Love Your Health: Feb 2021 Challenge
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MaraOfNaamah wrote: »Mrs_Hoffer wrote: »I must admit that I'm struggling. I think it's a combo of the COLD (it's 16F here as I type and expected lows in the negative numbers this weekend) and I just cannot walk outside when it's this cold. I've been taking extra vit D, but I'm def feeling the effects of my SAD disorder.
I have issues with SAD too. I live in New England, so it gets cold, but not as low as where you are. Something that has helped me a lot is keeping the heat set lower, dressing a hit more warmly, and making sure all the curtains are drawn letting in as much sunlight ad possible. It's definitely a balance between the heating bill and sunlight, but I will pay a bit more for oil (when we can) in order to feel better in the winter months.
SAD sucks. I live in northeastern TN (the tip) so not as northerly as some, but the way the mountains cup our home, we do not get much during the day of full sunlight. Plus, 30F with a breeze is just too cold for me to walk out in y'know. Being unable to feel your toes 3/4 of the workout is not fun either. Being rural, we have no sidewalk, so the ground is sometimes wet and has 5 inch of snow on it right now. NOPE.
I keep forgetting to take the vit D. Part of me can be such a child sometimes.
So for the first 2 days I did pretty well. The NagBit is old and is such a turd. It is supposed to tell me 10 min before the hour if I haven't moved enough in that period, but it sometimes decides randomly to keep mum. Despite it's perfidy, I did interrupt my sitting significantly more. Eating was on-plan.
A problem though: when I try to lose weight, my body punishes me by waking in the middle of the night starving and refusing to go back to sleep for a couple of hours. No, 4am is NOT the appropriate time to go hunt! This time is proving to not be an exception. I have a bedtime snack so tummy is not growly when I'm trying to go to sleep. But I can't stay asleep well to begin with, and then it's so much worse. Yes, I take both magnesium AND melatonin. When making my body lose weight, it says "I hate you! You shan't sleep!"
Well, anyway, Onward! It's Wednesday. I think? Or is it Blursday? Everyday is Blursday since the Plague.
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Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Mrs_Hoffer wrote: »I must admit that I'm struggling. I think it's a combo of the COLD (it's 16F here as I type and expected lows in the negative numbers this weekend) and I just cannot walk outside when it's this cold. I've been taking extra vit D, but I'm def feeling the effects of my SAD disorder. Ugh. Also, I'm discouraged because in Jan I only lost 3.5 lbs, which I don't understand since I'm working so hard! (I did lose 5.5 inches tho!) I mean, I got 536,000 steps in January and only lost 3.5????? wth?
Anyways, I don't want to lose my mojo -- I've been on such a roll since about October, and did so well through the holiday! I'm proud of myself, but am just feeling more than a little discouraged.
For those of you who have done keto for awhile, can you post and let me know what you have your net carb goal set at? I'm not to maintenance yet, but I'm just curious as to what other people are doing (carbs).
Thanks for letting me vent.
February Goals:
Feb 2:
❌ 1. 15k steps weekdays/25k steps weekends/days off
❌ 2. Under my carb goal for the day.
Mine are set at 5% 20g....As for walking have you tried Leslie Sansone Walking Dvd's ....I have a few of hers I love her newish one called walk to the hits (party songs that include HIIT ) this one is 3 miles ....Sorry you are dealing with such freezing weather ....Congrats on losing 3.5 lbs and losing 5.5 inches that is incredible
Say whut now? *fanatically Googling*1 -
2/2
1. Track everything ✅
2. 55-70+ G protein ✅ (exceeded at 78 G)
3. Under 50 net carbs ✅ (27 net)
4. 1,200 - 1,300 calories ✅ (1,259)
5. 64 oz water/decaf liquids ❌ (51.5 oz)
For the month:
6. Lose 5 pounds ❌ (none yet)3 -
baconslave wrote: »Megan_smartiepants1970 wrote: »Mrs_Hoffer wrote: »I must admit that I'm struggling. I think it's a combo of the COLD (it's 16F here as I type and expected lows in the negative numbers this weekend) and I just cannot walk outside when it's this cold. I've been taking extra vit D, but I'm def feeling the effects of my SAD disorder. Ugh. Also, I'm discouraged because in Jan I only lost 3.5 lbs, which I don't understand since I'm working so hard! (I did lose 5.5 inches tho!) I mean, I got 536,000 steps in January and only lost 3.5????? wth?
