TEAM: The Slimsons (May)
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mexiconona wrote: »Hi to everyone!
I am an American living in Mexico. I am married and my husband eats low carb if I do! This week We are visiting a town called Guanajuato. The signal in our hotel is poor so I will do my best this week in recording. So far I am eating too many carbs. My goal for this week is to make better choices.
My starting weight is 152
My weigh in day is Friday.
Tracking yes
Calories no
Exercise walking and Climbing steps for hours.
@mexiconona I'm so glad you're returning for another month. I know you'll have another great month!!0 -
jennfalzon1979 wrote: »I’ll take it. My weekend could be described as unsupervised kid at a birthday party.
I know that's not necessarily meant to be funny, but I did find it funny. We all have those, we are, after all, only human.
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I am 40 years old and would like this year to be my fittest one ever! I am married with three children, youngest is 4. The past several years I dealt with ankle injuries and have had 2 surgeries. I also have flare ups of plantar fasciitis. I am an autistic support teacher and I tend to stress eat. I started Hammer and Chisel, hoping to see some changes this month!0
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Hi team, I'm Bryce from East coast Australia. I joined the Slimsons last October at 307lb and I'm now 250lb My goal is to get under 200 just as soon as I reasonably can. I do disappear into the bush, out of internet coverage from time to time but I will be chatty whenever I'm around
@Fyreside I'm really looking forward to some more of your stories, however, preferably, ones that don't involve tool accidents
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Hi guys! I'm Elisabel retuning to see if I can do even better in May. I'm 39, I have 3 children, 2 dogs, and a husband, so like most of you I keep busy! I like the structure and accountability that this challenge provides. I have yoyo dieted all my life but I see a shift in how I am approaching diet and exercise this time around and it's slowly working. I'm not in a rush this time, I just want to make small changes that I can sustain.
elisabel
Week 1
PW =179.4
CW=1781 -
April 30
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes
Water Intake: not enough
I’m going to try to focus on exercise this month(May) 4x week1 -
Hi guys! I'm Elisabel retuning to see if I can do even better in May. I'm 39, I have 3 children, 2 dogs, and a husband, so like most of you I keep busy! I like the structure and accountability that this challenge provides. I have yoyo dieted all my life but I see a shift in how I am approaching diet and exercise this time around and it's slowly working. I'm not in a rush this time, I just want to make small changes that I can sustain.
@elisabel You had a great month last month and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens this month. Small changes are key to making lasting change, great way to look at how you'll achieve your goals!!0 -
Hi there everyone,
My name is Jodi. I am 44 and live in New Brunswick, Canada. I am married with two teenage sons and two dogs. I teach middle school English and have started the countdown to summer break! I do love my job, but everyone looks forward to vacation! I have been part of Team Slimsons since I joined MFP on January 1. This team offers a ton of support and advice. Since January,I have lost 35 pounds on the scale, lots of inches, work out six times a week, and follow a keto diet. I am really finding success this time and look forward to another awesome month!2 -
Hi there everyone,
My name is Jodi. I am 44 and live in New Brunswick, Canada. I am married with two teenage sons and two dogs. I teach middle school English and have started the countdown to summer break! I do love my job, but everyone looks forward to vacation! I have been part of Team Slimsons since I joined MFP on January 1. This team offers a ton of support and advice. Since January,I have lost 35 pounds on the scale, lots of inches, work out six times a week, and follow a keto diet. I am really finding success this time and look forward to another awesome month!
@JJKM02 That's amazing success, not just on the scale, but to workout 6 days a week and also lose inches--so glad to see you return for another great month!!0 -
@AB0215 I love how you are tagging people to make it easier to find the thread. I can’t believe they haven’t fixed it yet.0
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jennfalzon1979 wrote: »@AB0215 I love how you are tagging people to make it easier to find the thread. I can’t believe they haven’t fixed it yet.
@jennfalzon1979 I know that Craig submitted a ticket, but in effort to speed it up, I did too and got a really irritating response 48 hours later, they're aware of the issue and they're working to fix it, no ETA. I'm just really annoyed by this. I'm trying to be patient, but it's been more than a week...just saying.
