JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 95

Hi, I’m Karen and I’m 53.
OSW-187 Sept. 2018

11/11-172-I was a few pounds lighter but sat and sewed for a week. I’m back home to do a weeks worth of laundry and leave for the rest of the week, tomorrow with my husband and sewing machine. He has business meetings in Monterey and I am bringing my walking shoes too. It will be relaxing and I WILL get exercise because there is a paved walking path along the beach, where I have run their half marathon in years past. I am looking forward to getting back to walking instead of the gym, I seem to weigh less, the more I walk, no matter how many weights I lift. I won’t have my scale, but I will keep in touch.
11/12-171-Got my 7 mile walk in yesterday and am a little sore. I leave this morning and will be able to walk and eat good where I’m going.
11/13-No Scale. I walked over 6 miles round trip along the ocean to the fabric store yesterday. I treated myself to a cup of clam chowder and a beer on the way back; it was nice that there was not any bread on the table. Otherwise, I ate well.
11/14-No Scale. Walked over 4 miles yesterday went out to big lunch but then had peanut butter and an apple for dinner.
11/15-No Scale. Yesterday was a travel day. We are at our old house we are selling, to do some work. No time for exercise, but plenty of work to do. Still eating healthy.
11/16-No Scale. More work and cleaning and then travel to a dinner event. I’ve eaten good all week and just need to continue it at dinner tonight: no bread (unhealthily carbs) or dessert.

Have a good weekend everyone! 🌸☕️

Round 95
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 53 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
R94 EW= 186.8
R95 EW= TBD


Current New Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: Lose 2 pounds this round.
My First Long Term Weight Goal: Weigh 174.X by Jan 11, 2020 (my 2 year anniversary of current LCHF dieting).
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise:

During each Weight goal I plan on walking as much as possible and always reaching my 10,000 steps. I would also like to do some aerobic level dancing in my livingroom whenever 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
11/08 …..186.8….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
11/09 …..186.8 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1625 Calories In / 2666 Calories Out. 35 Net Carbs of mainly Spaghetti Squash. 18,221 Total Steps & 7.71 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 6 hours & 25 minutes. Something is going on with my sleep. I am sleeping more hours & even having some fleeting dreams again after decades of none to recall. I hope this is a good thing and not indicative of my recent health issues. Yesterday I walked at the school (no mall in my area) for 4.21 miles which took about 99 minutes and burned 551 extra calories. I also took a small cold walk around my property for 13 minutes burning an additional 66 calories. Total extra calorie burn 617.

11/10 …..186.6 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1150 Calories In / 2873 Calories Out. 28 Net Carbs. 18,138 Total Steps & 7.68 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 6 hours & 44 minutes. (Another great night). I walked for 95 minutes at 3.0 mph to burn 511. I rigorously cleaned tourist cabins for 54 minutes to burn 265 calories. I did low-impact aerobics for 20 minutes to burn 129 calories. Total extra calorie burn 905. Sunday (today) will also be challenging as the school is closed to walkers. Getting creative again…..

11/11 …..185.8 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1208 Calories In / 3039 Calories Out. 36 Net Carbs. 18,477 Total Steps & 7.82 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 27 minutes. I walked for 17 minutes at 4.0 mph burning 113 cals, I walked for 39 minutes at 3.0 burning 222 cals, I did misc cardio exercises for 31 minutes burning 133 cals and I did my crazy dancing in my livingroom for 58 minutes burning 467 calories. Sample song “While my guitar gently weeps” by the Beatles.

11/12 …..188.6 ….. Now….just to await the result of the CT scans. Yesterday I wore my fitbit on my shoelace most of the day due to pushing carts while shopping for hours after the scans. Took advantage of being in a larger town with real stores. The steps are usually accurate but the calorie burn is not because its not monitoring the heart rate which is part of the formula (I mean, did I really burn over 4,200 calories while walking a lot less steps than my usual day???). Here is what I do know. Over 2000 calories In/ ??? Calories Out. Over 200 Carbs including Pizza. 15,093 Total Steps & 6.39 Total Miles. 9/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 19 minutes. Yesterday was a combination of emotional eating and splurging. Today is redemption day. I will be walking at the school and eating a combined low cal/low carb diet. Tightening the belt. No regrets. No guilt.

