JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 103

Day - Weight - Comment
1/28 - 150
1/29 - 150
1/30 - 150
1/31 - 151
2/1   - 150
2/2   - 149
2/3. - 148
2/4 - 148
2/5 - 146 (fasting for medical tests, will go up again)
2/6 - 144 (final test today, a positive for a negative 😏)

Ugw 144

OSW: 208
LGW: 145

RND#84: 205.5
RND#85: 200.5
RND#86: 198.8
RND#87: DNW
RND#88: 194.9
RND#89: 191.0
RND#90: 190.2
RND#91: 182.2
RND#92: 180.2
RND#93: 177.9
RND#94: 175.4
RND#95: 173.0
RND#96: 175.2
RND#97: 172.2
RND#98: 170.8
RND#99: 170.8
RND#100: 167.2
RND#101: 164.6
RND#102: 163.2

RND#103SW: 163.2lbs
RND#103GW: 161.8lbs
Goal: Improve Sleep - duration of 7hrs and score above 80; decrease BF; increase MM.

Day/Weight/Comment

1/28 163.0lbs, 35.2%bf; 6h16m/75 - need to get this sleep issue sorted; I am starting to feel it during the day.
1/29 163.2lbs, 35.2%bf; 7h25m/70 - seriously... need better sleep. Workout this morning should help.
1/30 163.2lbs, 35.3%bf; 8h18m/92 - finally some sleep, but now I appear to be stuck again. Been adding and losing the same half pound, by tenths, for over a week.
1/31 163.8lbs, 35.4%bf; 6h44m/75 - ok, there is nothing good in these numbers. Thank God it's Friday.... gym day, and sleep-in tomorrow!
2/1 163.0lbs, 35.2%bf; 8h10m/89 - better. This is better... lol
2/2 162.0lbs, 34.9%bf; 8h33m/86 - holy schnikes! I know I will bounce, but please, please, PLEASE let me hang on to this for my weigh in tomorrow!!! I'll take the bounce after 8am Monday, please and thank you....
2/3 161.4lbs, 34.8%bf; 7h59m/84 - sweet! What this is telling me is that when I plateau, I should take a refeed day (or two).
2/4 162.4lbs, 35.1%bf; 7h0m/79 - there is the bump. Plus, late dinner.... I need to make eating earlier a bigger priority! Goal is still possible.... though unlikely.
2/5 161.8lb, 34.9%bf; 7h42m/85 - may see another bump after dinner out, but I'm not hating this.
2/6 161.2lbs, 34.7%bf; 8h26m/81 - made goal! Feel like my plateau is broken, but won't be surprised with random bumps. Had a great workout yesterday, feeling strong. 💪😎

Round 103 (my 35th)

OSW 382.0
RSW 261.6

Goal for this round: Get into the 250’s, I need to break out of this bounce rut I’ve put myself in.

01/28 261.6 I was hopeful of a drop, but not surprised I didn’t have one, I have a lot of inflammation again this morning. In addition, my back and leg have been hurting me and I just can’t get them to let up. On the plus side of things though I’ve been staying on track the last few days so I don’t have that adding to things.

01/29 261.4 My back finally let up yesterday after I spent some time on my exercise bike. I have no idea why that helped when walking, pain killers, message, and muscle rub didn't, but I'll have to keep it in mind for next time.

01/30 261.0 I’m slowly but surely getting back to my previous low.

01/31 260.4 And that’s finally back down to my previous low. Now to see some new lows. I happily noticed that even with the bounce up I lost a little over 9 pounds this month and I’m fairly pleased by that. Also my husband has decided that he wants to be back on board with losing weight and his food choices and I’m hopeful that will help.

02/01 259.0 There I go with a new low. Now to stay on track.

02/02 258.4 Still on the downward track and since I am I can now say I hit my first goal of this year. I have less than 100 pounds to lose.

02/03 258.6 I was on track yesterday calorie wise but had a high processed carb day. Add to that some sore muscles this morning and I’m just happy I didn’t see more of an uptick. I’d say I will take it easy today, but the weather today will be gorgeous, and I plan to be out walking the dogs a few times.