Anyways, I don't want to lose my mojo -- I've been on such a roll since about October, and did so well through the holiday! I'm proud of myself, but am just feeling more than a little discouraged.
For those of you who have done keto for awhile, can you post and let me know what you have your net carb goal set at? I'm not to maintenance yet, but I'm just curious as to what other people are doing (carbs).
Thanks for letting me vent.
February Goals:
Feb 2:
❌ 1. 15k steps weekdays/25k steps weekends/days off
❌ 2. Under my carb goal for the day.
Mine are set at 5% 20g....As for walking have you tried Leslie Sansone Walking Dvd's ....I have a few of hers I love her newish one called walk to the hits (party songs that include HIIT ) this one is 3 miles ....Sorry you are dealing with such freezing weather ....Congrats on losing 3.5 lbs and losing 5.5 inches that is incredible
Say whut now? *fanatically Googling*
I enjoy this one a lot ... the music is good so I don't need to mute her
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Ringbearer2 wrote: »Mrs_Hoffer wrote: »I must admit that I'm struggling. I think it's a combo of the COLD (it's 16F here as I type and expected lows in the negative numbers this weekend) and I just cannot walk outside when it's this cold. I've been taking extra vit D, but I'm def feeling the effects of my SAD disorder. Ugh. Also, I'm discouraged because in Jan I only lost 3.5 lbs, which I don't understand since I'm working so hard! (I did lose 5.5 inches tho!) I mean, I got 536,000 steps in January and only lost 3.5????? wth?
Anyways, I don't want to lose my mojo -- I've been on such a roll since about October, and did so well through the holiday! I'm proud of myself, but am just feeling more than a little discouraged.
For those of you who have done keto for awhile, can you post and let me know what you have your net carb goal set at? I'm not to maintenance yet, but I'm just curious as to what other people are doing (carbs).
Thanks for letting me vent.
February Goals:
Feb 2:
❌ 1. 15k steps weekdays/25k steps weekends/days off
❌ 2. Under my carb goal for the day.
Pay no attention to the scale! The inches are what matter! Please don’t let it discourage you. 3.5 lbs is a solid loss for a month anyway!
I set my carbs for 35 or less, but I am regularly in ketosis at 50 and even higher when I’m very active. The types of carbs make a difference for me—10 grams of carbs in veggies make me react differently than 10 grams in a slice of whole grain bread. Frankly, I eat all the non starchy veg I want and let the carbs fall where they may. I usually don’t eat 35 grams of veg carbs though.
Those carbs I don’t use on veggies I generally allocate to wine....
@Ringbearer2 - thanks so much for your words of encouragement. I really needed that.
@MaraOfNaamah thanks for your suggestion about the heat in the house! We keep our heat at 69(F), but with my many hot flashes.... I'm usually taking off sweatshirts! Lol.2 -
Results for 2/3
1- Log everything ☑️
2- Stick to my meal plan ☑️
3- 8,500 steps each day ☑️
4- Meditate before bed to help relieve stress/sleep better ☑️
Today I even got myself out of the house to play in the snow with my middle little (4.5), while my youngest (2) was napping and my oldest (12) kept an eye on him. It's always such a production to get the kids ready to play in the snow; but we had fun and got some fresh air and activity!4 -
February Goals:
Feb 3:
✔️ 1. 15k steps weekdays/25k steps weekends/days off
✔️ 2. Under my carb goal for the day.
Had a much better day today. 60 mins on the treadmill at 3.5mph.4 -
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I, too, am feeling the winter blahs. I haven’t gotten out to walk the dog since Saturday because it’s just too cold for his feet. And the sleep! Not great either. So there we are.
Today was good for carbs and protein. I broke even on calories but like to see more of a deficit. Still feeling like eating more than I need the last couple of days. Movement was good but my watch got weird and didn’t record a jog so I got lots of neat to hit my goal for the day plus a good lifting session. Gotta keep up the streak!5 -
@baconslave ”Blursday”. Heh.
@Megan_smartiepants1970 I love Leslie. Hers are the only videos I’ve ever been able to consistently do.
Yesterday was fine for carbs but I accidentally ended way, way down on calories. Today I feel like yuck. Won’t be doing that again.