I'm trying to do my best to help everyone out as much as possible, but unfortunately, there's only so much I can do.1 -
Daily Post-Monday
Track: Yes
Calories: Under
Exercise: Total Body Hammer and jogging 25 mins
Water Intake: 96 oz0 -
@AB0215 no no. You are amazing. I am very grateful!1
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Daily post
Track. Yes
Calories. Under
Exercise. 1 hour step class. Walking to get my oldest from school.
Water. 90 ounces1 -
Daily post for Monday
Track yes
Calories under
Exercise yes 60 minutes of pound class
Water 100oz1 -
Hi team, I'm Bryce from East coast Australia. I joined the Slimsons last October at 307lb and I'm now 250lb My goal is to get under 200 just as soon as I reasonably can. I do disappear into the bush, out of internet coverage from time to time but I will be chatty whenever I'm around
Woohoo! Amazing!!!!CourtneyLomonaco wrote: »I am 40 years old and would like this year to be my fittest one ever! I am married with three children, youngest is 4. The past several years I dealt with ankle injuries and have had 2 surgeries. I also have flare ups of plantar fasciitis. I am an autistic support teacher and I tend to stress eat. I started Hammer and Chisel, hoping to see some changes this month!
Hey I think you might be my long lost twin!!! Well, close anyways. I'm 43, ankle injuries (years of soccer) just 1 surgery though, and I also teach in an ASD program. And when I"m injured, I seriously stress eat, and drink
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Daily Post
Tracked - yep all of it
Calories - I thought I was over by 79, but hadn't added exercise yet. So I'm good, with wine, and M&Ms. Not sure how I managed that one.
Exercise - 6 mile run in the rain. Better rain than heat.1 -
Hi. I’m 36 living in Florida. Joined in January 229 down to 211.8
Track yes
Calories under
Exercise no
Pw 205.8
Cw 211.8
Everyday I wake up and say watch what I’m eating and everyday I eat the wrong things even if I stay under my calories1 -
@JJKM02Hi there everyone,
My name is Jodi. I am 44 and live in New Brunswick, Canada. I am married with two teenage sons and two dogs. I teach middle school English and have started the countdown to summer break! I do love my job, but everyone looks forward to vacation! I have been part of Team Slimsons since I joined MFP on January 1. This team offers a ton of support and advice. Since January,I have lost 35 pounds on the scale, lots of inches, work out six times a week, and follow a keto diet. I am really finding success this time and look forward to another awesome month!
Hey there! I'm a keto middle school teacher from Canada as well!! Keto since last June, teach middle school Fine Arts & Learning Support, and live in BC
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gemwolf110 wrote: »Monday:
Manic Monday at work. Trying to do more research into a Ketogenic Diet, for those on here who follow Keto what are the best and most informative articles for starting and following this kind of diet? I found this graphic online, wondering how accurate it is:
It looks good to me, @gemwolf110
When I first went keto, I went on a bender watching Dr.Berg on YouTube. He's not perfect, but he does get a lot right and explains things in an understandable way.
I don't personally do high fat keto because I want my body to use it's stored fat for fuel (instead of running on fats from food). Once I hit maintainence and don't want to lose anymore body fat, I will need to up the dietary fats. Unless you're at goal, OR doing a medically thereputic version of keto (for seizures, migraines, etc) know that one does not *need* to slather everything in coconut oil and bacon and butter
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DAILY POST - MONDAY
Tracked - yep yep
Calories - under by a few
Exercise - had meetings all day but will be sure to meet my Fitbit step goal before bedtime
Water - yes, 8 cups1 -
River_Goddess wrote: »When I first went keto, I went on a bender watching Dr.Berg on YouTube. He's not perfect, but he does get a lot right and explains things in an understandable way.
