Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 113

amfmmama · May 2020

Took way too long off and am looking forward to getting back in the swing of things.

Day/Weight/Comment

05/07 213.4. Started quarantine at 223, so although, this not my favorite number, I am proud of making this work in this crazy situation!
05/08 211.4 yay!
05/09 211. I'll take it!
05/10 211.6 worked out and walked 4.75 miles yesterday.... hope it will head the other way soon!
05/11 212.2. frustrated.
05/12 211.2 Better.
05/13 210.6 yay.
05/14. 209.2 I hope this continues!
05/15
05/16

tishawj · May 2020

'm going to try this again...Thank you all for still being here, was really excited to see this challenge still going from when I used it over 2 years ago. I didn't achieve much last round...except for starting the habit of daily accountability. This round I'm going to work more on my food habits, I need to figure out a way to keep shoving bad snacks in my face in the late afternoon and later evening.

48F/5'5"
SW - 182.2-April 2020
GW-140-Made it to 142 once before...goal is to get there again before I turn 50

Day/Weight/Comment
05/07: 182.2 - basically back where I started at the beginning of last round. We've been filling in our Family calendar with national and international celebration days since there are not band rehearsals, sports, volunteer groups happening right now...and yesterday was "No Diet Day" so my boys requested all the fried food and poutine....we haven't had poutine in over 2 months, it's usually only an eat out treat for us, but my "homemade" version was SOOOOO good....
05/08: 179.2 - flushed a lot of that end of cycle hormone bloat yesterday, I could almost feel it leaving thought the day. Food choices were great!! Had extra salad instead of the noodles I made for everyone else as a side at dinner last night. Found out yesterday that the August gift show I usually work on for my main freelance clients has officially been cancelled for this year. It's one of my main gigs and at this point I'm usually putting together planograms and sample orders for it....I'm still hopeful that as our province begins to re-open more that they'll still be needing me to work in their showrooms. I'm really missing my creative work life right now

05/09: 179.0 - Good day yesterday

great hike with the dog in the morning, kind of boring day but ended with an awesome virtual chat with one of my housemates from university. We've been doing zoom coctail parties every couple of weeks since isolation started, but tonight only she and I could make it, we were going to cancel but so glad we had a chance to connect one on one. We got 2 inches of snow last night...so I'm not very motivated to do our regular morning hike today, maybe I'll get one of the boys to pick up the kettlebells with me this afternoon.
05/10: 177.8 - Unexpected but kind of makes sense...I usually have a big drop the first few days of starting or re-starting a significant change in my eating habits. I think what I was doing last week was blocked by my raging peri-menopausal hormones. Now that is cleared for this cycle my body is self adjusting. Had a good food day and did end up going for a long walk with the dog but no hike in the snow. Looking forward to the Mother's Day Brunch my hubs is picking up from one of our local favourites. We haven't eaten anything not prepared at home since March.
05/11: 179.0 - Didn't even attempt to log my delicious brunch yesterday.
05/12: 180.8?!?! - I'm all over the place....bodies are weird. I do need to lay off the carbs a bit though...everyday I have some extra I bump the water retention.
05/13:179.0 - turned around back in the right direction.

05/14:179.6 - Started yesterday with an awesome hike with the dog...then pulled my calf muscle on the sidewalk on our way back home from the bluffs...felt it twang and thought I was going to have to call my husband to come pick me up...left me pretty gimpy for the rest of the day. It's tight this morning but not as bad as I though it might be. I think we'll just stick to a walk in the neighbourhood for the next few days.
05/15
05/16

playhardkf2017 · May 2020

29 yo female
5’2”
SW 126.2 (April 14th, 2020)
Highest lifetime weight: 138 lbs. August 2011
Goal Weight: 110
Last round: 125.2  122.8
Goal weight for this round: 121 range
Weight on 5/6: 122.8
05/07 122.6 Sweet, lost another .2! Yesterday was good food wise. I made carnitas in the pressure cooker last night for dinner and turned them into bowls with brown rice, black beans, and mango salsa. They were yummy and will be dinner tonight too! Had another good walk this morning, around 3.5 miles. Last night was fun and I had a random sober dance party for like 45 minutes because my husband was listening to throw back pop songs covered by heavy metal singers. So, I couldn’t help but dance while he continued to be on the computer and enjoy his beverages. Have a good day everyone 😊.
05/08 123.2 Water weight fluctuations are fun, this is probably due to my salty dinner last night but man was that Annie’s Mac and Cheese worth it. I had a craving and indulged but I did manage to stay within calories. I also savored every bite! So, it’s all good. I even squeezed in an impromptu cardio session before dinner last night! Just got back from our morning walk and it was accidentally extra long at 5.5 miles. I’ll take it 😊.

05/09 123.2 I’ll take the steadiness at least. Maybe I’ll drop tomorrow. Who knows. Bodies are so weird when it comes to weight loss. Today was decent with food but kind of a hard day to track my dinner. I made myself an awesome bowl of oatmeal for my breakfast/lunch @ 11 because I intermittent fast. Then for dinner I made buffalo chicken cutlets so that was hard to calculate. I probably ate about 5 oz of chicken with a ¼ cup bread crumbs made from Ezekiel bread (the only stuff I had to make crumbs with) and a couple tablespoons worth of oil. There was also some hand made fries cooked in the air fryer. So, I did the best I could with my estimates and I guess that’s all you can do. I’m pretty sleepy today and was happy that I attended a virtual christening for my baby cousin because it gave me an opportunity to see some family via Webex and lay in bed for a couple hours 😊. It’s been a solid day. Have a good night everyone!

05/10 122.8 Was busy with stuff for mother’s day and didn’t have a chance to pop in here. I made a pot roast in the pressure cooker with some carrots and parsnips. Then, I made some mashed potatoes to go with it. It was a nice family dinner with my in-laws and my mother in law appreciated me cooking it all. We live with them but don’t typically eat with them because our living space is separate from theirs. Didn’t really exercise this weekend except for some nice stretching on Saturday. My body definitely needed the rest though.

05/11 122.8 Feeling a little slow moving today. We went on our usual walk but kept it to around 5k this morning. I might break my fast early this morning and have some tea because I have zero ambition to do any work today. Have a great day everyone!

05/12 122.8 Hey all! Feeling much better today. I got a good night’s sleep and have a feeling the weight will be dropping this week because the hormonal water weight/ and ish will be clearing out soon. Energy is up and we went for an almost 5 mile walk today 😊. Food went well yesterday, and today’s plan is looking good too! I’ll be making some maple blueberry breakfast sausage that came in our CSA to be part of my first meal of the day. I’m excited to try it because it’s new to me! Have an awesome day!

05/13 122.8 I’ll take this little stagnation, I’m just grateful to be maintaining it. My body feels good, so I’m happy with that. We did a 4 mile walk this morning and I did a 15ish minute body weight workout this morning. The energy is slowly starting to come back again. It’s so interesting how hormone fluctuations can make you feel throughout the month. I’m also going to try some fennel and dandelion tea to see if this weight is just a bit of fluid retention. I also had a carb heavy dinner but it was so good! It felt and looked like a restaurant meal. We had dry packed gnocchi with frozen meatballs, Rao’s marinara (our favorite sauce to treat ourselves) fresh basil and romano cheese on top. The best part is that it was within my calories for the day 😊.

05/14 122.8 Got in another good walk this morning. My muscles were sore from my workout yesterday so I took it as a sign to rest and focused more on stretching this morning instead of a body weight workout. I might try to do some jump roping later on today to get in a little cardio. My food was good yesterday, I made a breakfast sandwich plus an orange for my first meal, snacked on some dried fruit in the afternoon and made a mushroom and veggie coconut milk dish served over brown rice and lentils. Solid day over all 😊 I hope you all are able to enjoy your day a bit!

ShopGirl9999 · May 2020

- Female 5'4"
- Highest Weight 149 lbs (4/15/20)
- Most of my life 125 lbs

4/15 ~ 149.0 lbs
4/26 ~ 146.4 lbs (Round 111)
5/06 ~ 145.4 lbs (Round 112)

Day/Weight/Comment
05/07 145.0 lbs
(Down from last round. Round goal to lose 2 pounds)

05/08 144.4 lbs
(NEW LOW! Made wise food decisions and it paid off. Hope to keep this new low.)

05/09 No Scale

05/10 No Scale

05/11 No Scale

05/12 No Scale

05/13 No Scale

05/14 144.4lbs (stuck at this new low for few days. Its good but love to see lower )

05/15
05/16

quiltingjaine · May 2020

Female 5’0” Age 70 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 7 167 AW 165.8
SW Rnd 8 168* AW 166.1
SW Rnd 9 164.5* AW 165.5
SW Rnd 10 167.5 AW 165.3 Start Keto
SW Rnd 11 163 AW 163.5h
SW Rnd 12 162.5 AW 160.2
SW Rnd 13 159.5 AW 159.1
SW Rnd 14 158.5 AW 158.9
SW Rnd 15 158 AW 157.25
SW Rnd 16 156 AW 155.9
SW Rnd 17 155.5 AW 156.5
SW Rnd 18 157.5 AW 156.15
SW Rnd 19 155.5 AW 1
SW Rnd 20 155.5* AW 155
SW Rnd 21 154.5 AW 152.15
SW Rnd 22 152.5 AW 152.2
SW Rnd 23 151 AW 150.2
SW Rnd 24 150 AW 148.8
SW Rnd 25 147.5 AW 147.3
SW Rnd 26 148.5 AW 145.4
SW Rnd 27 146* AW 144.72
SW Rnd 28 145* AW 145.5
SW Rnd 29 146.5 AW 145.8
SW Rnd 30 146 AW 145.65
SW Rnd 31 146.5 AW 144.45
SW Rnd 32 144.5 AW 143.3
SW Rnd 33 141.5 AW 140.6
SW Rnd 34 140.0 AW 140.75
SW Rnd 35 139.5 AW 139.25
SW Rnd 36 138.5 AW 138.85
SW Rnd 37 139.0 AW 138.2
SW Rnd 38 139.5* AW 136.9
SW Rnd 39 137.0* No end/avg weight
SW Rnd 40 ???.?* 5 day avg 137.6
SW Rnd 41 137.5 AW 138.2
SW Rnd 42 my 36 138.0 AW 136.15
SW Rnd 43 136.5 AW 135.5
SW Rnd 44 133.5 AW 134.55
SW Rnd 45 134.0 AW 134.35
SW Rnd 46* 133.5 AW 133.28 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 47* 133.5 AW 133.0 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 48 133.5 AW 134.05
SW Rnd 49 134.0 AW 133.85
SW Rnd 50* 134.5 AW 134.6 (9 Days)
SW Rnd 51* 133.5 No scale on ship
SW Rnd 52* 134.0 AW 133.42 (6 Days)
SW Rnd 53 131.5 AW 131.9
SW Rnd 54 131.0 AW 131.6
SW Rnd 55* 131.5 AW 129.66
SW Rnd 56* 128.5 AW 130.7
SW Rnd 57 131.5 AW 130.85
SW Rnd 58 131.0 AW 130.6
SW Rnd 59 132.0 AW 131.3
SW Rnd 60 131.5 AW 131.85
SW Rnd 61 130.0 AW 132.4
SW Rnd 62 132.0 AW 131.6
SW Rnd 63 132.5 AW 131.55
SW Rnd 64 131.5 AW 130.65
SW Rnd 65 129.5 AW 129.2
SW Rnd 66 129.0 AW 128.75
SW Rnd 67 128.0 AW 128.65
SW Rnd 68* 129.0 AW 129.41 (6 days)
SW Rnd 69* 131.0 (only 1 day left) AW 131.25
SW Rnd 70 131.5 AW 129.5
SW Rnd 71 129.0 AW 128.25
SW Rnd 72 128.0. AW 128.8
SW Rnd 73 129.5 AW 129.5
SW Rnd 74 128.5 AW 127.9
SW Rnd 75 126.5 AW 126.0
SW Rnd 76* 126.0 AW 123.36(7 days
SW Rnd 77 125.0 AW 125.7
SW Rnd 78 125.5 AW 125.1
SW Rnd 79 125.0 AW 124.0
SW Rnd 80 124.0 AW 123.3
SW RND 81 124.0 AW 124.65
SW Rnd 82 125.5 AW 124.35
SW Rnd 83 123.0 AW 121.75
SW Rnd 84 121.0 AW 120.95
SW Rnd 85 120.5 AW 120.5
SW Rnd 86 120.5 AW 121.15
SW Rnd 87* 121.0 ended on travel
SW Rnd 88* 122.0 on 9/1 AW 121.75
SW Rnd 89 120.5 AW 121.21
SW Rnd 90 122.0 AW 121.35
SW Rnd 91 121.0 AW 120.2
SW Rnd 92 121.5 AW 120.9
SW Rnd 93 120.5 AW 120.45
SW Rnd 94 119.5 AW 121.45
SW Rnd 95 123.5 AW 122.4
SW Rnd 96 122.0 AW 121.6
SW Rnd 97 121.0 AW 120.22
SW Rnd **98 119.0 Travel NWIs
SW Rnd **99(late) 126.5 😮 AW 123.79
SW Rnd 100 121.0 AW 121.75
SW Rnd 101 121.0 AW 120.95
SW Rnd 102 120.5 AW 121.05
SW Rnd 103 121.5 AW 121.05
SW Rnd 104 120.0 AW 120.9
Rnd 105 SW 122.5 AW 120.8
Rnd 106 SW 121.0 AW 120.5
Rnd 107 SW 122.0. AW 120.6
Rnd 108 SW 122.0 AW 121.0
Rnd 109 SW 120.5 AW 120.4
Rnd 110 SW 121.0 AW 120.3
Rnd 111 SW 120.5 AW 120.6
Rnd 112 SW 120.0 AW 119.2

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

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.

Rnd 113
05/06 119.5
*****
05/07 120.5 Reaction to carbs. I wasn’t excessive but my body hates them. Only 30 total grams, 26 net but the good news is that those tortilla chips I used to love are really not that good. Amazing how taste changes when you avoid that garbage. Also bloated and my shorts are tight when they were loose a couple of days ago.
05/08 120.0
05/09 120.5
05/10 119.5
05/11 121.0 Great Greek salad always does this. It will pass. Late addition- I weighed last night on the way to bed and almost had a stroke! I was 126!! Up 5.5 from yesterday morning. I got up and peed THREE times during the night! I know it will go back down in a day or two. The advantage of weighing daily and learning my body’s patterns.
05/12 121.0 Online grocery shopping stinks!
05/13 120.5 I can’t believe this round is almost over!
05/14 121.5 Fasted until 3PM yesterday and then had one meal and a snack by 8:30, went to bed just before 11.

CamandJarvis · May 2020

Little rant: Yesterday's walk was super short so I decided, with more time between meetings, I'd take the dog for a walk. Got 3/4 of the route and she decided to randomly start running circles around me (on her leash). Ended up running so close in front of me, I kicked her mid step (not hard, but enough to feel bad), stepped on her paw (which I then sacrificed my ankle to avoid breaking her paw with all my weight) and landed on top of her. She then decided to try to drag me along the road while I was trying to stand up.

So much for trying to be nice and spoil her with a little neighborhood walk. She's fired. I'm grounded (BF jokingly grounded me because this is the same ankle I thought I broke about 3 months ago). I'm so mad at the pup because she knows better, but decided to be a spaz and how she's scared/mad at me and I'm sitting on the couch with this giant bump wrapped in an ice pack hoping it isn't as bad as last time. At the same time, I feel awful because I know that wasn't a pleasant experience for her (though, honestly, it was her fault. She's been rambunctious all morning and I should've taken that as a warning a walk wouldn't be smart and she wouldn't behave. Walked past 2 other people walking their dogs and she was fine so I thought we were okay... Then suddenly, for no apparent reason, she goes crazy. She's special.)

Note: I was alone and BF is gone out of town to help pick up a vehicle so noone is able to pick me up. Had to walk home with the spazzing dog on this. It doesn't seem as bad as 3 months ago since I was able to walk on it immediately, though painfully. No bruising yet.

matratazola · May 2020

@CamandJarvis Ouch! that was not a good experience, for either of you ! As it's the ankle you hurt 3 months ago maybe you still have some tenderness there that swells up at the slightest mishap ? rest and ice now

eyesopennow · May 2020

@quiltingjaine "05/12 Online grocery shopping stinks!"

I couldn't agree more. I gave in, against better judgement, and placed an order for a total of 14 items with Amazon Pantry. It got broken up into 5 different orders. The "expected delivery dates" changed every day. One item that is sold in a cardboard container was put into an envelope and mailed to me, ended up crushed, open, spilled out. One order is delayed indefinitely - it contains one of two identical items and one has arrived, the other has not.

Lesson learned. I'll continue to pick out my own foods for the foreseeable future.

eyesopennow · May 2020

@CamandJarvis that's terrible! I hope you recover quickly! It's a good thing our dogs give so much love, becuase they sure can be trying some times!

Ice is your friend. Be patient.

CamandJarvis · May 2020

@matratazola @eyesopennow She has since figured out I'm hurt and although mad at what she did, not holding a grudge. She knows she did something wrong and was following me around the house as I searched for my brace (still can't find it. Moving sucks!). Very loving and puppy dog-eyed at me.

The ankle was still a bit sensitive (severely tore ligaments and tendons back in 2012 and then micro tears 3 months ago -- it will never heal properly) but it was stable. Honestly wouldn't have given out if I hadn't allowed it to, but I'd rather roll my ankle than break her poor paw. She is only a dog and I can't, in good conscience, hurt her to save myself when I know she's so confused. She knows better than to act like that on a leash but that doesn't deserve a potentially broken paw. Swelling is down now that I've had ice on it and I plan to continue that as I have no solid plans for the remainder of the day except a work meeting and, now, searching for my brace in between resting it. There's only so many places it can be!

deepwoodslady · May 2020

Round 113
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 60 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 71 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
R112 EW= 204.9
R113 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.

R43 through R53 (06/07/18 thru 09/24/18) = …..19.4 LOST (Ending weight 176.0)
R53 through R63 (09/24/18 thru 01/02/19) = …..9.5 GAINED (Ending weight 185.5)
R63 through R73 (01/02/19 thru 04/12/19) = …..6.3 GAINED (Ending weight 191.8)
R73 through R83 (04/12/19 thru 07/21/19) = …..3.6 GAINED (Ending weight 195.4)
R83 through R93 (07/21/19 thru 10/29/19) = …..7.4 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)
R93 through R103 (10/29/19 thru 02/06/20) = …4.1 GAINED(Ending weight 192.1)

R104 = …..2.9 GAIN (Ending Weight 195.0)
R105= ……0.5 GAIN (Ending Weight 195.5)
R106 = ……4.6 GAIN (Ending Weight 200.1)
R107 = ……0.3 GAIN (Ending Weight 200.4)
R108 = ……3.4 GAIN (Ending Weight 203.8)
R109 = ……1.0 LOST (Ending Weight 202.8)
R110 = ……0.4 LOST (Ending Weight 202.4)
R111 = …...1.9 GAIN (Ending Weight 204.3)
R112 = ……0.6 GAIN (Ending Weight 204.9)
R113 = ……xxx LOST (Ending Weight xxxxx)

Day/Weight/Comment
05/06 …..204.9….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
05/07 …..208.8 ….. Another jump up on the scale from the carbs (restaurant) during yesterday’s business travel. I got the special order of indoor/outdoor carpet picked up for the cabins. It is only available for a very limited time due to Michigan weather so I am thrilled to have gotten it in time and when things are slow enough to have it installed (soon I hope). Even though I am an essential business that supports other essential workers, things have really slowed down. General travel (just for vacation or fun) has been cancelled thru the mandates since March 23. The mandate in Michigan (for the national emergency) is due to expire May 28th, unless extended again. In my area, all summer events have been cancelled. All the money makers and all the things that bring tourists to my community (which will kill my motel business!) However, I do understand that those in my small little town just want to put a wall around it and keep everybody from the cities out. I get it but financially it is difficult. Yesterday in the big city many customers were not wearing masks even though it has been mandated to do so in stores and public places. I would say about 25% had no masks and I was shocked so many of the stores allowed it, including a walmart! It was a very long day. I tried to make a few stops and walk around a bit. My diet was completely off. Today I will be back to normal. Sorry Carbs, Sorry Sodium I will be flushing you away today!

05/08 …..207.2 ….. Goodbye travel bloat! Yesterday had very little movement due to working on electronic downloads and ordering with someone more “expert” than me to help. It was an all-day process. Diet was on point and I was surprised to find no major extra hunger or cravings after a travel day that included extra carbs. That really helped make it much easier to stay on point. Today is more electronic stuff including new downloads to the visa/mc machine which will keep me on the phone awhile for instructions and imputing. I will try to move as much as I can in-between. Snow today in Michigan! Cold & gloomy outside so I will have to pull the ski-machine out again to burn a little. If I can fit in a dance or a Zumba, I will. Have a nice weekend everyone!

05/09 …..204.8 ….. Okay, there goes the rest of the water retention and bloat from the travel. It took two full days, but I’m back to pre-travel weight. I plan on pre-logging food, doing some prep cooking today for the freezer and FINALLY getting some movement back in again, although it will all probably be indoors due to more snow and cold/freezing temps. It’s supposed to be Spring for Goodness Sakes in Michigan! In no way can we plant yet. I can’t WAIT for flowers!

05/10 …..205.2 ….. My 60th Birthday!!!! Happy Birthday to me! So nice that it lands on Mother’s Day this year. A good day yesterday except for the freshly baked banana nut bread my daughter dropped off (wearing her mask of course). We have not been able, still yet, to get flour in our area so this was a nice treat (she had bought in bulk before covid-19). The calories stayed under, the carbs were over but it was worth it. Very moist. So there is an uptick on the scale. Even with my double holiday, I will try to keep it reasonable today. I don’t want to permanently wipe out any progress I am making. Have a wonderful Sunday everyone!

05/11 …..205.1 ….. I am posting late because I have been outside cleaning out the barn & storage area. This will be a multi-day project which includes hired help. I’m hoping all my hard work will show up on the scale tomorrow!

05/12 …..205.1 ….. I will be working in the barn again today. I realized that going through totes and boxes does not include much walking but I sure was on my feet a long time yesterday and I anticipate the same today. I kept the calories good yesterday but the choices included carbs that were a bit high and sodium I didn’t really need. Today, no matter how busy I stay, I will try to choose healthier options to keep all the macros in line.

05/13 …..205.1 ….. Exactly the same weight which kind of surprised me. I worked so hard on barn cleaning yesterday. A ton of lifting and sorting. I am very sore today! Finally a beautiful day here with no snow. Temp to reach high of 60 today and no freezing temps tonight so off to the nursery I go with hired help to choose hundreds of flowers (600-1000) to plant for my home and my business too! Lots of work to do today so the calorie burn should be good. The trip to the nursery, however, will eat up about 4 hours of my time due to the travel, but I should get a lot planted this evening. Tomorrow is rain so back to work inside the barn for me tomorrow! Maybe this stagnant scale will finally move!

05/14 …..205.0 ….. I was hoping for a bigger drop. Yesterday I was gardening all evening after the long trip to the closest nursery. About 50% of the flowers were planted. All the weeds pulled and the dairy doo put down too. Today is cold and rainy so we will be working inside the barn to try and finish that project. I think tomorrow should be better weather, we should be able to finish the flower planting. Today I woke up starving (after days and days of extra hard work). I probably ate too many carbs for one meal so I am going to watch the carbs and calories more carefully for the rest of this very long day. It should be okay.

05/15 …..xxxxx …..
05/16 …..xxxxx …..

quiltingjaine · May 2020

@CamandJarvis I’m so sorry about your ankle although envisioning the episode made me chuckle 🤭 Our daughter had a similar incident - her 2 dogs circled her and she went down - several years ago which further screwed up her knee and did something to that foot. She ended up having surgery to repair everything and never took both dogs out together again! May I suggest getting a very short lead? Again sorry for accident and hope you find your brace quickly!

@eyesopennow Going into the store would be sooo much quicker and I could decide what substitutes I want instead of relying on Walmart people. We are forbidden and don’t want 2 hysterical daughters if we were to get sick.

@deepwoodslady Donna, do not despair! You have undertaken a lot of activity the last few days and that may have led to water weight. Patience! 😘😘

wellnfree · May 2020

Round 113 - May 7 to 17
Female, 5’, 67 years. SW – 168.4 GW – 167 or lower, UGW – 140.
Goals: continue with 12 hr. IF, 5-6 glasses of water a day (I drink lots but it tends to be tea. I limit the black/green to 4 lg. mugs), complete my tracking every day and get some kind of outdoor exercise unless it is raining – in which case indoors. Did not do well on the exercise or IF the last couple of rounds and it shows – a steady creep up.

Day/Weight/Comment
05/07 – 168.4 – This is the most I have ever weighed, period. I am retaining water as my newly sized rings are suddenly tighter and my whole system seems slowed down. It may be that my thyroid meds. need changing but I have been the same dose for about 35 years. So first I’m going to just try drinking lots of water and walking. I have not been great on IF the last week but am quite sure I’m been within maintenance cals.
05/08 – 169.2 – This is crazy. I actually changed the battery in the scale because I couldn’t believe it. Tracked cals. and was under maintenance, IF 12 hrs. and did 20 mins. exercises. Supper was a little salty but something we eat regularly and haven’t noticed a bounce before. Yesterday was rainy but today beautiful so will be working outside.
05/09 – 169 – Tracked all (rather late) and was just at maintenance because of mango and hot choc. in the evening. Think I may have figured out cause of my water retention – black licorice. I don’t eat it often but every once in a long while get a craving for it. I ate about ½ a package in 3 days. I wonder if the craving is because my blood pressure is low because it both raises blood pressure and causes water retention as well as depleting potassium. Anyhow, staying away from it and ate some banana with frozen hascap berries.
05/10
05/11 – 168.8 - Nice Mothers’ Day yesterday – a lot of time on the phone. I hear from my 4 girls regularly but the 2 boys it tends to only be special days. Did not log at all yesterday but noted on Sat. that I was just at maintenance. So going to focus on tracking this next 6 days. Beautiful weather here so a major push this week to get the yard in shape for listing our house. Real Estate here seems to be up, much to our surprise. Maybe a reaction to people wanting to get out of the big city?
05/12 – 168.6 – No IF but did track cals. Kept in maintenance even though I snacked in the evening. Did about 4 hrs. yard work but didn’t count the calories as I think MFP allows way too much for it. I did about 1 hr. that involved some digging and the rest was just sitting cleaning up perennials. I did go for a 20 min. evening walk on some of our steeper streets. Haven’t done that in a long while – so out of shape but a lovely evening.
05/13
05/14 – 167.8 – Nice surprise. Tracked until supper and then was in too much of a hurry to get back outside. I’m guessing calories were maintenance or just under. Yard work all afternoon and evening till it got too cold. May tends to be rainy/showery here so it’s ‘get stuff done’ whenever the rain stops. When I came in cold and tired figured I needed a little snack and hot chocolate. At least I’m not too sore on the arms after all my digging out grass.
05/15
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kecward78 · May 2020

Keith
Male, 59, 5'10"
Starting Weight: 402.8
Current weight: 347.0
Ultimate Goal: 185 lbs., but realistically 15-18% bodyfat.
10-day Goal: 344.5

R100 SW 388.5 EW 388.2 -0.3
R101 SW 388.2 EW 387.1 -1.1
R102 SW 387.1 EW 379.1 -8.0
R103 SW 377.8 EW 371.6 -9.3
R104 SW 371.6 EW 368.0 -6.2
R105 SW 368.0 EW 365.0 -3.6
R106 SW 365.0 EW 359.6 -3.0
R107 SW 361.0 EW 359.2 -4.0
R108 SW 361.8 EW 357.4 +0.8
R109 SW 356.0 EW 355.0 -5.8
R110 SW 354.1 EW 351.9 -2.2
R111 SW 351.9 EW 349.3 -2.6
R112 SW 349.3 EW 347.0 -2.3
R113 SW 346.8

Day/Weight/Comment
05/07 - 346.8 - A little tick down. I'm gradually starting to do more with weight/bands and it feels good. I found it feels even better if I stretch or do yoga beforehand. My morning walk is a great warmup, I just gotta keep going.
05/08 - 346.7 - Another little tick down. I like it. I watched a news story about COVID19 starting much earlier than previously thought (late December). Apparently, it was found in Wuhan in early November and in FRANCE in mid-December. I bring this up because in late January, I got a terrible cold and cough I could not shake. Then gave it to my mom. After about 2 weeks, I got concerned enough about my mom that I took her to her doctor. She was given some meds for inflammation and an antibiotic. It took a few days, but she got better. I bring this up because it now seems possible that many of us (up to 20 million) may have had an early version and most of us got over it. Just putting this out there. I'm not letting down my guard, but I'd be pretty happy if we already got thru this and my 82 y.o., breathing-compromised mom got past it, too.
05/09 - 346.5 - And yet another very minor tick down. At least it's not going the other way (LOL). I was watching an old Joe Rogan podcast on YouTube where he sits down with Diamond Dallas Page of DDPYoga. Every time I see him speak and show how he's been able to help those with mobility issues and, to a lesser degree, weight loss, I get motivated to use his product again. Hell, I already pay the $8.99/month, so I may as well get some use out of it.
05/10 - 346.3 - And the little ticks down just keep on keeping on.
05/11 - 346.1 - Lather, rinse, repeat. At this rate, I won't make the goal this round. But I am starting to exercise more (calisthentics, weights, kettlebell), so that's a good thing.
05/12 - 345.4 - Nice drop. Of course, I worked out twice. After dinner, I did 20 mins. of DDPYoga, then pulled out my TotalGym and worked out chest. Soaked with sweat. This morning I walked for 35 mins., then my shoulder work, squats, deadlifts, rows and RIP trainer for my core. Quick story... after dinner last night I weighed 353.6. After last night workout, 349.8. Then this morning after workout... 345.4. That's an 8.2 lb. change in about 12 hours. I drank some water during this period, but not alot. I read that working out during a fast helps burn more fat since you don't have the sugar fuel. It really has me energized. The only slight drawback is that my knees are a little sore. And these workouts aren't too long, either. Morning is only 30 mins. (plus the walk) and evening is 30 mins. plus the 20 for DDP Yoga.
05/13 - 344.6 - Another really good loss. I worked out again this morning, but missed last night. I got an email that the FBI was hiring (yes, that FBI) for IT and forensics specialists. And the deadline was last night. So, while all other federal jobs go thru a different website (usajobs.com), the FBI has their own. And it was a MESS to navigate. After getting stuck several times, I finally realized that the ONLY web browser that works is MS Edge. And nowhere on their site does it tell you to use that browser. #Frustrating But I finally finished them at 10PM last night. But during the past few days, when I have time to do the workout, I'm soaked with sweat and feel like I really accomplished something.
05/14 - 344.1 - OK, back on a downswing again. Just a few days ago, I was lamenting that I wouldn't make my target for this round. Well, I'm already under it with 2 days to go. I'm really enjoying lifting again for the first time in over 30 years, when I quit when I found out my friends were all doing steroids. I'm still getting in my early morning walk and two (reasonably) short weight workouts early and late in the day.
05/15
05/16

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figurethefat · May 2020

Female 63 5'3" - New Zealand
Goal 60kg
Starting weight Day 7 Round 111 - 66.3kg
Ending weight Round 112 - 64.6kg
10-day goal - 63.7kg

Day/Weight/Comment
05/07 - 64.4kg, happy with that, yesterday was fine and I had plenty of walking.
05/08 - 64.3kg, I got a msg yesterday that I hadn't eaten enough! So useful, thanks MFP :-)
05/09 - 64.1kg, nothing new, just the same old, 16,000 steps a day, just over 1,000 calories eaten a day
05/10 - 64.1kg, a plateau! Probably a good thing, wouldn't want to lose too fast ;-)
05/11 - 64.1kg, so stuck! But it's better than a bounce to the upside.
05/12 - 64.0kg, should I eat more? Is my metabolism slowing down?
05/13 - 64.7kg, yay! At last a drop. - **edited** to report 63.7kg
05/14 - 63.6kg, noticed the mispost yesterday. The weight's dropping so fast I lose track, ha ha
05/15 - 63.4kg, wow, that's great, hope it holds to the end of this 10-day challenge
05/16

HoopsGuy72 · May 2020

M, 48, 5'11"
OSW: 245.0 (sometime in 2015)
RSW/RSBF%: 238.4/20.6 (4/26/2020)
UGW: 199.9

Round 112 EW/EBF%: 232.0 (-6.4)/19.8 (-0.8), AW/ABF%: 232.9 (-5.5)/19.91 (-0.69)

Goal for the round: 3.0 lbs

Weight/BF%/Comment:

5/7: 231.2 (-0.8)/19.7 (-0.1). Finally got myself under my calorie goal for the day (after 3-4 days not doing this). I'm not feeling super-hungry during the day, but I'm still finding myself drawn to snacks at night. As long as I'm staying within my calories I'm "okay," but I feel like there's an opportunity here to get used to "eating when I'm hungry" vs. eating because it's the evening, and because it "feels good" in the moment.

5/8: 230.4 (-0.8)/19.6/ (-0.1). I was a little bit tempted not to track a couple of late night snacks last night. I've been REALLY good about tracking for the past week, and that helped me to avoid the temptation of ignoring a couple of small (but bad) snacks. I do better when I'm accountable. I'm trying to remember that. Weigh-ins are information. Tracked food is information. Being accurate about things is helpful and explanatory. Hiding ANYTHING from here is at least a tiny step toward disappearing. I really don't want to do that again. I like the way I look and feel when I'm healthy and fit. I REALLY want to get back to that place, and I want to STAY THERE.

5/9: 231.2 (+0.8)/19.7 (+0.1).

5/10: 230.0 (-1.2)/19.6 (-0.1). I got busy yesterday and did not make the time to post, but I'm still tracking every day and weighing in every day as well. I think I've mentioned that I tend to overestimate my calories every day. Yesterday, by my calculation, I was WAY over, even though I felt like I did "okay" during the day. I ate what I wanted for dinner, and I did not stuff myself, but I THINK I ended up eating a ton. This weigh-in makes no sense to me, so I'm not going to be surprised if I have a weigh-in or two in the next couple of days that is higher than I would have expected. I've also decided, officially, to cut alcohol completely out of my diet on weekdays, and I'm going to limit myself to two drinks per weekend (either one drink per day, or two drinks on one day). At its core, alcohol is just empty calories. I don't need those. I snacked a bit too much even after eating my "big" dinner last night as well. I REALLY need to get the late night snacking under control. I used to "control" it by have a protein shake if I got hungry at night. I am going to try that again.

5/11: 230.0 (0.0)/19.6 (0.0). Mother's Day without making my mother breakfast sucks. First time in 48 years that I haven't been with her. My wife wasn't happy with the day either. At least it's over! I'm REALLY bored with COVID-19.

5/12: 230.0 (0.0)/19.6 (0.0). Three days in a row with no change. One difference was that I was WAY better with my food intake yesterday (vs. the two days before). Another difference was that I weighed in much earlier today than I did over the weekend (and Monday). Today is likely "better than it looks." I'm really wanting to see a number under 230 before this challenge is over. I'm going to try to be patient, and to get even better at meeting my daily calorie intake goals.

5/13: 229.8 (-0.2)/19.6 (0.0). The slightest bit of movement! I'll take it! I ate light during the day yesterday because I knew my wife was going to get some good food delivered last night. I probably was a bit over calories (not sure how to possibly track what I ate), but I believe I successfully practiced "harm reduction."

5/14: 230.2 (+0.4)/19.6 (0.0). I've been pretty "stuck" in this general area for a bit, and if I'm honest with myself it has affected my motivation to "do the little things" (particularly food tracking, especially the past two days). Inevitably, when I stop tracking, I start to "cheat" a bit (last night it was a dozen VERY small chocolate chip cookies). Being aware of what's happening gives me the opportunity to do something different. Today I'm tracking my food, and I'm going to commit to some sort of exercise tonight, even if it's only for a few minutes.

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yelliezx · May 2020

Name: Hayley
Age: 31
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)
R96 SW 185.7 - EW 183.9 (-1.8lbs)
R97 SW 183.9 - EW 183.3 (-0.6lbs)
R98 SW 183.3 - EW 182.1 (-1.2lbs)
R99 SW 182.1 - EW 181 (-1.1lbs)
R100 SW 181 - EW 178.3 (-2.7lbs)
R113 SW 186

SW - 212.3
CW - 186
R113 GW - 183
UGW 150

Day/Weight/Comment

05/07: DNW
05/08: DNW
05/09: DNW
05/10: 186 I'm back! 2020 has been super rough so far. I separated from my husband at the beginning of the year and ended up in hospital for a week and a half in March due to a severe UC flare. I lost over 20lbs and got sick of people telling me how wonderful I am for losing 6+lbs in a week so I stopped coming on myfitnesspal. I'm on cortisone steroids and immunosuppressants now and feeling sooo much better. However, I gained a lot of weight back so I'm trying to get rid of it again!
05/11 186.6 tom - I'm really hoping the steroids are causing me to retain a bunch of water. I'm tapering off them right now but still have another 5 weeks to get off them completely. I really can't wait to be off them - I'm just hungry allllll the time as well.
05/12 186.2 I finally had a good eating day yesterday!

meaning I didn't eat everything in sight lol.
05/13 184.6 Woohoo! Feeling good! 😁
05/14 184.8 Had a lot of sodium at lunch yesterday. Going out of town tomorrow afternoon so tomorrow will be my last weigh day this round!
05/15
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lexabeep · May 2020

Day/Weight/Comment
05/07- 151.0 ouch. This is two lbs heavier then on the 6th. Reason number one why you should always weight at the same time everyday! Looking forwards to tomorrow mornings weight!
05/08- 148.6- no surprise in the change. I’m hoping I don’t Plateau. Going to get to the store today to get some healthy produce and protein! Looking forward to getting out of the house.
05/09- 148.4- goal today is to get my garden finished. Maybe get in a hilt workout!
05/10 150.2- expected but still not happy about it.
05/11- 148.8- getting a nice work out in today and a good walk. Went out and it feels warm! Like almost summer warm. Going to enjoy the sun today.
05/12- 149.0- it’s fun being a woman- I mean this sarcastically. I’m honing to mentally give myself a break for the weight changes this week.
05/13- 147.8- back to weight changes. Damn I hate the ups and downs. Getting a good weight lifting session in at home today, looking forward to it.
05/14 147.4- got a great workout in yesterday. Looking forward to being able to swim in a pool today. Even if I have to jump in and leave right after without showing!
05/15
05/16
STARTING WEIGHT AND DATE WITH MFP (MY FITNESS PAL):December 2015. Starting weight was about 150
CHALLENGE STARTING WEIGHT:151.0
Goal is to loose 2 lbs

eyesopennow · May 2020

Round 112 SW 242 (4/27/20)
Round 113 SW 238.6

Goals worked well last round, so I will continue them for one more: Walk at least 20 minutes every day, log food, avoid sugar and alcohol and the usual empty calories, take my meds every day on schedule, and drink my water. With those goals, my target weight for this cycle is 236.

05/07 Weight 238.8; Goals - walk: yes, 90 minutes; food: yes, 500 calories under; empty calories: 200, could have done better; med: yes; water: yes, 8.

05/08 Weight 238.4; Goals- walk: yes, 65 minutes;food: yes, 500 calories under; empty calories 250 too many; meds: yes; water: yes, 8. Stayed within my calories, but dinner was mediocre pizza from a local restaurant. Really disappointing, and I physically feel bloated and lousy. It's going to be below freezing tonight, so my morning walk may or may not take place tomorrow. Let's see how the weight and blood sugar look in the morning.

05/09 Weight 236.6; I am highly suspicious that this is a scale prank, we'll find out tomorrow. But even if it is tease it is very nice to see! Blood sugar was excellent (for me) this morning, 86. Goals - walk: yes, 90 minutes; log food: yes, 500 under; empty calories: FAIL. Too many, I am getting sloppy on this again; meds: yes; water: yes, 10 so far.

05/10 Mothers Day was strange and it disrupted a lot of the routine. Spent a good deal of time standing in my mother's, and then later my step-mother's, front yards social distancing and visiting. Early dinner was take out Chinese food, at my wife's request. It was my only meal of the day and it STILL almost busted my calories. Weight 236.6; Goals - walk, no, first miss on this in weeks; log food: yes, under but just barely; empty calories: not many; meds: yes; water: 9.

05/11 Beautiful day for a walk! Weight 236.6; blood sugar this morning: 89; Goals - walk: yes, 80 minutes; log food: yes, 500 under; empty calories: 140; meds: yes; water: 11 so far.

05/12 Weight 236.2; blood sugar this morning 89; Goals - walk: yes, 30 minutes; log food: yes, but misjudged it, went 200 calories over. ugh. empty calories: NONE - no snacks. meds: yes; water: yes,9.

05/13 Weight 235.8, which is better than my goal for the week!; sugar was 75 this morning; Goals - Walk: yes, 48 minutes at a faster pace than usual. I was pushing it to see how quickly I could finish 3.2 miles; log food: yes, just below target; empty calories: 145; meds: yes; water: 9 and counting.

05/14 Great day for me! Weight 234.8 (!) blood sugar was 100 this morning; Goals - Walk: yes, 80 minutes / 4 miles; log food: yes, 370 under; empty calories: too many, old habits die hard; meds: yes; water: yes, 10.

05/15
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carol7878 · May 2020

Round 113

Female, age 66
Height 5’7
OSW 235 lbs 5/1917
SW 1/01/20. 182 lbs
Final Goal 150 lbs
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: 164.0lbs -3.4
Round 106: 169.6 lbs +5.6🙁
Round 107 : 163.8 lbs -5.8 😀
Round 108: 163.0 lbs. -0.8
Round 109: 159.6 lbs -3.4🤗
Round 110: 159.6 lbs. 0.00🤷‍♀️
Round 111: 158.2 lbs. -1.4🤗
Round 112: 157.8 lbs. -0.4

Goal: to lose 1 pound in 10 days. Walk 2 or 3 times a day to reach 10,000 steps daily. Eat healthy low carb and stay positive!

Day/Weight/Comment
05/07 157.0 lbs - 0.8 1,357 Calories, 35 Carbs, 25 Net Carbs and 9,529 steps. I was outside most of the day working in the yard.

05/08 156.4 -0.6, 1,144 Calories, 23 Carbs, 19 Net Carbs and 5,867 steps.

05/09 156.2 lbs -0.2, 1,395 Calories, 40 Carbs, 42 Net Carbs, 9,082 steps.

05/10 155.8 lbs. -0.4, 1,546 Calories, 23 Carbs, 18 Net Carbs, no exercise today. Happy Mother’s Day to everyone 🌷🌷🌷

05/11 156.2 lbs. +0.4 1,433 Calories, 35 Carbs, 34 Net Carbs. Again another day with NO Exercise😩 not happy with myself!!

05/12 157.8 lbs + 1.6. Not sure why maybe to much sodium, water gain🤷‍♀️ I read that others in this group also go up and down! 1,138 Calories, 51 Carbs, 46 Net Carbs and 8,164 steps. I was able to get outside today. Love the Sunshine!!

05/13 157.2 lbs -0.6 1,337 Calories, 43 Carbs, 31 Net Carbs and 10,691 steps. Outside again today, did some yard work before the rain comes in.

05/14 156.2 lbs -1.0. I believe that this up and down has a lot to due with my digestive system. This might just be my body telling me this is the correct weight for me. If so I’m happy with that as long as I can stay in the 150’s. For me maintaining your weight is just as hard as losing it. This is where in the past I have slacked off and started gaining!! 1,573 Calories, 43 Carbs, 19 Net Carbs and 10,485 steps. I made coconut seed bread no sugar but high in Calories due to seeds. But I’v ate 3 slices!! Yum! 😋

05/15
05/16

MurphmomSparkles · May 2020

F, 45, 5'7"
OSW: 240.9
GW: 190

Round GW: 235.9
Last weight 05/06: 237.4

05/07: 237.4.
High stress day. Most of them are these days. No workout. Diet not good quality but managed to stay under calories. I really enjoyed the feeling of losses last round, Will be working majority of days this round which usually makes it easier to control calories but harder to work out, so we’ll see. Yoga is really helping me with my shoulder mobility. I used to have to stretch a while before I could raise my right arm overhead and now most of the time I can do it without stretching! Feel like my pants are a little looser.
05/08: 237.4.
I find it weird how I can go for several days without a 0.1 pound change in either direction. Jazzercise 20 min. Yoga 35 min. Today is my 15th day of logging, which may be an all time personal record LOL.
05/09: 237.4.
I’ve been eating all the calories MFP allots me including for exercise. I know what it is allowing for exercise is in no way accurate, how could it be. As much as I am enjoying those extra calories it’s not allowing the scale to budge, sadly. Went a little crazy today eating takeout pizza and eating my feelings. Will probably have a gain tomorrow but I’ll be back on the horse. No workout.
05/10: 238.8.
Cardio (Shape) 27 min. Yoga 35 min.
05/11: 238.8
Really surprised I didn’t have a gain today. Cardio (Shape) 27 min. Yoga 35 min. Back to work today after 8 weeks. Happy that I came home and worked out.
05/12. DNW
05/13 DNW
Nutrition is pretty atrocious this week. Gone for work from 7:15a-9:15p
05/14: 238.8.
Back to work and putting in extremely long hours this week. Need to accept that if I don’t gain this round it will be an accomplishment. Hoping for and expecting more balance next week.
05/15
05/16

musicsax · May 2020

@CamandJarvis - sorry to hear of your mishap; hope the swelling has reduced over night and the pain eased x.

musicsax · May 2020

JUST GIVE ME 10 DAYS ~|~ Round 113 (round 45 for me ) I'm in for another round – just keep going! As always; thank you @GrandmaJackie, such a champion particularly in these challenging times, helping to keep some stability in our lives, for setting up these challenges.

Female age 62 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......again! - aim to stick with good habits: be mindful of what I eat & drink, keep walking, no binges, really want to keep this 10 days binge free! Keep calm, wash hands, be kind and follow all latest Government guidelines for C-19 virus.

End of round 69 134.2 lbs
End of round 70 133.6
End of round 71 132.4
End of round 72 133.2
End of round 73 132.8
End of round 74 132
End of round 75 131.4
End of round 76 130.2
End of round 77 132.4
End of round 78 134.4
End of round 79 132
End of round 80 133.6
End of round 81 133.8
End of round 82 132.4
End of round 83 133.4
End of round 84 133
Ended of round 85 131.6
End of round 86 133.0
End of round 87 134.8
End of round 88 132.8 (2 pounds lost)
End of round 89 138.2 (+5.4 pounds gained)
End of round 90 135 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 91 132.8 (2.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 92 133 (0.2 pound up from end of last round)
End of round 93 135.6 (2.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 94 135.8 (0.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 95 134.4 (1.4 pounds down)
End of round 96 134.4 (no loss no gain!!)
End of round 97 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 98 133.4 (1.6 down from end of last round)
End of round 99 134.4 (1 up from end of last; not bad for Christmas period!)
End of round 100 133.4 (1 down from end of last round)
End of round 101 137.2 (3.8 pounds up from last round)
End of round 102 136 (1.2 pounds down from last round – not bad considering Dad unexpectedly passed away 3 days before end of round & I went totally off plan & no walking!)
End of round 103 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down from last round – better!)
End of round 104 – 135 (0.6 up from end of last round)
End of round 105 – 133.6 (1.4 down from end of last round)
End of round 106 – 133.6 (same as last round)
End of round 107 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 108 – 134.2 (0.6 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 109 – 135.6 (1.4 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 110 – 133.2 ( 2.4 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 111 – 133.2 (same as last round)
End of round 112 – 133.6 (increase of 0.4)

Keep calm – we're all in this together!

Day/Weight/Comment

05/07 134.4 – 10.88 miles walked yesterday. I need to get a grip back on my eating, last couple of days I've been out of control again. Gonna try to get back on today especially because this bank holiday weekend I know I will be more relaxed with VE celebrations albeit at home just me & my DH together, weather permitting in the garden.
05/08 DNW – totally forgot!! When I remembered I was dressed and had eaten breakfast !! 9.63 miles walked yesterday, stayed within calories until clap for NHS & key workers on the doorstep turned into an impromptu street party till 10.45 pm; a few bevies were downed! Have a good VE day, enjoy any celebrations that you have planned in the safety of your own homes/gardens.
05/09 136.6 – well that's the VE day celebration results and do you know what I don't regret it, we got together as a street to celebrate albeit still maintaining social distancing, hung out the flags, some of us dressed up, had afternoon tea and continued through the afternoon into the night, sharing food, drinks, chatting & laughing, had a quiz and ended up with dancing. A brilliant way to bring the community together. I did manage to get a walk in during the morning 7.97 miles. Today back on it!!
05/10 136.6 – 9.31 miles walked yesterday, a really good day foodwise, 390 calories in credit, all macros in green. Was hoping for a slight drop, but we all know loses take much longer than gains, so patience, consistency and determination will win!!
05/11 135 – 8.33 miles walked yesterday. That's better! 411 calories in credit, all other macros in green.
05/12 134.4 – 9.2 miles walked yesterday. Yes! VE day celebrations gone, back to start of round weight. 392 calories in credit, all calories in green. Feeling good and in the game again!
05/13 133.4 – 9 miles walked yesterday. 604 calories in credit, all calories in green. Very pleased with this weight, would be happy to maintain it until end of round.
05/14 133.4 – 10.45 miles walked yesterday. 354 calories in green, fat 7 over, all other macro in green.
05/15 133.4 - 9.81 miles walked yesterday. 329 calories in credit, 25 carbs over, all other macros in green. Final day of round tomorrow.
05/16

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GrandmaJackie · May 2020

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Sweetchoochoo · May 2020

SW: 160.2
GW ???? First want to get back to my pre lockdown weight so 153.lbs would be good😂

Round 112 start 160.2 end 159lbs

Day/Weight/Comment
‪05/07 - 158.8‬ 😍 then ate loads and drank loads - well sun was shining and got Mids. Yay !!
Exercise: Abs workout
05/08
05/09
05/10
05/11
05/12
05/13
05/14
05/15 - 158-6 whoop 🙌 😂 better than on
05/16

TerriRichardson112 · May 2020

🌻🥀🌹🌷🌹🌸🥀🌼🥀🌹🌷🌹🥀🌻

🌻🥀🌹🌷🌹🥀🌼🥀🌻🌹🌷🌹🥀🌻

Looking forward:
I'm just too danged cussed to let this thing knock me back, and ruin all the effort I have put in to get here. I am stepping up my routine, and taking control. Sheltering in place means I can fully concentrate on getting in my exercise, and preparing healthy food.

May: focus on maintaining and increasing my progress
2020: Goal is to stabilise weight around 145
Strengthen strategies to reframe the tendency to use unhealthy snack food as a reward/treat.
Make sure I have prepared healthy snacks available
Cut down on eating between meals

Never give up! Never give in!
Back Story:

2018 goal: get back down to 160 ✅
2019 goal: proceed down to 150 ✅ with 2 months to spare
2020 goal: maintain below 150 dropping slowly down to 145 ✅ So far, so good.
That's a WIN in my book!

2020
Focus: maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.
JGM10D ~|~ Round 113

Posting weight and comments each evening.
Age: 73; Height 5’2”; Female 🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)🔹LW: 147.2 (Mar 2020)
Aim for 2020: stay under 150
Aim for this round ~ Weigh less at the end than I did at the beginning
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 112 EW: 148.6
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07/05: 148.6: Goals🌟
08/05: 148.4: Goals🌟
09/05: 148.9: Goals🌟
10/05: 148.9: Goals 🌟
11/05: 148.6: Goals🌟
12/05: 148.7: Goals 🌟
13/05: 148.6: Goals 🌟
14/05: 148.5: Goals 🌟
15/05: 147.9: Goals 👀😍 Ooo! A little whoosh!
06/05: xxx: Goals

Last 7 Rounds

Round 112 SW 148.2: EW 148.6
Round 111 SW 148.2: EW 148.2
Round 110 SW 147.2: EW 148.2 🥴 + 1
Round 109 SW 148.3: EW 147.2 🌻 - 1.1
Round 108 SW 148.2: EW: 148.3 🌻+ 0.1
Round 107 SW 148.2: EW 148.2🌻- 1.5
Round 106 SW 148.6: EW 148.2😾- 0.4
Round 105 SW 150.1: EW 148.6🌻- 1.5
Round 104 SW 149.2: EW 150.1😾- 0.2
Round 103 SW 149.6. EW 149.2🌻 - 0.4
June 2017: Round 8 SW 162; EW 169.9 This was my first round!!! I faffed about for 2 1/2 years before I got back on track!!!

Daily Goals

Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Exercise:
🔹7,500+ Steps daily
🔹30 + minutes intentional exercise
Mind/Body/Soul/Spirit
🔹Daily Mindfulness Practice/Meditation
🔹Practice Self-care
🔹Positively reframe thoughts
🔹Learn something new
🔹15 mins Daily Declutter session

https://www.random.org/colors/hex
Purple: #ff4968.

THERE ARE NO QUICK FIXES OR SHORTCUTS to achieving permanent change.
REMINDERS One or two thoughts which might give heart to some of you.

Daily weight fluctuations are normal, and can be as much as 2 lbs a day for no apparent reason.
A general downward trend is what we are looking for.
Eating out can cause apparent weight gain because of high sodium levels, but usually goes quickly. Drinking extra water helps with this.
The human body does not react instantly to what we do to it. Sometimes it can take several days to see results.
Plateaus are a normal part of the process. The body is consolidating and adapting to your new way of eating/exercising.
The closer you get to your goal weight, the more difficult it becomes to lose weight, as your body becomes more efficient at using what you feed it.
When you exercise you build muscle, which takes up less space than fat, so use measurements as well as weight to assess your progress.
Getting/Staying fit and healthy requires a lifestyle change for most people.

Stick with the process. It DOES work! But it does take time, effort, and most of all, patience!

matratazola · May 2020

Stephie, 49, 167 cm (5.4ft), Brussels:

OSW 172.0 lbs
RSW 157.6 lbs
RGW 153.0 lbs
EGW 145.0 lbs

Goals
I post in the morning the recap of the day before and my morning weight. Goals: getting back on track, logging consistently and staying withing MFP planned cal intake.

Past Rounds:

Total loss so far 14.4 lbs
Pre-MFP Start Weight 172.0 lbs (loss 8.1 lbs)
R82 (1) - SW 166.5 / EW 163.9 (-2.6 lbs)
R83 (2) - SW 163.9 / EW 163.6 (-0.3 lbs)
R84 (3) - SW 163.6 / EW 161.0 (-2.6 lbs)
R85 (4) - SW 161.0 / EW 160.0 (-1.6 lbs)
R86 (5) – SW 160.0 / EW 162.2 (+2.2 lbs)
R87 (6) – SW 162.2 / EW 158.8 (-3.4 lbs)
R88 (7) – SW 158.8 / EW 158.8 (- 0.0 lbs)
R89 (8) – SW 158.8 / EW 159.6 (+0.8 lbs)
R90 (9) – SW 159.6 / EW 157.6 (-2.0 lbs)
R91 (10) – SW 157.6 / EW 156.8 (-0.8 lbs)
R92 (11) – SW 156.8 / EW 154.8 (-2.0 lbs)
R93 (12) – SW 154.8 / EW 154.6 (-0.2 lbs)
R94 (13) – SW 154.6 / EW 154.4 (-0.2 lbs)
R95 (14) – SW 154.4 / EW 154.4 (0.0 lbs)
R96 (15) – SW 154.4 / EW 153.0 (-1.4 lbs)
R97 (16) – SW 153.0 / EW 154.2 (+1.2 lbs) Christmas
R98 (17) – SW 154.2 / EW 155.6 (+1.4 lbs) New Year
R99 (18) – SW 155.6 / EW 154.6 (-1.0 lbs)
R100 (19) – SW 154.6 / EW 154.8 (+0.2 lbs)
R101 (20) – SW 154.8 / EW 150.8 (-4.0 lbs)
R102 (21) – SW 150.8 / EW 151.0 (+0.2 lbs)
R103 (22) – SW 151.0 / EW 149.2 (- 1.8 lbs)
R104 (23) – SW 149.2 / EW 152.6 lbs (+3.4)
R105 (24) – SW 152.6 / EW 150.6 lbs (-2.0)
R106 (25) – SW 150.6 / EW 150.4 lbs (-0.2 lbs)
R107 (26) – DNW
R108 (27) – DNW
R109 (28) - DNW
R110 (29) - DNW
R111 (30) – DNW
R112 (31) - DNW

Previous days:

05/07 157.6 (+7.2) 12.318 steps, 6km walk. I used my lowest weight from a few rounds ago although I’ve been weighing every couple of days since. My weight has been up and down since lockdown but definitely always a little bit more up. Asides from lockdown which is such a big problem, I’ve still also got this hip pain for which I was supposed to go for a scan before lockdown. Now I can walk (not too much) and I can cycle. Life won’t realistically get back to normal for months and I now realise how much I counted on being active and exercise as a weight loss (and sanity) tool. I’m still adapting to the new situation. Food is also an issue as prices have gone up, as a one income household I already found it a squeeze to buy all veggies and fresh food, now it’s really a problem. It’ll take time to get used to this but I’m sure we’ll all get there eventually

05/08 157.6 (-0.0) 10296 steps, 4km walk. Not surprised that I didn’t loose anything yesterday. I was within calories but only with the added walk benefit, I ate too much at lunch time and thinking of fasting for the rest of the day but didn’t make it. But this time I planned all todays meals in advance, including snacks, now I just have to stick with it. I’ll try and get a bike ride done today, I’m soooo tired! My daughter hasn’t slept well since the beginning of lockdown… she says she’s scared of the story of the bogeyman which she’s just discovered, I think it’s more this weird situation that’s coming out, she’s 11. I’ve been going on 4-5hrs of sleep for the last 2 months, feels like having a new born again lol

05/09 157.0 (-0.6) no steps, I didn’t even put on my garmin, just exhausted lol But happy to see at least a little loss even though I didn’t do any exercise, tiredness got the best of me yesterday and I didn’t do anything. Next week my daughter will stay at her fathers for a few days and I’ll be able to catch up on some much-needed sleep. Today I don’t have that much planned, maybe a bike ride or a walk, I have to plan my daily meals yet this morning and do some cleaning. Tomorrow my father is coming over for a Sunday Roast for the 1st time since lockdown, and then we’ll take some distance again as my daughter will be going back to school 2 days a week and we don’t want to take any risks. Ok, so it's just past 7am here, going to be my day started by putting on my step tracker and doing some steps with a "walk at home" on YouTube

Hope you all have a good day !

05/10 157.0 (0.0) 13.551 steps, 9km walk. Yesterday was a good day, even without any weight loss. It was a lovely day and I went for a long walk in the afternoon. My daughter has started her horse riding lessons again and the stables are outside of town in a lovely area with villages, parks, lakes and forests. It was so nice to get out of the city for a walk, something we haven’t been able to do for 2 months. Today the weather is supposed to turn rainy with a high wind warning, but I’m hoping it’ll happen late enough in the afternoon that I can go for a quick bike ride beforehand. Shops are re-opening this week, I'm wondering if I can take my daughter clothes shopping, she's gone through a growth spurt and asides from some extra warm winter leggings and pullovers which we bought in February nothing fits. It's going to be interesting that's one thing for sure!

05/11 157.0 (0.0) Status quo. It was Mother’s Day here in Belgium yesterday so I had a nice family meal and some delicious chocolate cake for dessert. My father came over for lunch, we stayed with masks on just in case except for eating of course when he sat at one end of the table and us at the other, it was a bit weird! His health isn’t good in general so we’re minimising risks. Bad weather hit mid-morning so there was no question of going out anywhere for the whole day. I avoided the fridge for the rest of the day and had a plate of leftover vegetables for dinner. All in all, a good day, yet again even without any loss, because more is up as we can go outside a little more now. Today is a busy day and I’m even going into the office for a couple of hours later. Taking the bike as well 😊

05/12 156.4 (-0.6) not a lot of steps but more than 1000 cal left over due to extra cycling. Gosh what a difference having a busy day does, I was out most of the day which was so nice and didn’t think of food at all. I went to the office, we’re not reopening till mid-June probably, everything is going on as normal for us with videoconferences although everyone is looking forward to going back to normal. Today I’m planning a 2h walk while my daughter is at her horse-riding lesson. We’ll see later if we feel like doing anything in the afternoon. Have a good day all 😊

05/12 157.6 (+1.2) 10472 steps, 8km walk, not sure at all where that gain came from, in fact weighed myself twice as I thought I had misread … Well it’s another day today and the highlight today is that it’s food shopping day. I’ve planned my meals for a week and it all looks healthy, I’ll get extra fruit and stuff for snacks. No exercise planned today as I woke up with an arthritis flare my joints are stiff and achy

05/13 156.0 (-1.6) rest day. As I said yesterday, I had no idea where that gain had come from and I’m very happy to see it disappear overnight with a little extra! I’ve still some pain in joints and general tiredness so it’ll probably be another rest day today. This morning I had an early rheumatologist appointment for my quarterly check-up, he had a look at the pain in my hip I have every time I try to run, it seems I’ve done something to the sacroiliac joint and I need an MRI to see what the problem is exactly, I don’t think I’ll be able to run any time soon, thank goodness I can still use my bike! Yesterday I went shopping and bought lots of healthy food to nibble on.

05/15 156.0 (0.0) rest day, 1250 cal. Yesterday was a nice restful day, I cooked healthy foods (vegetables and beans dish for lunch and tofu stir fry for dinner). The arthritis flare is nearly finished so tomorrow I’ll do some exercise, probably a bike ride. For lunch I have planned leftover beans and vegetables dish from yesterday and then grilled fish and grilled vegetables for dinner. I'm getting back into the habit of cooking (disclosure: I really don't like to cook) I normally just grab something easy which often end ups being a sandwich and although not unhealthy as such, it is high in calories. I’m at last getting consistent again about logging my food, even if it’s taken me nearly the whole round to get back to doing this

05/16

R113 (32) – SW 157.6 / EW xxx.x lbs

matratazola · May 2020

@CamandJarvis Some weakness is to be expected with repetitive injuries I suppose, maybe an ankle support for walks for a while? Dogs can be a bit over excitable when they’re young!

@tishawj I hope your calf pain has eased and you can enjoy some more walks today!

@kblanc14 your meals sound really good, I might try some! Thanks for the ideas

@kecward78 well done on starting weight lifting again

@MurphmonSparkles wow those are long hours! Do your best! Good luck !

@TerriRichardson112 That’s a good whooshhh!!

staceymcmd · May 2020

Round 113
Female, 5' 2"
Age 53
SW Montana

Round 105: 152.0 (-2.0 lb)
Round 106: 149.6 (-2.4 lb)
Round 107: 148.6 (-1.0 lb)
Round 108: 146.8 (-1.8 lb)
Round 109: 147.4 (+0.6 lb)
Round 110: 145.8 (-1.6 lb)
Round 111: 144.8 (-1.0 lb)
Round 112: 144.0 (-0.8 lb)

Starting Weight: 144.0
Round Goal Weight: 143.0

05/07 143.8
05/08 143.2
05/09 143.4
05/10 143.4
05/11 142.6
05/12 142.8
05/13 142.8
05/14 143.2 High sodium yesterday, hoping to lose it before the end of the round.
05/15 143.0
05/16

jaccimc63 · May 2020

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 56
NE Ohio

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

My 74th Round!

End R40: 171 (-3)
End R41: 170.5 (-.5)
End R42: 168 (-2.5)
End R43: 165 (-3)
End R44: 163.5 (-1.5)
End R45: 163 (-.5)
End R46: 160 (-3)
End R47: 158.5 (-1.5)
End R48: 159 (+.5)
End R49: 157.5 (-1.5)
End R50: 154.5 (-3)
End R51: 154 (-.5)
End R52: 153 (-1)
End R53: 152.5 (-.5)
End R54: 151 (-1.5)
End R55: 149.5 (-1.5)
End R56: 146.5 (-3)
End R57: 146.5 (0)
End R58: 146.5 (0)
End R59: 144 (-2.5)
End R60: 144 (0)
End R61: 145 (+1)
End R62: 144 (-1)
End R63: 147.5 (+3.5) Christmas and New Year’s
End R64: 145 (-2.5)
End R65: 145.5 (+.5)
End R66: 144 (-1.5)
End R67: 142.5 (-1.5)
End R68: 143 (+.5)
End R69: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R70: 142 (-2.5)
End R71: 141.5 (-.5)
End R72: 140 (-1.5)
End R73: 141 (+1)
End R74: 143 (+2)
End R75: 142 (-1)
End R76: 144.5 (+2.5)
End R77: 144 (-.5)
End R78: 143.5 (-.5)
End R79: 143.5 (0)
End R80: 140 (-3.5)
End R81: 143.5 (+3.5)
End R82: 142 (-1.5)
End R83: 143.5 (+1.5)
End R84: 142.5 (-1)
End R85: 142 (-.5)
End R86: 142 (0)
End R87: 140.5 (-1.5)
End R88: 141.5 (+1)
End R89: 141.5 (0)
End R90: 145 (+3.5) Quit smoking
End R91: 145 (0)
End R92: 143.5 (-1.5)
End R93: 146 (+2.5)
End R94: 144.5 (-1.5)
End R95: 143.5 (-1)
End R96: 144.5 (+1)
End R97: 146.5 (+2) Thanksgiving aftermath
End R98: 145.5, BF33.2%, MM 63% (-1)
End R99: 147.5 (+2) Christmas
End R100: 147 (-.5) New Year
End R101: 147 (0)
End R102: 145.5 (-1.5)
End R103: 144 (-1.5)
End R104: 143(-1)
End R105: 143.5 (+.5)
End R106: 143.5 (0)
End R107: 143.5 (0)
End R108: 142 (-1.5)
End R109: 143 (+1)
End R110: 143 (0)
End R111: 144 (+1)
End R112: 146 (+2)

SW: 146

05/07 - 145
05/08 - 145
05/09 - 145
05/10 - DNW
05/11 - DNW
05/12 - 145.5 - After my eating on the weekend, I'm fine with this number.
05/13 - 145.5
05/14 - 144.5 - This was a nice surprise this morning.
05/15 - 144.5
05/16

Just Give Me 10 Days ~ Round 113

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