Just the Basics June: Week 3 (6/16-6/22)
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Back looking like stay-puff marshmallow woman.
Spring clean, freezer clear out, led me to choose to eat the yummy home made minestrone soup from pre this WOE rather than throw it out. Safe to say INFLAMATION. Sinus headache etc. Histammines from tomatoes, gluten in the little bit of pasta, sugars in the root vegies. Did not fill me up nor did my body like it. 124.7lb up over 2lbs from yesterday. Now to face facts and throw rest of yummy batch out!!0 -
19th June - Daily Goals
Meds/supplements - yes
Under Cals - yes
under 50g carbs - yes
had a busy few days - Mum has arrived to visit but thankfully fully supports my WOE and is going to eat the same as me apart from a little bit of carbs added to it. I did go way over carbs yesterday but chose to eat fish and chips as we went to the beach and its my sons favourite treat but today has been great, been gardening all afternoon and haven't felt like bingeing at all which is great4 -
My feelings about throwing out trigger foods is that my health is worth a few dollars worth of carbs. If I can donate or give away food that's good, but if I know it's my stomach or the dumpster I only hope that I can make the choice of dumpster. By not doing that sometimes I find myself deep into a prolonged carb-filled lapse. Just saying...
Hey pals, hope we all have a funday sunday!3 -
I am very new to all this and was really happy to review my week and find I had stayed under my carb goal. I know my number is high for most of you posting but it is a much lower number compared to what I was starting out at, so I was delighted that most days I was even under 100g a day. I think I am getting the hang of it. Thank goodness for the launchpad thread
Logging: √
Staying at or under 125g of carbs:√
Get in 10k steps per day:√
I have learned:
I can get by with way less carbs on the days I am not as active, active days, I still feel the need for slightly more carbs.
I am a big water drinker, so I have never bothered tracking that and this woe has not changed my love of H2O.
MFP has trained me up to do the logging of foods and checkins with friends.
Mastercook is helping me with the carb counts so very much.
Avocado oil is my friend
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Been faithful in my logging and under my "hard stop" carb limit every day but well above my ideal carb goal - and forget calories. But MIL leaves tomorrow and life can go back to normal.3
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I'm proud of myself, it was my son's birthday and I successfully made cake without even sampling it. (Pms week too!)Anyways
SW: 266
CW: 238
GW: 180
Started my journey last December, completed JM 30 day shred, started p90x in March, on my last couple days! Started calorie counting 25 days ago, started Keto a week ago. My next goal is to start Tapout XT and keep meeting my daily cal/macros!!
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Weekly weigh in and measure day today and happy with results. Weight is finally moving down after a week of going slowly up, plus fat% and measurements are going down.Cut back on the exercise to every second day and this slowed the muscle build, just want to get below 100 kgs for my mini goal.
SW: 252Lb
CW: 227Lb
GW: 160LB
Logged everyday
Stayed under carb count everyday, however over in calories 2 days
Drank water
Step count on average >5K 0 -
CW 124.5 Great day. Healthy choices but Weight gained. 4 hours cycling. Extra inch on both thighs!1
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starting late in the month 6/20, but I've got 10 days to go before month end.
cw: 188.8
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This week has been better than last week but that isn't really saying much. There is one thing (ahem) going on in my life recently that is either going to lead me to double or triple down on this LCHF w/ related weight loss, (and I'll include weight lifting for toning up) or it's going to completely derail me. So far I'm leaning toward tripling down.
Under calorie limits -- meh
Under carb limits -- much better than meh but not as good as it could be
Exercise -- no cardio until today but more than my usual sedentary and lazy self.
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New week, here we go!
This week will be stressful. School is getting out, need to figure out coverage for this week.
Work won't be happy. I will be doing some juggling for sure. Still, I love to have my baby for the week (14 years old, but still my baby)
This past weekend.
Logged - yes
Water - yes
Sodium - yes.
No booze - yesterday BBQ party 3 glasses of wine, diluted with water. Friday and Sat were good.
Calories - yes
Sleep - Up early - feeling good
Carbs - I didn't eat the buns on the burgers and dogs! Did have cake tho. arg.
Exercise -Some walking, not as much as I'd like to have.0 -
Strawberry picking on Saturday has my hammies sore but I still went for a 2 mile hike in the woods yesterday.