02/04 259.2 I thought I was active on Sun., but yesterday I walked 13k in steps, did 20 minutes on my exercise bike, and did a new 20-minute set of resistance bands. Today is a rest day and I’m betting in the next day or two I’ll be back down.

02/05 260.2 Seriously? I’m well within calories, no binges, weighing everything this entire round. The only idea I have now is that it’s the ovulation gain that I get. All I can do is stay the coarse and hope whatever is will pass soon. It’s hard though I thought I’d left the 60s behind.

02/06 260.2 I’m trying to stay positive and focus on the fact that I am down for the round. Tomorrow will bring another bounce up because today is the hubby’s birthday so we’re eating out. I’ve planned to be within calories, but I’m certain the sodium will get me.

TRL -1.4

OSW-176.2
RSW-172.6
RGW- 171.0
UGW-160

Day/Weight/Comment
01/29171.8- back to eating like a human and my weight is dropping. Maybe ill get a glimpse of the 160's this round
01/20-170.0 woah ok.... I guess I should stop fretting when i'm not perfect for a day and my weight fluxtuates a bit....
01/30-170.4sick
01/31-171.2 still sick, eating reasonable calories but probly extra salt, plus I havent been moving nearly as much 😢
02/01
02/02
02/03
02/04
02/05
02/06-171.2 kinda fell off the challenge but I was still participating without posting... Loosing slowly but surely

*ROUND 103 (January 28 - February 6)
Seeking lower bodyfat%
My name is Tish.
Age: 63
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 253
MFPSW: 240
CW: 183.8
RGW: 180
FGW: 150
*It's easier for me to think 10lbs ahead at a time* ▪2020▪
~My commitment this year is to breaking 2 habits, crunchy, (no pretzels!) and peanut butter.
*last day PB~ Dec 21/2019*
*last day pretzels~ Jan 4/2020*
*No Stevia February
{▪Round 100 -187 EW}Jan 7
{Round 101 -186 EW}Jan 17
{Round 102 - 184.6 EW}Jan 27
{Round 103 - 186 EW}Feb 6

Day/Weight/Comment}

▪1/28 -183.8 - IF/24.5hrs. 12g carbs.
▪1/29 - 184.4 - IF/21hrs. 15g carbs. (Edit: Late evening exercise and not enough stretching. Feeling tired from the fluid retention.)
▪1/30 - 183 - IF/22.5hrs. 14g carbs.
▪1/31 - 183 - IF/25hrs. 12g carbs.
▪2/01 - 183.2 - IF/20hrs. 16g carbs. *No stevia February begins! May have to drink a medium roast coffee this month. My hip bothered me all night, due to an exercise that I should not be doing right now. 🚫stevia
▪2/02 - 185.2 - IF/20.5hrs. 21g carbs. A difficult night with hip bursitis. Early to bed is not restful for me these days.
🚫stevia
▪2/03 - 185 - IF/15.5hrs. 70g carbs. Belgian waffles brunch with the littles😊 well worth the carbs.
🚫stevia
▪2/04 - 185 - IF/20hrs. 12g carbs. Forgot to add my weight yesterday. It was the same as today.
🚫stevia
▪2/05 - 185.8 - IF/21hrs. 40g carbs. Ate tortilla chips late. 🚫stevia

■2/06 - 186 - IF/21hrs. 22g carbs. It's been a rough 10 days with painful joints and not a lot of restful sleep.

Seeking lower bodyfat%

R103 – Theme: No Excuses Continued!!!!

Goals in 2020: gain lean muscle mass, gain strength, improve running times, focus on macros esp protein goals, hit goal weight.

56 year young, female, 5' 7"ft

OSW 160.0 lbs
RSW 147.4 lbs
RGW 145.4 lbs
UGW 137.0 lbs (I want to gain muscle/going by jeans fit/ so this is just a #)


Past Rounds:
Day/Weight/Comment

01/28: 147.4 - Lol – there you go! Almost 2 lbs loss overnight. It’s a mystery so I shall focus on food, logging, water and exercise. Did my strength circuit today – I will be sore tomorrow.💪

01/29: 146.8 (– 0.4) My strength circuit definitely got my heart rate up yesterday. Hopefully I can do it again on Thursday. Todays is a run day and I am sore! I ate pretty well yesterday and trying to get more fiber, protein and water. Spouse is gone for a few days so I am looking forward to eating veggies and salads. 🥗

