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  • kmfeig87
    kmfeig87 Posts: 1,990 Member
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    4/3 12,352
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,792 Member
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    rosetigger wrote: »
    Hello Everyone,

    I am new to the group but was on the groups at the beginning of last year.
    Then my life took a turn. All down hill. :s I won't go into details but the last straw was when I lost my job. I then bailed out of the group. I am now finally back. I have a new job. My life is still crazy but manageable. I am trying to get back on track and would love a little more help. This group always gave me motivation to keep going or do that one extra thing, so here I am.

    Hey welcome! I'm one of the two team captains ( @jessicakrall8 ). Glad to have some new blood. As I tell everyone, you get from this what you put in. Sharing helps you and others.
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,792 Member
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    @Ahanaz I have never done keto but I tried IF'ing. It did have an effect but I found my person psychology is such that I tend to rationalize too many extra calories after a successful fast and I end up with a net positive. I have reverted back to slow and steady wins the race. Long duration aerobic exercise has always worked best for me, running in particular. Those of us that are older and heavier have trouble with running because of joint issues and inflammation. Walking and swimming are good alternatives. They burn calories and time (out of the kitchen). Strength training gives you a great bod, aerobic calorie burns make those muscles visible. I guess my best advice is to overhaul your exercise program while also addressing your diet.
  • mulecanter
    mulecanter Posts: 1,792 Member
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    kmfeig87 wrote: »
    kmfeig87
    Thursday weigh in
    Week 1
    PW 144
    CW 139

    Happy scale number today! But in full disclosure, the PW was from two weeks ago (I was hiking in Utah last week) and was also the highest weight of that week after hovering around 141.5-142 for most of the week. Needless to say, I think today's number was accurate and I am excited to be in the decade of my goal weight!! Happy Thursday everyone!

    Woo Hoo!! Outstanding, podium-worthy loss. As I former pilot I can say you are on short final for landing at your goal weight and I envy you. I'm going to Utah! :p
  • schlerin
    schlerin Posts: 801 Member
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    Week 1 steps:
    3/31 = 6,890
    4/1 = 12,020
    4/2 = 12,754
    4/3 = 7,118
  • Ahanaz
    Ahanaz Posts: 353 Member
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    JesusGirl62 wrote: »
    @Ahanaz I read your post. I am so sorry you are struggling. I had a very similar story doing IF/keto. I think OMAD works for people who have a lot of weight to lose but not so much for a lifestyle. I feel like your body needs more food and that is why your scale is not moving. 1000 calories a day is okay but you need to switch it up a little. Look at carb cycling. Higher carbs for a few days then lower carbs for a few days. Also, those trail mixes and chips are full of sugar and salt, so even though you may consider them keto, they really aren't the good keto stuff. And are you getting enough fats? That keeps you full. Personally while keto did help me lose weight, it wasn't a lifestyle I wanted to keep. Too restrictive as I love fruit and bread lol. No matter what you do, just keep coming back here for some love, support and motivation.

    Hi,
    Thank you for your support. I do not consider the chips as keto. That was me trying to express how I slowly started to break the diet, and give in to cravings as the day went by. :smiley:
    Carb rotating sounds good, like doing high carb on the weekend, but stay keto during the weeks?
  • Ahanaz
    Ahanaz Posts: 353 Member
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    angmarie28 wrote: »
    Ahanaz wrote: »
    Long post warning!

    I keep gaining :disappointed: I start every morning with "Today I need to do better on water, not eat before 12 for my IF schedule, and stick to keto."
    I start with a glass of water, get to work. Have a cup or three of tea. Awesome!

    Then the daily meeting comes... It's 10:30 and time to go to the floor below, where the kitchen is... with fruits, trail mixes, chocolates, cheese.... Then I go... "As long as I stick to keto I should be good, right?"
    So I grab a bowl of strawberries, and a few slices of cheese...

    Lunchtime comes around... EVERYONE has grabbed a bag of chips which we have for free in the kitchen downstairs... They share, and go "Have one". It's fine until someone has the garden salsa sunchips bag.

    3 o'clock comes around, my energy is fading, I'm starting to crave something to chew on. I'm sick of cheddar cheese. I'm thinking "trailmixes are still okay on keto. Nuts are allowed, not big amounts, but a 1/4 cup is fine. There is a measuring cup per tube of trailmixes and chocolates in the kitchen. I start with the nuts... then "One twist of chocolate won't hurt too much". . . . . . . Except that one twist, becomes 1/4 cup, which then become 1/2 cup with the extras I take while waiting for the tea to brew before going back upstairs... Best case scenario...

    Dinner comes around, keto meal... Arugula with mozzarella cheese and miso dressing. "Awesome...! I got through the day! :smiley: " I take a square of chocolate since I've done so well, and "you can have one square of dark chocolate on keto to reduce your cravings."

    The next morning I step on the scale next morning... "Gained 0.4lbs."
    "Again?!?! But I'm sticking to keto, I'm doing IF, why is this again?!
    I was doing so well after Thanksgiving, I even did 40h fasts. I drank 3 bottles of water minimal.
    Why is it so hard now? I'm doing everything right, just like back then!"

