JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 92

b]Female 38 Yrs Old [/b]
SW: 234.8
UGW: 160

Previous Rounds:

Round 92 SW: 222.8
Round 92 GW: 220

Day/Weight/Comment

10/10- 222.8
10/16 - 226 - I'm honestly not surprised. I've been dealing with a serious lack of motivation lately
10/17 - 225.2
10/18 - 223.2 - I'm thinking about going back to running. I used to run 5 and 10k until I injured my ankle. It's almost completely healed so...
10/19

Round 92
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 50 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
R91 EW= 189.2
R92 EW= TBD


Current New Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: Lose back down to my lowest weight last round (187.2) which is a 4.6 lb loss. Due to possible fluid retention, I am trying to be confident that I will do it this round. Back to business!
My First Long Term Weight Goal: To weigh 186.X by Halloween. (new revised & realistic goal)
My Second Long Term Weight Goal: Weigh 174.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.
I have changed my spoiler in order to shorten it listing my rounds in groups
********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
10/09 …..189.2….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND

10/10 …..191.8….. Hopefully some of this is water retention. I am up 4.6 lbs from my lowest weight last round. Travel is over (for now) and I’m back in my safe zone (home). LCHF, lots of exercise and I am still attempting to try to get more sleep. Now if I could just get tired! Good luck everyone this round!

10/11 …..191.8….. Yesterday’s stats: 1500 Calories In / 3125 Calories Out. 53 Net Carbs. 24,298 Total Steps & 10.28 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 53 minutes and woke up tired. I did 32 minutes of light to moderate cleaning in the tourist cabins, I walked a DNR hiking trail (no backpack) at about 3.5 mph for 115 minutes (almost 5 miles) and I did aerobic dancing in my livingroom for 26 minutes. Sample song – “Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker Jr. Well, as Scarlet O’Hara once said, “Tomorrow I’ll think of some way….after all, tomorrow is another day”.

10/12 …..189.8 ….. Yesterdays stats: 1250 Calories In / 2496 Calories Out. 37 Net Carbs of friendly veggies. 12,790 Total Steps & 5.41 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours & I slept a whopping 6 hours & 18 minutes.

10/13 …..190.2 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1799 Calories In / 2334 Calories Out. 79 Carbs. 14,008 Total Steps & 5.95 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. Not sure about sleep, I recharged my Fitbit. I dreamed last night for the 1st time in probably 20 years. It was a very strange dream but it was wonderful that I got to see my husband again. I woke up very tired & groggy. I wanted to lay back down to see if I could get back into the dream & see him some more, but the cat wouldn’t let me.

10/14 …..190.0 ….. I’m going to have to increase my fiber somehow today. I need TMI to help rid me of my indiscretions! A perfect day yesterday except for the breading on the chicken. Yesterday’s stats: 1696 Calories In / 3084 Calories Out. 40 Net Carbs. 19,422 Total Steps & 8.22 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 19 minutes. I did rigorous tourist cabin cleaning for 90 minutes, light to moderate personal housecleaning for 58 minutes and I did the elliptical for 19 minutes. Total extra calorie burn 739. Expecting 40 degree temps again today but finally no rain. Cold but beautiful.
Have a great week everyone!

10/15 …..189.9 Yesterday’s stats: 1156 Calories In / 2461 Calories Out. 14,458 Total Steps & 6.12 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 3 minutes. I walked approx 3.0 mph for 52 minutes and burned an extra 293 calories.

10/16 …..190.1 ….. I’m surprised this isn’t up more. Had DD #2 over with baby. Had a great LCHF breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sheer Perfection on my macros. Then later last night, a small binge. I have not had one in some time now but it’s like being possessed. I’ll have to watch the scale over the next couple of days to see if this is the only damage or if there’s more to come. Yesterday’s stats: 2226 Calories In / 2525 Calories Out. 82 Net Carbs. 14,445 Total Steps & 6.11 Total Miles. 11/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 23 minutes. I dreamed again. This time about my Poodle that passed away a few years ago at age 17. This is not the last pet I have lost, but he is the one I dreamed of. Even after waking I could still feel his tight black curls on my fingers from petting him in my arms. I could still feel his warm belly on my wrist as I held him and walked. Maybe all the walking has tired me enough to finally hit some REM sleep. So strange after so many years of no dreams. I walked for 76 minutes at 3.0 mph for a total calorie burn of 432.

