JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 91

Round 91
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 49 FOR ME.


“We will encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.” ~Maya Angelou




MY STATS:
Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R90 EW= 192.2
R91 EW= TBD


Current New Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: Lose 2 pounds this round.
My First Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 184.X by Halloween. (new revised & realistic goal)
My Second Long Term Weight Goal: Weigh 172.X 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 THE UPS & DOWNS OF MY JOURNEY JUST HELPS ME BE A STRONGER & MORE DETERMINED ME********

COLOR CODE: Fuchsia is a Happy Weight Loss for me. Blue is a sad weight gain. Black is no change.


Day/Weight/Comment
09/29 …..192.2….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
09/30 …..192.0….. Yesterday’s stats: 1299 Calories In / 2683 Calories Out. 39 Net Carbs mainly spaghetti squash Lasagna. 15,245 Total Steps & 6.45 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 6 hours & 1 minute.

10/01 …..194.4 ….. 1690 Calories In / 2683 Calories Out. 153 Carbs. 16,586 Total Steps & 7.02 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours & I slept 4 hours & 40 minutes.

10/02 …..191.4 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1277 Calories In / 2527 Calories Out. 31 Net Carbs mainly keto friendly veggies. 15,109 Total Steps & 6.39 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours (paperwork day) and I slept a wonderful 5 hours & 37 minutes.

10/03 …..191.6 ….. It’s okay. Just a normal fluctuation. Yesterday’s stats: 1147 Calories In / 3093 Calories Out. 35 Net Carbs including some Fairlife 2% milk (8 oz) just to get a little extra calcium in. 18,463 Total Steps & 7.81 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 28 minutes.

10/04 …..191.4 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1365 Calories In / 2378 Calories Out. 55 Net carbs mainly from Chicken Shish Kabobs from dinner at my neighbors. (I used pretty good judgment). 13,483 Total Steps & 5.71 Miles. 10/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 47 minutes

10/05 …..189.6 ….. [/color=fuchsiaYesterday’s stats: 1238 Calories In / 3251 Calories Out. Net Carbs 36 including leftover chicken shish-kabobs. 24,205 Total Steps & 10.25 miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours & I slept 5 hours & 42 minutes which felt marvelous!

10/06 …..188.8 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1270 Calories In / 3193 Calories Out. 23 Net Carbs. 20,342 Total Steps & 8.61 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 50 minutes.

10/07 …..187.2….. Yesterday’s stats: 917 Calories In / 3047 Calories Out. 19 Net Carbs of mainly friendly veggies. 21,613 total steps & 9.15 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 3 hours & 2 minutes.

10/08 …..188.2 ….. I expected worse after Chinese food during travel. Relieved! More travel tomorrow but today will be on point! I plan an outdoor hike today. Finally no rain! Low 60’s but sunny. I’ll be wearing bright colors, after all, it is hunting season! I will be on a rustic DNR hiking trail so that should keep me safer. Yesterday’s stats were through the roof, but this is my best count: 1870 Calories In / 2368 Calories Out. 105 Net Carbs. 10,549 Total Steps I worked hard to get last night & 4.46 Total Miles. 11/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 23 minutes. I walked at 3.0 mph for 27 minutes and I did misc cardio for 19 minutes. Mostly I rode in the car. Extra calorie burn 261.
More travel tomorrow. Today will be strict!

10/09 …..189.2….. I am very happy to have exceeded my goal. I’m not sure why the bump up. My knees are very sore from the long hike yesterday. I’m thinking inflammation or I am still feeling the water retention/sodium effects of the Chinese Food splurge day before yesterday (or both). A Very long Travel Day so I expect I will start tomorrow on the wrong foot, but today I am happy with what I have accomplished this round. Yesterday’s stats: 1066 Calories In / 2716 Calories out. 33 Net Carbs. 19,209 Total Steps & 8.17 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours on the button. I did a hike style walk at the hiking trail (no backpack) for 85 minutes walking about 3.0 up & down the rugged terrain. I fit in a quick 11 minute walk yesterday evening walking a slow 2.0 pace with neighbors dog. Total Extra Calorie Burn 508. Wow! What wonderful accomplishments in loss, maintenance & fitness I have seen this round in all my comrades! Congrats to all! Special thoughts to @kmfeig87 post-surgery, @aFit50 in congratulations for wonderful new grandbaby and to @jaccimc63 for her incredible accomplishment of quitting the cigarettes forever! Now, on to Round 92!

