April 2018 Challenge
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Officially starting the Keto diet yesterday where I am planning on not cheating the whole month of April, not even my birthday. As I think about Easter yesterday, I'm proud of myself for resisting. I volunteered in the children's ministry where there were literally 1000's of Easter eggs and candy everywhere but didn't cave, even picked up a piece of candy and then put it back down. And stayed away from the table that had the yummy soft Easter cookies that have the frosting on them. If I can make it through that, I can make it through the month. 28 1/2 days to go!6
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04/1 176.5 ( already down by 2 pounds today... Yayyy!!!)
04/8
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Remember that time I ate all the things on Easter (no regrets)!? Then I was soooooo thirsty! I drank 6 16oz cups of water within 3 hrs. Woke up today +6lbs. Yup...I did that!
Actually what I had was ham & a small piece of salted caramel cheesecake. Okay it was A LOT of ham but still. So today I went back to LCLF for a few days. Mr Nikki is doing it with me. I'm shocked! He didn't cheat at all. He complained a whole lot but he seems motivated.
Anyway, I've got 5 days til Weigh-In. I may need to Chuck that ham!1 -
Remember that time I ate all the things on Easter (no regrets)!? Then I was soooooo thirsty! I drank 6 16oz cups of water within 3 hrs. Woke up today +6lbs. Yup...I did that!
Actually what I had was ham & a small piece of salted caramel cheesecake. Okay it was A LOT of ham but still. So today I went back to LCLF for a few days. Mr Nikki is doing it with me. I'm shocked! He didn't cheat at all. He complained a whole lot but he seems motivated.
Anyway, I've got 5 days til Weigh-In. I may need to Chuck that ham!
@NikkiJRM I know that can be discouraging, maybe the ham had a lot of sodium which just made you retain the water, so it's probably just water weight. Water weight can drop fast. Hang in there!0 -
@NikkiJRM I know that can be discouraging, maybe the ham had a lot of sodium which just made you retain the water, so it's probably just water weight. Water weight can drop fast. Hang in there!
@rae1388 Oh it's definitely water. The glaze I made had maple, brown sugar and pineapple juice, so it was definitely the sugar. Actually most of that weight is already gone. Thank goodness it was only 6lbs. After Christmas Day it was 9!
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I think I read somewhere that every gram of carbs holds in 4 grams of what to process it...because the way the body processes carbs, it requires the water...(and magnesium, too!)4
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@KnitOrMiss That's interesting. I love knowing the why and how behind how our bodies work.1
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@KnitOrMiss That's interesting. I love knowing the why and how behind how our bodies work.
@NikkiJRM - I don't know if it works this way for everyone, but just KNOWING this makes me a little less insane when the gains are astronomical when I feel like I was a micrometer bad...if that makes sense?0 -
Just curious, where is everyone located? I'm in Minnesota.
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Stormy - Washington State, Medical Lake1
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Just found this forum and the April Challenge. I'm in...if it's not too late. I started keto last Wednesday (3/28). I weighted 242.6 that morning. BTW, I'm from North Carolina.
Am I one of only a couple guys doing this
Sunday 04/01 = 238
Sunday 04/08
Sunday 04/15
Sunday 04/22
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at least we are two of them
btw, i am from Salzburg, Austria2 -
@char1ej Don't feel alone! There are several men and also several cowards who are doing this way of eating but hiding behind their wives!
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@stormywxs288 @NikkiJMR How's the not tracking/logging/weighing going? I'm okay but I'm sticking random stuff in my diary as I still want to have a log of the number of days I've been going, if that makes sense! Also I'd lost some weight this morning as not weighing myself daily is NOT going to happen! The weight, by the way, will be up again tomorrow as at a cheese and wine event this evening.............
Still, a few days till Sunday! 0 -
I’m in!!
I started keto 9 days ago! I had a goal of 10lb by the end of April but I already lost that!