01/30: 147.0 (+.2WTF) My scale seems stupid. Hahah. I get on and it says 146.2. I get off. Wait. Reweigh. 147.0. It’s pretty new – a year old. I have recalibrated and use a 8 lb dumbbell to check which weighs 7.8-8 lbs depending on the day. Whatever….she says indignantly! Good run, good food tracking, slept great. What else can I ask for. Off to the gym for my strength workout. 😒

01/31: 147.0 (0) I have eaten under my calories all week, stuck to my exercise plans and the weight is not moving. Must be what I am eating or not eating. I am logging pretty meticulously. Even my damn vitamins. The challenge is going out with friends. I ate well but I have to guess at the salad contents. But still stayed well under my calorie needs. NSV? Did not have a drink while everyone did. That was hard! And now the weekend…..gotta stay on track 😲

02/01: 146.2 (-.8) Had a good run yesterday and had my dinner plans cancelled which made me happy. Was able to track and eat what I wanted and had a nice chill Friyay night! Happy Feb Fools day😎

02/02: 147.2 (+1) Dunno. Worked out, ate under my cals but did have some cocktails (counted every drop in my calories). I made a healthy vegetarian cauliflower rice and beans bowl and used the recipe builder. It was yummy. I know part of this is just plumbing (TMI sorry) but that is out of my control. Had a great 7+ mile run today. Hope to be mindful at the Superbowl party. Cheers🏈

02/03:146.6 (-.6) Post superbowl. Go Chiefs! I pretty much ate what I wanted and drank responsibly. Did not count calories. All that was expected. Here’s to a quiet week of moving and logging, logging and moving.😎

02/04: 147.2 (+.6) Assuming Superbowl fun came home to roost because yesterday was a good eating day. Just not a lot of calorie burn at yoga. It’s going to be 80 today here so I am going to run before the “snow” hits TX tomorrow. Maybe I can burn some calories shoveling the 3 flakes!😉💪❄

02/05: 146.0 (-1.2) I weighed with and w/o an 8 # dumbbell – seemed to be accurate but who knows. Digestive issues continue – DH says it sounds a lot like lactose intolerance, which I have never had. Weird that it would come from out of the blue but I have heard that happens. I am having more dairy due to trying to up my protein intake, with Iconic protein drinks and yogurt. I think I will back off of those for a few days and see what’s what. I can only eat so many eggs and so much chicken 😫🥚🐓

02/06: 147.0 (+1) My scale seems more like an EKG machine, with a nice steady, heart beat, up and down, up and down. Better than the alternative I suppose…flat line! Hoping to start round 104 on the down beat. Time to get to the gym! Cheers!📉

Round 103 – Round 3 for me

Original starting weight: 155lb
EW for round 102: 127lb
(hit my goal of 125.4, but had a temporary weekend gain on the final Monday weigh-in)

Ultimate goal weight: 124lb (maintenance is 123-126)
Goal weight for this round: 124.4

1/28 125.6 Happy with that! Down 1.4 from yesterday, I knew that weekend gain was fake. Had a good eating day yesterday, made an awesome low-cal chicken fajita bake for dinner. Drank 96oz of water!

1/29 125.2 Little drop from yesterday, 96oz again and a good meal plan. Even enjoyed a couple bites of ice cream cake to celebrate my daughter’s 4th anniversary of having open heart surgery

1/30 125.0 A loss is a loss I suppose... even if it’s a tiny baby one. Dinner out tonight with my husband and daughter, going to a local sandwich place, planning to get the turkey sandwich and really try to avoid the delicious fries, we’ll see how that goes.

1/31 126.2 Ugh. I know it’s water weight from a restaurant meal, still stings to see it, especially when I ate under my goal yesterday. Moving on… taking a work-out break today, I’ve used my work’s gym every lunch break the last 2 weeks, feel like I’m getting a little burned out by it, gonna sit and enjoy my lunch today and have plans for the gym both days this weekend.

2/1 125.4 Right direction.

2/2 125.0 Back to my lowest.. I can’t squeak into the 124’s no matter what I do! I know it’s coming though.