Hi-I’m Karen and I am back.
I was gone for a while doing the “30 Day Alcohol Experiment “. It is free online and it is time consuming because you get a video or two daily to watch and have to log in your diary, so I spent more time on that. It was very interesting because it helps you to figure out why you drink. It can also be used to figure out why you eat. It’s your conscience and subconscious not working together (cognitive dissonance)-you wake up in the morning, planning on have a great day of eating or living healthy and all of a sudden, it the end of the day and you’ve poured yourself a drink and grabbed the bag of chips and that’s dinner! Any way, it was educational learning about cravings only really lasting something like 7 minutes and dealing with things that trigger binging, and this can be applied to food, alcohol or even other problem areas in your life. I found it because I was searching in MFP for a “No Alcohol Challenge” and stumbled upon this. The end.

10/7-169-I’m getting over a cold and I still want my clothes to fit better!
10/8-169-Wow! That’s brutal! I didn’t eat hardly anything and thought I would be down 2 pounds after going to bed hungry. I’m off to the gym.
10/8-169 Not wise food choices, but I have been going to the gym.

Round 91 ( my 23rd)

OSW 382.0
RSW 291.4

09/30 290.2 I wasn’t expecting that big of a drop today.

10/01 290.6 I expected a little bounce when I had chicken soup for lunch. I’m sure that it will be gone in a day or two and will hopefully take my cold with it.

10/02 289.8 I’m still fighting my cold but I’m managing to stay on track. This is the lowest that I’ve weighed in nearly 16 years. I was about this weight when I met my husband and a little higher than this when I got pregnant with my middle child.

10/03 288.8 I had a lot of energy yesterday, but my appetite was low. I got my new exercise bike yesterday and used it right away. I only did 20 minutes because I didn’t want to over push myself. My plan is to do 30 minutes a day.

10/04 289.0 I’m feeling dehydrated this morning. I don’t think I drank enough for how active I was yesterday. I’m a little sore and still fighting the last of my cold so I think I’ll take a rest day today.

10/05 287.8 I should have taken a rest day yesterday, but I didn’t. I will be taking it easy today.

10/06 287.0 I took a rest day yesterday and my sore hip is feeling much better. I have errands to run today and I’ll see if I can get some biking in afterwards or if my hip needs another day.

10/07 287.4 No hugs needed it’s a bounce from my activity level yesterday that included a kettlebell workout. My nsv was adding in an additional set of kettlebells.

10/08 286.8 A little down, but my sodium and water weren’t great yesterday.

10/09 285.8 I replaced my morning dog walk with time on my exercise bike because it was a little too cold for me. I did take them on a nice walk once it got warmer. This is one of the reasons I got the bike, no more using the weather as an excuse for inactivity.

TRL - 5.6

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!!!) *started keto here*
R85 - EW 208.5 (-0.7 lbs!)
R86 - EW 206.8 (-1.7 lbs!!)
R87 - EW 204.2 (-2.6 lbs!!)
R88 - EW 205 (+0.8 lbs...)
R89 - EW 201 (-4 lbs!!!)
R90 - EW 199.6 (-1.4 lbs!!)
Total Lost So Far: 16.4 lbs!!!!