Activity was fine with over 17,000 Steps
Punted on the housework, sadly
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2/3
Lean Beast - cardio done, forgot to cram in abs, might fit that in today on a morning break since it's only 10 min
Daily Calories - done 1,223
100g protein - done 114
yesterday I went to bed at 8:30, which is way early for me, but this morning, bright an early, surprise, lucifer's waterfall...fun times (said no one ever)...I did the costco/food lion run which also included ups for an amazon return, and kohl's for some dress returns, so starving by the time I got home and no after work workout...bummer...today after work is taking the birthday gift to the granddaughter and I desperately need to hit up Lowes for some lightbulbs because half the house is on "mood lighting" we have some many darned bulbs out...
I didn't take my D yesterday, and I feel it today, so blah...wonder if I can take extra, guess I'll look into that...and I'm still on the DIM, licorice, and Bs to try to offset the hormonal crap that was keeping me awake last month...I might just stay on those until the weather gets nice enough to go outside more...mid-March???
As for keto carb levels, I'm doing more low-carb now (70-100g) but when I was full keto I kept it under 50g, but that also included lifting and exercise, though with a sedentary job. I was doing keto primarily for migraine control, so weight loss wasn't a goal all the time, though I have to say for me the carb level didn't matter for weight loss or gain or maintenance, just the overall calories. I never had the keto lack of appetite, so keto didn't help with losing weight...it was a nice little miracle for my migraines, which is cool!4 -
2/3
1. Track everything ✅
2. 55-70+ G protein ✅ (56 G)
3. Under 50 net carbs ✅ (41 net)
4. 1,200 - 1,300 calories ✅ (1,258)
5. 64 oz water/decaf liquids ❌ (59.5 oz)
For the month:
6. Lose 5 pounds ❌ (0.2 so far)4 -
Feb 3:
food:
on-plan
exercise: 5 miles of Leslie vids. I've gotten to where I listen to NPR podcasts while walking. Makes it go by faster. Of course the internet decided to be all Comcast on me the last mile so I had to walk around the house with the earbuds. The podcasts were already downloaded. The kids were a proper nuisance of course so it took longer than necessary.
NEAT/interrupted sitting: Did very well. 3 -
2/3 food on point .....Did Richard Simmons Broadway Blast video for 30 minutes 218 calories burned and walked 186 minutes 7.62 miles with 998 calories burned ...total burned 1216 calories burned ......Yesterday was a great day ... I am about to head out for our walk with my daughter and husky Aspen 4
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8:00 PM here so I’d better post before I shove something else in my pie hole.
Carbs. 32✅
Activity: was really dragging today due to eating much less than I should have yesterday, but managed 20 mins of half-hearted cardio and 14k steps (so far)✅
Cals were ok. Protein not high enough. Anyone have any suggestions? I feel like Fred Flintstone gnawing on all the meat and it’s more a chore than a pleasure. ✅
Horrible Household chore: got down on the floor with a long wire brush and got the crud from underneath the washer and dryer. Ugh. ✅
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@baconslave 5 miles! You have much more patience then I do. One mile in and I start wondering what else I am neglecting. It’s not a great mindset.3
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2/4 food on point and went on a 225 minute walk...9.23 miles and burned 1181 calories ... I get out there and don't pay attention and just keep walking and walking and walking
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@Ringbearer2 When I need some extra protein I drink low sodium chicken bone broth, warmed in a mug via the microwave with a sprinkle of seasoning salt. 10 grams of protein per cup, and it's fairly tasty. Add a skant teaspoon of butter before you microwave, and vigorously stir when it comes out, if you want more fat.2
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February 4th
1- Log everything ✔️
2- Stick to my meal plan ✔️
3- 8,500 steps each day ✔️
4- Meditate before bed to help relieve stress/sleep better ✔️
I didn't feel like eating seperately from my family tonight. I had planned crab salad on bibb lettuce for my dinner, and mushroom lasagna for the family, but decided to make something we could all enjoy instead. I created a baked chicken brussel sprouts carbonara, (inspired by Ina Garten). And some egg noddles for the rest of the family who is not low carb. It was absolutely delicious!4 -
MaraOfNaamah wrote: »@Ringbearer2 When I need some extra protein I drink low sodium chicken bone broth, warmed in a mug via the microwave with a sprinkle of seasoning salt. 10 grams of protein per cup, and it's fairly tasty. Add a skant teaspoon of butter before you microwave, and vigorously stir when it comes out, if you want more fat.
Great idea! Do you make your own bone broth?