11/13 …..188.6 ….. News on my CT scans is basically no definitive news yet. Unfortunately, the CT scan showed the area is worrisome. The Universities Plan: Hand over to special pulmonary radiology specialist to see if a biopsy is recommended. Pet scans can also be used, but at this point, they think it is not enough due to my cancer history and the fact that it could be metastasized breast cancer. So no answers yet. They said it would be a few more days. They did say, at this point, they want all tests/biopsies done right at the University Hospital, not at affiliated places along the way. 4 hours each way & into full blown winter here. I am still hoping for good news in the weeks to come.

On the diet front, more emotional eating very late last night. Thankfully I did well all day, otherwise so no gain on the scale. I hope it doesn’t show up later. I also had severe carb cravings which always follow a carb heavy travel day. I failed that test last night. Yesterday’s stats: 2171 Calories In / 3032 Calories Out. 164 Total Carbs. 21,453 Total Steps & 9.08 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 2 minutes and woke up tired. Yesterday I walked at 3.5 mph for 102 minutes school-hall walking and burned an additional 657 Calories over normal activity. My great stats & burn kept my scale at bay (so far!) I’ve got to stop pushing the limits and get my head back in the game. Thanks to everyone for the continued prayers & hugs.

11/14 …..188.8 ….. There it is on the scale. I knew it would show up from the 12th. I meant to drink more water yesterday but workload got in the way. Opening season for deer opens tomorrow morning so I have had people arriving, coming & going all week. The good news is, lots of calorie burn. The bad news is, lots of hunger and continued emotional eating. I have been doing lots of extra small activities to increase steps & calorie burn while continuing with my daily walk. Yesterday’s stats: 1730 Calories In/3226 Calories Out. 85 Net Carbs. 26,157 Total Steps & 11.07 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 40 minutes and woke up extremely tired. Early guests arriving so no chance for more sleep. I school-hall walked for 122 minutes burning an additional 676 calories over normal activity. All other burn was small spurts of hard working prepping the cabins with extra blankets/pillows and coffee etc. I’ve got to get more diligent with my calorie & carb intake. The LNS, healthy as they may be, still add up. Thanks to everyone for the hugs, kind words and well-wishes yesterday. I plucked them all off the pages and held them close to my heart.

11/15 …..188.0 ….. I’m a bit surprised to see a loss. I was over calorie & carb again yesterday. Disappointed in self. But I’ll take the loss as incentive! Yesterday’s stats: 2081 Calories In / 2834 Calories Out. 88 Net Carbs of Junk mini candy & 2% milk. 20,149 Total Steps & 8.53 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 30 minutes and needed much more, but the Directv technician was scheduled for this morning (still not here!) so I had to get my fat lazy butt up. Yesterday I walked 104 minutes in the school halls and burned 600 calories. I am 1.2 pounds OVER my starting weight this round. Can I at LEAST break even. Stay tuned. Have a great weekend everyone!

11/16 …..187.8 ….. Over Calorie, Over Carb. I think I lost 0.2 due to a much needed TMI likely caused by the junk I ate, but I’ll take it. Yesterday’s stats: 2135 Calories In / 2514 Calories Out. 150 Total Carbs. 15,130 Total Steps & 6.4 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit step hours. I’m not sure about sleep, I charged my fitbit last night & forgot to put it back on before sleeping. I think I hit over 5 hours but still woke up tired from the sugary carbs. Already starving today due to the carb intake last night, so now I will have a tougher day because of it. I must remember this when my binges come on. I walked 52 minutes burning 252 calories around my property in 3 different spurts. School closed to walking and too cold and icy outside. It was a paperwork day at the home/office.

11/17 …..xxxxx …..
11/18 …..xxxxx …..

Female Age 59, 5'3"
MFP start weight October 28.18 - 191

October 07.19 -156.7


11/09 -161.1 Big gain to start this round. My knees went out 10 days ago, so no ice skating right now, my back went out on Thursday, so no cardio or exercise of any kind and the scale is showing it. Normally I burn 500+calories per day through exercise. I can't/won't drop my calories to 700 to make up for it. Maybe my body will adjust.
11/10 - 161.1 Sunday. Held steady. I was able to do a small bit of gentle walking yesterday. I normally skate up to 2 hours on Sundays, lamenting that I can't do it today.
11/11 - 160.3 - Hmm. Maybe my body still thinks that I burned 1,000+calories skating yesterday. I did some pilates for knees, and other youtube exercises for knees and back. An hour of that burns hardly any calories. I will be doing the same type of thing today.
11/12 - 160.2 - Pleased to not be gaining any more weight with my inability to do any cardio because of my back and knees. Did more exercises for knee pain (1 hour total), but am not getting any full-body circulation or fat blasting.
11/13 - 159.2 - Had to do more than 2 hours of walking for work yesterday, the first calorie burn that I have had in awhile since hurting my knees and then back. Back is mostly better, knees are a work in progress.
11/14 - 159.0
11/15 - 158.7 - Night out and a late dinner, so expected a gain. Happy to not see one and more motivated always to see a loss - it keeps me on track.
11/16 - 157.2 - I don't really want to count this as a loss, more like getting back to where I was in October and after being sidelined from activity for a few weeks.

