JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 96

*ROUND 96 (November 19 - November 28)
Seeking lower bodyfat%
My name is Tish.
Age: 63
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 253
MFPSW: 240
CW: 183.2
RGW: 180
FGW: 150
*It's easier for me to think 10lbs ahead at a time* {•Round 89 - gain 1.2 lbs (FR) - 184 EW}
{Round 90 - lost .8 lbs - 183.2 EW}
{Round 91 - 10/9~DNW (wgt on 10/8~183.6) gain .4 lbs (FR) /?EW}
{Round 92 - 180.8 EW}
{Round 93 - gain 2 lbs(FR)182.8 EW}
{Round 94 -182.6 EW}
{Round 95 -183.6 EW}

{Day/Weight/Comment}
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▪11/19 - 183.2 - IF/20hrs. 22g carbs. Meal times~ 2pm, 7pm.
▪11/20 - DNW - Woke up thirsty, water was more important than weighing . IF/18.5hrs. 43g carbs. Meal times ~ 1:30, 4:30, 7pm.
▪11/21 - 183 - IF/18hrs. 46g carbs. Meal times~ 1pm, 7pm.
▪11/22 - 183 - IF/18hrs. 55g carbs, 20g net carbs. Meal times~ 1pm, 7pm.
▪11/23 - 181.6 - 😮Well, I was surprised this morning. IF/21hrs. 35 carbs. Meal times~ 4pm, 7pm.
▪11/24 - 183 - Lol. Yep, that's me. IF/18hrs. 36g carbs. Meal times~ 1pm, 4pm, 6:30.
▪11/25 - 183.4 - IF/18.5hrs. 37g carbs. Meal times~ 1pm, 7pm. I've been pretty much in a holding pattern for the past 2 rounds, since I raised my calories and carbs. That's good. Now, I will assess my information, drop the carb grams slightly and see what happens.☺

▪11/26 - 183.4 - IF/18hrs. 14g carbs. Meal times~ 4pm, 7:30.
Dropped calories by 60, carbs down to 40g, not much change in macros. 😐 I'll stay with this for a week or two and see what happens. Last night, first strength workout in 2 weeks.

▪11/27 - 183.4 - IF/21.5hrs. 45g carbs. Meal times~ 5pm, 8pm.




▪11/28
Seeking lower bodyfat%

Age 47, 5'7"
Original High Starting Weight 178 (March 2019)
SW this round 165.8
GW this round 164. 8
UGW 135

Goals 1. Walk two miles or at least hit 10,000 steps everyday
2. Due a toning workout for 15 minutes 5X a week
3. Count calories, less pasta, bread

11/19 165.8 Accomplished goals.
11/20 165.8 Accomplished goals
11/21 166.0 Surprised at the gain since I was busy yesterday, hence not much snacking and came in at about 1100 calories but I also had class in the afternoon so not as mobile.

11/22 164.8 Accomplished goals plus cross country skied a mile. Today, might not be as good, have to go shopping in town so might not get in all my exercise.
11/23 165.4 Accomplished goals. Not sure why I am up. Wait and see, might have to add more goals to next round.

11/24166.0 Not sure why this gain, except on the weekend I only get in my two miles of walking and no workout due to family being home. I did try eating breakfast.
11/25 166.0 Same as yesterday. accomplished goals But I have been more hungry the last two days but stayed in my calories but ate breakfast and could not fend off the snacking on popcorn in the evening. Today going to get back to the workout and maybe no breakfast, and eliminate snacking after 8 pm.

11/26 165.0 Accomplished goals, no breakfast, apparently breakfast is bad for me.

11/27 165.2 I did not get my walk in yesterday due to going to town, takes up my whole day but did get 10,000 steps in and also made out ok considering son wanted to eat at Dairy Queen and I had a small blizzard. Today is Thanksgiving meal prep. Goal no snacking while prepping.

