JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 89

Age 39
5'8"
SW 215
IGW 160
UGW 135-140


R87 SW 197.8 EW 193.2  (-4.6)
R88 SW 193.2 EW 194.8 (+1.6)

RGW under 192

Day/Weight/Comment
09/10 194.6 (-0.2) not s great food day. Didn't measure or weigh my food and ended up eating crackers and cheese and meat sticks for dinner. Felt really off in general and unmotivated. Didn't do my workout. Trying to get back into routine tomorrow.

09/11 191.6 (-3.0) ok wow! That's quite a woosh! Got back to my workout program yesterday and food was a little on the low side. I've been drinking a tonne of water (like 150 oz.?) But I feel dehydrated this am. Strange. I was feeling kind of bloaty and puffy this am so didn't expect the drop but I'm glad because I was starting to get nervous that this wasn't going to work for me. (I know CICO is science and thus works for everyone, but the time it takes to see the trend and the bouncing weight levels makes me think it's not working and then I get sloppy and then it really doesn't work. Lol)

09/12 193 (+1.4). Ugh always with the up and down! 18K steps and workout yesterday. Was super hungry so ate most of my exercise calories back.

09/13 192.4 (-0.6) wine and chips and dessert after dinner last night. Still a small deficit but not much of one. Back to healthier choices today.

09/14 193.8 (1.4) ok I keep saying I'm going to clean up my food but then I just.... don't? And then complain when I don't lose? Lol. Last night wad wings, poutine, wine, chips. I DID do my workout though so there's that.

09/15 194 (+0.2)
09/16 196 (+2) went to dr prescribed metabolic clinic today (aka fat camp for grownups). Found out my bf% is 42% !! Clinic is not private but government run by doctors with specialized degrees in nutrition and obesity science. Focus seems to be on hormones that are responsible for fat storage (insulin and cortisol ) and using plans that regulate those levels and encourage fat loss. Interestingly, when I asked about CICO, the response was that it's a bit of an outdated approach and neglects the factors that complicate weight loss. (My wording) I pointed out that eating to their plan would by nature put a person with a calorie limit so it would still fit CiCO but essentially it's the same thing I always think which is that while weight loss is the simple CICO formula, nutrition and body biochemistry (?) is not so simple and what we eat and the macros therein affect us in many ways. And thus adjusting those levels can contribute to function and health (and weight loss) in many ways. Soap box rant over. I'm going to follow their plan since it's fairly close to my current approach anyhow and it gives me free access to fancy measurement metrics every two weeks and I'm a data nerd.
09/17
09/18
09/19

I'm back again. 50 year old midwesterner and my pants are getting tight!

SW - 197.2
R1 - 195.4 (-.8)
R2 - 197.2 (+1.8)
RGW - 194ish

Day/Weight/Comment

09/10: 194.4 (-2.8) - phew - feel much better!
09/11: 194.2 (-.2) workout done
09/12: 193.4 (-.8) yay!
09/13: DNW
09/14: DNW
09/15: DNW
09/16: 196.4 - had family and friends in town for the weekend and I enjoyed every minute of it. Now back to the plan!
09/17:
09/18:
09/19

Hi everyone. I am hoping to get back on track this round. The last 3 rounds have not been my best and I have just been maintaining around the same 5 pounds or so. My birthday and TOM will happen in this round so I am expecting pretty much the same results, but hopefully I can get my healthy/low calorie eating skills back on track. Not really looking to lose seeing as I will probably stall for 5-6 days and have 2 restaurant meals out for my bday. Thought about not posting at all this round, but then I really would go off the deep end and I don't want that to happen. So I am staying here, posting, and being accountable for my actions.

