JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 96

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
R92 EW: 173.5 (10/19) -4.5 pounds
R93 Ew: 172.5 (10/29) -1 pound
R94 EW: 170.5 (11/8) -1.5 pounds
R95 EW: 169 (11/18) -1.5
Goal for R96 167

Day/Weight/Comment

11/19 168 (-1)
11/20 167 (-1) Tough week at work and lots of bad choices so I have to workout more.
11/21 165 (-2) This is the lowest I’ve weighed in 17 years. Hard work is starting to pay off, looks like the cheat meals have helped my metabolism.
11/22 164(-1) Happy with this number but going into the weekend:( staying positive
11/23 166.5 +2.5 I knew this was coming, had lots of carbs and salt. Today is a rest day so I will probably be up again tomorrow.
11/24
11/25 166 (-.5) Back on track
11/26 165.5 (-.5)
11/27 163 (-2.5)
11/28

Goals this round.... Little to no added sugar; very limited flour products; mostly plant-based foods; calories below maintenance.

UGW - 130
HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
OSW - 151.8 (Aug. 31, 2016)
Restart - 168.8 (R94) (Oct. 30, 2019)

Weight on 2/2015 - 218.2
Lost 75#, regained 12 (to 156) on metabolism reset 11/16-6/17. FIrst round (R15) Aug. 2017. R95 11/18/19 end weight 169.8

Day/Weight/Comment

11/19 - 168.8
Yesterday was a gorgeous day and I went for I lovely walk along one of our three rivers. It was inspiring. And I’m happy to be starting a new round — I’m finally feeling focused and determined to stick to the healthier me plan. Many thanks to you lovely people for providing inspiration, example, and a safe place to slip up for a while.

11/20 - 168.8
I did well with eating goals yesterday though I did have a small glass of Bailey’s last night. I had a bagel this morning — and thoroughly enjoyed it! But have stuffed portobellos planned for lunch and veggie dinner. Feeling pretty much on track.

11/21 - 171.6
WHAAAAA? Clearly that’s not actual weight gain! I did eat dinner (all vegetarian dishes at master gardener meeting) later than usual, and some of the food was a bit salty and I didn’t get enough water yesterday, but really? 3 pounds??? I expect it to be gone tomorrow! Jeesh!

11/22 - 170.4
I’m a little surprised it’s still up there, but ok, I can’t control the scale, just my behavior, I ate responsibly yesterday. It is what it is!

11/23 - 171
I over ate last night — ugh. Today I have to bake a loaf of bread for bread communion tomorrow, but I won’t sample! I don’t know why I can’t seem to get a grip on my snacking, even though I’m thoroughly disgusted with the weight I’ve gained back. Monday I see my integrative medicine doctor and I’ve decided I won’t let the nurse weigh me. Depressing enough to see my nekkid number at home before breakfast —I’m not getting on a scale fully clothed after eating! Have a good weekend, all.

11/24 - 171
Bread baked — cherry quick bread with dried cherries and pecans. Sliced it this morning but I did not sample - yay me! I’m going to try not to sample more than one or two of the offerings this morning. And @quiltingjaine, yeah, I expect an argument from the nurse, esp. if I get the cranky one, but I’m determined. I know I’ve gained. I don’t need an overweight nurse and overweight doctor lecturing me about it!

11/25 - 171
Ok, so I did sample all the breads yesterday. The whole shebang didn’t add up to more than a slice or a little more, and I ate responsibly the rest of the day.

11/26 - 171.4
But I think my scale is off because I did step on the dr’s scale yesterday, after a big breakfast and fully clothed including shows, and it read 175. One of them is obviously off. Anyway, it’s fine for now. My bloodwork is all spot on, bp 118/76, and I feel great. I’m not going to bend myself out of shape about the weight and focus instead on eating whole, unprocessed foods and cutting back on snacks. I’m reading Michael Pollen’s In Defense of Food (Yes, I’m 10 years behind) and it’s an interesting read, especially re. macros and other individual nutrients. Anyone else read it?

11/27 - 171.2

11/28 Thanksgiving

@kmfeig87 Trina, I’m sorry I tempted you with sweet potato fries! Now let’s see if I can tempt you with a fast! I’m at 36 hours right now.

Female 5’1” Age 69.75 years
Started Keto WOE 7/17/17 (mid-Rnd 10)
*Travel - no scale part of the time
Weight on 1/17/17 174.5
OGW 137 (set by WW 2008)
UGW 125 (HS weight 1968)
SW Rnd 96 122.0

We ALL have good rounds and bad but that is part of life. Don’t stay away, stay accountable. We don’t judge, we support.-Jpv,2/13/19

Do you take measurements? I’m terrible at that myself but if you are losing FAT and gaining MUSCLE your weight may not change but your body composition will. A pound is a pound but muscle takes up less space! - Jpv, 11/22/19

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NEVER GIVE UP! You can surprise yourself! I have.

