Just Give Me 10 Days - ROUND 164

TerriRichardson112 · October 2021

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🎃🎃🎃 OCTOBER 🍂🎃🎃🎃
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I was after an elusive 85 lbs loss 😂 but 83 will do me fine. (Now 84 😁)
• In Maintenance for over 2 years.
• Smart BMI - optimal weight.
• Muscle/Fat %ages in normal range

Just because Covid restrictions aren’t compulsory doesn’t mean they’re not necessarily. People are still dying out there………
😷Take care! Stay safe!😷
October focus:

maintain weight < 150 (I have been maintaining since July 2019)
Work on improving stamina, strength, flexibility, which may impact the scale

I liked this so much I'm borrowing it.
Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180's; 170's; 160's; 150's; 140's; 130's
Aims:

2021 Focus:

Maintain weight < 150
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 ✅ Strength training has slowed progress, but that’s okay.
That's a WIN in my book!
2021
Focus: maintenance! I might even manage to lose a bit more ever so slowly.
(One good thing about Covid is that I don't have to traverse the minefield of family celebration meals.)

JGM10D ~|~ Round 164

🔹Posting weight and comments each evening.
Stats

🔹Age 75:🔹Height 5’2”🔹Female🔹
🔹SW: 227lbs (Mar 2014)
🔹1 Aug 2019: 171.1
🔹GW 2019: < 155 ✅
🔹GW: 2020: < 150✅
🔹31 Dec: 145.8

🔹GW 2021: < 150
🔹1 Jan 2021: 147.2
🔹1 Mar 2021: 145.5
🔹LW: 142.1: (August 2021)

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 163 EW: 143.4
Round 164 Goals:

Maintain weight < 150
Work on stamina/strength/flexibility

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29/09: 142.9: Goals 🎃
30/09 142.2:: Goals 🎃
01/10: 142.5: Goals 🎃
02/10: 142.4: Goals 🎃
03/10: 142.5: Goals 🎃
04/10: 142.2: Goals 🎃
05/10: 141.6: Goals 🎃
06/10: 141.4: Goals 🎃😍
07/10: 141.9: Goals . 🎃
08/10: xxx; Goals

Previous Rounds:

Round 160 EW: 142.6🌻
Round 155 EW: 144.8 🌻
Round 145 EW: 145.1🌻
Round 135 EW 146.8🌻
Round 120 EW 150.1🌻
Round 110 EW 148.2🌻
Round 109 EW 147.2🌻
June 2017: Round 8 EW 169.9
This was my first round!!! I faffed about for 2 1/2 years before I got back on track!!!

Daily Habits

Food
🔹log All food and drink; stay under goal; balance macros/micros; Hydrate adequately; NLNS!!!
Exercise:
🔹Steps daily > 7500
🔹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

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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!

kramereh · October 2021

SW: 219.6
Day/Weight/Comment
9/29- 217.4
9/30- 216.8back on track this week after gaining all of my weight back. Time to make a lifestyle change vs temporary change. Seems I need to always track to keep myself accountable.
10/1- 216.2
10/2- 215.4- had a good day yesterday, the weekends always seem to cause me trouble.
10/3- 214.6 - had a good day eating wise. I worked out extra hard since I knew I would have a couple drinks and it seemed to pay off!
10/4- 214.2- it was nice to see I can have a couple drinks and some pizza in moderation with working out and still lose. It’s all about balance. ❤️
10/5- 214.8- not sure how I gained since I was under in consumed calories and burned at least 800 in workouts. Hoping it’s just because of lack of sleep since I was up really late with my puking 3 year old 🤢
10/6- 213.8 - alright that’s better. I stayed with it yesterday vs getting frustrated and giving up
10/7- 213- I had a great day yesterday! Hoping I can carry that through the weekend
10/8

jaccimc63 · October 2021

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 57
Akron, Ohio

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

My 125th Round!

Still trying to get back down to the mid range of maintenance.

Being overweight is hard.
Maintaining a healthy weight is hard.
Choose your hard.

After losing 12 lbs. I was stuck at 174lbs. for a couple weeks until I found this challenge.
End R40: 171 (-3) - May 2018
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 - 2018
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 - 2019
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 - 2019
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)
End R113: 143.5 (-2.5)
End R114: 146.5 (+3)
End R115: 146 (-.5)
End R116: 146 (0)
End R117: 145.5 (-.5)
End R118: 146 (+.5)
End R119: 146.5 (+.5)
End R120: 147 (+.5)
End R121: 147 (0)
End R122: 145 (-2)
End R123: 144.5 (-.5)
End R124: 143 (-1.5)
End R125: 143 (0) - Labor Day
End R126: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R127: 142.5(-2)
End R128: 143 (+.5)
End R129: 142.5 (-.5)
End R130: 144 (+1.5)
End R131: 144(0)
End R132: 143 (-1)
End R133: 144 (+1) Thanksgiving
End R134: 143.5
End R135: 143.5
End R136: 143.5 Christmas and New Year - 2020
End R137: 144 (+.5) Dan's cancer diagnosis
End R138: 145 (+1)
End R139: 146 (+1)
End R140: 145.5 (-.5)
End R141: 145
End R142: 145.5 (+.5)
End R143: 143.5 (-2) - Dan hospitalized
End R144: 143(-.5)
End R145: 143.5 (+.5)
End R146: 145 (+1.5) - Problems with Dan's treatment
End R147: 144.5 (-.5)
End R148: 145.5 (+1)
End R149: 145 (-.5)
End R150: 144 (-1)
End R151: 145 (+1)
End R152: 144.5 (-.5)Dan started BCG at CC
End R153: 145.5 (+1)
End R154: 146.5 (+1)
End R155: 146 (-.5)
End R156: 147.5 (+1.5)Dan ill from BCG/flu, G hospitalized, retina flash, RP died
End R157: 147.5(0)
End R158: 147.5(0)
End R159: 147(-.5)
End R160: 147.5(+.5)Dan clear from treatment
End R161: 147.5(0) L had covid
End R162: 146(-1.5)
End R163: 145.5(-.5)

SW: 145.5

Day/Weight/Comment

9/29 - 145 - My husband starts his cancer maintenance treatments today. It's only 3 weekly treatments compared to the 6 week course he took over the summer, so I'm hoping I can keep my stress to a minimum and stay on track.
9/30 - 144.5 - I'm home from work today to keep an eye on my husband. He requested grilled cheese and tomato soup for lunch which wasn't too bad for my diet. I'm just trying to keep away from the Halloween candy we have stashed in the cupboard.
10/1 - 144 - It's been 4 months since I've been at this weight. I'm sure it will bounce, but this will help my trend weight.
10/2 - 144.5- I got a little off track today with eating, although I got in plenty of exercise. I'll see how my weight reacts over the next few days.
10/3 - 145
10/4 - 145 - OK, I'm sticking to plan today and hoping the weekend doesn't catch up with me tomorrow.
10/5 - 144.5 - Yay, glad to see the little drop. My daughter's half sister is in town for a visit this week and they are stopping by our house for "Happy Hour" tonight. I will try to keep my calories to maintenance level with vodka and diet tonic.
10/6 - 145.5 - I'm hoping this gain is from the carbs and sodium in the Greek carry out food we had last night. I'll be drinking plenty of water today.
10/7 - 145
10/8

musicsax · October 2021

Round 164 (96th for me) . I still need this to help keep me on track, we go away again for a long weekend during this round so lets see how I do this time !!
@QuiltingJaine-thank you for setting up the new round.

Challenge for this round is to stay on track – Friday we are off for another elongated weekend away in our touring caravan, up to North East Yorkshire this time. Again for the major part I will be responsible for both choosing & providing food, a loss will be welcome – any loss will be a win!

Covid restrictions have mostly been lifted in England – we reached “freedom day” 2 months ago, but remember there is still a pandemic: Covid is still around! Continue to wash hands, be kind, wear a mask in public indoor settings, always consider others.

Achieved goal weigh of 125lb in summer 2016 by losing 66lb and then gradually gained between 7 and 11 since then & didn't want to gain any more, It's took me 75 rounds to achieve my under 130 target; back to maintenance again!! A healthy life style has to be a permanent way of life.
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
End 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)
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)
End of round 113 – 132.8 (0.8 down from end of last round)
End of round 114 – 136 (3.2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 115 – 134.8 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 116 – 133.4 (1.2 pounds down from end of last round)
End of round 117 – 135.4 (2 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 118 – 136 (1.6 pounds up from end of last round)
End of round 119 – 133.4 (2.6 pounds down)
End of round 120 – 135.4 (2 pounds up)
End of round 121 – 135.2 (0.2 pounds down)
End of round 122 – 133.2 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 123 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 124 – 134.8 (2.4 pounds up )
End of round 125 – 135 (0.2 pounds up) – get a grip!!!
End of round 126 - 135 - same as last round
End of round 127 - 133.8 (1.2 pounds down
End of round 128 –133.4 (0.4 pound down)
End of round 129 – 134.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 130 – 133 (1.2 pounds down)
End of round 131 – 133.6 (0.6 up)
End of round 132 – 134 (0.4 up)
End of round 133 – 134 .4 (0.4 up)
End of round 134 – 132.2 (2.2 pounds down) see what not binging can do!!
End of round 135 – 131.8 (0.4 down)
End of round 136 – 132.8 (1 pound up – happy for Christmas period, lower than at this time for many years!)
End of round 137 – 134 (1.2 pound up ugh!!)
End of round 138 - 131.2 ( 2.8 pounds down)
End of round 139 – 130.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 140 – 132.4 ( 2.2 pounds up)
End of round 141 – 131 ( 1.4 pounds down)
End of round 142 – 129.8 ( 1.2 pounds down)
End of round 143 – 130.8 (1 pound up)
End of round 144 – 130.2 (0.6 pounds down)
End of round 145 – 132 ( 1.8 pounds up)
End of round 146 – 133.8 (1.8 pounds up – again!!)
End of round 147 – 133.2 (0.6 down)
End of round 148 – 132.4 (0.8 pounds down)
End of round 149 – 132.4
End of round 150 – 133.8 (1.4 pounds up

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End of round 151 – 135.8 (2 pounds up)
End of round 152 – 134 (1.8 pounds down)
End of round 153 – 135.4 (1.4 pound up)
End of round 154 – 132.2 (3.2 pounds down)
End of round 155 - 133.6 (1.4 pounds up)
End of round 156 - 134 (0.4 pounds up)
End of round 157 - 133.6 ( 0.4 pounds down)
End of round 158 – 135.4 (1.8 pounds up )
End of round 159 – 134.4 (1 pound down)
End of round 160 – 135.2 (0.8 up)
End of round 161 – 134.2 (1 pound down)
End of round 162 – 133.6 ( 0.6 down)
End of round 163 – 136.2 (2.6 up

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SW: 136.2
Day/Weight/Comment
9/29 136.2 – 11.26 miles walked yesterday.
9/30 DNW - scale battery died ! 8.38 miles walked yesterday, good not within goals ?.
10/1 135 - new battery & I like it!! No walking yesterday, child minding little DGS and all day rain kept us indoors, food reasonable.
10/2. 135.6 - 6.64 miles walked yesterday after 3 hours in the car traveling up to Scarborough, temperatures are much more autumnal now than the previous fortnight we had, what a difference a week makes!!
10/3. 135.2 - 11.68 miles walked yesterday from the site into Scarborough along North shore to and around the castle, harbour along the South shore and then back before the rain came !! Food will within limits.
10/4. 135.2 - 14.22 miles, walked to and up Oliver's Mount to see the war memorial and the marvelous panoramic view over Scarborough before a well earned coffee at the top still sitting the view. Food well within limits.
10/5. 135.2 - 13.32 miles walked yesterday, along North Shore, all the way along South Shore and a little bit further on the coastal path before turning round and doing the return journey. We did stop on the way back for a Yorkshire cream tea, thought we deserved it!! Food still within calories.
10/6 136.8 - No structured walking yesterday as we packed up, travelled 3.5 hours back home & then unpacked and cleaned, did the laundry all ready for next time! Last “longer than a 2 night” break until Christmas – ahhr, I mentioned the “C” word !!
10/7 137.6 – oh dear, this is a wake up call!! 9.86 miles walked yesterday.
10/8 136 – 9.58 miles walked yesterday, back on track foodwise, need to stay in that groove now. 0.2 pounds down, better than nothing!

