October LC Basics Challenge 2017: Week 3 (10/15-10/21)

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  • slimzandra
    slimzandra Posts: 955 Member
    :+1: No Alcohol
    :+1: Plan lunch

    I'm drinking my first Switchel - The baristas at work think up the coolest stuff. Best way so far to choke down that apple cider vinegar. Can't say I LOVE it.. Although I do like Ginger beer. I think the maple syrup is too much sugar for this to be a thing.

    Have a great weekend!
  • Ringbearer2
    Ringbearer2 Posts: 592 Member
    In Warsaw for the weekend. So far I’ve been able to eat on plan, but I’d just be guessing on total carbs and cals. Got 23,000 steps though, so there’s that.
  • Ringbearer2
    Ringbearer2 Posts: 592 Member
    baconslave wrote: »
    baconslave wrote: »
    Tues 10/17:
    Logged: t98155.gif
    Water: t98155.gif
    Electrolytes: t98155.gif
    Calorie Goal: t98155.gif
    Carb Goal: t98155.gif
    Exercise: strength t98155.gif
    Prelogged next day: t98155.gif
    No booze!: t98155.gif
    8/8

    Not a good day mentally for me. I was very discouraged over news I got from the rheumy Monday, but I stayed on-point despite it. I refuse to drug myself with food. It doesn't make anything better. Ever.




    oh no! Sorry to hear that.

    I don't mean to be dramatic or Vaguebooky, but I basically got a specialist telling me they don't know what's wrong with me either. Nothing they can find in the thousands of dollars of bloodwork and appts, even though I have all the symptoms. So to get anywhere we get to experiment with one expensive drug at a time that may or may not do anything... So we may not actually get anywhere. Ever.
    I'm just weary. It's almost been 2 years of this crap now. And I'm coming to realize it is probably forever, and I'm not going to get any better. Being confronted with forever and having your last hopes dashed is a bit disheartening, especially when you're already feeling sub-par.

    What is, is. I just need to learn to not be a brat about it.

    You are certainly not being a brat. I’m sorry for all the frustration and expense. Virtual hugs and good thoughts headed your way.

  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,018 Member
    shefly wrote: »
    baconslave wrote: »
    shefly wrote: »
    I forgot to post...

    Do you guys know how many carbs you can eat and still be in Ketosis? I've been a little high the last couple of days between 25 to 30. :#

    It's a YMMV because we all have a personal carb tolerance threshhold. So you may have to experiment.
    However, many people can do up to 50 total grams of carbs a day and stay in ketosis. The more active you are daily, the higher you may be able to go. I know I'm in some parts of the day, and I do between 60 and 100g. But I do workout pretty intensely.

    So I think that you're doing fine.

    Thanks, I have intense workouts too. I'm at the gym 5 days a week. I got some pee sticks, to see if I'm in Ketosis. I'm somewhere between trace and small everyday. Whatever that means.

    It means you are in ketosis. There can be false negatives but not false positives. If you are doing keto to lose weight, only, then it doesn't matter which color. That varies based on how hydrated you are. If you are super hydrated and low in ketones then you can get a false negative.
    There are a couple links in the Open Threads on Keto sticks that are worth a read and explain the value of them, if there even is one long term.
  • shefly
    shefly Posts: 81 Member
    Here is Friday
    October 20
    Logged: :)
    Water: :)
    Calorie Goal: :)
    Carb Goal: :/
    Exercise: WOD :)
    Pack Lunch for next day: :*
    Supplements: :)
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,018 Member
    edited October 2017
  • macchiatto
    macchiatto Posts: 2,890 Member
    Sorry I just now saw this, @baconslave. I'm so so sorry. :( You're wise to make the best of it.
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