Weekend logging-no
Water - yes but not enough for the weather
sodium - no clue
calories - no clue but I only ate 2 meals each day
Carbs - couldn't stop eating the strawberries
Vitamins - no...again
Activity - lots and it felt great2 -
SW 192
GW 125
Height 5'3"
Female age 57
I've been doing keto for 3 weeks. No change at all. No weight loss, no chane in clothes/measurements. And I'm still tired (but functional)
Honestly logged ever day0 -
SW 192
GW 125
Height 5'3"
Female age 57
I've been doing keto for 3 weeks. No change at all. No weight loss, no chane in clothes/measurements. And I'm still tired (but functional)
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Happy Monday everyone! I started in Tuesday and had a good week except for too many nuts last Wednesday. I feel like I finally have macros to the right ratio to eliminate the craving. Seems like 50f 30p and 20c seems to be my magic number. Like a sleep number bed, I don't think there is a one size fits all. I was able to go out to eat twice this week and it and make smart choices, my calories have for the most part been under or close to my goal. I have got in all my water, exercise and logged everything.1
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SW: 163 last week (333lb 17 years ago)
CW: 161
GW: 133
Not sure if 3 is my lucky number or not but I see a pattern. Also born on the 3rd. Think I will play lotto as it is worth 333 million.3 -
Happy Monday!
SW 192
GW 125
Height 5'3"
Female age 57
I've been doing keto for 3 weeks. No change at all. No weight loss, no change in clothes/measurements. And I'm still tired (but functional)
Honestly logged every day ( but not weighing my food)
Calories at 1400
Carbs between 25-35
Moderate protein
High fat
Drinking 8 glasses of water everyday
Eating avocados, eggs, chicken, bacon, cheese
Eating low carb veges like cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, green beans, summer squash, etc.
I did drink a glass of wine every evening...but included it in my carb and calorie count.
Drink 2cups of coffee daily (used to be 3) with heavy cream and/or coconut oil
Sleeping 8 hours a night...in bed by 10PM
Getting plenty (I think) of unofficial exercise through activity of rebuilding a house and doing property clean-up.
This week I will cut out the wine completely and try to lower my calories to 1300, lower my protein and up my fat....without starving....AND, weigh my food so I am sure of the portion sizes
I will stick with it for another 3 weeks......then....I just don't know......
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hasn't been a good day today - had way over my carbs, but under my cals - mum and I went out for afternoon into town and ended up in a coffee shop and shared a piece of cake (my favourite) and also ended up eating a sandwich at lunchtime as hadn't organised myself very well - but have done a lot of gardening and walking today which has been good so not going to stress too much and just get back on track tomorrow0
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@kathrout1973, just do a bit of penance for the cake and don't sweat the other. Know for sure you can, and will, do better tomorrow. Show your mum that you really do have it in you to succeed with this. I'm cheering you onward and upward.1
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saltysailors wrote: »Happy Monday!
SW 192
GW 125
Height 5'3"
Female age 57
I've been doing keto for 3 weeks. No change at all. No weight loss, no change in clothes/measurements. And I'm still tired (but functional)
Honestly logged every day ( but not weighing my food)
Calories at 1400
Carbs between 25-35
Moderate protein
High fat
Drinking 8 glasses of water everyday
Eating avocados, eggs, chicken, bacon, cheese
Eating low carb veges like cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, green beans, summer squash, etc.
I did drink a glass of wine every evening...but included it in my carb and calorie count.
Drink 2cups of coffee daily (used to be 3) with heavy cream and/or coconut oil
Sleeping 8 hours a night...in bed by 10PM
Getting plenty (I think) of unofficial exercise through activity of rebuilding a house and doing property clean-up.
This week I will cut out the wine completely and try to lower my calories to 1300, lower my protein and up my fat....without starving....AND, weigh my food so I am sure of the portion sizes
I will stick with it for another 3 weeks......then....I just don't know......
Any help would be appreciated
Do measurements and/or progress pics.
And give the weighing food those 3 weeks. The scale can't hold out forever if we are being consistent.
And speaking of consistency.
I ain't got any. This weekend was a disaster food-wise.
I'm done with excuses and half-steppin', though.
1600 cal. 100g carbs. Every day. No dumb excuses, like "it's the weekend, I deserve xyz..." That's a BS lie. And it's over.
I tipped the scales at 167. Gained 7lb yesterday. Good grief, Jess. You are sad sad sad.
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Last week was a crazy week at work and had several social occasions too. Yet again drank too much wine at one of said social events which led to eating too much food, but this is a new week!
I have a doctor's appointment on Thursday which will be right at my 3 month mark since making this lifestyle change. I'm anxious to see what the official doctor scales..last time I was there is when I had my wake up call that things needed to change for good. I was 259.7 pounds, had zero energy, and felt miserable and sorry for myself. Today, I feel much better overall, have more energy than ever, and I'm down 30 pounds. Hoping the doc has positive things to say! :-)
SW: 260
CW: 229.6 (-3.8 pounds since June 1st)
GW: 180ish
Goals for the month:
Carbs less than 100g daily-- went over two days last week (wine night and Saturday)
No more than one drink weekly-- one drink=one bottle?
NOPE
Exercise 45 minutes 5x/week
GW for end of June: 225 Still hopeful
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Bacon slave wrote|
And speaking of consistency.
I ain't got any. This weekend was a disaster food-wise.
I'm done with excuses and half-steppin', though.
1600 cal. 100g carbs. Every day. No dumb excuses, like "it's the weekend, I deserve xyz..." That's a BS lie. And it's over.