KEEP SAFE EVERYONE

. Keep calm – be consistent, we're all in this together!

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39flavours · October 2021

F41, 5'4
Heaviest: 180.8 (5th July '21)
RGW: 151.0
UGW: 150
UUGW: 130

Round 164 Goals: 8500 steps/day, 8hrs sleep/night, less time sitting down, exercise in the morning, 2.5 litres water/day, Low alcohol

R160 SW:162.8 GW:164.0 EW:DNW
R161 SW:162.0 GW:159.5 EW:158.2 (-3.8)
R162 SW:160.2 GW:156.5 EW:154.6 (-5.6)
R163 SW:154.4 GW:152.4 EW:152.4 (-2)
R164 SW:151.8 GW:151.0 EW:150.2

9/27 153.0 (trend 154.5)
9/28 152.4 (trend 154.2)

TGW 152.8 ETW 151.7
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9/29 151.8 (trend 153.9) Starting this round with a drop is exciting but I don't think I'm going to change my goal weight, instead I think I'll track my trend weight this round too, to see if I learn anything from it. My trend weight drop last round was 3.2lbs, compared to the 2lbs change in scale weight I had. I spent most of yesterday at my mum's house restoring and refitting some skirting boards that were removed back last winter when her house got flooded. It was good to get it done so she can close that chapter and move on from it. Had a banana for breakfast and then nothing until 7pm as I was busy and didn't feel hungry so I ended up 200 under which might be why there's a drop today. Protein is concerning me, I'm thinking of changing my macros to reduce fat and raise protein, not sure if it'll work for me as I find fat really satiating but I'm worried about losing muscle and I don't want to reduce carbs any further as I get really lethargic when I go below 35%.

9/30 151.6 (trend 153.6) I went shopping for some new walking/trail running shoes yesterday, first time in clothes shops for about 18 months. I didn't find anything suitable so decided to browse for clothes, although I'm not really needing any as stuff I have that's been in storage is starting to fit me again. It was such a different experience to how I remember it in the past, I didn't cringe every time I saw my reflection and even tried on a few things and was surprised to find I'm down a jeans size and can fit medium size 12-14 jumpers without them clinging in all the wrong places! Went for an evening walk with hubby and a couple of drinks, gotta watch out, this is becoming a habit. Calories 100 over, binged a bit on cheese, ham and pickles and not enough veggies.

10/1 153.0 (trend 153.5) Biggest overnight gain that I've had in a while but I'm not surprised. I had cravings all day yesterday and felt really lethargic so didn't get any activity in. I started the day with eggs and a pear rather than my normal banana and rather than making me feel more satisfied it just triggered the munchies monster and nothing I ate would stop me from thinking about food. I wasn't even hungry, just wanted to snack snack snack. I was 200 cals over in the end so obviously not enough to cause a 1.4lb gain, but extra carbs and fibre are having lingering effects I guess. Feeling a bit disappointed with myself and worried that I might be subconsciously self sabotaging as I'm nearly at 30lbs lost and I had told myself when I get there I would start regularly visiting the gym, something I'm dreading. I must make sure I stay busy and stick to the plan today.

10/2 151.4 (trend 153.2) Steps 13,973 Well I decided that the best thing to do was not to wait until I hit 30lbs lost to start going to the gym in case it was leading to self sabotage, so straight after posting yesterday I chucked on my gym clothes and hot footed it down there before I had a chance to over think it and chicken out. First time I've been there in 2.5yrs and it was totally fine, I just walked on the treadmill for an hour at 3.8mph, I don't want to start any complicated fitness routine as my main focus is fat loss right now. Went out in the evening and calories were way over so I'm extra happy with the drop today.

10/3 153.0 (trend 153.2) I think this is going to be one of those bumpy rounds, time to stop staring at numbers and just trust the process.

10/4 150.8 (trend 152.9) Steps 10,450 That's exactly 30lbs lost! 🎉 went to the gym and did an hour fast walking while watching the London marathon for inspiration. Walking at 4.2mph is almost too fast for my short legs and I'm tempted to jog... but not quite there yet! Hubby spent the day batch cooking lots of different curries for the freezer, he's a bit annoyed that I won't be eating them too, I think it gives him joy to cook for me, but it's not what I want to be eating at the moment and I have to do what's right for me.

10/5 150.6 (trend 152.6) Didn't make it to the gym, couldn't get up early enough! I am aiming to build the habit of going first thing in the morning, leaving the house at 7am so I can be back for 8.30am. I'm very lucky that my gym is only a 5 minute walk away. I'm nearly at my first UGW of 150lbs but I think I'll wait until I am at a trend weight of 150 before I update my new UGW which I think will be 142.8, which represents being out of the overweight bmi category.

10/6 150.2 (trend 152.3) Steps 10,714 It was nice to go to the gym early yesterday, I was back before anyone else in the house was up so it didn't impact on the rest of my working day. In the evening however, after being very active all day, I was exhausted. Hubby finished his work at around 7pm and wanted us to go out to let off some steam but I really couldn't find the energy, so that was a bit of a let down, I guess compromises have to be made somewhere. Shared some Ben and Jerry's with my daughter as I was feeling shakey and low blood sugar, it was so good! High calorie day but thankfully it doesn't seem to have been a problem.

10/7 149.6 (trend 152.0) Had a busy morning working on the kitchen reno, can't wait to be done with all the cement dust! Ran out of energy by mid afternoon though so decided to listen to my body and take it easy for the rest of the day. Munched on protein and fast carbs to give me bit of a boost. It's great to finally be in the 140s especially since I've had ice cream two days in a row! Last time I was this light was Sept 2017, I have been looking back at pics from then and I looked pretty good, so that's really encouraging.

10/8 150.2 (trend 151.7) NSV yesterday, I dug out a bag of clothes that had been in storage in the attic for 4 years, mainly jeans and dresses, and pretty much everything fits me (some slightly too loose or tight). So I now have tons of 'new' clothes to wear for autumn and winter and some summer stuff in case we go away somewhere hot for Christmas. I have another bag of tops and coats up there but I think it's all much smaller stuff, I'll check later. Not surprised to have an uptick today, no TMI and I had a carby day yesterday. I hit my goal weight and trend goal weight so that's great! Good luck for the weekend, see you all in 165 x

islander85 · October 2021

My third round!

36, 5'4
OSW on 23 Aug 21: 234 lbs
UGW: 125-135 lbs (I’ll see when I get there)

Round 163 EW: 229 lbs
Round 164 GW: 226 lbs
Round 164 goals: work out at least 30 mins every day, drink 2 litres water daily, fast 16 hours a day, no alcohol

Day/Weight/Comment:
9/29 – 229.4 – Had a salty dinner but stayed under my calorie goal and worked out for 30 minutes. No alcohol.
9/30 – 227.6 – Wasn’t expecting this drop, but I’m not complaining! Did pretty well yesterday, stayed under my calorie goal and worked out for 30 mins. No alcohol.
10/1 – 228 – I went wayyy over my calorie goal yesterday and I didn’t exercise. No alcohol. I will try to have an extra healthy day today to make up for it.
10/2 – 227 – I did not have a healthy dinner but still stayed under my calorie goal. No exercise. No alcohol. Nervous about our anniversary dinner tonight and hoping I can make good choices while still enjoying myself. Fingers crossed!
10/3 – 228.4 - Weigh in after night out for 3 year anniversary – Well, my food choices at dinner last night were actually ok but I ruined it with too much wine! Another night out tonight unless the weather doesn’t get any better in which case I’ll stay in and eat healthy.
10/4 – 228 - Weigh in after night out to comedy club – Great night out meeting new people. I had some naughty treats but did fine overall. Still hoping to hit my round goal!
10/5 – 229.2 – Ugh! I ate really well yesterday so I’m guessing this is a delay from the weekend. I will keep pushing forward!
10/6 - 227.8 – So happy with this number! I ate under my calorie goal yesterday and did two workouts.
10/7 – 226.2 – Yesterday went great, ate under my calorie goal and finished my meals early. Did a walking workout and yoga.
10/8 – 226 – I’m so pleased that I met my round goal! I had a healthy lunch yesterday but a not so healthy dinner and I didn’t work out so I’m glad that didn’t show up in the scales today. On to the next round!

Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
230's; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180's; 170's; 160's; 150's; 140's; 130's; 120's

matratazola · October 2021

F51, 5.5ft
Start weight: 74.7 kg /164.8 lbs
1st goal weight : 70kg / 154.3 lbs
2nd goal weight : 67 kg / 147.7 lbs
Final goal weight : 64 kg / 141.1 lbs

Round 162 SW 164.8 EW 164.8 (loss 0.0lbs)
Round 163 SW 164.8 EW 161.8 = - 3.0lbs / 74.7-73.4 = -1.3kg

Day/Weight/Comment

Previous days

9/29 73.4kg (161.88) No change is better than gain

Autumn is finally here, leaves are falling, it's pouring down and windy. Time to make some soups !
9/30 73.4kg (161.8) Still no change, I ate maybe too many carbs yesterday, but nothing major, I'm happy with a status quo as I'm not really exercising, I do some yoga in the morning and go everywhere by ebike but that's more like a brisk walk than anything, well except yesterday when my battery was flat, that was some workout lol Yesterday evening, I switched my summer/winter clothes and I was happy to find clothes are easy to get into or a bit big so that's a nice. I'll wait till the January sales to get some new clothes, I'm hoping to drop a size (or two

) between now and then !
10/1 73.4kg (161.8 / - 0.0lbs) And again no change

Kept to low carb but probably too many calories. Although I'm seeing a difference in body shape with the cycling and I'm happy about that. Also I'm surprised that my inflammation from Rheumatoid Arthritis has nearly gone, I had heard it could be one of the positive aspects of going low carb but I didn't expect such a quick and dramatic change. The swelling and pain in my hands were the first to go but more surprisingly I've had inflammation in my ribcage for nearly 6 months and now I can also breath without pain. So it looks like I'll be adopting keto WOL for the long term. If I could loose weight too that would be a definite winner

10/2 73.4 (161.8 / -0.0lbs) The day went well but I had a dinner at friends that evening, we had sushi to compensate for my vegetarian side, I didn't feel I could impose Keto on them either, I also treated myself to a slice of cake while I was at it lol
10/3 DNW - wanted to spend my Sunday blissfully unaware of the consequences of the day before

10/4 74.3 (163.8 / +2.0lbs) yep there it is lol Even though yesterday I was very attentive to stay below 20g carb I still managed to gain from that one day slip, but you can't stop going out and seeing friends because of diet

I've planned to commute by bike all week except tomorrow when I'm taking my dad to hospital and I'm going to try to fit in the gym as well to do some cardio and weights. I'm hoping things will get back into enough of a routine that I can go more regularly to the gym on my lunch hour during the week.
10/5 74.2 (163.6 / -0.2lbs) Slight drop, I was very good with carbs yesterday but not very active as only did my usual bike commute. Today I'm taking my dad to hospital appointments therefore I'm by car, I was stuck in traffic for 40 minutes (3 km) looking at all the cyclists going by with envy lol. We're getting the results of my dad's biopsies this afternoon and we'll know if it is confirmed as cancer or not, crossing fingers. I'm hoping to not fall into stress eating by the end of the day!
10/6: 73.2kg (161.3 / -2.3lbs) Yesterday turned out to be a rotten day, for my dad they confirmed the diagnostic as a tumour in the oesophagus. He now has to undergo a battery of exams to see if it's spread and what kind of treatment he can handle with all his other health issues. We'll know what in a couple of week. Of course I didn't eat much and then around 10pm ended up trying to run for the 1st time since I broke my ankle, ended up more hobbling along, I never thought I'd say it but gosh I miss running, especially in moments like this! I put on all of my current extra weight when my mum had cancer and subsequently died about 5 years ago, I just compensated with food. It's going to be a battle to keep myself in check.

10/7 DNW

10/8 DNW but I think I gained, I've been feeling bloated these last couple of days and although I've kept eating low carb I haven't had time to track calories. I was in a hurry this morning (I overslept as I had a bad night) and it was more a question of rushing out the door than weighing myself. I'm not really sure what's best, to put the last known weight or end the round on a DNW, what do you normally do? For this time I'll put the last known weight

Round 164 SW 161.8 EW 161.3 = -0.5 lbs / 73.4-73.2 = -0.2 kg

matratazola · October 2021

@CamandJarvis I'm so sorry you're going through all this. The stress of everything one on top of the other must be dreadful! all my thoughts and prayers are with you and your BF !

jaccimc63 · October 2021

Female, 5ft. 6 in.
Age 57
Akron, Ohio

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

My 125th Round!

Still trying to get back down to the mid range of maintenance.

Being overweight is hard.
Maintaining a healthy weight is hard.
Choose your hard.

After losing 12 lbs. I was stuck at 174lbs. for a couple weeks until I found this challenge.
End R40: 171 (-3) - May 2018
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 - 2018
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 - 2019
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 - 2019
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)
End R113: 143.5 (-2.5)
End R114: 146.5 (+3)
End R115: 146 (-.5)
End R116: 146 (0)
End R117: 145.5 (-.5)
End R118: 146 (+.5)
End R119: 146.5 (+.5)
End R120: 147 (+.5)
End R121: 147 (0)
End R122: 145 (-2)
End R123: 144.5 (-.5)
End R124: 143 (-1.5)
End R125: 143 (0) - Labor Day
End R126: 144.5 (+1.5)
End R127: 142.5(-2)
End R128: 143 (+.5)
End R129: 142.5 (-.5)
End R130: 144 (+1.5)
End R131: 144(0)
End R132: 143 (-1)
End R133: 144 (+1) Thanksgiving
End R134: 143.5
End R135: 143.5
End R136: 143.5 Christmas and New Year - 2020
End R137: 144 (+.5) Dan's cancer diagnosis
End R138: 145 (+1)
End R139: 146 (+1)
End R140: 145.5 (-.5)
End R141: 145
End R142: 145.5 (+.5)
End R143: 143.5 (-2) - Dan hospitalized
End R144: 143(-.5)
End R145: 143.5 (+.5)
End R146: 145 (+1.5) - Problems with Dan's treatment
End R147: 144.5 (-.5)
End R148: 145.5 (+1)
End R149: 145 (-.5)
End R150: 144 (-1)
End R151: 145 (+1)
End R152: 144.5 (-.5)Dan started BCG at CC
End R153: 145.5 (+1)
End R154: 146.5 (+1)
End R155: 146 (-.5)
End R156: 147.5 (+1.5)Dan ill from BCG/flu, G hospitalized, retina flash, RP died
End R157: 147.5(0)
End R158: 147.5(0)
End R159: 147(-.5)
End R160: 147.5(+.5)Dan clear from treatment
End R161: 147.5(0) L had covid
End R162: 146(-1.5)
End R163: 145.5(-.5)

SW: 145.5

Day/Weight/Comment

9/29 - 145 - My husband starts his cancer maintenance treatments today. It's only 3 weekly treatments compared to the 6 week course he took over the summer, so I'm hoping I can keep my stress to a minimum and stay on track.
9/30 - 144.5 - I'm home from work today to keep an eye on my husband. He requested grilled cheese and tomato soup for lunch which wasn't too bad for my diet. I'm just trying to keep away from the Halloween candy we have stashed in the cupboard.
10/1 - 144 - It's been 4 months since I've been at this weight. I'm sure it will bounce, but this will help my trend weight.
10/2 - 144.5- I got a little off track today with eating, although I got in plenty of exercise. I'll see how my weight reacts over the next few days.
10/3 - 145
10/4 - 145 - OK, I'm sticking to plan today and hoping the weekend doesn't catch up with me tomorrow.
10/5 - 144.5 - Yay, glad to see the little drop. My daughter's half sister is in town for a visit this week and they are stopping by our house for "Happy Hour" tonight. I will try to keep my calories to maintenance level with vodka and diet tonic.
10/6 - 145.5 - I'm hoping this gain is from the carbs and sodium in the Greek carry out food we had last night. I'll be drinking plenty of water today.
10/7 - 145
10/8 - 145 - I'll take a half pound loss for the round and be happy with it! See you next round!

chublet25 · October 2021

heaviest weight: 225 pounds (Mar 23, 2021)
current weight: 148.0
goal weight: 126

weight lost (lb):

round 150: (3.0) . . . . . round 155 (4.0). . . . . .round 160 (3.5)
round 151: (3.0). . . . . .round 156 (3.5). . . . . .round 161 (3.5)
round 152: (3.0). . . . . .round 157 (4.0). . . . . .round 162 (3.3)
round 153: (3.5). . . . . .round 158 (3.0). . . . . .round 163 (3.7)
round 154: (3.5). . . . . .round 159 (3.0). . . . . .round 164 (3.2)

goal for round 164 is 2.5 pounds (looking for 145.5 on the scales)

29/9. . . 147.8 (-0.2)
30/9. . . . DNW
1/10 . . .147.2 (-0.6)
2/10 . . .147 (-0.2)
3/10 . . .146.6 (-0.4)
4/10. . . 146.2 (-0.4)
5/10. . . 146 (-0.2)
6/10. . . 146
7/10. . . 145.6 (-0.4)
8/10. . . 144.8 (-0.8) I thought this was my worst round ever, but had a big finish I guess! It's sure getting more difficult to lose weight. 18.8 pounds from goal weight, though I suspect I will need to lose a little more than anticipated, given the amount of excess flesh I still seem to be sporting. See everybody in round 165! Might cut myself some slack and reduce the amount I try to lose each week by eating a bit more and cutting back on the exercise a little, just until I feel less tired.

jaccimc63 · October 2021

@matratazola and @CamandJarvis - I just saw your posts and I'm sending big hugs!

jspecies11 · October 2021

SW: 135.2# (end of round 163 on 9/28)
Round goal: 134.0#
Plan: Proactive calorie planning; strength training, walk in nature as weather allows, and stay engaged.

Day/Weight/Comment
9/29: 136.0#
9/30: 134.0#
10/1: 134.8#
10/2: 134.8#
10/3 Travel
10/4 Travel
10/5: 135.0#
10/6: 135.2#
10/7: 135.0#
10/8: 134.0# Finally a drop at the last moment and I’ve been trying this week. I had to jump off and on the scale a bunch of times as first said 133.6#. It’s such a tease. Grandkiddos are visiting today for a long weekend and I’m on the moon. Baking some treats will be one activity - will try to limit those for me. Lots of hiking is planned though. My challenge is the freakin’ weekend. I’m always being much better with the workweek structure with a packed lunch rather than the free wheeling weekend and this is a long one.
Best of success everyone!

topathemorning · October 2021

SW: 278 (2016) 209.4 (9/28)
Day/Weight/Comment

9/29 207 Wow, I half expect that drop is due to dehydration, but will take it! Went sailing for the first time with my brother in his Hobie Cat yesterday-so I didn't do much of the work. And I wasn't guzzling water all day, but lost weight? Maybe I should go sailing more often!

9/30 206.4 Nice long walk in a local park yesterday

10/1 205.4 More sailing yesterday, more weight gone. Maybe it's that I'm away from the fridge. I'm at the same weight I was at the end of June, so reality check. 205.2 -214 range over the summer. At least I'm down from 230 in April, and that 278 several years ago! Trying these weight loss challenges have kept my focus on eating healthy foods in limited portions. So keeping it up. Thanks for participating you all.

@_JeffreyD_Yep, agree regarding fb & Instagram...MFP is a far better platform. Reddit's loseit is also good

10/2 207.4

10/3 206.4 Such a relief to be out of that 209-211 plateau from last month! I must admit, it was getting old to start several challenges and have the same results week after week. challenge after challenge. I'm planning on these 200 + single digits to stay around a while! I do not want to go back to the 200 +teens! My new mini goal is to become "overweight." 202 for my height is the top of the BMI chart for my height and I can say, "Adios" to obesity! The end of October is realistic; sooner would be cool. Speaking of cool, is anybody else cold now that we weigh less?

10/4
10/5 206.2 Maintaining a loss feels great! I'll prep food for my trip to the big city, including lots of soft foods for the post root canal recovery time. Not fond of dental procedures--such is life

10/6 206.2 Root canal retreat day-yikes!