11/28 Thanksgiving

5’ 7” | 63 | OSW 168 | UGW 130

Round 91: 163.8 | 162.2
Round 92: 162.4 | 160.2
Round 93: 160.2 | 160.0
Round 94: 160.0 | 159.8
Round 95: 159.8 | 159.0
Round 96 Goal: 157.8
Personal Goal: More water, a full body pushup, continue N2R

Day/Weight/Comment

11/19: 159.0-Needed an active rest, did full body body stretching, wow that felt good-need to make it a habit.
11/20: 159.0-30 minutes rowing. Stretching hammies and hip flexors has done wonders for my knees, even my feet feel better.
11/21: 159.8-Always disappointing to see a bump up, but learning not to give it much credence, which is progress too.
11/22: 159.4-Some yard work and more stretching; should be able to get back to N2R next week.
11/23: 159.2-Good long walk in early a.m., but otherwise a bit of a lazy day.
11/24: 159.2-40 minutes rowing, never thought I would be able to write that!
11/25:159.0-Off topic: Am I the only one that expects to be dropped into a new post entry when using the “quote” function? Even after all this time, I hit “quote” and expect something magical to happen.🧚‍♀️ Meanwhile, had a good walk between rain events. NB: I move faster and more comfortably in a fasted state.
11/26: 159.0-Just stretches yesterday. Time to tighten up the tracking.
11/27: 159.0-Going nowhere fast! 😆 Had a wonderful 50 minute walk yesterday, the weather was glorious; soaked up the sun and the scents of autumn.

37yo female, 5'5"
Working on maintaining 120-125

1.1.19 170.4
Round 83 SW 137.2 – EW 135.4 - 1.8 lbs lost
Round 84 EW 135.4 – maintained
Round 85 EW 132.4 – 3.0 lbs lost
Round 86 EW 131.8 – 0.6 lbs lost
Round 87 EW 129.6 – 2.2 lbs lost
Round 88 EW 128.4 – 1.2 lbs lost
Round 89 EW 129.0 – 0.6 lbs gained
Round 90 EW 125.2 – 3.8 lbs lost
Round 91 EW 125.0 – 0.2 lbs lost
Round 92 EW 124.6 – 0.4 lbs lost
Round 93 EW 124.6 – maintained
Round 94 EW 124.4 – 0.2 lbs lost
Round 95 EW 123.2 – 1.2 lbs lost

Day/Weight/Comment
11/19 – 123.0
11/20 – 122.8
11/21 – 124.2 – Potluck at work yesterday and I was not good, too many carbs and sweet treats. Still in my maintenance range at least.
11/22 – 124.4
11/23 – 122.8 – Not sure how this happened, but I’m definitely good with it.
11/24 – 122.0! I weighed 3 times because I couldn’t believe it, and weighted 1 of my daughters to make sure the scale was accurate. My new low!
11/25 – 122.8 – I’m sure this is Saturday catching up to me, but I’m still in the middle of my maintenance window.
11/26 – 123.0
11/27 – 122.6
11/28

Round 96
Female age 50
My 42nd Round

HWE - 275
OSW - 213
CW - 160.9
RGW - 159.9 ( Welcome to the Overweight Club goodbye Team Obese) Round 94 SW 163.5 EW 161.6 DIF -1.9
Round 95 SW 161.6 EW 160.9 DIF -.7
Round 96 SW 160.9 EW ????

11/19 162.1 WTH? I stayed within calories but too much sodium and too many carbs. Usually, I'm not big on carbs but lightened up stroganoff still has a lot of noodles. I finally made it to the gym to lift weights, which is probably part of the retained water issue and all of the sore muscle issues. I have been so happy to walk again after the pulled hamstring in August that I've really neglected weight lifting. I'm sure this uptick will be gone in a day or two so I'm not sweating it. Headed back to StL today. It's a lovely sunny fall day so I will definitely go for a walk somewhere between KC and STL, either along the river or a park closer to KC. The stupid tilt of the earth making it harder to walk before dark

11/20 No Scale Great walk last night. Ended up going 4.75 miles. My app was paused for a long time and I didn't notice because the views were so beautiful and the book I was listening to was sooo good. OOPS! Ended up finishing in the dark. I wasn't happy with myself, my BF called me just as I was finishing and he was mad at me (I don't blame him, it was dumb). I'm on a very rural trail by myself - which he hates already but then on top of that now it's dark. Probably not the safest thing. I am going to change my schedule so I leave KC earlier in the day and can finish walking before dark. All that being said, I had a great calorie day, even stayed low on sodium. A couple of pics to justify my lateness.

