Daily check in for Keto friends...
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »
Still on it! From Feb to August last year I was pretty solid on hitting my macros and lost 40 lbs. I only have 17 now to hit my goal!0 -
Me too!! Where's the "like" button4031isaiah wrote: »I wish this let me give you a thumbs up!0 -
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The past three days I've spent between 3 and 6 hours gardening. MFP is giving me mad calories in additional food I can eat!!! I normally don't eat all of the extra calories MFP allocates, but when I have a lot of physical exertion I will go over my 1500 daily limit usually by about 200 to 300 cal0
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@Fvaisey , awesome streak! It's always a major motivator
@carsonheim , I love the dual results from gardening. The yard looks better, and so do you! Spring is awesome!0 -
4031isaiah wrote: »Ok Keto friends... I need help. I made a wonderful cream of veggie soup (smoothly blended with almond milk and coconut oil) topped with crumbled bacon. Then for dinner I made bone-in skin-on roasted chicken thighs and a garden salad with balsamic dressing.
Then, right before bed, I devoured half a pound of chocolate and one and a half cinnamon rolls.
My eating habits are clearly more related to my head than my stomach or tastebuds. A while back, a friend of mine told me about an over eaters anonymous group that follows the 12 step program used in AA. I'm kind of embarrassed about it but I'm running out of ideas...
Any thoughts on how I can get things under control and make Keto work for me?
First, please know that I have so much empathy for this and have been there more times than I can count.
I'd agree with @baconslave that I found the The Beck Diet Solution helpful. Also, The Thin Woman's Brain. Both are DIY cognitive behavioral therapy. I think of the 2, I like the Thin Woman's Brain better. While I still struggle with binge eating, I'm beginning to think about it differently, which is a start.0 -
4031isaiah wrote: »
I do the above except I add some peanut butter. Yummy! Sometimes I'll throw in a bit of coconut. a great keto friendly treat.0 -
Good morning friends. Today was my week 6 weigh-in. Exactly the same as last week. A bit disappointed, but won't give up. Going to change up a few things in my diet -- less dairy and Keto treats, more basics like meat, fish, butter and leafy greens.
I've not gone off plan at all, but I think dairy and artificial sweeteners might be an issue for me.0 -
You've also been gardening like a mad woman, so the extra exercise might of slowed the scale weight.....but don't despair what you don't see happening on the scale usually shows up in reduced size !!! Keto On - you're doing fantastic !!!carsonheim wrote: »Good morning friends. Today was my week 6 weigh-in. Exactly the same as last week. A bit disappointed, but won't give up. Going to change up a few things in my diet -- less dairy and Keto treats, more basics like meat, fish, butter and leafy greens.
I've not gone off plan at all, but I think dairy and artificial sweeteners might be an issue for me.
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2 boiled eggs for breakfast
A small handful of almonds mid-morning
Salmon cooked in olive oil and lemon juice
1 cup cauliflower florets with butter and salt
My stomach is full. I know I don't need more food but my body, brain and tastebuds are all screaming for something sweet to finish the job to the point where it's actually distracting.
This is why I crash and burn so often...0 -
carsonheim wrote: »Good morning friends. Today was my week 6 weigh-in. Exactly the same as last week. A bit disappointed, but won't give up. Going to change up a few things in my diet -- less dairy and Keto treats, more basics like meat, fish, butter and leafy greens.
I've not gone off plan at all, but I think dairy and artificial sweeteners might be an issue for me.
If eat dairy, it might as well be ice cream or chocolate. My body hates dairy and any effort seems to be halted and/or reversed by it.
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4031isaiah wrote: »2 boiled eggs for breakfast
A small handful of almonds mid-morning
Salmon cooked in olive oil and lemon juice
1 cup cauliflower florets with butter and salt
My stomach is full. I know I don't need more food but my body, brain and tastebuds are all screaming for something sweet to finish the job to the point where it's actually distracting.
This is why I crash and burn so often...
That right there is screaming signals of insulin resistance. Have you been tested, or have you confirmed that you are IR? Lemme think on this some over lunch and I'll work up some tips. I have gotten past that issue 90-95% of the time, now, but that was so ME!0 -
4031isaiah wrote: »2 boiled eggs for breakfast
A small handful of almonds mid-morning
Salmon cooked in olive oil and lemon juice
1 cup cauliflower florets with butter and salt
My stomach is full. I know I don't need more food but my body, brain and tastebuds are all screaming for something sweet to finish the job to the point where it's actually distracting.
This is why I crash and burn so often...