10/7 205.4 Ouch, dull pain, but happy to be in the 205 range
10/8 201.6 wowza- a whoosh brought me to Overweighland!!!Happy dance

schmoyew · October 2021

SW: 299.2 (April 20, 2021)
GW: 180
End of Round 157: 257.1
End of Round 158: 250.9
End of Round 159: 249.1
End of Round 160: 244.5
End of Round 161: 237.2
End of Round 162: 234.1
End of Round 163: 229.1
Round Goal: 227
Day/Weight/Comment

9/29 - 231.0 Just one of those days that you want to climb back into bed. Yesterday was brutal between our office ordering Cheesecake Factory for lunch and then snacking because I was still hungry, combined with not working out enough... Then this morning I thought I had a good workout until I saw I actually did worse than the last time I did that ride. Weighed in 2 lbs higher than yesterday. Forgot my coffee at home. Fast forward to tomorrow please.
9/30 - 229.5 I'll take it. Still higher than the start of the round, but that's just how weight fluctuates. Set a 20 minute personal record on the Peloton this morning so pretty excited for that. Today I'll also close all 3 rings on my Apple Watch to complete a full month of closing all 3 rings! Honestly I don't know if I want to break this streak because I just enjoy pushing myself harder. We'll see if I take a day off...
10/1 - 233.0 I don't understand the number, I just type the number in. I didn't work out this morning but... I also don't think I even consumed 3.5 lbs of things yesterday. So... okay? Hopefully this weekend and next week are better than this week.
10/2 - 232.4
10/3 - 228.6
10/4 - 228.6 Staying mostly flat in this past week (bump aside) so not entirely sure what's going on but this is how things work. Not going to have steady declines the entire time. All I know is I've been working hard on the Peloton and eating right and everything else will fall into place. The Apple Watch October challenge for me is to close all 3 rings 27 days. In my mind, there's no reason to take off 4 random days so I guess I'm going for another full month of closing these rings. Got a light 425 calorie ride in this morning because I slept in... oops!
10/5 - 229.7 This is apparently one of those rounds where you do everything right and your body just doesn't cooperate. I'd expect a large drop one of these days soon. Just want to be below 224 in 21 days. Come on body!
10/6 - 229.5 It just doesn't matter what I do at this point, this is hanging on for dear life. Work out? 229. Don't work out? 229. Bathroom before? 229. No bathroom? 229. I'm trying to take a day off of any working out just to try to get some result tomorrow. This is a brutal round.
10/7 - 227.5 Well this is a little better at least. Likely not going to hit the round goal but I'll settle for getting close if I have to! My wife says it looks like I've lost more so that's what matters I guess lol. Set Personal Records for 20 minute and 30 minute rides on the Peloton within the last 14 hours, so I'm really happy with that!
10/8 - 229.9 Well... this is the first round where my weight is higher at the end than the beginning. I've done nothing different. I've maybe worked out harder than ever. Whatever. On to the next one.

Nicoles0305 · October 2021

Heck yeah I’m in!

Fourth round for me! I can do anything for 10 days!

Goals- Lose as much weight as I can! Keep to 80 net carbs/day; Pelo 2-3x/week; strength training 2-3x/week; 11,500 steps/day

MFP SW: 237.6
Round 164 SW: 211.8

9/29: 212.0 Had a great day yesterday- hit my steps, got a Pelo ride in, and finished the day at 52 net carbs. So all things considered, this tiny uptick this morning is not unexpected because it’s absolutely the monthly hormonal shift. One foot in front of the other! It’ll pass soon.
9/30: 211.8 Had a great day yesterday, especially considering I was unsure of what dinner would look like. Wound up having a salad! Finished the day with 46 net carbs, a strength training session done, and step goal achieved. On to today!
10/1: 212.4 Had a weird day yesterday. I was busy all day, literally from the time I got up to the time I went to bed, I was going nonstop. That led to undereating slightly, less water than usual, and not hitting my step goal. It is what it is though. Still stayed within my carb goal- 66 for the day. Today will be less busy and I’ve got half my food already planned out. Going camping this weekend, and I’ve learned my best method when camping is to preplan my meals, so I’m sure I’ll be fine with food. For now, I’ll continue riding out this hormonal weight shift.
10/2: 🏕 DNW Had a good day yesterday. Hit my steps, got plenty of water, stuck to my plan for my first camping meal of the weekend, and finished the day with 54 net carbs. I have today’s food all mapped out already to avoid any overeating, and plenty of walking in the forecast too.
10/3: 🏕 DNW Preplanning my food for our weekend camping trips makes things so easy. I might start doing this every other day too. I had a great day yesterday. 44 net carbs, step goal hit, and plenty of water. Tomorrow I should see the reward for sticking to my plan this weekend, even when I was soo tempted to make myself a s’mores while I was making them for the kids last night!
10/4: 212.4 Had a great day yesterday. Finished the day with 36 net carbs, hit my step goal, and plenty of water. Unfortunately, hormones are still masking any scale progress. Hopefully I’ll drop before the end of this challenge. I did take my monthly measurements today and have dropped a total of 15.5” over the past month, so there’s that at least!
10/5: 212.4 So it seems this round is a stagnant round. I know it’s merely hormones though, so it’s all good. I had another great day yesterday- 68 net carbs, strength training done, and step goal achieved. On to today!
10/6: 211.6 Woohoo! And we’re moving again! Had a great day yesterday- 36 net carbs, a Pelo ride, and even (just barely) hit my step goal. I decided to check my records and compare my monthly stalls. In the 8 years I’ve been working on weight loss, I’ve never stopped to check how long the stall actually lasts. Now though, I know! 9-10 days. So now I know how long to expect the stall to last, and how much of the rest of the month I don’t have it to deal with. I’m going to put this new info to great use! Now to make these last few days of this challenge count!
10/7: 212.2 To be honest, I was a little disappointed to see the number up this morning. Maybe I called the stall being over too soon. Either way, it was a successful Fay yesterday- 52 net carbs and hit my step goal. I postponed strength training till today because of being busy yesterday, but I will be getting it in today!
10/8: 211.6 Another great day yesterday. 38 net carbs, step goal achieved, Pelo ride done, and strength workout done too! This was a pretty stagnant round, but it happens-about once a month! Lol at least I know this next round should result in some downward movement again. Let’s do it!

Total round loss: -0.2lbs

_JeffreyD_ · October 2021

Male: 64
6’-2”
OSW: 237.8 (Nov. 2016)
OGW: 199 (just to say I did)
Maintenance Range Goal: 200-205

Goals for this round:

Generally, keep it under control. Specifically, get some more exercise done.
Major Goal is to have a lower average than last round.

Historical Averages:

R 94: 210.7 (20191108 = date of the last day of the round)
R 95: 210.3
R 96: 210.5
R 97: 211.3 (20191208)
R 98: 212.7
R 99: 212.5* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 100: 215.0* (ghost vaycay entries) (20200107)
R 101: 216.0* (some ghost vaycay entries)
R 102: 212.6
R 103: 211.9 (20200206)
R 104: 210.9
R 105: 212.5
R 106: 211.2 (20200307)
R 107: DNF
R 115: 215.6 (20200605)
R 116: 213.7
R 117: 213.1
R 118: 212.1 (20200705)
R 119: 212.4
R 120: 211.5
R 121: 207.9 (20200804)
R 122: 207.4
R 123: 207.3
R 124: 209.4 (20200903)
R 125: 208.9
R 126: 209.6
R 127: 209.1 (20201003)
R 128: 210.0
R 129: 210.6
R 130: 210.7 (20201102)
R 131: 211.5
R 132: 209.2
R 133: 211.7 (20201202)
R 134: 211.0
R 135: 211.5
R 136: DNW (20210101)
R 137: DNW
R 138: DNW
R 139: 215.7
R 140: 215.2 (20210210)
R 141: 213.6
R 142: 212.8 (20210302)
R 143: 211.5
R 144: 212.2
R 145: 211.6 (20210401)
R 146: DNW – scale broke during this round.
R 147: 213.1
R 148: 212.3 (20210501)
R 149: 209.7 (vacay 2nd half)
R 150: 210.4 (vacay 1st half)
R 151: 210.7
R 152: 211.0 (20210610)
R 153: 210.7
R 154: 210.6
R 155: 210.0 (20210710)
R 156: 210.9
R 157: 210.6
R 158: 207.8 (20210809)
R 159: 207.9
R 160: 205.9
R 161: 206.2 (20210908)
R 162: 205.9
R 163: 206.8

I like to track averages due to my wild fluctuations. For the same reason, I like to weigh daily so I can see the lows from time to time. It gives me hope.

Round 164
Month/Day: Exercise / Comment

9/29: 205.8
Good start to the round. All of the residue of the Chinese Buffet on Sunday has left the building. Yesterday I even had a Brisket sandwich with fries for lunch and pesto spaghetti (reasonable portion) for supper. My spinning class wiped it away. HA!

I am “working” toward the day when today’s weight is on the upper end, after the Chinese Buffett.

9/30: 208.2
I have NO idea what just happened here. Possibly mis-logging the bowl of Pho I had yesterday? It would have to be sodium and TMI.

10/1: 206.8
The fact that it is October already blows my mind. This is a dangerous snacky comfort food time period for me every year.

That is why this group is important to me. MFP is the only “social media” I can really stand. It is encouraging and brutally honest.

I hate Facebook and its evil spawn Instagram. I have accounts to remain in contact with friends and family regarding events and such, but I must wade through so much posing and virtue signaling about every imaginable divisive topic! All this while FB profits off my personal information. (my own fault) I am about to cut the cord. Apology for the rant!

Glad we can stay on topic here (like I just didn’t) and encourage each other about our common goals. 😊

10/2: 207.0
10/3: 209.0
10/4: 209.2
10/5: 207.2
I have not posted here since the 1st. As you can see, I did not have a very disciplined weekend. “This behavior is doing wonders for my rolling ten-day average” he said with sarcasm.

10/6: 206.0
Too busy to really eat. Ha! I got called to a meeting that preempted by Spinning class last night. Bummer, because my gym is still pretty sparse with their options.

So, I have lost 3.2 pounds in two days. We all know that is mostly water and what-not. But that is a LOT of weight. When I think about strapping a 3 pound bag of beans (or whatever) to my belt and having to drag that around, it makes me happy for all of us here. We are doing something good for us. (hearts, hips, knees and feet.) Every little bit helps.

10/7: 206
Another day of generally keeping it under control, but no exercise to speak of. This round is coming to a close. I am afraid I squandered it on this past weekend.

10/8: 206.2
Goals not met. Hooked it out of bounds. No choice but to take my stroke and distance penalty and tee up another one. See you next round.

tiabirdie56 · October 2021

*END ROUND 164 (Sept 29 - Oct 8) Water, 80+ ounces daily, carbs at 30g, last meal(s) by 7pm., that seems to be what I end up at most days.