What we need to succeed is a sustainable way of eating, not a DIET we go on and off.

This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE.

11/18 122.0
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11/19 122.5 Gym day today. My Art Quilt group has it annual holiday potluck tomorrow and I have no idea what to take. Last year there were too many desserts and no LCHF entrees.
⭐️On this date last year, weighed 131.0, I watched what I ate and how much during multiple potlucks, 3 holidays (Thanksgiving and 2 Christmases with family) and other random celebrations. I did hit 133.0 a couple of times but was at 133.5 on/ New Year’s morning. I had determined that I did not want to go back where I had been and was mindful. You can do it!
11/20 123.5 Heavy workout day at the gym yesterday. I know I’m getting stronger, I just wish I felt I was. I made Keto white chicken chili for today’s potluck.
11/21 122.0 My potluck dish was a hit!
11/22 121.0 DH woke up sick yesterday. I spent most of the day reading a book a friend loaned me. When we went out to get his meds, I got 2 grande lattes with heavy cream at that famous coffee place (it was happy hour day) and that was how I broke my almost 22 hour fast. I continued to “enjoy” (not so much) that coffee for the rest of the day. UGH! Hardly ate any supper. Feeling much better today. Fasting until dinner. (It’s in print so now I have to, right?)
11/23 121.0 I didn’t fast as long as I intended but I’m a work in progress. At 8PM I realized I hadn’t had any water all day - just coffee so I drank about a quart and a half before I went to bed at 11:20. 2 bathroom trips during the night. Note to self - drink water not coffee! I need to get to the gym today for sure, haven’t been since Tuesday!
11/24 120.5
11/25 121.0
11/26 122.5 Dinner out with friends. I ate sweet potato fries - not all of them but enough! It’s okay, they were worth it. I didn’t sleep worth a darn last night. I was hot, cold, hot, cold. We had turned the heat up because of DH’s cold and didn’t turn it down at bedtime.
11/27 121.0 I have been fasting since Monday at about 5:15pm. What’s amazing to me is that I’m not ravenous! I have had water coffee, coconut oil, and cream only. I will eat sometime today.

Round 94 was a tough round but I lost 2 lbs. This morning I am up a bit again though. It sure is tough this year for me.

Day/Weight/Comment
Nov 19 - 190.2 - I guess the weekend junk caught up with me.
Nov 20 - 189.0 - a decent meal day yesterday and no late night snacking.
Nov 21 - 191.2 - way up from a couple of bad days.
Nov 22 - 190.6 - better day yesterday
Nov 23 - 190.6 - so wish I could get this controlled better
Nov 24 - 191.6 - too much junk yesterday
Nov 25 - 190.6 - better, but not where I want to be.
Nov 26 - 190.6 - at least I’m maintaining
Nov 27 - 189.4 - much better day yesterday

Female, 27, 5'5"
SW: 192 lbs
GW: 130 lbs

Short Term Goal: 175 lbs before my honeymoon in February.

Previous Rounds:
Day/Weight/Comment:
11/19: 188.0
Calories: under by 62
Frozen Lean Cuisine for lunch and Taco Tuesday for dinner. Planning a new chicken and asparagus meal for dinner tomorrow, I'm excited for it!

11/20 188.6
Calories: over by ??
Chicken and asparagus was very tasty! I did succumb to some late night snack cravings, but tomorrow is another day.

11/21 187.4
Calories: under by 37
As much as I enjoy cooking, I also enjoy the simplicity of leftover days.

11/22 188.2
Calories: over by 517
As far as eating goes, this has been a bad week. Coworker ordered in McDonald's for lunch, then when I got home my fiance was craving a Friday Fish Fry. Ended the day well over my calorie limit. I logged it all though so I'm counting that as a win at least. Drinking a lot of water to offset all the sodium and we don't have any plans for the weekend so I'm going to try to cook some this weekend and be better in the days leading up to Thanksgiving.

11/23 187.8
Calories: under by 58
Long day at work so I didn't get to eat lunch until around 3pm (I skip breakfast so I was really hungry by the time I ate). Some friends came into town for a football game so we met up with them later. I ate dinner before we went out so I wasn't tempted to get any of the fried food with massive amounts of butter and oil.

11/24 186.4
Calories: under by 210
Had vegetarian enchilada casserole for dinner. 10/10 would make again. I think today's loss was mostly dehydration from last night but hoping for only a small jump tomorrow.

11/25 186.8
Calories: under by 377
Heavy lunch, but then unintentionally srkipped dinner. Looked at the time and it was past 10. Had a late night snack and went to bed. Also finished shopping for Thanksgiving dinner!

