Daily Check-In for Keto Friends 2017 Version
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I know several people who are runners who eat nothing but meat, so zero carb. Many of them run marathon and ultra-marathon distances. Over time, you adapt to it. It does take a few months. Just keep the protein up (it is important for recovery and healing), and trust your body will get back where it was.
The cholesterol is a symptom and not the problem. A "one off" result wouldn't be something that I would consider bothersome. But, if it is still high in 6 months, you should investigate what could be causing them problems. Right now, it could be a temporary thing. Keep track of what he is eating and his weight. If things don't improve in six months, then we can look for trouble spots.1 -
Thanks for the book recommendation. I right now am about 60% fat and less than 5% carbs leaving about 35% protein. Maybe I need to up my protein a bit more? I do refuel during a run about every 7 miles, usually almond butter or a fruit/energy bar and I work hard to keep my electrolytes up. Usually alternating water and electrolytes at water stations in a race. In training I carry Nuun electrolytes in my water belt.
Is there a way to check your sodium? I think I'm okay with it since I do the electrolytes but with the way you sweat in Houston weather you never know..... I'll pay more attention to it.
As to my husband he's not concerned about the cholesterol. It's the triglycerides.... he's not eating sugar or high sugar carbs so it's confusing as to why it's gone up since going Keto.
Does anyone use the Ketonix breathalyzer? After three months Ketone strips (urine strips) do nothing but turn up negative for me. I'm wondering if I need to try a different method and the Ketonix looks to be a better option than blood testing for me. Any input?0 -
Thanks for the book recommendation. I right now am about 60% fat and less than 5% carbs leaving about 35% protein. Maybe I need to up my protein a bit more? I do refuel during a run about every 7 miles, usually almond butter or a fruit/energy bar and I work hard to keep my electrolytes up. Usually alternating water and electrolytes at water stations in a race. In training I carry Nuun electrolytes in my water belt.
Is there a way to check your sodium? I think I'm okay with it since I do the electrolytes but with the way you sweat in Houston weather you never know..... I'll pay more attention to it.
As to my husband he's not concerned about the cholesterol. It's the triglycerides.... he's not eating sugar or high sugar carbs so it's confusing as to why it's gone up since going Keto.
Does anyone use the Ketonix breathalyzer? After three months Ketone strips (urine strips) do nothing but turn up negative for me. I'm wondering if I need to try a different method and the Ketonix looks to be a better option than blood testing for me. Any input?
If you are refueling during a run, you are NOT anywhere near fat adapted. You may have to temporarily dial back on your training to allow your body to build those new muscle mitochondria to use ketones. Once that is done (usually 6 weeks), you should be able to ramp up your training more quickly than a standard "carb burner" and shouldn't need to refuel with anything other than electrolytes. @lodro has done some ultra racing and is fully keto. I forget who other does this, but there's a pushing point where you can be a dual-fueled person, allowing more flexibility, but you have to form those new muscle mitochondria first...
As for the triglycerides, the simple fact is that any single cholesterol test is a snapshot of a moment in time. It is not considered actionable until it is supported by multiple other fasting results. Additionally, was your husband fasting by a full 12 hours prior to the test? Most of us have the highest carbs of our day at night, even while in ketosis. Even if they are just broccoli or veggie carbs. Any carbs can spike trigs. Anything less than 12 hours of fasting makes the results inaccurate anyway. And unless he's had multiple results of the same numbers, they don't matter much while losing weight. No cholesterol numbers are really valid anyway until his weight has been completely stable for about 6 months. Anything during active weight loss can spike way up or drop way down and doesn't necessarily mean ANYTHING. When you burn through fat stores and lose weight, tons of cholesterol is released back into the body to be processed. Until he's been at this a while longer or until his weight is stable, I would probably just tell the doctor that he wants to retest in 6 months, etc.1 -
For the average low carber, we must replace 5000 mg of the sodium we are dumping via the process. If you are an active, sweating athlete, that number could be almost double! the 3000-5000 mg of sodium being replaced is generally accepted as a minimum recommendation due to certain aspects of nutritional ketosis and low carbs dumping the sodium out like crazy... Unless I had a heavy exertion day, I found that I could not add potassium without it making me dump magnesium. Now that my magnesium is pretty level, I don't have need of potassium outside of food, aside from a heavy exertion/heavy sweated/massively dehydrated day...1
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »If you are refueling during a run, you are NOT anywhere near fat adapted. You may have to temporarily dial back on your training to allow your body to build those new muscle mitochondria to use ketones. Once that is done (usually 6 weeks), you should be able to ramp up your training more quickly than a standard "carb burner" and shouldn't need to refuel with anything other than electrolytes.
