Just the Basics: July: Week 1 (7/1-7/7)
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PamamaJane wrote: »My July goals are:
- Log everything before I eat it.
- Meet my goals for the macros.
- Increase my sodium and potassium intake.
- Walk to the road and climb back up my mountain every day.
- Drink more water.
Well, when the power goes out as it did yesterday and then my computer craps on me, it has made it impossible to log.
Meeting goals on the macros has been better, as best I can tell.
Increase in sodium and potassium is easy with salted bouillon. Too yummy!
Walking went away with the rain and mud followed by horrid humid mornings.
I'm about to float from the water so that's good.
Thanks to my friend @kathrout1973 sharing her recent success with me, I'll be sure to do much better in the next few days. Thanks, lovely lady.
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PamamaJane wrote: »
Thanks to my friend @kathrout1973 sharing her recent success with me, I'll be sure to do much better in the next few days. Thanks, lovely lady.
Aww thanks - I am cheering you on xx
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Yesterday was another couch potato day. Still kept to keto like a champ. Fluids, electrolytes - all good.
Still no scale. Plan to keep it that way as long as it's working. I can weigh in at the doctor's office on the 26th. Then I'll buy a Scale.
Basic home stuff done.
Totally avoiding responsibities in favor of chilling. Maybe I needed a break.
Have started reading again, just light summer stuff. Got away from doing that when I started socializing more, but I do love reading a book.
Today is errands day, so at least I'll be out and about.
Feels good to be back on track with my food. I always feel better when I am.
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Daily Goals:
1) Get 12000 steps a day (fitbit)❌
2) all food logged, no" guesstimates" lol✅
3) carbs 73g✅ Fat 89g ❌Protein 91g or keep my Macro close to this (20%/55%/25%)✅
4) Stay under 1450 Cals❌
5) 1895 ml of water (8 glasses a day)✅
3 out of 5 my macros were pretty good,but I did go over on cals1 -
SW for July: 146.4
CW: 143.6
GW: 140
My Basics:
1) all meds taken ✅
2) all food logged, even the licks, bites, tastes, and random stuff I have to guess at ❌
3) carbs under 75 total; shooting for 35 net max ❌
4) Movement/exercise: running, gym time, or just hitting steps goal ✅ - regular walking plus a power walking trip to the grocery this morning. Will run tomorrow
5) Enough fluids (and electrolytes, especially potassium) ✅
I pseudo-binged on fats (buttered psylium buns) and Halo Top after dinner yesterday. I say "pseudo-binged" because I was fully cognizant of what I was doing, and made the conscious choice to do it anyway...1 -
For 7/6
Vitamins - yes
Increased water - yes
Carbs <80 - yes
Cal <1500 - yes
Activity - 10 min elliptical warm up, 25 min strength training
Had a great day!2 -
Two more days til vaca with kiddo.. The ex is being the usual nudge - sign the parental consent already. It's not like I'm abducting him and fleeing to Canada. --- Allthooooo...Nah, need to work..but, there is a huge MegaMillions drawing..tomorrow....hmmmm.
Anything to cause me stress.. Whateva.. rant over..
Goals for this week.
Keep carbs >30 - Not quite there..getting closer.
Calories 1200 - 1400. OK
Plan No alcohol this week. - and --I blew my abstinence record last night.
Get in 30 mins a day of exercise. - Got 'er done.2 -
Yes to yesterday!
Food, water, electrolytes, logging and preloggong, 30 minutes walking, home project, artwork...all good!
In ketosis. Feeling the energy revving up again.
Have about twice as many social things planned from now til the end of the month which is good...and just thinking I will need to ramp up the food and drink keto force-field to get through that.
My plan is to just do this like I did at first, all throughout the summer. Maybe mid September I'll stage another maintenance coop.
Off to enjoy the summer day.
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RebeccaMaunder wrote: »I am attempting to post again... for like the 10th time...lol my cell phone seems to be against me posting.
So I am really wanting to do this, so far this week hasn't been great but I am still wanting to join this challenge and make July my best month yet.
So here goes:
SW: 355
CW:339
GW: 170
July goal 10lbs
My plan is:
1. Keep carbs under 50 g on non work days and under 100 on work days (I may alter this I just want to see where this goes)
2. Get sleep 7-8 hours/night
3. Take my meds and vitamins daily
4. Blog/vlog daily
I may add or change these goals as the month goes on and I see what is working and what isn't
Wishing us all a successful July
1) sounds like a great plan; best of success to you!
