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I am only drinking water at the minute but I love coffee so will hopefully allow it back in occasionally when I am totally in the zone0
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Most common drink would be water - I'm a gallon a day girl - but favorite would be the keto lemonade drink I make. 1/4 tsp each of NoSalt (potassium chloride) and Himalayan salt per 1 quart of water, flavored with Crystal Light Strawberry Lemonade water drops. The flavor hides the saltiness very well and I learned long ago that roasting and lightly salting strawberries to make strawberry lemonade (the high carb way) is AHHH-MAZING. Salting the Crystal Light is very very similar and carb free, and a great way to keep my electrolytes up. It's an amazing amount of win.
...oooh, that lemonade drink sounds gooooood.
I mostly drink coffee and water. Working on moving to decaf, and adding more herbal teas to the mix. I really enjoy the LaCroix sparkling water (coconut is fave) and the Dasani Black Cherry (my other fave) sparkling water. This weekend I plan to try BPC... I have no idea why I haven't made it yet.0 -
ProCoffeenator wrote: »
Do you find better results with making your own drink or just buying the SF sports drinks? I keep meaning to buy the salts for my own but my brain goes blank when I stank in front of all the different salts in the grocery store. I've got to write this stuff down!!!Most common drink would be water - I'm a gallon a day girl - but favorite would be the keto lemonade drink I make. 1/4 tsp each of NoSalt (potassium chloride) and Himalayan salt per 1 quart of water, flavored with Crystal Light Strawberry Lemonade water drops. The flavor hides the saltiness very well and I learned long ago that roasting and lightly salting strawberries to make strawberry lemonade (the high carb way) is AHHH-MAZING. Salting the Crystal Light is very very similar and carb free, and a great way to keep my electrolytes up. It's an amazing amount of win.
Definitely when making my own. Sports drinks have a pittance of electrolytes in them - you'd have to drink GALLONS a day to get as much as we need eating low carb. And at that point the flushing from all the extra liquid would negate the extra electrolytes anyway. Def. write it down
My KetoAde drink has (in 12oz) 180mg sodium (fairly comparable) and 240mg potassium (240!!! compared to 35mg in the powerade)
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Coke Zero Vanilla. I don't do water, unless it's got PWO or protein dumped in it.1
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Most common drink would be water - I'm a gallon a day girl - but favorite would be the keto lemonade drink I make. 1/4 tsp each of NoSalt (potassium chloride) and Himalayan salt per 1 quart of water, flavored with Crystal Light Strawberry Lemonade water drops. The flavor hides the saltiness very well and I learned long ago that roasting and lightly salting strawberries to make strawberry lemonade (the high carb way) is AHHH-MAZING. Salting the Crystal Light is very very similar and carb free, and a great way to keep my electrolytes up. It's an amazing amount of win.
Hey Phrick, This does sound amazing. How do you roast your strawberries? Oven? Grill? Do you salt b4 your roast?
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oops!...never mind. I just re-read the recipe and see that was the hi-carb recipe.0
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I love my coffee with HWC & sugar substitute, and other than that I only drink water all day until my glass of wine at dinner. I keep telling myself to toss the wine, but so far I just...cant....do.....it...! Aaand it doesn't push me over on carbs at 3g per glass, so that's my excuse. XD3
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ProCoffeenator wrote: »It's Thirsty Thursday!!
What is your favorite go to drink while doing a LC diet?
I have two favorites... My BPC well blended! The other is water flavored with a grape sf packet and half a scoop of unflavored Isopure. The latter is like a grape creamsicle! Yummy!!
I'm challenging everyone to up their water today! Don't forget to hydrate! I need to remind myself constantly since I hate drinking plain water!
I really only drink coffee with either half and half or heavy cream, unsweetened iced tea, or water. I have never cared for the taste of artificial sweeteners, so that limits my options for sure
I do need to focus on water - the heat and humidity has been oppressive around here and I forget to drink enough, lol, thanks for the reminder!
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Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Coke Zero Vanilla. I don't do water, unless it's got PWO or protein dumped in it.
mmmm... you had me at Vanilla! That sounds really good, buuuuut I believe artificial sweeteners are triggering cravings.1 -
I drink mostly coffee. One hot coffee with hwc for breakfast. The rest of the day iced coffee with cream. No sweeteners. I also like unsweetened tea. I usually get that if we go out to dinner or lunch. I try to drink at least one bottle of actual water a day. I'm really bad about my electrolytes but I feel ok so I guess I'm ok? After a workout I have this electrolyte concentrate stuff called Lyteshow that I put into my water. I don't do artificial sweeteners so powerade zero and stuff is out. I actually like the weird salty taste of the stuff plain though.0
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ProCoffeenator wrote: »It's Thirsty Thursday!!