11/26 186.8
Calories: under by 10
Leftover Day for probably most of the next week. I have a few days worth in my fridge now and there will only be more after Thanksgiving.

11/27 185.6

11/28

End Weight from last round - 176.4

11/19 - 175.4 Good day yesterday however very little exercise. I did make a few laps around the office to get in some extra steps - better than nothing. Need to find my fitbit, dust it off, fire it up and get those step numbers up. Gallbladder acting up. I've had occasional attacks but not often enough to cause concern. I'm taking ibuprofen and hoping it goes back to sleep soon lol

11/20 - 174.6 Stayed on course eating healthy. Back to pre-weekend weight and down a bit. The gallbladder pain is gone. It is sunny and a bit cool but it should be a beautiful day. Feeling thankful, optimistic and motivated

11/21 - 175.4 Late night salty snack - pretzels and wheat thins. I knew better but I was under on my calories and had a stressful day so told myself it was okay (NOT). I need to stock more healthy go to late night snacks.

11/22 - 175.0 No LNS. High carb dinner but still under on my calories. Found my fitbit and it is on the charger. Goal - 6500+ steps today. Weekend is here again.

11/23 - 175.4

11/24 - 177.6

11/25 - 179.2 No words. Just have to try harder. Its not going to be an easy week

11/26 - 177.0 Better. Going to work for another loss tomorrow

11/27 - 176.6 Is it possible that I could have a small loss for this round - YES! The over indulgence from last weekend is almost gone and I'm feeling encouraged and motivated going into a food-filled holiday. I WILL be mindful of every forkful. It will be enjoyed but not overdone. Small portions will win this holiday! Happy Thanksgiving.

Round 96 (my 28th)

OSW 382.0
RSW 274.0

11/19 273.4 A nice loss for the start of the round.

11/20 273.0 I took my rest day a day early because I was experiencing some muscle fatigue. I seem to be doing better this morning so I’m hopeful that I just needed a little rest and that it’s not a flare starting.

11/21 271.6 I checked this weight six times, two of those was after walking the dogs. I have no idea where it came from, but I’ll take it.

11/22 271.4 Any loss is a good loss, I’m just happy that it wasn’t a false low yesterday and that I didn’t bounce from a high sodium dinner last night. I tried a ranch dressing that’s made with Greek yogurt and it was pretty good. My only complaint is that it comes out in clumps.

11/23 270.6 I took a rest from walking yesterday, it really showed me how inactive I am if I don’t take my walks throughout the day. This morning I’m back to my usual routine and my 20 minute walk passed by in the blink of an eye, so I went for another 10 minutes. My husband and I are going out for lunch today and hopefully I can stay on track. I might consider talking him out of it because I really want to get down some more before my maintenance break next month.

11/24 270.4 I didn’t end up going out to lunch with the husband. My mil had a failure to plan that meant we suddenly had an emergency to do deal with. Don’t worry it was just that she needed someone to take her to do her laundry and nothing truly serious. My husband and her got breakfast out so he had the eating out bug out of his system by the time he got home.

11/25 271.4 Water retention from either my sore back or it being close to ovulation time. I had a new step high at a bit over 11k yesterday plus I spent time on my exercise bike. I’m going to rest today as I can to see if I can get my back to let up, but I do have a shopping trip planned for later.

11/26 270.4 And as mysteriously as it appeared the gain is gone. I happily got my back to let up with a lot of tlc in the morning and by the afternoon I was good to go and ended the day with 11k in steps again. I’m not looking forward to it being colder over the next few days because the nice weather makes me want to get out and walk.

11/27 270.2 Hopefully this is the start of a downward trend again. I’m taking an easier day today in hopes of letting up some of the achiness and water retention.

11/28

Hi, I’m Karen and I’m 53.
OSW-187 Sept. 2018
Gym weight lifting class 2 x week
Walk +/- 7 miles 3 x week
Drink plenty of water, alcohol on weekends only.
11/18-172 Got my big walk in today and was within my calories.
11/19-170-What a difference it makes to be eating right and walking instead of salty food and traveling. Glad to be home.
11/20-169-I’m off to the gym this morning, will make a ground turkey meatloaf. I’m hoping to stay on track.
11/21-167-The gym was a full body workout with cardio, rough but glad I did it. My meatloaf was the best ever-I fried two onions before adding it to the mix. I’ll get a big walk in today.
1/22-168-Got a big walk in, but not enough water, even though I ate good. It’s Friday!!!!!
11/23-165-That is just because I didn’t feel like eating dinner so I had a drink instead. I tried to close out the food diary and got the lecture of not eating enough calories....I was not hungry though, so I lied and told MFP I ate 3 cheese sticks.😂
11/24-168-This will go down tomorrow.That is the result of no walk and 1/2 of a deli sandwich....🤷‍♀️
11/25-169-It didn’t go down because I sat and sewed all weekend, Ate good and drank water and zero exercise. It’s Monday!
11/26-It was awfully windy here yesterday and a walk was not a good idea. So, I sewed all day. Today I’ll get a big walk in before I go to work for a while. I am really glad to be in the 160’s.