11/17
11/18

Round 95 end weight -

Round 95 – November 9 –18
Female, 5’, 66 years. Goals – finish calorie log each day, only yogurt or fruit in the evening and nothing after 9 p.m. SW – 163.6, GW – 162 something, UGW – 140. (This really should be 125 or 130 but that seems like such a long ways to go and 140 would be a huge improvement.)
Last round was crazy going up into the 164’s and even saw one weight that was 165 though it was down when I reweighed. This round have a couple of days to the denturist (and shopping in the city) but if I can keep that under control everything else is on an even keel.
Day/Weight/Comment
11/09
11/10
11/11 – 163.6 If the rain stays away will rake some leaves this pm.
11/12 – 163.8 – Did rake my leaves and do a few last things in the yard. Today it’s snowing and I’m glad to be finished with the outside stuff. Did a few min. of exercise this am and hoping to do some abs exercise later. Busy desk/sewing day today so will have to make myself get up and move.
11/13
11/14 – 164.6
11/15 – 164.4
11/16 – 164.2 – Two days of early trips to the city to finish up on the denture visits (hopefully). It is quite a journey but I’m Ok with the results. I did weigh the last couple of days but didn’t get on here as was too tired and distracted by the time I got home. Some of my choices yesterday were way too sweet but did try to keep total calories in mind so am hoping I don’t see a big uptick tomorrow.
11/17
11/18

R95 is my first round, wish me luck!

I know I'm joining late, but I hope to make some progress regardless.

SW 134.7kg

Goal: Lose any amount of weight!

11/14 134.7kg

11/15 134.6kg (-0.1kg) - Any downward movement is good, though I'm interested to see what my daily fluctuations look like!

11/16 133.8kg (-0.8kg) - not sure if this is just because I crashed out early last night without dinner...

11/17 133.8kg (no change) - Did a 600km round trip yesterday with my little family and didn’t eat well at all. Meal times all over the place, too much salt, soft drinks & coffees & way too much sugar! But also a lot of walking around for shopping, heavy lifting with the wooden shelves for the pantry we’re building, and carrying my 12kg bub around on my hip when we couldn’t be bothered to unload the pram. Crashed out exhausted about 10pm and woke up around 6am feeling stiff & sore all over! Very dehydrated this morning so perhaps a false low. Will drink lots of water today & see what tomorrow looks like!

11/18

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 (+.8) .. 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%
R92 EW: 195.2 (+.2) / 28.7% (+/- 0%) AW 195.7 ABF 28.77%
R93 EW: 195.8 (+.6) / 28.8% (+.1%) AW 195.9 ABF 28.74%
R94 EW: 195.0 (-.8) / 28.6% (-.2%)

R95 Goals: hold myself and my people around me accountable. Starting the next journey in my life finally coming to terms with it and ready to do as much and as best as i can.

Day/Weight/Comment

11/09: 195.2(+.2) / 28.6% (+/-0) not to bad. These little numbers can mean so much. Still so much time.
11/10: 194.8 (-.4) / 28.6% (+/-0) I can accept this. Did Friendsgiving yesterday so was kinda an eat all day but I kept it light. I’m going to attempt to go to the gym tomorrow
11/11: 194.4 (-.4) / 28.5% (-.1%) no gym today but soccer tonight so at least it’s something.
11/12: 195.0 (+.2) / 28.5% (+/-0) i feel this should’ve been lower but maybe i shouldn’t have had such a huge breakfast before i weighed in. Oh well take it in strides.
11/13: 194.5 (-.5) / 28.5% (+/-0) had a decent day yesterday and actually went to the gym this morning.
11/14: 195.2 (+.7) 28.6% (+.1%)
11/15: 195.0 (-.2) 28.5% (-.1%)
11/16: 193.8 (-1.2) 28.4% (-.1%)
11/17:
11/18:

69 years old female...5'5" ...I used to be 5'7" but arthritis hit and I lost two inches, so now that two inches is squished around my waist like the billows of a big accordion... ...Oh, well. I'll just keep working on it.

