Rock Your Resolution: January 2017 Challenge, Week 3 (1/15-1/21)
baconslave
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baconslave wrote: »Here we are. Another year gone. But a new one will be starting, and in keeping with the tradition of a New Year Resolution, we have a challenge for you aiming at helping you KEEP those resolutions this year.
Let us know your resolutions, or even just a way you'd like to challenge yourself this month.
You can report your progress to your goal, whether it be ultra-obsessive daily hitting your low-carb plan basics, or working on a fitness goal, or even nailing down other good habits in your life. And if you have problems or need advice, you'll find that here.
Each week there will be a thread to collect your progress that week and to interact with other challengers.
A post up in the stickies will contain links to the weekly threads should this one get buried. 2 clicks will get you back to this one without having to search.
Before you start, think about your goals. For measurable resolutions, we recommend getting a baseline.
Here are some ideas (abridged from @FIT_Goat in this post For Those with New Year Resolutions):
[*] Get an average of your most recent weigh-ins for a good idea of your starting weight.
[*] Record your food, even if you're estimating. Sure, it will be a little higher in calories/junk due to the holiday season but it will still be better than having nothing.
[*] Take body measurements and pictures. To make sure they are accurate, take several sets of measurements and average them. Or watch this video on how to measure yourself so that you are actually measuring the same spots every time. You never need to show/share these with anyone, but you might be surprised how willing you will be to share them when you have success.
[*] Make an exercise log and try for your current personal bests (even if they're nothing to be proud of). Again, a starting number is better than nothing. It will show you how much you have achieved.
[*]If you're also doing something else (like quitting smoking), the same idea applies. Take a starting measurement, like how many cigs or packs per day. You'll often be shocked at how much growth you make.
Remember changes are often slow and hard to see in the mirror. The scale is lazy and doesn't always readily reflect genuine progress. Measurements and pics will help you really see what's going on behind the scenes. And speaking of invisible progress, how you feel (improved health and/or energy) are great markers that your change is working.
Sooooo...go ahead and introduce yourself and/or post your goals when you are ready. Challenge starts on the 1st
This is a fresh new year.
Own it.
We'll be here to cheer you on.
Happy New Year and make that resolution stick.
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Loss of 1 lb last week.. but doing very well with eating and appetite control. So this weeks focus is going to be on exercise!
Goal is to exercise 3x and continue on track with eating within my calorie goal of 1000-1350. Also going to monitor my water intake more carefully to make sure I'm drinking at least 1 gallon per day.
Also I realized that I did not binged at all last week! Not even once!!2 -
I haven't had coffee in over two weeks! That's amazing for me.
Aside from that, things have been good.5 -
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Loss of 1 lb last week.. but doing very well with eating and appetite control. So this weeks focus is going to be on exercise!
Goal is to exercise 3x and continue on track with eating within my calorie goal of 1000-1350. Also going to monitor my water intake more carefully to make sure I'm drinking at least 1 gallon per day.
Also I realized that I did not binged at all last week! Not even once!!
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Woke up to a little weight loss since December 23rd. 194.2 Small yay! Not as much as I've expected. First day of cycle so that's what it is. I hope for more of a flush in the next few days. Was 194.6 on Dec 23rd, went up to as high as 204 over the next ten days when I went off and been trying to get back for the past ten days or so.
Don't know what to expect in the next few days still holding on to the goal of 179.9 on Feb 1st. This is unlikely if I don't go through a post cycle etc whoosh in the next few days.
17 days to goal. SW: 194.2
GW: 179.9
That's 14.3 pounds in 17 days. Very unlikely if I don't go through some significant water loss.
According to my scale I never experienced serious water weight loss yet, I don't know if this is so, though it seems to be super consistent and concise. I have this one: http://amzn.to/2jTIqQy
Very happy with it other than my doubts about water loss. I researched a lot and it seemed to be the best, and cheap too!
Goal weight is 179.9 but I'll be happy with 184.9, though this was my Jan 1 goal weight once upon a time. Gotta keep looking forward!
I will try to eat less and eating earlier and sleep earlier this week. And will get back on the bike again. It's just so easy to lose some extra pounds while watching, reading, writing with my study bike. Just need to go back in the rhythm.2 -
Actually weighed myself more properly and now it's 193.4. Now I can say a bit of progress.3
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And actually this is the scale, I wonder if anyone else has it. http://amzn.to/2jNt5gC I can't be sure if it just guesses the fat amount or is really accurate. Maybe I'll ask in another thread.
