MAY 2018 CHALLENGE
chinatowninchina
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MAY!! What happened? Summer here we come: let's get that weight off and enjoy the summer by not feeling all that extra weight! Who wants to feel like a beached whale? No? Then join or continue the Monthly Challenge!
Here we go: a new challenge but the old spreadsheet!
So don't look for a new one of those, but continue to post your weight on the 'Keto Monthly Challenge Spreadsheet' which Nikki will update as needed. You can obviously also post your weight in this post and many do.
For anyone new out there; feel very welcome to join, we usually post our weigh Sundays and use the 'Keto Monthly Challenge Spreadsheet' also in 'Announcements' to track weight.
We use this thread to encourage each other and to add our weight as well if we want to and generally chat!
It's fun and it's been working and we've lost a shed load of weight between us. It seems to keep us going and even if we go up occasionally (and who doesn't!) we get back to it and continue the journey.
So here we go, good luck in May.
To finish off April; Monday 04/30
Sunday 05/06
Sunday 05/13
Sunday 05/20
Sunday 05/27
Thursday 05/31 for those who like to round off the month!
Here we go: a new challenge but the old spreadsheet!
So don't look for a new one of those, but continue to post your weight on the 'Keto Monthly Challenge Spreadsheet' which Nikki will update as needed. You can obviously also post your weight in this post and many do.
For anyone new out there; feel very welcome to join, we usually post our weigh Sundays and use the 'Keto Monthly Challenge Spreadsheet' also in 'Announcements' to track weight.
We use this thread to encourage each other and to add our weight as well if we want to and generally chat!
It's fun and it's been working and we've lost a shed load of weight between us. It seems to keep us going and even if we go up occasionally (and who doesn't!) we get back to it and continue the journey.
So here we go, good luck in May.
To finish off April; Monday 04/30
Sunday 05/06
Sunday 05/13
Sunday 05/20
Sunday 05/27
Thursday 05/31 for those who like to round off the month!
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Hi! I am new, not to keto particularly although I'm recently back on it after an unexplainable hiatus! But I'm very new to discussing it in (virtual) public, I've decided I'm lonely with literally no one IRL that eats like I do! So is it as simple as adding myself to the spreadsheet? Many thanks3
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yup that's it really, if you have a problem adding yourself just let NikkiJRM know and she will add you, sometimes there is a problem with the apt on phones. Also feel free to just log your weight in the April or soon to be May Challenge, people vary about what they do some do both and some just one! Welcome to the like minded!! It's a very supportive group.2
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How do I get added ?0
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@destinygalll1 We will all post our stats here each week. We also comment on this thread through the month and keep each other up to date with how our week is going, successes & opportunities etc. You can access the spreadsheet HERE1
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Because I like being on the 1st page for reference later!
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@NikkiJRM that's because you now look like a front page girl!!2
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@chinatowninchina That made me giggle!
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Here I go starting again, again...
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I’d love to join. New to Keto. 8 days in. I think I added myself in right on the spreadsheet (BE)
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Ready for May! I love this group. I'm changing my goal weight from 150 to 140. Up until about 12 years ago I was below 130 but I've since been through menopause and just normal aging. I don't think 140 is unreasonable and it may take most of the summer to get there, but I'm confident I can do it with this new way of eating. I'm loving keto.
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I’m excited to join this group! I literally just started Keto today! I think I added myself in right on the spreads
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Glad to join in! Think I got myself added to the spreadsheet ok. I started trying keto out 10 days ago and have been very happy with it so far. A couple little slip ups, but overall I’m finding it easy to follow and satisfying.
Now next week might be a different story, when I’m far from home at Disney World with 3 kids for 5 days, but I’m already looking forward to being able to really commit myself to it when we get home.
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Here we go again. I really like renewing our challenge each month. It gives me a feeling of accomplishment to check off another month of keto. I also really like the spread sheet, Nikki maintains for us, that ties together our monthly group with our progress for all of 2018.
May will be month 5 of keto for me. I’m not going to set weight or body fat goals for May. Instead I’m going to set a goal to diligently log, track, monitor and adjust my keto stats daily. Each month of 2018 my record keeping has been getting a little sloppier.
I feel May is going to be the month where I approach my ideal keto weight and body fat. My thinking is that sometime during this month I will reach a healthy level where weight/bf loss stops naturally. This is where I have failed in the past.
The transition from losing to maintaining has been my downfall on numerous previous occasions. In the past, I would slowly stop doing what gave me success and slip back to my old habits. Not this time, I have keto as a weapon to fight off the weight and friends like you at my side to keep me accountable and motivated.
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goodness we have early sign ups this month! Welcome old (in months!!) welcome new!0
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skctilidie wrote: »Glad to join in! Think I got myself added to the spreadsheet ok. I started trying keto out 10 days ago and have been very happy with it so far. A couple little slip ups, but overall I’m finding it easy to follow and satisfying.