I don't personally do high fat keto because I want my body to use it's stored fat for fuel (instead of running on fats from food). Once I hit maintainence and don't want to lose anymore body fat, I will need to up the dietary fats. Unless you're at goal, OR doing a medically thereputic version of keto (for seizures, migraines, etc) know that one does not *need* to slather everything in coconut oil and bacon and butter
@gemwolf110 It does actually look like a good representation of what you'd normally eat on keto. I don't tend to eat a lot of the things you CAN have, but yeah, people say how restrictive it is, but I don't feel like that's really true. There are many foods you can still eat, you just eat by macros rather than focusing on calorie counts, which is probably the better way to go anyway since it would give you more quality food choices anyway.
I personally didn't care too much for Dr, Berg, he talks about not counting carbs from salads...which can surprisingly add up and potentially kick you out of ketosis, I know, that was a trap I fell into, but he does have a LOT of great videos despite some of his pitfalls, I like a lot of his videos on hormones while on keto. He's a chiropractor and he doesn't really talk a lot about his profession, I feel like he should be more honest, rather than just calling himself Dr. Berg, having said that, chiropractors tend to know a lot about how to fuel the body and how muscles actually work vs a medical doctor, and my own chiropractor supports keto.
Having said that, I do tend to gravitate towards the higher fat, which gives me a bit more energy throughout the day, which I need for my competition training workouts, but there are MANY ways to go, however I do suggest that you start with high fat until you've trained your body to use the fat for fuel (takes a few weeks) then experiment with the fat macro to see how low you can go and still lose weight, as you'd be potentially using more stored fat at that point, unless you're super active, then you'll be using a lot of stored fat anyway and the more fat you eat will give you more energy.
One of my favorite places to send people to start is https://ruled.me/
They explain a LOT of things there in plain terms and it's where I got a lot of my starting information. They simplify a lot of things and suggest starting very simple, a protein source, a fat source and a keto friendly low carb veggie. I personally went with steak, broccoli, and butter for a few weeks until I started gaining more confidence in tracking the macros and then branched out.2 -
Daily Post (Monday)
Goals: Leg day. Had a very busy day, unusual for me, but will probably be the case for the next month, it's looking like.
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Yes, 60 minutes weight training, legs.
Water Intake: 99 oz0 -
This is something I tell myself everyday still.
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@River_Goddess
Thanks for the message. I assume you are also counting down to summer vacation! If you have friends on MFP, feel free to add me. Enjoy your day0 -
Username: mjohemme
Weigh in week: May Week 1
Weigh in day: Tuesday
Previous Week's Weight: 268
Today's Weight: 268
Daily Post (Tuesday)
I am successfully upping my exercise game, now I just need to get my weekends back on track nutritionally.
Monday (I do these in the morning, so my info is for yesterday)
Track: Yes
Calories: Yes
Exercise: Hit 10,000 steps plus a 30 minute body toning class at work.0 -
@gemwolf110 [
The chart that you posted is a great visual. I originally got my information from a website that my doctor gave me. It is www.dietdoctor.com. It was a great resource for me with tons of information. My best advice is as follows. #1 Start simple. Eat lots of veggies and meats. Don't try to be fancy. You will be full for longer and only eat when you are hungry. #2 Continue to read tons of information and find what works for you. I joined keto Facebook groups and read all the time. There is a great Netflix documentary called The Magic Pill. That would be useful for you to watch as well. #3 Expect to experience the keto flu for a few days and to have a dry mouth (with bad breath) for a while. It does go away and you will feel so much better. #4 Drink lots of water. #5 Be prepared for amazing results including weight loss, mental clarity, so much energy, clearer skin etc.
Hope this helps with your starting point. I will probably never go back to eating bread, pasta, or anything processed.
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Starting weight - 216
April starting weight - 194.8
April goal - 180
Ultimate goal - 167
4/1=194.8
4/2=197
4/26=188.4
4/27=189.4
4/28=187.4
4/29=189.6
4/30=187.6
Total loss in April : -7.2lbs1 -
gemwolf110 wrote: »Thank you too for the information! I’m going to be having some research to do. I’m excited about it
@gemwolf110 Good luck !! It's a big change, but in my opinion, the best one I ever made.2
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