JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 92

@flacoyguapo , @everydaywechoose , @tiabirdie56

Everydaywechoose, I am another person (like tiabirdie56) that also can fluctuate wildly due to fluid retention. My best friend, however, never ever retains water, no matter what she eats! My fluids easily get imbalanced at times, even if I've stuck to my macros with the right amount of carbs and/or calories. Sodium gets me! However, without adequate sodium, I get severe toe, foot and calf cramps so SOME sodium is a must for me. It's just something I have to deal with. My lower weights are real loss. My higher weights may be fat gain, may be fluid retention. I have to look back over the last day or two and monitor what I ate to figure it out. So, as tiabirdie said, it may not be the scale. The great thing about these daily challenges and logging your food regularly is getting to know your own body's patterns. Only time and tracking can show you the whole picture. I know its frustrating at times to read what some people have eaten (like pizza) and still lost (or show no change) when I can just dream about the salty ocean and gain 2 or 3 pounds overnight (or more!). I would give your scales a chance and just carefully monitor how much obvious sodium, restaurant or prepared foods you are eating, and how much processed foods (hidden sodium) you've consumed. The answer may lie there.

Round 92: I'm in again!

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 116).
Day/Weight/Comment

10/10 116.8 Nice - drop at the start! Of course, seems that happens a lot and then it bounces back up and I struggle to get back to the start lol! Can’t complain as getting closer to initial goal weight! Strength/weights with trainer and cardio today (step class had a new instructor!), and pasta for dinner tonight - smoked eggplant/peppers with cavatappi and smoked mozzarella. Need to go test wines for a work function after dinner so banked calories so that the wine is ok a al IIFIYM.


10/11 118 Not surprised! Weight training + cardio + pasta + wine (tasting + 1.5 glasses and additional food as I was hungry) likely all led to some water retention and my weight loss is not linear at all. I have decided that I really need to increase my calories above 1400 to closer to 1600 so that I am losing at a slower rate (1.34lb current to .5lb) for the last 12 pounds here. I have been shooting for under 1200-1300 as I usually eat lunch out or may not have verified calorie data, but based on realized losses looks like tracking is pretty accurate so can get closer to target. Other reasons: 1) With lifting this last week, I have been hungrier, so listening to my body cues. 2) Not sure if losing slower ultimately preserves more muscle mass (given that my bf is around 28-29%), but more protein with the increased calories may help build more muscle mass and maybe BMR will not drop as much (getting BMR retested in November) plus more carbs can help fuel cardio (still in a deficit though) 3) help with skin adopting to fat loss - most of the fat left is on my lower belly and hips. After a twin pregnancy have lots of stretched out lower belly skin so maybe with a slower loss rate won;t have a baggy tummy (given age may not be avoidable) Building muscle could help fill out some of the space lost to fat. Will monitor and tweak as needed [went over 1600 last night, so hoping that is primarily water or muscle lol]

NSV: Can now wear a pair of small pants that I bought on sale when I was losing weight after the twins were born, but never got weight all the way down to fit! And they are almost too big!

10/12 117.8 Going back down even with the increase in calories!!! Rest day today! Body needs it after workouts this week and have to spend a good part of today driving to the coast and back to move the boat from the boatyard to the marina. Unfortunately won;t have time to stay and sail, so activity level will be low (sorry Apple Watch Challenge team #coreslight, but will be back at full speed tomorrow!) Hopefully some walking and core work later on just to close all my rings!

10/13 118.4 Effects of being in the car for lots of yesterday? New calorie regime? In any case not out of the norm… Did Xtrain this morning and increased power to rate ratio from previous work, so nice to see that as weight is going down. (Watts are increasing as well, which is even better) Strength workout late afternoon - new PR on deadlift of 105 lbs and was able to do 5 reps at 70 lbs on bench-press.

10/14 116.4 Whoosh! New low!!! Now to see if that will hang around until the end of the round :-) Liking the new calorie levels, but need to make sure that I eat more in the morning and have pre-planned snacks for work ! Spin class tonight for cardio.

