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  • AzarielMoon
    AzarielMoon Posts: 36 Member
    chinatowninchina wrote: »
    once you've become fat adapted, about 6 to 8 weeks in doing Keto the readings don't much matter as what they measure is just the ketones you have 'left over' in your pee! In other words the ones your body isn't actually using to keep working.

    Would this be the same when testing blood ketones? I test my blood ketones each week, hence having specific number range.
  • bwrabbit11
    bwrabbit11 Posts: 10 Member
    Thank you for the ketone testing info....I had done primal/ paleo in the past few years, but I'm new to keto. I appreciate all keto tips. 😀
  • swall0810
    swall0810 Posts: 148 Member

    HW: 186
    CW: 180
    GW: 150

    January GW: 176

    Wed 01/01: 186
    Sunday 01/05: 180
    Sunday 01/12:179
  • swall0810
    swall0810 Posts: 148 Member
    Can some of you add me as MFP friends. Needing some like minded friends and encouragement.
  • kajuae74
    kajuae74 Posts: 19 Member
    Am I too late to join
  • chinatowninchina
    chinatowninchina Posts: 1,279 Member
    AzarielMoon wrote: »
    chinatowninchina wrote: »
    once you've become fat adapted, about 6 to 8 weeks in doing Keto the readings don't much matter as what they measure is just the ketones you have 'left over' in your pee! In other words the ones your body isn't actually using to keep working.

    Would this be the same when testing blood ketones? I test my blood ketones each week, hence having specific number range.

    Hi I think the blood ketone tests are different but I really don't know anything about them except they measure what's in your blood not what is in the over spill as it were!
  • chinatowninchina
    chinatowninchina Posts: 1,279 Member
    kajuae74 wrote: »
    Am I too late to join

    It's never too late to join us! Just post your weight today and then again each Sunday, or whatever day best suits you. Generally we do Sundays but it doesn't matter!
  • Sarahlr26
    Sarahlr26 Posts: 28 Member
    HW: 250
    CW: 197.7
    GW: 175

    January GW: 195

    Sunday 01/05: 197.7
    Sunday 01/12: 196.6
    Sunday 01/19: 195.5
    Sunday 01/26:
    Friday 01/31:
  • stormywxs288
    stormywxs288 Posts: 813 Member
    Ten down, twenty-five to go. I <3 keto! Whenever I start to adhere to keto, as I have for the first few days of this year, I get big results. Whoosh! So, the easy pounds are gone and the hard ones are yet to come. I’ve set no time frame to get to my healthy weight. On January 16th I entered a new decade in my life. I celebrated my 70th birthday. So, every weight loss I have from this point on sets a new record for my 7th decade.

    My focus for the rest of this month will be to not lose motivation as my weight loss slows. Although I’m going to try to stay away from weekly goals, I have to say it would be nice to enter and stay in the 170s in January of my 70th year.

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  • valleygirl74
    valleygirl74 Posts: 159 Member
    Wednesday January 1st. (for all those at home and turning over a new leaf) Ugh 230
    Sunday. 01/05 226
    Sunday. 01/12 222.9
    Sunday. 01/19
    Sunday. 01/26
    Friday 01/31. (to finish the month)

    Some big thanks going out to chinatowninchina for all of the dedication and help that she offers to us! Merci. Gracias. Obrigada. Spasiba. Danke.
  • chinatowninchina
    chinatowninchina Posts: 1,279 Member
    @stormywxs288 Happy Birthday and many more of them!

    @valleygirl74 Thanks and well done this month so far!
  • chinatowninchina
    chinatowninchina Posts: 1,279 Member
    Friday January 3rd 176.4
    Sunday. 01/05. 174.4 (-2)
    Sunday. 01/12. 172.2 (-2)
    Sunday. 01/19. 172. (-0.2)
    Sunday. 01/26
    Friday 01/31.

    Not a lot down, but it's not up and I was out last night and I stuck to it, if you ignore the wine I drank!
  • KristinLeeD
    KristinLeeD Posts: 218 Member
    It's so nice to see some familiar faces still here!

    JANUARY 2020
    SW: 164
    GW: 120
    Jan Goal: 154 (-10)

    01/05: 164
    01/12: 160 (-4)
    01/19: 158 (-2)
    01/26:
    01/31:
  • KristinLeeD
    KristinLeeD Posts: 218 Member
    I hope it's okay, but I took the liberty to freeze the first column of the spreadsheet, so that those of us who are toward the end can see the dates in the first column while scrolling to our names! I'm happy to be back and look forward to reconnecting with this group!
  • kpk54
    kpk54 Posts: 4,474 Member
    Happy Birthday @stormywxs288! How's the shoulder doing from the softball injury?
  • stormywxs288
    stormywxs288 Posts: 813 Member
    KristinLeeD wrote: »
    I hope it's okay, but I took the liberty to freeze the first column of the spreadsheet, so that those of us who are toward the end can see the dates in the first column while scrolling to our names! I'm happy to be back and look forward to reconnecting with this group!

    KLD it is so good to see you back! Nice touch with the spreadsheet. Thanks.

    I moved you up to the rightful and deserved spot on the sheet. I was unsure if you and other long-time members of the Monthly Keto Challenge group were going to return. I left your name, as well as those other old-timers, at the back of the pack on the spreadsheet anticipating your return. At the end of January, I will move people who haven’t participated to an inactive sheet. Nikki used to do that.

    So, welcome back old friend. Let’s do this!

  • stormywxs288
    stormywxs288 Posts: 813 Member
    kpk54 wrote: »
    Happy Birthday @stormywxs288! How's the shoulder doing from the softball injury?