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1/15: Carbs in check. Weight in range. Strength training done. Collagen taken. Hopefully the weather allows for an outdoor jog or two this week!1
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Weighed this morning, 7.8lbs lost in two weeks and my circuit training class done
planning on doing sprints tomorrow! 4 -
@FIT_Goat - Good for you with your plan for removing coffee! My BF stopped, went through 2 days of headaches and now swears he feels so much better. I don't see it in my future, tho.
It's the one thing that keeps me going until noon.
No booze over the weekend, but still too many carbs in the mix.
Still bouncing those same 3 pounds... ++ side today. ARG!
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Hello everyone. I have started my low carb eating Sunday January 15, 2017. I have tried to stay under 60 net carb for the last year and wasn't successful. This time I am committed to change. I also added exercise 3 times a week for 60 minutes. I have been reading a lot in this form and leared a lot fron everyone post. Thank you everyone for putting this much information. I belive I have leared enough to help me stike to my goal this round. I am here for the support and need accountability so I dicided to post every week my progress.
Starting waight 146. Goal waight 130 then maintain and keep my thyroid in check by the help of lowe carb diet.
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Hi everyone, thanks for the ad!
I’m starting back with this Way of eating. A little about me: I had yoyo dieted a long time ago for about 6 years, with only the old Atkins actually having results.. However I didn’t stay with it, and I had RNY 8 years ago. I lost 130 lbs, bringing me down to 170. _ I know that seems heavy still, but with a RNY, and the extra skin, getting down to the 140lbs is terrifying, and my Dr said 170/160 is a healthy weight for me.
Since then (2 babies later) I have put back on about 30 lbs, all in my mid-section & back (love handles and these things I refer to as Back-boobs). I was doing what the keto people refer to as "Lazy Keto" (low carb, but staying in ketosis- under 20g/day) last spring for a few months and lost 25 lbs.. and then fell off the wagon on vacation and then life happened and I stopped paying attention.. then Christmas candies happened and I all but gave up.
So here I am, back with my 30+ lbs weight gain, wearing nothing but leggings to work cuz all my dress pants give me major muffin top. This time around I am still going to stay in ketosis if I can, but I am adding exercise to my routine, going to try and cut my Diet Coke drinking in at LEAST half, and add in more water. Then continue with low carb lifestyle instead of binge eating pretzel sticks. Damn you Rold Gold!
Glad to join a forum like this, always looking for recipes and encouragement.
5'7"
current weight 207 (leggings. LOL- sz 14/16)
Goal weight- 175(ish) (sz 10/12 pants)
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Started last week (Jan 9 2017) and in week 1 I am down 8lbs (from 220 to 214).
Goals to get all my water in (100 - 120oz)
get active 3x this week for 30 min each (up from, well nothing lol)
Keep my macros in check (averaging about 8 carbs, 75 protein and 130 fat)0 -
Question: How many net carbs per day should you keep to in order to lose pounds ?0
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I started Keto at the beginning of the year, and I almost instantly got out of my 3-month plateau. Needless to say, I'm definitely sticking with it lol
The only issue I'm currently having is weekday lunches at work. Anybody have any favorite go-to meals?1 -
Miss_TeganMarie wrote: »I started Keto at the beginning of the year, and I almost instantly got out of my 3-month plateau. Needless to say, I'm definitely sticking with it lol
The only issue I'm currently having is weekday lunches at work. Anybody have any favorite go-to meals?
Salami and cheese (calories add up quick though!)
Leftovers from my keto dinner
Egg salad and celery
Hamburger patty + avocado
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Scochrane86 wrote: »
Technically, most people can go up to 50g total per day and still maintain ketosis. (I was keto for almost 2 years, and even though I'm now at 100g daily, I exercise pretty intensely, so I dip in and out of ketosis sometimes.) The 20g number is guaranteed to get you in and keep you, despite a few here or there hidden carbs you might miss. Some report even greater decrease in hunger and cravings below that point as well.
