick to come back off as long as I keep up exercise. Body should definitely be refueled for Weights and Cycle tomorrow!

09/08 124.4 Well expected this :-) all within the realm of day-to-day variation with water fluctuations. Went to gym for XTrain at 9, and then followed up with the last workout in Strong Stage 1. Calories are good for the day so far and expect that I'll be back below BMI of 25 in the near future.

09/09 123.2 Happy Dance Take 2!!! Below BMI of 25 again (STG!!!) and back to healthy weight category, which I did not really expect to reach this round given the increase at the start. Likely will be up tomorrow 'cuz that has happened the last three rounds LOL! Started Girl Power class today (twice a week until Oct 2) so excited to have some more formal instruction with squats, dead lifts and bench press with barbells + TRX. Will be working on that while my trainer is out of town. NSV: a colleague who had not seen me since last spring asked some of the others in the dept if I had been running marathons or what happened! Nice to see the consistent work is paying off. Every time I do step ups with two 25 lb dumbbells I am reminded of how much weight I was carrying around at the beginning of the year. Great feeling to leave it on the rack at the end of the workout!

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)
Round 83: 134.5 (1.6 loss)
Round 84: 131.8 (2.7 loss at lowest point, July 27)
Round 85: 128.8 (3.0 loss)
Round 86: 129.2 (0.4 gain)
Round 87: 124.8 (4.4 loss) (going to adjust to to 126.4 so 2.8 loss as outlier whoosh is skewing stats :- )
Round 88: 123.2 (1.6 loss or adjusted loss 3.2) (long term trend is 2.4 lbs/10 days)

Past rounds
R88
Goal: -2lb
SW: 130.2
GW: 128.2
EW:
Result:

Day - Weight - Comment
08/31 - 129.8 (-0.4lbs) - I think I’m finally getting better and should be back to working out very soon.
🥘 food was good, I got out and got a few things the store so no eating out at all and calories under for the day.
👣 11,433 steps.
💧 129oz water.
09/01 - 129.2 (-0.6lbs) - still too sick to workout but will get back at it soon!
🥘 food was ok. I did have a full donut but under calories and even with the donut macros were somewhat ok 😆
👣 8,510 steps.
💧 102oz water.
09/02 - 128.8 (-0.4lbs) - was pretty active today but no workouts. Hopefully in a few days. I’m itching to get back to it ASAP!
🥘 food was horrible but under cals (barely). Beach trip today so was eating road trip snacks and then at restaurants all day.
👣 10,794 steps.
💧 51oz water.
09/03 - 128 (-0.8lbs) - back to workout out and it felt great!! Also... 128 marks 100lbs total lost!!! 🎉 🎊 🎈
🥘 food was ok, under cals but did have to grab a veggie burger on the go.
🏋🏻‍♀️ 50min strength.
🏃🏻‍♀️ 30min cardio.
👣 14,158 steps.
💧 119oz water.
09/04 - 128.3(+0.3lbs) - was a good day... back to workouts. Probably a bit of water retention.
🥘 food was ok, under cals but did have to grab a veggie burger on the go again since I had so many calories to make up for.
🏋🏻‍♀️ 1hr 10min strength.
🏃🏻‍♀️ 30min cardio.
👣 11,399 steps.
💧 126oz water.
09/05 - 127.7(-0.6lbs) - nice drop. Looking forward to getting under 125!
🥘 food was on point! Did some grocery shopping. Didn’t eat out at all. Under cals and macros were good!
🏋🏻‍♀️ 1hr 20min strength.
🏃🏻‍♀️ 30min cardio.
👣 12,441 steps.
💧 115oz water.
09/06 - 127.7 (-0lbs) - water retention/DOMS.
🥘 food was under cals and close on macros.
🏋🏻‍♀️ 1hr 10min strength.
🏃🏻‍♀️ 30min cardio.
👣 10,395 steps.
💧 132oz water.
09/07 - 129.6 (+1.9lbs) - water retention/DOMS.
🥘 food was under cals but barely. Macros weren’t that grate, carbs high and protein low. Ate out for dinner.
🏋🏻‍♀️ 45min strength.
🏃🏻‍♀️ 30min cardio.
👣 14,033 steps.
💧 115oz water.
09/08 - 129.1 (-0.5lbs) - DOMS and water retention.
🥘 food was under cals but was mostly out to eat fast food... as healthy as I could make it. Macros: over on fat and under on protein, carbs were good.
🏋🏻‍♀️ 30min strength.
🏃🏻‍♀️ 45min cardio.
👣 14,945 steps.
💧 120oz water.
09/09 - 128.3 (-0.8lbs) - would like it to be lower but it isn’t too bad.
🥘 food was under cals and was mostly home cooked. I finally got around to shopping. 🙌🏻 Macros were alright slightly over on carbs and slightly under on protein but fat was exact.
🏋🏻‍♀️ 1hr 15min strength.
🏃🏻‍♀️ 30min cardio.
👣 10,818 steps.
💧 99oz water.