Round 84: 145.9 - 143.7 Avg 144.28
Round 85: 143.7 - 139.6 Avg 142.35
Round 86: 139.6 - 148.2 Avg 144.08 my FIL passed away this round
Round 87: 148.2 - 143.6 Avg 143.73
Round 88: 143.6 - 147.0 Avg 145.84 In Texas most of this round dealing with FIL stuff

09/10 - 146.5 up a bit more than I expected this morning, but not mad about it. When I started this in July of 2018 at almost 180 pounds, one of my only goals was to be in a healthy BMI and to feel better about myself when I turned 40. I have 5 amazing kids (ages 20 to11 years old), a wonderful husband, and have so much to be thankful for in my life, but I did not like what I saw in the mirror a year ago. I have not reached my ultimate goal of 135 (which has been changed multiple times in the last couple of months), but am very happy with my progress so far. I have lost around 35 pounds and am currently working on my last 10. Maybe I will be there for my 41st birthday next year, lol. Thank you everybody who has supported me and helped me along the way with my good and bad days. Happy 40th bday to me!!!!

09/11 - 143.8 this is fro dehydration and way to much alcohol. Did have a really good birthday though. Should be up tomorrow I am assuming.

09/12 - 145.8 I figured plus we went out last night for dinner and our reservation was originally at 7:30, but did not get seated until 8:30. So late dinner plus 2 margaritas waiting to be seated and 2 beers with dinner. Officially done with my break and back on the wagon.

09/13 - 143.8 Had a good day yesterday and I am getting back on track. My TOM should be here any day so I am figuring I will stall, but as long as I can get back into the groove of things and then I can shake things up next round. A little over a month on my "diet break" and I am only a couple of pounds up from where I was so I am not mad at all.

09/14 - 143.2 I’ll take this. I’m hoping to have another pound or so of water weight. Hopefully I can stay on track today. The weekends are a killer for me.

09/15 - 144.8 stayed on track, but may have been a little more sodium than normal. Sunday’s are my hardest day of the week. Let’s see how it goes.

09/16 - 146.3 DARN-IT! I was doing so well, lol. The chips and dip in my fridge got to me yesterday. I almost beat the craving, but I eventually gave in. TOM should be arriving today to, so this may be a little bit from that to. 3 more days to get back down to 143 or maybe even 142. Crock pot chicken tacos and beans for dinner tonight, so should be able to stay on track.

09/17
09/18
09/19

I have sit out the last round after doing several. I have a new focus and new goals. I look forward to getting back on track and making some good progress.

1-1-19 : 276
Goal this round -2 lbs; goal wt for 1-1-20= 255

Day/Weight/Comment

09/10 - 270.5 considering i had a pretty loose eating labor day weekend, I'm not to discouraged but more determined to drop a couple of pounds.
09/11 - 270.4 Staying pretty consistent, need to get some workout time in and move the needle down a bit.
09/12 - 269.8
09/13 - 268.0 probably dropped some water weight plus had not eaten in several hours when I weighed in. My goal is to keep the focus over the weekend which will be difficult because we are out of town and not cooking our own food. But it comes down to making good choices, its my call.
09/14 - no weigh in traveling
09/15 - no weigh in traveling
09/16 - 268.7 after a busy weekend away from home, eating out, etc, I will take this weigh in and be happy.
09/17 -
09/18 -
09/19 -

Age: 40
Height: 5'9"
Historical SW: 251.6 lbs 9/14/2015
Restart W: 241.4 7/12/2019
Lifestyle Plan: Primal Blueprint
https://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-101/

R83 EW: 238.5 Goal ✅
R84 EW: 234.5 Goal ✅
R85 EW: 231.4 Goal ✅
R86 EW: 229.8 Goal ❎
R87 EW: 226.7 Goal ✅
R88 EW: 223.3 Goal ✅

Goal: Release 2 lbs per round.
Incremental Goals:
229.xx ✅ August 19, 2019
219.xx
209.xx
199.xx
189.xx
179.xx
Ultimate Goal: 175 lbs, reevaluate at that point