And also technically, a calorie deficit causes you to lose weight. The deal with keto is that it sets up a hormone balance in the body that decreases hunger and cravings until you naturally gravitate toward a calorie deficit. However, not everyone experiences this. After 3 months, I had to start watching calories. The rest of my progress to my goal weight zone was achieved with keto AND calorie restriction. Ketosis doesn't guarantee weight loss. You can love low-carb foods a little too much, just like any other foods and end up gaining. Keto though is good at helping you learn your true hunger cues. So you learn when you are really satisfied and stop eating. It is also a lot more sustainable long term for many people. And since Consistency and Persistence over Time is what gets you Success, that's only a good thing. 5 -
Weight up a pound today putting me back to exactly pre-Christmas weight. What's up with that! Pretty annoying when such things hinder motivation, I wish I could not look at the scale except once a week but the hope of seeing some movement on that scale literally gets me out of bed every morning. Will make an effort to start counting calories and having more control over this again.0
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My weight is up 5 lbs from pre-Christmas weight, but this morning I noticed my upper ab skin is all wrinkly so clearly there is less fluff under that even compared to pre-Christmas...the scale is not everything, I need to do some measurements and maybe photos!!!3
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Week 3, and I'm down a bit more than 5 pounds as of Sunday, bringing my total weight loss for the year to 19.8 lbs. Nearly 20% of my goal knocked out in two weeks. Gonna keep adjusting calories every 10 lbs to keep up with the loss. Fingers crossed for short plateaus if any.
SW: 266
CW: 246.2
GW: 165
Scale weight is most of it for me, so as long as I keep dropping, I'll be a happy camper. The NSVs will come with the loss.2 -
Hi all, week 3 of being back at MFP but really very new to the LCHF arena. I'm loving the lack of crash/omg give me sugar in the late afternoon though.
I'm still playing with the carb number so bear with me as I'm learning here. I've gone from 200 plus a day to right now keeping net around 50. I don't know if that's right but that's what the body is putting up with so far. I managed to go up this week but I'm assuming that it's the water retention that I keep reading about? So I'll play with my sodium too.
At any rate, I'm on task to get under 200 this year. I've added in Nerd Fitness Rising Heros to help with the fitness aspect and have joined a therapy group for the brain part. I think this will give me a nice rounding to the generalization of losing weight and feeling better eh?1 -
1/16: Carbs and weight are good. Got an outdoor jog in. Took my collagen. 1
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I skipped coffee for 3 days and had 1 cup of decaf today. No headaches, just not very energetic. Got in good steps for the long weekend, logged all but one day.
Otherwise no complaints.2 -
I've been doing really well lately, honestly. On track with food, exercise, etc. Back in "keto happy place." Scale bounced up a tad lately but I think it's water weight, just need to ride it out and KCKO.1
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Not a lot to say. I'm logging daily, I'm exercising intensely daily. And the scale is still not impressed in the least. Oh well. The month isn't over. I'll just Keep Calm and Low-Carb On.3
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1/17 check-in: Carbs good. Weight in range. At upper end. I think I've gotten glutened somewhere along the line. Super bloated with the usual symptoms. Fun times. I took a rest day yesterday. I did manage to get in my collagen.
Hopefully today I will feel up to doing my strength training workout. Tomorrow the weather is going to be super nice so hopefully an outdoor jog then. We'll see how it shakes out!2 -
Miss_TeganMarie wrote: »I started Keto at the beginning of the year, and I almost instantly got out of my 3-month plateau. Needless to say, I'm definitely sticking with it lol
The only issue I'm currently having is weekday lunches at work. Anybody have any favorite go-to meals?
I typically cook a bunch of stuff on the weekends, maybe have a few easier things to grill during the week and then I try to do leftovers at work! Otherwise, string cheese, hard boiled eggs, broccoli/Cauliflower & ranch.2 -
Today I'm pretty pumped. MY Total Gym is getting delivered! Woot Woot! Time to Tone & shape up while I shake off this remaining 20.. ok 30 lbs.
Today is day#3 with LC, lost 5.2lbs.3 -
Logged last night
Jogged this morning
Wearing my fitbit today (that IS the key to my level of activity)
Going to the gym after work tonight.
Losses on the scale have stalled for a couple months but clothes that didn't fit in October, do fit now so that's ok too. I had 4 people ask me this week if I've lost more weight so the body shape changing is clearly going on.
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I can't function without a cup or 2. 
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