No-Nonsense November: Week 1 Check-In (11/1-11/7)
Replies
-
In on this challenge!!! Met all goals today.....less than 20 g carbs, under 1200 cals, drank adequately, walked a lot at work! No snacking. Think I may need more salt....ugh.3
-
Whelp... didn't make it today
. Having a hungry day, so too many carbs and too much protein because I can't stomach any more fat, ugh.
Goals for me:
Drink my 8 glasses of water
IF for at least 14 hours and preferably 18 daily
Stay at or below my 25g net carb goal
Make sure my protein hits approx 70g BUT not much more
Get at least one day a week of non-work related exercise
1 -
My goals are
to break through this stall (been losing and gaining the same lb for literally months!!!)
Start logging consistently again - I stopped as I was feeling it made me obsess about food but now I'm being too complacent
Get to bed earlier and hopefully get more sleep of an evening to counteract the early mornings
Nov start weight: 141lbs
I would like to lose 5lbs in November1 -
For 11/1/16
64 oz water - 80
Log Food- whole day logged
Exercise - some walking
At or below 60g carbs - 61 close enough
At or below 1400 cal - 1201
Meal prep/planning- meals planned, need to do a lot more prep tonight
1 -
11/1 Check in
Monthly Goals:
I'd love to lose 10 pounds this month, but don't know that it's realistic. I'm going to keep it as my goal though...aim high, right??
My anniversary is on the 20th, so I want to possibly go off plan that evening (a glass or two of wine) without derailing completely and going back to old eating habits.
Daily Goals:
Water: 70/100oz
Logged Food:
Exercise as Planned?: I'm planning to go for a 2 mile walk on my lunch break 3 days a week
At or Under Carb Level: 23/20 - boo, so close!
At or Under Calorie Limit:
So close on a couple, but only 2 legitimate points
Month total: 2/5
1 -
11/1 results:
Net Carbs -> 9
Calories -> 1388
Workouts -> 3/5
Weight -> 218.5 (SW 219 for November)
4/4 stars for yesterday!1 -
Check in for 1 Nov: Ate only meat, eggs, cheese, and butter. Said no to Splenda in my coffee and no Diet Coke for me. Nailed it.4
-
williams969 wrote: »I really have just one goal, which I started yesterday, and really fits the no nonsense challenge. I'm committing to 30 days of carnivore. And no counting.
No fussing over calories, carbs, macros, or weighing; causes too much stress for me. Just meat, eggs, butter, limited cream and cheese, water, and one morning coffee.
You can do this. You might be shocked at how easy it becomes. It's almost effortless. I expend very little energy feeding my dogs, because there's no real choice. I expend very little energy feeding myself. It's just "what meat is thawed?" followed by "do I need to thaw or buy more meat?"
I have what I feel is a very silly question about going full carnivore. How do you manage the constipation that results? I've tried going carni a week at a time, but I always end up adding in a few vegetables or high-fiber tortillas for fiber because I get backed up otherwise.1 -
November Goals
Staying under 40g carbs daily. Day 1: 14/40
Staying above 750 calories/ day. Day 1: 766
Logging and measuring
Getting proper rest. (in bed by 11 every night)
(In bed, but not asleep... step in the right direction)
Pre-cook for evening meals. Rotisserie chicken leftovers.
Additional Weekly Goals
Rest to heal incision site. No major activity.
Follow-up pathology with dermatologist. Not until Friday
Follow-up blood work on anemia. Blood drawn yesterday after work. Results maybe Friday.
Follow-up blood work on thyroid. Blood drawn yesterday after work. Results maybe Friday.
Try a new recipe over the weekend.
Avoid the Halloween Candy. 0 -
Not a silly question at all. Drinking enough water is the number 1 thing!!! Senna, smooth move tea, psyllium husks are also some things to use. I use MCT oil to meet my daily fat intake and helps with this too.lamiller82 wrote: »williams969 wrote: »I really have just one goal, which I started yesterday, and really fits the no nonsense challenge. I'm committing to 30 days of carnivore. And no counting.
No fussing over calories, carbs, macros, or weighing; causes too much stress for me. Just meat, eggs, butter, limited cream and cheese, water, and one morning coffee.
You can do this. You might be shocked at how easy it becomes. It's almost effortless. I expend very little energy feeding my dogs, because there's no real choice. I expend very little energy feeding myself. It's just "what meat is thawed?" followed by "do I need to thaw or buy more meat?"
I have what I feel is a very silly question about going full carnivore. How do you manage the constipation that results? I've tried going carni a week at a time, but I always end up adding in a few vegetables or high-fiber tortillas for fiber because I get backed up otherwise.
0 -
My goals:
--Keep net carbs at or below 20 g per day
--Keep calories at 1200 per day 6 days a week and allow 1 planned day of 1500 calories.
--Low carb alcohol is only allowed on the 1500 calorie day
--Exercise 4x per week
Log everything!!!