What is your favorite go to drink while doing a LC diet?
I have two favorites... My BPC well blended! The other is water flavored with a grape sf packet and half a scoop of unflavored Isopure. The latter is like a grape creamsicle! Yummy!!
I'm challenging everyone to up their water today! Don't forget to hydrate! I need to remind myself constantly since I hate drinking plain water!
Give me coffee or give me death.
Hahaha...my main beverages are coffee and water. I love the LaCroix sparkling waters as a nice change from the plain stuff. But if I don't have coffee, I cannot function. That's what I get for working for Starbucks for five years...2 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Coke Zero Vanilla. I don't do water, unless it's got PWO or protein dumped in it.
mmmm... you had me at Vanilla! That sounds really good, buuuuut I believe artificial sweeteners are triggering cravings.
I've heard the to be the case with some people. I guess I'm fortunate in a way, in that I haven't had anything that could be described as a craving in so long, that I'm not even sure if it ever happened in the first place. I was a "food is fuel" person, even when I was fat. Just so happened that I was overfilling the tank for most of my life.
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Hey all. 37 not married no kids here. Started LCHF this month but have messed up a couple times. Right back on though which is better than I used to do. I've done Atkins in the past with decent success.
Not sure what the current question is lol.
My favorite drink is diet dr pepper.
My question.....
How do you handle social situations with this WOE? Aside from opting out of going out (which I won't do)
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GlitterRayne wrote: »Hey all. 37 not married no kids here. Started LCHF this month but have messed up a couple times. Right back on though which is better than I used to do. I've done Atkins in the past with decent success.
Not sure what the current question is lol.
My favorite drink is diet dr pepper.
My question.....
How do you handle social situations with this WOE? Aside from opting out of going out (which I won't do)
What kind of social situations? Dinners with friends? - My friends know my WOE and they ask me to check the menu for things I can eat if it is a place they want to try.
Drinking? - LC lowers your tolerance but I generally stick to a dry wine or vodka with soda water and lime.
Parties? - If there is food being served, I usually will either bring a dish that I can have and others can eat it too or maybe eat beforehand if it isn't going to be LC friendly.0 -
Socials situations: We mostly just do dinner with friends and I can usually find something that works even if it's just a bunless burger. We go out for chicken wings a lot which is basically my perfect meal!
Drinks: We are boring so we rarely go out just to drink. If we do I just drink water because I don't do artificial sweeteners so soda is out as are most low carb mixers. It makes me a handy designated driver.
Parties: I drink water. I might bring a dish that I can eat if it's a potluck type situation. Otherwise I will snack on whatever I can eat like a meat and cheese tray or nuts. Or if there isn't anything I just hang out. No one usually notices I'm not eating honestly. I'll grab something on the way home.1 -
Social situations: I eat as I normally would. If a situation requires my presence, it likely won't be at a "poverty food" restaurant, so I can always find something that will work.
Drinks: I haven't been a big drinker since before I was even legally old enough to drink. Therefore, my hilarious tolerance, paired with keto, resulted in a single shot of Jameson Irish Whiskey having me completely trashed within fifteen minutes. The little woman found it hilarious, considering that she weighs all of 90 lbs., and could easily drink me under the table.
Parties: I only eat twice per day, so things like this are never an issue for me. I'd just eat beforehand.
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It's a Fit and Fabulous Friday!!!
My goodness it's finally Friday. My body apparently quit on me last night. Total shut down while getting my kids to sleep, it was more like my kids put me to sleep!
Let's just say my evening food and exercise was done in my sleep? I think that sound good.
So what are your goals for the weekend? From today to Sunday pick some mini goals to accomplish.
1) get my steps up on the weekend. I'm like a rabbit all week. Come the weekend my steps drop under 5k. So I want to hit at least 5k everyday. More if manageable
2). Exercise! All three days! I'm going to push it this weekend! I want one day to at least get a good walk down the road.
3). Make some time to do something for myself. The last two weeks I've been wanting to make some new jewelry for myself. So it's going to happen this weekend!