    Thanks for the BD wish. I am starting the New Year off with all pieces and parts 100% but 70 years old. I didn’t get to play softball last year because of my shoulder. Call me crazy but I’m going to play this spring - 2019 is in my review mirror. It’s all about 2020 baby!

  • chinatowninchina
    chinatowninchina Posts: 1,279 Member
    @KirstinLeeD
    KristinLeeD wrote: »
    It's so nice to see some familiar faces still here!

    Still slogging on in there! Welcome back!
  • KristinLeeD
    KristinLeeD Posts: 218 Member
    stormywxs288 wrote: »
    KristinLeeD wrote: »
    I hope it's okay, but I took the liberty to freeze the first column of the spreadsheet, so that those of us who are toward the end can see the dates in the first column while scrolling to our names! I'm happy to be back and look forward to reconnecting with this group!

    KLD it is so good to see you back! Nice touch with the spreadsheet. Thanks.

    I moved you up to the rightful and deserved spot on the sheet. I was unsure if you and other long-time members of the Monthly Keto Challenge group were going to return. I left your name, as well as those other old-timers, at the back of the pack on the spreadsheet anticipating your return. At the end of January, I will move people who haven’t participated to an inactive sheet. Nikki used to do that.

    So, welcome back old friend. Let’s do this!

    Thank you Stormy for not giving up on me ;) It's so nice to reconnect. I have missed all that being a regular on MFP affords, especially this group. My husband and I have been in the trenches with all that raising teenagers can entail. Unfortunately, we've had all of the "valleys" along with the "moutaintops," this year but I'm in a spot right now that I can pay more attention to what I need, so I'm here! It's a good thing, because taking care of myself has been taking a back seat and that is not good for anyone.

    Thanks for being an integral part of things here so that others who need to step back for various reasons are able to and have a place to come back to when they are able!

    Yes, let's do this!

  • stormywxs288
    stormywxs288 Posts: 813 Member
    Most of us on this forum have a challenge with weight loss. That is kind of a given. If you are like me, whenever I focus too much on just my weight loss alone bad things happen. I either do something radical and unsustainable that long term sabotages my weight loss efforts. Or, I just lose motivation and jump off the wagon for long periods, ending up back at square one having to start all over.

    Unfortunately, I have a bit of an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) when it comes to weighing myself. It is the first thing I do each morning, the last thing I do before I go to bed and sometimes I weigh myself several times throughout the day. I know this OCD behavior is not normal. So for the rest of this month, on our monthly challenge forum, I’m going to shift focus to my OCD weighing habit instead of just my weight. I am going to limit my weighing to only once daily.

    I also know, too many of you this doesn’t seem like a big challenge, but for OCD me it will be a difficult task. Perhaps in the following months, I can work up to weighing only once a week. I’m wondering. do any of you have the same or similar challenges you would like to focus on instead of just your weight?
  • Figaver
    Figaver Posts: 69 Member
    @stormywxs288 This is exactly why I had to stop posting my weight in this challenge! I still follow along and read everyone’s progress, but I only weigh myself once a month. I used to be a daily weigher, and depending on what the scale said, I really let it affect my mood and motivation. I gradually have cut back to weighing once a month and it has been great. I consistently lost 8 pounds a month last year and I didn’t have to look at any of the daily fluctuations, just the total picture number for the month. It’s something that definitely takes effort for me, and is a struggle to stick to sometimes. I WANT to weigh myself more often to give me that pick me up and motivation, but I know it’s better for me this way.
  • KristinLeeD
    KristinLeeD Posts: 218 Member
    When I have a considerable amount of weight to lose, it is best if I weigh myself once a week. I want to weigh daily, so that is difficult! Weekly is best because I also allow the daily fluctuations to affect my mood and motivation. Once I am close to goal, I prefer to weigh daily so that I have an idea of what my body is doing, can track patterns and I can adjust accordingly.

    I agree with you @stormywxs288 that shifting your focus/goal can be a good thing. I find that when I focus on meeting my macros and calorie goals (consuming and burning) rather than weight loss, I am happier in the process. If I am doing what I am supposed to do with my food and activity, the number on the scale is naturally taken care of! That shift of focus sometimes makes a big difference for me.
  • chinatowninchina
    chinatowninchina Posts: 1,279 Member
    @Figaver well done with the weight loss!

    I'm throwing my bit in about the scales here mainly because I'm like Stormy (was or is trying not to be!) and weigh myself morning and night and sometimes in the night if I'm up as well.....I know this is not 'normal' and may be a tad obsessive........

    However I'm an ostrich about weight and the times I've gain a lot are the times I don't weight myself, as somehow I can pretend I'm not really getting heavier! The fact that my clothes no longer fit doesn't matter as long as I don't get on the scales: it's not happening!

    Fortunately for me I know and accept the daily up and down and the times you think, 'What??, I ate nothing the deserve that gain!' Unlike this morning, I must say when I was just relieved it was as little after a slight break out last night with friends!

    I know for me that if I went all week without weighing my expectations of weight loss would be too high and I'd be really annoyed by the lesser result. Guess we do what works for us and we're all different!

    Just off to weigh myself.......... :D






  • stormywxs288
    stormywxs288 Posts: 813 Member
    @Figaver and @KristinLeeD you have both convinced me to quit being a weigh-in whimp. I thought I was making a big leap cutting back to weighing once daily. The real truth, for me, is weighing in daily has become an OCD behavior with all of the bad consequences you’ve mentioned and more. So, starting today I’m going to weigh-in just once a week on Sundays. As a challenge to myself, I’ll report results here for the rest of January and February.

    I’ve attempted this challenge before on this forum and had moderate short-term success. Hopefully, changing my focus from my daily weigh-in obsession will allow me to focus on more important things that directly affect my battle with weight loss. Things like staying keto clean, exercising and getting proper rest. Figaver and KLD thanks for your support!

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