I tipped the scales at 167. Gained 7lb yesterday. Good grief, Jess. You are sad sad sad.
Been there...done that...and KNOW exactly how you feel. I have come to an important realization this week. If I cut out all carbs except those from vegetables cravings are way more manageable. I have been struggling for so long with craving and not sticking with this way of eating until I cut out nuts, nut butter, potatoes, and fruit! Hard? Yes at first especially the fruit part but It has helped make this doable. My carbs are 60 grams or below and those are NOT net carb. Still working out the kinks but seems to be working so far for me.3 -
Haven't weighed in a few days. Had more carbs than usual this weekend. Blah.
Today, everything was good:
Totals 1,347 64 84 86 21 1,943
Your Daily Goal 1,862 70 124 116 25 5,000
Remaining 515 6 40 30 3 3,056
Calories Carbs Fat Protein Fiber Sodium
*You've earned 512 extra calories from exercise today
Got a decent amount of sleep last night too.0 -
CW 123.2 Scale unpredictable. Lost over a pound over night. No exercise and inhaled a choc chip cookie in an afternoon weak point.
Life was easier when that cookie was just not seen as food. In trying to sort allergies I needed to broaden what I ate and gave myself permission to see snacks like that as a food /emotional crutch again. Frustrated with lack of non allergen canteen lunch options of boiled egg or boiled egg or you guessed it, boiled egg. Bringing an egg wrap from home today.0 -
SW: 226
CW: 200
GW: 150
June 1: Was 207.6
June 21: 200.0 Yay!
Goals:
Log Daily
96 oz water daily
10,000 steps per day minimum3 -
My meal planning has been less than stellar in the past several days and I'm seeing the results in water retention/scale fluctuation. My stress level at work has gone away so I should see improvement shortly.
For 6/20/16
Logged - yes
Water - yes
sodium - yes
calories - under
carbs - pretty good
Vitamins - forgot them again!!
Activity - hand mopped my floors without air conditioning, 87° in the house.1 -
I think I forgot to check in last week. Anyhow I have stuck to tracking. Stuck to calories. Stuck to carbs. Gotten at least 4 days of exercise in. I lost .2 last week and today I was rather surprised to see a 1 pound loss. This whole journey I've lost very slowly, almost never more than .5 a week, it's especially slow now that I'm within a few pounds of goal. So the entire pound down is a pleasant surprise.
Even though I totally think the BMI chart is crap I'm pleased to almost be within normal range because I'm so sick of doctors giving me the BMI talk. I'm about 4'11 3/4 so if we bump that up to 5 foot I'm now classified as normal instead of overweight. lol
Since I'm nearing goal I have experimented with adding some yogurt and fruit and some Halo Top ice cream to my daily menu here and there and so far so good. No increased cravings and no stalling. Even though Halo Top claims 4 or 5 net carbs a serving I track the entire carb count and fit that into my daily goal.
I have a visit with my rheumatologist tomorrow and I'm a little nervous about my meds. I feel pretty good right now...still joint pain here and there but it's so much improved. I can lift light weights, run, and hike now so I'm very pleased. The concern is that a couple of weeks ago at the eye doctor he noted that the dose of my medicine is high for someone weighing less than 135. Naturally when I was given the prescription I was over 135. Anyhow he suggested that the doctor would probably half the dose next visit. I'm very concerned that half won't cut it. I guess I'll see what tomorrow brings!2 -
Maybe, just maybe, I'll make my weekly goal by tomorrow. I took my morning walk down to the highway and back up today. And I planned the day's meals so temptation may not rear its ugly head. One more day in this week so let's all buckle down and make it a spectacular finish.
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@saltysailors - For sure cut the wine out for 2 weeks. (Sorry, I know.. I miss it, but for sure it was my stall demon, people metabolize it differently. I'm better off with ONE shot of scotch and water, but nothing is much better.) Also, maybe not summer squash and green beans, try broccoli and asparagus. Try a steak instead of chicken next week. I found the only way that worked for me was to record, measure, swap out/swap in, then see what worked the following week. Then Repeat. It took me 2 months before I got in a groove. Then I stayed consistent. Keep at it if you can, it worked for me, when other WOEs failed.
My baby graduated 8th grade today! A happy day.
Yesterday was stressful, but I did it all. Work hard, play hard.
Logged - yes
Water - yes
Sodium - yes.
No booze - tempted, but keeping the eye on the prize, had tea instead.
Calories - yes
Sleep - Up early - Huge thunderstorm around 2am that woke me up, but not for long.
Carbs - 18! yea. I like to get below 30, it's always a challenge for me.
Exercise -Some walking 20 minutes.
I have a weigh-in on Friday. I want to see a good number.5 -
Did pretty good this week except last Wednesday and yesterday I got into the nuts and that is never good! Pre-planned my day and hoping to make a comeback today!
Positives:
Have drank all my water this week
Exercised
Logged my food
And met my macros everyday.
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