Have a great day everyone! Keep focused and determined!!1 -
Goals for the weekend are simple
1 no jumping on the scales
2 keep drinking at least 3l water
3 start packing boxes
4. Keep with ZC
Have a great weekend everyone - am off to the beach today although the weather isn't great we have a meet up with other Tourette families today which my son loves as he can just be himself without stress1 -
kathrout1973 wrote: »Goals for the weekend are simple
1 no jumping on the scales
2 keep drinking at least 3l water
3 start packing boxes
4. Keep with ZC
Have a great weekend everyone - am off to the beach today although the weather isn't great we have a meet up with other Tourette families today which my son loves as he can just be himself without stress
Sounds like fun! It's raining out my way, hopefully you've got better than me!0 -
ProCoffeenator wrote: »It's a Fit and Fabulous Friday!!!
So what are your goals for the weekend? From today to Sunday pick some mini goals to accomplish.
Have a great day everyone! Keep focused and determined!!
1. Stay on plan!!! FRICKIN-A!!!! I have noticed that come 2:00 every dang day, I get all cravey and mow down every food in my path (low carb mostly but still - yesterday I ended at over 3000 calories because I didn't stop myself). Need to figure out why 2:00 is Jump Off The Rails Time, and how to combat it.
2. Pedicure - both because I need it and because I want one. Hoping I can convince my California Best Friend to come with me!
3. HOPEFULLY get the OK to run from my doc (see him Sat AM). Praying so hard for this one.
4. Make it through church without falling asleep (this has been a struggle for several months LOL - the pastor is far from boring, but I have advanced sleep phase syndrome, and we attend on Saturday nights at 5:45, which is prime time for me to fall asleep if I'm sitting still!)
5. Just survive the heat. It's been an especially hot spring/summer in So. Cal, and no chance of it letting up for several more months.3 -
All the Single Moms! This should be a new empowerment song from Beyonce.
As a single mom of two wonderful teenagers I can relate to so much of what has been written here. I think that we put ourselves last frequently and between caring for our children and working hard to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table we often neglect our own needs.
I know I used food as a comfort, reward and consolation. I want to eat to live not live to eat. By getting the focus off food I've found more self respect. I was used to waking up every morning and immediately feeling regret for what I'd eaten the night before. That little moment of self recrimination was how I started every day.
In previous attempts to lose weight I've done the detailed food diary and weighted everything. While I know this works for some people for me it made me even more food focused. I felt deprived and couldn't wait for the next thing I was allowed to eat. I'd skimp on a meal so I could have a "treat".
Now I don't track my food, I just eat what I want from my LCHF foods. I'm not very much into cooking so just sticking with the foods on this WOE is easy for me.
I've found I don't focus much on food anymore and that frees me up to do other things.
I wake up now feeling good and not regret for what I ate the night before. I don't step on the scale because I have a history of becoming too focused on the numbers. Now I just focus on how I feel, and I feel great
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kathrout1973 wrote: »Goals for the weekend are simple
1 no jumping on the scales
2 keep drinking at least 3l water
3 start packing boxes
4. Keep with ZC
Have a great weekend everyone - am off to the beach today although the weather isn't great we have a meet up with other Tourette families today which my son loves as he can just be himself without stress
Soooooo jealous you are going to the beach. Lucky!! Have a wonderful time
Goals for today thru weekend:
1. I will have a good day at work, all the bosses are out of town. (Hopefully no messages via email/text)
2. Spend some time with my sister (if we can work out our schedules)
3. Get the rest of the house in order (it is HIS stuff that's still all over the house , due to painting/drywall work)
4. Create a space so I can begin my workout regimen.1 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »-31
-male
-video game addict
-twice divorced
-been working in the asphalt industry since 2004
-heavy vaper (former smoker of three packs per day) who makes all of my own liquids
-hate children
-love kitties
-hate chihuahuas
-love great danes
-read entirely too much (especially Hitchens, various philosophers, and nutritional science)
-adore roadsters (all the way from the chronically underestimated Miata, to the predatory modern Corvette)
-Libertarian (bordering on An-cap)
I'm going off these answers, as he made it easier for me lol!
-female
-RPG gamer
-divorced, but engaged
-housewife, and sidekick to an awesome muscle car restoration technician
-moderately heavy smoker
-recovering heroin/cocaine addict (used 15 years, been recovering five)
-have two kids
-who can read TOO much? @Gallowmere1984 are you daft, bro? Anyway, love Louis L'Amour
-love felines
-also libertarian, have been accused of anarchist...
-Aquarians rule!
-Chevy rules!