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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, current rate is 1.94/10)

***My 22nd Round!***
Age: 39
Height: 5'7"
Highest weight 158 (3/9/19)
ROUND HISTORY Total lost after 20 rounds: 30.4 lbs
GOALS
Halfway GW: 140.4 (-17.4) <<achieved!>>
UGW: 126-128 REVISED 9/29 from 123
<<MAINTENANCE achieved!>>
SW this round: 129.2 lbs
GW this round: 127.8-128.2 lbs
Day/Weight/Comment
10/10 DNW
10/11 DNW
10/12 DNW
10/13 DNW
10/14 129.2 Aw, man! I go on vacation (missed you guys!) and this is what I come back to?! All right, jumping back into it. Some of this uptick might be water/salt retention.
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JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 92 (round 24 for me ) I'm in for another round, before my cheeky pre-Brexit week away in a weeks time.

Female age 61 5' 4”

Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and have gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then; I don't want to gain any more, but would like to get back to my goal weight – I'm working at it – it's a permanent way of life !

Round goal – lose a pound; be mindful of what I eat & drink and keep walking.

Day/Weight/Comment

10/10 133.4 – 9.36 miles walked yesterday and an hours yoga, all macros in green.
10/11 133.4 - 3.89 miles walked yesterday chasing my 18 month DGS around, walk pushing him in his pushchair whilst he napped cut short by rain, food not good:over on carbs & calories
10/12 133.6 – 9.71 miles walked yesterday, including a good work out with 2 hours dancing last night, calories within goal, carbs & fat slightly over. Aiming for a perfect day today !
10/13 132.8 – wow!! 8.2 miles walked yesterday, all macros in green apart from sodium (had mussels for tea) and so was not expecting it – but I'll take it !!!
10/14 133.8 – no walking yesterday, travelled for 2 hours up to DS for DGD 1st birthday party, overindulged on food – so much temptation and a delicious Hungry Caterpillar birthday cake !!!
10/15 133.8 – 9.9 miles walked yesterday, all macros in green apart from carbs, trying for a perfect day today.
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SW: 68,7kg
Challenge Goal Weight: 68,2kg (-500gr)

Day/Weight/Comment

10/10 - 68,7 - DOMS today. Feeling fresh and happy. I am going to bump up my cals by 100 because that would reflect what I want to achieve in the long run a bit better. I am planning on having a chill day today and just walking for 1 hour.
10/11 - 68,8 - Still retaining water I think. This is what I find most difficult to mindfully deal with. But you get used to it as time goes on and as your mindset shifts... And a big part of looking at it 10 days’ at a time, and seeing the difference round after round IS what made me join in the first place. Great, I’m back on a mindful track :-)
10/12 - 68,5 - had a last minute dinner invite yesterday, ate pretty well throughout the day and worked out. Everything’s fine with me :-) on track and happy :-)
10/13 - 68,3 - It’s the weekend and I am out and about. Walked 3 hours yesterday. This loss was to be expected :-) Still trying to find a calorie target to match a loss of 250gr, but the unpredicted walks make it hard to do so. I think after 30 days of data I will have a bigger picture perspective and see what correlates and what doesn’t.
10/14 - 68,0 - whoop whoop. I didn’t walk nor had any workout yesterday, ate well, still hiking up the calories slowly and trying to find balance with general activity. Worked out and walked today.
10/15 - 68,1 - good insight into the small up and downs. Ate a lot more than usual yesterday to make up for the day’s activity. And I was still hungry after my meals. I think I am low on veggies and my macros were not as balanced. So today grocery shop and bulking up my meals with more veggies and fats mmmhhhh....(Carbs and protein are on point - i.e. high :-))

@Tracie_Lord Wow - you've got back on it straight from your holiday. So easy to carry on that "holiday mode" when you get back - but you've obviously come back so focused! Amazing!
Hope you had a good time

"]Hi.. I'm in again.

Starting weight: 139.25lbs.
Aim for this round. To see 137 on the scales....
Good luck everyone!!

10th Oct: 139.25. Same as yesterday. Happy enough with that. 16K steps and within calories. Piloxing tonight and have all my food pre planned.

11th Oct: 139.75. Totally deserve this increase. Had a great day in work but got him and binged. Involving croissants, bread and jam and fist fulls of roasted peanuts. Im sure there were other things too that I blocked out. It would have been SO easy to go to bed feeling sorry for myself but I pulled myself together and went to piloxing and finished the day on 16k steps. So overall, I cant be too mad at todays weigh in!
12th Oct:138.25. Don't know where this came from. Went out for Indian food and to a play last night and had wine.
13th Oct:141.5. There we go, there's the increase from Friday night.
14th Oct: 141.75. Back on a mission today. Aim to drink loads of water and flush all this Indian food and wine out of me! Piloxing classes not going ahead for this week so it'll be extra challenging to get my steps in.
15th Oct: 140.25. Delighted with this drop. Good day yesterday. 16k steps. Good day planned for today too. Not sure if I'll meet my goal of seeing 137 on the scales this round though.
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Ready for my round 29
OSW 88KG
RSW 63.4kg (-24.6 kg) or {- 54.2 lbs}
Goal... Less than I started and lose the gain from the last 2 rounds