Do you run marathons? If so you understand I cannot take 6 weeks out of my training when I have a scheduled marathon on the horizon.0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »If you are refueling during a run, you are NOT anywhere near fat adapted. You may have to temporarily dial back on your training to allow your body to build those new muscle mitochondria to use ketones. Once that is done (usually 6 weeks), you should be able to ramp up your training more quickly than a standard "carb burner" and shouldn't need to refuel with anything other than electrolytes.
Do you run marathons? If so you understand I cannot take 6 weeks out of my training when I have a scheduled marathon on the horizon.
@Marcelynh - No, I do not run marathons. I apologize if you took offense to my statement above. From the study of the science of muscle mitochondria, as well as a number of folks who have shared their experiences here, keeping yourself from fully fat adapting will cause you stay in that limbo state and keep you from reaching a peak performance, either as a carb fueling performer -- or as a ketone fueled performer. As an admitted outsider to marathoning, I will say that even to me, this seems miserable!
I did not mean to suggest that you take the 6 weeks off at all! When I said "temporarily dial back" your training, what I meant was pulling yourself back to point where you do not feel like you have to refuel. My understanding is that you have to burn through the stored muscle glycogen several times to convince your muscles that they must build new mitochondria to run off of ketone fuel. If you are refueling, you are prolonging this process and making it less efficient.
Again, I fully admit that I do not have personal experience with this process at your level. My understanding has been that by reducing the intensity of performance back by a percentage (25%, maybe up to 50%, for a short time), instead of the standard improvement progression when you are able to fuel by ketone energy as your primary source, if not sole source, that your endurance and intensity progression will ramp up faster than a person who "bonks out and must refuel" because ketone energy has a flow about it - that it seems like your muscles get more efficient the more and longer you use it... From others training in similar situations (with a December marathon date), you are getting close to not having enough time to completely adapt - BUT - I say that only partially, because you have been eating this way since April, your actual adaption could be far, far shorter. I would venture a guess that you're already partially there, because my understanding from most folks who have done either HIIT or endurance training is that 20-30 minutes and they are usually tapped out in the beginning. If you're hitting 12-18 miles before you hit your limits, you've already surpassed some of the major issues. Like that you've built the foundation, but you just need to switch over one more gear so your transmission's athletic performance hits that premium, optimum phase.
This - all of this above - is why I suggested the book that I did. There is far more technical data on this subject matter, and there are groups on reddit that probably have more specific advice. I know that training, building your endurance, and pushing yourself, stacking progress and successes on top of one another to push yourself to near superhuman feats is absolutely critical and crucial to your success and maintaining your health, preventing injuring, and providing the best performance you can. I get that, absolutely, and stepping back at this point seems absolutely like throwing in the towel, but as far as I understand, it isn't that at all. It's more like slipping into a specific protocol in training, as if you'd endured an ankle or knee injury and must give it a slight break enough to heal enough to continue your training and performance. I don't know if my analogy makes sense to you...but I hope it does.
Personally, at this point, if you aren't already using various supporting supplements and such - like BCAA's, recovery protocols specifically to low carb/keto performance, and pre/post workout supplements/eating/etc., I'd suggest digging in to research those (and things like those) as soon as you can. It sincerely might be as simple as an amino acid complex (or something else relatively uncomplicated you need to add or remove from your current regimen) you need to facilitate your recovery or something. Each person's body and training is different. I'm hoping some of our athletes weigh in here...