Female - Age: 30 - Height 5'11" - PCOS
SW: 216
CW: 199.6
CGW: 198
UGW: 150

09/30 - out of town
10/01 - out of town
10/02 - 198.5! Wow, can't believe I managed to lose while traveling abroad for a week. Very pleased with this result and now I feel like I can confidently say that I am in ONEDERLAND!!!! When I started seeing the 190s on the scale before traveling, I figured it was a fluke but here I am! So proud of myself for
10/03 - 198.4! Down a little even though all I did yesterday was be a lazy jet lagged lump with a huge appetite. Getting back on the horse now that my vacation is over, heading back to work, going to the gym and sticking to my food goals! Excited to keep making progress for the rest of this challenge
10/04 - 197.2! Wahoo! So happy to be making so much progress. I'm almost at my second milestone goal of losing 20 lbs! Maybe I can even get there next challenge. Fingers crossed... In the meantime, got lots of work and exercise done and met my food goals. I bought some KetoChow so now I just have to work up the courage to actually try it. I usually hate protein powder texture and I'm worried it will be like that, but I need to try before I decide I dont like it. I figure it will make future travel easier. Just got a temp side job of leading a few camping trips this fall so this could be a good food option in lieu of eating the sandwiches campers get.
10/05 - 197.6! A little bit up but my trend is way down so I'm still happy. Feeling SO tired today, maybe jetlag is finally kicking in or maybe my depressions is just taking over again. Went to a huge tailgate today and managed to drink nothing but water and just eat the taco fillings but none of the taco shells, so I'm pretty proud of myself. No exercise today, barely managed to get myself out of bed today, so I count standing and talking for a few hours at a tailgate as a pretty good accomplishment.
10/06 - 196.6! Still exhausted... can barely get off the couch. Forced myself to do a little house work and some watercolor youtube tutorials. Didn't get much accomplished today, my head and neck are hurting a lot and I feel really rundown.
10/07 - 195.4!!! I hit the 20 lb mark! WAHOO!!! On the down side, I have had a big migraine most of the day and my throat is super sore, but I'm not so tired anymore so maybe I'm trending towards improvement. Had to cancel my personal training session this morning, head hurts way too much to exercise. But sticking to my diet and trying to continue making progress at work even though I feel like I want to just lie in bed all day. Trying to cheer myself up with my big 20 lb milestone! Almost a third of the way to my ultimate goal weight, which is so exciting. I still don't really see any difference in the mirror, but that might just be the paper towel roll theory at play. Accepting this as a win and looking forward to feeling better and making more progress
10/08 - 195.8! A little bit up but still at the 20lbs lost mark, so I'm still psyched! Feeling much better today, actually able to get work done and eat and exercise normally. Happy to be healthy again
10/09 - 195.8!! Wooo! Maintained this 20lb loss! And ending this challenge on a high note! Going to eat well, work hard and exercise today. Trying on wedding dresses after work again, hopeful that I can get some of them on, unlike last time... Looking forward to the next challenge! Hoping to keep making progress

Round 91

Female, 57 yy, 4'11''
OSW: 177.1 lbs
LTG: 110.0 lbs
STG: 115 (next milestone)

Goals for 10 day Challenge: lose 1.6 pounds (reach 118).
Day/Weight/Comment

09/30 120.9 Up from 1.3 lbs from yesterday so not the best start - water retention from DOMS, salt (tortilla chips :-) from lunch yesterday, and BP medicine ran out over-weekend and forgot to pick up Rx Friday. Girl Power this morning and will hopefully burn off fat/water with cardio this evening at spin class!

010/01 120.1 Heading back down! Cardio day - cycle in am and then a circuit class in the evening. Ended up doing 80 push ups during the circuit class - hopefully won’t be too sore. Good recovery meal of homemade arugula pasta with smoked yellow tomato sauce, roasted garlic puree and arugula oil.

010/02 119.2 Continued down and back below end of round 90 and almost back to recent low. Will take more time as within 10 pounds of goal and a lot of these fluctuations are more likely water than fat/muscle loss. Girl Power this am (last class sad to say) and finished with our choice - focused on squats - up to 85 pounds @ 5 reps now on back squat and feel comfortable now working on my own. Improved max rep of pushups to 21 and reduced weight on machine assisted pull-up so definitely getting stronger (much better metric of progress than weight from scale!) continuing daughter’s veggie week them so pasta again, cavatappi with smoked eggplant and red peppers with ground beyond beef and smoked mozzarella. Hopefully good recovery meal after heavy leg day (squats/cycle in evening)

010/03 117.8 Whoooosh! This was unexpected, but likely water. Did not have a huge amount of fiber yesterday, so expect that tomorrow weight will be back up. Good news is that if it is water should be able to hang out around this weight once it stabilizes. Busy with work so did not get to the gym this am, so took a much needed rest day. Wasn’t really sore from squats, but power in cycle class was below FTP last night so probably need some recovery time. Going to do an ab workout and then call it a day!

