No-Nonsense November: Week 3 Check-In (11/15-11/21)
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Bacon fried cabbage (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/196732/fried-cabbage-with-bacon-onion-and-garlic/) on the menu today...had BPC for breakfast so on the way to homeostasis with a planned daily meal.2
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No weight loss in the last 2 weeks...sort of. I'm in a super hormonal phase right now and my Dr. discontinued one of my thyroid meds, increased another. My body must be adjusting. I'm still on plan diet wise.
I had hoped to be below 190 by the end of November. It might still happen. Today I stepped on the scale and I was 193 and I thought I lost a pound. Turns out in the past 2 weeks, I gained a pound and then lost it, lol. I didn't look at my log.
SW: 201.5 July 2016
CW: 193
GW Dec 1: 189.99
GW 1353 -
Been doing good the last couple days with staying on plan. Cooked some amazing beef over the weekend to eat this week and next. Made homemade cranberry sauce in the crockpot with cranberries, water, and stevia and once it was cooked down I added in the beef and cooked that low and long. We had it last night and it is amazing. Also made a blueberry cream cheese loaf out of almond flour and that was good too. After a week of bouncing around 204-205 I have now hit 203.8. Not much but it's a change. Hopefully will see it start going down even more. Still looking to hit 199.9 by the end of the month.4
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Had an on-the-wagon day. Yay!
Good on calories and macro percentages.
Did strength (YAYOG Novice circuits).
Got 8 hrs of sleep last night.
Plus got in 10k steps!5 -
Thursday, 11/17:
No Artificial sweeteners: ✅
Water: 4, 20oz ✅
Logged Food: ✅
Exercise as Planned?: ✅
At or Under Carb Level: ✅
At or Under Calorie Limit: ✅
Planned Day Ahead: ✅
Last day of gym today for the week. Did shoulders and abs. Drinking broth a couple of times today. Starting to get some sinus trouble and sore throat. Still without sweetener.4 -
First time that I went way over my carbs. Starting to feel sick, so I drank an Emergen-C per normal....it has 9 carbs!
Headed to the doctor today, I hope prescription medicine will have less carbs!0 -
For 11/17
Water - 70 oz
Food - logged
Exercise - none
Below 70g carbs - 83
Below 1400 cal - 1657
Meals planned - same foods I packed the day before
I was feeling hungry yesterday at lunchtime and splurged a little. These numbers don't bother me as I had a great week. Have a nice weekend all
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11/17 results:
Net Carbs -> 56
Calories -> 1880
Workouts -> 4/5
Weight -> 216.5 (finally coming back down!)
Have a great weekend folks!!3 -
11/17 check in
Daily Goals:
Water:
Logged Food:
Exercise as Planned:
At or Under Carb Level: 16/20
At or Under Calorie Limit:
Monthly Goal:
Lose 10 pounds
4/10
Total Points: 56/85
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I was completely off almost for a week. And paying for it. Getting back on today.
Goals for the week:
Sleep before midnight
Sleep 8 hours a night
Walk at least half an hour
Fitdesk bike at least half an hour
Fast till 4pm (with 1 or 2 bpc or tea)
Finish eating at 9pm
Drink 10 glasses of water
Journal
Take meds
Take vitamins+supplements
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Total failure, but I have drunk my water, logged my food and nearly met my step goal each day, but the gym has not worked out so well. I have however tried out some new classes.
Virtual spinning was fun
Yoga nearly killed me off
Tabatha, well I need more coordination
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120 minutes, 26 miles on the stationary recumbent. Slow but done!415 minutes remaining to reach goal of 1200 minutes for November.
Still need to walk 30 more miles and bike 42 more miles for a separate November challenge.
295 minutes remaining to meet goal of 1200 minutes for November.
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I'm out for the weekend guys. I will start again on Monday , I guess it's time to admit that I have im actually sick and it's not just keto flu
I'll be back on board for next weeks challenge! 1 -
On track again today!
Calories were good, 32gm net carbs, hit step goal. Definitely experiencing DOMS after yesterday's YAYOG!