Starting weigh: 210lb
Current weight: 199.4lb
New goal: 190lb by 29th April
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WELCOME ALL!!!
@Shelbeees ONDERLAND!! That's awesome!!
@chinatowninchina @stormywxs288 No log challenge is working for me. Although to be honest I usually log just so I can be sure I'm not going over on carbs, since this week I'm only eating lean meats, there's no danger of that. Mr Nikki has done TWO FULL days with me. He's shocked at how much weight is falling off and how fast. He seems really determined, so we'll see. Only having to cook 1 dinner has been fantastic!
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@China, @Nikki: My Intuitive Eating week is going well. I’m in week 13 of keto and I’ve been doing all of the food prep for my wife and myself. So, I’m in complete control except for things like Easter Brunch. As of this morning I’m still 0.2 pounds up from my last Sunday weigh in. I anticipate by tomorrow I’ll be back in the loss column. We’ve got 5 more days until Sunday so no worries.
Although we’re relatively new to keto (13 weeks), I think I’ve developed some solid go to menus that fit our marcros and our lifestyle well. Our goal is to try to make this our lifestyle instead of a “DIET”. Like I’ve said before, I’m not quite confident enough to let go of logging for more than a week yet. This week will be a great experiment for me. I think my next experiment will be No Weighing and No logging for a week. Lets see how this week goes first.
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SW: 183
CW: 178
Sunday 04/01=180
Sunday 04/08
Sunday 04/15
Sunday 04/22
Sunday 04/29
I just came back from a road trip and was not able to eat Keto, so it'll be interesting to see how much i gained. Back to business now and will have to learn how to adapt to keto when i'm in less than ideal circumstances.1 -
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CountryRoads89 wrote: »New here and excited to start this keto journey. Today is day 1! If there are tips and tricks for folks who travel a lot for work...I'll take them. I started a new job 1yr ago and the stress eating has me at my highest weight EVER!! UGH!! But...no sence in wishing it didnt happen...time to get my $h¡t in gear and fix it
Welcome @CountryRoads89 ...and you can do it!!! 0 -
It's so cool to see how wide spread we all are.
This is what's for dinner in our household tonight, it's one of our favorites, so I thought I would share the recipe. I add mushrooms and serve with a side of sauteed asparagus. Enjoy!
https://therecipecritic.com/2016/05/creamy-tuscan-garlic-chicken/
P.S. obviously you don't add the optional noodles.
4 days down, 26 to go!1 -
I totally forgot, I'm a NYer living in NJ. It may explain the sassiness.2
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It's so cool to see how wide spread we all are.
This is what's for dinner in our household tonight, it's one of our favorites, so I thought I would share the recipe. I add mushrooms and serve with a side of sauteed asparagus. Enjoy!
https://therecipecritic.com/2016/05/creamy-tuscan-garlic-chicken/
P.S. obviously you don't add the optional noodles.
4 days down, 26 to go!
Thanks for sharing this! I think my kids will like it, so I'll be trying it soon!0 -
Does anyone also keep and eye on their % body fat number on their scale along with the weight number?
I think that along with tracking my overall weight, I'm going to keep track of the body fat % because even though I might see the same weight number, the fat % might be less, meaning I lost fat but gained muscle.0 -
KristinLeeD wrote: »Thanks for sharing this! I think my kids will like it, so I'll be trying it soon!
You're very welcome! 0 -
oh I forgot to put this, I'm from the UK! Scottish but live in England!2
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I've been binge watching Dr. Eric Berg videos all afternoon. I felt my weight was stalling and I wanted to know why. These videos are super helpful. If you feel like Keto is slipping away from you or you just want to know more of the "How and Why" of Keto & Insulin, I suggest these videos. I think I had a bit of an Atkins mentality and was possibly consuming too much protein. I'm almost sure I suffer from a slow metabolism and he gives a straight up guide to fixing that, called... wait for it, "How to Fix a Slow Metabolism." I watch or read something every day about eating Keto. It's like my devotional.1