10/17 …..189.0 ….. Back in the 180’s. Yay me! The small binge two nights ago was with Atkins bars (indulgence and meal replacement). Perhaps because it wasn’t high sodium it did not affect weight or water retention as badly as a restaurant savory meal. Whew! That was a close one! Yesterday’s stats: 1100 Calories In / 2905 Calories Out. 30 Net Carbs including spaghetti squash. 19,507 Total Steps & 8.27 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 23 minutes. I walked 106 minutes at 3.5 mph inside the school on a route designed for walkers (due to rain). I rigorously cleaned a tourist cabin for about 22 minutes. Total extra calorie burn 710.


10/18 …..188.2 ….. I need one more pound to reach my goal & I will be having dinner at the local fish fry for dinner which is pre-planned approx once per month with friends. Ugg. Sodium! I hate that the round is ending on the Saturday after this time! Either way, I don’t think I would drop the full pound overnight anyway. Last night was 0.8 Lost. I have lost 3.2 since the first day’s weigh in but it was inflated from the final weight in Round 91. Yesterday’s stats: 1286 Calories In / 2548 Calories Out. 30 Net Carbs. 12,347 Total Steps & 5.22 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 6 hours & 17 minutes which was fantastic!!! Not much extra activity over my usual household stuff. I did take one small slow 25 minute walk at about 2.0 mph very close to home as I had work being done & had to stay close to the cabins. Good luck everyone tomorrow. Just one more day…….you can do it!!!!

10/19 …..xxxxx …..

Round 92 (my 24th)

OSW 382.0
RSW 285.8

Late this round brings tom so I expect that my weight will be all over the place. My goal for this round is to stay on track and hopefully end lower than I started. I’m well on track to hit my goal for weight loss this year.

10/10 286.2 I have no idea what caused this bounce, but they happen like that on occasion. I had a busy, stressful evening, so I suspect that played a part. My nsv is that some of my pants are getting lose and I realized yesterday that they are no longer a little tight in the thighs. I might have to replace them sooner than I anticipated.

10/11 286.0 I expected a bounce up from a late dinner, high sodium and a dumbbell workout. I’m taking a rest day today because of doms in my leg.

10/12 285.6 I was hopeful of a bigger drop, but I’ll take it, especially since I didn’t bounce up yesterday. I think I was a little dehydrated again yesterday because I drank about 50oz of water at dinner time and my leg stopped bothering me and my energy level went up. I must not be drinking enough for my activity level lately.

10/13 285.8 It’s my usual pre tom stall/bounce.

10/14 287.0 Not too bad considering that I had a big lunch yesterday. On the plus side of that I wasn’t very hungry at dinner time so I ate pretty low then allowing me to end the day at the high end of my calories. My nsv was walking to and from the burger place. In the past a walk like that would have left me wiped out and/or in pain but I came home and did 30 minutes on my exercise bike and another 15 later in the evening.

10/15 286.6 Tom arrived yesterday afternoon so hopefully I’ll see some good drops soon.

10/16 286.0 Slowly but surely dropping, hopefully tomorrow brings a new low.

10/17 285.6

10/18 288.0 I earned every ounce of this. I’ve made a plan to deal with days that I need to run errands.

10/19

***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.
10/15 129.4 Yesterday was more or less my regular eating plan, and I'm sure it may take up to a week to get back down to the middle of my maintenance range. As fun as it was to indulge on vacation, I'm glad to be back to my routine.
10/16 129.4 I've been doing this long enough not to be worried.
10/17 128.6 Getting rid of the vacation poundage, but I still feel incredibly bloated/puffy. I may do a quick round of keto at the end of the month, up until Thanksgiving.
10/18 126.6 All right! Woke up feeling less bloated. Heading into the weekend, but I'm in maintenance now and I GOT THIS!
10/19

Stephie, 48, 167 cm, Brussels:
R92 (11) – SW 156.8 / EW xxx.x
Slowly but surely as it goes ... I'm amazed at how quickly these challenges pass and add up!