I did get over 8 hrs of sleep last night, too.1 -
baconslave wrote: »Loveable, repeated challenge blurb
There's a statistic that goes around: something like 25% of people will gain weight between Halloween and New Year's. It's Holiday season. We're busy with work, school, get-togethers, and shopping. It's easy to just say to heck with it and cave. And wake up on New Year's Day and looking in the mirror, unhappy with what extra weight we've gained. It happens to the best of us.
During my first LCHF holiday, I checked the weight chart, and I had lost 13lb (almost 6kg) between Oct 31st and my birthday (New Year's Day.) It's possible to not only NOT gain but to LOSE weight during the holiday season.
Planning ahead and keeping an eye on the basics are two of the most important focal points if we want to keep on the up and up in the face of all the junk, goodies, and other nonsense rampant this type of year.
Some people choose to handle this time of year completely on-plan, supplementing low-carb recipes for all our bad-ol' favorites.
What I've done in the past is to pick 1 or 2 events that were most important. For me it was Christmas Eve and New Year's Day (my birthday). I enjoyed those celebrations. Once the day was over, the indulgence was OVER. I brought home no leftovers to continue the nonsense. I picked specific things I was going to have, not ALL THE FOODS. I told myself that at bedtime, the day was over and when I woke in the morning, it was back to the routine. The rest of the days during that period, I planned ahead to stay on-plan. For those other events I didn't select, I either ate before-hand, or brought on-plan dishes to them. The 1st year, I lost 13lb between Halloween and New Year's. The 2nd year, I was very close to goal and lost the 2lb needed to reach my goal weight. This year, my goal is to maintain.
You can pick either strategy, but this challenge is about monitoring our plan Basics. Focusing on nailing the Basics is what makes the difference.
Consistency + Persistence + Time = Success
Any low-carb plan is welcome. Just post your monthly goals and beginning weight (if you are just planning to maintain through the month, like me, that's cool, too) and check-in daily or weekly with how well you did. Alternately, if you are focusing on keeping to fitness goals instead, that's certainly welcome. After all, this is YOUR challenge.
The Basics:
Staying under carbs
Staying under calories
Logging and measuring
Getting in exercise/movement if that's one of your goals
Keeping an eye on electrolyte levels
Getting enough water
Planning ahead
This thread will be stickied to the top of the Group, with links inside to the weekly threads. So if the weekly thread gets buried in our busy little group, you'll be able to easily find in in the sticky.
To give you and idea of possible check-in entries here's mine from last year:Monthly Goals:
To lose those rotten, stinkin, stubborn, no-good, malicious last 2lb to goal weight.
By hitting the basics daily. I have one calorie UP-day, Saturday, where I'd like to log but I don't care how many calories I eat, as long as I keep my carbs under 50g. I only have adult beverages that day. Sometimes my carbs sneak over. I make sure I'm pristine all other days of the week, however. This arrangement works fine for me, for now. But if I don't continue to lose at least a fraction of a lb a week, then obviously I'll have to tighten the reigns on that.
Start weight: 153.4 (weight is up due to salty nuts, bacon, and sausage balls)
Goal weight: 150 and to stay there.
Sunday, 11/1:
Water: 80/80oz
Electrolytes Good:
Logged Food:
Exercise as Planned?: Cleaned house like a fiend for 3 hours
At or Under Carb Level: 13/30g net
At or Under Calorie Limit: Yes!
Planned Day Ahead: Yes!
Share recipes, problems, thoughts.
Fight back against all the NONSENSE life throws at us this time of year.
Make it a No-Gain November.
Let's do this.
First year I was losing weight, I went from 282.8 on Oct 30 to 259.6 on Dec 30,the two closest logged dates I could find. That is 23.2 lbs and was accomplished despite going out of town to my inlaws/grandparents in law for Thanksgiving with so many foods, and my folks coming into town for Christmas.3 -
Another good back on the wagon day!
Logged, cals were under, 25gm net carbs, exceeded step goal, and got over 8 hrs of sleep last night.
Scale has also dropped back down a bit so far since I got back on the wagon. Now only 1.4 lbs above maintenance goal range.3 -
Current wek start weight 141lbs
Goals this week lose 3lbs Break that 140lb (10 stone barrier)
No alcoholic drinks 4/7..must try harder this week!
yoga sessions 0/7..boo but did clean the house like a fiend!
water 65oz a day 6/7
carbs under 45...done
weight loss over 3lb this week 3.5 I think yay.