I never heard anyone else talk about being distracted by the desire to have a little something sweet. I always felt that way, but never really verbalized it. Before starting Keto, I was distracted all the time.... every day... if I didn't have some sort of sweets. It truly is an addiction.0 -
carsonheim wrote: »4031isaiah wrote: »2 boiled eggs for breakfast
A small handful of almonds mid-morning
Salmon cooked in olive oil and lemon juice
1 cup cauliflower florets with butter and salt
My stomach is full. I know I don't need more food but my body, brain and tastebuds are all screaming for something sweet to finish the job to the point where it's actually distracting.
This is why I crash and burn so often...
I never heard anyone else talk about being distracted by the desire to have a little something sweet. I always felt that way, but never really verbalized it. Before starting Keto, I was distracted all the time.... every day... if I didn't have some sort of sweets. It truly is an addiction.
Yup, all meals had to have something sweet or they didn't feel "done." Once I started getting hungry, it was always sweets, and if I ate them, they just made me hungrier. I couldn't have one small anything. I had 3 (or more) king-sized things. Salt would perk me up. I had to eat salt and sugar every 2-3 hours just to stay awake. Thoughts of sugar would get in my head and stay there until I filled them - they invaded my every functional waking thought. It was a full on obsession and addiction. I never knew that my body could be any other way until I discovered low carbing...0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »4031isaiah wrote: »2 boiled eggs for breakfast
A small handful of almonds mid-morning
Salmon cooked in olive oil and lemon juice
1 cup cauliflower florets with butter and salt
My stomach is full. I know I don't need more food but my body, brain and tastebuds are all screaming for something sweet to finish the job to the point where it's actually distracting.
This is why I crash and burn so often...
That right there is screaming signals of insulin resistance. Have you been tested, or have you confirmed that you are IR? Lemme think on this some over lunch and I'll work up some tips. I have gotten past that issue 90-95% of the time, now, but that was so ME!
I'be been tested for diabetes and it was negative0 -
4031isaiah wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »4031isaiah wrote: »2 boiled eggs for breakfast
A small handful of almonds mid-morning
Salmon cooked in olive oil and lemon juice
1 cup cauliflower florets with butter and salt
My stomach is full. I know I don't need more food but my body, brain and tastebuds are all screaming for something sweet to finish the job to the point where it's actually distracting.
This is why I crash and burn so often...
That right there is screaming signals of insulin resistance. Have you been tested, or have you confirmed that you are IR? Lemme think on this some over lunch and I'll work up some tips. I have gotten past that issue 90-95% of the time, now, but that was so ME!
I'be been tested for diabetes and it was negative
Diabetes is NOT insulin resistance. I wasn't even PRE diabetic, and I am insulin resistant. Testing for fasting insulin is not a standard test, but it should be. Basically, it is likely that you're at the least metabolically challenged with the "need a sweet to end the meal" feeling plus if you've EVER struggled to lose weight at all. I'd suggest googling and seeing if your insulin levels (fasting) have ever been tested...
Basically, my body makes insulin, then that tells the body, I'm hungry, let's eat. Then, when I eat, it goes to grab the insulin to process my food, but can't find it, so makes more, telling me I'm hungrier still, so I keep eating, it keeps having a hard time finding the insulin, and then the excess of insulin says "We need this, go store everything as fat, more food is coming!" And the cycle continues...0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »4031isaiah wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »4031isaiah wrote: »2 boiled eggs for breakfast
A small handful of almonds mid-morning
Salmon cooked in olive oil and lemon juice
1 cup cauliflower florets with butter and salt
My stomach is full. I know I don't need more food but my body, brain and tastebuds are all screaming for something sweet to finish the job to the point where it's actually distracting.
This is why I crash and burn so often...
That right there is screaming signals of insulin resistance. Have you been tested, or have you confirmed that you are IR? Lemme think on this some over lunch and I'll work up some tips. I have gotten past that issue 90-95% of the time, now, but that was so ME!
I'be been tested for diabetes and it was negative
Diabetes is NOT insulin resistance. I wasn't even PRE diabetic, and I am insulin resistant. Testing for fasting insulin is not a standard test, but it should be. Basically, it is likely that you're at the least metabolically challenged with the "need a sweet to end the meal" feeling plus if you've EVER struggled to lose weight at all. I'd suggest googling and seeing if your insulin levels (fasting) have ever been tested...
Basically, my body makes insulin, then that tells the body, I'm hungry, let's eat. Then, when I eat, it goes to grab the insulin to process my food, but can't find it, so makes more, telling me I'm hungrier still, so I keep eating, it keeps having a hard time finding the insulin, and then the excess of insulin says "We need this, go store everything as fat, more food is coming!" And the cycle continues...