To the personally inexperienced, based on science and anecdotal evidence, it looks like digging into the endurance fueling transition research is your best option. After that, deciding whether to keep straddling the glucose/ketone fence, or to hop back solely to one side or the other to allow your body a more solid performance seems like a lesser preferred but feasible back up plan... Again, I think if you find places to do research more specific to your personal situation, you can find the pieces you need to solve this puzzle... You seem like you are already 75% or more down the path you need to travel...just that you're at a fork in the road and need to decide which way to continue...
Sending you the absolute best luck for your improvements in your training - and complete admiration for your marathon adventures. My boss decided to run his first one at 50 years old, and he's a complete inspiration.
@cstehansen @Gallowmere1984 @lodro @RalfLott @FIT_Goat - Any of y'all have better resources, suggestions, or resources to better help here?1 -
Side note here, L-Carnitine is one of the supplements that I used when I had to move my work office and needed to better fuel my muscles and aid recovery. I only use it for specific events, though, as it can negatively affect thyroid dysfunction, from which I also suffer.0
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@KnitOrMiss Thanks for the extra explanation.
I do find my age to be a factor with marathons.... 58 and chugging along. and I like you have a thyroid issue, although going Keto has helped to some degree with that. A by-product I didn't expect.
I will look into the areas you suggested.
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@JessicaMcB is keto and a distance runner. Perhaps she will pop in and offer some personal insight @Marcelynh.0
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@Marcelynh Here is some information regarding Keto and endurance sports in a Facebook group. The poster is a runner.
ADMIN POST: Endurance Sports
(Running, cycling, etc)
We get pretty frequent questions about how keto and endurance sports. Are they compatible? How to fuel? How to recover?....
First, I would like to start with a couple of caveats. Exercise is not required for weight loss. Cardio, in particular, can be very taxing on the body and the longer duration exercise can stress the body, which can raise cortisol, which can actually prompt fat storage rather than fat burn (this is not universal, but is part of why some people gain weight training for distance races). This is geared more towards someone who is already interested in doing endurance sports and wants to know how to be successful while eating a ketogenic diet.
Most of my information comes from The Art & Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance by Phinney & Volek. I highly recommend it! Other authors you may be interested in are Timothy Noakes and Peter Attia.
A ketogenic diet is perfect for endurance athletes. When you are fat adapted, your body can burn the fat you have stored rather than glucose. Your body is capable of accessing MUCH more energy from fat than from glucose. With glucose, you can get about 30 minutes of effort and then your body stores are gone. This is where people hit a wall sometimes. With fat, your body just keeps going (lots of info in Low Carb Performance). No need to carry gus or gels or energy gummies anymore.
When you are first starting a ketogenic diet, it is normal to have 3-4 weeks where you will find exercise very difficult. This is your body struggling to burn through the last of the glucose as it makes the transition to burning fat for fuel. There is no need to be miserable these few weeks - scale back your training and just wait it out. Once the switch is complete, you will be back to your previous level of training; you may even find you can perform better! One word of caution - do not try and scale down your carb levels gradually. If you keep trickling carbs into your system, it will take longer for that fat burning transition to be complete.
Fuel! There is certainly no need to carb up before a big endurance event anymore. High fat and some protein are the keys to keeping your energy levels high.
If you are going for a long run or ride, and are used to sugar energy supplements on the trail, you will be pleasantly surprised that you don't need those anymore. In fact, during and after exercise is the WORST time to consume carbs. Once you are in fat burning mode and you ingest carbs, your body will stop burning fat and switch over to burning that sugar instead. Then, as your blood sugar spikes and falls again, your energy level will be much lower than it was before.