Seeking lower bodyfat%
My name is Tish.
Age: 65
Height: 5'7.5"
USW: 260
2021 Start Wgt:215 (Jan 1)
CW: 197
RGW: Lose 1/2 to 1 pound
FGW: 175
*It's easier for me to think
10lbs ahead at a time*
●2018●Round End Weights*

{Mar 19~Round 34- lost 2.8 lbs~215.8}
{Mar 28~Round 35 - lost 2.4 lbs~214}
{Apr 7~Round 36 - lost 1 lb~212}
{Apr 17~Round 37 - lost 5.6 lbs~206.4}
{Apr 27~ Round 38 - lost 1 lb~205.4}
{May 6~ Round 39 - lost 3.4 lbs~202}
•••Transition Round⬇•••
{May 17~Round 40 - lost 3 lbs~199}
{May 27~Round 41 - lost .8 lbs~198.2}
{Jun 6~Round 42 - lost 2.6 lbs~195.6}
{Jun 16~Round 43 - lost 1.4 lbs~194.2}
{Jun 26~Round 44 - lost 1 lb~193.2}
{Jul 6~Round 45 - no loss~193.2}
{Jul 16~Round 46 - lost 3.6 lbs~189.6}
{Jul 26~Round 47 - lost 1.4 lbs~188.2}
{Aug 5~Round 48 - lost 1.8 lbs~ 186.4}
{Aug 15~ Round 49 - lost .8 lb~ 185.6}
{Aug 25~Round 50 - lost 3 lbs~ 182.6}
{Sep 4~Round 51 - .4 lb gain~ 183}
{Sep 14~Round 52 - lost 2 lbs~ 180.8}
{Sep 24~Round 53 - lost 1 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 4~Round 54 - lost .8 lb~ 179}
{Oct 14~ Round 55 - gain .8 lb~ 179.8}
{Oct 24~Round 56 -lost 3.2 lbs~176.6}
{Nov 3~Round 57 - gain 1.6 ~178.2}
{Nov 13~Round 58 - gain .2 ~178.4}
{Nov 23~Round 59 -lost1.2 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 3~Round 60 -gain 3.4lb~180.6}
{Dec 13~Round 61 -lost 3.4 lbs~177.2}
{Dec 23~Round 62 - lost 2.8lbs~174.4}

(Lowest weight 171.2~March 2019)
{Round 136 - 215 EW}Dec 31 2020(1/01)
{Round 137-209.8 EW}Jan 11 2021
{Round 138- 209.5 EW}Jan 21 2021
{Round 139- DNW EW}Jan 31 2021
{Round 140- EW}Feb 10 2021
{Round 141- 211 EW}Feb 20 2021
{Round 142- 215 EW}Mar 2 2021
{Round 143- 215 EW}Mar 12 2021
{Round 144- 215 EW}Mar 22 2021
{Round 145- 214.3 EW}April 2 2021
{Round 146- DNW EW}April 11 2021
{Round 147 - 216 EW}April 21 2021
{Round 148 - 216.3 EW}May 01 2021
{Round 149 - DNW EW}May 11 2021
{Round 150 - 216.7 EW}May 21 2021
{Round 151 - DNW EW}May 31 2021
{Round 152 - 216.2 EW}June 10 2021
Round 153 - 215.6 EW}June 20 2021
Round 154 - 216 EW}June 30 2021⬅
Round 155 - 212.6 EW}July 10 2021
Round 156 - 209.4 EW}July 20 2021
Round 157 - 208.8 EW}July 30 2021
(🔼 is diet break)

Round 158 - 206.6 EW}Aug 9 2021
Round 159 - 204.6 EW}Aug 19 2021
🔼Round 160 - 202.6 EW}Aug 29 2021
Round 161 - 200 EW}Sep 8 2021
Round 162 -196.8 EW}Sep18 2021
Round 163 - 198 EW}Sep28 2021
{Day/Weight/Comment}
¤Looking back on my weight loss history, I cycled from 196lbs to 199lbs for about 6 weeks, even touching 200lbs again before dropping to the 180's.

▪Day1▪︎ We•9/29- ¤197 (Tu•9/28 -12pm, 7:30pm; 17hrs;) 41g carbs; Fiber•8g; 84ozs water.

▪Day2▪︎ Th•/30- ¤198 (We•9/29 -3:30pm, 7pm; 20hrs) 48g carbs; Fiber•22g; 66ozs water.

▪Day3▪︎ Fr•10/1- ¤197.6 (Th•9/30 -6pm, 8pm; 23hrs) 62g carbs; Fiber•5g; 80ozs water. potato chips. 19lbs lost, just under halfway to weight loss goal. All praise to TMH. So grateful, but I don't need the chips😁

▪Day4▪︎Sa•10/2- ¤197.6 (Fr•10/1 -12pm, 4:30pm, 7pm; 16hrs) 51g carbs; Fiber•23g; 91ozs water.

▪Day5▪︎ Su•10/3- ¤198.2 (Sa•10/2-12:30pm, 3:30pm, 7pm; 17.5hrs) 41g carbs; Fiber•8g; 64ozs water. I tried Bentons keto cookies from Aldi. 21 cookies about the size of a nickel coin. Not that tasty, but crunchy enough for me. No more processed keto snacks.

▪Day6▪︎ Mo•10/4- ¤197.8 (Su•10/3 - 3:30pm; 20.5hrs) 22g carbs; Fiber•5g; 80ozs water.

▪Day7▪︎ Tu•10/5- ¤196.8 (Mo•10/4- 12:30pm, 4:45pm, 7pm; 21hrs) 40g carbs; Fiber•4g; 84ozs water.

▪Day8▪︎ We•10/6- ¤195.6 (Tu•10/5- 4:30pm, 7pm; 21.5hrs) 32g carbs; Fiber•4g; 86ozs water.

▪Day9▪︎ Th•10/7- ¤195.4 (We•10/6 -4:30pm, 7:15pm; 21.5hrs) 33g carbs; Fiber•7g; 80ozs water.

■Day10▪︎ Fr•10/8- ¤197.6 (Th•10/7- 4:30pm; 20.25hrs) 49g carbs; Fiber•15g; 88ozs water. No worries. Bran muffin, had to 😕 no TMI. Maybe next round I'll settle on 195.

■Bodyfat% using Vanity Planet BF scale
■BMI using National Heart Lung & Blood Institute app

link to: Waist to Height Ratio

link to: Waist to Hip Ratio

link to: Cucumber Detox Water Recipe

SBMI ~ Smart Body Mass Index Link

Seeking lower bodyfat%

▪2021▪
*update monthly*
•20.4lbs lost ✔
•BMI lowered 3.3 points~needs update
•BF reduced 4.8%

■2021

R137/Jan/2~SW: 212 (new start)
R138/Jan/12~SW: 209.8
R139/Jan/22~SW:209.6
R140/Feb/01~SW: DNW
R141/Feb/11~SW:
R142/Feb/20~SW
R143/Mar/03~SW:215
R144/Mar/13~SW:215
R145/Mar/23~SW:215
R146/Apr/02~SW:214.3
R147/Apr/11~SW:216
R148/Apr/22~SW:216
R149/May/02~SW:216.3
R150/May/12~SW: DNW
R151/May/22~SW: 216.7
R152/Jun/01~SW: 215.7
R153/Jun/11~SW: 216.2
R154/Jun/21~SW: 215.6
R155/Jun/30~SW: 216
R156/Jul/11~SW: 212.6
R157/Jul /21~: 209.4
R158/Jul /31~SW: 208.8
R159/Aug /10~SW: 206.6
R160/Aug /20~SW: 204.6
R161/Aug /30~SW: 202
R162/Sep/9~SW: 200.6
R163/Sep/19~SW: 198.2
R164/Sep/29~SW: 197
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topathemorning · October 2021

W: 278 (2016) 209.4 (9/28)
Day/Weight/Comment

9/29 207 Wow, I half expect that drop is due to dehydration, but will take it! Went sailing for the first time with my brother in his Hobie Cat yesterday-so I didn't do much of the work. And I wasn't guzzling water all day, but lost weight? Maybe I should go sailing more often!

9/30 206.4 Nice long walk in a local park yesterday

10/1 205.4 More sailing yesterday, more weight gone. Maybe it's that I'm away from the fridge. I'm at the same weight I was at the end of June, so reality check. 205.2 -214 range over the summer. At least I'm down from 230 in April, and that 278 several years ago! Trying these weight loss challenges have kept my focus on eating healthy foods in limited portions. So keeping it up. Thanks for participating you all.

10/2 207.4

10/3 206.4 Such a relief to be out of that 209-211 plateau from last month! I must admit, it was getting old to start several challenges and have the same results week after week. challenge after challenge. I'm planning on these 200 + single digits to stay around a while! I do not want to go back to the 200 +teens! My new mini goal is to become "overweight." 202 for my height is the top of the BMI chart for my height and I can say, "Adios" to obesity! The end of October is realistic; sooner would be cool. Speaking of cool, is anybody else cold now that we weigh less?

10/4
10/5 206.2 Maintaining a loss feels great! I'll prep food for my trip to the big city, including lots of soft foods for the post root canal recovery time. Not fond of dental procedures--such is life

10/6 206.2 Root canal retreat day-yikes!

10/7 205.4 Ouch, dull pain, but happy to be in the 205 range

10/8 206.4 Correction from earlier this morning. I thought the scale read 201.6. I thought "How's that possible? Maybe a whoosh?" I was misreading the scale - It must have been 207.6, because after using the bathroom this morning, I'm 206.4. Mercury's gone retrograde! Still need to get to 202 to be 'overweight' my fall goal. Happy dance delay. That celebration was premature....oh well, on to healthy eating in small/reasonable proportions!

CamandJarvis · October 2021

You don't have to be perfect, you just have to be better than you were before

29, 5'5"
OSW: 164.2
GW: 130-135

Previous Rounds:

R69 EW: 158.1
R70 EW: 156.5
R71 EW: 156.3
R72 EW: 156.3
R73 EW: 155.2
R74 EW: 155.4
R75 EW: 156.1
R76 EW: 155.6
R80 EW: 153.2
R81 EW: 154.3
R82 EW: 154.1
R84 EW: 156.5
R89 EW: 156.7
R91 EW: 160.1
R93 EW: 159.3
R94 EW: 156.1
R98 EW: 154.5
R99 EW: 155.9

R100

EW: 152.8
R101 EW: 149.7 (1/15)
R102 EW: 149.0
R103 EW: 149.0
R104 EW: 146.2
R105 EW: 146.6
R106 EW: 144.6
R107 EW: 146.8 (spring break, only 2 days weight)
R108 EW: 147.7 (Moving out of state, starting new job)
R109 EW: 148.1
R110 EW: 150.1
R111 EW: 154.3
R112 EW: 152.6
R113 EW: 151.7
R121 EW: 153.0
R122 EW: 154.8
R123 EW: 153.9
R124 EW: 153.4
R125 EW: 155.6
R126 EW: 152.3
R127 EW: 151.5
R128 EW: 151.0
R129 EW: 151.0
R130 EW: 152.6
R131 EW: 153.9
R132 EW: 150.6
R133 EW: 151.2
R134 EW: 149.3
R135 EW: 149.5
R136 EW: 148.4
R137 EW: 147.9
R138 EW: 148.4
R139 EW: 151.9
R140 EW: 150.4
R141 EW: 150.4 (SNOVID)
R142 EW: 144.0 (PRK)
R143 EW: 144.2
R144 EW: 147.0
R145 EW: 145.7
R146 EW: 145.9
R147 EW: 145.9
R148 EW: 146.5
R149 EW: 147.3
R150 EW: 146.8
R151 EW: 147.9
R152 EW: 147.7
R152 EW: DNW
R153 EW: 147.2
R154 EW: 147.0
R155 EW: 144.7
R156 EW: DNW
R157 EW: 146.1
R158 EW:146.6
R159 EW: 146.3
R160 EW: 150.2
R161 EW: 146.7
R162 EW: 144.6
R163 EW: 146.2

Last weight
9/28 - 146.2

Round Goal: 144.x Fast 16+hrs on weekdays, 14+hrs on weekends. Up the water! Water minimum: 75oz, Goal: 90oz.

