JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~ ROUND 105

Round 105
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 59 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 63 FOR ME.

“Welcome to the rest of your life. Make it a good one!” – ----From TerriRichardson112 and being used with her permission and blessing!




MY STATS:

Highest weight ever (2014/2015): 253
Original starting weight for this current journey : (1-11-2018) 235.0
R104 EW= 195.0
R105 EW= TBD


Current New Goals:

Weight:
Short Term Goal: To weigh less at the end of this round than I did at the end of the last round.
Final goal: 145-155. We’ll see how I look & feel when I get there.
Exercise: Walk 3 or more miles per day a minimum of 4 x per week. Do aerobic dancing at home a minimum of 3 x per week.

********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./b]

Day/Weight/Comment
02/16 …..195.0….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
02/17 …..194.8 ….. Travel today. Yesterday I tweaked my goals on MFP to better reflect what I am trying to do at this point. I cleaned tourist cabins. I walked for 31 minutes. I also did a dance session with my son (yay Johnny!) for 27 minutes. Sample song “smooth” by Carlos Santana. My eating was reasonable until night time during TV when I began snacking when I wasn’t even hungry. Not good. I am still a work in progress. Travel today will be a brick wall but it’s a new round. We shall see what happens. Good luck everyone!

02/18 …..196.1 ….. After travel & disgusted. I have already thrown out my leftover box without even opening it. Back to basics. Thanks tia birdie (Tish) for the help.

02/19 …..196.0 ….. I’ve been locked out of MFP all day. So frustrating! Yesterday my diet went better. Exercise was good with over 20,000 steps. I burned 850 extra calories through deliberate planning & movement. IF 14:10. However, I only slept 3.5 hours and woke up so tired. I am studying my past logging and journaling to help assist going forward.

02/20 …..195.4 ….. A very good day yesterday. I had my carbs at 8 net carbs late last night when I began to experience a slo-mo sugar drop. Because it wasn’t quick, I was able to keep it under control by adding more carbs. I brought the Calories to 1203 and the carbs to 32 Net Carbs and felt much better within minutes. Calories Out: 2581. 15,367 Total Steps & 6.5 Miles. I slept 5 hours & 36 minutes and felt refreshed. 13/13 Fitbit Step Hours. IF 14:8. I walked at the school for 85 minutes burning 551 calories. I had my grandsons over after school for a “breakfast for dinner”. I made thick slabs of French Toast and maple sausage patties. I was strong and had an omelet with some of the sausage for my own dinner. I had a very very hard time eating the omelet. I am so sick of eggs that it was gagging me but I stayed strong because I hadn’t planned anything else. I was repaid for my persistence by a very kind bathroom scale.

02/21 …..195.1 ….. Another small loss on the scale after another good day. I pre-logged my food but fell asleep early and had to remove items this morning from yesterday. I spent the late afternoon walking at the school and the evening prepping low-carb recipes. Yesterday’s stats: 897 Calories In / 2497 Calories Out. 24 Net Carbs of friendly veggies. 14,470 Total Steps & 6.12 Total Miles. 13/13 Fitbit Steps Hours. I slept 4 hours & 46 minutes, falling asleep early but waking up early. I awoke refreshed. I walked for 84 minutes at the school burning 475 calories. I forgot to check my glucose yesterday morning, but no sugar drops last night. Feeling strong.

02/22 …..xxxxx …..
02/23 …..xxxxx …..
02/24 …..xxxxx …..
02/25 …..xxxxx …..
02/26 …..xxxxx …..