OSW 172.0 lbs
RSW 156.8 lbs
RGW 156.0 lbs
EGW 140.0 bls

Past Rounds:
Goals
1 - Keep to 1200 cal (except run days 1400cal)
2 - Run (or gym) 3x week
3 - Water 1.5l
4 – Core workout 30 day challenge

Date – Weight in of the morning– Summary of the previous day:

10/10 -156.8, core 09/30 ok, 10,644 steps, 1220 cal I'm looking forward to the winter months, more soups and less ice cream lol I'm going to try and fit in a run today. It's one of those days where I have to duplicate myself to be at several places at once so I've packed a lunch and planned my meals.. now I just have to stick to the plan, that's the hardest part !
10/11 - 157.6 (+0.8) 7943 steps, calories .. to many Yesterday I didn't manage to stick to the plan in the end, but that's just my bad. My kid was sick, there's a tummy bug going around school, so I left work early and we did home schooling instead. Then I had a landlord meeting in the evening so I didn't manage to get my run done. Today I'm going to the gym but this weekend is going to be another gain I think. There's too much going on to be organised. I'll just try and limit the damage by avoiding deserts and sweet stuff. Also I've managed to plan physical activities as well, Saturday morning 2h badminton with my daughter and Sunday gym or a quick run (if I'm not too tired). After this weekend I'm planning on taking a slower pace and blocking some "me time" over the weekends.
10/12 157.6 (0.0) 14.735 steps, core 11/30 done, W7R3 done. I ran 28 minutes straight yesterday!! 1st times since my diagnostic, 10 years ago, that I've managed to do that! So chuffed! I also did a 20 minute workout on the machines at the gym before hand. Unfortunately I treated myself to my 1st packet of crisps since starting this rounds so the weight didn't go down lol Today I have 2 hrs badminton with my daughter this morning, it's a fun activity and not competitive at all, but it keeps us moving for two hours, then I'm driving straight to a conference so I need to get some food somewhere otherwise I"ll end up pigging out on all the cakes and goodies. Back home late, that'll be another challenge not to eat the first thing in the fridge...
10/13 156.8 (-0.8) 9.545 steps 1309 cal, core 11/30, badminton 2hrs, then had food in the car to eat between various activities so I managed to stay on track.
10/14 155.8 (-1.0lbs) 5.642 step 1412 cal, core 12/30 Very surprised at this loss especially after a weekend I'll probably put some back on tomorrow but in the meantime I'm going to enjoy it I'm getting close to my healthy BMI. I'd really like to get into the lower BMI numbers for my joints and because there's a lot of heart disease in my family. I'm going to try and cut salt as well, that's going to be hard!
10/15 157 (+1.2); 16,234 steps, 1303 cal, Core challenge rest day, 3km treadmill + 15mins elliptical. No idea where that gain came from, I did expect a little increase but having such an active day I though it would be ok. On the other hand my clothes are getting baggy and my general body shape is much improved so I'm not too worried. Anyway today I'm going to watch my calories and salt. I've planned an hour walk with a friend during my lunch hour. 10/16 155.8 (-1.2) 13,533 steps, 1251 cal, core 14/30, so back down we go, I'm not one to complain lol I'm off most of the day for my First Aid refresher course. I'll try and fit in some gym time as well this afternoon. I haven't planned my meals which might be a problem though.
10/17 155.8 (0.0) 12.597 steps, treadmill run 3.86 km

10/18 155.8 (0.0) 15116 Steps, outdoor run W8D2 done, core 15/30. I've been exercising most days, but haven't been as consistent logging my food which I need to address. It shows in my weight which is not budging despite two consecutive running days. Lately I don't have time to prepare food so I end up starving and grabbing for easy food. I really need to come to grips with this slow cooker thing.

10/19

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
R91 Ew: 178 (10/9) -7 pounds

Goal for R92 176

Day/Weight/Comment

10/10 179 +1 went off plan, ate pasta and Birthday ice cream cake
10/11 179.5 +.5
10/12 177 (-2.5)Camp workout and fasted cardio, coach changed my meal plan, not sure what to expect this week.
10/13 177 +/- 0 Woke up feeing ridiculously sore.
10/14 178 +1 HAPPY MONDAY!!! Hoping for an awesome week!
10/15 177.5 -.5 Off to a good start, missed the gym this morning but heading there after work.
10/16 176.5 -1.0 Spending a lot of time working out, hopefully I see NSV in a couple months.
10/17 175.5 -1 Feeling very tired, weight training is exhausting but trying to push through.
10/18 174.5 -1 very excited to see the numbers on the scale dropping.
10/19

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

R85 EW: 200.8 (-2.2).. AW 201.6
R86 EW: 201.6 (+1.6) .. AW 201.0
R87 EW: 197.8 (-3.8) .. AW 199.0
R88 EW: 196.8 (-1.0) .. AW 197.7
R89 EW: 196.6 (-.2)/ 29.1% .. AW 197.3 ABF 29.06%
R90 EW: 195.8 (-.8) 28.8% (-.3%) AW 197.6 ABF 29.09%
R91 EW: 195.0 (-.8) / 28.7% (-.2%) AW 195.8 ABF 28.85%

Goal R92: 194.0

Day/Weight/Comment

10/10 195.6 (+.6)/ 28.8% (+.1%) ate some feelings yesterday. No motivation or energy to work out today. It is what it is.