2/3 128.4 Hello Superbowl snacks. YIKES. I do feel like cr@p today too, sluggish, blah, upset tummy. Definitely overdid it yesterday. But will move forward, I know it’s just a temporary gain. Though I do think that’s going to kill my chances of hitting my goal this round, ugh.

2/4 126.4 Ok 2lb of that temporary gain is gone.. doubt I’m gonna get rid of 2 more by the time this challenge is over. We’re having a soup cook off at work today, not a huge fan of soup, so may just skip that and have one of the deli sandwiches, hopefully I can remain under goal. I did well this challenge, got to my lowest weigh-in yet, my goal is just out of reach.

2/5 125.4 That temporary gain left quickly, byeee! Still bummed I (most likely) won’t hit my goal for this round with only 1 day left, but I’ll come awfully close! I’m still seeing a downward trend on my weigh-in app, so that makes me happy! Also TOM, so that could be slowing me down. I was so proud of myself yesterday at our work cook off, I stuck to my plan and had my sandwich, a bag of kettle chips and a small scoop of vinegar-based coleslaw. I resisted lots of yummy things that would have killed my calorie goal.

2/6 124.2 HOLY MOLY! I did it! I can’t believe it! I’ve really stuck to my calorie goals, drinking 48+ oz of water a day and working out 4-5 days a week this round and it’s finally paying off! While I’m currently in my maintenance range, I’ll be more comfortable when I’m consistently weighing in between 123-124 daily.. right now it’s still 2-3lb swing throughout the week. I know fluctuation is normal, but typically my fluctuations are smaller, around 1lb, so I'll be happy to see a more consistent weigh-in.

37yo female, 5'5"
Working on maintaining 122-125

1.1.19 – 170.4
1.1.20 – 124.8
Round 102 EW 123.0 – 0.8 lbs gained

Day/Weight/Comment
01/28 – 124.2 – Bad choices yesterday and a late dinner/snack last night.
01/29 – 124.8 – Pretty sure this is delayed from Sunday/Monday. Ate within my calories yesterday but did have more carbs than normal.
01/30 – 124.0 – Feeling better about that, I seem to be more comfortable in the 122-124 range.
01/31 – 124.0 – I also need to work on some recomp and toning. I started off the year trying to do some jogging, but that hasn’t happened lately due to rain and it’s dark when I get off work. I think I am going to look on Pinterest and find an indoor, body weight workout I can do during February. My 5 year old loves telling me to do burpees.
02/01 – 122.4
02/02 – 122.4
02/03 – 123.0 – Stressful weekend and there were donuts in the house…I wasn’t good. My 3 year old and DH are both sick, bet you can’t guess who has been worse lol.
02/04 – 123.2 – Surprised to only gain .2. DH has bronchitis on the edge of pneumonia and he is the stay at home parent. Sick man = not doing much so I have had more on me each night after work. I took a day off from tracking and made some not so great choices, but didn’t really have a sit down dinner either.
02/05 – 123.8 – Giving in to cravings and comfort food/carbs. I’m going to have to get back on track. Took 3 year old to the dr last night and she has bronchiolitis. Over here trying to keep myself and 5 year old healthy. Starting to get a little cough/yuck feeling, hoping its just all of this drastic weather changing.
02/06 – 123.8 – Haven’t had a good round overall, not so great choices but getting back on track. 0.8 lb gain this round, but still within maintenance range.

My reason why: scuba diving
R 100 184-> 184
R 101 184-> 184
R102 184->184.5
Starting Weight: 203
Current Weight: 184.5
Current Goal: BMI<30 or 164
10-day Goal: 182
Date/Weight/Comment
1/28/20 183.5 I went off plan and had a piece of WW toast with a whole avocado. It was magical. I will still try to stay away from wheat.

1/29/20 183.6 I am eating too much. I can try to fill up more with water.

1/30/20 183.1 down 0.5. I ate a lot but I worked out a lot too. I went to bed early and had a cup of tea instead of eating. I did eat after dinner. I let myself become starving before lunch.

1/31/20 182.7 Did well yesterday. Pushed myself to the pool and swam 30 minutes and when 9pm hunger kicked in I ate one ounce of salami.