Now next week might be a different story, when I’m far from home at Disney World with 3 kids for 5 days, but I’m already looking forward to being able to really commit myself to it when we get home.
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CW: 194.2
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@skctilidie I have a few friends who stay fully keto at Disney World semi-regularly! Good luck.
P.S. I think one blogged about her experience, if you're interested...
https://www.rjtheodore.com/low-carb-disney-dining-plan-day-1/
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well, here we go again... i did not reach my goal to gain a few pounds, but it was a good month of recomp.
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »@skctilidie I have a few friends who stay fully keto at Disney World semi-regularly! Good luck.
P.S. I think one blogged about her experience, if you're interested...
https://www.rjtheodore.com/low-carb-disney-dining-plan-day-1/
She goes through all the days, week plus, including her reflections on what she would do differently.
Awesome, thank you! I’ve promised the munchkins that we can all do the “desserts around the world” tour of Epcot that the 11 and 12 year old been researching and planning, but if I can stick to the plan on the other days of the trip, all the better!1 -
Here we go! May will be my second full month of Keto and I feel like I've finally gotten into a good groove. My goal going forward is to consistently exercise, even if just 20 minutes a day. Only 21 lbs left to go for me!
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@FIT_Goat might also have some ideas for how to stay on plan at Disney...I forget his advice... Turkey legs, perhaps?0
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I just passed my 2 month mark doing keto and still loving it! My weigh in schedule is a bit different from everyone else's:
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I like weighing in at the end of the month, rather than the beginning.
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I just added myself to the spreadsheet.
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I’m new here and would love to participate!
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skctilidie wrote: »Now next week might be a different story, when I’m far from home at Disney World with 3 kids for 5 days, but I’m already looking forward to being able to really commit myself to it when we get home.
I am a strict carnivore, and I can make it work at Disney. It can be done. I've also done it at keto levels, which is easier. Some parks are harder than others.
Epcot can be difficult if you're not willing to spend much money. They do have turkey legs (usually back in America but also elsewhere). For the love of meat, DO NOT get the steak at the restaurant in America. I have never been served a bad steak in my life, and I can still say that because whatever they served me was NOT a steak! It was the size, thickness, and texture of the tongue of a leather boot. My request for "rare" was ignored. They only cook it one way, and that way is an insult to all bovine creatures on this planet. Don't do it. Trust me. If you want steak, Canada is the way to go. The only problem is that is it is very pricey. The steakhouse in Canada does have excellent steaks and the meat and cheese appetizer is also amazing. It is "almost" worth the cost. Almost, my meat and cheese appetizer and the ribeye was $76 before tax and tip. And, I didn't get a drink other than water. It was easily $100 just for myself.
Magic Kingdom isn't too bad. Lots of places have turkey legs. In Future Land, the restaurant has a "half-chicken" meal and they will usually substitute double veggies instead of potatoes and veggies. At least they used to, I bet they still do. I stopped bothering to ask for it, as I don't eat the veggies either anymore. I still get the half chicken. It's a decent meal.
Most character sit-down places (again... costly) have a variety of all you can eat meats and vegetables. I don't like the "family style" places, even though they are unlimited. There's just too much stuff that I don't eat, and their meat portions are stingy. You can ask for more, but it's annoying. One of them (I forget which one but it's near the paddle boat in Magic Kingdom) is horrible. The meat they do have is not keto friendly (too much sugary sauce).
Animal Kingdom, hang to the right as you come in, there's a BBQ place along that route. It's about the only good keto place. You can ask for no sauce. Hollywood Studies, near Tower of Terror is a similar place, with the same requests. Both places also have turkey legs or leg stands near them.
If you have transportation, you can eat outside the parks. I often hit up Fuddruckers (2/3rd pound burger, extra patty, hold the bun, plain) and get pretty full at about the same cost as a turkey leg in the park. You can also hit up McD's for burger patties alone, but that's more a carnivore hack than a keto trick.
It can be done! Will there be temptation? Tons. Will it be "easier" to just eat what is available and not hunt down the better choices? Of course. But, I am living proof that even the most restrictive low-carb diets can be managed there.3 -
This May will be my 3rd month on keto - still learning, and still loving it!!! I think I changed my macros every day this week. My hubby is so inspired by my commitment and energy that he started Keto today. I must be doing something right because he rarely follows my lead. Not that meat and cheese is a hard sell. He's probably just so relieved I'm not shoving a green-grey smoothie under his nose claiming "it's my best one yet."
My goal this month is to stay firmly in Ketosis - no cheats. I've recently added supplements to my diet to help with Potassium and the like- that's feeling good already. I'm not setting a weight goal this month because it is so clearly out of my hands. All I can do is be better at Keto and the rest will come. I'm going to focus on healthier food choices. The first 2 months I let myself eat 'All of the Things' because it was the path of least resistance, but I was practically dairy free before I started Keto and I'd like to have more recipes utilizing healthier fats. But I do love my cream cheese!