So, what do you need for a long run/ride? Electrolytes! If you keep your electrolytes up, you can help stave off the muscle cramping and soreness as you recover. As with all supplements, make sure you read labels. The products I was using before were packed with rice bran or had dextrose/sorbitol in them. Definitely not ideal. I have found 2 products that have clean ingredients and are working very well for me so far (there are more out there, these are just 2 that I know are clean and work well). For a capsule to take every 30-60 minutes, check out Salt Stick Caps. For a water additive, I have been using Lyte Show. Both are pretty much straight electrolytes with no junk. I got them from Amazon, you may be able to get them locally.
Recovery - again, avoid the carbs! Don't give in to the siren call of a cold beer or soda after your long run or ride. Your body is still burning fat. Don't turn that off by eating carbs. Pickle juice, more water and fat/protein. More bacon! You can also enjoy an epsom salt foot soak or bath as the magnesium will help stave off cramps and it aids in muscle recovery.
There is a lot of amazing research being done in the field of exercise as a fat adapted athlete! I hope this is helpful to those of you who enjoy endurance sports.4 -
Thanks. I ordered that book and will be devouring it soon.1
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On the downward ride again..relosing the same pounds as last time...haven't weighed for two days now, so might be going back up as we speak, if I'm following my recent pattern. Not gonna sweat it.
My yoga stuff is going well; baby steps, so I don't burn out.
Started painting again for a few days.
Dance nights and social stuff is holding steady.
Back at work, which is good for me.
Trying to keep it all together with a good attitude is hard to do. My body is okay as is for now. I'm not where I want to be poundwise, but it's not too bad, and I really don't have time to devalue myself over it right now.
I guess that's good, and for the moment I feel content.
Today is an at home day and I love it.
The weekend poses the usual angst filled social and food decisions, but not gonna worry 'bout it til tomorrow night.
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Sending all the hugs, @elize7 - but overall, that sounds like a great plan!1
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Hello all, I just discovered this group and joined. I started my keto journey on Sunday. I have to say that I have been thrilled to be feeling full and satiated daily, yet keeping my carbs (and without trying, my calories) low. I feel like this WOE can be sustainable and successful for me.2
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Hello all, I just discovered this group and joined. I started my keto journey on Sunday. I have to say that I have been thrilled to be feeling full and satiated daily, yet keeping my carbs (and without trying, my calories) low. I feel like this WOE can be sustainable and successful for me.
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Just wanted to chime in on the EFT/tapping... I had debilitating panic attacks in my early 20s and EFT was the one thing that could get me back into my body and grounded again. I started using it preventativly and panic attacks were kept at bay. Eventually I stopped having them altogether and I didn't need to tap anymore 2
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Sabotage by self, it is! Not too bad, not even a pound's worth, just noting that when I do good, I am prone to this phenomenon. The one step forward-two steps back thing that seems familiar in many areas of my modus operandi.
Going to mitigate the damage as much as possible today. No worries. It all comes out in the wash...
My horoscope says the next two weeks are best spent in family/home type activities and that's just what I think I need. Maybe try to go to Provincetown to see my son, now that the crazy summer season is over. Man, the single, social life can get to feeling pretty toxic at times. Time for the pause that refreshes....
Just saying that ....and I can already feel the fresh air sweeping though me. I'll be chilling out with my cat Spazz, my home body stuff, and watching "Wolfman" on Svengoolie tonite!
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I used to have a cat named Spoot. My kids named it. Thought it really cute and loved it until one day I was watching the cartoon "The Angry Beavers" with them and discovered that spoot was used as a swear word by the beavers. Great, my cat is named a swear word. Gave us a lot of laughs actually. Great cat, a little pycho though, liked to drag my husband's underwear around the house, clear or dirty. Didn't bother anybody else's, only his.
Okay, Keto stuff. Got the books, both the Performance and For Living ones and am devouring them. So much information that is good. I think I'm on the right track and really need to just trust my body that it has fuel and not worry so much about fueling it mid-run unless necessary. Yes, electrolytes don't count as fuel.
Starting out at 5 am in the dark to do 12 miles in the morning. On my own without a running partner since he's off running a "training run" for his 100 miler. Also known as a marathon. So I'll have to work to stay motivated and keep up with my run/walk pattern.