2/1/20 183.7 Up a pound from yesterday. I’m going to kick it at the gym today.

2/2/20 185.2 When I go to spaghetti fundraiser dinner. I work out a lot ahead of time. Can’t stop living but I should have picked one small dessert and left it at that. The big jump appears to come form eating food out.

2/3/20 182.8 I’m relieved the numbers came back down after the big Eat.

2/4/20 183.4 Weight went up but fancy new scale shows my fat pounds decreased by 1.1 pound since 17 days ago. I am happy I bought this scale so I could get a glimmer of hope for all of my hard work. Workout:run-60,row-30,strength-20,swim-30, Deficit-533cal.

2/5/20 182.2 No gym but lots of housecleaning.

2/6/20 181.9 I'm feeling happy about this number and happy I turned down special dessert last night. Being at a number that I didn't think I would ever see again is sweet. A successful round 103 for me.

Female age 50
My 48th Round

HWE - 275
OSW - 213
CW - 161.7
RGW - 158.5
Mileage goal for 2020: 634 miles
Completed distance - 46.5 miles Round 101 SW 159.3 EW 161.7 DIF + 2.4
Round 102 SW 161.7 EW 161.4 DIF - .3

1/31 DNW 0 miles I've been traveling for work since Tuesday. I was not able to walk or go to the gym, there was no time. Tried to be good and did for the most part, with the exception of sodium. You can stay on track calorie-wise eating out fairly easily if you pay attention, but you can't do anything about sodium. I'll weigh in tomorrow but I'm sure I'm back up, I can tell by the way my rings fit. OH well. My territory will change in March or April. I'll be flying to Phoenix and Albuquerque instead of driving to St. Louis. It will take me some time to get into the new rhythm and find where I walk etc. I did have an issue with altitude sickness yesterday, which freaked me out a little but I know how to deal with it now (I think). It was embarrassing, I was doing a presentation to 15 people and suddenly felt dizzy. First I said, I need to sit down didn't stop then apparently I got very flushed and one of the ladies in the meeting stopped me and said you have altitude sickness. Take this water and go sit in the cool lobby.
Not the best first impression to give my new team. I'm a flatlander to them.

2/1 160.4 0 miles Woohoo 3.5 stinky water weight gone. Sunny and beautiful today, I’m hitting the trail.

2/2 160.7 5 miles Still hovering around this 160 mark. Like I have for the last 2 months. I ate out at Buca di Beppo so the fact that I'm not up is a miracle. GO CHIEFS!!!

2/3 160.4 5 miles I walked ten miles in two days. The weather was unseasonably warm both days. My Chiefs won the Super Bowl. I'm 50 and they last won 50 years ago, so it's a little bit overwhelming. No Super Bowl party for me, just at home with my dogs. I had the leftovers from Buca for dinner and I'm still down. I couldn't fall asleep after all the excitement. Finally knocked out around 2 a.m., but my brain woke up at 5:00. Three hours is not enough. I still plan on walking later but we'll see, I might be too worn out. GO CHIEFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2/4 160.4 0 miles I was soooo tired yesterday I didn't even try to walk. I kinda expected a slight drop but I guess not. I bought my walking stuff today but it might be snowing. Excuses excuses. Happy Tuesday everyone.

2/5 160.4 4 miles It was snowing a little when I started but no biggie. Plan on the gym tonight because it's supposed to snow all day. So this morning I was sure I'd be down but no, I even moved my scale hoping it would reset or something. Nope. I can tell I'm still losing something by the way my clothes are fitting but I wish it was weight. Here is a pic of my Dusty dog from a walk this weekend.

2/6 160.1 0 miles A slight drop but I was surprised by TOM 8 days early.  Oh goodie.  I went to the gym last night to lift weights.  I wish I would have walked instead.  I know I should be happy I'm down but I'm just frustrated on many levels.  I brought avocado toast for breakfast but really want a stack of pancakes and 3 strips of bacon. Honestly thinking about it I know I couldn't eat more than one pancake before I started to feel stuffed, though trust and believe I would eat all the bacon  - go in the kitchen and steal one more from the pan. 

For @deepwoodslady to cheer her day my baby niece and my Dusty dog reading a book.