Day 1 is complete. My calories, carbs and exercise were in range. I logged it all.
My 1500 cal day is Saturday so we'll see if this works. I hope it doesn't trigger a binge. Even if it does I will have learned something I guess. I should add tracking water as I'm sure I'm not drinking enough.
This is a restart for me. I hope to get under the overweight BMI for my height but I won't lose twenty in two months. All I am looking for now is a good start.0 -
11.1.16 Summary
Water: Check
Logged Food: check
Exercise: check - did my mile walk
Carb Level: OK, still around 100
Calorie Limit: Not great. Booze calories need to stop! Totally breaking any progress.0 -
lamiller82 wrote: »williams969 wrote: »I really have just one goal, which I started yesterday, and really fits the no nonsense challenge. I'm committing to 30 days of carnivore. And no counting.
No fussing over calories, carbs, macros, or weighing; causes too much stress for me. Just meat, eggs, butter, limited cream and cheese, water, and one morning coffee.
You can do this. You might be shocked at how easy it becomes. It's almost effortless. I expend very little energy feeding my dogs, because there's no real choice. I expend very little energy feeding myself. It's just "what meat is thawed?" followed by "do I need to thaw or buy more meat?"
I have what I feel is a very silly question about going full carnivore. How do you manage the constipation that results? I've tried going carni a week at a time, but I always end up adding in a few vegetables or high-fiber tortillas for fiber because I get backed up otherwise.
I have quite the opposite experience. High fiber constipates and bloats me, even when eating ample fats. Day 33 LCHF, low fiber, for me and Day 3 ZC. Zero constipation.
It's a low residue WOE. Sure, I have less volume in my BMs, but certainly not constipated. No bloating, pain, or cramps. Fat intake seems to be the key. I aim to keep my fat intake high in relation to protein by choosing fatty cuts, lots of eggs, and cooking with moderate amounts of fats.1 -
11/1 was good for me. Perfect on my macros, carbs and calories.
I am really fighting an urge to eat some candy today. Trying to figure out why. When I think about why I want it... all I get is that is just sounds really good/enjoyable to eat. I don't really feel a physical craving... a mental one I guess.0 -
Check-in for 11/1:
log daily-yes
stay under 30-40gm net carbs/day-yes
Yesterday was a "rest day" exercise wise (recovering from a cold).
Stayed up too late watching the World Series. :tongue Earlier bedtime tonight!!
1 -
Today is a tougher one for me. The local highschool my boys attend does one large fundraiser each year. A fall supper. They typically feed 3-400 people. Food done by the home ec classes(typical thanksgiving style meal, tons of protein choices, carb heavy choices, desserts) with some donation by parents. We always attend as it is one of the best and easiest fundraisers around and it saves me cooking for a night. So today I am opting to fast until supper and just have the one large meal. Black coffee was breakfast and will be lunch and I will choose ham, turkey/roast beef and greens as my meal. Top the meat with some sour cream, and do my best to avoid the dessert table. Coffee with cream to finish.
I will try to log it all, but it is hard to be accurate. Wish me luck! Thankfully, that should be my only really complicated meal this month. All the others should be easier to control. And when faced with uncertainty, fasting is usually my routine to keep the calories in check at the very least.4 -
When I started dieting again this month I had decided to only cheat on my birthday, Thanksgiving Day (no leftovers) and Christmas Day. Now that my birthday is almost here I don't think I have been dieting long enough to break my concentration so I am going to do Thanksgiving, Christmas and maybe a glass of wine on New Year's.
241 on 11/1/2016
short term goal weight ONE-Derlad!
Long term goal weight 150lbs.
-log food every day
-plan ahead
-under 50g carbs
-1500 calories (breastfeeding)
- no alcohol except for designated holiday
- do my PT exercises daily
- I always drink water so not a problem for me.2 -
Shadowmf023 wrote: »1st November
1. Exercise daily
2. Don't obsess over calories,
3. But don't stuff myself silly...
(munchies - the damn munchies)
3. Eat healthy, nutrient-dense meals - and those veggies!
4. Drink enough fluids
5. Weekly goal - Meal prep for the week
6. Stay away from the sugary stuff!
Nov 2nd:
1. Exercise daily
2. Don't obsess over calories,
3. But don't stuff myself silly... (munchies - the damn munchies)
3. Eat healthy, nutrient-dense meals - and those veggies!
4. Drink enough fluids
5. Weekly goal - Meal prep for the weekweek
6. Stay away from the sugary stuff!
Today has been utter chaos. Back to it tomorrow.0 -
Check in 11/2 did good yesterday today my tummy is having a hard time with veggies. Between my diabetes meds and this my stomach is a mess. So still not giving in on plan lo carb etc just may not make my numbers today. Eating is hard. At my size that maybe a good thing!