11/21 No Scale A good 4-mile walk last night. The scenery was not nearly as beautiful but it was still nice. I was done well before dark. It's a state park and I will go back. Lots of BIG hills. Another decent food day and TOM is almost over so I hope to see a good number on the scale tomorrow. Not looking forward to the boring drive home in the rain Oh well. No exercise today, I need a rest day.

11/22 162.4 Not what I expected. Not happy with it, but it is what it is I guess. I had Vietnamese last night with maybe too much sodium. Whatever it is it won't be here long. I can still make it to 15X by the end of the round. I hope everyone has a good weekend.

11/23 and 11/24 163.1 More bad food choices, not calorie-wise but high sodium. I walked 3 miles on Saturday and 5 on Sunday.

11/25 163.2 I'm feeling sluggish today. I'm not sure if it's a food hangover from lasagna last night (birthday party) or tired from walking 5 miles yesterday. I've finally figured out that any pasta will hang on for a couple of days like sodium. Since I went over on both last night I'm afraid I won't be seeing 15X this round. It's all I can do to not just give up until after thanksgiving. It's starting today with a work t-day here at the office today, a full big deal meal on Thanksgiving itself then a mini one next Sunday. A walk tonight instead of the gym because it's beautiful.

11/26 161.9 Back down again. When I saw 163 it took the wind out of my sails a little, I knew it would come down and it did but weight loss is like an uphill journey all the way. It can be exhausting. I have three days to lose 2 pounds and one of those days is Thanksgiving. HAHAHAHAHA Ok, Round 97 is my Round to get out of Obeseland.

11/27 161.9 Still. I was good calorie and sodium wise yesterday. I did weights last night at the gym so maybe that's why I'm not down any at all - a small bit of retention? Not going for a month really made a difference in what I could lift and how many reps I do before my limbs feel like jello. Sunny and cold today, I get off around 2 ish so I'll be walking before going to the store to get the stuff for the one thing I have to cook for Thanksgiving. Happy Turkey Day tomorrow. I've decided I'm going to stay under 2,000 calories - which will be a challenge my SIL is an excellent cook.

Back for Round 96
Female / Age 62 / 5'2"
OW: 158.5 (12/30/18)
UG: 135.0 (for now, healthy weight for me)

Intro:
Round Stats
Strategy: Up the hydrating foods. Fruit with breakfast. Salad/veggies as bulk of lunch. Healthy dinner. Limit/eliminate processed carbs and sugars. Zero calorie intake after 8pm. Strength exercises 3 days on/1 day rest. Regular movement through day to compensate for desk job.

R96 Challenges: I'm hosting Thanksgiving for the first time in several years. Son is truly invested in "tradition" - meaning high sugar, high carbs. I'm going to have to plan a menu that balances that with healthy. And, I'm going to have to balance "treat" with discipline for myself.

R96 SW: 145.3 (11/18 This is a whoosh, I'm expecting a small spike.)
R96 GW: 144.0 (Should be doable even with a spike.)

11/19 (T) 144.7 Ok. I'm in shock. No bounce? I've been on plan, so maybe I've busted through? It's been a full week since I tweaked the plan to add fruit to breakfast and a handful of spinach at lunch. And it's been a good exercise week. Only one spike - and that was a sodium bloat. So maybe ...

11/20 (W) 144.7 Still no spike. Dare I believe it?! Good day yesterday. Ate within plan. Got my strength exercises in early. Mornings are proving better for me than evenings - and possibly more effective. I've been tied to the desk this week, so my steps (and overall calories burn on Fitbit) are down. Will need to party Attention to that and start moving more.

11/21 (T) 145.3 There it is. And more of a bounce than spike Missed workout yesterday and ate later than normal, violating my no calories after 8pm. I'm working on a deadline at work - looking forward to December when things settle down to normal crazy.