Round 105 - Feb.17 to 26
Female, 5’, 67 years. SW – 164.4, GW – 163 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.) Goals: continue with 12 hr. IF, see if I can complete my tracking every day and get to the gym 3x a week and not eat back the cals. Getting some exercise the non-gym days would be a great bonus.
Day/Weight/Comment
02/17 – 164.4
02/18 – 165 – Finished supper at 10:30 because I had to run off to an early practise and then at a few nuts as well – but did stop before it got to be a lot. No gym but did TSP ½ the master bedroom in prep for painting. Arms are sore as anything today. I so need to learn more moderation. I really want to get that bedroom done but if I push it too hard will have major carpal tunnel flare up. On the other hand, if I just leave it “for a while” that could stretch into weeks living with my dresser in the entryway, etc. Maybe I should make a ‘temperate’ list …
02/19 – 164.2
02/20 – 164.4 – Made it to the gym yesterday and felt great while there but later not so good. Feel like I’m fighting a sinus infection.
02/21 – 164 – I think … I am in the midst of painting the bedroom. Usually my scale sits in exactly the same spot but now with almost everything but the bed cleared out that spot is not so obvious. Move it a couple of inches over and … viola! I gain 3 lbs. Anyhow, I have found a new spot in front of the closet door and that gives me the same weight as what I get when I put it where I think my old spot was. So going forward I should have some consistency. It does mess with my mind a bit though when I suddenly see 167. Yesterday – IF, no logging, feeling draggy and sore. Today arms are much better.
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Keith
Male, 59, 5'10"
Starting Weight: 402.8
Current weight: 368.0
Ultimate Goal: 185 lbs., but realistically 15-18% bodyfat.
10-day Goal: 365.0

R100 SW 388.5 EW 388.2
R101 SW 388.2 EW 387.1
R102 SW 387.1 EW 379.1
R103 SW 377.8 EW 371.6
R104 SW 371.6 EW 368.0
R105 SW 368.0

Day/Weight/Comment
02/17 - 368.4 - A minor bounce back after a significant drop. Not a problem! Still on the downward trajectory. And a second day on the eliptical for 45 minutes. MFP says 1124 calories burned. I suspect it is only about a 1/3 of that... although still a decent aerobic workout.
02/18 - 368.2 - right direction again. Didn't make it to the gym yet since interview is early this afternoon. Slightly nervous/stressed.
02/19 - 366.6 - Got to the gym this morning. Feel pretty energized. Interview went well yesterday, but still applying to others. DTA (don't trust anyone). Never count on any promises. #cynical
02/20 - 369.6 - Not concerned about the uptick. Didn't go to the gym this morning, but out for a short walk. Trying to get a focus on kettlebell and weights.
02/21 - 370.2 - Not sure why the uptick again. Each time I checked the scale, it said I was gaining. But I hadn't had anything except for one cup of coffee. Weird
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Round 105:
Female, 58 yy, 4'11''
OSW: 177.1 lbs
LTG: 105 lbs and BF 23% (or lower, we’ll see :-) (Expect to reach goal weight in March-September)
STG: reach 107 - or - at least maintain below 110 and reduce BF%!

Goals for 10 Day Challenge: reach last rounds low of 106.6. Ideally keep WT<108.0, BF <25.5%

EW Round 104: 107.8, BF% 25.4

Day/Weight/Comment

02/17 OoT DNW

02/18 108.2, BF 25.6% Up 0.4 from Friday, so actually pretty good given eating out over the long weekend and a couple of rest days thrown in! Back to gym today for weights and cycle later.

02/19 107.0, BF 25.2% Yeah headed back down below 108 and below last recorded weight from last round - probably lots of water as cycle studio had no AC yesterday evening and sweated bullets it was so hot! Even the walls were sweating from the humidity from everyone’s perspiration! Calories were good - even had room for dark chocolate :-)


02/20 107.0, BF 25.2% Yes!!! No gain is a win!!! (ate back some exercise calories yesterday + sodium so nice to hold steady). Today is strength day (am) and then cardio in evening assuming that the forecast snow does not lead to the uni gym closing early ! the university is the last to close in the event of inclement weather as students are primarily on campus and as long as there is no freezing rain/sleet should be OK to drive/walk. Happy Scale thinks it will be 9 weeks for the next 2 pounds. OK with that if that is accompanied by loss of body fat! NSV: Have lost another half inch in waist and an inch in chest (below breasts). No change in hips, but lost more fat there earlier - Waist, belly below belly button, and thighs are all areas where I am still holding on to fat. While I can’t spot reduce fat, I can target muscle growth so working on core is one way to improve the appearance of abs/belly. Vertical anti-rotation shoulder press with the cable machine (and other cable exercises) have been great for strengthening abs/obliques and filling out muscle underneath the loose stomach skin as fat decreases (without doing a million crunches)!

02/21 106.4, BF 25.1% Woot! A new low! ‘Course this is Friday, so knowing my eating patterns (eat/drink some of the banked exercise calories from the week) I will likely bounce up a bit, but hoping to hang out in the 106’s in the next coming weeks.

02/22
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02/26

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%)
Round 96: 111.2 (3.2 lb loss, change in %BF 0.9%)
Round 97: 109.4 (1.8 lb loss, change in %BF 0.5%)
Round 98: 110.6 (1.2 lb gain, change in %BF 0.4% increase)
Round 99: 111.0 (0.4 lb gain, change in %BF 0.1% increase)
Round 100: 110.2 (0.8 lb loss, change in %BF 0.2% decrease)
Round 101: 109.6 (0.6 lb loss, change in %BF 0.2% decrease)
Round 102: 110.6 (1.0 lb gain), BF% 26.2 (0% change)
Round 103: 107.2 (3.4 lb loss), BF% 25.3 (0.9% decrease)
Round 104: 107.8* (0.6 gain), BF% 25.4 (0.1 % gain) *last weight before round ended

(long term average rate is 1.34 lbs/week

R105 SW=158.8
GW=156
2/17=158.8
2/21=159.9 I have been absent here & with tracking,counting carbs & for the first time in a long time I am over calories.Today I went to Panera & did awful,of course it was yummy but Really
I need to get a grip NOW..After losing so much I can not go back So Watch Out here I come.I need that pre Christmas 157.Fingers crossed,frig closed &the tracking begins again,

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.

We used to walk 5 miles a day. A pinched nerve and back surgery side-lined me for about a year. Then I had back surgery. Now I'm waiting to get my hip fixed. Hip Doc said surgery in April. Ugh! I can't do any walking or biking...both kill me. I see my personal trainer three times a week. She is taking it very slow and easy with me.

I have March 10th as my hip surgery date...much better than April!

Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 140.0
UGW: 132.2

02/15 - 143.2 at 9:30 a.m.
02/16 - 143.6 at 8:00 a.m.

Day/Weight/Comment

02/17 - 142.0 at 8:30 a.m. ...22 days until hip surgery. Having a rough time.
02/18 - 143.8 at 5:30 a.m.
02/19 - 145.8 at 5:30 a.m.
02/20 - 145.2 at 5:30 a.m.
02/21 - 143.4 at 5:30 a.m.
02/22 -
02/23 -
02/24 -
02/25 -
02/26 -

Chris

Round 105
Female, age 66
Height 5’7
OSW 235 5/1917
SW 1/01/20. 182
Final Goal 150
Beginning 182lbs at round 100
Round 100: 178.4lbs -3.6
Round 101: 174.4lbs -4
Round 102: 171.8lbs -2.6
Round. 103: 170lbs -1.8
Round. 104: 167.4lbs -2.6

Round 105 Goal to lose 1 pound in 10 days. Lower cheese in diet and No Diet Coke
Calories 1,000 to 1,200
Carbs not over 20
Track Net Carbs
Steps 10,000
2/16 Ended round 104 at 167.4

2/17 167.4 lbs 1,059 Calories, 19 Carbs, 14 Net Carbs and 10,886 steps. President Day, the grandchildren out of school so they spent the day with us. Would be nice to see 165 by this round but I’ll take what I can.

2/18 167.2. lbs 1,075 Calories, 17 Carbs, 15 Net Carbs, and 8,586 steps. Spent the afternoon with mom.

2/19 167.2lbs 1,201 Calories, 19 Carbs, 15 Net Carbs, and 8,114 steps

2/20 166.0 lbs. hope this number is good. 1,152 Calories, 16 Carbs, 13 Net Carbs, and 10,637 steps

2/21 165.1 lbs. after a few days of not losing the scale is moving again. 🤗 1,093 Calories, 15 Carbs, 11 Net Carbs, and 9,315 steps. Getting ready for a week vacation. Not sure the hotels will have a scale but I will keep logging as long as we have WIFI.
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Round 105 (27 for me)
I really love these challenges, but I'm struggling to keep up with all the posts now that the semester has gotten busy and I'm swamped with grading. I really am inspired by this group and will comment when I can.

60 Female 5’6”
Starting weight: 212.8 (2/28/19)
Maintenance goal: 145-150
R105 (27) – SW: 169.6 – EW: ???

Daily goals for this round:
1) Stay hydrated.
2) Log carefully and maintain a calorie deficit.
3) Walk or exercise 30+ minutes.
4) Cross something off my "to do" list

Day/Weight/Comment
02/17 – 169.2 – A little drop and all goals met – good start. Took advantage of the milder weather and Monday holiday to get out and walk on the beach with my grandsons. It was a little too chilly to put our feet in, but we all enjoyed exploring the tidepools and climbing on the rocks. We had lunch out, but I stayed under my calorie limit with lighter meals the rest of the day.
02/18 – 169.2 – Up too late catching up on work, but I still managed to rally and get to the gym after class.
02/19 – 168.6. – Met my first 3 goals but didn’t get much work done.
02/20 – 168.2 – Goals met.
02/21 – 168.4 – Rest day. Time to seriously attack those chores! I got a good bit done and managed stay under my calorie limit even with wine and chocolate after dinner.
02/22
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@CamandJarvis - Oh no! Sorry to hear about your foot. Hope you don't have too much pain and can rally some helpers to prepare for your move.

@merph518 - I was on that roller coaster a couple of weeks ago. Hang in there. There's a big drop somewhere ahead

@StatChicBayes - Nice! Congrats on the new low. You're so close!!!

41, Female, 5'10" (1.78cm)
Starting Weight: 146.7 kg (Jan 2020)

OSW - 146.7kg
RSW - 142.3kg
RGW - 137.6 kg
UGW - 85kg

My main goal for this round is just consistency. 10 days of eating right, drinking enough water and moving.

Round 102: 141.5kg (-5.1kg)
Round 103: 142.3kg (+0.8kg)
Round 104: 139.6kg (-2.7kg)

Day/Weight/Comment
02/17 - 139.1kg
02/18 - 139.3kg
02/19 - 138.7kg
02/20 - 139.2kg
02/21 - 138kg
02/22
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02/24
02/25
02/26

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 105 (round 37 for me ) I'm in for another round – just keep at it! Thank you again GrandmaJackie.

Female age 61 5' 4”

Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and have gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then; I don't want to gain any more, but would like to get back to my goal weight – I'm working at it – it's a permanent way of life !

Goal – end lower than started - aim to stick with good habits: be mindful of what I eat & drink, keep walking.

Day/Weight/Comment

02/17 133.4 - great drop to start round with, 9 miles walked yesterday, 847 calories in credit & all macros in green. Had delicious 3 course Sunday roast lunch with loads of veggies a little later in the day than usual, felt so satisfied afterwards that wasn't hungry for evening meal & so just skipped it, I feel this really helped with drop so may bounce back tomorrow.
02/18 133.8 – ok with this - was hoping to stay under 134. 10.89 miles walked yesterday, 797 calories in credit, all macros in green.
02/19 133.8- 9.8 miles walked yesterday. 71 calories in credit, but 20 carbs & 15 fat over – went out for brunch with my sisters, had bacon so sodium higher than normal for me, but still in macro limit.
02/21 133.8 – 9.7 miles walked yesterday. 524 calories in credit all other macros in green.
02/22 133 – yes!!! No walking yesterday due to persistent rain and 90 minute each day journey each way to spend quality time with DD and 2 delightful little DGS hence calories 161 & carbs 20 over.
02/23 133 – 9.39 miles walked, 301 carbs in credit, 11 carbs over.
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General goal is to maintain below 150, and trend slowly downward to 145.
Looking forward:
Never give up! Never give in!
Back Story: 2020
I need this more than ever now that I am in maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.
JGM10D ~|~ Round 105 Posting weight and comments each evening.
Age: 73; Height 5’2”; Female 🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)🔹LW: 147.4 (Dec 2019)
Aim for 2020: stay under 150
Aim for this round ~ discard some more of that Holiday overage
UGW: 140s
I am MINDFUL of making heathy choices to MAXIMISE the achievement of my goals!
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Giving up is NOT an option! I KNOW I am doing this!
Round 104 EW: 150.1 I stayed under right up to the end of the round, then had a pass day on 14 Feb.
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17/02: 148.6: Goals 🌟 Damage limitation working
18/02: 148.8: Goals 🌟 Normal fluctuation
09/19: 148.8: Goals 🌟 I had an outing to a local castle with morning coffee and lunch in an old coaching house. Under goal, but not sure about sodium content. Loads of walking round the village where the castle was.
20/02: 149.6: Goals 🌟 Dancing today.
21/02: 149.6: Goals 🌟
22/02: 149.4: Goals
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24/02: xxx: Goals
25/02: xxx: Goals
26/02: xxx: Goals
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Previous Rounds
Daily Goals
THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you. Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

31 year old female 5'4".
SW: 177.6 (13.1.20)
CW: 164.2
RGW: 162
UGW: 130

RND103 - 166.7- 2.5lbs
RND104 - 164.2- 2.5lbs

Round goals:
- Drink 8 glasses
- 7000 steps
- treadmill 3 times a week
- lose some pounds

Day/Weight/Comment
02/17 - 163.5 1900cals 5000steps. Sleep: 8hrs. Had a family dinner. Today went out for a family breakfast so I feel like this will be a tough round
02/18 - 162.4. 1900cals. Eating is a bit off track these days. The children have school holidays so it's a bit all over the place . 5000steps. Sleep: 7hrs
02/19 - 163.6. The last couple days catching up I think. 1400cals. 5000steps. Sleep:8hrs. Caught a cold so the working out is taking a back seat.
02/20 - 164. Oh no going the wrong way. 1600cals. 4000steps.
02/21 - 162.6. 1400cals. 6000steps
02/22 - 162.8. 1400cals. 5000steps
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Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 56
NE Ohio

OSW: 186 (March 2018)
Maintenance: 140-145 (December 2018)

My 66th Round!

I'm getting closer to the lower end of maintenance and I'm going to keep working to move toward a trend line around 142.

SW: 143

Day/Weight/Comment

02/17 - 143 - I'm happy to see this number two days in a row. I may see a bump from the weekend tomorrow, but this is a nice trend.
02/18 - 144.5 - Ouch! Not only did the weekend catch up with me, a wonderful old friend dropped her tax info. off at my office and brought me 4 dozen butterscotch chocolate chip cookies. I shared with the office, but I had several myself. The rest are now packed safely away in my freezer. Water and calorie tracking the rest of the week.
02/19 - 144 - Slowly inching down. More water and more tracking today.
02/20 - 143.5 - OK.
02/21 - 144 - I am really paying for those cookies I had on Monday.
02/22 - 143.5 - I was actually surprised my weight was down a little because my rings were really tight this morning from water retention. Catered lunch at the office today, so I'll be drinking plenty of water.
02/23
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02/25
02/26

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#103: 161.2
RND#104: 166.8

RND#105SW: 166.8lbs
RND#104GW: 162.8lbs
Goal: Improve Sleep - duration of 7hrs and score above 80; decrease BF; increase MM.

Day/Weight/Comment
2/17 166.4lbs, 36.1%bf; 8h11m/92 - back at it! Had a good workout and feel so much better. Still have a kidney stone that will have to pass at some point, but I feel so much better now that I'm off all the meds.
2/18 163.0lbs, 35.2%bf; 7h4m/79 - didn't expect that kind of drop, but I will take it. Basically back to where I was when my kidney went up.
2/19 163.6lbs, 35.4%bf; 6h25m/80 - considering the DOMS and my usual habit of bouncing back up after a drop, this is not unexpected.
2/20 162.2lbs, 35.0%bf; 6h57m/81 - good workout yesterday, and kept my eating in line. Not sure why I am waking up in the middle of the night, tho... awake for an hour or more, then don't want to get up with the alarm.
2/21 161.8lbs, 34.9%bf; 5h42m/78 - worst sleep in a while, but worth it... had dinner with my sister and saw some live comedy.
2/22
2/23 161.2lbs, 34.7%bf; 6h49m/85 - still can't figure the sleep out, but had a good day, a good workout, and a nice night.
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