11/27-166-Whew! A downward whoosh. Our boys will get here today, I can’t wait to see them.💚

I’m glad you are all here. I have my coffee with you each morning !! 😊☕️

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)
R95 EW/EBF%: 217.2 (+1.4)/18.2 (+0.2), AW/ABF%: 216.3 (-3.1)/18.10 (-0.3)

Total loss since returning: 12.0 lbs/1.4% BF
Average loss per round: 1.09 lbs/0.13% BF

Goal(s) for this round (unchanged from last 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.

Day/Weight/Comment

11/19: 215.6 (-1.6)/18.0 (-0.2). I'm still feeling stressed, but this weigh-in feels closer to where I actually am. I have officially gone from barely fitting into my XL shirts to fitting comfortably in most of my L shirts. Gotta love the NSVs; . I'm going to have to wait until tomorrow to hit the gym, but I'm excited get back at it (haven't been since Friday).

11/20: 216.0 (+0.4)/18.1 (+0.1). I met with an old friend for dinner last night. I kept things under control, but it was definitely "off-plan." I am planning on going to the gym tonight, with or without my wife. She just texted me to let me know that she is going to the dentist after work, so it's ME ALONE AGAINST THE GYM!!!

11/21: 217.2 (+1.2)/18.2 (+0.1). It was too cold last night for me to go to the gym on my motorcycle. And my wife brought home food from one of my favorite places. I ate half, and took the other half for lunch today, but it seems obvious that it has affected my weigh-in. Stress at work has got in the way of my going to the gym as much as I would like, and that (I think) has limited my progress in the last week. I'm not beating myself up, though. At this moment, as I think about my circumstances, I am pretty happy to be "where I'm at." My stress will pass, and I will get back into my routine. Even as I have been slacking, I have still never gone less than once per week to the gym. I'm just talking out loud.

11/22: 217.2 (0.0)/18.2 (0.0). @tiabirdie56 I AM ready to get back into the gym! It's "gym or bust" tonight, and, despite next week being Thanksgiving, I'm going to get back into my good habits RIGHT NOW. Skipping the gym is one of those warning signs that sometimes (often) leads me off-track. So is stress. I still feel like I'm "okay," but it's time to "right the ship." I already have my "relatively healthy" reward dinner all planned out. Today will be a good day, and next week is a two-day work-week, so I have even more to look forward to! I also just looked up and realized I'm at my SW for the round. Things could be so much worse...

11/23: 216.4 (-0.8)/18.1 (-0.1). I hit the gym last night with my wife. Because I have not been as consistent over the past two weeks, I took it a little easy (didn't try to hit any "max" weights). I ate well during the day, and overall it was a pretty good day. Tonight my wife and I are celebrating 8 years of marriage (actual date was 11/19), and we have been together for 16 years. No matter how messed up life can be, I know that I have the "love" department covered. I forget sometimes how lucky I am, but it's always there if I just let my mind get quiet. We'll be going out, and I'll try to figure out a way to stay on track (even if I eat ribs, or a steak). I'll definitely be eating light for breakfast and lunch in anticipation. No alcohol. If I have a dessert/sweet, it will be 400 calories or less. I will also be at the gym tomorrow morning, no matter what.

11/24: 217.8 (+1.4)/18.2 (+0.1). Didn't post this day. I made it to the gym, but my wife and I had two sets of visitors to the house that I did not plan for, and I lost myself a little bit food-/drink-wise.

11/25: 217.2 (-0.6)/ 18.2 (0.0). I had the day off from work, and my neck and shoulder were hurting again. I find upper-body pain (especially when I know it's back-related) really demotivating. I was pretty much in bed all day.

11/26: 218.0 (+0.8)/18.3 (+0.1). I had a long weekend, things got a little squirrelly, and I really need to get back on track. Still, this could be much worse. I'll be going to the gym with my wife tomorrow. I'm already trying to prepare myself for Thanksgiving. I miss basketball. No matter what, I will NOT let myself hit 220 again. Ever.

11/27: 218.4 (+0.4)/18.3 (0.0). I haven't been tracking my food for a while; I got to the point that I "thought" I was doing a good job of keeping track in my head (which I probably was... but things have been slipping lately). While I always knew this was not the best idea in the world, I am officially going back to tracking everything on a daily basis. I need to right this ship ASAP. I'm still "okay." Thanksgiving will be a day of self-reflection and self-control. Truth be told, I actually don't really like Thanksgiving dinner, so I think my goal is doable. Gym tonight, with or without my wife.

11/28: