Just Give Me 10 Days - Round 125

hammycakes · September 2020

45 F, 5'6"
SW 196
GW 170?
Goal for this round: to lose 1 lb. It would be even better to get below 190!
I plan to keep my calories around 12-1300 each day and continue drinking all my water.

Round 124 SW 193.4 EW 191.6 (-1.8 )
Round 125 SW 191.8 EW ?

Day/Weight/Comment

09/04 191.8 to start this round. I didn't drink enough water yesterday and didn't realize it until bedtime. Also, I thought I came in at 1293 calories yesterday and then realized I also ate walnuts as I was cooking bc I waited too long to start dinner. Plan for today.. only snack at planned snack time. Do not eat mindlessly.

09/05 192.8 today, I didn't mindlessly snack but we went out for dinner last night. I had half a nacho order and it was DELICIOUS but I'm paying the price in salt water weight today! Water water!

09/06 191.6 water weight dropped off a bit. healthy groceries for this week with minimal "treats" so not very many temptations are available.

09/07 192.0 up down up down. My trend line on libra still shows down so I'll take it. I went to yoga yesterday and my shoulders and hamstrings are so sore today! Also my girlfriends and are have having an afternoon tea today complete with scones and clotted cream, so I'm budgeting my calories around that!

09/08 191.2 lowest number this round. we shall see about tomorrow, I had a higher cal day and a bit salty dinner.

09/09 192.4 sitting on the trend line today, so I hope for a drop tomorrow to keep the momentum going. Plan for today:
B: coffee and more coffee, greek yogurt and berries
L: greek Salad with chicken dressed with olive oil and balsamic
Snack: carrots and cucumbers with light ranch dip, green tea
Dinner : cod with lemon and green beans, cinnamon apples with chopped walnuts for dessert

09/10 190.2! back on track with the downward trend and super excited for this number. fingers crossed it sticks

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jenn990205 · September 2020

I will be back for another round. This will be my second since leaving in February and returning. This should be an interesting round. Hopefully it works out in my favor! Goal is to drop 2 pounds and be at or under 162.xx for 50% of the time.

Rnd 124 SW - 169 EW - 164.3 (-4.7)

09/04 - 164.3 I stayed the same so I am probably done losing all of my water weight. Hopefully I can have another nice drop or 2 this round. I have some dental work later this afternoon, so I doubt I will be eating dinner. I hate going to the dentist and didn't sleep well last night because of it. I will be glad when it is done!

09/05 - 164.7 didn’t eat anything after dental work last night and woke up to shark week a couple days early. Hopefully will go down soon.

09/06 - 161.3 didn’t eat much yesterday because of my dental work from the day before and stomach issues. I’m going to stay on track today and hope I don’t see too big of a spike tomorrow after eating more today.

09/07 - 162.8 I am ok with this. Ate a little more than the last couple of days, but definitely not getting my water in. I can't drink with a straw and hate drinking without one.

09/08 - 164.8 I have no idea where this came from. I did go out and eat sushi yesterday with my kids for an early bday dinner, but didn't think I did this bad and it was my only meal of the day. I am on antibiotics for my tooth, so maybe between the soy sauce and the antibiotics I am retaining a ton of water weight. I know my ring was super tight yesterday and today, which was weird because even a couple of weeks ago when I was 8 pounds heavier it wasn't tight. I am also still dealing with shark week, so it could just be a combination of everything. I am hoping to see a large dip tomorrow. 4 days of eating hardly anything and not having any alcohol should pay off a little bit. Back at work today and have all meals planned.

09/09 - 164.3 I have no idea. It should have gone back down. Maybe this has to do with TOM or the scale is just taunting me right now. Either way I am going to stay on track. I really wanted to end this round with a loss. I can't believe I am back in the 160's after everything it took me last time to get out of them, but I will do what it takes to see the 150's again.

09/10 - 164.8 I am now officially frustrated! It has to be the antibiotics that I am on. There is no other reason for this jump the last couple of days. My ring is still very tight, but I am chugging water and nothing is happening. I will be done with them tomorrow, so hopefully I will see a loss before the end of the round. Oh well, it's my birthday and all of my kids will be coming over tonight. We will be ordering pizza and watching the first football game of the year. I have already made a big salad to go along with the pizza, so that will be my main dish. I have a small biopsy procedure tomorrow that will put me down for the next couple of days, so I don't know if I will be able to check in the, but will be fine by Sunday. 3 days left, we will see what happens.

09/11 - A little biopsy procedure
09/12
09/13

jenn990205 · September 2020

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes. I really appreciate it!

Hilogirl2018 · September 2020

10 DAY GOALS: (1) 10-minutes daily activity (2) Log all food and stay in calorie range (3) Weigh daily and post
Age: 40
Height: 5'7"
Highest weight 158 (3/9/19)
Round 125 starting weight: 144.2
Goal weight: 127

Day/Weight/Comment
09/04 144.2 I'd like to see 143 this round. Happy with this as a starting point!
09/05 144.2 I usually plateau right before I lose, so if I can get through the weekend on track, I might be in for 143 or even 142 very soon. Funny how you can look forward to seeing numbers that once would have been upsetting. I was in the 120s in March, pre-quarantine. Sigh.
09/06 143.6 All right! Now I expect to toggle between 144/143 for a bit. With a week left in this round, I think I'm headed for a real loss this time. That would be encouraging more for what it represents: finally taking charge of my quarantine weight gain and moving closer to the maintenance weight I'd worked so hard to achieve last year.
09/07 142.4 Didn't expect this at all! Yesterday was one of the most stressful days I've experienced in the last few years. A family member had a medical emergency and required emergency treatment (they're okay, thankfully). I was briefly tempted to indulge in a treat I gave my kids, but reminded myself of something I'd read by some wise MFPer (I'd credit them if I could remember who it was): If hunger isn't the problem, food isn't the solution.
09/08 144.2 Not really viewing this as a setback. I had a ton of sodium yesterday. Stayed on track in calories, but all of it was take-out. Things should be calmer today, and I'll be able to eat at home. When the scale treats you to random gains for no apparent reason, it's good to keep in mind some of the reminders @TerriRichardson112 posts: "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."
And my downward trend is looking good, guys!

09/09 143.0 Yesterday was an odd eating day for sure. I tried a protein shake that I couldn't finish (both because it was super filling and gross), so I ended up with only 150 calories until dinnertime. Kind of OMAD-style, I had a lot more calories to 'spend' in the evening, which was fun. Ice cream after dinner, plus a mini Coke (90 calories of my favorite soda- a much more reasonable serving size in a cute little can!). And I was still under calories overall. Not an everyday strategy, but it worked out.
09/10 143.0 Actually ended up eating fairly similar to the day before. Protein shake was all I had time for. Would like to see 142 to end this round, but if not, I'll be there shortly. All I can do is control the process, not the resulting number on the scale.
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HoopsGuy72 · September 2020

5'11" male
Highest weight ever: 245.0 (January 2015)
OSW/OBF%: 241.0/20.8 (7/18/2020)
UGW: One-derland

R120 EW/EBF%: 233.6 (-7.4)/20.0 (-0.8), AW/ABF%: 235.3 (-5.7)/20.17 (-0.63)
R121 EW/EBF%: 233.4 (-0.2)/20.0 (0.0), AW/ABF%: 233.1 (-2.2)/19.95 (-0.22)
R122 EW/EBF%: 228.4 (-5.0)/19.4 (-0.6), AW/ABF%: 230.5 (-2.6)/19.66 (-0.29)
R123 EW/EBF%: 227.2 (-1.2)/19.3 (-0.1), AW/ABF%: 227.3 (-3.3)/19.31 (-0.35)
R124 EW/EBF%: 224.4 (-2.8)/19.0 (-0.3), AW/ABF%: 226.2 (-1.1)/19.19 (-0.12)

Total W/BF% lost: 16.6/1.8
Average W/BF% lost per round: 3.53/0.38

Round 125 goal(s): Any loss. Even 0.2 lbs. Increase exercise to at least SOMETHING every other day.

Day/Weight/BF%/comment

9/4: 224.8 (+0.4)/20.1 (+0.1). My days have been really busy, and I'm finding it hard to find time to post right now. Just know that I'm still committed to this group, and to my journey toward health and fitness.

9/5: 224.4 (-0.4)/20.0 (-0.1). Thursday was my wife's birthday, and we had steak, wine, and chocolate-covered strawberries. Yesterday was apparently ALSO my wife's birthday, and she wanted to try gigantic breakfast burritos from a local restaurant. I did not eat lunch, and I barely snacked for dinner, because I was SO FULL from breakfast. I probably should have split the thing in two. TODAY is ALSO MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY, as we're going to her family's home for some home-cooked deliciousness. What do I have to say for myself? So far, so good. It hasn't been perfect, but I'm minimizing the damage reasonably effectively. I'm also noticing, on my fifth challenge back, that the average body weight calculations I have been performing have actually been reasonably accurate, mirroring the program I've been using to graph my daily weight. I'm feeling pretty good today. (P.S. - I used my rowing machine yesterday for the first time in months)

9/6: 226.8 (+2.4)/19.3 (+0.3).

9/7: 227.2 (+0.4)/19.3 (+0.3).

9/8: 228.0 (+0.8)/19.4 (+0.1).

9/9: 227.0 (-1.0)/19.4 (0.0).

9/10: 228.8 (+1.8)/19.5 (+0.1). It was really tempting not to come back here. The past five days have been terrible weight-wise, and they have been very difficult overall. Work has been getting worse, and yesterday was probably the worst day I have had there in five months. The trend graph I have been using reflects all this. All the ingredients are there for me to just give up, and disappear. I haven't actually considered it, but it feels important to acknowledge this reality. My eating has been $#!+, but as I like to tell my clients, every moment is an opportunity to turn things around. I've been here a couple of months, and I have had a lot of success so far. I KNOW what I need to do. Today is going to be the day that I turn things back around. Exercise is OUT for now, though; I'm a few miles from some very bad fires here in SoCal, and the air quality is terrible.

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HoopsGuy72 · September 2020

quiltingjaine wrote: »

@HoopsGuy72 Be strong and tell Liz, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

@quiltingjaine

Tell Liz? Check!

Be strong? Meh.

HoopsGuy72 · September 2020

Hilogirl2018 wrote: »

I now realize being part of this group was *key* to my original success, and not only for the obvious reason: daily accountability. Checking in here also gives me a chance to be introspective about this process, and because I save all my entries on a notepad, it gives me a record of what worked and what didn't, what my binge triggers are, how long it actually takes to lose, etc. I was never the type to keep up with a journal, but this group accomplishes the same thing for me. What a huge revelation it's been to learn that abandoning the group after entering maintenance (during quarantine, no less) was a surefire way to regain. I won't make that mistake again!

@Hilogirl2018

I haven't gotten anywhere close to maintainance, but EVERYTHING YOU SAID HERE IS SO TRUE!!!

threewins · September 2020

Averages:
Round 123 94.0
Round 124 93.3

previous, this round
#1 94.1 94.0
#2 94.1 94.0
#3 93.3 94.0 XXX
#4 93.0 93.2 XXX
#5 92.8 92.4
#6 92.8 92.1
#7 92.5 91.6
#8 93.3 91.6
#9 93.5
#10 93.5

carol7878 · September 2020

Round 125

Female age 66
Height 5’7
OSW 235 lbs 5/1917
SW 1/01/20. 182 lbs

Update goal maintenance: 140/145 lbs
Walk 5,000 steps. 30 minutes water aerobics if weather stays Hot.

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
Round 113: 156.0 lbs -1.8 🤗
Round 114: 154.0 lbs -2.0 🤗
Round 115: 151.6 lbs. -2.4 🤗
Round 116: 150.0 lbs. -1.6 🤗⭐️
Round 117: 147.0 lbs. -3.0 🤗
Round 118: 145.2 lbs -1.8 🤗
Round 119: 145.4 lbs +0.2 🤗
Round 120: 144.4 lbs -1.0 🤗⭐️
Round 121: 145.4 lbs. +1.0 ⬆️🤷‍♀️
Round 122: 144.0 lbs -1.4 🤗⭐️
Round 123: 143.6 lbs -0.4 🤗⭐️
Round 124: 142.6 lbs -1.0 🤗
Round 125: 143.6 lbs +1.0.

Day/Weight/Comment
09/04 143.2 lbs 753 Calories, 44 Carbs, 31 Net Carbs and 12,570 steps.
09/05 142.6 lbs. 1,305 Calories, 6 Carbs, 4 Net Carbs, 7,633 steps and 30 minutes water aerobics. Low Carbs today because I need to go SHOPPING!!! As you can see my weight is up and down but not over my goal of 145 limit. This is what I call maintenance. It’s a work in progress! 🤗
09/06 142.6 lbs 1,582 Calories, 68 Carbs, 65 Net Carbs and 6,791 steps. Carbs higher but I feel they are healthy carbs. Had a nice southern Illinois peach with yogurt and veggies today. Calories higher due a Low Carb dessert.
09/07 142.0 lbs 1,448 Calories, 49 Carbs, 30 Net Carbs, and 12,918 steps.
09/08 142.2 lbs. 1,259 Calories, 60 Carbs, 54 Net Carbs and 6,769 steps.
09/09 142.0 lbs 1,327 Calories, 35 Carbs, 17 Net Carbs and 10,168 steps.
09/10 142.2 lbs 1,384 Calories, 41 Carbs, 27 Net Carbs and 11,666 steps.
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👍🏼👍🏼 This is NOT A DIET. It’s a LIFESTYLE. 👍🏼👍🏼

TerriRichardson112 · September 2020

JGM10D Round 125

🌾🎍🌵🌴🌳💕💖💕🌳🌴🌵🎍🌾
🏖🎡💕💖💕 SEPTEMBER 💕💖💕🎡⛱
🌾🎍🌵🌴🌳💕💖💕🌳🌴🌵🎍🌾

Looking forward:
You are not stuck at home
You are SAFE at home
One word can change your attitude
One cough can change your life

Take care! Stay safe!

August focus: improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale
Aims:

2020 Focus:

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 by keeping busy

Never give up! Never give in!
Recent 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 ✅ Working on it. Strength training has slowed progress, but that’s okay.
That's a WIN in my book!
2020
Focus: maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.

JGM10D ~|~ Round 124

🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
🔹Age 74;🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅
🔹1 Aug 2020: 149.8
🔹LW: 147.2 (Mar 2020)
🔹Focus: maintenance around 150 lbs
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 124 EW: 149.4:
(Goal: Maintenance ✅)
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04/09: 149.6: Goals 🌟
05/09: 149.4: Goals 🌟
06/09: 149.4: Goals 🌟
07/09: 149.6: Goals 🌟
08/09: 149.5: Goals 🌟I’ll Just sit here Twiddling my thumbs for awhile 😂
09/09: 149.6: Goals 🌟
10/09: 149.6: Goals 🌟
11/09: xxx: Goals
12/09: xxx: Goals
13/09: xxx: Goals

Last few Rounds

Round 124 EW: 149.4🌻
Round 123 EW 150.2🌻
Round 122 EW 150.1🌻-0.5
Round 121 EW 150.6🌻+0.5
Round 120 EW 150.1🌻-1.2
Round 119 EW 151.9🌻 -0.
Round 118 EW 149.4🌻+ 0.6
Round 117 EW 148.7🌻 -0.3
Round 116 EW 149.4🌻+ 0.6
Round 115 EW 148.5🌻- 0.3
Round 114 EW 148.8🌻+ 0.6
Round 113 EW 148.2🌻- 0.4
Round 112 EW 148.6 🌻+0.4
Round 111 EW 148.2 🌻
Round 110 EW 148.2🌻+ 1
Round 109 EW 147.2🌻 - 1.1
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!

jaccimc63 · September 2020

@jenn990205 - Happy Birthday!

cpanus · September 2020

I'm in! Thank you, @GrandmaJackie!

70 year 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. Recovered from back surgery then hip surgery!! Got back to walking then I sprained my ankle. UGH! hurt! I was down for 6 weeks with the ankle. THEN...I face planted on the sidewalk while walking. Messed up my face, wrist and knee...sigh...Must keep going, tho.

The Shelter in Place has everyone freaked. We need to remain calm and respectful of each other.

Heaviest: 192.2
Round GW: 150.0
UGW: 132.2

09/02 - 152.0 at 4:00 a.m. ...got .9 miles in 22 mins. Knee wasn't happy...worked out w/trainer 50 mins.
09/03 - 152.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...nopey, nope...

Day/Weight/Comment

09/04 - 152.0 at 6:00 a.m. ...worked out w/trainer for 50 mins.
09/05 - 152.0 at 5:00 a.m. ...walked a little this morning...knee still cranky.
09/06 - 152.0 at 9:00 a.m. ??? this doesn't make sense. ...too much smoke out there so no walking.
09/07 - 151.6 at 5:00 a.m. ...no walking, but I worked out w/my trainer for 55 mins.
09/08 - 152.8 at 4:00 a.m. ...2.1 miles in 47 mins.
09/09 - 151.6 at 5:30 a.m. ...no exercise...too much smoke.
09/10 - 152.0 at 5:30 a.m. ...^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.
09/11 -
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09/13 -

Chris

MTW70 · September 2020

Female, Age 50, 5'4"
Highest Weight = 181.4
Ultimate Goal Weight = 134

Round 124 = 173.4 (4.6 lbs lost)

Round 125 Goal: I will be going to the beach next week, so my plan is to hopefully maintain through that & not gain. Would love to be under 170 when this round ends but not sure that is doable with a vacation in the mix.

Day/Weight/Comment:

09/04: 172.7 (down .7 from yesterday) Happy with this drop to start this round! Yesterday was my 4th day this week AF, I don't think I will have a drink until we are at the beach next week. Trying to bank some good losses before then! Up for today is a run and cooking a nice dinner tonight, last night was kind of a scavenger hunt for something to make, so my body is craving a real meal tonight.

09/05: 172.6 (down .1 from yesterday) A loss is a loss, so I'll take it! Yesterday was my last day at work before vacation & I was chained to my desk all day for an additional 3+ hours to get everything in order before taking off next week, so never got my planned lunch hour run in or even lunch for that matter. ( I telecommute from home to my office, so usually I can get a work out in on my lunch hour) Today my daughter and I are off on a little road trip to pick up a FB Marketplace find so will be in the car most of the day. Hopefully will be back in time to get a run in and water the lawn before dinner prep begins.

09/06: 171.6 (down 1 lbs from yesterday) A little low on calories yesterday from being in the car for an extended time & my fast lasted 18 hours instead of the usual 16. Got my run in when I got home and was just as fast solo as my last run where my husband really pushed my pace, so progress! Feel the need for super protein today, so planning a steak for dinner + maybe asparagus to go with it. So much to do today, 100 million loads of laundry, packing everything for the beach, meal planning for the week, grocery shopping (staying in a house & taking all the non-perishable with us as just a small market nearby there). And really would like to get another run in today if there is time. Yesterday was my 6th day this week AF (yay!) but need to head to the liquor store today, planning some festive (yet low calorie) alcoholic drinks for the vacay.

09/07: 171.8 (up .2 lbs from yesterday) Slight uptick on this scale this morning, just a normal fluctuation but did weigh in a bit earlier this morning. Had no time to get a run in yesterday but that's okay, my goal is 3 runs a week right now, so yesterday would've just been a bonus run. Fasting yesterday was 20 hours due to being super busy running errands to leave town and 90% of my calories came from dinner. It was on the higher end of my allowed range but still at a deficit. Yesterday marked 7 days AF, hoping to get 4 days AF this new week. I *think* I'm in a good place to stay on track (maintain) at the beach. It is only 4 days and we are still social distancing so plan on cooking in every night except one. I've meal planned and already pre-logged in my dinners (with dessert) and adult beverages to MFP, so as long as I stick to those I should be okay. Cooking out tonight with hot dogs & corn on the grill, plus making coleslaw and a strawberry buttermilk cake. Looking forward to a nicely chilled glass of rosé to top off the day! Happy Labor Day to everyone in the US!

09/08: DNW (Beach) Stayed on the low end of my calories yesterday, 20+ hours fasting, and going with one meal a day (OMAD) whole at the beach. I had wine pre-logged into my calories to enjoy after dinner but didn't even want it, so that makes day 8 AF. On plan for tonight to cook is Tacos, peach cobbler with homemade vanilla ice cream, and Margaritas. I will have a Margarita! Will not weigh in again until Friday morning, I meant to pack my scale but forgot it. I'll still daily check in to keep myself accountable for the choices I make.

09/09: DNW (Beach) Mid range on my calories yesterday (still a deficit), 20+ hours fasting & OMAD. Spent the morning on the beach and then the afternoon had lots and lots of walking. Had 2 Margaritas after dinner that fit into my calories. So delicious but woke up with the puffiest eyes! We are getting BBQ take-out tonight, I've looked at their online menu and pre-logged into MFP as best as I can (not a chain so no exact MFP entries). I think I'll still be in a deficit. No running so far, I think I'll save my 3 weekly runs for Fri, Sat, Sunday when I get back home.

09/10: DNW (Beach) Went way, way over on calories yesterday. But it was just one day and while the scale will most likely go up, it was just one day and I know the scale will drop back down. Will be weighing in tomorrow morning and see where I am.

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astroamy · September 2020

Day/Weight/Comment
09/04 - 224.4; 10.5k steps
09/05 - 225.6; 10.5k steps
09/06 - 225.4; 18 mile bike ride + 6k steps
09/07 - 223.4; 12.7k steps
09/08 - 222.6; 9 mile bike ride + 7k steps
09/09 - 222.2; 14k steps
09/10 - 221.4: 12k steps
09/11
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katmix · September 2020

I'm in for round #125! LOVE the accountability this humbling little process provides.

SW: 139lbs GW: 115lbs

Round #122 < 3.8lbs
Round #123 < 3.4lbs
Round #124 < 2.4

Day/Weight/Comment

09/04 130.4lbs Seems like I started last challenge up a bit. Walking: 35mins
09/05 130.0 Walking: 36 mins
09/06 130.0 Walking: 30 mins
09/07 130.0 Rest day!
09/08 130.0 Walking: 30 mins
09/09 130.0 Walking: 30 mins I'm a month in, and I've been sitting at 130-ish, for the past week. It was fun for the first day or two...
09/10 128.8 Woo-hoo! Finally got past… So busy packing to evacuate wildfires not only didn’t walk, but I forgot to eat. Hmm…. I always wondered how that could happen!
09/11
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Sgomes16 · September 2020

Goal weight 135/Goal for round 125 2 pounds/down 1.4 pounds

Day/Weight/Comment
09/04
09/05
09/06 152/Went to wedding and had a good night! Did hour HIIT today. Goal weight 135
09/07 152/great day eating/will keep at it/hour bodysculpt this morning
09/08 151.2/rest day/tracked food
09/09 151/hour vinyasa yoga/tracked food
09/10 150.6/1 hour HIIT/ tracked food
09/11
09/12
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Deviette · September 2020

Another bonus update that didn't seem right to put under my today entry:
My SO has just picked up MFP in an attempted to lose a similar amount of weight to me, he's about 5 days in. It's really nice because suddenly he's realising quite how many calories things have, and slightly more importantly, how much difference there is in mine and his calorie requirements, but also really frustrating. For context, he had almost 1000kcals more a day than me (he's 6ft2, and around 12kg heavier than I am) and it's so frustrating. Right now he's breezing through the days, swapping cakes and biscuits for fruit and is surprised he's finding it so easy. However because I do most of the cooking, and he's copying my entries for the meals I'm cooking, so he see my diary and he actually understands why I find it harder than him to lose weight, so he's being so much more supportive than he has previously, because he gets it. He actually understands that I'm not saying I don't want to eat something because I'm "trying to be healthy" or whatever, no, it's because I just don't really have the calories to blow on an exceptionally rich 400kcal chocolaty dessert for something other than a special occasion. I dunno, it's actually really nice to have that extra support at home.

Female, 28, 159cm
OSW: 74.5kg
SW: 73.8kg
GW: 73.5kg
UGW: 62kg

Day/Weight/Comment
09/07 - 73.8 - Round start weight
09/08 - 73.9 - Judo yesterday so probably retaining all the water although I'm not feeling that sore today, which is eternally worrying. Calories were under before the exercise calories so I've got a nice buffer for the rest of the week. Feeling very tired today, so not looking forward to my expenditure value for today.
09/09 - 73.5 - Well that's more like it. Yesterday was a pretty lazy day to be honest. I had a couple of things planned and instead I spent most of the evening sitting on the sofa playing games. I was tired, sue me. Actually I still am tired. Trying to find the motivation to go for a run at lunch today (which was my plan and one of the reasons I'm WFH today). I ate fine yesterday though, so you know, not all bad
09/10 - 73.7 - High anxiety day yesterday and didn't end up going out for my run. Did a small bunch of other house tasks instead (and finally dyed my hair), but my activity was very low. However my eating was nice and low too, so my in/out was actually on track, and I ate pizza yesterday. So all in all a pretty okay day yesterday actually.

09/11 - 73.4 - Another good day. A fairly lazy day at work as I'm not particularly pressured for anything (unlike today when I think after lunch I'm going to be very busy). Got home and made a veggie lasagne. That's something that I hate gets tarnished with the "vegetarian version of something else" brush, because personally I never make a meat version, but I love cooking a veggie one. And they are very different dishes in my opinion, to me it's a bit like comparing a dalh with a Tikka Masala, although both "indian" curries, very different experiences. Anyway, comfort food on he highest level, but a very modest ~550kcals per portion. I probably should have left it in the oven another 5mins as the pasta was just a little bit under which is a shame. Even with my nibbling while cooking I was no where near my calorie allowance for the day and I was definitely full after dinner, so I'm expecting to be a little bit more hungry today.

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xxxSheilaxxx · September 2020

Good luck to us all! This is my 4th round.
SW: 215
CW: 192.0

CSW: 192.0 (9/3)
CGW: 189.0

Day/Weight/Comment

09/04 - 191.6 I'm happy to see that. After my daughter's softball game yesterday she really wanted a caramel frappe from McDonalds, which also happens to be my weakness. I had iron clad willpower and didn't get one for myself as well lol

I set my goal to lose 3 lbs in this challenge, which seems like a little too much but I really can't wait to see the 180's, so I'm hoping that my willpower sticks around! My youngest 2 kiddos and I are going to our lake lots to camp this weekend so I wont be weighing in tomorrow, and I'm sure there will be a small bump in my weight. Have a good weekend

09/05 - DNW. We are camping. Ate horribly yesterday 😮 I'm going to try to do way better today!

09/06 -193.4 We came home a day early from camping. I knew there would be a jump in my weight but I didn't think it would be nearly 2 lbs. For some reason even if I eat healthy when we are camping I still hold onto some extra weight for a few days. I'm still optimistic that I will see the 180's in this challenge, but if not, I won't beat myself up for it. I think this camping trip was our last for the summer and the 2 lbs was worth it

09/07 - 191.8 That's better! Happy Labor Day, hope you all have a great one! I work today so I will get plenty of steps in.

09/08 - 191.0 I definitely got plenty of steps in yesterday. I'm a waitress and I'm starting to see that my knees dont hurt as much anymore after a long busy shift. I'm very thankful for that. I was able to go for a walk last night and still had energy. I like these non scale victories as much as I do seeing the scale move!

09/09 - 189.8 I got to see the 180's, barely but I made it!! Now I just hope I can keep them around. The lowest I got the last time I tried to lose weight was 183, so that is my first mini goal this go around.

09/10 - 189.2 Very close to my round goal. It's raining here so I'm not sure that I will get in a walk today. I'm also off work today, so I will try to keep myself busy around the house to get some steps in.

09/11 - 188.4 I'm loving this trend and I sure hope it sticks around! I closed out my diary by 5pm yesterday. I was really full after dinner and I only had 10 calories left. If I close it out I typically won't eat anything else. I didn't need to either. Hubby made his famous pork chops and I stuffed myself

I knew that's what he was making so I planned accordingly and was pretty proud of myself for staying within my calorie limit for the day. Happy Friday!

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playhardkf2017 · September 2020

29 yo female
5’2” Small frame according to my wrist circumference
SW 126.2 (April 14th, 2020)
Highest lifetime weight: 138 lbs. August 2011
Goal Weight: 110
Previous rounds: 125.2 -> 122.8 -> 121.6 -> 121.2 -> 119.8-> 119.4 -> 117.8 ->116.6 -> 117.2 ->117.2->114.8 ->116.8 -> 116.4 -> 114.0
Goal weight for this round: Somewhere in the lower 113-114 range. Will be thrilled if this happens because of where I’m at in the month.
Another goal: Embrace the scale fluctuations and not get flustered.
Previous days

09/04 114.4 Got a soccer work out in this morning. Feeling sleepy and looking forward to the long holiday weekend. Having the Monday off will be nice and it’ll give me some extra time to cook something fun! I haven’t figured out what but I’m in the mood to experiment this weekend.
We had Bertucci’s delivered last night as a surprise from my father in law’s coworkers but it didn’t hit me too hard. It was a small piece of chicken parm, about 1 ½-2 cups spaghetti, salad, and a roll. I was full afterwards and didn’t feel icky…so that was good 😊. It didn’t make me retain too much water either, which was a plus for me. The meal train is dropping off a crustless quiche for dinner tonight which shouldn’t hurt the water retention either. I’ll just have to embrace the challenge of being ok with not knowing the calorie counts.

09/05 115.0 And up it goes. Meh, at least I know the time of the month that I am at my lowest weight. So, this is expected and I’m learning to embrace the fluctuations. The crustless quiche that was dropped off last night was delicious! It had spinach, basil, some sort of cheese mixed in and a layer of parmesan cheese on top. Tonight, for dinner we plan on making a homemade beef and broccoli dish with CSA broccoli and csa Flank steak. So that should be yummy too!
I plan on doing a spin bike workout this morning once my husband wakes up. Then, it’s most likely a chores day for me. Maybe we’ll go for a walk this morning too if he’s feeling energetic!

09/06 115.2 It’s been a great day so far. This morning my husband and I went for a nice 3ish mile walk and then I followed it up with a 45 minute spin bike workout from Youtube. Then, I got everything done I planned to do yesterday but had zero energy for. Yesterday, I didn’t end up exercising or doing any chores because I was just plain tired.
Today, I made a chorizo, pinto bean and brown rice stew in the pressure cooker. I used some Cajun seasoning, a little bit of onion, two baby bell peppers, ½ lb dried pinto beans, 1 cup dry brown rice, chicken broth, and 1lb of chorizo. First, I browned the chorizo and onion, then cooked the beans with the chorizo and chicken broth at high pressure for 27 minutes, then I added the rice to the beans and meat and cooked everything for another 22ish minutes. I didn’t measure the amount of chicken broth I used (I just eyeballed it). If I had to guess it was about 3-4 cups total of chicken broth. It made a total of 8 cups worth of food and I calculated it out as 2 cups is one serving = ~600 calories (588 if you want to get technical)
Earlier today, I got fancy and made us pancakes for breakfast. They were high fiber and my husband really liked them! .

09/07 114.6 I went for a really nice long walk this morning and multitasked on the phone by catching up with my mom, dad, and someone who is like another mom to me. It was perfect because it made the 8 miles fly by! I had a left-over pancake from yesterday for breakfast along with some fruit and yogurt. The only joking complaint my husband did end up having with the pancakes is that I “poisoned” him with all the fiber and he was tootin all day, lol! My belly is so used to it, it didn’t even bother me. We have a cookout planned with our immediate family today, so I will probably have a cheeseburger with corn on the cob, grilled eggplant, and some watermelon for dessert. I also have some cucumber salad planned for a snack in between. I’m sure I eat a few more things too because I have a good chunk of calories in green from my long walk.
I think the rest of the day will be a chill day laying on the bed with this cuddly fur ball 😊.

09/08 115.2 We went for a nice 5ish mile walk this morning and I ran the last mile of it. Cookout food went well last night, it was just a touch salty. Our CSA pick up was awesome yesterday! We got a big head of green cabbage for the first time, a gorgeous daikon radish and the biggest red radishes I’ve ever seen. We also got a couple of cute eggplants that I’m going to make a Crock-Pot Indian dish with them. There was even more produce that we got but I can’t remember everything. Today for breakfast/lunch, I plan on having the stew I made on Sunday and for a snack I’m going to make a microwave protein apple cake with one of the CSA apples we got. It’s usually a chocolate cake but I thought I would play with the recipe and add apple and applesauce to it with a few other spices. Then for dinner we are having steak tips and potatoes and salad for dinner. Have good day!

09/09 114.6 We did a good soccer workout this morning. Not too much excitement to report for today. I’m just looking forward to my fresh apples and nectarines to go with my yogurt and granola for breakfast today! Happy hump day!
09/10 114.4 5 mile walk completed this morning. Very sleepy today, woke up in the middle of the night and couldn’t fall back to sleep for a bit. Our apartment is still really warm and I can’t wait to have AC next summer. I never realized how much the heat affects my sleep until this year, even though we’ve been living in the same place for the past 6 or 7 years. Maybe as I edge towards 30 I notice it more? I don’t know but I do find myself a lot warmer than I used to be. Any who!
I have a Baignan Bharta recipe I want to make for dinner tonight to use up our abundance of eggplant and couple of tomatoes. It should be nice to have Indian food for a change! I think I’ll serve it with brown basmati rice and a salad. Then, watermelon for dessert!
Have a happy Thursday!

09/11 114.6 Did a killer soccer workout and pushed it extra hard this morning. I’ve been working on my breathing lately and I think it’s already making a difference in my workouts. Last night we had Chinese food delivered unexpectedly but it didn’t do too much damage. I will admit this is my weight post exercise today, because the food caused me to retain a full pound of water coming in at 115.4 first thing this morning. Because I knew it was pure water weight I was curious to see what my weight was post workout and it was back in the normal 114 range, so I went with the 114.6 it gave me post workout.

Switching up my breakfast this morning and making toast with a couple of eggs and cheese and the other slice of toast will have some peanut butter and apple slices on it. Then, my snack will be some fruit with yogurt and granola. Dinner will be the Baignan Bharta dish I talked about yesterday. I’m looking forward to the weekend…we will be checking on our bees to see if it’s time to harvest the honey! Happy Friday everyone!

starrjulia8 · September 2020

Starr
Age 39
Height: 5.8
Highest Weight: 229.00 (March 2016)

Goal Weight 197 BMI new category first week October
Goal Weight 190 by November 15 after that maintain between 188 and 191 during holiday season.
Ultimate Goal Weight 175.00 before I turn 40!
Goal for this round: 1-2 lb

Round 115 SW: 223.1 EW: 218.1 -4.3
Round 116 SW: 218.1 EW: 217.9 -0.9
Round 117 SW: 217.9 EW: 215.4 -2.5
Round 118 SW: 215.4 EW: 214.3 -1.1
Round 119 SW: 214.3 EW: 212.7 -1.6
Round 120 SW: 212.7 EW: 211.0 -1.7
Round 121 SW: 211.0 EW: 207.1 -3.9
Round 122 SW: 207.1 EW: 206.4 -0.7
Round 123 SW: 206.4 EW: 205.2 -1.2
Round 124 SW: 205.2 EW: 202.6 -2.6

09/04 202.1 still sick
09/05 200.9 on the mend small workout last night smart eating
09/06 201.3 planned walk today
09/07 201.7 did a lot more walking than expected very tired. Overdid on calories but ate half my plate at restaurant water retention I hope. Only time will tell.
09/08 202.2 did well on calories yesterday 1110 calories 10936 steps. A small walk yesterday. Scale is going in the wrong direction. A lot of NSV this week so not trying not to stress.
09/09 201.3 Yesterday 13368 steps 1572 calories in lunch walk and late evening aerobics. I lost the time for my evening half hour walk. However I did get some activity minutes this morning.
09/10 200.4 Yesterday 12741 steps 1615 calories lunch walk late night shopping. Apples are back here. I love New England fall. Might take the kids apple picking this year…They really like it. Plus I am excited about the drop!!!
09/11 201.7 no words
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