Trying to get back to walking 5 miles a day. A pinched nerve and back surgery side-lined me for about a year.

Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 139.0
UGW: 132.2

11/07 - 141.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...really?
11/08 - 140.4 at 5:30 a.m. ... Rest Day. Worked out w/our trainer for 60 mins.

Day/Weight/Comment

11/09 - 140.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.19 miles in 65 mins.
11/10 - 140.2 at 5:30 a.m. ...3.09 miles in 59 mins.
11/11 - 141.4 at 6:30 a.m. ...3.06 miles in 80 mins. and 60 min workout w/our trainer.
11/12 - 139.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...maybe...Rest Day
11/13 - 139.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...working out w/our trainer for 60 mins today.
11/14 - 138.8 at 5:30 a.m. ...Rest Day
11/15 - 138.4 at 5:30 a.m. ...Rest Day...knee really bothering me.
11/16 - 138.0 at 7:30 a.m. ... 3.51 miles in 63 mins by myself.
11/17 -
11/18 -

Chris

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 (+0.7)/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)
R91 EW/EBF%: 224.6 (+0.8)/19.0 (+0.1), AW/ABF%: 224.6 (+0.3)/18.99 (+0.04)
R92 EW/EBF%: 221.8 (-2.8)/18.7 (-0.3), AW/ABF%: 223.7 (-0.9)/18.89 (-0.10)
R93 EW/EBF%: 221.4 (-0.4)/18.6 (-0.1), AW/ABF%: 220.4 (-3.3)/18.53 (-0.34)
R94 EW/EBF%: 215.8 (-5.6)/18.0 (-0.6), AW/ABF%: 219.4 (-1.0)/18.40 (-0.13)

Total loss since returning: 13.4 lbs/1.6% BF
Average loss per round: 1.34 lbs/0.16% BF

Goal(s) for this round: Get under 215.0 and stay there. Keep up my progress 1) planning better when I'm having "cheat" days (parties, eating out with family and friends, et cetera), 2) limiting alcohol intake (no more than two drinks on any occasion, stick with red wine or spirit + diet soda) and 3) continuing to lift weights at the gym 3x/wk (no more misses without making them up, barring serious circumstances... I might have to miss a day next week again, though... last one).

Day/Weight/Comment

11/09: 216.0 (+0.2)/18.1 (+0.1). I honestly half-expected this number to be much higher. It isn't that I did anything wrong; I worked out last night and I ate "reasonably" reasonably. I think I thought I might have been dehydrated a bit at my last weigh-in, and that this could have accounted for my significant final drop in weight. I had plenty of water yesterday, though. Apparently ~216 is a thing. I'm excited.

11/10: 216.4 (+0.4)/18.1 (0.0). I had a nice brunch with my wife yesterday; totally stayed on plan regarding food quality, but probably had a bit more than I should have regarding quantity. I'm headed in the gym today, and my wife is out with her sister all day, so I should have a "good day" regarding health, fitness, and food intake.

11/11: 215.6 (-0.8)/18.0 (-0.1). I hit the gym hard yesterday, and I stayed within my calories. I'm going to chill today at home and try to limit my snacking.

11/12: 217.2 (+1.6)/18.2 (+0.2). This one is a bit of a headscratcher, unless I go back 2-3 days. Even then, it doesn't make a lot of sense. I limited my snacking significantly yesterday, though dinner was a bit of a $#!+show (not that bad, but could have been better). I'm going to roll with it; I won't let it derail me. I'll be in the gym tonight trying to work this off.

11/13: 216.0 (-1.2)/18.1 (-0.1). So this is a stressful week, I guess. I skipped out on my workout yesterday so I could stay at home and work diligently on meeting my Friday deadline. Things should be better after Friday. A lot better. I'm just going to have to grit my teeth and get through the next few days. I'm going to try to stick to my goal, but I will likely be pretty happy if I was simply able to maintain my starting weight for this round. I did pretty well with food yesterday.

11/14: 216.0 (0.0)/18.1 (0.0). I'm at work already. It's pitch black outside. Not cool. I only slept five hours or so last night, so my weigh-in was likely a little funky. Hopefully I won't be too grouchy today. Food yesterday was fine. I probably won't be in the gym until Saturday morning. Still working on my Friday deadline.

11/15: 215.0 (-1.0)/18.0 (-0.1). There's something to this "skipping one workout per week" thing, at least my scale thinks so. This weekend is going to be a little rough (birthday party, nice dinner out with my wife for our upcoming wedding anniversary), but I'm headed into the weekend in a "good place." I'll be going to the gym tonight with my wife NO MATTER WHAT!!!

11/16: 215.4 (+0.4)/18.0 (0.0). I went to the gym last night with my wife, and for the first time in a long time I ended up not losing. Not an emergency, but I noticed. I'll be at my sister-in-law's birthday party tonight. I'll try to be good.

11/17:
11/18:

Starting over (again) and badly need the accountability of posting here every day. Did several rounds a while back and lost weight with the support of everyone here. Looking forward to catching up with everyone, losing weight and feeling good again. Unfortunately, I've fallen into the habit of eating whatever whenever. I sit at a desk 8 hours every day and go home and sit on the couch. A couple of years ago, I was walking 12,000 steps a day and weighed 25 lbs less. My best advice - don't tell yourself that letting go one or two days won't matter. Even on your bad days - do something! Eat one less bite, walk one more step. NOW, I must try to follow my own advice. Here goes...

Starting weight - 179.0
Short term goal weight - 170.0

11/09
11/10
11/11 - 179.0 (Day 1)
11/12 - 176.8 (Day 2) I love this big drop but know its just from not eating whatever I wanted all day! But it is motivation to keep going. I always struggle getting started eating right again (Well actually its not starting - I start every other day). This is day 2 and shooting for day 3. We've got snow and ice here in Southern Illinois. I'm thinking treadmill tonight - got to get off the couch! I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow.
11/13 - 175.8 (Day 3) Yesterday was good! I did get on the treadmill for 20 minutes and was under on my calories. Today is the one year wedding anniversary for my daughter and her husband. I am so proud of them. They have worked hard and are succeeding. I am prepared for today, ready, set, go.
11/14 - 175.0 (Day 4) Another good day! I did have a small piece of pizza for dinner but was under on calories. I put in another 20 minutes on the treadmill. I hope to keep this trend going. I am trying to exercise every night at 6:00 pm so that when I look at the clock and see that it is 6:00 pm, it will send a message to my brain that I need to get moving. I saw this tip somewhere and I think it might work (for me). Good luck today everyone with whatever goal you are working to achieve. We can do this.
11/15 - 174.8 (Day 5) Doing alright. Missed lunch yesterday and had kind of a large dinner. Hamburger on bun, with lettuce and tomato/one airfried onion ring (from the freezer section boo - but delicious) and steamed carrots. Lots of carbs but calories weren't too bad. 20 minutes on the treadmill and under on calories. Pet sitting for my daughter tonight so no treadmill. Will spend the evening wrestling with her dog. That's considered exercise right?
11/16 - DNW - No scales this morning. I did well yesterday but today (Saturday) has not been good at all. Did well until I got home and then just started grazing. It will show on the scales in the morning. Just have to reset and not let the weekend be a total bust.

Round 95 (17 for me)
A weekend on each end will make this a challenging round.
60 Female 5’6”
Starting weight: 212.8 (2/28/19)
Maintenance goal: 145-150
R95 (17) – SW 178.6 – 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!!!
4) Cross something off my "to do" list

Day/Weight/Comment
11/09 – 180.0 – Well, there’s that sodium bump. My son is up this weekend for a wedding and his 3-year-old is having his first solo sleepover with us. My daughter brought her boys by to play with their cousin and we wound up spending the afternoon at the local children’s museum. No time to cook, so dinner was pizza and ice cream all around.
11/10 – DNW – Busy day!
11/11 – 181.4 – Great family weekend. Not such great food choices, including too many snacks. I’ll be working on getting back on track this week.
11/12 – 180.2 – Headed back down.
11/13 – 179.6
11/14 – 179.6 – Another really busy work week, but I’ve kept up with my logging and met my calorie goal. Too tired to finish my posts the last couple of nights. Hoping to get caught up with the group this weekend.
11/15 – 178.4
11/16 – 178.2 – Lazy day hanging out at home with my husband – a nice break after a busy week! Went over my calorie goal due to some extra snacks, but I logged everything and still managed a small deficit.
11/17
11/18