Thanks everyone for the advice. I'll let you know if it works and what great stuff I find out. Oh, I've also been watching some videos on Diet Doctor, really informative stuff there.3 -
Sabotage by self, it is! Not too bad, not even a pound's worth, just noting that when I do good, I am prone to this phenomenon. The one step forward-two steps back thing that seems familiar in many areas of my modus operandi.
Going to mitigate the damage as much as possible today. No worries. It all comes out in the wash...
My horoscope says the next two weeks are best spent in family/home type activities and that's just what I think I need. Maybe try to go to Provincetown to see my son, now that the crazy summer season is over. Man, the single, social life can get to feeling pretty toxic at times. Time for the pause that refreshes....
Just saying that ....and I can already feel the fresh air sweeping though me. I'll be chilling out with my cat Spazz, my home body stuff, and watching "Wolfman" on Svengoolie tonite!
You’re singing my song sister! I had a nice (for me) loss of 1.6lbs last week and how do I celebrate? Self-sabotage! That’s right, 1.6lbs down and the next thing I know, I’m elbow deep into a bowl of homemade caramel popcorn! My daughter loves to cook/bake. She’s only 12 so I do what I can to cultivate an interest in the kitchen. For the most part, she cooks healthy but she also likes to make treats from time to time. Yesterday was one of those times...
It’s like I’m drawn to it like a magnet. I kep trying to walk away and ignore it but it kept sucking me back and low and behold, I woke up this morning with 2.2lbs more than I did yesterday morning.
When?! When will I stop the madness and quit taking two steps forward and one step back?0 -
4031isaiah wrote: »Sabotage by self, it is! Not too bad, not even a pound's worth, just noting that when I do good, I am prone to this phenomenon. The one step forward-two steps back thing that seems familiar in many areas of my modus operandi.
Going to mitigate the damage as much as possible today. No worries. It all comes out in the wash...
My horoscope says the next two weeks are best spent in family/home type activities and that's just what I think I need. Maybe try to go to Provincetown to see my son, now that the crazy summer season is over. Man, the single, social life can get to feeling pretty toxic at times. Time for the pause that refreshes....
Just saying that ....and I can already feel the fresh air sweeping though me. I'll be chilling out with my cat Spazz, my home body stuff, and watching "Wolfman" on Svengoolie tonite!
You’re singing my song sister! I had a nice (for me) loss of 1.6lbs last week and how do I celebrate? Self-sabotage! That’s right, 1.6lbs down and the next thing I know, I’m elbow deep into a bowl of homemade caramel popcorn! My daughter loves to cook/bake. She’s only 12 so I do what I can to cultivate an interest in the kitchen. For the most part, she cooks healthy but she also likes to make treats from time to time. Yesterday was one of those times...
It’s like I’m drawn to it like a magnet. I kep trying to walk away and ignore it but it kept sucking me back and low and behold, I woke up this morning with 2.2lbs more than I did yesterday morning.
When?! When will I stop the madness and quit taking two steps forward and one step back?
@4031isaiah - Maybe it's time to start a challenge - find the healthiest, but best tasting treats? Maybe once ever 2 weeks?0 -
I think self sabotage is a form of our fear of change, surfacing. Sure, we all WANT to be better, healthier, etc. But we, especially those of us who have been out of the "game" for a while, we tend to fear the unknown, and for us, in the skin we live in now, we aren't sure what all that means anymore... So we get scared, and we self-sabotage in an attempt to protect ourselves. Or it's the "thank goodness that's over" response. Either way, once we figure out what it is, we can develop plans to work around it...theoretically, right?1
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »4031isaiah wrote: »Sabotage by self, it is! Not too bad, not even a pound's worth, just noting that when I do good, I am prone to this phenomenon. The one step forward-two steps back thing that seems familiar in many areas of my modus operandi.
Going to mitigate the damage as much as possible today. No worries. It all comes out in the wash...