    Frustration, and a sense of wanting to give up... "learn to live with it. Accept you will never reach your goal weight." These are the thoughts clouding my mind now. "Your will power isn't strong enough, you aren't strong enough."

    But hey... just look back at the past 5 paragraphs and you should have the obvious answer... Where is the water?

    On Saturday we will be going out drinking to celebrate my 2 best friend's promotions at work. My goal this week, despite that, will be to get back to my 8 glasses of water. I'll try to cut back on chocolate. I'll aim at only having chocolates at home. NONE at work.

    Anyone who has any other suggestions on how to stop yourself from giving in to cravings. In my case it might even be an addiction. Mentally I just can't do cold turkey. I can't do complete shut out. That makes me want it even more.
    I've tried "Not right now" or "You can have it on Saturday" method. They all fail after a few weeks.

    I was so excited when I did keto and IF. It felt like I finally had found a lifestyle and diet that worked for me... Then I read about how it's not good to have less than 1000cals per day (as I did OMAD and can't have much more than that in one sitting). On top of that, I love cooking, and with having most of my meals at lunchtime with co-workers, it felt like I never cooked anymore. So I started to cook more. One Sunday I cooked up a couple of lunches, in combination with that day's meal. But then... once those portions were out, I felt like cooking something else, after work. I ended up having a small portion of whatever I cooked. Over time those portions became full on meals.

    Help... Any suggestions on how I can get back to my OMAD lifestyle? I really felt better. I had more energy, less pain in joints, and my stomach was not as upset all the time, if ever during that time. I lost 1lbs per week without fail, even over Christmas!

    I know all these things should in itself be motivations, but still not enough to say no to cravings, addictions, and habits. Help...

    Keto is so bad for you, especially long term. IF is fine if you are ok with skipping a meal, I do IF because im not a huge breakfast eater, and eating early in the day makes me super hungry all day long. but IF and Keto only work if you are in a deficit for calories. 1000 calories in a day is not healthy at all, but by what you said you are eating, cheese, nuts chips, ect, Im willing to bet you are eating more than 1000 calories. If you were eating only 1000 calories you would be losing weight, but remember also it is normal for your body weight to go up and down from day to day, and thats why some people do not weigh in daily because they cant handle day to day weight fluctuations. weigh your food with a food scale, only eat what you pack, its hard at first but it does get easier. I drink coffee until noon, then I eat my lunch that is usually 300-400 calories, then I have a snack about 2 that is about 200 calories, my dinner is usually about 500 calories, and that gives me some room for an extra snack or dessert :)

    When I stuck to it, i was eating 1000 cals, and I lost weight consistently. I felt great. It's lately I didn't like it.
    Being pre diabetic I need to lose about 50lbs to get out of it and be around my ideal weight (BMI 22 as guidline) Currently I'm at 31 BMI. IF and Keto combination definitely worked the best for me, but I've fallen out of it. I will look in to the carb cycling that was mentioned above.
  • Ahanaz
    Ahanaz Posts: 353 Member
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    mulecanter wrote: »
    @Ahanaz I have never done keto but I tried IF'ing. It did have an effect but I found my person psychology is such that I tend to rationalize too many extra calories after a successful fast and I end up with a net positive. I have reverted back to slow and steady wins the race. Long duration aerobic exercise has always worked best for me, running in particular. Those of us that are older and heavier have trouble with running because of joint issues and inflammation. Walking and swimming are good alternatives. They burn calories and time (out of the kitchen). Strength training gives you a great bod, aerobic calorie burns make those muscles visible. I guess my best advice is to overhaul your exercise program while also addressing your diet.

    I don't have a problem with the lifestyle per se, I actually quite enjoyed it. But I easily fall for cravings, and after a week with mom who kept push me to "make an exception for her, since we don't spend as much time together anymore." That put me in a mindset where I kept giving myself excuses and "I'll start tomorrow instead."

    I need help to get out of the excuse mindset. I need to go back to only eat when my stomach is hungry, and not my mind, eyes, or internal clock is hungry. From the time I was successful I strongly believe the first step towards that is to get back to drink more water... sufficient water.
  • rosetigger
    rosetigger Posts: 1,147 Member
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    3/31 - 12,169
    4/1 - 9,215
    4/2 - 11,131
    4/3 - 7,653
    4/4 - I'm sore today, but so far more steps then yesterday.
    How is everyone doing today?
    One more working day until the weekend . Yay!
  • jessicakrall8
    jessicakrall8 Posts: 5,153 Member
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    Jessicakrall8
    Friday weigh in
    PW: 302.6
    CW: 305.8

    Yes, I'm going in the wrong direction, but I'm correcting my actions and the numbers WILL go back down $*!(*(*%!@#($&! Have a great day all! JK
  • Slinky_BraveHeartBunsOfSteel
    Slinky_BraveHeartBunsOfSteel Posts: 10,891 Member
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    Thur 4th: 2,456

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  • Beka3695
    Beka3695 Posts: 4,126 Member
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