Welcome to all the new folks!! I 'heart' this thread, and everyone on it!!
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@xDaniDragonflyx It doesn't matter, you join in and you weigh in!!
And hello everyone, April hasn't finished and here we are in May, It must be this Keto lark, forces you to plan ahead!!!
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Hi again
Well I'm in the spreadsheet but also below:
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skctilidie wrote: »Now next week might be a different story, when I’m far from home at Disney World with 3 kids for 5 days, but I’m already looking forward to being able to really commit myself to it when we get home.
I am a strict carnivore, and I can make it work at Disney. It can be done. I've also done it at keto levels, which is easier. Some parks are harder than others.
Epcot can be difficult if you're not willing to spend much money. They do have turkey legs (usually back in America but also elsewhere). For the love of meat, DO NOT get the steak at the restaurant in America. I have never been served a bad steak in my life, and I can still say that because whatever they served me was NOT a steak! It was the size, thickness, and texture of the tongue of a leather boot. My request for "rare" was ignored. They only cook it one way, and that way is an insult to all bovine creatures on this planet. Don't do it. Trust me. If you want steak, Canada is the way to go. The only problem is that is it is very pricey. The steakhouse in Canada does have excellent steaks and the meat and cheese appetizer is also amazing. It is "almost" worth the cost. Almost, my meat and cheese appetizer and the ribeye was $76 before tax and tip. And, I didn't get a drink other than water. It was easily $100 just for myself.
Magic Kingdom isn't too bad. Lots of places have turkey legs. In Future Land, the restaurant has a "half-chicken" meal and they will usually substitute double veggies instead of potatoes and veggies. At least they used to, I bet they still do. I stopped bothering to ask for it, as I don't eat the veggies either anymore. I still get the half chicken. It's a decent meal.
Most character sit-down places (again... costly) have a variety of all you can eat meats and vegetables. I don't like the "family style" places, even though they are unlimited. There's just too much stuff that I don't eat, and their meat portions are stingy. You can ask for more, but it's annoying. One of them (I forget which one but it's near the paddle boat in Magic Kingdom) is horrible. The meat they do have is not keto friendly (too much sugary sauce).
Animal Kingdom, hang to the right as you come in, there's a BBQ place along that route. It's about the only good keto place. You can ask for no sauce. Hollywood Studies, near Tower of Terror is a similar place, with the same requests. Both places also have turkey legs or leg stands near them.
If you have transportation, you can eat outside the parks. I often hit up Fuddruckers (2/3rd pound burger, extra patty, hold the bun, plain) and get pretty full at about the same cost as a turkey leg in the park. You can also hit up McD's for burger patties alone, but that's more a carnivore hack than a keto trick.
It can be done! Will there be temptation? Tons. Will it be "easier" to just eat what is available and not hunt down the better choices? Of course. But, I am living proof that even the most restrictive low-carb diets can be managed there.
Thank you so much! This was not a trip I ever imagined we’d be going on (or one I really wanted to do, tbh - the boys and I travel a lot, but I usually prefer to avoid tourist traps and big crowds) until my 11 year old won a 5 day vacation there as grand prize in a video making contest. I’ve been more than a little overwhelmed trying to figure it all out - having some idea of how to manage to feed myself is a relief.
I’m already planning on the day we do Epcot being a total loss as far as keto goes, because the boys have spent so much time working together to plan a “desserts around the world” tour and I don’t want to disappoint them by not participating and at least having a small taste of each of their choices, but I’m hoping to be able to stick to it the other 4 days we’re gone. Your suggestions will definitely help with that.2 -
Hi everyone! I'll be back for May which will be my second month of Keto, and so far it's been really great! I learn something new everyday, and my progress has kept me motivated. I
don't comment very often, but I do love how this group is so supportive of each other and I enjoy being part of a keto community and am learning so much from everyone!
May will be challenging for me since my son is graduating from HS, my mom is having a serious operation and I'll be living in a hotel for two weeks due to work. I will
have to figure out my eats and I'll be transporting my scale and bike with me. I am not going to set goals or restrictions this month other than try to continue to eat keto/low carb.2 -
skctilidie wrote: »I’m already planning on the day we do Epcot being a total loss as far as keto goes, because the boys have spent so much time working together to plan a “desserts around the world” tour and I don’t want to disappoint them by not participating and at least having a small taste of each of their choices, but I’m hoping to be able to stick to it the other 4 days we’re gone. Your suggestions will definitely help with that.
Just an FYI, my profile photo is me at Epcot wearing a shirt I bought from Italy***. That's how much time we spend at Disney. We have annual passes and my wife is a huge fan. I once told her how much more we could have, if we invested the cost of the passes (instead of going to Disney), she told me that I could continue to be married OR have that extra money. It wasn't going to be both.
***Bonus points if you can find that location and get a photo of where I was standing. LOL3