11/22 (F) 145.0 Did pretty good on Thursday. Started feeling a bit "puny." Listened to my body and just rested, skipping workout.

11/23 (S) 145.6 Tough couple of days. Felt "something" coming on. Loaded up on Emergen-C and just got some rest. Scale has bounced up, but trend continues to drop. I'm feeling better today and will ease back onto plan.

Lots to do to prep for Thanksgiving. I'm off work until the week after, so I can tackle it a bit at a time. Expect activity to increase which should set me back on track. 👣

11/24 (S) 146.1 Saturday was a wash. Energy levels low. Husband cooked from cupboard, so high sodium day.

11/25 (M) 146.4 I did get back to my workout on Sunday! The day started out well enough. I think this is still bloat from Saturday's sodium.

11/26 (T) 146.2 Yesterday was much better. Started the holiday cleaning, but moved outside with the milder weather. Cleaned up the front garden and swept pine needles from the porch and front walk. Stayed on plan. Today's the shopping and the rest of the cleaning.

11/27 (W) 145.1 Crazy busy and active day yesterday getting ready for tomorrow. Stayed in plan. Actually came in low on calories 😊 Another busy day today, so activity will be up. I have plenty of healthy options for today's meals. I should be able to get to this round's starting weight by weigh in tomorrow. While I'm recovering from the spike, it was probably to late in the round to recover and hot goal, but that's ok. These daily notes are really helping me connect the dots with what works and what doesn't.

11/28 (T) 🦃

R96 End Results

Name: Hayley
Height 5'9ft

R87 SW 210.8 - EW 206.8 (-4lbs)
R88 SW 206.8 - EW 205.6 (-1.2lbs)
R89 SW 205.6 - EW 202.2 (-3.4lbs)
R90 SW 202.2 - EW 198.4 (-3.8lbs)
R91 SW 198.4 - EW 195.5 (-2.9lbs)
R92 SW 195.4 - EW 192.3 (-3.1lbs)
R93 SW 192.3 - EW 192.3 (+/- 0lbs)
R94 SW 192.3 - EW 190.4 (-1.9lbs)
R95 SW 190.4 - EW 185.7 (-4.7lbs)

SW - 212.3
CW - 185.7
R96 GW - 182.3
GW (year end) - 180
UGW 150

Day: Weight / Comment
11/19 185.4 I'm hoping to hit the 30lbs lost mark by the end of this round! Also 0.4lbs away from my new Fitbit!!
11/20 185.6 This isn't a surprise! I was feeling super bloated and barely peeing all day yesterday. All I know is that it's not real and I want it gone tomorrow so I can have my new Fitbit! ;D I'm also not too far away from my highest pre-pregnancy weight of 182. It felt like an eternity away when I was 212lbs!! Ah crap! Just realized I'm away on business for the last day of the challenge so won't be able to weigh in.
11/21 185.8 Come onnn, big drop tomorrow plz!! ;D
11/22 184.1 Yaaay!!
11/23 184.2
11/24 184.5
11/25 185.1 Oops! I had a fun weekend LOL soooo much sodium. Back on it today!
11/26 184.5 Going back down!
11/27 183.9
11/28 Out of town -no scale

R94 SW: 206.5 EW: 207.0 AW: 206.9 (-0.3)
R95 SW: 207.0 EW: 207.0 AW: 207.0 (+0.1)