10/11 195.6 (+/-0) / 28.8% (+/- 0%) not what I expected for a pretty horrible dinner and dessert last night. But I’ll take it.

10/12 195.5 (-.1) / 28.7% (-.1%) thought I had a good day yesterday. Apparently not good enough. Ate good, worked out good, stayed away from sweets especially late at night. Guess we’ll see what tomorrow brings from today.

10/13 didn’t weigh in today.

10/14 195.8 (+.3) / 28.8% (+.1%) not too bad did the type of weekend I had

10/15 195.6 (-.2) / 28.7% (-.1%) been an interesting long weekend. Didn’t hit the gym at all the past few days (which is super unusual for me) But I’ll take this number. Well see how this week pans out to close out this challenge.

10/16 194.8 (-.8)/ 28.6% (-.1%) Wednesday’s are usually good days for me since I play soccer twice a week before this weigh in.

10/17 197.4 (+2.6) / 29.0% (+.4%) apparently eating better and working out isnt doing much good. I’ve had one of the better weeks I’ve had in a long time as far as eating and working out but not over doing it. I’ve gotten decent sleep something that rarely happens, yet I’m more tired than ever. All for what?? Extremely frustrated and annoyed. 2 and a half months in, it shouldn’t be this flippy floppy. Starting to question a lot.

10/18 195.8 (-1.6) / 28.8% (-.2%) no feelings towards this number. It can change in an instant. Someone recently told me they can see a difference in that I’m getting my figure Back. Or maybe I look smaller to them. Guess that’s what I have to go off of. I need more than just that one person telling me for my confidence to go up. But getting there

10/19

I only include the last 5 rounds, but have been doing these challenges since round 58. Still trying to get into the 130's. It is proving to be a lot tougher than I ever imagined, but I am going to continue trying. Maybe we will do it this next 10 days!

Goal: No weight higher than 144.9 and see 140/141 at least 50% of the time on the scale.


Round 87: 148.2 - 143.6 down 4.6 Avg 143.73
Round 88: 143.6 - 147.0 up 3.4 Avg 145.84
Round 89: 147.0 - 143.7 down3.3 Avg 144.99
Round 90: 143.7 - 140.9 down 2.8 Avg 142.68
Round 91: 140.9 - 143.6 up 2.7 Avg 143.62

10/10 - 142.9 I am slightly annoyed this am. I have been really good, even through my 3 day weekend. I should be lower than this. I guess I will just keep going and hopefully I see a whoosh sometime in the near future. It seems like I can not get past 142/143 for the life of me. My maintenance is within 5 pounds of where I am today, but at the rate I am going I may not be there till next year, lol. Maybe tomorrow I will see a nice drop, I am on track for today and not going to self sabotage. This is just the way it goes sometimes.

10/11 - 141.4 Nice little drop. My lowest last week was 141.5 for 2 days and 140.9 for 3 days the week before that, so maybe I can hold onto it this time. Really going to try and work hard this weekend. My daughter is having her wisdom teeth out this morning and then I have to work this afternoon, so it's just going to be one of those days. No fast food! No fast food! That will be my goal today.

10/12 - 142.3 I’m ok with this. Had a couple of drinks last night with dinner, but food was on point. So this should go back down as long as I stay on track today. The weekends are my downfall. I only ate 310 calories all day yesterday until dinner because I knew I was going to have a couple of drinks with our meal. So I should have still been within my limits.

10/13 - 143.6 This is the rest of last night I guess. Will try and stay on track this weekend. Making myself be really good the rest of the month to lose these last couple of pounds.

10/14 - 142.8 Not bad for a Monday weigh-in. My best one so far. Halfway through this round and so far I am feeling really good about my progress. I have pretty much stayed the same and not had any crazy fluctuations. We will see what happens the next couple of days. I really am expecting a good loss soon.