2) if you try to use smileys from the phone app it will lop off all the rest of your post after the emoticon that is probably what happened the first 9 times
Partly what happened, the other part vericose vein burst leading to medical emergency... but good to know for future as I had no idea0 -
1. Keep carbs under 50 g on non work days and under 100 on work days (I may alter this I just want to see where this goes) No
2. Get sleep 7-8 hours/night yes
3. Take my meds and vitamins dailyNo
4. Blog/vlog dailyNo
So this week dis not go to plan. Way too much emotion am eating and excuses...going to be heading into week 2 with a much better attitude!0 -
day 7 have no depression symptoms at all today which is an amazing thing as the last 25 years I have suffered on and off and never felt this good, so much so that I am going to reduce medication on this to see if one day I can come off completely
<5g carbs - this is now becoming easy to do, I don't fancy anything that isn't meat at the minute so not feeling under pressure to eat anything else
<2020 cals - still way under and not hungry at all
>2 litres of water - still managing about 3 litres of fluid a day
30 mins exercise per day - didn't manage this today
Log everyday - so far so good, not forgot to log anything yet
lost another 1.5lbs this morning - tomorrow is my official weigh in and I am totally amazed at how much weight I have lost
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7/1 weight: 177.2
7/7 weight: 176.8 (-0.4 lb)
Carbs under 40g:
- 7/1: 41g
- 7/2: 39g
- 7/3: 19g
- 7/4: 35g
- 7/5: 40g
- 7/6: 37g
- 7/7: TBD, but I'm currently sitting at 3g after lunch, so it's looking good.
- Takeaway: 6 out of 7 ain't bad!
Minimum of 8 glasses of water a day:
- I just realized I haven't logged my water every day. Oops! But I do know I had at least 64 ounces each workday, because I always fill my 32-ounce bottle in the morning and then at least one more time in the afternoon, and by the time I get home from work it's empty again. So I know I met this goal every day except maybe Saturday and Sunday. I'll focus on logging my water this week to be more certain.3 -
Rebecca, whenever I first get into ketosis; for the first time and after lapses as well, it always takes me a couple weeks to settle into a regular food routine. Once I get past that I can do well for fairly long periods of time. Just give it your best every day.
It's so worth it!1 -
July 1-7
I feel like I'm really getting used to this. I do find the simpler my meals, the easier it is to stay on track! But, I still have a lot to learn. I'm reading a ton and downloaded some podcasts (still need to listen to them, though).
Logged every day- yes
Water-yes 8 glasses a day
Carbs- yes- I'm keeping the under 30......usually closer to 20
Calories- most days, a couple of days I'm a little over
Exercise- still doing too much work around the house....but I'm active!
Sleep- did not get enough over 4th of July weekend, but the rest of the week I got 8 hrs
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My Daily Goals:
1) Get 12000 steps a day (fitbit)❌
2) all food logged, no" guesstimates" lol✅
3) carbs 73g❌Fat 89g ❌Protein 91g or keep my Macro close to this (20%/55%/25%)❌
4) Stay under 1450 Cals✅
5) 1895 ml of water (8 glasses a day)✅
Under cals, didn't get steps or macros BUT got all 8 glasses of water2 -
Kimberly Sw 273 Cw 271 and my goal weight loss is 220 I commit to stay under 30grams of carbs and continue to log my meals and exercise I need to be at my goal by September 20 for the wedding3
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for 7/7:
SW for July: 146.4
CW: ?? didn't weigh on purpose
GW: 140
My Basics:
1) all meds taken ✅
2) all food logged, even the licks, bites, tastes, and random stuff I have to guess at ✅
3) carbs under 75 total; shooting for 35 net max ❌I waaaaaaaay over did it yesterday...damn the crispy M&Ms...
4) Movement/exercise: running, gym time, or just hitting steps goal ✅
5) Enough fluids (and electrolytes, especially potassium) ✅
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For 7/7
Vitamins - yes
Increased water - yes
Carbs<80 - yes
Cal <1500 - yes
Activity - 20 min indoor walk at lunch, biked once around the block before dinner (too humid yuck)
CW - 1882 -
My scale showed a weight loss this morning that I'm NOT going to claim because it was too much to be believable. There is no way the four and a half pounds from yesterday morning could be anything other than a fluke. Even knowing it's a crap lie, it still tripped my trigger. Then I didn't take my walk because at 5:30 it was already 72 with 95% humidity. Nope, I need the exercise but have my limits for self imposed misery. All else is going well and I have good feelings about July being a good month for me. It wouldn't be happening without all of you supporting me and I'll not neglect to say THANK YOU!
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Yea FRIDAY!! All packed and ready to go to Niagara Falls! Got docs from the ex, (finally), so we're ready to have fun. Still working on the piles on my desk. Hopefully, I can clean it up and be off for a week.
Down a pound this week. I'll take it considering it was a bit rocky this week. Not sure how much I will be logging and posting next week. I do have plans to stick closely to the plan. There will be lots of exercise, biking, hiking, I'm looking forward to that.
Have a great weekend!
Goals for this week.
Keep carbs >30 - OK
Calories 1200 - 1400. OK
Plan No alcohol this week. - Good last night. Water and tea.
Get in 30 mins a day of exercise. - Just packing and bringing things up and down to the car. Cleaning the house.3