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2/4
Lean Beast - shoulders done, abs done, BBL High & Tight done
Daily Calories - mediocre 1,473
100g protein - done 103
The food could have been better...I had planned to try to skip snack and maybe have some whiskey pre-bed to help with all the cramping...however, went to drop off gifts for the grandkids and pick up lightbulbs and ended up getting home starving and eating snack while dinner was cooking.
On the plus side, I did stick to eating my home snack and did not pick up food while out and about.
On the minus side, I did still have 2 whiskey and a green tea mochi...though for that time of month splurges, that isn't the wort thing in the world, and I did still keep calories under maintenance levels, just not as much as planned.5 -
2/4
Calories weren’t much of a deficit for the day. I felt full after dinner but had the weird urge to eat later. I refrained and am glad I did. I’m feeling some stress and am trying to avoid comfort foods because of it.
Carbs were a bit higher than normal because of some protein wraps I used to make enchiladas but I don’t do that often. This week I’m just feeling the urge to blow off watching calories but that isn’t really taking care of myself is it? I’ll listen to my head and not those pesky wants.4 -
2/4
1. Track everything ✅
2. 55-70+ G protein ✅ (exceeded at 87 G)
3. Under 50 net carbs ❌ (66 net)
4. 1,200 - 1,300 calories ❌ (1,433)
5. 64 oz water/decaf liquids ❌ (33.5 oz)
For the month:
6. Lose 5 pounds ❌ (0.2 so far)
I’m really struggling with my liquids lately. Not sure if it’s because it’s cold. I also haven’t felt good that past couple of days. Hoping today will be better!
SW: 209.8
CW: 209.6
GW: 204.86 -
NSV— the husband is being super annoying with some computer problem I’m trying to help him with and I refrained from hangrily snipping at him (much) and also from pouring myself a large gin at 4:30 PM. But there will be wine later. Oh, yes, there will be wine.6
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Ringbearer2 wrote: »@baconslave 5 miles! You have much more patience then I do. One mile in and I start wondering what else I am neglecting. It’s not a great mindset.
Yeah. That's why I put the podcasts or an audiobook on. I need to take this time for me and my health so I try not to stew in my brain while I do the vids. Of course the kiddos still randomly interrupt me.
NICE! Both the not chewing-off hubby's head and the wine. Hope you enjoy.Ringbearer2 wrote: »NSV— the husband is being super annoying with some computer problem I’m trying to help him with and I refrained from hangrily snipping at him (much) and also from pouring myself a large gin at 4:30 PM. But there will be wine later. Oh, yes, there will be wine.
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Feb 4:
food: on-plan
exerciseMy energy was GARBAGE yesterday. Struggled through the strength and couldn't do as much as I wanted. Plus a mile of Leslie to keep the steps decent.
NEAT/interrupted sitting: Fab!
Sleep continues to be a problem. I'll need to remember this once I get back to maintenance and have the urge to splurge too often. This sucks. Plus, hubby is in a mood lately and will not be moved from it which is frustrating.
The Weekend is coming. I need to remember to: at least walk a mile or 2 each day to keep out of sedentary steps and to not go berserk on Sunday.
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@Ringbearer2 Not as of yet. I have some bone broth recipes I would like to try out, but haven't had the time. I pick up the 4 cup pourable container from the grocery.1
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@tcunbeliever That sounds like good and concious choices to me! Progress not perfection. And I hope the Whiskey helped!1
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Carbs were a bit higher than normal because of some protein wraps I used to make enchiladas but I don’t do that often. This week I’m just feeling the urge to blow off watching calories but that isn’t really taking care of myself is it? I’ll listen to my head and not those pesky wants.
What kind of protein wraps did you use? I love enchiladas SO much!
Yeah, stay strong and don't blow off making healthy decisions because you had a rough day. Maybe conciously choose a treat you can work into you calories/macros?1 -
MaraOfNaamah wrote: »@Ringbearer2 Not as of yet. I have some bone broth recipes I would like to try out, but haven't had the time. I pick up the 4 cup pourable container from the grocery.
Oh I wish I could get that here in Germany! None of our meat—save the occasional whole chicken—has bones so that’s an obstacle to making it (plus I’m lazy) 😀
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@tcunbeliever ” On the minus side, I did still have 2 whiskey ”....
That’s hardly a minus. Plus I find it hard to believe you have grands! Also also, I love your user name. The first three were some of my favorite books.1