10/10 63.7kg not worried about this blip as food and exercise were both good. It'll come off soon
10/11 62.1kg...it's coming off! Can't wait to be back in the 61s and keep going down. The weekend should not derail me as I have a quiet one in mind.
10/12 61.15kg which is a new low and a very happy me!
10/13 61.35kg still lower than last week! Had a major snack on sunflower seeds yesterday which put me over cals so I expect this isn't the end of the gains. But that's over with and I'm going to be very strict for the week ahead.
10/14 61.85kg disappointing but fair after Saturday over calories and the total absence of movement yesterday. Heading to the gym this morning
10/15 61.4kg 100%on point yesterday! Now to do the same for the rest of this week... Month and year!
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We can do this!

I am a 57yo female from the South Eastern USA. This is my fourth round.

CW: 188.5
CGW: 186.5.
UGW: 145

R89 SW 200 EW 194.8 (-5.2)
R90 SW 194.8 EW 190.8 (-4)
R91 SW 190.8 EW 188.5 (-2.3)

Day/Weight/Comment

10/10 -188.4- Finally got a good night's sleep last night. Still eating well and walking though I can see walking outside is going to be a challenge as the temps drop. I do plan to keep it up and just layer on the clothes to keep warm. I am finding that being outside helps me mentally as well as physically.

10/11 -187.3- Moving steadily along but my husband will be on vacation next week and, well, he is not into eating healthy so wish me luck!

10/12 -188.1- Still on track with calories and exercise. Still trending downward!

10/13 -187.2-

10/14 -187.5-

10/15 -187.4-

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Starting Weight 130
Starting Round Weight: 120.6lbs.
Goal some where 119
Ultimate goal Weight 114-118
Midwestern 54 year old woman

At the last few pounds, and have been bouncing all over the place. seem to be defying the laws of physics. Goal for October to eat 5 servings (80g) fruits/ vegetables of different colors every day.

Good luck everyone!!



10th Oct: 120.6- Spin Day- Shocked I am starting at a low, went to the last Beer/Wine walk last night and enjoyed the appetizers. Our husbands joined us and we went to fewer restaurants and beer theme not my favorite so may have worked in my weight loss favor.
11th Oct: 119.8 Have been bouncing around for 3 weeks from 122.8 to 120, can not believe I have broken the floor of 120. Heading to Body Pump this morning after enjoying my oatmeal smoothie bowl. Ate more than 7 servings of fruits and veggies and 100 grams of protein yesterday, yeah...
12th Oct:120.2 Not bad- since I hit a low yesterday...tomorrow will be the real test as we are going tailgating this afternoon- no good will happen there I am sure- But lots of fun! Probably take me all week to recover- trying to mentally prepare for tomorrows scale number- Did go to body pump- Had my oatmeal smoothie bowl, and planning on leftover ratatouille for lunch. Do not want be ravished when I get there.
13th Oct:121.8- To be expected..Had a great time at ND/USC tailgate. Tons of people tons of food and even though I was drinking 100 calorie hard cider they still add up. My apple watch actually turned on and asked me if I was working out walking from where we parked to the tailgate. I should check to see if it was a mile. Well, ate with reckless abandon and will spend all week correcting - but this is life enjoy ing each moment and accepting the consequences. Did go to body pump before and did a 3 mile walk in preparation- I made horrible Tiramisu brownies (had to throw away)- I am so out of practice baking, not cooked all the way thru but did sample too much of those too.
14th Oct:121.6 Starting my slow trek downward- I hope to be back to my low last week or 2 ounces lower by end of week. Went to body pump today and walked the dog twice. Fall is coming quick here and the cool weather has begun. I am not sure I will be getting 2 walks in much longer. Also ate all my fruits and veggies in every color... Love Fall veggies.
15th Oct: 120.2- Well bloat came off faster then usual, made a fruit salad for my girlfriends meeting yesterday- lots of diuretic fruit seems selfish but everyone enjoyed. Spin Day, going to try to get to class early so can get several extra miles in.
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