Day, Weight, Comment
9/29 - 144.8
9/30 - 144.7
10/1 - 145.1
10/2 - 147.0
10/3 - DNW
10/4 - 149.5
10/5 - 146.8
10/6 - 146.1
10/7 - 146.0
10/8 - 147.3 - I ate my feelings during the day. Then a salty last minute, thrown together dinner. Hopefully I can have more control today.

Previous Day's Comments

9/29 - Not bad for an early weigh in. Don't expect it to stay so low, yesterday was a super low calorie day. I was banking calories from early in the day for our pizza night (we hadn't been to this place in months, since before the kid's summer break). But we ate late enough I decided only to have a couple slices so I didn't give myself heartburn going to bed so early for today's 330 wakeup. According to Fitbit, I was under my 500 cal deficit by 427 cals, wowza. I have myself some scrambled eggs with spinach, roasted sweet potatoes, black beans, and a couple mandarin oranges for lunch and a protein shake as a snack if I need it to hold me over for dinner. Unsure of dinner yet. Focusing on water for today.
9/30 - Another low-calorie day being at work. I ended up not being very hungry at all after lunch so much so I skipped my protein shake afternoon snack (win!). Dinner of spaghetti also filled me up on a much smaller portion. I have leftovers of yesterday's lunch though I may substitute something else for the eggs today, just not sure what yet. I have some sausage I'm going to make up with bell peppers I could use, I think. Finished 90 oz water, fasted until noon giving me abouuuuut 17 hours (I didn't pay attention to exactly when I finished dinner Tuesday night or last night so approximate times will have to work). Aiming for a minimum of 16 hour fasting, though will be a tad more challenging with a workout and being home near the kitchen.
10/1 - Not bad for being over calories, I'll very much take it! Especially since I thought I'd be seeing 146.x today. It may catch up to me in the next few days (Oktoberfest here in my little German town is this weekend. I've never been to an Oktoberfest before so I'm sure I'll splurge a tad). Just got back from getting coffee with FamWife on this dreary rainy morning. Did a 20 minute yoga session prior to coffee. Need to get in 10 more minutes of a workout today to hit my daily 30 minutes of activity goal. Tad behind on water, but nothing I can't catch up on with some focus. Have some leftover roasted sweet potato chunks to eat up which is what has been filling me up amazingly during my 2 super-low cal days (by low cal I mean between 1200-1300 compared to my normal 1500-1650 range I hang out in). I'll be filling up on that for lunch with protein of some sort. Not sure what yet, thankfully I've got time and that (splurge) chai latte filled me right on up for the morning. Needed a little warm something for this dreary day as a pick-me-up and chai or apple cider are my preferred fall flavors (all year round, too). Debating between Oktoberfest this evening or tomorrow (supposed to rain again tonight and all day tomorrow so it's a play it by "ear" (weather). Either way, that leaves dinner up in the air so need to behave the remainder of the day and bank some calories just in case.
10/2 - DNP
10/3 - DNP
10/4 - No hugs, it's expected. Oktoberfest was a blast, dinner was heavy and salty. We were up and moving fast early yesterday so I didn't get a chance to weigh in. Saturday I weighed but didn't have an opportunity to post. I'm commuting to work so up early. Have a pretty healthy lunch packed up with a protein shake for a snack if needed. Managed to get my water goals Saturday and Sunday so hoping to continue to the streak today. Honestly, between the walking and making sure I hit water is why I didn't hit the 150s again, thankfully. Quite happy with where I am. I have until Thursday to get back down. My birthday is Saturday (day 1 of next round) but I won't be back to weigh until Sunday. I'd love to be back to 144.x by then, but we shall see how this week goes. Will be doing my best to behave well.
10/5 - Coming back down, thankfully (: I was really pushing water to get back down quickly. Hopefully being home today won't be an issue with the kitchen right next to me hehe Starting next week I am commuting to work for 3 weeks and I'll have to figure out water and workout. The upside is that it will keep me from mindless snacking since I won't have access to anything but what I pack for lunch! BF was kind enough to offer cooking extra for dinner so I can have leftovers to take for lunch starting next week. Whew, one less thing to worry about. Dedicated workouts will have to be prioritized on my days off (hopefully I can manage that since I have a 5k on the 30th I need to train for!) Pushing more water today. Not sure what lunch or dinner will be. I have frozen steam bags of veggies to choose from and will just need to find a protein to go with it for lunch. I have a yoga session planned for a little later this morning and will try to take the pup on a walk today as well. Two more days to lose this Oktoberfest celebration weight....I can do it!
10/6 - Another drop of the Oktoberfest weight. I'm quite happy with that. I'm not super confident I'll hit 144.x by my birthday (Saturday) but I'll be happy if I can see 145.x tomorrow. Even better if it's lower 145.x, especially since I'll be without a scale for Friday and Saturday. I cannot promise I'll have the opportunity to post tomorrow, but I will do my best to hop on for that. Water has been fantastic, above 90oz for the last 3 days. Ended up fasting until noon on Monday and yesterday so hoping to continue that again today (both resulted in longer than 16 hours fasting, but I don't know how much longer). No ideas for lunch and dinner again, but have some options. Will take pup for a nice walk later once it gets light enough outside to see.
10/7 - I'm shocked I'm down at all, even 0.1lbs. Due to the craziness, we ended up making one of the frozen pizzas we keep on hand for dinner. I keep it around for times like last night, thankfully. BF was going to get up with me, but just told me he's sleeping in until 830 before he heads out which gives me time to feel "normal" this morning. No walking the pup today -- found out last night (after I walked the pup) there have been 2 pretty nasty crimes in my town. Town is tiny, only a mile and a half across it so anything "across town" is still really close to home. One was a potentially armed robbery while the guy was out walking his dog. In broad daylight. The other was a high speed chase fugitive who ended up on foot in my neighborhood. The last known sighting was my neighborhood until he was spotted and apprehended not too far from here several hours later. He was known to be armed and dangerous. With me being alone and next week being out of the house for 13-14 hours at a time, I'm going to be playing it extra cautious. Sorry pup, walks are out of the question with BF gone. I have my fitbit workouts and our rowing machine in the house to workout on if need be.

UnstoppableSandra · October 2021

MFP -Round #2
(164)

I’m 62 years old, 5’4” tall and my weight goal is to lose 30 pounds by my birthday on June 6, 2022

Goals for round #2:
1- drink more water
2- spend less time on social media and more time on my MFP
3- get up every day at 6AM

Round one: lost 2.2 lbs

09/29 -184.0 was a bit over with eating. Did a strength training class. I increased my cycling time this week and I usually gain a few pounds. So far my weight is steady. But yesterday I wasn’t organized with food… hmmm…. I’ll try to go back on track tomorrow.
09/30 - 184.2 and another 40K on the bike! Ended riding 400K in September. I’m happy about that and that is encouraging me to aim for 450K in October. But need to rest. I was pretty tired and aching during yesterday’s ride
10/01 - 183.8 today I biked 32K and got lost on one of the mtb trails. And it was fun.
10/02 - 185

this was kind of expected. The day before I had a big pasta dish for dinner. First I though I would eat half but I was so hungry! Another 36K on my bike😀
10/03 - 182.4 nice! But don’t like Sundays… :(still stayed almost on track with food.
10/04 - 183 cycle 51K. Not bad. Food was good. After doing a long ride it’s hard not to start eating without control
10/05 - 182.4 yesterday was a 26K ride. The wind was strong with 51K gusts. So the whole ride was slower. But a lot of effort. Was nice.
10/06 - 183.4 well, yesterday was an emotionally down day. But I accomplished a few things. Went out to a park and practiced one hour balancing on the slack line, and attended a strength training class in the evening. Food was almost under control
10/07 - 181.8 did an interval workout. I’m happy about that. But then when I came home I was so hungry… ended the day eating chocolate 😀
10/08 - 182.2

coblujay · October 2021

Age: 62 5’6” 
SW: 261 (6/3/21)
 CW: 223.4 (09/28/21) 
UGW: 175
End of 10 day challenge goal: 223

Drink a minimum of 64 oz water a day 
Swim, Circuit, Hike (5x week minimum)
 Seven days of maintenance to begin this challenge

Challenge 156: 245.4 (-1.8) - Challenge 157: 242 (-3.4) - Challenge 158: 240 (-2.0) - Challenge 159: 237 (-3.0) - Challenge 160: 235.6 (-1.4) - Challenge 161: 229.6 (-6.0) - Challenge 162: 227.6 (-2.0) Challenge 163 223.4 (-4.2)

9/29 223.6 (+.2) Today is my first day of maintenance. I’m taking seven days “off” and allowing my body to adjust to where I am before starting on the next phase. I’m going from 1250 calories a day to 1740. It feels strange and uncomfortable already and this is just breakfast. No planned formal exercise today. The art show is going great so far, which is really exciting.
9/30 223.8 (+.4) My art show sold out! I’m thrilled. It was a crazy busy day as you can imagine. I ate dinner late and didn’t get in all my water, so I’m not surprised at a slight bump on the scale. It was my first day in maintenance mode. It was nice to add a little parmesan cheese to my salad and have a slice of toast with peanut butter. Tish asked me if I was going to eat up to my maintenance calorie level or just eat more when I specifically wanted it. My response was the first, to eat up to my maintenance level. As I was eating yesterday, I better understood what she was asking. I did measure and log and had 200 calories left at the end of the day. My answer after one day in is…I will eat until I’m not hungry and keep it below my calorie goals. After limiting my calories, it’s not surprising that I get full even when I have calories left. It was a strange, but good first day.
10/1 222.8 (-.6) Yesterday was one of my busiest days in a long time, so I didn’t eat up to maintenance level. I never thought I’d find it difficult to eat more. Things will slow down for awhile now and I can get back to exercise, drinking my water and eating according to plan. I think I need a nap.