10/15 - 142.3 Was under calories again. Having some TMI issues this morning, so maybe that's why I am stalling. I have been working really hard to see a nice drop the last couple of weeks, but have just been stuck within the same couple of pounds. I miss the days where I would get a 1 or 2 pound drop in a 10 day challenge. Now it seems like it is a couple of ounces here and there. Granted that was 40 pounds ago, but a nice big whoosh would be amazing. Oh well, I guess I should be happy that I am so close to my goal weight and just keep working at it. Maybe tomorrow I will see a new low.

10/16 - 140.9 Finally! Back down to my lowest weight and what I ended last month on. Have had to fight to get back down to it. Was under calories again yesterday, but did have 2 light beers with dinner. Really wanting to break through and see a new low. On track for today and hoping to be good tonight. 3 more days to go, fingers and toes crossed!

10/17 - 140.9 I am shocked it did not go back up. Happy with it today, but ready to see a new low. Was under calories again yesterday, but had a couple of light beers with dinner again. I think this is what is stalling my progress. Even though I am working them into my calories, it's just empty calories and maybe dehydrating me a bit or something. No alcohol till Sunday for the Cowboys game at all! Maybe I will see a drop by Saturday if I do that.

10/18 - 141.5 Well I definitely did not expect a darn gain this morning. I had no alcohol last night and didn't allow myself to have a dessert with everyone else. Still have not seen a new low, but so far I have succeeded in both of my goals I set for myself this round and my trend is down almost 2 pounds so far this month. One more weigh in tomorrow and maybe I will see what I have been waiting for. If not I guess we will look for it in round 93.

10/19

Round 92 (14 for me)
I’m back in for another round. Love the support and inspiration I get from this group! I’m sticking with the same goals to reinforce good habits and aiming for more consistency in meeting them.
59 Female 5’6”
Starting weight: 212.8 (2/28/19)
Maintenance goal: 145-150
R92 (14) – SW: 181.2 – EW: ???

Daily 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
10/10 -181.4 – Halfway to the top of my goal range! That’s just the motivation I need this round as work demands ramp up and it gets harder to fit in the things I need to do to stay on track. Student conferences ate up most of my time today, but I fixed a few quick meals to stay within my calorie limits.
10/11 – 180.8 – Nice to see a drop going into the weekend. Heading off for a quiet weekend of hiking and wineries with my husband. Leaving my computer at home and bringing a novel from my long TBR list.
10/12 – DNW – Watkins Glen, NY. Walked down the North Ridge (Indian Trail) and up the 832 steps of the Gorge Trail in light rain, carrying a daypack, without much difficulty. Three years ago, I was getting winded just walking up to my third-floor classrooms! I think I earned my winery lunch 😊
10/13 – DNW – Gorgeous autumn day! Got up early to hit the Gorge Trail again before the crowds. Cut over after the waterfalls and looped down on the South Ridge. After lunch (and another winery), we walked the Ravine and Gorge Trails in the Finger Lakes National Forest. No big waterfalls, but we had the trails virtually to ourselves. Worked up an appetite – I’m sure I ate (and drank) back all my exercise calories!
10/14 – DNW – Travel day. Up before dawn to get back in time for my afternoon class. Feeling a little stiff, but my DH drove most of the way and I enjoyed watching the sunrise over the misty countryside. Feeling restored!
10/15 – 185.0 – Whoa! That’s some bounce! Salt? Alcohol? Inflammation? Probably some of each, plus eating over my calorie allowance for a few days. Back on track this morning to turn this around. Catching up on posts and grading as well. NSV: wearing my tees tucked in without feeling self-conscious 😊
10/16 – 183.0 – Headed back down. We’re getting some badly needed rain today, so I’m focusing on getting some grading done. Logging and calorie goals met.
10/17 – 182.4 – Not quite back to where I was at the beginning of the round, but I’m moving in the right direction. Another busy day with a workshop and extended office hours, but I got my exercise in doing some serious housework. Food was mostly a series of snacks rather than regular meals today, but I kept an eye on my goals for the day (including logging it all) and made pretty good choices.
10/18 – 182.4 – Busy day, followed by a lovely evening sitting around the firepit drinking spiked mulled cider under the stars. Finally feels like autumn! Logged everything (including the pumpkin cake I had for dessert) and stayed within my calorie limit, so today feels like a win, even if I’m up tomorrow.
10/19