🌾🍂🍁 September 🍁🍂🌾

10: 222.6
11: 221.8 Still going strong with my eating choices. Haven't gotten back to exercising yet. I thought I'd start a couple days ago, but I think I need to start the day my kids go to their dad's. Maybe I can get a few days in to restart the habit while I don't have so much other stuff to juggle.
12: 223.8 YIKES!! I expected a gain, but maybe not that much. It's all good though. It'll be down again within a few days. I enjoyed some thin crust veggie pizza at my daughter's soccer game. I didn't overeat, but it was definitely a calorie bomb.
13: DNW Didn't sleep much last night. Not feeling so hot today, even with a 3+ hour nap. Forgot to weigh before I ate.
14: 221.7 Feeling better today. Wasn't about to eat much yesterday. Plus side...the pizza weight is gone. 😉
15: 222.1
16: 222.2
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19:

There's no such thing as failure; only feedback.

Skipped the last two rounds for some end-of-summer trips and a few lazy days at home to ease me into another semester. Now I’m ready to get back on track! R89(11) – SW: 186.6 – EW: ???

Goals for this round:
1) Log carefully and maintain a calorie deficit
2) Walk or exercise 30+ minutes
3) Stay on top of assignment grading!!!

Day/Weight/Comment
09/10 – 187.4 – Up to start, but no surprise. Yesterday was exhausting, and I didn’t make the best food choices. Did much better today. Walked to the lake with my grandson after school, delighting in the easy conversation and the beauty of the late summer meadow. Now I’ve got the kettle on for some herb tea and will grade a few more assignments after I post this. Hope to get enough done that I can go down to the beach for a bit tomorrow.
09/11 – 186.0 – That looks better. Somber morning, but I did get to the beach after class. Didn’t get much walking in, but I had a lovely lunch with my mom, sister, and daughter.
09/12 – 185.2 – Another nice drop. I suppose it’s the rest of the water gain from earlier in the week. No time to walk before the rain started, but I logged and met my calorie goal.
09/13 – 184.4 – Surprised to see another drop, but I did have a pretty big water drop in the first few days after my long vacation in June. During that trip, I got a lot of extra exercise most days to offset the extra calories. After shedding retained water, it looked like I might even have lost a bit during my 3 ½ weeks away. This past vacation wasn’t very active, but I tried to keep an eye on portion sizes and balance the indulgences with some lighter meals. And it appears to have worked! It’s reassuring to see that I can maintain some good habits and accountability even during a break from logging and daily weighing. That’s really motivating!
09/14 – DNW
09/15 – DNW
09/16 – 186.0 – Post-road trip bounce. I had a great weekend visiting my son and celebrating his birthday. I can easily pass on most cakes, but my daughter-in-law is a fantastic baker. Her wonderfully moist, subtly spiced carrot cake with cream cheese frosting was worth every calorie! Didn’t bother trying to figure out calories or log, but I’m back in my own kitchen and back to the routine today.
09/17
09/18
09/19

Female, 57 yy, 4'11''
OSW: 177.1 lbs
LTG: 110.0 lbs
STG: 120 (next milestone and 10 pounds to goal weight)

Goals for 10 day Challenge:
- loose 2.4 pounds

Day/Weight/Comment

09/10 121.9 Fast start to the round! A 1.3 drop is likely a water whoosh (particularly after the drops in last round at the end), so expecting weight tomorrow will be back up! (will enjoy the drop for now LOL) Ate lunch out and tried to guesstimate, and may end up being over for the day on calories. Dinner tonight was from SunBasket (which provides total macros, but not for the ingredients) - I did not use all of the dressing/oil so that may balance everything out in the end! Good day on exercise.

09/11 122.6 up as predicted, but really on track and part of my typical weight loss pattern. Girl Power this morning and spin for cardio later in the day. Having pasta tonight so need to preplan carbs and fat for the day to try to stay on track.