10/2 223.6 (+.2) I got my swimming in yesterday and have Orange Theory Fitness on the schedule today. I did eat up to my maintenance calorie level and half of my exercise calories. In that mix, I actually had a bottled margarita, my first alcohol since I started this journey. I’m not stressing at all over the bump. It will be interesting to see how my body responds to this week’s change in calorie levels.
10/3 223.4 (0) My lunch yesterday was late and about 5pm I thought I should prep dinner so I’d finish eating by 6pm. But…I wasn’t the least bit hungry. So, no dinner for me. I ate just under 1300 calories. With exercise, I had 850 calories remaining. Today is a walk with the dogs and I’m planning to do a better job eating all my meals and drinking all my water. Just a few days left in maintenance mode.
10/4 223.6 (+.2) I’m staying in a good range. There are some days I was lower in calories than my maintenance level and I have to admit, I was hoping still to lose a little. Tomorrow is my last day in maintenance mode and then it’s back full force into deficit mode. I can’t wait to get back to losing!!
10/5 222.8 (-.6) The last maintenance level day. I was really nervous about starting this, but I’m so glad I did. It has only been one week, which probably isn’t quite enough, but it’s a good way to practice. I’ll report in tomorrow about what I’ve learned so far. Heading for the swimming pool this morning and will be prepping meals for getting back on the weight loss track tomorrow.
10/6 223.2 (-.2) Today, I’m back on the deficit plan that is going to take me even further on my journey to health. What did I learn from a week of maintenance? 1. The number of calories I to eat each day is going to be up and down and I just need to keep it on track overall. 2. It’s easy to get busy and not focus specifically on my meals and snacks. It’s going to take remaining aware of what I’m eating so I can do this long term. 3. I can do this. (Which is the best part.) I know it was only seven days. I think I’ll plan a longer maintenance break the next time just to test things out while I’m still on a losing journey. I’m planning do that in about sixteen weeks. I’ll be curious over the next few days how my body reacts to being back on plan. I did have an indulgence meal yesterday that fit within my maintenance and exercise calories.
10/7 221.8 (-1.6) Surprised at this drop and did a bit of a happy dance this morning. My next big goal is to get under 216. For some reason, 216 has been a stumbling block in previous weight loss efforts so I’ll be excited to see that weigh for the last time on my scale. Swimming today, lots of water and prepping meals.
10/8 221.6 (-1.8) Done. I’m thrilled to end this ten day challenge with a loss after my maintenance week started things off. Almost forty pounds down… 45 to go! I’ll reassess my goal when I get closer.

SheilaBoneham · October 2021

HSW - 218.2 (Feb. 2015)
UGW - 130

2021 Goals (revised) — get out of the 180s; eat mindfully; meditate most days; exercise for the pleasure of moving.

History 2021

R136 1/1/2021 End weight 187. (+1.4lb). 10-day ave cals 1885.
R137 1/11/2021 End weight 187. (+/-0). 10-day ave cals 1789.
R138 1/21/2021 End weight 187. (+/-0). 10-day ave cals 1753.
R139 — End weight 187. (+/-0). Didn’t track calories.
R140 — end weight 187.
R141 — end weight 187. Ave calories 1587. (Goal 1600) ⭐️
R142 3/2/21. End weight 187.2. Ave calories 1720. (Goal 1500)
R143 3/12/21. End weight 188. Ave calories 1733. (Goal 1500)
R144 3/22/21. End weight 187. Ave calories 1690.
R145 4/1/21. End weight 187.2. Ave calories 1504. (Goal 1500). ⭐️
R146 4/11/21. End weight 188 (188.6). Ave calories 1516. (Goal 1500).
R147 4/21/21. End weight 188 (-.6). Ave calories 1526. (Goal <1500.)
R148 5/1/21. End weight 187.4. (-.6). Ave calories 1607. (Goal <1500.)
R149 5/11/21. End weight 188. (+.6). Ave calories 1789. (Goal <1500.)
R150 5/21/21. End weight 188.4. (+.4). Ave calories 1593. (Goal <1500.).
R151 5/31/21. End weight 187.6. (-.8). Ave calories 1812. (Goal <1500.).
R152 6/10/21. End weight 188.6. (+1). Ave calories 1843. (Goal <1500.)
R153 6/20/21. End weight 188. (-.6). Ave calories 1563. (Goal <1500.)
R154 6/30/21. End weight moving average 187.9. (-.1). Ave calories 1663. (Goal <1400.).
R155 7/10/21. Moving average 189.1. (+1.2). Ave calories 1677.
R156 7/20/21. Moving average 188.8. (-.3). Ave calories 1867.
R157 7/30/21. End weight 187. Moving average 187.9. (-.9). Ave calories 1570.
R158 8/9/21: End weight 189.2. Moving ave 188.8. (+.9). Ave calories 1633.
R159 8/19/21: End weight 188.8. Moving Ave 188.3. (-.5). Ave calories 1518.
R160 8/29/21: End weight 187.4. Moving Ave 187.9 (-.4). Ave calories 1519. ]
R161 9/08/21: End weight 185.6. Moving ave 186.5 (-1.4). Ave calories 1324.
R162 9/18/21: End weight 183.6. Moving Ave 183.8 (-2.9). Ave calories 1260.

R163 9/28/21: End weight 182.4. Moving Ave 182.5 (-1.3). Ave calories 1286.
R164 10/8/21: End weight 181.2. Moving Ave 181.4 (-1.1). Ave calories 1405.

Day/Weight(Moving Ave)/Calories/Comment

09/29 — 182.8 (182.5) - 1704 (7-day Ave 1336)
Oops — big dinner and some ice cream. That’s ok. Breaks up the low-cal days. All good!

09/30 — 182.4 (182.4) - 1052
Still lagging from Tuesday’s binge. 😃

10/01 — 181.4 (182) - 1107
Yes! That’s my lowest weigh in & moving average in a year! 😁

10/02 — 181.4 (181.7) - 1435
DH made white chicken enchiladas last night for dinner — yummy, but high cals and I didn’t plan ahead too well. Leftovers tonight, but I’ll have a light lunch, and a good walk with the pup before the afternoon rain arrives. Enjoy your Saturday!

10/03 — 180.8 (181.3) - 1112
We skipped the enchiladas last night in favor of rotisserie chicken, so the high-fat cheesy things are on the menu for tonight. Planning for them! Rory pup and I had a lovely walk along the greenway yesterday. Hoping for another when the rain stops. He’s a great motivator—lots of energy to dissipate! Happy Sunday, all!

10/04 — 182.8 (181.6) - 1917
Woopsie! We had the leftover enchiladas last night. And for over a month I’ve been craving honey barbecue Fritos — crazy! But I bought a bag yesterday on my way home from a 2-mile walk and ate wayyyy too many. So most of this gain is salt/water. Ok, satisfied my yearning, back on track today.

10/05 — 182 (181.6) - 1477
Still a little high on calories, but not bad.

10/06 — 182.4 (181.8) - 1802 (7-day ave 1487)
Gaaa. It’s so easy to backslide. I was doing fine until evening, then reverted to my old bad snackfest. I was very conscious of what I was doing but did it anyway. Stress and my ankle was hurting are my excuses. I don’t think the damage is as bad as it looks since I had lots of salt, but it’s not a habit I want to perpetuate, so I will work very hard today to get back on track.

10/07 — 181 (181.5) - 1007
That’s better.

10/08 — 181.2 (-1.2), running Ave 181.4 (-1.1) - 775
I didn’t mean to go so low on calories, but missed lunch and didn’t try to make up for it, plus a low-cal breakfast and dinner of boiled shrimp and butternut squash. Just wasn’t hungry beyond that. So happy to finally be making progress! See you next round, everyone!

mochasmommie7193 · October 2021

Count Me in! I need the accountability. As of this morning's weigh in, I am exactly 20.2 pounds away from my Happy Place. Best of luck to all of us.

Sept 29, 2012 - 20.2 (Weight Loss Goal)
Oct 8, 2021 + 0.8 (21.0 To Goal) Not exactly the direction I was hoping to go in...Moving On.

starrjulia8 · October 2021

@camandjarvis Sorry for the loss. Prayers to your boyfriend.

starrjulia8 · October 2021

Starr
Age 40 Height: 5.8
Highest Weight: 229.6 (March 2016)
January 1st 2020 226.5
January 1st 2021 195.5
October 31 2021 10 lb loss goal

September 1st weight 199.5
October 1st weight 204.4
Drink 64 oz of water
Strength training twice a week
Eliminate late night snacking…
Limit alcohol.

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
Round 125 SW: 202.2 EW: 201.4 -0.8
Round 126 SW: 201.4 EW: 198.9 -2.5
Round 127 SW: 198.9 EW: 198.7 -0.2
Round 128 SW: 198.7 EW: 199.0 +0.3
Round 129 SW: 199.0 EW: 198.5 -0.5
Round 130 SW: 198.5 EW: 198.6 +0.1
Round 131 SW: 198.6 EW: 198.6 0.0
Round 132 SW: 198.6 EW: 193.6 -5.0
Round 133 SW: 193.6 EW: 196.2 +2.9
Round 134 SW: 196.2 EW: 195.7 -1.5
Round 135 SW: 195.7 EW: 195.4 -0.3
Round 136 SW: 195.4 EW: 195.5 +0.1
Round 137 SW: 195.5 EW: 194.7 -0.8
Round 138 SW: 194.7 EW: 193.0 -1.7
Round 139 SW: 193.0 EW: 192.1 -0.9
Round 140 SW: 192.1 EW: 190.5 -1.6
Round 141 SW: 190.5 EW: 192.5 +2
Round 142 SW: 192.5 EW: 192.6 +0.1
Round 143 SW: 192.6 EW: 195.7 +3.1
Round 144 SW: 195.7 EW: 196.8 +1.1
Round 145 SW: 196.8 EW: 194.2 -2.6
Round 146 SW: 194.2 EW: 195.8 +1.6
Round 147 SW: 195.8 EW: 195.3 -0.5
Round 148 SW: 195.3 EW: 197 +1.7
Round 149 Skipped
Round 150 SW: 198.6 EW: 196.2 -2.4
Round 151 SW: 196.2 EW: 195.7 -0.5
Round 152 SW: 195.7 EW: 195.9 +0.2
Round 153 SW: 195.9 EW: 200.0 +4.1
Round 154 SW: 200.0 EW: 197.5 -2.5
Round 155 SW: 197.5 EW: 197.1 -0.4
Round 156 SW: 197.1 EW: 197.4 +0.3
Round 157 SW: 197.4 EW: 196.8 -0.6
Round 158 SW: 196.8 EW: 196.7 -0.1
Round 159 SW: 196.7 EW: 198.6 +1.9
Round 160 SW: 198.6 EW: 200.3 +1.7
Round 161 SW: 200.3 EW: 200.7 +0.4
Round 162 SW: 200.7 EW: 200.3 -0.4
Round 163 SW: 200.3 EW: 203.2 +3.1

Round 164 SW: 203.2 EW: 202.5 -0.7

9/29 203.5 September has not been a fun month. I have working very hard with overtime. It’s almost over.
9/30 204.4 My company keeps rewarding us with treats. Pizza, Danish, cookies, today an ice cream truck. I used to be really good about resisting not right now.
10/1 204.4 First day this week I did not increase in weight.
10/2 203.9 TOM came early.
10/3 202.8
10/4 204.3
10/5 DNW
10/6 204.1
10/7 201.8 There is a pleasant surprise. Hope it sticks. I have very diligent this week.
10/8 202.5 I’ll take the loss.