Interesting. I know nothing about this. How do you treat it?0 -
4031isaiah wrote: »
Interesting. I know nothing about this. How do you treat it?
Low carb is the best way. Carbs and many "fake carbs" i.e. artificial sweeteners, cause the insulin to come searchin' for food to store as fat.0 -
carsonheim wrote: »4031isaiah wrote: »
Interesting. I know nothing about this. How do you treat it?
Low carb is the best way. Carbs and many "fake carbs" i.e. artificial sweeteners, cause the insulin to come searchin' for food to store as fat.
Good to know. I guess that gives me even more incentive to try to resist long enough to get over this hump.0 -
Howdy friends!! Spent a good part of yesterday out in the yard again. I'll tell ya, having a new house on 2.5 acres requires some work!!
I'm going out of town to a work conference (Vegas, woo hoo!) later this week and am feeling good about my resolve. It's my 7th week of Keto and I really have no temptation from things like breads, cookies, etc. I do enjoy imhibing from time to time; I plan on ordering vodka and soda tall and adding a few drops of flavor. Definitely better than the three or four margaritas I would have ordered (per night!) in the past.
Hope everyone's weekend is going well
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It's amazing when you test your body's limits. I've not been able to do that for a long time. Yesterday I jogged. I actually made it 3 miles- jogging! I've not jogged since high school, and even then I hated it. Note: jogging usually is a trigger for my seizures, and I've been frightened to even try it for years. But I decided to give it a go with the neurological protection of keto. It. worked. I've never felt such the superwoman as I did yesterday after that short run. I can now see why people get addicted to running!1
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It's amazing when you test your body's limits. I've not been able to do that for a long time. Yesterday I jogged. I actually made it 3 miles- jogging! I've not jogged since high school, and even then I hated it. Note: jogging usually is a trigger for my seizures, and I've been frightened to even try it for years. But I decided to give it a go with the neurological protection of keto. It. worked. I've never felt such the superwoman as I did yesterday after that short run. I can now see why people get addicted to running!
Way to go Superwoman!0 -
carsonheim wrote: »Howdy friends!! Spent a good part of yesterday out in the yard again. I'll tell ya, having a new house on 2.5 acres requires some work!!
I'm going out of town to a work conference (Vegas, woo hoo!) later this week and am feeling good about my resolve. It's my 7th week of Keto and I really have no temptation from things like breads, cookies, etc. I do enjoy imhibing from time to time; I plan on ordering vodka and soda tall and adding a few drops of flavor. Definitely better than the three or four margaritas I would have ordered (per night!) in the past.
Hope everyone's weekend is going well
I want a job that sends me to Vegas 1 -
It's amazing when you test your body's limits. I've not been able to do that for a long time. Yesterday I jogged. I actually made it 3 miles- jogging! I've not jogged since high school, and even then I hated it. Note: jogging usually is a trigger for my seizures, and I've been frightened to even try it for years. But I decided to give it a go with the neurological protection of keto. It. worked. I've never felt such the superwoman as I did yesterday after that short run. I can now see why people get addicted to running!
You are unbelievable! Amazing!!!1 -
4031isaiah wrote: »
I want a job that sends me to Vegas
I'm self employed, so I guess I'm sending myself to Vegas!!
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carsonheim wrote: »4031isaiah wrote: »
I want a job that sends me to Vegas
I'm self employed, so I guess I'm sending myself to Vegas!!
Ha ha! Then I want to work for you!0 -
Argh!! I fell like my scale is broken. Two weeks ago: 248.2. Last week: 248.2. Today: 248.2. Exactly the same three times in a row!!! Arggggh!!0
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carsonheim wrote: »Argh!! I fell like my scale is broken. Two weeks ago: 248.2. Last week: 248.2. Today: 248.2. Exactly the same three times in a row!!! Arggggh!!
I remember back when every week was a slight gain. After 15 years I was up 30 lbs so don't let 3 weeks in a row with no gain discourage you! Your body knows what it's doing, just keep eating right and it will happen.1 -
@carsonheim I feel you. I've been dancing around the same 3 lbs for two weeks now. I go down, then back up. The aggravation!!! It makes you want to do an office space on the stupid scale.
But do you feel stronger? Do you feel healthier? Do you feel more energetic? Then it's working. Keep the faith!2 -
I do feel better and I look better as well. It's just so stinkin' strange that the number is exactly the same: 248.2. I'm on my way to Vegas today for a conference. Hoping lots of walking around will help. No cheats planned. In fact, I haven't had a single cheat since I started on 2/24. I've gone over my calories, but honestly just use calories as a rough gauge. I try to mostly focus on 20 net carbs or lower. Gonna work on further limiting my dairy as well.1
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