Day/Weight/Comment

11/19--206.7 Did too much snacking yesterday. It was raining yesterday, so I didn't get to run. I think the weather is going to be better today, so I will try for the run again tonight.
11/20--205.9 I was this weight 4 days ago, let's see if it holds this time. Finished w5d2 of c25k yesterday. Strength coach tonight.
11/21--205.6 Tough workout yesterday. Rest day today.
11/22--205.6
11/23--206.7 Yesterday I started to feel like I was coming down with a cold, so I didn't workout yesterday. Instead, yesterday evening, I decided it would be better to do a lot of snacking, so today the weight is up and my stomach isn't feeling that great. My plan today had been to go out for a run and take the dog out for a long walk, but since I am still feeling under the weather I will be staying at home and drinking a lot of liquids. Hopefully the rest will keep me from getting a full blown cold.
11/24--207.6 Feeling a little better, but throat is still scratchy so no workout with my strength coach today. If the weather holds up I want to go out for at least a little walk, I feel weird not doing much over the last 24 hours. Another day of rest for me.
11/25--207.0 Just finished w5d3 of c25k...that's a 20 minute run! Did some extra snacking this evening and didn't drink much water today. We'll see how that affects the scale tomorrow
11/26--206.5 Rest day today. Goal is to drink more water today.
11/27--207.0 Signed up for a Turkey Trot happening tomorrow. Strength coach tonight.
11/28

Female 59, 5'3"
MFP start October 28.18 - 191
Round 95EW - 158.4

11/19 - 158.6 - New 10 days : - )
11/20 - 159.1 - That is not the right direction!
11/21 - 158.7
11/22 - 158.1
11/23 - 158.4 - back to my EW from round 95
11/24 - 159.6 - No explanation for this gain of 1/2, so hopefully just a blip.
11/25 - 158.7
11/26 - 158.2 - happy to be under my EW from last round. I think that this 10-day format is great, no time to say that I will make it up later in the month : - }
11/27 - 159.7 - Of course not happy with that number. I am going out to dinner tonight, so don't have great hopes for the 10th day of the challenge. I will have some good workouts today to try to mitigate.

11/28

Round 96 EW -

Female, 31 years old, 5’1”
MFP SW: 172.6 lbs 12/1/18
TWL since joined MFP as of RW 95 end: 42.4 lbs (24.6 BMI)
UGW: 120 lbs

Goals for Round 96 (30th Round)
End weight for round 96 at or below 129.5 (being realistic with tom and birthday month)
Drink 72 oz of water daily
Sleep 7+ hours every day
Commit to Barre/Bodyweight Strength classes 3x a week

Day/Weight/Comment

11/19 130.4, today’s my birthday and I have a lot of events this week (Some celebratory and some business related) so hoping can continue to build on the momentum of last week, but set a cautious goal for the week.
11/20 129.9, thanks everyone for the birthday wishes! I didn’t indulge too much yesterday but going to a Mexican restaurant tonight so will have some chips, guacamole and a margarita to celebrate!
11/21 130.0, back to the gym today but going to start slow since it’s been a few days without going and do 30 minutes. Going to an opera tonight so cheese platter and a glass of champagne for dinner
11/22 129.8, first night in a while that I don’t have anything to do so will be watching hallmark movies with the dog. I have some chicken and pineapple salsa so will make a rice bowl for dinner.
11/23 130.6
11/24 129.8
11/25 129.8, lunch and dinner prepped from yesterday. Gym for an hour and household errands are on the agenda so when I start cooking on Wednesday I’m set up in a good position. I’m making 3 dishes for my family’s thanksgiving dinner, which aren’t hard but I tend to not time things super well so really going to try to be organized this year.
11/26 129.8, busy day and won’t be able to go the gym/ lunch provided by work so it’s not the healthiest but these days happen. Going to Lower my expectations for the next month to 1-2 lbs of weight loss. I started mfp on 12/1/18 (was so strict last year that may take it a bit easier this year to also enjoy the season)
11/27 129.7, inching closer to goal of 129.5 for this round but still glad with the progress since my TOM should happen any day now.
11/28

Round 96
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 54 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
R95 EW= 185.8
R96 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.