010/04 118.8 As expected. back up a pound but really on track so happy with where I am. BMI is still below 24, but still have some belly fat and flab on thighs, lower back to work on. Power back to where it should be today in spin class - not sure if it was from taking a break or just the other bike was not calibrated the same, but felt much better today. No time for weights today, so will try to work in strength workout over the weekend.

010/05 117.6 OK this was a surprise, but I’ll take it. If I can stay in the 117’s I will be able to make my optimistic goal for this round! No time to get to the gym today, so going to do a workout on the elliptical here at home. Grilled swordfish with mango sauce, black beans & jasmine rice, plus greens for dinner and since it is the weekend wine tonight.

010/06 117.6 holding steady. Strength training today.

010/07 118.2 up a little but on track! DOMS in glutes from deadlifts yesterday and weighed earlier than past few days (food retention). Great cardio workouts this am (step and cycle) Still have time to make STG!

010/08 118.8 Food retention issue not relieved prior to weigh in (sorry for TMI) however much better once the morning latte kicked in prior to the gym, so maybe there will ge a drop tomorrow for the end of the round! Moved on to workout 3A in “Strong” this am with trainer so feeling it right now in the quads/glutes (single armed deadlift with kettle bell and Bulgarian split squat) plus chest, shoulders, core (they are not complaining yet :-). Finished up with a 30 minute HIIT workout on the treadmill - was able to move up to a 6mph pace for 60 seconds at peak hr zone, and then recovery for up to a minute at 4.5-5 mph. Treadmills have freaked me out, but know I need to mix up my cardio a bit more. Calories good for the day.

010/09 117.6 GOAL!! (ok made goal for this round and back to lowest weight in round!) Legs still sore from workout yesterday even with foam rolling, but will head to spin class this evening hoping the cardio will help loosen them up (often does). Calories preplanned for the day and should be good. Making Chicken Banh Mi sandwiches tonight on Trader Joe Ciabatta rolls - still IIFIYM with the planning so nice carb treat!

Hope to see everyone next round!

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) (outlier whoosh is skewing stats :- )
Round 88: 123.2 (1.6 loss) ** Reached healthy Weight BMI **
Round 89: 121.9 (1.3 lb loss)
Round 90: 119.6 (2.3 lb loss)
Round 91: 117.6 (2.0 lb loss) (lowest weight since 2006)


(long term trend is 2.4 lbs/10 days)

Female, 31 years old, 5’1”
MFP SW: 172.6 lbs 12/1/18
TWL since joined MFP as of RW 90 end: 38.3 lbs (25.37 BMI)
UGW: 120 lbs

Goals for Round 91 (26th Round)
End weight for round 91 at or below 133
Drink 72 oz of water daily
Sleep 7+ hours every day
Commit to Barre/Bodyweight Strength classes 3x a week
Track Progress throughout the round of above goals

Day/Weight/Comment
09/30 134.5, pretty happy with this weight especially since it’s after a weekend. My TOM will be mid week so hoping to curb any cravings and still manage to get workouts in.
10/01 134.3, back to where I was at the end of last round and hopefully the downward trend continues the rest of the round. Ending on a Wednesday gives me time to lose any period weight.
10/02 134.2, back to lowest weight and TOM started yesterday. Lots of water and cooking today a meal that gives 3 meals of leftovers do should be set up well for the next couple of days.
10/03 134.1, meals prepped for today (still leftovers) and managed to go to the gym for an hour so hoping continue on downward trend tomorrow going into the weekend with some cushion since always go up slightly.
10/04 133.8, went to the doctor today and weighed in at 135.7, which was discouraging but reminded myself that it’s better to see a trend with the same scale and I’ve been using the same one since the beginning. 70 minute on elliptical this afternoon and prepped meals should hopefully help continuing on a downward trend
10/05 133.8, ate well but skipped the gym to finish a project. Will try to do 1 hour and a half tomorrow to make up for the missed session today.
10/06 133.6, managed to do an 1 hour and a half. Off to brunch so may be over calories tomorrow but go so rarely will enjoy myself. Dinner is the last bit of leftovers.
10/07 132, no idea where this weight came from but excited to see it. I expect to be up tomorrow but always great to see a new number
10/08 132.3, ate well yesterday, but didn’t work out. Today going to work out and hoping to stay under 133 in order to meet goals for the round.
10/09 133, made it to my goal even on a day that I ate sushi (which I always retain water with!)

Round 91 WL -1.5 lbs

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)
R88 EW/EBF%: 223.8 (-1.8)/18.9 (-0.2), AW/ABF%: 224.5 (-2.6)/18.98 (-0.29)
R89 EW/EBF%: 226.6 (+2.8)/19.2 (+0.3), AW/ABF%: 225.3 (+0.8)/19.04 (+0.06)
R90 EW/EBF%: 223.8 (-2.8)/18.9 (-0.3), AW/ABF%: 224.3 (-1.0)/18.95 (-0.09)

Goal for this round: 222.0

Day/Weight/Comment

9/30: 224.2 (+0.4)/19.0 (+0.1). Got super busy and did not have time to post.

10/1: 223.6 (-0.6)/18.9 (-0.1). Spent the day at Magic Mountain with my 78-year-old dad. The guy LOVES roller coasters. I was feeling a bit nauseous by the end of the day, partially because I'm still recovering from illness the week before. Still, super-fun day; I walked a ton, and I am pretty sure I was under on calories when considering exercise.

10/2: 224.6 (+1.0)/19.0 (+0.1). My eating has been a bit squirrely the past couple of days. I probably ate twice as much as I "should" have last night, including some dessert. There's been no huge harm done at this point, so I'm going to focus on limiting the duration/intensity of this little "lapse" (meaning, cutting that $#!+ down in its tracks, RIGHT NOW). I am going to the gym tonight to lift weights and do some cardio.

10/3: 224.2 (-0.4)/18.9 (-0.1). Went to the gym last night and lifted weights. Ate okay throughout the day, and I was definitely under my calorie goal.

10/4: 224.4 (+0.2)/19.0 (+0.1). My wife surprised me with one of my favorite meals last night. It was so good... but I don't want to focus on that. I split what she brought me in two, and brought the other half to work with me for lunch. Gym tonight after work.

10/5: 224.0 (-0.4)/18.9 (-0.1). Went to the gym least night. Had leftovers for lunch, which probably wasn't the healthiest option. Going out tonight for sushi on a double date with one of my best friends.

10/6: 225.0 (+1.0)/19.0 (+0.1). Went out for sushi and had about 3 beers over the night. Then I binged at home. No surprise with this weigh-in, but not an emergency either. I want to say that I've been in a bit if a rut, but I think it's really only with the scale. I've been going to the gym 3x/wk pretty consistently, I'm feeling (and looking) stronger, and I am generally feeling a little bit better overall. I'm going to finish strong in this challenge.

10/7: 226.0 (+1.0)/19.1 (+0.1). Hmm. Looks like I went ahead and had a weekend, at least based on the scale. Lunch was questionable, but dinner last night was pretty damned healthy, I think. I'm not exactly sure what happened, but I'm still here, and I'll keep working. Went to the gym yesterday, and I felt pretty great. Gym again tomorrow. Stay focused, me. One meal at a time.

10/8: 225.6 (-0.4)/19.1 (0.0). A step in the right direction. I'll take it. I need to remember that this is a marathon, not a sprint. I always seem to get a little bit anxious toward the end of a challenge. I know that doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's hard to shake the feeling. Headed to the gym tonight.

10/9: 224.6 (-1.0)/19.0 (-0.1). Definitely an up-and-down round, but I'm happy to be headed in the right direction. On to the next!

R91 EW/EBF%: 224.6 (+0.8)/19.0 (+0.1), AW/ABF%: 224.6 (+0.3)/18.99 (+0.04)

Female- Age:30
Height: 5'1"
HW- 213
CW- 206.4
CGW: 202
UGW: 145

Round 89 SW 209.2 EW 207 (-2.2)
Round 90 SW 207 EW 205.4 (-1.6)

Day/Weight/Comment
9/30- 206.4: Not sure what my weight was yesterday morning, so I ended last round at the weight Saturday morning and going from there. I had a really good weekend, but I wasn't feeling too good. Kind of forgot to eat at some points because I got really busy with stuff. Last night's dinner I did eat healthy with a small mix of some rice and a baked potato, but I'm not super upset about my 1lb gain. I did get into the gym Friday night and I'm going again today.

10/1- 206.2: Not a terrible way to start the new month, but wish I was seeing more loss. Didn't go to the gym yesterday because I was feeling so out of it. Started wearing contacts and they are killing my eyes and making me feel tired. I did push myself to take my dog for a walk, so I got some cardio in. Breakfast and lunch haven't been a problem for me, it's dinner that keeps messing me up. It will be mostly healthy and then one thing on the side is messing me up. I should go back to my baked salmon and just stick to that.

10/2- 205.6: This just made me really happy! I was so worried nothing was going to change. I made it to the gym last night and tried a couple different machines this time; stair climber and the more spinning cycling machine and my usual elliptical. I skipped strength last night and stuck with cardio. I had something in my eye all day and it was bugging me and by the time I was done I just wanted to go home and wash my eyes. I stayed in my cal range (If this app logs poke salads correctly) and Got an ok amount of water in. Thinking I'll hit up Trader Joe's for dinner tonight and make some chicken and a side salad.

10/3- 205.4: Meh. I noticed the days I go to the gym I do see more of a difference in my weight loss the following day. I skipped last night because I got stuck at work and by the time I got home, made dinner, and ate, I was just out of it and felt like I haven't been getting enough sleep. I made Trader Joe's Chicken teriyaki, light on the sauce, and discovered their broccoli slaw! Mixed that all together for dinner and it was delicious. My mom made an amazing pasta Alfredo baked chicken which I had a small piece of, it was just too good. Back in the gym tonight, might try the other gym and get some Jacuzzi time for once.

10/4- 203.8: YAY!!!! I'm so happy to see this loss. I'm also not too surprised. I was really depressed yesterday. Work is taking a toll on me and there's so much on my plate right now. I was overwhelmed and crying at my desk. I was so sad I also hardly ate. Just didn't have much of an appetite at work. I came home and got some Ceder Plank Salmon from Aldi and grilled that with some veggies. I only had a bit and my parents ate the rest. I know I said I would go to the gym yesterday, but I was in such a funk I stayed home and didn't want to talk to anyone. I'm heading to my boyfriends for the weekend so hopefully that will cheer up my mood. I'm also taking my scale with me lol. I know he's going to make fun of me and give me crap, but I know my body and need to see why and when it fluctuates so much when I'm at his house.


10/5- 204.4

10/6- 204.4

10/7- 204.2: I'm so glad I took my scale with my over with weekend. I know I sound obsessed, but I really wanted to monitor how my body changes when at my boyfriends. I did have sushi on Friday (mainly riceless) and a beer, and Saturday we had a birthday at The Black Dear Diner. It was a lot of food, but I didn't have much. I honestly thought I would go up more, but I really tried portioning which helped and I only went up a little bit.
My friend was also in the area yesterday, so we met up for margaritas (I had barely half) and split some apps. I had that as my dinner and glad I portioned. So glad to be going back down, but really need to go back to the gym and keep on track for the week.