Gaiblin · October 2021

Height: 5'7"
Age: 54

Highest weight (this go around): 165.5 lbs
SW: 158.8 (9/29/21)
Challenge Goal: <158.8
UGW: 145 lbs

9/29 158.8 Ate OK - but had a tiny piece of cheesecake at friends' home tonight.
9/30 157.8 Why the 1 lb drop?? My back tolerated a slow 2 mile jog! Ate OK.
10/1 157.8 Ate out Thai for dinner. Snacked a lot in the evening. Long work day --> no exercise.:(
10/2 159.6 Not happy with a large uptick on the scale this morning, but I also felt the previous 2 lower weights were a bit of an anomaly. I was able to jog 2 miles at the arb without problems with my back!! Ate decently.
10/3 159.2 Ate a slice of cake for dessert at friends' home.
10/4 158.6 Ate fine; heavy work day and no significant exercise
10/5 158.8 Felt very tired all day. Resisted snacking. Ate OK but didn't get out for a jog.
10/6 158.0 Another heavy work day; minimal snacking
10/7 158.0 2.6 mile jog - very slow but my back is A-OK with it!;
10/8 158.0 3 days in a row. Maybe this weight is real?

jedaschultz · October 2021

I am 58 yr old, 5' 6" female from the Midwest.
OSW 213.4 (July 2012)
SW 206.6
RGW 205
EW 204 -2.6 pounds
Round 164 (Round 1 for me)

Day/Weight/Comment

9/29 206.6 Getting started here. Weight hopefully is up a bit from the long weekend of traveling. We visit my almost 82 year old mother often to help her and also have carry in from somewhere. Always stressful and I eat.

9/30 207.2 Hopefully that was the salty food I ate yesterday. I should know better by now but it was tasty. Today is looking like it’s going to be stressful. Got to keep myself focused and not give into impulse stress eating.

10/1 206.8 Turned out to be an okay day yesterday even with all the stress. I was down instead of up. 😊

10/2 207.6. Not so good last night. We stayed up very late and ended up binge eating. Both of these I never do. Still a lot of stress and figuring out how to cope with it. Hubby had a very bad health diagnosis on Thursday and I need to learn better coping skills than eating.

10/3 206.2. Very happy with this. I watched my snacking and finally got rid of all that salt from eating out earlier this week.

10/4 205.8 Going in the right direction. Exactly half way there for this rounds goal. I wasn’t sure how much to shoot for since this is my first round.

10/5 204.8 Wow! I wasn’t expecting that. Hubby had some tests yesterday and today so he has been on a restricted diet. I felt bad eating around him so I too ate less. Ding, ding, ding EAT LESS!

10/6 205.0 Up .2 but not going to worry about that. I didn't get my steps in yesterday but I did do well with my food choices. This was my goal for this round so I'll be happy with this number and try to keep it here or hopefully go lower in the next two days.

10/7 203.8 Another great loss although I think it was a bit of a cheat. Yesterday I had some dental work done and had to be careful with my eating. Oh well, I’ll take it any way I can to get this weight off.

10/8 204 I'll take that and be very happy. 2.6 pounds down for my first round. See you in the next one.

quiltingjaine · October 2021

@CamandJarvis I tend to agree with the “coming in 3s.” Continued prayers for you all.

deepwoodslady · October 2021

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Round 164
MY NAME IS DONNA. I AM 61 YEARS YOUNG & FROM THE MIDWEST USA. I AM APPROX 5’ 5” TALL.
ROUND 122 FOR ME.

“Today….I am choosing Me”

MY STATS:

Highest weight ever (05-10-2016): 253
Original starting weight on MFP: (01-11-2018) 235.0
R163 EW= 188.4
R164 EW= 185.6

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: Move 30 minutes per day rotating activity.

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********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 R52 (06/07/18 thru 09/23/18) = …..19.4 LOST (Ending weight 179.0)
R53 through R62 (09/24/18 thru 01/01/19) = …..4.1 GAINED (Ending weight 183.1)
R63 through R72 (01/02/19 thru 04/11/19) = …..8.1 GAINED (Ending weight 191.2)
R73 through R82 (04/12/19 thru 07/20/19) = …..5.5 GAINED (Ending weight 196.7)
R83 through R92 (07/21/19 thru 10/28/19) = …..8.7 LOST (Ending weight 188.0)
R93 through R102 (10/29/19 thru 02/05/20) = …2.0 GAINED(Ending weight 190.0)
R103 through 112 (02/06/20 thru 05/06/20) = …..14.9 GAINED (Ending Weight 204.9)

R113 through 122 (05/07/20 thru 08/23/20) = [color=blue)…..4.7 GAINED [/color=blue] (Ending Weight 209.6)

R 123 thru R132 (08/24 thru 12/02/20) = ……1.5 LOST (Ending Weight 208.1)

R133 thru R142 (12/03/20 thru 03/01/21) = ……0.7 LOST (Ending Weight 207.4)

R143 thru 152 (03/02/21 thru 06/10/21) = ……3.6 LOST (Ending Weight 203.8)

R153 thru R162 (06/11/21 thru 09/18/21) = (b]…..16.2 LOST [/b] (Ending Weight 187.6)

R163 (09/19/21 thru 09/28/21) = …..0.8 GAINED (Ending Weight 188.4)

R164 (09/29/21 thru 09/08/21) = …..2.8 LOST (Ending Weight 185.6)

Every healthy habit brings me closer to scratching each of these off to NEVER see them again!
250’s; 240’s; 230’s; 220's; 210's; 200's; 190's; 180’s; 170's; 160's; 150’s

Day/Weight/Comment
09/28 …..188.4….. ENDING WEIGHT LAST ROUND
09/29 …..185.6 ….. Finally a TMI on day 5. A huge drop on the scale and a full 1% down on the body fat. I’ve really got to start adding fiber, even if it’s in the form of benefiber. A very light dinner and some good snack choices last night really helped too. I am feeling hopeful after this drop. Good luck to everyone this round.

09/30 …..186.2 ….. I think this is a normal physical adjustment to the nearly 3 pound drop yesterday. However, I did have 3 pieces of sugar-free Russell Stovers dark chocolate from a friend that put me over calories by less than 200. Also, not too much movement yesterday. I was staining doors for my reno and that kept me in place most of the day. I’ll work harder at some extra activity. I’m just so tired in the evenings.

10/01 …..187.0 ….. Dammit! Binge last night due to cravings. I will try to make today count for something!

10/02 …..185.0 ….. I did very well yesterday. Tons of total overall calorie burn, 16,000 steps which added up going in and out of house working outside. 7 miles, 6 floors and 2900 overall calories burned for the day. This 2 pound drop is welcome! Travel today so, unfortunately, there will be a bump up again tomorrow. Today will be the opposite. Lots of car sitting and driving, little movement, and restaurant for my main meal. Ugg. Life happens! I’ll try to make good choices. I want to be able to bounce back quickly.

10/03 …..187.0 ….. There’s the travel uptick I expected. I’m okay with it even though my body always seems to prefer staying somewhere in the 187 range, I will not stay locked in. I’m boss of this body of mine! Today will be a very carefully planned day although rain is expected all day. At least I can keep my diet on point. The great NSV yesterday is that I was in a big city and did lots of shopping and I didn’t bring home (in groceries) anything that was not in my plan! Winning!

10/04 …..187.2 ….. …..Some unexpected travel yesterday which took me away for about 4 hours late afternoon until evening. However, the shorter trip did not blow my dietary goals. I just lacked movement and as much water as I would normally drink. I hope today goes smoother.

10/05 …..186.8 ….. I did sneak in a few extra calories last night after I closed out, but not enough to hurt the scale. I’m so glad to see a drop today. It’s time to see 185 point anything again. Hopefully in the next couple of days.

10/06 …..184.6 ….. I am thrilled to see such a drop but also find it so frustrating. Without being consistent and regular in all things including hormones, glucose readings and TMI’s, it is so difficult to see progress (real fat loss). It’s also difficult to see that I’ve actually gained (do I just need TMI?). I’m sure I’m not the only one who would like things to be clearer on this journey. The same goes for water retention. Did I lose fat or water? Especially when I’m down by a smaller amount like 0.6. Well, for today I will take the 2.2 pound drop. I do know that my lower weight is the real one. It’s the one when my TMI has finally come and I’m not carrying around the last 3 days worth of meals, and/or I’m not retaining water that day. I just hate that I have to be at a 5 lb loss or more to know if I’m really losing weight, or to see how certain foods are affecting me. Let’s finish strong folks. Two more days to go. I hope everything works properly and our weights are accurately reflected by challenge end. I love sharing this journey with you all!

10/07 …..184.8 ….. A tiny normal fluctuation, no worries. I’m glad to see this weight hanging around. Now…..let’s aim for a bit lower to end with a very good pink number! Keep up the good work everyone. I see so many accomplishments of so many kinds going. I’m inspired!

10/08 …..185.6 ….. I have no idea why the scale went up 0.8 overnight. Nothing too salty yesterday. I stayed within calorie limits and in the green. Not a whole lot of exercise but I did more than I even logged and still stayed green. Maybe a strange readjustment from some recent larger drops. I didn’t type my weight in blue because I didn’t do anything wrong so I kept it neutral black. I am down 2.8 lbs this round so I am still very happy about that. I’ll see you all in the next round. Congrats to all those losses of pounds & inches. Congrats to all the NSV’s!

sIeepytea · October 2021

Round 164(September 29-October 8)

Stats: 5'1", F
heaviest weight: 62 kg / 136.4 lbs (Nov 18/2020)
current weight: 56.8 kg / 124.96 lbs (Sep 29/2021)
goal weight: 50 kg (October 31/2021)
total weight lost so far: 5.2 kg / 11.4 lbs
weight to go: 6.8 kg / 14.9 lbs

Round 163 SW: 57.3 kg EW: 57.2 kg
Goals for round 164 are to be mindful of my portions, eat less carbs, and be more active!

SW: 56.8 kg
Day/Weight/Comment
9/29: 56.8 kg - new milestone!🎉 Hitting the 56 kg mark! Hoping to maintain this. I anticipate some fluctuations, and my goal for Round 164 is to stay within the high 56 range instead of low to mid 57s. Adding the lbs too for motivation 😊 124.96 lbs! Woke up early for work. Aiming to go on two walks again today even if it's only for 15-20 minutes.
9/30: 56.8 kg
10/1: DNW
10/2: DNW
10/3: 57.7 kg - period gains...... 😣
10/4: 57.1 kg - ok not bad! Happy new week everybody!
10/5: DNW
10/6: 56.8 kg - back to where I started for this round. Yay! I have about 3 to 4 weeks til date I set for reaching my goal weight. Not sure if I can reach it as my progress has been slow (but steady! So it's ok). Let's see how things go in these next few weeks 😁
10/7: DNW
10/8: 56.8 kg

Total weight loss for Round 164: 0 kg. Continuing maintenance since Round 164 by the looks of it! Thanksgiving in Canada is this weekend. I'll need to be mindful of this if I don't want to affect my progress lol.

Just Give Me 10 Days - ROUND 164

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