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



Day/Weight/Comment
11/18 …..185.8….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
11/19 …..185.8 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1004 Calories In / 2780 Calories Out. 40 Net Carbs. 21,201 Total Steps & 8.97 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 3 hours & 12 minutes. I walked at 3.25 mph for 97 minutes doing school-hall walking and I walked for 32 minutes at 3.0 mph with a planned walk around my property. Total extra calorie burn 750.
11/20 …..184.6 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1153 Calories In / 2829 Calories Out. 133 Carbs (ouch!). 19,172 Total Steps & 8.11 Total Miles. 11/13 Fitbit Step Hours (due to dinner guests) and I slept 4 hours & 25 minutes waking up refreshed. I walked at 3.5 mph for 101 minutes at the school, and I walked 32 minutes at 3.0 at home for a total of 809 extra burned calories.
11/21 …..186.8 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1826 In / 3172 Calories Out. 210 Carbs. 25,480 Total Steps & 10.82 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 2 hours & 3 minutes. I walked for 97 minutes burning 523, I walked for 59 minutes burning 324, I walked for 40 minutes burning 177 and I danced for 19 minutes burning 118. Sample song- “Centerfold” by J. Geils”. Total extra calorie burn 1142.
11/22 …..185.6 ….. I tried to “shake it up” a bit yesterday to speed up my recovery on the scale and it worked. Less planned exercise but I did take one long walk (2 hours). In diet, I ate lower carb and calorie than I have been lately and made each bit count with GOOD HEALTHY choices. Yesterday’s stats: 1030 Calories In / 2926 Calories Out. 21 Net Carbs. 22,028 Total Steps & 9.32 Total Miles. 11/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 7 hours & 49 minutes to make up for the night before. Wonderful! I took a 2 hours walk in the school halls for an extra burn of 699. Have a great weekend everyone!
11/23 …..185.2 ….. Yesterday’s stats: 1400 Calories In / 2871 Calories Out. 86 Net Carbs. 22,215 Total Steps & 9.4 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 14 minutes & woke up feeling good. I rigorously cleaned tourist cabins for 23 minutes, walked at the school for 129 minutes at about 3.5 mph and I danced for 27 minutes. Sample song “Stronger” by Kelly Clarkson. Total extra calorie burn was 1078.
11/24 …..185.0 ….. Yay! Another small drop. Yesterday’s stats: 1235 Calories In / 2733 Calories Out. 24 Net Carbs. 17,144 Total Steps & 7.25 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 54 minutes. I rigorously cleaned a tourist cabin for 27 minutes burning 121 cals & I walked for 71 minutes burning 387 cals. Total extra calorie burn 508. More time socializing and less time exercising, but that does a body good too!
11/25 …..183.6 ….. I am just so happy with that today. Pleased that the hard work is catching up to me. Can I get through the next 2 days of travel without too much over-indulgence & self-sabotage? Honestly, I don’t think so, but knowledge is power so that will help. Strategy? Maybe choose one of the days to stay diligent, go bunless etc and allow myself to enjoy the offerings of a big city on the other. My family Thanksgiving dinner is not until Saturday so that will affect the next round, not this one. Yesterday’s stats: 1156 Calories In / 2672 Calories Out. 29 Net Carbs. 15,317 Total Steps & 6.48 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 5 hours & 24 minutes. I walked for 33 minutes burning 184 cals and I did low-impact aerobics for 32 minutes burning 227 cals. Total extra planned calorie burn was 411. This weight gets me just over goal for the round and I’m thrilled. If I could just hold onto it!
11/26 …..184.0 ….. Travel Day. First travel was cancelled, then reinstated with a very late start so I am posting tonight now that I’m home. I’m not sure what happened with the scale this morning. Everything went perfectly yesterday. I stuck strictly to my eating plan & even got in extra exercise & activity. I do admit that I was low on water and sleep (as usual) but otherwise, a perfect day! I guess I’ll call it a normal fluctuation, perhaps from activity. Yesterday’s stats: 1286 Calories In/2800 Calories Out. 33 Net Carbs. 22,170 Total Steps & 9.38 Total Miles. 12/13 Fitbit Step Hours. I slept 4 hours & 25 minutes. I danced for 24 minutes burning 136 cals, I walked for 108 minutes at 3.0 mph burning 582 cals, I walked another 40 minutes burning 195 cals, and I did another dance session for 23 minutes burning 138 cals. Sample song- “You make my dreams come true.” By Hall & Oates. I typed my weight in neutral black because I know I did everything right. Travel plans cancelled for tomorrow, thank Goodness. I kept my quantity within reason today during travel, but my choices are another story! So glad it won’t be two days in a row!