10/8- 205: I'm pretty pissed. I was so close to reaching my goal for this challenge. I ate good yesterday and dinner was really light too. I'm mad my parents put their leftovers in my fridge and I was so hungry I ended up having a slice of pizza (minus the crust) I also got in the gym last night and thought I would have at least been the same weight as yesterday. And today has been horrible so far. I woke up late, was running late to work, forgot my wallet at home and had to go back to get it. And there's just so much on my plate at work now and I really feel sick. Need to try to make time to see a doctor. My vision is a mess, so much going on, I really need a break

10/9- 205.4: I'm pretty pissed off with myself. And my weight yesterday was also 205.4, but I put 205 because it did go down a little before I started my day. No gym last night, but it's ok because I had a lot of laundry to do and needed one day to get some chores done. Didn't get home until 6pm last night, but today is a new and better day and I know I got this. Had a poke salad for dinner last night, but I also was so hungry before heading home I did a McDonald's drive through and got 6 piece nuggets and a mcdouble I did weigh myself when I got home and feel like the burger didn't really do anything and I was still in my cal range. Either way, I'm happy to be lower this round than when I started and hoping for the best next round.

Just give me 10 days
Round 91

I'm a mother of 3 trying to get in shape and be a positive role model for my kids. Feel free to add me to your friends list so we can support each other!

Short Term Goal: 180 lbs by April 2020!

F/31/5'6"
HWE: 274 lbs
CSW: 232 lbs
UGW: 140.0 lbs

R90 SW 234.4 EW 232.0 (-2.4)
R91 SW 232.0 EW 230.2 (-1.8)

Round 91
Day/Weight/Comment

09/30: 235.2 - I ate way too much Chinese food yesterday. I got my workout in today and am trying not to munch on everything. Not a bad Monday.

10/01: 235.6 - bloated and gross feeling. Haven't eaten the best in the last few days.

10/02: 236 - not been eating the greatest but trying to stay within calories. Hormones and bad food choices = water weight.

10/03: 234.6 - I didn't work out yesterday and over ate. At least the scale is lower than yesterday. I need to get back on the ball. I'll try to do better today.

10/04: 233.4 - I did better yesterday and got my workout in. I really hope the scale keeps dropping. I'd like to see below 232 lbs this round. Happy Friday everyone!

10/05: 230.4 - well that was a pleasant surprise. After a week of not doing the greatest I still managed to lose some weight. My goal is to reach 220 by the end of October and I'll be happy if I'm even close.

10/06: NWT

10/07: 231.2 - I did terrible this weekend but I'm not worried. I know this is just a fluctuation and as long as I keep an eye on my calories I'll continue to drop weight.

10/08: 230.2 - I can't wait to get over that hump and get down to the 220's. I'm really hoping I see it by tomorrow's weigh-in. I didn't work out yesterday but plan to today. I've really sore the last few days so I've been resting.

10/09: 230.2 - I didn't see the 220's today but there's always tomorrow. I'm still down almost 2 lbs in the last 10 days. That's success no matter how you look at it.

Total loss this round = 1.8 lbs

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

R87 EW: 183 (8/30) -1.5 pounds
R88 EW: 182 (9/9) -1.0 pound
R89 Ew: 176 (9/19) -6 pounds
R90 Ew: 185 (9/29) +9 pounds

Goal for R91 180

Day/Weight/Comment

9/30 181.5 I’m back, after a stressful week and some weight gain. Although I worked out all week last week I ate more than I burned. Also made a lot of bad choices, it’s a new week and almost a new month. Back to logging my food and meal prep is done for the week.
10/1 180.5 (-1) Off to a good start. Finished 50 minutes of boot amp and getting my 45 minutes of cardio in before work.
10/2 179 (-1.5) Gym at 5am with my awesome accountability partner, broken toe and all! Way to push through.
10/3 179 +/- 0 No change on the scale but It’s a good thing! Always great to start the day at the gym but missing my workout partner.
10/4 178 (-1) Date night with my accountability partner last night and I didn’t cheat! Woke up early for a 5am workout and took progress pics! Can’t wait to see results.
10/5 177 (-1) Workout plans didn’t go as planned this morning but managed get up and burn some calories. The trainer kept yelling “progress not perfection”, sticking to that today.
10/6 177.5 +.5 Sunday Funday workout! My accountability partner said I don’t rest!!!
10/7 177 (-.5) Feeling very tired and sore today. Hoping for a productive day!
10/8 177.5 +.5 The scale keeps going back and forth but my clothes fit so much looser.
10/9 178 not too shabby, reached my goal.