My horoscope says the next two weeks are best spent in family/home type activities and that's just what I think I need. Maybe try to go to Provincetown to see my son, now that the crazy summer season is over. Man, the single, social life can get to feeling pretty toxic at times. Time for the pause that refreshes....
Just saying that ....and I can already feel the fresh air sweeping though me. I'll be chilling out with my cat Spazz, my home body stuff, and watching "Wolfman" on Svengoolie tonite!
You’re singing my song sister! I had a nice (for me) loss of 1.6lbs last week and how do I celebrate? Self-sabotage! That’s right, 1.6lbs down and the next thing I know, I’m elbow deep into a bowl of homemade caramel popcorn! My daughter loves to cook/bake. She’s only 12 so I do what I can to cultivate an interest in the kitchen. For the most part, she cooks healthy but she also likes to make treats from time to time. Yesterday was one of those times...
It’s like I’m drawn to it like a magnet. I kep trying to walk away and ignore it but it kept sucking me back and low and behold, I woke up this morning with 2.2lbs more than I did yesterday morning.
When?! When will I stop the madness and quit taking two steps forward and one step back?
@4031isaiah - Maybe it's time to start a challenge - find the healthiest, but best tasting treats? Maybe once ever 2 weeks?
The problem is not with my daughter’s baking/cooking choices, it’s with my willpower and choice to take part.0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »I think self sabotage is a form of our fear of change, surfacing. Sure, we all WANT to be better, healthier, etc. But we, especially those of us who have been out of the "game" for a while, we tend to fear the unknown, and for us, in the skin we live in now, we aren't sure what all that means anymore... So we get scared, and we self-sabotage in an attempt to protect ourselves. Or it's the "thank goodness that's over" response. Either way, once we figure out what it is, we can develop plans to work around it...theoretically, right?
You could be right. I mean, truth be told, I’ve been struggling with my weight and how I feel about the way I look for so long, I’m not sure what I will do when the day comes that I don’t have to anymore.1 -
4031isaiah wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »4031isaiah wrote: »Sabotage by self, it is! Not too bad, not even a pound's worth, just noting that when I do good, I am prone to this phenomenon. The one step forward-two steps back thing that seems familiar in many areas of my modus operandi.
Going to mitigate the damage as much as possible today. No worries. It all comes out in the wash...
My horoscope says the next two weeks are best spent in family/home type activities and that's just what I think I need. Maybe try to go to Provincetown to see my son, now that the crazy summer season is over. Man, the single, social life can get to feeling pretty toxic at times. Time for the pause that refreshes....
Just saying that ....and I can already feel the fresh air sweeping though me. I'll be chilling out with my cat Spazz, my home body stuff, and watching "Wolfman" on Svengoolie tonite!
You’re singing my song sister! I had a nice (for me) loss of 1.6lbs last week and how do I celebrate? Self-sabotage! That’s right, 1.6lbs down and the next thing I know, I’m elbow deep into a bowl of homemade caramel popcorn! My daughter loves to cook/bake. She’s only 12 so I do what I can to cultivate an interest in the kitchen. For the most part, she cooks healthy but she also likes to make treats from time to time. Yesterday was one of those times...
It’s like I’m drawn to it like a magnet. I kep trying to walk away and ignore it but it kept sucking me back and low and behold, I woke up this morning with 2.2lbs more than I did yesterday morning.
When?! When will I stop the madness and quit taking two steps forward and one step back?
@4031isaiah - Maybe it's time to start a challenge - find the healthiest, but best tasting treats? Maybe once ever 2 weeks?
The problem is not with my daughter’s baking/cooking choices, it’s with my willpower and choice to take part.
@4031isaiah - I was thinking more about setting her up for long term life success. She's half you... If you're struggling, she's generally speaking got a 50/50 chance of ending up close to or where you are. If she finds a passion in more things, she stacks the odds in her own favor. Because the simple fact is that really, the situation of a "treat from time to time" is part of what started the snowballs rolling downhill that had us end up where we are, no?