11/27 …..187.8 ….. Travel today cancelled and I am so grateful. Shocked at scale this morning because I really felt I practiced restraint. My portions were very small. I swear, if I sniff a carb its at least 2 pounds on the scale, and if I eat them-well, you can see what happens! Today will be full of restraint at home. And lots of @tiabirdie56 Parsley Tea. My Thanksgiving dinner is not until Saturday, so I’ve got a couple of days to get back down before another explosion of food. Yesterday’s stats with calorie counts & carbs are unclear due to the restaurant food. I can report 14,112 Total Steps. 5.89 Total Miles. Calorie burn unclear because my fitbit was on my shoes and it over-counts and is inaccurate with that stat. 13/13 fitbit step hours. I slept 6 hours & 11 minutes and woke up EXHAUSTED. Wanted to sleep more but couldn’t due to work commitments. I walked for 199 minutes at 2.5 mph and burned 859 cals. I danced before I left for 22 minutes burning 131 cals. Total extra calorie burn 990. Sample song - "Gonna make you sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C & C Music Factory. It's a 90's dance tune and It's true, it really did make me sweat! I hope everyone will have a wonderful Holiday tomorrow with their families. I am Thankful for so much…..

11/28 …..xxxxx ….. Final weigh-in after 2 days of travel. Ugg!

Age: 40
Height: 5'9"
Lifestyle Plan: Primal Blueprint
https://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-101/

Historical SW: 251.6 lbs 9/14/2015
Restart W: 241.4 7/12/2019 R95 EW: 206 Goal ✅


Goal: Release 2 lbs per round.
Incremental Goals:
229.xx ✅ August 19, 2019
219.xx ✅ September 21, 2019
209.xx ✅ October 27, 2019
199.xx
189.xx
179.xx
Ultimate Goal: 175 lbs, reevaluate at that point

Progress Photo
🌬️🦃🍂 November 🍂🦃🌬️
19: 205 Nice start to the round 🙃
20: 204.3
21: 204.5 Fitbit says TOM tomorrow. Expecting I'll see a drop in a couple of days, as it's my usual pattern with hormone shifts.
22: 203.4 Pretty sure this isn't hormone related, but with the timing it could be. @tiabirdie56 It really seems to be! I've done LCHF before with success, but cutting out grains and sugar completely is doing wonders. I feel better than I have in a very long time.
23: 202.6 ♀️ And there's the drop. Exactly 1 pound to my 40-pound milestone. Tomorrow is my partner's birthday, so we're going out for a late lunch and early movie today. I feel pretty confident about navigating my food intake though. After the movie, we'll be going to a few stores for errands, so I should also be able to get some decent steps in. If nothing else, I'll let him peruse Menard's while I walk laps. Wouldn't be the first time. Lol
24: 201.9 ♀️ Even better than I expected! Did great with food, but didn't wander through any large stores.
25: 201.7 ♀️ I was sort of expecting an increase today because I joined a couple of friends to watch football last night and went a little overboard. Instead, "I wonder what the scale would say if I hadn't..." ... Drank that bottle of red wine, then ate a snack at 11pm to offset the alcohol. 🤦‍♀️ I'm glad this isn't my usual behavior. Also glad it didn't derail me. Need extra water today.
26: 202.5 ♀️ Felt bloated this morning when I stepped on the scale. Not gonna fret though since I've significantly surpassed my goal for this round already.
27: 202.8 Not enough water? Not enough veggies because I haven't been eating salads with the romaine recall? Normal fluctuation? All of the above? Still down over 3 pounds this round. It's all good.
28:



There's no such thing as failure; only feedback.

@musicsax thank you for your beautiful message. We also were lucky to have my mum looking after him while we both worked, for the last 6 months. I loved watching him just light up when she would arrive, their relationship is beautiful and I hope it always stays that way! I am also wanting to raise him to be confident & independent so having his daddy with him every day will help with that too. I just fear missing out on so much. But I will try to stay positive!