Liz
Idaho2 -
11/1 was a good day:
1) Log every thing every day
2) Keep it under 25 net carbs
3) Only step on the scale once each week (the scale makes me crazy) - Weighed today, no getting on the scale until next Monday!
4) Drink more water than diet coke 1 -
November goals:
Under 50 net carbs a day
Workouts minimum 3x a week
Continue fall clean-up of the house
Get outside more
0 -
1.) Fasting glucose under 100 every day: 88 this morning
2.) Move my body 3 days a week minimum. Not today
3.) Electrolytes. Nuf said:
4.) Under 20 net carbs daily
5.) IF 5 days a week. Sorta. I put cream in my coffee this morning
SW: 163lbs
CW: 153 lbs. back up a smidge
GW: under 130
3 -
November Goal: 1200 minutes exercise.
Today: 60 minutes stationary recumbent.
Minutes remaining to goal: 1090.
Go Cubbies!2 -
lamiller82 wrote: »I have what I feel is a very silly question about going full carnivore. How do you manage the constipation that results? I've tried going carni a week at a time, but I always end up adding in a few vegetables or high-fiber tortillas for fiber because I get backed up otherwise.
Constipation is not a common side effect, although it is a common concern. There is a difference between being constipated (painful inability to move fecal matter even though you need to) and just not pooping as often. Zero fiber diets are shown to relieve chronic constipation. Fiber is the problem, it isn't the solution.
A week is not really long enough for things to settle. It takes time and it will start flowing in a regular pattern again. Maybe less often. Maybe less amount. But, never painful or uncomfortable.MindfulMother wrote: »Not a silly question at all. Drinking enough water is the number 1 thing!!! Senna, smooth move tea, psyllium husks are also some things to use. I use MCT oil to meet my daily fat intake and helps with this too.
Aside from the water, no to all of these things. Senna, smooth move tea, psyllium husks (especially these), and MCT oil. These are all plant foods, laxatives, and fiber. A carnivore eats no such things. Fiber is especially treacherous and must be avoided at all costs. It's going to make things much more worse. Laxatives upset your bowel and prolong the problem, they don't help resolve it.
MCT oil is probably the oil "maybe" thing. I wouldn't include it, as it's a plant oil, but it's likely to be mostly harmless.williams969 wrote: »I have quite the opposite experience. High fiber constipates and bloats me, even when eating ample fats. Day 33 LCHF, low fiber, for me and Day 3 ZC. Zero constipation.
It's a low residue WOE. Sure, I have less volume in my BMs, but certainly not constipated. No bloating, pain, or cramps. Fat intake seems to be the key. I aim to keep my fat intake high in relation to protein by choosing fatty cuts, lots of eggs, and cooking with moderate amounts of fats.
This is more in line with how a carnivore deals with it. Fatty meats and an understanding that pooping less often and less volume isn't constipation. Nearly all of the meat you eat is absorbed and used by the body. There is dramatically less weight.0 -
My daily goals are:
Water: Didn't count, but know it was more than my goal
Apple Watch Rings Completed?:
At or Under Carb Level: 20/20 total carbs (not including sugar alcohols)
At or Under Calorie Limit:
1 -
Much better day today, yesterday was a crazy carb night as I ended up with approx 80g net after a popcorn tortilla chip fest.
Goals for me:
Drink my 8 glasses of water
IF for at least 14 hours and preferably 18 daily
Stay at or below my 25g net carb goal - Well.... 26 today so I'm good with that.
Make sure my protein hits approx 70g BUT not much more
Get at least one day a week of non-work related exercise - working on this one as a weekly goal.2 -
11/2
1) Log every thing every day
2) Keep it under 25 net carbs
3) Only step on the scale once each week (the scale makes me crazy)
4) Drink more water than diet coke Meh, not sure this really happened. Can I count the water in my coffee? 2 -
For 11/2
64 oz water - 72
Log Food- whole day logged
Exercise - 10 min Elliptical plus 30 min treadmill
At or below 60g carbs - 80 something grrr
At or below 1400 cal - 1180ish
Meal prep/planning- World Series Game 7, nothing else got done
It was a friend's bday yesterday and I asked if she wanted to hit the gym then go out to eat. I was expecting her to want to skip the gym. We ended up going to the gym and skipped the restaurant, pleasant surprise.4 -
11.2.16 Summary
Water: Check
Logged Food:
Exercise: Missed it.
Carb Level: OK, still around 80. Working downward towards 25 net carbs. Not sure why I had an English muffin. Make better choices today.
Calorie Limit: No drinks! On target!
Forgot my lunch on the counter today. Rushed out for a dentist apt for cleaning this morning.
If I don't eat anything all day my teeth will stay that wonderful squeaky clean feeling! HAHA.3 -
Nov 2:
Ate all the meats.
Found a frugal source for pastured butter.
Drank Diet Pepsi during Game 7 last night. Still, I enjoyed the game carb free.
3
This discussion has been closed.