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Round 11 Cut Round - Mid Round Update A little more than mid-way thorough Round 11 and I am NOT on plan. Spent the first 4 weeks of the round treading water.  Then I had two back-to-back trips. One planned. One unplanned.  This has had me going in the reverse direction.  Should be able to get back on plan on Wednesday as I am still in the middle of the second trip.   Right now I am trying to decide how aggressive I want to be with the remainder of time in this cut round.   To recap, I started the round off at 145.9 and goal weight is 136.6.  Today weighed in at 153.2. Most of that gain I believe is bloat, water, salt etc. and a lot of over eating.  A week ago I was 146.8.   I think on Wednesday I will just pick up with the program as is and then see where I am at when September starts. If I am still over 150 when September starts, then I will get more aggressive. Otherwise I will just keep the plan as is and yes. I realize that I might not make my...

Round 10 Wrap-up. Round 10 April 3 to July 2 Maintenance   Round The mission that I chose to accept was to maintain weight.  My target maintenance weight for round 10 was 144.2 with a weight range of 143 to 147.  If my weight dropped below 143, I would eat more to bring it back up. If it went over 147, I would eat less to bring it back down.  It was interesting to see the day-to-day fluctuations in weight as sometimes there was no reason that I could identify for it. This was especially the case for the times I would see a 2-pound swing in either direction, I found myself self-regulating to course correct to bring myself back in the range I had set for myself. In the beginning, I did wonder if I gave myself enough of a spread to allow for normal shifts in weights and I would say for the most part I did as I was more inside the range than I was out. I did not track food during Round 10. However, I did consistently fast at least 16 hours a day. I am also doing a 36-hou...

Round 10 Maintenance Round Mid-way Update I am well into Round 10, past the half way point.  Today is day 49 of Round 10.  Overall, I am on week 103 day 718. As a recap, round 10 goes from April 3 to July 2. The goal for this round is to maintain weight and to add a bit of muscle. My maintenance goal weight is 144.2.  My maintenance range is 143 to 147.  Back in April, I went over 147 when I was on vacation but that came back down after about of week of being back on my routine.   My 49 day average is 144.9. As far as adding muscle, I see slight changes, a little more definition than I saw before.  Mostly in the arms.  For the most part, I think maintenance is going well.

Round 9 Update Hello All.  Today ends round 9. I am ending round 9 with a 36 hour fast.  Round 9 was a cut round.  I was focused on losing weight while maintaining muscle mass. I started round 9 off at 162.2 and I have ended round 9 at 146.  That is 16.2 pound loss. I am giving myself an A for round 9.  My goal was to be at 145 pounds, so not bad. Round 10 starts tomorrow and my goal for round 10 is to maintain weight and add a bit more muscle and tone.  Each round is 13 weeks. The Rounds Round 9 January 2 to April 2, cut round Round 10 April 3 to July 2, maintenance round Round 11 July 3 to October 1, cut round Round 12 October 2 to December 31,  maintenance round January 1, 2022 April 2, 2022