Round 96:
Female, 57 yy, 4'11''
OSW: 177.1 lbs
LTG: 105 - 110.0 lbs or BF 23-25% (or lower, we’ll see :-)
STG: 110 (next milestone)

Goals for 10 Day Challenge: 112
Day/Weight/Comment
EW round 95: 114.4, BF% 27.3


11/19 113.6, BF% 27.1 Starting to recover from the weekend bump! Good strength workout + cardio today, but sore from squats and bench press so hopefully DOMS doesn’t drive the numbers up!. Calories/macros on target. NSV - made chicken Banh Mi sandwiches for dinner with pickled vegetables. Nice to be able to enjoy Trader Joe’s ciabatta rolls on the strength days with extra calories!

11/20 112.6, BF% 26.9 Yeah!!!! Back to low from last round! Hopefully can hang out here around the rest of the challenge. Lighter cardio after work today.

11/21 112.0, BF% 26.7 New low! (and goal for 10 day challenge - plenty of time with weekend though to mess up lol!) Strength day and cardio + higher calorie day (penne with duck sausage & smoked mozzarella for dinner]

11/22 111.4, BF% 26.5
11/23 111.2, BF% 26.4

11/24 112.0, BF% 26.7 Catching up on posting! This is my usual weekend bump - ate out Friday night + wine, ate at home last night but over on wine. Still great progress as down 2.4 lbs from last round and at goal for this round! If anything it might bounce up a bit more before stabilizing, but should settle down in 1-2 days with exercise/workouts. XTtrain class this morning for cardio and will go back to gym later this afternoon for weights/strength.

11/25 112.2, BF% 26.8 Weekend bump! Yesterday cardio and strength training (DOMS today), and the associated higher calories on weight day (no wine though!). Expect that this will drop once the extra fiber from last night (slow cooked heirloom beans) kicks in! Still 2.2 pound loss for round which is higher than expected based on current settings from nutritionist, but weight loss seems to go in spurts! NSV - can wear same size workout leggings as my 12yo daughters, even though I am about 20 lbs heavier (one is my height, the other is 2 inches taller). Important to remember that the scale is not always the best reflection of progress and that weight training has a huge impact on body composition~ #musclematters

11/26 111.4, BF% 26.5 Yes! started back down! Heavy weight day + higher calories today, so it may bounce around.

11/27. 111.8, BF% 26.7% oh yeah DOMS! (and TMI food retention) Spin class this morning, and walking on the track (help stretch out hams/glutes after the deadlifts yesterday) and then starting Thanksgiving prep! Baked pumpkin for pie, made bourbon molasses ice cream base, dry brined the turkey breasts and almost done with spiced pecans. If I can stay away from the spiced pecans I may be OK for the end of the round LOL!

11/28

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)
Round 92: 115.8 (1.8 lb loss)
Round 93: 115.6 (0.2 lb loss, change in %BF of 0.5%) ** increased calories **
Round 94: 114.8 (0.8 lb loss, change in %BF of 0.2%)
Round 95: 114.4 (0.4 lb loss, change in %BF 0.2%)
(long term trend is 1.54 lbs/week, current rate is 1.40 lbs/week)

Female, 5’3”
USW 179
CGW 159
UGW 120

Round 94: SW - 168.2 EW - 162.6 (-5.6 lbs)
Round 95: SW - 162.8 EW - 162.6 (-0.2 lbs)
Round 96: SW - 163.2 EW - ...

Total loss during challenge: 5.8 lbs

11/19 - 163.2 - Got accepted into college!!! There will be some celebrating tonight, but hopefully nothing too calorie dense.
11/20 - 163.8 - I think I’m getting sick… ugh.
11/21 - 163 - I need to get back on that weight-loss grind. I need to feel motivated again.
11/22 - 162.2 - Feeling more sick than before...
11/23 - 163.4 - This week has dragged on. Can’t wait for vacation!
11/24 - 162.4 - Didn’t sleep well last night, hope I’ll sleep better tonight.
11/25 - 162.8 - Still sick...
11/26 - 161.8 - I hope I feel better before Thanksgiving...
11/27 - 161.6 - Happy to see 161 again! I’m worried about tomorrow, though.
11/28 -