Situations of comfort foods when sick or sad, day out treats with mom/dad/grandparents/etc. generally involving food or other treats, family holiday meal traditions, stress foods/drinks/habits, just all those things we get exposed to in life...from family, from friends, from teachers at school, on TV shows, movies, or programs, etc. It is all just building up on us. We are fostered by our environment. I know that my daughter told me that she wished we'd started focusing on whole foods and trying new things together much younger...and working on fancy type recipes and/or healthy recipes earlier... She said she knew it was more fun together, etc. So just an offer of the lessons learned... LOL
And with any luck, your daughter is one of those that having something like homemade caramel corn doesn't trigger her to want more, etc. I sometimes wonder if my entire childhood hadn't seemed to have come from a box (yay, food stamps and state assistance!) if my outlook would have been different...etc.
Not judging, just thinking aloud. But I bet if your daughter knew how much you struggled over the choice of her treat and sharing it with her and such, she'd feel incredibly guilty...and she shouldn't, so... Anyway, just my random 27 cents here. Please feel free to ignore.
Remember, willpower is finite, it is a lie, and it will fail you... It is a myth. It creates a chemical response in our brains that overrides all else...0 -
I may be coming up on a situation where I would eventually use food as comfort.. right now, I'm less hungry after finding out that at least two people I thought of as trusted friends are actually back stabbers.
Not hungry now, actually the opposite of that, but I can see that piece looming in the foreground.
So, now I have a chance to figure out an alternative to the stuffing of the feelings.
I made an extra therapy appointment over this. That might be a good time to get a plan together. Right now, I just feel sick to my stomach over it all, and very sad and jaded. I do have a couple events away from this particular group of vipers, so it might be best to just avoid until my feelings settle.
I think the aftermath of losing weight, empty nesting, and needing to get out of isolating may have caused me to be too quick to trust people. Going forward, the boundaries need to be seriously revamped.
A lot of folks really have no moral compass and will sell you out at at their earliest convenience. I would kill for a couple of local, tried-and-true friends to hang out with. I'm so tired of feeling isolated even though I'm getting out rather alot.
Having used excessive fat as a protective shield for so many years...it really winds up being that it was no protection at all. Just kept me from learning how to keep myself secure among people. Not helpful at all in the long run.4 -
to elize7: hope you feel better soon1
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After a good night's sleep, I feel ready to move forward. In an attempt to be nice to myself, I'm not doing a weigh in today. Although I've been on track with macros and cals...I have been numbing out with alcohol, so....water retention! Don't need to see that today!
Yoga, therapy, dance night. Today will be okay. I have good keto food in-house for a change, so that should help with adherence. Still don't feel hungry, but I do feel ready to move on.
Open heart, open mind, happy body: nobody gets to take these things away from me.1 -
Just wanted to share my small victory this morning...
After a *kitten* travel day last Tuesday I got home and drank too much wine and a bunch of candies my husband left out. BUT instead of my normal attitude of "well f*%# it I screwed up this week anyway I'll start again later" I threw out the bag of candies ...sorry hunny haha... and kept going with my plan. I obviously finished the bottle of wine tho
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This morning I got up and did a keto test and it was a nice pink positive! woohoo!! I have to remind myself that slip-ups don't have to be the end of the world.
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I had a nice NSV yesterday.
I was having a conversation with a man who has been working on our house. Nice guy, late 30s. As he was working and I was handing him parts needed so he wouldn't have to go up and down the ladder we were talking and I mentioned the crime in the area had gone up and it had made me stop running on the hike and bike trail near my house. He asked me if I ran a lot and I said I did, but it was interrupted by a lot of walking. lol He said, "I thought so, you have great legs. I mean really great legs." and then he blushed and got all flustered. Now mind you this lady old enough to be his mother laughed and said thank you. I'll take it, no offense meant, none taken. Some women would scream "sexual harrassment" but not me... I take a compliment when given to me. At my age I don't get them very often. lol6