-love little hatch backs....gremlins, Vega, monza, Honda crx,Mazda rx7, even pinto!
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Hi there @Leanbean65 ! I am the same, for the most part, with tracking.
Goals for this weekend:
1) Finish reading my book club book
2) Take at least 1 bubble bath. If you don't make relaxation a goal you'll never get it done.
3) Finalize meal plan for next week, grocery shop
4) Prep-ahead Tuesday's lunch
Right now I'm combatting the urge to step on the scale, which is odd since I never get this urge. I normally do my Saturday weigh-ins and I'm done with it, I don't think about it again. Maybe it's because I'm having a "skinny day" today? Like, I woke up this morning and my stomach feels flatter, ya know?
My question for you all is:
What are today's hurdles and how will you get through them?
Today donuts are being served to my team at work since we kick @ss, and my associates are getting rewarded for it. I will not partake, which has now become normal for me. My other hurdle is that I'm meeting a large group of co-workers after work at a dive/sports bar and I will very likely want to drink, but I won't. I gotta drive home.1 -
Goals for the weekend:
1. One lifting workout each day on different targeted muscle groups
2. Rally the teenaged troops and clean the house
3. Grocery shopping and meal planning for the week ahead
4. Finally see my scale drop below 170 (this may or may not happen, but I'd sure like it to!)
5. Take some "me" time - I got a new book I'm dying to start but every time I curl up in bed and open it, my eyes start drooping and I read the same sentence ten times before the book falls on my face and I realize I have no idea what I just read. I think I'll go outside on the deck and crack it open there instead!
Tonight hubby and I are taking the family out for dinner, and our favorite Greek restaurant has been voted in. I'm good with that, because it's pretty easy to stay on plan with Greek: I order lamb souvlaki with lots of tzatziki, Greek salad, and extra veggies instead of the rice and roasted potatoes. They also have this great bacon-wrapped steak appetizer - yum! Should be good. I'm glad they didn't vote for Boston Pizza or something - it's tough to resist that Viva Italia pizza they make there, my favorite...really the only pizza I eat actually.2 -
JessiokaFroka wrote: »Hi there @Leanbean65 ! I am the same, for the most part, with tracking.
Goals for this weekend:
1) Finish reading my book club book
2) Take at least 1 bubble bath. If you don't make relaxation a goal you'll never get it done.
3) Finalize meal plan for next week, grocery shop
4) Prep-ahead Tuesday's lunch
Right now I'm combatting the urge to step on the scale, which is odd since I never get this urge. I normally do my Saturday weigh-ins and I'm done with it, I don't think about it again. Maybe it's because I'm having a "skinny day" today? Like, I woke up this morning and my stomach feels flatter, ya know?
My question for you all is:
What are today's hurdles and how will you get through them?
Today donuts are being served to my team at work since we kick @ss, and my associates are getting rewarded for it. I will not partake, which has now become normal for me. My other hurdle is that I'm meeting a large group of co-workers after work at a dive/sports bar and I will very likely want to drink, but I won't. I gotta drive home.
Bubble bath would be the best!!! I just don't fit in my bathtub. I'm too tall and it's too short!
Hurdles for today? I honestly can't think of anything at the moment. It's Friday so it's pretty chill at work, although I have a mountain of things I HAVE to do for work over the next few weeks. I have to organize my work files, brainstorm ideas and prepare for the school year.... Oh and catch up on kids files..... There just isn't enough time!!0 -
My hurdles for today are my manager is bringing in fried chicken for lunch and she is a food pusher. I already brought my own lunch and I need to stick to my guns. I am just getting back on track, so it is really important to me to stay on course.
My goals for this weekend are:
1. FIND AN APARTMENT!!!
2. Throw in a lifting session while apartment hunting
3. Stay the course if I go to the Pride Parade on Sunday
4. FIND AN APARTMENT!!!5 -
@samanthaluangphixay Fried Chicken???...geesh, that's just not fair! (someone deserve a slap!)
Hey, good luck with the apartment hunt and 'just say no' to that friggin fried chicken. 0 -
My goals for the weekend ( it is a long weekend here in Canada!)
1. Buy my Dad a gift for his 80th birthday, any ideas??
2. One spin clas
3. Do a ton of laundry, my son just got back from camp
4. Spend time with the kids!
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Goals for the weekend
1. Put away laundry
2. Go to zumba
3. Stay on plan
4. Prep food for next week
5. Pedicure and acrylic fill
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