Have a good week all..hope to loose 3lb again.1 -
I'm checking in for week 3.
Goal #1- Lose 4 lbs. in November. Met and surpassed. I weighed in at 144 this morning. I'm 3 lbs. from a normal BMI. I started this journey with an obese BMI. I can't tell you how much reaching a healthy BMI will mean to me.
Goal #2- Drink 64 oz. of water each day.
I did not meet this goal.
Goal #3- 10,000 steps per day I only met this goal yesterday.5 -
November goals:
Under 50 net carbs a day
Workouts minimum 3x a week
Continue fall clean-up of the house
Get outside more
A better week than last week. I did one strength training workout and the other 2 I'm giving myself credit for because I was doing some "serious" cleaning Saturday and Sunday. Like when you are moving heavy stuff around and not everyday task cleaning. In fact I think I pulled a muscle in my back so yeah...serious cleaning. haha. I failed on getting outside. It was cold and snowy and the just going to and from the car this weekend was enough of the great outdoors for me. That first really, really cold weekend just sucks.1 -
Back in ketosis! Feeling a bit more motivated though wish things were happening faster and that I didn't take time off etc.
My goal over the next 10 days, till the end of November, is to stay under 40g of net carbs and 1500 kcal per day. I hope to drop to at least 198.3 pounds by then. That's under 90kgs, 89.9:). Before I was off last week I was 200.8 and today I'm 202.2. I haven't been a that weight for over 7 years.
-- To sleep at least 7-8 hours per night, go to bed before midnight.
-- To walk at least half an hour a day
-- Fitdesk at least 45 minutes a day
-- Dumbbells for arms 5x3 times a day
-- Take my meds and supplements
-- Journal
-- Intermittent fast till at least 4pm and stop eating before 10pm. Or 6 hour eating window depending on when I stop eating the day before.
-- Meditate at least 10 minutes a day
-- Start putting on moisturizer:)
-- Say no to eating things I will regret later, this includes thanksgiving and other out of town travel. So I need to be prepared, determined, and full to decline the pies, bread, and so on...
-- Focus on work.
-- Attend to my injuries1 -
Carbs were a bit high yesterday (still LCHF but a bit above keto levels).
Today was very much on track though!
Exercised (2.75 miles intervals), logged, under for cals and carbs, and got a decent amount of sleep.1 -
My only post for this week as I had fallen 'off the wagon' lol. Ankle surgery last Monday coupled with a horrible cold has screwed with my meal plan. I was just grateful that hubby made soup for me on several days (Split Pea - his favorite) and I ate dry crunchy stuff from bags (NOT pork rinds either) that I pulled out from his treat cupboard.
Crawled back on the wagon and so today....
Goals for me:
Drink my 8 glasses of water including honey lemon ginseng green tea
IF for at least 14 hours and preferably 18 daily 20.5 hrs today!
Stay at or below my 25g net carb goal 22g net
Make sure my protein hits approx 70g BUT not much more 67 good enough
Get at least one day a week of non-work related exercise
I think healing counts as exercise, it certainly exhausts me.
photo update: 1 week post surg.
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I was a total slacker the last 3 days.
Not enough water
Did not log food
Guessing I was still under carbs and cals goal since I actually did not eat much at all.
There was no planning to be had but my husband finished our new kitchen floor and I went through all my piles of papers all over the house. Purging of a good kind!2 -
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Well feel like I am starting this a little late but better late then never!
Goal to lose 10 lbs in November! Well on my way already losing 5.4lbs!
Enjoy food and family on Thanksgiving, but jump back on the MFP wagon on Friday!
Drink lot o' water
And to not be to hard on myself! 3 -
I did not get to weigh today. I have a cold, and have not been able to eat much these past few days.
The last time I weighed, I was 13 pounds down for the month and had lost 4% body fat.
Even with this cold, I have not craved junk food... which is amazing! I have always been a comfort eater, so the keto WOE has truly changed my life!1 -
Good day!
Didn't have time to work out, but on track with cals, carbs, logging, sleep.0 -
Oh, and I was back to 0.8 lbs above maintenance weight. Yay.
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