09/12 122.8 Some DOMS after deadlifts (starting at 95 lbs)

09/13 122.4 Latin Dance and express cycle class for cardio

09/14 122.4 Xtrain + workout Stage 2A from Strong. Over did wine and had a great dinner out (was low carb at least other than the wine) so treated last night as a cheat night. Nice to see weight did not

09/15 122.2 Xtrain - focused on increasing average power during the cycle half of class (increased over previous week and up to a PWR of 3.6 - best yet!)

09/16 122.4 Busy with work so catching up on posting for the last few days! Weight has been hovering in the 122.X's for the last several days after initial whoosh. But gain from yesterday is muscle according to scale, so will take that as a plus! Girl power this am (working on bench press primarily (starting at 55 lbs), but also did a lot of quad work with walking lunges. Spin class for cardio this evening. weight training often leads to a slight bump (DOMS, water retention with muscle repair) and dinner tonight accidentally had too much salt (needed to replenish some after spin class though :-) but calories should be good for the day so will just wait and see what tomorrow brings!

09/17
09/18
09/19

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, did not weigh rest of round)
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) ** Reached healthy Weight BMI **

(long term trend is 2.4 lbs/10 days)

LisaPower123 wrote: »

09/16 207.8. Still plagued with woman issues & fatigue. I need to find a supplement that will fix this!

Hi Lisa! Have you tried dandelion or orange peel teas? I'm not plagued by TOM any longer, but they worked wonders for me for years! Hope it helps

Hi. My name is Trina. I've been back on MFP for a little over a year now, am down 69 pounds and just 2 pounds from my revised goal weight! Closing in on those final pounds!! I skipped town at the end of Round 86 to head north, visit my mom and drop my middle son off at college. Mom travelled back with me on the slow dilly dally route. She was going to stay thru my surgery, but....surgery date finally got scheduled for 9/24. So she will fly back to Connecticut tomorrow, my husband will take a week off after my surgery (double mastectomy) and then my mom will come back for 3-4 weeks just before he goes back to work. I have been exercising and eating mindfully the last two rounds, but haven't been logging food. I should get back to that, but I was happy to see that I've been sticking right around 129-130 the past week. Good luck everyone!


OSW 199 (June 15 2018)
Female, 5' 4 1/2 " age 54
R54 Pre-challenge start weight 177 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)
R84 SW 130.5 EW 133 (+2.5)
R85 SW 133 EW 129.5 (-3.5 so I lost the 2.5 gain at the end of last round + 1 pound!)
R86 SW 129.5 EW 134 (Looks bad...but it's just temporary blip!)
R87 skipped--Traveling
R88 skipped--Didn't log R87 or R88. Happy to have lost my blip and not see a gain!!
R89 SW 130 EW ????



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 -- Goal met 8/3!
8/31 129 -- saw this a couple of times!
9/30 128 -- Final goal weight (Maintain 128-132)



Goals--
Carbs < 40-
Steps/day > 13000
Exercise/walk 6 of 7 days/week

CW 130
RGW 129

Day/Weight/Comment:
RSW 130

09/10 130
09/11 131.5 Bloated today plus lunch out and no steps yesterday plus I felt awful.
09/12 130 Feeling much better today. Went for a hilly walk this morning!
09/13 131.5 A bit bloated. Did and steps ate well yesterday.
09/14 130 Back here again. Lots of exercise yesterday, but too many cookies. I ate pretty weird because I was chaperoning the band. I brought a cheese stick, 3 hardboiled eggs and peanuts, and then had some cheese (and crackers) and cake when I got home.
09/15 130.5 Probably cookies from Friday...also had more cake for my son's ongoing birthday. I went to zumba....but ended the day a bit short on steps!
09/16 132 Went to a "Taste of the City" event yesterday. Didn't eat THAT much, but boy did I feel full all day, and definitely had some carbs. I'm assuming it will be back down tomorrow.
09/17
09/18
09/19

R89 SW 130 EW ????